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— — Jessie Pomeroy, the Human Fiend of Mas sachusetts—Little Tobins Hippar. Amoug the boy fiends of history Jessie Pomeroy, the Massachusetts murderer, stands at the head of the list in the country He appears to have been born with' the instincts of Satan. As a mere child he delighted in torturing birds, insects, animal or whatever living thing that fel into his hands. When scarcely twelve years o'd his fiendish disposition be gan to find vent in torture of human beings. From time to time he decoy ed little boys younger than himself to * lonesome spotsih Che sea, .where his parents resided He "would then ap ply a whip or club lb their shrinking bodies, in sdtne 'instances using his pocket-knife. On the testimony, of seven boys, whom he had thus tortured, the yonug scamp was sent to Reform School This seems to have had a hardening, effect upon him, for he had hardy re gained his liberty when he added mur der to his list of crimes. Katie Cur ran, a twelve-year-old child of South Brooklyn, was his first victim. After killing her he buried the body in an ash heap in the celler of his mother's house. He was then only fourteen years old. A few months later young Pomeroy decoyed a little boy named Horace Miller out on the the marsh at South Boston, and dut his body into pieces with a pocket-knife. The cutting was done such a manner as to prolony the little fel'ow’s agony. The body, in fragments, was then hidden in the smoldering ashes of a clam brake. Its diecovery lead to Jessie Pomeroy’s arrest, trial and condemnation to life imprisonment. These crimes and others the young fiend subsequently confessed. Citizens of Chelsea and South Boston believe him to have been the nurderer of at !east one othe little child, whose body was never found. Since his incarceration in the Mas sachusetts State Prion in Charlestown, Jessie Pomeroy's murderous instincts have cone to the surface at least twice, when p'ots were discovered to kill his keeper and escape. He has repeated ly boasted that the only ambition of his life was to murder his jailors and regain his liberty. He is, therefore, kept in. a solitary cell. In November. 1887, he attempted to escape by drill ing a hole escaping gas. An explo sion followed by «hich the boy was made bli .d for life. Only last week Warren Chatham, a mite of a colored boy, was found guil ty of shooting and ki ling a still small er colored hoy, Hector Grant, in Berkeley county, 8. C. The young murderer was said to be only six years old. He denied having done the shooting at first, but afterwards con fessed. Lawyers for the defpnse in troduced no evidence, except to prove the age of the accused, relying upon the old common law maxim, that a child so young is incapable of com mitting murder, since the motive must necessarily be absent. The jury, however, found the boy guilty of man slaughter, and he was sentenced to two years in the South Carolina pen itentiary. Another case of a few weeks ago is that of the son of a saloon-keeper in a Pennsylvania town. This • boy Wan in his teens. He had been read ing b’ood and thunder literature and had rerched the point of yearning for the West and to kill. He had pro vided himself with arms to that end. One clay recently he stepped to the door ox his fathers place of business, guniu hand, having just “shined it up.” Across the street at the moment stood another boy, at whom the young murderer deliberately aimed his gun and fired. A few minutes later his unsuspecting victim was a corpse. The killing of a little four-year-old Tobias Hippar, on Second avenue, in April last, by William Lutze, ten years old, ar d Lorenge Hassinger. The child was in the cellar of his pa rents’ house. The other two boys, according to testimony, saw him and began throwing dirt at him. Then one of the lads, filled his mouth with dirt ar.c rubbed his hand across his lips. Little Tobias, in the mean time, had crawled up «ut of the cellar but was pushed back. Ilh mothe then came and rescued her ^hild fro his tormenters, but he died a fe weeks afterwards, and the boss, Lutz and Hassinger, were held for his murder by the Coroner. Pink Floyd, sixteen years old stabbed Cornelius Sowden, about the same age, at a church door in Abbe ville, S. C., in January last. Sow- den’s jugular vein was several, and he died a few minutes later. The tragedy grew out qf a report that Sowden had been drunk at an oyster supper. Sowden accused Floyd of origina ting the report, and was murdered as a result. More strength ami power lies in a single dose of Jd. B. B. (Botanic Blood Bnlm)than in a hundred doses of sarsa parilla extract,and other so called blood remedies. Bead of its miraculous cures iu other ffarts of our paper. The Union Point & White Plain Railroad. We have the liiglitest authority for announcing that the track-laying of the Union Point and White Plaines Kailway will begin Monday, June 17. Orders have been issued from the rail road authorities for the placing of ties and rails to begin on that date. The work will start at the Union I'oint end. Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of pn- rity, strength and wholesomenesis. More eco nomical than the ordinary Kinds, and cannot he sold *n competition with the multitude of low tests, short weight alum or phosphate now- dors. Sold only iu cans. Royal Baking Potvuci Co., 106 Wall street. New York. At wholesale and retail by Talmadgc Bros.. Athens, tia. THE G. C. & N. NOW AN AS8UBED CERTAINTY. So Says a Gentleman Connected With the Richmond and Danville—A New Railroad System for the South With Athens as its Center. A gentleman who is closely connected with the Richmond and Danville railroad, and is directly interested in that corporation, says there is not a particle of doubt about the G. C. & N. railroad being built to Athens; that the R. & D road has done everything in its power to crush out or buy up this rival line, but without success. His company can purchase the little independent roads through South Caro lina, Alabama and Georgia, but they can’t touch the G. C. & X. * This gentleman says he cannot say positively when dirt will be broken on the new road, but he does know that plenty of money has been raised to build and equip it, and it is to the in terest of the company to complete the line as soon as possible. The capitalists who are backing the G. C. & N. have invested millions o money in the bonds of short railroads throughout Georgia and adjacent States. Since the recent big rial road scoop, all of these roads are effectually “bottled up,” and unless an outlet be giveu them, independent of theR. & D. system, this property will become worthless. It is essential then that a great trunk line, connecting with the rival systems East, Southwest and West, be built, and this line will be the Georgia, Carolina and Northern, that ends in Athens, and our city will thus be made the central point for the new system of railroads. Again, the Seaboard & Roanoke System has been cut off from Southern freights, and this wealthy and power ful corporation is determined, to have a line of its own, that will penetrate into the South and act as an outlet for the independent roads. The Southern extension will begin at some point on the C. & M. road, be tween Athens and Macon, and by building a short line to Griffin a chain of roads independent of tlte R. & D. System will be struck, extending to New Orleans. There were no new developments yesterday with the Georgia, Carolina and Northern. A gentleman, who is in position to know what he is talk ing about, said he had every reason to believe that dirt would be broken in a week or ten days. There are a few preliminaries to be , arranged, such as securing deeds to right-of-waySj etc. One thing, however, is certain, all the money necessary to complete the road has been arranged for, and it will only be a short time before it will be built. The well know' strengthening proper ties of Iron, combined with other tonics and a most perfect nervine, are found in Carter’s Iron Pills,whieh strengthen the nerves aud body, and improve the blood and complexion. JEFFERSON JOTTINGS. HAD HER BY THE HEELS. Queer Antics of a Rural Desperado in Jackson County. Last Thursday a young* white man of the name of Bob Preston, w ho lias been working on the farm of D. J. Pentecost, was passing the house of some colored peope on Mr. Pentecost's farm, and suddenly concluded to have some fun. He saw thier negro chil— i dren in the yard, and told them he was j going to give them a whipping. They ' ran into the house and closed the door. Bob followed them and pushed the door open, when the eldest, a girls of 12 years, ran out of the back door Preston following in close pursuit Having captured her in the back yard, he carried her to the well and taking her by the heels, held her headfirst down the well, tel iug her he was go ing to let her fall and break her neck. He desisted from however, and curned her