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ATHENS BANNER TUESDAY MORNING MARCH S. 1892
the call issued
for th® democratic conven
tions IN GHORQIA,
the committee met
in Atlanta Yesterday-May 1 Sth Tor
Selecting Delegates to Chicago-
August t Oth to Nominate
State House Officers.
Atlanta, Ga.. March 2.—[Special].—
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met here today. A pretty full
Membership was present, and the ses
sion of the body was interesting
Chairman Atkinson issues this call to
the democracy of Georgia:
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF OEONOIA.
In pursuance of the instructions tbi«
day given me by the State Democratic
Ex< cuc've Committee, two S'at; • Demo
cratic Conventions are hereby oal'ed to
cmvene in the city of Atlanta, one at
12 o’clock Wednesday May 18th aud the
other at 12 o’clock,Wednesday Aug 10th.
Each county is entitled to twice as
many votes in each of the Slate Con
ventions as it has members in the lower
house of the General Assembly. The
tir-t convention is called to select dele
gates to the National Democratic Con
vention which convenes in Chicago on
June 21st. The second convention is
to nominate Democratic candidates for
Governor, state bouse offiioers and pres-
i<h ntlal electors, and to
eh ct a new executive
committee for the State. The method
of selecting delegates from the various
counties is left in the control of the
county executive committees but the
State committee suggests that the selec
tion of delegates and all nominations
hy the party be by
primary election in the
respective counties. Each county is
urged to perfect its local party organi-
ziuon that the party maybe thorough
ly organised throughout the state, and
p -i pared to meet and overcome all op
position.
W. Y. Atkinson, Chairman.
11. H. Cabaniss, Secretary.
THE ATHENS SAVINGS SANK.
Is now Doing Business In Regular
Style.
The Athens Sav’ngs Bank is n u
firmly established in its new building o>
It < ad street, and is ready to do busi-
n< in regular style.
Tfiis bank his progressed most won
dirful'y sine? it was organised and i.-
n nv one of the most solid institutions
in Athens.
It was i rg nized in 1887 and Mr. Ju-
liu- Cohen was its flr.-t president It
sta;t ‘d with no capital, but steadil
has added c»p : tal until now it has a
cipital s;ocV- of fifty thousand dollars
umlivid d profits. This is a splendid
showing [ r any institution to make.
i’b* president of the bank now is Dr.
John A. iiunnioutt, and the cashier is
Mr.O. A. Mell. Mr. F. A. Lipscomb Is
l» »ii.-keepir for the bank. The Board
< f d rectors consists of Messrs. John
G rdine, John A. Hunnicutt, Moser
My.rs, VV. D O’Farrell, T. P. Vincent,
ai.dMyerSt rn...
Tiiese are capable and efficient of
ficers, being among the most prosper
ous and solid men of the city. In there
hands the interests of the bank are safe.
Tne S ivingsBank will condnct a reg
ular banking business, and reference t«
an advertisement in tne Banner will
show their intentions along this line.
D posits are solicited and anything
that co nes within the range of a gen
eral hanking business.
The makii g of loans on the Install
ment plan will be continued, as will
also the savings feature of the bank.
interest will be paid by the bank on
all savirgs deposits, that is those that
remain in the bank for a specified time
This is a good movement on the part of
the bank. The Savings bank is a pride
to Athens anr'that it will succeed be-
yot d the fondest dra*ms of its origina
tors i- now a Bel tied fact.
A MERITED compliment.
What the Macon Evening News Says
or a Prominent Athenian.
In a leading editorial the Macon Eve
ning News says:
The appointm.nt if Hon. George D.
Thomas as assistant coins* 1 of the
Richmond Terminal system, affords
general satisfaction to the manv friei ds
of this able and scholarly gentleman
throughout the state
Mr. ToomsB has filled many posi
tions in his 1< gal capacity of trust and
honor, and has always possessed the
unreserved confidence of his large
clientage and the community in which
he resides.
As a lawyer hu eminent ab’lity, as-o
ciated with bis incorrupt!le int- g ty,
haa won the esteem of the entire bar,
who rate him amot g the foremost con
stitutional and railioad attorneys of ibe
State. His seh otion as one of i be attor
neys for the B o imond Terminal, with
its responsible and ramifying interests,
is therefore a peculiarly happy one.
Mr. Thomas has been connected with
the University Law School for several
years, and his m< theds of instruction
are progressive and sound.
Mr. Thomas will win new laurels in
the broader field of litigation opened to
him by this recent appointment and his
services to the road will prove invalu
able, sustaining his past reputation as a
far-seeing and astute lawyer and add
ing Instre to an already brilliant i eo-
ord.
THE M’KIDiLEY LAW
IS UPHELD BY THE UNITED STATES
V SUPREME COURT.
