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UNION & RECORDER.
MILLEDGKVLLLE, DECEMBER 14, 1886.
Dr. A. P. Collins, one of Macon’s
most prominent citizens died last
Wednesday morning.
Capt. J. F. Burke has made arrange
ments to take the Gate City Guard of
Atlanta, on an excursion to Europe
next July. m
Mr. S. B. Price was re-elected May
or of Macon last Saturday by a large
majority. He received 1229 votes and
his opponent, Mr. T. C. Hendrix, re
ceived 653.
Gale and Loss op Life.—The re
cent gale at Liverpool and on the Isle
of Man was the most terrific within
memory.' The storm caused wide
spread disaster and it is feared great
loss of life.
Good wagon roads have more to do
with the comfort and prosperity of a
community than the railroads. Let
us make a move quickly, in an earn
est endeavor to inaugurate the im
provement of our common road
ways.
The entire control and manage
ment of the Orphan’s Home at De
catur, has been placed, by the Confer
ence, in the hands of Rev. Sam Jones.
He will appoint the superintendent
and be responsible for the mainte
nance of the institution. He says if
he lives he will make it an honor to
Georgia and a blessing to hundreds of
children.
New Music—We are under obliga
tions to Mr. Ign. Fischer, music pub
lisher, Toledo. O., for the Knights of
Labor Grand March, by J. Y. M. One
of the most pleasing and captivating
marches that has come to our notice
for some time pass. It is of medium
difficulty and as well adapted for organ
as for piano and is highly and con
scientiously recommended to young
and hopeful musicians. Mailed by the
publisher on receipt of the price 40c,
duet 50c
In the Alabama House of Represen
tatives yesterday a bill was passed
making "the retail liquor license $250,
which is equivalent to more than
doubling it. A proposition to make
it $5000 was voted down by a small
majority. The Assembly has pass
ed prohibition bills outright for two
of the largest black counties, upon
petitions from nearly all the white in
habitants. Local prohibition bills
are passed almost without objection
from any member. The Senate has
passed a general local option law for
all the counties.
Ciuveriom? Respited,
Governor L$e has respited Cluve-
rious until January the 14th. It
seems probable that there will be no
further delay and that he will be exe
cuted on that day. We have critical
ly noticed this case in all its stages
a*nd have been impressed with the
idea that he is innocent of the charge
of having murdered Lillian Madison.
At any rate there are sufficient
grounds to doubt his guilt, to justify
a change to imprisonment for life.
Death of Mr. Geo. C. Brown.
TEE PRESIDENT S MESSAGE.
The Telegraph, of the 8th instant,
announces the death of Mr. Geo. C.
Brown, the proprietor of the well
known Brown House, in the city of
Macon. The deceased was widely
known and highly esteemed by the
traveling public, and under his man
agement of the Hotel during the last
seven or eight years, its high reputa
tion has been fully maintained and
the deceased gentleman, by his un
tiring efforts for the comfort of hi*
guests, acquired a large circle of friends
as well as advanced the interests of
his business enterprise. He had suf
fered from a kidney trouble, more or
less, for some time, but his death
came at last after an illness of only
two or three days. He leaves a wife
and three children.
A Democratic Senate.
Frank H. Richardson, the spright
ly and reliable Washington correspon
dent of the Atlanta Constitution, in
his letter dated the 10th inst., gives
the following cheering intelligence
concerning the prospective change of
the U. S. Senate from a Republican
to a Democratic complexion by the
4th of March next. He says:
After the fall election and it was
ascertained that the democrats had
elected enough state legislatures to
make a tie in the United States sen
ate. the republicans at the national
capital organized a movement to
cheat the democrats, so as to capture
one of the supposed doubtful legisla
tures. The notorious W. W. Dudley,
ex-commissioner of pensions, who as
sisted Steve Dorsey to steal the vote of
Indiana by bribery, and in 1880, came j
to the front and said he could repeat
his little game and either make Indi
ana return Senator Harrison or burst
the thing up in a row, to use his own
classical language, is the leader. Re
publican advices have recently been
sent from Washington to leading re
publicans in the Indiana legislature
to obstruct and filibuster over the
election of a senator.
