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The News-Herald. Entered at Lawrenceville postoffice »« second-class matter. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Official Organ Gwinnett County. LawraceYille Publishing Co., Proprietors. W. o. McKslley, Editor. The gold fever is still raging at Dahlonega. A constitutional convention is talked of. The “yaller dog” nas nothing to fear at the hands of the present legislature. Admiral Schley will visit Atlan ta Saturday, November 4th, the closing day of the Fair. Lieut. Gov. Mclntosh of Canada has been up inspecting the gold fields of Lumpkin county. Mules for the war in Africa are being bought by the English gov ernment at Gainesville. Tiie Kimball House rialto is swarming with politicians, and the bar is doing a rousing business. The negro aud the barriooniwUl go if the people get a lick at them. Stick a pin here, aud see if we are not right. If the people of Georgia get a lick at the liquor question, as a whole, the state will go dry as a powder horn. Gainesville claims to have re ceived more cotton this season than last, as a result of the sharp competition among the buyers at that point Hartwell will soon have another cotton mill. The application for charter is being advertised, aud it will be known as the Witham cot ton mill. “Paw, this paper says the mem bers of the legislature receive $4 per diem ; what does that mean ?” “That means they get $4 for doing a dime’s worth of work.” Spaulding county in which the city of Griffin is located went wet in the election Thursday by a ma jority somewhere between ten and thirty votes. Gov. Candler’s message to the legislature is a strong document, and if his recommendations are acted upon the people will have reason to rejoice. The State Fair is in full blast this week, and people from all over Georgia are thronging At lanta. Brumby day yesterday was the biggest event of the season, so far. The Baptist of Fannin county have purchased the old court house at Morganton, and are going to turn it into a college, to be known as the North Georgia Baptist col lege. The legislature is again in ses sion, yet there is little chance to get rid of the worthless dog. The yellow dog cuts quite a figure in Georgia politics—a strong argu ment in favor of ballot reform. Hop. J. N. Worley of Elberton has announced himself acandidat for the Judgship of the Northern circuit. Mr. Worley was raised in Elbert, and represented that comi ty in the legislature five years ago. The Alpharetta Free Press it fairly humping itself these days. Last week’s issue was bristling with local news and new ads. galore. Bro. Rucker ie a hummer when h gets his coat off. The legislature met Wednesday, and the solous are now groaniiq’ under the weighty problems of state. Ballot reform, a tax bill aud prohibition of the liquor traf fic are the maiu issues which art to come before them for solution. The News-Herald wants to Bee a general prohibition law enacted in Georgia, a law that will prevent the sale of whisky in the cities as well as the country. The licensed sale of whisky is a crime, and should be prevented. If it is il legal to sell it in the rural coun ties, its sale should be made il legal iu the cities, too. “What’s sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander.” Gentlemen of the legislature, go ahead and pass the Willingham prohibition bill The report of State Treasurer Speer, which is now being com pleted, and will soon be in the hands of 3ov. Candler, shows a re markable increase not only in the number of state banks in Georgia, but in the business they have done in the last year. By a comparison with the statement of 1899, it is seen that the volume of business has increased $4,565,37(5 12, the showing being the best ever made by the state banks. Last yesr there were 119 state banks in Geor gia, while this ysar there are 139, showing an increase of 20 banks in that time. The total resources of all the state banks aggregate $37,- 577,988.70 The figures also show a cash on hand at the present time of $2,841,078.75. The total liabil ities of all the banks is put down at exactly the figure as that of the total resources. TfilS HARDWICK KILL. One of the principal features of the legislature which convened Wednesday will be the effort to submit a constitutional amend ment to the people of Georgia dis franchising the ignorant negro vote. For several years the quest ion of ballot reform has been touched upon by the governor, aud the matter lias been discussed by the legislators in caucus or. many oc casions, but never before has the fight for an absolute white in n’s party in the state taken such defi nite shape. Aside from the tax bill, which will be the first important legisla tion acted upon, this act to amend the constitution will be the most important bill before the assem bly, aud will take up probably a large part of the session. That there will be a strong fight on it from several of the members there is no doubt, but the author of the measure, Hon, T. W. Hardwick, of Washington, is confident that the bill will pass, and is equally as confident that it will be ratified at the polls. It takes a two-thirds vote in the assembly to submit an amendment to the people, but the ratification takes only a majority vote. In the present general assembly of 175 members of the House and 44 