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_ RAILROAD NEWS. RETURN OF JUDGE W. B. THOMAS FROM NEW YORK. The Macon A Athena Rond-All Oh- ■tarlfi toll* Completion Removed Theti., C. * X. Frtinitet-Iwo Engineering Corps Between Ath ens and Atlanta. Judge W. B. Thomas, who hen been In New York for several days looking after Athena’ interest in the Macon & Covington road, has returned home, and waa yesterday metby a Bsxkkb-Watch man reporter. "What ia the outlook for the railroad?’ wo asked of the J udge. “The outlook is all that Athens can ask,” waa the r. ply, “and in four or five months the grading will he finished through from Macon to this city. W hile in New York Usaw all the contract^ and. miHft tfl |H * tion. The money la In hank to grade, iron and equip it, and the sooner the road ia completed the better pleased will be Col. Machcn.” “llow about that injunction?’ “It isn't worth the snap of my finger. But it has no effect whatever on the completion of the road, for the court has authorised the paving out of money to the contractors as fast as work is done, which is the only point that interests Athens. That litigation is a little fam ily trouble between Machen and certain parties interested in the road, but it can not possible hare any effect on the build ing of the road. 1 tell you, the money is in hand not only to build from Macon to Athens, hut al-o from Montieello to Griffin, (ia. In plenty of lime for next fall's business the ears will be running through. The people of Athens, ami others interested, can rest content.’’ “Will you return to New 1->rk soon?" “Yes; will probably go b.ick to-mor row or next day, as I have some impor tant public business to look after there. I have something else on foot as impor tant to our city as the Maeon railroad, but am not readv yet to make it public.’. ATHENS, G^EOUGhlA, TUESDAY, JANUAEY 25, 1887 THE FOUNDRY BURNED. IS IT GLANDERS! A FEARFUL TIME ON TUESDAY NIGHT. Thousand Dollars-Tlie Foundry Temporarily Stopped. Yesterday morning, between 12 and 1 o’clock, Mr. Homer Thornton, who cleans off the engines on the Georgia railroad when they reach Athens, was at work in the round house, when dancing up he saw a bright light in the direction of the foundry. He knew at a glance that there was a lire, and hastening to the depot notified Mr. Ol. Itose, night DR. W. H. ROSE, OF WASHINGTON. CITY IN ATHENE. ~"}S - ■ HrSuiipecti the Cause off Death off the fitreet Car Stock—Waiting for Cloaer Examination and BKore Convincing Evidence—What lie Say* of the DUeaae. Yesterday noon I)r. W. H. Rose, the veterinary surgeon of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, arrived in Athens over the Richmond and Danville Railroad. He was met by Mayor A. H. Hodgson, and during the afternoon was taken out to the camp of the diseased stock, hack of Dr. Linton’s, and made an atcb, who telephoned the tidings to the j investigation. He visited the stables tation house, while Mr. Thornton rang w h ere tHis stock had been confined, at •he alarm from the Oconee sire* t church ( i> 0 rsey’s Hill, and afterwards consulted hell. Mr. John McKie, policeman, went seV eral parties who had noted the sytnp- to wake up Mr.Thomas llailey, agent of - • * ” the foundry, hut found that gentleman Mr. Tom Stanley has returned from a ri le through the coun'ry with Major Morrison, who is examining the route ffor the G, iV N r »al. fhey passed through McNutt. S.y Mr. Bob tinffeth s store, and leaving .lug Tavern to the h ft, will go through Lojrai. ville. Mr nl.y ail line tour, tlection one 1 cellent route til fie Yell n • ghho l.oo or th allow •«, t* other d from An *d, in the am. wlien th-- road runs, lanta Sam nth >•1 in Ath- uh Atiotl will Marl out fr« Athens s.|i»id and that city, work as rapidly ta end of th- rv> work begins tot 1 at O’ • e t ike the fiel-t laid tents, and begin a i,-r c.irps of eng ncer- :ii Atlanta ami meet tli half way between here l i> desiii d to do the is possible. '1 he Atlan- d will he finished before ard th Savannah river. THE GLANDERS. Dr. W. El. IIom’ i*roiiouiirr% (lie liismsr Among ilie Mrcet Car llur-»e«. liu: Mi)h There is l.itlle l)nii;rri>i an f.|»»drn»ie-The Ma« hle% l o ite Itemed and llor»e« U»J >i. tngt'i returned to Wash- sterdav afternoon. He d tli* nals sterdav of them. Afte dug up the bodies of IW splitting the nosrs down from the eye, he found the pimples and incipient ulcers m the nostril, as also th-* rugged blood hrui--s—indicating a combination of glanders and far had already been aroused and was dress ing himself. Soon the alarm became general, and the tire boils were all ring ing with the exception of the Presbyte rian bell, th-* rope to which had been tied up so high that it could not be reached. The night was hitter cold, and every thing was frozen hard. Our citizens and the Bremen were snug in bed, an-1 it was trying to leave their warm couches at such an hour to turn out in the cold. But in an incredible short lime our ga - hint firemen were astir, and hastening toward the engine houses. The Pioneer hose reel s<|tiad, the company of boys iecently organized, was the llrst on the around and did gallant service. Quickly loll-.wed the other white companies, hut the colored troops did not light as nobly a- usual, and only one company (the Relief) turned out. The oilier colored firemen seemed to have been frozen in bed. Superintendent Duchette, of the water works, was at his post as usual, and the whistle of his engine promptly • nsweied the ala< hi hells The pumps w-ie at -nice set to work, and a bold stream of water given. This vigilance on the part of (’apt. I Bichette saved the to ld destruction of this valuable property and y- sterdav his praises were in every one’s mouth. In the meantime the lire had gained rapid headway, and was sweeping through the building. It had caught in the engine room, and burning upward, ignited in the pattern room over th.* machinery department, where it found abundant fuel to feed upon. Even when our firemen reached the scene of confla gration it was dangerous to enter the hiyMing, for the floor overhead was in a blazei and the shafting and heavy pieces ol '..n Mahle to fall at any time. But never was a fire bet ter managed or did our boys do more gallant or effecive rvice. There was not that crowd pres tems of the animals. He talked with several citizens, hut so far has just com menced his work. “1 strongly suspect glanders,” Dr. Rose remarked yesterday afternoon, although I am not yet able to confirm that belief. I piefer to be more certain, before giv ing a positive opinion.” ••Doctor, what are glanders?” th B.-W. asked. “Glanders is a highly contagious dis ease. There is some difference of opin ion about its being infectious. It is com municated by direct contact between animals or by the equipu ent of animals. The disease many he communicated by harness or bits, or even by men atending the animnls. It is a blood disease, affect ing the glan »s of the body, internal or external. The infallible sign is an ulcer in the nose, an enlargement of glands under the jaw, and in many instances this is attached to the hone.” RAILROAD NOTES ABOUT THE TRUNK LINES.ANJ>, -a - OOMPANlgS. , The 1uM4t miitlMBa •» Benda An. Iherlned—The Macon tc C.Tllflon —1. the Kerf oik and tt'rilern Raw j Mack lew Eetmtefe* Bottled Vp V ®*e- Yesterda- ^S WORK. SPORTING AND ATHLETIC. VET DONE TO Sack Idleness Antaf Handa-Tfae TIIE MACON AND COVINGTON. Macon, Ga., Jan. 17.—The Macon and Covington railroad, which figured so ex tensively in legislative caucuses and halls an 1 in various courts of the State, is pro ceeding with its work toward Madison, thence to Athens. It has thirty-five miles of good road-bed now and trains are running with utmost safety. Col. Frobell, the general manager, says: “E very thing will l e rapidly push ed to completion. The many impedi, ments put in our way will retard us to some extent, but the road will be com plated by May 1.” The engines, passen ger and box cars are neat and attractive. The completion of this road will be of great benefit to Macon, as the merchants will then be in direct communication with Madison and Athens. Yesterday there came into our office a level-headed and successful farmer from an adjoining county, and we asked that * ‘ ill i ***"*"' ent to confuse or incoinu they fought the flames c fully. They soon succe their progress, and in an space of time had them s deed speaks volumes in ciency of our fire depart nie the oily and skil led in stopping incredible short ibdued. It in- ivor of the efli- lent that at a niinued Dr. Bose, •‘might have been in these animals for along time;or t might have been de veloped and aggravated by hard work and exposure.