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If the Good Lord oWed the state
of Georgia a prudg,;, it has certain
ly been paid oft in full by inflicting
upon a long-suffering people such
men a* these that govern
O , :r House of Representatives,
livery session since the adoption of
the new constitution we thought
our law-makers bad enough; but
since the people have been given a
tj.se of the two prolonged sessions
of ti e present assemblage, their
predecessor* appear in the light of
salesmen and patriots of the first
magnitude. This assemblage has
. juandeied about a quarter of a
motion dollars of the people’s
m nicy, and what do we see in re-
P, ::n? The tables loaded with un-
tiri-iied business, ami not a half
,1, zen acts passed of genera’
l„.'t i:ice. They gave the progress
uf Geoigia a fatal stab by defeat-
li.g the bill curtailing the powersof
i:, Railroad Commission, in direct
lit li-iioe to the expressed wishes of
NO IX.
.ATHEISTS, GEOEGIA,TU^SDAY, 0CT013ER 20,1885.
VOL XXXI
A NIGHT OF HORROR.
IiliOAl) STREET ABLAZK--A TER
RIBLE CONFLAGRATION.
Grsat Damage to Several Businesi Homes
and Their Stocks.
Sunday night, about half pa&t
tei? o clock, and while the rain was
pouring down in torrents and a stiff
wind blowing, the alarm of tire was
^ sounded, and the church bells arous-
,m— ec ^ l jte sleeping firemen. It was a
terrible night tor these gallant hoys
ro Strike the street, but this did not
deter them, ami soon the compa
nies were in full run to the scene.
1 he lurid light, as it s'none against
the dark and lowering clouds, told
■I at the command of) the tale to those who could not turn
out. The fire caught in the tailor
shop of H- ff, on Broad street, over
the stored Maddrey Jones, and
destroyed everything in the shop.
The flames passed down through
the ceiling ot Maddrey & Jones',
burning the wall and badly damag-
ing their stock of goods. The Chi-
Phi fraternity has a hall next to the
front room ot the tailor shop, which
ts badly damaged. This society
loses about five hundred dollars,
with no insurance. After burning
out Hoff’s room, and down into
Maddrey & Jones’, the flames passed
through the roof of the old Banner-
Watchman office, hut fortunately
the fire was checked before it did
much damage to this building. The
B'oomfield hose reel was the first at
and expressive.
t»r i
me old independent-republican
li.i.le's; but contented themselves
b\ putting a prohibitory tax on the
P.iindess and popular game of base
l-.t 1. it seems that tire demagogues
have undisputed sivay over the
House,and the minority of intelli-
getit. public-spirited and patriotic
members are poweiless against such
odds. During Bullock's aihninis-
u.ilioii there wasa vein ut piogress
ami development that tempered
eivu the high-handed rascality of
the lepublican legisla'ure, and
vhile ruthlessly robbing the state,
this body saw that every encour—
averment was given its advance- j the lire. They attached to a plu
,t. On the other hand, we see
session of t.SS^ stabbing every
vrment lookingpo the develop-
i,t *>t Georgia, and placing stum-
ig-blocks in the way of its pro-
... I):iys, wc-eks ami months
v i ceil waste ! by the members
diii’.g away lluir thin :.t watcr-
ph.ces, excuiting ovci tl-.e st ite,
u debiting lulls ..I tbc most fool-
aud iioumit'-icai characier, while
tax pay us
d at tl
o|.f ;ix) for cv< ry iionr they
at. Thus the \\ lm!e winet anil
i ut-r have been idled awav, and
ri g is given in retmn except
nci-a-i il rale id taxation to meet
vva-te of money made by this
v, anil the passage of a lew lulls
c.uild have b.-en pies cd
ugh within tba constitutional
1 dais. We hope that ncvel
in will -ucii an :is-i nil-lage con—
e m Ge.ogia, and tile people
-t >ook to it that ail 1’oiiphar I’ea-
A Rome barkeeper does a busi
ness, says '.he Courier, amounting
to $75,000 per annum. How about
his patrons?
An Augusta, Ga., man sent a $50
Confederate note to the Grant mon
ument fund. It was both sarcastic regular reader of your Interesting
OUR AUGUSTA LETTER.
A Sure-Enough Ghost Story—AJMother Sue-
lng for a Diamond Blag—Proof Conclu
sive that the Brain Dies Before the Mus
cles—other News Items.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 9.—Editor
Banner-Watchman: As J am
1 ai t,
<d G
11 PI”
>f the G
urgia are llic
,!c it limy, as
iili Di. Felton |
rgia Railroad |
1 nmi-sion, and make this a politi-
d .s-ue. T.- csv people are as much i
tne-led us the whites in the de-
iiujuneut of our stale, and every
e* railway built gives hundreds
1 them permanent and luciative
eiapioy incut.
T lie- Virginia Democrats grow
oieconfident every day. Chair—
in Bobour, of ihe Democratic
He Committee,-ays there is no
■ubt of Gen. Lee’s election and of
nit 1—M ihone Leg
nl ih.it Mr
Mall uie's success
■ He 1
sl.iture, and it
Birbonr will
ir in the Seii-
Wlule we admit that it was a
shrewd trick, we trust that Ferdi
nand Ward lias )ied;on Gens. Gor
don and Colquitt, for the honor of
tiie South, as Ward’s statement
mai.es these two Confederate otli-
ceis out nothing but a pair of ad
venturous sharpers and swindleis.
It was a sort of three tan! monte
game that they played on a huge
scale.
Genera! Toombs roused up Satur
day and asked about Ihe Georgia
legislature. Fiiendsstandirg around
him said to him that it was still in
session. The old man looked up to
the ceiling for a moment and then
remaiked with his old time vigor:
"hti.d for Cromwell.”
n front of Maddrey & Jones’ store
and went through the door into the
store, and soon had the lire checked.
It is a Hard matter to find out the
amount of losses. The damage done
to the building can soon be repaired,
but the destruction of goods by
water and smoke will be very large.
Col. Huggins' crockery store,
next to Maddrey & Jones, is badly
damaged from water. Jle is in
sured for $5,000.
Maddrey & Jones were insiited
on stock and building for ¥5.500
1 hov can't calculate the amount of
damage, as tluir stoves and.tinware
will rust I nun getting wet.
