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1 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY matters ok moment discussed EltOM A B.-W7STAXDPOIST. Pr. Clrrdinr lind 1IU Florida Trlp-A .lfauiinwih ■■•tel-A New Kina of Elnerlns- The Auwion and Their Work >‘Ooi*>." PictureandSeneyt* Object-A 1,I#In Sentence, tail talking with .l)r. t’.crjine.day before yvw».*vd*y,-*btott hf* l’lurttia trip. Tilt Doctor visited several pieces in the j , ^ peninsula stale, but remained in ‘St. Au ‘I ’.^1 gnatiae loafer th«n anywhere else. U.o | . . ■nil that th- P.mce do Lmou hotel, now in prooexa of construction in St. Augns- j ' : tine will cost \jro end e half million dol- • we* n plain cue, and the Judge let lira. It will certainly be the largest and finest hotel in America, if not in tho world. It will overtop the Palace in San Francisco, the Palmer in Chicago, and the Windsorin New York. It will stand in a park of eighty acres, in the midet of an orange grove. No partof the hotel will he higher than three stories, while much of it will be one and two itories in height. 11 will cover many acre* of ground rathei than tower skyward. The doctor says that it is the intention of theowner to get ready by next Janua ry. Its interior arrangements will be perfect The furniture alone will cost over half a million. Every room will be furnished alike—there will be no such thing as a difference in accommodations; the man man who sleeps in the highest story will reclino upon as downy a bed as the man who has apartment* adjoining tho reception rooms on the first floor. Millionaire snd drummer will te lodged alike. The rates will be uniform, four dollars per day being the price agreed upon. It is difficult to aee how the own er will get a fair return upon so costly aa investment Hit idea' tar that thous ands will visit St. Augustine and the Ponce de Leon, solely for the purpose of. 6oeing the hotel. That ita magnificence alone will attract thousand* of visitors whose money will pay the owner a hand some interest. Norther millionaires, unlike our Southern people, are satisfied with two or three percent on their in vestments, and are not disappointed when they do not get more. V Dr. Gordine looks very much better. His trip to Florida has benefited him greatly, and ho looks as natural as he did before the late attack made him so ill. lie declares that “the land of flowers” is a delightful place to spend three or four weeks—that the climate is glorious in the winter time; that the hotels are de lightful, that there is plenty of fun for the man who likes fishing, sailing, hunt ing, and other aquatic sports. That the people who spend the winter in Florida arn excellent companions, being usually v good class of Northern people. That the men are gentlemen and the women ladies, and the society of the hotels as pleasant as one could desire. The Doc tor was in St. Augustine during the re cent severe fires. He declared that no thing on earth could ioduce him to stay in an upperroom in ona of the large ho tels there. The hotels are moatly made of wood, of the fat, rich, yellow pine, which barna aa rapidly aa paper. He regards the average Florida hotel as a veritable fire trap. The Ponce do Leon hotel will be almost fire proof. Its walls are being constructed of the same mate rial of which the old Spanish Fort was built years ago, and the walls of the- fort vre perfect to day, showing how suitable the concrete substance is for building purposes in that climate. *»* T' D ii-tor did some very close notic- iu . . in Florida For instance, he I d i n-porter that the floors of the av is ii' muse now going up were not constructed of plank, in the manner our floors were built. He said that scant ling, three by four inches, was almost entirely used. This scantling had sev eral advantages over the usual flooring. In the first place, it is from three to four times thicker than the ordinary floors. In case of fire, it presents a solid wall which will resist the destructive march of the flames for a much longer time than the usual flooring. That it has other advantages any one can see. It deadens all sound, which is a great ad vantage in hotel accommodations. The noise of your neighbors over-head does not reach you, and one can go right along and make as much fuss as one pleases, safe in the thought that one is not becoming a nuisance to those under neath, From Dr. Gerdine’s remarks upon the subject, we should infer that at one or other he auffered very much from thin walls and sound-oonducting floors, for he was certainly enthusiastic upon the subject in conversation with the re porter. •a* The city assessors evidently believe that Athens real estate is becoming more and more valuable. The result of their recent work in this line shows beyond all doubt that their individual opinion is that real estate has greatly increased in value. The assessment upon business property in the city has been raised con siderably, and the figures upon residence property have also been .advanced. In very few cues have the asseisora been too extravagant in their valuation. The proof of the padding is in th* eating, and when they astern a man atn certain fig ure, and he refuaeato take that for the property, it Is reasonably certain that the property ii worth it The sale of real estate in Athena lately, shows beyond all question that its vafne has increased. A gentleman told a lot bn Clayton street the other day for almost twicaaa much as it cost him a year or two. ago, and altar disposing of it, had the satisfaction of hearing that there was a man who was willing to give him shout five hundred dolltrs more than whst he received for it. In several instances property has sold here for a great deal more than it cost. The difference in price*'represent ing a large increase for twelve months. . Ig* •T by a fine of fllty dollars and costs. . ,*1lfty« U said that the object in fining him lightly was to use him as a witness against the others. If the offiesrs the other* under arrest there might be something in this; but as they have to oatoh the other thieves, it seems to ns thshthe action in letting Foster off lightly cannot be very satisfactorily ex plained. If the coart had sent Lon th# penitentiary for a number of y -am they could have obtained his serv -e* whenever wanted. .Indeed there wo ltd be s little more certainty of them than they are now. If Foster-had received the fall sentence, and an example made of him, it would no donbt have had a healthy effect npon the other evil doe in who have been violating the law and t •• commandments in Athens. SandersTllle Want* to Tap Union Paint and Athens. The Middle Georgia Progress, a paper published at Sandersville, contains an editorial urging the important * ’ “* ing a railroad from that town to Point, via Linton. The Progress i "It will ha seen-that dfcm is a in the chsrW^Torniading Ah road built to Linton. Indeed, it is not stal A MEMORABLE MEMORIAL BEAUTIFUL day AND GRACEFUL '• OBSERVANCE IN ATHENS. The JHernins and Aflernoon-Exer. ' cites nt the Chapel—Bensarlcs By light, totha green slope ofthe fortress on j small opening in this fence, which wss the left, above which - floats tho “stars j occupied by an i stripes,” to the frowning walls that this that it shall go through Sparta. It has " that the been suggested that the very level lands about Devereaux offer an inviting root* which would be from Linton on a direct line to Union Point There are points which make the building of the contemplated railroad an easier under taking than has heretofore been sup posed. In the first place, as has been suggested in a previous issue, though the countty between Sandersville and Linton is broken, yet, by following the meanderings of certain streams, the grad ing would be comparatively light Again snd just here is a feature that cammends itself especially, the S. & T. road is al ready equipped with rolling stock which now stands idle three-fonrt&s oi the time. Officials are already employed, and as the iron is laid, the business will begin without the expenditure of a dol lar for rolling stock. The road can be built if the people will it, and unite with an earnest purpose to put it through. There are other suggertions which oc cur to us, but which we will reserve for a future issue." Athens' will give this enterprise its hesrtiest endorsement and aid, as it will give our city another.railroad and bring to us the cotton and trade of a jwj rich section of Georgia, that now goes to rival, points. How would it do to get the Georgia road interested in the enterprise, so that the trains that leave our city on the Athens branch could run through unbroken to Sandersville? This is what we want to see done. THE ANNEAL PARADE. The Prises (ar the Different Con tests notv on Exhibition. The annual parade and inspection of the Athens Fire Department will occur on the Oth of May. Chief Baldwin and his assistants are preparing for a big time, and will doubtless have it The prizes for the different contests have arrived and are now on exhibition in the show window of Scudder, the jew eler. These prizes are very handsome, and are for the following contests: , 1st—A pesch-blow berry bowl, for the best reel that runs 100 yards, makes coup ling and shows water through 100 feet of hose. The berry bowl going to the reel making the best time. " 2d.