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The editor of this paper has «I-
way* been « fr<eod to the hboriug
classes, and lw* never let an oppor
tunity p«‘* to advance their inter
ests nr elevate their standard, when
it could be done without injury to
the material prosperity of the whole
country. Hence we regret to aee a
disposition no a- manifest in Athens
to stir "p discord between our work
ing men and capitalists—doubtless
tor the pro notion of personal polit
ick ends—when there is nothing to
If gained by such a course. Never
within the history of our city has
M ich harmony ar.d good feeling ex*
i.tt-il lietween the various classes
that make up our population, and it
is the duty of every good citizen to
promote and encourage the
l hcie is plenty of work for all, at
I ir wages; our various manulacto-
lic-are tunning on full time, and an
a of peace and prosperity seems
to have dawneJ upon the whole
romt-y Then whv frv and dis
vi.pt this happy tesutt by . stirring
up division and strife between men
who are dwelling together in unity?
Such a spirit is dangerous and com
nistic, and all good citizens should
frown down upon it. If any class
,,! laltorers in Athens can show us
where they are oppressed or impos
ed upon, the Banner-Watchman
„::uids pledged to espouse their
enuse and battle for their rights
Hu: don't he led oil by unscrupu
lous anJ self-constituted leaders into
fighting imaginary wrongs, that do
not exist. Far nv.-re can be gained
by compromise and persuasion than
force. Let the laborers and capital
ists of Athens work together for mu
;ua! good, and to promote the honor
and prosperity of our city.
The passage of the local option
bill by the legislature will have a
tendency to keep the liquor question
out of politics, and all things cor.-
fu'.eicd it is best that it should be
kept out of politics to make it sue
ccssiul. The ordinary will call an
election if one-tenth of the qualified
voters of the county sign a petition
ami all who are qualified to vote for
members ol the legislature w ill be
permitted to vote. This will put the
question of the sale of whiskey in
each county on its true merits, and
not drag it into the race for county
and state officers. The tickets must
h.i> e on them “For Sale,’’ and
‘•Against Sale,” and it the majority
vote the “Against Sale’’ ticket, the
f) n iwry wi’.l give the required no-
1,.r, a >.l the act will go into eiTcct.
Ti. is. who have liquor licenses,
li mi if, \v II be permitted to con
tinue business until their licenses ex-
p re. li the majority vote the “For
Sa c" 1 eket diete cm be no othci
fiction .ii the count;/ under me law
\\ill.in two years.
iveguhirly licensed druggists will
1 . at liheiiv to sell alcohol for me-
dicin.il and scientific purposes in
counties in which prohibition is in
force, domestic wines and cider may
be manufactured and sold, and there
w li hr no restriction on the sale of
wine for sacramental purposes,
1 heie is no doubt that in some of
the counties the elections, in inter
est. will lival those held during the
most exciting political times.
I’l-c system of seed distiibulion
now in use at the Department of
Agriculture is such that every mem
her of congress receives promptly
hi-, proportion of all the different
varieties of wheat and other grains
that are sent out. The chief of the
seed division has devised a means of
which the mailing clerks can ascer
tain what varieties of grain are use-
tul to the various sections of the
country. Heretofore congressmen
were sometimes furnished with seed
which were of no use to their re
spective constituents, and the varie
ties most desirable could not
be obtained in sufficient quantities
The new system inaugurated by
Commissioner . Colman is highly
commended by all parties interested
There has been a considerable de
dine in the condition of the cotton
crop all over the cotton belt since
tne August report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture- The average
I as fallen to S7. This result has
been brought about by drouth, rust,
boll-worms and caterpillars. For
this, the price of the staple is solow
that only those farmers that have
made their crops independently of
supply dealers can hope to come out
ahead. No farmer can buy his sup
P >es and clear money on a cotton
Csop made in that way, when the
staple brings less than 9 cents per
pound.
How hard-hearted are the min
ions who surround the throne
Power in pushing away people who
seek to make an impression upon
the favor of b ruler. The telegraph
reports that one of the White House
slaves yesterday deliberately tore up
a poem of welcome addressed by a
* ,d )' to the president upon his re
turn. and that too without submitting
the poem to Mr. Cleveland. The
cruel fact is further intensified by
the declaration that the lady present
'd the poem in person, and that the
poein was torn into tatters before her
benzied eyes.
What a vast army is the regular
criminal class of our country and
*hat vast expense it entails. There
»re in the United States more than
fif ‘y penitentiaries and 2,400 jails.
They contain over 50,000 criminals,
and their estimated cost is $500,000,-
°°°- Ir is the concurrent testimony
hll authorities that two-thirds of
’he criminality are due to strong
drink. ]f this ba true here is an
dem of 1333,000,000, annually paid
ty’he tax-payers of which they
*ould be relieved if the liquor traf-
*rc could be destroyed.—Ex.
At a wedding in Bridgeport,
c onn., recently the groom, > young
I **o. who appeared nervous from
jhe start, broke into hysterical sobs
h*fore the ceremony was over.
HORSE RACK11 baptized.
Mr. Ji m Thurmond, the greatest
quarter racer In Georgia, was bap-
h*ed Sunday by Rev. Mr. Landrum,
?hoi» carrying cn a revival at -
“■w nrbor near Mr, Thurmond’s.
NO. V.
WEEKLY EDITION.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 93,1885.
VOL XXXI
* Confederate Note.
[Written on the back of a $500
*?**• P r ' 8en,ed to Miss Anna Rush,
of 1 hiladelphia, hy the author, Ma-
N r ,. . -A- Jonas, editor Aberdeen
(Miss) Examiner.]
" «1 *k.*i 1101 U Lj I on God's green esrlh new
'5 th * r* ter below It—
tb»t is pant and gone.
Keep It, dear friend. and show ft”
'eSwS.iVfi* 1 ! 0 ” Y 10 "intend an ear,
Ul" 0 "*■* “11.
nr . I*? h”™ of a patriot s dreamt.
Of a storm cradled nation Uiat frll
sUf-KSTi? ‘be precious ores,
*00 much of a granger to borrow.
**lftt*3r+* her Promise to ply,
And hoped to redeem ou the morrow.
IS&SSZS 1 ** ° n * n<3 became year*,
-r coffer* were empty stiij;
V*.f° ,c *roe (hat the treasury ounked
If a dollar should drop lu the Uu. 1
thBt WAa ,n ua w »* *trong indeed.
