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UNION & RECORDER. OUR AUGUSTA LETTER. Augusta, Ga., July 24th, 1886. Editors Uniox-Recorder: The operators of the Augusta. Fac tory are still “out on a strike.” Most of them are determined, some even defiant. The say they are living on next to nothing now, and it will re quire but little* more effort on their part to exist on nothing. Some have abandoned all hope of an early de termination of the strike, and are seeking and obtaining situations else where. The mills have organized themselves into a co-operative associ ation, and will act with and assist each other in the great contest be tween capital and labor. Ten years ago such a thing as a strike was not thought of in Augusta. Then all was peace and contentment, and no hap pier working classes could be found than thosein our midst. Now, it is get ting to be the rule to “strike on the slightest provocation. The State Senatorial Convention held quite an exciting session in Au gusta this week. It was generally un- I derstood that Hon. John S. Davidson, j our present Senator, would have no , opposition, and that he would be 1 unanimously returned to again rep resent this district. But when the convention assembled Glasscock coun ty put forward the name of one of her favored sons, Mr. W. H. Brady. The District is composed of the count ies of Richmond, Jefferson, and Glass cock: Richmond has six votes, Jeffer son four and Glasscock 2. During the first day 84 ballots were cast, there be ing a tie each time between Davidson and Brady. Richmond's six votes were cast for the former, while Jeffer son's four and Glasscock’s two went to the latter. On the following day after 114 ballots, two of Jefferson’s votes were cast for Davidsons there by giving him the nomination. It is i said that the Glasscock delegation i are quite sore over the defeat of their j candidate. Mr. Davidson has made i a brilliant record in the Senate, and j it is the wish and expectation of his friends that he be unanimously elect- j ed to preside over the Senate during the approaching session. Georgia has no son more thoroughly qnalifi- 1 ed to discharge the duties of that high office, and none more worthy of the honors than John S. Davidson. In conversation with one of the candi dates for the Legislature he informed me that the nominees would have op position at the general election. The Knights of Labor seem to be dissatis fied with two of the candidates nomi nated, and propose trying their strength at the polls to defeat them with two of their own party. It is to be hoped that this is only talk on the part of the Knights, and that no steps will be taken to defeat the reg uiar nominee of the Democratic party. The gentlemen on the ticket are all friends of the Laboring classes, one in particular having devoted years of service to their interests. The second game of base ball was played yesterday between the Augus ta Amateurs and Gradys of Atlanta, and was again wtm by the Augusta boys. Since the collapse of the pro fessional club these have been the only games of any importance played on our grounds. Our people.lost all inter st in the professional games, but when two amateurs composed of gen tlemen meet in friendly contest there is much in the game to awaken lively •interest on the part of the A dastardly attempt was made last night to burn down the store of of our Chinamen. Shortly after Loo The Surplus Resolution. Morrison says an amount equalling nearly one-third of the money in cir culation in the United States, was lying in the Treasury idle and un productive, subtracting from this amount so much as was necessary for current expenses for the redemp tion of United States notes, aud lay ing aside the amount which was un available, being in fractional curren cy, there would yet remain a surplus of $70,000,000. He proposed that when this surplus should amount to a sum over $100,000,000 it should be paid out in sums not less than $10,000,000 per’ month, to redeem the interest bearing notes of the United States. By so doing, the government would be saved interest, money would be cheaper, and temptations to extrava gant expenditure would be removed. The resolution has passed the House and is pending in the Senate. A War Cloud.—El Poso is a town in Texas on the Rio Grande river and Paso del Norte is a town in Mexico on the other side of the river, the two towns being opposite to each other. It seems that a Mr. Cutting, editor of a paper in El Paso published some editorials in which he spoke disres pectfully if not abusively of Mexican officials on the other side of the river. The Mexican authorities caught him on their side of the river and put him in prison. The Government of the U. S. has made a peremptory demand for his release. The Mexican officials re fused to comply with the demand and have sent a considerable body of troops to Paso Del Norte, apparently to resist any effort by the U. S. au thorities to effect Cutting’s release by force. In the .