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■I-—iT* B “Athens still holds the key to the Railroad situation." ‘ . Podge county baa a negro can- date for the legislature. . ■ J Ga|>Uin Bo> ton, while floating n ‘LakeMichigan, discovered tons of ' 'stuff that looked like lava. r Rev.' Dr.' Felton has formally an- IiBT US HAVE TRUE TIME/ nounced himself as a candidate for the legislature from Bartow couuty Geronimg and his band of hos- . tile* are on their way to Marion, Fla., and will pass through Atlanta- The proposed return to standard time should be given a fair trial. It is the only time to which Athens is entitled and by which business ought to be carried on. To show the absurdity of going by railroad rime we have only to t o ice the dll- ference of register of two systems, converging here—amounting to sixty minutes. We see no more WEEKLY BANENR-WATCHMAN TUESDAY BEPTEMBBB 14, 1896, Continued showers w washing down the weakened walls in Charleston. The Madisonian and the Albany Newa are among the brightest dai lies we receive. The carpet-makers, assembly ol 'New York have called on the gen eral order of the K. oi L. to help the Augusta strikers. Gen. C. A. Evans, who has just returned to Augusta from New York, reports the outlook good for. he Chattanooga Air-line. President Cleveland is believ ed to set a good example by ap pointing Charleston men to office. This is a civil part of real reform. The Auglista city council prompt ly rescinded its appropriation for the idle operatives, but appropriat ed the one thousand to the general charity committee. Washington, Ga., thinks there ia more hope for that town in the Chester & Abbeville railroad now than in the Augusta & Chattanooga line. g The Greencsboro Home Journal, which opposed the nomination of Rev. M. W. Lewis to the senate accepts the result and will give Mr. Lewis strong democratic support. We could have expected nothing else from the honest Home Journal. Judge Lacy of the Virginia Su preme Court has filed an opinion in the Cluverius case strongly against the prisoner. Defendant’s couusel will file their petition for rehearing Sept. 10th. Thejeditors of the Sparta Ishma-- lite and Madisonian have joined hands in shaking Rev. Sam Jones. The press and the pulpit are not at one on the subject of sensational ism, we are glad to say. The City Council of Atlanta has voted 150,000 for securing the Technological school. The Board of Trustees meets Oct. i»t., when bids will be opened. Athens. At lanta, Macon, Milledgeville, Cov ington and Penfield are bidding for the school. reason for adopting the ninetieth j ike j y to j ea j meridian than the seventy-filth me- * — ridian—both are equally wrong for this latitude; and each is about thir ty minutes out ol the way. The sun time for Athens is in round numbers thirty minutes slow- er'than North-Eastern time and thirty ^minutes faster than Georgia Railroad time; it is not only easily computed and easily adjusted, but affords an accurate idea of the real hour and does not register simply what the clocks are in Washington or in Chicago. The cities of Savan nah and Augusta have adopted the standard system and find that it works exceedingly well. Nor do we see how the banks will be incommoded. If the offi cials find it inconvenient to open at nine they can announce that they will open at half past nine and close at half past two. This will give the same number of bank- ng hours and will convey a much clearer idea of what their hours really are. So far as business men ore concerned, it will probably sui; them better to have the banks open at ten and close at three,'standard time, since it would add a valuable hour in the middle of the day for them to dose up their financial mat- tees. This schedule has been found necessary in some cities where bus iness is growing and where bank ing capital is limited, and we do not doubt, might meet favor in Athens. j We cannot believe, either, that I the management of the Sia>e Uni versity will object to ringing the chapel bell by standard time. A half hour gained in the morning when the air is bracing .and the mind is at its best would not be out of the way. When we remem ber the old system of prayers at six and recitations before breakfast, the present opening at nine does not seem too early. The street cars put every one in easy comm unica- tion with the business part of the city; the days are giowing shorter both for business and for study, and an earlier closing which will follow upon an earlier opening will be found a decided improvement. In every other way Athens is keeping up with the times. Let it not be said that we are lagging be hind the sun, 1 ike the belated tide, waiting for the moon. It is said that within a radios of too miles from Asheville, N. C., every known mineral can be found. We trust our friends of the Thir tieth Distiiit will nalise bifirtit is too late, where their divisions are THE STRIKE MUST END. OUR MASSACHUSETTS LETTER. The earthquake opened an oil well near Blount Springs, Ala. It cracked the earth and it is reported that pure petroleum has been ooz ing out ever since. Mr. Sedgwick, oar envoy to Mexico in the Cutting case, is out in a card denying the rumor that he disgraced himselt by getting drunk at a ba'l at the Mexican capitaL We undcrsiaml mat tne Beech Island negroes are in a state of sulk and pout, because their preachers told them they must “get road with their sins.” They are obeying the injunction literally. The Peoria Transcript explains when Mr. Cleveland wrote, in 1SS4, “No man ought to hold the office of president more than one term.” he meant, of course, “no un married man.” The manhood of the British army is turning against the despi cable work of evicting women and children Irom their homes in Iic- land. A case occuired in which the whole detail of soldiers revolted against the work in which they were engaged. Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage publishes an admirable letter in the Greencsboro Herald, expressing his regrets at not being able to attend the Bethany Centennial. This church was the scene of the early labors of Rev. Samuel Talmage, the uncle of this distinguished di vine. We have read with interest an excellent article in the Augusta Chronicle, written by Mr. Ma rion J. Verdery, now ;of New York. It tells in a true and attrac tive way of the successful South erners in New York City, and of the people who have made them selves notable in the metropolis, Mr. Verdery is a bright, original and striking writer and his letters attract wide attention. ^Superstitious people will have cause to recollect the present year. Eighteen hundred and eighty-six began on Friday, and contains fit- ty-three Fridays. Four months in the year have five Fridays. Five changes of the moon occur on Fri day, and both the longest and shortest days in the twelve months are on Fridays. THE TIIIRTEIFTU DISTRICT. Prophets are being - discovered all over the country since the 31st of August. The last one is a preacher in Philadelphia, and, by the wav, nearly all of them are preachers, who, it is claimed, predicted the late, sad visitation to Charlestbn months ago, and who now says that portion of the continent between the Mississippi river and the Pa cific ocean will be the scene of an earthquakeinOctober. We regret to hear ot any oppo- Hon. Young A. Daniel Oconee county will probably re main wet until Washington’s birth day. Norice of a contest has been filed and testimony will be taken in a short time. The slow course of the law must prevail however, and Ocouee will drip with legal liquor and tome indignation until the New Year at least. The earth quake did not close np the bars in Oconee. sition to who has been chosen by the dem ocratic primary of Madison county, as nominee for State Senator from the Thirtieth District As we un derstand it, the claim was accorded to Madison by the rotation sys.em; in a trial of strength between two prominent citizens of that county, McDaniel carried the election, and his nomination is conceded by Oglethorpe and Elbert. The opposition, we are told, pro ceeds from some of the prohibi tionists of the county and district, on account of Mr. Daniel’s vote in the liquor election in Madison. This is all wrong. The prohibitionists are acting in a way to damage their own cause and to disrupt the Democratic party. Such an issue would have been out oi place, even in a preliminary con test, for prohibition and politics do not thrive together; but after the matter has been joined and the nomination virtually settled by the votes ot the party and usage of the district, it is more than folly to drag in this prohibition protest. The rumored division in the district has brought out signs of a colored republican candidate. This is not improbable, and with a local division within the Democrat ic party, such a movement might result with success. Martin Irons, the most aggres sive and determined of the Knights of Labor, has come to grief. Irons has been a fighter and an agitator all his life. He was the O’Dono van Rossa of the labor movement the man who puzzled Hoxie and confsonted Gould. He thieitened to dispute deiily’s mastery at one time. But Irons has been a rolling stone and a shiftless fellow at times, and has wound up in a Kansas City cala boose for being drunk and disor derly. Miss The strike of the factory opera tives in Augusta can have but one termination. The mills have shown a disposition to start up, and the hands have shown a desire to re turn to work. True, only a few have actually entered lh«i mills, but if relieved from the pressure of the order which holds them in lockout, a large number would flock to their places. We make no cruel or uniuat re flection upon the Knights of Labor when we say that that this order has forfeited its rights to dictate to the Augu.t* toilets. Leaving out all questions ot policy and wisdom, it.has shown itself utterly unable to provide for the emergency in that city. It has recognized tne trduble olfic ial form and presumed to pre scribe the sole terms of agi cement. But it has allowed the local lodges to run heavily in debt tor the sup port of the people, and has held out a promise of remittance which it cannot make good. This was to have been expected It was not because the leadeis Were dishonest or malevloent, but be cause they were not equipped loi such a contest and should not have prolonged such an emergency. We shall always insist upon the right ol laooring men to combine for their own protection, but have al ways insisted and shall continue to urge, that strike, are as perilous as they are powerless. They do not remedy wrongs because they create antagonisms. They do not improve the condition of labor because they break its continuity end strength. They can never bring icforms be cause they cripple one side and ex asperate the other—because they impose a test which is harsh and unequal. These are the reasons why we want to see the Augusta operatives go to work at all cost. They will not return unattended or surrender any just claims. The sympathy of the public is always with the man who toils lor his biead, and public pic,sure will force the mills to laise their wages so soon as business may justify. The man who toil, at his loom with his daughter by bis side and his little children working around him; with a wife at home, the earnest guardian of his humble abode—this' man and these busy- hands are not forgotten by us and cannot be ignored in the gieat economy of nature or by its human ities. Tney are great laboring lac- tors as well as living beings, and so ciety which neglects the good of this class, threatens its whole sys tem with disorder. From this even country an appeal and a pretest Pow- 1 Hr V W eviff Banda an Interesting Commu nication. Williamsburg, Sept. 3.