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THE PinON SERVICES,
AN EPISCOPAL MINISTER OPENS THE
MEETINGS IN ATHENS*
UqtOnmUwMtlM Tint Methodlit
congregation filled the First
Methodist church Sudsy evening to at
tend the opening services of the onion
■satiags. Thaaa promise to be the most
interesting services held in Athens for ■
long time, ssd it does seem from the be
ginning thst it is a veritable union of
protsstsnv ChrisUsn denominations in
Athena bended together to
teachings of the Bible and to
the influence of the apiriL
Dev. J. C. Davie, rector of Emanuel
Episcopal church, preached the sermon.
The sight wss an unnsnal one and the
occasion one ol special interest Mr. Da
vis is a liberal, practical Christian who
works with the good people of all denom
inations and who is read; at all times,
and in every way to farther the Master’s
cause. Besides being one of the clear
est and most original thinkers and writ
ers in the city, Mr. Davis is a man ol ex
alted piety and broad sympathies.
The church was filled from front to
rear. There were at least eight hun
dred people in the congregation.
Mr. Davis arose, and after reading a
portion of the fifth chapter of Luke, took
his text from the 4th and 5th verses of
the chapter. “Now, when he had left off
speaking, he said unto Simon, launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets
tot a draught. And Simon answering
said unto him: Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken nothing;
nevertheless at thy word I will let down
the net.”
In opening Mr. Davis dwelt upon
Lake (ienesseret, and the home and oc
cupation of the disciples. He followed
Christ after his baptism who, instead of
going back to Nazareth, lingered in the
vicinity of Capernaum, and on the morn
ing after the fishermen had been toiling
all night came to the sea-shore. Be
ing pressed by the multitude he stepped
into ene of the boats, which happened to
be Peter’s, and he then called Simon and
told him to push out, that he might ad
dress the people assembled on the shore.
He then instructed him to go out into
deep water and addressed him the words
of the text Peter at this was much
amazed to think this young man knew
enough about fishing to instruct him in
the occupation that he had been pursuing
all his life. And right here the preacher
brought out a practical lesson. That
what we do for our salvation must noi
be what our reason dictates but what his
words sav.
lie said many people were in great
doubt that after the toils of this life they
would not l>e saved. That if they could
only hold out every day. the way
should be held out svery day. Like Peter
have trust in the person of Christ, and
let consequences alone. We have an
advantage over Peter. He only asked
Simon to let down the net, butto us
he is more fully revealed and we are
asked to believe on him and trust him at
his word. Simon accepted him, in low
ering the net, but now there are persons
who will not with all of the light.
To these there is no hope.
The cause of the total failure of the
previous night had beeu fixed by Christ
so that he could more clearly manilcst
his power on the next day. Mr. Davis
said he believed with the same power
that he had scattered the fish, he now
used in bringing them together is the
net. He then said that the pastqf^ of
this city were now going to let down the
net, and with Christ at their hand,
gather the fish. No doubt Peter had
some expectation, from the letting down
of the net, but had no idea it would be
such a catch as it turned out to be. By
this wonderful miracle James, John and
Andrew left all and followed him, hav
ing faith in the man that could do such a
thing.
Now came the most important lesson
of the discourse, and the preacher most
dearly brought out the truth at this
point. It was the great results that
hang on little things. How, by the drop
ping of the net by Peter, his great power
bad been shown, and that in this miracle
James, John and Andrew had been led
to follow Christ. How often the destiny
of two persons hangs upon one; the
daughter upon the mother; the family
upon parents, who too often neglect the
family altar, and the children reap no in
fluence from this great source.
In closing, he hoped that the spirit of
God would be manifested at this time,
and that an abundant harvest would be
the result of this meeting.
The meeting yesterday was well at
tended, and the interest continues una
bated. Itev. C. S. Owens, of the Oconee
street church, conducted the exercises.
Last night there was anethcr fine ser
vice andl arge congregation. If the meet
ings hold up as they have commenced,
Athens will nave one of the biggest re
vivals ever known. Dr. Lane preached
laat evening and gave one of his best ser
mons to a large and enthusiastic audi
ence. We will be unable to say who
will fill the pulpit to-day, as it is a rule
agreed upon by the pastors not to an
nounce who will conduct the service.
The ministers want the people to come
out to preaching and not hear a certain
UNCLE PETER CULP-
Dear Bamski-Watchan: The atro
city of the crime committed by Tom
Woolfolk, in the murder of nine persons,
has never been equalled in America, or
if so, has not been in my observation, and
a sane man oould work himself into such
fiendishness is beyond my conception.
1 am, therefore led to believe he is par
tially insane. I have no doubt he had
long contemplated such a crime, when
the infernal powers were leading him
captive, and 1 think his mind was suffi
cient to concoct his scheme, and he had
enough of ferocity in his nature to exe
cute them; that he had any idea of the
ferocity of his crime, or the consequen
ces to fellow, I do not believe, and it
would be hard for mo to determine if
he is responsible or not. God alone
knows thaL It is a mysterious affair;
but I have not a doubt but that he com
mitted the murders, but I am incompe
tent to say whether or not he should
suffer death for iL I can’t see how a
sane man could perpetrate such a fiend
ish act. He should be examined by the
most competent authorities, and the de
cision should be rendered in unison
with these authorities.
While he may generally act and talk
like he is compusmentus, I have no
doubt these cranky or crazy spells are
periodical, and I think the devil aided
him in laying, and executing his plans,
while in one of these spells. It should
teach us a very serious lesson—to never
entertain an evil or fiendiah thought one
moment longer than we can divest our
selves of it, and supply ourselves with
better thoughts. The night I read the
details of the crime, it disturbed me
as that 1 could not sleop,
to think that God would
would even allow a man to commit so
heinous a crime without the slightest re
straint. I suppose He allowed it to teach
us some lesson, perhaps to show us the
thousands of dangers with which we are
surrounded, while we are entirely una
ware of iL We should try to be prepar-
en for the worst, at all times.
About forty years since, perhaps more,
a terrible tragedy took place in Wal
ton county, five or six miles from Jug
man.
KNOXVILLE'S FREE HAND.
WHAT A PEOPLE CAN DO WHO PULL
TOGETHER.
Half a Million Dollars Toted to the Hew
VUIlremda by the City of KnoxviUs-Scene*
or Hilarity-A Paonle Drank With Hope.
The city of Knoxville submitted the
question of giving five hundred thousand
dollars to the new railroads, building to
wards that city, to the people. Every
effort was used to secure a four-fifths
vote, necessary to the appropriation.
The result was, for bonds, 3,329; no
bonds, 20. An eye witness thus de
scribes the election:
Soon after the polls were closed and
it was known that the vote was practi
call; unanimous, the loud huzzahs of
enthusiastic men and boys rent the air
and proclaimed the victory. The bells
in the city hall, court-house and other
places rang ont tne glad news and all
Knoxville was happy. Faces were
wreathed in smiles and everybody con
gratulated everybody else.
The tidal wave of popular euthusiasm
reached a splendid climax last nigbL reTenoe service.
Long before dark the streets leading in
the direction of the Institute grounds,.on
West main street, were
thronged with people. Men, women
and children turned ont by the hundreds
and the spacious grounds were soon fill
ed with enthusiastic people. The first
thiDg on the program was a magnificent
pyrotochnic display, under the supervi-
don of Mr. A. L. Albers.
After the speaking another pyrotech-
nical display was enjoyed and the crowd
lispersed to their homes—that it a great
many of them did. The boys started
■>ut then to paint ’er red, and they suc
ceeded. Some one went into Barry’s
tnd purchased a package of fire crackers.
It was a gentle hint, and soon hundreds
■f men and boys were throwing crackers.
