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GEORGIA AM) FLORIDA.
NEWS OP THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
An Old Man Who Assaulted His Grand
daughter Whipped With Buggy
Traces and Driven Out of Forsyth
Just in Time to Escape Lynching.
GEORGIA.
Some of the Mitchell county farmers arc
about beginning cotton picking.
G. M. Bacon, of DeWitt, lias realized
$544 on five and a half cars of melons tins
year.
The Prohibitionists of Columbus are said
to be willing to accept u liquor liccnso of
#I,OOO.
It is rumored that Editor Larry Gantt
will retire from the Athens flminrr-11 ttlch
mun to accept a revenue appointment.
The LaGrango Light Guards will go into
a camp as a part of tlie Sixth Georgia iwt
talion, at Warm Springs, on next Monday
week.
James Graham has sold all of his property
in Senoia to the Senoia Ginnery and Fer
tilizer Company. Mr. Graham received
#2,800 for the property.
James Dennis, of Senoia, has lost in the
last few months at unit $75 worth of hogs,
sheep and goats that wen* bitten by a marl
dog some time in January last.
S. G. Bowers, of Hartwell, lias a chicken
a few days old with four logs. Tlie hind
legs start out just above the tail and drag
behind. The chicken is sprightly.
It is estimated that about. 100 ears of
mehuis, or more, have been shipped from
the vicinity of Baeontnn, Dougherty coun
ty, which will bring into the county about
$15,000, tills being a low estimate.
Robert Gil!, of Patterson, who liino weeks
ago was hurt tty being thrown from and
stepiiod upon by n mule, is still ill a most,
precarious condition. On Monday last tie*
large abscess, which had formed in his back,
was opened by Dr. B. Hall Smith, assisted
by H. Lamar Whatley, of Blackshear.
Blood poisoning is feared.
The Governor has refused to pardon C. H.
Simmons, one of the famous Simmons and
Watson duo who robbed Dick Crocker, of
the Commercial Bank, at Augusta, and who
was sentenced to seven yea tie in the peniten
tiary. The strongest, sort of appeals and in
fluence have ins'll used with tno (toveruor,
but lie has ended the matter by declining a
pardon.
There was a strange freak of lightning on
the telegraph line m the field of W. W,
Montford, at Buena Vista, a few days ago.
It struck a telegraph pole and shattered it
and thus it traveled for a mile, leaving signs
on every telegraph pole in that distance. It
finally came to where the wire was attached
to a green pine tree and there the electrical
current was grounded.
G. W. C' Munroe brought a very strange
plant to Buena Vista Wednesday, which is
evidently a hybrid. It has a pod on it very
much like a tomato, but the weed has very
much the apfieuranee of the Jamestown
weed, or the weed commonly known as the
tmlsaive. An entire row in the garden
contains these weeds, which were planted
for tomatoes. Ths seed were gathered from
tomatoes last year and herein the mystery.
Someone suggested that it was an Eve’s
apple, hut it is more probable that it is a
hybrid between tho tomatoes anil one of the
weeds mentioned.
Reports have reached Atlanta of an out
rage at Forsyth of a rev olting nature. An
old man named Austin, who some wx*ks ago
gained notoriety by walking all tlie way
from Jiis home to see the Governor, is re
portisl to have made an outrageous assault
upon his 9-year-old daughter. The latter
told the story and the whole town rose in
indignation. Austin was whipped with a
buggy trace ns long as ho could stand it,
arnj then sent out of town on tlie first train
to escape lynching. It is said an immense
crowd was at the depot when ho was put on
the train. lie went to GritUn.
As the train arrived at Tarver Sunday
morning last a squad of turpentine hands
were seen standing near, onqor two of whom
ha<l Spencer rifles. The train having
stopped, a negro named Bob i.each stepp'd
up to the coach occupied by colored passen
gers and inquired if Johii Larry was on
board—if so to step out, ho wanted to see
him. Tlie festive 1-arry smilingly stepped
out, and while the good morning was
spoken Loach stuck a revolver at
Larry’s breast and fired. Larry ran and
Laach fired again: as Larry attempted to
cross the track at the rear of the t rain lie
fell and Leach tired a third time, putting u
ball through the body about tho waist. Tlie
deed accomplished, Leach went oflf through
the woods. A white man in tlie train called
out “catch him.” but there wits no second
to the move. The cause was on account of
the fleecing of a negro lad who had
started home to South Carolina to
see a dying mother, and was
swindled out of two-thirds of his money by
Lorry. Leach, an uncle of tho boy, became
so enraged on hearing of it that he swore ho
would kill Isirry at sight, so he and his
friends kept quietly at their work all the
week uutil Saturday evening, when they
went up to Tarver, with the result above
chronicled. Whip* citizens are not in
terested, and the best colored ones seem to
lie in sympathy with Ixwb, as Lorry was a
professional negro gambler.
FLORIDA.
A steam laundry is to be started at Titus
ville.
The new depot building at Miunoola is
almost completed.
A cigar-box factory is one of the possibili
ties of the near future at Igike City.
Kerr City records its first death in the
person of the infant daughter of J. 11. Fry.
The Titusville Library Association was
organized at the meeting Tuesday evening.
