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THE CONFEDERATE GOLD.
STILL ANOTHER CHAPTER ON THE MYS
TERIOUS QUESTION OF WHAT BECAME
OF IT.
An Old Resident of the County where the
Scenes Occurred Writes a War Story.
[T. C. McLendon, of Danburg in Atlanta
Constitution.]
[ We make the following extracts of
the main features in Mr. McLendon’s
article in the Constitution.]
THE MIDNIGHT ATTACK.
It so happened that General
Vaughan’s brigade of cavalry was
disbanded at or near Mrs. Susan
Moss's house. Naturally enough a
good many of the members were
scattered through the neighborhood
and living with different families.
The country bad become compara
tively quiet by this time, and the
neighborhood was congratulating
itself with the turn affairs had taken,
'flic negroes were not insulting, the
vankees not troublesome, and we
thought we were doing finely under
the circumstances. The time was
quiet as usual. I went on home from
the village, and hait nothing unusual
to tell the soldiers who were at our
home. But the quiet bespoke the
storm which was to begin before day
light next morning. And Who will
lie responsible ? Let the future pages
tell. Some of Vaughn's men, who
were staying in the neighborhood—
that were afraid to go to their homes
in Tennessee —on the Washington and
Abbeville road, saw the wagon train
pass on, and a t l.rill of delight passed
over them. Dark came on apace, and
now there was no baste. Couriers
were going in every direction, and
by nine o’clock there was a baud of
soldiers ready and equipped to pounce
upon the confederate gold. There
were hut few of them all told, Iml just
such as would do their work well.
THE GOLD CAFTCBFJ).
Accordingly about fen o'clock flic
squad charged, Loaded by a Captain
M., dressed in yankec uniform, upon
the escort of the wagons ami captured
them without firing a pistol or gun.
They took flic guard a liflie way off
put them in (lie corner of tho fence,
and left them with two or three tnen
to keep them quiet. The Olliers pro
ceeded lo break open I lie boxes of
gold and silver. Then there was
wild work. Bags of gold were held
on high and cheer after cheer, such
as none other than confederates could
give, went up for Jeff Davis, which
made the welkin ring. There were
some very amusing actions and ex
pressions perpetrated now. “Here’s
the place you gel your money back,”
“Hurrah for our country, if she can
slill make her soldier’s rich,” “Here
is a bag that is two white, throw it
away, my horse shan’t (ole silver.’.
“Here’s your golden wedge,” “Where
is Tom Aiken, lie ran lake charge of
the bullion.” They had no idea there
would he a search akin to. Ihe one in
ihe camp of the Israelites. 1 can’t
I'd 1 hi* pack up; S'fl have lo tighten h
!title." “What you reckon old .Toff
will say.” “Lets sow some silver
around for the poor folks.” in a few
moments (lie ground around seemed
studded with diamonds, for Ihe, gold
eagles and twenty dollar gold pieces
almost covered the ground, ami silver
dollars, halves, quarters ami dimes
seemed like so many gems set around
the diamonds. All night long the
work of hiding went on, and only
the gray dawn drove those happy
fellows lo (heir homes. They had no
more idea of it being robbery Ilian
if they had charged a yankec camp.
Just before day'lhe captain ordered,
“turn those muffled fellows loose
they hare behaved so well, let them
have a chance at the gleanings. Hie
to your places my boys, and fare
well, for I never expect lo see ye all
again." No one could tell next morn
ing how much lie was worth. Same
thought they were millionaires, and
tlicir fancy was undisturbed until
they were told a horse could not stand
up under seventy-five thousand gold
dollars. One fellow said he was gal
loping along when Ids horse fell un
der liis load and bursted his sack.
The silver poured out amt put him in
mind of milk as it spread over Ihe
ground. The whole earth seemed
covered with silver as it glistened in
tiie moonshine. He said lie could
but curse a littc to think he had got
almost all silver instead of gold. 80
far all had gone well. The sun
shone as bright as ever next morn
ing.
THE NEWS ABBOAD.
Everything seemed quiet. The af
fair was known to hut a very few.
There was preaching at a church close
hy tiiat day, and nothing uncommon
appeared save a curious look on the
countenance of those persons present.
You could hear such expressions as:
“They made a clean sweep of the
confederate gold last night.”
“Who did ?”
“Oh, that's the matter. Yo one
knows. I came by Mrs. Moss's this
morning, and the ground was covered
with quarters, halves and dimes.
Those guards say the ya nkecs charged
them last night and took the confed
erate treasury.”
There was a considerable number of
soldiers among the crowd and the
very captain who led the charge was
then listening to these remarks being
made. Preaching began and it soon
became apparent from those who fell
asleep that they were the ones who
had not slept the night before. liut
council was well kept, and but foronc
little untoward circumstance the
whole thing would have been a com
plete mystery. There happened to be
a young man, a soldier by the name
of Mcßride, who was sick and left or
loitered behind Hie retiring army. lie
arrived in tlic neighborhood of Mrs.
Moss’s that eventful night, and was
taken to the charge. Next morning, j
after Mcßride had hid his prize and
THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE.
