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- HORPE ECHO. T * L - OVEMBER 30, 1874. Tfc’T, Editor and Prop. : - - A Foolhardy Swimmer. Paul Boyton, well known among the habitues of Atlantic City as the cham pion swimmer, and who left New York a few weeks ago in the steamship Queen, with the intention of putting on anew life-saving apparatus and being thrown into the sea three hundred miles from the land, and then paddling himself to shore, has turned up in Ireland. It seems the captain of the Queen would not allow the experiment to be made as originally designed, so Boynton made an involuntarily passage to the coast of the Green Isle. When the steamship had reached a point close to Fastnet Hock, Cape Clear, three miles, and the hamlet of Baltimore, seven miles distant, th<s commander of the Queen, having been frequently importuned, gave his permis sion for Boynton ' to go over board. Boynton drew on his In dia rubber air-tight suit and infla ted the air chambers; in his air tight sack he placed food for three days, a compass, a bull’s eye lantern, some books (just to beguile the time on the water,) some signal rockets and a United Etates flag. In his inside pocket he placed a mail which the passengers had given him to post, he strapped his bowie knife and axe to his side, and grasping his paddle, was lowered into the water, amid the cheers of the at half-past 9 o’clock P. M. It xraA a wild, dark night. He lay on his back paddling vigorously, and now the lights of the vessel were lost in the night. In a quar ter of an hour more his spirit almost quailed, wheu tossed high on the crest of a wave that he could no longer see the coast line or any lights. The wind blew, the rain poured down and the tide set dead against him. He was drifting out to sea, and to add to the awful loneliness of the situation, and to increase the dread ful peril, a violent gale commenced. He was tossed on mountainous waves, over which he floundered and paddled for dear life until 4 o’clock the next morn ing, having traversed a distance of thirty miles. He landed at Trefuska Light, Home miles from Baltimore, his original objective point. He then started for Cork, where he is now sporting a naval uniform, probably that of the Nautilus navy of New Jersey, of which he is the only member. la a Bad Pix. Mr. Coleman, of Danbury, is an invet erate smoker, and always carries a box of matches about his person for the pur pose of lighting his cigar. Before starting to church, last Sabbath, he placed a box of them in the rear pocket of his pantaloons, in order to en joy a smoke on his way home after the services. During the services, Coleman became somewhat restless, and shifted rather too much weight over on the side where the matches were, and exploded them. He was engaged in singing a hymn at the time and didn’t notice the explosion, but he found it out soon afterwards. * * * * * When he came to himself, he was hang ing across the pew in front of his own, on his stomach, and vigorously rubbing the place where the pocket had been and shouting “Fire!” at the top of his voice. His elevated position gave the congre gation a fine opportunity to discover the cause of the trouble. But the opportunity didn’t last very long, for when Coleman found that there was about a square foot of his pantaloons gpne, he concluded to get down and go home, and he did sq at once, without waiting to look for his hat and gloves. He spent the remainder of the evening in prayer aiid meditation, hut his medi tations are dreadfully mixed up with matches and burnt pantaloons. He hopes to be able to resume his place in the choir sometime during the coming winter, if. the salve that he is using proves as Effica cious as he thinks it will. A Wholesale Murderer.