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>, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING JULY 30, 1889.
PSOOAL WORLD
„ rV MIDSUMMER’S
s£ pI ' ta? 101 ’’
medi-
vr'Vec'.i Young Folks Se»k
&**%*«-™"** and The
Morn:ain s are
eJf f be Favored Re
sorts.
seeing the sights of the World’s exhi
bition there they will visit the sunny
groves of Italy and other points of in
terest along the Mediteranean sea.
They will return to Athens when the
autumn leaves begin to fall.
LlgliOR AM) LAW.
Deputy Moses uad Marshall 'Knox In-
jafejte- a
THE HOWARD TRIAL. eoockdebixg his mife.
the CASE STILL IX THE HANDS
- OP THE JURY.
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\t1kt.s has lulled
quirt sleep, and
• but little has
from it- uiidsmn-
of 'Atlienn—Strong cases
will be made.
Verdict in the Case Expected To-day-
The Spectators Weep as the
Alan Begs the Jury Not
tp Send Him Away
Into the World a
Nameless Alan.
,l!lf l®’ 1
thoyonng
’ 1 ■ • tlieinsch*
Mr.
a wav to
has
#ll ,l Mi I ledge avenue
, llllt few entertainments
. tim I tinringilie past week. True,
• e v t .ral teas given, ami each
f " • enjoyable in the extreme
, eu t, lmt the fact is, that
.. lmt few young people left i n't he
K " • toeni«>y these parties, and as a
. tin y have all been small
[Jj informal in their nature.
C, White entertained a few
w j t l, ;l very pleasant tea on
dir evenings ami the evening was
uadi enjoyed by all present.
' m those present were Misses Jen-
Smiili. Mary llanserd, rtallie Har-
iiml Messis. Jesse Coats, J. B,
m oilier gentlemen. Proiiie-
finganr conversation were pleasant-
Jnljfj,! in by the young folks till
hours of morn.
Rir tea given by Miss Sallie Harris on
iifslay evening "as a pleasant oeea-
It u> given complimentary to
ji,Mary llanserd, who is visiting
ks Harris. A number of friends were
land made the evening to pass
quite on joy ably to all. Cards, and
ligliifnl coiivcrsation*wci , e the chief
Buns of the evening.
«*-5 '
Ontliesmile night Misses Ellen and
nusMell entertained a number of
at tea. There were present
my members of the family who are
the eitv, and it was u pleasant
m2) re-union. Besides there were a
iher of friends present, and every
(enjoyed the evening extremely.
ami song furnished much of the
wing’s pleasure, and together with
f cordial manners of the hostesses
hie tin* occasion a brilliant success.
•a"*
Hr.tml Mr*. Cobb Lumpkin enter
i»l quite a pleasant party at tea
mrslay evening. Those present en-
vnl the recitations of Miss Leila
ieliarson exceedingly, which were
wdired in a gracefull and beautiful
#mw ‘- The singing of Mr. StiIT, of
Mania\va> very tine, and all were en-
bnted by tin* charm of his tenor
Hite.
«**
■» large party of young men left, ’ast
udiitospcMid Sunday at Tallulah Falls.
• he number are. Messrs. Walter
‘•M'red S. Morton, Charlie Hell
• till oheti. They will return to-
at noon, and after the spell of
rie f day spent with the fascinating
Hiatarc now summering at the
hsi'c, will go baek to busy life
pun. J
alivr
- is the favorite place this
lnw iHul “'any of the Athens boys
run up each week to enjoy the
. insures and revel in the cool-
, a ‘' t>s a,, 'l bracing breezes of this
k., , niral grandeur. Tallulah is
! 0,u ‘ 01 the greatest resorts in
^ 1,11 • and is made doubly inviting
•axon by the presence of some of
airestoc Southern girls. Among the
Mr. Moses, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue for this district was met
yesterday by a Banner reporter, who
saw from the twinkle in his ey e that in*
had a little raid on foot,
“Yes,” said lie, “I am going [out
this afternoon to roust a tiger in his
lair, and if you don’t object to jniuhl"
in the hunt I’ll let you join in the fun.”