Senators there are only nine in both branches who are not demo crats. Of the total of five populists it is said that four will support the bill. The republicans will oppose it. The main opposition to this proposed amendment, therefore, will come from the democrats. This opposition will be based on two or three arguments that will be strongly presented. First, it will be said the disfran chisement of the negro vote will cut down Georgia's representation in congress. Second, it will be argued' that the negro vote in Georgia is under control, that the counties are all practically democratic, and that the conditions do not necessitate a measure of the kind. Third, it will be opposed by some politicians who have hereto fore and do now deliver the negro vote In their counties at their will. The friends of the bill, who are probably now in the majority, will argue that there are now one hun dred thousand eligible negro voters in Georgia; that in fifty-six coun ties in the state the negro vote is in excess of the white vote, and the present conditions are danger ous, if not menacing, and should be remedied before Georgia feels the disgrace that prevailed in North Carolina for five years pre vious to the last election in that state. It will be further advanced that the very principal of accord ing the right of suffrage to an ig norant, incompetent man is wrong aud should be amended. In figuring on the submission of this proposed amendment and the possible ratification by the people it will be remembered that the amendment would be voted on at the uext October election, the snme election at which the mem bers of the next legislature will be chosen If the populists should fuse with the negroes in the coun ties to defeat the measure, it is said by the opponents of the bill 1 hat in probably 40 of the 137 counties the alliance would be for midable. The friends of the bill deny this, and demonstrate that the populists can do nothing of the kind. These opinions are advanced ou i both sides, and are given here to illustrate the terrific fight that the measure will precipitate. It will )>e a battle memorable in legisla tive annals, and its results remain t.i he seen. There is no denying the fact, however, Mr. Hardwick’s bill will have some of the strong est members of both Houses in its support. The bill in itself is practically the same as the amendment sub mitted by the last general assem bly of North Carolina. The North Carolina amendment makes the qualification of a voter the abilityjto read and write any i section of the Federal constitution, i This would disqualify in additiou ' to probably seventy-five or one i hundred thousand negro voters a large number of white voters. The whites are provided for, however, 1 in what is known as the “grand father’s clause,” which stipulates that any man who is a lineal de scendant of auy voter prior to 18- 63 can vote, whether he can read or write or not. Mr. Hardwick’s bill will contain the same qualifications, with the same provision, except that the qualifications are more rigid. The voter must not only be able to read or write any section of the constitution, but must be able to give an intelligent interpretation of the same. This qualification is intended, evidently, to reach the class known as "free school negroes,” who have learned to read and write only,and because of this meagre intelligence are said to be mure viscious and more dangerous in some sections of the state than the more igno rant of the race. The fall text of Mr. Hardwick’s proper amendment as it will be introduced at the pending legislature, appears else- 1 where in this issne. Tbs question of ihe adoption of the Australian ballot system in the; stale will also come up nt the p nd ing sesfiou This was one of the principal matters heb re be lasi session, and u joint committee was appointed to visit some slate in which the system has bo n adopted and report. The bill was not act ed up at tie last, session, but will come up again “The idea is to have the Australian system in vogue at the time of the election to ratify tbe amendment,” said a prominent member. “If the amend ment is ratified of course there w ill be no necessity for the Australian ballot, and the law can then be repealed.’’ DR. RICHARDSON’S CARD. [The following card from Dr. Richardson, appeared in the Nor cross News of OctoberOth (the day before it was written according to its date) and would have been printed in The News-Herald ere this had it been sent direct to us. Dr. Richardson drops into an er ror when he states that the pres ent editor of The News-Herald ev er offered to publish the Grand Jury Presentments free, or at any thing less than fall legal rates. We have always contended that the “laborer is worthy of his hire,” and that The News-Herald as the official organ of Gwinnett county is entitled to receive full pay for official business, just the same as jurors and officers of tbe county are paid in full for their services. However, some grand juries have an idea that they can ride a horse aud feed it on half rations, which they can, but the horse has a right to object. We have a high regard for Dr. Richardson, and do not think for a moment that he would do an in justice to anyone intentionally, and his position regarding the pre sentments (wanting them pub lished in two papers for the price of one) is