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UNION & RECORDER.
OUR AUGUSTA LETTER.
Augusta. Ga., June 12th, 1886.
BIditors Union-Recorder:
Since my last letter it has rained al
most incessantly. Not a day, and
scarcely an hour in the day, but what
-icome rain has fallen. x\nd most of
•;jem were hard rains, regular trash
fters, us Col. Tutt would call them.
F ram all sections come reports of
^•reat damage to the growing crops,
und our farmers are very blue, ltail-
- jad accidents caused by swollen
streams, and the recent change of the
_:yiage are now of frequent occur-
r ence. The authorities should look
.ato these mattters and take some
'eps to protect the lives and limbs
THE ORIGIN OF ADAM S BODY.
DR. WOODROW EXPLAINS HIS POSITION ON
THE EVOLUTION QUESTION.
ij? those who are compelled to travel
' The Democrats of our county have
considerably cooled off since the re-
ent mass meeting at the City Hall.
vNie Bacon men are satisfied. They
. hi their whole duty, and are looking
o other counties to do the same. The
lordon men hold that the rejection
f the proposition to have a primary
lection for delegates on the 26tli of
>ih present month has “played into
heir hands,’’ and claim that it will in-
uence many counties for Gordon.
Veil, we shall soon see. While 1 am
, strong Bacon man, I canpot but ad-
r , )re the firm stand taken by the Gor-
._<?u men in Richmond county. xYnd
lany of them are among the best and
ruestof the sons of Richmond. When
>aw such men as Jones, and Hook,
trnl Eve, and Foster, and Keener, and
dtome, and many others working so
• earnestly for the candidate of their
" iLoice, I felt assured that there could
' •:> no stain of corruption on the ban-
they followed, and was impressed
w iththe truth that after all this is but
•i , family quarrel.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
Tie Methodist church is now in ses-
- Ron at St. John's in this city. The
^Society is composed of some of the
cost zealous Christian women in the
v-hole South, who have consecrated
rheir lives to the work of sending the
gospel to the heathen. Cities often
v h* with each other to secure the as-
-ocmbling of large secular bodies in
r.beir midst, and spare neither labor
vnr means in entertaining them, so
} eiielicial is their presence considered
R/ any community. But who can cal-
• iilate the benefit to be derived from
'-he gathering together of a band of
-■nnsecrated “soul seekers. ’ Time
■ annof measure the good accomplish-
, -X Fortunate is tlie community
wherein they meet. This morning
■ Irs. A. Su-ith Irvine, a zealous mis-
** lonary laborer of the Baptist church,
•- as introduced to the Convention, by
" i ev. Warren Candler, and made one
; the sweetest and most appropriate
iresse
ever delivered by a lady in
. August a. Mrs. Irvine and her lius-
;.mi. who is {Secretary and Treasurer
tb< j Georgia < ’hemical Works, are
devoted Christians, and spend
umch or their time and money in do-
1 ig missionary work in this city.
Augusta can certainly boast of two
<•! tlm best daily papers in the South.
• ’hronicle seems to have taken a
* v and stronger hold upon the peo-
1 ie. It has thrown aside considera-
h.ie of its dignity and has come down
re the level of the masses. It is now
r f-vi-:guized as the people's paper, and
i championing their cause. Its col-
c.mns are tilled wlcli interesting news
■ v w all parts of the.world, its locals
. bright and sparkling, and not
mlined, to a favored few, while its
4-dztorials are always sound, and ex-
"edingly brilliant. 1 am told that
circulation is rapidly increasing.
f- has become an axiom in xVugusta
fturt The Evening News is the best
.-afternoon paper in the South. And
t is so considered by all who read it—
> t.wl their name is legion. I have oft-
■n wondered how it is possible to
gather so much news in such a short
r firjm as is daily condensed in this pa-
1>>r. and to have each and every ar-
viole so correctly written. The busi-
jinss department is conducted by John
ML Weigle, a man greatly beloved by
t»ir citizens. He has brought so much
• wind, practical wisdom to bear upon
ids management of the paper that its
finances are said to be in a most
healthful condition. The managing
►'.‘litor, Mr. William Moore, is too wide-
known to need a word of commen
dation from your correspondent. His
■vhtorials are always to the point, and
may be termed solid blocks of wisdom.
