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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
SIEGE OF ATLANTA.
Notes OF the Great Local Option
Campaign in the Empire City
of the South.
Before and After the Battle.


Before and After the Battle.
We are very sure our readers
will be all in,patience this week fol
live particulars of the unprecedent-
ed campaign and Prohibition vic
tory in Atlanta, last week.
1t was the first great fight against
the saloons in any great city of the
South, and was Local Option con-
test under the recent general law
enacted, allowing any county In
Georgia to vote ON the question
whether the sale Of liquor should be
tolerated within the county limits
This was a contest between the
homes and saloons of Fulton coun-
ty, embracing the Liquor Traffic
stronghold of the great city of
Atlanta.
We wish our readers all could
have enjoyed the columns and
columns of news from the conflict,
as given by the leading dailies of
the country, but that could not be.
The best we can do is to give some
brief extracts:
Before the Battle.
600 CoLoRED PROHIBITIoNIsTs IN
LINE.
Com. Gazette, Nov. %.
When 600 colored voters with
banners and transparencies march
ed into the white Prohibi-
ton meeting, held last Sat-
urday evening, it took twenty
minutes to restore order, so great
was the enthusiasm.
Everybody agrees that the rival
professions of the "wets" and the
"drys" last night formed the largest
demonstration seen in Georgia at
any election since the war. For the
first time the colored brother was
boss. He was given the position of
honor in each parade, and the proud
Georgian ladies, as well as men,
for once took back seats and let
their black fellow citizens have the
front of the immense and wonderful
gatherings at the Gospel tent. In
deed, colored men ran the meeting,
and the Caucasian chivalry looked
on and applauded rapturously.
On the same platform could be
found the most radical black Re-
publicans and the most bitter and
uncompromising Bourbons.
This election has largely been a
test of the colored preachers over
their race. In no purely political
contest did the colored preachers
ever work so hard. Last night
they appealed passionately and
with all the weird eloquence pecu-
liar to the negro, not to let it be
said that the ex slaves were on the
side of the devil in this fight.
MARsHALING THE "DRYs" AND THE
"wETs."
The excitement of to-day COM
menced early. At half-past 5 the
colored "wets" were brought out of
the old depot, or "bull-pen," as it is
known, where they had been kept
all night, feasting on barbecued
'possum. This was on the edge of
town. The Observation-Disclosures
marched to the polls about twelve
hundred strong, headed by brass
bands. They arrived at the polls
shortly after 6 o'clock. The Pro-
hibitionists were later in putting
in an appearance. Every colored
church was a rendezvous for Prohi-
bitionists. There are only two poll
ing places in Atlanta, and six in
the country outside. So unprece-
dentedly large was the vote in the
city that each place was provided
with three ballot boxes. Hereto
fore there has only been one ballot
box at each precinct. Men formed
in lines according to the first let
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02

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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02

THE WOMEN FEEDING THE VOTERS.
The prohibition women are eth.
er holding prayer meetings, or act
ing as walters at the free lunches
provided near the polls. Provis-
ions enough for an army have been
given the ladies. A lunch-room
is established a few doors from
each polling place. 1t is a sight to
see great big hurley negroes, dress
ed like scare crows, waited upon
with infinite grace and courtesy by
delicate and beautiful and wealthy
young ladies. The lunch-rooms
have strips of muslin nailed on
the outside, on which were painted
such sentences as these: "Am I
my brothers keeper ?" 20, woman,
great is thy faith be it unto thee
even as thou wilt" "For God,
home and native land"
Shortly after II o'clock all the
colored employees of the Kim ball
House, numbering nearly a hun
dred, marched to the polls. They
were gaily decorated. Every one
voted the "wet' ticket. Their
employers have been very bitter
against the Prohibitionists, and
have declared that they will be
forced to close if they can not run
bar in their hotel.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
While the Battle RACES.

