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I.GJOBGIA.U 8 , A.
best and most promising
ity in the th. Its record Jor the
hall decade, Its many new enterprises in oper¬
ation, building and contemplated, prove
o be a badness statement and not a
Dnring that time it has built and put into
most successful operation a $100,000 cotton
notary and with this year started the wheels
oS n second ol more than twice that capital.
It has put up a large iron and brass foundry,
s fertilizer factory, an immense ice and bot¬
tling works, a sash and blind factory
broom factory, opened op the finest granite
quarry In the United States, and now has
our large oil mills to more or less advanced
stages of constrWetom, with an aggregate au¬
thorised capital of over hall amiOiondollars.
It is putting up the finest system oi electric
ghting that can be procured, and has ap¬
plied for two artere for street railways. It
has secured another railroad ninety miles long,
and while located on the greatest system iu
the South, the Central, has secured connec¬
tion with its important rival, the East Ten¬
nessee, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtoin-
d ®r !.:t iadspsodmt cannsetion with Chat
tanooga and the West, d wiB break groun
n a few days for a Jourth road, connecting
XSsrSgnSA
Presbyterian church. Who* increased it* pop-
olatios by nearly one fifth. It has attracted
a-ouud its borders fruit grower* from nearly
every State to the Union, nntil it is now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
and vineyards. It has put up the largest
ruit evaporators in the State. It is the home
of the grape and its wins makingcapacity
doubled every year. It has successfully in
uugurated a system of public schools, with a
seven years curriculum, second to none.
Tfdl & part Of the record of shall decade
aadrinfrly,Shows the progress of an already
adralraMc cttr with the natural advantages
of having Ha , finest cKmate, summer aad
sinter, in the world.
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding
ty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a
healthy,fertile androUia* country, 1150
above sea level, Byte* census of 1890,
will have at alow estimate between 6 000 and
7,900 people, and they are aU of the
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
com* if they bring money to help build up the
wn. There is about only one thing
eed badly justnow, and that is a big hotel
ffe have several small ones, but their accom
•sedations are entirely too limited for our
Mine s, pleasure and health seekig nguests
If you see anybody that wants a good loca
tion for a hotel to the South, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the Griffin News
• published—daily anti weekly—the beet news¬
paper in the Empire State of Georgia.
ndose stamps in sen ding tor sample copies,
and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.
This brief sketch is written April 12th, 11*89,
aad wifi have to be changed to a few months
o embrace new enterprises commenced and
rho now come ic to bay,
before they go.
h tide new suit goods arrive,-
fles to you all, -
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1 Art Temple.
and Planters
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Chief Features of the Defense in
the Cronin Trial.
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OTTJLLIVAJI, BUEEE AHD BEGGS
Cadi ffltiteHM to Prove Their Peaceful
Employment, on tt.o Nlsht of the
Murder—Ueggs Dabbled In Polities,
CUn-aa-Geet Men Mho Never Heard
of an inner I IrCle.
Chicago. Nov. 2a.—In the Cronin
trial the defense called Kate McCor¬
mick, a sister of Mrs.- Thomas Whalen.
She had known O’Sullivan for about
seven vedrs, and on May S, of this year,
die was at her sister's, having gone
there on the afternoon of the 4th. Af¬
ter supper on the Saturday night she
went out with J iu Whalen* at about
halt past 8 o’clock. •. aviug O’Sullivan
sitting in the kitchen with his coat off.
Mrs. hilteu’s hus.aml was in the sit¬
ting l oorn with his two children. Wit¬
ness and her sister returned to thehou3e
after ;0 o’clock and were let in by James
Minwclian. She, au . her sister sat up
reading for over an hour, and then went
up stairs to O’Sullivan's room for a cot.
The light was burning in the room and
O’Sullivan and Mulcahy were in bed.
Witness spoke to the men and took the
cot down stairs She was positive that
O’Sullivan was iw the house when she
left at half past e, find also that he was
to his, room wifen she got back. The
witness also testified as to the presence
pf the Hylantfj there on Sunday evening.
O’Sullivan'. Hoarding Mlatj-es*.
Mrs. Tom Whalen was called and cor¬
roborated the evidence of her sister as
land to the S. whereabouts Mrs. Whalen of O’Sullivan further testified on May
that she heard O’Sullivan previous to
May 4 speak of his contract with Dr.
Cronin at the supper table to the men.