7** 1 we discerned; ’
A l2i?Sl , i?nS- th . wk re P re *>n*« **»e psy
mat oor entering veterans earixyj.
"?> u ‘ , ? I ‘ r y bfir , ‘bought little of price or psy,
•t.“’JJ* 1‘ ''ought our broad to-da r.
I ivus tne best our poor country could doc
Keep U—it tells our history over,
fwa-f 01 ? ***"'Writ of (he dream to the last—
tTu * born ° r th ® »n*el Hope,
0ttr nope of success, it passed!
THE PREMIUM LIST.
The Northeast OeoTgla Pair AssoclaUon.
The premium list of the North
east Georgia Fair Association are
now ready to be sent ouf. The fair
will be very interesting and each
day there will be good trotting and.
running races:
FIRST DAY—SPEED RING.
104 fastest trotting stallion, mare
or griding that has never boai-
tlirco minutes 4100 (I!)
First premium jr.n 00
Second premium ikl 00
Third premium 10 00
HALF MUE RUNNING RACE.
105 fastest running stallion, mare
or gcldina, half irile heats,
best two in three ♦50 00
First premium $;)o no
Second premium 15(H)
Third premium 5 00
SECOND DAY.
151 fashs: pacing stallion, mare
or gelding ia harness, mile
heats, best three in five .... Stfifj no
First premium $<>0‘.to
Second premium :;o 00
Third premium 10 00
GENTLEMAN ROAD HORSES.
152 fastest gentleman road horse
in harness, mile heats, two best
in three 4 50 00
First premium $;;o 00
Second premium qq
Third premium 5 00
SPECIAL TROTTING RACE,
HE A* . TWO REST
THREE AN1)
151
MILE
TH REE,
half class.
fastest mare, stallion nr
gelding that never heat three
and a half minutes 3; 05 00
First premium .. .♦15 oil
Second premium'. 7 50
Third premium 2 50
THIRD DAY—TROTTING I
CLASS.
-2:45
CHINESE HORRORS,
A SHOCKING DISCOVERY IH A SAN-
FRANCISC0 CELLAR.
A Fearful Stanch Leads to an Inre Itigation,
Which Uucoveia A Coernel House-Over
300 Bodlea In the Pot Being Boiled
Down— Devices of the Owner
to Eacapa Detection.
San Francisco, Sept 15.—A
horrible discovery was made in
Chinatown to-day. Information
was giver, the city coroner that a
frightful stench was being emitted
from a cellar or Pacific street He
went to the cellar and found the
floor covered with human skulls
and bones, partially covered with
flesh, in the last stage of decompo
sition. In the inner room the cor
oner found a number of Chinese
engaged in boiling down
the remains of other bodies,
while several other Chinamen
were engaged in scraping the boiled
bone and packing them in boxes for
shipment to China. It is estimated
tJi.t the cellar contained over 300
dead bodies, which had been taken
secretly lrom the various cemeteries
throughout the state. As an in
stance ot Chinese ingenuity it is
stated that those in charge of these
operations, fearing the stench from
the boiling pots would be so great
as to attract attention outside, had
procured two living skunks, so that
the odor of the latter might over
come that of the former. The coro
ner has taken charge of all the re
mains.
RICH ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
171 fastest stallion, marc or geld
ing that has never beaten 2:15,
three lies:. In live, mile hears 4200 00
F irst ptemiuiu 4125 qq
Second premium 50 on
Third premium 10 00
RUNNING RACK.
*5 fastest running stallion, mare
gelding,mile heats, three best
[olive 4100 00
First premium $00 (H)
Seeondpreniiuin ;i0 00
Third premium 10 00
FOURTH DAV GRAND FREE FOR
ALL TROT RACE.
104 instest trotting stallion, mare
or gelding any age," three best
in live, mile heats 4:100 00
First premium 42OO 00
Second premium 70 00
Third premium :{0 00
mile heats.
195 fastest running stallion, marc
or gelding, one-half mile dash4 50 09
First premium 455 00
Second premium 15 00
Third premium........ 5 Q0
THE CORK CROP.
The corn crop is made and a yield
equal to any since the war will be
realized. The farmers are all en
larging their cribs and telling big
talcs about the large amount that
they expect to make. We heard
one tell a tale yesterday that l;»ys all
the first stories in the shade. He
said that he had gathered three times
from the same stalk and th at last
Saturday he gathered seed, corn
from the same stalks that he had
been eating roasting ears from all
the summer. Another remarked
that he had some corn that forked
after ic got about four feet from the
ground and that each fork had a
large aaron it. “This is not a mark
er by the side of some I have,” said
a VYinterville farmer, who had been
taking lessons undeT Redden Pit-
tard on farming. “My corn come
up and after it got about three feet
high it rtopped growing and tassel-
ed out and looked like it would not
make a thing. I worked it well,”
said the farmer, but still it would
not grow and I concluded to pull it
up and teed it to my stock anti to
nty surprise, the first stalk I pulled
up had a large car of corn at the
Lotta’s Immense Wealth—Jo* Murpey the
Richest Actor.
Little Lotta is ddclaired to be the
richest woman on the stage. I heard
her fortune put a day or two ago at
$1,000,000. That is, of cource ex-
travagaut. She is however, worth
all ol $250,000, and I dare say, some
where near $500,000. In her earlier
years on thestage Lotta experienced
no end of trouble in keeping her
money. Somehow or other it ail
went. But as time wore on Lotta
contracted business habits, until
now she is as capable a business
person as anybody. She has money
invested in every way—stocks.,
bonds, real estate, and I know not
what. She is now 38 years old. I
believe 1 but she is full of animrtion
and always a wonderful happy little
body. She sucecded on the stage
because she could not help it. It is
perfectly natural for her to cut the
capers she does, for she cuts them
oil the stage as well as on.
The richest man on the stage is
donbtless ( loe Murphy. He is
worth a cool $500,000^ if he is worth
a dollar. He was a poor Irish boy
and started our as a variety singer
and dancer. His one ambition has
'.been to make money rather than
fame as a distinguished artist. He
has sruck to Irish dramas, and
he has always played to a
paying business, while other shows
have languished and died on all
sides. He has sung “Only a hand
fnl of Earth from my Mother's
Grave” until it wrings tears from
even him—tears of agony. The
song, however, touches the hearts
of his audience without fail. Tne
women boo-hoo and the men de
mand a repetition. Players who are
satisfied with modest positions in the
profession like to go with Murphy,
fie expects them to do all that their
contracts call for, for he treats them
fairly and pays them (airly.
