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prohibition
^ries Clwke County
by Eleven Majority.
THECLObING OF A MEM-
0RA2I E AND EXCIT
ING CONTEST.
BOTH sides fight THE BAT-
tlE of ballots to
the finish with
LIN Ell KING EN
ERGY.
0) THE PROHIS
WIN.
, N THE CAMPS OF BOTH FACTIONS
THE utmost good feeling
prevails, and no scars
are left upon the face
OFTHE BODY POLITIC.
ent to the prohibition love feast at the
tent to-night.
The utmost good feeling prevails, and
there are left no scars. to mark the
heated existence of the contest
To-day the prohis and antis join each
other as Athcnaus and march on to a
grandest future for the city ‘and the
country.
Below is given the official returns:
ATHENS PRECINCT.
Prohibition.
No prohibition.
' No prohibition majoxity.
KENNEY’S.
Prohibition.
No Prohibition.
No prohibition majority.
BRADBEHEY.
Prohibition.
No prohibition.
No prohibition majority,
PRINCETON.
Prohibition.
No prohibition.
No prohibition majority.
GEORGIA FACTORY.
Prohibition
No Prohibition
No prohibition majority.
pubykar’s.
Prohibition
No Prohibition
Prohibition majority.
WINTERVILLE.
Prohibition
No Prohibition
Prohibition majority.
BANDY CREEK.
Prohibition
No Prohibition
Prohibition majority.
TOTAL VOTE,
SPARKLING WINES!
THE GEORGIA EDITORS’ JAUNT
AMONG VINEYARDS.
ON FAMOUS KELLEY’S ISLE.
/
529
539
10
32
49
17
32
57
25
30
53
23
15.
55
40.
91.
25.
66.
120.
69.
51.
63
54.
9.
A Northern Newspaper Tells the
Story of the Newspaper Men’s
Trip to Put-ln-Bay—Thousands
of Gallons of Pure Old Mellow
Wines.
Prohibition
No Prohibition.
\ LOVE feast tonight.
The groat contest is at an end.
The battle of ballots is over and the
luobibltionists are the winners.
in n'auy re-pce's it has been the
I tot memorable light in the history of
|(i»iko county
Throughout the contest and until the
I Irish the utmost good feeling has pre-
j niitri, and the close victory of the dry
■si.lf' hot attests the earnestness of the
| wet side.
The polls opened in Athens at seven
■ o’clock yesterday morning. A great
|eu*wd had gathered to witness the
went., woik and to vote.
The prohibitionists took the lead and
llor several hours voted a big majority
lit eleven o’clock it loooked like the
wanly would go dry by five hundred
■majority. A bet was offered that it
Iwould go dry and it was taken. Later
$o the * veiling it was withdrawn
The antis did not waver, however,
lander the storm of bal ots and contin-
llinued their work steadily.
The first news that came was that
|Turyears district had given a dry ma,
jwity of sixty-six. This raised a how
|lrouj the prohis.
Then came the news of Winterville’s
Idry majority of fifty-one, and dry Stock
|wtm up, Then Sandy Creek reinforc-
|(1 the dry side by nine majority,
lbings began to look decidedly dry.
Then lame the news from the wet
|dkriets.
Brad berry’s registered a majority of
|tweaty-five for anti-prohibition.
Kenney’s re in forced it with seven-
jken. Georgia Factory came in with
Princeton with twenty-
(tliree.
[ 15 K Rve the prohibitionists a ma-
p' l T of twenty one in the country
istricts.
h all depended on Athens and the
were were hunted all over the city
41 " P u t forth extra efforts and
lae ai “ extra pull for voters.
At ! ‘ ix o'clock the poll9 closed amid
’ shouts of over five hundred men.
Ie prohibitionists were sanguine,
“! ne * tlj e poll was close.
!, “ ;int > 5 were less sanguine but wait-
eageriy for the votes to be counted
Then
I • . > v rAtiH
I • Smith and M r. \V. B. Burnett did
c '">iiting and Messrs. W. L. Henley,
tori Da . niel and J - F - Foster the
^ eck and neck they went,
- ‘ lie and then t he other leading.
M fur gcd ahead about twenty
Weil lt e pr ° hi8 to
912
901,
Prohibition majority 11.
And thus ends a most remarkable
campaign. Every inch of ground con
tested, every effort made, every exer
tion put forth, and all without the bit
terness and dissension usually apparent
in such elections.
To-day the two factions stand united,
and together will pull onward for Ath
ens and Clarke county.
A LITTLE TOO MILD.
Editor Harry Brown Writes about the
Third Party Movement.
