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WEEKLY BANENR-WATCHMAN TUESDAY JULY
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STARTLING VISIONS
tfftde for Fifteen Tents by an Athens Lady.
A strange *t<>ry was told yesterday to
• i; ; mm*r-\Vatclun»ivreporter by a Indy,
* mvsteriouM dream which has recent
ly l». c*v> ne a reality And which will ulti-
,; iil .. lv result in the future success of
»itv. Hi consideration of the Indy’s
to have her name suppressed,
said: ••For t ie p st 15 years I have
, 11( . a „„ d that men wore excavating and
tunneling under my house in a mpsteri-
0 ,i' iiu*uner. I saw limn and carls in
numbers who would go in early in
t),. morning and return late in the after-
, 1 have waked time and again in
jj.,. m.lit with the horrible mpression
|i;i n ,v mind of the caving in of the tun-
Why 1 could not say. I have of-
ton told my children and iny friends or
lar circumstance. 1 could hoar
the working under my home,
s of the men. You may imag-
iVprtse when it was announced
new railroad which wdl soon
.v111 enter the city through a
tel. which will pass directly un
tie- 'i
lii'tu 1
t»t
*l» d
dr am of working in rock or
• time and again dreamed of
and caving in. and the work-
ng pell tnoll from the place. I
mv house sinking, when sud-
•u’ol awake."
Ilarro 1
of the V
m - men, of the ,.r .j.c
ught hy the reporter ;
thought of the tun
died:
i verst tv,
ith his
sed tun-
nd a>k-
lel. To
tvj
** i I U!
the
m ,-t fcasildi- entrance of the
thec'tv. It is practicable, a;
doulu t** the selected way."
-mi.pose rock should 1..
ro.nl i
1 will
I h \l is not to he feared
i- tin* most danger nts to tun
How strange that tin* are
,1. was of quick Mind, an
of Prof. Harrow touched tl
JO-I, when he had not bed
w drrful visions."
rough?"
tile la
in • suh.
i.t of tin
ATHKHS* FUTURE.
A Few of the Good Things in Store for Our
City—Tbs Macon ft Athens Railroad—A
. Building Boom-Haw Business Houses.*
Athens to-day has n grander future
ahead of it than any city in Georgia, and
bids fair to soon rival Atlanta as a trade
centre. It is hoped to have the new
railroad from Macon completed in time
to haul off the next cotton crop, and
those who ought to know say the cars
will be running here by November. Of
course the tunnel under the city will not
be ready by that time, and connection
between the two depots had, but a tem
porary stopping place made near the
Tanyard branch. The old road-bed from
Madison to Monticello, we learn, has
been secured, as also a right of way be
tween these t,wo points, and the engi
neering corps are in the field. It is
about settled that Madison will capture
the prize, and it is also probable that a
curve will be made so as to take in High
Shoals, if a suitable route can be had.
But even in the event that the new road
does not take in this place, the nearest
point will he only three miles distant,
and it will he an easy matter to build
horse railway, which will give the Shoal
a cheap and easy connection with the
mainline. Col. Machcn, we learn, says
he will help the High Shoals people
build this road, if they want it. As soon
as the line is settled on, contracts will
he at once given out, and inside of thirty
days squads of hands wili be at work
every few miles between Athens and
Monticello. This road has already
thrown five engines in Macon, as also
iron to the greater part of the track.
Col. Machen is in our city to complete
arrangements, when work will he at
once pushed. It is now highly probable
hat lli•: Macon-road will he connected
A COUTRY DANCE.
SHORT ITEMS,
Beal Life lu the Mountains of Banks
County.
There is as much difference between a
dance in the country and one in the city
as there U between day and night. In
the city the german is led by some dude
with a spike-tail coat, kid gloves and
his hair parted in the middle. The lead
er of a german in the city is considered
authority on the subject of dancing. He
occupies the enviable position as umpire
of a base hall club. His partner is gen
erally dressed in the modern style. How
different is the country dance. The boys
get a fiddler, and a boy that can beat the
straws and notify the girls living for
miles around that there wili be a dance
at .Tohn Smith’s the following night,
e irivit ations are sent out, and every
fellow that comes is welcome and enti
tled to all the corn whisky he can
drink. The girls commence to arrive
about dark, and are dressed in neat fit
ting calico dresses, or homespun, made
by their own hands. Their shoes, used
for Sunday occasion, are carried in their
hands and are not put on until they get
within a short distance of the place
Gathered Here and Thera hy Our Report
ers.
The reception during the week at the
residence* of Chancellor Mell, was said to
have b'oen the most elegant one ever given
by his distinguished* family. The deco
rations were brilliant, tasteful and at
tractive; the ices delicious and the hos
pitality charming. It was an interming
ling of friends and families, who meet an
nually to pay their respects to Chancellor
Mell, and enjoy the- welcome of his
home
THE I.AW CARRIED OUT.
Scene—Fowlers bar, enters a stranger,
who orders a drink. _ tt You can’t get it
sir, we are under strict prohibition laws.”
“But I don’t mind the price, and wan
ted some beer besides.”
“Do you live in this county?”
“No sir.”
“Its on the quiet you know, but you
can get all you want.”
Exit stranger wiping his mouth.
HAD SEEN THEM BEFORE.
It was the day appointed to put down
the fine carpet, and she wanted help.
where the dance is to come off. There What was su PP oscd t0 bc a R reen band
is no such thing as serving supper for was picked up. The negro worked and
the guests, as the boys and girls all cat tu S5 cd - U® was t<dd t0 be careful, tbat
before leaving home and get back be- wealth was lavished on the floor cover-
fore breakfast. The room where the in P> and “ he had not bcen accustomed
dancing is cleared of everything except sucb precious work, he might tell it
THK STARBCR3LYR KUSH.
Billy po ter Beleued ou FurnliMnfc $20,
000 In Ball Bond*.
From the Hew York JouileI.
Cracksman Billy Porter, who has
been in the county jail ih Troy for
several months on a charge of com
plicity in the robbery ol Marx’s jew
elry store in that citv early in 1SS4
was released in liv,ooo bail on Moti
day, and after receiving <he con
gratulations of numerous friends
took the 4o’clock, boat for Albany.
Porter is probably the »ur bui-
glar of this or any other cuuutiy.
In the Trov robbery he was associ
ated with Sheeny M ke, who stilt
remains a prisoner hi thtt city, and
a clever Fiench buiglar known
among the ptofes-iona.s a. Joe Du
buque. The parly captured money
and jewelry valued at $3 »oot ,auo
successfully eluding the Vigilant po
lice of Trov made their w..y to ibis
m
BANKS FOR BACON.
city.
a few chairs. A log fire furnishes the I ^‘ lat her’s was the best in the city.
light for the occasion The’fiddler gen
erally addresses a few words to the
dancers, and after .-pitting on the screws
of.his fiddle and any amount of tuning,
he begins, interspersing his music with
"Mam, yer ain’t been use to the big
I bugs. The fowlks who I work for is
got heap finer pets than this here one.’
