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THE BAXTER ATHENS, <? EOKGIA, AUGUST 13. SS9
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HE WAS INSULTED.
A SENSATION IN THE POST-OF
FICE TO-DAY.
-General Lewis Appoints a Negro Man
1 to Work in a Registry Depart*
ment>with a Young Lady.
RIOT AT A NEGRO DANCE- THE MURDER OF JUDGE CLARK
Atlanta, G-i. August 5.—“Mr. Ly-
•nns this is Mr.- 1 —”
Before the sentence was finished Mr.
Lyons, superintendent of the register
department at the post-office, had turn
ed his back on a negro whom General
Lewis, the new republican postmaster,
had brought in to take a white man’s
place.
On the first of August Mr. Fred
Wedemeyer, who was copying clerk in
the register department, sent in his
resignation to Postmaster Lewis, and
next day the place was vacant.
On Saturday last Charles C. Penny,
n black type of the African race, was
appointed to fill the vacancy, and this
morning General Lewis escorted Penny
into the register department.
In the register department Mr. Ly
on’s daughter is employed and it was on
her account more than on his own that
he felt indignant at a negro being
brought into the office.
A PRIVATE TALK.
When Mr. Lyons turned his hack on
the negro he caught General Lewis by
he arm and led him to - one side. The
fcilk which followed was plain and to
the point. Mr. Lyons told General
Lewis that he did not intend to be
placed on an equality with a negro and
couldn’t work in the same office with
one.
‘ ‘And as for my daughter you can
consider her resignation in at once,
said Mr. Lyons.
General Lewis replied that he was
doing the best he could under the civ
il service reform.
Penney was placed at a desk in an
adjoining room antil Miss Lyons could
close up her books and go home.
A BONDSMAN WITHDRAWS.
Special to The Banner.
Atlanta, Ga. August 6.—Mr. E.
Van Winkle, who is one of Pastmaster
Lewis’ bondsmen, is going to with
draw.
The negro in the registry office is the
cause of it. Mr. Vail Winkle stated
yesterday afternoon that he was going
to have his name taken from the bond.
“I ^haven’t sent in my notice to
Washington yet,” said Mr. Van Winkle
to a BANNER"reporter this morning,
“and I do not wish to talk about the
matter much..I regret that I am placed
in euch a position, but I cannot get my
own consent to allow my name to re-
inain on a man’s bond, when he ap
points incompetent men in positions of
trust. I think a negro unfit for any
place in the postoffice outside of that of
carrier. The appointment . of an irre
sponsible person in the registry depart
ment is, I.think, sufficient reason for
my wishing to withdraw from Post
master Lewis’ bond. But there is an
other reason: I don’t wish to he held
responsible by agoverment which can’t
afford its officials safe and comfortable
quarters. Why, the postoffice is half
torn down and business must necessa
rily be transacted in. a loose manner.”
Mr. VanWinkle is one of the Repub
lican postmaster’s best friends.
CITIZENS BECOME INDIGNANT.
When the people heard of the ap
pointment of the negro, C. C. Penny,to
a position in the registry department,
and of the postmaster’s attempt to in
troduce him in the office where ladies
were at work there was much indigna
tion,and citizens were not slow to open
ly denounce such conduct.
The white man who was also eligible
for the position was named Sturgiss,and
the report of the civil service commis
sion shows that in examination he stood
87ja, and the negro Penny stood only
85. The white man stood '2}.< de
grees higher than the negro.
As to delaying, it is known that the
Republican pastmaster was told by his
predecessor, Colonel Rcnfroe, that there
were plenty, of good, efficient white
men in the postoffiee who could be pro
moted should an unexpected vacancy
occur.
But the negro got the place, and other
places will doubtless he filled by them,
as Colonel Buck makes frequent visits
to the postoffice with negro candidates
who wish positions in the postoffice.
Women Use Knives and Revolvers
With Fatal Results in Kentucky. -
Special to The Banner.
Cincinnati, O., August 6.—A bloody
fight in which three err four people were
fatally hurt and several badly .injured
took place early this morning at a ne
gro dance in Walton, Ky., twelve miles
santh ot this city.
The scene of the trouble was the home
of Rube Furrell, where a series of Sat
urday night dances has been held all
summer. Twenty couples from Walton,
Crittenden and Cincinnati were
crowded into a small room. There was
an abundance of bad whisky and the
crowd about midnight became drunk
and boisterous. Two Cincisnati women
named Williams and Mitheit, both bad
characters, started the row. They had
an old grudge against each other and
the Williams woman In the midst of the
festivities plunged a knife into her
rival’s shoulder. The Mithell woman
retaliated with a rasor, cutting two ter
rible gaslies in the breast and arm of the
Williams woman.
