The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889, March 09, 1886, Image 3

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WEELYK BANNER-WAtCHMAN TUESDAY MARCH i$S6. m&w*j TURKISH liniment. rf u f neur»lffi». Rheumatism,Tooth- rtin*. Bum#. Hliff Joints, Buntona, Con- „iiacle*. etc., the Turkish Llnv ,ju*l- H will frequently relieve -inutea. Saturate a piece of aent, nod hold it to the fore- \ burnt freely, and the headache will FIVE YEARS’ SUSPENSION. Biibop Beckwith Render* HI* Declslan-- Dr. Armstrong Suspended for a Termor Five Year*. Atlanta, Uarch 5.—Bishop Beckwith rendered his decision in the case of Rev. J. G. Armstrong, rector of St. Phillip’s Episcopal church, of this city, whose trial on the charge of immorality in Cin cinnati, was concluded a few weeks ago. The Bishop ratified the findings of the ecclesiastical court, and sentences Dr. Armstrong to fire years’ suspension from the pulpit. The report of the Bishop has created great discussion in the city and Cincinnati, and recrimination is being indulged in by the Episcopalians to-night Bishop Beckwith, in self-defense, will publish the whole matter, which will show conclusively that a great deal of sympathy has been wasted on Dr. Arm- OGLETHORPE COUNTY. AN INTERESTING BATCH OF NEWS. LOCAL CHIPS. nny one not 8*t- * r u*iHg a bottle of this I Iniraent- It la * r a •• a remedy Id the treatment of all •* ' n Horse*, where tin* men ta are uaed, ..,».la Sprain*, Brulaea. Cracked Heels. 1 , >wernpy, Fistula, Scratchea. etc., etc. v mo 50c per bottle. ^ ,lh the liniment, mod hold It to r’l^'.IUra.frerfr.and U. B»da ... % V° M« W a.LVm' fa I stron & * nd th »‘ he is far guiltier than the lor^f^pot^p ne•Hy with India | public thinks. On several counts in the most serious charges against him the court unanimously found Dr. Armstrong guilty. An evident attempt was made to bulldoze Bishop Beckwith by insinu ating that he was prejudiced against the accused man on account of an old church trouble in Atlanta, but it is false. With in one hundred days every Kpiscopal church in the United States, Canada and England will be officially notified of the suspension of Dr. Armstrong, and he will not be allowed to preach again until his sentence expires. UASlKLSYIIiLE ITEMS. :atf r«iting Batch of Nawa From the Free State. n.sviM.r., March 0.—Court ad- vesterday. The docket was en tered. but at the same lime a my oases were disposed of. a( w Lumpkin holds court in Elbert »,'ok. silay, two negroes charged with laming Mr. Henderson's house, a fable citizen of Madison county, j guilty, and seemed to be very pen- and asked the mercy of the court. Judge sent ihem up for seven years anieWville is a dry town—no liquor ig been ;old here since the first of ary. The license is per Vt-ar ,1 whisky witb'ii the town, but not* •lauding tii' 1 fa -: tliat n«> liquor is n the town, i great d* al of drunk- vas indulged i uf ll*t* law » mid h - uk. Yio- en every Ban PH the most the coun it so well that they desire to take two copies. They heie is alwavs room for the r- Watchman that circulate family like of t ie -W. ill** treated e were i- agent prince in Paniels* i the fat of tb«- 1-mhL i. ,1. .1. Stric.daiui has the hand- *t re.Mdenee in Danielsville. ladies t>f l lanielsvilb* di*i not lose THE LADIE8. We admire the ladies because of their fieauty—reep ct them liecanse of their virtue—adore them tiecause of their in diligence—love then) beeause we can’t help it. We buy our Jewelry and Spectacle* from Skiff the Jeweler be cause we love honesty. SMITH S CONVICTS. lat- That Letter a Slander- Dr. Felton Invited to Visit the Camp. From a private letter from Hon. .James M. Smith, in reply to the attack made on him by by a letter published in the Car ters ville Courant (Dr. Felton's paper), that gentleman says: **I see from the Banner-Watchman an extract copied from Dr. Felton’s paper, giving what purports to he a letter from a convicted thief whe served in this camp a short while last year. I have the evi dence that the letter was false from be ginning to end, and designing men are at the head of it. The words were put in the thief's mouth by some one else. I have written to Dr. Felton to come down and visit my camp and investigate everything connected with the management from beginning to end.” FAILURE IN MADISON. non ro’ores another morcantile Mr. L. J. (llenn, Jr., a small in family groceries, was, we re- >uie, closed out by Brannon & ns Atlanta creditors, and his stock , the bailiff yesterday at ruinous .—Madisonian. ADYlt’K IO *0 illEHS . Win* l ow’s Southing svacr should ul ti»vd lor children U-slbint. It #oothes Ml i. aoliena the films, allays all pain, cure* colic and is Hie l»«*t rewrdy for dUrrhcea. iy-flve rents a home. jySldflwly t BOTH HANDS UP. MkwNan, Ga., June 4,1S85. K«»r over two year* 1 have be**'* a :hrer from Rheumatism, affVctlngboth >ublent to nuch aii extent that 1 could at put on my coat wittioul help. The of seven bottles of B. B. B. effected imtire cure. 1 reler to Rev. W. W. H’atls wort Imnd all merchanUofNewnan Jacob Spomclek. POLITICS IN MADISON. um a gentleman just returned from j Hm j t, v ■’rce Slate, we learn that already pol- n that county are gutting red hot. r.rmls of every man spoken of, from ••oinan down to coroner, are talk- h m up. An Enterprising, Reliable House. IsXig&C • ,cana'"ays l»er»dled upon, v to .tarry in •i*»ek the best of mi!, hut t» secure the Agency for ,ci«*s as have well known merit, Jare popular with ilie people,thereby ing the repufa!i*»n nl being al- nterprising, ami ever reliable, secured i he Agency for thecele- i*d Dr. King’s New Discovery for nmptioii, will sell it on a positive iTMit' e. It a ill surely cure any and •lection of Throat, Lungs an*l ii.u i«> slmw our confidence, we (j a».'l yt a Trial Dottle Fortuue Favors a Poor Women. AnnieSunfh, colored, cook autl washer rc-icli».g hi ILl Liberty Streci, *rn» the lucky h**hler of one-fifih of the ticket ihe ! *u Tr»e Loni ianu State Lottery which drew the first capital prizeoi $75,000 on Tuesday Feb. 0 She wa^seenat the office of the company yesterday noon, and gave the following iac;s in reation to the go •• I torlnne which has liclalien tier. In a quiet wav, devoid of the least excitement, she said, in substance: “My name is Annie Smith. I am 40 vea. s of age and a widow. My place of nativity i* Monroe, La. 1 came here to live about five years ago. since when 1 have been earning inv livingby cooking ami washing. On Wednesday, Fob. 3, mv attention wan attracted to a ticket in ihc monthly uTawmg bearing the numbers 57 705. The com hi nation pleased in*-/:t»d concluding to try mv hurk on it, in tde puscfiARBe of one-tl.'th ol’ the tick* t. for which 1 p»id >h© sum of $1. This morning, Feb. 10, I called at stir office of the company io learn the result of *nv venture, and to my great astonis hment and delight, was told that I had won $15,000.” Hereupon tha fortunate woman exhibited the winning ticket to th** reporter, and raid: “Sir that is all what J know to say, except to express my m"!d fervent thank* for the blessing that h*« come upon me.” congraiulutcd by the reporter ry tie in tin* office and ad vised t>» take good «are of hej motley. She received a clo ck for the »mount on tne New Orleans National B.ink, und depar ted as peac**»nlly a* fin- came, hut with giafiiude hu*v at h**r heart an* plainly depicred in l*er hone-t face.The fortune all corn** t * h.