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rison hua bis office, and spread tables »r« papers relating to Ms sew. TVs others are filled with ..jsestttajJMJffJWIWf unpacked thci* Snltfuments, * and \rere now getting them ready tolake the fluid. He conducted ns into a rear room, where Major McCalla, chief engineer, and Messrs. Wilson, Johnson, Daniel and Main, were putting together the instru ments, which were new and the finest made. We never saw a finer set “When will you begin work?” we ask ed of Major McCalla. **We expect to start out this afternoon.*’ “From what point will you commence in Athens?” “We have not decided yet. We will protably begin work the other side of tbe rite ra»d survey several Jlines out the chy-”*; Y • * 4 Y w lIoW did you find the cbuntry be tween Athens and Atlanta, Major?” “A very pood route, indeed, wiih the exception of about the Alcova river.” “Will you goby Jug Tavern?” “I think not. The more direct route will carry us south of that town, between it and Monroe.” The projectors of the G., C. dr N. cer tainly mean business, and have gone to work in earnest. Yesterday t^ere ap peared on the street two fine wagons and to each a pair of mules, and “The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad Company” painted on the covers. The wagons and harness were from the shops of Messrs. Klein k Martin. This team will accompany the engineering corps that goes toward Atlanta. The gentlemen connected with this road are most cordial and pleasant, and readily give all tbe information in their knowledge. The p» ople along the p.o- posed line will give them a hearty wel come. Major McCalla laughingly re- „ inari ed that every man between Athens and Atlanta wanted the ' road to pass through his front yard. TI1K MACON * ATHENS. The engineers on the Macon k Athens road have crossed the Oconee river, ami are now in Clarke county. It will be a week or ten days before they complete the line to Athens, as there is a very rough strip of country between here and the river. The river was crossed Satur day afternoon on Capt. John White’s - hCndrahortt half a mile above the conflu ence of the two rivers. The engineers ar- pulling down the grading stakes as they proceed. Probably in February the grading squad will cross the Georgia railroad ami begin to break dirt toward Athens. The contractors are hiring all th«* hands they can get at $1 per day, so \ as fit hasten the work as soon a? possi ble Py spring the cars will' probably be running into Madison. TIIK ATHENS A JKKFE Mr. Russell says that he has not as yet done any oik toward the proposed road between Athens k Jefferson, save to get the promise of equipment ami iron, lie has been t.>.» busily engaged over other things to take the matter in hand. He says, however, that he has strong hopes of building the road, and meets with every encouiagement both in Athens and along the line. It will cost about $1<*>,- (MK) to build and equip the r ad, hut most of this can he raised by selling first moitgage bonds. Jefferson is enthused at.the prospect of getting this yoad. .Y ; fliffMuiiR TRAffift THE PROFITS IN' THE BUSINESS. AS GIVEN BY MU. LOWE. A New Merchant,—Mr. .1. W. Hen don. late of Thomson. Ga., has moved to Athens and will open a stock of grocer- ■te* in th*- Eberhart store-house, on IVinee avenue. Major Uendon is »■ splendid gentleman, and we bid him a hearty welcome to Athens. Iel.-s-Mt. Su ' tandMpsf hen Felker, ope ealthy residents ite ill. He is the I. D. McDanfal, and a large owner in the High Shoals Factory. «»ton county, is q. father-in-law hf Hon. Thi Elberton Line.—The outfit is now being fixed up for the surveying corps for the Elbertoniend of the G., C. k N. road, and it will start in the field so soon as the Atlanta engineers get on the* road. The wagon is now being painted and the instruments are in Athens/ Not Glanders.—Mr. Mathews, who runs * stpre at, tfie upger bridge, tells us that he has no id® uvj* stf^etycar stock had ganders, and heJrquld; W0 bought the animals that the l^ity nadTkilled .and cured them. The disease has not spread and all of the 6ick stock are getting well. Ocji.ethor pi’s Court House.—The new court house at Lexington will he fin ished this week and formally turned over to the county, when the officers will more therein. It is the handsomest building in this section of the state, and will cost, when completed and the grounds are graded, about $26,OUO. Headquarters U dr D.—The Richmond papers state that the officers of the Rich mond and Danville railroad will soon he transferred from Wfasfcington to Rich mond. The^-fitoanciW headquarters will he at New York, butnhe practical ope ration of the system will be directed from Richmond. The handsome build ing on Pennsylvania avenue, recently purchased by the company under its former management, will be either leased or sold. Sudden Death.—Yesterday morning Mr. A. C. Thornton, in Athens, received a dispatch that his brother, Fleming Thornton, had died Monday night, in Hlberton. He was the oldest of a large family—being 65 years of age—and evi dently died suddenly, as his brother in Athens did not know he was ill. His father died suddenly before him, and Mr. Thornton probably was taken off by a similar attack. ;Much sympathy at tends tho family*!) this bereavement. A Visit to tbe Capitol ai a Farmer*’ Delegate •• Visit to the House to Ispect Its; Workings—Hatters up * I#*Discussion—'Tbe Talk In Town Ward About tbe Georgia Mem Hon. H. H. Carlton, representative- elect from the Eighth District of Geor gia to the Fiftieth Congress, has returned from a short visit to Washington City. Or.<Carlton went on as w delegate to the Farmer’s CongresB, of which body be'had been appointed a delegate, and his visit to the National Capitol had no other significance than his interest in this assemblage of farmers and a desire to do justice to the position of delegate. .After the adjournment of the-Farm- eii Congress he was taken up to the Cap itol by his friends, whero he remained for a day or two an interested spectator in the pitoceedings of the House. IMPRESSIONS OF*THE HOUSE. “IIow did you like it, Doctor?” ./fl was vpry much interestad, I find tnitlby e^erience in the Georgia Legis lature will be of use to me in the House. Of course tbe rules of the House in Atlanta diffejjfrom the rules of the House in Wash ington,and much of the parliamentary procedure is peculiar to Congress, but a man -who has been drilled in one may soon become familiar with the other.” “Were you admitted to the floor?” “0, yes. As member-elect I found I was entitled to this privilege and 1 we nt and sat with James Blount and George Barnes. I found that the assistant door keeper was the son of one of my old army friends in Virginia who recognized me immediately.” “For two or three days,” continued Dr. Carlton, “I attended the sessions of the House regularly at the opening and remained there until the adjournment, watching the proceedings and studying the order.” An Unpleasant Report.—It & re ported in Athens that Congressman Can dler has had his son-in-law appointed as route agent on the North-F.astern road, in place of Mr. Cannon, and the govern ment employees on the road paid’ off at Lula, instead of in Athens, so as to throw the entire control of all appointments on that line in his congressional district. We feel assured that Col. Candler will do nothing hut what he considers hon orable and right. We only give this as street rumors. Death ok a Ministka-^Kcv. Mr. Waihburn, a Presbyterian minister and brother Ui Mra/Dr. Wa$e, died at the rttsidepCOryf liii ,Tity* at 6 o’clock ^yesterday, morning, and was bur- *o HIM Fortune In Furr I.iquor* and lloursl DrnllUffs •Ilrns Store Whin- key—Am Interesting Talk. No man who lias ever engaged in the liquor busimom stands higher than Mr. Is'tnc Lowe* He has the confidence and esteem of every *»ne, and his name is synonymous of all that is honorable. Yoterdny Mr. Howe was in the Banner- \\ ah iiman oilier, when some one re marked that Mr. Fowler, who owns a har-ro >m just over the Oconee line, was clearing $1,1 HJU a month. “It is not true,” spoke up Mr. Lowe. “Fowler doubtless does a gobd business^ hut his profits do not amount to anything like that sum. Before I was closed out in Athens I did a business of about $40,- (100 a year, and all that 1 made out of it was a good living for my family.”