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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY
Atlanta, lVr. 49
general council Ins no right to my
whisky can he sold on thin street ana
must not be sold on that." remarked a
Decatur street merchant to a reporter
this morning.
“How’s that?” asked the reporter
“Well, I will show yon. The city
chart) r eays: Section 27. The mayor and
cil shall hare full power and authority
to regulate the retail of ardent spirits
within the corporate limits of said city,
and at their discretion to issue license to
retail, or to withhold the same, and to
tlx the price to be paid for icense all
any sum they think proper not exceed-
in■: $2,000.’ Now there’s the whole law.
Ad I intend to test the raliility of the
new whisky ordinance unless the in
coming -ouncil amend it by striking out
the limit section.”
The speaker was Mr. John K. Faith
grocer and feed dealer at 298 Decatur
afreet.
Mr. Faith is desirous of openings sa
loon on Decatur street, outside the lim
Its prescribed by the new ordinance. He
not only contends that council has no
right to make a limit law, but even if
■such powers were delegated to them,
-they have dircriminated against him, as
-his place of business is on “a business
■street in a business portion of the city.”
“How will you test the new law?”
■asked the reporter.
“Why, here's exactly what I intend to
-do. If, when the new council comes in,
the new ordinance is not amend- d, 1 will
present an application to the general
-council made in accordance wiili the
new ordinance, giving proper references
■anil securities, and will tender the amount
•of I lie license If my petition is thee
refused merely on the ground that my
place of bu-iness i« outside the li nils, I
will open up anyhow, let the anlhnriti< s
make a case aga nst me, and up she toes
to the Supreme court; and I rather think
1 will get the heat of ihe fight.”
It is unders-oxi that there are quite a
number of whisky dealers who ilu not
believe the limit law is rnnslitiilinnal,
and they will probai ly back Mr. Faith
in his test case.
Mr. Faith was asked the question:
“Hasn't the general council the right
to regulate the sale of whisky in At
lanta?”
“Yes; hut it may lie regulated equally
all over ll-e city, l.icenses ar.d uxes
must applv everywhere alike, or el-e s-i
have elsss hgislalion. Would tie
council have right lo ssv whisky must
V sold only in the Kiui’-all house?”
"Yet the law gives them the power to
reject any license they may wish.”
"Yra.hu' they must show cause. How
ever, lei them use this power lo reject
Nobody o jerts lo thi m refusing.au ap
plication on prot er grounds, but tli y
musn t do it simply because I live here
and vo live there. We all live in At
lanta and must have the same law,
a-qu IIv applicable lo eve VI-I’ly.
Mr. Faith will certainly make a tint
.case nf the limi' law is not repealed by
-the new council
ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1887.
SHE IS CAPTURED.
MRS- HULDA MOORE IN THE SHERIFF'S
ARMS.
A Hard Fight and a Deaperate Rralatanc®
la MadUaa County—Two Pistol* and a
Final Captare-She U Jailed But Makes
Good Her Escape.
IN JAIL.
CHARLIE BANKS, THE DESPERADO,
SAFELY HOUSED.
WASHINGTON CITY.
THE LAWYER LEFT.^
I The Creditors of the Macon A Covin
MOVEMENTS OF THE GEORGIA COLONY
AT THE CAPITAL
AUTRIA’3 POSITION.
>r«Uluf an Alliance fur the Coming
Conflict.
I.oviios, IVc. 18.— (>|».cisU ] — The
faeries of niili'vry chui cil. whirb hare
been h*-M in Vienna .luring the last ten
• days, together vs-it It the fn lininalions of
Austria an«l l'ni*ri.« against Ru»siia, }>re
iMimhaMy inspired, invite the belief that
Aw lr»ais almost | erauaded of the desper
Ate chftflQG of sect:ting an unqualified al-
•liance *\lh t>< nnany, or, failing in this,
to msVblqU illy pood term* with the
« *«r*a gftYerninent if possible. The ait-
ation mhich now pres, nts i self makes
reasonable, if not absolutely certain,
at tnv European war no in a ter by
|o»in urged, most involve great danger
•I a its termination. That this would
• itmw iliamm Mu H—m cm
ut saying. If Austria ware absolutely
am# of Germany** act of aupport in a
• a- wi h Russia, she would not hesi
ate ^ moment to heg n hostilities, but of
that *he can't be certain. If Austria
should be the aggressor, Germany wonld
be as sure to crawl through on numerous
loop-hi oles, conveniently left open by
the loose terms of the triple alliance, and
weaker parties tj the pact wculd be Uft
to battle hopelessly with an enemy
-whose military strength is almost be
jroml < stiuiate.
Daniels ville, Dec. 10—[Special.]—
On Saturday the sheriff*, deputy sheriff,
Henry McEwen, L C, and Messrs Hugh
Hardman, Lloyd Brooks and .Jas S Mc
Curdy went down to arrest Mrs llulda
M« ore under a possessory warrant. On
arriving Jim McCurdy went into the
kitchen, where Mrs Moore her cook,
Mr Willis J Dudley, were, to see if he
could not perform their mission peacably
and without force. The woman was fu
rious, and kept the table and *:uie dis
tance between her and McCurdy, level
ling her cocked pistol, with finger on the
trigger, at him frequently, but there was
no bluff in Jim, and when he svw there
was no other chance, but Uptake her by
force, he stepped out and gave the posse
this information, whereupon Mrs Moore
jumped out and ran through the orchard,
*nd as the men pursued she drew two
pistols, a British BuU Dog, 38 calibre,
eentre fire, double action, and a Marquis
of J«orne, 32 calibre, and with one in each
hand, levelled them at Scarborough,
Brooks and McCurdy, but Brooks and
McCurdy rushed on her from different
directions and captured her, she firing
the Bull Dog through Brooks’ hand,
doing bpt little damage. Rave burning.
Upon the others ru>bing up, and in the
scuttle, she threw the other pistol in
Deputy Sheriff Wash White's boTels
and snapped but it failed to fire. There
by she wsa stved from death. The pis
was brought to town. She refused to
go into any house or to the fire any
where, and men crowded about her as
site stubbornly stood and walked hack
and forth, bare-loaded, on the square,
with the cold wind whistling about her
Finally she was taken by two string
men and carried to the fire in Brooks
Jfc Williams' store. While by the fire
•be «pied a hatchet on the mantle, and.
waited till J im McCurdy turned his eyes
off of her, when she sprang for the hatch*
et, but'Mr. Ben Kussell who saw her obr
j.ct, snatched the hatchet in t me to
save McCurdy from death. Upon the
arrival of Mr J K Sanders. J B, she ob
jected to his trying the case. Mr J N
Boggs was sent f« r. When she struck
that court her game of bluff a as no
rood, and she was c. mmitted to jail till
she should turn over the papers to the
arresting officer, or have them forthcom
ing to b** dealt with as the law directs.
She said she would die before she would
,-ive up the papers. She was carried to
the house o r Dr. Sorrells, awaiting the
return ot her son, who went home to get
ihepajcrs. Her husband way tn the
night brought the papers, hut she for
bade him giving them to the arresting
party, and had him hand them to her,
put them in her pocket and then said
>he*d di** before she’d give them up.
She got sick, went into another room at
Dr. Sorr» Ds and went to bed, and while
s. me guards w«nt away and some slept,
and some didn’t guard very closely, she
madealeap for liberty, jumping from a
vrit dow in the rdeeping room about day
break, and was tracked across some
plowed ground, where she ran barefoot
ed. Another posse went for her yes
terday afternoon, but she was not to he
found. She is still at large and bolds
the papers
Three Shota Fired—The Physician Pick
ing Out the Shot—A History of the Des
perado.