AT11EXR IS l'ROUD OP HER.
It is not generally known but only one
Here, after converting their booty
into cash, the paity scp.ita.etl, Du
buque goinsjWest an.I Porter ami
Sheency Mike taking passage fo*
Livespool. Their visit to England
was a source ol unending trouble to
the police, and the robberies that
they perpetrated in that city, in I/)n-
don and in Manchester we*e so
cleverly planned and so skillfull)
executed that tne best talent ol
Scotland Yard’s famous defectives
was completely non-plus^ed.
Having exhausted England they
jaid a short but brilliant visit to
Paris, where, aided t»y clever oper
ators ot that country, they reaped
another rich harvest. It was said
that the pair realized lul y $i2u,coo
occasional verses from a song that is i woman ever graduated from the Univer-
suited to the tune. The straw beater is sity of Georgia. She is the wife of Prof.
by
in his glory, and together with the fid- I\ H. Mell, of the Alabama Mechanica
‘Her are considered the lions of the an d Agricultural College. Her name
night. Partners are chosen for an old was Miss Annie White, and she received
with the North-Eastern, and extended
onto Knoxville, through llahun Gap, j Virginia reel, which is always the favor- I atth£ hands of the various professors
he j ite, in place of the cotillion or waltz in | t he full course of studies.
a j the citv. There are none-of the con-
while it is a settled fact that it will
continued to Florida, forming not only a
new and short line to the West, hut he a
popular route for Eastern travel to Flor
ida. There is also a movement on foot i which
The vener
able Dr. Lipscomb, who was Chancellor
ventionalities used in choosing a partner. 0 f the college at the time, paid her tribute
The young inan makes up his mind by saying |he was one of tne best stu-
and
The ,
AN OBSTINATE ORDINARY.
hlblll ill question 111
ironce
prom-
to build the Monroe, N
road, passing by Abbeville and E berton
| and through Athens, forming a crossing
in our city with the great trunk line now
being built,
fill the gap between Athens and deffer-
son, and our business men stand ready
l* of the girls he would like to dents who ever graduated at the Upiver-
Atlanta j dance with, and says to her in a very de- I gity.
Tl
,*s- | to do this,
or- | merit were charmed at the
I future of Athens, and it w
cidcd tone of voice, “Say, Sallie, come
and run this reel with me.” Sallie, if I
she has no objections, steps quickly out
It will We an easy matter to | on t j, c floor, and if she happens not to !
like the young man who has invited her. i
she tells him plainly she ain’t agwyne to
dance with him. The reel is formed and
1 si tors to cotnmence-
PLEXTV OF GOLD TO BE DUG.
“What! plenty of gold in Athens?”
“Yes, sir; plenty of it”
The speaker was an old settler, who
said:
“Above the culvert across the branch
Broad street, near Major Stanley’s
their English and French expe
ditions. When Sheeney Mike le
turned to his native land he estab
lished himself near Jacksonville,
Fla., as a manufacturer of cigars,
and set his brothers up in business
Eighth avenue, in this city.
When Sheeney Mike was captu
red in Florida earlv in the spring
and taken to Troy he is alleged to
nave given the prosecuting officer
information inculpatin' Porter in
the Marx robbery, a the latter was
ptured in this city soon after and
taken to Troy. Du’mque was also
taken and will be tried in October.
Porter’s bondsmen are John Glea-
10,000. Jain-s Ryan in
•c ilia
nf tin
vth and 1 t j ie starts up and the fun begins, I residence, gold has been found in qoan-
generally | alM j continues ti;l morning with but lit- titles enough to pay for excavating it.
narked that it was destined to be the j intermission.
”.!!••• I"
llg tc
I the
BLACKBERRY WINE.
•\ ctage was sold freely on \Y«
IT all tl,o-r who had tables
It
t<l :
wl»isk : . ami a com.try negro
. perfectly satisfied when lie could
» 4 ass of blackberry wine. The law
bat it cannot he sold only by the bot-
and those who dished it out by the
s> will probably have cases made
just them.
most important railroad and business
centre in the state. Handsome new res
idences are eithe
traded for in every portion of the city.
and by next fall the long stretch of old j partners or sweethearts slippin:
field on Soutii Milledge avenue will he J ^| 10 cliimnoy corner and tatk'n*’’
Also in the hillside near Bruuiby’s tan-
A jug of blockade whisky is one of the yard, below the Bancroft place, I believe
main features of a country dance. Th«
ng up or con- 1 b 0 y S a p c hip in to have it on hand, |
there Is more gold to he found.”
Who knows but what the
and the girls rarely ever object to their founded on an immense gold mine.
out to I
;i smile
Beal ;
covered with beautiful homes,
estate is steadily advancing, and on our
business streets dirt will soon sell by the
front foot. Some half dozen large pub
lic buildings ami other enterprises will
be built this summer, and the only thing
that is now delaying them is a scarcity of
brick. There is a great demand for
stores, and every week m*w in<**>ehants
are arriving to s.. k a location to do busi
ness. Not less titan twenty new busi
ness houses ran be rented by next fall if
they are built. The future of our city is
glowing indeed, and now let us all get to
work and build up the place.
A NEW CAR COUPLER.
Mr. Thomas Bailey showed & Banner
t was the writer’s pleasure several years Watchman reporter yesterday a patent
to have a special invitation to a car coupler, which was invented here.
country dance in the mountains cf Banks The coupler is simple and complete
county, and for real enjoyment and fun I with automatic action. It can be used
it beats the german in the city’. The 1 on any' bumper, and works like a charm
lady of the house paid us especial atten- He will give It a thorough test next vreek,
tion, and while the balance of the boys
and girls were in the kitchen dancing
I and if he is successful his fortune is
I made. The coupler has been patented
he ’
carried into the big house and I nd is an Athens invention.
given a splendid supper of hogs’ head, |
turnips and light bread, washed down I
with a drink of pure mountain whisky.
’TIS SAD TO PART.
The announcement of the sale of the
famous trucks of Pioneer No. 1 recalls
There is a vast deal of difference between I memories of the gallant struggles this
a dance or hop in the city and one in the pet and pride of the Athens fire depart-
broke
A BOLD ROBBERY.
c. Bodes confectionery w
into Wednesday night and money and
cigars stolen. ’ The robber came in
tiifiuba window on College' avenue,
a,.d nit a place in the plank that holds
liit* bolt of tin- cash drawer and got all
tin-small change on hand, amounting to
about eight dollars. Not content with
tie- money, the robber opened a box of
.alnnm and ate them. He also got a box
of caroinels and either eat or pocketed
tfi, m. Two boxes of Bode’s best brands
• cigars were also taken charge of by
no-thief. The amount taken was not
\ ei y large, but for boldness it beats any
robbery ever heard of in this place.
