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U'c have heretofore refrained I ora ary coimm-nt whatever on the ooiible in Oconee county over the prohibition election, for the simple reason 1b ! the matter was in the courts, an J wc did not think it right or prudent to pen anything that might be construed into a desire to inlloence public opinion or warp , ce. Several parties reported to us that OrJinary Thrasher interpre ted our silence into fear of attack ing him. We gave no ear to such silly char, for did an editor heed half i a-news carried to him he would be always kept in hot water. The truth is. Judge Thrasher knows vciy well that the editor of this paper dor. not hesitate or fear to expose anv man or measure when the pub U intrusts require it. But now that Oidinary Thrasher has acted i i r matter, and the courts will only he aske I to pass upon the justice o( -A-TBCEISrS, NEAR SCULL SHOALS. .TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1886 A PLEASANT VISIT TO AN INTER ESTING LOALITY. v 1.1 l.l In I i» decision, he is open.to comment limn the press and the public. I ha- been boldly insinuated that Mr I nrasher was paid for his singu lar position in this matter, and that In- is hui the hireling and corrupt >|' ,, I<> the liquor sellers of Oconee ii’ur.’v. We have no proof to sub -in t a e such a charge, and Unre lated., not make it. Hut we do sav : .eu is n broad gulf of inconsisten 'he Ordinary's words >ul.lie acts, and wc can’t ...• how he can teconcile them l ucre is not an honest man in Ocn. rre county tmt what knot u ill affirm that the county voted s.piaiely I c prohibition, and X'.. I-dm ii i i rasher's declaration to tin- coni.au is an outrage on ri.-ht a..d just.re ihat no iree horn an. I.une peon'e will t derate. Altei acknowlt ilging under oath that tin piohihitioi,i-1• cainril the election he has now sought a flimsy excuse to disfranci.i-e the voters districts, wit clr resulle.l in ing the wishesol the entire co.it,ty, and gave vision to a minor'.tv. Tin, step untile part of the Ordinary »a so usurpations and dietatsiria. as to stall the pssiplc w 111 surpi se. II. has tram,, e I the i.allot-h. x undei fool, and dtslare.l himself tile mas- ,l " *’■ the vi ry | e >ple who hao cell* I l.i.O I he sei Was Ih. tnde M. to a I' o .> h .1 more II .g ain Was there of itigati constituency f . Cl, ami snows aow of excuse AN ATHENIAN BAKES DP SOME REMINISCENCES. T.IR BAM JOXEH ON TUE CHURCH. vu i nl l.trnnii^iv.ii ;nccincts— I lie hi his ile- ») iIhJ he m l .il u throw out * * th.it voted “tor the i t W.IS in the »amc bca* i >c iidnt lio.Xis? It i»ie vote .»! 1 \ Old. land Farmington ua* i!le- t in the pionihition c«>nte>t 1 masher has r.o ri^ht to ti» j»o-i• ion i\c now hohU, and e\e r y ele.don held in Oconee conn lor the | a*l tvse Ay ytars is ille gal. The good people of Oconee .ire outlawed an indignant at the umiiiiv t>i this county otlicer, i.ever war hi aver cause given. It "■a* an open and detiant thrust at the wry foundation of our republi can government, and the assump- t *n !») a pe’ty county (dlicial of p »w\er that even the monarchs of the old world hesitate to accept. Such act* as that one committed by Ouiinary Edmund Thrasher de- mmd a public uprising, and loicLohers shou'.dered tiieir mm- keis lor even a less provocation. Tms oHicer had better beware how lu- tramples the ballots of freemen :in;’e foot, and installs himself as dictator of his county! The good people of Oconee have shown rare patience, but you can now hear the indignant muttering* of an enraged populace, helote which stronger and mightier powers than this Or dinary have trembled. , They have seen this citizen whom their votes placed in otlice playing battledore and shut’lecock with their most sacred rights; and now that he has assumed unto himself a dictatorial Antiquarians locate tt-c Garden o Kilcn on thattongue of land at the junc tion of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers; out our friend, Mr. Isaac I,owc, of Ath ens, is equally as confident that it was in Oconee county, above Scull Shoals, between the Oconee river and Hose creek, and that in his younger days he was the modem edition of Adam who reigned in this little earthly paradise. Forth; past live years the wonders of this slice of country have been rung into our ears un til had we hedn olfered the choice of a trip around the world or drive to Mr. Lowe’s old home, we would have unhesitatingly accepted the latter pil grimage. Saturday afternoon when our friend proposed to take us on a visit to this region we at once laid aside all l.us- iiess and only too gladly accepted. At -I o clock sharp Mr. L. called for us behind a pair of Cooper's fine roadsters, and we ere soon speeding to this land of oslien. Shortly after passing Watkinsville, we invaded a road that Mr. Lowe said he had not travelseil in twenty years, and as it was our maiden trip lie pointed out all the points of interest, from the long- in lac leafed pine, growing near the water ri id- courses, to the gigantic white oak, now felled to the ground, beneath the shade of which lie used to rest when a school b y. About two miles from Watkins ville, at a lonely spot on the road side, IS a pile of rocks that mark the spot where 35 years ago a young man named Stone was thrown from his buggy - r .d killed. He kept books at the High Shoals factory, and was coming to Ath- ns to visit bis friends, when his team took fright and threw him from his buggy. For years the spot was looked upon as haunted, and few darkeys would it after night fall. We passed ihe Historic Itig Spring church, once under the pastoral care of that good old man “ncle Billy Sanders, who was as noto rious a character in ‘Georgia as was Dncio .limmie Dannelly in South Caro lina. We have heard a number of anec dotes on • l ncle Hilly” in connection with Big Spring church, of which we will reproduce two or three: After tbe first battle «f Manassas, the old gentle man in a prayer exclaimed, “Oh, I,ord, I’ll tell Thee we’ve given the Yankees a pretty genteel whipping.” That same day he remarked to a lady, now living in Athens, upon the close ol his sermon, “Will that good looking young sister on the eend of the bench please raise the hynie?” It was Mr. Joel Morton that in his prayer he designated with, “Oh, Lord, bless that erring sinner settin’ there, named Joel Morton! You’ll know him Isird, from havin’ green breeches on.” (Tnde Billy was a great rebel and a good man. He once preached a sermon on “Ike and Becky at the well.” Hchasheen known to stop on the road side, hitch his horse under a shade and pull fodder for halt a day with some man, to get a chance to talk religitfn to him. Big Spring church is now going to decay, and this our crude old building will soon have to give way for a modern structure. Just this side of the old home of “Lit tle Joe Elder,” we passed b.