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\ ■ ■ \ . WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY APRIL 1886. VlTKO VCHKS 10 THE CITY. . ffl t,»!<mer Stanley Proiio«e« to Do Away k4 *IU me HilU that Surround ithana. J.- Trr Athens was located wagon- complained of the steep hills ,t,,t Hiirround it on all sides, except on 1 M . Jefferson road, which is the only , >.! jj.preach to the city. Thousands of j .llar- have been spent in working these I ,"s, toil even at best they are a serious 1,0TK.dc to the dirt road trade of the pla.c When our highways were laid no regard was paid to engineering .loll or the topography of the country, a inaionty of the roads passing over old trails. Our Street Commissioner, x)r T, l*. Stanley, has been examining ,; lf lull, a-ound the city, and he has now i plan in mind by which the grades ran utter abolished or greatly improved. pi,,, worst point is Harbor's hill, about !.»!:’ war up which is a bold spring, in t!,.. middle of the road, into which 400 wjg.ui loads of rocks have been thrown, l.ut with little effect. This hill is both „„.p ami rocky, and at times gets al- ..t impassable. Mr. Stanley lias dis- red a comparatively level road , r ,„ind it, with a grade up which an en- ju... could run. He proposes to turn to the right at the little branch in the flat ist tins sitleof llarherville, which winds ,round the hill and leads into the new Santlv creek road. The distance is some- , hat longer, but this is overbalanced by ih, good raote. Mr. Bloomfield says that a- soon as the bridge is built across the branch on the new road he is ready to work it out for travel. These two joa.la will prove a great blessing to wag- from Madison caunty and the mountains. There is another bad strip ton road, abounding in red Stanley says by start- mile- trom Mrs. place, he has a to the railroad, avoiding lolls. l.oxin Mr Herring's natural gram . very lull. Jo can • irele -l.l. efthe 1 • an a Ihv Do crossing the railroad :.-l the bill the other bridge. Mi. Stanley flit change in route, the Mitchell bridge '■ of the worst in this .etwe .,f making these it little, a- the right of ft - f co-i. I his is a ... i-r. vnl we Irusi I. . . | • I lie with the i. ■ . .- Oil belter to . with a serious r..ile III the city. unify t- certainly an r. i- -io.ttg a great A NEW DEPARIDEE Judge Hutchins decides that a talis juror who has hecn summoned and sworn in, ia not entitled to pay unless he is selected to try a case. WILE RESIGN. We learn that Mr. J. R. Crane will resign as jury commissioner, as he is al so county administrator and is not elli ligible to both offices. MILL BURNED. Mr. Dawson \\ illiatns, of Madison county, lost his saw mill and twenty- thousand feet of lumber. It was set on fire by an incendiary. SUGAR ADVANCING. Owing to the strike of refiners in the New kork sugar mills prices have ad vanced one cent, per pound the past week, and will probably go still higher. DEATH OF AN OLD MAN. Mr. M -gnus Carter, an old gentleman 86 years of age, died in Oglethorpe coun ty yesterday. He was esteemed by all who knew him. OGLETHORPE COURT. A WALKING MATCH. Mr. I„ G. Welch, of Jackson county, has entered for the walking matcli in May. The entries should he made as soon as possible. The day that it takes place will be published next week. THE BLACK INDICTMENT. Mr. John W. Black, yesterday, was arrested by Sheriff Wier and placed in jail, on an order from the grand jury; but after remaining therein a few hours the fine was paid hy his friends and he was released. BRIDAL PRESENTS. Mr. George 1. Seney presented Mrs. Billups I’liinizy with a pair of magnificent steel engravings, in rich and beautiful frames, while Mrs. Seney gave her a fine oil painting. Mr. K. Phinizv gave the bride a full set of silver. All the pres ents were rich and costly. ANOTHER HOTEL AT THE FALLS. Mr. Larkin Smith, the popular con ductor on the North-Eastern, tells us that Mr. T. A. Hohinsnn, at Tallulah, is , _ , . .vo . : has been secretly at work on a machine now at work turning the tine building he | , J last summer used as a skating rink and billiard saloon into a hotel, and will . have it open in a few weeks. There ™ S ,nRn is Mr ' ConMcers ’ who carae will he about Jo large rooms. 10 our city a couple of years ago, and his ♦ invention, that he thinks is now rerfeot- CP.OSSED WITH MULLET. | eii, is a machine for the inaniif icturc I he fishermen are now catching a large 1 artificial ice at a cost of a few moments’ number of fish in the Oconee river that i a bor each day. Mr. C. is now putting are rather uncommon. 1 hey arc not I U p 0 ne of his machines in the Commer- Conrt News—Serving on Both Grand and Petit Juries the Same Dap. I.exingtox. Ga., April 21.—Tuesday- morning, the case of one of the Glenn heirs against Hon. James M. Smith, guardian, was taken up. and consumed a good part of the day. The case resulted in favor of Mr. Smith. In the evening the criminal docket was taken up. The State vs. Giles Clo- con.col., for wife beating, was first tried. He had been treating his wife inhuman ly, was convicted, and thejudgegave him twelve months in the chain gang or $60 fine. Ed. Bolton and Andrew IIutT, col., were tried for burglary, and were found not guilty. State vs. Wm. Drake—shooting at an other. Verdict not guilty. lie was ably defended by Hamilton McWhorter, Esq. Upson Sims, charged with cursing on the streets, wss turned looselast Wednes day- evening. He had been confined for three months in jail, and when he walk ed out of the court-house was almost crazed with joy. Mr. Jet McWhorter served on the grand and petit juries both the same day, a thing that has never before been known. The grand jury lacked one man on their body, and Mr. McWhorter was appointed by Judge Lumpkin to fill the vaesney. After he had discharged the duties of this office he was summoned by the sheriff asm petit juror, thus serving on both juries the game day. A crazy negro from some adjacent county, was brought through Lexington, Wednesday, on her way to the asylum. It is thought that court will adjourn beyond a doubt this evening. There is not much business on the docket