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performance closed with a drama
tie afterpiece.
The Median
Comes oil to morrow, Almost
unanimously, w e inl‘ r. I lie people
of Dcorgia will vote Inr the new
Odinditutioii; lor it modified
llomestead. and by a large major
ity for Atlanta as the Capitol
Locally, it is one interest to have
the eapitol near ns; it is i.nr in
terest that Atlanta shonhl heroine
a large eity, affording a market
for all onr produets; amt ii people
in other sections of tin- State have
no objections it they tear not
centralization of political and Ii
uanciul power, we do not think it
wise in ns to make any objection.
Who is Mr. Winn !
Dissatisfied with the action of
the mass meeting in Marietta,
with its delegates and their nom
ineo, a writer for the ('onutitutioH
finally asks the above question
and replies to it in substance as
follows ;
“ lie bought no Confederate
bonds; paid no money towards
the rebellion ; was opposed to so
cession ; had no confidence in tin
confederate cause, and always
felt and believed that the whole
enterprise would end in failure
and min.*’
This is published a' a rallying
cry of the sectional spirit of Istto
•which brought death into the
South and all our woe.' \\ ere
they wise or intelligently patriot
ic who urged secession Was ii
wise and fortunate State craft, <>r,
the greatest blunder in the an
nals of time? Is there a man,
among all those who concocted
and ‘precipitated’ it. who would
repeat the experiment i Alas!
patriotic as they tell themselves
to be there is not one of these
leaders of 1800 wlwb can now face
uhe fiat of history or who can es
[cape its utter condemnation. And
RiO- Wins saw it all. lie opposed
Secession—would have nothing
to do with the war, know ing it
was a terrible blunder and feeling
that it could only be righted when
.the South awakened to a higher
Pense of its true relations. 1 In
to be i-ondemned lor (his • (on
because of higher intel
licence and higher patriotism t
'Ueli men M.ijm
ligfen ell I'm nil rail* fro 111
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Wm IF lm oppose)l il s
"vvaf\ ami who would
lave -aved. had il lieeii |>o*-ihle.
1 lie live-. foil une*. liappine**, of
l lie Soul h and changed I In* lerri
l*le eri*i*lo ‘glorimi* summer."
Who is Maj.WINN ' If you will
let ii' aimwer we will tell you he
i* a man diead and shoulder*' a
hove the little poliiii'ians• of his
aye. lie may have, (who Inc
fcoi his Infill*: Inn they are not
grille -lupid or ignorant sort j
Elite for intelligence a we)l-
Hsed intellect lie Ini- no *upe
■of and l<-xv equal*. -lie did not
aid tin* rehellion. * \o. ISiit wo
Will-i<‘lf you whal he did. llis
house was eonslantly Idled, du
liny onr inleu.*est agntix with
sick and wounded confederate
soldiers and no one whoever ap
pealed |o Ids 111 tUMit appealed
in vain.
So much for the past. We led
you now. follow citizen*, that
Ma j. Wi\\, an ant i seces-ionst
in I*oo. was a rcedn*lruetionist
of the riyht stamp in 18115 and is
now a national union democrat.
Ilioronyl l ly consistent lliorom*l
ily wise thoroughly patriotic in
view of all the great issues in
which you were involved. Sup
port him ! ) cs. let Colduat least,
do itsell just ice. in elevating a
man. who, through good and evil
report, has ever proven true to
our highest interests.
The Copper Currency.
The Ia l yel Ijl ies Sou I li, at e now
introducing the copper cent, so
prevalent as iiimmex in the
Nl)‘flt, ft coin somewhat cnmher
some anti inconvenient, hut sn,v
ingjmunj a nickel in the ordinary
I ran',ie( ion* of l rud<*.
fit i mx to Tex \* Kilim: is is
The I>ii 1 h'e (Texas ) Herald says:
••ttur labor market is already
stocked to overflowing. and eve
ry fresh arriving train hut adds
to I lie miserable mull il tide in our
midst that Millers, starves, and
finally fights it' wav hack east
again. He Id re the door of near
ly every house in this city there
daily beg* a warm that would
sadden the hearts of a satyr."
A ( AIM).
Maiiii it v, (t i:oKUia. /
.Nov, 281 h. 1577. t
Messrs.\\ .I\ Harden, T. ,1. Atkin
son, I, B. Kendrick, and C. f).
