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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
HAND OF CHARITY
Extended to the Yellow Fever Suffer.
erS.


EDS. JOURNAL-Can't the beneVo-
lent and big hearted people OF Ma
rietta lend helping hand to the
Florida sufferers We certainly
ought to open our homes to those
distressed people. Let a meeting
be held and ascertain who can take
one, two or three. One may be able
to lodge and another to board the
same person and thus all lend a
helping hand in charity SO full of
benefcent results. The rich and
well-to-do can leave the stricken
city at will. North Carolina has
opened her doors and extended the
hand of welcome to all. Let us do
the same for the poor and afflicted.
Our people need not trouble or be
afraid, yellow fever cannot live in
our midst. This was exempli6ed
in 1854. The writer of this will
take two and if need be three.
OLD CITIZEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
THE STRICKEN CITY.
MARIETTA PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE A
SUM.
To Relieve the Necessities of the Vel
low Fever Sufferers.

The heroic fight made by the citi-
zens of jacksonville to stamp out
the yellow fever that infects their
beautiful city in the land of flowers.
magnolia and orange, elicts the ad-
mlratlon of the world, as we'll as
touches the sympathy of every heart.
Unwilling to accept aid from out
siders as long as their own funds
were adequate, now that their re-
sources are about exhausted, and
still that "pestilence that walketh
In darkness and the destruction that
walketh at MONDAY" is scourging
and casting their shadow of death
deeper and darker over their fair
city day by day, confronted with
collins, hearse and graves, empty
streets, closed business houses. sen.
tineled town, restitution and disease
these brave people at last lift up
their voices of distress, like a mari
ner cast upon plank in mid-ocean,
and cry out for aid and hefp. 1t is
cry of agony and almost despair.
This appeal is meeting with gem
erous response North, South, East
and West, and contributions are
pouring in daily. Gone touch of
nature makes the whole world
akin, and to the credit of humanity
all classes of people are showing
their sympathy and generosity.
Blessed as we are in North Geor-
gia, in this God-favored climate of
health, sunshine and plenty, there
are but few of our citizens but what
can give small pittance to swell
the sum that is flowing in from nu
merous other places. Already lists
have been circulated and donations
made. Some of our citizens have
designated the editor OF the JOUR
NAL as treasurer to receive and for
ward these contributions to JACK
sonville. All amounts left with us
will be sent Immediately. We trust
to have other responses at once.
The following contributions have
been made by our citizens:
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

A public meeting of the city
council and citizens will be held at
council room this Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock, to discuss water works
and gas. All invited.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
RETROGADING.
MULATTOES AND NEGROES IN
HAYTI.
New Orleans States.

Ine negroes OF t1ayti, who are IN
a majority of not less than nine
tenths in total population, now, of
perhaps, 100000, after fair trial OF
eighty-tour years, have refrigerated
in civilization, and are fast reverting
to their original African tribal Gus
toms. Sir Spencer St. John, after
sojourn of many years among them,
expresses the opinion that without
some early introduction among them
of strong Caucasian influence, they
will inevitable revert back to the
barbarous state of the inhabitants of
the banks OF the Congo.
The mulattoes, who reside mainly
in the towns and villages, constitute
one-tent of the population of Hayti.
They are, in intelligence, far supe-
rior to the negroes, and show some
capacity for government, but the
inveterate hatred they inspire in
the blacks, together with their own
cowardice and oyerweening conceit
and vain glory, their mean impulses
Of personal interest, have always
prevented their achieving any mark
ed success.
The negro in the rural districts of
Hayti is fetish worshipper-a
Voudou-and canibalism, says Sir
Spencer St. John, is practiced by
him as religious rite. Emperor
Soulouque was VIGOROUSLY YOU
dou and cannibal. Every Haytian
ruler, since the Independence of the
Island in 1904, with the exception
Of Presidents Geffrard and BoiSrond-
Canal, was there a voudou himself
or If not a votary, he connived, at
least, with the fullest knowledge, at
the more or less secret celebration
of all its most degrading and revolt
ing rites.
To sum up. The negro and the
mulatto in Hayti, for eighty-four
years, have had the fairest opportu-
nifty presented to them to demonstrate
their ability for selt-government and
their power to advance in civiliza-
ton In appreciable proportion, at
least, with the Caucasian. What is
the net result to-day? The mulattoes
have developed into arrant towards
and in insufferably vain glorious
mongrels, who are either murdered
like sheep by the negroes, or made
to fly the country. Indeed by the
operation of the negroes lust, their
color is gradually darkening, until,
at last, they must become lost in the
black set of the Haytian population.
The negro, on the other hand, has
sunk back into the state of the AT
rican tribes from which his ances-
tor was kidnapped centuries ago by
the avaricious, though pious, Span
lard the thrifty though "spiritueI''
Frenchman, and last, but not least,
by the enterprising, though puritan
ical Yankee.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER OF AC.
CEPTANCE.