Capt Keller has the contract for erecting
the St. Cloud sugar mill and fitting up the
machinery.
Columbus county hits l>cen aide to lx>\ c itt
Western corn this year, and still has a Wge
surplus on hand.
A regular water spout ucvunvd at Ocala
Friday, the downpour of rain bring some
thing unheard of.
Luke City has averaged a baby a day, for
two months [last and will continue to tlo so,
for some time to is une.
At Ocala the City Council has contrachsl
for water works with W. A. Jeter, with fifty
hydrants, to. cost $70,000.
The indications for water at Oakland arc
now good at the artesian well, which ut this
time is over 800 feet doop.
During the storm at i’alatka of Wednes
day afternoou the glass in the doors of the
telegraph office were smashed.
William Norcu, one of the oldest mer
chants in Jelfersou countv, died suddenly
Thursday niglit of heart disease.
The lumlier interest is brisk in Florida,
and the demand for timlier lands exceeds
anything in the history of the Slate.
A wildcat measuring four fret from nose
to tip of tail wuskilhsl in Hoary Hand's
chicken house near Glen Ethel last week.
CheUvvnd, six miles north of Ijeoshurg.
on the Florida .Southern, has n post office.
P. F. Delta has been appointed to the office.
At Macleuny, John Thompson's little
daughter, aged 7 years, fell from a swing
Friday and broke her neck, causing instant
death.
The cotton crop of Columbia county is
fully three to four weeks Inter this season
than lostthough on many farms it lius be
gan to open.
liu Gray, living on Lake Joanna, had his
burn and contents destroyed by fire Inst
Thursday night. Fortunately none of his
Stork was burned.
A good many Columbia county people are
devoting their attention to stock raising.
The grilling in the southern part of the
county is said to be excellent.
Uniforms for fourteen members of the
Gem City Guards, of Pulatka, have lieon
ordered, and there will probably be a dress
x Vnau i_j s-jr.u ut Uiuv ari<
There is some talk of erecting a handsome
summer house or pavilion oil the river at
Daytona, where ice cream, fruit, dancing
and promenading can lie indulged in.
Mr. Hobbs, a young man in the employ of
the Taylor A Co.’s planing mill at Ocala,
liwt the second finger of his left hand Tues
day by coming iu contact with a buz.z saw
which he was operating.
There was a severe storm at Quincy Fri
day and there was considerable fear that tlie
crops would Is* materially damaged. It
amounted to a heavy rainfall only, which
has not, apparently, done any harm.
Like City Ims the honor of originating a
new variety of watermelon. The rind is ex
ceedingly thin and of a gray color; tho pulp
is deep red. it is as sweet as honey and
could appropriately bo named tho lioney
meloti.
Several farmers near Lake City' planted
one or two acres in plantains. They report
a plentiful simply of green f*>d for the
cattle, but prater to let a large projiortion of
the leaves remain on the stalks for winter
pasturage.
The tobacco crop around Lake City still
holds forth tlie same flattering prospects of
a few weeks ago. Mr. Geer, who is in con
stant communication with tho tobacco
raisers, says the outlook is generally good
throughout tlie State.
A. B. Brown, the Tax Collector of Colum
bia county, makes the following statement:
Handier of acres in cultivation in 1880, 45,-
294; in 1887, (10,000. There is 15 per cent,
less cotton than last year. The inereaso in
hogs and cattle is 40 per cent.
The Eustis Board of Trade has selected the
following delegates to attend tho Immigra
tion convention in Jacksonville, Aug ii,
next: Charles H. Edwards, Mayor of tho
city; Col. John A. McDonald and W. H.
Bishop, a banker of that place.
A canvass of Lake City, outside of min
isters whose preference is well known, and
saloon keepers whose preference is also well
known, showed only niue persons in favor
of the present liquor system. From present
indications prohibition will bo carried 20
to 1.
The Governor has appointed the follow
idg named gentlemen to'represent the (State
of Florida at the American Forestry Con
gress, which will be held in Spring field. 111.,
Sept. 14, 15 and 10, 1887. Col. W. D. ('hip
lev, Prof. S. H. Curtiss and Hon. J. G.
Knapp.
J. E. Cameron, of River Junctioa has
patented a car-wheel replacer, which is an
ingenious contrivance for rein *ving car
wheels from tlie trucks. Mr. Cameron and
his father were the inventors and have been
olFerod $12,000 for tho patent. It is esti
mated that it will save over 75 per cent, in
labor.
The town meeting for the incorporation of
Oakland, on Saturday night last, was ad
journed to August 27th, as it was doomed
desirable to take legal advice in regard to
certain matters, and, also, because a little
delay would enable twenty-five or thirty
morcjiersons to register and take part at the
next meeting.
A terrific storm swept over Gainesville
Friday, causing the inhabitants no little
anxiety and alarm. The beautiful new
court house was struck by lightning, but
happily was not injured, the bolt going uu
derlectod down the rod. The public school
house was also struck by lightning, and
dam iged about SIOO.
In Gadsden the election for “for sale” or
“against sale” of liquors will take place
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Tlie petition to the
County Commissioners was very liberally
signed. This fact being an indication,
makes prohibition a foregone conclusion in
Gadsden county at the ensuing election for
two years from the date thereof.
