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ith ft fourth independentaystem. With its five white and four colored church- i, It has recently completed a 110,000 new reebyt«ri»nchurch. Ithae increased itspop- latiom by nearly one fifth. It has attracted round jte border, fruit growers from nearly eery State in the Union, until it fe pow sur- junded on nearly every side by orchards sd vineyards. It has put up the largest sit evaporators in the State. It is tbebome 'thegrape audits winemakingcapacity has tl.J__T* BHAnAMifnlW teWseflp- «ho with wu the progress of an already femirable city, the natural advantages si having the finest climate, summer and winter, in the world., Griffin is the county seat of Spalding conn- 6y, situated iu west Middle Georgia, with a iraltliy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet >boT« sea level. By the census of 1890, it rill have at alow estimate between 6 000 and 1,000 people, and they are all of the right brt—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to retcome strangers and anxious to secure de- irable settlers, who will not be any less wel- eme if they,bring money to help build up the owe. There fe about only one thing we wed badly just no*; and that fe a big hotel, fe have several small ones, but their accom- lodations are entirely too limited for our nsineea, pleasure and health seeking guests. 1 you see anybody that wants a good loca- on for a hotel in the South, just mention the Q*n-m Nxws paper in the Empire State of Georgia. Please enclose stamps in sending for sample copies, fed descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.! This brief sketch fe written April 12th, 1889, and will have to be changed in a few months to embrace new enterprises commenced, and completed, PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. HEHRY C. PEEPLES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, |f I HAMPTON, GKQBOlA. Practices in all the State and Federal Covt». oct9dftwly I JOHN J. HUNT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, l Mirra, oBbsoiA. Office, 81 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. £ White's Clothing Store. mar22d*wly TH0S. R. MILLS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will practice in the State and Federal onrto. Office over George ft Hartnett’s ware. nov2tf JOHN D STEWART. ROBT. T. DANIEL. | STEWART & DANIEL. LTTORNEYS AT LAW, I' Over George ft Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga. Will practice in the State and Federal Jomte. julylOdtf 0. L. PARMER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WOODBUBY, OEOBOIA. OTEL CEKTI8 0RIFFIN, GEORGIA. der New Management. A. CL DANIEL, Prop’r. r Piters meet all trains. J0SEY HOUSE, as, Steva Boom and Kitchen, rich spot Hill and staqie. Well ne block locat'd from for sntre street. i« house. Also. SHELTON HOUSE, y** R town. «W o» RMe. L’l. C 0 NNJ.N 0 HAM, i :,«, -— 1 ■{ ' ■ ■ ■■■•■': itj nrl^r or ' number of soldiers’ widows and other fe- male boomers. *' - . . Dr. Minnick, president of the colony, was present, and in his farewell to his followers Said : “I know your history during the years of 1861 to 1864, and I believe that if any crowd attempt to cross the Canadian river and to jump the land you are to take, you wall show the timber there fe in you and Bhow that you are really old soldiers. SEVERAL BOOMERS DROWNED. Flood* on the River-Belle Starr-. Baugh- Arkansas City, Kan., April 18.~The will prove a great misfortune to the hun¬ dreds of boomers who had made prepar¬ ations to sail into the promised land. Re¬ ports received here are to the effect that the flood came so unexpectedly that many of the skiff men were caught un¬ awares and lost all their outfits. It fe be¬ lieved that several lives have been lost. The Cole and old soldiers’ colonies at Wichita go prepared to throw a tempo¬ rary owing: bridge across floods, the Cimarron, which, to the fe impassible. The washing away of the Kiowa bridge will on the southern bank of the Kansas not affect railroad travel from here, though Oklahoma. yesterday Among other outfits wbioh loads left here were three wagon of cof¬ fins, and that trouble is expected, espe¬ cially by new-comers, fe evidenced p&wfe by the wdth with Much money has also send been deposited certain instructions to to not addresses be heard in case from the within depositors reasonable should a length of time. here Fort Word has reached from Smith that Pearl Younger, daughter of Belle S ar and Cole Younger, succeeded In oigaairing her party, and that they left before daybreak. They number 125 whites, and will go direct to Verbeck, on the Santa Fe rauroad, where much of the best wateredjandlies. Pearl