THAT BODY S\YS
That It Is Constitutional—Tom Reed’s
Quorium Rule Is Held to Have Been
Lawful—The House Can Make
Its Own Rules.
The Homellrs Man in Athens
As well as the handsomest, and
others are invited to call on any drug
gist and get tree a trial bottle of Kemp’s
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, a
remedy that is selling entirely upon its
merits aud is guaranteed to relieve and
cure all Chronic aad Acute Coughs,
isrhaoB, Bronchitis rnd Consumption.
L irge bottles 50 cents and $1.
WILL TRY RAILROADING.
Mr. John Russell to Sever His con
nection With the Ledger.
Mr. John Rn«sell, the popular buri
es manager, of the afternoon paper is
to give up journalism, and will try rail
roading. He has accepted a position in
be auditor’s office of the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad, with headquar-
era at Marietta. Mr. Russell will leave
Monday for Marietta, where he will at.
nee enter upon the discharge of his
duties. He will carry with him the
oi-st wishes of a number of Athens
ri' nds.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THEY REORGANIZE
The Elfin star Comedy Company In
Newnan.
M . Ed G. B iurne, wife snl child
If tie eity yesterday for Newnan
w! < r.‘ Mr. Bourne will re-organize his
exc. 11 nt comp ny.
M i. B u rue and h ; s wife will be the
oi 1 y ones of the old company who wil
bt» in ihe new, aid Mr Bourne claim*
to have been successful in having en
gaged an even more excellent troup.
Among those who will j *in him will be
Mr. R. E. Chamberlain and wife, the
former having lately taken the leading
comedy parr, and the latter Che leading
ladie? p irt in the Wilford Clark Suck
Company which made such a bit in At
lanta lat. ly.
Beside* these, Mr. Bourne has se
cured four other exc llent actors and
actress* s from the north, who will join
buu at once, and begin the rehearsals in
Newnan.
Mr. Bourne has secured return dates
f r Athens which wiil be noted to the
d>-i;ht of: 11 who saw him here last
w e» k, and wil play here one week, br-
g nning April the 11th, at popular
prices.
Among the pieces the company will
l\ l *y white hen , will be, “S i 1 Water
Kuos Deep,” Blow f< r B1 w,’’ “Ned-
j “Tne Child Stealer,” ‘ Caprice,”
n iw l Kirko,” and ‘‘Ten N g its in a
Bu Boom.’.’ All Athens will look for-
W|, r.i with i leasure to bis return, and
w 1 greet him with large houses.
Some Foolish People
AIIjw a cough to run until it gets be
joud the reaoh of mad tone. They *'f-
say, “Oh, ic will wear away,” but in
moft cases it wears tht in away. Could
he induced to try the suece.-.-fiu
® dicineoalttd K mp - Balsam, which
The Texan Leader Is Sick—News of
* Congress,
Washington. March 2.—Representa
tive Milts is confiued to his room with
erysipelas in the ankle joints. He is
nndergoing the massage treatment with
good results, bat it will be some time
before he will be well enough to appear
in the house. He bad a bad night’s rest,
bnt is now better.
Representative Springer’s condition is
much improved.
Iu the senate The Idaho election case
was taken np and Mr. George stated
the reasons which wonld control
bis own action in casting his vote for
the contestant the question, he said,
was a very interesting one, and its de
cision was of great moment, not only to
the state of Idaho, bntto the whole
country. There was no room In the
case for personal prejudices or for con
siderations of party advantages either
now or in the future. **
The senate’s sole duty and its sworn
obligation was to consider the question
impartially, without being swayed hy
any consideration, except a desire to do
right. The action of the senate should
be purely judicial. It was the busi
ness of the senate, on this question, not
to make law, but to ascertain the law
and the facts, and to decide in accord
ance with them.
In the honse, Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri,
from the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, reported to the sen
ate a bill to fix the compensation of
keepers and crews of lifesaving stations.
The senate bill fixing the salary of
keep-rs at $000 per annum and of crew
at $65 per month, was considered by
tne honse, and on motion of Mr. O’Neill
was amended so as to make the keeper’s
salary $1,000 and that of crew $75 per
month.
The honse then went into committee
of the whole, Richardson, of
in the chair.
Washington, March 2.—The United
States Supreme Court up 1 ! Id the con-
I itutiona ity-of the McK nley law t- day
>u deciding the cases ii Boyd, Sutton
& Company arid Herman Bteri.baeti &
Company vs. tile United States and Col
lector Erbardt, o; Ne * York, and Field
& Company, of Cbicag i vs. Colli ctor
Cl irk.
The grounds on which it was main
tained that, the tariff was ulc institu
tional were rhi.t the to >acco rebate sec
tion of the bill had been omir.ted in its
enrolment aft- r pas?ag ■. by oongress,
ai d ibenf ire that the bill signed by
the President was the b* 11 passed by
Congress; that the reciprocity clause
was a tiausmission to the Ex cu ive
f the law-making power ana there
fore void, violating the whole ao’, an t
utai tne act was void-b cause of the su
gar bountv provision.
