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ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1890.
VOL. 58—NO. 148
THE. FORCE BILL.
]; is more than probable that the
v ( ,,,. c bill will becoinc a law, and at
,vu next election our Southern polls
jii ije surrounded by Yankee bavo-
.... This bill is a very obnoxious
and places our ballot boxes in
the complete control of tools and
hirelings of the dominant party.
The following are the provisions of
tin* bill:
Supervision such as iscontemplat-
0l ] bv the bill will not be made uni
formly over the country if the bill
becomes a law, but only where peti-
tinned for. The petition is that in
a i,v city or town having 20,000 in-
li.initants or more, or in any Con*
nr. sMonal district, no part of which
j» within any town or city haviug
•jo ouo inhabitants or more, Fedeia
supervision of a Congressional elec
tion may be had when petitioned for
bv loo persons claiming to be qtiali-
liiil voters, and that in any Gne or
more counties or parishes forming
a part ot a Congressional district,
supervision may he had when peti
tion! <1 tor hy titty voters. The pe
tit ions are in every case to be ad-
biesscd to the chiet ^supervisor of
elections of the district which the
pet itiouers live in.
When supervision is ordered it
"i I extend to every registration,
ew iv revision of registration, every
:ub( cedent or subsequent act eon-
in i-led with registration, every plan
of ascertaining who may be legal
voters, and afterward to the election
itself.
The chief supenisnr, upon recciv-
ii.g a petition such as is referred to
above, will ask the Circuit Court to
appoint such a number of supetvis-
ors lie may ileti nmne will be needed
piopirly to lill all the election dis
tricts within bis jurisdiction and all
vacancies which may occur, but the
: lindur wh cli the court shall ap
point si a I not. bcliss than double
the whole number which the city or
town, the county or parish, or the
entile district, an the case may he,
is entitled.
To each voting place the chief su
pervisor is to assign three supervise
ors, but two of whom shall he of the
same political party, and but two of
the (hr.-e shall tie required to perforin
any duty prior to election day.
The chief supervisor may at any
time transfer any supervisor from
service in one election district to
another in the same town or to any-
oiiier distiiet within the Congres
sional district, and, upon any other
than election or registration day,
nny transfer any supervisor to any
oilier duty authorized by the laws ol
tin- Coiled States.
The term of oflice for supervisors
is io run for two months from and
a her election, hut they will receive
pav only when actually employed.
They are to Ire subject to the instruc
tions, directions and details o r the
chief supervisor, and arc to perform
tin* duties now imposed upon such
i tlii ers in cities and towns having
-001)0 inhabitants or more, save
where such duties are specially lim
it - in cities and towns having desig
nated populations. In addition they
are authorized:
1. To attend all registrations and
revisions of the same.
To challenge the right of aDy
person to register, and the right of
any person registered to continue
registered, and to require the olliecr
having control of the registry book
l" mark the name of a person chal-
Icllgcd.
I*. To inspect the list of voters in
caM s where registration, is not re-
'I'drcd to lie made personally, and
all papers pertaining thereto, and
I" make full copies of such lists aud
<>l all papers relating thereto.
1. To attend whenever electors
personally appear for registration
and to keep full record of all pro
••eeilingp, and be present at all places
" here elect ions ai e holding and votes
are counting.
o. To inspect and hold under strict
scrutiny all registry books, check
lists, tallies, returns, and nil other
papers connected with registration
or election, and to altix their sigtoa-
bircs to every page of such papers,
whenever they deem it necessary to
(| o s, ‘> in such a manner as will ena-
*'le them subsequently to detect and
expose the wrongful removal of any
name or names.
'*• To verify registration in cities
having 5,000 or more inhabitants by
house to house to canvass.
”• To pass upon the qualification
of challenged voters, whenever State
officers refuse to do it, and in case
the State officers refuse to receive the
ballot of any person judged by the
supervisors to be qualified to vote,
t ie supervisors arc to receive such
V .te and put it iuto the ballot box,
m-iking a record in each case.
8. To personally inspect ballot
boxes before polls are opened to see
that they are empty.
9. To keep poll list of those voting,
the list to be made when registration
lias occurred by checking the names
of voters upon the registration book;
to keep record of voles rejected by
local officers; to receive such rejected
ballots as may be tendered tliem.and
to carefully mark and preserve them.
