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a W. rotter Dead--CUT Polltlc*--
Downing 1 Ovation, EW.
I ^oCSTAi Ga, Not. 15.—[Spocial.]
jjobcrt W- l’ ott *r, a leading co nbay-er,
djfl ) this morning after a long ‘linen of
l,. 5 is. He has been Using in Angus.
j,,in're manlrnod,eomingh»re*ttwenty-
l he Cotton Exchange passed reso-
. and will attend tbs fu.ieral. in ■ a
lotions. i
body-
gOoti*. •
pity j.oliticis are quiet, and little oppo-
. ilthengk dif ileiiflbn'*'cornea off
, lhr Orst of December.
Robert Downing’s OTation tc night. He
yentlereil Spartacus in classic and noble
,if]r. ”• - •
John Davidson’s long lost brother
pro’
os to be the wrong man.
THE LEGISLATURE.
T hi legislature Bent Upon Pushing the
luTMittatlon of the Charges of Bribery
Against several Persons-introduction
various BUIS.
st», Nov. 15.—[Special.] The
Thr legislature seems bent upon push-
j D! . iho inrestigstion of the charges of
bribery made against Mr. Rankin of the
la,t Senate and Judge Fain, of the 8u-
porior Court, Judge .\Vm. Phillips
A joint committee has been appointed
l, T iii.- House and Senate, with Mr. Mc-
; ondon chairman of the House commit-
tro, and Mr. Hawkes of the Senate com-
miitoc. The committee is author-
j»e 1 to compel the presence of persons
rid paper before them, employ a steno
grapher, anil to make a thorough inves-
tipuiun. The first meeting of the joint
committee for the purpose of organisa
tion. was call for this afternoon, and there
.corns to lie a determination to -o to the
A.TBEENB, GEORGIA,
, NOVEMBERaa, 1886
a 4 f ; . - . 'I t-i
By Mr. Gordon, of Chatham—A bill
making the general appropriation# for
the maintenance of the atate government;
also the general tax bill. These bills
were not perfect, many of the items be
ing left blank to be fitled by the cora-
mittce on finance, to which they were
referred.
By Mr Denny, of Floyd—A bill to
amend the act incorporating the Borne &
Decatur Railroad.
By Mr Morris, of Warren—A bill to
amend the act prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquor in Warren county, so
aa to include the 159th militia district.
By Mr Simmons, of Sumter—A bill
prohibiting the sale of opium and its
preparations to persons habitually ad
dicted to its use.
boti<
i of the mattes'.
TL-
hrai* 1
Smith.
HOI'SE riUbOKEMNiSS.
llonso w*9’cjuled to o:
a by Speaker kittle, anu
,un tlelivered a short pr «
\ e of a\»sence was grnn
, of Jolferson.
fixed the hour <
lin>» :»t l‘> o'clock and adjov
1 p. m. . „
rnd* r a call of counties the
- re introduced for a fir
Mr. Smith, <»f Cra^rford-
\ ’ :d I members of the
iv of the State from ros
r at 10
chaplain
a^semh-
ment a*
bill>
tiling.
Uut;
OlilTlt-Cs
• nd jnrv
Mr. Watson, of Dou^l
$175 to sup pi
* with certain Suprein
»—A bill
Doujrl.v
court re
ft v Mr. Adams, of Elbert— A bill to
ini.’fl the aet reducing the
col’- t rs :» l receivers.
Kv Mr. Wei , ^f Fulton—-
tin * apuii a year'* support for
hr Inn
\\v Mr. Hmv. of Fulton-
Atlnuta Che mica
.jIh-1-4 i ml Ala
Fain.
\o«ttjat«* eearges a;nm>t .1
Senator llankin and others, was received
Ai,,l the Speaker announced the following
mvinhers of the joint commilte**, from the
Uou-e; Messrs. McLendon, Harrison,
of Quitman, Felton of BibU, McCord,
tinni'le, Hedry and West.
Ily Mr. Gamble, of Jeffersotn—A bill
authorizing guardians to sell the real es
tate of their wards, when to tite interest
of said wards.
!lv Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee—A bill
to aintr.* 1 section 186'J of the Code.
Ky Mr. MeGarritj,of Faulding—A bill
reipliring all comities and militia districts
that have ado]»ted the stock law to cstab-
1 sh and maintain fences, on the line of
thos«- counties and districts which have
not adopted it.
\\y Mr. Harrell, of Webster—A reso
lution authorizing F. L. Haralson and H.
11. CabarUsto print the laws of the Gen
eral Assembly. Refereed to the com
mittee on finance.
By M r. Lamar, of Richmond—A bill to
give’ efleet to the recommendation to mer
cy when made by juries in criminal cases
so as to authorize the judge sentencing
the prisoner to reduce the punishment to
not lees than one half of ihe lowest
term and not higher than the lowest term
now provided by law.
By Mr. Calvin, oflUchmond—A bill ta
amend the Constitution of the State so
to provide for the election of judges of
preme and superior courts and so-
li« ttofs general by the voters of the whole
State instead of the present objectiona-
e system of electing said officers in
e General Assembly. Referred to the
neral judiciary committee.
By Mr Hill, of Wilkes—To make it a
isdeme^nor to obtain money, goods or
chattels under a labor contract without
complying with such contract.
Also—To amend paragraph 11. section
18, article f», of the Constitution, in refer-
By Mr West-—A. bill to designate the
public gazettes in which legal advertise
ments shall be published.
By Mr Clay of Cobb—A bill to incor
porate the North Georgia Telegraph
Co n to be .composed of owners and offi
cers of the* Marietta & North Georgia
railroad company, who desire to erect a
line on the right of way of their road.
By Mr McGhee, of Murray—A bill to
prohibit the sale of necessary articles to
tenants at extortionate rates. It fixes
the profit to be made at 15 per cent.
By Mr Peeples of Berrien—A bill to
flx compensation for managers and clerks
of elections in this State.
By Mr McCord of Richmond—A bill
to protect game in Richmond county.
The call of the roll having been com
pleted a number of bills were were read
the second time.
bills head the third time.
The following bills were read the third
time: * .
By Mr Goode, of Chatham—A bill
investing in the Board’ of Education of
Chatham county nil moneys for the sup
port of public education in s.-.Iu county.
Passed. "
By Mr Johnson of DeKn T b—T*
change he time of hold!?*•» the p r.ov
Court i, DeKalb county,
By V - Calvin, of R'«'rv ; d— A ill
to a • end section 12G of iha ’ode. p o-
vidmg that the possession »» a diph;: «i
from any r.gular College shnll entii*e
t*»e applicant to teach without lei.»g
oblige* to stand an examination, Lost.
*Bv Mr GrifTeth, of Gcouea--A bill to
repeal an act consolidating the county
affairs of Oconee county. The ; niro-
ducer of-the bill being absent it wns
tabled.
RErOKTS or COMMITTK**.
Reports were submitted by the
committees on agriculture,banks, special
judic ary, and rules. The last rep
which recommended the adoption of the
manual prepared by Hon Louis F. Gar
rard, former Speaker of the IXou&ft, was
-unanimously adopted.
At 12:25 pi ro. tho House adjourned
until 10 o’clock tomorrow.
SENATE I'ROCKEDINOS.
Bv
to the selection of Jurors. ?
Mr Glenn, of Whitfield—A bill to
The Senate was called to order at 10
o'clock by President Davidson, and
prayer wes offered by Chaplain Jones.
The President went through the regu-
order of business and the roll was
called for the introduction of new matter,
but nothing was introduced.
Mr. Northcutt asked that the House
bill ceding certain lands in Fulton county
to the United States to be used as a mili
tary post, be taken up and read the second
time. The motion was concurred in.
Mr. James, of the 36th—Obtained con
sent and introduced a bill to incorporate
the Salt Springs and Bowden-Lithis Rail
road Company.
