Georgia Historic Newspapers

    The Democrat. i
A Llve Weakly Paper on Live Issues
r> Published Every Saturday Morning,
at Crawfordville, Ga.
Ed. Young & Co., Editors & Prop’s.
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Application for Leave to Sell Land.
GEORGIA— Taliafki;ko County,
J. l^OUR will be weeks made after to date the application Honorable
Court of Ordinary of said county for
leave to sell the real estate of Mrs.
Sarah G. Ilixon, late of said county
deceased. This October 3d, 1881.
George <4 i yon
Administrator.
Applieatinfor Leave to Sell Lin I.
GEORGIA—Taliaferro County.
TAvtUli weeks after date application will
r be made to the Honorable Court of
Ordinary, for said county to sell the real
estate belonging to the Estate of Elijah
Meadows late of said county deceased.
1 wFA e A. STONE Sr
Administrator.
Application .... for . ^Letters _ of
GEOUGT— De Tamafk Bonis iTon.
rko County.
NAIL M applied to C a D Moore ’ has
3 a for permanent Let¬
ters of Administration tic bonis non,
on the estate of 111 • 1 ' i »,i i, jr late
of said county Deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad¬
monish all persons concerned, to be
and appear at my office, and show
cause Monday if any November they can, on or by the first
in next, why said
letters should not lie granted.
Given under my hand and official sig
uatuie, this October the 8th. 1881.
Charles l kazley,
Ordinary, T. C.
o’—’ Administrator’s Sale.
EG UGI A— Ta li a v e u ro Count y.
>Y virtue of an order from the Mon
) orable Court of Ordinary, of Talia¬
ferro county, will be sold before the
Court House door in the town of Craw
fordville in said county, on the first
Tuesday in November next, between
the lawful hours of sale, the following
property to wit ;
Four hundred and twenty-one (-121)
acres of land lying in said canity, near
the town of Crawfordville, on the road
to Powelton in two lots, to wit: One
lot on the north side of said road, ad¬
joining land of . D. L. Googer,
Charles Bergstrom, and Titus iiicli
ards, and containing 41 acres mote oi
less. ' *
-
The and , ’lying
other remaining lot
south of said road, adjoining lands of
J. It. Gunn, Rev. L, It. J.. Jennings
Primos"Lawson and others, containing
477 aims iivne <>y less. Maid Ly id ».< Id
as the property of "mos Ellington, late
of said county deceased, sold for the
purpose of a distribution among the
heirs at-law of said deceased.
This October the 8th, 1881.
Terms, one half' cash, and the re¬
maining half due 12 months from day
of sale, notes to bear interest at the
rate of 7 per cen per annum from date,
and l>oiid for titles, when the purchase
money is paid.
ROBERT T. EDGE, "dm’r,
of" Ellington, Deceased.
Applicationfor Land. Leave to Sell
•
GEORGIA— TaliAFE iuto County.
T^OUR JL will weeks be made after to date the application Honorable
Court of Ordinary of said countv for
leave to sell the real estate of Mr. I).
A. Williams late of said county deceas¬
ed. This November 5th, 1881.
C. E. Knox, Administrator of D. A.
Williams.
Administarors Sale,
GEORG I A—Taliaferro Col nty.
1) pY of virtue Ordinary of an order of Wilkef from theCourt
Georgia. Will be sold county,
on the first Tues
day in December (next) A, I)., 1881, at
the court-house doot in the con nty of
srr .s
of land in said county of Taliaferro,
belonging deceased, to the Estate of Maria J.'
