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;\: THE TOCCOA NEWS m r LA ) r ' AND PIEDMONT mu INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL. LUME XX. CHRISTMAS. . 1 0 ^ ° r ? U ? V '*[■* mas wert * er w eB * « , l 'car ,i h.c a jie toge ler, , < w« bare a f«ahu* tha- is not serrnean t tg t; When tb<r snow u fanmj fa ling, and the sound of coastersmUm? o their feilows ol^pfle h llside c.earfy through the night. How the skigbbtlisting!?, tingle, while the snow goes crinkle, crinkle, And the iur-> an1 robes about us hardly serve to keep us warm; And our feet and fiDgers tingle to the music and tbe jingle, As we drive on swiftly homeward through the thick flying storm. IIow „ tbe lignts shine out to meet how the us; dogs ru h out to greet us, As we draw up at the gateway; and the horsey in a steam, Btaml there restless, stamping, stamping in the drifting snow, an 1 clamping At their bit*, impatient of us-like the shadows in a dream. How the blazing hickory fire flashes bDher ' ° ’ we" higher, higher As pilo the wood upon it and draw closer all around■ l’the And the cracking an snapping of the logv, like wood-gnomes rapping For re ease from out their prisons, has a weird aud wintry sound. - Oh. the warmth and love within there! Oh, ihe stories that we spin there To the children, of tl.e goblins who live rut m all the snow; An I at length wo leave the fable, and .recall the lowly stahlo \ her - tho King of Love was lying many cantnriesago. Till, os we all sat there thinking, littte eyes with sleep are blinking, * And the old clock in the hallway tells of Christmas co ne again; An l tfie whole white earth rejoices as we hear the nngei voices Bing again the old. old story: “Peace on earth, good wU to men.” Then to wake up at the dawning of a glorl- \ ous Christmas morning 1 , To find every holy liappy with the warmth fj Ah.-iwhen of Chridmas love is cheer. suchwi feeling, all our bet- ^J&SLfts / liter selves revealing, dwell ill love forever and have X'hristmas afMhe year. —James G. Burnett. m UHRlSTMAS PIKE. r m- > M!S» L. V. BULLOCK-WEBSTBR. m w BE question Christmas,” disturbed HE shall that I was go much for a my mind last year ; for I had a great many rnvita- S3 rv lions,aud *>nly a few Ok#? days to spare. I par- prSill ticuiarly wanted to ^ fiaek for the big --dance at The Haw¬ thorns, and with open weather, nnd four good honev in the stable, 1 grudged massing even oaeday’s hunt¬ ing. Still a bachelor's bunting- box, seven mites from anywhere, was not exactly my idea of the place to Chrislmas in; so I turned over in mv mind the merits aad demerits of inv various friends’ establishments, but could not conic to aoy conclusion as to which l intended to honor with my presence. The evening post settled the matter for me. “The very place,” l cried, when just as 1 had finished dinner the maid Lnnghnm brought iu a letter from my old chum, Carter, who was home ou a r.x months’ furlough flora India. He Rml 1 had been close friends at school, but we had not met. again until otic win¬ ter when l went out to India for some tiger aud big game shooting. We were both staying with Sanderson, at Mysore, and good we lisd. He showed us how to careh elephants, as only he knows how, and tig^r. uit me iu the way of bagging rny first “What luu it was! and what a good sort old George Sanderson is—very few like him, worse luck,” P, I JPP.. mused, as Langhutn s letter recalled that , jolly time „ wh’ch wc had spent together. “Dear Frank,” his note ran. “I am going down to Tbe Moat for Christmas and I hope you’ll come, too. You cau have a good mount ou any of the dad’s horses—they are all your sort, well bred and good performers. If you bring a rod you can catch pikes galore and of sizes iarge in tbe moat. Father and mother ai^the girls they (you remember little) will Nellie be and de- we.e lighted the early t train 15 hris-ines more. Gome bj Boo soil Fit me you at the ^ ition. Don’t bothei to write, just sen wire to say you’re coining.” $ So next mormi sent “y meS9a ^ e ’ thcrestofth#ayiu “Thanks, -ri , deliapT d - ^ to come,” aud spent pleasant anticipa- turn of t was going? to have. If ti ^m.ig I like, or love, fishing, next h g, it is a hit of good -‘life: ^ rj pikiji is nay esjiecial ia tbe h>oked fish I packed up roy -rod and #abre tackle tang for the mighty moa- 4R whom spoke. th4’arurs’station, it qnly. midday wh<ea I reached fori had got up be- tia% iag|or Two very pretty girls and were I wail- ia- s.