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•&J annenvatciiMan,Athens. geOrgia. . .SSTLij TH : GF.OKUIA MIDlAND RAILROAD rre.-nn of Work on Aaot'er New Roar, That Will Mia Athens. \Ve t«k<> &e folloifirg fttems of inter- X M Cl Mitllnnd and Columbus Eri- They show eoncer.dng Ihe G * ftilfniMri - from' | ^irt'r-Sun of ltifet W 1 „ T L,i>ir tl»o work h»s beta processing on f h s i uporUint road, and will be found I u u ,.f interest to our people: I I In south pier of Bull creek bridge f ^ n<J t„ »*n completed. The other pier is \„ n: rapidly built. They are of hand- granite, and present an imposing apjM-arance, and are splendidly built. I ; mds are rapidly appreciating all along . ii M e of the railroad. Every property gotten 'back his subscription enhanced value of his proper- 1 |i.-tv has sprung rp near the tunnel ^sn ill \ illage with quite a lively air to It is situated on the clear, cold \va- 1‘i^eon creek, where the air is ,,v and bracing. lh, first depot outside of the city is ,* mi front of the splendid mansion in I, ; ,-h Miss Augusta Evans, the aifhor- tir>t saw the light. A part of the mf'il grove in front of this handsome .urban residence is the right of way tin road. The station will be known Ibise Hill. I b,- next point of special interest is ,!midt.” the Uetbnne homestead and birthplace of I Mind Tom. the pianist. Midland runs in sight of the house „-re this celebrated musician was bom. ! t!.rough the woods in which his : »v*-.!11 y attuoed soul drew its first in- raJious from nature's birds and brooks, 1 tlie wind's soft sighs. I be picnic giqund par excellence is at “Id,ill" Oak mountain, gushing mgs quid valleys, perfect shade and ],*'tic stone iHUtf* are all there. In ■ >prin # , jessamine blooms, honey- •kl»»s rlmdodemirons garnish nature i p, ifnm« and cool this enticing spot. I'lnrtv m.leH of the Midland have al- Hv the • utli ti i th of this mseevtive y for the graded re will be th miles out of Colombo rai Is . . I On the 2Jld the track htying is to com mence in earnest. Sjx hundred kegs of spikes have ah .-ady strived. Kails, bolts and plate- will a'l be liereln a lew days, we h arm The loci nmti\ es are being built l>y the Baldwin company, and arc of the most modern and improed pattern. Tlo telegraph wite has been strung t > Pin** mo'infain. .The telephone will OUR CITY FATHERS. ! 1 nr . n,-,:-r- -wr—r regard Tor their own self-respect requires They Eiqlain .Their Official Acts AKD DEMAND A RIGID INVESTI GATION^ THEIR ANONYMOt’S ASSAILANT ItEQt'E ED TO MAKE GOOD HI.S CHABGES. Official Vote of the City on lasnlnc the Technological Bond*. that thoy should* ask and expect reqores at least fair criticism founds upon a knowledge of facts and not indiscriminate abuse and unfounded slander. # When charges or even insinuations are made that the acts of this body are nut only ^ unwise hut corrupt, a different aspect of affairs is presented,and tiara ifhity to it self as |well as the community, this body must neccessarilj and immediately take action to prove or disprove tits char- •d M pi ul, nnd will be put in p llu Th, 1 nnl i 1.1 1 piciti«'4 incident to tb r:i:l»«*a I. There in :« wealtl Midland: First, the o the (."hnStahoocliee the Mulherr.v at Mil mills. - Then the g e. :it 1’lat shoal-', ; eonstructifin of f w»t proiflgious powe.* •i! (’olumhus. Then irTiall Leonard’s •it fills of Flint riv- (1 *>e\ond this ihe went Snepping shoa iaL. Some of tin *«» the spindle and tho» will mingle with th s and Ce- days the last of the • echoes of all tin Mil. he h the -tali points, The tax di rgia will he greater, taxation there will he more people in -trite, and the Midland will do an •ii>. Misiness for utjuiufacloties. rps No. fi, under Lngineer Cowan, nearly completeil the preliminary i p back fromi’ovington to <»riftin. THE NEW h’AILKOAl). What Capt. Talmad^e Says About the Ma con & Athens--Crop3. Capt. C. G. Talmud go was yesterday met by a Hanne.'-Watchman reporter, and .faked what success he had getting deeds to the right of way through Oco- ‘•1 have deeds from every land-owner from the Appaluehee to Wulkinsville, ex- eept one man, and I think that will be all right. The surveying corps will reach Athens the latter part of this week or the first of m*xt, when ! will start out nd finish up my work. lTes. Elder is ui h Kngim or Huberts, and they are this sole of the river inspecting the route. I*ies. and 1 have been with the ccrps for two weeks, ami 1 tell you it is no easy task. Are we paid anything for our work? Certainly not The advance- im*nt of Athens is the only reward that we ask.” “By what route will yon enter ti e citv : **I have no idea, hut the preference is up the Tanyard brand;. The road can he easily gotten to the North-Eastern by going around town, but it is desired to get a site for a depot as near tlie busi ness part of the city as possible. The loot of Broad • street, near Mrs. J. Nicholson’s *R the host place.” “Ilow about the tunnel?” “I do not think it will he necessary. The road will he covered over, hut I do not think the cut will he deep enough fora tunnel.” „ . “llow is grading progressing. Captain?” “Bailey Thomas tells me that they are moving dirt very rapidly between Madi son and Monticello, but 1 do not know how far they have graded. As soon a the route is definitely located large squads of hands will be scattered all along the line.” ) ! ’ / ’ > > * **llow Is crops?” # “As fine as I ever saw. The rains h tve been general, and J never saw bet ter prospects for both-corn and cotton. The country is prosperous, ami we may expect a fine business next fall and wir ier. There is no cause for complaint, for tlie people have much to be thankful fo ~ , CANDLER RE-NOMINA“ED. * Gainksvii.i.k, Aug. 18.—The conven tion for the Ninth congressional district met here to-day to nominate a candidate f >r coqgre**> J ‘ Son. «f|>. Confer, 4he present incumbent, was renominated by acclamation without opposition. The conyention passed a resolution endors- ing Cleveland's administration, .appoint- , J n now execsqve committee and ad- CocxriL Ciiasiiif.u, Athens, Ga., Aug. 21, 1880,!) o’clock, a. in.—A called meet ing of council w»s held this morning. Present, llis Honor, Mayor Reaves, and Alt ermen Wood, McKinnon, Gantt, Mur ray, McGinty, Smith and White. The Mayor stated that the meeting had been called tor the purpose of opening and consolidating the returns of the elec tion held on the 14th inst., to determine whether or not the mayor and council shall be authorized to issue (33,000 of bonds to be given to the State Techno logical Institute, provided it shall be per ; mnnenlly located in this city. The returhs were then opened, show ing the following vote: 1st ward—For bonds 230; against bonds, 10. 2d ward—For bonds, 141; against bonds, :i. 3d ward—For bonds, 103; against bonds, 4. 5th ward—For bonds, 123: against bonds, 5. Total for bonds 00 Against bonds ’. 