—Dear Editor: Your paper seems to b chuck full of news and good reain ing matter,.and wliatl may write- this this letter not of sufficient ine terest to lake the room that your well-selected articles might occupy, but as we intimried heretofore, that we might write you from some notes we had taken on the way from Athens, heie will do so. First I will say something about Mount Vernon, the home of George Wash ington, situa'ed on the right bank of the Potomac, seventeen miles south of the city of Washington and is leached dai y, Sunday excepted, by taking the steamer “W. W. f ’ t, ’Lif l, 1 A Vl tir9k Vintlfr pvnrpRR* SOLID FOR PROHIBITION FULTON COUNTY NOMINATES RICE FOR SENATOR. A Close Primary and Closo Vote Yester day—Tie Ticket Elected. ABOUT EARTHQUAKES. SPECULATIONS ON THE RECENT DISTURBANCES. The card of Mr. Frank P. Grip- peth, announcing hit candidacy for the legislature of Oconee county, - jyill be found in this paper. Mr. Griffeth is an able, honest and even fearless man and has made a sound and faithful legislator. He dias chosen wisely in making his an nouncement through the columns of the Banner-Watchman, and his friends in Oconee will be gener ally and promptly appraised of his candidacy. The action of the Knights of La bor of Charleston in fixing the rate of wages for mechanics and labor ers at but a trifling advance of the usual rate sras highly commenda ble. We do not oppose the combi nation of labor in a just and legiti mate way, and this is one of the in stances where labor organizations could wisely act and be produc tive of great benefit to the commu nity. Let us accord this praise. •The September cotton reports show an improvement of 6 points. North and Middle Georgia are es pecially strong. Rost has ap peared and in some localities the worm is noted. The condition of cotton in North Georgia is 83. In Middle Georgia 85—whole State 81. Corn is reported at 90—an im provement of > points. North Georgia averages 83, and Middle Georgia 89. The melon yield in North Georgia is 53; in Middle Georgia 69. Tobacco in North Georgia, shows ioo, in Middle Georgia 95. Sweet potatoes, North Georgia, 96, middle Georgia, 93. If our advice* are not misleading, and they teem to be reliable, Ath ens is about to entertain a new rail way project. This time the line points from Monroe, North Caro lina, and heads down through Ches- ter.Greenwood and Abbeville. S. C. thence by Elberton, Athens and Atlanta. Our information is that surveying parries are staking off the . ground, and that moniy and men arc at the service of this enterprise, which is backed by a northern sys tem, and which will soon be break ing dirt on the banks of the Savan- Captain Raoul stated to a Co lumbus man that if more than 10,000 shares of Central railroad stock had changed hands he was not aware of it. He furthermore stated that if there was an effort upon the part of any railroad cor poration or any other parties to ob tain control of the management of the Central, he was not aware of the fact. Captain Raoul s ated in distinct terms that.he did n t know, who was purchasing the stock or for whom it was being purchased. The Columbus En quirer-Sun believes that the ex citement in reference to Central lailroad stock was started in Au gusta. It was started up a state ment to the effect that Dr. West had announced himself a pandi date foi ihe office of President of the road, and was soliciting prox ies from stockholders in order to control the election. About this time Messrs. Branch & -Sons, brokers of Augusta, commenced lurchasing stock and the stock jegan to rise. After buying sev eral hundred shares they sold out when the price was about 80 cents. Then other parties took up the buying, and stock kept climbing up. It was'at first re ported that ihe Standard Oil Com pany, then the Louisville & Nash ville, aod finally the Richmond & Danville have been accused of ta king part. It is said that 'Mrs. Green, of New York, who holds 700a shares, put her stock on the market at no without a buyer. Varina A. Davis, the youngest daughtei of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, is in Richmond, visiting the family of the Rev. Dr. J. WilliamJones, the Secretary of the Southern Historical Society. Miss Davis was born in the Con federate Executive Mansion, in Richmond, not long before the close of the war, and for that reas on her father calls her the “Daughter of the Confederacy.” This is is Miss Davis’first visit to Richmond since she left, a babe, with her parents on the’ eventful night of April 3d, when the capital uf the Confederacy was evacuated by the Southern army. The nomination of Hon. F'ank P. Rice, of Fulton, for State Senator Irom the 35th district, will carry baek to the legislature a man ot strong sense, sound conviction and practical ability. He was a staunch supporter of the Technological School in the House of 18S2, and although not a graduate from Ath ens, is a firm friend of the State University. The Banner-Watch- man notes with pleasure the selec tion o( such men to public office. Mr. Rice was supported by the prohibitionists of Fulton, but his conservative views, bis moral char acter and business faculty make his election satisfactory to the p.ople of his county and district, regard less of local issues. from the workingmen have gone up which capital and all humanity have heard, and that cry will not go un heeded . But it is the busy body which commands this sympalhj — not the idle hand; and the man who goes to work emphasizes that protest in a way no striker can. There may be differences in fu ture between capital and labor and there will be combination—but let us hope that this cruel arbiter will never be employed