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The Herald Official Organ Totbn and County Tti.kr M. Pbkpi.rs, - Editor Ggwrertcevillp. G» Tuesday, Jane 16th 1807, The insurgents in Cuba now number 86,000 men, well armed and equipped, commanded by QwtiM Gome*. The State Fair in doubtful. $16,000 was to be raised, and up to date only half that sum has been raised. The commencement season is upon us and our exchanges come laden with glowing ac counts of the happy young peo ple. The President and several members of his cabinet were in Nashville last Friday. I hey will return to Washington by the way of Asheville, N. Gen. Gordon will retire from the command of the veterans at the Nashville re-union.. He says he has held the office long enough. He wants somebody else to take control. Peter Mayer and Tom Shar key fought in New York for a purse of $15,000. At the sev enth round the police inter fered and broke up the game. A fast schedule is now in force from Atlanta to Chicago. It lakes only 28 hours to make connection between these two emporiums. The distance is about eight hundred miles. Charles L. Roush was not caught bv the “divine healer,” Miller. He declined to have anything to do with the fake until he had healed another blind man. Thi° he failed to do. The Georgia Press Associat ion is preparing to go to Nashville on the 24th inst. The Associa tion will meet in Atlanta on that day and after a brief ses sion will take the train for the centennial. Joseph Richardson died it) New York on the Sth inst.. worth $20,000,000. He dressed like a tramp, and died in a bouse only live leet wide. He made his fortune building rail roads. The weather bureau reports last Friday as the hottest 11th of June ever known . By refer ing to the register of eighteen years it appears to have been the highest temperature, the mercury standing at 94. Gen'l. Miles, Commanding General of the l otted States army, is now in Europe and is to be given a conspicuous posi tion in the grand jubilee of tjueen Victoria. This is a high honor to the American general. The convict lessees are not paying up their rents, and Comptroller General Wright has issued ti fas against them and their securities. The re turning tide of prosperity under the gold standard has struck even the penitentiary. Emory College seems to he in a nourishing condition. The commencement last week was very brilliant, and 87 young men were graduated. This in stitution is self-supporting, and yet it ranks up with the best colleges of the South. The Richard Respess Compa ny, that advertised prize chew - ing gum and other humbugs, has gone into the hands of a re ceiver, and tlie talk now is that he will he indicted as a swind ler. The post office has already refused to mail papers contain ing his advertisements. There are about 2<)o wealthy people in England who keep wild animals, such as lions and panthers, as pets. There are a good many people over here who try to emulate the rich barons of the old world. They keep tigers as pets, but they are gen erally “blind.” The people of Claytnu county are terribly wrought up over un assault nuule by a negro, Henry Simpsou, on Mrs. Alvin Turner. She fought him otl leaving scratches on his face, by which lie wa*t identified. There was strong talk of lynching but the itonple have decided to let the law lake its course. W.J. Bryan was in New York last week and was received with great honor. The fact is, he lias impressed himself upon the American people as one of the great men of the nation. A year ago he was burdiy known outside of ilia own State; now tie is in the trout rank of Amer ican statesmen. A mob in Maryland took a negro, who had just been sen tenced to hang, away from ihe Sheriff. They could not wait for the Sheri IT to execute the sentence, but dragged him away from the court house door. The Judge run out and implored the rvrowd to turn him loose, but they refused and bung bun to a fm.b and lieu riddled his body pith bullet*. AjrntmAifooii This seems in be a contradic tion of terms. A mob is sup posed to he an assemblage of men, who, inspired hy a spirit of outrage and prejudice, take the law into their own hands, and ii. order to carry into ef fect what they conclude is just ice and right ignore Ihe forms of law and execute vengeance upon (he parly guilty or sup posed to he guilty. It is con ceded by all right thinking peo pie that mob law is a dangerous experiment, for (lie reason that it deprives the accused of the benefit of a fair and impartial trial before sworn jurors, and conducted according to law. It is the result of passion that hurries the victim to an untimely death in violation of the rights of a citizen and with out that evidence of guilt that a Court would require to con vict. But tin re is a stronger