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VOL. XVI. A Judge in New York has deci¬ ded that the electrical executiortal law is constitutional; criminals ill that state hereafter will die by lightning. *** 1 he bill authorizing the Marietta and North Georgia mil road to extend its line from Marietta to Atlanta, passed the Senate. It will, without doubt, pass the house and become a law. The road will doubtless soon be extended both ways to Knoxville and Atlanta and will open to the world one of the richest sections in the South. **** 1‘he Legislature has appointed a committee to confer with the lessees of the Western and Atlantic railroad, and learn on what terms the said les¬ sees are willing to settle,* that is, how much they want the state to pay them for lietterments, for which Sen¬ ator Brown admits the road lias tto legal claim. We wait to see how much money they want the people to pay, and who of our legislators will vote to pay it. **w Mr. Tom Cobb Jackson, of Atlanta, has two ugly habits ; one is he gets into quarrels too easily; another is he is apt to step up to a man and with¬ out any warning, nssult him with his fist or club, and the first thing the man knows he is knocked headlong, lie may think such acts brave and honorable; but people generrlly look upon them as cowardly and disrepu¬ table. Mr. Tom Cobb Jackson is getting an unenviable leputation, and is an unworthy descendant of an honorable ancestor. *** llecettiher 22ml.. next, there will be a total eclipse of the sun, visible in Africa. A party of scientists left New York this Week to take observa¬ tions, supplied with all the latest im¬ proved instruments atlil appliances for viewing and recording the various phenomena connected with the eclipse. It is expected that new in¬ formation of great value to science Will life obtained .* by improved meths ods ill solar photography, instantane 3 ous pictures of the sublime spectacle Will he taken every few seconds. **** At the election on Monday last in Connecticut, the amendment to the constitution prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors was lost by a heavy majority. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Penn- sylvania, Texas and Tennessee, hav¬ ing also \otcd against such an amend¬ ment to their constitutions, it is ar¬ gued by some that prohibition is los¬ ing ground. This how r ever need not be iuferred, as prohibition by local option is undoubtedly as popular as ever; people favor that who are op¬ posed to a prohibition clause in a estate constitution. *** An organization has been formed called the American Manufacturing Company, in which it is reported all 4hc principal jute bagging manufac¬ turers are interested, by which they intend to force said bagging on the cotton producers. To counteract this the national committee, of the Farmers’ Alliance have issued a pa¬ per to thc presidents of the the state alliances, requesting them to get an expression from all $the sub-alliances in favor of the exclusive uee of cotton bagging for the year 1890, and report the same to a convention at St. LouU, December 7th next. And so the fight goes on in whieh the News has not the slightest doubt the cotton men will finally win. *** The Atlanta Exposition open.,! Monday amid great enthusiasm. The exhibits already in place surpass ex¬ pectations ; it is seldom that at such a large exposition the arrangements are so nearly perfected the first day. The Georgia display is pointed to with especial pride, as indicating the wonderful resources and great possi¬ bilities of the Empire Stale of the South. The eloquent address of Gov. Gordon, the Wild West Show', the man dropping from a balloon at a great hight in the air, and many oth¬ er attractions added greatly to the enjoyments of the opening day, and this exhibition is already pronounced ft grand success, AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL. LOCAL ITEMS. Mis* Eliza Haddock^ of Clarksville, Is visiting friends in Toccoa Valley. The Banks county Alliance has passed resolutions to hold their cot- tort. John Mulkey brought to this office some of thc vsri etie» of apple* We faave 8eom ____ Preaching In all thc city churches to-morrow by theif several pastors, t jj e ugua ] hours, W. C. Price, of Rabun county, brother of Alfred Price of this city