|lUy me on the platform; recognized one as an improved of the little Nellie I used to-chase and kiss under the ralstleiue long ago. She had been my first love, and w i mane ing all sorts of vows and promisesdur- tbe winter holidays that I spent it e rue J on as a boy. Her companion w ; s * Nora—I felt sure pf ‘hst—but^V T n tght she w t supply '? j hr ' ' v'itt 1 ’ n rt" county with , im ‘ico 1 anse. - I close one, • » price, jp o out at i \J. p AVXE j ‘*Ldflghain was so sorry he couldn’t meet you. He wont l>e back till this evening*, so vre let me introduce Miss Mildred Pa grave, woo is staying with ns—thought weU drivo to fetch you stead. I am afraid we are a poor suo- stitute for brother Lang, but you must make the best of it and take us on our merits.” luc Looking at them I though myself co '^‘ ^’ d DBt and come tliaak iagrate ed heaven I that Laug > was. -Iiss Pal grave held out a well-gloved ^and, ’® r Lingham saying, nastold “I aai so glad to meet stories you, me so many about you as a boy that I quite feel I k' a °w you already. But they tell me must treat you with respect, for you’re a mighty Nimrod now, and a slayer of wild beasts. "afraid. ” * * Not many, L’m Mere trave- lers’ tales. Some of dear old Langhaax’s yarns,” answered I, modestly, but I was secretly gratified at her taking such a friendly interest in me. “You’ve got* to take Jfildred and Goliath (the tin^ terrier) in front and ! lri 7 e ’” said Nellie, when my aa d been stowed in the bottom of the d °gcart-and I was expecting to have to sit behind; “I want to have a rest. ° ld B f a i.°- Wc cob Banjo be- cause he 19 80 musical—pulls like a de- ™ on H !, 800n aS his head is turned for home ’ - Nothing loath, I helped the girls in-o their seats, and we were soon at The Moat, which was only five miles from the station—a very short live miles, and l hated Banjo for making the journey so brief, when I should have liked it to have lasted forever. My companion chatted on as if she had known me all her life, and I fell desperately in love w ^b her and quite forgot my boyhood’s sweetheart, who only reminded me of her presence as we drove up the avenue by exclaiming: “This is where you shot your first rabbit that Sunday after- A Christmas IPuddiisig. V-v bv • . ^6 4M i* Mi W, m K Mi mi - >2 § (A i n m S V V Vi b l/fe r/ii t l * l f 4 II i f W2 c '3? jjg\ III w & > \\ 4ii AA Old Christmas com os With frozen thumbs, liis long beard whit? with s ’Tis right good cheer H-s knock to hear, And grief to have him go. noon when there we we^jfeall hboufc at it! church. Wihjt a row was Jyere Dp yofrfe¬ member? You both bad" boys in those days.” of the ste ps were Nora and the Squire^ CarteTract wjjjjg.Welcomed me heartily, and Mrs. xla, me with a pleasant the hall. ,, - — I^arao- greetingTX home,” ment I felt “at and it seemed more like fifteen months than fifteen years sinoe these kindly folk? had last seen me. we sat at lunch Mr. Carter apolo- g’zed for Langham’s unavoidable ab- sence, and asked me if I cculd console mvself with the pike foi .one afternoon, “They are all on the feed, 5 'he said, “and Johnson, the keeper, has got some nice roach. I want yonlfr iry and vatch Ihe Pdtriarub. llkl tob, » «. coll him, » a hog. broto# t'oo island. Jfsi* '$» vrity, but as no one has fished the"place for a year we are hoping heTUmve you a show Last year be broke twice, tw and « they "[ swore fnenus, he must one o be them fifty pounds at ieast. He ate a good stzed duck last summer, and we picked up a half dead carp not long ago that weighed over fifteen pounds, and had a big hole in its side litce a cavera. No doubt it ^as old Jacobs worK. t $Jraost- foigol Mydred in my excite meat, and directly lunch was over rigged up my pet old rod, made of a bamboo I had brought from India, where it had kiled many a goodly mahseer in the swift Joaldoka, and put on live bait Uckk of abnormal strength aad size. Johnson and I were soon m *ne punt, and began at the loot of tbe moat wuere the water was shadow. I mounted a nice roach, fresh and lively, of about two ounces, and under the keepers instruc- twos tried a bit or water beside a log. was scarcely settled when I had * s ;r „ and knew I was into a goad fish, 4 yftera few minutes a respectable tea- | Aul-ler was in the boat. Onthewayup ‘-caught S two more and then came ia a n of the Patriarch, and we gras* J Autious and slow. “No use trying a small ban for him. ^ir. Put on the very largest in/the i “ ‘ well.” |d*one Si fuUy, 1 fh«. ani, TOCCOA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER ‘24, 189*2. ing Johnson's directions swung it well out into a deep hoi# at the mouth of a backwater that ran round a little island in front of the house. the place, just where your float is now,” cried the squire, who with the