Editor Harry Brown, Col. Gantt’s
associate editor of the Southern Alli
ance Farmer, writes an interesting edi
torial in that paper this week about the
third party movement.
He signs his name to the article.
The Banner prints it because the Ban
nrr is glad to see Editor Brown asking
that the party be laid on the shelf, even
temporarily. The Banner believes,
however, that this editorial is entirely
too mild. The faruers of Georgia
want no Republicanism in their soup
even in mild and broken doses.
But here’s the editorial:
There has been much said and writ
ten since the people’s party met in Cin
cinnaHi about a third for 1892
Allow me to say that the Ocala con
vention had under consideration tb£
third party movement, and did not'Ap
prove of it nor did they authorize any
Allianceman to abvocate it as an Al-
liancetnan. Neither has the Georgia
state alliance passed upon this momen
tous question. Therefore the Southern
Alliance Farmer has not in any way
been authorized to favor a third party
move, and .brethren, our success up to
date is largely d^e tf> the fact that we
have at all times cautiously and closely
scrutinized eyerj step to be ta
ken, and then committed our plans and
purpose ipto the hands of our leaders,
and almost to a mgn we have stood
firm, and victory has been the result.
The time may come when the state and
national alliance will take action on
this matter and until that is done it will
be the policy of this paper to .continue
to educate the people upon .rte de
mands of the order, and endeavor to
persuade Alliancemen to stand togeth
er as a upit for relief. Congr- -s will
meet next fall and our effort should he
to presect an unbroken front so as to
secure the much needed relief. Let the
third party move as inapgp> .ted at
Cincinnati stand one side at !• ast un
til we are authorized to express our
opinion for or against it. When our
State and national bodies act then will
be the time for our brethren
t» fall in on the line indicated
by those representative < bod
ies. I have not been able to submit
this question to the executive commit
tee, but sought President Livingston
on his return from Mississippi and he
get
They
io t . ‘' &st a look into the bal-
0* ’ 1 was cover ed with green
feht Wo *"' llley knew they had the
»untl IJ DOt take miQ y minutes to
numb r P tbe tall - v 8he ets. Then the
atil rs *' vere Riven to the crowd. The
potes a carried the precinct by ten
Th
niade the county dry by elev-
lhe cr °wd went wild
uvj for several minutes. Then
' ne fi KaQ 10 ca11 for speeches.
7 B u rst res Ponse was by Capt. Wi-
uu^ 1 ’ one of the leaders of the
“^Prohibitionist*.
‘ a buhl?. Burn ® tt spolce |in a manly
in »i\ Fpirited manner and said
»cr,"' 5
us to the end
The party of Georgia editors left San
dusky Saturday iu a special sleeper over
the Big Four road for Cincinnati. They
carried with them pleasant memories of
their visit to the matchless islands of
Lake Erie, the vine and orchard clad
slopes of the Peninsula and the rock
founded city of Sandusky—above all, of
the genuine hospitality of the people.
The party arrived at Put-in-Bay Friday
noon on the elegant steamer Frank E.
Kirby, having bad phnty of company
down there being on
board an excursion of 856 persons. The
party were met at Put in Bay by
Messrs. F. H. Glessuer, editor of the
Findlay Courier; T. C. Reynolds, man
ager of the Akron Beacon, and Juo T.
Mack, of the Register, on behalf ol the
Associated Ohio Dailies, and these
members of the Ohio fraternity re
mained with their Georgia brethren till
their departure for Cincinnatti.
After dinner at the Beebe house, the
party boarded the steamer Shearwater,
of the United States fish commission,
kindly placed at their disposal by Su
perintendent Stranaban, of the Put in
Bay hatchery. The hatchery was vis
ited and Superintendent Stranaban ex
plained its operations much to the in
terest of the Georgians; then Middle
Bass Club house and grounds were vis
ited and the party given a cordial wel
come by the Veteran Wm. Rehberg.
Mr. Wehrle’s magnificent giounds and
immense wine cellars were next visited
and the Georgians gazed upon casks
storing 500,000 gallons of wine,
in one cellar they saw twenty casks
that alone held 100,000 gallons. When
Mr. Wehrle showed them two casks
occupying one eutire room and holding
14,112 and 14,332 gallons respectively,
Cabaniss, of the Atlanta Journal, wan
ted to be immersed in one and Bangston,
of the Ringgold New Suutb, Wept be
cause be couldn’t take the largest one
home with him.
Returning to Put-in-Bay Mr. V. Dol
lar met the party and conveyed them in
carriages to Hotel Victory. Its enor
mity was fairly overpowering to seme
of the party ; and all pronounced io the
most gigantic hosted y they had seen in
their travels. Mr. Geo. Feick is work
ing a force of nearly sixty carpenters
and within a week or ten days will have
the windows, casings and 'blinds set.
