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4 b ■'Mi.iaS&ksv'- \ •RALD. Till MOIjDIER’M Bom BEJECT ED. 1 ind Proprietor, Editor. t Monday. ill, postage paid, or do its a week r* *' : or 45 cents a • 6 00 2 50 1 25 a payable in advance; no ex* o in favor of anybody. Una hkaminadlc, and made it Ion. t, west side of Washington a Commands! Bank. tho postoffiee at Albany, Ga., as all matter. DAT, DEO. 17, 1892. neatcad troubles cost the .ylvanln 8500,000. inivlllo Banner Is headed dally l an illustrated poem. News i In Btllvtlle. or the entertainment under nent of the Washington pendents sold as high as 8500. i should be left unturned to t the gigantic Republican leg. ' als in the Western Mtntes.' [ society Is getting more i seleot. It Is the “one hun- and fifty” now, which throws ) out In the cold. Vatbon It not keeping up his don as a legislator. There have sensationalist or incendiary i in the House since his return. Elluky Andkiison acoom- i very little by slighting Speaker , Ho brought the Reform Club 1 as Its president into national ob Gobdon says tlmtindef. 9 to the wishes of his constlt- ho will vote in favor of the ntl-optfon bill when It comes he Senate, i Frenob ministry is in a bad l. It is hard to find a cabinet 1 agree with tho government na canal question. Con frequent resignations are ■la: i petltfons for office. Ills hunt ilm only a few days relief, and s'lsas badly bcselgcd as ever, there Is little rest for a ohtef ght of Speaker Crisp by the lie.reform club banquet on y night was not very politic gentlemanly. No doubt been tendered such an i House by Ins former po- lies ps well as friends, the V reform club is sorry lie ; Bacon’s railroad bills were 1 unfavorably by the Senate iltto on railroads. ‘ President ote Mr. Baoon that they erfore seriously with tlie re- don of the Central, and Mr. r courteously consented not heir passage. They will prob up again at the summer use should by all means oon- onato amendment to tho oprlatlons bill giving tho 9,000. The truth of tho he Benate la far outstripping »ln Its liberality to necessary dtutlons, and It rightly reoog- nllitary as among the most nt of these. Nothing too an be said in favor of this nt. Let the House not ao- atio leaders are exolted the discourtesy shown to Spokor f at the banquet In New York on r night. The toast-master, Mr. I Anderson, Ignored all cries for i, but oalled on other members of i whose principles were op- 1 to those of Mr. Crisp. It was I by all to be a premeditated t Speaker Crisp by his political- But tlie question that now i up is, who Is Mr. Ellery Andcr- Byway. e the report of the Gober com ml t- r exonerate him? On the faoe teems todoso,butit recommends ) legislation be enaoted pre- f'j« The action of the Senate yesterday In reconsidering Its action in passing the bill for the acceptance of the Sol dier’s Home, and then postponing the measure lndlAnitely, kills the bill, at least for the present session of the Gen eral Assembly. Thus the Senate becomes responsi ble for a gross injustice inflicted upon the people of whom they -are the rep resentatives. It seems that there way some point of law raised making It un constitutional for a General Assembly to pass a measure which should be con tingent upon a vote of the people. For this reason the measure was reconsid ered nnd indiflnttely postponed in spite of the fact that the people have time and again expressed themselves In favor of the acceptance of the Home. This action is taken after enough money from the public line been spent in the discussion to have supported tho Homo for two years or more. Such action Is arbitrary. If the bill was to be defeated, why not have done away with It at once, instend of allow ing It to eat upon the State Treasury, Whose doors are closed to the calls of progress and prosperity by the grasp ing and miserly hand of legislative parsimony? We speak now merely from n business standpoint. The Home, as offered to the State, was a business investment which would have paid in the end twenty per cent, on the small amount Invested, besides providing n shelter for n large number of veterans who would have been on expense to the State under other cir cumstances; but now, this General As sembly, together with the last one, has spent thousands of dollars of the peoples’ money In discussing the measure, only to defeat it in the end; nnd yet they stand aghast when slight appropriations are asked for tlie mili tary, the Stato