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MORNING.
: NDIAN SPRING, GA., aUG. 2-7l881?
' LOCALMATTERr
The grand picnic of the season
at the Spring next Saturday.
Tl c President still remains in a
very critical condition and his
leafn may be announced any day.
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Our old friond T. J. Bqrney, is very
sickYt the Varner house, l>e i traveling
agent for the Cincinnati southern Rail
roa<lrmd we jHJpo to see him on the line
avail: in a few days.
Miss Alice Smith, our sister, lias
typhoid fever, and is very sick, but*
wo hope to be able to announce a
change for the better soon.
' The church at Sandy Creek has
had a revival during their protract
ed meeting that closed on Monday
night and several members were ad
pci to the church.
' There will ho another paper started in
this county at an early <jay, there has
been five different parties here prospect
ing with a view to starting a hew paper
in the county. " . 1
Many lose ijufif.beauty from the hair
ailing or fading. Parker’s Hair Balsam
oippli.es necessary lVOiirishnrentp- pre
. onts falling and gi-ayiu ss ami js ancle*,
gant dressing. v . • ' •*
A car lend of th? celebrated .lick--
nan wagonS the best on tfheej!fjust
received and tor sale at hard ]>an
prices by Bramlett & R’Q.,* tfrfcsyth
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Mr, Jesse Totfscto of Carroll coun
ty who formerly owned' the place
where Mr. Mike Blymale nmv lives
is on a visit to his old friends in this
county, he moved from Butts in
1845.
We have keen informed that the
youngest child - of Mr.‘'Joseph Kelly
Yho moved••• ftoin this r county to
K 1 aban 1a "1 astf printer, was brought
back to this criunty lor burial in
lllm grave yard noar Ocmulgee
Mills one day last week. ' ‘
Mr. Wash Flynt brought the first
new halo of cotton of the season to
town to-day and sold it to It. J. raw
*on, and now Bob looks serene and
happy, as the cotton season is open,
ff the Advertiser man would come
along now lie could get some
thing from Bob besides railroad and
depot.
Old uncle Cesaar (col.) who lives
at Indian Bpring keeps a memoran
dum of all the members that re
6e‘ve baptism at his hands, and he
Gilded together the number that lie
has baptized since emancipation
and says the list foots up two thou
sand and fifty nine.
The singing class attending Prof.
Crumbies’ school at Bandy Creek
church is implying rapidly, and
the improvement is fery perceptible
\n the church music at that church.
We hope the class will contir ue to
give the church their assistance in
making music, there is nothing
that gives mote, attractions jhan
vocal music.
A man wagered he could
crawl through a drain 500 feet at
Stubenvilie, O. He went in through
an aperture scare sly larger than
his body and the spectators waited
an hour for him to emerge, at the
pther end. But he got stuck in the
Center, and had to. be dug out, The
job lasted all day, and when res
cued he was almost dead.
Georgia is the only one of the
original thirteen states that refuses
to contribute anything towards the
Yorktown centenial. The legisla
tive committee reported unfavora
bly upon the bill. The other twelve
states have made arrangements to
send troops and also have made ap
propriations ; and France even will
send a ship load of representatives.
About two weeks ago Dr. Bryans
purchased the two lots lying be
tween the residence of Capt. Cleve
land and the mian street for
the sum of five hundred dollars, and
on last Monday sold it to Mr. Brown
the proprietor of the Brown House
in Macon lor one thousand dollars.
We congratulate the Doctor on his
lucky trade. We haw been told
that Mr. Brown intends to build a
hotel on the grounds.
Letter from Andrew J. Graham,
Author of Graham’s System of
Shorthand.
New York, Oct 10,1878.
W. G. Chaffee, Oswego, N. Y.
My Dear Sir You are at liberty
to say, in print or otherwise, that 1
regard you among the very best
Phonographic teachers in the couii
try.
Yours most truly
Andrew J. Graham.
\Y. G. Chaffee, Oswego, K. Y.
gives instruction in Phonography
bv mail and personnally.
g aF"“Benu for circular.