“ It’s a bargain,” said the reporter,
tlushed with the idea of such an ad
venture as atigerhiint-
It was not more than a mile from the
city, and we were soon at the-thresh hold
of the cave of the eyeless tiger. There
were several in our party, including
Marshal Knox. He had heard of-the
plaee as being an illegal bar and also of
another a short distance from it, so he
ordered one of the party to go on to the
next and keep back any communication
between the two, while the. first was
being invaded. _
On entering we found the proprietor
of the suburban store whittling on a
dry goods box. He looked up as we
entered, and when asked’ to be- allowed
to search his establishment lie refused,
saying that he had no liquor in his pos
session. But deputy Moses, showed his.
credentials and proceeded to search the
house. In the rear of the house Was a
little shed room in which were found
about six gallons of whiskey and a
number of beer bottles and other indi
cations of the worship of Bacchus.
The name of the proprietor was taken
down and a case will he made out
against him.
At the next suspected tiger den, we
found a crowd of half drunken men
assembled at the front. The proprietor
had beer, put on notice of the deputy’s
approach,but too late. We entered and
found concealed in a remote corner
about, half a.barrel of beer, a number of
measuring pots and other utensils com
monly found ia .a hai'-room'. There
were‘also four or five gallons of whisky.
The officers took down the names of the
proprietors, prefering not to make an
arrest and will make out strong cases
t»gainst them both. t
THE PRPBENTIH COMMITTEE.
Holds a Meeting in the College Library-—
Some Important Transactions
Were Made.
The prudential committee of the
State U niversity met yesterday morn
ing at eleven o’clock'in the college li
brary. Several questions of importance
came up for discussion, among which
was the matter of tutorship for the
Freshman class.
We are glad to know that Mr. A. L.
Franklin was re-elected by the commit
tee for the next year. He is a thorough
scholar and a good teacher, and the
committee appreciates his past services
in the college ,
The matter, of leasing Rock College
for a preparatory school as was suggest
ed by Mr. McIntyre by his resolution
at the las^ meeting of the trustees,came
up, and was discussed freely by the
members of the committee. They de
cided hot to lease the building for this
purpose just yet, preferring to await
further action of the legislature in es
tablishing a normal school. If they do
establish one,the committee will tender
Reck College as a suitable building for
the school, and will endeavor to bring
the school to Athens. '
This was a wise step on the part of the
committee, for it was doubtful if the
preparatory school could have been es
tablished just yet anyhow,* 4, owing to
the prosperous condition of the city
schools.
The normal school for Athens would
be a great boon, for it would be largely
attended by teachers from all sections
of the state. The prudential committee
will exert themselves to obtain it.
Jackson, Tenn.. July 20.—The cele
brated fifty thousand dollars damage
suit of Rev. Frederick Howard against
sixteen leading members of the First
Baptist church of this city and thaee
newspapers of the State, which has been
on trial here for the past seven Weeks,
is about at an end at last?
The closing argument of the plaintiff
and hi-* appeal to the jury were remark
able f ir ingenuity and oratory, lie
nearly wept himself, but many in the
vast audience present who heard him,
she<l tears as he pathetically invoked
the jury not to drive him out in the
cohl world a nameless outcast and wan
derer without home and friends or
means to live upon.
There has been bad blood existing on
both sides since the trial began. So in
tense has been the feeling of animosity
that bloodshed has been expeeted all the
time.
Both sides have been represented liv
able counsel, who have not left a stone
unturned to win their ease. The
peeehes in the ease on both sides have
been remarkable for their force and el
oquence. Vast crowds have flocked
here daily from several adjoining states.
It has undoubtedly been the most im
portant and sensational law suit ever
X‘fore tried in Tennessee.
Judge Swiggart delivered his charge
it 0 o’clock yesterday morning.
The case has now been in the hands of
jury twenty-f< ik hours, and no ver
dict yet. It is believed that the ver
dict will lie arrived at to-dav.
. She'grad u-
’88 and has
girls
r»mi ° ue ’ s Ul0re entitled to
t,m '* Miss Mannie Moore of
in.i ^ i a ’’ " ’ s well known and
Paired in Athens.^
„ tlle ’-"yv Cobb in
1 tli' ,r ° : . U * eVer s ' nee they. She is one
belles on Tallulah’s
- Us season.