‘meantime, there is much excitement among the people of Texas and if the Mexicans, who are a proud and obstinate people where they think their national honor is in volved, should continue to refuse to release Cutting, there is a probability that we may be involved in a war with our neighboring republic, before one half of our people know there is any matter of controversy between the two nations. AN ITALIAN’S INVESTMENT. Chong, who keeps a store on Camp bell st., had gone into his back room, j he heard something like the sound of , water being poured on the house | Going outside he saw a man drop a | bottle and run. The contents of the ; bottle proved to be kerosene oil, j 1 art of which had already been pour- ; ed on the wooden planks. Near by | was a box of matches, and no doubt j tiie perpetrator of the attempt was just in tiie act of setting fire to the i store. The police have the case in j hami, and are “on the scent.”—Sang The Proprietor of a Washington Street Fruit Stand Draws a $5,000 Prize. Among the many persons made hap py by the drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery on the 13th inst., was was Mr. Vito Dilorenzo, who held one fifth of the ticket 77,227, which drew the second prize of $25,000. The lucky individual presented the ticket at the office of the company yesterday morn ing and was promptly handed a check on the New Orleans National Bank for the amount it called for. Mr. Dilorenzo, who is only 26 years of age, is a native of Italy and has been in this city for six years. He is the posprietor of a modest looking fruit and vegetable stand at the cor ner of Washington Ave. and Laurel st. with which he has always managed to make a comfortable living: His late stroke of good luck, however will enable him to enlarge his business and enjoy more of the luxuries of life. Unlike many foreigners, who return to their native land to spend what money they may have acquired in this country, he will continue to make New Orleans his home. Mr. Dilorenzo is unmarried, but after having been so kindly smiled upon by dame For tune, he might now prove more susceptible to the smiles of some soft-eyed daughter of sunny Italy, spectators, i Mr. Dilorenzo was met by a reporter after receiving his money, and a hap- one ! pier individual than he thes cribe had never seen.—New Orleans (La. Pica yune, July 25. A Dakota editor made the following statement in his paper last week: “Times being rather hard,'* we are go ing to take our wife to the home of our mother-in-law, next week for a short visit, and we. will give our read ers a little vacation by not issuing any paper. They won’t lose much, for there is little news going just now, and we print this week an editorial on the tariff which would have ap- Sing, whose proper name bv the way, peared next week. The only thing we have had to leave out on this ac count is Bill Jones’ ad. about a farm for sale, but this is of no consequence, as he hasn’t paid us anything for it yet. Brethren, white paper is too blamed dear to fool it away when our mother-in-law will keep us a week for nothing.” is Lee Duong, has taken quite-a fancy To Houghton's little boy whom he frequently meets in the Chinese mis sion. A few days since he presented him with some curiosities in the shape of Chinese nuts, and a package of t lie'finest teathatgrows in the fields of China. " • Mr. Amos P. Wiggins, who has held the office of delivery clerk at the Un ion Depot for several years past, and who has been connected with the maii service for the past twenty years, has recently V>een removed from of- ' lice, and Mr. M. E. Galvin appointed 1 thereto. _ Mr. Wiggins has given en tire satisfaction and was removed! simply because he is n-ot a democrat, j This is one of the Republican appoint-) meats that the people' would like to < see stand, as Mr. Wiggins was not an offensive partisan in any sense of the term. The city regrets to lose Rev. War ren A. Candler, for years past the faithful and energetic pastor of St. ! Gen. Albert Pike, the Grand Com mander of the Scottish Rite of Free I- Masonry, is in feeble health, but he f. still gives his attention to the duties f of his office. He was elected Grand i Commander in 1859 for life. He is also l the Principal Grand Master of the i Royal Order of Scotland—Masonic— j for" the United States, of which the | Earl of Rosslyn, of Scotland, is Gov ernor. The Royal Order is limited in membership. In the United States the limit is 175. There are only abont 120 Masons at this time who have ever been honored with the Royal Order. -‘The annual dinner,'* the most su perb thing of the kind, will be held in Among our Exchanges. The State Horticultural Association will convene in Fort Valley on the 28th. The prospect for a large atten dance is excellent, and the session is expected to be pleasant and profita ble. Primus W. Jones, of Baker county, has, as has been his custom for sev eral years past sent'ln the first Geor gia raised bale of cotton. It was shipped by him to Macon on the 20th. A man named J. H. Bowles, who has hitherto borne an excellent repu tation in Greene county, has been ar rested tor counterfeiting. Another man named J. C. Bone* charged with the same offence, has eluded arrest. Bowles will be tried before a United States commissioner in a few'days. The Atlanta and West Point rail road will have the longest sleeping car line in the world after the first of Oc tober. A family sleeper will then be