The lightning at Like Helen on Tuesday
and Wednesday of last wi*ek was terrific.
On Tiles lay it struck two pines on the neck
joining lakes Helen and Harlan, and on
Wednesday it struck a tree about forty
yards from Mrs. Westlake’s house. A curi
ous tiling happened on Wednesday. In half
of the town tlie rain fell in torrents for about
fifteen minutes, while in tho other half the
people sat and looked on undisturbed.
The Fernandina base ball cluU invites
challenges from other well organized clubs,
with a guarantee to the same that in all
games played on tho Fernamlina club
groiuids t.lio visiting club shall be at no ex
pense while in Fernandina, and are further
assured a percent age of tlie gate receipts.
The club grounds are well enclosed, well
turfed, and have an ample club house anil
grand stand with scats for a largo crowd.
J. P. Mace, architect and contractor, has
begun the erection of the First Congrega
tional church of Lake Helen, to cost about
#3,000. Tho foundations were completed
Wednesday, the masonry being done by Mr.
O’Neill, of DeLand, and some of the lumber
is on the ground Tho church will occupy a
conspicuous position, corner of Euclid ave
nue and Main stroet, and will be an orna
ment to tlie town. Tho lot was donated by
Baker At Ogden.
The following are tho newly elected town
officers of Daytona, by the following major
ities: Mayor, G. It. Puckett, 30; Marshal,
Jordan MeCtulom, 49; Assessor, William J.
Berne, 52; Collector, C. A. Longo, 52;
Treasurer, W. Van Dorn, 49; Town Clerk.
H. F, Douglass, 41. Councilmen: William
Jackson 51, James M. Osborn 49, and M.
Huston 50. Short term, G. H. Matthews
59. The inspectors were 11. F. Douglass, C.
F. Slough and tt. R. Puckett.
A negro woman living on R. C. Hagan's
place, ton miles north of Brooksvillc, went
out gunning tor squirrel one day last week
with a 44-calibre revolver. After shooting
one bird she found some difficulty in getting
tho pistol to tire, and on trying to remedy*
Urn trouble the weapon wont off and lodged
a bullet in her body just beneath her breast.
She was brought to town, and the bull was
extracted by Din. Temple and Stevens.
Tlie wound, while pronounced serious, need
not necessarily prove fatal.
A bezor or mad stone is in tho possession
of Robert R. Smith, who resides two miles
west of l'auasoifkeo. He found it in the
threat of a deer which ho killed eight years
ago. The stone is about one inch wide and
a half inch thick. Mr. Smith thinks it, a
K* Uiuo mail stone, but Ims never seen it
us xl, an i of course does not know whether
it would prove efficacious in cases of bites
by poisonous insects or reptiles or rabid ani
mals. Tho stone resembles very much tlie
seed of a pawpaw, a fruit which grows wild
in some sections of tho South,
At Daytona, Tuesday, Giles English shot
another colored man named Potts, shooting
at him five times. Two of the tails took
effect, one Inflow tin* hip and the other below
the kins*. Potts claims that English owed
him some money, and Mint lie hud “dunned"
him for it, when English said he would set
tle with him and went and got a gun. Jn
tho evening Giles delivered himself up to
Mayor Wallace, claiming that the shooting
was done in self-defense, that Potts was
coming at him with a knife, and produced
witnesses to prove his statement. Potts is
not dangerously wounded, but will bo laid
up for some time.
Tuesday afternoon, while tho special car
containing tne railroad officials was passing
Mims, tin* engine killod a negro named
Thomas Nelson, who, in company with an
other colored man, was walking the track at
Mint place. Nelson said to his comrade that
lie would l"'i lam a dollar that he could run
to the cuttle guard this side of Mims station
before the train could catch him. Just as
he reached the oattie guard the cowcatcher
struck him, knocking him fully 75 feet from
the truck, killing him instantly. At tlie
time lie offered the Ixjt the other tnau ad
vised hint to get off the track, as ho hail
done, hut to no purpose.
(In last Ratunlay night u difficulty occur
roil at a cabin half a mile south of l’ana
Koffkeo between John Hyphen and Julius
Jones, two colored men, in the course of
which the latter shot the former through
the bowels w ith a Winchester rifle, from the
efforts of which Hyphen diisi in a few hours.
Jones surrendered to KherifT Chapman on
Monday, and the case came up liefore Judge
Htcfle on Tuesday. The proof went to
show that Hyphen was u rowdy, dangerous
elinrtteti r, and was advancing on Jones
■with a drawn knifi* at Mi ■ time he received
‘hu f stc! sixi. *)m cvidwua all si* i*bg
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JULY 31, !BS7.
that Jones acted in self-defe-nse. Judge
Steele promptly discharged him.
For n few days a party of strange negroes
have been comping a little out of Tavares.
On Monday one of them was rather deliri
ous wita fever anti cold some of his com
panions thnt, tliedevil was coming ufter him
that night. He disappeared, and no trace
of him was found until Tuesday morning,
when his cap was found on the shore of Lake
Dora. Wednesday morning his in sly was
discovered on the surface a short distance
from the shore. A jury of inquest was
summoned who, aftor viewing the body and
obtaining all possible evidence, decided that
lie Cftiuo to his death bv drowning while
laboring under temporary insanity.
