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LOCALS.
Sheriff B. A. Hartley visited the Ceu-
tral City a few days ago.
Miss Lelia Webb was among her
I friends in Knoxville during the week.
Miss Lizzie Long visited. Misses Lillie
I and Mamie Blasingame the past week.
I Mr. W. H. Harris spent last Sunday in
Knoxville with his friends and relatives.
Mr. Henry C. Bowers, who has beeu
I ver y s ick for the past several days is im-
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Pierce were out of
■ town on Sunday last visiting relatives and
at M usella.!
■: The residence now being erected by
Bmi\ Martus Walker, within at New short Knoxville, while.
be finished a
Call and see Mrs. Pierce and get goo<Ls
■cheaper than they can be bought elsc-
■where. besides receiving one of the mag-
magnificent prizes offered.
The ladies, as usual, made a success of
he ice cream festival on Friday night
last. To all who attended it was ap-
■“'paiently an enjoyable occasion.
Mr. R. K. Webb reports the corn
[crops in his section as looking unusually
well at present, and that the oat crops
pre also making a favorable showing.
Gol, and Mrs R. D. Smith and Mr. A.
j.l. McDanielly week from returned what must home have duringthe been
mast a
(most enjoyable trip accompanied, to the Land of also, Flow- by
as. They were Macon.
[Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Ray, of
Mr. Mitch Worsham was in town a few
♦lays ago, and in conversation on the
subject of fishing he stated that he had
[gigged 1-horse more fish than It a mule could have been pull
pn [down a wagon. may
hill, but we do not remember defi¬
nitely about that.
Mr. Bob Wright was found dead in bed
km Wednesday of last week, his death
paving resulted from heart disease. Mr.
Wright realized some months ago that he
(was affected in this way, anticipation and had evi¬ of
dently been in constant
an attack that would prove fatal. His
remains were interred in the cemetery
liere in Knoxville.
[bought Just about the time Mr. F. II. Wright
krranged he had gotten everything well
[if for the safe keeping of a couple
young alligators lie has had on hand
pome time, Mr. .1. J. Williams came
nlong and claimed that they had been
sent as a present to him from Florida,
po the ’gators are gone, and their former
turner's Iquariura calculations in regard to that
business are all broken up.
■
Nils. Pierce will offer several elegant
prizes this season to those who purchase
Inost largely of goods at her store. The
I'ustomer buying the largest bill of goods
1 iastor. pill receive as a prize a fine silver pickle
Icaond The customer purchasing the
luted largest bill of goods will be pre¬
with a set of silver desert spoons,
Ind with the third largest bill a set of
[liver teaspoons will be given.
Mr. J. I. Champion returned last week
from a business trip to Alabama and a
risit to his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
kith hampion. During his stay there he met
an old citizen of this county,
llr. Brady Preston. He was at one time
►roprietor of w hat is now known as the
larris House in this place. He has grown
real thy ip Alabama, his lands last year
>reducing ilso 1,100 bales of cotton. Mr. C.
met Mr. Harrison Perdue, who mar¬
r led Miss Sallie Barnes, of the sixth dis-
rict. of this county.
W<* learn that a young man undertook
|v carry a youi 5T out
|p iuee, the but home it of r* he R. - . Webb thinking not long his
I t>est thoughts seems on every s other as subject ex¬
cept the direction he was traveling, and
Inally came to a halt on the bank of the
river at the Old Agency. Upon making
ffr. ujuiryof the ferryman if that was where
W ebb lived he was informed that he
was about six miles out of his way. They
‘ ached their destination safely, however,
within a reasonable time. But going the
art best way round to find the nearest
vav home is a mistake that is sometimes
nadc intentionally by young people.
CULLODEN CORRESPONDENCE.
The CulloDen, Ga., April 12. 1890.
gay and festive part of Cullodeu
lre picnieing having at Davis’ Mill to-day, aud I
pi<*ss are a lovely time, as tlvere
Dll be no hereafter to the day's sport—
fce little red bug. etc., have not yet got
ere.
