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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, *884.
An Important Bill.
An important measure before the
.C"i by Hon. J. Randolph Tucker,
L-sent congress, is the bill intro-
o) - Virginia, one of the most emi
nent lawyers of the land, to lacili-
,. lte business in the Supreme court
of the country. It provides for the
appointment of two additional cir
cuit judges in each Federal district,
wno, with the district judge and
one judge of the Supreme court,
-liali constitute a court of appeals
in all criminal cases not involving
constitutional questions. It further
provides for increasing the number
of the judges of the Supreme court
of the United States Irom nine to
tiltren. These are to he arranged
practically into two courts to con-
- .Icr all ordinary cases, one to con-
,i-t of seven and the other of eight
judges. The calendar will be di-
Vi,led between them, and six judges
will constitute a quorum ot each
There are other important
LUIS.
Election In Jackson.
The following county officers
were elected m Jackson county: H.
W. Bell, Ordinary; W. T. Bennett,
Clerk of Court; W. P. Boggs, Tax
Collector; Lem Brown, Tax Re
ceiver; Tom McElhannon, Sheriff.
b...h
Beecher's Pews.
At the annual pew-rentirg at
l'lvmouth church, lan. 6th, the pre-
,11111111 for choice of pews amounted
t,, $15. j«to. the first choice bringing
$,soo. The regular rental made a
total of $27,256. against $34,844 last
vc.it. Mr. Beecher and his friends
attribute the lulling off to hard
tunes, and the Plymouth pastor
-aid, in answer to a question:
-There's no merchandise in the
citv that itas not shrunk more in
\.line than my pews.” It doesn’t
, 11K, I mm the amount hid this j ear,
it Mi. Blaine’s partisans were
going to entry out their threat, just
of • breaking Beecher down.”
The Ticket in Harmony Grove.
fhe citizens of Harmony Grove
nu t and divided up their town in
tour wards and nominated the fol
lowing ticket:
1 or Mayor—\V. A. Qnillian.
I '.u- zvldermen—1st ward. Green;
-,1 ward, Burgess; 3d ward, Ilarber;
.jilt ward Kdmuiuls.
l! this ticket is elected, which is
a foregone conclusion, - Harmony
Grove nil! have a good set ol of
ficer-.. It is said that there a,e ne
groes enough in the fourth ward to
elect their man nut they will hardly
Caughl Them All.
Lanier, a special agent of the
Post-Office Department, borrowed
money from all the postmasters in
this section and then eloped to
South America. The government
had to pay it back.
Before and Alter. '
The difference in the appearance
of the colored voter on Wednes
day and yesterday, forcibly reminds
one ofthe patent medicine picture
of “hefore taking” and “after tak
ing.”
Handsome Present.
Mr. George I. Senej has pre
sented the Lucy Cobb Institute
with a very handsome book and
Dr. Lipscomb with a magnificent
copy of Shakspeare.
Jubilant.
The negroes are now jubilant
over the low price of bacon. They
say it is all on account of Cleve
land s election. Give a negro
cheap bacon and he will go with
the democratic party.
Electric Lights.
We'earn from an enterprising
gentleman of our city that the put-
ting up of an electric light is nearly
an absolute certainty. The arrange
ments have all been made and work
will commence in the near future.
Died.
Mrs. James J. Branch, of Oconee
county, died Thursday night and
was buried yesterday at the family
burying ground. She has for a
long time been a snflerer from con
sumption. and her death was not
unexpected by her friends and rel
atives.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Clarke County's Officers for the Next Two Yean.
The election returns from the
different districts are at last all in.
The following is the official vote of
each consolidated:
For Ordinary—Asa M. Jackson,
1,192.
For Clerk of Court—John v I.
Huggins, 1,196.
For Sherifl—Tohn W. Wier, 1,194.
For Tax Receiver—David E.
Sims, 1,189.
For Tax Collector—H. H. Lin
ton, 1,017; M. L. Dunaway, 178.
For Treasurer—C. J. O’Farrell,
693; A. P. Dearing, Jr., 499.
For Surveyor—C. B. Daniel,
1,158.
For Coroner—J. A. Pitner, 452;
G. A. H. Jennings, 372; W. H. Ful
ler, 362.
The following is the vote of each
district:
ATHENS PRECINCT.
A. M. Jackson, 896; Jno. I. Hug
gins, 900; II. H. Linion, 759; M. L.
Dunnaway, 140; A. P. Dearing, T r -.
372; C. J, O’Farrell, 525; J. A. Pit
ner, 370; W. H. Puller, 2S6; G. A.
H. Jennings, 235; D. E. Sims, S99;
C. b. Daniel, S70; John W. Wier,
897-
MYGATT PRECINCT.
A. M. Jackson, 34; John I. Hug
gins, 33; J. W. VVier, 34; D. E.
Sims, 29; H. H. Linton, 28; M. • L.
Dunnaway, 5; C. J. O’Farrell, 25;
Belter Than Colton.
Mr. T. F. Hudson was in the city
yesterday, with several loads of his
fine hay, grown near town, and
which is far superior to the North
ern and Western grasses which are
sold so extensively in this country.
WAR On wild horses.
Stodmen Organizing a Party of Hunters to Shoot
Them.
Come to Grief.
Happy Cal. Wagner has again
come to grief. His company play
ed to poor houses, which caused
Calvin to throw up the sponge.
Get up a better troupe and come
again. Cal. You havee been broke
to often to mind it much.
Not Far Wrong.
A little four-year-old, in trying
to say advertisement, called it bap-
tizemenL He was not so very far
trom the mark, after all, for adver
tising is just as important and nec
essary to the business man as is
baptism to the repenting sinner.
Attention Caed.
The attention of the street com
mittee is most respectfully directed
by the citizens of Cobb-
ham, to the condition of Broad
street at the foot of Newton street.
The drainage of the latter empties
itself on Broad with no way of es
cape provided for it except straight
across the street and side'walk.
Talk ol Contesting.
We hear it rumored that the Or-
... . _ dinary’s election will be contested
A. P. Dearing, Jr., 10; C. B. Daniel, j n Oconee. It is said that the man-
TKY IT YOURSELF.
■ >..f of till- [.nil.line is not in
1 "• string, hill in having an
tv in in tliv article yonrsoh,
.VXUOS Hi
!>r. IT..
Ini each a
V itll Cl
Million o
.nko’s Cough
hi eveiy
ighs, Colds,
any Bung
Married.
In Winterville, yesterday, Mr.
Dunlap, of South Carolina was
married to Miss Julia Winter, a
popular and accomplished young
lady of that place. Rev. L. P. Win
ter, a brother of the bride, adminis
tering the vows.
ne, a prominent mer-
>1 inj’liciu, Tenn., died
in a sleeper on ihe
1, with heart disease.
M lii >1 I LA.
1. Ill 101 - ol your film I
thus
Marriage in High Life.
Our distinguished friend, Col.
Joel A. Billups, of Madison, was
married on the7thinst„ at Akalona,
Greene county, to Miss Victoria C.
Daniel, by Rev. Dr. Lane, of our
city. We extend to the parties our
cordial congratulations and best
wishes.
