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12 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUITONi ATLANTA, Giv TUBSDAT JESST 2’5 1888. THRODGHDIXIE WHkT THBSOUTHBRK FOLKS ARE SAVING ANOiDOINO. rr.al..« alum <M up VroubUaM Bsvoral arp fthot-A Kurdar and dulolda-Pamral Firaona Browsed - * Ladr Bad Oaar bp an JUalna-oiftar Inlaraallni Wawi. Alabama, Oliver Jarkaoti,charred with themunlcrofM. county Jail hen total. . hla store banted over hint to conceal the crime. Kentucky. Mcaoa Dawson, colored, rerand to pay hla fare on the Owenaboro and KaabTillo road re. cantly, and waa ejected by tbe combined of- forte of Condnotor Thompson and apanenger near JtuerotviHe. Aa tba train moved off Dawson Jumped on the platform and bepan firing a revolver through the crowded coach. Keren ahote were fired and A. II. Clin ton, a farmer, received' three of thorn, being fatally wounded, A11-the otbera atrnck the aeete and did no damage. Dawaon was cap tured and taken to Jail. There la much Indig nation and aome talk of lynehlng. Went Virginia. A murder and anieide occurred in Lincoln county, Monday night. Mrs. Margaret Donau, widow, became inaane from religione fanaticism and imagined that aha had Men railed neon by the Lord to sacrifice tho lives ofbenelfand her three children to divine wrath. Karly in the evening the threw her- arlf upon her knees and spent several hoars In wild tarings. She then arose and arming herself with a large, sharp carving knife,made her nay to the room occupied by her three daughters, aged twelve, ten and rut tire throat of each child and blade Into her own heart. The bodice were discovered yesterday by neighbors, who state that the room waa so bespattered with blood at lo liear a very strong reiemblanco to a Slaughter house. Virginia. Tbe following Is tbe history of thetragedy at Martlnsborg Hqtnrday night. May 14: "Kal.rday night an anonymoua circular wee issned and posted up all over town. It seri ously reflected onW K. Terry, a young busi ness man, and hla father, tbe late William Terry, a prominent cltlsen. Monday morning Terry telegraphed for bit two brothers, J. K. and benjamin Terry, living at Aiken station, 1*0 miles away. They arrived at 1 n. in., and after u brief consultation went to the printing office and demanded the author of the card. Tbe printer told them it waa Oolonel P. D. Spencer, a member of tbe town board and ono of the' " tires returning from their work, the Terry brothers started in tho direction of Spencers factory. When about half way they were mat by Spencer, with his brother and several friends. W. K. Terry addressed a few words to Spencer, who told him not to shoot. Just then aome one fired a pistol and the shooting lierama general. Forty ebota were fired. W. K. Terry waa shot from the rear, the ball en tering near hla spine and lodging In his right breast. Jake Terry waa shot through the ab- domeu and fell dead, lien Terry was shot through the neck and In the body. Spen cer waa shot In the hip, and his busi ness partner, Tarlton Brown, received two balls in the groin, and Is thought to be fatally wounded. Jonas, a saloonkeeper. It. L. (tregory, clerk at Lee hotel, and Sandy Martin, colored, a mechanic, are all seriously hurt. The last two were hit by stray tolls. The Terrys are well known and members of an old family and occupy high sootal position. Mono of them are married. Saturday after- the tan bill parsed by the town toard of whl lug kh nuwmvi p*mm m uioiuxwr, uuttuwuiu uuv lUI— tify in the popular opinion the card which followed It at night, aud which brought on the tragedy. Tennessee. A gloom waa thrown over Lenoir* Saturday rvaiung by a terrible accident, which resnltbd In the less of fire Urea. Ham Winton, a woll known colored flat boatman, partly loaded hi- barge with grain at Lapsers lauding about time miles above Lsnoiri and drop per! down to Mr. William IlntteU’s landing, one and a half miles east of Lenolre, where he finished hla load of grain, llo took Mr. Wil liam Buaiell, hla daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Jrrkauu and her little daughter Annie, aged i gbt yean, and Andrew liall a white tenaut of Hr. Unssell aboard aa paaaengan and started for Lenolra. When about a mile east of Lenolra tbe boat suddenly began to sink. Mr. Bussell, who is advanced in yean,mule a heroic ellbrt to save Mrs. Jackson but without avail. She and Mr. Hall, who had also grasped her, sank to rise no men. Three negro boat bands reached the shore aud came to the rescue of Mr. Iltasell who was completely exhausted and at the point of drowning. Ham Winter, who was a large mueoular man and aa expert swimmer ndn ed on the Black Warrior. But a short time had elapsed after parting with bis son, before the father concluded to take a “stand" for a deer. He had been standing but a few minutes until ho heard something running through ths bushes, and at once discovered It to be a deer. He raised hla trusty rifle and fired, but be beard hla son cry bare killed me!" Ills father hastened at once and discovered that he had shot hla son through tbe brain. He had fallen, bathed gotten upend was wiping the blood from his face when hla father reached him. The old man, wild with grief, asked bis boy if be waa hurt much, when tba answer came: “Father, I will die.” In a letter to his brother in Bnfoid, In this county, Mr. Tuggle says that no pen or tongue could depict the