view to take of it than this It is in effect setting aside the government, trampling under foot the law, and making the men engaged it miuderers, A mob has no more right to take life than any individual mem ber of that mob. The fact that a large number engage in it does not in the least mitigate the crime of each man. The conviction and punish ment of a felon by the consti tuted authority of the State presupposes that the accused has had a fair trial before an impartial jury; that his case has been tried before a Judge who respected his oath of office, and gave to the accused all the rights guaranteed to him by the constitution and laws of the State. It is this fairness that gives to tin' courts the respect that commands the confidence of the country and elevates the judiciary of our State in the es timation of the people. But what can be the estimate by the people of that Judge who starts out to convict ? Who openly boasts that he is backed up by the mob element in a community, and delights to hurry the accused to trial be fore public prejudice has had t ime to cool ? What is the difference be tween trying a man before a jury of prejudiced men, em pannelled to convict, who, blinded by prejudice and pas sion, ignore the law, stop their ears to reason, steel their hearts to argument and impatiently wait for the time to come when they can put. the seal of con demnation upon him, and an unruly and unreasoning mob that convicts wit limit evidence and constitutes itself the judge, jury and executioner ? One us the most distinguished Judges in the State was recent ly appealed to to order a spe cial term of his court to try an outrageous murder. lie de clined to do so upon the ground that he did not propose to be a party to a mob trial, conviction amt punishment; that when public excitement had dint out ami reason had resumed its sway in that county that he would then fairly and impar tially investigate the case and let the law affix the |>eualty. That Judge commands the respect and confidence of every man, woman and child in his circuit, and deservedly so. TWO* TRIALS, A man who commits u se rious crime these days has to stand two trials. His first trial is in the newspapers ami the second one before tile juries. The first trial frequently con trols the second, for on Ihe published statement of facts the public mind is made up, long before the case can be heard, With public opinion chrystalizf-d for or against the accused has about as much to do with his acquittal or con viction as the charge of the Judge or the argument of coun sel. Ho untunes has this become that a certain class of lawyers prepare their side of the case to be publisheo in order to af fect public sentiment. Wheth er the reporters are paid is not known. An attempt was made last Sunday to kill the President of Prance by exploiting a bomb. It (ailed and the parties guilty of the high crime were arrested. The hot weather is gathering in its victims in Atlanta. A young lady. Miss Lizzie Reeves, died from the ettect of overheat | yesterday. I’RuTMCTINii coTToNV SENATOR BACON’’* SPEECH, The Constitution of Sunday publishes the full text of Sena tor Bacon's spci cli on the tariff. While the bill to revise the tariff was under discussion Mr. Bacon offered an amendment, to tax all imported cotton at the rate of 20 per cent, ad va* valorem. This amendment, coming from a Democratic Senator, created something of a furor in the Senate, and he was im mediately pounced on by some of our leaders, like Vest «f Mis souri and Jones of Arkansas, ns abandoning the well estab lished policy of the Democratic party, which is opposed to a tariff' for protection. Mr. Bacon’s amendment wns carried, and was supported by both the Senators from Georgia and other Democrats. It. will he remembered that he had advocated a tariff on lumber, and* it was charged that he was simply legislating for his own section. The Democratic party is on record for years as being in favor of a tariff for revenue only, and not a free t rade party, and as a tariff' has to be levied to raise money to support the government the only question is, what classes shall be taxed and what class shall go free ? Democrats have insisted that articles of necessity and in com mon use among the people shall bear the least burden. But the Democrats are not now preparing a tariff' schedule; that job has fallen to the Re publicans and they are moving ahead with a determination to force it on the country whether we want it or not. It makes but little difference wl at the Democrats want, as they are not. to lie consulted when the Republicans crack the party whip and put. the bill on its passage. We believe the rank and file of the party will support the Georgia Senators in the stind which they have taken. It