** He believed the dis- .•av, however, was pronounced. Dr. Rose recommended the k .rning olathe staldes: the removal ot the manure and the isolation of all stock for 1*0 days. late hour, on such an unfavorable night, it succeeded in so quickly subduing such a serious conflagration after gaining so much headway. The loss will not ex ceed $:.,U»>, and but for the gallant st-r vice of our tire brigade, Mr. Bailey says it would have been fully >. There is an insurance policy of $12,U0n on the foundry that will fully cover the loss. A vi-it * to the foundry yesterday d.sclosed a frightful wreck. The flames have cleaned out vhich hi , bee Aim Vposed to * car staid the l.M.ig, Dr. IW iiptom* of tins n mends th;.t rooms, and the upp rebuilt. Mr. KWha -r. lo-t all of lii< io..ls. caught is not positive lie rond- \ it In It the n» - pl:u half tli al nn * of st »>ck pi od that n imburs- L-cted ani- omts like again the bar- one dollar a head were paid •io compensation at all was a Dr Hose recommended th nes« of th • horses and mules now suffer ing, be destroyed or washed thoroughly with soap, and that particular attention h pa*d to t ie direction in which the drainage fio u the stabl ani- 1 several of the floors must he the patt *rn m ik llow the lire known, but ii is the boiler. It is thought that some 1 t-r that ha«l fallen on top of it took ti and was communicated to the hou Hie floor did not catch, for some tr:. near the boiler was not burned. This foundry was built in ls'si. and IS.'-:; was totally h-u • v- dbv lire, on the walls 1 ft standing. It was at or rebuilt, and since that tune this is t otdv lire mat has t.rok- n -oil. D i- o of tile most valuable Athens, and ha- al< dividenc to th»* st- ckholecr-. One of the best \.inkers at tl ofp. “Farcy is a kindred disease. It is a breaking out of large lumps ov« r the body mi the •tender parts of the skin. These lumps open, discharge matter and blood and are slow to heal.” “From what I hear ol the history of the disease among the street car horses in Athens, I am nclined to believe it an acute attack of both farcy and glanders. I have not yet noted the ulcers, howev er, and without the appearance of ulcer in the nose, it is impossible to pronounce the disease glanders.” Dr Rose is a small man who talks with emphasis and yet seems to be cau tious in his inspection and opinion, lie is an expert in diseases of cattle and is sent out hv the Department at Wash ington to note the appearance of epidem ics as reported. He says that an animal may not show symptoms of glanders and yet transmit it to others. He gave an instance where a favorite in a North ern stable had been carefully watched through an epidemic and was apparently well. The stable had been infected, sick horses killed, but the disease con tinued *to spread. it was not until the old stager which had remained in his stall, apparently sound through the epi demic, had been slain, that new horses were free f mil the disen.se. One or two parties who had examined the diseased horses in Athens reported that there were traces of blood in the nose. Dr. Rose did not know but that this might have proceeded from lung rup ture, but he was led strongly to suspect glanders from what he had heard rather than what he had seen. The disease might develop in 21 hours or it * might be two months. Some animals are more sus ceptible than others. Horses that have once been affected or those that have been with them are never safe. Dr. Rose w.is asked whether stock th »t drank from th** same branch might, he a flee ted? lie sain that the saliva or manure mi.'ht transmit the disease, though usu ally actual contact wus necessary. He said if this disease was glanders he would judge that the chance for conta gion had already been given. II * would recommend the destruction of the street car stables and the burning of the hoards, if convinced that this trouble was glanders. It was usual to disinfect with w; im r> ury, hut hen* was a ground floor and there was no telling how deep the urine had penetrated. The manure sh’*u d he sprinkled with chlorate of THE SCOOP. The scoop leaves the Norfolk and Western bottled up at Bristol, and al ready an order has been issued that all freight from the s «uth and west should be sent via Morristown and Asheville, instead ef Bristol, as heretofore. The Norfolk and Western, it is thought^ will unite with the Baltimore and Ohio to build a new line through Erst Tennessee to make southern and western connec tions at Chattanooga, and will hasten the building of the Tennessee Midlaud from Bristol to Memphis, Tennessee, a line diagonally through the State. The ef- I feet of the scoop will also be to cause | the immediate extension of the Memphis and Charleston from Stevenson to Chat tanooga. The headquarters of the new system will b • removed to some centrally locat 'd city, and considerable shops built there. Augusta, Atlanta or Macon will be selected. Till* RICHMOND TERMINAL DEAL. New York, January 17.—The Rich mond and \\ est Point Terminal director •net to- *ay ami authorzed the issue of $1-1,000,000 in exchange for outstanding Richmond and Danville stock. The bal ance is to he given to the Bryce-Thomas party in connection with the sale of the majority of tin* first preferreed stock and fio.ooo shares of east Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad. This stock con trols the railroad for five years, after which time the control is vested in the second preferred stock. Meetings be tween the officers of the different railroads interested continue to be held in the offices of the Hast Tennessee. Vice-Pres ident Bryce, of that company, states that no agreement has yet been deoided upon. An issue of $8,5tJ0,(X)t collateral trust bonds was also authorized by the Rich mond -and West Point Terminal directors, of which will he used in pay ing for the East Tennessee preferred, and the balance for retiring the floating debt PERSONAL AND MINOR ITEMS. Neither Eloerton or Hartwell has a Jewish citizen. Tobacco culture in this section proves a first-class fraud. There are only two prisoners now in the Clarke county jail. Both the measles and whooping cough are in Elberton. Col. John T. Grant, of Atlanta, well known in Athens, is dead. groes left there was . Mr. Tb it did must good. * and g<*t the p.»- : • win ck the ell. boi.k-ke lie was asked if he thong danger of the spread of the disease? Dr. Rose said lie saw no r* ason why it 'hould. Every precaution had been i ments after the stream taken and the owner ami the authorities before they succumbed had acted wisely in killing the Hock as I Eater soon a> it was attacked. The animals had I M-. Leonard Schevei been removed from contact with other 1 at the Foundry, was in our office stock, without which positively no sick- ! evening, and says hands arc alr«* «d ness could be communicated. This was j woik cleaning out t l> e. qmlding, and they not an inf* etious disease. It was not in hope by next Monday, if not sooner, V the air. Parties coming here had noth- | he in op-ration n^ain. 'They did nol ing to fear. • lose an instant. No stock was burned Mr. W. S. Holman was scon by the It is impossible to tell how hadlv the East week a crowd Frauulin county for Te: 'The railroad hands the other side of Madison are moving right along. The farmers* club in Oconee is as big a thing as the lianksville Grange. Several parties arouml Athens are do ing away with their carp ponds. People from the country often send diseased chickens to Athens to sell. Jim Henton, of Polk county, is most pleasantly living vw'ith his eighth wife. Mr. J. 11. Dorsey Jshows the most coin- l hi-chlorate of j mendable pluck under his misfortunes. Cien. \V. P». lla/.en, chief signal officer, U. S. A., died at Washington of diabetes. There is not one-naif the whisky drink ing there was in Athens before Christ- 1 stock should | xuas * Our merchants are still overrun with ntry for clerk- he sit down and tell os all he knew about the crop outlook and farm work. “Weil,” was the Teplr, “there is but little to tell, for I never knew the farm ers so backward about preparing for a crop as this year. Here it is the middle of January, and not the first step has been taken toward farming, except scratching in a few oats before Christmas and sowing a very small area in wheat. The oats are all about killed, I believe, and so far as my observation goes there has not been enough wheat planted to do much good, even if we have a good year for it, which from all signs I believe will be the case. You see we had a very dry fall, and farmers did not get their land ready in time. We ought now to be getting land ready to sow a good crop of spring oata, for of late years they are the surest crop. Rye is also a splendid thing, but few fanners give it much at tention. I had as soon neglect planting corn as rye. It is as good as barley to feed green, and besides, if cut while in the bloom, makes » haj r ~*T don’t require rlc«* landyjStefc togrowit “How are the negroeft working?’ “They are getting more trifling each year, and to tell you the truth, the aver age white trash that we hire for wages are even less account than the darkey. It is pull Dick pull Devil between the two. Both are trying to get all they can out of we farmers, and give as little in return as possible. We don’t actually John Allcock, the famous old-time Jockey, <T' died last week at Louisville, Ky., aged & Wit ~ Who won the English Derby in 1870, died on shipboard while being brought to thfa <»untry. Entries for tho Kentucky Derby and sev eral other important turf events closed lost Saturday. There is no truth in the publislied state ment that Tommy Warren axui Isaac Weir, the “Belfast Spider,” have been matched. Charles Daly, the crack 8t. Louis pugilist, was knocked out of time in tho t hirty-eecond rou'id by Billy Moyer, of Streeter, iils. The fight occurred at Rockford. George Perkins and Goorgo Bubear are in active training for their raco for tho cham pionship of England, which will bo rowed on the Tyne course, England, Feb. 7. It is quite likely that Denuy Kelleher will bear from Jack Fogarty, tho **Clipi>cr, r ere long, as tho latter’s injured knuckles arc fast getting into their wonted condition. One hundred and eighty-six horses entered the 2:30 (or under) class during tho past year. Of these seventy-nine were jiacers, and ten of these side-wheelers succeeded In getting marks under 2:20. # The alleged models of tho projiosed Scotch cutter Thistle, which were published by a Boston paper and copied by others, aro pro nounced by those in position to know un worthy of notice. Jack Dempsey having arrived east,' and hacUo Mitchell .being expected herq within few weeks, it is not by any means unlikely that a mooting may bo arranged between tho men, if the Britisher is willing. A fight to a finish between Tommy Barnes and Tommy Daufortli, the featherweights, iu tho near future, is among tho probabilities. A prominent Now York sporting man has •greed to offer a purse of $.*»«K) to tho winner. Jem Smith, th© nominal champion of Eng land, iscxjiectcd to sail for this country with in a couple of months. Charlie Wall, tho get six months of honest work out of , cllampion , n ia<|k.wri- them s year. The farm hands have done nothing since crops were gathered but frolic, tisit and hang around fires. I don't see a rod of ditch cut, a fence cor- ;ht, him for tho purpose of testin; with Jack Dempsey. Jake Kilrain, th© “Old Reliable,” is after Dominick MeCaffry, and will either make ner* cleaned out or a wheelbarrow of . him fight or squeaL Meanvvhilo it manure saved. I live in a stock law conn-nounced that Kilrain and Joe Lannon have ty, and once thought that when hands affair* agreed to meet, although tho dato bus didn’t have rails to split perhaps that. no *' definitely given, they would go to work and improve the | Henry YV. Grady, of Tho Atlanta Constitu- lands: but far from it They use the t* 011 * "hose speech at tho New England din- titue once devoted to fence building to ner niado such a hit, is an ardent udmjj-er of loafing, and 1 don’t see that it makes a tho natio,ml He is connected in some particle of difference. YVhy, this time V'Vi 1 ^ 1 'ii’'.?' 11 ic b of year we ought to have our fields and ** Mron tM * *• t,,n bottom lands cleared off and ditched ready to start the plows; but as I said, not a lick has been struck.” “What will he the outcome of all this?” RAILROAD NEWS. ARE ALL THE GEORGIA SYSTEMS CONSOLIDATED? Tb. Central and the Richmond and Danville—Fooltionw of Auguata, Afhenv and Atlanta—Great Specu lative Scheme of Comb tiling Hoad* and Wateriug Stock. “What is the railroad situation now?’ The Banner-Watchman asked this of an experienced railroad men yesterday, “The situation, as near as I can judge, is about this: The Richmond and Dan ville Railroad people ar© masters of the situation. The Terminal Cotndany, which owns that railroad, seems to own or control everything else. It has now bought up the East Tennessee, Vir ginia and Georgia Railroad system, and so falls another competing line into its grasp.” “What are its relations to the Central Railroad?” “Well, Buford, Brice and Thomas are large owners ;n the Central, and 1 should say that the terminal people with Gen. Alexander, can control the Central and do control it. The friends of one system are friends and owners of the other, and the combination seems to be more or less perfect?” “llow does this affect Athens?* “Not appreciably as I can sec. There has won th© championship of tho Southern leaguo two years in succession. Sullivan’s two engagements for this month, with Pat Killed and Patsey Cardiff, will of cours© result in conqiarative victories for . . , , John L., i. ©. he will succeed in besting his *\\ hv, the outcome is already on us. man. He will almost certainly knock Car- It is bankruptcy to the termers and star- diflp ou t f although it is not at ull probable that vation to the negrOOs. You had an arti- ho will serve Killen in tho same manner. c ^ e ini the BaNVEb-U ^.uiiMAN the other Charlie Mitchell, “Adonis,” who will shortly day that hit the nail square on the head, return to this country, intends to hunt up tho and was the truth, the >vhole truth and best featherweight and lightweight pugilists nothing but the truth. The farmers of England and bring them over hero with have mortgaged their lands to feed a lot him. Who the featherweight will l*e re- of thriftless, lazy negroes, who have act- mains to l*e seen, but Jimmy Carney is ually eaten them out of house and home, morally certain to be the light weight selected. The credit of the farmer is gone, while 1 Edward Haitian proj>oses to induce Teenier, thenegros are flocking to the towns and Ih** and Ten Eyck to accompany him to cities. It seems to me that nothing will Australia next summer, so as to be able to learn our people a lesson but for the ma ^ ie aquatics boom in th© -Island Conti- lands to change hands and the negroes to ? ent \ D»e drawback:to IHnlan s proposed he allowed to suffer for a year. There “ hn ..mt-1. w.u. Ouu.l.mr, for ts another thing. We have too many fo,f,-,t of “ * ,,lu 18 lUrt:uly eaters for the number of workers. We xr . „ .... ,1 . T. M. Malone, the Australian sprinter, upon can stand support ng you editors, the tha „ th of Khose Knvi 1 acmi J of I resellers, lawyers, tradesmen and mid- tho country, Low, Jlye£, Haro- Fredericks die men who handla our crop?