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BANNER- WATCHMaN.ATHENS. gEORoI A
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OUR RIVER. .
[ke Water Power of the Oconee
AND iW TRIBUTARIES.
,s ISTF.UESTIXG AND TALE ABLE
' PAPER
. ;U r.oai the ’teuMi teams oftho Unlt-
1 jd states.
rill
nltovc-, liio railroad the Oconee
.•(•ive.** large tributary, the Aps-
. from the west. Three miles
at Willis' ferry, there is said to
, , , m id\ shoal, hut of no consequence
, a,-xt power worth mentioning sbein,
s. ,11 shoal, ' miles northwest of
ilreenesboro, r> miles from Maxej’s t'e
llv ,i railroad point, (on the Athens
prtn 'h of the lieorgia railroad), 12 mi es
Maeison, a:id about 13 miles above
• olroad bridge. U is used by the
, i i. iory aim grist infll of tile 1’oW-
anufai'turing company. The dam
i ami alone, 3UI feet long ai d
,. I (ugh, and was i,ir.lt about the
l-.'. Having never been carried
ii |i,m,ia tlie water for about
ai mi an average widtli of 2' K i foot.
, it a race ",00 or 4<Ht ;*.*et long lea T s
fsetory, where the ill is It) feet,
mil, runs 3,200 tpi lies, and is
ti,milled with a s arc ly of water;
i is obliged to stop sotirely during
..two mbs on account of baez
No steam-power is used.
, no.\t stioal, and the last of impor-
tins stream, is Harnett's or
.s miles lielow Alliens, ami the
shoal on the river. It is popularly
... ,1 that the fall amounts to 6U
I,., t a iiini, a distance of three-fourths ol
i, ,. I visited the place, and although
u ,j U- lo make any accurate observa-
some rough measurements with a
j, . „, t love, rather inclined me to belie 0
t .1 die ligure is too high, and that -h,
•'I feel would be tunic] the truth.
Not ail of this fall, however, is easily
a*suable, on acco.ot of the character ol
n- hanks, which are steep on l.odi sides
,, tho lower half of the silo. I. .'.till,
|„ sl a full of 2.) feel foul . be . ailly
i. lidded available, with room l..r ImiiIU-
i.igs on the left bi.ik. i lie bed of the
.tivam is rock, an I at the head a natural
USUI extends exluvly across, diagonally
down stream, from Vue left bank to the
right, at,,I, therefore, not just favoiahle
i» liirmng tne water to toe tell hank.
Over Hus lodge occurs the muss rapid
tall, aiooun.i.ig U> 2> feel in about 3U>
yards. I lie lest of tile fall wotihl lie
leryxIillicuU lo utilize I'ully by cunaling,
ihoilgn n pruoably could in some way be
Tin
1 the shoal, am,
It n-i
si IlSeif
I Ills .
I ten leel w nle ul
deep, and 111.' banks are low aim
,. |j, uirt'.ilio liesl.el U.e river riss
i or i leet, while liiree-l'ourllia of a
1T led, ami on the
,dy ever over .1 or 4
is at present utilized,
ailiii.ligil it ll lias been proposed to es-
10. hstia cotton factory to 're. It is one
ii,e linest silt s in Ibis part of the stale.
I'.,.,. ■- .il.ltiig stone is found in the iin-
i.„ ,ii.de oeiinty, tlie climate is licallby,
oi.ii il is said that a branch road could,
»id.out lunch d tiiculty, he run from the
. or.la railroad.
I he next t.lbutary w orth naming is
l,e Appalacliee river, which lias its
, on, es iii liwinnett county, whence it
11, » s soiilheasl, and joins the Dconec
pi-i a I,,,, • tlie railroid bridge. Itfc length
i, a straight line is 54 miles; by the riv
er s i miles or over. It drains an area of
ahout .V si square miles, receiving as its
pr.in',pal tributary llardlahor creek, from
vh* west* which drains aholit 17.1 square
in I, s. Data regarding its llow or fu 1
c mid not he oh I in id. Tho rainfdl i n
l, ,,, hasin is about 47 inches—11 in spring
:: in summer, !• lit autumn, and 14 in
a i'ii, r. The stream is quito inaccessible,
as the map will show. The following
m, me powers in their order as the river
i. ascended:
About a mile and a half above the rail
road there is said to be a small sboal, not
ii-.,!. and probably of no value. Four
i„,l. s fm tber up if Reid's mill, not now
used, the available fall being stated at 7
or > feet, and perhaps moie. The null
was burned during the war, but the great
er part Ilf tlie dam, which was of rock,
and I ,.r 5 feet high, is still there, though
„ut of repair. This site is 4 miles below
the muntil of llardlabor creek, and 2
miles from Buokhead, the nearest railroad
d. p„t. Disowned by Mr. W. M.-Mc-
\\ horter. Estimates of the llow are lia-
l.le to considerable uncertainty, as re
marked in the caso of Little river, but 1
would estimate tho How and power at
tins place as in the table on page 149.
Ten miles up the river, snd above the
mouth of llardlahor creek, is Fur.ow’s
griat mill, where a fall of 8 feet anil 3i I
horse ponr are used. The dam is of
wood, 8011 feet long, 5 feet high, and
hacks the water dm) yards. The bead
race is ISO feet long. The drainage area
above is about dll) square miles.
Tho drainage area above this shoal is
about 300 square miles. ( have based
my estimates of power foi the-river prin
cipally on the above data regarding the
factory as famished byaDr. Powell, the
president of the oompsny.. Although no
of so much interest here, I subjoin a ta
ble. Taking 85 horse power net as the
power, with a fall of at feet during the
low season of dry year>, or assuming the
efficiency of the motor to be 75 per cent,
and the gross power 100 horse power,
the power per foot fsll is 5 horse power.
Above ihis shoal comes a site not uti
lized, said to have a fall of 15 or 20 feet;
but no information could be obtained re
garding it.
Five miles shove High Shoals is
Snow's grist mill, with a full of 10 or 12
feet and a dam ol about the same height:
and further up the stream are other small
grist mills, but they arc not worthy of
special mention.
The Appalacliee has one tributary-
worth naming, viz: llardlahor creek,
from the west, which drains 173 square
miles. It is, however, not a good stream
fur water power, ifnd has only one site
worth mentioning, about 3 miles from
its mouth, and just above where Sandy
Creek joins it. This site was formerly
used, and the available fall is stated at 10
feel; but the power is small, ami the fall
subject to bcing./liminislicd by back wa
ter from the Appalacliee. The stream is
sluggish ami without power above this.
Sandy creek, a tributary of llardlahor
creek, drains about 72 square uiiles,nnd
is said to have a shoal about 2 miles long,
on which there were formerly 1 mills,
but now only one remains, this sboal is
only 8 miles from Madison.
Tlie Oconee river is formed by the
union of the North and Middle forks a
few miles below tho city of Athens. I
remains to describe these two streams
The North fork' rises in Hall county, and
Hows through Jackson and Clarke coun
ties, its length in a straight line being
about 43 miles, and its drainage area 433
square miles. It Hows directly by the
city of Athens, the most important place
in the vicinity. The tabic of declivity on
page 145 will show that the stream has
quite a rapid fall. There are, however,
few mills on il, and few sites were brought
to my notice. 11 is probable that the great
er part of the fall occurs ill tlie upper
parts, before the stream is large enough
lobe of much value for power.
