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, ,< rot * more delightful place to
‘ ib,,, the heaotihl country home of
,.„.«roJ I’cone* friends, Mr. and
ib n t I’rice. and we are always sure
/ trarm welcome and the most gener.
° b -|.iulitr * l their hands. So 8at-
‘’“‘torafternoon, together with Mr. Ix>we,
" r paid them our annual spring visit,
tnowifip that we would return home re-
f r r*he,l and with renewed energies for
'1 wreV s work.
•| V frightful condition of the public
W rts the first thing to impress u.<
it is a shame on the enterprising
*oiintie> of <*larke and Oconee that they
not put in better order. From
corporate limits to Mr. John Robin-
n .^ s ,. v »*ral miles beyond the Paper
^,11 tin' highway* are simply horrible,
in a thf hill' as nicely terraced by wheels
futtiug 0llt holes and tearing abnipt
hunks t" over * M ,f done in • field by
*omc skdled hand. The new bridge at
the Pap-r Mill is a creditable structure,
trui hf ,>uilt two feet higher than the
U 01l ,. will now be above high water.
j t vet loo early in the season to
in 1:<‘ ° f 1 ro i ,s - fi* r as grain is
f0 nfcrnfd. we saw neither wheat or oats
thm»enld make more than the seed
j.Unted- Some farmers had turned
«u>ik in on wheat, as it will not pay for
cuttme W«* noticed some good fields of
fV( .,tu»i the best was at Mr. 1U<U way’s.
>lilr> of fences have been torn down, and
t U(a kfs a wonderful improvement in
thf looks of the country. Several par-
lf% have even removed the enclosures
from around their dwellings. The no fence
j 4 „ 1S rapidly thinning out stock, par-
tionlarlv cattle, and the prices are con-
«<-.jijcntly advancing, hut the breed im
proving. Any good scrub cow will
bongThe county is getting filled
« tl, half Jersey s. Oconee devotes espe-
fU l attention to fine stock.
The darkeys, both Saturday and Sun-
c*v. held a lug meeting at Shady Grove,
r.dit»s estimated that Sunday nearly
i people were present, including a
number from Athens. On our return
bumf found them strung along the
r ,.!fir mil.-. We wen* impressed with
thf la! horses and good vehicles the Oco-
nf-negroes drove, which speaks well for
•V h them and their employers.
We met and talked with several
•'Mi' "f the county, and found
•i.-m greatly interested in a new
ra ir« atl, and anxiously inquired if there
vii' any hope for Athens securing the
iteorjia Midland. It is reported at High
Shoal.«’ tliat the contract has been given '
oto grade the extension «»f the pro- 1
. '#*.1 Georgia Midland from Griffin to
Social • irvte. In that event the road
Shoals.
icitement about
tii#* Kn.ghts of l.ab.ir. and the people
w.-rr at. vimis to know what would he the
outcoiii** of this new organization. It
that I»r. Lowrev, Mr. John \V.
HVk and one or two other Knights from
Athens visited High Shoals and address-
fl the factory employes. We learn that
v. names were secured with which to
organize a lodge. The next night Mr.
Hinton, superintendent of the factory,
spoke to Ins hands, and stated that if let
alone he would, as soon as business
warranted it. put back the 10 per cent,
taken off their wages last summer; but if
any attempt is made to coerce him, that
he v* <»uIij not do so—that he could be led
hut r.ot omen. No trouble is anticipat
ed 4: this factory, as the best of feeling
exists between Mr. Hinton and his em
ployes. and the hands are in a prosper
ous condition.
The Athens walking match is discuss
ed. and ( ’ox, who captured the second
prize at ti e one two years ago, is already
practicing with a view of entering the
contest, this time for the first prize. It
is reported that Potts, of Jackson, will
not he in the race.
Several persons around High Shoals
ire impressed that they have a gold vein
running through their land, and last
week quietly hired an experienced miner
to prospect for them. He reported that
there were plenty of “indications,” but
kf did not pay out any of the precious
m*tal.
A man named Shelnut, at High
Shoals, is manufacturing rocking chairs
equal in finish to the best sold in our
furniture stores. He has a turning lathe
propelled by foot power, and readily sells
hu chairs at $5 each as fast as they are
made.
We frit the pulse of Oconee and found
it throbbing for Bacon and Bacon only,
md the people only ask a showing to de
clare themselves for him.
Prohibition will certainly carry the
'by, although the liquor men just at this
time are doing the most work. The
people arc arousing, however, and on the
-‘"th inst. will speak with no uncertain
»ouml.
the row atthe bridge.
On/
1L
man.
GEORGIA NEWS.
ATTTTTHSTR, GEORGIA, 1 TUESDAY, MAY, 18, 1886.
VOL. .XXXI
I
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’utlccUri of the DaatarlUT Admit at
Mitchell's Bridge.
V* mentioned in Sunday’s issue of
Mr Patrick Kpps being badly hurt by a
rr ?m »t Mitchell's bridge. We gather
’k* lull particulars from Sheriff Wier,
*!■'> arrested the boy Saturday nigbt. Mr.
'■PI“ was coming to Athena and found,
die bridge blockaded by a picnic party
Me asked them to more some scantlings
that they were sitting on, so that he
could pass, ton they paid no attention to
his request. Mr. Kpps got out of his
wagon, picked up one of the scantlings,
carricil it to the end of the bridge and
thri wjt off. n e t),,, n W ent back to re-
luove the other obstruction, when one of
’he party ran at him and the boy Jim
^•rtin hit Mr. Kpps a severe blow on
'he head and knocked him senseless, cut-
h"? »long gash in his head. The boy
* *t was in the wagon with Mr. Kpps
washed the wound and carried him back
,0 Hr. I. X Wier’s. Sheriff Wicrfound
’• out and went down to the bridge, bu
1 ’* feme party had left. He found
w, en of the party, but they had agreed
■rot to tell w ho struck the blow. Finding,
however, that the sheriff wss going to ar
r "t the w hole crowd, they infomed the
ottie.r that Jim Martin, living on Gille-
‘M s place, was the offender. Martin
*" "rested Saturday night. He does
rot deny striking Mr. Epps, butwilhnot
**>' why he assaulted that ge ntleman.
BERMUDA GRASS SEED.
he Bermuda grass in this section nev-
r “ l, y matures, and hence must be
#r°*n from the roots. In the Bermuda
"ids it seedx profusely, and grows lux-
"»d to a great height. New that
** so popular with us aa a
yj certain enterprising dealers
*’* imported a large quantity of the
cf * rn ‘ u ‘ 1 * grass seed, that can be bought
cosh* Iu S* seedsmen. The seed are
efikI’' >M ' l “ *1 u ick way to get a stand
ll1 * grass. / 7
AN APPEAL FROM OCONEE
In the history of every individual life
there comes a crisis, when some great
responsibility must be met apme Jssi”
must be d(willed. It is a time for earnei
self-examination, a time for heroic action.
