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Supplement to Banner. ATHENS, GA. f DEC. 10, 1889. RESPECTFULLY DECLINED. Dr, E. W. Speer Receives the Appoint ment of the Athens Post Office. Hr in Notified ®f hi. Appointment i by Wire, and WircM Back II in Kef at. nl Without a I out cal’* Delay— Hit Friends Ktfirct Thai lie Would Not Accept. The post office belongs to Dr. Speer Such was the rumor that was afloat all over the city yesterday. The report once having gotton out was scattered far and wide in A moment’s time and the many friends of this excellent gen tleman were exultant. A Banner re porter hastened to Dr. Speer’s resi dence on College avenue, and rang the door bell, to have an interview about the matter that the readers of the Ban ner and the friends of Dr. Speer might be fully informed about his ap pointment. It was not long before the genial Doctor made his appearance, his face beaming with a suspicious smile that betrayed his knowledge of the re porter’s mission. “You are doubtless not surprised at a visit from a newspaper reporter to day,'Doctor, nor of his mission ?” re marked the Banner representative. “Not at all,” he replied. “The re port that I am Postmaster of the Athens post office, I would say, has brought yon here, and I am truly glad you have come, that you might correct that report. “I am not the POSTMASTER at Athens at all, and you may so state it to the readers of the Banner.” “Is there no truth in the rumor that you have received the appointment?” asked the reporter. “Yes, sir; that is strictly true, blit it is not true that I have accepted it. The fact is, that I was informed this morning by telegram that I bad been appointed postmaster at Athens, and asked if I woultl accept the appointment. The telegram asked for a prompt reply, and 1 gave it with no hesitancy that I would not accept. I telegraphed the reply almost as soon as I read the one announcing my ap pointment.” “Had you been a candidate for ti<e office. Doctor?” the reporter asked. “No, sir; 1 had uot assumed the po sition of an applicant at ail, though a number of my friends have seemed wil ling to place me in such a position. I did not desire the place and have made no effort to obtain it.” “Wasn’t it believed l.y the citizens of Alliens, that you would be offered the place, and that you would accept it if given you?” inquired the reporter. “It may have been so believed, but my friends were mistaken in believing that I wanted the place.” “Wliat were your reasons for declin ing the appointment?” “I just didn’t want it,” said Doctor Speer, “an«l that’s all about it. I have known for some time that the office would lie given me, so I had already made up my mind to decline.” The refusal of Dr. Speer to accept the Athens post office.will be heard with sore regret by every citizen of Athens. He stated to the Banner reporter that he knew nothing as to who would be given the appointment since he declined it, and said he didn’t even know what applicants were in the Held. Our citi zens are anxious that Capt, Burnett re tain the office, hut if his removal is de cided upon, they want a good white map appointed. HEARTILY ENDORSED- Jilt. W. H. THURMOND'S ARTI CLE ON THE LABOR UNION MEETS GREAT FAVOR. lie AVn« the First IMnn in the Country to Open Ibf Fight Against the Fro. past'll Cnion.—The Farmers Hare no Need of the Knights of l.nbur in Their Alli ance. An article appeared a few weeks ago in the Banner, written by Mr. W. H. Thurmoad, a prominentjAllianceman of this vicinity, with regard to the pro posed union’of the Farmers’ Alliance and the Knights of Labor, in which the author very ably took the stand that it would he detrimental to the Alliance to consummate such a union. The article has ercated great excite ment in the labor world of the United States and has been endorsed by thous ands of AUiancemen all over the coun try. Mr. Thurmond has received a great nnmber of letters from Alliance- men who endorsed in emphatic terms his sentiments on the question that is being agitated in the Labor Unions of America. Several New York phpers have had editorial comment on the article and have favored every sentiment embodied in it. Mr. Thurmond is right. There is no reason in the world why the Farmers’ Alliance should unite with the Knights of Labor for the furtherance of their power. The Alliance has already prov ed itself the greatest flower in America to-day without the aid of the Knights of Labor. They do not need the labor ers- union in their’s, and Mr. Thurman very properly and pertly emphasizes this point when he says that the farm ers are a different element than the great mass of foreign laborers in the west. The two are like oil and water. They won’t mix. No, the