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About The democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1879)
The Democrat. A. Live Weekly Taper on Live Issues Published Every Friday Morning, at Crawfordville, Ga. W-D-SULLIVAIT, Proprietor RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single Copy, (one vear,) . . • S 2 00 Single Single Copy, (six months,) . 1 ©0 Copy, (three months,) . . . 50 ST Advertising rates liberal. HOOK STSuffiKE"** * spcciai *- A ew Advertisements. HAL{j§ ,rEGETAB L y V •S'CIUah, MN ■HAIRV EWEiL \ Hm >»«*■ to constant }• f n* e by the public _/ for over twenty yearn, \ 'J S;' .J and Is the best preparation flrne ever InmnioA invented for TyX'C'nr»T> BESTOB- 1 Tic *' l "” T ! ING GKAT HAIR TO ITS State TOCTHFEL COLOR AXD Assayer LIFE. I a . Chemist It supplies the natural of Mass. food and color to tho hair and glands without staining the leading skin. It will Increase and Physi¬ thicken the growth of the hair, prevent Its blanching cians and falling off, and thus endorse AVERT BALDNESS. and recom¬ It cares Itching, Erup¬ mend it tions and Dandruff. 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Thousands health are down in and spirits from disorders peculiar to their sex. and who, from false mod -ty or neglect prolong their sufferings. Why then fur¬ ther neglect a subject of such vital impor¬ tance when the remedy can bo so easily procured ? DR. IIASBROUCK’S ELECTRIC BELTS For self-application to any part of the body meet requirement. ' The eminent physicians every most indorse them, and v. e otter the most convincing testimony direct from the afflicted themselves, who haye been re¬ stored to HEALTH, STRENGTH and ENERGY, after drugging in vain for years. Send at once for descriptive circular, which will be mailed tree, containing in¬ formation worth thousands of dollars to the afflicted ol either sex. Cal] on or address, (all communications confidential.) B.R. Trapliacan & Co. Bole agents for the United States, S.53 HKOAlBV AY, Rooms 3 & -t. New York City. aug- 22 -’.a-j-h-w G. E. Knox, Rooms and Eatnis House * Thomson, Georgia. Travelers ami the public generally arc in¬ formed that I am prepared to accommodate them with ROOMS, and to furni-h meals at ail hours on sltort notice, and of the best quality and style. Give me a call. apr-l8-’79-t-o-o THE I.ATZ:-T .tlltSICAL U'OXUERB i TKt— _ Orgtu ° and Trumpetto! On on exhibition exmmtion anu and for for sale sate by by H.C.SII.MI i... Agent, Dekocrat OmcE, Crawfordvilic. Ga. _ Yard wide - dienes Sets, at C. Myers’. - ‘Jff-j Ladies Lace collars 10 c. each, at Q. MYERS’. le i h*A* i r* t i ' © "Yol. 3 < SaXFOBD S IiXVER InVIGORATO Sa a Standard Family Remedy for * ^diseases of the Liver, % |and Stomach Bowels.—It is Purely ^Debilitates—It | Vegetable.— It never h’f S B is SCathartic and .*,*» V» Ironic. ' / gS*& i flJJW. is *$P'V**s® L' f iTEY o ae qi' a - ir ) r J® A ^ 0 ( \\ 0 ^ of c.0 V%. 6 ^v 6 » * a o _ .« isjjSf 1 ■ J ' V ? 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OR TRADE FOR Vegetable Ifef DISEASES r' 1A ,\ perien AMoliNu \PKl\r FUoM A Disortoed State of the Liver. usiss^b^sagiis^ Jaundice, Acid Stomach, L’onsti patiou of the BowHs, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, and Dysentery Enlarged Spleen,1-e.iraiiilAgno,Eruptive Purtnfes ^Female Weaknesses' Ptoles ’ and j BoiD Affeet-ions of tile Kidneys and Bladder Piles and many othev disorders caused from derangement of the Liver. . it of This preparation composed as alUratiits is sonm ol the mo4t wIuR.ih: ASht s’.an’e u" 'b-zt physicians bv disf-n-.c. of our who are famii:.