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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1885
Page
2
The Weekly Democrat lists BB E Russell and Jno M Brown as editors and proprietors. Bistress Manager Jno M Brown. Subscriptions shown with annual and three month terms, payment required in advance.
Early county voters reject prohibition by 245 in a Thursday tally. The Marianna Courier reports a burglary at M. L. Deckle & Co. in which robbers bored through a store door. The Atlanta Constitution lauded as Georgia’s best daily. A Florida drumbeat notes tough beef. Thomas E Curry of Decatur County died of consumption. Five U.S. vice presidents have died in office. A Hancock case upholds a will leaving about 400000 dollars to a Black woman and her mulatto children. A forestry congress is planned for De Fumak, Fla., Dec 16 to advocate Southern timber protection amid rising concerns. Spain faces a crisis after King Alfonso’s death, with Capitan Castelar poised as a possible leader and a regency looming.
The Richmond Dispatch argues that if Cleveland died the nation would not panic. The Cabinet would stay in office, Congress would be convened, and a plan would be passed to appoint an acting President until a new election or other provision. It cites Garfield and asserts public confidence would sustain the government.
An eminent Georgia authority argues for high liquor licenses to fund free schooling in Bainbridge. The letter urges electing a Mayor and Aldermen who will raise licenses to four fifty dollars and use the revenue for year round free schooling for white and colored children, contending the plan reduces vice, boosts property values, and grows the city.
A Clay county man, described as a good farm hand, proposed a next year contract demanding a quart of whiskey each Saturday night, riding a mule on Sundays, plus feeding, clothing, and five dollars at Christmas. Fort Gaines reports a 17 year old dwarf of 3 feet tall and about 50 pounds, described as colored, who smokes, chews tobacco, and drinks whiskey when available.
The Eufaula Mail advocates free press duty to publish facts and comment without bias, arguing headlines should expose crime and misconduct to uphold public welfare, and that officials cannot escape scrutiny. It frames journalism as a moral force guiding society despite personal motives and potential criticism.
Sypragapolis reports Vice President Hendricks died suddenly at his residence just before 5 PM after a brief illness. He had returned from Chicago on Saturday and was privately stricken with pain, leaving family shocked by the abrupt termination.
The presidential proclamation from Wasuineton announces Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks death at Indianapolis. It orders half mast on public buildings, closing of the executive mansion and departments for the funeral day, thirty days of mourning in Washington, and honors abroad with flags at half-mast on consulates and legations.
Camilla Clarion records Mr. Allen Faircloth of the ninth district presenting a harsh harvest tally. His farm yields include 275 bushels of corn 300 bushels of potatoes 5 barrels of syrup 7 bales of cotton and a remark about scarce meat and endless peas.
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