—A man id Poirier, a wholesale murderer unTraMireled-ia-France-gince Trapman, was executed September 29th, at Chatre? in October, 1871, be went to the farm of a Mine. Lecompte who had sold off her atoejx and furniture, and demanded her xuey. She directed him to the place den at was deposited, and, as he was storg, followed him to the garden and hoaim she knew who he was. He raed back and killed her with a hatch . A woman whom she had asked to w the night with her appearing at the cifirnt. h* pursued and killed her also, asthe murdered a woman jpt a roadside inn, and in May he Veda boy and girl, aged 16 and 14, a * v? heir parents had left in charge of 1 1 Pretending to sell wood, he G conversation with them, and ton oae Bta^e an d the oth jlhouse. Suspicion fell upon as last case, and be was convict- We murders, A Man Who Ached for a Row. Yesterday, as a policeman was leaning against the walls of the Detroit and Mil waukie depot, he was approached by a man about thirty years old, whose red face was a good match for his hair. He was a little “ sprung,” and he felt like a steer turned into a clover field. “ Mister,” says he, speaking very con fidentially to the officer, “ I don’t want to get locked up, and have my name in the papers, and be fined, but lam from lowa on a little blow-out, and I’d give a clean §lO note to have a little scrimmage with somebody.” “ You mean you want to fight,” asked the officer. “That’s what I mean. I’m just ach ing for a row. I want to stand before about three good fellows, and have some one give me the word to go in.” The officer asked him if he was heavy on the fight, and he answered : “ Heavy ! I should say I was. I’m terrible. They call me the Russian Bear at home, and the whole town stand up or sit down, just as I say.” The officer said it was his duty to dis courage disorderly conduct, but in a case like that, where a man had come 120 miles to get up a row, lie felt it his duty to extend indirect aid. He told the Rus sian Bear to go to the corner of Beaubein street, enter some saloon, talk in a very loud voice, and he’d soon have his hands full. “That’s me, much obliged!” ex claimed the man, and he walked off. In about ten minutes a boy come run ning down and said that a man with a chewed ear, two black eyes and a broken nose was “up there” in the diteh. The officer went back with the boy, and he soon came up with the Russian Bear, who was lying in the gutter, one leg doubled back, blood all over him, and his coat ripped in every seam. “ That’s you, is it?” asked the officer, as he pull ed at the man’s arm. “ Well, did you find the row?” “Policeman,” replied the man as he gained his feet and looked at himself and felt his ear, “ Policeman, don’t it seem to you as if I did.” Bossing the Cage. On one occasion, Lent was a part owner of a traveling eireus and menage rie. One day he met a man out West who had a grizzly bear for sale. As the animal was a splendid specimen of young grizzly, Lent purchased him, and after he purchased him he found him self in the position of the man who drew the elephant. There was but one cage in the menagerie that could contain the bear, and that already had an occupant in the shape of a large and finely devel oped Bengal tiger. Lent told one of his partners that he was going to quarter the grizzly with the tiger. “ The devil you are!” was the answer. “ Why that tiger will make a square meal of him before you can wink.” “ All right. If he does, I’m satisfied,” says Lent. “ You look after your tiger, and I’ll take care of mv bear.” The grizzly was accordingly lifted into the cage, the tiger having been previous ly driven to the opposite corner by the applications of hot irons. Then all the employees of the circus gathered to wit ness the fight. The animals sighted each other at the same instant, but while the tiger’s eyes blazed with fury, and his tail lashed the bars in his excitement, the grizzly simply nodded in a sleepy manner, as if in recognition of the other beast, and crouched against the bars awaiting developments. They remained as far apart as the rage would permit at least five minutes ; but every moment the rage of the tiger seemed to increase while the bear seemed to be sinking into a slumber. At last the tiger began to growl and slide toward the bear, moving from side to side of the cage as he did so. The growling aroused the bear to life, and he had just time to measure his enemy, when, with