Cincinnati Post Dispatches.
ATLANTA, Nov. 25th.-This city
is in the travail of election. The
success or failure of Prohibition
pivots on the colored vote, and
strenuous efforts have been made to
capture this important element.
The "Blues," Prohibs., have been as
active as the "Reds," and many
delinquent colored tax payer has
had his taxes paid in return for
which his vote is asked,
ALI night long the negro prohi-
bitionists were kept locked in the
churches where they were Toasted
on speeches, rich in prohibitory
proverbs and "look not on the wine
when it is red," interspersed with
cake, tableaux and songs.
The forces of the anti-Prohibi-
tionists were gathered in an old
depot, and the entire night was
one wild orgie of barbecued meats,
coffee, singing and dancing. The
sight this morning, as both armies
were formed in line and marched
under strict surveillance to the pol
ling places, is an inspiriting one.
Bands of music are playing, guards
are shouting, negroes are singing
and laughing at their sudden &C
cession to popularity, and all the
while little slips of paper saying
whether whisky is longer to be
king, are softly rustling into the
ballot boxes.
12 M. Nov. 25.-There is great
excitement here over the prohibit
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18
PUTNAM HAIL NOTES.

There is a general movement among
the people of this section; clamoring
for new houses and better ones at that,
with other necessary Improvements.
''You know farmers are a slow class
of people, it takes them longer to for
mulate Their IDEAS" is the opinion OF
some of the other professions, and Of
course the farmer has no right to say that
it is not SO.
There have been several men Of capt
tai in our community lately, buying ana
looking for lands. Some of them eX-
press very favorable opinions of this sec
ton. They say they prefer 1t to any
land they have seen in the state.
Again the farmer is slow in deciding
about the constitution. While 1t might
have been improved, | guess 1t IS about
as good as that body of men could agree
upon Therefore. upon the whole
shall vote for it, and for the man at tine
next election who is a democrat and be-
lieves that only those shall vote who pay
a poll tax, and will sustain that idea IN
tue next legislature.
Well, have at last come to the con
cltrsion that we have president that
doesn't dance to the piping of every one
horse newspaper or party politician
worth cent He is just the man who
represents my ideas to q I. lie > q
democrat, but thinks more OF his coun-
try than his party. If he finds one Of
the public servants a republican. but dis
charging his duty honestly and correct
ly, he lets him alone. Right! right.
President Cleveland is right, and every
true man will stand by him in his efforts
to purely the public service.
Let them come. Il repeat it, sir. let
them comet" j. +. WALL.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18
STATE NEW =.

Real estate business is quite brisk.
Six and one-quarter cents is all a coun-
ty Judge can collect for going through
all the red tape necessary to sell stray
bovine.
Lieut.. Gen. Scorehue, OF Her Britanic
Maiesty's Indian service, is prospecting
at Orlando with view to making in
vestments.
An arrest has led to the discovery t!at
on account Of a failure to inGraft a pro
hibitory law in the city ordinances, Pen
sacola BARRIERS can ply their avocation7
on Sundays.
Owing to the increasing demand for
Motifs orange wine, Capt. Mott IS per
fecting arrangements looking to the for
nation of a company to go into manu-
featuring the wine upon 3 large scale at
Orlando.
The steamer Queen of the st. Johns,
is now on the ways undergoing repairs.
preparatory to going on her line between
jacksonville and Sanford. rs soon as
she comes Off, the steamer Che~aneake
will be hauled out.
The fact that there are five saw mills
running now within 4 radius Of twenty
miles of Titusville is sufficient evidence
of the demand for lumber and the prog
nosis of the incoming immigration and
improvement.
Purman Waters, a small cOlOred boy )
years old, walked three miles to report a
broken rail in the track near Lloyd's sta
ton on last Tuesday. Section master
Griffin arrived at the place just in time
to save an extra train from going down
an embankment The boy was rewarded.
\ number of young EngIishmen have
recently arrived in Clay county, with a
view of establishing themselves in Flor
IDA. after having compared tho advant-
ages and disadvantages Of the different
sections. Some of these gentlemen have
friends already here, and they will, cf
course, be influenced in some degree by
their advice.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18
Miss Cleveland Friendly To Lady
Journalists.

Miss Cleveland Friendly To Lady
Journalists.
N Y. Herald.
At Miss ClevelanIs first reception
Marshal MacMichael was there, and SO
were about half-a-dozen society
correspondents, who had managed to
get in the Blue Room before the
marshal or Miss Cleveland entered.
After Miss Cleveland took her
place in the centre of the room she
noticed the correspondents standing in
one corner of the room. Miss Cleveland,
turning t. the marshal. asked: Mr..
Marshal, who are those ladies': The
marshal replied: ''Oh, they are society
correspondents; we can't keep them out
of the house; they are always here.
why don't you present them TO me !:
| will be glad to meet them" said Miss
Cleveland, looking toward them in the
most friendly manner. The marshal,
seeing that he made TuiscalculatlOn,
then introduced the ladies, adding in
each case the paper that they repre- sent
ed. After the introductions were over
Miss Cleveland remarked: Il don't see
any reason why these ladies' should not
be here, and, Mr.. Marshal. hope you
will make everything as pleasant for
them, while they are here, as you can,
rs l certainly Will" The doors were
then opened and the public Were admit
ted. This settled the standing of society
correspondents under the new admins
tration, and they have always been vel
coined at the White House since.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
THE NEWSPAPER STRAIN.
The Great Question That May Yet
Dement, the Editorial Mind.