At this point Malinda Hawkins, a
colored woman residing in Crittenden,
entered the room and firal two shots at
M;ittie Critchfieid, a sister-in-law of
the Mitchell woman.. Then the fight
became general. Everybody in the
room used a knife razor or revolver,and
for ten minutes there was the wildest
kind of excitement. The floor was cov
ered with blood and injured men and
women.
The white people-in the vicinity were
afraid to approach the place while the
fight was in progress, but after the riot
ers had taken'fligtit and dragged oft’their
wounded and dying friends the mar
shal and several others entered the
dive.
Rube Furrell was found lying on
pile of wood with a bullet hole through
his abdomen. He is said to be fatally
hurt. James Robinson, a sixteeu-year-
old boy, was dying near by with a bul
let in his breast. Bailey Carson was
found on the roadside, three miles from
the scene, mortally wounded. 1I« has
since died. Participants in the riot say
say that most of the shooting and cut
ting was done by the Hawkins woman
and George Williams, both of Criiten-
den.
It is known that half a dozen others
were more or less hurt, and the latest
from the scene is that five, and possibly
six, will die.
A posse has gone after the Hawkins
woman - and Williams with the inten
tion of lynching them.
There is a bitter feeling between the
negroes of ‘Walton and Crittenden and
more bloodshed is expected. The room
in which the fight occurred is a com
plete wreck, and trails of blood lead
from the house in every direction.
The locality where the. trouble oc
curred is a colored settlement on the
edge of Walton, known as Buck
town.
THREE MEN KILLED.
The Results of an Old Grudge Betweu
Kentucky Farmers
Special to The Banner.
Evansville, Ind., August 6.—At
Princeton, Ky., yesterday afternoon
John Hutchins shot and fatallv wounded
two brothers, George and Albert Lewis
One of Hutchins’ stray shots struck
Frank Dunn, inflicting a fatal wound
All the parties were farmers of consid
erable prominence. The shooting was
the result of an old grudge. The mur
derer was arrested.
Might Have Been Prevented Had Co
Inmbia’s Sheriff Done His Duty.
Special to the Banner
Columbia, S. C., August 0.—The
killing of ex-Judge James I. Clark by
W. B. Meetze in the very heart of the.
city yesterday afternoon is the sensa
tion of the hour. Groups on the streets
are discussing it) and excitement runs
high among the friends of the two men.
Though Meetze confidently believes
that lie will be acquitted there are
many who view the killing in no liglic
but that of a deliberate murder. Meetze
had had no proof that Clark wrote the
note in the case. “Dug” Meetze, to
whom it was intrusted for delivery,
ays it was for jfche servant girl, but he
did not connect Clark with it, and he
told the coroner to-day that “Jim Clark
was killed for nothing.” He is suppos
ed to know more about the case than
any one else, and there is some anxiety
to know what the filature of his testi
mony at the inquest .to-uiorrow will be.
The sheriff 1 and chief of police are being
severely criticised in .connection with
the affair. They knew trouble was
brewing and arrested Meetze with a
gun, .but allowed him to go on parole
instead of putting him in jail.
Emma Rivers, the woman «who was
walking down the street with Clark
when he was killed, said to-day that
when the two men were within three or
four feet of each other, Meetze pointed
a pistol at Clark and said: “You are
the mail I’m looking for, and fired
twice. She says that Clark did not even
put bis band back to his pistol pocket
until Meetze bad fired twice.
A SENSATION.
An Elopement, a Forced Marriage,
ane Finally a Murder.
Special to Tfee Banner
Caruthersville, Mo., Aug. 6.—Miss
Vernie Spencer, 16 years old, is the
stepdaughter of Bcse Wells.
The girl* was in love with a youth
named Ben Knott, whose only recom
mendation was a handsome face and a
plucky spirit. Knott’s attentions were
opposed by Wells, who encouraged an
older admirer named John Orton. Mrs.
Henry Oliver is a sister of Mrs. Wells,
and championed the cause of young
Knott. The latter planned ail elope
ment, and the lovers attempted to car
ry .it out last week, but were pursued by
Wells and brought back.
Knott was beaten and told that his
life would be in danger if he ever called
on the girl again.
