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Volume LVIL [I Federal Union Established in 1829.11070 SouthernRecorder ■' “ 1819- {Consolidated 1872. Milledgeville, Ga., December 21. 1886. Number 24. THE MM & RECORDER, Published. Weekly in MilledgeYille, Ga. BY BARNES & MOORE. Terms.—One dollar and fifty cents a year In advance. Six months for seventy-five cents.— Two dollars a year if not paid in advance. The servicesof Col. James M. SMVTHE,are en gaged as GeneralAssistant. The ‘ ‘FEDF.RAL UNION” and the“SOUTHERN RECORDER’ ’ were consolidated, Augustlst, 1872, the Union being in its Forty-Third Volume and the Recorderin its Fifty-Third Volume. BALDWIN COUNTY. Baldwin Sheriff’s Sale. TTTILL be sold before the Court VV House door, in the city of Mil ledgeville, during legal sale hours, on the first Tuesday in January, 1887, the following property, to wit: One house and lot in the city of Mil ledgeville containing one acre, more or less, and known in the plan of said city as being lot No. 3, in square No. 82, and better known as the home place of Wm. Wood, and levied on as property of Win. Wood, deceased, to satisfy one Superior Court fi fa in fa vor of C. H. Wright & Son, vs. Win. Wood. Tenant in possession notified in person, Dec. the 1st, 1886. Also at the same time and place, all that tract or parcel of land, lying in the corporate limits of the city of Mil ledgeville, containing 33 acres, more or less, the same lying on the south side of Fishing creek, and known as the land bought by Willis Pritchard from Dr. J. B. Duggan. Levied oil as the property of Willis Pritchard to satisfy one County Court fi fa in favor of Knickerbocker Ice Co., vs. Willis Pritchard. Defendant notified in per son, December the 2d, 1886. Also at the same time and place, one lot or parcel of land lying in the 115th District, G. M., of said Co., con taining 83 acres, more or less, and bounded north by L. N. Callaway and J. J. Jenkins, east by T. J. Oxford and L. N. Willis, south by D. B. San ford, west by estate of E. Chandler, deceased. Levied on as the property of Mrs. E. J. Arnold, to satisfy two Superior Court fi fas, one common law judgment in favor of F. A. Hall vs. Mrs. E. J. Arnold, and one mort gage fi fa in favor of Massey & Ennis vs. Mrs. E. J. Arnold. Tenant in possession notified bv mail, December 2d, 1886. Also at the same time and place, thirty-five acres of land, more or less, lying in the 322d District, G. M., of said county, adjoining lands of Wylev Vinson, Arnold Baltimore, and others and better known as the Capt. John Stevens’ mill place. Levied on as the property of I. C. Newton, to satisfy one Justice court fi fa in favor of Chambers & Co., vs. I. C. Newton. Defendant notified in person. Levy made by J K. Patterson and returned to me Nov. 27tb, 1886. C. W. ENNIS, Sheriff. Dec. 6th, 1886. 22 tds. Petition for Leave to Sell. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, December Term, 188G. W HEREAS, Walter Paine, Clerk of the Superior Court and Adminis trator upon the estate of Mrs. Lizzie C. Sanford, deceased, has filed his pe tition in said court for leave to sell the real estate belonging to said de ceased: These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, heirs or creditors, to show cause on or by the January Term next of said court to be held on the first Monday in Janua ry, 1887, why leave to sell said prop erty should not be granted to said pe titioner as prayed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture this December the 6tb. 1886. Daniel B. Sanford, 22 Ini.] Ordinary. Petition for Leave to Sell GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, December Term, 1886. W HEREAS, W. H. Stembridge, ad ministrator upon the estate of Martha F. Robinson, deceased, has filed his petition in said Court for lea\e to sell the real and personal property of said deceased: These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, heirs or creditors, to show cause on or by the January term next, of said court, to be held on the first Monday in Janua ry 1887, why leave to sell said real and personal property should not be granted to said petitioner as prayed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture, this December the 6th, 1886. 22 lm.] D. B. SANFORD, Ordinary. Petition for Letters of Administration, GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary. December Term, 1886. W HEREAS, Mrs. Minnie L. Hall, has filed her petition in said Court for letters of Administration upon the estate of Dr. John H. Hail, deceased. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, heirs or sreditors, to show cause on or by the January Term, next of said Court to be held on the first Monday in J an gary, 1887, why letters of Adminis tration upon the estate of said deceas ed, should not be granted to said peti tioner as prayed for. Witness my hand and official signa- nre this December the 6th, 1886. DANIEL B. SANFORD. 