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-COUNTY GOSSIP.
U. CRAPE-VIM; TELEGRAPH TO EC HO
Lei’s have some R—•st*rs?
Ciiinquepins and muscadines.
Prepare fo press autumn leaves.
B.ll Young L painting his more.
< iiurch congregations iuereasing.
Genuine Indian summer weatie i.
Scuppernoujpyi jet-.- are plentiful.
The health of our county excellent.
The new cotton continues to roll in.
Our bar-rooms report business as flat
The saw-mill van! i*covered with stock.
Mrs. Addle Blackwell, of Elbertou,
Guorgiti is entitled to f.ve Census Su-
Nw is the time to sow yunr fall adver
tisements.
The night, continue cool, which is bad
f.>r the cotton.
to Mr. Banks.
The small boy no longer liegereth
around the muddy j ml.
Poi! Cook now wears a sort of dmn-yer
resort expression.
Some men pay attention who nearer
pay anything else.
Why don’t that committee finish up
the new public well ?
...The darkies attend their meetings in a
sly—a wagon body.
\ company w ; il <s>on be here to work
the Morgan goldmine.
Nice mutton wax /old in town this week
at 30 cents per quarter.
doing Atlanta this week.
The oaks killed by the drought give
plenty of good wood now.
Half-starved negroes are beginning to
bring roaming-cars to mill.
A table-spoonful of salt in kerosene oil
will make it non-explosive.
Phil Cos ok has a game eye, occasioned
by a k'ck from a lady, he says.
An almost noiseless powder, that wo I’t
l.rty your gun, is now the rage.
all say in speaking of the cotton.
Mr. Mid Johnson speaks of clearing up
the beautiful grove near his house.
the birthday of some John Smith.
About two chills to a watermelon may
he counted on as a fair average now.
Col. Gottheimer has furnished him a
nice temple of virginity over his store.
. ..Tk'-re was a delightful little party at
Dr. \V. M. Willingham’s, Friday evening.
livery train that arrives are bringing
new goods to our county for tiie fall trade.
Mr. George Latimer has built a nice
-.de-walk in front of the Methodist church.
Strong brandy and salt, vigorously and
freely applied, will stop hair from falling out.
Young ladies who wear striped stock
ngs arc walking advertisements for barber
Old maids are said to be like the crowds
at the Post Office—they arc waiting for the
county have assessed the county tax we do not
know it.
The last slave sold in the South brought
c'jOO. The consideration was in cabbages at
cl per bead.
1 log days are over ; wish the same thing
could he said of dog nights; some of them
howl th< a whole night.
The best news we can impart to our
readers this week is that a little money will
soon he in circulation.
Autumn leaves will wear the same coi
rs this year as last. There is no fashionable
nonsense about Nature.
agent will stop among the farmers to take the
crops for that guano hill.
Animal Clover seed can now he had at
the Echo office at3l per bushel of tea pounds.
It will soon bo tin e to plant.
Dr. E. G.®Mnrrah reports an immense
dental practice. AA’e do not know any man
we would sooner see succeed.
An Atlanta house tried to ignore the
contracts a rascally drummer made in this
county, but it couldn’t be did.
We bet that Brantley Johnson will die
with a hammer in one hand and a nail in the
other. That is, if he dies happy.
The boys in the country will soon begin
to light up their torches for “ possum-hunt
ing we know how it is ourselves.
After a woman gets to be SO she can
keep a secret, and the family Bible will not
he allowed to lie around loose either.
Two easts recently are recited where
infants wi re killed by the use of Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup. Beware of it!
This is the “ off year" in politics ; still
candidates for the various offices, from Uov
etnor down are begining to look around.
Brantley Johnson announces that he
will gin for the twentieth this season, and also
advertises his splendid grist and saw mill.
Mr. W. 11. Jackson, a faithful workman
and first-class mechanic, has the contract to
build Mr. Wilkins’ house near Crawford.
Four sale days have passed in Ogle
thorpe without a single Sheriff sale. Few
counties in the State can make such a showing.
Felt bonnets and round hats will be
■worn again this fall, notwithstanding the
suggestion that they were losing favor last
yettr.
Since the development of our gold mines
our young men can now own two sets of brass
sleeve-buttons .without being considered cx-
Aravagunt.
The next time you punch a hole in a
silver quarter, recollect that two years' im
prisonment and SI,OOO fine are your due by
fhe law oftlie land.
The fashion of banging the hair is be
coming fashionable among men. It was bad
enough in the women to do it, but for a man—
it is simply ridiculous.
On the 4th"of last September Mr. Dave
Gaulditig had eight bales of cotton packet! and
sold. On that day this season he had not 200
pounds in the seed gathered.
Since it has donned its new dress, the
Augusta Chronicle & Constitutionalist is one
of the handsomest as well as the best dailies
in the American Union.
So ik a sheet of paper in whiskey and
lot the flies get at it. In. ten minutes you can
pick any one of them up by the hind legs, and
■their wise looks will astonish you.
You can get thin bv abstaining from
food that contains sugar and starch as also fat
meats. Judge Gilliam's sweetheart will now
please stop calling him “ Sugar-Plum.”
Chedel has anew pair of shoes. He or
dered hoc is, but Bogus said the meddling by
the Legislature with railroad tariffs kept
him from getting through rates on leather.
Senator Lumpkin moved to haveinser
ted after the tramp bill the lbllowingTight
ous clause: “Also, book agents, lightning-rod
men, tree peddlers and agents tor liver pads.”
liam, alleged to have been abducted from El
herton, was not abducted at all, hut that she
went off for reasons of her own, and will re
turn when she sees tit.
Mr. J. Allen Crawford, a gentleman
well known and estimated in Athens, died last
Wednesday, lie' was the grandson of Hon.
Wm. 11. Crawford at one time one of the most
distinguished men of this county.
■to marry as much as women do?” “Pshaw!
.vimt are you talking about?” “ Why, ma,
the ladies who come here are always talking
about getting married ; the men don't.”
Burn* corn is a certain and speedy
cure for hog cholera. Make a pile of corn on
the cobs, sooreh it effectually, and give the
h >gs free access to it. The remedy has been
tried tu a number of cases and never tailed.
• McWhorter had an engagement to go
out riding with Dr. Faust the other day. and
noticing him drive up yelled out, “ Hello !
iteadv ?” The Doctortuiuking it a nickname
trout his head, grew indignant and positively
refused t ■ ride with his insulter or accept an
explanation.
The woolly skin of the peach, the blush
ing colors of the apple, the flavor of the pear,
tHe juice of the watermelon, all do fade as a
leaf; but the peanut holds itsowu forever, the
tta isceudeutiU combination of fruit, berry
: ltd vegetable, king of the gallery, par excel
lence-on the half shcH, and the greatest pro
moter of matrimony in the wide world.
To paper collars, paper petticoats, pa
per curtains, paper carpets, paper chairs, pn
jer tables, paper chandeliers, paper frames,
pa per, corals, paper jewelry, paper barrels and
paper wheels for railway carriages, must now
be added paper stockings. These are intend
ed to be worn over the ordinary cotton or
wooleu stockings, excluding all cold or damp
ness from the feet.
When you see an article in the editorial
columns of ar paper headed “ The Political
Outlook," look at the bottom line, and if it
says “ sold by all druggist-,’’ don’t read it.
There is such an article going the rounds,
which is an advertisement of a patent medi
cine. It is a counterfeit w-ll calculated to
deceive. Don't read a political article unless
the owner's name is blown in the bottle.
There is trouble in the giant planet Ju
piter. A great spot, estimated to be eighteen
thousand miies in diameter, is conspicuous on
the planet’s disc. It has been visible for two
years, although its appearance has not been
generally known until recently. The onlv
explanation thus tar given is that there is a
rent in the cloudy covering of Jupiter, reveal
ing the red-hot body of the planet. It is more
than probable that iu the mighty changes go
ing on in Jupiter we are witnessing the phe
nomena of world-growth, and that the giant
planet is slowly undergoing, under our very
ores, the modifications necessary to fit it for
habitation.