-r with tlu- composition and prescribe of this medicine attest its virtues it. it is a pleasant cordial. r;i;:'Ai:r.D hy F. ULMER, SAVANNAH, LA. ... Price, One Dollar. Fur sale in CraWford vilic by Dr. H. S. Smith, and by Druggists ^rif'i .>'S 78 i-v * A ( Alii). n mbor 10 ’ 1878. ' «L« Frvmd* Opened and the Public office,'and ■ an engaged rooms on Jackson Street, in rear of Poul Iain’s corner. I propos-, after the first of Jaunarv, is7'.i. to devote my r ,<ure hW ittion tosnehLeg 5KS . Circuit; also, Warren and UlascKk, of the Northern Circuit, and Washington and Jef • M PL- C ; ■ I a-k all my friemkt.. give my successor a fair trmi and earnest support. w M. LBISON January:!.i87u. agent Smith Myers is the tor s , celebrated Cotton Press. : Galicoss 3 c. per yard at C. Myers'. Crawford v k-* • lie, Georgia, October 24, 1879. Poetry. Drifting Away. Drifting away from each other, Slentlv drifting apart. Nothing between but the world’s cold screen Nothing to lose but a heart. Only More two lives dividing and more everv day ; Only one. sou] from another soul 1 Steadily drifting away. Only a man’s heart striving Only Bitterly hand, hard with its doom, a tender and bland. i Slipping away in the gloom. * N v VnHmAVw .,. , . ., 17 of , " Ton£r J2™?„shame,^ - Nothing do notWngto'b’larae ’ to but to endure The world cannot stand still Tides ebb and women change Nothing One love here that is worth a tear, less—nothing strange. Griffins awav from each other, N Steadily drifting apart— v ,7 “ V.'” -V' "■ V : v )ut h i 11 a '! heart. 1 n, i’world can reach, ‘ ' ------- ---- —-- 2 -:--- u,„ JUlS(*l*Un!)C011S. ||. _____________ ___________________________ _________ TTI’.iY TELL THEIR STORY. -- Midnight was passed, and the lights of the vessels lying at anchor in the stream were liegining to lie exbansted, when two nmn hurried from different diree f ions towards the shore. The older of the two Ivirl a.?i*e;t(?v reaefied the stand, and was pre?»arinjy to make a leap, the design of which was not to he mistaken • but at thfit instant the younger seized hi by the " " ft) arm exclaiming— “Sir. r believe you want to drown yourself!” You have guessed it. * What is that * to this you ? was tlm answer, spoken in tho ' most angry tone “Nothing, I know, r would Simnlv request vou to wait a couple of minutes when, if vou to'q'ther like we will make iii the, great iournev arm ' avm * _ the best wav of living.” With -I these words the vn,merer evten do<1 f tiW elder whose wis not withheld Se o?ie Tim T5j Sr voum'er continued 1 """ tea m “So he it' Arm In human’ arm > Trulv I did not dream that a heart would heat with mine in this \vhi> last hour I will ,,,•]• loVnnw ■' vliliRii von are—'in lion , -j-.",,.,,,.' Ooroe let us beg ” i o-io-o-ii, ' Inlf’ext ind fiviim ™hin”lv liis dim mmli Xl>oi inciiislied nfe eves fhlq'comm'nioii i-ince * 0 Vou exclaimed— “i fohi I seem to tnc too voting to end your life by suicide. A man of vnur years has still a brilliant, alluring fu i nre in his grasp !” “Brilliantanswered the young mnn, scornfully “What have 1 to hope in the midstof a world full of wickedness falsehood treachery and unhappiness * Como—quick!” “You are still young! You must have bad very sorrowful experience to make life already thus insm.ortable to you.” “T despise mankind.” “Witliont exeention V” “Wit,bout except,ion.” “Well then you have now perhaps found a man whom vou will not neees sarilv despise. T have, believe me, dur inff mv whole life 1 lived an honorable “Really ! That is highly interesting. It’s a r>i tv I had not earlier made your acquaintance ” “Leave me to die alone, young man. Live on. Believe me time heals all wound s and there are men of honor to Vie found if'vou ” “Now take this view, wolid why aro you hurrying so fast from the V” “Oh l am an old sickly man unable to make a livelihood a man wliocannot, will