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T. L. GANTT, Editor & Prop’r
NEW FANCIED RELIGIONS.
A Birmingham, Ala, clerk sui
cided while on a spree.
President-elect Cleveland says he
intends to be his own boss.
„ r The y are curing hog cholera in
West Virginia by inoculation.
D. D. Doyal was killed about a
chicken fight in Campbell county.
The new Kimball House will be
opened positively on the loth inst.
CONFESSION OF OUILT TORTURED FROM A
TRAIN-WRECKER.
In this advanced era, the world
is fast getting out of its old* ruts and
adopting new schemes and pro
jects. In fact, it is an age of rapid
transit, and even church members
are trying to shorten the distance
between earth and heaven, and dis
cover some shorter road and easier
way than the old method of peni
tence and prayer. They have gone
to work and revised the Bible, care
fully grubbing up all stumps and
knocking off the bumps, have ex
tinguished hell and thus made the
passage to the Pearly Gates a com
paratively easy undertaking. They
have clothed religious service in
the latest fashion, and to be a popu
lar minister one must strive harder
to amuse than enlighten hia flock as
to the danger they are in. The
more jokes a minister can crack in
the pulpit, the larger his congrega
tions and the greater the number of
“converts.” We only read this
week where Rev. Sam Jones, by
his inimitable pulpit witticisms and
happy hits, brought an entire city
to its knees; and even the sinful
Mayor wrote him a letter of thanks
* lor the good he had accomplished
The missive was penned in regu
lar rowdy lingo, and it seemed to
tickle the Rev. Samuel so much that
he gave it to the ‘press for publics'
tion. As an offset to this new
fangled circus-religion, we have the
Holiness brigade of Christians—
regular modern editions of St An
thony, who claim to be even
pure and sinless as the Saviour of
manhood. Where] they; can find
any authority in the Scriptures for
such a delectable condition, is be
yond our ken. They may be pull
ing the wool over the eyes of a few
of their fellow-churchman, but we
venture the assertion that the AH
Seeing .Eye does not hold them
guiltless. Then comes the Salva
tion Army, the disciples of Becher
ism and hundreds of other new
departures in religion, all striving
for’the same goal, but going in di
rectly opposite directions. We
don’t take any stock in any of these
modern dogmas. The road to heav
en has not been shortened one
inch, and the same old guide-board
that has stood the test of ages yet
points the way. The path is a nar
row and, a torturous one, and
a man must humiliate himself
in the dust and grope
upon hU -knees to make the
trip. You can’t make the journey
to the; music of brass bands and
cheered by the witticism of clerical
clowns; but it is a solemn march,and
to ^insure safe passage you must
lay asidejall pride and vanity. The
house of God is no place for
laughter or amusement. When
you enter the door of a sanctuary,
you should remember, that “The
Lord is in His hotel temple—let
all the]world keep silence before
Him!” The services should
There is a better feeling among
srs all oyer the countrv.
manufacturers all oyer the country".
A vessel was stranded oil the
Virginia coast and eight lives were
lost.
be
conducted with humility and deco
rum, and the minister expound the
Scriptures as his reason may die
late. There should be nothing to
amuse or promote laughter in a ser
mon, bnt the beauties of the Scrip
lures portrayed in a solemn and
becoming manner. All levity
should be left behind, and the hour
devoted to Divine service given
~ solely to the worship of the A1
mighty. There are many good and
true ministers in our land who fol
low this course, and we are glad to
say that these latter-day sensational
ists are an exception and not the
rale. There is danger, however, if
their popularity with the masses
underming the church, and they
are the greatest enemies that true
Christianity has to fear. We have
■ot a shadow of confidence in a
convert who is brought to the al
tar by some humorous illustration.
If the light of truth does no break
upon man except through such a
means, far better for himself and
the church that he remain with
the outer world. The writei of
this article is no church member,
but he has a high veneration for re
ligion and its followers; and when
we see a house, dedicated to God,
convulsed with suppressed laugh
ter, and nn ; expounder of the
Gospel standing in the pulpit feed
ing this flame instead of expounding
in a solemn manner the great truths
of the Bible, then indeed do we
feel that the money-changers have
again invaded the sacred temple.
150 persons were injured at Cha
let, France, by the falling walls of 1
theatre.
A Chicago man was robbed of
$1,000 in a hotel at Birmingham,
Ala.
Marshal Chestnut, of Dallas, Ga.,
was killed in a row with the Chris
tian family.
A son of Gen. W. S. Hancock
died at Clarkesville, Miss. He was
a planter.
The report is confirmed that the
Princess Beatrice will marry Prince
Henry of Battenb.irg. The couple
must reside near the Queen.
The army for the relief of Gor
don has started 011 its march across
the deseit. The column is a hun
dred yards wide and a mile long.
Two trains collided on the Sa
vannah and Florida road, and three
S ersons were injured. The Clara
lorris troupe were aboard, but none
harmed.
The Spanish treaty has stopped
work on the Louisiana sugar plan
tations.
The toast to the Queen, at the
Lord May01’s banquet, at Dublin,
was hissed.
Pennsylvania cotton mills that
have been idle two years have
started up.
The telegraph company in Sa
vannah has discharged all the white
messenger hoys and employed ne
groes.
Spain has has had ten earth
quakes in two weeks. Whole
provinces are camping out of doors,
towns wrecked and hundreds
people buried under the ruins.
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THE GILLSVILLE KILLING
A Chrittmat Jamboree—Whiikey—A Bloody Mur-
On the evening of the 25th of
December, at about 4 o’clock, one
of the most bloody fights occurred
on the outskirts of the above vil
lage, between Meeks Black, Dock.