this session. T. V ) i DERKUL INVENTION. An Ice Factory In Every Home—A Fortune for an Athenian. There is a quiet, unostentantous me chanic in Athens who, for some time. that will revolutionize the ice business ; and make its inventor a millionaire. iic.il for the improve i' iT7> i ‘ nt of Allien oTaTTi,. j suckers, neither are they carp, but seem i to be a cross. It was yesterday explain- cial Hotel, tliat was built by the Athens Foundry and Maddrey & Jones, and it ei cut nl the season occur- | b ne. of Mr. 11. A. Stovall, j g. The occasion , inuT.i-- of Mr.j ynu l Mi-s Nelli- G. Sto- I Min.: was * private one and 1 ed. Mr. Carr, living in Last Atheijs, be- j will soon be given a practical test. Mr. | fore the war brought a large number of j Connaccr is rather reticent about dis- inullct from Florida anti put them in the j cussing his invention, but we learn the | Oconee river, and the tish now being j following facts as to what he claims for caught are a cross between the mullet and sucker. a valuable friend. l!- vh«-n s festooned with flowers • ■ of rare beauty. The i in one of the parlors, oouMe doors connecting wi, , another were thrown open ^ Hi • bridal pauty were disclosed to view, j arranges* in a semicircle. In the centre of these couples stood I the bride and groom boneath a snow it: These ice makers will be of different sizes, the cheapest costing $125, with a capacity of 500 pounds of ice per day, or In conversation with a gentleman in • 40 pounds is turned out every 20 inin- our city Mr. Seney expressed himself J utes. It is only necessary to charge the as an earnest friend to Athens, and stat- i machine once, which costs but little, ed that he would assist our railroad in-j and at any time when you want ice have terests by every means in his power, as | only to make some one turn a crank for he felt like the Classic City was one of 20 minutes when a 40 pound block is his homes, and entertained the kindest! formed. If a success, the value of this feelings toward our people, lie is a di rector in the Richmond & Danville syn dicate, ami can be of vast benefit to us. A NEW LEA8E. The Sunday school paper. Kind Words, white tloral bell. Dr. C. W. Lane came j belonging to the Southern Baptist Con vention, which has long been published by Messrs. J. W. Burke *fc Co., for the Home Board of the convention, will be moved to Atlanta in June. The lease of Messrs. Burke & Co. expires at that time, and the paper has been leased by H. 11. Cahaniss, of Atlanta, for five years, lie pays a royalty of $1,U00. Rev. S. Boykin, the editor, will continue in the same capacity, and will in all probability, move to Atlanta. forward and in an impressive manner pro nounced the words linking together the two young lives. The bride and groom leave this morn ing on the Georgia train for the North and West, and will be absent about two or three weeks. They will occupy their recently completed residence on Mil- ledge avenue on their return. We ex- tend them our best wishes. Among the visitors present at the wed- •l«ng, besides those mentioned yesterday, were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 1. Seney, Mrs. Tlumiaers, Miss Nellie Seney and Miss Kate Seney, all of New York; Mrs. A. W. Calhoun, .Atlanta; Mr. I*. A. Stovall and Mr. Stewart Bhinizy, of Augusta. TURN!Mi THE TABLES. invention is inestimable, for there is not a hotel in the country but will but will have one, while they will come into gen eral use by private families. The ma chine is very simple and any one can charge and operate it. THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR. GEORGIA MIDLAND CONTRACTS The Columbus Knquirer-Sun says that contracts have been closed for the Geor gia Midland except 4 miles at Columbus and 15 miles next to Griffin. This makes 77 mile* contracted for and 19 uncon tracted. Lowe ik English, of Atlanta, build off miles; E. M. Horton 4; Messrs. Brooks 8: Messrs. Clayton 8, and Foley *k Lamley 1 mile. The road will be com pleted to Locust Grove by May, 188 7 . The Grand Jury Present* Mr. John W. Black for Malicious Proaecutlon. There were indictment* against seven of the citizens of Athens before the present grand jury for buying votes at the last municipal election. Each one of these indictments was signed by John W. Black, as prosecutor. 'The grand jury ha> ha*l the indictments for days, and a large number of witnesses were examined. On yesterday the bills wcto returned with "no bill" marked on them, and that ihe prosecution was ma- li.-ious an,I unfounded: that an attach- Ind '» n »H'S. J" n * ' menl be issued against J. W. Black for j the costs, and that the Sheriff is ordered j to arroht Black and collect the money. I The cost on the indictments will amount to over $H. We learn that Mr. Black's friends made up the amount of his costs and paid the money over to Sheriff Wier. NEIGHB0RING_C0UNT1ES. WILKES COUNTY. Chronicle.] • . Mr. Geo. Norman, near Goshen, died on the 15th instant. We hear that Mr. DuBosc Hill is try ing to get a mail route from Hill’s store to meet the mail *t Washington. The bridge across Long creek will be let for repairs by the commissioners of Wilkes and Oglethorpe. Mr. G. Powers, of Athens, Ga., was delayed at Mr. Jabe Truits on account of his horae being very sick. Mr. Geo. Norman, of Lincoln county, died very suddenly on the 15th inst, while sitting in his chair and conversing with friends. Mrs. Hollie Butler died near Dan- burg, on Tuesday last She was for merly Miss Mahoney, and married Mr. Thomas Butler a few months ago. Mr. T. C. Hogue went to Gainesville last week, to let out a contract for re building his house, that was burned last winter. 1 -* j On Friday night last, Clarke Sims died at the residence of his uncle, Mr. Eben Walton. We have promise of an abundant fruit crop. The building of the A. & C. will bring up the case of Klberten versus Washing ton. Elberton will give twenty . thou sand dollars for the road, and it must toon bo decided wbat Washington will do. Mr. Willie Standard, while fishing down on Morris creek, came in contact with a large moccasin snake, which he killed. It measured 4 feet 5 inches in length, and 9 inches in circumference. A few days later Ben Smith and sister were fishing on Fishing creek and killed two more, which measured '4 feet in length and 5 1 ., inches in circumference. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS Of Clarke superior Court, April Term, iss* We the Grand Jury, selected, chosen and sworn for the April term, 1H86, sub mit the following presentments and re commendations! We have, hy committe, examined the books and accounts of the various coun ty officers as required hy law. We find the books of the Ordinary. Tax Collector, County Treasurer, Sher iff and Clerk of Court all kept in a neat and business-like manner! The Ordina ry's office and hooks presented a very creditable appearance and shows that we have such an able and efficient Ordi nary. We have given special and careful at tention to the books of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, and find that the Treasurer’s books corresponds exactly with those ofthe Ordinary and Tax Col lector—every item being accompanied by proper vouchers. Our Treasurer is at- tentive, courteous and prompt in the discharge of his duties. From his books It now appears that the county has on hand, which is corroborated by the cash in the National bank, eighteen thousand three hundred and sixty-nine 44-100 dollars. REPORT OF C. J. O'FARRELL, County Treasurer Grand Jury, April Term, 1SS6. ELBERT COUNTY. They Make a Formal Demand on Mr. Bloomfield to Reinstate Mr. John W. Black. Some time since Mr. R. L. Bloomfield, president of the Athens factory, dismiss ed Mr. Jehn \V. Black, superintendent of the upper factory, from his service, it is charged, on account of Mr. Black being a Knight of Labor. It was pub lished in Chicago that this factory had been boycotted, and yesterday a Ban- ner-Watchman'reporter met Mr. Bloom field and asked him if it was true. “We have not been boycotted as yet,” was the reply, “although I am in con stant receipt of letters from officers of the Knights of Labor demanding that I reinstate Mr. Black in his place. Mr. Powderly also wrote me, but I never re plied to his letter, as he is too far away. I did not discharge Mr. Black, but gave him notice that at the end of the year I would have no further need for his ser vices, and he resigned. I do not know what will he the result, but I certainly shall not employ Mr. Black, or any other Knight of Labor, as superintendent of Iflazelte.j Mr. H. M. Carithers, one of the mana gers at the Elberton precinct, at the stock law contest, states that Mr. Henry Chan dler ran up the hands of the clock half an honr. Mr. (’handler brands the statement as a lie. Mr. W. I*. Clark, who went to Ogle thorpe a short time since to take charge of the oil mill of Hon. Jas. M. Smith, has returned to Elberton. Dr. R. S. Cheshire and family have re turned to Honea Path, S. C. We have traveled some through the county for the last few days and never before saw as poor a prospect for a wheat crop. Verr few farmers will make as much as the .seed they sowed. Coroner Beck held an inquest over the body of a negro who was drowned in Savannah river some time ago, and on returning t« town was asked what the verdict of the jury was. He said that “the jury found that the negro came to his death from an over-dose of raw wa ter." A portion of the floor in the Baptist church gave way on Sunday night last There was a large congregation present and about the time it was dismissed the end of several sleepers slipped from the sill, which caused the floor to sink. The damage has been repaired with little cost and it has been braced so strongly that such an accident is not likely to oc cur again. It is thought the Savannah Valley rail- read will carry off at least one-half of the cotton made in this county east of Elber ton next season. If the Augusta and Chattanooga is built and is located en the Oglethorpe side of Broad river, it will doubtless get most of the cotton on that aide of the county, and Elberton's terri tory will be gone. Something must be done about it, and done without delay. We learn that engineers are now look ing over the route of the proposed Au gusta and Chattanooga railroad, having gone up on the Oglethorpe side of Broad river, on to Gainesville and from there to Chattanooga. They will return by way of Elberton and are expected to reach this place by the first of May. s&rg 5-5 » a ® ® a ST « s CT3 m3 o Sr**— I »>v e p S •g.’Oo 3 B gc I - o o "2—» iX-lLt*-" >X% X> J-H ^ l-H M 2 os!3 : s O -U) X o s c . ax $ - x r>>; §• i B § g “ ; -So M §!=• IT o a* o “ “SS ss S- O *=3 3 —. >5*3 2. gii 3 Si •cr 1 “3-S P? * £2- H | g 1 cn 2 & 2 ss a 1 8 2 O C5C5 "" 0 0 c = U s •** t5 C5 ® 1 8 £ £-2 -i 1 3 | Tota Rece 5072 450 92 25 23 222 120S4 6006 9 4107 55 tl s n ggggsgggEsai This is to certify, that the above re- rt is a true anti correct statement to date of Clarke county’s Treasury books. C. J. O’FABKELL, County Treasurer. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 10th day April, 1886. J. F. RHODES, N.P., Clarke County, Ga. SAM JONES' APPOINTMENTS. Rev. Sain Jones, who carried Louis ville by storm, has done the next best thin- to returning. He will preach at I Kavanaugh ramp grounds, twenty miles from Louisville, Rr.. about August 18, for three or four days. His appointments one of th '’ io the interim, as he announced them, are as follows: Baltimore. May 2 to 23; St. Paul, June 23 to27; Lansing, Mich., June 29 to July 4: Concord, Mass., July 5; Chau tauqua, July 7 to 11; in Missouri, July 15 to 25; Loveland. Ohio. August l to 6; Columbus, Ohio, August 8; Toledo, Ohio. September 5 to 19; Toronto, Can ada, Oct. 3 to 24. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. ood terms with my hands, and anticipate no trouble.” JACKSONCOLTY OGLKTHORPE GOUTY. CLARKE SUPERIOR COURT. Bachelor Acquitted—TruaVilla Against the Blind Tlcera. Charles Bachelor was tried before tiic court for assault with intent to murder. Charlie is a-ood looking young boy, and ^-t into a r-w out at the Georgia factory, j He was ably defended by Capt Burnett. »ml a verdict of not guilty was the re sult. The grand jury held on until noon, and then closed their labors. The pre sentments are voluminous. This body has returned quite a number of true bills against parties charged with selling whisky. ]Devon bills were found against one firm, six against another and three arainst a third partv. The jury request ed that all three rases lie tried before the superior court instead of the city court. The Judge sentenced Monroe Jacks to the chain gang for eleven years and Em ma Elder for two years. A motion fora new trial in her case will be made. THE MADISON POST OFFICE. A Fight la the Senate Over Mr. Blacktmrn'a Appointment. We learn that there is doubt abont Mr. B. M. Blackburn being confirmed by the senate as postmaster at Madison, Ga., as a bitter light is made on him, owing to stune red-hot editorial paragraphs that appeared in hit paper, the Madisonian, against republican senators. Some ene my of Mr. IPs took the pains to send to W ashington files of the Madisonian with the obnoxions articles careful!/ marked. The father of Mr. Blackburn has aent on »« affidavit stating that he ia the author of the fiery squibs, and his son had no hand in them. Thia will perhaps smooth things orer. If denunciation of the re publican party incapacitates a man from holding office, it is equivalent to disfran chising every democratic editor in the -outh. We trust that our fnend Black burn will yet receive the prize, for he certainly deserves reward at the hands of hi* party. U, Lynchburg, Va., Wautsto Know. The following dispatch was received hy Mr. A. Ooleinan. yesterday, from Lynchburg, Va.: I.TNcnnlRr., Va., April 23.—Mr. A. Coleman: What did Banner-Watchman I say laborers could be hired for now? How is the trade? Has prohibition in jured Athens? Jas. Lawson, l’rcs. Anti-Pro. Ass'n. Mr. Coleman telegraphed that laborers could be hired here for 60 to 75 cents per day, trade was dull, and prohibition a failure. A reporter, after seeing the dispatch, approached Mr. M. B. McGinty, Aider- man from the third ward, and the largest contractor in the city, and asked: “Is prohibition a failure?" “I think it a grand success. I hire more laborers than any other man in the county, and I find that my labor is much better than it was when whisky was sold. I have no trouble to get labor, and I pay them from 75 cents to $1 per day. I am certain that prohibition has bene- fitted the city. The laboring classes are more willing to work, as they have no bar-rooms to loaf at. There will he more buildings put up in Athens this year than erer before. The city is on a firm basis, and people want to come here to lira" Mr. E. I. Smith, Mayor pro tem. and alderman from the fourth ward, and also' partner in a large hardware store, said: As to trade, it is as good as it is in any other place in Georgia. I have just returned from a trip to Rome, and I no tice that trade is dull everywhere I have been. This is the time of year for trade to be dull, as the farmers are all busy on their farms, and have not the time to come to Athens to trade.” Mayor Reaves says that prohibition is a success. Capt. D. C. Oliver, Chief of Police, who is on the street* from early in the morning until late at night, and who has a right to know, says drunkenness has decieased 9-10, and crime 50 psr cent. The presentment! of the grand jury, which ere published in this issue, sub stantiate what the above named gentle- men say. The members of the grand > icprc«Mtt*ti«e body effattmti- xens. There is a vast difference of opin ion on the prohibition question in Athena [Herald.] Our bridge across the Mulberry, at E. Mathews'; is finished. Our election for fence or no fence in Mulberry district was lost Wednesday— 75 for fence, 70 for no fence. Col. and Mrs. W. 1. l’ike visited Ath ens and their daughter, Mrs. Sikes, this week. On the night of the 15th instant the store house of Messrs. Sell A Lott, at Hosehton, was burglarized. Suspicion rested upon Bud West. He was arres ted and taken before Squire Randolph, who. after hearing the evidence, bound him over to court, hut the prisoner made his escape before giving bond. [Echo.] Mr. F. T. Berry had a cow to drop twin calves. We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Walker McCarty. Two distinct picnic parties will beat Daniel's springs on May 1st. A human skeleton was unearthed on the Oconee river. n.ear the mouth of Big creek, by the recent freshet. Just after the recent big freshet some negroes working on Mr. W. J. Daven port's place, on Bread river, found above ground a human skull which had been up by the flood. The negroes claim it to be the skull of a slave killed by an over seer during slavery. At firstMr. Swann thought it neces sary to pull down his Unyard building and rebuild il because of some rotten sills. Then Mr. BonduTant decided he could put said sills under it without de molishing the house he succeeded in getting the old ones out bat when he at tempted to put under the new sills the whole building came down with a crash. Luckily, no one was hurt. It will be speedily rebuilt. GREEK GOUTY. The Tax Collector’s books are kept in the most business-like manner of any that we have ever examined, and we think the county is to he congratulated upon having such an efficient officer. We find that the uncollected balances *n his books are very small, aud that exccu tions have been issued and placed in the hands of proper officers for collection of same. TAX CO l-LECTOB’S REPORT. .$ 36 25 .. 138 24 388 54 Fi fas uncol’d digest, 83... “ 84.. . “ “ 85... Cash in hank Un’ versity. . . Cr. bal. Collected on insol. list ’79. “ “ ’83 “ “ ’84 “ “ ’85 I 57 Bal due Clarke oountv, ’83 47 24 *• “ ' ’84 ;i27 8(1 ” '85 1,104 22 $1,348 15 STATE TAX. Amt. state ta on dig. gen tax $17,022 17 “ “ capital tax. . 2,750 35 “ “ poll tax. . . . 2,155 00 collected noton dig. gen’l Ux . 4 55 “ “ capital tax .. 76 ** “ poll Ux 38 00 $1,248 15 $ 2 47 3 30 4 30 .. 6 41 . . 17 76 . 