To each htdhrfdual of Oconee, subtil
crisis has come. Brought hither by the
advanced civilization of our age: by the
growing moral sentiment of our people;
by our Christianity which gives us our
liberties and by our laws which protect
them
\\ ith greatest force and significance
there comes to us the question already
answered by one hundred and thirteen
counties of this grand old State: “Shall
the people of this county license the liq
uor traffic?”
\ ery wisely, we think, our Legislature
has given ns the right to settle this great
question, (and not yet has our Supreme
court decided that right was constitution
al) while the cause of truth and justice,
appealing to us through suffering human
ity, declare we should decide it. No need
of argument new to prove the cause of
prohibition right and just, where the
voice of enlightened conscience; the votes
of our people founded on the laws of God
and man proclaim it. Toargue this point
would he to cast a reflection upon the
intelligence and Christian integrity of
Oconee’s worthy eitizens. But “we
must upward still and onward if we
would keep abreast of truth.” Men of
Oconee, can you be silent or passive in
this cause, when against vour ballot a
vote of ignorance or superstition may he
cast? Nay, verily. But let the very
worst voting element of our county be
allowed to voice the rs-truc sentiment of
our people. Let us as voters andjworkcrs
enterthe struggle with active earnestness
not only to vote ourselves but by all
honorable means securing the votes of
others. We know that no victory in life
worthy a struggle ever came without it,
and it is in the strength of moral courage
alone, that we may meet the responsibili
ty before us with the firmness and jus
tice its importance demands. Thus with
lioner we may break the shackels which
the liquor trade entails and make the
2tith day of May. IKS'! memorial in our
history, and then shall Oconee proudly
plant the white banner of prohibition
upon the vantage ground of truth and
inove’forward well equipped for every
conflict; well prepared to fulfill her mis
sion in life's grand work.
Tcm I'kkani r. Worker.
MURDER IN WALTON.
The Accused Man Claims that tbe KlUlns
Was an Accident.
Mr. Caritliers has just returned from
Walton county, and gives tbe particulars
of a terrible killing in Cut-Off district, in
which young Ray, a boy about 18 years
old, was killed by Sanford Manning, on
last Saturday. There are no witnesses
to tbe terrible tragedy, except Manning,
lie says that he was out bunting, and
Ray was sitting on the bank of the river
fishing. He could not see him distinct
ly, and thinking he was an otter, shot
him. Ray ran some distance before he
fell and died. There is hardly any one
that believes this tale, as Ray was shot
in the face and breast, and Manning must
have shot him from the opposite side of
the river. Manning claims that he ran
after Kay after he had shot him and help
ed to carry him home. Front the nature
of the wound he must have waded the
river to get across to him. Manning and
Kay had been gambling together, and it
is thought that he killed him for some
trouble over cards. The killing is very
complicated, and as there are no wit
nesses it will be hard to prove.
MOONSHINER CAUGHT.
A Blind Tiger Caugbt In Hie Lair Near
Atbene.
Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, John
Knox, of Lexington, and l'olicemeu Hill
and Moon caught a moonshiner out near
Mr. Hoyt Wier s, on the Jefferson road
John Aabury Smith, the man who was
running the whisky business, was a little
tao bold, and ought to have known that
he would have been caught. He estab
lished his camp in a pine thicket and had
the way blazed out, so that those who
wanted to buy couldfiud him
without difficulty. There was
large crowd of negroes formed around
the keg. and Smith was disbursing it out
in quantities to suit the purchaser.
Deputy Marshal Knox and the police
ran in on them and captured the whole
crowd. One of the negroes tried to make
off with the keg on his shoulder, but
Turner Moon let him sec the muzzle of a
Colt’s revolver, and lie dropped the keg.
Deputy Knox brought Smith to the jail
and locked him up.togetherwith seven and
half gallons of whisky, but Smith says
the right man had left a few minutes be
fore the officers came. From all we can
learn the proof is very good on Smith.
He was taken to Atlanta yesterday
morning for trial.
A KIND NOTICE.
In another column will be found the
offer of Mr. Gantt of the Athens Ban
ner-Watchman, for the sale of a half in
terest of his spicy daily and weekly pub
lication, which is known throughout
Georgia. It has been a remarkable suc
cess under the management of Mr. Gantt
whe only offers to take a partner through
the failure of his health, which will ne
cessitate his retirement from active work
for awhile. His paper has a splendid ter
ritory, and pays handsomely, and would
be, in every respect, a good investment.
Larry Gantt has thousands of friends
throughout Georgia who will regret to
hear of his ill health, and who wiil anx
iously await to hear of his complete re
covery, and his active re-entrance into
journalism.—Atlanta Constitution.
SHAD IN SANDY CREEK.
An old citizen tells us that he can re
member when not only the Oconee river,
but all the smaller tributaries in this sec
tion, were stocked with shad. Their
progress was stopped by a dam across
Sandy creek at Colt’s mill, and in shad
season you could kill with sticks in the
holes more fish in an; hour than two men
could carry home strung on a rail. The
dams thrown across our streams have cut
off this fish supply.
* "n *T»AW»K|UtT.
»ib^v i ' ic ' t * T * on 7«»t«rdaygave Jester
„ inference. The plant was gives
BACON BEGINS.
HE BLOWS A BLAST FROM HIS
p, .'ptpiEET.iN ,geo6gia.
Serenaded While In the City and Unexpoet-
edly Called on to Make an Addrsee-He
V !dUMmd»~HU Platform Briefly Stated-
Other Campaign News—Burke for Jonas.
Augusta, Ga.,May ii.—Hon. A.
O. liacon was serenaded at the Cen
tral hotel this eyenming, and in res
ponse to repeated calls, Hon. R.
H. May annnounced that Mr. Bacon
would address the throng from the
temporary structure erected for the
judges in the firemen's contest which
occurred to-day and which was di
rectly in front of the hotel ecross
the street.
The-news that Mr. Bacon was in
Augusta and would speak spread
like wild fire and created enthusiasm
• he town over, and in fifteen minu
tes two thousand were gathered
around the frail structure and
constantly increased as the Maior
spoke. In substance he said ’he
came to Augusta on a fly
ing trip with no thought of a speech.