Randolph lying upon the wa
ters of Little river, Hardins and Reedy
creeks, and bounded by and adjoining
said Little l iver and Hardens creek and
lands of John P. Moore John Brooks,
L. A. Moore, George n right, Joseph
Brooks and land formerly belonging to
Estate of Josephs Hillman and comonly
known as the Ficklen place and others,
and containing by estimation twenty
seven hundred acres more or less said
land will he subdivided into four oe five
spende loads or parcels. Each of -ai l
subdivided tracts or pm eels will be sold
seperatelj and neeordmg to. i : its of the
same, which will be exhibited publiekly
on the day of sat. Aii persons who
may desire to examine said land or
either subdivision of the nine, can do
so by calling upon Mr. Geo. C. Fouche
who lives at the main settlement on
said original tract of land, and he will
show them said lands as well as the
plat of each said subdivision of the
same. Said land all well ,m;.roved h is
a large amount of valuable tim!>er, as
well as low grounds upon it. The terms
of , sale, are one-half , cash, the balance
payable the first day of December.4.
D. 1882, with lawful interest from day
of sale. The purchaser to execute his
note for the unpaid balance of purchase
money. The administrator retaining
for titles with the usual conditions in
same. D. W. DuIJose. Administra
tor with will annexed of Maria J. Ran
dolah estate.
Yol. 5.
POETRY.
THE PARTING LOVERS.
Goo £E«* 1 SWeetheMt! 11 can t 1
The clock had better ‘‘go a little slow’’*
I don’t see how it can have the face
To take “new deals” at such a rapid p ace.
^ *®1I 1 know ten minutes have not fit_____ own
Si ““;‘ ^ k nine! *">’ love,
0
-“Good night, Charlie !”
O yes; last night while going dow n Broad
J?st "?)’ ho^CuluC? ... . T 1 :’ , , , ,,
You° sho,d]’ hear
him talk!
Twould make a mummy laugh to see him
walk !
He struts around with such a killing air.
nrrV ^ my ,0Ve ’ my jcm “
-“Good night, Charlie !”
O Katie! wait, dear! I forgot to tell
Vou ^TweH K Let,,u,thi,,k! That '* fmi -
It’s gone, and ill a moment so am I,
My muling, fellows how I hate to .say good-bye
s,,mu would much later stav, I
know;
Rut “ten” your mother says; so I must go,
-“Good night, Charlie 1"
Sometime, bewitching Katie—all! sometime
sweet—
“Good-bye” No shall shall we consider obsolete,
more clocks strike terror to my
And heart,
in exultant tones hid me depart.
All! now, like < inderella at the hall,
1 fly from happiness. Good night, my all!
-“Good night, Charlie f"
1 t Katie, dear, is it too much trouble, think,
To get a match? 1 could not sleep a wink,
So clear and sweet, and it is just as bright
As day. Well, 1 must tear myself away.
Thanks, dear! Good night once more I’ll
say.
-“Good night, Charge !”
Odear! How stupid of me! there’s my
cane—
I must come hack and get it! Should it rain
To-morrow eve, will come and let you know
About the party; if not, we’ll go.
Hark; Catch me ere 1 fall! () what a
shock!
R strikes again 1 Good night! Confound
that clock!
“Good night! Charlie 1”
GENERAL NEWS.
AS GLEANED KltOS i HLKGK 4 MS
AND LETTERS.
Being the Latest liihiruiation as Con¬
densed from the Newspapers—A Brief
Review of What the Country Is At.
Culled lor the Headers o! the Demo¬
i crat. <
T1IK NATIONAL CAPITAL.
—The Senate has adjourned md the
peaceful inhabitants of Washington are
again happy,
—Wilson, postmaster at Lynch, lias been
suspended and Stratham appointed in his
stead.
—Postmaster-General James is indig,
nant at the report that he will leave the
cabinet on the first of December, lie pro¬
poses to stick awhile longer,
and perquisites of this office still lure him.
—The President is succumbing to the
arduous duties of his position.
—Washington people still gossip over
Judge Folger claim against the govern
inent. They say this claim was the power
behind the scenes that got the Judge ttie
appointment as Secretary of the Treasury.
—Alva S. Alexander, of Indiana, lias been
confirmed fifth auditor of treasury; and
Olive P. Temple, postmaster at Knoxville,
Tenn.