again. What we have said to the opeiatives n Augusta we say to those in Athens and to workmen all over the State. Keep in view your own improve ment and try the full logical result of combination, if you will; but make your persistent appeals to reason and rest your cause in intel ligent and peaceful agitation. The man w -o drops his thread in the mills breaks the cable which makes his position effective. A laborer commands the respect of the world A striker is an idler and does not exert the same influence. SHOOTING IN WALTON. nah river. What the project will he or how soon we shall feel the thrust of the railroad pick, we can- not say, just now. It is worthy of note that no real railroad project cannot he started that does not in clude the city of Athens. This is decidedly »i we understand it. We call attention to our special news service, which we have ar ranged for regularly, and which we shall improve and enlarge from time to time, as our business may war rant nnd as events may demand. Our Atlanta specials are prepared and forwarded every evening by Mr. Edward B. Hook, who is one of the best correspondents in the Gate City. Mr. Hook repre sent* some of the principal Georgia dailies at the capital, and is a pure, terse and intelligent wnter. The Banner - Watchman’s Augusta telegrams »re written by Mr. Thomas R.Gibson, of the Augusta Evening News, and will each day reflect the current events of that city. Mr. Gibson is one of the best news gatherer* in Georgia, and has a bright and attractive way of grouping facts, which is readily recognized. We may say that Mr. Hook, in Atlanta, has access to the exhaustive reports of the Constitu tion, and in Augusts, besides Mr. Gibson’s evening collation, we have experienced and reliable rep resentatives in the persons of Mr. T. D. Murphy and Mr. S. H. Cohen, in the Chronicle office. To these gentlemen we have been a! ready, and shall continue to be, 'in debted for special late reports Athens is not e specially disturb ed over the offer of $50,000 by At lanla tor theTechnological School We are willing to rest our claims on the offers which Athens has made, supported by the valuable de partments of the State University The law does not require the school to follow the offer of the most money, but to accept the tender of most practical advantages. These Athens will present to the board of trustees, which meets in October. This city will at that time submit plans ol a«superb building for the school, which will be open for the inspection of the trustees. We be lieve in the end, Atlanta will give Athens her own generous suppoiti and that Macon will do as much. While one ol our young men was walking a short distauae above town Saturday night, he met two negroes, one of whom he says he heard say to his companion : "There comes a cl—n while man, and I’m rot going to give any road for him,” and he did uot, neithe'did the wh te man, aud the} r.in toge ther. The white man, not wishing to have any trouble, aud not having anything to defend himself with, told the negro that he mast give half the walk and he (the while man) would, and started to go around ; but the negro stepped in front of him, which the white man could not take, so he then struck the negio in the face. The negro drew his pistoi, but tt was taken from him by the white man. and fired at him, the ball taking effect in the left shoulJer. both negiocs then rail—the white nan firing three more shots—none of them taking effect. The ball was probed for by Dr. Hardman, but without success, and on Sunday the wound ed negro was taken to his home in Arlanta. He is s brick mason, and was employed by contractor Smith to work on the brick store-honse of Mr Selman.—Walton News, The cotton ginners of this sec tion are calling for a convention and combination to regulate the price of cotton seed against the bear move ment of (he oil mills. This industry is a growing one in the Soutn, and in spite of the scarcity and the vslue of cotton seed, the oil men have been dictating the price of the material. This is not as it should be.* The farmers have a right to combine and protect themselves in this mat ter, as in all other matters aflecting their interests, and we trust they will do so effectually. The inter ests of this agriculluial class have been too long and too completely at the mercy of other trades, and on. general principles we are glad to hear of planters combining for pro tection and improvement. We only hope this convention, called in Oglethorpe county, will be punctual in its assembling and successful in its design. Mr. J. F. Rhodes is advertising fancy breeds of chickens for sale. AUGUSTA. The M1U Troubles Continue—The city Council's Appropriation of *1,000. Augusta, September 9.—Six hands woikcd in the picker-ioom ol the Augusta Factory to-day. With this exception, all the mills are idle and there appears to be no disposi tion on the part of the operatives to return to work. The proposition made bv the c.ty council to arbi trate has been declined by Master Workman Meynardie. He says the mill hands will returu to wotk at an advance ol 15 per cent, or he will arbitrate on terms proposed by Grand Secretary Turner when re cently in Augusta. The city council has appropriated $1,000 for the lelief ol the suffereis ■not. connected with any laboi 01- ganization. This donation created dissatisfaction. It was construed as aiding the mill hands in holding out against the term* proposed by the mill presidents. The city coun cil met this morning and reconsid ered the action, withdrawing the donation and appropriating the $1,000 for a charity fund. Corcoran,”which was built express, lv for the Ladies’ Mount Vernon Associrtion. Leaving the capital, with Mrs. Skiff, at 10 o’clock a. m., on the steamer we wended our jour ney down the noted river, with a splendid view on