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THEY WILL BE BUILT.
BOTH LINES ARE RAPIDLY NEARING
COMPLETION.
What the M. & C. Contractor* Say-A Con
tract for Grading Gan. llokr’c Itoad
From Athena Toward Atlanta—The
lkmin that la Uolng Bara Between
1 la 11 road Iron fer Athena.
Yaatanliy was a lively day in Athens.
Monday is unusually quiet in husines.*
• ire as. The number ol people in towi.
from the country is small, compared
with other days, and tradesmen ha^e a
day to put their stores in order from th«
driving business of Saturday.
Yesterday was no exception io this
rule in a general way.
But there were three or four men ir*
town who are not s?en on the street.,
•everyday, and whose presence would
. noted, at any time. It m not stranghthlT
’the arrival of them all yesterday should
.havo created a sensation, and given nsc
lo all sorts of rumors.
These men were: Col. K. C Machen.
one of the moving spirits in the Maco:
& Covington Railroad; Kn jineer Roberts,
of the suite line; Hon. N. K. Harris, at
torney of the road; lion. R. K. Hoke.
President ard chief projector of the
Georgia, Carolina Sc Northern Railroad,
aud Col. T. \V. 1N»well, a well known
railroad eontr.nctor and builder.
This crowd canto quietly and unher
alded. Some of them, possibly all, kre*
that the others won!' ho in town. I: i<
just possi<>! * th ;t they mine by de
sign or agrce.u -.it. This is what set
the town ag »g. 11 v noon there had beet) j
Hev.-rd private eviferences b*l -ve.*:i th*
visitors and well known citizens and
capitalists of Athens, and ail soils of ru
mors were alloat.
F A Cl s a'. KAXKD.
From diligent inquiry in various quar
tors we learn that Col. Machen slid liogi
le-er Roberts were in jonsuliation dur
ing the day with Mrs It K. lb avis me!
A. A Hodgson, and th.it toe probabili
lies of the hint Jinn „f th- Macon *V C-.v-
ington R dlroid s.»e n *»l ve.-v bright. It
will be remembered by those wli» h%v«
kept up with this importart enterptise
that tins road is now running trains
from Macon to Montieello, ol miles, »sd
that from Moutie»-!h> the line is graced
nine miles this side of Madison, hating
real I ybut 22 miles to he graded t> Ath
cns. About this lint • the road got into
trouble* with its contract**;«, and utww
these debts the M. & C. is now bring
sued by Hon. James M. Smith. Col T
W. Powell, and other contractors for
amounts due. This line has already
been place*] in the hands of a receiver,
and the r«»nd claim* that the amount
sued is really a debt of Post A Ingersoll.
Th- contractors are rot uneasy about
•eventually getting their money, and the
belie I is oi. ail sides that the Maeon &
•Covington will he built to Athens. It is
•ven said that arrarg *menU will hi ma ie
to build by the w») ./ lligli Shoals. It
is stated that * ol. Machen has ample
means to complete tie* road.
All parties in town yesterday seemed
well pleased with th-.* outlook and it is
believed that a settlement of the
auit will be followed by a speedy com
pletion of the road to \tb«*ns. Engineer
Roberts declares that “the M. Sc C. is
coming, and is the lives! corps in Ueor-
gia”
Tiir. o., c a n.
All the railroad men in town vaster-
.day ware reticent to the Bamnee-Watcu-
Jdilsj and teemed toimnau that reticence
to their conferees hete. Each man de
clared that “they met by cliauee, the
usual way,” nnd were a unit hi keep
iu*r silent.
A MADISON COUNTY FARMER LEAVES
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
And Elopee Willi n Young Lady—
Nells His Crop and Goes a Court
ing—A merchant Leaves His Cred
itors In the Lnrcta—Districts Elec
tion for Prohibition.
1>aniki.svii.le, Nov. 28—[Special]—
Quite a sensation was created near Plan
ter, in our county, by the announcement
that Mr. George Gray had forsaken his
wife and family and eloped with Miss M.
J. Lester, who had, a short time before,
left her brother on account of trouble
about Gray, and had gone to Gray’s to
live. Gray’s wife heard of the intimacy
between her husband and Miss Lester
and plead with her husband not to bring
the girl to his house, but Gray drew his
gun on his wife, and threatened to kill
her if she did not shut her mouth.
Tbe Decision of the Committee to
Let tbe Hotter Stand abd tbe
County to be Declared Wet—Bnt
Hsssrs. Dodd and Barry Say Xbetr
Contest Sball Stand Unless a Hass
Heeling Takes a Different View.
Atlanta, November 29.—[Special.]
The prohibition advisory board met
this morning at the old headquarters.
Among those present were Messrs H W
Grady. George Hillyer, Henry Hillyer-
J W Harle, E S Gay, A D Adair, Green
T. Dodd, Hooper Alexander, \V T Turn,
bull. J C Hendrix, John F Pendleton, T
J Corrigan, S M Inman and others.
The session lasted about three hours,
and the full outlook was considered.
The meeting held last night by a dum
ber of prohibitionists was discussed,
and it was decided that to prevent any
misunderstanding, and to keep the party
solidified, it would be the proper thing
i .k~- „
wanted to visit her aunt in Otlethorpnroe . * t \ im Xl■ i ■ wrhmiTTWF 'TifHftT" 8 SfcvSpKhyLlr
county,.when _
a lady to tra^eP alone, proposed to ac
company her. They left together, and
are supposed to be in South Carolina.—
Gray had sold all his crop, pocketed all
the money, and left his wife and children
destitute.
a srnnEN iiKVAm itre.
Mr. John W. Smith, who has been
selling goods in the upper part of our
count v, and who has* been considered a
reliable man, went lo Lexington lasl
week on a trading expedition. After
selling out bis horses, be took ibe train
-it Crawford, and left for parts unknown.
He bad disposed of all tbe goods in bis
stor-% even to his iron safe, so rumor
viys, and bad picketed nil tbe cash be
coiilJ get. amounting to several hundred
• lo'.Lrs Lc was considerably in debt,
heavily nrTlgige 1. ami it is though: left,
owing something in Athens ami Harmony
Grove. His family seems to have known
nothing of his intention to “skip,” and
Li* wife was in town Saturday to see if
she c-»uld not secure the property by
homestead, or otherwise.
Three districts—Danie’svill**, Mills and
i’omuligo—vote to-morrow on tbe pro
dilution question. Both sides claim all
ihe Districts
Col John Calloway, sheriff of Wilkes
county, arrived here Saturday night
with Mr. Toombs Bryant, who is lodged
in jail, to be sent to serve bis three years
sentence in the penitentiary for the al
legeil whipping of Mack i brasher—the
Supreme court having refused to grant
a new trial in his case.
HOTEL BOILER BURSTS.
Kilckrn Kiris Buried in tlieItuinn—
Accouni of an Awful Accident.
Milwaukee, Nov. 28—[Special ]—At
8:1*0 this morning a sudden, booming
sound, followed by a concussion of air
and sound of f illing walls, startled the
residents of Printing House square, and
brought every one in the neighborhood
to their feel. As soon as the steatn had
cleared away, a great ragged rent was
seen in the walls of the Kirby house,
abutting oil the alle}, where the screams
of women mingled with the sound of
breaking glass and falling bricks. Ilarrv
Taylor, night clerk of the hotel, was in
the kitchen at the time of the explosion,
which was caused by the bursting of a
boiler attached to a new range. Mr,
Taylor was knocked down, but crawled
out from under the debris, and lifted
three girls out of the same precarious
place. The fire alarm was sent in, and
the police and firemen began to search
the ruins. Mr. Beckwith, who was in
the alley, was struck by a falling wall
and badly hurt, but managed to get out
alone and lend his aid to rescuing the
girls. One after another the girls were
found lvinir under fallen partitions and
itwali'iiMUrrt. od that 0.. n . tloKcrho j hel P; of h . r , irks _. v .V e carricd in .*°
reached the city Sunday night, would be ~ "" '
here all the week nnd is now interested
in letting out contra Us as soon as possi
ble on this end of the line. It is said
that Contractor Powell is studying
the profile map ami riding between Ath
ens and Middle Oconee rivtr, a distance
of about five miles in the direction of
Atlanta. Work will commence at the
river and drive this way. It is very
probable that this section, if taken by
Mr. Powell, will he finished up in three
months,
'I he prompt and business like manner
in which the G., C. & X. R. R. is pushing
their work creates great confidence in
the enterprise. Ji is said that this road,
which, of course, has not yet issued a
bond, has over a million dol’ars available
for commencing their work, and they
mean business. It is now known that
they have graded 40 miles in the Caro-
linas, and that by the first of January 2J
miles of the track will be laid. The
treasurer in Athens, Mr. A. L. Hull,
pays out each month about $40,000 fo;
work on this road.