^ but go cn ,i Harry Hutchens determined to pay him over our farms, and 3011 will see one ne- a visit, lias now virtually refused to arrange gro min and perhaps his son, working a match with Hutchens, claiming thnt he has not exceeding six months in the year, retired and is consequently in no conuiti^n to and dependent on their labor is a lazy run. 1 ife and two half-grown daughters anil Arthur Chamt>ers, having to nil nppear- seiue half dozen children attending nnces frightened off Jn. k McAuliffo, the school. Even with industry and good champion lightweight, has begun to crow management these two men cannot keep considerably. Arthur was a little premature, so many mouths filled, and what can be ho-cver, as Harry Oilmoro, the plucky little hoped when idle half their time? The Canadian lias posted a forfeit for a fight to a Soils needs more workers and leas con- «hmh w,tb Chan.ten,, who, by thc way, says „ that the new lightweight lighters are not suinera. . \ . . nearly as good as those of tho old school J ,,lir phrtu/o a wither gloomy McAuliffo evidently means business, uwi ’ 4 5 one •’ , ,/ his admirers ar© willing to put up $2,500 100 * “Acs: but a true one, nevertheless, him, it seems that Chambers can have no ex- and any farmer will tell you that I have cum for refusing to ratify a match, not overdrawn the picture. There is no is no move towards consolidation and probably will not he.” “Will there b9 an increase in freight rates?” “I do not think so. But of course it would be better for the growing busi ness of this town that the two roads should remain more perfectly compet ing systems; it would make each more anxious to hid for business and more likely to give favorable rates to our merchants and better accommodations to traflic and to travel.” “So far as this is concerned, Augusta ■md Atlanta arc in the same boat with Athens, The Carolina system of the Georgia Central has been a close rival of the Richmond and Danville system in that neighborhood, drawing to Augusta and Savannah the trade which was con trolled for Richmond and Norfolk. Then in Atlanta the Georgia Central, the East Tennessee and Danville were separate systems. You see now they arc practi cally one, if tny view is correct and At lanta has hut one outlet—the Western and Atlantic Railroad.’i “You may console yourself, however, with one reflection* Athens will have in any event, under the terms of the terms of the lease of the Northeastern to* the Richmond and Danville, the same freight in Eastern rates as Atlanta and in Western rates as Augusta. SCENES AT THE BANK. PATHETIC 8KIHT8 WITNESSED AT A BOtyERY 8AVINGS INSTITUTION. TragadlM Enacted la the Struggle of Sav ing Mites for DeposltmA Curious As sortment of Penou la Liao Early Monday Morning. The diseased a * isolated for days. Dr. Rose thought; ie middle membrane of the nose should ! applications from the • watched and a dark, rough edge sdiips. ould confirm the suspicion of glanders j Mr. To Hudson, in the c untry, Banner-Watchman Lst evening and de dared that outside of this one set of horses and mules, there was no sickness among stock in town. There were fewer sick horses than he had ever known, and all the Rtabie men give the same opinion. Then von think there is no danger? “None in the world. To show you what my faith is, 1 have just ordered out a new lot of stock to be shipped to-day. There is not a single sick horse in niy Stable." East evening the City Council order: 1 the destruction of the stables u>ed by the car horses, and that a rigid quaran tine he maintained against the surviving animals. I Any disease, pneumonia or debility, may ‘P'*r • run into glanders. Some authorities lO’-t claim that it is spontaneous. I ii«*re are other causes, such as poor treatment and insufficient protection. Still in some large stables there are more or loss glanders all the time. Ho was asked wh t course should be tak**n by other parties in town owning stock not yet affected? “Let nature take its course,” he said. “If it develops, you will know how to act. To nurse it might he to deepen the mystery and only prolong its breaking to- out.” Dr. Rose says thnt a glanderod horse is never safe, even if it should g**t appa rently wt 11. It is never safe to use them. ID proposed to dig up some of the horses that had hern buried and examine their heads, and, if practicable, their bodies. I Glanders attacked mules more violently LET ATHENS FILL TIIE RAILROAD than horses, and this has been true in GARS TO 1)A 11 LON KG A. j this instance. machinery is dniuajed, or how tin* fir? originated. Mr. McGinty will to-day begin to put down the floor. The en gine is not thought te be hurt, hut even if it is there are other engines in the yard that can be used. Yesterday 1 .ners were notified to send their order tight along, as the ib lay will only only be temporary. The extent of the loss is not known. A WISE SUGGESTION. adding to and greatly improving his j house. ; There is a bigger railroad boom hov- 1 ering over Athens than any yet made | public. I Gen. Gordon was married at the resi- ! dence of the father of Sheriff Overby, of I (_icon.ee. j The Knights of Labor were badly beaten in Savannah. Mr. Lester was elected mayor. Gov. Gordon has made our friend Mr. T. M. Swift, of Elberton, a Lieutenant Colonel on his staff. Farmers are buying very economically this year, and cutting down expenses wherever they can. Mr. J. II. Dorsey bought a pair of fine blacks from Mr. Joe Carlton, at $280, to work to the omnibus. Mr. Russell's new bank will soon add a quarter of a million to the banking cap- THE lASH FOR A THIEF- > What Surh it Koad Would Do for I % | —Cutting Into Atlnutu** Territory | —Only H.» Milru to Build. ! Daiiloneua, .Ian. 15.— Editors Ban- M%a Ills Mr. Dorsey attributes the trouble in : •**! of Athens, his stables to a recent lot of Broncho j Mrs. Butler, who was so badly burned ponies which he bought from San Anto- i yesterday at the Check factory, is about ni», Texas. Before they were broken j 70 years old. they became diseased; four are now dead j Mr. U. D. Stokely is now a member of Rowland & Co., Yesterday we reported the capture of a negr • boy named .enry Harris, son of Ike Harris who stole a saddle from Mr. Hendon, a fanner who was on a vis’t to Athens. This hoy is a professional thief, hut owing to his extreme youth, the law did not reach him. But (.’apt. Oliver de nied that he would try a new remedy j nek-W atciiman: 1 he building of the and two more are sick. They commenced • the firm of Stokely, I railroad from Athens to Jefferson sug- to droop and finally to dischtrge from j Crawford. use in our people, like a pursued ostrich, sticking their beads in the sand and im agining themselves safe. Hard times are ART AND ARTISTS. The “Dore gallery” will bo opened soon in us, and, I am afraid, unless we change Boston, our way of doing, worse are behind. Elihu Veddcr will give an exhibition of his There is notone farmer in a hundred paintings in Boston this year, who has made any clear money the past A fife size portrait of Lord Randolph three years, and not one in five who is Churchill is lieing painted for the Coiu»titu- as well off as he was three years ago. tion club of Louden, to bo placed beside one This is true, and do we need any fur- Beaconstkld. ther argument that we must revolution-1 CoL Fred Grant has a small painting in a ize our plan of doing business? There is *>lt frame, one of a series painted by hi* no disguising the fact that the coun try is tether. It represents a group of Indians and in a bad fix, and it is only hard work shows considerable skill, and the most rigid economy that can pull Francois Bonvin, tho genre painter, has be- us thaough. We must all pull together come blind, after painting for forty years. A and let everybody cut down expenses as committee of Parisian artist* propose to ar- much as passible. M-rchsnts must be range « sale of art work, to make a fund for content with less profits, professionals ‘"h , with less fees, hands with less wages,' T ^ fa evidently flourishins In Salt farmers with fewer luxuries, yes, am A paper_ there reeenUy had_ ten ... . *71- columns filled with tho record of the local even preachers wiU> reduced salaries. ttuilio8 in archito . tur0i ond Every man must bear his part of the pa^ng burthen, and then we can hope to pull, Antoino Bra ^ ur th „ p , eture restorer, who through. It is the only thing that will ^mly die.! at Cologne, left Ills collection of save us. Enxqrgptnevjjjcaiu. law.. Al- pictures, vuluod at 400,000 francs, to tho mu- 'ow no drones te settle on your land, cut scum of his native town, Lille. Th© common out your crops according to your pocket- council of tho town voted Brasseur a public book, and then, by all means, make your funeral. farms as near self-sustaining as possible, j Mr. Chase, tho artist, is very absent niind- There is plenty of money in terming in ed. On© day two or three ladies visited his Georgia by good management, but a man studio iu New York and looked at his new wou d bankrupt himself in the Garden pictures. When they had gone ho said to a of Eden if he had to work fr * niggers brother artist who was in the room: “It seems K. A II. OFFICIALS IN ATHENS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. E. Berkeley, superintendent of the R. & 1). Railroad in Atlanta, arrived in Athens, accompanied by Mr. L. L. McCleskv, general freight agent. They came over to consult with Messrs. Bar- row and Thomas, their attorneys, upon some matters of detail. They were seen by the Banner-Watchman and asked about the reported deals and scoops. Mr. Berkeley answered that he knew nothing of the matter. The local officers were the last to hear of these things ex cept what they read. He did not be lieve that these scoops in any event would interfere with the different departments, and the details of the management were not concerned in these large operations. “There is one thing, however,” said Mr. Berkeley, “you may be sure of. No matter how many combinations may en sue it is scarcely the policy of roads to “bottle up” any business point. It is the policy of the Richmond atiu. Danville Railroad to haul as much to Athens as possible.” 