due no doubt to a lack of consideration to the publishers. The error is not alone his, but is due to a common practice, which, though common, is not necessari ally justifiable. The News-Herald has suffered itself to be imposed upon twice m the past two years by publishing" the presentments at half price, but it gives notice now that it will not do so again. In the future we shall insist upon full pay, and failing to receive it, the present ments will not be published in this paper, at least while it is un der its present management. — Ed. Nbws-Hekald. , N ohcross, Ga., October 7th, 1891). Kditor Norcross Sews:—The editor of The T.awrenceville News-Herald of last week saw proper to throw his pon derous weight against the grand jury and their presentments for the Septem ber term, of which the writer was com plimented by being made foreman. I am unable to detect in his objections that we neglected to look carefully af ter every interest of the county in every particular that devolves upon a grand jury, except to pay to him more money to publish what he claimed a few years ago should be published free, as a mat ter of news to his subscribers. II I re member correctly, a few years ago this same editor insisted that the present ments should be published free. I be lieve, however, that the Gwinnett Her aln was then paid to publish them (an other horse of a different color.) I no ticed that he published free of charge each day’s proceedings of court, much of which was of only local interest in a small part of the county. But the pre sentments of the grand jury that gives an account of the acts and doings of all the county officers, also of all public property belonging to the county, and how cared for, also what becomes of all money paid in as taxes, how much and how disbursed, certainly all the people will agree with the editor’s former po sition that such news should be pub lished free, and with type large enough that a iniscroscope would not be re quired to decipherit. His thrust at the intelligence of that body will certainly recoil upon himself, for a more representative body of men (the writer excepted) could hardly be found in this or any adjoining county, or one that displayed in their recent session more tact in ferriting out vio lations of the law, and in honestly, candidly and intelligently discharging every duty inouinbant on a grand jury. Will the News-llerald please copy ? M. Kichakdson. THK PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO GEORGIA'S CONSTITUTION. Following is the full text of the bill to amend the Georgia consti tution which will be introduced at the present session of the legisla ture by Hon. T. W. Hardwick, of Washington. The bill is for the purpose of disqualifying the ig norant negro vote: A BILL To be entitled an act to amend para graph 2 of section 1 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Geor gia, by prescribing additional quali fications for the electors of this state, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen eral assembly of the state of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that paragraph 2 of sec tion 1 of article 2 of the constitution of this state be, and the same is hereby amended, by adding to said paragraph, at the end thereof, the following words, to-wit: “Provided further that no person shall be a competent voter un less he shall be able to read and write any paragraph of the constitution of this state, and shall be able to under stand any paragraph of such constitu tion, and to give a reasonable inter pretation thereto; provided, however, that no male person who was on Janu ary 1, 1567, or at any time prior there to, entitled to vote under the laws of the state wherein he tben resided and no lineal descendant of such person shall be denied the right to register or THE KING OF THE FIELD. * SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL WORKS, Atlanta, Ga. The Best and Only Absolutely Successful Rotary Disc Plow on the Market. Refers by permission to Maj. W. E. Simmons ol Lawrenceville, who is using one of these plows on his Yellow River plantation, near Lawrenceville. T. F. WALKER, Traveling Representative, Norcross, Ga. vote at any election in this state by reason of his failure to possess the ed ucational qualifications provided fur in this paragraph;” so that said para graph when amended shall read as follows : ’•Paragraph 2. Every male citizen of the Tinted States (except as herein after provided ) twenty-one years of age, who shall have resided in this state one year next preceeding the election, and shall have resided six months in tne county mi which ht offers to vote, and shall have paid all taxes winch may hereafter be required of liiin, except for the year of the elec tion, shall be deemed an elector; pro vided, that no soldier, sailor or ma rine in the military or naval service of the I nited States shall acquire the right of an elector by reason of being stationed on duly in this state; and no person shall vole, who, if challenged, shall refuse to take the following oatli or affirmation : ‘I do swear (or affirm) that I am twenty-one years of age. have resided in this state one year, and in this county six months next pre ceding this election, I have paid all taxes which, since the adoption of the present constitution of this state have been required of me previous