—Guiteau borrowed the money to buy the
pistol with which he shot the President. He
put up the tale to Geo. 0. Maynard, ex¬
manager of the National Telephone compa¬
ny, that he was about to be bounced from
,lis boarding-house. He lent Guietau $15.
—Judge Cox, of the the district criminal
court lias decided it was proper to allow ex
-.....* <»■» <* <««.
—J- H. Noyes, the head of the Oneida
community, writes Guitcau’s attorney that
the defense need not expect to prove the
murderer’s insanityl>y him. In fact, he re¬
marks, he would be compelled to testify
strongly against him. Thus one by one the
straws float away from the miscreant
x ,.„„ iuu,< ‘ r r|i,i,lan llas usued , tlm ,, fol- , ,
. * repiy to the inquiries
,lW,n £ : M numerous
which arc being received on the subject, the
interest due November 1,1881, on the fund*
ed loan of 1881 , continued at throe percent,
was competed by taking full interest for
the quarter ending October 31st at aw per
„t, computed by -price's interest tables ”
Ti - (l to the vc..... 7 p> j" us, f
., , ""‘J T
as ,ta b d on the face of the bond>.
—Another would-b • assassin comes to
the front in Washington. A man
•ohn Wooling presented himself to the
door-keeper of the White House and de
' , ’ , ’ . , . the „ Pres " ,ent ' 1he ,
k ""'"‘ r , , ™ fi ^tempted 1 toput him
out. Woolitig drew a pistol, A stru»nde
Hn?UP ' 1 - The lunatic was disarmed. In
li.r .. his _ Booling
exen.-e cours- presented
Bm following nnique letter; "John
Wooling. You are hereby informed that
I)r. John Noetiing is lawfully elected pres
Ment of the United States and occupies
the Wrote House every day. almighty
........ Spirit! ■’
THE CITIL1ZED WORLD.
—Railroad rumors float itiout.
—The Mechanics bank at Newark, N J.
!
The Democrat
CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1881.
liaa failed. Loss of depositors and othen
interested $2.400,000.
—The affair of the Meclianics' bank at
Newark N. J., Is still creating some ex¬
citement Baldwin, the speculating cashier,
was an indirect cause of the burst up. The
Government agent. Mr. Shelly, is investiga¬
ting it. Too much Wall street was the “oe
casusdefine."
—The importation of diseased cattle has
called from Governor Cuilotn, of Illinois,
an order prohibiting stock to lie brought to
that State from certain counties in, Con
-etieut. New York, Pennsylvania, Del*
ware, New Jersey and Deleware. Unless
the importers produced a certificate of
soundness from vetinary.
—An overflow of the Mississippi river at
Keokuk did damage to the amount of $2,
930,000.
—A riel) mine of gold has been discovered
in Summit county, Colorado. It is said it
will yield $20,000 a ton.
—Parnell has been unanimously elected
chairman of the Cork chamber of commerce.
—Tlie stockholders of the Kecly motor
power company, are having a brotherly
contest.
—In the American missionary meeting at
Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday, the
committee on the revision of the constitu¬
tion made a report. Action was postponed
until to-morrow. Spirited addresses were
made by Richard White, of Augusta, Ga.;
President T. 11. Fairchild, of Berea college,
Kentucky; Rev. Hr. S. Trieby, of New
York, and President E. A. Ware, of Atlan¬
ta, on southern work in its several phases.
—The negotiations between the jmrte ami
the foreign bondholders have been conclud
ed. The amount of the Turkish debt with
which the bondholders have to deal is £191,-1
000,000 and all the assets In sight amount to
£5no,ooo, or enough to pay of per cent per I
annum on the debt. J
—It is anounced that the British
meat lias decided toaecept tile Hiunof £200,
000 from the government of Natal the con¬
tribution of the colony toward the expense,,
of the Zulu war, this amount covering all
charges and liabilities for wliich the colony j
can be held to be responsible. 1
—A statement from the comptroller of the
currency shows that the amount of curren¬
cy now outstanding Is $5112,518,121. Tim ill,
crease In circulation during Octolier wit L
$1,1.52, 248.