Members of the committee on corpora
tion were, upon'tnotion of Chairman Butt,
granted leave to retire from the Senate
chamber for consultation.
A sealed message from the Gavernor
to be considered in executive session was
brought in by Secretary Warren.
The committee on corporations re
ported in favor of the passage of the bill in
corporating the town of Salt Springs,
and also the ’bill reincorparating the
Southern Express Company.
On motion the senate chamber was
cleared and that body went into
executive session to consider
the sealed message from the Governor.
The message was the appointment of
Mr Chas J Harris to be Judge of the
city court of Macon. The appointment
was confirmed by the senate. Judge
Harris is a brother of the popular secre
tary of the senate, and in 1859 was him
self sec.etary of the senate with Hon T
L Gnerry, prominent senator from the
12th district as President of that body.
The Senate then took recess for half
an hour.
Upon again being called to order, Mr
Favor moved that the Senate at^journ to
ten o’clock Wednesday morn ng. Car
ried.
The committee on agriculture from
fix the fee* of Justices of th< Peace snd ' the Senate and the House were allowed
the Use of the Senate Chamber for ajoint
A bill I meeting at 2:80 p. m. Chairman Peek of
Notaries l’uhlic.
Itv Mr Howell, of Fulton— □ .. , , •
amending section 719 ( b) of ’be Code, so the Senate committee extended an Tnvita-
as to increase the salary ofitho Clerk of > tion to the Senate to he pro Jen .
salary
the Uailr- ad Commission $1,2 C> to $1,800
per annum. •
lly Mr Brown, of CheroVee—A bill
<o prevent the sate of f.itiliser. tb.t do
not contain the ingredients c' mod tolie
ontained therein.
Adjourned at 12;25 p. in. to 10 a. m.
tomorrow.
SENATE PROCKEMNO;
FK0CKF.D1NGS IN' Till-: IIOOE
AND SKNAI K.
Reconsideration nf a BUI and Introduction
of Others—tfce First Debate to the Son-
ate-
Atlanta, Nov. 17.—[Special.] 1 he
The Senate vraa called to order at 10 | House was called to order at 10 o’clock
By Mr, McCord, of Richmond—A bill
to establish two experimental farms and
obo.stationin Georgia. , ' ' ’ l<i ‘~
Also, a bill to regulate tbe hours of
labor in manufacturing establishments.
By Mr. Vising, of Morgan—A bill pro
viding that mortgages on crops duly re
corded, given for supplies, shall have
priority of lien over other mortgages.
The following bills were read the
third time and passed:
Establishing pnblic schools in Carroll
ton.
Repealing the act establishing a coun
ty court in Douglass county.
Creating a board of commissioners of
roads and,revenues for DeKalb county.
The report of the committee declaring
bills to incorporate Tailroad companies to
be general bills w#s ordered printed (300
copies) for the nse of the members, and
was made the special order for next Mon
day.
Messrs. Watson, and Russell, of Clarke,
were added to the committee on printing.
On motion of Mr. Rawles, of Effing-
un, the committee on sanitation and hy
giene was directed to devise better
means of ventilation in the Honse.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS. ,
The Senate was was called to order at
10 o'clock by President Davidson, and
prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev.
John Jones, D. D.
Leave of absence was granted to Sec
retary Harris on account of illness ef
his wife, Assistant Secretary Cabaniss
was declare secretary pro torn, during the
absence of Secretary Harris.
Under a suspension of the rules for the
purpose. Mr. Pringle introduced a bill to
provide for the study of physiology and
hygiene in all public schools and educa
tional institutions receiving aid from the
school funds of the Sla'e.
Upon motion of Mr. Peek, Messrs.
Ia!W's, McLeod and Powell were added
to tin committee on agriculture.
On motion i. M-. Northern* House
>’lls ready for -o third reading w-rc taken
and the hill granting ccr'ain lands in
I: n counts to the tinned Stites for
liktsry p' ;i read ami passed by a
«■ te of 32 to 2.
A message from tire Louse was re
ceive! announcing the passage by that
body of a bill in reference *n ihe free
schools of Chatham coun<y, and a bill
chanting the t :nc of holding the Supe
rior onrts in DeKalb county.
On motion of Mr. James, the Senate
local bill to incorgorate the ton n of Salt
°r.rings, wrs road the third time,
the motion to pass this out rue i.rs: de-
b:teof the se-sion was brought out,
snd it was sho.vn that there was no lack
f tn kers in the present Senate.
Mr. Ilutt, chairman of the committee
on corporations thought the passage
of the hill at this time was
premature, snd be moved thst the
hill be refenrr-d bsck to the committee
on Coi porations an > remain there until
thirty days had expired from the date of
ttie Governor's proclamation announcing
the ratification by the people of the
amendment to the Constitution which
provides for the introduction of local
bills in the Senate. He maintained that
until the thirty days hsd expired from
October 2fith, tho first day of the Gover
nor’s proclamation announcing the result
of the election, the amendment to the
Constitution did not go into effect, and
there was no authority for introducing a
local bill in the Senate.
Mr James, introducer of the hill,
thought the majority vote of the people
ratify ing the amendment carried into ef-
fcct and while the Governor’s proclama
tion was infonnation to the people that
the amendment had been ratified, it had
nothing whatever to do with carrying it
inUCetTect. Thatas soon asa majorityof
the people voted for the amendment it
bec-iine a part of the Constitution.
Messrs.' Brantley, Hawkes, Ward and
Peek took part in the debate and it was
finally agreed to recommit the bill to the
General Judiciary Committee in order
that the j oin* might be thoroughly in
vestigated and discussed.
The report of the committee on rules
recommending the continuance of the
manual of the last Senate was adopted.
The House bill in reference to the free
schools in Chatham was read and re
ferred to the cemmittee on education.
The House bill changing the time of
holding the Superior Court in DeKalb
county was read and referred to special
Judicial committee.
Mr James, chairman of the Senate
branch of the special joint committee
appointed to determine whether bills to
incorporate railroad companies are gener
al, special or local bills, made an elaborate
report declaring them to be general bills.
Adopted.
President Davidson announced two
additional standing committees, as fol
lows.
An Immigration and Labor: Dil-
worth, chsirman and Messrs. Jackson,
Mcl*eod, Hand of the 9 th. Rusk, McCants,
Alwood, I>ouglas, MeCaniy and Kitchie,
“u Halls and Rooms McCants chair-
man: and Messrs. Robins. Foster, Davis
and Higdon.
The Senate hill introduced by Presi-
den* David-on reincorporating the South
ern Kxpress Co. for thirty years was
rca'.t the third time and passes! unani
mously.
Upon motion the Senate adjourned un
til 10 o’clock tomorrow.
A CHAPTER 0W&KE.NS.
JAMAICA GINGER’S RUN* ,. .
.'iiwry ao-ats-.ti y,r»«t; UJj-f.y i iaUPKltli a fanaat Faaktyi
THE KIND OF STUFF THEY DRINK * “
IN DRY COUNTIES.
Revenue Olllcen on the Watch tor •HJneer"
Medicines,—Soma Popular “Dry County”
Barer***—Country Sealers Making a
Bl* This* Out of Jamaica ain*er-What
Physicians tar About It.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
J. D. Danwoody has just re turned from a
trip through fourteen of the eastern and
southeastern counties of the State. Ha
report* that several of the dry counties
have been imbibing largely of Jamaica
ginger. A thriving business was being
done st Wayeross before the Deputy Col- 1
lector dropped down on the town.
Ten dealers were handling the hot and
spicy liquid, and were making a'good
thing out of it. One dealer remarked that
Jamaica ginger had become the most
popular medicine in the pharmscopcedia.
He sold twelve doxen bottles a day, he
said, where, a year ago a dozen bottles
would have lasted sjx months. The
thirsty of that town, in casting about for
a substitute for whisky, hit .upon the
ginger. It comes in two ounce bottles
for the retail trade, «nd one .bottle of it
will overcome the most hardened toper.