The.only set-back the G., C. Sc N. R.
R. haa suffered has been a delay in se
curing the right of way in some sections
of tho Carolinas and in Georgia, around
Athens. It is hoped these matters will
be speedily adjusted.
thr two roa ns.
So far as we could see, there was no
conference yesterday between the rep
resentatives of Athens’ two new rail
roads. It is said however, that there is
he most cordial feeling between the pro
jectors of the two lines. 'Ihe Macon
Sc Covington, in fact, would prove a val
uable feeder to the G. C. Sc X. Railroad
as it would open up a short route to
Macon, the seaboard and to Florida. It
is even known that Col. Robinsor, of
the Seabord Sc Roanoke iystero, who is
at the head of the G. C. Sc N. Railroad
leatorprise, is very much interested in
the completion of the Macon Sc Coving
ton to Athens. Whether he will aid
this enterprise, is not known; but there is
a belief in the minds of some ol the G
C. & N. people that either the Georgia
Central or the Richmond Sc Danville Rail
road would oppose the completion of the
Macon Sc Athens beyond Madison; in
fact that they would bottle it up there,
the former because it would like to con
trol the M. A C. as a feeder to the Geor
.- rtiilroitfj’ inl ihe R. Sc D, because
he M. St C. in close connection with the
G. C. & N. would offer more serious
a parlor, where medical aid was promptly
on hand. By 9 o’clock everybody was
accounted for, an 1 the wounded identi
fied.
DISABLED SOLDIERS-
The Urn Who are Applying for Al
lowance for Wounds Received In
the war.
Atlanta, Nov. 29.—[Spocial.]—The
following Applications for allowances by
disabled Confederate soldiers were re
ceived this morning at the executive de
partment:
llcnjamin Hawkins, llall county, 42d
Georgia Kegiinent volunteer,
C W Baldwin, Morgan county, Cobb s
I.egion.
MB.
A motion was made to withdraw the
notice of contest, and it was urged that
such a contest would result in no good
to the prohibition cause, but might injure
it: that illegal voters could he punished
w ithout purging the ballot box, as sufli-
cient oral testimony could be given the
grand jury.
Mr Green T Dodd was opposed to
abandoning the contest. He thought if
the mattei was allowed to stand at it
was, the same fraud would be repeated
in another election.
A number of speeches were made on
(he subject, and during the talk Mr Dodd
withdrew, and while lie was absent the
committee unanimously agreed to aban
den the contest.
The discussion upon the advisability
of taking pnrt in the approaching city
election was animated, every one present
taking part. .Vo one was in fav ir of any
thing like a compromise, but it was
thought best lo keep out as many bar
rooms as possible from the city, as the
more bar-rooms existed the stronger the
enemy would he entrenched. The opin
ion was expressed that if the party in
power was allowed to run things their
own way, the cause of prohibition would
not he hurt.
A motion was made and carried unan
imously to put out no city ticket and to
make no sort of compromise as an offi
cial body, but to let each and every pro
hibitionist in Atlanta vote just as he
thinks best.
The meeting then adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
TO TIIK PROHIBITIONISTS OF ATLANTA.
"With our convictions that a great
wrong has been perpetrated in corrupt
ing the ballot-box wo would not vote
for a withdrawal of the contest with the
committee, bot if a public meeting is
called at tbe warehouse by the prohi
bitionists, and they request a withdraw
al. we will consent as far as we are con
cerned." G. T. Donn,
Jno A. Harrv.
P. S.—“In yesterday’s meeting of the
committee there were eighteen of the
committed in favor of the contest and
only five opposed ”
AS ANTI MEETING.
The anti prohibition committe held a
secret session this morning in tbe office
of Mr. W. II. Venable. It is not known
what transpired, but it was suppt sed
that they were discussing the putting
out ofa full municipal ticket for Wed
nesday.
The meeting, whi’e harmonious, there
was some difference of opinion as to
whether the party snould put out a full
ticket or advocate • compromise. It U
said that aiyet no agreement hat been
made.
DRAWING OF DECEMBER 14.18S7.
Wells, Fargo & Co’s Bank, Ban
Francisco, Cal 45,000
Frank MeU, Oshkosh, Wis... 30,000
Fourth National Bank of N Y 25,000
Baltimore and Ohio Express,
Chicago, Ill 25,000
Dan’l Jones, atTbeo. Dumas’
Furniture Store, 257 Royal St.
New Orleans, 1st 15,000
Hibernia National Bank, New
Orleans 15,000
Parties in New York, through
New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans, La 15,000
F M Gross. Crawfordville, Ga.. 4,000
Party in St. Augustine, Fla.,
Fufimmkfi.
Wm P Brady, 1515 Fulton Ave.
Evansville, lnd
Linsey Hayden, Evansville,
lnd ....
Wells, Fargo & Co’s Bank, San
Francisco, Cal
Bank of Butte County, Chico,
Cal
C J McDowell, 676 Superior St.
Cleveland, Ohio ..
J Pemlergast, Baltimore, Md.,
through Stein Bros,, Balti
more, Md
2,000
6,000
5,000
5,00*0
HE WAS SCOTCHED.
An Irute Touug Hus Wtio Could
Riot tin His Ilridc.
High Shoals, Nov. 29.—[Specill]—
Quite a sensation wat, caused in town a
few days ago by the attempt and failure
of a young man to steal his bride. The
plans of the young couple were thwarted
by a timely interference of the old folks,
who gently led the lassie indoors, and
put her under the safe keeping of a lock
and key. The irate young man is swear
ing vengeance upon the interloper, and
vows that nothing shall keep him long
i from his girl. Cupid's arrows
: are dangerous; some might be hurled
amiss.
DRAWING OF JAN. 11, 1887.
John Campbell, North Muske
gon, Mich 15,000
Cornelius Becnnnon, St. Louis,
Mo 15,000
R E Knapp, Magnolia, Miss .. 16,000
Wells, Fargo it Co's Batik, San
Francisco, Cal 15,000
Anglo-Californian Bank, Linti-
ited. San Francisco, Cal... 15,000
j;('ain. Hunter Wharf, Norf 'Ik,
Va , through Marine Bank of
Norfolk, Va 15,000
FJ Gllntore, Los Angeles, Cal.,
through First National Bank
of Los Angeles, Cal 15,000
Ben Kiam, of Kiam Bros.,
Houston, Tex 15,000
Elva Elder, Princeton, Frank-
1 in county, Kans., through E
A Hanes, Cashier Bank ol
Ouowa, Ottowa, Ivans 15,000
Minor C Keith, San Jose,[Costa
Rica, C A 10,000
Win Whalen, watchman Miss,
and Teun. K U depot, through
Bank of Commerce, Mem
phis, Tenn
SP Hill, New Orleans, La ...
A depositor, through People’s
bank, New Orleans, La
Cbns Mitchell, Peeau Point,
Ark , through Bank of Com
merce, Memphis, Tenn 5,000
DRAWING OF FEB. 8, 1SS7.
Herman Netherlield Kings
ton), lnd., through First Na
tional lhtnk of Fort Wayne.. 15,000
Dr. .1 A Tignor, B F Clark, and
Miss A Webb, Rome, Ga.. . 15,000
Marston & Jordan, 92 Commer
cial Street, Portland, Me ... 15,000
Wells, Fargo & Co's Bank, San
Francisco, Cal 15,000
TJ Lester, Jr., through Julius
Well, Philadelphia, Pa 15,009
Parties in Aberdeen, Miss ... 15,U(»U
Par.ies in Sail Francis -o, Cal. 15,000
Fred Tegtmcier, Cleveland, .
Ohio - 15,000
Anton A Vieders, 521 Main St.,
Buffalo, N Y.... 15,000
Joseph Strang, Smith Falls,
Out Can , through Seward’s
llauk,Auburu-JS Y....„..^ 15.000
Thoe Alexander," Washing
D C- — ’...’.7«api(
Jus W D Stokes, Detroit, Mich. 10,000
German Bank of Memphis, •
Teh It 5,000
E Kosenheln, 80 Beal Street,
Memphis, Teun., through
German Bank, Memphis ...