Bode's store is one of the most public
place- in the city, amt the windows very
high from the sidewa k.
CROSS TIES.
The last contract for furnishing ties for
the tieorgia Mid and railroad between
< Iritliii and < olumbus, was let last week-
This completes the contract for crossties
for the entire line between Griffin and
Columbus, and as fast as the grading can
be done the ties will he laid, the rails
put down, and the road made ready for
the cars. The work is now being rapid
ly pushed to completion.
country, and for real fun and pleasure I ment has had in various races
the country can discount the city. The
ictory has been won, and they were
country lads and lassies can be seen at a J brought back to the city’ ill triumph,
country dunce in all their purity ami decked in garlands of flowers and ein
freshness—none of that mock modesty or blems- The trucks were never disgraced,
studied politeness. When they speak | and it will be with tender emotions that
i exactly what they’ say, and if some of the boys will part with them.
they don’t want to dance they do not say
they are engaged for the next set, hut
tell*the y<
run the
THEY HAVE ARRIVED.
The mousquito has at last put in
-y° un K n *an they don’t want to appearance, and with xigor is plying his
c reel with him. 'I he old Vir-1 liule blU- 'pi le creatures arc larger this
j ginia reel is the favorite, and the Ma- S e ason than usual, and sing with greater
FOli SALE OK KENT.
NOT arrested.
Fred Brown, of the Cincinnati En
quirer, has not yet been arrested, .al
though the C lilted States marshal is hot
«>n his track. Fred is at present out
We„st, and will probably remain there for
sometime to come. The mad Maconites
are hound to have him. and if he is ever
zourka heel and toe polka or german is |
unknown to these robust country lassie.
musical ability. The young ladies
Coobham, now receive their beaux, and
They will face you in a jig and dance for nurse carefully a bottle of camphor du
one hour, cutting the pigeon wing and I
double shuffle, but none of the fancy’
Suitable Either for a Residence or a Board
in; Hsus
I wi 1 either soil or rent my desirable business is understood,
residence on College avenue, and give
possession at any time. It contains elev
en rooms, with outbuildings and every
convenience, including water in yard
and house. This place is splendidly sit
uated for a boarding house. I will rent
for -f-5 per month to a good tenant, or
sell at a] bargain, and on easy terms.
This is gilt-edge city property’, and will
prove a fine investment.
T. I.. Gantt.
ring the evenings conversation.
A SOUTHERN CHAIN MAN.
Oliver Weiser, the Superintendent
the Birmingham chain works, will he
A FIELD OF DEAT .
The sheep pastures of George Booth the city in a few days to sh>w his
a deathly* appearance. Lying
the field are the half-eaten car
fares. He is the superintendent of the
only chain works in the South, which
ill
had
nlte
Util
i that he
rn letters
At *
ft 1 contest
editor she
warmth <
Carlt
bet
editor uaiui .
point along the Oongrossion-
the genius of the Athenian
• with a blinding sheen. The
his friendship went with
ween tlx
dth.
zeal sp
phal car in perpel
and heedless ingel
ways of Carlton's
pathless. lis pen
and thrilling with a
M-ued a'l other ligli
• -ill
is, an
l k»‘M the
tlt’W
Sd,.p
j.led. His
a of
Cartli
n s Unro
uni
whirl.
ll is hot
mity
made
tin- hi«l -
oppt
Wilts
dark and
tin
4lin-,
shivering
1 »tr
il-om
0 that les-
t, w
ith a
lnat that
ami
yet w
it^ a hu-
rolli
eked through it
11. smote into the crannies and thecross-
oads of the eighth district and "Carlton"
xerywiierc. Thus did Gantt. Gant
s reward.—Ureem sboro Home
1.
got
The New Trucks Ordered and the Babcock
and Hook and Ladder to bo Sold.
The Mayor yesterday ordered the new
trucks for the Pioneers, but as they
must bc built it-will be some time be
fore they arrive. They will cost $1,4<h>,
be much lighter than the old set, and put
up in the hest manner. The city offers
the old hook and ladder trucks for sale
at JplOO and the Babcock for The
•.alter cost $1,8' 0. and should be bought
by some town without water works. \Ve
doubt the propriety of the city* disposing
of the Babcock, as it has saved a great
deal of property, and could still be used
on the outskirts, where the water works
do not reach.
asses of sheep, while at regular inter- | arc very prosperous under him. Sis
als among them arc the dead bodies of king chain* is one of the most interesting
dogs of every color and kind. The buz- of the various manufactures of iron,
/.arils have been attracted by the car- I ls developing many new experiments-
casses of sheep and dogs, and they, too,
after eating the dogs, drop dead in the
field. Mr. Booth has been promised a
nice little law suit for killing one or two
tine hounds. He says he is able to stand
it, espei ially if he can get farmers on the
jury who have <Jfc r raised sheep and
ad them killed hy do;
which iron men are now usinp
which to test it for other industries.
rbe Hama of the Banka Courty Guardi Mr'a. Mary Kershon’a Remarkable Revival
vend. Bacia Delegatee.
UoMEit, Ga„ July $ ».A The «lem
cratic convention of Banks county
met to- ay and was called to oidei
oy VV. l\ Telford, the county chair-
mar. being absent.
On motion of A. H S'lp'e, Hon
J. D. Gunnels was ele ned pci mu -
nent chairman, and W. C. Haul-
brooks, secretary.
The districts were called and the
names ol delegates enrolled.
Ou motion of W. L. Telford the
caair appointed the following nam
ed gentlemen as a committee ou
rules: T j Carr, D F Seals, M L
.McDonald. G W Smith, B C Lord,
E L Duel e r. A H Stapler, F F A
Ki:ch, 11 L Hooper, J E Strange,
l he committee made the following
report, which was adopted, on mo
tion of J W P uitt, by items, one at
a time:
Re o ved, that i 1 electing d de-
gates to the gubernatorial conven
tion, the chairman of each district
deleg.t on shall announce the vote
of h:s district as they were instruct
ed in the district meetings.
Resolved, that all ballots takei
alter the delegates are elected to the
state convention fthall be by ballo
Resolved, that in elections or
nominations by this convention, a
majority of the votes cast shall be
cessaryitoa choice.