22 lm] Ordinary. Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. B Y order of the Court of Ordinary of Baldwin'county, will be sold before the Court House door, in the city of Milledgeville, on the first Tuesday in January, 1887, between the legal hours of sale, the following property belonging to the estate of J. W. Moran, late of said county, deceased, to-wit: . . All that tract of land, containing 500 acres, more or less, lying in the 105th District, G. M., of said’ county, and known as the Thomas’ place, ad joining lands of S. Collins, J. W. Vinson, G. W. Underwood, E. A. Butts and others. Sold for the pur pose of paying debts and division among the heirs. Terms of sale cash. C. L. MORAN, Adm’r. Dec. 3, 1886. 22 tds Notice. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, Dec. Term 1886. W HEREAS, a petition has been filed in said Court praying an order making the private or neighborhood road leading from the premises of B. W. Jenkins, near the Jones county line to the old Cobb place in Baldwin County, where said private way in tersects with the Milledgeville and Monticello public road a distance of about two miles a public road, and the Commissioners having reported in favor of said road being made a public road: This is to cite and ad monish all persons interested to show cause on or by 10 o’clock, a. m., on Wednesday the 5th day of January, 1887, at the Court House of said coun ty, why said road should not be made public as prayed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture this December the 6th, 1886. DANIEL B. SANFORD, 22 lm.] Ordinary. Executor’s Sale Of Perishable Property. B Y VIRTUE of an order of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Albany Circuit, the undersigned as executor of the estate of Jeremiah Beall, deceased, will on Monday and Tuesday, 20th and21st December, 1886, on the plantation, about nine miles from Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., near Merriwetlier Station, Cen tral Railroad, known as the “Cun ningham place,” and belonging to said estate, will sell to the highest bidder tor cash, all the perishable property on said place, consisting of horses, mules, hogs, cattle, oxen, corn, fodder, peas, oats, cotton seed, cot ton gins, engine, wagons, carts, wag- on harness, plough gear, hoes, axes, ploughs and other agricultural irnpli- rnents and produce. JOSEPH B. BEALL, Ex’r. Est. Jeremiah Beall, deceased. Nov. 13th, 1886. 20 tds We Have It! T OVELY and SPLIT SILK, two of the best brands of Flour this side of sundown, and the best of all it is cheap. Georgia Ribbon Cane Syrup! A splendid article—justlhe thing for hot cakes. C. H. WRIGHT & SON. Milledgeville, Ga., Dec. 6, ’86. 22 3t Fair Notice. A LL persons who are indebted to me will please call and settle, and all ac counts and notes made previous to this year if not paid or satisfactorily arranged by December the 1st, 1886, will be placed in the hands of an officer for collection. Very Respectfully, M. HIKES. Milledgeville, Nov. 9, ’86. 18 lm. For Rent. 6 ROOM HOUSE and kitchen now occupied by M. R. Bell. Posses sion given Jan. 1st, 1886. T. L. McCOMB & Co. Milledgeville, Dec. 7tli, ’86. 22 4t Sillied froijliB Conntry. NYTHING you .wish from the _ _ country, such aswvood, posts, for age, &c., you can get by leaving your orders at the office of A. R. Erwin in Treanor’s Building. Milledgeville, Nov. 30, ’86. 21 3t A 3 Dentistry. DR. H mTcLARKE. W ORK of any kind performed in ac cordance with the latest and most im proved methods. <®,Officein Callaway’s New Building. Milledgeville, Ga., May 15th, 1883. 4-1 DR. W. H. HALL H AS removed his office to the room formerly occupied by Mr. Walter Paine, Clerk of Superior Court (8 tf For Sale or Rent. Y HOME AND FARM, about 20 acres, lying north of the Georgia railroad in the city. Apply earlv to Mrs. H. a. WHITE, Milledgeville, Nov. 3o, ’86. 21 tf M' EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. The election for county officers will take place on the first Wednesday in January, the 5th day. The election for Bailiffs takes place on the first day of January. Civil Service Law. THIS PA PE R KarA” per Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St) where advertising contracts may be made for it tv NEW YORK. 0r U 1N It is possible that it is thought that by keeping Republicans in office is a good plan to convert many of them to democratic creeds. There never was a more mistaken idea. Where one republican will be made a demo crat by that policy, two democrats will be alienated from the party. We do not mean to say the democrats will become republicans, but they will re main away from the polls, and a part of them may be induced to vote for republicans in a spirit of