G Bait hoi, New York City ...
Wells. Fargo A Co’s Bank San
Francisco
Fiist National Bank, Sau Fran-
5.000
5,000
0,000
A Crank and Hi* Claim*.
San Antonio, Texas, Nov, 20.—[Spec-
.egion, ] ia!.]—Louis Schilling, a German-Ameri-
. * ''"'"a* R s P r ">= i lU "» ln count - v ’ I - !, ‘ I Who is now in Washington, with a peti-
Georgia regiment, ,. lion for federal aid in h's efforts to ob-
Henry Hayes, Hall county,-ith Geor u j n re p lra ti 0 n from the American gov-
gta regiment volunteers. _ . . ■ eminent for various wrongs and cruelties
S A Burney, Morgan county, Cobh’s
Legion infantry,
G W Ott, Mitchell county,51st Geor
gia regiment volunteers.
John L Wilhite, Klberl county, Bates’
brigade.37th Georgia regiment.
J N English, Greene county, 3rd regi
ment Georgia volume rs.
D F Clements, Greene county, 44th
regiment G-o:gia volunteers.
C M Bessclicn, Chatham county, 1st
S C regiment Volunteers,
G R Glover, l’ulaski county, 6th regi
ment Georgia volunteers.
B V Cobb, Hall county, 27th regiment
Georgia volunteers.
C W Uitcher, Spaulding county, 3rd
regiment Georgia volunteers.
The allowance to he received by these
applicants will he twenty five dollars per
year.
NECRO CANDIDATES.
he claims to have received from the
hands of the Mexican authorities, is
pronounced a crank, if not actual lunatic,
by his neighbors in Western Texas,
among whom he says he lived for several
years.
It appears that Schilling was tried and
conricted of lunacy at Fort Davis about
a year ago, and was turned over to h*s
brother for safe keeping, lie soon es
caped from his brother and wandered
over into Mexico soon after, where he
claims to have been robbed a :d unjustly I
imprisoned by Mexican officers. His ac- i Jo.sep'h Rosenfleld, Houston
quaintances here give no credence to the ! Texas
stories of cr ' 1 - - *■* : — ** v. I tvitu-n
wired from
Western papers.
L O CooperJ Middleport, Ohio.
5,000
2,000
2,000
Win S "Thompson, care M
Wright, S W cor. 3d and Ben
son fils Camden, N J., through
Adams Express, Phila., Pa.. 2,000
M Hollister, Wayland, Neb.,
through Bank of Black Co.,
Osceola, Neb 2,000
W E Barrett, St. Johusbury,
Vt., through Merchants Nat’l
Bank, HI. Jolinshury, Vt ... 2,000
Geo Hehilly, 7,9, 11 W Court
Street, Memphis Teun.,
through First National Bank,
Memphis, Tenn 2,000
D N Vat.ee, Cashier Carrollton
Nat’l Bank, Carrollton, Ky.. 2,000
Bauk of California. Sau Fran
cisco, Cal 2,000
Felix Clavere, Los Angeles,
Cal . .......... ^ 2,000
C H Perrow, Morristou n, Tenn. 2,000
DRAWING OF MARCH 15,1887.
Byron D Hougton, Oswego, N.
Y 25,000
H J Warner, Stratford, Ontario,
Can 15,000
Titos Falvey, Wrightsville, Pa. 15,000
Peter M Vermnas, 397 8. Rohay
St. Chicago, Ill 15,000
HTiylor, New York 15,000
* Rosenfleld, Houston,
15,000
DRAWING OF VAY10,1887.
Wells, Fargo A Co., tan Fran
cisco, Cal ........ A 90,000
T J Lynch A Co., corVlth and
Locust Sts.. Philadelphia, Pa. 15,000
A Fruny, Deer Lick, V. Va.,
through MetropolitanKation-
ol Bonk. Cincinnati! 15,000
City National Bank olCairo,
Ills 1 10 000
National Commercial link, of
Mobile, Ala-.. 10000
Bank of Commerce, LouiWille,
Ky \.... 5.000
Commercial Nat’l Rtnl of
Nashville. Tenn L..„ 5 000
Edwin Le Bars, New YoraOity 2,000
Anglo Californian Bank (Lt.’d)
San Francisco,Cal..' ...A.... 2,000
N. Crenshaw, Everett, Kas. \ 2,000
Mrs. S. W. Lumbard, San Frai-
cisco. Cal, through Bank >1
California, San Francisco, Cf.
C J Harman, through Corey
tional Bank, Corey, Pa.
Louisiana National Bank, N#r
Orleans. La, for a depositor.
Nevada Bank of San FrancisA),
Cal. _p
Bank of California, JTitginia City,
. f.. - -- ,7t,oop
ngAwiKo or juke 14,1884.
F V Wassermjn, Omaha, Neb. 30,000
-las H Baymilid & Co, Austin,
Tex. 30.000
Wells. Fargo Ik Co., San Fran
cisco Cal. ! 15,000
Theo Flugmacher and William
Wendel, N. W City, through
Southern Express Co. 15,006
L M Heinhack. through Klaus &
Bros, through (First National
Bank of Meridian, Miss. 15,000
William Kompler, New York City 15,000
J Treft’s, N IV enr Gth and L
Sts, San Francisin, Cal. 15,000
Annie Chandler, Oliftonville Miss,
through First Nat’l Bank of Me
ridian. 15,000
National Exchange Bank of Dallas
Tex. 15,000
Citv Nationional Bank, of Dallas.
Tex. 15,000
Charles E. Dennis Exposition,
Boulevard and Prestonsts. New
Orleans, Ls. 15,000
P J Mooney, 420Ursuline St. New
Orleans, La. 15,000
W L Wilson, Willows, Cal. 5,000
Turner A ItichardsoA, Cleburne,
Tex. 5,000
Insley, Shire & Co., Leavenworth,
Kas. 0,000
Frank Armstronii.ADoa. Iowa. 5,000
Casco National Bank Portland Me 5,000
John G. Liebel, 1919 Peach St,
Erin, Pa. 5,000
Wells, Fargo ifc Co, San Francisco, ,
Cal. 5,000
Louisiana National Bank, New Or
leans. 5,000
Geo Millor, 1324 Howard St, San
Francisco, Cal. 5,000
S Levy, 140 E 16th St, Chicago,
Ills. 5,000
J I! Boyd. San Diego, Cal 5,000
Sin dor. Wells & Co, Gates, Tenn 5,000
John Kyle, Butfalo, N Y 5,000
•I C Curry, Tivoli Gardens, Main
street, Memphis, Tenn 5,000
New Orleans National Bank, New
Orleans, La 3,750
A B Clark, Boston, Mass 1,250
R TTuffin, Boston Mass 1,250
John Mclledtnond and John Mc
Kenna, Stamford, Conn 1.250
First National Bank, San Jose,
Cal 1,250
John L Steelman, 62 South
street. New York 1.250
BG Hefferman, Louisville, Ky 1,250
G It Goldlieck, Manor, Tex 1,250
Frank Matthews, Texarkana, Ark 1,250
-I C Lowe, Chester, Neb 1.250
Wells, Fargo & Co, San Francisco,
Cal L250
H F Hutchins, Portland, Uo g Ij250
•VS
DRAWING OF JULY 12,1-87.
Wells, Far* . & Ca„ San FwicUco: Cat. *,000
John Murphy. Ulprimary, Tenn., through
Finn *N i’l Bank of Chattanooga, Teun 15,000
Henry Down*-, .-wi twat«r Plantation, near
Ureenvle, Mas ..—.......15,000
Dsriua R Hurr, *79 Forsyth St. Hew York. 15,000
Chria rin ea. 408 Dntdea St. How Qr-
leana, La 1*,000
A chle L Allen, Buffalo, N Y — .... 15,000
J P Coleman, Petersburg, Va, throaarh
City Bank oi Richmond, Richmond Va. 15,00*1
Albert febreder. Burlington. Iowa 15,100
w S Locke, McMillan, Mich , through
Fii>t National Bvtik, Mara rette. M ch. 15,1
Fir.wt National Ba* k, Terre Haute, lnd . I0,0uo
Locd m a* d San Francisco Punk, (Limi
ted), w an Fr- iicinco, Cal 5.000
Wells Fi jo & Co . Han Francisco, C*1 . ‘ l*,€i00
J hnHiut, Par-land, Me i,‘-oo
John CY.sh *• •• 6 000
AnKio-talifornia** Bank. San Fr ncisco, 4.100
K'obert Joseph Lelkh 5y Will# tt Si, N Y... 2,0X
City National Bar.*. Cdiro, Ills 2.000
Isaac Ydugho. New York City 2,000
1* C Jatksvn AMU Cook, Cairo, Ills- 2,000
I*KAWIN(I OF AUGUST9,1887.