Nobody begrudges Murphy’s pop
ularity, for the reason that he is
known everywhere as a squure and
upright man. The poorest person
in the profession aggregates in the
total nine-tenths of the whole.
Lillian Russell is, perhaps, as bad
ly oil as any of the conspicuous ones,
She has received a great deal of
money, but never has kept any of
it, and it is said she has debts with
out end.
Fanny Davenport, I heard, has
invested some money in one ol the
dramatic papers. She has accumu
lated a fortune, and a very substan
tial one, too. She is probably worth
$75,000 to $100,000.
LATE CROP REPORTS.
Wc had a call. Tuesday, from our
esteemed friend, Mr. B. B. Wil
liams, one of the largest and most
successful planters in Oglethorpe.
He tells us that he will make at
least a third more cotton than last
year, and if he gets nine cents for
the same, at the present price of
supplies, there is more money in it
than ten cents last year. Mr. W,
says that one bushel of oats sown
now are worth two planted in No
vember, and he advises larmers to
plant heavily ot small grain.
A Bio HAUL.
Deputy U. S. Marshal G.
Grant scooped down on a good
large sijfed illicit distillery in Haber-
root. I expect to dig a good crop 1 sham county, near Mt. Airy, on the
of corn out of this field.” There
certainly must be a big crop raised
or there must be some of the Biggest
liars in the state in this community. i
POLITICS IN THE EIGHTH.
Wc clip the following from a Dan-
ielsville letter to the Macon Tele
graph:
The appearance of Messrs. Reese
and Mattox, opposing candidates
for congress, caused some little po
litical talk. The election is too far
ofl to prognosticate any result yet
to this district, and the presence ot
the candidates does not make the
people commit themselves as yet
to the gentlemen who are so early
in the field and seeking a nomina
tion to be made perhaps nearly a
year from this time. While both of
these gentleman have many friends,
yet it is nevertheless true that there
is opposition to them, which will be
a very apt thing to bring forth more
candidates for the place of Con
gressman-in this district.
THE BANNER-WATCHMAN.
Larry Gantt is a remarkable man.
He has a knack ot writing to the
bottom of a subject, with a clear
ness, a fullness, a vigor and a frank
ness that very few editors possess.
His leading editorial in his issue of
the 10th goes to the marrow of an
important and delicate subject—
Atlanta Capitol.
A NEW PUNISHMENT.
the mother of
terestiug chil-
one a blow
in anger" When a child does wrong
she keebs a bottle of castor oil and
rhubarb on the mantle and at once
forces trie culprit to take a dose of
the mixture. It. is harmless and
said to be a salient remedy against
disobedience.
Colonel George Ward Nichols,
president of the college of music, of
Cincinnati, is dead.
morning of the 7th inst. He found
four men in possession operating it
Two of them made their escape,
John M. Sisk and Henry G. M
Sisk were arrested and brought be
fore Commitsioner J. B. Gaston for
a preliminary examination, and were
committed to Fulton county jail in
default of $300 bond.
THE RED SKY.
Last year, at sunset, the southern
skies were crimson tinted, and at
tracted considerable attention and
comment. Now the red has shifted
north, and each evening, at sunset,
one of the most lovely sights ever
witnessed can be seen from the wa
ter tower hill, where the azure
mountains of Northeast Georgia
seem set in a frame of crimson sky.
It more resembles a large painting
than the work of nature.
GATE BOND..
Groves, the old ordinary of Hab
ersham county,* who was lately con
victed and sentenced to
the chain gang will carry the case
to the supreme court, and has given
bond. Ben Martiu was fined five
hundred dollars for breaking open
the safe. He paid the fine and was
released.
A RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
It is now suggested that the city
council extend the time for the R.
& D. to build to Clayton for five
years, in consideration of filling the
gap between Athens and the Geor
gia road. This wilt be a good thing
for our city if such a thing is pos
sible.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
A gentleman connected with the
University says they are receiving
hundreds of applications from all
sections of the union for catalogues,
and more interest is manifested than
since the war. Our informant says
that prohibition in Athens will
doubtless double the attendance
next term.
CAST. BY THE SEA
An AitoaUiim -SeqiMl to CUirleaton's Cjr-
clono.
r
No such sensation has occured 'on
Janies island since the Battle of Se-
sessionville, says the News and
Courier, as that which was created
one day last-week >by the rent rtf ot
Henry Smalls. Smalls was one of
the crew of three colored meu who
left P ramptons place iu a small boat
on the morning of. the cyclone and
who were never seen alive again.
The boat capsized, and-four of
five days afterwards the bodies of
two of the men, Torn Robinson and
James Gibbes, floated ashore, one
on James Island and one in the city.
The boat was never seen again arid
the general supposition was that
Smalls, the third man, had been
drowned and his body carried out
to se*. So general was that belief
that Smalls’ wife gave away his
clothing and other personal effects,
which were of no use to her or not
convertible into cash, and donned a
widow’s weeds. Small was known
among the brethren and sisters as
one of the ungodly, and the elders
at the various religious meetings
preached homilies upon the deceas
ed and pointed to his terrible fate as
warning to those who were not
“een de church” as a horrible in
stance of a sinner hurled into the
torments of bririistone and hell fire,
with all his sins upon his head.
The negroes in the neighborhood
swore that they had frequently seen
his ghost, and many of them whose
houses Smalls had been in the habit
of frequenting, refused to stay in
their dwellings at night, alleged
that Smalls’ “soerrit” was walking.
The sensation which was created
by Smalls return to the flesh may
be more easily imagined than de
scribed. The poor man was half
starved and in rags, and is said to
have looked like an Enoch Arden
or a Robinson Crusoe done up in
black. Fortunately Mts. Smalls’ pe
riod of mourning had rot been suf
ficiently long to warrant her in .mi-
tating Mrs. Arden . of Tennyson’s
pathetic poem, and there was, there
fore, nothing in the way of a happy
reunion after Smalls had succeeded
in convincing his sorrowing spouse
that he was present in the flesh as
as well as in the spirit.
Then this man in his own rough
way related as wonderful a story ot
his escape as ever was penned by a
novelist.