Bright and early yesterday morning a
Banner-Watchman reporter was at the
jail door knocking for admittance to have
an interview with the desperado, Charlie j
Bank's Wo were soon admitted and
found a negro as black as a stack o'black
cat*, lying an a mattress and groaning
considerably and seemingly suffering a
great dea’ of pain. Dr. Hale’ with a sur
gical instrument, was quietly picking
I ird shot by the load out of the heel,
leg and thigh of the desperado. The
Doctor thinks the wound not dangerous
hut very painful, and it will be some
time before he can do any work. Three
shots were fired at him, two of which
took effect. Banks had made numerous
threats and had become a terror to
the community, and the police determin
ed to capture bimat all haaards, and on
Monday night Policeman McKie,
Mr. J. H. Dorsey snd Mr. Poss went
out to where his wife is living and sur
rounded the house, with double-barrel
shot guns. They had not been in wait
ing long before Charlie came slipping up
and went to the window and tapped on
the glass. Policeman McKie made a
rush for him, but Charlie was too quick
and made a break to ^et away. At this
juncture the firing commenced. The
first shot was made at very close range,
and the whole load entered the top of his j represent a very fi
shoe and into his ankle, ranging upwards. I handsomer buil-tin
A Jlyatery Explained—A Fine Build*
lug—Poer Georgia I.nwyer* Seek
ing Office—Congressmen. Coming
Home.
Washington, Dec. 21.—[Special.] —
The esteemed Atlanta Constitution’s ac
count of a recent secret conference be
tween Senator Colquitt and Representa
tives Barnes and Carlton turns out to
have been a charity meeting, at which
Senator Colquitt made a few remarks,
explaining ihe destitute condition of a
deserving Southern gentleman in this
city, and at which meeting the hat was
passed around, and each member con
tributed a sum of money for the gentle
man’s relief. To-day Major Barnes vis
ited the architect’s office in the treasury
to ate the drawings of the proposed Au
gusta custom house, and when approach
ed on the subject of this mysterious
conclave he smiled a smile eminently
suggestive of his innocence of collusion
with anybody, hut upon being pressed
explained Senator Colquitt’s errand, with
the single admonition that the name of
the beneficiary might not be made pub
lic.
The plans of the Augusta custom
h use are nearly complete. Representa
tive Barnes has not given them his final
approval, and will not un il he has ex
amined them further. The drawings
building— a much
than the abortion
Ingtoa
Road Hold a Meeting—No lawyer There.
BENEATH THE PINES.
He was in the act of making r leap, and
Lad his right foot raised off ol the ground
when the shot struck him. This is the
worst wound, and it may he that it will
disable him for life. The second shot
was when he was some distance off, an 1
the si ot hit him from his hips down to
the calf of his legs. Both of the guns
were loaded with No 8 bird shot. The
third shot did not hit him, and if it had
he never would have done any more
work in the chain-gang, as the gun was
loaded eavily with buckshot Charlie
Banks fell when the first shot was tired
and dropped his pistol at the second fire.
He ran a short distance and was then
taken charge of by one of his friends,
and went about one mile, when lie found
that he was badly wounded, and sent for
the police to come and take him in charge.
Charlie Banks is a young negro very
stout and was sent to the chain gang
from Jones county for carrying conceal
ed weapons. He was put in for 12
months and had only served a few weeks
at Stephens Buttery when lie made hi<
TS'-ape, making his way to Athens
where bis wife had moved.
Ilis courage had about all oozed out
and while undergoing the painful opera
tion of having the shot picked out was as
meek as aliinh, and declared that he had
never done anything wrong in his life
He declares most positively that he never
shot at policemad Hill and that he had
no hand in burning Mr. Mitchell's stable
a few days ago. lie claims that he has
been badly treated by the police of Ath
AN AWFUL CYCLONE,
Which Swept Over Many Places An
Indian Territory—A umber, of
People Killed and One Town Half
Destroyed.
inline
built for Atlanta. In its general <
it is not unlike the Fulton county
hou«e, excepting that the design
whole is much more graceful and har
monious.
Judge C isp lias called his committee
en elections together and it has been
agreed to vigorously prosecute to a
finish all the contested cases that may be
sent to them.
1 hear many expressions of disap-
pointmer t among the Georgia residents
here over the failure of the Governor to
appoint Hon. Martin Y. Calvin as state
school commissioner. These expres
sions are not based on any personal hos
tility to Judge Hook, hut it was hoped
that a young man and an experienced
educator would he selected for this im
portant office. Mr. Calvin’s first-rate
record ns h legislator, his unquestioned
fitness for the office, and Ins thorough
familiarity with our not too praiseworthy
state school system all oomhired t-> en
gender the hope that he would he Called
to infuse into this system sum - of tin*
energy and progressive spirit wiii: which
he is so bountifully equipped.
The po\ertyof tin- lawprnotice ii»G-rr
gia cannot he he'ter advertised than bv
the application of young professionals for
service lure nnder government. The
appointment of Captain Tom Cahiniss, of
Forsyth, to a clerkship of Mr. Blount's
committee will temporarily remove from
the Flint circuit one of it popular and
successful young barristers. Latterly
another application has been received,
[Mac -ii T.l k j)h]
Y’esterdav it was noticed by the Tele
graph that there were registered on the
books of Macon a good many men who
represent interests in the Macon ai d
Covington Railroad, and befo e night it
was at least surmised that a meeting was
in view. But the newsman was not
the only one who mistrusted as much.
SeveralJof the big corporation lawyers
sniffed the game also and were on a still
hunt around the Lanier House jor
“points,” for it was there that the rep
resentatives of the road seemed to cen
tralize toward night. . !• - •
Several af ihe suspected parties w^re
approached by newspaper men. hut to no
avaiL Several lawyers tried to lent
around the bush also, but there was one
time when the legal fraternity couldn’t
get hold of any thing tangible, and had to
go to bed last night unsatisfied.
This much, however, the Telegraph
has for a fact, that a meeting of th* cred
itors of the road, was. MtLjUYbicb a
large number were present*:*nd an or
ganization was perfected without any
ingredient of the legal nature “into it.”
The meeting was held in the ordinary
of the Hotel Lanier, and after a chairman
had been elected, together with other
officers, a general discussioti of the state
of affairs was had, lasting some two
hours, and the meeting was adjourned at
10 o’clock until some time to night, when
it is expected that more of the creditors
will he in the city and business will be
resumed and possibly completed.
It is understood that the meeting is for
the purpose of adjusting i*i an amicable
way the differences existing between
Bost A: Inzersoll and the Macon and Cov
ington railroad and the creditors, so as
to take the road from the courts for one
thing, and to secure some of the money
due them for another.
What will he the outcome of the meet-
ling to-day remains to he seen. The
chances are, however, that the matter
will reach a definite conclusion.
O sunless deeps of northern pio*s!
0 broad, snow laden arms of fir:
Dim aisles where wolves slip to and fro.
And nmsek-ss wild deer swiftly skirr!
O home of wind son^s wiki and i?raud.
As suits thy mighty strains! O harp
On which the north wind lays his hand!
I walk thy pungent ftlnotns once more
And shout aiTtld thy stormful roar.
As in deep seas a haven is found.
No wintry tempest stirs, though high
As hills the march. - waves upbound
And break in hissing foam, so I
Walk here secure, though far above.
The storm kiug with his train of snows
Sweeps downward from the bitter north.
And shouts hoarse fury as he goes.
1 laugh in tones of chiming glee
To see the sunning of his hair.
And ttear from out nis cloud of beard
HU voice itn|ierial sweep the air.
The dark pines lower their lofty crests.
As warriors how when chieftain grim
Ride by and shouts his stern behests.
And with swift answers echo him.
—Hamlin Garland in American Magazine.
COTTON FIRED-
A LADY'S REVOLVER.
heart beat violently.
