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About The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1886)
WEEKLY’ bAKNEfc-WAfCtiMAN TUESDAY MAY .886. 'SSSx b- “ r* u| , ill hop*- fl« «*y*f Tf»» Georgia depot bunines, 5S •*« - $•*•&> in . » k *>* llt ? _ - " :,n J& TlcTtD - wdlgofav beyond ^ported- A prominerit <avs it will reach tifiv thousand dollars. B yJ!£SE*l. . ,,f\uv :>th, at the res- l rl ,les mother, by the Mr. G. 11. Thrasher, , married to Miss Mor, •»u county. association. th.-North Geor- . .. llolmo'S Association will P ' ...[in. commencing on the aI i roniinuing until the ’’ .1. Jarrell, of Athens, is j' t ef tt‘ e Association. t> r*rfKOrKlATION. : i ’ appropriating money . ii.-one- riser front Scull * nr«r,i» railroad bridge ; . iipuse. It is a big thing *" (,'thatsection. |rt£ WILLIS COTTAGE. (il y|arr-ti "s. ISsMS.—Dear Dr. aceks lielore 1 begat DeiciUlave," 1 had been ,,l deal from my gunts, ... i,i inv moiitli, a ibing 1 tried several rente- ,i avail. Then 1 resorted preparation- and found pile elate "I my throat was jn igingby my ovnexper- , tins month wash very 1 most heartily and con e , : | t io public attention I iwg to remain most iM.lr. w A I.ipseotnb,D.D | U a ^ COTTON DYING. n lUa.k, of Oglethorpe, . . a wr* at ileal of the cotton • •■..rtie-rs are now replanting :j r ,i,.es not know whether •. ji g:tril*nt:il»le to had seed or « l*-lec-ta-lave. vtsrn..- 4• itl» a had taste in * |f st.. brush vonr teeth ... ? -..i morning, with a soft h ,|r ,rtl "ilh Deleclalave, i„. nrali/e any aridity ill tlie t.-nr mouth sweet and i . 1'rnggists. VERY SUSPICIOUS. .: f.-lmn. whose reputation . . , . -tahli^hed, will be- •*\ •> it..* Atlanta Working i.f I.ahor organ. Has !>• with Hr. Felton’s va. PiUhS. u * |mceded by a i * * k, loms and ■ . causing the ■. - - ' me affection ifv'ih..ring organs, i' o' indigest on are m easiness of the !»k»* iH-rsphu- . \ery disagreeable j w.irni, as a common • •••■•!.:ig mil Itching t .• applicati«>i v. which ft* atlccted. absorli* al lying ttie intense :.g .* i*frmanent cure. :•»Ti l)r. Bosanko I :a, O. Sold by E. »S \ Arnold. * u : AT the depots. A»*w. Reporter Wana.ra Armui In 81 1 Search of Nsws Items. .v'T" 01 much freight to deliv*; • , c ' er * i * 4re "°l so busy as du- nng the fall and winter season, it is coal and pleasant down there—a gentle oraaae blowing all the time from up the Ooonee river. The guano warehouses «*e all clos'd, and the large boilers or the compress are cooling off until anoth er crop Is made. • little more lively. Tho compress at this place has a few more bales to mash before it closes for the season. The Oil mill is shut up and will not be open un til next season. The Elevator Mills, one of the live industries of Athens, arc run ning on full time, and large quantities of meal and stock food are daily ground and furnished to the merchants of Athens and *nd down the North-Eastern and Georgia roads. On the opposite side of the rail road from the depot is where the large shop of McGinty's is situated, and it is worth a trip, even during this hot weath er, to go through the immense concern and see the different pieces of machinery »t work. Mr. Dock l'ridgeon has charge of the large planing machine, and can dress 15.WJO feetof lumber ina day. The side track from the North-Eastern runs up to the door of the shop, and the lum ber is unloaded convenient to the differ ent machines. Mr. McGinty says he saved $1.15 on drayage alone on one lot of lumber. There is on the yard over two hundred thousand feet of lumber, brought from different saw mills along the line of the North-Eastern. The sec ond story of the shop is used for making sash, doors and blinds, and a large num ber of hands arc kept constantly employ ed and quantities of these goods are used in Athens and shipped to different parts or the country. Mr. McGinty hss not all his machinery in position as yet, and when it is the shop will be worth visiting. BILE BEANSI The quickest time on record! Neural- gia of the worst tvpe, cured by one dose of SMITH’S BILE BEANS In from one to lour hours, as many who have tried it can testify. It does seem strange that sensible people will suffer with ibis terrible disease when speedy relief can surely be found in this simple safe and inexpensiv remedy. 25 cents. For sale by all druggists and ilealers id medlcide, or sentauywbere on receipt of price in Btamps. EDITOR KNOWLES- INTERVIEW WITH THE EDITOR! Of THE HOME JOURNAL. Greene Has Already Cordon'* Be alp Dan gling In the Air, and le How Reaching for Bean Reese’* Flaxen Locke—Backers From all over the District and Files of Letters Protesting Against Reese's Re- Election.' Editor W.A. Knowles, of the Greenes- boro Home Journal, who hss been run- Ati^ North-E.lern depot things .re ^ THE KNIGHTS OK LABOR. :-EACB TKF.ES THE AUTHOR. '■ ’vit tin- Mulberry corres- '■tie .heksoii Herald, who st- e ,-*ii'hJ*ry of Col. Candler bc- “* If .uson prulsne langu-.je, is e a: hlr who teat-bee school Jn the lr ■ ri,e article created quite a sen na ic The Athene Delegation at High Shoals and the Result of the Visit. A High Shoals correspondent in the W alton News gives the following de scription of s visit of a delegation of Athens Knights to that point to establish a lodge: Tlie Knights of Labor from Athens were out here in full force, Saturday night. Speeches were made iiy Messrs. Bennett, l’ridgeon, Lowry and Black (the niartyr(?)). I tiearil none of their speeches, hut am of j informed by a number of parties who did that little information was given as to tlie object and good of the organization; that the speakers were divided among themselves, and frequently contradicted eacli other. Their object in meeting here was to organizo a lodge. About twenty-four subscribed and some seemed enthusiastic for a charter till Monday night, when President John IV. llinton i called together the heads of families of nun that peach j all the operatives in his factory, and ad dressed them on the siibbjectof the labor | question. He made thecrowning speech j of the season, and just at the time when it was most needed. One with which every enc who heard him was delighted. Sorry your reporter was denied the pleasure of attending. Many who were inclined to join the K. of L. previous to this have given out the Idea altogether, in that they feel now convinced that no good will accrue from it We Sincerely trust that our townsmen may be influ enced by the gentle admonition of Mr. llinton. and not take a step that they will hereafter regret. Oconee and one. without any ap • ',ri- nurseries are in -trued. The leaves ‘"llowed by the ipeedy Cur# . r sick Headacbe. [• it lb. Gunn’s Liver Pil’s c H .uiaelie, isk your Drug- i :r..il |.,u sa;»." Only one . Krgu.srsixe hexes, 25 vents. Iks i.vnilon, nrnt Arnold A H<m Excellent. Auiiie, rii rI ot 1’olice, Knox n writes: “ My family and ! rfle sr.es of your most excellent I'r King’s New Discovery for *. | l;l ving found it to bo all iclaim for it, desire to testify to M, friends to whom I have -tt'isled it. jnaise it at every op- I*r. King’s New Discovery sumption is guaranteed to clire ’• 1 eBronchitis. Asthma, * every affection of Throat, ““sou i...ug8.' Trial Bottles Free at - :■!