A HORRIBLE DI.SUOYIfeY.
The Hfldr of a w.llirn Infant Brawn from
n Well in Ccxinoton. The Corpse Thrown
to lhe Hogs to Dorour.
This week a story reached out ears
that can scarcely be acredited, although
there can be no doubt of its correctness.
It appears that a few days since a-ne
gro, living on the lot ofaprominont'gcn
tieman, in this town, drew up in a buck
et of water the body of a new-born col*
ored infant. Then, with a careless bru
tality characteristic of the negro, he
emptied the nauseating contents upon
tin- ground and saw the remains devour
ed by hogs.
liow long the corpse had been in the
water no one can tell. The well was in
constant use, and in all probability the
family had been using water from off
the remains for days. There was no dis
agreeable taste discovered about the
water, however.
The lot owner,we learn,has offered Sin
reward for the apprehension of the per
son who committed the deed. Further
than this no steps have been taken to
ferret out the criminal. But what is the
strangest part .of the story no one is sus
pected and there is not the slightest clew
left upon which to work up the case. It
is thought that the body was brought
from some distance and there secreted,
to ward off suspicion. But the whole
affair is enshrouded in mystery, which
we hope soon to iatliom. There are so
many conflicting reports afloat that it is
impossible to get at facts.
A Rtllgiims Revival.
Avery interesting meeting has been
in progress at the Methodist church in
Lexington the past few days, and much
interest is manifested. Several peni
tents have asked an interest in the pray
ers of the church.
A Hllinlerwi in .Tail.
The young negro woman who killed
her cliifii fin Mr. D. C. Barrow’s place,
arid buried the body in g cotton patch,
was last week arrested and lodged in
jail. There are now two women in jail,
both of whom will he tried at our next
Court for their lives.
lload Working.
The public highways in this county,
over which we traveled and were re
cently worked, had as well been let
alone. We never saw such miserable
botch work. The Road Commissioners
should also look into certain fences that
are set out into the road.
iH.'atli of Mrs. Mefarty.
This estimable lady, of Jefferson, Ga.,
mother of our esteemed friend, Dr. Hen
ry McCarty, oftlie Glade, breathed her
last one day last week. She was a no
ble Christian lady, and her bereaved
family have the sincere sympathy of our
entire people.
A I,rge Disililler,.
Messrs. Gilliam & Burchmore, two
exceedingly clever and reliable gentle
men of this county, are now finishing up
a large distillery near Maxey’s, which
they intend to run strictly in accordance
with the requirements of the law. They
will manufacture a superior brand of
corn whisky.
Finished at East.
Our new jail is now completed, but it
has not as yet been formally accepted by
the committee. It is a beautiful build
ing and we think a first-class job. Mr.
McGinty, the contractor, has done his
whole duty and we believe satisfied all.
A well should be dug forthwith, that
the force-pump may be used.
The Oconee Fair.
See advertisement in another column.
This fair has always been a grand suc
cess, but this year it will be unusually
attractive. Our people must attend en
masse and carry their best things to ex
hibit, too. It is almost as good .as a home
affair, so closely are the interests of
Oglethorpe and Oconee allied.
—
4'hainpion Farmers.
The following gentlemen, living in
the Glade district, are said to have the
finest crops of both corn and cotton in
the county: Dr. AV. 11. Jarrell, Wm. J.
Davenport, T. R. Tiller, Calvin Math
ews, Robert Huff and Frank Mathews.
We are told that the Glade settlement
was peculiarly blessed this year.
— •.
The Weaflier.
For the past week we have had truly
delightful weather, so far as our personal
comfort is concerned, but it was very
unfavorable for the cotton crop. The
nights were quite cool and fires necessa
ry in the morning. Toward tire middle
of the day it moderated, but Avas not hot
enough for the development of cotton.
At this season last year we had oppres
sively hot weather and cotton fields
were white. An early frost is feared.
Xo Here.
We read that movements by the blaclv
to leave Georgia next winter are being
organized throughout the State, but the
mania has not struck this county. The
negroes are perfectly satisfied and the
kindest feeling exists between the two
raees. We have not heard of the slight
est disturbance since the Crawford riot.
The darkeys are generally honestly dealt
by, and when they find a man in
clined to swindle them they don’t hesi
tate about leaving his employ.
Animal Clover.
It is now about time to sow this valu
able forage plant, and every farmer in
the county should have a patch. We
have about sixty bushels of seed now on
hand that we will sell in limited quanti
ties at the following prices: To subscri
bers to the Echo, SI.OO per bushel of ten
pounds; to non-subscribers, $1.25 per
bushel of eight pounds—the latter being
the accepted weight of seed per bushel.
The seed are in the rough, as they will
not do well when cleaned. Terms cash,
or will trade for wheat, corn or cotton
seed at the market price. You had bet
ter buy at once, :is tliey are going jfast.
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Among Hornet*.
Ricketty George, a deformed negro of
Lexington, attempted to capture a live
hornet's nest; the other day by stopping
up the hole with a piece of paper. In
his haste lie missed the door and gave the
nest a severe jar, which ’aroused the in
mates, and in less than no time George
was Covered with the fiery-tailed ill
sects. At the first pass he was knocked
flat, and was in a fairway of being stung
to death when some white men came to
his rescue and bore him off the field, the
worst used up nigger you ever saw. Since
his encounter George is considerably
“stuck up” and has the “swellhead"
badly.
Our Schools.
From throughout our county comes
the gladsome tidings that our schools
were never so well attended as now.
Parents are at last beginning to realize
the vital importance of educating their
offspring. It is a sad fact that until
of late the darkeys manifested more in
terest in the cause of education than
many whites. Now that the negro is a
free man it is more necessary than ever
that our children should be thoroughly
educated it we wish them to continue
rulers of our government. The' history
ot the world shows that enlightenment
always wins, and if the whites neglect
their mental improvement, and the
blacks embrace every opportunity, our
word for it—as preposterous as the idea
now appears—that m less than fifty years
they will control the helm of State. We
feel no fear, however, that our Anglo-
Saxon element will,by their negligence,
permit it to be done.
A Nw Firm.
Messrs. Willie Stewart and William
Gettheimer have formed a copartnership
and will continue business at the old
stand of the latter. This is a strong
team and one that is bound to control a
large trade. There is not a more thor
oughly reliable, upright merchant in
Georgia than Mr. G. He has the entire
continence of our people and is doing one
of the best and safest trades we know of
He is popular with all classes and noted
for his open-handed generosity. Our
people all know and admire Willie Stew
art. He was reared and married among
us. and is the quinteseense of all the
component parts that combine to form a
perfect gentleman. For several years
past he ftas been engaged in the eotton
busluess in Augusta, and returns a grad
uate. empowered to buy up at full price
all the cotton to be had. Our farmers
can now find a ready cash market for
the staple here in Lexington. This firm
is also receiving a beautiful line a fall
goods, suited to the wants of our people,
which they will sell at the low margins
heretofore charged by Mr. G. Knowing
these gentlemen as they do. our people
will heartily endorse our repetition that
this is a strong team, and one that is
bound to wta.
A TIGHT-ROPE PERFORMANCE.
A Murderer roSwingin Danielsville.
A Kotnantie Sior> of the Crime.
: On Friday* night of last week Jordan
Sheets, a negro, was found guilty of the
murder of Mr. John Ledbetter, in Mad
i-on county, and sentenced to he hanged ;
the crime Laving been committed on the
• 24th of February last.
From the evidence adduced at the tri
: ai the career of this negro after commit
ting the foul deed is clothed in a ro
mance that would be worth a considera
ble sum to a dime novel manufacturer.
