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DEATH CALL8 HiAI,
WHILE AMERICA WEEPING
BOWS HER HEAD.
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LIKE .4 STOBX TOSSED BAUK, AS
IT REACHES ITS HAVES. THE
■sas svrssr
T 4 TiT 7 ? a yn /■; t ,v,-' ji
r vrn tu Z r> lv - t,
'or UR ltit. THE GREAT GREAl
UNKSOWS.
We Mourn, While He Cooks Kindly
Down, and supplicates the King of
Kings to Protect Us, And tin? Prayers
of a Sorrowing Nation Go Up to the
Great Hu.er, AVho W „. HU Mere v
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Guide Aright the Ship oi state.
THE SEW rRESIDES!' SWORS IS.
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Inaugural Aiidrcss—Cabinet Kesigns—
llxtra Session of Senate Catted.
At thirty-live minutes past ten
o'clock l.st Monday nigbt lb. ft*
dent died. IV liile his life was tremb
ling in the balance, and his deatli
looked jooK*uior for bv uyma many i), the me news news dashed Hashed
over the land with a great shock. The
glooin was general. Cities and vil
lages throughout the Union put on the
ga b ot mourning, and ... crowded
gathenngs gave expiession to tiiecom
inon sorrow.
Upon the incidents of the assnssina
tlou c, the details of tbe trying ........
which followed we shall not dwell.
They are familiar history. We come
to the
l AST SCENES OF Tin.- uuvra ***’'*" tip
These we can not give better than in
the words of the man who watched
with him themurhmd 7 and u-m ‘ ,„.., ^ aull ” r
when he began to sink.
The following are the words of
Judge-Advocate General Swaim :
“It was mv night to watch with the presi
dent. 1 had been with him a good deal
of the time from S o'clock in tin* evening.
A few minutes before io o clock I lot
Colom 1 KoekweU, witii wimm 1 had been
Ilm&S &
llpnt S lOOlll* (a On ii viin entering umi 7 1 jl faaml m if«i fir, —‘ ,v|
Garfield sitting 1 '
- by hi- ■ ■ bedside. ■ ■' There
was no othe* pvi>oi,s t,. tl,e room. 1 said
to h,( ‘llox I., eve.-.nmg geing- .xu,.
rrpHnt, / f, Z i* niiuls. I iJifj)
ami prescrilie'd : rest‘.' h Ta'k’ , 'l 'lo'-V what Imd'wo
lor him to ‘ ite tbe
night. She repli, d sin- dot not know ;
that sbo hud given him in/ik pmieh at s
o'eloek, l then said : If you will wait a
moment I will go into t.he doctors' room
Hilll «i Wl Ii lt i ’* t< - , 1 lM ’fi'.r " 1 I *t!
knows w n* r» > get
it.’ I then went into the doctors room. 1
found Dr. Bliss there and asked him what
was to he given during the night. He an
sntf t& , 's'sr5'sarws
room* ) 1 and‘had sim.e'hul^'eonver'
geons’
sation with Mrs. Garfield. Sbe felt of the
president's hand and laid her hand on his
forehead and said, ‘lie seems to he in
a good condition.’and passed out of the
iieated —niieii , lilt[<■ eool .ml alfttmbclutl,,
it at the fire and laid it over his
limbs. I also iieated another cloth and
laid it over his right hand ami then sat
down in a chair beside ins bed. I was
and hardly felt seated the when president’s Dr. Boynton came in
him how it seemed him. pulse. Tasked
to lie replied:
“It is not as strong as it was this after
noon, but very good.’ Shortly after this
the President awoke. Ashe turned his
head on awakening, I arose and took hold
of Ins hand. I was on the left hand side
of the bed as he lay. 1 remarked; ‘You
have had a nice comfortable sleep.’
then said : ‘Oh Swaim, this terrible
pnin, about placing Ins right hand on his
breast over the roarion of his heart,
I asked him if I could do anything f or
him. He said : “Some water •• I went
‘"‘I* th « r ®»» *i» d poured
ter°KSX He took if 1 tohFmt^rtor ralstog
the glass his Imnd, I
his head as usual, and drank the water
very naturally. I then handed the earn! class '
to the colored man, Daniel, who in
during Afterwards the time I I was getting the water.