10. To make, eeriify aud forward
all statements, certificates and re
turns provided for by law, and those
caaled for by the chief supervisor.
11. To make, in cities of 2,000 or
more inhabitants, house to house
canvasses when ordered so to do, and
to return full lists of all the male
inhabitants, with statement of the
qualifications as a voter of each.
12. To make in such cities, when
ordered so to do, full lists of all nat
uralized persons and all facts per
taining to the naturalization of each.
13. To show voters into what boxes
ballots for Congressmen should be
placed.
Elaborate directions are given for
the counting of votes. The votes
are to be counted both by the local
inspectors and by the Federal superr
visors. When the two sets of officers
agree an announcement of the result
is to be made. In the event of a dis
agreement the inspectors shall state
that there has been a disagreement,
but that by their computation the
result is so and so. A statement
must then be made by the supervi
sors showing what they compute the
result to be.
No certificate nor return of the
final result of the votes cast for Cons
gressman is to he made until the final
count shall have been completed of
all the ballots cast for every other
officer, and if local inspectors find
ballots for Congressmen in other
boxes than the one set apart for Con
gressman ballots, they are to deliver
them to the supervisors, who are to
put them into an envelope, with a
statement upon it showing whence
the ballots came.
When there is an excessive num
ber of ballots for Congressman in the
ballot box, the box is to be well sha
ken up, after which as many ballots
are to lie drawn out as are excessive,
a blind-folded supervisor and a blind
folded inspector alternating in with
drawing the ballots, the whole per
formance to be public.
The canvass of the votes comple
ted, each set of officers is to make up
its returns according to the law gov
erning it. The supervisors will
make up their returns in duplicate,
forwarding one set of papers to the
chief supervisor, the other to the
clerk of the court. In preparing
their returns the supervisors are re
quired to exercise great care and to
take many precautions to prevent
subsequent attempts at frauds. Be
fore sending off their returns they
are to compare all of their statements
and certificates with those prepared
by the inspectors, and to note any
differences which may appear. The
returns forwarded to the chief super
visor are immediately opened and
filed in his office ; the other set re
mains in the office of the circuit
clerk, staled, until it is called for by
the proper canvassing board.
To make provision for eases of fail
ure upon the part of the local officers
to open polls, it is ordered that when
ever at any place polls are not open
ed within an hoar of the time when
they should be opened, the super
visors shall proceed to hold an elec
tion for Congressman, conducting it
in accordance with the State laws,
except as to those respects in which
the State law is superceded by Feds
eral law.
au old stereotyped letter—each car
rying the same arguments against
the Sub-Treasury bill—clearly show
ing that it was prepared in a caucus
meeting. In their vain conceit, they
evidently thought that the farmers
would swallow this reply, and there
the matter would rest.
But the Alliancu had asked for
bread, and would not accept a stone.
This organization quietly went to
work, and selected candidates of
their own for congress—men who
are enlisted in their great cause,
heart and soul. But at first, even
this step did not disturb the peace
and serenity of the autocrats en
throned in Washington, for they telt
perfect security in their old political
leaders at home.
But gradually, the startling news
began to break upon them that ring
rule and bossism in Georgia had been
dethroned, and the people were tri
umphant. So far from the Farmer’s
Alliance being a contemptible or
ganization, it had grown into a great
power in the land, and had planted
itself in a position to dictate politics.
One by one our congressmen desert
ed their post of duty, and came home
to the defence of their various pro
vinces.
But alas ! They were too late.
Their citadels had been stormed by
Alliance and Sub-Treasury candi
dates, and like Othello, they found
their occupation gone.
The Allianceinen of Georgia de
manded the enactment of the Sub-
Treasury bill, and since their pres
ent representatives in congress re
fused them this act of justice, they
will elect in their stead representa
tives who will owe their allegiance
to the people, and not to the poli
ticians.
Talk about the Sub-Treasury bill
being dead ! Why, it is the livest
corpse tosday in Georgia, and the
next congress will find a solid pha
lanx of Alliance members working
for this great measure of relief ami
protection. The farmers are not to
be ridiculed or frightened out of
their just demands. They know
their rights and will dare maintain
them.
A minister of the Gospel can’t
aerve God and some candidate at
one and the same time. The two
callings are widely separate.
The vote for congress in this dis
trict now stands : Colley—Madison
county, 2; Lawson—Putnam county,
Oglethorpe can name the cone
gressman on second choice.
