The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-18

1t seems there's nothing the matter
with Hanna.
Those democrats who are being turn
cd out of office by the Cleveland admin
istration are acquiring valuable marks of
distinction.
IAN Ohlc man, arrested the other day
for bigamy, acknowledged that he had
seven wives, but supposed it was all
right because he had changed his name
each time ="
Senator Hill is said to be ready to I'M
dertake the work of recognizing the
democratic party. 1t may occur to
some people that the senator should be-
gin by reorganizing himself.
Who said Tom Watson was not in it?
He will have 81 electoral votes for vice
president. Men famous in the cOuntrys
history have run for vico-pretident and
gotten less. We congratulate Mr.. Nat
son.
AS a result of McKinley's election, the
Brunswick canning factory will resume
acknowledgements Herald Now
that does settle it. But so will the Fort
Valley factory-when the fruit season
begins, says the Macon News.
Mr.. Branch has INTRODUCED bill in the
legislature to make any kind of obliga-
ton payable in any kind of legal tender
money of the United States, without re.
gard to contract stipulations for pay
ment in any certain kind of money,
Through the efforts of Congressman
Bartlett bill is to he introduced in the
Georgia house of representatives chang
ing the hours of election in this state so
as to allow all voting PLACES to remain
open until 6 o'clock p. M, the same as
at the court house precinct.
Already reports of increased industry
in eastern factories are published, and
gold in considerable quantities has been
offered in exchange for certificates and
other bills. This may be part OF the
republican campaign, but, nevertheless,
it will have good effect upon the busl-
ness Of the country.
Hon. Ed. L. Wight has introduced a
joint resolution in the legislature to have
a committee consisting of two from the
house and one from the senate appoint
ed to have ID portrait of the late Hon.
Charles F, Crisp painted and hung in
the capitol aud appropriating one thous-
and dollars, or so much thereof as NAV
be necessary, to pay for the same.
A somewhat queer colony is to be
planted in North Carolina, it is said.
colonists are to come from Michigan,
and nobody is to be permitted in the
community who does not believe in and
speak up for free silver coinage at the
ratio of Is to l. 1t is to be hoped that
the cOlOnists will not devote all of
their time to coinage and pone of it to
corn.
Those nervous democrats who feared
that the influx of Union soldiers into
Georgia would change the political situa-
ton of the state may have their fears
layed by the announcement of the
Fitzgerald colony's vote in the recent
election. According to the Fitzgerald
Leader the election passed off very qui-
city in that city. There were PA votes
cast, Of which Mckinley rec lived 1872,
Bryan IS, Leve,ing 8. For representa-
tive in congress Milliken, populist, re-
ceived III, and Brantley, democrat, 100
In Baltimore the other day truck
driver saw wounded bird upon the
ground and deliberately set about to cut
it to pieces with his horse whip. Be-
fore he had fairly commenced, however,
big blue-coat knocked the whip out of
his hand with lis club and marched the
fellow off to the police station, to be
locked up on charge of cruelty to ami
mails. 1t could be wished that all no.
licemen were as prompt to protect ami
mais from cruelty, even though the un-
fortunate animal were as insignificant as
little wounded bird.