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TIIE ALLIANCE ABROAD-
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K—A Delicious Repeal—
-wi E<:Sira:ed at Tbreo
housard.
afesfcerday was a red letter day
with White Plains.
Is ever was there such a concourse o’,
people collected in this enterprising
town as yesterday, to celebrate tin
completion of the Union Point & White
Plains Railroad.
i‘hK Banner editor was on hand,
with a delee: tion from Athens com
posed of Messrs. W. r>. and (*. J.
JO’Farroll, and Rev.Jdr. Quillian. Our
city would hate had a large renresen-
tuion, but it was an unusually busy
time with merchants.
At Union Poiut we found a special
train to carry the guests over the new
road. It was in charge of Hon. ,T. C.
Hart, of Union Point, President of th*.-
road, and *>ne of Georgia's truest and
most gifted sons. (.'apt. llarfc never
does things by halves, and he had ar
ranged everything that could add to
the pleasure of tlie occasion and the
comfort of his guests. A delegation ol
prominent citizens of Atlanta and rep
resentatives from the legislature,
h aded by. Gtv. Gordon and Oapt. E.
P. Howell were ou hind, and for them
a- P..ni:r.ii. s.ee.j tr had been provided.
Promptly on tme .tire long and wcll-
filitd train pulled out. The dicta? ce
from Union Point t> White Plains is
10 miles, and the road traverses one of
the lit test and most fertile belts of
country in Middle Georgia, that is now
ripe with the most abundant har
vest ever seen.
The isr-w r< ad does net cross a stream
for its entire distance, and Nature has
formed its bed. The country ].- as level
as a plain. This little road is one of
the best in Georgia, and is equipped
with the n out iicprovid rolling stock.
After a short, smooth and pleasant
*•»«? the terminus, White Plains, was
re;.t bed, where we found collected the
l.eauly and yeomanry of the country
lor iv.llos around. The crowd is esti
mated nt from 2,700 to 3,000.
From a pi at form in adtdightfnl grove
the speaking was done, the soldier elo-
ijMonr, Gov. John L». Gordon, delivering
the opening address, That it v.as a
magnificent effort, that the crowd was
captured and ihe hills and plains
echoed and re-echoed with applause, it
is needless *o add—for all who have ever
listened to Gov. Gordon know ids
magnetic eloquence.
At the conclusion of ln'.s address,
rails -were made for ('apt. Kvan p.
Howell—one of the most universally
popular men in Georgia, hut tothegen-
- al disappointment he declined to
rc-p nd.
* Umar was next announced. And
such a fSiuu r! Only those who know
l.-c open-hearted hospitality of the
generous people of Whim i'lains can
appreciate ib>s f«ast tin less they were
present, A large squnre of tables, all
covered with cot ion bagging gvoanetl
beneath all lhe good things a gctierous
people and a fertile land can supply.
The barbecued meats \vc:e cooked to a
iern, arid the tempting trays and dishes
s dked ;n with every maun-.:)* of good
thing . We never saw so- h a temping
read or one served in better style.
*i!»c best ol order’ v.a> • b-ervt*j, and
fertile large crowd I ad e ten enough
v. ;.s left (Hit in have fi da.- many nio.ie.
Ye heard compliments showered on
thy* dinner front every one pro.-nt.
Alter dimer col. Harrow.
<i Madison. Hugh Colquitt
<1 Alia ra, and other gentlemen toad
il'.ort adi.irrs.8e>-.
Toe occasion was one of tin* most en
joyable h v ever attended, and in this
opinion 1 but echo the sentiments of
HOLDING COTTON.
every one present.
L.G.
$500 DAMAGES*
Hr. J. A. Garcfcold Gets a Verdict.
Several months since, Mr. J. A. Gar-
ebold was run over by one of the drays
of Messrs. Orr & Hunter, and Injured.
He commenced suit for damages, and
ihe case camg up for a hearing yester
day before the City Court, Thomas &
Strickland representing Orr & Hunter,
andT. W. Rucker appeared for Oare-
hold. The jury was out about ten min
utes and brought in a verdict for $500.
The case will be appealed.
Ihe Crops Comine In Rapidly Now—Tl:e
Different Reports.
