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VOLUME XIV.
TUESDAY MOKNENG, MAECII 27, 1883.
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PRIOR 5 CEN'I S
DURING THE WEEK.
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
AND COUNTRY ARE DOINO.
Arrest of rzaln Eobl rs-A 8-dno.r Ktll«a-T*. Tea.
qiiiw Btata D»bt—Bank 7illor»»-D»»lli Twr
Itfpro*y-Dotn*a of th 0*d World—John
j Howard Payne’* B*mamv. Bte.
Tu(*J*j, Starch SO.
Comptroller Knox, who I* ex-officio commissioner
of the Freedmun’* oank, la preparing to declare an
other dividend to the depositors of that institution.
J. Q. Shirley, of Idaho, sold his ranrhe containing
4.00 >acre*, together with 3,000 head of cattle, 1,000
head of sheep and 800 horses for 390.000. The John
son brothers, who robbed the Little Rock and Fort
8mith railroad in Arkansas, were captured
Byrne resigned the secretaryship of the national
land and labor league of Great Britain. In St.
Etienne, France, sixty miners attempted to rescue
a comrade from the gen d’armet and one miner
was mortally wounded, la New York, Cooper
union was crowded by people of communistic
vieira to honor the memory of Karl Marx. In Lon
don Lady Florence Dixie was attacked by two men
disguised in women’s clothe* and cut with daggers
la several places.
inthecity. . . „ _
Strawberries are getting cheaper. Colonel Cand
ler continues to Improve. Mr. John Baswell ic*
celved three game chickens from Cuba. There are
now 1,213 convicts in the Georgia peuitentiaiy. The
county jail ha* nearly 200occupants. Atlanta has
been having an anusnal number of fires.
Wednesday, March 81.
The democratic convention of Rhode Island nom
inated William Sprague for governor. Governor
Batts, of Tennessee, signed the bill to pay the state
debt at fifty cents oa the dollar with lntercs. at 3
per cent George W. Conkiiug shot and killed Wil
liam II. Havcrstock for the seduction of his sister in
New York. The Exchatige bat k of Denver, Col.,
and R. E. & H.HoOper’s bank of New Brighton,Fa.,
suspended paj ment. Mr. Scott, the manufacturer
of printing presses, told his patents to R. Hoc &
Co., for 3100,0(0 The New Jersey fire insurance
company of Newark, N. J., decided to retire from
business. Germany and Spain are preparing to
adopt hostile tariff law*. 1 Herr Von Wan gen helm,
German counsellor of state, was shot dead by a dis
appointed applicant for office. Tho governor of
Moscow received a letter warning him that tho
kremlin, where the czar it to be crowned, will bo
blown up during tho coronation ceremony if the
czar refuses to grant a constitution. The apple
crop* around He* Moines, Iowa, havo been killed
by the severe winter. Charles D. Erby died of lep
rosy at the dalem, Mass., almshouse.
IK Till CITY.
A revival is in progress at Trinity church. There
is a great demand from northern peoplo for Atlanta
real estate. The latest proposition is to build a
summer hotel at Pouce de Leou springs.
TI»ur.d H y, March 88.
Sir George Jcssel, master of the rolls, London,
died. Tho antopsy on the body of Pnnce Gortscha-
koff showed that he was not poisoned. Tho Chil
ians are marching on La Paso, Bolivia. An erup
tion of Mouut Etna occurred, accompanied by an
earthquake. Leprosy is spreading in the Sandwich
islands. Sitting Bull has dcqldcd to live a peace
able life and go into the cattle business in Dakota.
The greatest flood for years prevails all over Nova
Scotia. William Stewart, a clerk m tho Cincinnati
post-ofllco, was arrested for stealing from letters
Superintendent Kelgbly, of the Yonngstown, Pa.,
y~Acoomp«n;vshnt/mfr killed John E.no.aJ'Moiiy
Maguire."
IK TUB CITY.
Secretary of Stato Barnett is fending out election
blanks. The Third Baptist church 1. haring a series
of dune parties. Hon. Emory Speer and family have
moved to Atlanta. Tho Ea*t Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad rcoelvcd a switch engine that
will pull forty loaded freight cars.
Friday. March IS.
The vigilant*at Greenhorn, Montana, hanged the
postmaster at that place for barn-burning. The re
ceipts at tho office of the commissioner of iuternal
revenue for tho last fiscal year are 3140,400,000. Tho
treasury department at Washington ordered the
payment of interest due on April 1st, on the 20th
Inst., without rebate. Tho milk meu around New
York city are having a row about prices. William
Cooper, of Virginia, was sentenced to the peniten
tiary for counterfetlng. W. B. Cask, (ho South Car
olina duelist, was arrested and fined for assaulting
James Uernon In Columbia. The Eureka Cotton
mills, at Mt. Airy, N. C., were entirely deatioycd by
fire. Cardinal Manlng issued an appeal asking for
collections In aid of the distressed people in Ireland.
Tho steamer Burgundy, bearing the remalna of
John Howard Payne, reached New York.
IK THE CITY.
Dr. Thad Johnson continues to Improve. The su
perior court will meet on the second of April. Rail
road travel was bettor than for several days past.
State Treasurer Speer paid out 813 333.13 on the ap
propriation for the support of the insane asylum.
Tho city chalngang 1$ fifty-three strong. Real es
tate agents are multiplying in number.
Hatardar, March 84.
The Creek Indians are catlsing trouble in Mon
tana A fight took place in Arizona between cattle
men and Mexicans, Jn which six men were killed.
It Is rumored in London that Mr. Gladstone will
noon retire Iron, the office of premier. A general
call of the national land league of Ireland, of tho
United States and of Canada has been Issued fora
convention to bo held in Philadelphia on April
26th. General Diaz and party left Chicago for the
eastern states. Snow fell In several portions of the
United States. In Dublin the jury found a verdict
of guilty against Nugent and his fsllow prisoners.
Banks and Cunningham, the' negroe* who mur
dered Mr. Rudd, lti Walker county, were hanged
in LaFayette, Walker county.
