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OUR NEW RAILROADS.
THE MACON <& ATHENS AND THE
G, C. & N. ^
Interview WUk nr. T. C. Htunptea
••Hew Grtilai le Pr»tre«ilnt~
Dirt Broken en tke Gurtia, Caro,
linn A rfertkern—The Centracte
ana the force.
THX HA0027 A ATHENS.
Mrr-T. QHBi
night in the city, IMI B^W. reporter
caught him on the fly u he was about
boarding the early morning train.
“How are yon getting on grading your
railroad?” was asked.
“Splendidly," he replied. “I hare
about two miles neatly ready for the
cross-ties. We are working sixty hands,
and they are moving dirt right along, I
tell you. In a few days Toon Powell
will finish up below and move his
camp near me. I have not broken dirt
in the town of Madison yet, but that is
very light work, and won’t take long.
They are fast closing up all the gaps be
tween Madison and Monticello, and will
be ready for the construction force by
the time that we are. The cars will roll
into Monticello this week, and the town
will give the biggest barbecue and blow
out you over saw.”
“When will the train reach Madison?”
“On the first day of July, without fail.
That is the calculation, and CoLFrobel is
hurrying the contractors up. In about
ten days I will put a squad of hands at
work clearing off the right of way be
tween -C-llson A Athens, and just as
soon as we can finish up the other side
of the Georgia road every contractor
will oonmence grading toward Athens.
anxious to get the cars running to Ath
ens as soon as possible. In a few weeks
we will be breaking dirt all around Ath
ens. There is not a particle of doubt
about the cars running into your city by
next fall, if not sooner.”
“How do you like railroading?”
“Splendidly. It is an exciting and
money-making business, and I am even
better pleased than I thought I would
be."
the a., c. a N.
Messrs. Wright & Co., large and suc
cessful contractors, passed through Shel
by on Monday with 27 mules, 27 carts, a
car load of tools, railroad and camp appa
ratus and a large force of colored laborers,
on their way to begin grading on the new
railway from Monroe to Atlanta. Messrs.
Wright «fc Co. have been here over one
year and finished the Carolina Central to
Hutherfordton, and have a largo contract
near the North Carolina and South Car
olina line, atCureton’s atore in Lancaster,
S. C. They have now at Monroe, N. C.,
eighty mules and forty more mules on
the road and expect to work a force of
200 men on the railroad.
In conversation with Col. Moncure,
one of the engineers, we learn a large en
gineer force is at work permanently lo
cating the route and the railway author
ities have abundant cash dhpital and will
certainly build this new road to Atlanta
—of which Gen. lfobt. F. Hoke is Presi
dent.
Messrs. Hampton & Hampton, former
contractors on the Boston road, are now
on the line inspecting the work and will
soon take a contract. So in a short time
the whole route will be -under contract
for grading and building trestles and cul
verts. The work,will be pushed to a rapid
completion.
This new route promises to be a grand
thoroughfare through a fertile region,
and will be a formidable rival of the Char
lotte & Atlanta route. The South needs
moTe railroads and manufactures to has-
ten our development and prosperity.—
Shelby (X. C.) Aurora.
WHAT MR. HUU^SATS.
Treasurer A. L. Hull says he has just
received a letter from Gen. Hoke, in
which he stated that contracts have been
given out to grade every foot of the road
from Monroe, N. C., to Chester, S. C., a
distance of about 5Q*milcs, and hands are
now at work breaking dirt all along the
line.
There are two corps of engineers in
o •: t !i z\ r, v r : .V i.
A volcano has broke out in Whitstono
ouritains, Arizona.
There is still talk about
France and German;
The Arizona vol.
be a burning bush,
Col. Towers, kei
ry, is dangerously
Five hundred
t that ii*stituiion, L u
ON THE WAR-PATH.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SHOUL
DER THEIR MUSKETS.
Serions Trouble Threatened Be
tween the College Boys and the
Police—It Sturts ut the Salvation
Army fleeting—Hocking the Offi-
cere and Taking tke City,
Saturday night, at the meeting of the
Salvation Army, the students turned out
in force to attend the “services.” The
boys did nothing worse, however, than
join in the hymns, but on leaving the
meeting started to march up the street
singing at the top of their voices. The
police notified the young men that they
were disturbing the peace of the city by
their noise and asked that they desist.
They then went over into the campus,
and became very noisy and demonstra
tive, guying the police and singing im
provised songs in the ridicule of these
officers, including
Policeman Qooafutn went orir into'
the campus and told them they must de
sist from midling so much noise,
as it war'- against the regula
tions of the City government. And
further, that Capt. Oliver was sick in
bed, at his home, and hence he heard
nothing of their jeers at him. There
were seventy-five or a hundred boys in
the crowd, and as Mr. Goodrum passed
out of the campus gate and joined Police
man Moon he was followed by a shower
of stones, but these officers were for
tunately not touched by any of the
rocks. Several citizens were at the ho
tel corner and witnessed the attack, and
one of them called out to the police to
shoot into the crowd, as after the assault
with stones they were justified in so do
ing. but the officers acted with com
mendable coolness and patient courage.
They deliberately walked back into the
campus, and as they approached most of
the students broke and tied before them,
but some held their ground, and os the
police approached told them not to shoot,
as they had no hand in throwing the
rocks, and neither had they created any
disturbance. Mr. Moon says that these
young men acted most gentlemanly and
expressed regret at the trouble. The
police, however, requested that all inno-
nocent parties disperse, for if there were
any more stones thrown from the cam
pus that they would fire into the crowd,
and the innocent as well as the guilty
must take the consequences if they were
in range of the bullets. The next step
taken by the students was to break into
the armory on the campus, from, which
they took the old muskets, and after fix
ing bayonets marched about sixty strong
out of the campus gate. The guns were
mostly worthless, but the company pre
sented a very formidable array. The
march was begun in perfect quiet up the
street There was no disturbance, and
the youDg men seemed to mean busi
ness. Chief Oliver was awoke, and he
at once began preparations to preserve
the peace of the city at all hazards. In
the meantime a comitteo of citizens, con
sisting of Messrs. Wm. McDowell, H. C.
Tuck and B. B. Russell were started af
ter the students to see if they covld not
induce them to respect the peace of our
citizens and desist from any rash under
taking. The boys hsd given three cheers
as they passed the Hone School, and
weTO found at the gate of the Lucy Cobb,
where they were hurrahing for
They readily listened
for
“TOWN AND GOWN.”
THE CAMPUS AND THE STREET AT
PEACE
Conclusion BMcRnlby Use Student*
and ClUasas-Tk. Stale’s Stand of
Arms—A Horrible Thoogbt-Oun-
povrder Plot -Tke God Gmtssbrlnu*.
Town and gown have adjusted their
“differences.” The boys have doubtless
seen the folly of their trays and have set
tled down to good order, awaiting the
Chancellor's return. These outbursts
rennial and proverbial. They are
mild now compared to the old time trou
bles when sticks and guns were freely
used, and the college could almost over
run the kittle village skirted' about it.
Since the town has become a city but
few people know of the incursions of the
boys unless reminded by s disjointed
hinge or a languid fence panel. The
days of feuds and fights are over. Hie
students themselves are more orderly
and discipline. improves with time. With
in the recollection of the writer Hie
outbreaks; wore' oftamM und tba faUbka
more disastrous. We would recount
some of these but for the fear that remi
niscence might embitter the town or
strengthen the ingenuity of the boys.
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The necessity for expulsion was great-
then than now, and was employed
more frequently. There was a noiseless
and mysterious way of withdrawing a
boy from college whi. h was awful and
effective. When a student commenced
stealthy down grade, urknown even
members of his class, his misdeeds
usually came to the Chancellor. Some-
lines the faculty were in ignorance why
arents wrote to withdraw a boy. he
haiwellor’s heart was big but his hand
was firm. He would drop a tear over the
eiiiuig pupil and keep tile secret all to
limself. Boys flatter themselves when
they believe their freaks are hidden.
