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Slate News Paragri ^ire^nephoro Baptists will s a'rtpw church. News Paragraph,i averages Mr. John Bell has been elected Mar shal of Swainsboro. The county artesian well at Albany w l l be bored at once. A n extensive creamery is to be es la: hshed in Madison. 108 arreets were made by the police ol V aeon during the month of May. The next meeting of the State Sun- c.ay School Convention will be held in A ugusta. Mr. J, W. Thompson, of Ernanue county, gathered 100 bushels of oats from Si acres. The first barrel of new flour received nt West Point, of the present wheat crop, brought $16. 'The Augusta Bicycle Club has been invited by the Charleston Club to take part in their June races. A fire in Augusta Friday night de«. nfojed the dwellings of Mrs. O’Byrue, Mrs. Mullane and two other dwellings- The Valdosta Times says that a cart load of watermelons were shipped firm Cusley Cation Monday, the earliest on record for South Georgia. The colored Republicans who met in Douglas Hall, Augusta, on the night of the 29th ult., broke up in a general row, aud were dispersed by the police. Savannah Recorder: A man in Wayne county is suing a school teacher for the value of a jack-knife which he look from his son, a pupil in the school, two years ago and failed to return. Athens Banner ; A man lives just above Athene who on an average does not s’eep one hour in twenty-four, al though he is in fine health and seems never fatigued. He is said to have gone for ten days without closing his eyes. He says he feels no desire for aieep. [What a night-watch he would wake '] An attempt was made last Sunday to assassinate a young Thomas county far mer, by the name of W. H. Harrison. While feeding his horse a shower of buckshot went into the feed-trough, and* two shot entered the head of his fine horse. Pursuit was made, and one of the would-be assassins, named Harry Miller, captured, but afterwards made his escape, and is still at large. Columbus Enquirer : On las' Fri day, Mr. Hasty, of Hood, was in the city, and brought to this office n bird which is a stranger in these parts. It was of the longiroster species, and what is known as the water-rail. It is a na tive of the northern part of South A merica, and not unfrcqucntlv spends the winter on the Louisiana and Flori dly coasts. It is as gentle as a chicken and is easily tamed. The State Democratic Executive Committee have appointed the first Tuesday in July for the various coun ties to appoint delegates to the Guber natorial Convention which meets in Atlanta on the 19th day of July. The manner of electing the delegates is left to the wisdom of the Democrats in each county. Each county is solicited to appoint men who will attend the conveu- iou, and who will not delegate their fewer to others, not elected. Swainsboro Herald : Bishop’s store- fuse, in the 57th District, was broken an last Tuesday night, by two colored len, John Green and John Brown.- wey succeeded in getting $25 in cash, id about the same amount in goods.— reen was captured and tried before jstice Walea last Friday, and commit- to jail to await his trial at the October |>.n of Emauuel Superior Court. John nvn is still at large, and a roward of ^ offered for him. Fanny Chain- ^as also committed for concealing )ds, but was given time to give The jail now has two occupants, whom will probably#‘swiiur,” for the President Arthur’s mail about 600 letters a day. A Brooklynite has made $1,000,- 000 by buying and utilizing dead animals. Gen. Grant delivered an address in lNew York city upon the occasion of the decoration of the Fcdera soldier’s graves. The Mexican Central road has been built 223 miles northward from the capital, and 164 miles southward from Paso del Norte. Judge Houston has rendered a de cision in the case of Jas. McConnell vs. the City of New Orleans in favor of the plaintiff for $57,000, exclusive of interest and cost, for pr> fessiona 1 services rendered the city in Mrs. Gaines’ cases. The Maine Greenbcckers have nominated Solon Chase as candidate fur Governor, and adopted a straight- out Greenback, anti monopoly, anti national bank platform and res>’lvt* to cut loose from the fusion and sail henceforth under its own flag. The cornet now visible, though net very clearly so to the naked eye, in northern heavens reached its near est. point to the earth last Monday, when it was distant 88,000,000 miles. On June 10th it will reach its near est point to the sun, about 5,000,000 miles. A miserly farmer of Litchfield, Mass., has been buying broken down horses every spring, working them hard all summer, and killing them in the fall. As he paidly hardly any thing for the beasts, and avoided the cost of wintering, the plan proved profitable, until a Bergh