During tho thunder shower on Sunday,
lightning struck two houses in Eustis. Dr.
T. J. Williamson’s house was slightly in
jiireil, and tho house occupied by Rev. J. H.
Potter, pastor of tho Presbyterian church,
was destroyed by fire ignited by a bolt or
lightning. The flames burned steadily, al
though it was raining hard at tho time.
The house filled with smoke to such an ex
tent that it was impossible to save any of
its contents with the exception of a portion
of Mr. Potter’s library. Tho members of
the family had removed to another part of
the house but a few minutes before that
part of it they had been occupying was
struck.
Thomas Duane, a blacksmith at tho Jaek
sonsonville, Tampa and Key* West railway
shops, at Palatka, met with a serious acci
dent yesterday. Mr. Duane, assisted by
another smith, was punching a hole through
a piece of iron on an anvil. The punch be
coming fixed in the iron Mr. Duane struck
at it with the sledge hammer and the punch
came out with considerable force, striking
tho gentleman in tho right eye and tearing
the eyeball entirely out. A witness to the
accident stated Mr. Duane treated the mat
ter very coolly and didn’t seem to notice
the pain at all. Mr. Duane had the same
eye injured some time ago and tho ball
taken out and a piece of steel removed from
it. A physician soon arrived and dressed
the wound and at last accounts tho man
was getting on all right.
On Tuesday, July 19, a party of thirty or
forty persons gathered at Brewer lake, in
the edge of Lafayette county for a picnic
and fish fry. Seining was adopted as the
method of providing the fish and two large
seing were spliced together for this purpose.
John H. Jackson held one of tho
staves and had exerted himself in
swimming with the weight attached to his
position until his strength failed him whon
he sank and called for help. His cry for
help excited those present so much that no
intelligent, or at lenst no effective means
were employed to assist him, and he quickly
drowned in water but a few inches beyond
his depth. His remains were interred the
day after at Macedonia church. Mr. Jack
son was one of the bt*st citizens of his neigh
borhood, and a son-in-iaw of Rev. 11. M.
Friar,
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: William P.
Morgan, to lie Justice of the Peace in and
for Osceola county: W. J. Sears, to lie
Superintendent of Public Instruction in and
for Osceola county; W. V. Boyd, to be Coun
ty Commissioner in and for Putnam county;
J.C.Stapp, to be County Commissioner in and
for Sumter county; James W. Fleming, to
be Judge in and for Citrus county; W. S.
Warner, C. S. Reynolds, Roliert S. Pringle
to be Notaries Public in and for tho State;
N. P. Bishop, to tie Tax Assessor in and for
Pasco county; Bryant G. Granger, to bo
Tax Assessor in and for DeSoto county;
James A. Grady, to lie Sheriff in and for
Pasco county; H. H. Henley, to be Clerk
Circuit Court in and for Pasco county; G.
W. Roiierts, to lie County Treasurer
in nnil for Pasco county; W. A. Jones, to
tie County Surveyor in anil for Pasco
county; O. P. Keller, to be County Com
missioner in and for Citrus county; W. C.
Cassadv, to be County Commissioner in and
for Sumter county; R. B. Parker, to be
County Commissioner in and for Osceola
county; George Marquis, to is* County
Judge in and for Santa Rosa county; Cecil
G. Butt, to be Judge of Criminal Court in
and for Orange county; J. Hugh Murphy,
to be County Solicitor in ami for Orange
county; F. B. Hagan, to lie County*
Treasurer in and for DeSoto county;
J. J. Harvey, to be County Surveyor in and
for St. Johns county; Andrew Aulin, to be
County Commissioner in and for Orange
county; W. R. Nicks to be County Com
missioner in and for Hernando county; J.
W. Harwell, to be Justice of tlie Peace in
and for Osceola county; W. U. Johnson,
to be County* Judge in and for Osceola
county; J. N. Bradshaw, to be Clork Crimi
nal Court in and for Orange county; But 1
P. Clark, to be County Surveyor in and for
DeSoto county; Samuel P. Cook, to be Con
stable in and for Nassau county: H. H.
I)unoan, to be member of Board of Educa
tion of East Florida Seminary.
HE BROUGHT OUT THE BADGER.
The Bad Old Man Looking On Walked
Off With the Beta.
From Saddle and Moccasin.
“A lot of youngsters were collected on
Sunday afternoon round a badger hole in
which there wits a mighty obstinate old bad
ger—one of those old toughs that you could
kuock sparks out of with a hammer. Any
how, the young sports had put all their
swell imported terriers in to him,
and the old badger had come out on
top overy time—at least, he hadn’t
‘come out’ on top, because he hadn’t come
out at all; but whoa he and the dogs got to
chewing one another underground ho ap
lieared to have awny ahead the lluest appe
tite. A chap who was standing by looking
on said, kind o' sadly: “1 guess, misters,
♦ hut my old dog’d fetch that cadger out for
you—if you want him out, that is.’ The
stranger was one of those plank-shaped
citizens, with shiny hair, like seaweed. His
clothes might huve been entailed clothes, in
which the family had lived for centuries,
aud the mongrel was a dog as nearly
like his master as a dog could be.