to Iliis year, and which I have had an oppor tunity to pay, and I have not voted at this election,’ provided, further, that no person shall be a competent voter unless he shall be able to read and write any paragraph of the constitu tion of this state, and shall be able to understand any paragraph of such constitution and to give a reasonable interpretation thereto; provided, how ever, that no male person who January 1, 1867, or at any time prior thereto entitled to vote under the laws of the state where he then resided, and no lineal descendant of such person shall be denied the right to register and vote at any election in this state by reason of his failure to possess the educational qualifications provided for in this paragraph.” Section 9. Be it further enacted by NEW GOODS OF EVERY KIND. We have just received our Fall stock of Dry Goods, Notions. Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Etc. In our Shoe Department we can show you the best Shoes for the least money that we have ever been able to offer. This is saying a good deal, hut if you will come in and examine them you will agree with us. This is proven J f Axl by the number we are selling every day. // To show you that we mean what we say, ( pi we will allow you to take any of our \ [/! r* Shoes to your home and if, upon exami \ (_] _ f nation, you do not think they are worth i Jp the price paid for them, bring them back and we will cheerfully refund your money, GIVE TTS OUST SHOES. In our Dry Goods and Notion depart ments we can show you as pretty line of < goods as can be found outside of the * WR / J cities. These goods were all bought in j the Eastern markets and cannot be sur- -/ CxWH/f/ # passed in style and quality. I> /!r ' Give us a call when in need of any- J] thing in the line of dry goods. _ „ We have a large number of Capes, and Mwj i JOT V can sell you a good Plush Cape, well —-iT*^ made, for $i 50. A nice line of Facinators, Under Vests, Union Suits, for Ladies and Children, Our Jeans, Sheeting, Drilling and Checks were all bought in the sum mer when cotton was cheap, and we can save you money on these goods. A full line of Men and Boys Hats at rock bottom prices. Great Bargains in Clothing. It was not our intention to buy any Clothing for the hall trade, but one of the firm from whom we buy our clothing having died, the other members decided to close out at once, and it took only a few minutes inspection to show us that the clothing they were showing was the greatest bargains we had ever seen. We bought and bought heavy, and we tell you candidly we can sell you clothing for less than we have been paying for it. If you are going to buy a suit, don’t fail to see ours. Our fall goods were all bought in the summer, when cotton was less than scts a pound, and we are going to sell them cheaper now, when cotton is over "jets, than when it was under Our aim shall be to please you, and with our big stock, low prices and fair dealings we hope to win and hold your trade. Don’t fail to see our goods before you buy. A. P. CAIN & CO. (he authority aforesaid, That when ever the above proposed amendment to the constitution 9hall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the gener al assembly, the governor shall, and he is hereby authorized and directed, to cause said amendment to be pub lished in at least two newspapers in each congressional district in this state for the period of two months next preceding the time for holding the next general election. Section 3. Be it, further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the above proposed amendment shall be submit ted for the ratification or rejection of the electors of this state at the next general election to be held after publi cation as provided in this act in the several districts of this state; at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for members of tile general assembly, all persons voting at said election in favor of the adoption of tile proposed amend ment to the constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, “For ratification of the amend ment to paragraph 2 of section 1 of article 2 of the constitution of this state (for suffrage amendment)” and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, “Against the ratification of the amend ment to paragraph 2 of section 1 of ar ticle 2 of the constitution of this state (against suffrage amendment).” Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the gov ernor be, and lie is hereby authorized and directed to provide for s he sub mission of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution of this state to a vote of the people, as re quired by the constitution of this state in paragrapli 1 of section 1 of article 13, and by this act; and if said amend ment shall be ratified the governor shall when he ascertains such ratifica tion from the secretary of state, to whom the returns shall be referred in the same manner as in case of election for members of the general assembly, to coont ami ascertain the result, issue his proclamation for one insertion in one of the daily papers of this state announcing the result and declaring the amendment ratified. Section 5. Beit further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby re pealed. They Were Compiled to Look. The minister of a countrychurch was greatly annoyed on Sunday by the