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About The Solid South. (Conyers, Ga.) 1883-1892 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1885)
SO-a.tl2. M i,h.J«v e rvS«t.,.^l,ytbe f , FOBUffl -ffi mm. |jj) SOOTA Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION. $1 25. ^y ear Cl p months U fire® * ■ iiaen copy free. (fC pm* m HI tyi S IHl s g <• I % P m JSf ^fr si ■3 sf § mm. — THE best PHYSiCMNS AND DRUGG!STS RECOMMEND IT. remedy for Diseases of the *ft*Uta”aaWe C peculiar to for Diseases ffiSSSS&n ^YlnSutem'VeversYassitude, and Belching, and strength Lack of cSd genuine haYabove trade mark other, and L.Mdjbj red 'line* on wrapper. Take no SHOWS CHKJUCSL CO., BALTIMORE, MB. POSTPONED SALE. eorgia, Rockdale county. WILL be sold before the court house W door ill the city of Conyers, tiie first within Tues the L legal hours of sale, on the highest in .January next, to takler for cash, the following property, the to-wif. A certain house and lot in town of Conyers, tiie 16th district of trMnallv L|Se,i Henry lot now No. 200 Rockdale and bounde county, I L‘ part of of follows: Begining in the middle North street on right of way of Georgia Whoad [long and running N, ;>4 deg. and \\ . lav said right of way eight; chains links; then X j'V4 deg- E. one tluiu and fiftv-four links ; then b. 8^ hr*, E. two chains and fifty three links; fcuiS. 15deg. W. one chain and fifty one links; then 8.87% deg. W. four Chains and seventy, links; to chains a stake and in She middle:' of the street the four begining peveiity four links to cor Bier', containing two ftrtd one-huudredth tan fv. Here—levied on X. as the property satis- of J. Carr and Mrs. A. Carr, to If lourt a mortgage li. fa. from the superior J. of said county in tavor of VV. B urner and H. A.‘D. Turner, adminis¬ trators oUhe estate of A A Turner, (de ■eased), against said W J Carr and N A larr. Property pointed out by mort f"'"" ft fa. suit tenants in possession .$8.25 no A. P. Mitchei.l, Deputy Sheriff. Decree of the Court. A Thomason, Bill for account etc., in George vs. [S Phil-1 ( Rockdale court, verdict superior decree others.' & lips,ami Aug.tadj’d term 1885, I lu pursuance of a decree of the court, In the above stated cause, I will sell at Ipublie poor outcry, before the court house in the city of Conyers .within the Regal in hours of sale, on tbe first Tuesday Wproperty, January, 1886. the following parcel deserib- of to-wit: A tract or Min said county containing one hnn fM llots Nos acres 315, more 324 or and less, 325, being in parts the 4th of . ptriet PiV’ county. of originally ' Bounded Walton, the now west Rock- by on Band lately owned by Joel Smith; south pv Thomas A White; north by Big pynre creek ; east by lands lately own Non by Caleb A. Blake, and being the which Mrs. Elizabeth F. Phil¬ ips and her children reside. Said land prertiseti for sale in obedince to the dc N of the corn-tin the above stated bill PtompLunte Ikimason etc., in said case of A. A. ParyE.,-Elizabeth Ys. Charity E., George S., pu'i Lnvestus Phillips, F. jr., Arrington chil¬ D., ly defendants, 1 ' of said Mrs. Elizabeth F. Phillips. Pw proceeds of said sale to be distribut pas directed and ordered in said decree. I h i ms of sale cash. Purchasers to be tiyi'ii PH terms. possession on compliance with This November 5th 1885 A P M ITCHKLL, I Deputy Sheriff. amumbtbatoe sale. Oil the 1st Tuesday in January, Hie dwelling house and lot of ks.N. C, McLean, (deed) in the ltv °f Conyers, on McDonough kreet, will be sold before, the court lc ‘Gssdobr. The lot contains one kre of land. The house has four p e rooms. The place has a splen *! a We A of water, good garden, or and the lflace is undei good - at the same time and place j : ‘ he sold the plantation, 135 acres : ,ut w, more or less, belonging to ' same estate, lying in Honey district, known as the Ephraim 4 ..an farm. The plantation is watered, iiottom has about 30 acres of * wigina '• rand; about 25 acres 1 forest land, all tbe tilla ? ‘“’ml is in a fine state of cultiva lil; aa 'I is remarkably productive. .I* 1 ”™ for the half dwelling and sinnerdue ° ne cash and the • fall with interest. next C, Joseph S. Mclean. SYES S- C-a., Nov. 4th 1885. iSfisi s. J. Richardson Jr Cowan. r. W—«a ns m egtjjf'M) at &%& «■» m & £ t •v a a mi §80® Sfg&E&^&SSql&BEnr Yol. 3. PROMISMTRBA. The prayer meeting last Sunday night ? was conducted by Aft'- Benja min Tucker. The 17th chapter of Luke was read and commented on by the leader and also by several of the young men. A deep interest is being taken in the meeting. Mrs. Ruthie Hollingsworth is not improving very fast. We are glad to see our friend Mr. Benjamin Farmer who lias been con fined to his room several weeks with rheumatism out again. about Sirs. John Sladdox is re¬ covered. Mrs. B. F. Tucker is very sick. Prof. Williamson’s