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UNION & RECORDER. Milledgeville, October 20,1886. For Congress—6th District, JAMES H. BLOUNT, of Bibb. The Election—Col. Blount. Our readers should remember that our Congressional election comes off on Tuesday, the 2nd of November. There being no opposition to the Democratic nominee, it is natural that but few will put themselves to incon venience to vote. Still, we are very fortunate in havinga candidate who, in successivesessionsof Congresshasdone himself and his constituents honor and his country most valuable service. He is therefore entitled to the hearty in dorsement of his constituents, and more especially as he has been most bitterly and injustly assailed (as we think) by those whose support, as professed'Democrats, he had a right to expect. Let every good Democrat therefore, who can do so, appear at the polls on the day of the election and give him his vote. Technological School Located. This matter, which has exercised the minds of certain communities for some time past, is at last decided. Atlanta, Macon and Athens have con tended earnestly for the prize and fought each other even to the point of stirring up bad blood between them, but they and the commission ers have coolly ignored Milledgeville in the matter. And yet for the ulti mate success of the school, the latter was probably the very best place for it. \V ill the farmers and the middle classes of the people, from whose ranks the pupils of the school would be mainly drawn, send their boys to Atlanta, to be subjected to the temp tations to evil of that mixed commun ity. made up of people from almost all quarters of the globe? Is there a kind of wickedness which has not its disci ples, and its places for practising the same, in that cosmopolitan city? If not, yet there is a general impression throughout the state that such is the fact and we greatly fear that it will prove a great obstacle to the building up of the school and the conferring of its blessings upon a large majority of our people. We sincerely desire to see the school established on a firm and enduring basis. In our judgment it will require the best efforts of all its friends to make it a success in the place selected for it. Nevertheless those efforts should be made and ev erything done to correct the mistake if mistake it was, which was made by the commission. Candor compels us to say that while giving credit to Gov. McDaniel for us ing his best judgment in selecting the members of the commission, he made a great mistake in placing citizens of three of the competing points on it. They should every one of them have been taken from localities which had no special interest in the location of the school. The actual facts connect ed with the ballotingg show that the representatives of Atlanta, Macon and Athens, each stuck obstinately to his own city and the final decision was only reached by the tw o who had practically no home intertst that they could subserve, going over to one of the three above mentioned and thus by a bare majority, fixing the location at Atlanta. And when it was afterwards proposed to make the se lection of Atlanta unanimous, the ad vocates respectively of Macon and Athens utterly refused their assent to the proposition. In conclusion, while frankly and freely commenting upon w-hat we deem the mistakes made by certain actors in the matters discussed above, we cheerfully give the Governor and ea^h member of the commission cred it for having acted under the prompt ings of what they considered their duty from the beginning to the ending o"f the whole matter. EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. The State Fair opened in Macon yesterday. We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt. The fight for the School of Technol ogy" is over and Atlanta is victorious. Her people may think it a dear victo ry- before many years.