not longer see his only child, his daughter, blighting her youth, and labor j n fr " ( ] av nnd ni^ht to support him n IIow sir ! have vou a daughter who does this for you?” asked the young man, surnrised ” -a,,,i «»t r i,, r ™ -in, me and has only the tenderest words of n VR T a SW(H>t for me always. i , An( . vJ 0U to commit suicide ( ^ her “^Tlm certain hfe death, whm'> answered 8 the »«;; old >«« man, «« 10 “Good, sir come with , me 4 to the ,, near est inn that is still open. You will re late to me your history, and if you like I will let you hear mine. So much, however, I will say to you chase all thoughts of self-murder out of your head. 1 am nch, and, if things be as you say, from henceforth you and your daughter shall lead a different and joyoiis life.” The old man followed the younger without oposition. A few minutes la ter the elder began ; “My history is soon told. I was a merchant’s had clerk, but inheritance* always un\ucky. and As I nothin* i Tmarried bv the ^7!^ yo „ nff eir was poor, I able to commence business on my own account and then liegant he struggle for a substance. Ary wife died of trouble and now my poor child is wearied to train my support. I cannot bear to see her working lierself to death for me, therefore it is better. Now yon know all ” “Friend” A exclaimed the young roan, t . ' t fortunate it man I ever - insane to j- 11 ntprf ,tf >.>"!'? .A rnv iif P is 'nd.-r is you shall be-no resistance, my heir, The coming night is my last. Before this 'T however T miv-t see'vonr daughter, of nure U, curiositv L would for once um, like to to see i how „„ one r Y Wra looks xvho who reallv rcaiiy deserves the name of a woman. But, young man, wibat can it « that BlfdKK I believe it was the wealth which my father let<. me. I was the son of the richest hauler in this city. Mv father died live years ago, leaving me more than was g. ml for me. Sine® that time *- v rvery one, without ex-option, with whom I have bad any connection, borne , nave pre tended frie. .’ship for me on account of money* .... mv Others have pretended to love, again *or money ; and it went on. workm^•« Ihegirbof a simple day ' °.y became \ n . l ! i .!'.'f acquainted 11 1 the ma^-s. with suul _________ charming thus one ____ being, a a yogi : wliont ; .. ffisJGj* ^ to __ my whole heart ivemlowt. in love. I dtwttaa to her neither my name nor position I longed to balovcd for mjwlf alone, and lor a time q appeared as if I were going 1 ,e last, at- last! The R>rl and 1 who .slie stiU regarded as a^simple lu l*io avorkm.ni, Marcuisp met: atz, every where after- we waised m | together, , many happy ,1< l ' , rs ‘ U1 ‘ day my .ear girl aiqieared with . . red , eyte—slie had been weeping— ami tnid nn[ tnnt \vd most ;>art. confess li'Ai l\ ith these ’“f Vr.irJs she belonged tore h. to rself another! from me and dis:|)peared in the crowd. Her bin blessiies* decided my destiny— V auily did. I rusn into the pleasures ' v '' ,,c “ so-ended go-id society has to otter, but b^jnd my hist peace of soul, never, >e;\ -v . 1 li, a determine'! to bring iny press existence to a speedy ' nlia*.,.* young man.‘"Fuid tlu* elder. wnpiug Ins e , “from my wli-.lu In-ait I llv 011 ’ - mfta* acknowledge that I - " as more f « jgjaljg f.-r I, at :, l l va * * v 1 I 1 *, ****** , • <l;i ngnter, t-aideity loved.” “ ill yo>i i^ve meyour addr < go.nl s,r ’ '•’f? d d dji ■ * , ^! 1 ^ 5 ^ ** M ^ * xaclly nnst-nist, lap 1 must, see t>» , b'htwt*. I o-morrow *. will arriitiije n\y ailairs as I have already tfild you. You will re Uli - il111 t'.