I. Morris & Son arc about the
heaviest sufferers. The whole of
the trout of their stoic was floating
n water, and a hole had to lie cut
in the flimr to let it down into the
cellar. Mortis & Son are insured
for $19,000, and they estimate their
damage at live or six thousand dol
lars.
The firemen worked nobly, and
it is due to them and the water
works that saved the whole block
of buildings. The water works
acted like a charm, the force from
'he plug bursting five ructions of
hose before a stream could be got
on the flames. They saved this fine
block of buildings, and thus more
than paid their cost ot construction.
No one knows how the lire orig.
inated. Mr. Hofl was in his shop
uuiil 2 o'clock, and says he had no
lire. Mr. Maddrey also was in his
store that mottling, but as the
flames caught in the upper storv,
he can he in no manner account
able for the same. Mr. Ilol'f was
insured for $1,000, hut we learn
that he estimates his lo«s at only
about $150. This was the most de
structive fire that Athens has bad
in a long time, and it will be days
before the losses can be adjusted.
CLARKE SUPERIOR COURT.
Alter Organizing This Body Adjourns Until
the Second Week in November.
The regular fail term of Clarke
superior court convened yesterday
morning, present and presiding his
Honor, fudge N. L. Hutchins.
Very little troub'e was had in em
panelling the juries. The citizens
seemed more willing than ever to
serve their county. The grand juiy
is composed of some of our best
men. Dr. J. A. Ilunnicutt being
foreman. Judge Hutchins' charge
to the grand jury was briefliut
pointed hut filled with wisdom.
The first case tried was that of the
state vs. Tony Barnett, a person of
color, charged with assault with in
tent to murder. Jury out at a late
hour. The court adjourned until
the second Monday in November
next.
Having no longer their hands in
the public treasury, certain republi
cans in the North are now turning
their attention to robbing corner
stones and grave yards.
We are opposed to mob law, but
if those Dal'on regulators would go
down to Atlanta and disperse the
legislature a long-suffering public
would rise up and call them blessed.
That East Point legislative bar
becue cost the tax payers ot Geor
gia just $1,500. The people would
not he surprised at anything the
house might do—unless it be to ad
journ.
S. T. Wallis, of Forsyth county,
has been a justice of the peace for
thirty-three years. It is needless
to add, we suppose, that Judge
AVallis is now a popular candidate
for the poor house.
Senator Jones, of California, has
just returned from Alaska, and re
ports the country as rich in gold.
This is a fine opening tor these
modern Snlons in the Georgia House
of M ^representatives.
Mentor Giaham, who claimed to
have taught Abraham Lincoln Eng
lish grammar, died at Blunt, D. T.,
Tuesday, at the age of 83. The old
pedagogue who taught John A.
Logan English grammar hasn'.t
been born as yet.
Georgia will breathe eas'er when
the news is cabled that Gen. 1*. M.
B. Y.mng is at last safely anchored
;n office id far away fit. Petersburg.
And in this connection we will
heartily support Dr. Felton for
minister to Patagonia.
The sooner the prohibitionists of
Georgia throw overboard such polit
ical Jonahs as Felton and Bryant,
the better for the success of the
great cause. We are now firmly
convinced that this pair of wotthies
are trying to use this cloak to ad
vance their own infamous ends.
John O'Neil, of Washington, Ga
recently paid . $2,500 for a horse.
We do not know tire financial con
dition of Mr. John O’Neil, but pre
sume that be is either the proud
proprietor of a patent medicine, or
one of the administrators on those
Confederate treasure wagons, that
gave out in Wiikes county.
The colored people of Georgia
will some day awake to the fact
that there is neither bread nor meat
lor them in politics, and that the
more they antagonize the repre
sentative element ot whites, the
more their progress and advance
ment are retarded.
The “White Beaver Club,” is the
name of a new organization in Sa
vannah. They will each wear a
white beaver and will attend all
theatrical performances in a body.
If they will only sit in front of girls
with skv-scraping bonnets, a long-
suffering public will feel that an
avenging Nemesis has come to their
redress.
The legislature has commenced
one of its time-honored usages ot
presenting one another with walk
ing sticks. Dave Anglin, of Jackson
county, is anxious to get the job ot
making them a good hickory stick
at ten cents apiece by the carload.
This will be a big saving to the
members, anil they should order a
car load at once, so that each mem
ber can get a good stick with the
necesery speech thrown in, for a
small sum.
Ferdinand Ward, in his expose of
the affairs o( the late firm of Grant
& Ward, shows up the Grants in
very unenviable light. It seems
OUR COTTON SEED OIL MILL.
I.ast Friday the Athens cotton
sec;! oil mill started up, and the mi- ! that General Grant himself received
chinery works splendidly. They ; about $250,000 from the “profits” of
are not as yet prepared for grinding j the concern, while U. S. G., junior,
stock food, but will be in a lew | was a beneficiary to the extent of
days. j nearly $200,000, and all this in about
two years. Ward is considered to
be a greater rascal than ever since
DEATH OF MR. MARSHAL SHEATS.
Mr. Marshal M. S heats, of Oco I j,~ "m^adc his confession.
nee, near High Shoals, died Satur- ! —
day afternoon, at the advanced age COUNTRY PRODUCE,
of 73 years, and was buried jester-; We never knew eggs, chickens
day at the family grave yard. Mr. | and butter so scarce as now in Ath-
Sheats was well known in Athens.; ens, and such articles command
The Atlanta Defiance (Pledger's
paper,) says the Knights of Labor
nominated Hon. W. L. Wood lor
Mayor, and the poor whites rnd
negroes will form a combination
■ nil doubtless elect him. The Defi
ance also hints at a reign ol com
munism in Georgia.
A negro was refused a marriage
license in Philadelphia because he
couldn't tell his age. This is un
doubtedly a new Yankee dodge to
exterminate the Alrican race in
I’emisylvania.
lion. Call Scliurz has taken the
*tumj> tor the republican ticket in
•New York state. Leaf by leal the
mugwumps fall; drop by drop
Cleveland’s wishy-washy policy
tuns dry.
It is a waste of breath and space
to talk about new railroads tor Ath
ens or Georgia until certain wagon-
yard boarders are retired from the
halls of legislation.