society had him heavily fined. A woman refm-ed pay a Boston photographer for a dozen pictures of herself on the ground that they did nU do justice to her face. He sued, and on trial the woman and the pho tographs were submitted to the jury. She was dressed carefully, her hair was arranged in the most becoming manner, and she put od her pleasant est expression; yet the verdict was that the portraits were accurate. The State supervisor of registra tion, of South Carolina, was arrested twice on Tuesday for refusing to allow United States deputy marshals to remain so near him as, in his judg ment, to impede a free registration of voters. In each case the supervise waived an examination and gave bond of his appearance at the Novem ber term of the United States Court. The supervisor bases his action on the decision of United States Judge Hughes, of Virginia, defining the powers of deputy marshal. Two policemen were also arrested on a charge of obstruction. No complaint of unfairness in the matter of regis tration has been made by cither side. A Shreveport special to the N. Y. Herald says : Great excitement was caused yesterday by the rapid con struction of the New Orleans Pacific railway track through this city.— The city council, at a recent meeting, gave the company the right to con struct their road down Commerce street to Travis street, provided the property owners agreed. All of the property owners signed an agree ment but three, one of them being the mayor of the oity. On Saturday, Chas. A. Lcffingwel], in charge of the construction of the road, learned that certain parties were attempting to get an injunction to stop it at a cer tain point. Early on Sunday morn ing he commenced work on the line with a large force and by 7 o’clock in the evening had it completed to the point designated. The mayor at tempted to interfere, but Leffingwell informed him that his authority was not high enough. The mayor then ordered his arres’, but this was not carried out, and the work was con* to* in whom lie placed confidence. Tin overseer, though handsome and of pleasing manners, was un ducated, so that the planter, upon detecting a disposition on the overseer’s part to make love to tho young daughter of the house put, the girl on her guard. As she had been given good schooling and would fall heir to all his pro perty, the Georgian was ambitious in tho mat ter of her matrimonial alliance. But one night the young woman and the overseer disappeared. The planter was giver a sad shook when arous ed and informed of the elopement, but four years in the saddle, under Lee, had taught him to take the bit of adversity be ween his teeth, nor did liis courage fail him upon the occasion herewith mirrored. lie rode fast and hard to Macon, enlisted the police, guarded the depot and visited all the hotels. The night search was fruitless, ana not until noon on the following day was tho girl found. She had passed the night with a school friend and was to meet the overseer, who had remained with relatives in another part of the city, that afternoon when they were to be mar ried. She was overjoyed to see her father, and sobbed for a long time when in his arms. Her explanation was that she did not iik^lie overseer but that when lie told her to elope^with him she felt that there was “a spell” upon her aud that she must obey. Yazoo City Sentinel: The most distressing death of tile Monticello cyclone was that of Mrs. Carroll, because of the manner in which it was brought about. Hearing the storm ap. proaohing, Mrs. Carroll, witli her baby in her arms, rushed to her husband, Dr, Carroll, who threw his arm about her neck. At the same moment the wind blew the timbers of the house down upon them and crushed them to the floor, the mother witli the infant in her arms, the husband witli his arm around his wife’s neck, and there lie choked her to death. The falling timbers did not seem to hurt her, but looked the doctor's arm so closely about her neck that he could not move it. He was conscious that he was killing her, but all liis efforts to throw off the timbers were futile. Assistance came in two hours—too late ! The spirit of ids beauti ful and loving wife had taken its flight—she was in death’s cold embrace, and the husband felt that lie was In a measure the cause of her death. For days iie was almost a raving maniac. The babe was also killed, whether by the falling timbers or pressed to death by its mother we did not learn. AT WAYNESBORO, CA. BY T1IE- Savannah Recorder: The shipment of vege’ tables to northern ports are beginning to assume mammoth proportions, and can be illustrated by the result of one day. On Saturday the steamship City of Augusta took out four thous and four hundred and forty-two crates and one thousand four hundred and twelve