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THE WEEKLY COKSUnmONll ATLANTA, GA-~. TUESDAY rAUGUST 3 188G
THOMSON ON FIRE.
Alt. THE BUSINESS PORTION OF
THE TOWN DESTROYED.
T»* CltliMl ud CKergia Railroad Emplarc Fight
,,, nun. ul cim> Their Pregreae-Tlie
LdHi (ii4 lBuirl4«4-Mwlb«ll Pf(.
J.l lc« mlHlllWl Oltlt K#W4.
An.rm. Ga., July 80s—[Special.]—Fir*
Luke out in Thomaon, on the Georgia nil.
road. ILU moraine, and gutted tbo town,
tnoire (tone being burned. There being no
fire department, private citizen, and Georgia
railroad employee fongbt the damea Ined'oct*
tolly.
The following are the loaaea and tbo lo*eri:
PamSarilng, leaa on atock, no insur-
ante. On building, owned by A. J. Lorkett,
51.(HO, no innranee.
J. I,. Uacondorf, low II,O'M; inraranso
IlfOOOt
T. A. Scott, general merrbandlae, two stores,
a waraboueo and atock, Ioee|0,0iKi, covered by
Insurance.
Sblelda Brother'a store, the property ofO.
M. Gerald, worth about $2,500, inaured for
$1,300, atock antlroly dfved aud covered by
Inauranee.
J. M. Barnoa, dry gooda, occupied the a‘.oro
of nr. A. Mulllan. No Inaurance, atore
worth 10,500; atock moatly raved.
T. M. Ionia, atore inaured for $1,350, north
13,500; atock covered by Inaurance, almoci all
aaved.
D. F. Irwins, atore north $2,500, $100 Inau-
flOCf; atock MTtd,
Wooden bouae belonging to J, M. Ileea, un*
occupied, valued at $500; no ineuranco.
Building naed aa a etorebouee for bardnare
Ly Sblelda A Broa., $100; a total loot.
Home In front ol Bbielda’a atore, property of
3,0. Boltendorf, totally deatroyod; value $109,
no Into ranee.
Houaeon llailroad atreet, belonging toT. A.
Scott, value $400, no Inaurance.
The fence of the Knox bouae naa burned
and tbo bouae acorrhed.
Mr. Jobnaton’a Ian office naa knocked done
to rave the fire from apieodlng.
Tbo inaurance on the burnt property naa all
with Mr. W. H. Curtia, In the Weeleru, of To*
ropto; the Home, of Nan York; aud Mcr.
chants. of Non Jersey.
Tno tbeortra aa to the 11 ro are entertained—
one that an Incendiary naa at the bottom of
the affklr, aud another that young men play-
log rarda luSarllng’aalore left a light burnlug
la tbo room aud cauaed the conflagration.
lo tbo afternoon every thing waa quiet, and
tbo merebanta wbo occupied the buildings
burned tblaaeornlng will bo rawly iu the
morning to continue bueiaoaa in tbelr old
ataada oa the weet aids of Main atreet. Little
did they think, when they roovod Into tbo
newly completed fire proof brick bulldinga a
few years ago, that they would have to fall
Itch on tbo old wooden fire trapa for a place
In whirb to do bustnees, while the firs proof
building waa a mean of ashes. There la con
siderable talk about the course puriucd by the
■own council In reference to tbo lira company
In January last. Fora number of years the
town council baa keen paying forcleanlng and
keeping In repair of the lira apparatus. The
real, including oil and watte, did not eicood
tbico dollars per month. On last Jan
uary the town counell refuted
lo pay the amount and denundel that
the remrany aatnme entire charge of the op-
paifitua and keep It in condition. Thla tbo
company refused to do, and the town council
Ireicg stubborn tha company disbanded, the
inerchantt-or tome of them—raid they did
not cate If therompany did dltband. They
would or could organise another. Thla they
never did and when the cry of fire waa heirJ
tbla morning tha former members Instead ef
going for tha engine want to the fire. Tee
engine waa finally gotten out and for a while
worked very well, but having no ono to direct
matlera arcompliahrd little If any good. It
cetlalnly la strange that a lire company that
boa dene as much for a town as Young Amer
ica No. I baa for Thomson should bo allonod
to disband for the small sum of
three dollars per month. Thero la no doubt but
lirru spared the conflagration that has swept
nter her today. Tho stores will be rebuilt,
end Mr. William Dillon, who la well known lu
Augusta, will also oroct a row of brick bourn
icon.
