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Volume LX. 1 ^upoVokk ll ' 1 - Bhed 1 - 1 'm?: 1 consolidated im. Milledgeville. Ga., July 30, 1889. Presents in the r THE LAXATIVE AND nnst elepant form NUTRITIOUS JUIOE FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual ^obsti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It it tht most excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one i. Bilious or Constipated PURE BLOOD. REFBEBHIIIO »LltP. HEALTH and 8TBENOTH naturally follow. Every one is using it and»all are delighted with it. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR SYHUr OF FIG-a MANUFACTURED ONLY DY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, A7 SEW YORK, N * Miireli 12, 1880. 27 ly. FITS! When I *iy Ccbk I do not mean merely to Flop them for a time, ami then have them re- turn apain. I mean A RADICAL CURL. 1 have made the diaeoae of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS, A 'itft-lony study. I wahrant my remedy to Cl'iut the worst cases. Because others liava Jailed is noreasonfor uot nowreceivine a cure. Stud at once lor a treatise and a I'ngK lion m (I rnv IXFSU.IHLH ItEMEDY. Give Ki|ire.s Lt.'i J o t Oihce. It costs you nolhiug for « n..d, and it " ill cure you. Address H ‘ G H00T 'W.C., 183PEAI1LST., HtJ YCEK HOLMES’SURE CURE MOUTH-WASH and DENTIFRICE. Cures Bleeding Ouma, Ulcers, Sore Mouth. Sore Throat, Cleanses the Teeth and Purities the Breath; used and recommended by leading den- t'.sis. Prepared by lira. J. p. A \V. R. Hui.mks, Dentists, Macon, Oa. For Bale by all drugglsta and dentists. Aug.sth, issa. 4 1y. Editorial Glimpses and Clippings. The Georgia State Agricultural So ciety will meet at Cedartown August 13th. The name of a prominent San Fran cisco attorney is Coffee. When asked to enter suit he invaribly asks “On wiiat grounds?” No man ever “gets even” with an other by doing a moun thing in re taliation for a fancied wrong. He on ly succeeds in making himself a mean man. Iron Eagle Feather, a Sioux Indian, lias just completed the scientific course at Dickinson college. He re ceived high murks, but was of course, Do in his class. A Flint, Mich., girl named Clara Bullock, lias been arrested for bold and persistent glass smashing. She daliglits in going about nights and smashing windows. Prof. Willis H. Bocock, of the Un iversity of Virginia, has boon elected to the chair of ancient language of the State University at Athens, suc cessor to Trof. W. G. Woodfln resign ed. Monday July 15th, was a great day in London for the sons of American Presidents. Three of them met on that day. They were Messrs. Robert I.Incoln, Fred Grant and Russell Har rison. _ On the birthday of a westesn editor who was fond of writiog extremely long articles, lie received an anony mous gift of a can of condensed milk witli the words “Verb, sap,” scratch ed on it. He said to the Grocer, that is. a cu rious kind of scales you have there, I suppose they are of Ambuscade pat tern.” What’s Ambuscade? said the Grocer. “Why, they lie in weight, as it were,” said the funnyman, dodg ing a rotten app”le as he walked out to tile sidewalk, %Iarshal McMahon, ex-presideat of France, now in his 81st year, is as fresh as a hoy and has never had yet from a natural cause a day’s illness in his life. All the experience of illness that he had lias arose from wounds. The marshal, in speaking of his health said: “I owe it to my Irish blood. The Irish are the hardiest people on the face of the earth'” Number 4. Intelligent Readers will notice that GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. bnder a decision of the Supreme court, oounty authorities are prohib ited from paying for the publication of the general presentments of the grand jury. This arbitrary law should bo repealed. It is a local matter over which the proper county authorities should have jurisdiction. If tho grand jury recommend the publication of their presentments and the Ordinary or County Commissioners are willing to pay for tho same, why should there be a general law to prevent them? It is a matter that should be loft to tlie sound discretion of tho people in terested. The county authorities should liavo the power to publish or not, and contract for this work as they do for any other necessary or desirable work demanded by the pub lic. Let tho press call upon thoir Representatives for suitable legisla tion on tho subject. Carejeisnsis. It is bad enough when a train is ditched, goes through a trestle, or collides with another and results in the death of one person*or fifty-that may be unavoidable, or the result of care lessness. If carelessness, the railroad authorities have to pay heavy dam ages. But why any passenger on a train should lose