—The He Lessops cunnl company h
contracted for fsix ).000 wi" 41 ' small s-w
for Its workmen. 551 wti —X,. 'x
used on the Hues canal has been reei : ed
at Panama and the rest is enroute.
—The demand for confederat bonds still
continues. Still, we do not expect to sec
these securities sell at par much before the
period when the pigs begin to fly.
—A large meeting of Israelites was held
at Dallas, Texas, the ether day, and organ¬
ized a permanent relief association for the
benefit of Russian emigrants, with head¬
quarters at Dallas, and about $1,009 was
subscribed on the spot. It is expected that
different communities belonging to this dis¬
trict will associate themselves ami co-oper¬
ate so as to make it one of the most prorai*
nent organizations In the country.
—A brewery at Clifton, N. Y., burned
Monday night. Loss. (HO0.000.
—Major B. F. Brianberry, of Cuthbert,
chief-deputy United State for the Southern
district of Georgia lias resigned. It. K.
Wright, of Augusta, tt is said, has been ap¬
pointed by General Longstreet to fill the
position.
—General Ilazen has received the designs
for the new five cent postage stamps with
the hoad of Garfield. The two designs sub¬
mitted are both very neat, and the likeness
of the late president is remarkably good for
so small a head. The one selected will prob¬
ably be ready to issue in a few days.
—A. J. Lane, a well known special depu
ty-eollector of Georgia, famous for ids pros¬
ecution of illicit distillerries, was killed at
Montgomery, Alabama, Saturday.'
A Handsome Monument.
Mr. J. J. Mullan, of Atlanta, has
under contract a magnificent inonu
ment for Mrs. M. A, Dougnerty. The
monument proper is to he five feet six
j nc hea square at the base, nineteen feet
high, surmounted by a stature six feet
in height. The cost of this monument
will be sorae-where in the neighbor
hood of three thousand dollars. The
design we have seen and from that, we
s ‘‘ e wiil be one of the gr rudest works
of monumental art in Oakland ceraete
‘7- Mr. Mullen will make a reputation
on this monument as an artist of rare
and ability. But all his work
bears the impress of a thorough under
standing of the art.
Why Wear Plasters.
T! rimy may relieve, . but they . can t cure
that lame back, for the kidneys are tlm
trouble and you want a remedy to act di
rectly on taen* gecrecious, to purify and
restore their healthy condition. Kidnev
Wort has that specific action—and at the
same time it regulates the bowels perfeet
,v Don’t wait to gel sick, hut get a pack
“<t e to -day, and cure yourself. Liquid and
'rluoranh^' al1 druggtots.-Gemanlwn
I AUCTION 1 AUCTION I!
I will sell on Saturday November, 12 all
the dry goods hats boots shoes belonging
totheesta of D. A, Williams. Jf you
want . caeap , goods , come to the big auction
terms cash. ..E.Kxox,Administrator,
Crawfordville, (la., 3 1881
THR0UGH GEORGIA.
AND CATCHING THE NEWS AS* WE
GO.
The Crimes, the Casualties and the other
Happening. In the Empire State, As
ehr Exchanges Bring Them To Its.—
The Week's Doings Condensed by the
, Democrat for the Information et Its
Readers.
—Governor Colquitt is quite ill.
— IVest Point voted “no fence.”
—Norcross voted “no restriction.”
—James Wiggins, of Tic Kalb county,
recently fell trom his wagon, and broke
Tds neck.
J —Mr. Geo. W. Kries. of Atlanta, is
dead. Tie was an old and highly-re
Sjiected citizen.
—W. T. Wilkins’s dwelling it Jes
r'flp was burned Tuesday. The loss
was small.
—Mr. James II. Stienee, a young and
able lawyer of Camilla, is dead. Con¬
sumption.