There is little doubt now but that the
■average college student is an improve-
nent ou his big brother and father.
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We have frequently reflected what a
horrible thing it would be were the
school girls to make a
break as the boys have done. Suppose
the town were to wake up some morning
end find the campus steps smeared with
grease and the door knobs£swathed in
soap—the work of some cruel, naughty
school girl bent on vengeance and aided
by powerful emissaries. Or possibly the
base ball grounds might be filled with
holes snd the baits steeped in tar. We
shudder to think what might happen
from a collusion between the girls and
the college boa. ding house keepers; or
what terrible things might occur
were the washerwomen let' into the plot.
The boys are utterly at the mercy of the
iris, if not the police, and we beg them
to reform.
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The recent armed demonstration had a
threatening look; but the thought of riot
was probably not in the heart of the most
obstinate or abandoned. The writer re
members when the college guns were
brought here. It was early in 1874. They
are long muzzle loading fellows—old style
—long since condemned—with a cap
tube like a touch-hole. It would require
half a night to load them, and it would
tie a twelve hours job for an expert gun
smith, working in good daylight, to ex
tract the load. No living man ever fired
one of them off. While in use here the
college was divided over the question
whether tee guns could be fired, and a
«■«
By the first of: June
enough of the line Till be located to be
gin grading. It is the intention to begin
breaking dirt both at Atlanta and Athens
about the same time, and hasten the com
pletion of this link as fast as possibla.
The route from Athens to the Savannah
liver has pretty well been settled on, but
another survoy will be made as soon as
th« Atlanta end is located. Major Mor
rison is now in North Carolina, and will
be absent about ten days. There is now
no doubt about the early completion of
the Georgia, Carolina A Northern road.
A FALSE ALARM.
A Fruitless Scare by the Police oa
Holiday Night—The Students’
Frolic.
Monday night was a very exciting one
with our police force. Reports received
•during the day gave grounds for the be
lief that the students would attempt
fresh outbreaks that night, and to meet
an emergency Mayor Hodgson decided
to put on several extra policemen. They
were told to act with coolness and judg
ment, hut preserve the dignity of the
city at all hazards. About dark the ex
citement was increased by a prominent
gentleman reporting to Capt. Oliver that
he overheard a conversation between
some students, in which they stated that
they had bought a lot of powder and in
tended to do some destruction as soon as
dark came. Squads of men were detail
ed to patrol different parts of the city,
and it seemed, toe, that there was some
need of this precaution, for atrong bands
of students were reported as congregat
ing in out-of-the-way places, and silently
marching out oi the campus in a most
suspicious ^manner. One of the town
boys got greatly excited and urged Capt.
Oliver to charge the campus and capture
a few of the offenders and lock
them up in the calaboose, but that officer
declined to take such steps unless some
thing was dor e by the students to au
thorize it; and somehow none of the
advisers would volunteer to bell the
cat But happily the night passed with
out any disturbance. It ia thought that
the boya wanted to give the police a little
annoyance, and to thia end actod so as to
.arouse suspicion. On the other hand,
most of the studenta expressed regret
ml the steps they had taken, and we pre
dict there will be no further outbreak.
.EPIDEMIC IN HYDROPHOBIA.
JackNB County Overrun Wltk Hud
- —> I'aopr
The above facts we learned from Capt
Oliver. That officer was very indignant
at the insults heaped upon the police and
the overriding of all law by disturbing
our citizens at such a late hour. He says
he has the names of several of the of
fenders and will book cases against them,
and trusts that the culprits will be pun
ished to the extent of the law. He will
also ask council to confer with Chancel
lor Mell, and take steps that Will prevent
a repetition of such disorders. Capt.
Oliver says he has exercised grest pa
tience with the students, but when they
so publicly insult himself and his men,
and then parade the city at midnight
armed with muskets, frightening women
and children and disturbing our citizens,
he thinks it high time to take prompt
and earnest steps. If he and Ms men
are not protected by the Mayor and City
Council that they had as well resign and
turn the city over to the students.
We regret such outbreaks, and trust
that the good sense of the young men
attending college will teach them the
folly of such lawless conduct. They
bring discredit on ’themselves, on
the Chancellor and the University. The
peace and order of the city will be pre
served at all hazards, but at the sam
time, our people are exceedingly anxlo.
to keep an pleasant terms with the »t i
dents. We earnestly hope that there
will be no further trouble, and that the
boya, while having their sports and fun,
till keep within the bounds of propriety.
CABD FROM MR. WHARTON I
His
■ road,
He
pie Hi Terror.
Mr. John Finch, who farm* in Jack
man county, seventeen miles from Ath
ene* and about eight£miles South of Jef-
ferso'°« was in our office yesterday and
report * that the good people in his sec
tion are terrorized over a mad-dog ex
citement, eod ere efraid to leave their
houses wi.’ bout nrme. Some three or
-t a strange dog, evidently
four weeks * strange dog, evidently
suffering from hydrophobia, appeared in
this settlement s’©* 1 bit two dogs belong
ing to Mr. Ligo Pa trick, and two hogs, the
property of a coloi'edmwi- Both
went mad and were Wiled, nr. r
killed one of his hogs that showed signs
of the rabies, but the ©there escaped.
Last Sunday the dog was taken with a
severe esse of hydrophobia* hut before
the animal could be dispatched it escap
ed. The dog first wont to the house -of
a colored man named Frank Arnold,
when it attacked and bithis dog. From
thia point it began to range the settle
ment, attacking and biting everything
that com* in its path. Mr. Finch says
they know-of 13 dogs that ware bfttea,
besides fowls and hogs, butmostof the
animals were promptly dispatched. The
dog is still at large, and although it ia
■sen by various peifiea manages to ea-
X before It can bo killed. There is no
g how many other deg* it has bit
ten, or what will be the extent of the
reign of hydrophobia that it will pro
duce. Lee Johnson had a hone to die
of hydrophobia a few days ago, and the
animal ia supposed to have noon bitten
by the flret dog. The horee fought eve
rything that came in ita way, hut drank
heartily all the water given it The poor
beast finally expired in great agony. Mr.
Finch says',the citizens in the neighbor
hood are arranging to go in starch of the
' dog, and will also kill all the other
me that it came in contact with.
Wu Capt. CUnmrd’* Death mu Ac
cident ex SuieideT—Fact* About
the Drowning. /
Cavk Spring. Ga., May 9, 1887.—Edi
tort Banner-Watchman: 1 see that you
have published a piece that the suicide
of Capt. Clinard was not a surprise to his
friends in Athens. I desire to say to his
friends, while he came to his death uy
jumping in the Oostanaula river in the
city of Borne, Ga, there ia mo doubt
his drowning, hut the coroner's jury says
from unknown cause. It was in prooi
that he was out that morning, as was
his custom, early, trying to boy chick
ens for the hotel, when the truth is he
bad given up tha hotel three days,
hat was found near the banks of the x
but-I balieva it was blown there,
had for several days gone to this place
and looked over in the river, but would
quickly return. It is. possible that he
went to the river that moriiing to view
the place where he intended to make the
fatel leap, and his hat blew offi and
catching at it, fell from the pier of the
bridge in a swift current, and was car
ried some distance before drowning. The
position of the body when found
shows that he Wes struggling for life and
had cramped, when death) come. While
it is possible he intended tekinghis own
life, there ia no proof of it, end there is a
atrong probability that it was -an acci
dent. If suicide, 1 believe he would have
left some note to his family. Ho was
dressed as usual, with papers inhis
pocket, receipts, etc, snd a letter I had
written him on business. His hat was a
light one; a slight puff of wind would
have blown it away. All things consid
ered there ia aa much proof that he came
to his death by drowsing by accident aa
suicide. Yourt truly,
R. S. Wharton.
Capt. Clinard was insured in Athena
for $13,000.