died Oct. 4th., of dropsy. Rev. M. L. Carswell, of Hartwell, will preach in the Baptist church on Wednesday night, Oot. 10th. Mr. T. J. Jackson has been serious¬ ly sick for some time; we hope soon to record his entire recovery. E. P. Simpson has built a shed a* long the side of his store as a cover for the engines he keeps for sale. Mr. W. H. Faulkner, of Cornelia, was in town this week; he is one of Habersham’s rising young lawyers. Maj. Crawford informs us that Un¬ cle Billy Bowers preached the first sermon ever preached in Toccoa. Married in Harmony church last Sunday, Oct 0th. by the Rev. Briggs, Miss Moliie Pritcher and Mr. False Brewer. We are pained to record the death of Mrs. T. J. Bently, of Cornelia, and extend to the bereaved husband heart felt s\ mpathies. A large number of our citizens went to the Atlanta Exposition this week, were greatly pleased, and pro¬ nounce the whole affair a grand sue* cess. There has not as much cotton been brought into town this week as ex¬ pected. We fear this is a mistake as October prices are quoted about 30 points above November. The Colored Baptist Association met at the two mile church on Thurs- day, and will close to-morrow; large numbers are in attendance and much enthusiasm manifested, The new residence of W. L. Vick 3 ery is nearly completed; it is a very neat building and presents a hand¬ some appearance on one of the finest residence lots in the city. Capt. J. W. Owen has moved to the Corbet place near Mr. W. R. Bruce’s. Capt. Greene says their side of the railroad is the high toned aristocratic part of the town. Dr. J. McJunkin has sold his house and lot to Mr. J. B. Craig; this is a handsome residence, finely located on elevated ground, and Mr. Craig and family are to be congratulated on getting such a pleasant home. Mrs Amy Davis, wife of the late Rev. John A. Davis died Sunday morning, Oct. 6th. The Rev. Win. Bowers preached the funeral sermon. “Uncle Billy” and this family have been warm friends for many years. J. H. & T. C. Vickery have placed tn front of their ware house a 3 ton Howe Scales. Capt. G. J. Greene arranged the machinery in gdod work ing order. This is an important ac- 1 uisi,ion “ this P ,rt of the town ' Mr. Joseph Fricks brought to this office a hen’s egg which measured 9 inches in circumference one wav and 8 the other; upon breaking the shell there were two complete eggs inside. This motherly hen lays from one to three sueb eggs between each “set- ting.” Mr. A, H. McAllister made a trip to Clarksville, Turnerville and other places this week. He reports the corn crop as exceedingly fine wherever he went. The iron boom at Turnerville continues. N. H. C. EUerd is build¬ ing a hotel there,and the future pros¬ pects of that town are very bright. The Toccoa News. GA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER Mfs. Sallie Mabry, wife of Mr. James J/abry, died Sunday evening Oct. 0th. She was over 80 years ol 1, was the mother of 10/;hildren,uone of whom are living. Her husband is thus left alone, no wife nor children to comfort or care for h'ni in his old age; the News extends to him deep sympathies: Mr: Jonds Philips^ of Oconee co. S‘ C. was Iti town this vVeek with a load of cabbages, which he sold to H. M. Payne at a:i average of 0 cts. each. Mr. Philips raises dbout 4,000 heads of cabbages to thb acre, which at 6 cents each would amount to $240;this is better than raising cotton; if our farmers call find a good market for garden truck, the business of raising ing vegetables and root crops of all kinds will be very profitable. Mrs. II. L. Loden, and her 2 sons, Masters Postelle and Elbert, have returned home from a visit to friends ana relatives in South Carolina,where they enjoyed themselves very much, drinking pure water and striking hands with old friends. Postelle and and Elbert had lively times and lots of fun,and made the muscadine vines shake, and the delicious fruit grow beautifully less. T. L. Thompson brought to this office two watermelons which have grown together, forming a double melon. It looks as though they had lain side by side, the sides touching each other and had grown together, each melon distinct except about an inch and a half in thickness, united extending the whole length of the the melon from stem to stern, forming a sort of Siamese twins