It was about 10 o'clock when the fun
■ommenced, and it was long after mid-
light when they quiL It is estimated
that over $300 worth of crackers were
consumed in the vicinity of the Hattie
House during the time. The little
-racker and the big cannon cracker, rock
ets and torpedoes were exploded in aper-
ect discord of deafening noise. The
crowd divided into two different parties
iking the opposite sides of Gay street
>nd for two hours the battle raged with
■II the ardor and desperation of opposing
■rmies, save that the cartridges were all
•lank. The atmosphere grew dense with
he sulphuric smoke of the crackers aad
he first day of the new Knoxville was
•shered in with the noise of exploding
ireworks. Several prominent young
uen were requested to call at the City
lall to-morrow morning and settle for
heir fun. They didn’t kick. Five dol-
ars don’t amount to much now. Fun
hey did have, and they are willing to
pay for iL “Let ’er go, Gallagher.”
A local paper thus wires the hilarity
•f the press;
The result of yesterday’s election
neans a great deal more than the mere
subscribing $500,000 to the
cipitol stock of the Powell's Valley and
the Knoxville Southern roads, great as
these enterprises are, and beueficial as
they are to .xuoxville and all East Ten
nessee. It means much more than the
he development of mines and quarries
ind the erection of great manufacturing
establishments. It means that the peo
ple of Knoxville of all classes and voca
tions; the merchant prince and the day
laborer, the mechanic and the manufac
turer, the white and the colored; all the
people without regard to conditions, pol
itics or sects, arc unitedat laat and are
working to build up Knoxville, and make
of it one of the greatest cities of the le-
;enerated, vigorous Sunny South.
The present is the time for rejoicing,
(■at all the people rejoice and be glad.
The future is full of hope and encour
agement. The young men have reason
to rejoice that they livd in a communitp
chore they have a field in which to
ichieve all their laudable ambition. The
old meD, who have been strong in this
lirection throughthe long years, encoun
tering defeat and disappointment until it
sometimes appeared as if there could be
no hope left, may rejoice that they have
lived to see the seeds they have planted
yielding o glorious harvesL Hope has
it last ended in fruition, and the bright
-un of a new day dawns upon a happy
people! That the future may be bright-
er a hundred fold than their most san
guine anticipations is the wish of the
Journal.
Harris waa wall
drank constantly and treated his wife so
badly, tne left him and went to his mo
ther's. After some time he went to try
to get her to return home, end he was
drunk then and refused to go, end he
’ shot her dead; her mother came to the
newt aad ha killed her; about tide
time hi* brother-in-law, appeared, and
Harria ewore be would kill him. Whaley
either had hi* gun or cot it aomehow, end
while Harria wae trying to ahoot him,
Whaley got around the corner of the
•mokehouse, took a rest against the cor
ner end (hot Harria dead In his tracks.
There lay husband end wife end wife’s
mother, all deed. That wee awful, bat
insignificant to Woolfolk'*. Whaley
was tried but came deer, because he was
right and was a good man. It wa live
long iye learn some aid lessons. May
God help na to live in conformity to His
will, that wa msy resp the reward of
well-spent Urea hen, aad finally be
housed to Ida bright abode beyond the
ffia, 1 * my sincere jirayer.^ Tour
The moonshiner* an thinning ont
ADVENTURES OF COLLECTOR GANTT
IN THE FREE STATE.
that I had no right to invade her house,
and she protested against iL I told her
that I did not wish to freighten her or
the children, ard they had nothing in the
xi i room siei
Everrwbm.
The side-wheel steamer, Ashland, was
burned to the water's edge onLake Supe
CROPS IN OGLETHORPE-
What a Prominent Farmer Say* From HU
Own Personal Observation.
Yesterday we had a call from one of
the best informed and most practical far
mers in this section. In speaking shoot
the crops, he said he had examined them
os he came to Athens, and every mile or
so he got out of his buggy and looked at
the cotton. Already mere are enough
full developed bolls to make a bigger
crop than last year, and if the farmers do
not have any serious mishap they will
make more than will be picked out by
Christmas.
He said he lost, of course, in the bot
toms, but at any rate would make a good
half crop of com, end that the up laud
yield was extraordinary, and would
make up for the loss sustained by the
fresheL This gentleman said last year
he had to buy 2,000 bushels of com, but
this year he had much more, and only
had to purchase 80 bushels. He runs a
large farm, and it takes many barrels to
bread the plantation.
For the first time since freedom ha
thinks tenants will pay their rents, and
may lie able to pay for stock that they
bought last spring. On his place nearly
every one has a crop of cane, which is
unusually good, and they will make
enough syrup to last them until neat
April; also, enough com to bread them
selves. If the farmers don’t pay out this
season, they stand a very poor chance of
ever doing so.
A farmer from Banks was also ia our
office yesterday. He says he will not
make a good crop, but that his neighbor
will. That the first yield will be Cur;
the second has shed badly end will not
do much; the lest, if there ere not many
rains, wilt be goed also, making it alto-
;ether a splendid crop. The cotton on
resh ground and planted early has stood
much better than cotton on old soil.
DEATH OF MISS JUUAUNTON.
SiicMHof* Well Known Tonne Lndy of
Athens Yesterday Afternoon.
After a long illness this lovely young
lady breathed her last yesterday after
noon at three o’clock. Several weeks
ago, yielding to the invitations of friends
in Athens who longed to enjoy her so
ciety and minister to her comfort, she
left her home near the city and consent
ed to spend a short time in Athens.
Thinking that a change would benefit
Tavern. A man named Harris had mar- „ _
ried a Miss Whaley, of? good family, and her. her family agreed to her coming,
well off but a drunkard. He
different members attending her from
time to time. Two weeks ago, however,
it wes evident that her pure young life
waa ebbing away and her father and
family were summoned to her side at
Madame Sosnowski’s.
She waa the centre of constant care
and prayers of friends, and realised that
her end waa notfar off. Tenderly sad
intelligently (he took leave of the differ
ent members of the feknfly end friends,
end with the strong hope ef the joung
Christian, made calm preparation fordo-
parture. She wee the eldest daughter'of
Dr J S Linton, of Athens, end the sister
of Mr. H. H. Linton.
The funeral will take place this /after
noon at half past four o’clock, from the
Presbyterian church.
Ho roa Acwokth!—I am authorised by
Mr. Slaughter, Commissioner of the
Southern Passenger Association, to aay
that the rate for persona attending the
reunion of the 18th Georgia at AoWorth,
on the 26th inat, from all points witbia
the State of Georgia, will be one tan for
the round trip. Tickets on sale 2ith end
26th, limited to 29 th.
Gao. W. Maddox, Secretary
Illicit Still*—A
XIsM’a Work—Lost la the Swatave-Uf*
Among the Madlaoa County Moonxhln* «
—A DeitreMlng Scene— Capturing o Pris
oner Bat MUslng the “Copper.
For the past three or four days Col
lector GantL with Marshals Carter and
Kelly, have been stirring up the moon
shiners around Dowdy, in Madison coun
ty. Mr. Gantt was in his office yesterday,
after a return from a committal trial at
Gainesville of the prisoners captured,and
a Bass eh-Watchman reporter sought
him out for an interview. He was found
very busy making out his reports to the
department and straightening out his
business, that had been neglected for
several days.
“ Ycs,”ho replied to the reporter’s inqui-
-v, “I have been working like fighting
lire since last Friday, and am new tak
ing a breathing ipell. I like the business
finely and have been gainings half pound
a day in flesh since I have been in the
revenue service. It is a rough and ex
citing life, entirely different from the
routine duties of an editor, and is a
change -that I feel will benefit me.
