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miORY HI'EER,
J attorney at Lkvv,
ATHENS, QA.
Office No*. 4 and 5 O.urt-Houw.
J.
u'.'-ir
H. DOllTCH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carncsville,
£*i«H
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JACKNON A THOMAS)
attorneys at law,
Athens, Ga.
r (ti'Boe South Wont Corner of College Avenue
an,l Clayton Street, also at the Court House.
AH parties desiring Criminal Warrants, can get
thnn n*. any time by applying to the County
Solicitor at this oftlec. decl6-1874-tf
I). II1EL,
ATTORNEY AT LAVV t _ $ J
Atlielis, On.
Prompt attention given to all business and
the same respectfully solicited. janll-ly
l'Ol’K It ARROW.
hiiTow ItroH„
TORPEDOES.
THE I'NPOnUSHEU IllSTORT UP TDK HEROES
IN CHET.
The roafederate Torpedo Service—Dramatic lucl-
draU of Its Work Daring the Civil War.
. The
young Russian who sunk the Turkish
monitor in the Danube recalls inci
dents of like daring which occurred
relief, the.boat began tO j bapk,,
and the hoarding party had to catch
by the 1 falls of * side boat and haul
themselves aboard their sbip again.
“Then, everything was turned
loose upon . ajkfn^ and ‘ s hia craft.
Round shot and grapfe and musketry
all accompanied him as he sped on
his way homeward. He was natu
rally and. deeply mortified 1 that ah
ecutcd
during.pur straggle for the rights of enterprise. conceived and exec
th. StitM.id lto.wiafe'iio. W Wiih w mucti liiotfcai'iiill aU
Among these I
often commemorate:
recall the following:
“ The Ironsides was an enormous
Federal iron-clad—the heaviest and
most lbrmidali|c armed ship eyer then
built.' Bhe.^ts s$atjto Charleston
and lay in tlie bay a constant menace’’
to that city and her defenses.
“ A cigar torpedo boat had been
LETTER.
n. Ocr, IfelM*., T.M*
Balls—The Bate Desccad*
sad the L’nj*st !■ Stream*
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•ftheGcMgta Ball-
Direct or*.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Alliens, G«.
tiffin- over Talmudgc, Hodgson & Co.
£jan4-lv
j{ j:. thiiakiieh,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
YVatkiusvillc, Go.
OHum in former Ordinary’* Offiee.
V jiui-."i-l s 7*i-ly
p 'rno xift on,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Special attention paid to criminal prac.lcc.
l-'.r reference apply t<> Ex-Gov. T. ll. Watts
mid lion. David Cloptou, Montgomery, Ala.
< Mlioo over Post-Olflce Athens, Go.
I'ebii-l wT.Vtf
JOHN W. OWEN,
ATTOUNEV AT I.AtV,
Toeoa City, Qa.|
Will practice in all tbe counties of the West
ern Circuit, llart and Madison of the Northern
Circuit. Will give special attonion to all claims
entrusted to his care. oct20-1875-ly.
Lamar Cobb. Howell Cobb.
II. 001*1*,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
) Athens, Ga
■Office in Deupree Building,
fcb22-1876-ly
p.EX. W. EltWIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Ga. i /
Offiec on Broad Street, between Center & Nich
olson and OtT & Co., np-staire.
leb22-1876-ly ” ’ ;
^M. COCHRAN, t
ATTOMTET AT ULW,
Gainesville, Ga. ’'' ^ ^
Real Estate and General Land Agent forthe
purchase and aaia of Mineral and Fanning
Land* in Hall, and the other corattetof North-
cart Georgia. Mineral otcs tested and titles to
property investigated. Special attention given
to the purchase and sale of city.property. .
mays—8m J. N. DOKSnrAfMHlV. >
^HHL’UY G. MoCUBRY,
Attomiy ate Law,
Hartwell, Georgia,1
Will practice in the Superior Courts of North
east Gcoigia and Supremo Court at Atlanta.