Dut the power behind the throne,
and ‘‘the greatest Roman of them all”
R Sir. F. R. Gibson, Editor of the Lo
cal Department. Tom Gibson, as he
i- familiarly called, is one of the best
reporters 1 know of any where. He
annot be surpassed in reporting the
proceedings of a public meeting, and
can get as much out of an “item” as
s ny man. He has the power of so
trussing a dry fact as to make it ex
ceedingly interesting to his readers.
K he attempts to describe a stick, for
nstance, before he finishes lie will
have it full of blossoms and buds. He
'teems to like every bodv, and every
vody likes him—especially the girls.
What with Gow and Moore, and Wei-
Columbia, S. C., June 3.—To the Editor
of the Charleston News and Courier: i ob
serve in your journal for May 25 an account
of the proceedings of the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly at Augusta, Ga., in which
there is what purports to be a synopsis oj
some remarks made by me. Allow me to
say that this synopsis is inaccurate in
every particular. It would be impossible
to obtain from it the least idea of what I
really said. But I write chiefly to ask you
to allow mo to make another correction.
In the News and Courier for May 30, your
special correspondent, ‘‘C. E. C,” speaking
ofthe Rev. Dr. Palmer’s address, says:
“The third point was the duty of the
church to maintain the purity of the Scrip
tures against any and all attempts to
change its historic interpretation in at
tempting to make them teachffvhat the
Spirit evidently never meantthem to teach.
The application of this point to the present
attempt to make the Scriptures teach
evolution is easy, though no direct refer
ence was made to this subject in the ad
dress.”
It is not here said that I have made
the attempt in question—there is “no
direct reference” tome, but the “applica
tion” of your correspondent’s words “is
easy.”' Let me say, then, that the state
ment that there is a “present attempt to
make the Scriptures teach evolution” is,
so far as I know, wholly without founda
tion. If there ever has been such an at
tempt within the limits of the Southern
Presbyterian Church, I at least have never
heard of it. Doubtless “C. E. C.” (pre-
sumbly a Presbyterian minister), and the
overwhelming majority of the members of
the Augusta General AssembR, believe
that the attempt has been made,
and that I have made it; but noth
ing could be further from the truth. I
have reiterated over and over again in
every form my belief that the Scriptures
do not teach God’s mode of creation; that
they teach the fact, but not the method;
and, therefore, that neither the hypothesis
of immediate creation nor the hypothesis
of creation by evolution can contradict the
Scriptures; that every word of the Sacred
Scriptures is absolutely true, but that to
the Christian believer it is immaterial
what scientific views he may hold, provid
ed such views do not contradict the Sacred
Scriptures.”
I cannot comprehend the prevailing ina
bility to distinguish these propositions
from that which asserts that the “Scrip
tures teach evolution.” But the inability
exists, and I have come almost to despair
of seeing it removed. Yet I am unwilling
to be held up in a false light before your
wide circle of intelligent readers, and
therefore I beg that you will publish what
I have now written-
James Woodrow.
Among our Exchanges.
lm-
Mr. Harris and the Commission.
From the Macon Evening News,
11th.
Hon. N. E. Harris returned from .At
lanta this morning. The Constitution
prints the following interview with
him:
“Hon. N. E. Harris, of Macon, chair
man of the board of commissioners of
the technologicol school, spent yes-
terday in Atlanta. During the day,
he had a conference with the gover
nor.
It was the intention of Mr. Harris
to call a meeting of the board for
last week, but he was confined to bis
home by severe sickness and could riot
do so. The disarrangement of his
plans caused by his sickness, will pre
vent his meeting the other members
of the board in New York on the 11th
of July, as previously agreed.