Henry Oliver and some of his friends
went to Well’s house for the purpose of
taking the girl, but Wells had some
friends at his home ready for desperate
work.
On Friday, Wells summonded a min
ister and the man Orton, and before the
girl realized what was taking place she
was married to Orton.
All the parties met yesterday at a pic
nic, and Wells, without saying a word
shot Oliver dead.
Mrs. Oliver tried to shoot "Wells, but
was disarmed. The whole township
has taken sides in the matter.
GREAT BATTLE ON TIIE NILE
The Arabs Completely Routed and
Their Leader Slain.
Special to the Banner.
Cairo, Aug*. 5.—Gen. Grenfell en
gaged the .Soudanese near Toski to
day and completely routed them. Wad-
el-Jnnii, the Soudanese leader, was
killed. The Arabs’ loss was 1500 killed
and wounded. The Egyptian loss was
slight.
Besides Wad-el-Jumi, the slain on
the Arab side include twelve meirs and
nearly all the fighting men.- Fifty
standards were captured by the Egvp-.
dans.
Gen. Grenfell marched out of Toski
at 5 o’clock this morning with a strong
reconnoitring force of cavalry and cam
els and advanced close to the Arab
camp. Making a feint of retreating, he
drew the whole of Wad-el-Junii’s force
40 a point within four miles of Toski.
Here the Egyptian Infantry was held
in readiness for an attack, and a gene
ral action was at once begun. The Sou
danese made a gallant defence, hut
were driven from hill to hill. The
Egyptian cavalry made a succession of
effective charges, in which Wad-el-Ju
mi and the emirs were killed.
After seven hours of hard fighting the
dervishes were completely routed. Gun
boats are following the scattered
remnants of the Arab force along the
river. N
ANOTHER TRAIN BOBBERY.
Express and Mail Car Raided, but the
Robbers Did not Get Much.
Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 5. — The
southbound Fort Worth and Denver
mail and express train was robbed by
six masked men at 2 o’clock yesterday
morning, between Cheyenne and Tas-
eosa, Texas, about 375 miles from Fort
Worth. The passenger coaches were
detached from the locomotive, and the
engineer forced to pull his engine
ahead a few yards and then walk hack
and force the express car open with a
pick. Express Messenger Marse, real
izing the situation, concealed all the
express packages and put out the light,
and the thieves secured but three pack
ages of express matter, which was but
a small portion of what was in the car.
The mail agent was next compelled
to open his car, and the mail matter
was searched for valuables. The mail
agent hid most of the valuable register
ed packages, and the entire sum of
money seared in both cars will not ex
ceed $2,000.
The passengers were not molested.
After the robbery the bandits ordered
the engineer to pull out, and fired a
parting shot at the train. They then
made their escape.
A STORMY INTERVIEW gone to
BETWEEN JOHN S. WISE, THE
I RESIDENT, AND CLARKSON.
Wise Charges Them with Failure to Carry
Out the “ Compromise.”
Baltimore, August 5.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun sends to Ills paper an account of a
stormy interview which he says took
place on Saturday between John S.
Wise and the president. Mr. Wise
called to see the president about the
appointment of a postmaster at Rich
mond, Ya. First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson was preseni at the it#
terview.
Mr. Wise claimed that the appoint
ment of a Mr. Grubb to the office was
agreed to as part of the compromise be
tween the Malioue and anti-Malioue
factions recently adopted.
The president said that he did not un
derstand that any agreement to appoint
Air. Grubb had been made, and Mr.
Clarkson expressed the same view.
Then Mr. Wise took from his pocket
a letter which lie said Mr. Clarkson had
written, which contains a promise that
Grubb would be appointed. He follow
ed this with some plain talk about the
recent compromise, in which lie said
that Gen. Brady was seriously contem
plating the resignation of the collector-
ship at Petersburg, because tlie people
of Virginia thought he had sold out the
anti-Malioneites for the office.
Subsequently there was another
stormy and protracted interview at the
postoffiee department between Messrs.
Clarkson and Wise, in which the latter
was taken to task for haviug divulged
the contents of a letter which was con
fidential.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson, says the Sun’s correspondent
upon being questioned concerning the
matter, acknowledges that there has
been a strong interview, in which Mr.
Wise, he said, talked in an unreasona
ble manner. It was represented to him
by both the president and Mr. Clark
son that he had been contending for a
principle when he agreed to the com
promise recently, but it was now ap
parent that he merely wanted a post-
office for a friend.