-i and tor her own use, as she has no children lividg and is alone in fh* w ... M.—New Orleans (La.) Pica yune, F» I*, lit. A GOOD SELECTION. . am that Capt. Burnett has given Mr. II. C. Latimer, of Lexington, of the financial department of the >. post-office. He could not have . a better man, or one who will faithfully discharge his duties The Court-House Work—Lexington's Gran. 1 to—Prohibition and the Stock Law- Small Grain Crops—Bard Times—Politi cal, etc. Lexington, Ga., March 4.—Editor Banner-Watchman: Hands are now en gaged in clearing away the debris of the old court-house, when the ground will be graded down for the new building. The square will be taken off some three feet, the stone wall in front removed* and the new structure set to the rear of where the old house stood—its front just reaching the back wall of the old build ing. Our new court-house will be a model and convenient one, with fire proof rooms for the storage of records, and other conveniences. It is now pro posed to add $2,000 to the cost of the building and have the first story built of Oglethorpe granite, which, I think, will be a good investment A $1,000 clock will be put on top the court-house, when completed. I was not in favor of build ing a new courthouse just at this time but since it is decided on, let U9 have a first-class structure, even if it costs a few thousand dollars mo e. It will be paid for by bonds, that can be floated at 5 or 5}£ per cent, and the next genera tion will have to liquidate them. Lexington is proud of her granite, which the court-house workmen say is the best they ever stuck a chisel to. It is susceptible to a beautiful polish, splits like wood, and the deeper it is taken from the earth the finer the quality. There is an inexhaustible quarry of this stone in and around Lexington, and we only need a railroad to develop it into a great industry. Both prohibition and the stock law are working like a charm. Last sale day 1 did not see a drunk man in town, and very little liquor was in the crowd. Men v’ho were never known to come to Lex- j tom of the hoof, ington and go home sober now keep as ! straight as shingles. On the first of April the bar-room at Maxeys will close doors, which dries up our county. One can but be impressed already with the beneficial workings of prohibition. 1 think that between one-half and two-thirds of the wheat has been killed out by the freeze, while oats, with the exception of a few patches in the Flat- woods, are entirely destroyed. Some fields have been resown with spring oats, but they rarely ever do much. It is a waste of seed and time. I don’t want you to look upon me as a chronic croaker, but 1 tell you our farm ers are in a had way financially. The low price of cotton this winter has about completed the ruin of three-fourths the planters in this county. How some of them will manage to run their farms this year—being minus provisions and credit —is a serious question. They have worked hard, lived sparingly, and yet find themselves poorer every year. It is all due to the credit system. They pay from 50 to 200 per cent, interest, and no business on earth can stand such a drain. And it i* still going on. Only a few weeks ago 1 saw a well-to-do, pros perous planter pay 8 b,' cents per pound for meat on time till Nov. 1st, when he could have got it for 6 cents cash. Here is over 40 per cent. Our farmers don’t stop to count the cost when they buy on time. These store accounts are injuring the planters more than even cotton at 8 cents. That big interest for goods on time is the source of all our trouble and poverty. I learn that roost of the big farmers in Wilkes are badly embarrassed, while a collector who has been over Madison, Jackson and Clarke tells me that hard times are not confined to Oglethorpe. Politics are very quiet now, except that Mr. Reese’s friends are secretly at work in his interest, and are stocking the cards for him. I have heard of a private meet- Small Items That a Reporter Caught on the Fly Teiterday. Many sewing machines that are sold for $50 are said to cost only $9.50 to manufacture. Dr. McCleskey is the proud possessor of a ten-pound, girl, bom on Wednesday last. Judge Estes, of Gainesville, has for mally announced himself as a candidate for congress. It was reported yesterday that Miss Puss Frierson would be given the clerk ship in the post-office. 8. Seegar, an old merchant of Har mony Grove, has failed in business. His liabilities were not large. A Flowery Branch man has discovered a plan by which he can make good whis ky in an ordinary coffee pot , A large deer was killed by one of the Messrs. Eberhart, near the Sulphur Springs, in Hall county, on Monday last. Pat O’Conner, of Atlanta, has applied for a patent on a bustle, that is said to give a graceful hump to the female form. Lily and Blanche are favorite names among the colored childj-en in Southern schools. A smoke and cinder receiver, which will protect passenger coaches, is nearly perfected. A ton of seed yields thirty-five gallons ef oil, twenty-two pounds of cotton and 750 pounds of cake. Astronomers promise that a bright comet will be visible just before sunrise during the latter part of May. Judge Pottle was insured in the Legion of Honor for three thousand dollars, and this amount will soon be paid over to his children. A horseshoe has been invented that comes on and off like a man’s shoe. A rim at the bottom and a buckle at the back hold it in place. A pad protects the bot- THE TOCCOA TRAGEDY. STARTLING NEWS FROM THE HA CL- DIN MURDER. FINGERS OK WOOD. A PARTIAL FRIEND. It is gratifying to learn that Mr. Larry Gantt, of the Athens Banner-Watch man, who has been so long ill, is improving. Mr. Gantt is one of the most useful mem bers of the Georgia press—he is live, pun gent, fearless as a writer—firm, honest, strong as a democrat, and an honor to the profession. Too much in praise cannot he said of Larry Gantt. There is none to fill his place should he he taken away, and all over the state, especially among journalists, there will he true delight that his condition is improving. May he he restored rabidly to good health.