Aug 8. 1876 tf
Jakes R. Lyle,
WatkinaviUe.
[ YLE & ERWIN,
ATTORNETS AT LAW.
. pnotioe in partnemhlp in the Supetia*'
Court ot Oconee County, ana attend promptly
to all business intrusted to their care.
jan9-Sm.
2USHTESS CASSS.
A A. WINN,
—'WITH—
n. c. Harrow, jk. | instructed in Charleston for harbor
defense. Lieutenant Slarreii, of Vir
ginia, volunteered with two sailors of
the Confederate Navy to take this
little btftt and go against the Iron
sides and sink her. It was evident
that almost certain death awaited
them, whatever might be the conse
quences to the Ironsides. They
carried out their enterprise in the
most resolute manner, struck the
ship with the torpedo, which was
fixed on the end of a spar running
out from the bow of the little boat,
and which exploded with such effect
as to forever disable that great ship
from further service. Thetorpedo-boat
was itself wrecked, the two sailors
were killed, and Slarroll, badly hurt,
was picked up by a boat front the
Ironsides floating on a portion of his
own wreck. lie was carried aboard
ship a prisoner, hut his daring cour
age secured for him qhe respect and j a8t about
kind treatment of his iaptors. r- •
“Not long after this event a
similar “cigar-boat’’ was built at
Selma and brought down by the
contractors to Mobile.
“Lieutenant Walker, of South
Carolina, applied for permission to
take her out, and attack the Meta
Comet gunboat, the lorgest of the
fleet blockading the city of Mobile.
He selected a dark rainy night for
his expedition. The Mels
about five miles from the month of
Appalachie River. Abont midnight
the officer on watch discovered
ouriousi looking object approaching
the silip and hailed, “ Boat ahoy 1”
Walker replied with intentional in
distinctness. “What boat is that?”
quickly again hailed the officer.
The Confederate States steatpqr
Srinfrayl” ’said 'Walker, n
aboard. v> Tossing hid arms
ingly in the air, the unhappy officer
of the deck cried out, “ Torpedo, by
—!’’ At the same instant the
torpedo struck the Meta Comet fair
ly abaft the wheel-house, unfortun
ately the cap alone exploded.
“In an instant all was confusion on
the big ship—the' drummers beat to
quarters —the officers and men sprung
from their berths, the guns were
manned, and throughont the ship
Alex. 8. Erwin,
Athens.
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GROOVES, STUBBS & CO.,
C?
Cotton Factors and General Commission Here lusts,
Savannah, Ga.
Bagging, Tits, Rope and other anpplies f«r-
nished. Also, liberal cash advances made on
consignments for sale or shipment to Liverpool
or Northern ports. may 80-1875-ct
passing courage should have failed
through his neglect to have his tor
pedo and primer in order.
“ But of all the boats in all the tide
of time, and of, all tbe^aring det^
that of Lieutenant Dixon, Twenty-
first Alabama Volunteers, in the sub
marine torpedo-boat in, Charleston
harbor, in 1*64, stands unparalleled.
“ This boat operated under water.
She could take the bearing of her
enemy more than a mile away, then
settle down tmder the surface of the
water, head for the hostile ship, and
strike her at any depth below the
water line. She required crew of
nine men, all told—a captain or pilot,
and eight men to propel her.
“She was built in .\:«bi ! e by
Hundley & McClintock, who took
her by rail to Beauregard,at Charles
ton. He called for volunteers from
the fleet to mail her and use her
against the Ironside*. Lieutenant
Payne, Confederate Navy, (a Virgi
nian,) and eight seamen volunteered
to take her out She was made
ready one evening, and lying along
side a steamer. The crew were all
at their posts inside the boat, Payne
was standing in tbe round batch way
ip 'tisytn'W6* hi*
place aud fasten ttiie "hafclr" down
when the wave of a passing steam
boat swept over and into her, sinking
her instantly. Payne caught by the
guards of the steamer and sprang
out; the other eight men went down
with the boat and perished.