1 had no ide* there were so many moon
shine stills around Athens. In some
sections of the Free State they are as
thick as fleas in a hog pen. Friday
night the officers raided and captured
two about a mile apart, and Sunday
night, or rather about one o’clock Mon
day morning, I destroyed one in the same
neighborhood. Sunday afternoon a par
ty came to my house and stated that a
run was then being made about 16 or 18
miles above Athens, and if 1 would go
with him at once we could capture it
My informant was a stranger in this sec
tion, and he said that while walking
through the woods, coming from Bushy
creek .to the Carnesville road, he saw
“still signs” k in a branch he crossed,
and following it up, came upon the
house in which the men were then at
work making a run. He crept up within
25 steps of them, concealed behind some
bushes, and had watched the moon
shiners ao hour at their work. This man
was an entire stranger to me, but 1 was
convinced that he was telling the troth,
and I decided to go with him. I could
iot find a marshal, but finally prevailed
on my friend, Mr. J. U, Dorsey, to ac
company me, as I did not think it advis
able to make the raid alone. Hireing a
three-seated back, to which was hitched
two mules, I started for the place indi-
ca cd. leaving the upper bridge just be-
fofe sundown. At Philip's liar room
we took the Carnesville road, and after
passing Mr. John Matthew’s went proba
bly two or three miles further. My
uidc halted the team in an old field
here. IVe followed ' a blind road for
perhaps one-fourth of a mile, when it
ave out. Here we left the team in
charge of the negro driver, who earnest
ly protested mgaint our quitting him, as
lie said there were both moonshiners
and hauls around there. The night,
was very dark and we suggested light
ing the lantern which we had with
os, but the guide said it would not be
prudent to do so We crossed the rough
est country 1 ever saw, going through
. dense wood, and falling over a pile of
hingles or a bush at nearly every step—
climbed several fences,crossed two fields,
and finally wound up in a dense, dark
swamp. 'Here I tried to cross a branch
on a foot log, that turned just as I got in
the middle of iL Hpilling me into the wa
ter. I scrambled out only to be mired
up in the adjacent swamp. I asked my
guide.how much further it was to the
still. lie replied that it was a good long
mile and a quarter. Fart of the distance
lay through swamps and woods. It was
so dark that I could not see my hand an
inch before my face, and our party were
■ n danger of being separated from each
other.
“After falling over stumps and being
scratched by bushes for some time, I de
termined to light my lantern, and did so.
After this we did a little better, but the
lamp was out of fix and kept going out,
leaving us in the dark at a most criti
cal moment Finally we came to where
there were two branches, and our guide
announced himself as lost He said
he knew how to trail at
night like an owl, but when
I lighted the lamp it confused him
and ne had lost his bearing. We cross
ed soveral branches, and after some time
camo out unto a dim path. This we fol
lowed for perhaps a quarter of a mile,
when we came to a house. Here our
guide recovered his reckoning and pilot
ed us on. Three or four dogs came from
the yard to attack us, and we were afraid
they would awake the family,who would
give the alarm. We made the passage,
however, safely, and after walking some
distance, came to a very large belt of
woodland and another swamp. Here we
frelted for a rest, being pretty well tired
ouL The still, our guide told us, was
only a few hundred yards up the branch
and we would have to approach it
cautiously, We went a very round
about way, and finally came toe new cut
road that led directly to the still house
door. We had now to dvance quietly,
and each man marched side by side. As
we approached, seveiai hogs thst were
fattened from the still slops sounded the
alarm and rushed off with noise enough
to arouse a city. We knew our only hope
was to at once surround the still, which
we did. To our disappointmenL we
found no one there, but a fire was burn
ing under the furnace. The house had a
lock on iL hut it was not fastened, and
we soon had it opened mud pushed back
the door. It was one of the best amng-
■I still houses I ever saw, with every
quipment for the manufacture of liquor
xcept a still, which had been torn from
the furnace and carried off. This was a
lisappointmenL The moonshiners had
usl finished their run. for the slops were
ioLss also about 15 gallons of low wines
in the thumper that they did not take
time to still up. There were also two
barrels of beer ready for distillation.
“Our next step then was to fasten the
door without disturbing anything. At
first we decided to campon the ground
until morning, when the men would re
turn with the still to mike up the beer
into liquor, but Jfresh wagon tracks led
Jircctly from the d6or, and by following
thrm we decided that we could not only
find the still butthn whisky made that
■lay. The tracks led by a house some
thing over one fourth of a mile from the
still. Here we halted, and Mr. Dorsey
and myself secreting ourselves, sent the
gui !e to the yard to see whose house it
was. Bis hail was answered by a wo
man’s voicei who wanted to know who
was and what they wanted at that
time of nighL My guide replied that his
name, was Morrison, that he wes lost end
■sked direction to the Carnesville road.
He then saked toe woman who lived at
that house. She said she wes a widow.
W« did net disturb her further, hut
wenton to eaother house not far dis-
tanL As we approached it we saw that
it wes lighted up, end eouid hear the
voicei or men talking. I felt confident
that 1 had bagged my game. Quietly
slipping into the yard,I took my stand at
.the front door and sent Mr. Dorsey end
guide around to the rear to guard th
doors end windows on that side. I was
stuffing bn the steps, when all atones I
waa taken with a desire to an ease. I
never tried at hard in my life to suppress
iL and succeeded for about half a min
ute, when it came out with a noise that
sounded to mejas loud as Gabriel’s trum
peL In a moment the door was thrown
open end a large mu with black mus
tache stood in iL I threw my eye in
toe room ud saw four other men there.
I knew wist I did most be done
auickly; so witoonte moment’s hesita
tion I sprang into too house, ud stated
tothe occupants that I was a revenue
efflcer,that I waa jq search of the still ud
whisky that had jut beep parried off sad
I believed I would find them then and
intended to search the premises. There
was ’ a Swomu present with a sick bah;
Atiiena Uaad wan world to fear; that it waa only the men rior the other night Her crew escaped.
I was alter. I succeeded in ca’-n’ng
her fears, ud when she heard my name
said that I could do as I saw fiL The
men made no resistance. The house be
longed to a mu named Bradley who had
been arrested Friday night before at an
illicit still ud was then in jail in Ath
ens. The condition of the femily was in
deed pittiful and would touch the sympa
thy of uy one. Mrs. Bradley Suid that
she was dependent on her husband’s la
bor for support as was also an old lady
relative of her husband, who was then ly
ing at toe point of death. The child in
her Up did not look like it would service
many days. I promised Mrs. Bradley that
I would do all in my power to get her
husband out of his troubles and let him
return home. Among the men present
was a very handsome young fellow about
22 years old, named Richard Seagrave3,
who my guide recognized as one of the
men seen that day working around the
stil. I arrested him and brought him on
to Athens. We did not find toe still or
whisky at Mrs. Bradley’s, an then went
to another house nearby aof single-room.
In uswer to our hail a man io the house
wanted to know who we were and what
was our business. I told him we were
revenue officers and intended to search
his premises. This he refused to per-
miL stating that his wife was in a very
critical condition, and il any one disturb
ed her be would do so at his peril. 1
went to the door and after some time
persuaded the man to come where we
were. He opened a crack in the door and
began to treat with us. I told him that
I did not want to excite nr disturb his
wife, but if he would let me enter his
bouse I would do so quietly, and .f I din
not find any whisky would leave him
undisturbed. He then opened the door
and 1 made a thorough search of the
room. In onp bed was his wife, who was
in a delicate condition, while in another
slept several little children. There was
but little furniture in the room, and my
search was soon completed and proved a
fruitless one. The party said his name
was Bushin,and he knew nothing about
any illicit tills. I noticed a little log
nuthouse in the yard, and stated that I
also wanted to search that. I saw at a
lance from iiushin’s actions that I had
struck him in a tender place. He said
there was nothing in that but a few long-
handle gourds, and I had promised him if
1 found no whisky 1 would lethim alone.