—Mr. A. B. O’Naal. of Talbot ton,
on five aeres of land, made 2,000 pounds
seed cotton to the acre.
—The Georgia carriage builders’as¬
sociation held their second annual meet¬
ing ir. Atlanta last IPedne day.
—Dr. Sparks, a noble colored knight.,
.chlorlformed an old man named Pn;>e
and attempted 1o out race his daughter
at Lumpkin, llo was banged.
—A horrible difficulty occurred near
the other dav. C lbtwav York
tlhot tind killed his son. The difficulty
out of rent corn.
—Rufus M. McPherson, connected
with the Louisville and Nashville rnil
suicided the other dav at, the
Kimball house har-room, Atlanta. Tt
is supposed that ho was induced to
commit the deed because he had hron
disinherited bv his grand father, Col.
Campbell Wallace.
—Saturday two colored men named
James Barrett, and Moses Martin, had
a difficulty in Augusta. Martin kicked
Barrett in the stomach and killed him.
—Tlm Phrenlx Tanning eomnanv’s
mills were burned Saturday in Augusta.
Sf!?.000; insurance 81 4(10. Tt, was
presumably the work of no incendiurv.
(The PwD'mN* third annual conference fot
• H. uf '.V‘4tv<sr.ronrt*ml in
the Methodist church at Milledgerille
the other day.
—Atlanta will have two new daily
papers. One w ill he a morning venture,
the other an evening nffair. Both are
I sic km l by strong stock companies,
—Mr. G, C. Fudge, of Webster
county, has made twelve bales of cot¬
ton to the mule, after paying toll for
ginning, and this off of hind that lias
been cultivated, thirty years.
—Within the past two weeks nine
wealthy gentlemen srom tho North
have become citizens of Macon end will
invest largely in business interests.
They have brought their families and
express great delight at tho climate.
—An Atlanta company is building a
belt railway in a semi-circle around the
city, after the plan of that at Indian¬
apolis; the $200,000 authorized stock
has been eagerly taken.
—A river steamer, plying between
Columbus and Apalachicola, ran on a
rock two miles from Bainbridge the
other day. She sunk. All the cargo
but a few cattle were lost.
—The liquor dealers of Atlanta met
in solemn conclave at Turner Hall, At¬
lanta, Wednesday. The object was to
have some voice in the corning election
for aldermen,and they will have it.
—Ike Harris and Torn Franklin got
into a littto fracas in Atlanta Wednes¬
day, Harris was considerably carved
up. No arrests have been made as
yet.
—Hon. Edward Atkinson and | arty,
accompanied by Governor Colquitt ami
Mr. 8. M. Inman, visited the colored
University, The at Atl)brt.!i, the other .lay,
liie part pauy v donated donated .jbb., fo the r,,;,,,...
sity.
—Captain William Kidd, one of the
oldest inhabitants of Atlanta, died
froru the effects of a paralytic stroke on
Wednesday last. He was aged about
sixty-three years. Ilia relatives all
live in Philadelphia and Ireland. The
estate left by him is valued at about a
quarter of a million dollars.
—Some Kingston farmers have re
solved 1st, That we, the farmers of the
Kith district, who iiave used guano, ask
tlie manufacturers to divide the'loss
equally with us. Resolved, 2d, That in
making our purchases for tlie iiuxt
year, preferance we obligate ourselves to give the
to sucli manufacturers as
will extend the need ed relief.
—Atlanta revelled in a first-class mys
lery ana the gallant and efficient police
were non-pltr sed. A little boy found
some clothes in Ormond’s grove.
Search was instituted and no bodv to
fit the clothes was discovered. The
police first thought “bloody work” bad
been done, but it subsequently turned
out'that the clothes were stolen, and a
first-class sensation was nipl>ed in the
bud.
“stringy." _ ____
A rattling'' voice and a con
slant disposition to expectorate, Indieuo
| deney. incipient Use throat treuhle of dangerous ten
Dr. Halls Cougii 0,1110 it
good time, and be saved much Double anil
annoyance. For sale by all druggist .