I The sober, or rather sedate portion of
hr town, are quietly resting on their
r rs; their sands in the “hour glass” have
P below the sun hunting and hilarious
pe. their minds fixed on business—some
pring [icing away their guano notes and re-
that they have sold out, both
f stock and the new; others hopeful
|'.' r business outlook, while others
In are holding their everlasting grip on
KNOXVILLE, CRAWFORD CO.. GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 17,1890.
the vacant chairs and boxes around the
streets and shady places, “just letting
the wide world wag as it will," depot or
no depot from Mr. M. A B. Presiding
The Rev. NIr. Richardson,
Elder, preached night. here Saturday, Sunday, the
and Sunday I heard only
eleven o’clock sermon. Among other
similar things he said: “The Hardshells,
Missionaries and Presbyterians, preached
a most pernicious and doctrine, damnable, hellish in its
tendencies, and he was
glad to know that such demoralizing
'teachings were being retired, and he
never wanted his children to come under
such demoralizing influences, and
that whoever called this a
sin-cursed world and its people
poor worms of the dust were simple
fools. He was a man himself, bigger
than the universe, and carried his destiny
in his own hand." In conclusion he
accorded to all the right to differ with
him, do which many and mentally if they proceeded him to
at once; thought they a
Pharisaical bigot, or an elongated /
had ample provocation to do so. Such
sermons are hypocritical, repellent and
unchristianizing, arousing only the bel¬
ligerent element in our natures.
Simplex.
HICKORY GROVE HAPPEKINGS.
Mr. D. E. Rumphaud lady were in the
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Miss Lucy Bankston was visiting in the
burg last week.
Mr. Jack Ellington and wife were in
the ville today.
Mr. W. yesterday. Z. Holloman passed through
the burg
Mr. T. N. Dorough and Bob Wilder
have the best corn I’ve seen.
We are having a great deal of sickness
just now, and it keeps our Doctor moving
night and day.
Mr. “Bob" Fincher lias gone to Phil¬
adelphia to attend school—to learn more
about jewelry, etc.
Mr. .1. J. Fine bar says some of tin*
hoys like pudding and some love pie, hut
lie likes the pretty girl with a Brown eye.
A negro was killed near Mr. Henry
Dickey’s, in the lower portion of Upson
county, yesterday. A sable brother did
the deed.
Mr. J. W. Dickey has more here. hogs and
better ones than any one up He
knows how- to raise 300 pounders any
way.
The sturdy gander I mentioned in my
just communication is the identical gander
that thought to show fight when the boys
charged the flock of geese—so Mr.
Dickey says.
Mr. L. T. Wellos lias a very sick
child, Genie, whom Doctor Smith is at¬
tending. The Doctor has a large terri¬
tory to practice in, ranging twelve miles
square, aud it keeps him busy.
Mr. James Cody is entitled to the blue
ribbon for turtle catching. He says he
caught a logger head turtle in Alka-
hatchee Creek that weighed his 99 3-4
pounds, with 1702 inscribed on back.
Mr. James W. Dickey says it is a fact,
as he bought one quarter of it that
weighed 26 1-2 pounds. Next!
The best fish story I’ve heard of lately
is that Mr. J. 1L Dorough went to his fish
basket last week and found nine catfish
heads in it that measured four inches be¬
tween the eyes, and ten “stinking jims”
(Terrapins) about the size of a small
boy’s list, they don’t grow very them large, and
any way. He killed nine of
erippled the tenth one. Now, how
did they manage to devour those
arge fish l The only way I see it is on
the same principle that a pig drinks all
the milk a bucket will hold, and then
vou can put the pig in the bucket.
Mr. George IL Wilson, formerly of this
county, but has lived for the last few
years near Bamah, in Monroe county, died
after a brief illness and was buried at the
Murchison grave yard to-day. He leaves
a wife and four'little boys, alone you
might say and almost destitute of *a£
means of support. They have the sym¬
pathies of the whole community, and if
charity is anything outside of a nu.re
word (Lis wife, who was before her mar¬
riage Miss Gussie Murchison, daughter of
Dr. A. C. Murchison) is a true case of
charity and deserves to be helped in this
her dire distress.
Gussie, cheer up.
“Friend after friend depart. friend ?
Who has not lost a
There is no union hero of heart
Which has not here an end."
