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EXTRACTS FROM
PREMIUM LIST
FOR
GEORGIA
STATE FAIR'
COMMENCING
October 27, 1873!
—AT—
The Train Robbers.
rARTJC'VLABB OF THE PURSUIT—HOW THEY WERE j
' ‘SURROUNDED” IN ST. CDAIR COUNTY
MISSOURI — HISTORY OF
THE GANG.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Demo
crat writes from Sedalia, Missouri, under date
of 4th instant, some particulars of the pursuit
of the supposed perpetrators of the Iowa
train rohberv, the story having been ob
tained, it Is alleged, from a member of the
Lsfayette’eounty Vigilance Committee. The
correspondent says: “Immediately after the
occurrence, an Iowa detective was employed
ty the railroad and express companies
to ferret out the thieves and bring them
to justice. This official at once or
ganized a band of eleven picked men to
aid him in endeavoring to capture the out
laws and knowing that the James boys, who
were among the suspected ones, bad been liv
ing part of the time in Ray county, and snb-
tjuently in Lafayette county, in this State,
they headed for Aulville, where they were
joined by the Lafayette County Vigilante.
The pursuing party soon struck the trail of
the robbers and captured a magnificent mare
belonging to one of the Jameses. She was
sent to Dubuque. Oetting wind of the prepa
rations that were being made for
their capture, the Jameses managed to
make their escape from Lafayette county, j
The trail was lost for a time, bnt the detec- i
tive soon received information, which alter-1 HT] IT IT D 1 T PTfIlVT)llDir
ward proved to be correct, to the effect that 11P 11 I n M 11 fill I | A H l\
the robbers had gone to join the j U1J 1 1111 n UU A I HUH,
Younger boys at their home near John-!
son City, a village in SL Clair county, some MACON GEORGIA.
eighty-five miles from Sedalia, and fifteen
or sixteen miles sonth of Montrose. On the | „„„
~7tli of Angust the Vigilance Committee ar- For best acre lucerne Ray... *. Jo
rived in Sedalia, and the officers of the Mis- ] For beet acre of native grass so
socii, Kansas and Texas road furnished them : £ or b**J »**• P«* vine hay so
with-a special train The official in charge F £ Urgel^doTSm^none«™:.V.V: so
baa orders to take the party to any point on For best and largest display garden vegetable!... 25
the road that might be deemed necessary to ; For largest yield upland cottou, one acre 200
farther their project. A stop was made a t j ^^‘cropjot upland short sUple cotton, not ^
Montrose, where the Committee left the train ; FoTbest £• bile upUnd ^itonWV. 100
and took wagons for the Vicinity of John- I (and 25 cents per pound /or the bale)
sin City, arriving there about midnight. For hale upland long staple cotton loo
Thev left the waoons and teamsters on the ! (and 29 cents per pound paid for the btlei
I T • wagons ana teamsters on me For the oi , painti byaG ia lad 100
— »■' F or the best display of paintings, drawings, etc.
by the pupils of one school or college 100
For tbe best made silk dress, done by a lady of
Georgia, not a dress maker 60
For best made home-spun dress, done by a lady
ot Georgia, not a dress-maker 60
For best piece of tapestry in worsted and Coss,
by a lady of Georgia ; 60
For best furnished baby basket and complete set
of infant clothes, by a lady of Georgia 60
For the handsomest set of Mouchoir case, glove
box and pin-cushion, made by a lady of
Georgia. 60
For best half dozen pairs cotton socks, knit by a
lady over fifty years of age, (in gold) 25
For best half dozen pairs cotton socks, knit by a
girl undecten years of age, (in gold) 25
For the finest and largest display of female hand
icraft, embracing needlework, embroidery, knit
ting, crocheting, raised work, etc., by one
lady 100
For the best combination horse 100
- .. ., , . - . i For the best saddle horse 100
l)Ht in approaching th© house an indiscreet i For the best style harness horse 100
member Of the party cried ont, ‘Close np j For the finest and best matched double team....
upon if This brought matters to a climax, ‘ " ’ *
AGENCY ESTABLISHED 1857.
JNO. C. WHITNE®,
General Insurance Agt.,
38 BROAD STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
A. T. FINNEY
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CARR I -A-Cr E3 S,
Such as are Needed for
Represents most reliable Companies,
and paid.
Losses promptly adjusted
roadside, in order that it might appear as
though they were engaged in hauling lum
ber, while the main body of the pursu
ers took to the woods and made their camp.