President Grover Cleveland's let
ter accepting the Presidential nomi-
nation, was placed before the peo-
Pile on the 10th inst. 1t is a re-
markable document, free from am
bigious sentences and attempts to
deceive, but tells his sentiments
plainly and strongly. He plants
himself squarely on the democratic
platform and contends for tariff re-
form. He contends that, sit is of
the highest Importance that those
who administer our government
should jealousy protect and main
tain the rights of American citizens
at home and abroad, and should
strive to achieve for our country
her proper place among the nations
OF the earth; but there is no people
whose home interests are so great,
and whose numerous objects of do
nestle concern deserve so much
watchfulness and care.
Among these are the regulation
of a sound financial system suited to
our needs, thus securing the eff
cient agency of national wealth and
general prosperity; the construction
and equipment of means of defense,
to insure our national safety and
maintain the honor beneath which
such national safety reposes; the
protection of our nationa, domain,
still stretches beyond the needs of
country's expansion, and its pres
ervation for the settler and pioneer
of our marvellous growth a sensi-
bic and sincere recognition of the
value of American labor, leading to
scrupulous care and a Just apprecia-
tion.of the interests of our working
men; the limitation and checking
of such monopolistic tendencies and
schemes as interfere with the advan-
tages and benefits which the people
may rightly claim; generous re-
gard and care for surviving SOL
diers and sailors, and for the wild
ows and orphans of such as have
died, to the end that while our ap-
probation of their services and sac
rifices is quickened, the application
OF their pension fund to improper
cases may be prevented protection
against servile immigration which
injuriously completes with our labor
ing men in the field of toll, and adds
to our population ali element ignor-
ant of our institutions and laws, i'm
possible of assimilation with our
people, and dangerous to our peace
and welfare; strict and steadfast
adherence to the principles of civil
service reform and a thorough exc
cution OF the laws passed for their
enforcement, thus permitting to our
people the advantages of business
methods in the operation Of their
government; guaranty to our col
ored citizens of all their rights of
citizenship, and their just recogni-
ton and encouragement in all things
pertaining to that relation a firm,
patient and humane Indian policy,
SO that, in peaceful relations with
the government, the civilization of
the Indians may be promoted, with
resulting quiet and safety to the set
tiers on our frontiers and the cur
tailment of public expense by the
Introduction of economical methods
in every department of the govern
ment."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

BALL GROUND has a tobacco fac
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Ex-
changes.