—Sav. News. The tax returns for Georgia for the present year show- an increase in property valuation to the extent of nearly seven millions dollars, exclu sive of railroads. Those pleasures that are cheapest are best; and nothing costs so much as sinful indulgences. If they- cost noth ing but unhappy memories they- are bought at a very dear price. President Cleveland has sent $100 to Col. BeloofNew Orleans, ashis contri bution for the sufferers by the storm at Sabine Pass, La., accompanied by a letter expressing his sympathy, etc. The North Georgia conference of the M. E. Church, South, w-illconvene in Augusta on Wednesday, December first—the date of meeting having been changed from November 24th, by Bishop McTyeire, who will preside. At Ellaville, Monday the negro w-ho killed Mr. McElmurray, of Schley county, a few days ago by striking him on the head with a rock, came in and gave himself up. The killing is said to have been clearly in self-de fense, and it is not believed that the negro will even be held for the Super ior Court. Harper Black, Jr., living near the Plains of Dura, dropped dead sudden ly Sunday night. Mr. Black had suffered very much of late with palpi tation of the heart. He often took chloral as a means of relief from pain. The presumption is that death was either caused from the malady, or else from an overdose of chloral. Protracted Meeting. Record of Dry Seasons. Madisonian. For the purpose of refreshing the memory of some of our people who think the present an exceptionally protracted drought w-e w-ill give dates and lengths of previous ones,-only giv- ingtnose that we remember: In 1845 we had no rain for 120 days in succes sion; in 1861, 42 days in succession without rain; in 1875, 26 day’s without rain. We remember distinctly the drought of 1845, and the great alarm produced. It was difficult to get wa ter in many places sufficient for stock end the utmost economy- was enforc ed in that used for drinking, cooking and washing. But little scouring and scalding was done. Most all the grist mill.- Mopped grinding, and farmers were compelled to send their wagons fifty to sixty m les for meal and flour. Many families lived on boiled hominy and potatoes for bread. Oh! but ft was dry—yes drier than prohibition in Atlanta. If the memory of our young broth er of the Madisonian would liay-e run back six years further to 1839, he might liay-e mentioned that it was the driest summer ever experienced in Georgia. The corn, owing to the ex treme drouth, tasselled at from four tj six feet in height, and the rain which came afterwards caused the ears to fill out large and fine, so that they absolutely hung down and their ends touched the ground. Let our brother ask some old citizen about the dry year, 1839. Local Editor U. & R. Mr. Walter S. Gordon, brother to General Gordon, died in New York on the 16th inst., of paralysis of the heart, after recovering from typhoid fever. He was 38 years old, and had amassed a large fortune by Railroad and land speculations, and was just making his arrangements to go to At lanta to enjoy- his ample fortune when death cut him off. Tenk Rather, a white man living near the line of Decatur in Mitchell county, xvas accused of stealing some money from Elias N. Smith, a man with whom he was living. During the latter part of last week he was seized by six men w-ith blackened faces and hung to the limb of a tree until life -was almost extinct. Thoy tried to extort a confession of guilt but failed. Ty-Ty- correspondent Macon Tele graph : Speaking of musical members of the present Legislature; it would be w-ell enough to say that our honor able representative should be includ ed in that convention of fiddlers that Hon. Morgan Rawls spoke of calling w hen the Hon. Bob Taylor is elected Governor of,Tennessee. Ourown Doc tor Pickett is hard to beat w-hen it comes to getting good music out of a violin. At Irwinton five prisoners confined in jail broke out Tuesday night. Two of them, Charles Mason and Willis Holman, took flight while the other three hurried to the Sheriff’s residence, aroused him from sleep and informed him that they were out. They waited till he could dress, and then, good naturedly, accompanied him back to the jail, where they were again locked up. Mason is the negro charged with robbing the post office at Griswold- ville and shooting another negro in Gordon. When the Holiness meeting adjourn ed, a week ago from Sunday last, Rev. Mr. King, pastor of the Methodist church here, determined to take ad vantage of the high state of religious feeling which existed, and he has ac cordingly- continued the meetings from day to day to the present time. Meetings have been regularly held at 9i o’clock in the morning, and again at night at 7 o’clock, and the attend ance of large congregations has shoxvn the undiminished interest of the people in the services. Many have responded to the usual invita tions to manifest their desire to be come Christians by coming forward to the altar, and it was gratifying to notice that among them were a num ber of young men, who are in truth the hope of our country and who w-ill in a few years have their share in shaping its destinies. Mr. King was assisted in his labors by