Advices to factors "from planters, as
to the growing cotton crop, are for
the most part. satisfactory and the
splendid weather for harvesting war
rants the belief that one of the larg
est erops eyer produced w ill be gath
ered.
It is said that the body of Damala,
Bernhardt’s husband, showed not
place where • the morphine syringe
had not penetrated, such was his mor
bid appetite for morphine and cocaine.
STANDS THE TEST.
Princeton Factory Tint e Out First-Class
Bagging.4 k»S&IB
Col. Dobbs,, who ja, authority on cot
ton and cotton bagging, eallcd in a re
porter of the .Banner. yesterday.,., and
exhibited cotfoii ttiggirigimadeifry the
^Princeton Manufacturing Company
that is equal, if not better,' than that
jnade in New Orleans or anywhere else,
la is well woven, strong, and can stand
Urn test of the hooks and eomjircss. It
made «f Northeast Georgia cotton,
sud will wot burst or give away,
can be bad at S. C. Dobbs’.
tow the Farmer’s Asscciatlbn is Regarded
in Europe.
.Col. IV. S. Reese, ex-Mayor of Mont
gomery, recently returned from Paris,
where he went to attend tlie exposition
is Commissioner from Alabama.
He was met by a reporter and asked
iow he accounted for the corner in
die New York and Liverpool markets
by which the scale of piices was run up.
In reply he said:
“A majority of the people engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and many planters
do not understand the present situation
of the cotton market. There is a corner,
it is true,but it is a natural corner,aris;
ing from a failure to supply, and it can
only he hoped that its result will be a
lesson to those who have imprudently
sold what they did possess on the chance
of squeezing others.
“It is a very plain and potent fact
that consumption mis overtaken pro
duction, and it is really absurd, in the
face of such facts, to expect pri« es here
after to rule on as low a level as they
have iii tlie past. The American crop
must ruu up to 8,000,000 hales of cotton
and maintain the- level of7,250,000 kales
hereafter to put cotton on the same low
scale of prices which has existed for
seversu years past. From one of the
last circulars issued by Neil Bros., who
are the leading cotton brokers and sta-
ticians of the world, and the hist annual
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Asso
ciation, we can glean some very inter
esting and important facts.
“In the lust publication Neil Broth
ers’ circular, you will find that the vis
ible supply of cotton, first three weeks
prior the date of publication, was 9U0,-
0C0 baless less than it was six years ago,
and in the annual circular of the 27th
of December, 1888, ia<t year, y« u wiL
see that the American crop 1888 was
000,000 bales larger than the average of
six years past, including 1888. The idea
that I want to make clear is that there
was a tremendous falling oft’ in the vis
ible supply in spite or the increased
production. With such facts and fig
ures as this staring us in the face, how
can we expect cotton prices to rule as
they have in the past?”
“What did you hear about the cotton
situation while you were abroad, and
what was the general impression as to
the influence of the Farmers’ Alliance;
But I heard more of it Scotland. In
England a great many questions were
asked me about organization. From
the general tenor of numerous conver
sations had with spinners and cotton
men, lam firmly convinced that with
hearty co-operation and unity of pur
pose, the intlueucc c.f the Alliance will
be a matter of considerable more impor
tance m a few years to the people who
handle and consume the cotton than it
is now. In my opinion the Alliance
has already made a hr: gh? spot on the
horizon, which throws a beam of new
light athwart the bosom of the future,
w’luyh will bring peace, plenty and
prosperity to the the people of the
cotton growing states unequaled by any
other territory of same sepoe in the
world. As soon as the planters are re
leased from their indebtedness to mer
chants, if the Alliance throughout the
nine cotton growing States will stand
firmly together, they can dictate not
only the kind of bagging which shall he
used to hale tlie crop, and the juice
thep shall receive for their cotton seed,
hot they can also say whether the spin
ors ami romstuiiers shall have their
uttbn for less than twenty or twenty-
five cents per pound. In the .eyes of
nine this may appear ridiculous, but if
roti remember that during the war
•oiton was eagerly sought for at $1.59
o :fj 50 a pound in New Y'ork city, and
th *n consider the further fact that these
nine cotton States produce three-fourths
of the cotton crop of the world, then it
can be readily seen what a leverage the
people who make the cotton crop of
this country have upon the markets of
the world,”
How do the spinners and cotton
men in England propose to meet the
influence of the Alliance on the product
and upwaid temh n *y in the scale, of
prices?”
