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VOLUME XXL COUNTY DIRECTORY. Ordinary — W. D. HILL. Sheriff—M. FULLER. Clerk—J. II. ADDISON. Treasurer-L. WILBANKS. Coroner—ALLEN DIXON. .Surveyor—BURGESS SMITH. County School Commissioner—J. A. BLAIR. COURT. r=sj. .2 = Ordinvry’s Court— Meet* first Monday in each Month. Superior Court —Meets first Mondays in March and September. CITY DIRECTORY. Mayor—W.J. HAYES. Recorder—G. T. GOODE. .Justice of Peace—L. P. COOK. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Me non 1 st Episcopal Church, South —Rev. B. P. Allen, p»3tor.— Preaching 11 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. every Sunday. Sunday-school 10 a. m. every Sunday; J. H. Simmons, superintendent. Prayer service ev¬ ery Wednesday evening. Prksbytrkaan Church— Rev. L. A. Simpson, pastor.—Preaching at 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. on 2d and 4th Sabbaths in each month. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. every Sabbath ; W r . M. Busha, superintend¬ ent. Prayer meeting 7:30 p, m, every Weutiesday. Baptist Church—R ev. A. E. Keese, pastor.—Preaching at 11:30 a. in. and 8 p. tn. on 3d and 4th Sun¬ days. Sunday-school at 10 ft. m. every Sunday ; W. J. Hayes, super¬ intendent. Prayer meeting at 8 p. m. eveiy Wednesday. LODGES. Masonic —Meets Friday night before the third Sunday. Knights of Honor —Meets first nnd third Monday nights. Royal Arcanum —Meets second and fourth Monday nights. ' PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. JOHN McJUNKIN. Office in Drug Store of \Y. H. & J. Davis. Dr. JEFF DAVIS. Offi co in Drug Store of W. II. & J. l)avi«. L. D. GAUEJ, DENTAL SURGE0NI Office with Dr. J. N. West. LEWIS DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW TOCCOA CITY, GA., Will prftctioe in the oountie® of Haber¬ sham aud Rabun of th® Northwestern Circuit, and Franklm and Bank® of th« Western Circuit. Prompt attention wil' be given to all business entru«ted*to him The collection of debt* will have spe® ial attention. DECISION AGAINST STRIKES. Merchants Affected are Entitled to In¬ junctions and Other Relief. Judge lbl.iugs in the Uni.ed State* court, at New Orleans, Saturday, ren¬ dered an opinion in the suit of the gov. ernment ogainst'tbe Amslgan ated council and the new officers of the various labor organizations which ordered the general •trike in November last. An injunction against the organization# was asked foT under the ae of congress prohibiting combinations in restraint of trade. In an elaborate opinion, defendants the court sets and aside every claim of the declares that tfce acts of thc Amalga¬ mated council and the officers of the union were unlawful in ordering a gen¬ eral strike, and that the merchants are entitled , , to injunctions . . .. and , other . rehef , The decision dtscussc* fully the right of labor unions, and is far-rcaching m its effect*. As a result of the decision crim¬ inal p oseeution against the defendants would probably lie, but it is not yet known whether the United States au¬ thorities will j roceed further against the alleged Dbor leader® Horrible Fate of Siberian Exilea. Advices of Monday from Sh Peters¬ burg, Russia, give the detail* of a tad loe* of life among a band of convict* bound for the priton* of 8iberia. The band numbered three hundred acd seventy four persons, including a large number sentenced to exile for the political crimes. In accoidance with custom, the convicts were marching to their va¬ rious destinations. Two hundred and eighty-three and perished, children. including seven women four THE TOCCOA NEWS. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. HHpponiDiis n , from Dsy to Dsy in , tPo NOtiODSl Capital. . Appointments In the Various Depart* ment8—Proceedings of the Senate, twit ARWATo " TB \ The presentation ttf petitions at the present extraordinary session was stopped at aiont.ay s session at the suggestion Mr. Gorman, and those petitions th u may be received hereafter are to be filed with the secretary of the senate to be The The' question “\ t a* hC r to the admission of the lLf«^fV ^Montana P ? w Wyoming a8 Se - nat ° ahd r ,! Wash- lh u ingro 0 ,Was submnted in the shape of ma jnr.ty reports from the common privileges and electrons in favor of the t right fc nous, £ 3 which r V Ch went “ nd f ‘ er over cl f-Ted t.ll two Tuesday. resolu- ,® a ° g f° n he eec retar y. °' mJwtlrt n . TJ n P Rnl u fe8t8 T ples - a3d / f . cert,fioate? ,-I de : 3 ’ . , uTSE* g F fM ^ k,ch3, 18 ? 