—A ruby bowl, for the best time made with ihe following'conditions: Run 50 yards, grab reel and carry it 50 yards, making coupling and showing water through 50 feet of hose. 3d.—A silver lruit stand will be award ed to the six men making best time under the following conditions: Run 100 yards, take up section of hose, make coupling and show water through 100 feet of hose. 4th.—A nobby gold-headed cane will be awarded to the best spanner making the best time to the plug, and getting water. These prizes are worth contesting for, and no donbt will inspire the boys to good deeds to running. Mr. Harry H. Phinizy has been asked and has consented to deliver the prizes, the prizes will be delivered immediately after the contest. After the day’s contest a big banquet will be given, at which the boys propose hav* a good time. flravwatlktCnatttrji Yesterday was a beautiful Memorial Day. The morning was dear and cool, snd the fresh verdure and bright flowers* seemed to spring brighter andmore beau tiful from the shades of night, for a hal lowed purpose. There vras but little doing on the streets. The bank* closed; store doors commenced to shut .early in' the day and windows were put down before noon. Th* town seemed filled with the spirit of memorial before the opening of the exercises’at four o’clock, and it was clearly evident that Memorial .Day ha I become fixed i* the calendar of Btat* occasions, ■ AT TBS CHAPEL. ^ .^hppftjyafO ».large crowd gather- ed flBaUifterettychspei-oa tb*ease- pus. SB i iagea fuu of flowers and at tendants wheeled through the streets long before the opening hour, and those who had not decorated the graves or (or warded their floral offerings earlier, brought them to ths chspel on their way to the cemetery. At the chapel the religious exercises were conducted by Rev. W. D. Ander son of the First Methodist church, him self a gallant veteran of the civil strug gle. Music was furnished by the brass '■and and by a select choir who rendered appropriate Anthems. Seated on the stage with Mr. Ander son were Mr. Sylvanus Morris, the ora- •r, and Mr. E. R. Hodgson, who in be •nil of the ladies’ association, introduced ho speaker to the audience. Mr. Hodgson arose and said. MB. HODGSON'S KEMABK8. “Ladies of the Memorial Assoc’ation; i'adics and Gentlemen: This is a day set ■put for a sacred purpose. To-day all through this sunny Southern land he first flowers of the new spring-tide ■hat come forth in their beauty and fra grance to gladden the earth, become i.vmbols ofsorrov^andare sprinkled with ears. The lily snd the ro-e that unfold heir liv ing gtoriea to greet “the orgenus king of day rejoicing in the ast,” in the evening are cut down and ” mingled with the dost and ashes of the dead. In commemoration of this hallowed custom'we come again with grateful hearts to pay tribute to the memory of the gallant Confederate sol dier. I would not dare to breath the thought that the annual recurrence of this day was needful to freshen the mem ory of those who. lived in the stirring days of AVer between the States. Brave men who have stood side by side on the battle field when shot and shall like hurtling hail were mowing comrades down; the maiden or the matron in your midst who has pressed the farewell kiss upon the lips of loved ones as they went forth, perhaps never to return: these need no memorial day to bring back to them the noble deeds of those noble suuls whose bones lie buried be neath the scattered flowers to-day; but another generation then unborn has risen since that time. This day looks upon tilings both old and new. The survivors’ of that momentous struggle and the descendants of their dead comrades meet and Wosx Going Ok.—Yesterday the work of excavating the foundation for the new stores and opera house began in earnest A large number of hands were throwing out dirt, and th* teams of th* contractors were busy haul ing off. From the present indication, it looks as if the work will go right along, Th* dirt it being moved rapidly, and be fore long the foundations will be hud. It is the intention of the contractors not to lose a day, but to go right ahead. The contract calls for the completion by the 1st of September, and the contractors even hope to have the work finished be fore the appointed time. The Y. M. C. Association have shoot gotten the necessary amount for their new building. The problem before them now is to select a suitable lot. One or two of the officers, I learn, favor the lot on Clayton street, next to the Episcopal church, now occupied by Miles Johnson. In conversation with a well-known gen tleman, the other day, it was learned that a movement was on foot to sell the build ing which is to be erected on the vacant lot next to Crawford’s drag store to the Association for a home. Unless this building is constructed with an eye to the needs and requirements of the Asso ciation, it etrikee us that it would hardly do. It is learned that the Association can purchase for a very reasonable amounts corner lot on the Henderson Hons* properly. These lots have the advantage of being corner lota. If th* bnilding to be erected by the Association is to be a handsome affair, a corner lot will show it off much bettor thsn a lot between two brick wall*, There are aaveral lota near the business part of th* city suitable forth* purpose. The. < now it aa _ building. Indeed there is no acaratv of vacant lota in Athens. Than an lota suitable for every class of buildings, from a Salvation Army barracks to a monster i cathedral. New Post Orncxs.—Congressman Carlton went to work so soon as ths offi cial mantle fell oA bis shoulders and is doing some good work for the people of his district He has had established a number of new post offices snd mail routes, last week securing two new offices in Madison county that the people had long petitioned for—one named G hols ton, at Mr. Pope Gholston’a store, with Wm. AV. Kidd as postmaster, and one at Eba nner church, between Danielaville and Harmony Grove. Capt Carlton is also working to get a new mail line in Wilkes county, and another from Philomath, in Oglethorpe, to Centreville, in Elbert nty suitable for the purpose. The. corner i*w occupied by Dr. wade’s doctor shop a an admirable location for a pretty It ie said that the recent freak of Mr. Beney will coat him about five hundred dollars. In th* first place, h* will have to pay the expenses of the artist snd his vrUs to Athens, their expenses while hero, and their expenses home. 0 course, In addition to this, the picturi will have to be paid for. Mr. Ssney’i otyect in having the negro woman’s pie tore taken has excited considerable com xnent It cannot be for tho reason that “Dot” will make a work of beauty, for she is old, ugly snd naattractive. It is best ‘ ’ 'as follows: there is now i t Northern people for any he nogroin it. Men of , who write stories in which the dialect is a prominent feature, i no trouble in selling their manu- i multitude of read- ers. Mr. Senoy has doubtless this crazo in a very aggravated form. When “** * gets toNew York, he r envied by all his neigh- or of a fine portrait of i negro, in the act’of ies she has been en comment in Ath* action of Judge Hutching, court, in letting off the who burglarized s store, so lightly, only one or one of the •n caught, and against has been obtained to Against Foster, there Da. M. G. Little.