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tel most proniistug little
t* record tor the past
new enterprises lu oper-
on tom plated, prove this
emeiitr and not a hyper-
lias built and put into
ition a flOO.OOO cotton
year started the wheels
rassssrsss
irks, a sash and blind factory, a
actory, opened up the finest granite
in the United States, and now has
;« oil mills in more or less advanced
[ construction, with an aggregate au-
iienses, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtain¬
ed direct independent connection with Chat¬
tanooga and the West, and wiU break ground
ins few days fora fourth road, connecting
with * fourth independent system.
With its five white and fourcolored church¬
es, it has recently completed a «10,000 new
1 ‘reebyterian church. It hae increased ite pop-
station by nearly one fifth. It has attracted
around ite borders fruit growers bom nearly
every State in the Uaion, until it if now sur¬
rounded on Marly every tide by orchards
and viuvyarde. It has put up th* largest
fruit evaporators in th* State. It is thehome
of the grape and its winemakingeapacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully in¬
augurated a system of public schools, with a
seven year* curriculum, second to non*.
This is part of th* record of a half decade
and simply show* to* progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having the finest climate, mummer and
winter, in the world.
fctiriffln Is the county seat of Spalding coun¬
ty, situated in went Middle Georgia, with a
healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet
above asa level. By the census of 1830, it
will have at alow estimate between 6 000 and
7,000 people, and they are allot the right
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel¬
come if they bring money-to help build up toe
own. There is about only one thing we
need badly just now, and that is a Mg hotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited lor our
it sine s, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wonts a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the Sooth, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where th* G sir fin Nbw*
s published—daily and weekly—the best news¬
paper in th* Empire State of Georgia. Please
endoee stamps in sending for sample copies,
and descriptive pamphlet ol Griffin.!
This brief sketch is written April 12th, 1889,
and will have to be changed in a few months
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAUPTON, gboboIa.
Practices in all the State and Federal
oasts. octWftwly
JOHN J. HU «T,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OBIPPIM, OKOBGIA.
Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J, E
White’s Olothhw Store. raar22dAwly
TH0S. R. MILLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Will practice in the Btate and Federal
Courts. Office over Georgs ft Hartnett’*
" nov2tf
comer.
JORS D STZWAUT. KOBT. T. DANIEL.
STEWART & DANIEL
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over Georgs A Hartnett’s, Griffin, 6a.
WiU practie* in toe State and Federal
eurts. iulylMtf
CLEVELAND & GARLAND,
- : DENTISTS,
GBIFFIN, • : : : GEORGIA.
0. L PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBmr, OEOK&IA.
Will Pprompt practice attention in all th* given Courts, to ail and busin wh
ver business calls.
Collections a specialty.
Money Wanted for the
Stark Plantation.
t
Covering the Canadian and Beh¬
ring Sea Questions,
To Be Submitted to Salisbury,
» for Suggestions.
tt Is Reported That the Brtysh Minister
Will Take It to Engla** With Him.
Probable Explanation of Why the Hay-
tlau Commission waa Appointed—Other
National Ktbrs.
Boston, July 23.—A Washington
in explanation of the appointment erf a
commission to Hayti has come to. light
Shortly before Hayti, the died, late President formal Sala-
mon, of he made a
proposition to President Cleveland to
give the United States the absolute
right for naval to the habor station. of .St This Nicholas done Mole in
a was
the hope of settling any differences be¬
tween his country and the United States,
and was coupled with the hope that the
latter would extend a protectorate over
Hayti, and this put affairs on that island
on a more stable basis. President Salo¬
mon action. died soon after and this delayed
When Mr. Blaine took charge of
foreign affairs, it is said ho was
favorably impressed with the pro¬
mission position to ana organised out the President com¬
Salomon's plan. carry Hayti is closely
allied with the interests of the Panama
and Nicaragua canals, and supremacy of
the United States there would effectual¬
ly assist ns it is thought in a commer¬
cial way.
THE CR EEK IN DIAN8
A*k Uncle 8am to Give Them 8400,000 of
the 83,000,000 Held la Trust.
Washington, July 32.—Napoleon B.
Moore, treasurer of the Creek nation;
Ward Coachman, president of the house
of Kings, andBoley <jf McIntosh, speaker
of the house warriors, called on the
secretory of the interior this morning,
They asked that some $400,000 of the
fund of $3,000,000 held belonging to the In¬
dians and by the government in
trust for them, be distributed among
the Indiana to meet their present needs.