Scouts were then put to work to ascertain
if the robbers were really in the neighbor
hood, and this fact was soon determined be
yond a donbt. At 2 o’clock on Friday morn-
iDg one of the scouts came in and stated that
the Younger boys bad put up for the night at
their home in the suburbs of Johnson City.
The scout had taken the precaution to notify
tbe teamsters as he passed, and the wagons
were driven to the camp. The plan of attack
was speedily decided on, and the Committee
started for the ‘Robbers’ Roost,’ arriving there
in a short time. It was their intention not
to make any demonstration until daylight,
and the entire party advanced on the
house, their guns bearing on the doors and
windows. The inmates were ordered to sur
render. and as no signs of fight were visible,
it was soon ascertained that the only occu
pants of the building were women and chil
dren, and that the objects of their pursuit
had made good their escape. The women
pretended to be very much frightened, and
denied that the robbers had been in the vi-^l
cinity. They afterward claimed to have been ] ^ or best bushel of sweet potatoes 60
grossly abused by the Yigilants, and
For the best stallion, with ten of bis colts by his
side I 250
For the best gelding 260
For the best six-mule team 256
For the best single mule 100
For tbe best milch cow 100
For the best bull mo
For best ox team loo
For the best sow with pigs 50
For the largest and finest collection of domestic
fowls 10
For the best bushel of corn 25
For the test bushel of peas 25
For the best bushel of wheat 25
For the best bushel of Irish potatoes
For the best fifty stalks of sogsr cane 5
For the best result on one acre in any forag
crop 15fi
For the largest yield of corn on one acre ]0(j
For the largest yield of wheat on on« acre 6€
For tbe largest yield of oats on oje acre 5t.
For the largest yield of rye. on one acre 6
For the best result on one acre, in any cereal
crop 2(X
For the best display made on the grounds,by any
dry goods merchant 1(K
or the best display made by auy grocery mer
chant 10C
For the largest and best display of green-house
plants, by one person or nmi 10C
For the best brass band, not less than ten per
formers
(and $50 extra per day for tbeir music).
For tbe best Georgia plow stock
For the best Georgia made wagon (two horse)...
For the best Georgia made cart
For best stallion, four years old or more
For best preserved horse over twenty years old..
For best Alderney bull • • • •
For best Devon bull
For best collection of table apples, grown in
North Georgia
For best collection of table apples grown in
Middle Georgia
reported on good authority that a member of
the family has goue to Jefferson City to see
Governor Woodson with reference to the
affair. The Committee returned to Sedalia
on Friday night, very much chagrined at
their bad luck, and very hungry. They com
plained of having had nothing to eat, a
stated that they themselves had been eaten
cp with chigres and ticks. They stacked
arms at the Ives House, keeping their six-
shooters in their pockets, and got outside of
numerous ‘square meals.’ The next morning
they took the train for Aulville, and on arriv
ing there disbanded and gave up the chase.”
The same correspondent gives rather an en
thusiastic account of tbe antecedents of the
robbers, saying: “The criminal record of
the gang dates back as far as 1861, and, al
though they have done little but murder and
pillage, no one of them has ever been taken.
Undoubtedly the desperado most to be feared
is Arthur P. McCoy. He ts about thirty-five
years of age, a giant in stature, and as brave
as a lion. He followed the occupation of a
painter in St. Louis, but, on the breaking out
of the rebellion, joined his fortunes with some
irregular command in the Confederate inter
est, and thenceforward was known as a des
perado of the most bloodthirsty type. He be
came a spy and a bushwacker, but was never
known to be wounded. He has had a hand
in every bank robbery ot consequence that
has occurred in the State of Missouri, and
has also ‘worked’ in Kentucky and other
Southern States. Arthur P. McCoy has
earned the reputation of being the deadliest
pistol shot in America on horseback, and is a
stranger to fear. At Gallatin, in this State,
while being pursued by some citizens whom
he had robbed, his wonderful marksmanship
saved him a hempen ne ktie. While his horse
was at full speed, McCoy shot a citizen in the
forehead who was sixty yards to his right,
and, turning, fired ever his left shoulder and
put a ball through the brain of an unfortu
nate Vigilante who was taking aim at him with
a shot-gun from behind a tree fully 110 paces
distant. Both men fell dead in their tracks.
His home is in Howard county, and after the
Iowa adventure he wai traced there, and his
shanty surrounded by nine men. McCoy was
watching the pursuing party from be
hind a log, and at daylight he made his
hiding place knowD, covered the leader
of the expedition with his deadly Der
ringer, and made the entire crowd about face
and march by single file away from the spot.