farmers are already on top, and they are there to stay. They have for years slept over their rights, but by the blessings of God the; have at last aroused to a full realization of their rights and a recognition of their power. Thev have not delayed in using that power for their best interests and have crossed the river with their forces, and burned the bridge behind them. They have won a glorious and triumphant victory, and have fought their fight alone, and enjoyed the richness of their well-earned reward:- The Alliance can not gether strength from the Knights of Labor; and in all chances they might lose what they already have. Mr. W. H. Thurmond is to be con gratulated on bis timely article. The Alliance owes him a debt of undying gratitude for the |clear flight be has thrown on the live Issue, and for being the first man in all the country to take such a stand so fearlessly. WHISKEY IN LEXINGTON. How the Physicians* Dispensary Works, An act passed the last Legislature au thorizing the establishment of a dispen sary at the county site of Oglethorpe county where liquor could be sold only on a physician’s prescription. The keeper is elected by the grand jury, and he is required to sell only pure, S roof liquors. He caunot dispose of a rop except on the prescription of a regularly licensed physician, and is re quired to keep. all these prescriptions on file, as also a book showing the name of' the purchaser, date and amount of every sale. This record he must lay before every successive grand jury, when it will be examined' by committee to see if any physician or patient has abused the privilege. Mr. Alex. Johnson was elected keeper of the dispensary, but it does not prove the bonanza many thought it would. The doctors are very chasy about giv ing prescriptons only where absolutely required, and a habitual drinker don’t care to have the amount of spirits he imbibes a subject of public investiga tion. The other day a doctor came to Lex ington qnder the influence ol the ar dent, and his supply having given out wrote a prescription for himself for one . gallon, which Mr. Johnson furnished. After leaving the dispensary, however, he broke his jug, and duplicated the prescription. Before filling this second order Mr. Johnson consulted Judge jiimpkin, who advised him not to sell the. second gallon. Upon the doctor, however, bringing witnesses to prove that he had lost his first jug, the order was filled. The grand jury also stipulates what per cent. Mr. Johnson must charge on the liquor he sells. 14. ’FO-DE-WAR PRICES. Were the Good Old Times Really Better Than Now? We often have heard,says the Carnes- ville Tribune, Of the good old times,but we have doubts if they w-ere any better than the present. We think it doubtful if the farmers, of thjs country were ever so well and favorably environed as they are today. Taken all together they sell their pro ducts higher, and buy necessaries cheaper than ever before. In looking over the books of mer chants doing business in Carncsville in 1846 we find the following entries: March 30. Henrietta Hemphill. Dr. To lyd calico 26c May 5. Robt. Alexander. Dr. To 1 lb of nails .12%c D. Dumas. Dr. To 1 yd apron checks.... .25c. “ 6 yds calico at 25c.... $1.50 Charles Rice. Dr. To one stone pitcher... .$1.25 “ scyth blade .$1.62% “ 1 patent steel hoe....87% Oct. 27. W. H. Chambler. Dr. To 2 bu wheat at G2%c...$1.25 Mcli. 25,1847. Solsberr Garrison. Dr. To 8% bu of eorn ...... $1.30 “ 27 lbs flour ..54 “ l'sack of salt... $4.00 The foregoing entries taken at random from the day book, gives us some idea of prices forty-four years ago. The ar ticles are such as are now bought in large quantities and are reckoned as articles of necessity. The average prices at which they were bought is more than 100 per cent, higher than the merchants of Carnes- ville sell them today. Let it be noted that ou the 25th of March, 1847, Sols- berry Garrison bought 3% bushels of corn for $1.32, less than 40 cents per bushel, and on the same day he bought 27 pounds of floor for 54 cents, just two cents a pound. Corn and flour are ar ticles that a farmer ought to sell and Mr. Garrison bought them for lees than half the present selling price, sell that season of the year. What the farmer had to buy was 100 per cent, higher now than then. Yet we hear much talk about the hard times of today and the bountiful, prosperous past. We wonder if any fanner who reads this would like to get back to the good times of 1846-7 There has been a great change within these forty-four years, and it ,-ieen.s to be largely in favor of the farmers. .Another significant thing we note in this old old book of accounts, and that is, the weathiest men in the county bought