“In converration with a number of
spinners, I stated the case very plainly
just as I have put it to you. They did
not attempt to answer tne argument,
but the question was discussed fully
and freely among them. One, a very
prominent spinner, remarked that in
case things assumed the shape I pre
dicted, they would have to buy lands
in large tracts in the Southern States,
cultivate them on their own account,
and own their means of transportation
by steamships or sailing yessels. An
other advanced the opinion that it
would be better for them te own mills
in this country and on their land pro
duce their cotton besides.
“J, have great faith in the Farmer’s
Alliance, and I believe that if the far
mers will stand together and pull the
right way the organization will be tlie
salvation of the Southern States. The
English spinners are bound to have a
large proportion of our cotron crop.
The people must have the cotton goods
and wc produce three-fourths of the
cotton crop of the World. All the talk
about the mills closing down rather than
to pay increased prices for cotton is
veriest bosh-. They will continue to
make, cotton,* looking ^biefty: to the
The Alliance Will Bcrrqw' Homy ar.d
Ref»9 e to$e;i,
For several days past the Alliance
men of Clarke and adjacent counties
have been holding meetings for tin-
purpose of considering the question of
holding back their cotton for an ad
vance in price-, and at a meeting yes
terday it was about settled to take this
step, although there is some opj o :tio .
to it. The majority, however, believe
that it will be to their interest to store
their cotton In the Alliance warehouse,
draw money on it, and thus foi.ee an
advance in price by reducing the n-
Ceipts. They say that the mills are
now behind with the raw material, and
the cotton growers will keep it so, and
thus force their demand of 12Vo cents
per pound.
Owing to having so much excavating
to do, the A'liance warehouse will not
be rehdy by the 10th of October—the
time specified—and yesterday the mat
ter was brought up and discussed in the
meeting. We feel assured that the
contractors are doing everything in
their power to complete the structure.
The Alliance, of course, is in a better
condition to know what is to their in
terests than are we,but it impresses us
as a risky experiment to hold back
their cotton for a further advance. If
upw commands more than the price of
manufactured goods authorize, and
bringing more than the relative price
of provisions. Interest, insurance and
warehouse charges cat up a bale a
great deal faster than the sampler’s
hook. But one thing is certain—if the
Alliance expects to get bed-rock prices
on wlmt they buy, their debts must he
promptly met when due. No man lias
a right to hold hack his cotton for spec
ulative purposes so long as he owes a
dollar and it is due.
AN OLD SOLDIER,
Who Fought lu the Indian War L«ses His
Papers.
Mr. Tom Brooks, an old gentleman
80 years old and who lives in tlie upper
part of Clarke county, assisted in the
removal of the Indians from Georgia,
and was in the same command with 31 r.
Nathan Cook, of Oconee, who last year
drew a handsome pension. 3Ir. Brooks
is also entitled to a pension, and one
day last week he started to Athens with
his discharge and land warrant, with a
view of taking steps to have his claims
recognized; but he stopped to praise
the Asbury Alliance, and somehow lost
a little note book containing the docu
ments necessary to establish his claims,
lie has made a careful search for the
papers but cannot find them. If any
one has picked them up, they should a
once return the documents to 3Ir.
Brooks, as they are only valuable to
him. lie is a worthy old gentleman,
and is sadly in need of this pension,
which We see no reason why lie should
not get.
Mr. Jesse Daniel, of this county, also
assisted in the removal of the Indians,
and is, we think, also entitled to a pen-
that now amounts to about $3,000 and
$12 per month so long as he or his wid
ow lives.
V>'e are glad to know that these old*
soldiers are filing their claims, and we
recommend that every one of them go
to work for their pension dues.
The In-s lrent Tax Bill.
Editor Banner:—It is currently re
ported upon the streets that the present
-Solicitor General of rl.e Western circuit
has stated that he has sufficient inilu-
ence with tlie General Assembly to
have tiie : insolvent cost hill passed, and
that he does not care for the adverse
criticism of the people of Clarke.
It may he that31 r. Russell, the pres
ent member ( ?) has a great deal of in-
lluence with the General As-etnby. If
the writer is not mistaken this is 3Ir.