horrible feelings he bad, to see the life-blood of his son ebbing away, and to know that he had given the fatal blow. The son lived abont nine days after the sad occurrence and then died. The son leaves a wife and seven children. There Is a colored church in Newton county whose members have a mania for funeral ser mons. One old fellow's funeral has been preached six times at this church within the put eight months. Colonel A. J. Pound, from Milledgevllle, waa in Hawklnsville last week iust from a visit to tbs cattle raagea of Wilcox, Irwin and Worth counties. He purchased lut week six hun dred head of beef steers from the-atock raisers of the counties named. He will pass through Hawklnsville this week with the first drove, which be will take to Macon. He ssys the cattle are In fine condition. The winter wu very cold,but dry, and the cattle have fattened rapidly since the young grass came out. The Boms Bulletin says: The Mormons even while they are emhamaslogly on the defensive at home, are at work aggressively in the' _ . loir elders have mads fifty converts In the neigh borhood of Seney, and ire learn also that they bare made one hundred converts around Fish Creek. Even in the suburbs of IComc they have left their tracts and attempted to mako converts. There onght to be some law to stop the spreading of this blight. Why should not the law against emigrant agents fit the. r case 7 Tbe following wu received from Darien, Saturday, and will explain itself: “I am alck, captain,” said Steward Hurittsman to Captain Lowery of tbe British bark Lydia at Dohoy. "Please do not carry me to sea with PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. [Continued From Eleventh Page.j old Houston will vote almost solid for Gordon A well-known gentleman who has just returned from Lumpkin, Stewart county, tayr. “I never iaw= ouch a revolution In sentiment aa there haa been in titewart county. A few weeka ago Lumpkin waa solid for Bacon. Last week out of elgbty*one white voters In |the town of I.umpkin bat three mil. dviiii n. a uiie icKKc 1 the 16th Georgia wrltea ilia following: "Maykvu.le, May W, 1886.—To General John B. Gortyn, army northern Virginia. General order* No. 7, John H. Gordon move your division to tbe front and take charge of the cxecutire chair." Tbe following was received last night: On Boa it n Stkauks John J. Bcav. vi a Cl d a a Bi.cfp, A la.-fSpecial. 1-The vote of the “Mulbat- ton Fishing club," of Home, for governor,taken om the steamer John J. Seay, waa for General John B. Gordon, nineteen votes; Major Bacon, two, and tw o undecided. Miuutton fi*h ino ci.ru, Per Commander Seay.' The recent statemant In jjila column that both i he above wai pot to type, we notice in TW* Con- smurfo* that Major Bacon ha* acknowledged, that be did resign. That settle* it! A coimpondent from Cuthbert writes that, giving Bacon all the doubtful men and non-com mittal men. Cuthbert stands one hundred and six for Gordon and sixty-four for Bacon. A vote taken In a country district stood twenty-four for Gordon, three tor Bacou, with nine to bear from. Cuthbert claims* that tho first Gordon club In the state-was organized in that town with Captain M. I. Atkin*, an old veteran, as chairman. Lexington, Ga., Way 21.—[Special]—We regret to comet our worthy home paper, the Echo, but In order to lay before the readers of the kiate, wc will »ay that the vote In this place before the arrival of the speakers waa 26 to 1! for General Gordon, and not aa the Echo claims, 22 to * for l(a*ar Bacon. Wo note many changes from Bacon Ion after the speaking, and more to follow. nnsuua*ggasis. let, put the Advance down for General John B. Gordon for governor, and, while you arc about it. Just euter Cherokee county on ilie tame line with It. The “right arm of Lee" will be strengthened in Cherokee by'an over- v helming majority, either In the primary or gem Cakroi.f.ton, Ga., May 22.—Editors Consti tution ; We are nearly solid for General Gordon, ♦he treatment he received from a few in Augusta, haa made him many friends here. We are rar- .. .1 little Annie Jtckeon and tuailo a noble effort to lave her, but they went down to gether with the little girl’s arms tightly ids,pad around his neck. Mack Higa, a negro haat band who could not swim.was also drown ed. Diligent efforts ban bean made to recover the tod Ha, but without enooeea. Little Annie Jarkaon’a hat and a basket, found stout half e mile below tho annkan heat, are the i,uly tracts of tha loatonaa that have been diacov Mn. Karr Jones, a widow, “4 yean old, waa ran over Ora transfer engine at a railroad nuuiiut Iff, bash,Ills, and instantly killed, toll:a hot" rlWy mutilated. The roenuer'a Jury rendered a verdits vxouerattne the railroad and alanalman at the eittatug, Mrs. Jonea had some cows and wav aiiempltug to drive them homo when the acvldont occurred. Tho flagman signaled tee approachtag engine, tint she appeared not to notice (lie Mgnals. Mia Jotoa waa In comfortable rlrcuniMauoe* she was childless ami has a brother hi Alabama. Iter it mains will be Interred at Mb olivet ceme OEOnatA NEWS. IheKew* alike Week Throughout the Hlalr Itrlefiy Chronic Ird. It is reported that many dead fish are. seen Hotting In tha waten of I.ittlo river. Tho guano deposited In the fields along this stream hao been washed Into tho river by the heavy “Cm l tha waten Mr. Tom Moore, of 8paldlng county, had tho mbfortunetoaticka twig in hla eye while plowing recently. Aa he waa running the for- row the mule passed under a neack tree and a awaylng limb dew hack and inflicted a severe thoogh fortunately It mimed the ptipiL Iknt Valley Mirror Wo met t candidate for ^«iff in I'erry the other day who exhibited the left.ear of a rabbit, tha right foot of a * P**°* J* iwrcoon root, a Mahnyeand thtae coppers with peculiar dales. He claimed that ,B,:h 1 » MObi nation of luck- tatrmaefi waa tmposaible to be overcome, and “• —** aarv of election. Bart Bateman was grato'ng his head very cordially, so as to re- WW »«— o< tho benefit, dmstafte! * aerere rain and wind rtST feoff 1 .? l r J ** ? , UI *' V 4 down or promt *? 