. •*1 thought there was one or two hun dred per cent, profit in liquor,” put in a reporter. ••Well, there is, and sometimes 500 per cent, if a bar keeper is unscrupulous and sells adulterated liquor. But where a dealer does an honest husiness, and sells his liquor just as he gets it from the manufacturer, it does not net more than many other lines of business. There is an enormous expense attached to selling liquor, and it is taxed on every hand. Then again, a bar-room account ia very hard to collect, and losses from this source are great. But even when you force a cash system, there is no unusual profit. For instance, a liquor that costs me $3 20 per gallon 1 retail at say $5 or $5 50 or wholesale at $4. By the time 1 pay taxes, rent and salary of bar-keeper there is not much left for me.” “Is there much adulterated sold?” “Yes, quantities of it, and there is where the big money comes in. A man will pay $1.20 for a gallon of cheap rye liquor, and by a simple process some might make two or two and a half ~*Uons of it. Of course the product is the vilest stuff imaginable, hut it brings him • in tjvc, eight t qr oven ten dollars. An ied last evening in the'Oconee cemetery, The debased bad been a sufferet from Bright’s disease, and for about three months had been confined to hjs room. He was a sincere Christia and a gentle- * man beloved by alt Who knew him. fie was not married. liquor School of Technology.—The city council of Atlanta have disposed of 1,- 887 shares of Atlanta gas stock for fifty thousand five dollars and fifty cents, which is ready to he paid to the State on account of the School of Technology. Two sites are being pressed before the Board in Atlanta, the Peters Phrk site and the Boulevard site. Prof. A Men, of Worcester, Mass; and IToL H.VC. White, of Athens, were present And ad vise as to the site to he selected with re ference to the objects for which it is to he used. SPEAKER CARLISLE. “What did you think of the Speaker?’ “He is an excellent presiding.officer. His voice was a little indistinct to me at first, WJ found, as the members told me, thaft? I ,-soon became accustomed to 1C" c I > * he be .selected?” “Undoubtedly; I do ndt hear of any opposition to Mr. Carlisle.” “Then the contest for his place will amount to nothing?” “I do not think so.” “What debate did you hear?* A GOOD DEBATE. “The Mormon question was up while I was iif Washington. 1 heard some cap ital speeches by Reed, of Maine, Tucker, of Virginia, and by the Utah delegate, Mr. Caine. Reed is a Republican, hut a strong man and is the leader of that side in the house. Tucker has a fine voice and good presence. He was attentively listened to. Caine read his speech, but he was listened to with breathless atten tion. He took strong grounds, of course, against the Mormons.” “I fin t that there is the same disorder in the House in Congress as in Atlanta. A man with staong voice is listened to. The members leave their places and crowd around him. There are two ways to attract attention in the House. One is to make fuss; the other is to talk sense. The. House loves to be diverted and it is willing to be instructed. But the man who gets up with a string of platitudes and familiar announcements, will not hold the House, and ...tho, n. embers will turn from him to their papers and letters or to the cloak rooms.” Regulattn o RAtutoraL * n “What is the sentiment about the in ter-State commerce bill?' “The conviction is that is a sound and prudent measure and will do good. The farmer’s |Com*reas endorsed the meaa- uie unanimously before its passage. There is quite an interest in the member ship of the Board yw : ” She Spends the Night With a Friend, Starts Oat in the .Horning and Dies in mJLIttle House—The Coro* ner’s Inquest. Yesterday morning Coroner Pitoer was notified that there was a subject for an- inquest on Mr Arthur Long’s lot,on Lump kin street. He summoned a jury, with Mr. Charlie Yincont as foreman. The Coroner found that an old colored woman, named Polly Church, a former slave of Rev. Emory Anderson, had died only a few hours before. He decided i: unnecessary to have a physician, as there were no suspicious circumstances sur rounding the death. The law only allows the employment of a doctor in case of violence or poison. The body was found in a garden house, and had not been disturbed when the Coroner arrived, so the inquest was held where the death took place. Several witnes>es were examined, prin cipally colored women, and their evi dence was perfectly consistent. It seems that the deceased lived in one of Mr. John H. Newton’s little houses on the water works hill, and was an honest and worthy oldjwoman. Or Sunday night she came over to Margaret Smith’s, who rents a house on the premises occupied b/by Arthur Long, for the purpose of going to church. But before they got ready to start a storm came up and kept them all at home. At bed time the rain continued to pour down, and Polly’s friends insisted that she spend the night with them, which she did. The de ceased was in apparently good health, and did not complain of feeling unwell. She slept in the room with three other colored women. Yesterday morning early she arose and without saying a word left the house in her hare feet and only partially dressed. She was not misted at first, hut after some half hour or so elapsing and the old woman not coming hack, the anxiety of the other inmates of the room were aroused, and Margaret Smith started out in search of her. She walked first to the garden house, the door of which stood partially open, and looking in saw the old woman sitting down. A glance at her ghastly and rigid features told Margaret that she was dead, and now thoroughly frightened she called Mr. Arthur Long and told him of the facts. He instructed them not to diS’ turb the body until the coroner had parsed on the manner of her death. The verdict was death from natural causes. WATKINSVILLE WAIFS. Points Picked I'p by a Banner- Watchman Editor by the Itoudsidc and in Town. Watkinsville, Jan. 26.—I crossed the new bridge at Simonton’s, and it is the best I ever saw. It is five feet above the highest water known in 60 years. The approaches are necessarily steep and badly cut up now, hut Capt. White says lie will have them macadam ized so soon as the earth settles. • The M. k A. road will run in a mile or so of the finest water power in this sec tion. It will develop the Barnett.Shoals, that have a fall of 60 feet in a mile and a quarter, and make this property some day the Lowell of the South. Mr. Bob Moon has twelve or fifteen bales of unsold cotton piled in front of his gate. Mr. Moon is ona of the most successful and prosperous farmers in Georgia. t ~ I saw one white man and a child picking cotton in a field this morning. There was only here and there a bpll, and irseemod * to mw that the granger would have found more clear money in skinning fleas for their hides and tallow. I passed the famous 5-acre field of Mr. Jim Watson, about a mile from Watkins ville. For several years this land made two hales of cotton per acre and 60-odd bushels of corn. I never saw finer cot- hich pays $7,500 a ] ton stalks. 1 Uncle Nat Richardson pointed to the Salaries of Its Officers—H,w the Company ie Managed—Profc.bllity of Declaring One Hundred Per Cent Dividend This Year-An Un paralleled Showing. Wateiksvuae, Ga, Jss. 27.