-neath a large dead oak with an outstretheil limb reaching across theroad. This was the scene of an amusing incident of long ago. An old man named Merriwether imagined that ho would have a call to preach and unceasingly prayed for the summons. A wag in thj neighborhood, named McKee, one evening, where he knew the old man would pass, crawled out on this limb and concealed himself among the dense foliage. Just as Mr. Merriwether rode underneath, with head humbly bowed and that old praver upon his lips, in a sepulchral tone McRee called out three times: “Meriwether go power that makes a king and mas- ! preach my Gospel!” At the third sum- ter of a public servant they will not lie much longer restrained. President Cleveland has ve’oed more hills than a'l of his successors comLiiud. Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Wash ing tor., is out as a candidate for picsidenl ol the United States in t sss. Senator Mahone, of Virginia, is talked of as the lepublican candi date for cor.giess from the Peters burg district. Ilis term in the sen ate expires March q, and it is to be hoped that he will sink into obscur itv after that date. American missionaries are attack- < d once in a while in China and their property destroyed. These attacks off-et the attacks by mobs upon Chinamen in this country which occur now and then. The latest raid on Catholic and Protes- lant ministers was at Chung King i 600 miles inland from Shanghai., here was no loss of life but a (Treat 1 ns of property. The interference - f officials prevented loss of life. cf the Christian church. This is one of the oldest established Christian churches ia the state, but a more commodious and better arranged building is now being erected near the old house. We had a curiosity to hear this famous divine, and attended also. The building was packed, and people came for miles around to listen to the “funny preacher,” as Mr. Landrum is called. The benches are constructed not with an eye to comfort, and one would feel just about as much at his case on top of a three-edged fence- rail. But for more than an hour we stqod the ordeal, and heard another ser mon on Snnday; but this time service was held in the unfinished new church that is furnished wi:h much better benches. We were disappointed in Mr. Landrum. We expected to see in him a counterfeit.Sam Jones. If he is an imitation of the fumous evangelist, it is a very poor one. We believe Mr. Lan drum’s manner is natural, and he does not pattern after any one. Wc think he is a thoroughly honest man, and sincere. His face and manner show this. Mr. Landrum's delivery is very poor, and his sentences so flighty and discon nected that they jar on the car. There is no relation between his text and his sermon, but there is said to l>e a strong similarity between all of his discourses. In fact, he preached a part cf the same sermon twice last Sunday to the same congregation. Mr. Landrum makes some good points, hut they are mixed with too much chaff It is like board ing house coffee—a man must drink too much water to get a little of the bever age. But the most objectionable part of some of Mr. Landrum's discourses is the coarseness of some of his sentences, such as the following, that escaped his lips during his sermons last Sunday: “I’ll bet a pint of goobers;” “Just as easily done as to crack e louse;” “It’s gwinc to rain—so take in your fodder;” “I’d as soon wet a hog,” and a number of simi lar silly expressions. There was neith- j er wit nor point to them, and they fell Hat, without a smile from the congrega tion. This minister is said to be a fair atin and Greek Scholar, anil he delights tc display his learning before the peo ple, and seeks every pretext to do so. He must also be a “fresh” in Masonry, from the frequent mention he makes o the order, without any regard to the subjeet under discussion. Sunday morning Mr. Landrum preached a ser mon that was mainly given to defending Baptism by immersion, and said lie hat challenged Bev. Simon l’eter Richardson, of the Methodist church, to discuss the subject with him, but he declined, and had also written to Mr. Myrick, of the same church, but had never heard from that minister cither. He seemed to be ravenously hungry for a Biblical contro versy; but at the close of his discourse spoke very kindly of all Christian de nominations. Mr. Landium had only secured one convert up to Sunday—a lady who had severed her connection with the Baptist church. In our little- criticism on Mr. Landrum’s sermons we do not intend it as any reflection on his Christian character; but we think we utter the sentiments of many members in his own chuich. Wc believe that- if he could change his stylqof preaching to a more serious drift, that he would meet with greater success in his good work. To-morrow we will write of the old homes in this locality, anil other points of interest. ORDINARY THRASHER DECLARES OCONEE COUNTY WET. THE PEOPLE AROUSED. In Hit Sworn Answer Before Judge Hutch- lnsHe Says the Coanty Wet* “Dry”--Ia Hts Official Act He Stye “Wet"—Why Is It?—Malpractice.’ PRESENTATION’. The Texas cotton crop, under the lect of rains or extreme hot wcath- i, is shedding its forms rapidly, and reduction of one-third in the yield ' apprehended. It looks as if Mexico would heve to pay pretty dearly for the murder of Rasures by Mondragon, theMex 'can official, who had him kidnapp ed and shot. A claim for 100,000 on hehall of his widow and children will he made against the Mexican government. . It is believed that the republicans of New York, by their failure to CI *H a state convention, have given 'he democrats a chance to elect a ‘cnaior te succeed Warner Miller, whose term expire* Mfext month _-et the democrat* go in and win. o secure tbe senatonhip would be- a 'riumph indeed. • p'*'"® Unic'data are opposed to add!- * * n,en< * ment Ihe Queen’s mons the old man put whip to his horse and dashod home, when he huggod eve rything in his reach and told the lainily that the call from G rd to preach had at last reached him, and he now felt it his duty to obey; and forthwith went into the ministry and proved an instru ment of great good. As we began to near our destination the topography of the country and char acter of the soil began to change. We had traveled a pine ridge—the backbone of the country between the two rivers— hut we now noticed that the trees were larger, the crops more luxuriant and other evidences of fertility. Mr. Lowe became more conversive, and regale q us with little incidents of his school boy days. In going and coming he show ed us 13 different spots where he had broke his leg while wrestling, and there 1 s not a vale or romantic nook but what had witnessed bis exploits with some pretty girl. At out f> o’clock wc drove up to the old I.owe homestesd, now the residence of Mr. Joel Morton, and were roost cor dially welcomed and royally entertained. The Lowe faihily were having a reunion, and the large old house was full of pleas ant company. In ante-bellum days this was a grand old place, of which you still see evidences on every hand. Hid we been uncle and cousin and aunt combin ed! 