0Ml f-, About four rivet, nearly SmwtiE. I ™®“* on M Vinson a "4 the roof blown off HLSSaJLifn? blmpson lost several it&t*, ana caused anch damage »»y flooding. Owinytt Hertid: Several yean ago there moved from (»winnctt countv kfr v-—— n Tnjgto a highly £SURa’JSjSSlfi ,lr - Tuggle has jy liviBg.ln this county quite a number of friendayid relatives. Out day Mr. Tag*!, and Aftefbia7?S/!S!Ll? t M #r *.*t° lrreI hunt. tawinuSstouStolS %| | Mfi,"Wli«»tat Captain yon.” But tba captain was luesora’ “Well, then,” Continued the stewn.d, “I will poison yon on tho trip.” "None of yonr throats wiil change my de cision,” answered Captain towery; “I will carry yop and all tne rest of tha Dutch a of b— along to sea with mo.” Captain towary then told tho steward to fetch a pitcher of wattr into tho cabin, bat tho latter affirmed that he wu too sick to more, whereupon the captain went for the water blmaelf. llarlttiman then pulled a revolver froth bis pooket and fired at tho captain, the bullet slightly gracing hla finger. Captain Lowery, however, fell when he wu fired at and Harittaman, struck with terror at hla own dead, senta bullet through hla own heart. The evidence et the coroner's inquest shows that tod feelings bad oxiatod between the cap tain and hia steward for a long time. The . ury camo to tho conclusion that: "Steward llarittsman came to his death by e plstelahot fired by his own hand,” Headers of Till: Co.VKTiTC'TIoir romomber that in lut November tbe large torn with all the corn, fodder and hay of Mr. John Worley, of (Ulmer county, was burnedup, and supposed to bo the work of an insendiary. Mr. Wor ley's little boy wu sleeping in tho barn at tho timo it wu burnod, and was caught in tho flames and burnod to death, Dave Dover, of (Dimer county, wu ebargod with tho arson, and Friday even ing the Jury rondared a verdict on hia can, after sitting a day and a half. The Jury remained out about one-half hour and ronder. cd a verdict of "not guilty.” Near llomo, Saturday, Matos Byrd, a rolorrd man. waa struck by lightning, two miles from tho rlty. Ho had Just emerged from bis house, and was standing in tho field near a tree when struck. He wu instantly killed, Tho ground on which ho was stand- wu considerably torn up, Lowndes superior court convened lut wesk. Only a fow civil oaaeo wore disposed of, u tho criminal docket wu reached on Wednesday. Bobert Spencer wu pnt on trial for tho mur- dorof Henry Williams in this county last O v tober. (treat Interest wu manifested In the caso of the State re. Bichard Townsend, tho mur derer of K. 1*. Epperson, the sheriff of Bradford county, Fla., near Vnldosta, on Chrlatmu time. Tho trial commenced Tuesday morning. From the beginning tho courtroom waaerowdod with eagsr spectators; there wu hardly standing room to be fonnd. Tho jury retired to mako up tkolr verdict Into in tho afternoon, and in about an hour return ed and pronounced the defendant gniity of murder in the lint degree. Townsend bad maintained throughout tho trial a •liocal indifference to hu surroundings. Ho 1 seemed not to realize In the least tha momen< toua crisis ho wu rapidly reaching. But whan f the court to stand up and life had he wu ordered by tbe court to stand ui wu told that the laat effort for hit lit failed, and that be muat surely dlo on July iHiskw, nuu Hilt us lUUIt BUIl'iy UIU uu el Uly H»th, the time Appointed for hit execntlou, large beads of perspiration ooxed from hit forehead and hit frame shook with fear. Ho it one of the moat desperate characters that ever went to the gallows. Noth white and colorodJ agree that he deserved hia fate. Turpentine hands of N. 8. Larjtfe Go., at Nahunta,rioted Thursday night. It appears that Jsary promised to pay them off on Saturday, and failing to do bo tbe men struck in a body and gathered at the depot. When tho train rolled up they began putting on their baggage when Lary, with two of bis men. came up and t>egan throwing It out again. One, Ford, col- •red, produced a gun, whereupon Lary and is men began firing and a regular fasilade -curred. Tpon investigation it was found hat the Ford brothers, colored, were shot, ono of which died iu half an hour and the other is not expected to live. N. 8. Lary also recalved a wound in the back, hut not serious, Allis quiet now* _ Elections were held inKoyston and Carnosville districts of Franklin county last Saturday on the eteck law question. Koyiton went for stock law by three majority. It is supposed that Gamrtvillo went the same way, but the returns had not been received. A whisky war is going on at Oglethorpe. One glass of calamity water ami two glasses of beer can be bad for a nick. Missis Annio Burghard and Miuuio aud Carrie Davis, are charming young ladies who live out at Masccv’s, some miles from Macon. A few tiaya ago they decided to go a pleasur ing, and procuring a boat* they launched boldly out upon the pond. They did not proceed far !