school is in creasing very rapidly. One of his students, Sir John Kelly, has re¬ turned home in DeKalb county where he will probably take up a school. He is an excellent scholar. Sir. G. W. Warren went to Atlan ta last Tuesday. of this settle Sir. Samuel Young Tuesday ment moved his family last near Decatur, where he will make it his future home, ITe is an honest and upright man and we regret to part with him. Mr. Wardie Oglotree was up last Sunday, and where did be go Sun¬ day evening? Ah! Wardie,be care¬ ful, or we will happen up on you some time. We went down to Ebenezer last Sunday 7 evening and found the Sun¬ day school in a good condition. John Hollingsworth (Bob’s John) is visiting the cross roads near Ebe nezer. Be careful John. Our friend Charlie Reagin was in this settle¬ ment Sunday evening. I wonder where he went. Charlie, she’s a fine Our young friend John Hunt has bought him a cooking stove and a couple of tubs. They say he is go¬ ing to marry soon. friends, Messrs. Henry I guess our Hollingsworth, Charlie Ogletree and Thomas Pyles got their shoes mud¬ dy Sunday night. Boys it I werc in your place I would ride. I wonder where Prot. Williamson went Sunday and who he carried home from prayer meeting. Aii! professor, time plenty carried yet. hi3 girl Charlie Maddox home from Sunday school last Sun¬ day, Miss- is a fine handsome young lady. Senator John Sherman says that the country has grown so great, that the death of a public man is on lv like the dropping of a pebble. much ’Phis thought cannot bring comfort to Mr Sherman whose career must close before many years. The late Vice President had his desire in one respect. He died quick¬ ly and without much suffering. To a Washington correspondent on one do occasion he said: “If T have one sire more sincere and earnest than another, it is to die suddenly. I want to go qnickjy. These long, painful seiges of illness, ending in a suffering death, are to terrible to think about ” The Atlanta Brewery Company, chartered in 1876, claims to have a perpetual charter to make and sell beer. This, they say, carries; with it the right to sell it even by the glass, although those to whom they' sell it by the keg cannot sell it. When the prohibition law goes into effect, and the company is arraigned for violating it, the question will be settled judicially. AmonoYheYasscngerYwbo reach * sistin^of a’maD.’liis wife, which and eight children, three pairs of were twins. Tiie Constitution, which has here¬ tofore been neutral on the great pro hi bit-ion question, comes out now and urges the people to accept the results of Wednesday's election and give prohibition a fair trial. Tbe Atlanta liquor men sell now whiskey, say that if Atlanta can’t the other cities in the State shall go dry. It is said that the prohibitionists election will contest the result of the in Wilkes county on the ground of illegal voting The anti-prohibition 225 in majority in the county was a vote of about 2,000. Tbe negroes, it is reported, voted nearly solidly against prohibition. Griffin expects to have a prohibi tion election before long. 1 The Macon Telegraph is out in an pSSSSSs I it be that the two go hand in hand? TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS FOREVER. CONYERS, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 5, 1885. WHAT CURED HIM OF DRINKING. About a month ago a Bullock coun¬ ty man, who never knew what it was to go over a day without several drinks, happened to take one too much. lie went out where no one could see him and bowed his head low to do the awful sea sick act. An oldram.as mischievous as wicked, saw the poor tellow, and regarding it as an invitation to play butting, took a running start and then there was a crash similar to that of two locomotives coming together on the same track. The mail was picked up, and for a week he shuddered at even the thought of mutton. He swears that lie will always vote the prohibition ticket now. Mr. Hendricks was the fifth Vice President who died in office. Both men elected with Madison failed to live out their terms, George Clinton, chosen in 1809, dyingin Washington April 20, 1812. and Elbridge Gerry, elected in 1813, expiring the follow¬ ing year. William Rufus King, of Alabama, who was made President pro tera, of the Senate after Fill¬ more,succeeded Gen. Taylor,and who was elected Vice President on the ticket with Gen. Pierce in 1852, died at his home April 18, 1853. Henry Wilson, Vice President, died in the eapitol at Washington, Nov. 22, 1875. ' Mr. Tilden, who was thought to be too old to be nominated, in 1880 and 1884 may live to see many of those buried who objected to him for a Presidential candidate on account of his age and physical infirmities. A writer in the New York Tribune thinks the reason that so many preachers are afflicted with dyspep¬ sia is that they eat too much anti do too little work. Doubtless he had in mind the preachers of rich churches in great cities. He' could not have bad any reference to the poorly paid preachers iu the small towns and rural districts, who not only do a great deal of hard work, but seldom get what a city preacher would call a, good square meal even immediately after the annual dona¬ tion party. “Common sense,” says the Chris¬ tian Advocate “is worth more than genius.” This should not be taken without limitation. Common sense is the gold of society and genius its jewels. Neither can take the place of the other. The fact that “some very gifted men have made sad fail¬ ures for lack of common sense,” is not more conspicuous than the Fact that thousands of common sense men make sad failures for the want of a little genius.—Macon Telegraph. Here is Sam Jones’ “turn” story: “There waj a married couple with half-a-dozen children and only one bed. Tbe whole family slept on that bed and were so thick that one couldn’t turn over unless all did. So when any one got tired sleeping on one side he’d say “Turn!” and over the whole family went. They got so used to it that even when they heard the word “turn” in their sleep they would hustle over, One day the old man was fishing on a log bridge over the river, The sun was hot and the fish wa’nt biting, and he fell asleep balanced on the log. One ot the boys saw him and thought he would try a joke, and hollared out ‘turn.’ Over the old man went ker¬ flop into the water. Several negroes threatened to move ij’lMn Td^r 1 &dSS. ta ™r! the •* «» «W> aie still t. ic. The committee from the Macon Board of Trade appointed to raise fifty thousand dollars in snbscrptions to the capital stock of tbe Coving¬ ton k Macon Railroad, closed their labors Saturday, having secured the entire amount required. The con struction of the road will be com¬ menced as soon as the necessary pre¬ liminary arrangments can be made. About 330 criminal cases have been disposed of by plea or verdict in the Federal Court now in session at Atlanta. Of this number some 250 have filed pleas of guilty, and some 80 odd have been disposer! of bv jury trial, Added to this the business on scire facias docket has been disposed of, and quite of a num- them ber of civil cases, many complicated and important, have been tried. are - just lined ith sfi i WASHINGTON MOUKNS OVER THE DEATH OP THOMAS A. HENDRICKS. Eis Successor Discussed—An Important Bill before Congress, etc. Washington, Nov. 2S, 1885. The eapitol, white house, and ex ectitive departments are draped in mounting again, and the national flag upon all the government build ings floats at halt mast, When the president was informed by telephone of the death ot Vice President Hendricks, he was going down to dinner. He seemed greatly shocked, and showed a hesitancy in believing the sad news. Then he sent for Col. Lament, and in a short time the cabinet officers were hasten¬ ing to the white house with serious and anxious faces, summoned by Mr. Cleveland. The cabinet remained in session for two hours and a half. The com¬ missioner of public buildings pub was sent for, and ordered to have all lie buildings draped with emb'ems of mourning as soon as possible. The cabinet took action in regard to the funeral, and decided to attend it in a body, with the president. Mr. Cleveland would have no sue cessor if he should die before the date of the meeting of congress. provision Under the constitutional two lives interpose between those of the president and vice-president, and a vacancy. The statute provides, In case of Removal, death, resignation president or inability of both the and vice president, then the presi¬ dent of the senate, or if there is none, the speakero t the house shall act as president until the disability is re¬ moved or a president elected. At present there is no president the of the senate and no speaker of house, and those officers cannot he elected until congress meets. Should a vacancy occur in the meantime the government would be carried on by tbe cabinet until a president of the senate or speaker is elected, as it was during President Garfield’s in¬ ability. done nothing to avoid Congress has situation lias such a as now arisen. A bill providing for a differ ent succession to the presidency provided, was introduced last winter. It when the offices of the president and vice president were both made va¬ cant by death, that the succession should pass first to the secretary of state, and then to the other cabinet officers in the line of their rank. Such a measure would keep the pow¬ er with the administration which the people elected, This bill will probably be introduced early in the new session and pushed for passage. It would guard against possible President re¬ publican successor anything to happens