1 STUPENDOUS SCHEME. j Th*$ Wall* Street Daily iivrws, refesving* to the recent deals in Southern railroads, says; “We are enabled to give the very latest and most authentic story in regard to the West Point Terminal negotiations. It can be relied upon as true, for the in siders say it is. The East Tennessee will he extended northwards, and absorb the Norfolk and Western; the latter, rhen certain extensions have been com pleted, will absorb the West Point Ter minal.” This, in turn, will absorb the Georgia Central, and then a new company will be formed on a grand scale, which will absorb all the companies. Stock of the N. & W. will b® exchanged for the East Tennessee in tne proportion of two for one, and the latter will he exchanged for Georgia Central in the proportion of three for two: but holders of the latter stock will have the privilege of sub scribing pro rata on their holdings fo the Terminal stock in the proportions of two for three, with the right to exchange it afterwards into stock of the new com pany in proportions yet to be agreed upon. Negotiations to this end are still proceeding. Meantime the stock market will be worked for all it is worth.” ami grow cotton and buy supplies at credit prices.” CURIOUS FACTS. the nose, 'file ... . Y en j The demand for residences in Athens w«c picked out by the authority and c , ntinu , s . tllt . rfc an . lm .K-s.rable ests the importance of completing th line through to Dablonega—a distance ..... of C5 miles from Athens. Ibis would after arbitration Mr Dorsey was allowed J r,!!* $K> apiece for them larg restore to Athens counties north of * atm*svi beer, lost to her by reason struction of the Air-Line merchants of this section. trade fro :* which has 1 of the con-' road. The tit. A man in Dcadwood, D. T., ha* married bis mother-in-law. A Pullman car that left San Baraardino, Cal., recently, 'had oeventeen baby passen gers. A man in Astoria has painted the backs of all his chickens a bright red iu order that he may reclaim them if they go astray. A chart of the heavens made about COO B. to nie I have seen one of those ladies some where lief jre, the small one, rather pretty.” “Why, don’t you rememberf* n turned his friend, “that’s the girl you were engaged to before you went to Holland.” SOME LITERARY ENGLISHWOMEN. Florence Maryatt is a very tall woman with a masculine face and a line figure. She talks rapidly and likes to hear a good anec dote. Miss Fortesrue Harrison, the author of “For One Mail's Pleasure,” is a blonde, with a uiocly shaped head uml smaller hand* and Further development* are anxiously ! We bear of another man below Ath- | C., in which 1,4G0 stars aro correctly inserted feet than most Englishwomen. awaited. it cub’d that he would trv a new remedy \ : this time, anil going to the father of the wou '.'* |' rpft r All "' ns AuRusta thief, told him that if he would give his I ^ »' l,r, : c, rome Iu Aon a severe whipping in his presence lie would not prosecute the case, ike readily consented, ami Monday night, at the station house, in the presence of Uapt. Oliver, Policemen Moon and Hill, lie administered wit 1 an old fireman’s belt fifty lashes to the young moke, and they were well laid on, too. I he hoy’s screams were fearful, hut Ike did not hold up until the officers told him they were satisfied with the chastisement. This was an excellent compromise of the case, and we hope to see it repeated in other instances. Petty larceny is getting to he quite common in Athens, and the whipping post will put an end to it. Atlanta has for fifteen years or more | regarded this section of Georgia as her exclusive property, so much so that sin ens who went to turn over in bed and broke his arm. No Hi>cegcimiion. j There are no quails in this part of The following paragraph from the Georgia—only partridges. The quail is Athens (Ga.) Watchman of January 15, : tue larger bird. is sent to us l»y a South Carolinian living j c*pt. J. lice Ehvrhsrt, of Madison is one of the curiosities of the largest library In the world at Paris. at that place Dr. Steifer, of Greenville, S. C., who A Yofno Tntr.F.—Will Harris, aged about eleven years, son of Isaac Harris, col., *tole a saddle yesterday from a horse and tried to sell it to Mr. Dsn Mahoney for 6() cents. Mahoney was satisfied that the saddle was stolen, and turned Will over to the police. This little moke it an incorrigible thief, and has been fre quently arrested for petty larceny, but came clear on account of his extreme ▼outh. The saddle belonged to Mr. llenaon, who lives about six miles from Athens, in Ci»rke county. Last winter he had an overcoat stolen from his wagon in this city. The mule from which the saddle was taken was tied on Clayton street, rear of Dorsey’s stables. The thief should be given at least one hundred iashes. There is no hope of saving him. .ias always declined to encourage our j ; us t moved here for the purpose of railroad efluirts, but puts her money into 1 educating his children, says that the in sections whose trade was doubtful. In termarriage of the lower class of whites proof of this fact, I learn that after many * w jn, negroesfis a common occurrence in efforts by our citizens and others, the J South Carolina, and nobody thinks any- lmstness men of Atlanta subscribed only I thing of it . Miscegenation is allowed $1U0 to the Gainesville and HablenegaJ lin( j ( , r nielawsoltliatState,anditthreat- read, while at the same tune as much as ' ns to pro a U ce a mongrel popula ion. $4,<»00 **mA subscribed to the Hartwell is certainly a horrible disclosure.” railroad. Hartwell could go to Athens, J There is not even a grain of truth in Augusts, Anderson, S. (.., as well as to | t j le foregoing statement. 'I he intennar- Atlanta, but Dablonega and this section | ri;| ^ re of w i l j les with negroes in South can, without a road, go only to Atlanta Carolina is an extreme yrare occurrence. Our business men wish to return to their Sueh intermarriage is prohibited by former markets, and our miners will go 1 lau% aml besides, “is utterly 1 ull and A Superstition.—There was a belief among the people of ye olden time that if you built a new house and finished it, the owner would not live long; but if you left any part thereof uncompleted you would live until it waa done. Gov. \Vilson Lumpkin is said to have had this superstition, and when he constructed the rock house on the hill overlooking the cemetery he left one window unfin ished, And it so remains until to-day. We learn that this is not the only old had tbia to Athens for machinery if they have direct route. Mostof our Eastern freights now come via Charleston and Augusta. The Geor gia railroad has now a chance to enter the territory hitherto claimed by the K. & D. railroad. Athens might in a short time, by this means, be connected with the great iron and coal region of Alabama, as the t’ar- tersvillc extension of the East A W«*st road ought to tap the (iainesv lle A Dablonega road about half way between these two points—say at Leather's Ford, on the Chcstatee river, at which point there are fine locations and water power for mills, factories, Ac. By all means let Athens and Dablonega co-operate in this matter. We hope the editors of th© Banner-Watchman will help on the movement. W. A. C. bouse in Athens whose owner J0U r Frozen to Death.—Saturday a white man in Madison county named Walt Simmons, got drunk at a bar-room, and was found that evening on the roadside below Newtown, by a negro, nearly fro zen to death. Some gentlemen, after working on him for some time, could do nothing toward his resuscitation, and placing the man in a wagon sent him home. He died Sunday night. His death was caused by mean liquor and exposure to the cold. void, and of no ‘effect.