Black and Leander Patterson, on
the one side, and Tip Wiley, Georgi
Wiley and Bill Tankersly on the
other. It appears that the parties
were more or less intoxicated, and
that a misunderstanding led to a
general row, in which stones, clubs
and other missiles ' were the chosen
weapons. Jasper Sanders, the man
who was murdered, was not engag
ed in the melee, but was standing
off on the side of the road, pleading
for peace, when he was knocked
down by someone of the belliger
ents. When lying in this position,
with his face covered with blood.
Meeks Black was seen to advance
toward him, with a large rock in
his hand and strike him on the head,
inflicting a skull fracture which led
to his death. As soon as possible a
coroner’s jury was impannelled
which, after mature deliberation
rendered a verdict in accordance
with the above facts, to-wit: “That
Jasper Sanders came to his death
by a blow on the head from a rock
or some other hard substance,
thrown lrom the hands of Meeks
Black; and that said killing was
manslaughter, and that Dock Black
and Bill Tankersly are accessories
thereto.”
The parties fled after the killing,
and are yet at large, but the proper
papers are in the hands of our sher
iff, and they will be brought to jus
tice as soon as their whereabouts
are ascertained.—Gainesville Eagle,
Lee many strange thing* occurred,
which, if remembered in detail and
stated truthfully, would rival the
stories of the wildest fiction. Many
of these occurrences need not the
unnatural embellishment woven
into the story, as is done by the
ablest writers of fiction of the pres
ent day. Among the many start
ling things of this character, is the
presentment and death to one of
the old “Athens Guards,” a young
man born and reared in our city,
and one whose soldierly qualities
endeared him to his company, and
Vindicated in his lite-blood the
proud purity of his patriotism. Such
was the character ot John Dickson,
Co. K.,3d Georgia regiment.
The campaign leading to the
grand battle of Gettysburg was se
vere in the extreme. Forced
marches, with the supply trains far
in the rear, and A consequent worn
out and hungry army was, not the
exception, but the rule. Rapidly
the army of Northern Virginia
crossed the Potomac and the eye
flashed and the step was proud as
the men realized that they had by
their piowess forced the invader to
defend his own soil. In that cam-
paign the barefooted man would
carry the Confederate colors as
proudly through the streets of the
villages and cities of Pennsylvania,
as he would now walk the parlors
of the best society in the land. In
that vast, almost invincible army,
no step was prouder, no hearts
were more brave than beat beneath
the gray jackets of the tried and
true Co. K., 3rd Ga.; and of them ail
there was none superior to Johnny
Dickson, or “Dixie,” as he was fa
miliarly called. Ragged, foot sore,
barefooted, hungry, and with
strength fast ebbing beneath the
wear and tear ol the forced march,
yet the ranks are kept intact over
hill, dale and hamlet; on through
Frederick, Md., and Chambersburg,
Pa., until the guns of the enemy
furnish the music by which they
keep step. At last the reserve, the
old guard of the army, is halted to
rest on a hill that overlooks Gettys
burg, and in the coming twilight
they see the flash of Ewell’s guns
and hear the “Rebel yell” on Penn
sylvania soil; while far away to the
front a chain of the Alleghanies rise
strong and powerful, and seem to
say “thus far and no farther.” Ex
clamations are heard on all sides,
“Now. boys, we will show the Yan
kees that we can fight on other soil
than our own!” “Southern courage
knows no barrier!” Many other
expressions of like character were
made, and when the news was re
ceived at this time that Ewell had
just captured the city of Gettysburg
with three thousand prisoners, the
men became wild with joy at this
seeming confirmation of their wild
est predictions. Only one man in
that portion of the army did not
join in the exclamations; only one
seemed sad and depressed, and that
on*, was “Dixie,” the one whose
spirit had never fagged and whose
heart had never quailed. Calling
one of his comrades aside, he said:
“My friend, you can see Ewell’s
line of battle and hear the thunder,
of his guns. To-morrow our divis-'
ion will be thrown into line and a
great battle will be fought, and in
that battle I shall be killed.”
His friend looked at him in aston
ishment, seeing which he continued:
“Oh, I mean it! I have a pre
sentment that I shall be killed to
morrow”
A Hob Thrifts a Boy* a Hand* Into a Steve Until
They arc Cindcrt, and Shoot* the Father on J^ri-
dence Thu* Extorted,
The Attorney-General of the
United States is reported to have
devised another scheme for the re
lief of the whisky distillers and
speculators. He has decided that
they can keep their liquor in the
bonded warehouses over three
years, by making a declaration that
they intend to export it and giving
a bond that they will do so.
Those howling Zulus are evident
ly reaping a rich campaign harvest
from some quarter. They have all
quit work and are seen reeling on
the streets |with mean cigars in
their mouths. If the negro is ever
disfranchised, it can be attributed
to these vendors of suffrage.
Congressman Crisp, of Georgia,
refers to O’Hara, the nigger con
gressman, as the “representative
from North Carolina," instead of
the “gentleman,” and the republican
organs are bowling over it.
Fred Douglass, after making
$150,000 out of politics, tells his
race that they will do nothing so
long as they rely on politics and
politicians. Like Gen. Grant,
Douglass has outlived his Dune.
Cleveland denied admission Jto
Dr. Mary Walker when she called
to see him. Grover is evidently
determined to fool with no more
to# Vd w-rmon . • ,
Queen Victoria bas had her pri
vate as well as public troubles
recently, though she looks remark
ably well under both. Her hand
some daughter, the Princess Louise,
who at the period of her marriage
to the Marquis of Lome was
known to have a tender passion
for her brother Leopold’s tutor.
