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people of Upper Alton, III.,
beginning to experience some of
the refining delights of social equal
ity between the whites and blacks,
that they tried to force upon the
South. The negroes of that town
insist that their children shall at*
tend the same school as the whites,
and went so far as to try and carry
their point by force. But the good
republicans of Upper Alton at once
whified a very large sized skunk and
lost no time in expelling the ambi
tious young coons. They are hear
tily in favor of giving the negro his
every so called social right in the
South, and grow indignant when our
people refuse to take the colored mau
and brother and all of bis picka*
ninnies to their arms ; but when the
odor d’Africa is wafted under their
own nostrils, a revolt is at once
started and he is kicked out like a
dog.
In the Sooth, we believe in sepa
rate schools for the races ; but in
Upper Alton, we are inclined to back
Cufiee in his most righteous de*
mands. A people who are such out
spoken champions of social equality
for a distant section of country,
should be required to take the physic
they want to force down strangers.
It seems to us that the Illinois ne
gro—who has been undergoing the
refining and purifying influences of
Northern civilization—is a much
more desirable companion for the
Alton whites than one of our swamp
coons in Georgia, to whom soap is a
stranger. Besides, our Alton neigh*
bors have always been taught to
look upon the negro in a much more
exalted light than were the Southern
whites, who have held him in servi
tude for generations. If the delicate
sensibilities of our Illinois friends
rebel at - coutact with the highest
order of our black citizens, how can
thej' blame the South for also kick
ing against having social equality
forced upon them with negroes,many
of whom ha v e made but short strides
in civilization since their ancestors
were wearing a palm leaf and eating
snakes in Africa. The Upper Alton*
ites shculd be consistent. Let them
render unto Cuffee the same treat
ment that they demand of the South
for him, or else acknowledge the hy
pocrisy of their past conduct, and
endorse our people when they take
such steps as will keep the negro in
his proper place.
a great and needful work—
THE ALLIANCE AND POLITICS.
There is a somewhat furious dis
cussion going on between the repre
sentatives of the Farmers’ Alliance
of Alabama and the Montgomery
Advertiser.
he gist of the whole matter, so
perceive, appears to be
the fear on the part of the Adverti
ser that the political aspirations of
prominent alliance men threaten to
breed discord and division in the
democratic party.
We have too much confidence in
the patriotism of the Farmers’ Alli
ance to fear that they will encourage,
or even tolerate, any movement tend
ing to threaten the success of the
democratic party.
Not only the Montgomery Adver
tiser, but numerous papers in other
States, seem . greatly exercised lest
the Alliance will get into politics
and thus endanger or wieck the or
ganization. This gratuitous advice,
it impresses us, is not given through
any desire to benefit and save the
Alliance, but is rather uttered as a
bugaboo to frighten this formidable
organization from taking any band
in politics, thus leaving the naming
of officers to the old bosses who
have so long controlled matters.
We differ with these papers. While
AlIiancemeiKshould see that no old
broken-down political hacks ride
them into office, at the same time
it is not only right and proper, but
also their duty to see that the farmere
of our country—the men who feed
the world and keep the wheels of
commerce revolving—should exert a
large influence in selecting officers
to represent them. The Alliance
SHOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE AND DECIDED
STAND IN politics, and see that men
are chosen to legislate for the coun
try in full and hearty sympathy with
the toiling masses. The men and
the breaking down of trusts and
monopolists. To accomplish this
end it is necessary that the organi-
za‘ion enter politics. You had ns
well expect a carpenter to build a
house without tools as for the Alli
ance to win the fight without having
State and Federal officers in hearty
sympathy with them. The Alliance
does not propose to boycott or ostra
cise a man from holding office aim
ply because he does not belong to
their organization ; but before they
will vote for a candidate he must
have the ring of the true metal.
The Alliance is going to have a
controlling band in politics this
year; but they will not let either
politics or politicians control them.
AN UNWRITTEN LAW-
There is an unwritten law in the
South, and we never want to see it
forgotten. The law is this : When
a negro man lays the hand of vio
lence upon the person of a respects
ble white woman, his life must pay
the penalty, and the first men into
whose bands he falls shall become
his executioners. We are opposed
to lynch law and mob violence, ex
cept for this offence—and we have no
respect for any community that per
mits the black ravisher of a white
woman to remain in jail and await
the slow process of law. The speedy
visitation of punishment for this of
fence has done more to deter and
prevent such outrages than all our
courts and penitentiaries. The ne
gro knows that the person of a
white woman is ever sacred from his
profane touch, and he must pay for
such audacity with his life. But for
this knowledge, the Southern States
would soon become untenable for
white ladies, and the papers would
be filled with accounts of horrible
outrages.