—One of the finest pharmacists and dentists in the state is Jr.M. G. Little, of Crawford. A mi her of the examining board iqyi that among all the pharmaciate in the State Dr. Little stood the second best evapiina- toin. He ranks also at th* head of his profession as a dentist, and secures work not only from Athens, but other large cities in the state. This is certainly high compliment to so young a nun Dr. Little. He is a man who would soon mak* his mark in New York. Ths Sxvxn Slerfxrs.—!Last Sunday, at the Oconee street church, Mr. Owens, the pastor, discovered that seven lead ing church members, ranged on a seat in ' :re all» front of the pnlpit, were all sound asleep, one of them bring a preacher himself. Mr. Owens naturally grew indignant and d a severe rebuke to administered a severe rebuke to the slnmberen, saying that he had as; well go to tne graveyard and preach the C del to a congregation of skeleton^ such inattentive hearers. A Severe Wind.—The wind of Friday night was especially severe up the coun try, and blew down a number of . out buildings in and around Harmony Gfrov% but doing no very serious damage. Many people thought it a cyclone and were bad ly frightened. The centre of the storm seemed to of the — ■ . The G., C.&N.—Major Morrison says he has not heard from South Carolina, but that dirt has doubtless been broken on the G, C. AN. ere this. The Major leaves to-day for Atlanta, via Lawrence- ville, as a ** survey of the route will at once be made. The cross-line to Atlanta has been completed and the past week the engineers were engaged bn office work. Death Knill of the BoycottA.— boycott that can he knocked into a cock ed hat by a five cent glass of free sods water is certainly a very puny affair. We predict that the disastrous fa of the students’ combination against Dr. Rush will eternally end their boycotts. It would be a ridiculous fare* for th* boys erer to declare another. mingle here in thia memorial. The younger thrilled by the recital of the he roic <Wda of his fathers; the older ad monished by his frosted hair, that he is still marching on. marching .on, to join his old command, and now he stands al most in sight of camp. The beautiful white tents of his comrades are spread beneath the shade of the trees just be yond the river. Thus we move on and make room for others. So, it has been accorded me. My duty is to present to yon another. Mr. Sylvsnns Morris, the chosen speaker of to-day.” Mr. Hodgson’s remarks were received with cordial applause, coming as they did from a warm heart and hrightod by a graceful manner. V MB. MOSS I S’ ADDBESS. Mr. Morris then said: Memorial orators are wont to extol in lavish phrase and ornate period the names, the deeds, the heroism of the Cohfederate dead. They delight to draw comparisons from the histories of Rome and Greece. Why need I attempt what has already been successfully ac complished? Their name* are written in history, their deed* embalmed in poetry and their herotXro celebrated in song. Why need I tell of Marathon orofLenc- tra, of Pharsalis of Cannae, when -the whole South, froAp the snows of Virelnla to the sends of Texas iv one grand Ther mopylae? While honoring th* deed let me speak to the. living. Memorial asso ciations were organized with ihe primary object of commemorating the Confeder ate dead by erecting monuments and by establishing memorial occasions. They have a second and a nobler mission. (If thia I would speak. There is a growing tendency among the people of this coun try to regard with indifference anything and everything that i» past to - believe €Hat nothing worthy of emulation or ad niretion existed -n Uy-tgme vy; to brand as o d fogies all who honor the men and the deeds of former times; to consider nothing worth knowing or car iag for ehind this rashins, living, active ire sent Nothing can be more deplore lie. History is unanimous that, those peoples only are " strong, lasting, who feel an honorable pride in the deeds of their'ancestors. No peo ples can be long in the land save those who honor their forefathers. A people without a past i« s people without a fu ton; a people without history is a people without hope; a people who ignorantly or wilfully ignore their past history are traitors to their future hope. Th*. natu nil temper or the Southern people is averse to this tendency. They inherit from thrir English ancestors that spirit of conservatism, which ia tha distinguish ing racial trait of that great people. This is. one of the misfortunes incident to the disruption of manners, customs, habits of thought and life caused by the late war. Memorial Aaaodation*, by build ing monuments, by observing memorial day, cm check this tendency, by bold ing up to the admiration and emntstion of the youth of tha country tha noole unselfishness, the gallant achievements, the patriotic sacrifices of their kinsmen and fathers; can make,can educate spare and honorable citizenry, fit to role the destinies of this great country; can build a breakwater to withstand the furious waves of anarchy, communizm and cor ruption, which threaten our institution*. A* the war was fought for good govern ment, you may thus snatch from defeat ths very victory which was denied to the man we meet to honor. Though overcome they will be more than con 's—though dead yet shall they These memorial occasions have a deeper significance than the strewing of flowers or the graces of oratory; Memo rial Associations have a higher duty than the building of monuments. Perpetuate your associations, keep ever green the memory of the gallant dead, in no narrow spirit of keeping alive jtectionsl animos ity, but in the broad snd catholic of the patriot who strives for the good of our common country. Let me now speak of another duty—a duty not con fined to Memorial Associations, but em bracing our entire people. Some years since it was my fortune to visit one of the tames founded by the United States government for its disabled soldiers. The home is replete with every comfort, nay luxury, that money can buy. with libra ries, reading rooma.bUlknlhaUi. bath*, boathouses, chapel, theatre, hospital, conservatories. As I stood upon tha tower of that home snd looked down upon the velvet lawn, dotted with gleam ing statues, beautified by parterres of brilliant flowers, upon the war-worn veterans lounging under the trees “fight ing their batUsAoter;” as my eye travel led on beyond the break water to the blue waves of the roads basking in the sun- crown yon island to the historic fSrto the right, (The point that white with the tents of thousands on the morning when steamed into right that ™. r “ T y strange looking craft, the revolu ionizer of the navies of the world) as the charm and beauty of that tradition-haunted association—hallowed scene sank into my sou), ere the came tome again and again, like tha, re frain of a song, the question, where are the homes of the helpless snd shattered veterans of that other army? that army whose home-coming the eloquent young Georgian, Henry W. Grady, ao patheti cally portrayed. For them no grateful country with lavish hand beautifies re treats. Of late years a home for disabled Confederate soldiera hash ten-established at Bichmoad, and Virginia, noble Virgin ia, burdened with debt, robbed of territo ry, stripped of private property; Virgin ia, true to henelf in spite of adversity, baa donated a considerable sum of mon ey to rid this - cause. The ' Confederate soldier’s horn* at Richmond depends for Support not npon a victorious govern ment, with an overflowing treasury, bit upon the love snd generosity of a grate ful people.' In response to an appeal for help made recently, Athens, be it said to her honor, was one of the few cities to send a donation. A little more than a genera tion has slipped away since Appomatox, snd have the Southern people so soon for got? Do they ihink that monuments and flower-deckea graves are their whole duty? My friends, honor the dead, bnt honor also yourselves by helping the 1 ving. Though you cannot build snd endow costly homes, a structure reared and supported by the free gifts of a grateful people is ncfbler in the sight of men tot i m> i''f 1> u < of I’hotel ties Invalides. Go with me a moment to a far different scene: Tis December 13, 1802. We stand on ihe summit ofa hill; around us are cannon in position; to right and left, as far as eye can reach, stretch the gray lines, the sullen guns, the glit tering bayonets, the