1.1, or
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nl In
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1 11 ihus
in*.- i.roperremedy without
iiil which makes uhso.utr.
■hoitcsl agave of time. The
nger ot politic opinion
l. 1 . a- the most wouiierlill
lomj.i ever known. Veil
■ ogi vvojsi—you need not
men—merit in all you seek,
gho.irs, aak your druggist,
o those vvie.give their cel,
.uvmcnl that 1C Ji. It.
»l and most perfect Blood
belore known.
What Georgia Cels.
At a meeting of the committee on
river and harbors, the following
was agreed on lor Georgia: Savan
nah harbor, $,85,000, Cumberland
Sound, $75,000, Coosa river, $40,000,
may de- j Brunswick harbor, $18,000, Altama
- lungs, : ha. $7,000. Chattahoochee, $2,000,
Flint. $20,000, Ocmulgee, $25,000,
Oconee, $25,000, Savannah river,
$9,000, Romney Marsh, $14,000.
The bill will not be reported for
several days yet.
.S line -av '’Consumption eun'i be eur-
1) it a Cherry i’ei loral, as proved
f-nl v Vi ars experience, will cure this
-e.is* when luu already advanced lie-
mii tin- rtair of uiediiial aid. Even then
. :-c all'urds very great rebel, and in
ns rcll'c-hiligshep.
Jn Salt Lake .city a large and
enthusiastic meeting of the demo-
viatic clubs was held in which a
large number of tile prominent
Mormon families participated. A
-.mi ol Brigi am Young was a pro-
.ninent speaker.
Iluy Have Least a lor Thanksgiving
I !us vi .11, none more so than the fortun-
a:. oner- in the 17Uh Brand Monthly
I iia .v iug ol J lie Louisiana Mate Lottery’
ai New Orleans, on Tuesday (alwuy
1 .. v ....... 1...- 11 > 1. *i*. ■
. November 11th, Tieket No.
1. -.nsodievv the First Capital J’rize <>l
Jm.nutl. ll was sold ill fifths uf each
—one of which w as held by Frank Crock-
eli, Biiciio’er of No. i'2 Engine, in tile
Fire Department of San Francisco, ami
. .•Heeled through the Bank of Calilor-
i.ia—another jinli was field by John M
Moberie.v, Assistant Cashier oftiie Mer-
I National Bank of Jiariodsharg, Ky.
—another by Mr.Tlioa. Mulliearii, liquor
dealer, No 2020 Washington street, Bos
ton, Mass., and the balanee elsewhere.
No. i:;,02.T drew Second Capital $25,000,
t» .-tilths oi vvliieh were held by Bonis
2. Wild. Doiialdsouviilc, Bu.—another
Jiuii by da.-der Frank K- Duffy, an eight
v.viand son oi Air. 'Thus. Dully, No. 17
" a.-hingloti su, Hartford, Conn.—an-
ollier by Air. Ttohert Kllcli, at No. 25-11
Cnri-liaii st., J’nil n., l’a. N<>. 5$ .g.'i’.l,
now tlie'ThirdCapita) prize of $01,000
.-.Id ...so in tilths, one to D. I- Orr, of
si'-pneiivilJe, Texas—another to
fly ltroilivihood, ot Milwaukee, Wig.,
Mild 1 lie balanee elsewhere. Nos. 75,-
7;:,I am. 15 drew eaefi oue oi the
Fourth Capital prises of $0, TOO, scattered
HI Pactional parts in St. Iaiuis, Mo.;
iutojia, Texas; Indianapolis, lnd.;
I in. ii.zti O.
Fase Packed Cotton.
A cotton buyer in our city says
there has been more false packed
hales of cotton brought to Athens
this season than he ever knew be
fore. The ginners false pack it by
putting yellow cotton in the middle
anti white cotton .on t(ie outside.
This can only he detected by get
ting a sample from the end of the
hale, or if it goes to the factory it is
detected then and traced back to
the ginner. It is a serious oilense,
and if prosecuted the ginner will
find himself in the chain gang.
32; J. A. Pitner, 15; G. A. II. Jen
nings, 13; W. H. Fuller, 5.
BRADItERRY PRECINCT.
A. Nl. Jackson, 66; John I. Hug
gins, 68; J. VV. Wier, 67; D. E.
Sims. 67; H. H. Linton, 52; M. L.
Dunnaway, I4;C.J. O’Farrell, 45;
A. P. Dearing, Jr., 22; C. B. Dan
iel, 64; J. A. Pitner, 10; G. A. H.
Jennings, 48; W. H. Fuller, 9.
GEORGIA FACTORY PRECINCT.
A. M. Jackson, 76; John I. Hug
gins, 77; J. W. Wier, 77; D. E.
Sims, 76; II. II. Linton. (19; M. L.
Dunnaway, S; C. J. O’Farrell, 42;
A. P. Dearing, Jr., 34; C. B. Daniel,
77; J. A. Pitner, S; G. A. H. Jen
nings, 61; W. H. Fuller, 7.
MATTHEWS’ PRECINCT.
A. M. Jackson, 120, Jno. I. Hug
gins, 11S, Jno, Wier, 119, A. P.
Dearing, 61, C. J. O’Farrell, 56, II-
II. Linton, 109, M. L. Dunnaway,
n.J. A. H. Jennings, 16, W. H.
Fuller, 55, J. A. Pitner, 49, D. E.
Sims, 118, C. B. Daniel, 115.
There were a few scattering votes
cast for different parties. Clarke
county can congratulate herself on
having as good a set of officers as
any other county in the state.
agers of the election at Salem dis
trict were not free-holders. If this
precinct is thrown out it will put
Lyle ahead of Thrasher seventeen
votes.
License lor Cartridges.
There is a state law that pistol
cartridges cannot be sold without
first paying a license of $100. This
was a piece of news to some of
our hardware merchants when the
tax collector came around and in-
for nied them that a license was
necessary to sell pistol cartridges.
Knows Oconee.
Whenever there is an election in
Oconee uncle Calvin Johnson has
to go over and see if things move
along in the right channel and that
the boys are kept in order. Uncle
Calvin takes a great deal of interest
in Oconee elections, and could at
one time tell how every rnan in the
county would vote.
THE NEWS IN JACKSON.
FAILURE OF THE BANK OF AUGUSTA.
. Special Dispatch to Banner-Watchman.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 9.—The
Bank of Augusta (ailed this morn
ing. Its officers are W. S. Rob
erts, President, and E. II. Walton,
Cashier. It was a state bank, and
did a good business, having among
its depositors several of the large
business firms of the city, including
the Graniteville Manufacturing Co.
It became embarrassed some time
since, and its failure was not en
tirely unexpected.
liun. Abner Coburn’s will, which
will lie probated o 1 the I-ftlt inst.,
shows that he leaves a large sum
ot money to education in the south.
Hun. .‘Miner Coburn is of Maine,
mul his lota) estate amounts to sev-
eial millions.
Colton Estimate.
