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WEEKLY BANENR-WATCHMAN TUESDAY SS6
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gokdoa nominated.
Ttoe convnlion’M OvarwhOmlnx Vote
As l>as been before stated, the con von*
ti» n met on Wednesday to nominate a
jn.m for governor of the state of Georgia.
I, , s s aid it was the largest democratic
convention that ever assembled in this
state-
l’Torovtly at 12 o’clock on the daymon-
jioned the convention was called order
I, v rlu;irinan Polbill, of the state demo*
, ratu- executive committee.
lion. 11. II. lligham, of Troupe, was
!*•'! permanent chairman of this body
II, h address to the convention was fre-
,,i onti v interrupted by storms of np-
Maj. A. O. Bacon was nominated by
t ,,l. ^addox, who said : “l metonom-
a distinguished citizen of Georgia—
a malt who is capable and is honest. His
hww.ry is a part of the history of Geor-
jia" Mr. H. Ii. Pierce, of Richmond,
..ndi d the nomination in eloquent
term*.
lien. • Jordon was nominated by Hon.
M lion I'amller,of DeKalh,and hisnoin-
-,,im.v»s s.*: ) t 1 j 1 hy Col. Dupont
|in*-n v. who kept the convention in en-
tlii.'iastic applause.
Mr. i lark iiowell, who was the young-
. «i menthcT on llte.lloor taking any part
n the convention, also seconded the noin-
mU.on of (Jordon.
A vote was then taken, which resulted
n- tollovvs : U union, 252 ; Ilacou, 72.
A motion was then ntadchv Mr. Walsh,
t. > make the nomination of Gen. Gordon
unanimous by acclamation.
1 he motion was Just hy two votes,
v\ so h w > t' greeted with hisses and jeers.
Mr. vV. >. Ueherts stood in his chair an.;
p p' ated that Hancock voted “No.” The
<i.;ii;g«-s in the counties for Gordon, con
tinued, and when th • final vote was tak-
• U it stood, Gordon, .22: liacon. Mk
I'l.e counties still eiiuglug to Harm:
u. -»e Hancock, lWi ie Maralyn and
\Mutman.
A c.unmittec wa* then app >int * \. eon-
.1 m
<’l to
ol* 1 y (icn. l.on
Wi.en the General enter. .
lion on the arm of Mr. Wals
gates rose and rent the air \
and gave imp>Musto the was
Af»er silence was procured •
them in ringing wonts of st
advice.
INDIGNANT FIREMEN.
Th, Life of a White Kao Threatened at'the
Tournament.
Few of our people know 1 how near
there came being serious trouble at the
close of the hose reel test, anil tfut for
the unanimous determination of both
whites and blacks to preserve order at
every hazard, bloodshed would have en-
sued, At the grab rare ot the chainpi-
ious, the hoseman accidentally threw
some water on Dr. Burr, a white man
who had followed the company from
Amcricns to Athens. In the heat of
passion he seized a rock and hurled it
will, great force, at the hoseman, hut
missed his aim and s'ruck anyother mem
ber of the Champions. A crowd of fire
men at once started for Dr. Burr, with
threats of revenge, their anger being
heated by the blood-stained face and
clothing of the wounded man. Alder-
man Gantt was on that day acting as Mav-
<>r pro tern., and he got between the
white man and his pursuers, whose an
ger and ex moment were getting more
heated each instant Mr. Gantt com
"landed or and requested the pursuers to
keep .port, and justice should he done
them. In the meantime Dr. Burr man
aged te escape and took refuge in a store.
The men at once obeyed, like good citi
zens, and in a few minutes all excite
ment was allayed and the contest went
on. In the meantime Mayor Heaves,
had retui ned home, and Dr. Burr went
to him and pleaded guilty, slating thai
tie had ti rown the rock in the heat of
passion, hut regretted the occurrence. As
he was with one of the visiting lire com
panies. and the man who the rock struck
not seriously hurt, :t was derided to let
the matter rest,unless a case was bonked.
There had not beenasinglearrestdurin"
the entire day, and the Mayor did not
want to break the good order
va led.
that pi
l’H< 111 HUTSON’S WORK.
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A I BENS.
E FOlitl-
Adveatuvos of a Shu,lag Yc
cian ta Mvraaa County.
>r. Carlton’s right-hand supporter 1
n.paign wasCapl. \V. D. O’l'ar-
vceonipamed the Hector on i i;
d never slept or rested mi il
Herts were crowned with success.
I o late
red. win
rounds i
Hired, hut
tppened 'in
tli.. I.f>t thing of tin*
Morgan county. Dr. Carlton saw an <>1<1
Jann.T ovcrlastit y pulling grass in his
t olion field, ami ha.ung tin* huggy, ho-
-u to .-\patiat.* :;s to tits own peculiar
-My crap i* might\ grassy, stranger, ’*
t:,t- oranjicr ivplio.l, "an.l 1 have no vinn*
Doctor.
■> with \on."
.’t detain you long," replied
WILL GO WET.
Report That the Ordinary of Oconee Will
Declare the Result > gainst the Prohihl
tlonleta.
Oconee County, Ga., July 30.—Edi
tor Banner-Watchman: Since Judge
Hutchins has sustained the writ of man
damus against B. E. Thrasher, ordinary
of Oconee county, ordering niin to de
clare the result of the prohibition elec
tion at once, it is currently reported that
the ordinary intends to declare the clcc -
’ion lTLrfavor of “the sale.” I :
Editor, such a step on the part of of the
ordinary would no doubt bring about re
sults that would iong be regreted by the
best citizens of this county, as well ashy
Mr. Thrasher hiniselL The Ordinary
has certainly forgotten statements he
has made to a number of reliable citi
zens of this count}' as to what the result
of the election was. lie has Slated (and
it can he proven) that he was thorough
ly acquainted with the law' on elections
having been engaged in contests before,
and that he had carefully investigated
all the points in the late prohibition elec
tion, and that there was a clear legal
majority of 12 votes for prohibition,
and that he would so declare the result.
The writer would respectfully call Mr.
Thrasher’s attention to the above facts,
in o.der that he may look before he
leaps.” Prohibitionist.
DOlMrS OF OCONEE COURT.
Six Tliousend People la Athens an.
Drunk Man.
l-nul WoilhPMlay the noiv.l of colored
people in At helm was estimated at six
thousand, there was not a dninkeu' man
seen the entire day or a smsie arrest
made. I his seems increnihle, and
speaks not only well for the colored fire
men of Georgia, but also for the grand
results of prohibition. Had there been
bar-rooms in Athens, the calaboose
could not have held the prisoners, and
bloodshed would probably have ensued.
As it is;ilie regular police force preserv
ed order, and everybody was happy and
in a good humor. Gan money buy.such
» reign of order as this? Assuredly not.
No man. after seeing tile seller, orderlv
crowd in Athens last Wednesday, can
truthfully say that prohibition is not a
gre.it thing. It speaks volumes in favor
of the great movement.
IN IIS DYING THROES.