rode at the head of the expedition, and will su¬ perintend The situation the entire here march. beggars description. There are 10,000 strangers in this city, and even- incoming train is filled to the guard. Twenty-five passenger trains will Be made up and leave here for Oklahoma on will the be afternoon allowed of April the 22. Cherokee Persona April to cross strip after 18. The distance to the border of Oklahoma fe 57 miles. Twelve houses were burglarized the other night. The police force has been doubled. Five hundred men are station¬ ed to guard the railroad between this place and Guthrie. The receiver and register of the land offices will meet here to-morrow, and go to Guthrie and Kingfisher Saturday. Tbs Old SofcHan* Colony. ,. Wichita, Kas., April 18.—The old s^- diers’ colony, comprkdng between 600 Ud 700, left the city yesterday, with Im — fddlhm _ . . w at Oklahoma City Fo ? T * counter! boomers AGAINST THE YALKyRlE, Boston, April 18.-ku an ipt withdraw from the worty Of inte al race preparations. Under no tiou would he fit out the Volunteer. Would not take her out this season. open. siisi opinion He was not in U syndicate buffing to build a new boat, and said syndicate of boats was very unsatisfactory. He s,?sss fend it ' ! TO BflIOQE T H E StTlAWRENCE A Gigantic anACortly WeM wf Kngtewir- being made to commence the erection, shortly, of a. gigantic railway bridge at Quebec, which will very materially af¬ fect the traffic of tfte two great railroads _£ rt____ a_ At. - •_ A m __ a rt.__ Jr -. tomive argument engineering against ft# building of a bridge, but skill has over¬ come this obstacle with a scheme to build a cantilever bridge which will cost close upon $10,000,000. The principal nect object the in International building the railroad bridge from rato Hal¬ con¬ ifax andBt. John to Quebec, which fe run by annual the Canadian loss the government at a the great Canadian Pacific to railroad. country, This with fe the only link uncompleted necessary to give the Canadian Pacific railway an uninterrupted the Pacific line through from the Canadian Atlantic to oceans ter- vtt/mr. >’ ‘ * Atlanta, Ga., April 18.—In the past few days Mr. Oscar gwiney has ploughed up between fifty and seventy-five human So far no one has been able to account for their being there, no evidence of any the surface to have admitted the theory that the of place was a private cemetery. One the largest of the skulls has been brought to Dr. Murphy’s,in the fifth ward, where a number of carious people have examined it. ., , An Xodlana Decision on Elqaor Ue«MNf* Indianapolis, April 18.—In an opin¬ ion written by the chief justice of the Indiana supreme court it was decided that has the a municipal compel corporation liquor in sellers the state power to aa- 4i-z ■ 4 ■ 1 "* " 1 genfeand In the fire i obtained f to visit r.mPol- f««re-r_________ fence on $16,000 IN GOLD. Minneapolis, Minn., April 18.—A ickage containing $15,000 in gold has lysterfously disappeared from the of- ce of the Northern Pacific Express com- any in Brainard. Louis Hogman, night erk in charge, received from the train iriving at 1:45 fe «a, yesterday four ' ; ’ ■'< Lake lamin'* Acquittal. Londo*, April 18.—The acquittal of Luke Emerson fe applauded by a great would ti \ ! « ■' shortly after 10 o’< Rg. The report c office, room 735, president of the duties of his office, ton block at 830, connection With the event hour. ' p ’ SHE HAD A FIST. , . And Sire Sent the Villain Sprawling Fair Zi&m: r- In the G«i»ter. ’ New Brunswick, N. J., April 18.— Several ladies have been recently accost- ed on the unfrequented, streets here by “hhn “ sent ter. The lady did not stop to identify, the man, but sped on up the around an adjoining corner into a new ^fJu'eto bS&T^ond concealment. ~~ ---—- . Ferry Ho»t Punic. New York, April 18.-1716 ferry boat New Brunswick, of the Pennsylvania railroad company, caught fire this noon, when near the dock in Jersey City. ssr&ngs her slip. Some of the horns and vehicles on board were burned. __ Is Mr* Langtry Secreting Herrelff New York, April 18.—It te claimed by Gustave for Roche, $800, that who she fe fe suing secreting Lily Langtry “ rvi of the summons. His counsel, ^ w. ^ h. Mattot, has obtained from Chief Justice paper at her home. Gigantic Standard Oil Drat Chicago, Aprii 18.— It fe reported here that the Standard oil monopoly has just completed one of the biggest deals on vania fields for those of Ohio. •,, t fl « to *» •.......--f— J A PITIFUL CASE. , r A Veteran One Hundred te.T, Old Wlth- Brain—Tragedy THe Prccbytcriaa ference in this city. The work <rf comm done, they think, ta sec —-- l - . H ............... **v-*.....♦'** V»