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P -e'* nr>'<ls another Hording paper,
rtd. V. P. Stovall i» In Augusta in the
, vr ,<, of the American Exhibition St
1>n ni .xt year. He wants all Geor-
nuMihu'tofios atol inilustrics repre-
K debts of l.abor are greatly dis-
lit are waiting the arrival of
n , ..mao llavs with money,
y ]i,'lining, a leading Knight cle-
. Mr. Meynanlie, and says hiaacts
, ( , r ntalions in Richmond were
i, nil the order. Delegate* and
■ i,, j. in llichinonil confirm, the.ru
„f m, vuanlio’s sprite, and say he
and also*ent*ngled. a la Dr,
.triii'
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the Au- 1
A'l-i'-'
.ill my-'i
Fa
«lii!r in
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day. 1
f hands went to work in
tory today.
inws up some phenomena
. today. A child was born
g with a full set of teeth,
the river, near Aiken, an
k reliably reporte ' yeSti-r-
, graves, side by siile.train
elear >k v. and i ly fell on
I he graves hcl .■ ■■ mnr-
il)K KM'lUTS OF LABOR OFFI-
i ■ Kits IX AVGUSTA.
trrlisl of the Executive fomnill-
l«mau-H ow Xlmli nancy Docs
Ur Bring •» He Aller Uiiruinny y
II,, strikers Will llo to Work It
llr Hors Sol find Itie Trouble.
Aiui'MA. o,i. 22.—{Special.j James
y Wright, the Philadelphia Executive
CQiDmitU‘?«»an of the Knights of Labor,
arrive! lo'la
It
ihe iv,»«-r.
A l»r»‘i
fire th«
a«>i t<
»an*
TUiI-
UwiM i
l when asked if he had
money to pay tlv twenty
11 -*r> owed lu?re, r '.died that
s would he cared or.
•>ut Knight s^ys he brought
id dollars, but this will
1> in the bucket, and credi-
\Ym. Wright looks well
i like a swell, lie has not
. 1 with the factories,and says
• i ,a.,dt the local committee of
d tin* operators themselves.
, v.ui> that he will se tie the
lied by his sitter and tetri
s associates in the
nt
Alston is the last male member o^
the family but one, so I am infortofid,
and ho. followed the family tradition .and
“died pwith boots on." Twenty-eight
years of age, he was yet at the dawn of
what IT ight have been a useful and dis
tinguished career. He possessed a mind
of more than ordinary brightness and a
heart full of generous impulses. - That
he should have ended life’s possibilities
in a moment of depression is a source of
regret to the numerous friends ol the
brave-hearted, impetuous boy.
TOLAV THE COHXK* STONE.
Tomorrow the corner Stone of the new
Young Men's Christian Association
building will be laid with impressiyc cer
emonies. .. The address will be made by
Uon E. T. Howell, anil short talks will
:}>e made byGov. McDaniel,' Chief Justioe
Jackson, Mayor flfllyor andtirJMcDori-
abl. Exercises at 10 a. ni. The build-
ing, when completed, will be one of the
handsomest in the city.
L left for Fairbum,
Athens yesterda;
Georgia.
., ■ SPECIAL OFFER.
Messrs. Branch & Powell, of Oconee,
offer a special premium of $5u for the
fas test colt'of little Giant and Naviga
tor, shown at 'the Athens Fur next
month.
M. I,. Branch, in Oconee, has trade
this year 80 bushels of corn to the acre.
'RUNAWAY MATCH. | '■
Air. Dickerson and Miss Lucy Leila
Malcolm, were married on Tuesday in
Watkinsville, by Drury Jackson, J. P.
The parties were from Good Hope, Wal
ton county. The bride is about 15 years
old, and the groom isbutlittle her senior
It was s runaway match. They had fail
ed .to. secure a licence in Walton county
-LLA
warraiE' |
oh tKe treasury tor $3,TW1, mirror’of H,
I.. Jewett, treasurer of the Academy for
, continued,
The Whitehead case was continued
until January on account of the absence
of a material witness. A large crowd of
witnesses and jurors had been sum
moned.
, The. Timmons case was continued also.
T’i
**f? Mi.fi ail
I IIK SETTLt IT? tionlor the 4th quarter.
It is somewhat hazy in Atlanta to-day,
and the possibility of rain in the near fu
ture is hailed with delight
It is intended to make the military pa
rade at the inaugural ceremony an im
posing one. The legislature will be
asked to fix Tuesday, the 9th, for the
inauguration.
The ladies hospital fair, for the bene
fit of Ivy Street hospital, will begin to
morrow.
A number of railroad magnates are in.
session in Atlanta today, discussing rates.
Batteries 11 and H, of 2d U. S. Artil-
lerj, quartered here during the summer,
have been removed to Florida.
1-ales of cotton this season, and has the
,pyeti>est stanu .for, ginning in Oconjs
"■county.' 'rte'gin* 24 halos a day and 1
has excellent machinery, plenty of steam
power and guarantees satisfaction in
•very way. • Mr. Watson’s gin has be
come a favorite with the people. The
house is clean and the cotton is ginned
directly from »W platform. The gin is
now running day and night, and is turn
ing out the prettiest specimens of cotton
of any gin in the vicinity. •
.ing t.
l-jt cli.i
toil their posi-
jury i< busy at work, and
.ii indictments to court,
nnil.er for assault, being
imi Holden llnrdctnan. for
,t:i Factory operatives.
ATLANTA NEWS.
JU'
[ (.t o. W. TIi Kiunpy..Bob
I iinrrul-.To l.ny the Cor.
e—VH.relluiieoilM Xolc.
At: inti, bleb 2o.—[Special.] Sunday
aiontia.- about half-past twoo’elock. Geo.
IV. McKinney sent a bullet crushing
through bis brain, and fell down to die
i the ri.mr of his cell in the station
house.
McKinney was employed as a printer
tin-Franklin job printing office, and
is arrested Saturday by station houso
to per lluehanan, because of his resem-
hliare to the description of a young man
Miui-il in Sewanee, Teen., for whom
thrreaasa published reward of $150.
Then taken to the station house McKin-
luMUeil that he was the party want-
»1 in Tennessee, ind after being searched
hr «a- locked in a cell to await tho next
Morning, when Mr. lluehanan would
have with him for Sewanee-. It seems
Iku McKinunuy and I'illctt, a tailor, in
Susam-c, had quarreled about n hill and
Pilli it had sued and garnisheed McKin-
llitter notes had been exchanged,
md whi n they met upon the street Me-
K'nney had tired several shots at Pillett,
none nt «hich took effect. lHIlett had
n-ape being killed, and then
and Came to Oconee.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, TTXESD-A.Y, NOVEMBER 3,1886
ni !=» —
OFFERING.
RECORD.
The Laat Paper Submitted hr
Mell to the Tr™“— —
ethnological. Com-
mlntem in Atlanta on Wednesday
lettaft
In behalf of ihe Prudential Committee
of the University, and' of the city of
Ol me ubivbipivji miAk* VI
Athens, ChadodlorrMell.'.llubBiHted' thaljttlpn C-j-,--^*..-
following paper to the Commissioners of ations of the Board and urge that be
committee appointed to wait upon the
following paper
Technology at their final meeting.