What the Covington star Has to Say About
the M. & A. Road.
I he track of the Covington and Maeoi
railroad has been laid to a point this sidi
of Cain’s crossing, which is eight mile
from Macon, and that the rails are nov
being put down at the rate of a mile ;
nay.
A BLACK HERO.
Saab. Davenport, col., Savei the Life of
Mr. T. W. Rucker's LltUe Child.
Yesterday morning the people on
Broad street were aroused with shouts
{$100. REWARD OFFERED
By Dr. Ward for • Information as to Uu
Lynching of Ingiiram.
_ Danilesville Monitor.
Dr. G. W. Ward, of XanUhala, X. 0.,
and screaiys, and rushing to their doors^j was in our town one day last -week, on
saw a large black horse, hitched to an his return home from Augusta, lie is
Ain't got no time to talk," was the
* tthv.g retort, “ lime’s grass with me
out this time and he started on an
her row.
t’apt. i Carroll's splendid store of re
ar cos came to his rescue
e about this
time, and he propos take the far
mer's place at the hoe if he would sto p
and listen to Dr. Carlton. As it was 2
o'clock in the afternoon and the sun wa s
M’orcUing hot the; trade was instantly
made. Capt. O’Farrell started to work,
hut was stopped by the granger with:
“Young fellow, if you expect to do my
w,»rk you'd better shuck that Sunday
coat, and put in your best licks. I don
ant no foolin’ with that hoe* ban do.**
yf O’Farrell shucked and began work,
*\ hi »• ihe fanner leisurely took his seat
in the buggy with the Doctor, and drove
under a shade. (’apt. 0’Farrell had
lo'fd his row, and then glanced around
to >rc if the conversion had not been
nude. The old granger’s only reply
"loing up that other row young fel-
io.v. 1 timi tins a mighty knowing man,
aiul we ain’t nigh through yet.”
our young friend, with perspiration
burbling from every pore and the sun
Mistering his face and hands, meekly
obeyed. It seemed as if ho never would i
reach the end of that row, and the grass
got thicker and thicker. The farmer’s
only interruption was:
“Get her clean, young fellow—get her
clean!”
When the Captain reached the fence
he felt ready to faint, hut he was inter
rupted with:
“If you’re looking for water you'll
find it tinder tin* brush in that band-
gourd. Keep ’er moving. I ain’t quite
converted* vit, hut yer friend here is
shoutin' some mighty good argyinents
into me. I ain’t in no porticler burry
Keep er digging, young feller.”
With reluctance the Captain finish
ed his third row, and started on his
fourth, but when about middle way he
gave completely out and left for the
buggy with the determination to ex
change places with that granger if it de
feated Carlton. As he approached the
old f ellow yelled out:
“Slick to yer trade. l’iu mighty nigh,
convartcd, and I think about six nor
rows will git my vote.”
but O'Farrell had enough of that hoe-
handle to do him a life time. He went
to iiis vest pocket and took out a $5 bill
"ill; the remark:
“You take that money and hire hands
to finish those six rows, for 1 wouldn’t
undertake the contract for the whole of
Morgan county.”
The old granger, however, declined the
money, but with a broad grin replied:
“You and that grassy cotton was the
best show I've seed since Robinson’s
circus, and 1 reckon I’ll have ter v .*te
for your friend and make the hoys do it,
too. It does my old heart good to see
the starch tuck outer a town dude, but
Jon -stood it right well for a greener.”
After this Capt. 0’Farrell did some
bard w ork for l)r. C., hut he never again
offered to hoe cotton fora farmer while
tlit Doctor sat under a shade and talked
lmbiics
PAYING OFF HANDS.
Wednesday lion. James M. Smith
P : “d oil'his farm hands for the past six
months, and they came into Athens flush
*hh money, that they soon spent. These
Wert ‘ *be only darkeys in Athens at the
t* mrnaincnt who had any ready money,
4, ‘d the merchants made a rush for them.
POST-OFFICE APPOIN ENTS;
Hr. Reese has had Mr. Anderson ap
pointed postmaster at Washington, and
M r. Martin at Madison. The latter gen-
J e,n * n * 8 * brother-in-law to Mr. Black-
‘» rn , and we presume that he will hold
10 °® ce him. We arc glad to know
>*t Mr. Blackburn will reap tho spoils
the office, any way* Seab. Reese is
yal to his friends. * nd faithful to his
\\ e have nothing new to report about
the t’ovington and Macon railroad, it
seems to have fs.llen into a state ,o:
“complicated inexplicabilities,'' which
rather excites the “disgustihfcness” M
the, public than otherwise. Still, we
think tin* road will he built to Covington
as originally agreed upon. Now, uai
and see if it ain’t.
1 work oi grading the Covinetoi
and Macon railroad is not progressia •
very rapidly just now; but it is to be
hoped it will get here after awhile. We
hope Capt. Macben anil his associate-
will put their shoulders to the wheel one.
more and give it another vigorous push,
and bring it right on to town. If th<
work had been pushed all the way like
it was until the grading was done tc
Monticcllo, the cars would have been
rui ni ig to Covington.
DEATH OF COL T. J. BOWMAN.
Col. T. J. Bowman, of the oldest
and best citizens of Elherton. died yes
terday morning at Franklin Springs,
where he had gone to spend the summer.
He was tiiken several weeks ago with ty
pints dysentery, and Las been slowly
s'nking ever since.
lie was a man of many noble traits of
characler; ever kind, charitable and sym
pathetic, he will he sadly missed. He
leaves a devoted wife to mourn for him
who for forty-live years has been her
constant companion. But still she has
the sweet assurence to comfort her, that
it: heaven he is waiting and watching for
her, where she will surely meet him.
He was a consistent member of the
Methodist church, a true Christian, faith
ful in every relation in life. His many
friends sincerely mourn their loss. His
remains will be interred in the Elherton
cemetery to-day.
FOR SALE OR REX f.
Suitatle Either for a Reel .’8 ica ora Board
ing iious
I wiil cither soli or rent my desirable
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 $25 per month to a good tenant, or
sell at a j bargain, and on easy terms.
This is gilt-edge city property, and will
prove a fine investment.
T. L. Gantt
WILL NOT COME.
Messrs. Gibbs A Shouts, of Monroe,
have hacked out from moving to Athens
and opening a dry goods store here.
There are a number of applications,
however, from other parties for stores.
There was but Utile business done at
)conee court.
The case of Vhinizy vs. B. K. Thrash
er, complaint on note for lam*. Verdict
for plaintiff for $1,000, with interest and
cost of suit.
The case of David Stephens vs. C.
Allen, suit for land, was derided in favor
»f defendant.
The mandamus against B. E. Thrasher
rdinary, for refusing to declare the re-,
■*ult in the prohibition election, held on
the 20th day of May last, was decided
♦gainst the Ordinary, and a decree taken
requiring him to declare the result of
said election within ten days, 'i herefore,
we may expect the law of prohibition to
be enforced in Oconee county v» ry soon.