It appears that Jordan Sheets, togeth
er with his brother Wylie, was under
, contract to Mr. Joe Williams for the
present year. On the night of the mur
der .Mr. Williams saw a strange wagon
drive up to liis tenant’s house, and, ac
companied by his son J. Y. Williams
and the deceased Ledbetter, who was
also living on his place, he went to the
cabin to inquire about the unusual oc
currence. Arriving there lie found Wy
lie standing without the door and asked
him to whom the vehicle belonged. The
reply was that it was a wagon from
Harmony Grove. It this Jordan step
ped out and remarked, “ Wylie, there is
no use of telling a d —d lie about it—that
is Mr. Tom Smith’s wagon and it is go
ing to move me and my things away
from here to-night.” Mr. Williams, who
was a very quiet old man, explained o
the negro th it there was no need of act
ing so hastily; that wait until morning,
when they would have a settlement, and
then if he saw fit to leave he was at lib
erty to do -o; that Jordan owed him
about 827, and some arrangements must
he made to settle that. Atfthis both ne
groes became very abusive and threat
ening, so much so that the younger Wil
liams and Ledbetter deemed it prudent
to return to the house and arm them
selves, as they knew the negroes had a
gun at hand. Upon their return they
found Jordan in a towering passion and
using most profane language toward Mr.
W. Ledbetter quietly remarked, “Jor
dan, don’t curse so!” when the fellow
seized a gun that was near at hand and
deliberately fired at that gentleman, the
load taking effect and causing death in
a short time. Both negroes then made
their escape, young Williams emptying
his revolver at th form of
Jordan without effect.
When the news of the dastardly mur
der was made known the whole settle
ment was aroused and pursuit began.
| Our readers will remember that this re
i suited in the killing of Wylie Sheetsjust!
| above Athens, while resisting the offi- j
j eers of the law, an account of which was
1 published in the Echo at the time, and
who was mistook for the murderer.
But the real criminal succeeded in ma
; king good his escape and worked liis
way to West Virginia, where he was
! safe from recognition. The old adage
that “murder will out,” however, was
1 never more clearly exemplified than in
the case of this man. Near where he |
j lived a most horrible outrage had been
! committed upon a respectable white girl
i by a black brute, and her description o f
the perpetrator exactly tallied with t’ne
appearance of Jordan Sheets. lie was
arrested by a band of Regulators who
prepared forthwith to swing him to a
j limb. In vain he swore anu protested
j his innocence. The fiat had gone forth:
jhe must die and that on the spot. The
fatal noose was tightened around his
neck and the creature was about to die
i for a crime of which lie was innocent,
j when lie motioned Lis executioners a
| desire to speak. Thinking he wished to
; confess, the silent petition was granted.
| He began again to protest his innocence.
| The crowd, disgusted with delay, began
’ to again tighter, the rope, when the ob
ject of their violence, after a fearful
j struggle with himself, exclaimed:
“ Gentlem en, 1 am innocent of the rape
j of that you ng lady, and God knows it;
but I did kill a white man named Led
better in Madison county, Georgia, and
if you will write there you will find out
all about it. Then if you find that 1
have lied you can hang or do what you
j want with me.”
At this unexpected disclosure a coun
cil was held, which culminated in the
negro being put in jail and a correspon
dence opened with the oftieers in Madi
son. They succeeded in finding out that
Jordan had told the truth; that he was
a murderer and was badly wanted by
the people of Madison county. Gov.
Colquitt made a requisition upon the
(lovernor of West Virginia, which was
honored, and several gentlemen from
Danielsville, under the leadership of
Col. George Johnson, deputised to es
cort the prisoner home. They experi
enced no difficulty in fulfilling their
mission, and on Tuesday evening of last
week arrived in Danielsville. The
murderer was at once put on. trial for
his life, able council appointed for his
defense, and aftqj- a fair and impartial
trial the jury returned a verdict of Mur
ker. At the time our informant left
the Judge had not passed sentence, so
we cannot say now on what day the ex
ecution will take place. • We do not sup
pose that any attempt will bo made to
stay or pervert the due process of the
law. It was a most brutal deed, and we
can clearly trace in the strange chain of
circumstances that lead to the negro’s
apprehension the guiding hand of the
Almighty.
We are told that there has not been a
hanging in Madison county since 1837.
The jail will be closely guarded, and no
opportunity given Sheets to again es
cape justice. In his statement before
the Court he said that he killed Ledbet
ter in self-defense.
PERSONAE MENTION.
—Col. Jim Hurt spent last Sunday in
Lexington. He is one of the cleverest
men in the county, and our boys always
bid him welcome; and by the way, a
certain young lady also.
—Will Latimer, the nicest young gen
tleman and best salesman in Georgia, is
clerking for Chamberlain, Boynton &
Cos., of Atlanta. Will is worth his weight
in gold-dust to them.
—Judge Tom Gibson, of the Augusta
E\ efiing News, is a graceful writer and
sports 200 pounds of cleverness to the
square inch.
—Augusta factors say young Royal
Stokely will make a first-class cotton
merchant. lie was born for the biz.
—We are sorry to learn that Dr. ,T. S.
Sims is quite feeble and not looking so
well as usual.
—Jim Berry, a popular young man
from the country, is clerking for Haire &
Latimer.
—Air. J. L. Jarrell is a “ solid” man —
financially, mentally and fleshically.
—The immortal Crit McMahan arri
ved in Crawford, last Saturday.
—Airs. Stewart and family have moved
from Augusta to Philadelphia.
—We regret to learn that Dr. Ben V.
Willingham is in feeble health.
—Air. AY. T. Doster speaks of moving
to Lexington next year.
—Airs. AV. A. Graham, of St. Louis, is
visiting her relatives here.
Air. Willie Dawson intends opening a
store at Sandy Cross.
—Air. AA'illie Stewart and lady will
reside in Lexington.
—Air. Arthur Haire is at home and we
are again happy.
—Frank Smitli is at Union Springs,
Alabama.
—Eider D. AY. Patman is gradually
improving.
—AA'illie Deadwyler carries the mail.
—Judge Platt is in Crawford.
PLANTATION MELODIES.
—Since our last report we have con
versed with many reliable farmers and
find them a unit in their reports of the
eotton crop. They say the outlook now
is indeed gloomy. Tile cool nights re
tarded tire growth of the young bolls
and the forward crop is very backward
in maturing. Besides, there is no mid
dle crop, and and it will require a very
late frost to save that on top. An old
farmer consoles us with the information
that it does not require near so long for
a bloom to mature in the fall as earlier
iu the season, as the stalk is grown
and all the properties go at once into
the fruit. There is logic in it. too. Of
Lite we have had some hot, sultry days,
and cotton is opening rapidly. There is
no scarcity of pickers. AYhere thin land
has been planted and no manure used,
eotton will scarcely pay for gathering,
while that in rich spots is good enough.
The crop on red land is also a failure.
—Corn is indeed sorry. You will find
larsje ears witli only a few scattering
grains. That on low-grounds, however,
s generally good, but of late years our
farmers have almost abandoned their
bottoms. The fodder crop is inferior
and wiil necessarily be short.
—Fall crops, such as peas, potatoes,
, turnips, etc., are as good as the ground
i can grow, Gggdens, where worked, are
also looking well.
THE PRECIOUS DUST.
Wfcat They ore Doiu in Bur Hold Bell. No
End to Machinery. A Railroad Surveyed.
I gentleman iust returned from the
i gold regions in this countv report great
preparations for work going on. The
i ground is covered with machinery, a
j lar F r, ‘ mree of men are at work putting it
up and erecting the necessary buildings,
> while a squad of miners are sinking a
shaft near at hand and getting out ore
to begin work on.
The point at which first dirt will he
broken is on Air. Kabe l’erteet’s land,
near where Mr. J. A. Booth lives. The
place selected for the mills is about 100
yards from the public road, near a small
branch, and at a point where Air. AVinn
had sunk an old shaft and discovered a
ricji vein of ore. It is three-fourths of a
mile from Buffalo creek, and we are told
thatri railroad running from the mill to
that water-course lias already been sur
veje<. and work thereon will commence
as soon as the mine has hern tested and
found to prove of value.