IK THE CITY.
An Atlanta man ha<« taught a hog the alphabet.
The male trade is good. The external improve
ments on the opera house are nearly finished. De
catur street will be paved with Belgian blocks—the
vamoas Alabama street Spring goods are coming
in. Good Friday was observed at the Episcopal
and Catholic churches.
ftaatfaj, Karri. 85.
The legislature of Arkansas appointed a commit
tee to investigate the accounts of E«-Treasurer
Churchill, and they find him short to the amount
of 8430,600.87. The remains of John Howard
Payne, author of "Home, Sweet Home," arrived In
Washington City, where they will be Interred. J.
B. Marston, clerk in the Equitable Trust company
of New York, defaulted to the amount of 880,000.
J. A. Blackman, of 8L Louis, and Emory Hawka, of
Grayson county, Ky., both postal clerks, were con
victed of robbing the mails. A mail carrier was
shot and killed by Mexicans in western Texas, and
robbed of money and mail matter. The boiler of
John Cassilo’s floor mill in Wrtgbtetown, Ind., ex
ploded. killing two men. Captain Carey, who was
with Prince Napoleon when he waa killed In Zulu-
land, died.
IK TH* CITY.
Ex-Senator David Davis and bride reached the
city. The new cavalry company will be celled
•‘The Governor’s Hone Guards.” Colonel John 0.
Candler continues to improve. Mr. Francis, who
Uvea near the city, exhibited a calf with two perfect
heads, fonr eyes and four ears. The call waa dead.
Willis Meibom, an aged colored man, waa found
deed in his room in rear of 138 Decatur street
A Heavy OtUtatlM.
New Yosk March 24 —The officers of the Equita
bly Trust compauv,l« Exchange place, discovered
this week, that a clerk named J. a. Marston, form
erly in thelremploy, wasa defaulter to the extent
c f about 190,000, taken during the least four yean.
CAMPBRLL’S CONTEST.
Finally Decided by Uaveraar Bojnton In Fnror af
John A. Th«mp»on.
Yesterday Governor Boyuton decided the contest
ed election case from Campbell county by issuing
tho following order; x
Atlanta, Ga., March 23. — John A.
Thompson vs. J. D. Collins. con tested
election for sheriff of Campbell county. While
there Is no law for a recount of votes in an election,
yet the evident purpose of elections is to ascertain
and voice the will of tho people, and I see no rea
son why in a contest, if It is discovered that there
wasa wrong count and votes given to one person
were Improperly accredited to another, the mistake
should not ne rectified by the executive. The two
vote* cast at Rivertown district were counted for
Christopher by the managers, but were cast for
Thompson, as shown by the evidence, and ought to
be counted for Thompson. In all cases where there
are uuMflsfled tax fifas against a voter, and there
U no evidence to show payment, and tho tax col
lector testified that where fifas havo been issued
there has been no payment of taxes, such voter is
disqualified. The votes of persons voting for both
candidates who fall in this class are thown out as il
legal. Does the non-payment of a street tax in a
municipal corporation , disqualify a person from
voting In a county or state election 7 Query, Under
the charter of the town of Falrburn tho town
council only have authority to regulato tho work
ings of the streets. Tho charter of tho town of Pal
metto gives no specific authority for either regulat
ing th« working of the streets or levying a street
tax: While it may be true that the ordinances of
said town prescribing the manner in which the
streets shall be worked specify that upon too pay-
ejections. The vote at Falrburn claimed to be
counted wrong, was brought to tho attention of tho
managers at the time of counting tho ballots, and
was by them canvassed and held *“
THE STATE CAMPAIGN. .. !£*££££
■■ ■ , “Thelast chargo they bring against
A NEW CHARGE AGAINST BOYN
TON PROMPTLY MET.
Ho Served th* Fridman’# Bureau at th* Instance of
ZUa People-Town* County Drciarr* for
Bojnton—Tbs Meeting In Bpaldlnf-Tbe
Press on ttejor Bscon’s Letter.
The campaign grows Warmer as the counties
begin to be heard from. 'Spalding and Towns
have been added to the Boynton column.
Tfio Tabulated Hosulf np to Date.
The following is asvmmary of the counties tha
have been reported np to this morning. McDuttle
is first choice Reese, second Boynton, and Berrien
first choice McIntyre, second Boynton—and as
Reesoand McIntyre are definitely not in the race
the second chotce becomes firstchoico.
The tabulated statement is aa follows:
fling the two votes at Rivertown district would
—ke his vote 4G0. There were 48 illegal votes cast
for him aa ascertained by a careful examination of
the teatlinony. This leaves his legal vote 412. The
returnsshow that J. D. Collins received 160 rotea,
and from a review of the tesUmouy there appears
to bo 52 illegal votes cast for him. This leaves his
legal vote 404 The said Thompson having received
a majority of four votes, after dtducting all illegal
votes, over said Collins, nd tho same being a plu
rality of all the votes cast, he is therefore declared
elected sheriff of the county of Campbell, and ills
ordered that a commission bo issued to the said
John A. Thompson accordingly.
Jamah 8. Boynton, Governor.
By the governor.
I. W. AVTtXY,
Secret*ry Executive Department.
STEPHENS'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Washington, D. C„ December tho 29th, 1836.—
Dear Sir: Your kind letter of tho 15th instant was
received this morning. In reply to your inquiries
and requests, I would briefly stato that my full
name is Alexander Hamilton Stephens. My father's
namo was Andrew B. Stephens, sou of Alexander
Stephens, who served during the revolutionary war
in the state of Pennsylvania, as I have been in
formed. After the war ho moved to Georgia. Uy
mother’s name was Margaret Oiler, daughter of
Aaron Grier. My mother dlod when I was an in
fant. My father died when I was fourteen
yean of age. I waa bom In Georgia,
where I now live. It waa then Wilkes county, now
Talafero. At my father’s death, the place, which I
have since bought back, was sold. There were five
child cn of us left. 1 went to school, and spent
what littlo was coming tome in getting an edit-a-
tion. While at school tho iucidont occurred alluded
to in the newspaper paragraph *ou sent to me—at
least U was while 1 was traveling in a distant part
of the state, during a vacation that the old gentle
man took the strange boy in and treated mm to
well. 1 completed my studies at Franklin college
¥ wm
might school about eighteen months until 1 mad
money to reimburse some friends who aided m
sary book* and was soon admitted—this was in July
U3I. In 1836 I was elected a member of tho lcgMa-
lure of Georgia, and then 1 remained there until
1811. That year 1 was not a candidate. In 1M2 I
was scut to tho seuatc. and in HI3 was e lected to the
house of representatives of the United States con
gress, where 1 have been ever since. This, my dear
sir, in bnef is my history. Yours, most respectful.