Phillips:
(’c/if /(//ii k- ) our kind lavor
uotifying me that at a meeting
held in Atlanta on the itllli inst. I
w as nominated hy you as I he can
didate of the Ihunueratie parly of
the doth Senatorial District tore
present tin* District in the next
General Assembly has been re
ceixed. A <u have, w ithout -oliei
t at ion on my part made the muni
nation, and expressed the wish
that 1 should represent the Dis
trict in the State Senate.and while
it i> not my choice to enter into a
personal contest lor the position.
I would he false to myselfand the
people ol my county. ( knowing as
I do, that she is entitled to the
Senator this time), it" I should re
fuse you the use oi my name. If
elected n will he my highest am
hit ion to promote as far as in me
lies the host interest of the l)is
triei and the State. Asa man mx
tii'sl and highest allegiance is due
Coldt. Init as a Senator, 1 would
know no limits, and would he the
Senator alike ol Kulton, Clayton
andCobb. It would he my pleasure
to represent with whatever abili
ty and zeal I possess, all that per
tains to tlie interest of either
county . When in lltc Somite in
lß>B,and before displaced by the
bayonets, I was chairman of the
committee to which wa* referred
the memorial of the city of Mill
edgexillo, asking the removal of
the capita} to that town, flic com
mil tee did not agree, two being
in favor of removal to .Wiilodgo
vilit* and three in favor of retain
ing it in Atlanta. 1 was one of the
three who opposed removal, and
the lapse ol time ha* satisfied mo
ol the correct ness of my choice,
and now not only -is a citizen of
Tll K F I K LI) AX D F IBESI1) E.
file District but as a Georgian 1
would p< rmanentlv locate the
Capitol at Atlanta, because the in
terest of the State demands it.
She i- apace xxitli progressive
the spirit of the age. and I would
strive fd < >eorgia’* cost to build in
her rmd*-t a Capitol that would lie
a eredii loifie Empire Slate In
other words, gentlemen, while i
admire and appreciate the liberal
spirit of Atlanta, and her citizens
generously otfering to erect at
her ow n cost a capital building, I
think it would be unjust to her to
accept the otfer. It is beneath the
dignity of a great state to receive
such a gift from any city. W hen
they are required to pay their
share of state taxes it is the full
mca-ure of their duty, and while
magnanimity of her oiler demands
the respect and gratitude ofevery
citizen of the state il would be il
liberal and unjust to accept it.
Every sympathy of my nature
is in accord xvith the progressive
movements of the people in re
forming tfle abuses of the past
and lessening the expenses of the
government, whereby taxes shall
be reduced,ami renewed vigor and
life given to the industrial inter
est of the state. With feeling of
gratitude J’or the honor centered
and for t lie kind expressions of I he
committee, I am very truly, your
obedient servant,
W.xi. T. Wins
\ Terrible Disaster.
Washington, Nov. 24.— The ob
server at Kitty Hawk reports at
11:35 a. m. to the chief signal of
ficer as follows:
The Knifed States man-of-war
Huron struck two miles north of
number seven station at 1:30 a.
in. Her fore mast and main top
mast are gone. The steamer is a
total wreck. Assistance is need
ed immediately. The sea is break
ing oxer her, and several have al
ready been washed ashore drown
ed. The number on hoard is a
i bout 135, Nearly all are lost.—
She has no cargo. The Huron
-ailed yesterday from Fort Mon
roe for Havana.
A (deal Flood.
Richmond, Ya., No\'. 24. The
incessant fains during the past
forty eight hours resulted in hea
vy floods in at! the x\ester* por
twm of the Slate. All trains are
; Hopped on the western division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
mad. The Jackson and llivanna
! rivers are higher than since
i A hundred and fifty feet of the
Kivana railroad bridge was swept
away this morning, and water is
ii]) to the bottom chord of Hie iron
I bridge. Several washes are re
ported. The South river i* also
very high. Telegraph communi
cation with bx uchburg and other
places is interrupted. The James
river has ri-en over the c;uial at
Lynchburg. Trains are all stopp
ed on the Atlantic, Mississippi A
Ohio railroad. It i* feared that
the llood will reach the dimen
sions of 1870, when so many lives
I were lost and millions of property
destroyed.