After leaving the land at Framp-
ton’s, he said, the boat was blown
out ot the creek—it was after the
wind had shifted from the south
east to the southwest—and was
caught in a tide at Plum island. In
a moment the boat was capsized and
swallowed up by the sea, which
turned it over and over like a spin
ning top. The two other men, he
supposed, were drowned then.
Smalls, however, was a good swim
mer and managed to get a hold on
the boat, to which he clung for dear
lifo, and with which he was driven
out to sea. Those who had the
chance of seeing the harbor on the
morning of the storm will remember
that the sea, even in the ! boy, was
running mountains high. How
Smalls managed to live through his
fearful voyage is a mystery which'
no human can solve. He savs he
lost his giip on the boat a half doz
en times before he reached the bar,
but he always managed to “Bob up
serenely from below” and “catch
1” again
Down the bay lie was swept,
past Fort Johnson, past Fort Sum
ter, past the island,-still clinging to
the keel of the boat, and still living.
The wreck and the man were swept
over Drunken Dick shoal, and in
this boiling, seething hell of waters
Smalls was once more wrenched
from the ' bottom of his boat. “It
seems lack I nebber ben gwine stop
goin’ down, boss,” said he, deserb-
ing the incident. “I jes keep gwine
down and down til) I bin tink dis a
dead nigger, shuah. But bymby I
climb up again, and when I git pon
top de water, myUod! 1 see de
boat way off yonder. Den I say,
Harry, ole boy, you’s got to git to
dat boat, or else your Hannah is a
widder; an’ I jes put out foh it. It
bin a hard roweto hoe, but I ketch
um agin, an’ I hung on ter urn wid
my fingernail an’ toenail an’ my eye
lid an’ my feet, an’ I nebber leggo
agin, bless God!”
It seems almost incredible that a
half-drowned man. as Smalls must
have been, could have accomplish
ed this, but he did it, and in his
own terse language he never did
“leggo agin.” The boat drifted out
to sea, the man st-ll clinging on to
it. Night came on and still the up
turned boat, with a single human
being clinging to its keel, was buf
feted about on the ocean, tossed
hither and thither at the mercy uf
the angry waves.
At length having been bufioted
about lor over sixteen hours, Smalls
heard the sound of the surf beating
upon the shore. Being a sea islander
the sound was familiar to him, and
he was able to form a pretty, correct
idea of the distance to the shore.
When he thought he was within
100 yards of the beach he cast him
self loose from the frail bark and
made for the shore. After another
desperate struggle with death he
was finally thrown up on land, and
nearly dead as he was, managed to
* ta gg e r up beyond high water mark
and throw himself upon the ground,,
when sleep at once overcame him.
When he awoke the next morning
he said he didn’t have the slightest
idea where he was. He saw some
{Almetto trees, and, taking the
shore, started to explore the island,
as he took the land to be. After
traveling some distance he saw a
couple of goats, and then there arose
from his lungs such a shout as only
a starving negro can produce. The
shout was answered and the mirac
ulously saved mariner was soon sit
ting in a ‘leetle old log cabin’ eating
bacon and hominy and relating his
adventures. He had been cast upon
Bull’s bay point, 25 miles or more
from where he started. His host
supplied him with what little cloth
ing he had to spare, and after rest
ing a day or two recovered bis
strength. Smalls started on foot
for Charleston, reaching there on
Friday, and making his way at once
to his home on James island, after
accomplishing one of the most won
derful voyages, perhaps, that has
ever been made.
THE HtBERgHAK THEFT*.
The counsel for Orffinary Groves,
of Habersham, feel confident ol
securing for him a new trial, and in
that event they say there is a good
chance for his coming dear. We
think Capt. Barrow did won
derfully well to get his
didst off as easily as - he
Our Visit to the Lowell -of
<* ; the South.
A BiATJTIFUL AND PROGRES
SIVE LITTLE CITY.
HE
IIFACTORIES AND OTHER
ATTRACTIONS.
The Railroad History of
Columbus.
HOW OUR DELEGATION WAS RECEIVED
AND ENTERTAINED.
Penan*1 ul other Notes.
did. Somebody should be punished
for the high-handed robbery in this
county; - - . •
Friday morning the writer, with
a delegation of thirteen citizens and
members of council, left Atheits via
the North-Lastern, de-tined for Co
lumbus, to Uy the claims of our lit
tle city before the directors of the
Georgia Midland, with a hope of at
tracting the run:) to Athens instead
of Atlanta. At the capital our
party was joined by a small delega
tion from Madison, consisting of
Messrs. Lagree Foster, Broughton
and Blackburn, and with this pleas
ant acquisition to our ranks, after an
hour’s delav, we embarked on the
Atlanta & West Point road. This
is one of the best equipped lines in
the state, and fine time is made. *It
traverses a populous and fertile
country, and thriving towns and
miniature little cities are passed
every few miles. From Atlanta to
Newnan the crops are very fine,
but cotton seems to be backward
Then there is a dry streak to Ho-
gansville, hut alter that village is
passed crops again, pick up until
you cross the r:\ci at West Point
Over into A'ah ima. when you see
poorly worked fields, badly in the
grass, and anything but attractive
farms. The road, however, runs on
a dry And thin ridge, and we learn
that some very fine fauns ate on
etch side. This section seems the
spawning place fur darkeys, and at
Cusseta, on our return trip Sunday,
we saw the wli de face of the earth
black with them In fact, several
in our paity remarked that they
never befoie noticed so many freed"
men collected together at one time.
West Point is just overon the
Alabama side, situated on the banks
of the Chat.ahoochee, and is quite a
nice little town. On a steep hill
overlooking the place is still seen a
rude fort, where the last battle ol
the lafe war was fought, when a
few hundied old men and hoys for
several hmrs repulsed Wilson’s
cavalry and inflicting serions loss
upon the marauders. Like the bat
tle of New Orleans, this fight oc
curred afier the ccs-aiion ot hostili-
tie». ; : 1 f'j}-.
When the conductor sang out
“Opelikar’.jevery head was ducked
and bomb-proof places were in de
mand. We timidly glanced out of
a window, expecting to see 1 mg
haired desperadors stalking atound
armed to the teeth, and were en
couraged y noticing a quiet, or
derly cro» d of pious looking citi
zens, and the Only deadly weapons
discovered were baskets of half-
ripe scuppernongs, that the hungry
Madison delegation at once made a
raid on. It was here that »e chang
ed cars for Columbus, which city
we reached a little after nightfall.
