The Republican journal., 1886-06-10

few times across the sole of my shoe, which
he did reluctantly. l don't know as it made
the razor cut any better. but it gave ME little
time to rest and reeuperate my strength, and
brace up for the next struggle. | think my
friend had either worked in a slaughter house,
or else he had been an assistant to surgeon
during the war, for he did not show the slight
est fear at the sight of blood. This is all |
know about Macon. 1 wanted to have look
about town, for it is one of the SMART wide
awake cities in the South, but had no time.
Macon is the home of one of the promi-
nent Democratic candidates for Governor.
There is a great rivalry between Macon and
Atlanta, and each city presents a candidate.
Atlanta trots out Gen. John b. Gordon, Cat
least the Atlanta Constitution does. and that's
Atlalta,) while Macon hopes to save her Bacon
in the struggle.
From Macon to Atlanta is little rising one
hundred miles. and | am told that most sin
gular thing about this ride is, that for the en-
tire distance the road does not cross any water.
| don't believe that there is another hundred
miles of railroad in the world where that is the
case. If this statement is not the truth, then
my informcr lied. mean to be all right my
self anyhow From Macon to Atlanta the
country looked better. 1t was more hily, and
the soil instead of being white sand. was red
headed clay, and very red too. 1t looked as if
we had struck Jersey. When it is dry, it cakes
as hard as a rock, almost. but it is very produc-
tive. / should think one might raise red cab
bar al how hay to, n ha ta
grow, the soil would color them.
A little after nine in the evening we began to
approach Atlanta: we could see the lights and
the settlements growing thicker as we gained
the suburbs. AT 9.30we pulled into the depot,
the brakeman opened the door and shouted
"Atlanta." and we gathered our grips ami bun
dies, and tired and dirty emerged from the
train. TO be met by our friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. y. Winsow, formerly of Belfast, and We're
soon in comfortable quarters, discussing home
and friends. OUR GEORGE.
IN BRIEF. Arrangements are being made
for the trip of President Cleveland to the White
Mountains soon after the adjournment of Con-
gresS.....It is said in Portland that Hon. James
e. Blaine will be asked to address public
meeting i'll that city on the subject of the fish
eries.....The largest bolt and nut manutactorv
in this country located at Lebanon, Pa, was
burned Sunday. loss S1o0.000... Maxwell has
been found guilty of murder i'll the first degree
for killing Preler at st. Louis. .BodweI Il
Aliens ice houses at PittSton, the south block
of twenty houses of the Knickerbocker Go. at
Farmingdale and the Chelsea houses of the
same company were burned Monday afternoon
with loss of S250,00O. Several tenant houses
and $1,000 tons of ice were destroyed.....A
large and enthusiastic meeting in faN or of home
rule was held in Bangor Monday evening, pre-
sided over by Chief Justice Peters. EN-N ice Pres
ilent 1Iamlin and ENChief Justice Appleton
We're among the vice-preSidentS. Mayor Neatly
called the meeting to order. All the speakers
expressed earnest sympathy with the movement.
Resolutions We're adopted to the same eilect....
Home rule was defeated in the English parlia-
ment. Gladstone's bill failed to pass its second
reading ill the House of Commons. There was
am adverse majority of 30.