—-The total tummnt of
tions received bv Mr. Cyrus \V.
Field for the fund for Mrs! Garfield
up to noon Tuesday aggregrated
#ls-5,000. From Philadelphia a
note was received inclosing sl, and
reading ; ‘‘From one who lias but
little money to give, but would wil
lingly give her own life if in the giv
ing that our Presidendent might be
spared.”
Last Saturday evening a genuine
desert sirocco passed through Lex
ington, withering up whatever it
touched, and driving people from
their houses. This hot wind last
ed several minutes,,and it was al
most impossible to breathe. Many
years ago a similiar scorching blast
passed through the town, only a
few yards wide, that killed every
fowl bird in its path, and prostrated
many persons. <
Shooting.— Awhile hack the dar
kies had a big revival at Crawford,
and one of the mourners near the
altar got pretty demonstrative. At
this interval Tom Pope, who was
sitting at the i£*ar end of the church,
felt the spirit, working on him, and!
springing up three, bounds carried
liinj, to,,the pulpit, where hi? lit
astraddle an old sister's back,' and
he ,rodo the irate i dame ’'pearly
around the room before he could be
pul fed off. That revival came near.
breaking up* in a first-class yow.
Tom explained “dat he- wai.itod
lo show (i-em unconverted' niggers l
how to ’firebiate.r^l b((#g|e
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The A hintc, Constitution states
that the blowing is th condition ■
of the business of the House lib to
the 24tli instant; > 'jLot&l nuiiibar of.
fills introduced 99-d,Total number
disposed of to date, including those
passed, lost, v iflidrawp and con-
solidated, 285, leaving 710 hills to
be accounted fdr; There are 34
House bills ai)d> |8 Senate bills for
third reading. There ;a re for sec
ond reading 240 bills.* House and 2
Senate bills*. Tltero are* 2H bills on
the tahlp and 2 special orders. In
the desk‘of the Clerk there 1 330 hills,
while 370 are in the hands of com
mittees. • > *
The young m^n,*Charles Arnold,
wan| of Colour 'J. D*.* Jones, of
Twiggs county reported some time
ago Us missing, 7 committea suicide
by hanging himself in a f west not
far *dff. His skeleton, with a rope
around thePneck, til. '-discovered bv
some youilglnMi passing that way.
The lad, it seems, was unhappy,
made other attempts to escape from
Colonel Jones, which were prevent
ed, but no ill treatment is alleged.
What could be - more sad—a peer,
orphan boy, refusing to' live in a
w'orld, though full, of ambitious
Eleasurcs, presenting no ties, no
ope for him.
In another column is It card from
Hon. J. F. Carmichael the Ordina
ry in regard to a notice that appear
ed in our last issue in regard to
Haywood McClendon being carried
before our Ordinary we liad learned
of oUr error before seeing the card
from' him and intended to correct
it this week. 1 1 Our ‘ informant was
mistaken about Mr. williams car
rying Haywood up under a “writ of
lunacy” he was under arrest for va
grancy, and of course with that the
Ordinary had nothing to do: and
we beg leave to say that when we
said he was discharged tor want of
“jurisdiction or som? cither cause,”
we did not intend tty convey the
idea that our ordinary had neglect
ed to perfority l,is whelp, duty, but
supposed therp, was something erro
neous in the proceeding which bar
ed him trom legal process We rest
well assured that no individual, or
public interest, will buffer from
' any neglect of duty on his part; and
when we said that ihe crazy man
should bo dealt with as his condi
tion demands” we meant that the
proper persons, who were familiar
with the facts of the case should
take proper steps to carry him be
fore the proper authorities to act
upon whatever charge he should be
arraigned.
As to the article of grand jurors, I
can only say that I suppose that the
grand juror* who wrote the article
will notice it when they read the
card in this issue if they wish to
explain more fully. As to the Edi
torial notice in the same issue, in
refereuce to extra pay to county offi
cers. It was done in defence of that
noble old Christian gentlemen, l\
M. Compton, whom everybody in
this county looks upon with rever
ence, and whenever anybody at
tempts to assail the character of
the honorable gentleman who now
fills the position of Ordinary, we will
do the same in his defence. In the
mean time the Argus stands ready
at all times to be corrected and will
appologize for any error that may
do a seemingly wrong to any one, to
do justice to all, and assail none,
but defend the wronged is our mis
sion.