Justice H rlan rend the dioisinn af
firming the decisions of the lower court
Justice Lamar and Cnitf Jnstide Fu ler
c ncurr&l in the findings of the lower
c mrt, but dissented trom that part
holding the reciprocity constitutional,
t hey held that it was a transfer of leg
islative pow- r, but concurred in the
conclusion reached on the ground that
there was no vital connection between
the r. ciprocity section and the tariff
portions of the act.
The op nion of the majority he’d npon
the question whether the act sig - d by
he President «a> the a t p i-s id by
Congress, that the object of tue journal
required to be ki p . by Congress was not
that it might be o nsulted to determine
the auibent city of an act of C -ogress,
but that there might be publicity of pro-
c eding*. The signatures of the two
presiding office s and of the President
w re complete authentication if th t
bill, providing the form rtqnired had
been complied with. The suggestion
that there might be ad “lib* rate consp : -
racy between presiding officers and
President to make a law not passed by
Congress could uot hold. The enrolled
not was coi elusive.
As to reciprocity, the Court says, va
rious decisions«f the Couit and the
practice of years established the right
of Congress ogive the President power
by proclamation, at a future day, to re
voke or modify certain ’clauses
< f an ac*. It holds that it was not a
transfer of legislative power, but sim
ply gave the Pretider-t | ower to deter
mine whether the time bad arrived
when requirements of Congress as to
the act taking effect had arrived The
President, the Court says, is not vested
wiih anv real legislative power. Con
gr -ssprescribe” the conditions under
which the President should act. All be
had to ascertain was that a particular
fact existed, and then it was directed
that he ex cute the act- The President
was a mere agent of the law making
power
With ref-pict >o sugar bounties the
Couit says the aigumenttbat the valid
ity of the whole act is involvid in the
question as to whether or not this clause
is valid is so obvious an error as not to
warrant mi ch a gument. There is no
snoh connection netween this part of
the act and ihe_other sections as to
warrant the Court in assuming that the
rest of the act would not have be*n
adopted but U r the adopt iou of the
b ui ty system. They are entirely sep
arate in purpose.
RE ED’S QUORUM RULE GOOD.
» CONGRESSMAN MOSES
. " .
Talks of the Third Party Platform.
Atlanta; Ga , March 2.—Congress
man Cba l s L. Mow,-of the f .urth die-
tric% spent yest« r !ay in Atlanta and
If l-isinght f»r Washington. He
had many a 1 • aity hadsbake from
demoorats during the day.
“I am glad to meet you and c* ngrat-
ulate you on the tp’endid fight yon
m de to check the third party at the
S'. L uis convention,” Soli< tor Gener
al Brantly, <>f the Burnswick circuit,
remarked when be shook the congress
man’s band. Tba*: was the tenor of all
the greetirgt which be received.
Speaking of politics, Mr. Moses said:
“I am a dem c'at end am figVirg for
our p irtv whenever there seems to be
oc ;asion f or my services. We must pr -
vent any defection in
the democratic party in
G ergia and there is no time to be
los* in b ginning the work. That pen
sion plank for the northern soldiers
will not g i down here in the south.
Nor will the northern capitalists accept
it, either. It means hundreds of mill
ions out of the treasury and it would
Bend taxes up higher. The attempt to
wipe out the color I s -ne is another ob
noxious feature to the southern people.
I do n-A believe that Georgians will be
led by a man who has not been in the
state more than sir years and who does
not represent ou’ - p ople In political or
moral s ntiment ”
Mr. Moses estimates that the people’s
party will poll about 20,000 votes in
this state next fall.
Fire Near LextngTon.
Lexington, Ga., March.—[Specla’.]
Mr. A. A. Rayl», of Anon, had the
misfortune to lose two cribs and a stable
by fire yesterday morning. The C'ibs
were full of corn an-1 fod Ur, and his
fine buggy horse was burned with the
buildings. Incendiarism is assigned as
the cause. Mr. R iy’e estimates his loss
st abou' $600. He tried to get on the
track of the supposed incendiary but
faihd.
Mexican Soldiers llreak.
Lab EDO, Texas, March 2 —As bugles
were sounding the reveille in the Mexi
can garrison at New Laredo several
Mexican soldiers made a bold break to
cross the Rio Grand to this side. The
guard opened a merciless fire npon them
as soon as they entered the river and
compelled them to return Only after
several had been wounded. The fnsilade
created the impression for a while that
Catarina Garza had brokeu loose again.
The Republican* In Ranaaa.