C W M orman. Clorerport, Ky.. through
Keuturkv National Bank, Louisville... 80.000
Kentucky National Bank, Louisville. Kr.. i5.too
J B Fountains,Callente, Cal 1%00)
Wel!a, Farg) «fc Co , nan Francisco Cal.... 15,000
Ale-sandet Co. National Bank, Cairo, Ills. 15.000
<Jeo 11 Zipp, Houston. Tex 1*,000
W h Anthony, Houston, Texas ... 15,000
National Pa-k Back, New York City J5.000
Roger. Cambell A Ray Bayne, Dem'ng,
New* Mexico — -- 77. 5CO0
H T Words. P rtland, Me 6,ogo
T J B ker, Chicago, Ills M 5000
Samuel Barrett,Toronto, Ontario, Can.... 5,000
Tbo D Cramp, Joneaburr, Mo ... ...... 5000
WeiU, Fatxq A Cg^SUn^rauriaqfr Cal 5.000
threugh Fir«l Naii nal BafiY^j»cksou.. *5000
s P Hill, New Orleans, la A000
J P Shu's *, 21* W Markham SL, Little
Rock, Ark 5,000
Wm Ilirgtus Adams, Boston, Mars «. 5,OCO
cNr ’ ,IV *
Athens is or a genuine boom !
She is attracting railroads and absorb
ing all the cotton in Xortheast Georgia,
and now the water-power and natural
advantages of Athens and vicinity have
come into the notice of northern mill
men and capitalists, who are investiga
ting for the purpose of erecting cotton
and.yarn mills. All these things we
have predicted must come, and we are
satisfied that the experiment of cotton
ma lufacture, already a decided success
in this city, will he enlarged and
permanently built upon.
Yesterday morning Mr. Joseph Coates,
of Philadelphia, who is a member of the
large thread house of that city, and who,-
with hia.fy-Miy, ts interested in cotton
mills there, arrived in Athens. It is on-
d its to oil that this morning he will go out
to Barnett’s Shoals, on Middle Oconee
river, near Athens, with a view to loca
ting a 6itc for a yarn mill and factory.
It will he remembered that the Coates’
have recently put up a factory on the
Aususta canal and that one of the mem
bers of the firm, probably Mr. Joseph
Coates himself, is a stockholder in the
Athens Factory. So lie is no stranger to
the advantages of locating cotton and
yarn mills in the South where power
and material are plenty and labor cheap.
The truth is Mr. Coates'idea is to
move down some of his Philadelphia ma
chinery, jnst as he has done to Augusta,
and if he selects Barnett Shoals as a fa
vorable site, will put up there his mill
and use the power of this splendid loca
tion.
BAItNKTT’B SHOALS.
This is one of the finest powers in
Georgia. The bed of the Oconee is
rock, and at the head a natural dam ex
tends entirely across, diagonally down
the stream from the left hank to the
right, and therefore just favorable
fur turning the water to the left bank.
Over the ledge occurs the most rapid
fall, amounting to 25 feet in 3U0 yards
The river is about 180 feet wide above
the shoal, and very deep, and the banks
are low and sandy. In a heavy freshet
the river rises here 6 to 7 feet,
while threc-fourtbs of a mile above it
rises 17 feet, and on the shoal itself
scarcely ever over 3 or 4 feet. It is one
of the finest sites in this part of the
State. Fir.e building stone is found in
the immediate vicinity.
Prof. D. C. Barrow, who has made a
surrey, says: “I should say the shoal is
12 miles from Athens, though many per
sons (.miliar with the road, think the
distance less. When the Macon Sc Ath
ens road is huilt it will pass within two
or three n.i1es-of this shoal. The Census
give* the fall here as 45 feet; it is 53
feet. I made a careful survey of it. The
amount of water is put in the Census
for low season dry years at 206 cubic feet
per second giving 23.4 horse power per
foot of fall. From measurement made
of North and Middle Oconee in dry sea
son I feel sure that this should be at
leastoO per cent, greater, say 310 cubic
feet per second an I 35 2 horse power per
foot fall. Some day a large town will
be located on the banks of the Oconee
at Barnett’s Shoal.'*
, board o r education to 611 the vacancies
To Be ■» Ibe ltarc for tbe CHjr caused hy the expiration of the tetms of
senator lirown, Wessra. W, A, Hemphill,
W. A. Kawson and N J Hammond. Al!
of the expiring members will be candi
dates for re election, and besides these
Judge George Hillyer, Col W M Bray
nnd Col W K Hammond will he in the
field. A close contest is looked for.
i of cruelty he is causing to he i William Moeser. Topeka, Kali. 15,000
from Washington to Northern and ' Joseph H Ludwig, 4f0\\illiatn
ra naners I Street, Buffalo, NY 15,000
**** —'— — Wells, largo & Co’s Bank, San
a Lively Contest. I Francisco 15,000
Atlanta, Nov. 29.—[Special.]—At i London, Paris and American
the next session of the city council, Bank, Limited, San Fram is-
which meets next Monday afternoon, an eo, Cal 15 000
election will be held for members of the D P Hawes, Decorialt. Imva . . 15,000
Council off A Hull lo -Thr Editor
tbe Defloncc Want* to Be u City
Councilman. *
Atlanta, Ga., November 29.—[Spe
cial.]—A new feature of the city election
is the appearance of negro candidates for
the city council*
A. W. Burnett has announced himself
a candidate from the third ward, anil Wm
Finch, the tailor, is Blinking over the
matter, and may run for councilman
from the fourth ward. He says he has
competition to the Air Line and to the j been requested hy a number of the Jacob Sharp has hope for freedom yet
Georgia Pacific Railroad. However this white and black citizens of the fourth to The court of appeals this morning hand
rgta Pa
may be, it doea now look as if the two
new railroads to Athens, from Macon,
Ga., and from Monroe, N. C., would soon
be completed.
a boom in siout.
That Athens will be on a big boom at
that time, no one can question. If these
lines aou|d be finished by next fall our
cotton receipts would equal Augusta's and
our commercial advantages would rival
Atlanta's. With many advantages sup
erior (a either town, we do not doubt
that Athena in twenty years would be
tbe foremost inland city in Georgia.
The most sanguine residents of Ath-
cn sc*n hardily see howtnuch in store
for their town.
Two Men Killed.
CaaTHAttE, Mo . November 29.—[Spe
cial ]—A dispatch from Webb City states
that U. E. Garrison and C. K. Garrison,
Jr., of St. Louis, were killed yesterday
morning while ascending from their zinc
mines. They were coming up in the
cage, when the cable broke, precipita
ting them to tha bottom.
Bwrpwl Reform,
New Yoak, November 3G.—[Special.]
A meeting ef Protestant Episcopal cler
gymen was held yeaterday to organize
an association for the promotion of bar-
M reform. Bishop Potter presided.
become a candidate. If he does, he will
be ready to sacrifice his personal advan-
tage for Ihe take of h. rinony and the
good of Atlanta.
“It will be foolish fer me to say what
1 will do until I know wbat will suit both
parties,” said he. “1 have been here 20
yeara, and always have been for the
good of the city. I was in there once
and came out with a clean record.”
Henry Fain, lk~ colored tailor says
(he announcement of bis name ass can
didate lor council from fourth was unau
thorized .
A CYCLONE IN TEXAS-
nanr Houses Bnuolislird, and a
Number of *-lves X-ost.
Mikola, Tex., Nov. 28—[Special]—A
cyclone on Saturday night wrecked six
dwellings and about a dozen business
houses of this place. Six negroes were
killed by being buried under the ruins of
a building in which a negro festival was
in progress.
A Club of Public Mow Denounced,
Columbia, S. C„ Nov. 29.—[Special.]