HKKIftY 11KXDRIC K Y. aT VVRIGIIT*.
aUvNllKH'lv A WKICJHT,
ATTORNEYS 4* COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
All business receive prompt attention.
Cel lections a specialty.
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NARY.
„ Jack sox Ga., August 2d, 1881.—
Editor Arqus : Dear sir, I regret
exceedingly to notice in your issue
of the 18th inst. an article contain
ing the following : Haywood Mc-
Clendon colored, was carried before
our Ordinary on Monday last un-
der writ of lunacy and was dis
charged fqr want of jurisdiction or
some cause.” All of which is a
mistake, as nr> such case has ever
been before me. Whepevei a case
is present ! shall dispose of it as
promptly as the law will allow. I!
shall while correcting uninten
tional wrong, take occasions to no-’
tice an article in your issue of the
14th July headed “Extra pay to
County Officers”, and signed “Ju
rors'’ in Jurors plate “thatj
they did not in their general pre
sentments intend for the Ordinary
to bring suit for the recovery of
said extra pay, but only dissented
from the precendent of former grand
Jurors in their recommendation of
“extra pay from general funds.” As
to extra pay, the act of the legisla
ture approyed 2nd March 1874
takes tl,ie.power from the grand ju- ■
ry, and takes up by the roots the
evil practice of allowing extra com-,
pensatkms to Officers.
What did the whole grand jury
say when ‘they had examined into
the disbursements through their
committee, ‘‘We find.the acts of.
the fdrruer Ordinary in our opin
ion erroneous, in the follow, viz:
Sundry payments made by order of
Ordinary to the clerk and sheriff as
compensation for extra services,* and
also to the same officers and Justice,
of the Peace their insolvent cost
from the general fund, winch in our
opinion is* 4 contrary to law and we
thereforo recommend'that the Or
dinary take such steps as in his
judgement may seem best for an in
vestigation of dfiie same-] Did the
grand jury intend to mean what ju
rors would ■ ofwakjfiOffieiieye ! ’ Cer
tainly not. If so, they would have
simply- recommended that ! such
payments'cease. 1 > * **'•■•*• * ‘
What did‘they mean ,by saying
the present Ordinary should inves
tigate the matter? Is there* any in
vestigation 3 that can be had by the
Ordinary except a legal ihvfestiga
tion, ’ 4 "'
* There is a considerable amount
to the county involved, and it is a
matter of importance, to every tax
payer in the county. Permit me to
say that l ath a ’ friend of the officers,
but this not V matter 6f friendship
but one of official ’ duty, and
when duty demands I must act.
Respectfully,
J. F. Carmichael, Ordinary.
ALB ALONG THE lINE.
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REINFORCEMENTS COMING IN.
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Every day brings new forces to
nhe work on the extension and the
engagement is now becoming’ gen
eral along the line, all day and at
intervals during the night the rum
ble of wagon and the whooping of
the teamster may be heard, and as
they move up and file into their po
sition on the line it reminds us of
the days of “Yore,” when the pick,
ax, and spade could be heard all
night, building lortificatiqiis. There
is now three well organised corps at
work near this Place. Messrs.
Brannan A Lindsey, are working
with a good force between Jackson
and this place, and bas about one
mile graded. Messrs AJaddox and
Sheahan, am at work with a good
force near Mr. Wiley Heard’s resi
dence east of the Spring and Mr.
Costello of the firm of Condon A
Ctympany is two. miles further down
the line at work near fhe residence
of Isaac Nolen, tfii ß force wi 11 be
the largest on the line when fully
organized.
Messrs. Williams and Miller are
working at Dublin with about for
ty hands.