Russell’s fourth term, and it would he
strange indeed, if alter nearly eight
y«ais service 3Ir. Russell did not have
some influence. The writer takes it for
granted that Mr. Russell will do what
he says.
l’ut 3fr. editor, is it not contrary to
good damocratic doctrine for Mr. Bas
se i!-to oppose the wishes of his people?
The people of Clarke have honored Mr.
Russell, as some think, far beyond his
deserts, and to say the least of it, 3lr.
Russell ought to respect the wishes of
the people. The ofiiee of Solicitor is a
very lucrative office and it is doubtless
a fact that Mr. Kusselll makes all he is
legally entitled to. The tax-payers do
not care to assume extra burdens to
swell Mr. Russell’s income, for that is
what the bill ni&ans. If 3Ir. Russell
persists in this measure he will find it
very difficult to return to the next Gen
eral Assembly,or any one advocating his
measure. Tax-Payer.
A Killing in Cincinnati.
Special to tlie Banner.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 80.—Charles
Holtzfoester, aged 25), an employer of
the American oak leather company,
was shot twice and fatally wounded
last night by Charles Ivautler, a y* ung
jiainter in the Cincinati, Hamilton and
[Dayton shops. Both men were paying
attention to a young girl, Katie Kramer.
Holtzfoester and gang attacked Kautler
and he shot Holtzfoester.
Southern States for the ri*w material.
A liquor officer in searching a house
in Boston found behind a large picture
It, an opening in the wall which con
cealed fifty bottles of lager beer.
THE OGLETJIORrE MURDEREKS
flon. P. W. Pavis Employed to Pefeno
These Notr.Es.
Y7 V5 w. DuyK of Elhert, was n:
Hon. i . • • • } *■*«' vat u i n froiii
the city yesterday, on
Lexington, where he had been in\esti
mating the case of the negroes in jail loi
tlie killing of At r. Louie Halier, he hav
ing been employed as their counsel.
In conversation with a Bam nek re-
porte , Mr. ilav.s expressed no doubt
uut mat he would acquit them before u
jury, as bis plea will ho self-defense,
tie says tiie testimony shows that Jim
Uutf was working on the road, and lian
broumiit an axe with him. Mr. W alier,
who was overseer, ordered that he turn
this over to a white man, which ho diu
after some protest. Mr. F rank \v alier,
a brother to Louie, was in his field near
by, and hearing the harsh words be
tween Louie and Huff, called and asked
what was the matter. Louie answerer
that Jim Huff was swelling up. I rank
then told liiui to take a stick and maul
the swelling out of him. The two
brothers then went to where llufi was
at work, and Mr. Frank Waller jerked
the hoe from his hand and started to
strike the negro with it, when Louie
spoke and told him not to use that
weapon, but he would attend to him
with a stick, at the same striking him
on the head with a loaded cane and
knocking him down, Mr. Frank,WaU
ier then assaulted him with the hoe
he had seized, and struck him several
severe blows on the head,the effects of
which are stili seen. At this Huff grab
bed a hoe from another negro standing
near by, and struck Louie Waller the
lick ou his head tiiat resulted fatally.
This is the evidence that the defense
will setup, and 31r. Davis says he will
prove by tiie only white man present
except tlie Wallers, that Louie s blow
knocked Huff down, and he only struck
back in self-defense.
Wo believe, however, that this negro
will be punished for his crime, lie nas
always borne a had character, and had
aggravated this difficulty. Lome Wal
ler was a quiet, peaceable young man
and a good citizen.
If the jury fails to convict Jim lluff,
we believe that he will never be allowed
to leave the court house alive. We
never knew such indignation as is felt
by the good people of that county.
Escape of Two Prisoners.
Special to the Banner.
Washington, September 30.—James
Brown, who stole Mrs. James Brown
Potter’s jewelry last winter, and Lem
uel Sewell, a negro .under sentence for
robbing the house of Lieut. Taylor last
spring, broke jail yesterday. The es
cape was not discovered until a friend
of Brown, who met him o * the street
notified the police. The manner of
their escape is a mystery.
A Card From Kr. Tuck.