22 The council then declared the requisite vote had been cost authorizing too issu ing of bonds. Alderman White rose to a question of privilege and submitted the following which was unanimously ordered spread on the minutes. In view of certain publications which recently appeared in the daily prints, the mayor and council desire to enter the U,Mowing minutes in the published proceedings of this meeting: This body fully recognizes the right of any and every citizen to freely review and fairly erilicise its official acts. It further concedes that it is its duty, ns a body of public servants, to olfer full op portunity to the public to become ac quainted with its acts, and to present when necessary such explanation of them us may assist in forming a judgment npon their wisdom and propriety. To this end the meetings of the council aro held pub licly, anil all citizens are not only per mitted but invited to attend them. The proceedings of council are freely published and the records and books are the | opf” to the inspection of every citizen. At this particular juncture this body will even go so far as to prescut the following statement concerning certain of its ac tions, even though no request 6r demand in proper form, or* which it should per haps dignify by notice has been made for such explanation. In regard to the sale of school bonds,. At ameetingof council Febrnary lst, a tbe Mayor and finance committee were order ed to arrange for the printing and sale of the public school bonds of the city. The Mayor and chairman of the Finance committee immediately corresponded with brokers and others in New York, Philadelphia, ltaltimore, Atlanta, Augus ta and Savannah. They also conferred with a number of gentlemen in this city with a view to the sale of the bonds here at home. The bestoirer with one excep tion that was received, was for the bonds at par at 6 per cent interest for immedi ate issue. I-ettcrs are now in possession ‘ef the Mayor ar.d chairman of the Finance committee in support of this assertion. The one exception was an offer from Mr. J. 11. Rucker to tako the bonds at 5 per cent, with an allowance of *2}.j percent, for broker's commission—practically an offer of :i7 l j for 5 per cent, bonds. At a meeting of council May 2d this offer was pled with a proviso made at the in- stanceof the chairman of the finance coin- mi. tee, that the bonds should not issue until July 1st. The In nils were accord- Iv issued. For the (2t t,(.100 in bonds till,5tll) was paid into the city treasury. No money was paid Mr. Rucker from other funds of the city. Nointercst has yet been paid upon the bonds, nor will any bo jiaid until January 1st, 1887. Concerning the building of the public schools. The council in May adver tised for plans and specifications., None of a suitable character were received in response to the advertisement. Accord ingly the mayor and publio school com mittee were authorized to mploy a com petent architect, to design and superin tend the construction of the buildings. They selected for the purpose Mr. \V. \V. Thomas, a distinguished citizen and a skillful architect. Mr. Thomas pre sented three separate sets of plans, and two complete tets of specifications working plans and estimates. At his in stance the first bids upon the buildings, amounting to over (10,000, were rejected as too high. A subsequent bid was re ceived of about (15,000, and the contract was let. The architect made a charge for his services acconfing to the regular schedule for such professional work, viz: 2,'t per cent on cost of building for plans, etc., and 2j^ per cent for super intendence of construction. This amounted on the last bid to (750. Inas much as the two buildings were similar ia plan, the charge made by the-archi- tect und allowed by tno Council was (fiOO. 3. In the matter of City Attorney. At the first meeting in Junusry of the May or and Council the office of City Attoiiiey was abolished. It has never been re-cs tablished. In Fcburary Council found that a considerable amount oi legal bus- ges. In a recent issue of IheRanner-Watch- man ne vspaper. an anonymous comniu- n.cation appeared containing charges, or at least grave insinuations and suggestion of corrupt practices on the port of this body cr certain members of it. The mayor and council hereby request and demand that the authors of this communication or any others that may now or hereafter have evidence or sus picions affecting the integrity of the of ficial acts of this body, present the same in specific, tangible form that action may be taken and full investion had. If the charges are genuine and true this body has a right to their presentation in pro-, per form if they ore the thoughtless productions of indiscreet persons or the fabrications of.base slanderers, this de mand will at least, have had the effect of silencing unfounded aspersions upon the autnorities of this city. This minute is here entered of record because this body is firmly af the opinion that hasty judgment, 'unfair criticism and slander ous assertions concerning its acts when [flbliihcd to the world deeply affect the good name and prosperity of the city. The members of this body would not select this method of defending their own private character. Bat a city unwise ly or corruptly ruled is not a tempting dwelling pleasant And even .the breath of suspicion concerning its honesty,’- or a common rumor ascribing lesa than ordi nary intelligence to this body of public servants the administration for the time of the affairs of the corporation must cer tainly be damaging to the character and prejudicial to the interests of the city in which up to this time at leastall of its in habitants have token-commendable pride and for which they have exhibited patri otic affectiod. That this pride and affection may not be Icsssened but increased, moves the Mayor and council to present this state ment to the careful consideration of their fellow citizens. Council then adjourned. W. A. Gim.ei.akd, Clerk. A NARROW ESCAPE. Dr. Geo. Eherhart And son Leek, of 11arinony Grove, came very near mcctiag death in a horrible manner.recently. They had just erossed the North-Eastern railroad when the train came thundering up. The horse hacked the buggy against the train and the buggy was upset and demolished. Fortunately the doctor and Leek jumped oat in time to escape inju ry. The horse was unhurt.—Hartwell Sun. \ ' DEATH OF AO OLD CITIZEN. On Sunday August 1, Mr. Wm. Rey nolds. one of the oldest and best citizens of tireeue county, died at his homu, a few miles Ironi Woodville, on the Wood stock rood. Mr. Reynolds was in his fifty-seventh year, and 1 ad.been a mem ber of. the Baptist church forty-two yews. He' wss horn'and rsised within one half miles of this place.