* Col. McCracken super-intendant
of construction was looking over
this part of the line on Monday and
visited the Ocmulgee Mills for the
practicability of running a canal
from the shoals to the railroad at
Major Wards for manufacturing
purposes.
There has been no developments
made yet as to the survey with a
view to getting nearer this town, ene
preliminary survey has been made
and several others contemplated, in
the mean time our people may rest
■ well assured that the officials will
do aP that justice to themselves
will admit to accomodate ue.
Some of the ‘'doubting Thomases”
begin to give in and %av, ‘*l believe
they really intend to build the
road!” while others shake their
head and say I don't believe it yet.
The Irwinton Southerner and
Appeal relates that several years ago
a man by tiie name of Arnold gave
his son Charlie to Col. J. 1). Jones,
of Jeffersonville to raise. The little
fellow remained with Col, Jones,
was kindly treated and apparentlv
satisfied until some time this spring.
Our informant says that Charlie
had given some indications of a
desire to run away previously, and
about tITO months ago disappeared.
As he was sonic sixteen or seven
teen years old, it was supposed he
wanted to iscck his fortune in the
| world, and, nothing being heard of
him. Col Jones supposed that he
trrrf distance,
and made no further effort to get
him back. But a sad sequel to his
leaving home was discovered last
week by some of the boys in the
neighborhood while hunting. In
the woods at no, great distance, the
bonps of human skeleton were found
upon the ground, while a rope was
dangling from above. By the re.
mnants of clothing and the hat, the
bai;e bones were indentified as those
of poor Charlie Arnold. If it was
a case of suicide, what was the
cause? If murder, what prompted
the' deed? It is one of those sad
occurrences that, will never be fully
explained.
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GUITEAU GRABBED.
JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT MUR
DER.
THE ASSASSIN ASSAULTS A GUARD AND
TRIES TO CUT HIS THROAT, BUT ,
IS DISARMED STARTLING
scene IN JAIL.
Washington Critic*.]
The news of the Presindent’s crit
ical condition gave rise to a num
ber of rumors at the jail yesterday,
increased by the fact that early fast
evening the guard was doubled and
military drill was held in the ro
tund, the noise of which awoke Gui
teau to a state of- feverish excite
ment. He paced his cell and in
quired anxiously for news from the
President. A' rumor reached the
jail late in the evening that the
President was dying, and it was sup
posed-that Guiteau heard it. He
was observed to climb up to a win
dow" ip his cell and* imother ways
showed great excitement: l 1 Mr. \V.
C. McGill, who has charge of the
alternate nights, visited the cell
several times, and coming to the
conclusion that Guitcavr had heard
from some of the prisoners the,
alarming tumors, lie watched him
with unusual care. * Several times
Mr.-McGill observed Guiteau cling
ing •to the iron 'bar * o‘f his window,
and the idea that the prisoner might
be attempting 1 fo- hang himself,
prompted the- guard” to visit the
cell %b.out half-past four in the
morning. Mr. McGill, upon open
ing the cell, found that Guiteau was
concealing something in his hand,
and determining that it was a kiiife,
said: “What are you doing with
that'knife?” Guiteau looked lip
excitedly and cried : “So" help me
God; l have no knife.” Mr. McGill
insisted that he - had, and stepped
toward‘the prisoner, whefi Guiteau
sprang up and rushed at him fu
riously and made a savage cut at
his throat. McGill drew back, and
passed through his coat
collar, cutting off the tipper button
and making a clean cut on the shoul
der. The guard drew his revolver
without cocking it, but finding him
self unable to disarm his assailknt,
he finally cocked the revolver, when
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Guiteau dropped his knife and
grasped the more formidable weap
on, crying’for Kelp and calling that
he was being shot.' The pis tol was
accidentally discharged and several
guards rushed to 'the cell, when
Guiteau was disarmed. The as
sassin stated to the guards that he
was acting in self-defense, and that
McGill had attempted to shoot him.
The question as to how Guiteau
obtained the knife is genearlly ex
plained by the fact that ‘Babe”
Bedford once occupied the cell, and
that several similar instruments had
been, concealed by that criminal.
