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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
of Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE-PRESIDE..T,
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
of Indiana,
“False as hell”— Co'quW s Speech.
It is only by a full vo‘e, free
ballot and fair count, that the peo
ple can rule.— IP. S. Hancock.
Dm Governor Colquitt ever se
cretly own a share in the convict
lease; and was it carried under
Gen. Gordon’s name ?
Colquitt’s folly in sending the
military to Jonesboro loses the
State hundreds of dollars and the
Democratic party many thousand
votes.
When this gubernatorial cam
paign is over Joe Brown will give
Colquitt the shake—he will drop
him at once and forever. Mark the
prediction!
All sorts of speculations as to the
action of the gubernatorial conven
tion are in order. Even the most
random guess may crystalize itself
into a solid fact.
‘ He is not an intelligent Demo
crat whc does not see the cause of
these evils, and he is not a true
Democrat who is unwilling to ap
ply the remedy.”— Benj. H. Hill.
“No form of government, how
ever carefully dressed, no principle
however sound, will protect the
rights of the people less the ad
ministration is faithful and effi
cient.”— IK S. Hancock.
A dead Indian has been dug up
in Morgan county. He is supposed
to have been dead about 100 years
Pity the old fellow wasn’t exhumed
a few weeks ago—he would have
made a capital Colquitt delegate.
“The democratic situation in
Georgia is bad, very bad and the
tendency is worse. Serious dissen
tious exist—are daily increasing,
and ifnot corrected, will inevitably
disrupt the party.”— Benj. H. Hill.
Col. I). N. Speer appears to stand
the best chance for the state treas
urership, and if he gets it the state
will secure a faithful and efficient
officer. Col Speer’s legal and fi
nancial ability is generally recog
nized, and his integrity and busi
ness talent admirably fit him for
almost any position of trust.
During Smith’s administration,
when the whole country around
Sandersville was alarmed over the
threats of a negro insurrection Gov.
Smith went down there without
any military and squelched the ri
otous demonstrations. This was
wiser and cheaper than Colquitt’s
method of presesving the peace.
When Colquitt assumed the
Presidency of the State Agricultu
ral Society, it was predicted that
he would wreck it, and the predic
tion turned out to be true, so far as
the finances were concerned. Col
quitt “saw that the boys wanted
some money.”
“Those who seek to use a party,
organized for the good of all, to fur
ther the good of one, or a few,
whether for reward or revenge, or
for vindication, are attempting to
use for one, or for a portion, that
which was formed for the good of
all. Corruption within the party,
or independentism, are the invari
able fruits if those who attempt
such personal ends are not repu
diated as leaders.”—Benj. H. Hi I.
When Colquitt was questioned
about ordering the payment of
some money that ought not to have
been paid, when he was President
of the State Agricultural Society,
he replied: “Well, I saw that the
boys wanted some money!” And
this is the real explanation of the
big fee business during his guber
natorial term of office. “The boys
wanted some money,” and as it did
not come out of Colquitt’s pocket he
was willing to gratify “the boys.”
ATLA VFAh DAILY POST.
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“VINDICATION.”
Governor Colquitt was elected by
80,000 majority. The figures are
immense, but practically he had
no opposition. One thing he could
boast of, and that was that he re
ceived the united vote of the Dem
ocratic party of Georgia. After
four years in the honorable posi
tion of Governor with such a tri
umphant election most citizens
would have been content to retire
to private life.
But not so with our Ca'sar.
Having proven to the people his
incompetency for the position of
Governor, he has sought to be vin
dicated against the mutterings of
public disapproval. That is to
say : if he had conducted his offi
cial conduct so that there was no
complaint he would probably have
felt satisfied. But having failed in
his duty he now asks the people of
the State to endorse his failure, and
his faults.
This is the situation, in brief.