The lathers are well along with their
work and the play masters have the two
upper stories nearly finished. The
president and general manager of the
Thomson Houston Electric works were
at the island iu the in
terest of the Electric railway.
The general impression among the
contractors is that the work will be
ushed steadily forward to completion,
t is yet a question, however, whether
a portion of the building can be com
pleted in time for opening this season.
After returning to the village the
irty boarded the fast steamer meri-
can Eagle for a trip to Kelley’s Island,
Capt. Meagle having tendered the trip
complimentary to the Georgians. At
Kelley’s island a delegation of its
whole-souled citizens, under the lead
ership of Henry Eifers, awaited the
party’s arrival, and on landing the vis
itors were escorted to carriages, and for
three hours enjoyed one of the most de
lightful drives possible for a body of
men interested in looking up the fruit
and wine industries. The vineyards of
Messrs. Clms. Seaholzer, Louis Beatty,
Wm. Becker and the Sweet Valley Wine
company were visited and the process
of grape growing and wine making
fully explained. The visitors saw for
the first time the Pasteur wine filter in
operation, filtering the wine
througu a cluster of sixty
six or eighty-eight tubes, as the s ze of
the filter may be, and removing abso
lutely all deposits and germ properties
iu the wine.
The great north quarries and the
steel lime kilns of the Kelley’s Island
and Transport company were visited
and much interest was taken in inspec
ting the famous glacial £ro\es in the
FOck, a section of which, 50 feet in
length and well exposed, has recently
been given to the State Geological soci
ety by Mr. Younglove, of Cleveland,
representing the company, for preserva
tion—a most commendable gift. The
great still wine and champagne cellars
ol the Kelley’s Island Wine company
were then visited and before taking
tbeir departure the Georgians were
served with a champagne lunch. Re
turning to Putrin-Bay, the waves of
old Erie rolling high and tossing the
boat like a cork, the party were served
with an excellent supper at the Beebe
and sought the peaceful sleep that al
ways awaits a Georgia editor with '
clear conscience.
Brother Tom Hicks, of the Dublin
Post, was the orator of the evening,
Thomas is not an Irishman, though
born aud reared in Dublin, hut a gen-
visitors, closing by their request, with
torching Through Georgia,” which
Captxin John Tripplett, of the Thorn-
asville Times-Enterprue a veteran
Southerner of the true type, said was
the grandest air of all the war songs on
b “' sides x
It '-as after 11 o’clock when the gang-
p.autc of the Eagle was crossed and I the
party started for Johnson’s Island and
their final stop, Sandusky, The strong
north'ast wind blowing all night had
lashed the sea into fury and some >>f the
Georgians were given an experience
they had never had- “Are* we almost
there?” gasped Calloway, of the La-
Grange Reporter, and when told he was
he exclaimed with triumphant unction,
‘‘Thank God.” Rjm Crawford, oi the
Athens Banner, said that was the first
pious exclamation the party ; had beard
from Calloway since they left Georgia.
Coming into the bay tbe visitors were
lauded at Johnson’s Island, walked io
the little Confederate cemetery, situa
ted in the grove of young forest trees
on East point, and there they saw tbe
206 Georgia marble slabs that rise
above the low green mounds be
neath which sleeps some of the
flower of the South of twenty-five years
ago. The Georgians were much inter
ested ; they were deeply impressed with
the scene. Some found the graves of
relatives and placed upon them clus
ters of wild flowers they plncked in the
grass. The visitors saw the great ne
cessity of tbe further improvement sug
gested. . The Register some time ago—
that of grading the grounds, laying out
the walks aud trimming the trees, it
is to be hoped that the visit of the Geor-
AFTER THE BATTLE-
THE
SMOKE LIFTS AND
AWAY,
ROLLS
THE RESULT DECLARED.
Ordinary Herrington Declares a Dry
Majority of Eleven—Scenes on the
Streets Yesterday—All Manifest
Good Feeling and “Peace
Reigns in Warsaw.”
The battle smoke has lifted and roll
ed away.
The clash of opposing factions is hash
ed,and ‘-Peace reigns in Warsaw.”
The morning sun rose in splendor
over a dry town, and its first rays fell
upon a people re-united after one of
the most heated contests in the annals
of old Clarke county. v
Eery where could be seen little groups
of men chatting each other pleasantly,
some antis and some prohis, and the
harden of their conversation was the
The visitors saw' the great ne- | q ilet and dignifled|iranner in which the
campaign had been conducted and tbe
utter lack of bitterness on either side.
