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STANLEY .V PINSON,
JFFFEIISO.X, GA.,
eAI.KHS in Dry Goods and Family Groce-
r '\ New supplies constantly received,
ap fur Cash. Call and examine their stock.
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Medical Notice.
Jf .l fb 111 \t having located in Jeffer
' iii for the purpose of practicing Medicine,
v oillv tenders his services to the citizens of
ff n and county in all the different branches
profession. After a battering experience
years, he feels justified in saying that
• ri uared to successfully treat any curable
incident to our climate. He is, for the
,! - boarding with Judge John Simpkins, but
' famil v here soon.
Col. J. A. B. Mahafifey.
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o. S. C. octlG
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A HOWARD,
attorneys at law,
j-., Jefferson, Ga.
practice together in all the Courts of Jack
.J'l adjacent counties, except the Court of
® f y of Jackson county. Sept Ist 75
VIISOA
'' ArniMAKER AND JEWELER,
m - king's Drug Store, Deupree Block,
h. a ‘ AH work done in a superior manner,
u r 1 to give satisfaction. Terms, posi -
JulylO-Om.
*• Attorney sit Ijiw,
~ nOMER, BAXKS Cos.. Ga.
'*' IT ' ll all the adjoining Counties, and
~.... " |l ' Mention to all business entrusted to
■ i,, t , Collecting claims a specialty.
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... ;v\ Kss MAKER, JEFFERSON, GA.
5 ; ' 1 >"0'1 loiggy and wagon harness always
n , , same, bridles, saddles, Ac.,
'"'t notice, and cheap for cash.
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r. ■ J. B. SII.MAN,
■Ovik 'l°”' *'*• I Jefferson, Ga.
a; nr . A fT(RXEYS-AT-LA W.
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11.) 1,1 Jackson and Walton.
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AI-KRSOX. JACKSON CO., GA.
. ’ J the Courts, State and Federal.
i thorough attention given to all
- ‘ l,; isiness in Jackson and adjoining
June 12, 1875
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F. P. TALMADGE,
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y°CK$, JEWELR Y, SILVER Sf PLATED WARE,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, &C.
* C HES, CLOCKS jewelry repaired
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The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
SPRING AND SUMMER
STOCK OF
Milinery and Fancy Goods!
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T. A. ADAMS
A NNOUXCES to the public that she is now re-
a large and varied stock of Ladies’
Bonnets, ITats, Laces, Ribbons. Trimmings, &c.,
which she is offering at low prices. Call, exam
ine and be convinced. Next door to the Bank of
the Lmversity, Athens, Ga. April 15
BURKE’S BOOK-STORE,
ATHENS, GrA..
T F J.?V School Books, Miscellaneous Books,
77 ~ vv es ai Hymn Books, Pens, Ink and Paper,
S? £ nß ’ Fine Socket Knives, Picture Frames.
Blank Books, Hat Racks, Brackets, or anything
kept in a first-class Book-store, call on
_ T. A. BURKE,
mar lß Bookseller and Stationer.
THE REASON WHY
J. H. HUGGINS
Sells goods cheaper now, is because he
has adopted the
CASH SYSTEM!
The ready cash enables him to buy goods very
low, and consequently he is offering to the public
every thing in his line, such as
All kinds of Crockery and Glass-icare, Lamps ,
Chandeliers , Farmers' 1 Lanterns , Kerosene
Oil , at wholesale and retail; Family and
Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods , Boots,
Shoes , Hats, Saddles , Harness
and Leather.
And also a large stock of I.rtlK, both for build
ing and fertilizing purposes, all very low for the
CASH.
When you go to Athens, don't forget to call on
J. H. HUGGINS. If you want KEROSENE OIL, at
wholesale or retail, he will supply you at the low
est price. If you want CROCK ER Y and GLASS
WARE, there’s the place to get it. If you want
TOBACCO , FLOUR, BACON. LARD. SU
GAR, COFFEE and MOLASSES, go there and
you will find it. If you want LIME, for building
or composting with fertilizers, go to
J. n. HUGGINS’,
No. 7, Broad St., Athens.
the place. rnarlS
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A Proclamation.
GEORGIA.