The Indians now number about 1,400.
Secretary Noble told them that ho was
of the opinion that it would be neces¬
sary to have legislative action in order
to have any portion of the principal
raid to the Indians. He, however, told
the Indians that the question would be
investigated taken. The members before final of the ootion was
commis¬
sion asked the secretary for such in¬
dorsement as would enable them to bor¬
row the money from capitalists pending
the action of oongress. This proposi¬
tion, however, did not meet with the
secretary's app roval.
Oar Wav VmuI Heard Freak
States Washington, steamer Adams, July 22,-rThe which left United San
Francisco for Samoa on Jane 18, has
been heard from at the navy depart¬
ment She arrived at Honolulu on July
4, and ^‘dressed ship” in honor of the
day. The Alert was there at the tune.
On June 80, John Pumphrey, captain of
the Hold, died of general the debility, find
was buried at sea same day. Noth¬
ing movements was said of in the the report Adams. about future
Wa* Not an Applicant.
who Washington, Friday July appointed 82.--Capt chief Dewey, of the
was
naval bureau of equipment and recruit¬
ing the was no applicant for the surprise position, in
ana naval oircles. appointment He succeeds was a Capt W. 8.
Schley, of the who cruiser resigned Baltimore. to take command Capt.
new
Dewey has been naval secretary of the
xoanded light house th© Pensacola. board and recently oom-
Monongabel* Eiw Improvement*
Washington, the engineer July 32.—GoL Merrill,
of corps, has made his an¬
nual report on the improvements to the
* t GEORGIA, TU G. JULY 28 . 1 » 8 P.
A SA MOAN FAM INE.
Mataafa 3ay» II Ww OMud by the War
Nbw Youk* th J«dy World
prints » letter from King Mataafa to
Mr. Klein, storing' that the war and the
hnrriknae in Samoa hare oatued a
famine, and expressing the hope that
Americans will send aid to the un¬
fortunate SamoanA#'
MR& L OGAN’S HO BNOBS.
The American Indy Honored at the
Qveea’e sad Klsewherc.
> JGnr Ychue, July 28.—Mra. John A.
Logan and Miss Pullman were among
the arrivals Friday by the steamship
Tram The two ladies Went abroad in
October. In the evening Mrs. Logan
went spend to the Washington, where she will
at home. *
Mrs. was entertained
by the great folks of the various coun¬
tries sbe visited; chatted with Olad-
was received everywhere with the great¬
est courtesy aad consideration.
"T was WWW much diwumnlntad ” aba
tliere from America ms unquestionably
better than anything exhibited by any
of other electrical country. inventions The American and apparatus display
was the world remarkably in that" fine. Of course ws lead
"Yon saw Gladstone?"
both "Yes, and Bismarck. I I saw them
several times. was interested in
strike comparing them. having In the one way general they
one as same
character. strength, firmness Both and forcibly intellect suggest But
in other respects how vastly different
oold, they are! hard, Bismarck immovable. appears Gladstone to one has as
an pathy. expression He is of soft gentleness speaker and and sym¬
a sug¬
gests kindness and affability. His eye
was Mrs. as bright Logan as and a boy's Miss ** Florence Pull¬
man where the only Americans honored
with invitations to the teoeption given
at Sir Edward Beed’s house when the
Cardiff people presented their memorial
to Mr. Gladstone Later on they ware
invited to the dinner Mr. Carnegie gave
to Mr. Gladstone, and Mrs. Logan Tiad
the seat u pon Mr. Gladstone’s left
BELI EF FOR MIN ERS.
Fifty-Two Tom of Provision* Scat to Coal
p Chicago, City, July III., From 8S».—At Chisago. 1:80 o'oloek
r
Friday night a relief train, carrying
fifty-two tons of provisions, consigned
to the "Chicago Belief Committee, Coal
freight City, HL,” yards was 'at drawn Van Boren oat of and the Canal Alton
streets. The train reached Braidwood
early in the morning in charge of Con¬
gressman Lawler, where it was met by
a committee representing all the miners
of northern Illinois. The train made
only ing received a brief stop the at oommittee, Braidwood. it joshed Hav¬
on to Coal City, where its can were un¬
sealed, provisions inspected and the fifty-two tons
of turned over to the com-
rniftea for assortment and distribution.
Link; Mass., July 83.—Friday ni
professional window the burglars jewelry entered of by If.
rear store
Bodwell, No. 83 Muuroe street, bn
800 ber plain of gold and and chased silver rings watches. and a About num¬
$175 m cash and a large quantity of
solid and plated stiver ware waa also
taken. The total value of the plunder
ie about $13,000. The burglary was dis¬
covered about 6 o olock in the mottling.