An objection raised by those in au
thority against Mr. Grubb for postmas
ter is that he is a clerk in the postoffiee
at a salary of $900 per anuum, and is
not in any sense a representative man.
As the matter stands, Mr. Grubb will
not be appointed postmaster at Rich
mond, and it is not likely that Mr. Wise
will be further consulted.
The Wholo Briti 8h
Coast Conceutra
Special to the Ba„ ner
Winnepeg, Mon., AlI(r .
learned here hist a --
Columbia offimal ro,!i a
through the city, thatn i*,
fleet of tha British n J *
ception of two torpedo*;*" 1 * %
for the scene of the r . lrtt O
Behring sea. <xent *i/.u' t .
Escape of
Special to the Banner.
Jait Bir,l s .
Cam,.Mid,., A
piisoners confined . '"-L
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CANNIBALISM IN CHINA.
THEY REFUSED THE CORPSE.
A Patient Which the Asylum Authori
ties Wouldn’t Receive.
Special to the Banner.
Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 6.—A col
ored bailiff from Chatham county start,
ed for here with two crazy negro wom
en. En route one of them died.
The Union and Recorder says that he
placed both of them—the live lunatic
and the dead one—upright in a hack.
The hack with its ghastly burden then
proceeded to the asylum. Of course
the authorities refused to received
the dead woman. Patients
almost dead are sometimes forced upon
them, but they do not receive corpses
The live woman was left, and the dead
one brought back to the city, and left
at the house of a colored family near
Fishing creek bridge.
Later the corpse was buried hv order
of the ordinary of Chatham county.
HYDROPHOBIA.
A Young Girl Bitten by One Dog and
Frightened by Another.
Special to the Banner.
Randolph, Mass., August 6.—Mary
E. Rooney, aged 12, adopted daughter
of William Rooney, of Weymouth, died
here yesterday of hydrophobia. On
June 10 she was bitten in the wrist by
a dog. The wound was cauterised fif
teen minutes later. On August 1 the
girl was frightened by a large dog,
which jumped at her. She ran toward
the house, barking like a dog. This
lasted only a few minutes, but on Au
gust 3d she began frothing at the mouth
and from that time grew rapidly worse
until the time of her death.
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
Thirty Thousand Democratic Majori
ty-Constitutional Convent
ion Carried,
special to The Banner.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. G.—Returns
received up to midnight last night in
dicate that Sharp, democratic candidate
for state treasurer, has been elected by
30,000 majority. All of the Louisville
districts return democratic members.
The republicans gain a senator in Frank
fort district. The new constitution
will have a majority.
Counterfeit Silver Dollars.
Splcial to The Banner.
Shelbina, Mo., Aug. G.—United
States authorities captured a lot of
counterfeit money here yesterday, and
arrested Ike Beeler, a prominent young
man of the city. The counterfeits
were silver dollars, and they were so
near perfect that they have been pass
ing current in this county for a year
without discovery.
The fast of Tom Woolfolk, of which
there has been so much said, is at an
end Friday he ate a meal sufficient for
three ordinary men before he was satis
fied.
The Drowning of Females Will Here
after Be a Misdemeanor.
Special to The Banner.
Sax Francisco, August 4.—The
steamship City of Pekin, which arrived
to-day, brings tidings of an attempt at
cannibalism at Pao Shan Hien, near
Shanghai. The proprietor of a public
bath there became possessed of the no
tion that to eat a child would cure him
of an illness from which lie was suffer
ing. From an old woman he bought a
child which he induced a coolie to kill.
The body was discovered by the author
ities in a large jar ready for cooking.
All the persons connected with the
crime have been arrested.
The Viceroy of Fukein and Chekiang
has issued a proclamation against the
drowning of female children, which has
been common of late. He notifies fam
ilies that hereafter the penalty provided
by law will be strictly enforced. The
penalty is sixty blows of the bamboo
and one year’s banishment.
FULL BUTNOT DANGEROUS.
The Augustans NotFearful of a Flood-
Damage in Carolina.
Special to the Banner.
Augusta, Ga., August 5.—A heavy
rain and thunder occured here last night
flooding the streets for an hour.
Over in Aiken county the bam of Har
rison Butler was struck by lightning and
burned, with six hogs and a number of
i goats. Four wagons and all the fodder,
oats etc., were destroyed. The mules
escaped. The Edisto river South Caro
lina is higher than ever known.
The Savannah river is full, but not
dangerous. There has been a slight
rise to-day, but the rains are local.
LIBERTY’SFALSE MESSIAHS.
