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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1870
Page
3
Readers debate wealth and effort as the Great Henderson Price Scheme sells tickets quickly. The piece notes the natural desire for wealth, praises the anticipated bounty, and hopes a prize won by a deserving girl.
The piece laments heat and drought while noting few rains, and reports that local expeditions to Baker County yielded over three hundred pounds of finish. It covers Spring Term court activity with many criminals freed, praises temperance lodges expanding in Georgia, and urges community action to curb intemperance and support Good Templars.
A furious hailstorm caused widespread damage within minutes, shattering church windows including South Presbyterian and First Reformed, wrecking roofs and glass across Broad Street. Carriages overturned, a funeral procession disrupted, and injuries reported. Nearby reports note fire losses on steamboats and a discussion on pilot and engineer training.
The petitioner alleges defaming statements published in the Atlanta Constitution on May 9 1870 by W A Hemphill Co and J H Anderson. The libel charges claim false accusations of fraud and public corruption by Gov Bullock and related figures, aiming to ruin the petitioner's reputation and prompting legal action in the county superior court.
A correspondent to the New York Commercial Advertiser discusses postwar North South attitudes. He argues against biased Northern moral critiques of the South and condemns federal agents and postwar reforms as fostering oppression and misrule. The piece calls for moderated sympathy and civil justice in reconstruction.
During his Knoxville visit last week former President Johnson criticized the present Congress and voiced belief that Tennessee would be reconstructed. He spoke on political reforms and the nation's postwar outlook, drawing attention from local audiences and officials.
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