'vc could not have been kinder treated by this family. After a few minutes’ rest Mr. Low® proposed that we stroll with him around the premises, which we gladly did. We wended our way to the spring, but onr companion suddonly halted before a large poplar, and pointing to it said: “Isn’t it wonderful* what changes time makes! The last time I was hdre that old poplar was known as the ‘Big Hickorynut,* and I have gathered bushels of acaley- bsrks off of it.” We finally reached the spring. “And they’ve polled this spring up by the rootsiand moved it! When I was a boy it used to gush out of that big rock up there on the hilliida across the branch. Iwonder what they ever did that for?” Thus it was that Mr.Lowo found everything changed since his boyhood days. The hills and valleys had swap ped places, and the country seems turned upside down. After supper we found that all the household bad arranged to attend Anti och church, just on the hill-top, and A Souvenir Presented to Mr. P. A. Stovall by Hts Associates at the Chronicle of fice. Angus’s chronicle. Last evening at ten o'clock the Chron icle editorial rooms were the scene of a most pleasant presentation. Assembled in the room were Messrs. M.M. Hill, E. C. McCarty, Jno. Anderson, T.D. Mur phy, E. W. Barret, Geo. Nees, Jerry Mc Carty, Mike Walsh, W. C. Casey, P. H. McDonald, Claude Smith and S. H. Co hen. Mr. Geo Nees stated that they had Something of impor ance to saj to Mr. Stovall, and requested Mr. Sanford H. Cohen to state what it was. ri’ESKSTATIOX. Mr. Cohen said: Mr. Stovall, it has often been my pleasure to have the most pleasant duties imposed upon me, but none have ever given me as much genu ine pleasure as this. I have been dele gated by those who have been associated with you to express the esteem, admira tion, appreciation, respect and love with which you are held b) them; and those who for long years have been connected with you, as wellas those who have been j associated but a short while, request that you accept this token of their apprecia tion of your many noble qualities, anil trust that your success will continue. We will all lookfotward to thebrightea reer of our associate, who leaves the Chronicle the best equipped young jour nalist in the South. We beg that yoa accept this cane as but a slight token from those who wish you a successful aul useful career, and one worthy of yoar merits. MB. STOVALL'S ACCEPTANCE. Mr. Stovall thanked his friends -oc theirkestimonial. He said that what ac knowledgments he might utter would he the product of surprise and gratification. He might, however, have anticipated this occasion for it was but in keeping with the unvarying kindness he had received in the Chronicle office since he entered it in October, 1870. Hi received with due pleasure and sorrow tnis golden-tipped cane as a sign of his banishment, and wherever he went or whatever might happen, it would remind him of his old -home and his old friends. Perhaps, when other constituencies had become rebellious, and other communities were weary, it would serve aa a guide to return and, resting himself, give the public also a rest The citizens-of Oconee county ware surprised and outraged on Saturday last, as the rumor began to spread that Ordi nary Thrasher had made up his mind, in the face of facts and his former state ments, both to the people and to ifis Honor Judge Hutchins, to declare that the county, on the 20th of May last, voted “For the Sale.” This is a won derful declaration, when wi member that Mr. Thrasher admitted to Judge Hutchins in July last that the county went “dry" by a majority of •42. The good citizens are thoroughly aroused and are determined to see that the voice of the people shall ho rcspec. ted and the unfaithful officer shall be punished. With the facts as they now exist, Mr. Thrasher is«clearly guilty of malpractice in office, and the grand jury will doubtless find a bill, at Us next term, and the juries of the county will promptly investigate the official acts of this officer, and if he is guilty, they will at once so declare, and then Mr. Thrash er will have to leave the office he en tered a short time since, in a very unen viable way. The rumor that pecuniary induce ments had been brought to bear is tak ing a firmer hold of the people, and they are outspokeii in declaring that without such influences being brought to bear, the true and honest result of said elec tion would have been declared long since. The position of Mr. Thrasher is an omolousone. His excuse for declaring “wet” is. we understand, that Salem and Farmington districts were “illegally firmed” twenty-five years ago and that it is high time that they should he fixed up all right. He forgot that he, as Ordi nary, was elected in an election in which these precincts participated, and that every officer that has held office for a long number of yearsj has done so under elections in which these precincts have participated. But this is too thin. He may imagine that the people believe this to he the power behind the throne which caused his unprecedented action in this matter, hut later on lie will r alize that the power actuating this strange and un warranted act was more powerful than a mere irregulaity of the establishing of a voting precinct twenty-five yea’s ago. For more than two months after the election lie declared frequently that the county had votei dry, and that the only reason he had for not so declar ing, was that he thought it un fair to shut down on some and allow \Y. H. Booth to continue. This he said would be the result, as Mr. Booth’s license did not expire until January 1st, 1882. It does seem to us that if there ever was a case of malpractice in office; a case in which the voice of the people have been ignored by an officer, this is one, and doubtless before another July Court the Ordinary will wish that his foresight had been as good as his hind sights. The case against Mr. Thrasher does not seemed to be pushed with that vigor that the merits of 'the case deserve, or be would not have been allowed four months to do that which the law de manded him to d° at once—and