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A BROAD GRIN
Encircled the City Court Yes
terday Morning.
HONORABLE MOSE 3 BAILEY
The Colored Politician On the
Stand—He Does Some
Good Talking.
City court, from judge to janitor,
sported a broad grin yesterday morning
that occasionally broke out into roars of
laugter. It was so innocently amusing
that little attempt at restraint was made.
Hon. Moses Bailey, the famous colored
politician, was the cause of the merri
ment,and he came fro <. the witness stand
with a self-satisfied smile that was
echoed on the faces of all present.
The case was that of Stanford Turner,
colored, against Mr. R. G. Hackney lor
electioneering expenses. Turner claimed
that when Mr. Hackney was a candidate
for sheriff he worked haid for him and
furnished a team, for all of which he
wanted $193.
Mr. Hackney denied that the claim
as just, and Mose Bailey was one of the
witnesses for the plaintiff. He swore
that Turner worked bard for Mr. Hack
nay, and in answer to questions of Maj,
Fouche caused the merriment. Bailey’s
answers were bright and incisive, yet
without any impertinence, and no one
enjoyed it more than Major Fouche.
Here is a sample of the questions and
and answers :
“What party do you belong to ?’’ asked
the Major.
“The organized democracy of Floyd
county, sab.”
“When did you become a professional
politician ?”
“Just about the time, sab, you was
elected senator.”
“Who did you vote for in the presi
dential election ?”
“I don’t know, sah, that that is in
legislation at present, sah ”
Judge Turnbull ruled out the question,
and Mose declared :
“That’s right, Judge, your’e right,
sah.”
When asked if ho was not for Mr.
Hackney at first, Mose said yes, but he
found that Mr. Knox was not with Mr.
Hackney, and that his friends were for
Mr. Moore, and he changed. He said it
was different between white men and
colored m n ; that white men were made
in the image of God, and got ahead of
the negroes and stayed ahead.
To every question he had a ready
reply, and everybody enj >yed it Jack
son McKenry, Atlanta’s colored politi
cian, and Mose Bailey in a debate could
satisfy any crowd.
Turner lost his case, the jury finding
for Mr. Hackney. Wright & Harper, for
Turner, Fouche & Fouche for the de
fense.
The jury in the case of Wyatt vs Holmes
suit fur $193 brought for
The case of Handrickswßhe Rome
Street railroad was dismissed through
absence of prosecutior.
Colclough vs Jonson and Harris, for
damages to horses, was postponed.
SHEEP VS DOCS
The Long.Tufferlng Wool Growers of
Lavender Mountain,
Mr. Joel Slow, who lives near Laven
der Mountain, says from 50 to 75 sheep
are killed every year within two miles of
his house and not a nickel of the damage
is ever paid. He says the people of that
neighborhood are raising sheep in large
numbers, but the industry suffers a
serious check by the loss caused by the
dog".
“I and my son-in-law have one hundred
sbeep. Green R Duke has a large num
ber, but the flock is greatly reduced by
dogs. I don’t know whether the fence
law would help us oynot, but if it would
I would like to see it tried.
JOE HERRICK PARDONED.
The Boy Who Killed Frank Dempsey—He
Is Now Free.
The governor pardoned Joe Herrick
yesterday.
Herrick is the boy who killed Frank
Dempsey here in the summer of 1880
and for which he was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
It will be remembered that Herrick,
Dempsey and some other boys were up
the Oostanaula river, and were enjoying
themselves with a keg of beer and swim
ming in the river. Herrick and Demp
sey got to quarreling, and Herrick cut
him to death. He was tried and sen
tenced to five years.
The boys were about 17 years old, and
the pardon of the governor is largely
based on tbe youth of Herrick.
MAYOR TUCK TURNED DOWN-
The Students’ Difficulties at Athens Are
Settled.
Athens, Ga., Dec, 14.—The students’
difficulty of Saturday night is settled
and all is quiet.’
The boys presented a petition to the
mayor agreeing to pay for the injuries
done to private property, to observe the
law and create no disorder, also to re
spect the <4ll jers of the city. They also
apologized for their conduct. This was
signed by a large number of students.
Messrs. W. f. Tuggle and F. C. Ferrill
ph ad guilty to the charge of disorderly
«: or last and were fined five dollars each.
The cue agiiu-.t Mr. G. W. Bjckott was
d■ - d
T u of crate np'. on the part of
Messrs. D. C, Rarrow and Henry
Porter were dismissed on the representa
tion of City Attorney Mell that he had
told them the questions were inadmissi
ble.