The footstep came nearer, nearer; was
close at hami now; but did not pause.
The panting breath and now a smothered
groan caught Stella’s ear distinctly.
Breathing hurriedly herself, she bent
forward as the step passed on. She
saw a slender, roughly dressed man,
travel stained, with a wallet strapped
upon liis shoulder. She caught
one glimpse of a colorless face with a look
of haunted horror in it, and, liefore she
had time to wonder, she saw why.
Footsteps again, and this time two men
following that other. Two men, or were
they fiends?
Narrow, gleaming eyes, straight black
locks falling half over brown* devilish j 8c ^j irs *
taliving to mis stranger as sne had never
talked to any one before. There was the
wondrous tie of a saved life between
them.
“You have not asked my name,** he
said, as she rose to go; “do you not care
to know the name of the man who is
your debtor for his life?”
“How strange that I should not have
thought of asking you.”
“My name is Archie Stanley. Yours,
I see, is Ilarley, but I would like to
know the rnune your brother calls you—
if I may?”
She looked up at him with the eyes
which quelled ar.d softened her unruly
ens and thatlheie is noth ng against him > that of Colonel Fred ilistnuke of Sj-auM
but being an escaped convict.
The physician gave him a half pint of
whisky before commencing the operation.
When he was brought to jail he wanted
something to eat at once. Sheriff Weir
will notify the authorities and as
soor as he is able he will he sent back
to the chain gang.
THE BOLD BANDIT*
FINED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
A Street lluckatcr Gives Away Ob*
scene Pictures to Advertise His
>G«eds.
Atlanta, Dec. 19—[Special.]—On
’.Saturday afternoon Captain Couch no-
diced several small hoys with obscene
^pictures, and he learned that a street
huckster waa giving away the pictures to
advertise his brass jewalry.
The captain stepped up to the artesian
well and saw Jo-eph Beattie, hitherto
unknown in Atlanta, selling packages ot
jewelry and notions, and into each pack
age he slipped three or four pictures.
The officer made a purchase for twenty
five cents, and found that the picturae
were the same as those found in the pos
easi n of the little boy*.
Beattie was arrested, and this morn
ing Recorder Anderson fined the pi iso
tier one hundred even dollars. Bealtie
says he cannot pay the fine, and he will
go to the rock pile for 30 days.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 19.—[Spe
cial.]—A destructive cyclone visited
Armstrong academy, Indian Terntoiy,
Fort Washita and Green, early on Satur
day morning, causing destruction
of prepetty and loss of life. 'Ihe
following are the casualties as far as
known: French Adams. U.S. A., killed;
A. B. C. Lincoln, Washita, killed; two
children, names unknown, killed; W.
Coviugton, Armstrong academy, leg
broken; Henry Wait. Washita, arm and
leg broken; Mrs. Wait, Washita, arm
broken. Half of the houses in Etst
Further Explelu af OharlM Jhiakt,
Alloa Jno. JarRaon, Around Ath
ena.
Charlie Bank* con tinned to he the
sensation, and if this man is half the hob
goblin that he is represented, the b <rden
is on the police and county officers to
show why they have not arrested him
long ago.
Banks grows bigger and “bidder” as
he progresses, and at last accounts was
exploiting with pistols and threatening
the whole constabulary. Current ru
mor gives him credit for so much devil
try and spot him in so many places, that
it is d.fficult to believe the tales, unless
there are three or four Banks’ now on
the road.
Best and most reliable information,
however, locate Banks. alias Jack-
The Cigarette Craze Causes Trouble—Near
ly a Conflagatlon.
The streets of Athens as well as the
warehouses are filled with cotton and a
spark from a cigar would put the whole
of ihe business portion in jeopardy.
Nearly every little boy has a pocket full
of cig-»rettes and a box f malrh**s and it
i** a pleasure for the small boys and
:nok*-s to get on the sunny side ot a bale
"f cotb’ii and puff for hours at the time.
This cigarette smoking came very near
\« sterd *y musing a serious trouble. On
a lot on Broad stieet below the Dorsey
“lore is sixhundred hales of cotton and
while Mr Ed Dorsey was weighing a
bile that he had just bought, some
BEevas too Toni*r apparently to hear
rule over the strange assemblage of Mex
ican find half breed boys and girls, with a
sprinkling of American youth, not of the
most tractable kind, who constituted the
school in the Puente section. The school-
house w;is almost as rude and unkempt
looking as the scholars. It was part
“redwood” and part adobe, and no at
tempt had been made to give it a civil
ized apjiearanee. It stood upon a piece
of lrnlf cleared land which bore a crop of
barley, carelessly reajxtl by the lazy
SjKtnish family who owned it. and whose
adolie hut waa the nearest neighbor to the
schoolliouse, at a distance of nearly a
third of a mile.
All round this patch of grain land
grew the wild mustard in immense pro
fusion. Here and there a cactus patch
flourished, a prickly wilderness, but the
mustard was the chief feature of the
foreground. It has a beauty of its own
when its myriad slender branches sway
to the breeze their golden blooms, and a
desolation of its own when the flowers
and verdure are gone, and it spreads in
all directions a miniature forest—dry and
dead.
Beyond the mustard, rocks and bowl
ders liegan to crop up, which increased
in size and assumed shapes more and
more weird and gaunt as they lay nearer
the mouth of the canyon.
A wilder scene could hardly be im
agined. A stranger setting to the picture
of Stella, as she stood on tlie threshold of
the schoolliouse. in the shadow of the
projecting doorway, watching her last
scholars out of sight.
Stella hoarded with the Benitos, a de
cent Spanish family, living on the road
to San Bernardino, alwmt half a mile
south of the sehoolhouse. She knew that
when the children left she ought to go
with them: it was too lonely a place for
faces, a swinging yet crouching gait,
nervous, claw like hands that swung
with a half fluttering motion, as though
by anticipation hovering over the prey,
now so near.
•And what was this? One of them held
a coil of rope which even now lie was
shaking, poising in air. then, with a
marvelous dexterity, flinging forward.
It fell, and in falling, circled round the
body of the man before them.
AJi. merciful heaven! can that be a
human sound? That yell of hideous
triumph which mingled with the choking;
despairing cry of the victim!
For one moment Stella leaned against
the tree, numb and breathless with hor
ror—the next—such a passion, such an
almost frenzy of righteous vengeance
seized her that her heart seemed bursting
in her bosom. •
Alas! she was but a frail girl after all
—she trembled like an aspen in the wind.
“God give me strength,” she gasped as
her shaking hand closed on the little
weapon—the friend whose hour had come
it last.
The man had fallen forward on his
face; the Indians stood over him; one
stooped to cut the wallet from his
shoulder. They must have supposed its
contents of value, since even the master
passion, cruelty, gave way for a moment.
Then they turned him over and mut
tered disappointedly to one another, for
the level sunbeams fell on \\ hat seemed a
“Stella—a
little hoys struck a match to light a cigar I y°»»8 teacher to remain in when all
ette and set a bale on fire. Mr. Dorsey’s
a'tention was called to the fact that the
cotton was on fire, and together with a
few men who happen to he near, Mr.
Dorsey succeeded in putting it out w ith
out much damage. The police should
keep a sharp look oit and arrest any lit
tle hoy smoking cigarettes.
A WIFE DESERTED*
ing, who is being urged for a pi
chief o division in the post-office depart
ment. It is rumored that be>ide Repre
sentative Stewart both the Georgia sen
ators favor this appointment, and it
would no doubt Im* made if Represent*
live Blount was not pressing a friend,
Major Gibson, of Macon, for the same j Atlanta, Dec. 2e.—[Special ]—This
position. This friendly but positive an- morning a message was left at police
tagonism of c mdidates has delayed the j headquarters that a police
A Policeman Finds a Pitiable Case
•f Destitution.