I insisted, however, on going to the house
leaving Mr. Dorsey to watch over Bus-
bin; but he followed me out in the yard
when he saw my determination, and
when I reached the door of the little
house, said, “Gentlemen, I will tell you
the tru'h. You will find in the house a
keg of slops that i had collected for ray
cow at a still near here, that the officer-'
raided the other night I knew tlioir
presence will be evidence against me,
but for the sake of my sick wife I ask
you not to take me away from her.” We
found it just as Bushin stated. I did not
arrest him, as the evidence against him
was not very strong, and besides his
wife was not in a condition to he left
alone. After leaving Bushin’s we re
turned to the still, destroyed the beer,
low wines and stands, and then started
back home, reaching Athens just about
daylighL I had to get up next morning
to go to Gainesville with my prisoner,
lie was bound over in a three hundred
dollar bond, as were likewise three other
men whom Marshals Carter and Kelley
had in charge. I remembered roy prom
ise to Mrs. Bradley, and made a personal
appeal to Commissioner (iaston in her
husband’s behalf. 1 got his bond cut
down one-half, found a party to go
on iL and that night Bradley returned
home to his famiiv the happiest man in
Georgia. The prisoners thanked me for
the kindness with which I had treated
them, and said that hereafter I could
count on the moonshiners as my friends,
even if I did pull their stills; that they
knew I was simply doing my duty as an
officer and did not blame me.
There is a great deal of work to do
about Athens, but I hope before many
weeks to have the illicit etillsall thinned
out. when it will be easy work to dis
charge my other duties.”
BACK FROM THE NORTH-
Mi. W. M. Rowland, who returned
yesterday after an extended tour from
NewY’ork, Brooklyn and Lake George,
tells us that the business outlook in the
North was never better. The people
have great faith in the crops and com
merce of the year and money is easy and
plentiful for business uses. Judging
from the crowds attending the watering
K laces, the business of the land must
ave been satisfactory the past year, and
the outloook is fine. The amount of
money spent in travel is taken at the
North as god3 indication of prosperity.
People in New York complain of dull
ness at this time on account of the sum
mer tourists absent The rushing crowds
on the streets do not seem, however, to
lack volume or momentum.
SILENT MURRAY.
Hr. Tobo Mares; Will Not Talk For For
the Ncwepapem.
A Banneii-Watcmman reporter yes
terday called on Mr. Tobe Murrey to
find out if he had any statement to make.
He had gene to his dinner at the time,
but wo afterwards met him as he was
gently riding down the street and made
known our business.
“1 have nothing whatever to say,” said
Mr. Murray, “and the only statement I
will make will be At the trial. There are
a great mauy who think they know
where I have been staying; hut, in reali
ty, there were but two men in Athens
who knew anything about me. 1 was
kept well pasted, however, and some
times got the Banner-Watchman.”
A CARD.
Dowdt, Ga^ Aug. 16.—Editor Banner-
Watchman: I notice in the daily of the
15th thst you say “Seymour was inter
ested in the stills your Mr. Gantt & Go.
captured in this county,” which is false.
There are no Seymours in this section
but myself and one son who could engage
in such a business, and as the stills were
captured some five miles above me, it is
supposed that it is myself or son who
has been running toe Meckade stills. No
one was engaged in such a business by
that name in this county, as every one
knows. Yours truly,
J. W. Seymour.
It was a misprint. It should have read
“Seagreves.”—lEds. B.-W.]
waa a Jwomaa present witn a sick baby
in her arms, while several other little
outs came to her badly frightened. On
A man in Bussell county, Ale, com
mitted suicide in a church, during a pro.
traded meeting, a few days ago.
Boston, Ga., received her first bale of
cotton on the 9th. It sold for 9j£ cents.
Twenty yonng men competed lest week
at Westfield, Mess, for a West Point
cadetship, and the examining surgeon
was compelled to reject ten of them on
account of “tobacco heart,” brought on
by cigarette smoking.
envelopes, it is stat
ed, are to be issued Sept 10. The lc.
will be blue, the 5c. milori blue, the 10c.
chocolate, the 30c. Bismarck brown and
the 90c. purple. No old designs will be
issued after this month. Enough will
be made to supply the demand from
SepL 1 to SepL 10.
In thirty-five cipea of the world there
arei 32,510,319 aonlSfOr nearly the popu
lation of the British Islet.
Chicago is toe largest railroad centre
in the world.' It'haa twenty trunk lines.
It is stated on undoubted authority
that toe PresiffTntwni jffin ’Mrs. Cleve
land at Marion during toe last few days
of her stay.
Railroad ties hud down near Reno.
Nov, nineteen yeafit ago, have been taken
up and found to be in a perfect state of
preservation. An analysis to determine
what preserved the wood will be made.
There are 207 new railroads in pro
gress in the United States. In the South
ern States there are 45.
The planters of Brazil are now getting
labor from Europe, and some of them
will free their slaves in the next two or
three years.
No disturbances ate reported from
Hawaii. The new ministry are now in
control of the affairs.
A school teacher near Bobetta was re
fused admission to his school because he
was a prohibitionist. He has started a
new school, and is patronized by prohi
bitionists.
WONT HAVE NEGROES-
The American Branch of Foresters Will Se
cede Bather Than Admit Them.
Chicago, Aug. 14.—The twelfth sub
sidiary high court of the Ancient Order
of Foresters has concluded its labors
here. In the Storing -session the most
iiupoi tant question before toe court was
■he framing of an answer to the supreme
court of foresters in England anent the
cablegram received ordering the admis
sion of colored men in toe association.
Mr. Gardner Washburn, chairman of the
committee, appointed Tuesday last to
consider this question, handed in a vol-
umnious report. This took a strong
stand against the position of the English
high courL “We would give the Eng
lish high court to understand,” said the
report, “that this, the American branch,
will not be controlled contrary to the
general laws of the order and best inter
est of the foresters as a body. Any co
ercive aca, such as toe admission of the
negro into the order, will be fought tooth
and nail; and we wain the high court of
England that if they continue to claim
powers not granted them by the consti
tution, we will separate and sunder our-
selves from such supreme court as our
fathers did from the all claiming Eng-
lsh ministry in the reign of George
Several heated speeches were deliver
ed, when by unanimous vote, the report
was accepted and the the secretary in
structed to forward a copy of the same
to the supreme . court of Foresters in
London. '" .V V- ' - ■..
MRS-CLEVELAND AT MARION.
She Will Hold a Public lieceptlon—Laige
Crowds Expected.
New Bedford, Mass, Aug. 14.—Since
the arrival of Mrs. Cleveland at Marion
the churches which she has attended
have been thronged with people from
other places trying to catch a glimpse of
the President’s wife. To-day the beau
tiful weather caused an unusually large
influx of visitors from adjoining towns.
When Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by
Gen. Greely, walked from the latter’s
residence to St Gabriel's Episcopal
church, she was toe object of much re
spectful curiosity. At the close of the
service, Gen. Greely and Mrs. Cleveland
walked home. This afternoon, with a
party of friends, which includes Gen.
and Mrs. Greely, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Gilder and Mrs. Van Renssaiaer, the au-
thores, Mrs. Cleveland drove to Great
Neck and took tea with Mr and Mrs A
W Nickerson. Returning, she received a
nninber of friends at General Greely’s
house. Mrs. Cleveland has finally yield
ed to frequently expressed end urgent
requests to hold a public reception, and
(notice plicxrdo.fi at the post-office
“Gen. *a<TMrs. Greely announce that
Mrs. Cleveland will receivo at their resi
dence (toe house of CspL Emerson Had-
leyson,) the people of Marion and vicin
ity on August 15th, from 6 to 8 p. m.”