> tig S cue. Large Size $1.00. 1-IMD T10ERS AND 8TILL8. tleman tctls ug that Smith is only * regular den of blind tigers who * habit of selling whisky in and *-d Athens, and that they have a l > -till in operation up Sandy lhe same should he st once Farmers and Mechanics. ‘ Honey ami Doctor Gills. Relieve ’ '1,ti.ers, Wives and Sisters by a 7 I’ur. Im-eof Dr Bnganko’s Cough r u "z syrup, the best known remedy !i\ Colds, Croup and Bronchial ’• ' » Relieves Children of Croup. ’ nil!hi; mav save you hundreds of I’rice '50 cents and $1.00. -i rfree. Sold by Drs. Lyndon, and ’ 5 Arnold. AU In the Line of Nature. There is nothing in the line of magic or mystery about that wonderful and popular medicine, Parker’s Tonic. It is simply the best and most scientific combination possible of tlie essential principles of those vegetable curatives which act powerfully and directly 'em the stomach, liver, kidneys and blood. But there neither is, nor will be, any successful imitation of it. It is all the time curing those who had despaired of ever getting well. For yourself, your wife and children. was at once started out on his track, with instructions to bring Knowles into our sanctum dead or alive. Our com mand was fulfilled, and after welcoming our handsome young friend we turned ourself into an interrogation point and went for him thusly: “How does Greene stand on the guber natorial question? Under which flag, Bezonian? Speak or die!" “Greene is enthusiastically for Bacon, and will send Bacon delegates, it matters not whether by primary election or cau cus. We are as unchangeable as the laws of the Medes and the Persians. I have traveled over the state consider ably of late, and find Bacon overwhelm ingly on top.” “1 see you are firing weekly broad sides into Congressman Reese. Do you think that he will be defeated for re- election'?” “Mr. Reese can easily he defeated if any good man will consent to make the race against him. I have not tried to get up s candidate, but will cheerfully sup port any acceptable opponent. I think Pope Barrow, Judge Reese, of Washing ton, Judge Turner, of Putnam, and I can name a dozen other gentlemen in our district, could easily carry more than enough counties to nominate them if they entered the race. I shall, however, op pose Mr. Reese and show up his official record, w hether he has opposition or not I have a half bushel of letters, from every part of the district,-many of them con taining the strongest evidence and rea sons why Mr. lieese should not he re turned to congress, and each week I will give the readers of the Home Jouraal a dose of them.” “Do you think the opposition very wide-spread?” “I know it is. Why, Reese cannot carry Morgan county, and there is but one business man in Madison who will support him. I have no war to make on Mr. Blackburn, and hope that he will he confirmed, hut the dictatorial manner in which our congressman has treated the applications of other gentlemen is outra geous. Take every appointment made by Mr. Reese throughout the district, and you will see that he has solely re warded the rich and influential, and completely ignored the poor. He has pandered to politicians to get their influ ence, and when the people send him a petition it is pigeon-holed and never heard of. I have complaints from other post-office appointments de sides Madison and Greenesboro. Didn't he appoint a rich merchant postmaster in Klberton who was not even an applicant for the place, and who gave it to a minor? As to neglect of duty. 1 will site but one instance. He failed to recommend any one for postal clerk on the N. K. road, and Candler stepped in and got a man from his district” “1 understand that your postmaster at Greenesboro is a one-legged soldier, and one of the most popular and deserving men in the county.” “He is a one-legged soldier, but Mr. Thornton, so far from being poor, is well oflj and not only has the Ordinary’s of fice, but discharges other official duties that bring him in a handsome revenue. There arc other men much more needy than Mr. Thornton, but then they have not the political influence, and this is what Reese aims at. I have no fight to make on our new postmaster, for he will fill the office acceptably.” LIBERIA AND THE NEGRO. NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. WILKES COUNTY. [Chronic 1 *.] The M&gruder mine and plantation will be aold on the first Tuesday in July. Mr. Wm. Paschel is dead. A mad-dog attacked a negro on Judge Hardeman's lot Newt. XicholU arrived in Washington on Friday from the convict camp of Jo seph E. lirown, having been pardoned. Gen. Heard has had to have wire net ting put over the tops of his chimneys to keep the swallows from going down them. Mr. Ed. Carlton and Mr. Friendman have leased the Tatham mine and stamp mill in McDuffie county, and are em ploying about ten hands. Drs. Hill, Andrews and Rinns met at the house of Mr. J. H. Cosby on last Thursday for the purpose of cutting a tumor from his wife’s breast, but upon examination they decided not to perform the operation. It has been reported that Mr. Dudley DuBose intends to leave Wilkes county after a year or two. Mr. DuBose has invested largely in Wilkes county land, and has bought the residence of Gen. Toombs as a home for life. He has not the slightest idea of leaving the county. [Gazette.] We learn that Dr. H. C. Edmunds and Mr. Charlie Garrett have agreed to con solidate the hotel business at Elbertom, and will run the Globe in copartnership. The Garrett House will be closed aftaor this week. t ^ Ten years ago lands were worth' *Tr©m two to three dollars peT acre in the up per part of this county, but since ,the Elbcrton railroad has been built through that section, none of it can be bought for less than ten dollars, and on sale 4*y MADI80N COUNTY. [Monitor 1 The board of canvassers for subscrip tions to the A. & C. railro-.J have suc ceeded in raising about $21,IMF We learn that on Tuesday morning U* 8. Deputy Marshal Carter slipped up on an illicit still in full blast, on the op posite side of Broad river, in this county, about three-quarters of a mile below Daniel’s ferry. He also arrestc.i Ti. J. Wilson and John Christian, both white, whom ho found there at work, aud took them and the still off with him. Gen. John B. Gordon, of Florida, has announced his intention of becoming s candidate for Governor of Georgia at the election next fall. Shades of Crawford and Troup! has it come to this?