—Greens boro Home Journal. MURDER SD IN FRA* XI at William Read, of Franklin county, while going from church home on Sun day night Of the 8th instant, was shot from ambush by some unknown party. Mr. Read lingered until the following Thursday, when ha died. The existence of an illicit distillery, and fhe impression that Mr. Rend had (something to do with reporting it, is said to he the cause of the killing. The killing of Dyar and Read arc dark and bloody spots on Franklin county's name, and every good citizen in that county ought to do hut utmost to bring to tho light the dastards who did those bloody deeds—Klberton ■ Leader . COLORED FAIR. ^" A colored fair association was organ ized and arrangements were made with the N. K. Ga. fair associaton, to hold a (air about two weeks after the X. E. Ga. fair, rMadison Davis was elected Presi dent. With a full hoard of directors. I thay were willing foril o go before o irned. ON TO THE WEST, It is said that the North-Eastern rail road will be extended on to Kqoxville, Tenn.,in the near future, and from all strong prohahili* m. Whehthisis W-- can learn ty that it wtti bo done, the probability is that a railroad will be built from Toccoa to top the North-Eastern near Tallulah Falls, t&d than by making tha Klberton roaa ft broad gnage and extending it on to Au gusto, would make one of the shortest and cheapest routes tq the Northwest from the cosst.^Uhert^>X>s^otfe. In a few days peaches and melons wifi b»s thing of - the" pasf'TIU!‘ifof coiif- ‘ ii GETS A LONGER TIME. Ell?* Echols, s^tyronFthhgqity to th* Dado coal mir.es for the murder of Koun- Nt about (on years added to his time for tokipg part in the recent out break et the camp. Enos has • got to b ▼cry religious of late and often preache* *0 his follow convicts. iuess required attention on behalf of the cjtjj'embractng damage suits,then pen dhig anil in prospect Ino* possibl prospect SniT' possibl railroad litigation. M r. T. W. Rucker of f:red_to represent the city in all its buoi- hc city havo averaged, the past 13 years (72G per annum. In the year 188o (1,325. were paid in addition to the reg ular salary. Under present arrangements .-onrae at liberty to form his own estimate >f the (pod or bad judgment displayed ■y.the mayor and conncil in each cose, ind to ^criticize the act accordingly. But while the members of this body ore public servants, ahd, as such, strictly res- THE SITUATION. GRAND SECRETARY TURNER GOES TO PHILADELPHIA. Toe Mill strike stilt Unsettle? and No Near Prospect of Acreement Between the Mill Men and Master Workmen—Card From President W. 0. Sibley. Augusta News. The situation of the troubles in the mills is practically unchanged to—<J zy and the prospects point to a protracted struggle between the operatives and the mill men. Grand Stcrctary Turner returned to Philadelphia this morning. He was compelled to return home on urgent business, and he may visit Augusta again after consultation with Mr. Powderly and the general executive committee. In the mean time the matter is in the hands of the local executive committee for the Kniehts. Editor Mullen has gone to Birmingham. NOT A DROP IN THR BUCKET. “jTo show how much money it takes to advance wages wages and hew little a reduction of factory presidents’ salaries would go to ward such advance.” said a well posted manufacturer to the Even- ingNe ws, ‘-let me put the matter in figures, It is a popular error and a great mistake about the large sala ries of the presidents, bnt if the en tire salaries of the presidents, not a reduction or a slice from each, but all of the combined salaries were taken away and divided among tha operatives what would be the ad vance? Well, it would add about 15 cents to the pay of hardly 500 op eratives. Now what arr. you go ing to do with the other 3,000 op eratives? Where is the money coming irom to advance their wages? I tell you, it takes money and a pile of it to run a mill, and it takes more money than the mills are making to advance pr> se’it wages. There is the whole thing in a nutshell. The presidents are not getting more than they are’ worth, and their comhined salaries would not be a drop in the Ducket it .we allow the advance.” WHAT DO THE OPERATIVES WANT? “What do the operatives want?’’ asked a manufacturer. “Do they wat.t us to give them the mills? lc seems like it, and we might as well turn over the property as advance wages r.nd do as they say. I think we are in for a long fight now. The operatives kicked against the arbi tration they themselves proposed, for the mill men were willing to let the whole matter go to the arbitra tion committee.” A CARD FROM PRES1DEMT SIBLEY. In your issue of yesterday you report Rev. J. S. Meynardie as saying that "Mr. Turner had no i.lea but what high salaried men were on the list, and did not suspect they were fooling him. He is the most unsus pecting of men, thoroughly credu lous, and thought he was dealing with men who meant what they said, and would stick to it.” As Mr. Turnei’s only, communi cation with what Mr. Meynardie terms high salaried ’ officials was through the executive committee of the Manufacturers’ Association, I would like to know how they fool ed him, as they did not make any propositions to him, whereas he did make a proposition to said commit tee to arbitrate the whole matter, and which said committee accepted and notified Mr. Turner of the same, as published in your issue of the 17th. On yesterday at 10 o’clock a. m. the executive committee ot the Manufacturer^’ Association met to appoint the committee to carry out the arrangement in good faith. A few minutes after they met Mr. Turner cair^e in. The President of the association stated the object of the meeting, and then said we would hear from Mr. Turner. He (Mr. Turner) asked what we con sidered the pay roll to include, or something of similar p.urporL He was told that the Presidents and Superintendents were not car ried on the pay roll. Mr. Tur ner said that he was under the impression they were when he submitted the proposition of the day before, and '.hat unless they were included in the pay roll, or the clause in reference to the pay roll, &c-, was stricken out he would with draw it. The committee replied that the paper had been presented and accepted as a whole, and that The result of this fair is to encourage different industries among the colored people. Premiums will he awarded for farm products, cocking, washing, etc. It is a good enterprise and deserves encour agement. FIRE IN BELLTOa. On lost Tuesday morning, about three o'clock, a store house in Bellton, belong-, ing to Mr. J. N. Coggins, and occupied by Messrs. Roberts & Headen as a gen eral store, and in which was also kept the post office, was discovered to he on fire, and was soon burned to the ground, together with all its contents. None of the goods nor letters and papers were saved. The books and some postage stamps that were in the safe were saved in a damaged condition. The house was valued at (800 and uninsured. The stock of-goods was worth (2,000, with (1,200 insurance. A house belonging to Messrs. Faulkner & Bowden, adjoining the burn ed building, was considerably damaged. It is generally supposed that the store was burglarised and then set on fire. pouible. to the public whom thoy; seyre, and honored by fhe! confidence the pub- DIFFICULTY In MORGAN. Mr. George S. Reese hatl a serious difficulty, several days Ago, with Gas aniel, a negro cropper, on his place The immediate cause of the difficulty seematohave been Gus Daniel’s failure to give his crop a lost ncccssaryplowiog. The negro went off on an indefinite trip, and yonng Reese had his crop plowed in his absence. On retaining the negro became exasperated, and in a colloquy ceiled Mr.