“ In a few days she was raised and
again made ready- Pavne again vol
unteered, and eight sailors with him.
This time they are lying by the
wharf of Fort Bumter, Payne standing
as before, in the hatch to give his
final orders, when the boat careened,
filled and sunk; Payne and two men
sprang out, the other six went down
in her. and perished.
“ In a few days she was again
raised, and Hundley and a crew took
her into Stono river, where she dived
dollars and fifty cents, and considered
several matters ot great importance,
among which was the purchase of the
P» R. R. and the Macon & Augusta.
It is said that they came to no positive
conclusion as regards tbe action that
the Ga. should take with these two
railroads. Would like to write at
greater length, but time presses, so
for the present adieu., . ,
tf Coid ‘ clin ?*
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His last Glass & Whisky^
l-ji . < ' *T i: r:
The HaagiRR of Jam Salsxar-Ul* “ Bsjestle Air”
m.f <1 m-ii-n -m; hi
rush
sorpi
rjt A. 1LEB,
TffatehawW
At Michaol’storc, next door to Reaves * Nlch-
olson’H, Broad street, Athene, Georgia. All
work warranted 18 months. 6
septl2-tf.
jg SCHAEFER,
G0TT02T BUTTER,
Toeoa City, Ga.
Highest cash price paid for cotton. Agent
for Winship’s Gins ana Press. oc2<MS75-tf
It. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carnesville, Ga.
vpl8-1878-tf
prevailed th
must ever at
man-of-war.
“To add to Walker’s disappoint
ment and
his torpedo, lie found the jar of the
collision had thrown some of his own
machinery out of gear, and he could
not back. oft. Seeing him lying thus
helpless, two young officers sprang
over the ship’s sides and endeavored
to capture the torpedo. Walker was
standing in the little round hatchway
with only his head and shoulders
above the deck, while the two Fed
ends were cutting athim with their
swords—lie had neither sword nor
pistol—and could only duck aud
dodge their cuts, until, to his great
aniaj^m on eft wtte*,*B
ly she dived and carried her hapless
owner and crew with her to the bot
tom. When they were found a week
after, her nozzle was down deep into
the mud of the bottom, and the hoat
was inclined forty-five degrees to the
surface. Her ballast had shifted and
her crew were triable to ifbeye her,
and they all perished.
Again she was made ready for
action, and though they had seen the
fate of these three crews, a fourth, led
by Lieutenant IHtateggpf the Twenty-
first Alabama Infantry, volunteered to
take her out and attack the Housa-
tonic, a new corvette, which had just
,Mri*€tth9
wra lying
outside a few miles off Charleston
harbor.
Brave Dixon steered his boat with
the certainty of fate, struck the Housa*
tonic fairly, and blew her whole stern
ofl. The ship sunk in two minutes and
a half, and the torpedo boat disappear
ed forever. Six years afterward men
in submarine armor went down
wreck the Housatonic, and they report
the Torpedan lying on the bottom one
huudred feet from where her great
victim lies. Undoubtedly the concus
sion produced by the -explofittB ot the
torpedo destroyed instantly the lives
of Dixon and his crew.’’—Letter to tht
Richmond TVh : .g %
inond county. % The pemocracy, who
were almost unanimous in their sup
port of the nteddurej came tfo^fce con
clusion as ^herfrarhrrto apparent ex
ertion l^jtjnajle by the Radicals to
defeat it,, that it would be adopted
by a laj^jp piajority,, , It sterns that
the Ua<J|»J|^ever, ’ $ad been work;
ing secretly, and, as events proved,
very effectively, for they caine within
three hundred votes of a majority.