—that the grand old “Empire State of the South” cannot afford suitable material for a Governor from among her own citi zens, but is forced to cal! upon Florida to loan her a candidate? AN EXPLANATION. In our Thursday's issue the following local appeared: “Mr. Isham Pittard was cured of catarrh by the Certain Catarrh Cure. This is a great medicine.” This statement was made to us by a member of the C. 0. C. Co., which we thought was sufficient, but in a spirit of right and justice to all, we feel called upon to give the following letter from Mr. l’it- tard to the public: Wintebvillk, G«., May 12.188G—Dear Sirs: Last fall I obtained one hot' le of Certain Catarrh Cure, the results of which have been remarkable. Fornear- twelve months prior to that time it was impossible to breathe through my left nostril. Commencing with an ordlnarv cold SENSATIONS OF HANGING. | GORDON AT AMER1CUS. A New Mexico Man s Experience at the Hands of a Mob. i SYNOPSIS OK HIS SPEECH. Theodore Baker, a New Mexico SmallEushuslaam-Itis senatorial Kealg- my condition continued to grow worse last a tract of of land in that section sold | until I experienced many of oi tlie dread for $1B.50 per acre. This shows what j symptoms of Catarrh. Paintul sensa railroads will do. tions through the head; serious affee On Wednesday of last week.W,, C. Wheelis, of Oglethorpe connty, was brought before the court upon the charge of larceny from the house—taking a sack of flour on the Saturday before from the store of Swift Bros. He was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs, all of which amounted to about $19. On account of his being a poor man and having a wife and three children, the people made up the money and paid it. WALTON COUNTY. [News.] Miss Ola Thrasher has discontinued her school at Jug Tavern and returned to her home in Watkinsville. Mrs. Sallie Long, wife of J. D. Long, of Logansville, died a few days ago. Judge Walker has a Spanish dollur made in 1318. It is rusty and worn biat the marks on it are distinct. The Judj;e got it out of the hank at Athens. We are sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Sarah Williams. She died on the 21st of April. She lived st High Shoals for 25 years and was on a visit to her daughter in Jackson county, where she was taken sick with fever and for eight days suffer ed greatly. Alice Crew, a colored girl, was bap tized in the tanyard pool a few weeks ago with a number of other converts, and since then has become crazy. She is probably demented on the subject of reli gion. She was placed in jail a few days but was released on Saturday. HART COUNTY. A PROPOSAL. ■ ivy in Athens says if Clarke coun- ' *'■ »oi. t,*cV liquor, that he will pay ’i license, provided only two > in ihe county. He will alto ' ti llrna.l street, without a screen, ‘ '•q.irate door for the whites ‘ ’' “ v- Another party propose* to ”'"'I' raiiexclusive liquor license, y t Aa Ole citizen Speaks. '*■ Norris, an old resident ol ini., ti, ttl |, e pee n badly Kulnev Complaint for * u *" ! ' ,Var “ and with Eczema for »* times could scarcely •i’ 11 1ritrtl many remedies with* ; ““fi* he began taking Electric a 'l v i’.inling his hands and feet Arnica Salve. This “’’"riled Dim great relief and ,i' ■ k ’,? feommends ElectriO Bitters '• vo'. , '* ith Kidney Coro* : '■’■-‘i * Blood Purifier. Sold r, sun EhOOM CORN./; . ,rm ' r ' °f Oconee will experiment !, n » good deal of broom corn '1 e advise them to go slow, i u,t »* much trouble to cure : "'n for market as tobacco, and t ' lou know »> what stage to cut it, J * ’** T ,HI *' to prepare the crop, it * * ''L*ar loss. GE0RQIA RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS. The following board was elected: President—C. 11. l’hinizy. Directors—M P Stovall, J S Hamilton, Stephens Thomas, Josiali Sibley, George Hillyer, John Davison, 'V M Reese, J A Billups, H D McDaniel, IIII Hickman, N L Hutchins, J H Alexander, Ferdinand Phinizy, D N Speer, A W Calhoun, Thos W Coskery. MR EPFS IMPROVING. Mr. Patrick Epps, who was knocked down Saturday by a negro hoy, is fast improving. Several report* have been afloat that he was dead, but they are all false. Mr. Epps was not so well Mon day morning, having talked too much the day previev.?, but he is now steadily on the imprsve. Dr. Itrown, his attending physician, says that Mr. E. will he well in a few days. Tho stick with which the negro hit Mr. Epps was brought into our office yesterday, with blood splotches on it, and is a piece of white oak 22 inches long, weighing two pounds and ten oun- ces. CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS. There aeems to be some opposition to Hon. Seaborn Reese in Hsrt and Frank lin, and also m Elbert, hut Elbert will likely send up Rees* delegates. In the other two counties mentioned it seems doubtful. The chairman of the Demo cratic Executive Committee of Elbert ceunty has called the committee to meet next Friday. It is more than probable that primary elections will be held in the militia districts to arrive at tlie wishes of the people.—Klberton Letter in Augusta Chronicle. AN OKIUINAL IDEA. T. \V. Rucker, Esq,, is one of the most original thinkers in Georgia, and he can clothe his thoughts in language so ex pressive as to completely cover the grbu'nd. Yesterday, in speaking of a certain prominent Georgia journalist, Mr. Rucker remarked, “That men is so utter ly corrupt, both in mind and thought, that if he discovered a single pure or true sentiment in his heart, he would feel like s healthy person who had found a cancer on his body.” Tk# u C * Us 1 arnica I in lhe Y> SALVE. the Wi'i-lil for Cuts, ... *"*»• Ulcers, Sail Rheum, ‘•ilblain, J; l ’ tlt ' r . Chapped Hands, '-■n,, porn#, and all Skin Eiupt- Dy r WjBi J’V®' tl . v * , 5 r cures Piles, or no l* rV ’i ‘uiilLu 11 ** K»»ranteed to give {^ ri,T r> Uo »- or money refunded. Per box- . For sale by .:0 • 1 • dwcrawtord. % Uiu;/ rfl t 1 ' 1 w “ in ‘.° wn j* ster - be wilBtie coming tl** can,, r ' underneath, and rent 1,8 * r *nted on the site “°r*. k J Mr. Da„ ArnoM’a A KIND INVITATION We return thanks to our esteemed friend, Mr. L. H. O. Martin, of Elbert, county, for an invitation to attend their big annual fish on the 19th and spend some time with them and recuperate. We are not able yet to riak the trip, but know it would be a delightiul occasion There are not a mere hospitable set of people on earth than the citiaens of o!d Elbert. ViCf FROM HARMONY &MONT Gflofe, M_ . railroad meeting was held in Strickland's hall last night, and a cONimitte* of nine weMSggitotnd to get ,up a big barbecue here on the 22d inst Maj‘ **• * in' ing. ; ,:T. A-Key * Soajathe style of it A Conversation Overheard by a Reporter at the Mineral Spring. Thursday night, a reporter of the Ban ner-Watchman, feeling tired from a hard day's work, concluded he- would take a stroll, and by the light of the moon, wended his way to our favorite resort— the mineral spring—and upon arriving there he discerned a party of four or five colored men engaged in a low conversa tion, which only attracted his attention for a moment, but in a short while this low conversation was transformed into an animated discussion on the subject of colonization of the negroes of this coun try in Liberia. One of the party who fa vored it remarked: “I’ll tell yer, dc only salvation fer de cullud man is ter go ter Liberia, where he kin hah his own way an’ do his own rulin'.” At this remark another of the party, who, by his language, convinced the re porter