8KNTBNOKD TO DEATH.
GOVERNOR GORDON,
(Continned from Seventh PtfC.1
lu the proent portion of parties in Georgia
Mich n nomination meftni an election lo the high
offic* of chief magistrate of this state. This fed,
together wttb the overwhelming powilar »upport
accorded at: th* arcomstsoccft under which that
support hfts been given. the emphatic popular in-
doreement of ray past public career, and Utv muu-
fr station* of confidence and affection exhibited
throughout the <-auvaaa, hare not only touched
tny heart to 1U in moat core, but have placed me
under supreme obligation to this confiding people.
(Applause. 1 It Is no exaggeration to Mr t«»at even
theaolemnltyol an official oath could ni% p'ace
me under bond* more binding aud secre t than
have there multiplied evidences of partiality by
my countrymen. The pwseno« of thla. pornaps
the largest body of representative men that has
ever assembled in floorgla, and the character of
thecanvaasjuitclosed would hwi to renders fear
piarlif al suggestions not inappropriax;.
My first suggestion is mat at no poriod o! our his
tory has it been more essential to the welfare of the
people to recall an# Impress the l®*<m taught by
motto of our state, "Wisdom Juuii'eaud Moderatl »n
Wen.” (Applause. J These are the gems that en
circle Georgia's mown, and are worthy to rank
with tbeclvie virtues of Plato’s Weal republic.
Indeed we have risen to a still higher conception
of goTermnsntrfor Plato assigned a special virtue
to a special class, whllo under onr form all classes,
grades and ranks arc lost or merged In the one
B aal distinction of free and equal rltlsenshlp.
Mice, In this free country all these virtues, wis
dom. Justice and moderation ought to Had exprei-
slon In every public act of each and every citizen.
.. * •*-- * **--* - *- a should
gf od it must reflect and
voice for good in gui 1-
to IjO thus protcMlsl for
1 be controlled by those
r day at. -
.. politics; aud like
Christianity It should
milts tbo pulpit of ,
the pulpit of Christianity It l_.
OUtltsulshed-for rectitude, elevation aud putUy.
Otherwise It might become quite as potential for
evil. Hut should evil threaten a free people from
themlsucoofa free press, the mod efficient cor
rective Is the wise use of the free ballot, i Ap
plause.) Rut the ballot to be effective for good
mustaiBobe wielded by freemen, who are con
trol ltd bv the same great virtues, wisdom, justice
and moderation. . .
In this connection, pennit a suggestion as to the
duty of the people aud the necessity of parties.
No greater service to the country could bo per
formed by the press than to urge upon tho people
the duty of voting In tho selection of candidates
as well as In the election of officers. In popular
soYcinmc-nts danger lurks In popular apathy.
.Safety Ilea In popular vigilance. What educa
tion la to any trade or profession public
dbrnulon and Intelligent voting are to tbo
rltfrcu in the discharge of his political
duties. They fend lo educate and elevate
the people aud perfect them In the high duties of
citizenship and In tho great art of sclf-govcrn-
tnenf. lie, than fore. Is the boat friend of libartv
who best persuade* the pcoplo to guard It with
their ballots at the polls. lie most piomote* good
f oveniment who most awakens jmntilar interest
n public questions. He Is the safest counselor
for the i*onle who himself seeks counsel by c un-
ui union with the people. (Applause.| In nomi
nations, therefore, aa well as In elections, In all
things that appertain to public Interest*. let us
ftppeaitotbe people.
tr.ents, parties give life and efficacy to prlacip
Party is the living lucaruaUou of principle, as
body is of the soul. Parties are the guardians of
tha principles wldrh conserve and protect liberty.
They are essential to give affect to the eoUgbtcd
policies of government cherished by
pstitoUc citizens, organized tuto compact
todies for specific purposes. How are you to dlv
ptnse with parties? kou might as well attempt to
move a railroad train In travel and transporta
tion without Its appropriate engine, as to turn and
guide tha whaals of government In safe and con
servative paths without the Intervention aud aid
of part/ machinenr. Hut the very first ceientlal
law or party efficiency It organization. (Ap-
plauro. j Indeed, It is the essential law of efficien
cy in every branch of human endeavor. It re
quires no argument to enforce this truth. It Is
self-evident. It Is apprehended at once by every
thoughtful mind. Ills tha lesson of all experi
ence, It Is taught by all thing* around, above
and beneath us: by all department* of huru*ii
life; by ail departments of nature throughout God
Ain uU*ty’s bound leas universe.