The Alliance has defeated the pol
iticians and ring-rulers. Now, let
this organization see that a few
bosses in its own ranks are kept in
check.
We have no fear that our Alliance
friends in Oglethorpe will fall under
the domination of a few self-elected
leaders. The reign of ring rulers is
over in that grand old county.
THE ALLIANCE IN GEORGIA*
The eyes of the politicians and
old ring inlers are at last being open-
d to the power and determination
The Thursday’s exci rsionists all
returned home sounding the praises
of Athens. This is the kind of ad
vertisement that pays our city.
The Rev. Mr. Timmerman, of
Washington, is doing himself and
church no good, and Mr. Colley not
a particle of injury, when he deserted
his pulpit and began to dabble in
politics. If there is anything more
disgusting than an unsexed woman,
it is one of these political preachers.
They are sure to finally wreck them
selves, and bring their church into
discredit. When a minister of the
Gos(iel gels his conseut to leave his
pulpit and begin to throw slime in a
political campaign, be should first
rid the church of his presence.
It is far better for the Alliance
not to endorse any candidate, unless
he is squarely on their line. Don’t
be used as a cat’srpaw by the de
signing politicians and office-seekets.
An attempt is being made in several
counties to dragoon the farmers iuto
the support of candidates. TheAUi
ance is working for measuaes—not
men.
There has never as yet been an
organization found, but that a few
men tried to control it. Let the Al
liance throw overboard all such Jo
nahs.
Wc advise the candidates in Ogle
tliorpe county--whose doom has al
icady been sealed by the ring-rulers
—to demand an appeal to the white
voters of their county, and not be
plumped out by any courUhouse
couventiou. Primary elections are
the only fair way to test the will of
a people.
A gentleman from Greene county,
after Mr. Olive’s lecent speech at
Greenesbnro, ottered to bet five hun
dred dollars that either Lawson or
Colley would gel five votes to Olive’s
one. It was uot taken. While Mr.
of the Farmer’s Alliance, and there
is consternation in their camp.
When the Alliance first served no
tice upon our Georgia Congressmen
asking that they explain their views
upon the Sub-Treasury bill, our So-
lons in Washington ridiculed this
« mob of rustics”—as one of their
a umber dubbed the Alliance—dicta*
ling any policy to them. Why, they
would as soon think of the women
and children rebelling against the
men, as that the oppressed aud
down-trodden fanners would ever
dare to assert their independence
o er the bosses that have for so long
kept them under whip and spur. So
to ft mao our congressmen replied io
Olive has no possible chance in
Greene, these odds seem to us un
reasonably large.
Whistling women, crowing hens
and political preachers, are a very
undesirable class of population. Cos
ly think of Christ or one of his
Apostles delivering a political dis
course ! And it is the duty of a
minister of the Gospel to walk in
the foot prints of his Saviour as
nearly as possible.
We have always been under the
impression that it is the duty of a
preacher to work for the salvation of
souls, and not th$ salvatian of some
candidate for office.
IS ITTHIS BAD?
An Insult In our Post Office Reported
by a Correspondent.
Again wc feel it our duty to bring
before the eyes of our citizens the ter
rible state of affairs existing iu the
Athens post office.
Recently we had to chronicle the
many cases of those whose letters had
been misplaced, but now are called up
on to mention a far worse state of af
fairs.
In many issues we have felt it our
duty to call attention to the throng of
negroes swarming the i.flice, whose
presence and boisterous conduct pre
vented many ladies from entering.
Below we give the statement ot a most
insulting affair, which is sent us by our
correspondent in Osceola. It brings to
light a state of affairs which is much
wor.-c thau we thought existed, though
it was bad enough before. We give it
as sent to us:
“A lady of this place entered the post
ollice at Athens a few days ago to get
her mail. While waiting at the win
dow for her mail she was surrounded
by a crowd of drunken negroes calling
for their mail, and using the most in
decent language. One asked the other
negro ‘to push that d—n woman away
so they could get their mail.’ The lady
frightened and disgusted, left the office
and vowed that she would never again
return u> such au indecent place.”
THE LEGISLATIVE RACE.
Everybody Interested In It.
There are no new developments in
the legislative contest, save the pro
gram for joint discussion between
Messrs. Cobh and Mell. The candidates
ire working hard, and all are just as
confident as ever.