But how has his “vindication”
panned out? The story is not
very long, and the result must be
anything but satisfactory. When
Colquitt received 80,000 majority,
he was backed by his own good
name and that of his parentage
He did not have to resort to any
measures for election so commonly
used by politicians.
To-morrow he will go before the
democratic convention of Georgia
with a trifle over a majority of the
352 delegates, and in the face of
the most determined opposition of
honest democrats.
How has he obtained the dele
gates who are his supporters? By
most earnest personal appeals, so
licitation, and some begging for
votes. Leaving the duties of his
office and abandoning the chair of
state, he has traversed the coun
ties, traveling day and night, ap
pealing to the people to “vindi
cate” him. Without daring to risk
his claims for preference on an
honest and efficient administra
tion of public affairs, he has ap
pealed to passion and prejudice, on
the false assumption that his “pri
vate character” has been assailed,
and that be has been persecuted
because of his Christianity. Losing
his temper, he has bandied epi
thets toward his opponents, calling
them “liars and thieves,” “dogs,”
“hounds,” “yellow-eyed cats,” and
denouncing assertions concerning
his official conduct as“falseas hell.’
What a strange contrast between
the Colquitt of 1876 and the Col
quitt of 1880!
But his methods of electioneer
ing have been supplemented and
bolstered up by Ex-Senator Gor
don, who though “much-pressed
for-time,” when making his resig
nation, has made it convenient to
s ump the State for Colquitt. Gor
don and Colquitt have between
them probably managed to speak
in nearly every county in the
State. When referring to the
conduct of the administration they
have endeavored to so construe
financial events as to make it ap
pear that what was done was solely
through his efforts. The collection
of a large amount from the U. S.
Government and from railroads
was provided for by law, and the
Governor would have had to strain
his oath cf office to its utmost ten
sion to keep the money from coming
into the State Treasury. Yet Gov
Colquitt claimed that he had col
lected it. How much this state
ment has influenced the public, it
is not certain. Few intelligent
and well posted men have believed
it true.
In addition to Gordon’s canvass
another element of strength has
been added to Colquitt. We allude
to Joe Brown’s influence, to say
nothing of his bar’l. We infer
from statements made by parties
from all parts of the State that
Brown’s influence has given Col
quitt more strength than any
other factor in the campaign, in
addition to an ability to control
the necessary “sinews of war.”
Now with these potent influen
ces at work for Colquitt, together
with the fact that his position has
enabled his strikers to place them
selves in communition with an ap
pointed official, under obligations
to him, in every county in the
State, it is truly surprising that
becomes to the convention wi'h
only a little over a majority of the
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 3, 1880.
delegates. Without Browjp’A In
fluence and bar’l, and Gordon’a
vases, and the help of the State ap
pointees Colquitt’s “vindica
tion” would haxfi. been
a Waterloo. ;, take
but little Domfort from This “vindi
cation.”
Looking the situation over, in
view of the facts referred to above,
it would really seem that such a
“vindication” amounts to a re
buke; and even if Colquitt shall be
come the nominee of the combina
tion he will go before the people
with the seal of their condemna
tion on his face.
And if he. is elected, Woe be to
the State!
So far as the Daily Post is con
cerned it will endeavor to Hve as
comfortably as it can, no matter
who is elected. We have done our
duty to the public by laying be
fore it such faoieas it Ought to
know, and if th 6 public chooses to
endorse the undisputed charges
against the Governor, it can only
blame Hself if it becomes the suf
ferer, \yhich sure do. - _
coluuitT’s Latest blunder?
The great wrong and injury in
flicted upon the Democratic party,
the people us Georgia, and of fte
entire South, by Gov. Colquitt's tin
pardonable folly in reference to the
Jonesboro affair will soon be pain
fully realized. Just when the
wisest leaders of the party had jlo
duced the impression upon the
Northern mindj that the Southern
people were sufficiently conserva
tive and law-abiding to manage
their own affairs without eidin
gering the supremacy of the Fed
eral government, our rash execu
tive inaugurated a war measure
which can only be productive of
disastrous results?