E. F« Anderson vs. VY. B. Langford,
suit on note, was tried, and the jury re
lumed a verdict for defendant.
One more case, in which a colt wr.s in
volved, was tried and disposed of.
The foregoing are all the causes tried
in Oconee superior court dflring the
week, except a few verdicts taken in di
vorce cases, and yet the docket was
cleared and court adjourned Thursday
night.
JAMESTOWN WEED.
A Deadly Poison an H Intoxicant—How It
Effects Its Victims.-Peculiar Antics.
The Jamestown, or what is more com
monly known as the “.limston Weed,”
'row*; wild in this section, and is gener
ally found in rich spots around old
houses. It lias not a very’pleasant odor
and only a few persons know its peculiar
fleets when taken into the human
sto nach. The first time it was brought
to our knowledge was in the sudden
d ath of several convicts at Rowell &
Divenport’s camp, more than a year ago.
These men, while at work in the field,
were suddenly and strangely attacked—
ictingliUe a person under the influence
*f liquor. Physiciahs were sent for hut,
they could not t«*ll whether the negroes
were really sick or only shamming, un
til several had died. In the mouth of
one of the convicts was found a wad of
jimston weed seed, and as a large bush
grew near a craek in the barracks, the
mystery was revealed. This was pulled
p, and all trouble ceased. It seems
that there was a conjurer among the
prisoners, and lie prevailed upon
them to chew these seed, stating that it
would make them forget all their trou
bles. Powerful antidotes for poison
were administered, and several were
saved.
Only this week we were told of other
case* of jimston weed poison, even more
wonderful than with these negroes. A
white family in a neighboring county, in
gathering turnip salad, through mistake
pulled up some young jimston weed
and boiled it with their greens, and the
family ate heartily of it. In the after
noon a youth, while hoeing cotton, was
prostrated at his work, and had to be
carried home. Quickly one after an
other of the family were attacked, until
the last one who had eaten of the salad
were down. When our informant came
to the bouse the victims were engaged
in all manner of peculiar antics. The
boy who was hoeing continued to work
his hands as if still at his task: the
plowman and other members of the fam
ily doing the same. Several physicians
were sent for, but they could not account
for the cause of the singular attack or
relieve the sufferers. At length an old
and experienced physician arrived, and
as soon as he saw the condition of the
patients pronounced them as suffering
from the effects of jimston weed poison,
and gave remedies that relieved them.
An investigation then took place to dis
cover from whence the poison came. At
first it was thought a negro girl had put
it in some milk; but at last the weed was
found among the greens the family had
eaten for dinner.
open buggy, dashing furiously up the
street, while a frightened little boy was
dashed from side to-side as lie clung des
perately to the seatj and threw appeal
ing glances to the people on each side,
thus mutely begging them to save him.
Several parties rushed forward, as if to
grapple the wild beast, but fell back
when they saw the speed of the anima
and the danger to life or limb that they
would run. The horse and buggy be
longed to Mr. T. W. Rucker, and it was
hi§ little boy who was in such danger.
The horse was considered gentle, and
was left standing at the compress with
the child iu the buggy, when it took
fright, and started up the hill. It had
fortunately kept the middle of the street
and escaped collision with other vehi
cles, ^and reached L. & J. Morris’
corner,] when a ^colored man
named Seab. Davenport, of gi
gantic statue and enormous strength,
who drives the ice wagon, seeing the
peril of the little boy, without stopping
to count the risk, sprang from his seat
and throwing himself in front of the
frightened animals, firmly grasped the
reins. The speed of the horse bore him
down, but still he clung to the lines, be
ing dragged for some distance under the
animal’s feet. But the great weight of
the man, and his firm grip on the reins,
bore the horse’s head between its legs
and thus stopped the frightened beast.
The agonized father was in Air. Stern’s
store at the time, and he was one of the
first to reach the buggy and help the lit
tle fellow cut. In an instant a large
crowd of exfcited and sympathizing men
gathered around,and several dollars were
raised on the spot and given to the 'brave
colored man who hatl risked Ins own
life to save this little boy. The little
follow was badly frightened, hut with
the* exception of a few bruises on its
| back, was uninjured. Saob. Davenport
did not look as if ho had done anything
unusual, and without further halt, got
into his wagon and drove off.
the grandfather of Aaron Inghram, the
young man who killed a man in Swain
county, X. some time ago. It will be
remembered that he was followed b\
the North Carolina sher.ff and his posse
down by Clayton. Toccoa, Carnesville,
Harmony Grove, Athens, and on down
to a point on the Savannah river, below
Augusta, when they retraced their steps
and made several conflicting statements
to citizens along the route as to the re
sult of their chase. Dr. Ward followed
up the route clear through, endeavoring
to get at the facts in the case, ami says
that though he heard of lughram being
seen by citizens all along the route to
Carnesville, he could hear of no one hav
ing seen him after he left there. From
this, the Doctor is inc.ined to think the
young man was foully dea-t with some
where in this section, and in another
column he offers $1T > reward f^r the re
covery of his body, or positive informa
tion as to lrs whereabouts, if alie. Dr
Ward asked us to request newspaper
‘alongthe route to call attention to the
ct that he has offered this reward.
STILL MISSING.'
Mr. Mark Cheatham, the Athens Carpen
ter, Not et 2.>uxi(l.
Two weeks ago last Friday, Air. Alark
heath am mysteriously disappeared, and
not a word has been heard from him
since. It is now thought that he has
drowned himself in the river, as for some
time he was despondent and remarked
the day befo:e his disappearance that he
had as soon he dead as alive. On the
evening of his disappearance Air. Cheat-
ham left his vest, but put on his coat,
saying that he would go to 01. Rose’s
to .supper and then attend the compress
meeting. But he did not go to Air.
Hose’s, and there was no religions ser
vice that night. He, however, walked
with Mr. Bennett, whom he parted with
at Mr. W. L. Wood’s, Cheatham going to
wards the river. This was the last
seen of him unless a negro can he ac
credited who said he saw him the next
day going by the Rock College with his
coat on his arm. One of the missing
man’s sons yesterday left to see if his
father was nstat his sister’s, above Jef
ferson. Mr. Cheatham's friends in Ath
ens are of the opinion that he has made
wvay with himself. He was au honest,
sober man, hut for a year past has been
acting rather strangely.
DAXIELSVILLK DOINGS.
Danielsvii.le, Ga., July 30.—Pro
moted meeting at the Methodist church,
which had been going on for a week,
closed on the night of the 28th.
Airs. Maggie Johnson joined the
church on profession of faith, and Mr.
G. T. Johnson joined hy letter. Rev. J.
G. Edwards was assisted in part of the
services by Revs. L. G. Johnson, of Roy-
ston, and Air. Deavors, of Franklin
county.
The annnal meeting of the Bapti t
church opened here litis morning, to be
protracted as long as circumstances* will
warrant. Air. J. O. Daniel joined that
church this morning. '
The election on the slo *k law ques
tion in Grove Hill listrict, last Saturday,
resulted as follows: For Fence, 182; For
Stock Law, 45.