The race is the all-absorbing topic of
coivxersatipu, and the witolty city /is
siirrcfj up ou ‘the question “who Wdl
be elected?”
We give* below places and dates for
joint discussion between Messrs. Cobh
andMell:
8ay’s Mill, 18tli, 8 p. m.
Kenneys, 19th, 1UJ« a. in.
Georgia Factory 19;li, 8 p. m.
Wintcrvillc, 22d, 4>4 p. in.
Bradberry’s, 24th, 4)« p. m.
Athens, 2titli, 8 p. in.
Puryear 28th, 8 p. m.
East Athens, M. Fowler’s
store, 30tli, 8 p. m.
Athens, Aug. 1st, S p. in.
The first speaker has forty minutes
first, tlie other then takes ail hour, aud
the first then concludes in a twenty
minutes talk.
The first discussion in Athens, it will
he seen, takes place one week from to
night, and then another occurs on tlie
night before the election.
These meetings will be quite inter
esting, and big crowds will turn out to
hear them whcrcever they go.
A number of Athenians went down
to Say’s Mill last night to hear the
speeches.
FULTON’S
PRIMARY
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES
HELD YESTERDAY.
Howell Leads the Ticket. With Martin
and Goodwin next—The Offi
cial Returns.
Atlanta, Ga., July 10.—Fulton coun
ty backs Clark Howell in his race for
speakership hy giving him tlie first
place on her delegation, and that too,
with seven candidates actively in the
field.
For the third time Clark Howell leads
the ticket in the democratic primaries,
and all things considered, his victory
this year is greater than either of the
others.
A comparatively light vote was poll
ed, but the friends of ail the candidates
were actively at work, and with the ex
ception of Howell, things were ’ very
considerably mixed.
In precints outside of the city Talia
ferro, the Alliance candidate, ran well
and here in Atlanta he (Milled a bigger
vote than was expected.
A big surprise is the defeat of Jim
O’Neill. This was due doubtless to de
termined support hy prohibitionists of
Martin and Goon win. Rube Arnold came
further down on the list than was gen
erally expected, while Martin’s leading
Goodwin was another surprise.
The totals as taken from official re
turns are at follows: Clark Howell,
1549, Em Martin, 1472, John B. Good
win, 1387, S. M. Taliaserro, 11C2, Jas.
F, O’Neill, 1(M4, Reuben Arnold, 493
A. M. Mitchell, 259.
Nearly all Off.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—The work of
removing the mass of cotton seed oil
from the waterworks lakes is almost
completed.
Superintendent Ricuards visited the
waterworks yesterday afternoon, and
this morning he reports that everything
is now in good condition at the water
works, and there is no further appre
hension from the presence ot the oil,
tlie larger part of which has been re
moved.
“TAKE ANOTHER DRINK.
NOTHING IN IT.
A Report of an Attempted Crime Ex
aggerated.
Yesterday morning a good deal of ex
citement was caused on the streets by
the arrest of a young white man, whose
crime was said to be the attempted rape
of a little negro girl.
A warrant was sworn out against
him hy the father of the girl for assault
with intent to rape, and the case was
tried before Justice Fuller.
No evidence was given which showed
anything against the man.
Beaten for declining to Drink a Third
Time with Strangers.
Special l>y Ncwh Telegram Association.
Murphy, N. C., July 19.—As A. B.
Lakey was going along to Marietta and
North Georgia railroad he was accosted
by two men who had a jug of w hisky,
aud who invited biiu to drink with
them. He ilid so, taking two drinks
from the jug.
lie was then pressed to take another
drink, but declined, saying that he did
not wish to imbibe any more.
“Oh, take another drink.”
“No, thanks, I can’t stand any more;
1 have to go to work now.”
“Just one more, it won’t hurt you.”
“No I can’t.”
The two men then cm tight hold of
Lakey and beat him badly, lie de
fended himself as lrest he could, and
was severely cut ou the aim. He made
his escape and reported theattairto the
officers, who are on the lookout for the
men who had the jug.
AN ENGINEER SHOT.
In a Barroom Scuffle In Americus.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Ail uric us, Ga., July 19.—Early this
morning J ini Barrow, a railway engin
eer, was fatally shot by Aleck Duncan
in a barroom scuttle. After being wound
ed, he wrested the revolver from his
opponent’s hand and shot Duncan, ma
king a scalp wound. Duncan escaped.