The Radical press and campaign
orators will now be able to say, with
some show of reason, that a “strong
government” is required to deal
with the lawless and turbulent
population of the South.
When Gov. Smith went to San
dersville sime years ago to prevent
an apprehended insurrection he
made no display of military force.
The civil authority was entirely
sufficient, and peace was establish
ed without any trouble. True,
Gov, Smith is a man of sagacity,
practicality and judgment, and
these qualifications guided his
course, but that does not palliate
Colquitt’s blunders —with good ad
visers he could have avoided this
ugly fiasco.
The Jonesboro affair should be
promptly investigated, and justice
meted out under the .law. We be
lieve that the good citizens and the
authorities of Clayton county will
take this view of the matter, and
we have sufficient confidence in
them to trust them. We have
been assured that the citizens of
Jonesboro did not think any neces
sity existed for the presence of the
military, and that the appeal for
troops was mainly on the part of
certain politicians who were run
ning for office, and who thought
that their activity in the matter
would secure them the colored
vote.
But Gov. Colquitt did not pause
to consider the matter, and if he
had considered it his course would
doubtless have been the same. In
his eyes it was one ref Me few gol
den opportunities in tne|course of
a life time. His excited vision
took in the dramatic points of the
situation, and his heart swelled
with heroic pride as he thought of
how the historian of the future
would describe the faithful execu
tive, the “Hero of Olustee,” and
President of D. T. U., inarching in
hot* haste to shed the gore of count
less m ill ions of out-laws from Fay
ette and Clayton. The Governor
probably thought of the splendid
military pageant, the “ear piercing
fife and spirit-stirring drum,”
and dreams of victories brighter
than that of Olustee tickled his
martial fancy. So the expedition
was undertaken, and amidst the
rattling of drums, the clattering of
guns and sabres, and an unlimited
display of “fuss aha fefetnefs
the Commanderin-Chief of the
Army and Navy of Georgia hur
ried to the town of Jonesboro at
the head of his army.
Now all this is only laughed at
here, where the sac s are known,
but it is a trump card in the hands
of our enemies. What headway
cm the conservative leaders of
Georgia make against Radical
charges of lawlessness at the South,
and what inducements can we
hold out to immigrants when our
enemies are able to put the Gover
nor of Georgia on the witness stand
to testify against us? The Gover
nor’s acts are sufficient for the
most malicious Radical purposes,
and in our future plans for Demo
cratic success we must keep a
watchful eye on the “Hero of Olus
tee” and President of the D T U.
Gov. Co’quitt to Judge Craw
ford—“ Now, Martin, is your time
to put in for the Senatorship!”
Governor Colquitt to Judge Jack
son—“ Now, Jeems, is your time to
putin for the Senatorship I”
Gov. Colon itt tp Judge Craw
ford and Jackson—“ Joe Brown
will not be a candidate for Senator
in November!”
The people to Governor Colquitt
—“Now, Alfy, how about the
above ?”
I THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR FOR
THE FIFTH.
The proposition to put Maj. Sam
W. Small on the State electoral
Ticket, as the elector for the fifth
district, meets with general appro
bation. Maj. Small’s active servi
ces in behalf of the party, his con
spicuous ability s and his recognized
powers of oratory all combine to
make him the man for this posi
tion. The selection of this brillian
and untiring worker in the cause
of democracy will reflect credit
upon the convention and be an
honor which will be worthily worn
by its recipient.
HON. R. E, LESTER.
We understand that this gentle
man is not in Atlanta, but remains
at home, and that he refuses to be
present when his friends are put
ting his name before the guberna
torial convention, from motives of
delicacy.
Whatever may be thought of the
wisdom of this course on the part
of a candidate for nomination, it is
certainly refreshing to meet such a
high grade of political honor as
this distinguished gentleman has
maintained, and we must commend
him for it.
BEN HILL.