—Greens- uoro Herald. It is a singular fact that but one bo gus $20 gold piece has ever been discov ered, and this hears the date of 1850. The negro population of the United States in 1840 was -2,873,048; 1850, 3,- 638,808; I860, 4,441,830; 1870, 4,480,000; 1880, 6,577,497. The Oconee string band is in fine practice, and it is really a good band. They have been invited to play at the anniversary celebration of the Goshen Hill farmer's club in May. .The Popular Science News asserts that the average length of life is con stantly increasing, and the time may yet come when persons 100 years old will excite no more curiosity than one 80 years old at the present time. SHOCKING TRAGEDY. Shocking Murder of Two Ladles in Baldwin County. Milledoeville, March 5.—About nine miles from here on on the land of George Vinson, and about two miles equidistant from the home of Frank Humphries, and his half brother E. J. Humphries was committed as terrible a murder yesterday afternoon as has shocked hnroanity for many years. Late yesterday afternoon Frank Humphries went to the house of E. J. Humphries, and asked Miss Carrie Raines, his sister-in-law, to go over to his house with him as his wife was not well. He started out accompanied by Miss Raines and her niece, Miss Ella Hum phries. He stated this afternoon, before the coroner, that when near a pine thicket in the road, about two miles from his broth er’s, four men with masks on suddenly attacked him: that two of them had double-barrel breech-loadiug shot guns in their hands, and that two were armed with knives and pistols. He says he was struck on the head with a sand bag, and as he was falling he tired both barrels of his gun, which Miss Rains was carrying Eagerness for Blood Money—Fresh Discov eries That Will Probably Clear Fred Freeman—Will be surrendered by His Friends at the Proper Time. The Banner-Watchman has always contended that it. did not believe the Mauldin boy at Toccoa was murdered by Fred Freeman, and that if Fred shot him at all ’twas an accident W hile at a hasty glance the chain of circumstantial evi dence seemed conclusive, a careful ex amination of the surroundings of the murder does away with many of the sur mises. We learn from an authentic source that Major Freeman and family have been greatly annoyed by spies hanging around their premises at night, thinking that Fred might return and they could thus secure his blood money. Ma jor Freeman has been very patient, and stood much more than most men would have endured. Intimate friends of the Freemans say when the time comes that Fred will be brought home and turn ed over to the legal authorities, but this will not be done until the excitement is allayed, as the child's life would prob ably not be safe where there is so much indignation against him. But in the last day or so fresh light has been thrown on the killing of young Mauldin, that has wrought a wonderful change in public opinion, and many be lieve it will result in the entire vindica tion of Fred Freeman from the horrible charge under which he now labors. Two notorious negro gamblers, who had their headquarters in the cabin where the mur der took place, suddenly and without ap parent cause disappeared the day after the death of Mauldin, and no trace of them can be had. It is now believed by many that the negroes are the real mur derers of the child, and that the dastard ly deed was committed because the dead boy had discovered evidence to convict them for gambling, and they decided it best to quietly put him out of the way. It is now a settled fact that the hogs did not sever Mauldin’s head from the body and remove the skin from the head so nice ly, but that it was the work of human fiends. Fred Freeman had no weapon by which he could do this, and not a spot of blood was found on his clothes. Again, when suspicion rested on Fred, and his parents decided to send him off, he at once positively refused to go, saying that he knew nothing abuot the killing of Mauldin, and was not afraid to stand trial. And when at last he was carried off, by his brother, given money and told to leave the country, he deliberately re turned home that night, walked into the house while the family were at supper, and begged them not to make him leave, as he was innocent, and wanted to prove himself so. His mother was in such dis tress of mind that she nearly fainted when her boy entered the room, and it was only by appealing to Fred's sympa thy for her that he agreed to go oft’ again. He is now in a safe retreat, where he will remain until ready for trial. He still persists in declaring his innocence, and begs to be permitted to return to Toccoa. We trust and believe that the mystery will soon be cleared away, and the cloud that hangs over the distressed family lifted. The people seem to have jumped at a conclusion without stopping to weigh the evidence or inves tigate, and were ready to condemn with out a hearing a child less than fifteen years old. v ■ * '• T GEORGIA’S GROWTH- for him, at his assailants; he says that the ing they held a few days since, at which, | udieg screamed, that he fell over and be- so report says, they decided that the only way to save P- «se Oglethorpe coun ty will be to repeat the old game when Black ran, and select delegates by pri mary election. It is conceded that if left to a mass meeting of the democratic party that Mattox has a dead sure thing. I know that this week Mr. Reese’s friends have been very active in gaining converts, and I advise Col. Mattox’s friends to be on the alert. You hear hut little said of county, politics. We con cede Madison the next senator if she wants it, and our people would like to sec Mr. John J. Strickland selected. He is one of the best men in the district. OoLETHORPE. THE COLD SATURDAY. This famous day was the 9th of Feb- , 1835. An old gentleman who i record of the weather says we had several days equally as cold • inter, ami two colder. > are often heard enying that their lions arc high, but ever) time they their noses go toward* the earth, indication* that they will follow soon, unless they are wise enough lotrke Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup in time. Is Every Body Orvnk? Among the many stories Lincoln use ! to relate was the following: Trudging along a lonely toad one morning on mv way to the comity seat. Judge- A Machine Which Operates Them In pick ing Cotton. New York, March 2.