—[Spe cial.] I was sitting this morning in ths general loafing room of the Billnpa House, when the conversation turned on the Southern Mutual Insurance Com pany, and how it was conducted. Kvery one present united in pronouncing it the best managed company tn existence, and were loud in their praises of the honor able and efficient gentlemen who haTe brought it up to its present eminence. “I tell you,” spoke up a gentleman who is intimate with the srorkiags of the company, “it is a monument to the integrity and fi ie judgment of Judge Harris and < ol. Stevens Thomas. I do not belieTe there are two other men in the United States who could have been found to fill.their shoes. The ccmpany is splendidly officered, and to this fact it owes it* pre-enfetien; sticcess.” “Are not these gentlemen well paid?" we asked. “I hear they get $10,OCX) a year each.” “They are very poorly paid, consider ing the responsible positions they fill,” was the reply. “J udge Harris only re ceives $3,000 a year, and his business is to look aftertheinvestmentsand finances. He would be cheap at Jtwice that sum. Col. Thomas gets $5,000 and 15 per cent, on the Athens policies, that he person ally looks after—making, perhaps, an in come of $8,000. The clasa of work he docs is worth $20,000, if a dollar. Capt. W. \V. Thomas, the auditor, gets $3,(X)0 a year and expenses while out, and he is the poorest paid insurance auditor in the South. He is the right man in the right place, for being an architect, he can esti mate more accurately as to the losses by fire on a building. His place would be hard to fill. Mr. Arthur Grjffeth, the book-keeper, gets $2,250. and he should have $3,000. The directors meet every Friday, and are paid $5 for each meet ing. There are ten resident directors, and I have never heard of there not be ing a quorum at a Southern Mutual meeting. Like everything else connect ed with this compa-y,-these gentlemen are chosen from among our most solid and successful citizens. Everything about the Southern Mutual is substan tial and lasting] Not a superfluous offi cer is employed, and its aliairs are man aged with economy, fidelity and, as Gov. Brown says, judgc-inent.” “Isn’t the premium for insurance high er than other companies?" “1 believe they do cnarge a fraction more, but then you get it nearly all hack again. Last year they declared a divi dend of 70 per cent, and 1 would not he surprised if they this year make it 100 per cent.—or iu other words, Tefund to the policy huldcra every cent that they paid in for insurance. But for that fool ish division of the funds, they would have been doing this before now. They don’t want more than a million surplus, and the income from this sum, unless there are an unusual number of tires, will not only pay the expenses of this com pany, but the losses also. What better showing do you want? I tell you, Ath ens don’t half appreciate the Southern Mutual, or the stockholders properly honor the gentlemen who manage it. Why there is hardly another parall -1 case in existence, where such unswerv ing fidelity to a public trust has been shown. The old Southern Mutual will endure as long as our government stan New Tost Offices.'—Even before his term begins Congressman Carlton is be sieged with petitions for new post-offices and postal route changes. Capt. Carlton declines to interfere with any of these matters until after the 4th of March, when Mr. Reese's time is out.; ’After that time he will go to work in earnest, and if his people don’t have their wants supplied it won't be his fault. Capt. Carlton is having prepared and will print in pamphlet form the name of every white tax payer in the 8th district, so as not to miss any one in dispensing what favors he has to bestow. , .. Athens Savings Bank.—This promis ing enterprise organized yesterday after noon at the office of U. B. Bussell by electing Julius Cohen, President, and W. A. Gilleland, M. Myers, K. R. Brumby, Myer Stern, Directors; R. B. Russe 1, Cashier and attorney. The Bank starts . __ _ „ _ ~vite confident of their lihftiHrouJ'kbility. those reports about Exorbitant salaries are without foundation. No like set of men in the world sre given such small salarie*, considering the responsible posi tions they occupy.” VALUE OF LAND- “\Vh*t did vou hear about the UrifTI mantle piece in the sitting room of the and internal revenue’?” , 1 » il, “P 8 , H “ el - » nd » h ‘‘ ? ™ “The revenue reformer* who etrongly i the first he ever made, over 50 years hope-1 that the high war tariff would be ago. It is certainly a substantial piece reduced were disappointed by the efforts | of work. . of Mr Randall with his protection I‘em-. Capt. Canthers, of Walton county, isat ocrats, backed up by the Republicans. | court. He is anxious for the G„ C. & It was an unfortunate crisis. But there V road to pass his place, is a general feeling that the inte nal reve- T he grand jury will recommend the nuc must come off.” | building of a substant.al new court “Will the wiping out of the internal, house reveneutax interfere with a future re-1 -Tie Methodist church makes a very duction of the tariff?” * *1 do not think so. Two-thirds of tno large amount raised by the odious Inter nal tax now is spent in collecting it. The machinery is cumbrous .and-costly. It might he wiped away and the Govern ment would not feel it. There would still remain a large surplus in the Treas ury justifying a reduction in the high customs duties.” ► PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. “What is the feeling about the Presi- dent?” “He is growing stronger every day. He will be nominated and re-elected without any trouble. There is a growing feeling that he will deal fairly by his party and cannier anu aiuimc/. x lie j>ana Maru». there is a disposition in all his depart- under flattering auspices, every line of ments to render every accommodation to business being represented in the list of i the South. I found this feeling to be be t ^ e ^ re was | ncent |j ar y or igiii, bifl stockholders and this number will proli- I uppermentin the minds of Mr. -Vilasand e jti, er started from crackers fired bvthe ably he larger than any other Bank here, j in the postal department. I am C0 J®“ RncinA<:ii with n.’lA ehnrns talron— flint. OYfTV mail facility Will be good court room. The papers in Mr. Swcp Hutcheson’s safe that passed through the tire were not injured, but the safe was ruined. There is not a man in town the slight est under tqe influence of liquor. The point where the railroad will pass Watkinfville has not been as yet fully determined, but it is thought ’twill pass pass the La Guinn place, about half a mile from the court-house. No steps have as yet been taken to ward rebuilding the houses destroyed by the late fire. “Boss” Cobh is showing a patent churn on the street. The Prices of Farm Lands in the County Have Fallcn-Our Plant ing System u Poor One and Farms Are Ran Down—Land the Basis of Values—Hope of the Country. “How is land?* The Banner-Watchman asked this question of a well-known real estate agent on the streets the other day. Geod property in town,” said he, holds its own well. There is a strong demand for desirable lots and houses. In the country the prices are low. They bring from four to eight dollars an acre when they cught to bring ten or twelve. I know a farmer who was in town trying Words to Floyd King that May Call for the Code, ISpcclal D'.ipaL b to Tlie 8tsr.j Washington Bureau ok The Star, Jan. 18.