A Constitution reporter met Mr.
Harris at the capitol yesterday after
noon and inquired of him the condi
tion of affairs respecting the school.
“I am in Atlanta,” he replied, “to
confer with the governor about the
school. The board is fully organiz
ed and is actively preparing for tlie
selection of a location and a model.
I find that the people of Georgia are
thoroughly alive to the importance of
the school, and there is no doubt but
that there will be many bids for its
location. Messrs. S. M. Inman, of
Atlanta, and E. R. Rodgson, of At
hens, haVe gone north to inspect the
technological schools in that part of
the country They will report to the
board upon their return.”
“Has the board notified the various
cities of the state of its plans regard-
ingthe location of the school?”
“Yes, a circular has been sent to
the capital town of every county in
the state.”
Fact and Figures.
gie and Gibson, and Hyams, and the
entire “force," the Evening News is
About as well equipped as any paper
in the South. Long may it live.
Mayor May lias recommended to the
< ‘ity Council the calling of an election
decide whether or not Augusta shall
have a paid Fire Department. The
System has been
Electric Alarm oysiem nas ueen ac-
«vpted, Big Steve has been ordered
not to summon the tire clans any
more, and the spirit of the Volunteer
Department is dead.
The Legislative race is getting hot.
Calvin, McCord and Lamar are in
r ^ie lead. It is said that Mr. James
Barrett will not go before the Demo-
ivatie voters for their nomination, but
v. ill run independently of the primarv
ejection. This is a rumoi that I heard
yesterday. At any rate his attack on
the administration of Judge Eve has
alienated from him many friends of
‘he latter—and they are numbered bv
-hundreds. Capt. Barrett's opponents
■tr-e gaining strength daily.
Houghton.
The 192d Grand Monthly Distribu
tion of the world-famed Louisiana
State Lottery took place at noon on
Tuesday, May 11th, 1886, in the city
of New Orleans, under the sole man
agement of Gen'ls G. T. Beauregard
of La., and Jubal A. Early of Va.,
when $265,500 was scattered all over
the world. Ticket No. 70,244
drew the First Capital Prize, which
was sold in fractions, of one-fifth at
$1 each; one-fifth was held by W.
Hunt, Vineton, Ala., collected through
City National Bank of Selma, x\la.;
another fifth collected through Well’s,
Fargo & Co.’s Bank of San Francisco,
Cal.;another to Harry Johnston, col
lected through Chauncey J. Stedwell,
fesq., Train Master C. C. C. & I. Rail
way, Cleveland, O.; another to Jno.
Olson, No. 79 East 4th street, New
York city, collected through Adams
Express Co.; and another to C. H.
Bessey, West Enosburg, Va., collect
ed through the National Park Bank
of New York city. This will be re
peated on Tuesday, July 13th, and
any .nformation thereof can be had on
application to M. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La.
A horrible accident occurred near
Hall’s, in Bartow county. Mr. Jake
Sherman’s little boy, just large enough
to plow, was riding a young mule
home to dinner after having plowed
all the morning. While en route
home the mule became frightened,
and began to run. He threw the boy,
who became entangled in the har
ness, the mule dragging him for some
distance up to the house, when the
mother of the boy ran out and caught
him. The mule became unmanagea
ble and jumped a fence near by, drag
ging the boy after him. As the mule
jumped the fence the boy’s head
struck the rails, bursting out his
brains right before his mother's eyes.
It is presumed that President Cleve
land will now adopt the home rule.
Preparations are being made in
Brunswick to erect a $75,000 hotel.
Judge Daniel Pitman who recently
dropped dead on the streets of xAtlan
ta, had his life insured for $9,000.
The Macon Telegraph says thai
Bacon has gained 8 votes that were
against him in his last gubernatorial
contest.
Commissioner Henderson reports a
large increase in tobacco planting m
Georgia this year, and says that the
increase is greatest in North Georgia.