For months the question of select
ing a democratic candidate for gov
ernor had been considered calmly
by the people. The names ol sev
eral distinguished gentlemen had
been suggested, but nearly all had
declined. Only two avowed candi
dates remained in this canvass,
which was absolutely devoid of ex
citement or feeling. The general
drift ot preference seemed to act in
one direction. The popular mind
was adjusting itself to circumstances
as to the result. One of the avowed
candidates gracefully retired. With
his retirement came the excuse that
it was necessary that some one com
manding towering form should ap
pear on the scene to heal the divi
sions and unite the factions. All was
peace when Gordon leaped into the
arena with dramaticaccompaniment.
With positions reversed. Bacon
would never have acted as Gordon
did. The camoaign will be heated,
but Bacon will exclude improprie
ties. There would be nodirt-sling-
ing on his part. Legitimate issures
would be discussed, personal acts
be criticized, but unclean scandal
would find no mention with him.
One subject earnestly concerns
the public mind—the railroad com
mission. His position was fully
stated in the Bain letter. The rail
road commission was a fixed insti-
tior. ot the State. There should be
no antagonism between the rail
roads and the people, and a wise
commission is the best way to pre
vent it. He had in the question
the interest of any other
citizen. He owned not a share or
dollars worth of railroad stock. The
penitentiary question was a second
matter of importance. He thought
the ptesent contract valid, and that
he thought they should not be dis
turbed. After the expiration of the
contracts put the convicts to build
ing public roads and other public
works of like character. Convict
labor should not be the means ot
private speculation. Again, con
vict labor should not be opposed to
tree labor. He had never himself
been concerned in any convict
lease or speculation. The third bus
iness question was the disposition
of the state road. He himself op
posed the sale of the State road.
He preferred to lease under wise
provisions, but whether sold or
leased it should be dene with an
eye single to the public good. If
lehsed it should be held not nomi
nally, but in fact, by every citizen;of
Georgia. The final reason against
the sale is that the revenue from
the same affords the strongest guar
antee of the fund for the mainte
nance of the public schools without
resorting directly to proper taxa
tion. The public schools and in
stitutions of charity should be main
tained and fostered to an extent
practicable without increasing tax
ation.
He referred to the fraudulent
bond question as res adjudicate, but
thought it proper to keep the mat
ter in the minds of the people, as
the holders of said bonds weie un
tiring in futile sevices by which
they sought to revive the question.
He challenged the closest scruti
ny ol his record in the legislature.
“If,” said he, “upon examination of
my record, you find that I have
abandoned no duty and have
been false to no trust, I ask that
you will accept that fact as an as
surance of my fidelity in the future.
ATHENS AND HER SITUATION.
TJiq. Water Power Arouna Onr City and
What It Can Do By Development.
The shoals or water power in 10 miles
of Athens contains 25,000 horse power,
which would take 25,000 operatives,
which would take 1,000,000 spindles,
which would take 500,000 bags of cotton
annually, which would take $250,000,000
to build the factories and machinery,
which would take $250,000,000 more to
build the town or city, which would take
in all $500,000,000 to complete the city,
which would contain 200,000 inhabitants:
and if Jackson county alone was cleared
up, properly fertilized and properly cul
tivated, would support the whole town
or city in food and raiment. To embrace
all the shoals or water power named
above, the city would have to extend
from the Tallacv shoals, 8 miles above
Athens, down to Barnett’s shoals, a dis
tance of 15 or 2iJ miles, and an average
width of 8 or 10 miles down the two rivers,
embracing 100,000 acres of land, costing
$1,000,000. Five men like Vanderbilt
with $500,000,000 could build the city in
20 years and rent it out for $100,000,000
a year and make more clear money at it
than they could make by owning this
whole world. If Vanderbilt or any other
capitalist cannot see how the above
named city can be built with $500,000,-
000 in 20 years and get $100,000,000 rent
for the same, if they will furnish ine with
$50,000,01X1 a year for 20 years I will
show them iiow to do it. Like Daniel
Webster once said: “If a thing can he
done an ingenius man can tell how it is to
he done.” If English capitalists would
take hold they could bring out enough
men. women and children, and the great
est inducement is that it is the healthiest
spot on the face of the earth. Jackson.
PR OIIIBITION IN OCONEE.
Getting Down to Work—How the County li
Divided—Trying to Silence a Preacher-
Bulldozing.
Yesterday we intervieweitticveral prom
inent prohibitionists from Oconee, and
they report the outlook as much brighter
for them than a week ag», and they are
now confident of success. Watkinsville
and the lower part of the count}-are over
whelmingly for prohibition, but in the up
per edge there seems to he a lethargy
among the whites that is hard to break.
While very few of them advocate liquor,
they seem to take no interest whatever
in the campaign. A few days since four
bar-keepers held a meeting at I’ayne's
cross-roads, and it is reported that they
raised a fund and started out several ne
gro workers to drum the county. The
most valuable workers among the pro
hibitionists are the Harris boys, and they
are a whole team, too. Mr. Sam Harris,
it will be remembered, had a bar-room
in Athens, and was run out of business
by prohibition. He now says he is con
vinced that it is a grand thing, and will
do all he can to carry it in Oconee. The
ladies are untiring in their efforts and
are doing great good. On election day
the negro vote will be consolidated a.t
Watkinsville, hut the prohibitionists
will have some of their best workers to
meet them. But there is a large num
ber of representative colored people in
the county who are outspoken against
liquor. P.ev. Veal, the pastor at Shady
Grove, is an avowed prohibitionist, and
is now working on his flock to carry them.
Monday night he delivered a temper
ance sermon to a large congregation of
his people, and an attempt was made by
the whisky side to silence him, but it
failed. He preached his sermon through,
and stated that he would not relax his
efforts to carry Oconee for prohibition
until after the election. Mr. George
Griffeth has taken the stump for prohi
bition, and is delivering some fine ad
dresses throughout the county. The
outlook is to-day flattering, and estimates
are made of from 100 to 350 majority in
Oconee against liquor. Athens will not
know the real effects of prohibition until
Oconee goes dry.
A NEW INVENTION.
In passing Reaves' stable the reporter
was attracted by Uncle 1‘erin Benson
who was engaged explaining something
SLAIN BY THE STORM-
KANSAS CITY VISITED BY AHCR-
iRIC.^XE:
A'.School Bull din* Blown Down Killing
Eleven Children—Eight Girl* Taken From
the Kulna of a Factory—Many More Be
lieved to ho Killed—Great Damage to
Property.
Kansas City, May n
the several counties, according to
the best judgment and preference
of the people thereol. Very re
spectfully yours, A. O. Bacon.
