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EDW. SCHAEFER, Editor A Prop tor
A MURDEROUS ATTACK
IR. WALTKS ROUNDTREE, A STUDENT
FROM QUITMAN. SHOT DOWN BY A
NEGRO.
Tiie Young Man is Followed up
-IV iTii His Murder in View.
THE PERPETRATOR, AND HIS ACCOM¬
PLICE ARRESTED.
From the Banner-Watchman.
Last evening, about sundown, just
as «ur merchants were closing their
stores for the day, a report was circu¬
lated that a student had been killed
by a negro near the courthouse. We
hastened to the scene of the tragedy,
and in passing up Clayton street
found a large crowd of both whites
and blacks congregrated in front of
Miles Johnson’s establishment, while
the police were endeavoring to make
them disperse, but apparently without
etrect. There was a dissatisfied look
on the faces of both sides, that
seemed to bode trouble if the flame
was stirred. Frank Johnson and
Enoch Echols, the perpetrators of the
outrage, were arrested and in the
building, which caused the assem¬
blage of the crowd.
Passing on we started for the court
house, the scene of the shooting, but
met on the way a buggy, guarded by
students, containing the wounded
man, who proved to be Mr. Walter
Itoundtree, of Quitman, Ga., and a
boarder with Mr. J. G Edwards. It
was impossible, during the excite¬
ment, to get particulars of the
unfortunate affair, but by interroga¬
ting some young men who were
witnesses to the shooting, from some
little distance, we gained the follow¬
ing information.
It seems that there had been some
previous difficulty between Mr.
Roundtree and the negro Frank
Johnson (who is a son to iliiles
Johnson j, and on last evening, as
several of the students were taking a
stroll, in disjointed parties, the said
Johnson, with a friend named Enoch
Echols, decided that they would have
a bloody settlement. So arming
themselves with pistols they started
in pursuit of these young men. In
passing a pair of students Johnson
asked if the}' could tell him the way
the two Messrs. Roundtree went.
The young men, suspicioning nothing
wrong, told them the direction.
Quickening their pace Johnson
remarked, ‘We’ll catch them yet ’
Mr. Allie BercAman says he was
some distance behind the two young
Roundtrees, and his attention was
attracted by a shooting in their
direction. He hastened forward just
in time to see the negroes with
pistols in their hands firing at his
friends. He did not see the two
white men shoot, but saw Mr- Walter
Roundtree fall.
Another student says the brother
to Mr. R. shot one time at Johnson.
Dr. Camak, who also witnessed the
affray, does not think the young men
attacked fired a shot. From what we
can learn the negroes shot at young
Roundtree seven times, one ball tak¬
ing effect back of the neck, breaking
the spinal columu, and the wound
must necessarily prove ftital. Drs.
Benedict and Gerdine are both at¬
tending on the wounded man. and
the latter gentleman does not think
his patient can survive throughout
the night, and says that he cannot
possibly last many days, as he is
even now paralUed from the breast
down. His principal wound entered
the back,, ranging between the last
cervical and the first dorsal vertebra
After probing the wound the doctors
could not decide whether the ball
had entered the spinal marrow or not.
It is reported that he ia also slightly
wounded in the head.
Up to the hour of going to press no
further disturbance has occurred. A
rather unnatural calm pervades the
students.. The Faculty ai onee re¬
paired to the house of Mr. Edwards,
and of course feel deep regret at the
occurrence. Everything is being
done to alleviate the sufferings of the
young man.
Soon after their murderous deed
Johnson and Eehols fled and took
refuge in Miles Johnson’s shop, where
they were arrested and afterwards
conveyed to jail.
This was one of the most deliber¬
ate, unprovoked and bloody deeds
ever perpetrated in our midst. This
young man was unsuspectingly taking
his evening walA*, when he is pursued
and shot down in cold blood by a
negro for some imaginary wrong.
The perpetrators are great Independ¬
ent politicians, and we can trace in
the whole affair the damning result
of Democratic disunion and colored
political supremacy. We hope, how¬
ever, that our law-abiding citizens
will crush any steps toward over¬
stepping the bounds of the law, and
let the murderer and his abettor pay
such penalty as may be demanded by
the courts of justice. To-morrow we
will give full particulars, as our
account to night had to be gathered
from an excited crowd, and it was
hard to get facts.