By JAMES M. SMITH,
Governor of said State.
Whereas, Official information has been re
ceived at this Department that a band of horse
thieves have been operating recently in the coun
ties of Oglethorpe and Jackson, committing divers
thefts therein, and that they have hitherto eluded
the vigilance of the civil authorities—
I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this
my Proclamation, hereby offering a reward of
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
each for the apprehension and delivery of said
thieves, with evidence sufficient to convict, to the
Sheriffs of said counties and State.
And 1 do moreover charge and require all of
ficers in this State, civil and military, to be vigi
lant in endeavoring to apprehend said thieves, in
order that they may he brought to trial for the of
fence with which they stand charged.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State, at the Capitol in Atlanta, this the twenty
fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-six, and
of the Independence of the United States of
America the One Hundredth.
JAMES M. SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor :
N. C. Barnett, Secretary of State. mayl3
NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUAR
DIANS AND TRUSTEES.
MAKE YOUR RETURNS.
IT is my duty, under the law, to compel all Ad
ministrators, Executors, Guardians and Trus
tees, managing estates or trust funds under my
jurisdiction, to make annual returns of their act
ings and doings as such. The law directs these
returns to be made by the first Monday in July
of each vear. I hereby notify all such parties
that unless they perfoHn this ‘duty promptly, in
accordance with law, I shall proceed to discharge
mine. WILEY C. HOWARD, Ordy
May 27, 1876. of Jackson County.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. JUNE 17,1876.
EDUCATIONAL.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.
At a recent meeting of the County Board
of Education of this county, the School Com
missioner presented an exhaustive series of
questions to those applying for license to teach
in our Public Schools. The following general
questions, as answered t>y Prof. Jolm W.
Glenn, of the Martin Institute, are given to
the readers of the Forest News as a matter
of general interest. Coming as they do from
one of the ablest and most successful educa
tors of the day, we bespeak for them a care
ful reading:
For the Elementary Branches, what Series
of text-books do you prefer ? Give a few
reasons for your preference.
We think that teachers ought to be inde
pendent of mere text books, and able to do
good work with any of the many excellent
series now in common use. We are inclined
to prefer, in orthography, the plan adopted
by Swinton, in his Word Series, as it teaches
to spell more by sight than by sound.
As readers, taking all things into consid
eration, and including the whole course, we
give the preference to the revised series by
Noble Butler. The books are attractive in
form; the selections in poetry and prose,
from the best authors, are unsurpassed in in
terest or value. We would also recommend
the Wilson Scientific Series for such' as can
not pursue an extended course.
Among Arithmetics, we have found Quack
enbos’ Primary Course excellent for the low
er classes. The method in fractions is very
superior. This work, Colburns or Sanfords,
should be in every school.
In Geography we hardly consider it neces
sary to discuss the merits of the many good
publications on this subject. Any of them
are good enough in the hands of a teacher
who will insist on his pupils becoming pro
ficients in map-drawing, for this, after all, is
the only way for children to gain and fix in
their minds a clear idea of the relative posi
tion of countries, as well as a comprehensive
definition of the terms.
Have y 7 ou ever studied any author on Ana
lytic and Synthetic Grammar? and if so, what
do you think of the system ?
Have studied many, from Goold Brown
down to Kerl, one of the last—Brown, Clark,
Kerl, Green, Town, Trench, treating Analysis
fully. We think the system fine in Normal
schools for the development of teachers and
philologists, but most pupils have not the
time for such a course.
Have 3’ou ever given any particular atten
tion to Object Teaching ? and if so, what do
3 r ou think of its practical results ?
We have, to some extent. We think the
practical results may be good with chil
dren. but the system militates against the
powers of abstraction ; which faculty of the
mind is brought out with the greatest diffi
culty, and is most essential to comprehensive
and profound thinking, absolutely essential to
a good education.
What is the advantage of having as few
classes as possible ?
Immense. Ist, It gives the teacher time to
teach, the very thing for which he is placed in
the school-room. 2d, It secures emulation
and spirit among the pupils, without which
very little can be done. Many other advant
ages might be suggested, but these are enough.
How far should teachers be guided by the
wishes of parents in assigning new studies to
pupils ?