BALL GROUND has tobacco fac.
tory.
1t is thought that the old capitol
building at Atlanta will bring $780,
600.
The public school at Newman
opened last Monday with about 26C
pupils.
A lucky man in Oglethorpe
county had fifty rolls of bagging left
over from last season.
CANTON has the offer of a $780,
600 marble mill, by MIR. Dewar, il
the town will donate ten acres OF
land and $4,000 in money.
THERE are so many candidates
in Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer and
Fannin counties, that there is a per-
petual political stew and every voter
is dished out his part every week.
A syndicate has been formed by
Gov. Gordon, H. W. Grady, J. II.
Inman, Calvin Brice, Gen. Samuel
Thomas, DR.. Norvin Green and
others of New York for the purpose
Of building a large city at Rock
mart, in Polk county near the cities
of Gainesville and Rome. The
idea is to utilize the exhaustless
mountain of slate, the immense
mines of marble and the rich veins
of ochre at Rockmart, which are
valued at ten million dollars. The
property costs the syndicate $780,
900 in cash and four millions in
stock, and it is proposed to develop
all these valuable mineral resources
to their fullest extent.
Sheriff OVERLY, armed with a
warrant for one Jim Scott (colored),
attempted to arrest him in black
smith shop at High Shoals, one day
last week, when the negro resisted
and made good his escape. AS Mr..
OVERLY walked into the shop, he
found the negro working at the an
vii, and as soon as he saw the sher-
if made dash for liberty and Mr..
OVERLY grabbed him, when the
negro attempted to bite him. To
intimidate the negro, Mr.. OVERLY
threatened to shoot him, and pulled
out his pistol but as soon as the
negro saw it he grabbed it, and, in
the scuffie, succeeded in wrenching
it from the sheriff's grasp, when
Mr.. OVERLY seized hammer and
knocked the negro down. He arose
and the sheriff knocked him down
the second time. He again arose
and made good his escape, Mr..
OVERLY being so completely exhaus-
ted as to be utterly unable to give
pursuit.
A. L. Smith, who lives about
three miles from Watkinsville, on
the Athens road, had serious en-
counter with Jersey bull one day
last week. Mr.. Smith was walking
through his pasture, when the bull
made dash at him, knocking him
down, and when he arose the bull
downed him again. This time,
however, Mr.. Smith succeeded in
getting his forefnger and thumb in
the bulls nose. and held him with
such a firm grasp that he again sue
ceeded in getting up, when he
jumped a fence. that was close by,
and thus escaped from the enraged
animal. Mr.. Smith examined him.
self, and found that he had received
a broken finger and several bruises
in the encounter. He then seized a
fence rail and jumped the fence,
when the bull again made wild
rush at him, but with a we'll aimed
blow he felled the animal to the
ground, and belabored him to such
an extent that when he arose, Mr..
Smith says, he was completely
conquered.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

In Pittsburg, Pa, the other day,
two gamblers were sentenced to pay
fine of $1,000 each and to serve
two years each at hard labor in the
penitentiary. The severity of the
sentence did not exactly take
away their breath, but to say that
they were surprised hardly express
es the actual state of their feelings.
1t is highly probable that gambling
will not be carried on to SO great
an extent in Pittsburg in the future.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

Augusta is under water, the ca
nal gave way owing to the pressure
of heavy rains.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

The New York Times charges
that ex-Secretary Litchman, who
has resigned. his position in the
knights of Labor in order to do
campaign work for the Republicans,
is the same person who has been
charged with Incorporating funds
belonging to the Knights. When a
man falls into crooked ways, the
most natural thing he can do is to
join the Republican party.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13

Winnie Johnson, who died in Bal
timore the other day, was said to be
the heaviest colored woman in the
world, and if the statement of her
weight is correct the claim will
hardly be opposed. She is said to
have weighed $40 pounds. AS a
child, she was not usually large.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
In hands of W S N Neal...... 49,. S53 81
: Dobbs & Schoenthal ...... 76 81
Tota

These respective amounts were CONSOLE
dated and turned over to Mayor Glover,
who forwarded the same to Jacksonville
on Wednesday.
Parties who wish to contribute to this
fund can leave their contributions with Mr.
Cliff Dobbs at L. P. Dobbs store, Mr.. II.
j. Schoenthal at Mrs. B. Schoenthals
store or with the editors of the JOURNAL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07
Marriage And Divorce.