—“If that machine works. I'll sell the entire cotton crop short," shouted a cotton broker yesterday afternoon in the 1 Jutton Exchange. The machine -’eferreo .0 was a cotton ha: tester which, if all that is claimed for it is true, will revolution ze the South, and take a place among the greatest inventions of theage The haives- ter was on exhibition yesterday. The cotton men had heard of the invention and wanted the evidence of their senses to prove that such a thing existed ns a machine that would take the place of human Un gers in the picking ot cotton. So J. D. Cumming, R. H. Rountree, Felix Warley and H. Allen were named as a committee of investiga tion, and the floor of the hoard room was converted into a miniature cot ton field. A line of cotton plants ready for picking stretched half way across the floor,and a large machine not un like a McCormick reaper was drawn by several men over the plants. Strat ge looking fingers of wood grasped the plants and took the cot ton from them. The experiment was pronounced a success by the 200 gentlemen who witnessed it, and would have been more so were it not that the harvester could not be readily handied on the polished floor of the Exchange. The impor tance of the invention, if it finally proves its utility for practical work in the field, can scarcely be under estimated. Owen T. Bugg, the in ventor and President of the com pany which is introducing the har vester, explained the situation to the brokers. The cotton crop of the season of 1SS4 and 1SS5 was 5,774,- 665 bales of cotton from the field. Taxing this as a basis of caicula tion, the enormous sum «t $57,- 000,000 is expended annually lor harvesting the cotton crop ot the Southern cotton states. When the machine comes into general use it is believed that the same work can be done for one dollar per bale, therehy effecting an annual saving of at least .150,000,000. “It may be said,” remarked Mr. Bugg in his speech, “that we will destroy the cotton bloom if we do not break the plant. To this we would say we claim our machine will not destroy them any more than at piesent, where the cotton is picked by hand. But assuming that it will do so, this difficulty can be overcome by not putting the the machine in the field until the time arrives when the blooms on the plant would not have time to produce cotton before they would be killed by the Irost.” TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. Projre** Sad* by tne Empire State Since the War. [ Extracts iron. Letter la C|nciauati Times ) Georgia’s increase in manufac turing products from 1S60 to 1870 was nearly 90 per cent. _ Georgia is enjoying a great rail road boom. Twenty new roads, covering 1,738 miles, to cost $26,- 070,000 are projected. Ninety coun ties will be touched by the new thoroughfares. The mica found in North Georgia is said to be the finest in the world. Some of it is clear and somea beau tiful wine color. A block weigh ing sixty-two pounds and squaring thirteen to sixteen inches, was taken out recently from a mine near EUi- jay. In 1S76 the crop of corn raised in Georgia was 17,646,459 bushels, in 1SS0 over twenty-three millions. The oat crop of 1S70 was 1.994.501 bushels, in 18805.548,843 bushels, a gain of nearly 300 per cent, in ten years. Wheat crop in 1S70, 2,127.017 bushels, in 1S80 overthree million bushels. Georgia is ahead of all other Southern states in cotton raising. In 1SS0 she had 63 cotton factories, with 86,632,142 capital, producing $7,925,456 worth of goods, the en tire capital in cotton manufacture in the South was between $17,000,000 and $18,000,000. Since 1S80 Geor gia has expanned her cotton manu tacture until her capital will amount now to over $13,000,000, and her products will run to $14,000,000 an nually, with 70 mills, 7,843 looms, 350,130spindles, employing 10.000 hands, and cansuming 100,000 bales of cotton. The details of increase in cotton manufacture in Georgia since 1SS0 were 22 factories, with 3,130 looms, and 139.156 spindles. Hart & Son, of Atlanta, have failed. Dr. J. B. Ficklen, of Washington, Ga., is dead. Three persons were fatally burn ed in Richmond, Va. Mr. Allen D. Candler has deliv ered his silver speech. The strikers were dcieated at the Virginia nail works. GENERAL NEWS. Queen Victoria went to the cir cus last week. New Mexico is being overrun with Chinese. Riddleberger was drunk this week in the senate. Parnell has determined to buck against the Tories. The French Chamber voted against expelling the Princes. The New York Herald thinks there is a crisis in England. M.J. O’Brien, of Columbus, was found dead Sunday morning. New York street car dtivers are striking and blockading travel. Saturday, snow fell to the depth of eight inches in Rabun county, Ga. Four small houses were burned on the suburbs of Savannah, Wed nesday. The killing of Haygood in Mil- ledgeville, Ga., was declared to be murder. The Bell Telephone Cotnpahy cleared $1,069,442 last year. Rumors are rife that the South Carolina Railway will soon change hands. A MISDIRECTED SHOT. Mrs. Joseph Miller, of Raleigh, N. C., aged 70 years, was burned to death. Savannah's public building bill lor $200,000 was passed by the House. Chinese are coming East and to New Orleans and Texas. The West won’t have them. Scooting at a Cow and Kills Bis Son Instead | , Mr 'J.' Ha !f’ a C ° n y ers . G a., -TH0 Accident Greatly Grieved. edlto ’’ ,a th ?ught to be dytr:g from GEORGIA’S SCHOOL FUND. THE AN1TE OUTRAGE. The Victim of the Masked Brutes Recover ing—Shameful Treatment of a helpless Man—Stripped and Flogged—Large Re wards Offered for the Arrest of the brutes. DeVOE'S FOR COOK STOVES. A gentleman remarked to us yesterday ai he and his brother both had cooking •ves bought in 1868, and they were as t'oi as new now, although in regular He says they use imferior iron now taking stoves, and they are not near lasting as the old ones. "Adam the goodli**at man ot men Uc ** born,” still could not b« called *x*orlv enviable, tor when he tilled tl»«* r<Mind in the dewy twilight and caught lough ot rheuraatiMi), he had n** JalvaiionOd lor hiscnre,aiul no twenty* c * ,ll a to try it. overtook me with his wagon and invited ine to a seat. We had not gone far before the wagon began to wobble. Said I, * Jnge, I think your coachman has taken a drop too much.” Putting his head out of the window, the judge shouted : “Why, you infernal scoundrel, you are drunk!” Tuni ng round with gravity, the coachman said : ”B** dad ! hur that’s the fin*’ r.ghtful a Vision your Honor's giv’n ’n t wel* mout!” If people knew i he facts they would be surprised to learn h«»w m *ny people reel In the streeis who never* 1 * rink a drop. They arc the vic.fms oj •ipeplessnes'*, o! drowsy days, of apoplectic tendencies, whose blood is set on tire by uric acid. Someday they will reel no more—they will drop dead, just hecau**- they haven’t the moral courage to defy us<*le>>s professional attendance, and by use of wonderful Warner’s safe cure neutralize the uric acid in the 8)8ten> and thus get rid of the drunkcnin-as in the blood.’’