A sensation has been caused by the fact
that several minister*, in their sermons
Sunday, denounced the Columbia City
Club as a gambling hell. Among the
members of tbe club are Governor Rich-
ardson, Senators Hampton and Butler,
and many other eminent public men.
Juke Sharp's Sentence Beveraed,
Ai bant, N. Y., Nov. 29—[Special.]—
Jacob Sharp's sentence has been revere-
cd by the court of appeals.
Albany. N. Y„ Not. 29.—[Special.]
ed down its decision, reversing the judg
ment of the lower courts. It was unan-
imous. Judge Danforth wrote the opin
ion, and the supplemental opinion was
written by Judge Peekham.
A Violent*anarchist.
New Yoke, November 29.—[Special.]
Henry K. Miller and Louis F. Huth had
a discussion with a stranger in a saloon
on Fifth Avenus early this morning
about anarchism A quarrel ensued and
tbe stranger, who declared that he was
an anarchist; drew a revolver and shot
Mi’ler in the neck and Hu'h in the left
hand. The stranger was arrested,, and
Miller and Huth were taken to the Pres
byterian hospital.
Threatening Strike wt Hempbis.
Memphis, Tenn, November 29.—
[Special.]—A strike of switchmen em
ployed in all the railroad yards in this
city is imminent It is said they have
alf demanded an increase in wages, and
those at the Memphis and Charleston
depot have also demanded the discharge
ol some negroes, and their places filled
by white men. The railroad officials
are reticent regarding the proposed
strike.
Mustang Liniment Musiang Liniment Mustang Liniment
KMUSTAKoLXKI
, OlKKSlIUUN
Twillaferro County Vet,
Crawfordville, Nov. 28—[Special.]—
Talliarerro county goes wet to-day by a
majority of 107. ' Quiet election. Prohi
bitionists will contest Very heavy vote
polled.
oiaqr U Oealk w Swlaaer,
UKnuurr. apottod vlnr-
r,wladUaiu*Ssn Backs!
J V Dunlop, Pembroke, Onta
rio 5,000
Mrs Mary O'Brien, Ceutral Ci
ty, Dak 5,000
TJ Weaver, Trabue, Fla 5,000
Frank Brock, 518 Potter, St.,
East Saginaw, Mich 5,000
Union National Bauk, Kansas
City, Mo 4,000
Olof Berglund, Darlington, Wis. 2,090
Clias 11 Horner, eare of Adams
Express Co., Newark, N J.... 2,000
J E Harrigan, 128 \V. Canton
St., Boston, Macs 2.000
E B Kimball. Portland, Me.... 2,090
Cit v National Bank, of Dallas,
Texas 2,000
Oliver & Griggs. Bankers, Dal
las. Texas 2,000
El Paso National Bank, El
Paso, Texas 2,000
Germania Savings Bank, New
Orleans, La., for a depositor. 2,000
DRAWING OF APRIL 12, 1887.
Wells, Fargo & Co., San Fran
cisco, CiU 30,000
W Thayer, 33 Yamhill St.,
Portland, Ore 15,000
Anglo-Californian Bank, Limi
ted, San Franrisco, Cal. .... 15,000
New Orleans National Bank,
for account of correspondent
from San Francisco 45,000
London, Paris aud American
Bank, Limited, San Francis
co, Cal 15,000
Mrs M R Newberry, Cheboy
gan, Mictr 15,000
Ambrose Gilliland, Moweaqua,
111... 15,000
Geo P Stackhouse, 2324 Chris-
tiou St., Philadelphia, Pa.... 15,000
Roy JBour, Canton, O ..!.... 5,000
G W Tweedy, Augusta, Ga 5,000
W C Hammock, Griffin, Ga.... 5,000
J M Stotts,Due, Ark 6,000
A LRobb, Atchison, Kan..... 5,000
Wells, Fargo A Co., SanFran-
cisco, Cal. .. '. 4,000
Mis David Swlckheitneij Rico,
Col 4,000
Jno Raatz, Pottsville, Pa 2,000
GRagin, Clarksville, Tex .... 2,000
P H Dwyer, Boston, Mass 2,000
H T Davis i B S Webber, Port
land. Me 2,000
Cbas C Keenan, Barnesvllle, 2,000
Mustang Liniment
KRXICAir MUSTANG LUniESTwtd VtoorouMl*
MVMSMDj a valuable Beau and Xuu'i Umi*.
DECLARED WET.
The Happy Nuptials on Yesterday—
A Beautiful Wedding—.Athena unit
Clarksville In Silken Tie—The
marriage Last Eventur-
Testerday afternoon at four o'clock, at
PrOeeedtnss, Farmers Club Clarke Comity—
Mretina at Farmers 11*11 at Court Bouse.
Saturday!
1 he Farmers Club of Clarke County
met at their bail in the Court House Sat.
urday at 12 o’clock, and was called ts
order by Dr. E. D. Newton, President.
. The following resolution was offered
point* conSniitee to efraft a cSSSSmSte
and by-laws for the Club to be presented
at tbo next meeting, to. be held on Satur*
day, December .3rd. The President ap«
pointed Geo. E. Heard, John R. Gravr*
ford and .John K. Nichols as the com*
mittee.
Resolution by Ferdinand Phinizy that
the club should meet every Saturday at
12 o’clock at Farmers’ hall (court house).
| Unanimously adopted. A cordial in?!*
the residence of the bride’s mother on P 10 remains of the Emperor Napoleon I
Dougherty street. Miss Marion L. Limp- j “ a ^ e stolen by sacrilegious hands,
kin, of Athens, was married to Hon. Hen- | sca *tered to the four winds,
ry S. West, of ClarkesTille. The wed- 1 “How has such a profanation been ac-
dtng was a most pleasant one, only the | comphshed? When did it take place?
relatives and friends of the contracting 1138 * 5een proven?**
parties being present. The house was - **£ ar o immediately replied that the
beautifully decorated with evergreens, ! . wa f “ oax related an inter-
and many rare flowers, and in the mid- I with ^en. Sumpt, governor of the
die of the spacious parlor stood a large | He has guarded the tomb of
pyramid of choice plants 1 f or th # e .P aat , nine T**™ “d
At the appointed time the attendants ! , the story false fo every detail,
assembled in the following order: Mr. ,,,,9rM place, the old hero,
Threadcraf with Miss Richardson; Mr. ro ,bers °°^ enter the _ 1 F r TPL
Asbury. with Miss Bernard: Mr. Furr , ‘STk^o^
The Body Said to be Restlnc at Chisel,
burst—Napoleon Ill’s Superstition.
France was inta state of intense excite
ment a few days ago, because Le Gaulois
published a few lines to this effect: . „ „„„
- T |L e _?L°“ b thejnvalides is empty, j „ tion is extended to all the farmers of
Clarke cojntv to attend.
with Miss Colbert; Mr. Lampkin and
Miss Crawford, Mr. West with Miss Dur
ham; Mr. Ware with Miss Matthews;
Mr. Russell with Miss Dobbs, and Mr.
Vincent with Miss Melt r
The bridesmaids formed a circle, and
in the middle, stood the bride and groom.
Rev. W. D. Anderson, in a beautiful
manner, read the Methodist ceremony.
The bride was attired in an elegant trav
elling dress, and looked radiantly beau
tiful. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
W eat were the recipients of many con
gratulations and pleasant wishes, after
which they left via. the Northeastern
road for Atlanta.
The bridal presents were numerous
and handaome ( and were symbolical of
the love and admiration in which the
bride wag held by her friends.
Miss Lampkia is the daughter of Mrs.
Lewis Latnpkin, and is a young lady of
rare personal charms. She is a graduate
of the Lucy Cobb Institute, and possesses
many noble womanly traits of character.
Mr. West is a rising young lawyer of
Clarkgville. and was a prominent mem
ber of the last General Assembly of our
State.
To Mr. and Mrs. West, their many
friends here wish them a life of happiness,
plenty and prosperity. Tney will make
Clarksville their future home.
RoM McNauton, Governor SU, hlchmond,
\V H S:-ot*, Curp Point. III*.._ . _.... 2.000
G.-o Offer, Lvlonia, Tex 2.001
Acglc-Cellforulan Bank. San Francisco .. ?. 0Q0
J»-v.es h'tev nson, St Hanovar St., rrorl-
dence. R I 2000
II M E- dms. Gif lie e, Minn 2.000
Ojciir GroshcP, with Richardson Hiof Co.