put on this line which will run from Atlanta to San Francisco, 3,000 miles, without a change, by the way of New Orleans and the Southern Pacific. George Taylor, a seventeen-year-old son of George Taylor, of Pike county, was drowned in Martin’s mjjl pond last Monday morning. He, with other companions, had gone to the pond for the purpose of bathing, and while in the water was seized with cramps and drowned before he could be rescued. Montezuma Record: There is some talk of more bar-rooms in Montezuma this fall. There are enough here now, and none of them are making much money. There is an opening here for a clothing, boot, shoe, hat and furnishing store; also a station ery, music and novelty store. No more barrooms are needed in Monte zuma. The Prohibitionists are likely to agree with Sam Jones in their views of politics. He says: “Prohibition mixed with politics will help politics, but don’t you put any politics in your prohibition. If you do, you are gone. You see, I put sugar in my coffee to help my coffee, but if you put your coffee in your sugar, your sugar is ruined.” The man who came into my office Monday and deliberately stole my um brella, is worse than a thief, meaner than an assassin, lower than a black guard, and uglier than a crazy quilt. May each rain drop that falls upon it, turn into drops of blazing vitriol, and each sun ray, bristle with ten thous and pointed needles dipped in tacrid poison to prick his putrid flesh.— Barnesville Mail. Macon, Ga., July 20.—Major Kline, of the Central railroad, says that the cars are loaded down with the melon trade. Growers seem to have secured better rates than formerly. Other branches of the truck business are not doing so well. Growers find that fruit and melons pay much better than vegetables, so they are banking on the latter. Byron ships fifty to sixty car loads per week, and still they come. North Georgia, East Tennessee, South-western Virginia, a part of Kentucky and North Alabama con tain every mineral known to science. The most wonderful development is Birmingham. A half-dozen years ago two four-horse teams did the freight age of this locality. Now it sends to market 100 loaded cars a day, and here, w r ithin this period, have found profitable investment millions Northern capital.—Augusta Chroni cle. A novel social event, made so from the fact of the age of the parties in terested, occurred at Atlanta Tues day, at No. 15 Magnolia street. This was the marriage of George W. Karr to Mrs. Julia P. Everett. Mr. Karr is 71 and his bride 66. Mr. Karr’s son, who is 50 years of age, and a daughter and son of Mrs. Everett were among the witnesses to the marriage. The couple will dispense with the usual marriage tour and will continue to live in Atlanta. An old miser died in Carroll county, Ga., the other day, who had literally starved himself to death. He was alone in his hut when found. His neighbors found money sticking around in cracks of his house. They unearthed $18,000. and improvements, his wife, he died abundance, but too stingy food. “What will it profit a JO-CAPITAL Tickets only $5. PRIZE, »75,000.-WL Shares in proportion. Louisiana State Lottery Company. “We do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangements for ali 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 the Company to use this certificate, with fac-similes of our signatures attached, in its advertise ments.” We the undersigned Banks and Bankers will pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our coun ters. J. 31. OGLESBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat’l Ilk. j. W. KtLBRETH, Pres. State Nat'l Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’lBk. Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the Legis lature for Educational and Charitable purposes —with a capital of $1,000,000—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. I)., 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. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE, EIGHTH GRAND DRAWING, CLASS H., IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, August 10th, 1886—195th Monthly Drawing. CAPITAL PRIZE, $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 5 “ 10,000 10 “ 1000 10,000 20 “ 500 10,000 100 “ 200 20,000 300 “ 100 30,000 500 “ 50 25,000 1000 . “ 25 25,000 APPROXIMATION TR1ZES. Prizes Of $750....$6,750 “ 500 4,500 “ 250 2,250 9 Approximation 9 9 “ SEMI ANNUAL STATEMENT 1967 Prizes, amountlbg to $265,500 Application for rates to clubs should be made only to the office of the Company in New Orleans. For furtherinlormation write clearly, giving full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon ey Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency by Express (at onr expense,) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. Male P.O.Money Orders payable anfl address Recistereft Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. July 13th, 1886. I4t Personal and General. He owned land yet abandoning with money in to buy man to John Church. On account of throat 1 Washington next October in connec- troubles he has accepted the position of assistant Editor of the leading Methodist paper, South. Mr. Chand ler has won the hearts of all our peo ple, and