loose and decamped. On Friday the girl swore out a war rant and had him arrested. He was carried before Justice McDaniel for preliminary trail, and placed under a $50 bond, After the trial, while sitting in Mr. McDaniel's house, he jumped from the window and made a break for lib erty. He was pursued by Bai iff Mc- Elhannon, and upon being overtaken drew a rock and defia l recaptured. Whereupon the bailiff promptly drew his pisto 1 , and thus they stood until the officer’s brother came up behind Preston and seized him He was carried to Bai iff McElhan- non's residence and guarded during the night. On Saturday morning the bailiff started with his prisoner to Jefferson to put him in jail. When about 3 miles from from town l\e t m broke away and ran. McE.hannon fired three times at him, but he made good his escape—Jackson Herald. If sick headache is misery, what are Carter’s Little Liver Pills if they will positively cure it? People who have us ed them speak frankly of their worth. They are small and easy to take. Past All Precedent! Over Two Millions Distributed. Louisiana State Lottery Comp’y Incorporated by the Legislature in 1868 for Educational ami Charitable purposes, and it* franchise made a part of the present State Cou- Htltution, iu 1879, by au overwhelming popular V °Its GRAND MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place Semi-Annually, Juue amt December, Mid its GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW INGS take place in each of tlie other teu mouths of the year, and arc all drawn in public, ut the Acadeinv of Mutdc, New Orleans, La. FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS For Integrity of its^ Drawings and prompt Payment of Prizes. Attested as Follows: “We do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangements for all the Monthly anil Semi- An nul Drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery Compauy, and in person manage and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same ave conducted with honesty, fairness and In good faith toward ail parties, and wo authorize the Com pan v to use tills certificate, with far -chillies of our signatures attached in its advertise ments.” Anxious to See the Banner—The A. & J R. R—Crmmencement Visitors j„ f and Festivities, Jefferson, Juue 15.—Jefferson was on the qui vici on yesterday to see Gantt’s issue of The Banner, and our own paper said that The Banner would under the new management be a paper that all would appreciate. YourG., C. & N. rooster was all O. K. Now we want the Jefferson rooster up. Our our energetic directors, Messrs, Williamson, Brock and 1 Askew, have got up the amount expected of us for the Athens and Jefferson Railroad, and we want Russell to’go ahead and com plete the road. •. . ,-r Among the Visitors to commence ment that have arrived we are glad to report that Miss Clarke, sister of Con ductor Clarke, of the G. J. & S. II. R.; Miss Ivihbro, Mrs. Clarke (nee Alice Hunter,) late of Athen^. Mrs. Dr. J. B. Pendegrass speaks of having a hop at her home during com mencement ; also Mrs. A. A. Bell will give hercousin, Miss May Lou Craw ford, of Athens, a sociable during her visit here. We know that our old friend, The Banner, will have a representative here. We have been informed that a person calling himself DeWolfe is passing through the country below Athens pre senting our business card and repre senting himself as a piano tuner rec ommended by us. We have no knowl edge of him, and have not recom mended him. 'Haselton & DozIkk. d&wlt Free Masonry. The McDuffie Journal has resur rected the extract from an eloquent masonic address, delivered by Bishop Georgia F. Pierce, which appears be low. The Journal thus speaks of it: “The following eloquent and beau tiful tribute to Free Mosanry was delivered by Bishop George F. Pierce, in a Masonic address in Warrenton, on the anniversary of St. John the Baptist, in June, 1885. Bishop Pierce, like many other great and good minis ter of all denominations, was an en thusiastic Mason, and a man in whom there is no wrong* His ardent and hearty endorsement of the an cient Order ought certainly to satisfy the most skeptical, aud entirely dispel that ground ess prejudice which yet unaccountably exists in the minds of some good men:” “To the outer world I asa glad to say, that the principles of our Order repudiate every vice and am them selves with every virtne. As a sys tem of Benevolence,the record of Ma sonry is known and read of all men. In society she is known as peace maker, and you know who hath said, “blessed are the peace-makers.’’ In her own family, her voice is potential to hid the angry passion down—to quench the sparks which threaten with explosion the quiet of the neigh borhood—to stay the violence, ard to bring the transgressor to a better mind. She guards with watchful tenderness and scrupulous fidelity do mestic virtue and female he plessness. Her signals are as potent as a magic wand, introducing thestanger to kind consideration, and challenging sym pathy for the prisoner in his dungeon and tlie exile in his lone'iness. An angel of mercy to the sick, the wid owed and the orphan,the house murn- ing grows bright under the benefi- cient beam of her eye, and drooping proverty revives at the sound of her footsteps. Her cry of distress would peal like the trumpet of battle or the a arm of a fire bell upon the dull ear of midnight s umber, and the Widow’s Son can. summon aid and frendship in the midst of hostile legions, when cov age is no shield and power is de fenceless. In the world of trade a sel fish, cheating* fraudulent Mason is a speck'ed bird, whose plumage tells of miscegenation with fowls of another feather than his native genus, and he ought to be, and if a brother com plains, will be 2>ecked till he moults and comes forth anew; reformed in color, taste and habits. In society, the law of kindness dwells upon her tongue, and her heart pulsates with warm, generous, expansive charity. Slander stands rebuked before frowns, and a brother’s good name is precious i her sight as the apple of her eye. Nurse, guardian,friend aud guide, like the Bible from which she springs, she is the patron of knowledge, truth and mercy. The arts and sciences are her handmaids; unity the law of her asso ciation; her evangel, good will to all mankind; her influence silent, unseen, gentle as the dew which falls* on Her- mon's hill, soft and soothing as the oil ptur.-d by holy hand on Aaron’s rev erend head. Commissioners. We the undersigned hanks and bankers will pay all Prizes drawn in the Lodisiana State Lot teries which niav tie presented at our counters. R. M. WALMSLlEY. Pres. Louisiana Hat. Bank. PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State National Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans National Bank. CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank. GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING. At the Acadumv of Music, New Orleans, Tues day. July iP, 1889. Capital Prize $,300,000. 100,000 Tickets at $20 'Each: Halves $10; Quarters $5; Tenths $2'Twentieths $1. x Li»i> OF FRIZES. 1 PRIZE OF 3303,000 is <330,000 1 PRIZE OF loo,030 is 100,000 1 PRIZE OF 5 j,UU0 is 50,000 1 PRIZE OF is 25,000 2 PRIZES OF 10.003 arc 20.000 5 PRIZES OF 5,000 are 25.000 25 PRIZES OF 1,000 are 25,000 100 PRIZES OF 530 arc = 53,000 200 PRIZES OF 330are 63,000 500 PRIZES OF 230 are 100,000 APltOXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Prizes of <530 are 60,000 loo Prizes of <330 are 30,000 100 Prizes of <2j0 arc 20,000 TWO NUMBER TERMINALS 999 Prizes of <100 are 99,900 999 Prizes of ?loo are T.... 99,900 3,131 Prizes Amounting to 31,051,000 Note.— Tickets drawing Capital Prizes are not entitled to terminal Prizes. AGENTS WANTED. B3P*For Club Kates or any further Informa- tion desired, write legibly to tlie undersigned, c.early stating your residence, with state, coun tv. street and number. More rapid return mail delivery will be assured by your enclosing r.n Envelope bearing vour full address. IMPORTANT- Address M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La. or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C., By ordinary letter, containing Money Orders issued by nil Express Companies, New York Exchange Draft or Postal Notes. Address Registered Letters Containing Currency .to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La, Remember that the pavmcnt of Prizes is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL BANKS of New Orleans, and the tickets are signed by tlie President of nn Institution whose chartered rights are recognized in the highest Courts; therefore, beware of any imitations or anonymous schemes. One dollar is the price of the smallest part ftr fraction of a ticket issued by us in any drawing. Anything in our name offered for less than a dollar is a swindle. wed&sun-d-w. TO ADVERTISERS. A list of 1000 newspapers divided into .STATES AND SECTIONS will be sent on application— FREE. To those who want their advertising to par. we can otter no better medium for thorough and effective work than tlie various sections of our Select Local List. GEO. P. ROW ELL & CO., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 .Spruce Street,.New York <K7E oo a? or; a oo a month cau *P / □. lO 3>43U. be mame work ing for us. Agents preferred who can furnish a horse and give their whole time to business. Snare moments may lie profitably employed also. A few vacancies in towns and cities. - IS. F. JOHNSON & CO., 100!) Main street, Rich mond, Ya. N.B.