The case against Mr. W, A. Harris
was appealed and the council yesterday
reversed the decision of the mayor that
found him guilty.
JIM DAVIS DEAD-
Ah Ex. Pol Iceman of Rome Dios In Ferry,
Oklahoma.
Jim Davis is dead !
Mr. McLummey, his brother-in-law,
received a telegram yesterday to that
effect.
Yesterday’s Tribune toid of his ill
ness. He died yesterday and will be
buried at Perry. Mrs. Davis will come
back to Rome. The many friends of
Davis deeply regret to hear of bis death.
CITY CLEANINGS
Joe Herrick Here.
Joe Herrick, pardoned by the governor
a day or two ago, returned to Rome yes
terday. He has been located at Chatta
hoochee. He is now qu'te a large fellow,
and says he is going to lead the right
sort of life.
Many Oranges.
Mr. S. B. Bennett, of theE. T., V. & G.,
is kept busy these days with fast freight
trainsjas well as passengers. Three flying
trams of oranges passed through yester
day and last night, and hustled on to the
north. Mr. Bennett, who is master of
trains, has to see that they get here, and
he is always successful.
Shiloh’s Cure, the great dough d
croup cure, is in great demand. Pocket
size contains twenty five doses, only 25
cents. Children love it. Sold by drug
gists. For sale by D. W. Curry.
Another break in sash and blind prices
will wreck the sash trust.
Karl’s Clover Root, the great Blood
Purifier, gives freshness and clearness to
the complexion and cures constipation,
25c., 50c. For sale by D. W. Curry.
The cruiser New York began its final
sea trial from Brooklyn yesterday.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
George Star ing, of Wilmington, has
been stabbed by his brother William, at
Elkton, Md.
Shiloh’s Cure is sold on a guarantee.
It cures incipient consumption. It is the
best- cough cure. Only one cent a dose.
25 cts ,50 cts. and SI.OO. For sale by D.
W. Curry.
Eugene Kelly, the noted New York
banker, will retire next spring, dissolv
ing the firm.
Shiloh’s Vitaiizer is what you need for
constipation, loss of appetite, dizziness
and all symptoms of dyspepsia. Price
10 and 75 cents per bottle. For sale by
D. W. Curry.
To keep murderer John Hart quiet in
Rockford (III.) jail officials had to mor
phinehim. *
Buck ten’s ArnicaSalve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cutr,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions*
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded.’ Price
25 cents per box.
For sale by D. W. Curry, druggist.
Chris Cohen, colored, of St. Louis,
avenged his sister’s wrongs by shooting
dead Arthur McDonald, her assailant.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Dying in his miserable den, Henry
Hasemann,an aged New York peddler,
was terribly gnawed by rats.
Magnetic Nervine quiets tbe nerves,
drives away bad dreams and gives quiet
rest and peaceful s’eep. Sold at D. W.
Curry’s drug store, Rome. Ga.
Five thousand small pieces of cheap
jewelry have been siezed by New York
customs officials in the baggage of J.
Davek, a second-cabin passenger by tbe
steamer Y> w Y’or
Whyundeigo terrible sufferings and
endanger your life when you can l-o
cured by Japanese Pile Cure; guaranteed
by D. W. Curry. Roma, Ga.
Kneeling in prayer on Brooklyn bridge
Mrs. Emma Witcher, of New. York, well
daessed and loaded with diamonds, was
arrested as insane.
Itching, burning, scaly and crusty
scalps of infants cleansed and healed and
quiet sleep restored by Johnson's Orien
tal soap. Sold at D. W. Carry’s, Rome,
Georgia.
Je Dlt.. n Af-Sr-.v.
Or you are all Worn out, really good for noth
i_g, it ia generaldebillfy Try
BWOWV’.S /KG A HITTEU3.
■ will cure you, cleanse your live:; “ud give
r. coed appetite.
For Sale.
No. 1 heavy Dedrick Hay Press for ,slls.
Good order; cost S3OO. Good Hay Tedder,
good “Cut-away” Harrow and Seed Sow
ing attachment, the best in the world.
Bargains. W. T. Cheney.
11-15suwe-w
i.T: ■ :■' ’ b H.OSI BI T'TER 8
psia, In
ti igesbiou & Debility.
TUI W m L »
HER HUSBAND
Was Wanted On a Charge of
Murder
AND HE ENLISTED IN
The Army—A Woman’s Frank
ness and Candor Brings
Out Mercy,
“Have jou anything to say before
being sentenced ?”
It was Judge Turnbull who asked the
question, and he spoke to a young woman
whose face was not without trace of vice
and dissipation, but who had not yet
lost the rosy cheeks that flourish in
eountiy air, and still detained a frank
ness and candor that awakened pity.