^tlu
to* .lllllli,,. .
P^mg Alliancemen to steer clear of
politics and leave this matter to out
siders, are at heart no friends to the
organization, and are trembling lest
their own power be curtailed. We
have too much confidence in the in
telligence and patriotism of the
Fanner's Alliance to fear that they
'll take any steps to endanger the
of the demociatic party, or
luworthy officers upon the
Men who can defeat such
organization as the jute
o need fear to risk with
THE ATHENS BANNER AND THE AL
LIANCE.
The Banner has ever been a warm
and true friend to the Farmers’ Alii
ance, and will remain so to the end.
We have never let an apportnnity
escape to defend the organization in
their most just and righteons de
mands, and have joiued with them
heart and hand in waging war upon
the iniquitous trusts seeking to op
press and extort from them, At the
same time, as an honest and reliable
journal, we have given Alliancemen
all the information we could gather,
that they might know the tactics of
the enemy and defeat him. This we
shall continue to do,- for it is right
and proper that the rank and file of
the organization should be kept
posted, as well as the chief officers.
The Alliance is composed of intelli
gent and conservative men, who will
not be content to let a few leaders do
all the thinking for them
This year will be a most important
one with the Alliance, for they must
engage in their first great political
battle against trusts and the protec
tive tariff. The Banner will stand
sbonlder to shoulder with the far*
mers, and give them its hearty aod
undivided support. We shall insist
that every officer stand committed to
the interests of our planters, aud
help them to throw off the burthen
that is crushing them to the earth.
There has been no opportunity asjet
to show our loyalty to the Alliance,
bnt the day will soon come when its
members will reeognize in The
Athens Banner a staunch defender
and champion. The democrats of
this section know the work done by
The Banner editor in the past; and
we now assure our Alliance friends
that in this paper they will find
loyal and fearless champion that will
stand by them in their struggles
Let every good Allianceman gird on
his armor and be prepared for the
impending political struggle. The
opening battle for 1892 will this year
begin, and you must be prepared
It is your duty to enter the political
arena—and let the Alliance vote as
one man on all issues. The campaign
cry must be, 44 Tariff Reform and
Death to Trusts !”
THE NEW kULES.
The leading matter that will come
before Congress this week, says the
Richmond Times, and it is one of
per# that are so piteously beseech- ‘"TT Wi ." be
. AlK.n.Mnan f ° rW this Besmon, is Ibe
Alliance has under* 1 the House.
HBT' ' "
report of the Committee on New
Rules, in the preparation of which
the Republican members have bean
actively employed for some time.
The proposed changes have not been
considered in committee by the Dem
ocratic members, no invitation with
that view having been extended
them by the Republican members,
the plan of the latter being to spring
the changes which they propose on
the rules, upon the Democrats either
to-day, or to morrow at a meeting
of the committe, and at the earliest
moment thereafter, report them to
So far the business of the House
has been carried on under the regu
lation of general parliamentary usage
supplemented to a very great extent
by the arbitrary rulings of Speaker
Reed. The furtive course of the Re
publican members in preparing the
newrules, is not only in keeping with
general conduct from the beginning
of the present session, but also
throws some light upon the charac
ter of the new rules themselves,
which from all that is known of
so far, were drawn up wboly with a
view to suppressing a voice and
hampering the action of the minori
ty. If adopted by the House as they
now stand, they will undoubtedly
on their face confer on Speaker Reed
as much power to carry out the pur
poses of his party as even he, bitter
and unscrupulous partisan that he
is, could wish. It only remains to
be seen, under these circumstances
if any resource at all is left in ob.
structive measures.
THE ALLIANCE AND THE KNIGHTS.
The union of the Farmers’ Alli
ance and the Knights of Labor does
not suit the Alliancemen of Ten
nessee, and they are loud in their
protest against the coalition, and
quite severe on_ the politicians who
are responsible for the business. A
prominent Allianceman, in replying
to the editor of the Clarkesville
Chronicle, through the Nashville
American, says :
“ When we find a well organized politi
cal party (Ihe Knights of Laboi) demand
ing the confiscation of our land, aud then
when we see the National Farmers’ Alli
ance, representing millions of farmers,
joiniug forces with the Knights and pro
mising to a;d them in electing their men to
office to make laws tor us, the situation, to
our mind, is too seiious for much hilarity.