Tlie first shoal is sometimes known as
Smith's, and is less than a mile above the
unction of the two forks; but according
to all accounts the fall is small and the
power not valuable.
The next power is at the factory- of the
Georgia Manufucturii^ Company, where
the fall is 2b feet ill a distance of one and
a half miles or thereabout, file dam is of
wood and stone, but built in a rather pe
culiar way. A stone datn of triangular or
trapezoidal section is first carried entire
ly across the stream, and on top a wooden
sill is laid; while on the bottom and on
the up stream side a second sill (mud
sill) is also laid, both extending from bank
to bank. On these two sills the planking
is laid, sloping thus upward and down
stream and projecting down stream be
yond the almost vertical face of the stone
dnui. This dam of the Georgia factory
is 300 feet long and lOfeet high, and was
built in 184b. The foundation is solid
rook, and tlie pond is about a mile long
ar.d 150 feet wide. A race HOO yards long,
leads to the factory, where the fall is 20
feet, using 150 horse power, which can
he obtained at all times, but with no waste
during working hours in the dry season,
liese data give a net capacity of 7* #
horse power per foot, or, say. 10 horse
power gross per foot, during tlie low sea
son of ordinary, oi, perhaps of dry years,
corresponding to 0.20 cubic feet per sec
ond per square mile of drainagqarea.
have taken this as referring to dry years,
because it Is lo he expected that thi flow
of this stream is more regular than that
of the other tributaries of the Deonee
thus far considered, since the raiafall is
both larger and more favorably distribu
ted, being as follows, spring, 15; sum
iner, 45; autumn, 10; winter, 16; year,
I'lie shoal referred lo is one quarter of
a mile above the' mill, and ia a batter site
t ian the one where the mill is located.
The fall is said to be about 14 feet in 250
i arils, and a dam 4 feel high could prob
ably be built, giving a total availablefal
,.f IS feet. The bed is rock, and the
bunks steep and rocky at t’ie upper end
of the shoal. It is to ha remarked that
tin-Appalacliee' exhibits the same phe
nomenon—of filling up with sand—that
ha- already been referred to at length in
tin'case of the tributaries of tho llroad
river in South Carolina. -At Forlow’a
mill the fall was formerly 12 feet, lint is
now reduced to 8. The ahoal just re
fined to has never been used. It is own-
vi 1 by C M. Kurlow, of Madison.
i ne nevt power is 5 or G miles above
ai Price's mill, agristand saw mill, using
a fall of 18 feet and 25 horse power, the
dam being 4'., feet high, and the race 225
fi-. t long. The owner states that by car
rying the race 100 feet farther down the
Mi'eam a fall of 20 feet would be obtain
ed,ami by going further still even more
could be used, the shoal being a half mile
long The shoal is, tio doubt, a fine
one.
Hie next power is 4 miles above Price’s,
ut High Sli lals, situated 14 miles from
Athens and 18 from' Madison. The
stream is said lo fall about ,55 feet in 300
or Aral yards, but the principal part
nf til* fall occurs in the
lower half of this distance. The fall is
Utilized by the cotton facto rythe New
High Shoals Manufacturing Company,
ami by a grist mill and a cotton gin. The
i*eu of the stream iaaolid rock, the banks
High and difficult to canal, and the width
nf the stream 200 to 400 feet. T he cot
ton factory dam is located about the mid
dle cf the shoal, and is of wood, straight
acioss ihestr. urn, 400 feet long and 5 or
fret high, lni.lt in 1873 at a cost of $500,
and backing thu water only one or two
hundred yards. ’I'lie race is 200 feet
long, the f.’,il 20f. i t, and the power 100
horse power, which- can 1m secured da'-
ring 11' 4 mutJhs .i - \ rule, and 76 hone
power fin lln-'icmaiidng time, there being
no wa-’e i i HiPriiiyl while running. Juot
‘bore the | H ,nd is . fill of 4 or 5 feet, used
far run iii, i , w hile just below the
factury ■ i a pr -I mill with no data, a
W nden In n -ale." 120 feet long and a
l.lof2> I.- I'nt»-i.iug4 pairof stones,
this .mil there is a fall,not used.
This factory is a mile above tlie junc
tion of tne two forks.
Above this power comes a .-mall shoal,
where it is said that a fall of 0 feet could
he obtained, known as the Lumpkin
but it is probably not of much conse
quence.
The next important power is the Ath
ens cotton factory, at Athens, about 4 or
5 miles above the junction of the two
forks. The datn is constructed like that
at the Georgia factory, and is 30U feet
>ong and 10 feet high. It was built
1847, and would perhaps cost $5,000.
The foundation is solid rock. The race
is only a few feet in length and the fall
12 feet, and 180 horse-power is used.
Opposite the factory, on the east hank,
is a grist-mill, with a race about 330 feet
long and a fall of 13 feet, with 80 horse
power. The total power used is there
fore 210 horse-power; but this cannot be
obtained all the time, and the grist-mill
is sometimes stopped in dry weather to
allow the factory to use all the power.
Still, I was informed that the factory
could not he run at fall capacity more
than about 10 months of the year, the
power during the rest of the time being
considerably less, even by drawing down
the water at night in the pond (which is
3 miles long and 100 to 150 feet wide)
to a certain extent, the (Victory being run
11 hours a day. These data give the
power in the low season at somewhere
in tlie neighborhood of 8 or 10 horse
power per foot fall gross, and as Ilia data
from the Georgia factory arc the more
reliable, on account o' the fact that in
this esse it is impossible to say to wliat
extent the water is drawn down in the
pond, I tqko the figures used in the pre-
ious table, which five for 12 feet fall
powers of. respectively, 90,110, 850 and
137 horse-power for the natural flow of
the stream, and in ordinary years, of
course, about 170 horse-power. The
datn of this factory was partially wash
ed away by a freshet in tlie spring of
1881.
There is no power on the stream lor
12 or 13 miles above the Athens factory,
the next power being at Hums’ mill) n aw
Hood’s mill, where the foil is 10 feet,
with a dam 9 feet high, the power not
being of much importance.
The next shoal is Hurricane shoal, in
Jackson county, 10 or 17 miles above
Athens, when the fall is 28 feet * in a
short distance, and the location is said to
be safe. The power, if used at all,
only used to run a small grist-mill, with
a few pair of stones. As nawrly os 1
could locate the place, the drainage area
above it is about 230 square miles, the
rainfall being the same os already given.
This site is conveniently located about
3 miles from the North-Eastern railroad
aid Clarke counties, to join the latter
stream, Its length in a straight line is
about 40 miles, and it drains a total area
of 407 square miles, receiving os its prin
cipal trihutari a Mulberry fork, draining
97 square miles, snd Barber’s creek
draining 74 square miles. The fall of
the stream I am unable to state, but it
probably docs not differ much from that
f the North fork, which it resembles in
all respects. If anything, the hitter is
more rapid, the Middle Ocuitte being
said to have many low, flat and rich bot-
'om-lands along its bonks, and to be rath-
er sluggish in many places.
The flrst shoal on the stream is known
ai the Simalton shoal, and is a mile 'or
so from the mouth, but the fall ig small,
and of no value for manufacturing.