—There was a highly exciting scene in the barber shop at Willard's Ho tel early this evening, in which General J. Floyd King, the Representative in Con gress from the Fifth Louisiana District, and Cuthbert B. Jones were the princi pal figures. The fund between the two men, as is well known, is of the deadliest character. Jones ascribes to King not only the responsibility for his failure to be appointed to a South American consu late to which he aspired, but for senti ments printed about his family. Gener al King repudiates the interview in which the ladies of the Jones household, and notably Cuthbert Jones’ mother, were so outrageously referred to; but the corres pondent who sent out the story insists that it had been given by General King in word and line as printed, and Jones rested his case upon the correspondent’s statement. From that the feeling be tween the two men has been exceedingly grave, and there have been other times when Jones at the sight of King has lost control of himself and manifested a de sire to chastise his enemy. This evening they met face to face iu a lighted room, and Jones emptied on King's head the vials of his wrath. Jones had gone into the shop in company with a brother of Senator Jones, of Nevada. They occupied adjourning chairs. Cuth bert Jones, when lie rose from his chair, walked to the other end of the shop to settle the bill with the head barber, and said: “Does Floyd King owe anything here? I understand he patronizes this shop.” “I can’t tell you, sir,” replied the head barber. “William slaves him General King, and, by the way,” continued the head barber, craning his neck and peer ing intently at the customer, “(hat’s the General in that chair now.” Jones took a few stepson the direction of where King was stretched out at full length, fixed his eyes on him and threw his left leg carelessly over the ann of a tall chair at hand, lie carried his right hand in his overcoat pocket an l looked a trifle wicked. At the sound of Jones’ voice King turned his head in that direc tion, and when Jones advanced King sat up in the harhers chair. His face was extremely pale and his manner nervous The barber suspended operations, and stepping aside left the view unobstruct ed. “And so you are in town again, you cur!” said Jones. King made no reply, but looked intent ly at Jones. Jones then began, and for fully five minutes applied epithets of the most insulting description to King,insist- ing between times that even King owed it to himself to take some notice of abuse; but King uttered not a word nor made the slightest demonstration. He remain ed sitting bolt upright 11 his chair, his face ghastly pale and his fingers nervous ly playing on the chair’s arms. The bar bers were in terror, and, except the voice of Jones, low anti measured, pouring out a torrent of denunciation, there was all solute stillness. Finally, when he wa persuaded that he could not provoke King to make a hostile demonsta^^n, Jones said: “Well, I’ll leave you to your re flections, and please remember that at any time you may desire satisfaction you have only to address n»e at my residence and I shall be happy to accord it.” Jones and his friend then left die shop, In a moments General King followed, taking a carriage at the door for his hotel. The affair has created a great deal of excitement in town and is certain to lead to something more serious. Jones, since his defeat for office, has been engaged in ‘^inaaraittNrLoamearhtfi^/ibuU? 1 I tiliar figure offthe streets and at the L . tels. He is a man of 35, slight of figusb and wears a pointed brown beard. He is quiet and urdemontrative. He has spent a good deal of his life at road, and speaks several languages. General King is a man of muscular development, a giant when compared with Jones. He has enjoyed in times past the reputation of being a fighting man. YESTEHDAY T S NEWS FROM THE TOWNS ABOUND US. OCONEE COURT- Opening and Organization Yester day in the ITIetbodist Clturrb -Dr« Durban. Watkinsville, Jan. 24.—[Special.] Judge Hutchins made his appearance at Watkinsville this morning with his left bower, Solicitor General Brown, to hold court in Oconee for the spring riding of 1887. Watkinsville presented a doleful appearance with the court house in ruins and the chimneys marking the place where large store houses and dwellings once stood. The court is now being held in the Methodist church, and was organized by electing Joseph U. McCrge foreman of the grand jury. The judge gave a good, substantial charge to the grand jury, which is composed of the best men of the county. The grand jury repaired to the Ordinary's office, where they will hold their sessions during the week. The visiting attorneys are rather slim. Madison sends up Col. McHenry, while Athens furnishes Maj. Lamar Cobb, A. J. Cobb, George Dudley Thomas, W. B. Burnett, Henry Tuck, George C. Thomas nod Solicitor General Brown. There is not much of a crowd to-day, but when the Whitehead case for the killing of Hardeman is called a large crowd is looked for. Timmons has been shaved up and had his hair trimmed, prepara tory to undergoing the trying ordeal of a trinl by jury. Dr. Spence Durham has been bed-rid den for a number of years, and is known to a great many of the readers of the B.-W. He is a man who never thought wrong of any one. He has been a cotton buyer, and his check was good in bank for thousands, hut fortune did not smile as complacently on him as it should have done, and he lost heavily on cotton. This rather beclouded the mind of Dr. Dur ham, and he has lain for several years in a comatose condition until the late fire, when ho became excit* d and has gotten back some of his old vigor, and we hope to see him out again. The excitement from the recent fire has caused a com plete revolution in Dr. Durham’s mind, and he is fast recovering. Dr. Durham is only seventy years old, and the devo tion of his noble wife through his long years of sickness is remarkable. Karl Overby is in^his glory while court is going on. He does everything possi ble to make the visitors feel at home, and with him and Dr. Swep Billups, the boss hotel man of Georgia, the agent of the B.-W. expects a pleasant week. CRAWFORD NOTES. j Crawford, Jan. 25—[Special.]— Eighteen negro men le r t here yesterday for Madison, where they go to work on the Macon & Athens Railroad. ’ l’rof. Cheney has 26 scholars, and ex pects the number to run to 40 in a week or so. Edward Young, formerly of the Greenesboro Herald, will take charge of the editorial department of the Ogle thorpe Echo. Dr. Benedict, of Athens, was in our town a few days ago, on a professsional visit David Stokeley, of Acworth, is in town in the interest of his broom factory. Our town is besieged with drummers, which is a good thing for our hotel and livery stables. Crawford, Jan. 26.—[Special.]—Si mon Overton, the champion laugher of the county was in town to-day. ' The Knights of Honor are on a boom, receiving new members every meeting. Howard Caloway, a commercial tour ist representing M. C. and J. F. Kizer, of Atlanta, called on us to-day. The wind Sunday night was *yery heavy in the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, blowing down fences and a chimney at John Jarrel’s. W. T. Patman, who lives a few miles out in the country, is lying dangerously ill with pneumonia. George Latimer has decided not to move to Atlanta, he will occupy the Latimer House in Lexington and keep a hoarding house. A tramp came through here a few days since claiming to belong to Pinkerton’s detective force. It. W. Huff has returned from a visit to Texas and reports hard times, and says he likes Georgia the best A hook agent sold a hook to a party with the understanding that if he did not like it after reading he could return it— and it was returned, It is thought from the signs that a lit tle red-eye is sold on the sly in our town. A moneyed man in our county says he will take all the county bonds next Tuesday at 05. BA*KS COUNTY. IIomek, Jan.25,—[Special]—For years the land owners and the better class of people generally of Bushville district, Banks county, have hee.» working and using every honorable means to secure the stock law in their district. Several elections have been held, with the same unsatisfactory result every time, vid’s district, immediately below Busli- ville, adopted the stock law about a year ago, which forced many of the strongest opponents of the measure into terms. Saturday, the 22nd inst, was the time set for making another effort to bring old Busliville under the operation of the stock law. Early Saturday morning their was a large crowd of the citizens of the county and all the voters of the dis> tr et congregated around the court house for the purpose of leaving the great issue, to them, with the ballot-box. .. .. ... I* ft JIT. TAVERN NEWS. Jug Tavern, Jan. 25.—[Special.]