Each side had fought well, and the
closeness of the vote attested the earn-
gia brethren last Saturday will result in e8tne83 of each part y. It was a close,
bringing it about, and, also of the pur- . . J ’
TO HEAD OFF THE ALLIANCE.
Alabama Politicians May Have Speakers
to Discuss Alliance Principles.
Montqoxkby, July 2.—For some time
the matter of putting speakers in the
field to wage a campaign against Alli-
[ once principles has been discussed in
some of the lea ling Democratic papers
of the state, and in some of the papers
the state executive committee of the
party was called upon to take steps to
carry the suggestion into effect.
It is stated by Colonel H. C. Tomp
kins, chairman of the state executive
committee, that he haa received offers
from several prominent party leaders to
enter such a canvass, if requested by
the executive committee.
In pursuance of all that has been said
and done, a letter has been sent to each
member of the committee calling for a
special meeting in this city next Mon
day. At this meeting the committee
will consider the proposition to put
1 leers into the field to head off the
ionce, but they will also consider the
subject of co-operating with the na
tional organization of Democratic clubs
to organize such clubs throughout this
state.
As these questions have caused wide
sad discussion* and much interest
aughout the state, it is thought that
the meeting will be largely attended.
A COLORED WOMAN
chase of tbe cemetery by some southern
association or the. States whose dead lie
there in order that the land may be
held in perpetuity against the possi
bilitv of any future occupancy for
other purposes. The visitors were also
shown the Confederate prison grounds
and the old remaining land marks
pointed out and then left for Sandusky.
A capital dinner served in courses
had been prepared by General West at
tbe West bouse, to which full justice
was done by hungry tourists. A num
ber of the Sandusky party that visited
Georgia last spring with His Honor,
exciting contest and each side had done
its best.
The very best of feeling was
manifested on all sides and
it Bhowed that no wounds of lasting na
ture had been inflicted by unruly
tongues during the canvass.
Be it said to the praise of the anti-
prohibitionists that they took defeat
more gracefully than any party ever
seen around Athens. They manfully
acknowledged defeat by the small ma
Mayor Buerkle, were at the West house jority recorded against them and yield-
to welcome the visitors, and dinner
over, took them in carriages for a driv-
about the city. The Soldiers’ Home
was visited. Gen. Manning F. Force,
the commandant, gave the Georgians a
cordial welcome and showed them
through several of the buildings. The
visitors were unanimous in sayiDg that
it was the finest public institution iu
its buildings they had seen. Mr. Ca
baniss, of the Atlanta Journal, a gen
tleman of extensive travel and an ex
perienced journalist, said that he never
lad seen so handsome a group of build
ings.
Returning to tbe city, a stop was
made at Mr. H. Hommel’s noted cham
pagne cellars and works where tbe party
were shown the process of champagne
making, and refreshed with the spark
ling fluid that, figuratively, “cheers but
does not inebriate.”
It is too late to visit Cedar Point and
that pleasure had to be left out. The
few momems remaining were putin in
specting the fish houses, especially the
sturgeon and caviar houses of C. G
Neilsen & Bros ,which was a new thing
After supper at the West the visitors
departed for the Queen City, amid
hearty farewells. Major Glessner, the
talented president of tbe Georgia Press
association, said as he stepped on board
the car. “We have been royally treated
and we shall never forget our visit to
tbe islands, the peninsula aud your
city.” The people of Georgia will
hear of it all through their tbrivin]
daily and weekly journals Bcattere
throughout the Empire State of the
South.
fully endorsed the idea.
There are Some oom auu reareu uumm, vuk a squ
are very anxioUB to have us, as the offi ( uiQe, Georgian to the manner born, and
cial organ, lead in a . third party move- r0 y a j g 00( j fellow, and he hpld the floor
ment, but tbe state alliance in making
us its official organ give us no such
power.
Our work is to educate the people up
on the platform and principles of the
order and to uphold these measures
with all the strength we have This
we have ever done and will ever do.
H. C. Brown.
HERB’S A QOOD ONE SUREJ
An Old Citizen Gives the Banner a
Wonderful Snake Story, ^
against the entire party. Bangston,
who, after overcoming his natiiraldiffl
deuce (?) will sometimes respond to calls,
had goue back to Wehrle’s hall. He
caught sight of tbe Detroit girls swing
ing in tbe mazy dance and that settled
it for further trips that afternoon and
evening. President W. L. Glessuer’s
orders bad no effect upon him* He was
simply gone.
Saturday more ing the party took the
steamer Amencau Eagle tor Catawba
Island. Here they were met by ten or
twelve citizens of Catawba and Dan
bury and for two and a half hours were
ed the field with grace and dignity.