that in intelligence he was at least a head and shoulders shove the common run of his race, said: “Don’t be deluded that way. The fan ciful pictures now before your eyes are only to delude, for if you get there, you will find that instead of the land flowing with milk and honey, and corn growin upon every tree, you will find i land poor, and that labor, the hardest kind of labor, too, will be required to make enough to keep soul and body together. As to ruling, it was never destined that our race should rule,not even themselves. Let me tell you, the best thing for you and the balance of our race to do, is to remain contentedly where we are. Amer ica is the best country on the face of the globe for the colored man; the south’ with its fertile fields—the natural home of the negro—where he can always be assured of plenty to eat and wear, is the best place in this country, and if 1 had my choice the nearer I get to Athens the hap pier I would feel.” “But,” remarked the former speaker, ef we don't go now, in less dan fo’ years we will all be driv away, an’ I’d ruther go now’n be druv.” “No such thing si this will ever hap pen if the colored man will just attend to his own business, get this idea of rule out of hii* head, and seek only for the, moral and financial advancement of our race. This is the main thing for us to do now. Talk shout emigrating! Why it is foolishness, and it grieves me to see that my race are so simple as to contem plate the idea for a moment, after hav ing aeen it tested. They emigrated to the western part of this country, and we hear of them dying of starvation or sending for money to bring them back, but when they go to Liberia it is the last you hear of them—not eren being consoled with the thought that they diea of atarrstion. , ’ fSun.l The contest stands thus: ATLANTA, jp? £RF“GKORGIA- We regret to chronicle the Heath of Mrs. Rucker Brown, of this county, on the 9th instant, after an illness of several months. The Atlanta Capitol puts the Sun down, in alist of papers “Against Gordon.” Nott particularly Gordon. Gordon is merely the deer stalkers’ red rag. Put us don-ie For Bacon.” Supreme Dictator John B. Gordon, from his castle near Atlanta, dictates to the counties how they shall select dele - gates to the state convention. Cheek! Is there not the shadow of a threat em • bodied in his dictation? Gen. Gordon intimates that he ha t been induced to become a candidate fo>r Governor by spontaneous solicitation s tion of the bearing; greatly impaired taste, smell, etc., all these and more I suffered. One bottle of your medicine corrected every deficiency, and I take pleasure in testifying, with many others thati} is the best catarrli reme ly known For sore throat it “beats tlie world.’ I awoke oue night last winter with alarming pains in tlie throat, and sensa tions of choking. A gargle with “Cer tain Catarrh Cure” instantly relieved and speedily cured it. It is a blessing to humanity. Yours truly, lsItAM H. PlTTAKll. THE OLD RELIABLE BENSON. I wish to call the attention of the people of North East Georgia to the faet that I have recently purchased the rigid of the Steadman Top for Buggies or any Leather of Uubher Top, vehicles I will have a sample top soon, and then 1 will take great pleasure in showing and ex plaining the same to all aiy old customers, and they are numerous, and as many new one’s as liesire to see and get tlie best Buggy Top now on the market. The top will be got up in my shop, under my own supervision, and therefore I can fully recomnend it as simply first class in every respect. Iam besides niiikin the famous Benson Wagon, one ami two Iborse. I have void in the last three sreeks four of my own make of buggies. And now comes the best part of it. Namely, they wereiall sold in North East Georgia. New any ene that don’t know the old man Benson hail better go and make his acquaintance and see how it is that the people all buy the Benson Wagons and Buggies. The explanation is, they know the old man's work is the best in the market. Been in Athens 25 years, come along my friends. LETTER FROM OCONEE.’ man who was recently hangeil by a mob, but was rescued und cut down before life was extinct, gives this account of his experience lou news paper correspondent: "A little tuither on we came to a telegraph pole. From the crossbar swung a new rope. On one end was a big slip noose. They led me under the rope. I tried to stoop down and pull iny bools off', as I had promised my folks I would not die with my boots on, but before I could do it the noose was thrown over my head, and I was jerked otT my leet. My senses left me a mo ment, and then I waked up in what seemed to be another world. As I tecollect now,' the sensation was tha. everything about ine had mul tiplied a great many times. It seem ed that my live executioners had grown in number until there were thousands. I saw what seemed to be a multitude of animals of all shapes and sizes. Then things changed and I was in great pain. I became conscious that I was hang- ing by the neck, and that the knot ol the rope had slipped around un der my chin. My hands were losely tied, and I jerked them loose and tried to catch the rope above me. Someone caught me by the feet just then and gave me a jerk. It seemed like a bright flash of lightning passed in front of my eyes. It was followed by a terri ble pain up and down and across my back, and I could feel my legs jerk and diaw up. Then there was a blank, and I knew nothing more until n o'clock next day. “My hist recollection was being in the court room, and saying: •Who cut me down?’ There was a terrible ringing in my ears, like the beating ot gongs. I recogniz ed no one. The pain in my bac k continued. Moments ot uncon xciousness followed during several days, and 1 have very little recol lection of the journey here. Even atter I had been locked up in this prison for a long time I saw double. Dr. Smyington, the prison pbysi cian, looked like two persons. I was still troubled with spells of to tal forgetfulness. Sometimes seemed 1 didn’t know who 1 was. nation—The Railroad Commission- -At tacks tbe Macon Telegraph. Amkkicus, Ga., May id—Gen. Gordon addressed an audience of hve or six hundred here to-day. The meetirg had been well advtr- ii*ed. There was not an extra amount of enthusiasm manifested. The main portion ol the speech was devoted to the Macon Telegraph, and his frequent allusions to that paper became tiresome. He said that every man and every cause which had been opposed by the Telegraph had been successful, and cited the cases of Blount, McDaniel and Stephens. He denied that he was brought out by the Atlanta ring, and said that he did not hve in At lanta, and had not a dollar’s inter est in Atlanta. He was supported by Gov.J. M. Smith. Dr. H. V. M. Miller, Judge Van Epps, Pat Cal houn, C. M. Keyser, the McBrides, Col. Hulsey, Thos. Glenn, Hoke Smith, Dr. Amos O. Fox, Dr. Spal ding, Dupont Guerry and Judge Blantord—all of whom had been strong opponents to the Atlanta ring. In regard to his resignation of his United