Topeka, Murch 2.—The Republican
state cemmittee has called the conven
tion to meet at Hntcbison, May 5th, to
elect delegates to the national conven
tion. This convention also nominates
congressmen at large and presidential
electors. The state convention will be
held at Topeka Jane 80th.
The Supreme Court Decides So In the
Dlngi y Worsted Act Case.
Washington, Match 2.—The United
Supreme Court handed down a decision
in the Dinglny Wirsted act case, up
holding Mu Reed quorum rule and bold
ing that the House of Representatives
has a right to make such a rule. .
The Dingley act was was passed
through the > ction of Speaker Reed in
counting a quorum when there was a
quorum of members present bnt not
voting. Ballin, Joseph A Cc, import
er?, attacks th * ac% maintaining that
Speaker Reeo’s action was in violation
of the Constitution and th t i ct w. s
vcd. The Unin d States Court for t ie
Southern Diet riot of New York decided
in favor of the importers on this ground
and the case was appealed to the Su
preme Court.
Mr. Reed a as warmly congratulated
today by his c< ll t>gu*-8 on the decision
of the Supreme Court. He sa’d to a
reporter: ‘*1 never had any doubt of
the c >rrectness of my ruling, l n**ver
thought that there could be any time,
or in any place,a Judge of the Supr<-mr
Court who would deude it any other
.i aj.”
An Importune Wltne«a Dead.
Lima, O., Jlarcli 2.— Mrs. Mnry Pal
mer died at her home, on North Union
8tr<-et, while her husband was gone
after a doctor. She had been ailing sev
eral days from la grippe. She was 27
years old. She was an imj ortant wit-
n* ss for the state in the Wetzel murder
case at Springfield.
Sttlt In Itenoeratle Ranki
Columbus. Ind., March 2.—The Daily
and Weekly Herald. Democratic organ
of this city has been sold to A. J. Dip-
poy, of Anderson, and M. A. Locke, of
Pern, for $8,000. They will continue
the publication as a Democratic organ.
Alien I pun* Democratic Convention.
Detroit, March 2.—At a meeting of
the Democratic state centra) committee
it was decided that the state convention
to nominate delegates to the national
convention at Chicago should be held at
(Inakegeon, May the 4th.
Fire at Sea.
Norfolk, Va., March 2.—A tremen
dous bl.ize was discovered four miles
from here, which proved to be a three
STORMS O m THE COAST.
The Interior of Pennsylvania and
New York Suffers.
Washington. March 2.—A heavy
gale has prevailed and still continues
along the New Jersey and New England
coast, and extends to the interior of
Pennsylvania and Nsw York.
The beads at Long Branch and Atlan
tic City is badly torn np. A large
vessel is reported wrecked at Sandy
Hook. Unfinished houses at Atlantic
City and Jersey City suffered much
damage. Several were demolished. In
some casec completed and snhatantial
structures were unroofed.
At Lancaster, Pa., the storm was ae-
com panied by peculiar phenomena. Mix
ed with the snow were hundreds of
worms of various species. Some of
them resembled the tobacco worm, and
others are unknown in that section.
They are believed to have been brought
by the high winds. The deepest snow
of the year covers the ground of all vil
lages on the lower Hudson, and Bleighs
are again out.
The snow is fifteen inches deep at Ha
zleton. P., and eight or ten inches is
common over a very large section of
Pennsylvania and New York. Tele-
egraphs, telephones aifd railroads are
having a.bad time. A team of mules
struck a fallen electric light wire at
Harrisburg, Pa, and were instantly
kil.ed.
The greatest damage of all has occur
red to seaside resorts along tha New
Jersey coast.
NORTH CAROLINA’S RAILROADS.
A Palmer and Bussell Breeze.
Washington, March 2.—Senator Pal- masted ship or schooner on fire off the
is sol i
on a positive gnaram.ee to care.
* n «y Wonld immediately see ihe excel
lent effec* nfter taking the first d >se.
60 cents anil 1,00. Trial size fre».
At a.a druvarlnts.
coast. No lurther information can be
obtained at preset.
Plant Made Receiver.
Maoon, Ga., March 2.—Judge Speer
mer has jmt returned from a tour
through Illinois, where he received ova
tions all along the lino. He of courso
declined to discuss his own piesidential ,
Ae^hSliilg^mgh^lfaoUoI £pa?- * ^ l liWse ' d au order makiu S Mr. R. H.
mer and Rxu -ell br&ze. j f 1 *'* 1 P^nant receiver for the At-
— lanta and Florida railroad.
On South Lumch in.—The street force j
i* getting in some excell-nt- work on
South Lumpkin street. It is said that
the Lumpkin hill is to be graded con-
«iderab y and the hollow at Tanyard
bra»oh is to be fi 1- d in The sidewalk
<>n the west «id-> of the str* et- is also to
b* place 1 in thorough condition fwTtt
Mr. \V. A. Pledger’s store to the Brit
tain residence.