*efore the boat became unmanageable. Itwea 4 oVlrck when they set out, end abont daak they drifted on to a snag and eoutd not help themselves. The boat was slowly filling, •ml at length they got It off, end reached an other mag, a considerable portion of which was cut of water. For five mortal hours they remained in this perilous position. Their shouts and shritks failed to attract attention, ftKd firm some cause their abaenee was not retired. About !>:30 Mr. Houser heard a faint "halloo’' away up In the pond, aud suspecting some ono was out there in distress, he went iu search of e boat. Finding all those around the pond stove in, he had to go some distance with a cart and hauled e boat to the lake, rustled around and procured a paddle and started to the resene. When ha reached the younr ladies the boat was filled with water and the andexh for governor. Thus do the truly good rally around the standard which always could be found where the battle raged hottest in Fort Gaines the people ore six to one for Gordon; In the county—well, there are old soldiers and the sons of old soldiers there who never go back on an old commander. A LaGrange letter says: “Ihe Bacon men do not want the primaries. They say all that is necessary Is for a few of tne wire heads to meet In the courthouae and namo the delegates: but the Gordon men think differently and say others besides politicians should have a voice in the aflairs of government. When the Bacon men speak of the people, they say *d—n the people; they don’t know what thoy want.’ ’’ “An Old soldier of tbe Western Army.” writing from Dallas, makes the following request: “Please tend, by freight or express, some few Bacon men, so wc can see what they look like. Paulding Is heart and hand for Goruon.” Mr. Bam Mayer says that “every man In the town of Cochran with tbe exception of four or Are will vote for Gordon.’’ The DouglAMille Ktar says: We know the people iu this section prefer Gen eral Gordon to any and all men who have been spoken of for governor. The cut-and-drled court* honse delegations that have been named for Bacon In a few too previous counties will not be tolerated by the democracy of Douglas. Bacon Is, n® doubt, as good a democrat aa Gordon, but the general has suca a place la the hearts of the people in this bailiwick that they will see that he 1* not greased out or the delegation fr?m Douglas with anybody’s Mr. ' J. H. Btrickland, of Fslrbum, polled the street Tuesday, taking tbe first thirty white men , he came to, resulting 28 for Gordon and 2 for Ba con. A suneylng party In the county, nnmberlng thirteen, was also polled, and 11 were for Gordon and 2 for Bacon. The Washington Chronicle quotes John Garrard , thus; -I am surprised that anybody should think of beating Gordon whilo the oUl soldiers ate liv- <n* I want people to know that I say so." writer from Miteholl county ssys that _.le that county was strongl * ~ — weekaago.it la now debatable to town to rote for Gordon. Another says If necessary walk to Augusta to cast his vote for him, and so it goes. A correspondent writing from Albany, says, ''Dougherty county is more unanimous for Gordon than I ever remember to have seen it for any can didate outside of Its own limits.” Mr. L F. Blalock writes from Faycttesville that he doe* not know of more than a half dozen Ba* con men in Fayette county and that It is solid for Gordon. Hon. R. If. Baker, of Lumpkin, is in tbe city. Ho says that if the people ofhln section gets chance at the ballot box that Gordon will sweep every county. Mr. Bacon says, “I was for Sim mons when he was In the race. When be came out I was for Gordon. I could not get my consent to vote against him. If tho people get out to vote With a view to determine the relallvo'strength of General Gordon and Major Bacon in the guber natorial contest In Floyd county, and also for the f iurpOMj of calling a mass mcctlugfor organization n the Interest of General Gordon, the writer, with properly prepared petition partially canvassed ihe city or Home fora couple of hours. He did not know the sentiments of the gentlemen ap proached on this question. Tbe result of the two hours’ canvoi s was overwhelming in favor of General Gordon. During the canvam ho secured the signatures of seventy-live representativemon of all trades and callings, and found only flvomen against Gordon and Iu favor of Bacon. This lain tho proportion of fifteen for (Jordon to ono for Bacon. Tho result thus obtained shows that Rome is over whelmingly for General Gordou. It Is but reason able to conclude that this ratio will bo maintained In the outside county districts. He has Ulked to a number of representative citizens from the Ladles and gentlemen: Without intending to disparage Major Bacon, an honorable man, worthy the respect of any audience and a true democrat, and without intending to indicate my personal ntest, I now have the honor j a man who needs no eulogy sullied as tbe stainless snow, a man whose states- maushln Is as broad as humanity; a man whose sympathies are as limitless aa human anfWrlng; a man whose name is familiar to us all and a house hold word In our home*; a man whose record, public and private, Is a part of onr