The Gxoesia Midland Built Com
pleted.—M»j. W. S. Greene, chief engi
neer of the Georgia Midland and Gnlf
railroad, has left Columbus, after making
a trip over the line from there to Mo
Donough. Ho says thatthe work on the
road is nearly completed, and by the first
week in June the care will be running
into Griffin from Columbus,
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and after
piece from the man at the trigger, prepa
rations were made to load. At this time a
delegation of the faculty and citizens and
female friends were seen coming over the
hills, and the students were persuaded by
this demonstration, sent for the purpose,
to desist This probably saved the boys,
but confidence in the guns wss never
restored, nor was the trial repeated. W e
trust the police will never goad the boys
into shooting their guns. The conse
quences to the shooter make us shudder
at this distance.
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prominent legal authority in Athens
declares that the domestic animal which
has been recessed in muscadine vines in
Cobbham for nearly thirty years, and
which is known to be the only arimsl of
ihe sort that suffered vines to grow in
easy reach, has been the recipient of
some sort of attention from every class
which has left college ’since the war.
Tame and uncomplaining, bearing no
inaiace, losing no sleep, scattering no
tales, barely holding his own, this beast
has been showered with tenderness from
male and female like the apparition in
Minsummer Night’s Dream. While the
college lasts the overtures from the Uni
versity will be continued The goat is no
longer young, but his age has not secured
mmunity from visit and inscriptions,
bis popular animal though he may pet
rify and turn Co stone, will continue to
lie a pet of two institutions. It is s
piece of comity between colleges and it
is said the statutes have never been able
to deal with this godless regard for Gsm-
brinus.
Mb Plats in session.
DISCUSSING THE CHARGES LAID
AT THEIR DOOR
Resolution* Condensing Die Instl-
stnte Depredation* and Explain
ing the Saturday Night Armed De
monstration-
Yesterday the students of the Univer
sity were discussing the published
counts of the demonstrations ef Satur
day night with various expressions of
disapproval. The boys seemed to thick
thatthe accounts oftiie police did them
great injustice in thatthe armed turnout
was no announcement of disorder, but
only a Saturday night frolic in which
they had taken advantage of the Chan
cellor's absence and broken into the ar
mory for a few old rusty guns. The
arms they declare were harmless, being
rusty muzzle loaders, devoid of cartridge
and- innocent of caps. It was a lark
without the semblance of riot or tile
thought of disorder.* That they march
ed to'the Institute and hurrahed, after
which they yielded to the advie^of
friend* in town aud returntd to tha cam
pus and dispersed They deny that the
ladies at the Institute were alarmed or
signalled the police, and declare that the
teachers there were more amused at the
drill than than otherwise, and consider
ed it a take-off on the Salvation Army.
They seemed to regret that some of the
citizens and officers construed the turn
out into an attempt at riot.
At the Monday afternoon meetin g on
the campus the students inquired into
the depredations at the Institute last
week and appointed a committee to find
out what they were and to report resolu
tions. A committee accordingly called
on Miss Rutherford, principal of the
Institute, and assured her *f their regret
at the reports which had reached them.
Miss Rntherford thanked them for their
attention and they assured her of their
interest and cooperation in relieving her
of these annoyances. We believe hedge
catting, blocking the goats and rocking the
flower pits constitute the worst of these
grievances. These are bad enough, and a
meeting was called last night to condemn
these pranks and to give the Saturday
night affair their version.
At the meeting the following letter
was read.
mss RUTHERFORD'S LETTER.
Lucy Cobb Institute; Mr Twitty, Desr
Sir: You a3k me to correct the misrep
resentations as they appear in to-day ,s
Constitution in re card to the conduct of
the students at the Institute on Saturday
night. This I shall he glad to do. The
students filed before the Institute gate,
ordered a-ms, stacked their muskets and
gave three cheers for Lucy Cobb Insti
tute’. I was at the window watching
them and it did not occur to me that
they were disorderly; nor, were we alarm
ed. The cheering waked up and startled
the girls at first, but they soon under
stood the cause. 1 did not telephone to
any one; I saw no need f. rit and did net
anticipate any trouble. 1 thought this a
piece of boy ish fun and frolic. I regret
that the accounts have been so exaggera-
ed. Respectfully M. Rutherford.
May 101887.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, through newspaper report an
opinion has become prevalent, that the
students at the State University, counte
nance the acts of vandalism recently com
mitted at the Lucy Cobb Institute, be it
resolved that we, the students of the
State University hereby express our
strong condemnation of such acts, and
— ret »b«*l such acta have been commit-
^jnd F -vrher"*^,
of Lucy. Cobb Institute has considered
these repeated acts of vandalism, as re
flecting on the excellent management of
Lucy Cobb, be it resolved, that this op
portunity be taken of expressing our ad
miration and hearty respect of her man
agement, and our appreciation of her re
peated acts of kindness to the members
of the State University.
F. E. Twittv, Chm’n.,
C. P. Fuller,
J. P. Pottle.
Whether or not the rets were commit
ted by students is not known; but if so,
we are strong and united in our condem
nation of them.
The above resolutions were adopted
by a full meeting of the students. The
sentiment is strong among the students
ie consideration of these outrages, and
the meetings was unanimous in the en
dorsement of the committee’s report,
TRUE LOVE.
■ True Love Is long.
Sme Love 19 deep. Not given to sound and noise;
As wuveless rivers keep their equipoise,
Not murmuring loud o’er little shallow joys.
But steady—strough
True Love is dumb. ' "'V
True Lute Is ever poor in eloquence;
It asks opt bow it came, or why, or whence;
Glad of the rich and sweet significance
Of lire's full sun.
That Love is heat
Which tabors always, and with no estate;
Seeks qo reward, but humbly sayi: ‘Til wait,”
the hostages of any fate
Unknown—unblestl -
Love cannot flsV
fl**® tyit to worship at its own.dear shrine;
To drink the bitter of its home brewed wine,
And fa one little light, one ray divine,
. - To sit and beak!
—Annie Robertson Noxon in Frank Leslie’s.
A FATA! MISTAKE.
icnuuoi
ksnorr
llnnt
One evening a few weeks ago a party of
Rentlemen were seated on. the balcony of
the club house Reed's lake. Most of
them were from the clty, but there were
.two or three strangers who for the first
time were-- enjoying the beauty of the
suburban scenery of Grand Rapids and
the hospitality of the boat club. The day
had been_ excessively hot, bnt a cool, ex
hilarating breeze raffled the waters and
refreshed the people who had come from
the heat and rash of the city to enjoy an
evening’s recreation, preparatory to a
night’s rest. Now and then the words of
a song floated upon the air from a distant
boat, and the echo of laughter from an
other quarter added harmony to the song.
Upon the shore near the boat house the
band discoursed pleasant music, and the
splash of oars dipping in the water and
reflecting the moonbeams, as the waves
rose and'fell, kept time to the concord of
sweet sounds. It was a good night for
story telling, and the party at fbe club
house had been indulging in that pastime
for nearly an hour, when one of the
strangers, who, by the way, was an artist,
threw away his cigar and related the fol
lowing adventure: ’
Such an evening as this always recalls
to my mind an experience which I hod
when I was a student in the city of Bal
timore. Many of the students lived in
the city and took nearly as much inter
est in society as they did in their school
work. In fret, with them, a good time
was the chief object of life. One of the
fellows of our set owned, a yacht, and in
consequence we all cultivated his ac
quaintance: Oiit day he told us that be
was expecting to entertain a party of
young ladies that evening, and that ho
wished to rely upon us for assistance.
Of course we were all delighted to go
sailing in such merry company, and
that night a dozen happy young people
wont gliding up the bay in as stanch a
yacht as ever divided the waters of tho
Chesapeake We had sailed about ten
miles, e.nd were quite near the shore,
when it was suggested that we laud be
fore making a tack for our return. The
bout was turned and in a few moments we
were upon the shore.