* ” Whites intermarry with colored persons, or col ored persons who marry with whites, are guilty of misdemeanor, the penalty on conviction being a fine of not less than $5n<),*or imprisonment for not less than twelve months, or oth. The same pen alties apply to any clergyman, magistrate or other person who knowingly and wil fully unites in the bonds of matrimony any persons of the different races enu merated. lie Watchman will see from this simple statement that the disclosure which is naturally deemed so horrible is nothing but a “mare’s i.est.” Miscege nation is strictly prohibited in South Carolina, and convictions for violation of the law have been had. Moreover, there is a stiong disposition to take summary measures in dealing with offences of this kind.—News & Courier. Home-Made Win*—We learn that Mr. Bishop, who lives near the Paper Mill, last year made 000 gallons of grape wine, for which he finds a readv sale. One lady in Athens made (30 gallons from one vine, and did not use up near all the fruit Mr. Vonderlieth has a rocky hillside in Athens planted in scup- pernonga that will some day be warth a fortune te him. county, says he has given up the idea of moving to Athens. It is not safe to water horses in the puh ic trougns until the matter of glan ders has been settled. Dr. 11. P. Gatchell, formerly of Athens, is now living in Marietta, and has devel oped into a philosopher. We learn that the R. A 1). road is bit terly opposed to any extension of the North-Eastern to Knoxville. Dr. Rose says that stock were not enough exposed in Mr. Dorsey’s stables to give them the glanders. Mr. Bloomfield does not charge his factory operatives a cent’s rent for pas turage. This is certainly kind. The combination In tween the Central and the R. A D. syndicates not only bot tles up Athens, but Atlanta ah* Rev. Mr. Anderson, of the First M. E. church, has completely won the hearts amt confidence of the people already. But In tie farm wot k has as yet been done toward the next crop. The hands waste th ir time shivering around fires. There is serious complaint in Athena from countrymen about their wagons be ing robbed. The police should look into this. A journalist was in Athena this week, and speaks of starting a paper either, at Crawford or Harmony Grove, by next spring. Mrs. L. J. Rampley, of Hartwell, owna the gold pen that was used in signing the secession, ordinance of Georgia, January 19th, 1861. Capt. J. B. Eberhart, of Madison coun* tv, was in to see U3 yesterday. He aaya the cotton crop turned out better than at one time expected. The Charleston News A Courier aska if Dr. Steifer did not come from Abbe ville, S. C., and is the man who demon strated the fact that a nigger’s akin ia tanable. Mrs. Staunard, tho author of “Bootle’s Baby.” Is described us looking for the Perhaps one of the tmallest men now living world like a dear, fat, good natural baby, is James Hoag, of Cedar Springs, Mich. He Sh# nbovo Medium height, round, plump is forty-five inches in height, weighs seventy- J°Ry- six pounds, and is 73 yean old. | Mr*. Alexander, who wrote “Tho Wooing An old elm new OtUw* which was • °V * * famous landmark of the early settlers o( La “ 0 *7 ^ ur l,r0 . u S h , t d .“»" OTer Sail, county, WOs bbwa-down recently. It tempta. Bho l.os a simple, .mdly expres. was six feet in diameter and mors than 150, hke a housekeeper than years old. A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. VlrK. Butler, nt tlie Check Factory Fatally Burned. Yesterday morning, about 7 o’clock, the clang of the fire hells was heard, and, iti an instant the city was in a commo tion. The wind was blowing in fearful gusts, and we never saw worse time fora fire to get out. But soon the bells stopped ringing. Investigation of the ’cause of the alarm showed tl at there had been a fire, but a human being, and not a building fed the flames. It seems that Mrs. Butler, an industri ous widow who lived in the Rock Row, belonging to the Check Factory, was in front of a wood fire preparing breakfast, when the flames caught her dress. They had taken a firm hold on the cotton gar ment before the victim discovered that he was afire. She made a few frantic | a writer of books. A Burlington, Ia., man has a piece of wood cut from the center of a small hickory tree which shows the white heart of the hickory and the shape of a dark heart within. The white forms a complete picture of a calf's bead on one side and a rabbit on the other. Although Carlyle devoted all the energies of his life in battling against shams, it is not ed that his old house in Chelsea is occupied by a quack doctor, and that the tablet to his memory has been placed on the wrong house. This might be called the irony of fate. They have a curious way of reserving seats in Mexican theatres. Tho reserved seats are marked on a diagram by small holes in which are placed wooden pegs. The buyers of a reserved seat gets one of these pegs, which he hands to the usher, who, incredible as it may seem, knows immediately the seat designated by the size and color of the peg. A Proposition.—Dr. Catnak suggests that Oconee county give back to Mor gan the slice that once belonged to that county, but was cut off and added to Clarke, and then come hack to the bosom of her old Mother, who will give the prodigal a warm greeting. We would be delighted to have the gallant county of Oconee united to Clarke, but we know that her people will never consent to give up their independence. SENATORS WITH LITERARY TASTES. Senator Brown Is a good Baptist and likes to write religious articles for the Baptist papew. Senator Blair often contributes articles to topics. Senator Ingalls takes great pains to make his eontribuh^sQuUractive, and seldom re* fuses a publisheFi fequfcst for his views. Senator Dawes is veey food of writing, and nothing delights him more than a request for an article on Indian affairs, of which be is weO informed. Senator Edmunds writes briefly and for cibly. He Is not fond of writing, bat occa* lionally a publisher induces him testate his views on some topic. Senator Wade Hampton, although food of writing, cannot be said .to be successful as rushed from the house, out into the yard. The poor woman’s screams at once brought to her rescue a number of the factory opratives, who were at hand and the burning garments were torn from her body, but not soon enough, however, top revent serious injury. Mrs. Butler was frightfoliy burued, and be sides, it is thought that she swallowed some of the flames, in which event there is no chance for her life. Dr. Benedict was at once sent for, and did all in his power to relieve the sufferings of his patient, which were excruciating. M rs. Butler is a deserving and indus trious widow. She has several children, but they are all grown. She has the ympathies of all her friends in her affliction. High Shoals.—Last week the direc tors of the High Shoals factory met and elected a young man named John llod- we’l as book-keeper, and Mr. J. B. Had- away as assistant. M . Hadaway had been book-keeper at the factory siace 1845, but he was too old to longer un dertake the arduous and increased busi ness of book-keeping. He is paid small salary by the company to look over the books. A Railroad Corner.