his life by his own carelessness is passing strange; but it happens nearly every day. How often do we see people stand on the outside of the train, per haps on a side track, whicli is dan gerous, and wait there until* the last cbach reaches him, then run to it, grab the railing, and jump on. Some times they miss the steps and fall un- ►der tile wheels and are killed. Then again, how often do we see women, having a friend or friends leaving, go into a car, and talk to their depart ing friends until the train begins to move, then rush for the door and platform and in their haste and ex citement, jump off, any where, so as to get off, and fail and are hurt, or killed. Such people, hurt or killed, are the unfortunate victims of their own carelessness. JOHN T. CLARKE KILLED. THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Perhaps there was not a man in the United States who ever imagined that the electoral vote, for the Presi dency, would be stolen as it was in the case of Hayes who was fairly and clearly beaten for that high office by Mr. Tilden, in 1877. This furnislieB a precedent for a similar theft under peculiar circumstances in the future. A certain cure and preventive would be found in deciding the contest by letting tho election be decided by the popular vote. If that had been the rule, Mr. Cleveland would now be tlie President instead of General Har rison for he obtained nearly, if not quite a hundred thousand votes of the popular franchise, more than General Harrison. Wiint wrong or improprie ty would there be in such a change? This was made a people’s govern ment nnd as such the will of a major ity of tlie people of the Uniteil States should decide the contest. In the case of Tilden and Hayes, the former received an immensely larger majority of the popular vote than the latter. The theft of the Presidency in a quarter of a century, if no other similar example shall arise, will, with the Republican accounts and tradi tions of that foul and ilAgrant plot, make a story that will be unintelligi ble to the people living then. If the election, in 1884, favorable to tlie Democratic party had been decided by tlie popular vote, Mr. Cleveland would now be President and no wrong would be done to tlie Republican [ who only expected disappointments, party, for lie' would have been the j He also took a hand in tlie deal be- people’s choice; by a hundred thou-i tween the National republican com-* .and majority of their votes. What i lias been done may be attempted jt enhanced liis reputation as o-ffoli- again, and who can doubt that repub- 1 tician, caused him to be more or lest lican frauds would be resorted to, un- harshly criticised by a large number •J® “u'arrnntcri to *. 1 ' t tns Of dlmuM's, | M (t ol . , . ^ r ur from udUordercU li % «•*, ... Vertigo, Headache, !.''vc':rr-- Fevers, Costivoncs.?, L.. Colic, Flatulence, cl \ f<STai*;”!t'u h r7u“ut «7‘v" o"'Y: V"' to muko u remedy. it..*, SOLD liVLUY WHCiU;. OcL 15. 15 cw 4m' c. B. BEHSB1X, W Estate Apiit ai Collector. PROMPT attention given to all bus- 1Uul 1 uic k returns made, (i. m , ,. ce next door to Jewell & Mc- Hancock Street, Milledgeville, ± i[2«iy Dentistry. DR. H MTcLARKE WSrt “'“J-klnd performed In ac- proved methods^ the lato8tan(1 most lm •S-Office in Caliaway’sNew Building. Milledgeville, Ga., May 15th, 1883. JOS. K. POTTLK. n —— JAS. D. HOWARD. POTTLE 4 HOWARD, •WlORJirjiyg - AT - LA W Gen. Sherman and party on Satur day ascended to the top of Pike’s Peak. While the carriage was being loaded a photographer attetnpted to tako a picture of him, but the general turned his back with tlie remark that photographers were a nuisance. On the top of tlie peak the general sat on rock and ate a cheese sandwich, while the others clustered around him and related reminiscences. The King of Hollai^l, who lnvd al most fully recovered from his serious illness, brought himself to the brink of tlie grave by a piece of folly. Dur ing tlie recent hot weather, after he had been out for some time in tlie gardens at Loo, he felt thirsty, and insisted upon drinking ft large tum bler of iced champagne, in which a number of wild strawberries were mashed. Tennessee has a man who is a great stickler for grammar. Lindley Mur ray would be nowhere compared to him. He lives in Cha^ttnooga and is in the revenue business A certain official in Atlanta wrote him desiring certain information about a tobacco factory. The letter grated upon the Tennessean’s fine sensibilities, and here is tlie reply lie sent: Sir—In the communication} 1 which is less than a page, you have spelled my name wrong three times, either through ignorance or through malice, tlie latter I hope. I regret to have to say that my respect for the English lan guage, nnd my desire to keep it pure utterly forbid my giving any infor mation in reply to tlie communication, which sparkles with false syntax and is resplendent with offensive rhetoric. Any communication from you, couch ed in becoming language, and not in sultingly obnoxious in tlie above noted points, will receive due con sideration at my most elegant leisure. Judge of the Pataula Circuit Man gled by a Train. .