Canon Duckworth, has ever since
been very restive under her matri
monial fetters. She makes no se
cret in conversation with her inti
mates that if it was not for her po
sition she would imitate the action
of Miss Blood towards Lord Colin
Campbell, Lome’s brother, and
sue for a divorce on the same
ground. Recently, since their re
turn lrom Canada, her drag through
the snow in the sleigh accident at
Ottawa having rendered her very
irritable, she had thrown altogether
aside the thin veil which partially
concealed the weakness of their
connubial relations and lived en
tirely apart from Lome, passing
much of her time at German water
ing-places. The scandal at last
grew so strong that it became nec
essary to stop it. The Duke of Ar
gyll, Lome’s papa, was sent for,
the truant wife summoned back to
Windsor Castle, the discordant
pair brought together and sent to
London to enter on a renewed ca
reer of hypocrisy. The princess
has latterly lost much of that fresh
ness which was her great point ol
beauty, and is passing into the
stage of faded flower.
New^ Orleans, Dec. 31.—The
“But,” said his friend, “it is not
given us to know these things. I
myself feel well, but in to-morrow’s
fight I may bite the dust and you
live to tell our friends of this con
versation. Such things have hap
pened before. You are sick, billions,
worried, and the feeling will pass
away with to-night’s rest.”
“I am not sick, billious, or more
worried than I have often been be
fore,” said he; “and, in fact, I feel
stronger than one would suspect af
ter our long march, and I know
that this feeling will not pass away
until I am a corpse. Should it pass
away to-night, as you suggest, I
will come to you in the morning that
you may know. Whether it does
or does not, I shall let you know
before the battle opens on the mor
row. Good night.”
The army sleeps. Only the sen
tinel passes to and fro with cease
less vigilance. Full well he knows
that here on this ground is to be a
death struggle, and that the army
must be faithfully guarded in its
rest. With the morning light the
troops are roused. Disposition of
the forces for the coming struggle
must be made, and all is a bustle of
activity. With the flying couriers
come orders for Anderson’s divi
sion to move to the front. Then
Dixie” sought again his friend and
said:
“I have slept well and am ready
for the fight, but I will never come
Mr. Hendricks, the democratic
Vice-President-elect, has, in reply
to an inquiry by the editor of the
“Colored World,” wiitten a letter
assuring the colored people of the
country that all their political rights
will be as secure under a demo
cratic as under a republican admin
istration; that the constitution
places them beyond the control of
either party, and the Democratic
National^Convention pledged the
party to their observance. Mr.
Hendricks well says: “It was a
cruel thing in the late election to
play upon the credulity of the col
ored people, and subject |them to
groundless fear of a return of
slavery, and thus control their ac
tion as voters. • * There is but
the duty upon all to make the po
litical power now held by the en
franchised race the cause ot the
least evil and the greatest possible
good to the country. The negro' is
now free, and is the equal of the
white man in respect to his civil
and political rights. He must now
make hia own contest for position
and power. By hia own conduct
and success he will be judged.”
There are in the Illinois legisla
ture 1 oa democrats and 102 republi
cans, and a United States Senator
to rJoct.
s ‘JiV
out of it alive. My feeling, or pre
sentment, as I call it, has not passed
away. Tell my friends that I have
tried to do my duty.”
“But, Dixie, if you feel this way
stay out of the fight,” said his friend,
anxious to suggest some way out of
such a horrible termination.
“Never! Never!” said he. “My
comrades would say that I was a
coward. Remember what I have
said. Good-bye.”
The charge was sounded, and
history tells how far the 3d Georgia
carried their colors on that day.
“Dixie” was in the front ranks, 'a
trifle pale, but he never wavered,
and when the buUet reached his
brave heart, his good right arm was
in the act of ramming home another
cartridge. When the shade ot
night was thrown over the gory
scene, his comrades buried him on
the battle field.
Pennsylvania’s soil holds no more
heroic soul, the fires of whose pa
triotism burned with purer flame,
than “Dixie’s,” the Southern boy of
Company K, 3d Georgia regiment.
Nose Eaten Off.
A young man named John Naves,
living near here, had an eating can
cer on his face, which .had eaten,
away his nose, part of his cheek,
and extended up nearly to his eye
It was one ot the most angry eating
sores that I had eve^seen. His throat
finally became involved to such an
extent that he could only swallow
liquid fooc. After using all the reme
dies without checking the ravages
of the eating cancer, his general
health was broken down, he was
confined to his bed and thought it
to be only a question of time about
his death from the cancer. I pat him
on Swift’s Specific as a last resort,
and tie began to improve with the
first dose, His general health improv
ed at once, anti rapidly; his throat
got well; the ravages of the cancer
were soon stopped; it began to heal
around the edges; and after a few
months’ treatment with S. S. S. he
had gotten entirely well. H is face is
all healed over with new flesh, and
his general health is excellent. His
recovery is wonderful- M. F. Crum-
ly, M D., Oglethorpe. Ga
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
ease mailed free.
Trut Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Times-Democrat says: A terrible
tragedy occurred on Friday last at
a point on the New Orleans and
Northeastern road, about five miles
north of Highland Station, Miss.,
which resulted in a man named
Jordan Parker being tied to a tree
and shot to death by an infuriated
mob. It appears, from information
which has reached this city in re
gard to the shooting of Jordan, that
he is the man who wrecked the
north bound passenger train on the
Northeastern road on last Tuesday
night, and which caused the instant
death of Robert Turner, the engi
neer, and a negro fireman named
Conway.
The wreck occurred at a point a
few miles north of Purvis station.
Heavy spikes had been driven in a
crosstie and lapped over in such a
manner as to cause the fore-trucks
ot the engine to climb the rail.
When the engine struck the ob
struction it jumped the track and
went down into the ditch, where it
turned over on its side. Turnei
and his fireman had no chance
whatever to escape with their lives,
but were jammed by the tender
against the boiler head of the en
gine and scalded and roasted to
death.