AA ith the latest improvements in mi
ning machinery, it requires but a small
suppiy of water to extract the gold from
the ore, and 90 per cent, of the precious
dust can Lc saved. Again, under the old
mode of work no ore that would yield
less than S3O per ton would pay; now it
can be taken from a mine and separated
at a ( oit of less than $2.50. It is esti
mated that there is now in si edit in our
gonl belt over 1,000,000 tons of ore that
will assay $25 per ton. If this he the
ease there. is a clear profit of $22,500,000
to the capitalists who see li\ to cast their
cosh on the Oglethorpe goal fields
AA e have not the slightest doubt hut
what a rich return awaits the plucky
capitalists who will seize the opportuni-
L now offered to' buy up these mines,
dhe gentlemen who first came forward
are experienced miners and have care
fully inspected the same. They were so
well pleased with what they saw that
they had no hesitancy in investing large
ly toward their development, and the
expensive, and heavy machinery now
being put in position and the other im
mense outlays they freely meet, show
their faith.
It will be some weeks before work will
begin. A ery few have any idea of the
machinery and labor necessary to put a
gold mine in operation. A tall stack
chimney is now being erected, the mam
moth engine put in position, the iron
pestles arranged and buildings going up
like magic. Neighboring saw-mills are
running all the time, every brick in a
radius of ten miles bought up and teams
find steady work in transporting the ma
chinery an J material.
For awhile hands were paid $1 per
day, but upon the company learning that
they were giving them double the usual
price they reduced them to 80 cents. A
strike was then made, but it was not
successful. The rebels were dismissed
ar,d plenty of new hands easily found.
Property in the mining belt is fast ad
vancing in price, but no new sales are
; effected, would-be purchasers awaiting
I to sec how the company now at work
| will succeed. AVe were told that the
Alagruder mine, in Columbia county,
was sold last week to some Philadelphia
capitalists for $13,000.
Large crowds daily visit the scene of
operations, and return astonished at the
amount of machinery they see.
A MELON-COLIC FESTIVAL.
, The Man with an Undiscovered Voiil, and liis
Unparalleled Feat in the Melon Arena.
j Last Sunday afternoon our friend Got
-1 lieimer gave a watermelon festival.
I There was one watermelon and twenty
| three invited guests. lie weighed his
j melon and allowed fourteen and a half
i ounces to each provision box. The hour
for the feast was fixed at 5 o’clock sharp.
| About 2wc went up into Gott’s roost
and found on hand the following Vigi
| lant Committee: T. D. Gilliam, Hamp.
| McWhorter and Jim Hurt. Tliey are
all old watermelon veterans, and were
| determined to be in at the cut. The
j Judge had taken the census of the doom
ed melon the day before, and clearly
j saw that the owner had given too big a
] shake for the persimmon ; that its limit
ed territory would not allow an increas
ed representation over the party present,
and was determined to stop further im
[ migration, even were it necessary to
| quarantine the roost and declare Gott an
I epidemic. He stated the situation to
our host, and explained that in taking
the diagnosis of that melon no allow
ance was made for the rind. Besides
his large and varied experience with late
i melons went to show that in the center
| each was a vacuum,which it was impos
i sible to eat. Alaking due allowance for
these two accepted defects lie had care
; fully compiled a column of statistics,
which went to show that instead of 14
ozs. of meat each of the 23 guests would
have to content himself with a fraction
over 5 ounces, allowing none for Mr. G.
It had ever been the maxim of his life
(except with regard to matrimony,) to
take time by the forelook. He was in
favor of dissecting the melon at once;
that what was left over could be put
aside for the other guests. So far as he
was individually concerned it mattered
but little. He did not wish any himself
but would watch the boys enjoy it.
Gott remarked that lie “taught dere
would be a blenty for all, but if the
growd wanted to eat it now he didn’t
care. MeAValter said it was big enough
for the down.’’
This was enough said. The Judge led
the willing crowd to the store below,
and in less time than it takes to tell it
the fruit lay open on a box, about nine
tenth of the heart clinging to one side.
The Judge .said it looked so nice that he
would taste a bit, although he knew that
he would suffer for it that night; where
upon he yanked out the core, leaving ail
inch of meat around the rind. Jim
Hurt instantly appropriated half of what
was that innate modesty char
acteristic of lawyers and editors. Col. Alc-
AVhorter and ourself took a very small
slice of the remainder; and as we turn
ed around to to begin our meal we saw
the Judge gulp down a piece of heart as
.large as Cliedel’s foot, take in the
remains of the feast from beneath the
outstretched hand of Gottheimer and
put it away with a confiding innocence
that was truly touching.
For more than a minute did we gaze
in wonder upon that man with the capa
cious maw and ponder over the problem
of where he found to put so much melon.
There he stood, looking as much like a
a dyspeptic pea-stick as ever. No pro
turbance about liis body went to show
that any particular section was benefit
ed. He wore the lean, lank, cadaver
ous, hungry look of yore. AVe verily
believe the man could have eaten an el
epant and never showed it. lie is agen
uine five-story elevator when it
comes to eating watermelon. And then it
must be borne in mind that our friend
was sick on that day, too. Let him put
on a full head of steam and we’ll bet he
can put away a melon as big as Stone
Alountain—that is, if you give him time
enough. There is vacuum about his Ho n
or somewhere, but we can’t find a place
for its location. As to our friend lliuit.
we can readily see that the melon eaten
by him went to augment his brain.
_ Improvements.
There never was such a demand in
our county for lumber and all manner of
building material as now. Our saw
mills find all that they can do and near
ly every train brings a load of lumber
from other points. Our farmers are ei
ther building new or adding to their okl
houses, or improving their outbuildings;.
Even neat framed negro houses are fast
superseding those unsightly log huts.
There is a great demand in Lexington
for more dwellings, and we think if two
or more stores were built here tenants
would readily be found. The outlook is
indeed cheering, and we think the dawn
of anew prosperity is about to break up
on our county. People are gradually
working from under that load of debt
which has been crushing them since the
war. Even with the short crop we feel
that all will yet be well.
Host Clover Defined.
Some time since we sent Dr. J. 11. Al
exander, of Augusta, a sample of the
Ilog Clover, so popular in our county,
the origin of which is a mystery, and re
quested that he have it classified. The
Doctor forwarded the plant to Buist, the
famous Philadelphia seedsman, and in
reply received the following postal:
Philadelphia, June 10, 1879.
The plant you send is not a clover, but Medi
care Knpulina. It is an English plant, but grows
in many places through this country- It is some
times called Wolf Clover, because leaf looks like
clover. K. Blist.
“ A Wig Fall.”
One night some time back two dogs
got to fighting in Woodstock, and had
the misfortune to fall into an open well.
Upon being discovered the next morn
ing the owner of one of the canines low
ered a bucket, into which the most in
telligent animal climbed and was safely
drawn to the top. The other remained
i in the water for several days, when he
was extricated by means of a rope.
OUR CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT.
CRAWFORD.
HANS.
Cool nights.
Cotton coming in slowly.
Jacob Flatau sports anew pair boots.
Tom Martin is anxious to get np a ’pos
sum hunt.
Miss Susie Platt is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hall.
Several of our young people atttend the
meeting at the Corner.
Mr. Ed. Dorsey is in our town, in the
interest of Messrs. M. G. <fc J. Cohen, of
Athens. '
John Culbreth leaves this week for
Athens, where he wiil work with Mr. Hurly.
John is the boss hofse-shoer.
The steam gin starts to-day. We hear
that our friend, Ford Mcßee, will pull the
bell line. May he have success!
The boys here speak of organizing a
Gvammer class during the winter nights. I
believe their rule is to electa t acher every
night, which will give t lem a better oppor
tunity of learning.
The latest acquisition to our town is
“the Can’t-be-beat” Debating Club. They
have some very able men, and handle their
subjects with credit. They are very anxious
to get hold of this railroad bill. Will some
of our neighboring correspondents frame it for
them? Ail subjects of debate must be sent
to U. M. I. TANARUS., John G. Ilartsfield. Cor. Sec.