YOL XVIII.
fastened a few dollars in his waist
band, he resumed his journey towards
liis home in Mississippi. As he was
passing through the village of Dan
burg his attention was caught hv She
word ‘‘Salloon” over a shop door, lie
entered thsship, and the trap was
sprung which was to catch (he whole
crowd. Before ho left he bought a
cake and threw down a bright silver
quarter, secured his change in some
old fashioned tlirips, and went on
chewing his gingerbread as unsus
pecting and unsuspected as a wound
ed soldier could be. About 12o'clock
the same day the übiquitous Wiseacre
appeared in the streets ofDanburg as
unconcerned, lie seemed, as an alliga
tor in the middle of Cape Fear river.
The " .on" man and another con
script, me latter, I know, never saw
the smoke of a cannon, forjic was in
the barracks at Richmond just before
the surrender of Lee, and had been at
borne long enough to snuff the scent
of money in every breeze. These two
men drew near to Wiseacre, who was
sitting on his horse. He told them
what was up.
TIIK WOItK OS' RSII AfTI liS:
lie said tie would give one thousand
dollars to any one who would start
him on the track of those persons who
robbed the wagon train. The saloon
man saw bis chance—the new silver
quarter. The caucus was short, for
quick as thought, the cry was, “where
is that yofing soldier who passed
through here this morning?” These
two stoic-men were soon in their sad
dles going at breakneck speed in the
diieetiou ot Washington, to overtake
the soldier who had spent the blight
quarter. The little fellow bad made
good speed, for lie was elated at the
idea that lie had twenty or thirty dol
lars to carry bis widowed mother, ami
that perhaps lie might return some
day and gel bis big pile in the woods.
The two pursuers pressed bard be
hind, and hove in sight of the pur
sued about three miles from Wash
ington, and charged down upon him
like two madmen, as one oftliem was
indeed. Here begins the dark side of
this affair. These men would have no
more charged upon a yankec that way
than they would have dared to pull
the president’s beard, but a poor,
wounded rebel soldier, with noweap
on lo defend himself is arrested,with
out warrant, with a flourish ef pistols,
as if lie bad committed murder, drag
ged out in the road and publicy
robbed. Yes, they even look the lit
tle chungc lie bad got nut of.tliequar
ler bn spent. bis w a !*L
band was cut open, t"G
money extruded and be was treat
ed as a dog. N ono knows but that
they beat him lo make him tell who
was with him in the transaction. He,
to get loose from them, told the whole
story. Mcßride, under the threat o!
imprisonment told where he had hid
den Ills gold,and also where several of
his associates in the affair were liv
ing. Now, there was the wildest ex
citement all through ■ lie country.
Wiseacre offered 10 per cent of all the
money that could he found and
brought to him. Then came the arrest
ing of men without law or warrant. I
saw men under arrest, with guns and
pistols over them, against whom no
crime was alleged, and for whom no
warrant had been issued. We had no
magistrates, and everything went to
show what men would do without
laws to restrain them. And if for
nothing more these events should
have a place in history to show what
men who hold high stations will do
for money when they can evade the
laws of the land. I learned an im
portant lesson in those weeks of un
bridled license—that most tnen have
their price. Loaders and judges were
demoralized and even lent a helping
hand to open riot. The most of those
who wanted to do right and wanted
to stop such proceedings were sol
diers, whose hands were tied by tlicir
oath, to keep the peace. No one
.knows the good of a well regulated
government until they live in just
such times as I am trying to picture.
Tils: MI NT FOB THE HURIKII TBEASt.'RE.
On Monday after the arrest of Mc-
Bride on Saturday, I went to spend
the night with a friend of mine. X had
not heard a word of the gold trans
action. Everything seemed as usual
at my friend's house, and we call re
tired at bed lime. About midnight
some ene called at the gate very bur
riedly. My friend came to my bed
side soon after, and told me to get up
and come down stairs as quietly as I
could. I sprang from the bed and put
on my clothes quickly. But that time
all the men in the house, for there
were scycral refugee soldiers there,
were stirring around. Our horses
wore caught by the time wegot to the
gate. Mine host was in the saddle and
told us to mount quickly. We had
ridden a few hundred yards when I
asked “what is up?” Our leader told
us there was a crowd of men at Xiis
brother’s, from Washington and Dan
burg arresting all the soldiers of
Vaugn’s brigade, who were thought
to be implicated in the robbing of the
confederate treasury, and his brother
had sent for us. The crowd had come
there and was troubling his family,
at the dead hour of llie night and
without any authority, and only be
cause there were some Tennessee sol
diers staying with him. Wc had
readied within a short distance of the
house to which wc were going when
we were met by someone. ’Ttvas
dark and Iroiildnot tell who it was
A KE.tECTK.iI I’ROroSITION.