less than many a oue and two-horse farmer does now. RECKLESS REVELRY, A DANCE IS STOPPED BY A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY. Henry S’oterfieldShMU Mailt-j Hramy ntid Pul, Him from the Door-ANcciie of Fctirity Tnrn»formcd to One of Sorrotrfai Tragedy. MU. M LESTER DEAD. News of a real hot tragedy comes to us from the upper edge of Oconee coun ty, better known as the “Dark Corner of Oconee.” This section of the county which has long passed under the» stigma of this epithet, undeservedly, no doubt, rarely witnesses a tragedy of any kind, for the people there are as peaceable and law abiding as any in tne State. The row which occurred there a few nights ago; therefore, was an unsuspected one, and has caused a great deal of excitement throughout the entire county. Last Wednesday night Mr. Henry Poterfield, who resides near the.line of Clarke and Oconee counties, gave a dance at his house and sent invitations to a large number of his friends in that rural section. Among tlife . invited { quests was Mr. Bailey Kenney, a bigh- y esteemed young man of that vicinity. During the evening a difficulty.arose between Mr. Kenney and Mr. 'Poter field, originating by Mr. Poterfield asking why Kenney had not brought his sisters to the dance. Mr. Kenney seems to have recognized a tone of contempt in the ques tion and replied somewhat tartly. Words led to words and soon a heated quarrell followed which resulted in Mr. Porterfield pushing Kenney from the door and shooting him in the back the neck with a pistol; -Thisat least is the story told by Mr Kenney’s friends. Mi-. Porterfields friends tell a some what different story. They claim that Mr. Kenney became angered too hasti ly and with but little.provocation. That he began cursing in the house and flour ished his pistol wildly in the presence of some of the guests and that this led to Mr. Poterfield shooting him and putting him out of the house. The bullet entered Kenney’s neck on the back and went into the flesh an inch or two. Dr. McCabe and Dr. Ca- rithers were summoned to dress tho wound,and they succeeded in extract ing the bullet from Mr. Kenney and dressed the sore in a manner that will cause a speedy cure. Theso accounts of. the unfortunate affair are such as could only be obtained from rumor, as no eye witness- of the difficulty could be found. We learn that there are various reports circulated about the affair, .some of which, are sen sational in the. extreme. - I.; We are glad to note that the wounded nian is speedily recovering from the injury he received, and that nothing more serious than- has been ineutioned above will be likely -to happen. ’ „ mm ■ . ATHENS WILL HELP. Death of an Aged Citizen of Allien* on Tfhlmlar. Mr. James.Gray MeLester died at 11A . .1.1 o’clock yesterday aftlie residence of m, ;V5, * Mr. J. M. Orr. lie bad been failing gradually tor sev eral months, and his feeble step told in no mistakable. terms that his long and useful life was drawing toa close. It was only.. - within the past week, however, that his relatives and friends became alarmed about him, but strange to say, theday and night immediately before his death he appeared to be much better than he had been for a-number of weeks. He entertained the hope of being entirely well in a few days, but the same night he was taken ill sudden ly at 11 o’clock, and grew worse until his death yesterday. Dr. Gerdine, who attended him; says the cause of his death was heart , failure from old age. Mr. McLesteT was born in Jackson county’ on February 28th, 1812, and was in his ’ Seventy-eighth year of age.’ When a yon ng man he moved to Jeffer son and engaged in' merchandising,’ where he - and his brother built up a larger-trade afid a lucrative business. Ia the ytetfrMSSi lie' commenced the man ufacture of hats, and at the beginning of the civil war had* a 'large establish ment arid one of the most prominent mamif&etbries in North-East Georgia. Like tunny others, the war stripped him of a great portion of,his property, btit like the loydl Southerner that he was, he began anew the energetic life of the NewSohth, and. gained it back.. In 1883 age had begun to tell on him, and hewas prevailed upon by his neph ews,- MesSrs. J. ,M. and W. C. Orr, to move to Athens and live with them, where he has sinqe resided. . He waS'for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church, and was al ways ready to do what he conceived to be his honest duty for .the cause of re ligion; for his country; for his relatives and his fellowmen. He never married, but his home was always a home for his widowed sisters and their orphaned children, and it will never be known save only to those how kindly and with what tenderness he reared