It’s ruination to us poor farmers. The
Chronicle attempts to insinuate that the
land t»x theoiieg of the knights don't
amount to much, but when a demand is
made that the lax on land shall be equal to
the whuie unearned increment, it means
confiscation and nothingel>e. The Chron
icle says : “Mr. Powderiy comes to the al
liance with a federation, saying we will
fight with you for a reduction of the tar
iff” . This is a remarkable statement, con
sidering the fact ihat the tariff is not men
tioned at all in the federation agreement.
What makes this silence of the agreement
on the tariff question very emphatic is the
fact that the committee of the Farmers’
Alliance had framed an article in its de-
mande, calling for a icvision and reduction
of the lai ff, hut it had to be struck out
before Powder’y, Beaumont and Wright
would sigu it.’’
The impression sought to be made
on Alliancemen is that this coalition
with the Knights of Labor was
formed to strengthen the former in
their fight against the iniquitous
protective tariff laws,; but it will be
seen that the representatives of the
Knights refused to sign auy such
agreement; and they are entirely
consistent in so doing, for it is to
their interest to make the farmer pay
the highest price possible for manu
factured goods, and buy his produce
as cheap as possible. There can
never be any political affiliation be
tween these two classes, for their in
terests will always be in conflict.
The Knights of Labor are de
manding the confiscation of every
body’s land, while the farmer wants
to hold on to bis possessions, that
his children may enjoy the results of
his toil and care.
The Knights of Labor have offi
cially recognized social equality at
their National convention in Rich
mond, while the very thought of it is
repngnant to our Southern, farmers.
The Knights of Labor promise
laborers in our cotton fields $1 per
day, while such a price would be
ruinous to planters.
In fact, there is not a single inter
est of the two organizations but
clash. There can never be any coali
tion between the Alliance and the
Knights, for it is like trying to mix
oil and water to nnite them. We
are yet to see the first Allianceman
favorable to the scheme, that
was evidently- concocted by politi
cians to further their own selfish
interests and increase their vote.
The intelligent Alliancemen of the
South will npt be blindly lead into
any such unnatural and suicidal
coalition, and will hold the men re
sponsible for it to a strict accounts
bility.
We have no war to make upon the
Knights of Labor, for they have a
right to continue for the protection
of their interests ; but it is both
folly and hypocrisy to attempt to
combine with the Farmers’ Alliance,
when the interests of the twoorgani
zations will ever remain in conflict.
son of comparative poor crops. But
little attention was given to this
prophecy at the time,but since Judge
Cibson Las been proved to be so
accurate in fcis predictions, the pub
lic will feel an interest in his further
statements. While we may not have
again such an abundant harvest as
blessed the land last year, we can
now count on six more seasons of
good crops and prosperity. We have
great faith in onr friend as a prophet,
and shall watch the seasons with
hope and interest. If Judge Gibson
is correct, our farmers will have the
load of debt lifted from their shoul
ders, and the whole country blossom
as the rose. Six more good crop
years will save the struggling far
mers.
SIX MORE YEARS OF PLENTY.
Three years ago Jtev. John G.
Gibson, an eminent Baptist minister
of Crawford, Ga, predicted the alpjun
dant harvest of 1889, and his proph
ecy was publish^! in The Athens
Banner and Elberton Star. This
gentleman based his prognostications
upon a record he had kept for a
number of years past of the seasons,
and showed that since the days of
Joseph in Egypt there had been
seven years ot plenty and a like sea-
NOTA USELESS BATTLE-
Says a blundering Republican
newspaper, saystbe.Chicago Herald,
which dislikes very much to acknowl
edge the greatness and goodness of a
democrat: “The blood shed at the
battle of New Orleans was wasted
blood.” It was nothing of the sort.
No other battle that the Americans
ever fought with a foreign loe was of
greater value than that of New Or
leans. Because it was wagered af
ter the treaty of peace had been
signed it was perhaps natural for all
ill-informed persons to imagine that
the battle was useless, but it had an
effect which was lasting and which
will never be effaced. It proved to
England the prowes of Americans in
arms, and it made England assume
toward the United States an atilude
which, treaty or no treaty, it nevir
would have observed without just
such a drubbing as General Jackson
gs.ve to its army under Pakenham at
New Orleans.