A short time since the Bradstreet
Cpippany issued their estimate of
the cotton crop of 1SS4-5, based on
information received from all sec
tions of the cotton belt. Their esti
mate was 5,418,000 bales. This has
been criticised by many leading au
thorities as much too small. To
sustain their estimate, they are
gathering figures and estimates
from every cotton market. Onefof
our prominent firms has gathered
the following information, which
is of interest to all interested in the
business of Athens: Stock on
hand Jan. 7, 1SS4, 8.2S6 bales; stock
on handjan. 7, 1SS5, 4.377 bales;
stock less than last year, 3,909
Average estimate obtained from all
the prominent cotton firms in Ath
ens, calculate that 95 per cent, of
the cotton crop tributary to zVth-
ens has been received, or that there
is only 5 per cent, of the crop in
the country.
Jefferson, Ga. Jan.9th, 1SS5.—
The election passed afl'quietly here
on the 7th. II. W. Bell was re
elected Ordinary, W. T. Bennett,
Clerk, T. A. McElhannon, Shariff,
T. L. Brown Tax Collector, W. P.
Boggs, Tax Receiver, and W. A.
Worsham, Coroner.
.•V man by the name of McNeal,
left town yesteidnv evening about
night under the influence of liquot.
This morning early, he was found
two miles from town on the Law-
renceville road in an unconscious
cordilion. His overcoat and dress
coat laying off some distance from
him. The presumption is that he
had taken his coat off to fight some
one and he was beaten and lelt to
die. The efforts ot Dr. Arnold fail
ed to arouse him and there is no
hope of his recovery, his skull being
terribly mashed in. There is no
clue as to who did the deed, but
robbery is out of the question, as
his possessions were all intact, and
the only conclusion to arrive at is
that he was beaten up as above sta
ted.
Dr. W. A. Watson and P. W.
Arnold have formed a partnership
for the purpose of practicing their
profession and are bound to do a
fine business.
Jefferson is now on the list of dry
towns, no whiskey being sold in
any quantity, but from indications,
this can’t be said of it for many more
days, as there is a strong probability
that the council will issue licenses
again.
The election in this county be
tween Williamson and Bennett for
clerk of the court, was the most hot
ly contested one singe the celebrat
ed Speer and Candler compaign.
Married, in this county by Rev.
J. C. Grow, Mr. P. J. Blackstock, to
Miss Mina Echols, both of this coun
ty-
Another Industry.
There is an enterprising gentle
man ir, our city who has started an
enterprise which is very novel and
also lucrative. He buys up large
quantities of rich pine, splits it up
into very small pieces, packs it in
hogsheads and ships it to Philadel
phia for kindling purposes. There
is not much expense attached to it,
and he is making money by the op
eration.
County Officers.
Our county can boast of as wor
thy and competent a body of county
officers as can be found within the
limits ot the state. Several of them
have served the people faithfully for
many years, and have given such
general satisfaction that they have
made the race time after time with
out opposition. As a general rule,
it is a good plan to retain men in of
fice as long as they are competent
and faithful.
DANIELSVILLE DOINGS.
Daxielsvillk, Jan. 8 —Theelec-
tion here yesterday resulted as fol
lows: Ordinary, G. C. Daniel, i,oS7-
No opposition.
Clerk Superior Court, Stephen C.
O’Kelley, 1,112.
Sheriff, D- B. Thompson, 5,55, F.
B. Scarborough, present incumbent,
L. J. McElhannon, 516.
Buckles’* Arnica Salco.
Till’ Best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, I’leers, Salt Ulieuin, Fe,
r 'ores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,Chi I-
I.Uius. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
un i positively enres Piles, or no pay re-
•ju’ri’d. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Priee
25 ceuta per l>ox. For sale by R. T.
Bi iudiy & (Jo.
Look Out lor Tramp*.
A tramp entered a residence
night belore last, but before squan
dering anything was detected and
No sufferer from any scrfulous disease,
who will fairly try Ayer’s Sarsaparilla,
need despair of a cure. It will purge the
Mood of all impurities, thereby destroy
ing the germs from whieh scrofula is
is developed, and will in(u«e new life and
vigor throughout the whole physical
organization.
UNTL DEATH.
A CARD.
Is ! who ,r, suffering Iron, the .errors and
tn.lwrelions of youth, (nervous weakness, sarly
■I cy. lose of maunoud, Ac., I will lend a recipe
***»: will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. Thl*
Steal remedy wae discovered By A missionary in
South Amtiiea. Send a aclt- add reseed envelop*
**.the Rev. Jasu-H T. MkU.MfiM 1), Ak
Tort Cut. marfulAwly
AI'EI.IN a PATTI, the gres eongnresi, eeji
“I solon Palmer's Perfumes, Toilet soaps end oth-
<7 Toilet Articles: ’’I unhoalutinglp pronounce
1‘opouuperior u. any 1 ever uaea. Principe
*'» . .Cl and 37s Peart at. Now York.
The legislators ot New Jersey
stc exercised over the senatorghip
*n case'of ljayard’s advancement to
'he cabinet. It is thought that at-
turney-Ueneral Gray will succeed
ILyard in case he resigns.
A Fbyilcliui'i TctUmony.
1 was called to see Mr. John Pearson
"Im was Confined to his bed with wliftt
“PI wared to be consumption of the worst
form. Aft ail ol his family had died with
'ion dread disease (except his half broth-
his death was regarded ascertainand
f oon. Alter exhausting all the renie-
db’a, I finally as a last resort sent for a
Buttle m Brewer’s Lung Restorer, and it
acted like magic. He continued the use
°> it l«r some time and has been fully re
stored to health. So far as I conld dfs-
fo'er hehad consumption, and Brewer’s
Bung Reatorer saved his life.
J -H. Holliday M. D. Bar
On Wednesday, at the church of
the Good Sheppard, in Summer
ville, Ga., Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall,
formerly of this city, was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Ganahl, of
Augusta, Ga.
Mr. Stovall is a journalist of well
deserved reputation, commencing
his career in the ofljee of the daily
Northeast Georgian, which y?as
published in this city, he has steadily
advanced in his profession, until
thare are fevy young men in the
state his eqnal. The young lady
whom he has chosen ashtslile com
panion, is recognized as one of the
loveliest young ladies in Augusta,
possessing in a rare degree all those
charms of person and mind so nec
essary to make life happy.
Thus happily equipped, we lift
our hat to him, and wish him bon
voyage. May the placid waters of
the sea of life bear its happy freight
happily on to the “golden gates
ajar.”
present incumbent, 779; Hix, 266;
McLeroy, 42.
Receiver Tax Returns, John F.
Brown, 1,113. No opposition.
County Suryeyor, Thoij. W. Long,
765; Dawson Williams, (not a can
didate) $58.
Coroner, John Dove, 68; A. F.
Suddeth, 66, besides numerous oth
ers of less note for this important
office.
The interest was between Thomp
son and Scarborough for sheriff, and
Gordon and McElhannon for treas
urer. Thompson’s majority over
Scarborough, 20. Gordon’s majori
ty over McElhannon. 66.
Prof, and Mrs. T. D. Biggs are
here and school is expected to open
Monday.
There is talk of contesting the
election for councilmen of our city
. Burnesville, Ga
OCONEE ELECTION.