But after a short pa ley with those
in front I learned that the crowd who
were arresting the robbers, as they
called them, wanted me lo head the
crowd and get tip the money, and I
would get a goodly share. 1 drew my
horse hack in indignity, and as 1
turned around remarked : “Never Be
fore I will do so dastardly an act to
arrest a confederate soldier for noth
ing, I’ll see my throat cut.” I rode on
back, with the crowd following. I
went to bed and slept, until just be
fore day I woke, saying: “Adven
tures make merchants.” The man J
was sleeping with was a Tennessee
soldier, and asked, “What was that
you were saying?’’ “1 don't know;
but, Gus, T had a dream, and now it
you will do as I tell you, we will have
a fortune. Von know Captain Mr
and the fellows over at Mr. C ’s?"
“Yes.”
“Gel right up, and go to them be
fore it is light, and they will give you
forty thousand dollars.”
The lazy fellow lay there and
yawned, and I could not get him off
until daylight, lie went, and by the
time they saw him they asked : “Why
did you not come sooner? Wc would
have given you as much gold as you
wanted. We had to give up the
of it to those fellows to make fair
weather.” Gus said: “A little cap
tain told me you all would give me
forty thousand dollars if I would get
here before day.”
“What captain ?”
“A little, fellow, who lias just got
home from the army.”
“How did he know it?”
“llcdreumt it.”
“W e have just given up forty thous
and to Wiseacre’s crowd.”
This was the first crowd who went
around getting up as much gold they
could by persuasion.
THE WOMAN IN THE AFFAIR.
Those hoys had given up a consid
erable amount and thought they were
all right. Now the question natural
ly arises, why didn't those fellows
leave with theirinoney ? There was a
woman in the affair, as is almost al
ways the ease. < >ne of them, and hap
pened to he the one to whom the oth
ers looked, had a sweetheart and de
layed going and kept hack the most of
them, though some of the got off with
a good share. Let u B now sec of what
kind of material this arresting parly
consisted. The Iwo men who arrested
Mcßride at the start, one who made
harness during the w ar, one who be
longed to a brass hand, a hov who was
fob young to he in Ihe army, a doctor,
an old afflicted man who did not go to
lhe war, and a few of Joe Brown’s
militia. I can safely sav there was
not a brave soldier in Hie crowd.
ANOTHER sI'HFHtSK PARTY
There was a lull in the matter for
about a week. Not a yankec soldier
had been seen or heard of in connection
with the affair. Twin only the calm
before a storm ; what T shall now have
to record is the most audacious, cow
ardly, mean and cruel transaction
which occurred cluing the war period.
What had been done was mean enough
for the very men who had the least
right to it, had received aboutf 1,400
apiece and were guilly of robbery
themselves. About r, week afler tlie
about I was silling at my borne with
two soldiers, Everett and Revere, the
latter a Tennesseean, when wc espied
a man riding up with the longest
Enfield rifle I ever saw. I felt like he
could stand at the gale and poke me
with it. lie bailed me and I asked him
tocome in. Became,and ] found him
to be one of the heroes of Honey Hill,
that is lo say, be was one of Ibe pets
who did go out of the stale when the
yankees pushed them out at Savanah
to save tlicir bacon. An Enfield rifle
was a scary tiling loa subdued rebel,
and I looked at (lie six footer who bore
it with no little degree of interest. He
said, when wc bad interchanged a few
words of courtesy : “lam after you,
Captain Everett. There is a crowd
coining from Washington, and wc are
going below here to tako that gold
from those fellows.”
“What fellows?” inquired Everett.
“Why, those who robbed the wagon
train. They have got it, and wo in
tend to have money or blood.” Take
notice that very fellow lias tried to
commit suicide since that. Everett
told him he did net propose to shed
innocent blood. Tie sat a few mo
ments trying to purstiadc Everett
he would be well paid if he would only
go with him. He told
Everett lie had come
especially for him, for they all knew
he was not afraid, and all such flattery
as that, hut without avail. Everett
tried to show no unusual emotion, but
he sighed to think there were such
people in the south. He soon left,
and as lie and bis long gun were fading
from our view, Everett turned to
Revere; “I say, that fellow is blood
thirsty. Doesn't that heat all the
meanness you have heard or seen dur
ing the war? The idea of a few home
less soldiers, for they were afraid to go
to their homes in Tennessee, being set
upon hv a crowd of men whose homes
they carnc to defend- ”JXc straightened
himself and said to Itevcre: “Have you
a pistol ?”
“Yo; tome one stole both of mine
ns I cume heme.”
“Borrow one, and let us go and see
that those boys arc not murdered out
right.”
Revere said, “Don’t let us be 100
fast; let them show their hand first.”
WASHINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1883.
They, however, mounted their
horses and followed on. Their road
led into the one which the crowd
from Washington bad come. They
let them all pass with their bristling
arms; ono would have thought they
were following a retreating army.
The two watchers bad to go a mile or
two from the main road to borrow a
pistol, and by a circuitous route they
got to the rear of what had now be
come General Alexander’s “gallant
little band.” Everett found out that
they had arrested a crowd of young
men, and were in a grove in front of
Mr. C.’s house. They rode tip, dis
mounted. and went up lo where the
crowd was sitting on the grass. They
asked what was up. “Those soldiers
we have under arrest robbed a train
of wagons.” Everett happened to lie
next to a man who had acknowl
edged iie never was under fire but
once, at Cumberland Gap, and that
he never stopped running until lie
got. to the place to take the train for
home. Again take notice, this man
actually committed suicide a few
years afterwards.
evkhett’s dash.