Moreover, news of the batt !e of
New Orleans, though it was fought
after the treaty of peace had been
signed, went in company with news
of the treaty all over the world, and
the moral effect of such a victory was
of prodigious value to America.
That great„triamph made a war
which, througn New England’s luke
warmness, had been almost a failure
a glorious success, and more than
anything else up to that time, it
made the young republic respected
by the nations of the earth.
The newspaper that speaks of the
battle of New Orleans as a useless
struggle probably gets its history
from the American Iron and Steel
Association s ^ariff primer, in which
it is taught that, John having six
apples and Johnathan having none,
if Johnathan takes away three of
John’s apples hoth are enriched and
the wealth of the family is therefore
increased.
ANOTHER ROAD.
A HUSBAND FOB BE VENUE.ONLY
Charles Hoffee Deserts His First Wife
for $90,000 Beauty.
Carrollton,0.,Jan.l7.—[Special.]—
The case of Charles C. Hoffee, who is
jailed at Carrollton, Ga., charged with
bigamy in marrying Miss May Cheney,
of Bremen, excites much interest .tere
at IIoffee’8 home, where bis legal wife
is living. Hoffee married Miss Mary
Runyan, of this town, about eight years
ago. About that time he was arrested
en a charge of burglary and his con
finement in jail was a rude interruption
to the honeymoon. This case was final
ly settled by h s father and Hoffee re
leased. He resumed his marriage rela
tions and for six years lived with his
wife in this place, two children being
born to them. Hoffee earned a precari
ous existence by working as agent for
anything salable, ,and la bout ten years
age he determined to try bis fortune in
the South, and accordingly went to
Chattanooga. Mrs. Hoffee remained
here with her .parents.
Hoffee came home on a short visit to
his wife last year, and while here re
remarked : “If I were free I could mar
ry a young lady worth $90,000.” He
declared, however, that he loved his
wife and children too well to do this.
He has been writing his wife occasion
ally aud sending small sums of money
to her until a few weeks ago. His wife
says that sometime since her husband’s
brother, Simon Hoffee, approached her
with a request that she allow Charlie to
procure a temporary divoice from her,
alleging it was her husband’s wish, and
that by so doing Charlie could marry a
wealthy young- lady of Georgia and
they could all be better off. The prop
osition was iudignantly rejected by
Mrs. Hoffee and then her husband be
gan writing her {letters, urging her to
do this or keep quiet until he could ac
complish his purpose. The first infor
mations any on* outside of hU wife and
her relatives had that he had gone
wrong were the telegrams of inquiry
sent by Dr. J. N. Cheney to the Sheriff,
Clerk of Courts and Mrs. Mary Hoffee
asking if Charles Hoffee was married
and if so if he had obtained a legal di
vorce. The reply to these telegrams
settled Hoffee’s status as a Benedict,
and the next news was that be bad been
arrested at Carrollton. Ga., foi marry
ing Miss May Cheney, daughter of the
doctor. Dr. Cheney has had all the ne-
oessary information regarding Hoffee’s
legal marriage furnished him from here
and has sent Mrs. Hoffee money to pay
her expenses to Georgia to prosecute
recreant husband
ATHENS AND DAHLONEGA WILL
LIKELY BE LINKED.
Hume Newt Front (he Prsjrct That
Beano a Bay of Rape oa Athena—
' The Survey has Been Slade.
What Will Athena
Dor
Dahlonega, Ga. Jan. 15th 1890.
Editor Banner :—Dear Sir : From
appearances it now looks as if the city
of Athens Ms a chance in the near fu
ture of being connected with Dahlone-
ga and the Marble works in Pickens
county, and at the same time taking in
the rich iron fields in and around the
vicinity of Dahlonega. We are credi
tably informed that the Marble compa
ny, at Stegalls, iu Pickens county,
which is largely composed of capital
ists of Boston and Worcester, Mass, has
resolved to construct a railroad from
Jasper to Tate, on the M. & N. G. rail
road vTa. Dahlonega. They will be
justified in doing this.in consequence of
the large contracts they have ahead for
furnishing Marble from their quatries.
The Marble will be sent to Port Royal
for shipment North. The route from
Tate, on the Marietta and North Geor
gia railroad via. Dawsonville and Dah
lonega was lately surveyed by Capt. P
B. Lawrence, of the Etowah Valley
railroad, and he informed your corre
spondent, after the corps reached Dah
lonega, that the route was practicable
and of easy grade.