It was supposed that he would join the bal
ance of the gang at the hoine oi the Young-^^^^m
ers, in St Clair county, but the surmise was j m ho^t^reclive™'.'.'." j
incorrect. a«, although he may have been in ] Ahorse to receive’.V.l’.’.’*.’.’*.*’.*I
the vicinity, no traces were found of him. j Four to enter auu three to start.
The James bo)g, Jesse and Frank, are tbe ubse foub—$350.
clever members of the ‘mob,’ and to them is ! For Rmmiog Horses—open to the tvorld; two mile
always assigned the responsibility of planning heats, beet two iu three.
the jobberies. They also do their share of the j 1st horse to receive $250
lighting when necessary, are excellent shots, I
60
REGATTA.
Race one mile down stream on Ocmn'gce River, under
the rules of the Regatta Association of Macon.
For the fastest four-oared shell boat, race open
to tbe world $150
For the fastest double-scull shell boat, race open
the world 50
For the fastest single-scull shell boat, race open
to the world 50
For the fastest four-oared canoe boat, race open
*.to the world 50
(By canoe is meant a boat hewn from a log,
without wash-boards or other additions.)
The usual entry fee of ten per cent, will be charged
lei the Regatta premiums.
MILITARY~COMPANY.
For the best drilled volunteer military company
of not less than forty members, rank and file,
open to the world $600
Ten per cent, entry fee on the above premium, and
at least five entries required.
RACES.
PUBSE ONE—-$300.
For Trotting Horses—Georgia Raised; Mile Heats,
Best Two in Three.
1st horse to receive $200
2d horse to receive
3d horse to receive 25
Four to enter and three to start.
PUBSE two—$450.
For Trotting Horses that have never beaten 2:40;
mile heats, best two in three.
1st horse to receive $300
2d horse to receive
3d horse to receive
Four to enter and three to start.
PUBSE THREE—$660.
For Trotting Horse*—open to the world; mile beat?,
beet three in five.
HARTFORD INSURANCE CO., Cash Assets $2,500,000
SPRINGFIELD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.,
Cash Assets $1,500,000
MANHATTAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Cash Assets over $000,000
FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY.
Cash Assets over $000,000
Refers to the following as a few of those to whom losses have
been paid through his Companies.
McNaught, Ormond & Co. I T. J. Hightower, W. J. Shockley.
J. S. Yarbrough, J. C. Davis. Robert A. Wyly, Mrs. C. A. Maffett.
Mrs. Hoyle, W. H. Brotherton. Wm, Powers & Son, J, C. Fincher.
Tidwell & Holliday, W. W. Ro ark. Malone <fc Johnson, J. W. Thomas.
Carl Harmsen, F. N. Chisolm.
P. H. Snook, J. D. Bnice.
Buice & Bros., Bichards & Co.,
R. H. Goodman, Mrs. Jane Frank.
Paul Jones, Jr., Fleishel <fc Bros.
Wm. Rich <fc Co., James M. Ball.
Glenn, Wright & Co.
Dr. B. J. Massey, Wm. C. Lawshe.
C. F. Booth, Wyly & Carroll.
Pemberton, Taylor & Co., B. Garcia. |
James Lynch, Jr., Isaac Whitehill.
Mrs. Nancy Ivey, M. & J. Hirsch.
Samuel M. Inman, Jno. A. Stephens.
Dr. T. D. Thurman, Amos Fox.
Geo. W. Collier, A. Alexander.
Guilford, Wood A Co.,
R. M. Ward & Co., W. R. Phill. ips
P. M. Trimble, Crawford & Dewitt.
Friedman, Loveman & Co.
sep!4
The Southern Market,
Barouches, Phictons, Victorias, Cabriolettes,.
Bretts, Top and No-top Buggies, Piockaways, Sociables,
Doctor’s Phadons, Sewing Machine Wagons.
I Have Now on Hand the Largest and Most Complete Assortment
OF ANY MANUFACTURE SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER,
Which I am prepared to sell at Reduced Prices. Using very best material,
employing first class mechanics, having facilities equaled by none, I am pre
pared to sell work Cheaper than it can be duplicated from any portion of the
United States. Carriages renovated on short notice, and all work warranted
to give general satisfaction.
