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■ ■ r I i ■ ■ha M /B i W. T < W IT I —l H %/■ I 1 IxC PV B 5 ■ /> • Bl .’■■‘KS B • I B B B ■ I B I * WT ■ H dill _B vr I Bk 1 A ■ ■ - - - t ' J . Vol IX. No. 222. DID THE! FIGHT! f-. .. HEAVY CANNONADING heard X?.- ■ Bcaniah Preparin* Another FJest to Be Sent to Manila or Cuba - An- I other Vessel Captured. WibHiiroTON, May 23 —A apecial to 0« New York Herald from Mole, Si. gisholas, Hayti, says: J *-Numerous and very frequent re -prti resembling heavy cannonading • were hoard in the Windward Jjassage Friday and Saturday gave &j*» to the rumor that a naval engage- B»enC waa in program between the lnuedrone ol the United States and | Spain No man of war has been out | tide of the harbor, however, and none ba* entered it. It baa been impose!- IS to loam whether or not a naval battle actually took place/’ A dispatch fromGsbraltar cays: The governor hpro will not allow war vee aele passing the straits td.be reported. The Spaniard# are preparing what they call their third squadron, which will conshrt of the Princess de Astu rias, tho Cardenal Cisneros, the Lo panto, at Cartagena, and Nnmaneia and the Victoria, which is being new ly armored and engined. There are also at Ferrol the torpedo gunboats Don# Maria de Molina, the Marques de la Victoria and the Don Alvara de Easan. B Unless tho American government move# quickly it will have the forego ; ing to contend with in addition to Admiral Cameras’ squadrons. The latter is expected to leave Cadiz with in a few days. His destination is unknown, but Is probably the Antilles, notwithstanding that the newspapers say the Ph.lippi.sa The British steamer Ardanmhor was captured by tho auxiliary gunboat Oe ceola yesterday aud brought into Key West harbor. She was acting in a auspicious manner and was thought to 0,108 y.-T*****•<*• and enter fSev.ua b*f bttf. Sixteen submarine divers have been sent from Norfolk to Key West to clean the bottoms of Sampson’s and Schley’s fleets. The Sure La Grippe Cure. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will only get the right remedy. You aro having pain all through your body, your liver is out of order, have no appetite, no life, no ambition, have a bad cold, in fact aro completely used up. Electric Bitters is the only remedy that will give you prompt and sure relief. They act directly on your liver, stomach and kidneys, tone up the whole system and make you feel like a new being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded. For sale at J. N. Harris 4 Son's and Carlisle & Ward’s Drug Stores. A SUNDAY CAROUSAL. One Negro Shot and Another Badly Beaten Up. A crowd of negroes gathered at tbe home of Anderson Edge, about four miles south cf this city, Sunday to spend the day drinking whiskey and gambling. Tbe frolic was continued through until yesterday morning, when all of tbe parties were full of cheap whiskey, and then ended in a general fight in which one negro was shot and another badly beaten up with heavy clubs. Sheriff Morris was notified of tho /racus and at ones sent out his depu ties, Ison and Freeman, to investigate tbe matter and arrest tbe parties. Tbe officers returned about one o’clock with Anderson Edgs.whom theyplaced in jail. ” «• Edge was suffering from a painful wound on bis right shoulder, and saya he was shot by Charlie Mays, a nogro living in Pike county. Edge says after be was shot he and his son, Emmett, attacked Maye with hickory sticks and gave him a severe beating. When asked by the officers where Maye was, the negro was very reticent, and said be did not knew. It is said there were several negroes st Edge’s bouse when the fight occur red, but the officers were unable" to learn their names, and only arrepted Anderson Edge, who rune a blind tiger as well as a gambling den at hie house. The matter will be fully investigated, as tbe officers are of tho opinion that May* has been foqly dealt with. EM.'OX A.X. A., THE FIRST REGIMENT •X ’ -‘x .A Getting Down to Hard Work -Drill in* Morning and Afternoon. Camp Norihen seems to bb a differ* ent place altogether now since the de parture of the Sccind regiment on Saturday hat. Not that the men now quartered there are notes good soldiers as their departed camrades but there are just one half as many now as before. However ell are doing their duty'to the vefy best of their abU(ty and no one complaining. Regular gnard mount every morn ing at 8:30 o’clock and battalion drill at 10 o’clock with another drill In the afternoon is the regular run of affairs every day. Sunday morning the captains of tbs artillery companies received orders from the secretary of war to report at once by telffigaph to the general of the Gulf Department in Atlanta lor duty and instructions Capt. Bradley of the First Light Battery, Atlanta, and Capt. Walker of the Chatham Artillery at once obeyed instructions, but as yet do reply has oomo to them. Capt. Walker went up to Atlanta to Report again in person. Col. Lawton has had the entire camp ground put in excellent condi tion. Everything is clean and b*e the appearance of the well kept camp which it is. Capt. Geo. W. Drummond. waa of ficer of the day yesterday while Lieut. G. C. Oeunotj, Jr., commanded the guards and Lisut. W. A. Wright officer of tbe guards. Notwitbstendiog Col. Liwteo’s ab sence from camp, ho being in Atlanta on business, all things worked per fectly thTOMfhoak tbe day. •.A r » ■—- I <'iw»nw» ■ - » . A Nanww Escape- Thankful words Written by Mrs. Ada E Hart o< Gordon, 8. D: ’• Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cqpgh set in and finally tormi uaWd ia ftwswnAqitioo. Four dootore gave me up; saying I could not live >ut a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My bus >»nd was advised to got Dr, King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottlea. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial rottlos free at J. N. Harris 4 Son and Carlisle 4 Ward’s Drug Stores. Regular size 50c and SI.OO. Guaranteed or price refunded. OFFICER GORDON ARRESTED- Charged With Carryin* Concealed Weapons and Assault- Officers Connor, Phelps and Flynt arrested two soldiers Sunday morning for being disorderly and carried them to policer headquarters for detsntion until tbe officers at camp could be notified. Several of their comrades were in the city and upon learning of tbe ar rest attempted to secure their release. One of the number, it is said, because very much wrought up and proceded to abuse the officers in no oboice lan guage He was asked to desist from ueing such language, or he would bo placed under arreet himself, but he only became tbe - more abusive, and was then placed under arrest. After the officers got him in police headquarters be is said to hive applied epithets to Officer Gordon, who bad come up in tbe meantime, that no gentleman is over expected to take. Gordon told him if be made that re make again he would knock him down. Tbe soldier again otirsediGorfion and be dealt him a heavy blow on tho head with bis billet. Tbe moo were turned over to the officers al Camp Northen, and yester day Officer Gordon was arrested for assault with intent to murder and for carrying concealed weapons, itis case will be tried before Justice Sorrel Ibis morning at 10 o’clock, and will be one of unusual interest, as several fine pointe of law will be fought over. When Nature Needs assistance it may be best to render in promptly, but one should remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. Tbe beat and meet simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company. Bdacute Your Bowel. With A'e*e»r.t*. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10o,ZSc. It C.C. C. fail. dnifglsM refu*d money. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1888. THE CAUSE OF MISSIONS. - BY W. E. H. SEARCY. Our Lord, before He was taken up into tbe heavens, commanded His dis ciples to go-and teach all nations'to observe the things He had commanded them to do; to baptize them in tl.e name of the Father, the Soo and the Holy Spirit, and promising lo be with them to tbe consummation of the age Thio was the het commandment tbe Master gave, but like tbe tender, lov ing words of friends who pass the veil of death, they linger longest- in our ear, and, echoing and re-echoing like notes of bogles sounding through mountain passes, they shall never die. So strongly was the thought im pressed upon the apostles that it was necessary for the Master to urge them not to leave Jerusalem at once, but to wait for the baptism of the holy spirit, for, said He, ’ John baptized you with water, but ye shall be baptized with tbe holy spirit not many days hence After the holy spirit is come upon you ye shall be witnesses unto me. both in Jerusalem, end in nil Judea, and in Samaria, aud unto the uttermost parts of the earth.” Ae the last words escaped His lips they looked and beheld Him passing into the clouds. The apostles waited, and soon, on tbe day of Pentecost, carpe tbe wonderful manifestations, during which three thousand people were converted and added to the church in a single day, and all were baptized as promised. It is under this command—these parting words and admonitions—that the gospel is propagated, and under them continue to be propagated until all the nations of tbe earth have beard the gospel of tbe Christ. *When tbe apostles looked over tbe field, what a stupendous undertaking lay before them I Just around them was the Jew ready to crucify them. Ruling over them wm> Roms—proud> imperial Bonn—which was the—mis tress of tho knoWn world, which had its own god ahd its own civilisation. To the east lay tbe great nations of Persia and India and China. To tho northward were our own Saxon ances tors, and still in tbe regions beyond nations dwelt in ignorance and in sin. There was everything to discourage tho apostles, but they were true to tbe Master’s commandpmd went forth in His name conquering and to conquer* But for this spirit ws Anglo Ssxons would have been worshiping the gods of our fathers. The truth is, we are so fresh " from heathenism ourselves that tbe Very names of our days are mere appella tions of their heathen divinities. Tues day is named for Tuesco, Wednesday for Woden, Thursday for Thor, and Friday for Frigga—gods of the Sax ons. .But the brave, good men of the ear ly days of-Cbristianity camo through the fires of persecution, through the ravings of wild beasts, through