The train was the Limited Atlan
ta Express, and was running at the
rate of about 30 miles an hour when
the accident occurred, and had it
not been for the admirable manner
in which the air brakes worked, it
is more than probable that some of
the passengers would have been
killed; as it was, however, all the
passengers escaped without receiv
ing injuries more serious than a se
vere jolting, despite the fact that
the smoking and baggage car went
down the hank.
At the time of the terrible wreck,
suspicion at once pointed to Jordan
Parker and his son as the guilty
parties, and they were arrested by
the officers of the law near Poplar-
ville. Miss.
The rage of the railway employes
over the dastardly outrage and the
death of poor Turner caused them,
in company with a large number of
citizens, to form themselves into a
mob of about 100 strong and to take
the prisoners out of the hands of
the officers and to administerjustice
without the aid of a judge or a jury.
Jordan Parker and his son, who is a
mere youth, were brought to High
land station. They were asked if
they committed the crime, but both
of them doggedly denied that they
wete in any way connected with
the wrecking of the train. The re
fusal of the prisoners to make a
confession seemed to enrage the
mob still more, and an.id a volley
of yells and oaths, the two men
were dragged to a house near by,
where one of the mob, acting as
spokesman, informed young Parker
. £ t.if he would make a confession
his life would be spared. He refus
ed to say anjthing, and the mob,
mad with rage, and lost to all pity,
determined to torture him into a
confession. In the house was allot
stove, and gathering around it, thev
held young Parker as firmly as if
he was in a vice, and thrust both of
his hands into the flames.
The fearful screams of the pris
oner as his hands shrivelled into
shapeless lumps rent the silence of
the gloomy winter night, and wer
heard by persons living along dis
tance away. The screams for
mercy and the appeals to God for
help were not heeded by the men,
who through anger and excitement
had been transformed into demons,
but they held the arms and hands
of the writhing boy in the flames
until they burned to a crisp. The
boy at last being unable to stand
the fiendish torture, and svith beads
of cold perspiration on his fore
head, and blood dripping from his
lips which he had gnashed in his
terrible agony, gasped out a con
fession that his father and himself
had wrecked the train through mal
ice to the road.
When he had finished his state
ment his hands were withdrawn
from the stove and with a low moan
he fell fainting to the floor.
His hands were so parched and
shrivelled by the fire that when the
torture ended the red-hot hand
cufls slipped from his wrists and
dropped clattering to the floor.
The vengeance of the mob hav-
ing been somewhat appeased, and
realizing that the boy was maimed
for hfe, and that he had suffered the
agonies ot a thousand deaths, de
cided to spare his life. They then
took Jordan Parker, tied him se
curely to a tree, and in the presence
of his son shot him literally to
pieces.
It appears from information fur
nished the Times-Democrat re
porter that Jordan Parker had made
certain threats against the road, and
that circumstantial evidence point
ed directly to the fact that he
wrecked the train, and was prompt
ed to do so by the hatred lie had
for the railroad company.
When the mobhad tired of per
forating the body of Parker with
bullets, they left the limp and bloody
body tied to the tree, and the ghast-
ly corpse was seen yesterday morn
ing by the passengers who arrived
on the south bound train over the
Northeastern road.
The tragedy, which is so horrible
in its details, will serve as a fearful
warning to the train wreckers, who,
in order to wreak vengeance on a
railroad company for some real or
imaginary wrong, destroy and jeop
ardize the lives of inneent people.
A negro in Savannah died from
from the effects of drinking alcohol.
East Point, one of Atlanta’s sub
urbs, has furnished two colored
counterfeiters. They were engag
ed in making lead nickels.
The financial condition of Emory
College, Georgia, is better than it
has ever been. Before retiring
Dr. Haygood arranged to pay all its
debts.
Th» Rome Courier says: Rumors
of a regular riot at Dallas on Christ
mas day have reached the city.
We have been unable to secure
particulars, but rumor has it that
six persons were fatally injured.
Griffin, Ga., Dec. 26.—John
Weens, one of the wealthiest farr
ersof Henry county, aged seve- -
seven, in receiving Miss h .cn
Walker, of Austin, Texas, aged
twenlv-five. greeted her with, “You
Christmas gift!!’’ The lady replied
that she stood alone in the world,
when Weems claimed her as his
prize, and u convenient magistrate
bound the fetters. The old man al-
term.tely wept and laughed over
his strange good fortune.
Allapaiia, Ga.. Dec. 26.—A
posse of officers went to the house
of Anderson Johnson to-day to ar
rest him. They surrounded the
house, but admittance was refused,
and they were told that Anderson
was not in. After a fruitless search
a fire was built in the hearth, and as
it blazed up a scuffling noise was
heard in the chimney. Soot began
falling, and finally a negro came
down, and Anderson Johnson be
came the prisoner of the officers,
lie had, gone up the chimney to
hide and was smoked out.
Dublin Post: Reading an article
from the New York Star, under
caption of buying and selling
wives,” brings to mind a case of
forty years ago, when a man of
Emanuel.county sold his wife for a
jug of whisky and then received a
present from a husband of another
Wife, who was afterwards discard
ed. The woman that was barteied
for the whisky was afterwards trad
ed again. As some of the parties
are now living respectable lives,
and as but few people know of the
transactions, we withhold names.
The Dublin young lady who ad
vertised that she would marry any
young man who waaid take her to
the New Orleans Exposition has
received the following reply: Phil
adelphia, Pa., Dec. 14, iSS4.-Friend
Miss S — : Hearing of your per
sonal in the Pos:, I write you to
say that I will accept your proposi
tion. I now ask you to . favor me
with your real name and address,
and also a few lines with a view to
better acquaintance, and I promise
to do the same for you. Your
friend, Thomas E. Carroll P. S.