girls had come down on the lawn to watch the fun. A charming group they made—that fine old country gentleman, the picture of health and good nature, with .three pretty girls standing by him, and Don, his sedate old pointer, at his heels; while gayiy frolicking round them all was tho irrepressible Goliah, who seemed to im-. agine that the whole party had come out entirely for his gratification and amuse- mem. As my bait touched the water the excitabie little dog pricked up his ears, and advanced at the waters edge, surveying it critically as if he fancied it might be some vagrant water rat with whom it was his duty to do battle. “Come to he#, Goliah, come to heel, Mildred. ♦‘• i Y#tU , ll tumble in at*l Cttch your death of edld.” But she called in vain, he heeded not her warning, arnL I almost forgot my fishing, so taken up was I with watching the comical little beast, as he dodged about the bank in fussy impor- tauce, his red jacket contrasting prettily with the drij grass aid weeds. My bait was so big and lively that it kept the float moving briskly, constantly pulling ! it under, and as I had no spare corks was obliged to let it go, hojnng that a sensible patriarch would discrimi- nate between a bony roach and a and prefer the former, in spite of the attractive red top of the latter. However the eccentric vagaries of the said red top attracted all Master Go* liath’s attention, and each time the float bobbed up he gave a little jump and a yap in unison. At length his excitemeut grew so intense that <ve all burst out laqghing. To him it appeared no laugh- ing matter, but a serious subject which The children dance, And the babies prance, For the tiniest tod Her knows ’Tis a world o' drums And dolls ajpf plum=, Whorertfie ic jolly old pilgrim goes. requited investigation, and when the brigw red top disappeared longer than usuH he could stand it no more, but jumping bitter with a daslLrt-egardless or the cold watejyawam out for the point where lie kwt' saw the float. Mtklred s,face was a study. “Ou, my poor little dog 1” she cried. “Do get him out at once, Mr. Galloway, aud bring him iu. Don’t lose a moment.” As well as his laughter would let him Johnson was paddling to meet the bold swimmer, and,I leant ready in the bows, with my stoeves turned up, to grab him as soon as he was near enough. His round, b*t\c bead and big eyes and red coat made him look like some strauge new water-baby come to view the world. Wheo ho m withio s.i f«tof tt. boat, .od I was just rnokioo ready (or the grasp, there was a mad swirl that sent the water ^flying into my face, a rush, a huge pa.r ot jaws swept the surface and .n a moment tae Patriarch had pulled poor Goliah under the water, and ho was lost to our aght 1 All the girls screamed m chorus, and Mildred gave such a weird, wild, ago- mzed cry, as she saw her darling disap- pear to certain deatu, that I felt a.most as if I were c murderer; for had I not been fishing this would never have hap- peaed. Johnson had all his wits about him, “He’s gone for his hold there under the widow, ’ said he, driving the slow punt forward, and plunging the pole deep mto the water m hopes ot frighten- mg tue monster off his prey. As he did so up came fish and dog, the latter strug- glrag gamely, bat still held across hw quarters m the crue. jaws. I coum not .telp myself—iu a moment I dived from the punt right on to them, and quick as thought with my lett hand grabbed Goliath by the collar, whilst witlijny right I struck a heavy blow across ttte pike’s jaws, whic made him go. \ JohnsotufeizeJ my hand as I turned round, afftl was helping me into the punt whtfti the Patriarch" wildly enraged at iosidg his p'ey, made another dash, mv arm just above the wrist in effort to get at tha ^Johu^a dog. But his Nemesis had come, had the •> gaff in his hand, and did not lose a sec- oud in caffiag Master Jacob behind the shoulders. Luckily it was one of the old fashioned, home made ones — a huge h ok Uig_eu«»ugh to gal! sharks, with A big holding barb on it—and struggle and fight as he might the monster could not get away, Meanwhile I had chucked the half dead Goliath into tbe pitut and struggled in myself; then, slipping a cord over the fish's tail, we soon had hitn ia the boat, where a judicious tap on the head with a leaded “pike stick” settled his hash. Tae sight of his enemy seemed to bring new life into Goliath, and seizing him by a fin he shook ami slrmk to his hearts content, quite oblivious of his own broken leg and torn sides. A hen we touched the shore X scrambled out with the plucky little terrier in my ar^ps ;ynl restored him to his anxious