Looking to the Breaking Up of the
Gatherings.
Special to the Banner.
Atlanta, Aug. 6.—Senator S. D.
Bradwell of the second district whose
home is in -Liberty county has gone
home at the request of the governor.
The governor desired the senator to
confer with the county authories of his
county to sec if some means cannot be
adopted which will successfully break
up the gatherings of ignorant negroes
who arc following leaders who profess
to he the Messiah, or kings or queens.
The sheriff of the county has written
that he wants more authority; that on
yesterday, the 4th instant, he broke up
a gang that had collected together to
engage in some kind of worship peculiar
to themselves, which had been the same
kind of proceeding which has been
described in.the newspapers for the past
two weeks or more. He thinks if a
little additional authority is allowed
him he can break up the business entire
ly.
Senator Bradley will confer with the
county authorities to see if something
cannot be done.
Attempt to Shoot a Prisoner.
Special to tlie Banner.
IIomku, Ga., Aug. 5.—Walt McKie, a
negro, was brought to jail last week on
commitment for breaking into Harry
Green’s house, and stealing therefrom.
Mr. Green had been away from home
several days, his wife remaining at.
home at night, but on tlie niglit of tlie
theft, feeling lonely, went to a neigh
bors to spend the niglit.
The thief at some time in the night
entered and pilfered the house, leaving
the axe he carried on the bed.
Mr. Green on returning, and investi
gating the matter started for tlie coun
ty jail, and on asking Sheriff Scroggins
to enter the jail was permitted, and
when he spied tlie prisoner through the
bars drew a pistol from liis pocket and
was about to fire when the Slierift’
caught his arm, seized the weapon and
quickly moved him from the cell,
The negro was attacked with what
doctors call “hysterical ecstacy or liyo-
tro epilepsy.” He fell back stiff' and
remained so, without eating'or drink
ing, or even taking internal treatment.
He remained so all night, next morn
ing cold water was applied in
every conceivable way. He could no
longer undergo such treatment. He
threw up liis hands and said,“Bless the
Lord, I’m all right now. Let me go
back to my cell.” McKie then ate and
took medicine.
Col. John E. Red wine, from Gaines-
villOj, attended the Masonic Lodge Fri
day evening, to show the boys liow to
shoot stray arrows into higher trees.
A large crowd attended the teachers’
contest before the boai d of education
Saturday. Both Briggs anu Meeks
were given schools and the matter is
settled
Miss Dicie Stevens left yesterday for
Atlanta, to visit her sister, Mrs. O’eon-
ner.
A large crowd is expected at the
Presbytery, which convenes at this
place Thursday 8th instant.
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
Tiie V ife of a Farmer Near Memphis
Ravished by a Negro Brute.
Special to The Banner.
Memphis, Aug. 3.—Earl} 1, this morn
ing Mrs. J. S. Rains, the wife of a far
mer living in Desoto County, Mississip
pi, twelve miles from M em phi s » "'•is
ravished and very nearly murdered by
Robert Biggs,a negro with Indian bloocl
in him, who was in her husband’s em
ploy. Rains was compelled to he away
from home Friday night, and left his
wife with no other companion than a
half-witted sister: At about 3 o’eloek
this morning Biggs entered her bedroom
through a window and ravished her
after choking her into partial insen
sibility. As soon as Mrs. Rains lecov-
ered consciousness she made her way to
a neighbor’* house and there her hus
band found her when lie returned. He
is now out with twenty armed men
hunting for Biggs.
THEIR LIVES ENDANGERED
The Postoffiee Business Should be
Transferred to a Place of Safety.
Ai.anta, Ga., August 5.—Tlie post-
office poeple are in a dilemma.
The legislature has refused to rent tlvo
old capital building to them for any
price, and yet it is becoming more ap
parent every day that a removal is
necessary.
General Lewis is in favor of building a
temporary structure, hut it is not certain
that.thls can be done, as so much time
has already passed that it would be near
ly time for the new building to be com
pleted by the time the structure was fin
ished and the removal effected.
“I consider,” said Supervision' Archi-
tect Angier ;“that everyone who is at work
or who has any business about the office,
holds their lives in their hands. At any
minute one of the big stones may fall and
kill somebody, but since the old capitol
cannot be had, I suppose this building
will have the second story roofed over as
the best solution of the vexed question.”
Danielsville Doings.
Special to the Banner.
Danielsville, Ga., Aug. G.—Mrs.
Mary Long of Jefferson Georgia is visit
ing her sister Mrs. George Daniel, of
our town.
