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w, it has recently completed a ( 10,000
eroued ite borders fruit growers from
every State in the Union, until It ie now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by
and vineyards. It has put up the largest
fruit evaporators in tjje State. I tie the
sed simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with ths natural advantages
of having the finest climate, summer and
winter, In the world.
Griffin is the county sent of Spalding coun-
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> above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at alow estimate between 8 000 and
7,000 people, and they are all of the right
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de-
i si ruble settlors, who will not be any lees wel-
| am if.they bring mosey to help build up the
town. There is about;only one thing we
We hare several small ones, but their accom¬
modations ass entirely too limited for our
asking gueete.
1 a good loca-
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
HENHY C. PEEPLES,
ATTOim AT LAW,
hamptOn, aeougIa. •
Practices in oil the State and Federal
Courts. WetMAwly
JOHN 1. HUNT,
LAW
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
Office, 81 HUl Street, Up Stairs, mar22dftw1 over J
White’s Clothing Store.
rnos. R. MILLS,
attobney at law,
Win practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office over George A Hartnett’s
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JOHN D STEWART. ROOT. T. D
STEWART 4 DANIEL.
ITT0ENBTS AT LAW,
Over George ft Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will practice in the State and Federal
Coarts. r jnlylSdti
0. L PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WOODBrRT, GEORGIA.
BT 1 Collections a specialty._
HOTEL CURTIS
Under lew Management.
L 6. DANIEL, Prop'r.
' » liter* meet all train*.
Hoi Is TtatcptiH
Three of Noted Gang Hanged at
Ozark, Missouri.
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*ATU> WA1KKB, J i
HIS SON WILMA*
ffjj| AND JOHN MATTHEWS.
*“ * ou « ur Walker Kmbraes, Religion
Bad U Baptised—Matthews’ Pasting
with TUMtm, Wife and Children
Vhry A fleeting-History of the Organ!.
OZARK jail.
Strangled. Dave Walker lived fifteen
minutes, Bill fourteen and Matthews thir¬
teen minutes.
William Walker was baptizii Thursday
afternoon. He professed religion several
months ago. Qn
ys kef view with Tuosdsjr. their They rela¬
, tiv-won
jidKlk >d|OfiWyjL all prayed Walker, together. old
i Dave the
man, broke down
tSRHP Thursday and would
with Wiley Matthews,
were the leaders of the Christian
Bounty, Mo., branch of {he ^gua.
widely known Bald Knob- BW
bers of the Ozark moun- m ^ J
tains. The crime for which W \ £S*I 7
they were convicted was the
murder of Charles Green
and William Edens. This
act was so atrocious that a
long suffering community 1 •* ’
arose and invoked tire aid of bill walker.
the civil law, and the Bald Knobber organi¬
zation disappeared.
But before this was done thirteen, other
wounded with bullets, and
l l*rt«a wnman wl u »«
known number of men had
been unmercifully whip-
ped. From brooding over
17’ / the trouble in which her
husband had been in-
john MATTHEWa. volved, one wife of a Bald
Knobber went crazy, and after fatally
crushing the skulls of two of her children
with a hammer, she cut her own throat with
her husband's razor and died within two
minutes.
The Knobber chief lost his life through
his connection with a mountain romance, in
which his chief lieutenant was the hero,
while tiie lieutenant of the Christian county
branch was lured into the road that leads to
death on the gallows by his sweetheart.
The Bald Knobber society was organized
us a “beam-eyed society for the eradication
of motes” by Capt. N. K. Kinney, a ranch¬
man. He claimed the society was intended
to correct lawless, but his enemies said it
was for the purpose of controlling the coun¬
try. It is certain thp vigilants soon became
a class of White Caps, and from that degen¬
erated into renegades and assassins.
The organization originated in Taney
county. All lewdness, dishonesty and
thievery was to be wiped out. The organi-
members who had ?*?*. MNKET.
grudges to settle enlisted the Bald Knobbers.
pS’.rsaris: ?sss
valley. On the night of March 10,1887, the
company met there and a discussion arose as
to what was to be done to old man James
Edens. Edens was a tie chopper, who had
come from Michigan with his wife, hi* son
William and his wife, his daughter and her
Husband, Charles Green, a year before.