melons,united at thc breasts, as it were, a curious freak. There was a large attendance at the Baptist Association at Harmony church last week. Rev. I). H. Crymes was elected Moderator, and Hon. B. E. Edge Clerk. The Rev. Dr.liatch- er, and other ministers preached elo¬ quent sermons; the business was sat¬ isfactory, everything was done in the greatest harmony; the meetings were highly interesting, reports from the churches encouraging, indicating spiritual progress throughout the bounds of the Association. The Southern Cultivator and Dix¬ ie Farmer for October, is a most val¬ uable number, being filled with a wide variety of instructive and inter¬ esting reading, including articles on grasses, grain, stock, poultry, fruit, flowers, cotton and almost every im¬ , portant department of farm tries. As a farm magazine this is un¬ surpassed, and the wonder is how it can be offerred for one dollar a year. We advise all our readers to subscribe for this excellent Journal. An unhappy quarrel between some women on Sunday afternoon,in which knives were flourished and bloody carving threatened. As a result, Mrs. Clark Sexton swore out a warrant a- gainst Mrs. Fannie E Denham for assault with intent to murder, Mrs. Denham in return swore out a war - rant against Mrs. Sexton for selling whiskey. The unpleasantness was finally arranged without either party being tried, and quietness and peace now reign. Here is some practical work for the ladies of the W. C. T.U. PEACEFULLY 8HE SLEEPS. Mrs. Nancy Davis, whose sudden death caused such a painful shock to this entire community,was a native of Franklin county Ga., and about 65 years old. At the early age of 19 she was married to Maj. Young Davis, and during all the 46 years of married life, she and her husband have been most happily devoted to each other, exemplifying that deep affection which the Heavenly Father intended should exist between husband and wife, that most sacred of earthly rela¬ tions. She' was the mother of 14 chil¬ dren,-seven-of whom are living, and who are among our most respected and highly esteemed citizens. Very sudden and unexpected was her death, She hwd been enjoying her usual good healthr op to the last moment of her existaDee. DhftWg her latest hours, site was unusually cheer¬ ful,making every one around her hap¬ py with loving smiles and words. When she and hrr husband retired for the night, there was no ap¬ pearance of illness. In a short time he was attracted by her heavy breath ing and spoke to her,but received no answer, and in a few minutes she was indeed asleep, but it was the last great sleep that knows no waking; her pure, lovely spirit had passed peacefully away and gone to dwell in blissful realms. The physicians are unable to tell certainly the cause of her death; it was the will of theSavior that she should go and He took her to the heavenly mansions. At the funeral, a very large number of peo¬ ple were present to pay the last trib¬ ute of esteem and love to her memory, and they manifested deep sorrow that they would see her rio more. The Rev. L. A. Simpson preached the sermon, and the Rev. C. A. Jam¬ eson officiated at the burial. Thus has gone a loving and beloved wife, a devoted mother, a kind neighbor, a devout Christian, a saint on earth, translated among the glorified in heaven. ELECTRIC BITTERS. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special tr.entior. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise.—A ptiret medicine does not exist and It is giidtanteed to do all that is Claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidnej’s; will remove Pimples,* Boils. Salt Rheum and other affection cans*. ed by impure blood.— Will drive Ma¬ laria from the system and prevent as well as cute all Malarial fevers.- For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Electric Bitters—En¬ tire satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.