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THE CAMESYILLE TEIBUNE
ESTABLISHED 1875.
An Investment!
—THAT WILL-
DOULE IN 12 MON HS,
--PAYING DlYIDJMf :I111L7M ( ( r j < BFR.--
--STOCK Or THE CEORA-ALABAMA-
QNVESTilENTilMDEVLOPIDiEHTlCUliPiiNY^ l
C APITAL STOCK, $4,500,000. SHARES, $10 each full paid up and
♦ subject to no assessments.
Gix. BENJ. F. BUTLER, of Massachssetis, President
Hox. JAMES YV. HYATT, Late Treasuoer ot U. S., rp -ensure
-DIRECTORS.---
G n Ben.F. Butler, of Massachusetts,
lion. Logan II. Roots, of Arkansas,
Hon. A. Ur-Wyman, Ex-Treasuerer U. S,, of Nebraska,
lion Jas. W Hyatt*, “ *■ it u of Conr.eeticutt,
Tbos. C Smith, President 17th Ward Rank, Brooklyn'New York,
’ L. M. Sanford, Pres. Bank of Newcastle,of Kentucky.
E. L. Garfield Sec’y Thomson-Houston E'ectric Light Co. Boston,
i C. W. Perkins, Caii Mass. Nat’J Rank, Boston, Mass.
Geo, C. Schofield, i*re.-». N, Y. Contract Club of New York.
-.ADVISORY ‘BOARD.—,—
Hon Jon. B. Gordon, Ex-Governor of£Oa.
Hon. Robert L. Taylor; Governor or Tenn.
Hon. J^B Foraker, Ex-Governor oi Ohio.
T T lion. Richard II. Bright, Ex- lj. S. P Master of Washington, D. C]
Hon. E. F. Mann,Supt. Concord Montreal Railroad,of New Hamoshi 3
* I’ R. True, Cashier U. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C.
. Henry Feuchtwanger,
Member N. Y Stock Exchange, New York
P. K. Roo’.s, Cashier First National Bank, Little Rock Arkansas.
F. Y. Robertson, President First National I halt, Kerney, Nebraska.
SUFFOLK TRUST CO. T ™f<* a^,
-.244 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, M4HS.---
--THE-
Property of the Company
Gonsists of
FIRST_9 000 C>ty lots or 2,042 acres of land in Ue city ?f 1 alia-
' «£
tTX
Present value $1,084,765. adjacent to tne , city . ot
SECOND—2,150 - area of vauabic mineral laud,
Tallapoosa, ail located vrnhin a radius of six miles from toe eontre ot
the city. Present value $123,900. Georgia, Tennessee & Illinois
THIRD—The issued capital stock of the
Railroad company, charte^d tor the Ala!, puiposo of building a railroad
T r from Via, to Stevenson, 120 miles, that will net
the company nearly $2,000,000 of the capital stock of railroad pay-
ing 7 per cent dividends. roorwia Pacific
FOURTH— 1 llisTallapoosa Furnace, oo the line of the Georgia acnic
railroad, in the citv of Talapoosa, Ga., the said furnace oemg of •><>
ton capacity, manufacturing the highest gv"do <^f cold an< o. 1|ast
charcoal car woeel iron. Present value o0,000 of tfce Geor¬
FIFTH—The Piedmont Glass Works, situated on the line
gia Pacific railroad in the city of Talapoosa, Ga., said furpaj a bemg
twelve pot fnrnace capacity and manufacturing flint glass disks and
prescription ware. Present value $190,000-
Thero is already located on the property of this company in the city
m * Tallapoosa, Ga., 2.800 inhabitants, 2,000 ot whom are northern people
who have settled in Tallapoosa witlru tno.last three years, 3k tnuses.lD
manufacturing industries and 40 business houses, schools, churches,water
works, electric lighG, $75,000 hotel and new manufacturing industries, etc
- 50.000 S HARES T It E ASU BY ST OC K-
Are now offered to the public, the proceeds to be de y.jtcd to locating city
new manufacturing establishments and developing the company 's
property at a SPECIAL 1’RlCE of
$3 1-3 Per SHARE
This stock is fulljpaid and sublet to>o assessment. Itjwill pay divi-
0* lends April and Oeehbej. and the price wifi be advanced^to $5.00 per
share when the 50,000 shares are sold.