mistress, who thanked me heartily and gratefully while she showered kisses m/on ln!r rescued treas- ure. The squire hurried me off to the house, wisely thinking that a hot bath would pre vent any evil effects from this cold dive. My coat sleeve bad protected my arm so w<j!l that a few deep scratches were t’ oe extent of my ills, and I felt as if I would gladly have lost a hand to p e thanked once more like taat bv my fi 3v ;j a g Mildred. For I unite, regarded ^o ho>- now Topose as mv own That and datprmfnp.J nSit I U M p very atter ffi ° nne r. p or the first time in my life I felt , rra t e ful to the uncle who had worked hard and left me the money which had IOH de my life so eas 7 and •nleasaut* the* and £ kept repeating u'ni^for to one^iVenou-di myself old ac two^’and j agC( “E ao lor thinking how I should’spend aext Christmas at home, and how Mildred and 1 would ask Landiam and Neliie and Nora to stay with us, and j low we WO uld talk over this day’s pro¬ ceedings, and enjoy ourselves. By the time I had dressed I felt quite “good,” and had no doubts at all about the future. “Tea is served in the drawing-room,” said the pretty parlor maid, “and the ladies are waiting.” “How’s Goliath?” asked I. "“All right, sir. • Johnson has set his leg, and tied up his wounds, and he’s doing nicely. He is asieep now, sir, on Miss Palgrave’s lap.” “Say I’ll be down in a minute,” I an¬ swered. And as soon as I brushed my hair, and tied my scarf to ray satisfac¬ tion, I stalked down stairs as if I was walking ou air, to receive the renewed thauks of my idol, and to try and tell her that my life was at. her service. As I stalked into the drawing room Laagham rushed forward and shook me warmly by the hand, exclaiming, “I am so glad to sec you, Frank, you dear old man. A thousand thanks for your bold¬ ness in rescuing Millie’s pet. She treas¬ ures that Uttle brute above creation—” For a moment I was thunderstruck. My dream was over! Fool that I was, it served me right, aud good sense soon returned. Heartily could I congratu¬ late them botu on their good fortune, and I hope no one ever guessed my dis¬ appointment. “Bar one thing,” Mildred broke in, as she slipped her hand caressingly into his arm. ... “And , to •,, just - , because i l . says s gave it to her, con jnued Langha n. You keo.v it was my first present to her after we were engaged. When he had doee taikmg over „ur adeentuic, and eaymg ho.v tuankful « »-ere that u had term.aated so well, we all went out to inspect tae toe, tae sight ot whom made Goliath bristle with rage, and struggle to get out of his mistress’ arras, and attack once more his would- be murderer. Certainly be well deserved the name of the Patriarch. He weighed forty- eight pounds and was long and lean and lank, with jaws like a crocodile. Had he been iu condition in proportion to his length he would have weighed fully sixty pounds, and 1 felt quite proud of having played even a subordinate psrt in the capture of such a monster. Johnson got a couple of sovereigns from Lungham for his share, and well he deserved it. If it had not been for liis Ltp prompt action I believe old Jacob would hVs snatched Goliath from mv * arms and left mistress a-laraentin". ''' We spent a iolly evenin "inore' and never have l enioved J a Chrismas J than I j , t , , f mav ^ prove even pleasanter still- for now j g 0 i Q <r a s Nellie’s "snitp accepted lover, r»on’t lamdi A ’ • in of one dav’s infat- .• f iii* r j r discovered that - t was ^ e e j r/allv g r3t au d oa ] v swe et- “ , “?i7,S . that Jhi cared twelve“ for and Vow the foro J^h e d theYtrooir as bo, ^«od , f l«ttai"to« ” ° a r i 1 0i y 3 the p atr i ai ch and Goliath, wh&t b ecame of them f Goliath went outtoIadia 61I we eks later, when his mistress married my old friend, and I am afraid he will carry the marks of that d ’ , s adveu t ure till his death. I trust h(j - couater cruel neyer m ea so a ' foe> {o r a pluckier Ut tle dog was never wrapped in a skin. Aud the Patriarch? We ate some of h j m ou Christmas Day. Ia life he was terrible and in death he was horrible; may x neTer caste so vile a fish ne’er'shall a-ain. Peace be t0 his raeiaory , wc iook uaon his like a-ain. "place His skin is st|lffed ; aad holds a of honor in my hallj and l look upoQ him, indirect- • jj j M t e means D f giving me my'friends, my love. " wijat - s Nellie Like? Well, you'Usee next year when we are mar- r ; e< i i aa d then you'll agree with me that s j, g - g g^gg^gst girl in the world.