■•Everott said, “look here, Tom, do
you all know what you arc doing?
l’arl of Vaughan’s brigade is at Go
shen, and arc fixing lo charge you,
all.” lie did not know it was so, bn,a
it was, as the sequel will show. Ev
erett wanted a pistol. He saw tho
odds against him and told Tom to
give him his pistol and not to have
anything to do in the matter, for
Vaughan’s men would kill all whom
they found with arms. He saw he
had Tom all right and (he decisive
moment had come, for now about a
dozen men were cotnimr from Ibe
house bearing bags of gold and a lit
tle behind the captives under guard.
Tho gold was thrown into u wagon
wailing at tlic gate. From (lie num
ber of sacks about SBO,OOO. Gen. Al
exander ordered the prisoners lo
mount tlicir horses and follow him.
As lie turned in his saddle, Everett
brought bis pistol down on bis breast
and told liiui “another command from
you, and I'll kill you. Hand up your
pistol,” As soon as the General was
disarmed, be put bis pistol in Wise
acre’s breast and disarmed him, and
Hie day was won, for, though there
had been no concert ol action agreed
on between (lie two assailants ; yel ns
the general was disarmed,one of the
guards attempted lo draw a sword
and was promptly knocked down by
Revere. As iC by magic tlie prison
ers wcie iirmed by a eoniyqdu ,wh,,
was not arrested, as lie was sick on
Ibe night of Ibe charge and was not.
noticed, lie bad all I lie other's pistols
buckled around him, and had come
up in opportune lime. In the twink
ling of an eye they formed a line, and
nil Irish lad by the name of Buckner
cried out, “Now come on, we can
whip the whole crowd.” In less than
a minute they hud the “gallant band”
disarmed, and at their mercy. Ever
ett wrenched tlie guns from the hands
of men that day, who could have tied
him under other circumstances.
They then tobl the genera! and a judge
who were with the party, “make
might right and we will drive Ibe
wagon of gold off.” But they had
started tlicir wagon on toward Wash
ington with Ibe mules in a run.
There never lias been such a race as
they ran from there to Washington.
The brave gallants never met as such
any more. There certainly was not
a brave man in the crowd, for two
men had released their prisoners dis
armed and completely routed them.
There had been nu blood spilt, hut if
one shot had been fired the gallant
hand would have gone down like
wheat before the scythe. The man
with the long Enfield was not dis
armed, for lie was seen bringing up
the rear, his gun mingling with the
houghs of the trees as the fugitives
faded from view.
VAUGN S MEN TO THE RESCUE.
The affray was aver about in half an
hour, when a clattering of arms was
heard from behind and sure enough
there came a company of General
Vatign’B men in full charge from a
place in I.incoln county, called Go
shen. They were too late. They,
however, prossrd on after the fugitive
hand, hut did not overtake them.
They did not slop, however, until
they had frightened Hie “saloon
man” within a few inches of death.
He was next heard from in I’ulaski
county. How did those men ai Go
shen find out that their comrades
were in danger. Here comes in a bit
of romance: The young lady of
whom we have spoken, with that
proverbial woman’s wit, almosl intu
ilion, perceiving the situation, wrote
a note, and although in the very
house where the prisoners were un
der guard, and called a negro to gel
a bucket of water, and as ho came by
the window, she said to him : “Quick
to Goshen.” The note was soon in
Goshen, and produced Hie cflcct we
have already seen. Woman! would
that I had the power to raise thine
already elevated praise.
PLANNING THE- HOriIIEIIV.
A few days before Hie time for
them lo start to Abbeville, they sent
one of their men out secretly to plan
for the train to be robbed, which we
have seen was so successfully accom
plished. This is the great secret
This opens up all and everybody can
now see clearly through the whole
thing. Those men who had taken
the gold before Wiseacre came knew
they would he found, for they had so
much that it could not he accounted
for, and if they could manage to get it
all scattered they would never be sus
picioncd. The reader may look back
oyer what has boon said and every
circumstance goes to prove that there
was an understanding, not with
the panburg crowd, but with those
men around Washington. How
could Captain M have had all
things ready at se short a notice. The
wagons did not pass where he was
living until about sundown, for it
was late when they passed through
tho village ami had four miles to go
before passing where any of Vaugn’s
men were staying. 1 will give this
much credit to those who weru con
nected with the affair, to say they
no idea of the matter ending as
iHSid. Downright lobbory was not
tlicir aim. Tliov justly thought that
they had more right to it than Ihe
yankees. None would have been
bbuned, had all assumed tlicir share
dl risk. When the yankees came,
“jnsowlio had received gold from
iseacre were as quiet aslamh*, they
irate afraid, what they got honestly,
Ythey called, would he taken from
them. In trying to hide it, they lost
a good deal. Some of those who got
rewarded with ten per cent made
.good use of it and you can tell now by
pe wav they have prospered.