Ordejs fei «tacd will be filled as lecefved, m . any amount srom one
share upward, as it is de«ired to have as manp small holders in all sec-
tions of the country as possible, who will, by'their interest in the com-
puny influence immigration to Tallapoosa and idavance the interests of
the company.
$ 10,00 will purchase! 3 shares or $ 30,00 par value ofstock
30,00 « 9 “ 90-00 “
50.00 - 15 150,00 ..
100,00 " 30 300,00 tt
250,00 ft 75 ii 750,00 «
500,00 »( 150 ii 1,500.00 U
1 , 000.00 M 300 a 3,000.00 ««
Address all orders for stock anp make edeeks, drafts or money and ex¬
press orders payable to
Jas. W. HYATT, Treas *5
Ga.-Ala. Investment and Development Co ■ »
Globe Bull ling, 244 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
l2P"60page illustrated prospectus of Talapooso, stock prospectvs ot
company and plat of eity with price list of building lots mailed free on
application. Reliable agents wanted to represent the company in every
jounty.
LARNESVILLE, FRANK LIN COUNTY, GA.^^VEDNESDAYrAPRIL 15,1891.
SOME INTERESTING
FACTS
rtrKSISHED BY A CORRESPOND EXT
Tm.IIOOSIEU STATE THAT WILL
PROVE CF INTEREST TO
OCR READERS.
Shelbyville, Ixd.
April 4, 1891.
Editor Tribune —Some days
sin -e, I received a sample copy o f
your excellent newspaper and was
much interested in reading over the
columns of your paper, and was
still much more interested in read¬
ing over its pages to note the fact
that the.editor is a lady. I believe
a iady editor in Indiana is almost
unheard of. I thought, after perus¬
ing over the local and editorial col¬
umns of your paper, 1 would try in
my humble way and manner to pen
a few lines ior your paper (or waste
naske*) from tbe “Hoosier” State
of Indiana . No doubt you people
are enjoying warm spring weather
whi'e we are looking out of the
windows at the snow covered ground
and listening to the roaring sound
ofthenorth wind.
It has peen raining here for sever-
al days \until yesterday when it
commenced snowing and is still
snowing t«-day, and as a conse-
quence the ground to-day is cov¬
ered with snow and ice. Not a bud
is tb be seen on the fruit or wood-
land trees, nor will there be any
buds or green grass to be seen for
some time yet unless there is a
change in the weather.
Corn is selling for $1.00 a bushel
a 3 quoted in your paper, while
here it is selling for 05 cents a
bushel, and the crop here is about
all sola that can be spared. Wheat
crop here was an entire failure last
year, not even enough was raised
for seed and as a consequence the
farmers had to buy uheir seed wheat
iast m tbe 01 Micbi -
and Wisconsin. The prospect
th , g s in£? for a <r 0od w heat crop is
very promising.
We have good schools here in the
country and city. 1 he terms of f
sc hool range from five to seven
months in the co untry and nine
months in the city. Thr schools
here are kept np during the winter
season. Teachers here receive
^ ?5 ^ $2 60 a da „ for their ser _
vices. Teachers aie required . _ to .