They woflld have unquestionably
overcame ijus, had it not becu for
the fact that one of the delegates
nominated was a Catholic. Some
persons with, not a sufficient amount
of religion in. their own hearts to ul
low others to exercise freedom of
conscience, were bitterly opposed to
his election, because, forsooth, lie
was a Catholic. Large numbers of
our mosl respectable citizens, merely
to express their unqualified condem
nation of so despisable and bigoted a
spirit, made it a point to vote j other
wise, they would never have appeared
at the polls; whereby is given imother
proof of the&U-uth of the old adage,
~:*i^!S8jft jib wind that, blows
r0tJ8 ! replie
were unanimous against the Conven
tion, a large number laboring under
the belief that the calling of the Con
vention could mean nothing else than
the repeal of the celebrated -Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
Last Friday, a tremendous degree
of excitement was occasioned by the
discovery' of the fact that one of the
post-office clerks had, for some time,
been in the habit of tampering with
mailsit seems that he had an especial
fondness for opening letters of a senti
mental character, especially ., those
written by young ladies. He claimed
that he opened the letters merely to
keep himself posted as regard secrets pi ‘
which he aould uot otherwise acquire aiyf
knowledge. Money was but a second
ary consideration with this most etui’
ous youth, who desired not ! fiUby
lucre, but rather to revel among the
fields of sentimental literature which
passed daily through his hands. He
was bound over for trial, and if con
victed will be permitted to reflect in
8o)itade four years, upon the knowedge
acquired in so surreptitions a man
ner.
It has rained here for the past week
with but little intermission, and-right
gladly did we welcome old Sol from be
hind the clouds to-day, although his
smika were a little too beaming in
their brightness. The ram was much
needed in this section; for the crops
were beginning to snffer from a pro
tracted drought. In connection with
this rain, your csrrespondent heard of
a new application of the word drought.
A gentleman asked his old negro
gardener what he thought of so much
rain, flfit Well, mawesa,” says he, “ I
been link-we just been had one long
dry drool, and now we gwine to hab
one long wet droot, which will pre
haps be hurtful to our vegetable per-
aw™*.'* .
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ga. R. R. Diiectors took pla^e last
Tuesday and Wednesday. They de
clared a semi-annual divjdent) of three
| [From tbe San Francisco Chronicle.J
Juan Salazer was a half breed IVft
ican, 23 years of age, aud a native of
Chiltyio valley, in the northeastern
part of Marin county. was ttye
reputed son oif an Englishman named
IIenry ( Howe, npW deceased, who set
tled in Marin county in early days.
He bore the name of his mother, a
Mexican woman. Howo was noted
in his time as a desperate character.
Salazar’s life was spent in the valley
named. Duriug the period of his
imprisonment, and up to the time of
his execution, he would recite oVer
and over, to whoever desired
listen, the details of his last great
crime, seasoning the talc with ltorri
bit; profanity and laughter. During
the last days he was attended by
Catholic priest, but the ministrations
of religion fell upon him like seed
sown in unusually rocky places.
The murderer had two sisters,
cousin and an uncle, or such os might
claim the relations in an irregular
degree. All of them visited him on
Sunday and Monday, and were deep
ly affected in his behalf, but^.Salazar
r condolence wi
tempf,
The victim of Salazar was ’William
Brown, an old and wealthy resident
of Chileno valley, who left a wife and
six children. On the 21st of Octo
ber last Brown visited Petaluma to
adjust some business, and drew $2,-
200 from the bank. This money he
disposed of before returning, but the
apprehension that he retained it upon
his person led to his murder. He
drovei a two-horse buggy^ and db'hia
way. hade was iioobmpamed by
Salazar and a halfbreed Indian
penalty. He was sentenced to be
hanged on tlie 31st of May ensuing,
and hanged he was.,' Hie execution
took place at half past 1 i\ m. yester
day, in an inclosure erected in the
rear of the court house. There was
high rough board fence, 50x75 feet,'
and a substantial scaffold of the old-
fashioned style. About 150 witnesses
were present. Salazar arose reluc
tantly at 6 A. M. As the hour of his
doom approached, his cheerful humor
did not seeni to abate in the least..
