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( -Ur ft O-in&if JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. TU Tain C>H Tht following dispatch wsa received T c»tcrd»y in reg»nl to the decision of the (Upreme court on the case of Mrs. Bain vs. the Athena foundry: 1 T. W. Kucker: Short decision. Sub stance, This case is res adjudicate. In,lenient affirmed. Signed, E. K. Lumpkin. This is the final settlement of the case ami gives Mrs. Bain .$7,600, and interest tr tin judgmeut in November. This has |„.en one of the hardest fought cases that has ever come before the superior court of Clarke county and a history of it may t„ of interest to our readers. JIr. \Y. A. Ham was killed by a blast at the foundry on September t>th, 1882. His death was regretted by every one who knew him. lie was a man without a blemish in his character and kind to everybody. There noser lived a man in Athens who had more friends than llill llain, and to have Mich a good man cut oiT in the prime of life seemed to paralyze all who knew him. A suit for damages for the killing was commenced. The writ was filed in lssd ami Col. T. \V. Kucker employed to bring suit for damages. The first trial of the ease was had in November lss ’.a nd a mistrial, the jury standing 10 to 2 for the plaintiff. The case was again tried in May 1884. and resulted again in a mistrial, the jury standing 11 to 1 for the plaintiff. Ii was tried again in May, 1886, by a jury selected from the grand jury, and a ver dict was given for the foundry. Col. Kucker, the counsel for the plaintiff, ap pealed to the supreme court, and the verdict was set aside, because it was con trary to the evidence. Again it came up for a hearing in November, 1886. and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $7,fam damages, and the foundry ear ned it hack to the supreme court. Col. Kucker Started in the ease single-handed and at drew I the c.v A and afterward Cold, and Mr. K. ise. The foundry Erwin and llon.Y iefeml them. These le. onl a long and tedious alien the finale In., coin. .11 parties have ,l„ n< . tii. line it looked as if Mr. I iig a forlorn hope, but h he determinate took Mr. An- K. I,u ployed .1 uilge ■ Harrow to giants have cst, and now e know that dun ilead- w ith pi,-I hop. tight it through I, and now ihat he has are. i what he started out to do, llnat any little animosities 1 mu n out of the trial of this . ■ buried in the dead past. A DiiSI-Eii iTr. .NEGRO TWeckl NO. XVI ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, APRIL, 13 1886. VOL XXXI COTTON AT FIVE CENTS. Ocoxee. March 4th, 1886.—Mr. Edi tor: The readers of jour most excellent paper would no doubt like to know how to raise coiton at five cents per pound, but they, of course, would jiot like to sell at that price. J ust after the late war we found ourselves minus mules and horses, and the soldiers got all of our oxen, hut left us a fine lot of milk cows, so we went to work, cleared, fenced and ditched and harnessed up the milch cows. You can’t imagine how well they work in the absence of horses or mules. Some gave milk and they all kept faiand sleek and went through well, and they were milked thrice a day. They never gave so much milk and butter before, and 1 can see no plan by which large tenant farmers can run much longer without adopting some such plan. Instead of giving a tenant uiule to ride around and a scrub cow to eat up his and his neighbor’s crop, just give him one, two or three good sized milch cows and let him feed them the same as he would a mule, and the milk and butter will save meat. Ei»ex. CENTER DOTS. Gets a Bullet Through His Thigh Floyd «irifirth, living on Mr. Hoh M<*on’s plantation in Oconee, is a verv desperate character. Monday, while it was raining, he stole some whisky and '»ii a hig spree, ran everybody living n-ar him out of their houses; and had tin whole neighborhood in a terrible state of excitement. After dark some one went to his house and railed him to the door. He picked tip an axe and start ed for the door, cursing the party on the outside, and swore he would kill him The party on the onlside, who is still, unknown, fired through the door, striking Floyd in the fleshy part of the thigh. No one has any idea who did the shooting, hut it it is thought it was some one whom Floyd had attack ed during the day. Floyd is a bad ne gro. lie lias served a term in the chain-gang for breaking into a widow lady 's house and stealing a lot of money. He stands a fair chance to go to the coal mines for his last escapade. THE HOARD OF El)l CATION. will Open Public Schools Sept. 1st. The Hoard of Education met Monday evening and decided to open the public schools on the first of September. The architect decided that the buildings could not he ready until the first of .Jan uary, 18S7, hut the Hoard of Education ha\e decided to secure suitable buildings ami open as above stated. The commit tee was instructed to give notice by pub lication of the examination of teachers on the first of June. The Hoard called on the city for ■$’.>,»MS) for school purposes, h»->ides the $2,000 they get from the Mate fund. The additional tax levied for school purposes will he 2-lo of one per cent, l’rof. Hranson will reach Athens b\ the middle of May. He is at present lti Washington ('it v. Silver bullets are in requisition at Cen ter. John M. Matthews, Esq., had his corn crib broken into last, night and about four bushels of corn stolen. Mr. Matthews says that he was awakened about 2 o'clock in the morning by hear ing a noise in his crib. The thief had shelled about four bushels of corn, and was leaving the crib with the corn on his back. Seeing the Squire approach ing, the thief took to his heels with the corn on his hack, and succeeded in escap ing. 'I'he Squire is powerfully bothered, and says that the country is financially ruined. T. THD PAPER HILL BRIDGE. The county commissioners of Oconee ounty met with the Ordinary of Clarke county at the court-house yesterday, for the purpose of transacting business rela tive to the different line bridges that were damaged by the recent floods. The paper mill bridge was let to Mr. J. \V. Watson, of Oconee county. His hid will not exceed four hundred dollars, and will he more or less, in proportion to the amount of the old timbers used. As there hail been considerable complaint about the extortionate rates charged r»y Mr. Dunaway, who has charge of the ferry at the old bridge place, the two counties took the matter into consideration and reduced his charges one-half. He is only authorized to make the following cnarges now: For four horse wagon, -10 cents; for two horse wagon, 25 cents; for horse and buggy, 25 cents; for persons on horseback, 10 cents; for pedestrians, 5 cents. These we consider very reason able charges, and hope there will be no further complaint on this score. Mr. Watsen, the contractor, agrees to have the bridge completed by the 2'»th April. No action was taken in regard to rebuilding* Harnett's bridge. GRIFFIN S RAILROD PROSPECTS (fUlFKis, April J.