The following is the result of the
election held in Oconee last Wed
G. W. Chceves, who killed T. H.
* 'cket, in Dawson, some time ago,
»*>d who was a prominent editor in
city has been taken from Ful-
wncounty jail to go and stand his
ForSheriffand Tax Receiver—
B. E. Overby.. No opposition.
For Clerk and Tax Collector-
John W. Johnson, 487; Wm. T.
Thornton, 21 *■ _
For Ordinary— B - E. Thrasher,
454; Jas. R. Lyie, 338,
J County Surveyor—Wm. E. El
der. No opposition.
For Coroner—G. A. Pilgrim. No
Treasurer, John E. Gordon, 5S2,
on, 5
Tax Collector, J. W. White,
Put Oown Your Name.
Subscribe for stock in the N. E.
Georgia Fair Association. It is not
only a good investment, but will
cause the building of the street rail
road. If the fair ground is built,
then a street-railroad will become a
necessity, and it is bound to be
built. The books ot subscriptions
arc still open and can be found with
Messrs. J. E. Talmadge, W. S. Hol
man or George Hodgson. Either
one of these gentlemen will take
pleasure in giving all the informa
tion needed.
Pioneer’s Election.
At a meeting of the Pioneer Hook
and Ladder Company, Mr. W. C.
Orr was elected to fill the place of
George Mason, who has been elect
ed assistant chief of the fire depart
ment; J. H. Hull, 3rd foreman, to
fill the place of J. W. Hampton,re
signed; C. A. Scudder elected sec
retary. The company has a splen
did set of officers, and
trim to enter the spring cohtSs
good
Believes in It.
Mr. Edgar Richardson, known
as Boner Richardson, of Texas, be
lieves in the Banner-Watchman.
He came over ftom Watkingville
yesterday and paid for it three years
t.nd a half in advance. This is the
right way to subscribe for a paper.
Mr. Richardson was one of the gal
lant Troup Artillery, and when the
war was over he went to western
Texas and started in the cattle rais
ing business and has made money.
Mr. R. is a fine looking man and
Texas seems to agree with him.
-vi
To the Voters of Clarke County.
I take this method of returning
thanks to one and all of the citizens
of Clarke county for the handsome
support by which they have made
me Treasurer of the county for the
ensuing two years. With the firm
determination to do all within my
power to meet the requirements ot
the office and to the satisfaction of
all the citizens of Clarke county, 1
hope to deserve the compliment
they have paid me by their votes
Very Respectfully,
C. J. O’Farreel.
OGLETHORPE ELECTION.
The following is the official vote
of Oglethorpe county:
For County Commissioners—
Birchmore, Whitehead, Rains,
Smith, Moss and Barnett.
For County Treasurer—Young.
For Tax Collector—Amason.
For Tax Receiver—England.
For Sheriff—Maxwell.
For Clerk of Court—Lester.
For Ordinary—Gilham.
The election was hotly contested
but passed off quietly with the
above result.
On the day before the election
an ant»-vri&ky ticket for county
commissioners, consisting ot the
following named gentlemen, wqs
placed in the field: R. C. Latimer,
G. W. Whitehead, J. W. Tiller, J.
W. Howard and John Crowley.
The handsome vote which they
received indicates that the anti
whisky feeling is strong in Ogle
thorpe county.
Hiss Ellen J. Oortch.
The Carnes ville Register of Jan
uary 1st, contains an able salutatory
lrom Miss Ellen J. Dortch, who as
sumed with that issue editorial con
trol of the same. She says. “Edu
cation, Mprality, Temperance and
Progress will be its watch words.
It will defend the right and oppose
that which destroys the noblest im
pulses of man’s nature.”
^Vith snch a policy and evidences
of such ability and devotion, she
must be successful. We welcome
the lady to the journalistic ranks
and wish her success.
Home Rice.
We were shown yesterday a sam
pie of rice grown upon land belong
ing to Mr. Wm. Long in this coun
ty. The rice was good ayerage in
quality and demonstrates another
self-sustaining lover possessed by
many of our farmers. Mr. Long
tells us that it will yield from forty
to seventy-five bushels to the acre.
OP For Treasurer-jThos. Booth. No
opposition.
On the Oconee.
Mr. Tom Stanley is at work on
tn> contract for surveying the Oco
nee river, in accordance with the
congressional appropriation of $25,-
000 for its improvement Mr.
Stanley graduated with honors irom
the University, and is a fine civil
engineer, much of the surveying
tf the water works reservoir being
work.
E.T., V.*G. Railroad.
There is considerable litigation in
the prospective over the appoint
ment ot a receiver for this impor
tant railroad combination. The re.
cent withdrawal of Mr. Seney’s res.
ignation, however, may unravel the
whole matter. At _ least this is
thought to be a solution, by many
well informed persons.
Wild horses have become so nu
merous on the plains that some of
_ the stockmen in this vicinity have
(organized a hunting party whose
object will be to thin them out. The
hunters are provided with long-
range rifles, fleet ponies, and sup
plies and forage enough to last all
winter, and they will endeavor to
make a clean job of it These
horses have existed on the plains
for many years, but of late they
have been increasing very fast.
They are quick to scent the ap
proach of foes, fleet as the antelope
that may often be seen browsing in
security at their side, and as unman
ageable as the wind. Native ani
mals when turned loose on the
prairie soon become wild, and if al
lowed to run without being dis
turbed breed very rapidly. Horses
cortinually break away from their
owners and join the wild horses,
and this is the reason why stock-
men are aroused over the subject.
Men who crossed the plains in 1849
encountered many wild horses, and
for years afterward they must have
increased rather than diminished.
Horses stand the winter much bet
ter than cattle, and unless the
weather is unusually severe will
come out fat in the spring.
Every year large numbers of do
mestic horses escape from the set
tlers. Some of them are found, but
when maTes escape they are never
reclaimed. In wandering over the
plains they encounter the wild
bands and from that time forward
are as wild as the others. The wild
stallions are the guardians of the
bands. Always on sentinel duty,
they give the alarm when any
enemy approaches. In a moment
the stragglers are rounded in, a
fleet-footed stallion leads the van
and with others at the flanks away
they go in a thundering charge.
Nobody has yet been able to over
take them. Sometimes they are
lassoed or shot, but such a thing as
heading them ofl in a race is out of
the question.
The range of the wild horses at
nresent extends from Texas to the
southern Dakota line. They are
more numerous in northern Colo
rado, Wyoming and western Ne
braska than anywhere else on the
plains. On the Republican river,
on the divide between the South
Platte and the Lodge Pole and the
North Platte, and as far east as the
heads of the Loup and Dismal
rivers the horses range at will. Five
or six years ago they could be found
on the divide between Sidney and
Sterling in bunches of fifty or sev
enty-five, but now a bunch of twen-
-five is considered large. Some
times there is more than one stallion
a band, but one of them is always
cknovtledgcd as chief, winning
this distinction by many hard-
fought battles with his rivals. One
bunch of eleven horses recently
seen near Sidney was entirely com
posed of stallions, but this is ex
plained on the theory that they
were probably driven out of va
rious herds when young and gradu
ally herded together as old buflalo
bulls are in the habit of doing.
From the horse ranch of M. E.
Post, about fifteen miles north of
this city, nearly 200 mares have
wandered away, and it is believed
that at least one-half ot them have
joined the'wild horses.