Well, sir, the young bucks took
a look at them both, and the more
they look the moro they laughed. The no
tion that that cur could lieat all tlieir finely
bred. iinporUsi terriers just tickled them to
douth, aud ill's! one and then anothor, and
dually the whole boiling of them, oifered to
last -U. .to, 10 to 1 against him—anything the
owner liked, in fact. But the)'couldn’t bluff
the old man off; he stayed with them; ho
seemed to have more money along, too,
than you'd expect to find in such old clothes.
And the more the boys kept sousing it to
him the moro he kept taking ’em, till finally
they quit. And the bets wore all laid out
on a big stone.
■‘Weil, they stood around to see the fun.
It was pretty clear that someone was going
to fall awful sick before the deal was over.
However, the visitor didn’t soeni like he
thought it. was going to bo lie. lie picked
the mongrel up and stroked him tenderly,
and the old dog wiuortl a little mite, too,
as If he could s.<c a chapter or so ahead of
him. ‘Put him in,’ said the boys, ‘put him
in!’ Right now, gentlemen/ said the
stranger, aud stooping down he prized him
gently into the earth—stern first. Well, sir,
you should have heard those liys when they
saw that. Laughi Well, I should say they
did laugh. For a minute or two the
old dog lay there with his head out of
doom—one eye tlxed reproachfully on his
master, the other rocked anxiously liaek
ward. Then all of a sudden there was a
terrific yelp, und a cloud of dust, and he
shot out of the hole with the badger fastened
on to him. And for the life of vou you
couldn't have told which looked the most
foolish—the young sports or the old badger.
As for the stranger, he raked in the bets,
and when he got a little way off be turned
around, as if lie had forgotten something,
anil says he, mournfully: "Boys—misters,
l'tu from Pecos county, Texas. I'm only a
school teacher thnr, but they all know me.
Hhuf’s my name—Eb'noezer Shut—ask for
‘Joyful’ Shut'.’ ”
Phillips’ Digestible Cocoa
Is more delicious In taste and aroma, and. by
the process it is prepared, Is rendered more
nourishing nnd more easily dlgest<-d than any
other preparnl lon of cocoa or chocolate. It fa
on exceedingly nutritive drink. All druggists
JsuJ OxaiMi's tiava iv
A DUEL IN MEXICO.
Stirring Scenes at the Castle of Cha
pultepec.
A letter from the City of Mexico to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says: “If you want
to witness something interesting, come to
morrow morning to El Poseo de la Re
forma (the largo public promedade in this
city) at 3 o'clock. I will wait for you
there.”
Such was the note I received from my*
friend Killo, a correspondent of this city, the
night of July 13.
I understood nt once it was something of
interest, so I could hardly sleep that night
for fear of missing my appointment: but
iny* faithful Indian servant woke me up a
little before 3 o’clock. I dressed up, put on
my hat and nyy overcoat (for the mornings
in summer are very* cold here), went out,
walked about six squares, and came to El
Caballitto (the little norse), where the Pasoo
de la Reforma begins. Filio was there,
leaning in his call and smoking his cigarette.
“You came just in time,” ho said; ‘one of
the carriages just passed, and the other yvill
come soon,”
“What is the matter?” I nsknj.
“a duel,” he said.
Who are the duelists? Gen. Rocha and
Gov. Arce. Just then wo heard the noise
of a carriage coining from the city, and,
passim* before us, went through tlie Paseo
de la Reforms to the Castle of Cliapultopec.
Our cab followed the carriage u short dis
tance. On reaching the gate of the histori
cal Castle of Chapiutepee the carriage went
in, but the sentinel oskeil my friend who
wo were, and after tho presentation of a
card signed by Gon. Rocha we were ulloyved
to go in.
On tho Western side of tho castle is a
plain, and at the end of this plain is a lake
where the cadets of tlie Military Academy
go to swim. It was on this plain where
the two carriages ahead of us had stopped.
Two men, with their coats and vests off,
SWORD IN HAND,
were seen standing, one in front of the
other. At a respectable distance were four
more men, two on one side and two on the
other, and a little further away was a man
with a kind of saehel ill his hand.
Two of the four wero Gon. Rocha’s sec
onds and the other two Gov. Aren’s seconds.
Tlie other man was the physician.
The first rays of dawn appeared at 4:20,
and gave plenty of light for the champions
to start. One of the seconds, a tall, heavy
set fellow, Col. Moran, gave tlie signal.
Both men sprang at each other. Tho clash
of tho swords produced sparks of fire. Gen.
Rocha is about 45 years old, of medium size,
heavy* set, brave, and a good fencer. Gov.
Aree, of the State of Guerrero, older than
Rocha, is a tall, thin fellow, and also an ex
cellent fencer. For more than ten minutes
THEY MADE DIFFERENT ATTACKS
upon each other, but neither was hurt.
Rocha was getting hot, when the cry
“Quion vive!” from the sentinel on top of
the castle stopped them. In the Castle of
Chapultepec is the Military Academy of
Mexico, and the cadets are compelled to
watch, in turn, the surroundings of the
castle. The sentinel undoubtedly saw men
and carriages moving around, and gave the
voice of alarm. Soon an officer and ten
cadets, rifle in hand, canto down. On ap
proaching the scene one of the seconds ad
vanced to meet them and spoke to the
officer. The officer, who seemed to hesitate,
sent a cadet back, and he with the rest
remained as spectators.
