The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27

The Atlanta city council ia getting de-
cidedly goody- goody when 1t suppresSeS
baseball.
Louisiana is catching immigrants from
the west. Ten thousand are sald 10
have settled in the southwestern section
of that state in the past year.
1t is time to hear from Spain, and
nothing but the incest sort of reply TO
our demands will be satisfactory. I'm
Gle Sam ought to spank her, anyhow
The Texas legislature has pledged it.
self to have the price of cotton raised, put
the manner, means or instrument by
which such is to be accomplished was
not giveu to the public.
Everybody is gratitied to learn that
Mr.. Cleveland enjoyed mis- recent
outing. His impulse to hunt something
and shoot it on the spot is perfectly nat
nal under the circumstances.
The Albany Chautauqua will be in
session next week. This is an institu-
ton that is doing much good in this Sec
ton, and it deserves the support of the
people. Dawson, as usual, will send
many visitors.
One Of the last acts of congress was to
repeal the rule that deducted from
the salaries of congressman pay for the
DAYS on which they did not attend The
sessions. For some reason Congressman
Russell did not vote when this raid for
unearned pay was made.
Thomas A. Jones, who died in Charles
county, Md, few lays ago, kept j.
Wilkes Booth, the assassin !of Lincoln,
in hiding for six days and got him
across the Potomac, although ihe knew
all the time that a reward of 100000
was offered for him by the government
The Augusta Chronicle has this peril
nent paragraph: THE practice which
is becoming so common of judge
and Jury which tried him, and the court
officer signing = petition for pardon,
leads the unpreiudiGed mind to inquire
why the conviction in the first place; if
all parties concerned think pardon is
proper
The Pittsburg Dispatch publishes the
cheerful information that several coke
operators in the Cornelsville region
have posted notices at their works an
nouncing an advance in wages averag-
ing tfifteen per cent. Such news has
been all too scarce during the past few
years, and may be taken as an index to
better times.
Governor Atkinson has offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest of those who
lynched Amos Gibson, the Monroe coun-
ty rapist, few days ago. This is all
very we'll for a grand stani play, but as
long as lynchng will prevent the me-
cessity of forcing our southern women
into the crowded court room to tell
their horrible tale, these rewards will go
uncollected.
snapped off his plantation for grave
yard is what south Georgia farmer has
Just done. J. G. Smith, who owned a
$1,000 farm, got tired of growing five
cent cotton and paying taxes, so he went
TO Atlanta and traded his plantation for
cemetery lots. He returned home next
day as light-hearted as JORGE on fresh
burn. He says there is no tax on ceme-
terry lots, and people are bound to die.
A rumor is going around that the re-
publican national committee will appro-
pirate $500 to defray the expense of
reorganization of thu party in GeDr-
gia, 1t is 1t stated whether this fund
will be entrusted to Colonel A. E. Buck
or to the Hon. Jim. Collins. The last
fat contribution of this kind, we believe,