Another *** .
Tilluj. I <- re at attractive features at
ti|j-g 1 tl,is > ear is the music furnish*
j^t’ahlen’s superb orchestra, of
fceti* 1>ilnces iire given two or
Tlii"n U ' Veek and the guests of
6i z - , 0l,S(! delight to revel in the
Bro!^ l ° tllestrains of the Be ar-
tou ier’s music.
llis^v i . ***■
' ‘'Rule Linton and Alary Lin-
i|L \ ^‘U'rned from a trip to Aslie-
11 the highlands.-
farming Aliases Abbott, of At
HillM Visitin S Mrs. II. S. Hughes
1 ge avenue. They will spend
"•-vks in the Classic city
*v. | yjgE
-rom the Ath» nians in F.u-
Gt 1 hey are .-till t tij<*ving the
UCcit y, la belle Paris. A te.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Will Meet in Reunion at Fort Valley
Georgia.
The third Georgia Infantry will hold
a grand reunion at Fort Valley on the
3d inst.
While conversing with a citizen of
Athens yesterday’, who was a member
of this regiment in company K, we
learned that a number of Northern vet
erans had announced their intention to
join them in reunion. #
■ There is a story connected with it
which runs thus:
Far bagk in the days of the war be
tween the states the 3d Georgia regi
ment fell upon a detachment of Haw
kins Zouavefc, near Roanoke Island,and
captured them. They were all intel
lectual aqfl courteous gentlemen and
were treated very friendly by the
Georgians while in their captivity
Several days ago this member of compa
ny Iv saw a letter in some Northern pa
per giving an account of the incident
and he wrote to the author and told
him of the reunion. The gentleman
writes back that he has seen a number
of his company and they will be on
hand at the reunion in Fort. Valley.
This is a significant fact. It show
that the blue and the gray are blending
Into one shade and that Mason and Dix
on’s line is gradually
IP
Jackson, Tenn., July 27.—The
great sensational ^1*0,000 libel suit of
Rev. Frederick Howard against George
Jarman and otlies, which has been
on trial in this eity for the past several
weeks, is settled at last.
The jury, after,being out twenty-six
hours, returned at four o’clock last
evening with a verdict for the plaintiff,
and assessed his damage at one cent.
When the verdict;was announced a
tremendous shout of applause broke
forth from the vast audience present.
The plaintiff turned pale. He seemed
much agitated and at once left the room
it being evident that the verdict was a
disappointment to him.
The defendants are jubilant and seem
well pleased with the result.
The plaintiff’s attorneys say’ the de
fendants have nothing to crow over.
They claim tl.iat the verdict though only
for one eent establishes the fact that
the plaintiff was libelled just the same
as if he had got the fifty thousand dol-
ars damage^.
They also claim that the verdict es
tablishes the fact that the plaintiff's
name is Howard. This the defendant’s
Attorneys don’t deny’.
Everybody seems glad that the trial
is at an - end, but it is evident that it
will be many year, if ever, before the
wound caused by the suit will be heal
ed.
Immediately after the verdict, was de
clared the question arose which side
should pay the costs. Air. Bullock, for
the defendant, said that in a case where
only one cejnt damages was assessed the
plaintiff was liable for the cost. Judge
Swiggart announced that he would give
both sides until next Thursday to ex
amine authorities, at which time lie
would decide who should pay the costs
in the suit. y
WHITE CAPS AT ALBANY.
Great Interest in the Trial of John
Ricks at Douglasville.
Special to the Banner.
Dol’d.asvilkk, July’27.—The court
house was packed and jammed to-day,
listening to the llieks murder case.
Last spring John Ricks was taken
sick, and some person going in t> see
him, found liis sick wife lying on a bed
in the room with her neck twisted to
'one side, and she suffering indescriba
ble agony.
Ricks was informed of the condition
of Ida wife and replied: “It is some of
her devilment.’* A doctor was called
and when lie got. to the house Airs.
Ricks was dead.