The next is the Princeton factory
(cotton), 2 miles from the mouth and 3
miles from Athens, which is the nearest
railroad point. The da:u is similar to
those already described on the North
fork, and is 320 feet long, 9 feet higl,
and was rebuilt in 1880 at a cost of about
15,000, having been constructed origi
nally about 40 years ago. The founda
tion and abutments are of rock, and the
pond is 2 miles long, with an average
width of 150 feet. The length of the
head-race is 300 yards, and it is 20 feet
widi and 2 to 3 feet deep. The fall at the
factory is 20 feet, and llA) horse-power is
used, and can be obtained all the time,
with a waste of water at all seasons. The
wheels are stopped by high water sev
eral days in the year, and sometimes two
weeks or more in all. The freshets on
the stream are quite severe, and in 1880
there were several very Urge ones—the
largest since the “Harrison freshet” of
^Jay, 1840. In April, 1880, the water
rose 27 feet at the factory, and was 7 feet
over the dam, overflowing the canal, and
causing a stoppage of work for six days.
In 187!)the licad-gates and canal banks
were washed out during a freshet, and
tlie factory was stopped for one month.
The next power is Jennings’ grist-mill,
3 miles above, where the fall is 8,>j feet,
with a dam 4 feet high. The power util-
ized is very small.
McKlroy’s mill is the next power, 1).,
miles above, and 4 miles from Athens.
The fall is 13 feet, with a dam 8 feet high
and a race JtjO feet long. The mill runs
pair of stones, and can be run all the
year. The power available can he ap
proximated to as above, there b.ing no
tributaries of importance between this
place and the factory.
The next power is at TalUssee falls, 8
or’.) miles from Athens, and about 4 miles
above McKlroy’s mill. This shoal is 1,-
2<AJ yards long, and the totaf fall is stated
to be 51 feet. Hart of this fall was at one
time used by a cotton factory, but now
o'dy by a grist-mill, located at about (he
entre of the shoal, with a wing-dam, a
race 3tA) yards long, and a fall of 14 feet
The whole fall of the shoal could with
out difficulty be utilized, but in two
parts—the upper part being used on the
left bank, and the lower on the right.
There was formerly a saw-mill on the
right bank near the foot of the shoal.
Tnebed of the stream is rock, gravel and
bowlders, and its width is from 150 to
200 feet.
Above this shoal there are said tt'i e
large powers on the stream, although
nhcre are some sites where grist-mills
might be located, and some nulls in oper-
ion.
(>f the tributaries to the Middle Oco
nee, the first is ltarber’s creek, which
enters below the Princeton factory from
tin* west, draining 74 square miles.
Half a mile from its mouth is the Pio
neer paper-mill,'using a tall of 20 feet
and 120 horse-power, which can be ob
tained during nine months, while for
tlie rest of the year only 80 horse-power
can lie obtained. Steam-power to the
extent of So horse-power is used all the
time, and 80 horse power during three
months. Three miles from the mouth is
an unutilized power known as Epps’
shoal, the fall being stated at 24 feet in
IA)yards, ell available. Four m les above
is a third site, not used at present, the
fall being stated at 20 feet in 300 yards.
Mulberry fork, which enters the Mid
dle Dconec above Tallassee falls, drains
!>7 square miles, and has same .shoals,
used and idle, on the main stream and
tributaries, many of which might doubt-
lass be ntilized v ith advantage, affording
good powers, though small.
CAPT. BITCH’S STATEMENT.
Corrections Hade la Our R-port of Hls Itil-
flculty With Smith.
' CapL J. E. Bitch was in town yester
day, and requests that we make the fol
lowing correction in our report of his dif
ficulty with Mr. Tom Sam Smith, in Jef
ferson, which we freely do, as our infor
mation was third handed, and of course
liable to errors:
Capt. Bitch says that himself and Mr.
Telford, of Bonks county, were standing
talking in the hall of the court-house,
when Smith came up and stated that he
understood that Ritch had been circulat
ing lies on him. Capt. Bitch told Smith
that he did not want to have any conver
sation with him whatever, and
walked off. Smith then stated in the
presence of others thst he would cut his
(Bitch’s) d—d throat. Bitch went to the
hotel and from thence to the court-honse.
Smith overtook Ritch’s son, Johnnie, at
the court-house steps, and asked him
where his father was. .He had his knife
in hand. He said to Johnnie, “I have
not anything against you, but I want to
know where your father is.” Capt.
Ritch was standing on the steps, leading
up stairs, and heard this conversation.
Johnnie replied to Mr. Smith, “You are
drinking, and don’t try to have any dif
ficulty with fa'her.” Smith flourished
his knife across Johnnie’s breast and
said he could whip him and his father
both. Capt. Ritch walked down off the
steps and picked up an axe handle that
was standing behind the door. As he
did so Smith advanced, with his open
knife in hand. Ritch drew back the axe
handle to strike, but some one in the
rear caught the bludgeon, and pulled
Bitch back. At this instant Smith struck
at Ritch with his knife and cut his coat
Bitch jerked the stick loose from the
party behind him, and as Smith made
the second lick with his knife Ritch
struck it with the stick, and broke
the knife, its jaw lodging in his
(Bitch's) coat pocket. Johnnie Ritch
caught Smith and threw him. Smith cut
ting at the boy at the time with his bro
ken knife. Ritch struck Smith two or
three licks, hut was so pressed by the
crowd that he did not hurt him much
The knife was not broken in the door, as
stated, but by the stick. The parties
were then separated. The grand jury
found no true bills against either Capt.
Ritch or his son, but one against Smith.
These are the facts that were given in
before the Mayor’s court, in Jefferson.
THE RAILROADS.
MACON ASH ATHENS ROAD.
STREET WORK.
Facts ConcexnUuc tbecovlngtaa and Macon
—Branch UMm and the Extension to
Florida.
flaaatltation.
When Mr. E. G. Macheu, the builder
' of the Covington and Macon ralroad.
projected Bis enterprise;' ho said that ii
would be of very great importance ii
Georgia. It seems that he knew wbat
he was talking about. The line from
Macon north will have two termini, one
at Covington and one at Athens. From
illedgerille a branch will be construct
ed to some point in Jones or Jispei
county. Another will be constructed
from Jonesboro. Still another w.Ii Ik
constructed from Eatontoq.
The branch from Ealontott wilt tap tl e
main lineatMonticello. Citizens of I’ut
nam and Jasper counties have subscrib
ed thirty thousand dollars.
THE AMOUNT UKyLIllKU
by Mr. Machen to secure' the construc
tion of the branch, and the contracts have
been signed. This result was brought
about mainly by the exertions of lion.
J. T. Dennis, of Putnam county, and
Mr. Charles D. Leonard, mayor of Ea-
tonton. It assures to Katontou the means
of coming out of the bottle she has been
confined in so long, and will doubtless
cause her to take on new life.
Besides these branch lines, prepara
tions are now in progress to exteud the
main line into Florida. Surveyors are
already in the field, working south from
Macon, and it is claimed that the exten
sion will be completed inside of eigh
teen months.
WHAT WILL ATLANTA do?
The Constitution is prepared t o
that she will reap a large part of the
benefits to accrue the building of the
Covington and Macon and its branches.