tbe sacrifice of martyrdoms to bring us the good news, and there will ever be found among the bravest and the best men who will carry forward tbs gospel to those who still sit in the land of darkness aud despair. The truth is, if Christianity was not an emination of tbe great divine, yet its attendant blessings are so many that common humanity would induce us to spread its benificence among the nations of the earth. There are well meaning Christians who oppose missions for tbe reason that they prefer to teach their own nations; but they do err, because this is not a question of preferences. The command is to teach all nations, and to go to tbe uttermost ends of tbe earth with the instruction. Some oppose missions because un der the doctrine of their church they cannot see the necessity of it; but tho doctrine of no church can come be* tween tbe man and the Master’s com mand You may not understand tbe hidden mysteries of God’s plane, but you can understand the simple com mand, "Go teach all nations to observe tbe things I have commanded you to do.” A child can understand that,and the children do understand it,and they are obeying tbe Master all over tbe land by contributing their little mites to send the word of life to the utter most regions Y»f the earth. Some say it costs too much, bAgW man has yet fathomed tbe value of a -fegabkn soul. How much did it cost the New York Journal to rescue the Boyal make* tbe food para, ewMMeHeaesfAr i ■ ■ I ' i til; a ■ ' c. rowuEif AtaolutelyPurw ROYAX BAKIHQ POWDER CO., MEW YORK. person of the gentle Cisneros from tho maliqioue hand of tbe cruel Spaniard? Whaklarge sums have been expended to regcue men from the depths of tbe burning mines?. What large sums have} been expended to bring them safelAfFOin the regions of the north? Can it cost too much to save one hu man loul from the darkness of despair? Some say missions accomplish too little. Alas! this is the cry of ignor ance. The Missionary spirit made England and France and Germany and America the masters of the world. It is fringing light into Japan, and tbe Islands of the Sea. Ah! but they may say they are of the rest of the worlcf—that of course it did good to us, acni England and Germany and France, etc., but it will not do goodTfn Cbiui. Can we not at least hope that what Mid good to so many will do good to al if Lst the Christian people of aO denomination* wake up to the neces sity Os action—-immediale action in the interest of missions and trust all results to God. The question is not whether tbe heathen will receive tbe gospel—it is whether you will send it. Whether you (resder) will obey the Master, or follow the excuses of your own making to your own destruction. XJwxAwa man who has had great! financial tosses. I Rave seen him look over his securities that turned to noth ing under tbe rapid declines of panicy times. I have seen him run up sud denly with some stock be bsd taken in a college for (the education of the women of China—a transaction he had forgotten. Then I beard him say "Thank God that is good jet.” That is a treasure moths cannot corrupt nor thieves break through and steal. So it will be with you friends: give I give!! give!l! and God will be a shield to you in the days of trouble, and a shelter in the time of the storm. THE EXCELLENCE OF SW OF IMS is due notPonly to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the Caxlvormia Fie Sybvp Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the uaufobhia Fxe Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Caxi fornia. Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company— ‘ CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAM PRAMCUOO, <M. LOUISVIUUK. Kr. MRW TOOK, M.Y. Fruit Growers Attention- All interested in fruit growing are requested to meet at the office of tbe Griffin Banking Company, May 24, st 10 o’clock.. ■' '-if.'A •■ - - _ ■ ?'■ ■ Li uiriuKiunii oc uo* The Department Store of Griffin. Look at These Prices and Come in and Compare Qualities. White figuied Pique 100., regular price 12ic. White figured Pique 17ic., regular price 28c, 1 White cord Pique 17}0., regular price 25c. White checked Dimity 12io„ regular price 174 c. Persian Lawn and India Linen 17}c., regular price 25c. Muslins and Organdies sc. to 80c. yard. Ladies seamless fast black Hoao 9c. pair. Ladies Hermsdorf fast black Hom 12|c. to 25c. ; Bleached honey comb Towels 9c., worth 12ic. j Unbleached honey comb Towels sc. each. „ >1 New plain and fancy Ribbons all colors. New Vai. Laces and Ensertion. ZMZZEHST’S WEAR. 1 Men’s balbrigan Undershirts 25c. . Men’s bleached drill Drawers 25c.* Men’s Negligee Shirts 48c. to 98c. Men’s all linen Collars 10c., Cuffs 20c. Everything sold cheap. IL F. STRICKLAND & CO. CASH OR CREDIT ■ v/'-v- . gft _ u .. > —(0) - -A-NJ.* aJaa-X* B CRiFFIN, CA. t=. , E2- "_J . SPECIAL EDITION Infantry Drill Regualtions, United States Army. ALSO, The $5.00' VIVE CAMERA, with Complete Outfits for Taking Pictures, for sale at , J, H. HOFF'S BOOK ASP MUSIC STORE edwlbnlbm. RACKET STORE. HAVE JUST RECEIVED 500 HS SIMPLE SHOES! All Grades to the Finest. -O| Call before they are pick- ed overhand get a pair .. AT WHOLESALE PRICE EDWARDS BROS. Taw Panta mvr Waak