revenge for being deprived of an office, to hold, which they deem to be their right. And if the democrats are right, if their principles are the best to give prosperity to the country, it is infidel ity to those principles and the party to keep their political enemies in of fice. But to go still further, and re quire democrats, in office, to hold their tongues in silence, in contests between their party and the republi cans, is absolutely making war upon their party and its principles. It is no less than forbidding the demo cratic office-holder to sustain his party by reason and proofs. It is true he can go to the polls and vote, but if, in the exercise of his judgment he counsels his neighbor to vote for the democratic candidate, he is dis missed from his office as a political partisan. When a democrat is a can didate for the presidency he has no fault to find with a man who works for him with all his might to secure his election. But as soon as he is elected he tells this man who worked for his election, day and night, not with words alone, but with money too, “henceforth your lips must be sealed, and you cannot while in office, work for another as you worked for me.” But suppose the struggle is a doubtful one, with the chances against him, and he is, again, a Pres idential candidate for re-election, ac cording to his views he must insist that the democratic office-holder must keep his lips sealed, and, he is forbid den to work at all for his elevation a second time to the chief magistracy of the country. In that case the demo cratic office-holders must be mum, their lips must be sealed while their opponents are exerting every nerve to defeat him. If he had made a good President he must rely, alone, upon his acts, his appointees must be as si lent as the dead in their graves, or he, even he, the candidate for re-election must dismiss them as partisan office holders for violating the civil service law. The whole thing is a ridiculous absurdity. It is worse than to tell us to throw salt on a bird’s tail to catch him. Of all absurdities it the most ex quisitely absurd. A great deal of fool ishness is sometimes mixed up with a good deal of wisdom, and that is ex emplified in imagining that a republi can can be kept straight by keepigng him in office and telling him to keep his mouth shut. There is not one repub lican in a thousand, kept in office, who needs teaching how to hold his office, and yet tell everything he knows that will injure the democrats. He will not proclaim his views upon the housetops or the highways; he would be a fool to do that. He goes into a private room and tells his brother re publicans all that he knows that will injure the democrats and benefit the republicans. He don’t send out his revelation upon the howling winds, but reveals them in whispers to the faithful, and with two-thirds iof the office-holders—republicans—there is not a democratic secret that is not re vealed to the republican leaders by these wary republican office-holders, saints outwardly, in the political household of the democrats, but sin ners, not to say spies, in the many camps throughout the conntry. We don’t impugn any man s integ rity and honesty about this civil ser vice law, but more of the poorest and slowest march of ideas, for party supre- mecy and fair dealing and wise state- manship, are involved in it than in any thing concocted since the Babel con fusion, and, in summing up, we think Babel had the advantage in lucidity and moral grandeur. The Legislature. Mr. Mayo, of Washington, intro duced a bill some while since to re peal the technological bill. It was pressed to a vote on the 10th and the committee by 10 to 9 reported that Mr. Mayo’s bill do not pass. The bill will now go over to the summer session. On the first of January, the appropriation for the school becomes available. It is believed the school will be sustained. On the 11th the House passed the tax rate for 1887 and 1888 at two and sixty-one hundredths of a mill, after a stubborn fight of two days. On Tuesday last the House cut down to $3,000 the Senate amend ment appropriating $8,000 to increase the water supply at the Lunatic Asy lum. When this action of the House was sent in to the Senate that body refu sed to recede from its amendments and so notified the House. The Sen ate decided to stand by its action, and a conference committee is the result. The bill is of the most vital impor tance, and the conference committee will doubtless adjust the difference without dangerous delay. Communicated. Ed. Union-Recorder*. Your correspondent learns that on Tuesday, the 21st insj., a novel and highly interesting entertainment will be given at the Milledgeville Opera House under the auspices of St. Stephen’s Aid Society—Mrs. A. Y. DuBignon, President. The entertainment will be varied in its