“I don’t know, Jedge.”
“You have been found guilty of lead
ing a bad life. What excuse can you
offer ?”
The woman’s voice trembled as she
tried to answer, and then the Judge
asked again :
“Where is your home ?”
“Up near B'ue Ridge—between Blue
Ridge and Ducktown, Tennessee.”
“Why did you leave there?”
“Well, sir, I didn’t do right, and I
came away to keep papa from knowing.”
“Have you been married ?”
“Yes, sir, but me and my husband sep
arated.”
“Whose fault was it ?”
“The folks got after him for a-murder
ing a man, an’ he run away an’ jined the
army. That’s been three years ago. I
couldn’t get enough work to do when I
came here last March, an’ —an’, Judge I
want to go back to my three children.
They’re up at home with papa, gn I
want to go back and do better.”
The woman is Amanda Craig, who has
been occupying quarters with the Dun
can family on upper Broad street. The
jury had found her guilty of misconduct,
but asked the mercy of the judge. She
spoke with candor and frankness, and
Judge Turnbull, who tempers justice
With mercy and common aesse, decided
to give her the opportunity she asked
for. He fined her $lO and cost, but sus
pended the sentence, allowing her to go
on er own rrcognizincs, If she goes
home there will be no more of the case;
if she remains here with hero’d habits
the sentence will be enforced.
Emma McKenzie, also white, was fined
$lO and cost on the same charge. The
judge stated that he gave a light fine be
cause of her promises to better.
The only other case tried yesterday
was against Jim Duncan for keeping a
disorderly house. He was found guilty,
but sentence was suspended.
Prevention Is Better
Than cure, and those who are subject to rheu
matism can prevent attacks by keeping the
blood pure and free Irom the ac'd which causes
the disease. You can rely upon Hood’s Sarsa
parilla as a remedy for rheumatism and catarrh,
also for every form of scrofula, salt rheum,
bcils and other diseases caused by impure
blood. It tones and vitalizes the whole system.
are easy and gentle in effect.
■“Parole of convicts is favored by Pro
fessor Collin, of Cornell.
Karl’s Clover Root will purify your
blood, clear your complexion, regulate
your bowels and make your head clear as
as a bell. 25c. and 50c. For sale by D.
W. Curry.
i . > <1 l.vil.
A “scientific l.oxiiig contest to t:
’finish,” or in other words wh it seetns t
have been a regii’iir pri;:? ti -;ut, tie
place between two of the male birds u
the ostrich farm at Riverside a few day:
ago. The birds fc.ight viciously wit]
their feet till one Eucceed.<.d in dealin;
the other a knock r.’.t blow. The defeat
ed bird died in a few days, causing a lost
of about $209 to its owners.
It is said that there is no living crea
ture that can kick harder than the os
strich. It is almost certain death for a
man or beast to receive the full force of
one of its kicks when it is in a fit of
rage. The keepers of the ostriches say
that it is almost impossible to separate
them when they’ are engaged in a fierce
fight, and it is highly dangerous to at
tempt it. —Pomona Progress.
A World’s Fair Bluff.
“Persons who never visited the World’s
fair, but who want to make a bluff suc
cessfully that they did so, are now buy
ing for 10 cents certificates to the effect
that they took a ride in the Ferris wheel,”
said a man the other day. “The certifi
cates are sold at several newsstands, and
the demand for them shows that a great
many persons need some sort of ‘affida
vit’ to make their friends believe they
actually were in the wheel, which is 260
feet high. For 50 cents you can make
your friends believe that you rode five or
six times in the wheel.—Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Attacked by armed men in his grocery
store, Satnuel N. Clifford, of Gbioago,
shot one dead and the others fled.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, 1 gg
Lucas County. J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. J
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworm to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December, A.
D., 1886.
( ) A. W. GLEASON,
| seal j Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on tbe blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi
monials, free.
F. .1. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
KiT-Sold by druggists, 75c.
WILL BE CHANCED-
Mr, Lowry Promises A Better Schedule on
the C. R. & C. Railroad.
There is a fair prospect for an improve
ment in the schedule on the C. R, & C.,
railroad. In a letter to Dr. J. B. S.
Holmes, who has taken a lively interest
in the matter, Capt. R J. Lowery, one of
the company’s receivers of the Central
railroad says the matter has been taken
up and he hopes soon to settle it to the
satisfaction of the people of Rome and
the whole line,
A queer thing about the present
schedule is that tbe passenger train
which leaves Griffin between five and
six o’clock in the evening and goes to
Cedartown, stops there a d the north
bound trip is not resumed till the next
day. This kind of schedule will do for
thirty years ago, or for the war times,
but it will not do for the present.