took the napkin and wiped
wa king' 6 lie “then your’lmml “Oh^SwLim'
this terrible pain! press m
about on aline with hii head, and ex
clmmed: Oh. Hvviiiin, can t you stop
this? and again : “Oh 1 Swaim !” I then
saw him looking at me with a staring ex
pression. I asked him if he was suffering
much pain. Receiving no answer, I
peated then concluded the question with a like result. J
that he was either dying
or having a severe spasm, and catted to
B?&4 M^ Garteld to^me
diately and glanced at the onalt clock
hanging on the chandelier nearly over the
mtout ll »astrtenollock “in- K a ' as ten
S r> Rr " ' „ ^
whic* D W - t jT h' T " °[t v'^Jt^lichind^tife th iu r s - cand£e l
nea?“t!edcKn toibttual 1 5 fVmntPiirt’t -hii.'
full on Dr. his fac-’l saw'that he wis afterD dviu"
When Bliss came in a moment
said : * Doctor have von auv stimulant*
OT.*? be dying.” IIe took hold of
v h
said ‘Yes he is'dvi me ’ 1
Daniel “Hun and arouse the house ”
that moment Colonel Roc well came in
when Dr. Bliss said : “Let us rub his
saeritice ids^art was eomoleted peaceful 'He** breathed ,reatbed
calmlv mStellSipwlng and h
Mr per
sonx were present Garfield and
Vol. 5 .
y«mral^^'atoi S *C^onel 1 'and n Mrs <> ' V Kock'
mld’ltoiikdSp4s'- ? ’ Va ’ KC< ‘ kW * J
Issaon istliB President wA ms urn
nounced dead aSemhlwl rtie <M<rt ^
for ivn'Coltsoewdiere a i tb.' W w\ ‘.‘ve,
’ ‘ bodv Thev“ ,w
hUine and Lincoln L^„ were at
t
went into session ’l 1 hev reinu i He, I
aether several hours if 1 ViceAhesb
the Cabinet telegraphed to
, Arthur to take thn natb of mi;...
wdthout Lom?’Branch delay and come itv '' the next
train to
At t I Quarter aRhis mst two oVloclr in the !
m orfi u “ home “ in W * v f ‘ *
c ;* v
A ‘ A8T " UB « PRESIDBST w
T,iE CNITK! * STATES ’
took the oath ofofflee. The oath was
administered by Judge Brady, of the
Xew York Supreme Court, in presence
of nssociate Judge Charles Donahue,
Eliliu Root. Commissioner t'reich,
Danml (.?. ll .’.ins, and tin new 1 'resi
dent ««.' *s son Irilm,
did noloitlrcmill Joy
lie slept un.il . , when lie aiuse
} * l,ld y \° I e, epdp!ie<l V, )U a ‘. message “i ,ad o, uot sympu- t,,<;n
decided ,1 whether he would go , to , Long
Branch. Part of the morning was
spent with Secretaries Blaine and Lin
^ g^Sn^’^S'S tJr
Long llranch. lie returned to New
\ ork at 4 o’clock 1 he Cabinet were
tSh.,ri»?of IS 1 dtf al1 »»r Mions i^T 1 H of r
c»„j..... with commendation .Wr^Al^S. on i all sides. Th S Ills
faring throughout has been in keep
" ThnmHvSrMta^ an *}i ,‘ autonsv u ■ ^ urnrn ”l’ (m
the dead body was i held by , the pl.ysi
c ' alls - rt.e ball was to.iml just back
lae . m* 1 "j V 1 , ’ T a henionliage i im,n . e< 1! lioiu -, C11USU one
of ilif> a) te.:es adjoining tl.e track
tue ball.
\t hif pasf.Sm oVhSk‘'Wedi.es k ' Vednes '
day 3 morning !> the
FUNERAL services
were held in private at Francklyn Cot
tage. the onlv persons present, being
the President's household, wivh. members oi
llw *!» «!«?H "'lute amt «",I. Bev. Chas. Z. cw Young,
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'dM.nng '......” Branch, *• the “ officiating •’
ter.
(jn tlteii ’ -
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.1 J.* 11 ’ "•maiqs . ■ weie placed , . upon a cata
' !Ue 111 tlu - rotunda, where they lay
in . state until yesterday evening. They
' vt ' le then taken to Cleveland, Ohio
1 resident Arthur accompanied them to
that place.