pass examinations before the county
8UperillteD * de n t so as to obtain a
license to teach school, and have
be twenty-one j-ears old. The
teachers are required to teach
United States history, spelling,
penmanship, arithmetic, geography,
mental science, grammar, physiolo¬
gy and reading. The highest grade
license is thirty-six months, second
r:i *-*« license twenty-four mouths,
an d third grade twelve months,
Ladies are the teachers in the
city and qnite a number are the
teachers m the country. Thomas
A. Hendricks, late vice-president
of the United States, spent a good
portion of his boyhood days here
in Shelby county, just a short dis¬
tance from the present corporation
inc of fehelbyviLle, and hence
Shelbyville is called the “Home of
Hendricks.” Many citizens of
Shelbyville well remember the boy¬
hood days of the late vice-presi¬
dent
Shelby county was named after
Isaac Shelby, Gne of the early gor-
ernns of Kentucky. Shelbyville
is a busy little city of more than
5,000 inhabitants, aud is supplied
with water works and electric
lights. The citizens of She by-
ville, or a great many of them
quit burning wood and coal and are
using “natural gas,’' which makes
a much hotter fire than coal or
wood. Some wells are between
900 and 1,000 feet deep and some
are much deeper. It will not be
long till the city will have an abun-
dance oi the God given fuel. There
are many wells »n Indiana. It
makes no smoke, no ashes. Some
people don’t even use a stove pipe
on their stoves, just start a fire in
the stove and let it burn all day
long and suffer no inconvenience.
Some wells have to be “shot”
that is after trenton rock is reached
and no gas is found, tne workmeu
put in a few cans of niiro glycerine
down to the bottom of the well and
is then exploded with a terrible
force which throws pieces of rock
high in the air, and the water that
is in the well is hurled forih iu the
air which represents the famous
geysers of Iceland.
Probably I have given The
Tribune family “gas’ enough at
this writing and will bring my letter
to a close, as it is not my wish as a
a stranger from afar off to infringe
on the patience of The Tribune’s
editor and readers.
Most truly yours,
D. W. Fisher.
Wm. E, H. Searcy
The Alliance of Georgia.
Brothers of tiie Alliance :
The Alliance of Spalding
lias nominated me for the position
President of the State Alliance
Georgia. They did this on their own
motion, and against my request, but
m a way that my personal regard for
them will prevent my declining.
They instruct their delegate to
vote iYr me, winch brings me before
your State body, and thus brought
there, it is natural that I should de¬
sire to receive the support of others.
I am no' ;v candidate of any tac¬
tion in the Alliance. On tne eon-
trary, I look upon every Aliiance-
man as n y lriend and brother.
No one has been consulted as to
my candidacy, outside ot my own
county. Iam totally unpledgi d to
any side of aay question il at m: y
c nne before the Alliance, and 1 am
in no clique, li’ig •r combination of
any nature.
I say this much that every b-oilier
may know tint I stand only o i the
pla’form of the Alliance, under llm
banner of Peace, Unity, aBd Frater—
nity.
Having hid the controlling inter¬
est ri the Southern Alliance Farmer,
our organ, for some time, aud hav¬
ing been editor cf the Farmer and
F nit Grower of Griffin for ye .rs,
my position on the principles of the
order have been known and read of
all men.
I not only favor ti e principles,of
our ordej, but I try to illustrate
them in mj life and conduct. 1
have devoted my brait, my hands
and my money to it* succes-, and
my earnest prayer to God ii ihit
the Alliance may prosper and finally
m et with that success they so richly
meiit.
I do not come into the arena to
create a stir or confusion, cor to em¬
bitter any man against an >th?r. I
do not come to braak the infixince
of any man, or to destroy his u-e-
fulnes*. I come simply at th.‘ in¬
stance of those who know me best,
to try to enlarge my sphere of what
they call “nsefuln vs ’o ttmoidn-.”
I have no unkind w -rd to say
about any one, aud I tru*t lhat th >se
wh > do mo the h ra.T t » press mv
claims, maydi it in “wislom, ja.-tice
and moderation.”
If elected to the position • f Presi
dent of the Alliance I will do all J
can to put the entire organization in
tbe way of building up and fostering
j the financial condition of its large
\ membership through the principles
of co-operation, locally and general-
iy„ locally through their own enter-
pn S e$ t and generally through their
j exchange. 1 believe that my ex-
pcriencc in these matters will be
< worth something to the order in the
j accompli mnent ot these purposes.
j I should take the Alliance into no
position upon any matter without
j first arriving at its wishes in the
J premises, as may be expressed m its
laws, ur declaredbv the official action
of it-. advisory committees. When
men act un their own motion, they
sometimes f ill into error, However
noble and honorable the r Intentions
may be. The wise mun said :
“Where no counsel is, the people
fall; but in the multitude of counsel¬
lors there is safety.”