The wild horses are compact lit
tle animals, weighing from 500 to
1,100 pounds. The majority of
them weigh about Soo pounds and
stand abput fourteen hands high.
In color they are usuallv brown,
sorrel or bay. A gray is seldom
seen, unless it is a horse that has
strayed away from civilization.
Their tails grow long, frequently
dragging the ground, but their
manes are like those of other horses,
and not flowing to their knees as
they are represented in some books.
The eye, probably from being con
stantly on the watch, is larger than
the eye of the domestic horse, apd
even when tamed the eye remains
distinctive mark of the horse’s
origin. Wild horses, when cap
tured and trained, are superior to
any other horse of the same size.
Many of them are used by the cow
boys, and others are broken to har
ness and driven as carriage horses,
being entirely trustworthy.
Several men living in Sidney,
ake a living by catching wild hor
ses. Until five or si$ years ago no
one knew hoty to d° it> an d very
few outsiders now understand the
methods adopted. Mr. Livingston,
of that town describes the process
as follows: “Two men always work
together. Let them start qut from
Sidney, either north or soqth, and
they are almost pertain to find a
bunch within fifteen miles. The
plan is then to pitch a tent and
make a tent, and one of the men,
mounted on his best horse, carrying
with him a few cold biscuits or
something else convenient to eat,
starts after the bunch. He does
not ride very fast, and at firstdoes
not attempt to get near them, but
is content to keep the bunch mov
ing, not allowing them to stop or
eat. The horses may go oqly a ten
or a dozen rjtijes, q$ they may go
fifty or sixty, hut no matter how far
they run, they will turn back and
seek the range from which they
started. If they go far, the mettle
of the rider and his horse will be
tried to the utmost. The bunch
must be kept moving, and there is
no chance to change saddle horses
until they turn of their own accord,
and pass near the camp. Day and
night, on they go. If the weather
he clear and the nights not stormy,
the rider will cont;n<lP close after
the animals, sometimes half a mile
behind qnd sometimes within a
hundred yards, jt makes no differ
ence whether it be dark or light,
the horse that is ridden and that is
trained to the business, follows aftpr
the herd. When th,e f(rst rider suc
ceeds in fuming the bunch and
bringing them back to the camp, he
is relieved by tne second, who, with
a fresh horse, starts after them,
while his companion takes a much-
need rest. This time they will not
probably go so far. After awhile
they become tamer, and the hunter
can turn them . at pleasure. This
may require a week, or it mqy be
done in a couple of dqys. f f the
hordes do, npt become scared they
will not rqn so far, and are more
easily managed. When the huaph
becomes worried and starved out,
it is driven toward the nearest cor
ral. Formerly corrals were erected
specially for this purpose, but now
ranches are so numerous that they
are not needed any more. Once
inside, the wildest of the band ate
caught, and chains are fastened to
their legs. Men walk among them
and treat them kindly, and they
soon learn that there is nothing to
be feared. _ They are turned loose
in any ordinary pasture, and when
they are wanted they are driven to
the corral and roped. If two then
can gather a bunch-of ten ora doz
en in a week, they, of course make
a goed sum of money out of $e
transaction, qs the animals’ frill sell,
aj front $30 to $50 each; hut misfor
tune sometimes, overtakes them
whan in pursuit. A bunch may run
away from their pursuer entirely,
may prevent hia following them,
and compel him to give up the
chase, or possibly he will over-esti
mate the strength of his horse, and
ride the faithful animal until he
drops. Then he can only pack the
saddle on his back and seek the
camp.”
The present movement of the
stock raisers threatens to put a stop
to this business. Mounted upon
their grain-fed horses, the hunters
will pursue the wild bands when
they are somewhat weakened by
the rigor of winter. Riding as close
as possible, the men will shoot the
stallions from time to time. It is
hoped that by spring nearly all the
stallions will have been killed, and
that the capture of the mares by the
wholsale will then be possible.
MODERN ALADDIN’S CAVES.
Tlu Vail 11* in Which the UUlionatrct Store
Stocks and Bonds and Jewels.
New York Sun.
The vast fortunes in stocks and
bonds of the millionaires of this
city are not stored in the brown
stone dwellings of the avenue. The
thin walls, black walnut doors, and
easily picked locks of those houses
would offer little or no resistance
against the violence of a mob or the
ingenuity of a burglar. The days
when skillful cracksmen could cap
ture large quantities of valuable
property in rich men’s homes have
almost passed away. Taught by
experience or admonished by ex
ample, persons with portable valu
ables have been forced to seek
places ot storage arid security.
Within nearly the last dozen of
years there have sprung up in an
swer to that demand buildings of
massive structure and exceptional
strength. All that inventive genius
could discover or money command
has been employed to render these
places fire and burglar proof. There
are many of them scattered through
the city from Wall street to Har
lem, all agreeing in their main -fea
tures of massive strength and in
spiring solidity. These are known
as safe deposit vaults. They usu
ally occupy the ground floor of
some staunch fire-proof Structure,
and the mass of locks, bars, bolts,
combinations and burglar-resisting
contrivances is really wonderful.
A description of one up town
near the centre of the city will an
swer for the rest. Entering from
the street you pass up to a wall of
solid steel bars, every bar as thick
as a man’s wrist, and twelve or fif
teen feet high. These are firmly
fastened to each other and into the
stone floor, and across them is plac
ed a stout wire screen. Two keen
eyes sharply survey you from the
interstices of the screen. If their
owner is impressed favorably there
is a clicking of locks, a rattling of
bolts, and slowly the ponderous iron
gate swings back. Next you fall
into the hand of the superintendent
who gives you* another keen sur
vey, and then, unlocking an iron
wicket, ushers you into the vaults.
Two massive doors, each nearly
eight inches thick, stand ajar. Each
of the three entrances is double door
ed and every door is secured by
time and combination locks and six
large bolts of steel. Leaving the
daylight with the. outside world
and passing into the interior, the
brightly burning gas jets reveal a
low-ceiled, square apartment. This
floor is stone, iron and cement; the
ceiling is iron, and four iron walls
are concealed behind four rows of
iron safes. This is the treasure
house of Vanderbilt. IJaiqan skill
could not bqild if stronger; mortal
genius has not welded steel and
stone in a firmer combination.
When one’s eyes become accus
tomed to the light of this iron cham
ber one perceives that the surface
of the walls is divided into little
squares of various sizes. The de
positor inserts a thin key of curious
make in one of the squares. He be
gins to haul on the square, and it
lengthens out into an oblong box
nearly three feet Iqng and divided
iqto compartments, These boxes
are movable, and may be taken out
and brought into a private room,
where in the strictest privacy the
contents of the box may be examin
ed. Other safes are firmly fastened
into the wall, and have changeable
combination locks. The locks of
the outside doors of the vaults are
both time and combination locks,
and the time looks are sq arranged
that tfie oncp closed, cannot
be flpened until 9 o'clock in the
morning. Outside and inside at
least a dozen persons are within
earshot, and coqld easily hear the
slightest unusual noise. It is calcu
lated that if by any accident the
locks sfiquld qll get oqt of order, it
woqld require more than four days
of constant lahor to effect an en
trance.