fluttering flags. Be neath us yonder in the road, behind the wall that skirts our hill, stand 2,500 Georgians waiting in ominous silence. Dense masses of fog fill all the valley. Strange sounds come up out of the ob scurity. A hundred and fifty thousand men are there preparing for the coming straggle. "As the winter sun climbs up. the vapor rolls any like a curtain, the the level plain stretches to the oM town, the river sweeps bevond, the distant heights bristle with cannon; tq the righ ere embattled ho-ts who will witnes the carnival of war. A nd now the steady tramp of thousands of radenced steps rise on the air. From out the turn they come, line on line, rank on rank, their polished arms flish back the snn, their flags ripple in the breeze, their words of command ring clear along the ranks, and strains o f martial music burst upon the air: on. on they come; “the shrill trump, the spirit stirring dram, the ear-piercing fif-v ahe royal banner, ami all quality, prid -]pdiD|> and circumstance of glorious war And now the everlasting hills shike with the crash of “tho cannons' opening roar.” each hill-top is s flaming volcano, and pours down s deadly storm, shells tear through the massing columns ptou hing long breaches; 'hey close up. they fill the gaps, they reform th- ranks: on. on they come, ftcingthe pitiless hsil of shot. Behind that wall wait tho 2,000, grim as fate, silent as destiny, every eye is fixed, every ear is strained to catch the expect- frame house, and in Cobb and I were stand- received his woqnd in soon is he fell*to the to him, being only a few ascertaining where the k from mv pocket a very silk.handkerchief and that, to atop the flow of 1/ remember this—that I might bind the wound pain, Gen. Cobb said ar of this, but to bind ;ht as possible. ing this time the firing was tor- id my reooUaetion was than was near him- bat myself. Being the adjutant of the brigade, I detailed a squad of men to cany Geo.-Cobb to the rear on a stretcher. Th* men had to walk in a half-bent posture down to the road be hind the stone wall, and even then some of them were shot down before we got to th* railroad cot, which was the first shelter that could be obtained.' AVhen we passed oot of the heavy firing, I start ed to leave the meh with a stretcher, di recting them to mate as rapidly as possi ble, and went forward on a-c^i for aaam- babnee^KIhis time every remarkable thing oocurred. I heard .tha tread of a horse, and casting ay ere around, I found my bay mare, whicn had broken loose from where I had hitched her to the rear of the line of battle and being nearly frightened to death, was running at her utmost spead. To my utter as tonishment, she rushed up to where I way standing, all trembling with f*ar L and as soon as she did ao, I leaped into the saddle and put her into a full ran for an ambulance. In a half or three-quar ters of a mile I met an ambulance ooming in that direction. I pot this team into a ran, sod in a few minutes we met the men with a stretcher.” AU agree that Gen. Cobb was wounded on the roadside, by a house at Marve’a Hill. CABO FROR THE SOLICITOR GENBBAL. Editors Bannbr- Watsaman : It ia dis tasteful to me to write cards explaining the official conduct of myself or my friends. But your issue of Tuesday does soch gross injustice (unintentionally, no doubt,) to Judge Hutchins, that I, know ing the facts as 1 do, would f el like an ihgrate and unworthy the friendship of a-.y man, if I permitted tha publication o pass unroticed. In that Issue you nay: “There is considerable comment in Athens about the action of Judge Hut chins, • f the Superior, Court in le ting off the negro, Lon Foster,.who burglar ized Hampton & Crawford’s store, so lightly The negro is the only one, or one of the few who have been caught and against whom evidence has been ob tain*-1 to convict them. Against Foster there was* plain case, and the Judge let him off by a fine of fifty dollars and costa. It is said the object in fining him so lightly was to use him as a witness ag-inst the others ” tee, tie. The facts about the case are these. The defendin'. Loo Foster, with-another, was i - tii-ied at this term of the Court for bur- gtary. Before the criminal docket was t ken up Mr. Tom Hampton, tile prose cutor, sent word to me at the court house, by Judge G. Thomss, that as Foster had owned up and implicated the other*; atid th..t when there was very slight evi- denc- against him, he and Mr. Crawford were both anxious that I should reduce the offense and give him an opportunity to pay j>ut—thus enabling the State to use his testimony against the others ed command, and at the word, a sheet of when they should be a created, and flame darts along the walk 2,000 bullet* the county the heavy expense.of having speed to their work. Crashed, broken, t0 bring him hack and forth from the mangled, shattered like chaff before th-- penitentiary. I -told Judge Thomss I Wind, yon gallant array is scattered. cou M not give the case that directien Again and again, six times, they form and without seeing Mr. Hampton and talk come, six times repulsed, 14 brigades ;„g the matter over fully with him. I hopelessly .hurled into “the jaws of then sent for Mr. Hampton, snd when I death,” until the ringing cheers of Mea- came to look into the case, I found so gher’s gallant Irish, hushed in death, fit from ita being “a plain case,” that tha close the scene. Amid the shock and chances were I would not be able to con- roar of thst conflict, the pure and spot- vict him oCanything. less soul of a Christian soldier, patriotic j Resides a confession Foster had made, citizen, sped upward above tho billowy there was very Tittle evidence against smoke, above the deafening --rash of mus-! him—certainly not enough to authorize a ketry, above the blinding sheets of fire, 'jury to convict him of burglary. Now, np to the God who gave it This April, the law is imperative that for a confes- broeae shakes out the silken folds of a j a j on to be admissible, “it nmsthsve been flag floating to-day on the hill-top where made voluntarily, without being induced so many that day bravely and vainly by another, by the slightest hope of ben- strove to plant it; sod to-day, as then, it efit, or remotest fear of injary.” floats above a host—s host of the dead, Mr. Hampton told me thst he could The green mounds, line on line, the, not and would net swear that Foster's snowy monuments, rank on rank, mark confession wss so made; that it had been the resting-j i of the thousands who g-places came oat pr thst old town, thst day, in all the pride of yonth and strength. No. monumental shaft, no sculptured marblqwhole 'truth held out to him if he would confess it would go lighter with- him, and that he would get off lightly.if he would tell tho Sod tuipT bpHcate the others. erected by a grateful government, indi-! Of oonne there was nothing wrong in bfeatl-lalMt *M|this Wt**em»wt.taOV» y- igfiat the State is conceited to M some of propria teiy begin^ than jn^ Athens, Jhe the guilty'escape, entirely inorder to ob- DEAD 111 ARIVEH. Sad Death hr Drawhiag In Baakl County Jan Cans* ta Light. HoitxR, April 28.—[Special.}—06 last Saturday evening James Morris, in com pany with several, of his friends snd neighbors, went fishing up (he Hudson river. They went up the river about a mile and agreed to fish back down the river to a bridge in B. C. Alexander’s plaice and then go home. All of the crowd stayed together except Morris. H* crossed over snd was fishing to him self- When they had reached the ap pointed place of meeting-he (Morris) was not thire, and it was then shout night. They called Morris, but no reply. They then decided he had gat through fishing and had gone home. Hia little brother was in the crowd, and was living with Junes this year. When his brother readied home be found thst James bad not come, and the family knew some- * ing.. wrong or he would have been ere. The little fellow want quickly to several of the -neighbors' houses, hot could not find out anything about him. A^rowd was then gathered np to go on a hunt for the lost man. They went to where howaa last si-en, bat be was not there. They began to search on each side of the river, to see if he had fallen in, and finally found him headforemost in the river, dead. Morris was about 25 years old snd has been married four months. ~ HU father, R V Morris, U a prominent citixen of thta county. The coroner held an inquest over the de ceased. The verdict of the' jury was thst Morris drowned himself, but as to the certainty of what brought about hU death we are unable to say. He has frr a long time been eabject to spells which rendered him unconscious snd helpless. He leaves a devoted wife, father, mother, siatera, brothers and a great maay friends to mourn his departure. Homo, April 24.