Our order is too grand an organ¬
ization to be imperilled on the ac-
count of any thing. Everything of
every nature to be done, therefore,
should be reft of selfishness, and
only tbe common good of all be
sought in every action taken. Tup-
per truly says : “Confidence cannot
dwell where selfishness is porter
at the gate.”
With these sentiments on my lips
and in my heart, I say to the great
brotherhood, if you think another
can serve yon better, take him ia-
stead of me, an J let this he as though
it was never written. With i;o ene¬
mies to punish, no friends to rewaid,
no personal interests to subserve, I
am just as willing to bring up the
rear as to lead in the front,
The matter is now with you.
Fraternally,
W • E. II. Searcy.
The Americas r.apeis.
America's, Ga., April 6.—The consoli¬
dation of The Recorder and The Times
has been finally consummated, The
stockholders have elected a board of di¬
rectors, who elected officers of the pa¬
pers!, Capt. Bascom Myrick was elected
editor and business manager; Maj. W.
L. Glessner was chosen corresponding
editor; Col. Alf Harper will be news and
local editor. J. W. Furlow will also be
on tho editorial staff. The first regular
issue will come out Tuesday. It will hs
a representative paper of Americus, and
will take tho Associated Press dispatches.
A Defaulter.
Savannah, Ga., April 6.—Thomas
Gadsden, the cashier of the Mercliats’
National bark, who committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head at his
child’s grave in Laurel Grove cemetery
Friday, was an embezzler to the extent
of over $100,000. Every cent of this
money has been taken since the first of
January. His defalcation was to the
tune of $1,000 a day. Every cent of it
went in the speculation of cotton and
grain.
_
Albany’s Troj-ress.
Albany, April 6. —Albany now has
two lines of street railway in successful
operation. The dummy line has been in
operation some time, but Col. Tift’s
horse car line, which belts the entire
northern section of tho city, only since
Friday.__
Floyd’* Sew Court House.
Eo>te, Ga., April 6. —Floyd county is
to have a nevr court house. The grand
jury, in its general presentment, has
recommended that a $60,000 court house
bo built. In Un days tbe grand jury
found 147 true bills.
Married His Grandfather.
Clayton, Ga., April3.—Towns county
is very much excited over a marriage
which ordinary, lias just taken W. place. S.
The grandfather, has Long, married
his who been married
four times; the bride has also been mar¬
ried four times. Both are quite aged.
Angn*t»’» Court.
Augusta, Ga., April 6. —Judge Emory
Spear and all the United States court
officers arrived Sunday night from Ma-
cod, and opened up the first session of
tbe court of the Augusta circuit Monday
morning.
Capt. Pratt’s Sat old e
Milledgetille, April 3, — Capt.
George H. Pratt, auctioneer c f tbe firm
of Winn & Spencer, cf Atl. nta, com¬
mitted euiefde here Sunday morning, by
taking an overdose of morph’ne.
JSioSXZSSKJgSi proved
Tallahamee that tobe <; rartes, rich
in natural filver. He thinLhills
around Tallahassee contain great quan-
titles of rilver ore.
~ rr__T> taw.r<2, ■._I _ n iSS?US .
SSLndT ’br'uchTj'Bi
Ala., and it is stated arrangements have
been made to begin tbe work within 30
days.
THE M’KEE TfilAL.
The Intense Interest Manifested in
the Court Room.
Mrs. McKee’s Alleged Confession Con¬
tradicted by Her Evidence—Dra¬
matic Scenes m Court.
Rome, Ga., April 1.—When court
adjourned Monday afternoon, tbe jury
had been sent out in order to hear what
Dr. McCall would testify, the defense
objected to his evidence going in, as it
was not proper for it to be submitted.