These vaults contain almost every
variety of valuable property—gold
gold and silver coin, greenbacks,
diamonds, and other precious stones,
family plate, silverware, jewelry,
mementoes, bonds, deeds and valu
able papers of every description.
Families breaking up hqusekeeping
and removing 04 going abroad, are
obliged to gtof.e their plate and val
uables for safety's sake. Mr. W. H.
Vanderbilt has an immense amount
of property stored in this way, and
frequently goes to the vault to cut
off the interest coupons of his bonds
with his own fingers, or to read the
tally jf his golden board in all the
seclusion that his stone-steel vault
can grant. Private papers of im
mense value lie there in perfect se
curity. Lawyers use the little safes
as depositories for important papers,
and thp key to many a bitter litiga
tion i$ locked within those walls.
Many fashionable Iqdies keep their
jewelry there, taking them out for
an evening and putting yhenp hack
next morning. WatChWP guard
the vaults withjn aftd without, and
that ah’potent agent, electricity,
protects them by ingenious systems
of bells and alarms. Even should a
mob set out to pillage and destroy
the city, it would rage in vain against
these iron-dad structures. The
companies generally guarantee the
safety of goods left in their care, and
charge only a few dollars for ^11 this
bolting, barring and unceasing vigi
lance, A $raaq box costs twenty
or thjrty dollar?. From that figure
the rental of the boxes runs up into
the hundreds, bqt all have the same
measure of protection,
t-t
“Now, my dear,” said Mr. Spoop-
endyke, standing belore the tele
phone, and preparing to explain its
mysteries and advantages to his
wife—“now, my dear, this is going
to prove the most convenient thing
we ever had in the house When I
want to talk to any one, I just turn
this crank and say, ‘Hello, hello!’
and the girl at the central says,
‘Hello, hello!’ and I tell who I want,
and she calla him up. Now, I’ll ask
for Mr. Specklewottle.” And Mr.
Spoopendyke turned the crank, ut
terly forgetting to press the button
that makes the connection.
“What does he say?” asked Mrs.
Spoopendyke, cocking her head to
one side, as a woman always does
when her husband is trying to lis
ten.
“He don't say anything yet,”
growled Mr. Spoopendyue. “He
ain’t like you. He wails until he
has got something important on his
mind, and then he says it. Hello,
hello!” roared Mr. Spoopendyke,
giving the crank a vicious twist and
glaring into the enunciatoi with a
vindictive lqok. “Now, you keep
that mouth of yours tied up ot you
are liable to lose it some dayl” with
which doleful prognostication, Mr.
Spoopendyke rattled away at the
crank, and awaited some siga of life
at the other end.
J. Young Woman Charing Steen—TetUmonialt
From the Cooboyl.
“I suppose it is really that girl's
fault,” murmured Mrs. Spoopen
dyke. sniffing at the instrument as
though she smelled the young lady
from afar, and found her no better
than she ought to be. “I don’t sup
pose she's there at all. More likely
she’s gadding around somewhere. v
“W hat’d ye want to talk just then
fir? v howled Mr. Spoopendyke.
“What’s your measly object in
breaking out with the conversation-
al small-pox at that critical juncture?
Don't you know she was just begin
ning to talk, and you made me lote
her? I tell you one thing,” added
Mr. Spoopendyke, with impressive
solemnity, “ifyou don’t shutyour
mouth once in a while, the moths
will get in there and make you trou
ble.”
“If she’d only just commenced to
talk, you haven’t lost her,” replied
Mrs. Spoopendyke, wrinkling her
nose. “You’ll have no trouble with
her if she’s got started.”
“Hello, hello 1 call up Mr. Spec-
klewottle!” bawled Mr. Spoopen
dyke, apparently convinced by his
wife's manner or his own experience.
“There, she gone. No use for me
to tty anything while you’re around.
Another time I want to talk through
a telephone. I’ll take it over in a va
cant lot 1 Do you kuow of anything
that will keep you quiet for a mo
ment?” demanded Mr. Spoopen
dyke, his wrath rising as he contem
pt ated his ill usage. “Never mind
the expense. Just name the article!
Why didn’t you tell me, when you
referred me to your meas’y old dad,
that I was proposing marriage to
some dod-gasted steam dictionary?”
“Say, dear, oan I talk through it?’
coo«d Mrs. Spoopendyke, anxious
to disarm her husband-
“Is there anything you can’t talk
through?” squealed Mr. Spoopen
dyke, beginning to realize that there
was something about the telephone
that he did not thoroughly under
stand. -‘When I get a telephone
lor you. the diaphram will be of
doubled and twisted wrought steel
with railroad tracks for wires, and I
don’t believe that will ilast more’n
an hour and a half! Hello, hello-e-o!
wake up and call up Specklewottle,
dod gast ye!” and Mr. Spoopendyke
rattled away at the crank until his
arm ached.
“Be patient, dear. You said ihe'd
gone, and it’s a long way around to
Mr. Specklewottle’s house. Perhaps
he isn’t at home and she’s waiting
for him.”
“That's the way it works, eh?’’
shrieked Mr. Spoopendyke, glarinj
at his wife. “It tqok you to get holu
of it! When I oall that girl she goes
home to dinner, and along in the
evening she goes round to Speckle-
wottle’s house and brings him here
in a hack! That your idea of itl Or
p’raps you've got some sort of a no
tion that she runs the wire through
Speckle, turns on the current and
slams him right up here through
the side of the house! 1 That your
idea? Well, she don’t, and she
don’t break her back trying to make
a dod gaated idiot of herself, like
some women!”
T think I
understand how it
works,” faltered Mrs. Spoopendyke.
“You say, ‘Yellow, yellow—!”
Free Dlitrllrattoa.
“What causes the great rush at Lons
& Lyndon’s Drug Store?” The free dis
tribution of Sample bottles of Dr. Bo-
sanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup
most popular remedy for Coughs,
Consumption and Bronchitis ho w on the
market. Regular size 80 cents. V, .
Greer’s Almanacs given away at Dr ana not be found for several days,
Lyndon’s Drag Store.. > or a storjn coming up in the nignt,
E. Van Winkle, proprietor of the
Van Winkle Iron Works of Atlan
ta, wa» robbed in Dallas, Texas, of a
valise containing seven thousand
dollars .in notes and valuable con
tracts, gold medals and a small
amount of currency.
“There’s the combination!” yell
ed Mr- Spoopendyke. “You got
yoqr work in that time! Why didn’t
you tell me I was bringing this
thing borne to the inventor? What’d
you let me * stand up here and ex
plain this thing to the only compre
hensive brain that ever’tackled it
for? You’ve got it! With what you
know now and what you’ve got to
find out, you only need a wig and a
law-suit to he the whole science of
electricity. I tell ye this is the way
it works!*’ aud Mr. Spoopendyke
brought the box a kick that splin
tered it. 'See it work?” he deman
ded, pulling at the wires until they
cut his hands. “Watch it, while 1
convey \ our regards to the other
lunatics!” and he danced on the
remnants of the instrument and
smashed the fragments agsdnat the
wall.
