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I >, 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. , v ;.|! vurHi . .... .rfllll'' 111! 1 * ‘ " \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. X Tlie report on the Sa sliows the officers to he in ■' V. 1 Si . ; sailors