UNCLEJDOM.
AT THE CAMP-MEETING.
BY FANNY ANDREWS.
Nanny South.
A fear- ^ In the days of our grandmothers,
ful storm ot wind and rainswept Cedar-Rock Camp-ground was
over this city to-day. The court- j the religious gathering place for
house, on Second street, was totally j three counties. In summer, when
demolished above the second story. ■ the crops were laid by, and the farm-
The Lathrop school building, on ers had spare time to look after their
Eighth street, was partially wreck- I spiritual harvests, there began a se
ed and many children were caught j ries of revivals and camp-meetings,
in the ruins. An overall factory on
Second street was blown down.
The old waterworks building near
the court house, was blown down.
Eight girls have been taken out
of the overall factory, four ot whom
are dead. Many others are in the
ruins but there is scarly hope lor
their lives.
The Lathrop school building was
during which Baptist and Methodist
ceased pounding each other for a
time and made common cause
against the devil, who On his side
kept up a lively opposition at militia
musters and Fourth of July barbe
cues.
As to the darkies, religion was a
sort ot free trade concern with them
all ariund. They shouted with the
surmounted by a tower with a heavy I Methodists, they went under water
belL This tower was blown over j with the Baptists, they mixed up
and the bell went through the roof, j wives with the Mormons, they sang
carrying down the different floors 'with the saints, they danced with
tf the basement. The house was I the sinners, and in short, whatever
crowded with children. Twelve ot
these have been taken out of the
ruins dead. Many others were in
jured. Twelve of these have been
taken out of the ruins dead. Many
others were injured. The overall
factory was leveled with the ground.
Four "girls were taken from the
wreck dead, and a number wound
ed and others are missing.'
Deputy Sheriff Dougherty and
Deputy Recorder Hedges, were
killed "at the courthouse. Judge
Stover had adjourned court only a
minute before the building was
wrecked. A portion of the roof
fell upon the chair he had just va
cated. A good many people are
reported as missing who may yet
turn up.
List of the dead, so far as known
is eleven, children and one
teacher ot the Lathrop schools; six
killed at the overall factory; lour
killed at Smith & Maffatt's. Thirty
persons are known to be injured at
the buildings named, some of whom
are fatally hurt.
The loss of property is dispropor
tionately small, compared with
the loss of life. The damage is
roughly estimated at $150,000.3
portion of which is covered by
storm insurance.
The same tornado visited Leav
enworth and did an immense
amount of damage.
A RINGING ANSWER.
Major Bacon’s Reply to Gen. Gordon's Open
Letter to Him.
Macon, Ga., May 10. 1SS6.—
Gen. John B. Gordon. Dear Sir. 1
find published in the Telegraph, the
Constitution and other daily papers
of the state, ot Sunday, a letier
which purports to have been ad
dressed by vou to myself. I have
received no such letter, but presume
its publication was authorized by
you. Desiring to conform to what
appears to be your chosen medium
of communication, I reply to the
same through the public press.
You and 1 were both in Savan
nah during the past week, and daily
met each other personally. In now
noting your desire that we agree
upon a plan by which, in the pend
ing contest, “the will of the demo
cratic people of Georgia" can be
best ascertained, I might with pro
priety express some surprise that
you failed to avail yourself of the
opportunity thus presented to then
confer with me relative to the prop
osition which you now make. It
would not have been premature for
you to have done so, as, if you were
correctly reported, you were then
actively canvassing for support
among those whom you there met.
In response to your proposition I
make the following reply: As I un
derstand it, the custom of the party
in this state has been for the execu
tive committee to fix the date and
place tor the assembling of the con
vention and the basis of representa
tion. The counties have always
been left to decide for themselves
the manner in which they should
Mr. Pink Prica, who has fad «U through
tha winter over 50 head of cattle from
hie silo pita, and has still enough ensi
lage on hand to run hU cattle through
this month, without feeding »**J »
shuck or other forage, says that green
earn makes the beat ensilage of anything
be has ever tried. Mr. Price’s cattle are
•Ufa splendid order. Hewitt plant but
little cotton this year, but turn his atten
tion exclusively to itock railing, uts
a rtni bosn teal odT • ed-ul’J ;
The State Press.
The Capitol has been observing
the state press on |the Governor’s
race. We give a partial list, which
shows a majority favor Bacon.
FOH GORDON.
Dalton Argus.
Dahlonega Signal.
Atlanta Constitution.
“ Jouanal,
Bainbridge Democrat.
DeKalb News.
Cherokee Advance.
AGAINST GORDON.
Americus Kecoirier.
Coweta Advertiser.
Augusta Chroniele.
Athens Banner-Watchman.
Athens Chronicle.
Macon Telegrap h
Oglethorpe Echo,
Waco Enterprise,
Albany News and Advertise,
Hartwell Sun,
West Point Press,
Acworth News and Farmer,
Savannah Times,
Montezuma Record,
Valdesta Times,
Quitman Free Press.
Waynesboro True Citizen,
Haralson County Banner,
Warrenton Clipper,
Walker County Messenger,
Camilla Clarion,
Dade County Times,
„ DOOLEY GOES DRY.
Cl$i Boult of the Contest Gives Prohibition
A Majority of 110.
•Vienna, May 7.—The contest
over the recent prohibition election
in thi»fttunty was brought to aclose
to-day before Ordinary Hargrove,
resulting in a victoryfor the dry tick
et by no majority. The face of the
.returns had exhibited an apparent
’majority of teyenilbrt.be wet ticket
and up to yytterday enough votes 01
mjporsana non-retiderfts had been
thrdwn out to give the prohibitionists
jority, exclusive of-tax de
“—“to- attack. The' re-
, choose their delegctes. Some of
to a crowd, and, scenting a local, wc pro- < hem ^ ^ p]an of pri .
needed posthaste to the scene of action. mary elections, and others have made
Uncle Perin informed us that he had just their selections of delegates through
purchased the right for four counties, the means of mass meetings. I be-
from Mr. D. B. Huddlestrom, who owns lieve the people of the several coun-
the sUteVight of a new patent buggy, ties are fully capable of determining
top—and an ingenius contrivance it is, * or themselves which plau is best
too. It is arranged with only three * da P te< ' to their convenience and
bows, two of which are perpendicular Ascertainment of the popular pref-
which enables a person to get in and out erenC , e ’ Wh . fnever , th '.y C ^°' e ,0
. K & , . resort to a primary election their ac*
as easily as m an open buggy, ths tkm wiU m ^ t with my f u fi approv-
avouling that uncomfortable lean which ;l ) Wherever, on the contrary, they
everyone has to undergo when getting j decide to meet together in open
into other top buggies. Another thing j mass meeting, I shall acquiesce in
about this is the extreme top has hoards j their action. I believe that the
and hinges, which keeps the top always
perfectly smooth, and when lowered it
rests on springs, and no rub or wear is
ever experienced, and . wrinkles are
never seen it. To fully appreciate the
superiority of this top it must b» seen.