Mr. Henry T. Burlington. special
agent of the U. S. Bureau of Labor,
Department of the Interior, has been
here this week, collecting statistics OF
marriages and divorces. The main
work of collecting the statistics for the
forthcoming government report on
this subject is already done. The special
work which Mr.. Burlington and seven
teen others are doing is principally to
get at the answer to this question in
regard to divorce: Was intemperance a
direct or indirect cause
Mr.. Burlington says he finds the
records and papers in the Office of our
circuit court clerk in the best shape OF
any Office in the state, and with one
exception the best he has found any.
where.
His figures are for the past 20 years,
from Jan. 1,1867 to Dec. 81, 1886.
During that time there have been 668i
marriages reported in Grant county
OF these 353 have euded in divorce
The per cent. of divorces to marriages
is 5.29. Marriages for the 20 years
have averaged 3341 per annum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07

Hon, II. B. Coons and his daughter
Miss Sallie, took their departure last
Monday for St. Louis, to take in the
Democratic National Convention, and
visit old friends and acquaintance.
w. II. Hunt has acted wisely and
well in securing the services of Jimmie
Thomas to clerk for him. Jimmie is a
good steady young man, and is in every
way qualified to make very efficient
clerk, and he has host Of friends here
who are glad to hear Of his success.
George II Lewis expects to start for
Montana sometime this week. We are
sorry to have George leave Us for he is
one of the influential men Of our city.
The teachers and pupils of our school
will give an entertainment ON Friday
evening next,for the benefit of the High
school library. Everybody should turn
out to help along the good cause The
admission fee will be Is cents.
Miss Lydia Wright who is teaching
on Boice Prairie came home on Friday
evening and spent Sunday at home
visiting relatives and friends
r. r. Seaton's new store room is
nearing completion, and it is going to
be one Of the finest store rooms in
Grant Co The work has been done by
those master mechanics, VIM. Gibson
and Frank Kane Frank Morris is
painting it, which is to say that it is
finished off well, for Frank is one Of
the best painters in Southwestern Wis.
The old soldiers Of Potosi and vicinity
are requested to meet in caucus in this
village Oh Saturday the 10th inst. to
take the necessary steps to org AIMING
q G. A. II Post Come one, come all,
and give Us your views and opinions in
regard TO it.
The Repu blicans OF Grant Co. must
remember that ALI. Thomas Of British
Hollow, is candidate for Register Of
Deeds, and intends to make thorough
canvas for the position lie is well
qualified for the posi- ton, and we could
90 farther and fare worse than 10 have
ALT. for our next Recorder
John Campbell who has been absent
the last four months il Minnesota
where lie has had a railroad contract,
arrived home last Friday to make a
short visit, then he will be of TO fulfil
another contract which he has taken
+ We wish him success
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07
FENNIMORE.

In the line of improvement, it will be
noticed that Z. G.. Thompson has adj
ded an attractive bay-window to his
residence; that c. A. Wilson has laid
a substantial brick walk in front Of his
premises; that John Allen has repaired
his furniture store; that the street near
the railroad tracks has been macada-
mixed, and that many pretty fences
have been built this spring.
The reading-circle meets every Fri
day evening at the home of its men,
bers. Its officers are: j. w. Quick,
president; H. S. Roethe, vice-president;
and C. A. Wilson, secretary.
Our village board is getting to be
very noble and dignifed, for. like the
Senate Of the United States, they some
times meet in secret sessions.
Memorial services were held Sunday,
June the 3rd, in the H. E. church.
under the auspices of Sam Monteith
Post, No. 173. The graves of deceased
soldiers of the late war were decorated
Wednesday.
! Married-On the 9th, Mr.. Nels. 1.
Nelson, of Castle Rock, to Miss Maria
Gunderson, also of Castle Rock, by the
Rev. Mr. 0. Mass, at the Lutheran
Norwegian church. The wedding
was largely attended by friends and
relatives Of both parties. From per-
sonal acquaintance with the lady Mr..
Nelson has chosen as life partner, we
think that he has won q rich prize, and
join with their many friends in wishing
the happy couple long and useful lives.
A Burial ground has been bought by
the Catholic church, joining the White
School House church-yard. \ large
number went with teams to fence and
prepare it.
There will be a Masonic Basket Pic
mic on the 16 Of June in the vicinity Of
Fennimore grove, BY the FennimorC
Lodge PIG, A. +. & A. NJ. Invitations
will be extended later on, to all surround.
ing lodges. A. II. Brown,
Sec. of Committee.
Albert Weber has moved his stock OF
jewelry into Wright,s new building and
has fine assortment Of jewelry,
watches and clocks.
Bert Lewis has resigned his position
at the depot. Grant Lewis, his brother,
takes his place,
Govier Bros. have had their extensive
corner building painted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07