—< >ur little city seems now* destined to he a railroad centre sure. We already have the Central—then work is to he commenced on the Georgia Mid land by May 1st, and now the Covington and Macon branch is surveyed connect ing with the Georgia Midland here. The surveying party arrived here to-day in charge of Captain E. II. Roberts. The branch survey leaves the main route at Key's ferry, crosses the river by Dimes* shoals, crosses the East Tennessee. Vir ginia and Georgia above Jackson and strikes the old Griffin. Madison and Mon- ticello railroad four miles this side, keep ing near it from there to Cabin creek hill, two miles east of Griffin, then leaves it and comes right into the heart of the city. Captain Roberts talks as though the road would 1*«- built as soon, as the Georgia Midland, thus givins us a connection and competing line to Macon. MERRY MOMENTS. Riots,strawberries.anil carpet* should always be put down with alacrity. The ghost of a smile—Smelling the cork. The balloon that will not go up ii not worth ascent. “He has left a void that can not be easily filled.’’ aa the bank director touch ingly remarked »f the absconding cash ier. Somebody sends us a circular which begins: “Are yon troubled withlullness in the stomach 7” And this to an editor. Ye Gods. Judge: “What’s your name?” Common drank: Smith, John Smith. Judge: “Business?’’ C. I).: “Stovedoor in a liar-room.” Judge: “ What does your labor consist of?” C. D.: “Unloading schooners.” Judge: “OOdays.” The Chicago girl who wears number lens, is still able to stand considerable x-her-size. An umberella and a dime novel are the usual baggage which the girl of the peri od takis with her to campmeeting. A small boy, arrested for throwing -tones at Independence Hall, recently got off on the plea that he was only '•rocking” the cradleof liberty. “Marriage,"says the unfortunate hus band, “is the churchyard of love." “And you men,” replied his wife “are the FROM ATLANTA. . IJ BALL AND BAT. ’.V.- learn that a movement is on foot by the lovers of l.nse ball to play a series ..f games at lit.' fair grounds during the spring and summer months. We trust. that the g.-titleinen interested in the ’ , movement will succeed in arranging the I Georgia is r.I.aw>hc uanic ■ uixlorstaml it i* propose*! to organize a North Georgih Base Hall 1 League, comprising the Madison, Wash ington, Lexington, Harmony Grove, I’ni- vcfsitv ami Athens clubs, together with such clubs as wish to join tin* league. A meeting will he held in a few days for the purpose of looking into the situation, and to discuss the feasibility of such an or ganization. Should the plan meet with favorable consideration, a club consisting tf the best players in our city will im mediately be formed, and a series of pames arranged. We hope the league will he formed. We have good material in our midst for a club. The fair ground is an elegant place for the sport, and now within a short distance of the street car line. Such an amusement will enliven the city, help the street rail road. and afford much pleasure during the long afternoons that will soon he upon us. FOWLER FLUSHED. The county commissioners of Oconee met Tuesday and d«j ; ded not to grant li cense to Mr. J. A. Fowler to sell whiskey at his place near the paper mill bridge after the first of May, when his present . JUSTICE COURT Yesterday was the regular term of th stice court, and both Justices Evan <1 Fuller presided. The principal case : ami which ever}’ newspaper in a is interested, was the case of P. R. 1*. Moss, suit for sub scription to the Gainesville Southron. This case had been decided once before against Mr. Moss, and lie appealed to a jury. The only defense was that he had never subscribed for the paper, hut had taken it out of the otfice and read it after it had been sent. 'I’he jury was out about ten minutes and brought in a ver dict for the plaintiff. Mr. Moss, we learn, will carry it to the superior court. THE LAMAR COTTON CHOPPER. Rev. J. S. Lamar, of Augusta, Ga., has patented a cotton chopper that promises to reduce the price of cultivating the cotton crop of the South. The chopper is so constructed that a sharp knife, working across the rows of cotton, cuts out the plants, leaving it in hills the proper distance, with mathematical pre cision. rave diggers. 1 A preacher in West Virginia shot into a variety show and killed two men and i boy. Tins goes to show that a variety -how is dangerous, If not sinful. An unprincipled scoundrel induced pretty M is* Pup, of Mixico, to elope with aim to Baltimore and then deaerted her Much a dog is not worthy of a Pup. “Hello, Jack, where have you been!' “Oh, been collecting." * * Ah! w hat s access ?” ‘•Very poor. In fact, I have rumma ged this town from one end to the other, and I can't find a man that ow es me a cent.” ’Attorney-General Hann says that a woman is legally a “person” Out let him catch a woman and call her one! “What is this man charged with?’ 1 a>ked the Judge. “With whisky, your Honor," replied the sententious'police* in m. < >ne reason w hy girls are so intellectual now is said to be because they wear so many newspapers for hustles. A Boston lady last summer attended a funeral In a country church. Alter the singing f a hymn a man who was sil ting beside her remarked: “Beautiful hymn, isn't it ma'am? The corpse wrote it." A traveler in Western Iowa noticing on the wall of the parlor of the hotel the egend : “Ici Ton parle Francias,” said o the proprietor: “l)o you speak French?” “French?” No; United Stated is good ,uough for me." “Then why do you keep that legend on the wall which means ‘French is spoken here,” “Is that so?" “Ceitalnly.” “Well, I'm a half breed from up the Missourv if a fellar with a wart on his nose didn't sell me that for a latin motto: God bless our home.’ ** Never look a gift horse in the mouth, esj»ecially if it be the Colt revolver. Isn't it a little inconsistant that the Missouri prohibitionists should nomi nate a “full” riUite ticket? It was the man who stepped c.n a tack w ho first remarked “ the iron has enter ed my sole.” These who have lost their money in Chicago lard can feelingly say that their fortune lias grown “small by de grease, aud lieautifull) less.” A young iawyer in this city,who boas ted that he had been engage*! in the trial o! an interesting liquor case, neglected to state that it was a case of champagne, which he and some companions had been trying the night before. The Modern Argo publishes a story entitled: “Social Life in Whales.” We have not read it hut suppose it was writ ten originally by Jonah during his three days and nights w hich he spent in their society. Teacher of Bible class: “In what book of the Bible is the expression found, * All flesh is grass.” Student: “Timothy/’ A boy of four, taken to church for the first time, listened to the organ fora few minutes and then said: “When will the organ man let the mon- ] key out?” Tne chaplain of the House of Rep- I resell tat Ives makesthe mistaken! covert ing his prayers into stump speeches. He thunders at tin with all the enthusiasm ol a man w ho wants to get into a joint debate with the Almighty. A correspondent writes: “ Isendyoo ;• !i i tl«* poem called ‘The Lay of the! Lark’ If accepted le: me know.” He j* ctcd with thanks. If you will send us a few specimemsof the lay of the hen,we will aecepr. “\re we running on time?” said the conductor repeating tiie nervous passen gers que-tion. “No,sir,we are doing a strictly cash business. Fare please.” “Red satin rain umbrellas” has been nt rod need into Paris. They would be here, for we have no such rain n this country. The Paris Figaro man say*: “The American girl is stylish to the back bone.” He gets his information fiom the dresses cut in V shape over the shoul der blades. In order to disinguish one from tlie other,the plates must be made smaller or the fashionable buttons will be slightly enlarged. They have formed a corner in broom- corn out West. If they would only keep it up until the season of spring cleaning is passed, many a hardly tried husbands ii- i 11 tifi and f«>rVAiit!ir hloua fhn i>nr. Moody and Banker Meetings—Status of Bute Politics—Dissolution of *n Old Firm—Dr. Armstrong’s Lecture. Corre-pendeoce Savannah Time. Atlanta, April 3.—Moody and San key are iieie. They held a ser vice to-day tor men only, and be* fore they leave there will be two services for colored people. For two or three days there were indi cations of a split between the white and colored people over Moody and Sankey. The gentlemen who had in charge the arrangement of details made up their programme without consulting any colored people. Cer tain of the negro preachers took of- fense, saying they had been freely consulted on all questions during the prohibition campaign, and they saw no reason for any backsliding now. They were about to secede but finally were pacified and yes terday were given the tickets for the colored people’s meeting. POLITICS THIS WEEK. This has been a quiet week in pol itics. Major Bacon is at home nurs ing an immense carbuncle on the back of his neck. Gen. Gordon is out of the state, and Judge Simmons is having the entire track to himself. The Judge comes to Atlanta every two or three days to see how things are getting along, and there is no doubt that he is in dead earnest about wanting the Governorship. It is likely that there will be nothing new about the race tor governor within the next month, unless du ring that time Gen. Got don states his position. I can say positively that an effort will be made to defeat At torney General Anderson. Col. H. Ii. Hulsey informs me that he is in the race, and will do all he can to get the otfice. Col. Hulsey will make an aggressri’e campaign. He takes the position that Col. Ander son has held Lie position long enough. It will be urged against Col. Anderson that he makes his home in Macon, and thereby causes great inconvenience to the state of fleers who wish to consult him. The Attorney General has an office in Atlanta, but seldom comes here except when summoned by mail or wire. It is charged that this some times cost the state a fee for special counsel, and tftat persons visiting the city to see him on business lose time waiting for him. All agree that Col. Anderson is ono oi the ablest lawyers in Georgia and his opinions have the greatest possible weight. AN OLD LANDMARK GONE. An advertisement in the city pa pers this week gives notice of the dissolution of the firm of Cox, Hill Thompson, perhaps the largest whisky house in Georgia. These gentlemen have lost heavily by pro hibition, but Mr. Joseph Thompson, the junior member, has been the greatest sufferer. The firm had an immense distillery at Stone Moun tain, which paid the government a hundred dollars a day revenue. De- Kalb county went dry under a local law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of whisky and other fiery flu- ids. The distillery, thus paralyzed, is rapidly going to decay. The pro- hibition law in Fulton drives the firm out of business, and the closing of the Kimball House bar seriously threatens the fortune of Mr. Thomp son, who is one of the lessees. The firm has been one of the old land marks here, doing an extensive wholesale trade. DR. ARMSTRONG TO LECTURE Public interest in the case of Rev. J. G. Armstrong has been aroused again by the demand of the reverend gentleman that the bishop publish the testimony in book form. The bishop replies that the book will be published as soon as possi ble, but reminds the doctor that the trial was private and the reporters ot the press were excluded at the urgent request of the defense and over the protest ol the prosecution The publication of the evidence will be awaited with great interest. Dr. Armstrong is soon to take to the lecture field. His first appearance will be in Atlanta and it is under stood he will lecture on “Faust.” There is a gieat deal more interest here in Armstrong than there is in “Faust.” FIGHT AT EORT WORTH THE ACTHOR'TIES AND STRIKERS SHOOTING 1)0WN EACH OTHER. EARLDOM FARM. Winchesters ana Shot Guns Brou*ht Into Keqnlsltlon—Seven Men Known to Have Been Killed. As we feared and predicted, the great railroad strike in the South west has resulted in bloo tshed, and of a most serious character, too. At Fort Worth, Tex., last Saturday, an S MU^uri Vc'fi' road* the present year .1,000 acres of up- OnrSpecial Correspondent Visits the ilag- nlflcent Farm of Mr. Henry J. Hill, in Wllkee County. Washington,Gj.,April 5.—The grand larm of Henry J. Hilt lirs on the Elberton road, tS miles north of Washington, is bounded on the north by Broad river, at a point near Baker’s lerry, and contains 2.500 acres, 1,900 acres of whichare up land and 600 rich river and creek bottoms. There are in cultivation expires. Mr. l'owler has had a h.