8 ' h r tb cco !J ml,ttc on i on3 a nwi°ri r- , > n,,1 r' re n f * C °°, ?nd dH inrn i g ° t ‘5°“ the r newimmi- Cm ^ TWt . ES d innTv d f power to sit during recen Tb !“ 8e " ? r T; e " 0n8 aQd P,‘P e "‘ u i n „ r ? ,be Or0 c ,° m ° n 7 UU, ! l0rl • f-f ^ s , ? t ‘ v « a PP ro P r ! 8tlo ° b ‘ 11 to examine luto the civil service of tin SSirXIC was without acti.n. The senate ther. proceeded to executive session busincs- and soon adjourned. Mr. At Tuesday’s session of the sen rte Vance, chairman of the committe on privileges majority and elec ion*, in behalf o the of the committee, su'rmit ted a report ou thc case of thc lion. L'i Mantle, finding that he is not entitled t< his seat as senator from Montan i. Th- report Gray, was signed by Me.-srs. Vane , Palmer and Mitchell. As In th caseo f the majority report, presentee Monday by Senator Hoar, the niinoritv thi report deals directly only with olaims of Mr. Mantle, but both are in¬ tended to cover as well the eases of a! three of the appointed senators— M»d- tie, Beckwith and Allen. Thc qu:s tion presented, accorling to the in I nority report, is, could the eovernor of of astate appoint a senator at the beginning a new term, the legislature being in session and refusing or f illing to elec ? The report quotes the coustit itional pro¬ vision and act of 186G, relative to the election and appointment of senators, and then contends that the origma terms of senators must begin by berng chosen by the legislature. Resolutions to proceed to the election of secretary, sergeant at-arms and chaplain of the sen¬ ate, who are not to take office until the 30th of June next, and nominations for those offices respectfully William R Coxe, of North Carolina; Rich ard J. Bright, of Indiana, and Rev. Dr. Widiam II. Milburn were offered by Mr. Gorman and laid over until Wednesday. Notice was given by Mr. Hoar that he would rail up Wednesday the report, of the committee on privileges and elections as to the three senators Mr. appointed by thc governors. Hoar also offered resolutions, which went over, instructing the committee on privileges and elections to investigate the allegations of criminal embezzlement made against Senator Roach, of North Dakota, and to report what is thc duty of the senate in relation thereto. After a short executive session the senate ad¬ journed. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS. The president sent the following nom- inations to thc senate Tuesday: George D. Dillard, of Mississippi, to be consul general of the United States at Guay¬ aquil ; Ezra W. Miller, of South Dakota, to be attorney of the United States for the district of South Dakota. A letter from Secretary Morton ha 9 been addressed to every bureau in the department of agriculture,asking whether any reduction could be mide ic the num¬ ber of his employees without impairment of the public service, it being desirable, in the interest of economy, to lessen the expenses cf the department. The following fourth-class postmasters were appointed for Georgia Tuesday: Adairsville, Bartow county, George B. Elrod; Buckhead, Morgan county, Dr. Ellis II. Ad-ms; Fairmount, Gordon couDty, William H. C. L’oyd; ITeard- mont, Elbert county, Will'-am II. Mat¬ tox; Sharp Top, Cherokee county, Charles C. Worley. After numerous conferences among themselves the republican members of the senate have decided that they will insist uoon an investigation of the charges that have been made in the pub lie prints relative to the character of Mr. Roach, recently elected a senator by the legislature of North Dakota ’ and now occupying a seat in the senate as a dele¬ gate. The senate was in executive session Monday morniDg for upwardsof an hour, and the greater part of that time wa; consumed in a discussion relative to the injunction of secrecy on the treaty with Russia that was recently ratified by the senate. The injunction was not, how- ever, released a though the majority of the 9CD8te is ia faTor of it, aud the pro- p 08 iti 0 n also meets with the approval of the $tatc department. thc Secretary Herbert will soon take up question of changing the color of warships. The present shade of white fot vessels of the American navy are found to be doubly as