Cleveland, should to him. It is not thought that the death of the vite president can have any disturbing effect upon national poli¬ tics, although of course the majority in the senate will elect a republican tc succeed him. That will natural ly give rise to a feeling of uncertain¬ ty for the reason that the death of Mr. Cleveland would change the po lit.ieal complexion of the adminis¬ tration. The effect of Mr. Hendricks’s death will be felt in Washington so¬ ciety. Tiie white house will be closed against festivities for some time, such as state receptions and dinners. The cabinet officers will also be prevented temporarily from entertaining. meets it will When the senate probably be called to order by its oldest member. This is Senator Morrill of Vermont. Then the ma¬ jority will proceed to elect a presid¬ ing officer, who will be either Logan, Sherman, Hoar, Ingalls, or Edmunds. “Which will it be?” is a question much discussed just now. Thanksgiving day at the eapitol was celebrated in the time honored way. Department clerks were paid off the day before, so that they could prepare for the holiday in a festive way. The wheels of the government schools machinery were stopped, opened, were closed, churches were and families reunited, feasted, and made merry Secretary Whitney offered to give all the clerks of the navy dej art ment a thanksgiving turkey, and made arrangements to deliver the fowl to every officer and employe who would avail himself of the proposal, “ tramp over the dust of Hendricks. No. 40. A MEAN TRICK Some wicked young men of Irwin ton went to the house of a citizen in that place the other night and after much hollowing and coaxing made the citizen come out in his night clothes and had but—when he reach¬ ed the gate, shivering with cold and expecting that Ids aid was wanted in some great emergency, the young men coolly walked off. The Appeal, in describing the citizen’s feelings after finding he was sold,says: “It is said that the seven stars trembling¬ ly drew closer together, the great bear wriggled its four legs in wild consternation; Taurus, the bull, af¬ ter pawing up infinite space a little, went hollowing over the western ho¬ rizon, like it had smelt blood, and t he far-off comets turned their tails towards this mundane sphere and hunted safer quarters, while the rapid patter of retreating footsteps beat a sad farewell to the ball'clad gentleman that was doing the cuss ing for the universe.” The Macon Telegraph truthfully says that the death of Mr. Hen¬ dricks is a severe blow to the Dem¬ ocrats in the Senate. The party has been greatly weakened by (he with¬ drawal of Garland, Bayard and La¬ mar. There will be a struggle be tween the Stalwarts and Mugwumps for the presiding officer’s place, and no matter what the result may be, the Democrats will be damaged. If Logan, Mabone and company get the control, there will be much de¬ viltry indulged. If Edmunds goes back to his old place, he is a Mug wutnp with Stalwart principles and will proceed to barter or bully as may seem most piofltable. The sit - nation is such ns should induce the Democrats in the House to behave sonsibly and decently, if such be possible. The Jackson News contains a lengthy account of a strange animal seen by many reputable gentleman Towaliga disporting on the banks of river, and in the water in the neigh¬ borhood of Flat shoals. It is de¬ scribed as being about the size of an average mule, and with all the char¬ acteristics of a seal. It travels best in the water. Numbers of citizens have been frightened by it, and on Saturday a posse of men went in search of it. Some seem to think that it is a seal that has escaped from some traveling manageric. We must have no “monkeying” in the race for Congress in this dis trict, says the Covington Eterprise. Mr. J. G. Zachry, of Atlanta, has moved to Washingtor City and will make it his home. He has formed a partnership with General John W. Denver for the practice ot the law. Mr. Zachry studied law at one of the famous schools in that city and practiced law there for a year or two before he came to Atlanta. Atlanta has stirred up the porhibi tionists of Marion county, and al ready active measures are meditated for the purpose of having an election upon the question. A petition to the ordinary requesting the order ing of such election will be circula ted for signatures fln two or three da\'s The negro preachers arc ea pecially 1 hot for the contest. Small brother: “Where did you get that cake, Annie?” Small sis¬ ter: “Mother gave it to me.” “Ah, she always gives you more than me.” Small sister: “Never mind; she is going to put mustard plasters on us when we go to bed to-night, and I will ask her to let you have the big gest.” Gen. Robert Toombs recently de¬ fined a fanatic as “a man with big notions and very small points.” The war on