-c good run since prohibition went into ef fect in Clarke. He is reported to have averaged three barrels of whiskey per day and increased his fortune to one hun dred thousand dollars. This report about the number of barrels sold is doubted by thu:>e who have been in the whisky bus- lu-sS. WAR! IT FREE. I he people of Oconee are complaining of 11 costing them too much to come to Athens and pay a dollar for croasing the list. IF—seem to think that the Ordi- tiartes of the two epunties should take f'wrge of the fiat and hire a man to carry them fre STORE BREAK1NF. A few nights ago the store of O’Far roll, Hodgson & Co. was robbed by a thief who had probably been in the store during the day. The cellar door was locked on the inside with a padlock. This was broken off, and the thief car- out what he had stolen. WHAT'S THE MATTER? Mr. Itloomtied urged council to open new road up Sandy creek, which was done and the reck abutments to the bridge across the branch built; but noth ing further has been done. What is the matter? A STOCK LAW ELECTION Newtown district, Jackson county, the other day voted on the stock law, and the fence side triumphed by 139 to 40— over three to one. Jackson county will this summer vote on the issue. soun as possible. CASE SETTLED, We learn that the case brought against The bridge should be put up I a well-known aparty in this county by THE MATCH. 8-Tcral walkers have signified their intention of entering the race in May. file main prize will be fifty dollars in Hold and (kconee and Jackson will have men in the race who arc noted for being ’ery fast. This will the only amuse- "lent at the fair grounds this summer, except base ball games. /. * BUKAWAY MATCH. Last Sunday, in the lower part ofOgle- county, Mr. Peterman and Mias * started to Sunday-school, but their minds on the rend and to Judge Raines' were married. bis wife's neice has been settled and will not go into the conrts. We are glad of this. JONES AND SMALL GET WELL PAID Chicauo, April 4.—Revs. Sam Jones and Sam Small concluded their religious services here to-day, and received $3,t>00 each for their four weeks’ work. A WALNUT FARM. J. F. Robinson, of Tallulah, finding the climate and soil adapted to raising walnut trees, hat lately bought a farm in Rabun county, and will set out thousands of walnut trees. Walnut lumber is on the rue, and Mr. Robinson expect* reap n rich reward from his venture. will rise up and fervently bless the cor net e r s. It is no more than falrthat a saw mill should be run by water, when water always has a chance to run by the saw mill. A teacher in one of our public schools when trying to define the word “slowly” to her pupils, walked sO slowly that she wabbled in her gait, and then asked: “How did I walk?" A big boy in the back part of the room ]> iryalized her by blurting out: “Bow- legged ma’am. If anything in this world will put wings on indolence it is a woman with a dipper of hot water and a forward impulse when a tramp is “sassy." “Is the Secretary of State in his office?” Yes, sir; but when he is in he dosn’tre ceive anybody.” "All right, I’ll come some day when he isn’t in.” Boarder: “I’m tired of eating cakes 3 times a day.” Landlady: “I should think ou would be. Ne one can carry the bad you do without being tired.” “Why does the doctor smell his cane?” asked the little girl invalid of her wicked brother. “He is probably preparing the diagnose, sis,” said the bad boy. “Arc you a marrying man?” was asked of a sombre looking gentleman at an up town reception. “Yes sir,” was the prompt reply “I’m a clergyman.” Jack; “Grandma,have you good teeth?” Grandma: “No dear, unfortunately, I’ve not.” Jack: “Then I’ll give you my wal nut to keep till I come back.” “Bridget, did you hear the door-bell? 1 • Yes’m,” “ Why don’t you go to the door, then?” “Sure an’ it’a nobody to see me, ]’m not’specbng callers to-day.” “Did 1 understand you to say that Ur. Fungus conversed altogether in the dead languages?” “I said I had inferred as much.” “From what, pray?” “From his breath. “I’ve just purchased a diminutive sal via dog'.” observed a Boston girl to a friend. “A saliva dog! What sort of a dog is that?" “Why, one that's • pure extract of Spits," Young physician (to old doctor): ‘The medical profession does not practice bleeding a patieut nowadays to any ax- tent, does it doctor?”. Old Hector: “Ho, 1 !(iO .# .X o-iti A .'»U *• .- THE OGLETHORPE CYCLONE. Mr. Foster Raughn yesterday was in town, and passed the scene of the cy clone of last week, that parsed to the east of Lexington, on the Elberton road. The house of a negro named John Col lins, on Mr. J. T. M. Haire’s place, was leveled with the ground, and several members of his family painfully but not seriously injured. Their escape from death was miraculous. Fields of pine were fallen as if cut down by an axe. The wind would be lifted from the earth in places, and sweep down in another, destroying all in its path. WITH HANDCUFFS ON. Willis Meddox, who was arrested near Athens last Saturday for breaking his contraet and kidnapping his niece, and was carried back to Oglethorpe county by Mr. Goolsby, succeeded in making his escape with his hands cuffed behind him. Constable Prather received a let ter from Mr. Goolsby yesterday, asking him to look «ut for Willis. and the officer* said they would run it or there would be bloodshed. On the other hand, the strikers said that no train should pass until their demands tor arbitration be com plied with. Tne yard was filled with officers, and a train made up and started out amid the derisive cheers of the strikers, but no at tempt was made to molest it in the city. The train was under the pro tection of twelve U. S. officers. The train proceeded slowly to the cross ing, about a mile and a half south of town. The switch was found open, and two men stood near the crossing; officers approached the switch, and as they did so they dis covered five men, with Winchester rifles.pattly concealed in the weeds, a few yards distant. The entire posse advanced towards the men in ambush. They had reached a ditch alongside the track when thev or dered the throwing up of hands The command was obeyed, but as the hands came up they brought Winchester rifles. The officers were armed with only revolvers. They demanded the surrender ot the strikers. Both sides opened fire almost simultaneously, there be ing not more than a lapse of two seconds between the time the first and second shots were fired. As to which side fired first eye wit nesses differ. Alter the first fire, the posse advanced and continued firing. The strikers retreated be hind some piles of ties, wiiich form ed a most excellent breastworks, and from the security of which they poured a' murderous fire into the posse. Five ot the officers were shot down, two of them being fa tally wounded. One striker was wounded and captured. When the posse saw it was useless to fight Winchester rifles with revolv ers,they placed the wounded officers aboard the train and returned to the union depot. The strikers remain ed at the scene of the conflict some time alter the train returned to the city, when they secured the Win chester ot their wounded comrade and started off for Sycamore bot toms, all carrying their rifles. As soon as the train reached the city a posse was formed, armed with Win chesters and started in pursuit of the murderers. It is is estimated that there were twenty men among the striKers, but of these only five or six