As v.o approached the land we saw a
light glimmer through the foliage. The
ground was laid out with regular rows
of trees that stood like tall sentinels in
the bright moonlight. Broad gravel
walks led from the beach, and the lawn
was intersected with carriage drives.
Upon tho hillside a couple of fountains re
flected the moonbeams npon the surround
ing evergreens, and upon every side were
flower beds whose bright blossoms drank
in the sparkling dew drops and diffused
rich coloring over the landscape. The
natural beauty of the park was enriched
by every device of art and landscape gar
dening: Appearances indicated that
we were trespassing upon the pri
vate grounds of an aristocratic rural
residence, hut one of the fellows,
tto be acquainted in-the
said that tho grounds were
HgBrprofeefe
hotel whlcNwas a sort of a summer re-
.—[Special.]—Mr
prominent citizen
Kr. F. Faeo, a Prominent Oglethorpe Coun
ty on
Crawford, Hay 9.
P Pace, a worthy and p
of our town, died tins morning m 8
o’clock, and will be buried to-morrow in
Crawford cemetery. Mr Baca was for
years our county Treaiurer, until a few
yean since he was stricken with
paralysis, which rendered him nnable to
attend to tha offloe.
A Vary Lucky California Merchant.
Two portions of alUIUlOO lott-ry
prize won hero. One of them it hap
pened was number ®L551, drew the .ti si
capital prize of $150,000 ta tforM mh
drawing of The Louisiana State Lot ery;
Joseph Dannenbaum sent for one-t. in h
oi that amount and received his noie.
through tho London, Paris and Awi i-
can bank of this city. Mis firm i- .11
known here and inSan Diego ant Val
lejo, where they have stores. A-mther
holder of a one-tenth received hi* $15,-
000 through Wells, Fargo * Co’s tm.fc
of this city, but bis name has not i.-uj-
— .Francisco -(Cal.) Call,
A 81 (.ENT REBUKE.
lvallan An
dent o* Dae Xlceti
The Salvation Army continues their
meetings on Broad street, and the room
is packed every night. A gentleman
“’who was present Wednesday night says
there is no difference between the ser
vices of these people and a Holiness
meeting, except the introduction of. the
tamhorine.’ They depend on’excitement
and enthusiasm. The leader remarked
that he wanted ail the Athenians to at
tend their meetings and gratify their
curiosity, when they would get down to
work. They have a new convert on the
stand with them, made in Athens, a
young woman aged about 22 years. She
gave a talk and assisted in conduct
ing the services. A boy also gave his
experience. A number of persons went
up tothe mourner's bench, and express
ed penitence. While the services were
in progress a nnmber of students enter
ed the building, marching ia double file
and with a regular tramp, tramp, tramp,
but broke the step before taking seats,
which they did among some parties liv
ing around the factories. Asth^boja
dropped into their seats these people
arose as with out accord and moved to
the other side of tne house, leaving the
students to themselves. This unex
pected and unanimous social boycott
caused a smile to spread over the room.
We learn that the Army will establish
at quarters ana build barracks
lereif they can get any encouragement.
Elegant Picture.—Mr. George L
Seney has just forwarded tothe Lucy
Cobb Institute a beautiful painting; one
of the largest and handsomest we have
ever seen. The subject is “La Confl-
dence,”by Elisabeth Gardner, an Amer
ican artist.' The painting is that of two
beautiful women one of whom is tender
ly confiding to the other the contents of
a letter. The sentiment and technique
are exquisite, and- the painting has been
admired by hundreds who have viewed
it. The picture is about 8 by 6 and is
elegantly framed. . 'yyextaq '
THE SALVATION ABMY.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN IN
ATHENS.
A Crowded House and Coualderablc
Enthusiasm—Several Persons At
ready en the mourner's Bench.
For several days our citizens have
been anxiously awaiting the opening of
the battle against satan in Athens by the
Salvation Army. There has been quar
tered here two men and two women, who
have been sent forward to begin the cru
sade. One of the females has a young
child, and neitheT of them are very at
tractive in appearance. Of the men. one
ia about 25 years of age and hails from
Brooklyn, N. Y., while the other is an
East Athens raised boy, a son of “Chicken
Davis." These people have rented and
fitted up quarters in the old skating rink,
Broad street, next to Col. Dobbs’ store,
while they live-in a little house belong
ing to Mr. Fowler, over the river. Sun
day night the Army began the opening
service to a full house. No collectio.i
was taken up at the door, as reported,
snd admission was free to all. Every
seat wa^soon occupied. There were
people of all classes present, a large ma
jority of them doubtless prompt-
ed r by 'iuriositv. The services
consisted of singing and praying, inter*
spersed with a woman shaking a tarn-
borine and the beatiDg of a dram. . With
the exception of the music, titers is no
difference between the Salvation Army
and any other religious revival, when an
effort is made to awaken 'enthusiasm.
Their musical instruments were very ex
citing; and seemed to have at onoe the
sort. It was at once proposed that we
have refreshments, and off we started in
the direction of the light. The young;
lady whom 1 escorted took my arm, am
we led the party toward the eminence.
There wasa little rivalry to see who should
get there first, and on that account we did
not notice the deserted appearance of the
place, nor realize the scrape that we were
getting Into. We hurried through the
grounds and approached a grand old man
sion, which was surrounded by a broad
veranda. The background of the veranda
was broken by the shadows of the sup
porting columns interlinked with the
moving end ghost like shadows of the
surrounding - trees, which were swayed
to and fro in the moonlight by the night
wind. Wo were hard pressed by the,
young people behind us, and finished
the raeo with a run up the steps. 1 gave
the doorbell a vioient jerk, and Its echo
ing sound awoke me to a sense of my
stupidity. It was no hotel, but a private
house. Bohind me 1 heard the laughter
of the young folks.- Within the house I
heard a door open, and through a gauzy
curtain 1 saw the light stream from
lighted apartment into the dark hall,
figure bearing a lamp came toward the
door, i frit the hand of my companion
tremble A*, she grasped my arm, for at
tha last -Dement she realized wfcpt a pre
l(Ili aiiifl|iiwTi ‘-Tb« floor -opened
Anri anwiffwfckrlBeja dressing gown -and
in Us stocking feet ztood before me. f
felt that we were in for It, and in a spirit
of bravado Z blurted out that we were a
yachting party looking for refreshments.
Aly nonchalance seemed to pfoase him, for
a welcoming smile overspread hts coun
tenance, and in a full voice, with a Ger
man accent, he bade us enter. We en
tered a reception room, which ’was richly
furnished and abounded in books, bric-a-
brac, antique ornaments and bizarre
relics. An . air. of disorder pervaded
the place, and everything was iopsy
tarry. Evidently the magic hand
of woman was unknown. A little
black 'dog skipped around the heels
of our German host, and barked a
canine welcome in tones of amaxement.
“I am glad to see yon,” said onr Ger
man friend in his rich brogue, “but you
must excuse appearances. It lsa long
time since this room has heard any hu
man voice except when I have talked to
my dog Towzer. Amuse yourselves fora
few momenta, and I will see if 1 cannot
find something with which you can re
fresh yourselves."
We seated ourselves about the ream,
hat scarcely a word was uttered. We
were all awed by the subdued, weird
mystery of the surroundings; but we
suddenly regained our spirits when tha
German appeared with a basket of fruit,
a dti of dongbunts, and a pitcher of
rich, fresh milk. The eatables soon dis
appeared, and then one of tha ladles sat
down at the piano and played a dreamy
AS our nost irii us through the deserted
rooms lie told us the sad incident that had
wrecked the home. The man whose por
trait we had admired was the owner of the
mansion, and was a member of one of the
oldest and proudest families in Maryland.
The woman was his wife, and in her girl
hood was a leading belle of Philadelphia.
The little girl was their only child. Five
years before they were living in the old
family mansion, surrounded by every
thing that wealth and refined taste could
procure. Their home was a favorite re
sort for the elite of Buitimore society, and
was constantly thronged with gay guests.