An old feud, the cause.
THE LIST
CLOSED.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE
NEW BANK ARE NOW CLOSED.
The Total Amount Destred Has Been
Obtained—And No More Subscrip
tions Are Wanted—Some Have Al
ready Been Refused.
IT WAS A
WILFUL LIE.
THE ALLIANCE OF CLARKE COUN
TY DID NOT ENDOPSE
J. T. OLIVE.
Evei ything is ready for the thorough
organization of Athens’ new bauk !
The amount reaches nearly $125,000,
and i..e subscription list is closed.
The most Haltering prospects for the
institution.
The final acquisition of the much
talked-of new hank has never been
doubted since the public ascertained
who were engaged in working it up.
Some of our uiost prosperous and level
headed basilicas men have had the
matter in ebargu and the early comple
tion of the work of getting up the nec
essary subscriptions adds to their repu
tation as enterprising gentlemen.
Not only the older men of our city
were interested in it, but also some of
our best known aud most popular young
men, whose zeal for the welfare of onr
city, f 1 ices them in the front rank oi
our citizens.
They have only been at work for a
short time, and the early success which
crowued their efforts shows the confi
dence had in them by the people.
It was their iutention at ffrst to get
$lu0,000 on the list if possible. This
was do.-e with so little trouble that they
allowed the list to remain open a few
days longer to accommodate several
gentlemen in the city. These put their
names down yesterday, aud the list wss
closed.
It was the intention of the leaders to
make the bank of the people, and they
have succeeded.
The list of stockholder? includes near
ly all our prominent business men, and
the whole city is represented. To show
how the gentlemen in charge looked
upon it, they refused to allow one
northern gentleman to take stock to the
amount of $50,000 which he desired, so
as to prevent any one man, and espe
cially one away from here, from get
ting anything like a controlling inter
est.
No* that the subscriptions are all in,
work will proceed rapiuly towards the
complete organization.
One half of the subscriptions will be
called in about the first of October,
when business will be begun, and the
rest as needed.
Everything will be in perfect run
ning order by text time, and the start
will be made with the brightest of pros
pects.
The Alliance Victorious.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—The Alli
ance swept everything before it In Wal
ton county today, electing its entire
ticket hy good majorities.
Interest in Walton's action on Con
gressional raee has been very great.
This is the first county in the district
to act and has always been regarded as
Stewart’s stronghold. Indeed Stew
art’s friends have said that unless he
warned that county by three or four
hundred it would be the same as defeat.
They did not contemplate the possi
bility of Livingston carrying tlie eotin-
ty. Livingston, however, swept the
county like a whirlwind. The latest
advices from Monroe put his majority
over Stewart at 350 and an official count
may make it larger. Stewart’s friends
here are despondent aud say he might
ft s well come down and out.
A Lawyer Disbarred.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—T. A. Baker,
attorney, at Cartersville has been dis
barred. Charges were preferred by Al
bert Johnson, who claimed that Baker
had entered into a conspiracy to defraud
the escate of the late Abda Johnson
Judge Maddox heard the case and >us-
tained the charge, disbarring Baker.
An appeal will be taken.
J. P. BUCHANAN WINS.
He Will be Tennessee’s Next Gover
nor.
A SAD DEATH.
A Lady Well Known In Athens Passes
Away.
Yestenlay morning about ten o’clock,
there passed away in Winterviile, a
noble, Christian lady, who has many
friends in the city. It was M i»s Fannie
Atkisson, who for a number of years re
sided in Athens, and taught school
here.
She removed to Winterviile, and ac
cepted a position under her brother
who is principal of the school at that
place.
Her work is now finished, and her
friends mourn the loss of as earnest a
Christian and as conscientious a wo
man as ever lived in our midst.
Her mortal remains will be laid to
rest in the Athens cemetery, the fu
neral services taking place at the Epis
copal church at eleven.
Nashville, Tenn., July 19.—As pre
dicted in tlie Banner's special yester
day, Taylor went out of the gubernato
rial race yesterday afternoon and the
deadlock was broken. Taylor’s strength
went to Mr. Buchanan.
Taylor withdrew his own name. The
twenty-fifth ballot followed, giving
Buchanan 801 votes, Baxter 370 and
Patterson 433. Then county after
county commenced changing to Buch
anan, and it wa3 soon apparent that he
had the necessary votes.