The hut thought In this brief summary to
which 1 Invite your attention u, mat tho
deposition to misconceive and ml»repri>*ent polit
ical opjioncnts, whether belonging to the sauiq or
different parties—to the same or different sections,
Is a great aud growing evil lu Atnerlcau polities.
It la at war with the virtues which our state’*
motto proclaims, aud with the template and
thoughtful dlrcuaskm of politics, principle* and
candidates. It Is a toe to fret government. It
blinds the reason, It warps the judgment and mU-
U ads the voter, upon wnote wise use of tbo bn lot
Non Is, the Murderer of Elliott, to Ilangou
Iftliof (September.
I'rritaivan, On, July Sf).-[8paoUI.]-Thg
sui t i lor eoutt la still In aea*loa, aud many im
|4>itsnt easca havo lie*n disposed of.
Tl* tilal and conviction of Henry Norris,
forth* murder of George Elliott, has Just
t-lutid, More Interest has boeu manlfastod
In the caia than in tha trial of any case that
has been tried for years. Tho courthouse was
litcially packed uuilog tho entire trial. It
will he remembered that Norris brutally mur*
dried Elliott by beating him over the head,
at d nothing his brains out, last March, with
w l>oe and shovel, whllo working on tho roid.
The state waa represented
rial (lltmeuta and Uoloiiol J.
J. W. Diggers. Tbo drfonso by M^jor J. A.
itlancc and Colonel fvy F.Tbompaon,of Cedar-
town. and Culomli l'rioe, IM wards and M. J.
Iliad, of this place, by appointment of the
MUtt,
Cfii use I for tie defendant stated to the
ccutt that the dcfcudaat would (Uo a plea of
flit tin ity. and move fir a continuation ou ac
count of the absence of two witnesses, wbo re
side in Coweta county.
The oi urt asked that thedafendant Im sworn
In, tho motion which hn refused to do, and
eald that ha demanded a trial. Tho court then
pet milted the brother ofdefeudant to be awom,
and then overruled the motion, and tho oaa
went to trial. Tha fact of tho killing having
betu shown, tho principal port of tho toatl-
luony was on tho ploa of
Inanity. Tbo evidence having boon heard
tho <a«* was argnsd on tho port of tho slots
br Solicitor General Clements and Colonel
McBride, and oa tho port of tho defense by
Mgjor Blanco and Colonel Edwards. After
the charge of th* court the Jury retired and,
after having been out a short while, returned
a verdict of guilty.
Tea court lu o very gutter of fact way said:
“Let tho defendant bo executed by the sheriff,
between tho hours of tea o’clock a. m. and
two p- m., within ono mile of tho courthouse,
on tho 24th day of September next/' Tha
court directed the sherff to take tha prisoner
back to JaU, and os tho prisoner started ho
turned and asked the judge If ho could not
sot tbo time n little aoonar. On being told
that be could not, Norris wont quietly back
to jail, and, UU said, cursed a little end be
came unusually quiet.
Judge Uranium has dispatched tbs business
of court with his utual smooth and pleasant
style.
Lost AtUutU.
From the New York Star.
Tho Island of Atlantis, according to tho
Mory of Plato, lay *>ae where lit the AtlauUo
ocean, between the southwestern coaat of Spain
* the new world. Th*
MlMtthet*. arts and act.
' atil owing to
whole Island
«tvr¥» thewoeld fbr theSm ttm*
m the ItuddhiiU. as well aa some book>publl»li-
<-ct U r kubjivt, have tended of late u arouse
* hi * kftermi Id The Lost maud ”
From a Veterinary Burgeon.
CtkVKLAKp, O., December 1». 1SS.1.
hirs: Having given a fair aud impartial
trial $ f Caustic Balsam. 1 doom it a duty that
1 one yon and the public to ncknowrledip its
i up ruing Iberepeutic properties, lu action
as 9 \Client surpasses anything I havo hiilu
eii* Mtn employed iu veterinary practice.and
wil, ip due tuna, I doubt not. completaly su-
rciMCO tho ^Wctuol cautery."
Johm CuotTY, M. R. C. V. 8,
»ctcriaary burgeon, Cleveland, O.