the good people of Oconee demand that the law be pushed as rapidly as possible and that the true result of the election be de clared, and the county of Oconee be al lowed to enjoy the benefits of a law which they have, by their votes declared, and that Mr. Thrasher be taught that he is the servant and not the master of the people. i vstice. THE GILLSVILLE CONVENTION. Tnc senatorial convention to nominate a candidate for the counties of Hall, Jackson and Banks counties met at Gills- ville last Friday, and Mr. A. 1*. Wofford, of Banks county, was unanimously nom inated to represent the 33d senatorial district. CapL A. T. Bennett was select ed as chairman and W. F. Fmdley sec retary. There were no other names besides Mr. Wofford’s presented. Capt. J. E. Hitch introduced a resolution which breaks up the rotation system, and when a good representative is chosen he has a chance to go hack again. The resolution was unanimously adopted that each county be entitled to a delegate to every 250 democratic voters. This puts it out of the rotation system. How tre Xallroad Will Worm Ita Way Into Athens. ONE YEAR OLD. The Knights of I-abor of Athens cele brated their first anniversary last night, at their hall on Broad street This or ganization started on the 22d of August, 1885, and are now 800 strong. The members of the assembly gave a splen did supper to the families of members and invited guests. Several speeches were made by members of the assembly. Good singing, good music and an enjoys ab’.c time was had by all who attended. THE FIRST GUN. The Candidates Meet and Dlscuse the Iseues' . - B. E. Thrasher, Ordinary O. C, hear Rev. S. S. Landrum, the Sain Jones ■ Aug. 10th, 1880. *0 DECLARATION NECESSARY. Upon investigating the question sub- mitted by petition touching the legality of Farmington and Salem precincts in prohibition election held on the 20th day of May, 1886, for this, Oconee county, I find that Jhe election held at both those precincts was illegal, and esanot ho counted in cotisolkisting the votes of said election. Consequently the prohi bit ion election for this county has re tailed in a majority of legal votes “For the Sale.” When the result is “For the Sale” the law does not require any dec laration by publication. wag time to bring in another horse; that ■he was better fitted and capacitated to represent the farming interest, for the reason that for sever teen years he had known nothing else. He made a very good showing, and wag frequently ap plauded. He said the farmers were 75 per cent of the voters, and they were 'entitled to representation in the legist - tore. As Mr. Russell closed the “legislative discussion,” the Hon. H. H. Carlton was vociferously called for, and stepped forward amidst tremen dous applause and was greeted by the sweet smiles ahl cheering looks of the ladies present. He said that as he had no opposition that he would not make a political speech, so he said but little about politics, but for about one hour he made a very pleasing and inter esting, as well as a very edifying speech, 3e spoke of Georgia and her resources, of her brave men and pretty women, and in his graceful way and inimitable style, gave aTiistory of the discovery o! the famous Helicon spring, which he de clared to be a fountain of healing wafers The Doctor’s speech was frequently and heartily cheered. This closed the speaking and the young folks called for music and in a lit tle while they were keeping time with the fiddle and tamborinc. Judge W. II Yerby was master of ceremonies, which accounts for the marked success of the day. Mr. Y'crbyisa wliolesouled gen tlemen and never wearies in trying to make others happy. Guest. A Far Comer of THE HAND OF TIME RESTS HEAYI LYON SOME GRAND OLD HOMES. THE MACON & A 1'HENS. On the 8th of next month Mr. Roberts, engineer on the M. St A. road, will lead a charming young lady of Monticello to the altar, and it is intended to celebrate the event by running the first train of ears into the town on that day. Sixteen hundred hands are now at work between Monticello and Madison; and so soon as the line from the latter place to Athens is defined dirt will also be broken on this gap. The route from Watkinsville to Athens is a very rough one, but the fine line from Madison to that point more than mak?s up for it. To enter Athens the road will pass very near Dr. It. I. Hamp ton’s house, and then through Dr. W. A. Carlton’s and Dr. Gerdine's land to the Brittain place, passing between tho residence and the gin-house. It will cross the branch at the head of the res ervoir, and near the old Elizur Newton house, and then on to the North-Eastern depot. The grade will not be a very steep one. STILL IN THE LEAD Mr. Editor: Saturday morning as was walking down the streets in search ot something that would add to the com fort of the inner man, I met a gentleman who wxs bound for the picnic at Helicon springs, and after being solicited for short while, I accepted a seat with him, and after a very pleasant ride of four miles, we landed in a most beautiful grove of forest oaks, under the shadows of which were gathered the chivalry and beauty of Sandy creek; and from the moment I reached this lovely grove, adji cent to the once famous Helicop springs, until I left, I had one continued season of pleasure and enjoyment. The morning was devoted to dancing, and to say the young people enjoyed it, is but to mildly express the truth. The ladles all were graceful, and the men emphatic. At one o’clock the dancing ceased, and we were invited to partake of an elegant dinner, prepared by the fair ladies of the community and spread in picnic style. Dinner being over, the legislative aspirants being present and ready to prove to the dear people their respec tive fitness for the coveted seat in the legislature, the next thing in order was peaches. By arrangement, Messrs. Russell and Murrell addressed the crowd on the issues of the campaign.”, Mr. Russell opened the discussion in a speech ot twenty minutes, Mr. Murrell followed in s thirty minntes’ argument, and Mr. R. closed in ten minutes. The "issues” discussed, as far ss the writer could gather, were that both speakers were very anxious to be elected. There seemed to be no material differences be tween the candidates. Mr. R. alluded, ss he said, with pride to his past ser vices, and said he had never done any thing but for the good -of his people, arid never failed to appear in their behalf whenever it was necessry. He said he had gotten more money for Clarke coon- ty than any man who had ever repre sented her in the legislature, and said he stood for re-election on his record which the crowd voted a good one. Mr. Murrell insisted that Mr. R. had been