either side of its shore. The first object of interest is the United States arsenal, the grounds of which are beautifully kept. It was destroyed by the Brit ish in 1814, anuniber of which were killed in me explosion. Afterwards the present buildings were erected Just below the arsenal can be seen the government insane asylum, also not far distant the Episcopal Semi nary of Virginia, forming a promi inent feature of the landscape. The first landing place is at the city of Alexandria,*ithso many delapidat- ed,moss-covered buildings andquiet streets—a city when in its prime was tar ahead of Baltimore in com merce and wealth. It was here that Washington had his chief so cial, religtousjmd Masonic relations, and in his will endowed a Irce school for the purpose of educating orphanchiklren. It was here that he cast his first vote in 1754, and his last in 1799. The next landing pi ice was Fort Foote, situated on high bluff one hundred feet above the water, and must commaad splendid view for miles around, Fort Washington is the last landing befoie reaching Mount Vernon. This fort was suggested by Wash ington in 1790 as he could view it from the piazza of his Mount Ver non mansion. The tolling of the steamer’s'bells announced that we were nearing the home of the immortal Washing ton. We were soon landed on the whai f partially built by Washington himself. All steamers in passing this revered spot toll their bells in memory of the one whose body here lies and probably will until resurec- tion day. Visitors are met at the landing by the superintendent and proceed up a gentle grade beneath wide-spreading branches of state ly oaks ;o the tomb. In a small ra vine are several weeping willows brought from the grave otBoneparte at Si. Helena. V\ ashington’s tomb is a plain brick structure. It was built as his will designated and in the designated locality. Above the archway is a plain marble bearing, “Within this enclosure rests the re mains '>f Gen. George Washington.” The anti-room to the vault is about 12 feet square and contains the re mains of Martha, his wife. Close by the entrance are four monuments erected to the memory of some of Washington’s relatives. A winding path soou brought us to Washing ton’s mansion, a wooden structure painted to resemble stone, which commands a splendid view. Old style but rich furniture still remans. The looms are barred from enter ing,but the articles they contain can be seen. Our attention was forcibly attracted to the old, but new to us, French and English mantle clocks so unlike in richness and architect ure to anything of to-day.In the mu sic room were odd-looking musical instruments which, in their day were expensive and of the latest pattern. None but the F. F. V. could enjoy having them. This room has been adopted by the State of Ohio. The State of Georgia has selected a Lily Washington sitting room the former stuuy or library of w a»hington, before an extension of the building was built. In this room was written Washington’! fa:ewell address, delivered at An napolis, Dec. 23d, 1783. Many ot ■ he Sta.cs have selected or been awarded rooms in the stately man sion, which they care for and add any tclic they may chance to find that once belonged to Washington or his immediate family. Wiscon sin ha. the room that Lady Wash nigt m died in; Virginia the room in which Washington died in West Virginia, the bride’s room Maryland, Miss Curtis’ room; Del aware, guest chambei; Pennsylva nia, rivei room; New Jersey, La Fay elte’s room; Massachusettes, the library; South Carolina, the family dining-room; Ne.w York, the ban quet hall; Alabama, the mam hall. We icated ourself in a chair and beside a table that had been used by Washington, we know not how many years ago. The death cham bers' of both General and Mrs. Washington remain as when they died; the same bed they breathed their last upon, the same furniture they used remains intact. Wespent tour hojrs looking at these sacred old articles, and walking over the grounds, so often traveled by him whose lame will never be oblitera ted Irom the memory of man. We have heard many reports of he destiucti. n of Charleston and ate anxious to get the truth of the matter. The crops in this section are good especially the bay crop, and the people are anticipating a good bus iness next sea'son. Manufacturers are very busy. W e shall leave for Athens next meek, spending a few days in New York,and perhaps other places be fore reaching home. Wishing every body in Athens health, wealth and happiness, and you Mr. Editor fore most in this wish, I remain as ever Skiff the Jeweler. P. S.— A light frost last night— first 1 his season. Atlanta. Sept. 9.—[Spacin'] The primary election for delegates to the senatorial convention which is to meet here Saturday and select nominee for senator from the 35th district, was held in Fulton county today. The result is claim ed for the ticket instructed for Hon. Frank P. Rice. The following-del egates, all strong prohibitionist*, were elected : Jnmes W. Harle, W. L. Peel, Green B. Adair, Henry Hillyer, W. K Booth, E. P. Cham berlin, I. S. Mitchell, Zach H- Smith. L. E- Gwinn, Hooper Alex ander, J. W. Goldsmirh, A - F. Lee- Eleven countp precincts give the Rice ticket one hundred majorito. This is a decided prohibition victo ry, although it had been charged that Mr. Rice, while running with the prohibitiouists, had expressed himself as an anti. The Court house precinct, not yet counted, will it is claimed in crease Rice’s majority to several hundred. There was but little ex citement and only about 2000 votes were polled. The victory is on the prohibition side. A YARN. A Munchansen yarn about the sinking and disappearance of Cuba, is published in an afternoon paper Prof Mendenhall Attributes the Shocks to Natural Causes ontlrely v He Repudiates The Predicted Tidal Wave as Prcposto- THE BLOODY KNIFE. DESPERATE ENCOUNTER IN THE FREE STATE OF MADISON. Banlelsvllle Shaken np hr a Cutting Scraps—A Man stabs Another Because He Would Not Treat Him.. HEROIC NEWS MEN. How the Worker* on a Great Paper stuck to Their Post. Chaki.e^ton, September S.