Alexander If. Stephen*,
Samuel M. Duncan, NlchoU-ville. Ky.
JRFF DAVIS'S QENEALOQY.
The Cincinnati CommercUl Gizitte prints the
following letter from Jefferson Davis:
Beauvoir, Harrison County Miss., April 12,18S2.
—Samuel M. Duncan—Dear Sir: Yours of tho 30th
ult. arrived at this offlcc during my absonce, other
wise It would havo been sooner acknowledged.
The reason you give for the inquiry makes it a
pleasure to mo to reply. I was born In what was
then Chri-tian county, Ky„ for when Todd county
was cat off of Christian the dividing lino ran
through my father’s houie, and the room in which
I was born is. I have been told, in Todd county.
My father was born in Georgia when it wasa colony
of Great Britain, his father was au immigrant from
Wales, and his mother was a native of Georgia. My
mother w s a native of Mouth Carolina, and her
lather emigrated from Ireland. I believe this
covers the scope of your inquiry, and will, I hope,
be MtUfactory to you. If your former letter of in
quiry was received, tho fact Is not remembered,
but many auch inquiries remain unanswered, be
cause, b*.dii« a private member of society, and hav
ing no wish to be anything else, unless, as in your
case some reason is given for inquiring luto my
genealogy, it is a reasonable sup position that ho
object Is to add another to a collection of autogra
phic letters, ne assured that no disrespect waa in
tended toward you, and beliuvo me to be as a son
of tho same soli with yourself. Respectfully yours.
Jefferson Davis.
CUgjpiL~ir .7.7".'.’!.*
Henry
Rabun
Towns
Wayne
Tho political opponents of Governor Boynton aro
on tho offensive. Within tho last day or two they
have industriously circulated reports that they
would soon uncover i correspondent* between
Governor Boynton and Governor, Bollock, which
occurred during the latter's term of office aud
which would thoroughly annihilate tho present in
cumbent. Tlio loiters were known to bo on file in
tbc executive office, If in existence at all, aud with
a view to ascertain tho wholo truth and to give its
readers tho benefit of an early po-
rusal of there letters that threaten
to play such an Important part in the campaign,
TaiCoKamunoN called on Governor Boyntou yes
terday evening, and asked him what there was Jn
tho report.
‘‘The statement,” replied tho governor promptly,
"that I applied to Governor Bullock for appoint
ment to a position on the superior court boncli. is
true. That those applications and my letters to
him are on file in this office, I do not deuy. On the
contrary, I say they are. hero and yon may see
them, and you may print them If you care to do so,
and I eh|lleuge any man to find any
thing In those letters that reflects
discredit upon mo as a democrat.
The congratulations which are claimed to be
so objectionable refer simply to tho restoration of
civil rule as preferable to tho oppresive military
rule which had dominated over our people so long
aud of which every true Geoiglan desired to bo re
lieved. The reconstruction was not approved but
it was then apparent that civil rule was not attain
able except through that channel.
"You sco I stato that I was not a politician and
was not lntondlog to enter politics.
"The promise that I would notpunuo a course j m* „ r .
ipHtTirr .jSsrefiji nvwnl rtfr p :mmp Jre*«.a»sa«s«!*»TO®f®?
the fair minded public of Georgia will render be-
i, is that I
accepted a position in the Freedmon's bureau Just
after the war. I never did anything I was prouder
of than that very thing, and never did my (>eople a
greater service. Tho facts are these: Tho bureau
at Griffin was in the hands of a bad and designing
man. He made his office an engtuo of great op
pression aud danger. Tho people were seriously
alarmed,a d there was bad blood between tho race*.
.\t length something had to bo done. A public
(peeling was called aud it was the largest meeting
lever saw in GrllUn, the late Judge Clncinnatus
1 copies I remember taktug prominent part in the
(frocecditigs of tho meeting, which was attended by
the most promluent and very b^st peoplo of tho
city and county. I was unanimously requested
by tnat meeting to tako the placo
and administer It in tho interest of peace rather
than violence. Although the call was then uuanf
raous, I reluctantly consented to fill the place, and
I believe that in no doing I averted much trouble
and confusion In the community. Should their
muiiicu, uc rviH.-au.-u i nomu *k*iii, win* ui»
JinMon than I then had, enter a service as humble
and distasteful as was the service to which they
called me In 1867. I did my duty then, aud I am
■Ts, and am thus assailed by them. I stand on
.y iccotd. In peace and in war. 1 havo served my
pte and my people with honesty and devotion,
he people among whom I have lived, my own
■Mple, who know my motives and very heart, apd
who havo watched my life, havo never failed me,
and they never will. Aud I have this further to fay:
Since then 1 havo been three times elected mavor
of Griffin, and havo also been a member of the
state democratic committee, member and chairman
of the county committee. I was afterwards twice
elected to the senate. The second time nominated
Mr the democrats of Forsyth. whon,*by the rotation
rule, that county hsd tho right to name the candi
date for senator of tho district and twice elected
president of tho senate. And no one has, during
all there years, doubted ray democracy or referred
to the fact that 1 had served as agent of the bureau
•« a reason for withholding their confidence and
Suffrage
■ "it Is ptoper tq stato in addition to this, in 1866 j
the tl
.urough the pros •
i.cat part Iq
ihtr, I was disqualified from mllng——WW
between Gordon aud Bullock, but! did during the
(our days of that momorablo election on tho streets
c id at the poll* do all in my power to aid in the
Octtnn of Gi-ncral Gordon and tho other demo
cratic nominees. 1 ’
TllEtPAI.DINO DEMOCRACY.