33 08 ELBERT COUNTY. Leader. lust week Mr. Smith, of this county, killed a wild turkey gobbler weighing twenty pounds. At the recent session of tlie Grand Lodge of the K. of H, at LaGrangc, our fellow townsman, JohnP. Shannon, Esq. was elected AssisUnt Grand DicUtor. Mr.J.J. Bacon, of Lexington, repre senting the AtlanU Nursery, and the Fidelity Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Phila delphia, has been travelling in Elbert county recently in the interest of the above enterprises. He sold some $300 worth of fruit trees in about twelve days. HART COUNTY. [San.1 The Toccoa News thinks the AugnxU and Chattanooga railroad will run through Elberton and Toccoa Married. Mr. Chaa. P. Herring and Miss Eliza Martih. of Reed Creek Dis trict Mr. J. M. Cason shot a hawk at his carp pond last week that measured fiv feet from tip to tip of wings. The hawk had in its Ulons a one-year-old carp. The Spring session of the Elberton District Holiness Association will be held at Belton, Ga., instead of Hartwell, be ginning April 30th and closing May 6th. DAMAGES. Robert Bryan got a verdict for six hundred dollars yesterday, against the Georgis railroad for mashing off his thumb. The plaintiff represented by J. N. G. Glenn of Lswrenceville, and T. W. Rucker; the defendants by George Dudley 1 homes, and Col. J. B. Camming, of Augusts. The esse of the plaintiff was ably repre-, seated by Mr. Raeker, who seems to be gainingsll hi* damage suits thia season. CoL Cummings also made an eloquent speech. lHome Journal and Herald.] The new Academy at Union Point is going right up. Col. D. C. Barrow has planted 13 acres in broom corn. Mr. J. E. Carlton caught a carp out of his pond lust week that measured twenty-hne inches. Married Mrs. Fraaces E. Copelan, and Dr. Milton Bishop. Mr. John Green Spivey, living near the line of Greene and Putnam, “covered' seventeen acres of cotton in one day with one horse recently. A difficult surgical operation is shortly to be performed on a son of Mr. J. A. Melton, by Drs. Wm. Durham, flf Atlan ta, and Sam and Wm. Durham, of Wood- ville. The young boy has had white swelling until the bone is so diseased that it must be removed. Total state tax, 1885 $21,985 84 Cr.—By vouchers $21,985 84 COUNTT TAX 1883. Bal. due county per report Nov. term, ’85 $986 40 Pd county treas since 939 10 Balance due county, act ’83.... 47 24 COUNTY TAX, 1884. Bal. due county per rept. Nov. term, 85... $ 290 33 Paid county treas. since Bal due county, act '84 ' SPECIAL TAXES. Amt. on hand, Nov. report.... Collected since 168 53 127 80 $280 00 625 00 Cr.—By vouchers $905 00 $816 50 commissions 88 50 WILKES COUNTY. Mr. Henry J, Hill is announced for the legislature. Mr. Gabo Beall’s little boy, who wa*^ burned so badly, died last Saturday. Among the horses just brought out from Kentucky by Mr. J. M. Wpod is a thousand dollar pair of mares for Mr. Jas. A. Benson. Mr. E. Y. Hill says that last year he cleared a little over ten per cent, on his entire investment in the purchase and im provement, of his celebrated Claudale farm. Dr. Simpson Russ has just sold a half acre of growing barley to our popular livery man Hr. J. M. Wood, for twenty dollars, the purchaser to pay for cutting. This is forty dollars an acre from a crcp that requires no cultivation. Covington, Ga. April 33.—The total vote of yasterday’s election vras 1,597 ; 838 “against the sale 1 and 656- *‘lor the sale.” $905 00 COUNTY TAXES 1885 County tax on digest $21,978 61 “col. not on digest 6 07 Cr. . $21,984 98 PdD.E. Sims’ comms’n... ...$ 248 37 “ tax collector’s ” .... 496 50 Connty insolvent list......... 51 70 Pd couhty treas. per vouchers. 20,064 19 $20,880 76 Bal. due county, 1885 $1,104 22 Wp find the dockets of the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public of our eounty legaliy and properly kept. A» there is a vacancy in the 217 district, we recommend that M. L. Young be ap pointed a Notary Public and ex-.officio J. P. , We find the books and vouchers of County School Commissioner correct . The Coroner has kept no books, and we recommend that he do so hereafter, as required by law. We find th* hooka of Sheriff properly and correctly kept We find on the docket of our former Sheriff^ J. A'. Browning, a great many unsettled claims, and recommend that some entry be unde showing disposition of the cases. We find the bonds of the county offi cera all satisfactory, except that of E. W. Porter, L. C n which we think should be strengthened. The committee appointed by the grand jury at November adjourned term, 1885, consisting of Messrs. R. L. Bloomfield, John S. Linton and A. H. Hodgson, to co-operate with the Ordinary in the man agement ofthe county farm, paupers and convicts, has rented the farm for the cur rent year to Stancil Rarwick, on the fol lowing terms, viz.: Mr. Barwick contracts to pay the coun ty four hundred dollars ($400) rent for the farm, including live stock, tools, im plements and farm products, fully de-' scribed and valued, in an inventory taken by said committee, for the return of all which he obligates himself and all his sureties. He is to pay six dollars ($6) per month, and at that rate for any fraction of a month,fur each male convictin excess of four, of sixteen years of age or above. The services of the four convicts refer red to above are to be allowed to go to wards paying tlie guard. For male convicts under sixteen he is to pay three dollars per month. All fe male convicts he receives free of hire. He is to feed, clothe, safely guard and furnish all nccei sary medical attendance to the conviets at his own expense. For boarding and caring for each pauper, the county is to pay him six dollars per month, and at that rate for any fraction of a month. There are on the farm fif teen paupers, five white males and five females, two colored males and three fe males, all of whom appeared cheerful and gave every evidence of being well cared for. There arc nine convicts in the chain- gang, all males, who seem as cheerful as could he reasonably expected. The buildings are all in good repair. We would recommend that the Ordi nary have the ceiling over head in the rear room of the house occupied by the Westmorelands lathed and plastered, some time during the coming summer. The pond has no lisli in it, and we recommend that it he stocked with carp or some other equally desirable food fish We note that