But little need be added to what has
already been said jto the commissioners
Of the School of Technology, by the city
of Athens, and by the Trustees of the
University of Georgia, through its spe
cial commiitee and through its pruden
tial committee.
They have offered to. your honorable
board fo>r thi* purpose ; of founding a
Technological School* property to the
amount of nearly halfa ‘million dollars.
But it may be pertinently asked:
Question 1. Is not much of this use
less property for the purpose in view?’ ’
Ans. Thu answer is that there is not
a dollar of it superfluous property.. It
Is siibh property a*»
pefl Technological School_ ^§stnsv«. It
consists of such endowed, professorships
as are in practical operation now in the
Worcester school—the institution pre
scribed for your model by legislative act;
and other equipments for the
of phy&ics^hembitry'J. civil
‘inipt contaimny
In response
on the subject,
toe on Laws a
of Judge San
Yancey, Judge
and Col. Lewis—reporh
IfBlBrelittion to the School pf TechnOl-
ftJ. Hough In cMcagoTimM.]
Listen to the bells-r
. Chestnut bells! .
the following- Keeking time, time, time.
In a sort of sickly rhiine,
To the idiotic rtinds
Of the fools on whose lapels
They are worn!
General Assembly, present to that body
the advantages possessed b^thjs^Uoi-
COL E. C. MACHEN.
Mnnlrlpal Affntrn—Auirtiding the
Constitution—Tlir Corner Stone
I.nlil, etc.
Atlanta, Ga^ Oct. 20.—[Special.]
Much interest Centres in the mass meet
ing tonight, called to nominat? a" com.
niitteo of-fifty, twenty-five proliihitiou-
the operators j S (g and twenty-five anti-proliili'tionlsts.
i v ork. ’I he | „.J, 0 in their turn shall nominate a eiti-
xens’ ticket for mayor and conncilmeh.
Mr. Tyler Cooper, who has been in the
field for some weeks past, has published
his determination to submit his claims
to that committee, and as the mectin;
which the appointment of the committee
.was determined upon, was a prphib tion
meeting especially called to defeat him,
it looks like'taking, the hull by the
horns. For two days past the
antis, who have championed the
cause of Cooper, have lieen
caucussing and planning and
they are prepared for the fight. They
have selected the twenty-five antis to he
appointed on the Committee of fifty, and
they arc all men who will stand liy Ty
ler Cooper until the whole thing breaks
up. Under the terms of the resolution
appointing the committee of fifty it will
require thirty-four of the committee to
nominate, or thirteen of the prohis to
come to Tyler Cooper or thirteen of the
antis to abandon him. Both of these are
regarded ns impossible contingencies, and
there is a probability of a general break
up, and the putting of two tickets in tho
field, anti and prohi.
amendinu the constitution.
At -the last election two amend,
ments to the State Constitution were sub
mitted to* vote of the people. One al
lowed Confederate soldiers whose limb*
had not been amputated to share in the
bounty paid by the State, and the
other referred to local legislation simpli
fying the system, and a lojving the intro”
duction of local bills in the Senate. Sec
retary of State, N. C. Barnett, today noti-
mineralogy and geology, houses to pro
tect these equipments, and to furnish
recitation and lecture, r6om»,gfti»^5»'d-
ing to Ihe 'structure nt
The Builder of Nlacoii and Athene
Bond In Georgia—Other Railroad
New*.
Col. C. C. Mn-'hen, of the M. &. A. road,is
now in Macon, and is expected in Athens
Saturday or Monday. Judge W. B.
Thomas met the Colonel at Lula, and had
a very satisfactory talk with him. He
says the bonds of our new railroad arc
all negotiated in England, and he is issu
ing them just as fast as tho roadbed is
graded. The iron is also bought and be
ing shipped. There is no drawback now
to the early completion of the Macon Sc
Athens road, for the money is on hand
to grode, iron and equip it.
jggjMfipwl
■ , SjX thousand miles pf railroad track
have hern laid this year, SSd tbe ftiadejs-
still going on. - « ,15
The Colurabus Enquhet-Sun says .the
Georgia Midland brought its first ship
ment of cotton into Columbus on Satur
day, the lGth of October, 1880.
An excursion was run out from Macon
to Clinton, over the Macon & Covington
Railroad, on Sunday. A regular sched
ulc went into effect on Monday, and now
passenger trains will be run regularly
between Macou and Clinton
Mr. 0. G. Roberts, of Monticello, has
donated the land for a depot for the C. &
M. R. It, at that place, and the town
council has accepted the same for the
cqmpany.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun, of
last week, we learn that Capt. Cowan, of
the engineer corps, of the Georgia Mid
land Railroad, has completed the location
of the road to McDonough, and has gone
to take charge ef the preliminary survey
of the Columbus ’and Florida railway,
which is a nev road to be built from Co
lumbus. Work on the Georgia Midland
is being pushed very rapidly, twenty
miles of track being nearly ready for
the cars. New passenger cars and a reg
ular schedule will be put on in a few
days.
kind, if not in splendor. The catalogue
of the "Worcester Free Institute”. In
forms us that their "Boynton hall is a
commodious granite building one hun
dred and forty-six feet long and sixty-
one feet wide. It contains a chapel capa
ble of seating lour hundred persons; a
lecture room, in the rear of which are a
store room and private laboratory; a lab
oratory, furnished with all the tables,
re-agents, &c, necessary for the stu
dents’ use, fully equipped for instruction
in chemistry; with store balance rooms;
a physical laboratory; furnished with
power from the shop; two commodious
drawing rooms, one for free hand, the
other for mechanical drawing; ^ with
model-rooms, where are the best French
and English plates, manuscript drawings,
models, lasts, &c.; a designer’s room,
commodious recitation r„otus, and office
room. There is also a full set of instru
ments for the use of the civil engineers;
an adjustable model of the locomotive
link and valve motion, and C. H. Mor
gan’s machine for showing correct forms
of cams and their model of construction.”
Our buildings and their equipments
furnish a large portion of the particulars
mentioned in the above extract, which a
first-class Technological' School must
for the/furnish a part of the very
ofik. In addition, we offer a
library—the best in tbe state,
celledfasfeat a faKYby
uth. “Worcester Rroe Inal
lays-great stress upqn.a libr*ry; _
catalogue tells us that its students tmve
access to “the library of the American
Antiquarian Society of 60,000 volumes,”
and to that of the Mechanical Associa
tion.
Accept the offer tendered you by Ath
ens and the University of Georgia, and
you can found at once an institution of
high order, complete, for the time, in all
its equipments. Reject their offer, and
your institution must of necessity begin
its existence inchoate, incomplete, rudi
mentary, with no promise of growth, and
permanent existence, unless by the pre
carious hope of possible future legislative
enactment It is impossible for the com
missioners to offer now to public patron
age a first-class Technological School,
unless they accept the offer from Ath
ens. Let them deliberately.adopt medi-
versity as a lotytiopr for-the School, and
urge the appropriation of- such amountas
will establish and equip such a school
as a part of the University, where the
State has buildings.” (Records, p. 540.)