—Please state age and business experi ence. Never mind about sending stamp for re ply. B. F. J. & Co. ROAD CARTS. Every Thing on Wheels. Buggies! Ten per cent Cheaper than anybody else. Don’t bur before getting our prices and catalogues. THE GEO. W. STOCK ELL CO., V \ <11 VII T L’ ri’L’v v- Name this pajmr. NASHVILLE, TENN. FOR SALE. 15Shares Athens Saving Rank stock. 0 ROOM HOUSE and roomy jot on Jackson _ street, iu good neighborhood, and must be sold. 5 ROOM HOUSE and good garden College avenue, 31,750. t P ffi P 9! M 55 o 0 3? H* 9 C- j. O’FARRELL. O’FARRELL & JANKOWEt] The New Furniture Sb stock! Q We have an elegantly assorted Parlor, Dining and Chamber Suits in allw styles, grades and coverings; also odd in end-less variety, all at prices never heard of. Every line of goods, through our imm Furniture Establishment, is complete with latest and best designs. We are sure topi' every taste. O’FARRELL & J ANK0W1 37, 39 and 41 Clayton Street. .. . , Etchings ...... Engravings, from one of the largest anil ^sel^tcd stocks in the Country. Estab- JAMES S. EARLE & SONS.. PHILADELPHIA, I*A. Catalogue on receipt of stamps. spot on 2 SPLENDID BUILDING LOTS on College avenue, 3700 and 3800. 7 ROOM HOUSE on Jackson street, good gar den and well for 31,650. ’ b h 6 ROOM HOUSE and roomy lot on Baxter st ( 'OOD HOUSE and pretty lot, containing one I acre out on Rock Spring avenue. Must be sold in tlie next 00 days, and can be bought cheap. Desirable building mt on Hill street. A SPLENDID BUILDING lot on Milledge avenue, containing 3*4 acres. ,' evel bind, lying between the VJL/pubMc road, leading to Farmington and High Shoals. The C. and M. railroad runs through one corner of said tract. Said tract o£ land is within one mile of the Court House of W atkinsvillc, and will make a nice little farm for any man, aud cau be bougbt reasonable. \X1 ATER POWER, gin and grist mill, rnn V V by a bold stream with 4 foot fall; 25 acres of land in the mill tract, 20 acres in high state of cultivation, a nice new dwelling containing 7 rooms, barn and other out buildings, on a public road, and only 4 miles from Athens, aud can bo bought for 41.000. TO BENT. 0 ROOM house on Prince avenue <12.00. 0 ROOM house on Washington street 38.00 0 ROOM house on Jackson street 313.50. A LARGE and well arranged boarding house, convenient to business. J. T. Anderson, R. E. A., No. 297 Broad street. W. G. Lowry & Co| (At Crawford’s Old Stand,) Clayton Street, - Athens, —DEALERS IN DRUGS. MEDICINES. CHEMICALS Pure Wines and Liquors for Medical Us Dye Woods and Dye Stuff generally. Medicines warranted ana of the best quality. Our stock is complete, comprising many i is impossible here to enumerate, and all sold at moderate prices. HARNESS DOWN Knowing that times are dull with the Far® have determined to put down the price of HARNESS, so that all the Farmers * can get what they want at greauy This cut in prices is done for'the benefit of the Farmers who are ia 1 such articles as I have on hand. Call at once if you need anythin? HARNESS LINE aud you will he surprised at the great redaction^ m mfi A 9-12W ASHLEY PHOSPHATE COMPAQ CHARLESTON, S. C. Soluble Guano, highly ammoniated;. Dissolved Bone, highest Phosphate, for Composting; Ash Element, for Cotton, Wheat, and Corn Compound; Small Grain Specific; Genuine Leopoidsbaii uina Floats, of highest grade, product of the Due Atomizet, Cotton- ^ Daiova Scotia Land Plaster; South Carolina Marl; Ground Bow non > Dried Blood; Ground Dried Fish. The above Fertilizers are very High Gra^ of Uniform Quality. They are rich in Araonia, Phosphorin Acid and Potash, aD ^ a . r ! ve^ 1 ed with a special view to the wants of our Staple Crops, and to w e improvement of tho soil. Special Formulas made to order of best material. Special inducements arc ofiered for Cash orders by tho Lar I erms, Primees, Colored Cards, etc., address, Ashley Phosphate Company, Charleston* v