There may be some trouble out
there, but ex-Senator McDonald, who
was here yesterday, said that no pow
er in the world can prevent the elec
tion of a democratic senator from In
diana. This trick, which is attempted
by the republicans, is suggested by
the fear that Riddleberger, of Virgin
ia, will vote with the democrats after
the fourth of March, and thus give
the' democrats control of that body.
A copy of Mr. Riddleberger’s home
organ, received here this afternoon
has a leading editorial strongly indors
ing Cleveland’s administration, and
appealing to the country to sustain it,
ahcl the republican senators are in a
state of alarm, and it now appears
very probable that the democrats will
have complete control of the govern
ment after the fourth of next March.
F. H. R.
The unpropitious weather did not
prevent the galleries from being
crowded to listen to the talk of Presi
dent Cleveland upon the great ques
tions in which the Congress and the
great masses of the people have so
deep an interest. There is sincere
earnestness about what he savs, ex
pressed in such elegant and simple
language that an interest is taken in
the driest subject upon which he
touches. It is a very able document
and its vigorous and beautiful simplic
ity and clearness are maintained from
its commencement to its close. Con
sisting of eleven closely printed col
umns, it is impossible for us to do
more than present to our readers a
brief synopsis of its leading features.
It covers allusions to all the countries
of the world with which we have
treaty connections, and we will dwell
no longer upon them than to say our
relations, with them all, are of a
friendly character and in many res
pects beneficial to each. The Presi
dent is evidently striving to make our
commercial relations not only harmo
nious but mutually beneficial to all
the great or small contracting parties.
“Few questions,” he says, “have aris
en during the past year with other
governments, and none of these are
beyond the reach of settlement in a
friendly spirit.” “The sympathy be
tween the people of the United States
and France, born during our colonial
struggle for independence and con
tinuing to day, has received a fresh
impulse in the successful completion
and dedication of the Colossal Statue
of “Liberty enlightening the world,”
in New York harbor, the gift of
Frenchmen to Americans.” We pass
over the President’s allusion to our
relations with other countries because
of the unmistakable friendly relations
between them all and our own. The
happy relations existing between our
government and foreign governments
renders it unnecessary to refer to the
plain and simple relations between
them and we come at once to make a
few brief references to our internal
affairs.
“The ordinary receipts of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending,
June 30th, 1886 were $336,439,727; of
this amount $192,905,023 were received
from customs and $116,805,936 from
internal revenue,” (we leave out the
few cents as it adds but little to the
gross amount,) making a gain in
these items over last year of $15,841,-
295, The expense being $155,944 more
than for the collections the preceeding
year. The total ordinary expenses
for the last fiscal year were $242,313.
We omit the various items of expense
such as the Civil, the Army and Navy,
Pensions, &c., with all others.
The President devotes a good deal of
space to condemning such an extraordi
nary amount of taxation which from
Merchandise went up the past year to
$635,436,136.