Aladison county has assurance that the
Augusta ifc Chattanooga railroad will be
built through her territory f she will
raise her subscription to $20,OX), and a
meeting is called o•. next Tuesday for
the purpose of raising .the other $8,(XX).
The attendance of Prof. Brown's
school, which re-opened here Monday,
s increasing, and it is expected that one
of Athens’ gifted daughters, who has
heretofore made herself a popular teacher
near here, will assist him.
Hon. S. H. Ware, who a few days ago
was stricken with paralysis, is recover-
A BONELESS MAN;
New York Star.
A e «tlcm:*n rVgis»errd as Clay
ton Kn x. L- xingtt n, Kv., tt a
STbJlh »te! on C**»nn Squate a fr'w
da s a^o. He was a «'e*ria1 com
panion and soon made a number of
ri nd . Mr. Knox is a story tellrr
• the ieal Kentucky sort, and he
taxtd the credulity of hi* friends to
avervgrett extent. One of his
pectili . stories was told by him in
the to towing way:
used to hunt moonshiners in
the Kentucky Mountains as a dep-
utyLnted i^tatjs marshal. M\
last trip was made two years ago as
a member ot* a posse of marshals
•v« o prowled around in the vicinity
of Barbourvilte, Ky. It was on that
trip that I saw a nun without a
bone in his body—a man who could
be flattened out like a pancake and
roiled up like a carpet. For the
truth of what I’m going to tell you
now I shall refer you to United
states Marshal Isaac Arbuck.'e, of
Carter county, Kentucky.
‘ We had made a revenue raid,
without success, and our party sep
arated to return to Barbourville by
nifterenfioutes to avoid suspicion.
We were not to return the same
day, either, and I was told to wait
iwhile befoie going back to the
village. I spent the first night after
the raid in the cabin of a poor far
mer among the hills. During the
conversation in the evening, in
which I took part, some one inci
dentally spoke of Hector Davis,‘the
nan without bones.* I'asked what
was meant by that expression, and
a as told that Hector Davis was
•one of our neighbors, three miles
ap the road, who hasn’t a bone in
his body.’ I laughed at the state
ment, but my host volunteered to
show meo\e- the hills to Hector
? THOMSON ON FIRE-
All* THE BUSINESS PORTION OF
v THE TOWN DESTROYED.
Ta i Citizen* and Georgia Railroad Employ
ee Fight the Flames end Chech their Fro-
gress—Che Losses and Insurance—Mer
chants Preparing for Business.
Augusta, Ga., July 30—Fire
broke out in Tbomson, on the
Georgia railroad this morning, and
gutu d the town, twelve stores being
>urnevl. Theie being no fire de
partment,private citizens and Geor
gia railroad employees fought the
flames ineffectuz;ly."
The following aie the losses and
the losers:
Sam Sarling,loss on stock, $300;
no insurance. On building, owned
by A. J. Lockett, $r,ooo; no insu
rance'
J. L Hazendorf, loss $4,000; in
surance, $1,000.
T. A. Scott, general merchandise,
two stores, a warehouse an 1 stock,
loss‘$5,ooo; covered jby insurance.
Shields Brothers store, the prop
erty of O. M. Gerald, worth about
$3,500; insured for $r,30o; stock
entirely saved and covered by insu
rance.
J. M. Barnes, dry goods, occu
pied the store of Dr. A. C. Mullian.
No insurance; store worth $2,500;
stock mostly saved.
T. M. Lewis, store insured for
$1,350, worth $1,500; slock covered
by insurance, almost all saved.
D. F. Irwins store worth $2,500;
$800 insurance; stock saved.
Wooden house belonging to J.
M. Kees, unoccupied, va'ued at
$500; no insurance.
Building used as a storehouse for
hardware by Shields & Bros., $Soo;
a total loss.
House in front ot Shield’s store,
Davis’ home. I prom.sed to go, ex-1 oroperty of J. C. HolzemJorf, to-
pectir.g to see a rustic contortionist J tally destroyed; value, $Soo; no in-
Thc case of the state vs. E. C. White-
head, charged with the murder of Har
deman, was continued on account of the
illness of the prisoner. Both sides were
ready, and the attorneys for the defend
ant are confident that they have evidence
sufficient to clear their client of any
gui t, and to show that the killing was
liable.
GREENE COUNTY.
The Centennial at Bethany.
Bethany church is located about 11
miles from G.-ecnesboro and 6 from
Union Point. This little church will,
within a few weeks, be the scene of
events which will bo famous years to
come in the history of religion in Geor
gia. Upon this same hill, more than a
century ago, the first religious service
was held, and the nucleus of a Presbyte
rian church was made, which now con
tains the largest congregation in Greene
county. In addition to the centennial
services, the Augusta Presbytery will
hold its session.
After the regular transaction of busi
ness, Dr. Woodrow’s famous evolution
theory will come up before that body.
The religious services will be particular
ly interesting.’ Many eminent preachers
from all parts of the south will bo pres
ent, who will discourse on various sub
jects. On Sunday, August loth, Rev.
T. DoWitt Taimage will deliver a ser
mon. Dr. Taimage has been to Bethany
before—his uncle having been pastor of
the church in its infancy. His presence
will of course, draw a largo concourse of
people. Preparation? for this meeting,
arc going on at present. n immense a
bor will be constructed, capable of seat
ing sovcral thousand. Lot all try and
attend.
DOC. MORTON'S CONDITION.
Walker Johnson, the negro who struck
Doc. Morton, on the plantation of Mr.
liobcrc Brittain, several days ago, has
been arrested and lodged in jail. It was
reported 011 tile street yesterday that
Morton was dying. Johnson made his
escape after the fracas, but the police
kept a steady watcli for him until he was
ound and arrested.
ON A TOOR.
Last evening Mesgrs. J. K. Cox and C.
W. Baldwin left on a trip in a wagon
through Jackson and adjacent counties,
on a combined business and pleasure
trip. We can’t see where the fuii comes
in, from being jolted in a wagon through
the broiling sun along du^ty roads.
EON. SEABORN REESE
We learn that Mr. Kcese was in Spar
ta. yesterday, and says lie will not now
return to Washington, as congress will
shortly adjourn. Capt. Carlton takes
His seat the 4th of March. He will have
no opposition whatever.
ELECTING DIRECTORS.»
On Saturday, 31st, a new Presidcn t
and board of directors will be elected
for the Macon & Athens road. Just as
soon as the route is located grading will
again begin.
ATLANTA NOTES.
HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
Messrs. W. C. Orrand J. A. Grant re
turned Wednesday night from a month's
rusticating in Towns county, at Brown’s,
on tin; lliwassee river. Both gentlemen
are robust and stout, and report a de
lightful time catching mountain trout,
shooting pheasants, hunting deer and
killing rattlesnakes. They only paid $8
per month for good board and $1 a week
for the hire and food of a saddle horse.