The route from Dahlonega to Lula
was surveyed out several years ago by
Capt. Turner of the Northeastern road
for Messrs. Childs, White and other
Athens gentlemen. Capt. Turner found
very satisfactory route from Lula to
Dahlonega, But this proposed line
was for the time abandoned from the
fact that Col. W. P. Price decided to
connect Dahlonega with Gainesville, a
route which has never yet been com
pleted. judging from the condition of
that road’s finances, and the indiffer
ence of Gainesville to the enterprise
For a long time we hoped in vain for
the R. & D. railroad to complete the
Gainesville and Dahlonega railroad, but
after dallying with Col. Price for sev
eral years, the R. & D. road has quietly
deserted it, and refused all help to it.
Your correspondent now learns that
the Marble company have opened nego
tiations with Capt. P. B. Lawrence, of
Atlanta, Capt. F. W. Hall and Col.
Wier Boyd, of Dahlonega, and A. B
Smith, of Gainesville, as well as other
corporators of the Dltwsonville and
Dahlonega railroad, with a view of
purchasing their Charter, and building
a road at once to Lula via. Dahlonega.
From Lula, their marble goes to Port
Royal via. Athens, from Athens to
Norfork via. the G., C. & N. These
northern gentlemen, owning the Mar
ble quarries at Stegalls, are in earnest,
and must go to a south Atlantic port,
and just now Port Royal seems to be a
fsvored point. The proposed road from
Tate or Jasper by Dahlonega runs for
miles over the iron ores near Dahlonega
purchased by the St Loui3 syndicate.
The ores would likely be sent by the
returning cars to Chattanooga, where
there is demand for them. By this
means neither the marble or iron
freight would be controled by the R.
& D. railroad. In fact by its desertions
of the Gainesville and Dahlonega rail
road, that railroad has practically lost
its influence over this section.
Athent can likely control this scheme
if she will, by securing the charter of
the Dahlonega Air Line railroad. This
charter was granted in Sept. 1879.—
(See Georgia Laws 1878-9 page 2^1)—,
and is owned by parties residing in
Athens and Dahlonega, to wit: Lamar
Cobb, Rufus K. Reaves, J. H. Huggins
and F. W- Lucas, of Athens, and J. W.
Woodward, Wm. J. Worley aud C. A.
Besser, of Dahlonega. A meeting was
held in Athens, at Maj. Cobb’s office
some few years ago, and the charter
was accepted, and an organization ef
fected. The writer of this communica
tion was present and took a part in that
meeting.
The eastern terminus of the Dahlone
ga Air Line railroad was then fixed at
Lula to connect with the Northeastern
railroad. Now, why cannot this organ
ization be revived, and the work corn-
men ced in earnest?
The charter authorizes the company
to go from Dahlonega westward. It js
quite possible that neither the marble
nor iron investors have ever heard of
this Dahlonega Air Line railroad char
ter. It is older than the charter of the
Dawsonville and Dahlonega railroad,
and more liberal in its provisions in
every respect.
The people up this way have always
desired a railroad to Athens and we
think the time has arrived when the
work can be undertaken. The Banner
can blaze the way. This may defeat
foreyer the building of a road from Dah
lonega to Gainesville, and Lula may
build up at the expense of Gainesville,
but we cannot help it. We have for
years piped unto that people but they
would not hear us, and now we will go
back to our first love.
This will also prove the easiest and
best route forAthens to get to Knoxville.
For during this year the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad will be finished
to Knoxville. Your readers can ex
amine the map and iudge for them
selves.
Now Mr. Editor, “blaze away” with
your usual energy and vim, and the
game is won. Yours Truly,
Driving Wheel,
A STRANGE STORY.
AN.OLD DARKY’S MYSTERIOUS
EXPERIENCE.
A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.
Mr. Ed. Sykes, of Oconee County,
Made Farming Profitable.
Has
Yesterday Mr. Cobb Lampkin sold
Lis brick store on Lumpkin street to
Mr. Ed Sykes, a farmer from Oconee
county. Air. Lampkin will move his
entire stock of goods to the store on
Clayton street formerly occupied by
Mr. A. O. Lyndon.
This makes the third store that Mr.
Sykes has purchased in Athens, and he
is now desirous of purchasing a house
and lot, as he is contemplating moving
to Athens in the near future aua enter
ing business here.