—The American Kurd Home WEATHER PROPHECIES MARCH. After the 10th the weather will become remarkably warm in the United States, Between the 10th and 15th a heavy storm will form over the lower lake re gion and move eastward, causing destruc tive floods in the state of Maine and in Canada East, and dense fogs at New York city and along the New England coast. This storm will cross the Atlantic ocean, and cause floods in New England about the 20th. About the 18th a cyclone will form in the South Atlantic ocean and move up the Gulf stream, causing heavy northeasterly gales along the Middle At lantic States, and unusual high tides at New York city and Long Branch, follow ed by a sharp, cold wave, which will strike New York about the 22d. After the 25th it will grow very warm, and continue warm to the end of the month. MOST PERFECT MADE Prepared with special recard to health No JUtiiDOola, line or Alum. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. CHICAGO. OT. LOUIS* POWDER Absolutely Pure. gfj ^SPECIAL DEATH OF DR. WILKES. Died, t his residence in Gainesville, »t 2:30 o’clock,Thursday morning,after a se vere illness of about two weeks, Rev. W. C. Wilkes, aged about 68 years. Mr. Wilkes came to Gainesville about 12 years ago, and served as pastor of the Baptist church with great acceptibility several years, when he resigned and in augurated the Georgia Seminary for young ladies, of which he has been pres ident up to the time of his death. $400 AND COST. The case of John Moore was tried in Danielsville, this week. Mr. Moore was sentenced to the penitentiary for assault with intent to murder, at the last term of the court, but got a new trial. His case came up again at this court, and he was found guilty of assault The Judge fined him $400 and costs, which is much bet ter than the penitentiary. ADVANCE IN FRIKTS. Thera is an advance in prints in the Northern markets, and if the method holds it is said wages will be raised There is a strike begun on the part of op eratives for higher wages. A NEW RAILROAD. Harry Hill says he will complete the Union Point and White Plains road in 90 days. He then has several roads in Flor ida to build. came unconscious and knows nothing that happened after that until he recovered, which was near morning. He states that he lay on the ground, where he fell all night. At the coroner’s inquest, several parties were examined.but their eveidence only amounted to having heard two gun shots about sundown over in this woods. Mrs. Georgia Haines testified that Frank Humphries was not at his home last n ght, and that he only came home about breakfast time this morning; that when h? came into his house he was wet and muddy; bad blood on his clothes and told her that he had been attacked, as stated j above, and that he did not know what j had become of the two ladies. He wrote note to his brother relating the same story. His brother, E. J. Humphries, on going to the place found the two young ladies lying dead in the woods and at once sought persons to come there. Upon examination both ladies were found to have been shot in the right side of the neck, the shot going through, and the shoulder of Miss Haines being b'adly torn. After being murdered, their bodies were dragged a few yards in the woods. Suspicion rested so strongly on Frank Humphries as the murderer that he was arrested this afternoon by Sheriff Ennis while the inquest was going on,and brought to the city and jailed. The sheriff thought best to quietly take him off for fear that on outraged neighborhood might not wait for the law to take its course The clothes he had on yesterday have not been found yet. It was reported on the ground this ofternoon that there was negro on Erank Humphries place that knew where Frank was after the deed was done yesterday afternoon. The news of the mprder was brought to town by Turner Benford, a negro about one o’clock. Sheriff Ennis aud Coroner Scott, accompanied by about 20 citzens left immediately for the scene of the murdea. Ii is said that Frank spent the night at the house of Turner Benford, a negro, butthere is uo positive evidence. It was stated at the coroner’s inquest that when Frank Humphries asked Miss Raines to accompany him home, she re fused. She said she was afraid to go, as Frank seemed to be drinking. She final ly consented to go, accompanied by Miss Humphries. The bodies of both ladies, when found, were about twenty yards from the road, in a thicket, and seemed to have been dragged from the road after they were murdered. . Miss Humphries arms, when found, were stretched above her head, and her. body bore strong «vi dence of hawing been outraged. The bodies of the murdered ladies pre sented a ghastly appearance. Their clothes were torn and rumpled. Mias Raines, the elder of the two, was about forty years old and rather homely. Miss Raines was much younger, and said to have been quite handsome. Later.—Thr coroner’s jury brought a verdict of murder against Frank Horn phries. Everything quiet up to this time—midnight. NewOkleas, March 3.— Fortner particulars of the outrage perpetin- ted upon Mr. George A. Peet, the manager of the Gullet cotton gin lactory, near Anite City, on Friday night last, prove the affair to be even worse than at first supposed. It will be remembered he wa* starting tor the city to visit his wife and lainily, and was waiting at the Gnllet flag station for the inwardbound train. He was in an out of the way place, far away from help or friends, when he was suddenly and violently seized by a crowd of masked men who were heavily armed, and threatened him with instant death if he attempt ed to make a struggle. Partly stripping him,they beat and lashed him with a rope through which thorns had been inserted, so hat the blows would not only cut and lacetate the flesh, but *0 that the prongs would pierce the skin, causing the blood to jet lorth in little streams and inflict more painful wounds. Mr. Peet still suffers from his wounds. Governor McEnery has offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of the fiendish perpetrators, and the New Orleans National Bank will also give ,OoO for the aprehension and con viction ot the criminals. As an evidence of the harm done the locality, a party living in Anite City has since been refused an ad vance by the merchants in this city, aud there is a rumor that the factory- will be removed from Anite. ■EXTRACTS MOST PERFECrMME iSggsjaHjsWSL*-*"" SwMnjrievMawacPowd«r90a NOT KILLED. Ed. Bolton, col., of Oglethorpe coun ty, who was reported killed by Turner Latimer, col., was badly hurt, but is now up and doing well. FLKAD GUILTY. At Haberaham court, Bob Morris plead guilty to killing Jasper Henderson, but says it wss in self-defense. WILL KEEP POSTED. When the congressional campaign opens in this district the Banner.Wateh- man will keep a reporter always on