General Jackson then withdrew Bax
ter and Major Thomas Jackson with
drew Patterson, and Buchanan’s nomi
nation was made unanimous amid much
enthusiasm.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Will Soon Call a Minister to Their Pul
pit.
The members of this church are now
discussing who is to be called to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
ot Dr. Campbell.
Some one will doubtless he invited
within a short time, but who he will
be, cannot he said.
There is a good deal talk of the Rev.
J. G. Gibson, of Crawford, and it is
possible that he may he their « h lice.
If so, they will get a most excellent
man, for he is one of the most promi
nent and popular divines in this sec
tion of the State.
He has many warm friends end ad
mirers h *re, who are very <e roiis
to have him as the pastor of our
church.
Homer News.
noMF.R, July 18.—Work is now over
and tlie farmers are enjoying the grow
ing rains and the prospects of a fine
crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brown have re
turned from Nicholson and Athens
where they have been visiting for some
time.
Hon. T. E. Winn Alliance candidate
spoke in Homer last week. Hons. Car
ter Tate and W. I. Pike are to heard
from yet, and guess all will be heard
from next Wednesday when the vote
will be taken.
Hon. J. K. Thomson,, the democratic
candidate, and Hon. M. L. McDonald,
the Alliance candidate for the legisla
ture are making things quite lively at
this time, some of the friends of the lat
ter insisting in the alliance all voting
whether, democrat, independent or re
publican.
Tlie Sunday School celebration and
convention will be held at Homer on
July tlie 25th and 2Cth, and a large con
gregation is expected.
The Evening Ledger.
In regard to the card of Mr. Mc-
Gougli, I have only to state that I read
the editorial in the Ledger in the pres
enee of its Tepnted editor, with such
comments as the same required,
have no desire or intention to enter in
to a newspaper controversy.
T. L. Gantt.
Editor Athens Bannjcb.
He Only Received Eight Votes Out of
Thirty-Five.
The Evening Ledger of Sunday stated
that the Clarke County Alliance had
met and endorsed J. T. Olive for Con
gress.
There is no truth in this report. The
friends of H. C. Tuck ami R. B. Russell
attempted to get ait endorsement through
the Alliance of Mr. Olive, bufCuTof 35
members present only eight voted for
the endorsement, and they were strong
supporters of Russell and Tuck, and
did not care so nmch for Olive as they
did to defeat Thb Banner editor. For
weeks they have been suheuiing to this
end, hut met with an inglorious failure.
We will expose the matter later on.
ATHENS’ DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
A Most Harmonious and Profitabto
Foul Play Suspected.
Denver, Colo., July 17.—A man
supposed io he Mike Rouse, of India
napolis, was found in the rear room of
a saloon at Sixteenth and Market str. ets
today in an unconscious condition. He
died a short time after being found.
The death is something of a mystery
and foul play is suspected.
To Afilancemen and Non-Alllancemen.
The Georgia State Agricultural Soci
ety has invited the farmers of Clarke
county to make a county exhibit at the
State Fair at Macon, Ga., October 2*2d
and October 30th, inclusive. We beg
the attendance of each farmer in Clarke
county, and each citizen of our county,
who may be interested, either directly
or indirectly, with its agricultural and
industrial interests at meeting of Far
mers Club of Clarke county, at Mayor’s
oflice, Athens. Saturday next, July
2Gth, at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Edwin D. Newton, Pres.
E. K. Lumrkis, Sec’y.
d & w.
Session.
Some of the returning delegates from
the District Conference recently in
session in Maysville passed through the
city yesterday. From them we learn
that the session has been a most harmo
nious and interesting one.
The conference was organized on
Thursday moiling, Rev. 11. H. Parks,
the Presiding Kldet in the chair. We
suppose other, engagements rendered it
impossible for either of theBishops to Imi
present. Prof. J. G. Hudson, was elect
ed Secretary with Messrs. I. F. Dillard
and Cobb Lampkin as assistants.
The preaching was of a very high or
der, and we have heard special men
tion made of the sermons of Prof. Lane,
of the Technological School, and of Dr.