The approach to Columbus presents
a very busy scene. Immense
cotton mills and manufactories
line the river banks, and you
can see on every hand evidences of
a prosperous little city. The depot
is about a mile ftom the hotel, bi
street cars will take you to your
destination for a nickle. The car
was soon filled to oveiflowing, and
still our gemal friend Charlie Bald
win was not provided for. He pro
posed to the driver to pay double
fare for the: privilege of riding the
mule that drew the car. The prop
osition was accepted, but the ani
mal proved to be a late
importation from Texas, and Col. B.
had scarcely touched it* buck before
he was landed in a convenient mud-
puddle. His remains were carefu'ly
collected by his friend-, plaaed in
an old sack and consigned to the
rear platlorm.
Our party it gistered at the Ran
kin House, wh ch is a well kept ho
tel, with the largest, fine-t, airiest
rooms we ever-aw. Titere is no
diamond'-turidid, ted tape style
about thi- hosteli v, bur a guest is at
once made to feel at home, and
nothing is 1. f: undone that can add
to his condor: and enjoyment. As
soon as the dust of ttavel had heen
knucked from our garment* and the
cinders picked Iroin uu> eyes, nose
and mouth, we irpaired to the of
fice, where a delegation of represen
tative citizens and business men had
assembled to teceive and welcome
the visitors. In this connection we
will state that never was such kind
ness and hospitality showered upon
a delegation as Were our little party
the recipients of. We have often
read about “The Old Virginia Wel
come,” but it cannot surpass that of
the good people of Columbus. But
of this more anon
The on'y thing that • occurred to
mar the pleasure of our stay in this
city, was that we were quartered
with Col. T. W. Rucker and a half
dozen healthy Columbus mosqui
toes, confined under the net These
insects—we mean Columbus mos
quitoes—give no warning of the! rat-
tacks bvtpouncd upon a victim when
least expected, and from the ‘‘im-‘
pression” they makd, we are con
strained to believe that they are
armed and equipped with either a
pair of nail tongs or a pegging-awl.
Col. Rucker proved to be a very
toothsome morsel for them, but he
fought nobly, his blows generally
missing the object of his ire and lan
ding upon . our devoted person.'
The next morning we notified the
proprietor'that we would have to
change our abode unless he gave us
another bed—that we liked his
hotel, aud it nothing better could be
done to run'us a roost-pole out of
one of the windpprar
Saturday morning o.ur bam was
escorted through the Eagle and
Phoenix cotton mills, probably the
largest manufacturing establishment
in the south. This company now
owns and operates three mills, and
will soon build k fourth. This prop
erty is' valued at $3,000,000, the
capital stock being $1,500,000. Even
the past y;(fe.r, when all business
was prostri. ; <ed, the Columbus fac- . , , , ^- ^
tones did not close down an hour, ‘hat board, published m the
•:*j':‘ *£ Banher-Watchmanyesterday,shows
but kept the mills running to their
fullest capacity. The secret of this
is the different varieties of
goods turned out here—the Eagle
and • Phttnix mills manufacturing
over 200 kinds. We had no idea
that such goods as we were shown
could he made in the south, and
some ot them resembled the finest
m ported fabrics. We could write
columns about this one- mill, did
time and space permit, and it is
only one of the seven cotton manu
factories in Columbus. -The Ragle
and Phoenix consumes fifty bales of
cotton per day, employs t.aoo hands,:
and everything goes like clock
work. Every room is kept as neat
and clean as a pat lor, and the hands
seem prosperous and happy. Be
fore quitting the factory at night
they go into the dressing rooms,
change their working garments,
and the girls when seen upon the
streets would never; he taken as
toilers in a cotton mill. A gentle
man remarked to us that the high
moral standard of the Columbus
mill girls was a source ot gratifica
tion to the managers, and it was the
rarest thing for one to go astray.
The officers devote especial care to
the training and comfort of their
employees, and bad characters are
at once dismissed. These milts are
equipped with the most im
proved machinery, and everything
is furnished that can expedite la
bor. The officers connected with
these mills receive princely salaries,
and the best men to be found are
elected. The Eagle and Phcenix
pays its President $10,000 a year;
the secn-taiy and treasurer and
general manager $6,000 each, and
other empl.ijees in proportion.
They have magnificent offices, with
a.bank and other attachments nec
essary to ti e rapid transaction of
business. To Mr. tiunby Jordan,
who has this vast business princi
pally on his shoulders, are we in
debted lor unusual courtesies. Mr.
Jordan is President of the Board of
Directors of the Georgia Midland,
proprietor of the ice factory, the
-treet tailroad, and numerous other
■eading enterprises in Columbus.
He is a polished, affable gentleman,
and mace a deep impression upon
our delegation. " Perhaps the finest
water power in the south is in and
around Culumlms. This city is at
the head of navigation on the Chat
tahoochee, and for utiles above there
are a succession of fine shoals. The
water supply is unlimited, and there
is go necessity for the tactories ever
stopping. We also had the pleas
ure of meeting Mr. SwiTt, of the
Swift mills,that inanufactuies checks
and fancy bedspreads. This factory
is built directly on the railroad and
runs by steam power; and the Pres
ident tells us tbit it is about as
cheap as water. Mr.J. F. Clegg
also has a set of mills and we spent
several delightful hours in his agree
able society. In fact, the gentlemen
in Columbus engaged in the manu
facturing business seem to be espe
cially endowed with cleverness and
hospitality. They are all successtul,
and feel a commendable pride in
their business and city.
In the afternoon carriages were
ordered, and the visitors given a
drive over CoBimbus and its sub
urbs. The city proper has a popula
tion of between 15,000 and io^ooo,
but there are thriving suburban
towns all around, that would swell
its inhabitants a third more. Just
across the river,on the Alabama side,
are Brownville and Girard, the riv
er being spanned by several sub
stantial bridges. Columbus is said
to be the healthiest spot in Geo rgia,
and we see no cause for disputing
this claim. The city is built on a
high plat, and is surrounded o:t all
sides by sandy hills and ridges. The
streets are broad and lined with
shade trees, and the whole place
has a natural drainage.' After the
hardest rain you can, in half an
hour, walk any ot its thoroughfares
dry shod. There are ma ny beaut
ful private houses and stately pub
lic buildings in the city, and you see
evidences of improvement and
prosperity on every hand. But a
large majority of the houses are
small one-story cottages, setting
back lrom the street and surround
ed by trees and flows. They
have a cosy, cool and comfortable
look, that impresses the stranger
We never saw such broad avenues,
many of them exceeding in width
twice that of any of the Athens
street*. But owing to the nature of
the soil it takes but little expense to
keep them in order. Columbus has
a splendid set of water works, the
same being brought across the riv
er for five miles in Alabama. The
water is pure and clear. They are
owned by a Northern company, and
the city pays a rental for the same,
as Athens. During our drive we
were under the care of Messrs. Geo.