carried Winchesters. The people are in a terrible sta’e of ex citement and appear completely dumbfounded. The breach between the law and strikers has been wid ened and the bitterest expressions can be heard on every side. There are hundreds of Knights of Labor in the city who do not appear to re gret the occurrence. The Mayor of Athison, Kan., of fers to pay the roads for all damage done their property by strikers in that city. SHUTTING DOWN WORKS. Milwaukee, Wis., April 3—L. P. Allis, of the mammoth machine shops bearing his name, summoned his 800 men before him this after noon. He informed them that speaking upon authority from his company, should an enforcement of the eight hour rule be attempted, the works would be shut down per manently. H. Zignz & Co., confectioners, closed their establishment to-day, discharging their 660 employes, the trouble resulting from contentions between two organizations to which the workmen belong. THE TKCHNOI,LOGICAL SION. The Board Meets And organizes--Business transacted. The commission appointed by the governor to take in charge all mat ters in connec’ion with the construc tion of Georgia’s school of techno logy, met at the executive office. After being sworn in by Governor McDaniel, the board perfected an organization by the election of N. E. Harris, chairman, and E. K. Hodgson, seretery. The hoard in structed the chairman to prepare a circular setting forth the provisions of the act, and inviting bids from the several cities and towns of the State for the location of the school, and send same to the mayors of the cities and towns of Georgia for con sideration. All propositions must be forwarded by October next, and none will receive consideration at- thcr that date. FASHION NOTES. Milanese glovts aro made to fit perfectly. Plush visites with beaded stripes are bordered with chenille fringe. Brooches ot frosted gold have a THE BATTLE OF KETTLE CltEEK. History of this Engagement as Told by the Washington Chronicle. Many of the young people of Old Wilkes do not know that an im portant battle of the revolutionary single diamond or pearl in the cen-1 war was fought only a few miles ter. ’ "" "" PEACHES GONE. Mr. Johnson has one of the largest peach orchards in Clarke county, and he informs us that they were *11 killed by the late frost and ice. Mr. Johnson has several thousand trees, and thinks he will not raise a peach this year. This is bad news, as the farmers are mostly de pendent upon the peach crop during the summer. BIO YIELD. Alice Jones, one of Hunnicutt & Yan cey's J ersey cows, has given 739 pounds of butter in 9 months. This is the larg est yield from one cow ever given in Athens. HAS LOCATED. Dr. T. G. Moss, who was married about threo weeks ago in Augusta, has jnst returned from a tour in Florida, and will locate at the old home in Banks county. MICA IN OCONEE. Mr. John Ridgeway, of Oconee, opening a splendid mica mine on his place. It is in very large pieces, and as clear as glass. THE BLADE. W. A. Pledger will probably revive the Athens Blade, a paper published here several years ago. BASS BALL SUITS. The Sophomores and Juniors of the University will be rigged out in their new suits next Saturday evening, when they cross bats at the fair grounds. HOMER DOTS. Dear Banner-Watchman: The recent heavy rains did great damage to crops throughout the country. The waters were higher than they have been for years. Two of our bridgesjire gone. It is raining again this morning. Mr. J. E. Stephens has been con fined to his room for several days; but is ablo to be out again. Rubie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Edwards who has been very low is convalescent. There is a great deal of sickness in the county. The political pot has began to boil in this county, and promises to run high during the coming cam paign. The convention for banks county will be held on the third Wednes day in July, and the editor of the Banner-Watchman it respectfully invited to come and be with us. • ■ Nimrod. GEOTGIA’S CENTRAL CITY. A Jones County Farmer Obtalnee Money On Forged Xotee. Macon, April 3.—Sam Blow, a young farmer of Jones county is mis sing. He came to Macon this week with papers represented to have been signed by, J. D. Goddard. A. B. Small took them and advanced to Blow $400. Upon other notes, purpoting to be signed by W. H. Morton, Blow obtained from W. H. Tones in East Macon $150, D. J. Bar $200 and Davis & Balcom $160 It has becen discovered that the sig- natuies to those papers are forged. Blow has left for parts unknown, but his freinds believe that he will return and straighten out the affair. lanu aud all the bottoms, It is cultivated by 50 hands— comprising tenants, wages hands and county convicts, the whole force numbering thirty plows. The products of corn, wheat, oats and other cereals—clover, orchard, herd and ail other grasses. Horses, mules, hogs and cattle are raised. Oats are made a specialty, one year iS.ooo bushels were harvested. The following are the products of last year’s crop: Cotton—198 bales. Corn—2,500 bushels. Wheat—700 bushels. Oats—900 bushels. Peas—300 bushels. Ground peas—230 bushels. Sweet and Irish potatoes—250 bushels. Provender of all kinds—40,000 pounds. HISTORY OE THE FARM. In the year 1S66 Mi. Hill com menced farming on the place and which then contained 1,400 acres, with bur little capital, wurkig only S hands and running 3 plows. The lands were impoverished hy a sue cession of crops and bad culture, out the owner’s industry and ener gy having no limit, and his motto being: • Perseverentia vincet om nia,’' success has crowned his noble efforts. The sum total of his profits on the farm tor the 19 years have not been less than $85,000 which added to the amount ot about $45,000 in terest from his father’s esta e makes him worth $130,000. These profits have been invested in six farms, five situated in Wilkes county and one in Arkansas, and in 1,110 acres adjoining, which is now a part ot Earldom Farm. The tanily residence is quite handsome. It is built after the modern style of architecture and being tastily painted adds to its beauty and constitutes it a lovely habitation. It is almost surrounded by green fields .and lots of clover and the grasses and blooming fruit trees with their variegated blooms, all of which tends to enhance its picturesqueness and beauty. At the homestead hospitality knows no bounds and many are the luxu ries dispensed, most all of which are ihe products of the farm. Such is Mr. Hill's renown for his hospitality and success in farming that some of his kindred and inti mate friends have given him the soubriquet ot Earl ol Earldom farm The family comprises only three members, Mr. and Mrs. Hill and an only child. Miss Fanida, an amia ble and lovely young miss and a member of the Junior claas of the Lucy Cobb Institute