is simply this: A protec tive tariff will he adopted and become the law if the land. That is the declared policy of the party in power, and while we dn not favor that policy, and would nut adopt it. if we controlled Ihe administration, still as that is to be the law for at least four years, there is nothing wrong in our Senators insisting that, the productions nf the South shall also he pro tected. If the iron of Pennsyl vania is to be protected, why not the cotton of Georgia and other Southern States ? If the hard woods of New England and the West are to he pro tected from foreign competition, why not the pine and other lumber of the South ? Senator Bacon is right. Let ••very section of the country receive equal benefits from a bad law. It is folly for us to stand off and refuse to protect our own interests, simple be cause we are opposed to the principal. When the Demo cratic party returns to power it car. correct the evils of the pres ent legislation. And there is no inconsistency in protecting our own rights. • THE DKLKS MUST GO. Taylor Delk was convicted last week in Pike Superior court and sentenced by Judge Beck to hang on the 30th of July. Tom Delk is under sentence to be hanged on next Friday, llis execution was post|»oned in order t hat'he might be a wit ness for his father, but as that trial is now ended there will lie no excuse for a further respite. There seems to lie grave doubt about his father's guilt. The old mau lias always stated and his son and others testify that he was not at the house al the time of the shooting but came home when lie heard the firing. But it is immaterial what they prove. That old man can never be acquitted in Pike county. Public prejudice is so strong that the jurors who try the case are under duress, they know public sentiment and it is only u man here and there who lias the backbone t*> stand up against public sentiment. This is shown by the fact that with all tli M doubt hanging over his case the jury would not even recommend him to mercy. We lielieve the public senti ment of the State would justify the Governor if he should con clude to commute the death penalty to imprisonment for life . btri Not MaNg. AXHtHEB T.EASFi h\ I IKE. Terrell Hudson did not. hang at Decatur last Friday as it had been ordered by the court. Just before the fatal noose was tied, and while the felon and his friends were prepariug to march to the gallows a tele phone message was received by the sheriff'from the Governor to suspend the sentence and that a respite of two weeks had been granted. It seems that a few days be fore the execution the con demned man made an appeal through his counsel for a com mutation to life imprisonment. And as ground for this interpo sition of the Executive they al leged that it could now he shown that the principal wit ness for the state, upon whose testimony Hudson was convic ted, had sworn That he was now willing to admit that his statement was untrue. As this probably might put a new face on the case the Gover nor at. the last moment decided to delay the execution until the question could be looked into and extraordinary motion for new trial be made. It may be that he will not have to suffer the extreme pen alty of the law and yet it ap pears there never was a more unprovoked murder in the State. THE MILITIA IN CAMP. One of the biggest farces an nually enacted in Georgia is the camp of Georgia malitia. The various military companies are allowed to go into camp at the expense of the State and there they remain doing military duty, it is supposed, fora week or two. Then the companies return home and others take their place and so on. About the time the veterans get drilled sufficiently to exe cute a few mar.uevers on the field creditably, a row gets up and the company disbands and surrenders their arms to the State for another company to be formed and take up the dril ling process. Doubtless the boys have a good time. It is a genuine frolic and the girls come out. to watch the drills and see the dress parade. This is all nice for the boys and we are glad they enjoy it. Boys ought to have a good time now and then. And uh long as the Legisla ture can lie induced to tax the people for these sj>ort# the ma litia ought to he grateful and throw up their hats. • .*!»