Some months before this night tiie Bull
Creek company had whipped John Evans,
an inmate of Edens’ house, tor “cutting up
resistance be was given four lathes of the
The Greens lived with old man Edens, and
William Edens lived a quarter of a mile
aw*y‘ the matter the company
After discussing and wWp the Edens
decided to ,go down
family They went to tiie old man’s bouse
yt/i ftft mffiwnderl the men to come out and
be whipped. Some one fired through the
window and rid man Edens fired through the bad
the door at the Bald Knobbers,
(Biking J. Matthews in tile back of the
With a rush the company broke in the door
and exchangee of fire were rapid. In the
end it was found that William Walker, the
Bold Knobber chiefs »on,had been shot in
groin, old man Edens had been shot in the
neck, his wife had a bullet in one hand, and
William Edens and Charles Green
killed. set out the next day
Sheriff Za-h Johnson
from Ox irk to capture tfie murders, and
thre- .toy* nrreriEd
except youu'4 W alter, n®
many iudictmenu found tor whipping*
"morning. MAY ,4
CROOKS IN CANADA SHIVERING.
***** the Weldeu Bill WflU Take la the
Wn^lr Kanb#Y|i
whhA la troubling the mind, of many o<
SWffISgfi’dsS
wore retroSv
rotted entirely with the court, of law to de¬
cide. The act to paused by parliament in
it, present condition, and he believed it
was distinctly the desire of the home that
the retroactive nature of the measure should
be dropped. The Weldon act did not be¬
come law when assented to by the governor
general, as is the cnee with other enactments
but a special order of council will have to
be passed to bring the act In force. The
order in council, it is understood* will he
passed early in the month of August
WASHINGTON.
Rumored Engagement of Kz-Soerotary
Bayard to Miss Clymer, of Washington.
Other National Nows Notes.
New Yobk, May It—A Herald special
from Washington says:' The engagement of
ox-Secretary Bayard and Miss Mary Welling
Clymer, of this city, is just now engrossing
the attention of their friends. It is not yet
formally announced, bnt seems to be fully
understood by those closest to each party.
Miss Clymer Is the daughter of the late Dr.
Clymer, U. 8 . N. She resides with her
mother in a comfortable, roomy mansion on
N street, adjoining the residences of Judge
Bancroft Davis and Mr. George Bancroft
She is wealthy, cultivated and refined.
Mr. Bayard doses bis Highland Terrace
bouse here next week, and his daughters re¬
turn to Wilmington for the summer. The
house and its contents will be sold at an ction
shortly.
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actor, reoently appealed from an assess¬ New
ment of duty made by the collector at
York on some paintings imported tor the
Players’ club, a sooiety which, be claimed,
was established for literary purposes and
the encouragement of fine arts. Mr. Booth
claimed that the paintings should be ad¬
mitted duty free, but the treasury depart¬
ment has decided that the assessment was
correct
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Gen. Drum Takes a Best
Washington, May U.— Gen Drum has
retired from the position States of adjutant In gen¬ the
eral of the United army.
course of a few days he will dccupy the
country home atTennalljrtown, Md , where,
after his long years of service, the old vet¬
eran will exchange his sword for a pruning
knife. The fight for the vacant position is
waxing redhot.
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To Clear Obstructions.
Washington, rVABUINUTUa, May auy 11.—The *1.-SUB Yantie nuw was ™
ordered to put to sea from New York, with
a supply of torpedoes, for the purpose of
geanhing for and destroying derelicts and
obstructions to navigation off the Aniantio
coast in ths track of ocean steamers and
coasting vessels.__
First Comptroller Matthews.
Washington, Msty II.—The president
Thursday appointed Asa Matthews first
comptroller of the trewury, vice M. J. Dur¬
ham resigned. Mr. Matthews lives at Pitts¬
field, IU., an l U at present speaker of the
house of repres ntatives of that state.