— “ Holl Leaves. " . cnotation -' 5 ° Head of Firm—“You had better give the office boy a couple of dollars, Mr. Penwiper, for Christmas.” Mr. Penwiper (the bookkeeper)—“I think we had better make it a New Year’s gift, sir. I have just sent him out with a telegram, and I don’t think he will get hack by Chriatmas.” rpTTX) 1 HilUUtTlIUU flTTP tJHTT^P i TUT? lUib QflTITU 0UUi.il. Soles of Her Progress and Prosperity Briefly Epitomlzet And Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely Told. 0 n Saturday members of the Roanoke, y a bar unanimously endorsed Hon. J. Randolph Tucker for*attorney *° general in Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet. A New Orleans dispatch of Tuesdav savs: The Louisiana supreme court has declared constitutional the law passed two law,‘making years ago, known as the “Jim Crow” provide it compulsory on railroads to separate cars for negroes, News was received iu San Francisco Sunday that Mauna Loa, the great vol¬ cano of Hawaii, is in eruption again and threatens the destruction of tbe villages o Hilo and Waioka at its eastern base. and extensive plantations of cocoanuts and cane. A serious fire broke out Saturday night in mine No. 3 of the old Cahuba Coal Company, at. Bl< cton, Ala. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin, and ^ will be at least two weeks before it can be extinguished. The mine was in * ul1 operation, producing 1,400 tons cf ^al daily. IntheUnitedStatescourtatSauAu- tonio, Texas, Monday, sentence was passedonthefoHowiDgGarzarevolutiou- I s * 9 Ior violating* the neutrality laws: Cavetano Elizondo, two years in the pen- itentiary; Juan Autonio Flores, three years; Carmen A’. Bane/., three; Cecilio Sali “f’ threc '’ Kafael Bore Sb rtfte(n mont ‘ ls * A Mobile Ala., dispatch says: On the arrival of the 12:20 train from New Or¬ leans Sunday the police arrested Mrs. Annie Murphy, step-daughter of ex rep¬ resentative Andre McRae, of Perhatv, Minn., now of Spokane. She is wanted for forgeries amounting of $1,500 on the St. Cloud, Minu., banks through ihe Chase National bank of New York. At a meeting of the Fulton County Confederate Veterans’ Association in At¬ lanta, Monday evening, a presentation of a gold headed cane was made to Repre¬ sentative Styles, the colored member of the legislature from Liberty count'v, in appreciation of big po ition. speech and vote on the soldiers’ home bill, which failed to pass the general assembly. The South Carolina house of Irepre- seutatives, on Tuesday, passed a bill that is regarded as another blow at tbe rail¬ roads. It nrtmdes for the forfeiture of the charter of any capo ration which shall refuse to pay the taxes as assessed Its supporters admitted that it was in¬ tended to prevent a repetition of the railroad cases of last summer. Iu othei words, to prevent railroads having re¬ course to the United States court. It is stated that there is at least one railroad that is ready to give up its charter. A Richmond dispatch of Saturday says; A rumor is current that investiga¬ tion shows that the late George N. Woodbridge, who suicided several days ago, to have been short in his accounts as trustee for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Rich¬ ards, to the amount of $18,000, aud also for several thousand dollars as trustee lor a widow. The matter is now being thoroughly investigated. L is also said , hat h indebte d to one of the banks (dbor t bau j be one 0 f -vvliiclx he was cash- j er tbe Hm0 uut of several thousand dollars GeD „ al a a i , )eriu te„dcut While, of tho railw J majl rvic „ arr i V ed in Waahing- ton Tu eedsy from , tour „ est and soulh , having arranged a new time schedule be- tween Cincinnati, Louisville aud New Orleans, Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Tampa, Fla., over the Queen and Cres- cent system by which mails, both north and south between these points will be advanced about twelve hours, which is really a gain of twenty-four hours, ts by. the old schedule the mails arrived at New Orleans, Jacksonville and St. Augustine at night, whereas they will hereafter av- r * vc the morning, The annual report of the railway com¬ mission of North Carolina shows that at this date there are sixty-seven roads in the state with 3,593 miles in operation, of which 114 miles were completed dur- ing the year. The m gross receipts of the roads were $8,731,000, the operating $5,528,000. The present as- messed value of railways is $19,726,000, against ^12,331,000 iu 1890. During the year 135 persons were killed and 328 in- J ured - the killed twenty-one were passengers and sixty employes, while fifty-four were trespassers and only one n °t a trespasser. The commission acted 00 150 complaints during the year. A Ka,e5 g l1 dispatch of Sunday