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THOUSANDS THERE.
The Circus Drew a Big Crowd to the
City Tuesday.
IT WAS FULLY UP TO THE STANDARD.
Those Who Saw the Show Needed a Few
Additional Eyes in the Sides of
Their Heads.
Those who went to see the Barnum
& Bailey show Tuesday found that
two eyes were not enough. A pair be
hind the ears were necessary for seeing
everything that was goin„ on. As it
was, when a man had got deeply inter
ested in an act in one of the rings, his
friend would twitch him on the
shoulder, saying: “Look yonder,” and
behold in another ring two Japanese
were defying all laws of gravitation
with a pair of ladders. About the time
the attention was directed on this there
was another twitch on the shoulder and
another call to “look, look,” and in
still another ring two women were per
forming on a sphere. Now a man felt
he could not afford to miss any of these
things, and so it was a glance here and
a glance there and a taste of that all
the way through. It was something like
whirling through a beautiful land on
a sixty-mile-an-hour train. A gleam
of silver and the lake was far in the
rear.
If some of the acts had been bad,
necks would have got a little rest, but
thera was little or no discrimination,
everything was so good. Indeeed, the
Barnum & Bailey show is pretty near to
perfection this season. No greater enter
tainment than this show’ travels. There
is so much to see that people will have
to take to attending two performances
of the show if they hope to see as much
as half of what is to be seen. Four
times yesterday five different acts were
going on at once.
Only a few performances can be
picked out for special mention. Alfred
Nelson is a wonderful acrobat, and more
than that, for he is only twelve years
of age. ne is tne one who was pre ent
ed from performing in New York city
on account of his age. His feats on the
trapeze made all spectators hold their
breath. When he came down his father
made a tumbling ball of him, spinning
the boy around so fast that there was
just a whirl of flesh-colored tights and
black hair where Alfredo was supposed
to be. The boy is a fine conidrtimst,
and, indeed, there does not seem to be
any branch of gymnastics that he does
not excel in according to the standard
of a grown man. Alfredo gets his talent
from both sides of the house. His father
is good at many things, and his mother
can not fall off a tight rope, no matter
how hard she tries and even though she
had on high high top boots.
The Bork Ben Achmet troupe of
Arabians have many original acts. A.
human “Flying Dutchman” is one. A
man lying on his back twir.s a pole
with his feet, to each end of which a
woman hangs.
The Eugenes, Thomas, Charles and
James, always light on their feet.
Charles is particularly good at this, as
he showed yesterday when the three
were giving their trapeze performance.
In swinigng from one trapeze to the
hand of his brother, who was swinging
head down in another, he turned around
in mid air. The Eugenes are spoken of
as marvelous on the program, and mar
velous they are.
The other peerormers could hardly
turn around for the clowns. There
were seventeen of them. They were
always getting into trouble as clowns
will, but most of their work as was in
pantomime. Clowns seem to have turned
against jokes, though Billy Burke got
off some good ones.
The ethnological congress alone was
worth the price of admission, and the
collection of animals is fine. The trained
. animals were all good. The horseback
riding was the best that has been seen in
Rome in years, and perhaps the best of
all.
Notes of the Day.
Two or three rather bloody fights oc
curred at the grounds, but nobody was s
seriously injured.
Up to nightfall the policemen of Rome
made nineteen arrests. Most of them
were for plain drunks.
The street cars did a rushing business.
Several trips were made with as
many as 100 paid fares on each car.
The special on the C., R. &. C. rail
road brought in nearly 2,000 people yes
terday. The Southern brought in about
1,000.
Twenty dollar license was collected
from the circus for selling tickets in
the city, and the b illoon man added $lO
to the receipts for his license.
Mr. A. C. Deane, the clever press
agent,made many friends in Rome by
his obliging manners, and attempts to
see that all the people were pleased.
Mr. Jack King made a good thing out
of bis street car line Tuesday, and
that night he set up the employees to an
oyster supper, nesides paying them
double for the days work.
The streets were crowded with people
at an early hour Tuesday morning,
and thousands of them attended the
show. It was estimated that 9,000 peo
ple attena p d the afternoon performance.
It is said the big tent seats 10,600, and
there were very few vacant spots.
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COUNTY HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked Up by The
Tribune’s Correspondents.
A MAN’S HAND CUT OFF IN A GIN.
Politics at Kingston-Mr. R. B. McArver
Dost His Pocketbook at the Circus.
Items of Interest.
Early, Ga., October 18.—Jack Early,
son of T. R. Early, had his left band
torn up in a gin yesterday at 11 o’clock.
His arm was saved by the belt being
torn off.