them. Hewas indeed a father to the fatherless; and was a citizen be- lovedand respected by all who knew him. He was perfectly resigned to death, and even prayed on his death bed to be taken away from the physical agony which hesuffered. There is a large number of relatives and friends to mourn his death; Death of Mr. Richard Towns. Last Saturday night, about half past ten o’clock, Mr. luchard Towns was found by two negro boys, in a dying condition, opposite the residence of Mr. J. D, Tweedy. They went as quickly as possible to his father’s residence, and, securing a buggy, returned for him. Arriving at his father’s they took him*hi the house, where half an hour later he expired. On Sunday mornin" Coroner Knott empanneled a jury ni.d an inquest was held and a verdict ren dered, that “Deceased came to his death from exposure to the weather on the night of November 30th, while in an intoxicated condition.” Mr. Richard Towns was the youngest son of Mr. Daniel Towns, a respected citizen of Madison, and was a young man of bright intellect, but, unfortu nately, was given to drinking heavily at times. To the grief-stricken parents and friends of the young man we ten der our sincere sympathy.—Madison Advertiser. A Fond to bo Raised for the Benefit of the Family of Jefferson Davis. As will be seen by referring to our telegraphic columns, Gov. John Ik Gor don, General of the United' Confederate Veterans,, has issued a proclamation asking the associations, bivouacs and camps of the association, and all friends of ex-Confederatc Veterans to unite in the effort to raise a fund for the widow and daughter of the late Jefferson Da vis. This fund is to bo raised on the day of the funeral. We are certain that every loyal heart in Georgia will rejoice in the opportu nity thus allordcd to lend aid to the family of our fallen chieftain. No canse could be more holy, n6 opportu nity could be more welcome Mr. Da vis died a poor man. The brunt of the late civil war fell upon him as it fell upon no other pair of shoulders in the South; and when he returned to his des olated home, it was only to' find the property which he had possessed redu ced almost to a minimum. Since that time, Mr.' Da\ is has lived in almost ac tual want; and when he died, he left, as an Inheritance to . those ' he cher ished only the precious legacy of ' such love as no American ever bestowed upon him. The time tor our people to act. how ever, has come. Let every citizen of Athens who loves the cause tor which Mr. Davis labored and for which he died an alien from. the. government of his fathers, ponder well between; now and Monday, and let us on that day raise such a substantial testimoiiial as shall surprise even thei generosity of our own citizens. The proposition is to raise about two hundred thousand dollars by this means. Brunswick even before the telegram was sent out by Governor Gordon, raised about $150. Let us have a sub scription list which will aggregates many times this amount. Atheris’can do no less, consistently with the loy alty of her people and with the con spicuous position which she took in the late Confederacy. It has been sug gested by a leading citizen that a monument be erected to the memory of Mr. Davis, and to this end that a sub scription list be started without delay. While we sympathize with 1 any move ment looking toward honoring the memory of Mr. Davis, yet we believe that the support of the living should, take precedence of the honoring of the dead. Besides this, Mr. Davis needs no monument. His memory is perpet uated in the hearts of the teeming mil lions of the South; and the services which he has done tor the Southern Confederacy and tor our country at large are monuments more magnificent than millions of shafts of Parisan mar ble. The needs of the living are, how ever, imperative and immediate. Let us unite and make the contributions of Monday a splendid and spontaneous tribute to the memory of our late be loved chieftain, and a testimonial of tho love in which he and his family have ever been held by our people. MONEY mi A SOUTHERN ROAD. Gioa Prices Paid ror tho JSomls of th.i Georgia. Carolina and Northern Rail, road. AI the Balli more Slock Board yes- and Northern Railroad Company first mort gage bonds were sold at 102%. These are among the Southern railroad securi ties that are now a attracting notice of irivesters and it is said London is a buy er. Macon and Covington Railroad bonds are also dealt in on the Balti more Board. It is said there is a move ment on toot to secure control of the Covington and Macon to get an en trance into Middle Georgia tor their new rorailad system. The special Wall street correspondent of the Sun last night telegraphed the following: .