We clieerfclly give space to the fol
lowing card from o u* representative,
lion. 11. C. Tuck, which was received
bv last night’s mail. If ic is right to
make the tax-payers of Clarke county
responsible for even $500 of 3Ir. Rus
sell’s insolvent costs, it is equally as
proper to make them pay tfie fu : l
amount. Tiie intent and principle are
tlie same. We are glad to know that
3fr. Tuck does-not propose to pass his
bill “roughshod over the people.” If
he will confer with his constituents,
we do pot think he will find a single
tax-payer in favor of it. As for “cov
ering Mr. Tuck over,” as he terms it
we will state to the gentleman that our
columns are open to him for any reply
that he secs fit to make
to our comments upon his action
as a public servant. When
this gentleman was making his can
vass for the legislature he did rot hesi
tate to “cover over” private citizens,
uid he will certainly not object to com
ment upon his official acts as a public
officer:
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30,1889.
Editor Banner.—in view of your
recent utterances in regard to the So
licitor’s bill, will you allow me space to
istate two facts which you do not stem
to have had i.i mind when you uttered
them.
In the first place I do not propose now
und have (never) never proposed “to
make the tax-payers of Clarke county
pay all the insolvent costs” of the Soli
citor, as you would have them believe.
The bill introduced by me was done by
request with the distinct understand-.
; that a limit not exceeding live hun
dred dollars should be fixed in the bill.
The amount is yet blank and fet to
be filled in by tlie committee before the
hill is reported to the House for pas
sage.
In the second place I do not propose
to pass the bill rough-shod over the
people of Clarke county” regardless of
their voice in the matter, as you would
have them believe. But on the other
hand 1 am perfectly willing in this as
well as all Oilier local matters, to heed
the voice of my people at home. And
if I am convinced that a majority of the
tax payers of the county are opposed
to the measure it will not receive my
support, and without my sanction I do
not believe that 3Ir. Russell will bo
willing to press or able to pass the bill.
L shall not ask you for space in which
to reply to the unjust insinuations with
which you have seen fit to cover me
“over with” in this matter.
Respectfully,
II. C. Tuck.
FUN AND FROLIC*
C:b Cjntin&MS -Spell of Joy and
Jellify.
The finlversuTTa^T" ,
The Athens Fair still Booming on—the
Directors Busy with the Work—
It will be a Bare
Occasion.
A Fatal Accident!
Special to the Banner.
Atlanta, Ga., September 30.—Col
lector Johnson is in receipt of a letter
from Griffin announcing the death in
that place, on Saturday afternoon, of
3Ir. B. jVJories, one. of his deputies.
Mr. Jones was locking a trunk, having
;a loaded • pistol iii his lap. The weapon
slipped, falling to the floor where it
was discharg^fiy tl^e hall entOi-ing Mr;
Jone’s abdomen passing through his
liver lodging in his back between his
shoulders’and caus’ng *fl<is death in a
few hours.
A LABOR AGENT.
He Distributed Circulars in Order to
Get Negroes to Go to Alabama.
Special to Tlio Banner.
Atlanta, Ga., September 30.—Mr.
Thomas 3Veaver, who is connected with
a labor agency in Atlanta, was fined
$25 by Recorder Anderson , morn
ing, for not having a license.
A Mr. R. A. Williamson is at the
head of the agency, and 31 r. Weaver
was handing circulars around advising
negroes who wanted to go Alabama and
earn $1.25 per day to call on Mr. Wil
liamson.
A city tax of $100 is charged for labor
agencies. There is also a state tax of
$500.
They have dug uj> a sweet potato
in Murray county measuring twenty
eight inches in circumference.
The directors arc doing wonders.
In fact the progam they are arrang
ing for the coming Fair will surprise
those who thought their undertaking
was too late to attain success.
The best part of it all is that every
body is within the move and the citi
zens all arc with one accord, moving ou
with »ne ambition, and that to enter
tain the visitors to the show in royal
manner.
The Fail* will be something different
to any ever held in Athens. It will
have a more varied program than any
ever held in the South, and for real en
joyment will be the greatest, ever held
iu this section of the State.