Scene: Fifty thousand newspaper
offices in America-editorial room.
Managing Editor-Brown, you're dead
off about Gladstone being stupidity ignor-
ant of the situation in Afghanistan. He
probably knows as much about it as you
do. I'll knock that remark out of your
article
Editor Brown-Don't you do it. I've
looked over the map and kept posted
on the dispatches better than you have
Anybody but a beef-eating old psalm
singer like Gladstone could see that the
Russians are pushing for Robat Pass
and will be camped in Herat within a
month. Then it won't be any time at all
till they've grabbed Cabul. When that
happens, Johnny Bull will come march
ing home from West India.
Mana ging Editor-Well, of course,
haven't studied the thing like you have,
but don't believe the Russians mean to
grab Herat. They'd have fight on their
hands too quick.
Editor Brown-Of course you can be
pig-headed if you want to. You can't
see it, and Gladstone can't see it, but it is
clear to me with my eyes shut.
Managing Editor-Still, | think Herat
is safe
Editor Brown-Well, if you don't be-
lieve me, call in the proof-reader and ask
him. He knows everything.
Managing Editor = Does the proof
reader agree with you?
Editor Brown-Why, certainly.
Managing EDITORIAL right, then, CLAD
stone is an ass, and your article goes.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
PEACE ON EARTH.

If General Grant keeps on recovering,
and England and Russia do not go to war,
there will be a plethora of peace-in
newspaper offices at least. We trust that
General Grant will recover; and while it
is rather inhuman to wish such things,
we hope that the war between England
and Russia will 90 on, because there will
be something on which TO write each
day. Against neither nation have we
anything in particular, but on the con-
trary, wish them both success in their
new undertaking, with a preference for
England. We wish that this war may
90 on, not that we love man the less but
that we love news the more. And then
again the Nelrs mot the news for which
we are wishing), is always talking about
wars and rumors of wars, and says that
these things must come to fulfill
the prophesies. Now, if these things
must come, all we want is that they
shall come when there is not much doing
in the newspaper line. In this respect
we are much like Macbeth, and think
that If the thing is to be done it were well
if it were done quickly. Let none accuse
us of being blood-thirsty wretches, for we
are not, and our only desire is that that
which must come will be on time, and
not delay that which must follow.
To such as are not gifted with the power
of discernment it will seem hard
to trace any connection between the
trampling of the Constitution under foot
by the United States government and a
war between Russia and England con-
cerning the establishment of the Afghan
frontier, but there is, and it can be found
in John Codman's Solution of the Nor
mon Problem.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
Invoice of Girls Two-inch Feet.

Wah Sing, an enterprising and good
natured Chinaman of 317 First avenue,
ordered some months ago from Canton,
China, model of the prettiest Chinese
girls foot. Twenty-Five of the models
arrived here last evening via San Fran
cisco. Their beauty nearly paralyzed the
heather laundrymen, who went by
droves all day yesterday to see them,
and who now urge the importer to send
for the owner or owners of the small feet
The models are said to be casts taken by
DIR. j. q. Kerr, of Canton, from the foot
of a belle of Is years. They are 21a inches
long and l d inches wide at the widest.
Fine white silk understandings, thin socks
of brown satin, and pink satin shoes cover
them. When the reporter asked Wah
Sing what he proposed to do with his
invoice, he replied:
''Me sellee him Mclean gal Alice
samee model to makee small feet"
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
Iowa Probably Democratic.