Whenever it is finally decided just what
territory the road is to occupy, Atlanta
will send out a line to tap'the road at a
point from which every part of the terri
tory may be contrrlled.
In the meantime thu people in the
Covington and Macon territory may con
gratulate themselves upon the prospect
of being brought in closer connection
with Atlanta. In a few months Eaton-
ton may empty herself into Atlanta in
three hours’ time, and Munticelloiuay do
a like thing in two hours.
ATHENS PRESBYTERY.
Commissioner Stanley FUllng In and Grad-
Ins Oconee street.
Since the city of Athens was in its
sw,.(Idling clothes Oconee street, leading
from the Lower bridge to Dorsey’s tri
angular block, has been a sink hole for
the street appropriations. Thousands of
dollars have been expended on it, but
the first washing rain carries off the
work and deposits it at the bottom of
the factory pond. Oconee street is one
of the most important arteries leading to
the commercial heart of Athens, for all
of that valuable Oglethorpe trade must
pass over it. But tho right man has
tackled this street now, and together
with some good work Tom Stanley is
bringing into play scientific skill. He
has this week the street force at work
here, and is making of this thoroughfare
one of the best in Athens, and it will
also, when he is done with it, be one of
the prettiest. There will be a gradual
grade leading from the bridge to the top
of the hill, and so rounded that as fast as
the rain falls it passes off into the side
drains. Beneath will be several inches
of rock, but the top dirt smooth and hard
pressed. The unsightly sidewalks, on
inbankmeiiLs high above the middle of
the street, will be graded down and a
nice terrace cut for each l.o se. With
two exceptions, all the property owners
have consented to this, as it will greatly
improve the looks of their homes. The
residents will have no need of fences,
a..d if they would all agree to abo ish
them, this will then be one of the pret
tiest and most attractive streets in Ath
ens. Mr. Stanley’s expenses are now
about $500 per month for his street forep.
He will come out within the appropria
tion.
Proceedings of the Meeting Held at Eebron
Church, in Franklin County.
This body, which extends over sixteen
counties in Northeast Georgia, he d its
semi-annual session at Hebron church
in Franklin county last week; attended
to various matters of business, and I a
preaching twice a day, with a baske din
ner between. Large md attentive audi
ences were present. The church organ-
zat ion there is ninety years old. On
Sabbath morning, a new, commodi
ous and beautiful church edifice, recent'
ly completed, was dedicated An im-
mense assembly, much larger than the
house could hold, was on the grounds
Dr. Lane, of our city, preached the dedi
calory sermon. The present pastor of
the chuich. Rev. G. M. Cart edge, has
been its pastor tor thirty.four years.
Much good seed were sown and some
additions to the church were made. El
berton, April 20tli, 1887, ~} 3 p. in., was
chosen fer the next meeting of the l’res-
byterv. The community took good care
of visitors and delegates, treating them
to a thoughtful and bounteous hospi
tality.
CAME TOO LATE.
An Invitation to Partake of a Barbecue
To-Day in Oconee.
Mr. 1 L. Ga"’t: You are respectfully
invited a.id urged to attend a barbecue
to be given at Cochran’s store, Oconee
county, next Saturday, the 7th inst. We
have invited Hon. H. H. Carlton, and hope
you will urge him to come also. We
saw one of your reporters at Watkins-
villc court last week. He said he was
out on a foraging trip to get a good square
meal or two. Now, we think it is your
time to forage some, anil wo sincerely
hope yep will be with us, and we will
have a good time.* If you do not come
we will bo badly disappointed. There
will be a big crowd from the adjoining
unities. “Herein come and fail not,'
under penalty of losing a goed barbecue
dinner. L. L. Famiirocuh,
L. B. N. Cochran,
T. W. Powell,
Committee on Invitation.
August 5th, 1888.
Oconee County Whisky Men File a Petition
Contesting the Election.
The Oconee county prohibitionists
will be astonished when they learn the
fact that a petition of 140 good and re
spectable citizens of that county, and
among the number several who voted
for prohibition, have filed a petition with
the Ordinary, contesting the late prohibi
tion election. Mr. Thrasher is now in
Jefferson looking after carrying the late
mandamus case to the supreme court,
and while there this petition was filed.
Ordinary Thrasher will now be compel
led to withhold his declaration until the
contest is settled, which will probably
take some time. Oconee will in all prob
ability remain wet for awhile, at least.
k
Relo A
Ol tint'll leet '
TO GO TO THE FALLS.
Mr. Tobe Murray left for Tallulah
falls yesterday, and will take charge of a
livery stable for Mr. James Reaves, who
has sent a lot of stock up there.
REVISING THE JURY BOXES.
The Jury Commissisncrs have com
pleted their work revising the jury
boxes, and are now having a list -prepar-*
ed. There ore about 150 names in the
grand jury box, all whites, Shd 476 in
traverse jury box. including four colored
men, viz: Madison Davis, George Davis,
Sam McQueen and Tom Jackson. There
were only 450 names in the old box.
and ii said to be a very good power.
Above this there are-other shoals
some of them utilized to run small grist-
mills; hut regarding them I have no data,
and as the stream is email it is needless
to specify them. This part of the state
hot a healthy and salubrious climate, and
offers many inducements to manufactu
rers. Its water-powers- will doubtless
bo developed before long.
Tho Middle Oconee, or Middle fork,
takes its rise in Hall c aunty, and, like
OH TO KNOXVILLE.
A gentleman in a position to know,says
that dirt will be broken on the gap be-
tVeen Tallulah Falls and Knoxville,
Tenn., next year, snd by 1888 the trains
wiU be tunning through from Athens to
thst point. The money is ready to build
and equipt this road. The engineers of
the M. A A-, road ore expected here every
day. They ore now between Athens and
Madison.
THE OOOilBE MATTER.
Judge Lyle, of Wotkinsville, was in
the city yesterday, and stated, we learn,
that Mr. Thrasher would at once declare
the resnlt of the prohibition election in
Oconee ns “dry." The result most be
declared before a" contest can be mode.
t* I: : >,
i’ I.;
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
We learn that Mr. Ire Vanduzer U so
licitcd to become a candidate for the leg
islature from^Hart county. He will make
an excellent member, and his county
certainly owes him a debt of gratitude.
OCONEE ECHOES.
FINE RAINS AND OllOll CltorS—rOt.lTICS—
RAILROAD PROS! EOT*—BI.OODK! STOCK—
IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
Oconee Countv, Any. '4.— Fine rain
on 2d and Jd inst. Crcjisarean average,
only failure on bottom land.
Oconee has run aground, it seems, for
a candidate to represent her in the next
general assembly. There is nota man in
the field.
If there is anything in ta'k, we certain
ly will have a railroad soon from Madi
son to Athens, via Salem. Dr. Price says
if they will come by Farmington he wil
guarantee to High Shoals a road down
grade to the depot, and on a dead level
back to the factory.
Mr. E. F. Anderson snd family are on
a few days’ visit to their farm in Oco nee
Mr. Anderson has some very fine stock
on this farm—Hamiltonian horses and
Holstein and Jersey cattle. Pastu re
were never before finer at this season
of the year.
Mr. J. Elder will soon have the church
completed at Antioch.
llr. T. J .Thrasher has his saw mill in
full blast nesr Salem.