A ™.AL.
On the morning following the I’resi
dent’s death, a telegram uiniotiiiciug
jt reached Ids devoted mother ill
s&ssa.tK - » j
Oiished her breakfast, they broke the
news. She received it with great an
guisli Wednesday was her eiMilieth ° i
birthday :
The President’s wife has home the
A skconi, sWEAltiNO. ; '
„„ T hursday , morning tiie I resident , |
i 'S ain took t lie oaL ;' *" the Marble j
rooui of the Capitol, , . in the presence of j
the judges of the Supreme Court and a
few others. The oath was adrninis- i
Lwed by Chief-Justice ‘ Waite '
JU I ! i v • l U tn - t-.k ,o u tlm the rv.n, oath
T > 'ocut , Arthur A ,, read liom manuscript; ,
.
The following I
in i.«.u.«uui,.iiaiiii..s. lUGERAi, address
For the fourth time iu the 'o historv of !
the rel)ub i jf . \ ‘ m 'D, st \ rate ' h is /
« „ ... , ,) . E.*atli. ,, Allheaits ,
5ire
uliecl with grief and horror at the hid-;
cous crime which has darkened our land. >
The memory of the murdered president,
hiS ^otracted sufferings, Ins unyield
tner }Ts of hts li.e St'”. „ud the pathos “ of T Ins
eil rii will forever lllnme the pages of I
our history. For the fourth t ime the
officer elected by the people, and or
dained by the Constitution to (ill a va
c anc y so creat€d is caIled 011 to assume
wilffim^o^ou^fathere^'In , 1 , '
C
fotvsertng
sure that the Government should never}
be imperiled because of the uncertainty j
of human \- lift, xw, , 1 ,,. i„,t n„.,
f .. ltrjc ’ m'V 0 ^ L * hi'"hR i nS f i t ut ions’ reuvi ins
r J n ““ dKen ’ 01 n n more or ■ assur- 0 m
big and permanence proof could of exist popular of the strength j 1
a govern
ment than tiie fact that though the
4 J 11 l - ,OS ?. constitittn T' M 5 t ll i? n,il successor }* 8tru ? is k Uo peace- . wn ’ i
Tully installed without shock or strain, ;
r^ve.nenf WhiCh m °" n,S ^
AU ti,e noble asi’irations of my la
tneuted predecessor, which found ex
Passion in Ins life in the measures de
vised and suggested during Ms brief
inistratiun. to correct t it** abuses
arid eufuj. e ei-onuijjy, to advanre pros
purity amt promote lhegeuer.il welfare,
' V‘ nwti « •*«!«,sty and main
tul11 ^ rtm * honorable relatioHS
with the nations of earth, w r ill be gar
nered iu the hearts of the people, and
^x^sracs: SJJXSr , rss5'.* - '“
Our fiscal |X)]icv is fixed bv Jaw. It is
well tuUenit.g grounced and generally W approved; Leigu
r > issue mars
iteicour.se; and the wisdom, integrity
The Democrat : ■
CRAFFORDYILLE. GEORGIA, SATIJRDAT, SEPTEMBER 24 , 1881 .
aB ^ of °wr people^may tie trust*!
surea cawcr of peace, tranquility »a!
welfare. The gloom and anxicy
which haTe enshrouded the count/
mwt laake re l ,oso "clc.v.j >
,,ow -
dem:lnd for S1>eed - V leRisialt-.f , .
ȣ=St , 35
1 giess. i. 1,6 Constitution .detii s
the functions and powers of the Ext-e
{ % e as clear 1 v :ls thos ; °f either of tin
*
°ther two . departments , . of the gown
ment and he must answer for the josh
exercise of the discretion it pernritssfid
the performance of the duties -■ 7 "?S»*
l****
Summoned to the high duly naif*!
and profoundly eoti'C uis
<« their magnitude and gravity, I ,s
a, “ e the «V..«•«
tution, relying for aid on Dm* gn
and the virtue, patriotism aid
intelligence of the American people. ',
ax extra session i \
f the Senate has been called to V ;
**lon«,i.. m.., 0 i (u- Ucumct iioor the 1 ho lOUi. tiuti Ao v.> )
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Immediately after the inaugural, . ile
wan read appointing MMi
next, 2bth instant, the day of bur
as a day of mourning throogheut
United States, and recommending
it.
resignations of the CAin■ f
ljave been gpHt j n> but the Fres.tV|t
will not act upon them until after »<•
b '"“' Y
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Demonstration of Sorrow in Allan, .