Just so far as the study may 7 affect the final
result expected by the parent and the future
prospects of the child. The teacher should
be the best judge of the special studies em
ployed to effect certain general results, as a
lawyer is a better judge than a client in the
management of a case.
Should the younger pupils be confined less
than the older ones ? and if so, why ?
Yes. The whole physical and mental econ
omy, under the laws of nature, demand that
the growing child should not be kept long
confined to one position or one train of thought.
To what extent should the teacher use a
text book in hearing a lesson ?
Just so far as to keep the order of the reci
tation. Of course any teacher should be per
fect master of the subject before attempting
to teach it.
What is the difference between teaching and
talking ?
Just the difference there is between sound
and sense. We would sav that there is usually
a great deal too much talking by the teacher
at recitation. It is much easier for a teacher
who understands the subject to recite the les
son himself, than to make his pupils recite it.
He should “ question ” the lesson into the pu
pil and tffen “ question ” it out again, as has
been wisely said by someone, and know that
the pupil can recite it himself. It is easy for
the teacher to lecture on any subject with
which he is familiar, but such lecturing is
worth very little in the real work of educa
tion. It is the “humbug” part of our work,
always adopted by those indolent, blustering
teachers who would draw large dividends from
a small capital. “ Lecturing” sounds grand,
but we have a sovereign contempt for it in
school or in College, except as a very small
aid for the real work.
What do you understand by leading ques
tions, and why are they objectionable ?
Questions so worded as to suggest very
plainly the answer, and such questions are
very objectionable for the reasons expressed
in No. 8; that they constitute the teacher's
and not the pupil's recitation.
What are the objects of punishment in
school?
It is the same as the object s of sanctions or
penalties in State and family government—
to secure obedience to authority. This ques
tion covers too much to be answered here,
and we undertake the answer only thus far.
The great leading object in the common lit-
erary school is, primarily , to train the mind,
and secondarily 7, to train the morals, so far as
that training aids the primary work. The
heart training, as it is sometimes called, is
the duty of the family and church. Hence,
the teacher in making rules must make them
with reference to his primary work, and not
go outside of his sphere to hunt up offences.
He should impose as few obligations as pos
sible and make issues rarely, but these few
should be met and enforced promptly 7 and
calmly. Above all, punishment must never
degenerate into spite or revenge. The teach
er should never lose a perfect control of his
own feelings. By all means lie should avoid
the old erroneous idea that a child’s spirit
must be broken before he can become an
obedient pupil. This is the very worst of
mistakes. The child's will should not be
crushed, but developed most carefull3\ and
his pride should be fostered with the utmost
anxiet3 T . The “ hard heads” make the men
of the country. We repeat, do not diminish
the strength that is already too meagre in the
child. \\ ill, icill is almost everything.
Is it ever proper to resort to corporal pun
ishment to secure the preparation of a lesson ?
Rarely—it may be in extreme cases, where
there is neither pride nor will to stimulate.
Name a few of the most important qualifi
cations of a good disciplinarian.
First, he must feel assured that he is master
of the situation in all particulars. Second,
he must never lose his equable temper or self
possession under any 7 circumstances. Third,
he must love his pupils and manifest a deep
interest in their progress and welfare. Fourth,
he must disregard all outside interference and
govern strictly in accordance with the dic
tates of reason and conscience; then, if he
has any self-assertion and common sense, he
cannot fail.
What is your opinion of the propriety of re
quiring pupils to inform upon each other ?
The practice is abominable, unless the case
has been made out, and mainly concerns them
selves. It mars good fellowship, crushes
pride of character and develops tell-tales,
sneaks and despicable natures generally.
What is your opinion of “ dunce caps” and
“ dunce stools” ?
If such things are introduced in the schools,
the teacher should wear thfc one, and sit on
the other.
Is the practice of calling only upon the best
pupils in public examinations and exhibitions
correct ? and if not, why not ?
No—because examinations arc appointed
chiefly as incentives to diligence and appli
cation during the term, and should be brought
to bear witli fullest force on the duller pupils.
As exhibits of the work during the term, they
should be perfectly fair in every respect, and
not displays for the purpose of deception and
imposition, nor should they be mere enter
tainments.