Their leaders were all outspoken in
their praise of the campaign and all
avowed that no bitterness rankled in
their hearts towards any man.
They declared that their chief aim
was for the good of this city and that
their he st efforts would be enlisted ;in
behalf of her future success.
The prohibitionists are to be compli
meuted upon their bearing after the
victory. They struck bands with their
opponents and exhibited that true
magnanimity which marks the gentle
man. They knew that on
ly eleven votes was the differ
ence, and recognized in their
opponents an array of foemen worthy
of tbeir steel.
There were no free rides in wheel
barrows yesterday.
Those who had won the wagers gen-
Convlcied of Murdering Her Mlstresa
by Poisoning Coffee.
Nashville, July 2.—Catherine Bib,
colored, was convicted here of murder
in the first degree, with mitigating cir
cumstances. Her crime was one of the
most cold-blooded and malicious in
recent years, and resulted in the Beath
of one woman and the almost fatal
illness of another.
It was two years ago Monday that
Catherine Bib put a large dose of
"Rough on Rats” in a coffee pot that
she thought a negro named Grade
wonld drink out of. The Grade woman
bad succeeded her as cook for Luci ida
Bedford, an aged negro woman, worth
about $100,000. Grade, however, was
preparing the coffee for her mistress
who, with her friend, Mrs. Persons,
drank the coffee. They became Tl very
shortly afterwards arid Emily Persons
died. Lucinda Bedford, however, re
covered, and caused an investigation
that resulted in Catherine’s arrest. She
confessed the crime and was tried a
year ago.
The confession not being as evidence
a mistrial resulted and after another
year she was again tried. Judge Ridley
admitted: the confession and after being
out only a short time the verdict was
brought in as stated above.
HEATHEN RAGINGS-
AFRICAN WARLIKE RACES KILLING
CAPTIVES BY THE HUNDREDS.
A REVIVAL OF SLAUGHTER.
Two Thousand Captives, Men, Wo
men and Children, Taken From
Dagomba and Perish In a Three
Day’s Sacrificial Foast
THROUGH CARELESSNESS
in the fishing industry to many of the | erously aud good-naturedly refused to
have their opponents ride them down
town
There were no shoes shined in front
of the hotel for the same rerson.
Enthusiasm and good feeling had
seized the city.
At ten o’cl ck a large number of
ladies met in thanksgiving service at
the First Methodist church, and a few
gentlemen were also present. All
united in giving praise to God for the
victory, and the second day of July
was set apart as a memorial day Of
thanksgiving. Mrs. J. W. Nicbolion
offered to lead the meeting on July
2nd 1892.
A littlr later in tbe day tbe official
returns were consolidated by Ordinary
Herrington. The county precincts re
turned their ballots to the Ordinary
London, July 2.—A letter just re
ceived from Sierra Leone says that the
vigilant suppression of the slave trade
along the coast, and the consequent ina
bility of the warlike races to dispose of
their captives at a profit, has caused a
revival in the most terrible form of the
scenes of slaughter and bloodshed
which formerly made every chief town
cf the interior a Golgotha.
Coomassie, it is said, has again wit
nessed the killing of ae many as 200 vic
tims in one day, and the death dram is
heard in the streets even more frequent
ly than before the British Ashantee ex
pedition, when it-was hoped such scenes
were put to an end forever.
The savage Wangarns recently made
■ raid into Dagomba, completely de
vastating the villages and carrying off
over 2,000 captives.
They were unable to get rid of the
prisoners as slaves, and held a sacrifi
cial feast, which lasted for three days,
in which every captive perished, not
even children being spared. It is uni
versally admitted in the settlements
that the approaching extinction of the
slave trade in western Africa is making
warfare more merciless than it used
to be.
NEITHER FOOD NOR DRINK
Has Passed Down a Young Man’s Throat
for Three Years.
Brazil, Ind., July 2.—Charles Sch&n,
a young man 22 years of age, was in the
city applying to Trustee Dickson for a
pass to Indianapolis. For three years
neither food nor drink has passed down
his throat. Schan came to Chicago from
Germany about three years ago and was
takan sick. The attending physician by
mistake gave him carbolic acid, which
so injured the throat as to make swal
lowing impossible.
A hole was cut into the stomach and
a rubber hose inserted. He chews his
food, which he afterward places into a
funnel that is inserted into the end of
the hose, and pushes it down into his
stomach where it is digested. He can
not even drink, and water is inserted in
the same manner. He is on his way to
the hospital at Indianapolis. J
No Site Selected.
