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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
LaFayette, Ala., August 7.—
Yesterday about 5 p. m. there was a
shocking tragedy enacted in this
county, eight miles north of this place,
in which a young man killed his fath
er instantly and fatally wounded his
brother. William Hancock, a farmer
aged fifty seven, was interested with
his son, William Hancock, jr., and a
Mr. Sherman in running a thrashing
machine. In the division of tolls the
father and son disagreed. The fath
er, arming himself with a double-bar
rel breech-loading shot-gun, encount
eied his son at a neighbor’s ho ise,
where the quarrel was renewed, and
threatened to shoot his son, who it
seems was unarmed thin and did not re
sist. The father went to his
son William’s house, accompanied by
his son John, aged eighteen, and
stopped at the gate. William soon
after arrived and passed on in the
house procured his shot-gun and
standing in the door told his father
be was ready for that shooting, I he
old man raised his gun to fire, but
William being quicker fired first,strik¬
ing but not disabling his father, who
fired without effect, William then
fired his second barrel, killing his
father instantly. His brother quick¬
ly picked up his father’s and discharg
ed the other barrel at his brother,
taking effect below his eye, but did
disable him. William procured his
pistol and fired several shots at John,
who ran, one shot taking effect in his
side, when he was o/ertaken and
brought back to the house by Wil¬
liam,where he lies in a criticle condi¬
tion.
Bailiff Belcher arrested William
and kept him under guard m piesencc
of his dead father during the night.
The murderer is a man of family and
does not seem to regret the terrible
deed he has committed.
Vanity Fair, alluding to the prev
alent distres in England, that at New- T
market lately thirteen of Mr. Chap
lin's yearlings only averaged 1,630
guineas each, and some of the more
fashionably bred animals only 3,000
f. guineas apiece, one handsome filly
being disposed .. . ot .. at the . rate ot c , but a
gum ea an ounce. Appalling, indeed!
Constitution: Not many years ago
—not more than seven or eight—
there was a young man in LaGrange.
At that time he practiced law and,
when disputants in the courts did not
claim his attention, jotted down local
events for the Constitution; but very
soon these two vocations did not
seem to satisfy the moral yearnings
of his soul, and he became a preach
er of the gospel. He was very young
when he began to preach at Elberton,
but be stayed there long enough to
let the Baptist world discover in him
& rising man. From Elberton he was
called to Augusta, from Augusta to
the Citadel Square Baptist church of
Charleston, and now he has received
a call from the Marcy Avenue Bap
tist church of Brooklyn. He has not
yet accepted. If he accepts, $500
are allowed for expenses of removal
and a salary of $4,000 awaits him)
afterwards. He is only twenty-six
years old, and yet the Brooklyn peo
pie were so favorably impressed by
his pleaching m the course of three
weeks, that they consider him
eminently the man to conduct a
large and wealthy church. His name
piepaied . . Charles .
to state, , is
we are
A Stakely, and he was born in East
Tennessee.
Since prohibition lias taken effect
in Whitfield county, property in
Dalton district alone has increased
about $i2<.ooo—and that during the
past year notwithstanding the
pressure of hard times. About 100
voters, representing a populatio 1 0
500 increase, have been added to the
country. b Not a valuable citizen has
.
removed from the city on account of
thc absence of liquor, while a number
ot men w ho were formerly beggaring
p ie j r families, or who were supported
hy t h»i r wives and friends, have gone
work and are orospering, buying
property, and in every way improving
on their last status. Oue of the most
prominent business men, formally op- j
posed to prohibition upon business
principals, has become a strong ad
yocate of the policy, because the ab-'
S ence of liquor has largely and sub -1
s tantially added to his business.
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The Southwestern . Singing ,, . Con- ...
vention convened at Sardis church,-
Harris county, on last Friday, Satur¬
day and Sunday. During conference
President Hutchinson, of Salem,
Ala., was re-elected President, Prof.
Pound, of Columbus, was elected
Vice-President, and Prof. Waddell,
of Talbot, Secretary. The next con¬
vention will be held in Hamilton, at
the Baptist church. Dr. J. S. Sap
pingtor., on Sunday morning, made a
timely and telling address on the
importance of music. The unbound¬
ed hospitalities displayed by the good
people of Sardis during the conven¬
tion will long be remembered.—La
Grange Reporter.
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Dr. S. I). IIartmav & Co., Colmnbun,
Ohio.— I keep the largest stock of medi
burg, our county seat, and am selling a
ereat deal
any medicine that I ever handled. In one
case the constable for the precinct, has
been very sick aml low 8p ; ri ted for a long
time. For several years he has tried ail
mvich persuasion 1 sold him two bottles
of Prruna and Manalin. He took half
of the medicine. 1 could see a great
change in him, and now he is as sound a
*nan apparently as there is in this vicinity,
and he says lie is entirely well, lie is
a number one man and is highly re
spected He is satisfied that 1 our medi¬
cine saved his life, after all the doctors and
all medicines had failed. Being unac¬
quainted with you, I refer you to John
Shillito & Co., Altor, Pinckard &*Co.,
and other business houses of Cincinnati.
R.U GILLESPIE, P. M.
Messrs. Adamson & Shipley, of
Wayncsburg, fa., write: " Pteau tend ua
are bav j n g a big run on your medicine,
Peruna. Instead of dying out, like most
^ growing in favor. We *eU lots of it.
Please send the books soon."
Mc ' 5 "; W r * ho ™-, & of ^' le '
ghenv .. City, Pa., p write : Having a large
sale for your Peruna and Manalin, we
calK ; for vo " r , ' ook ' *' ,lu
-
German and English, and oblige.*’
S. Wolf & S >n. Wilmot, O., write
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A. G. SelUrd*, Greenup, Ky. f •ays:
cb.e^LTl'biving a / *
J. C. Saunders, Martin*burg, Pirlna W Va M
writes : “Gentlemen : Your
t-elU fast and gives good satisfaction here,
We sell more Pkrl.ns than any other
r. ,. a „ wrilf ,,
“ My «on i» .till impro < ng in health.
Y< J‘| ir Vco^New 'vien n* Ohio
write : “S. B. Hartman & Co.Colum
bu*, Ohio.—Gentlemen: \ our Pekuna
sells as welt a-* anv medicine with us,
a number have told u» that Pervn a
* the be*t thing they ever used.*’