Hlm -Probable Appearance an a Proxy
In tbe Convention.
In the Augusta News of yesterday, we
find the following dispatch from Atlanta :
It is rumored that Walter R. Browu, an
anti-Colqnitt delegate from Fulton county,
will tender Senator B. H. Hill a proxy in
the gubernatorial convention. It is highly
probable that Senator Hill will have some
thing to say in the convention before tbe
nomination is made, as he may accept the
proxy in order to talk to the Georgia
Democracy. Occasional.
An Election Riot in Alabama.
A gentleman who came in on
the West Point railroad reports
that at Bluffton, a suburb of West
Point, a fight took place over the
election yesterday, in which seven
men were killed. The hot blood
was still flowing, and another man
was killed this morning. The
trouble grew out of a quarrel be
tween whitesand negroes.
—• *........ —.—.
A correspondent of the Savan
nah Recorder states that a merchant
of Savannah recently sued a cus
tomer for an amount du * for liquor.
The case was tried in the city
court and was fully made out for
the plaintiff, but nine men out of
twelve on the jury—strict temper
ance men—declared that they
“would stick it out for a week be
fore they would give a verdict for
whiskey.” These nine temper
ance men were doubtless honest
and well-meaning, but they must
have entertained peculiar views
regarding the obligation of their
oath as jurors, to say nothing of
the laws of the State.
A candidate has to confront all
sorts of things. Dr. Stewart, of
Rockdale, a prominent candidate
for the State senatorship, was re
ported in the Walton County Vi
dette as favoriag the condensing of
“all the laws of the State, includ
ing the Supreme Court Reports, in
a book no larger than an old fash
ioned sp< Hing book.” A friend of
the doctor denies the Supreme
Court part of the above, and says
the doctor onlv remarked “in a
humorous wav that he would like
to see all the laws of Georgia
brought down into a compass no
larger that the Code, or even as
small as an old-fashioned spelling
book.”
A supporter of Gov. Colquitt
was discussing some peculiar
phases of his candidate character
yesterday, and with a look of in
tense disgust on his face, he re
marked, “D—d if I care whether
Colquitt is nominated or not!” A
Daily Post man suggested that
doubtless many of Colquitt’s sup
porters felt the same way. “Well,”
was the reply, ’‘l will speak for
myself—if Hardeman gets the
nomination, it will make me feel
so good that I’ll stand on my head.”
A man came in this morning
who claims to be acquainted with
the old negro, Thompson, who was
so severely punished in Clayton
county last week. He says that
Thompson is the meanest, vilest
and most contemptible old wretch
that ever breathed. He says that
the old fellow is simply unbeara
ble, and no community, good, bad,
or indifferent, can put up with
Mich an outlaw and excrescence.
He claims that Thompson is mean
er than the meanest negro in all
creation, and the dread of the com
munity.
After a full knowledge of Col
quitt’s little game to deceive both
Judges Crawford and Jackson about
the Senatorship, how can any del
egate in the convention believe
that his soft and sugared assurances
to them will be fulfilled ? “ Be
ware of the Greek bearing gifts”
and do not forget that Colquitt is
tne slickest old Greek in the gang!
The Savannah Recorder claims
that its section of the State has
not had. a Governor in sixty five
years.
A HORRIBLE MURDER.
This Time a Negro Kills a
White Man.
A LICK WITH A CLUB AND A FALL
OF FORTY-FIVE FEET,
Tbe Bridge near Flowery Branch, tbe
Beene of the Horrible deed.-All
Dene for Money.—Tbe Mur.
derer Making Toward.
Atlanta.
* Last night about six o’clock a
negro named Tom Jackson, killed
a white man near Flowery Branch
on the Air Line Railroad. The
white man was crossing the bridge
and when about midway the negro
approached from behind and struck
him near the base of the skull and
under the left ear.
The lick of itself was enough to
have caused death, but the force of
the blow knocked the man off the
bridge to the ground below, a dis
tance of about forty-five feet.