Be sure and direct your letter to
Thomas E. Carroll, Philadelphia
post-office. Good night; pleasant
dreams.
An odd case is before a United
States commissioner. In Haralson
county two young men went to an
illicit distillery to buy a dram. The
man who was in charge of the dis
tillery said: “I have no whiskey
here, but if you’ll run the shebang
until I can go to the house, I’ll
bring you some.” The young men
turned in and ran the distillery for a
few minutes. It became known
that they had done the work and
they have been arrested and put un
der bond for their appearance to
answer a charge of working in an
illicit distillery.
The grading of the Sylvania and
Rocky Ford railroad has at last
been finished. The laying of the
iron has been delayed on account
of the want of spikes but will be
commenced on Monday next, and
will be finished by February let.
A Terrible Picture of Cruelty
Funeral.
Bern Tort Berald.
The Rev. Ferdinand MesUini and
the Rev. William Connaughton, ar
rived a day ago from Africa, where
they have been converting the na
tives along the Gold ceaat. around
the White Nile anti in the Soudan.
An interesting history of the perils
of mission life was graphically rela
ted by Father Meshini. From the
reverend father's account human
sacrifice and slave trading are still
extensively carried on.
“Among those savages,” said the
V' .at, exists that a man passing
.to the future life takes with him
all that is placed in his grave. For
this reason, in Dahomey, as in oth
er savage countries, victims and
S risoners are placed in the tomb.
ot long, since the king of Porto
Novo died of poison—administered
to him by a rival for the throne.
The funeral ceremonies lasted for
nine days. During the whole of
this time, numbers of victims destin
ed for the ‘grand customs,’ were sac
rificed every night in the fetich for
est. The missionaries living in the
neighboring huts could hear the
cries of the sufferers, whose mutila
ted bodies, arranged in lines, were
seen every morning in the public
square of the town. The heads had
been cut off and nailed along the
walls of the palace. At 8 o’clock
in the morning of the ninth day the
new king and his suite, preceeded
by the fetish priests, moved in pro
cession to the sacred wood, wnete
the grave of the late king had been
dug. The sacrifice began. Seven
slaves were killed and their blood
mixed with earth to form a kind of
plaster with which the grave was
lined. The heads of the seven vic
tims, with tood of all kinds, were
deposited at the bottom.
“The body of the king was next
lowered into the grave. Then were
seen appronening nine of his wo
men, draped in their brightest color
ed garments, and purposely intoxi
ented with British “taffa,” or rum
Bedeving themselves to be the sub
jects of an ovation they cast smiles
on every side as they passed through
the throng. On reaching the edge
of the open grave they were made
to kneel, and before they had any
suspicion, were stunned by a blow
on the head, and flung, still alive-
upon the body of their royal spouse.
Earth was then thrown in to cove:
both living and dead. A short dis
tance from the grave a stake was
prepared for the burning of the
ministers, but these astute politi
cians dressed slaves in their robes of
office, and while the poor creatures
were perishing made their escape.
The sacrifices to the gods are
marked by greater and more varied
refinements of cruelty. The shrines
resemble dog-houses— appropriate
dwellings for their idols, which are
hideous looking monsters. These
ceremonies begin with a dance. In
from of the shrine a circle is formed
by the leaders of the people sitting
down, while the rude multitude re
main standing. Holding a tuft of
human hair in his hand, a priest
dances in the centre, tbs circle ut
tering savage cries, clapping their
hands or playing wild instruments
resembling bells, tambourines or
cymbals. During the night the fet
ish priests provide the god with one
or more victims. The most com
mon sacrifice to Ogun, the god of
war, is to behead the human offend
er and nail the body upside down
to the tree, the head placed above
the feet.”
A HOME DRUGGIST
,.j TESTIFIES.
VDnolarlty at i» not always the host
tartSiSJcS, bntwspptntOTOodljtoUiafyt
that no other medletao has won
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
The following letter from one of our healj
known UaMachtaetu Druggistsibonld boot
Interest to every sufferer —
RHEUMATISM.
sere thstZeooId not move from the bed, or
drew, without help. I tried serera! rem<£
dice without much if any relief, until I tooic
ATEn's BkSStrtBHXh. bythe uaeoftvro
bottles of which I wss <«nplet<y cored.
Have eoldUrge
I etui retains
E. F. Haunts.”
P Hirer St* Bueklsnd, Mass, May 13,1882.
GEOBOE AXDBEWf,
jverseer in the loweu
Corporation.
SALT RHEUM • Cstyrt 1 Oorporauou,
more than half the so.-' ace of - ....
limbs. Ho was entirely mired by Avxas
8au3apaeu.ua. SCO certificate u> Ayers
Abnanao for 1863.
rnzPAEEn bt
MULLANECOMPANY
South Carolina, G,oenville.
GENERAL NEWS.
Over 100,000 women and girls
make a living in the streets of Par
is. They are licensed by the gov
ernment.
The so-called Marquis who want
ed to marry Mrs. Frank Leslie is a
former Mr. Bond. He became a
Marquis by purchase.
The Nebraska farmer, with a
mortgage on his land, is not the
happiest being in the world with
wheat at 32 cents a bushel.
Two clergymen of Stoughton,
a lass., who were opposed to some
grand army lotteries, were threaten
ed with having their churches
burned. -
A house of ill-lame near Birming
ham, Conn., was attacked by
roughs, who stole everything valu
able. tortured the women and set
fire to the place.
Mnllane
Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
ChildS, Nicker sop.
Those ore Solid Facts.