rewarded beyond his merits, and that it Several Editions of Joe Mnlhatton to the Classic Clty- Atliens can furnish several gentlemen who are the equal, if not the superior, to Joe Mulhatton. Said one in conversa tion yesterday:. There is a man named Davis, living near YVintervillc, who ate a sixty-pound watermelon and scraped the rind and drank all the wat-r at one time.” • “That is nothing,” said an elderly gentleman, who has a reputation already built for telling big talcs. “There was a man living in Greene county who ate a forty-five pound watermelon, and after he had finished it asked Mr. Pollaine to cut another the same size, as he did not gdt a good bait. Amos Shaw,” said the elderly gentleman, “was a blacksmith and could stand with his hire feet on a red-hot bar of iron until the smoke from his burning feet would reach above his head. Miles Shaw, a brother of Amos, once swam across a mill pond two hun dred yards wide and broke the ice with a large file as he swam.” The above are im'y-a few of the tales told, but these are enough to satisfy the public that Athens has several very good journeymen story tellers, who are bound to make their mark in the future. RELICS OF AX EXTINCT,RACE AND DUVB WITNESSES TO TIIEIR POWER AND INDUSTRY. THE SI OUY OF A BLOODY’ INDIAN 1 MASSACRE RETOLD. Other News Collected by the Wayside. THE MACON & ATHENE Tbe Boats That tie Bead Traverses Throuih tbs etty. The surveyors of the Macon & Ath ens R. R. have reached the city and ran the line through to the North-Eastern depot. The line crosses Bread street near Fuller's store; prases between Mr. Michael’sand Mrs.Talmadge's residence, on through Mr. Marks' front pud, pass es through CoL Stevens Thomas’ yard and into the street. It then runs in front of the Christian church and into Dr. Git’s garden, leaving his house to the left, and thence to the North-Eastern depot There is no doubt but that it wi.l be ne- ccssary to tunnel under the city. The tunnel will he about five hundred J-Srds long, and the engineer thinks it will be mostly through rock. It is sixty-flve feet from a point in front of Col. Thomas’ house down to a level with the North- Eastern railroad. This will put the track so deep under ground that there will not be much danger of caving in. The line does not touch a well, and there will be none to go dry on account of the tunnel. The chief engineer is very much pleased with the line through the city, and now wq only waft to see the hands digging dirt to be happy. Monticello is 26 miles south of, but is a great deal higher than Madison. Farmington is three hundred feet high er than the bed of the Appalachee river. Chief Engineer Roberts rides a circus hone. Theroad crosses Lumpkin street in front of the house of John Mack, col and through the lhth patch south of Mr’ Britain’s house. It splits Dr. Gerdine’s land open. The cabinet discussed the Irish question, and decided to oppose Parnell s amendment on the Queen’s speech. A check for three thou- sand pounds was sent to Dublin by the Treasurer of the League. After breakfast Sunday morning we joined several friends in a stroll down the road to the old Dr. Lindsey Durham place—the home of one of the most noted physicians in Georgia. This is certainly A very rich country, as evidenced by the crops in the fields and the character of the forest growth; but most of the grand old ante-bellum homes seem to be given over to neglect, and it makes even a stranger sad at heart to see the ravages of time. There wxs not a grander home in this section of Georgia than the old Durham place, or one perhaps more gen eral y known. It stands back upon an elevation from the road, with broad piaz zas and imm inse chambers, a dumb wit ness to the wealth and hospitality of long ago. An avenue of crepe myrtle leads from the road to the mansion, while on every hand were gigantic forest trees, forming a dense shady park of the 'rounds that surround the house. This place is now the. property of Messrs. Powell & Davenport, who have given it over to their tenants. On our request to see the place the gentleman now occu pying it very kindly invited us in, and while resting a few minutes Mr. Lowe gave us a history of the former owner. Old Dr. Lindsey Durham made a large fortune by his practice, for his cash re ceipts seldom fell under $100 a diy. His patients came from not only every nook and corner of Georgia, but from distant states, and he built a regular infirmary for them. He had a botanical garden of several acres, in which grew every shrub and tree that could be propagated in this climate. Dr. Durham had everything on tiie most luxuriant and extravagant scale, as you can still see. The papering in the parlor of this old house is a curia osity indeed. It was imported from England, and is almost as tough as parchment Above the “chair-board,” and extending half way up the walls, encircling the entire room, is depicted hunting and pastoral scenes, as natural and life-like as if from the brush o! at artist. Above these pic tures is pale, sky-blue paper, reaching to the ceiling. Although this paper has been on the wait 1 for perhaps forty or more years, it is still bright and attrac tive, and torn in o ily a few places. Y’ou never see such these days. We went into l)r: Durham’- old office, that was first built of logs and weatherkoarded. Before Dr. D. bought the place this little building was used as' a bar-room by a man named Maxey, and bis name with the date 1821, is still seen made of nail- heads on the window. But this artist also, with the same crude implements, ornamented his door with the picture of a house with a man standing on its roof, holding a bottle in one hand and a pitch er in the other. From the ’>urham place we turned to the left through the woods, passing the quarry from which the stone was taken to build the factory and mills, and said tojbc the finest granite in Georgia. It splits like wood. From this point we ‘took in” Mr. Lum Fambrough, one of the cleverest men and largest and most successful farmers in Oconee county. Mr. Fambrough owns a great belt of splendid land, extending far up and down the river, and is one of the few Georgia planters “who -lives at home and boardq at the same place.” Y’ou here see on every hand evidences of thrift and pros perity. Lum welcomed us in that hearty manner for which Oconee county is noted, and scarcely had ^e time to cool off beftre being introduced to a ta ble covered with fine watermelons. We spent a delightful hour here. The region round about Scull Shoals was a favorite haunt of the Red Man, as evidences by the tumuli on the river and creek banks, and the relics of their han diwork that bestrew the ground. Every field in this locality