- Beene n lier. The latter struck him several blows with when the negro ran /or his gun..' Little Burney Reese, s brother of George, ran for e pistol when this occarred, end gave the weapon to his brother. George followed’ the negro, to his house, who was preparing to draw his gun, wheu he caught the gun with one hand end snapped his pistol three times in the negroe’s face. It failed to discharge, end he proceeded to pound him fiver the head to submission. The negro is very insolent, and has threatened young Reese’s Ufa on ' several occaiions. f His late narrow escape may cause him to be more respectful. Yonng Reese U one of the most sober end industrious yonng farmers in the county, and is to be con gratulated on his remarkable display of ooolneso.—Madisonian. SHE HANGED HERSELF. 1 deeper, of Fairborn, Commits • "subiae. Fhe ba’ance of the family nad gone to camp " to camp meeting., During thqir ab sence she hung -herielf. -Nothing positive is known a* t<> the cause ot this rash (ct. JMG a Clcckler was twenty-five years'.old and belonged to one of the best ’Amities in the county. It is said that.sbu attempt ed suicide once before by tying her feet together add rolling into a fi»b pond. another account. Fairbcrn, Atig.riL—The Gleck- ler family, well known and id good circumstances, Jive’ about three miles from Fairburn. Yesterday the whole family, with the excep tion of a daughter, Miss Emma Clcckler, left home to attend a camp-meeting. ..After the rest of the fjitnily had gone and the house was quiet, theyoung lady deliber ately proceeded to ihe work of self- destruction. Site went into * the yard and secured* a clothes line, which she took Wkth her to a barn near bv. She mounted to the loft of the barn and fixed the rope to one of the joists above. She theq turn - ed a barrel on end and stood on the head of it. In ’that posit on she fastened the noose about her neck and when she was ready upset the barrel under her, and in a few mo ments her -soul was in eternity. When the family returned from camp-mecting in |he afternoon, the uolortunate girl was found dangling at the end of tfe rope, cold and lifeless. ENGINES TO RUN WITH SODA. Ho Boot, No Cinders, No Fire—New Street car Power. Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—There are being constructed at the Bald win Locomotive Works four loco motives. which are to be run by soda,- which takes the place of fire Soda has much the same power as Coal without any of the offensive gases. The engines are nearly fin ished, and are to he shipped to Minneapolis, Minn., and run in the streets of that city where steam en gines are forbidden. The engines look like ordinary passenger cars. Inside the boiler is placed five tons of soda, which, upon beng damp ened by steam, produces an intense heat. When the soda is thorough ly saturated the action ceases, and then it is necessary to, restore it by driving the moisture from it, when it is again ready lor use. These engines are the first ol their kind kuilt in this country. They have about the same power as those of the New York elevated roads, am. will readily dtaw four light cars. Soda engines are used in Berlin and other European cities success fully and travetse the St. Golhard tunnel under the Alps,where steam engines cannot be used because the length of the tunnel tenders it im possible to devi.-e a system of ven tilation which will carry ofT the foul gases generated by a locomotive. ’ Atlanta, tig. 16.—One of the notib!e effects ot prohibition his been tile rise in the value of old hot-- Hen, For the la»t month the de mand f.ir old 11*»lt t-s h is been ex ceedingly lively. One ot the prin cipal purscha er. ..1 buttles is a coj Ore l man name-1 H<-nry Smith. He buy* all sorts ol bottles madg to hold liquors— wine, b-er vnd whisky. For whisky bottles he give< 2^ cents apiece; fur beer bottles -5 cents a dozen, and for wine b-ittles 15 cents a- d-zen: He has a regular set of cus'omers whom he visits weekly. However, he makes a daily round through certain portions of ■ be city, and has “helps” to cover the teiritory through which he does not pass. These “helps’’ are small negro boys, and thev a.e allowed a commission on a!l the buying they do. The bottle-buyer will not >t «te for whom he buys the battles. It is a secret ot the tn.de. This much he does say The buttiesare taken to a place on Decatur street, where they are cleaned tnd assorted. The wine and beer bottles are shipped to Ma con and the whisky butties are sold to an Atlanta wholesaleliquor deal- Henrv admit, that he never makes less than (60 clear, and that lie lias purchased 7,000 bottles the past month. Before pr ihibition went into effect his earnings were only (30 per month. He says tha> during the first ten da\s oi July’he found b t- tles every w he e he went, and on the 7th and 8th of that month he was forced to hire a "dray to carry his stock to the warerooms. Henry laughingly says that his principal customers aie rich white folks, but the -elling was done hrough 1 ttle children. Such cos tumers were regula-, and could al ways he counted on to have a full upply. To the question if any leading prohibitionists sold empty- bottles, the old man replied, with a knowing wink: “In Je business 1 know neither the pruhioilionists nor de whisky men. De bottles from one is as good as de bott'es from de udder.” Disappointed In Love. Atlanta, Aug. 18.-Miss Emma C.akleler, a beautiful young lady 18 years of age, commit ed suicide yes terday, at her home near Fairburn. The family hail gone t-i camp meet ing. MissClakeier took the clothes line, tied it to a joist, and getting on a barrel tied the line around her neck and kicked ihe barrel from un der her. When the family returned they found her swinging to the rope dead. She was the t aughter of a, wealthy planter and was disappoint ed in love. The house of commons, while virtually censurii g the same, will appoint a committee to investigate interference by lords in elections. CANNIBALISM, the arbitration committee as it read, and let them decide whether ttft presidents’ and superintendents’ salaries should be included as part ot the pay roll or not, Mr. Turner declined to agree to that, and stated that he withdrew the entire propo sition. I would thank the Rev. Mr. Mcy~ cardie to inform the public who was tLe party that did not stick to thet agreement. As much has been saidabout high stlaried officials, I would sta'e that I voluntarily reduced riiy own sala ries before any of the wages ot the Sibley and Langly employees were reduced. The salaries ot president and su perintendent of the Sibley Manu facturing Company have been re duced each about thirty per cent., and since the reduction my labors have been more than doubled. The salaries 01 the presideut and super intendent at Langly have each been reduced more than fifty per cent. A much larger, reduction than.any ot the employees ever bad. Re spectfully. Wm. C. Sibley Augusta, Ga., Aug. 19th, 1S86. The Bostsnriferald calls atten tion to the cases of cannibalism in Hayti, described by Sir Spencer St. John in his book on the “Black re public.” Sir Spencer represented Great Britain in the republic for twelve years, anJ his hook appear- in print within the last year. Ac