Crawford was all excitement, last week,
by tiie arrival of the new portable steam en
gine, christened “ Bed Martin.” I know von
would have fattened laughing at Red if you
could have seen his manceuvers when the
train arrived. He saw the engine on the car,
anti Tom could hardly hold him. He was
nearly dead to go to the Depot, but he knew
tiie hoys would “Green” him. He would
start, but his courage would fail him ; but at
last tiie excitement was too great, lie could
not stand it, when, lie peeped out from under
his awning and saw thecrowd gathered around
the engine he struck ajfox-trot for tiie De
pot, climbed upon the platform, crawled
around to where tiie engine was, drew several
long breaths an 1 commenced; “Is this it,
boys? Do you think it will gin? AVhat are
those two wheels on top for? Do you reckon
it will burst? Is this door the place where
you put the cotton in ?”. I have no idea how
long he would have remained asking these
questions, but the boys all talked themselves
hoarse and gave it wp in disgust. Red is a
better musician than he is a machinist. He
is ignorant as to the running of machinery,
but you strike him about an old pair of bones,
tamborine, or an old worn-out violin, and
he can satisfy the most inquiring mind.
WOLFSKIN.
JEEMS.
A good deal of building going on.
A fine crop of fodder lias been saved.
Cotton picking is being pushed forward.
Cane mills next on docket. The sor
ghum crop is very good.
With a moderately late fall, a good
crop of peas will be made.
Rev. M. W. Edwards preached at Union
Grove on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last.
Mr. James E. Freeman is with Col.
Joq McAVhorter, at Antioch, andpas a conse
quence, the young iadies go there to trade.
Mrs. D. B. Fitzgerald left for Stewart
county on Thursday of last week. She was
accompanied by hersister, Miss Maggie Crow
ley. The latter will stay until next summer.
Two of our neighbors swapped horses
last week. One party gave the other a yoke
of oxen, twenty bushel of wheat ami ten of
corn to boot, and both the horses would not
bring forty dollars.
We were sorry to hear of “Harry’s”
accident, last week. Hope he is all right by
this time. He and tiie President of tiie L. C.
should be careful how they rest their cba'rs
against the piazz-.-.-ailing, unless it is more
secure.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crowley had a family
reunion, on Tuesday of last week. About
sixty persons present. Thirty-one children
and grand-children were on hand. A splen
did barbecue was prepared by Mr. J. R. Eid
son, who is acknowled to be the best cook in
the county, and the occasion one that will not
be forgotten soon.
. The sick list, has been large for some
time. J. T. Campbell is slowly recovering
from a severe attack of fever. ’ Airs J. M.
Griffith is still very sick. She has been very
low for five or six weeks. Little Arthur
Smith, aged five years, died of diptheria on
Thursday of last week. Air, J. D. Eider has
a very sick child. It is doubtful if it will get
well.
ROCK-FENCE.
RED BIRD.
Chill time again.
’Tatars and ’possum.
The Seedticks have challenged the
AVoodstock bloods for a match game of base
ball. , ,
peration and our loafers can get plenty of
work to do.
The steam gins at Antioch gin for the
twentieth and furnishes bagging and ties at
Athens prices.
Air. Booker Adkins delivered the first
bale of new cotton at Antioch, on last Mon
day, the Bth inst.; weight, 669 pounds ; sold
to Joseph AicWhorter at 12jc.—583,621.
Airs. Susie Howard, of Augusta, was
on a visit to Air. and Mrs. Thos. B. Wynne, of
this community, last week.
Air. G. W. Burton is the happy father
of two fine baby girls. This is the fourth pair
of twins for Woodstock district.
Mr. AV. R. Perteet’s saw-mill is in op
peration now. The gold folks want all the
lumber he can saw for some time.
Your correspondent accepted an invita
tion of that clever and agreeable gentleman,
Air. J. L. Arnold, to make a visit to Athens.
We left our neighborhood on Thursday morn
ing of last week, destined for the former place.
AVe stopped at Mr. AI. H. Arnold’s for dinner
and spent several pleasant hours. After the
cool of the evening we started to finish our
journey. AVe reached Athens about sunset
and stopped witli that clever gentleman, Air.
H. C. Davis, and were well cared for by him
(luring our entire stay in the city. AVhile in
Athens our attention was arrested by the sol
emn tolling^)!'the bell at the Presbyterian
church. We left the business portion of the
city to attend the servive at the church. AVe
learned on arriving there, that it was the fun
eral services of Air. J. A. Crawford. The ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Dr. Lane, in the
following manner: Readingfrom tiie 14 chap,
of John, 39th and D9t.li Psalms, and the sing
ing of that beautiful hymn, “ Nearer, Aly God,
to Thee, Nearer to Theeafter the singing a
very touching prayer was offered in behalf of
the'heart-stricken widow and fatherless child
ren. AVe met several of our old friends from
Oglethorpe. Air. John Combs and Willie Ad
kins were looking pleasant as ever. Crops
along the road only ordinary—no better than
those in our community.
WiNTERVILLE.
REFORM.
Cotton 11c. in Athens.
Caj t. Henry Ileusse smiled upon us last
Sunday.
.The last of the fodder is being gathered.
Short crop.
The July crop of cotton will soon be J
T)]en and out.
Petty thieves are getting numerous
around AViuterville.
Quantities of seed cotton are sold here
daily—in small lots.
Three saw mills are making full time :
in this neighborhood.
Our farmers now hold protracted meet- \
ings in the cotton patch.
Migratory birds are moving South. An- ,
other sign of an early frost.
The Sarepta Association will convene
at Harmony Grove on the 26th inst.
The colored people will have baptism
by immersion at I. M. Pittard’s pond, next
Sunday.
Your Wintervilie correspondents were
highly favored last Saturday by several of the
“ fair sex.”
For the first time in our life we have
heard Southern people sigh for hot weather in
the summer.
Mrs. Sarah Greer (mother of Airs. D. H. !
Winter, Wintervilie,; died in Greene county, I
last Saturday— aged 72.
The song of the last katydid faintly
mingles with the farewell notes of the South
ern-bound woodpecker.
Air. D. H. AVinter made a trip last
week to the northern part of South Carolina.
He reports hard times in the Palmetto State. :
Another large crowd at Aloore’s Grove
church last Sunday. The meeting was pro- ,
t-acted and closed Tuesday night; one bap
ilsia.
Jordan Sheets, colored, the murderer if
Ledbetter, will be hanged at Danielsville Oe- i
tober 24th. Of course a large crowd will be j
present, as ’twill be public.
AVe don’t agree with your Flat-AVoods
correspondent as regards turning under green
crops —unless something is planted at the
time; say oats, rye or barley.
Mr. John R. Tack brought in, from the
pauper farm, tiie first bale of new cotton gin
ed by AV. J. Tuck. Mr. John AVinter was a
few minutes afterwards at Pittard <k Huche
son’s with the secoud.
i Attention, scientists! There are two
: acres of oats near Wintervilie, that came up
: by being turned under in Jnlv, that has the
rust worse, perhaps, than any ever seen in
this country in the spring. The oats are three
I or four inches high.
......Old father Elijah Williams, whose ill
ness we ment'oned last week, died at his home
2d inst.—aged 92 rears and 7 months. He
had lived at the place he died 72 years, and
had for many lone years been a consistent
; member of the Baptist church. Truly, an old
landmark and father in Israel has gone home.
SIMSTON.
BLUE JAY.
■ “ Nat” time.
The pea crop will be fine.
Picking cotton in a hurry.
A good meeting going on at Millstone.
Turnip patches look fine; onions also.
Robert Tiller was at church last Sab
bath.
Mr. E. P. Burt is suffering verv much
with gravel.
Mrs. .T. C. Tiller and the widow Jane
Tiller are quite sick.
Mr. Willie Murray is quite sick at the
Glade with typhoid fever.
Goose-Pond i- having a great deal of
trouble with'chills and fever.