THE END OF IT ALL.
I am aware that the render has al
ready inquired how I know there was
•Sfti agreement between the parties. A
few whispered wotds led me into the
light, viz: “We did not know this
filing was going to
lake this town.” Wo
could but see that most of the money
was taken about Washington,for sud
denly tho finest of brick stores went
up and thousands of gdods was
brought to the place by men who
huda’t a dollar when they came home
ffbm the war. Various methods
Were resorted to in order to cover up
the fact that they bail any of tho mon
ey. Men who were poor left and
bought brick stores in the cities. Men
wlio'would neverliavo bad a thousand
dollars but for that gold, now give in
their properly for taxes at seventy-five
uml one hundred thousand dollars,
and who stand on the streets and talk
< ot tlicir business capacity and of bow
thriftless Hie farmers are. Wiseacre,
finally got en route for Richmond
with a considerable amount of mon
ey, when he was caught up with by
the yankees and he lost all, or he may
have been in league with them all the
' Vft/te it ml derided spoils. Now all
who care to know can see what be
came of the confederate money. And,
lo conclude, wo must say, if it was
rigid, we must adopt (lie motto
“whalcver is, is right.”
A Will TIC MAN MUHIUCKKI) BY A
NEGRO.
[From (lie Albany News.)
New* reached tlie city early yester
day morning that Mr. James W. Cal
honn had been shot and killed in
stantly, in Worth county, late Sunday
afternoon, by a negro named Allen
Ford. Two citizens of Worth came to
the city after aeofliu and a burial suit
for the remains of Mr. Calhoun, but
their slay was very short, and the
News and Advertiser failed lo get an
interview with them. Those who
talked with them say that they were
not very communicative upon the sub
ject of the unfortunate affair, and wo
are, therefore, unable lo give any
thing like a full statement of the par
ticulars.
From all that we could learn, how
ever, it seems that the negro, Allen
Ford, had been charged with stealing
a bridle from .Mr. Calhoun. They
quarreled about it recently, and on
Sunday afternoon Mr. Calhoun met
the negro in the road with the stolen
properly on his horse or mule, where
upon lie made an attack upon the ne
gro—either for the purpose of recov
ering the bridle, or administering a
flogging —it is not known which.
When 11 r. Calhoun advanced upon
the;negro the latter drew liis pistol
anushot him, the hall tnkiiigoffcct in
the; region of tlie heart and producing
death almost instantly.
We learn that the affair was wit
nessed by two negroes only, and hence
it is, perhaps, that a more satisfactory
statement of the farts cannot 1)e ob
taiiipd. It’s also said that Mr. Cal
houn was unarmed.
The negro made bis oscapc, and bad
not, up lo last accounts, been cap
tured.
Mr. Calhoun was a well-to-do far
mer of Worth eoiiKty, and was highly
esteemed by his neighbors, lie leaves
a wile and seven little children.
It Dram tlir ('loM-st Scruliny,
In the many Itiuis id' news pub
lished, or reprinted, in the advertis
ing columns of the newspapers of the
day, kt is satisfying lo the reader lobe
fully assured that all the names given
as winners of eapital prizes, at vari
ous times of different amounts, In The
Louisiana Stale Lottery uro correct
and truly staled, In addition to the
many who avoid publicity for various
reasons. All names anil amounts are
genuine and will boar the close scru
tiny of investigation. If any one
doubts this fact lei him seek informa
tion of M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
La., and be can be fully satisfied of
its exact truth.
Death must come to all at sometime
bnt.ll. 11. I’, is Ids greatest enemy.
For sale bv James A. Henson’
Washington’ Ga.
THE NEW COMET.
A WONDER OF THK HEAVENS
LOOKED KOII.
The Brooks comet is attracting a
vast deal of attention just now, out
side ofthe interest which always cen
ters in these mysterious wanderers of
space, for it is conjectured by some
alslronomers that is the famous comet
of 1812, and it*developed a very re
markable increase in brilliancy be
tween the observations of last. .Friday
and Saturday nights.
It in is the eonslellhtio n of I be Drag
on. It comes to the meridian about 8
o'clock. It's right ascension is 16
hours 25 (hinnies; its declination 60
degrees 20 minutes north.
Tt is circular in shape.
COMKTARY VECUI.IARITtKS.
One strange peculiarity of a comet
is the fact that generally, if not. inva
riable, its tail follows it ns it approach
es the sun and goes before it when it
recedes from the sun. Sometimes its
tail is curved toward the region with
er it is tending, sometimes it forms a
right angle with a line drawn front
the sun through lliccenterofthecorn
et. The tail of the comet of 1744
formed nearly a quarter of a circle;
that nf 1866 was curved like a Turkish
saber. Sometimes Ihe same comet
has several (ails. That of 1744 had
no less than six, which appeared and
disappeared in a few days. Tlieeom
ot of 1823 had tor several days two
tails, olio extending toward the sun,
and the other in the opposite direction.