A. T. FINNEY.
Bath Tubs for the million
o-
Atlanta Furniture Manufactory
WAREHOUSE AND SALES- ROOM,
96 Whitehall Street
MANUFACTORY: COR. BUTLER AND HARRIS STS
In addition to goods of tiieir ‘OWN manufacturing, are now receiving a full and
complete line of all kinds of Furniture, embracing everything kept at a
FIRST - CLASS FURNITURE STORE,
Which are now OFFERED AT PRICES WHICH MUST PROVE SATISFACTORY TO PURCHASERS. IN FACT
\VE CHALLENGE ALL COMPETITORS IN THE TRADE, both In th» quality of our goods and the prices
we are willing to sell at. EVERYTHING GUARANTEED EXACTLY AS REPRESENTED OR MONEY RE
FUNDED.
Ang. 22-dlm.
B. LE WI;
MANUFACTURER AND JOBBER OF ALL VARIETIES OF
Crackers, Cakes, Snaps, &c.,
Amongst which are Soda, Butter, -Picnic, Cream, Boston, Butter, Milk,
Butter Wafer, Wine, Farina. Also, Sugar Cakes, Spice Cakes, and Jum
bles, Lemon and Ginger Snaps, and others, which I offer to the trade at the
LOWEST PRICES!
and guarantee my goods to give satisfaction.
South Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Ga.
AUCUSTA CARDS.
WHO WOULD BE WITHOUT A BATH TUB?
WHEN YOU CAN GET A GOOD, SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL-LINED BATH
TUB, COMPLETE, WITH PLUG TO LET OUT THE WATER, FOR
$10.
OXTLV
$10.
FRANKLIN & EICHBERG,
Nos. 14 and 16 Whitehall Street.
jjar Also, REFRIGERATORS, ICE CREAM FREEZERS, PUMPS, RAMS, GAS FIX
TURES, CHANDELIERS. METAL ROOFING. junel-tf
The Great Southern Stove in.
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES—Every kind.
Mantels and Grates,
Tin Ware, Wood and Hollow Ware,
Slieeet Iron, Zinc,
House Furnishing Goods
Etc.
DOZIER &c -W-AXiTOISr,
l eg
Lawson B. Langford,
69 West Side Whitehall Street.
ATLANTA. CA.
T NOW HAVE ON HAND THE LARGEST STOCK OF GOODS IN MY LINE EVER
1 BROUGHT to this market
Stoves, Stoves, Stoves!
The celebrated Charter Oak Stove—the most popular and most extensively used in the United States. Agent
for the “Atlanta** Cook Stove. Heating Stoves—all kinds and sizes. Have lor sale all the most popular 8toves
now in the market.
•TIN WARE—Of every kind and in the largest quantity. A full supply always on hand, and anythkig made
to orderpiomptly.
^ e £ro
"\ r erv
Large
Supply of
Tin Plate an dTinners Findings, Sheet Iron: Sheet Ziuc; Slab Zinc; Block Tin; Solder, Etc.
j A Large and well selected stock of Light Hollow Ware; Wood Ware of every kind, such as Buckets, Tubs,
j Washboards, Flour Tails, Sugar Boxes, Wood Measures, all sizes; Brooms, Well Buckets, etc.
| A Large quantity of
HOUSE FURNISHING
superb horsemen, and, to use the expression
of my ip tomtit,are as “good grit’ as ever drew
triggers or nandlad knives. During tbe war
the James boys bltOb&ed to Qaantrell's com
mand,and since its close they havo done noth
ing but rcfcfoalfilgbanks and railroad trains a
specialty. They and their relatives live in
Ray county, bat the boys have spent the great
er portion of the last few years in Lafayette
county. In addition to the other robberies
they were connected with the raid on the
Lexington Banks as far back as 1865. Alter
tbe attack on the Cameron Bank, they re
treated to on impregnable position in tbe Sni
Hills, sixteen or eighteen miles southwest of
Lexington, whefo Hap bollt themeelree a
cabin, ana fortmed it so strongly that
although a number ef persons knew tbeir
whereabouts, and were aware of the Urge re
ward offered for their capture, no attempts at
arrest were made. The brothers ere about
thirty-two years of age, light beard, and com
paratively slim built. Oi. tbe Youngers’ re
cord bat little is known beyond tbe fact that
they reside near Johnson City, in St. Clair
county. They are three in number, and two
of them served with the Jameses, under the
commend of Qaantrell, during the war, so
that they, too, received a thoiough education
iu guerrilla tactics. They have been noted
desperadoes since they were big enough to
handle a gun, and, like the balonco ot tbeir
associates, are crack shots with either rifle or
pistol. They have been known for years as
notorionsly bsd men, and were outlawed by
Got. Fletcher for refusing to surrender and
take the requisite oath at tbe close of the war.