A County Treasurer In Trouble.
Lebanon, county O., treasurer, July 22.—Charles arrested Cole¬ Fri¬
man, day night the charge was <rf
on embezzle¬
ment. He was taken to the court house
and entered a plea of not guilty and
gave bond of $25,000. The ease waa
continued nntil 8 o'clock Monday morn¬
ing. The $12,681.88. amount of e&bezzlement was
set at The excitement is in¬
tense, bat Coleman's friends indignant¬
ly deny his complicity in tbe trans-
"The Soldiers’ Friend” Dead.
died Boron, July 22.— Count Leo Schwab
at The Beaohmont, Maas., widely Friday known morn¬
ing. •The Soldiers’ oount was Friend.’’ When m
he
he came assumed from or the by title what of hereditary Is right
count a mys¬
tery. On soldiers and sailors in distress
or sickness he expended a large fortune,
aad no emergency was called to his at-
itahery la the
Followed a Arrest of the
Murderer.
London dispatch says:
Towards midnight Friday night, the
life of another woman was attempted
dose by Castle alley. A woman and
man were seen to approach a dark por¬
tion of the thoroughfare near the Aldgate
East station. The pair did not remain
long in the oorner before the woman
was heard to cry, "No, I won't," The
remark was addressed to a dark man, of
medium height, with a slonoh hat and
of foreign appearance. The man seized
feaatfj&ass
women from all directions. Among
the first arrivals at the scene weresev-
its work. Before the man had time to
it was taken from him. Even then his
the woman crawled away.
Police whistles were heard in all di¬
rections. A great number of officials,
both of the city and of the Metropoli¬
tan force, appeared oh the scene. When
the polioe reached the spot the man was
hausted prisoner. Under a strong es-
he said: "The woman robbed me."
defense. He said that tstas he sailor
was a
# 16 did not kaow wh.ro h« l»d
V1UI with his hlfl seaman’s RAfimoit’a ifttMlmrao dtseharg ndnimi
THE WATER WAS LOW.'U'^pS
Roller Explosion at Washington C. H., O.
Two Killed and Eight Injured.
Washington C. H., 0., July 2ii. —Fri-
day night at 5:30 the boiler in the water¬
works pumping station exploded, kill¬
ing two men and seriously injuring
eight others. Fred. M. Worrell, engi¬
neer, unmarried, Taylor, was blown to pieces;
Nathaniel married, of Bloom-
ingbnrg, jured was Samuel the McLean, other killed. Charlie The Rob¬ in¬
me
inson. George Hopkins, Bowe. Jim Harper, Lemai, John
Taylor, Bridgeport, Dan HI, and John William P. Martin,
the Xenia contractor. The latter Was
buried thirty feet, but recovered and as¬
sisted the injured fora few minutes
when he beoame unconscious. He is
now in a critical condition. It is sup¬
posed that the water in the boiler ran
Oat Oat of Jail With a Case Knife.
Bennington, Vi, July 33.— Billy
ease, a noted cracksman, who was
waiting ennington trail last for burglaay his at North
year, cut way onto!
account of his alleged poor health, but
it seems that he has been shamming.
His two confederates reoentiy escaped
from the Manchester jail and Pease
could have escaped with them but de¬
clined to do so.
_
Died In Mammoth Cave.
Denis NAumuM, Spurrier, Tenn., July 22.—Rev.
Episcopal pastor of tho Methodist
died suddenly church, while south, at Owensboro,
Mammoth about a mile and a
quarter of from the Give entrance
in one narrow passages without a
The death occurred at a.-80 p. m., and
the body was carried out of the cave just
fell dead. It is suppoeed
vith the crops, and farm-
its arrived
; “ _
ntotiinw
for soum
months, They wore afflioto
and their were cattle. sacrificing thorns
mountains, At one place, family northwest of
a
grants, who were travolm
mountain 8 - had asSteSrtS killed ape ^
who have means will leave in such num¬
bers as to depopulate toe Canadian
northwest They are new settlers in
that country and have »o resource but
rite wheat crop. . ■
_
FIGH TING FAMI LIES.