“Mr. [Hon. N. .1.] Hammond moved
that a committee of three from the Board
be appointed to co-operate with the ci]y
of Athens, and see what tender we can
make to the Commissioners of the'Tech-
nological School, whenever they are ap
pointed.” This was adopted. (Records,
p.584.) • a
“Mr. [Chief Justice James] Jacksiro
offered a resolution that “it is tho opin
ion of this Board tbat the Technological
School should be located as Athens, Ga.;
nnd that we will do all in our power to
co-operate with that city.” (Records,
p. 575.)
These quotations from tho Records of
d of Trustees leave in no
ij^tjgstiofqf tbe
They are also pregKiint of the
suggestions that if the Commissioners
Fob Five Y’ ears.—Sam Davis, col,
was yesterday sent to Smith’s camp for
five years. He broke in Mr. Joseph
■Hodgson’s House.
MR. TOM LOWE-
TIME’S EAST, BEST <
The ass is ass enough,
That is sure.
Who a chestnut perpetrates:
Butiie very fer outrateg ,
The peculiar ass and great
With the bell!
Tell, oh, tell.
Recent ass and truly great—
If you don’t object to state—
The particular reason you were ever born!
A New Merchant.—Mr. Lowrey, a
.dry goods merchant of Summerville, S.
C, has about closed a trade for the iron-
front store next *o Itlumenthal & HiTsch-
field’s, and will move his stock to this
city and make it his home.
The
Serious Result el a Cotton Gin Accl-
. dent.
All yesterday Mr. Tom Lowe, the
young non who was so seriously cut in
a cotton gin in Oconee county, and had
his arm amputated, was lying between
life and death. The doctors said it
would be a miracle if he recovered. Not
a particle of pulse could be (bit, nnd the
patient could retain nothing on his stom
ach. He had constant Spells of vomit
ing and threw up a great deal of blood.
He had wonderful nerve, however, aud
bore his suffering with heroic fortitude.
All the loving aid devoted friends could
do was given him, His sisters, Mrs.
Hugh, of Mississippi, and Mrs. George,
of Madison, Ga., were telegraphed to,
and informed that their brother was dan -
gerously ill, and there is but little hope
of his recovery. This family is devoted
to each other, and Mr. Joe Lowe, broth
er to the sick man, .with difficulty could
be induced to leave his bedside. About
-11 o’clock in the morning the young
man tor a little while retains} gome
nourishment on liis stomach, which was
a hopeful sign; but he was soon again
taken witn those attacks of vomiting, and
bcgaPtiP sink rapidly. He spoke, of the
his limb, and remarked that it
hard for a young man to be thps
crippled, but be could manage somehow
to make a living he supposed, but he
knew that his uncle Ike would not allow
him to suffer so long as he had a dollar.
Wo never siw A more patient sufferer.
Although the saws of the gin laid bare
several nerves, and completely wrenched
his elbow around,he complained but little
of pain. All yesterday afternoon Tom
was asking how long before sundown,
and when it would be night, which ques
tions are said to be a sure sign of ap
proaching dissolution. He was restless
and asked to be repeatodly turned orer,
and seemed to breathe with difficulty.
He complained of thirst, but could re
tain nothing on his-stomach.
At a late hour, just before going to
press, we learned that the young man
Abt Disfi.ay.—Miss Jennie Smith has
igaged* large space at onr fair for her
illiavc on display one qfthe
tooSrbTart goodT'ev
ite. The ladies are taking great
interest in th« exhibition.
k .f
Fair Bills.—The Northeast Georgia
fur has had printed some fine illustrated
posters, in colors, and they are being put
up all over this section. There are three
varieties of hills, and they are very at
tractive.
Aaderaan Telia About
Strange Discovery.
■ Yesterday Mr. Anderson was iu the
city, and gave a B.-W. reporter an accu
rate account of that cave we mentioned
several days ago. Mr. Anderson says it
is on the farm of Mr. Jim Thompson,
and about one mile from Mr. B. B. Wil
liams’. The cave, or whatever it is, is in
a field, with a branch on each side. The
land has been cleared and worn out
three times, but the generations who
tilled the field and plowed over this sink,
had no idea that such a cave was be
neath them. It was first discovered by
Mr. Thompson himself, his mule's hind
feet breaking through the crust To all
appearances the earth was as solid and
compact there as anywhere else. Mr.
Anderson says he has several times vis
ited this cave. Mr. Thompson first tried
to fill it up by throwing fence-rails and
rubbish down the mouth, but they went
far out of sight As the mouth kepi en
larging, the owner finally built a pen
around the hole to keep his stock from
falling in. Mr. Anderson says the pit is
quite dark, but by stooping for some time
orer the abyss and peering into its depth
water can be seen at its bottom, while
the rush of an underground stream is
distinctly heard. The cave is shaped
something like a cistern. No one as yet
has attempted to explore this singular
«tboi4.' it a Af
tion, but whether it is the mouth of a
cavern or simply a sunken place in the
earth has not as yet been revealed. It
is cei tainly a singular discovery for this
section, and should be investigated.
A Youso Cotton Pickf.r.—Mr. Weldon
Price, of Oconee, has a little boy 12 years
old, who pioks from 250 to 300 pounds of
cotton per day. Show us a hoy to beat
this record!
Paralyzed.—Mr. Lem Swann, who
lives near Athens, and is one of Clarke’
best citizens, was stricken with paraly
sis, Tuesday evening, and has not spok
en since. The physicians say there is
hope for his recovery, however.
COUNCIL MEETING-
Repairing House.—Mr. I Morris is
having the old Hampton house on Han
cock avenue remodeled and a handsome
new front put to it Mr. McCulloch lias
the contract. We are glad to see such
improvements being made.
Blooded Doos.—Mr. A A. McDuffie’s
St Bernard hasfourtcon puppies, hut she
is so large that six were smothered the
first night' The remaining eight areal-
ready sold at $25 apiece. He has also a
litter of pugs.
Street , Work.—Mr. Stanley is this
week working on the street up the river
from the check factory. Piles are being
driven down where the river is washing
it out The idea ofop.ining a new street
on the. hillside has been abandoned, as it
won'd cost too much.
Council Chamber, Athens, Oct. 26.—
4:30 o’clock, p. m.—A called meeting of
Council was held this evening, present
his Honor pro tem Smith and Aldermen
Coleman, McKinnon, Gantt and Mc-
Ginty.
The mayor pro tem stated that the
meeting had been called for the purpose
of considering the propriety of aiding the
Fair Association in some way.
The president of the Association, J udge
V. B. Thomas was present and proposed
on l -half of the Association to rent or
deed to the city for twelve months, the
rightand privileges to use the fairgrounds
track, building, etc., by its citizens at all
times except when the grounds are being
used by the Association when admittance
fees are oharged, for the sum of $500.00.
Alderman Coleman then moved that
the proposition of the Fair Association
bo accepted provided the City Attorney
decide that it could be legally done.
Motion adopted.
Yeas: Gantt, Coleman, McKinnon and
Smith.
Nayes: McGinty.
Alderman White, appearing, asked that
his vote be recorded in the negative.