A BOY HERO.
Ho Risks His Life to Save That of Hb
Brother.
Elsworth, Kan., March 2.—There is
lying at the hotel in this city a hoy wh j
is a hero, and who almost gave his life
that another might be saved daring the
Mr,
*1 WATSCN IS MAD.
Call poetronas His Spreoh
Until f enday Next-
Washington, March 8. —Mr. Call gave
notice in the senate that although
he had iutendwl to address the sen. t;-
storm and blizzard which swept over today apoa a resolution introduced by
this state about a month ago. Frank , relative to the interference of rail-
Carpenter and his little brother had ! w aya in the Florida senatorial elections,
been out rabbit hnnting on the day that J * n deference to the pending order, he
Tbs Commissioners’ First Annual Report
Has been Published.
Raleigh. March 2.—The first annual
report of the North Carolina railway
commission has been made pablie. It
shows that there are forty-seven rail
ways in operation, with a total length
of 8,432 miles. Every county, save
twelve, is penetrated by one or more
roads. The taxable property of the
roads, as assessed by the commission, is
$18,500,009. The capital stock in the
state is $38,000,000, the funded debt
$38,500,000 and current liabilities $3,-
900.000. The gross earnings for 1891
were $8,600,000, and operating expenses
$5,500,000, all these figures bung in
round numbers. The commission says
it was much ambarrassed in making a
fair and nniform rate of taxation, be
cause two of the largest systems, the
Wilmington and Weldon and the Sea
board Air Line, claimed exemption from
taxation, the former for all its brauoh
lines now bmlt or which it may con
struct. This assumption is controvert
ed, and a suit is now pending, which
the commission hopes will compel the
roads to bear their proportion of the
pnblic harden.
' . A Preacher's Plain Talk.
Springfield, March 2.—Rector Cos
ens, of Christ Episcopal chnrch, created,
a small sensation while addressing a
large congregation on Lenten duties.
He said:
"And the phrase—‘the beet society’—
von let that phrase alone. What right
have yon democrats to such an expres
sion? You won this conntry by the
sweat of your brows and the keen edge
of your swords. What more do you
want? I come from the Old World
where there is a society in which most
men have their price, and too many of j
the women will Kill their chastity for a
precious sum. What wonld you do
with yonr talk of * grades of society 7
Would you raise np another such mon
ster?” ,
the blizzard began, and they were
caught far away from home on the
priairie without shelter. Frank is 15
years old and his brother is 7.
When the storm came little Robert
began to cry on account of the cold,and
Frank started him to running toward
home in the hope of keeping him warm
until they conld reach a honse. The
storm was so severe that they soon lost
all bearings. Robert got colder, and
Frank at last discovered that his brother
wonld freeze to death if he did not do
something to save him. He took off his
clothing until he had barely enough to
cover himself, and put the clothes on
Robert. In this way he managed to
keep sufficient warmth in him, but in
so doing he was himself in danger of
freezing, and in fact, did freeze his feet
and fingers..
In order to keep himself alive he left
his brother and started out over the
country in an endeavor to find the road
that he felt sure was near where they
Were.
When at last he did discover it, he
found that he was near a honse, and
went in to get men to go after his little
brother. He did uot stay by the fire,
Vat went to guide the men, and not un
til Robert was safe did he give np and
fall to the floor. He is doing welt, but
the doctors say he will lose one foot and
three fingers.
A LAWYER'S IMPRISONMENT.
A TennoMce Judge Send* Him to Jail
for Contempt.
Chattanooga, March 2.—Judge Moon
of the circuit coart, created a sensation
in court by ordering to jail John W.
Young, a well known attorney. The
case of Young and wife was before the
judge, both parties endeavoring to se
cure possession of their 3-year-old child,
pending divorce proceedings. The judge
ordered Young to produce the child in
court, or, failing, he would be iu con
tempt of court. Some weeks ago Young
sent the little one to Ohio, and he ap
peared in conrt for the purpose of ar
guing why the child’s presence was nec
essary.
His argument was cat short by the
judge ordering the Sheriff to confine
him in jail until the child was returned
here. The action of the jndge was
applauded by a large crowd of specta
tors. It is charged that Young has
been living in open adnltery with a
notorious character. Until their mari
tal troubles became pnblic prosperity
Young and wife were highly respecta
ble. The latter was a Miss Hoyt of
Alabama and is a striking beauty with
unsullied reputation. Youug. whojias
been a prominent member of the Chat
tanooga bar, now languishes in jail and
the jndge is firm in hu decision that he
must remain there until the child is
produced.
A Husband Backs Down.
Zanesville, Ohio, March 2.—A. W.