Witness said that on the day of the
discovery of Cronin’s body Mr. Clancy,
The New York Herald correspondent,
came into the house and made some re¬
mark in’s body, about and the said: discovery “I have of cab Dr. Cron¬ the
a at
door and want you to go with me and
identify the remains.” Mr. O'Sullivan
don’t said: “Why know who should I go and with you? I
before today. you If are police never officer saw
you and asks to a I will with
comes me go go
him.” The cross examination of this
elicited witness was long and animated, but
nothing important.
A Mitnc- fur llnrke.
saloonkeeper The next witness Clark was Matt and Danahy, Chicago a
at street
avenue. On the --------1 o'clock night of May 4 he
came ------„ barkeeper. on duty at 7 Martin Burke, and relieved P. H.
his
Nolan, financial secretary of Camp 20;
and Patrick CoOney were to the saloon
at the time. Martin Burke was in the
saloon for about three hours, the wit¬
ness said. William Coughlin and John
O’Malley came into the saloon during
that time and met 1'urke. On the cross
examination the fact was developed
that the witness was a member of Camp
20 and had known Burke for a year.
The witness denied that he was out
riding mitted that night he until supplying 11:30, and Burke’s ad¬
that was
meals to him, and that he visited Win¬
nipeg some time ago for the purpose of
“looking around.” He denied that he
had ever sent money to Burke at Win¬
nipeg.
Buggy Visited Harrison.
Justice D. J. Lyon testified that on
Feb. 20 Indianapolis he and the defendant, fieggs, Presi¬
went to to urge upon
dent Harrison the appointment of a
frieud of Beggs’ to the office of sub¬
treasurer. They returned together
that a resolution was offered to appoint
a secret committee to examine Into the
statement and that the whole matter
was referred to the district officer.
Walter Gibbon corroborated the testi¬
mony of Lyman,
The Inner Circle.
stand. Hon. He John said Ftonerty he then took member the
was once a
of congress from the Second district of
Illinois and at present the editor of an
American weekly paper with Irish sym¬
pathies, He had been, he said, a mem¬
ber of tha United Brotherhood 80—since and of
Camp 96—now known as Camp
1870 and was still. He had known the
defendant Beggs fox three years, but he
had never heard or known of an inner
circle.
Matthew P. testified Brady, a being well known member at¬
torney. next to a
of Cian-nadlael Camp 96 since 1885, but
bad never heard of an inner circle.
John 8. Mullen, for thirteen he years joined an
inspector of customs, said that
KifSTcSsciSsw: the state having time ad-
some ago
sssss&r&ss
well as lecturing. The treasurer stated
that even jf the membership of the
farmers and working men will be able
to borrow money from the bangs government
as easily as the national do. Con¬
vict labor was condemned. Toledo re¬
ceived the highest vote as the next meet¬
ing place. Birmingham, which England, taken re¬
ceived a large vote, is to
indicate the increasing sentiment of in-
temationality in the mder.
to his closing address Mr. Powderly
said the present conservative policy of
the order liad resulted in placing it in
better condition than ever before. He
asked that his salary be reduced from
>5,000 to $3,500. This was refused.
A Warrant. Oat fur Him «a a Charge of
Couapiraey.
Pittsbuho, Nov. $2. —Ex-Representa¬
tive John R. Byrne, of the Knights of
Labor, was arrested at Scottdale last
evening on a charge of conspiracy, pre¬
ferred by ex-Representative Edward
Oaitaghan. ’Die information also in¬
cludes Grand Master Workman Pow-
ieriy and Peter Wise, a local labor
leader.
Mr. Powdeily his return will from be placed Atlanta under to
arrest on
Scranton.
Wise is absent from home but will oe
arrested at the earliest possible moment.
The suit grew out of letters Mr. Pow-
ieriy published in The Journal of United
Labor to June 8. At that time Calla¬
ghan was a candidate for the senatorial
nomination feated. but was overwhelmingly de¬
cotted Callaghan injured alleges in that his he business was boy¬ by
and
Knights of Labor through the influence
jf Byrne, Powderly and Wise.
Byrne was released under bail.