V. Swiit tii.d J. F. Flournoy, a pair
oF most inieresting and agreeable
gentlemen. We visited every point
of interest in the city, and even the
suburbs, whete the wealthier citi
zens have their homes. You see on
every hand magnificent residence*
and model farm*, in the highest
mute uf cultiv.tti >n. The houses
are surrounded by beautiful parks,
and evei-y convenience ar.d comfort
attached. Rose Hill is the breathing
place for Columbus, the street car
line carrying you to its centre. From
these beautiful heights you over
look the busy little city and the sur
rounding country for miles around.
There is a tine skating rink, a small
pat k and other places for recreation
and amusement here, and in the
afternoon the grounds are filled
with ladles and children. Our
drive terminated about nightfall,
and the favorable impressions first
formed ot Columbus were enhanced
by a more extended view of the
city and its attractions. They have
the best ice factory here we ever
saw, the buildings of brick, and
the machinery all made in Colum
bus, where is alto situated the larg
est foundry in the south. This is
certainly a progressive city, and it
only lacks release from a railroad
monopoly to take a place among
the largest marts of our section. It
has every advantage that natnre
can give and boasts; plenty of enter-
f irfsing citizens and-capital. Co-
limbus is one of the first places set
tled in Georgia, and is a solid, reli
able tow n, the property ■ being
owned'by its own people. You
seej nothing shoddy, but everything
is substantial and enduring.
But as railroad talk was the mis
sion of our delegation, we
did not waste time in getting down
to business. We soon learned that
there was a strong sentiment in fa
vor of directing the Georgia Mid
land to Athens, and felt convinced
that, at the meeting of the directors
Saturday night that our route would
be selected. The official proceed-
Jhat the efforts of the Athens, Mad
ison and Griffin representatives
were crowned with success, and
without a dissenting voice the di-
rectors selected this route for the
proposed road. We learn that the
Central syndicate made a startling
proposition to Columbus if she
would give up the idea of building
the Geoigia Midland, offering to let
the merchants fix their own freight
rates aok also build them anothet
line, but the offer was rejected. La-.
Grange also had a delegation on
hand, that wanted a narrow-guage
from Columbus via Cedartown and
on to Rome, but they did not suc
ceed. This town now proposes to
tap the Georgia Midland at or near
Warm Springs. With the excep
tion of eight miles the road is al
ready graded.
Columbus has spent over a mil
lion dollars in trying to get from
beneath the heels of the Central
syndicate, but every road she builds
is at once gobbled up by her old op
pressor. The only thing that saved
the town' is the open river, but as it
is 400 miles distant to tide water it
is too slow transportation for the
iresent era. The business men,
owever, have put a line of boats
on the Chattahoochee, and when
the Central road tries to cor
ner them this artery is at once
taken advantage of. When the wa
ter is very low the boats cannot run,
but a flat-bottomed vessel is now
being built to meet this trouble.
Columbus is in the heart of one of
the finest farming bolts in the south,
and when she is given an equal
showing with rival cities, her popu
lation and business will more than
double. All of her citizens that we
conversed with express great friend
ship for Athens, and are determin
ed on being linked to us by iron
band*. .
After the meeting of the board of
directors, a magnificent banquet was
given the visitors in the Rankin
House, and everything that could
tempt the appetite was spread in
rich profusion. Our delegates re
turned home charmed with Colum
bus and its hospitable people, and
their delightful visit will long re
main a green spot in memory. We
formed many . pleasant acquaint
ances, among the number beiAg
Messrs. W. T. Swift, G. Gunby
Jordan, Granberry, of the Enquirer-
Sun, B. F. Hatcher, C. L. Davis.
Geo. N. Swift, Jr., N.J. Bussey, J.
F. Flournoy, J. F. Clegg, W. S. De-
Woil. R. B. Murdock, E. J. Rankin
and others whose names have es
caped our memory. The hospitality
of these gentlemen was unbounded,
and they left nothing undone that
could add to the enjoyment or com
fort ol their guests. The determina-
tionof the Athenians to build to Co
lumbus was strengthened by this
visit, and attachments an'd friend
ships were formed during
the brief sojourn of our boys in the
city thot will endure through life.
LINCOLN 7 ^NARROW ESCAPE.
A STRANUE STORY.
A Story Told by an Alleged Truthful Thom
as.
From sa Omaha Letter.
That more than one attempt to
asaasinate Abraham Lincoln is a fact
known to John W. Nichols, ex
President of the Omaha Fire De
partment. Mr Nichols was one of
the bodyguard of President Lincoln
ftom the summer of 1862 until 1865.
The following narative, related to
your corespondent by Mr. Nichols,
is strictiy true, and the incident is not
generally known.
“One night, ahout the middle of
August 1864,1 was doing sentinel
duty at the large gate through which
entrance was had to the grounds of
bis home. The grounds are situa
ted about a quarter of a mile from
the Bladenburg road, ard are reach
ed by devious driveways. About
1 r o’clock I heard a rifle shot in the
direction of -the city, and shortly
after I heard approaching hoof-
beats. In two or three minutes a
horse came dashing up and I recog
nized the belated President. The
horse was very spirited,and belong
ed to Mr Lamon, Marshal' of the
District of Columbia. The horse
was 1 Mr. Lincoln’s Favortie, and
when he was in the White House
stables Mr Lincoln always chose
him. As horseand rider approached
the gate I noticed that the President
was bareheaded. Alter assisting
him to check his steed the President
said lo me: ‘He came very near
getting away with me didn’t he?