Whatdo you think ofTeaching as a science?
It is one of the most profound and difficult
of the sciences ; one of the most abused and
least understood of the professions, and as to
importance it stands next to the Gospel.
A Man Makes a Pillar of Fire of Himself.
From the Wilmington (N. C.) Journal , of
the 11th May, we copy the following horrible
story of how a young man put an end to his
life :
“ A young man named Elias "Wilson, who
resided with his widowed mother on Camp
bell street, between Fourth and Fifth streets,
brought himself to the most excruciating
death, on night before last, that can possibly
be imagined. The young man has been de
mented for some time past, but even under
the influence of his mania, which would be
worse at times, and then again almost disap
pear, he was unusually tractable, and appa
rently harmless to himself and others. On
Tuesday, however, he threatened the life of
his mother, but as night came on his passions
became pacified, and he retired to bed as
usual. About midnight, his mother, who slept
in an adjoining room, heard him moving about
in his room, and although the circumstances
caused her considerable uneasiness of mind,
she thought it best to remain quiet herself,
hoping her son would retire to his bed. But
this was farthest from his thoughts. He was
then making the awful preparations for his
self-destruction. The sequel showed that he
rose from bed, dressed himself, and then sat
urated his clothing, hair and entire person
with kerosene oil. Having done this he light
ed a match and ignited his saturated cloth
ing. Instantly he became a pillar of flame.
His mother, hearing him strike the match,
arose also, fearing that in a crazy mood he
might set fire to the house. Her terror was
indescribable when she beheld her son rush
out from his room enveloped in a column of
seething fire, and she fled from him, believing
that he intended to carry out his threat against
her life of the previous day, and end the ex
istence of both of them together. It took but
a moment, however, for the tortures of the
flames to exhaust him, as in his wild delirium
he ran around the house, and he fell to the
ground, a blackened, charred mass of lifeless,
broiling flesh.”
Mr. James Kenedy was fishing in the creek
near here a few davs ago, accompanied by
his faithful old dog, who was a noted snake
slayer. The dog left his side and was soon
fiercely baying something in the bramble
near by. Mr. Kenedy started towards him,
but before he readied the spot the dog had
ceased baying. Cautiously parting the bush
es, lie beheld his faithful old dog and a six
foot rattlesnake, both dead.— Wadley Eut.
The wheat crop in Gwinnett county will
turn out better than it was expected to do a
few weeks since.
Harry Buford.
extraordinary adventures of a female
SOLDIER—A CUBAN PATRIOT IN A PULL BACK.
Mention was made in the Morning Neics of
Saturday that Mad. L. J. Velasquez, a Cuban
lady, famous as Lieutenant Harry Buford,
was registered at the Screven House. We
called upon the lady 7 , whom we had known
only by reputation, and were very courteous*
ly received. She is a tall, graceful woman,
about thirty-two years of age, witli a face
somewhat raasculinish. The check bones are
rather prominent, and she has a delicate shade
upon the upper lip that reminds one of the
average young America's first effort at rais
ing a moustache. Her eyes, blue in color,
have a way of brightening up, and sparkling
when she is engaged in animated conversa
tion. Although having passed through all
the roughness of camp life, among soldiers of
every grade, who never even suspected her
true sex, she bears that modest demeanor
that belongs to woman, and you cannot de
tect anything in her deportment or conversa
tion that would be expected from a woman
who had gone through her many trials and
who had mingled with so many men. She
has convincing proofs that she is the identi
cal daring Harry Buford, in letters from prom
inent men in the North and South.
One from G. W. Alexander, formerly com
mander of the famous Libby Prison at Rich
mond, now editor and proprietor of the Wash,
ington (D. C.) Gazette , addressed to her as
“Dear Hany.” He knew her under that
pseudonym during the war. She also lias
several from W. J. Clarke, Jr., Philadelphia,
Max Adder’s brother.