The walla which echoed our dull footfalls,
five years before had resounded with the
sounds of mirth and revelry. One night,
when the house was wrapped in slumber,
the master heard a noise as of some one
attempting to gain an entrance. Seising
bis revolver, he sprang from his bed and
glided with soft footsteps down the hall
to the dining room, from’ whence the
sounds proceeded. He stopped for a
moment by the door. Suddenly It
opened and a burglar hounded past him.
He raised his weapon and flred. At the
sumo Instant a white figure came within
the range of his vision. A piercing shriek
revealed to him his terrible mistake. His
anxious wife hod followed him from their
chamber, only,to perish at toe hand at
her husband. She never spoke. He
caught her in his arms, and received one
passionate kiss of devotion before her
spirit took its flight forever.
It is needless to dwell upon the harrow
ing details of what followed. The estab
lishment was at once closed and the ser
vants were dismissed. The broken heart
ed husband took his little daughter and
fled to Europe, that nejv scenes might al
leviate his sorrows. Our German friend,
who at that time was a tutor of the little
girl, was left in care of the house, and
from the departure of the master until
our advent he had been the only occupant
of tho deserted homestead. He showed us
the place of the tragedy, and pointed out
the spot where the master stood when hi
fired the fatal shot.
A Somber feeling of sadness took posses
sion of us, which the gayety of our host
could not dispel. He assured fls that we
had done much to break the monotony of
his existence, and when we took our de
parture he heartily invited us to pay
rim another visit. It was nearly mid
night when we reached the yacht and
hoisted sajl for our return.
But now comes the romantic part of my
story. Four years afterward I was trav
eling in Europe, and at a German water
ing place I met an American, accompanied
by his daughter, a handsome girl of 16.
The father was not mnch past middle
age, bat his heavy head of hair was whits
aa snow. He was very reserved in bis
manners, and seemed broken with grief.
Somehow their faces attracted me, and I
could not help thinking that in days gone
by I bail known them. I made their ac
quaintance, and learned their history.
Years before I had seen their portraits in
the old mansion in Baltirqpre. A couple
of years after onr meeting'the father died.
In the meantime the daughter had become
interested in art. I encouraged her taste
in that direction, and a year after* her
father’s death she married an artist whom
you have all met.
The party at the boat house declared it
the best story of the evening, and then all
hurried away to catch the last car down
town.—Dwight Goss in Hearth and Hall.
0UE NEIGHBOKS.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS FROM THE TOWNS
AROUND US.
UABHONV GROVE.
Gone to Atlanta—BleK With Mumps—span-
ding Soma Tima In toe drove.
Harmony Grove, May 10.—[Special.]—
Major Lamar Cobb and daughter passed
up the N. E. R. R. this morning.
Mr Pres Pomeroy came home from Jef
ferson a few days ago, and is now quite
tick with the mumps.
Col Jos W Hill, the wittiest member
of the Jefferson bar, was in the Grove
yesterday in attendance upon our justice
court.
Mr Van Duzer, of Washington Terri
tory, has been spending a few days in
our little city visiting his father-in-law
ColPF Lawshe. During his stay in our
midst Mr Van Duzer has already made
quite a number of friends, and we trust
his visit Will be a long and pleasant one.
Mr D D QuiUian after spending a few
tys very pleasantly in Athens aodMay-
csville with friends and relatives, return
ed fo the Grove .last night. Mr QuiUian
a great favorite here and we are glad
to see him in our midst again.
Miss Ciiford Mephvin, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady from George-
town Georgia, is visiting her Aunt Mrs
G W Gordon on Railroad street. We
wish her a long and pleasant stay iu the
Grove.
AEFFFEBSOl* JOTTINGS.
Queer Nations Id Scotland.
A traveler iu the north of Scotland has
much to soy about the superstitions prev
alent among the inhabitants. The gudt
wife, for instance, busy at her chum of
other household work, hastily puts away
her goods nt the approach H any dubious
stranger, because she believes that there
are certain people whose presence will pre
vent the butter from coming or the cakes
from baklug.
To count a woman’s chickens would be
taken for as good as cursing them; while
if you wore to be cruel enough to count
a crew of fishermen as they were getting
into their boat they would probably W-
fUsc tu goto-sca tintorigto; aftee aoevU
an omen.
Another quaint old opinion, which may
have sprung from Scriptural tradition, or
perhaps may own a more remote origin,
is that curious reluctance to enter a house
“empty, swept and garnished,” which ex
ists in several of our northern counties.
The outgoing tenant, whose officious
care should extend to cleaning the floor,
would be held guilty of a most unneigh-
borly act to the new comer. The more
dirt and litter he leaves about, the better
pleased is his successor.
On one occasion, when a tidy house
keeper at “the Mg house” had caused a
cottage close by to be scrubbed before tha
arrival of the new tenant, the look of dis
may which came upon the free of the
woman who was to occupy the house, oa
glancing around, rather astonished her.
“Oh,” said the woman, “I would rather
have found the dirtiest house in the coun
try than this clean floor!”—Youth’s Com
panion.
A quarter to 3 is the popular time ftX
luncheon in London now.
Appointed to Annapolis.—The com
mittee appointed by Congressman Carl
ton to hold an examination in Athens of
applicants for the Naval appoin
from this district, have made then report.
Mr. Edward G. Russell, of Athens, sub
mitted the best paper, and Dr. Carlton
has* notified him of his appointment in
accordance with this report of the com
mittee. The examination was held at
the .court house, April 30th, and the
pers were examined by Major Stanley,
Prof. Barrow and Prof. Branson. Mr.
Russell is the y.ounger brother of Mr. R.
Ii..Russell, number of the Legislature
from this county, and .is A young gentle
man of considerable talent H>s brother,
Mr. Robert Lee Russell, graduated at
Annapolis in 1885, has been attached
to the South Pacific Squadron and is now
in Panama. He will be in Athens this
summer. Mr. Edward G. Russell will
not be 18 till December.
A Probable Appointment.—It is con
fidently prophecied by knowing ones
that Dr. William King, now engaged in
the revenue service, will be appointed
by the United States District Court ’
the clerkship of the Northern district
Geergia, though the appointment is not
to be made immediately. Dr. King ir
the father-in-law of Mr. Henry W. Gra
dy. He formerly practiced medicine ii
Athens. More recently he has been con
nected with the office of the Comptroller
GenetaL
desired effect one certain portion of the fantasi. Then the,German brought out
.. “ 2. _ .. 1 . — . vlnlln orrl mm XTS SIM all keeUlUS
Not’in Accord.—The Salvation Army
occupies the old skating rink, and up
stairs, immediately over it,' Prof. Berger,
the artistie-rfreiich dancing master, is
learning the Athenian youths how to
“tiip the light fantastic.” While the
Salvation Army are converting souls in
the lower story, Prof. Berger is dancing
tbs german overhead. These two pro
fessions don’t work well together, and
will cause trouble in the ranks
SS£
Result of an Accidi
days ago Mrs. Strah Rucki .
got her fingers caught in lowering a win
dow sash, and the catch penetrated and
firmly fastened her hand, holding it until
her condition-was discovered and’ she
wasreleased; The pain brought on a se
vere nervous attack; but we are glad to
report that sheas much better and able
to be out again.
audience. The Brooklyn man and ft el
I women are very gosd talkers, and in al
plain manner told of the history and the
mission of the Army. Andy Prather, of
the Athens factory, made a talk, while
several white girls and men went up to
the altar and seemed deeply impressed.
In fact, one of them seemed to have gone
off into something like a trance, which
gave rise to the report that the Salvation
Army missionaries mesmerised penitents.