—It is doubtful if a better instance of courage and devotion to duty can be found than that offered by the reportorial and editorial st iff of the News and Courier, Messrs. C. Me- Kinlav, J. A. Moroso, J. L. Weber, R. M. Solomons, M. F. Tighe, Yates Suowden, R. T. Logan, D. L. Selke, and the managing editor, Capt. F. W. Dawson. STICKING TO THEIR POST. In all the horror and fright and contusion of that awful night they stood manfully at their ,iosts and ot out the paper, of course with Use assistance of a handful ot equally courageous printers who re turned to their cases during the night. The next day, in spite of all its horrors, these men kept at their work and got up the material tor the paper. Finding, however, that they were unable 10 get out a paper, the printers excusably le fusing to work on account of the dangerous condition of the quarters, they made up the dispatches for the Associated Press, which con veyed the intelligence of the dis aster to the world. Many of them are married men with large fami lies dependent upon them, and of very limited means. true heroism. Their wives and children being rescued from their wrecked homes, and placed half-naked in the nearest public square, these men returned to their .posts and gathered up all the news of the | extends under the sea. Prof. T. C. Mendenhall and W. J. McGee, of the Earthqnake com mission, who came here seveial days ago for the purpose of investigating the Charleston earthquake, are still in the city, their examinations into the causes of the rame not having been as yet completed. Prof. Mendenhall said that it was impossible to speak in detail of causes of any earthquake. But the general causes are knowri, end it is possibly that the details of the cause of this particular earthquke may be understood at some time hcreatfer; but he doubted that a full explanation had ever been given of earthquake that had ever occurred. He would say however, that there never was an earthquake which was not due to physical causes, and that they were in no wise attributable to nor had any connections with the works of chance. Prot. Mendenhall said that it was distressing to him to notice the re jorts of the various sermons that had jeen delivered on Sunday; that the people had been told that the earth quake had been sent upon them as a punishment fur their sins; tor, he said the people are likely, if the y believe that, to imagine that they may expect a recurrence of the earthquake at any time. Such sug- gestion and instruction are calcula ted to unnerve and unsettle any class ot people, and prevent them from rising to such an emergency as this. It ought to be understood thac the whole thing is governed by nat ural laws and that nature works in a perfect systematic manner. The unexpected often occurs, but when it does occur it always occuisin ac cord with well recognized causes and physical principles. “The effect of pronouncing the earthquake a punishment from God,” continued he, “has been to terrorize ignorant- people and 1 heard a colored preach er crying out constantly that it was ‘the voice of God.’ I was however surprised when I heard that the same thing had been preached from the pulpits in this city. "I would like to say that I feel great confidence in the fact the great danger of this disturbance is over. I feel strong confidence that this is the case. The belief is based on the study of the disturbance thu far, and also on several years expe rience in countries in which carth- i quakes weie occurring frequently, ' and in which I studied with a great deal of interest every occurrence and recurrence, although I have never seen one so violent as this. “As to tuture disturbances. It is true that shocks that would leve buildings might produce a tidal wave,would ei.gulf Suiivan’s island but the fact is that we have had a shock slrong enough to level build ings and it did not produce such a wave. All the points indicate that this di-turbanae is not one which We see The usually quiet town of Daniels- ville was thrown into excitement Thurs day evening, by an unprovoked cutting affair. The cutting took place near Dr. Sorrell’s drug store, and it was done so quickly that it was some time before it was known that anything had occurred. A reporter of the Banneb-Watchhan harried to the scene and found “Crack' Graham, a young man about 25 years of age. in the rear of Dr. Sorrell’s office having four severe stabs dressed. A man named Herring asked Graham to treat him, and Graham replied that ithere was no chance to get anything in Danielsville. Herring still insisted, and said that he had treated Griham some time before, and thought that he ought to reciprocate. Graham, who is consid ered one of the best natured you.ig men in tho county, told Herring that he would give him the money to go and buy him some whiskey. This seemed to make Herring mad, and drawing his knife he plunged it into Graham four times. The wounds on the back and side arc the most dangerous, on account of being in the region of the heart. The doctor did not think that they were neeessarily fatal, as he thought the knife struck a bone.' Dr. Sorrell dressed the wounds, and late Thursday evening Graham was doing well, but very weak from loss of blood. Herring was arrested and will probably have a hearing at once. Col. D. \V. Meadow has been retained by the prosecution and will use his best efforts to send Herring to the penitentiary Herring hails from Elbert county. BIS BORES PROTRUDED through the A prominent Alabama phrsici.n - B ,-A patient who was almost drio? r*" 4 the effects of Tertiary SyphiuJl iL from had been treated by several \ Wh# cians without benefit, used adoiljfr'' ties of B. B. B. and was entirely , ^ He had ulcers on his arms, and thevlT 4 ' protruded through the flesh akd,k£? the elbow, and death seemed ineviu^ NOTICE. The firm of JOHN winter a rn i ... din lived by mu.ualconsent, Edwari Jim !