1 10.&, ^TtAWTA, last night, GA., the September wires anno.rmpl 20. rtt
the President of the United StiJes
was no more. 'Die great man has mjde
a gallant tight for life, but the « Is
were fearful, and the assassin has vi
(naiilied.
Probably no city in the Uniointe- «arfi-;4’8
tJ m ne wsof l ’ rflsident Ai%
death with - deeper , sorrow than
ta * Lai ly this morning the processbf
draping the business hjuses arid
buildings, in appropriate colors
ed mourning all day, was hung, and has
until there eity.u,,t,«|i» is scarcely a
*«««;»«« darkened with emblems yiiota of sorrow for
-
the *'■" a,..,,i dead *.o™ ruler. ™i—. Flags trailed *— 1 at “t f elf. At
from.UAS.M^kliain. f'.tli*.... the ...... Kin-^t u;-*'
Wnutows i
trio Shop were seen i Pivjai
dent’s pictures draped in mourning. In
iiiftny instances vehicles that seemed
to move over the rough streets with
loss noise than usual, wore hung witli
folds of black. The Streets, wont to
resound with the ceaseless clatter of
busy feet were silent to-dav, and men
P»^ [ 1 H ' ( ">vvUh *‘ dt ' s a,,d saddened 0I ! t!ie countenances. cornel s
gioups ot citizens witli sorrow depicted
Dp°D their laces. Were discussing the
11 o’clock the hells began to toll,
‘nd as the sound broke upon tiie ears
1,10 •nhabitonts, they seemed to re
for the first time the deep solem
y ot the occasion and for a time an
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.'tf' t'i as * ym '' ll,,a 11
Henate this moining, a message
received from tiie Governor ex
“his willingness in co-operat
with the General Assembly in any
they might deem appropri- *>
to the melancholy ocrasnion ir„«
nns we U offered by Senator
ri in pursuance Of which a joint
of the General Assembly was to
held at 12 o’clock in conjunction
the City Council, Judges of the
and U S comt , and other
ji»lamt»m;ti«. m.,,i„,„, n i
’ ^ JnHisting ot (wov. Colquitt, chan
Senator J. Til. Brown, Chief-Jus
James Jackson, and twenty-two
of the Assembly,was
to report suitable resolutions at ttiat
When the appointed hour ar
« Rp»t crowd assembled in the
of Repiescntatives to witness the
Tlia sallerv was tilled with
President Boynton, and speak
Bacon occupied the stand which was
draped Governor Colquitt read
resolutions, which were remarkably
1, { >ropr ii ‘ t ®’ be * Hti :
,
of thereader. When the Gov
* iiad finished the reading of the V
\ u " ° ,b ’ j on ; I! ; J R’ 4 w,Kg8 .’ ol
\ f f 1 I’aitof the Assembly,
a ti the resolutions, and
adoption in an eloquent speech in
he said that Gariiell was bath a
and a good man, and that no
U ™ hl our «>«»*“»• country was
a deeper feeling of sympathy for
than that which swelled up from
l-f{ d « •>* the South
President; spoke of tiie'grand lift; of
how he had struggled
1 from poverty to fame; how “step by
he ciimbnl the ladder : round by
lie ascended Until he reached t\w
round of earthly glory ” \ud
he turned and faced the audience,
the words of the gray lieardwl
tor thrilled every heart: “How e
are human affairs! IIow brrglit
future seemed to him! And vet,
S’i“.......«-•••“'»•
James Jackson and’ Chief-.) deliv<*ml Usfciee of -t' Geor
; , „ H xt arose
thu^ formally, and yet, l know from the [
in expressions of wrro‘w and sympathy !
own heart goes after two persons of
others in the land. The aged moth*
who held this man in her lav, when a
iwy^vht, watched his progress in youth.
his development in manhood, and to
MSfcSMK*: was permitted to witness. Add to \
Unit other heart, made bv the Almigh
his companion for life, and whose ;
no tongue can tell, mv heart Whe.7 goes
in earnest sympathy.” he i
scarcely an eye was dry, many a j !
trembled with emotion, and
an “Amen” was breathed to tin*
of the venerable Chief Jus-;
tice.