— Last night about dark we were visited by a severe rain and wind storm which shook buildings, and for a short while threatened their safety. The steeple of the Methodist Church was bent near the top. The people along the line over which the railroad party passed, seem to pay very little attention to the matter. They say that they would much prefer seeing it come by Jug Tavern, as this is more convenient to them than any other point would he further South. When the sur vey is made over this route it will be found to be the most practicable of any that could poisibly be made. Athens will sleep over its interest should it in fluence the road to go below Jug Tavern, Our citizens appreciate the interest Athens takes in Jug Tavern. Dr. Swep. Billups says he has not fired a gun this winter. The Doctor is still suffering f roin his attack of pneumonia. Mr. Tom Booth does not think that experienced man can tell this’ ‘doctored 1 liquor as soon as he secs it, hut iit-Mry* counties it goes like hot cakes and with out question. It is frequently shown to me, and I consider it worse than high way robbery to sell it.” “How about drug store liquor?” •’Druggists generally make big profits, too. Some men imagine that if they buy liqu r at a drug store it is something ex tra fine, when in truth, nine times out of ten it is double extra mean. Why, 1 once regularly sold a certain druggist a barrel of my whisky at a time for $1.35 per gallon, that cost me $1 20. He put !t up in bottles, six to a gallon, stuck a fancy label on this, and then sold the bottles at $1.50 each, or $6 per gallon. 1 was retailing tho same liquor at 50 cents, hut that druggist sold more of that brand than 1 did. It is all in the am agination.” “Is tliere much liquor sold on the sly in Athens, do you think?” “Yes, a great deal more than you have any idea. Of course overy one can’t get it. but the initiated can ever he supplied. I’ll wager that 1 can take $1.70, go out on the street, and in fifteen minutes get a quart of either rye or corn liquor. 1 have seen it done a hundred times. Some men in Athens are making more mon ey out of liquor than ever did wo bar keepers, before prohibition went into ef fect. They sell cheaper whisky and get more for it. They can easily bo found out and indicted, but it ^tnt do any good. Kvery body knowwrho they are, but the partiqat nre shrewd enough to only Ml to thoMitn whom they can re- ir.* tnr w ur w ® fi Business opens with 580 shares taken— with the right to increase to UtO shares which wHl soon be' (Tone. . The capital Apck. is ^aid in w the installment plan, and easy oppfiAjicHy^s offered capital ists er laboring'men to obtai$ a share in the bank. While the stock is being paid in it trill be run somewhat on the loan association phui—so as to lessen expense and inersase the profits. Parties desir ing to take stock or to learn the workings can do so from Hon. R. B. Bussell. - Man Dons is Maiusox.—The people of Madison county arc very Witch stirred up at present on the subject of mad dogs. On last Saturday night a dog’he- longing to a man about three miles from Harmony Grove began to grow very ec centric. That part of the ’country did not seein big enough to hold him, so he' struck a bee line for Danielsville, biting everything that came iu his way, dogs, chickens, cows, horses tkc., regardless. But these were not hig enough gamn for him. so when he got in about ’four miles of I'anielsville, ho thought ’ he would try a little human flesh. He made at a negro named Nath Tabor. Tabor fetched, a sweep at tbe dog with ft hoe that he had in his hand, and paralysed him with the first blow. It is said’that some of the doga bitten by the evidently mad dog, have since given indications of in sanity. Dog killing is the order of the day in Madiaon about now. vinccd. that every mail facility given our people that is possible, from the fast mail to the most frequent cross roads delivery. Of couse, Mr. 1 das cannot be responsible for the railroad schedules, but he shows a disposition to take advantage of every offer to serve the people and make his department efficient.” _ ... “Who will probably be the Repul til can nomiuee for President two years hence’?” “Blaine, of course, is after it. But the impression obtains even in his own party that he is a dead cock in the pit. -veoa- tor Sherman, of Ohio, who is a great fi nancier and a strong man, is roost fre quently named. I heard too, that if Gen. Logan had not died, he would have been a formidable factor in the race.” SHOT- DEAD- THE TE1UBLE CRIME OF AN ILLIC IT DISTILLER. Be Shoots an old ;Man Down Because He Feared Exposure—The Body Bobbed of Five Doll are--another Harder In Daweon County—Tlie People Greatly Excited, Etc. Clakesvii.lb, Ga., January 22.—T. C. Justice, of Towns county, was lodged in jail at this place by Sheriff Harlden, un der charge of inurd»ring J. lb Goddard. ■ ■ ^ dnZ,.7n LTr nn hiv Tbe Sheriff t statements are as fellows, to borrow three dollars an acre on his . , u„ .l land, and he had some fair spota on his place, too.” “What is the cause of the low prices in land?” “Evidently the low system of agri- cu’tu-e. Fanner* throw themselves away on cotton—expecting it to pay for taken from the evidence before tho coro ner’s jury: J. C. Coward testified that there nre two fields belonging to J ustice. J ustiee saw Goddard crossing one of them. He said to Covn.rd: “Go with me to the aheep ranch.’ So he took down his gun and started, foodaodmulcwand’cteChing, and every-1. «*>*“»*“ siartiu, thing. Of course it willnotdoit Our | planters, I fear, leave too much Of their I > ow wher « Go “^ rJ w “ "ossing, and on work to the negro. The negro is a good ; h “ Llnw I laborer when you work with him, direct I... T7 U ' L ,°‘ u ‘ e,luw rul and make him follow. But. free labor j h, " k ' le k » d bctt * , M '* e " | will not make a plantation intelligent I ke °» ks for “>’ ’ but > »'« »< See the old fellow looking round. before make him “Did you'ever adulterate liquor,« M 1 Lowe?” ... ' . “Did yon ever steal a ship or rob a hon’s roost,was the reply. “No, sir. I sell liquor of all kinds jdstas it comes from tho still, and 1 buy from only first hands and reliable dealers. I keep different grades of liquor, but it is perfectly pure, and I am willing to have it analysed at any time. But even some of my roost popular brands are adulterated when mold by other parties. Why,_I asw the other day a bottle of what purported ‘ to be Gum Spring, but it was no such thing or had been tamperated with.’. “Do you like the liquor business?” “No, nor neither do I suppose any one else does, who is engaged it. It is very • I unpleasant, and for several years I have boon trying to got out of lt. ,r „ -'’s!ftffR£ng£aa&& 03 soar issue, so soon tho*3bt * THE Or.OKOIA MEMBERS. Dr. Carlton bore cordial testimony to the efficiency atid strength of the entire Georgia delegation at present in Con gress. Congressman Blount is one of the most experienced and prominent men in Washington; and Congressman Barnes, who made a fine reputation by his first speech, is making lricnds he said as fast as any man in Congress. “Did you hear any rumors or see any signs of Gov. Brown’s retirement from the Senate?” “None at all.” A T-7L»* Frenchman Burled Alive. [From tbe London Telefrmph.l A painful incident, which, recalls Ed- ;er Poe’s thrilling sketch entitled,“Pre- matnre Burial/’isreported frj>mSauranr: A-young man wfao'Wai a<fiict«d pitfei a ' ” ■ ■ ''s&sr v “ ordered to take place as soon’ as possible. The undertaker’s men, wjuf carried the coffin to tb* grave,' thought that they beard a noise like knocking under its lid, yet; being afraid of creating a panic among the pedple who attended the Thnaral,' they went on with their burden. . The coffin was duly placed in .tho' grave, but, as the earth wail being thrown upon it, unmistakable soijnanffiLk tng were heard by everybody Mayor, however had to be' sent for before •he coffin could be opened, knddome de lay occured in the arrival of that .official. When the lid was removed the horrible discovery was made that the unfortunate inmate had only justdied from asphyxia. The French law requiring speedy inter ment ought toTbe modified without de lay, * TW liquor mon of Ocainbe are.maxing a desperate light to postpone action on “*■- —‘■•bition -election another 'Ac IS THE SLUGGER’S WIFE. Talks Harshly of her Late Comort. Bostox, Jao. 22.