‘President George S. Spott officially states that the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company has not offered to S uarantee 6. per cent on the stock of the [aeon and Covington Railroad, nor have they had any negotitations for its . „| acquirement. This denial was occasion- ly unniercffin' edby the report that the Richmond and welts i p ’ \ h . lch wised iSjl Danville and the Georgia, Carolina Mun Jr^ ^ ere , . exhib ited to j a f and Northern Railroad systems are this morning C0Urt at Asonm both making efforts to secure control of had beer^flfn, Iad testified that W the Covington and Macon, each being Father^ whi PP*d by desirous of securing this entrauce to i^i Ure to Procure iL, Middle Georgia. Alex Brown &Sons, JSS& VTabjt of Baltimore, who took the bonds of the w-Jj the treatment longer had to r .m Georgia, Carolina and Northern, the vereT; JX® ln *»U“an father was 1 Covington and Macon, and the Georgia ttaruL re PT lman ded and was fined Southern and' Florida roads, have oE- 2as token l?’?' F 1 ? S® ed the stockholders of the Covington and hi. hnQ^ft ( ^ Sel - r i ’ lan d. and Doreen and Macon a guarantee of 3 pea cent on care of h tti tlcss ^ e wil1 not have fee their stock for Central, and ft was said The JwJ™ 0 °^ ldren very ) 0 ^ that the Richmond and Danville Com- woman hSd wS^K®® ^show thau& pany hadjoffered a 6 per cent guarantee. was provefl chl, dren, but it Mr. MacheA, a controlling stockholder *„ iatahe has come North to negoate a sale of his »- the, F wherea boutj heartles^p ARENTb A Case ol Drtfnkeness a„ (1 r „„ ’ Connecticut. ,elt * h» Watertown, Dec fi John Dorher of Asonia on t atrt ‘ 8t of brought to light one ha? of cruelty known in i State tor years. ■ Dornm. of m. not only do not give \ fleient foodjbut they beat th h>ldten Wil fully and drive them outofd!!!v Wnmer,! i. are three children, a toj" r 0 r«- iC 6, and a boy of 4 years and »ii a of have been campking out wh °m on stone door step?and SfSS rece % th S 7 nrn^S£^- reUl '’ the boy out for a newsDan? ather ten cents’ worth of whiE^ n? h nd could not mar the i: Ihe boy could not get the liquor, ^nd* ,® *°. the wrath of his drunken * ar,n « remained out all dayand niiht reilts > time after dark wit? h? T®* 1 ' old brother on the front «t„ h,s ^ TOME £ interest to one of the other of the ders.—Baltimore Sun. bid- l>r. Pilclicr Shot, On last Friday at Mayfield, Dr. T. B. Pilcher, of Norwood, was shot at five times by Mr. D. W. Wheeler, three of which shots took effect in the Doctor’s right arm. In the meantime Dr. P. fired three times at Mr. Wheeler, miss ing his mark every time. Tbfe wounds received l»y the Doctor are not serious, we are glad to state. We failed to learn what tlie trouble started about.—Craw- fordsville Democrat, ADJUSTED. Judge Lumpkin and Hr. VanDuzer Settle Their-Difficulty. Our readers will remember the uii- fortqpatc difficulty that occurred on the streets of Hartwell, between Hon. Sam neiLumpkin and IraO. YanDuzer, Esq., at the last term of Hart Court, and also tlie fact that no reference to the same was made in the columns of the Sun. This..failure to publish this occurapce was due to the fact that we then believ ed Hie misunderstanding between theso gentlemen would be honorably adjust ed. Time , has demonstrated tho correct ness of our opinion,as the following will prove,. Thursday morning at the adjourn ed term of Hart Court, Mr. VanDuzer rose in his place and addressed Judge Lumpkin as follows: “Y6ur Honor: I desire to present in open court,,at this first session of court since the encounter between you and myself.on tue streets of Hartwell, my full, complete and unconditional apolo gy for my conduct inthe8ame. I was at the time laboring under a misappre hension of the facts of the case, and act ing under the heat of passion. I am sor ry that any misunderstanding and dif ference occurred, and respectfully offer this as an apology,for the same and ask yoUr acceptance both as a man and a Judge. I do. this in view of the fact that my private letter to you could not meet the demands of the case.” To this Judge Lumpkin responded in the following words: “Mi;, VanDuzer,: When you accosted me on the street and asked if I con sidered the court adjourned soi far as protection to my person was concerned, I replied affirmatively, not really know ing what yoii intended doing. After the assault, had been made, and which I immediately resented on the spot, and 1 had gone home and reflected about it, J felt that you slionld be dealt with,as tor contempt of court; but I also felt that I could not do so without violating the letter, if. not the spirit, of my assurance to you that I would not use my official power to punish your