Mixon. From the first the meetings
were spiritual and unctious, and it was
the general feeling that a revival flame
would burst out belorejthe close of the
session. Rev. W. D. Anderson, of this
city, and Rev. C. S. Owens, of White
Plains, and the above mentioned min
isters with others filled the pulpit at
different times. To-day (Sunday) the
Hctliodist pulpit in Maysville will he
tilled by the Presiding Elder, and it
is reported that Rev. W. D. Anderson
will preach in the Baptist church, aud
other ministers of the Conference will
preach at the Presbyterian church, both
night and morning. Of course all the
pulpits of the town will be filled at
night. We suppose the churches in the
viciuity of Maysville will also he occu
pied by the members Of tho Conference
to-day. *•
The business sessions were very har
monious, and all the interests of tint
church were considered. ’We learn that
the report on the state of the church,
read by Hr. Mixon was a very able pa
per, and the Conference made the re
quest that it be published in the Wes
leyan Christian Advocate and that
every paper in the district be requested
to copy it.
Other able papers on various topics
were also read, aud the discussions elic
ited by these papers were interesting
and profitable.
The following gentlemen were elected
delegates to the Annual Conference,
which assembles in Washington in No
vember : Rev. D. C. Oliver, Dr. Pilcher,
J. T. M. Hairc and George Deadwyler.
The following gentlemen were elected
alternates: Rev. J. L. King, Cobb
Lampkin, I. G. Hudson and J. H. l’it-
tard.
The next session of the District Con
ference will be held at White Plains.
The citizens of Maysville entertained
the conference most royally, which was
highly appreciated by the delegates.
Mayesvillc has one of the most beautiful
uhurches in North-East Georgia, and
her citizens are justly proud of all her
elegant churches.
Messrs. J. T. Comer and W. J. Comer
are honored citizens of Muyesville and
did all in their power for the entertain
ment of the Conference, and this may
be said of all the citizens of this popular
little town.
The election of Mr. Gcosge Dead
wyler, of the Mayesville church as a
delegate to the Annual Conference, was
a worthy recognition of the merits of
that gentleman and of his church.
A Jail Emptied.
Cairo, III., July 17.—All the prison
ers in the Pulaski county jail at Mound
City, seven miles above here, escaped
last night. There were eight of them.
Owing to the warm weather they were
allowed the freedom of the corridors.
Some outside party smuggled a rope to
them and they climbed out through the
scuttle-hole and let themselves down by
the rope. None of them have been re
captured.
THE CHATTANOOGA S. E,
Work Going on Rapidly—No Doubt of
its Early Completion,
There is no doubt about the Chatta
nooga Southeastern R. R. coming to
Athens. Everything is quiet at pres
ent, but matters are moving along
smoothly and progressing rapidly.
The road will, if followed according
to present intention, touch Dalton, from
there it will go to Tate, then down to
Gainesville, Jefferson, Athens, Wash
ington, and into South Carolina.
The men backing the road represent
plenty of money, and are enthusiastic
over the prospects, and they should be,
for if you will trace this line on a map,
you will see that it passes through one
of the finest sections of country imagi
nable. Besides the mineral district, it
draws from a magnificent agricultural
and all in ail, is bound to be one of the
best paying roads in the South.
The honor and integrity of the man
agement of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company are now fully established all
over the country. All who know any
thing about it know that the Drawings
of the'Company are held with the ut
most fairnesss and all prizes paid fully
and promptly. Thousands are ready of
their own knowledge to testify to this.
The Company’s present charter has
about five years to run. The only ques
tion now under consideration is, Shall
the present charter expire In 1895 by
limitation or shall it be extended for an
other term of 25 years.
WORK ON THE G. C. & N.
(s Progressing Rapidly In Elbert Coun-
' ty.
A gentleman from Elbert county was
in the city yesterday, and rays that the
G. C. & N. is pushing the work rapidly *
in the county.
One of the longest and best construct
ed bridges in the state is to be built over
the Savannah River. It is to be be
tween seveu and eight hundred, feet in
length, and the foundation is to be
constructed out of Elbert county gran
ite. This latter is hauled fifteen miles
to the river, and a hundred mules aro
used in the work.
The whole line is being worked upon
with a great number of hands, and ev
erything being done to bring
about an early completion.
An Apology.
Mr. Editor: My Dear Sir—Will you
please say to the public that the rea
son I havn’t been among them .more is i
that I have been prostated with fever.
I am now slowly improving, and by the
help of akiud Providence 1 hope to be
among them soon.
Most respectfully yours,
Gko. E. Uiabd.
Athens, Jdlv 19,1890.