Sometimes comets diverge widely
from their regular paths, and in some
cases take anew and different orbit
altogether. Comets and the planet
Jupiter seem In be deadly enemies, the
giant planet hilling them with disas
trous force whenever he gels an op
portunity. By some strange fatality
ho is constantly in llieir way and
serves as a perpetual stumbling block
to them. Tho remarkable comet of
1770, says llcrscbel, which Lexoll
found to revolve in a moderate ellipse
in a period of five years, actually got
entangled among Ibe salellities of Ju
piter, and thrown mil of orbit by Ibe
attraction of that planet, and lias not
been beard of since. It was literally
kicked out of doors by (he indignant
planet as an ill-bred intruder, and so
humiliated that it has never shown
its face, since. This summary treat
ment of comets by J uplter convinced
astronomers that a collision of the
earth and a comet would lie. attended
with no dnngcl' planet. There
have been some very wonderful com
ets. According to the testimony of
Hie early writers, a comet which could
he seen in daylight with (lie naked
eye made its appearance just after the
death of Julius Ciesar, forty-three
years before our Savior. In 1402 a
comet was seen so-brilliant it could ho
discovered at noonday. In 1456 came
the great comet which the pope excu
municated, which has been classified
and its period calculated. Its next
appearance will ho in 1018. The great
comet of 1800, Halley’s comet had a
lull 96,000,000 of miles long, and when
nearest the. sun flies with the incon
ceivable velocity of 1,000,000 of miles
an hour. Astronomers have conjec
tured that when nearest the sun it was
exposed to a heat 27,000 times greater
than the solar boat at tlie earth, or sev
eral thousand times greater Ilian red
hot iron. Away out in space ils
temperature was reduced (o the abso
lute zero ofthe scientists, at least 487
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. This
is I lie comet which tho learned Whis
tou thought deluged Ihe world in Hie
times of Noah. Whiston thought Ibis
was hell, where Hie souls and resur
rected bodies oi the wicked were
confined. They must have had a pret
ty hot and cold time of it. The tail
of this comet extended from the hor
izon to the zenith.
THE COMET OK 1812.
The great comet of 1811-12, which is
supposed indcntical with the present
one had a nucelus 2,017 miles in diam
eter, or nearly as large as tlie moon.
It shone with a brilliancy equal loom:
tenth of tim lull moon. The envelope
surrounding the nucleus was 21,000
miles thick, or 500 times deeper than
(he atmosphere of (he earth making
the diameter of tlie comet over
50,000 miles. Tt had a very lit
minoits tail whose greatest
length was 100,000,000 miles.
The comet moved in its perihelion
witli an almost inconceivable velocity,
1,500 times greater than that of a hall
bursting from the mouth ot a cannon.
If tlie present comet is the groat one
of 1811 it will lie a magnificent spec
tacle. If it possesses any density
pf moment, should it hit the earth
while moving with such tremendous
velocity our planet would ho instantly
reduced to au impalpable gas. Anotli
ea strange thing about comets is that
on their first observed visit to the so
lar system 1 hoy put on a great deal of
style ; appearing sometime witli tails
100,000,000 miles long. With each re
curring visit they get shorn of their
glories more and more till at last they
don’t havo any tail at all. One
thought or speculation may not here
be impertinent. Many able and wise
men have thought tlie flaming comet
and tho blazing star which lieurlded
our Saviour’s birth made periodical
visits to the earth. These snveauts
have concluded that Tycho Barba’s
star, which shone out at noonday with
a brightness surpassing that of Venus
at her greatest brilliancy, was the star
of Ilothlohcm. Ace.nillog to liio.se
savants, its period is about 310 years,
and it is due about this lime. The
speculation, of course, deals too much
witli iinaginuliie liypothesis so lie ac
cepted by sclcnlflle men even though
they accept a more imaginative hy
pothesis still—that of tlie lumitdlerou
ether,
NO. 40.
NKW OttUKANP, August 1, 1883.
TO THE PUBLIC,
Investigate for Yourselves.
Gresham having published
a wilful ami malicious fal chood in regard to the
character of The Louisiana State Lottery Compa
ny, tho following facts are given to the public to
prove hia statement, that we are engaged in a frau
dulent business, to be false and untruo.
Amount of prizes paid by The Louisiana State
Lottery Company from January 1,1870, to present
date:
Paid to Southern Express Cos., New Or
leans, T. M. Wewcout Manager $1,3(50,300
Paid to Louisiana National Bunk,
Jos. 11. Oglesby, President 403,000
Paid to Louisiana State National Dank,
S. H. Kennedy, President 120,100
Paid to New Orleans National Bnuk,
A. Baldwin, President 88,550
Paid to Union National Bank,
# S. Charlaron, Cashier, 04,450
Paid to Citizens’ Bauk.