University, or other f the duties of 'Judges in regard ons for new trial. The faot Is ober was acquitted before be lt tbat is, he was re-eleoted to •hip. Now be Is aoquitted i Implication that he did not fly right in the matter. - One : of the House humorously re- ,“Itwill be a Texas verdict: llty, but don’t do it again." ALARMINU FIGURES. The annual report of tlie Coihmis- sloner of Pensions, recently issued, contains facts and figures tbat are enough to alarm the people of the country. To one who has not before had oc casion to look into the present pen sion system of our government, the enormity of the figures necessary to express the cost of the system are real ly startling. The expenditures for pensions in this country have already reached an amount equal to the cost of maintaining the great standing armies of Great Britain and Germany com bined. And yet the pension roll has been steadily Increasing under the Republi can administration. Atthe rate of In crease that has marked the last four years of Republican pnrty control, It would require but a few more years to bankrupt the country to pay off the pensions to the soldiers nnd widows on the Union side of our civil war. And yet it has been more than a quar- publlo enterprises, and cry “Hands I You’ll bankrupt the State!” off PRESS COMMENTS. hobust Moody has been clalm- nd will doubtless oontinue to , that the steamship “Spree,” on i he was a passenger across the ntic, was saved In a storm by the r of prayer. A number of Boston en of various denominations Interviewed on the subject, • claim of the evangelist is rldl- by them without exception. The r of prayer Is not a debatable on among religious men of any ; but the power of human beings tbe fixed laws of Nature or of Providenoe conform to shortsighted ways in mat- icily material by mere sot of ' a vastly different matter, ption of suoh prerogative i of egotism than of rellg- Ptulsi Vl|sm. From tlio riitlntlohi Us ltooortl. There Is an armv of officials consist ing of 2,000 persons assigned to fifteen' divisions, with their ohiefs and assist ant oliiefs among whom tho work is parceled. From March 4, 1889, when President Harrison took office, until November 1, 1892, the total mall re ceived was 14,501,040 pieoes, and there wero sent out 11, 452, 808 pieoes. The passage of the Disability not Increased the business of the office sevenfold. It was then found necessary, as a re sult of the pressure of claimants, to in crease the number of medloal examin ing boardB from 400 to 1225. From April 1,1889, to November 1,1892, there were 1,280,217 medlcnl examinations reported, and 835,018 certificates awarded, of whioh number 520,005 were upon original claims. Iuaen.ll an ihs Hnbbnlnrinn Cruaade. Colonel Robert G, Ingersoll, in an nddross to the New York admirers of Voltaire, on Sunday evening, summed up tho Sabbatarian crusade in tills pointed question: “If the ministers hnd their way and were constituted a Legislature to vi&ke the laws which they thought necessary, where, 1 ask you, would you prefer to live, here or In a well-regulated penitentiary?” FBI With sentiment and duty the argu ment In favor of tho Home Is replete, but to those who voted down the bill sentiment goes for nothing. They have never experienced its emotions; they know not what it is. Many of the members of tho General Assembly were cleoted on tills one issue, and some have repudiated their pledges to their constituents. Whom the cap fits let him wear it. From Maine to California, from the Lakes to the Gulf, the voice of the peo ple of Georgia has been heard In favor of the Home. Now, the echo will re sound, be It said to the shame of the shame of the Georgia Senate^ "The voice of the people has been repudiat ed.” Tru-dollnr linmlarnula. From tho Now York Horsht (lnd.) No ten-doll,r immigrants. This is the unanimous verdict. Senator and representatives', Democrats and Re publicans alike, unite in declaring that laws must be enaoted, and right speedily, to oheck the Influx of the oheap horde which has been everruu- ningthe country. Thkrb ter of a century since that war closed 1 rei is no doubt but that the honor of being “done” in silver at the World’s Fair was sold out to the high est bidder. It is probable tbat Miss Ada Rehan’s offer came nearest to fill' Ing tbe bill. The committee has given the whole soheme away. Let us look at some of the figures brought out In the report of the Com missioner of Fensions: The aggre gate number of