- Special.—Not "the Wilderness” in Virginia, rendered mem- orable by reason of bloody war, bnt a wilderness'in Banks county, a a, not un known to fame, in' the "piping times of peace.” ^ If you approach the village of Homer from below, you will cross a little branch a mile sway. If you turn down and fol- ow it for a time, it becomes a creak and empties into the river. If yon continue down the river for more than a mils, an other creek flows in. And if yon then ascend thatcreek snd ita branches totheir head waters, snd cross thence back to the first branch, you have thus compass ed a region which, within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, was a waste, howl ing wilderness. Among the earlier asso ciations of that hoary individual, con oected with the premises, cluster recol lections of a little corn mill on the upper creek, of a small trading post on the lower one, established and maintained by a snccesrion of the Bosh boys, of whom the Ute lamented Dan. Bush was of the tine, and of a few little cabins and patches in all tfce intervening snd adjacent terri tory. It was a vast, sparsely inhabited, comparatively barren region, composed of swamp and ridge land, of thicket and bromMa, of.ravine and hill, and of bluff and vine and knob. “Tha red man of th* woods” had long ceased to roam the wilds. Bat the Tight of science, or of late methods, had never assumed sway in his stead. Ths fleet deer, the trim turkey, the shy fox, the fat kine, the nimble squirrel snd an abnndanoe *f oth er small game were still denizens of ths country, snd thought by some to be the most valuable products of it As late as when James K. (Polk) Thomp. son moved in, iinee the war, the produc tive capacity of that land was nnknown. The choice spots then poorly repaid tha work and trouble of a crude cultivation. Now how changed 1 The whole face of nature taema transformed. Mr. Thomp son is pre-eminently the live man of hia time in that, section. He brought with him a superior system of husbandry, and by ita applicatioa he haa literally made “the wilderness to blossom like the rose.” He has reclaimed and pat in a high state of cultivation three or four hundred acre* —mostly river, creek and branch bottom, capable of the finest yield*—600 barrels of com sad 80 hales of cotton, besides a anpply of other farm products in 1886. He haa seeded down in fine grasses 20 or 30 aCTes of rich pasture lota, and has residence, Miss Hannie Yerby, the belle of Madi son county, who is teaching a flourish ing school at Center, attended church stMoore’e Grove on last Sabbath. The people of Center should congratulate themselves on being able to employ the .services of such an accomplished lady. There are several cases of measles in onr neighborhood among the negroes. INTEBTILLE NOTES. W intertills, April 26.—[Special.]— FisWng expeditions are now the order Saturday is always a very busy day with our merchants. " The surveying corps of the G, C. & N. -.oad are camping near our village. They are makiag a general survey ofthis ard surrounding sectioor recording the heights, depths, eteu,of the land. They Cairn Athens to b* 100 feet higher than Winter rill e. Col. H. C. Tuck, or year city, was in oar town lazt Saturday, from whence he went down on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Elbert Carter, near here. Wean truly glad to see CC^Tock so highly re con- amm last Wednesday, carrying leaves, pwer ud clothes from the yards ovef which it passed.. The garments were earned over two hundred yards, at a ’’■■‘“ht of CO feet in the air. [r. W. 8. Dunahoo received by mail astrtofaasiMframtatq, which ha aaya enable hunt* hear better than he could before using them. They are made to fit into the ears. came her* Aon the — home of Mr. Z. F. Stanton.' He is a storing yonng man, and his oondition is ssource of anxiety to bis many friends aspirations, not being candidate for this honorable sible position to which he is ao highly recommended, h* would doubtless ac cept it snd grasp his duties with more seal and show a higher appreciation of tha office than If Jlgitad been^a. active Thera is a mineral spring near here whieh is said to be possessed of many curative powers. Later on it will be mentioned more particularly in theta jottings. The man found hanging in the court house in Ben Smith’s district was sup posed to he Charity Shnhsrdt, of Ath- All cows and hogs ar* being impound ed whet found at large in the part of town lying in Walton county. If they 8 l*ym Jackson county they are unmo* Rev. Mr. Stone,’ of your city, preach- * * ’ ‘ ’ iat tne ‘ ed to a large congregation at the* Meth odist church hare last Sabbath. Dr. Carter is. preparing to have his dwelling made more spacious and com modious by a general renovation. Madison county is now truly the cen tre of whisky traffic.. In seme sections -the bar rooms an nearly as thick as the -dwellings along the reads, some of them carrying a stock of more than three thou sand gallons. There ate several govern ment stills on the .verge of operation. Some ofthe whisky dealers say their patronage ranges from Washington, to Toccoa, and their bnlk of patronage snd profit is from neighboring dry couatiev. There are many benevolent and philan thropic people in Madison county as can b* found anywhere, and and strange to say they quietly and subsiissively toler ate such a stigma, and what wS plight call such gross imposition. Ths (Suit ties in the people, not the grocery men; the voters, not the dealers. The many friends and admirers of Miss Htsste Green, of Mt Pleasant, are pained to hear of her protracted illness. Her aiater, Mias Lillie, who is taking music lessons here, was called to her bedside on last Saturday. We hope she will soon recover. We learn that Mr. B. B. Williams has S ure hated a lot in our town, snd will oabtless build and locate here in the near future. Th* WinterviDe correspondent of the Echo stated in his last communication that y* B.-W. reporter must have been getting short of soap, as he utad the work “ordained” instead of “transfer,” with reference to a certain party’s dea- conship in the church. . We admit our little eTror.aa regards time, but as we did not consider the article of very much newspaper interest, we were not as exact as we might have bean. Besides, we were not aware of the fact that ane word or sentonoe slightly misplaced or mis used, would destroy the whole essence of news in a column of ne* (paper locate. Otherwise we would have bean more cuter. Further, your correspon- oenxdid no* know that soap had any thing to do with newspaper locals, other wise we would have been still mere par ticular in using the quality,and not qnan- homas B. B. Cobb? 1 mentfon these things not to beg. Cosfsderat* vet erans *re t.o beggara—Confederate he roes need no grudgingly-given monu ments to aiommemorate their fame, but that those who can, may indulge the lux- •y of giving. Ladies of the Memorial Associttion, I have attempted to show thst you owe a dut to the living as well as to tha dead; that by honoring the dead, you ennoble the tiviog: that your mission is bpt be gan. Therefore, bu.ld monuments; ob serve memorial occasions, that children's children, when they ask what mean these monuments? why do ye these things? may know and honor the men who wore the gray, and knowing sad honoring, may bvc->me better men and women. Per petuate, i hen, your Association from age to age, and it will be like tome grand an them, rolling and swelling in continuous and unbroken s’rain, telling with ita mystic music the story of the past, and charming with it- beauty the listener* of the present. THS SURVIVORS’ HRET1NO. The Confederate survivors met yester day at 2 o’clock, at Deupree Halt* Maj. Stanley was made chairman. Maj. Star ley made a beautiful address, and presented the first shell which had employer, Mi ever been fired at the Tronp Artillery. for bun, at Dr. Newton introduced the subject of erecting a monument to Gen. T. R. R. Cobb at Fredericksburg, Va, where, on 13th Dec, 1862, be fe.1 mortally wound ed. Dr.