E. L. Carriers, President 07,000
Paid to Germania National Bauk,
Jules Cftssard, President 30,000
Paid to Hibernia National Bank,
Chas. Palfrey, Cashier 37,000
Paid to Canal Bank. Ed. Toby CaHhier, 13,150
Paid to Mutual National liuuk,
Job. Mitchel, Cashier 8,200
Total paid as above $2,253,(550
Paid in sums of under SI,OOO at the vari
ous oihicos of the Company through
out the United Stutes 2,(527,410
Total paid by all J 4.881.000
For the truth of the above facts we refer the
public to tho ulfieers of the above named corpora
tions. ami for our legality and 'standing to the
Mayor and efficers ofThe City of New Orleans, to
the State authorities of Louisiana, and also to tho
U. 8. Officials of Louisiana. We claim to be legal,
honest ami correct in nil our transactions, as much
so us any business in the country. Our standing
is conceded by nil who will investigate, and our
stock linn for years been sold at our Board ol' Bro
kers, and owned by many of our best known aud
respected citizens.
ill. A. DAUPHIN, PIIKSIDENT.
U l }-CAPITAL PKIZK,
Ticfccts only $5. Shares in proportion
U/SIS
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
“Wo do hereby certify that wo superviiie the ar
rangements for ail the Monthly and Semi-Annual
Drawings of the Louisiana Statu Lottery Company,
and in person manage and control tho Drawings
themselves, and tiiut the same art; conducted with
honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all par
ties, and wo authorize tho Coir pony to use tills cer
tificate, with I'ae.-Hiniihm of our signatures attached,
in its advertisements.”
ComnaiMsionera.
Incorporated in 18(58 for 25 years by the Legisla
ture for Educational and Charitable purposes—
with a capital of SI,OOO,(XX) —to which a reserve fund
of over $550,000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise
was made a part of tho present State Constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and eudorsed by
tho people of any state.
It novor scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
tako place monthly.
A KPLENDU) OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. ITKNTH GRAND DRAWING.
CLASS K, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Oc
tober t>, 18H:*— lOlst Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRISE, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Sellars Each
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion.
LIST OF PKIZF.fi.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000
I do do 25,000
1 do (lo 10,000
2 PRIZES OF $(1000 12,000
5 do 2000 10,000
10 do 1000 10,000
20 do 800 10,000
100 do 200 20,000
800 do 100 30,000
500 do 50 25,000
1000 do 25 25,000
‘I'PROXIMATION PHIZES,
9 Approximation Prizes of $750 (5,750
0 do do 500 4,500
9 do do 250 2,250
1907 Prizes, amounting to $205,500
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to tho office of the Company in New Orleans.
For further information write dearly,giving full
address. Make P.O. Money Orders payable uml ad
dress Registered Letters to %
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK,
IVcw Orleans, Lit.
Ordinary letters by Mail or Express to
M. A. DAUFIIIN,
New Orleans, Lu,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
007 Seventh St., Washington, D. C,
T.M.H. 0. T.S.
PIANOS anfIORMS
Selected from ten of the
Best Makers, are so much
superior to others at prices
so much less, that Pur
chasers save from $lO to
SIOO by visiting or writ
ing to
Gr. O. ROBINSON & CO
Save monev at 831 Broad
street, Augusta, Ga.
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New Hymns of “Love and Praise.”
New Sores of “Hope aid Trust.’
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(I. KOMNSON.
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Price, 35 conts (post-paid); $3.00 per
dozen, by express. Word Edition —
Hymns only—l 2 conts (post-paid);
$1.20 per dozen, by express.
Specimen Copy, Full Edition, in pa
per cover, 25 cents (post-paid).
G. O. ROBINSON & CO.,
Publishers. Augusta. Ga.
T. Mi 11. O. T.S.
ATTEND
Of Kentucky University, LEXINGTON, KT.
Timi lo complete the Full Diploma Buiinr** Court# about
10 week*. ToUl Coil, including Tuition. Book*. Htationcry.
Hoard, lie., about f*A. Telegraphy Uught. Literary Cour.e
for oat year If dr*l red. free. Nearly 400 itudenta from 21 Stale*
U*t year. 8,000 laceeufol graduate*.
.Student* eaa begin at any time; no vacation. Fall iciiloa
Ujlui September 10th, For full particular*, addroia
, WILBUR R. SMITH, Lexington, Kf.
Citation ft r Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
-WHEUE'S, W. 11. fu,',toy, administrator, T
t f bonis non, oi estate of JohnT. Callawa*
represents to the Court in his petition, duly tiled,
&c. .that he has fully administered John T. Call a
way s estate; This is therefore to cite all persons
co.uerned, heirs and creditors, to show chuh- , if
any they can, why said administrator should not
be discharged from his administration, and re
ceive letters oi dismission, on the tirst Monday in
September, 1883. This May 30, 1883.
Juno2-3m GEO. DYSON, Ordinary W. C
Citation for Letters of Dismission
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Askew Cheuault, administrator o
Cooksoy Chenault, represents to the Cour
in ms petition, duly filed, &e.. that ho has fully
administerrd Coeksey Chonault’s estate. This is
therefore to cite, all persons concerned, heirs and
creditors, to show cause, if any they can. why said
administrator should not bo discharged from his
administration and receive letters of dismission on
Monday in September, 1883. This June
4 > M&b GEO DYSON,
juuß-3m Ordinary W. C.