2.000
2 000
2.000
Mi nes M & A Meyer, New YoikCity j
R« bt J Your f, 41* Custom-House Street,
New Oflt'ao», La *J
2.C00
Ordinary Calhoun Announces the
■BeanIt of the Llfxor Election—
Atlanta, Nov. Sj^-tSpncial,]—Thia
morning MHf CSonbatr formally an
nounced the result of tbe liquor election
and declared the county wet
Mayor Cooper was found in the clerk’s
office about 1 o’clock.
“Wher. will license be issued for the
sale of liquor?” was asked.
“There won’t be anything done until
the council meets. That will be next
Monday.”
“Do you think they will grant the li
censes at once, or leave it for the new
council to aettle the question of high or
low license?”
I expect the council will grant them
w henever application is made, if they
are in proper places.”
“What do you mean by proper places?’
“Outside of residence neighborhoods.”
“Do you mean by that within the lim
its named by the Howell bill?”
No: 1 don’t know whether they will
adopt that or not. They recommended that
bill to the Legislature some time ago. I
don’t know whether they will stick
up to it or not.”
An ITglr Act by u Pref (y Hun.
Looisville, Ky., Nov. 30.—[Special.]
It is learned that Col Nicholas Smith,
son-in-law of Horace Greeley, sent in a
bill of *180 for services as groomsman at
the wedding of E J Ovingtoa, a China
merchant of Brooklyn and Chicago, to
Miss George Maise, of this city, which
ook place some week ago.
A Fatal Boiler Explomion
Pine Bluff, Ark., Nov. 30.—[Special.]
Yeaterday there was a terrible explosion
of the boiler of Duncsn’s mill, thirteen
miles Irotn ^here, which dangerously
scalded two persons and killed one out
right It made a wreck of the mi L
Several surgeons .went to the scene of
the disaster.
SHOT IN OCONEE.
Ho Blood Shed-Nor Any One Killed—
Bui the Buck-Shot Does ;it» Work.
tion,henever we are in want of a sensa-
ison it comes regularly from either Mad
ison or Oconee counties. The last, how-
«vor, is from Oconee. It happened on
tbe plantation of Mr. Richard Whitehead,
a quiet fanner living in the upper por
tion of the county. Mr. Whitehead had
an idea that thieves might break into his
premises and steal the hard earnings of
last year, and accordingly loaded his
shot-gun, (not one of the breech-loaders
given away by the Banner-Watchman)
and quietly retired to rest.
The evening before the shooting Mr.
Whitehead pulled off his coat , while at
work, and hung it on a stump in the edge
of his ground, little thinking what a
prominent part the coat would play in
the conflict with the burglars. The
night winds sizzed around his house, and
the falling autumn leaves fell in great
wads on the roof of the sleeping White-
head. The falling of the leaves awoke
him from a frightful dream, and thinking
that robbers were trying to break in, he
seized his single-barrel shot-gun, heavi
ly ’oaded with buck-shot, and crept
softly to the door. The door was pulled
slightly ajar, and then; in the yard stood
the robber ready to break in and take
everything belonging to Mrr Whitehead.
The gun was brought to bis shoulder,
and taking a quick glance along the bar
rel, he found to his dismay had de<
aim was true, as the coat will testify.
Whitehead says he ban now tell the dif
ference beiween autumn leaves and a
robber.
DRAWING OF SEPT. 13 1887
Paul Btier, 156 Huds n Ave. Chicago. Ill 5,000
F. FpsUin, Soodhuui?, 11’*-.—- 6,000
Frank H oilltit, Vorfosk. — 5.000
Paid Paul a inter. Runner. Union National
Bank, NeW 0> leant, for a depotilor 6,000
E riii in*t, Temt le Tax**.. 6 uw
Chri* F New, 127 Weet Nort i Ave., Chica
go, Ilia 0,0 0
W«n Hi nft'P, Sioux Fells. Dak 6,ooo
Paid People-’* Manx, Now York < It j 5 000
J H Mount. Tewaa City, Mich 5,000
Albert Effan«, tnrough First National
Ba >k. Pueblo, Col 5.0C0
Mr* Francis w Siddall Canton, Ohio 4,000
R b*. WnrtMoKton, Lexington, Ky 4,000
B Nathan, 831 Broadway. New York City 2,000
Godhilf Wtteman, Now Y*>rk90tty. . .. 2,000
Chao Johnson, Mobil#, 2,( 00
Nat onal Commercial Bank, lfobi e, Ala.. 2,000
L Ginaburg. 57 Salem 8|. Beaton, M «.... 15,000
Mrs Cbaa a Fcott, Springfield, kinn 15£tt
« hot A Johnson, 87i \Y. OhpJ' St., Chicago,
I le 15000
Paid P Kinler. Runner. Unum National
Bank, New Orleans, for a depositor. ... 15.000
L Faret. 181 Common HA. New Or
Henry Eker,N*-w York City
Jno W Richards, Hrnkimville, K
J hu DMoeka, Fayetteville. Tenn
1 P Gunter, Augusta Georgia-
Mra T Rutikel, Freed onto* N Too.
David Israel, Donaktsvittc, La
15.000
JSS
6.000
..... 5ooo
5 000
5.000
VTtJu*ue, 21*Decatur'l, New Orleans* 4.000
F A B.tutek,*A Milk at„ boa ton, Man... 2.000
Pnak Robot*. 185 DrartMu a., extra.. . 2,000
W <1 Van ujka, car. of uuahall Field A
Co*.Chicago, Ilia , t ,, 9,000
John F Sullivan. 50 Fleet 86., Boston ...... *400
DRAWING OF NOV MB KB S, 1887
15,000
15.000
15,000
Gay A Croflt, Orleona.| Nebr«>ka
W fl London, Newport News. Va, through
Burma*. Son A Co.. Norfolk Va
Edgar Burnett, agent Adams Express Co.,
Jeckaon. a*wt» — M , , a,
Jo. M.rrlw^ Newport, Ark,, throngh E JL
Wats- d. Newport, Ark. 15,000
Mtcbael Slatzkiaad Solomon Ploko&kL
Bo<toa,Maoe~_ l'.OOO
Mro Margaret Clarke, 12 St Andrew St,
New Orlr.no, La 13.000
Choi It Walker, EdlnbarS, Ill. th roach
•iwP - arrlcfton. Bankor, KttlabaiE —- 51000
Thoe u Miller, 121* Lawreoe. St Denver.
Cal 5.000
Wm Le.tte.Sen Francisco, Cal.. ... 5uu*
Meant V.mon Basking co H Mount Tar-
no n, nd — .. 5.000
Finn national Bank. MoobvUte. Turn..,. 4,000
C B Mtlli. and J F Bradv, through Onion -
Natl <rial Bank, Koaooa Cl!j, Mo. 2,000
io Trend E
Movckem.ln another
rsrta, we
' tirday;;
High Shoals, Nov. 28.—[S]
Capt Roberts is in town, visiting
Toon FowelL They together are scour
ing the country, with a view to selecting
a right of way for the railroad.
Thanksgiving day was not observed ia
our town.
Broke Hie Seek In Diving.
New Orleans’ Nov. JO.—[Special.]—
Georg. Dunham, captain of the British
steamer Ocean King, junfped into Lake
Pontchartraia to take a bath last evening.
The water was shallow, and ho broke his
neck in diving, dying almost instantly.
Chicago market,
Chicago, Nov. 30.—[Special]—Wheat
opened December, 76*;c. Corn, De
cember, 46)^c. Oats, May, 32.*^c. Pork.
January, $14.80. Lard, November,
$7,123^. Ribs, January, $7.47*^.
A Dry Wove Creeping Over the Free Re
public of MadUon.
Madison county is one ol the few
which has never been claimed or caught
by prohibition. Time and again elec
tions have been ordered, but the reform
ers have never been able to see dry
land. A few weeks ago the wet men
again carried the county, but the prohi
bitionists did not despair. On Tuesday
last a district election was held in the
Danielsville,Pocataligo and Mill districts
of Madison county. All three were car
ried by the dry men, the vote in Daniels
ville beiug for the sale— 90, against the
sale 130—majority against,40. The pro
hibition majority in Pocataligo was 15
and in Mill district 23. It will be remem
bered that the Fork,district went dry in
September. This gives Madison four
dry and four wet districts. The Grove
Hill men believe they could carry the
district near Athens if they cr.uld get an
election now, indeed they are confident,
but they cannot get an election in two
years. Good lack to the free-state'
WATKINSVILLE.