expensive as the formei black. It is diffiult to keep the hulls clean in appearance, and the shade is not considered sufficiently deceptive, day or night, to elude an eye. It i9 understood that the paint experts will reecommend a return to black, and that after the re¬ view should any of the vessels be re¬ painted the hulls may come from the dock bearing the old-time color. Dr. F. O. St. Clair, for more than twenty-seven years head of the consular bureau in the state department, has been removed. Late Saturday afternoon Sec¬ retary Gresham sc-nt a note to Dr, St. TOCCOA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1893. Clair notifying him that he des : red him to tendter hi* resignation at oncei and further that his assistant, Mr. W. fl. Faison,, of North Carolina, had already a^ e arp f tc 18 8u | c ^ sor, |^ nd w ° idd um th aur u*Riraliy a surprise to br. St. Cl* ! r, who bad never before dreamed that his official conduct had been called into question. He sought an exp’anation from the secretary. The latter is said to have told him that he had been guilty of httldittft that back official papds on the sc< fo they were personal letters. .viond.,’. Nominations, The president, on Monday, sent to the senate the following nominations: Felix A . Reeve cf Tennc!;8ec , to be sc- United licjtor of the tt . ea5urv , Jogcph A j States attorney for the Northern district of Georgia; * ’rney W.lliam T. Gary, Uui . ed Statcs a tto for the S outh- * Ta district Georgia; Frank Lcverett, of Ge0 j United Stabs marshal for the BoUtberti Strict of Georgia; J »mes R ack burn, of Kentucky, J United Sates marshlll for the distric t of Kentucky; Thomas J. Allison, of North Carolina, United states marshal for thc Western district of North Carolina: Samuel T. F»ber, of Massichu e ts, to be as-istant commissioner of patents; Robert E* Wilson, of Mississippi, to be Agister of the land office at Jackson, Mi-s.; Samuel E. Morse, of Indiana, to be of the United States at Pans; C. W. Chancellor, of Maryland, to be consul at Havre} Allen R. Morse, of Michigan, Picker, to be consul at Glasgow; Geo. F of New York, to be crnsul at Birmingham. The following nominations for postmasters were also sent in: James E. Brown, A of Newnau, A Ga.; William N. , i ^ u TWO!". n v Manin “ vllle ’ v ‘* CYCLONE SWEPT. Great Destruction of Property But Comparatively Few Lives Lost. A Memphis special says: A disastrous cyclone swept over Tennessee Thursday afternion in a southwesterly direction from Mississippi. The wires are down in all directions. There was no tele¬ graphic communication with Nashville and intervening points lor some time, and little news was obtainable from the places visited by the cyclone. Memphis barely wind escaped. A heavy rain fell and a high blew at the time the cyclone raged. At 2:3b o’clock Friday morning he wire at Kelly, Miss., was tapped and details telegraphed to show that the nrly reports were not exaggerated. Not hou o escaped the storm’s fury, and only'a few Rre left standing, and they are badly damaged. LATER dispatches. The A Louisville, Ky., dispatch says: heavy storm which passed over a large portion of the south Thursday night, did great damage. The storm a as in the nature of a cyclone at Bow¬ ing Green, Between fifteen and twenty houses were unroofed and the unfortu- iate occupants rushed pell mell into the streets. The most serious damage don® was that to the Louisvillo and Nashville roundhouso, which was leveled to the ground. The falling material did serious damage to the engines inside the build¬ ing, several of them being badly smashed up. Employe 8 at work in thc building escaped injury. The loss to thc Louis¬ ville and Nashville Railroad Company on the building and 1< comotives is estimated all the way from $75,000 to $100,000. Green Among the roofs blown off at Bowling w?s the court house, which was considered the finest public buildiDg outside of Louisville ia the state. The loss on this will amount to a considerable sum. The town of Rowlins was almost en¬ tirely destroyed. The posUffice build¬ ing was swept entirely away, together with all the mail, some of which was found too miles < ff. The less is fully $10,000. The storehouse occupied by Stephens their & Cox was also demolished and stock, valued at $5,000, was ruined by the rain which followed the crash. Several other buildings were demolished. WIND IN INDIANA. A tornado itruck Alexandria, Ind., Thursday night, damaging nsidmees, business bouses and destroying the Lip- pincott glass factory. The factory was tally wrecked. 