is rich in pottery, arrow-heads and other indestructible im plements formed by their crude skill. Just across the river from Mr. Fam- brough’s stand three large mounds, while a number of smaller ones are found on the -reek bottoms. Mr. Morton tells us that the large mounds were evidently intended as a fortification, for many years ago, after a freshet had carried away the soil around them down into the clay, a black circle of decayed wood was seen, showing where timbers had been driven into the ground and rotted off. This stockade perhaps even antedated the In dian race, as these people could not tell who erected these immense piles of earth. Mr. Morton says that after that freshet Indian relics could have been gathered by tho cart-load. He saw several pieces of flint, shaped like a sau. cer, but hallowed 00 both sides, of dif ferent colon, cut and polished as smooth as glass. With tbe rude implements that the aborigines had, it is a mystery to know how they fashioned their vessels The ground around these monnds is nows pasture and e> vered with Bermuda grass, and relics are not so easily fonnd as here tofore. There is a small mound on Rase creek, that is cultivated, and the plow hero often turns up the queerest finds, that are;destroyed.or . thrown aside, as Indian relics sro .So 'common in this sec tion that they are not appreciated. Not far from this smaller monnd’- is some rocks filled with curions : shaped hojes, made by the Indians. Some were evi dently intended is mortars in which to pound their corn, while others seemed to be moulds, in which to form spoons and other implements. These cavities in rocks sro numerous in this section, and nesr them are always, found beads, pottery, stone implements and other arti cles. The ground near one of these morticed rocks was strewn with human taeth. It must have ba*|l' the place■ of business of an Indian tooth carpenter. At a famous wash-hole near bid Scull Shoals are ssetof stone steps, about the length and dimensions of stairs and per fectly smooth and regular, beginning on the bank and leading down to the bot tom of the river. They are evidently tho work of Rome extinct race of men, but for what purpose they were fashion ed no one can surmise. We did not s- e these steps, but several reliable gentle men told us ot their existence. A horri ble massacre once occurred at Scull Shoals, across the river in Greene coun ty, that is still fresh in the minds of the old people around here, and the site of the cabin occupied by the unfortunate family is still pointed out. The Oconee was then the boundary line be tween the white and Indian coun try, and on the east bank there resided an industrious family named Thrasher, related to the people still living in Oconee coanty by the name. There wxs frequent trouble between the whites and Indians, ss both races were constantly crossing the borders and com mitting depredations. Some lawless whites once crossed into the Indian coun try and committed several cold-blooded murders, that stirred up the savage blood of these people. In retaliation a band of them crossed the river at Scull Shoals and fell upon and murdered and scalped the Thrasher family, five in number, ami escaped across the river. After the murder the Indians stopped at a large rock near the road side, still pointed out, and cleaned and loaded anew their guns. The pursuers that followed found the rags and pieces of wadding they had used for this purpose. An Indian trail once led across the shoals, for in those days the river could be here crossed by stepping from rock to rock without even wetting the feet. Gen. Clark, when pur suing the Indians that culminated in the battle of Jack’s creek, crossed with his troops here. - RiMy Preston bet Weldon Price a fine of c* “ There are two origins given of the name of Scull Shoais: One is, a human skull was was found between the rocks by the first white man that visited this spot, and the other is that the Indians who massacred the Thrasher family cut off their heads and made a pyramid of them at the crossing, after taking their scalps. Old Scull Shoals is some little distance above the site of the present factory, but the filling up of the pond with sand and mud has obliterated every ripple of them. Sand banks are also accumulating below the factory, and threaten to destroy this water power by filling up the channel of the river. The $1,500 appropriated by congress to clean out this stream is but a drop in tho bucket to what is needed. Scull Shoals and its surroundings ate certainly an interesting and historic spot, and tho antiquarian can profitably spend days here. At every step his foct presses into the earth relics of an extinct race that would be welcome additions to* any cabinet of curiosities, while the towering mounds and acres of exposed bones reveal an unwritten history of power, skill and carnage. The country around Scull Shoals must have been a favorite burying ground for the Indians, or a great battle-field where thousands upon thousands perished. It has not been a great many years since the last wild deer was killed in this section, ami in the early settlement of the country it was a favorite hunting ground for both whites and red skins. Game of all kinds abounded here. But a short distance from Antioch church are some rocks that were famous deer licks, and the impresses made by their tongues are still plainly seen. Mr. Lowe was a great coon hunter, but one night he lost his bearings and after wandering around for hours in the cold had to strike a fire and camp. He was awful hungry, and seeing a potato patch near, stole a few hills of the tubers and roasted (hem to eat He pxssed a wretched night, and earnestly prayed for light. At last day broke, when the hunter found himself camped within 200 yards of his house, and it was his own potato patch that he had robbed. It is not an uncommon thing for experienced hunters to get twisted around and lost in the most familiar country at night SHOUT NOTES. Half way between the Lowe home stead and tho Durham place a young lady named Martiiidale dropped dead in the road while coming from church, and for years it was said that her white- robed spirit haunted the spot That was long years ago, however. Mr. Berry Cochran does a fine mer cantile business at Lowe’s store-house, and is besides a large and auccessful fanner. Berry Cochran is a first-class man, it matters not where you put him There are a great many beautiful stones found in this section of Oconee, some of which are thought to be of val - ue. This is a matter that should be looked into. Mr. T. YV. Powell and family are spending awhile at Watson’s spring. Dr. Hester is trying to raise $10,000, as an inducement