The knife is what is generally
know by prisoner as a “che.eser,”
and is a criminal substitute fo,r a
jack-knife razor and dagger. It is
made out of the piece of steel found
in the sole of a boot, which can be
sharpened on a stone or window sill
until it becomes exceedingly keen.
The blade is generally about two
or three inches long and half an
jneli broad, and an inch or more is
left unsharpened and wrapped in
; rags or paper for a handle. These
instruments are used by persons for
various purposes. They are confis
catedf* by jailers whenever they are
found. It is also considered pos
sible that some other prisoner has
in some way left the knife where
-Guiteau could get it.
The assassin considers his escape
very fortunate, and when the guard
3aid in his presence that he had
thought the pistol shot had settled
the dog, he replied : “My dear sir
that is too important a subject for
joking; a life is valuable.”
This startling episode created in-
tense excitement at the jail. Mr.
McGill, the guard told a Critic re
porter this morning that he sup
posed Guiteau thought the Presi
was dead, and took this means of
proving his insanity most conclu
sively. The guard who was attack
ed is a heavy built man, of kind and
pleasant manner, and against whom
personally Guitoau could have had
no bitter feeling. The success of
the planlo kill the guard would not
have giren Guiteau any chance to
escape, and so that motive could
not have prompted the deed.
TERRELL’S TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR —
CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER.
The recital of the facts connect
ed with the murderer of Mr. Daniel
Lee, his wife and servant in Ter-
Tell county, was received "by tne
people of Macon yesterday with
horror. Hopes that the canture
and punishment of the fiend woult
be swift were expressed on all sides.
Such a cool, bold and devilish out
rage in this country has never come
beneath our notice. From the
Albany News and Ainericus Re
corder we. obtain two accounts pub
lished below;
It'appears, from the statement
made by the colored girl, the on
ly witness and survivor of the ter
rible tragedy, that on Tuesday even
ing last when approaching dark, a
negro man named Frank Hudson,
well bwown in the neighborhood,,
where he has lived ami worked for
a numhermf years past, came up to
the house-of Mr. Lee and informed
him that his fence, about three
hundred yards distant lrom the
house, was on fire. Mr. Lee went
off at once, accompanied by the ne
gro*, to extinguish the ilames. He
was seen no more alive. IJis dead
body was found early the next morn
ing. lying by* the side, of the par-
tiqrfly burned fence, with marks of
terrible wounds and blows about
the head, made ivitli fence rail. La-'
ter in the night the negro Hudson'
again appeared at the house and
asked Mrs. Lee to get him some
supper. Mrs. Lee, who was about
to retire for the night, told him he
was too late and could not get none.
According to the girl’s statement,
her-’ then struck Mrs-. Lee a heavy
blow with an axe lie had in his
hand on the head, killing her in
stantly. He then passed from Mrs.
Lee’s room into an adjoining room
where the girl was; Whom he like
wise struck dowirwith the axe, and
then made his J way into another
department where the negro vvo-
nitfn, the coolc fOr the family, was
sideping. Her he brained Ivith the
axe and killed 1 instantly, while
asleep. By this time the girl—she
is only some 1 twelve or thirteen'
years of agd—had recovered sufli- '
cidntly to crawl into Mrs. Bed’s
room and hide herself under the
bed: The fiend returned, and dis
covering her hiding-place dragged
her out, and, as she states, beat her
terribly. He then began a search
for money, breaking open, drawers,
afcc., and succeeded, it is thought, in
feecurihg between fiye and six hun
dred dollars in money. After his
departure, the little girl managed to
make her Way fo the nearest neigh
bor’s house, about two miles dis
tant, and -reported the facts as above
We leafn that she now lies in a very
precarious 4 condition, and is not ex
pected to Yecover. * * * *
The servant girl said that he
came into the room where herself
and the other girl lay to count the
money, having a light in his hand.
Attracted by some noise while coun
ting, lie saw that she was not asleep.
He struck “her with an axe, when
she sprang out of the room and ran
under the bed of Mrs. Lee Lee.