The combat was renewed. This time
Arce was the first to attack, and succeeded
in
INJURING THE RIGHT ARM
of his adversary. The seconds stopped the
fight, because the agreement was to stop as
soon as tho flint wound w.os inflicted. Tee
blood was soon seen covering the white
sleeves of the chemise of Gen. Rocha. Ti e
doctor examined tho injury and pronounced
it of no danger.
From the beginning of the combat till
Rocha was wounded the two duelists did not
utter a single word to each other, but when
Gen. Rocha felt himself injured and the
seconds ordered them to stop he was the
first to extend his hand, which Gov. Arce
shook, but still in silence.
Gov. Arce, accompanied by his seconds,
entered his carriage and rode back to tlie
city. After awhile Gen. Rocha, his friends
and the physician followed them, and final
ly our carriage took the same direction.
WHY THE DUEL TOOK PLACE.
For more than two months tlie Liberal
and tlie Conservative papers of this country
have been engaged in a bitter controversy
in regard to Col. Miguel Lopez, the traitor,
as he is called.
Lopez was the secretary and confidential
friend of Maximilian. Since tlie fall of
Queretaro and the capture and execution of
Emperor Maximilian, together with Gens.
Mirnuion and Mojiu, Ixipez has lived in this
city, closely and without friends, and lias
been considered by* the Mexican people as a
a man disloyal to his friend Maximilian;
and as a traitor, first, to his country, and,
second, to his master, Entueror Maximilian.
This Ixipez has lately denied, and has even
made an offer of #IO,OOO to any person who
can prove such a charge. A great many
letters from different Generals and states
men have btea published on the master;
some in favor of Lopez, and some against
him.
A Belgian captain living in this city, who
was at that time in command of tho
GUAKDIE D’HONEUR
of tho Emperor, wrotea letter, saying: “All
what Lopez did was according to Maxi
milian’s will, as he saw there was no way
for him to escape.!’ Finally,
oov. arch published,
a few days ago, a letter in which he says;
“The night of July 12, 1807. I and three
moro officers were appointed by Gen.
Mariano Escobedo, chief in command of the
Mexican army, to receive at a late hour a
mau coming lrom tho city aud conduct him
to his apartment. I and” my officers wont
to the mtrenchments around the city of
(Jueretaro and waited there. About 11:30
o’clock n man crossing the trenches came out
and presented himself to us, and we led him
to Gen. Escobedo's apartment; the man re
mained there for about half an hour; then
tile General ordered us to escort the man
and wait at the intrenchment for him,
which we did. One hour after wo came
back escorting tho man. He entered again
(ten. Escobedo’s apartment, and after a
short time both came out, and Gen. Esco
bedo said to me: ‘Take a company of
soldiers and follow this man; take posses
sion of all the large buildings you can I
will send reinforcements after you.’ All
this gave me an idea that there was some
thing wrong in what Lopez was doing, and
1 ordered two of my officers to watch hun
closely and
SHOOT HIM AT THE FIRST SIGNAL
of misleading they could notice. All this L
saw, and 1 hail for witnesses (Jons. Gallardo*
Itochu and others.” To this iloelia replied
in a negative and insulting manner, which
Arco could not stand, and this duel wag tho
result.”
The question of Lopez's treason is yet un
settled. Maximilian, .luaro*and other lead
ing characters of too drama of Queretaro
are dead. The only person who can settle
the question is Gen. Mariano fiocobedo, who
was General-in-Chief of tho Mexican armv
at that time, who had the conference witli
Lopez, and before whom Maximilian laid
his sword. It is said ho is preparing a pam
phlet on the subject.
Tzz:. r.-y —— -y, -7—■ ■•■-■p—•
Is Consumption Incurable?
lb ad the following: Mr. C. H. Morris,
Newark, Ark., says: “Was down with
A!"<■( of Lungs and friends and physicians
pronounced me an Incurable Consumptive.
Regan taking I)r. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, am now on my third bottle
and able to oversee the work on my farm.
It is the finest medicine ever made.”
Jessie Middleware Decatur, 0., says:
“Had it not been for Dr. King's Now
Discovery for Consumption I would
have died of Lung Troubles. Was give.i uo
by doctors. Am now in liest of health.'’
Try it. Sample liottles free at Lippmau
•W Ur Ufa star*.
dry noons.
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & CO.
INSTRUCT TOISTS.
-lire fjave receiver! instructions from the bond of the firm, who is now North, not to carry over
VV any Summer Goods, but to mark thorn at such prices that will surely sell them.
WE HAVE OBEYED ORDERS,
and this week there vvi'l be a rush of business and general clearing out of stock at
A GRAND REDUCTION IN PRICES.
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS.
One lot Silk Surah, black and colors, light and dark shades, at 60c. a yard, worth at least sl.
All our summer Dress Goods, every grade, light weight and color, will be offered at 50c. on the
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS will be given in flue WHITE DRESS GOODS, plain and fancy Nov
elties. They must l>e sold Wo will put them on the BARGAIN COUNTER from sc. a. yard up.
What is left in Parasols will t>e almost given away.