men engaged on the Union side-during the civil war (or the “War of the Rebellion,” as the re ports of the War Department and the Republican organs insist upon calling It,) was 2,003,891. The survivors num bered, at the dose of the war, 1,759,000. Of course a very large percentage of the survivors have died since the war, thus reducing the actual number of living veterans; but-the Increase In the pension roll Ims gone steadily on Just the same, extending with true Republican elasticity to the widows and other dependent relntlves. Now let us take n glance nt whnttbis pension list is costing. For the cur rent flscnl yenr, the Commissioner says, the expenditures will amount to more than 8155,000,000! According to the best estimates that can now be made, this enormous sum will be in creased by the requirements of the next flscnl year to the tune of $10,000,- 000. This means an average annual tnx on every man, woman and child in the United States of 82.50 for pensions. These are but a few of the startling figures brought out by the report of the Commissioner of Pensions, but they are sufficient to convince any in telligent mind that unless something is done to stop the pension agents the country will soon bo ruined. Last year 225,000 new names were added to the pension list I At this rate how long would it take the Re publican party to bankrupt the oouh- try? Nobody begrudges the pensipns that are deservedly paid or tbat are paid to real veterans and needy wid- J*BR CRISP AND THK BEFORE CLUB. From till, Atlanta Constitution. We observe that some of Speaker Crisp’s friends are inclined to resent the treatment,received by him at tbe Reform Club dinner in New. York, Saturday night. We observe also that there is something of a desire to ex plain it away on the ground that E. Ellery Anderson is unacquainted with the etiquette that belongs to such oc casions. Undoubtedly it was a disa greeable, because an enexpected, epi sode; but the friends of Mr. Crisp should bear In mind the faot that the Reform Club is in no sense a democrat ic organization, although many good Democrats belong to its membership. It was originated by Republican and mugwump free traders and goldolators, and Its originators have but two ob- Joots in view, so far as we know—free trade pure and simple and the perpet uation in this country of the single gold standard. It is controlled by men of the oallber of E. Ellery Ander son. We therefore see no reason why the friends .of Speaker Crisp should resent or even feel disturbed at the failure of E. Ellery Anderson to call on bim for a speeob. The Presbytery of Cincinnati has suspended Prof. Smith from the min istry. He will be remembered as the minister who announced In his pam phlets that the Bible was uninspired. This case has been a famous one, and tbe outeome of it was as anticipated. TaxSonth Carolina Legislature is considering a measure to make it a misdemeanor for any person to dis charge or threaten to discharge an employe for belonging to a labor or polttioal organisation. As orlglnathre of novel legislation the South Carolina General Assembly Is unsurpassed.' ows of veterans,but it must be evident si to everybody that the pension busi ness of this country has already been overdone. TUB SOLDIBB'N BONE. Speaking of the Soldier’s Home and the action of tho Senate In regard to It, the Constitution contains the follow lug Interesting bit of news: “Some of the senators are stirred np to overthrow the Soldiers’ Home bill. Senntor Pinson is one who is against submitting the question of aacept ance at the January election. “He wants to acoept the home point blank and does not believe In the Third Party Swiss soheme of referring every little appropriation back to an eleotlon. There will be talking and loud talk Ing too, when the bill comes up for its passage,” Thkrk is a bill pending in Congress to have Senators elected by a dfreot vote of the people. Oun new navy now consists of forty- two iron clad vessels. Even John Bull cannot scare us now. In an endeavor to appear humorous, a.Republican organ remarks: “Sena, tor Hill is in Washington on a brief visit.” It is said that Ex-Czar Reed, of Maine, wears a sad and gloomy ex pression as he walks down the aisle to his seat. The Sherman law having proven unsatisfactory, there will probably be some silver legislation during the present session of Congress. Pensions cost this government an nually more than the immense stand' ing armies of England and