eonduct. Being unwilling to violate any promise of - my own, whether ad visedly given or not, I decided I would hot rule you for a contempt. For this reason and this alone I have refrained from ruling you and inflicting some punishment upon you tor your con duct. ’ ;“In relation to the letter of apology you sent me, I declined to answer it, beeanse the offense against the dignity of the court and the affront to me per sonally were made in such a public manner, I was certain that no private letter of apology could possibly atone tor same and I therefore made ho reply to it. “Having already for the rcason|stated, decided positively, not to rule you as a Judge, and you having made ample and sufficient apology tor your conduct publicly and in open court, which is all you can do under the circumstances, I will say that I am willing to accept said apology and do now accept the same.” —Hartwell Sun. Lecture last night.—Chancellor Boggs last night addressed the college Y. M. C. A. in their hall on the campus. Quite a large crowd was out to hear him. His address, as usual, was emi nently practical, and was listened to with deep attention by all present. The meetings of the Y. M. C. A. are held from week tojweck, and are great pow ers tor good. Athens’ Cotton Receipts.—Capt.J. n. Rucker said to a Banker reporter yesterday that the cotton receipts of bur city "up to date amount to over fifty thousand bales, and that before tho season is over they will overleap one hundred. The farmers are still pick ing their cotton from the fields and have not stopped but little to market it. There is a great deal more cotton to come to Athens yet, provided the fine weather lasts, WHAT THEY THINK. A Few Press Comments on the New Banner With to-morrow’s issue, the first six day’s existence of the new Banner comes to a close. The management have spared no pains to give Athens tho best paper she has ever had, and the verdict of our citizens sustains the assertion that we haye succeeded in our attempts. The Banner of the past I s Inot, however, the Banner of the future. We have only begun, and we will, from day to day add such new features as we' are certain will be of interest to our readers. But at the same time, the very complimentary notices of the. new paper that have appeared since its first issue show us the appreciation in which our labors are held and serve as an incentive for ns to do more and more toward the building up of the paper. The Atlanta Journal has the following: i “The first-.issue of the consolidated paper, ‘the Banner/ has appeared. It is seven columns in size, and is well gotten out.” The Oglethorpe Echo has the follow ing: “Our neighbor, tho Athens Banner made its appearance Tuesday morning under the new management. It is bright and newsy and gives promise of success.” The Augusta Evening News,the brag afternoon paper of the Fountain City, had the following yesterday “The first issue of the consolidated Athens papers has been received, and we must say that- the Banner is a very neat and tidy newspaper. Mr. Gantt says he will improve it from time to time.’* NEXT! The Oglethorpe Echo Beats the Banner’s Boss Crop. Tlie Oglethorpe Echo, which reached our office yesterday, tells as follows of a brag crop which will be raised in that favored county this fall. We have al ways adhered to the belief that Ogle thorpe was one of the garden spots of the State and the magnificent yields which are reported as having been at tained there this lyear certainly speak well tor the industry of its hospitable people: “In the Athens Banner we see it sta ted that Mr. Conelius Stevens, of the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, will this year make from seven-five acres of land seventy-five heavy bams of cot ton. Mr. Jolin W. Jarrell,, a neighbor of Mr. Stevens, tells us that he will* gather five bales from a tour-acre patch. Both these gentlemen are crack farmers, and seldom fail to make brag crops.” THE COVINGTON AND MACON. A Special Train During the Holidays From Athens to Macon. The Covington and Macon railroad has arranged to put on an extra train during the holidays between Athens and Macon, with the following sched ule: Leave Athens at 7A.M. Arrive at Macon 12:30. Leave Macon at 1:10 P. M. Arrive at Athens, 6:30. One fare will be charged tor round trip both on the special and regular train. The Covington and Macon railroad is among the most prosperous and enter prising in the State and is doing mueh fnr fLn imLinlrliniv j.! ” _ /» A Strike Against Negroes.