“Never miud, dear." remonstrat
ed Mia, Spoopendyke, puttering
around after hil b an d trying to soothe
hup- “VYhen we wapt Mr Speckle-
; wottle again, we’ll just send a servant
around after him- That’ll bo much
nicer than fruating to a nasty wire,
and J know there was a draught
through that box, for I could leel it
as soon as it come in the room.”
“Oh, you could feel itl” roared Mr.
Spooopendyke, rather wondering
how he was going to account to the
company for the destruction of his
box. “If I had your sensitiveness
and an onion, I’d hire out as a dod-
gasted orchid?” and with this cul
minated sarcasm, Mr. Spoopendyke
crushed his bat oyer hia ears and
rpsbed. afound to Mr- Specklewot-
tlo’s to see what bad better be done
about the matter.
•I don’t care,”' murmured Mrs.
lopendyke, as she Sopped down
Ott the floor to pick up the pieces of
the wrecked telephone box * “he’ll
not have any opportunity for stand
ing up here and talking to that girl
until his legs are tired,” and with
this sage expression of her salisfac
tion over the result of the experi
ment, Mrs. Spoopendyke broke off
the ends of the bent wires and laid
them away to crimp her hair on.
R. T. Dorsey and ^S. P. Alexan
der have been appointed receivers
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, on an application
of Georgia holders of first mortgage
bonds.
from walnut R idge, Messrs. P. R. Ander
son, E;’H. Tsjiorand F. 8. Pinchbeck
respectively, write that they were all
afflicted with general debility, and re
ceived solid benefit from Brown's Iron
Bitten. This is pleasant to know, not
only for Arkansas people, but for ell
sections of the country where General
Debility has counted victims by the thou
sand. for aaje eyery wnere. \
Midland- Texas Special
There is an ocean of prairie about
this new town, and it rises and
falls as fast as the eye can reach
like the swell of a troubled sea.
With a strong glass one can see in
the distance a mass of sheep tended
by _ a lonely shepherd, in a yellow
“slicker” or oilskin ulster, and a
black Spanish shepherd dog. Herds
of antelopes following a leader
scamper across the plains, stirring
up flocks of Mexican quail and
prairie chickens, and causing ex
citement in the prairie dog towns,
where the fat rodents plunge head
first into their holes and then stick
out their heads to see what startled
them. Like a dark cloud on the
horizon; great herds of cattle ap
pear in the distance, either in mo
tion or under the guard of cow
boys holding them. The herd of
Col. A. W. Dunn, president of the
Colorado national bank, came upon
the plains the other day, and the
Co! came here with his niece, Miss
Marie Bynum, of Mississippi, to
“cut out,” as the phrase goes, the
beeves that were ready for market,
and to pen them in the cattle pens
at the railroad station. The wild
Texas steers were full ot life and
run, and the cowboys had their
hands full, with all their skill to get
them penned. Col. Dunn, who is
a typical cow man, mounted a mus
tang to help the cowboys, and his
niece insisted upon going with
him. She could not be persuaded
that there was any danger in the
adventure, or that her dress and
sex placed her at any disadvantage
in an effort for which the cowboys
were rigged with Mexican spurs,
big leather leggings, three or four
revolvers, lariots at their saddle
horns, big white sombreros, with
rattlesnak skins twisted about them
and watch chains of snake rattles.
She insisted that if she could get a
swift pony and a side saddle she
would show that she could ride
alongside of the wildest steer and
turn him in spite ot his dangerous
horns. The pony was provided
and Miss Bynum, placing her foot
in the hand of a cowboy, leaped
into the saddle, and gathering up
the reins, dashed off with a hearty
laugh, followed by her escort of
cowboys, who spun over the prairie
after her. She reined up as they
came into the herd, as the process
of selection of the beeves required a
quick judgment that only experi-
enca gives.
The cowboys went into the herd,
and their trained ponies, when
they were pointed to steers that
were to be “cut out,” ran them out
of the herd, and. as soon as a bunch
was formed, the cowboys swung
around them, and Miss Bynum,
with a lash made of the end of the
reins, started her pony forward,
and joined in the semi-circle and
started the steers to the pen- The
work was exciting to a novice, and
the. fair cowgirl’s cheeks flushed as
she sped along. A big brown steer,
all branded over, reared up and
breaking out of the line, tossed his
horns and his tail up, and started
oft like a deer. Miss Bynum whirl
ed her pony, and started after the
animal. She did her work braveiy.
The cowboys watched her with
admiration. Her pony dashed
alongside of the steer, and the cow
boys expected, as the animal turned,
he would catch his horns in her dra
pery, or she would plunge over the
pony’s head as he turned with the
steer. They saw her stop as the
steer turned and balanced herself
like a skilled equestrienne, and then
head off the steer and turn him
back. Soon she came dashing
back alongside the steer and landed
him in the bunch that was headed
for the pen. Several of the cow
boys pronounced her a “through-
bred” hand for a “long horn”—their
choicest compliments, for, in the
fertile vocabulary of the cow
boy, the terms “half breed” and
“short horn” are equivalent to the
“tender foot” of days gone by,
with, per haps, a shade more of de
rision in them.
Miss Bynum, when the first lot
of cattle was penned, dashed back
to the herd, and, with a little in
struction, began to help “cut out”
the cattle. Each trip from the herd
to the pen was marked by some ex
citing chase of a steer, and each
time the young woman bore her
self bravely, and she did not let a
single steer escape. When at the
pen, of which the cattle, with ap
parent consciousness of their im
pending tate after the long trip to
Chicago, showed fear, they tried
hard to escape. With heads down,
the steers that could would dart
past the ponies and dash away, and
the nearest cowboy would touch
his spur’s to the pony’s side, and
point him and start on the chase.
The wild Texas steers are swift
footed, and it takes a good rider to
pass one and turn hitr, but Miss
Bynum was equal to every steer
that invited her pony to a run. Al
though she was in imminent danger
of being dragged off her mount by
the horns of some steer striking into
her riding habit, she was able to
manage her skirts as well as her
pony, and when the task was ended
she contemplated the forest of horns
in the cattle pen with sparkling eyes
and rosy cheeks.
That night, when the cowboys
were drinking their black coffee
and eating their jerked buflalo meat,
they agreed to present Miss Bynum
with some token of their apprecia
tion of her assistance, and a few
days ago there came to the bank at
Colorado a massive gold ring, in
scribed, “To Miss Bynum, from the
Texas cowboys.” Colonel Dunn
presented the shining circle of gold
to hia niece, and said that he hoped
it would signify an engagement of
her services at the annual round-up
on the plains.
“I never enjoyed anything so
much in all my life,” said Miss By
num to the writer, “and, would you
believe it? I didn’t hear the cow
boys quote Scripture once. I am
going to ride at the next round-up,
and I expect to do much better.
I’ll show them what a cowgirl can
do.”
The Capital Stocl of One Hundred ami Fi/ly
Thousand Dollars Swept At*ay.
Augusta Hews. J-jWgEj
At 8 o’clock this morning, the
hour for opening the banks of the
city, the front door of the Bank of
Augusta displayed a notice which
read: “Closea by order of the
Rnaffl rf DirAAtnre **
Board of Directors.'