Commercial Jamaica. ginger is almost
pure alcohol, and physician* say ihat as
a beverage it is worse than the unadul
terated article. Cowboy whisky is men
lemonade compaired with it aa to fire and
intoxicating properties. If ancient Helles
had suddenly became a dry State old
Bacchus would have gone thirsty sooner
than allay his thirst with such a calorific
drink as Jamaica ginger. It is said to be
good to sober up on, snd probably.!* the
first time, because it can easily he im
agined that a bottle of ginger would de
stroy the desire for all other liquors for
st leasts week.
Except in dry counties, however, it can
never expect to supersede the conven
tional cocktail. All those who have been
selling it and who were detected pud
the revenue tax of $25 a year and 50 per
cent penalty. A number of dealers quit
handling ginger when they found that it
was being used as a beverage, because
the county authorities were likely to get
after them.
The prohibitionists say that if the sale
is not stoped exceptjfor medicinal purpo
ses the handlers will be prosecuted.
The tax has been demanded of a Sav
annah wholesale dealer, and he will prob-
si.TvrRy.it:
The deputy collectors of other districts
are making inspection, and find quite a«
big a trade in the ginger as there was in
this district.—Savannah News.
Of late there has been quit*,a mania in
Athens for fine chickens, ind several
parties are turning their attention to this
new industry, with a view of going into
the Business extensively.» At the North
improving the breeds of snd importing
poultry has for a long time been a most
imminent and interesting business, hut
t was only of late that the fever has at
tacked the South. There is not a more
pleasant or interesting task than poultry
raising, and, it deserves encouragement
The old-fashioned dunghill is fait giving
place to improved breeds of fowls, that
are not only an improvement in, size and
flavor, ,b'ut' are’ found- equally aa well
adapted to that section, At nesrly every
farm house thst you pass will be noticed
a cross breed of fowls, but now nnnsu-
ml pains are being tidten to keep the
strains pure and improve the breeds.
This is done by separating the different
varieties, and aa the improved fowls do
not manifest mnch disposition to fly
over fences, bat little trouble is. requir
ed. A knit wire fence, costing but a
small sum, answers admirably.
One of the most successful breeders of
fancy fowls in Athens is Mr.’ J. F.
Rhodes. A Banner reporter yesterday
interviewed him 00" the subject ■
“I intend to dispose of all my chick-
eds except the Wyandottos,” remarked
Mr. Rhodes, “*s I consider them the best
and most reliable breed of fowls. In
Paid nis FiNK.;—Pfeas. fihaw, the ne
gro yrho: was caught$MdHh£ whisky on
tho Our ground ana fined $100" by the
Mayor Reaves, came up and paid hia
fine.
Burning in Oconee.—The cotton
house of Mr. Hansford,- in Oconee coun
ty, was burned Tuesday night about 11
o’clock, .and two bales consumed. It
was the work of an incendiary.
A Whisky Compart Fails.—The
Duffy.Malt Whisky Company, that ad
vertised so extensively, has failed. The
tirouhle was brought about by outside
speculations. Last year it cleared $100,-
000 on the business prober.
Sakatooa Horses.—Solicitor-General
Brown nstifiqd the men with the Sara
toga horses thst they could not ran their
game at the colored fair. It is a losing
grtmtyt the parties who patronize tt. The-
^prieto?*Sn$de a mint of money at the
Workmen Wanted.—There is a great
deman)l in Athens for mechanics of all
kinds, and# number of buildings are
delayed on account of not beihg able’ to
get carpenters, brickmasons and plas
ters to do the work. Good prices are
good and there is plenty of work here.
fact, they are the most popular breeds
now with the Northern chicken raisers.
There is one man in Pennsylvania who
last year cleared -$20;000 selling Wyan-
dottes alone.’’
lAre those white Wyandottes?”
“Yes, and the dealers are making a
big ran on them. I account for them by
A Church Quilt'-Mrs.Gmer last week
carried the silk quilt made by tbe lady
members of the Christian church, to At
lanta, and sold it to Mr. A. G. Rhodes, a
wealthy furniture dealer, for $100. Mr.
Rhodes is not a member of that denomi-
lion,, hut bought the qnilt to assist the
chqrch.
the fact that the Wyandotte is a cross
BUSINESS-LIKE CARD.
Mauitrllantoa ol the NIacon Tel-
egrapb makes Nome Plain and
Painted Statements ta all Whom
They may Concern.
(Mucus T«lf*raph ]
‘ FLF.EING FROM JUSTICE.”
It will be remembered that a short
time ago , when the Recorder's Macon
correspondent exposed the causes which
led to the breaking in of the Bibb county
jail and the murder of Moore by the mob,
tbe Macon Telkorah editorially suggest
ed that our correspondent be put under
bond to appear before the next grand
jury. The grand jury met on Monday.
Major Hanson, manager of the TklxoSaph
left for New York on Saturday. Our
correspondent is still in Macon, ready to
appear before the grand jury, when he
is summoned. It would seem that the
manager of the Telegraph was the man
who onght to have been hound over, for
we fear that he will fail to carry out his
promiso to see that onr correspodcnt
should he summoned before the grand
jnrj. We have no doubt but that busi
ness of importance called Major Hansen
away at this time, but it is unfortunate
that the business could not have been
postponed for a few days, for it gives
him the appearance of fleeing from that
justice which he was ready to mete oat
to others.—Americus Recorder.
The malice in .which the above was
originated is equaled only by the mean
ness which prompted its reproduction in
between the Black Hawleys and the
white Cochins. When you find a white
bird in a flock, it simply means that it
bred bsck to the Cochins; there are also
biack Wyandottes thatare the Hawley’s.”
“What are tho other popular breeds?”
“For layers, the white Leghorns come
first, and then the Brown Leghorns. The
Plymouth Rocks are also popular, but 1
don’t like them. The Polish are simply
ornamental, and a delicate fowl. The
Bantauis are only fit for pets and thei
eggs, which are nearly as large.as a corns
mon hen’s. Thn Cochins and Brahmar
are coarse and awkward fowls. It takes
a great deal to keep them, and the meat
is very coarse.”
“What do those fine breeds of fowls
sell at?’ 1
“All prices— from $1 up to $500 each
You can get a trio of most any breed,
known for a reliable raiser, for about $10.
or eggs at from $2 to $5 per setting of
13. You can also buy bronze turkeys at
$9 for a trio, and improved breeds of
ducks and geese for about the same
price.”
NEXT YEAR.
RAISING BROOM CORN. welcoming strangers-
COL. D. C. BARROW’S EXPERI
MENTS IN OGLETHORPE.
A Ditty Our People
Comers.
owe to Mew
Acres Planted In the Spring Bring
Beady Honor In Aagut-Wtat
the Yield and Prices Are—Cutting
and Drying the Corn—The market
and material at Ilaiao— A flood
Surplus Yield.
Tho Banner-Watchman met Col. D.
C. Barrow, of Oglethorpe, the other day,
and asked him about his success in rais
ing broom corn?
CoL Barrow has been experimenting
quite freely in this corn] lately, and has
expressed his satisfaction at the result.
He spoke to tho ■ Banner very willingly
of his experiments in this particular.
“I do not plant largely in anything
now, as I have rented out most of my
land, but last year I put in about eight
acras of broom corn and this year I will
try. atill more.
■
Work on the Georoia . Midland.—
Mr. Charles Shattnc, traveling passenger
agent of the St Louis short line, with
headquarters at Griffin, says that 250
men men are now hard at work grading
the Georgia Midland at Griffin, and that
is hoped to have trains running
through to Columbus some time
March.
A Portable Bar-Room.—John Cook,
» mulatto of Athens, was detected on the
fair ground peddling whisky by the drink
from a quart bottle. He was arrested,
bat gave bond for appearance at the
Mayor’s court. Tho police have fixed up
a little game by which they can catch up
with these blind tigers every time.