Council adjourned.
W. A. Gili.eland, Clerk.
„ had become delirious, but no other per
oerity, and feebleness, and inefficiency Cpptible change except weakness, caused
A HORRIBLE DEATH-
McKii.i.- v lied to escape arre-t. After fied the Governor that the vote bad been
k’Ji.’Z mu m the ne'ghborhoOti ionjl’week
M K ■ v mme'to Atlanta, an 1 began
izli in the printing estahlisl dent of the
IrmAlm ‘n. In the meant me l’iliett
had published a reward for his arrest and
i»in .1 tb -i riptiens of the fugitive. One
of these being received at- the Atlanta
police In ailquarters, station house keep
er lluehanan recognixed McKinney and
Bad-the arrest, lie expected to take
McKinney on the mormwLto Tennessee,
lu: th.j desperate man put an end to his
®r*er, and his return was as a corpse.,
'VIi. ii the report of ttro pistol attracted'
tin* station house keeper to the oell Me-
Knmy was found lying upon the floor with
brain oozing from a. hole over his
* chair lay a pistol arid the fol-
lowing t ete, written on a telegraph blank
in jrvnn'i ;
"l’i in Sisters—When you read these
««d lines my poor weary spirit will have
ibu n fr-un this prison Jurase of clay, and
fri-m ih-sc cruel wells of stone and iron,
«m the power of mercilesa,, money-
men, to the paradise of an all mer-
tiful Hod. My life has not, for som
rears, lie,.,, worth living and now it is ..in
tolerable. | have no hope for future
pleasure on earth, and there i* certainly
"o worse hell elsewhere. Do not weep,
but count me at rest—surest rest from
'he distracting sorrows of life. May our
»" rciful Father send the holy comforts
your poor hearts. The laws of man
have
Consolidated and'the result was •63,003
for ratification and 1.9*5 against in one
case, and 59,169 for ratification and 1,936
against in the other, and Governor M -
Daniel accordingly issued his proclama
tion declaring that said ‘amendments
have been adopted and .have bedomo
parts Of the Constitution of Georgia. :
, Tin: udnSER-.STONE laid. ’
The corner stone of the Young Men’s
Christian Association building was laid
tolay in lbe presence of a large number
of- peopl^LvThe ceremonies were hn-
pressive and were taken partin by Ocrr.
McDaniel, Chief Justice Jackson, Mayoi
Hillyer,’ H. W, ‘Grady and several of the
leading minlstora-.of Atlanta.
■’ Capitol Commission in session.
The board of Capital Commissioners
JtohUheir.pngular session to lay
With sb ;the ''rakmhers present; The
building Wnndnapected and estimate No.
21, for fl0,43&.16 was approved for
amount of work done on building since
last meeting of Commission. Including
salary, amount to Oct 3rd, requisition
issued for $11,839.15.
The Commissioners agreed upon their
annual report, which will he submitted to
the Legislature. This report will show
that they have disbursed to date $410,-
168.09 on the new capitoL.
In the session of the Commission Com
missioner Thomas, of Athens, aaid:
Whereas, by the expiration of the
term of office, Gov. Henry McDaniel
~’ ‘ ‘ 1 ' ' "theex-
An Old Eadjr Burned to Deatlx in
Her House.
_Mrs. Erwin Hays, an old lady about
70 years old, living in Jackson county, on
the Athena and Jefferson road, fourteen
miles above this city, met with an acci
dent on Sunday night last that resulted
in her deaththe following day. .It seems
that for some time Mis. Hays’ mind had
been effected, but no restraint was kept
over her. On the Sunday night men
tioned the old lady was wandering
around the house with a lamp in her
hand, when it is supposed she cither
dropped the lamp or it exploded, scatter
ing the oil over her person, that at once
become a solid slieet of flame. The fam
ily heard her screams and rushed to her
rescue, hut it was too late to save the
victims life. Her clothing was torn off
bnt her body fear'iilly burned. Mrs.
Hays lingered in great agony nntil Mon
day, when she died. The foregoing are
all the particulars that we could learn.
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A Street Niulkanee In Athens Com;
plained Of.
Oolethorpk Co, Oct. 27.—Editors
Banneb-Watchman: I am glad to see
your fearless journal again coming to
the defense of the country people by at
tacking certain dealers in Athens who
stand in front of their stores and try to
entice into their doors erery rustic
stranger that comes' along; that they
may sell their old shop worn and shoddy
goods at exhorhitant prices. This thing
of stopping and pulling'in customers, as
is openly practiced and tolerated on
Broad street, in the city of Athens, does
more to bring reflection on your city than
anything else, and is an outrageous nui
sance to us country people. Have you
no laws to protect us ' Why are they not
enforced? Last week I was in Athens
with my daughter, and was stopped and
my daughter’s sleeve pulled at
three times on one block. We were
both naturally indignant, but could not
afford to raise a disturbance. Such con
duct should be broken up and a lesson
made of a few perpetrators. We farm
ers help to keep up your business, and
think WW deserve some protection from
public insult on the street. Sufferer.
A ROW ON THOMAS STREET.
e '»> further claim upon my worth- ...
»""1y. Take it and do as you like- - Wm a* an early day cease to hold
Goftl by* and God bless you. Yourloving chairmanship of this Board, (rod
bmiiuT. Gxobuk McKinney. Whereas, the Commissioners feel that
1 M rs. M. 1\ Orr, ChaUanoojEa* Tenn whatever of succor* has thus far attend-
M’s. J„h, price, gggSgggg^—
">«oa,Ky. ' f ZX&naMgMWgfrfo 1 !bo* *
£*, «’* **. him long life and abundant nrosperity.
Mrs. Orr, m Chattanooga, his re- n ™J™* ^- congratulate the
•shave been forwarded to that city. h^^cord mi thechief mag
istrate of i he eState. -billeting that , it is
* * °*°4. *••*>*«•* ^-ssecelsful and
b °L W l^ D V stiiteSnuuilike administration of the pub-
ruki rs were dressing the body for
, they fonnd a pistol thrust into the
for the beginning, arid , all parties may
condemn them to a permanency of such
condition—young men, because they can-
find better facilities elsewhere, and the
state, because of disappointment and dis
satisfaction.
But it is pertinent .to ask:
Question 2. Suppose' it he granted
that this property is apposite for.the pur
pose, can it be placed whol y under the
control of the Commissioners?
Ans. The answer is yes; as much so
as similar property can be, that is located
anywhere else. The property of the
School of Technology, wherever located,
will be vested in the Board of Trustees
of the University of Geaagia; and the
Commissioners will have as full control
of the utilities of the property *!'Athens
as they would of similar properties else-','
where. The only difference is that if
they themselves should found an insti
tution elsowhere, they Could 'select tiro
professors in chemistry, physics. Civil
engineering, etc, whereas, at Athens,
tHey would have to receive professors al
ready appointed, along,with tho pecuni
ary foundation's or the chairs ..Bpt these
are scientific chairs, tbat can exist with
out being connected with a school of me-
chanical engineering; and it is supposed
that the professors already in position
h'ave received, public endorsement '•'-'All
rofessors and teachers, who could
giveBtomfChasibalifMl^eririlf feature
to the school, would be oppointed by
te the Commissioners themselye*.
