The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-01-14

quite i'll, and in all probability will
never be well again.
The financial depression is said II
be practically at an end. but there i:
no evidence of it about this Office.
The crop cf babies in the state
seems TO be enormous. We judge
from reports made by our exchanges.
John Morris, an Atlanta cashier,
has made himself e7e. The old
story o. short fund els the aad
cause.
Georgia has move members of the
NJ. E. Church South within her Dor.
ders than any other state in the I'm
iop, having 1872, 500.
Senator John Jackass Ingalls, is IN
Kansas carrying on campaign for
reelection similar to that Of General
Gordon in Georgia.
Atlanta remains at the head of the
procession, The first Chinese funeral
occurring in this country was solemn
lied in that city the other day.
--~ss--
The Indians are still dancing the
ghost dance. And they don't have a
ghost Of a show of keeping their blood
in circulation if they don't dance.
Now that the Indians have been
starved and liquored into resistance,
the chapter of iniquity will be finish
ed by killing them all and calling it
selfedeiense.
In all parts of Georgia good
portion Of the cotton crop is still il
possession of the growers. 1t is ex'
tremely doubtful if they will make
anything by holdingit.
The big papers say there is plenty
of money but not enough confidence
We have a sneaking idea that if you
give man plenty of money there
will be no lack of confidence.
Ice six inches thick was cut from a
pond the other day in order to make
hole big enough TO baptize an old
Philadelphia i.rmer 73 years Of age
The old fellows repentance must,
indeed, be genuine.
There have been heavy snow
storms throughout the northern part
of the United States during the pas
TWO weeks. In the glorious climate
Of Southwest Georgia, there has
scarcely been a freeze.
Was Gordon rejected by the ALI
ance There is now painful are
impressive silence observed by thos
papers that so heartily supported tn
General in his senatorial canvass il
regard to bis relationship to thu
order.
T alleged conspirators have beer
convicted IN thu United States cour
at Macon, but the outside verdict
different from that made up in th
Jury room. 1t is rather too muc
when judge becomes a prosecuting
officer in his own court.
Com missioner Bradwell estimate
the net available school fund for 1891
including $500, 900 poll tax, at 81
124, 900. That will pay, it is estimated
s4.e8 per scholar for a term of fiv,
months, or 100 days That is bette
pay for the teachers than ever before
The congressional districts of Geor
gia will be re-arranged by the legis
lature next Summer. There will b,
eleven districts, instead of ten a
now. This will affect the plans of /
good many "statemen," and uneasy
will be their heads until the work is
completed.
A member OF the Ohio Legislature
proposes to introduce bill to give
a person sentenced to death choice
of whether he shall be shot, hung
drow oed, poisoned, thrown off high
building or sent to a state prison for
life. It win be an almighty particular
man who can't please himself if this
bill becomes a law.
tits said that the present financial
stringency is largely due to the peo>
PIE boarding money. There ia
one class Of people who cannot be
charged with that = country editors.
You'll never find one ofthem hiding
away thousands of dollars in an old
stocking while the commerce of the
country is suffering for funds. New
err.
A defaulter and embezzler under
sentence in the Maine state prison
has practically taken charge of the in
etltuti0u He IA cornp,issar,, oosh;a.