She was duly buried, and the circum
stances seemed so suspicious that she
was taken up from the grave and an
autopsy was held, which developed th
fact that her neck was broken, caused
by a lick, supposed to be from a Lam
er.
Iiicks was arrested, found to be in
sane and was sent to the asylum. A
few weeks ago lie was sent back, the
authorities saying he was sane.
The grand jury then indicted him for
murder, and lie is now on trial f6r his
life. lie is the most indifferent man
that ever faced a jury. I believe that
if death were pronounced upon him he
would not flinch.
FIRE iY WARRENTON.
Two Negro Shanties Burned There.
Last Evening.
Special to the Banner.
Warbkxtox, Ga., July 27.—During a
heavy rain and thunder storm of last
evening, lightning strfiek a house oc
cupied by negroes, in the negro settle
ment of*town,and the fire therefrom set
the building ablaze, which, together
with a contiguous house, was soon de
stroyed.
The flames leaped high into the air
and were carried some distance by the
gale that was blowing, and but for the
rain that continued to fall, other houses
would have burned,as the fire originat
eil in a thickly settled part of negro
town.
THE NEW MESSIAH.
ROUND DENUNCIATION CP
THE PRETENDER.
The Better Class of the Negroes of'
Liberty County Express Them- i
Selves in Regard to the
Crazy Followers of
Bell and James.
THE DEAL MADE.
Clapp’s Factory Sold to a Boston Syn
dir ate.
Coi.i MBi’s, Ga., July 25.—It is re
ported that Clapp’s factory and 800acre
of land adjoining has been sold to a Bos
ton syndicate for $100,000.
Jane ThoniAs, colored, beat Airs. Hen
ry Smith fiercely yesterday. Airs. Smith
is in a precarious condition. The negro
is insane.
Col. A. J. Bethune had an arm broken
and was otherwise badly hurt in a runa
way yesterday. He is in a half uncon
scions condition.
A committee left yesterday to go to
Atlanta to oppose Senator Johnson’
Alobile and Gir;\d stock bill. .
Negro Loafers Warned to get to YVork-
To “Lose” them.
Special to The Banner.
Albany, Ga., July 27.—Considerable
eqeitement exists among the colored
population of the city’on account of sev
eral notices posted in different parts of
the eity, written in a glaring hand, and
signed by “the commander of the white
caps.” • ,
The notice warns six colored vagrants
td “git” immediate and constant em
ployment, else they must • take five
hundred lashes on their “naked backs,”
and if failing then to carry out the in-
j unction, they will be taken to the
swamps anil lost.
The negroes named in the notice are
grouping and consulting, and if neces
sary to avoid trouble will probably leave
the* city. Developments are watched
for by both white and blacks. .
Can’t Reunite.
The famous Banks County Guards
have been doing their best to have a re
union this summer, but it can’t be had,
as there are only a few left who could
answer to roll call. Capt.
as the original muster roll
and there is a few left who are not re
ported as (lead on the original roll.
After Warm Springs.
Special to The Banner.
Gkkenvii.lk, Ga., July 24.—It is learn
eil here that a syndicate of New York
capitalists is after the Warm Spring pro
perty.
The transfer has come to a halt be
cause Air. Charles Davis insists on re
taining a controlling interest in the pro
perty.
One hundred thousand dollars is of
fered for it. If the deal is made it is said
$200,000 will be expended in improving
the property—making it one of the
grandest resorts in the south.
Under a le Car.Po
Baixbkiduk, July 24.—Air. T.
Fail-good, section master of the Savari
nah, Florida and Western railroad at
this end, met with a serious accident
yesterday mornig.
He attempted to cheek the speed of
liis pole car when the lever to the brake
broke. He then jumped off, hoping to
outrun it. and escape. The car *ver-
took and run over him, breaking a leg
and otherwise bruising him.
Dr. Alorgan dressed liis wounds and
the roacl oflicials took him to Thomas-
ville. ,
The wounds are hot necessarily fatal.
The accident occurred seven milet
from here.
Another Mysterious Murder, ’
Special to the Banner.
Cincinnati, July 27.—The body of
Col. A. E. Jones, of 201 Park avenue.