Resolved, that if any delegate
elected to this convention be absent
a majority of the delegates present
I rum their district shall be entitled
to cast the vote for the absent dele
KKLIGIUN GONE WILD.
gates. The vote lor a candidate for
$7,500, and Tho -'as M. Danahy in
$2,500. The latter is a policeman in
Troy, and the Judge before whom
the application for Por’er’s telease
was .made at first refused to accept
him as a bondsman. It sc.ein..
however, that the rime law pro
hibiting pol ce neii and other St ile
or city officials from becoming
sureties in criminal cases applies to
the city of New York alone, and,
therefore Danahy was finally ac
cepted.
Porter’s last public appearance in
New York was in October, 1SS3,
when he was tried lor the murder
of Johnny Irving in the drinking sa-
loon kept by Thomas, alias “Shang”
Draper, at Thirtv-first street and na'es-
Sixth avenue. Nobody could be
found to testify to tnc shooting, and
Porter was discharged.
It was rumored that Poiter had
reached this city by the Albany
train which arrives here at 7:30
m., but diligent inquiry among
those who were once his intim ites
failed to develop any trace of the la-
mous burglar. The detectives ot
the Twenty-ninth precinct were of
the opinion that he came to this
city with the intention of makin; -
his way to Europe.
They say that he is worth proba
bly over $100,000, and that the loss
of the $20,000 in which lie is held
for appearance at the trial in Octo
ber next would be but a trifle to
him as compared with the risk of
the long imprisonment that would
probably be imposed upon him.
They think, therefore, that if he be
in this city he will carefully avoid
his old haunts and his ancient asso
ciates, and, as they express it, “keep
shady.”
Governor was then taken by Dis
tricts with this result: Bacon, 30;
Gordon, 20.
The loilo ving resolution was of-
lered t>v A. M. Siaplcr and adopted:
Resolved, mat the delegates from
this convention to the guberna dial
conventiuu to be held in Atlanta t.n
ihe 2S1I1 inst. lie and they are hereby
in-tmcted 10 cast their votes in said
c mvention, and to use all honorable
means in their power to secure the
nomination of Hon. A, O. Bacon,
of Bibb for Governor of Georgia
Resolved, that the present state
house officers 01 the state of Geor
gia having proved faithful and effi
cient, it is tile sense of this conven
tion that they desire re election,
and the delegates from this conven-
t on are insttucied to vote lor then
nomination.
C'd. [. W. Pruitt offered the fol
lowing resold iion, which was
adopted:
Resolved, that in the event our
dalegites see ths-e is no chance to
nominate tl.e lion. A O Bacon,
they be instructed to cast the
vote ol the county for Gen. John B
Gordon.
Judge A. C Moss and Mr. T. J-
Carr were 'hen elected by accla
mation to attend the state conven
tion. and H. H. Hale and W. C.
Haulbrooks were elected as alter-
Meetlng in an Indian Tovn.
From the 8t. 1 outs Republican.
_ Flinn’s grove, a mile west ot Ma
rion,. Imh, has been the scene of
thrilling spectacles, stirring inci
dents, and considerable excitement.
The occasion of this is a series of
revival meetings, conducted hy Mrs.
Mary Mershen, of Pendleton, Ind.
Mrs. Mershon is a disciple and
convert of Mrs. Woodworth, the
noted trance evangelist, whose pe
culiar methods have for the past
two years been the theme of wide
spread interest and speculation.
The lady who i» conducting the
meetings at this place was conver
ted two years ago, and was at once
called to become an evangelist. Al
though an invalid, she obeyed the
call, and to day is a strong, vigor
ous, and energetic woman. She is
about 60 years old, has a broad
forehead, black hair and eves, and
is of medium height. Site has a
pleasing and commanding presence
and a graceful bearing. Her rheol
ogy is ot the heroic order, without
any taint of mugwumpry. Her
reasoning is not powerful, nor logic
faultless, but her powefs ot persua
sion are great, her earnestness con
vincing, and her sincerity beyond
question. The meetings were corn*
menced on Saturday, the 5th of
Tune,I>ut for a time they dragged.
The evangelist says she never con
ducted a meeting where she con
tended with greater difficulties at
the start, or where the indications
gave as little promise. It was next
to impossible to secure a tent. The
attendance was light and the inter
est seemingly dead.
She was not discouraged. Her
faith appeared to be of that quality
which will remove mountains.
The plain, unpretentious, and elo
quent preaching had its effect.
The attendance increased. Her en
thusiasm took hold ol her hearers.
The fame and report ol the wild
scenes enacted spread among the
people, and the attendance and in-
terest were further magnified and
multiplied. Last Sunday witnessed
the largest attendance lip to date.
The young converts are most en-
thusisatic and demonstrative. They
crowd the space set apart for seek
ers after divine favor, and with
singing, shouliug, shrieking and
praying, gradually woik them
selves into a wild frenzy. Their
hands are uplifted and their faces
turned upward. Some shout and
yell in the exuberance of their ec-
stacy; qthers plead, implore and
cry for the rolling away of their
burdens. The spectacle as times
is wild, weird and unearthy. The
mo.t nervous and excitable soon
succumb and go “under the pow-
Theyare stretched out in eve-
corner and in every attitude,
hey become rigid, and their wide
open, staring eyes have a deathlike
and unearthly expression, as though
wrist blood was found on his arms
There was blood under Kis finger
nails, also, and his underclothing
was stained With blood. ■ There was
a purse '.containing 8200 undei
Mr. Sells’s pillow and two watches:
hanging in plain sight, wre tin
disturbed, so that that there was no
probability that the crime wa com
milled for the purpose ol rdbery
Previous to the crime, the boy hail
oorne a good leputaiion, and t-
this day he stoutly denies that he
was the perpetrator of the deed,
and affirms that, if he committed it,*
it was in his sleep,- or while his
reason was dethroned. It is said
hat was a constant reader of dime
tovels, and had several times cx-
nresaed a desire to become a hero.
LTORT’!
FURR MART
WHISKT.
ONE OF THE WORST.
Sketch of the Career or the Alabama Jesse
James.
ry
O.VLl^T.lL’a UfisGSiNd
by
FISHING FIELDS.
A Chat With a Veteran Fleherman of the
Finny Tribe.
A lone fisherman was plodding his
weary way from the river below the
I HE CROPS
Wc recently traveled over a half cemetery yesterday. He was armed,
dozen counties in this section, and are with tackle and had a fine string of mud.
therefore prepared to report on the av- cats, perch and suckers, as he neared the
crage condition of crops. Upland corn 1 front gate of the enclosure he threw him-
MRS. W. S. F WLTON.
This brilliant lady spent coininence
ment week in Athens, and was the re
cipient of a great deal of attention from
her many friends. Airs. Feltou is one
of the most gifted ladies in the South.
N3ELE3TED .
We learn that a son of l*r. Felton re
marked to a gentleman ir. Alliens that
lien. Cordon was not as yet elected Gov
ernor, and he was not likely to he either,
lie diil not say who would be pitted by
tin* independents against him. If Gen.