A Pitched Hattie Between Two Families
and Their Friend*.
tie Birmingham, occurred Friday July 23.—A morning pitched bat-
in the
western part of this county, between the
Simpson and Houghton families and
friends of both sides. A bloody feud
botwoon the Simpsons and Honghtcais
has existed for three years. Inthe first
wounded turned and Houghton.. of the The 8imps< fire
one
killed, bat the officers retired
making lArerssSRjLir: arrests.
that the sheriff send a strong
Simpsons luive been killed s
among the wealthiest and mos
nent residents in the western
tiieoonnty. * . ,,
BiuutiAn with Riflhnn Mncmim aknnfc
arrested here for stealing a horse mid
boggy. secretory He to Gen. was at Philip one H time Shmidan, private
and afterward was transferred to the
adjutant clerk general's of the office first-class in Washington under
as a
Secretary to Kansas City, o! War where Linooln. he fell He in drifted with
a
notorious horse-thief. Whisky Is re¬
sponsible for his downfall.
E-tabutchie Wasp Nest
teSssr£o&-£l*te Younger has been discovered 2:.5 and
S gangs syris
21 & 2 .
confession of a member of the gang.
They called themselves the -"Bate-
bubble Wasp Nest." and their mission
members was burglary have and been robbery. spotted. So far Six eight of
these have been captured. Two otheis
formed are at about large. two The organization and their was
years ago,
coroner's verdict in the cases of Mrs.
Craihan and Mrs. Glynn, who died re¬
cently rendered under Friday suspicions night, circumstances and is
was to
tho effect that the deceased died from
poisoning, and that the evidenoe points
to Edward Glynn and wife as the guilty
parties. The Glynns, who are now in
pul, are believed to have committed the
murders in order to secure the insurance
on the liv es of their victims.
Coated With Tar aad Ashe*.
New PmuADEUPHiA. O., July 24.—
An individual giving bi* name as Jones,
who has been selling patent rights in
this county, has been insulting to the
female portion of the community.
Thursday night a number of people
went to tho look-up where Jones was
confined for his offenses, took him out
and gave him a thorough ooat of ooal
tar and axle grease. They then rolled
him in a pile of ashes and advised him
to leave t he place.
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Arrested for Highway Robbery.
Woonsocket, B. L July 22.—Deter
h— Roberts, been jr., arrested agent, 20, here of for East assamting Douglas,
and sewing robbing machine Charles agent, H. of Whitney" Webster, a
glars Susquehanna, broke into the Pa, postoffioe July 22.—Bur¬ fane Fri¬
day night, and gaining access to the
safe, robbed and it of several hundred 3 dol¬
lars in cas h etompv. —
Vivo Year* a Fugitive.
San Fbancisoo, July 22.—J. F. Ed¬
bezzled wards, who $40,000 is charged from with Wisoonsin having min¬ em¬
a
ing company in 1884, has been arrested
at Ban Di ego.
_
KeQwade AeqaltMb ~ ;
Barlbton, N. Y., July 82.—On the
first ballot acquittal the MoQuade and jury for convic¬ voted
eleven for one
tion. On the tiie third ballot all voted
for acquit tal
_
Frefewnrr Ho(U Still Klmtn*.
Nsw Ton, July Si—The missing
, . ;r rn trust, mrxTtrtm
bany, New York.
Tl*14» Which will lie Controlled by the
Gigantic Combine—The Amount Ro¬
ll a I rod to Purchase Outright and oper-
tec the Finn I* Estimated at
—* ClWiWh* Wot Feared. *
Awtoity, », Y., July 22.-The North
The Central
YoricjOW^I
Chester, Parr’s Bankirq Engl
and branches a
to invite applic
tore bonds, 2& pr«
until July
dose.
sitionef
the conti
assjss fe
& 3 &.T 8 ««.*«L
Stock and for the reserve fund.
The Canadian Companies.
, The Canadian companies are to be
but no other evidenoe was given bet
the rocking motion. .-t
The severe shocks were felt in
tegtaffi, Memphis, Tenn., each thirty-five shock lasting milesncr
se
seconds. For a while the wfldeet
eued people A third but lighter a
was felt m ere at 8:18. ; ; A?
They Have Nowhere to Oo.
Spring Vam*T, HL, July the 23.-
miners are to be evicted. ' fllj
Valley Ooal company has finfetoetT
ing eviction notices on *11 idiom
that Abort are living familiss, in their houses.
100 or 500 nen
|
T i
England Sian Knnf!^!5
yHfe Albert Ramon. He took the
MOgumta'wto
eedented oomp-aiks. Slf \ Ifiiiir fti n Tlniiifiiii
Kora it: * tf ,
thao t