to get the railroad to go tty Salem. It is said that the route will he changed for this sum. There is a well OStfeet deep on the old Durham place. It is walled with circular brick. We saw bevies of beautiful girls at church, just budding into womanhood The stock law is giving general satis faction over the county. Mr. Berry Cochran has bought the old church, and will roil the building down the hill and turn it into a store-house. The father of Dr. E. S, Billups was killed by the Indians in a fight below Columbus, Gx Messrs. Ed: Gordon and James Grif- feth are in the field for the legislature. YVe learn that Mr. F. P. Griffeth will not be in ti>e race. Several dark horses suit of clothes that he had land that would this season make 2,500 pounds of seed cotton per acre. YVe qaw nee, sugarcane and tobacco growing luxuriantly in Oconee. • A young man from Morgan county was at Antioch, Sunday, and says he saw 1,600 hands at.work on the M. & A. road near Shady Dale. .Rrof-Stovall, son of onr esteemed friend Mr. Ab. Stovall, of Hlbert, has a fine school here, and he is highly spoken of by every one. Mr. Peck, an old Oconee boy, and now agent for an Anniston, A lx, piper, was at church Sunday. If the canal at the mouth of Rose creek was cut four feet deeper it would drain thousands of acres of fine bottom lands. WANTS A “ROPER-IN.” a Florida schemer Wants to Entrap Mr. , F. Fhlnlxy. YVe yesterday received the following “confidential” letter, that we treat with the privacy such communications de> serve. YVe will inform Mr. Sturdivant that we make our spare change at a le gitimate business, and not by trying to entice our citizens into such wild-cat schemes as he proposes. Besides, a fel low must get up • before day when he catches Mr. Phinizy mopping. Tho fol lowing is the letter: Woodbkidoe, Fla., Aug. 23d, 1885. Mr. Editor. Dear Sir:—I learn you have a very wealthy gentleman in your town, Mr. F. Phinizy, who has a great deal of ready cash, and probably would be glad to make an investment in Flori- dx Now just privately between us, I would say if you can make a trade for me in an Orange grove, or lots of unim proved lands of 20 to 50 acres, finely lo cated as to railroads, towns, etc., I will g ve you one per cent commission. Y’ou need not let any one know about our transaction, but put in if you think ad visable and try and make the deal. Write me a receipt of this and what you think of the chatfces, and if favorable will forward you a descriptiou of prop- property. Send copy of your paper and oblige, yours respectfully, E. T. Sturdivant. POLITICS nt JACKSON. From a gentleman from Jackson we learn that politics are getting to a white heat in Jackson, as regards the legisla tive race. There are two organized, two independents and two negroes in the field: They are all working like beavers, and fears are expressed that the split in the democratic ranks will result in old Jackson being represented in the gen eral assembly. This would indeed be deplorable, and it is hoped that the friends of the democratic contestants will proceed at once to inaugurate con ciliatory measures by. which this end may bo averted. ATHENS BOOMING. The Qrand Future for the Clastic City. The word “booming” |has been manu factured since the war, and whenever a little town on the line of a railroad builds a house, they represent the town as on a boom. So far as Athens is concerned, and if there is any city on the road of pi ogress, we can certainly claim to be on a boom and a big bo am at that YVe al ready have two railroads,one to the north and one to the south, which bring in mer chandise from all parts of the world, and carry out the products of our county to other places in need of them. Not con tent with this, the Macon & Athens road is thundering at our gates and soon anv ther line will compete for the freights of our city. The water works is the pride of our city, and we can boast of the best in the South. The three large cotton factories are in a thriving condition and the operatives are content with their wages, and no ru mor of a strike disturbs the factory pres idents. A large foundry is situated in our city where everything from a ten penny nail np to the largest steam engine is turned out The Elevator Mills grinds all the meal and stock food for the city and furnishes the people living along the lines of the railroads from Tallulah Falls to the gates of Augusta and Atlanta The ice factory is keeping the people cool, and large quantities are shipped to all parts of the country. Large and commodious warehouses are centnllv located and the cotton crop can be safely housed in fireproof ware are tied out! Judge Jime Lyle will pro- tobly be in the fiald/tlso. Rev. YVm. Lowe says he can remem ber when thrre was not a railroad in the world. his is certainly a fast age. The Elders is the largest family in Oconee county, and*as an old citizen re marked to us, “there his never been « single black sheep in the flock.” They are all honorable, good and reliable oiti- YVe noticedsevcral young ladies and gents playing mumble peg > during ser-! vice Sunday gk Antioch. Crops are fully as good, if hot a little better, than Isstlyuar. 1 . For open-handed hospitality, the peo pie around Scqll ■ Shoals can beat the world. ’ j, ’ A '*1 ' '* ■[' We learn that Messrs. Powell St Daven port mads only J5G bushels of wheat ’ on 800 acres this year. They an giving' a great deal of fine hay, however, and have some good fields of both corn and cotton • The bottom lands on Rose creek , have filled in from four to ten feet in the > lxst decade. 1. The two banks keep plenty of money on hand to move the crops. Assn educational point Athens stands at the head of any city in the South. The University of Georgia has thrown open her doors and any one can get an educa tion who is able to pay board. The Athens merchants all seem to be in a prosperous condition and a large num ber of drummers leave our city daily to supply the wants of the merchants in the different parts of this state and South Carolina. The prospect of opening the public schools at an early day is promising, and the superintendent is doing everything in his power to make ita grand success from the beginning. Athens has a splendid chance to get the school of technology, and if it ia lo cated here we will be the centre of edu cation. The street cars are doing a good busi ness and run from early morn until late at night making connections with both of the railroads. The hotel accommodations are improv ing daily, and if they keep on we cannot he discontented in hotels, a. There are various other industries and enterprises in our city that would fill columns and all prospering. If Athens is not on a boom then we do not know what a boom is. WORKINO FOB ANOTHER RAILROAD. Tho people of Hawkinsville are now working to secure the Macon and Athens railroad, and up to Monday morning last over $22,000 had been subscribed by the most solid men of the town. The Macon and Athens is new being graded, and the road will he extended south of Macon to Florida, Drobably to Tampa Bay. A route has been surveyed twelve or fifteen miles west of Hawkinsville, and in order t» have : the goad come by Hawkinsville a delegation of citizens visited Col. Frobel to find out what would be required of our citizens to have the road pass through our town. We think the Macon and Ath ens road would be of more benefit to our town and section than either of the oth er roads spoken of.