A few moments ^oWeA. more, and the joint ,
s ^ sio1 ' «»» The ceremonies ,
were ended and the people retuined to I
their homes—not to forget, but to keep ;
green in the heart the memory of i
James A. Garfield the martyred Presi
dent.
posreovFitPVT ok Till’ oitvino ■
io.i cu.mm ra ijioumm.
and pasaod appropriate resolutions and
in dcfetenci, lotlie great calamity, they’ that
has UMvll the Naf.e.n. deeid
od to liostpone the openne. eyeroises of i
for mie week that is
„ n til the 12th of Octoiier An that day
^ vZ-Tunes^ V^!Z, eouided
mident
thirteen men standing in a hn- wait
in* for permits to visit the e rounds,
To every one the question was put:
sired to visit the "rounds, mer.dv io
spfW i an evening reviewing the won
der.tbmd beau. i. s of O jleliiorpe .lMi k.
’llh- e were reliisni iu everv lustanee.
Others »v^ere in search of work. Tin s.;
alter el i.se Questioning were given pass
es. The majority of them were exliib
itors who desired to visit the grounds their
for the purpose of looking after
“space”—of course these were permit
ted to go. The readers will thus see
that tiie Park is already lin attractive
place. In another office, your con es
pondent. saw a typo writing machine
worked by a young lady with who was remarkable turning
out letter after letter
quickness and neatness. There are nl
», 11 ,™ ^m ,.l..yor
the - Exposition, t)>« eon-espondeiice -
being being so so hen heavy rr Hint that it it is is absolutely absolutely
„eeess-iy, .iee,«s. w .io to Mtont mh.pt l every every menus menus to to (a- tu
'• V cV - ........... r crtm^rnln r'-lB
say say nothing not bimr more, more fit at, prenont \»vescnt concr be
the exposition except that everythin c£
points to a brilliant success.
The Democrat h .s achieved an envi
able reputation in the Gate city Every
one has and encouraging word for the
excellent paper and the enterprising
management. Both the (\„<slUulhii
and it in the twins P^A^.U ol highest of praise. to-day spoke of
Spy.
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Mr. A Houel.enm.1 pnl.lishes in the
New Orleans J ica-ii/ite Ins annua!
statement ol the sugar and l ice crops
of Louisiana for tiie last .crop year,
that is for the season ending Septcm
ai< ’’ the u suit ot '■,**‘,'■■1 a c.aterui il-t'ii I * canvass '.if ot
the alluvial districts where sugar and
rice attain tlm greatest perfection. The
aggregates are as follows :
1 VnigM,
It/nl*. pounds,
sugar made by old
R,'lined ,, roC ess in tswMU U2,0C.4 J74,nr.(l,0S0
amt clarified, in
eluding first, second and
third 75,050 ti8,9:i'_’,8to
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Total r „ crop of 1880-81 218,514 278,'isg.swy
UMm*. * <MU>n*.
of molassas per
i f ooolhsot relinedsugar 42.1B l,iGH t 030 BB
Average of molassas per
l } ooo lbs of brown sngar 70 J 1 JO
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Total r,f moIa: ' s!l ‘ 4 - »«*-™' 7 «
“ tg^Mis H 0 - jKl)am . so f dl . w ri( . e woi £^ ^ ^
each .’iw
“This tins was was the llm hn-mst largest cron crop of ot Imth notti
f, ,,gar and !|!f° ur ow " lu ^ ,e S V lt,!
1,10 war ’ il l e ncfi . 1 ‘fH.ntevs , lamented
over ^ le 1 harvesting , season, but
1 to^be , 'Vhn
ousht sat rtf actor v more
such season will make the planters of
EZf .,® r l e « sul !flts T s - this gium is K rt at dds tins
writing bending the stalks over many
an acre, and if it can im gathered with
° ul 'dtx ( 03H the yiel(1 will m Miany J more
bftn than the last cron .”
Legislative ItcmH.