Germany oombined. And still they come. Toe Watson having made a failure of politics will try another Job after the 4th of March. He says he’s going to run a newspaper. Tom’s entrance into this profession will lower the average considerably. Much excitement has been stirred up at Homestead by a purported at' tempt off the part of some members of the amalgamated association to get rid of non-union laborers by poisoning them. Verily, the end of that little Carnegie fracas seems not yet. Reports from Kansas indicate that Mrs. Lease is trying to raise a small oyolone In. political circles out there. She wants to get to Congress, Senate or House it makes no difference to her. She has baoked down a peg since No vember 8th,.when her party failed to carry the earth as per her prediction. WHAT CONORRSS SHOULD DO. From the lndlnnni>olis Nows. (Indop.) There are some subjeots of general Interest which tbe present Congress should take up and dispose of. It ought to repeal the Sherman silver purchase law; but we can hardly hope for that. But there are matters of a practically non-partisan character, on which the country appears to be ready for legislation. First, the Sundny question nt the Chicago Fair should be reopened and settled on a more liberal basis. Second, the question of estab lishing n national quarantine system should receive immediate attention Third, the question of restricting im migration, or regulating It more care fully, is of pressing importance, af d sbould not be postponed. It may be wise even to suspend immigration for a year in view of tbe danger from oholern. Congress should give earnest a^tqntlon to the whole subjeot. Color In.the Street*. A suggestion has been made by an in genious writer which deserves the sym pathetic attention of all who are inter ested in the personal appearance of the metropolis. Though lucid intervals of sunshine occur in which "the ancient Strand” takes on a glory such as that described by Mr. Henley in his “London Voluntaries,” we have now reached a season in which the prevalent aspect of our streets is one of well nigh unre lieved gloom. So long as the weather is dry a certain amount of variety is in- fused into what one may call the street- scape "by! the hats and dresses of our womankind. But when the rain comes down and the ladies stay indoors almost the only oheerful objects to meet tho eye are what Homer would have called the ruddy cheeked omnibuses and pillar posts. "Why, 1 ’ asks tho writer, “cannot this idea be elaborated hi the cause of art and cheerfulness'/" And lie goes on to plead eloquently in favor of the intro duction of “merry mackintoshes”—scar let, orange, sky blue, emerald green and purple—and brightly tinted umbrellas. The idea certainly deserves a trial. At present, with that uttei absence of all Bonse of proportion which character izes the actions of civilized humanity in regard to dress, we don our.gayest garb when the Bun is brightest, and reserve our most sober habiliments foY days when the sky is overcast and the sun in visible. In other words, we enter into a vain competition with the all sufficing radiance of nature, and strive to accen tuate her gloomiest moods. Rather, in the interest of happiness and mirth, ihould wo endeavor to counteract the depressing influence of fog and damp by a lavish display of bright and exhilarat ing color. Armed with an emerald green mackintosh—painted in luminous paint for uso nt night—a man would radiate cheerfulness even in the midst of a London particular."—London Graphic. Keei> out tbe immigrants next year. We want no cholera. TJhb story of the manipulation of Erie railroad stooks by Jay Gould reads like a novel. The New York Herald’s little boom of Editor Dana for the Senatorship has about petered out. A number of towns are appealing forilaws of Incorporation, so they can realize on the sale of spirituous liquors, , Measures are being disoussed in Washington to ohange the entire sys tem of eleotlng President and United States Senators. Canadian annexation talk Is being renewed. When wary Miss Canada gets flirtatious, Uncle Sam can’t help hinting around that It’s all right. The situation out West hasn’t im proved muoh. Unless something can be done with dispatch, it looks very much as If those Western States are going to swing the Senate into the Re. publican column. About the onlv thing tbe Interna tional Monetary oonferenoe has accom plished so far is to help tbe newspa pers to.All up their