Augusta, Ga., July 2.—The board of
regents adjourned without selecting a
site for the South Atlantic Presbyterian :
university. The bids of the various j
cities, Augusta, Gainesville, Atlanta
and LaGrange, Ga.; Ashville, N. C.;
Anderson, Spartanburg and Greenville,
John Smith is Dead and Miss Dawson Is
at the Point of Death.
Nashville, July 2.—Through the
carelessness of Gome hoys, who were
shooting bullfrogs, John Smith is dead
and Miss Mary Dawson is not expected
to live.
The couple were out riding, near
Franklin, Ky., when they passed a pond S. C., were all carefully examined. The
where a crowd bf boys were shooting. ^ hoard was highly pleased wirh the bids.
The horse showed fright, and Mr. Smith Many of them were stronger than ex-
asked them to desist. They kept on pocted. The postponement of the seleo*
with their shooting,* however, and the a Mte for the < * d |ege was done at
, the request of several bidders, who felt
horse became unmanageable and ran they could strengthen their bids. Pres-
away. The buggy struck a tree and . id ent Shearer announced that there was
was overturned, throwing the occu- a contingency that may carry the coi-
pante out on the ground. lege to some city that has not yet been
1C*. Sm th struck upon his head, and men tionea. Dr. Planket says that Au-
upoi
i dea
WHITE WINGS GREW WEARY.
A Flying Pigeon Shot Near Athens—„|
The Messages It Bore .
Mr. W. H. McGinty a citizen of Jack-
son county shot and killed a flying pi
geon yesterday.
The strange bird carried a message
on one wing that^should the pigeon be
killed please to send the news to F.
Reamer, Washington, D. C.
On the other wing was a similar mes
sage asking the news be sent to C. W
Pumphrev, 1700 5th street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Two rings were tied on tbe pigeon’s
legs. In one was the inscription 4 J
S.; and in the other was the inscrip
tion 2—W. F.
nonneed fatal. Mr. Smith was a promi
nent farmer.
The accident was a
as the couple were to
next Wednesday.
one,
.ve been married
Gave the Gang Away.
Birmingham, Ala., July 2.—For a year
aniTthey"were” added to "those'‘^“^61 ° f ^.^ nt f ro 1 r -
Court House precinct.
It was found that there had been a
mistake made at Georgia fac
tory and at Princeton. The corrected
returns gave the antis two more votes
at Georgia factory and o&e more at
Princeton, and thus reduced the prohi-1 ted in that state. The whole county has
izing Bibb county. Burglaries and rob
beries have been mere pastimes and a
number of murders are at their door,
the principal one being the assassination
securing it. The board adjoun
to meet here on Dec. 30, when the ques
tion of location will be decided.
School, for th« Blind.
Washington, July 2.— 1 Theoensus bu
reau has issued a bulletin on the subject
of schools for the blind. It appears that
the total number of these schools in the
United States in 1889 was 2,931, while
in 1880 the number was 2,041, an in
crease in the decade of 890. This appa
rent increase, it is said, is dne to some
extent to the increased facilities for the
reception and education of the blind in
of Sheriff Jones, of Louisiana, who had j reception and education of the Mind in
come to take back one of the gang who 1 Si® ^hools established for this purpose,
had been arrested for a crime commit- Th® average annual cost per pupil in
bition majority to eleven.
combined to pat them down, and every
Ordinary Herrington then officially I heat but one has an organized hand of
citizens who are sworn to follow their
schools for the blind from :
was $288.
I to 1890
The news of the killing of this by eleven majority.
declared that the county had gone dry
strange bird was harried immediately
to the addresses given. It caused quite |
a sensation in that neighborhood.
A HAPPY MARRIAGE.
And that ended the matter.
There was some little talk on the
streets yesterday of a contest on the
part of the antis, but it did not pan oat.
chosen leaders. Four of the gang have
been jailed and four are at large.
Cass Smitherman, the fifth man, has
surrendered and made a contract with
the solicitor to torn state’s evidence and
ive the whole gang away. He stipn-
for a part of the large reward of-
Prof. A. N. Payne of CarneevlUe Wed
ded to Miss Maggie Grubbs,
Carnksvillk, July 2.—[Special.]—I
Prof. A. N. Payne of this place and Miss question. ■
Maggie Grubbs of Lavonia were mar
ried at the residence of the bride’s |
mother in Lavonia yesterday evening.
They are both prominent in society I
circles and very popular aod had a large
circle of friends who wish them many
pleasure-
J. W. Cannon, of Harvey Blair & Co.,
Richmond, Va., was here today.
R. D. Yow, of Avalon, and C. W.
Vickory, of Lavonia, the administra
tors of the estate of J. H. Vickory were
in town today on business.
P. P. Profflt, of Elberton, was here
today on business.
