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Newspaper Page TextM ■ s' sESas:. , |NJ1, | (lonaalidnlrd with the *K»(. I!*??' I *‘ hrn “ »*■■**•, E»t. 1S3!1. ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1890. VOL. 58—NO. 187 iui a IS 1 - „ alliance vs- cordon. T \ l;lU , Convention ot the Far- 4llianc«** iu session in Atlanta, 11 iluty iu declaring that no ,j of that body, in the ’ legislature, should support ^ nli'ii for U. S. Senator since i( j c a vowal that under no cir- “ s would he vote for the 1 c ,-uiv bill. To endorse Gov. ortV en have passed bis ad- . wiiin'til notice, would be a . ni .j>lect <>n the part of the rs „f that convention. . a iv somewhat mystified, how- , jjjiow what certain men— rli py the dual position of be- aieinliers of both the Georgia •V^ricultural Society and the r> Alliance—will do iu regard t ijordou matter. Only a few .,,, ;v i LaGrange, theyjendorsed ilU i„ r l' n ited States Senator, t . j..,,lhim their suppoit. Now, these same men say that he tin- right man to represent our ;i the Senate, and he must be 3ia n cannot serve two masters, .•stii .is that if Alliancemen on belonging to a separate ag~ Ural organization, they should t >i refrain from votiDg on such riant matters as this, until all cuts me reconciled. It would tlifin a serious embarrassment, t make them retract one week iiiimises they had so recently . and are yet ringing in the ears ; fjemleinau endorsed. W, s|)i>ke of this danger at the those resolutions endorsing hi were passed, aud ia less than ,k's time ourwordsof warning iiistaiued. iv. Gordon will not be elected to 1 Senator Brown. The Allis has an overwhelming majority e next legislature, and no true faithful member of that body insistently vote for a man who repudiated the priucipal plank Alliance platform. STHE HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS u: Hanker editor left yesterday Free Slate” of Madison, to-day address a large gath> 1 farmers and Alliancemeu : Madison Springs. Mr. Gantt i-ceived a number of invitations uK to the farmers, but he has mi much engaged in his edito* hides that he could not well get But when the people of Madi- cut him a request, he at once i~ide everything and responded, e "Free Slate” occupies an es- u.y warm spot in the heart ot Ua.nmr editor. That is one Mly that has never as yet failed support aud endorse his every po- n, uud has been to him as true the needle to the pole. Mr Gantt remarked just before he '.be city, yesterday, that the ; Hate” had never failed him ' the called on her, and he in- - "I to he with this people to-day -• rial to crawl on his hands and •••rs iu get there. Ma-iisou is certainly one of the cimuiius in Georgia, and now v '>t "ill soon lie traversed its en- re »ulih by one of the greatest ‘"ms iu the South, is destined to Ue °u a great boom. J1 ‘U Iianmcu will watch the future ' f ree State with pride and '•ensure,auu leave no effort untried - sl cun build up the county and -i-ance the prosperity of its people. Ti'-morrow The Banner will pubs - extended synopsis of Mr, J!j 'G address. Bis subject will ' rbe mission of the Farmer’s v,( '°i ami the aims and ends of Sub.?, ALLIANCEMEN. BEWARE OF YOUR ENEMIES I We frequently see very serious charges published in the papers against leading officers of the Far mers’ Alliance, effecting their char acter as faithful and honest men. The last attack is on Mr. Felix Cor* put, ex-President of the State Ex change. The Alliance is surrounded on all sides by strong and powerful ene mies, that have conspired to break down this noble organization, or bring it into disrepute, at any cost or by any and every means. Even l.bose who have expressed their sym pathy and friendship for the order, have been made the victims of the most venomous and slanderous at- ateks. Let every member of this organi zation close his ears to such as saults, until the matter has under gone a careful investigation by your own officers, who alone are in a posi tion to know the true facts in the case. As your success and power in creases, your enemies will multiply, and become more open and deter mined in their attacks. No ends tka» hatred and malice can invent; no schemes that defeated ambition and self-interest can devise, and no means that money power and influ ence can control, will be left untried to create distrust and dissensions iD the Alliance ranks and break down the order. But these assaults by your ene mies, so far from discouraging and weakening the Alliance, should only cause you to draw the closer aDd stick the tighter together. They conclusively show' to any discerning man that your organization id gain ing ground and becoming a great power in the land. If the Alliance were a feeble and insignificant or ganization, the world would let you alone. You will doubtless find black sheep iD your flock—even the church es are Dot free from such members— but you can easily throw overboard such Jonahs, and thus purify your ranks. Don’t let the mismanagement or short-comings of a few men cause you to be disheartened. Even before a farmer can make his crop he must first remove all for® n vegetation, and thin out the worthless stalks. It is thus with the Alliance. Thin out. your un worthy members, and it will only make your order the stronger and more vigorous. If you want to find out how a brother stands, don’t go to your ene mies. Biing him face to face with his accusers, and theu deal by him as yourself would be dealt by. There is not a sun that sets, but finds the Farmer’s Alliance strong! r, and nearer its great goal, than when it went down the evenieg before. In the history' of America, there has never been an organization that in so short a rime has attained such a phe® uouieuai giowtti, or made such rapid strides. Let Alliancemen stick together, work together and act in concert, unity and brotherly love and har mony, and you will control the poli tics or our country and win at the ballot-box your every right. reasury bill.’ INVEST AT HOME. Tlltre is abundant ^capital in the !>1 our citizens to build any ■"•‘•aciory aud enterprise that we ■ , if they will only invest sur plus money in developing t ’ l y» instead of sending it of! u ‘ u,,,1 ie. By using your means t “ e U I>-building of Athcn°, you Jo a patriotic work, but : tw° dollars where you now do r y dollar you add to our property, or new citizen you her «. increases the value of iioine investments. Besides, by Ullio* only ike K ^able MADDENED BY DRINK. NORTHEAST HOWARD EPPS ATTEMPTS KILL HIS SISTER. TO THE CARDEN SPOT OF THE SOUTH He Runs Her Out cf the House With an Axe--Whlch He Throws at Her—. Narrowly Missing Her Head--A Pathetic Scene. Our Fertile Fields as Viewed by Visit ors—No Richer Country Under the Sun- Hon. WestoD Patterson is trying to distribute the negro race in some far away country, but the negro ia still doing business or loafing around the same old stand. Howard Epps,well-known among cer tain classes in Athens, attempted to kill one of his sisters yesterday afternoon. She had a narrow escape, and but for the intervention of some men who saw the latter part of the affair, the chances are that we would have to chronicle a horrible sororicide. Epps, from what is known of him, is habitually drunk, aud is a worthless fellow. His mother lives on Baxter street, just across the bridge,-where she is assisted in dress making by four daughters. • It seems that yesterday a little after dinner, some ladies and gentlemen sit ting on the porch of the house next door, were startled by bearing shrill screams for help, combined with loud curses, and terriffic racket of all kinds coming from the house of the Epps The gentlemen leaped to their feet and started to the assistance of the woman in trouble, but before reaching the house, saw one of the young women rush out screaming at the top of her voice and followed by her brother, who with upraised axe was trying to strike her. Horrified, the gentlemen yelled to Epps to drop the axe, and rushing to wards him attempted to stop him in time to save the womau. Seeing he was to be stopped Epps slackened his pace and burled the axe with all his might at the retreating form of his sister, the blade missing her head by the fraction of an inch. Epps was then seized, and prevented from getting near the terrified girl,who plead with her rescuers not to let her brother get at her. Officers were then sent for and Messrs. Kelly and Prater soon arrived on the scene. By this time things had quiet ed down to a great extent, but Epps was using the most blood-curdling oaths and cursing his mother, sisters and all. ' On the approach of the officers, the women began to get anxious on their brother’s account, and tender hearted and forgiving, like most of their sex, began to plead with the officers not to arrest their brother, as ho was only playing. They were firm, however, aud being told by Mr. Bill Thornton and other witnesses of the scene, the truo statejof affairs, insisted in carrying him to the station house. Then followed a strange scene. The young woman who had so nar rowly escaped being killed by her fren zied brother, fell fainting to the floor, and upon being partially resuscitated, shrieked and cried, begging the officers to release her beloved brother. Sne told them that she had heart dis ease, and would surely die if they didn’t leave him alone. This assertion ;was corroborated by the other womeu, all of whom joined in her plea. The officers finally became alarmed at the condition of the fainting one, and sent for a doctor, and then upon ti e promise of the men present not allow Epps to get off, left the house. It was a hair-breadth escape for the young woman, and a most peculiar and heart-rending scene which followed. The witnesses are unanimous in say ing that if it had not been for interven tion the woman would have certainly been killed. And yet with all her pow er she begged for his release. It is understood that young Epps ha3 been iu the habit of abusing the women of the family for some time, and on sev eral occasions has threatened their lives Something should be done to protect them, and womanlike, while they would die to protect him, their wishes in the matter should not be regarded. to Do you realize the magnificence of this agricultural belt? Do you know that this section of the country is looked upon as the richest of the rich Empire State of the South ?| If not, it is time you were beginning appreciate the worth of your home, and appreciate the blessing of living in such a country. It is said that the inhabitants of Swit zerland, born and bred under the shad ow of the Alps, whose grandeur is the the wonder and admiration of the world, become so accustomed to the sight of these wonders of nature as to be'sunretnelv nassive as to their benutv i t * ,e * r work. Judging from present ZS 3 r prospects, they will have plenty to do, they and will handle more cotton than have in any preceedingyear. The second bale was reoeived day be fore yesterday by Col. S. C Dobbs, and was covered with cotton bagging. He and laugh at the tourist who travels thousands of miles to see them. Such is the ease with many of the in- ; habitants of Northeast Georgia, in re- I gard to the wonderful resources of their j sectiou. j sold it yesterday to the Athens Manu- Ihe products of the fields of Clarke j f , Comreinv an 10 ^ and surrounding counties are of the j 1 Yeeterxlav (YFafrall & Ash received most varied character and neariy ev- J ££oTojfi ery flower, fruit, vegetable, cereal aud a tho the miul who sent & the first staple indigenous to the bouth grow j! ’ here,not only in the greatest profusion, hut also in the best of quality. The Savannah Times prints the rumor that Harrison will resigD the presidency, having saved enough al ready to live comfortably. We hope that the President's affluence will not prevent his wile’s accepting any little presents which a.grateful peo* pie may throw iD the gift bag on the day of his abdication. }UQ '»ut your money at home, watch and manage the in- yourself, instead of having . [ ' 1 Un lo strangers. utre ' s °ot a better or more in- ' ,D 2 field i in the South m Athens. for invest® There are 1 ha lllan enterprises that you can 11 ‘“end make a handsome in* W ‘ " e are glad to see that our V beginning to realize this Athens capital invested 6 18 ^ed iu a..d apt i,|at England is the creditor of the world. It is estimated that the debts due by the people of other nations to England and Englishmen amount to over fifteen thousand millions, This with the ownership of the best portions of Asia and Africa, one* half of North America and numer ous choice islands ought to make England reasonably happy. BEHIND THE TIMES. An Old Fellow Who Didn’t Know That Deeds Were Recorded. Yesterday an old countryman went up to the court house and bad a deed re corded which was issued in 1803.He said he heard the other day that he was not the owner of the property he claimed although he had a deed to it, until the deed was recorded, and so brought it up to have things fixed. As a matter of fact his claim was all right, hut finding out about “this recordin’ business,” nothing would suit him until he bad it on record at the court house. The deed was an old one, being is sued in 1803, and was faded until could hardly bo read. FOR THE U. S. SENATE. David Marshall, of Lapeer, Ia., has been a democrat for eighty-four years. Naturally, he feels that his long and useful life is drawing to a close, and he has filed a request that his collection of democratic tickets, and he has a complete one, be placed wi'h him in his coffin. Mr. Mar shall will be all right on the last day, when Gabriel blows his horn. He will have the documentary evidence A Report That Dr. iFelton Will Be Candidate. Special by Sews Telegram Association. Birmingham, Ala., August 23.— special to the Birmingham Evening News, published this afternoon, says that there are indications of a move ment in northeast and northern Georgia in behalf of Dr. Felton for the United States senate as the successor of Sena tor Brown. Small boy—There’s one thing in the Bible sis says she’d like to change. - i Minister—Impossible! What can necessary to prove his Utie c.ear ^ my jonngman? wi.h n leach.—Ex. S naif’ oy-Her age, sir4; GEORGIA. THE COTTON SEASON, OUR RECEIPTS WILL PASS 100,000 BALES. So Say Those Best Informed—The Season Begun—And Soon the Fleecy Staple Will Roll in Rapidly—A Splen did Crop. This is to be the year of plenty. Never was there such a crop year in this section of the country, and with no unlooked for misfortune the yield will exceed that of any year in the recollec tion of the oldest inhabitant. Reports received from all parts of the country surrounding Athens ail agree in tins point, and with only one or two exceptions embracing small portions, the prospect is exceedingly bright.. Cotton is beginning to come in now, and soon the warehousemen and eotton men of our city will be in the midst of Judging from Strangers, who visit us, and get a glimpse of our farms are always wo.i- der-struckat the profusive and rich growth, and their enthusiastic expres sions are looked upon byso me in the same mahner that the mountaineers of the Alps do upon the ecstaeies of the tourist. Not only are these praises showered upon this section by Northerners, un accustomed to rich lauds, but also by Southerners from points reported to be especially productive. The bottoms of Mississippi cannot surpass Northeast Georgia, and the bountiful yield this year especially proves beyond a doubt our superiority this line. The Coosa river bottoms of North- we?t Georgia and Alabama have the rep utation of producing more cotton i>er acre, and better cotton than nearly auy section in the cotton belt, but eveu these have to yield the palm to our grand section A geutleman from that locality, of great prominence and intelligence was recently in Athens, and had just taken • trip through many of the countie- : near us. He is a man whose opinion ol j bis own home is high, and one who i- for his um section above ail others. But in talking to a Banxkk reportei said be would have to admit that the crops of Clarke aud the neighboring counties could uot he surpassed, nor even equalled by any he. had yet so n. The name of this gentleman Has al ready been put in Thu Banner iu con nection with some very complimentary remarks of our city, and his conserva tism combined with his intelligence, ah- proof sufficient that his opinion is that of every observing man. Being blessed with such a country, it not strange that we prosper,and with the truth about our grand resources be coming daily better known to the outside world, tue future prospect is so bright as to almost- dazzle those of our inhabi tants who have the faculty of foresight. A Few Facts, There seems to bo some misapprehen sion with regard to the time when the present charter of The Louisiana State Locterv expires. It is true that the com pan}' has applied for a new charter, am! on the 10th of July of this year the leg islature ordered ttiat an aiue.ndment to the constitution of the state he submit ted to the people at the election in 1S!>2. Thus, the charter of the company will be carried up to the year 1910. Howev er, the present charter which had been ratified by the supreme court of the United States, does not expire until the first of January, -1895. The application for its extension was merely a matter of routine legislation, and there is not the slightest doubt that when the present charter has expired,the people of Louis iana will order its continuance till 1919. The management of Generals Beaure gard and Early has challenged the ad miration of all men both in this country and abroad. The high character and sterling integrity of these gentlemen is the best guarantee that the company will fully justify the confidence placed in it by the State of Louisiana. New Or leans, (La.) Times-Democrat, August 5. The railroads appreciate the fact that the receipts this year will exceed those of last, aud are increasing their facili ties for handling the fleecy staple. A Banner reporter yesterday saw several of our prominent cotton men, a«id asked their opinion as to the crop in general, and Athens receipts in par ticular. Mr. George Mason, of O’Farrell & Ash said: “From reports received by us from prominent planters, and from what I have seen, I should say that the receipts this year will go over 100,000 bales, if no misfortune overtake the crops. There is no doubt about the prospects being splendid for a fine yield, and I believe this will be the best crop year we have had in years.” Col. Dobbs said: “I have just return ed from a trip through several of the adjacent counties, and from what I saw, I don’t think the land can produce finer eotton. Corn, too, is in very good con dition. The coining season is bound to be the best we have ever had, provided the present piospects are realized. I think Athen’sreceipts will clear 109,000 Mr. Orr, ofOrr & Hunter: “State ments sent us by onr farmer friends are i uearly all very flatteri..g in regard to 1 the cotton yield. Some few report a good deal of shedding, but this is lim- ! ited to one or two locations. We also 'i learn that cotton around Eatonton is suffering from rust. Reports between i nere and Jefferson are especially flatter ing, and the prospect could not be brighter. A few sections of Oconee and Madison counties report hardly as good prospects as last year, but else- • wltc-sa better yield is expected. If these expectations are realized we ought i to receive over 100,900 bales iu Athens, j as we nearly reached that figure last season.’ ’ Mr. C. B. Griffeth of the Henderson warehouse expressed about the same sentiments, and thinks we will surely clear 100,000 bales. These expressions from experienced cotton men who have watched the crop for years are indeed gratifying, and all Athens looks forward to a fall and win ter of great prosperity and business ac tivity. ECHO ANSWERS “WHO?’ GENERAL GORDON AND THE UNl- _ TED STATES SENATORSHIP. HIs Speeche Still tho Sensation of the Hour—A Bitter Fight to be Waged by the Alliance. THE BANNER JOB OFFICE. The Work Done not Surpassed Any where. The job office connected with the Banner is turning out some of th- prettiest work ever seen in Athens. A pice of tabular work just completed i jronouneed by all who have seen it an inow anything about such work, a handsomely and neatly done as coni be. The many catalogues and pam phlets of various kinds gotten up by th gentlemen connected with the depart ment have elicited much admiration, and perfect satisfaction from the partie for whom the work was done. Their arrangements for doing jo work of all kinds are the best in Athet and as good as any in the State. An sort of work can be done, and all in a the office is as complete, and in charg of as efficient men as any office an} where. Augusta and Chattanooga. We have of late heard some very en couraging expressions concerning the building of the above named road, but we have beard such things'so often that we are inclined to take them with many grains of allowance. However, the ex tract below, which we clip from the Au gusta Evening News, is the latest and we trust it may prove true. The Evening News published last af ternoon some statements about a new railroad from Chattanooga to the sea which is clearly looking in this direc tion. The line is expected to pass through Gainesville and Athens, and to strike through the wonderful mineral regions in the mountains and the rich agricultural section of the Savannah valley. Whether this is the revived body of our Augusta and Chattanooga road un der a new name, or a new line alto gether, we shall hail it; but we are as sured, and we are postive in our faith that the road between Augusta and Chattanooga will be built long before our people now imagine. The connec tion is too important and the parties in terested are too powerful and energetic to allow the scheme to lapse or lay idle, and we have the best of reasons for say ing that the road will soon be built.— Gainesville Eagle.'* Atranta, Ga., August 23.—[Special.] —Who will be the Alliance candidate for the United States JSehatorahip? Some weeks ago, Governor Gordon was quoted as saying that he was the man. He meant that as the Alliance is made up largely of old soldiers—the men who fought with him—that he would receive this support. Ordinari ly he undoubtedly would; but with more recent developments, it seems highly orohahle that he will lose some, if not all of the Affiance support. His speech which placed him squarely against the Sub-treasury hill is regard ed by many of his Ailiauce friends ns the same sort of a mistake as that Pres ident Cleveland made in his. famous tariff message. Now from a vote-getting, party standpoint that message, instead of famous was infamous. There was no occasion for it. And so it seems, some of General Gordon’s supporters regard his speech. This much is certain. Before that speech was made, there was little likeli hood of his having opposition in his senatorial race; now he is sure to have it. That sp;ech has been the sensation of the week. Here in Atlanta it was well received, though politicians generally regarded it as a mistake. Here the anti-Sub-Treasury feeling is strong, and the Governor made friends of many a banker and merchant who admired him for taking a bold stand on the question. But Atlanta is, after all, a -small part of the State, and for that reason the out-of-town papers have been watched for with great interest. How would the Alliance press take that declaration. The Banner is one of the first of the avowedly Alliance papers to reach us, and the Banner speaks “right out in meetin’.” “It is a waste of time” says Editor Gantt, “to demand a committal of the Sub-Treasury bill from one branch of the law-making department of our government if the other is to be left unguarded,” and adds that the Al liancemen will show their love for Gov ernor Gordon, and their appreciation of his services in some other way than by placing him at this critical point in the Uuited States Senate. It is a fair, open declaration of a fight be made on the Governor in his sen atorial aspirations. Now the Question recurs—who will the Governor’s opponent be? Naturally everybody turns to Presi dent Liviugston, but it is by no means certain that Livingston will be the man. Editor Harry Brown is quoted as say ing that any man upon whom the Al liance decides can be elected and that one man can do as well as another. The f act remains, however, that Colonel Livingston is ready to make the race his brethren say that he shall. The die fycast and the Alliance will fight Go to if] Interesting Points Gathered for the Banner. Gin House Insurance. Farmers cannot over-estimate th value of Gin House Insurance at th- season of the year. Those in need « this kind of protection will do \ well I call on Jas. A. Gran;, Agent, who is ti only one in Athens prepared to wri such business. aug 26 w 13t The Alliancemen of Madison.- Sheriff Scarborough says there will 1 a great gathering of the farmers at Alliancemen of the Free State at No cross, near Madison Springs, on ne Saturday. It will be a grand day, f . the people will meet to enjoy thei . selves and rejoice over their abunda harvest. Mr. T. L. Gantt, of Athei and perhaps other gentlemen will a - dress the people. A number of visito are expected from neighboring counti* Mr. Gantt will leave Athens on th ; s ted as much as .I have been. Yours truly, M. O.MOREHEAD. ternoon, and probably spend the nig-,it | witla Jones Me&dowJ No Negroes Need Apply. San Antonio, Tex., August 22.—. mass-meeting of San Antonio white re publicans was held at Mission Garden to-night for the purpose of arranging for the entertainment of the Republican State Convention, which meets here September 3. Judge A. D. Dugwell, . leading republican of this section, made a fiery speech, in which he declared that that while the local political league t which he belongs is a strictly Repub] can organization, } et it is for white men, and no negroes need apply. Du ring the progress of Dugwell’s speech Col, Jim Newcomb requested the ser geant-at-arms toejectall reporters from the hall. This was done with vigorous celerity, and what went on afterwards ish» > nrbfoun'’{secret. A NEGRO MAN’S BRAVE DEED. Noble Rescue of Ladles and Children From Sudden Death In Anderson. Anpkbson, S. C., August 20—[Spe cial.]—Main street was the scene on yesternoon of a deed ot heroism seldon equalled in which Frank Miller, a young negro man, was the hero. A horse driven by Mrs. Schriiuer, her mother-in-law and a little girl being with her in the carriage, became frigh tened at the engine of the Rough and Ready Fire Company, which was throw ing water on the square, and ran away. Frank Miller, who waa standing on the sidewalk in front of the National Bank, seeing the runaway ran out and caught hold of the harness, and after running some distance at the side of the horse and seeing that he would have to turn loose or be struck against a post to ward which they were fast approaching, he gave one bound and leaped upon the back of the runninganimal, and, gath ering up the lines, succeeded in bring ing him to a standstill. No one was hurt, although the ladies w-ere dreadfully frightened and one of them fainted. A handsome purse was at once made up a presented to the res cuer. who had no doubt saved the lives of these ladies at the risk of his own. TERRIBLE SCENES On the Streets of Wltkesbarre After the Cyclone. Special by News Telegram Association. New York, August 20.—The follow ing are extracts from the Herald’s ac count of a cyclone at Wilkesbarre last evening: “The streets are all eovered with fall en debris from demolished houses, and the bodies of forty or fifty horses are lying on the streets. The town is in al most complete darkness, but the streets are crowded with excited people. Gangs are working on the largest ruins and expect to exhume several people; who are reported as missing. The hospital is crowded with injured people, and drug stores and undertakers’ establish ments are being brought into requisition to accommodate the injured. All the afternoon light showers had been falling and the sky looked threatening. About a quarter after five the stillneas became most oppressive. Suddenly a cloud about twenty feet iu diameter was seen ap.-roaching from the west. This struck the outlying districts with a roar as of thunder and with ter rific flashes of lightning as it sped through the town. The houses and trees in its path were leveled as by a giant’s hand. The air was so thick for a time with dust, bricks, timbers and roof tiles that it was impossible to see. People standing in the streets were dashed to the pavement or whirled against buildings. For a distance of three blocks on South Maiu street al most every house sustained some dam- age. Numbers were leveled completely, and others badly wrecked. The cyclone spent its force on a settlement known as “Five Points," in the eastern part of the city, where the greatest loss of life is reported. Large districts in several portions are*in absolute ruin, and wo men and children are in the streets cry ing and wringing tlieir hands in dis may. Fortunately no firea have as yet followed, for the streets are iwassable and the engines could not be drawn through them. In answer to the proclamation made by the mayor the Ninth regiment is on duty assisting the police in maintaining order. The reconstruction of the in jured property has already begun, and men are at work clearing the streets of the fallen trees, telephone poles and other wreckage. As near as can be. es timated now tliere were four hundred houses demolished and partially destroy ed, entailing a loss of nearly a million dollars. Brandon, August 22.—[Special.]— Mr. Dock Carithers’ fine horse died last nigdt, Ue had been driven to Harmony Grove, returning at 8 o’clock and died before morning. It was a valuable ani mal, being worth $200, Mr. Gibbs, a contractor on the G., C. & N. railroad, is here awaiting his teams and force of hands to begin work grad ing. He has a contract to grade from near the corporate limits on toward Lawrenceville. Owing to the lightness of the work toward Athens, other con tractors have refused to take it under Wright brothers, who have the whole contract to sub-let. Some of the con tractors who are working near Apalach ee river, in Ben Smith’s district, are having difficulty in getting hands from the surrounding country to work. They set in, some working till gathering time and some for only a day or two. They say the work is too hard for them. Soft farm hands do not like such bard work. They had rather do nothing as long as they can buy on credit. Farmers’ lives are easy when compared with the hard ships of men who ear n good wages. A Man Killed by Another Who Sought to Shoot a Woman. ■ . Belton, Tex., August 19.—On the .J4tb, in the noithwestern part of tho 'county, W. H. Twecdle went to the res idence of A. B. Tyler during his absence and drew his gun on Mrs. Tyler,threat ening her life, hut she being*a cool aud determined women went into the Louse, got a six-shooter and ran him off. Sun day evening Tweedle returned with his son George and a negro and surround ed the house. Tweedle opened fire on Mrs. Tyler, wounding her in the hand and arm. also wouoding a little boy. Mr. Tyler, hearing the screams of his wife and child in the yard in front of the house, ran to their rescue, when George Tweedle shot him instantly, af ter which they came to Belton and sur rendered, and are in jail. The negro was captured to-day and brought in and jailed. No cause is known leading to the tragedy. Harmony Grove Items. Habmony Grove, August 22.- -Mrs A Chance to Make Money. Mr. Editor: I bought one of Griffith’s machines for plating' with gold, silver or nickel, and it works to perfection. No sooner did people hear of it than I had more spoons, knives, forks aud jewelry than I could plate in a month. The first w- ek I cleared $31.30, the first month $167.85, and I think by July first 1 will have $1,000 cash and give my farm considerable attention, too. My daugh ter made 27.40 iu four days. Any per son can get one of these machines by sending $3 to W. Q. Griffith <& Co. Zane8vifle.Ohio, or can obtain circulars by addressing them. You can learn to use the machine in one hour. As this is my first lucky streak, I Rive my Q Thompson, Esq., apromi- perienee, hoping others may be benefit-y ^/barrister, formerly of this place, C. J. Hood returned home yesterday after a very pleasant visit to her moth er in Marietta, Ga. Col. Sen Powers came in yesterday from an extended visit to the northern markets, where be has been buying a mammoth stock of goods for bis en- As this trfrprising firm but now' of Tuskege, Ala., was in the Grove this week shaking htufds with his many friends. X Col. Bill Pike, of Jefferson, Ga., was in the Grove a few moments yesterday on professional business. The race for the Clerk of Superior Court of of this county promises to be very lively one from this time till the day of the primary. Messrs. W. T. Bennett, the present incumbent, and T. H. Fiblack, who held the office sev en years ago, are in the race, aud as both of them are very strong men, the race promises tpbe a very lively one. A TEXAS AFFRAY. Twelve Monks Burned. Special by News Telegram Association. Belgrade, August 20.—The Mount Athos Monastey has been partially de stroyed by fire. Several buildings were gutted. Twelve monks lost their liver. GEORGIA NEWS. News has been received of a dreadful accident at Wo If pen, in Bartow county. Two boys, sons of William Byers, were playing with some powder, by dropping it on a hot stove. One of them dropped several grains, an explosion followed, and in a second the two boys had been blown to the opposite side of the room. They are beyond all hope of recovery. News of the death of Mrs. William B. Dodd, at the home of her son-in-law, in New York, was received at Macon yesterday. Mrs. Dodd, who was well- known throughout the State, had many friends who will regret to hear of her death. The 11th senatorial convention met in Dawson Thursday. A resolution was passed instructing the nominee to vote for John B. Gordon for U. S. Senator. A. C. Hill, the Alliance candidate and the choice of Terrell county’s democra cy, was nominated for the State Senate. The convention was a very quiet one, Crops a Failure. Special by News Telegram Association. Denver, ool., August 22.—The 500 or 800 people who live in eastern Ara- hee county, Colorado, near the Kansas line, are in a state bordering on starva tion. Crops are an absolute failure. A mass meeting of Heard county democrats was held on Tuesday, the object being to rescind a resolution which, some time ago, was passed by the executive commits e. The resolu tion allowed any persons who would pledge themselves to support the dem ocratic nominee to vote in the primary for representative on Saturday. Tho mass meeting declared that only organ ized democrats shall be allowed to vote. It is probable that R. II. Jackson will represent Heard in tho next general as sembly.