The best blood purifier and system re
gulator ever placed within the reach of
suflenng humanity, truly is Electric
Bitters. Inactivity of the Liver, Bilious
ness, Jaundice, Constipation, Weak
Kidneys, or any disease of the urinary
organs, or who ever requires an appetizer,
tome or mild stimulant, will always find
Electric Litters the best and only certain
cure known. The act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents a bottie by R. T. Brumby &
CONSUMPTION CURED.
A11 old physician, retired from practice h«v-
b f “. East'India
auR uau I'laceu in nis nanus by an ]
missionary the formula of a simple vt-ireiaDie
remedy for the speedy and peimaneut cure of
Catarrh.AsthmS^nd
Ll i n8 Affection*, also a positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
diSrlrt “ft Co “ plalnU ’ having tested its won*
2fl?« U t I ^. r !i ti s Ve . P0W< ^ thou,R nds of case*, has
fc fni? 18 known 10 hls suife-ing
.ellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire
to relieve human suffering, I will send free of
charge, to all who dcire il’ thlaVw’S. inO*?.
Engliah. with full dlreetion.for
U3 tl S- sent by mail by address
tnjf Fitb stamp, naming this naner \v a v n> ..
us JVtrer'a BlSit, BoSfc.U?. ’ A ’ N ° J,S
Cure for Piles.
^Ms»srtsi r fe < «r.5
Matilda Roulston, widow of the rm,*ltr?eUoS' r o} h the P kidK 7 . ,0 or , S^hbortMo“
is °f Indlzctfnu are pr.
IS ent. .. flatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc
ire. like nurfinimtiAn - -« very
DRY GOO
To be Distributed regardless of Market value
WE CAN DO 1
Buying
m nnmene quantities for our stores in the two states,
characteristic of ou ffering values no competitor
pnlfUjI
' can toiieii.
100 pieces of that notea New Toi-k mills at Gl-4c wf..«,
oO pieces Bed Flannel, all wool goods, for 25c, to be sold at 12 1 -2i- '.'in?
all wool twilled medicate Flannel, price 25c. well worth 50c- ]5 ~r - i, u
ble damask at 2oc; 50 doz. Men’s British 1-2 Hose at 16 2-3e a naii .v.-llr
Don t follow the old beaten paths. The old merchants are all clever W,
some respects behind these times; hence a dangerous poliev to toss v , mr ':
larsand pay fat profits for friendship or acquaintance sake
PHENOMENAL BARGAINS
100 pieces of extra heavy Sea Island Sheeting at6 l-4c well worth lO- ufi ... •
can ke sold at 15c; 50 pieces all wool fil'eddoeskin Jeans at 3^^1
men from the surrounding counties. Our immense stock cheerfully shown.’ f
NO EXAGGERATION.
50?p^°o?£iS^^ ^ Velvets a most wonderful arrav of the 1, M
d
1 pCi in
eariyand’bring*your SI “°th "1°“
mull a me: co
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
lateSergt. Houlston, who lost his ent,
file with the Ureely expedition, is
among the inmates of the Charles-
town almshouse.
Every visitor to the world s expo
sition in New Orleans isreqtured to
deposit a silver half dollar in a glass - , ■
box in charge ot the doorkeepers, y
no admission tickets being sold.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29.—Mou
sey French, a colored woman, while
in a drunken stupor yesterday, fell
across a stove in her home at New
bern. She was unable to rise and
lay there until she was roasted to
death.
this idea or Goreo west
to Colorado or New Mexico, for pure air
to relieve Consumption, is all s mistake
Any reasonable man would use Dr. Bos-
anko s Cough and Lung Syrup for Con
sumption in all its first stages. It never
fails to give relief in all cases of firs
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. Pains in the
chest and allafiections that are conidered
primary to Consumption. Price, 150 cents
and $1.00. Sold by LONG & LYNDON
Norristown, P a ., Dec. 27 \
drunken man named Collins, flour
ishing two knives and shouting like
a madman, last night, frightened
Mrs. Mary Rogers so bad that she
died three hours afterward. She
was in perfect health before the
fright.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29.—A
few days ago a man named Winter
was beheaded by a train while cross
ing a high trestle-bridge, near
Cranberry, N. C. It has since been ...
discovered that a couple of days be- P r ' eitp - n *'‘
fore he had killed a man who lived
near there.
moisture, like per.piraUou, producing .
i*^f* b i* lt 5 h . i " K '* ni ' r w«mfu .corn-
®** n< *» Bleeding and itching Pile
10 5 1 ?® *PP lic *tiun of Dr. Bosanko’s
“SSl ««“■ O’ ««« ** LoagAcS^nd^'s
In a long article relating to the B. B B.
of that city, says:
The Blood Balm Company started one
year ago with *102.00, but to-dav the
business cannot be bought for *50,000.00!
. - , The dcmari.lanij the satisfaction given
is said to be without a parallel, as its ac
tion is pronounced wonderful.
e are glad to an nounce that our drug
gists have already secured a supply, and
we hope our readers will supply them
selves at once.
It is said to be the oniy speedy and
permanent blood poison remedy offered
giving entire satisfaction in all cases bel
tore one bottle lias been used. For Blood 1
fWrf’ M i lV 1 ? y Troub| Ps. Scrofula, I
Catarrh, old Uclers and Skin Diseases,
try one bottle of B. B. B.
-rflrtn beU.f
P!“?d Purifler on the market. We are selline
tour or five bottles ot It to ONE of any otheVi.ro*
«»«■« kind It has foiled In no instate
to gise entire satisfaction. Merit is the secret
- W. P. SMITH A Co; Druggist.
GO TO THE OLD RELIABLE-
HODGSON’S SH01
FOR ALL KINDS OF
CARRIAGE AND WAGON WORK, HORSE SHCj
And all Kinds of Plantation Work.
uud sen me if you went a good carriage, buggy u vngon i
rany work in my!
w. H. HAINES
1 unhesiutioeln Dronnnnm.