Walnut Hills,.who mysteriously, disap
peared.Thnrsdhy afternoon, was found
at 9 o’clock this morning, tied up in a
sack in amain hole at Park avenue and
Francis lane, about two squares from
his residence. The body was badly
bruised, auil lie had been killed with a
club. His gold wateh and money were
gone. His colored coachman, Charles
Bligli, has been at rested on suspicion.
Governor Ames, of Alassaelnisetts, is
very..
Special to the Banner.
McIntosh, Liberty county. Ga., July
27.—Excitement is.still at fever beat in
Liberty county—false Christs and false
Christ deaeon's are still holding sway.
Crops are, as before, neglected, and the
craze is sis pronoudeed as ever,but there
is reason to believe that the fanatics
may be halted in their madness and
peace and quiet restored.
The better class of colored people
have taken the matter in hand and have
appesded to the law custodians to
take charge and enforce order in the lo
cality.
SCENES IN LIBERTY.
The true picture of events in this
county has never been given—never
can be faithfully pictured. Huts are
deserted by their tenants, Utile patches
which have been cultivated by the wom
en have gone to the dogs through ne
glect; the turpentine farms and cotton
fields are without hands, clothing re
main unwashed, cooks have deserted
the stoves, servants have left their posi
tions. Alen and women, even children,
get together and talk over the new Mes
siah, extrol his qualification and submit
proof of his divine origin and supernat
ural powers.
The sway of James, as was that of
Bell, is all-powerful, and his authority
unquestioned. His word is law—his
commands unquestioned.
TAKY FOLLOWED KVEIt SO BLINDLY.
The negroes are crazed into blind sim
plicity and utter worthlessness. The
blind faith with which they follow in
the wakeol the ugly pretender,the mate
ner in which they beat and kill and offer
up human sacrifice at his command is
astonishing. They cater to his every
wish—endeavoring to anticipate liis
wants'and provide for his comfort. He
is the lion of the hour, and could to
morrow cause the massaere of every
white person and the burning of every
residence in Liberty county’.
THE COLORED PEOPLE RESOLVE,
The members of several colored
churches have held a meeting, and
drafted the following resolution:
We the ministers and officers of the
colored churches of Liberty county,
representing the interest and honor of
our people, appeal to the civil authori
ties of this county to order the fanatic-
followers of Dupont Bell, the imposter,
to disband, and remain disbanded, and
congregate no more ill tile bounds of
the county.”
MR. NORWOOD TA’I.KS OF IT.
Hon. T. AI. Norwood, who has just
returned to Savannah from Liberty
county’, confirms the wildest reports in
regard to the new Messiah , business.'
James is or was a justice of the peace.
Court was to have been lieid yesterday,
but he dismissed all cases and said that
as he was soon to lead ail people into
Cjuiaan there woftld be no further use
for courts. As an indication of the
madness of the negroes, Air. Norwood
says they fall down and worship Jambs
wherever he goes, and believe lie is
Christ, though he was born and raised
in the neighborhood.
Air. Norwood says the negroes'at the
meetings practice voudouism in its most
immoral,disgracefuj anil indecent forms
The congressman confirms the report of
the killing of the child, the heating of
the devils out of unoffending lookers-
on, the throwing away of money, etc.,
Mr. Norwood hears that James and liis
immediate followers have been arrested,
and is hopeful that their detention may
have the effect of allaying the excite
ment.
LATER.
McIntosh, July 27—The posse of
the sheriff has succeeded in landing
James and twenty-nine of his most
noisy followers in jail., A jury lias
found James to be a lunatic, and has
asked his incarceration as such. The
sheriff had a crowd of forty citizens to
assist him in making the arrests. It is
hoped that this will put a stop to the
crouble.
TO COMBINE THE MILLS.
Sensational Report Sent Cut by a Co
lumbus C jri espotR eut.
‘The Col ini’ u< (ioi respondent of tin*
Ala con Teieei aph i ends to Lis pape.-
t iis .• en*ati< n i! bit of m*v s:
“Foim\l propositions are now being
made to many leading Sout hern cotton
mills by a sy mii.me of English and
eastern capitalists for their pure? aso,
with a view of con billing all their in
terests in one crntr.fi < r trust company
in the sunc ra-inner that the cotton see l
oil mills have heretofore combined
“I gather from the rumor that letter »
t-> this effect are now 'n the bands of
Sonthesu cotton manufacturers.”