although the committee required that Mr. Barwick should give bond it has not yet been done, and we recommend that tlie Ordinary attend to this at once. We find the court-house, jail and grounds are in good condition and well kept. With a few exceptions we find the roads of the county in unusually good condition, and are satisfied tlta] the road commissioners have faithfully discharg ed their duty We call the attention of tlie commissioners on tlie Georgia facto ry road to the condition of the hill this side of the J’ole bridge near Mr. Tom Bailey's place, and recommend that the road be widened at that point. The county's part of the new road leading from the east end of Sandy creek bridge to the upper bridge, in tlie city of Athens, lias been put in good condition concition by the commissioners of the 219th district The city has never put its portion in passable condition. Owing to the recent unprecedented floods, several of our bridges were dam aged more or less. Our most expensive ones were only slightly injured. Our efficient Ordinary has, however, with his characteristic energy, repaired them where practicable, and will in a short time, have all again in good condition. We recommend that the Ordinary transfer the contract for the rebuilding Simonton’s bridge to any rtliahle parties who will give required bond, at same price at which it was bid off, and that he use his discretion as to an equitable di vision (not to exceed 4-10) of expense with Oconee county in the rebuilding of Barnett's bridge. We further recommend that the rdi- O nary, a.'ter a careful examiuotian of the upper bridge, make such alterations as lie deems best for the interest of the county. As the term of three members of the County Board of Education has expired, we have elected A. E. Griffeth, J. H, Carlton and W. II. Morton to fill the va cancies, for the term of four years. We recommend that our Ordinary make such changes in our public roads as he may deem practicable, to avoid hills or bad places, provided the right of way may be procured free of cost. We recommend that the account of Dr. J. M. Carlton, for services rendered Jake Matthews while in county jail, amounting to forty-eight ($48) dollars, be paid, and that the Ordinary make claim on Morgan county for reimburse ment. v We recommend that the Tax Collector bring suit against the securities on bond of John Harrison, L. C., for amounts of fi. fas. placed in his hands and not re turned, except as to the fi. fas. for insol vent taxes, which cannot bo produced, these the securities to he relieved from. We recommend that the claim of Hon. Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary, for his ser vices to the county, amounting to two hundred and ninety-three 80-100 dollars, ($293.80) be paid. We recommend that Mr. A. C. Bishop he paid Clarke county’s proportional part of $36, for serrices rendered in saving lumber when the bridge was washed away at paper mill. We repeat the request of former grand juries, that our representative in the leg islature urge the adoption of laws ap pointing county assessors of real estate, and requiring registration of all voters. It is the unanimous opinion of this body that the public interest would be better served by the employment of the county convicts on the roads, instead of hiring them for farm service, as at pres ent. We recommend the Ordinary to levy on the state tax this year, such per cent, for county purposes as in his judgment shall be necessary io meet the various objects for which county taxes are re quired hy the code, provided it does not exceed 150 per cent on the state levy. As Solicitor General E. T. Brown is familiar with evidence upon which bills were found against violators of our pro hibition law, we respectfully request His Honor, N. L. Hutchins, to retain all such cases in the Superior court. We recommend the publication of these presentments in the Athens Daily and Weekly Banner-Watchman, and in the Athens Chronicle, upon the usual terms. .‘We recommend that the pa/ of jurors and bailiffs be the same as heretofore, two dollar* per day. The operation of the Prohibition law ia a subject prominently before the peo ple, and we wish to bear testimony to the beneficial effect of the law in this county. The dockets of our courts show a remarkable falling off in the number of cases of crimes and misdemeanors trace' able to the use of liquor, and the obser vation of this body corroborates this evi dence in the improvement of, peace and order of the community. We have found a number of bills for . viola tion of this law, but hope and believe that a strict enforcement of the same now, will discourage future violations, and that soon the coasts and juries will have no business before them, arising from either the use or sale of liquors. During, our sitting we have had fre quent occasion to call upon Solicitor, Gen' eral E. T. Brown for advice and assist ance. He has been prompt and courte ous in his response to these calls.:"His clear and deckled opinions on [minis re ferred to him, and his efficient services before this body, have shown his emi nent fitness fur the position lie holds, and greatly facilitated our work. We desire to express our thanks and indebtedness to His Honor Judge N. L. Hutchins, for courtesies to our body. In E. W. Porter. L. C., we found an active an energetic worker, discharging his full duty to this body. Clovis G. Tai.madoe, Foreman, Wu. A. Burns, Richard Boggs, Peter Culp, Reuben T. Comer, John R. Crane, John It. Crawford, Joseph H. Carlton, ALB1N P. DEARINGi Author E. Griffeth, Thomas F. Hudson, Frank H. Kroner, HenrvH. Linton, Charles D. McKik, John R. Nichols, Joseph M. Obr, Wm. D. O’Fabbell, Wm. W. Pubyear, Wm. J. Y. Pittard, Nathaniel Richardson, David E. Simms, Andrew J. Wages. It is hereby ordered that the foregoing general presentments be published in accordance with the recommendation of the grand jury. April 23d, 1886. N. L. Hutchins, Judge S. C. E. T. Brown, Sol. Gen. THE LABOR WAR. LOCKED-Ol'T EMPLOYES ON THEIR io itai .ini MUSCLE.' ■ f>«« w TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS KM A LETTER FROM GREENE. Cannty and Dlatrict Politics—Penfleld and the School of Technology— Death of an Old Cltlxen, etc. Correipondeoce Banner-Watchman. Greenesiioro, Ga'., April 22.