Fine Chickens.—Judge Howell Cobb
to day advertises some of his fine chick
ens at greatly reduced prices. J udgo
Cobb has the most improved breeds of
fowls, and is an honorable, rel.able gen
tlemen. This is a rare opportunity for
our readers to get fine chickens at a
bargain.
‘Af What time do yon plant, Colo
nel?”
“I put in the seed as., soon as frost is
over in the spring—just 'as Te plant
other corn. It matures rapidly, is
not hard to cultivate and can he gathered
in the latter part part of Jody. Tho tas
sel is the broom part, and it most tie cut
with some care. Then it must be dried
in the shade. I have put np racks in a
house so that it can be dried layer upon
layer. The broom should not be allowed
to bleach or mould; indeed, the drying
part is the most difficult of the process.
Three or four weeks are enough for
the drying process, and the corn can be
realised from in August. This, you see,
is a time of year when money is scarce,
and as a surplus crop, is very handy in
bringing in a little ready change at that
time. Of course, broom corn is not a
special crop like cotton, and is only in
tended aq a surplus crop, 1 think it well
worth the time and care, and I believe
its cultivation will be conducted with
profit”
“What docs it it bring. Colonel?”
“I see you quote it at 4 to 0 cents per
pound. The yield is from 300 to 500
pounds an acre—which brings in $20 or
$30 an acre.”
“Where do you find your market?”
••There are broom factor es in Augusta,
Atlanta, Rome and other places in Geor
gia. and there will be more. These
factories at present get their broom corn
from Illinois, Tennessee and Kansrs.
But why should they go a thousand miles
for broom when the corn can be better
grown in Georgia?”
Within the past few months a number
of new families have moved to Athens
and settled here, while many more are
expected. These people came among us
as strangers, and they should receive a
warm welcome. To this and we hope
that our citizens, and especially the la
dies, will seek out these new comers,
call on them, and show them every
kindness and attention. Nothing is
more appreciated than a hearty greeting,
or is better calculated to enhance the
popularity of a place. Of course, we do
not mean for families to go beneath their
sphere or association in this hospitality;
hut that they should take pains to in
quire into the standing of a new family,
and then receive them as their merits
warrant. There are as nice families as
Georgia can boast—of refinement and
education—who have been living among
us for months, and only a few of their
neighbors have called on them. This is
altogether wrong and is not Christianlike.
Athens has the name of being a proud
mid exclusive city; and it works to the
•njwry of the place. We do not think it
deserve:!,either, for snch neglect is more
attributable ^indifference and procras
tination than pride. Our city is now on
the verge of a great boom, and of course
every enterprising citizen wants to- help
build up the place and increase its pop
ulation and prosperity. To do this,
let us breakdown these little bars that
divide society, and receive and welcome
every new citizen of intelligence, refine
ment and moral worth. This social in
tercourse has done a great deal to build
up Atlanta. We cannot afford to stran
gle the future of Athens by foolish pride.
\Ve have passed the bounds of a mere
college town, and are now a prosperous
and growing commercial and manufac
turing centre.
Heavy snow blizzards in tho North
brought the cold wave upon the !
# 1° Atlanta, railroad men helievv ma
if any combination has secured the Cen
tral it is the Louisville and Nashville. I
is said that an agent of that road has bee
i i tho city more than ten days, tryine t
buy Central stock held here.'
A letter received from Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll says thaa he has no time to
connect himself in any way with tho
<*** 01-the anarchists, and therefor
would have nothing whatever to do witl
The cathedral of 8t Peters in A1
legneny City, the pride of Roman Catho-
Itcs of the twin cities, Is a mass of smok
ing ruins. - r
Arthur Dixon, a fireman on tho Cin
cinnati Southern, met a horrible death
while looking out of the cab window of
his engine. He was struck by the end of
the bridge, and was so badly injured that
he was attacked with lockjaw, and bit
his tongue off before death relieved him*
The finishing blows to the strike of
25,000 the Chicago stock yard employees
were given Sunday night, and the strike
is virtually a thing of the past. Ad
mass meeting of the Knights of Labor
assemblies, held in the German hall, a
unanimous vote was taken to olier tho *
order of Powderly and resume worK. A
feature of tho meeting was the assur
ance given men by Mr. Horry that they
would all sooner or later secure the
places they had quit
^ The State Legislatures of Indiana and
Missouri will be democratic on joint bal
lot. There is no choice by the people
for Governor in Connecticut, and the
Legislature, which is republican, must
elect him.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
been extendinng an express system over
Southern railroads.
An immense audience assembled at
the Metropolitan Hall iu Sait Francisco
Sunday night, to express their indigna-
fton over the murcier of little Mamie
Kelly, was shot down in a cowardly
way by Alex. Goldenson, Wednesday
John Sullivan has knock _
foe, Paddy Ryan, in a two round'
contest
The Illinois constitutional amendment. ^
against convict contract labor receiv-
ed enough vates in Chicagojto overcome*
the heavy opposition among the rural
communities of the State, so close was
the vote.
RAILROAD NEWS.
o’clock. President Davidson in the chair,
l’rayer was offered by Ch’aplain Jo ICS.
'I lie President reported the following
committee on the llouae resolution to
investigate certain charges of bribery
during tho the session of 1884. Messrs.
Hawkes, Roberts, Butt, Guerry aud
l.auqikin. On motion of Mr Hawkes the
House was notified at once that *he Sen
ate had concured in its resold tion snd
appointed a committee . ... , 4 _.
A moasago from the House was re
ceived announcing that they hai con-
cured in the Senate: resolution and ap-
!>nin*» i a committee to investigate
whether or not hitl*: tp incorporate rail
road companies were general, special or -
local: the following comimtteC was ap-- ' v **|®** ) .
pointed from the Senate: Messrs. James, °
Ward and Davis.
Upon the call of the roll the following
new kusioass trahintradued^t .»■? Hfi >J
lly Mr Peek—A bin to a«ehd^ectj#y'
the Atlanta Constitution. Its author Is
a liar, and the Constitution knew when
it gave currency to his charge that it was
circulating a tie.
I have been away from the city a few
days on urgent business, but I am at
home now. My residence and place of
business is known-to every officer of
the law in Bibb county, including the
grand jnry. If I am charged with having
committed any crime against the Uws of
my State, the. only favor I ask is to be
confronted with the charge in regular
form. My acts and my speech on ail
occasions have been open. I have no
apologies to make for them.
J. F. Hanson
THE COLORED VOTER-
this morningand prayer offered by Rev.
Dr. Eddy.
During the readingof tho journal, Mr.
McCord, of Richmond, gave ootice that
he should move to reconsider the bill
lost on Tuesday, relating to allowing li
censes to teach, to persons holding a col
lege diploma, without examination.
Mr. Dugger, of Hancock, seconded Mr
McCord’s motion to reconsider, explain
ing that he was unaware that Mr. Calvin,
the introducer oC the bill, was’qhscnt "un
der leave Then tihe measure vivas voted
ion to •rec^njjpdor pre-
Ueports from the ciuimlttees*on privi
leges and election, and special JiMHilary
were received but coi “" " * *
Preparing far a Bald an the Candi
dates—Masa Heeling nnd Free Li
quor-Double Dealing.
As election day approaches, we see
that the old street corner negro politi
cians, who barter in ’fluence and votes,
arc beginning to show aigns of activity.
The odor of the two-for cigar perfumes
our thoroqghfares, and the air of awag-
, goring importance assumed shows that
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE FROM . these ebony politicians are whiffing the
Crop and Weather Predictions for 1S8T,
Taken from Hanie'l’t Almanac.
The coming winter of 1886-7 is not
expected to be a severe one, althou;
there may possibly be a few terms, but
we look for January to he on the side of
moderate weather. February is likely
to he the coldest stormy month of the
winter, at least for its part of the season.