It is no matter ol surprise that the
legislature holds its grip when the
members can board at wagon yards
•od still draw them $4 per diem.
It seems that Colquitt and Gordon
collected an installment from Grant
& Ward on the negroes that the
-'>oith emancipated for them.
Ihe quinine manufacturers in
a’civ York aud.Philadclphia have
0, Ranizcd for theyestoration of the
Protective duty on that article.
. Mew Haws are constantly appear-
,n g in Georgia’s constitution. It
Permits a minority to deieat * ma
jority.
It is generally conceded now that
“ot more than an average crop of
*«ton will be gathered.
and was a prominent man in his
county. He was a consistent mem
ber of the Baptist church.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON CROP.
The high condition ol the cotton
crop in July and August was seri
ously impaired by the combined ef
forts of the elements r.nd the cater
pillar in September. The crop
which gave promise ot being an un
usually large one will scarcely go
above the average. The farmers,
however, are in a better condition
this year than for many years past.
THE AUGUSTA MEETING.
A large number of Methodists
from Athens and adjacent counties
have been in attendance on the big
Holiness meeting in Augusta, and
they report a glorious outpouring of
the Spirit. The big ten* was crowd
ed and l^jrge numbers are converted.
A movement is on foot to organize
such a meeting in Athens, and we
hope it will succeed.
LEXINGTON'S NEW COURT HOUSE.
Lkmington, October 10.—To-day
st noon was the time advertised by
our new court house commission to
let out the contract for building the
new court house. Quite a number
ot bids were put in by several cele
brated contractors and court house
builders, but the committee did not
reaih a conclusion to day and have
adjourned to meet this day two
weeks, the 23d inst., and at which
time it will be made known to
whom the contract will be let.
good prices. Country butter is
worth 30 cents per pound, and Jer
sey butler from 35 to 40. Our good
Indies find it haul to keep up their
tables.
IS IT TRUE?
It is currently reported in Ath
ens that Dr. Felton is backing the
Knights ofLabor, and secretly lend
ing his influence to stir up trouble
between labor and capital, with the
hope that it may waft lnm into of
fice again. The working classes of
our city will not be caught with
any such chaff.
POST-OFFICES WANTED.
The citizens living in and^ near
Eastvillc, in Oconee, and at Carith-
ers’ Store, in Walton county, are
f etting up a large petition to the
bst-Office Department, to estab
lish an office at both of the above
named places. Eastville and Ca-
rithers’ Store are both in populous
neighborhoods, and the people are
> sadly in need of mail facilities. We
nope our representative in congress
will use his best efforts to secure
then? these offices.
FARMERS SAVING MONEY.
Oneot our leading merchants re
marked yesterday that our Oconee
correspondent was correct about
farmers buying very sparsely this
fall; that they sold their cotton and
carried three-fourths of the money
back home, and only invested in
what was absolutely necessary.
Very few bought extravagantly.
Farmers, however, are paying debts
better than since the war, and mak
ing desperate efiorts to cleat up old
scores. Georgia will make plenty
ol corn to do her, a great deal of
meat will be raised, and consequent
ly the next crop can be grown re
markably cheap.
ALL THE BIDS REJECTED.]
Lexington, Ga., Oct. 12.—The
court house committee met Satur
day to open sealed bids lor tha
building of the court house, nine
bids having been received. There
were quite a number of 'contractor
present, also Architect Perkins, of
Atlanta. All the bids were more
than the appropriation, therefore
not within the bounds, and were
rejected in toto. Architect Per
kins will make some modifications,
and the committee have decided to
extend the time two weeks longer,
until the 23d instant, and will so ad
vertise. Those wishing to compete
for the contract will do well to place
their bids before that time. There
was quite ' a large difference be
tween some.of the bids,' running
away up in the thousands.
paper, I have decided to give you f
few items of news from Richmond
county that have never as jet been
in print, and for which I will vouch
as to the truth. . .. «
I am not a believer in the super
natural, but Richmond county cer
tainly boasts a haunted house, about
two miles from Allen’s station, near
the Savannah river swamps. Some
five or six years ago a wealthy old
bachelor lived here, and ran one of
the finest farms in this section. The
house was a beautiful country hoqie,
situated some distance from tne road
and on the edge of the swamp.
About four years ago the owner
died, and ever since then, about
nightfall, the steps of the old master
can be distinctly heard treading the
rooms and passages. He had a pecu
liar walk, and those who knew him
intimately affirm that bis spirit cer
tainly haunts the place. A few
weeks since I had occasion to visit
this locality, and as a precaution to
nake Lite and ague, carried a flask
of whisky with me, that I placed on
a mantle-piece in one of the rooms,
the house being unoccupied. I
rode up to the gate on my return
and told a negro to go into the
house and get it for me. “Boss,”
he replied, “I wouldn’t go inter dat
house for all der liquor in de world
—for It Zis haunted.” Finding it
impossible to prevail upon the lel-
low, I started into the building my
self, and distinctly heard, in the
room occupied by the former
owner, tootsteps. At first I must
acknowledge that I wasa little skit
tish, but argued that the deceased
had always been my friend, and I
knew that he would not harm me.
1 threw open the door, found the
room vacant, but all sound instantly
ceased. I repeated the experiment
time and again, and as soon as I
left the room the measured tread of
a man was again heard, as if some
one was slowly pacing the room.
My curiositj' was aroused and I
spent several nights at this house,
vainly trying to unfathom the mys
tery. Sometimes the steps would
ascend the stairs; sometimes appear
in one room and sometimes in an
other, but the instant you invaded
the locality of tile sound all was as
still as death. This haunted house
is well known in the neighborhood,
and the darkeys give it a wide berth
after nightfall. I am forced into
the belief that the spirit of the old
bachelor yet lingers around liis
earthly home, for I can account tor
the mystery in no other way.
There is a strange case now on
one of our court dockets. An Irish
man several years ago opened a lit
tle bat-r»om on the Augusta and
Savannah dirt road, and accumu
lated quite a fortune. One of his
sons, upon growing to manhood,
became engaged to an estimable
young lady and presented her with
a diamond ring. The young man
died before the nuptials were con
summated, and the mother made a
demand upon her son’s affianced
bride for the engagement ring that
he gave her. This the girl refused
to return, and now the old lady has
entered suit against her for its re
covery. The verdict will be watch-
ed with great interest.