^Milledgeville, wrnerwaynennnnl 1 ^ 1 * . Com P‘°n * Son's, *!?: 31 ly tia r fe^ n ^ a e r as y expectorant is produced M ine Luntr i' ' * ,?• McLean’s Tar C< **, 8 °re tfirmlnr iPm*I 1 ?*™-- Jones.—I notice they call every reel nosed pan from Kentucky a colonel. What are they colonels of? Brown—Colonels of corn. Smithvillk, July 22—Hon John T. Clarke, judge of the Pataula cir cuit, residing at Cnthbert, met a hor rible death here to-day, about S o’clock. He was enroute from Cuth bert to Macon and got off here, as his train waited two hours for the Jack sonville mail. The train from Macon arrived on time and waited twenty minutes for dinner. Judge Clarke, with several iriends walked over to the artesian fountain in tlie center of the town, and just before tlie westbound train left lie entered tlie train and was engaged in talking to Mrs, Gunn. JUDGK CLARKE’S FATAL DELAY. While so engaged the train started, For some reason he remained on the train until it had gone about 1O0 yards when he came out of the rear passen ger car and stepped off the car. The place he got off was near the switch where three sets of rails approach each other. He seemed to have over looked the fact that the superinten dent’s ;car was attached to the rear of the passenger car, and ns he step ped off among the rails he fell toward tlie train and was run over by the rear car. HK WAS HORRIBLY MUTILATED. His head and neck were badly crush ed. The rear trucks of one coach and the two trucks of the rear coach passed over him. His head was al most severed from his body, hang ing barely by a thread. His shoul ders and arms were literally mashed to pieces. Deatli was instantane ous. Capt. Starr, superintendent, was in the car and stopped tlie train. Friends rushed horror-stricken to find their honored friend and jurist lying on the track witli life extinct. CAPT. STARR’S ATTENTION TO THE CORPSE. Superintendent Starr had tlie life less remains placed in tlie car and car ried to Cuthbert. No possible blame can be attached to the railroad of ficials, and it can only bo classed as an accident. Washington Letter. From Our Regular Correspondent Washington, July 32,1889. Editors Uniox-Krcorbbr: Ex-Senator Mahone of Virginia is one of the happiest men in the eoun- try. He has succeeded in getting tlie republican National committee take a baud in the political muddle in his State, And the result is that wily Mahone is more firmly seated as the Republican bore in that State than ever. This result was not how ever obtained without an effort, how great an effort may be judged from the fact that tho siib-eommittoo of the National committee, composed of Messrs. Quay, Dudley, Clarkson, Fres- sendiu and Hobart was in continuous Session one ent.iro day and night, and afterwards had a long consultation with Mr. Harrison. Tlie only tiling that the anti-uiahoneites get as far as can be seen on the surface is a share in tlie federal offices in tlie State, and some people here are uncharitable enough to say that’s about all they wanted. At any rate the decisions of the committee in Mahone’s favor was closely followed by the appoint ment of Col. J. B. Brady to be Collec tor of internal revenue for the second district of that state. Col. Brady has been about the bitterest oppo nent Mahone haJ in the state. His salary will be $4,(500 a year which is not to be sneezed at tjy a man out in the cold. He accepts the situation and said in an interview here that Mahone could have tlie re-nomination for Governor if lie wanted it. Mr. Harrison readied Washington last week, stayed several, days and turned out a surprising number of ap pointments, surprising to tlie fellows der peculiar circumstances, to pre vent tlie Democratic candidate, though fairly elected, from taking his seat as President. Should- the Democrats refuse to submit, the claim to another electoral commission, or submit, again to other Republican measures of any kind whatever, to secure the coveted prize, what would be the consequences? A revolution? A resort to arms? Yes, as surely us the sun will rise and set upon the land, unless one party or other shall back down from its high resolves. Here, then, we see that the Presidency stands a towering und dangerous feature in our confedera tion of States. Tliis dunger can be removed by making an alteration