Iowa is getting ready to follow Michigan
and go Democratic. 1t is proposel that
the party shall run for Governor Mr..
George J. Boal, a gentleman who is to
Iowa what Hoadley is to Ohio, or Judge
Endicott to Massachusetts, amagnifcent-
ly strong man, never a candidate for office
before, with record and ability which
will make him the grand leader of long
line of Democratic governors for the
Hawkeye State.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'s
B a M x.
SALT LAKE CITY,

General Banking Business Transacted
Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and
sold.
Special attention given to the purchase and
sale of ores and bullion
Returns for collections promptly made at cur
rent rates.
Telegraphic transfers made and commercial
and travellers credits issued, available in the
principal cities of the world.
Having in addition to our Bank correspond
ents, an Express Agency in almost every
town West of the Rocky Mountains, affords us
special facilities for making collections and
executing commissions.
Accounts of Banks and Bankers mercantile
and manufacturing firms, corporations, min
ing companies, stock growers and individuals
received on favorable terms.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24

"YEs, sir" said Mrs. Partington,
speaking of one who had drank himself
to death, eyes, sir, dissolution has brought
many a man to his grave"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-25
How General Dsagg QsArrsllsA With
Hlmself.

( have heard good story 10 the old
army very characteristic Of Bragg. On
one occasion. who's stationed q post Of
several coupApiss. comnanded BY field
ealcsr, b. 80 himself sommspdiog one
Of ths companies, and q The same time
actIng post quartsrmaster and commisssry.
He vss . 6rst lisulsnsnt st the time. but
his captain vas detached on Other duty.
AZ Sonnander Of the eompsoy be made :
requisition upon tbs quartermaster him.
sslf--ior somsshing be vssted. Az quar-
tsrmsstss. b. dSclissd 10 ali The yequisi.
tios. and endorsed on tbs back Of Il HE
rsasoss Tor 70 doing. A. company com.
napdes be responded 70 shia. urging that
hss reputation called for nothing but What
hs vas entitled 70. and that Il vas the
dniy Of the qusrtermsster 70 nli H. The
qssrtermasler still persisted that be was
right In this condition Of STAIRS Bragg
referred tbs whole matter % tbs command
ine. The Istlsr when Ne ~ The aature
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-25

Joha Burrows says. 10 The Jsse Adssise
in Maize. The paper os osass biroh |,
turned 70 mors scoount lhaa Asy othsl
ire. Usels Nathan, oar guide. sAiA Il
vss nsds especially for The sanpsr.oss
~. aad Tor the woodman and fsos lsrs.
man generally. Liza nasAsisA. . far
nishias store sss up In NJ wilderness,
whose goods are fra 70 every conner. Ths
whole equipment Of The camp lisa folded
10 Il, and comes forth n The bsek ef th>
voodsman's ax; tent water proof roof.
boat. camp utensils, buckets oups. plates,
spoons. napkins. lablscloths. papss fcs
letters or your journal. torches. candles.
kiudlisg vood. ana i1sl. Ths saass hirsA
|yislds you ~ vsstasat Win ~ stnosl
|libssaiily. ~ ~ NJ sssA asd u gives
you ~ vaistcoas also. II bark sssms
wrapped about u layer upoa layer. and
comes OF With great sase. We Nv many
rude structures and cabins shinslsd snd
sided with il. and hay stacks capped with
IL Near maple sugar camp there w :
large pile Of birch-bssk sap. .bsoksls. each
bucket made Of : pisos Of bark shout :
yard square. folded up . . tinnaa folds
up piece Of lin 70 make square vessel.
the corners bent around agaiast the sides
and held by = wooden pin. When. one
day. We were ovsrsAken by . shower Ii
travelling through the woods. our guide
quickly stripped large sheets Of tho bark
from near trss. and We had each per.
feet umbrella ~ BY magic. When the
rain was over. and ws moved on. wrap
ped mine about me like : leather apron,
and II shielded my clothes from tho vet
bushes. When ws came to . spring. Un-
ole Nathan would have . birch. bark cup
ready before any Of rs could get tia one
out Of his knspsack. and I think water
never tastes so sweet .as from one Of these
bark cups. 1t is exactly the thing. II
just Ats the mouth, and II seems TO give
new Nlttuo W tuc WhtcI. Nv Mhk05 mo
thirsty now when ! think Of it. In our
camp at Mokio We made large birch.
bark box TO keep the butter in; and the
butter In this box, covered with some leafy
boughs, think improved in favor day
by day. Maine butter needs something
10 molliiy and sweeten II little, aud
think birch-bark will do II. In camp
Uncle Nathan often drank his tea and
coffee from bark cup; the china closet
10 the birch tree was always handy. and
'ur vulgar tin ware was generally good
leal mixed, and The kitchsn-msid not At
vi particular about dish washing. We
III tried the oatmeal With khe maple syrup
n ons of these dishes. and the stswsd
mountain cranberries, using . birch bark
Ipoon. and never found service better.
Uncle Nathan declared be could boil po-
stoes 10 bark kettle. and I did moi doubt
lin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-25
Hev 0sa. ssdsviek Fell.