hog meat leads the Augusta Chronicle to put iu a word for it. The Romans ate it and made themselves masters of the world. The Virginians made a specially of fine ham, and have always been con¬ sidered splendid specimens of man hood. The hog is not to be sneezed at. Of all sad words in this world of sin, The saddest are, “I’m taken in.” The wf>rW hafi hc,d g , ’« at( ’ r m<>n than Tims. A. Hendricks, but it has never lost a grander Democrat »ph e total population of Henry c minty is 14.190—7,691 whites and 0 229 colored. Total value of taxa ^[ e property, $1,647,632. Muscogee county will probably skillful character of her labor. goB-tffloi® -M30F ALL KIND DONFlgr NEATLY AND PBGMPTLY. A D V Kirn SING PA IKS MADE KNOWN ON DEMAND Pay for advertisejncnts is always due after the first insertion, unless otherwise contracted for. Guaranteed positions 20 per cent extra. Entered postoffice as second-class mail matter. WILL MAKE HIS VISIT SHORT. One of our young gentlemen, who had been in the habit of staying rather late when he called on his girl, was surprised the other night, ile went out in the hall fora stick of wood to recruit the fire, when lie discovered a package in the wood box, and taking it in to the young lady, was greatly astonished by her telling him that it was a lunch pre¬ pared for his benefit, as he stayed so late every night, he called, that she knew lie got hungry before lie left.—Fort Gaines Advertiser. When a man veils you ho will tell you a good joke, it i. you,■ duty to listen and laugh. It yo i do not laugh you put him out and make him think he lias told you the wrong joke. A gentleman living near Albany had a small sore on his face as¬ sisted in nursing his brother-in-law who was suffering from erysipelas. The disease was communicated to to the place on his face, and his face and head began to swell, and now his condition is considered very dangerous. “My dear fellow,” says an Indiana sheriff'to his prisoner, “I must apol ogize to you for the sanitary condi¬ tion of this jail. Several of the pris¬ oners are down with the measles, but I assure you that it is not my fault.” “Oh, no excuse,’’ replies the prisoner, “it was my intention to break out as soon as possible any¬ way. In Washington the opinion is ex pressed that prohibition is to be come (lie leading issue in national politics. Local option dominates Georgia, and is very strong in T en uesseo, Mississippi, Texas, Lnuis inna and Alabama, and is making strides in the Garolinas and Virgin¬ ia. The south is forcing this ques¬ tion to the front, and the statesmen of the country are watching develop¬ ments with great anxiety. Mrs. Adolphus, of Brooklyn, has lmd considerable trouble with her husband lately on account of his habit of visiling around in the neighborhood, instead of spending his evenings at home. Finding that remonstrance failed she threw a handfnll of red pepper in his eys. It worked like :> charm. Mr. Adolphus is now behaving him • self like a lamb. In 1881, when President Garfield was assassinated by a Radical of the advanced school, Mr. Bayard was turned out of his position as presi¬ dent of the Senate pro tempore, and, David Davis put in upon the express plea that the Republicans were en¬ titled by the last popular vote to the Presidential succession, and that to have a Democratic successor to Mr. Arthur would put liis life in jeopardy. The Rev. Mr. Burchard, who was pictured for many months as moping and given up to remorse, Jiao regain S° 0 ^ , spmts . . again. Jnreach P r, ‘ se bt happy condition, Mr. I'Urcliaid was greatly a: sistod by a realization ot the tact that Mr. Bicine was a bold bad man and have been deiea.ed. J ossi bly, it this self grntdicafion contin « os ’ Mr. Burchard will land in the Democratic ranks by 1888. A lady of Albany, a few months ago, who was in the last Stages of consumption, felt said one day that her heart as if it were moving. Af¬ ter that her heart beat on the right side, and that side of her chest be¬ came much enlarged. Physicians have known this to occur before under similar circumstances. This lady lived several days after the strange sensation was experienced. The full figures of the New York election are before the public. Tiie total vote for governor was 1,024,138, as against 1.170,216 for president in 1884. For governor tiie total vote was: Hill, democrat republican * 501.418 Davenport, 489,727 Bascotn, prohibition 80,866 Jones, greenback 2,127 Hill, for governor, had 11,G91 plu¬ rality', and “Jones of Binghampton,” for iieulerant governor, hud 3,162. The vote was very large, and it was unmistakably New partisan. It simply shows that York is a democrat¬ ic state whenever the democrats come out and vote their own ticket. Kighty-two indictments for illegal voting were found by the grand jury of Hancock county at its session last -'