States senators hip, he said he resigned because be thought he had accomplished his mission. The Governor appointed his successor without any consultation with him. There was a time when he did not resign, and that was in 1S61 to iS6q. He wanted to, but could not. He also referred to the time when he stood almost alone in the United States senate as a representative of the Southern states, and his ser vices in securing the political inde pendence of South Carolina. On the subject of the Railroad Commission he said he had a re cord—made long before he had TELEGRAPH!!) SPARKS. Bacon spoke Wednesday night at Montezuma. Ga. The switchmen's strike at Indian apolis is a failure. GEORGIA NEWS. Baiiihriflge, Ga., will soon have water-works. A piocese has been patented for making paper pulp i'lom the relnse A New Haven boycotter was j of htiiled cotton seed. lined and costs Ex-President Davis is not seri | ously ill. The last of the militia have beer, drawn from East St. Louis. The number of brick to be u*cit in the construction of tho Georgii. St ’te Capitol is 16,000.000. The Constitution publishes an in terview with Dr. Felton in which Mr. Jenks, of the Interior depart-1 he states he will not enter politic ment, and Mr. Hazen, of the Post- 1 thisytar. office department, are to resign A negro assaulted Rev. W. C. Hall and wife, of Henrico county, Va., but was driven off”. The Reading, Pa., cigar makers An incident of the Atlanta to—do was the loss of $150 by Col Weston, of Albany, the treasurer of the Press association. He was robbed. About 17,000 acres of land in have closed shops and thrown 800 j Wayne county aie claimed by a hands out of employment. New York company, and there are Gen. Gordon says he will accept I <7 to 20 families living upon it, some Major Bacon’s challenge to meet j claiming under alleged titles of long him on the stump. Gwinnett county wantsjudge N. standing. The Press Association will meet L. Hutchins for Governor. If | next year in Valdosta, and anexcur- enough county candidates can be j will be made to Cuba by the body, brought out Bacon may be defeated. \ The association has now a well-till- A cyclone passed through Illi- I ed exchequer and free transporta- nois, Indiana and Ohio, doing great 1 tionYwill he provided by common injury to property and several per- 1 fund. The evidence in the trial of Rev of the people from all parts of the stati 1, but in order that tbe people may spon - tane with more spontanity than they a t present spontane, he will stump the stati r and whoop up the spontaneousness; wherewithal they spontane. GREENECOUNTY. [Home Journal aud Herald ] Mr. E. T. McJunken and Miss Jessie-. Dolvin are married. The young ladies of this place are try - ing to organize a chopping cotton club t Thirteen have already joined and on e:jMr. Editor, it is a great piece of iinpu Enthmslastlc for Bacon. Editor Banaer-Watchman: Hurrah for Bacon! Your editorial on the candi dacy of Gor don for Governor was one of the best that you ever have written, and that is saying a great deal, for you have never written a poor one. 1 have heard a great many-old soldiers ex press themselves in regard to Gordon, and they areall ofthe opinion that he has already keen suitably rewarded for his gallantry as a soldier, and liiat it is time to reward others. It is .a very strange thing to aCi of us why (fairdon could not support his family on a ifivc thousand dollar salary as United fftaaes senator, and is so willing to try it on three thousand as Governor of GeorgiA The truth of the whole matter is, that tlie Atlanta ring was about to he “busted,” and after making every effort to defeat Bacon (who will not he dictated to by them) they were forced to import Gor don from Florida, who had already re signed the office which was the highest giftofthepeople,and hoped Ly hitching him on to Jeff Davis to stir ap rite old soldier feeling and thereby seeur# Ixis nomination for Governor. But iiu «ur -section at least, it tea failure. S11 fact. FLORA MTL1MSEY1SH. The ; oung woman in an entire suit of scarlet may he well red but not necessarily very intellectual. A new wrinkle is the little satchel worn with a strap so as to come di rectly under the elbow of the left arm Big hats, wasp-like waists and Jumbe bustle make the average wo man on tlie streets ail absurd cari- catute. Illustrations of the “nudity craze" are to coutinue through the sum mer in light, thin dresses for even ing wear. They do not call them veils any more, but “complexion protectors” A bit of gauze coveres a multitude of blemishes. A popular wrap is that ot the close fitting cloak of thin material with a cape and buttons that suggest Oeedmor targets. Small while Derby hats are to be worn hv the girls of the period in connection with the more or less tailor-made walking suits. Some of the new sunshades in stripes are an unpleasant reminder of the material ot which Sing Sing inmates suits are made. Hats with cock’s feathers running up to a point in iront convince drum majors tint imitation, after all, is the sincerest flattery. Never before has the use of cos- metice been so general as now Twenty-five years ago an artifioia complexion branded a woman. date for governor. “In a speech delivered while I was in the senate you will find that my voice was raised against the oppression of corporations. In the commercial convention held in Atlanta I laid down the proposition that in all contests betweeu the corporations and the people 1 was with the peo ple. The liberties and rights ot the people cannot be preserved without a commission must have all the powers ot oui present commission. Mr. Bacon says he is for a com mission, but he has just found it out. I have had my convictions for fif teen years and have stood by them.” He made a proposition to Mr. Ba con to submit their claims to the people by means of primary elec tions. Mr. Bacon had seen fit to refuse this proposition, “thereby saying that he prelerred to use the machinery of caucuses and court sons were killed. The quadrennial conference of ] James G. Armstrong has been print- the Methodist church, south, in ses- ! ed, and the bound copies are now sion at Richmond, will elect four j awaiting the orders of Bishop Beck with. The volumes consists of 30S pages, and is bound in paper. Twelve hundred copies were print ed. Macon, Ga., May 10.