Mr. Roundtree requested that his
mother be telegraphed for, which was
done.
Dr. Camak followed up and caused
the arrest of the murderers.
Mr Roundtree died Wednesday at
half past ten o’clock.
WHAT SHE SAW AT CHURCH.
He stayed at home and she went
out to. church.
lifter dinner he asked her :
‘What was the text, wife?’
‘Oh, something, somewhere in
Generations; I’ve forgotten the
chapter and verse. Mrs. High sat
right before me with a mother Hub¬
bard bonnet on. How could I hear
when I could not even see the minis¬
ter?’ I wouldn’t have worn such a
looking thing to church if I’d had to
have gone bareheaded.'
‘How did you like the new minister?’
•O, lie’s splendid ! and Kate Dar¬
ling was there in a Spanish lace cape
that never cost a cent less than fifty
dollars; and they can’t pay their
butcher bills, and Id wear cotton lace
or go without any first.’
‘Did he say anything about the new
mission fund?’
‘No; and the Jones girls were all
rigged out in their yellow silks made
over; you would have died laughing
to have seen them. Such taste as
those girls have ; and the minister
gave out that the Dorcas Society will
meetat Sister Jones’ residence—that
old poky place.
*It seems that you didn't hear much
of the sermon?’
•Well, I’m sure it’s better to go to
church if you don’t hear the sermon,
than to stay at home and read the
papers; and, O Harry ! the new min¬
ister has such a lovely vdice ; it
nearly put me to sleep. And did i
tell you the Ricas are home from
Europe, and Mrs. Rich had a real
camel’s hair shawl on, and it don’t
look like anything on her?’
A long silence during which
Harry thought of several things and
his wife was busy contemplating the
sty, when she suddenly exclaimed:
‘There! I knew Td forget to tell
you something. Would you believe
it, Harry, the fringe on Mrs. Jones’
parasol is an inch thicker than mine,
and twice as heavy ! (J, dear! what
a world of trouble this is.’
A TERRIBLE COMBAT.
On Thnrsday night of last week,
while our city was trembling with the
shock of an eartbqua&e and the lower
edge of Sumter county was being
devastated by the terrible tread of a
sweeping cyclone, a fierce fight was
going on, about two miles from the
city, under a house. A man has a
fine dog which he holds above value,
and that night he heard him fighting
and yelling under his floor, as if he
had a huge monster of some kind to
deal with. He called to him, but the
faithful animal which had always,
heretofore, came at his call, would
only whine and then cont nue his
fight. Lighting a torch, he went out,
peered under his house, saw his dog
fighting with what he supposed to be
a huge snake, and the snake appeared
to have the advantage, as the dog was
backed in the corner and could not
out. IFhenever he would attempt
seize the snake the man would
see the distended jaws of the reptile,
six inches wide, with, large
seize the dog’s nose an4 make
him draw back with a howl of a£onj%
Hs he was afraid to go to the dog’s
under the circumstances,
he called three
neighbors, ripped up about half of
his floor, and instead of a large and
deadly rattlesnajte, found a monstrous
crawfish which had strayed a mile or
more from the creek, and whose
sharp and strong claws had ta£en
hold of the dog’s nose when be
attempted to seize it. We learn that
the darkness of the night was made
blacker by the horrible oaths that fell
from that man’s mouth when he saw
that poor crab, and the dog was
nearly killed before his anger was
appeased.—Sumpter Republican.
How beautiful is the exhibition of
humanity in the young. A little boy
found a poor, half-frozen wasp in the
garret, and placed it upon a chair
before the fire to thaw out. Surely
the angels must have looked down
approvingly on such an act of kind¬
ness. When sisler Mary's beau
called that evening he glanced at the
chair, and seating himself in it,
murmured : ‘Ah, bless her heart, how
thoughtful she is of iny comfort!’
Two minutes later there was as much
noise and racket in that parlor as if it
had been turned into a den of demons.
The wasp had thawed out; that is why
Mary isnt married yet.—Brooklyn
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Toccoa, Ga.
or tV ILL practice in the counties of Haber
sham, Hall Banks aud Franklin. Spe¬
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ATTORNEY A TiLAW,
Toccoa Ga.