says: The legi.lative committee which bos been ioapocting the bopds and vouchers of the state treasury finds the receipts and dis- L°* ]^eXr Balance’ of^ educltiona! fund on d 30th W91 $6 723 date’ 17 balanceofoubhc fundatthe eSfonM same the f„nd receipt during the past fiscal year, $15,- 200; of the public fund for the game period. $1,217,623.90. Disburse- mentsfor the past fiscal vear—educ&tion- al fund, $2,694.08, and public fund, $1,053,229.24. leaving a balance of edu- cational and public fund on hand, $3,- 338,969.76. Blaine 1 , s ConUnlou “ . BUine"^holds^tT w . . impmvemen^ , Mond^ he He^S- noted in his condition e( j we n durin^the ni^ht %nd and enteied the m0r niDo- refieshed consequently better prepared to a very slight degree to resist the ravages of disease. The mal- ady is organic, however, and in the na- ture of things must grow worse with tiine Imitation to _____ knights. __ A Washington dispatch of Mouday says: An address to the order universal of tbe Knights of Pythias, numbering over 400,000, h s been issued by Rieh- Goodheart, chairman of tbe exec-u live committee of the grand lodge Knights of Fythias District of Columbia, urging them to visit the capital on the occasston of the mating of tbe supreme ■ GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. y The Industrial Development in the Past Week. A review of the industrial situation in the South for the past week shows a great increase in the number of important buildings to be erected for the manufacturing, business, relig¬ ious and educational purposes throughout the South such as a $300.000 office building at New Orleans, $50,000 observatory at Foit Worth, Texas, aud a $225,000 office at Winston, N. C. Reports show an increase in the number of texile mills in process of establishment, contin¬ ued autl an increasing demand in the coal mar- et where prices remain firm, and the promise of higher prices for the lumber is causing the erec¬ tion of many saw mills. The industrial situation is at the present time more encouraging than at any previous period of the year. Thirty-six tog?!her new industries are eu’argemeiits reported for the week, witli five of manufacturing plants, and thirty industries important new buildings. Among the new are brick and pipe works at Eastman, Georgia, a canning factory at War¬ saw, Virginia, Virginia, cement works at Wheeling, West a cotton gin at Rosebud, Texift, and a distillery at Portland, Tennessee. A $50,000 water and electric light company lias been char¬ tered at Waco, Texas, and an electric light plant will be built at Greenup, Kentucky flouring mills at Bennettsville, H 0 mb Car¬ olina, Houston, Texas, Warsaw, North Caro¬ 000 lina, flour Williamsburg, mill Virginia. Also a $20,- grist mill company at San Saba Tex¬ as. and a foundry and at Callahan, machine Florida, a shop at Point Pleasant. W. Va. A large gold miuing and eottipanv has been formed at Covington, Galloway’ Kv. new mines are to be opened at Texas, Ala. An a $30,000 oil mill shoe w ill factory be erected at Augusta. at McKinley! tannery at Bristol, Tenn., Ga. a mill at Dallas, Texas, and a $100,000 cotton cotton mill at. Chat¬ tanooga. Tobacco factories at Greenup, Kv., Lynchburg, working plants Va., and Roanoke, Va. The wood¬ include a basket factory at Houston, Texas, a box factory at Henderson, saw mills at Bragg’s. Ala., Carthage, Tex., and Humphrey, Beaumont, Ark., a spoke and handle factory at Tex, and a $50,000 wooden ware company plant at Gadsden, at Covington, Ky. The water works and $50,000 has been Alabama, added will be enlarged to the capital of the water works company at 'Itempie, Texas. Among tlrg enlargements reported are an electric light plant at Roanoke, Va., a furnace at ville, Birmingham, Tenn., Ala., marble works at Knox¬ coke ovens at L:wishing, Ala.,and au oil null at Luling, Texas. Among the new buildings reported are business houses at Llano, Texas, Natchitoches. La., Orlando, Florida, a $10,000 church at Nashville, Tenn., a $40,000 court house at Llann, Texas, and a $l(UO 0 court bouse at Yorkville, S. C- government buildings N. at Martinsburg, W. Va., aud Win¬ chester, C., a $29,000 hotel at Winchester. Va., a $300,000 office building at New Orleans, and also one to cost $ 100 000 and a school building at Asheville, N. , , and Galveston, Texas.