He got »he bit in his teeth before I
could draw the rein.’ I then asked
him where his bat was, and he re
plied that somebody had fired off a
gun at the foot of the bill, and
that his horse had become scared
and jerked his hat off. I led the
animal to the executive cottage, and
the President dismounted and en
tered. Thinking the affair rather
strange a corporal and my sell star
ted in the direction of the place from
where the sound of the rifle report
had prereeded to investigate the
occurence. When we reached the
spot where the driveway intersects
with the main road we fouL- the
President’s hat—a plain silk hat—
and upon examining it found a bul
let hole through the crown The
jshot had been fired upwards and it
(was evident that the person who
fired the shot had secreted himselt
close to the roadside. We listened
and searched the locality thoroughly
but to no avail. The next day I
gave Mi Lincoln his bat and called
his attention to the bullet hole. He
rather unconcernedly remarked that
it was put there by some foolish gun
ner and was not intended for him.
2 e said however that he wanted the
alter kept quiet; and admonished
u* to say nothing about it. We all
felt confident that it wasan attempt
tol kill him, and a Well high -succes-
fuill one, too. The affair was kept
quiet in accordance with his request.
After that the President never rode
alone.
TO THE
FARMERS OF
COUNTY.
CLARKE
Under the old time regime it
would be wasting time to call the
attention ot our agricultural popu
lation to a letter like the one which
follows. This old time local pride
made the south famous the world
over, and nowhere did she adver
tise this commendable pride more
than at the various fairs held within
her borders, where section vied
with section in showing the great
est and most varied productions.
Let the sons of the fathers remem
ber this fact, and advertise again,
in the same way, that Georgia not
only holds her own, but is making
rapid strides in all that goes to make
perfect her greatness. As will be
seen, the following letter is from
There were 1,070 new cases of
cholera, and 37 deaths throughout
Spain yesterday.
Dr. HcQretor'iWonaertnl Experience wltB
* spiritual Medium at Waco.
"Waco, Tex., Special.
Dr. McGregor, a prominent capi
talist ot this city, visited 'a spiritual
medium some time since. After
the seance commenced the presence
of a spirit who wished to commu
nicate with him was announced.
The man in the spirit land, whose
name was not given, was an old
friend of long standing, who had
been dead several years. He and
the Doctor had been classmates at
college. The medium was an un
lettered person and the Doctor de
manded a test. At once the shad
ow-land man met the reasonable
demand by writing three letters at
one time on the slate—one in Greek,
one in Latin and one in English-
They were all three written at one
and the same time, and in a vein in
which the Doctor and bis dead
triend had been in the habit of
writing to each other in life. Of
course this test staggers the good
Doctor no little, and who can blame
him if he now feels a good deal ol
confidence in things spiritual. To
say the least of it, it was a strange
circumstance.
Dr. McGregor is a truthful man,
and his statement would be taken
by any court upon even a graver
subject without hesitation. It is
proper to say that the seance came
off in the Doctor’s parlor at midday,
and the room was as light as a bril
liant sun could make it. The me
dium sat in the middle of the room
on one of the chairs belonging to
the apartment, and not the slightest
deception could have been prac
ticed either bv her or a confederate.
A MEXICAN MOBBED
A Rifleman That Shoots Fane; Sota.
Bisbek, Ark„ Sept 12.—On
Thursday night, late, a fight oecur-
ed in a gambling house here, in
which an unknown mexican, who
was the aggressor was worsted, He
left the place after the row, and was
not seen again until about 4:30
Friday morning, when made his ap
pearance with a repeating rifle and
a belt full of cartriges: When he
arrived there were about forty men
in the saloon, and the Mexican, who
was on ‘he sidewalk, commenced
shotting indiscriminately into the
crowd. His first shot struck Dave
Hickey in the jaw near the ear, and
in its cource tore ofl a portion ol
his upper lip, coining out of his
mouth. The next shot struck Tames
Kehoe in the left cheek hone, went
through his neck and ranged down
ward into his back. It is not ex
pected that lie will recover. George
Sales received the next shot through
the left shoulder, but it is notthouht
the wound is fatal. Jack Welch re
ceived a shot in the foot, the bullet
coming out at his heel. Another
shot just grazed the elbow of Frank
Gardiner.
The Mexican fired fifteen shots
into the saloon in rapid succession.
After cleaning out this saloon, he
went further up the street and fired
two shots in Pierce’s saloon and
two shots iu Curtain’s saloon, and
then’disappearing into the canyon.
As he was disappearing a soldier
fired four shots at him withoutefiect.
No steps were taken to capture the
assassin until daylight, when citi
zens started in search. About 9
oclock he was found in a Mexican’s
house in bed, and a medicine woman
putting wet clothes upon his face,
which had been cut. After getting
all the evidence that was necessary a
rope was procured and the assasin
was taken up the cayon and hanged
to a tree.
ALMOST PARALYZED.
Tbe Strange Experience of a Newspaper
Man on the Bnslnesr Ena.
Gejei’s Stationer.
_ “I would like to have an adver
tisement inserted.”
This is a slogan that would resur
rect a dead man behind a newspaper
counter, and the clerk turned as if
moved by an electric current, and
ejaculated:
“Yes, sii; want the top of the col
umn, I suppose?”
“No, I’m not particular,” said the
advertiser.
“Want it inside, near the leading
editorial?”
“Either page will answer,” re
plied the other.
“Want a cut of death’s head and
marrow bones or a sore leg to make
it attractive, or the portrait of the
advertiser, with long hair and a turn
down shirt collar?”
“Clear type, black ink and white
paper are good enough for me,” was
the response.
“All right; want headline in type
an inch longer than Jenkins’ ad. in
next column, or will you have it put
in upside down or your name in
crooked letters, like forked lightning
all over it?”
“No, a plain, straightforward ad
vertisement in the space of four
inches will answer my purpose.”
“Good enough. Want about ten
inches notice free, don’t you? Fami
ly history; how your grandfather
blacked Washington’s boots once;
mention of yourself as a. circulating
library, church, fire company, co
operative store, baseball club, and
other important positions?”
The customer "said he did not
care for any notice.
“Of course,” said the clerk, “you
want a free paper sent to each
member of tne firm; one
for yourself, and the privilege
of taking half a dozen copies off the
counter every week for the next
year or two, because you advertis-
edU’
The gentleman expected to pay
for his paper, and asked the price
of h£s advertisement
The delighted clerk figured up,
and then asked: •
“If we send the bill around in
about a year you can tell the boy
when to call again can't you?”
“No; I’ll pay you now,” said the
other, taking out a roil ot bills.
The newspaper man’s eyes bulg
ed ns he said:' 1.
“Ah! you want to ask for 75 per
cent, discount and 25 tier cent oft
for cash?”