®*r sraa'n.'flWiar tfigs Notice. The firm of John Winter A c . b«l„. ei_ , by the withdrawal or Kdw„j a,,2fb debts due tl»e firm must be t» **1 ter, KxecutrU of John Winter, deceit J. Bruno Winter, who i»«umo 10 said lirm and willaattle . 1 claim, 1* Ga.. sept. Ill, im. MAR<! IRKT W1NTKB i le - sepH alt j. n. winter/ “■ ..I.oo 1.111— each Side ol ih. V ™ H O lt *- avsyille, on which i«, yU.',''*« olveacres otyooo l*u5|i2*> about ready*Ib.'cumyar.oii.iino'uro'Vriim 0 ^ 11 ' old a<Jdi, the balao/v in lorwt. rili.lj“f l.'il' of \ Henderson, p. Bratolioo sni W hife* 4 Also,, at the r me time and pise,. » m an Ollier tract Inthetouoty of Hanks i»i„7.i ■• two and one half ml.,. N,,nho “i Wl the N. E. R. B, and U.-o,« rlvc“ coo,snan'/m’? t -are acres, more or less. adi„loln« land, h .(endarapu. Henderson broikera, kvsn. .Z 1 ?' C Henderson, of which stout eight acre, .7 river bottom laods, abo t twenty acre, old oaimitie mturem. ihe West eodoi *^.1 ..a,** lie* acr#4tl:e X. K. It. It. Sold a* thu of H. a Henderaon. leie of Jnck$on count? Terms cash, parties desiring to SfJ’.ai. Heudersou near th SepL :m t F. M. HOUok. ' ’ [ “du'n ceased. lands will find F. W, Henderson ne»r the ormi* rps, who wiU show sdii lands. This Sei 1KN6. F. W. II AS DEKdON, I r seph M. Hod** n.admioistiutur c " hereas j^. Jesse J I lead .''late'of said conn y. ucccaha app.iea lor leave to sell, iu terms of the hi *■. 11 tni real esUte belonging to the es Uie uf sai.j <-.©<>* •ed: These are i her* fore to cite ami *dmonish *u coucerned to show cause, si the regular term r the Court of Ordinary ot caid county, iob«ht4 the hist Mouday iu November u xt, i leave should not be granted. Oi .eii 1. baud and oflloial signature, at otlice th, Ol Sept., IMG. A P. IlENuKV. rmy II Of.! \\uue, W.li Thomas, A. 11.Hodgeou, Wr Julius ('often audotiitrs, suoweiti t;. t u»ryde ... » cuni ter incorporating ttif m and fhi-ir me,*. o?h as a body politic mid c rp,.rutr. under ; 1# tum. and style oi •‘Tilt* ATHENS ;iUIi:i»|\ (j l I* B'i'd; to Cbjll’AXY. ' With povs have atm use a common seal operate an O.-era House; to ’ sad jmrcfta.'e «ud sell dwe.linga. sto'i er buildings; to purchase, hold a both real, j.enH n *1 and iii.xed; t« secure incu.»ema by ui^igagrs siicj iii..c or limes «» they n« d t ay-ble a CDArsetor.as may be cousiaieni with ihe 'n#sof Ibis State. 1‘etuio e.rsfuit »er show that tho capital stock .Vhsociattoo is Fifty 1hou»A0a l»o.lsr* Aud thdt ten per ' . .. r lad t;»at tney fu the. deal e the j u*. r of u.tMte vita, mock looue huudred ihoustitd AURANTIB Most of the diseases which afflict mankind are ori$rin- ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER* For all com pi sints of this kind, such as Torpidity of Che Liver. Bilktusnesa. Nervous Dyspepsia, Indiges tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatu lency. Eructations and Burning of the Stomach 'sometimes called Heertburn), Miasma. Malaria, Uoody Flux. Chills and Fevet, Breakbone Fever. Exhaustion before or after Fevers. Chronic Diar rhoea. Lorn of Appetite, Headache, Fool Breath, Irregularities incidental to Females. Bearing-down horrible event, working all night, while the horrible subterranean roaring continued and the tremb ling walls of the bnilding threatened to engulf them every moment. It was indeed and in truth a heroic act. Several of these men have lost nearly everything they had in the world, and few ot them are men of any means whatever. The history of, thcii work has not yet been put upon record, bnt it deserves to be, and it deserves rec ognition. During all this terrible week that has followed they have worked day and night, such as few men have worked before. The cor respondents ot Northern journals who have been here can, perhaps, realize the difficulties under which their brethren in Charleston did their work. nothing'to indicate that. It is a land disturbance of a local character. It has extended widely, but it has been violent only locally, therefoie, I do not anticipate anything of dan ger from the bed of the sei, even if shocks should occur ot considerable intensity, regarding them as parts of this disturbance. “I have examined Sullivan’s island and find lqss damage done there.than any place else. I believe it to be a safe place. > “Ido not believe there is much d mage in Summerville of a kind that cannot be easily repaired.”— Charleston News and Courier. sclhB, Ac., Ac,' is Invaluable. Itisnot*p«»*es»fM , *ndise«*M. but ft I IDE? all disease*of the LIVER, will WsUrCC. STOMACH and BOWELS, fc changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tings, to s ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes low. gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL* TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and Is A VALUABLE TONIC. dollars. <ur petitioners pra th< nid llouor.ble C- u g piiC-itiOf, Mid lust the) ,.i incorporated for ami uor )ear.*, wiiu the privilege r«tlotto: said twenty >*. bereiubefore set forth. Auo your puatiouern wil pa-ssiogof * ‘ Ml *W ‘A' 1 * t i .heir BUcce HH, Pet ra Ait’yx A true extract from the minutes Osrke iu’p. Court, thih 11iii day ol at pu.-mi-et. 1n*6. •uplift JOHN I. 11 UoMN.m,Clerk. STADICER’S AURANTI! Ska sale by aU Druggists. Pries SI *00 per bottle. C. F. STADICER, Proprietor, 140 80. FRONT ST., PhUadsfphla* Pa* i 3 FOB # A’CLAUKi: <'OL*XTY.