3 he damage exceeds $5,000. John Ancle, Jr., was instantly killed, and a number of others were in- juied, some of them serirusly. Three hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment for two weeks. Information • reached Natchez, Miss., Fridny night that the eastern portion of Richland parish, especially in the Arch- b-dd neighborhood, was fearfully dam¬ aged by Thursday’s storm. A number of buildings were blown down and several lives are leported lost, but no definite details have yet been procured. There is no telegiagh connection with the scene of the alleged disaster. KING HUMBERT ASSAULTED. A Miscreant Hurls a Rock at Him but Missed the Murk. Rome, Italy, was greatiy excited Sat¬ urday afternoon over an assau t that was made on King Humbert. The king was returning from the villa Broughesc,wbe?e be had been spending a portion of the day, when a person, having the general appearance of an Itali»D workiDgmm, threw a stone at the king, the missile a'most striking. Several persons rushed npon the assailant and seized him before he had another chance to make an at¬ tempt at violence. The assailant was promptly taken ia hand by the police and conveyed to prison. Otherwise in all probability he would have been ki hd by the angry multitude. An immense crowd assem¬ bled and cheered the king with frantio enthusiasm and all ths way to the palace the scene was like a triumphal progress. King Humbert gracefully acknowledged the ovation and was evidently deeply moved by the evidence of loyalty on the part of Ms subjects. Damage from Ice Gorges. Dispatches ( f Tuesday state that the breaking of the great ice gorge in the Delaware river acd the consequent sub¬ siding of the water on farm lands along the Delaware reveals damage th-»t will require years to remedy. It is estimated that the total loss from the freshet amounts tp $1,000,000, THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH Notes of Her Progress and Prosperity Briefly Epitomized And Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely Told. destroyed Sunday morning, at Ty'er, Texas; fire the the Wimberly and Phillips buildings,adjoi-.ing less each other. The total will reach $100,000. H rinkage in the price of cotton has caused the failure of Newberger Bros., at Caffeysville, Miss. They Wete the most expensive cotton merchandise deal¬ ers in Mi-sissippi. Maxwell Saturday the well known hotel, the home* at Nashville, Tenn., was sold at chanc ry sale for partition. A. H. Robinson became the purchaser for $200,000, and assumed a debt of $63,- 000 . At Atlanta, Ga., Monday, Mr?. Ham¬ mond, who is charged with aiding and abetting the defaulter, Lewis Redwine, was required to give a $2,500 bond until the gr nd jury could look into the case. She is now in jail, having failed to give the bond. James P, Dobbins, of Ibe firm of Dob¬ bins ifc D £ey, cottoh factor?) at Nash¬ ville, Tenn., which firm assigned a few days ago, has called a meeting of all the firm’s creditors for April 11,in Nashville, with a view of arriving at a set lement of the firm’s liabilities. At Atlanta, Ga,, Tuesday morning, Col. ^ B, F. Abbott, representing non-resi dent attorneys, filed ati intervention on behalf of the holders of the exchange bonds in the c ise of the Boston Safe De¬ posit Company vs. The Marietta & North Georgia Railroad, et al. A St. Augustine, Fla., special of Sun¬ day says: Sevins Smith, J. C. Horsfall, William Sugdon, Quint Smith of Eng¬ land, and C. II. Filiimer of TeXa», have jiut closed the purchase of the Jupiter Island Spanish Grant of 15,000 acres ou the Indian river and have contracts to set it in pineapples. The reinterment of Jefferson Divis’ remains wdl t»ko place in Hollywood cemetery plot has been at Richmond, May 30th. A selected by Mrs. Davis and will be reserved for the Davis family. The Louisiana division will have charge of the ceremonies at New Orleans and Lee Camp at Richmond. Sunday morning the thriving town of Lynnville, Tenn., was swept by a disas¬ trous fire, which wiped out almost the entire business portion of the town. The total losses are $40,000; insurance not known. Thc Lynnville Bink and Trust Company escaped. Lynnville