nature, embracing several new and unusual features—a kind of medley. The first part will be an operetta, pa thetic in the extreme, appealing most touchingly to the affections, the sym pathies and all the tender emotions of our nature, often melting the stout est heart, and moistening with tears “eves unused to weep.” The last part will be more joyous— consisting of a Gipsy Festival, with Gipsy songs, dances, fortune-tellers, &c., appealing to the lighter and more mirth-loving sentiments and showing the wild and wierd scenes of Gipsy life. We learn that no pains nor labor in rehearsals nor beauty of costumes, have been spared to make the enter tainment a success and considering this fact, together with the character and capacity of the managers and participants, we can confidently as sert that it will prove so—and that those of our readers not on\y in Mil ledgeville, but also in Sparta and Eatonton and contiguous country who ever attend entertainments of any kind, will be thankful for this mention of it. After this performance a sumptu ous supper, presided over by Mrs. DuBignon, Mrs. Mapp and other la dies will be sewed to the delecta tion of the most acute palate or most fastidious epicure. We presume au thoritative notices of the entertain ment and supper and all information concerning them will be-^lT'en in due time by the proper authority. In conclusion, we will add that hav ing attended some of the rehearsels we are not extravagant in the asser tion that this will be one of the most interesting entertainments ever pre sented in Milledgeville and that those who fail to attend will most assuredly regret it. Wilmington Republican. “The Two Johns.”—The Opera House was filled last Saturday to wit ness “The Two Johns,” but it is ex ceedingly doubtful if the people had any idea of what was in store for them when they entered: but from the time the Johns made their appear ance upon the stage, until their final speech, they made the people laugh so much that it was misery to laugh any more—in fact, sometimes the mirth was so hilarious that it was al most impossible to hear what was be ing said on the stage. The comedy was recognized as that presented in this city last season and the season previous, and it is safe to say that it is now one of the best on the stage. Messrs. Stewart and Dresser were bet ter on Saturday night than ever be fore, and their acting seemed like witnessing a series of high ludicrous scenes in real life. With “the Two Johns” as it now is, crowded houses and delighted auditors are assured wherever they may appear. This play will be presented at the Amusement Hall in this city to-mor row (Wednesday) night. O’Donovan Rossa. A committee of the Fenian. Broth erhood, was recently appointed by the General Council, held in New York, in view of the erroneous state ments made by Rosea, regarding the severance of his official connection with Brotherhood, to make a public statement giving the reasons which rendered, as they say, the removal of Rosa “an absolute necessity.” The committee consisted of nine gentle men of high standing in the brother hood, of whom four were his person al friends. The committee was select ed from various states and cities. The document is very long but an investi gating committee of five, of whom four were intimate friends and associ ates of Rossa, unanimously found him guilty of fraud, treachery, trea son, persistent violation of the consti tution in financial matters and gross indiscretion. The convention unani mously adopted this report. As Ros sa has refused to give up the key of the Post-office box, rented and paid for by the Brotherhood since 1885, and that he has informed our organi zation, that he would retain money coming to said box, oy letters or cards, &c., intended for the Brotherhood, we would, therefore, ask the friends of the Brotherhood to address all fu ture communications to the Fenian Brotherhood, P. O. box 2282, New York City. The final dismissal of Prof. Wood- row from his chair in the Columbia Theolog cal Seminary quiets the Woodrow controversy for the pres ent. “Our Boys” in Eatonton. History shows that those nations are the mightiest where the morals of the citizens are the purest and the jaws of God are kept the best. Little by little fortunes are accumu lated: little by little knowledge is gained; little by little character is ac hieved. A good life hath but few days, but a good name endureth forever. As jolly a crowd as ever boarded a train was the Amateur Dramatic Club that went last Monday, the 6th, by special request, to present that amus ing comddy, “Our Boys” to the peo ple of Eatonton. The management was in the hands of the genial and popular Walter Paine, while the dignity and gravity of “the combination” centred in the tall and stately form of Col. Miller Grieve. The “troupe” consisted of four