Mr. Grant says now is the timc'to visit
the mountains, as crops are laid by and
the mountain boys will give you alt the
fun you want,
CITY COURT.
The cases of William Johnson, simnle
larceny, and Will Smith, cruelty to ani
mals, were investigated by the city
court, on Saturday. Ten and cost in
first case and twenty-five and cost in
second, or six months with Berwick.
THE OCONEiTtROUBI. es.
A good lawyer says that even in the
ent of Judge Thrasher appealing to the
supreme court, that the sale of li<|tiorcan
be stopped in the county until after tho
decision is made. In view of this fact,
it is reported that the Ordinary will de
clare the result "‘wet ” An appeal will
then be made, when Judge Hutchins
will appoint three Justices of the Peace
to recount the vote and declare the re
sult.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr. M. B. McGinty has the contract
to build the free school houses, and the
buildings a*d their furniture will come
within the appropriation. Capt. Thom
as reduced the size of the .structures a
few feet. They will he ready for occu
pancy by next May In the meantime
buildings will be rented in which to
open our public schools.
FINE VEGETABLES.
Mr. Albert Gean places us under obli
gations for some of the finest vegetables
we have seen this season. His cabbage
a.-e as hard and white as any ever raised
in North Carolina. Mr. Gean certainly
understands gardening, and is a clever
and intelligent young farmer.
Mrs. A. A. Christy, of Athens, is vis
iting the family of her son, E. J. Christy,
editor of our county paper.
Mrs. S. A. Turner ami bor son, John
nie, of Jetferson, are. visiting iter sister,
Mrs. tr. C. Daniel, of this place. *
Tiie following named young ladies
have been visiting friends in the city, and
in attendance upon the protracted meet
ing: Misses Mattie and Laura St me,
Lizzie Sorrels, Mollic Meadow and Theta
Porterfield, of this county; Susie A. Col
bert, Eulaand Cornelia Bird, of Athens;
Yiola Crawford, of Barbervilie; Minnie
McXorton, of Lawrencevilie, and Geor-
;ia Sanders, of Fairborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mitchell, of Gordon
euntv, are visiting relatives at their old
home here.
Mr. Jas. A. Gordon, of Franklin coun
ty, visited his brother, Col. John E. Gor
don, on Sunday, and attended the pro
tracted meeting. .
Rev. Dr. Bachman is conducting a pro
tracted meeting at l’aoli. and will begin
a meeting at the Presbyterian church
here, when the Baptist meeting now in
progress shall hare closed.
Harry Harmon, the decorator, paid us
a visit yesterday. He has been in
Gainesville for two months and goes
from there to Jacksonville, Fla.
RAILROAD NEWS.
The latest news from the M. & A. road
is that the engineering corps has moved
back to Shady Dale, from Madison, to
locate the line. As soon as tills is set
tled the work of grading will begin.
Several of the delegates in tho guber
natorial convention did not find out that
Gordon was nominated until Friday
morning. They found too much prohi-
tion in Atlanta.
A great many of tho business men of
Atlanta are in the western states seek
ing places to scttlfi.
Cooper Xcsbit, from Dado county,
will be a candidate against Mark Harde
man, for clerk ol tho house of represen
tatives.
Treasurer Hardeman was the happiest
man<in Atlanta after the convention.
THE CROPS.
Mr. M. H. Arnold, of Oglethorpe, says
a fine crop'of upland corn has already
been made, in spite of a drought but
that cotton is very unpromising. At
best not more than two-thitds of a full
crop can he made. All the signs point
to dry weather.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
We have information that we are not
at liberty just yet to divulge assuring
the building of a road from Athens to
Elherton or Bowersville as soon as the
V. & A. is completed. This will be one
of the best paying short lines in the
South, and prove of inestimable benefit
ti^Athcns.
COTTON BASKETS.
Every train carries olf a load of Yan
cey it unnicutt’s cotton baskets, and
they have orders ahead for all they can
make between now and the cotton sea
son. The machinery is run to its full
est capacity. This is one of the most
important enterprises in the state.
SELLING TO MINORS.
There is a man in Athens who is in the
habit of selling domestic wines to mi
nors, and a few days^since he sold two
little school hoys a quart and they go
drui.k on it. lie will he presented to
the grand jury and prosecuted.
HOME MADE WINES.
Since prohibibition does not forbid the
sale of domestic wines, tlvousands of gal
lons of wretched stuff, made of black
berries, has been put up in the countn,
and will be sold iu Athens by the quart
on big days. AH that we have seen is
as black as ink at.d thick as gruel. A
man must be hard up to drink it.
HELICON SPRING],
On or about the 15th of August, a
grand inter-county pic-idc wi I be given
at Helicon springs. There will be music,
dancing, and a base ball match between
Madison county and Athens. Several
distinguished speakers have been invit
ed. It will be the grandest event of the
season, and a large crowd is expected
Messrs. Russell and Murrell, rival can
didates for the legislature from Clarke,
will be invited to attend and speak.
COEN BURNING UP.
A gentleman who yesterday passed
Mrs. Rutherford’s fine corn natch says
it is ruining fast, and unless rain falls in
• few days it will prove • total f.ilurc.
The fodder has cured on the stalk from
top to bottom; and smells as if it had
been palled. Mrs. R. was growing this
corn for the fair, and a few days ago its
yisld was estimated at from 75 to 100
bushels to the acre.
AFTER KANT YEARS.
Mr. Tom Frierson, of Butler, Ga.,
on a visit t» Athens, after an absence of
more than 20 ( years. He meets only a
few people whom ^io once knew, and
says that the town is so bnilt up and
changed that he cannot recognize famil
iar j laces. He went to the old Winter-
son spring, bat it was hard work to find
this once familiar' spot. Mr. Frierson
was one of the bravest soldiers in the
Confederate army.
or a sick man
“We knocked at the Davis cabin
about 9 o’clock next morning. The
first thing I saw uj.o i entering the
door was a mic'dlc-jged man sitting
upright in a rude invalid’s chair. A
’ramevvork attached to the back of
the chair supported his head. He
was introduced to me by my guide,
Rutus Pickweil, as Hector Davis.
I entered into conversation' with
the man and found him to be as
well in ormed as any of the moun
tain farmers. His voice was firm
but not very loud. I grasped his
hand when introduced, but I drop -
ped it lively. H s fingers rolled up
together like so many bands. He
invited me to take hold of his
limbs, and they yielded to pressure
until flattened to twice their proper
width. The only indication of bone
was his skull, and that could be de
pressed, but if done it gave the poor
fellow much pain. His neck was
as 1 mber as a tag, and when ideas
ed from the frame rolled helplessly
about on his shoulders. His arm
hung at his side, but he could raise
the forearm up a trifle. There was
no strength in his wrists, and when
the arms were raised the hands
Curled over limply. Davis shuffled
oil his slipper and asked me to step
on his tool. I did so, and it flatten
ed out like rubber. Iitoek several
minutes for it to resume its natural
shape, and it was half an hour be-
tore he could put on his slipper.