After the man fell to the ground
the negro went down, and strip
ping the victim of his clothes, at
tired himself therein and came on
towards Atlanta.
The victim, whose name could
not be learned, was a citizen of
that section of the state and is said
to be a harmless man.
A full description of the negro is
now in posession of the chief of po
lice of this place, and before an
other issue of the Daily Post he
will be in the hands of the law he
has outraged.
Since writing the above, infor
mation has been received in At
lanta stating that the negro was
captured this morning near Buford
and taken back to Flowery Branch
where an inquest is now being
held.
Sensible Suggestions.
Editor Atlanta Daily Pont.
Sir: —There is a view that sug
gests itself of the Joe Brown-Col
quitt combination as yet unfolded
to the understanding of the people.
The evidence is circumstantial
only and the suggestion is given to
the public for what it is worth:
What office does Gen. Gordon
hold in connection with Victor
Newcombe’s road ? Is he an at
torney, with a law office, doing the
regular law business of that rail
road company? We understand
not. W-hat is Gen. Gordon then, a
lobbyist ? If not, what is he ?
2. What relation does the State
road —the Joe Brown road—sustain
to Victor Newcombe’s road, and
how is this last road situated with
reference to the Cincinnati South
ern? Does it not look as if there
might have been this object in
the resignation of Gen. Gordon and
the appointment of Joe Brown to
to the 11. S. Senate; that Newcombe
was to control the State road in
connection with his own road;
that Gen. Gordon was to be se
cured for his influence with the
Governor and Legislature of Geor
gia; that Joe Brown was to be re
tired to the U. S. Senate in order
to vacate his place with the S’ate
road, and that Colquitt, by the
combined influence of Brown, Gor
don and Newcombe, was to be re
elected Governor of Georgia,
and his co-operation and assist
ance thus secured in the interest
of the New - combe systemof railroads
as to the Legislative measures that
might be found necessary in the
future? The whole being a scheme
of the Newcombe’s, in which all the
others readily joined, the former
having for his object a combina
tion’against the Cincinnati South
ern, and the latter their own self
aggrandizment?
The impression seems to prevail
that while ex-Governor Brown
professes still to be President of
the State Road, the truth of the
matter is that he has nothing to do
do with it whatever, and that Gen.
Gordon, while he may be an able
statesman, has no reputation as a
lawyer, and in the simple capacity
of a lawyer can be of little service
to any railroad company.
The leading newspapers in the
State—three of them especially—
have taken on a new dress in this
political campaign—a dress in
which it would be difficult to rec
ognize themselves if they would
take a look at their old clothes,
and those of us who have stopped
to give the matter a little thought
are puzzled.
But we have great faith in the
integrity and good common sense
of the people, and if there is any
thing wrong in that Joe Brown
arrangement it will be found out
sooner or later, and then “ woe
unto him by whom we are be
trayed ; better for that man that
he had not been born.”
Georgia.
Savannah, Ga., July 2, 1880.
Docx IbiH Mean Gordon?
Augusta Evening News.
We have received a letter from
our Atlanta correspondent, which
we withhold for the present. The
litter purports to be an expose of
the Field boom in Georgia, and
our correspondent assures us his in
formation is correct; but we can
scarcely think it possible that a
man so eminent in Georgia as the
person mentioned, could be guilty
of the charges brought against
him, hence we prefer not to pub
lish the letter, and to await future
developments. We of course are
anxious to receive news from any
quarter, and in advance of any
other papers, yet we think there
certainly must be some mistake in
this matter, as the gentleman
stands too high in this State
to have accepted such a position
or to have betrayed a trust dele
gated to him. Therefore, we keep
the matter out of our paper for the
present, and anxiously look for a
vindication of the distinguished
gentleman.
MR. D. N. BPEER
Has a Word ot Interest for “Critic.”