women in the congregation turning around every time anyone came in and thus interrupting the sermon. At last he hit upon a plan for stopping it The next time he preached he gave out the following notice: “You will not have to turn; I will call out the names of persons entering this church during my sermon.” And started: “Dearly beloved breth ren —Farmer Jones aud wife—the text for today will be—Miss Jones —seventh chaper, 2nd verse of— Mrs. Brown and baby—St. John, where it says—Mrs. Smith with a new bonnet on —” Here he dis cov red his mistake, and was going to correct himself, but it was too late; every woman in the house had turned. An Austrian professor, who be lieves in the value of hygiene, de clares that England largely owes her supremacy over other nations to the national bathtub, and that the only way to outstrip England is to beat her on the use of water. RBiiESPEreiii j- ii'iLiv 'Qj** AW'ilnafMilfcO 3sz- iit 5 GUARANTEED ss Try a Bollle- A Truthful nml Wonder!ul Keeord. Most everybody knows Mr. W. II Clark, of Atlanta. He is a truthful, painstaking gentleman Listen to what he says : “1 have suffered with ii.di gestion ever since the war. A few years ago I began taking Tyner’s Dyspep sia Remedy ami it cured me. My wife lakes is also, and in fact all the family take it when they eat anything I hat disagrees with them, and saj it is the best medicine on earth.” Is not that a good testimony. Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale by all druggists. dWE BUT CHEAP !4~ Why? Because we buy in large quantities—car load lots—and pay the spot cash. By this rule we can and will offer our customers Good Goods at Low Prices. Our prices on Dry Goods, Notions, etc., can’t be beat. We make a specialty of Flour. We sell good, pure wheat goods from Three Twenty to Four Dollars per barrel. Bear in mind, we guarantee every sack we sell. We are in the Undertaker’s business to stay. When in need of anything in our line call on Yours truly, DABNEY & SONS, Dacula, - Ga. JACOBS « WILLIAMS, TRIP, GEO. Our spacious store room is packed full of Jeans, Shoes, Hats, Stoves, Furniture, Clothing, Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear, and any and everything usually kept in a first-class country store, and must be sold. No Catches, but everything sold at closest living prices. Just received a nice line of Ladies’ Capes at all prices. They were bought with care, and we guarantee to delight even the most fastidious in prices and ouality. Come and see them— they are beauties. Bring us your cotton; we are preprrod to pay the highest prices tor it. Bring Us Your Barter. A. M. WILSON & CO. DACULA, GA. s©o.oo BXTC3-C3--5T FREE! Willi every dollar’s worth ot goods purchased of us for Cash (except bagging and ties) a ticket for tile drawing of a handsome S6O buggy will be given. There are 1500 tickets,and as soon as ail are given out the stubs will be placed in a hat, a disinterested party blindfolded will draw out a number. The party holding the corresponding number on the ticket is the lucky one, and gets the buggy, i'lie buggy is Leather Quarter Top, handsomely stripped, with red running gear, and is a beauty—worth S6O in cash. Your dollar will go as far with us as with auy merchant in Gwinnett county. We ean always save you money on Buggies and Wagons. Big Lot ot Sample Hats, (Fall ami winter stock) just bought and wilt - be sold at wholesale cost. We hav eon hand a nice lot of Coflins, Caskets and Robes at reasonable prices. Free hearse to customers. A nice lot of Furniture to sell at a bargain In connection with our other business, we have a Livery Stable, and will be glad to serve the traveling public at any time. j Yours for business, A. M. WILSON & CO., - GGEOESGi-I-A.. C. A. WATKINS, Blacksmith, Machinist and Woodworkman, Lawrenceville, Ga. Repairing of all kinds. With two forges, and mechan ics' with a thorough knowledge of their business, we are prepared to do all kinds of work in Iron and Wood on short notice. We have a machine for sharpening gin saws, a cutter and threader for working over iron pipe and boiier fittings, and can save you money on jobs of this kind. Old* wagons, buggies, carriages, etc., made good as new. Horse shoeing a specialty. Give us a call—satisfaction guaranteed. At the old stand east of Cornett’s livery stable. EISEMAN BROS. ATLANTA. The largest stock of Clothing, Hats anti Furnishings in the South. Thousands of styles for you to select from, and prices here are from 25 to 50 per cent, cheaper than anywhere else; that’s because we are manufacturers and do not pay a profit to middlemen. ** ** ** ** ** Men’s Nobby Suits, $5 00 up to $25 00 Boys' Long Trouser Suits, 450 up to 15 00 Boys' Knee Trouser Suits, 150 up to 10 00 We buy the best fabrics and choose the new est and handsomest patterns and coloring that are produced. Huy here once hi person or through our mail order department, and the satisfaction you’ll re ceive will make you a permanent customer of BROS.g*- iro ) Atlanta, 15-17 Whitehall Street, O 1 WK.C*O ' Washington. Corner Seventh and E. Streets, ) Halt imo re, 5*13 W. German Street. 15-17 WHITEHALL STREET.—Our Only Store in Atlanta. Oct. 8. hit _ I FUNERAL DIREC 0R AND EMRALMER < A full imo of Cuttlus, Cuk.lii, o***>*. .Mitt* jraMlv' " rapper«. Shoes, Gloves,etc., always ou hand. No Extra Charge for Hearse and Services,