* Newton gave some interesting reminiscences of that fa'eful day. His tributes to Gen. Cobb .were very touch ing. He said thst Gen. Cobh had ruled Athens by his goodness and .manliness. He was the attorney of the widow and orphan and the leader of all public enter prises. Dr. Newton stated thst he wss on duty at Frederiaksbnrg' with Cobb’s legion, and the first intimation he had of Gen. Cobb’s being wounded Was ths presence of Capt. ?ohn C. Rutherford, who asked for a surgeon. Dr. E. J. Eld ridge, the brigade surgeon, claimed that it was his doty to respond, snd Dr. Newton remain ed at the hospital snd arranged for the reception of Gen. Cobb. A bed quickly provided in a frame house, and in a few moments Gen. Cobb, deathly pale, was brought in on a litter. “Tighten the tourniquet,” he said, as he was crowded through the door. “As soon as he was placed on the bed,’j Baid Dr. Newton, “we asked him if he was suffering pain?” “He said yes, and we administered morphine and gave him a glass of wine.” “Whispering to Dr. Gilmore, we asked if there was hope?” “He shook his head.” “The upper portion r.f the thigh was torn away and the thigh bone broken and the femoral artery cut bya fragment of the shell.” Dr. Newton read.* letter from Dr. El- dndge. Thst physician thought that two pieceR of shell had entered the leg above the knee, tearing the large artery and waging shock snd loss of blood, pre venting reaction' “He was carried to the rear and died, never reviving after I saw him,” ssyrDr. Eldridge, “but remaining conscious for some time.” Capt. John C. Rutherford writes this account of Gen. Cobb’s death: “Our brigade vras situated in the rear of a small stone fence. There was a tain sufficient evidence to convict others. But’this confession was not admissible against Foster, snd withopt it the State did pot have sufficient evidence, in my opinion, to warrant a legal conviction. At any rate, knowing that he was in fact guilty, and be was ready and willing to plead guilty to a lesser offense, and tha proseedtor being present snd requesting me to accept such a plea, thereby cer tainly punishing him some snd kesping bis testimony hen to bo mad upon th* trial of the others when caught, L rather than pnt the county to the expense of trying him, with tho chance of hia com ing, clear entirely, accepted the plea I did This wss the statement that I, as So licitor General, made to Judge Hutchins at the time the ease ws« disposed of. And if there U any refponaibility or blame attaching to any onebacausoof ths dis position that waf made of this case, it rests entirely upon my shoulders and not upon Judge HutcbinL As to whether I should be criticized for my action in tbo esse. I leave it to the, gaatlsmsu whoas store was burglarized, snd those familiar, with the facta- And tho punishment it self was not so light, after all. for the de fendant vrlU.bave to work for his former ■or, Mr. HcKie, who pud the |92 least twelve or eighteen nonths, perhaps longer. Whst I have written is simply in jus te* to one of the purest and best Judges bee t in Georgia; and knotting itlemen _ . , ig yon gem as r do, I know, yon would not intention- aBy wrong sny man. You will pardon my saying thetsuzh things nesrly always occur upon the incorrect statements of others, when jutt a little inquiry would th and the faett. secure the trail Respectfully yours, E. T. Brown, Sol. Gsn. How Some Mains FUbmnea were Putahsd Ths bolding ot one-tenth ot ticket 73 987 in tho Louisiana State Lottery, Marston. Jordan and others of this citv makes the second time that the capital prize cnsO.OOO) has came to Portland within the past year. The good luck of th” first -yndlcate who drew $15 000 induced Marsttinand his friends to form a combination and purchased ten one- dollar, or one-tontn. tickets. One of these tickeu drew $15.00. Six of seven of the Marstou syndicate are fishermen or laborers in needy eircumst. no » and the monev comes very opportunely to them. —Portland (Me.) Expreee, Mar.3 Thi New Or kb a House.—(In Monday week Mr. McGioty will commence lay ing brick on the new opera hoosa, whieh will be located on Market street, and ao entirely separate building from the three stores.erected by the same company and fronting on Clayton street. Both struc tures will he imposing' buildings, and finished up in the most modern style. Thr Gxoroia Midland.—We have au thentic information that negotiations are are now going on looking to the exten sion of the Georgia Midland railroad on to Athens, via Mouroe, G*^, where it will connect with the Georgia, Carolina & Northern. The report that Mr. Cleveland has de clined a second nomination is being au thoritatively denied. There is no doubt that Mr. Cleveland will be the President for another four yean. erected a family residence, which, toge ther with the t*w-mUl, grist mill and cotton gin attached, and with the other “appurtenances “ thereunto belonging” constitutes, perhaps, ths best appointed establishment in all thst country. And thongh tho primitive little eon mill and store boose and the pioneer cabins have long been numbered with -the* things of ths past, mod, comfortable dwel lings for twelve or fifteen families now stand in their stead. This wfldereess is thus mads to add to ths material wealth of th* State, and at the same time, con trary t* all premise, to contribute to* In. dividual welfare, Th* enterprise, tha dash and tha- vim, which have accom plished this, is strikingly illustrated by the following incident: First of the year 1887, “Polk” Thompson and.his croppers and some neighbors decided thst s school near to them was needed He at one* selected a spot in the midst of his wilderness, furnished the mate rials, invited the citizens to give work in building, snd in on* week had cleared off a thicket, built a good large house, and had a fine school in it Later s flour ishing Sabbath school has be*n organ ised in that house, and ministers from surrounding churches are invited in to hold service. It is therefore to be lisped thst the wilderness may not only blos som, but may bear good fruit—“aOme sixty and aom* an hundred fold.” - Hours, April 27.—[Special,]—Little Hattie Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Morris,!* very sick. Mr. M.N. Hardy’s wife is vary sick, and her recovery is doubtful. Eveiybody are cordially invited to at tend the May entertainment to be given by Prof. Walker in the court house, on the 30th test. A mad dog passed through here yes terday about 4 o’clock. Newton Rucker seeing the dog, gathered a shot gun and started in pursuit. The owner took the dog one mile from town and killed him. 'he Homer string band is practicing for an entertainment to come off on the 30th test ' R D Stephens is suffering from a se vere cold. Dr J WQnillian, of South Cardites, has removed the remains of his infant, elevsa years wss perfectly aoued. - Hon W A Quillian, of Harmony Grove, passed through here yesterday for his mill, smile below this | repair the dam broken by heavy rains. Sheriff Henderson has a fine girl baby at hia house. Mrs H T Stephens, who has quite sick, is rapidly improving. . E D Owens is in our oity, and as usual telling big yarns. ONION MINT NEWS. Hot. Oerdon-Bor* Cotton Pleated—Other Navi. Union Point, April 27.—{Special.]— We had a light frost this morning, but no damage. beney, oi Col. Wiley Howard, of Jefferson, spent the night in town on their way from the State Baptist Convention. Prominent farmers report an increase of the corn crop by nearly a third, and a reduction of the ootton crop in about the same proportion. Gov. Gordon went down th* read to day and looked quit* feeble. Ht will speak in Augusta to-day. DANIELST1LLE DOINGS. Death of an Old Clttxsn-Penoaal Notes Daniilsvillx, April 27.—[Special.]— The remains of undo Jimmy Jenkins were laid to rest in the churcyard here on Satmrday afternoon. A large congre gation attended. A touching funeral sermon Was deUvand by Rev. L. P. Winter. Mr. Joseph Gloer, of Atlanta, ia visit ing the family of Mr. J. A. .Gloer, near here. We had a gracious nun Friday night ami Saturday. Capt. J. M. Kidd, of hart well,. and his beautiful bride, formerly Miss Bailie Daniel, of this place, are visiting the old folksathome. Or. Colquitt, from Bowman, registered ire yesterday for the practice oF medi cine in (bis county. He is located PaolL Mr. William W. Kidd made his bond here yesterday as postmaster for the new post office, Gholstoa, just eatab- ed, and gave as his securities Messrs. James P. Gholston snd Stephen C. O'Kel ley. Dr. H. H. Carlton procured th* establishment ofthis office, a petition* for whieh wss sent to Washington to onr representative before Dr. C’a election, but received no notice. Dr.’C. suits us as a member of congress. The bond for the other new post office will perhaps be sent soon. Das ixsvilli, April |26.