His hand will have to be amputated at
the wrist. One of his fingers was found
in some cotton seed under the gin this
morning.
Kingston, October 17.—A1l is quiet at
the forks of the road politically. The
democrats are busy with their recruiting
officers, drilling and inspecting the
troops for the next bhttlo, and they feel
confident our brave General Maddox
will be victorious. I trust there will be
no skulkers when the tug of war comes
and every voter will march up to the
line of battle and give a center shot into
the ballot box.
Rev. E. B. Barrett, pastor of the Bap
tist church at this place preached a
strong sermon last Sunday at 11 o’clock
against whisky. He takes a bold stand
against the manufacture, sale and use of
intoxicating liquors.
Mrs. J. H. McGuire, of Vicksburg, is
dangerously ill at the home of Mi. Mc-
Guire’s mother near Kingston. Her
mother,sister and two brothers are with
her.
Business is brisk in Kingston. Many
of our citizens went to Rome Tuesday,
some to see the animals and others to
take in all the show.
Coosa, Ga., October 18.—Misses Mabel
Seay and Floy Rowell came down fn m
Rome yesterday to visit Miss Mary
Shaw and other friends.
Miss Bertha West came down on the
Rome and Decatur yesterday to spend a
few days ith the Misses Fleming.
Everything from knee high to a duck
up, is hustling in the cotton patch now.
While the crop is better than last year
it will not be near so large as it has
been estimated—it will all be in the
house by November 1.
If the gentleman who got my pockt t
book at the show Tuesday will return
me the papers that were in it he can
have the street car tickets.
R. B. McArver.
TECUMSEH NEWS,
The Langdon Mines Have Again Started to
Work.
Tecumseh, Ala., October 16.—The
Langdon ore mines at Langdon City
has again started up with a large force
of hands, having received orders to ship
all they can mine.
Mrs. Luna Humphry is dangerously
ill at her residence north of the station
and there is no hopes of her recovery.
The Tribune’s correspondent was
shown yesterday by Mr. W. A. Woods,
of Rock Run. Ala , a sample of a new
cane and jelly called the wonderful
Siam jelly cane that promises to revolu
tionize jelly making. The cane re
sembles the Sugar cane somewhat and
is cultivated like the common syrup
cane, when ripe it is cut and crushed
through a cane crusher and cooked in
a syrup evaporator until done, when it
is drawn off and set away to cool after
which it becomes a nice firm jelly, tast
ing a delicious flavor somewhat of the
currant. Your correspondent thinks
every farmer and gardenei should have
them a patch of t lis cane.
Mr. J. H. May, of the Hill City, pass
ed his annual perodical call on the
m ’rchants of our town Tuesday.
D■. Gainer, of Rockwood, Tenn.,
who has been at Bluffton on a proses
sinal visit, returned home today.
The hunting season has opened
through this section and sportsmen arc
daily shooting the feathery tribes.
Prof. W. A. Gleason, of Cave Spring,
opened a town school at Bluffton today
with a large roll of scholars.
SUGAR VALLEY ITEMS.
That Village is Anxious For a New Railroad
Depot.
Sugar Valley, Ga., October 16.—Sev
real of our ladies are spending the week
in Rome shopping.
A few indivuals of the small boy per
suasion, went to see the show Tuesday.
A circus is a wonderful invention in
the eyes of a juvenile.
The question is beginning to be agi
tated why we should not have a new
railroad depot. The one we have at
present is a ramshackle affair,and almost
a disgrace to the railroad as well as our
village.
Mrs. M. Stagg died the 15th inst. and
was ouried at the Methodist churchyard
October 16. She was taken sick July 4th
and gradually grew worse till death
ended her sufferings.
ARRESTED THE CIRCUS.
A Floyd County Justice of the Peace Had
it Done.
’Squire John Rice, of the Flatwoods
district, is one of Floyd’s best and most
popular justices of the peace. 1
Tuesday he’ went to the circus, and
some features of the day didn’t suit
him. He came to town and swore out a
warrant charging the circus with mis
representation.
“Why,” said he, “they advertised
that they Had a couple of gorillas and
only showed a bob-tailed monkey. ”
The warrant was served and Mr.
Bailey was brought to town. ’Squire
Lumpkin dismissed the case.
Bailiff Henry Beard regrets that he
didn’t get the warrant. He says he
would have waited until the show was
over, and then would have taken the
whole show in tow and brought it to
town.
“The least I would have been satisfied
with”, said he, “would have been an
elephant.'*
THE ROME TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894.
ONE SUSPECT CAUGHT
The Maryland Authorities Think They
Have Bagged a Robber.