March is expected to give us a more
moderate, or rather a higher temperature
than February, even for its season; al
though it is expected to be a stormy
month, or more so than usual, with oc
casionally cold terms for a few days fol
lowing some of the storms. April should
he a moderate and rather mild or fair
month; also May on which tbe average up
to about the 20th, after time we look for
about six weeks of somewhat cold and
stormy weather—this brings us to about
the first of July. Following this we an
ticipate a long spell of warm to hot
weather—and this followed again by a
a pleasant autumn, running at least up
to November, when the weather is ex
pected to become considerably stormy,
while this month will he followed by' a
cold, stormy December. Tbe tempera-
tare of December is expected to be as
low or lower than the mean of the season.
With this careful review of the pros
pect of the crop seasons before us, which
appejus to indicate to us rather a favora
ble cropseason, together with a suitable
time for planting and seeding, which
term seems to he part of Mareh, all
of April, aud up to about the 20th of
May. As much corn as possible should
he planted by this date, (May 20th) in
order to carry it through tho last cooler
days of May, also through June, after
which time corn is expected to have very
favorable’weather for its full growth and
maturity, while small grain should be
sown equally early, which grain is ex
pected to do well again in the corn belt.
As the anticipated cool term between
May 20th and July 1st wiU retard the
ripening of wheat, therefore this should
enable wheat to fill and mature in a suit
able season, and give us a fair harvest
and a good crop of this grain. Oats ap-
appear to be the .most generally sure
crop, under all conditions, Oats gener
ally grow, fill snd ripen, and get out of
the way beferc real hot weather damages
them, even (n rather warm seasons.
Mass Meetings.—Every night we hear
of negro mass'meetings in tbo interest of
some candidate, where free liquor flows
like water. The street corner politicians
sre also cavorting over the country in
fine buggies. They are bleeding the
candidates fearfully. A nomination is
the only cure for the evil. Under the
present 'management, one negro’s vote is
worth a dozen white ballots.
INDIAN RELICS.
THE FOUNTAIN CITY.
flesh-pots from afar, and are preparing
for the feast of corruption. The white
Consolidation of Carolina Boada of Cen- I voter, who pays hit taxes and votes ac-
tral Byitem Confirmed-Election of Raoal j cording to the dictate* of his own con.
291(1 (a) of the Code of 1882 in reference
asn
in reference to tho wrongful sale of
mortgaged personality, and alar to require
the recording of mortgages In certain
ease*. s.
By President Davidson—To incorpo
rate the Southern Kxpress Company for
30 year*. . .
By Mr Tumipseed—A hill to farther
proscribe the duties of dU-OqUectors and
»« fix penalty for violati,.L Acv, amending
art of 1784.
Mr Northcutt of-tho- 35th district,
moved the rules b* suspended and the
a in'Ful-
itos fora
House bill
ten county to the Knit
military post be taken .up and .resd the
first time. The motion prevailed.
I rave of abaaneo waagranted Senator
D»ris for the week. ,
By Mr Ward, of the 34jh--A bill to
amend section 619 of the Code author-
uing road commissioners to impose alter-
■we penalties of fine or imprisonment
By Mr Butt, of ihe 24th—A bill to ah
lew persons charged with crime to taati-
*y in their own behalf and ho aworn and
rrou examined like other witnesses.
On motion of Mr Lampkin tho Sonata
“iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
I no master of
s the foliow-
iiccd:
A bill to
y,doing 1)US-,
. from removing cases
,‘deral -courts except on writ of
emMTOm the supreme -court. ‘
Also, a hill allowing the strengthen-1
ink of bonds in criminal cases, after said
cases'have been carried to the supreme I
court. *■ ' J * C ' .
' Also, a bill providing for the sentenc
ing of criminals in .affirmance with the
decision-of the supreme court
By Mr. McGhee, of Murray—A hill to
change the charter of the State Univer
sity so ss toadd four addi tional trustees
to be elected by tbo State Horticultu-
ral Society.
I B j Mr* Simmons, of Sam ter—A bill to
authorize transferer* to collect the law-1
Ifni Sax on t*x fi fas from the date of
transfer. . >,
Also,#bill to dbtborize bona fidAholdew
of notes, «to, given to landlords" to col-|
I lectthe same.
Stewart, of Rockdali
and M> Board Batiaed-.uentral Railroad
Stock, Etc.
ArousTA, Nov. 16.—[Special.] The
Port Royal and Augusts A Knoxville
roads today finally confirmed the con
solidation of the Oarolina roads of the
Central system under the management of
the Port Royal and Western North Car
olina railway. The stockholders
heard reports and ratified the elect!
Raoul and his hoard. Tho South
liq* railroad commissioners granted the
Augusta, Edgefield sad Newberry road
permission to errss C. C. & A. road, and
Mitchell’s Carolina narrow gauge will lay
ties and track at once. 4 1
The citizens met tpnjght and declined
to bring down and.entertain the Ander
son people just as Spartanburg <aras
feasted. ’ y
Early in. December four more steel
bottom beats are proposed for the
freight trade, and the scheme has the
best chances of success.
It is said Mrs. JJottie Green’s block of
Central sold today for on* forty to par
ties in New York. 108 wasbijl for Cenr
tral here today.
science, will now taka a bsck soat, that
place may be civen to the suffrage-sting
er who hoi s bis ballot as a piece of
property to be sold to the highest bidder.
These negroes are making the most des
perate efforts to warm up the campaign
and get a,t all the oppoution that they
can. *Th*irfavoritoacltfmwto bleed can
didate! is to organize
mass meetings or ralRi
liquor and free
talk politics- until’a late hour; and be
ready the next night to hold, another,
“mass meeting", at the expense of The
Bi his intaraabi JQm
have yet heard
• well-kuown negro
He got liquar ftom
Introduction nf Various HHS #«•
*ar» (ha llouae—Appointment •(
•’Ir. t he., J. Hurri. Judge ol the
C "I Court of Itiacon Confirmed fcj
Xenote.
-to •
inspectors
KILLING AT LULA.
M read the first tine:
Tide" for the appointment of
ofprevisiona. •
By Mr. Simms, of Ltacoto—A MU to
make cock fighting a crime. _,.<• " ’
Alto, to require ordinaries to require
tho final settlements Of guardians, ad
ministrators, ate. ’ . .
ByMr. Howell, of Fulton—To incore
potato the Southern Live Stock Insur
ance Co. of Atlanta.
By Mr. Coggins, of Banks—To pro
hibit tho. sale of intoxicating liquor*
within three miles of any church or in
corporated school or college without M
iD By^rr.'lIcLeS'on, of Thomtire-A ttfr
to amend: the act incorporating the
Bainbridge and Cuthbert Railroad com
pany; bo as to make the charter of stud
" ojmpany of force. . **T : :A k
I By Mr. Evans, of Washington—To re
ed lqui ' " 1 “" ‘
—•con
Tho Bloody Knife Does tho Work.
Ben Clarke and Dan Fricks had a dif
ficulty at Lula, Monday night, abont 8
o'clock, in which Fricks had his throat-
cut aiid died in a few minutes. It
that they got into n difficulty about#
lunch, 'and Mrs. Logan, who keeps the
lunch house, drove them out and tho
trouble was renewed. Clarke was knock
ed down by Fricks, and when- bo arose
be had his knife open and commenced
cutting, striking Fncks in tbe neck and
severed an artery. Fricks WS* killed in
ten feet'of whore Merritt was mordered
by Coffee. Clarke will give himself up
Atlanta, Nov." 16.—[Special] The
house was called to order by Speaker
Utile and prayer, offered by Eer. Dr.
hddy, pastor of the Church of the Re-
deetner. i'lqj-Ti-orfiSS tjjmr •
Tha following bills were introduced j quire entries of (L fas^by^sheriffs to he
to thf sheriff as soon as that officer ar
rive*
Labobst in thb Wozin.—The Seth
Thoms* clock Co, ofThomeston, Conn.,
have prepared drawing* for tite great
clock which is to be placed in tbe tower
of tha now' city hall at Philadelphia, smdl
r*j|teh;if oompfetad ip scoordsnoe with
their plans, will be the largest in the
■World: The boll* upon which It will
strike the hours and quarters will weigh
fifty thousand pounds, and the glass dials,
as contemplated, measure 25 feet in di
ameter. ' i* V> ron* -. *ei«
jSnoT at a Thief.—On last Thursday
night the watchman at the Georgia R.