LaGrange, Ga., Aug. 2, 1880.—
Editors Daily Post .- You have re
cently published an article from
the Critic, and also from an anony
mous correspondent in which they
are much troubled in mind, charg
ing that I am a banker ; and again
they are greatly troubled lest, in
the event of my election, I put the
state’s funds in “Speer’s bank.” I
presume the public have little in
terest in my private affairs. Con
trary to my own inclination, but
in deference to the wishes of my
friendi, I ask space to state that I
am not now, and never have been,
a banker. I never in my life made
a financial transaction for any
bank. I am a lawyer by profession
and have never followed any other
business. I am the attorney for
the LaGrange Banking and Trust
company, and hold by courtesy,the
complimentary title of vice-presi
dent without pay—past, present
or future. It is not true that lam
a large stockholder in said bank ;
on the contrary I am one of the
smallest stockholders. I have
never in my life owned but 83,500
of any bank stock. I regret that
Ido not own more. If elected
treasurer of the State of Georgia, I
will endeavor to understand the
law, and follow it in letter and
spirit. No man has the right to
presume that I would violate the
law, and divert the public funds
from the public treasury. I recog
nize the principle that “public of
fice is trust, not a bounty bestowed
upon the holder. No incompetent
or dishonest person should ever be
entrusted with it, or if appointed,
should be promptly ejected.” i
I am pledged to the doctrine
that “the public purse should be
used for public purposes only.”
Very respectfully,
• D. N. Speer.
“Wlio Get Field’s Money ?”
Columbus Times.
M. E. T. notices a rumor, in his
Atlanta letter to the Augusta
Evening News, to the effect that
Judge Field, whose name was
turned over on many tongues a
few weeks ago like a sweet morsel,
in connection with the Democratic
Presidential nomination,now wants
his money back. He spent some
money in Georgia that did him no
good, and he wants it accounted
for! Well, the question is, who
got his lucre? What did he expect
for it ? Did he ever expect to see
the return of a boom dollar? An
exploded bank dollar, in old times,
was always returned —but an ex
ploded boom dollar is gone. It is
everlastingly gofie! All such ,
were sunkin oceans of whitewash
for himself or mud for others, and ,
it would be as easy to find a drop ,
of last year’s rain in the Chatta
hoochee river as to find one of
these old boom dollars. We, are
sorry the Judge was not better
about finances than that. But who
got his money ? That is the in
terrogation.
“Sllowa t'ouHlderable Os the Wolf.”
Griffin Bun.
Gov. Colquitt shows considerable
of the wolf in his speeches of late.
He commenced the canvass by call
ing his opponents liars and thieves,
then only a few days ago he threat
ened to make the crimson gush from
some man’s neck and now the
Eastman Times says he threatened
to show another man his blood.
Surely a man with no more regard
for law and decency as evinced by
his speeches is not the proper one
for Governor. We hope he did not
use such language. How could a
a Christian use such language?
It is the language of the bully and
of hate. What does our friend of
the LaGrange Reporter say of the
following from the Eastman Times ?
“We learn from a person who
was present during the speech
made by Gov. Colquitt in Cochran
the other night, that a gentleman
arose and stated to the Governor
that there were certain persons in
Cochran who had stated that the
Governor could have prevented
the killing of Alston by Cox. The
Governor replied that if any man
would tell him so he would show
him the color of his blood, and
there was no person in the crowd
admitted making the statement.”
Our Merciful Governor.
Columbus Times.
Gov. Colquitt has pardoned Pat
rick Higgins, of Richmond county,
who was convicted of shooting his
wife in 1879 and sent to the peni
tentiary for twenty years. Won
der if his Excellency would pardon
the “thieves and liars” that he has
been talking about lately, and
whose “neck veins” he would like
to deplete ? He need not answer
this question until after the ad
journment of the convention next
week.
GEORGIA eoSSIP.
Dr. M. J. Jones, of Augusta, is
dead.