-iugl.t., and in the morning eaiiy I wUl ret urn. Hive me your ' Vt> rd u ! ld h»nor that you will not leave this . house unlil T como back, and to that - vou willj|!nt what hupo huS meantime taken place ajMsik any one o. be twe “1 S? ou us AYl haVt my Wqnl. Go „ to tny ilwol »•!?, to my laughter, and vou will (iud ^'‘‘t I have told you the simple 'truth my -'ly address, utunq i| f Wilhelm Balms. Here is Wit,J ti: “ v.onls ho handed the >'•*”"«' In; "' PapP’' Riving the address !>‘' llil,, »'.*« ded 'If* by * poorest « ^ classes, «» “ «"*"«•>• at i u, some ,Us ^ nc 0 f,< *> thO city matter. “And , my is (.all toeder.”* said »J ,mme 1,10 willscvvfR.il >' 0U, 'S r'»* “Take this bank nolo n raml&e.mo :iit mj return.” Carl water, h d the land Ids «>»4 cii'cfli split able terms, and left tin: 1 hall Ilaillly the morning broke when found Himself on the way to tlio suburll whi-re lived the daughter of the 0,d mmi with wl.om be laid become ae quauited under such peculiar fauces. It. was a poor place, >' ou "S u,il " kuo >'.ked, opened the door, il,ul hivobintaritv stepped back. The y?« l »B:K ,rl . wI,03e inconstancy had made Inslife’s Imrdcii unbearable, stood la f() 'e him I She had grown pale, very !«>e ; but lm knew her at the first glance ll WI1S lk ' ,ll)a i whom he ouced liopcd to call his own. At 1,18 appearance the young girl sprang towards him overcome witli joy, holding out her little hand. The young man waved her back, exclaiming— “You did not expect to-•««« me V” Ihe pool gul sank into hei. Heat, and covered her pale and beautiful face with »»a»'ds. Aie >ou \V el helm Sal ms daughter ,.. i asked the young ,? coldly, after a „ answered ... the maiden, .. timidly, .. . * a m, “And whs and where is that oi her to whom, as you told mo at parting, your life ticUmged V tlio “ that other is father, answered gu'l. looking up to the young man with a R lauce 111 whic “ spoke the tenderest ' v ith ..... lightning quickness ... the truth dawned , upi»n him ; the Hc.iles fell from eyes. Speechless he rushed to pressed Her tha, took her in Ins arms, and her to Ins breast. s™ through. the long mglit saved. with “y«ur father is lie is me,” was Carl’s answer, as lie hurried the young girl out and through the streets ^, e arms 0 f her atlectiouate father, A fortnight later, In the midst of the greatest splendor, the marriage of the rich young banker, Lari Toeder, to Her tha, took place. _----- j Proud Mrs Potts ! . , .. uiltimore Mrs. Mattie Potts, who left Baltimore last Maj, lias leturnul, looKm, is ieu as an autumn teat. Sac lias accom plislied her Orleans feat and of hack,and walking Iroin has Here only to New to walk to Philadelphia to; win the 810,000 she says is awaiting her there. Yesterday afternoon at «;3« o’clock Mattie Potts appeared at the city hm its, walking at her usual gait and wear- she ing the same style of costume that did when here before; in fact, she is the same “Pottsy. ” as sue delights yesterday in calling herself. Her dress was of d< i.iine, washed and rewasiieil by rain and perspiration. On her head was a Ilelie hat. She carried the cane now made famous; but no Saratoga trunk, done up in brown paper, did she carry, for it had increased m size and traveled by rail. Mrs. Potts ud she 1ms me. er paid a cent for ex;.r-e -: ige, she had sent it always ahead saul of her. she had in recalling her travels she "ju.-t had a »l>.emiid time, and --.a million times healthier than when she ‘ through ^ on her travels.” Site ke in „ !o ng terms of the Pbffimont Air-Line, at least the track, and said ti lud'pickedout I>coj) i ( . W€re dearly helove i, and she a home at High Point,N. Xo. 42 C., and intended to live Vcvive there. All along her rente s!„. would I,*' tele grams and p-,.