Whisky Sr’aed in Oklahoma.
Washington, Hay 11.— Attorney General
Miller has received a telegram from Marshal
Needles, of OaUUoiua, saying that he had
seized a lot of wuuky w hich had been smug¬
gled into that territory over the Atchison,
Topeka an i Santa F a road.
Note-1 Indian Fighter Dead.
Washington, May II.—Information ha*
been received here of the sudden death
Orlando, Fla., of Gen. W. 8 . Harney,
noted India n tighter.
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Anarchists Baying tor Decoration Day.
Chicago, May !* —It Is reported that the
Anarchists propose to deluge the city with
inflammatory ciroula:* on Decoration Day,
the date decided upon for the formal
ing of the policemen’s monument in the
Haymarket Two hundred thousand hand
bills, printed in German and English, and
worded much after the style of tin Hub¬
recently received by Chief of Police
bard, are, it is said, being printed for
bution. The police authorities,
are weU informed regarding the movements
of the AnarchteticSelement, and evenif they
cannot succeed in the printing of the
lars, which, it Is said, is being done in
vate houses much after the system i“ vogue
among the Russian Nihilist*, they can, under
one of the municipal ordinances, arrest all
persons found distributing the literature
the streets or other public places .
Baby Burned in Mother’s Absence.
Shoals, Ind., May 11.-A few about
Mrs. William Witsman, residing
teen miles south of this place, left her
old daughter alone, while die went to a
neighbor’s on an errand, and clothes on her
found the child dead, its
caught fire and buynefl It tofffifr ft
Schwein forth’* Insurance faceted
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s Of the victim*
shaft where the water from tike work
accumulates, and the mangled bodies
not berecovared for some time. The mi;
is an old working, and the shaft is 500 fast
deep.
Boyle leaves a widow and seven children.
It wee not his turn to ascend, but he ex¬
changed with a young man named Hooli-
han. Pottovisch leaves a widow but no
children. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Pottovisch, who, with Agues Match, Was
murdered about a year ago by Pietro
BaranoviskI, now awaiting execution here,
and was the intended husband of Miss
Match. All the others of the victims of the
accident were single men.
is also known as ,r Blg Vein.»
There is intense indignation over the em¬
ployment of stupid Hungarians In a position
of such responsibility as at the mouth of the
shaft. There is thirty-five feet of water in
the “sump,” and the work of recovering the
bodies-is very difficult.
THE C HICAGO CH INESE.
Celestial Gamblers of the Windy City
Chicago, May 11.-A bitter feud has
broken out between the two largest Chinese
dans here, growing out of a quarrel among
Six of these houses were conducted by mem¬
bers of the Moy Clan, and one by a Chinn.
The Moy gamblers paid in their last month’s
contribution, so the story runs, but the
Chinn decided not to do eo.
Sunday night a big game was running,
wfc an some one said the polios were liable to
raid tiie place at any moment, the house not
having paid its “bit” A whisper or two of
this sort frightened the Celestials, and they
made a grab for their states. A general fight
ensued. The Chinn gambler declared that
the Moys started the report to break up his
business. He called hi* Chinn neighbors to
bis assistance, and they overpowered the
Moya The Moys summoned the polios and
had the Chinn gang arrested.
Then the Chinn gang called a meeting.