Your readers well remember that
several months ago a man, driving a
one-horse wagon, was run over by
the train near Berzelia, by the ani
mal balking on the traak, and the
wheels of the cars completely de
capitated the driver, as nicely as if
done by a guillotine. I yesterday
conversed with a physician who
witnessed the accident, and he tells
me.that after the head had been
completely severed from the body,
that the arms raised forward and
the fingers clutched, as if to grasp
the lines, the muscles thus continu
ing to show signs of vitality twelve
minutes after the head was severed
from the trunk. This is conclusive
proof that the muscles of the human
system are in active play, even when
the life current is broken, and may
throw a new ray of light on the
Cluverius case in Richmond, where
I.illian Madison was found in tile
reservoir with her hands filled with
clay from the bottom ot that pool
That the wheel of fortune is ever
revolving finds an illustration in
this county. There is a young girl
now working out by the day near
Augusta, and in most destitute and
dependent circumstances, who was
reaied in the lap of luxury, anJ un
til of late years knew not the mean
ing of the word want. Her grand
father gave $10,000 to the Wesleyan
Unixersity, and while the beauty
and wealth of Georgia are now
reaping the results of his generous
gifL this old man’s own flesh and
blood is toiling at the wash-pot and
cooking stove for the bare necessi
ties of life. There is another in
stance in that same neigeborhood
where a yonng man, on more than
one occasion, lighted his cigar
with a ten dollar bill. His
only daughter now ekes out a mea
gre existence by teaching a country
school. I know families who a de
cade ago were drinking the dregs
of poverty, now rolling in wealth,
and vice versa.
Will drop you another letter soon,
and will try to furnish some news
outside of the beaten path ot jour
nalism. W. P. H
OCONEE COUNTY BOTES.
A Singular Fact—Tne cnanpton Pistol snot
—How a Dairy Faya—Otter Items of in
terest.
Watkinsville, Ga., Oct. 10.—
Editor Banner-Watchman; Far
mers have all been busy last week,
and a big hole was made in the cot
ton fields. This crop will be some
what better than last year, while our
county will make more corn than
since the water. I see one good
sign. Farmers are saving up their
money, and not spending it so lav
ishly as heretofore. They sell their
cotton, only buy what is absolutely
necessary, and devote the remainder
towards paying off debts or lay it
up for a rainy day. This is rough
on the merchants, but it will he the
salvation of the country. It has
been the custom of a farmer, when
he sold his cotton, to buy every
thing his desire craved, and as a
consequence the money was soon
gone and it was hard living for the
balance of the year. I find that the
best way for a farmer to bridge over
the summer is to lay aside a few
bales of cotton, to be sold as the
money is needed.
Watkinsvilie boasts as many
pretty girls as any town ia Georgia
to its population, and none are more
popular than the twin sisters,
Misses Sallie and Mo! lie Woodis.
These young ladies resemble each
other so nearly that even their inti
mate friends are often at a loss to
tell t’other from which, and they
have a good deal ot fun at the ex
pense ot young men who mistake
which sister they are speaking to.
They are devotedly attached to each
KILLED BY AN ELEPHANT.
A TRAGEDY IN FOREPAUGH’S ELE
PHANT HOUSg IN PHILADEL
PHIA.
ither, and have never had a cross
word. In fact, not only their tnstes
and wishes, but even thoughts, flow
in the same channel. It is a singu
lar fact, but neverthe’e-s true, that
when one’s mind dwells upon a
subject the other’s thoughts are ex
actly the same. This lias been test
ed time and again, by friends call
ing one at a time aside and asking
her thoughts, and thej ate found to
be identical.
Mr. Henry Anderson, our famous
fisherman, is, or used to be, thebesi
shot with a pistol in Geoigia. I
have seen him time and again stand
at “taw” and knock the “middle
man” from a marble ting with
bullet from his pistol; amt lie could
accomplish this feat nine times out
of ten.
In Mr. Pink Price Oconee boasts
the livest young farmer in Georgia
He is making money right along,
and everything that he touches
seems to prosper. His ensilage is
keeping splendidly, and when the
door of the silo is opened it smells
like new mown hay. But Pink’s
success, in a great measure, is due
to his good lady, who is one of ihe
best managers I ever saw. She is
now making from $So to $100 per
month from the sale of milk and
butter, besides the increase from
her fine herd of Jersej-s.
I do not know when our people
will vote on prohibi ion, but have
some doubts about it being carried,
from the fact that the strongest pro
hibition districts have already the
law, and will hence be debarred
from, voting in the county election.
More anon. Plow Boy.
FOLDING THE TENT.
Tbe Great Tent Meeting Closed Last Night.
OHIO GOES REPUBLICAN.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
The Buck Eye State Cllnga to the Bloody The Press Dispatches of Yesterday Reduced
Shirt and Old John Sherman Will Contin
ue at Senator.
Nellie Grant.
The case of Mrs. Sartoris, the
daughter of General lirant, is right
sad. It will be remembered with
what a flourish the marriage was
described years ago. The couple
have separated, and Mrs. Sartoris
has returned to her friends in this
country. The matter illustrates the
danger of our American women
marrying foreigners. The follow
ing is the explanation of the separa
tion:
“The truth is that the only reason
why the separation has not been
complete between Nellie Grant and
her husband, is because of her ina
bility to obtain possession of her
three children. Sartoris has been
brutal in his treatment of her, and
she does not want to live with him.
If the children ever get to this side!
of the water they will never be al
lowed to go back again. If Mrs.
Sartoris gets’possession of them she
will probably, after the mourning in
the GrantTainily ends, bring suit for
a divorce from the brutal, unappre
ciative creature she married. The
marriage was the regret of Gen.
Grant’s life. This is not a gossip,
but a plain statement of facta?’
Yesterday the usual services were
conducted bj’the Holiness Associa
tion, and last night Several thousand
flecked to the tent to witness the
closing exercises. President Mc
Donald led the services, and at the
conclusion of his sermon, the sing
ing and regular exercises several
short talks were made.