-tal cards invitin- to stay at hotels, which she never• cl. In Xe tv Orleans she had two grand dinners g«'«;i her—o«a by the editor of the J. «(•*, and the oilier bv a railroad official. She wanted t e walk .there; but they thought her >o tired, she was not. successful in her | exhibition walks in other cities, . ......... for she cleared ah'at rujCT1 hut „, u fifteen cents. In speaking Imr accidents, she first stated that s!u> vv.is vnn death over by a train aud squeezed to by a bear, but afterward t herself and said, “marly.” ri accident riwr'fa” occurr'-l Atoimnw! tw dim "Twl was no n lacked train upon her while she was on the bridge, and she jumped on an iron bridge support and swung herself e.verth water, ami liiem bung. Tim second one was when a liig bl.u k bear passed within one hundred yards of her. Three miles two laps further on she met a thunder-storm wildcat, but it passed by. Then a eutne up ami nearly blow her away. That night she entered Mobile. A baud of music had engaged to wind meet her, but the rain drove tiieir away. She remained in New Orleans four days and five nights, ami spoke at the hole!. She said she innumerable proposals of marriage - ttie iir.-t on- i:i s -ill ’i II. .-ton. on t ,e Danville railroad. She did not know tb-in.m’; ini-iie. In fa.-l, did not kii..v, i a* uaui.-i i an. ..f the m n \. Iii. wanted to Ik* tin. sharer «-i In . t i ... that she says is awaiting her m I'liila deluhia. Her average .number of miles 1 twenty-one walking milea in t»t,.* daw lim-m* time) was !;n ; gmaie.,; » 0 This was !ic! iiitil ’ ti; jv^bt. ? : iit'-mi, Ali- 1 i j 11 *.'’ In (icos^Ji ami J i: ... i Mr*?. IVitts s.tid !h> did not s', nd one • • t eyeiytaiuix was ^iven her. In liar t.<p bin-has worn out live suits, while bIh* wasprcsunled intmmnable slim a, stock inga and luindkereliii fa. Sim la happy, and Rays she will aalk a six days’ match with O’Leary in New York or here. She talks of visiting the academy day, and toid aa Aeoye -a reporter on" that sllM woul<1 out-walk any man the track them now—even Hart, Im had betm iu the Aotley belt contest, She showed the reporter her note book i full of scraps of papi r, ohwely written, which she intends to rewrite into a book, hading it with the yl»im.-»Ts firat noti ■ of tier, which aim says, made her Mrs Potts ......... in town a few days. To-day she vuitu lhi.--.uey*B photographic rooms and sits for her pietnre. She also will be seen on the streets, and will wilii, ;s the close OTa-ary’s. great six days' go-as-you ph.-a.-;;, walk to-night. Her trip yestvr at Oiiii) o’clock n. m., had a “grand dinner furnished especially for her” at the Viaduct hotel, at tlio Relay, and supped in Baltimore. -------------- a Ricll «tou »au Man ou on xuboos. RiChoa The following story i:i tolil of Jncob Ridgway, a wealthy citizen of Plnla delphia who died many years ago, loay ing a fortune of five or six million dot lars ; “Mr. Itidgway,” said a young man with whom the millionaire was convert ing, “you arc more to bo envied than any gentleiiiiin I know.” “',V h.v so .-” responded Mr. Ridgway. “J am not aware of any cause for which j I sliould lie particularly envied.” “Wliat, sir!” exclaimed the young 1 man millionaire in a ;lonishmej,t ? llimkof “Why, tiie thonsandH are you ' a your income brings you every mouth !” ; 'J lNfl - Itidgway. AH I get out of it is my victuals and clothes, and l can’t eat wore than one man’s allowance, or wear more than one suit at a time. 1 ray, . can’t you do as much i*” “All, but,” said the youth, “think of the hundred of line houses you own, and tlm rentals they bring you 1” Wliat better am I off lor that! re plied the rich man. “1 can only live in one house at a time ; as for the money I receive for rents why, I can t eat it or wear it; I can only u»e it to buy other houses for other people to live in ; they a ro the beneficiaries, not L” “But you can buy splendid