—Price oOcts. and §1.00 per bottle at W. H. & J. Davis Drug store. mmm Sli m SNELSON INDORSED. LEGISLATORS MUS'D NOT ABSENT THEM¬ SELVES FROM POST OF DUTY. Resolved, That we, the Haber¬ sham County Alliance endorse the position of the lion. Snelson from Meriwether couiuy, in the present Legislature against monopoly, and ir. looking after the interest of the farm¬ er in the bill reducing the inspection fees on guano. We also endorse his resolution in the interest of the taxpayers, in not permitting the members of the Leg- islature from abrenting themselves from their duties. Resolved, That a copy of this res- lntion be sent to the Toccoa News, Clarksville Advertiser and the South- ern Alliance Farmer. TOCCOA VALLEY. Jerry Turner was so unfortunate as to run his knife almost through his hand while mending a shoe last Fri- day, causing a painful wound. Arthur Brown has moved his shin- gle mill on W. B.Haddock's land and is turning out shingles by the thou— sand. A young man of our neighborhood decided he would like to enjoy a meal of possum and tater. So one night he made the necessary prepara¬ tion and started upon the hunt. He toiled up and down hillsides until the small hours of the morning and still no possum rewarded him for his anx¬ ious search. He returned home and retired to peaceful slumber, yet his desires were so intense that his dreams were filled with ’possums that would just elude him m his frantic efforts to secure one of the erratic creatures. At last the hours of slumber being past, he awoke to find one of the ani¬ mals in bed with him. His dream had materialized and after all he enjoyed a repast of possum and tater. Mr. Lane’s garment cutting school begins again next Monday at Shiloh. Oct. 2nd. J It. CORNELI4. Crops good and farmers are happy. The B. R. & A. R. R. lias discon¬ tinued its evening train except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Some of the boys say they have one “J/ooro” visitor to Cornelia from Toccoa than they care about. „ . Mr. T.J. Bently has accepted a position as traveling salesman with a firm in Macon Ga., for the Davi9 Water Wheel. Messrs. T. J. Bently Dr. ,T. \V. Jones G. B. Barrett J, C Edwards &nd W. II. Faulkner attended Jus- tice Court Jit Mt. Airy last Satura- dav. Mr. Robert Lee Kin?, formcly traveling salesman for Gibbs Drug Co., but now for II. A. Boyton, was up to sec relatives and friends at Cornelia two or three days last week. Col. W. B. Faulkner showed your correspondent a specimen of stone coal which he says lie found near Cornelia; it has the appearance ana most certainly is first class coal; he says lie dont think there is any trouble to find a quanity wliefc be found this, and would be glad to have some expert miners to call upon him and let him show them the prospcet 3 Mr, . Lee King of Franklin County is now employed as salesman with King & Sellers. Prof. W. P. Davis closed his school here last Friday; he will return to*his class m college at Macon. The FarrnCfs are begining to inar¬ ket their cotton at our town,they have sold oyer sixty bales; Yor r Correspondent. Wriiten for The News. WAR REMINISCENCES. BY T. J. S. OF CO. E. 24th.GA.REGIMENT. Having entered theOld North,State in Stokes county, we soon fell into the old Georgia road. Meeting with no more serious trouble or anything of much note aside from getting plenty to eat. We pttSsgd Within 12 miles of Ashville, where we le&rtied the Yanks were in town, and would likely take us up and carry us back to prison. To evade this, we turned to the left and crossed the French Broad river on what is called Pattens bridge,this route threw us somewhat out of the way and exposed us to se¬ rious trouble, as we found sections of what was known as Union and Se¬ cession settlements; it became neces¬ sary for our little company which had been reduced to three men,to arrange differently. Accordingly, Mr* Wade agreed to act on the part of the Union, myself orl the part of the Con¬ federate; when we strike the Union settlement Wade would talk in defence of the Union and abusive of the Confederacy; while myself and the other man would remain The Unionist would post us we would find the secesh as they called them. Then I would talk in defence of the Confederacy; by this means we succeeded in getting through till we came to where all roads had an end, we would call at one house for directions but they could tell us only to the next; till we came to the last house on a creek leading down out of the mountain. Making inquiry how to cross the mountains so as to tap the Georgia road at the ford of Eigeon river; the lady told us she could not tell but we could take a P ath fading up the mountain,maybe 5t woulJ take us through all right, Taking the path it led