history: a man of whom his friends proudly say as of George Washington, “first In war. first la peace and first In the hearts of hfs countryman;” a man whore object In being with you today he can and will best explain for him- self. It I* now my privilege to Introduce to you that war-worn and battle-scarred veteran, patriot 1 Christian gentleman, General John The Hawklnsville News comes out strongly In ‘favor of primaries. It says that —The small minority, composed of those who are convenient to the county site, and who assemble at county conventions or mass meetings, do not. and cannot voire the actual wishes of the grand aggregate vote ofthc country, executive committees o e creatures of-the pt. r ._ and not bosses or dictators. These cxccu live x ommlttees should consult the Interests of tho people. Are they doing this when they call a county convention and thus compel men iu the mo*t remote portions of the county to come to the courthouse under- pain and psualty of being disfranchised and denied an of rueh gross misconduct towards a gallant soldier, a great statesman, a true, tried, and devoted gen eral. To dishonor General Gordon would be dishon- that the truth Is that it is dominated by a regular Gordon tornado! Mr. M. I. Atkins, of the old 5Ut Georgia, Cuth bert. Ga*, writes that a Gordon club was organized on three hours’ notice, and over a hundred names enrolled. He adds that tho ladies sr« solid for Gordon, and that this I* two thirds of tho battle, and that tbe wives of many Bacon men are for Gordon, which insures their ultimate conversion. Forsyth county will havo her democratic mass meeting to select delegates to tho gubernatorial ^and congressional conventions on thb first Tuesday A Carteravllle veteran, who faced tho bullets re- gsrdlesa of their danger, wants Information. He asks: 1 want to ask yonr medical man whether one ever gets well ora severe attack of typhoid fever. How Jong docs It take'.’ My captain, myself, and another roan had bad cues of It Just before we went to tbe war.lMi. i managed to get round by ttllllamsburg, Bharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and tbe other “burgs,” and got home In I860, wo got In*? a difficulty at Bharpsburg, and tha captain got killed. The other man had the same misfortune a* Petersburg. Tho typhoid fvver wa4 not • Jw- to us. hut tho biulets got two or us. a quite tired, and often net* or the county entitled to no greater or less privileges than the county products. If an expression ortho people is what is desired, and it certainly should be, why not present tho opportunity? Why call a county convention and thus use means to prevent tho people from speaking out at tho ballot box? Many men, by leaving home ever so early, could not get to the county seat in time to participate in an nvantloo* Masscngale says that inside tho Incorpora tion * -* -—*- — —' — elch put It was Hon. J. C. C. .Black who satd, with tho Augusta Bacon meeting nndcr his eye; “No cau*o Is worthy of success that has to resort Uv any un fair means.” Yet Major Bacon has not disclaimed the action of the Augusta clsqaem. ''Taxpayer," In the LaGrange Reporter, says that a man’s being a soldier has nothing to do i recommend quicker than Oeneral John B. ■v.uon and his friend. Colonel W. B. Jones.” To which Colonel W. B. Jones replies, that after nrgniy io me war aepinmeni ror commissary ana bureau agents than Major A. O. Bacon and his friend, “Taxpayer.” Up to date, Colonel W. B. Jones seems to do have lived In Hancock county for thirty-two years, and have been sheriff for four yean, and I never made a mistake aa t® bow this county would an election, and I tell you now It lx in. It ba- w — *— ” '* - four votes for ( 4 loo.” Mr. R. II. Jonos, of Goldsboro, Go., writos: “I do lot think there Is en* ^ 11 * *- season a mess of coll Woodvillx, Ga., May 22.—[Special.]—Dur ing bis speech yesterday. General Gordon took the vote of the large crowd In tbe courthouse both for himself and Major Bacon, and tho result was about 4 or 5 to l in favor of tbe gallant old hero, notwith.xtauding the fact the Bacon men voted by holding up both hands and wero largely helped out In tnefr vote by a good delegation from Ogle thorpe, Morgan. Taliaferro and Clarke countioxthat did all they could, besides voting for him, to whoop him up In old Greene; but it’s no go, and you can put down a solid delegation from this county for Gordon. Give the people a chanco, and the old man is certain to get there. Victor. Rome, Ga.. May 22.—[Special.]—Tho Daily Bulletin will tomorrow annouuco that it will sup port Gordon for governor. This action was decided on at a meeting of the directors of the Bulletin publishing company today. Columbus, Ga., May 22.—[Special.]