—Ordinary sift- tins: for ■ until) purree. Giu Sid*rKMBtt ltvsG: Upon the pe.uion oi V4ri>>ua eii.Zcu. m . miu co .uiy, tohuvj *n election prescind e*u$ li>hed it Davis' old iscuvOl hmic. whjre Justice Court* are now held it eu • f»r the 2i8ih District, *J. M il’urje* i District) m said c Jtuy an*. . v ueaiiUft ome thst «he*imei- un■*ssary and• U be oi t*ublu: convenience, it U orJervu in*, mi4 election precinct mii i the .suie i- hereby es tablished si said old school house,ami it * iurtte. oiu red lusts copy of this *nicr ue pabl .uelia the Weekly BxNi*KR-\Vxfcaii »s auc-s *e«ii *>t lour wte«». ASA M. JACKSON, OrXns j. Sept 7-w 4 wks. fj? 4£<r. The new and desir ole ihiuard ooui ki i street: Jpp y O xugikllw. tiK ». Dl l .• on Li op HOMAs DANIELSVILLE DOINGS. DYSPEPSIA Is • dangerous as well ss distressing complaint, neglected, it tends, by impairing nutrition, and de pressing the tone of the ajrstem, to prepare the waj IB VVi ords these words are true:. “Th«y feei languid and tired, hardly able to bear .their weight on their feet, the bloom all gone from their cheeks, irrlatab/o and truss without meaning to be, nerves all apset, worried with the childreoA'retted over little thing*, s burden* to them selves, and yet with „ no acute disease. What a pity it is. Bat. few bottles of Parker’s Tonic will drlveyall this away ■nd relieve the troubles peculiar to the - A representative of the Banner went over to Danielsville, Thurs day morning, to see how thiugs were getting on, and to give the people of the “Free State” a chance io subscribe for the best daily and weekly paper in the stale. The roads between Athens and Daniels ville arc in a splendid condition, having been lately worked. The barber hill, near Athens, need not now be a terror to the farmer, as the street commissioner of Athens has put in some of his best ticks on this hill, and put it in good condi tion. There aie evidences of prosperi ty and thrilt all along the read. W. H. Beusic hts a nice little store near Helicon Springs, and is doing good business.. Charlie Beusse has opened a blacksmith shop about ten miles from Athens, and is getting all the work he can do. Danielsville has several closed doors on account of whisky being ruled out of this ancient town, but the people are hopeful of getting Augusta & Chattanocgu railroad, and say the road will help to build up their town. Judge Lumpkin and Solicitor- General Howard are growing in popularity daily by the way the. conduct the business of the court Juage Lumpkin is a model Judge and Solicitor Howard a terror to criminals. While in the court house the Solicitor made a motion to nol pros two true bills agaRst Mr. John Moore, on the ground that there was no merit in the bills. Judge Lumpkin granted the mo tion and said that he did not be lieve in taking up the time of the couitand running the county to ex pense when there was nothing in she bills brought.. The Danielsville lawyers all seem to be prosperous, and seldom a case is called without one of the local bar being on one side or the other. The crops are splendid and Mad ison will make plenty. It is a good county,-and the people believe in the Banner-Watchman. a BAD FIX. Thousands of men and women all over our couutry are ailently miserable, while the outside world think you have no cause to grieve. But, ah I We pronounce no anathemas againt any other remedy, but we assert that one single bottle of B: B. B. will do more in the cure of any ease of blood poisop than twelve bottles of any other. Our book iii free and it tells the tale. Address. . . ; BLOOD BALM C0„ Atlanta/Ga. DELECTALAyE As arnouth a wash stands pre-eminent No other siich preparation‘equals it in beauty of color, ineffectiveness in heal ing the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat, in thoroughness in cleansing or in antisceptie qualitles.Give it atrial.lt* use becomes agreeable and resolves itself into s necessity. If yon have s sore mouth or sore gums Delectalave will heal them If ~ou wish to save your teeth Delec- talave will aid you and impart its fragra nee to yonr breath. There can benodonbt of it’s value to you when its use is indorsed by such eminent men os Rev. Andrew A. Lipscomb, D. D.; A. W. Calhoun, M. D. the eminent Occuliist;the late DrJohn M.- Johnson, and twenty of tho leading physicians of Atlanta. gm >cr BJKWS pomm CO. Cnictw.tmSr.loui*. We Have Tried It. “And would have it if the cost was ten times what it is,” say many ladies who nave used The Mother’s friend be fore confinement. 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LUDW/G VONSEEGER Pofes9or of Medicine at the Rovsl University Knight of the Ro7*l,Auatri*s Order or toe Iron Cewn; Koigbt Commander of the Royal Mpanlab Order of Isabel; Knight of t e Royal Prussian Orderof the Red|fcagle; Chsvxiierlof the Legion of Honor, etc,, etc., stays: 'Liebig Co.'s Coca Beef Tonic should not be confounded with the horde of trashy cure-alls. It is in no sense of the word ajpatei * remedy. I am thoroughly conversant with 1 tcoisuy, a atu uiuruuguiv «iuv«issui> wish im mode of preparation and know it to be not only a legitimate pharmaceutical product, but also remedy ot the high commendations it has re ceived in all parts of th* world. It contains in all parts of tho world. It contains s of Beef. Coca. Quinine,Iron and Calissvs, are dissolved in pure genuine Spanish Im- Invaluable U all who are Run Down, Nervons. Dyspeptic, Blllioua, Malarious or afflicted with weak kidneys Beware of Imitations. 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The prettiest and cheapest line of wedding and note paper in 'the city. Stock fresh and new. Schools fur nished with stationery, at lowest rates. All orders from the surround ing country will receive prompt at tention. A large line of blank books, inks, pens, and pencils, can be found at all times at bur store, Red Front, Broad Street. CRANFORD & DAVIS, ATHENS GEORGIA. c ascudder SILVERSMITH, Watches Clocks Silverware, ■