—A. F. Warnke, of I. B. English & Co., warehousemen, in answer to a ques tion, said to-day: “From what I can hear tlie crop reports are very discouraging, especially cotton, which has failed to come up, render ing a second planting necessary. Farmers tell us that more acreage i* being planted in cotton than ever.” Some time ago Mr. J. \V. Weav er. ot Chattahoochee county had a difficulty with a negro in the neigh borhood. The negto was arrested and sent to the chain gang for as sault and battery. The negioes of the vicinity became indignant, and with one accord agree.! r.ot to work for Mr. V. eaver. A gentleman from the country tells us that Mj. Weav er is unable to get hands to work iiis crop, and that tlie neighbors have been helping him out by giv ing him a day’s work as occasion new bishops on Tuesday next There have been terrible electric I disturbances in the West. Bridges j were demolished, houses . razed, ; streams swollen, growing grain de stroyed and some lossof life. The brick masons at Providence, R. I., have returned to ten hours, as the labor excitement had stopped the investment ot a million dollars in new buildings. Reports of damage from the se vere storm of Wednesday, contin ues to come in. It seems to have covered the western and middle states very generally. The powers are now informing King George, at Athens, that the ever thought of becoming a candi- little Greece spot on the map of Eu rope must not make itself too con spicuous, or it will lie wiped out. Robert Gates, an Aiken hoy who attends school in Augusta, was ac cidentally struck by a train in the South Carolina railroad yard and received injuries lrom which he died. Mr. Davis will not attend the ex ercises at Mobile for the benefit of permits. the Bernines monumental fund, as j expected. He is suffering with fe- James Smith, of Rome, has quite a collection of Indian relics obtained ver, and his physicians advise him . at Freeman’s,on the Rome railroad, to remain quiet for awhile. j One of the most important is an I11- Biiunswick,Ga., May 13.—The ; dian pipe, which looks as new as if jury, in the case of tlie state versus | just laid away, and a faint oiler of Willie Miller, a hoy about 17 years i tobacco still remains. There is also old, charged with murder, return- j a piece of watcli that was found ed a verdict of guilty, recommend- buried near an Indian skull. It is ing imprisonment for life. I probable that an an Indian robbed The Baptist Convention preserv- 1 some white man of the watch,which ed a conservative position on the | he broke up and made tinklets out liquor question. While upholding j of. Of the other things there was the temperance work, the Mont- | any number of spear and arrow house rings to submitting his claims | gomery convention did not commit ‘ heads, a battle ax, Indian vessel I married lady. A little boy near this city came nea fence in Gordon to ask the people of r Georgia for anything, after his re gna hanging himselflast Monday, while play - Now, I defy any man to prove ing “hang.” He wa&fortunately discov .'Nmhen his opponent Majer A. O. flacoti - A Generous Proposition. We are credibly informed that the Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Gs., propose to cure any of tbe following complaints for one-third ’ wing col 1 money *nq in poe-h 1 by anyjlafowjt «?«f ~ ' ' Bkln to them for n book filled with tho amet wonderi ni cases on record, majjed fr«e to any address; ered in rime to he cut down before life* was extinct. We regret to record the partial paraly sis of Mr. Green U. Thompson at his: home last week, whereby one side gencr - ally was affected and his power of speec. h sadly impaired- JACKSON COUNTY. [herald.] The exhibition of Randolph high school will come off on the 21st inst There will be a picnic at Fittman’s mill, in Madison county, on the fifth Saturday in this month. A sleight of band show invaded the town last week, hut did not sell a single ticket. It met with the same success aft Center. During the rendition of “Ten Nights in a Bar Room,” on Friday night, in Har mony Grove, one of the audience, Mr. R- S. Cheney, was struck with a bottle, bwt not seriously injured. ‘-.I We havo men still hunting Bud West, who burglarized the store of Sell & Lett several weeks ago. While we are in fa vor of hunting for those who steal, ire are not in faTor of sending men after them who are drunk, and doing as Wd or worse than the burglar. Friday wight they went to Bill Boanltnd’s liowse and bursted the door down. They then went ta the widow Nelson's, and after shoot ing et her dog in her yard, went in the hsoase and cursed in the'presenee of wo men end children. Then tkoy proceed ed on to old men West's, and!fixed sever al shots into his house,.bactly missing two of his girls. ELBERT COICKEY. ILeUer.J; Mr. T. J. Warren, jr, is dead. ■ la Klberton the aentiiaeBt deems ta be strong for Becoal \ ^v.J.W. Rob*rt*,of tai**fo % i, w third consul to J efleraon Davis? u T • 1 'Sixteen thousand dollars were distrib uted among the heirs of tbe Richard iartoa estatlja Rlbtrtou on last Friday. John P. jShaaana, Be*, left oa fast leaday morning for Washiagtoo City, ts tho position of clerk ot the co: poet office over failed to prove txue to every truvt: a statesman, soldier end gentleman. Ma jor Bacon is Gordon’s equal, lie.lid* he citizen of Georgia and free from mil political rings and cliques—fur these reasons we shall ever pray for his iiouii THE TIN PEDDLER’S DREAM. New York Sun. It was only 12 or 14 yeais ago that a queer thing happened near Medina O. A tin peddler who was driving a wagon for a firm in Cleveland, was taken sick one day in summer, as he was driving on the highway, and he sought shelter in a farm house. He had a run of fever for seven or eight days, and when abie to get out again he said to the own er of the farm: “1 am satisfied there is a sum of money buried on your farm. I have seen the spot several times in my dreams.” “Gu,” replied the farmer, “if you can nnu' any treasure here you are welcome to it.” “IIow much will you take to waive all claims?” persisted theped- dler. “Five dollars worth of milk pans.” “If you will go to tlie city and get a lawyer to draw up the papers in due form I will give you $25 in cash.” Tne larmer tried to laugh the peddler out of his notion, but the man was so earnest in wishing to buy all rights to what he might find that a paper was drawned up, the #25 paid over and the peddler told to go ahead. He replied that he was in no hurry, and mounted his wagon and drove home,but in about a foitnight he returned with a hotse and wagon and a companion. Giv ing notice that he had come to claim to the people.” He then alluded to the action of Clarke county, where forty-one men got together and appointed half of their number as delegates. He wanted the peo ple to vote, and if they defeated him well and good; but he would stand by it, even if defeated by such a man as Bacon. Mr. Bacon will rue his reply to my proposition before the campaign is over.” In regard to the lease ofthe State road he ridiculed the idea that he and Joe Brown would steal it. He had had an opportunity of enrich ing himself in the first lease of the road but he had refused to embrace it. In reference to the charge jhat he had sought to use the visit of ex- President Davis to advance his per sonal interest as a candidate, he de- niod the charge and said that he had sought to disarm criticism by leav ing the party at Atlanta. He closed with an appeal to the people to return to the fundament al principles of the governmant and break up the rings and cliques. itself upon prohibition. j heating maize, and many curiously Madkiu, May 13.