“I.am willing to pay a fair price
for value received. Tell me your
regular rates aud here is your
money.”
A beatific smile spread rover the
wan faftg fjihe cjeUtiaa he mur
mured:
“stranger, when : did you come
down, and when do you expect the
rest of the apostles along!”
The post office department issued
propoiats s for carrying the mails
from July 1, t8S6> to June 30, 1S89,
in North Carolina, South C irolina,
Georgia," Florida, Alabama, Missis-
| : ppi and Tennessee.
A negro prisoner recently broke
jail in Worth county. It is said that
he damaged the jail to a considera
ble extent. '
A little-girl at Smyrna, 9 years
old, can unhitch ahorse, take off his
gear, put him in the stable and feed
him without any help.
A night or two ago a thief went
into the dining room of V. L. Rob
erts in Calhoun, and stole the entire
supper lrom the table. The family
supped on cold victuals left over
from dinner.
General Passenger Agent Joseph
M. Brown, of the Western and At
lantic railroad, has issued a new
(older handsomely illustrated, giv
ing historical facts connected with
the series of battles fought along
the line of that road.
Hon. Frank Hurd appears to be
very positive that he wdl win in hta
contest for a seat in the house. He
talks about not wanting more than
half an hour to convince the elec
tion committee that he was depriv
ed of his certificate by fraud.
James Moss, the negro who was
shot in attempting to evade arrest in
Calhoun, is in a bad fix. Hia right
arm is broken above the elbow; and'
three buckshot entered hia side. He
was one of the six sent to the coal
mine. He is in his 17th year, and
has a lifetime sentence.
As train No. 1 Thursday even
ing 'passed up in Bolton, a large
peafowl was caught up on the
Iront of the engine. He straight
ened himself and seemed to enjoy
the ride hugely until the train was
near Ruff’s station, when he spread
his wings and lit off.
A woman 72 years of age, living
near Snow Spring, Dooly county,
Ga., is the best farmer in that neigh
borhood. She hag been a widow
for 35 years, and has arranged. her
own business successfully, and a
few days ago she had more cotton
around her gin house than any far
mer in that region.
Cumming had a slight sentation
the other night A bold attempt
was made to deliver from our jail
eight prisoners confined there, but
fortunately they were discovered '
before much headway was made.
There are three buck negroes in jail
foj burglarizing Estes’ store, and it
is thought it was their friends who
attempted to liberate them.
A strange freak of lightning oc
curred at the depot at LaGrange
Thursday afternoon, during a heavy
rain. It struck in the telegraph
office and melted a portion of the
instrument, and also melted the
ground wire on the outside. Robert
Seagers, the operator, was at hia in
strument when the flash occurred, •
and made a narrow escape, A
gentleman was standing on the
platform by the ground wire when
it was fused, and experienced a
sharp fright. The report was like a
pistol.
GENERAL NEWS.
It is announced that the steam
ship Great Eastern it to be sold at
auctioa next month.
Three of the soldier guard at Gar
field’s grave have been driven to in
sanity by the horrible duty.
Colonel William Holland, the
eminent English military engineer,
is dead. He was born in 1810.
One of the orators at the recent
soldiers’ reunion at Willimantie,*
Conn., was Mrs. Caroline Buell;
It is said that the electric lights
at Sacramento can be seen from the
high land near Jackson, Amador
county, CaL, a distance of sixty
miles.
General Miles reports that the
cattle men are executing with all
needful speed the President’s order
to withdraw their herds from the
Indian reservations.
The electric machine which is
carried with the Louia Belfast com
pany, for the photographing of
audiences, is said to have cost $20,-
000. The management gives each
auditor a photo as a souvenir.
Baron Wedell, President of the
German Reichstag, has been decor
ated with the Grand Cross of the
Order ol Isabella ^pr his exertions
in behalf of Spaniards who were
rendered destitute by the recent
floods in Spain.
The Arab Gypsies, who were re
fused a landing at New York a few
weeks ago, seem determined to
make a tour of the United States.
They effected a landing in Canada
and made their way into Vermont.
They say that they intend to go to
California to work in the vineyards.
Miss Louise S. Baker has been
regularly ordained to the ministry
of the Congregational church of
Nantucket She is the second wo
man to be ordained by that denom
ination, and the first for many
veers; the only woman preceding
her and, until this year, the only-
woman ordained by any orthodox
denomination being the Rev. An
toinette Brown Blackwell, who was
ordained something over thirty
years ago.
KILLING IN RABUN.
A Brother Avengoe Hia 8liter’s Wrong*-
Rabun county, though some dis
tance from the outside world, has
more sensational murders thau any
other county in the state. Only a '
short while ago Eugene Beck start
led the country with one of the most
diabolical murders ever committed,
and now comes Tom Gains, who
has just caused' the alopeaofthe
Blue Ridge to Tun red with the
blood of J. S. Smith. Tom Gaines
has a sister who married a man
named Smith, no relation to the
man T. S. Smith, who was killed.
Mrs. Smith had two sons who were
arrested at the instance of J. S.
Smith for stealing hia hogs. The
Smith boys were tried and prov.
en themselves innocent of the-
charge. This greatly aroused the
ire of J. S. Smith, and be determin
ed to have revenge, let it cost what
it would. Ha gathered up a few-
kindred spirits, and went to the
house and dragged Mrs. Smith and
her children therefrom and then *et
firm to it Mrs. Smith did not live
long after passing through this ter- .
ribte ordeal, but took sick and died,
and on her death bed she informed
her brother. Tom Gaines that J. S.
Smith was the man who dragged
her from her house and set it on fire.
Tom Gaines, over the bed ef his dy
ing sister, swore to avenge her
wrongs, and if he and Smith should
ever meet, one of them would bite
the dust After the death of Mrs.
Smith, J. S. Smith made himself
scarce in the neighborhood, and not
until a few days ago did the two
men, each seeking the life of. the
other, meet, on the rugged peaks of
the Blue Ridge, about ten miles
from Clayton. Each was well arm
ed and knew that one or the other
would never leave (lie place aliyL
The memory of the terrible wrongs
of his sister seemed to nerve the
strong arm of Tom Gaines, and he
sent a bullet crushing through the
skull of Smith. Mr. Gaines is of a
good family and his sister, Mrs.
Smith, was a highly respectable
lady, and well thought of by her
mountain neighbors. Gaines is still
at large, apd will probably give her
self up before the next court.
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