IV atkinsvii.ua Nov. 29.—(Special.)—
J.W. Watson got his right hand badly
mashad to-day. It got caught between
tUe wheel and body of his wagon.
Miss Furlow Anderson spent yester
day with her sister, Mrs. C. H. Ash
ford.
Rev. C. P. Marchman leaves for Con
ference Friday. lie has been with us
for two years, and will leave many
friends who wish him well wherever he
may be sent
Mr. J. J. Branch and others will take
a big fox-hunt soon.
HARMONY GROVE
avokforo Iinproromer
it.—A Bank,
'Har£ontGrove,Nov. 28.—[Special.]
Harmony Grove is one of tha most flour
iabing little towns on the Northeastern,
and the merchants of that place are the
lirsst and beat business men in this sec
tion. They are all in love with their
beautiful little village, and work to
gether for the good of the place. There
is less of the old fogy about Harmony
Grove than aoy place of its size in Geor
gia. Tbe young men of the town who
are fo business there are putting their
heads together, and are determined before
another crop is made to start a bank,
with a capital snfficieot to meet the de
mands of the place, one ’young mer
chant alone agreeing to pat in $5,000 to
the capital, stock.
A compress is also spoken of and we
would not M 1 snppriaed to see a large
cotiod compress started there fo a short
timt, Some of the voung men of this
place are moving in the right direction to
aiiaiehfo building it up by starting a live
little newspaper and the project ia al
ready under consideration ana will in all
probabilities be amt under way before
many months. The merchents have all
made money thia season and say that
thsir collections are better than aver
known before. We wish onr neighbors
succets fo their new undertakings;
Dlstillest.—Collector Gantt tolls us
that a large government distillery will
sooon be started near Athens fo Clarke
count/. This shows the thorough man
ner in which the work of clearing out
illciit distillers hu been done. Legiti-
mate business can afford to pat in new
plants where piracy is excluded.
THE FREE STATE-
The cover of the coffin is porphyry, and
weighs 24.000 pounds. It ia fastened by
bronze hinges, and to raise this immense
block at least fifteen workmen would be
obliged to labor for days, not with simple
tools, but with complicated scaffolding,
pulleys, ro[>es and the like. Since Napo
leon was buried in the Invalides not a
workman has entered the crvpt. Even
during tlie Commune not an attempt was
made to violate the emperor's tomb.
Napoleon's ashes repose on the banks of
tbe Seine, in the midst of the French
people he so much loved.”
After this interview the French nation
was - satisfied that since May 7, 1861,
when the body of the emperor was placed
in the marble sarcophagus, in tlie presence
of Napoleon III, Prince Jerome and the
dignitaries of state, “not a workman had
entered the crypt;”
Tlie belief of the French was sadly
shaken when Le Gaulois, not willing fo
be accused of hoaxing the public, an
nounced the existence of documents
proving it. statement. A personage who
had a conspicuous role in the adminis
tration sent this journal the duplicate of
tlieso 217 important documents. From
these it is discovered that Napoleon III
appointed a secret commission, charged
with accounting for the absence of the
ashes of Napoleon I, at tlie moment of
opening the coffin in the chapel SL
Jerome, and that Marechal Vail hint pre
sented to Napoleon III, April 27, 1861, a
report proving the absence of the ashes!
The Gaulois added that tlie original copy
of this confidential affair was placed in
tlie hands of tlie grand chancellor of the
Legion of Honor, but, as the archives of
the chancellerie were burnt during the
Commune, no one had heard of the mys
terious dccumeiits.
While tiiese searches are made, I re
member a conversation I had some time
ago with a friend of Emperor Napoleon
HI. Said he: "When the emperor's re
mains shall be removed from Chiaelhurst
to Farnhorough. you will hear something
very curious with reference to the ashes
of Napoleon I.” Then he told me a long
history, pledging me to secrecy until the
proper time should come for the revela
tion of these facts.
“During the last two years of his
reign,” said my informant, “Napoleon
III became a fervent disciple of spiritual
ism. When he first thought of war with
Prussia, lie went incognito to the Invalides
every day and there invoked the spirit of
tlie great conqueror. When he took
command of his troops, he wished to have
some tangible relic of his hero beside him.
something that would compel the spirit
of the Napoleon to answer his call. By
stealth, at night, the ashes of Na)ioleon
were taken from tlie Invalides, placed in
a portable box, and Geri. Fleury and I
were the only ones who knew that the
conqueror of Jena accompanied his
nephew in all the battles of the Franeo-
Prussian war. One of the causes
A reso'ution was adopted postponing
till the next meeting the appointment of
delegates to the spring convention of th.
Georgia State Agricultural Society, to
beheld at Waycross.
The following vice-presidents were
unanimojsly elected: F rst vice-presi
dent, George E. Heard; second vice-
president, John R. White; third vic«-
president, Joseph F. Comer.
Under the head of farming for profit or
the economy of the farm, the president
suggested foe following program for th
grand spring meeting of the Farm-
Club of Clarke County, to be held .
April next. “The club request* the
following named members to make short
but thorough written reports on the fol
lowing subjects:
The indigenous grasses and flowers of
Clarke ceunty, by the botanist of the so
ciety, Dr C W Lane.
The differential cost and profit in the
cultivation ofsmall grain and cotton, Dr
W L Jones.
The geology of Clarke county and tha
chemistry of its soil. Prof H C White.
Plowing an<l the utility of subsoiltng,
T N I.ester.
Farm labor, Geo T Murrell.
Horticulture and what Clarke county
can do in this direction. Dr Jas Catnak.
Flori culture, or how to embellish tha
country home, A. 1.. Hull.
Self-srstaining farms. John R White.
Commercial fertili-ere. Geo E Heard.
Composting. Billups l’hinizy.
Gardening for profit, E K Lumpkin.
The fat in horse, W S Uoltran.
Poultry and its profits, Howell Cobb.
Imported cattle, I)r W A Carlton.
The dairy, A II Hodgson.
Bee culture, A I! Robertson.
Imported swine, J E T<nadge.
Home raised meat, l’atnun Lester.
Meteorology, Col I. II Charbonnier.
Surveying and hillside ditching, Prof
D C Barrow, Jr.
Our springs and wells; their use for
sanitary nnd general farm purpoaea, Prof
C M Strahan.
On motion the above suggestion! and
appointments were postponed for con
sideration at the next meeting.
The club, after an mtercsting meet-
ng, in which the preservation of apples
turnips, potatoes, etc., was thoroughly
discussed. Adjou.-ned to meet next
Saturday at 12 o'clock.
A P Henley, Secretary.
THE MARRIACE SELLS-
Cupid on Uia Hound* In Athen* and North,
east (■ Corel..
The seoson of the year has come when
orange blossoms lilcom among the frost
crystals, and when the distant sounds o
the holidays are heightened by the mar
riage bells.
tine by one the fair daughters of Ath
ens are doing claimed by the discrimina
ting and'gallant beaux of Northeast Geor
gia and other sections of the State. Thia
morning we make mention of two happy
events, one of u hich occurred yesterday
and one will occur to-dny.
On Tuesday afterno -n at one o’clock,
Miss Alice Hunter, of Athens, and Mr.
W. A. Clarke, of Jefferson, were nnited
in bonds of matrimony. The wedding
was a quiet one. only a few relatives, and
mo- t intimate friends of the bride being
present. I)r. E. W. Speer, in a most itn-
HICH SHOALS.
High Shoals, Nov. 30.—[Special.]—
Col Machen, the railroad king, spent
yesterday in town, the guest of our ge
nial friend, Mr. Toon Powell. The Colo
nel was much pleased with the town, its
locality, manufactories and promising
outlook. He said it deserves a railroad
and wc shall have one. The surveyors
will be here in a few days.
The bridge contractors reached town
yesterday, and are at work. They say in
two weeks the bridge will be completed-
CRAWFORD-
Crawford, Nov. 28.—[Special.]—Jim
Brittian was arrested and put in jail yes
terday fur setting tiro to the cotton house
ofTotn Glenn, last Friday night The
fire was discovered before much damage
was done.
We learn that some person has mis-
laced the petition that the whiskey men
iad prepared to present to the ordinary
asking him to call an election on prohibi
tion.
There was a mad dog killed in Lex
ington Saturday evening, after had bitten
two mules belonging to O. H. Arnold.