it is with regret that we bid him adieu. It is rumored that another Alder man will soon resign his seat in the City Council, and that the citizens of the fourth ward will be called upon to elect a successor to Hon. Francis Cogin. It is also said that Mr. Cogin will resign the Superintendency of the Augusta Factory, which office he has so ably filled for many years. The loss to the Augusta Factory in his re tirement will be very great. Our people are leaving the city in large numbers, and seeking the cool shades of the country, or the invigo rating breezes of the sea-shore. Your correspondent expeets soon to be climbing over the high hills of Caroli na, and enjoying the delightful cli mate in the upper part of the ’‘Pal metto State.” Houghton. tion with the Supreme Council. How to TELL A Girl’s Age.—Girls of a marriageable age do not like to tell how old they are; but you can find out by following the subjoined instructions, the young lady doing the figuring. Tell her to put dowu the number of the month in which she was born; then to multiply it by 2; then to add 5; then to multiply it by 50; then to add her age; then to sub tract 365; then to add 115: then tell her to tell you the amouut she has left. The two figures to the right will denote her age and the remainder the month of her birth. For example the amount is 822; she is 22 years old, and was born in the eight month (August) Try it. For Sale—house and lot in centre of city—cheap. Can be made a desira ble residence at small cost. Apply to Bethune & Moore, Real Estate Agents. gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” Editor W. A. Shackleford, of the Oglethorpe Echo, has invented a small mailing machine which ’lie is liow having perfected. Being desir ous of increasing his mailing facilities, he at once united his mechanical turn of mind with journalistic enterprise and foresight, and has perfected this simple,.yet complete little contrivance for his own convenience, and as a help to other papers that do not use those costlier machines which cost $20 to $30. Should he succeed in hav ing it patented, the cost will not be over $5 for one of these machines, and doubtless every weekly in the State will have one. Darien Gazette: Charlotte Bolton, the old negress, a county pauper, whose death was mentioned by us several weeks ago, was a native of the West Indies, and at the time of her death, by her statement was 115 years o.ld. She has quite an interesting his tory. During the insurrections of an hundred years ago, she being a young girl, together with her father, old Ali, belonged to a Dr. Bell. During the outbreakes many of the West Indian planters were killed. Dr. Bell being one of the unfortunate killed, his peo ple were brought to the United States and sold. The cargo was purchased by the Hon. Thomas Spalding and Mr. Couper. Mr. Spalding bought old Ali and Charlotte with a great many others. They were all Mahoni- deans, and old Ah died in the faith, and his koran was buried with him. Once during the revolutionary war Mr. Spalding asked old Ali if he thought his negroes would go to the British, and he replied : “Ali can an swer for the Mahomedans, but not for the damned Christian dogs.” In the primary election in Fulton county, last Tuesday to choose dele gates to the convention, Hon. N. J. of LHammond delegates were chosen by a majority of 838. A man in Campbell county had tliir ty-six boys old enough to fight in the last war, and twenty-three of them were killed. He has been married nine times. The people of the 6th district show no signs of a foolish purpose to “re tire Jim Blount at the end of his pres ent term.” We don’t believe Georgia has ever had a better Congressman.— Ishmaelite. Miss Ellen Connelly, who shot and killed Steelly, her second cousin, at Sabbath School, in Barnwell county, S. C., for circulating slanderous reports about her a short time ago, was tried under an indictment for murder and acquitted last week. The Atlanta Constitution says: “The nomination of Hon. John S. Davidson to the State Senate secures to that body the services of one of the best and brainiest men in the State. Mr. Davidson has a broad mind, and possesses a thorough sympathy with the human race.” Mrs. Anna Bonner, of Taylor coun ty, now living with her granddaugh ter, Mrs. P. Z. Hill, is one hundred and five years old. She can get about now with much more agility than a great j|iany ladies one-third her age. She was formerly of Jones county, but has been living in Taylor and Schley counties for nineteen years. Some newspaper man who is ap parently posted says: “Dana, of the New York Sun, goes to work at elev en o’clock, dictates his editorials to a stenographer, quits at 4 o’clock and gets $20,000 a year. The country edi tor goes to work at seven o’clock, has his editorials dictated to him by his subscribers, quits at 6 o’clock and gets in debt.” Dawson Journal: Mrs. Roena Has ty, relict of Obadiah Hasty, has eighty six descendants. She is the mother of seventeen children and has fifty-one grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Mrs. Hasty is now 75 years old, and walks two miles- to church once every month. During Mr. Hasty’s lifetime they “lived at home” and made their own provis ions, and since his death Mrs. Hasty has continued on the same line, look ing after her affairs with the energy and zeal of a much younger person. The speech delivered by Hon. Nat. Hammond, Saturday night in Atlan ta, ought to send him back to Con gress. It is a grand speech from a grand man. It has the ring of the right metal—no counterfeit to deceive and trick the people. The State of Georgia needs the services of Ham mond in Congress, and he should be returned, and we hope he will be.