—Mr John N. Matthews, who operates a government distillery in Madison seeu - lur several uays, uhu mo »«*«*''■ couuty about eight miles from Athens becoming alarmed broke open thedo< was in the city yesterday. Mr. Mat! of her room last night and was horrm( thews says if Collector Johnson sends " to bnd the woman lying upon the flw negro storekeeper and guager to his by tlie side of her bed dead distillery that he will at once close wit b her face almost entirely d e down, as he will not come in daily ami soured by rats. The son was found business contact with one. A majority an adjoining room in a beastly state ° of the government distillers in Georgia intoxication and now lies unable ® will abandon the business if negro offi- speak or give any account of .hi® 8 ®” cers aro forced upon them. The dead' woman had on deposit at w — First National Bank $20,000. Ta What they drink.—The Banner of family went to Cheyenne from Texas yesterday contained an article* headed and while living in Wyoming a son wa ‘‘What Thev Eat.” showing tlie Kor- mysteriously murdered. ItissaidtH “ the deaf and dumb daughter knows wu committed the crime but refuses to a* vulge the secret aud no arrests nay been made. • Tho Bridal Dress the Shroud. Reading, Dec. 4—(Special)—Mis China Heft, aged 16, died to-day a Bowmanaville." She was to haveoeei married on the and will now be garments. What They Eat, x ite menus’ of our local epfenres. We had hoped to give to-day a companion piece entitled “What They Drink ” but we bad not- proceeded any distance into the investigations looking to that end when we decided th&t we 'would be unable to get up enough facts to fill a quarter of a column. Your average citizen is, as a rule, more reticent on this {subject than any other. Besides Athens is well-known as one of the most temperate cities in'the State. return ^ ^ wherealwuts^dYhat for erned the LAST MOMENTS. rhe Prostration of Mrs. Davis When nil Was Over. Finding thaUJr. Davis ^wasPhSn"" somewhat heavily as £ T v ^atliing back the doctors assisted S tin upon his right side. With hi« 7 resting upo?! his right find“ulS1 sleeping infant, and with his eft hand drooping across his chin, he lav for some fifteen minutes breathing fafetlv More and more feeble became his S- pirations till they passed inta ‘ and then the wmciSTmw it S eiljercord had teen looS and |,S golden bowl broken. The father of the confederacy had passed away as calmly of suS. night 8 rep0Se ’ 0r flowere at £ ite fb® ^ ttat toe end had c , om ® sl .° 1 " rl y and peacefully, and after she had been faca to face for hours with the dread reality, the blow fell with crushing force upon the afflicted wora- a -li there had been work for either head or nands. she had borne uy braveiy, and not until the sweet uses for her tender ministrations were lost. d J d £? 8< *> m /to realize the terrible forro of the blow that had fallen ugon her. Knowing of her predisposition to heart affection, the doctors were at once gravely alarmed for her. They prompt ly administered a composing draught, and ate a late hour this morning she was resti ng quietly. It is believed that the foundation of tticex-presitot’g last illness was ma- acute bronchi tis. uareiul nursing »na »Knu«i mwli- cal attention had mastered the latter, but it is supposed that the congestive ctolR which was the immediate cause of his death, was attributable to a re turn of malaria. After death the face of the deceased, though looking slightly emaciated, showed no trace of suffering,more near ly resembling that of a peaceful sleeper than of the dead. DALE’S TRIAL Will Probably Occvpy This Morning. Atlanta, Dec. 9.—[Special.]—Bev. W. R. Dale, the bigamist preacher of Atlanta, refused to have his picture taken, until the police forced him to consent. Dale has secured as his attorneys Messrs. Anderson & Thompson, and Messrs. Speairs and Roan, who will ac company him to Dallas. Two other parties identified him to day as Nutall. ■/This morning Mr. Dale was permitted, in charge of Patrolman Lawshe, to visit his wife at home in Bellwood. The scene was a sad one, for when the broken-hearted woman saw her husband in charge of an officer, she realized the full meaning of the arrest, and the weight of the serious charge against him. JHe was brought hack to the station- house about 12 o’clock. Sheriff Moore, of Paulding county, arrived in the city about noon today. ' He will spend the afternoon in get- ting up witnesses, anu tonight at 8:10 will leave on the East Tennessee rail road for Dallas, taking Dale with him. Terrible End of a Mother’s Debauch. Denver, Col., Dec. 6.—[Special.]- Mrs. Ritchie, an old gray-haired wo man about sixty years of age, cam< dumb daughter. They lived a ven retired life. Three weeks ago th< mother and son went on a protractcc debauch. The old lady had not beer seen for several days, and the landlorc ' She was to have wo day she was taken sics ie buried in her bnaa