young ladies and five gentlemen, representing the different characters in the play, and were accompanied by a few others who went along with the party “just for the fun of it”, and “oh, such fun.” They went for it, and most successfully did they accom plish their object. After a delay at the depot which, under less agreeable circumstances, would have been long and tedious, the train which took the party was soon under way, when some of the young ladies started up a merry song that was joined in by the whole par ty, and as we scudded along, the voices all in concert sang out in melo dious tones so loud as to couqfietely drown the roar of the train. The con ductor and several train men who were in the car seemed to, enjoy it very much and, together with two drummers and a du— some said “a dude” and others a “what is it”, all slyly joined in the choruses of the songs and thus between jest and song and keenly whetted repartee, the time sped more swiftly than the train till the long whistle announced oar ar rival at Eatonton. There the omni bus, with a four in hand, awaited to take us to the Wardwell House, where we were all comfortably quartered and given a good dinner. The turkey w as w ell cooked and seasoned to a T, even if w’e did have to forego the cele ry, cranberry sauce and sherry. Eatonton being unable to afford a regular theatre or opera House, the only place in which the play could possibly be presented was the Female Academy. The stage was very small, no dressing rooms, back or side en trances and no possible arrangement for scenery, indispensible requisites for a proper rendition of the play, yet notwithstanding all these drawbacks coupled with a very blustering night almost blowing a gale, the house was moderately well filled and the play rendered in a manner entirely satis factory to those who had so urgently requested the manager to present it there. As Sir Geoffrey Champneys— Baronet—Col. Miller Grieve—a gentle man of well known dramatic talent combined with a stately, handsome and dignified form, can best be de scribed in the acting of his part by the simple word superb, while Mr Edge Wynne as Mr. Middle wick, i retired Butterman, acted the charac ter of a vulgar and ignorant but wealthy man to the delectation of all often “bringing down the house” in perfect storms of applause. The two otner male characters, Talbot Champ neys and Charles Middle wick—“our boys” sons of the Baronet, and the retired butterman, represented re spectively by Mr. J. M. Wilkes, and Capt. W. R. Tyler, played their parts admirably well, each acting the lover to perfection, in which scenes partic ularly, they both won loud applause Poddies, valet to Mr. Middlewick, was well sustained by Mr. McCrystal. The two heroines of the play, the wealthy Miss Violet Melrose and her poor but pretty cousin Mary Melrose were rep resented respectively by Miss Minnie Bellamy and Miss Laura Paine. In her role Miss Ballamy displayed much ease, grace and naivete, and Miss Paine played hers with a bewitching ease and simplicity, which added to her own sweet beauty and piquancy of manner, won for her golden opin ions from all. As Miss Clarissa Champneys, in the role of an old maid, sister of the Baronet, in her devotion to her dude nephew, Talbot, Mrs. A. F. Tatum of Savannah, seem ed as perfectly natural and at ease as if “to the manor born,” played so well as to become the recipient of many compliments and made an enviable name for herself. Miss Mollie Hun ter so well known as “au fait” in all matters of this sort, was often hearti ly applauded for the perfect and true to-life manner in which she acted the part of Belinda, a servant girl of a third class lodging house in London. x\ll deserved, but want of time and space prevents, a more extended and complimentary mention of each. It is a well merited compliment to tnern that a drummer, who saw the play, but did not know “the troupe” thought they were professionals. In the afternoon, before the per formance, some of the gentlemen tel egraphed back to Milledgeville for music and after the play, the seats were removed and until a late hour the party, augmented by a crowd of young gentlemen who arrived on the evening train from Milledgeville, en joyed themselves in “tripping the light fantastic.” , At 4 a. m. the next morning the om nibus took the party again to the de pot, and in two hours more all were at home again, unanimous in the opinion that in spite of all the draw backs they had had a jolly time and none any the worse for it. Long live “Our Boys”, their Governors, sweet hearts, and their “cousins and their aunts.” “Moroc.” Milledgeville, Dec. 14th, 1886. Washington Letter. From Our Eegular Correspondent, Washington, Dec. 14, 1886. Editor Union-Recorder: The first week of the new session of Congress shows the Senate's record as a