Mad. Velasquez informs 11s that at the
breaking out of the late war her husband, who
was an officer in the regular army, resigned,
eame South and entered the Confederate ser
vice. She, disguised as a soldier, joining
with him, and in a short time won her way to
a Lieutenancy by sustaining an unblemished
reputation, va’iant service in battle and dis
charge of important offices of trust. A Cuban
by 7 birth, she enlisted her sympathies in the
cause for liberty of the South, and right
royally 7 did she serve it. Her sex was dis
covered by reason of being wounded at New
Orleans, but was known only to a few. Af
terwards her sex was again discovered in At
lanta, when it became generally known, and
of course compelled bor to abandon the dis
guise. In September, 18G3, she was again
married (her former husband having been kill
ed) at the Atlanta Hotel, on the site where
the Kimball House now stands, to Capt. T.
C. DeCaulp, in presence of Dr. Jos. Thomp
son, A. F. Finney, and Dr. Hammond and
others. Those named are in Atlanta now,
and we understand will testify to the identity 7
of Harry and Madame Loveta J. Velasquez.
Since the war closed, Harry has roamed nearly 7
all over the world. Having a little son about
six y 7 cars of age to support ai)d educate, she
has devoted many 7 years to the preparation
of a book to be called “The Woman in Bat
tle.” In this remarkable book is recounted
all of her daring exploits by land and sea.
while in the service of the Lost Cause. The
proceeds of the sale of this work will be ap
plied to the maintenance of herself and child.
—Savannah News , June 5111.
The Disgusting Habit Common in New
England.
Dr. James O. Whitney, of Pawtucket, R.
1., writes as follows to the New York Sun:
‘•ln two or three instances recently the Sun
has contained references to the ‘Dippers’ of
some of the Southwestern States. Eighteen
or twenty years ago a medical gentleman of
talent and observation published a long and
full account of this vile practice among the
women of that region in the Boston Medical
and Surgical Journal. lie showed that death
even followed as a result, the post-mortem
examinations of the mucous membrane of
the stomach giving indubitable evidence of
the actual presence of snuff, softening it, and
rendering it unfit for the processes of diges
tion.
“This dirty and pernicious habit is prac
ticed hereabouts under the name of ‘rushing.’
It is very common ; some do it quite openly,
others stealthily, and deny it. Some, upon
being accused of it, say, ‘I only rub my teeth
with snuff.’ The habit is usualty contracted
as a mill girl, but it continues into married
life, and in many instances works fearful
havoc with the nervous, and finally the whole
system. The habit, once contracted. seem3
as enticing to its votaries as dram drinking
or opium eating, and almost as destructive
to health.
spite of a dog law, Judge A. E.
Tarver, of Cobb county, sold at Bartow, on
Friday last, to Messrs. Wilkins & Outlaw,
7,091 pounds of wool at 23J cents per pound,
realizing $1,719 63. Jndgc Tarver is no
speculator in wool, and the above is all from
his own raising. lie owns about 2,500 head
of sheep, and the increase and manure will
pay all the expense of keeping them, while
the amount realized from the sale of wool is
the interest on his Investment.
The above simply shows that where a man
wants to do a thing he can generally do it.
If there wasn't a dog in the land, no man
could raise sheep without bestowing proper
attention to them. As has been heretofore
remarked in these columns, the man that
won’t make bread won't make wool or mutton.
The Wisconsin Democratic Convention sent
seventeen delegaiis for Tilden and three un
committed.
$ TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM.
(. SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
GLEANINGS.
Over $7,000,000 in silver has been issued*
Look out fbr counterfeit silver. See that
all you take has the true ring.
Asa last resort to preserve the peace, rt
European Conference has been suggested.
The celebrated Unwell Will case in Gwin*
nett Superior Court has been continued.
The new State of Colorado will enter the
Union on the Ist of July, and will hold its
first election in October.
Several battles have been gained lately by
the Mexican Government troops, and the
revolution is considered ended.
The examination of the University of Gcd.
begins on the sth of July, and at the Atlanta
University on the 19th of June.
A colored man killed an alligator On little
Pee Dee River, S. C., that measured ten feet
in length. He was so old that his teeth were
worn off by age.
The mortality among the colored people ill
Union, tv C., is on the increase. There word
four corpses in the vicinity of the town on
one day.