Sateens in light and dark grounds, line quality, extra width. Bc., worth 12>£o.
Beautiful printed Lawns, new styles anu colors, at sc. a yard.
Choice of Lest quality 30 inch Lawns, very choice styles, lOe., worth 15c.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR-GRAND STOCK.
Chemise from 25c. to 83 06
Drawers . .from 30c. to 2 00
Gowns ■* from 40c. to 300
Skirts from 40c. to 300
Corset Covers from SSe. to 200
Infant Slips from 250. to i 50
Infant Robes from 8! to 10 GO
Corsets, per pair from 35c. to 4 00
CHILDREN'S and MISSES' CORSETS.
Drives in Hosiery, Mitts, Handkerchiefs.
Wo have old 100 dozen of tljose Gents' Collars and Caffs at ,'oc. a dozen. Thore are about 75
dozen left. If you want them, don’t delay.
VERY LARUE LOT OF REMNANTS THIS WEEK, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
Cor. Congress and Whitaker Streets.
F. GUTMAN,
141 BROTTCIHTOdST ST.
SPECIAL SALE OF FANSTHIS WEEK
BLACK SATIN HAND PAINTED FANS at 50c., worth sl.
BLACK SATIN HAND PAINTED FANS at 81, worth §2.
COLORED SATEEN FANS at 60c., 65c., and 73c , worth 85c„ SI and $1 50.
Just received, anew line of LADIES' BLACK LISLE THREAD HOSE at 50c.; worth 75c.
ORIENTAL LACES at 15c., 25c., 33c. and 50c. a yard; WORTH DOUBLE THE PRICE.
IT. GUTMAN.
DRY GOODS, ETC.
Exceptional. Reductions
IN
Summer Goods
AT
Wa (I tain,
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. McKenna & Cos.,
137 BROUGHTON STREET.
FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS,
TT7E will close out the remainder of our stock
V V of these fine goods, formerly sold at 180.
a yard, now reduced to l2pbc.
25 pieces Figured Lawns, 33 inches wide, regu
lar price 12J.6C. a yard; now 1 H).£c.
75 pieces Figured I .awns, choice styles. at3laje.
50 pieces Wide Width Lawns, regular price
10c. a yard; now 6’p,<\
One lot Crinkled Seersuckers, regular price
15c. and 17c. a yard; now 12Vi>c.
One lot of Dross Ginghams, choice styles,
regular price 12)v,0. a yard; now 10c.
86 Imported Marseilles Quilts, slightly soiled,
formerly sold at $3. We will close the lot out
at $1 85 each.
75 10-4 Honeycomb Qui ts, good value at 60c.
each. Wa have marked them down to 85c.
Hosiery and Underwear.
100 dozen Unbleached Black and Colored Hose,
regular price l‘4^e.; now fle. a pair
A mixed lot of Blisses' Fine English Hose.
Ribbed, Plain and Silk Clocked, regular price of
these goods from 25c. to 50c. We will close the
lot out at 17c. a pair.
50 dozen Ladies' Gauze Undervests, regular
prices 25c. and 85c.; uow 10c. each.
35 dozen Ladies' extra Hue quality Gauze Un
dervests, regular prices 50c., 65c., 75c. and 85c.
We will offer the lot at the extraordinary low
price of 47c. each.
Our $1 Unlaundried Shirts Reduced to 90e.
75 dozen Gentlemen's Uulaundried Shirts, re
inforced back and bosoms, the beat $1 Shirt
manufactured. In order to reduce our large
stock we will offer them at 00c. each.
ORPHAN & BOOm
UNDERTAKER.'
JOHN H. FOX,
TT ncLex’t
IM.-iKonio Temple,
CORNER LIBERTY AND WHITAKER STS.
Residence. 115 Abereorn.
WOOD.
■WOOD.
Bacon, Johnson & Cos.
Have a fine stock of
Oak, Pine, Lightwood and Kindling,
Corner Liberty and East Broad streets.
Telephone 117.
\ HU END in need is a friend M I ” If
l V you have a friend send him or her the
SAVANNAH WEEKLY NKW3. It only costs
kl Hi fur S K4*L
EDUCATIONAL.
amWimtIMLLH
(i.V
riOLLEGE OF LETTERS, SCIENCE AND
V. ART. FACULTY OF SEVENTEEN.
Scholarship high. Library, Reading Room,
Museum, mounted telescope, apparatus, twea
one pianos, complete appliances. Elocution
anti Fine Art attractions. In MUSIC the Missis
Cox, directors; vocalist from Paris and Berlin;
distinguished pianist and lathes’ orchestra.
Board and tuition, $207. School begins Kept. 28.
MRS. I. F. COX, President,
LaGrange, Ga.
Lucy Cobb Institute,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
tTUIE Exercises of this School will bo resumed
I SEPT. 7, 1887.
M. RUTHERFORD PRINCIPAL.
Rome Female College.
(Under tho control of the Synod of Georgia.)
Rome, (la.
lIEV J. M. M. CALDWELL, President.
fT'IIIRTY-FIRST year begins Monday, Sept. 5,
a 1887. For circulars ana Information address
S. C. CALDWELL,
Rome, Ga.
PUB Lit ATIONS,
THE WILMINGTON STAR.