Reporting IN interview with General
Mcmahon "Gath" tells 10 the Cincinnati
Enquirer how General 6edgwick came
TO be killed 1t Spottsylvania, said General
McMahon.
l went out with him there snd said
General I wish you wouldn't stay oui
here.
What is the mattori said he.
While We we're speaking those sharp
shooters balls would come. naking noise
like ~ insect 10 midsumm mer : something
offs scream aud something Of . gvinding
in tue sound.
Why. General. sssd l. W have lost
several officers this morning. These srs
telescopic rifles. and they are evidently
picking out the o6lcers. w.
oh, pshaw, said General Hsdgwick.
don't tslievs they could Bit % elephant
At that distance.
At this moment one Of thoss balls came
screaming through the sir sad suddenly
stopped; II stopped with kind Of lump.
ing or thudding sound. turned 70 Sedg-
wick. and there was . smile on his
face.
Said I: General. and | repeated tbs
word General Al that moment there
burst from bis check, right under his eye
great spurt Of blood. which fell upon
my face and breast. and be turned bali
way and fell ON me; be vas heavy man.
and We both fell TO tho ground, myself alI
covered vith bis blood. I called him
General repeatedly. telling him to speak
Ito hsar me. ! vas in dreadful agony Of
mind. and could not believe be vas dead.
Although the blood continued TO pour
from bis wound thst smiling sxpressicn
never left bis lips. When hc was shot |
could see the mcn 10 that instant, dis.
trcssed ~ ! wss. crawliig mp ont Of their
rifle pits and little rampsrts on their
hands. locking Il us from both directions
can still zee that scene Of surprise. So
tonishment wonder. grief al along thst
blue line. We took him hack through
the line Of bsttls. snd then I got on my
horse and rode 10 Grants headquarters
vas covered With blood. snd when !
vent in 6rat they thought ! VS. voun-
ded.
Said !, No. interpreting What they
meant.
In minute they I'll cried ont Bsds-
wick.
bsrst into tssrs. sod sst down there
and cried.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-25

The Ashantse sentlsmsa hes neither :
nst ncss, nor thick lips. nor ebony sA,s.
TO take BcsAccsssa - spsclmsa. " \
aol darker than many SpasiArds. hss iss-
tures of the Eafopc~u cast. ssl sn sys
that prossudss iu the maa.cr atmircd "
French people. and called nsar Dc tsts
His drsss. svss vhsa prisoner. - ssw
him, 10 . miracle oi tssas, unsquailsA
since the Romsu togA vanished. Oue sia.
gle piece of ''cloth" Il IL. cotton psisl,
homo spuH and home dysd. Ycus sasivs
gsnlasmsa. vhsthss frou sAsl os vseA
vould sol ssadssssad 70 wear Masshsssss
STAN. and - is ooaspiesossly right Ts
- Dossoouga W. V sss picture of an
dqus grace. II wss marvel how " hsps
70 clean That sheet Of cotton. adorned With
blus arsbssques and flowers on : vhits
ground. Nothing else did hs wear " day
except the "brssoh. .oiout." fsiagsd vitA
silk, The ends Of which tsll bslov biz kssss.
Al night be rolled il rosnd him. and slspA
bat The stidsning never went Out ol n
and its folds were slways ssstussquA Hs
looked swell. every inch. bright and
wholeeoms. and courteous. though tisd BY
bic wrists, and trudging through ths mud.
When permitted the uss Of carriage
hammock INSTEAD Of walking chaissd v
common soldier Bossoonoga stepped
into his conveyance with coursseus bow
toward the marine; through my intssprs-
tsr be expressed regret that circumstances
over which be had no control forbade hin
10 reward Private Smith for bis "usiforn
ccnsideration. etc. The face Of that gal.
liant soldier when be thoroughly mastered
this parting shaft Of politsnsas. did one
good TO see. "Why--whoi' be said. .this
nigger-e-oh, blow itr' Words vould
not como TO him fitting to describe his
sentiments. saw him again two days
after, with his remaining captives still In
tow. Private Smith had changed into =
man; the sublimity Of Asian.
tee manners hal overpowered him.