Gcmbaalt's Caustic Balaam la for mlo in At-
lAhtu by Brad laid 4 Ware, 80 Whitehall SL
vssary. ami, Imlocd, cMeutlal: when iiujuat it la
dolnirtlve of Its legltlmafe purposes and ought to
be discouraged by the press and tbo people. Par
tus, press and people when coutrollcd by conser
vative forces at* enlightened, elevated aud
piirllled t»y political agliatloiiM; but
when these healthful party agitations increase in
Tiok-tico and rise to storms of factions, or threaten
the needed concord of the sections or the integrity
of parlies organized for patriotic purposes, they
are procuctlvoof vast evil to the country. Let us,
th« Hfotc. for th* sakcof our country, c illlratetho
vlrtuo or mutual forbearance mid mutual cmil-
denec. Ixt (iconrlatM. at Icart. imltato the c.t
her |Koplc. Let our atm tic to mako Goirgta’i
orgla's pro$q»crliy. Georgia's craJIt
id lug position a help aud liispiratioit
Ur states. Let uv turn to all our pub-
and commam
to all barrister ....
lie tasks, resolved toMilrc bravely, hopchilly aud
unitedly that Georgia shall continue to deserve
. erously aooorded
Candler, of DoKolb; A. C. King, of Fnlton;
Henry Persons, of Talbot; dark Howell, of
Fnlton; J. W, Lankin, of Gordon; Bichard
Hobbs, of Albany: John C. Nichols, of Piorce,
and John L. Lindlsy, of Wilkinson.
Mr. ileyerhart, of Floyd, offered a renin
tlon indorsing President Cleveland's admin
istration. The resolution waa adopted.
ANOTJIKB gESOLUTIOir.
Dr. B. D. ftpalding, of Fulton, offered the
following:
Resolved, That the state executive committee
he directed to request the executive commltum* of
the several counUea or the state, that. In calling
mass meetings or primary elections tor the selec
tion of delegates to the future gubernatorial cun-
ventionsofthe democratic party, they call the
fame for a day which shall be named by the state
c-xt entire committee, which day shall be the sum}
fur all the counties of the state
An amendment and n substitute were of
fered, one of which had for Its object the
limiting of the voting tn white democrats.
That was objected to by several members, who
said they bad plenty of good democrats
among tho colored people of their councios.
Mr. Whittington, of Lowndes,mentioned os-
>ccially an old colored man named Motet
Jiodgr*, who never voted any but tbo demo
cratic ticket.
Ihc resolution by Dr. Spaldlog was adopted
without alteration.
Mr. Alford, of Hart, offered tho following
resolution, which was adopted:
\Viiirkas, It I* of vital importance that the unity
: the democratic p *
VI iicn* as, after!!
the general electloi
publicans are now actively engaged In working for
a change at the next elections: and
WiiKRcas, It Is the sense of this convention that
it is of the greatest Importance that the organiza
tion of the democratic pattr of the auto b<j kept lu
active working condition; therefore, be it
Resolved, That tbo state executive committee
put themselves In communication with the com
mittees of (he various counties and adopt such
measure* of uniform and sjstematic clmractcr as
to keep the organizatlou in constant working oper
ation.
Resolved 2, That the state executive committee
ut least on re every three months at the county
rito in each county.
Mr. D. P. Hill, of Panlding, offered n resolu
tion in dor slug tbo railroad aommlasion. Aa
it was growing lato and tbo crowd had about
gone the resolution waa tabled without discus
sion.
At exactly eight o'clock the convention ad
journed sine dio.
General John U. Gordon
was bom in Walker county, Ga., February 0,
1H:& His family is of Hootch descent. He
waa educated at the University of Georgia,
hut did not remain at that institution to grad
uate. Ho wanted to get married, it seems,
and did not want to wait until he graduated.
He studied law, but did not give much atten
tlon to that profession. He turned his atten
tion to bueiness, and became interested in coal
mining in north Alabama. Ho had a great
liking for politics, however, and almost every
campaign of any Importance found ^im on the
stump.
At the time that Georgia pined the orli
nance of secession ho was in MUlodgovillu,
and when Alabama went out of the union ho
was at Montgomery. Ho raised cavalry
company lor the confederate service in Jack
son county. Alabama, where ho was engaged
in coal mining. Thero was no domand for
cavalry at that time and so bo formed au in
fantry company, which was accepted by the
governor or tho state. This com pan v bocamo
kuown as the “Raccoon Roughs." This com
j-any became a part of the Sixth Alabama regl
ment, of which Captain Gordon was elected
major, subsequently lieutenant colonel, aud,
in 18o2, at York town, Ya., colonel.