Question 3. Suppose the. Technologi
cal School should he engrafted on the
University_at Athens, could a schedule
of study, recitation and practice he con
structed in common for all the depart
ments, so that no injustice would be dona
to any, and without friction, the inter
ests of all be equally subserved?
Ans. The answer is yes. . We had the
honor of presenting to you for your in
spection such schedule. We herewith
present to you fonr M. S, drafts of sched
ules 1. A copy of that at Worcester, 2.
Present schedule of the scientific courses
of the University of Georgia; and 3 and
4, detail of proposed schedule. These'
will not be made out here,- but will be
submitted fo* the inspection of tbe com
mission. Tbe schedule furnished is not
offered as one that must of necessity be
adopted; for it will admit of modifica
tion. But we do not hesitate to say that
it will compare favorably with that at
Worcester.. Indeed, it is superior.
Question 4. Should it be located at,
Athens, could tbe school count upon the
patby and the hearty support of the
from continued vomiting.
\ Just as we are going to press we learn
that Mr. liowe died last night.
LARGE FUNERAL.
The Body at Eddie Reaves Eald
. Away In Oconee Cemetery.
One of the largest funerals that has
ever taken place in Athens was that of
Eddie Reaves, Sunday afternoon, from
the First Methodist church.
The large church was filled with sym
pathetic friends of the family, the num
ber of young people showing how popu
lar had been the hoy whose sudden and
tragic death had filled so many hearts
with sorrow and so many eyes with
tears.
Rev. A. J. Jarrell conducted the ser
vice*. Bev. Dr. Lane offered a beautiful
Imfor-ed Vegetables.—Moore & El
der are having Irish potatoes, onions and
even turnips' shipped from Louisville,
Ky. This is what keeps our people
poor—sending off for articles that should
be grown at home. Our farmers ought
to supply the market with such produce,
A Quiet Ceremony Yesterday Per
formed in Cobbham.
Oconee Court.—The murder trial of
Whitehead at Oconee Court was post
poned yesterday on account of counsel
not having witnesses at hand. The Tim
mons case wns continued and Court ad
journed. This was an adjourned ses
sion to try criminal cases.
Mb. Henry Brittain.—This gentle
man is now in his 88th year, let but bears
his age wonderfully. He has been con
fined to his bed for several days, but is
no ways serious. Mr. Brittain says that
jnst before the war he could have bought
all the land lying in front of him and
once owned by Major H. S. Hughes at
$6 per acre. It new brings from $25 to
$100.
Cotton in Oolethorpe.—Mr. F. T,
Berry, a prominent and successful far
mer "near Crawford, was in the city yes
terday, and tells us that he will not make
more than half a cotton crop, and his
prospects are as good as any of his neigh
bor’s. Cotton below Antioch is a little
better, but over the oounty generally
the crop will be short. A severe drought
visited this section last summer.
V* Negro Women Have a Pitch
Haiti
Battle, Are Arrested apd Fined,
On Sunday night there was a negro
rumpus on Thomas street, near the store
of O’Fareell & Hodgson. It seems there
were two negro women, Jessie Sharp
and Lucy Cooper, walking leisurely
along with their beaux, when a very
along . . -
heated , discussion occurred between
them. Jessie took a stick out of her fel
low’s hand and gave Lucy a terrible lick'
on the head, knocking her down. By
the time die struck the grit Jessie had
her in the collar pnmbting her with her
fists. Lucy was perfectly inscnsible for
some little time, but finally recovered
About this time several police strived at
the scene, and all parties were ante*ted.
Yesterday they both plead guilty and
were fined $4.60 and. cost*. Thi* waa
not the end of the case, for warrants were
issued for the arrest of both ifomen,
bringing (hem before a higher tribunal
to answer for graver charges.
Marriages Yesterday—
ed—'Two Harris
‘ifiwsNotes e* General Inter
-LB, Oct 1
Y. Christopher and Miss Jci
were mafried Tuesday aftemi
residence of W. Y. Eldefenear Wftkins-
ville The bn lal party took the town at
THE DISPLAY.
The Athens Merchants ss their Met
tle aheat the R. E. Geergta Fair-
The merchants of Athens are deter
mined to make' the grandest display of
their gopda ever before made at a.fair in
4he State. The idea of John KeeSy and
John Ryan, of Atlanta, comi— ■*” —
and making display of
atm their i.
has been
fair
baa put tham <
An unusually large*apace has
nan*
gaged by a dub of Athena young'ladies,
for a display of art, apd it ..will be- one of
■1—- : —■-!— hltnaatiknn da* 4ka /at* * Som©
the main attractions at the fair,
special attractions have been off*
this department. .
The Banner-Watchman will; give
full description of each display.
gestedby I
“O, Absalom, thy aoh, Absalom; would
God I had died for thee!”
The choir during the afternoon sang
“Gathering Home,” “Sweet Rest in
Heaven,” “It is Well With My Soul”
and “There’s a Land That is Fairer Than
Day.” The music was very--4s*autifijl.
The pall,bearers were from tbe young
friends and school "fellows of Eddie
Reaves. -They,were John Carlton, Will
Tataptoti; Joseph--Jarrell, Charlie Tal-
tadge. Jbhn Dobbs, Willie Crane, Tom
lerdine and Hardeman Brumby.
A large aud sorrowing concourse fol
lowed’ the body to its rest in Oconee
cemetery.
sympathy and tbe beany su]
Trustees of the ’University?
Ans. This question can he best an
swered by quoting from what the Trus
tees themselves have aud and done:
In July, 1882, the subject was brought
Tor the first time to the notice of the
Board, in the report of the Chancellor.
Their committee on laws Discipline-
composed of Chief Justice James Jack-
son, Chairman. Judge Hall, Col. Billups,
Col. McIntyre, Gen. Lawton and Col.
Yancey—reported the following Resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Report in respect
to the practical department of Technolo
gy is approved; and that the same be
. carried into operation just as soon as the
State shall appropriate the money neces-
—and teat the Chancellor be in-
icted to lay.the plan before the next
ernor and-Legislature, and urge the
necessary appropriation,” (Records, p.
348.) '| »«WJP
Circumstances in the Legislature be
ing unfavofhbbt'that year, at tbe instance
of the ChanceUoEr the Board, at their
meeting in Atlanta^ modified their action,
.FLAYED BY A GIN.
Painful Accident to Mr. Tom Loan
in Qconee County.
Mr. Tom Lowe, a nephew of Mr. Ike
Lowe, of this city, and brother of Mr.
John Lowe, was seriously injured near
Hi|h Shoals, in Oconee county, late Sat
urday afternoon. He was ginning cotton
and had raised the breast of the gin to
ick out some cotton. In running his
land beneath tit, his forefinger was
caught, when his hand and arm were
swiftly drawn beneath. Fortunately for
Mr. Lowe, the breast of the gin fell upon
him and prevented his body from being
drawn beneath the whirling saws. His
arm encircling the gin clogged it so as to
stop the machinery and break the shaft.
The arm was badly flayed of flesh, leaders
and muscle, but no bones were broken.