the heels of the rival candidates, and give fall accounts of their speeches and work ings. We may look for a heated anm- mer*i campaign, and our readers shall have full and daily reports. The State's Assistance Cut Down This Year In Every County. A short time ago State School Commissioner Orrand Comptroller^ Geneial Wright made an estimate on the probable revenue ot the school fund tor this year, arising from the liquor tax, and according to the best information that they could gather, figured it out that the school fund for 1S86, from this sources would not be more thanS4o,- 000. or half of what it was in 1SS5 Commissioner Orr then sent to the school commissioner of every county in the state the following communication: Office of State School Commis sioner, Atlanta, February 27, 1SS6— Dear Sir: According to the 1 est estimate that can be made, the li quor tax will not yield more than $40000 the presenty ear. This state ment must he received as a rough approximation, as no man can give the sum with exactness. The oth er sources ot school revenue will yield about the same sums as last year. If each county school com missioner will take away from the sum apportioned to his county last year, one eighth the *um, the re mainder will be an approximation to the county pro rata this year. Add to this the poll tax and he will obtain approximately the en tire amount of school fund that will beat his disposal for this year. This information is communicated in obedience to section 23, school law of August 23d, 1S72. TRASHY CORRESPONDENCE. Hogansville, Ga., March 3.— The saddest accident that has ever happened ir. this section occurred yesterday about nine miles from this place. Mr. Gaston McCarter is a well-to do and much esteemed farmer of Meriwether county, and married a daughter of ’Squire Thompson, who also stands high in that county. Oil yesterday Mr. McCarter became enraged at a mis chievous cow that had been both ering him for some time, and in a moment of passion grabbed his gun and shot at the cow, but instead of shooting the cow hit and instantly killed his nine-year-old son, who was beyond the cow in the woods, and out of his father’s sight. Mrs. McCarter is prostrated with grief, and fears are entertained for her re covery. TheboywasMr. McCar ter’s oldest child, and a great favor- The affair has cast a gloom over the neighborhood, and Mr. and Mrs. McCarter have the sin- p e( j cere sympathies of their many friends. The boy was buried to day. an attack of vertigo. New York narrowly escaped a street car riot Thursday. Quiet was restored by the police. Two brothers named Gilley, near Carrollton, Ga., were both serious ly cut in a fight over a dog. In the wreck of a freight train near Utica, N. Y., lour men were burned to cinders. The Covington Enterprise takes up our gauntlet and fires this centre shot at trashy correspondence for the press. Let the good work go on. The Enterprise says; Miss Sampson was burned to death in Richmond, and her moth er fatally burned trying to save her. An amendment has been added to the Blair bill, discriminating in favor of negroes, that will deleat it. Mayor Rufus E. Lester, of Sa vannah, has been adjudged in con tempt ot court on the saloon squab ble. At Springfield, O., the manufac turers are discharging all Knights of Labor. One establishment ship- KILLED BY HIS LAST DRINK. A Tobacconist Takes a Draught of Wood Alcobol and Dies in Agony. \ViLLiAMSPOitT, March 1.—Geo. P. Flick, ot Hughesville, died at his store at 2 o’clock this morning from drinking wood alcohol yester day. Finding it impossible to get liquor he procured some wood al cohol, which he drank. He went to bed soon after, and about one o’clock Mr. John Houton, who lives next door, heard him groaning, and went to inquire what was the mat ter. Mr. Houghton rapped at Flick’s door and asked him to open Flick answered that he could not not get up. Then Mr. Hough ton broke in the door. The tobac conist was in terrible agony and was writhing with pain. Mr. Houghton sent for Dr. George Metzger, but when the physician arrived Flick had died from the ef fects of the alcohol which he had taken. Mayor Jarrett.ofPetersburg, Va., was assaulted in the stieet by a sa loon keeper. He was not seriously njured. M. L. Cosley was burned with his store near Montgomery, Ala. The fire was the work of an incen diary. McCormick, of Chicago, has won the fight over the Knights of Labor. Soo hands are now at work, all he needs. BADLY STABBED. A Dastardly Attempt. Unknown parties broke into the powder magazine of McCord & Son, at the extreme end of the old fair grounds, at Augusta, Monday, and burst the heads of two or three kegs of powder, put them under a barrel and attached a fuse 30 or 40 feet long, the end of which reached outside of the building. The iuse was lit, and it is supposed the rain put it out. Had the demons been successful in their work, 50,000 pounds of powder would have been destroyed and great damage done to life and property for a great distance around. In the kindest spirit we will say to those friends who write for our paper, that what we want is news ot an interesting nature, and not ‘puffs’ and personal jokes without pith or point. It is not what to put in a paper, but what to leave out, that bothers an experienced editor, Being somewhat of a liar ourscll we prefer to wiite all ‘puffs’, at the low rate of ten cents a line, and ‘get otT imaginary narratives on those who understand that no reflection is intended by such items. Often we notice in some of our exchanges, that depend on correspondents, the same items in hall a dozen different places of the same issue. As a sam ple of the brilliancy of some of these localizers, we give this: ‘Damp weather. Farmers busy. Oats be ing sown. Burning brush. Fish ing season most here,’ etc., etc., etc. We want news and will appreciate it, but cannot fill our entire paper with garbish and tom foolery, for goodness knows we get out a poor enough paper at best, and should we publish everything sent to this office our paying patrons would be justifiable in riding us out ot the county on a rail.” Ball Pleasures Followed by a Tragedy Which May Prove Fatal. Columbus, Ga., March 2.