1 1. M illio J. laver port has scored his
second round—a line boy this time.
M < learn that Mr. T. R. Watkins will
soon have two Hides ready lor market.
• Pleas Harper, one of our best colored
ctizens, has a magnificent cotton crop.
Messrs. Rains it Bush are readv for the
cotton. Pass it tight along and be happy.
School broke last Monday at Burt
Academy. ;Siekne>s and cotton the cause.
Cotton picks very mean. It seems
to be glued in the hull. The lint is very in
ferior.
Mr. W. S. Bush had a congestive chill,
on Tuesday of last week, that lasted sixteen
hours.
Mr. Rob’t Harris has some very flue
yams. They will measure sixteen inches in
circumference.
Simston is having more than her share
of chills and typhoid fever now. Every fam
ily lias more or less.
I know a young lady who sings, “I
want but Little here below,” etc. [She evi
dently dodn’t.mean Pony.]
—
BOWLINC-CREEN.
lIAURY.
Needing rain.
Cold enough for frost.
Sowing oats in abundance.
Cotton picking going on rapidly.
Watermelons by the 1,000, but not good.
Fleas and flies again very troublesome.
The Sunday-school at Liberty Academy
is again uuder headway.
The turnipcrop is all that cau be asked.
Mr. W. L. Johnson lias the finest.
The President and one of- the Vice-
Presidents of the B. G. L. C., after drinking
their fill of hard cider, one day last week, set
down quietly in the front porch to discuss the
subject of flowers. Always seeking the easi
est condition, both of said gentlemen leaned
back against the railing, which soon gave
way to so much laziness, and instantly precip
itated this great quantity of laziness down
ward for a distance of six feet. The Vice
came in contact with his mother earth rather
on the ram style, badly hurt in the head,
neck and shoulders. The President went over
with a bn adside, and in the act of recovering
he was struck on the forehead by. jUfid railing
and insensibly settled for a few moments on a
dead level. Mrs. S. came to the rescue with
vessels of water, the camphor, the lauuanum
and the paregoricks, akd soon had the parties
comfortably situated on the parlor floor. The
wounded are now convalescent.
MAXEY’S.
SEPTEMBER.
......Our farmers are generally picking cot
ton.
Hawkins says his neighbors are build
ing stock-proof fences with bones.
The meeting closed at Atkinson’s church
last Friday. Several joined. The meeting
also closed Tuesday at Macedonia.
Janies I). Burges has four acres in cot
ton that good judges say will make seven
bales, and a field of corn that will average 25
bushels to the acre. Jim is a good farmer—l
giunie, he is.
B. F. Ray says he sees a good many
people hunting work and that they claim to
be anxious to get it, when he well knows they
are praying not to find work; that laziness
holds high carnival in this county now.
A. T. Brightwell has an abundance of
watermelons and some of them are very fine,
lie is supplying the neighborhood promiscu
ously. A gentleman said that he saw in one
heap this morning four wagon-loads—ulmost
a mess for Judge Gilham.
MOUNT ZION ACADEMY.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
The annual examination and exhibition of
this Academy came off on Friday, the othinst.
The occasion was well attended by whites and
blacks. The forenoon was occupied in the
examination of classes, which was a very
creditable one to both teachers and pupils.
The dinner was a grand one, indeed, for the
colored people. Mrs. Jane McWhorter had a
splendid dinner set for the visiting whites, all
of whom ate most heartily. The blacks also
seemed to enjoy this part of the programme
better than the musical or the literary.
In the afternoon the exercises were resum
ed with prayer by tire llcv. Richard omith,
followed by an address from the Rev. Jesse
Callaway, of Penfield. The speaker referred
to the present condition of the country and
seemed to understand the true relation between
the white man and his own race. He gave
the latter some good and wholesome advice,
sueh as living honest, “ working from sun to
sun,” saving their money, resisting tempta
tion, and quit their “ old way” of doing—lev
ying on the white man in the dark. It was
surprising to hear such a speech, in which the
white man was told of his faults as well as the
black. Each race was requested to give up
rascality, live justly with one another, and
Middle Georgia would soon become the best,
t!ie happiest and most prosperous country in
tie world.
After this address the school spoke and
read compositions—every scholar performing
his or her part well, reflecting much credit
upon themselves and great credit upon their
teacher, Miss Mary Eddie Craddock, who has
been in charge of said Academy for the last
two years.
The concluding exercises of the day was the
address from Prof. Smith, of Penfield, and the
delivery of prizes. The Professor was exceed
ingly more literary than the Reverend Jesse,
but the latter was indeed more practical.
The champion brass band from Union Point
furnished the occasion with plenty of “ broken
bar” music. . Vidi.
SINEWS FOR THE SOIL.
Importance anil Production of the Georgia
Chemical Works.
Augusta Chronicle A Constitutionalist.
The causes which led to an extensive use of
fertilizers throughout the South, after the war,
were simple, and the progress of this valu
able commodity in trade has been natural.
The crippled resourses of the farmer; the diffi
culty of securing free labor; the high price
and uncertainty of help ; the worn condition
of his lands, forced him into the cultivation
of reduced areas, and the more careful and
complete tillage of the ground. The task of
stimulating the soil to additional productive
ness, speedily became a practical science, and
the manufacture, importation and sale of
commercial fertilizers and guanogrew into
an important branch of industry, and became
a prominent factor in business. Hundreds of
thousands of tons of fertilizers were shipped
t> Southern agencies, and scattered over
Southern fields, some more or less valuable,
and all more or less expensive. Obviously
then, a home-made article, adapted especially
for home soil, manufactured by a home com
pany, compounded, sacked and shipped for
domestic use, by experienced hands, and from
fair, undoubted formulae, were the needs of
the hour. Accordingly in 1876, a Georgia
company was formed, with a paid up capital
of $200,000. Hon. Benj. €. Yancey, a well
known planter and statesman of Georgia and
Alabama, was elected President, and Gen.
M. A. Stovall, who, for a number of years had
been prominently connected with the cotton
and fertilizer business of Augusta, chosen
Secretary and Treasurer.
Intimately associated, too, in the formation
of the enterprise, was Geo. M;. Grafflin, of
Baltimore, well known as a large stock-holder
of the celebrated I’atapsco Guano Works, and
who has proved to be one of the most thor
oughly energetic, competent and succesful
manufacturers of commercial fertilizers in the
c mntry. The works of the Georgia Chemical
1 ompauv, located about the edge of the city
on South Boundary street, are among the most
extensive and eompletein the South, employ
ing thenewest methods of compounding, using
the best and purest ingredients, manipulated
by the finest of machinery and most unerring
skill—and above all, the guanos are manufac
tured at a cost reasonable anil sold upon terms
easy and accommodat nr. The works, em
ploying fifty hands, are in charge of Mr. C.
I). F. Lowe, a reliable, experienced and pro
gressive chemical superintendent, and the
flattering analyses made by State officials fully
verify the processes of manufacture, and read
ily account for the fine practical tests in the
field.
There are several grades of these fertilizer, '
which are readily sought for through exten
sive agencies in Georgia, South Carolina and
Alabama. Each season the demand is excel
lent, and tl e company have each year since
formation found their busineess increasing.
This enlarged and enlarging draught upon
their factories, however, has not tended in the
least to make them increase their rates or
lower the standard of their brands, and or
ders conti nnally go out to different foreign
p >rts of the world for materials and ingredi
ents for manufacturing. The factory turns
out about 10,000 tons of fertilizers per annum,
and during the busy season sends ont 150 tons
a day to customers. The sole idea of the for
mation of the company was to make an artiale
for domestic use, adapted to home soil*. For
this object the company continually labors,
and guano, genuine and suitable, has been the
result. They regulate their supply solely by
lieme consumption, and therefore, keep no
old stock on hand.
Under the management of Gen. M. A. Sto-
Tail, the company’s affairs have been ably and
liberally conducted, and the Georgia Chemical
Mr orks are recognized as an important element
in Augnsta'i manufacturing interest*, just as
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT f
M. G. 8t J. COHEN.
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OF GOODS EVER KNOWN UPON TEE MRKET AT i
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OF ALL KIDDS MUST BE SOLD IN THE NEXT 30 OATS!