— Mrs. John L. Sulli van writes to a friend here that she be lieves her late . husband is shamming about his arm. 8he says she knows his L If ho cannot knock out a man quick, he gets scared and cries like a ba by. He told her after he met Michell that the latter wouid have done him up in one mage round. Mrs. Sulivsn thinks Cardiff was getting the best of John. She hopes he will whip him yet, for she re gards him as a brute and a coward. I'l" XU* Corporators to But- corporators and stockholders of —jo Washington and Elberton railroad ■will hold a meeting at 'Washington on the 25th instant, for tho purpose of perma nent organization under tne charter and electir n of officers. The prospects for building the road are very encouaging. Active operations are expected to be be- gnnatan early day after the permanent organization of the company. either started from crackers fired by the boys the night before, or through care lessness. The Oconee farmers are in a very good condition, anil while the cotton crop is short it is said farmers made an average yield. Gov. McDaniel is attending court. He is looking well. Mr. Allen J. Arnold, of Monrcc, is in town. Congressman Carlton was warmly welcomed by his Oconee friends to-day. Every room at the Billups house is occupied. Court is well attended. Mr. Gregory, of Texas, one of the leg atees of Arthnr Gwynn’s estate, is sick at the Billups House. The Whit head murder case will be called to-morrow morning. Mr. Rucker is in Alabama, but Capt. Barrow will be at court to represe"t the prisoner. The old plow stock that was a silent witness in this trial was burned up with the court house. Judge Hutchins will week after next hold Jackson court. The following cases were disposed of up to noon yesterday: T. T. Malone vs. M. M. Sikes, appeal. Appeal dismissed. Miles Holmes vs. Aska Holmes, di vorce; Geo. W. Norris vs. C. H. Allen, suit for damages— verdict for defendant. Geo. C. Thomas, Esq- was interested in all of the above cases and gained every verdict. Messrs. Burnett and Lumpkin sre em ployed to repiesent the whisky men in Oconee. Capt Burnett says he thinks they wiil gain there case. Mr. Napier, editor of the Walton News snd court stenographs of the Western circuit, is attending court. He is s nice young gentleman. Solicitor-General Brown is winning fresh laurels at court this week. By the way, he thinks the Whitenead mur der case can and will be tried to-mor row. The state is ready. Mr. John Davenport, of Greene, is at tending court in a two-horse boggy. Messrs. Phillip Stern and Ephriam Brumby, of Athens, are in Watkinsville to-day. If Oconee is declared for prohibition the law will go inte effect the first of March. Hon. Calvin George, of Madison is in town. plantation intelligent , , , . - . ,, and the man who depends on this sort of *»° k thl ' 0U S h » double 8 un ’ labor to do do his work will invariably get left” “So it happens that as farms rundown land deteriorates in value. The banks bar out land as collateral, and the only »m North- few years THE FATAL SHOT. Coward did not think about his inten tions, so he stopped Goddard and says: “I will kill you.” Goddard begged for mercy, and Coward begged for hiui, but i c- n , n v„ rt i, still Justice shot him twice, in the head chance to borrow money is irom oortu- ■ . v - . „ , M ., . , ern loan companies. In s few yesrs' f Not ssUsfl,, with that, he much of this land will be in the bands of j b . , ^_ hi *_ h , eid b ^. h, , s « un ’ 1,11 Urge land owners North snd abroad. The system of foreign landlordism . the either, snd therefore the fight the more Spirited and the issue more hotly contested. Towards evening, how ever", the “fence” boys began to weaken, anil the “stock law” men rallied, keep ing up their “spirits” to the very last. The total vote was 109, being very near ly the full voting strength of the district. Of this number <>2 votes were cast for slock law and 47 were for fence—major ity for stock law being 15. The law will go into effect about the middle of next July, so there will be plenty of time for everybody to prepare for it With but very few exceptions, the fence advocates will gracefully yield to the will of the people majority, snd we confidently predict that within less than two years everybody in the district will be well pleased with the law. JEFFEBSOX JOTTINGS. Jeffkbsoh, Jan. 25.—[Special,] Jake Daniel, colored, a few nights ago con cluded to get some heg-raeat at a low figure, and proceeded to a pen of large porkers, but he was met with a pistol in the hands of Miss Roxie Streetman, who fired at him, wounding him severely. Arthor McEllhanon, a son of our Sher iff, was cut in the hind with a meat- knife in the hands of William Miller, colored. Our Guano Factoi^jviU begin work on Thursday. I ’ v Our school ]f .f n a boom. Sixteen n, Jan. $6.—[Special^]—The Jefferson dramatic dub, under the man agement of Judge HLW. Bell and J. N. Ross, will play “OCVe Stoops to Con quer," soon at the Institute chapel. With such talented ladies as Miss India Hunter, Miss Ada McKlhannon, Miss Dickson William son, and Messrs. Rosb, Mathews and Hancock our people may feel assur ed of a firsl-class entertainment. Pnirens of Work-over Four Bun. dred Hands Grading the Bond— Will Be Completed to Hading bp First of march. Watkissvillk, Ga., Jan.. 26.—[Spe cial.—1 have just met on the streets of Watkinsville^ M i> C^W. .AUison, nost- . - - : - Jasper county, pleasant young asked him (he news about tbe grading on tbe Macon & Athens road, and gained the following information: There are now about 430 hands at work on the road, under the different contractors and divided as follows: Powell dr Davenport, 60 convicts and 40 free laborers. Wright, 100 free laborers and State convicts. Porter & Martin, 100 free laborers. Tallotson, 140 freo laborers. These forces are working like beavers, and moving right along, and are paid 75, 80 cents and $1.25 per day. Those who are given the latter price are docked ten cents for every minute that they lose from work. The cheaper hands are re quired to do only a.moderate amount, and are not so strictly watched. All the hands that apply are given woik, and they are promptly paid off. All of the . contractors are thoroughly reliable. Khe road is now graded to within 14 miles of Madison, except a small strip of finishing up to do between Shady Dale and Monticello. Only about three miles of tbe old Griffin k Madison road bed will be used, as the new survey leaves it to the leit so as to come in be low, instead of 'wbovw Httffison. TW " company bought this road-bed, but will uot now need it They get a better and cheaper route by making a new grade. The cars on the Macon end of the road are running every day to within 12)X miles of Monticello, and but for the se vere weather would have been to the pital of Jasper county. The cross ties and iron are being delivered as fast as needed. The cross-ties come from about Brunswick, and the contractor for them found that he could not make mon ey at the price he bid and so notified the company. Col. Machdn wrote him to get them out as cheap as he could, and he would see that he did not lose any thing. It is thought that the road-bed will he completed to Madison by the first of March, when all the forces will he at once thrown on the Athens end of the line. It is desired to complete the road as they go. There is not a shadow of doubt felt hut that the road will he built to Athens, and the cars will doubtless he running through from Macon by the middle of next summer, The severe winter has seriously interfered with work, or else better progress would have been made. The engineers are now encamped in Clarke county, opposite the residence of Capt. Welsh, and are completing the sur vey and putting down the grading stakes as they go along. The line that they now survey will be the final one. A good crossing of the river was had, and a comparatively good route was found, considering the typography of the coun try. It will probably be the middle of next week before the surveyors reach Athens. I found the Oconee people enthused and happy over the prospect of getting a railroad. They