Over 300 members of the clan met Excited
speeches were made and funds raised to hire
Highbinders to kill a sufficient number of
Moys to satisfy the Chinns. It is said that
secret assassins have been sent tor to New
York, Boston, Baltimore and Kansas City,
and the professional murderers are expected
to arrive to-day. The Moys are in a state of
To Koop an Kyo on the Indiana
Foot FOOT CtJSTEK, UUSTEK, Mont, aioni., May may U.-Troops u.-uwpB, B,
E and O, First United States cavalry, and a
detachment of Crow scouts under command
of Capt Carroll, left this post Thursday for
Tongue River agency, Montana, to assist
Agent Upshaw in preventing the Sioux
and Cheyennes from holding a sun danoe,
and to turn the Sioux back to the Pine Ridge
agency. Trouble is anticipated, a* the In¬
dians cling to the traditions of the sun
dance with a hold that weakens only in the
presence of levelled carbines. This dance is
a heathenish rite, at which the young brovee
attest their courage by submitting their
bodies to be racked and mutilated by the
knives of the elders, mortal wounds being
frequently i nflicted in this way,
Only Temporary,
Philadelphia, May It.—It is now Mated
that Miss Kate DrexeP* entrance into a con¬
vent at Pittsburg is only temporary, and
that she has no intention of becoming a Sis¬
ter of Mercy. A* is well known, Miss
Droxel has for a number of years been in¬
terested in the Indian colored missions, end
b«s otm&tort*d tors* «W*» tor founding
schools tor the education of oolored and In¬
dian children. She novT desires to devote
her entire life to them missions, and has
gone into’temporary retirement for a few
months in order to decide which course she
will pursue._
Dragged to Death by a Cow.
ST. Mart’s, 0„ May It—At New
ville, a hamlet situated six miles
of this place, Thursday Mary Marcus, sged
13 years, was leading a cow along the road,
gad While the animal stopped to feed upon
the grass the young gfel thoughtlessly
justed tbs rope about her waist. The
took fright and ran away, dragging the girl
for several hundred yards,jmd in a tow
ment* after bring rescued she died.
body was horribly bruised, and presented
most pitiful right.
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A Patriot's Last Journey.
El Paeo, Tex., May II.—The remains of
the lamented Mexican patriot,
Lento de Tejada, arrived here
night en route tor Mexico with the same es-
^A r __ *_#A VawI r te rffk fka #«*im!
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The double intrigne culminated reo
in an offer of $35 from Mrs. Munch'.
TOSS* aaraarti-nss ^hSdSe
where they were acquainted and settii
matter. Munch’s counsel drew up the t
ment which was signed and sabseqw
sworn to before a notary by both the
and the wo man.
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Four People Killed In a Mine Kzploi
ta^™e^adkcSl^mpanykmm^ ^P rrrs s pao, ^ Ma y 18 . -FArty Sato «°T
ran. Charters creek, tea miles fnm
Four men, names not known,
New Yobk, May U.-A special meeting
of the National Democratic committee wtU
be held at the Fifth avenue hotel June 13 for
Z^tgSNSSTaii Col. Calvin S. Brice, chairman of the cam¬
paign committee, will be elected to fill Mr.
Barnum’s place Without any opposition.
Senator Goman, the ex-Congressman leading William
Schott and all members of the
National committee have requested CoL
ftrlAA WomA fhnfrmfin 4
Geneva, HI., May IS.—A heavy wind, sc
compared by a tremendous rain fall, passed
over this section Friday night. Hundreds
of trees .were Mown down and many
orchards mined. Several windows in tile
business part at the city were broken. It
was the heaviest wind known here for years
and has ruined the prospect for a promising
fruit crop.
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Earthquake i»*M«ryUmi.
Annapolis, Md., May 18.—A shock, from
what was supposed to be as earthquake, was
felt here at 8:45 Saturday morning. The
vibrations were from northeast to south¬
west, The trembling was accompanied by a
oud clap as though some heavy substance
had fallen o n the earth.
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New York, May IS.-The Tribune’s Wash,
ington special says: ItD stated upon what
foundation under a building in Cambridge-
port Friday, ^Patrick Diamond, bnt a laborer
Who had been in America a tow day*,
was crushed to death under the building
which toppled down, high the props supporting
it giving w ay by the winds.
Wage* to Be Reduced,
Scranton, Fa, May 1J).—Notices were
ported yesterday of a reduction of 10 j*r
cent, in the wages of ail employs* at tin
Dickson Manufacturing company, of this
city, to take effect May IS. The redaction
affect* about WO rare.
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