at Athens. What we saw about the gin and barn houses, corn cribs, stables and cow lots. At the gin house were one hundred bales of coiton. The barns were filled with all kinds oi piovender. The cribs contained hundreds of barrels of corn, (some of year before last’s crop,) and the grain bins full of wheat and oats. There were forty head of horses and mule colts, which will cost Mr. Hill not exceeding $25 or $30 per head to raise, that will supply the place of mules that would cost him $150. There were farm horses and mules and large Prince Albert, Berkshire and Northern Essex hogs, and two of the finest harness horses (Black Hawk and Tom Bu ford) to be tound in the South. The farm horses and mules were fat and sleek, showing that they were led and in other respects well cared for This splendid exhibition of stock is all the result of raising corn, clo ver and other cereals, making cot ton a secondary consideration. The milk cows are not Jerseys, but of superior stock, and have an ex cellent record. To Mrs. Hill is due the honor of the success of the dairy. This excellent lady gives her per sonal attention to the churning of the milk and preparing of the bqt ter for the table and market, and we question if the quantity and quality of the butter can be equalled any where in the state, not even by a herd of Jerseys. From 25 to 30 pounds of nice, splendid, rich but ter is marketed weekly from 12 cows, after supplying the family. One day during our visit 32 gall-ms of milk were given to the hogs. The cattle are being crosse.l by “War Dance,” a fine registered Jer sey bull, once the property of Mayor W. B. Cox, of Atlanta. A visitor will be astonished at the system and ease with which the farm is managed. Mr. • Hill gives all his business, in its minutest de tails, his personal attention. The care ol all work tools and (arming implements is made a specialty and in the nineteen years of his farm life this has saved him much money. No trouble is had with either the tenants, wage-hands or convicts. All hold him in the highest esteem, and many of the ex-convicts remain at Earldom Farm after their term of service has expired. < We were convinced that Mr. Hill’s plan of raising all farm sup plies—Stock ot all kinds, not buy ing on credit and paying’ time prices, snd making, as he does, a great deal of manure, and not buy ing much guano, is the only plan that will bring success in farming, •nd that the reverse course has well nigh bankrupted all the planters in our state who have raised cotton to the exclusion of grain crops. We were delighted with our visit, what we saw of the farm and its magnificent management. The princely hospitality accoided us, and the excellent music on the organ and piano dispensed us by Mrs. Hill, all conspired to make our visit one of great pleasure. Dark blue sateen frocks are bright ened with sash ribbons of red satin. Jerseys have the edges scalloped or pointed and are trimmed with broad braid. “Lace crinkle” is a novelty. It has alternate stripes of seersucker and lace work. Havana or tobacco brown will be a favorite color for spring wear for suits and jackets. Tan-colored kid gloves,with heavy stitchings on the back, are Worn with walking costumes. Black hosiery will be worn by grown persons and children. Scarce ly any light colors will be worn. Colored batiste handkerchiefs are bordored with Marguerities daintily embroidered in natural colors. Bonnets of straw, woolen stufis, casvass, silk,velvet, plush and broo ches of various kinds are all in vogue. In spite of prediction to the con trary boucle materials are in demqnd and also ate to be largely used next autumn. Satin, with velvet stripes and wooden bead embroidery, and satin embioidered with jet beads,ate used fur mantles. Walking dresses are to be some what longer than formerly, just clearing the ground. The skirts ot house dresses will just touch the floor. Stripes, bars and blocks of frise and buncle threads are seen on some* of the new white muslins, and also on the tinted chambrays and zeph yrs. High chemisetts and fullguimpes are worn with percale and sateen, zephyr ar.d gingham frocks, made half high, or opening heart-shaped or square in the neck. Riding habits are made just low enough to clear the ground. Dark green, dark blue, seal brown and’ black are the favorite colors. Bran- delbourgs of silk cord correspond ing to the color of the habitare used for trimming the plain basque bo dice. One of the new spring hat shapes, and a very popular one, has a very large hali comical crown, with a brim that falls strait almost over the nape of the neck is the back, flares up over the left ear and drops over the right ear.' This hat is tar more becoming than might be supposed from the description. Diagonal fronts for both basques and street jackets are very popular, and English cutaway coats fasten- diagonally across the chest, with two buttons, are also considered very chic. Another style just intro duced'in jackets shows the right front cut wide enough to lay in double breasted fashion, from the throat to the length of about four inches over the chest. Boots and shoes are;iess pointod, without being square at the toes The two styles made mutual con cessions, and in cocsequence boots taper, but stop short before forming a sharp point. from Washington. The battle of Kettle creek took place on the creek of that name in the year 1779, and many Wilkes county people took part in it. The battle field is now owned by Mr. H. T. Slaton, and is about ten miles from Wash ington, and about two miles from the Greenesboro road. Col. Boyd was in command of a British lorce at Ninety-Six, in South Carolina, and was ordered to march his command to Savannah. He decided to move across the country until he could strike the old Ogeechee road, near the river of that namfe in Taliaferro county, and follow that road to Savannah- His intention was probably to march through Washington, which was then nothing but a rude fort, and a few log houses, but this de sign was frustrated at old Peters burg. Eight American soldiers dug ri fie pits at the ferry, and when Boyd’s army of about nine hundred TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. Secretary Manning is convale cent - ,:1 The House-rejectecl the labor aj bitration bill. Le Crosse, Wis., had a millioj dollar fire. ‘■The Champion reaper works re fused to arbitrate with the KnighlJ of Labor. Advices from all parts of Canada report great damage as the result or the floods Poker playing in the Kimball, 11 Atlanta, has broken up by ihe au thorities. Kansas negroes are asking assis-j tance from the government to emi- { grate to Liberia. The senate has confirmed the 3 nomination of William L. Trenholm J to be comptroller of the currency. According to the decision ot the Ordinary of Baldwin county liquor was defeated