are now not only hope ful, but confident. Judge Krwin tells me that he was in Macon last Saturday, and the people in that city say there is no doubt about the road being built to Athens. He saw and talked with Col. Frobel. who says they have the grading nearly finished to Mad ison, and will put down the iron as fast as the track is ready. Mr. McHenry, of Madison, was in Watkinsville to-day and says that next week a squad of hands will begin grading the railroad this side of Madison. When this is done, our people will breathe easy. Mr. George says there is not a shadow of doubt about the road being built. JONES NOT GUILTY- some time, breaking the left arm and , ;„v. if— i skull. Coward was not allowed to in- wmen has ruined Ireland, is creeping, r ... * v ••* . ter ft re for fear of Justice, who threat- Mr. John Bykes, of Oconee, his made $50,000Jby farming arince the war. In- dustry and good management (rill toll on tbe old red bills of Georgia. into the West and we msy get s touch of its dangers before long in the South. I do not know. There is on* hope in this Northern loan business. When large quantities of land fall nto the hands of loan companies, snd these in turn sre unable to sell or rent advantageously, these companies may be forced to send down immigrants to the Sooth. This, will help to develop and build up the country, provided alyaya the beat class of immigrants wtebtamei. Otherwise the remedy will be worse than tha dis ease.” “How is money?” “I look formoney to be easier this spring. There is considerable cotton in the city warehouses and some scattered still throughout the country. When this is sold and the factors and buyers draw against it and relieve the banks, we are bound to feel the revival in a fi nancial and business way.” SAD DEATH. Influenza.—Dr. Pope tells us that there is an epidemic of influenza in Athens, originating of course from colds, snd that when it invades a family every member generally takes it. It is not fa tal, but for about a week the patients suffer a great deal and it takes strong medicine to break the disease. There are several families in the city with a half dozen or more cases on hand at ona A Lovely Young Woman Breathes Her Last in Auguatu. Augusts, Jan. 26.—[Special.]—To day at half dast one o’clock, Mrs. Jacob Phinixy died at her residence on Greene street, after a painful illness. She was one of tbe loveliest ladies in town snd her death lesues a void here in society, family snd church. She was scarcely more than twenty-five years *f age and had been married about five year*. She was the second daughter of Gen. Liicins J. Gartrell of Atlanta, and M>s* Vannie Gartrell will he remembered aa one of the must'Beantvfcy.rnA most lovable yonng ladies in Georgia. Her death was not unlookad for, although the summons came sooner than her friends expected. She regarded her approaching end with complacency, *r*n with cheerfulness, and was sustained in her suffering by the pretence of a loving husband and by a fond Christian hope. Mrs Phinixy was an active member of St John’s Methodist church, and was a tireless worker in all the charities connected with' the church and 'city. She gave generously of her time and means in this work of benevo lerce. There is deep sorrow in tbe com munity over her untimely death. ened him, and afterwards told him if he ever revealed his act he would kill him. Justice was covered with blood when he returned, and before reaching his home hid the brok* n gun one hundred yards from where the murder took place. Fif teon witnesses testify that he had threat ened Goddard for an old grudge, and for fear he would report him for stilling, the killing t«>ok place *» %,< **»* o'clock in the day, ami tin body waa dis covered by J. 1*. and Davia « wiser, ui- teen miles from lliawassee, on the Tallu lah river. Tha arrest was made before a warrant was issued, and as soon as one could be obtained and the jury summon ed, a regula trial was held. J. P. Bur- rong represented the state, and W. I. Blackwell the prisoner. QUII.TT OK MURDER. A verdict w. s found for premeditated murder. Goddard was seventy years of age and had no family but his wife. He was a man in good standing. Justice hits a wife and three children, and is classed as a stiller. He is a man of good sence, He has one ann, and with that exception is a man of powerful strength. Mrs. God dard claims that her husband had on his person five dollars and forty-fivE cents n money, which was gone when they found him. The prisoner, on being interviewed denied the charge, and says he had threatened to kill Goddard if he reported him and that was as far as he acknowleg ed. CRAWFORD CULLINGN. Crawford, Jan. 24. [Special.]Mrs. \V. P. Powell, of Atlanta, is visiting the family of W. T. Witcher. Miss Georgia Herndon, who has been visiting her brother and friends, returned to her home in Elbert to-day. Rev. W. C. Johnson, formerly a resi dent of Oglethorpe but for many years a citizen of Columbus, is on a visit to re latives in this county. A party of four gentlemen arrived yes terday on the 4 o’clock train armed and equipped with shot guns and pointer dogs, oh their way to Harry Hill’s farm on a bird hunting expedition. The guano factory, owned by Jarrell, Haire & Co., has commenced operations, and under the direction of Mr. Jarrell, who is business manager, we predict a successful enterprise. They propose to make first-class goods for less money than our farmers have been paying for Northern goods. Mr. J. A. Thomas, of Texas, is in town with a drove of Texas ponies. We hope he w*U find ready sale for them, but we will venture to say he don’t sell any to Mark Willingham nor Tom Witcher. Sheriff Maxwell arrested Asbury Rucker, who is said to be concerned in stealing M. H. Arnolds’! harness some time since. He gave bond for his appear ance at court. FROM HARMONY GROVE. Harmony Grove, Jan. 26.—[Special.] ’Squire R. T. McGinnis, of Madison county, i9 in the Grove to-day. Mr. W. B. Magnon, the handsome ex editor of the Signal, has been spending a few days with his many friends in our town. Messrs. Hood & Harber’s guano facto ry will soon be completed and ready for business. We wish these enterprising ge tlemen unbounded success in their new industry. Mr. L. Shackelfordj of Watkinsville, has purchased the entire outfit of the old Signal office, and is now preparing to move it to Watkinsville, where he will soon begin the publication of the “Oco nee County Advertiser.” Mr. and Mre. C. D. Starke gave our young people a most enjoyable sociable at their residence on Railroad street. This entertainment was enjoyed by all present and we trust that Mr. and Mrs Stark will repeat it in the neAT future. IIARTIOMY GROVE HAPPENINGS. Harmony Grove. Jan. 24.—[Special.] Th?r© was preaching at the Baptist church in this place yesterday. TORTURES OF HANGING. Mr. Jim Price, of Oconee, baa served on* jury at every court held since he reached his majority. Lately he has been promoted to a grand juryman. l)r. Ben Adair, of Gaincsvil'e, ma 'e a short visit to his brother of our town j last Fiiday. We hope he will visit the Gr ive oftener in the future. The many friends of Miss Anelia Shaukle will be glad to hear of her re turn home last week, after having made a very pleasant visit to the Gate city. The stock law is creating a great deal of trouble and vexation in David’s dis trict in Banks county. The majority of the people »f that district are greatly dis satisfied with the working of the stock law, and could another election be held fence would carry the day by an over whelming majsrity. At the meeting of our new couueil last Friday night, Mr. Lovin was elected marshal, Mr. Goode clerk, and Mr. Ed wards treasure-. All of these gentle men will make excellent officers. DANIELSTILLE DOINGS. Danielsville, Jan. 24.