Disfiguring:
HUMORS,
Itching and
Burning Tor
tures, Humil
iating Erup
tions, such as 4
THE COTTON MARKET.
UvgarooL, Jan. 3.1-e *
NOTICE.
b^'P^a^royM^TsS^^
t on l>6 held on Friday. January loth kss
i m 6 °' m,irou - 5 of «Ba3-SSitt!5:
(°*»r Joseph E. Brad-
berry *. in said districtS to determinn th«
Gov. Cleveland once received
fee of $7,000 for answering one
question on a point of law in a Syr
acuse court It was the year prior
to his election as Mayor of Buffalo.
Tt
highly probable that old
Grant will now become a pen
sioner on Vanderbilt His name
will live in history as the great
American beggar.
SCROFULA.
Are any members of your family thus
afflicted ? Have they scrofulous sores or
ulcers, If so, and it should be neglected
the peculiar taint, or poison, may de^
posit Itself in the substance of the lungs,
producing consumption. Look well to
the condition of your family, and if thns
■Wioted, give the properremedy without
delav. Bu.v that which makes abso.ete
cures in the shortest apace of time. The
of public opinion
pomtato B. B. B. as the most wonderful
remedy for scrofula ever known. You
need not take our word—yon need not
know our names—merit is all you seek
Aric your neighbors, ask your druggist,
aric or write to those who give theircer!
tlficates and be oonvincedthat bTbTb.
is the quickest and most perfect Blood
Fun tier ever before known.
JUST A8 GOOD.
Many unscrupulous dealers nmy tel
yon they have remedies for Coughs and
Coius, equal m merit and in every resDec
Just as good as the old reliable K
anko flCou^h and Lung Syrup, and un
less you insist upon this remedy.and will
take no other, 3 ou are liable to be greatly
deceived. Pnce 50 cents and $1.00. Sold
by Long&Co.,ami E. S. Lvndon
r.. I rifJL ,r ! e lo f 2r ele T cn year* to Ihare mt wife
cuml of a terrible akin disease. This rntimiM
Pnri«^ e i (CoUeura Resolvent, the new Blood
Purifier, internally, end Cuticnra, the urnt qi-i„
l >» T «aoae laslx weeks wh,tl
«» b«re done. You
Mayirllle, Kj. CHAS. II. WHITE.
BLOTCHES CURED.
IosedyourCutlenra Remedies for Blotchr*
mV !. n ^rg b ':,i o '.S;
Uplands, 6d.
Orleans, 6 1 Sd
Sales, 8,000 bales.
Futures opened Quiet. Jan and Feb’y 563-C4J.
Closed steady, 5 C3-€4.
LEGAL SALE OF
In pursuance of
Court, reii ered Noretu
befoie the court homo t
Athens, Ga.. during :uo
:7th.;
or oft
vfjflk. *
the first Tuesday in Febr
laud in Clarke county, G
in the city of Athens'one trail n
teen acres, one r«**l nnd
or leas, and known hm the old Ka
four acre.% more <
farm trait, unJ be
Farm. Jess forty ;
k: •
Middling, II l $c.
Futures
Tone...^.....^^
January...,,.,.
Nr.w York. Jan. 3,1884
county,
tion of FonAri } w v* „ to determine the q ues-
!5wtton P h"u“h Ie ** II T 0 '"o’vote StwA
Ss^tS'H&r ’si ,to ?- e o n n ce !! ,c, ’ r x c !rort r
“Fence,** accord ing as ther furor or ononw* nr*. 1 February
EfS-SJr Si3KP?s M°! M#rch -
rr r
fl* provided by law for el* cQolh for mem- 1 Ma - V —
bers of the Oeneral Assembly. This iVc 31st ! June
Stw-ltd ASA M * JACI ^ SON * -
.... Opened riojed
.steady Barely steady
above dei ree to Dr.
«tid ^id sale in a
puri-ha*? money and »
estate ol H. ». ilugnc
ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary.
NOTICE. i
imoVheld on Thursday. January »5 I
1885 at Buchanan a Shop, in the 220th district 1
/p Clwlt# county, to determine the oio>r1 i
tion of Fence or No Fence in said district^and
»t .raid'dec-1
1118 20
16-17
26-27
30-40
53-te
65 07
1112-14
10-11
21-22
35-36
48-49
CO-61
; Terms one
i years each
est payabit
Hi ml t,,r 11
l eight
Uodlvidu
Athens, Ga.,
Tone of Market—Quiet.
Good Drdinary.
Low middling, 10 1-8
Middling. 10 3-8 to
Bend 1
l land ml
tice of John S. \Vnlm»
lias the management »•! *a.
the laud and give nl. inieri
ties wishing to |>u;eh«M .
C LAKKK .HliKKll'K >A1 i
the court house- uoi-r ol i
eus, Uiugia- withm ihe In
i the first l uesday in Ft-eru:
: property to-wit: a trai t ••
‘ Ppu
lou. the w°r<f ‘‘\o Fence" or the word - >. ! Middling Suinr •-
i soil corners with In
1 running along the lm
I oKun in a uoiihca*u>r
comes to the laud o
t Johsisou; thence
- ; £Z.
■5“ £ k°«M IntaSSS. maimer sStf&SMR C °" ec " d br Mo « « Tfio-w
«.me rorntfottoM M are now provided bv lew
Jan6-21. ASA'll. JACKSON, Ordinary.
j and llodgm
J ty; thence in n wemeri.i o
i ot John^op and McGtiuy t
$ southerly direction i
• | along the gro'
OCCONEECHEE AND TAR-HEEL :
T.
aspInwallITson ! smokin g
75 and 77 IV. 23d St., New York. ’ |
and t
l> make
the hum
lt> i
article.