—The democratic executive committee of Mnscogeo county met today at ten o'clock and Issued a call . - — *- * * **mthe Tho s meeting will . new execu- business to come beforo the i felt very 1 waa sometimes qul satloua made, perhaps the mast lathe charge of want of duty on the part of General Gordon tn seeking a re-election to.ttoe senate and then shortly afterward In resigning his place. General Gordon was first elected senator in 1875, and gave »lx year* of brilliant and faithful service i In the senate to Georgia and the aoutb. Towards the close of hla term he was made the ui me irnovii i I. Kutunlljr .nd properly urnerxl Gordon Rht Ihe anrwer of Ids peoplo to Iht. chxrg. in un.ulmou. re-election to tho aenxte. ill. can- dWrcyw.i in .mcMtre forced npoo him. In Koto, when he .ought to resign, why should bo h.ve deferred hu re.feu.tloa? llo wu .tout to t>!.ce It In the bends of .d.mocrstlc governor. Ho b>d* right to rienme thut this democratic kov- In hisplsce. such appointment, t slon, at any time, w] umed MARRIED IN GEORGIA. Mr. J. E. Bound, and Mlm MlUle T. tonger, At lanta Mr. W. M. Mtddfetoooks.nd Mlm M title Turner. Hamilton Mr. E. 1. Moultrie mid Kite Medea* .Hay. Mae. . fii* legislature not slon, at any time, whether couarees had or not, and donbtleai would tore ext tight. Suppose Governor Colquitt, Instead of ap pointing Governor Brown senator, had appointed General Lawton, Hon. c. C. Black or M.nie othcrduttoftulshcd Georgian to tha aouala. would anyono hare complained of the resignation, or IU time, manner, clor It le evident that It Is not General Gonlon’a resignation, bat Governor Hroww’s appointment which is Ida real complaint. UtthogtnUemen*who now abuse Gordon, coma nut and ray what they mean. Let Major Bacon come out and say hu griorance wu and U that Brown wu appointed, but when they do, let them put tho responsibility when it eelougs, on Governor Colquitt, who made suited ae to the appointment; who, It la known, wuopptmd toll, and who publicly so staled la the speech be made at the time, and which has oarer torn denied by any one. Tha Marietta Journal calls upon Major Baron tor a deflo it® answer, thus: Major Itacoti lo ItTlnf toexptaln his resignation at adfatantottka Ninth Georgia regiment during tha dretyrarof the war, used the following lan guage in hu speech at Katooton, which we find re potted in the Macon Telegraph: “Who asserts It Ilea, who luatnuatualt lias, wets repeals It after hearing me today Ilea than teat resigned any public tnut.intpeamertn.saar. whanmyaarytoat would tooeCt nqrpeepte ormshy. and when I a miserable subterfuge of awkwardly constructed language to convey a dental thu don not deny. 1st the reader cloealy obaarre thu Malor Baron doe. not deny the rharge of resigning, but qualifies hla remarks by wring, "whsnTsraa phys ically able to ame.” IfMaJor Bacon resigned and let! the army the lint rear of the srax tocan-e he wu not "physically able to senre." ha ought to hare tho manhood and frankness to say so without equivocation or circumlocution. If ha was* phvs- lrally able” to coma home and "atrra" tn the commissary department or u a tax gatherer, u charted he did, he ought to aey to. without formu lating a sentence with a view to dccteve or becloud. Any blackguard can u<e the epithet "liar." but docs the true facts lutttry u digni fied a gentleman as Mr. Bacon In udng smh language. The question Utah: A member of tha ntath Georgia retiment. In which Mr. Ba con wu cnUstcdTametts s that Mr. Bacon: ‘ meat after the deciding upon the luuuc eiiu urnnuu ui rctuctinff dOltffAfeM to tho gubernatorial, congressional and senatorial con ventions. .There was no exproaton on tho part of tho committee of a preference on the manner of the selection of delegates, and this will bo de- bv the mar—“**— * ‘ to General Gordon to speak !q Carrollton, and that he refitted to sign it, and that there wu abont twenty w bo dla sign it, and one-half of them Bacon men.” It Is strange, and cannot be ac counted for In any way except that Major Bacon wuovertoseetheTlmea In April, and in all probability fixed it up and tuned its fiddle for the campaign. The truth about the petition is that thro was abont 200 names on it, and not exceeding six Bacon men. Wc wish some one would tell ux why it Is that country newspaper editor* can'l tell the truth, especially where theytake aides. The following description of a courthouse meet ing, from the Hampton Enterprixc, Is well worth reading: colonel A. secs Colonel B. and Colonel C.in tho town, make out resolutions to suit tbe mau to be nominated—select a chairman from the Mime clique—get up three of the name sort and two from the country, for a nominating committee. Then wrlto to the 15th or 16th G. M, districts each to send two delegates to a county convention, naming the day, etc., to nominate a candidate for congress, or governor. The day arrives such men as have time and inclination to leave home or wish logo to town attend. The colonels call the meeting i%the courthouse. By preconr-"*--* agreementtne resolutions are handed tot gate from tho . country to read, country delegate Is asked to move the! adoption, one from another country district to second, a country delegate is a\ke<l to move for Colonel Sninks to be chairman. Another countryman seconds, still another moves for the ^ resident to anpolut delegates to the state conven- on (the prcsldeuthasthe list In his vest pocket). All the time the colonels are running the machine with a good supply of “taffy” for their dear coun try friends. The delegates walk into a courthouse room and stay fire minutes and the work is done. The favorite candidates having previously traded with said colonel*. The district delegates go home, thin’-* *'—* “ when they number of men In Cuba. We have been there. This beats ‘‘primary elections,” to keep the people from having any voice in tho matter. Thb Is democracy, “Iu a horn.” This started “Indepen dent bin” in Georgia. We wrlto facts-are not in terested in the least. Still these are none the less facts. The Chronic le then goes on to print