barrels ; the steamship City of Savannah on the same day sailed with, one thousand five hundred and thirty barrels and three thousand and ninety- one crates, and the steamship Saragossa, for Baltimore, departed with two thousand six hundred and eighty crates, and one thousand one hundred and six barrels, making in all ten thousand two hundred and thirteen crates and four thousand and forty-eight barrels of vege tables shipped in one day. Now the major por tion of these vegetables are raised on the truck farms about Savannah, while the balance comes from Florida, and as they bring remunerative priciis, it can be readily seen what a profitable industry the raising of vegetables can be made. New York Trilmmi: A singular and rather offensive community inhabit the town of Liberal on the western border of Missouri. The town was founded by a man named VValser, formerly a Union soldier, who took up most of the land in the vicinity and sells only to those who re nounce the doctrines of i rtliodox Christianity. A bitter war is waged against a few Christian families who are charged with obtaining lots under false pretences. The town oontuins about 300 people and maintains a public hall, a library and a monthly magazine, all dedicated to the propagation of “liberal” ideas. The school children study, in addition to the usual text books, a “Positive Catechism” and 1 The Young Liberal's Guide,” and every precaution is taken that they shall “not be contaminated with the putrid carcasses of the dead past.” S U L It I Y A H BROTHERS. :oOo: Independent in All Things, Neutral In Nothing -o:0:o Not Pledged to Any Party, Faction, or Individual.; -~o:0:o- A JOURNAL FOR THE PEOPLE, — o:0:o- Warrenton Clipper: A sad occurrence took place near Mesena, in this county last Saturday* evening. A youug man by the name of Mr. Virgil Newsome, on Mr. J. M. J. Thompson’s place went out into tlie fields for pleasure after dinner and took along a gun to shot t rabbits. He Intel proceeded scarcely a quarter of a mile when the gun went off accidently, pouring the charge into the upper part of the left chest near ly under the shoulder, the same coining out un der or about the shoulder-blade in the rear, lie made towards tho house calling his mother.— She finally heard him and on approaching asked if lie was hurt, lie made some reply, fell over, and was soon a corpse. This was a shocking scene Indeed for the eyes of a poor widowed mother depending on her bov for a support. Savannah Times: Col. F, Eugene Durbec, formerly editor of tho RvjVrre, Charleston, S. C., to-day sent to tills office from tho rosin yard of tho ,Savannah, Florida and Western railway, an ear of “ What is it ?” grown on a corn stalk, from a grain of corn planted by Col. Durbec, The product looks like an ear of corn in tassel, with wheat in a prolific quantity shooting up ward between tho layers of corn, and alinmst ready to ripen. A long blude of corn leaf, finish es the display and tho whole Is a great curiosity worthy of the inspection of the agriculturist. We thunk Col. Durbec for sending us the speci men. Devoted to the interests of the people of Burke county, their ini struction, entertainment and advancement—a faithful and impartial chronicler of all Burke county happenings—a fair recorder of all imports ant events elsewhere occurring—a sturdy advocate of correct JeftersoniarA principles of government by the people and for the people—a just, upright and honorable journal. a Iu all these things the CITIZEN hopes not to p v ove remiss in duty—it is a public institution, and every subscriber and patron isf a stockholder- the Publishers are merely their agents, and their duties and responsibilities are reciprocal—we think we can promise that the man agement will do its duty, and if the public will do theirs, it will prove ani immense power fur good in the community. ) -o:0:o- Athens llanner- Watchman: W. A. Pledger, surveyor of the Atlanta custom house, was ar rested ou un indictment by the grand jury of Clarke county, charging him with aiding and inoitlug the late disturbance at our jail. He was convicted upon the testimony of negroes, engaged in tills riot. Pledger gave bond for Ids appearance before tho City Court, with E. A. Buck, of Atlanta, us security, liis bond was fixed at 8100. Among the forthcoming reports from tho cen sus office is one on the cotton culture of Geor gia, ipul also one on ttie wal.tr power <>^tho South Atlantic water shed. The latter has neon stereotyped aad will be Immediately printed. A mob of colored people at Knoxville, on the until, endeavored to seat several of their number in a ladicB’passenger coaoh. Pistols drove] One copy one year, Cash i^advance, “ “ six months three months $2 00 .1 kvertising rates ■feral, fd;y?>. % wH, Addre^A. £ „ L.