Our object in Closing our present stock is lq make room
for an Immense Fall and Winter Stock for the
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AVe mean just what we say. Call and we will convince you.
3VE. C 3-„ &> vT_ COHE2ST.
their production is accepted by our agricul
turists, as a valuable agent in planting. The
company is composed of Hon. B. C. \ancey,
President, with ex-Governor Arnold, of Rhode
Island ; Mr. J. I. Middleton, Mr. G. W. Graf
flin, of Baltimore; and Gen. M. A.Stovall, Mr.
Alfred Baker and Jno. S. Davidson, Esq., of
Augusta, Directors.
The guanos made by the Georgia Chemical
Works can be procured from the following
agents in this section:
HALL & LITTLE, Crawford.
A. S. DORSEY, Athens.
' J. 11. & T. A. JONES, Elberton.
JOHN WINTER, Wintervilie.
F. L. M U'DORTER, Antioch.
T. FLEMING A €<)., Maxeys.
W. T. .McWHORTER, Woodville. ,
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL SECTIONS
The I.nml of the Free.
—The population of Texas is now es
timated at 1,926,496. •
—The cotton crop of Arkansas was
never more promising.
—Snakes sleep with the children at
Primm’s Springs, Tenn.
The Postal Guide shows that there
are4l,ooo post offices in the United States.
—The largest watermelon ‘grown in
Florida this season weighed 105 pounds.
—The cotton crop in North Texas was
never known to be better than it is this
year.
—The distance from Atlanta to New
York by the Air Line railroad is 893
miles.
—Missisippi produced last year 22,-
500,000 bushels of corn and 484,000 bales
of cotton. .
—A family in Cleveland, N. C., is
cheered by the presence of twenty-seven
daughters.
—A woman is on trial in Videlia, La.,
for murdering a child by pouring scalding
water down her throat.
—The gross earnings of railroads in
the United States during the past year
amounted to $490,000,000.
—Yellow fever continues to spread in
the infected districts and the death rate
is fearful. The sick are begging for aid.
—Two hundred gallons of wine were
made from one grape vine last year on
Mr. Rutland’s place on the Wittelacoo
chee river, Fla.
—At the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, Sunday, there were 1,300 people
seated at dinner at one time, and there
were a hundred or so outside.
—The New York Republicans who
are in Washington, says a dispatch from
that city, regard the outlook in their
State as very gloomy for the party.
—Edison is said to receive a royalty
of one dollar and ten cents per month on
each telephone in use. In the city of
Chicago alone there are 1,500 instruments
in operation.
—Castle Thunder, the famous old pris
on in which both Yankees and Confeder
ates were confined during the war, in
Richmond, Va., was destroyed by fire on
the 26th ult.
—lt is now conceded that the Repub
licans have carried Maine as well as
California. The Democratic majority in
the next House has been reduced to a
very small figure.
—Large sums of money are being rais
ed throughout the country for the relief
of Gen. Hood’s orphaned children. He
leaves ten under 9 years of age. Both
their father and mother kave died of the
yellow fever, and they are destitute.
—Three hundred barrels ofillicit whis
ky were emptied into a creek by a reven- 1
ue collector, at Waco, Texas. A crowd
of men plunged into the stream and
drank all of the liquor possible before it
flowed away. They got enough of it to
make them all very drunk.
—Gen. Hood left absolutely nothing.
The benevolent association, the army of j
Northern Virginia, and other parties in I
New Orleans are preparing to raise a
fund for the support of the childern. I
With his dying breath he bequeathed his
childern to the soldiers of the South.
—The yellow fever has appeared at
Grenada, Miss., the town that was almost
depopulated by it last year, and the peo
ple of that vicinity are fleeing for safety.
All the towns throughout the State have
established rigid shot-gun quarantines,
and travel and trade are at a stand-still.
—Fear of the epidemic is interfering
with the picking of cotton in some local
ities, and in this way it may produce
serious loss to Northern as well as South
ern persons. The cotton crop this year is
the best raised since the war, and very
many of the planters have sold in
advance, principally to New York buy
ers, the cotton to be delivered in Novem
ber and December.
Georgia Echoes.
—A dozen people have died of dipthe
ria in Madison.
—The High Court of impeachment is
progressing slowly.
—lron for the Hartwell Railroad is
going down the Elberton Air Line.
—J. H. Lewis, editor of the Greenes
boro Herald, died of consumption on the
28th ult.
—The Atlantic and Gulf railroad will
bs sold on November 4th, by order of the
U. S. Circuit Court.
—Six railroads tap the Air-Line be
tween Charlotte and Atlanta, and anoth
er is about to be built.
—There is not a man in Georgia worth
a million dollars, not even Joe Brown.
Toombs is worth $350,000.
—A respectable colored man, living
four miles wist of Hamilton, killed eigh
teen rattlesnakes last Thursday.
—The Kendall gold mine, in Wilkes
county, is paying from thirty to sixty
dollars per day, with little expense,
—On Friday,near Ballard’s Station, on
the Macon and Brunswick road, three
bears were killed and a fourth captured
by a party of hunters.
—The Georgia papers speak of meet
ings being held among the colored peo
ple of the State looking to the organiza
tion of a general exodus.
—The Quitman Reporter says there
is in Brooks county a man who, whenev
er he laughs, is answered by a bray from
a mule, if one of the long-eared animals
is in hearing.
—A four year old boy of Mr3. J. W.
McKellar, near “Dawson, was drowned
by falling into a well. He died crying
“ Mamma, please help me out.”
—There is a movement to obtain par
don for Kate Southern. It is said that
she is the only white woman now confin
ed in the State’s service, her sister hav
ing served out her term and returned
home.
—The Tax Receiver of Wilkes county
informs the Washington Gazette that the
taxes for the ensuing year will not prob
ably exceed one-half of one per cent.,
State and county.
—The General Assembly has appoint
ed a committee to investigate General
Toombs’ fees in the State cases. The old
soldier is furious. He curses the whole
body for thieves and scoundrels.
—Gov. Colquitt has signed the Macon
& Brunswick railroad bill, and it is now
a law. He will give notice to bidders
at an early day, and if none of the bids
are accepted, five commissioners will be
appointed to manage and operate the
road for the State.
—The cotton manufactories
in and around Augusta use $1,500,000
worth of raw cotton per annum. The
annual sales from their product amount
to about $2,000,000. The product of the
Augusta flour and grist mills yields
$1,500,000, per annum.
—A negro boy lay on his back asleep
at Salem, Ga., with his bare foot uplifted
on a log. A hunter made a wager with
his companion that he could, at twenty
paces, put a bullet through one of the
sleeper’s big toes. He shot and won; but
the negro has sued for damages.
—Julia Johnson, the negro who was
accused of the murder of old Mrs. Farm
er and her|two daughters in September,
1878, and who was acquitted because the
principal witness, Miss Bettie Farmer,
failed to recognize her, is now on trial at
Jonesboro for assault with intent, to kill
Miss Bettie Farmer at the same time.
—Col. John Maund tells the biggest
snake story of the season. He says that
on Mayor Hufl’s place, near Macon, the
negroes in one day wore out six weeding
hoes chopping off the heads of snakes
crossing from one pond to another. It
was estimated that fifteen thousand
snakes were killed. Col. Maund proved
his statement by Mayor Huff.
—Times and Planter: Bishop Pierce
left for the West last Monday, to begin
his round of Conference work for the
year. He is still quite feeble, and his
friends fear that he will not be able to
perform his work. But he is improving
physically, and it is to be hoped that the
changing scenes and travel will increase
his strength.