Frank killed the sleeping girl by a
blow upon *he head. He went in
search and drew the other from un
der the bed by the heels and gave
her a blow which he supposed did
the desired work. Her cheek bone
was broken and shoulders mutila
ted. About 7 o’clock the next morn-
ing consciousness returned, when
the girl got up. and went out. She
was met' by a man named Lee, a
kinsman qf David Lee. She told
him what had befallen the other
girl and herself. The dead body
of Mrs. Lee was soon found lying
on the front steps. The alarm was
given, and search made for. Mr. Lee.
whose body was found a hundred
or two yards from the house. A
fence rq.il was close by with liia
hair upon it, which indicates the
manner of his death. Two hundred
men and bpys were on the hunt for
Frank Hudson yesterday, who up
to this writing has not been arrest
ed. About five hundred dollars in
greenbacks are missing. There was
gold and silver in the trunk or chest,
which the thief and murderer did
not find.
The following special to th,e Tel
egraph and Messenger, was. re
ceived last night and will be hailed
with pleasure by all who. have read
the particulars of the crime :
Albany, August 18.—The negro
Arthur Wade, alias Frank Hudson
who committed the murder, the
particulars of which I gave you yes
terday, in Terrell county, was cap
tured last night about ten miles
above here, in what 13 known as
Red Bone district, Lee county, by
Sheriff Edwards and city Marshal
Westbrook, of this city. He con
fessed the whole crime, and is at
tempting to implicate two others,
whose names he pretends not to re
member. The negro girl, who was
only stunned, says there was but
the one negro.
About eighty-five dollars, anew
pistol, and several other articles
were found upon his person, and
seventy-five t or a hundred dollars
more accounted for. The officers
of Terrell county have been noti
fied by wire of his capture. Sever
al young men of the neighborhood
where the crime was perpetrated
are already here, and are very ret
icent in expressing their opinion as
to what will become of him. Our
people are indignant, and can be
seen discussing the affair in groups
all around the streets.
FUKTIIKK I*AKn C U L A IKE
The two girls (sisters) had boen living
during the year on a neighboring lan^i
to Mr. Lee’s. They had, just a few <G\>
previous to the murder, engaged to pick
cotton for Mr. Lee, and had fiieen ti*r
two days previous (Mondlfy and Titec
day) engaged in that On,Tues
day night, soon after 'the family—con
sisting of only Mr. and Mrs. Lee am
these two finished their sup
per and retired -for the night (the tw<
girls occupying a pallet on the floor h,
the dining room) someone from without
called to Mr. Leo and asked him to get
up. It proved to he Frank Hudson,
known to Mr. Lee and perhaps also .Mrs
Lee; also known to the two negro girls.
Frank stated that he had come to se<
Mr. Lee to engage to pick cotton for hi ai.
and very soon he and Mr. Lee had agreed
for Frank to do so. Frank left and Mr.