rfe~ condemns this extraordinary
taxation, the money being hoarded
in the Treasury when it should be in
the hands of the people. Besides
other evils he says: “Its worst phase
is the exaltation of such a surplus
through a perversion of the relations
between the people and their govern
ment, and a dangerous departure
from the rules which limit the right of
Federal taxation. Good Government
and especially the government of
which every American citizen boasts
h&6 for its objects the protection of
every person within its care in the
greatest liberty consistent with the
good order of society and his perfect
security in the enjoyment of his earn
ings with the least possible diminution
for public needs. When more of the
people’s substance is exacted through
the forms of taxation than is necessa
ry to meet the just obligations of the
government and the expense of its
economical administration, such ex
action becomes ruthless extortion and
a violation of the fundamental princi
ples of free government. The in
direct manner in which these exac
tions are made has a tendency to
conceal their true character and ex
tent. But we have arrived at a state of
of supfluous revenue which has arous
ed the people to a realization of the
fact that the amount raised professed
ly for the support of the government
is paid by them as absolutely as if add
ed to the price of things which supply
their daily wants. Those who toil for
daily wages are beginning to under
stand that capital, though sometimes
vaunting its importance and clamor
ing for the protection and favor of
the government, its dull and sluggish
till, touched by the magical hand of
labor, it springs into activity, furnish
ing an occasion for Federal taxation
and gaining the value which enables
it to bear its burden, and the laboring
uiau is thoughtfully inquiring wheth
er in these circumstances and consid
ering the tribute he certainly pays in
the public Treasury as he supplies his
daily wants, he receives his fair share
uf advantages. There is also a suspic-
sori abroad that the surplus of our
revenue indicated abnormal and ex
ceptional business profits which under
the system produces such surplus in
crease without corresponding benefit
to the people at large. The vast ac
cumulations of a few among our citi
zens whose fortunes are rivalling the
wealth of the most favored in anti
democratic nations are not the natu
ral growth of a steady, plain and in
dustrious republic. Our farmers, too,
and those engaged directly and indi
rectly in supplying the products of
agriculture see that day by day, and
as'often as the daily wants of their
households recur, they are forced to
pay excessive and needless taxation
while their products struggle in for
eign markets with the competition of
nations which, by allowing a freer ex
change of productions than we per
mit, enable their people to sell for
prices, which distress the American
farmer. As every patriotic citizen re
joices in the constantly increasing
pride of our people in American citi
zenship and in the glory of our nation
al achievements and progress a senti
ment prevails that the leading strings
useful to a nation in its infancy, may
well be to a great extent discarded in
the present stage of American ingenu-
ity, courage and fearless self-reliance.
And for the privilege of indulging
this sentiment with true American en
thusiasm our citizens are quite willing
to forego an idle surplus in the pub
lic treasury.
REDUCE THE TAXATION.
And all the people know that the av
erage rate of Federal Taxation upon im
ports is today, in time of peace, but lit
tle less, while upon some articles of ne
cessary consumption it is actually
more than was imposed by the gre-
vious burden, willingly borne at a
time when the Government needed
millions to maintain by war the safe
ty and integrity of the Union.
It has been the policy of the Gov
ernment to collect the principal part
of its revenues by a tax upon imports
and no change in this policy is desira
ble. But the present condition of affairs
consttains our people to demand that
by a revision of our revenue laws, the
receipts of the Government shall be
reduced to the necessary expense of
its economical administration, and
this demand should be recognized and
obeyed bv the people’s Representa
tives in the Legislative branch of the
Government.
In readjusting the burdens of Fed
crate taxation, a sound public policy
requires that such of our citizens that
have built up large and important in
dustries should not be suddenly and to
their injury deprived of advantages
to which they have adapted their bus
iness, but if the public.good require it
they should be content with such con
sideration as shall deal fairly and cau
tiously with their interests, while the
just demand of the peoople for relief
from needless taxation is honestly an
swered.
A reasonable and timely submission
to such a demand should certainly be
possible without disastrous shock to
any interest, and a cheerful conces
sion sometimes averts abrupt and
heedless action, often the outgrowth
of impatience and delayed justice.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
The Legislature.
7th.—The committee on Internal
Improvements, held a meeting on the
afternoon of the 6th, Mr. Atkinson
of Coweta presiding. The object was
to consider Mr. Calvin’s bills amenda
tory of paragraphs 1 and 2 of section
6, article 7, of the Constitution. The
object of the bills is well understood
to be to give to the counties of the
State “local option” in the matter of
taxing themselves, under proper re
straints, in aid of works of internal
improvement.
By an unanimous vote the commit
tee ordered the bills to be reported to
the House with a recommendation
that the same “do pass.”