George was a good boy and made a
good man, a kind husband, a devoted
father and an affectionate son and
brother. “The Lord gave and the Lord
taketh away; blessed be the name of the
Lord.” Zeke.
Hickory Grove, April 6th, 1890.
WARRIOR ITEMS,
Many of the people through this sec¬
tion are losing their chickens from
cholera.
The Mrs. Hatfield, who left the War¬
rior for the wild woods of Florida, has
returned a widow. Her husband was
killed in Florida.
Joseph McGee, boss of the chain gang,
has finished working the Columbus road
fyom Macon to Tobesofkee creek, and
has left it in turnpike order. He is now
working from Shiloh church to Fulton's
mill, lie has seventy prisoners, two of
whom are white men, three white wo¬
men and thirty negro women, the re¬
mainder negro men.
Considerable damage was done by the
storm a few days ago along the road lead¬
ing from Knoxville to Macon. Among
tire casualties may be mentioned the fol¬
lowing: A great deal of timber and
fencing were blown down on the farms
of Mr. 'Sam Smith and Mr. Berry Long,
a house being unroofed at the latter place.
The timber and fencing were scattered
on the places of Mr. Ras Hancock and
Mrs. Cloud. It required a couple of
days to roll the logs out of the way. v.The
wind was very severe about Mr. M. H.
McElMurray's plantation, uprooting distance. tall
pines and carrying them some
So much timber was strewn over the
lands of Mr. G. M. Tidwell that a log
rolling was necessary. A house belonging
to Louis Castleberry was blown down.
A stable and crib were unroofed on the
plantation of Mrs. Heath, a few- miles
from Macon; also the roof of a kitchen
at another place. * * *
ALLIANCE MEASURES.
DISCUSSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COMMIT¬
TEE OF CONGRESS.
The national legislative Alliance com-
mittee, composed of about a score of
members of congress, met privately Tues¬
day night to discuss Alliance measures
before congress. Among the members
present were Mr. Turpin, of Alabama;
Colonel Clark Lewis, of Mississippi;
Messrs. Morgan, of Mississippi; McClam- of
ray, of North Carolina: Featherstone,
Arkansas, aud Bullock, of Florida. The
principal matter discussed was the sub¬
treasury bill, and it was not. finally de¬
cided whether to push it to a vote or not,
but every one present agreed to
push some measure which would pro¬
vide for the government to lend
money to the farmer. If not on the pro¬
ducts of his farm, on his land. The plan
which met with most favor was for the
government to payoff mortgages on farms
where they are now mortgaged to com¬
panies or individuals, and take in return
mortgages on the same at one per cent
interest per annum, also for the govern¬
ment to lend money to a farmer when the
application is made at one per cent, the
government taking a mortgage for the
same on the lauds of the farmer. The
majority of those present thought this
would, perhaps, be a better plan to re¬
lieve the farmer thau the sub-treasury
scheme. However, another meeting will
soon be had, when some plan will be de¬
cided upon, and a bill formulated and
introduced into congress.
VOTE OF PRESBYTERIES
>N THE adoption of the revision of
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.
The New York Independent hundred , gives and re¬
turn! of the vote of one
twenty-six presbyteries of the Presbyte¬
rian cnurch on the revision of the confes¬
sion of faith. These returns show that
eighty-two presbyteries have voted in fa¬
vor of the revision and forty against revi¬
sion and four have refused to vote. There
ire yet sixty-six presbyteries to bt heard
from, and indications are. says the Inde¬
pendent, that the vote in favor of revision
will be nearly, if not quite, two-thirds of
all the presbyteries.
NEAGLE FREE.
THE MAN WHO SHOT JUDGE TERRY IS SET
AT LIBERTY.
The celebrated Neagle habeas corpus
ease from California, w-as decided by the
United States supreme court at Washing¬
ton, on Monday, the judgment of the
California circuit court being affirmed.
This finally disposes of all proceedings
against Deputy .Marshal Neagle for ’lie
shooting of Judge Terry in the railway-
station at Lathrop. Cal., on the 14th of
last August.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are requested to announce that
there will be a mass meeting of the old
veterans of the Confederate army, of
Crawford county, in Knoxville on Satur¬
day, April 19th.' at 10 o'clock a. m. All
the citizens of the county are invited to
attend, and give a helping hand to the
organization of a Veterans’ association.