Another particularly exasperating
feature of the schedule to Rome is that
no one can come into the city and do any
shopping without spending two
nights and a day here. Very
few people frnn the neighboring
counties care to go to that expense when
they can go to Chattanooga on the morn
ing train and return the same evening.
This schedule is driving trade out of
the state into Tennessee, and trade, too,
which naturally comes to Rome. It can
not be to the interest of the Central rail
road to cut down the business of a city
on its line and carry tho traffic clear out
of its territory. The goods sold at Chat
tanooga are not hauled there by the Cen
tral, but that system does haul a great
many of tha goods sold in Rome. By a
friendly policy it is likely to get a great
many more goods to haul here and out of
here, but by tho present policy of starv
ing our retail trade out of the territory
along its line, the Central is likely to
alienate friendly shippers. The receiv
ers of the system hava manifested a
friendly disposition toward Romo hereto
fore and it it believed that they only
need to understand the situation fully to
do this city justice.
A petition to this eff jot is being clrou
lated among the merchants, and it will
also be to their - interest to communicate
directly by letter with Captain R. J.
Lowrey, at Atlanta, or Mr. H. M. Comer,
at Savaunab, the co-reeaiver of the Cen
tral railroad.
WILL END TODAY.
The Trial of Patrick Meehan Drawing to a
Close.
Special to The Tribune. - ' • '
rick killing of Robert
Mcßi end tomorrow
and the will then know tbe ver-
dict of the jury in a murder case that
has been causing the most intense in
terest.
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS.
Official Report Comparing the Average of
Thl« Year With Other Years.
The statistical returns of the depart
ment of agriculture for the month of
December are principally devoted to the
indication of the average of the prices
of the various products of the farm at
the points of production or in the near
est local markets. As thus indicated, the
value of corn is 37 cents per bushel,
which is 2.4 cents lower than the corre
sponding price of last year, which was
89.4 cents per bushel, a figure which cor
responds nearly with the average farm
price of corn for the decade 1880 to 1889,
inclusive, which was 39.3, and is 6.1
cents lower than the average for the
three years 1890 to 1892.
The average price of wheat is 52.1
cents per bushel. The next lowest price
in the 23 years from 1870 to 1893, in
clusive, was 64.5 cents in 1884. The
average for the 10 years 1880 to 1889
was 82.7, while for the three years 1890
to 1892 it was 76.6. The decline from
the average of the last three preceding
years, in two of which, 1891 and 1892,
occurred the largest yields in the his
tory of the country, was 24.5 cents, or 32
per cent.
The returns make the general price
per bushel of rye 51.8 cents, which is 3
cents lower than that of last year and
5.2 cents lower than the average during
the past decade.
The average farm price of oats, as re
turned for December, 1893, is 28.8 cents
per bushel, which is 2.9 cents lower than
last year and 1.4 cents less than the
average price during the past decade.
The average farm price of barley is the
lowest on record, the price being report
ed at 40.6 cents, against 47.2 cents a year
ago, 54 cents in 1891, 64.8 cents in 1890
and 42.7 cents in 1889.
Unlike the other cereals, the farm
price of buckwheat per bushel is the
highest since 1888; the average price of
buckwheat per bushel is the highest since
1888.
The average plantation price of cotton,
as shown by the department reports,
was, on Dec. 1, 6.99 cents per pound, as
against 8.4 cents on the same date last
year, showing a decline of 1 40-100 cents.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable indica
tions as to yield as reported for the cur
rent year, this price is 1 1-10 cents lower
than the average plantation price for the
seven preceding years, during which the
range was from B.6cents to 7.3 cents; av
erage, 8.2 cents.
A new $250 000 iheafro will be built at
Washington, D C., by Manager John W.
Albaugh, of Albaueh’s opera house.
Chairman Taubeneck, of the National
People’s party committee, opposes the
movement for a new party.
■ ■ ”
Ingleside R< treat. —For disnnr.fs of
Women. Scientific treatment and cures
.guaranteed. Elegant apartments for la
dies b;fore and during confinement. Ad
dress Tho Resident Physician 71 72
Baxter Court. Nashville, Tenn.