Judge Maddox announced that he
would hear from both sides Tuesday
morning when court mel in the morning
at £:30 o’clock.
Captain C. Rowell, for the defense,
made an exhaustive argument on the
inadmissibility of the evidence.
Sir. McC’henny followed Capt, Rowell
iu arguing the point of law. He argued
for the state, and did not conclude until
10 o’dock.
The next witness was Dr. W. D. Hoyt.
He testified that he had been called to
see Mrs. Wimpee on Tuesday, the 30th
day of September.
He agreed with Dr. McCall that it was
arsenical poison. The witness said Mrs.
Wimpee died from inflamation of the
stomach and other organs.
The witness thought this inflamation
was from the effect of arsenic. Witness
saw the powder on the shelf and put it
in a paper, which was put in his pocket.
He saw marks of the box on the shelf.
Dr. T. M. Ilolmes testified that he was
called in to consult with Dr. McCall and
Dr. Hoyt on the 3rd of October.
He" agreed with the other two gentle¬
men that Mrs. Wimpee was suffering
from arsenical poison. Witness was
present at the autopsy and saw/the
stomach, and the intestines taken from
the body of Mrs. Wimpee.
The appearance of the stomach indi¬
cated that the woman had taken arsen¬
ical poison. Witness said Mrs. Wimpee
died from arsenical poison.
Dr. Holmes started/to tell something
that Mrs. Wimpee had 6aid to him, but
objection was raised, aud the jury was
retired.
He then said ho knew she was going
to die, and Mrs. Wimpee seemed very
weak, and her mind at times seemed
wandering, unless she was roused up.
On one of those occasions she said
something about this woman. Some
one present said, “You ought to have
her punished.”
Sbe replied, her mind wandering as
she spoke: “Oh, no; let her alone.”
The judge ruled the evidence inadmis¬
sible, except that part that stated Mrs.
Wimpee knew she was going to die.
The jury was returned and this testi¬
mony given. Dr, Holmes was then ex¬
cused.
Sirs. Dietz’s Story.
Rome, Ga., April 2.—When Mrs. Juliana
Deitz was called, the crowd more eager¬
ly listened to ..cur the words which fell
from the state’s strongest witness.
Mrs. McKee came in, mixed tho eggs
and carried it to Mrs. Wimpee. Mrs.
Wimpee refused to drink, saying it did
not tsste right. Mrs. McKee insisted it
would do her good. Still she refused.
Another egg neg was made, the same
request being made by dining Mrs. McKee that
Mrs. Dietz go into the room. She
obeyed, gianeed yet thought it strange. Mrs.
Dietz backwards over her
shoulder, and saw Mrs. McKee’s hand
coming down from l he shelf just above
the table. That mixed. was Thursday night.
Trie egg nog was Mrs. Wimpee
said it did not taste right, and asked us
to drink. Miv. McKee declined, saying
it would make us sick on an empty
stomach. Later Mrs. McKee gave Mrs.
Wimpee two teaspoons of sweet milk.
Mrs. McKee asked Mrs. Dietz if she did
not want to lie down and insisted that
Mrs. Wimpee turn her face toward the
wall, as she would rest better. Mrs.
McKee carried the lamp out of the room,
and later sh* returned and searched the
wardrobe. When trying to make a fire
Mrs. Dietz could find no coal or wood in
tbe coal box. but her hand touched a tin
box. Mrs. McKee went to the coal box,
picked up her cape out of the coal box
and went out ot the room.
Late Thursday evening she went to
see Mrs. McKee, “It was the third visit
before I saw her. She looked awful—a
perfect flight. Mrs. McKee exclaimed:
“For the Lord's 3ako, eoaie in, Mrs.
Dietz, I am in a heap of trouble.”
The jury retired and the state sought
to give Mrs. McKee’s confession of the
crime to Mrs. Dietz. The defense ob¬
jected on the ground that Mrs. Dietz
had extorted it through fear.