Fell Into a Uni Kiln,
PBOJJPSBUEa, Conklin N. J., Nov. 23.—Ed¬
ward L. has several kilns in
operations near his home at Biairs town,
N. J. His young kiln son Charles descended
a ladder to the and began to level
the coal on top Of the the burning stone,
the same as he saw men do, when
he was overcome by gas and fell. His
little sister Sadie was playing near the
mouth of the kiln and when she saw
her prostrated brother, went to his res¬
cue. She was also overcome just as she
attempted help to ascend the ladder to oall
for and fell back among the nox¬
ious children gases in found the deadly there pit. nearly The
were an
hour later by their mother, who had
missed them and began a search. Help
was called, the children were and raised
from work their became perilous conscious. position after
hard
A»anlted the Anarchist*.
Chicago, Nov. 22,— The alleged An¬
archists, John Mentzin, P. Lister, Louis
Fisher and C. Bechtol, of Detroit, ar¬
rested by Detectives Nordrum and Har¬
vey on Monday disturbance evening charged Thalia with hall,
raising a at
were acquitted by Justice Wallace.
Witnesses said Nordrum entered the
meeting flourishing his revolver, which
be said was his authority, and hand¬
cuffed and clubbed Mentzer, who, it
was alleged, question. was After debating the trial the Mentzer eight
hour
and Becktal swore out a warrant
against Nordrum for assault and bat¬
tery. ____
Saved from the Sea.
New Yob at, Nov. 22.-The Mallory
Line steamer Leona, from Galveston
and Key West, arrived. Immediately
after the vessel was berthed eight ship¬
wrecked mariners were assisted down
the gang plank. 'They were the captain
and seven sailors of the American
schooner Furman L. Mulford, which
vessel foundered The at sea drifted on Sunday around
morning the small last. suffering men hard¬
in boat, great
ships, until at <1 o’clock on the same
evening the Leona came along.
£ma*hi»p at Ellaabsth,
Elizabeth, N. J., Noy, 22.—A mis¬
placed switch on the Central railroad
of New Jersey at I li abethport threw
the engine of passenger tram No, 880,
for Matte wan, off the track. The en¬
gine toppled over Stoddard and was struck wrecked- by
Engineer Louis was
the locomotive and buried beneath the
wreck and wrecked, badly hurt, A passenger the
coach was but none of
passengers by were jumping injured from the The engine. fireman
escaped
Will Appoint C-L Goo,Hue'. Widow.
Washington, Nov. 23.—George M.
Thomas, of Kentucky, called on the
president and presented his papers
and asked for the post of internal rev¬
enue collector to the place of the late
Dixie’s Editor Dead.
Atlanta, Nov. 82.—News reached
this N. Y., city of of Charles the death H. at Wells, Savannah editor Lake, of
Dixie, a prominent trade jonrnal old of tips apd
city. Deceased was 29 years
was well known in railroad circles.
A HorrU*!p Death.
Burlington, la., Nov. 22.—A labor¬
ing man named Mack committed sqn
ride in a horrible manner here. He cut
his throat from ear to ear and then
threw himself onto a red hot stove,
literally burning himself to a crisp. >,
Hallhas recovered
in his suit against t
ton and Northern i
„ 6
Hr Na , K=j?
Flynn at-
spite of the the
has remained shrouded ity to
assaitont
hospital Flynn was election discharged from having Bellevue
ently recovered: on but day, he grew appar¬ worse
again and died a week later.
Hal. fw Stewart’. Story. 4
The mystery, unraveled it is reported, by has at
length been explained a newspaper the
man, who the matter to
gentleman who wielded the umbrella,
and secured from him his version of the
affair and The permission gentleman to is publish other the
same. none
than Maj. Joe Stewart, the genial
southerner notoriety by who has gained his efforts considerable in be¬
reason of
half of the Confederate Soldiers’ home
■yaftss-.. that he struck with his umbrella
porter the night of Oct. 25 who had
on a man
insulted his wife, who was with him at
the time, but that he had no idea that
he injured the man. Subsequent de¬
velopments, however, made him think
cently that possibly died from the man the Flynn, effects, who re¬
as was
claimed, of an umbrella stab, was the
man he had chastised on that occasion,
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ton, for a puree of $1,800, took California place last
night at the rooms of the
Athletic club. Previous to the has fight it
was announced that the club $10,000 de¬
cided to offer a pupse of for a
fight between Peter Jackson and John
L, Sullivan,
Kelleher was knocked out in the
twenty-first round.
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A Prodigal Son.
