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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1890
Page
2
Bainbridge Georgia edition lists Bes E Racsell and company as editors and proprietors with a Ped line from 1809. The fragment confirms publisher identity and location in the periodical record. The item names Bes E Racsell & Inc. and M. Brown as editors and proprietors.
The column rails against Reed as a Washington power broker and previews gubernatorial contenders like Northern and Livingston, while praising or critiquing leaders such as Barnett, Turner, and Cook. It notes Henry C. Griffin’s election in Dale City, Fla, and mourns Barnett’s long tenure as Georgia secretary of state.
The Alabama Supreme Court upholds a criminal court conviction of Boyd for assault and battery of a pupil. Justice Somerville delivers the opinion, ruling the schoolmaster exceeded authority by beating a 15 year old pupil with a stick, causing bruises and blackened eye.
The article cites quotes on political aims, possible Governor candidates like General Clement A. Evans, and debates on congressional leadership. It notes a half million policy project in Savatinal, calls for Congress to leave matters alone, and mentions Eugene Speer predicting Jade Crisp as speaker if a Democratic House majority forms. It also reports on pine bark beetle damage in Georgia and the forthcoming Henry W. Grady Memorial Volume edited by Joel Chandler Harris to be published by Cassell & Co.
Representative Carlton of Georgia tells Postmaster General Wanamaker that appointing a colored postmaster at Athens would spark race trouble. He suggested Buesy and Swift, the latter a Republican, while Wanamaker pressed for proof of allegiance. Carlton and Colquitt were escorted out as Wat Davis remains the preferred nominee.
Feb. 1 in the House Mr. McMillany of Tennessee led the first gavel shot for the Democrats to renew obstruction. Democrats vow to prolong journal readings to block proceedings absent a proper code, while Republicans push for adjournment and journal approval amid ongoing fighting.
Georgia politics loom large this year with multiple figures named for state offices. Hon. Tom Lamb seeks the Brunswick senate seat while Judge Sampson Harris is seen in the Macon race for Congress. The field for governor is praised as promising, with speculation of many entrants and lively campaign chatter across papers like the Cedartown Standard Sparta Ishmaelite Columbus Enquirer and Rome Tribune. Aides note Maj. Campbell Wallace’s railroad commission resignation and public interest in May Wallace, aged 86, remains active. An anecdote recalls a White House autograph request from a lady to President Cleveland and his humorous offer to sign an autograph album.
The Secretary of the Navy Mr. Tracy suffered a devastating fire that killed his wife and a daughter and injured a granddaughter and another daughter. The tragedy occurred Monday after a Sunday night fire enveloped their home, with physicians only narrowly saving Mr. Tracy.
The Democratic leaders Carlisle Crisp Turner Holman and Springer are praised for presenting a clear countrywide position during turbulent House sessions. Three leaders are from the south, two from Georgia, proving southern leaders can remain calm and effective under provocation.
The article outlines obligations for postmasters to notify when subscribers fail to take papers and the publisher’s right to collect payments. It states riders on responsibility for uncollected papers and discontinuance rules, noting legal consequences for refusing or not taking newspapers and cautioning about threats to republican governance.
The fragment mentions services offered and prices or terms in vague terms. It references customer satisfaction and possible guarantees but provides no concrete details or identifiable entities. The text is too incomplete to identify people, places, or organizations.
The listing itemizes ladies jerseys and shawls in red and white fineness, dress goods, ladies hose, remaining stock of shoes and clothing, men’s hats, and a selection of pants. Also notes prices and quantities for soda, starch, soap, matches, sulfur, copperas, and tobacco per pound.
A local seller advertises yard wide sheeting at sixe and best checks at five, calicoes at low prices, ladies untrimmed hats under a quarter, plus bargains on crockery glassware and tinware. Umbrellas and whips offered cheap as the sale to clear stock for a new spring haul. May last only a few days to boost trade.
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