—A terrible 1 carved pieces of stone, hurricane has just swept across the 1 Americus Republican : “Some midst oi Spain. In this cily 7°i night since. Will Bryant, of Lee persons are known to have been stantly killed and 200 others have been seriously injured. The reports from all parts of the state indicate serious damage to the oat and wheat crops Tlie long drouth now prevalent has proven disastrous. Fruit, however, while not as heavy as last year, promises to he plentiful. Jefierson Davis has been confin ed to his room since his return to Beauvoir, suffering from prostra tion induced by the late exciting scenes through which he has passed county, heard a commotion among his dogs, and seizing a pistol he hur ried to tiie scene. On his arrival he found the dogs badly whipped, but his appearance gave them fresh courage aud they went for a strange annual that was apparently a little larger than either oi the dogs. They were quickly whipped hack atul Will ti red at it;thething then rushed on him, and he tried to shoot again, hut the pistol tailed, and in an in stant his hand was terribly lacerated by the beast. The dogs ran in again and the beast ran them oil’, and as it leaped the fence was followed by Augusta, Ga., May 12.—In open another shut from the pistol of Mr. THE CLERK ANDTHE HEIRESS. He Coadn’t Marry Her Very .Well Beeauee He Was a Girl. A singular story comes from the province of Limburg, on the Dutch frontier. The owner of a large man ufactory, who had married young and was left a widower,had an only daughter, to whom all the most de sirable young men in the neighbor hood were paying attention. Her father noticed that she treated them all with indiference and showed preference for a young clerk of his, an orphan, with no means but his salary. As he had always given satisfaction in the performance o* his duties, and was exceedingly well conducted, the father, pursuaded he would never raise his eyes to his daughter, who evidently was sincer ly attached to him, made up his mind to broach the matter to him. What was his surprise when the young clerk, alter much hesitation, told him he would only be too happy to regard the young lady as a sister but he could not marry her because he was not a man but a young wo man in disguise—a disguise she had adopted when left an orphan in or der to get a more lucrative situation. The conclusion is that, instead of marrying the daughter, she is the wife of the farther.—Chicago Herald. court to-daythe solemn death sen tence was pronounced on l’reston Valentine for the murder of Watch man Vails. The execution, contra ry to expection, will he in private. He will hang on July 2J, in the county jail yard. Augusta, May 12.—The annual meeting of the Augusta & Chatta nooga road was held here to-day. She is still on the boom. The can vassing committees handed in flat tering reports, and arrangements are making to have the friends of the road from twenty counties to meet here on May 27. Bartow county has made arrange ments to send a solid gubernatorial delegation for Dr. Felton. The Doctor himself is aware of it, and he is proud ol it, whether he re ceives the nomination or not. Cher okee, Floyd and Cobb counties are also solid for Dr. Felton. Eastman, May 11.—The first po litical convention in Dodge will be B. Previous to visiting his place, it had whipped out all the dogs for a neighber a short distance oil.” GENERAL NEWS. reasons we shall over pray lor ms noun- , , • „ ination. Our people w ould like to honor j ^ yard) and be Hon. H. H. Carlton with our votes for - - congress from this district, believing that no man is better qualified than In Prohibition is on a boom and it is thought that it will be carried by a hand some majority. Bad stands of cotton and [herd times is all the cry. Yours as ever, OrcJTK. Martin Irons,the ex-Knight of La bor, is going to lecture. In one year there has hen a de crease of 56S saloons in Texas. A Bangor man dropped dead while beating his wife. l’rof. Eaton, of Yale, thinks it was a quince that Eve ate instead ol an apple. Statistics show that out of S47 duels in France since 1S70, hut one has resulted in death and S in serious injuries. The tower of London has been reopened to visitors after having been closed,lor more than a year on account of the dynamite plot. Mr. John W. Gill, of Pekin III., proposes to present to the State the cork leg which Santa Anna left 39 PLANTING CORN. THE FIRST DISCOURSE. Gordon Can't Stand the Music. < Ukssburo, Ga., May 14.—Mr. Bacon and General Gordon had a joint dison.-s- on here to-day. Gen. Gordon opened in athree-querter-of-an-hour speech, ro- puatiag his Americus speech. Mr. Ba— com followed in an hour-aird-a-qnarter SJ teech. General Gordon had quarter of an. hour to close. When he had u««d‘ tbiat he asked for more time, which was giranted on condition that Mr. Bacon be allowed time to reply to what Mr. Gor don might say in his extra time, to which Ur. Gotdea agreed. When the General concluded he and his friends left the ceeetiag. This action of General Gor- d'.on’s has undoubtedly made friends for Ifr. Bacon, whose adherents confidently expect to carry the county to-morrow. fore the hole was three feet deep unearthed a small stone jug, tightly corked. It was broken on the grass plat and there among the fragments was$j.ooo in gold and silver coins. None of the pieces had been coined within less than 15 years, and the ihen owner of the place had occu pied it ior nine years, and knew no one. had buried the jug there mean while. f The- peddler said that a very tall, dark complexioued man, hav ing a scar on his forehead and a limp hr. his gait, had repeatedly come t,o his dreams and pointed out the spot. The description exactly answered that of a hard case who had been in the county jail for horse stealing and who had subsequently died in the jail at Cqlumbu*. How ever; the pedler had been so carefu to purchase all rights in advance arid had walked, to direct!" *- ‘ u - treasure,that the offi;ers of made up their minds to investigate him. His .find w,a* seized and his recordTdolct’dTfp,"hut "when nothing could be shown against him he got possession of his treasure and use J it to buy an interest in the house he worked for*,yj ; day for the WAumro (match. The eralking match which is to occur at the fair grounds, J aiy 4 th, will be very interesting. It is proposed that the match last two hours from three to five in tlie afternoon. Cox, of Oconee, erill be in the raoe and will have a great many back ers. *. . on" *' ICtTUTO READY FOE TXSCSASQE. ; T We engines were bnnaght iaen the Georgia read yesterday to be in .readiness for th* thange of gauge on the load—the [Little Kell which palled the acoommoda- tfihrVaih.ffom BgbnrfMeMtalif to Mtan ta'and No. 48. The engines •were uuload ed ao«yj$qd«fiet*iid>irfllto*k* the■ first ( trip after J[he gauge its chantgad. Why sacrifice Him? , Mi^opTelegraph. “Howe my home and my family and am forced to neglect one and do injustice to the other so long as I remain im public life.”