Perhaps you would like to tie
my legs in a knot,” said he. “Pick-
well and mjsell found no d.fficulty
in performing this feat, but we had
to untie the knot soon, because it
prevented circulation in the limb.
\Ve also tied knots in his arms. I
began to think I had seen enough.
1 had something of the feelings ot a
man after attending a spiritualist’s
seance. But I had not yet seen the
most wonderful exhibition of bone-
lessness.
“Can you lay me down on the
floor?” asked Davis. We did, but
it "was no easy task, .for his body
slipped in all directions, w e se
emed firm grips upon his clothing
and kept him from falling. Pick-
well had assisted at this perform
ance before. After laying him down
on the clea.*. rag carpet, my com
panion seized a barrel, which I
afterwards learned contained tur
nips, aqd proceeded to roll it over
the prostrate Davis from his toes to
his chin. The only manifestation
of distress or pain shown was when
the bariel rolled across his chest.—
The barrel lelLDavis in a horrible
shape. He was literally “as fljit as
a pancake.” But that was not all.
“Roll me up Rufus,” said the bone
less horror. Immediately Pickweil
doubled Davis’s head on his chest,
and then continued to roll him up
like a big door mat. When his feet
were reached Davis looked like an
armadillo, and he soon asked to be
unrolled again.
“When the man’s body was re
assuming its natural shape, I learned
from his old spectacled mother,who
sat in a rocking chair near hy,
knitting, though apparently not li
king the . exhibition, that her son
was 40 years old. He had enjoyed
perfect health until two years before
when his hands became numb and
weak. Then the bones began to
soften, and this spread rapidly to ail
parts of his anatomy. Beyond ma
king him helpless he never expe
rienced anv inconvenience fiom the
-trangc affliction. All the vita! or
gans performed thei functions
properly, ani lire iiuiUier believed
hat Hector would live to a good
old age. She had a younger son,
then at w irk in the geld, and two
daughters who were married to
mountain farmers. She said no
doctor had been ‘ ip in them tlrar
nills fur nigh onto twenty years.’—
After P.ckwell and I had returned
the man ot flesh and carilage to his
framework chair we bade them
<*.....I-Kv<* •>«•> went back towards
Barbourville.”
BURIED ALIVE, m
THE ASTONISHING EXPERIENCE
OF AN INDIANA FARMER
surance.
House on Railroad street, belong
ing to T. A. Scott, value $400; no
insurance.
The fence of the Knox v house
was burned, and the house scorch
ed.
Mr Johnston’s law office was
knocked down to save the fire from
spreading.
The insurance on the bnrnt prop
erty was all with Mr. W. S. Curtis,
in the Western, of Toronto; the
Home, of New York, and Mer
chants, of New Jersey. *
Two theories as to the fire are
entertained—one that an incendiary
was at the bottom of the affair, and
another thst young men playing
cards in Sarling’s store left a light
burning in the room and caused the
conflagration.
THE SIBLEY’S TROUBLE.
Three Hundred Employes Out of Employ
ment.
Augusta, Ga., July 30—Three
hundred employes were forced out
of employment at the Sibley mills
to-day, by the failure to arrange
the trouble caused by the walk out
of the strippers yesterday. To
morrow, at noon, the whole mill
will have to shut down, the material
on hand being exhausted by that
time. This will throw out'of work
700 employes, which, added to the
700 now idle frem the Augusta fac
tory, will make a total of 1,400
idlers. The situation has been ag
gravated by ^n insult offered Mr.
Meynordie, master workman of the
Knights of Labor, by an attache of
the Sibley. At least, this is so said
by a Knight of Labor in conversa
tion with your reporter to-night.
Everybody is anxious to know what
the morrow has in store. The King
directors meet to-morrow, and it i»
feared that they may make an at
tempt at a reduction of wages.
This certainly would cause further
trouble.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
There is some talk of Sparta get
ting out a Greenback ticket against
Gordon.
Cautersville, Ga., July 30.—
Dr. Felton and T. Warren Aiken
have announced informally as in
dependent candidates for the legis
lature.
Wra. Fenchum was yesterday at
Harrisonburg, Va., found guilty of
murder. On March last he shot his
brother with a musket loaded with
shot and then mangled his body
with stones.
Rev. Augustus Telkon, col., was
ordained as a Roman Catholic
priest, in JNew York city, on the
10th inst. He is the first colored
priest ever ordained on the west
ern hemisphere. He is 36 years
old. was born a slave in Missouri
and lived in slavery until the close
of t he war.
MADISON COCTXrY. j
ALPINE VICTIMS.
TO CANDIDATES.
We will insert your announcements in
our duly once a week and the weekly
Banner-Watchman, until the day of the
election, for $5, payable in advance. Now
is the time to place your claims before
the public. The early announcement
catches the voter.
CRAWFORD, GA.
Horse and Buggy Burned In a Fire-Lead
Mine.
Crawford, Ga., July 28.—Mrs.
R. C. Smith, in the lower part of
the county, had the misfortune . to
lose her buggy and buggy horse by
fire a few nights ago—supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
Mr. Tom Amis,* of this county,
has discovered a lead mine on his
place. He melted some of the ore
and three-fourths was cure lead.
He will have Prof. White to anal
yze it. He thinks he has an inex
haustible mine.
Inztantaneoas Dazth of a Lady In the
Gross Glockner Districts.
The Alpine club to-day rece.ved
the news of another fatal alpine ac
cident in the same neighborhood
where barely a month ago the Mar
quis de Pallavicini and M. Crom-
melin of the Dutch legation, met
with a tragic end. This time the
victim was a lady—Fraulein Pau
line Von Sonklar, of Innsbruck,
who, in company of four gentle-
men and another lady, had set out
from Helingebut in the Gross
Glockner district.
THE ROUTE TAKEN.
On the mountain ascent, if in
tending to view from n distance the
scene ot the present catastrophe
and to reach the point at which the
Gloss Gteckner might be seen, it
would be necessary tor the excur
sionists to climb a rugged mountain
path for about two hours, and they
would then descend to a wild ra
vine through which flows a torrent.
Eraeiging fiom this part of the road
they would follow a narrow, dan
gerous mountain track, bordered,
on one side by a steep precipice
and upon which experienced
mountaineers alone should venture.
FATAL STUMBLE.
Itwasatthe most perilous por
tion «f this track that the Fraulein
unfortunately stumbled over
stone, and, losing her footing, was
before assistance could be afforded,
precipitated frem the dizzy height
and dashed on ihe rocks below,
Death.was instantaneous.
Amendments to the Constitution.
In a day or two. Gov. McDaniel
will have published in each congres
sional district a proclamation call
ing for a vote of the people en two
proposed amendments to the state
constitution. These proposed
amendments were passed by a two-
thirds vote of the legislature, and
under the law must be advertised
two months before the next suc
ceeding state election, at which
time they shall be voted upon by
the people.