Tbe gtuvrylp* Corpa Busy at Work toe. *
lag tbe Route; * > ” *•'
'ne urveying corps of the Macon and
Athens read are iu the city, busily en
gaged. in locating thu route Of the read,
i’imy arrived in Madison 7 hursday, and
•re camped about' two miles from the
city.
Yesterday they were engaged in get
ting a route through tho city. -The route
on whieh they are at work, is along the
bed of the Georgia reed, which it is prob
able they wilt follow lor three miles,
'•.lien turn to the left on the way to Ath
ens.
Work will be pushed very rapidly,
aid it is thought they will reach Athens
s short time. The lower route seems
the most favorable, and the rood will
probably fellow the old survey in the
main. This will take thein by Salem
and Watkiusville, in Oconee county.
Engineer Roberts is laid up for a tew
ays, in consequence of sickness, bu(
will soon be himself again. In the
meantime, his men will be employed in
locating. ,
Uur people, to a min, are highly en-
mused over the prospects of a new rood
Madison-, and it is to be hoped that
iiothing will be done to hinder the route.
I'.ic right of way is very important, and
loan, who has the interest of himself
or his county at heart, should refuse to
tender the right of way through his
lainls. 'i fie people along the Social Cir
cle route are anxious for the road, and
will donate the right of way without
any trouble. Two or three obstinate
citizens may defeat the enterprise by re
fusing to make this grant, and we appeal
toad citizens of Morgan and Uconee to
act as one man, and see that nothing is
done to hinder the project. They can
not allbrd to throw such obstacles in
thu way of this read. It will cause un-
necossa. y delay and may finally defeat
the re...
Cspt C. G. Taliuadge, one' of the di
rectors of the road, is in the city, and
will follow the corps through to Athens,
with blank deeds conveying the right of
way. He is heartily in sympathy wdh
the route, and alvi-ays has been, and we
commend him to the people along the
route as a friend, whoso counsel they
will do well to heed. Madison gives a
cordial welcome to this untiring friend
md will never forget his many efforts in
her behalf. He is as true as steel, pos
sesses indomitable energy and pluck, and
to him is largely due our success. He
will be with us several days.
In this connection it will not be out af
place to again refer to tho great good that
has been done this road and the Madison
route, by J udge IV. B. Thomas, of Ath
ens, one of the most public spirited men
i<> Georgia. It was tlie indefatigable
Ubois of this gentleman that turned this
road from Covington to Athens, put a
much praise cannot he given him. Mad-
sou will always feel near these gentle
men, who have been friends indeed.*—
Madisonian.
RIDDLED WITH BULLET$
A HORRIBLE CRIME IN RICHMOND
COUNTY.
AHtgro Boy Outness on Bltht-Year-oid
Child—A Mob Captures tbe Bute, Who
Confesses Bis Crime—Ho Is fakss to tbe
Woods by tbe Mob and Shit to Dea’.h.
Augusta, G«., Aug. 4.—Some
four or five day* ago a negro, named
Henry Davit, outraged the person
SEN' ITOR PEAK.
Tbs Convention at Monroe Nominates a
Senator by Acclamation—Proceedings of
tbe Heetli g.
Pursuant to a call of the chairman
Of the democratic executive com
mittee cf the 17thsenatorial district,
the delegates met in Monroe at 11
o'clock on Thursday; Col. George
Silrnan, the chairman, called the
meeting to order, and, .on motion,
of the daughter of a prominent and I !• C. Barton, ol Rockdale,-was elec
AT WORK.
Hands Put to Work on tho A. ft H. Road
Between Montlcello ft Athens.
Sja Del to Been r-\Vatcbm*n.
Madison, Ga., Aug. 7.—Seven hun-
•Ired hand! put to work between Monti-
cello and Madison. Messrs. Taliuadge
and Elder are securing the right of way
between Madison and Athens. 'I he peo
pie are jubilant. P.
01.1) BETHANY.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
CotulitutloQ.
Ex-Senator Pope Barrow cal cd on the
Presiaent to-day and told him that Rail
road Commissioner Alexander Erwin
was the man lor the Federal judgeship,
made vacant by the death of Judge Mc
Coy.
Mrs. John B. Gordon was in the gal-
leries of the senate and house to-day,
and was the recipient of distinguished
attention.
Judge Sam Lumpkin, who has been
here on a visit of pleasure for several
says, left to-night fur home.
Work for the Centennial—Some Now Fea
tures.
Several days ago we published an ac
count of the exercises to be held at Beth
any church, in Greene county, during
their centennial meeting. There are
some ether special features w t.a
will give:
An old sermon preached by Dr
mins in the church, in 1823, will b d.
It is at present in possession of Rev . *.r.
John Jones.
A fac-simile copy of the “League and
Covenaut” of Stotland will he shown,
after which Rev. Mr. Browne will de
liver an address upon it
This old document brought on war
with England, which gave, not only to
thst country, but to this also, both civil
and religious liberty.
A history of the church will be given
by Prof. \V. E. Reynolds, which will be
of interest, as it will carry us back to the
early days of our country.
The first services will he a sermon by
Rev. Mr. Doak, on the evening of Aug.
12th.
This centennial occasion should be a
matter of interest and pride to people
outside of the community in which it is
to be held. Let us make their interest
our interest; their success our success.
In one word, let us regard this centen
nial as our centennial.
All are invited to attend, as .ample
preparation is being made to accommo
date every one who is so disposed.
esteemed* citizen o'f Richmond
county. By threat* against the life
of bis eight-year-old victim ol his
lust, the victim secured her silence
and managed to effect h : s escapa
before his crime became known.
When the child tearfully told her
downhearted and grief-stricken
parents of the crying and
HELLISH DEED OF THE BRUTE,
the facts concerning the crime be
came knoWL in the neighborhood.
The scene of tbe crime wus near
Double Branches, about eight miles
from Augusta. The father of the
child, Who ia doing business in Au«
gusts, swore out a warrant in Au
gusta for the arrest of the negro,
and the authorities here having
knowledge that Davis was in the
employ of a Mr. Thompson, at
Perkins, in Screven county, a sta
tion on the Central railroad line,
dispatched Officer Calvin Seago to
arrest the miscreant and bring him
back to this city.
Monday the officer proceeded to
Screven county, and placing Davis
under arrest, started on the return
trip to Augusta. At four o’clock
thin morning as the train, having on
oard the officer and criminal,
reached McBean’s, a wood station
o > the Central road,
THE TRAIN WAS BOARDED
by a score of men weajing white
masks, who, by threats and intimi
dation, forced the prisoner from the
officer. The conductor and train
crew hurried to the assistance oi
Mr. Seago, but being convinced
that resistance to the twenty un
known men, who were armed to
the teeth, was useless, they submit
ted-to tne inevitable and the crying
and shrieking wretch was dragged
from the coaen, thrown inta a wag
on near at hand and driven hurried
ly into the surrounding woods, »he
lynching party following hurriedly.