Carroll swore out a peace warrant for
the arrest of his wife, Emma, a sister
of Governor Boyd, of Nebraska, and
the case was set for hearing. Before
the ; hour arrived he withdrew the
charges and paid the costs. He claims
that his wife had threatened to kill him,
aud that he is afraid of being
poisoned. The trouble is due to
two printers named Fred and Herbert
Ryther, who have beep rooming with
them, and who, he claims, have won .bis-
wife’s affections.
A. Living Monstrosity.
Danville, Iowa, March 2-—The most
remarkable freak of humanity in exis
tence was given birth to by Mrs. X.
Honton, living seven miles west of this
city, the other day. It is a doable girl
baby, which bids fair to outrival the
famous Siamese twins. The little freak
has four well developed feet and hands,
one body, the two organisnms being
grown together face to face. Medical
men state that it is the most remarkable
in existence. The little monstrosity is
alive and kicking, and seems determined
to live. •
A Man Missing.
Higanuh, Conn., March 2.—F. V.
Puffer, the well-known western repre
sentative of the big Ames Plow Com
pany, has mysteriously disappeared.
He left Boston February 2, for a trip
to Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington,
but after his arrival in the first-named
city has never been heard from. He is
88 years of age, of florid complexion,
light hair and mustache and weights
150 pounds. He always wore eye-
llasses, and is best known as “Bob”
wonld postpone the delivery of his
speech until next Monday.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the Idaho election contest, being ad
dressed by Mr. Gray in support of the
claims of Claggett. the contestant.
In the honse, Mr. Wat-on, of Geor
gia, rising to a question of personal
privilege, sent to the clerk’s desk and
had read a special dispatch to The At
lanta Constitution from Washington,
criticising his vote on the Craig-Stew-
art contested election case, intimating
that in voting for Stewart he was play
inginto the hands of the Republicans
in order that he might secure financial
aid from them in his next campaign for
congress.
That communication, said Mr. Wat
son, was written by one of the clerks of
this honse, and it charged him with
having voted corruptly in an election
case. It charged him, in the cowardly
language of insinuation, as having act
ed corruptly as a sworn juror. -
His answer to the charge wonld be
made as plainly and as promptly as
honor and courage required that it
should be made.
He denounced the insinuation, cow
ardly as it was, as a base and infamous
falsehood.
The matter was then dropped and the
house went into committee of the whole
Richardson of Tennessee in the chair.
FROM FOREIGN LANDS. —
Latest Flashes Caught from the Electric
Wires Under the Sea,
Rome, March 8.—The Vatican recent
ly sent instructions to Paris for the for
mation of a Republican-conservative
party in the chamber of deputies to act
as the mouthpiece of the Vatican in or
der to fight Radicalism. Wnen this fact
came to the knowledge of the represent
atives at the Vatican of Austria, Ger
many, Spain and Portugal, they re
quested an explanation of the pope’s
abandonment of his monarchial policy.
In reply, they were told that the in
structions would only apply to France,
and that the Vatican did not intend to
display hostility to existing monarchies.
A West Virginia Wreck,
Grafton, March 3.—The engine of a
passenger train from this place for Par
kersburg, to which was attached a part
of a Baltimore afternoon train for Cin
cinnati, broke its rear driving axle
when about one mile east of Bridge
port. The baggage oar, two of the
coaches, aud the sleeper were over
thrown and their sides torn out. Fif
teen passeugers were injured—two of
them seriously. All the passengers were
sent back to Grafton and later forward
ed to their destination, exeept the two
seriously injured, and these remain at
Grafton.
Rejoined His Wire.
Anderson, Ind., March 2.—Wm.
Price, a midle-aged farmer living a
short distance west of town, committed
suicide by slashing his throat from sar
to oar with a jack-knife. When found
by bis daughter he was lying on a bod
weltering in blood. Price’s wife died a
few weeks ago, and since that time ho
has been very despondent and had fre
quently threatened to kill himself.
Another to Bo Electrocuted.
Albany, N. T., March 2.—In the case
of the murderer, Cal Wood, the court
of appeals handed down a decision
affirming the sentence of death. Wood
was convicted of the murder of Leander
Pasco at Stony Creek, Warren county,
! on May 10, 1890. Wood will be re-
eentenced to die hy electricity at Clin
ton prison.
The Boker TrlsL
Abingdon, Va, March 2.—Testimony
of medioai experts occupied the atten-
Four Loitds of Stock Killed#
St. Paul. Minn., March 2. The fast tion of the coarc during the day, in the
stock train on the St. Paul road broke Baker trial, and was of no general ia-
apart twenty miles east Spring Valley torest. < t
and twenty-five cars were ditolled, four
car-loads of *reck were killed and brake-
An Obliging Officer.—Mr. -toe K
Ker.nev, Clerk Clarke Sup-rior Court,
is one of the most courteous and oblig
ing «ffic 'rs in the S ate. And 'In this
connection it may be truthfu’ly said,
that f >r compete't. obliging and clev
er men, Clarke’s connty officei s cannot
be excelled. The county may well feel
proud of them.
man Fairbanks fatally injured,
three cars remained on the track.