Dr. Wade was sent for and dressed the
wound, and yesterday the wounded man
was .brought to town on a mattress, and
arrived mnch exhausted. He will have
constant attention here, however, and
we' hope will soon recover.
A Barometer.—Capt Duchette, of the
water works, yesterday remarked that it
would rain before twelve hours; that the
best barometer he ever saw was his
boilers at the pump house; that whenever
rain was coming they sweated so he
could scarcely keep' water in them
Yesterday they were saturated with
dampness that soaked from within.
Timmons Quiet.—Timmons has been
sent to Ocones jail. Sheriff Overby had
an iron ring and heavy chain placed
around his neck, that at once cowed
Timmons, and he told the sheriff that if
he would remove them that he would
not again attempt to break jail while
under his charge. The shackles, on this
promise, were taken off. To-day a spe
cial term of court will be held at Wat-
kitisville.
■ore Railroad Talk—Elberton Merchant*
Complaining—A Generous Church Offer—
A Fine urop.
[Elberton Gazette.)
Mr. Thornes H. Brener is dangerously
ill at his home in the upper part of this
county.
Mrs. I. G. Hudson, of Winterville,
Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. II.
Braswell.
The people of Washington are propo
sing to build a railroad from that town to
Elberton.
Somo people think that we have not
reached the bottom of hard times yet,
and that next year will be one of the
hardest that we have ever seen in this
country.
Our merchants complain of a discrimi
nation in freights against them in cotton
as compared with other markets. While
we have a guarantee of through rates
here, and as low rates as any other mar
ket in the State, it is claimed that Athens
and other places get a rebate of about
thirty-three per cent, which enables
them to pay better prices.
Mr. John W. Etnridge, who has been
in Charleston for the last six weeks,
helping to repair the wrecks of the recent
earthqnake, returned home on Friday
last. He gives a gloomy account of the
destruction of property and the suffering
of the people there, and says the ac-
eountt-ofMfta published in the newspa
pers were not in the least overdrawn.
The Methodists of Elberton are talking
of building a ten thousand dollar church.
We learn that T. M. Swift proposes to
furnish the brick necessary to build it
and one thousand dollars in money. Al
so that the Messrs. Smith Bros, will give
one thousand dollars. The present
church is entirely too small to accommo
date the congregations on the Sabbath.
Mr. A. 0. Harper, of this county, has a
field of cotton, containing thirty-nine
and one-eighth acres from which he has
already picked something over 26,600
pounds. He says he is confident that he
will get thirty bales altogether, as there
is a considerable amount of cotton now
open in the field, and a great deal more
yet to open. He cultivated this field
with one horse, and nsed about two hun
dred pounds of Cotton-Seed Compound
per acre. This field is common up-land,
and most of it has been in cultivation
about ten years.
The Banneb-Watchman has no war to
make on Mr. Mark Hnrlin, who has been
clerk of the last three houses in the
Georgia Legislature. So far as we know
he has made a good officer and proven : n
accommodating ope.
We do not sec any reason why 1 o
should be continued in this position
however, by public act. There is Vi
law binding successive legislatures to sc«
core for the same man the secretaryship
of the house, when other men equally
competent and more deserving, are named
for the place.
The Banner-Watchman and many of
the representatives from this section of
the State take this view of the matter _
and are favorable to the election of Mr.
J. Cooper Nisbet, of Dade! county. , Mr
Nisbet has been a democrat from- his, -
young manhood. His great kinsman,
Eugenius A. Nisbet, was a Democrat be
fore him, and there has been no such
thing as flinching or fluctuating in that
:ood old stock. The record of Cooper
Nisbet in the army showed the stuff be
was made of, and his devotion to the
principles of the party since that time,
has not been weakened by a single alli
ance with Republicanism or a single
waver with independentism. He was
elected Secretary of the Constitutional
Convention in 1877, and has in several
ways rendered gallant, conspicuous and
faithful service to the State,
The people iu Northeast Georgia are
rather in accord with those of North -
west Georgia in this matter—and the
man from the gable-end of the State will
have a good support from this section.
For Clerk of the House, J. Cooper
Nisbet, of Dade!
GREENVILLE, S- C.
Tbe Marion Home Under Meaira. Gatea tc
MARRIED IN ATHENS.
Yesterday afternoon a quiet marriage
ceremony was performed in Athens hv
which Mr. Phillip E. Clarke, of Augusta,
and Miss Eugenia Richardson, of Athens,
were-united in holy bonds. The officia
ting minister was Bev. Simon Peter Rich
ardson, presiding elder in the Methodist
Church, and the bride was his own love
ly and accomplished daughter.
A few witnessed the marriage at the
house of the bride, and immediately af
terward Mr. and Mrs. Clarke left for
Augusta on the fast train. That city,
where the latter is already well known
and has hosts of friends, will be the
home of the newly married pair. Mr.
Clarke is a popular an 1 skilful young drug
gist and his friends at home are legion.
He is one of the favorite officers of the
Clarke Light Infantry, the crack military
company of Augusta.
Best wishes attend the pair.
THE CITY OF MADISON.
Kailro&d Items and the Cotton Crop.
[tfacisoniau.]
Th railroad committee met again yes*
terday, at the appointed time and deci
ded upon the route of survey on the east
of the city. Let all our people harmon
ize on one route.
The Jasper County News put out its
biggest rooster this week to announce
the certainty of the Macon and Athens
railroad. The chanticleer lustily sings
out, all aboard for Athens.
We regret to leani that there is likely
some litigation to obtain, because of the
selected route ef the railroad through
Madison, several private residence lots
being split wide open, to which they
will most severely object,
Our streets are tilled from early morn
to dewy eve with cotton wagons. The
fall has been exceptionally favorable
for pulling in the staple, and it has been
utilized. In two weeks nearly all of the
orop will have been housed.
From a letter in the Augusta Chroni
cle from Greenville, S. C., we clip the fol
lowing description of the Marion House,
now under the charge of Mr. A. A. Gates,
formerly of the Lula Junction Hotel.
Mr. Gates i$ one of the best Hotel men
in the South, and Greenville has certain
ly cause for congratulation over securing
so noble an addition to her population.
The following is the extract from the
Chronicle letter:
“But the greatest work is being done
on the Mansion House. In some way,
Hon. T. M. Avery, of Chicago, III., pres
ident of the Elgin Watch Company, be
came interested in this piece of property,
and visiting the city, he, with his usual*
business sagacity and foresight, instantly
recognized that a large, first-class hotel
in growing Greenville would prove a pro
fitable investment, and immediately com
menced the work of repair and equip
ment. The house is being remodeled
and improved inf every department, and
when completed will prove one of the
finest hotels in the South. This is writ
ten after a thorough inspection of the
building and the work now being done.
The hotel will contain sixty-eight large
and commodious rooms, furnished with
the best of bedding and new and com
fortable furniture; and supplied with all
modem comforts and accommodations.
Electric bells, gas, elevatora, water, etc.,
are being provided, the gas being manu
factured by the management. The dining
room and culinary department are not
surpassed anywhere. Competent cooks
have been brought from Chicago, and the
competency of the surrounding market
to provide the best table fare and most
toothsome delicacies is acknowledged.