Tiie Senate has passed a bill fixing
the license fur selling pistols at fifty
dollars
Eighteen thousand dollars have
^«* a W' r < > l» r,a ‘« d to revis,} Ul « Code o£
< K
By a bill which totu*{fT£»mming has just passed the
h ouse th ‘“ old ... ^ . . phy
. ‘^ e!l abolished, and e x ery
i , ^ rHOn vvi, ° to prnetiee medicine
this state must show a diploma from
“ ,n, “ d)Cal collH f 5 to U,f ‘ .°, r,l ' nli ry
co,u, ^ v i 11 ^bich ,. he . n.Unds to .
petsue Ins piofession.
s, v. f«ssz ti
>' ftt t;ik( * u in in «-,i <i*ii!te;»u is
th “ °" lv wit, "‘ •' bim:.md if
K will ri-li.rn ’ • l
t- ,t a '■ .■
No. 38
GENERAL NEWS.
(LEANED I KOM TI .LE(;K\M>
AMI U.ltl’.RS.
the Uted lutorniation a« Eott
from the Newspapers—A If riel
Review of What the Country is At,
Culled lor the Headers ot the l>emo
crat. m ,
—The cucumber crop has suffered seri-'
in the North.
—Senator Lamar is actively engaged on
stump in Mississippi.
-A Talladega melons, made man. *2OT with a two acre
«f guod profit and ?.ki
treat on. and a crop «rf hay: ;
—In a collision on the Erie Road last
caused bv a misunderstanding ot
& kUW ’
__ Thc ^ fv.n! . aiscovery of this :
,, ari . that Gf Dr MeGlven in the
of bone from ,.«■> per^m to ,
AVunderful results have tollow
.
■Ai) , (Mii«girln‘ce»>tlytH,n..entetltiiiiiar
\ a dying man '*bo pas not exjH'rted to |
t4 lmurs. though she loved another.
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— Uried Ninety fruit is selling loads well in Tenne- j
one wagon were seen
»>«' day »n ihe ...ad to Knoxville T.de from
!«»"<'• A merchant near Spring
Si.oou worth one day h.<t week.
—A sleeping or ran off the track on
Kn^sTrael are’
c r „p S iu iv.,rone badly d lainged
and sufferiii* is great among the anneal
lur-.iU-lasse . In p«ris,,..rr,.,i pan
ffOS.
\ <’lnr..».. uv'c-tion im- a safeguard
»«»'''*' Inert uAI-.m «'!«:;•' lo'the enii.l'o.eT' of'’.v " iv, ,'.v
railroad on \vbieh ,.r. . -irt.i !,(<• »<•«!
dent In .* iKs-arr. il wiiuin Hr year.
- Vesterduv a r, union ot the unity of
'.he Cmuiieiland and •-x-Ciinfedevaies’ re
ceptinn soldiers was held joined ini'liattoiKiogn. in Kx-Fed
erui the celebration, mid
?.!L,vi ,a,miei n JlY-V Co,,tii' wor** nrp^l,V‘ K, ’n,fr!‘rT
were striking and apt,.op.lattx
_ AMft| . V ,«ml num agreed Vr.se Inst spring
to giro his neigiibm- n and sleigh
valued at one hundred anil fifty dollars
for one-h ilf of bis neighbor's peach-crop.
At Urn harvest, a few weeks ago, two
peaches were tomid, one of which was
gmgj g-'" «
-■'.x-Mimsier l 1 AP t I 4 (.hnsUaney S 41 I lias t been i
^ J.'.'T ."X'i' ‘ 'V? 1 ' J^ ' Ce-bh K„',.e' \ 1
|,W return * from Pen,
| VIV( . umm S\r< ( theM’iJnrm! hrmtmicv
pronouncing her lest im.my in
ease perjury, i Inistianey lias written
declining the challenge, and lias taken
■ 11 warrant lor the arrest ol Buiigeit
" 10 l,v, ’ s 111 ' "gmia.
\V. W. Dickey, om» of the wealthiest
<, nBle dealers of the (Vest, met Moltie Car
^.;.^r,r.V^lu'to miirlnge' al!!C
said yes to bis oiler of for sbe
knew of tiis wealth. She broke h pi cvIouh
in so doing, and whim Dick
and has jus, emnproimsed tor 810, ssk ooo.