Djring the dragging of the mi*cre-
ml from the c vach *even\ persons
were seen o fire at him, but no ball
is known to nave struck him. The
feeling against him was so strong
hat it was feared he would be kill
ed at the depot in the presence of
the ladies, who-, half clad, had rush
ed from the sleeping cats to learn
the canse of the uproar. One lady
fainted during the eactement
Having secured the negro the parry
hurried him about a quarter of a
mile from the depot here. He was
asked if he was awate of the crime
with which he was charged. Pite
ously wailing, and begging in the
name of God and all that was
holy, he repijed in the affirmative
and confessed his guilt. This seem
ed the signal. Immediately a sin
gle rifle shot rang out, and Davis’
body seemed to quiver, as having
received a death wound, but before
the swaying body felt to the ground,
twenty well aimed shots riddled the
body with holes. And tbe firing
and pitiful cries of the doomed boy
having ceased, nothing further was
heard save the tramp ofhorses’ feet,
as the lynchers separated and de
parted from the scene. Whence
they had come or whither they had
qone no one knows. Not a sur
mise as to their identity is indulged
in. The execution took place be
fore the train left the station. The
body was left where it tell.
Coroner Piquet goes down to
morrow to hold an inquest. While
people here generally cry down
lynch law, not a voice of white or
colored has been raised in condem
nation of the lynching. The brute
deserved a more violent death. His
victim will hardly recover from her
injuries.
led permanent chairman of the con
ventioc, and W. B. Pruitt, of
Clarke, secretary.
The roll of the counties was call
ed, and the following named dele
gates responded as the names of the
counties were called:
Newton—J.W. Swords, J. E.
McConnell.
Clarke-W. B. Pruitt.
Oconee-J. N. Sheats, A. H.
Jackson.
Rockdale—J. C. Barton, M. D.
Irwin, R. H. Cameron, G. W. Glea-
ton.
FlkeJ t0n-J E ‘ Nunnalljr ’ J’ IL
MARK B. CHEATHAM.
Nothing has been heard from the miss
ing carpenter, and to-day his sons offer
a reward of |50 for the recovery of their
father's body. They are confident that
he has committed suicide by drowning
in the Oconee river.
THE 0C0N3B RIVER.
We have no apology to offer for con
suming so much of our spade to-day with-
the report of the powers on our river
taken from the census report It is aif
inportant paper snd a good advertise
ment for oursection.
money nuur.
Collectors report that they never knew
money so scarce as this month, and even
the best men let their bills remain un
paid until next month. Trade, however,
will begin to pick up by the 1st of Sep
tember, so “suffering days will soon be
over.”
SIMoNTON BRIDGE.
CapL John White was in the city yes
terday, and says he will, in a few dsys,
begin the wood work on the Sitnonton
bridge. The middle tier, in the centre
of the stream, was successfully built, as
the water was exactly at the right stage.
This will be one of the bestbniltbridg
in the county.
THE CROPS.
Capt. John White says crops are not
at good as last year. Upland coin,
where worked, is fine, but bottoms gen*
orally a failure. Cotton has come out
wonderfully in the last few days, and at
it has not stopped growing, is taking on
fruit very fosL In two weeks this crop
can be either made, or ruined.
1
RAILROAD NEWS* .
Engineer Robvrts was in the city yes
terday. He left his squad between this
place and Mopticella, busily engaged in
selecting a ronte for tbe gndirs.
Work has commenced on tho read
from MontieeUo to Athens, and the Mad
ison route has been selected. Fifteen
hundred hands wiU be throwing dirt on
this road in a few days. All work has
been suspended on the Covington route.
IN JAIL.
Courtney Beql, col., formerly of Ath
ens, is in the Atlanta jail for larceny
after trust Courtney once owned con
siderable property in Athens, that he
made out of the Yankee soldiers, but it
soon all went by bad management
id Ua uUall.
On Wednesday of Jack so A court the
se of Duka et ai vs. Duke et si, bil[
of interpleader, was tried by JndgeN.
L. Hutchins.The bill in this case was
addressed to Hon. N. L. Hutchins, the
father of the present judge. His doabt :
ful if a like instance has ever occurred in
Georgia. , ..
A DISCOVERT,
Fraa the Beading Dally Eagle.
Onions inhaled cause sleep, rest snd
repose. The soldie. on his- march snd
the exhausted iron worker get great
strength from eating.thc onion. Tie a
fresh onion aroqnd the neck and bruise
it to make its odor thorough, and you
secure sound sleep from its nightly inha
lation. . Daniel R. Cltmeb,
Ex-Mayor of Reading, Ya.
SAMUEL J. TI* DEAD
The chairman, after the namet of
the de egates had been enrolleJ, an
nounced the object of the meeting
and stated that nominations were in
order.
Mr. Nunnally, of Walton, put in
nomination the name of W. L. Peak,
of the county of Rockdale, and af
ter a fetv well timed remarks the
nomination was seconded by J. 11.
Felkcr and moved that he be nomi
nated by acclamation. The motion
was put and Hon. W. L. Peak, of
Rockdale county,' was nominated
oy acclamation to represent the,27th
senatorial district.
Capt. McConnell movej that a
commit.ee of three be appointed lo
draft suitable resolutions in regard
to those who had heretofore repre-
| scaled the 27th senatorial district.
The chairman appointed on this
committee Messrs. McConnell,
Glcaton and Jackson, who retired
to one of the jury rooms, and after
a lengthy stay brought in the lollow
ing report:
We, the convention of the 27th
senatorial district, take the liberty
of saying that the people feel high
ly complimented in having furnish
ed to the state senate such men as
Gov. H. L). McDaniel, Hon. L. F.
Livingston, the present head of the
agricultural into est, and the II011.
H. H Carlton, the present nominee
ol the democratic party of the 8th
congressional district. In H. D.
McDaniel, this district has furnished
to the people of the state the peer
of all, and in many particulars, the
best governor Georgia ever had.
In the hands of Hon. L. F. Liv
ingston, the farmers of Georgia es
pccially, and all the people, felt that
their every interest was safe while
he was a member of the senate ano
that they were rcpiesented by
man of marked ability, and we
hould feel proud that he is now a
the head of the agricultural interest,
which is the most important inter
est of the slate.
We, as a people, should again feci
highly complimented in having lur
nished the last president of the sen
ate, and also the present nominee oi
the democratic party, for congress in
the eighth congressional district, in
the person of the Hon. H. H. Carl
Washington, Aug; 6.—The
Record of the present congress fills
S.fiqo printed pages, not including
ndexes and appendix. This ex
ceeds by about fifteen hundred
pages the Record of any piecedir.g
session oi congress.
' St. Louis, Aug. 6.—A dispatch
from Topeka reports that a cyclone
struck tbe town of Hanlant! last
night and demolished twenty hous
es, and did great damage to grow,
ing crops. Sixteen cars were blown
from the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe tracks, and telegraph wires
were prostrated for two miles west
of the town. The extent of the
damage has not been learned, but
the dispatch stated that no one, so
far as known, had been seriouiy in
jured. The storm reached other
towns in the vicinity of Hartland,
and the wires being down, its effects
cannot be learned.
1 _ Secretary Bayard says he will in
sist on the release of Cutting, wheth
er congress does or not.
Wash Barfield, col., while clean
ing out a well at Hampton,Ga., had
his skull crushed in by his son let
ting a bucket he wls drawing up
fall back on it
The st'iking stone cutters in At
lanta charge that patched work has
been put on the new capitol.
Senator Colquitt is pressing Cap
tain Newman for the federal judge
ship, with the Grady wing close at
his back. Senator Brown desires
the appointment of his brother.