No. 44.
SENDING US WORD.
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WHATTHE PEOPLE «>!•’ ADJACENT
TOW NS AWE DOING.
_ The News of . .. Neighboring . _. Counties rail
c«l trom our Exchanges, ami Written
By our Correspondents—Wlikes. War.
ren.Greene, Oglethorpe, Hancock, *lik
rou. Etc.
o it rent:.
Mr. James W. Godfin died on tile 30th tilt
The last of the fleecy staple is being jjatll
ered.
The receipts of cotton at Union Point do
pot from September 1st, to October 20th, are
tkirt bales against 2,305 for last year.
Then* are five or nix families around Un¬
ion Point and near Woodviile, who are
making tliefr arrangements to move to Ar¬
kansas tills winter.
We regret to hear of a serious accident to
Maj. James Walfalk, an employe of the
Georgia Railroad, which occurred up the
road last week. In trying to get on the en¬
gine his foot slipped, and the engine ran
over Ids foot, cutting it off, or crushing it
just at the instep.
WILKES.
There is still great faith in (lie late bolls of
the cotton.
Mr. W. W. Hill ami family will move out
to their plantation in the country soon.
Messrs. Samuel W. Wynn and Thus. C.
Hogue left for Hot Springs, Arkansas, last
Monday.
Mr. John Adam's resilience in the Coun¬
try, caught fire lull fortunately the fire was
discovered before it did much damage.
A great deal of new tuAclifneiy is iielng
received at the the depot fnrp irlies all over
this part of tin’ country .
Rufus Brown, the negro barber who shot
the other one, says now that lie doesn’t
know when he did the shooting; that lie
was drunk and doesn't remember anything
about it.
There are now five negroes In jail await¬
ing trial at the November term of the court.
Tlifiy sing psalms to pass away time.
Some of the negroes about here have got
tie idea in'o their heads that there is a
fortune awaiting them in Atlanta, and all
that is necessary Is for them to go after it.
Mr. B. 1). Butler's gin house was burned
night before lust, together with ten bales of
Mr. Butler, estimates bis loss ni
twelve hundred dollars.' A tew ilight)*p
vines an attempt was made to bum bis gin
house, and since that time Mr. Butler hits
been setting up at night watching the gin
house, and on the night It was burned he
had just retired, when lie discovered the
house on fire. It was insured for about
$1,000.
The wife of Major James Willis, a highly
respected citizen of this county, died .Sun¬
day.
OULKTUOHl’E.
Echo: lion. James M. Smith, the big
planter of Oglethorpe, lias finished gather¬
ing his corn, and if yen will visit his plan¬
tation in tlm upper part of tho county, he
will show you a pile about fifteen feet high
and loo yards around, containing over
500 good two Imrsc wagon loads.
Ham]) McWhorter, Esq., returned from
Atlanta Sunday morning.
Mr. T. L. Gantt, of Athens, spent Satur¬
day and Saturday night in Lexington.
Wesley Kidd killed a man named Hansen
and afterwards burned him up. It was a
horrible affair. It was induced Gy that great
instigator of trouble, whisky.
A negro at Antioch hail his knee caught
In the jeetli of a gin. Hisleg was terribly
mangled.
The Echo is one of the boss papers. We
knew I Li ire it Shackelford during the youth,
and they are but fill filling early promises.
The Echo tells of a negro who wanted to
borrow half dollar. The man told him he
. t, " , ‘ , 1 ’ h .' „ ‘ , 1 h '*«
w,| " l<l ''hang!! a hill ifhewoiild . " lend ” sa ," him
(ll< liwm „ v . Thinking that he would try
, 1 ,1 " . ,il " , , , ,,. him a lull to
’ .,>
''astoh-ud him the money. Tlm
,liu ,u ‘Y ni " in ■ 11:111,1 in l‘i» poeket, pulled
md 5-1.50, handed it to him ami walked out
with the $5.
m, , ' 0 f ,, ,, 1 l,il11 , ,, ,,f ,,, Craw
’ '
jord, was burglarized . last week. Tin-goods
wl '"' hmnd in the. house of Wiley Harper,
” M, '” ro ' 1 'he negro was arrested and put
WAHIIKN.