us high up the mountain to a hog bed under a log, and no traces beyond. Discovering a « a P in the mountain to the left, we ' v 6tit for it, when we found another path leading to the settlement we could see beyond the mountain Tak¬ ing the west end of the path it led us down the mountain into a deep cove where a man by tbs name Pendleton lived; there being no one at home but three children who informed us that their father and mother would be in in a short time* we sat down near the house to wait for their return as we wanted to stay over till morning; (to be continued.) MONEY. Owing tn the fact that I have large amounts to raise in the next 30 days I WILL EXPECT EVERY ONE who - is indebted to to . . me come Tip &nd psty theirBillsaadsav&troub- TW lo tomoaai Themselves. W. CJED WARDS. TH*b£AFEB AdvertBurma •wtttfcs** CIO 8|>rnoe 80. where a.iv,Ttt«W VOKiC «ajr U» cuKto for U 1 ft tSEW PAY UP. W. R. BRUCE announces that all notes and accounts must be paid when due, namely,between the lst.andloth of October. All persons indebted to me must come and pay up promptly by that time. >57 Ffoiif Ih&Atlar.ta Journal. A GREAT SHINGLE MART. Shingles, shingles, shingles! No', hanging out as lawyers’ signs, but on ox wagons, in railroad cars, and at shingle mills. There are 45 of these mills adjacent to Toccoa, and their products furnish one of the chief in¬ dustries of the town. Sixty car loads are shipped p r month, and §10,000 is circulated throughout in the county of Habersham their stead. This makes the cot¬ ton crop a matterof secondary consid¬ eration and enables the farmers to rat tie the silver metal in their pockets the year round. The shingles are made ckiefly of pine—sometimes of poplar—and sawed just like lumber is sawed, and sold for hard cash just as soon as the faithful oxen can draw them to town. And the people con¬ sider it much better to use oxen than mules. You see, the former cost lit¬ tle and eat less, and never kick, nor run away, nor take the “studs,” nor get sick, nor die, nor cause any troub¬ le whatever. They don’t even make an occasional break for a branch and thus play havoc with their cargo and the small boy driving them as they do in lower Georgia, for up in this good mountain country water is so plentiful that no animal ever thirsts for it. Toccoa shingles are found from the Carolinas to Tennessee, and they are always found made as desired, and doing good service for those who purchase them. AN ENTERPRISING TOWN. About 6,000 bales of cotton are brought here per season ;30,000 bales are brought hero over the Elberton Air Line railroad; and the whole a mount goes through the cotton com¬ press of Toccoa, and is shipped to to Liverpool—instead of being spun right here as it ought to be. A bank with §50,000 capital, for which a charter has been asked, will soon be in operation and will prove quite a convenience tot.be merchants and the shingl# industry. The chief movers of the bank enterprise are Hon. R. D. Yow and Mr. W. R. Bi uee. Messrs. McAllister and Matheson have invested §8,000 in a tannery; and as soon as it is under full head¬ way, they will commence a shoe fac¬ tory which they expect to run on quite an extensive scale. Negotiation is pending for a body of land near Toccoa, to be converted into an immense fair ground for the use of Habersham, Rabun and Frank¬ lin counties, and Oconee county, South Car6lina. And when these counties, with all their varied resources, combine to make an exhibit, there will be a show on which the whole South can look with admiration. I was glad to note that the Toccoa News, under its new management? is writing up the resources of the Piedmont section and thereby ly aiding in its development. The News has just begun a Rabun edi- tion under the local editorship of Mr. W. H. Hughes, the clerk of Rabuu superior court. A steam pbwer press is soon to be purchased in order to better do the bidding of the paper’s increasing circulation. AT TOCCOA FALLS; 1 wars tendered a drive to the falls *£*£ p air ° f « ra r hor ^ to be fcu ' :tl in North Georgia. Behind this proudly Stepping team \ nd "-r tl,e a fi :onal T panio " ship or Lev. L. . A. Simpson,the p >pu- nlar Presbyterian minister, I saw* to best advantage the cozy residences Toccoa, With their . vinecovered veran- das and evenly terraced yard?.. After