Gordon lives, he will he the next Gov
ernor of Georgia. As soon as the demo-
eraiie party puts its seal on him, he be-
eomes the candidate of every true demo-
- rat in Georcia.
MR. VANDIZEU EXl’LA S.
SCARCITY OF BEICK. w
There is a brick famine in Athens that
will seriously etfect building arrange
ments. Air. Alctiinty moved his yard up
Sandy creek, and the consequence is the
floods destroyed his brick as fast as
s loss
It i
Editor Banner- in: In your
report of the Carlton caucus held on
Monday night last, and in the utlicial re
port of the convention, the following,
which is incorrect, appears: "Air. Van-
I 'uzer more fully stated his position by
saying that he thought that the new ap
portionment was as unfair as the old,
namely, A to 5 as '1 to 4.” 1 did not ex
press myself as the above would indi
cate. I said that 1 recognized the fact
that the new basis was not in every par
ticular correct, any nioro than was the
old. 1 have always insisted that d to 5
was fairer for the small counties than 2
to 4. I fought for the new basis because
I thought it fairer than the old. So
please publish the above, that I may not
be placed before the public in an incon
sistent attitude. Yours truly,
Ira C. VanDuzku.
OH THE WaB-PAtIT
An irate citizen with a hickory atick
is lying in wait for a young dude who of
fended him, and Broad street is in hour
ly anticipation ol boing treated to a free
show. The offender is lying very low
ANOTHER BRIDGE.
rumored that nearly enough mon
ey has been raised by private
subscription to build a bridge across
the Oconee river at the mouth of
Sandy creek. This will save a mile of
travel, and also do away with several
very had hills.
FINE PEACHES.
Air. 1!. G. Williams, near Fort Lamar,
in Aladison county, has one of the best
orchards wc have seen, and his trees are
laden with fine peaches, that will readi
ly bring from $1.50 to $2 per bushel in
market. Air. Williams is a clever and
hospitable fanner.
is very line, and we saw several fields I self on the cool grass, and joined a BaJi-
llial would average from 15 to 25 hush- I ner-Watchman reporter in a conversation.
"Is per acre. Bottoms are a complete on fishing. My luck to day “he said’
failure, but a great deal of forage corn is was not so good, the fish in the river
being sown on t.iem since the rains held are scarce and don’t bite well, now and
up. Cotton is very small and backward, I then a good cat is plucked and sonie-
but is generally clear of grass. Wc saw times a fine sucker, and occasionally!
very few good fields The outlook is carp and breni is caught.”
better than one would suppose, and far-
mersarc chee rful and hopeful.
the most fish about Ath-
ron. h. a. oarlton.
The Chronicle took no part in the con . .
test between Hon Seaborn lteese and aru con -idered fine fis ing groun s.
“The shoals of the Georgia factory dis
tance four and a half miles from the
lion H 11 Carlton for the nomination for The shoals aro about a mile long, clear
congress in the Eighth District, but it 1 well adapted for a good days s P®^t- e _
I AS .U UK. , .ata teont nml nil L’innu n1
The Settlers in the Valley Guarding Against
Expected Onslaught,
Spokane Falls, VV. T., July 20.
An Indian runner arrived at the
fort to-day direct from tnc Calis-
pel coumtry and reports that the
Calispel Indians killed two white
men on that reservation Sunday
afternoon. Gen. Carlin left Fort
Cieur D’Aleine at daybreak this
morning, with two companies of
iniantry, for the Calispel country,
and it is expected that they will ar
rive there to-night. The volunteers
who left here yesterday returned at
noon to-day. They went as far as
Wild Rose piairie, where they found
the settlers congregated at (two or
three difi’ererit points under a strong
guard of settlers front the surround
ing country, but tl.^y saw only a
tew Indians. They returned for
supplies, but hearing that Gen.
Carlin had gone ; n there with sol
diers they decided not to return
until further particulars could be
obtained There are now two com
panies of infantry ahd one company
of c-tvalry in Calispel valley. The
excitement here has been greatly
intensified to-day by a rumor tint
the murdered men mentioned
in the aboae d sp.ttch are Con
stable Joseph Wairen, of this
place, and his brother, who
left here about ten days ago in
search of two Calispel Indians
who are wanted for murder.
Sheriff Whittier, with au Indian
guide, left here this afternoon to
investigate matters.
cannot refrain^from expressing the belief dsb are bln- cats, trout, and all kinds ol
that Hon H H Carlton will n^ke an able sma11 ones i cast ne ts are mostly used
and influential member of the Fiftieth I a " d itis uncommon thing to capture
Congress. He is strong, physically and I l ar £e fish with the hand by reac ling un
ntally: and he will do his whole duty
der the rocks. The largest fish ever
for the people of his district and of his I au 6^ there was a blue cat, w hich
State. He is an indefatigable worker, I seventeen pounds. It was cap-
thoroughly conversant with all the wants I ure ^ one ^ K> ^ 8 ' . ..
6 1 ' Fowler’s shoals distance nine miles
of Georgians. He is strong in his convic
tions and hold in the maintenance of his
opinions. He is well equipped for public
life, and we predict that lie will make a
fine record for his district and the State
As a memberof the House of Represen
tatives and as President of the Sen
ate Air. Carlton has had considerable ex
perience as a legislator. As a member
of congress it will not be long before his
fine qualities will be recognized. Mr.
Catlton will be a strong acquisition to
from the city, is fine fishing for the same
kinds of fish, and numbers go out to
catch them, sometimes parties go out
and spend weeks at a time.’’ •
T11E CHAMPION FISHERMAN.
‘Who is the best fisherman in.
Athens?”
Ex-Alderman DaveHembrick. What ne
don’t know about it is mot worth know
ing. He is a scientific handler of the
rod and net, and never fails to bring
A CROOKED PENSION CLERK.
.1-11 , ,homo fine strings. lie uses a cast net
what is already recognized as one of the I ' . 0 _ , ,.
Ablest delegations in congress.—Augusta
Chronicle.
THE OOOD TEMPLARS ATCOLUMBUS,
King Perm Benson has just returned
from Columbus, where he has been at
tending the Grand Lodge of Good Temp
lars. There were from fifty to sevtnty-
five delegates in attendance, and the
meeting was harmonious and one that
will result in much good to the state.
Alabama sent a good delegation and they
were admitted to seats on the floor. Dr.
Hawthorne made a splendid speech of
two hours’ length, which is bound to do
good. The members of Evans Ledge
will meet next Tuesday night to receive
the report of the delegates. The dele
gates arc high in their praises of th
treatment they received while in Co.um
bus, and their thanks are especially due
to Mr. Johnson, of the Brown House.