HE KILLED THREE MEN.
Hanged for One, and Ctnfesses Two
Others.
Special to t’. e Banner,
Valadosta, Ga., July 20.—Frank
Blount was hanged here to-day pri
vately at 1:20 o’clock, and death fol
lowed in a few seconds afterwards.
The condemned man wus„,sentenced .
for the shooting and killing of William
Miller while on an excursion train from
here to Savannah on May 20th.
He showed few signs of fear and made
a short talk to his colored friends, con
fessing the erime^for which he was to be
executed for, and the killing of two
other men. No excitement prevailed
during the day. ;
Gunning for tlie Groom.
Ty-Ty,«Gsi., July 26.—Jesse Ba<s, of
this county’, and Miss Shevers,of Irwin,
have been sweethearts for many years.
Their union in marriage has all 'along
been prevented by the*objections of the
girl's family.
Yesterday j-otftng Bass drove over td
his sweetheart’s l»o-no, placed her in'
his buggy.and trotting his horse to the ’
residence of tiie nearest ’squire, mar
ried her and proceeded to a relative's
house.
When tlie Shevers people heard of tin-
marriage the men folks shouldered tliei r
guns and went in search of the girl,
vowing vengeance. Exactly wliat took
place, is not known, but a newspaper
correspondent says: “They* overtook
the young man at the house of otic «»f
liis relatives, and were so abusive that
he procured a shotgun and warned them
out of the yard. Friends interfered and
prevented bloodshed. The youug cou
ple are now living unmolested.
An Invasion from Canada.
special to The Banner.
Toxawander, N. Y"., July 2i5.—A
heavy’ cloud was noticed at sunset
Wednesday night hanging over the Cn-
mutiiin shore of tlie Niagara river.Many
supposed a storm was coming up. When
the street lamps were lighted, billions
of Canadian s ind tlies descended on the
town. In an hour it was impossible to
walk the streets. Houses were shut up,
stores wCrj closed and every one pre
maturely’ went to bed. Alost of the
flies were dead yesterday, their bodies
Covering the housetops nearly three
inches deep.
The Worst White Cap Outrage.
Special to the Banner.
St. Louis, AI., July 26.—Wednesday-
night, near Ellespire, Alaeopin county.
Henry Bokemp and .wife were stopped
by an armed body of wliitecaps, taken
from tlieir buggy and shameful liber
ties taken with the woman, while the
man was hung to an apple tree three
times. Bokemp has been suspected
several times of petit larceny, but never
convicted.
The Usual Fate.
. A Good One.
Mr. John Patman, one of our promi
nent citizens, says that he once had a
turkey hen laying near his house, and
that he took out the eggs as fast as she
laid them. He put a white door knob
in the nest whieli fooled the turkey, as
she thought the door knob wa>f an egg.
The turkey laid seven eggs and went
to setting. The door knob was still
left in the nest, and when the turkey
hatched, she came off with a brood £of
eight young turkeys. Mr., Patman is
confident that the door knob'was hatch
ed as well as the egg •.
Special to The Banner.
Paris, Ky., July 26.—James Kelly, a
burly negro, who assaulted Mrs. Peter
Crow, wife of the section boss of the
Kentucky Central railroad, was taken
by a moband hung to a bridge near tin*
town, at 2 o'clock this morning.
Alary Anderson Not Insane.
Special t tlie Banner. • ,
* New York, July’ 26.—Rumors have
been in circulation here that Mary An
derson is confined in an insane asylum
in England. A cablegram received this
morning denies the report, and states
that Aliss Anderson’s health remains
unchanged.
Death in Jackson.
Special to The Banner.
Jeefersox, July 26.—John Lewis F.l-
iler,' who moved from Oeoned and : set
tled in Jackson’ county several year-
ago. died last night surrounded by bis
relatives and friends. Mr. Elder from
the time he settled in our county until
his death was a leading man in ewry
move for the interest of the county of
hi3 adoption. Peace be.to his ashes.
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