Washita are in ruins. At Green, which son, on Mr. Miles Calloway’s place.
is a small village, the damage was very
great, seventeen buildings being blown
away and many cattle and other stock
killed. The storm lasted but six min
utes.
A WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED-
A Better Showing.
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—On
Saturday and Sunday thirty-eight cases
of drunkenness and disorderly conduct
were booked at police headquarters,
ast Saturday and Sunday the number
booked waa fitty-three. Thi* falling off
ia gratifying tothepjlice officials, who
were expecting a lively time as the
‘Christmat holidays approached. The
recorder disposed of the cases thia
n orning by fines ranging from five to
twenty-five dollar*.
The Woalfolk Tragedy Duplicated
In Hew York.
Saratoga, X. Y„ Dec. 20.—[Special ]
Sylvester S. Crandall, of Troy, a real
estate lawyer, who had a fine country
place at Ballston, Penn., shot his w if«»,
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Stone, aged fif y
years, his step-daughter, aged about lfi
years, and himself, at about 8 o'clock
this morning. All the victims are dead
excepting his wife, and she.cannot sur
vive. The deed was committed just af
ter breakfast, and while the coachman
was waiting to carry Mrs. Crandall from
Troy. It is said that Mrs. Crandall was
a divorced woman before their marriage,
and family trouble of long standing was
the incentive to the deed.
A Hun-Off an the Caargl* Pacific
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—The
night train on the Georgia Pacific rail
road, which passed .Tallapoosa at 4
o clock this morning, ran over * cow at
the 6lat^ mile post soon after four, and
the engfne and and two first cars were
derailed. There was no considerable
damage and ns one hurt. The engine
and cant were on th* track and coming
toward Atlanta in a few hours.
last Sunday afternoon. It is said that
he figured conspicuously around Blairs-
ville and Allenvi 1c, flour shed his pistol
and boasted that w^ile he would trou
ble no one who let him alone, he would
resist arrest with all that was in him.
His face wa* cut up from his recent me
lee, and those who saw him spotted
Banks.
The officers were notified and a posse
made up, but Banks escaped. He is said
to have hid in a pine thicket, about 400
yards from where the gosse halted, and
to have spent the night in an old barn
on W. A. Carlton’s place.
late a.
Last night three special deputies went
up to guard the residence of Capt. S. D.
Mitchell, as Banks had made new threats
of burning down the place. The guard
laid in waiting and pretty goon Banks
came up to the kitchen w ndow and tap
ped on the pane for hi t wife.
The posse then made a break for him,
and as Banks fled, three gun barrels
flashed and emptied their contents after
action of the department and it is not
known y*4 wtMcfc-f **4y—will .»cura th“x
prise. Major Gibson has reconatoertd
his determination to return to Georgia
and is on the ground. Colonel Dismuke
has not as yet appeared here.
Among the recent arrivals from Geor
gia are J udge llenn B. Tompkins, of At
lanta, Mr W, II. Mo ; »Iey, of Pulaski, who
has been appointed clerk to Mr. Crisp’s
committee on elections, and Mr. IIaP,
of Talbottnn, who has received from Rep
resentative Grimes the house clerkship
once held by Mr. Richardson.
Representative Barnrs will return to
Georgia this week. The others will fol
low soon. Mr. Carlton wi’.l make a de
tour on his return trip and visit the
whole of the proposed extended .ine of
the Northeastern railway, from the point
where i. touches Tennessee territory to
the extreme northern terminus.
Matt rs about tliecspitol may he quot
ed as quiet, very. The senate has the
presidential appointments in band, in
cluding those of Secretary Lamar, Mr.
Vilas and the new cabinet Minister, Mr.
Don Dickinson. Speculation is rife as
to Mr. Lamar’s c hances for confirms
a ion, some declare that he went get
through, but the majority declare that he
will—and he will.
i was wanted at Xo. 12 Battle street.
A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.*
A Train Wrecked, Two Hen Killed
and Other* Injured.
Norfolk, Dec. 20—[Special.]—Rail
‘road wreckers thre * a train off of the
Norfolk and Southern road, at the Tunis
switch, last night, by placing a steel rail
across the road, ami killed and wounded
the following persons, as well as destroy
ing the train: Charlei G%r-»ett, in ate o^
steamer Mellhourne, killed outright;
John Gregory, both legs broken, inter
nally injured and is dying; John Hum
phreys, Henry Mayor and Rufus Diggs,
cvrpenter, hsdly bruited, but not seri
ously injuicd.
and loam
three little children in A miserable state
of destitution.
She had no furniture, bedding, food or.
fire. The only things in the room were
a few old rags, a broken chair and an old
quilt.
The woman gave her name as Mrs.
Sniue. She stated that her husband
was Charlie Snipe and he had deserted
her and the little childien.
She w*as in had health and had no
money or friends.
The case was referred to the city
warden.
were gone; but. on tin*other hand, this
quiet hour or two were pf such priceless
value to her. It was her only time for
thought, for writing undisturbed the
cheery letters which were to brighten
and bless the sick room of |>oor Tom at
Los Angeles.
Poor Tom. her only brother, whose
roung life was fading out under the
tilight of consumption.
The orphan brother and sister had come
from the city of their birth and love,
their far eastern home, in quest of hold
ing for Tom. Both had been full of hope.
The climate was said to be a miracle
working one, and Stella, as strong in
courage as in love, never doubted that,
while tlie healing process was going on,
she would be
My name is Stella.”
“Stella”—he said softly,
star.”
In the morning Archie Stanley did not
appear at breakfast time at the Benitos’
cottage. Stella was not surprised. She
felt that their farewell had been &poken,
when she left him standing at the school
house door looking after her.
In fact, after a few lioun’ rest, he had
w alked in tine moonlight to Puente and
taken the train before daybreak to Los
Angeles.
Ita Completion to Force the II. A (Land the
Georgia Midland on to Athena—Athena to
Have Close Connection With the Great
{^Northwest, and be Made the Distributing
' Point ofa Eavge Territory. ^ v'
The Georgia, Carolina & Northern is a
fixed fact. It is as sure to be built as
there is iron enough in Alabama to sup-
nltf it iritK m11 o VCK.t id rtf — - * I
Not many months after that summer
day when the Indians were defrauded of
a white man’s scalp and a wallet of gold,
tlie contents of the wallet were converted
into one of the most beautiful randies in
the wide and smiling valley of San Ga
briel. Orange groves and vineyards,
gray green olives, broad leaved figs were
there, with mellow apricots and luscious
peaches. A stretch of rich alfalfa for tlie
meek eyed cows—a broad lawn of vel
vety blue grass, shaded by luxuriant
willows and i>epper trees, and by a group
of eucalyptus trees, sending their wonder
ful growth up and up into the glowing
sku*s. Ami in the shadiest spot a fair,
white villa with broad piazzas, up which,
with magical rapidity. Climbing roses and
other exquisite creeping plants were al
ready spreading their delicate tracery.
Archie Stanley is the master of this
lxvmtiful home, and—you have already
deail face. The weather stained hat had I ri C! ,tl >' S ,rasl - 1 tha ‘ its ’! lis ! ro * s j s , S,fc ! la -
fallen off and disclosed a broad fair fore
head, with a imuss of bright tangled hair.
One of the Indians seized the loose
locks with one hand, in the other a dread
ful knife flushed back the sunlight for an
instant as it descended on the unconscious
head.
A veil of pain and fear, a wild leap into
air. The knife fell to the ground, while
the hand which held it was pierced by
the messenger of unseen vengeance.