Reports from Washington say that
as soon as Congress adjourns the re
form broom will be vigorously used in
sweeping many partisan Republicans
from tlieir easy positions in the sever
al Departments.
On last Friday about 1,000 engraved
cards were sent out from the White
House simply announcing that the
President was married to Miss Fran
cis Folsom on Wednesday, June 2nd,
1S8G.
Dr. H. H. Carlton, candidate for
congress from tins District, in
Eatonton Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. He addressed a respect
able assemblage during the recess of
court Tuesday, and made a fine
pression.—Eatonton Messenger.
In Houston county there are seven
candidates for tlie Legislature, three
for Sheriff, two for Tax Collector,
four for Tax Receiver, two for Treasu
rer, one for Clerk, two for Coroner
and one for Surveyor—twenty-two
candidates for nine places.
George I. Seney, of £eney syndicate
fame, is reported to be a clear million
ahead by recent lucky deals in Wall
street. Mr. Seney, when be failed,
went to Europe, but six months ago
returned, came to an understanding
with his creditors, and plunged boldly
into speculation.
Washington correspondents, it ap
pears, almost in a body followed the
president and his bride to Deer Park,
and so beseiged him that lie had to
place guards around the place to pro
tect himself and family from tlieir in
trusion. This is one of the penalties
attached to greatness.
In Belfast, Orange mobs have com
mitted terrible excesses. xY tavern
was wrecked and burned to the
ground. Men, women and children
raved in drunken orgy, policemen
were killed, Gladstone and Parnell
were burned in effigy, and for a long
time the city was at the mercy of the
brutal and howling mob.
The Greensboro Home Journal ex
presses our sentiments when it says
“The xVtlanta Capitol is one of our
best exchanges. In the present cam
paign its course is especially com
mendable because of the moderation
and fairness with which it aims to
treat both candidates for the gover
norship nomination. It is in other
respects, too, a conservative and well
sustained daily journal.”
On Tuesday Jeff Lane presented to
the Macon public library a well pre
served copy of the Louisville Gazette
and Republican Trum^JV, published
in Louisville, Ga., and dated xYpril 28,
1802. It is very neatly printed, though
the news is quite old when compared
with the modem methods of news
transmission. On the 28tli it prints
the proceedings of Congress of xYpril
otli. It regards printing the foreign
news of February as quite a stroke of
enterprise. Louisville was then the
capital of the State, and Josiah Tat-
nall was Governor.
*»-CAPITAL PRIZE, *73,000.-*a
Tickets only $5. Shares in proportion.
m
Milledgemlle Shoe St
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Louisiana State Lottery Company.
I desire to call your attention to
a fine assortment of
“We do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Quar
terly Drawings of The Louisiana State Lotte
ry Company, and in person manage and control
the Drawings themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness, and in good
faith toward all parties, and we authorize tlie
Company to use this certificate, with fac-siimles
of our signatures attached, in its advertise
ments.”
Ladies’ and Men’s Shoes!
Also a fine line of Men’s low
quartered Shoes and Ladies’ Slip
pers, which I have bought espe
cially for Commencement.
; ...s.
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Commissioners.
We the undersigned Banks anil Rankers will
pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented at our coun
ters.
J. II. OGLESBY. Pres. Louisiana Nat‘1 Uk.
J. W. RILBKETH, Pres. State Nat 1 Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’l 15k.
II HLA.TSI HATs
' The finest line of Straw* Hats in the city. Will close i
tire line very cheap.
iSPCall and examine my stock—you will be pleased.
Respectfully,
FRED ECALTJal
, June 15, 1886.
Milledgevillc, Ga.,
Incorporated in 1$GS for 25 years by the Legis
latnre for Educational ami Charitable purposes
—with a capital of $ 1,00ft,000—to which a re
serve fund of over $550,000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise
was made a part of the present State Constitu
tion adopted December 2d, A. D.,1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Extraordinary
Drawings regularly every three months
Instead of Semi-Annually as heretofore,
beginning March, 1886.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE, SEVENTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS G., IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, July
13th, 1886—194th Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PEIZE, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each,
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion.