Mra. Dr. Eugene Foster, ot Augusta,
is visiting her brother L. M. Johnson.
J. Frank Drake and wife spent Sunday
in our town.
Tbe great big treasury surplus, about
which Senator Morgan and others com
plain, as responsible for what hard times
we have had, waa piled op by the infer-
nal, internal revenu: taxation.—Binning-
bam Age.
The government received $309,919,119
last year; of that amount $192,905,023
came from cuetoms, $116.8 >5,936 from
internal revtsue and $106,240 from di
rect taxation. Thus it appears.that the
tariff contribute! nearly two dollars to
the surplus to one from internal reve
nue.
The French go vernment is still, afraid
of the popularity of Gen. Boulanger.
Nothing so bespeaks the weakness of
their government. Time and better ad
ministration will inspire greater confi
dence and attach the people to the gov
ernment of their own fashioning.
Mustang Liniment
MEXICAN MdrrAXu Lrrorar oon* Ml Ailment!
MllaaMlWMwlCuita Outwont traountat.
had gone astray. Disheartened because
of this calamity, Napoleon surrendered at
once. Afterwards it was found that the
box, so dear to Napoleon III, had passed
tbo Belgian frontier, and from there was
sent to England. 1 know it was the em
peror's wish that this fetich should be
buried beside him, and feel confident that
Napoleon I now lies at Chiselhurst.”—
Baroness Althea Salvador’s Paris Letter
in New York Mail and Express.
One of the Late Pastime*.
One of the most interesting of the so-
called “pastimes,” which have of late
been introduced into the home circle
under the name of art, is that of model
ing in wax. It is not only interesting
and amusing: it is instructive. A pound
of wax will keep a large family quiet and
busy for a whole evening, and aside from
tile often curious results of the two or
three hours’ work, there has been gained
an idea of anatomy which the workers
were quite unaware of. It is easier to
model a head, such as it is, in wax, than
to make a drawing; the light and shade
is made with every pressure and there is
nothing flat, so that it is a more prolific
medium than charcoal and paper. At
first the amateur produces a rather
archaic object, but during the evening,
after he has had a little facility added to
his hand, he will discover that he has
been more, of an observer than ho was
conscious of. He will also glance up
from his work and look at some member
of the family to locate the ear, or eye, or
chin, and so by degrees he constructs a
really good head and fo a week’s time is
able to obtain a likeness of some, mem-
ber of the family. So, little by little, the
arts are creeping into the shop and home.
It is hy this medium we shall be able to
add more interest to the higher and more
complete arts and the observer who has
handled tlie wax at home will be better
able to pass judgment on a piece of
sculpture than he was before'his “pas-
tim-” trials at modeling.—American
Art.
According to The London Globe, a
hermetically scaled bottle of wine was
in 1877 exhumed from the Roman ceme
tery of Aliscamp9, near Arles, and its
contents were analyzed by Berthclo, the
well known French chemist. The analy
sis shows that the liquid had retained its
vinous character and contained 4 1-2 per
cent, of alcohol.—New York Tribune.
had mn* astml P The bride was attired in traveling rot-
traveling <
tame and was the picture ef grace and
bounty. After the ceremony the party
re <a : red to the dining ;oom where an e>-
gant d’nncr was served. Miss Hunter is
the daughter of our popular townsman
Mr. S. M. Hunter, and a young lady of
many charms and accomplishments.
Mr. Clarke is a rising young man of
Jefferson, nnd aconductor on the Gaines
ville, Jefferson a Southern railroad. Mr.
and Mrs. Clarke left yesterday for their
home, carrying with them the blessing,
lore ar.d congratulations of a host ef
friends, and tlie best wishes of the Ban
ner-Watchman.
On Wednesday Hon. Henry S. West,
the handsome and distinguished young
representative for Habersham, was mar
ried to Miss Marion Latnpkin, one of
the most ’ovable nnd popular daughters
of Athens. The event has been looked
for with interest by the friends of the
contracting parties.
On account of the stench arising from
the millions of dead salmon in tlie
McCloud river, trout fishing along that
stream is robbed of its charms. The
smell of the decaying fish ia attracting
bears by the wkolefole.—Yreka (Cal.)
Union.
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
Newspaper Paragraph* of General Inter-
Mt—Clipped from the Exchangee.
A Yale diploma 122 years old was re
cently picked up at an auction sale in
New York. It belonged to the Rev.
Elam O. Potter, who woe graduated' fo
17C5, under President Clapp.
A mushroom plantation has been es
tablished in a disused railway tunnel at
Edinburgh. The mushroom beds occupy
about 890 yards of the tunnel, whose
total length is about three-quarters of a
mile. •
Near the headwaters of the White river
in Alaska is a very large and active vol
cano which discharges almost continu
ously great streams of fire, smoke and
lava. It is about 300 miles inland.
“Pa,” said little Johnny, “teacher is
thinking about promoting me. ” “How
do you know?’- "From what she said
today.” “And what was that?” “She
said that if I kept on I’d belong to the
criminal class.”
A kitten of Portland, Ore., was seen to
charm a rattlesnake. The snake waa
coiled and with its head followed every
motion of the kitten. Tbe kitten seemed
to realize the importance ot the situation
and never allowed her attention to wan
der from the snake. Ihe snake was
kUled.
There is an unaccountable and remark
able mortality among the sardines of San
Luis Obispo bay. They are dying by the
thousands, and* the shores at the bay ore
covered with these dead fith to the depth
of two or three feet, and the stench is
unbearable.
Mustang Liniment
‘irexTCA?? mustan!?icnmnatr. ourmMn$m*
THE GEORGIA, CAROLINA & NORTHERN.
The Koad Will l>e Built—Gen. Hoke, th*
President of the Company, in Town amd
Determined t«> Push Ills Kntcrpriae to
Completion.
Gen. lloke, of the Georgia, Carolina Sf
Northern Railroad, is in Athens in the
interest of his road, and speaks with per
fect confidence of its completion. Gsn.
Hoke is a North Carolinian br birth.
ro«*e to distinction as Brigadier'General
during the war, and won the reputation
of the fighting General. Since the war
he his lived in Western North Caroline
ona stock and crass farm. He is e tall,
striking looking gentleman, with iron
gray hair and short, full beard, dark, fine
eye, heavy build, and withal the proper
man to push to successful issue a great
enterprise. Gen. Hoke inspires confi
dence and commands respect by the
quiet, dignified, but impressive simplic
ity of his strong, but gentle nature. Ath- .
ens is fortunate in having an enterprise
in which she is so deeply interested im
such capable hands. He expresses nb«
solutely no doubt as to the building of
the road, but says he proposes to expend
time and money in locating the road ad
vantageously, so as not to have to change
after it is built. Herein he acts wisely,
as immense sums have been spent in al
tering roads that were never judiciously
located. The contract for con
structing a part of the road
has ahealv been let between Bfon-
roe ami Chester, S. C. Soon iron 'will
be laid on that part and the steam horsn
will be pushing ahead to unite Portn-
mouth and Athens. At Monroe the G.
C. Sc N. joins the Uobinson system with
terminus at Portsmouth, Va. Athens
will thus have close Eastern connections,
and he placed in close communication
with ofie of the finest ports on our coast
Our business community has much si
stake in the construction of this road. Il
will infuse new vitality into Athens, that
is already aglow with energy. It .will
pour business and people into our midst.
It will double our population and busi
ness within a few years. We will bn
tbe commercial centre of one of )he fin
est sections on th globe. Our manufac
turing interests will keep pace with thn
general development, and we will rank
second to no city in the South Atlantic
States. Athens is sure to come to^ thn
front:
CUTTING IN CLARKESBORO.
Clarkesboro district, in Jackson coun
ty, is getting as famous as tho noted Ben
Smith’c district, in Gwinnett, county,
and whenever it ; s announced that a
court will be held at Clarkesboro, it Is a
sure sign of a fight. Last Saturday was
a big court day, and accordingly .thn
usual amount of core whisky was .on
hand, and soon fight ensued. Parks
Parnell, a young man, was standing
in the door of tbe court house, and' Mr*
Jake Arnold, who lives near Clarkesboro,
had a difficulty and cut ParneU Yerj
seriously in thrf groin. The difficulty
occurred about a veiy. frivolous matter,
and it would not have happened but for
too much whisky. At last accounts Par-
sell was doing very well, and will prob
ably recover.