ARMED AND LOADED WITH BOODLE.
One Who Carried a Satchel Disappeared
Through a Deep Ravine—And the
Other One Showed Fight.
Washington, Oct. 17.—A special from
Cumberland, Md., says: A man answer
ing the description telegraphed to the
chief of police of this city by the gov
ernor of Virginia was arrested as he
was about to take the train for Pitts
burg. He gave the name of C. J. Sear
cy and claimed to iiail from Kansas.
He admitted having been in Front
Royal, Va., Tuesday morning, and had
$1,051 dollars on his person, besides two
watches. He was heavily armed, an I
attempted to get rid of his revolvers
when he was arrested. He was com
mitted to jail to await the action of tne
Richmond authorities, as he is suspect
ed of being one of the men who robbed
the train on the Richmond, Fredericks
burg and Potomac rauroad last Friday
night*
The man had $1,553 in two woolen
stockings; $923 were in notes and $630
in silver; one silver watch and one gold
one; a lot of pawn tickets and tnree sil
ver pocketbooks.
A fine Colt’s navy revolver was on his
person. There were 43 cartridges in his
pocket and a memorandum book show
ing where the entire boodle had been
divided between the men. In his satchel
were found old muddy shoes, a slouch
hat and wearing apparel that looked
like disguises.
He claimed that he was an ex-detec
tive in Missouri, and ai terwards denied
it. He asked to be taken to the water
closet, and while there tried to hide an
other revolver and some money, but was
caught in the act.
It is rumored that several men have
been arrested at Cherry Run, W. Va.,
all of whom have large amounts of
money, and these are alsc\ suspected of
being members of the Quantico gang of
train robbers.
Made a Desperate Fight.
Cumberland, Md., Oct. 17.—A special
to The Times from Cherry Run, W. Va.,
says: “An unknown man was arrested
near here yesterday answering the des
cription of one of the men implicated
in the Acquia creek robbery. He was
as desperate as athletic and caused con
siderable trouble before being overpow
ered. He carried a44 calibre self act
ing revolver and held up a number of
men but was finally arrested by George
Spangler, a Western Maryland railroad
conductor after slightly wounding him
and several other men.
There were two of the robbers; the
principal one who carried the satchel
escaped through a deep ravine in the
mountains, and has not been seen since.
It is presumed that he kept in hiding
there during that evening and escaped
during the night and may be far away
today. They were well dressed; the
one escaping wore a blue suit, and had
on a striped blue percale shirt.
Thinks He Is 611% ot riiem.
Richmond, Oct. 17. —Governor O'Fer
rall has just received information from
the chief of police at Cumberland, Md.,
which leads him to think that one of
the Quantico train robbers has certainly
been caught there.
A BIG MORTGAGE.
The Southern Railway Company Breaks
the Record in Tennessee.
Washington, Oct. 17.—A Knoxville
special says: The first consolidated mort
gage deed of the Southern Railway
company has been filed here. It in
cludes all the road bed, buildings and
equipments of the road in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee. Alabama, Georgia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. The mortgage is for
$120,000,000 in favor of the Central
Trust company, of New York.
Gold bonds to run 100 years at 5 per
cem are to be issued. The mortgage
tu registered in 176 counties
through which the road runs. It con
tains over 50,000 words, and Deputy
Register J. L. Faulkner ■wall require
two weeks to copy it. No mortgage for
as large an amount was ever before
made in Tennessee.
ALL CAME CLEAR.
The Great Express Robbery Case in Nash
ville Ends in an Acquittal.
Nashville, Oct. 17.—The jury in the
Hardin-Elrod express robbery case re
ported at 9:20 a. m. The courtroom
was crowded, and when the foreman
announced that all defendants had
been found “not guilty” the utmost
confusion prevailed. Hardin and Elrod
grasped each other’s hand, while their
wives gave vent to their feelings with
tears of joy.
READ THIS.
Pure Tennessee, Fulcaster seed wheat,
pure Georgia raised seed rye, genuine
Texas rust proof seed oats.
If y.m wish to make good grain ai d
large yield buy the best seed.
Rounsaville & Bro., Rome, Ga.
iO-18-wkly4t.
A Kentucky PostofHce Robbed*
Louisville, Oct. 17. —The New Al
bany postoffice was robbed between 12
and 1 o’clock. While Postmaster
Schindler was at dinner a thief slipped
into his private office and took $4,000
worth of stamps aud SSOO in cash from
the safe. The robbery was not discov
ered until Mr. Schindler’s return. There
is no clue to the thief.
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MARKED ALIKE.
A Weird Story of Two Men Whose Singular
Wounds Were the Same.