! Latest reports say that General Sher
idains condition remains unchanged.
Sup't. c. H. Harper has gone t.
Milwaukee to attend a meeting of the
County Superintendent of the state
The Mt. Hope High school, with w.
A. Cundy, principal, will have its clos.
ing exercises next Saturday, The essay
subjects are all good and we wish the
''sweet girl graduate" success in de-
livering them.
The members of the Potosi public
school are going to give an entertain
ment next Friday evening the proceeds
of which are to be used for a school
library Their programme is attractive
and their object good one, everyone
go.
Mr.. II. o. Wood spent Sunday with
his family at Mrs. w. B. Bakers. Mr..
Wood has been for twenty years in the
employ of large wholesale grocery
firm in Milwaukee, and his line OF
travel has not brought him to Lancas-
ter since the railroad was built until
last week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07
Sextup,e Birth,

Rev. r. Rami, pastor of the German
Evangelical church, of this city, made us
pleasant call the other morning. He
left on our table copy of the Volks-
blatt, tri-weekly newspaper published
at Bachtel, Switzerland. Among The
news items we find one from Tessin
that is worthy of republication. 1t is
as follows:
I'm Castagnole bel Lugano brachte
die 3S-jaehrige Frau des Gemeindeprae-
sidenten in elmer Niederkurft sechs
lebende Kinder Eur Welt. die iedoch
allie bald mach der Geburt starben. So
etwas list wohi noch NIGHT gerade
vorgekommen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07

Little Arthur son of =. IS. and Hannah Bailey
residing four miles north - Patch Grove, died
May p, agcd years months and days.
As near as I have seen able to asccr-
tain, the particulars are as follows.
The mother, and grandmother Mrs.
Ladd, wholiyas iii the same house,were
cleaning j ouse. IN removing things
from The pantry they found among
other things, box If morphine pills
which was laid upon The table The
little fellow had been taking lozenges
and liked them, ard he no doubt
thought the pills were good to cat
He succeeded Ia swallowing four or
more Of them. before discovered His
grandmother at once gave the proper
remedies, but sufficient poison was left
in his system to Do its fatal work. He
SION sank into Inconsistencies from
which he never awoke. DR. Cory Of
Patch Grove was at once summoned,
but before be arrived tie child was DO.
yond Tic reaeh Of human skin. lie
fingered tin half past two o'clock in the
morning, when ne quietly passed from
his earthly fathers arms % the arms Of
Jesus
The funeral services, which we're sad
in the extreme. were held at the house
A short sermon, by the writer,was from
Mark 1914 A large gathering of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-07
NORTH ANpovER.

About hundred ladies and gentle
men met at the Andover Hail Friday
evening, May 25th, and danced to
music furnished by the Burton Bros
j. a. Neayille, the gentlemanly
agent of the HERALD was = welcome
caller last week.
j Ryan and l.. Kraut each sold VIM.
Tate, of Glen Haven a carload Of corn
last week. Forty-two cents was the price
paid. They also fold quantity Of oats
at 80 cents.
j. II. Bowman. of Cassyilla. bought
of C. w. Ray Al head of cattle, and