blank, so far as public business is concerned. But the much abused House of Representatives, which is too bulky to transact business, which is composed of a dozen heterogeneous elements, and which is under Demo cratic control, accomplished some use ful work. The tariff question will not “down." It has made its appearance several, times since the session began at unex pected times and places. Senator Morrill introduced it with the same speech he has made for about twen ty successive years. Senator Beck, who is heartily in favor of a radical reduction of customs duties, answer ed the Senator from Vermont in a speech in which he quoted Sooretary Manning, Senator Sherman, and the Bible in support of free trade, or “fair trade.” He quoted what Sena tor Sherman had once said in advocacy of the utmost freedom of intercourse between nations. The Ohio Senator next took the floor to answer the remarks of the able Kentuckian, but his speech was simply an arraignment of the Demo cratic party. Mr. Sherman is work ing with his usual adroitness and with more energy than any of the Republi can aspirants for nomination at the National convention in 1888. He has never forgiven Gen. Garfield for having gotten the nomination at Chi cago when he expected it himself. While many Democrats seem to think that Mr. Sherman is a strong man with his party, the truth is that his Republican associates do not like him. He is not a man whom any body could like without a great effort. As in the case of Senator Edmunds, any liking for him must be an acquir ed taste. Indeed there is such a com plication of dislikes and hatreds and old grudges among the Regublican aspirants that not many men of real eminence in the party are solicitous for the nomination in 1888. Said one of them a few days since “what would be the use of getting a nominntion. The Democrats have come in to stay for a long time.” Returning to the Tariff, it seems now to be a foregone conclusion that the two opposing forces in Congress will cross swords in this issue during* the winter. Both sides arc in earn est. An Ohio Member remarked yesterday “this thing has gone on long enough. The tariff must be re duced. We have a hundred millions coming in which we do not know what to do with.” The Tariff reformers and their op ponents have been consulting with each other, and it is thought another effort for Tariff reform will be made- this week. Speculation upon the probable result of that effort would be mere wild conjecture. Whether Mr. Morrison’s tax-reducing measure join ed with Mr. Hewitt’s customs-admin istration measure will pass, or wheth er one will pass without the other, or whether some substitute for the one or for both will pass, or whether every Tariff proposition will be re jected, it is impossible to say. At present the proposition to abolish the internal revenue taxes on w r hisky and tobacco seems to be the most for midable rival of Mr. Morrison’s prop osition to reduce customs duties and to extend the list ofjarticles that shall be entitled to free entry. The Maine Representatives in Com gress are all Republicans and so they do not indulge in any fervent praise of the published correspondence be tween our Department of State and. the British Foreign Office in regard to the fisheries question. The only fault they have to find with it, how ever, is that the storm from the State Department did not start sooner. They agree that both Secretary Bay ard and our own Minister to London are on the right track now. The course adopted by the Secreta ry of State in sending the fisheries cor respondence to the House of Repre sentatives instead of to the Senate, as is usual, was in reproof of Senatorial discourtesy to the State Department. Last summer, without gathering facts, the Senate committee on for eign Relations assumed hostile atti tude to Mr. Bayard, and proceeded to investigate the fisheries trouble on the assumption that he was ncc do ing his duty in the matter. Nov/ the correspondence proves that Mr. Bay ard was closely attentive to it, and zealous in maintaining every just claim of the United States. A! < of this the Senate Committee could have learned had it not been more anxious to find political capital than to be jast and courteous to a Democratic Secre tary of State. Christmas is, indeed the season of re generated feeling, the season for kin dling not merely the fire of hospitali ty in the hall; but the genial flame of charity in the heart. Christmas and Christmas trees are now the subjects of conversation a- mong the young people. Miss Catherine Wolfe and Mrs. Wil liam Astor, of New York, are two of the richest women in the world; but, reports concerning their health are true, they will not enjoy their wealth much longer, as they are said to be dying. The Central railroad election will take place January 3rd.