Mr. Bismuth Miller, the skeptic
convert, testified to the genuineness
of his conversion, and assured his
comrades that the salvation of God
was free and abundant, and urged
them to follow him in taking hold
of it He spoke earnestly and ef
fectively.
General Clement A. Evans said
he knew it was a source of regret to
all that the glorious meetings which
they had been enjoying were at
their close. The time for which the
tent had been secured, however,
was at an end, and to-morrow it
must be taken down and prepared
for shipment to Birmingham, Ala.,
where a meeting would be begun
in a few days. He spake eloquent
ly of the good that had been ac
complished therebj-. The ming
ling of brothers trom seventeen
states and from the province of
Canada in harmonious effort; the
assembling day after daj’ of thou
sands to hear the preaching of the
word of God; the spreading of the
doctrine of Holiness into the houses
of the hundreds of converts trom
Georgia and Carolina; the interest
awakened among Hu- people of this
city; the meeting I'-ice to face and
hand to hand of people from
the North, Sou h, East and
West, could but be productive
of great good, and he looked tor-
ward to manilest results from it.
He, in common with the thousands
of people before him, was grsrtelul
to the great, go id, faithful, pious
and humble men, who had wrought
so much good in our midst, and he
prayed God’s richest blessing would
follow their labors, and that in His
gracious providence they might
again meet in our city.
President DcDunald replied in a
few earnest words in behalf of the
Association, expressing their grati
fication at the reception that had
been accorded them, and the per
fect order and decorous behavior
that characterized the vast audiences
assembled daily in the tent. They
had never been treated with more
cordial consideration—had never
witnessed more perfect order. The
press of the city had treated them
with respect and couitesy, and 'no
flippant word or unkind expression
had been directed at their methods
or services. -The meeting had been
one of great pleasure and good to
them, and, in behalf ot the Associa
tion, he thanked tbe good people'of
Augusta for their cordial hospitality,
and asked the blessing of God upon
them.
After the singing of the doxology,
which was joined in by three thou
sand voices, President McDonald
pronounced the benediction upbu
the sixtv-tbird camp meeting of the
National Holiness Association.—
Augusta Chronicle.
Col. Volney, Spalding, of Atlan
ta, is dead.
Empress Suddenly Attacks an Attendant—
Knocking Mm Down With her Trunk and
Disemboweling him with her Big Tusk.
Philadelphia, Oct 11.—The big
performing elephant Empress add
ed a third victim to her already long
list to-dav by attacking and killing
Robert R. White, a watchman em
ployed at ithe winter quarters of
Forepaugh’s circus, at the corner of
Lehigh avenue andEdgemont street.
As in almost every other instance,
the attack was made without prevo
cation or warning. White was in
the elephant building, which is de
tached from the quarters ot the other
animals, in company with a man
named Allen and a song and dance
artist, who has been connected with
O’Brien’s circus during the past sea
son. When they entered the build
ing Empress trumpeted loudly and
moved restlesly about in her stall.
As she had received her quoto ot
hay, VVhite knew that she could
not be'hungry, and for a time was
at a loss to account lor her uneasi
ness. He then jumped to the con
clusion that she was thirsty,and told
his cumpanion that he intended giv
ing her a drink. They knew Em
press’s ugly disposition, and tried so
dissuade him from releasing her
but he protested that he could man
age her and entered the stall.
Empress stood perfectly passive,
while he unwound the heavy chain
that secured her foreleg to a stake
driven in the ground. She obedi
ently backed out of the stall and
started toward the water trough at
the other end of the building. She
had not gone half a dozen paces,
however, before she gave vent to a
threatening snort, and, raising her
trunk in the air felled White to the
ground with ablow. She then struck
him another blow as he lay pros
trate, and then, rearing on her hind
legs, brought one of her front feet
down on White’s chest with the full
lorce of her ponderous weight. She
paused for a moment, appparmtly
to see whether her victim would of
fer any resistance, and when he
moaned feebly she bent down her
immense head, and with her re
maining tusk literally disembowel
ed him.
In the meantime White’s compan
ions, who had been rooted to the
ground, with horror for an instant
after the attack began, ran from the
building and gave the al-*rm. There
were very lew of the employees
about, but those who were within
call quicklj’ assembled and held a
hurried consultation at the door of
the elephant house. Every man
realized that it would be folly to en
counter the savage monster, espe
cially at the moment when she had
obtained such an essy victory over
one man and telt her strength and
power. They could hear tramping
and trumpeting, and the Daniel
Taylor, an attache of the circus,
picked up a spear and. dashing into
the elephant’s house, plunged it into
the biute’s leg. She stopped thrust
ing at the piostrate man with her
single tusk and turned her head to
look at the assailant. Taylor fol
lowed up his attack by plunging
his spear into Empress’ side repeat
edly and shouting at her. Sheturn-
e J tow ard him anil madt a novement
as though she intended transferring
her attentions to him. Taylor never
wavered for a moment, but contin-
timieil prodding the brute with his
spear and shouting at her in a tone
of authority. Empress hesitated a
moment, and then doggedly turned
and walked to her stall, where she
was quickly secured.
White’s body was horribly crush
ed and mangled, although the face
was not disfigured. It lay in a pool
of blood in the centre of the build
ing. He was unconscious, but still
alive. He was placed in an ambu
lance of the Episcopal Hospital, but
before reaching the institution, and
his body was taken to his home,
near the circus quarters. He was
between 40 and 50 years of age, and
leaves a widow and several chil
dren.
Empress has been traveling with
O'Brien’s circus during the past
season. The circus had been show
ing in different parts of the city du
ring the past month. The last per
formance was at Sargeant and
Cedar streets on Saturday night.
After the show the elephants were
sent to their winter quarters at Le
high avenue and Edgemont street.
It is said that Empress has killed
two or three persons and injured
and maimed a dozen or more. Her
last escapade in this city wason the
morning ol Aug.31, when the show
was exhibiting at Broad and Dick
inson streets. At that time John
Kimberline, who was employed
with the show as a cook, stole into
the elephant tent when Empress
was lying down apparently asleep.
Near her was a pile of hay which
constituted her allowance tor the
night. Kimberline abstracted an
at infill, and spreading it under the
lion’s cage made a bed for himsell
and went to sleep. His actions
were evidently watched by Em
press, who, after Kimberline had
gone to sleep, drew out the stake to
which she was chained, picked him
up with her trunk and hnrled him
across the tent. The young man
was seriously injured, but subse
quently recovered.