—Politics are beginning to boom in Greene coun ty. We will have a wet and dry ticket for members of the legislature and state senator. J udge Jas. B. Park and repre sentative William R. Wilson will proba bly be the wet candidates for the house of representatives, and W. II. Branch and representative Lewis for the prohi bitionists. It is said that Henry T. Lew is, Esq., and Major Robert I,. McWhor ter will be candidates for the state sen ate. C. C. Davison, Esq., and Mr. J. Vason McWhorter are spoken of as the greenback candidates. Since the name of Editor Gantt has been suggested by various correspondents of the press for congress we hear a great many of our citizens express a preference for him. They unite that Mr. Gantt has rendered more service to the democratic party in Folic* Unable to Control the Wage-Work«ra —Saveral Persons Severely’ Hurt and Taken to Bospltala-The Labor Hew* From All Around. J(i; New York, April 23.—The locked out employes of Haver, meyer’s Sugar Refinery, at Green- point, have been rioting'this after noon and khe police have been un able to control them; Several po licemen and rioters have been so badly hurt that they were taken to the hospitals. ANOTHER MOVE OF THE KNIGHTS. St. Louis, April 22.—Another step in the aggressive warfare of the striking Knights of Labor upon the Missouri Pacific railroad vras taken this morning at 10 o’clock, when five hundred employes of the Missouri Car and Foundry Com pany stopped work and joined the strike in obedience to an order ol District Assembly No. 17. This move had been contemplat ed ever since the Knights found that the company were supplving repair material for the Missouri Pa cific and Iron Mountain shops, where^ it is claimed by the strikers, the new men are not sufficiently smiled to make their material. President McMillan was seen by a reporter, and in reply to a ques tion as to his future plans, said: “We shall try to , run our works with a new force of men, but if we fail we shall open our works Cambridge, Ind., which have been closed for some time. If we can’ run our business there as we see fit we shall go out of business alto gether. I would rather see the works idle for five years than to ac cede to any demands like these made by the Knights ot Lrbor.” oti.kr labor news. Baltimore, April 22.—The strike of the car drivers was broken to-day and all the tied up lines had their cars running. New York, April 22.—At ten o’clock this morning forty-five cars were running on the Third Avenue road. The result of the session oi the executive board of the strikers on Wednesday night and Thursday- morning was not announced to the men until this afternoon. A repre sentative of the executive commit tee states that the board has deter mined that the strike shall be con lined to the ThirdAvenueroad, un less in case of a combination of the roads. Chicago, April 22.—Exporters here seem to feel that there is going to be a general strike on the rail roads centering here, and resulting in a shut down of manufacturin yj Corinth, Miss., voted the wet ticket. E. M. Hughes was murdered by I a negro In Richmond, Va. crushing out radicalism than any other ; establishments. Exporters are hur lying off what slock they have in order to meet toreign contracts- Chicago, April 22.—About 57 furniture manufacturers of Chica go, omploying 4,000 men, have or ganized to resist demands of work men. New York, April 22.—All of the great sugar refineries in Williams burg and Green Point, with hut two exceptions, were locked up this morning and the workmen went on a strike. Chicago, April 22.—A train was made up on the Lake Shore road this morn ; ng, guarded by scores of deputies and detectives, and loaded with scab switchmen. The engine started, but the engineer, giving ear to the piteous appeals of the strik ers, refused to continue the run and backed the train back and put the engine in its stall. Beyond appeals to the courts by the railroad com pany, the situation has not chang ed. St. Louis, April 22.—The exec utive board of the Knights of La bor received to-day, up to noon, 83.000 in drafts. A telegram was received from the east stating that $20,000had been forwarded by sym pathizers in that part of the country. journalist in the state, anil they would rejoice to see him repaid by electing him to congress. We hear that lie is strong in this district, and would go into the nominating convention with 16 votes— there being 34 votes in this congression al district. The citizens in Penfield and vicinity, all over Greene and adjacent counties, are anxious for the school of Technology to be located there—the former site of Mercer University. The bid will be as follows: All the college buildings, which are admirably adapted to the views of tho school, the erection of which would cost in a city the sum of $100,000, and 40 acres ofland adjoining, which, in a city or its suburbs, could not be bought for less than $5,000, and guarantee the building and equipment of a railroad from Madison. This bid, if accepted, would save the state at least the round sum of $100,000, which would be a very great item to the taxpayers. In point of health, morals and all other considera tions, no place in Georgia possesses su perior claims to the location of the school, and there is a perfect boom for Penfield as the site all over Middle Geor gia. Mr. Samuel D. Durham, an old land mark, and for 60 years prominent in the Baptist church, its conventions and asso ciations, died at his home near Wood- ville, on the 17th, of heart disease, in the 80th year of his age. On yesterday his cousin, Miss Sarah Durham, aD octogena rian old maid, proverbial for her Chris tian graces, died in the same vicinity of cancer, and will be buried to-day. These two aged citizens had lived the lives of Christians humbly—fell trusting in their Saviour—hence it is not strange that they died calmly, “Like one (who) draws the drapery of his couch around him and lies down to pleasant dreams.” J. H. R. Six thousand