—[Special.] The colored population had a fair about 3 miles from here Saturday night. Dave Huff, from the lower part of the county, and John Saddler got into a dispute over a game of cards. Gteen Moon asked Huff not to be cursing so much in the house, whereupon Huff began cursing Moon and drew his pistol to shoot. Moon grabbed the pistol in time to pre vent the ball entering his carcass. Moon's little finger was gresed by the ball. After firing Huff ran oft leaving Moon holding Hnfff pistol. Grand jury will probably take notice. Old Mrs. Harriett, who has been af flicted for many years, and for whom a abroad was made about 15 years ago when she was thought to be about desd, died yesterday morning snd will be bn- riedat Lystrc church to day. ONION POINT ITL.US. Union Point, Jan. 26.—[Special,]— Mrs. Winifred Haley, 94 years old was buried here Monday. Her relatives in Jackson, Madison and Franklin will re gret to hear it. The hotel here has been doing a splen did bnsiness nearly all this month, being the junction of the main line and Athens branch. There are alwayaplessantpeople stopping over. Prof. Martin’s school is quite full, num bering over fifty and will go to seventy- five in a short time. For health, location, general conven ience and cheapness, Union Point ia the best place foi*a school in middle Georgia. An Oglethorpe Physician Saya It is the Boat Immediate and Humane Form of Execution. “Is hanging torture?” The Banner-Watuhman asked this question of Dr. Mark Willingham, the other afternoon, not as a Lord High Ex ecutioner, but as a prominent medical authority. “So, if performed well, hanging is about as painless a death as a man may suffer. It is infinitely better than the Spanish garrote, which drives a pin into the base of the neck and breaks the spinal column.” Discussing Cluverius, who Dr. Wil lingham did not think should have been hung at all, he said it was evident he must have suffered a great deal. The neck was not broken, judging from the struggles at the end of the rope and the sterterous breathing. He was probably conscious several minutes, and death only ensued by strangulation. Dr. Willingham's attention was called to the execution of Preston Valentine in Augusta, where the rope caught in the prisoner's arm and held him suspended horizontally before he fell and was sus pended by the neck. ‘Of course that was an accident, and deith resulted from strangu'aiion—just as if I would put mv fingers around your, throat now and choke you to death. It would he a minute or two before you lost consciousness or ceased to (eel pain.” But you remember the hanging of Jones, in Oglethorpe county, for wife murder, several years ago. He never suffered for an instant. When ho fell there was a jerk of the rope and yon could almost hear his bones crack. The neck was broken at the base and instant paralysis of the heart and lungs resulted The body shrugged up once or twice and turned half way amend—but there was no consciousness, and death was almost instantaneous.” “Hanging, when rightly performed, is the most humane death a man can die.” ta oourtTBoom. [Macau Telegraph.] A dramatic scene was enacted/ ft tho court house this afternoon at 4:10 o'clock. At that ho.ur the conversation which ran through the crowded court rooom was hushed by the opening of tho door of the jury room. The** si* '• r ' lence was oppressive as the jury march ed to the front of the bench and came to a halt “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict?” asked Judge Clarke. “We have,” replied Foreman Shockly. ‘ “Read it, Mr. Solicitor,’’ said tho Judge. “We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty,” came in a distinct voice from Solicitor Hill. At this Jones sprang about two feet into the air and yelled: “Thank God, I am a free man again!” A shout went up from Jones’ friends which fairly shook the building. The Judge walked down from the bench with out a ward. Deputy Sheriff Green tried to restore onder, but his efforts were in vain. The greatest confusion prevailed. Jones’ wife broken completely down and wept like a child. His uncle. Mr. Jeo Jones’ cried alelid for Joy. Bryant, the bailiff in charge of tjie jury sank in to a chair and sobbed &ud ( bly % Scores of .Tones’ friends rushed to him, and alter ' hugging him, wildly bore him in triumph from the building. During tho day the —• impression had grown very strong that there would be a mistrial, and the ver dict of acquital was a great surprise. It was unexpected even to the friends of the prisoner. The news swiftly spread over town, and was at first received with marked incredulity, and when the truth was re alized comment on the verdict became rife, and people on all hands unloaded their minds freely. There were many who pronounced it a just verdict, but the general drift of opinion was that it was unrighteous, and men’were not lacking on all sides who boldly denounced the jury and proclaim ed that their finding was an outrage up on justice. Investigation showed that up to a short time before the verdict was agreed upon the jury stood three for murder, one for manslaughter and eight for acquital. The trial lasted just eight days, and no more fagged out body of men was ever seen in towm than the Jones jury, as they leaned over the counter in the clerk’s office and received their little pa}'. Machinery Arriving.—'The engine and a portion of the machinery for the Taylor Bros.* mill at the Georgia depot have arrived and are boing put in posi tion. It is hoped that the mill will soon be able to start up. It will be the finest in the State. Got. McDaniel spent Tuesday night in Athens. He ia looking after the G^ C. & N. surveyors, and wants to get (hem, to run the road by High Shoals and Mon- V HX-GOV. MCDANIEL GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Mr. Tamer, of Georgia, has made quite a hit in a contested election case in Congress. The deliate continued rather drearily until Mr; Turner, of Georgia, arose to close the discussion, when, in commenting upon what he denounced as bribery in the case of the payment of $3 to a voter to compensate him for the loss of time, he suggested that the time might come when a man in New Eng land would have to be paid to celebrate the fourth of July! Mexico has felt an earthquake shock. Mr. Randall said that bis tariff bill was very well received in the house. He said he regarded it as a (kir compromise on the question. While it cuts the in ternal revenue heavilr, it also reduces customs, snd it should please everybody he thinks except the extremists on both sides of the tariff issue. F. H. R. He Dlncourses oil the Geo.gin, Caro lina Ac Norllirrn Railway. A B.-W. reporter met cx-Gov. Mc Daniel, yesterday, and asked him what he thought of the prospects of the G., C. k N. railroad? “I think Gen. Hoke means business,” was the reply, “and the road will in all probability be built as designed It is a splendid line, and will do a great deal for Athens and the country through which it passes.” “What route do you think it will take after leaving Athens?” “1 do not know. An sir-line will car ry them some four miles above Monroe. I think, however, the best route, and one I am exceedingly anxious it should tra verse, is by High Shoals factory, Mon roe, Logansville. and on to Atlanta. It is seventy miles from Athens to Atlanta by this route, and only a loss of four or five miles from an air-line. It will lead through a magnificent country, touch ing an important manufacturing point and the county site of Walton. From High Shoals to Monroe a natural roadbed can be found, and. from Monroe to the Alcova an equally smooth route. I know every foot of the country, audUhiftr.. is the best and most natural route for tbe projected railroad, taking everything in to consideration. It would then tap the Georgia road at orabout Clarkston, or between Clarkstjn and Stone Mountain. The people along this line will aid the road materially, for they are able to sub- scribe and want the road badly. I be lieve if I can see the officers of the road .that I can prevail on them to adopt this r&ute.” r i | Fruit Trees.—Capt Carlton says the average life of a grafted‘apple tret) ia ton yerrs, but there srp apple trees In Vit- ginis, raised from the seed, now bearing at the age of 100 yearfcjHe learned these facts while in Attendance on the Fores try Congress in Washington City. • - ■•*[ >1’ ■ ( U as .—»1 i