R. seeing some one trying to break in
one of the cars, fired at him with his
pistol. Tbe thief was evidently hit, for
next morning he was tracked through the
upper bridgde by the blood which was
seen on tho ground. Nothing has yet
been heard of him.
Foreion Rule.—The two candidates
for Mayor of Athens are the sons of
Englishmen. The candidates for Al
derman in the first ward are Englishmen.
One of the candidates for Alderman in
the second ward is the son of an Irish
man, end the other is the grandson of tn
Englishman. The candidate for Alder
man in the third ward must he Irish
for he has Me attache! to his name,
and in the fourth ward we have a red
hot Irishman and an American. It would
seem from- this that Athens is get
ting to be foreign in her government, and
has no sympathy with the Know Noth
ing party.
The Fair—The books are not as yet
balanced, but our fair association will
will clear between $800 and $1,000, after
paying every premium in full and the
expenses of the exhibition. This money
will be pud on the land, as the associa
tion yet owes $1,800 for it Next sura-
mer money will be borrowed oq tho prop-
ertyand the capacity of the buildings
doubled. The fair is a most wonderful
success, and it is conflnently expected
next year to double the exhibit and the
receipts. Working committees will be
appointed in each city, and a day set
aside to the various sections. It is de
signed to make this a fair for Northeast
Georgia, and not the city of Athens.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY-
A New Store.—Mr. Whaley, late of
Charleston,- has rented the store on
Thorp as street next to Fleming, and will
open a splendid stock of all kinds of ve.
hides and agricultural implements. Mr.
Whitley is an enterprising gentleman,
and will doubtless do a fine business, as
there is a big demand in Athens for a
house of this king. We welcome him to
Athens.
A Sole Burglar Enters ttie Bender-
son Warehouse.
Sunday night, about half-past eight
j’clock, a colored man was passing by
tha Henderson Warehouse, when he
beard a hammering in the office He
yelled out to know who was there, when
the party on the inside at once made a
break, and in his haste to get out knock
ed the chairs tj the right and left The
police were at once notified, and Mr.
Charlie Griffeth, book-keeper, was sent
for. On entering the office it was found-
that the door of the safe was unlocks 1,
and in the would-be thief’s haste to es
cape he did not take time to close tite
holt*. The saft, wps ap old-fashioned
Stia, locked with a push key,’ that was
county offiee'for the
a rally in his inter
rival candi-.
ig the liquor
i. 1 to “rally
*0. 2. W*a
perpetrated
ens or Clarke
_ thing but bids for
idleness and insolence, snd are as cor
rupting as they are degrading. Each
year it is getting harder and harder; to.
-'it good men to berom^canffitfcrtrefar '
ntdosyatopni^ha 4A vtnaTaiaainof
of our population, ana the most humil
iating conresrtons by the .candidates.
Thus far our municipal, contest has been
: iroperly conducted, ana we hope te see
it-ao continue:- ’ ' ' *
leftover ia it after paying off
i. TTie thief was evidently ac-
3 uainted with, this fact, as also where
le key was concealed. „ He had not,
^however,* succeeded in' breaking open 1
the cash-drawer of the. safe when fright
ened off." Access had been gained unto
the office either by fl&sting a window or
.unlocking one of the doofs byf a dupli
cate key, as one is known to be in eziir
tenoe. Themes no clue to the burglar.
CORINTH CHURCH.
See Him a Few Better.—Toomer &
Haselton this week received fourteen new
organs, snd it wasn’t a-good week for or
gans either, as they could not get their
orders filled. Up to the present time
they have sold 139 pianos and organs,
an<V372 sewing machines already this
year. Their business for the year end
ing November 1st, more than doubled
that of the previous twelve months. We
still monopolize the business,
dandw. Toomer Se Haselton.
Tlie Fiber! County Bound—What
Was Found In It—A Strange Die-
ery By a Fnrmer.
Last summer a representative of the
Smithsonian Institute visited Elbert
county, for the purpose of examining
large mound on the Savannah liver, on
the place of Mr. Asbury Tate, and that is
one of the most remarkable in the State.
It was agreed that Mr. Tate should have
any valuables discovered in the mound,
and the dirt therefrom to be replaced. A
party who was present at tbs excavation
tells us that the way the mounds are
examined is this: A well eight feet
square is begun at the top, and the dirt
thrown out as far as the hands can
reach. Then the space is contracted,
and so on until the bottom of the mound
is reached. No buckets or ropes sre
needed to draw up the dirt, and the shaft
is sunk very rapidly. Nothing of value
was found in this mound, except some
broken pottery and arrow-heads, and a
skeleton supposed to be of a dog. In a
smaller mound near by the bones of a
female were disinterred, enclosed in a
sack like ratten leather. There are
enormous trees growing on the larger
mounds, and there are two sets of steps
by which its sides can be scaled.
Our informant tells us that this sec
tion of Elbert county, near old Peters
burg, one of the dead towns of Georgia,
■s rich in Indian relics, and they are con
stantly turned up by the plow. Near
the farm of ’Squire James Clarke, so Dr.
James Bell says, was a small mound of
red clay bjsthe roadside, that he had no
ticed for a long time. One day that gen
tleman was puling tho spot where Mr.
Nelms had some hands at work putting
up a fence, that passed directly over this
mound. He ordered one of the negroeq
to take a pick and level it The clay was
found to be baked as hard as pottery, and
on being disturbed by the pick, a ball of
baked clay as large as a wash-pot rolled
out. This ball was broken, when a
smaller one was disclosed. The second
ball was then broken, when a third was
found enclosed in this one—and so on
until seven separate balls of clay, baked
perfectly hard) were discovered, one en
closed in the other. Mr. N< 1ms was
confident that he was on the hot trail of
hidden treasure, and expected at each
Stroke of the pick to sees lump of gold
roll out. When the seventh and last
ball was broken a human skull, perfect
ly preserved, was discovered, that had
been wrapped in the successive layers of
ol»y, and each one hardened as pottory
before another was put on. Dr. Bell did
not ssto either the skull or any of the
balls. This is to be regretted, for they
would certainly have been great curios
ities. This process of preserving the
dead by the Indians is something new.
We do not know their reason for it
A Bile and a Half of tbe 91. & A.
Road Finished Dailyo
From a party just from Monticelio we
learn that eight miles have been finished
between Monticelio and Madison, and
tLat there are six miles unfinished be
tween where the hands are now at work
and the old road bed of the Madison,
Griffin & Monticelio railroad. Mr.
Wright, of North Carolina, who has
charge of a force of one thousannd hands,
will take charge of Mr. Smith’s contract,
with his convicts, and put them to work
Monday morning next and'push the
road through. T'wenty-thrce miles of
rails haTe been laid between Macon and
Monticelio, lacking only 17 miles to com-
plete tho track. The contractors arc
putting down a mile and half of track
daily.
Dr. T. C. Powell, a physician of high
social and professional standing, shot
and killed William sharp, a young man,
the son of State Representative-elect
John J. Sharp, in a barroom in Rocky
Mount, N. C., Saturday evening. The
shooting was done in a delirium of
drink.
TROUBLE IN MACON-
Editor Hanftoia, of the Telegraph,
After Editor Glraner, of Anericua.