„a young llaltimorenn, named War
held, has Inventeii a maeliinn for eiiiting
corn Irvin the eoh. The most experienced
‘'""B iw the packing houses willI clean
hv "-, Hi" , tis c.imdty £
r*' 1
i (l , much Increased if steam iimver Is
used.—ztuyirtto Chronicle, anti (lotutitution
alut.
—Thomas Patterson, of Wilmington,
Del., a young mini of find family, but of
dissipated lialiil.s, behind went West fifteen years
aim. leaving him a lovely vonng
wile. A body was afterwards found in
Pennsylvania wipposed to Im his, and bli¬
ried in the family lot, offers of marriage
from lime to time were made to his sup
posed widow and re.fnsed. A few days
ago she received a letter from him in
Michigan, stating that he had amassed a
large fortime and was a ,,r»mim-..t citizen
<>l one ot tin* largest cities in that stall!,
(1 ;) 1 !| an 1 jm, in a lethn-from
•
! , ^ii S S', ”' l,ls
'• 3 “\t ♦taih.n ISIIIII
try d> ..very e! ’^rhlmV'ft' v. m 1 mr G.mf tlm £ music
' a small
that the track is ail rt.-ar ah.u.,1 of you,
f theenrrent 11 ' l '’ H ,l( . is ,ll broken l' ar-mdent, m a m moment, ulistim f and inn,
j'!!’ '"' n ls ?', nlri io u sly ' s ,K ‘! l ld
llk< t< »e . ,u Hi t s i^mpmvemerit . adopted , m .
fortnble ■ ‘' fi 1 -' “ r ' u < • > as <om
feeling as if lie eotlld see the
whole route, or heard the word pa-^ed all
along the line that ‘‘all’s well !”
—The last Washington sensation is the
eowliidiiig of Mi i. Stierwood by the
of < t l. Boyd, of tie: GVo-iis Bureau,
Mrs. Boyit had ju t heard of the death of
bureau her grandchild, and was riding to tiie
to find her husband and inform
him of the. fuel. On the way, she saw
l.im walking with Mr-. Sherwood She
pimped Riigf»y-w]ii|> oat of Mu- buggy, and with the
struck that JaJy several
blows over the shoulders, Sh»* then or
could. The cao.sf* was sup|>f>scfj intimacy
between (jol. Boyd and Mrs. Piierwood.
The Memphis Appeal, give- an areonnt
of at lamp, registered at the .• iation-l/«u.>«
ol that lily, who u a grandson of Pat
nek Henry. Ills inline 11 V. satt II. laird
well, of llkhimmtl. Va. He is finely ed
ueateil. a graduate ol Washington anil
1 j{ ‘*' l, uv»TUy, amt is a man ot polislicd
J^ ^ RnrnZ ,.;V *!!?'"rt,2r L'n-tJy 11 ’
wan.. became
senator Pootn, and was connected with
;‘‘veiHl m*wsj»ap‘ wandered !s aH from over time tie* to eounti^y. time.
has 'znxiszs'&x extensive acquaintance, sss&r.e
an with the
great men .»f this country md has now
" "* b ‘“ ° n h,S
The Democrat.
AIIVK>TH(IMi KATKk)
One Square, first insertion , 5 Aft
< toe toe Square, tueli Kiftshfipuhit insertion to
< Sqm. re, three month* 4 •«>
One Square. twelve months k on
Quarter < oltinm, twelve months . . 26 M)
Half Column twelve months 4<) <m
One Column twelve months . . so mi
I4T One Inch or Ie-ss considered as a
*1 oar i We have no fractions of a square,
all tractie (squares will to- • minted aa
square-. t itieral d wlaetions made on Con*
Advertising.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
!iai Ihe l k foi»le of Adjaceut lountifa
Are Datnp—New* a* ( ut!e«i from Otir
anu l nrrf>|>oii«)e<>U 1
kaKts.
Judgo l^arileman i« iU.
Tlie average cotton '44 th^.
will ht one bale to every four
Washington rejoices ove, m-eiving a
Runty i niv( . n 1L i ,r .o, a fr * t
. 'uugt , .. G'hs«! takcp . yj ii^
was very
SiU,,rd:, >' M lins Sine*
* *
A negro starved to dpath a aiiort
?'"*»*>, hi,Ve a fqc.t which known. w*n» uot to.