For nearly an hour the mourners at the
altar were kept on their knees, to be
prayed 'for and talked to, and did not
seam the least weaned by the trying or-l
I deal.. Very good order was observed at
| the meeting, and except a little boister-
uua singing nothing occurred to which
exception could be taken. One of the
women went among the congregation
selling song books at 10 cents each. Ser
vices will he held every night, and
we learn that preparations are being
made to precede the exercises b X. a torch
light procession. The leaders say they
will remain in Athens as long as there iu
any work for them to do. They have
bought furniture and gone regularly to
house-keeping. CapL Oliver says if the
Salvation Army beheaves itself he will
see that thejr are not disturbed in their
worship, as it is a* right that they have.
While he does not believe in any such
so-called religion, at the same time rec
ognizes «he fact that these people are
accorded the privilege by our constitution
to worship God according to the dictates
of their conscience. People who expect
any big show from their meetings will be
4i«pppiofo4.
The Salvation Abut.—Their belief is
that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners, and it is through Him
that they ue saved. Will baptize by
either sprinkling-or immersien. They
also believe in a heaven and a hell. They
have no regular order of exercises, hut
pray, ring and talk all the time.
a violin, and soon wo were all keepin;
time to lively music. Our host proposeu
a dance. The furniture was removed from
tim adjacent fltning 'room and In a tow
minutes we were treading the giddy mazes
of the waltz.
“Well,” said my partner when we had
stopped to take breath, “this heats all the
fantastic sdventnrea I ever heard of. Sup
pose you examine this old German and
find out what sort of a place this is.”
Acting on this suggestion, I opened con
versation as soon as there was a lull in
the festivities. Ho met me half way in
my advances, and when I inquired about
the house he offered to show ns abont. It
was an imposing old mansion, although
the furniture and decorations belonged to
the fashions of the preceding decade. On
.every hand were signs of neglect and de
cay. What chiefly interested me, how
ever, was the aight of three portraits
hanging npon the walls of the library, and
my interest was greatly increased when
I heard the strange, sad story
which onr guide related. The
pictures were those of a middle aged lady
and and of a beautiful little
girl aryt six years of age. They were
oil paintings, and indicated the touch of a
roaster’s hand. The gentleman had a
soldierly bearing, and his face showed
courage and resolution. The firm set jaw
Nhd the lines about the mouth indicated
strength of character; yet there was a
pleasant, animated expression of a kind
and gentle disposition. The eyes and hair
were dark, and I readily understood onr
guide when he elaborated npon the jet
blackness of the originals. He was evi
dently a man who could command the ad
miration of man and the love of woman.
The face of the woman was even more at
tractive and Interesting. It was that of
a sylph like bloade, whose golden tresses,
dancing blue eyes and fall red lips spark
led with enticing beauty. '1 dielievtd the
German when he said the dark haired
man loved her aa woman had never been
loved before. But 1 it was when I gazed
npon the picture of the child that my ar
tistic emotions were moat deeply aroused,
fihe wss a little fairy, whose sweet smile
and laughing eyes haunted tne for many
Rev Joseph Catnp,of Alabama, recent
ly visited relatives and friends here,
boyhood days were spent around
over fifty years sgo. Only a few oi the
older citizens remember him. He was
delighted with the change time Ess
wrought in the home of his youth, though
he can yet point out the places where hs
played ball and chased butterflies.
The annual picnic of the towns along
the G, J & S R R came off May 5th, at
Mulberry station, near the home of Mr D
R Lyle. The clouds early in the day and
the rain that followed kept many from
attending, but several cars were filled
and the day proved a success. The din-
ner was the main feature. It srat fault
less in variety and abundant for all.
Monroe came with its Sunday school or
ators and happy children to enjoy the
beautiful scenerjr and mountain air. We
hope to meet again next year at the same
place, or better, right here at our mineral
spring.
The wagons and camping implements
of the G, G & N R R passed through town
to-day to locate just out on ihe Law-
renceville road. We look for the sur
veyors in to-night The route is so fine
that they lose no time.
ElflON POINT.
Union Point, May 10.—[Special ]—
The oat crop will be a dead failure in
Greene if it does not rain, and that soon.
Maj. Green and the two bridge bosses
have been over the rood inspecting the
bridges, etc. The new sclledule took ef
feet yesterday and the boys are down to
Death of a Wagoner; Prayer Meetings; Rev.
Mr. Ivey.
Jefferson, May 11.—[Special.]—Silos
McCoy, col’d, who bos been for a long
time employed by Austin & Co., as man
ager of the wagon train from here to Ath
ens, died yesterday. He was a faithful
darkey and liked well by all who knew
him.
Mr C B Veronee, of Athens, was with
yesterday, and it is hoped that he will
devise some patent that will help our
town.
Col Howard led the prayer meeting at
the Baptist church last night and gave
us a good lecture on faith. Wiley is one
of our citizens who is always up and do
ing when the moral part of the town is at
stake.
Rev F H Ivey, who served the Baptist
church so long in Athens, will preach for
us next Saturday and Sunday. We be
speak for him a large crowd, as he is
competent to give ns something good.
Jndge H W Bell, Mr J L Williamson
and Col J B Silman left yes-day to attend
the Ga railroad convention at Augusta.
An increase of dividend would aid our
school and church very much.
Mr Taylor, of the firm of Long & Tay
lor, accompanied by Miss Eugenia Long,
spent several hours on Saturday with us,
as the guest of Mrs Mary Long. As this
is the town where the late C W Long
first began to attract attention in the
medical profession, we are always glad
to meet his children.
Our farmers are all busy at work, and
farmers are scarce in town.
Jefferson, May 6.—[Special.]—Rev.
Mr. Hoyt preached to a crowded house
house on Sunday, both morning and eve
ning. His sermons are brief, which is so
much appreciated by our people. Large
congregations greeted him at both ap
pointments, and it is hoped that other
preachers in our town will see the appro-
elation that our folks hold a faithful
minister who is prone to short sermons.
Excellent rains here and our farmers
are in good spirits.
Jefferson, May 7.—[Special.]—The
contract to build a residence for the
Superintendent of the pauper farm was
awarded to Fulcher <fc Williams, for fiive
hundred and seventy dollars.
Mr. J G McLester, of Athens, came in
this week, and together with a Chicago
mill nr right, is overhauling his mill, al
ready the finest mill in the up country.
Prof. Hunter’s surueying class are now
busy taken field lessons, and Messrs'.
Mathews Will Hancock and Willie Sharp
put on the airs of full fledge civil engin
eers. _
OCONEE COUNTY.
' The neg
are actually dying of star vataon
A field of 160 acres of corn was do- ,
stroyed by crickets near Sylvania, Ga.
A cat fish lived 22 years in a Virginia
mill without food and did not grow an
inch.
.The German railrojids have condemn
ed the Ametican paper car wheels as
worthies.
Aaron McLeod is in jail at Eatonton,
Ga, for an assault last summer on Mrs.
J. W. Miller.
A negro stole the horse of Mr. G. W.
Akridge, at Social Circle, hut was cap
tured at Madison.
The eminent Methodist divine, Rev.
John B. B. McFerrin, died at his home
in East Nashville.
At Staaboro, N. C., Ben White, a ne
gro, was lynched for an assault on a 10-
year old white girl.
Two hundred houses have been de
stroyed by fire in the town of Nagy
Karoly, Transylvania.
M. U. Clark, a negro editor and politi
cian, was killed by being thrown from a
buggy in Forsyth, Ga,
The Virginia debt conference ended
with a disagreement. The foreign bond-
holders asked too much,
President Sulley, of the R. & D., says
there is a lull in Birmingham real estate
sales, and that the business was over
done.
j The GraniteviUe, S. C., factory opera-
jeawmajr auu uiu uujo uo uure aa w • — j v., iuwmj wjicim-
hard study trying to learn the changes l stives have demanded an increase of
in the signals.
Mr. Ages, at Woodville, lost another
child, Sunday night, a boy 17 years old,
making four in ten days. * The remain
ing two are girls, sick, and the chances
are against them.
Mr. Joe Davison, whose daughter died
a few days ago, is quite sick with the
same disease, dysentery, also two of his
children. These worthy, families have
suffered greatly.