The news soon spread through
the city, and for awhile It created
quite a stir, but well posted busi
ness men and bank men settled
down to business all right and dissi
pated all fears of any extension of
the trouble, by stating that the
closing of the Bank of Augusta
wonld effect no other bank in the
city, and no merchant or
house of business. Many of the
depositors were excited for awhile
and very blue, but when told that
they were preferred and would get
their money all right, even they
were quieted and the good old-
town went on the even tenor of its
way.
The closing of the doors of the
bank of Augusta is, in fact, no sur
prise to well posted men in town,
for since the failure ot Roberts &
Co., over a month ago, the deposits
in the bank bave fallen off steadily,
and it was pretty well known that
the institution was in a crippled fi
nancial condition. Several losses
have been sustained in failures of
this sort here and in New York for
discounting a loan made to the
Georgetown and Lanes railroad,
for $150,000 in bonds were upas
collateral.
It seems that the matter culmi
nated at a meeting of directors held
last evening and called at the re
quest of Mr. H. H. Hickman, one
of the directors, to hear the report
from one of the board, who had
been sent to Georgetown and New
York to find out the value of the
bonds and see what they could be
sold for. Capt. John W. Clark was
the director who went on, and he
reported that he had not been able
to do anything whatever with the
bonds in New York. It appears
that the President of the bank, Mr
Wm. S. Roberts, had loaned eighty
thousand dollars on these bonds,
put up as collateral, and that the
bonds with the bank’s endorsement
had been discounted in New York.
This paper was now due, and the
parties negotiating the loan nor the
President of the bank could re
spond. When Capt. Clark made
his report, Mr. Hickman stated that
if such was the case, he knew that
the bank was broken and opposed
the reception of another dollar as a
deposit. He offered a resolution
that the property be assigned for
the benefit of creditors, and that the
depositors be preferred. This was
adopted and Harper & Brother
were made assignees.
The bank deposit is only about
$2S,ooo, and it is all in small
amounts, no one person having more
than $i,ooodeposited. Thusnoone
will suffer |any great hardships in
this direction, and Mr. Hickman
sta'ted to-day he had no.doubt that
the depositors would receive the
full amount of their indebtedness.
Mr. Chas A. Harper, one of the as
signees, goes further, and says that
all proper claims of creditors will re
alize, for the assets of the bank will
amount to more than $100,000. The
assets are comprehended in various
securities, cash, bills receivable, &c.,
but the assets of the firm of Rob
erts & Co., a fraction oi the State
road lease amounting to about $io,-
000, and the bank building, are also
among the assets. The Georgia
railroad bank holds a mortgage of
$12,500 on the building, but it is cer
tainly worth double that amount
Thejprincipal losers are the stock
holders, and this loss will be total.
The capital stock of $150,000 -77111.
in fact, be swept away, and the as
signees say it cannot be on this ac
count properly regarded as a liabili
ty, as it is gone, and that to arrive
at the real indebtedness of the
bank the capital stock should be
subtracted from tha total of liabili
ties in the table below. This wonld
make the liabilities stand at $278,-
262.53.
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Why is it that girl with the biggest
feet always wants to plas Cincorella?
“We don’t know:” but wo do know that
the best remedy for coughs and colds Is
the far-famed Dr. Bull’sCongh Syrup.
An important DUoorsry.
The most important Discovery is that
will preserve the hegltfl and, save life,
and fs s priceless boon to the afflicted,
Notonjy d#es>t positively cure Consump
tion, fiut Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Hoarseness, and all affections
of the Throat, Chest, and Lung's yield
st once to Its wonderful curative powers.
11 y° a J? 0 J? bt tM*. » Trial Bottle Free
at B. T. Brumby & Co’s Drugstore.
Our forefathers and foremothers
amoved at Plymouth, m Massachu
setts, in 1620.
Some of the whiskey sold Jby
Lowe & Co., was discovered and
snide just about that time.
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MARRIED HER THREE TIMES
ANOTHER CHEERFUL ROMANCE,
Albany Journal.
The gossips have not within two
weeks announced the engagement
of any young lady to Mr. Cleveland.
In the absence of theso announce
ments comes a romantic story with
a local colorine. It is said that i
lady, once the object of Mr. Cleve
land’s love, has been living within i
stone’s throw of the Executive Man
sion. As the story goes, in years
g >ne by, tbi* lady, then a resident
uffalo, was engaged to.be married
to Grover Cleveland- Her ^father
objected to the union because he
did not consider Mr- Cleveland a fit
match tor hia daughter. The cn
gagemeat was consequently broken'
offl Matters shaped themselves so
Old Hr. Bou Belled In tbs Snow to due Hi
Miserly Practice!.
Salamanca, Jan. 7.—Prentiss
loss lives in Edinborough, Erie
county, Pa. He is 80 years old, a
farmer, and worth $30,000. He has
been married five times—three
times to one woman—and all his
wives are living. His first wife he
married fifty years ago. He lived
with her until i870, when his treat-
meat of her became so bad tha t she
obtaiued a divorce from him. He *
then married a young woman. In
two years she was divorced from
him. He induced her to marry
him again. Two years later she got
a divorce on the ground of cruel
treatment. A year later Ross gave .
her $1,000 to marry him the third
time. In 1880 he became jealous of
her and obtained a divorce himself
In 1881 he married another young
woman. During the past few weeks
she has complained to her neighbors .
that Ross was starving her to death-.
He admitted that he kept all Hie
provisions locked up, and gave a
certain quantity only to his wife for
her daily allowance, and that he ,
had notified all stores not to trust ’
her. He said this was necessary Vi
because his wife was extravagant,
and would ruin him. A few nights
ago she demanJed more liberal
treatment, aud Ross attempted to
kill her with a butcher kniie and
she fled.
The condhct of the miserly farmer
aroused a feeling of indignation in
Edinborough. Late on Monday '
night Ross was awakened by a loud
rap at his door. Ho went to Jhe
door in his night clothes. Four
men disguised, stood at the door.
They seized tne old man and threw
him into a snow bank in the yard,
and rolled him about in the snow,.
thinly clad as he was, for nearly oh
hour. They then left him lying in
the snow and disappeared. Ross
dragged himself back into the
house. His feA and hands were '
frozen.
As Good to Bobo scraping.
Edward Shepherd, ol Harrisburg, HI. r
says: “Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Hava
bad a running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me I would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputat
ed. I used, instead, three bottle of Elec
tric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen’s
Arnica SalVe, and my leg i»’now sound
and well.” Electric Bitters are sold at
fifty cents a hotels, and Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve at 25c. per box by R.
Brumby* Co. >1 1
that, the lady finally became a teach-
Itisnow estimated that the num*-
ber of anxious and hungry office
seekers that will attend the inauguS
er in an Albany educational institu- r »l ceremonies at Washington City
tion, she at present folding the po- on the 4th of March next, are^jbne
sition ef principal of . its academic
department and teacher of belles
lettres. Her parents would now
probably be happy to have the
President of the United States for
k son-in-law,
million, nine hundred and sixty-
nine thousand, four hundred and
eighty-five. Any additions teafcovo"
estimate will be noted and reported*
in. due season^