"V \T ILL i ractiee in the counties of Haber-
T T sham and R ibun. of the Northeastern
Circuit, and Franklin and Bauks, of the
Western Circuit. Prompt attention will be
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Oct 15 81—1 yr
JOHN W- OWEN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Toccoa. Ga.
Will practice ia the comities of Habersham
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A GOLDEN TRIBUTE
TO MERIT.
The Atlanta Exposition, as well, as the Ex¬
position at Paris, and the Centennial.
Recognise the Beauties and Advantages
the American Sewing Machine. It is
Awarded the Gold Medal in Preference to
all Other Machines Competing.
Atlanta is gradually but surely becoming
recognized throughout the country as a nier
cautile centre, that bos improved more during
the last lew years than any city in the Uni¬
ted States, l’h - mercliauts are beginning to
gee fiie distributing advautages she possesses in position
as a point; the beauties of her
climate and the absence of that terrific com¬
petition noticed in Chicago end some North
ern cities, which makes the race for a living
almost unbearable to all who have not solely
given themselves up to the acrjuisitiou of
wealth.
Manufactories are springing up on every
hand, and the merchants of the Gate Cily
never lose an opportunity when, by a display
of their inventions or manufactures, at In me
or abroad, they can meet with competitors in
trade.
WORTHY OF THEIR STEEL.
At tin* A latifa Exposition .here were many
fine exhibits, ami among them, toweling
above everything in ihe building, was the
magnificent Centennial pavilion ot ;he Anieri
can Sewing Machine Company, whose gen
eial Southern depot is at No. 5 Prvor street,
in Kimball House, under the direction of Mr.
W A Camp, a gentleman well known here foi
his great energy an t business talents. Not
withstanding the fact, there were a great
nu»y machines competing tor the prizes
GOLD MEDAL was unanimously, award id
to tin* American Sewing Machine Company
The Company also received three other
awards far excellence, making four in al ,
and it is one more awaid than was granted
to any sewing machine No medal of any
kind was given to any machine, exeep fug
the Grand Gold Medal awarded to the Aineii*
can The following official document as
received from the judges speaks tor itself,
OFFICIAL.
American B H. O. and Saving Machine
Company. Ph. addphia, G.
This Group 7—c. ass 31.
exhibit is worthy of special praise for:
A’ti-fie arrangement
Beauty of specimens of needlewoik shown.
The auaptabi ity of American Sewing
Machines to all kinds of work.
Chaste design aud the so.all amount oi
powei to operate them.
American B H Oand Sewing Machine
Group Company 25-—class Philadelphia, Pa
179
For tile, fin© display of lad Vs/ misses
and g*nts’ garments, showing greai skill and
p.'tience in tt.eir construction
American B HO and Sewing Machine
Company, Philadelphia, Pa,
Group 7—class 31,
The buttou holes, made by this machine
aie perfect copies of the hand made, bu ton
boles and more, oeautiful, as they are made
with mathematical accuracy and are mad*
with great rapidity. The overseaming is
equally worthy perfect of high and beautiful award and we consider
tt a and recommend
for it a gold medal.
A a the American Sewing Mark ins
Company has become one of our leading
business concern* a few ’ines about its career
and inventions would not be out of place
Established in 1^65, it ha* continued to
grow and prosper till to day, when its various
manufactures are recognized for their sterling
worth in every part of the known world.
They possess more good poiuts than any
other machines, and are in fact just what the
Company THE clai ms they are
BEST IN THE WORLD,
There are m ny mac lines made by this
.Company far different kinds of work, among
the number the most noticeable are the No I
machine for family use, tu many handsome
styles. No 2. which is a great favorite wiih
tailors carriage trimmers aud all who desire
the best machine for light manufacturing
work, the but on bole machine No 3 aud the
extra All manufacturing machines machine No 11.
these are sold at very modest
prices, and are within the reach of e If classes
ot society, Columns could be written about
the superiority o* these machines over a very
great many on the market, but the writer
thinks induce ail the, interested foregoing will be suffieient to
its the matter, who read
The Sunday Gazette to visit the elegant
establishment of the Company, No 5 Pryor
Street, iu Kmball House, and inspect tfie
beautiful inveitions he has attempted to
describe, or to send tbere^for an illustrated
pamphlet, which more fully describes them.
Januaiy28 1682
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