Mr. Sykes is one of the best farmers
to be found in the State of Georgia, and
is one of the few that have succeeded
at farming. He started out in agricul
tural pursuits just after the war wiih
absolutely nothing to go upon except
his own labor Since that time he has
Heirs to a Big Estate.
Birmingham, Conn., Jan. 17.—Fred
erick Baldwin and his consin, Mrs. Pet-
tiperre, of San Francisco, claim to be
heirs to a four million dollar estate in
San Francisco. Frederick & Elihu Bald
win left New Haven for California in
1749 on the ship Montague, and were
successful in mining. They invested in
real estate, which is now actually the
best part of San Francisco. A lawyer
is in town hunting up records to prove
the claim before the court next spring.
An old woman died atPottsyille,Pa„
at the age of 100 years.
r; —* . tie uas
been engaged in farming and has amass
ed quite a snug little fortune. Besides
being a wise and skil'ed. farmer he is a
most thorough business man and has by
economy as well as by good judgment
become one of the wealthiest farmers in
North-east Georgia. He stands as an
example to the fanners of the South,
and his career is a sufficient and forci
ble proof that there is money in farm
ing.
Athens will be glad to welcome Air.
Sykes as its citizen, and looks upon him
as one of the men who would.figure
largely in its future upbuilding.
Over 100 letters have been received
from Princes, Barons and Dukes in re
sponse to a joking advertisement offer
ing California heir$3-es la exchange for
titles.
Re Hears Strange Voices Collins in his
Ears. Ilaxn’t Slept fur fr'our
Venn. His Hlory in a
Mystery.
His name is Charlie Hardin. He is
an old darky might be termed a relic of
ante-bellum days. His head, bowed
with the weight of hard labor, and
frosted with more than h ; s allotted
thr e score years and ton; his flow and
feeble stop, and with all this his proud
and yet respe tful air tell plainly
enough that be is what is left of a typ
ical old “fo’ de wah niggah.”
Uncle Charles is a curiosity. He is
well known among the white folks
around Athens though not in the light
that some of his best friends know him.
To them he is a mystery unsolved and
is held in utmost fear and reverence by
them, for as they term it, the “old man
sees spirits.”
Four years ago the “power of seeing
spirits” came suddenly to the old dar
key, according to his own statement,
and ever si uce that time he has heard
continuously drumming in his ears a
muffled sound of a human voice which
ever and anon calls to him very dis
tinctly uttering his name. More than
this, he has not slept a wink in four
years!
Such tales as these about Uncle Char
lie Hardin told a Banner reporter by a
prominent citizen caused him to open
his eyes. He determined to see the old
man and extract from him a detailed
accouut of the mystery. Uncle Charlie
was soon found, and in presence of five
or six prominent citizens, told the fol
lowing story so straight and so enthu
siastically that it held the circle of gen
tlemen who surrounded him perfectly
spell bound for a half hour.
his strange story.
Uncle Charlie tipped his hat with re
spectful dignity to the gentlemen as
they drew near, and told in a trembling
voice the details of his eventful, yet
humble life.
“I was a slave befo’ de war,” said
the old man, “and belonged to Mrs.
John Wli te, bein’ sold to her at Wat-
kinsville by Mr. Will Thurmond. 1
belonged to her when de war broke
out and when us niggars was all set
free. I still been living around in de
neighborhood of my old mistress. 1
now lives out on Doctor Carlton’s
plantation.
About four years ago I heard some
body callin’ to me ’way off yonder and
sounded like dev were in agony ’bout
WASHINGTON CITY
CONGRESSMAN CARLTON
BUCK TO CON FEK.
Bea«se*» Oliance* ttrightt-r for thr
cun Foal-Office.- |Ue Georgia Coo'*
gre-omen and the SIlcou Grab
■ rouble in the K.p.blica,, *
t ump -A New train
somethin’. It begun to git nearer and
nearer, and finally I could hear ’em call
my own name as plain as you all kiu.
Dat’s all dey have ever said do, dat I
kin understand and I hear it all the
time Dar it is agin, I hear it
now. 1 hear it all the time.”
Here the old negro gave the sidewalk
a sudden blow with the 'large hickory
stick that supported his feeble body,
and bowed his head as though it were
useless to talk about a thing which he
knew would hardly be believed by his
own brother. His air of sincerity
caused the men to listen further and a
most wonderful tale did he unfold. He
stated that he had not slept a wink in
four years; not since the ringing voices
first sounded in his ears.