in tile Federal law, and tlint, too, with out any change in the States by sim ply adopting a constitutional provi sion that a Presidential election sbull be decided by a majority of tlie votes of all States of tlie Union. What wrong will there be in that, if this is a people’s government? We hold, too, that tlie appointees by the President should be more equally distributed j between the States. We have given tlie President more power than ispos-1 sensed by any kingly government up on earth. It is this that incites po litical rogues to steal tlie chief magis- try of the country, and prefer revo lution, blood-shed and imperialism, to the institutions founded by tlie heroes and sages of the old revolu tion. The States should participate in the selection of the honors and emoluments for distribution by the President. The country would be more quiet and peaceful by a fair rep resentation in the distribution of the houors and emoluments which are distributed by the President. This could be easily arranged by a fair and just distribution among tlie States ac cording to their population. of people who think the President should keep out of partisan politics. He lias now gone back to Deer Park. For the present lie will divide his va cation into a period of a fortnight each; lie will remain away two weeks, re turn here two or three days, then go to Mr. Blaine’s cottage at Bar Har bor, Maine, for a two weeks, stay then back to Washington for a few days after which he will go to Deer Park to stay until October. Mr. Blaine will not return here be fore October, and it is announced that the half-a-dozen unimportant consu lar appointments made Saturday are nil that will be made before his return. Ex-Land Commissioner Sparks will feel good wheu he learns that Secre tary Noble lias sustained the decision made by him that eight years must elapse from the planting of trees on the public lauds before a patent enn be obtuiued under the timber culture law. The ex-funny man of tlie House of Representatives, Rose well G. Horr, of Michigan, lias written a letter to tlie State Department declining to become U. S. Consul at Valparaiso, Chilli, notwithstanding Jiis recent ap pointment to that position. He did not see tlie joke in the appointment to a $3,000 position when he was ap plicant, for one at $12,000. Ex Congressman, Nichols, of North Carolina who made such a strong fight for Public Printer has taken quits a tumble and accepted an appoint ment as Chief of tlie Mail division in tlie Treasury department. Indiana has captured another nice position. M. M. Hurley, formerly postmaster at New Albany 1ms been appointed Third Auditor of tbeTreas- ury. All tlie auditors are now re publicans. Charles C. Austin has been appoint ed U. 8. Marshal for the Northern district of Alabama. There were only twenty-two applicants for this posi tion, und the man appointed was not one of them either. Public Printer Palmer lias been worried to such an extent by the office seekers that he lias gone to Pennsyl vania to try and get a few days rest. Secretary Noble is very inuoh dis satisfied with the methods that have prevailed in tlie Pension office in re gard to the re-rating of pensioners. THE PIEDMONT EXPOSITION. Atlanta Ga., Events of the day admonish us that the Piedmont Exposition of 1889 will' attract tho largest dumber of capi talists, investors, agriculturists, manu facturers, and practical men general ly, that ever attended a Southern Exposition, who will visit Atlanta during October of *he present year. For this reason it behooves every; county and county alliance to be rep resented at this great Exposition,, which will bo a material factor in ad ding to tho prosperity of the South. It is the earnest request and desire of the Exposition Company, that the material resources of your sectiou b& advantageously displayed at our Ex-*' position. We apptfy to you on the ground of local pride, 'State fealty and Southern prosperity, to gather the best samplos of your products, and present them here in creditable- form. We know it will require time and money, but results will more than oompensate you for your trou ble. What wo offer to county or oounty farmers’ alliance and individual dis plays: To the county or county farmers’ alliance making the largest and best display of products, grown or pro duced by residents of the county, $1,- 200. To the county or county farmers’ al ■ liance making the second best display as above, $700. To the county or county farmers' alliance niajdng tlie third best di.- play as above, $300. To the individual making the lar gest and best display of products grown or produced by him, oa her or under bis or her direction., $500. 