Rev. Mr. Pat- tillo, former pastor of the Methodist church here, and also by Rev. W. A. Parks of the East Putnam circuit, each of whom spent a part of the week here. On Sunday last, twenty- six new members were received into the church, and a number of others by letter from other churches. In a little over a week there has been an increase of 45 members. Among the accessions was Mr. G. T. Whilden, who removed liis membership from the Presbyterian church in this city, to the Methodist church. The meetings will be continued dur ing the present w-eek, and it is under stood that Mr. King will have the as sistance of Rev. W. A. Parks, men tioned above* Rev. C. B. Anderson received ten members into the church at Mosley- ville, on Sunday night last. Robt W. Alston, of Georgia, Com* mits Suicide in Washington. Washington, October 23.—«The Sixth Auditor’s office w-as the scene of a sensational suicide to-day. Robert W. Alston, clerk in that branch of the government service, af ter coolly announcing to the chief of the division that he w-as “going to put an end to this thing,” walked to his desk, took a thirty-eight calibre re volver from his pocket, and in the presence of his fellow- clerks, sent a ball crashing through his brain. The unfortunate man lived but forty--five minutes after the fatal shot { had been fired. Nervous depression is said to have led to the act. Alston, who was a native of Georgia, w-as about 28 years of age, unmarried and well-known in this city, especially among Georgians and Southern men. He was the son of Colonel Bob Alston, of Atlanta. The Baltimore Manufacturers’ Re cord, a responsible and leading trade journal of the South, states that it is prepared to put any town in the South in actual need of further banking capital in correspondence with North ern capitalists for the purpose of se curing that end. Henry Lloyd, the young bachelor Governor of Maryland, was married Thursday morning to Miss Mary Eliz abeth Staplefort, a beautiful Cam bridge belle of tw-enty summers. The men who are continually stir ring up strife betw-een labor and capi tal are generally men who have neith er labor nor capital. Among our Exchanges. If not cultivated, depravity would soon cease to grow. Atlanta pays $160,000 interest on her public debt per annum. Gainesville will ship 300,000 chick ens this season. It is possible that the pretty little city of Griffin will have both gas and water works. Tobe Jackson is in Cartersville to stand his trial for the shooting of Bry ant Strickland. It is rumored that the Pennsylvania Central railroad has made arrangements to extend its lino Southward to Athens, Ga., and there connect with the Covington & Macon railroad. Mr. Mitchell, of Wilkes county, reports that he sold his broom corn at 5 cents per pound, and that the profits are better than can be obtained from cotton. It is reported that three carp have lately been caught in Moore’s mill pond in Wiikeg county, weighing, respectively ten, twelve and thirteen pounds. So far as announced there are three can didates for President of the Senate: Hon. John S. Davidson of the eighteenth, Hon. W. E. Smith of the tenth, and Hen. C. B. Pringle of the Twentieth. In Wilkes county E. Y. Hill has just gathered a seven acre-field of corn which measured up forty-two bushels to the acre. James W. Worthen will gather eighteen bales of cotton from a one-horse farm. Among the curiosities in Griffin Monday were Francis Darnall and son of Atlanta. The father is fifty six years of age and is only 4 feet 4 inches in height, and the son is 17 years of age, and only 3 feet 1 inch in height. ' At Rome Tuesday in the Superior Court a divorce was granted to Mary Echols from her husband, Samuel Echols. In 1882 Echols joined the Mormon church and da sired his wife to join. She refused and he deserted her. At Gainesville Elam Holland, an old man, was found dead in his bed Tuesday morning, Foul play was suspected. The Coroner’s jury was in session all day Tues day. An autopsy by Dr. Shaffer preved that he died from natural causes. The Georgia Technological School ought to be inaugurated under very favorable auspices. It will start with a cash capital for buildings and outfit and maintenance of $135,000, $70,000 coming from Atlanta’s bid and $65,000 from the State appropriation. It is estimated that the buildings and equipment will cost about $100,000, leaving about $35,000 to help maintain the school. Besides, Atlanta guaran tees $2,500 a year to help pay the ex penses, the matriculation fees (10 from each student,) will probably bring $1,000 to $2,000 a year, and the ma chine shop ought to bring in a snug little sum. The most important mat ter now is to get the right man at the head of the faculty, and properly qualified assistants in the different de partments. A novel ceremony took place in In dianapolis Wednesday night. Some time ago a clothing company adver tised that it would give a handsome set of bed room furniture to any couple that would be married in the show window of their House. Ottie Myer and Miss Eva Johnson, of Mor gan county, accepted the offer and were married in the show window last night. The ceremony attracted 3,000 people to the store. Sunset Cox has been nominated for Congress. Rian is very much needed just now, in these parts. The Mexican War Has Become Obsolete! Tlie Earthquake with all its terrors, has b• e lx past, and vrellnigli forgotten. Nature sleeps in her accustomed re- pose, and the sun, as he rises from his Eastern couch Vic™ unusual fervor the minaret of our “New Court House” and 11 his benign beams over our fair city. Monotony seems to ** succeeded Terror and Excitement, but have T. L. McComb & Co., Always alive to the interest of the city and county, propose to pre pare for competitors a greater war than “Mexico” could have furn ished, and a more convulsive shock than the quake produced. “We Mean War!” and intend to frighten competition without direful cannonades. We MEAN BUSINESS and w-ill shake competition w-ith the rumbling- detonation of our ° So listen while we give you figures that do not lie and cannot be controverted. We have been to the metropolis At Colored Camp-meeting—Ex cited feiSTKR.—I wish I was a June Lug. Sister Snowball? t^iSTER—So 1 could fly ter de heab- enly mansions. PiRSOK-Foolniggah, woodpecker ketch yer befoah you g its „uten de woods.—The XVth Amendment. The young men of Elberton are or ganizing a library association. A tem porary organization has been perfect ed with a view of organizing perman ently next week. They meet with great encouragement from the citi zens of the town, and are determined to inuke the undertaking a success. All the young men of the town have become members of the church and a large number of them have joined the Young Men’s Ghristian Association, consequently the time is the most propitious that could have been select ed for procuring a public library. An accidental killing occurred in Rabun county, in Tennessee valley, by one of Pat Dickson’s sons killing the other. They seemed to have been playing, and the elder, 11 years old, was w-alking a little in front of the younger, who was 8 years old. The elder had a knife open in his hand and was slinging his hand, when the younger ran up behind the elder and was accidentally stabbed in the right breast. The cut w-as about two inches deep. The boy lived half an hour. President Cleveland in Richmond. ProsMent Cleveland, accompanied by the Secretaries of State and War, the Post Mast er cieiiMiai, Commissioner of Agriculture and Col. Lumont, the President’s private Secretary, made a day’s visit to Richmond Va., last Thursday to attend the State Agricultural fair. The President was re ceived everywhere—on the route and in Richmond—by crowds of enthusiastic ad mirers who cheered him “to the echo.” Gov. Fitzhugh Lee made a capital speech of welcome and the President replied in an equally happy vein. The distinguished visitors were introduced to Miss Winnie Davis, the youngest daughter of our rever ed Ex-President of the Confederacy. They, and especially Mr. Cleveland, paid her marked attention and they were said to be much pleased with her graceful de portment and pleasant manners. All went off well and the Presidential party return ed to Washington, in the evening, appa rently much gratified by their brief ex cursion. At Albany, Alexander Johnson, a negro, has been indicted by the grand jury and was duly arrested for illegal voting in the recent election for (State officers. Alexan der is a convicted felon. He succeeded in giving bond for his appearance when ar rested. Will soon go into effect in Milledgeville, but KINNEY & WHELAN’S License will not expire until the FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, next, and they will continue to sell the VERY BEST Liquors, Wines and Beer, by the QUART, at the same OLD PRICE. We will not make any advance, because we are the only ones that are allowed to sell, and will pledge ourselves to sell the very best at the REGULAR PRICE. Remember the place, next door to the Oconee House. We sell the Best Brands id Guarantee Lowest Prices. Come along and bring your Bottles, Jugs and Kegs, and have them filled. We will be the only house in Milledgeville that can sell you until the first day of January, 1887. Come and see us, and we will give you the very best article, and pledge you honest and square dealing. KINNEY & WHELAN, No. 31 Wayne St., next door to Oconee House, Milledgeville, Ga. P. S.