Mr. Benson has the rightof Clarke, Ogle
thorpe, Jackson and Oconee counties
and will take pleasure in showing this
invention to any one interested.
SLIGHT HOPE FOR CLUVERIUS.
A Postponement of the Certification of His
Conviction Allowed.
Richmond, Va., April 9.—Just
before the adjournment of the court
of appeals for the session, counsel
for Cluverius moved that the cei tifi-
cate of the judgment rendered in
the case yesterday be not certified
down to the hustings court until the
fall term. The counsel said he
wished to submit a motion lor the
rehearing ot the case before the
court. The rule of the court which
was quoted states that no motion
for a rehearing shall be heard unless
one of tbe juoges on the prevailing
side of the question desires to hear
it. The judges retired for-consulta-
tion and were at first inclined to re
fuse the motion, but in view of the
gravity of the case they consented
to postpone the issuance of certifi
cate of judgment to the lower court
The date fixed upon is the 10th ot
September next, at Staunton, when
the counsel for Cluverius are requir
ed to have the petition for a rehear
ing printed. If this rehearing is
allowed them upon reconsideration
and fresh argument the court may
decide either for or against the
prisoner. In the meantime the
mandate will not go down to the
lower court, and by this means Clu
verius has at least gained four
months’time; possibly Jie msv gain
more yvheig the opinions’’, of’all the
judge's are written and filed. Much
■more light may be shed on the mys
terious and extraordinary case.
The only srtikers who are dnr
ing full pay are members of a b:
ball club.
democratic voter* of the several
counties can determine better than
the executive committee, or perhaps
better than you or myself, the mode
best suited to the situation of their
several communities. The only of
fice of the executive committee is to
supply the need of a head to the or
ganization.
With that accomplished, I favor
the largest liberty of action to the
people and the smallast constraint
by either committees or candidates.
I am opposed to centralized power
of all kinds, whether it is found in
the private organization of individ-
als for their own personal political
ends, or in the committees necessa
ry to party machinery. As those
who are known to be your political
friends have in the post very large-
1> profited by the use of the modes
of procedure which have heretofore
been pursued. It is to be presumed
that you will not condemn the same
as having in those instances failed
to ascertain honestly and fully “the
will of the democratic people of
Georgia." I have never feared full
expression of the popular will. I
have no fear of it now. I shall be sat
isfied that such popular will as shall
find its expression in the manner in
which the people of each county
shall determine for themselves.
You will pardon me for saying
that the time has come when party
policy in this state should be shaped
wfthout reference to the wishes of
candidates. Conventions and elec
tions are held presumably in the in
terest ot the people, rather than In
the interests of candidates; and tbe
wishes of the former should never
be'made subservient to the interests
of the latter. The executive com
mittee might resent as impertinent
any attempt on our part to dictate
its line ot action, and the people
would certainly repudiate any eflort
of the committee to control or re
strict tbeir mode of procedure in the
“ ” delegates. j 1
I am personally con-
be content to abide
satisfaction was to he got
out of the church, the world or the
Devil, the colored brethren had their
share of it. A great bush arbor was
erected at Jedar-Rock for their ac
commodation, and Uncle Edom, one
of the lights of their race, dispensed
to them the gospel.
To Uncle Edom’s spiritual food,
the masters added solid pabulum of
bread and bacon by the cart load,
the hen-roosts and smokehouses
were levied on tar and wide, by the
faithful, to supplement the feast, for
it was a foundational dogm, of Un
cle Edom’s religion that “takin’ of
things from white folks fur de glory
oh Je Lord ain't nostealin’.”
Sunday was the day at camp
meeting, and Uncle Edom’s feelings
as he mounted the rude wooden
stand, in his clean Sunday shirt and
long tailed coat, would be worth a
hundred dollars a minute to any of
us small fry of mortals who have
never known what it is to he a per
son of impor’ance. At the mere
sight of him, some of the more im
pressionable sisters would begin to
show signs of the working* of the
“sperrit,” and the giving out of the
text was received by the brethren
with a chorus of devout groans, in
tended as the outward and visible
signs of an inward and spiritual
giace directly proportioned to the
uolefulness of the sound.
“My tex’ am foun’ in de forty-
tooth chapter o’ de book o’ linny
Sis, in dese words,” began Uncle
Edom, one memorial Sunday morn-
ing, trying very hard to look as if he
was reading from the battered old
Bible that lay upside down on the
pine table before him. “De love o’
Ue Lord Jesus Chris’ am de true
meat an’ drink ob de Christi um
brederen.”
“Now my brederen, an’ when I
say brederen 1 mean sisteren too,
why dis am called the book o’ Jin
ny Sis,'stead o’ Sis Jinny’s book,
like folks would say nat’ral when
dey is talkin’ am a hard thing for the
onlarned to onderstand, but de fac’
is jes dis—bekase—you see—well,
jes’ kase it am de natur o’ books an’
lamin’ to ’spiess things different
from common—’kase books, dey is
fur de edicated, an’ when folks is
edicated dey ’spresses deyselves sor
ter up-side-down, an’ hine-part-be-
fo’ like, an’ dats why de name o’ dis
book o’Jinny Sis, ’stead o’ Sis Jin
ny’s hook, like folks would say nat-
eral, fur lamin’, you see. my breder
en, am agin de natur’ ob most folks.
Now dis heer Sis jinny or Jinny
Sis as de book calls her, were a
great ’oman, de sister o’ Moses an’
Aaron an’ David an’John de Bap-
tis’ dem good ole Christiifms what
de Scripters tells about, an’ de sper
rit corned upon her, and her prophe
sy in de book, an’ her say, ‘De lub
o’de Lord Jesus am de true meat
and drink o’Christium brederen,’an’
she says true, my friends, so don’t
you go an’ be a hankerin’ like beasts
arter dem kyarnal vittles what ver
is gwine ter eat when de sarmin’s
done froo. Jesus Chris’ am better’n
all dat, my brederen—better’n tater
pone an’ simmon beer—yes, my
brederen, better ehen dan old mas-
sa’s torn whisky and Crisinus ter-
bacccr, an dat’s all de better what
anything kin be! Dis wort’ am all
a ception an' er snar, my brederen,
hut Jesus Chris’is soun' an' true like
old missis homemade sassidge.”