Three months before this occur
rence Empress attacked John Lon
don, an old employee of the circus,
and injured him so severely that one
side ot his body is partially para
lyzed tor life. Another employee
ha i been attacked hy Empress not
long before, and severely injured.
Several years ago she hurled a wo
man performer across the tent and
seriously hurt her. Soon after Em
press came under the control of her
present trainer, Mr. Colley, she
took him unawares one day, and,
forcing him against a cage, thrust
her tusk almost completely through
his body, and fractured tnree ribs.
She was severely punished tor this,
and since then has been completely
under Colley’s control. She is very
intelligent, and performs some won
derful tricks with her trainer in the
ring. It is thought now that it will
be necessary to have her shot
_ Cleveland, Oct. 13.—The elec
tion in Ohio to-day was for state
and county officers, for 37 senators
and no representatives to the gen
eral assembly, and upon four
amendments to the constitution of
the state, three of which relate to
changing state election from October
to November, and one to changing
the term of office lor township
trustees. Gov. Hoadly is the dem
ocratic crandidate for re-election, J.
B. Foraker the republican candidate,
and Rev. A. B. Leonard prohibition
candidate for governor.
There are 2,017 voting places in
the state. Comparison will be made
with the vote for governor in 1SS3,
when Gov. Hoadly was elected by
a plurality of 12,529 over J. B. For
aker. The afternoon in Cincinnati
was free from rain, and so far as
can now be told, nearly a full reg
istered vote was ' polled. There
were some arrests lor fraudulent
attempt to vote, and seme minor
disorderly conduct, but in general
it was a peaceful election. The first
returns received by the Associated
Press indicate gains for Foraker.
twenty precincts had been heard
from he had a net gain of 359. The
prohibition vote gives indication of
considerable gains.
republican majority.
Cleveland, Oct. 13.—At mid
night W. W. Armstrong, of the
Plaindealer, said: “I think the re
publicans have from 15,000 to 20,-
000 plurality. The legislature Is in
doubt with chances favoring a re
publican majority on joint ballot.”
The specials to the Atianta Con
stitution from Frank F. Richardson,
state positively that Foraker and the
whole republican ticket are elected.
It is stated that the fact o( John R.
McLean's known candidacy for U.
S. Senator injured the democrats
considerably. Cleveland went re
publican by a large majority.
Into a Nutshell.
Mrs. Charles Wurm,of Atlanta, is
dead.
THE KNOXVILLE EXTENSION.
Interview With Capt. Welsh About the Pro
jected Line.
Athens has about settled down to
the opinion that it is needless to
waste time talking about the Geor
gia Midland, as the action of the
legislature has effectually killed that
project, and few, if anj’ of our citi
zens are in favor of building to tke
Georgia road and there stopping.
So the only thing now left for us to
do is to insist on the R. & D. carry
ng out its former contract and build
to Clayton, unless that company
offers some guarantee that they will
go to Columbus, which we do not
suppose will be done.
VVe yesterday had a talk with
Capt. Welsh in regard to the pro
jected road to Knoxville, and that
gentleman showed us copies of cer
tain acts passed by the North Caro
lina legislature, whereby the R. &
D. road is obligated to complete the
extension to Maysville,; Tenn., so
■oon as the North Carolina line is
reached by the North-Eastern. A
bill ratified March 6, 1SS3, provides
“for keeping 75 convicts on the line
from Nantehala to Murphy, N. C.
and when the road gets to the Ten
nessee river, that a force is to be
put on a line in the direction ol
Maryville, Tenn., but 75 convicts
are to be kept on the Murphy line.
Then when the road is completed
to the Tennessee line, in the direc
tion of Mary ville, they" are to put
one-half ot the force on the Nante
hala branch, and keep them there
until the road is completed to Mur
phy, and the remaining force is to
be placed on the Rabun Gap branch
to meet the extension of the North
Eastern of Georgia to that point In
case ol the failure of the R. & D
road to complete this road within iS
months from the appointed time,
the propertv shall revert to the state
of North Carolina.”
This act conclusively shows that
the R. &D. road will be forced to
extend on to Knoxville, or torfeit
to North Carolina a valuable feeder.
SHALL HOG AND BIG FEE.
Fresh Stories on Our Athens Lawyers.
Some ot the Athens lawyers
trim their fees to the amount to be
collected. Yesterday a negro ap
proached one of the Athens lawyers
and wanted him to get him a six
dollar hog back that another negro
claimed. The lawyer, who is noted
for having a large quantity of the
milk ot kindness in the lower part
of his heart, informed the client that
if he would bring him a five-dollar
bill he.would do his best to get the
six-dollar hog back* The negro
went of] and up to the hour of go
ing to press had noi returned with
the money.
Another good one is told on one
of our lawyers. A negro came into
his office and informed him that he
had some children up in Banks
county, that he wanted to get away
from their mother, and asked the
lawyer if'he could tell him how to
secure them. The lawyer told the
negro if he would give him five dol
|ars that he could inform him how
to get the children. The negro pro
duced his wallet and gave the law
yer a five dollar bill. The lawyer,
after pocketing the fee, informed
the negro that the best advice he
could give him was to get a wagon
and go after the children. Athens
lawyers are always on the lookout.
TBE COTTON CROP.
Mr. R. L. Moss says the cottbn
receipts in Athens up to this tithe
•re heavier than last year, and he
thinks • better crop will be ma^e
in this section, but it will not near
come up-to expectations. Athens
has lost none of her territory star
last year, bat is Still on the gain,
spite of fact-that we are si
rounded by railroads.
TBE CIRCUS AND FAIR.
The circus will be in Athens the
day that our fair opens. It has
been suggested to get it to exhibit
on the fair grounds, and divide the
K te money. As reduced rates will
given overall the raitroadsJAth
ens may expect the largest crowd
ever seen in nerlimits on the 3d of
November, Thre will be a double
attraction. The roads will pass ex
hibits back free.
TBR ASSESSORS.
The assessors for the insurance
companies were hard at work all
yesterday adjusting the damage
done by the fire on Sunday night.