Lee returned to bed. Soon afterward-
Frank again called Mr. Lee and inform
ed him that his fence was on fire am
offered to go with him and help put *t
out. Mr. Lee hastily slipped on hi.-
pants and shoes and taking his double
barreled shot-gun went out with Frank
to extinguish the fire. Bonn* timo after
wards Frank returned alone to the house,
and, on being asked by Mrs. Lee where
Mr. Lee, was said lie left lfim sitting bv
the roadside watching the lire, and he
had told him to come and ask her some
supper. She went in the dining roon
and got him the supper, and lie sat
down on the steps and ate it. That af
terwads she, the girl, had heard a noise
like someone in a scuffle. Not a great
while afterwads she heard some out
coming back to the room, whom she
supposed was Mrs. Lee, but who prov
ed to be Frank Hudson. That lie went
to the fireplace, and with a few light
wood splinters kiudled up a fire and un
rolled and counted quite a sum of-money
—put the money in' his pocket and hold
the torch of splinters' over them as if te
sec whether not they were asleep
Finding one of them awake he askod hei
if she knew him, and on being informed
that she did, be threw the torch into tlm
fireplace, which extinguished it. Th
then gathered up the axe which he had
brought in the room with him, and
struck her a terrible blow, which glanc
ed the side of her head and struck he:
shoulder. She cried out and he struck
her another blow, when she escaped
from hiiu and ran out of the room into
Mrs'. Lee’s room and hid under Mrs'
Lee s bed. She heard him strike her
sister several blows she had esenned
from the room.' soon aftei wards she
heafd him coming into the room. 11 1
soon discovered he. and caught her by
the arni and dragged her from under the
bed, and struck her on the other shonF
der, which made her cry out. He then
struck her another blow on the head
after which she remembered nothing
and knew nothing until about day the
next morning. * After sunrise sh - vem
ab.'e to get up and walk over to
Bridges’, about a mile, and inform tbein'
of all that had happened. As s<:. >n as
possible, Mr. Bridges, with hia hr ;#< her-"
in-law, mi*. James Bradley, repaired to
Mr. Lee’s place, and found Mrs. Bee h
ing on the passway between the lmusv
and diningroom, dead— -and the negr
girl lying on the pallet in the dining
room, also dead. An open trunk, o>
trunks, showed that the house had been
robbed. A search of the fields soon
showed the body of nr. Lee lying whorci
he had been murdered. A piece of rail
about five feet long—with one large and
heavy, the other \yss small—was lying
near by, was what Mr. Lee had been
struck with, as portions of his hair were
sticking to it. He was struck cn the
back of bis bead where the bead and
neck join. His neck was probably dis
located and tilts back of his skull frae
tured. Mrs. Lee was struck two blows
ou the head with an axe —the side of the
axe coming in ‘ contact with the head,
fracturing tbs skull. Tim giii’s bead
was fractured all over —almost into and
jelly.—TeL & Mess,
Au old lady writes us: 'T am 05 years
old and was feeble and nervous all tliQ
time, when I bought a bottle of Parker’s
Ginger Tonic. I have used a little more
than one bottle and feel as well as at TO,
and am sure that hundreds need just
such medicine.” (see advertisement.
APP PLICATION FOR LETTERS OF-
A DM INIS TR ATION.
GEORGIA, Butts Countv :
To all whom, it may concern: Wil
liam Hodges having in proper form ap
plied to me, for permanent letters of ad
ministration on the estate of John M.
Hodges, late of said county, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of John M. Hodges, to bo
anil appear at my office, within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent administra
tion should not be granted to William
Hodges on John M. Hodges estate.
Witness myliaud and official signature,
this August 15, ISSI. —4 times.
J. F. Carmichael,
Ordinary B. C.
NOTICE FOR LEAVE TO SELL LAND
Appliaations wi.ll be made to the Court
of Ordinary of Butts county, Georgia.,
at the first regular term after expiration
of four weeks from this notice, for leave
to sell the lands belonging to the estate*:
of Samuel Wilkerson, late of said coun
ty deceased, for the benefit of heirs and
creditors of'said deceased.
july 18-4 t M. V. McKibbes.
Adm. of Samuel Wilkerson.
NOTICE FOR LEAVE TO SELL LAND,
Application will bo made to the Com r,
of Ordinary of butts County, Georgia f.t
the first regular term after expiration oi
four weeks from this notice, for leavo to.
sell the lands belonging to the estate of
Thomas McKibben, late of said county,
deceased, for the benefit of heirs and
creditors of said deceased.
julyl7-4t M. V. McKrnREX,
Adm. of Thos. McKibben.
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APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Bctts Countv :
To all Whom it May Concern*.
Martha C. Wright, of said state, hav
ing applied to me for letters of admin
istration de bonis non, on estate of James
Brady, of said county, this is to cite all
ami singular the heirs and creditors o i
James Brady, to bo and appear at Oc
tober termlSßl, of said court, and show
cause, if any they can, why letters oi
admintistration de bonis non should not.
be granted on estate oi said James Bra
dy.'
Witness my oiheial signature tlno
August 11,1S8L J. F. C'RMiciiAM.,
uug IS-itmies <hMunay i> 1 .