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ALLIANCE NOTES.
WHAT THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS ARE DOING.
ITEMS OP INTEREST TO THE FARMER,
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY.
The Farmers’ Alliance in Osage county,
Kansas, are shipping corn to Alabama.
*
The State Alliance of Minnesota again
resolves that none but farmers shall be
eligible to membership.- Granger, (Omaha,
Neb.)
* * farmer who ,
There is now and then a is
holding off fiom the Alliance, to sec what
the consequences will be. If all the farm-
era were like these, they would soon see
what the consequences would be.—Dex¬
ter (Kansas) Free Dress.
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In 1870 the farmers owned 70 per - cent,
of the property in Georgia; now only 24
per cent of the property is held by farm-
era. Twenty years hence, unless a new
deal is made, their interest in the wealth
of the state will be much less.
The Farmers’ Alliance of Kansas
threatens to justify its entrance into poli¬
tics by turning Mr. John James Ingalls
out of the United States Senate. When
it has done that the Alliance may count
on public approval in anything it may
undertake.
* *
The Farmers’ Alliance of Jackson, Ga.
had two meetings during the past week,
and resolved to petition members in con¬
gress to vote for the sub-treasury bill, and
a petition to that effect was largely sign¬
ed by the people. The Alliance of Jack-
son county has eschewed politics, and is
working in the interest of the farmers
alone.
* * thousand Kan.,
One hundred and fifty
farmers have signed a petition to the gov¬
ernor of that state, asking him to call an
extra session of the legislature /or the
purpose of devising ways and means for
extending the time of redemption of
farms sold under mortgage, and to pro¬
vide a stay of execution on promissory
notes without 1 bond.
* * “Remem¬
The Southern Mercury says:
ber, Alliaucemen, that your enemies are
now at work trying to stir up strife
among our membership, attempting to
blacken the fa r names of your chosen
leaders. This is dons to divide your
forces and cripple your influence. Money
and corruption go hand in hand when the
enemy decides to ruin you.
*** outside who
The outside men and press
are so anxious to advise the Alliance, arc
generally trying to work some scheme of
' While thinking of their ad¬
their own. motives.
vice, inquire somewhat into their
WTiiie thinking of their advice and seek¬
ing for their motive, don't forget that old
story of the monkey, the cat and the
chestnuts .—Southern Alliance Farmer.
*
* jfc and of
The Alliance may be new, some
its truest workers may be fresh, to use a
common expression. They may have
“hay seed in their hair,” but founded the princi-
plesupon which the order is are
co-existent with mankind, and being based
upon eternal justice, are as firm as the
everlasting hills. There is no civilization
purer, no future grander than that for
which the Farmers’ Alliance is striving.
*
sk j|c is the Alliance #
The sub-treasury plau ill demand
plan of relief. AUiancemen w
of every candidate seeking their support,
that he do all in his power to have this
bill become a law. No true Allianceman
will vote for a candidate for congress
who w ill not pledge himself to it. While
the Alliance are not wanting to make all
the laws, they have certain supported, principles
which they demand shall be
and candidates may as well be preparing
to do it.
)|c $ La.,
The Jackson Patriot, Vernon, says:
“The farmers, as au organization, have
every reason to be hopeful. Not ouly
have they profited financially, but men-
tallv—they have come to be educated
upon great public questions and under¬
stand better the issues that effect their
interest. While they have been success¬
ful so far, even beyond their utmost san¬
guine expectation, there is a prospect of
still greater success before them. They
should cling closer to the principles with of
the order, aud guard its interests a
zealous care and lose none ol the foothold
they have gained.
Two Opinions. —There are two opin¬ the
ions held as to what will be best for
agricultural interests of the country, One
of those opinions is held by the men who
are farmers and who are vitally interest¬
ed in having the farmers become inde¬
pendent, and be elevated mentally, so¬
cially and morally. The other and oppo¬
site opinion is held by that class who be¬
lieve it is to their own interest to have
the fanners remain dependent and the
VOL. I. NO. it.
absolute slaves of the mooeyed class. The
first opinion is held by that class who fol¬
low the divine injunction, “lu the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread all the
days of thy life.” In other words, they
live by labor. The second opinion is kelp
by that class who eat bread by the sweat
of other men’s brows, and live oil of la¬
bor and not by labor. AUiauceincn will
have no trouble in deciding 1 to which
opinion they can safely listen, and the
suggestions of which class they can safely
follow.— Southern Alliance Farmer.