by 281 votes. In the municipal contest at Greenesboro the “wet” ticket re ceived 106 and the “dry’’ 82 votes. A farmer in Newberry county, 3. C., plowed up $12,000 in gold, that was buried io an earthen jar. A negro 40 years old, in Nash ville, tried to outrage a 12-yeat old white girl. The brute is jailed. A man with an artlficiol wind- oipe is to be executed in Indiana. It is a matter of doubt if he will die on the gallows. There are heavy falls of snow in the North and West. Cincinnati and Pittsburg are threatened with an overflow. Four wild trains on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad came men marched down the hill on the | into collision on the outskirts of ROBBED AND BURGLARIZED. A Strangs Series or Crimes in White County. On the 23d of March Mr. J. M. Cooley, of Leo, White {county, ar ranged to go to Gainesville. On the eve ot starting he took all his paper money with him. The same day his wife went to visit Mr. J. B. Nix’s family. His son, Billie, and a negro boy were off some distance ■n the field at work. One daughter was visiting in the neighborhood. The oldest one, after dinner, took the smaller children and went to the spring, about one hundred yards from the dwelling house. At the spring stood a small cottage con taining a loom. Upon this the daughter began her usual task. She filled the air with sweet strains ot music as the shuttle flew back and forth, dnd the hours passed away, never dreaming of anything going wrong at the house, till about 5 o’clock her sister came and the oth ers returnee^to the house. They found the bed in the middle of the floor, the straw bed torn to pieces, trunks, chests and every thing bursted to pieces, the safe torn open, and many things misplaced in the house. The result of their search soon showed th'at some one had robbed them of five hundred dollars in gold—all the money their father left—and had he not taken his paper money it would have all been stolen. He was doubtless carrying his money to Gainesville to exchange it for gold, as he was laying up all the gold he could get, and saved it by having it on his per- j the British post in Augusta. . The money was stolen be- I remaining six hundred were ei Illinois wiU sue Georgia for her repudiated bonds in the U. S. court. Milledgbvileb, April 5.—The anfi-prohibitionists will contest the decision of Ordinary Sanford in the courts, claiming that they can make a strong case of it and will fight it to the last. On the other hand President Solomon Barrett of the prohibition executive committee received to-day a telegram from the New Yark Temperance Union instructing him to draw on them for fourteen hundred dollars to de fend the case of prohibition in the coming contest. Judge G. F. Bristow, of Craw- fordviUe, Ga., is dead. ey tween one and four o’clock. This makes more than $1,200 Mr. Cooley has lost in the last few years, and he is much troubled over his mis fortune. On .Saturday, the 17 of March, Billy Cooley, a son ot the above named gentleman, went home with his cousin, a son of Mr. J ulius Ad ams, and after he decided to go to his grandfather’s, only a short dis tance. Half way, just as he was passing a dense clump of bushes, some one stepped into the road im mediately before him and demand ed his money. “I have no money,” was his re ply, but the demand was made three times with the same response. At that moment the boy Saw a pistol flash into hi* face and he threw up his bands and plead for mercy, but quick ss thought the young man fired and sent a ball whizzing through the young man’s hand. He clinched his hand to keep it from bleeding, and ran, but as he ran the echo of the pistol greeted his ear three times, and the third time he felt the ball cut his hair and the sting of the bullet above his ear, but fortunately did no harm. tracking the robber. They returned to the place next morning and tracked the would-be assassin some distance. His track measured eleven inches. Mr. Cool ey thinks it was a negro, and has him spotted, but no clue to the par ties who got his father’s money. Mr. J. D. Cooley’s store, at Leo, Ga., was broken into a few days since, and several hundred dollars’ worth of goods were stolen. There is no clue to the parties. It seems that the country is troubled with a band of outlaws. All of the above happened within the past two weeks, and within the radius of a mile. Carolina side of the Savannah riv er, boldly opened fire on them. These pickets kept up such.a lively fire that the British commander supposed there must be a consider able body of troops ready to oppose his passage, and he decided to sele t another point for crossing. He turned away from the river and marched up to Bowman’s ferry, only a few miles above. At this point there was no resistance, and his command crossed into Elbert county. Col. Elijah Clarke and Col. Pickens, ot South Carolina, who commanded the nearest Amer- can troops, then operating near Au gusta, had been notified that Boyd had started in this direction, and they took up the line of march to meet him, the troops under their command ’consisting of the state forces of Georgia and South Caro lina, to the number of about six hundred. About the time Boyd reached Bullard’s ferrv on Broad river. Pickens and Clarke were on Fish ing creek, and had struck camp not far from the old Heard mill, now owned by Jno. L. Anderson. Col. Boyd sent out a number ot scouts to hunt for the enemy, and these scouts came upon six men ot Clarke’s army in the old mill house, very busy grinding, for the com mand. The British at once opened fire and killed three of the Ameri cans, while the other three escaped, one of them jumping out ot the mill window and holding on to a bag of bullets, which were then con sidered almost as valuable as gold. The army which was in camp about a mile from the mill was alarmed by the firing, but the Brit ish scouts escaped before any de tachment of Clarke’s army reached them. The three Americans were buried near the creek, and in 1S40 their skeletons were washed up by a freshet. All the country for miles around met and re-interred their bones with great ceremony on a hill near by. When Col. Boyd the British, commander learned from his scouts that the American army was lying on Fishing creek, he left the neigh borhood of Bu.lard’s lerry and crossing Long’s creek near the mouth of Dry Fork, passed near where Sardis church and Centre- ville now stand, on towards Kettle creek where the battle took place. The American forces wire com manded by Clarke, and the officers under him were Dooly, Twiggs and Pickens. Col. Stephen Heard, of this county, had command of a part of the American troops. When Boyd broke camp and took up his line of march to reach the Ogeechee road, Col. Clarke moved his army to strike the enemy, and it is quite likely passed over the