■ Judge Candler went to Macon last Saturday ami sentenced Tom Allen to tie hanged on the 9th of July. The counsel for Allen object ed to Candler’s presiding on the hearing of the motion for new trial because Judge Reese had granted the rule and lie was ex pected try the case and that Candler had been invited to dis pose of the motion by Judge Feltou over their pretests. Candler decided that ht had as much right to hear the < as* as any other judge and he over rilled the motion without hear ing from one side. The defend ant’s attorney will now carry the case to the Supreme court again. WOMEN~ NOT* ADMITTED. An effort has been made to admit women to the State Uni versity and it is understood that Chancellor Roggs was in favor of making it a mixed school. The boafd of trustees at their session last week quiet ly put their veto on the scheme. They hold that the Legislature must first pass on the question Have we not enough female colleges in Georgia without opening tile doors of this insti* tut ion to the other sex? The investigating committee appointed by the last Legisla ture to look into the expendi tures of all Ihe department* of the State and make a report is steadily at work. It is appre hended ilia' something rot ton will be found, and already the committee is being charged Midi sjnistir motives, and were appointed to take somebody’s scalp. If everything lias been mao aged honestly and squarely tiiere need be no fear of an in vestigation. A suit for |_’no,ooo has beeu instituted against the Southern railroad for debts owed by the East Teuneasee, Virginia A Georgia road. Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic for— — Gun-Shot Wounds, BURNS, BRUISES AND OTHER INJURIES. HEALS WITHOUT INFLAMATION Oft SUPPURATION. \ Go< >1 i nj;! S< >< >t li ing! Com IV >rting! IlarmlosH! I ’leanant! Reliable! For Sale By Druggists. Price 50 Cents. NOW FOR HAWAII. A treaty will he submitted by the President at an early day providing f«r the annexation of Hawaii to the United States It will he remembered that President Harrison was strong ly in favor of the annexation, but when Cleveland came in be defeated all the plans that had been made. The President and his party are in favor of annex ation, and they have agreed on terms. It will only be necessary for the Senate to confirm the ac tion of the President to make it final. CHARGED WITH MTRDKR «-r ———— Some time since Joe Sprm/. was mysteriously murdered at his uoine at Midville, Oa. Last week Dr. J. .1. Kilpatrick, au iijtimate friend of Spring’s, was arrested by Bill Jones, :he At lanta detective. He charges that Kilpatrick ki'lcd his vic tim in order to m »rry his wife, with whom lie was infatuated. The case seems to be a very weak one, Imt these detectives can muke a mountain out of a mole-bill if there is sufficient money to spur them up. CON V KNTION~M K ETS ON THE 22ND. The Populist State conven tion meets next Tuesday, and indications now are that the State will he well represented This convention is preliminary to a grand conference to l*e held in Nashville at an early day. The purpose, it seem®, is to re orgapixe the party in the South, throw Marion Butler over as the head of the jaiiy and sub stilu e Toni Wais->n. .1 T. M<*(!laiii of Allani*. while iu a drunken stupor, shot hi* live ymr old Hiihl l*ecaiise he Maid, “I kim'-v what in the matter with father; he has been drunk. - ’ McClain claim* that it was an accident, Ixil th« court re quired him to given SI,OHO bond for his appnnui.ee at court, which he failed to do, and is in Jail.' The cl i*d (dill liven, hilt I lie doctors think it will die. TAKES Hid OWN LIKE. Robert L. Dean, manager of J. K, Lester's printing estab lishment in Atlanta, committed suicide lust Saturday at Grunt's Hark, lie first bought a lot in the cemetery in which to lie buried and then went to the park and swallowed the poison. He was not discovered until too late to rescue him. This was his third attempt. Oeh'l. Rivera, who succeeded Maeeo iu command of the in surgents, has been sentenced to death by the Spaniards. Thy post ofiice department is raising the salaries of a mini! or of offices In Georgia. Coving- j tou and Gainsville mv in tlioj number. A oh rk in the Atlanta post oftlce has been bound over f or opeuiug letters. He claimed that he only opened unsealed letters, hut the detectives saw j him opening letters with ihc| lull stamp on them and then j reseal them wheu they wet# touiid to contain no valuable-. 151 GOIJCB4-«- If You Want A Buggy, Come to see me before you buy, I handle all grades, and guarantee to save you money. Examine my stock, get my prices and let me fit you up- M. 8. Cornett. Lawrenceville, Ga , April 12—ts SEND YOUR Job Work To The Moral <1! Hatinfaction {ss>- Guaranteed. Commercial Printing A Specialty. Over the County. MEADOW. Some of our farmers are go ing over their cotton the second time. J. W. Wynn has been very t sick, but. is improving. Miss Percy Whitehead of Cruig is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs, D. It. Atkinson and children of Atlanta are visiting her father-in law, J.T. Atkin . son, this week. <\ D. Whitehead had the misfortune to let his mule fall in the ditch last week. Steve Lewis of Buf< rd visited relatives here recently, ltob Atkinson went to