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s.-n i' THE ATHEN ' *i*t. 1N34, ( <:es>««Iif»nted with (hr W-JS5... ’ »>t. IS7J, I Athen* Raeoer, t'.mt. 1> 1S.TJ. 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.