[Augusta News.]
Macon, Ga., Nov. 16.—The Telegraph
caused a sensation this morning by a
caru over the signature of Major J. F.
Hanson, calling Editor Glessner, of the
Americus Recorder, a liar for saying he
went to New York to get out of the
reach of the grand jury. Trouble is ex-
pccted.
WIN! ERVILLE NOTES-
The Corrinth Church.—Rev. J. F.
Cheney, pastor of .this church, was in
Athens yesterday, and says that steis
will at once be at once taken to rebuild
it. He will loon call on our good' peo
ple for contributions. Tho-church coat
$7Dp, and as the membership is poof,
they psn’t alone be able to replace St?- ’Wo
do not suppose any oue.will refusd to give
something. Mr. Cbepey says.the oaurch
rideiitly caught from thffstdvt pipe, and
. was 10:30 o’clock at -night when the
.flames were (discovered Ky. Mr. Mason.
A family tiding within two' hundred yards
of the church did not know until next
morning that it was burned. Mr. James
DiUsrd saw the flames from his koeae,
four mile* distant. * ' v
A French Candy Factory and ma
chine made Tinware—Athene
Pickles and Smear Kraut
There are continually starting
up in Athens a number of small enter
prises that are scarcely noticed; but
they all help to swell the business of tbe
city. Messrs. Hampton Sc Webb’s can
dy factory, from a small beginning, is
now one of our most important indus
tries, and this firm now uses up $200
worth of sugar a day. Their business
has increased so rapidly that these
enterprising gentlemen have decided to
greatly enlarge their business, and to this
end will - pot in machinery to make all
klndtof fancy and French candieB. It
will require a large investment, but
Messrs. Hampton & Webb are encourag
ed to it by the liberal support they are
receiving. The same engine that tores
the machinery for the candy factory will
be used to grind all manner of spices,
coffee, mustard, etc., which will be an
other important branch of business.
' lft> T - f! Hdntnfnn hia fnr am
A SMALL-SIZED STRIKE.
The'LlttlV Spool Carriers
■ at the Atb
ilr Bights.
Last Thursday there was a diminutive
strike et the Athens factory that only
yesterday came to our knowledge. It
vspnn thft some fifteen little boys are
hind to cany spools- er'beblane about
room, at a salary of 35 cents per "flay,
ile their task* an insignificant one,
they are a most important adjunct to the
factory, and the machinery, can’t be run
without their aid. These boys decided
that they wanted to see the fair, and as
a holiday WM denied them, determined
to strike for theiy tights. -So on Thurs.
dzy morning, when the hejlrang.net
one of the boys appeared, The looms
wars at a standstill, aqd far a time it
seemed that the factory must olose down.
After some delay, however, enough boys
were oollectod to partially do the work.
Two of tho loaders ia the strike, we
learn, were discharged.
This Kew Edifice Burned to the
Ground Sunday Night.
Tbs news reached Athens yeslerdav
that Corinth church vraa jn a*hcs, ft fa
arnaw churoh, located in the corner of
OmtoshU-larke and Oglethorpe counties,
and was .dedicated only a few months
„ ago.. Services'were held there Sunday,
' 1 and -it ia supposed! that it must have
caught font the atove. as firs had been
•eft therq. A new organ was also burn
ed with the buRding. Rev.J. F. Che
ney was in charge-of the church. - It
was a Baptist church and had just been
painted up. It ^ a great loss to the
members, and was one of the best coun
try churches in this section, iWe - pre
sume, that it wiU he rebuilt without
delay.
. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Blockade
The Price for Selling
VYhHkey.
On Wccnesday 1’lcas Shaw, colored,
was arrested at "the fair ground by the
police for selling liquor. He was’rotail-
mg it by the pint or drink from a quart
flask, and was caught while in the act of
Belling, The case was so plain against
him that he at once plead gntlty,
On yesterday he was brought before
Mayor KeaTcs and fined $100.
Mr. Ben Kinnebrew, in whose employ
8haw had been, will pay his fine fot him,
and compel him to work it out, 1
Railroad Competition.—Athens af
fords a good illustration of what rail
road competition will do for a town, and
her experience is" well- worth studying
,by the people of Washington. Before I
•the North-Eastern Rgitfq#} WM hutit,
o business of Athens required hut one
ttie train daily to Union Point Now
io Georgia runs threo trains daily and
(o R. & D. three, thus showing that tho
business of the city la six times as mnch
as it via before low freight rates were
Isecnred. It shows, too, that the Geor
gia road has gained immensely in its
aggregate business, and was benefited
largely by healthy competition.—Wash
ington Chronicle.
IThk Georgia Midland.—Mr. Giinby
Jordon returned from’New York Sun
day night, where .he has been on busi
ness connected with the Georgia Mid
land Railroad Company. He informs us
that the rolling stock for the road is be
ing rapidly completed. Two passenger
coaches have already been shipped and
will arrive here in a few days," when a
schedule will be arranged lor running
regular trains qu the read- The track
has reached EUerslie, ami is being laid
as "rapidly as possible. Tho company is
having several passenger coaches built
at Wilmington, Delaware, which Mr.
Jordon says, will he the handsomest in
the south when completed.
Cards'are out for the marrriage in At
lanta on Thursday, Nov. 25, of Mr. Wil-
liard H. Nutting and Miss Margaret Jes
sie Wallace, at the Central Presbyterian
Church. • * acv.
The cotton gins have some respite
now. The cotton is nearly gathered,
and the time approacheth for the staple
to take a rise.
Mr. Seab. Waggoner’s residence is
nearly completed.
Nearly all the boys took in the fair
one or more days last week.
Mr. M. B. McGinty will commence
•work on the Baptist church here this
week.
Elder Westmoreland, a Hardshell
Baptist preacher, wants to locate in our
town and run a shoe shop.
Winterville has received 2,100 bales
of cotton this season, and the prospect
is good for only 500 more. "
Mr. Murray Btuce died suddenly at
his home below Danielsville, with heart
disease, Saturday morning. Mr. Bruce
had many friends and relatives in our
village and was beloved by those who
knew him.
Died, near Beaverdam, in Oglethorpe
county, Monday morning, Mrs. James
F. O’Kelly, in the 80th year of her age.
She was the mother of Mrs. J. F. O’Kel
ly, of your city.
Married, in our town, last Sunday
mernind, by Rev. T. A. Hrrris, Mr. Bob
Christian to Miss Vara Anthony.
Another earthquake shock is reported
to have happened Saturday night at
midnight.
Mr. Sam Coleman and Miss Stapler
will be married Tuesday evening, near
Nicholson, in Jackson county.
Several building lots can be bought in
our town, but only actual settlers need
apply.
NEW ENTERPRISES-
Mr. 1’. C. Hampton has for several
years past been putting up a limited
quantity of (tickles, sacur kraut and cat
sups, for winch he has found a great de
mand. Mr. H. wHl this year greatly ex
tend this branch of his business, snd will
next : summer put. up gtjvoral hundred
barrels of thf*?fitted* W market. This
trill enable our gardeners to find ready
demand for all manner of vegetables
used therein,
Measn, Msddrey snd Jones are now
negotiating for the lateat tin.working ma
chinery, by which they will be able to
manufacture aU manner of pressed tin
ware and compete with any city in
America.
Theiti ere other similar enterprises
on foot in Athens.
The Bulgarian throne goes a begging.
Prince Waldemar’s Danish parents will
not allow him to accept, and tho Sob-
range has adjourned without making an
other choice. The powers must now
take the responsibility of tilling tho
place.
The Methodist church extension com
mittee appropriates over $200,000 for -
that purpose.