The case had progressed this far when
the court announced its adjournment
until Friday morning, on account of the
sudden demise of Judge A. R. Wright,
one of tho defendant’s attorneys.
Tiie Confession Detailed.
Rome, Ga., April 4. —Judge Maddox
announced to the lawyers that “I am
clearly of the opinion that the evidence
is admissable and should go to the jury.”
After relating how she had obtained
admission to Mrs. McKee’s house, she
said:
“I met Mrs. McKee in the hall, and
oh, sbe looked just awful.
“She said, ‘Come in, for the Lord’s
sake; I am in so much trouble.’ I said,
‘Yes. I know. The doctor has sent me
to ask you what sort of poison you gave
to Mrs. \Vimpc ?.’
“ ‘What do v nx think aLout it? said
Mrs. Kee. Witness said, ‘I don’t think
■he will live.’
“Mrs. McKee said: ‘Come in and sit
down.’
“Witness sat down by the fire, and
after a moment Mrs. McKee said, ‘Will
they arrest me if Mrs. Wimpee dies?
“ 'Yes, ’ replied witness, ‘they say
they’ll hang you.’"
“After studying a moment, Mre. Me-
Kee said: ‘ What do you want me to
tell? What kind of poison it was?’
“ 'It was rat poison,’ replied Mrs. Mc-
v
^hat sort, asked witness,
“ ‘Get there rat poison, I Yl
After giving the above cofiversation,
during which Mrs. McKee sat bent L>r-
“ Mr5 ' McKm £oUow8d mQ to lhe d<v>r -
and j said, .. , • For „ the T Lore, a sake , d , m , t ;e: ,
tbs doctors come over here.
John btewart, the negro boy wording
XV-...... I
for Morris Bros., testified - l he deliv-
cred in September a lot cf gtx?ds to Mr*,
McKee, among them a red box or “Get
There Rat Poison.”
Sin. McKee In BfbuiUt
Mrs. McKee began her statement by
saying: “I greatiy loved andanuiuod.
Mrs. Wimpee. September u year ago i
borrowed $110 from Mrs. Wimpee. I
wanted it for my father in Florida.
“Last spring Mrs. Wimpee said: ‘I do
lead such a miserable life. I have been
rick, and my husband will not give me
the proper nounshcueai.’
“When she was taken sick I owed tier
but little on the first money I borrev ed.
Mrs. Wimpee showed me the tin Ixvr ona
day and told mo she kept all her private
papers in it. £he begged me in case t.:y-
thing happened to her to see that tJv ■'ox
was turned over to he r .«on Charlie."
Mrs. McKee detailed tho visas made
to Mrs. Wimpee. and then continued:
“On Thursday night I '-out over with
Mrs. Dietz to sit up with Mrs. Wimpee.
Mrs. Ponder and Mr. Wimpee were in
the room. The egg nojr was made on
that kitchen table. Mrs. Wimpee said it
was too sweet; another was made, and
Mrs. Wimpee. after tasting it, said: ‘Oh,
nothing has tasted right to me since mv
sickness,’ and I put the glass of egg nog
on the safe in the dining rocru.
“I carried the box home, and shortly
my husband came in and said that Isa
was out there and said her mother want¬
ed to sec mo. I went over thoro and
box Mrs. is Wimpee said: ‘Miss Ora, my it.’ tin
gone; I suppose you took I
made a motion, as much as to say,
‘Shall I tell before Mr. Wimpeo why I
took it,’ for he was in the room.
“She motioned me not to, with her
eyes, and then 1 told what I did. Sbe
afterwards told me I did right. I went
home. Oa my way to church I stopped
by and gave Mrs. Wimpee tbe box. Then
she opened it and gave me the contract
T had signed. Company crime in on Sun¬
day and stayed until Tuesday.
Sirs. McKee said when Mrs. Dietz
came to see her, as sbe opened the door
to admit her, Mrs. Dietz caught both
her hands and said:
“ ‘Oh, you have been accused of a ter¬
rible crime. They say you poisoned Mrs.