A Danville despatch says: 'The
Dan river has risen to nearly the
highest ever know n here. The
damage in and about the city is
more than SIOO,OOO. F.vorything
bordering on the Dan river and
Dig and Little Sandy rivers is
mx opt away.
Ixiciimom), Nov. 25, midnight.—
The excitement in the lower part
iof this city is most intense. l*eo
pie residing and merchants doing
business below the St. Charles
Hotel, on Alain street, the point
I reached by the xvater during the
great llood of 1870. arc moving
goods from stores and other pla
ces. Husiuess streets are alive
with vehicles of every kind, and
people are engaged in the work of
, removal. Waters from the region
of Lynchburg are showing their
etleot on the river here, which is
; now rising at the rate of eighteen
inches to two feet per hour. If
i this continues till morning, which
is now probable, the water xvill bo
higher than the llood of 1870. The
, extreme lower portion of the city
, is entirely submerged, and xvater
i> now running into tin* dock a
long the south edge of the city.
A dispatch from Lynehbnrg.da
, ted 10 p. in. says: The river at
this point i> as high as in 1870, and
still rising steadily. The bridges
are all gone, and the damage to
all sorts of property h immense.
Richmond, Nov. 25. Asantiei
patod lasi night, the xvater con
tinned to rise steadily during the
remainder of the night and allot
to day .and before noon had reach
ed the high water mark ol 1870.
At tlii" hour, 0 p. m.. the xvater is
eighteen indie- above the same
mark and still rising -lowly. l)u
ring the entire night and early
hours of to-day, flu- ar >rh of're
moving merchandise from the:
threatened point* |>roa%**sSNl *tea *
•lily, and by thi- timely action
many merchant* succeeded in
saving immense quantities of the
goods. Intense excitement pre
vaih.
itxl.l IXIOKh. iWv. g.>. A l M)IUM
places between Harper's Kerry
and Cumberland, the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is ten feet un
der water, and no estimate of tin
damage can be had until the xva
tov subside*.
CiiAMUEKsin im, Nov. 25.- There
was a destructive flood at this
place ia>t night, the Cauocochea
gue creek rising 15 feet above or
dinary level, and doing damage
to the extent of $30,000 during
the night.
Ciiaki.ottsvu.i.i-.. Nov. 25.—A1l
the stream* in the neighborhood
are greatly swollen, and adjacent
farm* me sufleriug. The Kivanna
river is a* high a in 1870, but is
now falling. A portion of the iron
bridge is gone, and the balance is
seriously damaged. 'The telegraph
lines are down. The Chesapeake
and ()hk> railroad is badly washed
and all trains are stopped. The
damage cannot be estimated, but
will be very great in this vicinity.
II arpkk's Fkrky, Nov. 25,-Both
rivers are twenty six feet above
low water mark, three feet higher
than in 1870. All property on
Shenandoah street is destroyed.
The xvater to be at a stand.
Washington, Nov. 25.—There
lias been no such flood in the Po
tomac since 1852. At (Jeorge
town property along the river
front is damaged considerably.
Ready for a Row
Sax Francisco, Nov. 2th—Prep
arations lor the workingman's or
ganization have been going on
actively, the real laboring clas
ses taking hold of the movement
and giving assurance .of an or
derly and peaceful demonstration
<>h ;i grapcl scale. It is known,
turnover, that roughs and thieves
from abroad have been congre
gating in thy city, hoping for
some opportunity for plunder,
and the police have made thor
ough preparation against such a
contingency. The military will
also be ready, and the lire do
part incut are under special or
tiers.
On the War Path.
Information has reached the
authorities that while the Sioux
Indians were being removed
from the Red (.’loud agency to
Hie Missouri river, 1,700 broke
away and are now on the war
path. Terry ha* issued orders
to the troops to prepare Cot a
winter campaign. Those who
deserted are operating in the
Dead wood country and have al
ready attacked trains and caused
general consternat ion.
Our Mexican Kelations.
Washington, Nov. 29, J 877.
Signor Zamacogna, agent of
the Mexican government, arrived
to-day. He represents the Diaz
government as anxious to main
tain friendly relations and in
stances the sending of regular
troops to the Rio Grande to take
tiie place of the local forces with
the intention to co-operate with
the I’nited States Soldiers in re
storing order on the border.