Judge Jim brown, and orders have
been sent to Georgia to work up for
him such endorsements and testi
monials as may be necessary.
Portland, Me., Aug. 4.—By the
upsetting of a boat in the harbor
this alternoon, seven persons were
drowned.
People on the wing are now find
ing ont something about the nature
of mankind. When a man or wo
man goes onasummer vacation, the
tnr.eT life is more apt to appear on
the sur ace than at any other time.
Your tradesman, professional man
and society lady are compelled at
home to wear masks, more or less.
They are polite and kind on com
pulsion—otherwise the callers to
trade and the callers to exchange
sociability will fall of!. But away
from home ' these rc traints ana
compulsions arc gone, and what a
transformation! The selfish, piggish,
vulgar-souled man is identified in a
crowd in a moment, and his femi
nine congener is known at a glance.
Under the semblance of the man
are seen the nature and instincts of
the hog. But pass on. The next
one you meet bat risen into the
higher life. It may be the smallest
token in the world—a glance, a
smile, an a'titude even, that reveals
the true gentleman and the true
lady, who find the pleasure ol life
in the gra’ifica ion ol emotions of a
kindly and generous soul.
THF. VEXF.KABLiu STATESMEN
PBACEEULLY PASSES AWAY
His Death Occurs at Onyttoas Thu Morn-
lsg-TDs End Peaceful and Quiet-Con
grestlonal Action—TUe Freildeut Sanaa
aKsttaisil Uiiiliiu.
New York, A tj. 4:—bunuelj.-
Tilden died at his honie in Grey
stone, New York, at 8:45 a. m.
to-day. Mr. Tilden had oeen in
feeble health for some time, yet his
sudden demise this morning was
entirely unexpected. The end was
peaceful anilquieL The immediate
cause of death was failure of the
heart, following' an acote attack of
diarrhoet and nausea. There were
present, at the time Mr. Tilden’s
niece. Miss Gould,' and Doctors
Charles £. Simonds and Samuel
Swift.* - x
Paralysis and the bodily infirmi
ties incident to old age haa reduced.
Mr. Tilden to a mere skeleton, and
Tbe Appropriation BUls.
The following are the items for
Georgia in the river and harbor bill
as it went to the President:
Savannah, 1150,000; Brunswick,
$22,500; Cu nber and sound, $112,-
000.
R v rs— Altamaha, $20,000; Chat
tahoochee, $20,000; Coosa, $45,000;
Flint, $70,000, of which $55,000 is
to be expended between Albany
and Montezuirfa, and $15,000 below
Albany; Ocmutgee, $7,500 Oconee,
$9,000, of which $1,500 is to be ex
pended between Scull Shoals and
railroad bridge; Jhomley marsh,
$t7, 475; Savannah river, below
Augusta, $15,000, making a total of
$43*M75 ,or Georg a.
hisiastdays were marked by ex-
treme iceblen’es. The routine" ol
his daily file for a year past, at his
beauiit*i residence. oathe HiMMon,
■HE iJ
the North fsrk, flows through Jackson —Madisonian.
BERMUDA GRASS.
Just as our fanners had learfled’the
great value of the much-abased Bermu
da, aa enemy has corneal ing that threat
ens its extinction,' and the day is not for
distant.when this valuable grass willbe-
a thing of the post. The Lespedexa, a
clover-like weed that appeared in Geor
gia with the surrender—and; that is said
to grow only in conquered countries—has
completely taken our fields, and kills ont
the Bermuda whenever it Comes in
contact with this grass. The Lespedexa
is an excellent food for- stock, hutno
■ equal to Bermuda.
better than the madstone.
A man in Meriwether county, Ga^ sev
eral weeks ago, was bitten by a mad dog,'
and no other remedies being at hand, the
wound was bathed with Turkish Lini-
iment A cure wss perfected snd'all
fear of hydrophobia has. passed.,.'The
Turkish Liniment is manufactured . by
Br. E. S Lyndon, of Athens, and isfa st
upplanting ths Mustang aod .all; ;»Vs:
er'makes. \
The- ladies of Athens are on the war-
pfth against Capt. Oliver for inducing
their hnsbands to. volunteer' to go to
Mexico.
was about aa foilowa: He usually
awoke in the morning about 4:30
An electric bell at the bead, ol tbe
bed summoned his valet, who gave
nim his medicine, which he took a»
regulatly as he did hia food. Af-
erward he wonld be about until 8
hi lock, seemingly dozing, though
when his valet, thinking him asleep,
■pproachedthe. bed, he found hia
bright eyes open and watching him
If be felt well he was assisted.down
to a 9 o'clock breakfast, which usu
ally consisted of milk and some rich
broth. Ow.ng to paralysis Mr.
nideh was unable to close his lips,
and his mouth was continually open.
His right'. * hand, from. the.same
eause, was nearly useless, trembling
all the time. He bad got even the
povyer to raise U to his mouth. His
left hand was but slightly afiei ted
by the stroke of paralysis and he
had the partial use of it. In eating
he used hia left hand to hold up his
lower jaw. His laithful companion,
Miss Anna Gould,.who is a sister of
the Wife of Mr. Henry Tilden placed
to bis mouth every particle of food
he ate -
Tha Rom Cutters’ Struts.
Atlanta, Aug. 4.—The stone
cutter* who struck at the capitoh are
leaving the city and returning to
their homes in Cincinnati. To-day
they shipped their tool chests and a
quantity of baggage. The contrac
tors having giveif them to under
stand that they need look for any
more work on the- building, forces
them to leave Atlanta in search of
other work. It is not likely thst
much delay will be caused by the
strike, as a good supply of stone
a to go into the capitol is on
and. before this ia used new
workmen will be secured to take
the places of tbe strikers. The con
tractors here sav that Miles & Horn
«iU find no difficulty in getting all
the men that they want, and that a
new force will no doubt be at work
on the capitol in ten days
ton, all of whieh is respectfully sub
ranted, '
The report of the committee was
received with cheers by the con
vention.
On motion of Mr. A. H. Jackson,
J Oconee, each county nam id a
man to serve on the executive com
mittee for the next two years:
Clarke, C. G. Talmadge; New
ton.J. P. Sims; Oconee, R. M
Jackson; Rockdale, D. N. Hudson
Walton, G. C. Silrnan, J. M. Gresh
am.
G. C. Silrnan was appointed tern
jiorary chairman of the committee
until the committee met and elected
a permanent chairman.
The following delegates were ap-
appointed to notify Hon. W. L.
Peek of his nomination: J. H. Fel-
ker, J. E. McConnell, G. W. Glea-
ton.
The papers of the district were
requested to publish the proceed
ings of the convention.
Tbe convention then adjourned
sine die.
Mr. John Wansley’s buggy was
stolen from the Hartwell camp
ground last Sunday night
The candidates lor Mayor of the
Law and Order League, at DeSoto,
Mo., an organization formed to put
down the strikers, were elected by
a vote of three to one.
^ A preacher was murdered at
Sioux City, Iowa, becanse he was
n leader in the prosecution of saloon
keepers.
Hundreds of nominations have
been confirmed by the senate, among
them those of Dupont Guerry; W.