Only
ONLY BIGHT TO TELL.
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nent English Divine, writes:
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London, Decambsr 10,1888. f
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tell von of how muett use I find All-
cock’s Poeus Plasters in my family
and among those to whom I have rec
ommended them. I find them a ver
breastplate against colds and coughs.
Fat, ..•*s
When Baby was sick, we gaze her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Hiss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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carbuncles*
scrofulous sores,
eczema, and all othsr$|
blood diseases*
take
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dyspepsia, nervous
debility, and that
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Pinkerton’s Kinsman Arrested.
Woosteb, O., March 3.—Harry Hoff
man, nephew of Matt Pinkerton, the fa
mous Chicago detective, was arrested
here on a charge of burglarizing Bow
man’s distillery. When found he was
standing in his mother’s cellar in water
above his knees, trying to hide from the
officers. He made a confession some
weeks ago, in which he acknowledged
participating in a senes of burglaries
and highway robbery. Two of his ac
complices were jailed at the time.
An Irishman Called Home.
Savannah, March 3.—Dr. P. J. Hen-
nesey, lately elected as city physician
here, has been invited by the Irish parly
to return to Ireland and stand for par
liament. He is a relative of the late
Sir John Pope Henneseyr and he has
been cabled for to contest the seat for
North Kilkenny. His correspondents,
member, of parliament, say dissolution
may come at any time, and the Irish
_ rty is preparing for a great rally for
the final conflict for home rule.
Talton Hall’s New Trial.
Bristol, Tenn., March 3.—Talton
Hall, the noted murderer of so many
men, who was found guilty of killing
Policeman Hayton at Gladeville, and
who was sentenced to hang on the 14th
of this month, has been granted a new
trial by Jndge Richardson, of the su
preme court. The next trial will begin
in Jane, and his life is prolonged. Peo
ple in this section are indignant over
the matter, as they all agree that he
should hang.
Cheap Rates to Chicago.
Chicago, March 8.—The Central
Trafic association has antllorized half
rate for the Democratic convention at
Chicago, tickets to be sold from June
16th to June 20th and good returning
to July 8th.
For the Republican national conven
tion, the date of sale has been extended
from JJuue 2d to Jane 6th, with Jane
25th as the return limit.
NOTICE.
By the Mayor a*d Council of the
City of Athens of an Election to
Determine the Question as to the
Issue by Said City of Water Works
Bonds.
Whereas,The Mayor and Counoil of the
city of Athens desire to issue one huu-
Ired and twenty-five thousand dollars
of bonds of said city for the purpose of
erecting and constructing a system of
water works or for the purchase and
improvement of the present system of
waterworks, and the assent of the qual
ified voters of said city being necessary
thereto:
Therefore he it ordained by the May
or and Council of the city of Athens
that in accordance with the constitu
tion and laws of said state an election
^hall be held on the lO’.h day of March,
1892 to determine the question wheth-
er said bonds for water works shall be •'«a
issued by said city and that notice to
the people (qualified voters) of said city
be published in the Athens Weekly
Banner, the . newspaper
in which the Sheriff’s
advertisements are published for said
county, for the space of thirty days next
preceding the day of said election, as
provided by law, said bonds to hear in
terest at> rate not to exceed six per
centum per annum, and to ruo, not ex
ceeding thirty years from the date
thereof, the interest to be paid semi- ' -'4!
annually on the first days of January
and July of each year and the principal
of said bonds to be fully pai 1 off within
30 years from the date of the issu
ance thereof.
At said election the voters shall have
printed or written ou their ballots, “For
Water Works Bonds” or “Against
Water Works Bonds.” the issue of
said bonds is voted by the requisite two-
thirds of the qualified voters of said
city, then and before the proposed debt
is incurred, an ordinance or ordinances
shall be passed providing for the aale-and, ./.
issuance thereof, and making provision -*
at the same time for the assessment and
collection of the annual taxes,sufficient
iu amount to pay the principal and in- f
terest of said debt within 30 years
from the date of incurring said indebt
edness Said election sball be held as
municipal elections in this city are held,
and conducted inlike manner.and in ac
cordance with seo'ions 508 (i) to 503 (m)
inclusive of the Code of the State of
Georgia.
I certify that the foregoing preamble
and ordinance were adopted by the
Mayor and Council of the city of Ath
ens on the 4th day of February 1892.
This 4th day of February 1892.
A. L. Mitchell,
Clerk of Council.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun
cil, of the City of Athens:
§. I. That at the election this day
- ordered to be held on the tenth day of
March, 1892, to determine the question
whether bends of said city shall be is
sued for ''erecting and constructing a
system of water works in said city or
for the purchase and improvement of
the present system of water w rks;
that the following persons shall be al
lowed to Voto. .