The new schedule for the down fast
train moves the supper house to Harlem.
We presume it will be pat back in the
fall when the days are shorter, as it is
too early for supper now when the train
arrives.
The craziest woman we ever saw, we
believe, passed here Friday on her wav
to the asylum. There is hardly a week
but some one is brought by here on the
way to that institution.- It seems that
lunacy must be largely oa the increase,
judging from the number going by here.
HONIED HAPPENINGS.
Full School; fitroke of Paralysis and other
News.
11
Hoxbb, May
Watkinsvillk, May 9.—Special]—
A farmer in the lower end of the coun
ty was burning brash the other day near
his wheat field, and the green wheat
caught on fire and the fire swept through
it like an old sedge field on fire.
Mr. J. J. Branch drives the finest
horse and buggy in the county.
The county school conmissionere met
to-day, but no applict'ors being prcSent-
edthey soon adjourned.
Dr. R. A. Hutchens and wife have
moved to town, ard the Doctor will en
ter the practice of his profession as -soon
as he can open up an office.
Miss Minnie Middlelirook left « few
days ago for Atlanta on a visit
Wheat and oats short from to
wningtodry weather.
Fra it crop will he short, Out very fine
as to quality.
Fine stands of cotton and corn every
where, and farmers well up with work.
Glad to see so much interest manifest
ed in the improvement of public roads
by Clarke’s grand jury. Hope they will
continue until all our public highways
be put in good condition, and other
counties nay be induced to fall in line.
Antioch church has a good Sunday
school, attnded by both young and old.
Mr. T. W. Powell was at his farm
near Scull Shoals last week, and says we
may have a train of cars running through
Oconee county by December next. Let
it come! .
Mr. J. T. Foster will preach at Antioch
church in this county on the fifth Sun
day in this month,
JUG TAVERN JOTTINGS.
...—[Special.]—Prof.
Walker’s school is full this week.
Mr T F Hill is having his house paint
ed inride.
We wonder if there is going to be any
thing more said about the picnic?
J E Stephens mid A R Moss have gone
to Hollingsworth on business.
Croquet is becoming quite 'a favorite
game here.
Old Grandma Waters is still quite
sick.
Mr Clark Mason has hsd another stroke
of paralysis. He is n ow very low at his
home.
Miss Birdie Forber is spending a week
with hersiater, Miss Ada Forber, of this
place.
Mr F M Haulbrookhas returned home
from a visit to Hartwell, to attend the
marriage of his sister, Miss Emma, to
Mr Strickland. He says everything
looks well in Hart
Homes, May, 7.—[Special.]—Mrs. A,
Moss is visiting her daughter Mrs. SalCe
Jones, of Fort Madison, S. C.
J. E. Stephens has the earliest sweet
potatoes we have heard of.
Quite a refreshing shower fell this
morning which the farmers are glad to
see.
We are glad to hear that Miss Manolia
Garrison is much better this morning.
Mr. J. 0. Mason had a Spell of palpita
tion of the heart, which come near cans,
ing his death.
Mr. Ira Carter, of Belton, was in our
town yesterday eve.
There will be a stock law election in
Homer district about the first of July.
There was quite a small crowd in at-
tendance at the prayer meeting lost night.
It hts come to be very stylish in our
town for the young ladies to decorate the
forms of their fellows with flowers.
T F Hill, N L Rucker and W F Hill,
have goie down to uncle Pryor Right’s
on a fishing tour.
Sheriff Hendersen brings in some of
the law-breakers occasionally.
Col. W I Pike, of Jefferson, is in our
town on professional business.
Homes, May 10.—[Special.]—Misses
Lockhart and Mason have gone to Bell-
ton to-day.
t Rev Groves H Cartiedge preached a
real'good sermon at the Presbyterian
church pesterday.
W C J Garrison has gone down to his
farm three miles from here.
R J Dyar is having some trouble
working the fine mare purchased a few
davsago. .
Miss Ada Forbes is considered to be
the belle of Homer, and we agree with
all who think so.
Sick Servants.—A gentleman who
has two grown negro women employed
to wait on himself, wife snd little baby
says bis wife had to get up yesterday
morning and cook breakfast, as both wo
men complained of being rick. One
family has hired seventeen different
cooks since Christmas. When you de
mand a reasonable amount of work they
complain of being sick and leave, aad
there is no difficulty about finding em
ployment elsewhere. A movement is The surveying party i
on foot to import some trusty white spy- railroad nave come ana
vants.
.. Ku-Kluxino in Banks.—Some one
threatened Dr. E. C. Goss near Hollings
worth postoffice in Banks county pretty
heavy the other night; they laid a hunch
of hickory withs and a coffin at his door
and left a note saying if he wanted to
live and do well it would be well for him
to go hence and not stand on the order
pfhisgoing. He is charged with inform
ing on illicit distillers.—CUykesville Ad-
vertiser.
Is He Blind?—The only person in
jail is a negro man named Adam Pope,
indicted for forging deeds to land and
getting supplies oa them. He claims to
! be entirely blind,'and wears a bandage
all the time over his eyes. A conjure
doctor put out one of his eyes by mis
treatment, while the other was cut_ out
by a negro in a 'difficulty. The fiegyo
will certainly be convicted, but he will
be an elephant on the hand ofthe state.
Indignation Meeting.—Lata last
evening the University students had a
meeting in the campue, at which a com
mittee was appointed to report resolu
tions condemning the conduct of parties
who committed the depredations. last
week at the Lucy Cobb Institute. It is not
known that these parties were students,
hut the sentiment in the College is high
ly denunciatory of such acts and will to
day be formerly expressed.
Bushs’ Bass Gone to Atlanta--Tli» Railroad
- Kattera—Other News.
Juo Tavern, May IX—[Special.]
A swarm of bees took up their abode
the old corner store owned by Dr Bush.
They entered under a window rill and
seemed to be working with a will.
Mrs Higbee snd daughter, Miss Nellie,
left this morning to make .their home in
Atlanta. While here Miss Nellie was
engaged in teaching music in which she
proved herself very efficient. A number
of ladies and gentlemen met at the resi
dence of MC H D Jackson, to bid _
bve to her and listen to the delightful
music rendered by several present, among
whom was Mr D P Haselton, of Athens.
The surveying party of the G C & N
. Jlroad have come and gone. They ere
tfavelling about 6 miles a day. The dis
tance from Athens to this place is about
22 miless and they say that a mile can
be gained when the permanent tine ie
lecated. The elevation of site of depot
here is 287 feet feet above level of Ath
ens at N. E. depot They begun this
morningon the east side of town, and
were through to west side a distance of
one mile, in less than one hoar's time.
The route is so fine that it seems like
play to course it. A few of onr citi
zens stayed with them awhile, hut the
rapidity with which they ran proved
too much and all dropped out except Dr
Bush, whose untiring energy kept him in
front. Our people have become convinc
ed that the.building of the rood is a cer
tainty and are realizing their most san
guine expectations in having a survey
made to show the relative advantages 'of
this route. -
Juo TaverN, May 10.—^Spe
Mr W W Lockliu, ef Cedar Hill, had the
misfortune to lose his fine horse.
Mr J L Harris found a pheasant near
his house the other night and shot it by
moonlight* Occasionally one of these
rare birds is found around here.
Mr Asbury H Jackson, of 08onee,paid
i a pleasant call lost Sunday. He
NICHOLSON NEWS.
flood Bains and Backward cross; The First
Preaching and No Churches.
Nicholson, M»y 11.—[Special]—
There was-a fine rain here yesterday, the
first we have had of cousequence dur
ing many weeks. Crops are therefore
fine but backward.
We had preaching last Sunday for the
first time in the history of Nicholson.
Rev. Mr. Wright, of the Athens circuit,
preached in the Academy at 3, o’clock p.
m. Nicholson has not a church; a sad
commentary on the Christianity of the
place. It is true there are churches
some miles distant; but not one in the
town.