the rapidity of lightning, the tiger sprang forward and alighted on his head and back. For a moment there was a terri ble growling from both animals, as they rolled over and over in the cage, and hey separated for an instant, the bear seeming to have shaken off his antago nist. During the brief cessation of hos filities it was seen that the bear had got ddwdedly the worst of the combat, as he was jbleeding freely from several gaping wounds. The backer of the tiger was delighted, and wanted Lent to consent to having a -istop put to the fight. “ No.” answered he. “ Let them fight, and I’ll bet on the bear.” So at it they went again, aud there was terrible fighting for several minutes. It finally ended in the tiger giving several mournful howls, and when they were separated, he slunk away to his corner as meek and submissive look ing as an animal could be. After that day the bear bossed that cage, and if the tiger became unruly, he received a blow from the grizzly’s paw that set him to thinking over the past events at once. COXMUHICATIOFS. We wish it understood that we do not endorse all that is published by corres pondents. They give their views, not ours. Our columns are open to all, to discuss any question of public impor tance. Any one can have a showing, so long as their articles contain nothing personal. MISCELLANEOUS. IF YOU Want a Situation— Want a Salesman— Want to buy a Horse— Want to rent a Store— Want to sell a Piano— -41 ant to lend Money— Want a Servant Girl—. Want to sell a Horse— Want to buy a House— * ant to rent a House— Want a job of Painting— -11 ant to sell Groceries— Want to sell Furniture— Want to sell Hardware— -41 ant to sell a Carriage— Want a Boarding Place— Want to Borrow Money— Want to sell Dry Goods— Want to sell Real Estate— Want a job of Carpentering— Want to sell Millinery Goods— Want to sell a House and Lot— Want to find any one’s Address— Want to sell a piece of Furniture— Want to buy a second-hand Carriage— Want to find any thing you have lost — IV ant to sell Agricultural Implements—. Want to Advertise anything to advantage— Want to find an owner to anything found — Advertise in THE OGLETHORPE ECHO CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL! J. F. CHENEY, Principal. Assistant. Mrs. M. E. CHENEY, Music Department. o rpilE EXERCISES OF THIS SCHOOL A will be resumed on MONDAY, 18th of January, 1875. RATES OF TUITION. Per Scholastic Year. Primary Branches #2O Elementary “ 30 Higher “ 40 Music 40 Crawford is located on the Athens Branch, sixteen miles from Athens. It is a healthy locality. Board very reasonable. Pupils prepared tor any class in College or for the practical business of life. nov2o-3m Administrator’s Sale. STATE OF GEORGIA COUIITY.—By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold, before the Court House door in Lexing ton, in said county, on the First Tuesday in DECEMBER next, the following described lands belonging to the estate of James Norton, deceased: Tract No. 1, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, and adjoins lands of the estate of L. M. Johnson, Gilliam and other lands of deceased. Tract No. 2. containing eighty-seven and one-third (84) acres, more or less, and adjoin ing lands of Mrs. P. A. P. Adkins, and tract No. 1. Tract No. 3 contains twenty-six acres, more or less, and adjoins lauds ofj. H. Echols, Mrs. Adkins and the dower. Sold for the benefit of the heirs an creditors. Terms cash. W. J. and J. M. NORTON, Administraiors of Janies Norton deceased. Administrator’s Sale. STATE OF GEORGIA, OGLETHORPE COUNTY. By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Lexington, in said countv, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER next, 1874, the following described LANDS, belonging to the estate of John Sims, late of said county, de ceased, to-wit: Tract No. 1 contains Seven Hundred and Ninety-one (791) Acres, more or less—one acre reserved, enclosing grave yard. This tract lies on the waters of Beaverdam creek, adjoining lands of William Fleeman, and other tracts belonging to said estate, and is known as the Home Place, and