—Some time since we heard it said that
cotton blooms rained on while open
would not produce a boll, but would fall
off. We then requested our farmers to
test the matter and let us have the result;
and now comes two of our enterprising
planters, who inform us that they have
proved the matter, and that it is a mis
take. One of our informants marked ten
blooms, and six of the ten baveproduced
healthy, strong bolls. This puts a quietus
upon this old woman’s yarn. — Crav:-
fordville Democrat.
—The Washington Gazette tells of a
patriarch who recently died in that coun
ty,eighty-eight years of age. He was X.
G. Rice, the father of fifteen children and
dozens of grand-children. He leaves
a widow ninetN’-two years old. The Ga
zette says “ fifty-two years ago Mr. Rice ;
got out some nice walnut timber from
the woods and had it sawed up into
plank, and said he wanted hiscoffiu made
of that when he died. Coffin-makers
were born, served their day and genera
tion, and died, still the coffin remained
unmade. But on last Saturday, after
fifty-two years, the old walnut wood was
taken from its long resting place and
made into a coffin.
Forign News.
—lt is thought that Europe will re-1
quire more than 300,000,000 bushels of !
American grain for the coming year.
—Wm. R. Barker, the champion check
er player of New England, has been
made insane by close study of the game,
and is in an asylum.
—Parnell, the Home Rule agitator in
Ireland, is accused of advising tenants to
combine and pay no rents UDtil landlords
consent to a reduction.
—The latest advices from Japan go to
show that the Asiatic cholera prevails
to a frightful extent. Forty thousand
cases are reported and twenty-five thous
and deaths.
—At Nagasaki, Japan, the merchants
entertained Gen. Grant in an ancient
temple. The dinner took in over fifty
courses, and the guests were at table six
or seven hours. The feature of the last
course was a dish of fish, to be sliced
while alive and served. The General
had not the courage to tackle this.
—Advices from Smila say that several
native Afghans, who have remained
faithful to the cause of the Ameer and
his treaty with Major Gavagnari, have
arrived at Alikebl from Cabul. They
stated that seven bodies of British offi
cers slaughtered during the mutiny, have
been exposed upon the walls of the city.
It is reported that only nine of Sowar’s
native Indian troopers have escaped the
at the .Embassy.
A CARD.
Patrons, remember that, very early this
year, I notified you, through these coiuinus,
that I would ride for half-price mileage, with
the distinct understanding that I l>e paid
promptly by November Ist, at which time
my professional year closes. I expect ’’d
require that you pay me promptly by i be
fore that day, and if you foil to do so yi-rt *e J
not call on me after that duo, but call
my attorney into whose hands I expect V
place, for collection, every note and account
not settled by that time. If you wish tosettle
your hills you must call at my office, tor I can
not afford to ride ten times as math to collect
as I do to make the money. No Urdu dons
allowed on hills.
Very truly, W. H. Jakreil.
September Ist, 1879.
—
—An immense small grain crop will
be planted. Many farmers have ev n
now oats up. We have heard of some
who plowed them in among cotton with
a sweep. We have seen that plan fail
several times. There is also a mania
this year for grazing patches.
Don’t Blow any More,
liut go to I)r. J. W. Gurley anl get eureil
of that Nasal Catarrh. Most cases curei in
two to six weeks. Treatment painless.
67 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Gn.
Dress Goods,
Worsted Cotton,
Poplin Lusters,
Strii*‘d Percalines,
Blue and Polka Dot Percalines,
Finest French Prints,
And many other articles to arrive at
WITCHER & JARRELL’S.
—A man with a S6OO diamond on his
shirt bosom leaned over a hen coop in i
Cincinnati market and a hungry hen
pecked off the jewel and swallowed it.
The thief was soon lost among the hun
dreds, and there was no way of identify
ing her. So the man bargained to have
them killed, one after another, until the
right crop was found. To recover the
diamond cost him $23.
THE FREBHE NT 1.04 AI. SEWS.
Base Balls and Bats at the lowest prices—the
best Ball made only tl, at Burke’s Book store,
Athens, Ga.
The best Cigars are for sale by
Haire A Latimer.
Ilaire A Latimer wiU receive fresh goods next
week.
Fine Chewing Tobacco at
Haire A Latimer's.
Dry Goods, Groceries and every thing that i°
usually kept in a general store for sale cheap at
Haire A Latimer’s.
Buy your Drugs, Oil, etc., at
Haire A Latimer’-.
Yon can buy Books and Stationery cheaper at
Burke’s than any where else in Athens. Be
member that he is not now at the corner, hut
two doors below, at Stern’s old stand.
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE
rpHE undersigned have this day formed a co-
JL partnership, for the purjiose of conducting a
general mercantile business in the town of Lex
ington, Ga. By honest dealing, lirst-class goods
and prices in conformity with the times we hope
to merit a uart of the patronage of our friends
and the public at large Respectfully,
Sept 8,187 U G< >TTII KIMER A STEWART
GINNING Le TWENTIETH!
'TMIL Lexington Steam Gin is now under full
I headway, and this season 1 will gin for the
twentieth. J guarantee clean seed and a lirs-t
--class staple. I have also in operation my GRIST
and SAW MILL, and am prepared to saw all the
stock ami grind all the corn niv customer.-, inuy
bring. fsepi-2-tf] BRANTI/KV JOHNSON.
FAIR, fair FAIR
THE SECOND ANNUAL FAIR OF THE
wraravFiiß Minin
Opens to the public at Wittkiiisville, Ga., o’
3lonriay, Oct. lUtli,
continuing FIVE DAYS, which is two day* after
the close of the North-Easi Georgia Fair at Ath
ens, which commences October 7th. Thus par
ties can enter at both and coin]>ete for
DOUBLE PREMIUMS!
and the combined Purses offered by the two As
sociations for SPEED are unusual and should at
tract many good Morse*.
For all information, Premium List, etc, addre- *
JOHN IV. JOHN-ON,
*cpl2-lm . Secretary, etc, tVATKtxsviu.E, G.v.
BAM’L A NELSON | LEWIS A NELSON
BOOTS, SHBES&TBDRSS
rpHE subscribers inform their cr.-iomer- ;
1 friends that they are now receiving their
FALL STOCK of
Boots, Shoes and Trunks
We invite special attention to our STANDARD
SCREW NAIL good*, and to those style - having *
Our ttramt* made expressly for the Fall and
Winter trade. Also, to onrGentlemen’s, Judies*,
Missels’ and Children'* flue Sr*rd Dom
Pedros, Alexis and West Point TANARUS/r 9 Congress
Gaiters, Hutton Balmorals, Polkas Plough >hoe~,
Standard Screw Nail Wax Brogans, Boots, etc.
Also, our Saratoga and Monitor and Packing
Trunk-, Valises and Traveling I*ags.
These goods have been selected with much care
and at very low tignres, and will be furnished at
correspondingly low rates. Thanking vou for
past intronage, we solicit your future orders, or
a call from you in * Order- will have onr
careful and prompt attention.
SAMI A. NELSON & CO.,
21 Hayne St., Charleston. S. C.
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, 1
> Avgusta, Ga., Jah 12, 187!*. {
Commencing SUNIt \Y, July 13th in-taut,
trains will run as follows:
Leave i Leave
Athens.. 9.15 am i Augusta 9.35 a m
Winterviile- 9.45 “ i \Vahingtonlo.4s "
Lexington...lo.2o “ I Macon .7.00 “
Antioch 10.48 “ j Milledgevilleß.f>S “
Maxevs 11.05“ Atlanta -7.45 *•
Woodville...l 1.21 “ Union Point 12.55 a m
Arrive Arrive
Union Pt. 11.45 am Woodviilt... 1.15 m
Atlanta 5.0.) p m Maxcys 1.35 pm
Milledgeville3.3s “ Antioch 1.50 “
Macon 5.25 “ Lexington... 2.12 “
Augusta- ... 3.28 Winterviile- 2.47 “
Athens _3.15 “
Trains ran daily.
Close connection at Augusta and At
lanta fur all points North and Northwest,
i East and Sooth. 8. K. JOHNSON, Sup’t.
E. R. DO&tEY, Gen. Pass. Agent.