—All orders accompanied by cash, either by Express or Post-Office Order, will receive our prompt attention. Hancock, Putnam, Washington, Jones and Wilkinson, we will be pleased to fill your orders. K. & W. Oct. 19, 1886. 15 tJ *• ica, New York, bought our goods for cash, following choice and select inducements: facts that of Anier- and now offer you the In Dress Goods we have all that is new and desirable. Space will not permit any enumeration of colors and prices. We only ask that the ladies call and examine this stock, for we feel sure that we can suit them in anv line. color Hen- SILKS I SILKS! SILKS! We carry the best of Lyons’ black silks; also silks of any wanted. Silk Velvets, stripe plush, cut velvet and silk warp riettas can be found in our stock. ROBES! ROBES! ROBES! In this line we cannot be equalled. We have them from the cheap est to the most expensive. CURTAINS! CURTAINS! Madras Curtains—the latest style out—something that is novel and beautiful. Cloaks and Jerseys. In -wraps for ladies we have all that human ingenuity could design or human heart desire. We have four dozen of the Buckle Jerseys that are selling very rapidly at $3.50, worth $5.00. CORSETS! CORSETS! We have a very large line of Corsets, and can offer you special in ducements in this stock. Ferris Good Sense Corsets for Ladies, and Corset waist for chil dren, have a world-wide reputation. They have adjustable Shoulder Straps, Duplex corded edge “but ton holes,” stronger than any other, tape fastened buttons, easily- buttoned, will not pull off. Patent pockets in, or from which stiff stays may be placed or removed at pleasure. Ladies be sure and see these goods before you buy. JEANS, DOMESTICS, &c. be is In this line we can astonish you with inducements. It would useless to attempt to quote brands, prices, &c. All that we wish for you to call and be convinced. We will give you Bleaching one yard wide for 8c., as good as the “Fruit of the Loom.” IN GENTS’ UNDERWEAR We can “Ring the Bell” on any competitor. Suits from $1.00 to $20.00. Gentlemen call and see them. Our stock of Gents’ Furnish ing Goods is complete in every respect. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! Words would fail should we essay to give you any description our magnificent stock in this line. One specialty and novelty desire to call your attention to, is gentlemen’s of we READY FOR THE BATTLE! My Fall Stock of Millinery, is now arriving and will be the largest m the city. All the latest novelties in the Millinery line will be on exhibition at my store by the 15th inst. comprising _ - , Hats, Bonnets, Feathers, Velvets, Flushes, And all other trimmings. My Dry Goods department, while not so exten sive, is as nice and cheap as any in the city. A splendid line of J ERSE \ JACKETS and SHAWLS. Also , i n xr m moves, Hosiery, Corsets, Haitaliiefs, Collars and Cuffs, Etc., Beautiful Rushing from 15c. to 75c. per yard. A full line of Gossamers. The best line of Bustles in the city. . , r . , fo+ ,. v , . My Millinery department will be presided over by Miss Mattie Reel, assist ed by Miss Addie Haas and Miss Minnie Harrell, who will be glad to see all their old friends and as many new ones as will honor them with a, call. ^Courteous and polite attention guaranteed to all. Come and see me be fore buying. Mrs. S. D. Wootten, Milledgevilie, Oct. 5th, 1886. 12 ly the latest thing out. H-Al-TSI HATS! Call on us for the celebrated Stetson goods. We have bought these goods cheap, and offer you prices that we defy any competi tor to duplicate. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! We carry the celebrated Pittsburg Penitentiary made Shoes. Every pair guaranteed. Ask for our “Oblinger” Shoes for the child ren. We can give you the best Shoe for $1.50, ever offered to the trade. Call and examine the cheapest line of Trunks you ever saw. If you need one we can surely suit you. But we cannot go into further details. We welcome all, whether purchasers or not. Come! Come! We have the nobbiest and most complete line of Dry Goods ever brought to Milledgeville. We have competent and attentive sales men. We have prices to suit the times. T. L. McCOMB & Milledgeville, Ga., Sept 21st, 1886. co. a tf