passing over 2 miles of roll- 4( jiio hills, between which ;-1 sparkle pure falls, mountain where rills, we came toToc| coa a swift rushing stream flows otef a perpendicule precipice of 180 feet and is dashes tnto spray. Lacking the fury of Tallulah ant the grandeur of Niagara, the wate falls as gently as a bridal veil. Look ing at it, one does not draw back as from a cataract, but is attract od as by nature exhibited in perfec' beauty and simplicity. Tt doe 3 no* produce a feeling of sublimity at w uld the thunder of a torrent, bu; causes a cool placid sensation as il mountain breezes were condensed into foam. It is so (fertile that you feel at once you feel acquainted with it, so softly woman’ike that you feel inclined to pull Shimmering off your hat and bow to it. in the silvery sunlight it is as lovely as an angel's dream— far too lovely to be depicted by the wandering pen of ch lude N. Bennett. Putt 'mi;: liizoou. Biliousness, Weakness, take Malaria, Indigestion antf HliOWVS IRON HITTERS. It cures quickly, l or sale by all dealers in medicine. Get the Pennine. IS COMSUPTION INCURABLE? Read the following: Mr. C. II. Morris, Newark, Ark.,says: ‘Was down with Abscess of Lungs, and friends afla physicians pronounced me an In¬ curable Consumptive. Began taking Dr. King’s New Discovery for con-, sumption , am now on my third bottle, and able to oversee the work on my farm. It is the finest medicine ever made.” Jesse Middleware Decatur, 0 says : “Had it not been for Dr. King’ Ne 4 discovery for Consumption would have died of Lung Troublec Was given up by doctors. Am now in best of health.” Try it. Samplf bottles free at W. & J. IPDavis Drug store. Sick Iteadach and a sensation of oppression and dullness in the bead digestion: arc very commonly produced by in¬ morbid despondency, irri¬ tability and over sensitiveness of the nerves may, in a maj«>rit.C os cases, be traced to the same cause. Dr. J. II, J/cLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm And Fillets will positivelj' cure. The most delicate constitution can safely use Dr. J. II. McLeans Tar Wine Dung Balm: it is a sure remedy for coughs, loss of voice, and alt throat and lung diseases. Tlia life of thc flesh is the bloo.T ■jliercf; pmc bjood means healthy functional activity and this bears with it thc certainty of quick restora¬ tion from sickness or accident. Dr. J. P. J/cLeans Strengthening Cor¬ dial and Blood Puriger gives pure rich blood, and vitalizes and strengthens the whole body. $1. per bottle, . . _ BuCKLEN’S ARNICA CALVE. — lid best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sofes, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin erupt¬ ions and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or rnaney re» funded. Price 25 ccuts per box. For sale by W. H. & J. Davis. The dank and decaying vegetation of regions newly cleared of timber, exposed to the rays of the sun, is sure to breed malaria. Dr. J. II. McLeans Chills and Liver Cure, by mil l and gentle actiod will radically cure. 50 cents a bottle. Coughs and colds come uninvited, but you cun quicky get rid of these, with a few dosc9 of Dr. J. II. Mc« Leans Tar Wine Lung frslm. There arc many accidents and diseases which effect stock anc causa serious inconvenience end loss to the farmer in his work, which may bs quickly remadied bs the use of Dr. J. IL 3/cLeans Volcanic Oil Liniment. The quality of the blood depends much assimilation upon good or bad digestion and to make the blood rich in life and strength giving con- stituents, use Dr. J. II. McLeans Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier it will nourish the properties of the blood from which the elements of vitality are drawn. §1.00 per bot- 'o. Life will acquire now zest, and cheerfulness return, if you will im- pel your liver and kidneys to the per¬ formance of their functions. Dr. J. IL McLeans Liver and Kidney Balm will stimulate them to beaitbfnlness ac¬ tion. §1. per bottle. If you aresuffering with weak or inflamed eye3. or granulated eyelids, you Dr. J. can II. be quickly cured by cfeins^ McLeans Strengthening Eye Salve. 25 cents a box*.- -• A czirutytC An<Itho«e troubled with nen-ouMiess resulting from cr.reor overwork will be relieved betaking llrown *k Iron Jtifters. Genuine has trad, marl au J eroded red iinta on wrapper/