-oHawkinsvRle Dis patch. ■: ... , -r, >ut to married men of a small town ri South Florida, says thejackjon- vi >e Herald,wi H.th” ihquiry. -‘why did you marry?” We give a few ol the i^HI “Because I am too lazy to work. : I. V” 1 “Because Sarah to 1 tive other young mqn bad proposed to her. ■ B.” •••fhe old man thought eight years courtin’ was almost long en”u<;h. B;” “I was lonesome and melancholy, and wanted somebody to make me lively. N. B!—She makes me very lively. D.” “1 was tired of buying ice cream and candies and going to theatres and church, and wanted a rest. Have aaved money.” J. C.” . “Please don’t stir me up. J.” “Because I thought she was one among a thousand; now Isomev-." times think she is a thousand among one. E.” "1 think it was because I was cross-eyed; now I am afflicted with two peirs of cross-eyes daily. “Peter.” “Because I did not have the expe rience I have now. G. fl “That’s the same fool question* 1 that my friends and neighbors-ask mte. C.P.” mi,—,,i ney than • I knew what to ’do with. Now I have more to do than I have money. 3m B. D.” 7M “I wanted a companion ot the op posite sex. P. S.—She is still op posite. Bob.” ' “Don’t mention it. F.” “Had difficulty unlocking the door at night and wanted somebody to let me in. A.” “I was embarrassed and gave my wife the benefit of my name so that I could take the benefit of her name signed to a check. Scroggs.” “Because it is just my luck. P.J.” “I did not intend to go to do it. S” “I yearned for company. We now have it all the time. Karl.” “Have exhausted all the figures in the arithmetic to figure out an ’ aoswer*to your question. Between multiplication and division in the family and distraction in addition, the answer is hard to arrive at Old Man.” “I married to get the best wife in the world. Simon.” Because I asked her if she’d have me. She said she yrould. I think she’s got me. M. V. W.” Nogales, Arizona, August ai.— News has just reached here that while negotiations were pending between the Mexican authorities and Geronims, near Arizpe, tbe Mexicans quietly surrounded the Indians and now beve them where there is no possibility of escape. Geronimo has been notified that the only terns will be an unconditional surrender. Captain Lawton has: T; .! been notified and is now moving to- ^ wards Arizpa. Judge Stewart carried Newton county by a unanimous vote. '1 Annie, the eighteen-year-old daughter of James Bean, a farmer living at Coplay, Lehigh county, was to have been married a few days ago to George La.nson, a young merchant of Coplay. Miss Bean had a favorite Jersey cow which * she called Daisy and which. sl.e always milked herself. At milking time on the day previ- ■” ous to her wedding a thnnder shower came up. The girl took her milk pail and started for the barn. _ “I am to milk Daisie for the last time,” she said to her mother as she went out of the door. While Miss Bean was in the barn milking lightning struck the bam. The I'iri’s father ran to the barn. The iolt had killed Both the girl and cow. Another startling chapter in the notorious Robinson Smith poison- jng case was developed this morn ing in the announcement of the ar rest of Dr. C. C. Beers, of Boston, on the charge of murdering—in conjunction with Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson, the latter’s daughter, Lizzie A. Robinson, by administer ing poison to her. The mother is now in jail on the charge of poison ing her son, William J. Robinson. A VERY SAD STORY. A Young Lady Dies From Fright and Ex haustion. Chattanooga, Aug. ao.—A sin gular and very sad story comes from Morgan county. Mias Louisa Voss, daughter of one of the lead ing families of the county, was teaching a school nearKUmet. Yes terday afternoon she received word that her mother had been taken dangerously ill. The young lady would not wyut to secure a convey ance, and ran rapidly home. Just as she reached the doorstep at home she fell dead from fright and ex haustion, and her mother lived but a short time. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. A dispatch from Battle Creek, Mich., aaya a collision occurred on the Michigan Central road, six miles from there. Colonel Robert L. Taylor, demo cratic nominee for governor of Ten nessee, called on Secretary T--mar, and tendered h:a resignation aa pen sion agent at Knoxville. A report from Halifax says the schooner Millie B. went ashore on the southeast point of Port Monton Island. Two'lives were lost. The government has decided to remove from Ar.zona the members of the Chirichuaat'.d Warm Springs bands of Apaches. It is thought that they, will be pla> ed at the mili tary reservation at S’. Augustine. London, Aug. 2;.—The Porte has ordered that universal Mussel- man conscription lie proceeded with immediately, «ud that reserves be summoned for set vice. The oc cupation of frontiers of Macedonia and Roumelian, has been ordered. Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall, who f the past ten yests has been engagt gn the- Augusta Chronicle, h; bought a halt interest in the Athei Banner-Watchman. Athens is glowing city, and presents a fit field for the exercise of. those qua ficauons that characterize the su cessful journalist. Pleas! will filltl full measure ot usefulness possib to a journalist. He has a coi scientious regard for the grave sponsibilities ot the post, and 1 ’ t supply the mental ferce propor> ( ed to the train of consequencf, c * he drawn. • The News and Ac. Co tiser, in common with all the Stai press, extends congratulations to tl city of Athens on such a promisin corabinaiion as Gantt & .Stovall.- Albany News. 1 * *- 'V -• 1 T The Irish delegates have sailed for Europe. IKDINOANT CITIZENS; Mr, Albin YVilson, of WatkinsTiil M-as in the city yesterday, and **ys tl county is aroused over Judge Thrasher declaration, and even the men who vo e.l for liquor condemn him as strongly I the prohibitionists, He will \0 presen ed to the grand jury for malpractice i office.