ground upon which Washington stands, as this route would be a direct one from his camp on the Danburg road to the battle ground. Col. Boydjcamped on a hill near Kettle creek, known as War hill, and was entirely unsuspicious ot any danger near, so much so, that his men were engaged in sports of various kinds and many of them were skinning beeves for the use of the command.None of his men were ready for battle, and when Clarke’s men made a sudden and determined attack, Boyd’s army of Indians., Tories and British regulars were routed at once, and the battle was a mere slaughter. The defeat was complete, and of the force of nine hundred men, not more than three hundred men found their way, in small squads to The remaining six hundred were either Belot, Wis. Three persons were badly injured. The Louisiana state lottery com pany sent a check for $200 to Chat tanooga, but it was refused on the ground that outside assistance was not needed. There was an appalling loss of life and property in Alabama by the flood, and the aid of the govern ment has been asked. There are 5,000 homeless persons in Chatta nooga. The river at Rome, Ga., was higher than ever before known. Five votes against the Mexican pension bill, as it passed the house, were cast by Georgia representa tives. It is a discriminating meas ure, in that it allows a double pen sion to those who served both in the Mexican war and in the Union array. Atlanta, Aril 5.—Moses Hart and three negroes were drowned yesterday in attempting to cross Flint river in a bateau at Strozier’s ferry, Baker county. Mr. Hart’s wife was standing on the bank and witnessed the sad fate ol her hus band. It seems that Grand Master Workman Powderly is in tavor of a stitke all along the line against the greatest enemy of workingmen. He is credited with having said in an interview the other day, “the Knights will not allow a liquor dis tiller, or brewer, or liquor seller, or one whose wile is a liquor seller, to become a member of the order, and I am now striving to prevent liquor drinkers from joining. Baltimore, April 6.—Dr. Brin- tou Y. Warner, a young physician ot this city, died to-day of hydro phobia. On Christmas day he was bitten by a small lap dog which had been run over on the street bv a vehicle, and he made an effort to take it to his home to nurse it. He cauterized the wound, but several days ago he exhibited symptoms of that fatal disease. HUMPHRIES DYING. The Baldwin County Murderer a Ravine In a hotel fire in St. Louis three women were burned to death. killed or captured, and but little quarter was shown by the Ameri cans, on accouut of the brutalities which had been practiced by the Indians and Tories. Col. Boyd fell mortally wounded, and when the battle was over re quested an interview with Col. Clarke. He desired Clarke to give him a decent burial, and forward his watch and papers, with an ao count ol his death, to his family in England. This request was com plied with, and his last hours made comfortable. It is believed by his torians that this battle was the turning point of the revolution in the south. A Macon special,of Saturday,says that Humphries,the man who is ac cused of murdering the two ladies in Baldwin county a few weeks ago, was struck with paralaysis this morning about nine o’clock and he has been a raving maniac ever since. Drs. Ethridge and Johnson were summoned immediately, and pro nounced his condition critical. The reporter visited him this even ing at 5 o’clock and found him sut- fering intense pain. Two men were found by his side holding his hands to keep him on his bunk. He yells and hollows all the time and it is evident he is suf fering intense pain. Occasionally he will get easy, and then is the only time a word can be gotten out of him. While there this evening your re porter questioned him about how he felt and what he thought of his con dition, and he said: “I am going to dje within two days. I wish I could see my dear wife and brother before I die. I am sufe to go, for I have never been this bad oft before. I have been subject to these spells ever since I was eleven years qld, but this is my worst.” When asked if he had anything to say to the public, he replied, “No I have nothing to say but that I am going to die.’’ His brother was telegraphed for this evening and is expected here to-night. At 5:30 o'clock the physicians were with him, and he seemed to be resting quietly. The chances are against his re covery. HE UNDERSTANDS BOW. Cspt Rurnett shows a marked adap tability to the requirements of his new vocation. One would hardly know that a new set of officers were managing the post-office. The Captain’s legal acquire ments have manifested themselves also, ss the first thing he did on taking charge of the office was to make out the bills for box rent THE GREAT STRIKE. There are no new developments in the railroad strike out .West The Knights issued a manifesto against Gould, and say they will continue the strike to the bit ter end. Gould says he his now all the hanfa he wants and his roads are inde pendent of the Knights. THE FAFER MILL BRIDGE. Hr. J. W. Watson has made a contract with the Ordinariei of Clarke snd Oco nee counties to furnish the lumber and superintend the building of the paper mill bridge. It will be up by the 26th of this month. FIRE IN LEXINGTON. , Tuesday Dr. Chedel’s house, in Lex ington, caught on fire from a defective stove-pipe, but the blase was fortunately extinguished before getting headway. Had the flames not been stayed, the Hethodist church and parsonage would have been endangered. » SPECULATION » FUTURES. There is a great deal pf speculation going on in Athens over cotton futures. It is a common thing for a man who seems to have no business, carrying a thousand bales of cotton futures. CAPT, BERNARD. This gentleman has been Superinten dent of the North-Eastern railroad for the past four years, and has given gen- cral satisfaction. He ig strictly, a busi ness man, and attends to every depart ment of the road, Supt. Bernard is al ways alive to the interest of the North- Eastern, and a better Superintendent cannot be found on the main trunk lines. PUBLIC BUILDING. It is the opinion of those in position to know, that in another year an appropia- tion will be made by the government for a public building in Athens. There are Several convenient locations that a hand some edifice would embellish, prominent, among which is the southeast corner of Clayton and Jackson streets. CHICKEN THIEVES. Hot suppers come with the flowers that bloom in the airing, and with hot suppers comes the chicken thief. When ever a hot supper is advertised look out for the old hens to come up missing. Dr- Rosenberg, who lives in Cobbham, had eight flue hens stolen Tuesday night These eight hens will pah out several dollars if properly managed at a supper.