An incendiary burned a barn and sev
en mules for Mr. S. H. Humph, of >Mat-
ahtllTille, Go. . >y,
pleasant
lookingWeti.
A swarm of bees settled on one of tho
shade trees at the Methodist church last
Sunday. Windows were lowered hur
riedly when they appeared. .
“Bob,” Mr NJ Kelley's favorite bird
dog was shot on the streets, after an ex
cited chase by Marshal Jackson, last
week. He was supposed to be going
mad.
wages, and if it is not granted will pro
bably strike.
Two mulatto women from Sffvannah
are in jail in Atlanta for attempting to
entice little white girls from home for
immoral purposes.
During a friendly scuffle over a rifle at
Lexington, Ky., Miss Henrietta Hemp
stead was shot through the heart by
Samuel Blackburn.
The total number known to have per
ished in the mining disaster at Nancimo,
Oregon, is 189, of whom 82 were Chi
nese and 107 white.
Over $300,000,000 have been expend
ed on the Panama canal end if complet
ed it will cost France as much as the
Franco-Prussian war.
The Governor will attend the Chatta
hoochee river convention at -Columbus.
He will also go-to Macon.' His physician
recommends prudence.
It is reported that Mr. Hoke Smith
and Capt. Harry Jackson have purchas
ed a majority of the stock of the Gate
City Gaslight Company,
George Woodhurst, about seven miles
from Abbeville, S.,C., was _ accidentally _
shot and killed by his brother, Andrew, *
while hunting partridges.
A ten-year old negro boy in Atlanta
named HenTy Slater, fired several shots
into a crowd of white children for refus
ing to let him play with them.
The night train on. the Georgia rail
road from Macon, ran over and killed
James Moncrief, from Warrenton, about
one mile west of Roberts’ station.
The Governor has revoked outstand
ing rewaids offered prior to January 1st.
This is to simplify matters. On proper
showing rewards will be re-issued.
Jennie Bowman, the white girl whose
cruel treatment by the negroes lodged in
jail at Louisville, Ky., so aroused the
people of that city, has died of her inju
ries.
Primus Jones, the well known “first
bale” man in Georgia, is said to have 150
acres in cotton, which will average six
inches iu height. It was planted in Feb
ruary.
A dozen persons were drowned Sun
day night at a negro baptising in New
Orleans. The railing against which the
crowd was leaning broke and fifty fell
into the river.
Mr. Gardner, a Knight of Labor well
known in Athens, severely whipped one
Whitman, of the Gate City Guards,
who forced a figdt on him ou aceount of
the Atwood a flair.
Mr. Hooper Alexander, well known in
Athens, and a member of the Gate City
Guards, slapped the face of Editor At
wood, of the Capital, because he made
his company mad.
Paul Grottkau, the anarchist, who
made incendiary speeches at the Milwau
kee Garden last May, was yesterday sen
tenced to one year at hard labor in the
house of correction.
The members of the Inter-State Com
mission have all gone to their homes, but
will meet again in Washington on the ’
16th inst. Commissioner Walker, of
Vermont, was reported quite ill.
Savannah, Ga., May 9.—Charles V.
Harris was arrested here this morning ou
a telegram from the sheriff of Jackson
ville, Fla. Late in the day he attempted
suicide by. shooting while in charge of
officers at the police station.'
Hon. James H. Smith, of Muscogee
San Francisco, May 8.—A Call spe
cial from Guyamus, Mex» dated yester
day,'says: "The earthquake of the third
instant was accompanied by a terrible
volcanic eruption at Balripse, which de
stroyed Moctzama, kilting 150 persons
and igniting the woods in the vicinity.
Twenty-seven persons were also killed
ntOpata by falling baildings. Many
i lersons were injured in Granada and
< Jarsabar, which towns were almost com
pletely destroyed. „
A Modxl Farmer.—Mr. John A. Me ek-
er, formerly of ‘Athens, has now a farm
at Smyrna, Cobb county, Go, and it is
grid that he is improving it inst as he did;
Cloverhurst. Mr. Meeker has inherited
quite a tittle fortune, and we are glad to
hear of bis success, for he is an honora-
blo snd clever gentleman. We wish him
success wherever he may go.
-Broken Pond.—The carp pond of Dr.
Mark Willingham, near Crawford, broke
last Sunday evening, and all of his fine
carp'were carried to the river. It is
.thought to hare been caused by a dels of
h musk rats undermining the d»m.
A Bio Farmer.—Mr. W. H. Morton
was in the-city yesterday wanting to hire
fifty hands to chop cotton. Mr. Morton
has twelve hundred acres in cultivation,
and he rides through his plantation every
day in a buggy.
Gatchihq a Convict.—One of James
M. Smith’s convict ran off yesterday
morning, and one of the trusty’s took the
dogs and put them on his track, and they
put him up atree netrMr.Ben William’s
house.
county, was appointed judge of tho supe
rior court of the Chattahoochee circuit,
to.fill the place made vacant by the
death of Judge'J. T. Willis, of Colum
bus, which occurred Friday night
The narrow gauge railroad must go.
President Charles Francis Adams, of the
Union Pacific, who manages fifteen hr l-
dred narrow gauge miles, says they Are
first-class nuisances. Most of the prom
inent railroad men in the country agree
with this opinion.
The white Knights of Labor bolted
the labor convention at Lynchburg, Va,,
Friday and Saturday. They held a sep
arate convention and put a ticket in the
field for municipal officers. The color
ed Knights also put up a ticket It is
thought the Democrats will endorse the
white ticket, which will insure its elec
tion.
Millions of feet of pine were destroyed
by the recent wind storm in Michigan.
Houses were unroofed or demolished,
unfinished buildings scattered and chim
neys and outhouses destroyed. Scarcely
a town or settlement escaped. Only
throe fatalities are reported, bat many
were seriously injured.
Saturday afternoon the corning mill of
Lafln powder company, at Meosie, Pa,
exploded with great violence. A num
ber of small buildings, adjoining the mill
were literally blown to pieces, and tim
bers scattered over an area of sevo- 1
hundred yards. Although the mill was
in full operation at the time of the explo
sion only one man, Joseph Frazer, was
killed.
A general strike is looked for among
the anthracite coal workers. Iu Chicago
the barbers won their point, and the hod-
carriers’ differences will be arbitrated.
Trouble is anticipated among the Jersey
City Longshoremen. 200 stove mould
ers in Milwaukee are locked out The
rolling mill men have struck in Pitts
burg and the plunibers in Detroit
graduate, who was dismissed from the
army several years ago for malfeasance
in office, is now in a fair way of becom
ing the richest colored hian in the coun
try. He joined tho Mexican army, and
was ono of the party which discovered
the long lost but rich gold and silver
mines known «as the Quaynopa and the
L&yonda. He will have a share in the
discovery.
A special from Vincennes, Ind., 'says:
During the Luthefan Evangelical Synod
at Boonville, Philip Gyer, of Mt. Auburn,
Ohio, fell as it was.supposed, dead from
apoplexy. The remains woro hurriedly
prepared for burial and shipped to the
home of deceased. Ten hours after his
Stock Raising,—The farmers of our
country are going into stock raising in
earnest. An Athens dealer says that he
will ship, out from Kentucky one hun
dred fine brood mares next fall.
An oldman named Jarrett was found
dead by the buzzards nine miles from
Clarksville, Ga. *.{*«*/»&jia
supposed death the remains arrived, and
the baggageman who handled the coffin
declared ho had hoard tho dead man kick
against the box three or four times. Ho
suggested an examination, but it was ob
jected to by a gentleman who accompa
nied the remains. Word was sent to the
chief of police of Cincinnati, and infor
mation was telegraphed that on th'o cof
fin being opened tho man was found ly
ing on his face, his shroud torn, and tbero
were other indications going to show that
Gyer had come to life after having been
placed in the coffin,
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