The proposed amendments are:
First—To strike out that para
graph of the constitution requiring
all local or special bills to originate
in the house; and
Second—To make suitab’e pro
visions for such Confederate sol
diers as may have been permanent
ly injured in such service. This is
an amendment to the section in ref
erence to maimed soldiers, the pres
ent law providing lor aid only to
such as have had a leg or arm am
putated.. Under the existing law a
soldier may be a helpless, hopeless
cripple, but unless his leg or arm
has been actually taken off he can
get na benefit from Restate.
On the evening of Tune iStJi, 1S6S.
Geo. Wellington, an Indiana far
mer, had a gathering of friqnds at
his house. He was a man forty two
years of age, and of robust health,
and on this evening it was noticed
that he was in particularly good
spirits^ After the guests had de
parted he remarked to his wife that
he felt more like singing and dan-
citig than going to bed. They re
tired about half past 11 o’clock, and
she was asleep before midnight.
The farmer was always out of
bed at 5 o’clock, but on the morn
ing following the pasty, the wife
awoke at 6 and found him still
sleeping. When sfoe attempted to
arouse him she dfccoveied that he
was dead. A doctor was sent for,
and he arrived in the course of an
hour and pronounced it a case of
heart disease He said the man had
been dead three hours when the
wife awoke. The undertaker came
and prepared the body for burial.
It. was remarked that the corpse re
tained a lifelike appearance, and
that none of the limbs grew rigid,
but the two other physicians called
in, vigorously combated the idea
that he was in a trance and might
be restored to life. Nevertheless,
the wife and sons had a secret
hope that death had not really come
to him. During the interval the
corpse .was constantly watched for
any signs of returning animation,
but nothing occurred to delay the
funeral arrangements.
The burial was to taka place in a
country graveyard, and most of the
vehicles gathering at the house be
longed to the farmers. The usual
ceremonies took place over the
dead, and the coffin was brought
out and placed in the hearse.
While the procession was forming
a team attached to an empty wagon
came down the toad, running awav.
The wagon collided with the
hearse, and the latter vehicle was
upset and the coffin flung out. Four
or five then ran to pick it up, but be
fore a hand had touched it a voice
was heard saying:
“For God sake let me out 01
this!”
The people at first moved back in
affright, $>ut as the voice continued
to address them the coffin was
righted and opened, and Welling
ton was found struggling to get out.
With a little assistance he pulled
himself out of the box and walked
into the house aud sat down m a
chair. In half an hoar he had his
clothes on and was moving aronnd
among the amazed people to whom
he related his experience.
“I did not tall asleep until some
time after midnight. When I
awoke the clock was striking five
I made a move to get out of bed
but, to ray great amazement, I could
stir neither hand nor foot. I liao
the lull use of my eyes. I argued
at first that I was not vet wide
awake, but when my wife shook
me and called me by name, and 1
could not respond by e>’en moving
an eyelid, I became satisfied that 1
was in a trance. My mind was
never clearer, and my hearing was
painfully accute. I made effort al
ter effort to throw the great weight
which seemed to be holding me,-
down, hut I could not bend a roe o
crook a finger. However, it wa
only after the doctor had pronounce
ed me dead that I felt any alarm
Up to that time it had seemed to
me that I could soon manage to ge
rid of the weight. Had a pisto
been fired in the room I am sure th
spell would have been broken. Af
ter the doctot’s ultimatum.I felt that
I should be buried a'live. But was
I alive? All of a sudden this query
flashed across my brain, and I was
troubled more than I can teil you.
As I had never died before how
was I to know the sensations?
Could the dead hear and think?
Was the mind of a corpse in active
•peration? It was a proble I could
not solve.
“Not a word was spoken near
me whicti I did not catch and fully
understand. There was a great deai
of weeping, and I failed to satisfy
myself as toAhe cause. I had died,
but it did no t seem that this was a
sufficient exense. When my wife
bent over the coffin and sobbed and
refused to be comforted I did not
feel bad with her. On the contrary
her action surprised me. When
the two other doctors pronounced
me dead I made up my mind that I
was dead and that the end had
come. I had been taught to be
lieve that the spirit of the dead as
cended to heaven, and that the dead
were in mind as well as in body. It
was a base deception. I felt indig
nant that it was so.
“As an instance of the acuteness
of my hearing, let me explain that
after I was placed in the coffin the
receptacle was moved over to an
open window in the parlor, where
it was supported on saw horses.
Two of my neighbors took seats on
a wagon boxjin the barn yard, fully
two hundred feet away, and for an
hour conversed ot ray death in or
dinary tones of voice. I did not
miss one single word of the eonver
sation, as both afterwards admitted
I could hear every tick ol the kitch
en clock, and much ot the conver
sation ot the women in the
’ v ■ Xonttof*. , '-'Vi
Mr. D. W. G enn, while plouijffl
ing one day last week, satV a rattle
snake which he says was' a* |trg<
.ts a m in’s leg. '
At the election on s the stock ! t w
question,.in Grove Hilijdiclrict,'fcst
-Saturday, the vote stood as follojWgH
For Fence, 1S2;_for Stock Ladtj^plk
A little boy of Mr. R, G. Smfiu,
of Pittman district,” succeeded in
killing a 'rattlesnake the the other
day, near his house, which iueasu-,|M
red considerable over 4 fect .Jo^B
length. ,
Rev. Dr. Bachman is now couij&J
ducting a protracted meeting at -.,
Paoli, anil will begin a meeting at ’ :
the Presbyteiian church here 'flijjiHHES
or before the second Sunday
August. 4
ELBE:!V T:uij.nTT. ‘ '
A brand of flo ir is now called
“Jiio. B- Gordon.” 5-
Gen. R. F. Iloke, of North Car
olina, spent last Saturday night m
Elherton.
Mr. B. W. Williams is before the
people of Elbert as a candidate fos.^
sheriff. •
tVn examination of the freight ’
books at the depot in EibertOtuS
brands as untruth the assertion that \
as much whisky ts drank here nnw'ijM
as when it was not prohibited. ™
Not one barrel is shipped here now
for ten shipped here then.
An Elherton young lady was awa
kened on Tuesday night from her -,
slumbers by the presence of some
one in her room, it was supposed ; ,
to be a negro. Her calls for her '
father frightene 1 the scoundrel and
he lit out tof the window and fled
in the darkness. -. ■,
Wm. H. Harper, sr., died at his y
home in Elherton. on July 29. Hft- /ijL,
had been afflicted with paralysis for
about three years, ancfhis death- was :b{
not unexpected. lie was 72 years
old, and was born in Soutn Caro
lina, but most of his life was spent |
in the county of Elbert. -
Gander pulling was once a popu
lar pastime in Kibert An old citi
zen told us recently, that'Uncle
Jack Oliver, who died in Franklin
county, some years ago, and who
wa., one of the best men in that- "
county, once lived in Elbert, and i
th® days of I is y ung manhood
was a successful gander puller.
HART eOb.Vl'Y.