Seizing the wallet the un wounded In
dian turned to fly, while the other, thrust
ing the mangled hand into the bosom of
his rugged coat, followed him. groaning
as he did so. Another bullet whizzed past
them—yet another, a third buried itself
in the anu that gras|>ed the wallet, and
one more struck the shoulder of the
Indian first wounded.
The wallet had dropped, while the two
ruffians, bleeding, grtxuiing. and yet run
ning for dear life, disappeared U-liind the
proj«>cting rock.
Then Stella sank upon her knees and
sent up a voiceless cry of thankfulness to
the Great Avenger.
Dizzy and faint she stepped out of her
hiding place. It was not twenty yards
to where the man lay motionless, with
the sunlight streaming on his bronzed
cheeks and fair forehead.
Was he dead?
She knelt down beside him and laid her
hand lightly on his forehead.
No, he had but swooned.
The necessity for action and the rap
turous thought tluit she had saved this
fellow thing's life, acted like a sudden
powerful stimulant upon the girl. She
And Tom. poor Toi.., is here likewise,
if nf*t to regain health, at least to pass by
gentlest stages, and shielded by tenderest
love, to the end of this life’s journey.—
T. M. Browne in Home Chimes.
Oliver Goldnmlth*a Grave.
There is a movement in London to
raise a public subscription for the pur-
pose of keeping Goldsmith’s grave in the
Temple churchyard in repair. At pres
ent the grave is covered with a plain
slab containing the words, “Here lies
Oliver Goldsmith,” together with the
dates of his birth and death. The grave
is visited by numbers of persons daily,
but up to this nolxxly seems to have
thought of doing anything to put it into
a decent state of repair.—Home Journal.
Some quick witted genius, sizing up
the crying want of Los Angeles, has
shipped from Chicago a consignment of
ready made houses. They are joined,
framed, and painted, and all they require
is some car]center to set them up, when
they are ready for occupancy.—Chicago
News.
TEA TABLE TALK.
ment. But Los Angeles seemed over
crowded wfth young Workers of all kinds,
and after many efforts and failures to ob
tain remunerative work, Stella was
thankful at last, through the interest of ! rn ^. a , lt ‘
oi.« she watched with a breathless anxiety.
and,~ auyrfTtlwiig
thither, she filled her straw ha5 with the
water, returned and bathed with it the
unconscious face. Then she chafed the
liamls—long supple hands, not those of a
Flush wraps threaten to crowd the seal
skins, of which some are n very good imita*
j tion.
Monk’s hoods for sleighing are displayed in
1 the stores, but it will bo necessary to first get
j your snow.
A new bonnet Is called tho Thistle, and poo*
‘ pie who want to be funny say that is as far
j ahead us it can get.
Long circulars of astrachan ore seen for
and they look as if they
NEW FIELDS.
The llanner-Watchman to Reach Oat ami
Cover More Territory*
A SAD CASE*
Bow a Di«tingui«tied Wilke* Coun
ty Citizen Mip|ied up iu Atlanta.
Shortly after the holidai s we propose
making a thorough canvass of several of
the adjacent counties, writing them up
and pushing our circulation to the .ut
most Press of engagements has pre
vented our doing this more this fall, but
as it is we have reached over and secured
a good footing in Wilkes, where we were
before little known, held our stronghold
of Oglethorpe, worked up Banks, Jack
son and other parts of our territory.
We are on a firm basis and propose to
•gain with every day. Mr. Brobston, of
Morgan, will secure us * stronger hold
in that section than we have yet had.
Athe.is is growing, and with her, her
paper.
MRS- HULDA MOORE
Still at Large—The Sheriff and His Depu
ties in Statu quo.
Atlanta, Dec. 21 —[Special.]—“Rob
ert Hamburger,” called the clerk, at Re
corder’s court this morning.
“Robert Hamburger,” repeated a po
liceman, as he opened the door to the
waiting room.
And a tall, well dressed and very re
spectable loo. ing young man nged prob
ably 28 years, walked z>ut, and bowing
to the court, said: i Mrs. Hulda Moore, the heroine of the
, . .. e ,, . • | , , - lf | “Judge, good morning. You have ine Free State, is still roaming
r "P|ch»rsed, ibeIi.^, vmf. <1, unk,..nes S ?” through Madison county, with »
«. am. ,c .o “ “Yes, sir, that's the charge ’’. j pistol in each hand, ready to do violence
“Then allow me to say a word or tw«»: j to any one who approaches her. The
With all due r sped to this con-f. I wish j sheriff and his deputies are ready and
to state that I am here under i.te most j willing to arrest her, but a woman with
unfortunate circumstances, ^ir, 1 was | two pistols is nut a very easy thing to
horn in g'-od old Wilkis coun y, the arrest. Mrs Moore still holds the papers,
home of the immortal Toombs. Tlie j while the shtr.fl* is waiting patiently.
great statesman, Alexander 11. Stephens, |
was my friend, and
and made good his escape, lie left l
pistol on the ground, however, and that
was secured. It Was thought from this
leaving of his weapon that his arm must
have heei broken. It is evident that if
Banks persists in loafing around Athens
his nights are numb. red.
LATEST.
I .ast night at ten o’clock the police
w.re telephoned from Mr. M. H. Parr's, s ute Lmvoity. wlure I
store, h. Brooklyn .h.tB.nk*w.a ne»r j lMUd wUh 8 , c J d honor . ,
ikoru anil that hi* tin it ilAPtnpil to un. ** , . . . . .
atn now a physician, and was recently in
A Railroad-* Charitable Daaatloa.
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—Thi*
morning the agent of the Air l.ine Kail-
road gar* Chief Connelly a car load of
old croaa.tiea, to be uaed aa fuel for the
Woman'* Christian Homo and St. Jo-
seph'a Infirmary. The tie* make excel
lent fuel, and Chief Connolly aays the
pre- ent ia a valuable ono and eery ac
ceptable.
Explosion in n nine.
Anborlln a Crank.
Pabix, Dee. 19.—[Special|—Aubertin,
tha assailant of M. Perry, waa brought
befoia a magistrate for a preliminary
hearing to-day. During the progress of
tha examination, Auberlin was attacked
with dements, and it was fonnd neces
sary to remove him to an isaan* asylum.
Another Disaster an the Rail.
Mount 8TnaLiN«, Ky, Dtc. 2a—[Spe
cial.]—An express tram on the Cheaa.
peaks and Ohio Railroa i (truck a buggy
at Turn HIM crossing last evening, kill
ing two of tha occupants, Ernest Stone
and Sarah Ramsey. Two others, Dudley
May and Rote Wood, ware mortally in
jured. Tha young man wer* white, of
good families in Bath county; the women
war* solored girls of bad repute belong
ing hero. Tho engineer is not held to
. blame.
Rtcsvills, 0., Dec. 20.—[Special.]—
I terrific explosion occurred in the Akron
mines at a trial run yesterday morning.
Three hundred men were in the mine,
and but for the prompt action of several
cool-headed miners, the fire which start
ed from an explosion of gas, would have
enveloped the entire line and caused
frightful loss of life.
A Hungarian miner persisted in enter
ing the room with his lamp burning,
to reraorc tools, whan the explosion took
place, instantly killing him and kn eking
down every one in a radius of 30U feel.
Harry Tithers who followed the Hungs
rian and attemp’ed to bring him from the
room was knocked down and badly burn
ed, and ia tint expected tn live. The fife
was finally got under control. Damage
to the amount of several thousand dollars
was done to the mine.
■ware coptn:
’bonds are part of $55,000 stolen ia Tom-
kinavllle, Ky^afew weeks ago, whan
that town wat sacked and burned.
there and that he had decided to give up.
He ia said to be badly shot. An officer
was sent up to look aft- r him. Hanks
has no one but himself to bUme. The
guards did not shoot to kill, but to maim
him.