Without doubt there will be great
crowds, as it will he the only opportune*
ty toe people of Marion and vicinity will
have of meeting the distinguished lady
during her stay io that locality.”
LATEST REPORTS FROM OUR FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS.
WINTERVILLE.
Wintzhville, Aug. 17.—[Special.]—
The mercury is pointing towards J00
again. A moderate rain would do no
harm.
Mr. R M McAlpin and others are (pre
paring to improve and remodel their
dwellings, on Church street.
Miss Bertie Daniel, of Crawford, is
visiting friends in Winterville.
Prof Hudson and lady, who are visiting
in Eatonton, are expected home this
week. Prof H will open the fall term of
bis school next Monday.
Hr John Pittard and son, Harry, are
on a short trip to Franklin, N C, where
hisexcellent lady has been visiting for
some time. They will all return this
week.
Mr J B Winter and family anl Mr D A
Anthony and family ore visiting reiatves
and friends in Oconee for a few days.
Mr R T Moore makes a first-class tiek-
et agenL as he fills the capacity of local
ticket agent and conductor at the same
time.
Mrs Albert Winter, of Thomasvilte,
relatives hws. Re
turns home to-day.
Col Ike Lowe and Capt Dozier passed
down the road yesterday.
Rev W P Rivers preached an excellent
sermon at the Methokist church here
last Sabbath.
The charming Miss Mira Thompson, of
Jefferson, who have been visiting rela
tives in our town, will return home dur-
the week, to the regret of her many
friends here—especially the young men.
Miss Nellie Stillman, of Storkville,
Miss, who have been visiting her Geor
gia relatives for several yea’s, -ome o'
whom are here, will return home next
Thursday. This is heart-smashing
news to her many admirers here. It is
to be hoped that Miss Nellie will again
visit Georgia soon, as it is rather expen
sive for so many to visit Mississippi.
HARMONY GROVE-
Harmony Grove, Aug. 17.—(Special.]
Mr Andy Hudson made a Hying visit to
Athens yesterday.
Mr Tom Stapler left for Athens on a
shoyt business trip to-day.
Hon T E Key returned to Atlanta yes
terday, after spending v short time with
friends here.
The negroes are now carrying on a big
revival at the church at Jolintown, and
the singing at night is heard quite plain
ly all over town.
Mr Ed Dorsey spent yesterday in the
Grove, in tho interest of his linn.
Miss Virginia Gordon, one of our most
popular young ladies, returned home this
morning, after spending some hue with
relatives in Middle Georgia.
The ice cream festival for to-morrow
night promises to be a very enjoyable
affair, indeed. It will be given at the
r<sidencc ofMrand Mrs J T Quillian, on
Carnesville avenue. Quite a nice time
i expected by all.
Harmony Grove, Aug. 16.—[Special.]
Mr James McLester. of the Classic Cicy,
was in the Grove yesterday.
’Squire Reuben McGinnis, of Madison
county was in the Grove this morning.
Mr and Mrs H O Williford went over
to Carnesville, Wednesday, on n short
visit to friends and relatives.
Mr II L Clanford, the popular Athens
job printer, spent yesterday in theGrove,
in the interest of his business.
Messrs James Comer, of Athens, aad
Jinks Comer, of Maysville, were in the
Grove yesterday, shaking hands with
their many friends.
Miss Rosa Gordon, after spending a few
days very pleasantly with friends and
and relatives in Banks county, returned
■to toe Grove yesterday.
We are to have an ice cream festival
Thursday night. Athens, Jefferson and
Maysville will be well represented and
it promises to be he the social event of
the season.
JEFFERSON.
Jefferson, August 17.—[Special ]—
Col Pike is attending Gainesville court
this week, also Mr G W Stanley, one of
our merchants, is spending a while at
Gainesville.
Farmers report cotton opening very
fasL and I don’t suppose it will be very
long before the fiecey staple will begin
to roll in.
Mr Wilder, of Albany, son-in-law of
Prof. Hnnter, gave a picnic to several
young lady friends at Harrison Shoals
on yesterday, from the gay manner in
which they returned 1 .suppose they
must have had a pleasant time.
Mrs J M Story, of Greenesboro, after
a pleasant visit to relative here, will re
turn to-day via Athens, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs W A Burns.
Maj Homesly is visiting his family at
CapL Selman’s this week. His partner
Mr Geo Webb is very low with lever at
his home at Black, S. C. His many
friends hope for his early recovery.
Jefferson, Au;. 14—[Special ]—The
funeral of little Monline McCoy was
preached to;day at the Baptist church
by the Rev Mr Kelley. M online was a
bright and beautiful little girl and much
loved by ail her young companions.
This particular portion of our town has
been unusually sickly this summer, and
Mrs Turner has left her home and de
voted her whole time to the sick. She
has certainly won the love and gratitude
STATE PRESS COMMENTS-
A Heavy Loss.—Col, Smith, Ogle
thorpe’s big planter, tells us that he loqt
between 8,000and 10,000 bushels of corn
by the over-flow. He is now et work
building a levee on several of his small
streams and when they are bliilt will
put one on Beaver dam creek. He say j
it will make the land cost him one hun
dred dollars per acre, but it will prove a
K ying investment in the lo 13 run. He
s lost three successive crops on his
bottoms that would have paid for this
work. >
AKimd Act,—One secret of Hon.
James M. Smith’s wide-epread populari
ty ia his great kindnesa to poor people
and every one in distress. When he
found several of toe Madison county
boys on toe train under arrest for moon-
shining, he at once notified Collector
Gantt that be would become their
bondsmen. It was ceatainly a kind and
generous act on toe part of CoL Smith,
and toe unfortunate men appreciated it
highly. ’
Bound Ova*.—The parties charged
with running an illicit still were taken
before the U. S. Commissioner in Gaines-
ffW# end bound over in the sum of. $300
toappearin the U. S. court in Atlanta.'
They gave bond and returned home. Col
lector Gantt returned home yesterday
[Dawsan Jouroa’.)
Every day brings forth some new tes
timony why the Georgia convict system
should go.
[< ’ulhbert Enterprise.]
At the minimum price fixed for the
sale of the State road, in the bill now
pending, there are not many people in
Georgia who would nut say trade.
]Eatontaa Meaaanter.]
Metaphorically speaking. Statesman
Simmons has scalped Statesman Felton.
[Mason Telegraph.]
There is a buoyancy in business all
over the country that for this season of
the year, is most encouraging.
(Atlanta Constitution.;
It is to be hoped thst the
will have no quarrels this week. The
weather promises to bo hoL hut our gift
ed statesmen should toy to keep toe
peace.
[Savaasah Neve,]
Peace reigns in the general assembly
Shame for the row that occurred hist
week ought also to reign.
[AlbAajKews.]
Let the Legislature send out its fiat
against “pistol toting.”
tiftcon News.1
While our legislators discuss terrapins
and listen to personsl vituperations the
per diems move steadily on.
[North Georgia Citizen.]
The finance*committee of tho Georgia
Legislature his very properly recoin
mended an appropriation of $5,000 for the
purpose of repairing the dormitories of
the State University.
Mb. Casas's Insurance.—Mrs. J. R.
Crane hss received three (thousand dol
lars from the Royal Arcanum, being the
amount for which her tote husband, who
was a member of that order, was insured.