Youngstown, Ohio 1 . 1
«uch an
Champion Comlise Boiler Skater.
SALT RHEUM.
f“^^ro'4n‘t time and l£on\y'£ ^
Marshfield. Coos County, Oregon^’ YO0l, °'
$200 FOR NOTHING.
**° to Ant-clue doctor, to
£A r >tofto» At.. ChsrlertowS; Mm OW,0i “
where. Price: Cuticnra, 50c- Roan
c£; Por * r Dru * Md Chemicai
g«sJ for “How to Care Skin Dheamw'’
QCONEffspKlFF BALK—Will be aoW^HThe
V rueadav in Febrnary next, at thn rnn.r
houro fisor is arid oson^um ?fce i4Si SSra
POWDER
| A bsoIutely P ure. |
Bari
? . •* .- *
’ SiT-
&®KJ®«W pro P»!».to-wlt: OnetActblSSrf
bho5v?ll.Vr'iL i of 0c#n » e . ut In Hfoh
uuow. on »>e creek between
“ M Sheata and John H Lowe’s bone nlip*
Si&ISSSS&S i T03 A cc °s
QJVE THEM A TRIAL.
Md d !h°e n cimpbJ'rfifo'co 8O ‘!«Fm«.' 0 ”f . * P> J0NES *= co - Hsnnraotnrera.
■ent to «U psnaol the U. 8.
MILLO MAIZE
u55o“Sa?*!?• «&??“„’• D™* I
r prri^.“n A Af i“5hffS“41 h P o£S I work sent hr mail ’/<ti
S 1 Ste£S££ n> B^Ks-io.oo'rg^oT ^a
tien-ero^d^hk, ®Sp P t*. buU ‘ h * lf price - St *-
‘-TE* 1Q 6 Centre Bt.. Augusta, Ga,
In,T'i7; ’rrv.“‘ 'took Slid milch cow, grown.
•M It* yield per sera is Immense. Give It a
J&SUsnawIm. A. S. DORSEY.
TO CONSU»H*TIVE?r ■
m.kc It known to tho*e
°‘<>ne V'rg o„:;
y.NSJMPTJON
» posit
Of core* of Um
eared, fadred.restmnelarerShaioT?*
Veres and r. O. odArere. M.T A.aLOCu4l
t,lU realist, K. Y.
FREE
mules and horses:
T* anything la thl* H„,.
Murray. 1 to ®»a before buying at Cooper A
iggmaffi
"oMOfth?.defSw£Sfo 0 ? I {
This
r
ZtliOCONEE COUNTY COURT
‘hecourt hone, dii, Im
loe.1 bldderfor ^'.°**. c ? ull .V' to the hlghmt and
Februar, ne*L iSS: ®r»t Toewtsy in
lbrty firathon*sndftSS B J h i® ,, pl taourt ot tmle.
floor! ng , C< ScS ,t plank
^ toe'
aad teet of said ] |
fhouse't
TMu £ Anderson, j
Thin, Deoomhorr
;
A bookof160 r
page* on 1,0 VP
A Courtship v v?
aent free by the Union Bub-
Co. Newark, N. Y; Bend
6a for poataye.
THE HITCHCOCK LAMP
The Bnt Kerosene Light, hit mefol
chimney or globe. No smoke or
Non explosive. Cleanly
Adapted tor
acre* oil o
tho same *
gage lrom saiu Johiisou to LA J
led on anil to be m*i«i a> the
Johnson by virtue oi a iuoriM»;
Clarke hnperior Court
and agaiLrt Allen BJoihinou. i p
out in *>aul a ta ami b> p.aiiitiO >
lice of levy bervod i
JOtiN W \\ i Lit,
This Jauuary 2,
county, ou., will bo mho
door oi said county, on t
ruary uaxt, dunag the
following property
W. .Barber
hobscH-.ead 8ltuuU”i in Ka-
634 acres uorc or less, divn
i ,siW M ,
i iau«l i) 11 *!
lea., bought by said ilu
C L .KKK SHEKirF SALK-WiU bet
the court hou
within toe legai hours*'*
tlrat lueautsy iu *ebro«r> UtX
property to wit: one truci oi ul * a
uiatrict, u. M., ot —- - • ..a.
J6 acres,- more or leas, uajoiuiu* **“ ,
in*
i toe cast, Ltock
H.8.Srfcta"* d ' llr ' rt<1 * ,0
hitohcockum^co., -
Bemember this la the
t ‘‘HITCHCOCK LAMP-
Jioacheid (
nonh, oanrM. Murray
ogiesby on the south; levied «u
execution jioni the ju»ucv tr
io favor or J. T. Wilkes vs Jerrj
lea on as the property ol said JojJ [tl a
made and lurueu over to me siP.
December *3d, ld84.
G eorgia, clauke coUKTf-rjSB
gnus ii. Hell, executor ot u>e **%#
ten n. smith, dccewM, .ppli** 11 * *
to aeil the real e&ute ueiong*og 10 itw
lying in Qan« county, ua. *-o**~\ *
s^.2!5sssr«r.« ssags
not Mtnnifiii cimu
NOTICE.
Cler n k^ 1 , fv Wl ‘ 1 ,h t he ,l d “ "to “'Tt house
s;sc,,r»"
LAND FOR SALE-:
win be sold at the rcsldcnra
KeiluLM, a lx miles from Atheni ^
ary the Mb.
ville loud uuwm . UM v —.- #
ox .. i —... mhable Lroperty and 33 acrcJOf -
offlee.^ this 28th day of Mr. James Matthews and MF. B. ^ $-