cording to Sir -Spencer’s story, can nibalism is practiced to a very marked extent in Hayti. Voodoo- ism prevails there, and there are diabolical rites connected with it which require tile killing and eat ing of a child as a sacrifice. These rights have developed an abnormal appetite for human flesh, and now it is not an uncomniing thing to kill and eat children for food. It is stated that very lately, in Haoti, a well authenticated case has been reported a negro woman killed five of her children, and sold their flesh for food just as any butcher would kill pigs and sell the pork. It ik stated as a fact that the kill ing of children lor topd is so gen eral that Ihe white residents of Foil an Prince cannot t c induced to use domestic lard. They use only that which they are confident has been imported. Not long ago one of the Port au Prince newspa pers stated the facts about the kill ing of the children for food, but the government forced it to retract what it had stated. Nodcubt there is a sad condi tion of aflaits in Hayti where the negroes appear to be going back to barbarian instead of advancing to a higher civilization. MANGLED BY THE CABS. A Tonne Man Killed In OxlnoiTllle—Foul Play snspecled. Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 19. To-night as the train of the Gainea- ville. Jefferson and Southern rail road yvas coming, in from Social Circle it ran over and instantly kill ed Mr. John ’O’Connor, a young gentleman who was ’engaged here -.-tewing machine ^agent He has lived «n Gainesville several years and was at one time connected in husidess With Mr. Maje Smith. He waa unmarried -and as fafat known baa op relatives here." The horrible accident occurred between the Air- Line crossing and the depot ot the narrow gauge road. Engineer Spen cer «aw him lying on the track bui could not atop in time*to aave him. Both lega were completely-severed from the body at (he hips and be was otherwise horribly mangled. A J: - - ^ ,T - l *-‘--*1^81 ■ deep gash on his head Ie Util " tic has renosed in them, by election to iffieo; yerThey are. Tor tho most pari men fo whom the responsibili- duties,are onerous and distoste- wheh their acts are received with approval. White they ate wilting, xs good citizena to bear their proper part in this duty cf citizenship, and white they do not ask even sympathy and cer tainly not unqualified commendation at tho hands of their fcllw citizens, whom they cheerfully serve, yet a decent re- T LUlMIl'Ufi w * » J w * •. . ... ..... Canine affection. Hr. M. 8. Hitchcock; of this county, haa a setter dog that has a strong attach ment for his horse, ao much no that ho stays all day with him and if the horse is tnrned into the posture at bight spends t,benight with him. The . horse seems to be attached also to.tho dog. Gray, the defaulting treasurer o the Atlantic.mills company, suicid ed Wednesday. A RISE IN. OLD BOTTLES. T telr Value Greatly Enhanced by ProMbl- Kun. at amuls-a Colored Man's Bus: ■ Ing Business. A CASE OF UNNATURAL CRUELTY. A Whit* Woman Cuts the Blood From Her Little Danchter With a Cowhide. Yesterday a white woman, Who>c name is Fannie Grier, was arraign ed before Judge Wooten on a war rant foi cruelty and brutally beating her own daughter, a child seven years of age. The complaint was made by Mrs. Roland, who brought the child with her to the magistrate’s office. The inhuman mother, bearing in her arms a year old c“ild, was brought into court ab rut 4 o’clock. The testimony showed t.iat the wurain. Fannie Grier, lives in the" sixth ward, and that her child, who was the subject ot such unnatural treat ment, bote the name ot Jimmie Barefield, supposed to be the name uftlic woman’s former husband. Airs. Roland testified that she now lives in the neighborhood of Brozd S reel Methodist church; that she formerly lived neighbor to the woman, Mrs. Grier, and that she knew the child who came her house ancut 12 o’clock on some errand; that the child showed such evidences of suffering and cruel treatment as caused her to bring the matter to the 'attention of the officers of tire law. ■ The' child appeired to be of origin And sprigmiy mind end well developed physualiy, and in an swer to questions by the court said, a-the big tears rolled ficely down her cheeks, that her mother had whipped her with a long cowhide. The court'then caused the child to be stripped to her. waist, and the sight mate the heait of every spec tator bleed for pity. The red and blood-shotten stripe* three and four inches in length—marks of tile cruel lash—appeared all Over her little arms and back. During the exam ination the mother showed no signs of sorrow or shame, nor did she ex hibit any evidences of dissipation; neither was she crazy nor a fool. The unnaiursl mother was placed under a (50 bond to appear before the,grand juty.—Columbus Enqui rer-Sun. INDIAN RELICS.' The Rome Courier tells an inter esting stoiy of the finding of some Indian relics: A walk ol Haif a mile down, the east bank of the CoOsa river carries onc"to the sitcoLan old Indian vil lage. It was situated on the farm now owned by Mr. Ks -F. -Nixon. During the recent ireshet the land was considerably wa-hed, and Messrs George add; jl^nnington Nixon have gatheted an interesting lot of Indian; relics.; ’^nrough the courjqsjL.bt’. jrfie’ boys the ref was shown-the rare accum reporter nutation a» Will Com* Oat squarely for Prohtbt- tlon-.Bls Folloy to Broak the Solid south With a. Cold Water Plank In ism. Ban Harbor; Aug. 10.—A close personal Ir.end to Mr. Biaiue says the prohibition movement in thi- state, which is rapidly assuming considerable impnit tnee, is cauxing Mr. 'Blaine more uneasiness than anything else, and he is now pre paring a speech in which he propos es to come out in favor ofthe strict and imperative enforcement of the prohibitory law. “Mr. Blaine realizes,” said the gentle man, “that the prohibitory issue is growing throughout the country, and in 18S8 wid undoubtedly be a power in the land. In his fight for the republican nomination he has no hope of securing the Ohio dele gation, and it is therefore no object tor him to cater to the Germans of that state as he di*l in 1884, by not voting for the prohibitory amend ment. Just’now the tempeiance is sue is very strong, and he believes the solid south can be broken on that issue, and that it is essential for him to declare for prohibition now, in order to reap the benefit of ofthe breakdown theie,” From another source Mr. Blaine is reported to be considering the absolute importance of doing some thing to stem the tide of republi cans who arc leaving the party to join hands with the prohibitionists of Maine, who are being leJ in a masteily manner by Neal Dow. lie believes the temperance republicans of New York beat him in 1884, and he doesn’t want the temperance re publicans of Maine to brat his can didate for governor in 1SS6, for it would be dangerous to his plans for the future. # Augusta, Me., Aug. 12.—The fact, that Patrick J. Ford, editor of the Irish Wot Id, has been in consul | tation with James G. Blaine at Bar Harbor, for some time has j s b.