Judge S. M. Herrington turned over the
amount, at request of ML-Yernon Lodge,
No. 138. R. A. Mr. Crane was insured
for $9,000—$6,000 in the N. W. Mutual
and $3,0Q0 in the .Arcanum,
Louis S*>th Recaptured.—Louis
Smith, one of the moonshiners arrested
by Marshall Carter Friday nighLand who
escaped in Athens and returned' home
was recaptured by that officer Tuesday
night and was yesterday carried to
Gainesville, where he had shearing be
fore Commissioner Gaston and was
bound over to appear at the October
term of toe United States court in At
lanta. :
Bob Reeves’ Condition.—'Wean glad
to know that Mr. Bob Reaves’ continues
to improve. He i s now able to sit up in
a chair, and we hope soonto see him out
pntbe streets.
Revs Morris and Marehman are carry
ing on a splendid meeting at Johnson’s
chapel. This week eight or ten have
joined the church.
Rev S P Richardson held quarterly
meeting at Farmington, Saturday and
Snnday.
The people have been very busy this
week working the roads.
NACOOCHEE.
Nacoochfy, August 17.—[Special.]—
“All qr et along the Chattahoochee to-
nighL”
Let'all who wish to luxuriate m
charming weather hie to the “Vale ef the
Evening Star;” for our delicious cool
nights cannot be surpassed.
Dr Bitley Hollingsworth, of Madison,
is visiting relatives in this place.
Mr G W Williams, Jr., and family are
spending a few days with his parents in
their beautiful home in the mountains.
The guardian knot was tied for a very
young couple a few days since. The
groom is fifteen and the bride only 14.
It was an elopement
Mrs Cnmmingham seems to have quite
a popular hotel.
We have had a great many transient
visitors to Nacoochee during the past
week.
I > M ■vdw'awford.
Crawford, August 17.—[Special.]—
Ed Jones was here to-day and secured
the contract for covering Arnold, Max
well & Co’s new store.
Tom Berry has gathered from one
acre, eight two-horse wagon loads of
watermelons, and says that if he eonld
have sold them at five sents apiece, they
would have yielded him $50.
R C Lattimer is here mixing among our
merchants in the imerest of Julius Co
hen & Co.
Farmers from some sections of ou’
county are complaining that cotton has
thrown off a great deal of its fruit since
the rains.
Crawford, August 15.—[Speeial]—
Wal'er Bros, have bought the right to
sell a patent churn in Oglethorpe.
Miss Lucia Jones, of Atlanta, is visit
ing relatives here.
Messrs E[arei ;e Bloodworth, of At
lanta, and \Yillie Edwards, of Athens,
are mixing with friends here.
H r Jim Hall, of Camilla, is visiting the
family of his brother.
Dave Arnold makes all his calculations
on a brick now.
Sheriff Mavwcll went up in Big Creek
neighborhood yesterday and arrested a
•Mr. Davis, who is charged with whip
ping his wife.
A negro from about Athens passed
through here yesterday driving a hired
horse recklessly, on his way to tho camp
meeting below Crawford, and the horse
died in a few minutes after he was un
hitched.
A mosquito tackled Harris Pace last
night for a square meal, and after boring
away some time he became disgusted
and left. Harris don’t think he will be
troubled any more.
HOMER.
IIomer, August 17.—[Special.]—Mrs.
M Van Estes, of Gainesville, is visiting
her sister Mrs W C J Garrison of this
place.
We were happy to grasp the hand of
our old friends J F Garrison this morn
ing.
W T Cockran, one of our most promi
nent farmero, passed through here this
morning en route for Gainesville, where
he will sp id several days with his
brother.
A Baptist protracted me- ing is now
in progress at Silver Shoals church four
miles above here, and we learn that they
are having a good meeting.
The many friends of G C Forbes will
regret to learn of his sickness.
Homxr, August 16.—[Special.]—Miss
Laura Dorough", oFthis county, is the'
guest of Mrs H T Stephens.
Mr A C Rucker, of Maysville, was oa
our streets yesterday.
Mr Tom Sumpter, who has been spend
ing several days with friends here, has
returned to his home in Franklin
county.
Miss Maggie YVrighL one of Banks
county’s charming young ladies, is the
gaest of Miss Marsalis Garrison. We
wish her a pleasant stay while in our
town.
We learn that Prof C S Wells, a pro
minent citizen of this county, was found
dead in his room on yesterday morning.
Mr. Ayers, our coroner, in company with
Dr LockarL leaves this morning to inves
tigate the matter, as it is supposed that
foul play of some kind has been used on
the old gentleman.
Rev Mr Hayett, of Maysville, occupied
the Presbyterian pulpit on yesterday and
as usual preached & good sermon.
Homer, August 15.—[Special.]—The
Presbyterian protracted meeting com
mences here to-day, and a good time is
expected.
Mrs M A Bush, of Mississippi, is the
.guest of Wm M Ash.
Miss Ada Forbes is the guest of Mrs G
C Forbes.
Mrs W L Telford, who has keen spend
ing several days with her mother in
Hartwell, returned home yesterday even-
ing.
Mr Tom Sumpter, of Franklin county,
is visiting friends in this city.
WALTON COUNTY.
Monroe, Aug. 15.—[Special.]—Mon
roe has become one of the most popular
JUG TAVERN.
Jco Tavern, Aug. 16.—[Special.]—
Let it he understood tort anything unu
sual is to take place hero and a crowd
will assemb’e from all the surrounding
country. Only a short time ago the nov
elty of preaching o.. the streets drew a
crowd at every appointment When it
w.-s talked around that afoot race was to
be run here last Saturday, the news
•cached the remotest recesses of the dis
tricts around us and a crowd poured in to
witness the fun. Sanders Patman, a
robust fellow, the picture of health, with
Herculean muscle, boasted that ho could
outrun the fleet-footed Hatch Stinch-
cotnb, whose wiry limbs had brought
him behind Patmau on a former occa-
oion. When the sun was pouting down
its tropical rays till the. crowd pasted
under its penetrating head, the boys and
their backers were making ready for the
* ac . 0 ' When they appeared, dressed in
red flannel costumes on the race track
just without the incorporetio i, betting
ran high. Each s>de was eager to see its
man ran. An even start did not end
that w..y. Stinchcomb bounded away
like an antelope, leaving Patman pawing
.up the dost several feet behind, which
position he kept to the end. It is said
that something over $50 changed hands
on the race. St'achcomb is training for
the coming fair at Athens and has a wide
reputation as a swift runner. On o le
occasion he outran a pack of dogs in pur
suit of a rabbit and crught it.
CARNESVILLE.
Carnbsvii.le, Aug. ;i5.—[Special.]—
Miss Annie Roberts and P 0 Inspector
Griffin, of Atlanta, were in town to-day
Rev P F Crawford is carrying on a
protracted meeting at the Baptist
cho-ch.
Several State cases were called to-day
injustice court and settled by payment
of cost.
The weather has been very warm for
several days.
Dr M L McBath visited Eastanolle
Saturday.
The mails aro still irregular, owing to
the bridges being washed away.
l’rof C S Weld, of Banks county, died
yesterday morn. It ; a supposed here
that he died from an overdose of opium
or morphine. He was found in a stupor
at an early hour and never survived so
as to talk, only saying that he took a
dose (at midnight and one at daylight.
He was the oldest teacher in Northeast
Georgia, and a man of interlectual capac
ity and had a fine education. He was
a Northerner by birth, having originally
come from New Jersey about fifty years
ago. He was admitted to the bar, but
never practiced that profession. lie has
has had more experience as a pioneer in
t'le school aoomth&n any one in this sec
tion. Peace to his ashes.
ELBERTON-
Elberton, August 16.—[Special.]—
Miss Jessie Thornton, of Athens, has
been spending several days in Elberton.
Prof Jno C Langston, formerly a citi
zen of this county, who is now principal
of the Hot Springs School, of Arkansas,
is visiting friends and relatives in this
county.