Bar, barber shop, billiards, pool, bath
rooms, etc., etc., together with a large
and well equipped stable, are new ad
juncts. Polite and courteous attention
is accorded. Twenty thousand dollars
have been invested in remodeling this
house. It, when completed, will stand
without a superior anywhere in the
South.”
Atlanta Mayoralty.—The citizens 1
meeting in Atlanta Friday evening to
agree upon a candidate for Mayor did not
agree. The prohis and antis appointed
committees of 25 each to »gree upon a
suitable candidate. Messrs. Jno. Trier
Cooper and Tom Glenn are spoken of as
candidates by the antis and prohis. An
agreement is not probable.
Judoe A. L. Mitchell.—This gentle
man has never retired from the practice
of law, on account of the Auditorship
of the Southern Mutual Insurance Com
pany, but is now devoting his entire time
to-his practice. Judge Mitchell is one of
the ablest and best lawyers in Northeast
Georgia, and is a safe and reliable man.
Those having litigations wouln do well
to consult him.
amputation.
The Arm of nr. Thaa. F. Loire Am*
putated Yesterday.
Yesterday at two o’clock tile attending
physicians decided that the lacerated arm
of Mr. Thos. F. Lowe, who was so badly
hart in the gin at High Shoals Saturday
eTening, would have to come off. Dr*
Wade, Lyndon and Carlton accordingly
amputated the left limb three inches
shore the elbow, -the-mUient being rput
under the influence of chloroform. The
operation was successful in spite of the
fearful bruisesAOCgashes, but the pa
tient was left MaKhauseated from the
-kin.
A Goon Move.—The Knights of Labor
have sanctioned a movement in behalf of
the working woman that should have the
active support of every woman in the
Union. Tho system of injustice prac
ticed by persons who employ women at
wages less than are paid to men for the
same kind of work should be discourag
ed until everywhere it is put an end to.
“The same wages for the same work”
should be the demand of women every
where.
effects of the <d3drq*prm. It is to be
hoped he will raptOfiL improve. He is
uupcu no .ui rapaaty .improve. lie is
now at the residence of his uncle, Mr.
Ike Low«£who is giving him every at
tention. - - - *•
ition of CoL Yancey,
'ie Chancellor be re-
ig the matter of
and that
act with the Commit-
to the interests of
tore the Legislature,”
*rt or
as follows:
Resolved,
tieved ‘
Technol
he be ream
tee *] ‘
the
(Recoi
Id July,4383.«* soon as the Rep*
the Chancellor was read, and before ii
was referredjtasby committee, on mo
tion of CoL Billups, it
“Beaolv«^,That so much of the Chan
cellor’s Report as relates to tho School of
Technology,'.trad* such elaboration of
may deem advisable!,
' .tianta’Constitution
ince," (Records, p. 379.’
AN ACCIDENT-
Mto?Vi.t.r8 ■allli, a Stuatcnt, Breaks
HIM
lent .of the
. _ me of fox
of other stu-
misfortune to
__ _ had a colli-
. one of the boys, and the result
was the above stated fket. A broken col
lar bone is a hard thing; for the physi
cians to managa-on account of-its loca
tion. It is hoped' that Mr. Smith will
be oat again in aFfe#*tlayrf. H
geese with i
its, yesterday, <uu,
sas?****’
This was doneTaad extract appear
in the Atlanta Constitution next day.
• Of course the reported unpleasantness
between Messrs. Baldwin and.Wier over
a dog was not intended as serious.
Tbe Gable End to the Front Ayala
Tbe coming hot content for the clerk
ship of the r.ext House of Representa
tives recalls the similarly exciting race
for this office, which enlivened the Con
vention of ‘77. Col. \Vm. Haris, (who
bo it said" was never before nor since, de
feated)—the candidate of the Atlanta
Constitution—met with an opposition,
which was summed up by the Constitu
tion, in a careless line, to the effect that
“a man from the gable-end of the State
was believed to be a candidate.”
This naturally left the people unpre
pared for the overwhelming victory of
Col. J. Cooper Nisbet, over his popular
opponent; and for Col. Nisbet's election
to the Secretaryship of tho Constitution
al Convention.
A recent communication to tho Atlanta
constitution, mentioning that “the
friends of Mr. Hardin feel no fears of his
defeat,” suggests that “the gable-end of
the State” is again to the front, and
things look ominous for the hoariest
office-holder who ever numbered his
decades as a “pap-sucker,” when a man
of such brain, soldierly character and
onerous heart, connected by ties of
Hood and comradeship from the moun
tains to the salt-marshes, in a word,
Coeper Nisbet, takes the field.
“The wire-grass” wheeled into line,
to support “Tbe gable end of the State,
before, and will again! To the front,
North Georgia! Wire-Grass.
SandersviUe, Oct. 22, ’86!
North Georgia Conference.—'The
North Georgia Conference of the Metho-
d ft Church South will meet in Augusta
early in December. The local churches
have already begun preparations for the
reception of this body. Committees
have been appointed to canvass the dif
ferent wards with a view to ascertaining
what families will agree to accommodate
delegates daring the conference. Other
denominations have offered their aid.in
this matter to their Methodist brethren.
—Augusta Chronicle.
CRAWFORD, GA.
Tbs Resignation of Protestor J. p. Cheney.
Cbawfobd, Ga., Oet. 26.—Professor J
F. Cheney, who has been teaching in our
school for the last 14 years, has tendered
his resignation to the trustees, and will
devote *11 of his time to preaching the
gospel, and will have charge of four
churches next year. The Professor has
been a faithful and efficient teacher, and
has given entire's*tiafaction te his petrous
and has succeeded in building up s splen
did school.
W o were glad to see Mr. Durham Brown
ing on the streets yesterday. Ho is look
ing thin.
PERSONAL ANI) MINOR ITEMS.
In an important Railroad meeting held
in Augusty, The Port Royal and Augusta
Railroad Company consented to tho ab- /
rogation of the lease of tho Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad Company, which was
accepted by the latter. Then tho Au
gusta and Knoxville Railroad Company
entered into a compact with the Green
wood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad
Company, the Greenville and Laurens
Railroad Company, the Savannah Valley
Railroad Company and the Port Royal and
Augusta Railroad Company, to consoli
date under the name above stated. The
capital stock of the company will be two
million preferred stock, twenty thousand
shares at $100 each, four million common
stock, forty thousand shares, $100 each.
The plan contemplates an exchange of -
the Augusta and Knoxville stock for the
consolidated six per cent, bonds of new
company at $17 per share of the stock of
this company with the right of the holder
to demand bonds or money as ho may
elect. The consolidation will give the
roads financial strength and reduce the
expense for operating the same. Presi
dent Raoul, says the Augusta Chonicle, is
active and busily engaged, and does not
seem disturbed over the rumors of change
in the Central management.
AS Ii
on th
at sal
•«for
red t
th
ft
People still pretend to believe that
Cetral Railroad purchasesinNewYorki” ,—a
the Inman interest aggregate lu JfcTujftJ
borhoodot 18,000 shares, and iMassaadabjI-H. *
lieved that Gen. Alexaneer will tStTSftiS!