A GREAT DAY.
PREPARATION FOR OBSERVING MEMORIAE
DAY AT ATLANTA, GA.
The following notice, drafted by the
Committee on Encampment, has been
sent to the; ordinary of every county in
Georgia: “Dear Sir—In view of the fact
that the Fulton County Veterans' Associ¬
ation has inaugurated a general confeder¬
ate veterans’ mass meeting, to beheld ill
Atlanta, Ga., from the 25th to the 27th
of April, for the old purpose of having a ami re
union of our comrades-in-arms
celebrating Memorial Day, and hying
the corner-stone of the Confederate Vete¬
rans’ home, we have decided to address
the ordinaries of every county in the
state, requesting them to extend a cor¬
dial invitation to all of the old soldiers
in said counties to come to Atlanta at
said time to assist in the celebration of
said memorial and other services. Invi¬
tations have been extended to all of the
old generals of the confederacy, a large
number of whom have accepted. All
organized bodies of eight or more will be
furnished with tents, 250 having been
pitched in Grant park for the accommo¬
dation of visiting veterans. A cordial
invitation is extended through you to all
brother veterans, and we sincerely- hope
that you will exert yourself in notifying
all of our comrades in your county.”
BOODLERS IN LIMBO.
CORRUPT < ITY OFFICIALS OF MINNEAPO¬
LIS IN TROUBLE.
'fhe result of (he Minneapo is grand ju¬
ry's two weeks’ investigation of boqdlt
charges was made evident Monday when
bench w arrants were issued for the arrest
of Aldermen John F. McGowan and Fred
Brueshaber, of the first ward, and City
Clerk bribery, Charles F. attempted Haney. bribery. The charges The
are or
aldermen are accused of soliciting money city
for the location of streets, and the
clerk is alleged to have offered to a Chi¬
cago company to deliver twenty-five nl-
dermanic votes for an asphalt paving con¬
tract if he was paid $7,000.
STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
500,000 SHARES OK THE E. T., V. * G. R. U.
REPRESENTED by proxy.
1 he Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Geor¬
gia railroad stockholders met at Knox¬
ville, Tenn., Tuesday, Five hundred
thousand shares were represented, or all sev¬ by
enty-five per cent of the stock,
proxy. The stockholders proposition approved and of
the Queen and Crescent
conferred full power on the; directors to
act in the matter, as well as to issue
$6,000,000 in bonds for improvements
and similar purposes. The directors were
also authorized to act on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad matter.
AFRAID OF THE BILL.
bow m'KINI.F.y’S TARIFF MEASURE 13 CON¬
SIDERED ABROAD.
The agitation in Paris circles, growing
out, of an apprehension that the McKinley
tariff administrative bill, if it should be¬
come a law, would have a serious effect
upon the busiue>s of exporting to the
United States, now has its counterpart in
Berlin, Germany. Many of the merchants
interested in the exportation of goods to
America ari seeking to bring influences
to bear for the purpose of having the bill
either greatly modified or altogether
withdrawn. They assert that the meas¬
ure, if it goes in the present form, will
strike a fresh blow at exportation.
London street rowdies put up small
boys to throw themselves in the way of
bicycles, and on being struck by the
machines to set up a howi and pretend the
to have been badly hurt. Then
rowdies crowd around in the role of in¬
dignant and sympathizing citizens, and
the bicyclist is glad to pay the gamin skin.
rdundly and get off with a whole
Afterward the rowdies and the gamin
divide the oroceeds.
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A safety envelope has been invented
which is tinted in such a manner as to
turn black, blue and red if an attempt
is made to open it by wetting affected or expos¬ by
ing to steam, while it is not
moist, air or fog. There will be much
use for them. The saeredness of a seal¬
ed envelope is not too sacredly observed
by many people.