- come known. Mr. Ford maue his appearance first in Augusta, on Monday afternoon, July 26. He was driven at once to the Augusta House and sent a messenger at once to Mr. Blaine’s house to announce his arrival. The Plumed Knight was not at home but young James was s«*nt down to entertain Mr. Ford until his father returned. Ear ly in the evening Mr. . laine drove up to the Augusta House, and tak ing ^Ir. Ford into his carriage, went for a short ride. After dark they returned to the hotel, and Mr. Biaiue, with Joe Manley, were c.oseted with Mr. Ford for several hours. Mr. ForJ asked not to have his presence made known, and re fused to register at the hotel. Next day be left on an Oarly train. Lately Mr. Ford has been living at a quiet hotel at Bar Harbor, and is still in consultation with Blaine. During the past two* weeks Joe Manley has been telegraphed for several times to make flying visits to his coinmande' , ’s ernt.g? at Mount Desert, where he lias met Mr. Ford. The presence of the New York editor is believed to have a hearing on the Presidential can vass ol 1S8S. The Irish World has Procct dikes ofthe Late Convention at Cor- tersvUle. Editor Banner-Wt-tchman: 1 The Odontc Agricnltuial Society was represented in the state convention wniwh met at Cartersvillc, Bartow county, August to, by Messrs. W. J. Elder and G. L. Anderson. About eighty-srven counties in our st; te were repiesented in this meeting. The convention opened with prayer on Tuesday at 9 o’clock. x Addtess ot welcome by Major John H. Wikle. Address of welcome by Dr. W. H. Felton in behalf of the agricul tural association of Bartow county, was a grand effort. We have hut few such men in Georgiy as Dr. Felton. He spoke about an hour, and brought us from the days ol crude fanning to the present enlight ened age, and p’etuted a bright fu ture for Georgia. Response tor the convention, t»y Cal. M.J. Hatcher. Privilege meeting. Semi-annual address, by Presi dent Livingston. Roll cill and perfected. Adjou nnrent for dinner. AFTERNOON SESSION. An address—Does farming pay in' Georgia, if not, why not, by ]■ E.N. William Puillips, of Marietta. New business. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. Night session, experience meet- All questions discussed under the ten minutes tide. What I know about farming, by Bill Arp. Talk by Carmicle, of Coweta county, on copartnership. SECOND DAY. Prayer at 8 o’clock a. m. An essay—“The relation of capi tal to Ir hor,” by 3. H. Bassett, of Fort Valley, Ga. An address—“The benefits to farmers from agricultural associa tions,” by R. D. Johnson, of Piece county. Mr. Johnson spoke very intelligently, and dealt in plain common sense ideas, giving the remedy for the leading troubles of our country; namely: that every other business was organized separate and distinct from each each other, but the farmers had laiied as yet to perfect a plan by which they could unite. He went on to tell what the scientific cUtb of Pierce had saved, and hurt no one. All in all we had a good meet ing. Some of the delegates re marked that we could have a nice time, even if we did not accomplish nything; but I would like to say just here, that we can’t afford to while away our time in such style. The truth of the whole thing is this: We meet twice a year itt a state convention as farmers, but alas, when this is said, all is said. Half or one-third of the delegates are not farmers bat merchants, lawyers, doctors and men whose interest dce> not run with us, and they occupy the time of the con vention, harnessed up and run in their interest, and the little influence on Maine politics, a id it is not in relation to the ent state campaign ^hat Mr. is in consultation wt’h Blaine. A Child Marriage. Jefferson (Ga.) Herald. Last Saturday evening Pleasant J. Roberts, Esq., was called upon to marry a couple at the residence of Cal. Smith, in Randolph district Ari'uing at the house i.e found it. crowucJ with youngsters, among whom were ichool children. With some difficulty Mr. Robots lound the nappy couple, and soon pro nounced them “man and wile.” Tne groom was Wil iam Thornton, aged 14 years, who had run away irom Ins lather to gt^ married. The bride was Mattie Smith, the adopted daughter of Cal. Smith, aged 15 years. Young as this couple may seem the match was made as readily as il Thornton had been a widower courtirig his third wife. On the first visit he asked the girl to be his wile, on the second obtained the mother's consent, on the third the bride’s father gave his consent. Just at this point some one informed Tiiornton that license must be had oefore the ceremony could be per formed, when it becomes his painful duty to contess to all concerned that he was unable to pay for the license. But the children at Mr. Emory Pliarr’s school, anxit u to know that the law would at their own conven ience make each of them the happy- head of a household, made up the requisite 1.30 by subscription, sent for the license and the ’squire, and witnessed the marriage of the child couple. What appeared so fraught With fun to the youngsters and joy to the young couple may prove to be the spring of sorrow and disappoint ment. A snake in Her Stomach. Teh years ago when but 8 y cars of age, Mrs. Henry Ja’meeom, ol Detroit, swallowed a tiny water snake. From that date to the pres ent she has oeen in poor health She was tre ited lor dyspepsia up to a couple of monthsago, when a De troit physician who was consulted decided that .something more tha i dyspepsia was troubling the young woman. Hi> treatment was in con formity with his susp ; ctons, and Friday Mrs. Jameson was relieved of a great - water snake about two feetiong ar.d half'an inch in dihme ter. Mrs;, Jameson says ’ that for yearn she has be in forced to eat rav enously in order to satisfy the de- _ _ . . - Toe collection consists ot potery, piper, chafins, skin STessers, arrow heads andtfimahawks. The collec- tion of arrow-heads, number 850, is the fii.eit in the sta:e." They vary in size from a smtli Steel pen to the small hand ot a la ly» Tne thick ness of each, one also varies. The kin d e-sers at d. t jin.ihatrs are cautifuily polished. . Mast of the pot ery is lutle and without orna mentation. One aniele’particular- ■y noticeable was a’ burnt clay bead and face; tee tcatures were pet- lectiy clear and well shaped. Tne Indian who fashioned it was an xcellent artist. Also in the accu- mqlation.arc two skulls, and tcvcral leg hones of the departed tace. Upon a phrenological examination, the forehead was low aid retreat ing; cautiousqeSK was’largely «le- ihhabitativeness was „ .. fdfcnl.ty were’apparent by enlargement iVer.the ey e. One skull,' judging •byi:.1lU! size Of the teeth, was that 01 a female-,’the other appeared"to be •thhFuf a Writ!- .The village wa- — ihlw inhabited when DeSoto A STARTLING SPECTACLE. mands of he' stronge boaider. She .neaawater*qr tne sjooaa. _ experienced a constant gnawing |n j j *'r J | | j the stomach, and,, while, drinking water the snake invariably rose tv her throat. .On several occasions she almost choked to death. While the reptile was dying it world coil itself up and then uncoil with great ne| force, causing the patient intense! till ny. Mrs; Jameson is severely to thinl^ he may been murdered and placed on the track. London, Aog. i8.