LIST OF PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000
1 do PRIZE 25,000
1 do PRIZE 10,000
2 PRIZES OF $6000 12,000
Comforts. During' Warm Seaso3
-Can be procured at Lowest Prices from-
EPH STALEY.
inn
I have ONLY A FEW LEFT, and will sell the lot out hot
LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS, PRICES. Come soon ami l
ply yourselves with something
5 44
2000
10,000
10 “
1000
20 “
500
100
200
otK) “
100
500 ‘ ‘
50
1000
25
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
Prizes of $750.
9 Approximation
9 “
9 “
. $6,750
500.. .. 4,500
250.. .. 2,250
Before They are all Gone !
season.
As I will not receive any mure ij
JOSEPH STALEY,
Milledgeville, Ga., June 12tli, 1886.
1967 Prizes, amounting to $265,500
In the good old Puritan times in
New England, says an exchange, the
following was the rule and practice in
some of the churches: “That such
brethren and sisters as shall in any
way hereafter intend to change their
calling or condition of life by mar
riage or otherwise do propose their
cases to the elders or ablest brethren
of the church to have counsel from
them before they make any engage
ment, and in all difficult cases and be
fore all marriages, the churches coun
sel be taken therein.”
The Georgia State Commissioner of
xigriculture, Judge Henderson, in his
June report, says: The condition of
the growing crops is much below the
average for the season. The corn
crop is 4 points below the reported
condition of last year’s crop on June
1st. The oat crop falls 13 points,
wheat 14, and cotton 15 below the
condition of last year at this date.
The Irish potato crop only is reported
to be better than an average. The
heavy rains in many localities have
caused serious damage to corn and
cotton, necessitating in many instan
ces entire replanting of crops on the
bottom lands. The crops are from
10 to 20 days behind the usual stage
of growth at this date. The cotton
stand is generally poor. This is at
tributed to the cool weather, to the
beating rains and baked condition of
the lands, and is also due in a large
degree to defective seed, resulting
from the damaged condition of last
yetr’s crop.”
Protracted Services.—The pro
tracted services in the town are doing
great good. They are stimulating
church members to bettei- work and
a better conception of Christian life,
opening to non-professors the error in
which they are living, and dissemina
ting a general feeling of thoughtful
ness and sobriety throughout the com
munity. Even those who, from dif
ferent causes, have not attended the
meetings have felt the effect, and the
outside influence alone is not small.
Revs. Baxter, Doak, Cofer and Mc
Connell are doing good work. Mr.
McConnell has this week had the
meeting in charge, with decidedly
good results. He is an earnest and
eloquent young divine.
Thursday night seven men and la
dies joined the Methodist church.
Friday morning six joined the Baptist
church by experience and three by
letter. We understand that several
will join the Presbyterian church to
morrow.—Eatonton Messenger.
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Orleans.
For further iniormation write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon
ey Orders or New Y r ork Exchange in ordinary
letter. Currency by Express (at onr expense,)
addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D, C.
Maie P.0. Money Orders payalile
and ailress Reiistered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
July 15th, 1836. 49 4t
WHITE & TREMOR’S
GREEN STORE!
No. 17 South Wayne St.
Tlie finest lot of Fancy Groceries in the city can be found then
TVe have just received from New York a fresh lot of Canned
Bottled Goods, viz.: Desicated Cocoanut in quart fruit jars, sent
glass top, Queen Olives, nice lot Pickles, Durkey’s Salad Dressii
Tomato Catsup, Celery Salt, Ac. Just received fresh Tomato
and Pine Apples, both sliced and grated. We can suit yon if yh
will send us your orders or call on us and will make the
Price as Low as the Lowest.
Personal and General.
JohnO. Ferrell, a well known Athe
nian, died Wednesday.
Things are getting pretty warm in
Die xYthens district between Seab
Reese and Dr. Carlton for Congress.