He continued to chat and laugh and-
shioke his cigarettes, and repeatedly
declared that he was ready and not
afraid to die : At 1J the solemn pro
cession emerged from the court house
and ascended the scaffold. Salazar
stepped lightly, without support, and
took a survey of the crowd. He as
sumed an easy posture on the drop
afid listened to the reading of the
death warrant by the sheriff, during-
whicli trying formality—at least to
the sheriff—I e stroked his moustache
and goatee at times and glanced’
round npon the crowd. In reply to*
the question whether he had any«.-
thing to say why the sentence of the-
law should not now be inflicted,.
Sa’azar nodded to the pric-t, who-
stepped forward and read a paper in
his behalf. It contained a confcs-i >n
of his guilt, and expressed his read
ness to offer his life in atonement.
The paper attributed the crime to
intemperance; asked pardon of God
and all these whom he had injured,
and returned thanks to the sheriff for
kindly treatment. Through all ftiis
Salazar stood erect with unblanched
face, and, considering his position, on
the threshold of death, he wore an
air that wsts truly majestic.
,er the reading of the paper the
named Audronica Yguerrc, tbe latter
two on horseback, the trio stopped
at every drinking place on the way
back, Browu paying for liquor, and
when last seen alive he was in an al
most helpless state of iutoxicatioh.
The victim was addicted to exciessiv
drink at times. When within half a
mile ot 1 •kown’i dwelling, aboOt 7
o’clock in the evening, as the circum
stances were described by the mur
derers themselves, Salazar fell behind,
and throwing his laso over Brown’s
head, drew him out of his carriage.
The Indian at the same time rode
ahead, secured the horses and tied
them to the fence. Brown was then
stabbed fonr times, three of the
wounds piercing his heart, hut wheth
er the direct act of killing was aci-
complished by Salazar or the -Indian
is Uncertain, as each ascribe the stab
bing to the other. The murderers
found oh the body only 819.50, a
gold watch, and a gold ring. Salazar
wait accustomed to refer to this dis
appointment with exceeding merri
ment, as a capital joke. The Indian,
who was first tried, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree, but the
jury failing to specify thei penalty,
Judge Temple sentenced him to iih.-
prisonment at San Quentin.for twenty
years. Salazar’s trial followed imme
diately after.
The ]ury found him .guilty of mur
der in’ the first degree, and prtf^
scribed hanging by the neck jis the
liquor was brought the officers had
completely pinioned bis limbs, and he
drank it from the bauds of another.
The rope was then adjusted, and
Salazar requested the sheriff *o have
the black cap pulled well over his
face. These preparations completed
in less time than it requires to de»
scribe them, Salazar cried out iu a
loud, clear voice, “ Good-by, Sheriff.’’
If the response of the sheriff reached,
his ears; it was during the almost im*
perceptible period that was occupied
by the deteebt of * the body through
the trap, before thd tightening of thd
rope had dispelled his perceptions of
life. After the fall nOt the' slightest?
movement of the body dr'-nervous
quiver was detected, and death was
instantaneous. In a few moments-
the physicians reported that thef-
pnlse had ceased to beat. The body
wob then lowered into a rough red
wood coffin and delivered over to the-
nncle of the murderer.
fw ■ ■—— i
The Baltimore American referring
to the extraordinary prevalence off
suicide at this time adds: “We can.
recall a number of instances in which'
men who were out of imploytpenV
after seeking work for many days and-
finding.none, deliberately put an end!
to their existence. They had families*
and it was the phantom of a starving
house-hold that unsettled their reason
and paralyzed their moral faculties-
But, strange enough the unhappy-
wives, who are thus deserted ia their
poverty, struggle bravely on, and it is
a rare circumstance that one of them
dies by her own hand. Stone women
are driven to suicide by religious ex
citement, and others prefer death to a»
lief of shame, but the sex enjoys com
parative immunity from tbe two causes
which create self-destroying mania in
men—namely# drunkenness .and the*
despair which springs .from. .the appre
hension gf starvation.*'
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