—Gen. Gor don’s interview with C. H. W in Atlanta'Cinstitution May 26th lbbo. ■This was .what General Gordon said a few d*vs after he had resign- edTfil comriilsklOn-ai’Udittd State* iSenatdr. If-e* .wasttrue then that “public life” to him involved the sacrifice named, why is it that with all ol his experience as a public man leading up to such conclusion, be should again seek to thrust himself on a people whose highest honors he'laid down in obedience to a duty he owed his home and family? Whatthe Editor of the Walton News Saw In South Georgia. Ingoing towarJ the lower part of the State we observed that some of the farmer were trying a new way of planting corn. In seveial fields he corn was planted in rows about wenty-t wo inches apart with a mid- dleoften feet and upward according to the land. One farmer tried it as an experiment because he liked thethe- oiy. An old Alabama planter had told him that it was the way to plan corn, that you could take a sweep and with one furrow dirt both rows to perfection. Then the two rows very soon shade all the ground be tween and cause it to retain the moisture much longer than by the old way. With a smoothing harrow the middles can be thoroughly culti vated. The idea is a sensible one, ann we trust some of our enterpris ing farmeis will give it a trial. About tbe Knights of Labor. Having an Athens negro named Ike for n.y driver on a ride of thirty miles one day last week, I was sur prised to learn that he was a knight and asKed him why he had not join ed, “WeU, Boss, de Siety takes Democrats as well as Republicans, an’ I want to know how dey will do, when we come to elect the next pres dent. Dey all is spected to work to gether now and if dey gwine to split up when de lection comes and every man go wid bit own party, I jest as well keep out of it now. 1 spects to vote the Republican ticket myself, and I don’t believe in mixind up parties no how. Den another thing boss, I get five dollars a week for driving dis team and if I strike, de knights will soon get tired payin’ me ray wages. No sir, I druther boss my own business.”—Washington Chronicle. held on Saturday next at the court- , years aj , Q on lhe battle lield of Cerw house, for the purpose of selecting Gordo gubernatorial and congressional del- ' g TC ’ egates The county will go for Rubv Bacon for Governor and McArthur | for congress. Knoxville, Tenn.. boasts of a wo man with a beard fourteen inches long, and they say it is a grand sight to see the hiraute appendage wild ly flopping about in tne soft Sonth- ern breezes when she is communing with her husband regarding some of his little failings. Gainesville, Ga., May 12.—EJ Atkinson, colored, stole the fine mare of Jno. A. Smith, in this city, last night. He was followed by Marshal Hanie and Jno. II. Martin and overtaken with the mare, but refuseJ to surrendei, when they fired upon him, seriously wounding him. This brought him down and he now rests in jail to answer said charge. Columbus, Ga., Mav 12—Y'es- terday afternoon at Woodbury, in Meriwether county, lames Cart wright shot and killed Bud Johnson. They were sitting on a fence talk ing when, without warning, Cart wright says that he was toid by God to kill Johnson. He has been under a religious craze for several days, and public opinion is divided as to his insanity. He is now in jail at Greenville. Augusta, Ga., May 13.—Mr. Eley, a butcher, who was afflicted with cancer of the face, suicided this afternoon about 3 o’clock. lie had left his home at 1 o’clock, tell ing his son he was going for a walk. He walked to the riv er, and tieing one end of a rope around his boJy and the other end to a tree, and then taking his cane and sticking it into the bank and hanging his hat upon it, he jumped into the river, and drowned him self. He was discovered bv Sar- geant Kelly at a quarter past 3 o’clock. Hamilton, O., May 10.—Satur day evening Geo. II. Weiglc a young mechanic, and Annie Blrke- ly, to whom he was engageu to he married, took a boat aud went out for a row on the reservoir yester day. Thep were lound floating around the lake in the boat and both dead, Miss Blakely having been shot through the head and through the breast, and Weigel shot through the head. It was ev ident that he had done the shoot ing. Unrequited love is supposed to have bean the cause of the deed Stohv oi a North Carolina Mr. Daniel Sedfurd found a ruby in Clay county and sold it for 815, It next sold for $3000 and then tor $6,000 and a lapidary was the next purchaser. After working on it awhile he sold the same fur $10,- 000. Hathaway a snake charmer at Cole’s circus, was bitten by a large anaconda during the performance at St. Eouis last week, and is said to he fatally hurt. The reptile one of the hugest of its kind, was coiled around its performer’s body at the time, and the attack was witnessed by the audience. The fangs pene trated the unloTlunite man's head near the temple. A number of pronvnent physicians in attendance on the medical convention examined the case. A resident of Minesota, who has seen several severe tornadoes, says that their most peculiar feature is the singular sucking movement. Buildings are sucked up into the clouds entire, and come down soon in Iragmcnts. After the gre.it Roch ester tornado a farmer twelve miles from the town found an uninjured marble top table on h s field. Another found a very large sheep that had come down from no one knew where,and had been deposited in his yard unhurt. The Minnesota man further said that he had seen a hoard into which wheat straws hail been driven until they stuck through on the other side. Also he saw a plank driven through a big tree and a piece of pine moulding driven through a small butternut tree. A COOKING CLUB. Tlie ladies around Dowdy, Madison county, have formed a cooking club, that meets at alternate houses once a month, and have a contest as to which can pre pare the nicest dishes. The editor of this paper has been extended an invitation U visit the club, and he will certainly do so, and he a candidate for .1 udge. OLD MONEY. Mr. Carson has a seventy dollar 1^11 of continental money that was issued to his grandfather for services as a soldier in the revolutionary war. FIFTY YEARS AGO AND NOW. Fifty years ago it required a whole week to make the trip from Toccoa to El- berton’and hack. Now we can go and return in as many hours. Then there were only seven houses ' on tho route. Now there are seven towns and one hun dred and fifty settlements.—Elbcrton Mirror. THE AUGUSTA AND CHATTAN0R0A RAIL ROAD. Elsewhere we publish a notice sent out by the projectors of the above enter prise. All parties interested should h on hand at the Augusta meeting. A then . is deeply concerned in this road if it is to ■ he built. It will never do for this rail road to go by our right or ten miles cast of us. It occurs to us that the railroad could not afford to leave such an impor tant shipping point oil'of its way, where by deflecting a little it would have tlie city of'Athens on its line. There, how- lever, seems to be little disposition on the P^rt of the A. & C. people to investigate the claims of our city pn her future ben efit to tlie road.