The granite, lor t|,e doprand win
duw sills of t lie ’new elmreli it W ish.
i,,gton have ai rived
The old Methodist church, at Wasli
ington, is lining moved, mncli t<* tin.
entertainment of the peoide The Go
Mrs. J. I. Ingraham has lieen elec
ted principal of the Female He,»,nary
at Washington -. Miss Lula Ayer, ns
sistnnt; - and Miss Rosa C.«>i».-r 1 8 nuisi 'V s -'-
u , r '
,WM "S ?™ 1id hashing,
y‘,V«*Ii reeiDd'^ Viigust ’rhe^iraer ' ^ ' " 10 W ,W< *^ *
shipped •' to h •• t
with a vonng girl fAfissCoxV wdimn
had ruined. Ardis seems to have
,HM *" •»> exceedingly black hearted
seoundrel. Be earned Ids cotton to
Shamil to sell it. while imrties in
Washington already had liens on it!
The eotton was taken from him. ami
nnfoitunatelv he was allowed to go
free, lie then ran off from his syiffi
witii the young giil alluded to.
GRKKNK.
Bonds are in goo<l cojidition.
Diphtheria is prevalent in Grrenesbp
r nm creeks and small strep
nut nr«i
drying up.
(;,™C-, chilisand fever afflirttim ' 11 ' P Clt ‘ Mn * «» ° f
: '
'Y B, .' Tt ill, .m o)il and rcstieelpA
citizen of Woodville, is dead. ‘
>fr. IV. M. Hobiiison was married,
last Union Tuesday to Miss Georgia Hendry,
at Point.
Mad dogs roaui around the county,
and inhabitants are compelled to half
solo their clothing.
Died in Pen field, on the «Hh irmt. of
membranous croup, little David I.fgoii
McWhorter, Jr.,aged year and 15 days.
U c tender to the berenvod parents, ami
relatives our syiu|sitby. ’
The gin house with al/mt 1,400
pounds of cotton, gin' and engine of
Messrs. Irby & McGibbony was burned
last week, resulting in loss to the
amount of 91,501). No insurance.
The lire is supposed to fiave originated
Irani a niatcli m the seed cotton, xyliicli
ignited while imsHing through the gin.
Nometliing's wrong in the housnof the
editor of the Herald. lie perpetrates
tiie following ;
"Hs good to he = pa, Its good to he a p“
Its good to Is- tin - iadily of a bouncin' hahy
hoy."
21)0 bales of cotton Live beep receiv¬
ed at the depot, Greene,shorn, up to
date, with White Plain's leading the'
list. ’
OOLETIIOltl’K.
Chickens and eggs are scarce.
(fault Is anxious about a cotton fae*
! tory.
Most of tiie Oglethorpe farmers in¬
tend to plant wheat.
Consumption prevails to a largo ex¬
tent among the negroes,
Tin. unomiluti,,. .i...a.„...... ,l l ,, ‘ , Flles enrrij
■j law. a,< Duma jug and , tlins eyaib-s till)
I anners around Lexingtiin paid last
week as niiieh as sixty cents a hundred
arid board for cottoh-piekem
There is nothing of interests h^pi wn
ing in mir county this week 'I’lie far
m er-are hard at work picking cotton
| ||,. |,„ r,..., ’
>v ( ,, ,.,., • " 11 ill y Gill. KJvt.
-Gi livnijj than iiurons ;tml
corn bread.
Mr. Joe Gofer, of Gooie-tniet. sold
hi.s ptaee in a m-gio t,n am tiiiies of
eottoy on 20 veal-' time. Thedaikies 1
. . ‘ , ‘ ,l -."''H b-al ol la i,( y . m ,
that '-ctioii . and threaten to colonize
there.
Th " of Oglethorpe, so to
1S rnnsstoUmv.* fonmal a league imt tt'
*dln ny more «uaim. It would a
other good idea. Cor the; farmers U> (mm an
h a-tr tx»t to buy any. ‘ *
-ir.irus:rr ' VKr* ^ 1
N .‘"ite'i , .<tl , ugh . ,i,r. uimther drought
\\ 'f !l“ iaif,'
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