is in every respect a well improved place. The improve ments consists ot a commodious dwelling and all necessary outbuildings, all of which are in thorough repair. Tract No. 2 contains Three Hundred and Sixty-two (362) Acres, more or less, lying in Madison county, known as the Old Widow Spratling Dower, adjoining the lands of Math ews, Widow Eberhart, estate of James Mar tin, and the lands of the estate of John Sims. Tract No. 3 contains Four Hundred and Thirty-one (431) Acres, more or less, adjoin ing the lands of the estate on the east' and west, north by Epps, and south by Fleeman. Said piece contains some twenty-five or thirty acres of Fresh Lands, some fifteen or twenty acres of Bottom Lands, in a state of cultiva tion, and someone hundred and fifty or some one hundred and seventy-five in the woods ; also a Tennants’ House. Tract No. 4 contains One Hundred and Eightv-six (18t>) Acres, more or less, and lies on the waters of the home fork of Beaverdam creek, and is bounded on all sides by other tracts belonging to said estate. On this tract is a dwelling aud all necessary out-buildings. Tract No. 5 contains One Hundred and Forty-seven (147) Acres, more or less, and adjoins lands of Fleeman, Eberhart, and other lands of said estate. On this tract is an excellent mill seat. Tract No. 6 contains Ninety-one (91) Acres, more or less, and adjoins lands of David Bar nett and other tracts belonging to said estate. Tract No. 7 contains One Hundred and Twenty and One-half \l2oi) Acres, more or less, and adjoins lands of M. Edwards, J. Bol ton, and others. —ALSO — Lot No. 240, 17th District, Ist section, in L nion county, in said State, containing One Hundred and Sixty (160) Acres, more or less. All of the lands lying on the waters of Beaverdam creek. All sold as the property of John Sims, de ceased, for the purpose of distribution. Terms—One-half cash, the balance in twelve months. Bonds given for titles. Plats of the above lands may be seen at the office of the Ordinary of Oglethorpe countv, at Lex ington. G. R. & C. W. ‘SIMS, Administrators of John Sims, deceased. oct23-td By virtue of power of attor ney from the administratrix of Isham J. Sims, will be sold before the Court House door in Lexington, in Oglethorpe countv, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER next, Twenty-seven (27) Shares of Capital i Stock in the Georgia Railroad and Banldng Company. Terms cash. No legatees to bid, nor agents for them. ASSCILLA M. SIMS. Admin’x ! G. R. SIMS. Agent-. MISCELLANEOUS. LOOK! Something for All NEW STOCK, NEW STOCK! R.T, BRUMBY & CO. Athens, Ga., HAVE NOW ON HAND: FURE WHITE LEAD, at sl4 per hundred. VENETIAN RED, dry and in oil. VARNISH, of all kinds. TURPENTINE and PAINT BRUSHES. ANILINE DYE, red, black, and purple. The largest and finest selected stock of Cheap and fine PERFUMERY, SHELL BOXES, BABY BOXES, COLOGNES, Belle, Atwood’s, Caswell & Hazard’s, Ger man, Hoyt’s, Wright’s, and Brumby <fc Co’s, half-pints and pints, elegantly put up in cut glass bottles, etc. IVORY TEATHING RINGS. ARNICA COAT PLASTER, white, black and flesh color. Shaving and Tooth BRUSHES. The finest selection of Imported HAIR BRUSHES ever had in this city, for Christ mas Presents, some costing $5 each. LADIES’ CACnOUS, for the breath. Fine PUFFS, LILY WHITE, Nail and Infants’ BRUSHES. OTTO OF ROSE, in small vials. SHAVING COMPOUND, in mugs. CAMPHOR ICE, LIP BALM, ROSE CREAM. POWDER PUFF BOXES, 25c to $2 each. Fine TOILET SOAPS. Beautiful SHELL BOXES, containing Per fumery, Toilet Powder, Toilet Soap, Comb, Brush, Puff, etc. Just the thing for a present for a young lady from a young gentleman. Price, from 75c to $9 each. S A POLIO, 25c per package. And a host of other articles too numerous to mention. We want the people of Oglethorpe and surrounding country to give us a call when they visit Athens, and examine our tine stock. R. T. BRUMBY & CO. STOVES GRATES, AND TIN WARE! To be had Cheap for Cash at J. C. WILKINS & GO’S, Broad St., Athens, Ga. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS. R. P. TUCKER & BRO., CRAWFORD, CA., Haying rebuilt their Shops, and thor oughly stocked them \vi tU xTtrimmffiF 1 1 the best tools and a full supply of the finest seasoned LUMBER, are now prepared to manufacture, at short notice, everv descrip tion of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,*ROCKA-> WAYS, PH.ETONS, WAGONS, CARTS, etc., etc. We will also do all manner oi Blaeksmithing and Repairing, am. guarantee all our work to give perfect satis faction. We sell our TWO-HORsU WAGONS' at front S9O to sl*s, and eve rything else LOW in proportion. oet9-tf RICININE HAIR OIL! For promoting the growth and beautifying the hair, and rendering it dark and glossy. Price, 25c. and 50c. a Dot tle. Prepared bv ft. T. BRUMBY & C 0„ College Avenue, Athens, Ga. Winter Dry Goods. TF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY DRY X GOODS this Fall or Winter, now is the time, and you will find a good stock to select from and prices lower than ever at mcmahan & stokely’s. ATHENS MarWe&&ranite Yard AR. ROBERTSON, DEALER . in Monuments, Head Stones, Cradle Tombs, Marble and Granite j Box Tombs; also, Vases and Mar- fj/T/T 1 ble Tops for Furniture. Persons desiring work of this kind would VfeQ>. do well to examine my designs be fore purchasing elsewhere. Prices &==—K inoderate. oet9-lv* r LAMP GOODS. _ TUST RECEIVED, A LARGE LOT OF Chimneys, Burners. Shades, etc., of tin latest stales, which we will sell low R. T. BRUMBY A CO., Athene MISCELLANEOUS. ! IF YOU HAVE ... Corn, Peas, Potatoes, Chickens, Butter, Eggs, Beeswax, Rags, Dry Beef, Hides, ! OR ANY KIND OF PRODUCE that will command any price whatever, and wish to sell it, all you have to do is to bring it to Malian s Mel j who in exchange will give you GOOD GOODS as cheap as they can be bought anywhere at retail. We mean just what we say. We will sell you GOODS of any kind (we have) AS CHEAP as you can buy them elsewhere, if you will pay CASH OR PRODUCE for them. To be convinced of the fact, call and see for yourself. NEW GOODS JUST IN! Rem ember the Plaee"®-^ McMAHAN & STOKELY. KEROSENE OIL At 25c. Per Gallon. FOK SALE BY R. T. BRUMBY & CO. TO TRESPASSERS. All persons are hereby for bidden to trespass upon any of the lands of Mrs. P. A. P. ADKINS, ofOglethorpe county. All persons found upon her lands after this notice, without permission, will be dealt with according to law. nov2o-lm Mks. P. A. P. ADKINS. SEA FOWL GUANO. All persons who have not paid their Guano notes are requested to call on S. 11. STOKELY or A. LITTLE, our Agents, and pay them. novl3-3t * POLLARD & CO. JOB-WORK EXECUTED WITH Neatness and Dispatch AT THE ECHO JOB OFFICE. R. M. SMITH, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE leximgtox, ga. Bedsteads, Bureausjatiles Ct]airs^^^ CHAMBER AND PARLOR SETS, Wood and Hctalic BURIAL CASES, Lower than can lie bought elsewhere in the place. Give me a call. oetl-tf SUPERIOR ORIENTAL TOOTH POWDERS! For cleansing the teeth and Purifying the Breath. Prepared bv R. T. BRUMBY & CO., Druggists and Pharmacists, Athens, Ga. R. T. BRUMBY & CO7 DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACISTS, DEALERS IN Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, DRUGGISTS' SODRIES, Paints, Oils, Lamps, Glass Shades, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Etc., Etc., College avenue, between Book Store and P. O. Athens, Ga. tOF Special attention given to Prescrip tions at all hours. oct9-tf OPERA COLOGNE.' AN ELEGANT PERFUME. rPHIS COLOGNE IS MANUFACTURED X from Pure Materials, with the greatest i care. Prepared only by R. T. RRIMIRY A CO., Druggist? and Pharmacist*, Athens, ('■. NEWSPAPERS, ETC a A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE! o THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, -——o It would require the scope of quite a large volume to contain the good things that are said about the Mousing News by its contempora ries of the Southern press. It is almost daily referred to as “ the best daily in the South,” “ the leading Georgia daily,” etc., and it is generally conceded to be in all respects a model Southern newspaper. 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