“I am not a believer in ghosts, rein
carnations or the supernatural in any
, shepe, but I had a singular experience
j some years ago which I have never been
' able to account for satisfactorily, ” said
J. P. Lacroix of Montreal.
, “I was second mate of a merchant ship
in 1882. Among the crew was a tough
customer named Lander, always in
trouble. He had a frightful scar, ex
' tending from brow to chin, the result
of a dock fight. He had a bullet wound
which had taken away the lobe of his
right ear, besides a peculiar protuber
ance like a wen on his forehead. I
would take my oath there was not an-
I other man alive marked just like him.
' At the end of that voyage Lander killed
; his wife and cut his own throat. He
severed the windpipe, but he recovered.
The wound in his throat healed, but
left a hole, which he had to cover with
his hand when he spoke. He breathed
through a silver tube. He was tried and
convicted, and happening to be in port
I was present at the hanging and saw
the body buried.
“In 1890 I was on the gold coast of
Africa. Ashore one day I came across a
man bossing a gang of negro laborers.
His form seemed strangely familiar, and
I started with surprise when I saw him
place his hand over his throat when
giving some orders. Going closer, I saw
the scar, the wen, the lobeless ear, the
hole in the throat, the silver tube and
every feature and characteristic of a
man I saw hanged and buried. I got
into conversation with him. He said
his name was Danler. He was unable
to tell how he came by the wound in
his throat, ear and face. He said he
must have had a long illness. He re
membered being in a hospital, ho said,
I but it was like a dream, and he had no
recollection of his life before that.
“He said he remembered, while still
ill, taking a long voyage—he didn’t
know where from—until he had landed
where I met him. He told me my face
: looked like one he had seen in a dream,
j but he knew he had never seen me be
' fore. How do I account for it? I don’t
try to. I am only telling the facts. I
don’t know whether Danler was Lander
come to life again or a reincarnation of
him. Maybe Lander’s neck was not
broken and some scientific chap had
been experimenting on him with a bat
tery. All I know is that no two men
could possibly be marked in exactly the
same way. If it was Lander, he was
greatly benefited by the change, as on
inquiry I ftund that he bore a splendid
reputation as a quiet, law abiding, peace
able citizen. ” —Chicago Times.
FAMILY HANDWRITING.
Experts Say All of a Generation Have the
Same Characteristics.
Experts in handwriting say that all
the people of a single generation write
alike, and it is well known that most
French handwriting has a strong family
likeness to the eyes of others than
Frenchmen. Nearly all Chinamen of
tho washhouse class look alike to super
ficial observers, and persons unaccus
tomed to colored persons find difficulty
In distinguishing one from another.
It needs, however, a comparison of
two or three family photograph albums
of 20 or 30 years ago to convince men
and women of today that there are strik
ing superficial likenesses running
through Americans of a given genera
tion. All these old albums show curious
resemblances, chiefly perhaps of dress
and face, but sufficiently striking for
one family album at first glance to be
taken for another. As page after page
of each is turned ever there is the same
succession cf men, women and children
in full figure, sitting, standing, posed
in grx.ups cf two or three, with hats,
without l:atr, draped in shawls, and
manifestly drei -cd in their best for the
occasion.
The photographers of those days
chose, for reasons of their own, to make
full length pictures, and as they were
unusually small costume counted for a
great deal and helped to intensify the
general likeness running the whole gen
eration. —Philadelphia Press.
Casimir-Perier’s Latest Conquest.
President Casimir-Perier dropped into
a toy store the other day and asked a
nervous young shopgirl if a phonograph
ic Edison doll, which he produced,
could be repaired. The young lady said
“Yes” and asked him to what address
it should be sent. When he gave his
name and address, she fainted away,
and the anecdote made the rounds of
the Parisian papers as “M. Casimir-Pe
rier’s latest conquest.”
So far this week Gordon county has
sent to Rome something over 300 bales
of cotton.
Says the Walker County Messenger:
I‘‘Even if we did divide on Hines and
Atkinson,let us all on the 6th of Novem
ber unite on Judge Maddox, who ha«
been the fa'thful servant of the people.”
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Renting and Collect-
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ROME, GEORGIA. on Commission. Cor-
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off >ied them before. We have a big stock on hand and want to reduce it. We have
marked them down t ro :k bottom. We also have a large stock of eastern and
western vehicles that, we are offering the same wiy. We make a spec alty of re
pairing and overbau ing vehicles. The price on this too has been cut, as you will
see when wonff-r you a set, of patent, buggy wheels tired, paintid atm your boxes
put in at $lO. Will repaint your buggy from $5 to sls owing to the kind of j>b you
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