Rev. Joe Shanks began a protracted
meeting at the Baptist Church at this
place on yesterday. We trust that it
will be quite a successful revival.
We learn that there will be no issue of
the Weekly Monitor this week as the
editor is at the bedside of a sick sister
and his “devil” is sick himself.
Mr. George Smith of Jefferson, Ga.
is visiting friends and relatives in our
town this week. We join his host of
fair lriends here iu wishing him a long
and pleasant visit to our little village.
confined m
jail escaped at an early ho 7 4
mornmg, working aho i r J2
ceiling, entering the attic a *
a hole through the sWin / a '
to the ground. The ofl£ r ,t
suit. "
J-APOHT, Ind., A „
Shoemaker, W m . Van\ii
yt n • , ,lI >Aiken ir„t
Volheim and John Doe made A
escape from the county jail Vf .
tunnelling the rear w-,1] ' T ,
named were recaptured ffieolw*
been located in a stretch of Wo 2
their capture is only a
Jefferson Jottffi^T
Special to The Banner.
Jefferson, Ga., August i
three years ago there came to j
a fair and lovely bride in the n,^
Mrs. J. B. Pendergrass, and she “
by her pleasant manners had * on '
hearts of all of our people. '
gloom equal to tlie pleasure of bt
rival is cast over our town, .she
last night at one o’clock, surround
the relatives of Dr. Pender^ras
numerous friends she had made
His many friends sympathize
Doctor in his sad bereavement.
Kilrain on the Itun.
Special to The Banner.
Hampton,Va., August ft.—Jake 1
ram will leave here to-morrow, bat J
fuses to give any information as to |
time of his departure or where la j
going, though it is reported that Cj
ada is his destination. He dedans
he will not be guided in his actions 1
Sullivan’s course. He does not wantd
surrender to tluj law, hut being in i
hands of his friends will do as tb
direct. It is very likely, however,t
the defeated pugilist will coiuinut l
avoid Gov. Lowry’s officers.
A Valuable Asset.
Special to tlie Banner.
Scranton, Pa., August G.—Tlioia^
est of ex-Cashier Geo. A. Jesup, oftk
defunct C-ity Bank, in the forty-ul
tract of coal lands, that was origii
represented as a very llimsy a-d«
bought up yesterday by the lbta
and Hudson Canal company for?MJ|
in cash. Samuel M.Stctler, who ’
supposed to have some slight intd
in the property, that was not
defined, received a check for flM
but lie was immediately arrested at t
instance of Attorney K. X. ">;i
who claimed that there were j*
meats amounting to
him.
COWBOYS ON A TARE-
They Raid a Summer Boarding-®
and Earn Terms in Frisco.
Saugekties, X. Y., Aug.
erable excitement lias been eei-osnH
by tlie arrest and triai here of tin
who styled themselves Ycllowstoneajj
boys aixd raided a Summer boara(
house of Saxton, five miles from ^
Saturday niglit. The men arm'd
teeth with bowie-knives ami pm
tered the boarding-liousc of Lewi
tein, brandishing tlieir vveapom
mantling supper. There wi-re -
sixty guests in the house aim U’-tv
all directions. For an hour the
held possession, ate what they ' u '
and did as they pleased. 1 ' |C ' H 11
things about in wild oonfu ^
used abusive and insulting * -
those they met. One of ^
came here for assistance, -•■-
officers proceeded to the scou
ruffians liad lied, but tiie
guests, fearing their return
"officers to remain over night,
did. Early Sunday morning tn- ^
returned, yelling at the "i ^
voices. The officers, with draff
vers, suddently presented
and [commanded the men t
their hands which they , ! ■
were shackled together ami w® *
this village. To-day they
to three months each tu the p £
They gave tliier nameS . a \- i jj ■
and Charles Burt, Fran’
George and Edward Allison-
supposed to be the same llKI
ized people in Pennsj^m-
and also in Sullivan county,
recently,
t4
fffS^
‘night,which*
inn*
Jefferson Jottings-
Special to The Banner. ^ r __yii>-
Jefferson, Ga., Aug-
Bell’s Drama.
Dregs.” was presented t * ^
at tlie Martin Institute li ‘
The acting of the whole
Jefferson’s favorite,
Thompson, sustained here
she still retains the P° slt
amateur we have. , t bi»
In the Superior court t I
case of Shelnuttvs JoW> - for ^
damages resulted m »' ^'
nutt for $1,600, ami ad
dict is considered jus*.