(1 ) All persons who gf3>3aalified in
ters of said city, and whose oamaiAppear
on the registry lists as closed on the 20cb
day of Nov., 1891.
(2 ) All p-.rsons who are qualifl<> 1
voters of said city, who shall appear be
fore the e’erk of council, and take the
oath required by law and be registered
by said olerk at any tim* before two
o’clock, p. m.. on March 5ih, 1882
(3 ) If any person claiming to be a
Lawbencevillb, Ills., March 8.—The
Democratic convention of this, the 16th
congressional district, has renominated,
by acclamation. Congressman G. W. < >
Fif *
Eight large Mules for sale on time,
very Apply to Lyndon Manufacturing Com
pany.
ithian.
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this safe plan you can buy from our ad
vertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King’s
New Discovery for Consumption. It is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection of Throat,
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Infiamation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asth
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It is pleasant and agreeable to taste,
perfectly safe, and can always be de
pended upon.
Trial bottles 10c at J. Crawford &
Co., Drugstore.
Savannah’* Sami ay Cases.
Savannah, March 3.—The cases of
forty or more storekeepers, indicted for
carrying on business on Sunday, who
have not yet been tried, will be nolle
prossed. The two cases that have been
tried resulted in acquittals, on the
ground that there was no iutent to vio
late the law. It is believed that to ob
tain a jury to convict in any of the
other cases, is impossible.
HI
qualified qotor but not registered on the
day of the election shall offer to vote', the
managers shall allow such person to vore
upon his taking tbe oath above refer
red to, and said managers shall mark
after the name of such person on the
Ii8t8and on his ballot, the word “un
registered.”
§.2. The following places of election
and managers are hereby appointed:
First ward—Voting place at Cwith
ers & Betts’ carriage store on Broad
street. Managers, Peter Culp, Robert
Chappie, J. H. Emerick, Sr.
Second ward—Voting place at Peter
Weil’s shop on Clayton street. Man
agers, F. W. Lucas, J, E. Brad berry,
David Hemerick
Third ward—Voting place at livery
stable of J Z Cooper on Washington
street. Managers. W. A. Pledger, J.
G Evans, W. H. Fuller. 1
Fourth ward—Voting place at the
county conrt house. Managers, John
Bird, J. S. Linton* J. C Orr.
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FARM LOANS.
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Negotiated In the following counties: Qlnrko
OgtethoFpe, Oconee, JacbBon and Walton.
Apply to Cobb a co.
Athens,' G*.
Orer J.S. King ACo., Thomas St. entrance.
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EXECUTOR’S SALE.
/1 BORGIA, CLARKE COUNTYBy vtrtn eof
IT an order of the Conrt of Ordinary of said
county, will be soid on the fir*. Taesda> in
April next, between the lawful hours of sale, at
the conrt house door of said connvy the follow
ing property, to-wit: The Allen 8. .Johnson old
home p ace on the *thens and Jefferson road
three miles from Athens in snid State and co -n- a
‘ \ and containing One Hundred and <evsiry-
iree and a fraction (178*4) acres. Said tract
will bo cat into three lots and wit! be fully ex
plained and shown by map on day of sale. It
be ng the plaee whereon Allen B. Johnfonae-
sided at the time o his death, and bounded by
lands of M. B McGln'y, Mrs. Hutcherson,
Jackscn & Vincent, tbe late W. A. GiUeland.
and others. Sold as the propertr of said Glen R
Johnson, deceased, for the benefit of the credit
ors of said deceased. Terms Cash. This March
1st, 1892.
Jebemiah Johnson, Executor.
Q.EORGIA, CL\RKE COUNTY,
Virginia Harrison,) Libel for Divorce.
vs. } Clarke Superior Court,
Jno. H. Harrison J April Term, 1892
To John Harrison, d fendaut In above case:
You arc hereby commanded to be and ap
pear at tbe next term of Cla>ke Superior court,
to be hald in and for said county, on tbe stc-
onl Montlav In April, 1892. to answer tbe com
plaint of Virginia Harrison, libellant, who
sues for a total divorce.
Witness, the Hon. N. L. Hutchins, Judge of
Superior Court of said county, this, Feb. 2nd.,
1892. J. K.Kkn.net,ClerkS.C
2mos.
NOTICE.
G eorgia, clarke c< -UNTY.-Ccrdy uin-
yon 1 avlng applied lor letters of admi ni
tration, with the wilt snnem, on tbe esta o el
Burton Btnyon, deceased, all persons concerned
are hereby notified to make their r-bjectiors, if
any, at the April term, 18V2, of the Court of or
dinary iu and for Said county.
S. M. HERRINGTON, Ordinal,y.
March i--wlt.
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