—Tradesman C., Del Rio, Texas, nooga, Tenn.) (Chatta¬ A WICKED SON. Brings fttiiu Upon Treasurer Foerg- tell, of St. Louis. A St. Louis, Mo., special says: Mon day morning the vault of the city treas¬ urer, at the city hall, was found open and a number of papers therefrom had been placed on a table in the office and burnod. Later it was learned that Ed. Foerstell, son of City Treasurer Foers- stell, had committed suicide. A MISERABLE MAM. Deposed, a shortage in his account of $63,000, his son, the assistant treasurer. a suicide, with absolute ruin staring him in the face, Michael J. Foerstell, until Monday night city treasurer of St. Louis, is one of the most miserable of men. An investigation discovery of his affairs resulted in the of the shortage given, the immediate removal of the treasurer by Acting Mayor Walbridge, and the ap pointment Charles as temporary treasurer of Parsons, the best known banker required of the city, who immediately gave the bond of $500,000 and assumed the position. Acting Mayor Walbridge immediately ordered the city auditor tnid Comptrol¬ ler Stevenson to take charge of the books in the office of the treasurer. Comptroller Stevenson made a partial re¬ port to Acting Mayor Walbridge in which he states that Treasurer Foerstell it $63,000 short in his accounts. THE HOMESTEAD POISONING. The Doctor and Druggist Will be Brought Into the Case. Warrants were issued at Pittsburg Monday afternoon for the arrest of Huob Dempsey, district master workman of the Knights of Labor, aud J. M. Davidson, for complicity ia the Homestead poison plot. It is thought that District Attor¬ ney Burleigh will take action in the cases of the doctor, druggist and others whose names have been connected with the Homestead poisoning cases, Thus far those mentioned are Dr. Purman, Drug¬ gist Schaefer, David Lynch and Thomas Crawford, all of Homestead. The feeling against Beatty, tbe alleg¬ ed Homestead poisoner, among the non¬ union men at the mill is very bitter. He is much safer in jail than out of it. I v ast week a paper was circulated iu the mills in which the signers agreed to draw lots and the one receiving the blank was to attend to Beatty, in event of his releasb. SAN DOMINGO’S RULERS. Postmaster Wauamaker and Mat Quay Purchase the Island. A New York York special of Sdurday says: A syndicate of American capitalists has acquired virtual control of the island of San Domingo by the purchase of the right to collect tbe custom’s revenues of the country, which are principally de¬ rived from the tobacco monopoly. It is understood that $3,500,000 is agreed upon as tbe price. The scheme, in connection with which Postmaster VVan&maker and Senator Quay are men- tioced as members, makes the holders practical rulers of the republic, because they pay the officials. The concession will also give the United States a barber and coalingj stat i op. ______ STRICT QUARANTINE. Opinion of »iv York Physicians in Re¬ gard to Cholera. A Washington special of Wednesday questions to several prominent physicians ®" hJ, k ' 85ki " S “' eir ? l>i ? i0 n " V* he probabie appcat.nce of <Mn , m this countiy next year. Replies have been received from a number of them in which.they ophSoa expressed . afprehcosion g^trd uncoio, itt of of gr..M tl.,t ihe chulcr. wi!i hccooie cpid«aiic duria*( SEZh* TO " NUMBER <W A|. I rw. RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R. r. b 11 Hide kuprr mid IttMilieu F»»trr« Ibri-ivi-ri. Vtlauta A Uharlotlo Air-Line lMv^inu. Condensed Schedule of Passenger Tra ns- 1n Effect November 20,1892. — * NORTHBOU.VI». No. 88 . |S»». ! 0 . -N<>. 1*4 Ea>tern Tiinv. Daily. ’ D*ib-. Daily. ’ Lv Atla-it» (E T.)J 12 45pin-' t)20pui 8 05 am tli mblce............j P 52 pm S 40 siu Norcruss.............. Bniudi 1 ‘* CJ | m 8 53 m. Suwauee..............(1023 .......i........j IOC) pm 904 an£ Buford...............J*o pn* ') 158|n Flowery 37 pm; Branch........ 1051 pm: 9 4*2 »m Gaiiiebvillc ... 2 13 pm 11 10 pm 10 08 ;un Lula......... 2 32 pin 11 38pin H> 27 am BelHon...... ......f 1188 pm; lOdttatu Cornelia.... .. 112 05 am 10.5) tm i Mt. Airy. .....IdtiLiui; 10 yrfein- Toecoa........ 1 . .......Hi37 am; li 19 am Westminster..!. Setieoa-......!. ..... ■gfmfr**’- 11 ' Ai *>» • • J 12 15 pm - Central.......i. ■ \ Easleys.......j. Greenv.lie. pinL ...I 5 08 ri <>7 Hm 2 20 pm Gre rs.......I........| 3 :v> »ML 3 09 pm Well for. I.....j........: pm Spartanburg... Clifton.......^..... 6 00pm! \ 4 I'fLni K48 pin Cowpens......j..., ,jE| 426 ai fit ) 08 pm Gaffneys..... j pm lllafks’b.trg ! ..... 48prd 4 42 pm r........i... ... 0 5 03 pm Grov, . | 5 5 15 pm King’s Mo’m’i]!... . 5.-fani 5 85 pm Gastonia...... . 5$..nil 6 05 pm i.owell....... I . I KOhani 1 (i 20 pm Bellcmon .... . i 6 17 am \ 6 33 pm Ar Cbarloit *..... 8 05 pm I 6 40 am! 7 00 pm SOUTHWARD. No. 87. No. '.I. ^’o ; 9. Daily, i Daily. Daily. Lv. Charlotte.......j 9 35 am 1 00 pm 11 1 20 2 pm Belli mont.....]