—Indian gov ernment i* inviting tenders at New castle for transports to proceed to Bombay and Calcutta at the end of August. They are to be used, it u presumed, to carry reinforcements of troops to‘Bermuda. The Michigan democrats ia stale convention at Giand Rapids, Wed- Uesday 1 , - dominated - a -ticket ’and adopted a platform. Before ad journing a word of cheer was sent the Irishmen in convention at Chi cago. .... 1- Frederick H McCarron, a de mented barber - of Providence,' cut the throat, of Jas. Crosby while shaving him. New York, August '20.—Busi ness failures during last week .hroughout the country, as reported to R. ’ G. Don & Co., number for the United States 161, and for Canada 25> r -totol, 186; against 157 last week and 454, the week-previ ous. The increase observable this in the Middle and Pit- Canada. ', week • • *» Haa*.. . | Chicago, August 20.—The‘jury in the case of the anarchist’sftrials. which have been going ot; in thn city for several weeks past, brough in a verdict this morning of gu" except as to Neebe, who gets teen years in the penitentiary. AH the others will hang. Tha Bout .Sold to-Hxre a Loir In Athens iThis beast igTiAtfhe ring-stresked and stfiped-ereaturb from the ’ jnftgfes ot Af- who feeds-oir lambs and Cat flattie Ijank notes, but is in all places and at all hours and dishes oat the amplification fluid known to the World*as corn juice-. Why Wis coifed a “blind tiger 3 ’ is not known, for he can scent and' see the bine coats ofthe police of^anditeVenue detectives on the darkest nights, that pome; These- sightless beasts. is inn inhabit dry towns. oqdjVfios been rumored that they are dginjj a thriving busineis in our city. Whether they do o{ not is only conjecture, as none but the initiated can get Intd ihe den of the “Blind tiger,” and each one who' is introduced into the lair iamodqto .swear not' to give it away. The police have Been on the lookout, but so far have beett unable to find odt the resting place of the tiger. *' Prince A'lexdndef 'Bks been assut - ed that Turkey will assist Bulgaria if attacked by Servia. that would help the t’V Mr. Turner being compel!^ break thibujji the proposition m.-uie Oy tiiir slip accepted oy the mill president- - . '151 Rl.« TO.lDiG L' A-ii 11; 1 ILzviilCS- lew il.T, an«l Silverware Captvred In thi * War to be Returned. ' ^ Washington, August 19.—Some t me ago Acting Secretary ' Fail'- citiid instructed Mr. Krites, Chief of the Division of Abandoned- ^ l’roperty, to carry into effect thegH provisions of the act of Congress authorizing the Secretary ot the Treasury to deliver to the rightful owners certain articles of jewelry, . c.c., captured by the United States army during the civil war and de- , posited in the Treasury* Depart- teiit. Mr. Krites has accordingly , prepared rules and regulations, which will govern the restoration of all such artiales, and has just con cluded on examination of the arti cles on deposit. They are con tained in two boxes and consist of jewelry, portraits, watches &c. One of the boxes contained nearly live hundred watenes, gold, silver <nd brass and a number of jack- knives, pocket-books, letters, &c. These were mainly taken from p.tsoners ot war wito died in hos pitals around Washington, Cape Lookout and Elmira and were de posited in the Treasury by Gen. Ketcham. Sotr of them, howev- ei belonged to Union soldiers, who died during the war near the placeu designated. The other box con tained a lot of articles captured by Gen. Sherman’s troops in Camden, 8. C., in the early part of 1S65. They consist of family plate, jewelry, etc., which had been de posited in a bank in Camden by Mr. McRae and other wealthy residents of that section. When the Union aviny approached 'he town an effort - was made to transfer the articles to a place of safety, hut it did not suc ceed, as the troops came upon the scene while the transfer was being made. Many of the principal articles belonging to Mr. McRae were restored to him by special act of 'congress in 1S82. An inventory has been made, and it is thought that the articles can be easily iden tified by their ov nets. They will be restored upon applic. tion, ac companied by satisfactory evidence of ownership. The two boxes re- ferred to contain all the property ot the character described now in the United States Treasury except possibly the presentation swords belonging to Gen. Twiggs and cap tured bv Gen. Butler in New Or leans. It is an unsettled question as yet whether these swords can be restored under the provisions of the act relerred to above. AH the other articles mentioned which have not been restoied by April next will be advertised, and such as shall still remain in the Treasury for one t ear Irom that time will be sold at public auction. > RLOOIIY AFFRAY BETWEEN A MAYOR AND.ALDERMAN. Macon, Ga., Aug. iS.—Monday evening, about 8 o.clocK, the neigh bors who live near Jim Mobre’s late residence, on Windsor Hill, ere treated to a sttrtling specta cle The wife o'an officer was sitting on her front porch and others weie out cool ng themtclves, and sud- degly a sneet ol flame about tin size of an electuc tight went up a pine tree standing near by in a va cant lot, and lor an instant it illu mined the surrbunJings, and then shooting out across the loot of his former home, it went out as sud denly as-it came, and the surround mg- were once more enveloped in the gloom of the silent night. Thost who saw it, and thev were quite a numb, r, sav that it was enough to send a thrill of superst.tious Utead through' the stoutest heart- Many conjectures were made as to the origan, but it appears to be inexplicab'c. The negroes who live in thelow- er city are afraid to pass the desert ed house where the two crimes vere committed and expiated. Last night one who was forced to pass there to get home from his work, called on an officer, and in a whimpering way Slid: “Ido wish had stime one to go with me home. I am so scared to pats the place where Jim Moore was hung that 1 don't believe I can do it.” He went on his way still bemoaning his sad luck. There are no new developments in the tragedy, and its looks as it the people. were. willing to drop the matter for the present, aud con tent themselves with anticipating startling developments at the time the two women have their commit ment trial. Many are anxious to have the trial come ofT&s /soon as possible, sO.aS to' bring' out the full facts in the case. country and steer her safely amid ali trouble, must sit still and hear political aspirants, office-seekers, capitalists and non-organizers talk and discouise on the troubles ol far mers, planters amt lanorers, and al ways talk about the troubles and discord, but never give any remedy lor the evils. Let us have our state conventions like our little agricul tural society at Goshen Hill, in this county, namely—strictly termers, tad nothing but a farmer can get a ticket to the state convention, and f every club had this rule, as they ihould have, then we would have only I'armets at these conventions, and could accomplish something ot material benefit to the labor and planter; but never while merchants can geta free ticket, lawyers, ant, in fact, every other profession. It seems that they are determined to have another non-farmers to watch over the business and keep the planters from doing anything to save themselves. 