— Marietta Journal. —OF THE CONDITION OF— The Milledgeville Banking Co., OF MILLEDGEVILLE, GA AT CLOSE OF , 1886: RESOURCES. Debts due within the State, $21,013.89 “ “ without “ “ 1,620.38 Furniture and Fixtures, 1,303.90 Expenses, Taxes and Salaries, 730.02 Currency in Vault, 16,207.00 Silver in Vault, 8,227.79 Gold in Vault, 5,679.45 $54,782.48 Debts in Suit $ 150.00 Debts not in Suit 22,484.27 Debts Doubtful, (none.) Capital Stock, IA ^.^ I ^ KS ' Surplus & Undivided Profits,*'’?’ Due Banks and Bankers,. q So qI Due Depositors,.!^. . .3;r 29,m27 $54,782.43 Debts Bad, (none.; S e i^?°° d $22,634.37 Debtg Lost, (none.) Highest Amount Due, 4,283.77 STATE OF GEORGIA, Baldwin County. — THE Subscribers personally before me, L. Carrington Not Pnb *md Fv I Off. J. P., for said county, make oath that the foregoing is a just and true statement of the condition of the Milledgeville Banking Cornuanv Milled ville, Ga., at the close of business, June 30tfl, 1886. And moreover’ that since tiie last returns of this Bank to the best of affialnts’ knowledge and belief it has not violated or evaded any obligation imposed by law either itself ’ it* officers, or agents. * ’ G. T. WIEDENMAN, President B. T. BETHUNE, Cashier Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14th day of July, 1886. L. Carrington, Not. Pub. and Ex, Off. J. P. To-morrow two members of the firm of W. T. CONN & CO;, Leave for New York to purchase the largest stock of Groceries ever brought to this part of the country. They are Going to See the Manufacturers, and be certain that they are getting the LOWEST PRICES on all goods bought. Their trade, so far, this year, is double what it was last year. And by enterprise, pluck, fair and honest dealings, they intend to make next year double this. Their trade now extends from Washington, Crawfordville and Thomson, on the Georgia Rail road to Milieu and Dublin down the Central. They have no rivals in this section and the Goods shipped, daily, by them testifies that they have very few rivals in the distant- cities. They don’t ask you to buy of them, but do ask you to Get their Prices, before buying elsewhere. If they don’t sell you then, good goods and low prices are no inducement. Tobaccos, Cigars and Snuffs and Kerosene and Lubiicating Oils, are specialties. Wholesale only. m t. cojvjv 4* co , 22 <fe 24 S. Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Ga. July 20th, 1886. 29 ly WHITE & TREMOR'S GREEN STORE! No. 17 South Wayne St.) The finest lot of Fancy Groceries in the city can be found there. We have just received from New York a fresh lot of Canned and Bottled Goods, viz.: Desicated Cocoanut in quart fruit jars, sealed glass top, Queen Olives, nice lot Pickles, Durkey’s Salad Dressing, Tomato Catsup, Celery Salt, <fcc. Just received fresh Tomatoes and Pine Apples, both sliced and grated. We can suit you if you will send us your orders or call on us and will make the Price as Low as the Lowest. We have on hand the finest Coffee H19 market affords. Just receiv ed a lot of the celebrated Murray Hill Java in handsome 3 lb car toons, with screw top which makes it air tight and keeps the original aroma of the Coffee. In meats, we have White Meat, Breakfast Bacon, Hams and Shoulders. Lard in any quantity. We have Rice to suit any man’s pocket book. Be sure to ask for our. prices on same. We can now furnish anything in the way of PIC NIC GOODS wanted. We do not pretend to advertise all we keep, as it would take up too much space. Try Cleveland Baking Powder sold by us. Also our Jersey Patent Flour. We can’t help from bragging on our different grades of Flour, be cause all of our trade tell us it is fine. Try it and be convinced. ISPOur 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 pharge to any part the city. ah or of May 25th, 1886. WHITE & TREANOR. No. 17 South Wayne Street,... .Milledgeville, Ga. 31 ly. The biggest trees in the world are the mammoth trees of California. One of a grove in Tulare County, accord ing to measurement made by the state geological survey, was shown to be 277 feet in height, 108 feet in circum ference at the base, and 76 feet at a point 12 feet above the ground. Some of the trees are 376 feet high, and 34 feet in diameter. Some of the largest that have been felled indicate an age of from 2,000 to 2,500 years. is The originator of the bycicle Pierre Lallement. He was not only the inventor, but the first maker, rider, teacher and exhibitor of the wheel, But his lot, like that of inventors gen erally, has been quite luckless. There are at present in use about half a mil lion bicycles, but Lallemont is still poor, holding a rather humble posi tion in the workshops of the l ope j Manufacturing Company, in Boston.