One of the gentlemen around stated
that those who had watched him at
night say that his eyes are wide open all
night, though as a matter of course he
really sleeps. He thinks he doesn’t
sleep, perhaps, because of the mysteri
ous voices sounding in his ears all the
while.
WUAT THE VOICES SAY.
Uncle Charlie said that he has never
been able to hear distinctly what the
muffled conversation is about, but only
hears his name called ever and ation.
When he first began to hear
it, he says he would often find himself
answering it. He has been before doc
tors time and again, but says nothing
has ever been done by them to remove
the strange sounds that are continuous
ly ringing in his ears. He says he
don’t know what caused this strange
affliction. He had had no attack of
sickness when it came on him. Doctors
have been baffled in their efforts to ac
count for his sleepless nights, and have
given him no relief. He says that his
old mistress “made light of him” about
his experiences, but added with an em
phatic gesture “gemmen, its de truth,
as I live.”
White men corroborate his story
with their knowledge of the old man’s
life, and Mr. W. H. Thurmond, to
whom he once belonged, says he is one
of the greatest curiosities to be found
in the S>uth. Whether it be a kind of
ear disease, a partial deafness, or a de
rangement unknown to physical or
medical science, the cause of these
sounds and seeming sleeplessness is in
teresting to think about, and the old
darkey’s experi nces are thrilling to re
late.
Signal.
Washinton, D. 0., Jan. 17 rSn
cial.]—The Athens post-office comi '
ues to hang Are and the tight has ,,
rowed down to Mr. A. E Beu-sc mi
Matt Davis, with chances m favor ,,
former It is said that Col. Buck 1
asked for a conference with Con,,
nt.n Carlton, .'diicli looks favorable 1
teusse. Dr. Carlton had decided not, r*'
ask any favors at the hands or thy
publican administration but when h
found that there was danger of a neirr
postmaster being placed upon his
pie he has most probably gone to work-
and is using all of iiis power to defeat
such an outrage. ' 1
Just at the present moment those ren
resentatives who lost their November
salaries by Cashier Silcott’s theft have
a serious attack of the “blues.” Tllei#
spirits have been driven down to the
zero point by the action of the House
in defeating the majority bill, which
provided for the appropriation of $75.
000 to reimburse the defrauded members
for their losses. In the vote on the bill
appropriating $75,000 to reimburse ( 0 »-
gressmen who iost their salary by the
Silcott steal, the Georgia delegation
voted as foliows: Yeas: Blount and
Candler. Nays: Carlton, Clements
Crisp, Grimes, Lester, Stewart and
Turner. The bill was defeated bv a
vote of 126 yeas an t 142 nays.
The conduct of a Georgia sheriff in
carrying away a prisoner from Green
ville, S. C., without a word to the offi
cials there, is likely to bring about an
interstate correspondence. James Bax
ter was the victim. He was formerly a
bailiff' in the United States Court, in
Georgia, and was charged with swind
ling. He was arrested in De Kalb coun
ty a year ago and being released on bond
tied to Greenville. Sheriff Austin, of
DeKalb county, recently learned of’his
whereabouts, aud in company with a
deputy went to Greenville and‘Wednes
day night appeared at Baxter’s house.
He arrested him and at once bustled
him off to Georgia. The proceeding is
looked upon as a direct violation of in
terstate comity, and an investigation is
pending.
There is a fight impending in the Sen
ate against the President. Senator Fay
and the Illinois delegation are angry be
cause Harrison ignored their wishes in
appointing the Collector at the Port of
Chicago. This fight has been simmer
ing for several months and is liable to
breakout in an open rupture any day.
Ex-Governor Warmoth is going to
have a warm time while his nomination
to be Collector of the Port of New Or
leans is under consideration by the Sen
ate Committee. The Louisiana Repub
licans are raking up his record as a car
pet bagger and will fight tooth and nail
against his confirmation.
New York city will in all probability
be selected as the city for the World’s
Fair. Her representatives have made
strong arrangements and convinced the
committee that the fair could not be so
great a success any where else.
Mr. James R. Branch gave a private
exhibition of the merits of a new inven
tion of train signaling. The invention
is purely electrical, and bids fair to rev
olutionize the system of signaling now
in vogue, especially on the single-track
railroads. The idea is to enable the en
gineers of locomotives to communicate
with each other by telephone or a eodc
of signals at any point along the line of
road when they come within a speci
fied distance of each other, running
either in the same or oppo-ite direc
tions.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
A Returned'
Negro Exodustcr’s Tale
of Woe.
