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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1885
Page
11
The Barneville Gazette notes that many high ranking appointees once worked as teachers and a reader in an asylum for the blind. It suggests Cleveland favors men who began life at school desks much like himself, citing a pattern in recent appointments.
Sam Radall argues that Democratic governance under Cleveland has spurred nationwide manufacturing revival and voter confidence. He predicts slow but safe growth, urging patience as Cleveland strengthens the party for a future presidential contest.
The Mississippi River commission report details expenditures through 1885 totaling about 2.246 million for bank investments and 2.509 million for channel works. It lists next year requests for river improvements and harbor constructions from Columbus Kentucky to Natchez Mississippi, including New Orleans and Vicksburg, totaling several hundred thousand dollars for each site.
The labor strike spreads to Galveston crippling commerce as railroads refuse freight and ships wait for cargoes. In Atlanta 150 Fulton County cotton mill workers struck for higher wages after management demanded extra labor and the strike ended with concessions. Jonas Leed of Bainbridge declares bankruptcy for 65000 with assets half that.
Dr. Hawthorne denounces Gov. Bullock while defending his own public life of twenty seven years. He cites constitutional scrutiny, cigars bought with honest money, a fine horse, and a claim that his horse and carriage were used for noble purposes. He rejects Bullock’s support for the liquor trade and invokes authorities like the archbishop of Canterbury and the London Times to argue liquor harms society.
Heavy snow storms lash the northwest while a cyclone damages Illinois and Alabama. A Macon firm suffers major fire losses. Smallpox devastates Canada. Actor John McCullough dies in Philadelphia. Atlanta druggists refuse cigars and tobacco to habitual users amid ordinance checks. Savannah raids gamblers halted a December escape plan.
Governor Hillerect of New York lauds peace and prosperity, vows to bury Civil War animosities, and warns against sectional hate. He says New York remains liberal, tolerant, and focused on issues that meet the hour's demands to gain popular support.
Delegates from fifteen surrounding counties gathered in Darien for the Altamaha River Improvement convention to memorialize Congress for an appropriation to improve the Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers for navigation. The group lists nineteen counties with a combined population of 168000, assessed valuation of 25154000 and manufactured products totaling 5333538.
State Fair officers met in Macon last week to close affairs of the late Fair. Total gross receipts, including city contributions, are reported at 15000 dollars. Ticket sales are estimated between 11000 and 312000 dollars, with higher expenses than in prior Fairs.
The piece notes President Healy celebrating a victory at the National Theatre after a close election, details on diplomatic appointments, and a Virginia legislative result showing Democrats leading in both Senate and House. It reports General Longstreet seeking bond action, Larrabee’s Iowa win, and shifts in New York Virginia Mississippi and New Jersey Connecticut voting patterns. It also mentions Seattle miners forcing Chinese residents to leave and a Dodge county voter indictment for tax-related voting violations.
A boy in Canton Ohio died Saturday from a rat bite. Reports note chilling spread of fear and concern over public health risks in an urban environment. The incident follows broader national debates over sanitation and disease control during a period of rapid urban growth.
The Jasper county grand jury at October term found many farmers undervalued land. R W Grubb of the Darien Gazette was named deputy collector for the ports of Darien and Doboy by Collector Dart, effective November 15.
A Georgia political column surveys post election tensions and lobbying, noting Republican fundraising, Democratic shifts, and the era’s liquor debate. It highlights Rev. Sam Jones’s Birmingham influence, Atlanta prohibition tents, newspaper alliances, and a note on the Coweta Advertiser sale to Alva C. Lowrey.
A sermon-like discussion explores the bond between Christ and the church as a model for marriage, urging love, reverence, and faithful provision. It argues husbands head the home in love, and wives revere their husbands, tying earthly happiness to adherence to biblical duties and mutual fidelity.
A passage notes that the Christian church was established and that some who truly love each other have suffered from untoward circumstances or evil influence. It mentions intermeddling by relatives or friends, leading some to live in solitary desolation known only to themselves, SENEX.
A claim that the six million dollars borrowed from banks should be repaid in silver dollars to push silver into circulation. A German woman near Toledo gave birth to five boys at once last week. The Virginia Legislature meets on December first and will elect a senator to succeed Mahone.
An advertisement promotes Parkers Tonic claiming it keeps workers in good order and boosts productivity. It asserts one hour of health equals value, urging readers to take the tonic when feeling unwell. The piece notes rail rate cutting debates between two railroad presidents and a price war with tickets from Atlanta to Macon at one dollar.
Columbus furniture dealer Hiram Cameon reports three years of failed remedies before five bottles of Electric Bitters cured his stomach and kidney disorders. Major A. B. Reed of West Liberty also lauds the product, saying nothing else helped his kidney condition. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by J. W. Hightower.
The Pall Mall Gazette editor admitted to commissions of crimes to obtain evidence for publication and was arraigned, tried, and found guilty by the jury. He offered no defense beyond claiming good motives, which the court did not accept. The penalty is to be determined.
Farmers and Mechanics urged to save money on Doctor bills by Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup for Coughs Colds Croup and bronchial issues Relieves children of Croup in a night Sample free Sold by J W Hightower Straws indicate wind shifts Washington Post commentary on President Cleveland changing tone and party alignment after elections
A newspaper notice promotes Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup as a leading remedy based on Tar and Wild Cherry with other effective ingredients. The ad notes prices 50 cents and 1.00 and offers free samples, sold by J. W. in the locality.
Bayard favors the Nicaraguan route as the practical path and believes the United States should secure control of it at once. He says Panama’s canal enterprise teeters on failure and argues U S control of Atlantic Pacific communication in Central America is essential, regardless of the canal’s final location. The administration plans to push three main topics with Congress including finance tariff and foreign policy.
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