Here a shrill yell from the con
gregation and a pair of black hands
tossing wildly above a wooley head,
annuunced that Uncle Edom’s elo
quence had begun its work and a
“mourner” was about to “come
through.
“Tank de Lord!'' cried Uncle
Edom in answer to the signal, “dar
is one sister cornin’ troo! De Lord
bress you, s : ster Dilsy, vou’s foun
de true meat an’ drink o’ de Chris-
tiums at last!”
Hete a dozen others went off into
hysterics and were surrounded by
sympathizing hretheren and sisteren
while Uncle Edom, continued his
exhortation undisturbed by the ob-
steperous process ot “cornin’
through.”
De christium ’spise de good
things o’ de wort’; de christiun know
dat de good things o’ dis wort’ am
all de temptations o’ Satan. Satan is
a mighty mean man, my brederen—
he burn you up all the week and
make you tote wood of a Sunday.
He count up all yo’ sins agin you
and make you tote a load o' wood
fur ev’ry one till he gits a great big
pile, an’ den he burn you up wid it.
He’s a liar and a conjur, my bred
eren, an' he try to
fool you to git you down in his great
big hole under de groun' whar he
burn folks up forebber an tarna
tion!”
Here the voice of the preacher
was drowned for «n instant by the
joyons assurances of the elect:
“Tank de lord, I’se safe; Jesus
got me by the han’l” “Git outen de
way, old Saturn, here come de fiery
chariot!” “1 sees brudder Caleb
Johnson a gwine to beav’n on a big
white hoss!*’ “Sister Dinah, kiss
Brudder Ctesar fur de lub o’ de
Lord,” and a hundred other of the
the same sort; but Uncle Edom’s
lungs were equal to the emergency,
and his eloquence could be heard
above all the uproar around him.
“Don’t you do nothin’,my breder
en, fur to give the devil a handle
agin you; don’t you cross yo’ feet in
de dance, nor sing kyarnal songs of
a Sunday, nor fuse to gib to de
preacher, fur ef you do de debil pH
_i» .— De Scriptur say fie
Brudder Aaron Membry an’
Cmsar Jessup, pas round' de hat, so
dey kin ev’ybody contrebrute, while
we all jmes in singin; and brudder
Sam'Roger, histedechune.”
"Mary an’ Marla, feed my Iambs,
Feed my lambs, feed my lambs—
M«ry an’ Maria, feed mr lambs
Setia’ on de golden altar.
I weep—I mourn;
What make i mourn so alow?
I won’er it a aion traveler
Have gone along afo.
Paul, de ’postle, feed my lambs.
Feed uay lambs, feed my lambs—
Paul, de 'poatle. feed my iambs
Setiu’ on de golden altar.
I weep—1 mourn,” etc.
While the congregation sang the
bat went round and was knocked
into pi more than once by the hands
of ecstatic sisters,who insisted upon
giving their contributions in the
shape of a Christian embrace to the
deacon. When at last it found its
way back to the preacher, he pro
ceeded fourthwith to pocket the
contents,consistihg of three battered
old halt-dime pieces,a jacknife with
out a handle, a half plug of tobacco,
and two pieces of whip-cord. But
before the transfer could made,
his title to the booty was suddenly
called in question. Aunt Rachael,
a colored vender of ginger cakes
and persimmon beer, to whom uncle
Edom was indebted in sundry little
bills, had been put off from time to
time with tender insinuations to the
effect that the reverend debtor
meant to balance other wives in
aunt Rachael's favor.
After long and truiiless waiting,
her feeiings had just been enraged
by the discovery that the intended
transfer was about to he made in
favor of a younger rival. Panting
for revenge,aunt Rachael seized the
opportunity to solace her wounded
affections by the humiliation of her
betrayer, and at the same time do a
good stroke of business in making
up her pecuniary losses. Aunt Ra
chael was no respecter of persons or
of places, and resolved upon having
justice, by fair means or foul. She
bounced up the aisle and made at
uncle Edom in the face of the con
gregation.
“Look here, ole nigger,” she cried
in an irreverent voice,planting her
self on the stand beside her spiritual
guide, “dat’s a mighty good sarmin
what you’sjes’ prerached, but pay
me what you owes me!” and she
proceeded to levy a summary attach
ment by making a grab at the hat.
“Wh!—wh—what—you call me
nigger fur, you ole black heifer!”
cried the indignant Boanerges,tear
ing off her head-handkerchief in a
rage. “Daraint but one nigger, and
dat’s de debil, an'you's his—”
The gentle Rachael interrupted
him with a blow o.i the mouth that
made his teeth rattle. The preacher’s
friends, headed by aunt Rachael’s
youthful rival, rushed to his assis
tance, the cake peddler's ran to
hers.and a general melee was about
to ensue when the alarm was given
of the unconverted, taking advan
tage of the discord among the faith
ful, had failed upon the victuals and
were fast cleaning oft the table.
Forthwith there Degan a stampede
from the arbor. Sisters and brethe-
ren in the very act ot “comin
thoughtful’’ forgot their transports,
and made, with might and main.for
the flesh post of Egypt.Uncle Edom
himself headed the attack, and the
last that was seen of him that day.
ho was making off with a roasted
chicken under one arm and a whole
ham under the other.
READ THE ANSWER IN THE SKY.
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•lections,
L in
git you sho’. De Scripti
preacher am* live by de goape' 1; an
so y.qu imis’all gibtp thegos pel et
you don’t v^anMGgtCtoxteCtoke jot
brimstone whar de fire barn foreb
ber an’ de wurrum never die!
A tinted halo around the sun at
setting occurs in long continued
rainy weather.
Red-tinged clouds high up at
evening are followed by wind and
occasionally by rain.
If, on a fine day,the dust suddenly
rise in a revolving, spiral colum n
rain is near,
Kainbows are unreliable, except
they occur in the morning, when
rain may be expected.
A dazzling metallic lustre on fo
liage during a cloudless day in sum
mer, precedes a change.
Sun-dogs and fragments of pris
matic colors during the day show
continued unsettled weather.
No dew in the morning is mostly
followed by rain, and a heavy dew
in the evening by a fine day.
A halo around the moon, especial
ly it some distence fiom it, is a sure
indication of downfall at hand.
If after rain drops of water still
hang on the branches and twigs
and to window frames the rain will
return, and if they fall and the wood
work dries fine weather is at hand.
Stones turn damp before wet; at
the same time it must be observed
they do not always indicate rain, for
they will do so occasionally before
heat.