The Georgia Central is looking out to
socare a longer haul and an eastern out
let for their traffic. They own a line
northeastward from Augusta to Spartan
burg, S. C., where a through car connec- Ib
tion could be made both for the east and
west, and both attractive lines running • -
through the scenic Piedmont region of
North Carolina. Of those through Pull- ■ ff
man lines 'already established the Cem
tral will operate a double daily from At- :
lanta to Florida, and as we h*ve said one * Jg
from Montgomery, the cars starting from t
Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis. /
It is stated on authority that Prince ’.S
Waldemar is personally willing to ac- -
cept the throne of Bulgaria.
A verdict of guilty was rendered ’
in the case of John B. Whitehead for
misapplying the funds of the Exchange '
National bank of Norfolk of which he u
was president at the time of the failure.
George Colter, a newly appointed
postal clerk operating on the St Paul ltm- ‘
ited train between Minneapolis and Chi- \ r«
cago, was arrested , charged with rifling
tho the mails. Extensive thefte of val- j
liable letters, principally those directed to
Lousiana Lottery.
Tho First National hank of Pine Bluff, :
Aarkansas, closed its doors yeterday
morning.
The house committee on finance held
an important meeting at the capital yes- - v
terday afterday afternoon. A number of
bills were considered. In nearly every
instance where a a bill even appeared to
appropriate money, the committee agreed
to report it adversely. Among the bills
thus disposed of was one appropriating
$5,000 to be used in repairing certain y-S®
buildings belonging to the State Univer
sity. A resolution to appoint a commit
tee of four to visit the executive mansion
and inquire what repairs are needed and
to have them made, was also marked
“Recommended that it do not pass.”
WALTON COUNTY.
[News.J
Mr. George W. Malcom, Jr., and Miss
Jessie Malcom were married one day last
week. .
On Wednesday evening, at her home
near Hollis Springs church. Miss Annie
Salter, a lovely young lady of Newton
county, was married to Mr. E. R. Mob
ley, a well known gentleman of this
county.
Hartridge and Butler, the twe men who
shot each other near Social^ Circle, are
still alive, and have fair prosjbets for
covery. It was a remarkable affair, and
no doubt they would have been in their
graves but for the gathering darkness in
which they took murdcreu$aim at each
other, np
One night last week at M$i Jo^n Sud
deth's, of Jefferson, the alarm of fire came
from his daughter’s room, which was full
of smoke, though no fire could be seen,
It was found directly by the smoke,
that came from a bureau, where the en
tire content of one drawer were in a hot
blaze and nearly barned np. The cause
is thought to have been a match that was
set on fire by the rats.
Apropos of the coming municipal elec
tion is the argument made by some that
some of the cotton that should come to
Monroe goes this year to Athens, for the
reason that Monroe is dry. The plea
falls undoubtedly flat, when we remem
ber that Monroe is a wetter place than
Athens. Has she not a bar room at either
end of the city limits, and whisky-eggs
afloat, to hoot?
JUG TAVERN TOPICS.
1 Disappointed Racer—Cotton Burned—
Death of Mr. S. K Moon—The Railroad.
Jcu Tavern, Nov. . 17.—[Special.] ,
Mr. E. H. Morgan, the owner of Brown
Gus, was disappointed in not getting a
premium at the fair, but consoles him
self by believing that farm horses stand
a poor chance against trained ones.
A drove of Texas ponies were brought
here and sold out in a short while. They
were not fed anything, but kept in a
pasture on nothing but dead grass. ‘
Mr. John Hinton, of Gwinnett county,
started to Athens on two bales of cotton.
When a few miles below here, he struck
a match to light his pipe, setting fire to
the cotton, and when he had gathered
up the fragments of the two bales and
hauled it to the nearest gin, he had only
enough cotton to make one.
Mr. Robert M. Moon, a well known ;fi:
citizen of this community, died very
suddenly last night, lie had worked all
day, as usual, and ate a hearty supper,
amused himself with the children of Mr.
Griffeth, where he was staying, and re
tired as usual. Soon after retiring he " i
called Rev. Wm. Collier and told him' ■'
that he was choking, and wanted a doc
tor as soon as possible, but before the
doctor arrived he died. He had always
been stout, and in no way seemgd to be
subject to disease. His friends will re- -. "
member him as a valiant soldier and jol
ly comrade in war; a good worker and ' • ’2
valuable citizen in peace.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Investigating
THE MACON & ATHENS-
To Sab-Let' Grading-Work to be
Fashed Forward.
The sub-contractors for the grading of
the M. Sc A. railroad, in order to accom
modate several parties are now proposing
to anb-let the grading to furmers on the
route, and all others who may wish in
sections from a station (fifty yards) to
any length they njay wish. This will
enable farmers to utilize every day dur
ing the winter when not.engagedon their
farmi :» * - ' .
The work on tha Macon & Madison
railroad is steadily progressing. The new
contractors are men of push as well ssof
means and will very soon have 300 more
hands at work grading the road. They
expect to have them at work within ten
days. When this is done, our people
will he agreeably surprised at tho rapid
ity with which the grading nears com
pletion.—Madisonian.
Our citizens sre writing, anxiously for
news concerning the railroad which will
enable us to ship cottas cheaper than, it 1
can be hauled in wagons. This is now
being done everyday and will; continue
as long as the matter remains aa now.
W.
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vmlttae Holds Its
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[Wacon Tele*—ph.]
Atlanta, November 16.—The com
mittee of investigation held a short ses
sion to-day. Having no witnesses at
hand, they were unable to lake any tes
timony on the matters which they were
charged to investigate. Acting under
the authority vested in tbe committee by
the resolution, they summoned to appear
as witnesses, George R. Eager, general
manager of tite Marietta and North Geor
gia Railroad, Affidavit Bisaner, General
Phillips, E. P. Howell and James P.
Harrison. The next session of the
committee will be held Thursday night
in the senate chamber, when these wit
nesses are expected to be present. There
is developing more and more interest
in this investigation. The publie ia anx
ious to know whether there was a lobby
in the fight between oolitic limestone
and Georgia marble, and a lobby in se
curing the passage of the resolution pro
viding for tho cancellation of the Mariet
ta and North Georgia Railroad bonds.
These are the two matters the commit
tee is to investigate, and it is believed
the bottom will be rescued in both-Jhounce
There is an impression that there Mr remedy,
more of s lobby in the bond tnqthgle bottle of B.
in tbe marble. - If there weirthe cure of any case
(he committee will desR-thtm twelve bottles of
if they uncover bot[jur book is free and it tells
nected with ti^q-. Address. ' > r '
BLOOD BALM CO, Atlanta, Ga.
A Gold Mine That U One Indeed.
Col. J. Belknap Smith’3 gold
stamp mill on Little river, in this
county, is the best paying mill of
the kind in all this country. The
Colonel often stamps out as much as
one hundred dollars in a day. He
pays one-lhird of the groks product .
to the bands who mine and hauled
theote and attend the stamps. The
fine water-power which the Colonel
owns, runs the stamps, and the in
expensiveness of operating the mill
is one great factor in his success.
The ore is mined over in McDuffie
county just beyond the river, were
gold has been found in paying quan
tities for the past fifty years. But
like all other enterpris’es'it is neces-
•sary to use good business judgement
to keep expenses in proper bounds.
Col. Smith’s mining operations
have proved a veritable gold mine,
not only to himself, but to his hands
he employs and to the neighborhood
in which be lives, for' any reliable
man down there can geL&ja. use of mj-si
his monev. lor which.-
SH?no
his money, lor which>
to pay over ^jttes^of this Great Discover
Washingtryzumption free at Long Sc Co.
The quickest time on record* Neura
gta of the worst type, cured by one dot
of SMITH’S BILfc SEANS In from on
to four hours, as many who have trie
Itcantesllfy.lt does seem strange thi
sensible people will suffer with tti
terrible disease when speedy relief ce
surely be found in this simple sate at
Inexpensive remedy.25 cents.For sale 1
allDrugglsta and dealers in mediclt e, -
sent anywhere on receipt ol price
slam pa,