—The Richmond and Danville deal comers the Norfolk and Western at Bristol. This road must “get out of the pocket” or be content with local trade. As there are no more roads to buy it must build. As the Pennsylvania Central and Baltimore and Ohio are also said to be anxious to get into tho Southern country, they, too, must commence constructing. The scoop ia believed to be the death blow to the French Broad road. By common consent, not less than by necessity, Monday Is made the busy day. Then the bulk of the deposits are made. The bank doors are opened at 5 A. M., and are not closed until 7 P. M. The first few stragglers are firemen, whose engines are waiting for water and fueL They draw their pay late on Saturday evening, hoard it over Sunday and put it away the first thing on Monday. What temptations some of them must resist in that thirty- four or thirty-five hours I Among these early comers a woman appears, thinly clad, hanging on the arm of her young husband, whose slouchy look and shuf fling gait are infallible signs that he is traveling the wrong road to reach pros perity and happiness. Perhaps they have a baby-at the place they call home, and she has left it that she may come here with her wayward partner to sec their pit tance put beyond tho immediate reach of tho grog shop. How she must have schemed and planned all day Sunday to keep her good man by her side, away from temptation, where she could play the watchdog over their miserable treasure until it was in the hands of other guard ians! If the restless man wanted to go upon the street she threw on her shawl and went with him; if he insisted on hav ing a dram she took a pitcher and got him beer with her own hands, and persuaded him to drink it in his room. Not for an instant did she lose sight of him. Nobody knows what stratagems such wives use to save their husbands and their children and—last of all—themselves, from going to the dogs. And can Sunday be a day of rest to them with such breakers ahead ? Why would it not be better if Friday were made pay day, so that these people could put away their earnings without this dan gerous holding over for thirty odd hours f Or why not open the savings banks on Sunday? Has either plan been tried in this city t As day comes on and tho city begins to wake up, the stragglers into the bank give way to a procession. A curious assortment of i»ersons forms the line that, beginning at the grated window marked “Receiving Teller,” stretches down the length of tho oflice, curves to the left, In the form of a horseshoe, and doubling back extends be yond the starting point into the lobby from whicli it i9 fed. This lobby reminds one of the hopper in an old fashioned country grist mill. With their blue bank books in hand the people crowd into the small place, twisting in and out, through and between, pushing and squeezing this way and that way, elbowing their neigh bors, and Anally catching on to the line of march in precisely the same manner as the corn in the hopper finds its way to the jaws of the millstones. Glance at the line as it slowly pays out of the hop per and flies by the grated window. See the olil woman, now nervously fumbling in the pocket of her too shiny alpaca dress for a few coins to make up the dollar she has come to deposit. Savings of a week! Yesterday she went without dinner and fire rather than rob herself of one penny. She must have worn that remnant of a bonnet for ten years, judging by its looks. Her shoes—you couldn't call them shoes; they are patches of old leather sewn together somewhat in the shape of shoes. Stockings? Why you can see the skin of her foot through the broad seam. ‘ *Ono—two—three—four—five—one dol lar; all right,” says the teller. He makc9 a few figures in her book and hands it back to her. The little, slender figure is unceremoniously pushed on by the revolv ing unwinding process going on in the hopper, and the next person in line appears face to face with the teller. Next comes on a woman of middle age, once short, a blonde, fresh and fair; now still short, but faded and wrinkled. She has the lack-luster eye so common in per sons who belong in what may surely be called, even in democratic America, the an eyi fromyhteh all Ii©i*©»£ lii4rpfotfrT-loug»tea<r>lojb*-friiuliaa-| pyadawbai seen better days; she married beneath her and her husband dragged her down. Too late now to rise, woman. Your life is wrecked. Nothing to live for but death. But for whom is she laying up that money? She gives the teller some notes and he counts them out, $0. The hopper grinds on, she is forced aside and disappears in the street. The next person In the line Is a young girl, evidently sent by her mother to make a deposit. She gives no indication of the circumstances of her family, though any one may see by her untidy dress that her mother, be she comfortable or needy, is a careless sort of person who doesn’t believe in the next thing to godliness. Behind the girl is a man whom you would take to be a miser, simply because of his repulsive appearance. He is about five feet four inches, and carries between his shoulder blades a hump that dwarfs and stoops him, causes his neck to seem much shorter than it i3, and pushes his head forward to an angle of 45 degs., so that it is not easy for him to raise his eyes to look straight before him. Ho car ries a walking stick, and you may easily imagine that, his room in some Houston street garret is the abode of cats, and snakes, and a crow or two, in whose com panionship he finds what he imagines is sublunary happiness. But if a miser he is of a new breed, for who ever heard of one of the old kind keeping his money in a liank? He deposits $30 and moves on. Behind him is a poor fellow who has been doing the work of Sisyphus for twenty years. He has the poor man’s mis fortune—a big family—and whenever his bank account begins to grow ono of the “childers” needs tho doctor, and suddenly the money is all gone. Then he begins over again, with tho same result, and so it goes on, year after year. “If I can only get a start,” is his refrain to the ceaseless song of his disappointments. Next comes a young mother, leading her little girl by tho hand, and smiling at the child’s pranks. There must bo sunshine in her home. Her industrious husband, too busy to come to the bank, makes her the chancellor of the exchequer. To-day she adds $10 to their steadily increasing fund and joyfully goes her way. About four persons in ten who pass tho receiving tel ler seem to care little for life in the ab stract. the other six appear contented and reasonably happy. If there is any one thing calculated to produce a feeling of supremo satisfaction in man it is a grow- Munielpal Affairs—An Interesting Law , _ Suit-Personal, etc. r.. jTO T T ? v *' , V* n * 1T —[S'PocW-] Mis. Uara Johnson Jim opened her nchool at ra^aeademy with rery flattering pros- Miss Leila Richardson, of Athena, ia expected soon to re-open her school hen. Capt II. Xaumann has pone np near Lanier’s store to teach this year. Col. A. L. Barge will teach at Chria- turn Chapel. Mr. Hirain I\ Stanton leaves us this ne Mr. week to go into business near 1 Mack Wills speak* Of going with him. Mrs. ( . \V. Harris ia at home after a retracted Tisit to her parents in Oconee, ■he has been a sufferer from rheumatism for some time, but is much improved. , V. e » re anxiously -waiting the arrival Of Maj. Mormon and party to view this, the most practical and valuable route 1 through which the G. C. & N R. R. could pass. Ihose who will control our municipal affairs this year arc. Dr. W. H. Mitchell mayor, Z. F. Stanton. .J. H. Kilpore. Dr! , „ „ , Kilgore, Dr. •I. C. DeLapcrriere and D. Y. Hodges, alderman; Dr. J. J. Boring clerk, Z. F. Jack ton marshal, X. J. Kelley treasurer. The mayor’s salary is $25 per annum, and the aldermen get $10 each. The marshal receives $175. It cost the tax payers 7-10 of 1 per cent, to run the town last year, leaving something over $100 in the treasury to begin this year. A case between the city council of Jug Tavern and Joseph Clark ami A. T. Da vis was tried in Cut Off district court last Saturday, which being of an impor- tant character, deserves mention in this connection. Messrs. Clarke and Davis had a negrr Jnn Wheeler, in their employ whom tin r had paid out of the chain-gang. Jim was arrested by the marshal for violating a town ordnance and in payment of fin* and costs these gentlemen gave their note. Upon grounds of illegality, pay ment of the note was refused, and they were sued by council >n Cut Off court. The town was represented by Col. A. H.' Fisher, and defendants by Col. Allen j] Arnold, of Monroe. Defendants claimed that the incorpora tion of Jug Tavern was illegal, owing to tiie fact that due notice cf application for charter was not given before the caartcr was granted by the legislature, and there fore the incorporation was illegal, and enforcement of payment of any debt contracted unlawful, 'i he case was de cided in favor of defendants. This de cision if sustained in higher courts, and tiie opportunity will probably occur, wiil no doubt give rise to other complications in future, and the sooner it is brought about the better for us. Right now, we are on tho eve of fresh impetus being given to every bra. of industry, and our social relations, as well as business interests will be jeopardized by an un stable constitution to rest on. If our charter is invulnerable to tech nicalities of the law which gave it to us, welland good; if not, let its justification he made perfect so that no errors may occur in future. \\\ CLUVEHIUS