We learn that the amount has been
agreed upon with S. hofl and Mad
drey & Jones, but there is a differ
ence of opinion about the amount
of damage done the others, and it
probable that appraisers will hav
to be appointed to settle the differ
ence. Hoff receives $225 and Mad
drey & Jones $450. 1. Morris &
Son were offered $1,500, but de
manded $2,500, The adjusters say
if their proposition is not met they
will have appraisers appointed.
ATLANTA TAKES TBR CARR.
The penant has at last been
awarded to Atlanta by a vote of 7
to 1, Augusta alone voting in the
negative.- The seaspn of the South
ern base ball league will begin
Apail and close September 15. Mr.
A. Bancroft, of Macon, is the new
g resident of Ahe league and W. R.
rown, ot Atlanta, secretary. Rich
mond, Charleston and Knoxville are
requesting admittance tor next year,
_ Two men have just lost their lives
in Paris in attempting to drink a
litre of absinthe. Beforo they conld
accomplish their task both fell
the ground and nothing could bring,
them to.
The senate killed the bill taxing
baseball clubs.
A divorced wife was killed by her
husband on the streets of Provi
dence, R. I.
_ Two negroes attempted to assas
sinate a prominent democrat at Wil
liamsburg, Va.
.Dr. James L. M. Curry, the new
minister to Spain, was born in Lin
coln county of this state n 1825.
Secretary Manning says he is go
ing home to vote the democratic
ticket, and he thinks the president
will do the same.
Atlanta, Oct 10.—Hon. Patrick
Walsh says he is not a candidate for
Governor. He has promised to as
sist Bacon to the governorship and
will stick to him.
London, Oct. 10.—Moonlighters
to-night raided a farm in County
Kerry, Ireland, from which a tenant
had been evicted. They slit the
care-taker’s cars and cropped his
hair.
Philadelphia, Oct. n.—This
afternoon, while Robert White,
a 8 e ti 55 yea>s. an employe of Fore-
paugh's circus, was in the winter
quarters of the menagerie with some
triends, the large elephant Empress
struck him a fearlul blow with het
trunk, and threw him against one
of the cages with such a force as to
disembowel him. He died shortly
after being admitted to the hospital.
The same animal killed a young
man at O'Brien’s circus grounds a
few weeks ago while she was being
exhibited there.
Fort Gaines, Ga., October 11.—
The death of Mrs. Sarah A. Roney,
one of the Milliron murderers, adds
another chapter to a bloody tragedy.
Mrs. Roney, her daughter Isabella,
and her son Willis, had conspired
to murder Mrs. Milliron, against
whom they had a grudge of some
sort. Milliron came to his wife’s re
lief and was at once shot dead by
Willis. X oung Roney has just been
found guilty ot murder, and will be
hanged. Mrs. Sarah H. Roney
contracted billious fever during the
week and died in jail, from which
she was buried. The young wo
man is still in jail, awaiting trial for
her crime.
Three girls were drowned at Pitts
burg, Pa., hy a sinking boat.
There is a man living in Will
Valley, Ala., with a long tail.
A young minister from Nashville
suicided in the read near St. Louis.
The civil rights bill was defeated
in the house by a vote of 3 to 107.
The County Democracy or New
York refused to mix with Tammany
or other societies.
A young white girl in Atlanta
had her old mother put in jail for
drunkenness.
Thomas Baswell, a farmer near
Petersburg, Va., was gored to death
bj- a vicious bull.
The general assembly of the
Knights of Labor has decided to
meet next year in Richmond, Va.
The Governor ot Louisiana is in
vestigating the cold-blooded shoot
ing of a negro by masked men in
Winn parish.
Marietta, October 12.—Joe
Edwards, a negro man, broke his
arm above the elbow while playing
baseball here Saturday'.
During a quarrel at Chicago be
tween two negroes over a debt of
$9, one of them was fatally wound
ed with a dirk knife in the hands of
the other.
Rome claims .over 4,000 "inhzSH
tants. - -i
Bill Arp will soon deliver a lec
ture in Crawford ville.
A number of good farms wilt be
’ -old at Carhesville, Nov. 3.
Messrs. J. O. Sander* and Joseph
U Deadwyler will remove from E’- ,
•erton to Atlanta.
Suit has been entered by an Au-
'usta man against a lady of Eman
uel county for-$5,ooo. .
A married man was fined $25, in
the Rome, Ga., court, for kissing it
young girl against her will.
John Simonton, of Gwinnett
county, has almanacs for each year
from 1805 down to the present.
The municipality of Elberton ex
pended $2,936,05 for all purposes -
during tne fiscal year just closed.
According to the Augusta News,
what is termed Holiness or Sancti
fication is,nothing, more than re
ligion in earnest.
An attorney in a 20-minutes
speech at Carnesville last week, re
peated “Gentlemen of the jury” 68 -
times, by actual count.
Governor Smith’s time will expire
on the 15th of this month, and
judge Erwin’s will begin then and
ast for six years.'
Calhoun Courier: Several of our
citizens have recently received
communications from dealers in
counterfeit money in New York,
asking for orders.
Mr. Turner Perkins, who served
as a juror last week, is 28 years
old, was raised in this county, but
was never at, Carnesville until the
first day of the present term of
court—Register.
(
Sampson Harris, colored, residing success -
near Arcadia, La., was shot and kill
ed by lour masked men, who were
subsequently arrested and held for
the crime.
Benjamin Little, colored, was ta
ken from his cabin on a plantation
at Mount Pleasant, Texas, and
hanged to a tree by citizens of that
place. Little’s crime was “the slan
dering of a respectable white fam-
iljV’
Rome, Ga., October 12.—On
Sunday afternoon the ten-year-old
son ol O. M. York went to sleep in
the cotton bin, at Thomas’s mill,
this connty, and a cotton bale fell
on him while asleep, causing death
by suffocation.
In the House, the bill to appro-
priate $6,500 to establish a school of
technology came up, the house to
concur in the senate amendments.
The motion prevailed by a vote of
69 to 42. The senate amendments
do not materially change the bill as
passed by the house.
An unprecedented disaster has
befallen the rice crop of south Geor
gia. The continued heavy rains
have swollen the streams to such
an extent as to overflow the rice
lands. Some estimates of the dam
age place the cut off at seventy-five
percent
GENERAL NEWS.