—A probably fatal cutting affray occur red here last night between two white men, both about 21 years of age. About a week ago Robert Herring tried to forcejohn Han cock to drink with him, but the lat ter refused, which led to a quarrel Last night they met at a dance at the residence of a Mrs. Kemps, When the party broke up abont 1 o’clock this morning Herring ap proached Hancock, and without any warming drew his knife and stabbed him in the neck, barely missing the jugular vein. A physi cian dressed the wound aud thinks Hancock is in a very critical condi tion. A warrant is out for Her ring’s arrest, but he is yet at large. TOM THE DEVIL. RUNNING CARS IN THE AIR. Several years ago Dr. A. C. Matthews, of Elberton, had a very remarkable dream. The Doctor subsequently wrote it ont from memory. It covered about four hundred pages of foolscap paper. The dream related to many inventions and discoveries that science would make the telephone, etc. Dr. M. says all of his dreams have come to pass except that which relates to the running of a train of cars in the air without any track. Bev. N. Z. Glenn, of the North Ga. Con ference, says he has invented means whereby this can very easily be accom plished. Some time ago I had the pleas ure of talking with Mr. Glenn concerning hir invention. He Intends having it pat ented and says he has a friend who will invest one hundred thousand dollars in putting this invention in operation. A TRUE FISH BTUBY. “I have seen in my day,” said an old Banks county man, “some big fishing on the Grove and Hudson rivers. There came a cold spell, when I was a boy, and the Grove river was frozen over. There was a fish trap in the Grove river, that was filled with big white suckers the morning after the freeze. The fish were frozen and floated in the trap until it was full. This is no fi a h tale, but true. shot by the Man Who Compelled Him to Pray—The Mnrderer Arrested. Point Pleasant, W. Va., March 2.—A rather novel murder is re ported trom McDowell county, in the extreme southern end of this state, the victim being Tom Cline, popularly known as “Tom the Dev- il,”and a notorious character. Cline fell : n with a young man nam ed Lee, who was on his way to Perry ville, the county seat. As they went along the conversation turned on a revival meeting then in pro gress in one of the churches. Lee said he had about (orgotten how to pray himself, whereupon Cline drew a revolvei from his pocket and suggested that he be gin practicing bis devotions at once. Lee refused, but when the cold muzzle of a revolver was placed against his head he consented to offer up a prayer. Cline then left him. Lee, terribly enraged, pro cured a rifle, and, following Cline, shot him through the body. Cline was taken home, where he is now dying. Lee is the son of a respect able farmer, and has always borne a good character. He is in jail, with out bail. Business failures are increasing in Canada. Whisky Killed Him Quickly. Salem Mass., Feb. 27.—Axem Bouillard, a French Canadian, em ployed in the Salem mills, went into C. Dionne’s saloon last night to meet a number of friends. After some good natured chaffing Baud lard wagered that he could drink twenty glasses of whisky in inmie diate succession. Glass after glass was drank,antil he fell into a state of unconsciousnes on the floor. When an attempt was made to raise him he was found to he black in the face. He was taken to his home and French physician called. Bot Boul lard ceased to breathe between nine and ten o'clock. The matter was keptsecret until this forenoon,when Officer Shortell was notified. Just how many glasses Boullard drank not known, but fiom all that can be learned the number was sixteen. Those present looked on the matter as a huge joke and urged him to win the bet, and none of them seemed to think any harm could re sult. He was 45 years old and leaves a family. Pickpockets annoy the great crowds that go to hear Revivalist Jones in Chicago. Mississippi is also disposed to try local option, the bill having passed the House of Representatives. Fred Frank, of Corpus Chriati, Tex., sold 100 head of picked sad dle horses at $30 per head, to be de livered in San Antonio. ' It is estimated that the annual cost for, the picking alone of the cotton crop of the Southern states > is $40,000,000. The people of Lee Valley, Haw kins county, Tenn., are organizing to drive out a band of Mormon el ders and converts from that vicinity. The publishers of General Grant’s “Memoirs” say Mrs. Grant will re alize $500,000 from its sale within a year. This is at the rate of more than $1,000 a page. A New Orleans special says: Two brothers from Pittsfield, Mass., named W. E. and H. F. Hermance, aged respectively twenty-three and eighteen years, arrived in the city yesterday from Livingston, Mont., ha ving traveled the distance of 4.500 miles in an open light canoe since July 4, 1SS5. The trip was made purely for love of adventure. Senator Riddleberger continues to be the thorn in the republican side. He makes awful thrusts at his party friends in discussing the Blair bill, and has no respect for any of them when he puts on war paint, as Mr. Edmunds found to his sorrow. Riddleberger says the re publicans are gnashing their teeth at the prospect of $50,000,000 going South. They hate to see money flowing in that direction. GEORGIA NEWS. The grant of water power in per petuity repealed, and a twenty years' clause adopted by the Augusta, Ga., council. Thurber, Whyland & Co., of New York,have been sued for$50,- 000 damages for putting up poi soned tomatoes. It is said that there are 1,000 visi tors at Thomasville. It is now predicted that Tyler Cooper will be the next Mayor of Atlanta. President Cleveland has so far suspended only six office-holders in Georgia. At Macon, Sunday, James Walk er was cutting wood, when a splin ter struck his eye, knocking it out. JJDawson Appeal: Some men give tojthe church according to their means, and some according to their meanness. In his sermon ^at Farwell hall, SanijSmall spoke’.of Chicago -as having. 4,000 bar-rooms, 1,000 brothels and 500 gambling.dens. Smithville Enterprise: Two Georgia editors have married re cently. Their wives have our pro found sympathy The farmers of Paulding county are trying a new grain, Brazilian flour corn, which produces from twenty-five to seventy-five bushels per acre. The Antericus, Preston & Lump kin railroad was started in October, 1884, is thirty miles long, and was built and equipped at a cost of only $5,000 a mile. Savannah, March 3.—The little son ol Mr.John Gill, switchman of the Central railroad, died from lock jaw to-day, caused from a splinter in his foot. A Savannah detective arrested in Florida a Pennsylvania woman who had eloped with $22,000 ef her husband’s money, together with her paramour. The manufacturers at Springfield, O., continue to discharge Knights of Labor. Several new strikes have been started. The mills are shut ting down as soon as the hands threaten trouble. Saturday an old negro named Johnson, who was employed on the Covington & Macon railroad, was smothered to death. Johnson nd a man named J. T. Fowler were n a tent made of wood, about two miles from Roberts station. The tent was clumsily constructed and not at all secure. It collapsed with- out’warning. Johnson and Fowler were caught beneath it, ?and the former was smothered to death be fore he could be extricated. Fowler was badly injured. His cries brought assistance, after some time, and he was removed from his perilous posi tion. Near Buchanan, Ga., while work ing the roads, Henry Norris beat George Ellioat’s brains out with a hoe before he was arrested. Both whites. No one khows fhe cause of the trouble. Two Plug-Uglies Fight Forty-Three Rounds and One Dies from the Effects of His Inju ries. Louisville, Ky., March 3.