Arrest of nu Express Rebber.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 20.—[Spe-
dal.]—A month ago a $500 express pack
age was stolen from the Southern Ex-
press offioeia this dty. Detectives and
been hunting the thief ever since, have
thi* morning John White, a qoloredfor.
ter employedin the office, waa arrested
on the charge of having stolen the pack
age. He was armed with a new Win-
Cheater rifle, which he had purchased
with a portion of the stolen money. The
evidence against him is positive. He is
in jail.
Moxky to de Made,—it is said that
dull limes are not known by the agents
for the great publishing house of (ieorge
Stinson tc Co., of l’ortland, Maine. The
reason of this exceptional success is
found in the fact that they always give
the public that which is keenly appre
ciated anJ at prices tha* all can afford.
At present we understand, their agents
are doing wondcifuily well on jeveral
new lines. They need many more agents
in all parts of the country. Those who
need profitable work should apply at
once. Women do as well as men. Ex
perience is not necessary, for Messrs.
Stinson & Co. undertake t show all who
are willing to work, not hard but earnest-
ly, the path to large success. It should
lw remembered that an agent can do a
handsome business without being sway
from home over nigh*. Another advan-
tsge—it costs nothing to give the business
a trial, and an agent can devote all his
time, or only his spare time to it. Stin
son & Co. guarantee grand success to all
who engage and follow simple and plain
directions they give. We have not
space to explain all hare, but fall partic
ulars will be sent free to those who ad
dress the firm; their full address in given
nbo-e.
•The Tampklasvllle Bent Robbery.
KwexvtLi.E, Tenib, Dee. 20.—[Spec-
ikl.] The chief police of thin city yes-
•terday fonnd bonds to tha amount of $10-
500, secreted under the floor of a house _ „ ,, , _.
racanU, occupied £ thw.Sub^ ui"'hit Wn .Sd
A Procuress Arrested.
here and takun to Detroit, to answer
charge of
the Michigan
Kew Orleans, where lniade arrangements
to take a course in a medical school. I
came lo Atlanta with $175 and a check
for $2<J0 in my pocket. 1 was robbed a
few days ago and hive not recovered a
cent of the money. Yesterday 1 met a
friend and we took three drinks. 1
had slept very lillle the . ight before so
1 became drunk. 1 do not deny the
charge, your Honor; I was drunk. And
I here stand and ask for clemency.”
JEFFERSON.
“lam sorry to sec a friend of Stephens
■lEFFEnsoN, Dec. 21.—[Special.]—Rev
.1 M l-owry who served the Metnodist
church so faithful last year will leave to-
d»v for Dalton, Ga., he goes aa Presiding
Elder of the Dalton and we hope he may
find his stay amoug that charge pleas
ant.
Our dramatic club hope for liberal
patronage next week they will give a
fine entertainment and a good crowd is
expected.
Prof. Glenn will take charge of the
school in January and we expect a good
and a citizen'nf Hob Toombs’ county in
such a predicraont, but the nickel fine
is the best I can do (or you. I’ll have
to fine ou $5.75.”
THROUGH LIFE TOGETHER-
A Distinguished Lawyer and One ol
Augusta's Fairest Daughters Flit
ted in Xlurrlage.
Rank Robbers Arrested*
Chattanoooa. Tsnn., Dec, 19.—[Spe
dal*]—Sheriff Comer poised through the
city to-day from Knoxville, having in
charge four Clark brothers and A. J.
Willard, charged with robbing the bank
at Tompkinsville, Ky.. of $50,000 some
time since. W. H. Clark, one of the
f risouera, is said to be wanted at Terre
lante, Ind., to answer to the charge of
murder.
altendan e; he is well known and liked
very much by our people
H P Bell, of Gainesville, will visit the
“old folks at home” during the Xmas
ho’idavs. lie will find his old friends
glad to see him.
Atlasta, Dec. 21.—[Special.]—This
afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Miss Irene
Horton, of Augusta, and Captain John
C. Hart, of Union Point, were united in
marriage at the residence of Mrs. Ira
Port, oi Peachtree street Rev. Mr.
Barrett, rector of St. Luke's cathedral,
performed the tnarrisge ceremony accord
ing to the beautiful ceremony of the
Episcopal church.
The wedding was private, only a few
relatives snd friends of the bride and
groom being present At 1:15 Mr. and
Mrs. Hirtleflfor Union Point, where
they will in the future reside.
The bride is one of the most accom
plished and attractive of Augusta’s fair
■laughters, and possesses those rare at
tributes that bring happiness snd joy
into the home circle.
The groom is s lawyer of much dis
tinction, a member of the legislature snd
captain of the Greenesboro Rifles. He
is ttflented and popular, and has s bright
future before him.
The best wishes of many friends fol
low the happy couple.
IIODER.
Homer, Dec. 21.—[Special.]—Mrs
Harvey Tuck gave the young people a
dance last night.
Mr Thomas Ash. oi the Classic City, is
expected tc spend Christmas with rela
tives here.
Bush Sanders, colored, 97 years old,
picked 100 pounds of cotton one day this
wek.
H C Strange, of Msysville, is teaching
writing school here.
Col W L Telford has a fine 7 pound
girl baby at bin house. The Colonel
hardly knows which one of the boys be
* J.‘ •- -W »•
Mustang Liniment
- MEXICAN MUSTANG Limikext oooqnera SrATtn,
Scazrcus aad Bnuuu la Uoaan ana if him
L
Carnesvtllte, Dec.' 21.-H Special.]—
Bill Webster, colored,-was lodges I in jail
last night, cbtrfed with stealing. It
seems that bis fiogtrs hare been nimble
around the stores of McConnell & Bro,
Brooks * Wright and Manly & Bro, He
has succeeded in stealing cloth, shoes,
plows snd Chri«tmM goods.. He would
hare had * very nice stock of general
merchandise in a short time. He will
spend some time in Henry Hill’s chain
gang, commencing after the March term
of the Superior court.
Gome school trustees, whom she had be
sieged with applications, to obtain this
school, in all resjiects.the least desirable
in the County; tlie class of scholars, the
small salary, the situation, everything
making it so unattractive that some for
malities might well be set aside in the
matter of certificates, and a teacher in
finitely too good for the place given
charge of the school.
The great drawback was leaving Tom;
the district was some thirty mdes from
Las Angeles, and the cost of going there
made large breaches in the meager salary
which was to supply the sick lad’s com
forts.
When tho children were all gone and
th«» loneliness of the place came upon her
with that strange thrill, half pleasurable,
half dreadful, tlie sight and touch of her
little silver mounted revolver was a com
fort to her. She prayed that she might
never have to use it, but still it lay there
like a trusty friend on whom, in a possi
ble emergency, she might rely.
Tliis afternoon the air wa9 still and
sultry, and the utter silence lay like a
weight u]x>n her; the dull ugliness of the
schoolroom, as well «xs the breathless
heat, oppressed her. After waiting for
awhile ska leaned back and sighed impa
tiently, and presently she gathered up
her writing, slipped the little revolver
into her sachel, tied on her hat; and set
off toward tlie canyon. Not many hun-
dre d yards above the school house a “live
oak,” or ilex, liad struck root among the
scattered rocks, and. finding some hidden
runlet to nourish it, had spread abroad
its dark branches, and made the ono
spof of sliade within reach when the
mustard was dried up by the scorching
6UI1.
The way seemed longer than usual to
Stella. The sun bent clown mercilessly,
though the afternoon was wearing on,
and once she' sat down for a moment or
two under the scanty shade which the
mustard, not yet denuded of its light
foliage, afforded.
flow black the shadow of the large,
solitary tree lay on the rocky ground!
Only those who have lived in southern
California or a like climate can know tho
delicious relief of passing out of tho
burning sunshine into sliade which seems
darker and cooler than anywhere else.