The House met at 10 o’clock on the
7th, Speaker pro tern Clay in the
chair. Several standing committees
made reports which were read.
The finance committee report ad
versely upon the bill to increase the
salaries of Judges of the Supreme
and Superior Courts.
The Committee on Internal Im
provements reported favorably on
the bills to amend the Constitution
so as to allow counties to issue bonds
to aid internal improvements. These
bills were introduced by Mr. Calvin
of Richmond, and one of them allows
counties to vote aid to railroads.
The bill heretofore referred to, as
to the sums allowed for the comple
tion of the new capitol for 1887 and
1888, was read the third time and
passed. Yeas, 94; nays, 11.
In action on the general tax bills,
persons who auction goods without
compensation were exempted from
tax.
Mr. Calvin’s bill to continue the
session beyond 40 days or so long as
might be necessary to complete busi
ness, was adopted, yeas, 124; nays, 16*
This leads to the probability of a
summer session. House adjourned to
1:80, p. m.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr.
Wright all bills for 1st, 2nd or third
reading were taken up and disposed
of.
The bill amending the charter of
the Darien Short Line Rail Road Com
pany was read the third time and
passed. 28; 0.
The bill was lost to incorporate the
town of North Rome.
The Senate bill to amend an act
providing for the correct returns of
the property in this State for the pur
pose of taxation was passed by sub
stitute, and on motion of Mr. Powell
at once transmitted to the House.
Senate bill amending Section 4533
of the Code, defining incest, was read
the third time and passed by substi
tute—28 to 0.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations sent in the Governor’s
sealed Message:
J. G. Cain to be County Judge of
Jefferson county for the term of four
years from February 27, 1887.
W. L. Phillips to be County Solici
tor of Jefferson county for the term
of four years from May 22, 1887.
L. C. Ryan to be County Judge of
Pulaski county for the term of four
years, from April 30, 1888.
A proposition was made to reduce
the number of pages to two. After a
feeling appeal against it, by President
Davidson, Mr. Brantly moved that
the bill lie over until the next day.
The motion prevailed and the Senate
adjourned.
The next day the 8th, the motion to
cut down the pages from 4 to 2 was
lost. The motion to cut down the
pay of gallery keepers from 4 to 2 dol
lars was lost. Eight thousand dollars
were appropriated for an, artesia*n
well to provide a suitable quantity of
water at the Lunatic Asylum. A
provision for payment of interest on
state bonds was adopted.
The salary of the Rail Road Com
mission clerk was raised from $1200
to $1500. The salary for the expenses
of principal keeper and assistant
keeper and the physician of the P en_
itentiary in visiting and inspecting
the various convict camps, was raised
from $800 to $i;000. The bill as
amende^. was passed. Various new
bills were introduced in the House.
By Mr. Franklin, of Thomas.—A
resolution to appoint a committee to
examine the system of savings banks
of other States and collect informa
tion on the subject, and to report a
bill to establish a system of savings
banks in Georgia. Adopted.
By Mr. Wilson—A resolution call
ing upon the Governor for all infor
mation concerning the appointment
of whipping bosses in peniteniary
camps Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Adopted.
By Mr. Schofield, of Bibb.—A reso
lution calling on the Commissioner of
Agriculture to furnish a list of all in
spectors of fertilizers for the last two
years, and their fees; and same infor
mation in reference to inspectors of
oils. Adopted.
BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME.
By Mr. Wiel—A Bill increasing sal
ary of Judge of City Court of Atlan
ta. Passed.
By Mr. Pittman, of Troup.—A bill
to incorporate the Macon, LaGrange
and Birmingham Railroad Company.
Passed.
By Mr. Evans, of Washington—A
bill amending the registration law of
Washington county. Passed.
By Mr. Gordon, of Chatham—A bill
to inorporate the Oglethorpe Saving
and Trust Company. Passed.
Ready to Eight.
THE FLORIDA SEMINOLES EXASPER
ATED, AND THREATEN A MAS
SACRE OF THE WHITES.