Chahlotte, N. C., Jan. 17.—[Spe
cial]—A negro, George Newton, has ar
rived in Charlotte from Arkan as,
wh enoe he left on foot over a month
ago. He was an exoduster .and reports
that fcis comrades are leaving in a body.
He is bound for Winston and has only
a tale of woe. He can’t stand the wa
ter, had no money for drinks or return
and had to walk. He says the whole
exodus would come back to-day if they
could raise the money, but that agents
drop them as soon as their fares are col
lected to the southwestern end. Not
withstanding this_ ten coaches of ne
groes passed through Charlotte this af
ternoon for the Southwest and another
load is expected to-morrow if cars can
be supplied.
Mr Smith bought acres of Char
lotte’s suburban property, to-day for
$500, with expectation of finding goM,
It is expected that Mrs. Morris, who
is charged . with having poisoned her
husband at Reidsyille, will be acquit
ted. The trial comes oft’ next week.
People of Rockingham county arp
S ame-stricken over an outlaw, Wyatt
LcKenzie, who has reappeared after
ten years’ absence. He killed a man
then, and has come back with confeder
ates.
I think Judge Stewart’s penitentiary
bill stands a good chance It provides
for two national prisons', one north and
tlio other south, iu whicti the unhappy
moon-hiner may work out his term
close home.- Stone Mountain has been
thought of in connection with the loca
tion of the Southern jail.
He has discontinued the postofiiees at
BlouutviHe, in Jones county; at Dela
no, in Oconee county; Ardot, in Col
quitt county, and at Gore in Chattoo
ga.
OVER THE STATE.
Late Telegrams From all Parts of
Georgia.
Augusta, Ga., Jan, 17.—[Special.]—
A fatal accident occurred here this af
ternoon in which James Buckly, well
known in Augusta, an employe of the
corporation, lost his life.
1 HE rOLK TUMBLES.
Mr. Buckly was helping to erect a
pole for supporting a balloon which was
about to make an ascension, when the
huge pole fell and struck him. killing
him instantly. The accident occurred
at 1 o’clock this afternoon. lie was
aged 66 yeajs.
Washington, Ga., January 17 —[Spe
cial.]—The. store of Muse, Heard &
Muse, at Delhi, in this county, was
burned last night. The stock was in
sured for $2,000. No insurance on the
building.
Atlanta, Jan. 17.—[Special.]—A tel
egram was received in the city this
morning by Senator Joseph E. Brown
from his son, Mr. Joseph M. B*'own, iu
Marietta, saying that there was a new
arrival at his house, a boy, and that lie
had been given the name of Joseph E.
Brown, Jr.
Bailiff Donnehoo was fieAelv at
tacked in the-Superiour court this
morning by a negro prisoner named
Will Green who had just been sentenced
for ten years in the penitentiary for
stealing a mule. Judge Clarke imme
diately doubled his sentence.
Old man Jim Bone was sentenced in
the Superior court this morning. The
rest of the family will be tried in
March.
Mortgages to the amount of $14000
were filed against A. J. Fetzer, the
Whitehall street clothing house this
morning. Assets $21600; Liabilities
$20000.
CONTRACT CLOSED.
Homer Items,
Esa °*has , iifsTrecavered fm’m 18 1,0 ue maae 01 DIu e Western gran-
Prof R? C. Alexander LoentedTsH- Mft *2.
A Monnujent to the Memory of the
Andrew Raafierg.
Chattanooga, Jan, 17*-H[Speeial ]—r
The contract. has been closed by the
State of Ohio for the erection of a
monument in memory of the Andrews
raiders in the national cemetery here,
It is to be made of blue Western gran-
fSSSS? of*the U locomotive°“Gem
« r al”of the Western & Atlantic rail-
school at the Seminary Monday with a
flattering prospect. »
Some of our people talk of a railroad
from Harmony Grove or Maysville in
stead of from Lula, which would real
ize for Athens all of the custom and
produce from Banks county.
The Richmond and Danville has of
fered to Homer very liberally. What
will the G., C. & N. do?
Mrs. T. J. Edwards, of Alpharetta,
is visiting in town,
road, the engine captured by the raid
ers. The cutting off of the engine at
Big Shanty, the :desperate ride for
Chattanooga, the chase, the .capture
and subsequent hanging of the raiders
and reinterment of the remains in the
national cemetery are familiar :
of history. The locomotive “Gi
lias been frequent
military reunions.
monument
sm