Mrs. R. G. Bogart, of Savannah,
is dead.
Bishop Pierce preached in Spar
ta last Sunday.
Cotton crop prospects are good
in every quarter.
Ingram, of Washington, owns
three country newspapers.
Col. Edge has retired from the
editorial chair of the Jonesboro
Aew«.
A good sprinkling of new cotton
has made its appearance in Al
bany.
Cattarpillars have made,,their ap
pearance in great numbers below
Augusta.
The grand lodge I. O. G. T. will
hold its annual session in Savan
nah, Sept. 7th.
A new cotton factory, run by W.
A. Swift, has been started in Tem
perance Hall, Columbus.
!• W. Howard was badly cut by
H. T. Graves in a difficulty at Co
lumbus last Saturday night.
Miss Doyle, of Dahlonoga, was
bitten by a horned snake a few
days ago. She is recovering.
Rev. Sam. Jones, the popular re
vival preacher, seems to be crea
ting quite a sensation in Henry
county.
Miss Jessie Nebut, who was
suddenly seized with sickness at
Social Circle last week, is rapidly
convalescing.
From 1871, when the first court
was held in Elbert, to 1800, there
were seven men hung in thiit
county for horse stealing.
There will be an agricultural
festival Aug. 7th at Poullain’s
frove, Morgan county. Hon. L. F.
dvingston will be one of the
speakers.
A bogus telegram deceived the
Griffin military, the other day, i
and the boys all got ready for the
fray, under the impression that the
governor had ordered them out.
The Atlanta District conference
of the M. E. church, south, has
been in session at Social Circle the
last few days. Dr. Jesse Boring pre
< siding. Covington was selected for
the next place of meeting.
The stray parties of men with
guns, pitch-forks and clubs, who
may be seen dashing in hot haste
through the fields, woods and yH- .
Stages'in every section of the State,
are not kuklux. They are good
citizens, in pursuit of mad dogs.
The Albany Advertiser of July
31st says: “Last night Mr. Davis,
of Worth county, brought news to ’
town of the shooting of Mr. Ben.
Sikes by bis step son, a lad fifteen
years old, and gave the circum
stances, as near as we can gather
them, as follows: Mr. Sikes yes
terday morning, after accusing his
step son of theft, gave him a whip
?ing and ordered him off to school.
oung Ford went to the house of a
neighbor, borrowed a shot gun, re
turned home and awaited an op
portunity to attack Mr. Sikes who
was then at work in his field. And
as he passed out of his field at 12
o’clock, his step son, Ford, fired a
load of buckshot at him. Several
of the shot took effect in his body,
one broke his arm below the elbow
and another fractured it above.
Is Mars Inhabited I
There is no other planet of the solar
system, says Science for All, which of
fers so close an analogy to the earth as
Mars. The telescope reveals to us the
figures of broad tracts of land and ex
panses of sea upon his surface. Tire dur
ations of his day and night almost coin
cide with our own. His exterior expe
riences the alternating changes of the
seasons. His nights are illumined by
two satellites, which present all the phe
nomena of our own moon, and more fre
quently, owing to their greater velocity.
An atmosphere probably surrounds this
planet; in fact, the existence of air is
indispensable to his other features.
Hence the inference that Mars is a hab
itable globe appears a very obvious and
fair conclusion, and it would be incon
sistent to imagine that this planet, pro
vided, apparently, with all the requisite
natural facilities to render life a neces
sary and desirable feature of his surface,
is a sphere of desolation, a mass of inert
matter which, though conforming to the
laws of gravitation, is otherwise serving
no usefid end, as the abode and susten
ance of animate creatures. It is far more
in accordance with analogy and rational
speculation to conclude that Mars is the
center of life and activity, and that his
surface is teeming with living beings.
You can’t suit a man anyway. He
will scoff at the microscopic bonnet on
the street, and growl at the aspiring one
in the theater.— New York Graphic.
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