REDUCTION IN PRICE.
Attention is called to the following reduced rates
of subscription, crush in Advance:
THE DAILY STAR.
One Year $6 no
Six Months ;; no
Throe Months i 50
One Mouth 50
THE WEEKLY ST AH.
One Year $1 DO
Si.v Months ~ ’ * go
Three Months . gy
Our Telegraph News service has recently been
largely Increased, ami it is our determination to
keep the Stab up to the highest Spaniard of
newspaper excellence. Address
WM. H BERNARD,
Wilmington, N. C.
< ON 1 11 At TORS.
P. J. FALLON?'
BUILDER AM) CONTRACTOR,
22 DRAYTON STP.KET, SAVANNAH.
“Lf STIMATES promptly furnitli<xl tor butlcLnf
iJ oi %nr
LOTTERY.
I A * I
CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.
"We do hereby certify that ice supervise the
arrangements for nil the Monthly and Semi-
Annual Drawings of the Jxruisiana State Lot
tery Company. and in person manage and con
trol the Drawings themselves, and that the same
are conducted ui'h honesty, fairness, and in
good faith toward all parties, and wc authorize
the Company to use this certificate, with fac
similes of our signatures attached, in its adver
tisements."
Commissioners.
IVe the undersigned Banks and Bankers miU
pay all Prices drawn in the T-ouisiana Stale Lot
levies which maybe presented at our counters.
J. H. OGLESBY, Pres Louisiana Nat’l Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State Nat'l Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’i Bank.
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank.
j ’ nprecedenteiTattraction !
L Over Half a Million Distributed.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
Incorporated in 1868 for 25 yours by the Legis.
lature for Educational and (Tiaritnble purposes
—with capital of 81,000,000— t0 which a reserve
fund of over $550,000 Ims since been adderl.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made a part of the present State con
stitution, adopted December 2d, A. D. 1870,
The only tottery ever voted on and indorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Id (annul Single Yum her Drawings take
place monthly, and the fee mi-Annual Draw,
nigs regularly every six months (June and
December).
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WW
A FOHYIYE. EIGHTH GRAND DRAWING,
CLASS H, IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, August 9, 1887
- JM)7til Monthly Drawing.
Capital Prize, $150,000.
t3?~ Notice.—Tickets are Ten Dollars only
Halves, $5; Fifths, $2; Tenths, sl.
I.T-iT OF PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $150.000.. 8150,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000. .. 50,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000. .. 20,000
2 LARGE PRIZES OF 10,000. .. 20.000
4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000 ... 20,000
20 PRIZES OF 1,000 ... 20,000
50 PRIZES OF 500 . 26.000
100 PRIZES OF 300 . 80,000
200 PRIZES OF 200 ... 40,000
800 PRIZES OF 100.... 50,000
1,000 PRIZES OF 50. .. 50.000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes of SBOO $30,000
100 " “ 200... 20,000
100 “ “ 100... 10,000
2,170 Prizes, amounting to $585,000
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Op
leans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange in ordi
nary fetter. Currency by Express(at our expense)
addressed M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D. C.
Address Registered Letters io
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
QFMFyRFR That the presence of Gan
nUIVIC.IVIDC.rA era j s Beauregard and
Early, who are in charge of the drawings, Is a
guarantee of absolute fairness and Integrity,
that the chances are all equal, and that no ooa
can possibly divine what number will draw a
Prize.
KEM EMBER that the payment of all Prize#
is ill AH WIELD BY FOUR NATIONAL
R ANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the ITesidentof an Institution, wbus*
.'bartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware of any imitations op
anonymous scheme*.
■
CLOTHING.
/ \UK STOCK at all times containing the
V / apparel of correct and seasonable taste is
now complete with an assortment of goods
which will be found especially interesting for
those preparing for the country.
Particular attention is invited to our Una oi
jd ttst:e:r,s,
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS,
Bathing Suits,
House and Lounging Coats,
NEGLIGEE CAPS,
PO JAMAS,
Ar.d the many little fixings which add so
materially to comfort and appearance during
an (luting.
We are also showing several novelties in
SUMMER WEAR,
which are delightfully cool and of the styles
and fabrics used in fashionable centres. Wa
will consider it a pleasure to show any ona
(hrough our stock.
A. FALK & SON.
COTTON SEED WANTED.
COTTON SEED WANTED
r PHK SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY
1 will pny the highest market price for clean,
sound COTTON SEED.
The ('omnuny will have mills in operation at
the following points in time to crush this sea
son's crop of Seed, viz.:
Savannah, Georgia.
Columbia, South Carolina.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Montgomery, Alabama,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Memphis, Tennessee.
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Houston, Texas.
For sale of Seed, or with reference to Seed
Agencies, address SOUTHERN COTTON OIL
CO MPA N Vat any of the above points. orC. FITZ
SIMoNS, Traveling Agent for tbe CARO
-1.1 NAS and GEORGIA, with headquarters at
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
THE MW COTTON OIL CO.
STOVES.
IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR.’
In this Hot Weather think of the Cold to come,
and confer with
Cornwell & Chipman
About keeping Warm next Winter.
We are Agents for the famous BOYNTON
FURNACES. HEATERS, Etc., the best In the
world, and wo don't charge anything extra for
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