■Griffin. March 24.—At a mass meeting of tho
d .-mocracy of Spalding county this day held at tho
courthouse, if-n. N J< Drcwry waa called to the
i-halr, and Douglas' (ilcu-tier and W. li. Randall
were made secretaries. On motion of T. It. Mills a
(oinmlttcc of thv were appointed to draft suitable
Irereluti ns, and to suggest the names
«f delegates to tho gubernatorial convention
to represent the couuty and cast Its vote In said
convention. The committee as appointed by the
chair wo* compered of tho following gentlemen:
T. It Mills, J. J. Little, II. T. Patterson, J. D. Brydl
‘and G. G. Hood. After deliberation the committee
Bport< d Hie followingipreamble aud retold lions:
■ We, tlio people of Hpsldiug county (Iwliig tho
neighbors, friends and lmm« diale constituents of I
Hou. James H. Boynton), In moss meeting assem
bled, do hereby heartily ludoire and adopt the fold
1 jiving preamble aud resolutions:
■ Whereas, lion. James S. Boynton has long lived
. > our midst and is personally and lutimateljd
known to all of us, aud, whereas, his ability cuff
titles him to a foremost rank among tho leading
men of our state, being a lawyer of tho highest
■eaal attainments and a counselor of tho ripest
judgment, mid, whereas, as lawyer, citizen and
NEWS OF GEORGIA.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING
AND DOINO.
All tha L*idlnff Crlmw, CaaasUUt, and Other
Zv. ntcHo- t * Cr<p# Tim ugh at tbs 8tsto
Stand-l'ailia About Polities sad HinlaeM
Alai tan of General lutareet, Bto.
HE DIDN'T TEAR IT DOWN.
Ho was evidently from the north, and bis lip was
curled with a fine disdain of all things southern.
Even the universal homage then being paid to Gov
ernor Stephens—for it waa the funeral day—did not
■often him. The mlviOLary spirt* of the yankee
and the pc vlshncsa of the pie-eating dyspeptlo waa
abroad in him and he was bent on correcting some
thing.
"What's this?" he suddenly asked, angrily, stop
ping in front of Burke’s old book store.
That," slowly replied the proprietor, who was
leaning against the doorway, "is a draped picture
of Alec Stephens, with confederate and United
States flog draped and crossed above !L"
Well, sir, that's a disgrace to this great country,
and it ought to be torn down V
'I dou’t think so."
I do. sir!”
f don't—and furthermore, it Is none of your bus
iness, If It is."
"I’ll make It my business—I'll tear it down, sir.”
"Stop there!"
He stopped.
"I don’t want to stop you in the pursuance of
what you seem to think a duty,” continued Burke,
speaking very slowly, "but I must say that if you
touch that picture I will tear the top of your bead
off and'fling you across that railroad trade!"
Now, tha 1 ’a just tbs way with you southerners,"
mid the stranger, edging away from Burkt, who bad
confronted him. "You are so hot healed that a
man can’t even talk to you without yotr getting
mad. I never saw such a people. I ain’t going to
have another word to my to you, sir!”
"He Make** alllaSeaaJ Celia Xl Peace."
From the Boston Herald.
It most be admitted that there 1* at least one
lember of the British parliament who has compre
hensive views in regard to Irish emigration. In a
recent debate Sir John Hay told the houseof com-
mousthat the bem thing the govern Aeut coaid do
for Ireland would be to hire 230 tram ports and send
away every mouth 1.-.00 persons In • ach vessel.
Thus In a year Ireland would be relieved of 3,000,-
000 of her population. "That was,” he mid. "the
only pmcoeshy which the Island could be reduce
toaconditioa of contentment" *ir John’s p,ai
offers an ideal illustration of Byron’s line, "Je
stakes a solitude and calls it-poaca."
SWYJj r 1 ! - • j
tho Idea that while Judge I would not tako
an active stand as a politician. I still think if
the bench I would not tAko such active part In
politics as to be objectionable on that account to
any part of the people whom affairs 1 bad to pace
upon?”
"Did you support Bullock for governor?"
"No; I was for Gordon and wasat the polls every
day during the elcctiou working for hissuecess aud
that of the entire democratic ticket. My referen
ces to republicans were mado because they only
had tho car of tho governor, and while differing
from mo iu politics, I hoped they would so com
mend my character and capacity as to influence
tho governor in my favor."
THE THREATENED PUBLICATION.
"The friends of Major Bacon," continued Gov
ernor Boynton, "or at least somo of them havo in
formed me that they havo copies o* them letters
and threaten to publlth them. 1 now give you
them originals. You may copy them and publish
them, aud 1 have not the slightest hesitation in so
doing, uor do I fear the result."
THE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT.
Griffin, July 1,1868.—To bis excellency, R. B.
Bollock, governor state of Georgia: I respectfully
request tho appointment as judge of the superior
court of the Flint Judicial circui*. 1 have been a
practicing lawyer over fifteen years, and have held
the office of ordinary in the county of Butts and
judge of Hpaulding county court. 1 also acted as
agent rf the bureau R. F. A A. L„ aud received
too commendation of Major George Tilren and
Brevtt Brigadier General C. U. Sibley and tho r*
proval of all classes of my fellow citizen*. As
my capacity and politics 1 re }»octfnlly refer to I
citizens of my county. Having held judicial office
prior to the war am dhqtiali
juiot iu hid ur-|iimiuw uuurr iuu,iuui-
tecuth article of the constitution of the United
States. Respectfully your obedh ntservant.
James 8. Boynton.
THE SECOND COMMUNICATION.