Mr Jno T Oglesby, a highly respected
citizen of this community, and employed
now as conductor on the N E R R, of
South Carolina, has been spending a few
days in Elberton among his many
friends.
Mr Will Vandozer, cashier of the El
berton bank, has returned from Atlanta,
where he has been spending several
weeks learning the business.
LETTER FROM MR. SKIFF.
Jamestown, Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.,
August 12.—Editor Banner-Watchman:
We, Mrs Skiff, Mrs. T. C. Hampton and
myself, reached this .place .yesterday at
] 9 p. m. leaving Atlanta at 2 p. m. Wed-
of the whole neighborhood, ami her j sammer resorts in Georgia. The Walton
faithful nursing has been the admiration
of every one.
Our town lias been quiet since court.
We are looking for a good time at
Wood's camp meeting next week.
School opens in two weeks, which will
make things lively.
Jefferson, Aug 15.—[Special.]—The
two attractions in our county was the
singing convention at White Plains, and
the preaching of the Rev. J. Dewitt
Burkehead, in Clarkesborgh district, on
Sunday. There was nojj service at the
Presbyterian church here od that ac
count Our town was about equally di
vided. The dudes took in tne singing
convention and toe older people the
meeting of Mr.Burkehead. We hope he
will stay in the county until after the
Presbytery, which meets here on the 1st
Sunday in September.
Mr. Pricket was seriously hurt on Sat
urday by a vicious horse pawing him in
the head. The wound was dressed by
Dr Pendergrass, who reports he will be
up in a few days.
Judge Bell has been sick for several
days. The probable cause is a fine mel
on crop.
Mr J Newton Twitty never does any
thing by halves. He moved hern on
Jan. IsL and has been doing all he could
for the town. Sunday night a fine girl
came to his house to add to the social
feature of our town.
Montie McCoy died this morning of
fever.
WATKINSVILLE.
Watkinsville, Aug. 17.—[Special.]—
James Jackson and Bob Mcllee are off at
Bethleham at camp meeting.
B R Mcllee left for Lawrencevilie yes
terday to be gone a few days.
Hon F B Griffeth attended county
court yesterday- He ia looking well and
says the Legislature will adjourn the 1st
of October.
Wm VincenL colored, was oonvicted
in county court, Monday, of entioiog an
other to leave hie employ.
The people are putting the roads in a
splendid fix since it cleared off. They
are better worked than we ever saw
them.
Cotton ia opening, and in a week or
ten days the gin will start up.
Watkir stills, Aug. 15.—fSpecial.]—
Salem base ball club played Watkins-
ville’s club a match game of ball at this
place Saturday evening.
MissPattie Price, of Athene, epent
Saturday in town with her aunL Mrs
Overby.
Farmers have commenced to pall fod
der, and find toe upland corn is not
damaged by the receat heavy rains.
Some of the farmers are topping their
cottoa.
Hotel is filled with gay and happy souls,
who are enjoying the pure and invigor
ating atmosphere and the fine miners 1
water of our town.
Court convenes here Monday. Very
likely it will not hold over ten days. We
expect a Banner-Watchman reporter
with us during that time. The Banner.
Watchman is very popular in Walton.
Quite a novel case was tried before the
Ordinary on yesterday. On Friday last
Bud Williams was brought before the
Mayor of our town tor refusing to work
the streets, whereupon the Mayor gave
him toe opportunity of paying a fine of
ten dollars, or go im the calabopse for 15
days. J H Felk er, representing the de-
fendanL sued out & writ of habeas cor
pus, calling upon the marshal to show
under what authority he held the pris
oner. The Ordinary, after hearing argu
ment of counsel, W J Ray and Allen J
Arnold representing the town, sustained
the judgment of the Mayor, and the de
fendant was again given a bed in the
calaboose.
CLARKSVILLE-
Clarksville, Aug. 16.—[Special.]—
We have as fine minerals in our county
as there are in the Stats.
There is one natnesako in Clarksville
for President Cleveland. Grover is the
little son of Dr I A Ketron.
Mrs Mary Pylqs is visiting relatives in
Seneca, S C.
It is rumored that Clarksville will
have a high school next year. A
school is just what we need, and we hope
our citizens will encourage the gentle
man who is talking of coming here.
Clarksville, August 15.—[Specisl.]
Hon Walter B Hill and family, of Macon,
are spending a few weeks here.
Mr E J Christy, of Athens, is visiting
relatives at Nacoochee Valley.
Several of our young people went to a
dance at Cornelia last nighL
Mr. John Lambert, of Athena, came
up yesterday to attend the funeral of his
father.
Mr. Bohannon, of Harmony Grove
was in town a few days since.
We had ahavy nun here on yester
day.
Hoh H S West, our most efficient rep-
resenUtative, came over Friday and re
mained until this morning.
Mr J B Jones, who has been away
for several days past, returned home
Friday.
There waa preaching et [the Episcopal
ehurch in the morning and at the Math-
(diet at night
Col W T Crepe went to Clayton a few
days sines en legal business.
We are anxious to see (he Urge hotel
■peUenof started,
nesday, making the trip in thirty-one
hours with a stop over of two hours in
Cincinnati, distance about eight hun
dred miles.
Cannot in this letter say any thing
about tho plade or ChauUuqua, but may
in some future communication. Will
give a few dets taken by the way from
Athens.
Our first stopping place was the city
of Madison, where wc are always wel
comed by a host of friends, which wc
irize highly. Madison can boast of hav-
ng some of the best people the world
ever produced. The city is delightfully
located, beautifully laid out and built up
in a flourishing and productive country.
All that the city and Morgan county
needs to make it nearly perfect is pro
hibition, which eventually will come.
Morgan County has been badly used by
the heavy rains. Twenty-two prominent
bridges have been swept away within
the county, and the amount of crops de
stroyed cannot be correctly estimat
ed. Seme of tho best farmers say
one-half is lost, some say more
some less. It certainly is more
than they are able just at this time to
lose.
Our next stopping place was at the
Markham House, Atlanta, which is num
bered among one of the best public
houses you find. Atlanta is as wide
awake place as New York, only on a
smaller scale. The bustle and stir of At
lanta has reminds us of New York more,
than any place we can think of. When
all the railroads that are laid out .‘or
Athens are built, and all ether projects
talked about are put in operation look
out for a duplicate of Atlanta right in
Athens.
From Atlanta to Chattanooga there
seemed to be an abundance of everything
under cultivation that is for the good of
both man and beast, and looking well.
No cotton fields after passing Dalton
were seen. Leaving Chattanooga at dark,
we were shut off from seeing a great
many interesting sights between there
and Cincinnati, which place wc reached
at six in the morning. A stop over of
two hours and again on the road. For
some distance along the line of the rail
road the country is uneven, what might
be called rolling or inclines towards be
ing hilly, but well cultivated. The fur
ther you advance in the state of Ohio,
the more level it becomes—some parts
almost a perfect level for miles. Oats,
wheat and corn seem tobe the prinai-
pal productions as seen from the cars.
The small grains were mostly harvested.
Corn fields on either side of the
road the whole distance from Cincinnati
to this place, but looking poorly, espe
cially in the State of Ohio. The long
drought that they have had has nearly
ruined iL It may be all right as it is, but
what a pity it seems that the abundance
of rain that we have had to destroy so
much around Athens; that some of it had
not beeu distributed iu this section, and
saved the destruction of so much valu
able production, both by toe much rain
there and no rain here.
It is delightful here, pure, cool air
wb'ch is invigorating to every muscle
and member of tho body. We are rest
ing to-day, to morrow shall take a steam
er across toe Lake to toe Chautauqua as
sembly grounds, and will let the Ban
ner-Watchman know something about
it hereafter.