Wimpee. Dr. McCall has sent me to
find out what you gave her, for unless
he knows slia will die.’ ”
To this Mrs. McKee said she replied.
“I did not poison Mrs. Wimpee.”
“Mrs. Dietz then akod, ‘Haveyou not
recently thi3 bought some poison ?’ ”
To Mrs. McKee replied, “Yes, I
bought some rat poison.” \
“What was the brand?”
“It was called ‘Get There.’ Mrs. Die *.
then said.” continued Mrs. McKee, “tlr v
I had better tell, if I had done it, for in
less’I did I would be arrested and he " g
cd. She then loft me.
“Imagine how I felt, accused of a ter¬
rible crime. I did not know what to do
but finally I left that uighfc to go to my
uncle’s, in Tal- <lega, Ala.
“When I ig-.w the awful accounts iu
in the papers next day, I went on to my
father in Florida. I finclly started ba r
to give but myself up, knowing I was ii »
cent, was arrested before I got bl¬
and here I am.”
THE RECRUITING STATION.
No ton-er Ojvemtiag at Savannah Owing
to Indifferent SucceM,
Savannah, April 3. —Lieut, Terrett
lias packed up all the appurtenances of
the office, and gone back to Augusta
with his two recruiting sergeants.
Uncle Sam did not find Savanr, •. a
very profitable field to work for recruits
for the army. Considerable money was
expended office here in fitting for up and maintaining and
an several months,
tbe gross result is ten additions to the
service, eight of whom are colored.
Nearly 100 applied lor examination, and
only about one out of tea could pas: tbe
rigid test provided. Hereafter tho re¬
cruiting service will givo Savannah a
wide berth.
Eanglit the R.ihu>.
Brunswick, Ga., April 6.—The
bark Ralan, which during a gale last
month was stranded off the Brunswick
bar,has been sold to John E. duBignon.of
this city, for $1,566. This includes her
cargo of 377,000 feet of pine lumber
which 13 now in tho vessel. 1 Tiie pur¬
chaser will have the lumber raised, and
as much of the vessel as possible saved.
GEORGIA NEWS NG I ES.
A tramway five miles Jong is to be
constructed at Weuona, l r la.
Dr. I. S. Kaxon, a distinguished di¬
vine of Savannah, Ga., is dead.
There is a bold band of burglars in
Augusta, and they are looting the town.
The new ice factor ry at Way cross will
soon be completed, The capacity of the
machinery is six tons per day.
The mail dropped daily in the Savan¬
nah letter boxes, exclusive of papers and
packages, aggregates 26,000 pieces.
The old volunteer fire department of
Athens, one of the best of its time, has
been disbanded. It is superceded by a
paid department.
Governor Northen, of Georgia, lias
called a convention to meet in Atlanta
on May 6, next, for the purpose of ar¬
ranging proper exhibits for the world’s
fair.
Tli? Tliomasville postoffice has been
advanced from the third to the second
class, which indicates that the “City in
the Pines” u growing fast.
The tax returns of Fort Valley will
6how an increase of $100,000 over last
year, arising from new improvements .
and the addition of new capital.
Charles West, claiming to be a nephew
of the late Henry W. Grady, at Little
Rock, Ark., ordered a burial suit and
coffin, and, driving to the woods, shot
himself.
The Fort Valley Leader offers to pay
at the rate of $2.50 per column for com¬
munications over the writer’s signature,
stating objections to the editorial man¬
agement of that paper.
The little boy of Mr. C. W. Brooks,
living about near Lexington, Ga., though only
4 years old. can spell from a book
almost any word oud pronounce is, and
can read as glibly as many a child iwice
his age.
A belt line company in Augusta lias
offered to build'a levee by laying a ; rack,
or double tracks, along »he nver front
and up to the mills above the city, build-
an embankment above the high
wa ^ r mark. All this work will be done
for the privileges and franchises to be
granted, the company by Ute city.