If the sky be a dull gray, and the
sun rises clear, gradually dispersing
the vapors, it will be fine. If he
retires behind the clouds, and there
are reddish streaks about, it will
rain.
Often a beautiful sunset will be
followed by a bad day. After a
rainy day, suddenly at sunset in the
far West will appear a magnificent
streak of crimson (not copper-col
ored)—this generally foretells a fine
day.
Mists at evening over low-ly
ing ground or near a river precede a
fine and warm day. It a mist in
the morning clears off as the sun
gets higher, it will be fine, but if it
settles down after a little, rain is at
hand.
The man who is out of doors at
sunrise can form a pretty accurate
opinion of what kind of a day it will
he. It just before sunrise the sky,
especially in the west, is suffused
with red, rain generally follows in
the course of the day. In winter, of
ten snow.
Huge piled up masses of white
cloud in a blue sky, during the win
ter, indicate snow or hail. It small
dark clouds float below the upper
ones, moving faster than they, tain
will follow as it will if, in the morn
ing, hanging, pale brown, smoke
like clouds are floating about.
A Shower ot But* In Rockdale.
Conyers Weekly.
Mr. J. F. Maddox says one morn
ing last week some of his family,
noticing something falling to the
ground like rain, asked if it was not
raining. The attention of the entire
family was called to it and the rain
increased and fell upon the bouse
and in the yard like large drops of
rain in the spring time. Some one
observed that there was no clouds
and an investigation was inaugura
ted, which proved, to their aston
ishment, that what he thought was
rain, was bugs. For hours the rain
of bugs continued until the entire
lace of the earth was covered with
bugs, bugs, bugs. The chickens
soon took in the situation, and
began a royal feast upon the manna
rained trom heaven. The phenom
enon was repeated the next morn-
•ng.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
The eight liuur demand is still
causing strikes.
Martin Irons was not erpelled
trom the Knights of Labor, as was
reported.
Evidence is being worked up to
convict the Chicago Anarchists of
murder.
The striking freight handlers in
Chicago are applying lor work, but
most of the men find their places
filled.
The prohihitionists of Spalding
county have filed with the Ordina
ry a petition, asking him to order
an election on the liquor question at
once.
A Connersville, Indiana, special
says: A tornado passed through
Wayne county, thirteen miles north
o here, last night destroying everyj
t ling in its track.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 10.—
A Times special says a fire broke
out at 4 o’clock this morning, at
Gainesville, Alachua couuty, in this
state, destroying all the buildings
and contents on the south side of,
the square.
The Master Builders Association
of St. Louis met last night and
adopted resolutions, one of which
reads that when a strike occurs on
one building by unreasonable de
mands by workmen, work will
cease on every other building.
Atlanta, May 11.—It is stated
here on excellent authority that Dr.
Hawthorne agreed to make prohi
bition speeches in Richmond dur
ing the late campaign for $400. The
prohibitionists failed and the Doc
tor’s pay is not forthcoming. He
don’t like it a bit.
Chicago, May 11.—ft has been
ascertained that the Polish and Bo
hemian rioters who regaled them
selves with liquid refreshments
when they sacked the drug store at
Center avenue and Eighteenth
street, last Wednesday, eight died,
and at least four mort are known to
be beyond the hope of recovery.
The birthday of Mr. Davis makes
him a year older tean Lincoln, two
years older than the fiery Toombs,
four years older than Alexander
H. Stephens, five years older than
the “Little Giant,” Douglas, five
years older than Wm. L. Yancey,
and four years older than Judah P.
Benjamin.
Montgomery, Ala., May 10.—
Rev. N. Wilkes, of Briarville, Ala.,
dropped dead on Court street at 9
o'clock to-night. He was a dele
gate to the Southern Baptist con
vention. Death was caused by
heart disease. He was a minister
of high standing.
Charleston, S. C. May to.—
Oliver Hester killed his brother-in-
law, Luther Barrett, in Spartan
burg, to-day. Hester was whip
ping his child. Barrett remonstrat
ed, when Hester threw a plow iron,
striking Barrett’s head, killing him
instantly.
Powderly has issued a circular to
the Knights of Labor. He says he
is overworked answering corres
pondence, and needs rest. He
warns the Knights against boycotts,
dynamite and intemperance. He
says they have been losing ground
so far as public opinion is concern
ed, for some time.
Lawrence, Kan., May 11.—A
A large campmeeting tent was
blown dowp in Johnson county
Sunday, while services wers in pro
gress. Two hundred and fifty peo
ple were in the tent. Three were
killed, a man and wife named Jack-
son and their babe. Many were
injured.
General Gordon yesterday open
ed the campaign in earnest before
the people of Macon county. Al
ready he has demands for his time
which will keep him busy tor more
than a month. It is his intention to
appear before the people as fre
quently as possible, and from now
on he will he heard from on the
hustings in the different counties of
the state, so quickly as he can go
from one to another.—Constitution.
Louisville, May S.—Near
Winchester S. B. Knight, while
digging a posthole, struck an iron
box about nine inches square, with
an iron lock. Breaking off the lid
he found it filled with gold and sil
ver coin to the amount of $1,233.75.
Jacob Stoddard lived alone, years
ago, in an old log cabin over the site
where the money was found. He
was reported wealthy, but when he
died nobody could find any trace ot
the money.
Parsons,Kansas, May it.—Four
persons weie drowned yesterday in
the Nevaho rivei at Naquire’s "fer
ry. They all belonged to one fam
ily. They insisted on being ferried
over the river while a gale was
blowing, against the protest of the
ferryman. The latter was overrul
ed, and the wind tipped the ferry
boat at a sudden angle. The wag
on, team and people all went over,
and Kline, his two children and
hrother-in-law were all drowned.
The ferryman rescued Mrs. Kline
and one child.
Little Rock, Ark., May 11.—A
dog belonging to A. J. Hall, a far
mer living near Cabott, near this
city, went mad last week, and
among the animals which it wound
ed in its wanderings about the farm
was a milch cow. The cow show
ed no signs of being affected with
the wound, and it was thought that
hydrophophia would not result.
Yesterday, however, the animal
showed the dreaded symptoms, and
at the same time the farmer’s two
little children, who had been nour
ished with the cow’s milk, exhibited
similar symptoms and are in a criti
cal condition, suffering most terrible
agonies. Other members of the
family are also ill, but their symp
toms are not so alarming a* those
of the children, and some hope is
expressed that they may recover.
Judge Estes ol Gainesville, ii
critically ill.