a letter from “Palmetto,” who is vouched for as doing business in Augusta, in which occurs the following: : If there was a son of the palmetto state In that • audience Wednesday night who has not forgotten the splendid service rendered by thb magnificent Georgian to "the prostrate state*' in '76, and foils to repay it In some small measure now. the blood of the cavalier b flowing In waning tide through his veins, and hb heart no longer responds to the sublime sentiments of gratitude. Some may say that ’76 b ten years gone by. even as others are laying thAt “the war b over,’’ but to men of noble natures there are debU that are never paid as long as there b anything which the creditor may receive that tho debtor can give. To those who have come on life’s stage since confederate days, the old itory of what the eouth owes her heroes dllkca ** ... may appear no argument to urcoibat the confed erate warrior deserves well of hb country; but to t lie actors In those terrific evenb there b nothing more seemly than that "affluent fortune should empty all her horn" Into tho hands of those who wrought with Lee and Btonewell Jackson, and tlncc Lee followed Jackson to the shadows tho grandest and best of tho confederacy is embodied and personified In John B. Gordon. And so It was with a sharp pang that I witnessed the respect and attention never withheld by an Augusta audi ence from clown and ring-master in a circus denied to thb battle-scarred hero of “the lost cause.” Recalling, as no confederate soldier can fall to recall, the many battlo-flelds made more grandly glorloua by thewpiendtd valor of thb king among men It seemed like sacrilege to hoot at ant Jibe him. coming, as he did, with the dignified bearing of a hero to talk to his own people. It Is not forme to say whether Georgia has canceled her obligation to the worthiest living confederate genera), but I know that there b a debt of gratl- kudo yet abiding and-duc him by all South Caro- llnans, and should ono of them having a vote In this election need a reminder I trust |hc will find It here. I |The Dawson Journal comes out for General Gor don. The editor, 8. T. Jordan, says. I have no war to make on Bacon, butas a member of Gordon's brigade and one of hb followers I ad mired. and still admire, him for hb worth. Hit record as a soldier b spotless, and today he standi a living monument of of grandenr to bis country men. To the friends of Gordon I say stand by i well worn tale, and to such it auea ms Diooa ror you; ne rougni no commis sary department or conscript officer’s position. In time of peace you called him when bayonets ruled your state to lead you and ho was elected govornor but was counted out. When our*Uter*tates wero In trouble you sent him to tliolr relief. Yon sent him to congress. He went, and did nob resign until every itate in tho union'was restored to her proper place. Why reject him now? He b the same Gor don today, anal say let him be governor. I be lieve he wil^be If the people an allowed a voice by a vote In the primary election Terrell has ever been for Bacon, but thb time I believe ihe will be for Gordon. Mr. Thomas M. Swift writes from Elberton. Ga. nndcr date of May 2fe 'The heavy rains for the Hon O. A. Bacon General John a Gordon ... I did not miss a farmer who came Into the store end thb is the exact result. Itshows how the > wsof .. . coo positively assert that lie did i one epithets asd circnustoea- ttoa aaa "phnlcal ability” acdacarer "yr* M “no,” Mr. Homo, lmt you teaigur Juba U. Gar- den di Jn't-tmt Ought the entire four years. Since Jo of the state the unmanly conduct of tho Augusta Baconltce finds condemnation. Says the Charleston News and Courier. Major Bacon has small cans# to congratulate himself or to thank hb partisans for tbe rudeness shown to General Gordon in tho operahouse at Augusta on Wednesday night. The operahouse Is not Augusta, and Augusts is not Georgia; and the people of the state are not what they are be lieved to be if they do not resent ina * pertinent way the insult offered to the dicr with whose name, more closely that of any other living man, tbe honor and glory of Georgia,are inseparably linked. Hb brief and ungraceful triumph on the operahouse stage may 1 very well cost Major Bacon the victory ho seeks on the stump and at the poll*. The Washington Gazette tells the following anec dote of the days when Commissary Bacon was col lecting tax in kind: Mr. Miltou R. Barrott, of thb county, was a soldier nndcr General Gordon during thu war. One day on a long march Mr. Barrett was sick and scarcely able to keep up with the other troope, when tne gallant (Gordon discovered hb condition. The general dismounted, mado the sick soldier ride, while he himself walked all tho day. It is no wonder that Mr. Barrett b one of the most en thusiastic supporters of Gordon tn Georgia. We publish tbla in Justice totwo old soldiers, although we are not of their present persuasion. Judge R. N. Rodgers, of 8heltonvllle, writes to General Gordon: “I was In tho army four years, ragged, foot-sore and hungry, and frill never go back on a man who was with us there. I am tor you beetdee, because of your inconuptibiUy, your integrity and eminent fitness for the governorship of this great state. When you arc elected Georgia will have tha best, and most distinguished governor of any Mate in the nnioo.” Hr. L. N. Bates writes from Griffin, Ga.