Jacksonville, Fla., December 9.—
For several months past, according
to reliable information which has just
reached this city, bad feeling has ex
isted between the Seminole Indians
in Dade and Monroe counties, in the
extreme southern portion of the state,
and a band cf cow-boys encamped on
Lake Okeechobee. The cow-boys
tend the herds of the south Florida
cattle kings, and the Indians claim
they have been driving off and killing
their cattle and hogs. Demands of
redress were met by the cow-boys with
thrifts of a resort to bullets.
Three weeks ago the exasperation
of the Indians reached a climax, and
several shots were exchanged, but
whether with fatal effect is not
known. War dances have been danc
ed in the everglades during the past
two weeks, and the bucks are said to
have donned their paint and feathers.
Many of the settlers have removed
their families to the islands along the
coast for safety.
The scene of the trouble is remote
from railroad and telegraphic com
munication and accurate particulars
are almost unobtainable. It is re
ported, however, that a delegation of
Indian chiefs are en route to Titus
ville, the nearest town of any size, to
lay their grievances before the mayor,
whom they look up to as a big chief,
and erroneously suppose invested
with power to suppress the outrages.
He can do nothing but notify the Fed
eral government. Whether he has
done so is not known.
A gentleman who had just returned
to this city from Titusville says the
people on the outskirts of the ever
glades fear that a massacre of the
whites will result if the trouble is not
adjusted within a few days. The set
tlers claim that the Seminoles can
muster five thousand fighters. Should
they go on the warpath, their sup
pression would be almost an impossi
bility, as the everglade swamps are
almost impenetrable to any one but
the Indian inhabitants. Should news
of an Indian outbreak reach the Apa-
chees at Forts Marion and Pickens, it
is feared they might become dan
gerously restive, though escape would
be difficult if not impossible.
Fresh Batter as a Remedy for Chron
ic Diarrhoea.
Nashville Union.
A number of gentleman were yes
terday afternoon seated in the office
of a prominent doctor discussing
matters pertaining to health, when one
of them, a well known business man,
remarked: “It is strange that often
times the simplest remedy will relieve
even chronic diseases, and a person
will be cured at home after spending
fortunes and visiting every climate.
In 18751 became affected with chronic
diarrhoea, and for five years could
find no permanent relief. I consulted
the best physicians in the United
States, trayelled to every health re
sort and, after spending a small for
tune, gave up all hope of being cur
ed. In the fall of 1880 I was on
business in New York city and met
with a party of friends, among them
a young Frenchman. It was pro
posed that we all take a yacht
cruise for a week, but as I was suf
fering terribly from my malady I
declined. Being pressed to join I
pleaded the cause, and the foreigner
replied: ‘Follow the directions on
the enclosed slip of paper and give
yourself no more trouble.’ He took
nis pencil and scribbled a few lines
and handed the paper to me. Imag
ine my surprise when I read the
following wonderful receipt:
“Take fresh butter free from salt,
put it in a pan on a stove; let it
boil as long as a brown scum appears
on top; keep this skimmed off, and
when it ceases to float on the surface
of the boiling butter it is ready for
use. Swallow a tablespoonful of this
three times a day and it will effect a
lasting .cure.”
“The remedv was so simple that I
had no faith ‘in it, but upon my re
turn home -I was taken down, and
after a week’s suffering I concluded to
try the Frenchman’s remedy. It act
ed like a charm and within two weeks
I had entirely recovered, and since
then have never suffered from this
source.”
The 'gentleman is a well-known
merchant of this city, and the remedy
is simple enough to be given a trial.
THE EARTHQUAKE
Of August 31st gave the people a
mighty shake up, and the next morn
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market, quality of lumber to be con
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will receive prompt attention. Re
member the mill is running on the
same plan. Come and see it run and
you will not be astonished at my low
prices. M. L. BYINTOGN.
Sept. 7, 1886. 9 3m
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