The meeting of the Good Templars will
result in great good to the state.
with the dextrousness of an Indian with
a lasso.
There are sorae fine ponds around
Athens whose owners are raising fish for
BUYING CORN.
Mr. Tom Hudson says he never | m „k e t, and experimenting,
bought a peck of corn in his life, but he
Commits a Series ot Forgertea anilEacapea
Pittsburg, Pa., July 17.—Chief
clerk S»mucl K- Gay of the Pitts
burg pension utiice has absconded
after forging the name of pension
agent Russell Errett to three
checks'aggiegating $hoo. The dis
covery was made yesterday aftev-
noon and information was made
against Gay, but before the officer
could serve ihe wuriant, Gay, be
coming suspicious, pacsedhis satch
el and left me city, presumably ta
king the r.earest route to Canada.
After Gay’s departure an investiga
tion of the books developed the tact
that in addition to forging he had
sacceeded in making off with a
considerable sum belonging to the
government, and it is thought that
the amount will reach $20,000.
Gay was a model young man, not
addicted to any evil habit so far as
is known.
N. L. Teltoid offered the lollow-
ing resolution, which was unaui-
mou-ly adopted:
Resolved, That the democratic
party of Banks county endoise the
record of Hon. Allen D. Candler,
and recognize in him an able, fear
less and taitfiful servant of the peo
ple, and that the delegates to the
congressional convention elected
bv this convention be instructed to
cast their vote as a unit for his re
nomination.
The following delegates were
then elected to attend the congres
sional convention at Gainesville
and cast the vote of the county: D.
R. Parks, D. F. Sales, R. Chastain
C. Chitwood.
• H. J.'David offered this resoiu
tion, which was rejected by a vote
ot 25 to 16:
Resolved, That this convention
make no nomination lor senator,
but that one delegate from each mi
litia district be elected to represent
this county in the Gillsvilie conven
tion, and that we abide the action
of that convention.
Dr. V. D. Lockhart and Mr. A,
P. Wofford were then put in nomi
nation for senator and the vote
taken, which stood as tallows
Wofford, 26; Lockhart, 20. Mr,
Wofford was declared norriiated
J. N. Coggins, T. B. Griffin, D
R. Park and W. H. T. Gillespie
were then put in nomination for
representative and the vote taken
which resulted in a majority of the
whole vote cast on the first ballot
being for Mr. Coggins. He was
declared the nominee for represen
tative.
On motion A. C. Moss was elect
ed chairman of the democratic ex
ecutivt committee of Bsnks county
Also chairmen for each of tha dis
tricts, as follows:
Anderson’s—A. W. Henderson
Bushville—M. L. McDonald.
Berlin—D. F. Scales.
Columbia—C. Chitwood.
IJavid’s—W. H. Langford.
Golden Hill—Chas. Sweet.
Homer—A. H. Stapler.
Washingtyn—R. L. Huoper.
Wilmot’s—W. H T. Giile-pie.
Poplar Springs—D. G. Ha 1 j
The above named gentlemen were
also elected as delegates from their
respective districts to represent the
county in the senatorial conve ition
which was called to me it at Gills 1
ville on August 20th.
On motion it wa* re»olvcd that
the proceedings ot this convention
be published in the Athens Banner-
Watchman, Jackson Herald and
Atlanta Constitution.
The convention then adjourned.
J. D. Gunnels, Chairman.
W. C. Haulbrooks, Sec’y.
Atlanta Constitution and Jackson
Herald please copy.
gazing upon scenes not presented ter her arrival. Her remains were
the eyes of mortals.
Sunday night witnessed the
ildest and most extravagant
scenes yet enacted. Such shouting,
such jumping, such hallelujahs, such
delightful, promiscuous and aban
doned hugging of brothers and sis
ters in the Lord presented a scene
the like of which has never before
been witnessed in this country. It
was a wild, unrestrained saturnalia
of unbridled passion and emotion.
The converts who were stricken
down by the hand of God prior to
their conversion relate wonderful
tales ot being suspended by a hair
over the pit of hell, of being tanned
ph I
Biamingham Age.
Steve Renfroe, the notorious
outlaw and thief, who was lynched
at Livingston, last Tnesday even
ing, has a history worthy the basis
of a yellow-backed novel.
He was born in the mountains of
Georgia, where his father was a
highly respected citizen, and one
financially well-to-do. Very liule
can be ascertained as to his son’s
character, habits and disposition
during his boyhood, except that he
was foremost in ali boyish sports,
and was always a good one in a
fight.
When about twenty-one years of
age he married a prosperous farm
er’s daughter, of North Georgia,
who proved to be a most estimable
little lady, and did much to restrain
her husband’s reckless disposition.
In 1S6S Steve arrived in Samtei
county, Ala. and lived for a good
many months in almost hidden se
clusion with an uncle, an ex-pro
bate judge of Sumter. It was re
ported, and circumstantial evidence
was strong against him, that he
was fleeing from justice in Georgia
—that he had killed a man in his
native section, and was hiding to
escape the clutches of the law.
“1 shall never forget the first time
that I saw him,” said the reporter’s
informant. “It was just about three
months after he arrived at his un
cle’s, and after having been confin
ed, for secrecy, he was as fair and
delicate looding as a girl. lie was
just about 23 years old, and was
dressed in what I thought at the
time was the prettiest suit of clothes
I had ever seen—a homemade
check, handsomely worked a«d
bound in silk braid. He was a
handsome, tidy young teljow, and
his delicate features, fair face and
neat attire contrasted strikingly
with the tawny, coarsely dressed
ex-soldiers of the dark days ot the
war. After he had remained wi;h
his uncle several months, his wite
joined him. and they lived in Sum
ter apparently happy until her death
which occurred in a short time af-
YVhal z« u.