sugar refiners struck at midnight in New Y°rk. A Libbv prison ' tenement col-_ lapsed in Richmond, Va., Loin over-’ burdened Hours. Washington county declared for prohibition, on Wednesday, by 200 majority. Another school hoy strike occut- red in East St. Louis, but was speedily suppressed. A little child in Mississippi was killed by swallowing a small por- 1 tion of concentrated lye. Thomas W. Grimes, ot Columbus, Ga., is a candidate for congress in the 4th district. A negro in Birmingham, Ala., asked his wife to kiss him, and when she did so cut her throat. A careful and detailed statement of tlie losses by the Montreal floods places the figures at $1,685,000. All hope of recovering the bodies of 26 m’ners entombed at Nanti- coke has been given up. The East St. Louis strikers are stilt stopping trains and badly beat a brakeman. It has been decided to reopen the Crawford divorce suit affecting Sir Charles Dilk. The remains of the Bishop of Madrid, who was shot and fatally wounded hy a priest on Sunday last, have been buried. The street car directors in New York adopted resolutions declaring that they would not yield to the de mands of the K. of L. The European syndicate of gov ernments have notified Greece to disarm under threat of enforcing tjje demand. The strikers in St. Louis received $S,ooo in contributions Wednesday to support them. A loyalist meeting in Cork de- nonneed home rule. Mr. John E. Benton, of Thom son, Ga., suicided on account of financial troubles. He had been missing from home since Monday, and was found dead, Wednesday, in an old building. Seven men of war have been or dered into readiness at Constanti nople to sail at an hour’s notice. An order prohibiting the circula tion of Greek newspapers in Tur key "has been issued. The Marquis of Salisbury, leader of the Conservative party, in a letter states that he is convinced that the nation will indignantly reject Mr. Gladstone’s “desperate scheme” for the goveinment of Ireland. Montezuma, April 21.—Dooly county went wet to-day by seven majority. The prohibitionists say they will contest the election in the courts. Attachments amounting to $45.- 000 have been placed on the Ben nington mills property, and the mills property, and the mills shut down this morning. This is the largest mill property in Vermont. A Railroad Laborer Sues For Damages. Atlanta, Ga., April 21.—Monroe Young sued the Richmond' and Danville railroad to-day lor $3,000. He says that on the 26th of Fobuary, this year, while working in rhe em ploy of that road as a laborer in the yards here, he, with others, raised a large bar of railroad iron to remove it to another point. They dropped the same without giving him warn-* ing. It was jerked from his hand by its great weight and feil upon his right foot, crushing it and break ing the bone of the big toe and brusing all the other toes. He has suffered agony ever since and is still suffering. He has paid a big doctor’s bill,'too. All this, says he, came through the negligence of the rail road. Newton county voted for piohi- bition by 63 majority. The official majority for prohibition in Wash- ington county i« 22 4, THE ATHENS FENCE C! ATHENS, GA. HUNNICUT & YANCEY, PROPRIETO tt S. W. K BURTON, Manager. P. O. BOX, ri7, ATHENS, GA. MANUFACTURERS OF The Grand Lodge of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen held a meet ing in Parsons, Kv., to investigate the cause of the discharge of several of its members. A strike is feared. The result in Charlton, which elected Simmons delegates, throws a little interest into the campaign. As Bacon had previously carried Coflee county, this leaves the two announced candidates tied. Chicago, April 21.—Municipal elections took place in many Illi nois towns yesterday, and in a ma jority of cases where the contest was between license and no license the former s was victorious. Albany, April 21.—The bill re pealing the charter of the Broadway Surface railroad passed the assem bly this afternoon by a vote of 100 to 16. The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature. Taunton, Mass., April 21.—The Old Colony shovel shops at East Taunton have shut down, owing to dissatisfaction among the men. It is feared that the shut down will be for good, and that the works will be removed to Somerset, which will ruin the business ot East Taunton. Several of the men employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quin cy and Louisville and Nashville railroads, in East St. Louis, to fill places of striking Knights of Labor, quit work, giving as their reason that they were afraid of violence. Hartwell, Ga.. April 21.—This morning Alfred Mayer’s boiler ex ploded and killed John Thornton, col. He was running the engine.' He was thrown sixty yards. Will Harper, col., was badly hurt, but not fatally. The boiler jumped about ten feet when it exploded. MIEHT WISE UID PICKET FENCE. mi mm, best ind cheapest fence ever nude. PRICE OF FENCE. Standard Farm Fence, painted, 5 double strands, (10 wires), 2 1-2 Inch space between pickets, per running foot, 0 cents. Same Fence, 3 double strands, 6 wires, 4 cents. Unpainted, 1 2 cent leas per foot. In lota uf 2,500 feet and upwards, 1-2 cent leas per foot. Ornamental Lawn and Yard Fence, any color desired, 15 to 20 cents per running foot. Rolls contain UQO feet. ■> Delivered free on cars In Athens, . CLUBS. Farmers can club together and purchase a County or Farm Right and make their own Fencing at a very small cost. Machine It simple, and any one can be taugut to ran it in a few hours. For full information in regard to County, Farm or Territorial Rights, aud cost of making the ienee, call on or address. TAKE NOTICE..' We invite comparison of our Machines and Fence with that of any ethermake. Especially notice that our wires hold pickets tl roily, so that they cannut be withdrawnwhereas the loose wires ot other make! allow withdrawal of pickets With ease. Oar Machines makes 1,800 to 2,000 feet per day, as against 600 to 1,000 feet made by Other machines. "TESTIMONIALS.' * L examination of the - o the farmers and free dom HENDERSON, Commissioner of Agrlculture. : iK' / '! .-t>t jnnr: