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mn \Tn 01 Established 1885 > r _ 18 q 7 0 WU 0J UAKTEKBVILLE AMKHICAN, “ 1882.1 CONSOLIDATED 188*. A TRIP TO TYBEE, {lie Beautiful Isle Just South 0 f the City of Savannah. \ n Early Morning View of the Forest City V Itailrmwl Built Through Marsh Lands— A Visit to the JLighthouce. WJIS |:SO o’clock last Saturday after i()ll w hen Mr. John M. Purse, auditor j f i, e {•;. A. W. R. It., Conductor Fraser, [lt l iic same road, and myself boarded the \Y ,Y A- train, bound for Savannah, from Yiich place we expected to make a short visit to Tybee, the beautiful isle just miles south of the Forest City, jt w;iH in the early gray of the next tnorn- j n - w hen the travel-stained trio alighted from the Central train at the Savannah j depot. The Forest City was just awak- | from its night’s rest and there was j but little stir on the streets. The ice j lllH i), the milk man, the news boy and j hoot! black had just started on their | rounds, and occasionally we were remind- j . lof it being the Sabbath by seeing a . ir tv of ladies and gentlemen, with lira yer books in hands, on their way to attend early mass. Before taking the train for Tybee we walked around on some of Savannah’s streets and were delighted with +be 'at tractions of this lovely city, which is one of the handsomest and wealthiest in America. It is beautifully laid out with large squares on every other corner and near the central part of the city is one of the prettiest parks in the country. The houses are mostly built on the tenement style, only a few of them having yards attached, and are open to the streets. The squares or small parks answers the purpose of front yards for children. Here they, with their nurses, congregate and engage through the day in childish sports, Bull, a magnificent residence street of Savannah, is itself worth a trip to see. On this street is the statute of Sargeant Jasper, which was, in the presence of thousands of people, unveiled last Feb ruary. It is a fine piece of statuary and is a fitting compliment to the valor of this hero of Revolutionary fame, who lost his valuable life while trying to save the colors of his country. There are . other pieces of statuary on this street, bfte most conspicuous of which is that of ' fount Pulaske, and in the parks are beau tiful fountains which are constantly throwing their refreshing and delightful | sprays. An ancient piece of architecture on this street is the opera house or “the Theatre,” and although it has been greatly modernized it still bears an “old timey” look. It is said to be the oldest Theatre in the United States. It is still used for the purpose for which it was built. At 9:30 o’clock we were at the depot ready to take the train for Tybee. Here great crowds had already gathered and were waiting for the first train of the day to carry them out to this popular resort. Nine coaches were ready and all of these were filled, and the sea of happy faces, anticipating the pleasures of the daA, Nas a sight worth seeing. The Savannah and Tybee railroad is of standard gunge, fourteen miles long, and i s equipped with good engines and the best rolling stock. The construction of tbit! railroad, through the marsh lands, giving: to Tybee what no other beach in the world has, is regarded as a wonder *n civil engineering. Before this railroad was begun Fnited States civil engineers bad declared its building an impossibili ty ami the promoters of the project were f jß'hed at by all of Savannah. It eer | feibl.v required a wonderful amount of np Pve to take hold of such an enterprise this, but Capt. Posteli, now manager of the E. A W. It. IT., who was employed ns chief engineer, did it and built a road Trough these marsh lands, which for curability and safety, is the equal of any 111 the United States. It is a paying •°nd, too, it frequently carrying out, as •hd last Sunday, as many as one thou ' oid or fifteen hundred people. (; q>t. D. G. Purse, a brother of Mr. ■°foi Purse, of this city, is the president. Ir "as by his foresight and enterprise Tat the road was built. He is a gentle o of wealth and public spirit, and per ‘1 K it is no exaggeration to say that 1 <lv annah owes him more than she can ey ar pay. T was only about thirty minutes ride ore we were landed at beautiful and ar-famed Tybee, whose shores are laved ' Tie bounding billows of the broad Tlaiitic. The stiff sea breeze that Tailed our cheeks, and the sight of the ’'* ocean, with its rolling waves, and r'd’Oii whose bosom, as far out as the eye lj| l see, were various watercrafts rid ’’ exhilerated and brought back our or painter portray the beautiful as seen from the beach. To ap -11 eciate them one has to make a pilgra *° the sea, and there enjoy all the As and pleasures. THE COURANT-AMERICAN. Tybee Island is a narrow strip of land about five miles long, and is the most important link in the chain of islands which fringe the South Atlantic coast from Charleston to Fernandina. This island has been peopled ever since the earliest days of the Georgia colony. At present Tybee has three good ho tels and a large number of dwellings, which are used as summer homes by the people of Savannah and other places. There are many places of interest on the island. One of the most important of these is the light house, whose great lamp every night sends forth its beacon light, enabling the mariners to steer clear of the shore and to safely enter the har bor. The light house is about one hun dred and fifty feet high and the top is reached by climbing up winding stairs. A view from here is more than grand. If is enough to make even an unroman eic person break loose on poetry and therefore T readily forgave my friend Fraser for giving vent, in language both, poetic and beautiful, to the feelings the charming sights from here inspired. He declared on the spot that he intended to go back home and return with his wife and children that they, too, may drink in these beautiful sights. It was through the courtesy of Capt. Puree that our party enjoyed a ride on the beach. A double team was hitched up, and the sand, packed by angry waves, proved to be an admirable road bed. On the ride we passed the broken hulls of three ships that had foundered at sea and driven to the shore. They were deeply imbedded in the sand. Fishing is a great sport at Tybee and we enjoyed seeing several fine hauls made with the seine. Oysters, crabs and shrimps are plentiful, also, and the Sa vannah market is kept well supplied from this and other places along the coast. Bathing is, of course, the chief sport, and there is nothing more delightful than a plunge in the surf. Frequently, while the tide is coming in right, there are as many as between one and two thousand people in bathing at one time, and it is fun to watch the many antics they indulge in. There are many historical events con nected with Tybee that I would like to write about, but as my space is rather limited and the readers of the Courant- Ame rican have been told of them in a previous article, 1 will desist. A trip to Tybee is a good one for any one to take. 1 hope a large party from Cartersville will be made up this summer to go down, and for any one wishing to take a pleasure jaunt there can be noth ing better than this. It was Monday night when we landed in CartersvUle, a very tired, but happy crowd. J. • w. The Proper Kick. Cedartown Standard.] Col. John O. Waddell is distinguished as a letter writer. He not only writes fluently, and a beautiful legible hand, but he makes the printer happy by his correct capitalization and exact punc tuation. One of his niggers who was illiterate come to him and requested him to write a letter to a relative for him, the nigger. Col. Waddell good naturedly complied and sat down his desk. The nigger began dictating the letter, giving bits of infor mation regarding the health and welfare of the family and connection, and of his own peregrinations and all that he thought was necessary to set forth. As he paused and seemed to have wound up Col. Waddell said : “Well, is that all?” “Yes, sail, ’blieve dat’s all. Jes say I'll close fo’ dis time.” “All right,” said the Colonel, pen in air, ready to write the signature. “Has you got dat down?” “Yes.'” “Well, des sign my name an’ put er pos’ scrip’ savin’ 'scuse bad writin’ an po’ spellin’.” And that was the feather that fractur ed the spinal column of the camel. ♦ • A Chinese “Green Goods*’ Scheme. The Chinamen of New York are rapidly becoming acquainted with American ways of swindling, as the following case will plainly show: In March, 188 <, Mr. Chu Fong, a Chinese speculator, got up a syndicate to import opium to New York City. He got his friends in the scheme, and they subscritel obvious amounts averaging from $l5O to SI,OOO each. Chu Fong undertook the management of the enterprise, which, on account of the United States law, was conducted in the closest secrecy. In course of time the opium was delivered, and then Fong got his money. The barrels in which the drug was supposed to be were then open ed and found to contain flour. A regu lar “green goods” trick had been worked upon the unsuspecting Celestials, and a suit to recover the money is the outcome of the transaction. Bowel affections come on suddenly and assume a dangerous form if not treated at once. Curry’s Diarrhoea and Dysen tery Specific is a perfect panacea for all bowel troubles, and every family should keep a bottle in the house ready for all emergency. 6-28-tf CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1888. LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL. Closing Exercises of tlieEast Car tersville Institute. TL* Pnrrnts of the Children Gratified at tftA Progress Made -A CaropHmait to The Faithful Teachers. The closing exercises of this school, which were so auspiciously begun with the eloquent discourse of Dr. Strickland, at the Baptist church, on Sunday morn ing, were continued and concluded with great eclat on Thursday and Friday of last week. The examinations covered all the stud ies from the spelling book up to philoso phy, Latin, Greek, and the higher math ematics. There was a good, old-fashion ed honesty in the way the examinations were conducted that was quite refreshing. The classes were brought before the au dience with a statement something like this: “This class began this study on such a day. It has gone over so much ground. It is prepared for examination over all the ground it has gone over. We will be glad if some gentleman or lady in the audience will name the page where we shall begin.” This invitation was frequently accepted by gentlemen present, and the classes subjected to a close examination of all the principles involved in the matters considered. Sometimes it appears on such occasions that the older pupils have been well trained, while the smaller ones have been neglected, or vice versa, but here all classes seemed to have had unu sually close attention. Well as the ad vanced pupils did, they did not show bet ter care than did the little fellows who had just begun the primer. It was specially gratifying to notice that the pupils were trained to think for themselves. The class in geometry, for instance, demonstrated their proposi tions, not from memory, but carefully argued them out for themselves step by step, giving a reason for every position they took. The plan of teaching the languages is excellent. Every sentence is carefully analyzed, and the relation of every word to the rest of the sentence is shown. We would like to mention several class es that did remarkably well, but our lim ited Rpace forbids us from going into such details. The compositions, recitations and speeches were good, and enjoyed by a large audience. Mrs. Ware has a large music class in this school, and every member of it ac quitted herself with credit and showed how painstaking and careful the teacher has been in her work. The prize offered for the best recitation or speech was won by Miss A’iola Stan ford. The committee of award, however, request us to sav that it was with diffi culty that they were able to decide, where so many did so well. They would be glad to mention the names of others whose performances were exceptionally praise worthy. The school will resume regular exer cises on the 20th of August, with the fol lowing corps of teachers: Daniel G. Lee, A. M., president, and professor of Latin and higher mathematics; P. Zellars, A. B. professor of Greek and moral and mental philosophy, etc.; Miss Ida Lee, primary and intermediate departments; Mrs. S. J. Ware, music department. AVe close this account with the subjoin ed extract from a letter of the Carters ville correspondent of the Atlanta Con stitution of the 24th inst., which we heartily endorse : “All of these instructors are skilled and progressive in their respective depart ments, and their pupils evince great en thusiasm in their studies. The session just closed has been one of marked suc cess and a very large increase of pupils at the fall term, opening August 20th, 1888, will doubtless result. This school merits an extensive patronage. Our peo ple are fortunate in securing the services of Professor and his associates, and are proud of the school he has thus built up in our midst. Thus Cartersville moves grandly forward. Nestled on the bosom of the Etowah, with a grand perspective of mountain scenery on her South and East, with pure air and pure water abounding, fertile fields all around her, excellent railroad facilities and others to be added, substantial churches with ex cellent pastors and large congregations of worshippers, and with no bar-rooms, do you wonder that Cartersville rejoices in her happy condition, and looks hope fully forward to her destiny?” Curry s Diarrhoea and Dysentery Spe cific will speedily cure cholera morbus, cholera infantum, flux, griping, colic, and all bowel affections. Sold by druggists at 25c. per bottle, with positive guaran tee of satisfaction. 6-28-tf Arouse the liver, cleanse the system and purify the blood by taking Curry’s Liver Compound, which is purely vegeta ble. Sold by J. R. Wikle & Co'., and M. F. Word. 0-28-tf THE NEW SOUTH. Remarkable Increase in Manufacture — A’a abiiiua a Notable Instance. Baltimore, Mu., June 2(5. —The Man ui’aeturer’s Record will publish in tiiis week’s issue its semi-annual report on Southern progress. A tabulated state ment, which forms part of the report, shows 2,023 new enterprises for the first six months of 1888, against 1,855 for corresponding time last year, and 821 for the corresponding time of 1880. The amount of capital and capital stock rep resented by the list of new enterprises and enlargement of old plants for the first six months of 1888, were: Alabama—sl4,94o,ooo. Arkansas —$4,976,000. Florida—s2,o3o,ooo. Georgi a—55,782,000. Kentucky—sl3,l44.ooo. Lou i si an a—51,776,000. Mary land—s3,l9o,fioo. Mississippi—sß37,ooo. North Carolina —$3,990,000. South Carolina —$3,133,000. Temfessee —$6,025,000. Texas—sll,749,ooo. Yirgini a —56,965,000. West Yi rgi nia—s3,993,000. Referring to the many new furnaces now going into blast in the South the re port keys: The production of pig iron alone in Alabama next year will greatly exceed hi value the entire value of all the manufacturers in that State in 1880. In 1880 tjje value of the manufactured products of Alabama were $13,000,000, and that of the agricultural products $56,000,000, or considerably more than four times as great. In 1889 the value of the products of manufacturing and mining interests of that State will exceed the average yearly value of all the agri cultural products. Moreover, the manu facturing and mining products will next year furnish fifty times as much freight to railroads as the entire cotton crop of the State. What Alabama is doing in developing her industrial resources is being vigorously followed by every Southern State. A Dangerous Railroad. Atlanta Constitution.] Messrs. Editors: In behalf of those of us who are compelled to travel on the Easfj and West Railroad of Alabama, running fF#m Cartersville to Pell City, on the Georgia Pacific railroad, I beg to call the attention of the railroad commis sioners of Georgia and Alabama to the dangerous condition of this road, and ask such relief as they can afford. The road is at present in the hands of a re ceiver, Captain John Postell, who has pe titioned the court for authority to issue certificates to put the road in order, and make needed repairs and betterments. Experts and others living on the line have testified in the strongest terms that the road is unsafe and fatal accidents liable to occur. It is unable to move the freight accumulating on the line by rea son of insufficient transportation facili ties, working a great hardship to ship pers. These facts are admitted by all parties interested, but unfortunately the wreckage of the road, brought about by the notorious firm of Grovestein & Pell, has entailed a legacy of trouble, and ar raigned the bondholders in hostile fac tions, delaying action by the court and bringing into the case a number of law yers representing the * litigants. This fight does not concern the public, but what does concern it, is to have the road meanwhile left in an unsafe condition, jeopardizing the lives of those who travel on it. Should a fatal accident occur, is liable any day, a grave respon sibility will rest somewhere, and exem plary damages would be awarded. It is earnestly to be hoped the judge before whom the case is to be tried will force the litigants to act promptly and that the commissioners of the respective states through which the road runs will, if in their power, take the necessary action to insure the safety of the travelling public, even if they have to stop all trains until the road is made safe. The public is getting very weary of the fight among the bondholders, and if its continuance should delay the repairs, which are so necessary, the forfeiture of the charter of the road should be applied for. A Shipper. Feeding Molasses to Stock. It has long been a custom among the English farmers to feed molasses to their cattle, both the milking cows and the fattening beeves says a writer. A quart daily given to a steer has been found bet ter than the same value of Any other food, and a pint daily given to the cows with equal benefit. No doubt sugar is more nutritious than starch, as it is as similated without any change, while starch is changed to sugar in the process of digestion. Consequently, the sugar is worth more than the starch; besides it is very agreeable to the cattle, and thus helps in the better digestion of the food. It is not surprising |then to learn that a well-known dairyman who fed half a pint of molasses daily to each of his cows, found the milk improved in quality to the extent of about 16 per cent, the total solids in the ruilk increasing from 12 to 14 per cent. WE SHOULD BOOM. That is What Capt. Dave WyD ♦ of Atlanta, Says. He Hits Great Confidence in the Future of Cartersville —He Says Our Wonderful Advantages are Being Found Out. “This is the best and most promising town on the State road.” Such were tlie words from a gentleman standing on the St. James hotel veranda the other day as he looked down on the busy thoroughfares and not iced the num ber of teams that were unloading man ganese to be shipped to the Caruegies at Pittsburg, thereto be made into steel. He was so positive in his language and spoke with such a degree of knowledge that a Cor rant-American man near by could not fail to be interested. The gentleman was none other than Capt. Dave W.vly, who fills araost impo - tant office with the Western A Atlantic railroad, and whose knowledge of this country is thorough, he having been busy in its development as a railroad man for years, and whose sound judg ment and good business sense are always to be depended upon. He is at present, together with heavy capitalists, interes ted in large mining operations at Tun nel Hill. He seemed to be fully impressed with our wonderful advantages and didn’t mind talking about them at all. ‘Yes,’ he continued, ‘you have everything here to make you great; your mineral resour ces are being rapidly found out by inter ested capitalists and when they are thoroughly advertised and developed you need not fear the result. You have fuel plenty easy at hand, the best iron ores in the South and nearly all the man ganese in the booming section. What’s to hinder you from making a good town here? The great iron masters of the north are fast finding out that they can not compete with southern iron, and the natural result will be that they will pull up stakes and come where laborers can get in ten hours a day all the year round. Cartersville, lying as she does, right in the heart of the great mineral belt, will be bound to get her share of the new enterprises that are flowing into the South. All that is necessary to bring them here is to show them what you have in minerals. Aside from this you have all that is to be desired in climate and good water, not to say anything of the splendid agricultural country around the town.” The Captain, as will be seen, is a firm believer in the great prospects of our town, and sings its praises wherever he goes. One of Toomb’s Slaves. From the Methodist Protestant.] Uncle Billy Toombs, the friend and former slave of Gen. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, died last week at the ripe age of 87 years. When Gen. Toombs was born, Billy was 11 years old, and was at once assigned to duty as the boy in wait ing to the baby. When Toombs grew up and married, his father presented him Billy, and ever-afterwards the closest friendship existed between the two. Billy accompanied his master to Washington, to the fashionable watering places and to Europe. In this way he became familiar with many distinguished people. Before the war he had an intense hatred for the abolitionists, refusing to countenance them in any way. When the war was over, aud the Toombs family had gath ered once more at the old family mansion, Billy returned there as well as the rest. “You are free now,” said General Toombs to him. “I’ll never be free from old mas ter,” said he, “but will follow you all my life.” To this Gen. Toombs replied, “Very well, then, I'll try and take care of you.” Ever after Billy was the most devoted of servants, looking after his master’s inter ests as though they were his own. When General Toombs died, two years ago, he left full provision for Uncle Billy’s main tenance, and no mourner at the General’s grave shed warmer tears than did the faithful old African, who lingered there long after the crowd had melted away. Uncle Billy will be remembered as one of the few Africans who absolutely refused to accept their freedom. Mining for Manganese. “ Mr. E. H. Woodward, who has been in town for several days making prepara tions to operate the Dobbins manganese mines on a larger scale than ever, has put on a larger force of hands and will lay a large pipe from Rowland Springs for washing purposes. Mr. Woodward has long been an active worker in the development of the mineral wealth of our county and attracting the attention of capitalists to it. He informs us that he is receiving very encouraging letters every day and thinks that in a few weeks that he will succeed in interesting a a heavy Philadelphia man with us. He left for the north Tuesday and will return early in next month, $1.50 Per Annum— sc. a Copy >1 ASQ UE ft A DING AS A MA i-K. A Sewing Machine Agent and a White Woman Create a sensation. M. 0. Smith, a sewing- machine agent and a white woman giving her name as Sallie Nix,* are behind the bars of the Bartow county jail. They were brought to this city last Saturday. The crime they are charged with is unlawfully Jiving together as man and wife. Smith is a married man and his wife and daughter are living at Rockmart, to which place Smith carried them from Rome some months ago. Three weeks ago Smith went to Atlanta and returned to Dallas, accompanied by a person, apparently a young man, who ho said was to assist him. The two put* up at the hotel, and the next morning Smith left with an arrangement that the young man should remain until his return. The individual's queer actions, effeminate looks and efforts at extreme seclusion aroused suspicions about the hotel, which led to the issuance of a warrant on some pretext thought to meet the case, but before it could be served the subject was gone. A few days after the pair took the cars at Braswell, Smith's com panion dressed as a woman. They got off at another station up the road nhd took his vehicle. They traveled there as man and wife. Smith giving his name as ‘ Smythe” wherever they stopped to sojourn. The pair were arrested at Tay lorsville on proper warrants, and carried to Smith’s home, Rockmart, for trial, but it was decided there that the offences were under the jurisdiction of the Bartow courts, where the unlawful caprices of the couple will have proper attention. The developments have created the great est excitement at Rockmart, where a large crowd assembled to observe the parties on their arrival. Smith’s neglec ted and ill-treated family have a great deal of sympathy. THE MASONS PICNIC, A Large Crowd Attended the M anodic Celebration at Sulphur Springs-. Several left this city early Saturday morning for Sulphur Springs on the E. & W. R. R., and at various points along the line crowds got on until a big- train, load of people from this end were landed at the springs. The delegations along the other end of the line were equally large, and there were on the grounds between five hundred and one thousand people. The most important event of the occasion was the installation of the officers of the Talladega lodge, after which the day was given up for general enjoyment. There were a large number of young ladies and young gentlemen present. We suppose they went to the springs because they knew sulphur is used to make matches, and if this is the cause this should be the most popular resort in the country. The young people had a large platform for dancing, which amuse ment they kept up all day. Altogether it was a most enjoyable occasion and no one had a huger time than the Courant- American gang, which consisted of the “devil and his imps.” A BOLD Bl KGEARY. The Panels of a Door Sawed Out and Ac cess to tl e House Obtained. Last Tuesday night some thief entered the store of Mr. Nelson Gilreath and stole S3O in money. The thief entered the house from the rear. ITe sawed out the panels of the back door, and entering one of the back rooms where the tin box containing the money was kept, opened it, raked in the cash and then left for parts unknown. So far as is known nothing else was touched. Money was the object of the theft and it seemed as if nothing else was wanted. There is no clue as to who per petrated this bold piece of burglary. CARTERSVILLE REALTY. An Increase of One Hundred and Tliijty Thousand Dollars the Past Year. The city assessors have completed t heir work, and the total valuation is f 741,- 751. This is an increase of $130,070 over last year. The property was then as sessed for 611,675. This is a very good showing. It proves that Cartersville is growing at a healthy rate. Cartersville realty is increasing rapidly in valuation, and the assessars for next year will, perhaps, make an even more gratifying report than the above. To Manufacture House Building Material. Messrs. Wm. A. Williams and Wm. Montgomery have gone into partnership for the purpose of condu .tirga planing mill business and also a manufactory for house building material. They will commence work on their building tomor row and they expect to be in operation in thirty days and will be prepared to furnish all stuffs for house building. They will keep on hand assorted lumber dressed and undressed, which they will sell at the lowest prices. These are enterprising young gentle men and we bespeak for them a liberal patronage,