Capt. W. C. Mathews, of Sanders-
ville, shipped a half bushel of peaches
last Tuesday, which he sold at the
rate of $20 per bushel.
We have on hand the finest Coffee the market affords. Just recei
ed a lot of the celebrated Murray Hill Java in handsome 3 lb
toons, with screw top which makes it air tight and keeps the origii
aroma of the Coffee. In meats, we have White Meat, Breaklj
Bacon, Hams and Shoulders. Lard in any quantity. We have Ei]
to suit any man’s pocket book. Be sure to ask for our prices
same. We can now furnish anything in the way of PIC NIC GOOhl
wanted. We do not pretend to advertise all we keep, as it woul
take up too much space. Try Cleveland Baking Powder sold bv J
Also our
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Mr. Evan Howell and lady, of the
Constitution, celebrated their sliver
wedding Friday night. Presents to
the amount of $10,000 were tendered
them.
It /was rumored at Atlanta Thurs
day that Gen. L. J. Gartrell was dy
ing. The rumor was erroneous. Gen.
Gartrell was better Thursday than he
had been for three weeks.
A clergyman who preached in a
rison a Sunday or two since, began
is discourse in his traditional way
by saying, “I am glad my friends, to
see so many of you here this morn*
ing. n
The House passed the oleomarga
rine bill by a vote, yeas, 177, nays 101.
The bill imposes a special tax on man
ufacturers of oleomargarine of $600
per annum, on wholesale dealers $480;
on retail dealers $48.00. Existing in
ternal revenue laws will apply, and
proper penalties were fixed for viola
tions of the law.
There will be many who will in the
bottom of tlieir hearts think him luck
ier than his bride, of whom Miss
Cleveland is reported as saying: “My
brother might have searched the
world over without finding a sweeter,
purer girl.’’ But then, bridegrooms
are generally luckier than their brides
in these respects.
Griffin News: A gentleman of Hous
ton county, who has been married for
more than ten years, during that
time has never been separated from
his wife as much as a day at the time.
When it became necessary for him to
leave home for so long a time as twen
ty-four hours he has alwavs carried
has never
his wife with him, and she Has
left home without her husband.
Mrs. Hancock, the wife of the late
General Hancock, has been obliged to
give up her home on Governor’s Is
land. The government has not as yet
voted her a pension while the sub
scription list that has been gotten up
is not commensurate with the noble
General’s services and position. Mrs.
Hancock, though her general health
is good, still suffers from nervous pros
tration.
Mr. Wiley Smith, one of our success
ful farmers near Tennille, tells us for
the benefit of our readers, that onions
mixed with wheat, after drying, will
prevent weevils from getting in it-
fhey won't trouble it any more—he
has tried it, thoroughly.— Sandersville
Herald.
Jersey Patent Flour.
We can’t help from bragging on our different grades of Flour,
cause all of our trade tell us it is fine. Try it and be convinced.
|^°Our regular patrons will please remember that we will at
times try to fill their orders whether we have the goods in stock
not. Goods delivered promptly and free of charge to any part oi
the city.
WHITE & TREANOR,
No. 17 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Ga.
May 25th, 1886. 31 ly.
Special Department
-OF-
Totacco! CigarsI Snuff
We wish to call the attention of the Merchants of this section t;
our special and recently organized department.
• Our facilities for handling Tobaccos in large quantities is secon-
to none of any house in Georgia.
We have over twenty brands of Tobaccos and can suit anybody ^1
either quality, quantity or price.
Our trade in these goods is increasing daily and we have affl 1
pie testimony that our goods are giving satisfaction.
We have recently purchased and now have in stock, a large as
sortment of all grades of Cigars, and are now ready to meet all hon
orable competition in this line.
In Snuffs, we have different kinds and any size packages.
See our Goods and Hear Our Prices
Is all we ask. We will certainly sell you.
W. T. CONN & CO,
Jobbers in Groceries and Tobacco,
No. 22 and 21 South Wayne St., Milledgeville, Ga.
April 6th, 1886. 29 ly