furniture, ......... sponded Mr. Itidgway, “what then? I : can only look at the furniture and pie turns and the poorest man who is not j 1 blind can do the same, i can rule no easier lh a One carriage than you can in an omnibus for (lye cent-, without the. trouble of attending to drivers, footmen . an d hostlers; and as to anything i ‘desire,’ I can tell you young man that the less we desire in this world the hap pier we shall be. All my wealth cannot, buy me a exefnptiofi single day rnoreof life—cannot P«rchase from sickness and , # . |ln —cannot procare me power to keep a f ar 0 jj jjie hour of death ; and then, w hat will all avail when, in a few short years at mo t, l lie down in the grave an d leave it all forever? Young man, , iav(J no cilU se to envy me.” ___ _ Old Holies. j The Cw inoton Star of tho 21th Sep tetnber says i Speaking of “old chairs” reminds Mr. W. J. Camp that he lias one which was made in 1800, and is a gowtl ,. !w ir yet, although it has been : jq constant use ever since it was made, j j ( . |,. w a common coffee mill, black- which W8R made by Mr. Adam Jones, a Hmi tb of Warren county, Ga., in 1815, and is in good condition now. He also has a counterpane made by his mother, when she Was a young lady, out of cotton wil !,. u she planted, cultivated, picked no cotton gins in those days . carded, gpun , wove, cut and made with ner own hands, and it is a good conn I erpanc yet. No w “fetch” on your old relics. Russia and Mecklenburg are said to be tho only European countries now without a constitution. i'Jic Democrat. ADVEUTIMM; RATES; * Oik; On.* Square, Square, each first insertion S 1 subsi One Ont* Square, three tuout li» 10 a; ‘are, twelve months , arte*' Column, twelve mouths 20 \laif Column twelve . . Column nionthi , r s* One twelve mouths . loo :U~ One Inch or Less considered as a square. We have no fractions of a square, all fra.-tinns of squares will 1 m- counted as -quarcs. l.il.cral deductions made on Con tract Advertising. F rloaa £ D-MrO-r „ a and , Firo taa Premisas of , a C.tizan. Th • Milledvilk- r,.-m .... I /.V or l.r ofl.nt w« kt hhslies a brief account of a dcj-loi ible slate «>f a irs in the county of t-.Mwiu lion lying east of t vicouee river. It apixars that this part liar section has for some time tceu the h ide of ;t gang of men for whom all iw abiding cit iron > entertain * ■ gravest fears, and justly, for ilm kian do uoi hesitate V> kill wm-ii it suits their ; “ l i.4o to kid. and burn when it comes in their way to burn. Many dark and Pi » 'V decls ir.vo n on «a.imoitted i y tins 1 m = , to it* I’ Uv.its ,U'j SJiill (q «w# ** «*• •ii t tt < i»4 iijgf in'll tho <te‘-.'vs Oeo.’ioe of and tlenso its tnhi&rb V. IWh;’r ,t outrages by th. e deapem does, wi.i'■ Uqy do not surpass others of the s.-.um character, are thrilling in the ' • » our con imporary we I >at tie ro Gordon, a negro, is Uwlr latest victim ; aud it appears that ho i. us put out of ti,t» way t«> a pur pose, and that purpose was to get rid «t li’a evidemv ::g,iiii.,t tlaan, im having Ueettsummoued bed ro a court of justice • • a . . Suffice it that Gordon "•> ; rein niug to ilia h .. ; ledge,ille, when lie v , id | u K dark ravine, his body riddled with bul I-1-, mid Ins ! ;; U,e r.ud where it- fell. IVoceiding then to the plan - .ill >n ..l a u II-;,.-do edrvn Dr. A. 1’. If .- ->.i ii w.n •' ’• . ' . .. ' '. m.-d his premises, destroying his ginhouse "i h all it 1 ' ut'iiLi. hi a cotton houses with iii-< iui "iiui-d cotton, his thrush, adBujaau .1 ,. -n p.k.pcrty, plug tiro ■•■'r *»»'l hi*! ksbni'iqy at 1 ,y with * r "- ' 1 ihi) *'i g* r ■ i;’, w<dJo , 1 i ' " x ' ' h«*aU' , n)> ; .:<• . aits of , i ; ;,1 !; I I v«.?