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OVER IN OCONEE. 4W Y«K«nn •""TLlMUW-ni Athena wittlni •*£+ Other Brl«f IUJni —— = w ii' jVr" , ,< 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 |.a>, High mie littl.- o ’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. frMTl l«I I* ' 3 * - ' Vi.’iaix’N iT/*; -.rW,, •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.