£that the modi, o( SutdlDi county Mow Geaenl John B. Goruon, ina know him well. Tne reeuUUUut teren-elfha of tbe people of tbti county ere lor him lira, end but for tovemor. Tbe Cuthbert Appcxl rare Tbe political oppo nent! of Generaltiordon tore taken occxrtoo to deny thathocrer ipant any portion of hla salary, while a public officer, fer the benefit or tbe poor confederate Kldten. We hare beard or many aneb eaaea throughout the troth, and here In Bandelph county we hero a hTlnir wltnMeia the perron or ona o( our beat cltiaana «o tbe liberator and tenarealiy o/ttcnaraMiordou la tba days of the aoutb'. poverty end dtatreo. Mr. W. ft. Cleve land waa the recipient orfayon from General Oro- don In those day* fer which batwin netrerceoa to love hu nnme. Be aye he applied v> him then and waa promptly aaWtd. Mr. Clare land la an cnthuatartlc admlrarer of hla old commander, and utility, him hla unqualified lupnort. Mr. E. I*, rerrooa, or compnayE, Ninth Geonta r.’Blmont, and lieutenant In Andenm'a aklrmlah battalion, wrltea from tienayathusit _ Buttons conit,Tcnox: I notice In Tax poxrn- Tvnott that same orthe boysare say In, that Ad jutant Bacon crawled Into the “provlttoo wagons at heme;whcn affaire tot lively at the fhrat."lrt» little rtrangehut I don’t remember erer having heard him "atuwer to roll-cail' after any orthe battles the Ninth tieorgta participated In; he that n. it may, i'll bet hedon'tget one vote ontoT the regiment. I ran hear Gordon get raging like a lion down on tongxtreet'a^eft at the wilderness. He 1> a man for any state to to proud of and a fit govenin, fern gallant people. . Tire Cherokee Advance pou ittair on record fe the next governor of tienrttatkni: Gordon's record la inch an ona ms wo admire— hla nooed aa n aotdJar, aateaimn. citUen and fi nancier; hia heroic fignt and gallant campaign tn the memorable dark days or 1WA. end the igno ble manner In which he wu cheated < govenonbtn then. It aeema noth cause every true democrat and lover or i food gomtuneul to want u> repay Mas fee that Cght, and at the same Urns do honor tn the euro. irno- orthe LI i-le and the farmers stand on the question noi rcre the people.” A gentleman writes from Elberton. Ga.: "4 ighl I rl i peo- w be- ^ tswol General Gordon saw him. and noting his condition got off of his hone and made Seymour ride. Gen eral Gordon walked along by tbe side of the horso for six miles, end when his courier came he had Feymour sent back In the ambulance. Such in stances are well known to his old soldiers in El bert county, who will rally for nim to a man when tbe time comes to elect delegates. Mr. C. R. Adams, of Ibis county, who was with General Gor don daring the war says, hi* heart Is as big as Stone mountain?” ^ A Hasty Programme la Haralson. Tbe executive oommlttee of Hamlmn connty met on Friday to decide by what method dele gates to the gubernatorial convention would be elected. There were eight members of the com mittee. Four members voted in favor of a primary election, while four members voted in favor of a courthouse meeting. Tbe chairman. Mr. A. B. Fitto, who la tho strongest Bacon man In the county, cast his vote against primaries and In favor of courthouso meetings. This vote decided the case against primaries. The next question wo^the time of holding the meeting. The Gordon men insisted that the meeting should not be harried up to as to prevent foil notice being given and the peoplo Brought out. The Bacon men Insisted on holding the meeting on the first Tuesday in June. Alter considerable discussion, it wu agreed to suspend the vote until the action of the state executive committee, then meeting in Atlanta, could be heard ; U being understood that If the state committee called the convention late enough to allow a meeting on the first Tuesday In July, to postpone It for that date. When It was heard that the convention had been called for the 28th of July the Gordon men supposed of course that the meet ing would be postponed nntll the first Tuesday nf July. The Bacon members of the commute, however, insisted on the meeting being held the first Tuesday In June and carried a motion to this effect through the committee. Great dissatisfaction resulted from this, (breed process, and Messrs. John L. Rowe and A. o. Alford withdrew from the committee and filed their protest against this snap Judgment bclnx taken. The course of the Bacon men shows that they ate opposed to primary elections and also opposed to reasonable time being given in which to bring the people out to the county meeting. Their course haa created much indignation throughout the county. The State Democratic Executive Committee, The state democratic executive committee met in Atlanta last Thursday at the Kimball house, and was called toorder by J. II. Pothill, the chair man. Atlanta and Augusta were named for hold ing the gubernatorial convention Atlanta was selected by a large majority and the convention will be held on the 27th of July. DEATHS IN OEOROIA. Mr. Lee Bell and daughter, Hocston county Mbs Lucy McCormick. Hawklnsville Mr. Wil lis nB.Cheney,Stone Mountain....Mrs. Francis Aibmorai Plowshare Mr. J. H. Fannin, Macon *Zvr?P. B. Thomason, Madison—Mr. T. IX Swann. Rockdale county. .Mr. Andy Mathis and Mr. Hardy Mathis, Sewannee Mis. Andrew P. Mto Tetkottow—.-Dr. J. M. JohttaoD. ytaeta-- Mn. Mary nuort. Heart Monty Mra. 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