Griffin. Ga., July 25. 1868.—Hls Excellency, Ru
fus B Bullock, Governor of Htate of Georgia: 1 con-
S ratulste you upon ths restoration of Georgia to
le union and your Inauguration as governor of
the proud old commonwealth Heretofore 1 present
ed you with au application for tho api»ointment of
judge of the superior courts of the tnird judicial
circuit, In which 1 stated that I bad been a practic
ing lawyer over fifteen years; had acted as ordinary
of Butts and as judge of Hpaldlng county court,
bureau agent, etc. 81. ce then 1 have not troubled
you with personal appeals, uor have I sought to
create an outside pressure, because I was sailified
that your appointment* would be made after thor
ough Investigation as to character, ability, etc., of
the various applicants, and to this end 1 respect
folly refer your excellency to thejteuUrroen whom
uames appear on next page, w h . know me and can
speak advisedly of my ability, fitness, cbaracteraud
the manner In which my appointment would be re
celved by the people of the circuit. Respectfully,
your obedient servant, James0. Boynton.
[The following are the names alluded to:]
A. G. Murray, D. A. Johnson, J. C. ftwayze. J.R.
Compton. A. Ogletff e. John Aiken, CharlesO. Jvbn-
son. T. W. Thurman, leading n publicans of epaM-
lng county.
Dr. W. II. Whitehead.J. R. Willis, Indian Spring,
Butts county.
Hon. Thomas Speer, senator 22nd district.
Hon. A. D. Kunnally, senator 26th district,
lion. W. F. Jordan, mnator 28th district.
Hon. James Atkins,Hon. William Markham,Miles
G. Dobbins, Atlanta, Gs.
Also to any member of the bar residing at Griffin.
THE THIRD LETTEE.
Griffin. Ga., August 10,1863 -To IIU Excellency
B. B. Bullock, Governor ot Georgia: In the two
previous communications touching my appoint-
ment as judge of die Flint circuit no allusion was
made to my political stat as. I have demeaned ray-
self respectfully to all parties, taking no decided
public stand politically, because I am not. and do
not, pro pom to become a politician. For them
reasons I am not inimical to either party, and there
fore believe ih«tln the main my appointment would
be acceptable to the bar aud people of the circuit.
If appointed I shall not certainly pur»ue a cours*
p lineally obnoxious to thorn ot my friends who
place me in position. I trust you may find it con
sistent with your judgment and feelings to give
me the nomination If your excellency rtieuld de
sire to communicate with me pereoaalfy. it will af
ford me great pleasure to calf at sucd time as you
may deMgna* * * ** - —
vaat.
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7 Ja mm BoYNTo
nate. he; c'jtfullj-, yonr obedient Mr-
Uovrmar Itoynton NpenLs
O* TO, ItlltT or mt JKItVICK IV TH, ruu,«'i
K'UIO.
Governor Boynton tnfd:
"I WM prepared lot the iccuHomed violence end
ebn.. ol certain Mend, ot Mr. Bacon. They hare
steadily denounced every gentleman who happens
to he In their way. lam not afraid of tha verdict
; nHi,Iiu.ilI, it 11*11 wnuifiw, iii innjui, uiiim ii auu
friend tve hare ioi (known him to be a Kcutlonrati
el .trlct Integrity, uiintlllcd character and of true
and devoted frlondihtpe, u man 111)0 it
a hone word nnd- fidelity nil mil Implfi llly
-ely; and. whereas, the 'lfnmuetble . dfiuh of
he grant -tepheusmake, him neodMrfly n’catlffl*
for the nlUce of governor of fieorgin,
_ erefurc, lie it rewired, flrtl, WHIM wo do not
In any .ciiiiodUHirege tlio merit, of any nihor gen
tlemen who ha. betel named for Ihl. high olUco,
and believing that either of them would make a
good excel! 11 to for uurcommnu wealth, we do. nov-
enhelCM. know that by the elevation of our fellow
citizen. JameaB. Boynion, to the highest ofllco In
uoorgla. our .lata will .ecure a governor who, for
ability, admlnUtrafive talent, and .Mot and devo
ted adherence to honraty, and to prlnrlfde will well
llln.irate tne true manhood of our people, and
fleet honor up .n ourgovernmenf.
lie-solved 2d.That wnll.t wo deprecate that apeclr,
of paritaan polhlui which will allow political op
ponent, to uttdotmlno tho parly Handing of »ueh
men a. (Jovemor lloynton ny unfair crnlcUm of
aci. which tho condition ot alratr. ot flficcti yenra
ago made propor. and to the hot Iniorof. of hi.
peoplo that we, hi. friend, and neighbor., do amen
that in the recently published Icttonof Governor
lloynton fo Governor H. U. Bullock, there-1. con
mined nothing now to u>, and that no applied to
Governor Bullock for tho pavilion of Judge of the
Pilot Circuit, at tho enrnot nntucfft af hi. people,
.ml In response to tho general rxpremed with ol
the her of this circuit anil good cltKous of this com
munity, who were directly Interested In a fair ami
honest .dmliil.tratloii of the law, and
who were well mil-tied of hls constancy
to hls |MX>plo, and of bis unsweivlng
devotion to the principle, of tho democratic
Governor Boynton ha. llvad among u. bo-
iurtug and .luce the war, and as hla county-
meu and neighbor, we do • Jemnly assert Ibat at
uotlmemud lit no campaign has he failed to tie In
the front rank, of Ihtwo who were battling for the
principle, of hottrst government a. r -prtoen ted by
tne organised democracy, nor do wo forget that
true a. he was In the ermle. of the coufederato
states, he was equally true and valllautin his four
day.devotlou to our party at the poll, when Gov
ernor Itulb.'k waa a candidate fur governor again.!
General Gordon, nor ha. hi. democracy over boon
questioned by anybody who know him, and them
publication, are only an effort of hla opponents to
mislead move who do not know him..
Uewlvod 3tl, That wo know the circumstance of
bis .coopting the position of what was known a.
freedtnen’s bureau agent. The fact, wore thee:
nom. penon was requited to accept Ihl. position
and tho .election of an agent was allowed to our
people. We aMcmblcil lu mem meeting and re-
quested our fellow citizen, James H. Boynton, to
accept this place for our houelli,audhe was wit-
ling to serva hi. people In this as lu all other
emergencies, although much egaln.t bla will and
to bis personal dbadvantago, and by hi. peraonal
sacrifice, vtd this community much trouble.