IS NO MORE. [Robs Bulletin ] 1. J. Cluverius, the alleged murderer of Lillian Madison, paid the death penal ty at Richmond yesterday. As th evidence was ‘altogether cir cumstantial and he protested his in- uocence with so much enrm stness that many people yet think that Cluverius was not guilty. Discussion is now too late to affect the fate of the unfortunate victim, but the public dissatisfaction may he tempered hv considering a few facts which go to con- fiirin the decision and vindicate the ac- tton of the courts. Cluverius had warm friends and as able counsel as Virginia could furnish. His case was prepared patiently, care fully, skillfully: nothing was omitted, nothing overdone, nothing left behind, every thing brought up that could give the least prospect of Requital. The court and jurors saw what rend ers cannot see. They saw not only the testimony but’the manner and motive of the testimony. f I he wisdom of the law permits no criminal to be convicted except upon the statements of a confronting witness. Readers are not, therefore prepared to sit in judgment upon the merits of this trial. ruderoa,»•:^«9*a>g n £an<> age of Christeneffora ?ho«t4MhLQ,."N(cases where great abilities and strong influ - encesare wielded in behalf of the accus ed pliant pity too often takes the place of stern justice and nothing therefore but the clearest proof of guilt could have consigned Cluverius to the gallows. The Supreme Court thought so, the members of the Legislature thought so and the governor, with all the eloquence of lawyers and all the plaintive pleadings of a mother was reluctantly forced to en tertain the same opinion. He gives facts of an alibi which facts would have resulted in an acquitall and vet he furnished no good reason why they were not proven on the trial or at least brought forward in arrest of judg- inefit. Those facts, established even after the trial had reached its last resort, would have induced some measure of executive clemency. No person doubt this, no per son can doubt it. merciful public read the alibi and believed it, a just Go\ener in vcf igation the alibi, with all the lights turned on, and found it untrue. In the last days of his wretched life, Cluverius often asserted his innocence and he repeated the assertion yesterday as he stood uuder the very wing of the dark death angel. But never has he been reported as say ing: “I did not kill Lillian Madison.” Never. A persuaded conciepcc-Jttig^U havo dictated the words, “I am innocent,” while the unuttered guilt was charged only fo the wild passions that mastered the offending arm, or he may ever have tortured himself into the belief that there was innocence in'the killing of a ruined blighted woman, whosj hopes were gone* efforts to extinguish the flames, but fail- . .. ,ti r i, , ,| Bupremu sausiiicuoii iu uiuu »v w n jjivw- mg became thoroughly frightened and I inj L bank accouut; ^ there ought to be a n "* “ larger proportion of happy persons about tho receiving teller of a bonk—a safe bank —than anjVhere else. For that reason It Is not a proper place to get a correct Idea of the condition of humanity, for many miserable thousands In every community never darken a bank door.—New York Tribune. ELBERT IOIVTV. Os* Million Dollars.—On tho first * of January, 1887, stock to the amount of r ne million d illars was issued to the 2Th2t“wta I proprietors of the Atlanta Constitution — of Us articles Ss published be bay* 100 or 1 18 u WM «stimated that the paper P»»d a aod distribute* IW* interest on that sum. This is the I biggest newspaper boom in the South. LATER AND FULLER ACCOUNT. M rs. Butler, an old lady living with her family opposite the Check Factory was standing near an open fire when she discovered that her dress was ablaze. She was by lietself in the house. As quick as thought rhe rushed out of doors to go to the river but before she had got ten out of the yard was enveloped in flames from her clothing. Frantic with pain and fright, she began tearing them from her, and when first seen was sitting on the frozen ground trying to pull off her stocking—all that was left on her. Dr. Benedict was at once sum moned and reached there in about fif teen minutes. By this lime Mrs. But ler had been placed in bed. She was suffering great agony and was shivering with cold. II was found that she was literally blistered all over and some places the burn extends through the skin. Below the waist there is not a portion of the skin which is not destroyed, and abase, all is burned except a portion of the right side and the armB. Her left hand is badly burned. The task of dressing those wounds was an arduous one but when finished she was resting fairly well under the influence of an opiate. From such an injury it is hard ly possible to expect but one tcrm : na- tion—death! Dr. "Benedict says that there * chance for her recovery. [ incite. ] Mr. J. O. Sanders has been quite sick for the last two weeks with inflammatory rheumatism. The Methodist church at this place has about four hundred members, and the Sunday school numbers [about 275 scholars. Mr. James M. Cosby has invented an attachment for a sewing machine which cnablca a lady to run it by hand, when desirable, and which also makes it run much lighter by foot It is thought that the stock of the K1 burton Air-Line Itailroad will be worth fifty cents in the dollar as soon as the company makes a showing as to the re ceipts and expenditures, and this, it is expected, will be done in a short time. t whose wine of life was on the lees. Be the reasons what they may, Cluvo- rius is not reported as having said either ill articulo mortis or at any oilier time since his conviction, that he did not take the life of Lillian Madison and such a state ment from him has been invited by sev eral opportunities. Enough. Cluverius was a young man of intelligent and promise and many com mendable qualities. If he gave his birthright for a moment of criminal and vindictive gratiflication. let us remember that with poor humanity the thunders of tiie mightiest throne are less powerful than the whispers of the petti- st passio.i. “The tempest in its blackest form Is beauty to the bosom's storm.” FASHION jjOTES. Children's coats and frocks are as of ten made with full gathered us plaited skirts. The toque, a cap-shaped hat without a brim, is brought into notice, and bids fair to he a success. Legal Batosm.—A colored brother came to town a few days ago to consult a lawyer as to the validity of his baptism. He said when ha was baptised the weath er was very cold and the preacher not being very well, deputised two deacons to take him down iqto the water and dip him, while the preacher remained on the bank and repeated the ceremony. He had been told by some white man that he had not properly been baptised, and he wanted to see a lawyer to find out wheth er it was legal or not—Elbertcn Ga zette. Open embroidery is used by some dressmakers on wool frocks that arc trimmed with hands of fur. Pale blue and rose pink cashmere, trimmed with moss green plush, make pretty party frocks for young ladies. To make the tailor suit of cloth light and comfortable, the best tailors use silk for the foundation of the entire costume. Glossy beaver hats are worn by young ladies with dressy afternoon toilets, as well as with Jailor-made suits in tho morning. The wearing of wool materials on all Mbs. Butleb Dies.—On Tuesday night Mrs. Butler, who was so very se verely burned that day, breathed her last, after suffering intense sgonieB all day. With the exception of one place on her left side, her whole body was a blister. She was buried yesterday. It was a horrible accident occasions by children has greatly dimin- their ‘ islied the use of silken suits for their best frocks. Velvet bonnetsarc worn this season with cloth and fancy woolen suits, especially when velvet or velveteen forms part of the costume. Bold color combinations, such as sky blue and mauve scarlet and pale blue, heliotrope and orange, are made to fra ternize in late French evening toilets. Broadcloth in all the day colors, with astrschan medallions of contrasting timts, is used for panels for dresses of plain cloth. Flouncings to correaponed are also employed. Velvet underskirts; both of silk velvet, corduroy and velveteen, are again in highest fashion. This first skirt. is now not necessarily chosen of the same color as the rest of the costumes, 4:\ /-v . x >