Profitable Contracts.
Here is a little item from the
Tweed ring-frauds, which shows
w hat the rings in all our cities are
capable of doing with tax payers'
money, to a greater or less extent.
The Aldermanie. investigating
Committee, of New York, was
probing the inner consciousness
of Andrew Garvey, a plasterer
and house-decorator. Andrew
testified that - lie did work for
the city that cost the tax payers
$1,177,413, of which sum lie (Gar
vey) received $397,798, the rest
of the money being absorbed
by the ring. The real value of the
w ork done was only $204,000. lie
also did work upon private houses
belonging to various members of
the ring for which the city paid.
In particular, he built a house for
Connolly, at the corner of one
hundred and thirtieth street and
li ft Ii avenue. It tvas a large.-pkm
did double house, with a hand
some coach house in the rear. For
the work he did on this house the
city paid $2-18,400, of which he
received $119,072, the balance
going to the ring in per cent ages.
The real value of the work done,
was between $50,000 and 00,000.
The total amount draw n fraudu
lantly from (he city by the instru
mentality of his contracts would
probably be a million and a half
of dollars. Witnes gave ssthooo
to a ]s)ol to effect legislation in
I"70. Connolly told him that the
legislature wa* very expensive,
and that it would cost them one
million dollars that year. Har
vey is only one of scores who did
busines- with the ringat the same
healthv figures.
The War.
St. Pk rt-Rsm no. Nov. 2?*.— Four
hundred Turks have surrendered
to the Russians in Shipka Pa*-.
London, Nov. 2h.—A Vienna
correspondent says it is rumor
ed that a declaration of a -tale of
siege is imminent in Warsaw,
and various districts of Poland.
A special from (’idlestro re
ports a Turkish iron clad ha* ai
rived before Antivari and open
ed lire. Another Turkish man
of war is in sight. The Mon tern*
grin forces about Antivari are
estimated at ten thousand. The
Turks will probably disembark
at Darazzo to attempt the relief
of Scutari, which is threatened by
the Meridites. The porte ha*
proclaimed a blockade of the
coast between Spitzo and Du
leigno.
A Vienna correspondent tele
graphs the announcement from
Constantinople that the council,
which has hitherto had supreme
direction of military operations,
is to be transformed into a mere
ly deliberative body under the
presidency of Mustafe Pasha,
minister of war. This- transfers
the direction of operations to
Mustafe from Mahamoud Dainad
Pasha, who was the most promi
nent member of the council of
war.
London, Nov, 30.—1 tis persis
tently reported that Warsaw and
other parts of Poland is about lie
ing declared in a state of siege.
The Telegraph h#s information
that Kars fell through the (reach
cry of a pasha xx ho admitted the
Russians to the commanding fort.
A Vienna correcpondent states
that the rumors of negotiations
for life surrender of Plevna are
contradicted from the Russian
camp itself. Turkish prisoners,
moreover, assert that Osman Pa
sha has supplies for many weeks,
, and that lie has addressed hi* of
ficers announcing his intention
to hold out to the Led man. Kill)
elbowing to the*e reports or in
formation, it seems the expect a
! lions of the Russians of a speedy
j surrender are somewhat dimin
ished,
Constant!xoi'l,l-:. Nov. 30.—The
British fleet, which was to have
left Besika bay to winter at
Smyrna and Malta, has been or
dered to remain in the bay.
Reoul’ Pasha has arrived a!
Adrianople, where he is organiz
ing a cam]) of fifty thousand men.
\ London, Nov. 30.—A letter
from Krzeroum, dated November
20th, states that reinforcements
continue to arrive, and that
Moukhtar Pasha is quite confi
dent of his ability to hold Krze
romn.
London, Dec. I.—Risings are
apprehended in Epirus, Thessaly
and Albania. The Greeks have
sent a strong note to the porte
concerning their grievances, and
the porte has replied that, it is in
dined to meet the danger half
way by sending both the Servian
and Greek representatives their
passports. As the note i* evi
dently intended to provoke an
angry reply which could be used
as a pretext for a rupture at a fa
vorable oportunity, the situation
is very critical.
A Berlin correspondent tele
graphs : There seems to be no
doubt that the German govern
ment lias endeavored to obtain
Austria's acquiescence in the
Russian plan of direct negotia
tions with Turkey, by promising
her friendly support if any of
Austria's vital interest* arc im
periled.