Only two children have been born
at the white house.
Only 40,000 applications for office
en file in the post office department.
In the vault at Washington are
$50,000,000 in gold and $30,000,000
in silver.
Pigs’ blood is now made into but
tons, such as one wears on his
waistcoat
The city council of Los Angeles,
California, charges a circus $1,000 a
day for license.
A wealthy citizen of Prattville,
Ala., has left a large estate to an il
legitimate mulatto child.
ihe 509 lords of England have an
average income of $120,000 each,
and their gross income is about $75,-
000,000.
A wealthy Indiana man who re
cently eloped with a grass widow,
was considerate enough to leave
$50,000 worth of property behind
for his deserted wife and children.
A Mrs. Druse has been convicted
of murdering her husband, in a New
Jersey court, and will be hung. Af
ter she killed her husband she cut
his body up and burned it in the
stove.
“I tell you my friends,”, said a re
publican orator in Franklih county,
Virginia, the other day, “things are
rotten in this state.” Just then an
ancient egg took him in the burr of
the left ear and irescoed the whole
western slope of his classic brow.
He sat down with great enthusiasm.
A flock of about a hundred turkey
buzzards have a roost in a swamp
at Stanford, near Middletown,
Conn.,and are credited with numer
ous depredations. A man who
was sowing fertilizer says the whole
flock swooped down on him, carry
ing off his hat, ate up his phosphate,
and he only saved his life by crawl
ing into an empty .barrel that stood
in the lot.
The Hell Gate explosion,'which
occurred yesterday in New York,,
was the greatest feat of its kind ever
known in the history of mining en
gineering. The immense obstruc
tion of rock, which was removed by
a blast of 280,000 pounds of dyna
mite, covered an area of nine acres,
and the shock of the discharge was
felt throughout the lower part of
New York city. The explosion, as
far as is yet known, was a complete
A HOLINESS ROMANCE.
KILLING HIS GRANDMOTHER.
An Erl* Connty Farmer Looked np for What
He Sayi was Accidental.
Buffalo, Oct. 10.—Fred A.
Bruce, of Collins, was arrested and
brought to this city yesterday and
placed in jail on an indictment
charging him with murder in the
first degree in Rilling his grand
mother a year ago. Mrs. Bruce,
who was worth about $60,000, was
on a visit to Fred’s farm, which
she had given him to manage. She
and Fred were sitting in a room
while he was loading cartridges for
a shotgun. He picked up a shell
from the box containing tne empty
shells, when it exploded and blew
off the top of his grandmother’s
head. He claimed that he did not
know the shell was charged. Among
Mrs. Bruce’s papers was what pur
ported to be a will, leaving her
property to Fred and naming him
as executor. The . will appeared
duly witnessed, but the persons
whose names were signed as wit
nesses swore they never saw the
will and never signed their names.
SCI OPTICAH VIEWS.
Rev. J. W. Mitchell, pastor Sec
ond Christian church, Augusta,
will preach at the Christian church,
this city, next Sunday, at u, a. m.,
and at 7.30 p. m. On Monday and
Tuesday nights he will give Script
ural views of the Holy Land lor
the benefit of the church. The win
dows will be put in by that time,
stoves up and the house made com
fortable. The house will be lighted
up with gas for the first time. The
admission tee to the .Views of Pal
estine will be small and wil) be an
nounced in due time. Come one,
come all and enjoy a rich and enter
taining feast, and help with your
mite to pay for the beautiful church
which has been erected an vour
city.
Two.Youn* People Meet Under the Gospel
Tent and Bead Life's Moaning In each oth
ers Eyas.
An-uita Cronide.
Many people, from both Georgia
and South Carolina, have been in
the citjr for the past week attending
the holiness camp meeting. Among
the number was Mr. George N.
Williams, of Marion, S. C. During
the services on Saturday evening,
his attention was attracted by a
young lady in the choir, and he found
himself ^strangely drawn to her.
Vainly he tried to devote himself to
the sermon. He would gaze stead,
fastly at the preacher, but ever and
anon would find his mind and eyes
stealing away to the face that had so
strangely fascinated him. As soon
as the services were over he found
out that the young lady was Miss
Alice Radford, sought an introduc
tion and obtained permission to ac
company her home. Next morning
he called again and accompaned her
to the services in tbe tent. He told
her of his strange fascination—hit
love at first sight, and the interest
proved mutual. After the services
he informed her that he was com
pelled to leave for home Monday
afternoon, and begged her to accom
pany him as his wife. After some
persuasion she consented, and it was
arranged that they should be secret
ly married that afternoon. About
four o’clock he procured a carriage,
and accompanied by . Rev. G. W.
Walker, called for her. Under the
pretext that they were to attend the
holiness meeting, they drove to
a friend’s house in Hamburg, and
were there married. They return
ed to the home of the young lady
and announced their marriage, and
the happy couple left for the home
of the groom on the Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta train yesterday
afternoon. Miss Radford lived near
the Augusta factory, and with other
members of her family had been
employed in the mills. It is hoped
that the wedded life, so romanti
cally and speedily entered upon by
the young couple, may prove a great
source of happiness to both.
Tke Georgia Midland Survey Begins To-day.
The surveying corpse of the
Georgia midland raitroad'will leave
for Warm Springs this morning and
begin the survey'at once. Tne
first work wilt be to locate ft line
across the Pine Mountain at or near
Warm Springs. Besides Major W.
S. Greene, chief engineer, the fol
lowing compose the corps: >
_ Assistant engineer—F. H. Har
ris, of Kingston, Ga.
—Trainaitman—J. W. Person, An-
burn, Ala.
Leveler—Maj. O. C. Hindefson
of Virginia. .
Rodsmen and chainsmen—O.! L.
-
Paul Bar-
Croud, J r. of Augusta, M. E. I.
er of Opelica—Boynton, of ’ Ts!
ton, Steward Munn and Paul .
nett of this citjf. 1
The party will leave tin the 545
a. m. train on 'the Columbus ana
Rome R. R. ■ ' ~
Mr. F. H. Harris, the assistant
engineer, was engineer; m charge of
theexte'ntion of the Columbus and
Rome railroad from Hamilton to
Hood.—Enquirer-Sun;
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