—[Special Fish Kilgore, coL, who was convicted of arson at onr last March court and sen tenced to life imprisonment, obtained a new trial at Lexington, hut week, for re lationship of juror to prosecutor's wife. Mr* Davis lost'her horse last week and has no animal now to plow. The neighbors are making up money to buy her another. Looa from tha foreet fires is much heavier than at first supposed. Unol* Jimmy Jenkins died last week with dropsy of the heart. He was at aged man and for several yean a con ststenrmembe; ofthe Methodist church. Prof. Brown sad Miss Lois Wickliffe are on a visit to her parents in Anderson, aa FB AN KLIN COUNTY. An Objtctlo* riltd—Visitors to Towa-Oth- tr News sad Oesslp. Carkesvillk, April 27.—[Special.]— The no fence men filed objections to the returns from West Boweraville, snd they were heard last Saturday in the court of Ordinary. After ah investigation of the csse^Judge L. N. Tribble decided for D. W. Brooksand A. N. King visited tha Free State Sunday last, and returned Monday evening. They report having had a pleasant visit Small grate crops are very promising, and if no unforeseen disaster happens to them the harvest will be a large one. Carnesville, April 20.—[Special.] The fence men in Gum Log district, one of the finest agricultural districts in this county, have established their independ ence by foacing their district off from the no-feno* districts that surround. J. W. Smith,' of Martin, who has been spending some time in Florida, has re torted and reports the Land of Flowers “no good." He says Florida is not what it is cracked up to be. Mrs. Hepsey Farmer, an old lady liv- 8 —r Avalon, was adjudged an imbe- a jury this morning, and will have ian appointed by the Ordinary, place was visited last night by a fine rain, accompanied by a heavy wind storm. The season was a general one and will improve crops considerably. Sev eral of our attorneys will visit La- vonia to-day to attend Justice’s Court. A little child of Ur. M. Crawford, of Lavonia, passed off a tape worm last night about 6 feet long. Dr. S. W. Lester, who is treating the child, says he has seen them 20 feet long. T. F. Allison, Express, R. R. Agentsnd P. M. at Lavenia, is having him a most commodious house built en R. R. street. Mrs. N. E. Jackson, of Boweraville, has moved to Lavonis and opened a ho tel in the commodious residence of the lste T. J. Blackwell, dec’d. The cotton crop ia about planted and is not as large as usual. Many substantial residences are going pp all over the county, as marks of im provement. JUG tavehn jottings. th, a young Florida, U v vary akk at JEFFERSON. ii Reinhart, of our town, died suddenly at hts-home, 12 miles above here, on yes terday morning. He will be buried to day with Masonic honors. ,“ r 'Wilkerson, near Jefferson, eloped with Miss and was quietly mar- ned m the middle of the Athens and - — • —«i wo avuens ana Jefferson road yesterday, by the Rev. Mr. Bailey. The ecoaomy ofthe wed- is praised by all parties. The Odd Fellows of Giteesville lucky in gettinr’Mr. Newton" T^ttL*™ our town, on the excursion committee, as quite a number will go from here, aotely upon hia assurance that the excur sion will be managed with decency snd Order. Jhtrbson, April 26.—[Special.]—Our town does not Observe memorial day, bnt still onr citizens take the benefit of ex- the letderahip of Ike'S to vena, that is the pet of tire town. They are well behaved and good citizens, and make fine mnsic. JljSTjW$ this morning ta play for the Odd-Fet’ows of Gainesville. Onr Fisher orchestra compares second to none any where. c young people will give a picnic on Saturday, and the Martin Institute an- mud picnic occurs on Saturday next, 7i. lc , £ ***** • Plesssnt time for the little folks. Among the citizens who left today are Editor Boss, Sheriff McElhannon, Dep. CoL Hon^ Messrs. Hancock, Whitehead, A<l, who will represent Jeffersoa well on the tnp. Bon voyage to all. Ayers, tha Harmony Grove burglar, ras brought here last night by Sheriff IcElhinnon. He is well dressed snd McElhannon. „„„ seems to bo a man of intelligence. He claims to be from Indians, but his brogue thovrs he is from the North, snd his looks areas innocent as Mary’s little tin trial toST** 8 *** WUl hlTe * commit- The excursionists return well pleased witn their trip. cbawfobd notes. CSAWFORD, April 25.—[Special.]—The commissioners have given one of the of flees in the court house to Hemp. Mc Whorter for one ends half years, free of rent, for legal advice given. Below is a copy ofthe first verdict over rendered in Oglethorpe connty: Lipham A Moore vs. Joseph Wilson— I do confeA judgment for the sum of eight ponnds and ten pence half penny with coat, with five months stay or exe cution to be discharhed on the payment of good proof peach brandy delivered at 'tington, if paid by the ing* and 8 pence per g" 1 ”*- . . JotxpR Wilson. -Attest: John Mathews. ™ Af" 1 27.—[Special.]—W. T. Witcher has ripe cherries thst have ngenedte six weeks from the time they . Thj» two stray peafowls atD. W, Gauldipg’s. They must have come a ■od distance, as wa don’t know anyone toe neighborhood who owns any. Wo hay* had splendid nuns, that came in good time for toe small grate. . _ farmers are most all done planting cotton, and wo notice it is coming np. Messrs. Gibson .and Cheney are the Baptist convtn- Albany, tion. Rev. J. F. Cheney returned from Al bany yesterday. Henry Witcher moved his family to Atheas today. They will board with Cnt. McMahan. . construction train is a few miles Crawford, laying down steel nils on the Athens branch* W# took a ride out in the country yes- terd »T, B>d wa* pleased to note the quantity of wheat and oats growing, i tost thev ware looking fine; also la n.M. ofee— ••• fields of corn thst was looking well. • Mr. Jasper Hopkins, who v shot in th* hand while marshal Crawford, about twelve yean ago, dur ing a negrh riot, left this morning for August* to have Dr.' Ford perform an operation of removing a finger. Mr. H. has had at different times seveaal opera tions performed, but was never relieved, having suffered much inconvenience snd "sin. He is encouraged that this will be inal and save his hand. AJWEEK DAY (’HAT. GOSSIP ABOUT MvtTI-RS HE life AND THEBE IN ATHENS. Tbo City Park—vviiut WReiiax Dotin --The Triun_-uli v Biosk-.Oiir ’ Summer Kcaorlu-.tblckcn Choi., ra—The City Deniltit. A movement is on foottogivo tfio city- • pretty park. The land in tho i ear f A the residence of the lato Albiu 1'. Itca-- tng; Esq., consisting of thirty or mo e acrea, wjtl. an son running out-to Mil- ledge avenue, between the residences of Itev. C. U. Campbell and Airs. Dear ng, is the place the owners are desirous the city should purchaso for park purposes. This land of. course will have to be greatly improved, but it has many nstu- ■ ral advantages, and under the skillful management of a landscape gardener oould be made into a very pretty park. I H-ere are several bodies of water on the laud, which would add very much to the beauty and pleasure of a public’ rocrea- “on ground. One or two fino springs •Tord excellent water. The land is in vned by several parties, and a move- inert is on foot to induce the city to pur- ^:hase it, for a park. • Atheas does not need a park just now. Bnt now is the time to buy toe land for that purpose, against toe day when the erty will need it. As the city continues A grow, the vacant lots that now afford imple play grounds and breathing spots for the children will b« built upon, and and walks before many years wiU be the onlv places for recreation. The park can be purchased now for a tnflteg snm compared to what the land will cost ton years later. The process of beautifying can go on gradually, snd by the time tha pleasure ground is really needed, the city will have a park of no mean pretensions.’ Atlanta has a park of many seres, located much farther from the heart of the city than this tract of land spoken of. The city annually ippropriates a Urge sum of money for the purpose of beautifying this space, »rd each year Grant Paak grows in at- trzetivenoss-and beauty. If some of our patriotic citizens could be induced to do • - nrte twenty or thirty seres for this pur pose to Athens, it would go a long ways toward accomplishing what may now he regarded as a very misty movement. We have before referred to what* we intend to apeak about agate this morning. Owing to the curions manner in which -ome of our streets intersect, there are in different parts ofthe city, certain tri angular pieces of land, now occupied by indifferent buildings, which are a dis- gr. ce to the town. These little places can’d be bought forsmall prices, and if torse old buildings were tom down and the land enclosed with a neat wire fence, and the ground sodded with grass, the appearance of the city would be greatly impfb -ed. We do not know how the finarces of toe city are, or if there is any power lodged in coancil to make these purchases? These triangular blocks are not very valuable to toe owners, and perhaps they could be induced.to donate these small ares to the city for the pur pose named. If the ow-iers could be induced to make these improvements themselves the purpose would be answered- Tie intersection of Meigs and Prince avenue, Hill and Prince avenue, Cobb and Prince avenue, if treated in this manner, would add greatly to the beauty of tho streets snd render each neighborhood particularly attractive. People are looking about now for sum mer homes for their families. Tallulah Falls will be opened as usual this season with two hotels; Mt Airy will present the usual attractions to the people; New Holland will be ran by the Cainp Bros., and Gainesville, the city of summer hotels, will, as usual, offer accommoda tions for a thousand or more visitors. Oconee White Sulphur Springs will be opened as usual, and promises to be even better kept than in tho past Lula, with its excellent train service from Atlanta and Athens, proposes to put its foot for ward this summer and see if it cannot show its neighbors a thine or two abont entertaining summer visitors:” Luis' is high, snd wet Ita elevation and ita cli mate make it an exceedingly pleasant place in summer, and acitrs the railroad track are several houses which have given the reputation of dampness, exceed ingly refreshing to those people who live - in prohibition towns. Indeed, in this re spect, it seems that Lula has the advan tage over other places. Why cannot people remain in Athens? In olden times it was regarded as a pleasant summer resort, and it seems to us that the cli mate has not changrd very materiaUy. *** Judge Howell Cobb is an authority on chickens. The Judge is familiar with the habit* of these fowls, snd is regarded by his neighbors as a most dxcellent chicken doctor. Indeed, when any se rious trouble breaks ojt among a man’s* ferthered possessions, he at once goes to the Judge and lays open his troubles, asks advice and goes away comforted and. armed with all the necessary recipes r id applianoes for warding off disease. The cholera is some what prevalent among the ohickens in Athens. Already several gentlemen have lest some of their finest fowls by this dread enemy of toe chicken tribe. The Judge has an infallible rem edy for the cure of chicken cholera. In a moment of confidence, tho other day, he gave it to me, and I herewith lay it before the public, believing that the good it will accomplish will more than offset the betrayal of. confidence. Take a half pound of copperas and put it in a gallon jag, pour on a quart of hot water and let it stand one night; in the morn ing fill the jng with water, adding an ounce of the purest sulphuric acid. Take s Urge kitchen tablespoon of the mixture snd pour it into a gallon of fresh water every day for the chickens to drink. Re peat it every morning, and ‘he good ef fects will be soon seen in the health of th* chickens. Lixinoton, April 26.—[Special.]— About 12:60 p. m. yesterday a fire alarm was raised on the comer ef Washington and Lumpkin streets, and it was discov ered that the fire was working its way through the roof of the Urge residence of Hon. Jons Sanders, on Charch street and it was seen by all that immediate and good work must he done in order toztthe building might be saved. So the fire department responded promptly in fall force, with the latest improve ments for extinguishing fires. And it is wuU to mention thst Chief Knox did aonto woric that is very highly appreci- ated by the citizens of Lexington. He was on the scene in one minute and a quarter, and in the next fifteen secqnda he was upon the top of the two story building doing some noble work, as well as giving orders to the rest of the depart ment, snd by the hud efforts ef tho com pany toe building was saved, or at least toe damage will not amount to more than two or three hundred dollars. Lex ington is proud ofher fire company, as they have had four fires in the la9t few months, snd not a house was lost, owing to the prompt response ofthe boys. THE ABBITBATION. Sfra.Sa.aaB. Damy Gala *000.00 . . , Cranford, MoDoweU and Jackson, after hearing the evidence in the damage case of Mrs. Susan R. Dorsey versus the city of Athens, on account of injury done to property bv cutting down Dorsey’s bill, awarded the complainant six hundred dollars damage. On the desk of the city editor last night lay the following pathetic commu nication: “The arbitrators gave Mrs. Susan Dorsey six hundred dollars ($600) dam ages for cutting down Dorsey hill. Dear old hill! It ia sacred ground, and is consecrated by the tears of the tax payers of Athena. One more such hill and wo are done . [IT not put » monument down there? The dirt that has been taken off ha* been dearer than gold dust Enough money has been spent on ita aoeount to put Belgian block all over Athens. Dear old hill! Goo 1-bye, good-bye. It QftQBOt bo tbot tbou art gone forever!” There most be something the matter with the teeth of the Athens people. The dentists are overworked and busy. It is difficult to secure an appointment. A gentleman anxious tc have some work done went to a dentist yesterday, and the only day that an engagement could be made was about three weeks ahead, somewhere near toe middle ofthe month of May. Athens has four or five dent ists, and excellent workmen, . who are kept very busy fixing the molars ot onr people. Our dentists are growing opulent in Athens quietly making fortunes- It has always seemed to us a peculiar calling to choose. It has as lit tle attraction about it as sny profession we know. It does not seem that a fellow conld ever ahow any special talent for the business while young, as there is no way in God’s world for him to demon strate his peculiar ability, until he be comes a regular workman. It is said, however, that deatists are fascinated with their work, and when it is recol lected how numerous *re toe members of the profession, it would seem that there is about it some magnetism that makes it popular and pleasant. GENERAL N CHS NOTES. The toter-State commerce commission ia in session in Atlanta. A Judge and an Auditor had a street fight yestoTday in Joffersen City, Mo. The Penney Irani-, railroad has renewed the shnt-ont against the other railroad lines. Mrs. Beckwith, wife of the Episcopal Bishop of Georgia’ died yesterday in At lanta. , c \V- *.' ia -, - - . The locked out silversmiths have re- solved not to quit the Union under any circumstances. i.- The position of President Cleveland in regard to a second term is - still agitating the politicians. Stove moulders struck at Albany, N. Y., yesterday, rather than work on the St. Louis patterns. Sam Jones and Sam Small proposo to take their religious show to San Fren- itothf cisco in the month of June. TheTcnnsylvania legislature lias abol ished the poll tax in that state. It is said that several other states will follow suit. Secretary Lamar delivered a magnifi cent address, on the occasion of unveil ing the Calhoun monument in Charlea- ton. - > It begins io look as if France and Ger many will yet have war. The recent ar rest of a French official has made Franco furious. A terrible cyclone devastated Kansas last Friday. The loss of life was fright ful. Other states felt the storm in a mi nor degree.