is in Giles county, on the Louisville and Nash¬ ville railroad, fifteen miles north of Pu¬ laski. The Columbia, S. C • > Carnival Asso¬ ciation has decided to hold a carnival on the 17th and 18th of April. There will be military contests for prizes, bicycle contest 0 , etc. There will be a street pi- rade in which distinguished society leaders of both sexes will be asked to appear in English hunting costumes. The carnival will also mark the inaugu¬ ration of the electric street railway. Oliver Saunders living nbrnt six miles from Neillsville, Wis., discovered his house on fire early Monday morning. He aided his wife and one child out, return¬ ed for two other children, one son, six years old, and the other three, and never came out. The three bodies were found in the ruins after thc fire was extinguish¬ ed, ini a horribly charred condition. Their limbs were entirely burned off. Mr. Saunders was sixty years of age. A telegram received at Tuskaloosa, Ala., Monday evening from New York, states that the purchase money for the Tuskaloosa, Northern and the Tuskaloosa belt railway has been paid, thus com¬ pleting the Wooifolk deal, which will result in the extension of the Northern through the Warrior coal fields and the completion of the belt line. The tele¬ gram further stated that bonds ol the road have been sold and the money is now in hand to begin the work of con¬ struction. A Raleigh, N. C., special of Monday says: It has been arranged with the pro°ecu ing officers of the state and the counsel of S. O. Wilson, chairman of the people’s party state committee, who stands indicted for belonging to a sec¬ ret oath-bound political organization, that Wilson 6hali, in the superior court, enter the plea of nole contendere, that no judgment shall be pronounced, and tbut Wilson shall pay thc cost. This is a happy solution of this political prose¬ cution, and is satisfactory to the people. The North Carolina railway commis¬ sion fixes 25 cents as the rate for a t ;n- word telegram from one point to another in the state. A message from Winstou was filed at Elizabeth City by E. P. Al- bea, and an extra charge was made on the ground that the message was trans¬ mitted via Richmond, Va., and thus passed outside of thc state. The rail¬ way commission held the extra charge to be unlawful. The Western Union ap¬ pealed. in Monday Judge Brown filed a decision thc superior court affirming the judgment of the commission. A resolution was introduced in the Texas legislature Tu sday charging the Southern Pacific with illegal control of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An¬ tonio railroad, the Texas and New Or leans, Louisiana and Western, Sabine and Eastern Texas and the New York, Texas and Mexican railways, and the at¬ torney general is instructed to make an investigation and take such action as may be necessmy to preserve the right of the state against what the resolution terms a wilful violation of the constitu¬ tion. The Commercial National bank of Nashville, Tenn., suspended Monday afternoon after banking hours. The cause of Ihe suspension waa the fail¬ ure of the firm of Dobbins & Dazey, with its chief office in Nashville and which firm is largely indebted to thc Commer¬ cial National bank. The bank had a capital stock of $500,000 and surplus fund and undivided profit of $195,000. It is believed that all depositors will be paid in full, snd that the stockholders, when the affairs of the bank are wound up, will lose little, if anything. the onviile, SStTSS? and » Kf'y y >5.«?. West Jack Tampa cgsfes n;i ofdef ft&S e*Gere.i denying fur the present the jtet tioh in tRctfls* of th* Americin Const ructioha Company add staying the New Orleans mandates in that eas^ and itt th.* ease of the Pennsylvania company fot* lives,’rind printing annui¬ ties against the Jacksonville, Tauipa and K~y West Railway Company; that In the latter case a rule ba entered returnable April 17th why certiorari should not is- stJe to quish the New Oreans decision in fifteen days. This leavt* the present ad¬ ministration in power until a final decis¬ ion by the supreme court. A special of Monday from Paris, T> x , says: Thesituriou of affairs at Antlers, Obdctaff nation, is regarded as critical, and it is feared that nothing can prevent a confl ct. A militia force of thirty rein¬ men camped near the town, waiting for forcements, which are hurrying to them, add trill raise their force to 200 men. They claim to have a process for V. M. Locke and Albert Jackson, citizens of Antlers, who were leaders in the Jack- son party in the recent gubernatorial fight, Locke but were defeated by Jones. nder and Jacksou any that to surr to Jones’ so-called militia means that their lives will be ended, So they have rallied their friends and followers and will make a stubborn resistance. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Development During the Past Week. The review of the industrial situation in the South for the pa-t week shows the organizition of a citton mill eompiny at B riningham, Ala., with $300,000 capital, by the Smith Cotton Mill Co,, of a saw and planing mill plant at Tallulah Fall?, Ga., to cost $I50,0:0, P.ne by Bluff, Stone & Bebe; of a cott n cotnpr PS at Ark., costing $100,000, by It. E. Hunter and assoc:a f es; of an Improvement Company With $100,COO capital, at J am pa, Fla., by It W. Ens- lev and others; of the Wadley Draw Bar Con- si notion Company, at Macon, Ga., with $100,- C00 capital; of a saw and planing mill at Or¬ ange, Tex s, to cost $10 ),000, by At A. Gilmer; of the Ci y tea Company, with $60,000 capital, at Augttsta, Ga., by VV. II. Bfaiiuon and others; of a d al arid coke company at Burke’s Gar¬ den, W. V;'., with $00,003 etipi’al, by Jos pli Moss and others; of a const! notion company with $30,000 capital, at Dallas, Tcxa , b G. M. D. Grigsby and associates, and of an o 1 nidi to cost $.30,000 at Bet-ville, Texas, by J. J. Welden and others. Forty-eight Industries were established or incorpor .ted during the week, together nitb three enlargements of manufactories, ihe build¬ ing of water work i in seven cities, and iliirt en dustries important new buildings. Among the new in¬ not already referred to are a brewery at Augusta, Ga., by Otto Iiaucli and other ; a can- ning Marc factory and at Macon, Ga.; cotton g;ns at San 8 Arlington, TcX.; a $25,000 develop¬ ment company Lake at Jonesboro, Ark,; electrical companies Seguin, at City, and Fla., Cuero, Gonzales and Tex ts, flouring mills at Jones¬ boro, Ark., and Edna, Tex is. Nacogdoches, An ice factory is to be built at T x., a foundry and machine shop at Gaines¬ ville, F»a . a $35,000 cotton oil mill at San Marcos, Tex., phosphate works at Wdliston, Fla., a knitting mill at Shnrpdak, MDs., and a trunk factory at Petersburg Va. Am ng tiro woodworking plants es ablished during the week are lumber companies a: Charleston, and Hartsville, S. C., and R >ckvd!e, Tex., paw and planing mills at Albert-ville and Gtn ley, Ala.. Hinesvillo and Taylor’s Creek, Ga.. and Buck- Shuqulak, hannon, W. Ya.; a spoke and hub factory at phis, Tenn. Miss., and a stave fac orv at Mem¬ There is a’so reported enlargements of a foundry at Beaumont, ’J\x:s; factory at Ben- riettsville, 8. C., and a lumber mill at Mobile, Ala. Water works are to be built at Bateevil e, Ark., Ivy." Key West, Fla., Fort Valley. Ga., Dan¬ ville, Greenville, Mies., Gaff uy, S. C., and Lynchburg, Ya. Among tlie new buildings are business houses at Donaldsonville, Athens and Lumpkin, Ga., Covington, Kv., La., and Salem, Va.; a church at Ilock Hall, S. C.; a college at Sherman, Texas, anl an opera house at Macori, Ga.— Tradesman, (Chattanooga, Tenn.) A PECULIAR TRIAL. Charged With the Offense of Being a Member of “Gideon’s Band.” A Rdc.igh, N. C. ’ special says: The trial of 8. O. Wilson, chairman of the people’s party, and alleged member of “Gideon’s bind,” came up in Wake su¬ perior court Tuesday. Wilson’s council and the solicitor of this judicial district had already ngreed upon a plan to dis¬ pose of the case, and the witnesses were not to appear several days ago. The trial has attracted attention not only in Noith Carolina but all over the country. The courtroom was crowded with spec¬ tators. Solicitor Pou said that the state was ready to allow a non-contendur entend on the docket; that the prosecution was intended rather to set an rxampleand not for the purpose of punishing the de¬ fendant. Counsel for the defendant said that the evidence of the existence of such an organization was very weak and that there was no direct proof that the de¬ fendant belonged thereto, that the de¬ fendant pleaded “not guilty,” but,rather than be taxed with further costs, they would agree to a nol