An election will he held in Cold
county on the “lence or no fence’
question, on May 25.
Atlanta, May S—Mr. El<rin
Lochrane will he married to Mi*i
Litel Moore ot N tshville on the 251!^
of this month.
Real estate seems to be advanc
ing in Elbert county. A quantity
el lands weie sold at public sale last
Tuesday at from 10 to *20 per acre.
The prohibitionists contested the
election in Cla} count), »i.u, afivi
an cight-ilay session in the Court of
Ordinary, the entire returns weie
declared illegal. %
Dr. W. A. Brown, a prominent
dentist of Elberton,has been stricken
with paralysis, and his physicians
consider him in an extremely critical
condition.
Columbus, May S.—TheKniglits
of Labor of this city have adopted
a resolution protesting against the
employment of convict labor on the .
Georgia Midland.
The little son of Mr. Connally,
near Oakland, went in a creek bath
ing last Sabbath afternoon. A short
time atter coming out of the water
little fellow was seized with cramps
and died in a few minutes.
The press and people trom De-
Kalb county to Augusta, along the
line of the Georgia railroad, are al
most solid for Hon. A. O. Bacon for
governor.
A man named Bud Nash, living in
DeKalb county, was struck on the
head with a bottle of whisky, on last
Saturday night, by his brother-in-
law, Janies Weeks, and his skull
was so badly fractured he died on
Sunday morning. >•
Cuthbert Liberal: From every
direction comes the universal com
plaint of poor stands of cotton. The
seed were all damaged last fall, and
the prospect for a crop are by no
means eood in this country.
Cuthbert Liberal: A negro girl
about 15 years old, who was living
with her father on Maj. G. F. Bar-
field’s plantation near Spring Vale,
committed suicide by shooting her
self in the heart with a pistol. No
reason is known for the deed.
Mr. J. P. Adair, of Carnesville.
Ga., accidently shot himself throueh
the hand last Saturday evening. He
was doing some work on a gun
which he thought was not loaded;
he pui- a hot iron to a tube and the
gun fired very much to his astonish
ment.
One of Emanuel county's citizens
married his wife before he was 21
years old. Another one married his
third wife, she being a sister to his
two former wives and the last two
having been wives of his brothers
(both of them being dead), and
what is stranger still, he was the
husband of all three inside of tS
months.
The negro man who w as shot in
the head at Forest three months ago
an account of whose remarkable
case was reported in these columns,
has died at last. He carried a bullet
in his brain for three months before
it killed him. and the greater portion
of the time he was up and walking
ahou'. One day last week he tum
bled over and departed this life.
Deputy Collector Fite.of Bartow,
was in Atlanta Saturday, and exhib
ited a silver half-dollar, which he
claims to be one of the four issued
by the Confederate States. The
coin is somewhat lighter, apparently
than the United States coin of the
same denomination,and is very fairly
milled. Otherwise it does not differ
materially from it, save that it has on
one side, on the upper rim “Confed
erate States of America.” and below
“Half Dollar,” and at the bottom of
the obverse side the date “1S61.”
Mr. Fite purchased the coin some
years ago for $25, and has since re
fused $250 for it. He is not certain
of the genueiness of the coin, hut
believes it to be one of the original
four issued.
Washington Stovall, a half-wit
ted negro boy, 19 years old, was
found dead on the banks of Soap
creek, in Cobh county, on last Tues
day morning. He lived with and was
a relative of Moses Winkle, and had
left the house Monday afternoon
with an axe to cut away shrubbery
on the banks of the creek. He re
marked when he left if he he didn’t
return that evening not to be alarm
ed, as he might fish some after his
work was done. He did not put in
an appearance that evening nor
next morning, and Winkle went in
search of him and found his dead
body on the creek bank, a limb hav
ing fallen from a dead tree near by
crushing the jawbone and breaking
his neck. C. C, Winn, Justice of the
Peace, went out and held an inquest
and a verdict was rendeicd in ac
cordance with the above facts.
Si
GENERAL NEWS.
BOYCOTTING NEGROES.
A Texas Town Undertakes to Boreott Ne-
groei—Business Ken to tbe Rescue.
Galveston, May S.—A special
to the News from Brownwood says:
Notices were found posted in vari
ous parts of the town to-day read
ing as follows:
“All negroee are to leave here on
short notice, or they will be sum
marily dealt with. All negroes
seen on the streets of Brownwood
Saturday evening will be roughly
treated. We mean business.
(Signed) Many Men.”
The business men, without ex
ception, denounce the threatened
expulsion, and say they will detend
the negroes in their rights as long
as they behave themselvei.
Railroad contractors here have
received written notices warning
them not to employ any > more ne
groes.
It is rumored that congress will
not adjourn until after the middle of
August.
A woman of Havana, Ill., is now
living happily with her ninth hus
band.
When some politicians are weigh
ed they are found wanting every
office in which there is a vacancy.
It is again asserted that Prof. Bell
of telephone tame, has given his
deaf and dumb wife $10,000,cxx>.
In Detroit a mob was dispersed
by turning a hose on it. The leaders
of the mob couldn’s stand water, if
beer had been squirted at them they
would never have retreated.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives by Mr.
Scott, of Pennsylvania, placing the
manufacture and sale of imitations
of butter under the control of the
internal revenue bureau, and impos
ing a tax of ten cents a pound on
the article.
A factitious reader of the Boston
Journal calls attention to the fact
that Abraham Lincoln made wool
free when he issued the emancipa
tion proclamation.
An Iowa cattle grower has de
horned 125 cattle with no bad results
and regards it as a great economy.
He thinks that horns did $1,000,000
damages in Iowa alone.
The number of persons bitten by-
dogs supposed, to be mad, is much
larger than it is generally understood
to be. Miss Amelia Morosini, of
New York, who is now under
treatmeut tor a dog bite to prevent
hydrophobia, is the nine hundred
and fifty-third patient who has ap
plied to M. Pasteur at his laboratory
in Paris to be treated by his system
of inoculation. These patients come
trom almost every part of the known
world.
NEWS FROM BANKS.
Mr. W. S. Mize, of Banks county, has
keen spending some Jime in the city, and
says that the wheat and oat crops in
Banks are the finest that he has seen for
many years.
David’s district, which voted on the
stock law a short time since, and went
for fence, is being contested by the stock
law side, and about 90 votes have been
thrown out as illegal. Tho district will
give a large majority for the stock law.
The contest is to come up before Ordina
ry T. F. Hill on the 26th of this month.
Both sides are terribly stirred up on the
contest
The bridges which were washed away
by the recent heavy runs have been re
paired.