The current number of the Southern Culti
vator contains quite an interesting sketch of
Cl«neral Gordon's career as a soldier. It says
that the first serious engagement In which his
regiment participated was that of “Seven
Pinea," where ft mado a glorious record,
More than two thirds of the command are
said to have been ki’Ied or woundod. The
licutcnant-colonel, the mgjorand the adjutant
were among tho former. The horses of the
mounted officers were also killed, that ridden
by Colonel Gordon being tho last to fall. Tho
heaviest fatality occurred when, having taken
the federal breastworks, tho regiment was or
dered to drive the cucmy frame donse swam#;
strongly fortified by temporary bsrrlors of
fallen trees. It was while gallat
this charge that Colonel Gordon's horse was
fatally shot, and soon after fell under him
in the midst of a heavy musketry fire of the
opposing fotccs. Hia escape from death was
most rematkable, as out of 000 men 300 were
killed or wounded, ono company of forty
4. t cu survivors.
’ battles around Rlchmoud
all our pub
wo to Mitre bravciy, no ■*
v that
the epithet of empire state
her, and to make her one of lire beacon
the south, guiding thla raatchios soctiouto tho
In the fidelity, the courage and ability of her
grind and loja) oon*. (Applaud.|
Invoking fiotn each and all of you, my fellow
counirjmill, the aid and tho guidance wbloh you
kuowaowsUhowtoglve, and which you are al-
- syssoready to gt ~ * * “
inch you have so.
Amid long, lorn
(•ru ral Gordon descended from the
steed and was escorted from the hall.’
I'ROCKKDIKG WITH NOMINATION*.
Hon. W A. Uarns arose and mado a nom
ination for state treasurer. He said his waa a
pleasant t-uty. The nomination that he would
rake would be mado with a doer conscience.
Hcp. Robert U. Hardeman, as a dtisan and as
au i Uiral, has illustrated every quality of tha
nobleman. He waa a pure, true man, aud
had served tho state well. The
nomination was received with cheers and was
•rcoLded by Mr. Hweat, of Clinch. Thor© waa
no opposition and Mr. Hardeman was nomina
ted by aoclamatiou.
Mr. Harper, of Richmond, placed In nomi
nation for comptroller general Hon. W. A.
Wright, and in doing so paid a glowing trib
ute to tha bravery of Mr. Wright, who came
qut of the confederate service at tha close of
the war Its* than twenty-ouo years old. Mr.
McW horter, of Greene, seconded tho nomi
nation. There was nogother names mentioned
aul Colonel Wright was made tha nominee of
the potty by acclamation.
Mr. Dotl.r,of DoujhMty, nomlntUd Ctfl«nri
C1 (fiord Andcnon for .ttoro.T gononL Mr.
A Ink Klojr, of Atlanti, In . .oort .pooch oa
Ik. lift ud anirn of Judo Uu. N. Iddn,
ttitidiew tho n.mo of Jod(# LeoMr from tbo
onuidcntUn of the coamtiou. rolonol
Andenon in, nominated by acclimation,
THE OTKAIOHT TICKET,
cha
governor. All .
nominated for ro-cUrtiun. Tho atraight tick
et iiaafollotit;
For foretuae—John B. Gordon.
Pur n errtary of »ia'e—N. C. Barnett.
For ItMHiier—R. U. Hardeman.
ForoomprroOrgeneral—w. a. Wright.
For attorney general—1'llffind Andmon.
When them nomination, wore all mado tho
croud in tho gallery, aa well at that in the
hall began to thin out.
THE KXW.TTIVE COMMITTEE.
TFe dl.trict committee, reported the fo\ •
lowltgnamee for member, of tho exocutlro
committee:
i ml dlMricl-Geor,. A. Hertcr, of Cbattoor*;
K. II. Crawler, of Ware.
Knud ilHtrict.-o. B. rtercua of Terr.11. t*. A.
H.nU. U Wurth.
I bird dliirici—W. U. Kimbrough, of Lee; A. r.
eillao, oflluintou . .. _
Fiiurih dtetrtct—c. A. Redd, of Huvcogeo; V. B.
till li Min, ur Cun-eU.
Finh .nxrtci-W. D. Kill,, of Fulton. J. I*. Time,
4 I (midair.
Ham dbuicl—J. A. Hunt, ot Pike; U. B. Ridley,
Krimb dl.ltlrt—D. B. flamllton. of Floyd; J. E.
fcl nni.tr. of VV hllfield.
Klfinh dluricr—llurllton McWhorteu, of Ogle
thorpe: John T. Oftborue. of Kibcrt _
Mnlh dlMrtcl-T. K. Winn, of flwtneU; B. H.
Baker, of Lumpkin.
Troth dl.trict—'T. J. MeElmnmy. of Bnrte;J. A.
Hi iK-u, oi Wa>blD,ton.
In eddltion to theoo twenty nomta which
wi ro rallied, tho chairman wav authorized to
oproint four me urban from tho ataU at largw
jmoad: W. O. Johnarn, of
Ofiklhorne; E. B. Krahit, of Palaam: Johns.
nicmbcn haring only ten curvivor.C
day.’ battle, around L.
1III1 conflict, Colonel Gordon
In Ibe raven
and tho Malvern
i-omnranded Ilhodea’ brigade and led the dea
erate charge upon tho federal batterie, for n
|< , .
half mile through an open field, hit troop,
' ' * In tho charge, In coRtcqaanca ot
being But _ .
which hi, dead wero loft noarer tho enemy’,
gun, than thora of any other confederate com
mand. 111. louee wort very heavy in killed
and wounded, yet the survivor, readily rallied
•t the call of their leader, aod In the battle of
lloontboro, or South Mountain, hn again dlt-
tingulibcd hlnuelf at their head/ General
Rod,a. In hte official report, declared that
Colonel Gordon handled hia regiment In a
manner be bad never aeon equalled' during
the war; and General D, U. 11111 reported that
Colonel Gordon, tho Chrieliaa hen, enrolled
hia former deed, at the Seven Pinto and In tha
battle, around Richmond. General Hill aald
hi, languag* wat not capable of oiproming a
higher compliment
liwaaou tho Hold of Rherpaburg, however,
that General Gordon gavo unuUtaaable avt,
denco of faU great quuttiea aa a aoldlor. In
Iho dlapoaltioa for tho battle Gordon', regi
ment occupied n aalient place In the confeder
ate lino. It waa hia habit befora taking hia
men into action to mako a fow remark, da-
tlgaed to act upon their Imagination ond raiao
their onthualaam. Aa General D. H. Bill waa
riding along tho lino I oat befora tha fight bo-
gaa, looking with evident concern at tin weak
portion! of It, Gordon, aulona to atroogthan
hit men In their determination to hold thtlr
position, exclaimed; "General Bill, yon I
not fear for thla portion of tha liaa; taooa
are going to atay hero." The mea caught tha
apliit of tha word* and tha aaauranoe waa
carried along the line; "Yea, wa havaoomo to
"immediately after tha battle bocauu fiarca
and tho llaugbtar appalling. Lina after lino
of the enemy waa ropnltad by thla heroic regi
ment, with a deadly fire both oa law front aad
right iaak. Only alx maa from Uta whole
right trlag eacapod. Colonel Gordon wat
twice woundod early In the fight, two btlla
patting through big right lag, bat ho refuted
to leave tho field. Ao hour later ha waa ahot
again, n ball patting through hit left arm, ma
king a palatal aad terrible wound, treat which
he bicdprofhsely. In thla ahockel nod weak
ened condition, another boll penetrated hia
■boulder near tho prevloai wound, yet ha
refitted to lean tha field, preferring to aland
by hia fowtntvlvlng comradea la the bloody
oonleat, Bnt soon after a fifth ball etraek
him, pacing entirely through hia left cheek
aad bringing him MDaelew to tha
ground. Tha courage that had defied
death and kept tha field with five un-
■launched wound, waa aublime; and tha char
acter* of heroic rcoolntioa wore written, clear
and atern to tho laot, in tho pale face .tained
with hia bwa blood. Bo fell near the enemy’*
licet, bnt when ronaclootuem returned he
managed lo got hack to hia men, and by than
•a, tenderly carried to the not.
Colonel Goidon waa removed to Wiacheator.
and It wu acveral month., before ho waa con
sidered out of danger. Bit noble aad devoted
wife naned him with a tcadernua and fideli
ty that finally wen him hack, a* It van, front
the very month of tho gnvm Bit heroic
randnet had not escaped the attention of tho
reporter tflteen, and in April, 1183, bo waa
promoted to bo a brigadier general aod placed
ia command of what had bras known aa Gan-
oral A. R. Lawton'a Georgia brigade. Bl* first
exploit la thla now petition waa at Margate
Bid, in (tent of Frederirkabntg- about a
month later, wnoa he retook the height! by a
brilliant charge.
lath* outlet of the Itenniylvasia campaign.
Genera! Gordon waa with Ewallatth* captain
ofMIlreytefcrewt in Winchester. Ho created
into Maryland and moved in front ef the con
federate army on tho Gettyabnrg, Yorkvllte
and Wrightavilic pike. Entering Y’ork with
bit troons, he firand tho population in great
alarm, dreading ail manner of outrage,, and
tbo women and children making preparation,
for flight. Bnt ho quited their feora by*
touching little ,peecb. Bo toon returned to
York and thence to Gettyabnrg to take pirt
in the great battle, fought thero. On the ar
rival of Early', division, he waa rant to rapport
Rbodee, whore left waa being turned. Bo mw
his opportunity, and by a bold and nptl
charge broke the lino guarding the light flank
of tbo federal army, after analmoit hand-
to-hand conflict, end then (track the flank,
pniied heavily foiward, broke everything in
hia front and turned the tide of battle, “It waa
I, most brilliant charge,” w officially reported,
nhd the result! showed an amount of execu
tion greater, perbapa, than wa, ever neejm-
ldishtd in Bimiter clrcumatancea of tha war
i y the same number of men. Gordon lefc on
the field, counted by thelnapectora, more than
41.(1 dead of the enemy.
it waa on the stormy linea of the Rapidan
that be performed hia chief part in history
and achieved hia great renown. In th, first
day', fight ho wu in a position that draw all
tyei upon him. On May 5 hia command wu
on the pike leading from Orange courthouse
to Fredericksburg. The confederate troops in
hia front had been engaged foraomo tlm*,whon
they were overpowered and forced to retreat
rapidly. General Ewell rodo up to Oorden,
who wu quietly moving down the pika at the
brad of hia colomn, and aald: ‘‘General Gordon,
they are driving ui; tho fate of tho day do-
(ends on yon.” Gordon replied: "Wa will
savo it. general,” and immediately wheeling
into line, be told his men what wu expected
of them, and ordered them forward, riding in
their front. The charge wu successful.
At Bpottaylvanla Courthouse, Gordon wu a
conspicuous actor in one of tha mott memora
ble and dramatic paauges of the wu. It wu
hero that, pnt In command of Early’s divi
sion (Early taking command of A. P. BiU'i
corps), he gave tho first oheok to tho enemy
advancing after taking tho salient held b; -
General Johnson, and It wu hare ocean* 1
tho affecting and noble scene when be eelxed
the bridle of General Lee's hone aud re
fused to lot him lead tha Georgians and Vir
ginian* placed In line for a desperate counter
charge upon the enemy. In the duk and mis
ty morning, Gordon had bean gnldad to the
rfflre. Check-
_ bis little con*
mand against'tho heavy tld*~of his numbers,
ho afterwuds recaptured all tha oonfedtrato
lino to tbo right oftbo salient, aome oftha
artillery lost in tbo mornlog, and held daring
tbe^dsy the salient, and alt to right of It to A,
After this battle, marked by it* monument
of carnage, end Illuminated with so much glo
ry to the southern arms, Gordon took part In
tho various engagement* between tha two ar
mies until June 13, when hewu tent with
Esr ly to Lynchburg to meet Banter, and after-
watd, to the valley of Virginia and Into Mary
land.
Returning to the army of northern Virgin
ia, in front of Petonburg, General Gordon
round but little opportunity to gather addi
tional laurels In tha declining fortunes of tho
confederacy; and It only remalnod for him to
•hare tho fate which, from overwhelming
numbers of Iho enemy, had now become Inev
itable to that army which hte courage, chivalry
nnd good generalship had oo greatly adorned.
Ills part wu heroie to the last. It wu Gor
don’s command chiefly engaged In th* battle
of Hares Hill, (March 23,1805), where tbo
troont “fought with a vigor and brilliancy that
reminded one of Lee’t old campaigns,” it wu
Gordon's command that held the last llnu in
front of Petersburg, and it'wu Gordon’s com
mand that la Leo's final and fatal retreat wu
at ihc front, and gilded tho lut scone of sur
render with the spectacle of 2,000 men prepar
ed to cut through Sheridan'* lines at Appomat
tox court house, and wero only stoyod In tho
desperate enterprise by the flag of truce that
concluded the hoitillttei of that day aud sig
naled the close of tho war.
After the cessation of hostilities, General
pointofdangerby.thevolomeofflre. Cl
ingthemicmy and throwing hte little
rfh>< and ran against tha republican
candidate, It. Ii. Bullock. The campaign wu
a warm one, and It was generally thought,
and in ninny quarters positively asserted, that
he wu elected by some 0,000 or 7,000 major
ity, hut wu "counted out,”
In 1673, when the legislature came to elect
a United 8tatrs senator, he was put In nomi
nal ion. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Benja
min H. Bill and otnera were also candidates.
After a number of ballotings, Gordon wu
ekrten.
At the end of his term, Senator Gordon was
re elected, but served only one yur, when, la
lfiff), bo resigned to engage in railroad bu li
nes*. Bis career In tho national councils
had been conspicuously able and influential.
After a period of nearly six years devoted
to ralliead enterprises. General Gordon hu
hte n nominated for governor after a campaign
unprecedented perbapa in Georgia pollute for
personalities and slanders.
Clayton for Stewart.
Jonrtnono, Ga, July 29.—[Special.]—In
tho primary election An candidate fire congress
in the Ufih district, held in Clayton county today,
Stcwud's majority wu K>l„
Felton for Hie Legislature.
Cabtcuville, Oa., July 30.—[Special.]—
Dr, Felton and T. Warren Aiken have announced
thtmteireslufonni
for the legislature.
It Is understood that the organized democrats
will put out candidates, most probably Colonel IL
D. capers ud Major route.
Congressional Nominations
Lr.xtKaT(iK| Va„ July 20.—Th* democratic
convention of iho tenth dtitrict mot hero today.
After ten ballots, James Bumgt'tner, Jr., of Au.
grirto, wu nominated for emigrate Randolph
Tucker now representi the dtertet.
Cholera, dymntery and diarrhoea com* with
the rammer Imprudence In fruit diet. Infec
tlon and sudden check, of perspiration nut
these complaint*. On the first symptom take
four or five Bnndroth Pills and driak plsntl
fully of hot water, and you are sate. If yon
wish to ruder tho body * fortrew against
disease, taka one or two Brandrath Pills ovary
night hr ten days and thus remove from tho
boweli all Irritating autetance and parity th*
"Hair Is your soa getting slccr, Charter' ‘Oh,
pretty well; only I bar hobo ImtopuitN up with
Ms own Importuco. Knows more than bit fsUnr,
^-u know." "Ah I then tie hoy la not quite u
yon rick aud thou leave you consti
sled, carter's Little Liver Pills regulate th*
well and mak* yon well. Dose, one pllL
FITS: All Fite stopped ftao by Dr. KHno'a
Great Nerve restorer. No Fits sfter first day's
rue. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $3 trtef
bottle free to Fit cases. Sand to DrrKUaa,
Ml Arch St, Philadelphia. Pn.
Played oui—Open air concerts.
If you have catarrh, urc the surest reate ly—
Dr. Sage’s.
e you trytrg to think of something fuaay
'Sri - ' asked the parsgrapher's wife. "1 am,
be sold, as be hove a deep sigh end rsa bis Huger!
through bis long hair. -Then suppose yon think
that you ate going to buy me a new boauei, my
dear; that a lil br tometblog fuaay for you to do. •
"Hand Harris Tehaeeo *
Ask your wonrbonl tor "Heist Harris Tttocea."
lttetou(h*ndnuy, pure, rich and ripe. Judges
prcaoanceU the best lor th* moaoraoth* south
er — ----- ■ gnujg. "Hand Hit-
(ToMoraOm, Bald*
aa? _____
A baseball reporter pun down more strikes than
(nyjtdUrerT In this great and glorious couulry.—
There's one tooth-wash, the ladies’ pride.
Beloved by belles o'er every "wash" beside:
One dentifrice there Is supremely blest,
A sweeter, hotter cue than til tie rest;
Jtnd yon wtU find, in omy land th* atoM,
That SOZODONl’s Its olJ, teardlsr name.
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OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.
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IOBCIA, RABI N COUNTY—TO ALL WHOM
II may concern, W. L. Arendtle, admlnlelra-
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applied to tho undersigned for lotto to sell th*
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In aejnemlter next Thla ZTtfc day of Joty.-lMg.
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