A Vienna correspondent say*
it i* announced from Bucharest
that the general bombardment of
Plevna re commenced on Thurs
day. If true, this seems to point
to the abandonment of the hope
of starving out Osman Pasha.
A Belgrade corre-pondent
*ays there is a rumor that the
porte ha* offered, through the
mediation of England, to cede all
Serxiato Servia and Epirus to
Greece, if they xxill remain neu
tral. Great excitement prevails
in Siamhoul on account of the
calling out of the reserx’e*. and
disturbance- are expected. All
the servant* of the palace have
been armed xxilh revolver*.
Meheiuet Ali ha* notified the
war office that he cannot attempt
to relieve Plevna Hide** strongly
reinforced. Great effort* are be
ing made to reinforce him.
There are great (Inference - ot
opinion among the ministers as
to the expediency of makingmo
posal- for peace, but at
i he war party prevail*.
There i- a great panic in Sofia
Bazardjik. and Ihe inhabitant*
are fleeing, ii is feared the Rns
-ian* may cut the road betweeti
Sofia and Satar.
The Russians are raising works
against the Torts of Krzeroum,
and building barracks tor their
troops. Chevket Pasha is under
arrest, and xvill be court mart Ia 1 < and
for not attempting to take Te
lielie.
Killing a Panther.
The following true story of the
killing of a panther in Alachua
county. Fla., we find in the (lain
ville limes: ”1 know you do
not often have the opportunity of
publishing a true panther story,
-o I send you one to day that is
•ertainly true.On Saturday
evening, little
(ieorge Boston, son of \\ in. K.
Boston w(4lout in the Santa Fe
swamp, near hi* fathers to see ai
ter tiis pa's hogs, and came sud
denlv upon a large panther mak
ing a meal on some nice pork,
which he had taken at Mr. Bos
ton's expense. Little (leorge be
ing an expert with his gun. de
termined to make an attack on
said panther and spoil his quiet
dinner. He therefore crept up
as near as he wanted, and fired
upon him, striking him with sex
en or eight buckshot, one enter
ing the right eye ball. Mr. Pan
ther not liking to’ be disturbed in
so unceremonious a manner, un
dertook to resent (ho insult, but
his eye being shot out, he could
not see his way very well, and got
caught in a grape vinejust liafoie
he got near enough to (leorge to
do him any injury. Just as the
vine jerked the old chap back
and exposed his breast to view,
(ieorge tired again, but this time
TT was small “HI io i. The panther
then turned and took a tree.—
(ieorge had three buckshot and
a bullet left, so lie loaded again
as soon as possible, and this lire
brought him to the ground, dead.
All this time the mate to this
one was only a short distance in
the swamp from (ieorge, making
a hideous noise by holering and
growling fearfully, (ieorge said
if he had had any more buckshot
ho would have gone for him in
earnest, but not having any In*
stopped and took off the skin of
the one he had already captured.
1 saw one of the panther's paws,
taken ofl at the ankle, and am
confident it would have xx'eighed
two or two and a half pounds. I
think his track, while running,
would have covered a space llu
size of a dinner plate. Said pan
(her measured eight and half
feet long. His skin is now to be
seen at Wm. lv. Boston’s. This K
the *lory of the panther without
exaggeration, and I hope you
will give it a place in your paper,
as I think il a very lirave deed
of little George, and ought to he
known."
Internal Revenue Report.
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue says in his annual re
port : After considerable atten
tion to the question of changing
the rate of taxation on spirits and
tobacco, he lias come to the con
elusion that the interests of the
Government and manufacturers
and dealers xvill be subserved by
alloxving the rate of taxation to
remain undisturbed; nor xvottld
he recommend a change of the
law in respect to the tax of fruit
brandy. The collections for the
past fiscal year were $118,870,007.
and for the month* of July, An
gti*f. September and October of
the present fiscal year $38,772,833
making a grand total of $157,043,
830 collected since the beginning
of the last fiscal year.
FREE LECTI RE.
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r.eeiim* at tin*
IVniiilo College,
Tills KVKNINO, !>K< KM UK It 1111.
A! Seven ()’< lock.
Ladic* and (ieHtlenicn are re
spectfully invited to attend, nov-i-lt
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