F. Andrews, for postmaster at
Washington, Ga., and Wm. T. Mor
gan, at Madison, Ga.
A riot occurred in Boston in
which a number of persons were
injured. No particulars were re-
eived.
R. R. Henry was yesterday nom
inated for congress in the 9th con
gressional district of Virginia.
The democrats carried the muni
cipal election yesterday it, Ports
mouth, N. H., electing every city
officer but one alderman.
^ The democratic convention of
South Carolina has nominated Col.
John Peter Richardson for govern
or. The nominee is the present
Secretary of State and an eminent
public man.
The President will not leave on .
his summer trip till week after
next
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
Asiatic cholera is reported to
have appeared in Wisconsin.
Congress has adjourned, alter a
session of nearly eight months.
Senator Colquitt accompanied
the President to Yonkers, N. Y.,
to attend the funeral of Mr. Tilden.
John Coffee, the murderer of
Revenne Officer Merritt, ia said to
be still lurking in the mountains near
Tallulah.
The.e are thirtty-two separate
taxes on wheat in M exteo from the
time it leaves the field until it reach
es the miller.
The New England colleges are
gradually losing their patronage,
and witn one or two exceptions
thev are degenerating into purely
local institutions.
The Queen’* visit to Liverpool
cost tnstacity $63,000. We know
of a m: n who entertained three
queens and it cost him a good deal,
but not quite $60,000.
Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 6.
A lady named Miss Bartlett, while
crossing the railroad track at Clifton
Forge this morning, was struck by
a passenger train and killed. The
body was cut in two.
Fort Smith, Aug. 6.—Kit Rest,
a quarter-breed Cherokee, was
hanged here »o-day for the murder
oijonathau Dowes, a white man,
at Dechateau, Indian Territory, the
zotb of last December.
Elbeetgn. Ga., Aug. 6.—A small
negro boy was shot through the
cheek by a pistol in the hands of
another small negro boy, in Elber-
ton yesterday. The wound is very
painlul, but perhaps not dangerous.
The boy that did the shooting claims
that he was trying to shoot a mad
dog, when the other boy passed in
front of him, and aaya he couldn’t
afford to miss*a shot at a mad dog
on account or a small negro boy.
Cutting, the Texas editor, haa a
last been brought to trial and con
victed of violating the laws of Mex-
icr. The judge has fifteen days in
which to pass sentence. I the mean
time, Secretary Bavatd will confer
with the Mexican authorities on
the matter, and will, doubtless, make
daily a formal demand for Cutting’*
release.
Mr. W. G. Brady, of GlascohV
county, announces himself as a can
didate for the state senate in
opposition to Hon. John S. David
son. He claims that the recent
senatorial convention ignored Glass
cock’s claims under the rotrtion
plan, and calls upon all democrats
to help nim.
Chicago, Aug. 4.—The fact r
announced in local papers that the
Trades.Unions, Knights of Labot
Unions and all German and Bohe.
mian labor organizations are abou
to enter the political field in earnest
Col. S. Murphy, commissioner’s
clerk in the Agricultural deparL
ment, surrenders his desk in the of
fice and goes to Coluinba*. where
he will be inspector of fertilizer^-
Mr. W. S. DcWolf, of Columbus,
who has held the office of inspector
of Fertilizers there Likes Col. Mor
phy’s clerk in the departments
E ght hundrel mea in the Batj>
pacxing house at the Union stowk
yards, Chicago, quit work to empha
size their rctusal to retarn to the
en hour working days.
Tbe President has approved the
river and harbor bill.
The printing house of Dunlap &
Cohen, of Atlanta, has assigned.
About thirty Georgia lawyers are
in the contest forithe vacant district
judgship at Atlanta.
Cutting is still in jail, and the
Greasers arc langhtngin their sleeve
while plucking the tail feathers of
the American eagle.
An election on the whisky issue
will take place in Brooks county on
the 17th. The recent decisive vic
tories against the prohibitionists in
Thomas and Lowndes counties will
have the effect, it is believed, of do
Tearing the prohibitionists in Brooks
also.
• Hop. Henry G. Turner has J*e
cured 4 majority of the delegates
4o the convention of the second
congressional district. This sccuies
his re-nomination and ic-clection
The delegates as elected stand-
Turner 20; Guerry 12, Mitchell 4,
and Jones 2.
Douglass county gave Stcwait
300 majority. The vote in the dis
trict uow stands: Fulton 6 for
Hammond; Spalding 2, Clayton 3,
Douglass 2—total 6, for Stewart.
There are 30 votes in the conven
tion.
Laportb, Ind., Aug. 5.—Higday
Fostick last night shot and killed
his wile and then killed himself.
The couple have not lived together
for several years. They met last
night, at the request of Mrs. Fos
tick, who wished to secure her hus
band’s signature to some papers
connected with proceedings for di
vorce.
Milledgevillb, Ga., Aug. 5.—
The. case-of Frank Humphries,
charged with the murder of Mistas
Carrie Raines and Ella Humphries,
was called to-day. Colouel Rob
ert Whitfield and Hon. Seaborn
Reese appeared for tbe prosecution. .
udge Sanford and Colonel Grieve
Were for the defense. Out of seven I
s
The recent commencement of
South Carolina’s military academy,
the famous “Old Citadel,” was a
bri liant affair and waa largely ai-
1 tnMMai^^CltgrHyton wat thronged
with visitors during the occasion.
The fact that the. graduating class
was the first since the war, made
the commencement specially inter
eating. The re.-turation of this su
perb military school to its former
sphere of usefulness w.ill be fclidly
hailed not only by Carolinians, but
by thousands throughout the South.
The striking stone cutters at the
capitol building arc still idle, g
Belfast, Aug. 6.—The city a
to-day placarded with a proclama
tion bv the mayor forbidding un
lawful assemblages in the streets,
threatening all who attempt to form
them and all who participate in
them with arrest, and calling on all
law abiding citizens to assist the
police in suppressing disorder wher
ever it may occur in the city.
While 500 workmen were going
home this evening • a bottle wa
thrown among them from a win
dow. The workmen retaliated with
iron bolts, and a lurious tumult en
sued. Police and soldiers hastencj
to the scene and charged the riotesd
but without dispersing them. The
police then fired upon the crowd,
severely wound several persons.
panels a jury wasobtaiued, and the
case proceeded to trial.
The difference between the mor
al courage of whites and blacks
was lately illustrated in Bartow
county. A white lady, seeing a
colored woman in danger of losing
her life from the attack of a mad
cow, took part and attracted tbe
animal's attention. The cow then V
turned upon tne white lady, while
the colored worn an had no idea of
reciprocating the service, but fled
from the field.
Sbnbca, S. C., Aug. 5.—Red-
mond, the notorious mountaineer
and illicit distiller, spent last night
at tbe Coleman hotel here, en route
to Walhalla, where he is engaged
with the Beimann distillery in t :e
manufacture oi a new brand of whis
ky called “Redmond’s Mojnshine.”^ii
He is suffering from consumption,
contraced ia the Albany, New
York, stite prison, from which he
was pardoned about one year ago.
One lung is almost entirely gone,
and his voice very much impaired -
He is quiet and retiring in manner,
and dresses very plainly, hut neat.
Gov. McDaniel is not, and will
not be, a candidate for the United
State* judg cs hip.