..'...... 125 pm ■ 4 pin Lowell..............,, .j L33 pm tt 5! pm riastouia....... 1 46pniil* 02 am . King’s Mouifl'io........j 2 i: pii, 13 28 am Grover. i....... . 2 i ’8 pui \ 1*2 44 Gaffney.......!... Blacksl'mig '.!!! 110 48 i am i 8 2 55 37 pntj pm 12 1 54 11 am ani i .... Coiv liens...... 3 20 pm j 1 ' tiam ....... Clifton........ Spartanburg... J11 ........ 37 3-33pin; 3 36 1 * 39ant 56 am pm am Greers.........j........} Wt Ilford,...... ........ 4 OOafti; 218 am 1 15pSOt 2 85 am Greenville...... j 12 25 pm; 4.42 pm 1 3 07am Easleys................ft S lTymi 3 35 am Central ........i........) )JHi 4 10 am Seueoa.................1 ■ 6 HO pm ! 4 33 am Westminster............ ...............I 6 48pm! pm] 4 5 44h.m -Sain Toecoa 7 28 Mt. Airy............... 8 00 pntj pm: 6 15am Cornelia............... 8 03 <j ( 8 ani Bellton ...!............ 8 26 pm 6 41 am I.ula.......... 3 15 pin 8 28 pm! 6 7 01 43 am Gainesville..... 8:43pm: S53pm| 12 7 36 «tm Flowery Branch........ j 0 °4 piup pim, 7 38 » in Buford............... 9 am Suwanee...............i 9 opni! 7 52am Duluth............... .i 9 50 pm' 8 63 am Norcross ..............U003pm 8 14an. Chamblee..............10 19 pm 8 25 am Ar. Atlanta (E. Tf>_ 4 55 pimll 00 pm, V OO am Additional trauis Nos. 17 anl 18-Lula ac¬ commodation, daily'except Niinday. Laves At¬ lanta 5 35 p m, arrives Lula 8 20 p m. lietmu- mg, leave Ltila 6 00 a m. arrives Atlanta *4 50 a in. Between Lula and A'li ns—No. 11 audOdaily, leave i.uia 8 30 p in and 10 35 u m. arrive Ath¬ ens 10 15 p m and 12 20 p m. Returning leave Athens, Ncs. 10 and 12 daily, 6 30',r rq and 8 07 a m, airivsr. I.ula 8 15 p m and # 50 a m. . Between Toecoa and Elberton—Nos. 63 and 3 daily, < xeept Sunday, leave Toecoa 7 45 am* aud it 25 am, arrive'Elberton 11 55 a in and 2 20 p in. Retnniing. No. 03 aud 12daily, exeep Sunday, leave Elberton 3 00 p m and 7 30 a in and arrive Toecoa 7 00 p m and 10 35 a m. Nos. 9and 10 Pullman sk-tper between Atlaii- ta and New iforit. - ,-kt Nos. 37 ami 28 Washington and Sonlhwcat- c-rn Y< stibuled Limitid. betwaeu Now York and Atlanta. Through Pulman Oflesm^, sleepers between New New York and N< w and Ire. ween York and Angus a, also lie ween Wash ngton and .Memphis, via Atlnnti and B rminghani. with uiiiring l>et wen Atlanta aud B rruingham Pullman sleepers to and fiom shitveport. La., via Meridian and Vrcksbiirg. No. 38 connects . nt Asbeviile. Spartauburg with Fullinan Sleep r for , Nos. 11 and 12—Pullman Buffet SleefStr be¬ tween Washington a’ud Atlanta.uniting l»otween ^ D tiiville and Gieensboro with i’nl maJh (deeper to and from Portsmouth aud Norfolk. "T A - For de ailed information as to looal snd through time'ables, rates and Pullman sl-eping. . car reservations, confer with local agent* or ad-» dress W. A. TURK. S # U. I AUD WICK, Gen'l Pass. Ag’t. AsVt.c nl. Bsss. Ag’t. Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. J. A. DODSON, Superintendent Atlanta, Ga. W. H. GREEN. i-OL. H ASS, Gen’l Manager. Tr flic Manager, Washington, D. C. Washington, L>. C. M. LEWIS DAVIS, ITTOPNEY AT LAW T0CC0A CITY, GA., v ^WllI practice in the counties of Haber- sham and Rabun of the Northwestern' Circuit, and Frank i n and Banks of the Western Circuit. Prompt attention wir - be-g ven to all business e: trusteiPto him. „ The collection of debts will have spec¬ ial atteition. ‘ -^ " • r as 0ADS ■* - . Put Under Absolute t outrol of the State Railroad Commission. The bill putting absolute control of ail the railroads in South Carolina in the hands of the railroad commission, from whose decision there is no appeal, was signed by Governor Tillman, Monday night. A mass meeting of committee railroad em¬ ployees was he’d and a was «" d to the T^j bllL t ° The ^Q^ernor governor ^ahi* said. “The bill is now a law. Tbe oppoaitioa of eight or ten thousand railroad employ¬ ees does not amount to a damn compared de¬ with fifty or sixty thousand farmers manding its passage.” The effect of this was rather inflammatory. A mass meet¬ ing of all railroad employees is called for Thursday night. The battle cry will then be given in earnest against the Titt- man movement. A BALTIMORE BLAZE Iu Which Nearly 20,000 Bales of Cot¬ ton are Destroyed. One of she Urgcst and nrjat dtairuc- tiv.- fi'CS tbs' ever visited the water front of Balt more, M h, st jM riv rtly after 8 o’clock Tuesday morniag in t:*e mas- 11 oil w irr house of Alexander is h.cJ, -wl qiw y p ^ ’ Idtatfl’wer. Thf ' ' J’, .I.M b-lo«6.g And to eil ' ln ” f ” ffiii ' 1 «•'?*“' ....v i .A*. — x ¥J '"5 "''V !‘,V‘ i ' ‘If: f: U.rho. ilu I'. ' . i-.o. ‘ . , f^siihDU.hs.osi. ^pca Kv v :