1 had rather see the delegates meet and rent a hall, and pay three dollars a day boaid, and also pay their fare on ti e rail road, and do something, than to have free rides, free halls and free hash, and go as we have been going. The day has come when we must use the proper means to protect our planters and laborers, because then we save our country and help every profession, and when we prosper every profession and every body else can prosper. No, gen tlemen, this thing has been run long enough on this plan. Let’s see that every county in the state sends nothing but farmers to the slate convention, and give the time in building up some good safe plans h\ which our country can build up her waste places, have reasonable wages for labor and build railsoads, educate the rising generation to a higher standard, and no longer hear the cry of hard times, but every body and everything prospering and moving along in peace and har mony together. The farmers are laxed lo analyze the fertilizers at fifty cents a ton, which amounts up to several thousand dollars, and to day I know of but one county that has ever saved a sample, as requir ed by law, to have it tested, and what was t ie result? The gentle man. one of our state chemists, could not, or would not,test il with out tne tag or brand ot the guano. They endeavori d to get it tested, but all to no pui pose. Now, have we got to pay men to protect tile gnano companies? It seems so by the above statement. Rather turn the whole business over on its own merit, and we can test for our selves, and if a company puts u; t spurious article they can be made td’not only lose the note value, but also to pay damages—w hatever losses accrue by bad or worthies: goano. Give the farmers justice and you ne» er dealt with a cleverer set of people, and the day is near by when you will have to let him nave justice. L. Mavor J. E. Felder, of Amerlcus, and Al derman W. p. Burt Have a Difficulty— Felder Stabs Burt in two Places, Ma king Very Serious Wounds-—Blood Flows Freely. Amekicus, Ga., August 19.— Amencus was stirred to its center today by a bloody light by Mayor- Fclderand Alderman Burt, in which the latter was cut twice—one wound • in the small ol the back in the left side, penetrating three inches and pronounced by the physicians very' ’ serious. The trouble was caused by a misunderstanding of something Burt had told Felder about Police man Ragan, who was with Mr. Felder, when the latter me Dr. Burt. Felder asked Butt about it and Burt denied saying it that way. Felder then gave the lie, and Burt ■ struck him. Felder drew his knife and stabbed Bu twice, once ort the eft arm and the other as described. He then walked along. Two police men were standing within six ieet of both parties, ancLrefused to make my arrest, one, Ragan, being off duty, and the other, Smith, claim ing that he had no authority to arrest the mayor. Dr. Burt is resting very well. Mayor Felder immediately left for the country, but is reported to have returned to town. AUGUSTA. 8 tnce the riots began in Belfast every Catholic workman has been hounded- off' -Queen’s- Island. In many large establishments in Bel fast, i’so, they have been. forced to quit work. L- bit. »: ,/ ; os ..... Hon: Jefferson Davis, Wednes day,-made a short speech to a' polit ical convention, at Mississippi City. One of the UUle Starts Up, bat the Strike te StUl on. Augusta, August 20—The Riv erside mills have commenced bper afions with a crippled force, but one of sufficient stiength to wairant th continuation of work from day to flay. As Mr. Turner ordered the Kni*ghts not to go to work, and at there have been no instructions made public countermanding bee retary Turner’s orders, it is sup posed that the operatives have either kicked out of the traces or are not Knights of Labor. At tempts to become acquainted with the facts in the case, proved futile, as neither the Knights or the mill men show a disposition to talk, and refuse to answer questions. The strike still continues un changed, with the exception of the occurrence narrated, and, indeed, there seems, at picsent, that noth ing will happen to change the sta tus of affairs. However, prominent citizens are at wonr on the case, and a satisfactory solution may be arrived at almost any time. There is no denying the fact that .the Knights have lost much sympathy ORGANIZED LAItOR. Editor Capital: The changes in congressional nominations, Carlton vs. Reese, Stewart vs. Hammond, are undoubtedly to a great extent owing to the efforts of the K. of L. The convention in the 6th district tendering the nomination to Hon. . H. Blount pa- cd esolutions of which the following is pr -t: “That the thanks * * * are due J. IJ. Blount for his long and faithful ser; _ vice to his district, to his state and to his country, and he has especial- ’ shown himself to be a patriot tnd a statesman in preferring the general weltare of his people to that of corporations and monopo lists. * * * We are gratified t! at there is no opposition to*his' return,” etc. These things certainly indicate a new factor and power in our state politics. Wise is th6 officer and candidate who heeds the demands ol organized labor. Legislatots and legislation in the interest of the ople in preference to that of mo nopolists. - We clip the shove bit of news rom the Atlanta Capital. That lie Knights of Labor, or any other irganization, had anything to do with sending Messrs. Carlton, Stewart and Blount to Congress is. certainly new political light thrown on the campaigns. If the Knights of Labor ever supported Capt Car.ton his friends are not aware of he tact. Qn the other had, a very toolish repor: had been circulated that the Captain said he would !rive his buggy over a member of ne order if he saw one lying in the road, ami as a cqnsequence the Knights studiously remained away rom the convention. If the K. of L. supported Stewart, it was to out little effect, as the order in the. Fifth district is concentrated in A>- anta, and Hammond carried Ful ton county. It was thg rural coun ties, where organiz-d tsih-r is un known, that defeated Mr. Ham mond. As to Blount, stronger powers than t“e Knights of Labor nave attempted to defeat him in vain. We are willing to give this order all the praise it deserves, but lo not let it try to get up a politi cal boom under false pretenses. KILLED IN THE WHEELS. 1 The sad Death of Mr. John H. Banff, Roswell. 2 J Roswki.i., Gil, Aug. 19.—Mr. John If. Lang, superintendent of the Roswell ! manufacturing company, was killed thi.-l morning white overseeing some adjust ments about the water wheels or one of the factories. • The facteries havo bet a Shut down for sovoral days for repairsiq - and Superintendent Lang was giving his personal, attention toj the work. jfll 0 went down this morning into the wheels. ' and while there was accidentally caught and crushed to death.