Rewired, That the delegation Ihlsday.ppolnted
to ihe.tan* convention la heteby requested to u.o
all fair ami honorablo means to protuo e too ooml
nation of our di.Uugnlshed fallow dilsen as the
candidate of our party for Ilia governorship of the
•late.
Tho following delegate, were thereupon reported
jr too committee ana appointed by too convention,
V. D. M-muke, W. B. Iludson. N. It. Drewry, T. R.
Mills. J. I. limit, M. Patrick, J. J. Little. K- W.
Hammond, J. G King, W J. Kincaid, J. I., Bass.
U. V. Pa'toraon. Colonel It. j. Bailey, J It. Boyd, J.
I. Hall, T. J. Brook., Frank Flynt. W T. Trammell,
Her. O. K. McCalfr Meeting then adjourned.
View a or tbn l-rena.
■WYNTON *114. MAKK A OlOVirtkD GOVISKOR.
From the haGrsngo Reporter.
Mr. lloynton will make an able and dignified
governor.
BOYVTOV WILL lUVk A WALK OVER.
From tho Hpringplece Times.
Tha indication, art that fJorernor lloynton will
hare a wa,k over.
vovk asms qcaurian tusk voyvtoh.
From too West Point KnterprlM.
Thera are many men in Georgia well qualified to
Bit toe oflloc, but none more worthy or bolter quali
fied than Governor James it. Boynton.
aovkutoa aoYvrov i.to* ravoarrr.
From the Coweta Advertiser.
We doubt not, however, that Governor Boynton
la toe favorite of our p-ople for Ihl. high office,
and his nomination would ce.taioly he well pleas
ing to us.
SUCH VtK A* BOYVTOV VgCDVO.
From tha Cherokee Ad ranee.
1 boa far. Governor Boynton takes hold ol things
The Trelevant claim, and the cam of toe two Chi
namen salt. " "
ward, do ioi
high places
Tits riorut AMI rok vovvtov.
From theTbomamdlle Times
The people an (or Boynton lot governor and are
nrstog hi. nomination. The soreheads politicians
and political deadbeats oppose him, from the fact
that they know him to he a man and cannot he coo-
trolled by them.
GOYEkVOk BOYVTOV A WOBIHY CITIZEN.
From the llawklnsrllle Dispatch.
Wa haveexprawed our preferences for Ifon. A.O.
Bacon lor governor, bat we have never lost tight of
tbs fact that lion. James N. Boynton, who It now
—''tgmtMg — * ■
ay citizen.
Ct'TiinF.nT, Httrcli 20.—A trip of forty-live
miles ill n buggy, through Itnndolph and
Qiiittnnn counties, brought to light two facts
that cannot fail to bo of interest to your read
era among tho farmers of Georgia. First,
the acreage in oats, though not large, promt
sea to yield abundantly. It has been fertil
ized highly In almost every instance, and
looks rcmarknbly lino. Second, composting
at home ia tho motto of the farmers of this
section. One of tho largest donlers in fortiil
sera in Cuthhert, reporta that it la with dim
culty be con supply enough acid phosphates
to be used for this purpose. The supply of
kanit at tills point has also been exhausted
Furman’s success and his methods have im
pressed the farmers of southwest Georgia.
They propose testing them this season.
Brunswick, March 20.—Henry C. Taylor,
who shot Columbus Hibbard, on Friday night
last, had a bearing to-day before James K.
Lanihrlgbt and W. W. Watkins, Justices of
the peace. Of the six witnesses sworn only
ono saw the shooting. Two aworo to seeing
deceased flourishing his pistol during the
evening. R. M. Tiaon, ths witness present
at tho shooting, swore that deceased ap
proached witness and accused fn a threaten
ing ntsuner, with n drawn iilstol, and that
Taylor tired on him In self defense. The
prisoner was discharged.
Acoista, Mnri-li It).—On Saturday night a
man named Cobb, employed at tlio ihttli
(taper mill, waylaid the lorenmn, Phillips,
knocked him down with his list and then
stiuck him on the head with aclnb. Phillip
struggled to hls feet, when a friend rushed up
and handed hint a pistol. Phillips, however,
declined lo uao It, and walked ofT.
Cobb then procured n shotgun
and again waylaid Phillips, tiring twice
at him from behind n tree,
nnd shooting him In the arm. Philttps, who
had jirocured a stioteun, returned tho lire,
lot bring somo smalt allot in Cobb’s neck, but
inflicting slight Injury. Cobb was arrested,
but afterward escaped
C1.AYT01., March It).—Hnbun superior conrt,
Judge Estes presiding, isstlll in session. Tito
chso of the stato rs. Arunda), charged with
tlio rourdcrof Keener, in 1870. was called, nnd
after a three duya trim a verdict was rendered
for tlio defendant. 8olinitor-General Erwin,
ox-Scnator Pope Harrow anti Colonel H. P.
Bell represented the defense, end the solicitor
f roncral pro lent, W T Cram, and W. L. Mar-
or tlio state. Solicitor General Erwin was
disqualified to represant the state in tho case,
ho having been retained as counsel fordefend-
ant prior to his election to tho solicitor gen
eralship. Twenty-seven esses of murder and
homicides itsve been committed in Rabun
county since tho war. and not ono of tlio ac
cused have paid tho death penalty.
A raven's nest was found near the romantic
•“Rerabat" place, to which General Toombs
refugeed from the federate in 18flA. Tlio raven
was jet black. It would have perhaps weighed
six or seven pounds, nnd Its tail was probably
six inches In length,
Lawbxsckvit.i.e, March 19 —In my brief lo
cals from this place to your paper lu tlio Bun-
day's Issue there occurred a mistake In that it
stated that Eh Btevcmon would ho hnngod on
tho -till day of May, end as It Is a very unus
ual event J liustcn to make a correct!,;,. The
sentenco of the court was as follows: "Tho
Hints vs Elbert M. Stevenson, indictment for
murder and verdict of guilty, in Gwinnett
superior court, March term, 1883. Where
upon It ia conairit-rcri and adjudged by the
court that tha said Elbert M Stevenson be
taken from the bar of tills court
lo tho common Jail of this county
where the said Elbert M. .Stevenson shall lie
securely kept until Mny the lltli, in the
present year, when lie shall ha taken to tho
gallows to bo provided for by tho ordinary of
this county, within ono ntllo of the Jail of
this county, where ho shall bo publicly exe
cuted between the hours of 10 a m., and 2
p. in., on said day, by the sheriff of said
county, by hanging him by tlio neck until
lie, tho said Elbert M. Htevenson, he dead,
anil may God Almighty have mercy on IBs
soul,” In reply to the court’s inquiry us to
whether lie list] anything to say why sen
tence of death should not be pronounced up
on him according to law, bo simply replied
without a quiver of emotion, "I don't think
its just.”
IIastwim., March 24.—After a Uirco days
trial the jury havo just returned a verdict of
not guilty in tlio case of the state against
Adams and Rucker, for the murder of W. M
Dooly, manhsl of Hsr'well. Court will ho
coutfiiued during next week long enough to
clear the jail,
liooAnsvii.il, March 23.—On the 20th
Inst, a dilliculty occurred between W. II.
Ill- dime and Antney Jenkins, in which the
latter was shot, the hall striking nenr tha col
lar lions. On the 22d tlio wife of Antney
Davison applied lo Justice U F. Moreland
for a warrant, amt W. II. Illedsoo was at once
brought before the court. After a long ntttl
tedious trial the defendant was discharged by
tlio court
Ki.Bsr.Tox, March 24.—Judge Thomas R
Alexander died of paralysis, near here, yes
terday morning, aged about seventy ycrart
Judge Alexander was a member of ons of tho
oldest and liest families in Elbert county and
has been a prominent matt in the county (or
forty years. He was a brother of Colonel
I’. W. Alexander, of Marietta. He leaves a
large family.
CttrnsxKT, March 24.—An accident oc
curred nesr Morris's station last night, be
tween Cuthberl and Eufauls, which might
have been very serious. The hind wheels ol
the eab of s freight train, en route for Macon,
Jumped the track while crossing the tresscl
over the Fautaula creek. It ran thus on llic
cron ties for a mile, lacking 300 yards. Judge
Clark and Colonel Fluellen were on board,
anil Unto that th y were unable to stop the
train, though they rang the hell lustily.
Acwoutu. March 24.—Her. Mr. Smith, ot
•niton, an evangelist of ths Cherokee Preskr-
tery, commenced a aeries of meetings tut
night at the Pretbytrrian church. Manuel
Gregory, the Rome nrgro that burglarized Mr.
Orlando Awu-y'e houso lest December, and
then and there attempted to murder him by
catting with a knife, wu arraigned before the
•n tierior court for trial on the 22d. He pleaded
guilty to burglary and wse convicted of as
sault with intent to murder. For tbc two
crimet Judge Brown sentenced bim tor sixteen
years.
Savannah, March 24.—'The father of the
boy, lir.dy Haines, who was found shot
in east Savannah, baa had three men arrested
oh a charge of murder and committed to jail
Sentuel Green ts suspfeioned ot doing the
shooting and the two others ss accessory The
coroner s jury brought in a verdict that the
boy was killed by unknown parties. The
father claims to have evidence.
Katmton, March 23 —Superior court con
verted here on Monday lari. Yesterday was
devoted to the trial of the Stale vs. Calvin
Jordan, colored, charged with the murder of
e white man named McKsvitt, in November
list. A jury was chosen without trouble, and
after a tedious trial, brought in a verdict last
night of guilty, recommending imprisonment
for life. The murder wu a most diabolical one,
end Jordan would douhtlc-'c! have hung for
It bad not the evidi-ti'-- u>-n |, .fly ■ .r- <»-
■tintlal. On Monday morning about the
middle of November, MrKavitt, who lived
about three miles from Katonton, left home
riding a mule with the intention of going to
town, fn tho afternoon his mule returned
home riderless, without saddle or bridle.
Search was instituted for him. and bis body
was found on Thursday following, with the
skull crushed in sovcral placc-s, about a hnlf
ntfle front his home, hid tn a deep gully in a
pine thicket. The circumstances all pointed
to Jordan as hls murderer, sud he tvaa tried
yesterday with tlio above result.
Daulonxoa, March 21.—The parties ac
cused of the murder of Willis Gaddis have
Itecn on examination for two days, before
Justices Worley and Moore. Tljo wife of
Gaddis testified: About 10 o’clock at sight
several men canto to the house ami called for
Mr. O. to go out to them, which he declined
to do, but after a time lie got up and dressed
himself ind made nn efl'ort to escape by tho
hack door of tho house, but in tho
yard lie was met by Stringer and Roberts,and
as ho ran part them J. M. Stringer drew his
pistol anil sliot bint. From this woundGaililis
died In two days. Mrs. Gaddis set the dog
on Mr. Stringer, who tired a shot at him and
another at Gaddis. Thero.wire two or three
other men at the spring hear by, but Mrs.
Gsddla did not recognize them. Tho Jtwn
men named were bound over and remanded
to jail.
FIREIN COLUMBUS-
The Fsatslsa Warthsase I-slA Is Ashcs-8,000 Hairs
„rCo-ton llrsIrsjrsA-Lsss 4300,000.
From tho Columbus 8un.
tine of the n.ost disastrious Arcs that lias
occurred in this city since the night of the
great tiro which burnetl the Rankin houfo,
more titan three years ago, visited the town
lost iiigitt In this conflagration ono of tlio
moat prominent and Inmottant of our ware
house* was swept away by the flames. Whllo
nearly all of Columbus was wrapped in slum
ber, and at the hour of ono o'clock, a. tit., a
light was seen to shoot up which illuiulnntcd
cverllilng in tho vicinity of Front street. At
first it was thought to ho a vivid flash of
lightning, but, alas, it was soon ascertained
to bo tlio Fontaine warehouse. The police
men who were on tho beat gave the alarm
as soon as the firs was discovered,
but not until almost tlio cnliro
building was enveloped in flames did
any one know of the approaching danger.