— Rev. Dr. Samuel Ramsey Wilscn, Eged sixty-eight, died to-day. He was the leader of the split which caused the establishment of the Southern Presbyterian church. Jackson, Miss., March 1.—The legislature has just passed a bill making the teaching of the doctrine of Mormonism or the persuading of persons to espouse it in the state, or to go out of the state to do so, a crime punishable by a fine of $500 and imprisonment. Holland, the Texan, now on trial in New York city for the murder of Davis, the “green goods” swindler, is having a dramatic trial. He used an unloaded pistol in showing the district attorney how the killing took place. Texans visiting New York take great interest in their fellow citizen. Gloucester, Mass., March 4.— The fishing schooner Virginia Dave, with a crew ot fourteen, has been given up as lost. She sailed for Grand Banks December 24th and has never been heard of since. Her crew mckes a total of seventy-five men lost from this port since Christ mas. CENTIPEDE. Mr. Parks, of Jackson county, captured a centipede one day this week. It is more deadly in its bite than the rattlesnake, and was never heard of before in this part of the country. Mr. Parks has seen them in Texas, and says it is certainly a centipede. Charles Russell has been snubbed by Queen Victoria. Asheville Citizen: A young man named Roland Huffstctler, from Rutherford county, was recently killed on the railroad between Spar tanburg and Augusta. He had left home in great distress of mind, growing out ol a love affair. At Spartanburg be took passage on the freight.train, being seated in the caboose of the car. Our informant says that he drank heavily to drown his sorrows. At a point on the road of which we are not informed, he bade those in the caboose good bye, and went out on the platform and stepped off. He fell ou the rail and was crushed to death. Americus, March 3.—The vault of W. J. Wheatley & Co’s bank was bored through by a profession al burglar Monday night. After several hours of bard labor he sue ceeded in gaining entrance to the vault, but was deterred from further operations by the presence of a Yale “time lock” safe, which de fied his utmost efforts to force Yesterday he was captured in Fort Valley. A FATAL SLUGGING MATCH. Fayetteville, W. Va., March .—One of the most brutal prize fights that ever took place in this state was fought two days ago in a him near town, and became known only through the death of one of the contestants yesterday. Frank McGongle and James Sheady fought forty-three bloody rounds for a purse of $50. The real ani mus of the fight, however, was an old and bitter grudge growing out of a quarrel about a girl who toyed with both tbeir hearts. McGonigle was a poung miner and Sheady a blacksmith. Each man stripped at about 1 p.ro. In the first round Sheady’s nose was broken, and at the end of the fourth round his face was beaten into a pulp. McGoni- gle’s right ear was torn almost com pletely ofl by Sheady’s teeth, his jaw was broken, and altogether he presented quite as terrible a sight as his opponent. Neither man would give in, although at the thirty-fifth round the seconds urged them to stop. They lought like tigers, and McGonigle’s torn and broken hand felled his opponent to the floor time after time. The forty-third and last round fpund Sheady in his corner, lying face downward and insensible, while McGonis’le, who had kicked him there, hurriedly gathered his clothes together and staggered out. The seconds car- tied sheady to his home and left him, where he died yesterday. Nei ther of them have been seen since, and the whereabouts of McGonigle is also unknown. RAILROAD AGENT MURDERED. Tha Terrible Discover; Made b; a Railroad Conductor. Fifty-one miles of the Augusta, Gibson & Sandersville narrow- guage road is now in operation— from Augusta toGibsor.. The road is self-sustaining.and its net earnings for the last three iqonths were $11,- 81S. The interest has been paid on $350,000 of bonds to finish the road from Gibson to Sandersville. It has paid all of its New York lia bilities, and the line will be com pleted to Sandersville in July. A recently returned Georgian from Texas, now in Blakely, saya that country will do very well for men and dogs, but that it’s h—1 on women and oxen. Buchanan, Ga., March 4—Nor- 1, the murderer of Elliott, was brought before C. W. Ault, notary public, and waived hearing, was committed to jail to await trial in the superior court. He nearly succeeded in breaking jail the first day. He is now lodged in the iron cage. Elliott, the murdered man, leaves a wife and five small chil dren in a helpless condition. The killing grew out of Elliott teasing Norris. Asheville, N. C., March 4.—A brutal and deliberate murder occur red yesterday afternoon, about thir ty miles east of this city, and near Mat ion. Herbert Bird and his two sons, heretofore considered good and peaceable citizens, own a tract of land through which Mr. L. C. Bright and a prominent citizen, a neighbor, had what he considered a right-of-way. He was passing over it. The Birds had warned him not to come on the land. Yesterday he was passing there and the dispute commenced, when the three Birds fell upon him with clubs and beat him to death. Birmingham, Ala., March 5.— A horrible murder was committed last night at Scott’s Station, 30 miles west of Selma, on the Cincin nati, Selma and Mobile railroad. When the midnight passenger train stopped there the conductor, in starting into the depot, found the door locked. Suspecting, after re peated unanswered knocks, that something must be wrong, he broke open the door, and went into the office. There he found the agent, Frank E. Cocke, in bed, and strik ing a light, discovered that his head had been split open with an a$e. Cocke was alive, but too far gone to give any account of the assault, and died shortly afterwards. The depot had been rifled of everything worth having, and it is supposed robbery was the incentive to the murder. A few years ago the agent at Newborn, iz miles from Scott’s, on the same railroad, was killed with a crowbar in the night, and the depot robbed and burned. Cocke was about 28 years old and unmarried. He lived here some two years ago. — The Postmaster-General has ap pointed Maj. E. C. Clure, of Soutb Carolina, to.be Post Office Inspeq- tos.