- >: ^' do not < \ .y 1 whan wo a‘ato tlisU i.ll tna g*>oU tali; iu that section eounty are t-.m.d \vP b silence, and while it r.-uppo ,-d they know the names of the brigands they are fearful Vi .’iotenee to Uicir own homes, families «»•*<’ i'iwsoi: ■•should they g-vo aid or in formal ion to utllcera who lutyu for Borao time been att- uii,ting their arrest. learn asdiiionally unit ttusscclion oi the country is lupidly depopulating; cohn ol lalwiei-s arc Hi eing acro.M tins n*« i to tins the city Helds, aide, Icavieg the crop to rot iu while the whites are belt in a state of continuous alarm, f* anng to leave their proiierty mid una U to scil at any pte albeit their Bmil »* va.leya and pietm.*. pie hills aic as p.'- lucUvo as v.uy in th state. VVo 1 ■ the Governoi will ilia aliduedilli- 1 \ and move actively in tlio diruc of apprehending th to daring vio- Fbo lafers td the peace ol the late. ! is well an at MJliedgoyilfo, have sounded Uw alarm and it necessary it will b,v bonvo his excellency to raise, an army t hat the good may be protected and those bloody outrages punished. A Scene of Death. [Athikln Conslilution. | DBTnorr, October 10. Tlio Pacific express which left lime on the Michigan Central raihu.d, swilcli forty minutes late, collided with a engine on tlio mm„ track at Jackson at 1 o’clock this morning, telescoping the baggage and express cars and piling eleven coaches 0 n ton of each other. Tlio first coach was filled with emigrants, most of tvliom were killed or seriously injured, Many occupants of tlio other coaches weiealso killed or injured, ft is sup jxj^ed 25 were killed, and do wounded the majority being emigrants. PhyA chins and others are doing everything possible to alley into the Bufferings of tho T lm engineer and fireman of tho expiv.;a train were utterly torn to pieces, hut the engineer and fireman of tho switch engine escaped injury by jump f Vom Dm engitio. As near as can bo ascertained, the, accident was caused by the switchman having charge of tlio making up of freight trains at Jackson Junction occupying tho mam track with the switch engine and caboose. Ho understood that the express train was considerably behind time. The express train, however, bad made up nearly all the lost time. There were no southern ““ u ” k ‘"'“ employees on duty last night at Air Lino junction, where tho switch engine w jt), JK, which the Bacifu; express going W as ,tol on the main track It appears that tho men engaged itl raakin g up a freight train at the east „i: the yard went to the telegraph office at the junction and got infonna Don that the Pacific express was nearly poy minutes behind time. Caldwell, the yard master reported to Jones, tlio (.nijinwr l.'aA of the switch Cu' eicin" that 'time they CM in which to make up tlio freight train, R ud it was this work they were engaged j a w p ejl ti, e collision occurrod. A distressing , . and , probably , ,, fatal , , , attempt at suicide occured on Saturday Ul Cloc !" nat, ’ °M°-. Ml f lull to George, a pupil ot tho t Cincinnati College, of Music, eighteen years of age, whose home Is at Bonaparte, iowa wew ciign,".ed to be mat i ied to . L, I ied el. temnian. At two o clock ycsteiday niorning lie was taken with congestive chills, and died at ten last night. e>ha atten-ii d bnu laiUiliidv during ms Ul riess, and before he died said; Good bye, George, we will not be separated *''"(?• 8a.Dird.iy mornmg she placed toe muzzle of a pistol to hm left hie.est and bred. AUliottgo not dea-l yet, there 18 very little hope of her recovery. A New Haven editor announced that he had n “i • w - swallow,” am l the I.oui-ville <:■■■' '• ,■■■> sug acts that it was one of Holland gin. A little boy, when reproved for rcak ing a new rocking-lioi said : “V. hat's 1 the good of a horse till it’s broke-?”