Policemen Roberts and McDaniel were tlio
first lo discover It, and at almost tlio satno
moment was it discovered from this olllcc.
When tho alnrm was sounded tbestreets wora
soon filled with the firemen and citizens, ami
hundreds wrro hastening in tho direction of
tlio lurid light. Wo havo seldom seen tlm
llremon more prompt in answering the call of
tlio alarm bell, hut-it was of no nvall. Tlio
lire had gained loo much headway beroro be
ing discovered, and litis morning, where yes
terday was seen one of the best warehouses In
tho city, a heap of charred coals and ashes
is presented. Fortunately, Mr. Al
bert Dozier, tlio bookkeeper for
the warehouse, arrived on tlio
zeeno soon after tlio alarm was given with tlio
keys to the oflico anil safe, and witli the as
sistance of those present, succeeded in saving
tho hooks nnd papers of tho Arm. Tho hooks
nnd papere belonging to Captain J. A. Slting-
loui , tt 1 olliee wax III the oriniil story of
the building, were also saved. Owing to ttio
headway which tho Arc hud gained when dis
covered, It was Impojeiblo to save titty of the
cotton, of which tltcro were ubout .‘l.-l.io bales
in stock. Tlio building was also totally de
stroyed, and it required considerable cflort to
savo tlio Alabama warehouse, which is only
a few feel south of where the hurried building
stood. Tlio wurchnuse business was con
ducted liy Messrs. D. T. llntchcr nnd Judge
W.1I, lfratinou, under the Arm name of
nntchcr ,fc Brannon. Tito building wus own
ed, three-fourths by Mr. A. I Ages anti ono-
fourtlihytho estate of J. It. Clapp. It was
valued ut $27,600 by the city asscssors.nnd wus
insured for only $10,000, in tho Southern
Mutual. The origin of tho tiro Is a mystery.
Resides the cotton, there was-hunted 40 rolls
of bugging and 300 bundles of tics, valued at
11500; 20 barrels of syrup, at $300; logins, at
$2,000; 41 hates of domestics, at $3,000; guano,
a> $700, anil a wagon volucil at $05, making
$0 008, Wo learn that between
$10,000 amt $16,000 worth of hug
ging belonging to Messrs. Ulndo & Freer, wus
burned, upon wltlrli there was no insurance.
Estimating tho cotton at$t5 per bate, the loss
front this sourco amounts to $155,2VJ. Tlio
firm carried Insurance on tlio cotton and
ntcrchnndiso amounting to $145,000, of which
amount companies represented by Mr. J. J.
Whittle, low $88,000, and a greater part of tlio
b'dnnro Is carried by companies represented
hv Brannon & Ulacknisr, I). F. Wilcox slid
Mu I ford A lipping. Mr. Willcoxcamcdnboul
$25,000. Conijinnics represented by Messrs.
Yongs * Grimes, carried about $io,u<*>.
Other agents probably carried small amounts.
At this lata hour ft Is impo--ihk- t„ give
exact figures. The lose on cotton It about
covered by insurance, and the individual
atorert will hardly loso anything. Mr. Wol-
senger, who Is employed in the ofllco of tho
warehouse, lost Ills furniture and a cheat of
tools, valued at $360, which were stored iji
tlio warehouic. Tlio total lots, Including
building and contents, foot up over $200,000,
with an Instinnicc ot $165,Ml. leaving s net
Ion of about $4$ 000; At 3:20 this morn*
ing» wiillo tho colored firemen wero
idaying on iho burning cotton, tho
front wall fell out, injuring six of
them; John Hell, foreman of Champion
No. 0,^8* Kcriously hurt on tho head and
shoulder; Peto lUley wbe similarly injured:
llcury Robinson received a painful wound
on the bead; Jake Gate's leg wa* badly bruis
ed, and J. It. I)avi* had hi* arm and linger se
verely mashed. It wa* indeed fortunate that
DO one WM killed, pr# Stanford did nil that
wax possible under the circumstances, for the
unfort11n:it«• nn u ami t!i«-y rrccivol kind at
tention from their white and colored friend*.
None of tho wound* are considered very dan
gerous, though quito painful. At 1 o’clock
thin morning fire wss discovered in tlio
simples at the Alabama ware
house, but by an early discovery of the *ame,
it was extinguished by carrying tbc burning
cotton into tho streets. At -1:30 a.m., tho
firemen aro still at work throwing water upon
adjoining buildings and tho burning cotton
of (be Warehouse, but then* it no danger of
the fire spreading, as it is under complete
control Atone time fire wo* discovered in
the cotton in tho, Alabama warehouse, but
extinguished by the prompt action of the
firemen. Owing to tlio late hour anti tho
excitement attendant upon the occasion, it
is imposible lo give a fuller and more ac
curate report than wo have given above.
The waterworks have only a four inch
pipe laid on Front street. In the original
plan it WM contmnjil.iu d HU plying tlmt
street from tho main pipo on iiroad street.
Tbo Front street pipe connects witii the
main at Thomas street. With connection on
three plan with tho largest nozzles used ami
through about one thousand feet of h»*e. the
stream was not as strong as it would havcgH
been if there bad been a larger pipe on this
street. The fire last night developed this,
and shows that the pipe on that street won
not adequate. This is no fault of the water
works.
GEOkoia GObSiP.
b*rt Talks With th* SrHb#a af the Cmmmtj |*rcM -
*•« cMfel r*r«er*, Hie.
“lnviuton Apical: There Ii a augarberry bush
growing near here that ha* two klml* of fruit-one
of suKarberrica and the other chlnaberrlca.
Mr. Ed. Fouler, of Cobb county, has just bought
a fine Jerwy heifer for f 100.
A flock of wild geese passed over Irwinton Thurs
day evening last, moving northward, which, ac
cording to the prognostication* of long standing,
means that cold weather J.i passed for this season.