pros. Judge Brown directed the clerk to nol pros the case, Wilson to pay the coats, which are small. A F.ICH FIND. Workmen Engaged in Excavating Un¬ earth One Million Dollars in Gold. day A DuraDgo, Mex , special of Wednes¬ says: Workmen engaged in exca¬ vating for a new building to be erected on the property of Francisco Ortiz, near thc palace hotel, came upon a large earth¬ en box buried about five feet under the surface, Tuesday, which, upon being op- ened, was fouod to be filled with old Spanish gold coin. The amount of the treasure is no*, known to the public, but it will reach fully $100, POO. A certain percentage of the wealth must be turned over to the genera! government. It is supposed that the money was buried by there v Spaniard more than a century ago, as was at that time a large colony of them employed in working the rich mine. of tnat section. NASHVILLE’S NATIONAL BANKS Comptroller Hepburn Reports AH the Others Safe. Mr. Hepburn, comproller of the cur¬ rency, Tuesday morning expressed the opinion that there was no danger that the other national banks in Nashville would be affected by the failure of the Commercial National bank. According to the information received at the de¬ partment in Washington, he said, the failure of the Commercial bank was not a bad one. Bank Examiner Jacob M. MeKnight had been capital placed in charge. He reported that the of the bank was impaired to the amount of $250,000. FUNERAL OF JULES FERRY, His Burial Mad* a fttat« Occasion in Paris, Wednesday. The burial of the great Fiench atates- mdn f Joles Ferry, at Paris, Wednesday, was made a state occasion and represen¬ of all distinguished orders were Thotmods of stranger, throng. the streets interested,spectators of the An immense mortuary chapel erected with and transepts, had been in the courtyard with of black the cloth, Luxembourg. edged with It was draped emblazoned with the lace and mon- of the dead statesman. The coffin, with a crimson and white pall, antll 1 o’clock in the Salle dts where the body has lain in state, and was then removed to the cata¬ falque. It was followed by an almost endless procession throughout the streets, filled with uncovered crowns. Balconies snd windows from the Luxembourg to the railway station were thronged with silent men and women. At the station the troops pressed back the crowd and forced a double line, between which the coffin was carried to the train for 8t. Die. There was no disorder during the serv¬ ices or on the way to the railway station, although the police had political expected and prepared for a hostile demon¬ stration. UNCLE SAM’S EXHIBIT. It Will Be Made Up From the Several Executive Departments. The United States government exhibit at the world’s fair will be made up of exhibits from the several executive de¬ partments. These exhibits are now be- ing sent to Chicago, Among those that left Monday was the exhibit for the reg- is'ers of treasury department. interesting exhibits This will be one of the most at the fair. It consists of 640 samples, each one distinct and separate, of every piece of paper money ever issued by the United States government. In the ex¬ hibit also will be found samples of col¬ onial nnd continental money, of the old wild cat money, broken state banks and confederate money and bonds. An un¬ broken line of United States coins will te also in thc exhibit. RICHMONDS DANVILLE RR. F. YV. Huidekoper nud Reuben Fouler, Receivers. Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Division. Condensed Schedule of Passenger Trains in Effect November 20,1892. NORTH BOU.NDT No 38. No. 10. iw." 12. Eastern Time. Daily. Daily. Daily. Lv Atlanta (E.T.) 12 45 pm Cb S58S»S8888S88SfeSS^^88s8SS38s8S8 gllli^lilll 8 05 am < h mblee .... C& 8 40 tm Norerosa...... 8 53 am Dnluli....... 9 04 am Buwanco...... 9 15 am Buford....... 9 28 am Flowery Gainesville Branch 9 42 am ... 13 pm 10 03 am Lula......... 32 pm 10 27 am Bel! ton........ 10 80 am Cornelia...... 10 51 am Mt. Airy...... gggigggggggggggggggg 10 55 am Toccoa........ 11 19 am Westminster.. 11 66 am 8eneca....... l‘J 15 pm Central....... 1 20 pm Easleys'....... Greenv.lle. 1 55 pm ... 5 08 pm 2 26 pm Gre< rs....... 3 00 pm Wellfor 1..... 3 20 pm Spartanburg... Clifton C 00 pm 8 48 pm ., 4 08 pm Cowpens. Gaffneys...... 4 11 pm 4 42 pm Blacksburg ... 6 49 pm 5 C3 pm Grover........ 