It Is asayorlor brand ot pnra wbtskey
Us chief merit being tfiat It ta (lit dll ed hf
it secret process discovered by us In 13M,
whereby every trace of'fnscl oil end other
injurious snb'stnncea are ellmiButci. It Is
the only whiskey of the kind in.vnufao- j
tnred in the world andjE’t is the otfly J
Intely purs whiskey on the mil’
While as a whiskey and for every pits
to which a whiskey is put. either
medicine or drink, it is unequalled 1
ocher whiskey, it is, owlug to irs 1 "
parity especially fitted tor niedlzl
Pcses. Another pecaltir featnre ot I
that It Is tho only whig.toT that 1 ‘
on the slomnch ot iirvaflUs and da .,
persons, and.combhilns, as It docs, .. .v
quality with that of (tattimulan*. It Is t ■
BUly whiskey that ought to bo.used In*tSq
treatment Of tho.nek; and a stfH foWJTt |
featnro that lu whatever •qnauCr.y it j
consumed, there are no after effects fian
ft such as art experienced from the use «
other whiskies containing fuwt oU'ar.
other poisons. Being a superior brand q
trare whiskey distil lad from tho very cosh
materials, it is of apceaslty an expensive*
°neand Uy the demand created for*'
luoh among cnnsuqmrg, dealers are
natty compelled to handle it, yd thou
a profit to thym of about one fourth
what is usually made on other wRsklo
such as many of them have tho roputi
tion nf.l-aar.iim W. iVI. .. » i
tion gt keeping. For ttois reason t^oil
impress upon dur friends the importance -
pi detnenaing ours as tho only pure “—
—^ng ours as .th® only pur® whis
key, and we warn th£m, fn view of tho
- - - ‘ifcj
hundreds of analyses thfs whuhrar has
received at tho hands of the most'em!?! eftt*
chemists of this coustiry and to which wa
°PfuIy submit at all thnes, that whoiW
any attempt is made by ausesapnlons
druggists to p$lm off an Inferior aad
adulterated whisky, as .'being os good or
as pure as ours, they are actuated scrlsly
by mercenary motives. VC® repeat th *
this is the only, whiskey of th® kind m (L, .
world. Wo aro its discoverers and solo
manufacturers and wo challenge any on*
to produce a whiskey like R, either la
purity or excellence. Another thing wa
would impress upon our fnemds ls not to
bo deceived by other malt whiskies, a*
thero are just as many grades ot bad
malt whiskies, equalLyrats poisonous as
other whiskies, and none of them are
pur®. It Is under this gnlse that several
unscrupulous manufacturers are trying
to reap benefits from our name andPbrcs-
tlgo.
The Duffy Mjclt WiiiriKEr^Cq.,
Bakimoro.*M&i
The quickest time on record; Nauial*
gia of the worst typo, cured by one iKse
of SMITH’S BILK BRANS in fiomouc
o four hours, ?/*many who have tried
can testify. It docs .seem strange that >
ensihle people will suffer with this
errible disease when speedy relief
urely be found in this simple safe and
inexpensiv remedy. cents. For sale by
all druggists and dealers id medicide, or
santanywhero on receipt of price in
stamps
cl .flech nuica*
Save money and Doctor bills. Believe
ir Mothers, Wives and Sisters b S n I
tne ly purchase of Dr. Hosanko s Cough , I
nil Lung Syrup, the best, known remeily-
or Coughs, Colils, Croup and Bronchial
affections. Relieves Chtldrenof Croup
one night; may save you hundreds o
dollars. Price 50 cents and $1.00
Sample free. Sold by Drs. Lyndon,and
Rusli .t Arnold.
interred in the burial ground of the
Baptist church ot that place.
About a year alter the death of
his wile Renfroe became marked in
his attentions to a daughter of Dr
riledge, a highly respectable citizen
of that county, and gaining her af
fection, married her. They lived
together five or six years, at the end
ol which time she died and was
buried in the Methodist churchyard
A year or two afterwards Renfroe
had her remains removed and plac
ed by the side of those of his first
wife, in the Primitive Baptist ceme
tery, and erected a handsome mar
ble monument to the memorj ol the
by the sulphurous breezes from the
infernal regions, of looking into
boiling cauldrons, of being nibbled
at by the fiery serpents and grin
ning devils, of being saved bv the
oatstretched hand of a pitying Prov-
idance.
A REMARKABLE CRIME.
Yoons WlH’a Salts,to be Tried for Killing
His Mrenta, Brother, ani Slater.
There is nothing in the line of m„. »«■'
ir mystery about 'b it wondertu “and
popular niediciEO, Parker’s T n It
simply tile ue.~i aim most scientific'
comlijr,;ion possible of tlie essential
principles of those vegetable curatives
which act. powerfully ami directly on
tin! stomach, liver, kidneys and blood.
But there neither is, nor will be, any ..'
successful imitation of it. It is all the
tlm curing those who had despaired of .
cr e getting well. For yourself, your
ec-und chil Iren.
Uni
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
The Linton pond is a beauty and is
thinks he will have to vary the rule next Lacked well with brem. Mr. Thomas
year, as he will not make enough to run Hudson has beem successful in his raising
him two months- He has planted his I 0 f car p
bottoms five times, but still has no corn.
Mr. A. S. Horsey has a fine carp pond.
I At the county farm are some fine fish
GOOD PROSPECT . . ...... n
The prospect for Athens getting the P“""f ^ ,n the f* «« well
. 6 . “ “ stocked with trout, and Mr. Johnson
the technological school is very bright. I _ ■ .
Athens may not give as much money as
who fives a few miles from tho city has
other cities, but she has the advantage I tb ree beautiful ponds of carp. There is
over anv other bidder in location.
POX BUNTING.
This old time amusement is still in
dulged in by a few in onr city. Messrs
oyt Wier and Ah. Pitner have juat re
turned from a camp hunt down in Ogle
thorpe, where they caught two foxes.
They both have fine dogs and a great
deal of sport is had on a camp hunt.
plenty of good fishing in. and around
thens, which is enjoyed, by the citi
zens to great extent. “But I most be
going, good day.”
The disciple of the rod -picked np his
fish and tackle and strode away.
Parties are organizing to gt 4» the
mountains and caqip ent^
Danville, Va., July 21.—Re
ports from the tobacco crop in this
section are discouraging. Continu
ous tains have put the crop in a bad
condition, and no doubt it will be
cut short. Indications now point to
small crop, and but little bright to -
bacco.
The Secretary of the Interior to
day sent to the rienate the report
ot Fred H. Wynes, special agent of
the tenth census, on the detective,
dependent and delinquent classes.
JLt shows the total number of pris
oners confined in jails, workhouses
smd penitentiaries in the United
States in 18S0 to be 58,609, of
which 53.604 were males aid
5^005 females, 45,802 native and
112(808 foreigners; 41,861 whites,
.anil 16,748 colored.
The Vermont prohibitionists put
a full S ate ticket in the field to
day, wi'h Prof. Teeley, for Gover
nor, at the head.
Indianapolis, July 21.—'The
main building of the’ State Sol
diers’ Orphan Home, situated at
Knightstown; was destroyed by
fire tins evening. The loss is about
$90,000. on which there is $25,000
insurance.
John C. Cook and Frederick
Gerhardy, living in Montgomery
county, Arkansas, were shot and
killed bv horse thieves .Monday
night. The thieves, seven in num
ber, escaped and are still at large.
A poose is in pursuit.
Tudge Brigham, American consul
at Paso Del Norte, has received a
dispatch fronq Secretary Bayard, to
demand the immediate uncondition
al release of A. K. Cutting, an
American editor who has been con
fined in prison for the publication ol
an article in El Paso papers reflect
ing on Mexican citizens.