Administrator's Sale
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
I > Y VIRTUE of an order oi the Court of Ordina
* rj L?f ‘' ount - v , PMsed at the .August
term. 1883, of said court, I will expose to sale before
the Court house door in Washington, Ga„ on the
lirst Tuesduy in September, 1883, at public outcry
and within the legal hours of salo, nine shares” of
the capital stock of tho Georgia railroad and bank
ing company; sold as the property of Maria J. Ran
dolph's estate for the purpose of distribution. This
August (i, 1883. CHARLES. A. ALEXANDER
Rugl()-4t Adm'r of M. J. Randolph!
Citation for Letters of Dismission.
EOBGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
YTTHEREAS Job 11. Stovall, executor of Abram
T t Burton’s ertlate, represents to the Court in
his petition, duly tiled and entered oh record, that
he huK fully administered AUraiu Burton's estate.
This is thoreforo to cite all persons concerned,
heirs ami creditors, to show cause, if any thev can,
why said executor should not be discharged
from liis executorship and receive letters of dis
mission on the first Monday m November 1883.
This 7th day of August, 1883.
auglt-3ra CEO. DYSON, Ordinary W. C.
Citation tor Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
WHEREAS, D. C. Ifill, Executor of A. T. J
Wootten, represents to tho court in his po
tition, that lie lius fully administered A. T. J.
Wootteu’a estate. This is, tliereioro, to cite all
persons concerned, heirs and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, why said executor should
not he discharged from his administration, and re
ceive letters of dismission bu the first Monday in
December, 1883. GEO. DYSON,
:, 3-3ni. Ordinary W. C.
Notice for Leave to Soil Land.
GEORGIA. WILKES COUNTY.
A PPLICATION will bo. nuule to the Court of Oj
ill nary ft'Wilkes county, Oa., at tho lirst reg
ular term alter the expiration ef 31) ctayH from this
notice, forjeftvo to sell a portion nf tiro lands be
longing te the estate of George W. Florence, late of
said county, deceased, for the beneitt of the heirs
and creditors of said deceased. This Aug. 21at,
1383. A. A. HARNETT.
O. E. FLORENCE,
augHi-ft Ex’rs of Q. W. Florence.
Notice for Leave to Sell Land.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
APPLICATION will be made to the Court of Or
dinary of Wilkes comity, Ga., at the first reg
ular term, after tlie expiration of 28 days from this
notice, for leave to sell the lands belonging to tho
eßtato of Thou. Elliott, late of said county, doe’il,
for tho benefit of heirs and dreditors Of said dec'd.
Sept.3, 18*1. 11. C. BMITJI,
30-41 J. A, BELL,
Executors Thus. Elliott.
Notice lor Leave to Sell land.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
APPLICATION will bo made to tho Court of Or
dinary of Wilkeß county, Ga., at tin* first reg
ular term, after tho expiration of 2H days from this
notice, for hmvo to sell the lands belonging to tho
estate of Uoorgo Wolfe, late of saJd county, dee’d.
for the benefit of heirs and creditors of said de
ceased. This Sept. 3, 1883. H. ,J. WOLFE,
Adiu'r Estate Geo. Wolfe.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
'VJ-o riOE is hereby given to all persons havi g
lAI demands against Geo. W. Florence, Into of
said county, dec.onaod, to present them to tho un
dersigned properly made- out. within tho time
proscribed by law, so us to show their character
and amount. And all persons indebted to paid
deceased are hereby required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned- July 3d, 18*3.
’■ C. Ei FLORENCE.
A. At: HARNETT.
27-0i Kxr’a Goo. W. l.h-r. nee.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
BY VIRTUE of au order of the court of ordinary
of said county, passed at tho November term,
1882, I as administrator dc bonis non of Reuben
Smith, deceased, will expose to sale at public out
cry, before tho Courthouse door in Washington.
Ga., within tho legal hours of sale on tho Ist Tues
day in October, 18$3, a tract ofland lying in said
county, on tho road from Washington to JMallorys
villr, about seven miles from Washington. Sir'd
tract containing three hundred and eigbty-s x
acres, wore or less, nud being the place whore said
Smith resided prior to his death. Sold as tho prop
erty of Reuben Smith’s estato to pay debts and for
distribution among his heirs. Tortus; Five hun
dred cash on day of sale, the balance duo Dec. 2l>,
1883, without interest, tho purchaser giving a note
and receiving bond for titles. Tho premises are
rented for this year. The tenant consents that the
purchaser have the privilege of going on tho place
to arrange for tho coming year and to how grain as
for as does not interfere with the crop of the teuant
and tho occupancy of tho buildings
augllU-lm S. 11. HARDEMAN,
Adm’r'do bonis non of Reuben Smith,
TIIE NEW PATENT
DUST - PROOF
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Valdosta, Oeoiioia, July 20, 1882.
"I sold on® of yonr Patent Dust-Froof Cases
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