Since that they have been accused of several
murders, and numerous robberies bare been
attributed to them.”
2d horse to receive
Three to enter and two to start.
ruttsE five—$300,
For Running Horses—open to the world; two mile
i, test two in three.
1st Lorre to receive $300
Three to enter and two to start.
prnsE six— $500.
for Rnnnihgflorses—open to tho world; three mile
.$500
beata. beat two in three.
let horse to receive
Four to enter and three to start.
Ftmsx seven—$150 00.
For Banning or Trotting Horses—three years old.
First horse to receive $100 00
Second horse to xeeelve 50 00
Three to enter and two to start.
PURSE EIGHT— $100 00.
For Running or Trotting Horses—two years old.
First horse to receive $75 00
Second horse to receive 25 00
Three to entor and two to start.
PUBSE NINE $100 00.
Male Rsce—Mlie Hests; best two in three.
First mule to receive $75 Oo
Second mule to receive 26 00
Four to enter and three to start.
The above premiums will be contested for tinder
the rules of the turf. Tbe usual entry fee of ten per
cent, on the amcuot of the puree will be charged.
COUNTY EXHIBITIONS.
1. To the county which (through Its Society or
Clubs) shell furnish the largest end finest dis-
pley, in merit end vei tety, of etock. products
end results of home industries, ell reised, pro
duced or menufectured In the county $1000
2. 8econd best do 500
3. Third best do 800
4. Fourth best do 200
Entries to be mede et the August Convention in
Athens.
Articles contributed to the County Exhibitions csx
also compete for specific premiums in the Premium
List; for instance, e former may contribute to the ex
hibition of bis county a bushel of Breed Corn, hi
can then enter it. Individually, for premium 144.
one
GOODS,
POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY.
34=1 BROAD STREET.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA.
Silver Plated. Ware-
LATE DAKIEI* S HILL. _ - _ ^
DANIEL & ROWLAND,
COTTON FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Agents Tor the Celebrated Ktlwan, Wando, Dngdale and C*U»n Food Guanos,
Corner Jackson aqd Reynolds Streets, AUGUSTA, GA.
MT CONSIGNMBNT8 SOLICITED. COMMISSION FOR SELLING COTTON, $1 PER BALE.-«r
■.MMAinuei I OKO * E * fc^rcLirrs. —
GREENE ft R0881GR0L, | gpo. % RATCLIFFE &C0„
Druggists ! Pharmacists.
w. H. CUK'V.
IMPORTERS AND
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BRASS ft DR UCQISTS SUN
DRIES, FAINTS, OILS, CLAM. ftC..
No. 264 Broad Street,
AUCUSTA,
COTTON FACTORS,
O-TJANrO X3~B1 ATiEXia
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 14 Jarkson Street,
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA,
B EG to announce that they have a commodious
Fire-proof Warehouse, and are prepared to make
! liberal caah advances on Cottou and other produce.
i hand. Commission
ottou $1 per bale.
aep6-‘2m
3 well arranged for inspec-
Dc rtmon.t for tlio Xiaciios:
Mv large stock of handsome House Furnisliiug goods, Vases, Toilet Sets, etc , 1
tion. The Ladies are invited to call and see them.
I have laid in a stock lor a large
WHOLESALE TRADE.
In my line, and invite the attention of merchants to the same. I can offer special Inducements over any
other market.
Orders from a distance will be promptly attended to. Goods skilfully packed, and every advantage of the
market given.
I am now moving into my new store, GO Westside of Whitehall street, lately occupied by Guilford, Wood A
Co. The public are invited to step in and look at my new store and new goods.
L B. LANGFORD.
THIS VIZRjQ-IiTirA.
FIRE AND MARINEJNSURANCE CO.
Liabilities * 11,314 75
Assets 353.413 79
Net Assets 342,099 04
Loises Paid Since Organization 1,500,000 OO
Forty-one years In existence. Rates as low as la any other Good Company.
A. 11 Xaoaaoa w ill be Promptly
Ten Thousand Dollars are deposited with Hon. W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller Geucntl ot the State of Geor
gia, for security of the policy in this State.
W. L. COWABDEN. President. | WM. WILLIS, JR., Secretary
J. GADSDEN KINC, Agent.
Broad street, ATLANTA. GA.
A!fO, Agent for the London an! Lancashire Fird—Capital: $5,000,000. State Agent. Cotton States
life lnmranca Cimpany, Macou, Ga.—Assets: $642,201 26. Depoaited with Comptroller General, of Georg a,
$ ICO,00). aog28-2tt