I 8-22 d&'.-3m,
MEDniQDGIB Mr - 3 c - *”>«•-<”
g|||cnuO KI AL
“About ten years ago I con
traded a severe case of blood poi
son. Leading physicians prescribed medicine
after medicine, which I took without any relief
I also tried mercurial and potash remedies
with unsuccessful results, but which brought
on an attack of mercurial rheumatism thai
xA'S RHEUNATISIf
four years I gave up all remedies and began
using S. S. S. After taking several bottles J
was entirely cured and able to resume work.
Is the greatest medicine for blood
Poisoning to-day on the market.”
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailC’’
free. Swift Specific Co . Atlanta, Ga
HEALTHYjaDNEYS
No other organ in the human economy
perform a more important function than
the Kidneys.
The blood cannot be kept_ pure unless
the kidneys are healthy and active.
Many a bright intellect has been cut
down in tbe full flower of life because
the Kidneys were neglected, and the
blood was thereby permitted to become
poisoned and diseased. Every depart
ment t.s the Kidneys are danger s.gnals,
and should be promptly heeded and
promptly treated.
Stuart’s Gia and Buchu
Is a true Kidney tonic, and acts > romptly
on the Kidneys, Bladder and wh-do
Urinary tract. Thousan s of testimo
nials can be furnished from those who
who have tested its virtues. Read the
following:
Greensboro, Gt. —After having tried
various patent medicines, and also sev
eral doctors, I commenced the use of
STU ARI'S GIN AND BUCHU, and it
has given better results than any ether
remedy I have ever taken. I cheerfully
recommend it to those in need of a relia
ble Kidney, Bladder and Urinary remedy.
T. B. Rice.
Sold by all druggists.
SI.OO per gEj msm
One cent a dose.
This Great Cough Cure promptly cures
where all others fail. Coughs, Croup, Sore
Throat, Hoarseness, Whooping Cough and
Asthma. For Consumption it has no rival:
has effred thousands, and will CURB YOU if
taken in time. Sold by Druggists on a guar
antee. For a Lame Back or Chest, use
SHILOH’S BELLADONNA PLASTER.2SC.
eH ILOH’S/kCATARRH
JySfeaaTREMEDY.
Have you Catarrh ? This remedy is guaran
teed to cure you. Price,fiOcts. Injector free.
For sale by D. W. Curry.
Let
There
Be
Light
on packing house methods of lard
rendering, and there will be less lard
used. Many people realize that it
is impossible now-a-days to procure
old-fashioned leaf lard. They
demand something better than the
modem stock-yards product.
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The New Vegetable Shortening
fully supplies that demand. It is
clean, delicate, healthful and eco
nomical. Ask your grocer for the
genuine Cottolene.
Made only by
N. K. FAIRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS.
orw. (Sim
rubifies ( /<
WSQ. FOff A CASE IT WILL NOT CURE.
An agreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIC.
Bold by D'uggistsor sent»by mail. 25c..50a,
and SI.OO per package. Samples free.
’KT’/fiA The Favorite TOOTH WWBB
JpH.lU'fortheTeethan<lßre«lth,2s<3.
For sale by D. W. Curry,
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OUR superb line bf Ladies’ Wraps ■
will go this week at 50 per cent
discount. Don’t fail to attend
our special sale in these gooeJa
this week. Latest styles, new
est weaves,'most handsome de
signs. Your inspection asked
for.
A CHARMING line of Dress Goods? —
Silks,Trimmings, for the season.
Great reductions to meet the
public demand. The most
varied and complete stock ever
shown in Rome. All styles, all
weaves, all shades, all quali ties,,
all prices. See them.
A BIG stock of winsome Notions for
the Christmas trade. Every
thing to please the eye, charm
the fancy, and suit the occasion.
Useful as well as ornamental.
From this department we invite
you to selects present for your
friends and loved ones.
WE WANT you to see our exquisite
line of Silk Ties, China Throes,
Scarfs, Muffles, Handkerchiefs,
Table Lined Sets, Stamped
Linens, Drapery Silks, Mantal
Scarfs, and in fact all of our
charming fancy articles. Visit
our emporium this week and see
them.
WE ARE now offering some tremen
dous bargains in Carpets, Rugs,
Mats, Lace Curtains, Cheneille
Curtains, Portiers, Robes, Art
Squares, Smyrnas, etc. And
what is better for a Christmas*’
gift than these. So useful.
They will continually keep you
in the minds of your friends.
SEE our most excellent stock for
“Winter Comforts.” Blankets,
Comforts, Counterpanes, Quilts,
Flannels, Underwear, Hosiery,
Gloves, and so on. It will be of
profit to all purchasers to see
our line of these goods, for their
merits, beauty and cheapness
cannot be surpassed.
Christmas
Bargains
This Week,
DON’T FAIL
TO SEE THEM
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