5 15 pm Kind’s Mo’nt’n 5 35 pm Gastonia...... 6 05 pm Lowell....... 6 20 pm Bellencon- .... 6 32 pm At Charlotte..... 8 05 pm 7 00 pm SOUTHWARD. No. 37, No. 11, No. 9. Daily, Daily. Daily. Ar. Lv. Bellcmont..... Lowell......... Greenville...... Easleys......... Toccoa........ Gastonia....... Grover......... Blacksburg Gaffney....... Weilford........ Greers......... Central........ Westminster.... Mt. Bell Flowery King’s Cowpens Clifton........ Spartanburg... Cornelia....... Lula.......... Buford........ Duluth........ Norcross...... Chamblee...... Seneca......... Gaine.-ville..... Suwanee....... Charlotte...... Atlanta ton........ Airy....... Moant’n (E. Branch ...... .... T.) 10 11 12 9 3 3 35 28 33 48 37 15 pm am pm pm am am h-QO«OOCOOOOOOOOOQO^OOOCJl^k-^MWCClvlOWMM^HH 8S8SobSBS8S888£g85:6s;88!8l33:3B:=£88§ SgiigS5ii6BiiiS6BBgSSSigSiiS¥ll Additional tra-ns Nos. 17 an l 18—Lnla ac¬ commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At¬ lanta 5 35 p m, arrives Lnla 8 20 p m. Return¬ ing, leaves Lnla 0 00 am, arrives Atlanta 8 50 a m. daily, , Between Lula and Ath ns—No. 11 and 9 leave Lu a 8 30 p m and 10 35 a m, arrive Ath- ens 10 15 p m and 12 20 pm. Returning leave Athens, Nos. 10 and 12 daily, C 30pm and 8 07 a %£££TcSJami El “rton-N^ 63 ind 9 daiW, , xcep t Sunday, leave Toccoa 7 45am and 11 25 a m, arrive Elberton 11 35 a m and 2 20 pm. Returning. No. 62 and 12daily, excep m^amMO 25 l m. & “ No9 9and ioPullman sleeper between Atlan- ta and New York. Nos. 37 and :-8 Washington and Southwest ^tween >; ew York and New Orleans and be ween New York and An-us‘a, also between Wash Dgton and Memphis, via AtlanU and B rmingbam, with uniting berw en Atlanta and B rmingham La., Pullman sleepers to and from Shreveport, via Meridian and Vicksburg. No. 38 connect* at Wpartaoburg with Pullman Sleep r for Asheville. be¬ Nos. 11 and 12—Pullman Buffet Sleeper tween Washington and Atlanta,uniting between sleeper Dinville and Greensboro with Pul man to and from Portsmouth and Norfolk. For derailed information as to local and through time ables, rates and Pullman sleeping ad¬ car reservations, confer with local agents or dress W. A. TURK, 8. H. FAR DWICK, Genl Pass. Ag’t. Ass’t.G ni. P»sa. Ag’t. Wash ngton, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. J. A- DODSON, Superintendent- Atlanta, Ga. W. H. GREEN, FOL. HASS, Gen’l Manager. Traffic Manager, t>. 0* Washington, D, C. Washington, NUMBER 12. TOCCOA BUSINESS DIRECTORY. WIX.L SCOTT, Barter. Shop over Dru K Store, Ct RICHMOND BRYAKT, HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, etc. Cheap for Cash. T. S. DAY r IS, SAW MILL, GRIST MILL, SHINGLE MILL AND VARIETY WORKS. ALUAHCE JOIST STOCK COMPANY, G-OOX53, Groceries, FARM IMPLEMENTS. R. A. NAVES, MxsxaEB. R. J". W. HIT'T\ IwIBAT ATARKIKT. Basement T. C. Wright’s store. E. L. GOODE, (Successor to W. J. Ilayes.) OROGEHI^, DRY aoODR, NOTIONS, Clothing, £ hoe $ and Hals- W. H. & J. DAYIgS. Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Books and Stationery. G. W. NOWEUL, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND FURNITURE. NETHERLAND & BLACKMER, MILLINERY, Gall and see us if you want bargains. Q-oods below Cost I R. E. HOPKINS, GENERAL * MERCHANDISE. HAYES & RAMSAY, UYERY, SALK A© FEED STABLE. Ci4>'*xl Teai-r|$, Re&g&O- able Rates. Mri 3 . M. J. HGritef, Milliner and Dress Maker, WRIG-HT’S J. T. CARTER, BLACK.SMiTHI.Vi, * P^PAIRIKO WAGON-MAKING. All kinds of blacksmith work Cheap. NORTH GEORGIA Affricnltaral College AT DAHLONEGA. A branch of the State University Spring Term Ugint Firtl Monday in Feb¬ ruary. Fall Term begins First Monday in September. Best school in the south, for students with United means, The military training is thorough, being under a U. 8. Army officer, detailed by the Secretary of War. BOTH SEXES HAVE EQUAL ADVAN¬ TAGES. gVoderVe are prepared and licensed to teooh In the public schools, by act of the legislature. Lecture*, cn Agriculture and the Science® by distinguished educators and scholars. For health the climate is unsurpassed. Altitude £237 feet. Board $10 per month and upwards. M. ssing at lower rates. Each senator and r< presen‘.at've of the state is entitled and requested to sppoint one pupil from his district or county, without paying matriculation fee, during hi* term. Vo* eataleg or information, addre*3 Secre¬ tary or Treasurer, Board Of Trustee*, _