Six p. m., and are comfortably sitting
by a gas fire. The gas is brought in
pipes from a natural well in Penn., a dis
tance of thirty-five miles. It is used
for bath heating and cooking purposes,
being cheaper than coal and less trouble.
Sxiff, the Jeweler.
. A Violent Storm ot wind and Italu -Dart o.
• a Church Steeple Goes—A Horae Knock/
ed to nil Knoee -lira. Hughet* Boaldonco
Serlonal; Damaged *V
Yesterday afternoon Athens had tho
heaviest wind aform the city has been
visited by this season. . Between three
and four o’clock a violent wind came up
and for twenty minutes the blow was
terrific. After it subsided the sfreets
were .strewn with leaves and limbs, giv
ing evidence of the sharpness of toe
storm. - -
CASUALTIES.
At Webb & Crawford’s, on Clayton
street, the large sign was blown down
from the awning, striking a horse on the
hack of his neck and knocking him to
his knees, The animal was attached to
the delivery wagon of the firm and was
not hurt-
The top part of tho Baptist church
steeple was blown off, striking the roof
en the eastern side and falling to toe
ground.
A rgo tree in the yard of Dr. Wha
ley, on Prince Avenue was blown down.
ROOF STOVE IN.
But the heaviest damage was that sus
tained by Mrs. Sidney Hughes on upper
Milledge avenue. The chimney of her
ew house waa blown over by the wind
and feU in wi.h a crash. The ceiling of
the second story was crushed by the fall
and toe bouse exposed to the drenching
rr-'u. Mrs. Hughes and her little boy
net rqwly escaped serious injury. The
glMses to her windows, ,
■and doors, mirrors and other property
about the houso were shattered, besides
being damaged by « ater. The houso i3
s Jd to be badly damaged, and Mrs.
Hughes loses heavily.
The.blow was short hut disastrous. It
seemed to bo most severe up town, and
its path was strewn with broken
branches aad clean-swept streets;
NORTHEAST CEORCIA FAIR.
A Talk With The l*rcgl<lcnt-»Fa*t Horses
Coiningaiul a Big Display to be Made.
Meeting with ^Col. W. J. Morton,
the president of the Northeast Georgia
F::r Association, we asked him as to too
ft-?
“Tho outlook is indeed good,” said the
Colonel, “and if nothing happens Athens
will ha' e a week of good, racing and fine
exhibits.” g
“Do you hear of many horses com
ing?” asked the reporter.
“Yes,” said the president, “there are
letters received every day asking about
premiums, and notifying us that stalls
will be wanted for trotting and running
horses. Wilkes county will send up a
large stable of trotters and runners.
Jackson county is already in training at-
the track. Several person from Jack-
son have been there for a week or so
getting their horses ready for the races.
The horses from Kentucky and Tennes
see will come to Atlanta first, then go to
Macon, and after the State Fair will vis
it Athens, and make the circuit through
South Carolina before going back to the
blue grass regions.”
“Will the display be good?” we asked.
The Jersey and chicken display and
the merchants showing will bo one of the
features of the fair- The people of the
South are getting very much interested
in chicken raising, and wc hope to have
one of the best poultry displays ever on
exhibition in this country. Several
breeders have promised to come and
even if they did net come A thens and
Northeast Georgia can show some of the
best breeds in the world.
The ladies department will bo com
plete in every respect, and there will bo
no end to crazy quilts and other work
done by the ladies. If the farmers will
only lend a helping hand and send in
something from their farms we are bouud
to havo a big fair. The stockholders
meet to-day and a full turn out is ex
pected, as many new features for the
coming fair will be brought before then.
DEATH OF FRS. JAMES O'FARRELL.
After.a liegedng-and painful iUnnaa, ,
which she bore with Christian fortitude,
the estimable lady whose name heads
this a-ticle, died at her residence in this
city c .i Tuesday night at 11 o’clock.
Her death had been anticipated by her
self as well as her friends and relatives,
and with remarkable presence of mind,
and realization as to her approaching de
parture from this world, she called her
loved ones around her and bade [them
meet her in the higher world to which
she was going. Mrs. O’Farrell leaves a
large family, consisting of a bereaved
husband and eight childr*' i to mou -a her
loss. Her own family circle is large and
a wide circle of relatives and friends are
sadly bereaved by this dispensation of
providence, l’atient and amiable in her
dispositio i, by the exercise of those
Christian virtues, of which she was the
happy po: -esso ■, she has left behind
her an example which will ever endear
her memory to those who survive her.
The funeral services took place at tho
Episcopal church on yesterday after
noon.
In the death of Mrs. O’Farrell a hus
band has been deprived of a loving
Christian wife* her children a kind and
indulgent mother, her brothers of a true
and devoted sister, the church of a faith
ful member. To the so.rowing relations
and fr'endg, wo extend our heart-felt
sympathies.
Great Convenisnce.—Assistant Post
master Bancroft informed us yesterday
that the special fast freightbetween Ath
ena and Union Point was now bringing
up tho Augusta mail. Sure enough, the
boxes showed a full distribution of Au
gusta as well as Atlanta mail. This is a
great convenience, and we wish the
freight could be continued. A number
of passenger patronize it, and take the
night train forAugusta and Atlanta by
connecting at Union Point both ways
with the through express at midnight
The mail ia diatiihutod by our accommo
dating postil force at n ; ne o’clock in the
morning. The convenience yesterday
waa manifest.
GENERAL NEWS.
A cyclone did great damage ie France.
Six Mexicans has been sent to toe
penitentiary for killing an American.
T. J. Coughan was murdered and rob
bed in his house near Charleston, S. C.
Milton Meeks, 19 years old, was drown
ed in Warren’s mill pond near ML Airy.
Dirt has been braked in Chattanooga
on the Chattanooga, Rome & Colnmbua
R. It.
Bud Veal has been moved from the
city prison ot Atlanta to the Markham
House.
Senator Riddleburg, of Virginia, ia
thought to he crazy. He is in jail at
W inchcstor.
The freight conductors on the Mem
phis & Charleston road have struck for
$85 per month.
_ Indications point now to tho fact that
Tom Woolfolk had an accomplice in bis
horrible murder.
A builders’ league in Augusta of the
carpenters, and brick layers have passed
resolutio is that will enforce a strike.
The Indians in Colorado are on th
war path, and the governor has ordered
out the malitis. Cattle men are desert
ing the ranches.
The Savannah News prints our ideas
exactly, when it says, “we do not under
take to say that the Dean bill cannot be
improved. When it is considered itmay
appear that it is faulty in many respects.
We approve, however, of its purpose, be
cause we think the best thing that can
be done with the road, for toe good of
the State, is to sell ilj
We have received from Prof. H.C.
White a copy of the Hammerfest Post,
published at Hammerfest, Norway, the
mo't Northerly town in the world. It
is printed in Norwegian and bears date of
23d. Jniy, 1887. We presume that Prof.
White escaped the heated term which
swept over this country just after com-
m.ncement.
The experimental farm is again before
the Legislature fordiscussion. It is pro
posed to establish one or two of them in
Georgia. Why not back up Dr. Jones,
of Athens, and aid him in elaborating toe
farm of the State Agricultural College.
Dr. Jones is authority on all such mat
ters in Georgia, and field experiments
could not be in better hands. -
Mr. Murray’s Whbrabocts.—Marshal
Hanie, of Gainesvi”e, says that Mr. I.
V. Murray has been in Gilmer county
all the time since the shooting of Mr.
Reaves, and he oould have put his hands
on him any day. . Mr. Hanie says he re
ceived letters from parties in- Gilmer
county, asking if any reward was offered
for Mr. Murray's arrest, and if so they
would bring him in.