'J'yph<»i4 f**v<*,r jircvail.s.
r,i iit> 1 , lippci lias . .. Its lt«htin« _ , 4 . fra , thorn
up.
shiv, ' r .«» the Clipper, , ay »he will Imp-
attor Imy hi.-, coal in mill .nnni.or If<- ir,
evidently froze out.
’ , ’ , ' v , , , ” f . Glasenek. .., hn.s
' a
Z"“ , '' '.' A " «*•*>*•• *‘-inx gour.G i;.
on
WurmnUm ha*, some water produci 1
in the -,liai>*- of chain mum, ’'
.... ‘he of
young son Henry Walker fell
asleep in soup! eottou ami was sueitliered.
He Was watching for fire, am! got fired out
Age twenty-one.
T‘>« Clipper gets off this. It is H g!¥e|
one and we rei>ro*lnee it entire. “Our cow
The Democrat,
A l>\ I KTISI NG RATES;
One Square, first insertion . S SO
One One Square,each Square, three subsequent months insertion, 4W 25
. .
One Square, twelve months . . 8 no,
Quarter Column, twelve months . . 25 vo
Half Column twelve months . . 40 eo
t)ne Column twelve months . . 00 CO
t-if" One Iaeh or le ss considered as a
square. We have no fractions of a square,
all fractions of squares w ill tv counted as
squares. ulHT.il deductions made on Con
tract
tin-other day peppered with
shot. We think wd att* likely to bring the
parties to justice for it A lawyer said to
us the other day that she was the best cow
in town and it was a Incan act in anv one
to shoo , Uer . W c have never heard of her
lving mischievous, w here then? Was any
fence to keep her out. We have also learn¬
ed that the horse of a colored neighbor, had
a leg, broken by a mischievous colored
chap on our streets. If we were to drive
our horse out in the country and feed him
on the roadside and didn't mind him why a
[ but hog that or a cow wouldn't would authorize soon be helping him;
j us to kill the
,UI ■m.'u.d.
POWEI/IOM.
1 SiiecsU Vorrajmitience iJ mar rut. 1
•Sore eyes are prevalent.
Mr. 1). A .Seals has ilw fever.
Partners are busy sowing outs
Mumps are on the grand round.
Good crops of cotton around Puwelton.
The guano men are becoming uneasy
and ntlurliinenfs are next in order.
Excitement on the fence or no fence elec¬
tion increases as tIn- seventh draws nigh.
Messrs, s. W. and Toni Whaley arc re¬
ceiving their stock of Kail and w inter goods.
Wc ore glad to learn that Mrs. Lint. D.
Humphrey, who ha, been in a low state of
health since mid summer is improving, and
is now able to walk almut the house.
Three things of wiiiah the ‘‘Old man’’of
Powelton say s he has laid enough specula¬
tion of the conviction of Guitvau—Sang
A minis confessions, and the 1 lancock coun¬
ty court discussion.
A I'rankturt [Ky.] Physician write*:
Some months ago the daughter of one of
our hopeless prominent citizens Min was pronounced a
reduced consumptive. was very much
in llesli, terrible cough, her lilt
gradually hei wasting “Dr.bwuymi’sCiimpound away. I recommended
to use Syrup
of Wild Cherry,” which she did. Ill a
short time she was (n o front nil cough and
other symptoms, and is now rosy and
healthy. bottles Price 25 cents and #1.00 a bottle,
or six $5, Tim large size is Urn
most economical. Prepared only by l)r.