telegraphlo col umns. It deserves the thanks of the press, if those of nobody else. The Senate won’t taokle the Hatoh anti-option bill until after the Christ mas holidays. This means tbat the market will continue to fluctuate wide ly until January, and perhaps after that time. Perhaps some of our Sena tors are of the opinion there’s still some money to be. made by buying Maroh cotton. The fact that Representative Fer guson, of Lee county, lias been asked to introduce a bill to cutoffSmitbville from Lee county and put it into Sumter is creating no little excite ment nt that place. Of course no such steps will be taken, as it turns out that the request was mado by a citizen of Sumter county who has recently moved into Smithville. The Populists say that fashionable society is an enemy to the people, therefore, there will be no inaugural ball when Governor-elect Lowelling assumes his executive duties. Hie ad. ministration will be ushered in in simplicity unadorned. In this matter of society and Third Partyites, how ever, the Third Partyites were not the first to do the blackballing. The faot that the figure of Miss Ada Rehan Is to be taken as a model for a silver statue of “Justice,* to be placed in the Montana bulldingatthe World’s Fair, has raised a dispute among other aotresses of good proportions as to whether Miss Rehan paid for the honor thus extended her. People don’t get “done" in silver every day, and the honor was,;in all probability, knocked down to the highest bidder. Ism Hers, Brslher. From the Cwtkbert Libersl-KaterpriM. It is said that Hon. O. B. Stevens will apply for the position of internal revenue collector. It may or may not be true, but if he does apply and wants our name to his petition he can get it, signed in a bold hand. bobk cotton next ykab. Already some of the farmers in thla seotlon are talking of increasing their cotton aoreage^at planting time in the spring, on account of the high prices which the staple is now bringing. Just suoh action as this on the part of the cotton planters is what caused tbe disaster to the cotton orops of TO- and ’91 which came from an over pro duction ; the result of the supposition, tbat prices would stand no matter hojv large the crop might be; The farmers should take warning by these experiences. The crop produoed this year was large enough for the de mand, and any inorease next year will only tend to lower the prioe. There are good crops to be raised in this sec,ion besides cotton, and the- farmers should take note of the fact. Tlie Restriction of Immigration. Shall Immigration be restricted, and, if so, how and to what extent, is one of the important questions that will in all probability occupy the attention of the coming session of congress. Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, is the chairman of a committee on the sub ject which is now sitting in this city, not for the purpose of taking testimony, but of dismissing amendments to tbe law. His views on the subject are rad ical, but not more so than those of the Knights of Labor as enunciated by Mr. Powderly. The New Hampshire senator and the general master workman aro both of the opinion that immigration should be pro hibited for a period of years, Mr. Chan dler placing the limit at five. “Wages,” he asserts, “cannot be maintained up to their present standard in this country unless immigration is stopped. If wages are reduced the Democrats will be swept out of power by popular sentiment.” He adduces these as reasons why, were he a. Democrat, he should vote for the five years' suspension. Republicans and Democrats are alike interested in the preservation of the re public, in its growth, progress, develop ment, on sure, broad, steady, time en during lines. To that end let us all unite. The republic should be the first care of every American, no matter to what party ho belongs.—New York Re corder. south bound. Leave Atlanta, Ga.. McDonough. Ga... as, Ga Columbus, ( •Richland ' mil G a Dawson, Ga bany, Ga- — loraasville, Ga.. _„cksonvi**~ BrunswicI Jacksonville, Fla.. ick.ua NORTH BOUND. Leave Brunswick, Ga..... * Jacksonville, Fla.. ** ThomasviUe, Ga... u Albany, Ga.. * Dawson, Ga * •Richland, Ga.-.. w Columbus, Ga...... u McDonough, Ga... Ar*ve Atlanta, Ga {NO. 1. 7:10 a.m, 8:25 a. m, 12:05 p.m, 1:40 - 2:88 - 8:85 “ 6:10 * 8:25 a. m. 7:25 +NO. 1 7:80 p. m. 6:90 “ 7:50 a,m. 11:25 « 12:19 p. m. 1:85 “ 8:10 6:50 8:00 1NO. 8. Senator Wooten Is being compli mented very highly on all sides by the- press of the State for the magnificent record which he has made during his services as a legislator. Dougherty county and the entire Tenth District is proud of such a representative. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby Announce mysclt ns n camUdnte for rc.election to the office of Sheriff of Dougherty county, unit respectfully solicit tlie support of my friends nnd tho suffrage of my tollow-Oitl- sens. F. O. KDWAltDS. I am h candidate for ro-olection to tho office of Clerk of tho Superior Court of Dougherty county, and ask the support of my friends, nnd -cspcctfully solicit tho suffrage of my fcllow- dtisons generally. W, F. BURKS. Sume Wagered on the TurL There ore no data obtainable in this conntry upon which even a remote ap proximation conld be made as to the total of the snma wagered in the course of the year npon tnrf events. That it is large may be safely assumed; but we should donbt much whether the French, iu their comparatively recent fervor for betting upon horse races, have not largely exceeded the amounts wagered in this conntry. The figures given by a Paris corre spondent show shat 10 per cent, levied on all sums staked in the Pari-Mntnel machines amounted for the last four months of last year to 2,020,859 francs, representing a total wagered of 101,842,- 950 francs or over £4,050,000 in.four months. This pf course M altogether ir respective of the sums wagered at the clubB or with the large bookmakers, and represents only the small sumB laid on the course with the smaller men of that class.—London Tit-Bits, Large shipments of oranges from Westonia Grove received weekly. 22-d80t S. R. Weston & Sons, A NEW ROUTE BETWEEN taasviMtbMa. With Through Coaohei Daily Via G. S. R’y and G. M. & G. R. R. 6:45 a. in. 9:80 11:25 1:00 p.m. tNO. 4. r* 8:85 p. ra. 5:05 - 7:10 9:80 {Daily, lion. The only line running through tween Themasville and Atlanta. Close connection in Atlanta for ail points North, Kaet and West {Daily except Sunday. *Dinner sta- i coaches be CECIL GABBETT, General Maaaftr. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT. FOR ORDINARY. I nm n candidate for 10-elcction to the oftlee of Ordinary, and respectfully solicit tho sup port of tho citizens of Dougherty county. SAM W. SMITH. Dec. nth, 1892. FOR TAX UOUVaECTOR. I nm a candidate for re-election to *ho ofllee of Tnx Collector, and respectfully solicit tho support of the citizens of Dougherty county. J. T. HESTER. Doc. Oth, 1802. . FOR TAX RECEIVER. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for re- elcetion to the office of Tnx Receiver of Dough erty county, nnd solicit tho support of my friends and the suffrage of my fellow-citizens. J. W. STALNAKER. Notice to Debtors and Creditors STATE OF GEORGIA—DouonERTY COUNTY. All persona having demands Against Janies Weiss, deceased, Into of said county, are hereby notified and required to present them, properly attested, to tho undersfgned within the tima prescviliod by law, and all persons indebted to> said deceased are hereby required to mako im mediate payment to the undersigned. Thin Sept. 1st, 1892. C. WE8SOLOWSKY, n-ir-r ** * 1 r-2mos Administrator. CITY TAXES. City taxes for the year 1892 are now due, and tho tax books Are now open at my office in Hobbs A Tucker’s Bank. Tax payers will please como forward and pay their taxes within the time prescribed by law. II. A. Tarver, Jr., d-2t City Treasur ir and Collector of Taxes Now the Time to Buy. R. W. JORDAN Has Just arrived nt Godwin A Son’s with a ear- load of Horses and Mules. Among them aro some of tho Anest horsos ever brought to Al bany. Call and see them. R. W. JORDAN. Albany, Go^ Oct. 16. 9-80-dwtt PAPER HANGING. E. E. MOULTON, PAPER HANGER. Call on me, or drop me a postal and I will call on you. DECORATIONS a specialty. E. E. MOULTON. 10-18-dt.f RECEIVED A LARGE AND FINE STOCK OF * GENTLEMEN, BOYS’ AND* CHILDREN’S We are prepared to fit extra sizes—the Stoat# Long and Slims as well as regular sizes; all at Rock Bottom Prices, too—to suit the times. A fine line of FURNISHING GOOD8. Well-as sorted stock of NECKWEAR. The Leader Manhattan 8hirts. The Rockland Shoe for Gen tlemen and Boys—beat and most reliable in the market. The Stetson and Miller Hate—the lead ers in styles. Also, other styles carried. Nice assortment Hats an& Cape for Boys and Chil dren. Samples kept for clothing when wish to have made. Fits guaranteed. D^-GIVE Ufl A CALL. COTIIFF Sl JORDAN. 86 BROADWAY.