The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad*
running from Dalton. Ga., to Bristol, Tenn.,
is laying down 5,000 tons of steel and irofl
rails.
Condensation is the great need of public
speakers. Verbosity 1 s thd ruling sin. A
man who can't strike oil in thirty minute*
should not bore.
Thd regular monthly sale of the lvimball
House occurred in Atlanta last Tuesday week.
It brought Oiic hundred and fifty dollars. Thd
title is not yet settled.
The cheekiest method of putting off the pay*
ment of a bill is for a party to decline set
tling on the ground that he wants the money
to go to the Centennial with.
The regular Baptists of Virginia have
63,455 white and 110.508 colored members.
The anti-mission Baptists number about
2,500 members.
The fast train from 2<ew York to Salt
Francisco is running ahead of the schedule
time. The fastest time made was two and a
half miles in two minutes.
In a recent attempt by U. S. Marshal liar*
rington to capture the boat Kate Dicksoil, at
Maysville, Ky., he and Capt. Taylor were
both killed, Much excitement exists.
Gen. Beauregard has sent in a petition to
the Senate for the removal of his political
disabilities. It was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
An old lady at Attica, Ind., just to show
what she could do, tilled a goblet with rich
cream, and with a teaspoon churned butter
enough for breakfast for a family of six.
At Philadelphia, George Parker made DO
miles In three hours and fifty-seven and a
half minutes. The ride was against four
hours. He rode twenty mustangs.
“Is the Colonel here ?” shouted a man,
sticking his head into a Kansas Cit}' street
car. "He is,” answered thirteen men, a*
they rose up.
The bill reducing the President's salary
has been reported back to the Senate with a
recommendation to pass it over the veto; but
the Senate, of course, don't see it in “that
light.”
Promiscuous dancing has again been cotf
demned by the Presbyterian General Assem
bly, but not prohibited. It seems that immo
ral tendencies worthy of church condemna
tion would be better prohibited entirely.
Columbus, Ga.. has shown more substan
tial progress than any city in the South.
While other wealthy cities are talking about
building one cotton factory. Columbus has
erected six and now has another in progress.
In 1862 Senator Dawes said: “Money
corruptly expended in the War office, under
Mr. Cameron, has already amounted to more
than the expenses of the Floyd administra
tion in four years.”
The Air-Line Road having arranged a
schedule from New Orleans to New York in
sixty hours, Wrenn, of the Kennesaw Route,
has arranged a schedule from New Orleans
to Philadelphia in fifty-one hours.
Capt. G. W. Shell and his son, W. L. Shell,
were tried at Laurens Court House, S. C., for
the murder of Joseph Crews, before Judge
Northrop, and the verdict of the jury was not
guilty.
Judge D. M. Byrd informs the editor of the
Gwinnett Herald that he sheared seven and a
quarter pounds of wool from one sheep, this
spring. And yet our farmers say sheep-rais
ing will not pay.
A duel was fought at River Bend, Col., fast
week, by Alfred D. Jessup, Jr., and! a man
named Davis, who were respectively armed
with a Winchester rifle and a Colt’s navy pis
tol. Jessnp was killed at the second exchange
of shots.
Dr. A. L. Camp, who has long been a citi
zen of Covington, Ga., will leave in a few
days for Colorado, where be expects to make
his future home. He will be accompanied
by his wife and youngest child, and Willie
Phillips, of Atlanta.
Larkin Holloway, one of the negroes who
was shot for the mnrder of old Mr. and Mrs.
Harmon, was one of the jurors drawn to
serve at the November term of the United
States Circuit Coart to be convened at Co
lumbia next November. It is now pretty
certain that he will not serve.
A Georgia jury thought they were doing a
smart thing when they brought in the ver
dict : “ We, the jury, unanimously agree to
disagree.” They didn’t think it was so
smart when the Judge responded, “I, the
Judge, unanimously fine you $5 each.— N. F.
Sun.
The prevalence of lynching in Texas is
astonishing. The Galveston News gives the
particulars of seventeen instances occurring
within two months. Most of the victims
were horse stealers and stage robbers. The
San Antonio Herald says that in no other
way. in the absence of enforced laws, could
the lives and property of respectable citizens
be protected.
Number 2.