St. Louis, July 21.—Yesterday
afternoon Maud and Cora Daven
port, their cousin, were playing in a
sand pit at Cunningham, when the
sand caved in and buried all three
Anna freed herself and dug away
the earth above
her feed, thug i
breathe and saving
body of the other girl she was una
ble to find and, tvin ’ * ""
house loraldj ” Cora; 1
uninjured, but her sister
when found.
•-•■•I A- < .11/ ; - V-
Topeka, July 17.—The trial of
Willie Sells, aged sixteen years for
the murder of his fat her, mother
brother and sister, will begin at Erie,
in this state, on Monday. The
tender age ol the criminal, the num
ber of the victims, the entire lack of
piovocation, the manner of the
killing, and all the circumstances
make it almost unprecedented in
the annals of crime. On the morn
ing of March S Willie made his ap
pearance at the farm house of a
neighbor, Mr. Mendall, and in an
excited tone said that a strange man
had been at his home during the
night and he thought had hurt his
father, as he was lying on the floor
with blood on his lace. As this
visit of young Sells was at 9 o’clock
in the morning Mr. Mendall ques
tioned him closely. Willie said he
awoke and saw a man standing in
the door betwoen the room Willie
and his brother slept in and the one
occupied by the parents and sister
“I got my clothes,” said he “off
the loot of the bed, and was put
ting them on when the man turned,
looked at me, and then ran out into
the yard. I did not try to arouse
my brother, hut put on my trousers
and went into the room where my
parents were sleeping to get my
boots and overcoat. I saw ray
father on the floor with blood on
his lace, but thought his nose was
bleeding, as he was frequently
troubled that way. I put on my
boots and overcoat aud went to see
if I could find the stranger. When
I passed out of the door he was
standing in the yard, but ran. I
puisued him for half a mile, when
ne mounted a horse held by anoth
er man, and both made away as fast
as they co ild go.”
Upon hearing this story Mr.
Mendall accompanied Willie home
Wnen they arrived the boy re
mained outside. Mr. Mendall en
tered and procured a light. He.
found the floor covered with blood.
Old Mr. Sells was lying on the
floor with the back parto! his head
crushed and throat cut. Near him,
on the floor, was the body ot Mrs.
Sells, with her head -crushed and
throat cut.. A frfw teet away, in a
bed, lay the body of Miss Ina Sells,
with her skull crushed and throat
cut frqm ear to ear, and in the ad
joining room, in the same bed in
which Willie had been sleeping,
was the body ot Watie Sells, with
4 large gash in his forehead, one of
nit eyes chopped out and his throat
cut.
Mr. Mendall found a large
natchet covered with blood and
hair lying on a chair, and about e
loot trom the body of the fathas
was a butcher knife, which was
ilso covered with blood. After a
nurried examination Mendall re
turned to the yard and told Willie
what be had seen. The boy said
lothing and manifested no particu-
ar feeling. He accompanied Mr
Mendall to Mr. Rice’s hous e, near
oy, -vnere he went to s eep, or pre
tended to sleep, until mlonring.
' The officers in the morning made
.•n examination, but found no trace
>f the stranger or horse tracks, al
chough Willie’s tracks were plainly
ndented in the mud. Returning
• the Sells house, a wash basin of
bloody water was found cm the
rtove in which the perpetrator had
washed his hands. It was discov-
,-red that Willie had. washed his
{nands. and wrists,'but above the
Afterwards Renfroe married
Miss Stone, of Livingston, and
lived with her until after he was
first charged with embezzlement
alter which she left him, and is now
living in Meridian, Miss.
Renfroe was always looked on
a leader in all ku-klux or other des
perate or daring undertakings, and
there is no doubt as to his having
had a great amount of reckles:
courage and being a quick man on
the trigger.
In 1874, when the republicans
came into power in that county, he
was arresfed on the charge of the
murder of a man named Billings,
and lay in prison five months. He
proved an alibi, however, and was
discharged.
He was elected sheriff in about
the year 1SS0, developed into quite
a politician, and it is sqid that he
aided much toward relieving that
county from republican domina
tion.
Later ou he was accused of em
bezzlement and put in jail, hut
broke out and went out West. Af
ter “painting the Western countries
red” he again returned and lived
around Livingston, occasionally
stealing in and taking off a horse
with him. At last he was caught
and jailed, but a Mr. Little went his
bond and the next day the rascal
stole Mr. Little’s horse and left
again. He was recaptured after a
while, and jailed, but tried to break
out gain, and was taken to the Tus
caloosa jail for safe keeping
Here he bored a hole through the
floor of his cell and escaped through
He was recaptured, tried for
grand larceny, and sent during last
October, to l’ratt mines for five
years. He remained there five
weeks and escaped hy climbing
the side of the shaft. Blood
hounds were put on his track, but
he put them off his track by wading
in a creek for five or six miles.
Near Eutaw be met a tramp and
chummed with him; but one day
the tramp gave him away, and a
large crowc of citizens came up
with him and one hundred shots*
were fired at him, but he dodged
away in the swamps unhurt.
A few days since a mule was
stolen in Lauderdale county, Mis
sississippi, and the next day three
farmers saw a man riding on the
lost mule. They demanded that he
yield to them, but he resisted and
attempted to shoot, when one pf his
pursuers unhorsed him with a load
of squirrel shot. Wnen the latter
was asked why he didn’t use buck
shot, he replied: “That was
skeergun; I was goin’ to git him
next time with buckshot.”
When the Sumtfer couuty posse
attempted to handcuff Renfroe at
Enterprise he fought desperately
and threw his captors from him as
if they were so many children.
unity ofGkouria.
Chemical L iboratorv.
Office of State Cliemst, Athens, Ga
June 27, 1S>4.—1 have been familiar fp
1 number of years with the genera
liaracter ot'Prof. Hereford's pli ospbatic
preparations. Recent examinations
made by me of the “Acid l’liosphate*.’-:
and “Bread' Preparation,* showtheiu-
.0 be exactly what is claimed for theftt k
it thecirculars accompanying the pack- - I
ages. The “Acid I’hespnate” istteon- I
ccntrated solution in water of Acid
Phosphate of Lime. The “ Bread Bra
paration” i: .1 m.v Lure of Acid Phos
phate of Lima, carbouae of soda and
dour. tVlienfnixed with water, carbonic __
acid gas is liberated and a double phos-,’*®
phaleot ItniB and soda is formed and JJ |
remains in tiie bread when baked.' In; . IB
ordinary cream ot tartar baking powders
the substance left in the bread after
“raising” is rocdielle salts—a double
artrate of soda and potash. The phos
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animal nutrition and growth, the tart
rates are not. in my opinion, the
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