*f. WIIB, Skarti
by personal friendships, to con
coming meeting sufficient sb^W
The Inman i t>sgag
. a tea SiatTMdu ta Daa*
his election.
ever, lias so far been disnpp*
curing control of 6,400 sl^
Mrs. Hettie Green, and this bnateraadVVVAIJUj
pected to play an important paRIn the’ J '
fight Georgians and Savannahians in
particular, are awakening to the fact that
Mr. Inman's interests will be all in the
direction of turning traffic over to the
Richmond and Danville instead of the
Central, and to Norfolk as against Sa
vannah. -
MADISON NEWS.
Adams’ express car, attached— feq'f"
passenger train on the St Louis and San
Francisco railroad, which left Monday
night, was robbed of over $50,000 in
cash, between St Louis and Pacific, Mo.
it appears that before the train left the
former city a man, who gave the name
of Cummings, presented to Messenger
Frothcringham, a cleverly forged letter,
a fac simile of Barrett the local agent of
the express company at St Louis. The
letter stated that Barrett had decided to
put an extra man on the route, that the
bearer was he, and that Frothingham
was directed to teach him the details of
the business.
A
Bol. Smith Talks About His Grading—Qln
House Burned.
[BfadUonlan.]
Col. J. M. Smith, contractor for build
ing our new railroad, was in the city yes
terday on his return to the camps from
his home in Oglethorpe. The jovial
Colonel appeared to bo in excellent good
spirits, and reports satisfactory progress
with his work. He expects to be able
to change base with his convicts in two
months, by which time he will have com
pleted all of the heavy work on this end
of the road.
\Ve learn with regret that the ginnery
and contents of Capt .1. T. Wood, were
destroyed by fire Sunday morning. As
tne burning occurred about 3 o’clock* in
the morning, the work was that of a das
tardly incendiary who owed Capt Wood
Wood a grudge. The cotton, we learn,
belonged to Messrs. Callahan and
the larger quantity belonging to the for
mer, and is estimated at ten bales or
more. Mr. Callahan being a poor man
the loss is exceptionally heavy and we
sincerely sympathize with him in his
misfortune.
ONE OF MANY.
Minister Cox thinks that France, Tur
key and Russia have made an alliance
for the purpose of ousting England out
where she has no more right than'
Russia has to Bulgaria. There may be
something in this. But he cannot see
how, under any circumstances, Turkey
can afford to permit Russia to'eross the
Balkans, or make to her tho concessions
stated in recent dispatches.
Hon. L. F. Garrard and Henry H. R
Goetchieus, Esq., of Columbus, have
compiled the road laws of the State of
Georgia into a convenient hand-book, of
which the fifth edition is just from the
press. The edition contains every amend
ment of the road laws to the present
date, and also every decision of the Su
preme Court on the statutes regulating
roads and bridges up to the present time.
One firm in Athens carries $100,000
insurance.
Foub of the Alstons have died from
pistol shots.
It is thought that Timmons will be
sent to the Augusta jail for safe keeping.
Several new candidates for county of
fices are hatching.
% interest whatever is being taken in
the municipal contest
All the streets and vacanttots around our
warehouses are filled with cotton.
Timmons, the Oconee forger, will he
tried next January.
Messrs. Griffith Sc Crane are hard at
work winding up the Nicholson estate.
Another damage suit is threatened
against Athens for a horse falling through
abridge.
’It is said that the picking of the pres
ent cotton crop has cost about 33]^ per
cent, leas than the crop of last year.
How a Cobbham Citizen was Be
sieged by a Voter*
A gentleman from Cobbham was in
our office yesterday, and gave us his ex
perience with a suffrage-seller. He was
last Saturday called out on his piazza by a
high, black negro man, well dressed. 'I he
gentleman asked his business.
“Well, Boss,” was the reply, “I sees
you got company now and will call again.”
“Tell me your business now,” rjmark-
ed the gentleman.
“Well, Boss, you come down here, for
I muss talk low. You see 1 is.
working for one of your frens, and must
hab some money. Can’t you get me five
dollars now?”
The voter was told by this gentleman
that he had better use for his funds than
to scatter them among a lot of corrupt
vagrants, and summarily dismissed him.
LD MINE LEASED-
ntesareS’USIids 4c Nickerson Dispose
•( Their Xacoochec Properly,
Col. A. K. Childs and Mr. Walter
Childs come home yesterday from Xa-
coochee Valley, bringing with them all
the teams and mini.ig outfit Their gold
mine was leased for five years to Mr.
Johnson, formerly of Charleston, who
had married a daughter of Mr. Williams.’
Mr. Johnson bears the entire expense of
working the mine and pays. Messrs.
Childs &JNickerson one-fourth of all the
gold he gets for rent This mine was
paying handsomely, and the reasons for
leasing are that a great many petty and
annoying lawsuits had been brought, that
are settled in the trade, and then Col.
Childs did not like being from home so
much.
THE GLADE, OGLETHORPE.
Point Peteb, Oct 27.—[Special.] We
are needing rain, and all manner of crops
are short Cotton is very poor.
A wedding will take place at the Glade
shortly.
-I learn that Mr. Wljlie Davenport will
move to Jefferson next year.
Mr. Lee Glenn will move to Madison
1 next year, - -
Dr. Thomas H. Baker and his brother,
Mr.Gus Baker have been indicted in Car-
tersvillc for assault with intent to mur-
ner. Dr. Baker is one of the most prom
inent men in Bartow county. He has
several times represented his county in
the lower house of the Legislature and
once represented the district in the sen
ate. Opinion is divided as to his guilt
Blaine’s friends believe that if he
doubts his ability to be elected again he
will not be a candidate. The talk about'
Gov. Hill being a better man to carry
New York than President Cleveland ia
mere bosh. It is the idle talk of the
politicians.
The officers of the Augusta and Chat
tanooga railroad are considering a prop
osition of a large contractor, and it is
more than probable that by Saturday we
will be able to announce a contract sign
ed and the road ready to begin opera
tions.
IIon. James S. Hook has gracefully
withdrawn from the race for Judgship
of the Augusta Circuit. Judge Hook is
a scholarly gentleman, a fine writer and
an excellent lawyer. He has many
friends in.Georgia.
Fall Crops.—Fall crops of all kinds
are total tailures, and no small grain has
as yet been sown. It is too late to plant
anything except wheat. The oat crop
will be safe this winter, as tbe seed are
kept in the barns.
There is not a single person in Clarke
county jail—the third time it, has been
clear m five years.
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F. W. Stewabt, representative of the
New York syndicate, is negotiating with
the Cberokees jn regard to the sale of
the Cherokee strip, and will offer as
mnch as $3 per acre for the whole six
million acres trip.
All three candidates for Mayor of 2$
New York are anti-protectionists. This
does not open the gates of New York
to the trade of the world, however.
Princb^Waldemar, of Denmark, will
be proposed for, and probably elected to,
the vacant Bulgarian throne.
Mr. Gladstone wuke up a wasp nest
while felling a tree in Hawarden. It waa
a Tory stronghold, perhaps.
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