4 To the individual making the sec ond best display as above, $250. To the individual making the third best display as above,' $150. Single exhibits contesting for pre miums in any of tiie other groups may be included in either of the displays of this group aud, individual dis plays inay also form a part of county* farmers' alliance displays, The whole of this department is* limited to articles produced in States of tlie Piedmont section, viz: Virginia, . Nortli Carolina, Georgia, South Caro lina, Alabama and Tennessee, aud all articles exhibited must be grown or . made by the exhibitor. The management of the Piedmont Exposition will extend every facility toAUioncos or counties desiring to, make exhibits. S. H. Cohen, General Solicitor;. Defacing the New Capitol. Pains in the small of the back indicate a diseased condition of the Liver or Kid neys, which may be easily removed by the ..A,—“vnnsv use of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liverfand Kid- 11 oat oi difficulty of breathing, noy Balm. $1.00 per bottle. A peculiarity of Hood’s Sarsaparil la is that while it purifies the blood* it imparts new vigor to every func tion of the body. The Atlanta papers tell tlie people that their beautiful Capitol lias al ready been terribly defaced, and por tions of the building injured to tlie extend of hundreds of dollars. Where is tiie Capitol Guard? If there is none, there ought to be. Even wheu tlie Capitol was located at Milledge ville, tlie State House, small and clieup as it wus, had a night guard of five old men who stood guard by turns at night, and there was “Uncle Ben” tlie famous Major Domo who looked after the building in tlie day time. A capitol costing a million dol lars should be protected day as well as night against thieves and vandals. When children cry witli Stomach ache, it is a great relief to tlie mother to know that Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixt ure will promptly relieve the pain and brighten the child—especially if she has it in the house. He Wanted Three for a Quarter. Sol Smith Russell tells of a dear, pious lady residing in this city who lias followed his career with great in terest, though regretting that'it wt%» within tlie confines of the stage. Ont- day she said: “Won’t you give us a dime for oux mission, Mr. Russel?” “A dime! Nonsense,” said the com- ediau. “Here’s five dollars.” But the old lady waB firm. “We only accept a dime from an> one, and a "prayer shall be said fox- you.” “Well, that’s a cheap investment,” replied Sol, as lie handed her ten, , cents. Shortly after, when writing from the west to her, he said: ”1 hope tlie mission is prospering, I haven’t a dime about me, but please He has ordered all such applications I acce P^ the inclosed coin. I suppose to be held up until he can make a it’s the usual reduotion—three pray ers for a quarter.”—New York World. The Verdict Unanimous- W. D. Suit, Druggist, Rlppus, Ind. testi fies: “I can recommend Electrio Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief In every case. One man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of 10 years’ standing." Abra ham Ilaro, druggist, BellviUe, Ohio, af firms: “The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years’ experience, is Electric Bitters." Thousands of others have added thoir testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters do euro all diseases of tho Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar a bottlo at E, A, Bayne’s Drug Store. ruling to be followed in tho future. Severn) discharges have been made on uccount of tlsese re ratings. Tlie opposition to the present Civil Service law is rdpidly becoming for midable. Not that the people do not believe reform is necessary In oar civil service, but becauso they have found out that there is no reform in the present methods, nor do they be lieve any reform possible under the law. It would not be surprising if an effort was made to repeal tho law at the coming session of Congress. The Britisli Minister has a much larger stock of politeness than the Persian Miuister who took “French leave” tho other day, aiul lias notified the State department of his depart ure for England and his intended re turn in October. Editor’s Wifo—I wonder what can bo tho matter with Mrs Smith; she hasn’t returned my visit yet. Editor (absent minded- ly)—Perhaps you neglected to enclose a stamp. Polite but absent-minded bath- or (to a friend whom ho has just rocognized in tho water)—Why how do do, Blivens? glad to see you. Won’t you sit down? The dank and decaying vegetation of regions newly cloared of timber, exposed to the rays of tho sun, is sure to breed malaria. Dr. J. H. McLean's Chills and Fever Cure, by mild and gentle action will radically cure. 50 cents a bottle.