Wheat crops are said by the thresher-
men to be fine, the acreage is so small
the crop will be very light.
The disposition of the leaders and of feredby the state of Louisiana for the
n* majority o( th. puty trim “ dtt “
against a contest and that settled the
He Did It for Fan.
Birmingham, Ala., July 3.—Ernest P.
CONGRATULATIONS RECEIVED.
During the day quite a number of | ttiu was arrested here, charged with
telegrams were received from different forging the resignations of A. E. Daniel,
Only Seeking Employment.
Habrodsburg, Ky., July 2.—Mollie
Moore, quite a prepossessing girl, came
to this place seeking employment, and
after constant failures purchased and
donned a suit of man’s clothes, clipped
her hair and sought masculine employ
ment. She was very soon detected and
brought before the city judge, where
she broke down and, amid hysterical
sobs, explained that she had left home
on account of unpleasant family rela
tions, mid would rather die than return.
The case was dismissed, and the judge
secured for her a good country home.
MR. J. N. HOLDER,
was magna-
He cherished no
On coming in from dinner yesterday
the snake editor of t he Banner fonnd driven E
the following upon his desk:
Mr. Editor:—I noticed in your is
sue of the 1st inst., an article from a
Carnesville correspondent, in which he
gays, “For some reason or other, snakes
are getting to be numerous and a heap
of them, in this county. It is gener
ally believed the introduction of the
stock law. is the cause of their being
so plentiful, as hogs when they are at
large, devoured all the email snakes
that came in tbeir reach.” •
I was a citizen of Carnesville in I860,
1851,1852 and 1853; that was. of course,
chards and the richest, section acre for
acre in Ohio. It was a reyelation to all.
Tbe orchards of peach, apples, plums
and vineyards are loaded with
fruit and the prospect is favorable for
a magnificent crop. Vhe late rains
and warm weather have helped the
fruit greatly. One stop was made at
tbe handsome home and surroundings
of Henry Scbweck, where refreshments
were served, much to the inner com
fort of the party.
At Lakeside Managers Gill & Ja
cobs, and I-and lord Gross, of the Hotel
Lakeside, gave tbe Georgians due at
tention, showing them through the bo-
persons. They were qui*e numerous
and cannot be given space here.
Among tbe first received was one
from Rev. J. B. Culpepper. It ran:
Wet or Dry Party;
Hurrah for our side,
Culpepper, Williams and Tillman.
Another one was from Mr. S. B. Scott.
It was:
Praise the Lord for praying women
and prohibition voters in Clarke coun
ty-
Sam B. Scott.
Another was from Hon. C. R Pringle,
anther of the Local Option Bill. It
ran:
a postal clerk on the Memphis and
Percyville route, and W. A. Whitmore
of the Memphis and Birmingham rente.
The resignations were accepted and
both men lost their jobs, supposing
they had been bounced. Subsequently
they found out about the resignation
ana traced the forgery to Hill. He said
he did it for fun.
THE BASEBALL WORLD.
National League.
At Philadelphia—
Philadelphia.. I 1 2 0 0 0
New York 0 0 1 0 0 0
At Chicago—
Chicago 8 0 0 0 1 4
Cleveland. 0 0 0 3 0 0
At Cincinnati—
I congratulate the prohibitionists of I 0 0 0 l l
An Old University Boy Weds a Jeffer
son Belle.
Jejtekson, July 2.—[Special.—Yes
terday evening the home of Mr T. A. _ „
“hoM J'wm 6 5&- I Clark.Tn'totaii o< tb« 1
perance Association
C. R. Pringle.
And so it goes, all are satisfied and
Athens is not hurt by the campaign.
I long before the stock law was ever „ „
ftoness cuu a * cherished no thought of, and then. H had the repute- tel and over the grounds, and tbe Sev-
wthf, i. Wftrd * anjone and could , tion of being the “snakiest” ooontyni enteenth Regiment band of Zanesville,
tlw, y 8ay lh »‘ the citizens of the tohaStted world. 22? H remarkably fine band, played Dixie,
‘T.^nty had h Jllas thick asthe leaves ef Tal amhrosa, Y:lfl1t oe Doodle Md^utbern plante-
end very large ones at that. I well to- ( tion airs, greatly to the delight of the
member having seen one that was visitors,jclo ing, by their request, with
about nine feet in length and sixteen , «Marching Through Georgia,” which
inches in circumference, brought to Captain John Tripplett, of the Thom-
~ - - - jjd. - - “ '
forM .L nty had demonstrated to the
* c »rriwi m prohibiti °n contest could
r discord 1 , r ° U * b without discussion
*o 0 { Ie referred pleasantly to
»tj eadere of the prohibition
» ^lauded! 0 h<i a ° Wn WaS l0Ud
th!? y W Rucker was then
B le *4ot i-„ e Stand ttnd made a few
■ remarka and invited all
Carnesville by Mr. Isaac’Aderbold. It asviile Times-Eriterprise a veteran
bad eighteen rattles. Y - I Southerner of the true type, said was
i tbe gra dest air of all the war songs on
Less candy is sold in June than in both sides.