The balloon ascension will he a sight
never seen in Athens, and will be ihe
hit of the Fair. The aeronaut has been
engaged at; an enormous figure, and
will give a daring exhibition of his
r-kili. He will rise in his vehicle of
journeys until five thousand feet in the
air, and at this height will leap from
his carriage, and taking his life in his
own hands will trust to the aid of a
parachute to reach his mother earth in
safety. Thousands of excited specta-
ors will watch his daring
trip through aerial regions
and will gaze with open mouth won
derment at his terrific leap and descen-
siOu. It will be a sight the like of
which has never yet been seen in thia
section, and will be a drawing card to
the Stock and Poultry Show. The di
rectors have surely made a ten-strike in
the engegement of the aeonaut. if the
leap is not made no pay will be demand
ed from the Fair.
There are many other attractions of
the Fair which the program sets forth.
The opening speech of 311*. Grady
will itself draw thousands, and those
who have never had occasion to hear his
magic’eloquence, will hare a splendid
opportunity now to do so.
The oratory of this gentleman has
held thousands upon thousands electri
fied au.l ?pell bound for hours. It was
he who adjourned a Georgia senate oa
the occasion of Cleveland’s election, ai d
he who made a speech iu Few England
one night and was heard all over the
American continent tlie next morning.
The Athens Fair could have no more ap
propriate opening speech than that of
Henry W. Grady, her honored sou.
The premium lists will soon be sent
out to every section of the State, but al
ready tbe glad ti ings of our coming
show-have gone forth to every thresli-
iiold, ami the response comes back:
•‘We’ll be with you in the racket.”
Tne railroads will give extremely
iow rates and will afford * n excellent
opportunity for every citizen of North
east Georg’a in attend tlie most enjoya
ble event that Athens has ever seen.
The revelry will goon riignt and day,
and beneath the beam of electric lights
the young folks will each night whirl
through the dreamy wait/.,to the strains
of delightful music.
The Fair will open November l*2th,
and everything will be ready for the
opening.
ASBURY ALLIANCE.
Even the Old Men Joining the Faimer’
Band-
Tile Farmer’s Alliance is slowly but
surely sweeping the country and is fast
enrolling in its ranks every horny-hand
cd son of toil in the land. Those who
held,back to see how tlie movement j
^vorked are now convinced that tlie Al
liance is the only thing that can save
the farmer from being the serf to the
rest of the world.
Last week a sub-alliance organized
near Asbury church, in Clarke county,
if which 31 r. T, F. Hudson was elected
presiding officer. Among the members
who joind, were Messrs. Wesley Nance,
Tom Brooks and William'Griffin, all
being^over 80 years old. This is a fine
alliance and located in an excellent
county.
Mr. Murrell is organizing a number
of new Allirnces in our county, and
t e order will soen embrace nearly
every farmer.
THE CROPS*
With a Late Fall, a Fine Cotton Yield As
sured.
Tiie Banner editor took a short trip
in the country last Saturday, and was
gratified to see such fine crop prospects.
Corn is being gathered, and the yield
will be the largest ever known. If our
farmers will only save their hay, they
will make enough to last- them several
years.
Cotton is very good. That planted
late is not matured, but with a late frost
will make a good crop. There is no
doubt the prospect being much better
than last year. Early planted cotton is
now matured, and is excellent, The
pea crop will be enormous, but owing
cotton opening so fast, there is but
little time to save them. We never
saw such a prosperous outlook for far
mers.
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matrimony and \vLer«®
pin ions were fr^uM *»i.l N
mid ii-ate
prayed that the ‘ er < iW
would, ia view of Li! n ° r, iblJ V'K
in coHege, comment 1 ' 1 '
of his future fatlier-i . ‘ to Cfs
action Was taker, wed/,’ J ««t3
«is currently
was granted t 0 VnV , l: . u an V
favor from the Ar’ -,, |,( ‘ t,tl0 Uer
bidding him a hearty ^' f:lt W"
serious co.ite.nphui^r^N itl
it is also currentlv ’
J$ral junior me,nbeJL fW*^*
miomn petitions pravi J,
God-speed at oiu-e. ' n r a 4
GEORGirsL^gfjj.
Sensation in Colored Society i
lenge Sent and Accepted
Hb-MEK,Ga, October l.-Wilie
kmgu.xt.tb, «**,****».
."rage.1 at each „tl,ori,
bate on Saturday night. ' 1
A measure of »r**ar i„„
being considered, and alwT
his thick underbp, and in aUl ^
and insolent manner, began'!,?