Tho belated breeze from the distant
ocean sprang up, as if to welcome Stella,
and a mocking bi;*d suddenly began to
sing with the delirious enjoyment which
characterizes that unique bird.
North of tlie oak tree, some twenty
paces distant, ran the toad toward tha
yon, now seldom if ever used, for the
floods of the previous winter or two liod
been more than usually violent, and had
in many places dislodged the rocks from
the canyon sides snd blocked the way
even for riders. Formerly parties of
prospectors’* or solitary gold sOekera
had frequently passed that way into the
recesses of the mountains, which, in va
rious places along tlie range, were said to
bear promising indications of the pre
cious metal. Recently, however, they had
taken other roads or had abandoned the
quest altogether in that neighborhood.
Almost touching the great misshapen
trunk of tlie oak tree was a huge bowl
der, go’liollowed out on its southern side
as to form a recessed seat where one
could rest absolutely screened from the
view of any who should chance to pass
along the rood; but since Stella had
taught in the canyon school she had
never, while resting under the oak, seen
a wayfarer pass by.
The fresh breeze rustled the foliage, the
mocking bird changed its note to one of
yet greater sweetness. Tlie sunlight mel
lowed and the shadows grew longer. 'Die
mountains began to put on those magical
tints which, transform them from stony
giants—gaunt and arid—into forms ot
surpassing loveliness.
Stella liad left her seat, and, turning
north wan!, was giving them a lingering
farewell look, when—was not that the
sound of a footstep?—just where the road
wound past a projecting rock. A footstep
and a hurried, panting breath?
Involuntarily the girl shrank bock into
her recess.
There, unles3 indeed the footsteps
should turn aside into the shadow, she
would be absolutely unseen. The solitude
liad somewhat strained her nerves; her
WSBINF*^ _ g ..__ -
Lace jerseys ore shown “for evening
wear,” and aro a great temptation to not
over modest women.
Something after tlie stylo of the Turkish
fez is seen on Flora McFlimsey’s head with
her tailor inmle suit.
In well regulated families tho bowl cham
pagne glass will continue the style to the rout
of the “bar tumbler.”
Muffs this season will be considerably
larger, and we will soon get bock to our
grandmas’ fur buss drums.
Yellow fur boas will bo rather trying to
the style of some women’s beauty, but what’s
tho odds? It’s fashionable.
New ash receivers nre the dog carta in
miniature seen in Holland, and mounted
ming over with tears. ^ For a second^or j upon a block of olive wood.
The very high hack dining room chairs are
ply it with rails. What is of greater in
terest to Athens, it will make our city
rank second to few, if any, in tho State^
within a short while after reaching us.
Seeing Gen. Hoke, a reporter asked if
there was anything new about tha road.
Gen. tioke—“Nothing new, v only we
are hard at work grading between’ Mon
roe and Chester,”
Renorter—“Ihe road will be built,
then?”
Gen. Hoke—“Why, certainly. There
is absolutely no doubt about it. Some
thing like a thousand men are grading
now this side of Monroe. The contract
for the bridges and grading has bocn let
to Chester, some 45 miles. The rails
have been bought, the work is progress
ing finely, and soon the rolling stock
will be put on.”
Repoiter— “After reaching Chester the
hands will, of course, go to work be
tween Chester and Clinton?’*
Gen. Hoke—“Yes; tho gaps this side
of Chester will be let to contractors as
soon as advisable, so that construction
will be in progress all along the' line at
the same time.”
Reporter—“From Clinton jou will
edme to'f" . . . f c ^
Gen. Hoke—“Greenwood; "file#**
Abbeville and I suppose to Elberton.
Elberton has agreed to subscribe fifteen
thousand dollars, and if she does so will
go by her, although somewhat out of an
air line. If she does not make up her
subscription we will pass below.”
Reporter—“What effect do you think
the building of vour road will have upon
Athens,General?”
Gen. Hoke—“It will make Athens one
of the largest distributing points in Geor-
Gia. It will force Mr. Machcn to push
the Macon and Covington through and
will in all probability induce the comple
tion of the Georgia Midland to Athens.
Why, there is no raason why Athens
should not stand abreast and hold even
lines with Atlanta.”
Reporter—“Speaking of railroads,what
do you think of the proposed connection
with Knoxville via liabun Gap.”
Gen. lloke—“1 know little of tlie coun
try through which it will pass; hut 1 can
say this, with our road and the State
road we can put down Western produce
at the lowest possible rates. Instead of
going to Knoxville, Athens can go to the
great marts of the Northwest, to St. Lou
is and Chicago. Athens should be the
distributing point herself and it is des
tined to be.”
Reporter—“rou think well of our city
then, General?”
en. lloke—“i »f course 1 de. She
does a magnificent business, handles tre
mendous quantities of cotton. She only
leks more roads.”
Reporter—“Is Athens taking the inter
est she ought in the G., C. A' X., seeing
that she is so vitallyjconcerned.”
Gen. Hoke—“No she is not. She has
promised ^20,0xi. She should not hes-
tate to give $5O,OU0. Even that would
he small considering the benefit she is to
derive.”
Reporter—“What return will be made
for the money subscribed?”
Gen. Hoke—“Stock in the road, which
will be worth par within three years.
You can very well allbrd to do without
the interest in the meantime as this will
be offset by the advantage the road will
be to your city. Yes, Athens should
come up and add $u0,b00 to her sub
scription without a murmur. In any
event the road is to be built, but every
thing helps. We have put our money
into ir, are building with great care and
are certain of success. Many of the
very best men in Athens have sub
scribed. I only wish more would sub
scribe ard that subscrip ‘
made were J
which quite shut out all thought of self,
for the first sign of returning animation.
In some mysterious way the thought of
Tom, poor Tom, mixed itself up with the
solicitude for this stranger—this fellow
mortal whom she had rescued from the
jaws of a horrible death.
It was a long death like swoon; but at
last the heavy eye lids quivered, opened
—and a ]»air of clear, startled eyes fixed
themselves on Stella’s, which were brim-
two lie lay thus, then the c loud of horror
. . . , . , , . I i tut) very III2U lULa imuui: I iauu > uan a Oiu
swept over Ins face, and lie started up, complaint of by Jeema, tbe butler,who aays
looking w ndly around. i they interfere with his duties.
Where are thev? lie cried. “And T ... ,
, . | In some of the newly embellished private
wlM Sr who ale - VOU ;, , , , „ n rp, ! houses are to be noted the large cut £lass
They are gone, sobbed . tella. The chandeliers that, years ago, in Europe, were
reaction was too great, and she waa regarded the acme of elegance.
tremUin K and weeping like a child. lamp to upper h^u
“They are gone. I have saved you b ono of th „ ^Vrect thing* in fashionable
Then again they looked at each other* country houses, and it is left to shed ita lim-
and the man suddenly clasped her hand* ited brightness throughout the night,
and pressed his lij« to them. j It is a splendid fashion that makes those
“You are an angel—an angel of mer« : quaint and tiny little bonnet* the correct
cy! But how—how was it i-oesible for ( thing for the theatre, and great is the joy all
you to save mel And bow in the name • along the masculine line in consequence,
of heaven came you here?” j parvenu, wishing to surpass her
She pointed out the spot where she had friends in tho matter of musical instrument*
been sitting, and showed him the weap- ; for decorative purposes, has a pair of kettle
on which she had used with such good drums, tied with ribbons, in her drawing
effect. And he could only utter broken i room.
words of wonder and gratitude. j London round bate for girls of the period
“And your wallet,” she said, “look, arc tho eminently correct headgear, and some
they dropped it yonder among the mus- ! of them look like figures in the original pic-
tard.” ! tures for Wilkie Collins’“Tho Small House
“Ah! they did so. Well, a man’s life at Arlington.”—New York Mail and Ex-
is worth more than his possessions, and . press.
yet I have risked mine many a time for 1
tine from
ville people.”