Be'l mout last Sunday. Seccess to The Hkkaui and its editors. YELLOW RIVER. Our farmers are bouyant over the crop prospect. They are all busy now cutting wheat, which is very tine in this sec tion. The negroes had a lug row at Shjloli church on the Ist Sun day. Pistols and labors were freely iise l, Mrs. 11. R. Johnson 4ml daughter, Miss Hattie-Bell, vis ited relatives here last Thurs day. Mrs Nancy Davis is entitled ! to the Lius ribbon for the first! j corn silks. I Mr. William Johnson of Snell sille visited relatives here last Sunday. * H. J.Hill paid the old folks at llruce a visit Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Polly Dutton of Sandy Roads spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ivey, at this place. 1 Misies Sallie Nushjmd Oi a Kennedy visited Mbs Ella Da vis at Sweet Water Park last Thursday. The sound of the scythe is heard in the land. D. V. Jones went to Stone Mountain Thursday on busi ness. C. A. Snirie is the happiest man this side of Tiiubuctoo. It is a boy, and is “just like it’s papa.” Mr. Allen Yeung o f Lilhurn has just received from the pat ent office at Washington a hand some silver medal for a patent - ■ ed can cutter. Mr. Brand, of near Snellville goes to Atlanta twice a week with a two-horse load of cab bage. Dr John L. Lee save lie will i soon take up quarters in a black ! berry pAtch, where he will stay ”uutil the owl lights,” —• > » G W, & A P Cain have just received a beautiful !it;e of La dies Tan Slippers and Oxford Tics, Gents Tenuis Slippers Boys and Missess Tau Slippers’ ! different styles. SNELLVILI.E. Great deal of sicknessat pres ent. Wheat is about harvested and the thresh can he heard getting it out. Gen. Green and army are keeping the farmers hustling from early morn till late at night defending the cotton. R. I)'. \Viliiams and Miss Lilly Pate at feuded Childrens’ day exercise at Caleb Sunday. They report a nice time. W. J. Harper is suffering from the effects of a snn-stroke which I e received Friday. W. 1). Williams’ little child which has he. n sick for some time died Saturday and was buried at Snellville cemetery Sunday The bereaved have onr heart felt sympathy. A. A. Ford of the firm of Ewing, Ford .V Co., was here Sunday. Such young men us Albert are always welcomed in onr midst. Messrs Morgan Jordan and Elbert Lunsford were here Sun day. Como again hoys. U. J. Brooks of Basiu Springs Texas is the guest of his father in-law Mr. I). L. McDonald this week 1 , Mr. Brooks went to Texas ‘J years ago, and sinco he has been there ha® made a for tune. Mercer George of Lithonia has purchased the stock of goods formerly owned by J. T. Snell, der’d. and will conduct a thriving linsiue s at the Snell old stand. We welcome M*’- O/nnr* <f lit o liu to our town, lie wdl take charge of t u* store of II . M George at this phv \ J. if. Brown has rein n<d h< me from u weeks visit to Ids brother Willis. It was the (irst time be has left home since lie got struck on the head lust fall. NOTH K To lilt Him K lit ILDKHH. Will It;* let to the lowest re sp msihle bidder, on Snturduy tile 20th day of June, at the hiilge, at It o’clock p m., the building of a bridge across Al cove, at King’s mill, on Law rcaccville and Jefferson road, It miles East of Luwrenceville. Bridge to be 110 feet long; 8 sections of single truss. Plan . and specifications on the ground at letting. Lumber and irons furnished on the ground; nails at Lawrericcville. James |). Spence, <'l ’L Bit (lo Corns. June If) IMSI7.— 2w LIBEL KOII HIVORCE. Nora liornlilatt t Gwinnett Super!- vs rier eourt. He ••••fills Dorn- ! tnrneil to Hepiein hlatt. I her term, 1807. I o Juliu I lorn Ida ft defeudetid am in Hie alHiv stated ca-e- N oil are hereby unfilled and re ‘taired lo lie mid appear, personally or hv attorney, in (lie next term of who. i ll Aupeiior c <urt,to be li Id on Hie l|r„f Monday in September, ISII7, tlieii and (here to answer lbs plaint id’s complaint in an action lor tola I divorce pending tlieiein. As iu delaill! Oiereof Ole court will proceed as lo justice shall appal lain Witness the Honorable S. |„ Hutchins, Judge of said court. . Phis 17th day of May, I*ll7. I* T. <'»l v, ( lerk. For Sale. 1 lie undersigned, as agent for Hid .Maddox-lfurkei Hanking Go., oilers h r sale on very liberal ferine a 1 wo story brick slot* home in 0 lown ol Suwanee, it being one-biTl "I (be hieg-Teagie building. tills i- lip* lipist desirable loci- Ooii it| Oie town for a bu-ii|ess* ||Olp»e, being close lo Oie depot amt minting 2ft teei on Railroad si rest auil running back I tut leei. A small cash pay 111. 11l will be re nipirtHi. lilt* I>h i>t f it*. 1 fill lit* hu? 4 pSVable lo sip, the purchaser. I’arti.s deiiring lo puicliassHli cbm mini cate with me. » . June 7, '{17, T. M. I’SKi‘i.xs, '