-V Wo /Irara*/. flPPM lfc. If WAS AX
pres-
any other month, "VVe don*c need it*_
This is the month of sweet gir* giatiu-
ates and there’s plenn/ of lasses.
Lowell Courier.
It was after 11 o’clock when the gang
plank of the Eagle was crossed and the
party started for Johnson’s Island and 1 of the ties,
their final ttop, Sandusky. The strong
ded to Miss Ada McElbanon the groom
is a prominent man, graduating in ’90
with ftr a t honor, he is the son of Major
T. R. Holder a wealthy capitalist of
Jackson county.
Tbe bride is a well known society
belle, and a graduate of Weslyeon female
college. ,
The cerqmony was performed by Rev.
W. P R'vers, the happy couple will
make Jefferson their future home.
An attempt was made to wreck the
north bound "steamboat train” that
leaves Hartford, Conn., at 9:35. At the
south end of the bridge over the culvert,
half a mile from Wilson’s station, on
the Consolidated road, the engine ex
ploded a large dynamite bomb. The
glass of the head cab was shivered, hut
the train kept the track, and no one was
Injured. The explosion tore off a foot
of the lower part of the rail, smashed
the guard ran, broke the granite cap
stone of the culvert anil blew off the end
SHORT ITEMS
Important General News Dispatches in
Condensed Form.
Captain A. A. Winn of Guyton, Ga.,
died very suddenly from pulmonary
heart disease. - -
At a recent prohibition election Clarke I
county, Georgia, went dry by a major-1
it. of fourteen votes.
Prince George has received orders to
sail for Europe. He leaves Halifax in
the Rush July 6 for Portsmouth.
Brooklyn -.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston 0 3 0 1 1 0 1
American Association.
At St. Louis—
St. Louis 0 10 10 0 0
Louisville 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
At Boston—
Boston 0 1 0 0 3 0 3
Washington ..2 1 0 0 0 0 0
At Columbus—
C’umb’s.O 00101000
Cinci’atLO 01000100
At Philadelphia—
Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Baltimore 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
The Victim of a Joke.
Cobydon, Ind., July 2.—Isaac Mont- ■
gomery, aged 22 years, died at Newt
Amsterdam, this county, as a result of j
a foolish prank played upon him a few j
nights ago. Some of his companions,
nailed him in a box and told him they j
were going to throw him in the river, j
When he was released it was found that
he was badly hurt by having a nail j
driven in one of his shoulders. Next
morning he had lost his reason, and
store he died he became a raving
maniac.
She Wliii Marry.
Chicago, July 8*—Gertrude Potter,
daughter of O. W. Potter, .will soon he
married to F. Lee Rost of Boston, a
student at Harvard. Miss Potter’s name
appeared in the newspapers some time
She fell in love with a young
8 0— 5
0 2—4
2 0-9
0 0— 8
carried mo:
wealthy parents tri<
papers, and hex
to break the en*
gement. In the end it was broken
and the lover sent to Joliet tor theft.
In a bill- which he afterward filed in
court, he charged Mr. Potter with con
spiring with several othors to land him
in the penitentiary,. The fellow sued
100,000 and the action is awaiting
for $10
trial.
1— 2
A Mistake Corrected.
Off For Europe.—Messrs. Tom Ger-
diee and Jamie Camak will sail for Eu
rope along with 1 rof. C. P. VV illcox. I nounccraent. We are glad to make this
In yesterday’s Banner, an item ap
peared announcing the death of Mr. F.
M. Williams an old and esteemed citi
zen of our county. We are glad to
state that the report is not true. Yes
terday Mr. TYillians was some better.
The Banner received the information
from such a source as was considered
reliable, and hence published the an-
They will spend some time with the in- 1
habitants of the Old World.
correction.
-
Slight Injuries Only.
Cloquet, Minn.,.July 8.—While pre
paring for a balloon ascent on the
Fourth, the parachute jumper Bruce,
had a narrow escape. He ascended to a
height of about 900feet, hut was unable
to let go on account of the fog. The
balloon dropped to within 40 feet of the
earth and rolled across the town, drag
ging Brace with it. Finall- he j
dragged against the roof of the Sw
church, when he 1‘
off the roof to
hut slight
wede