Gan, Hoke—“None whatever. They
have just as much as they can do with
their own affairs.”
Reporter—“There will be work enough
for both, then?*’
Gen. Hoke—“Plenty.”
A COMPROMISE.
tbe contents of that wallet. ’
He walked to the spot and brought it
back to where she stood.
“See where the rascals cut the strap,”
and then lie shuddered. “They must
have tracked me all the way from San
Bernardino. I saw them lurking round
the inn there, where I stopped on my
way from the mines. Then at each
stopping place, I saw and suspected
them. Last night I started out at mid
night, thinking to outwit them. Cross
ing the San Antonio, I found the water
very much deeper than I expected, got
nearly drowned myself, ami spoiled my
revolver. So I was helpless when I
found the wretches on my track again,
about six mile* east of this place. 1
was weak, too—weak for want of food,
for I liad had no chance to procure any
today,
WINTER RESORTS.
At least half a dozen new hotels in south
ern California are to be opened this season.
Mexico ns a winter resort is receiving more
and more attention, but it is amenablo to
better hotels.
Great exaltations have been formed for
the season at Atlantic City, which will soon
be under way.
Ono of tho large Cape May hotels is to be
opened in January, in tho hopo of making it
a winter resort.
Tho Florida season will not begin until
after Christmas, although some hotels open
before that time.
Consumptives in large numbers are sent
for the winter by their physicians to tbe
Adirondack region.
N. E- It. It. Minority Stockholders Receive
Six Dollarn a Share— How the Snlt Now
Stands in the Cotute.
For several days there have been ru
mors that a part of ihe suit against the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany on the part of the minority stock
holders of the Northeastern Railroad of
Georgia, had been compromised. The
1 Banner-Watchman has heard these ru
mors, but received no definite informa
tion until yesterday, when we learned
from different sources enough to sub
stantiate the following facts:
That each one of the shareholders of
the N. E. R. IL, engaged in the late suit
h?.s received six dollars per share cn his
stock. The suit represented about five
hundred shares and the amount paid in
to the shareholders is about three thou
sand dollars. Tho lawyers in the case
also received about three thousand dol
lars fees.
The Banner-^Watch man asked an in
terested party yesterday whether this was
a compromise of the whole suit?
Our informant said, by no means, as
thia compromise was brought about by
Judge Thomas and his company to clear
themselves of litigation, so that they
could go on and build their Tennessee
Air-Line. This action drops Judge
Thomas from the bill of injunction, gives
him control of the upper end of the N.
K. R. U., and clours thc*way fer his en
terprise.
“How will the suit now proceed?”
“As we understand it, the suit now
goes on against the R. & I), It. R. for issu
ing bonds on the lower end of the road,
when their contract to extend to Clayton
had not been fulfilled.”
The parties to this suit are said to be
confident, and declare that had the city
not surrendered its stock, it might
have realized considerably from their
original inve-tment in tho N. E. R. It.
There are said to be one or two other
suits in soak against the R,& D. R. K.
^ At Old Point Comfort the great Hygeia
But for vou”—lie turned to her 1 hotel will have a monopoly of the business
again and faltered: “How can I ever
for another season.
thank you? Do vou realize from wliat ! Railway communication from tho north to
you have saved me?” j Florida this season will be quicker and better
“Do not speak of it,” she said, with than ever before,
an imploring gesture, “it is too horrible January 10 is tho date fixed for the opening
to think of. Come with me. Do you i of tho new and wonderful Ponce de Leon
see that roof yonder? That is my
school house. I have some lunch there,
which I forgot to eat today. Let me
give it you.”
He followed her without a word, she
stepping lightly along the stony places,
th**n leading tlie way along the narrow
path through tho mustard grove, he
walking wearily, but never moving his
eyes from the form lief ore him.
They entered the school house. What
had liappened to it since Stella had left
it? Some strange glamour liad surely been
at work.
There was such a bewitching sense of
hospitality in offering her way worn
guest the one chair which the house
toasted 1 in spreading a nankin on one of
the rough desks, ami placing on it the
bread and fruit, which she liad brought
with her in the morning, and even eomo
milk in a bottle, wlycli Sonora Benito
had, by good fortune, given her.
“Now eat—do eat,” she said. “I will
leave you alone for a little while to
recover.”
But he entreated her to stay. He
wanted to ask her some questions. What
was the distance to Los Angeles?
So she sat down on the nearest school
bench, and told him that it was too late
to reach the Puente station that night.
If he could spend the night in the school
house he was heartily welcome. Tho
people living near were all poor, and
their houses very small. The Benitos
where she boarded would give him
breakfast.
How late it was! The sun was nearly
down. The Behitos would be wondering
at her.jaon-appearance. She had been
hotel. Jacksonville.
RUSSIA’S DESIGNS-
Tlie Czar Claiming to Be Bent on
Peace.
London, Dec. 21.—[Special.]—“If you
desire peace, prepare for war,” is the
motto that Russia last week professed to
lay down as the guiuing reason for her
present warlike actions. It appears that
she is very consistently following out
that doctrine.
The Western Blizzard.
Wichita, Kas., Dec. 20.—Private ad
vices from the western part of the state
give gome startling information regarding
the blizzard which is raging through the
southwestern states and territories. It
is feared that in the Indun Territory,
where a coal famine has been raging,
great suffering and loss of life will re
sult.
Marriage in Wilkes.—Col. R. L. J.
Smith and Dr. L. J. Hardman, of Har
mony Grove, passed through Athens
A NEW TRIAL.
Fndontement of the Banaer-Watchmmn'a
Position on the Wool folk Question From
a High Source.
One of the most prominent lawyers in
Georgia writes as follows on tho Wool-
folk trial:
My Dear Sirs: 1 cannot refrain,.aa a
practicing lawyerand citizen from writ
ing you this noie of thanks for your edi
torial in Ihe Banner-Watchman of the
ITthinst.. on “A New Trial.” 1 have
no interest in the Woolfolk trial; do not
know him; but the press is. greatly to
blame, in pandering to prejudices and
hounding down prisoners. 'Your edito
rial is the first snd only protest I havs
seen on this subject. Woo'.folk unay be
guilty; assume that he is, can it be said,
when the cry of “hang hi n” rang through
the rout room, that it did not influence
the jury? Influences of this kind are aa
subtle as the air we breathe. It pervades
every brain and heart; it may be ancon-
scious, but it is all powerful. Far bet-
tsr that Woolfolk be acquitted than that
prejudice and passion be allowed to con--
trol verdicts. Speaking for mvself I
should have sent the parties to jail in-
stanter who cried “hang him.,’ But I
did not intend to do more than thank
yon for your maVly-editorial.
yesterday morning en route for Mai-
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lorysville, in Wilkes county, where Col
Smith will wed the beautiful and accom
plished Miss Kmma Walton. The Ban-
nek-Watchman extends a hearty con
gratulation to the Colonel and his beau
tiful bride. Cal. Smith is one of the
most talented youag lawyers in North
east Georgis. and Miss Walton is a radi
antly beautiful young lady.
The Fact. Trade.—All of the Athens
merchants agree that we have had a
splendid trade this season. Thousands
of goods are being shipped to all parts of
the country, and cotton still continues to
*m.
come in. There is not a shukv merchant
in our city. All are prosperous.
Married at NicnoLsoN.—Mr. Patman
Lester was married yesterday morning
to Mrs. Cooper, at Nicholson. Mr. Lea-
ter is one of the best farmers in Clarke
county, and we congratulate him on
catching a prize in the matrimonial lot
tery.
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