Sway gists. lie Son, l’liibul 'a. Sold by drug¬
The senator’s Visiting Card,
Th© mystic letters written on visiting
cards are x source of bewilderment to
the congressmen from rural districts,
who cannot decipher their meaning,
lienee that stalwart Kentuckian, Sun¬
ni.,ir McCreary, met a foppish young
rpnatitnepk, wim, had last returned ;
from Paris, and said to nlrri : ’"'tie?- -
ceived your card the other day, 1 recog¬
nized your father’s name, which is the
same as yours, anil supposed that it whs
his son; but what did the letters K. P
written in V” “Why. ,
a corner mean
Mr. Senator,” replied the traveled man,
“it is customary in Paris to write tlm
initials of certain words on leaving
cards. For example, had I been going:
away, I should have written 1'. 1*. C.,
the initials of pour preude conge—to
take leave. As it was, calling myself,
1 write E. I'., the initials of en person¬
ae in person.” “Oh said AleOree
ry, “i understand,”
A week or two afterward the two
met again, ami the young man said :
“Senator, 1 received your curd, hut l
couldn't comprehend what the initials
S. B. A. N. in tile corner meant. IV.iy
interpret them." "With pleasure,”
said McBr ey, hU eyes twinkling with
humor. “S. B, A. N are the tuitinla.
of sent l.y a nigger 1” The young man
tried to laugh, but really couldn’t see
thu point of tlm inscription. Others
did. Washington correspondent Boa.
ton Journal.
Eroni Eminent l)r. C. V. Clark. Oswego.
t* * X s I have made sufficient experi¬
ment ol Ooi.dkn’h Likiuo l.iqnn Ex
TIIACTOK llKKK A81) TliNK; INVUIOKATOIV
o eimhle me to say It w by far the best or
all the preparations of tlm kind 1 pssl amt
topic) that 1 have evm used. Tujtlic auf.
ferer front chr >nic disease, or tin: tonva
lescerit, it is valuable, being lotU imurish
iug and strengthening, (Remember U 10
gists. name, Goldex.'k— (dice no other.) Of ilrug.
The Mailing Literary Society.
'
,,,, , . ,,, , ?? '^ re f“ . v ’^ tft
attend a meeting of the MuimgLiter
j, r y Society, of that city. We highly
entertained. The subject under de
bate was "whether or not tho abolition
’The ot slavery was lienefioi.il to the South.”
debate was decided in favor of the
affiim it.ive side. The debaters were
Jobe .1. Lynch, Thos. F. Oorigan, Mar
tin Kennedy and A. T. Young Thin
society is doing much good among tlm
! young iiicn of Atlanta. We would
yik,! 1,1 H, ' ,: jt
Itching Vllvs Syinjiiomw anitrurn
1like i'cr.sj»U
* rjitlon, mtuiHH iuhinu, iuur.a^«I bv
j snratcluii^, vurv particularly
at us ii pin worms wam crawtinf/ in
ale sometimes affected e ;Ui!!l!.\n'o , ‘ '■on- il ‘ U
tinuo vuiy •*»*;? • may fofb>w t
“ AH-R'Aling Dintmeut " i-i a pleasant
: ‘•me ••on-. \l-<* lb-ad, l»r Lev-ipcla*, Tetter, It* 11 , Salt
Rlnuim. s- al'l liarhers'
R"li, lil-.tcla-s, all Scaly < 1 ,uty <;.,ta
f™*\*'*"* by’ mTilTan’y in tddS
**.* 1 r*■ • • ■ i;*t of price currency or three
cent Dr. |Hetage ne* stamps North Prepared only by
i’liiladcipiiiii, Sway Son, 590 Sixth street,
I’a,, to whom letters shculd
be aililiv scil. .Sold by alt, prominent Hrng
)' 1 '’t.*'. augisyl
The:* 1 \ ■' ■' young avid from the lmb,
Ami a n h- ever <.i,'led ‘•Rub')
He got in a Slight
Amt out went Ins light.
Ami then came the point ot the “rub “•