Hill names, among the rest the',*
epithet of a “thieving u n( i m[liaj _
scoundrel,” was used, >vl,„ tUw |
deuiamleil a retraction. u k ,J
position, reasserting the charge ,11
soou sides were taken and ti„.° ’ J 8
. , . Ul l, *e sottei
brorve up in a row. I.eadingdarkiesaU
teri'ered, and succeeded in getting iiJ
oil’ home. 0
Sunday morning, before sunrise
had chosen his best man, ami .seat,!
challenge to Gober, in the followin
lite language:
ilii.ii .Shoals, Ga., Sept 3i)
Will Gober: Last nite you ii ls „yl
me, des like no nigger eSvr dom: u>|
In dis matter my ltoiiah isat stafel
salt, and 1 demand de sa* " ■ 1
gentleman.
1*1
:uisfaxiiono{*|
w - - 31eet me at tie oyster locil
on the Hudson ti e-, in de
o’clock sharp.
* Dissolution.
I have th” day sold my interest in
the livery stable business of Gann, Mur
ray & Co. to 3Ir. Thomas Bailey. All
accounts due and against the late firm
will be collected and settled by the new
firm. 'Thanking my patrons for their
kindness, 1 respectfully ask a continu
ance of the same to the * firm of Gann &
Bailey. I. V. Murray.
d w 4t
i)ioriiin’,i|
Bring all de weapiBj
you s got, an’ ef you uon’t keep nj9
eye skinned i’ll tut your libber Wl
mink’s meet. Dis will be banded yogi
by Jienry Street}*, and you can I
your anser back by him or somebuirl
else, i’ll be dar I”
Ma.tok Hm.
Gober had fallen into a Sunday m
ing snooze, and was stili a sleep
Street}* arrived with the blood-tiiliif
message, lie sent six miles up tin
river for Jake Anderson,his best friend!
and tbe answer was delayed until 1
o’clock , when 31ajor received tlicM*
lowing:
Flat Cheek, Sept 23.
3Iajor Hill: Your letter wasiasM
me by dat good-for-nothing ieaferi
Henry Street}’, dis morning, and II
des say dat dis nigger don’t swaller a
tilings what iiis longue lops out, in’]
i’ll be dar at dat oyster rock, id®
tol’ Jake Andersuii to say to you fii do
jestieo to de ’easion,liomihor no lionn!
i’ll be dar, lime you’s reddv, and don’t
yon iergit I’ui a cummin.
Will Gouts.
The news flew on the wings of its
wil d. A party of whites caught onto,
the duel and attempted to disperse tst
rebels, but the darkies skipped out
arranged to meet on an island five milt*
lip the river. Twelve paces were aw*
ured off, and the combatants laced each
other with “swamp angels” in haiA
The arrangement was to lire utter
counting one, two, three. About.
ty darkies surrounded them, incmdinS
physicians, reporters and sporting ait*
and some of them tried welled a*
tlement, but the combatants " ere w
on having gore. The seconds "ere *
armed to the teeth and anxious lor
tight. Henry Streety gave tiie wor -
one two. Then Major spoke:
Hold ou dar!” Jake An
drew bis pistol and cocked it-
says: “Sec hero, dis nigg er j
a perceable darkey an’ lubsde h"*
hates to do a thing like o’ di=, > llt
Gober it you Oon-t
back what yon »aiu w
night, den dis nigger’s
stick to dis thing frou thick a a
an’ liab his bonah back or u
’'Gober cried out: "0**% £
broke de rule, and I’segwme • ^
just at that time Streety S P “
j Hsu an k**"" ~— i
with revolver presented, an ^
“De first man what moyes
De first man
him.
The positions were resumed ^
and the commenced; one, t" 1
number two Hill backed ana
hollowing at tbe top of hi»' ^ ^ul
shoot,” and was soon w
in tbe river and on th ® t hc ris
ing at brcak-neck speed do" ^ att J
leaving the modtm wog 1 »« eir g »
the. victorious duelist* J er justovd
One fchot was fired by Goberil ^
Hill’s head, cutting some
off tbe trees. the C 11 ^
Hill was seen last f 5 * 1 ,
last night still hurryi“n . .‘periff* ,
beriJn.helooko“l<"'> e G '^l«<
All enjoyed the last
ha .&oisau.ar k ead.r.r S «^
ger and human nature,
the party. onidn’t
run do wenhe got turn j^H*