New York, Nov. 28.—Charles Enter,
Jr., tfie bqy who ran away from Phila¬
delphia and who was taken to police
headquarters, boxed bis where hard his that irate his parent nose
ears so
Med, was up in the Jefferson Market
police court. The youngster had no
complaint to make against his father
and Justice Ford handed him over to
his parent. Both departed for the
Quaker City.
Opposition to a Female Clerk.
Quebec, Nov. 22.— The federal
ities have been compelled the postoftlce to here
Ottawa, Mire May owing bee from the opposition of
to
French Ultramontane press. It is
tic at the plea that competent a young English perform girl,
in every way to
duties of typewriter to the local
master, should be appointed high to the
tion. incident. Feeling runs very over
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Fatally Iaiur*.! at FaptbalL
New Haven, Nov. 32. — J. D.
Jrl, son of J. D. Dewell, one of
wealthiest merchants in the city, is
ported as lying at the point of death.
Young Dewell attended the Yale
as a freshman early in the fall and
ceived internal injuries This did which
tor an operation. not
favorably, and his recovery is
B
a i
Witness did not see!
asvrt*
it. At the store extortionate prl
for flour, '
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WILLIAMSPORT’S PLIGHT.
Alarm Over the High Water Suhrtdtng.
Many Bridge* Swept Away.
W Ii.i.i amspokt, Pa., Nov. 22. —There
is a better feeling of security prevailing
among the people here, yet many are
anticipating and preparing for the un¬
expected.
Many of the streets in the upper part
of the pity are flooded and impassable.
Two spans of trastitog of the Market
street bridge on the south side went out
with a loud crash, followed several
hours later by the remaining span of
trestling, leaving the flood two iron intact. spans The put
up since the June
river banks are lined with anxious men.
seriously construction interfere are again with gone, and will the
piling travel in
country, as well as another big
biU of expenses on the county to that
line.
restored. Railroad communication is partially
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North Carolina’s Constitution.
Fayetteville, N. C„ Nov. 22.—The
centennial celebration of the ratification
by North Carolina of the federal consti¬
tution began here. Governor Fowle ar¬
rived at noon and made a stirring and
glowing patriotic tribute speech, to in the which constitution he paid a
as
an immortal instrument, the work of
pure and by patriots far the and best sagacious model of statesmen, civil
ernment which virtue and gov¬ wis-
human
dom has ever devised. This is centen¬
nial day, and Senator Ransom will de¬
liver an address. The city is brimful
of people, patriotism and enthusiasm,
and national colors and emblems deco¬
rating every building.
To Elevate Railroad Track*.
New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 22.—
The chief engineer of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Mr. Brown, has submitted to
Mayor cil {dan van for Cleef the and elevation the common of the coun¬ rail¬
a
road tracks through the city. The com¬
pany along its has line been for purchasing and property
some time, is now
ready council to begin gives work as its soon as the com¬ the
mon consent to
plan. It will be necessary, however, to
nave the and street Mr. Brown grade asks lowered that in the some city
cases, officials with him plans for
confer as to
this towering of the street grade,
H« Went to a Funeral.
Columbus, O., Nov. 22.—A special
from Springfield, Seggerson O., to The Dispatch, Ur-
says: George here attend went funeral. to
bana from to a A
farmer dissevered his horse and buggy
on the road and bis attention was at¬
tracted. He found Seggerson dead,
with his body over an axle and his feet
dragging on his the ground, horribly his skull bruised. was
cracked and body
He was supposed to have been drunk.
Delaware’* Odd Fellow*.
Wilmington, Del. Nov. 22. —»
grand lodge of Odd Fellows of this
met in annual session with 200
present. The total membership was
giveq at 2,689 and the deaths during
year were fourteen. The total amount
The Weather
Rain| warmer; scffiJierly winds.
zier to he collector of customs for
district of Erie, Pa.
J. H. Rath order bone, of of the Washington, Knights
founder of the
0., Pythias, with Is prostrated immense at carbuncle. a hotel in Lima, He
an
not expected to Bve.
The steel steamboat Bosedale,
•asv*
about
traitor,'
hood broke faith with him,
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BAR IRON MANUFAC
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They teit* Price* L’nchaag
Porn* Awoelatl
Philadelphia. Nov. 22.-
of the bar iron manufacture
Pennsylvania was held at tl
tal hotel. At the last ma
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Eastern Ear Iron association, which
business and other matters. A meeting
of the Eastern Bar Iron association will
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