It is whispered that Capt. (/ail-
ton will be opposed by an inde-’ ‘
pendent candidate. . '
Mrs.J. II. Magill, who is visi
ting her father at Harmony Grove, y
is quite sick.
We learn that the High.School af ,
this place has been tendered to’^fiSB
Prof. George Looney, at present in
Florida.
Tom Teasly, the negro who de- 4
serted his wife and left her to die
and ran away with another man’s - -“j h
wife, is in Harmony Grove, we
learn. lie should he apprehended.'
JACKS
OC.VI’Y.
v A Boll that Gives Mlllc.
The Augusta. Chronicle says:
Recently we published a true ac
count of the discovery of a gold
dollar charm,upon which the Lord’s
Prayer was engraven-, in a cow's
stomach. We confess that the fol
lowing statement from the Balti
more Sun caps the climax:
The Shoemaker herd, which was
valued at something over $100,000,
has been broken up. xxt its head
stood “The Black Prince of Lin
den,” a magnificent animal, who, in
addition to his value for stock pur
poses, gave milk like a cow from
four well-formed teats. A repre
sentative of the Sun,'who is also a
man of science, went to Burnside,
Mrs. Shoemaker’s place, in Green
Spring Valley, and in the presence
of witnesses'milked the antmal, so
there could be no dispute about the
matter in future. The bull had
never been attended to with a view
of developing his milking peculiar
ity but there is little doubt that
with proper attention be would
have given sufficient milk of the
richest character to supply a smalt
family. The skin oi the animal was
of the richest color, and the milk
would occasionally drop train his
tests as he walked. It was in this
way attention was first called to his
milking qualities.
stairs rooms. On the night pre-
ten o’clock, and while the two men
sitting up with the corpse weie
reading, I heard two men ciimb the
fence into the barn yard, cross the
yard and enter the barn. Alter n
tew minutes they came out, and I
heard the jingle of something car
ried by one ot the pair. I could
not make out what was going on,
but learned afterward. The two
men stole a horse from a field oppo
site my barn, and they entered my
premises in search of a bridle.
“I heard the people assemble for
the funeral, and as I caught a word
from this one or that one, identified
them by name to myself. I listen
ed closely to the sermon,but when
the minister spoke of me I conld
not take it as personal. It was as
if (he name and person belonged to
some one I had known years be
fore. I knew when I was carried
out and placed in the hearse, and I
am certain that I heard the clatter
•f the team running away before
anybody sighted them. When the
people began to call out in a fright
I felt that same fear of being hurt
that any live man does. I heard
them trying to back the hearse out
of the way to let the team go by,
but they were not quick enough.
As tne collision came my eyes
opened and my speech was re
stored, and from that moment I was
all right.!*
Wa Fever In Texas.
Austin, Texas, July 29—The
Adjutant General yesterday receiv
ed applications for permission to
raise volunteer companies in. case
of war with Mexico. He also re-,
ceived information that the Mexi
cans are reinforcing the garrison at
Elpaso del Norte, 72 soldiers reach
ing these Friday and 125 Saturday,
with more expected doily. Uncle
Sam has only one company at El
paso, in charge of Fort Bliss. Gov.
Ireland has received ne information
telative to the pending trouble.
BMHmUI
Herafct. ,
Mr. John N. Ross has purchased
the Herald.
There have been 2 | additions to
the church.
Mr. Arch Venable is spoken of L_
for Sheriff.
Inert: are sixt en widows, by ac
tual count in the. town of Jefferson
and only two widowers.
Mr. John Lord, of Nicholson, has
made 150 gallons of blackberry
tyine this season. - '
. Mr. R. L. j. Smith, of Athens, \
will locate in Harmony Grova soon
to practice the legal profession*.
Married, Mr. D. 1). Maxay and
Miss J.illie Barr.
The meandering* of W. T. Ben •
nett’s calf has sprung the question '4
Can an animal seized in onedis'
district be driven to aftd impenhdeU’-cHB
in another?
Prof. Williams Rutherford, of v
the University at Athens, and fam
ily, are attending the meeting at
Oconee church this week. Tis ' • ■
seldom the people of oar town see a
lady on horseback, so the voting la- an
dy who wielded the tiding whip
will excuse them lor staring while
her pony followed the Professor’s
carriage through our streets.
A marriage of a_romantic nature
was solemnized ’at the Howard
House last Wednesday evening,
the Rev. Mr Hughes atficiating.
The happy couple le.lt Oconee
church for a drive, came to Jeffer
son, were united in the Italy bonds J
of wedlock, took tea at the'above
named hotel and then took their de- '
parture for Harmony Grove, the
home of the groom. Mr. Eberhart,
the groom, is a son of the distin.-
guished Dr. Eberhart. Miss Kater,
the bride, vas a young lady fro in
Atlanta, who was visiting friendsm
Harmony Grove.
THE FOX UNMASKED.
“Plain Talk” (Felton) hasastart-
ling letter in to-dav’s Macon Tele
graph. Major Bacon’s equally
startling letter supplies the text of
“Plain Talk's” letter. It accuses
the democratic party of Georgia of
alt sorts of trickery and corruption,
and that it has outlived its useful
ness. It suggests the necessity of
throwing the party overboard, an l
hints that this can be done by nin- jiJj
ning some good independent (Dr.
Felton, we suppose, ot course,) iby
rallying tlfi! negro vote around Um',
and thus forming .1 new indepen- , 'k
dent democratic-republican - negro -•
party to dominate the state. .Says
“Plain Talk” Felton, who shrewdly ' ;
used Major Bacon's candidacy as a
mask far his own political aggran
dizement: ■ ' • .
“Suppose the negro should vate
for a good man against the convict
ring and thus — n wit eon vict boodle, ■
will,any sane man YiY Georgia., sav
the end does not justify the'"meins'?
Will anybody rise up and say that
negro votes in prohibition or anti-
prohibition contests affected)-, the
question in any particular, and is it
not a fact that colored votes are as
acceptable at Hie polls with rival
democrats as with anybody eUer
But, says another, that will give
license to the colored vaters to do
something terrible at another jitne
and in another canvass. Ah, ileav
lovers of sentiment and short-sig! t- \
ed political seers, colored votes ha\ e
elected every governor /in Georgia-
since 1G79, ana colored votes have
defeated every man-who opposed
the Atlanta ring during all that
time. If the negro at any tin
threatened the public safety it
now, when money is indiscrimi- -JB
nately qsed by otic side to debauch;-^
the impecunious voter, and When bi £ '
mistaken sense of political duty,
blinds the other side to the danger
that-is growing daily and hour* v,
until it threatens the extinction of
every honest political ambition.
Here is rich feed for thought. Let
the honest democrat, the patriotic
citizen of Georgia, contemplate the
issue thus made by this ambitious
plotter against the peace ana politi
cal welfare af our commonwealth.
—Atlanta Journal.
Braustreet’s paper contends that
aveto o£ the oleomargarine bill
Would bq in the interest of the
whole people, and in particular •
the wage-earning classes