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About The Griffin daily news and sun. (Griffin, Ga.) 1889-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1889)
„ C 8.A. -------g little for the- past i opw- . prove this o teal statement and not a, hyper- olical.’ i« it bos boBt and pnt into i a 1100,000 cotton i year started the wheels norethan twk» that capital, k large iron and brass foundry, fee and bote l blind factory a > the finest granite and now has . ((||,„ For less advanced stages of construction, with an aggregate au¬ thorised capital of over half a million dollars. It is putting up the finest system of electric ghting thnf ciin be procured, and has ap¬ plied for two arters for street railways. It has secured another railroad ninety miles long, and while located on the greatest system in the! »South, the Central, has secured connec- Hon n with its important rival, the East Ten- ■msec. Virginia and Georgia. It has obtatn- d lire.;t iadepeudent connection with Chat t anooga and the West, d will break groun n a tew days fora fourth road, connecting with a fourth independentsvatcm. With its five white ami fourcoloi .**.!*,! It has increased it* pop- ulatioa by nearly one fifth. It has attracted around Its borders fruit growers from nearly every State in the Union, until it i* now sur¬ rounded oa nearly every side by orchards and vineyards. It has put up the largest rnit evaporators in the State. It is the home of the grape and its wise making capacity has doubled every year. It has successfully in uugurated a system of public schools, with a seven years curriculum, second to none. This is part of the record of a half decade and simply Show* the progress of an already admirable cRy with the natural advantages of having tbs Attest climate, summer and • in tei, in tk# world. Uriffln Is toe county seat of Spalding coun¬ ty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a healthy, fertile and roiling country, 1150 feet shove sea level. By the census of 1890, it will have at afow estimate between® 000 and 7,000 people, and they are all of the right sort—wideawake, up to the times, ready to welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬ sirable settlers, who will not be any lew wel comt if they bring money to help build up the wu. There 1s about only one thing we ssd badly justaow, and that is a big hotel We have several small ones, but their accom modatioxm are entirely too limited for our usine s, pleasure and health seekig nguests If you s«» anybody that wants a good locaj tion for a hotel in the South, just mention Orifito is toe place where the Gm rru Si sws s published—daily and weekly—the best news¬ paper in toe Empire State of Georgia. Please ariose stamps in sending for sample copies, and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin. This brief sketch is written Apriliath, 1889, and will have to be ehanged in a few months • embrace new enterprises commenced and METEMPU VET AND PLUSH V ^elvet Baby Caps- new arrivals from New 81 95 and upwards, extra width ® $1 *’ -ALSO,— Hrn^toehi^t^to 1 ^" UPWarde - --i ORDERS.}—” on hand a large and i trimmings for toe se- orders are promptly 1 artiste. Art Temple. and Planters K, l* July 1,188*. business intrusted from banks, firms Kihcafo, 1 PI If mm >■ «L : .-WR*' • v OS-CD i‘j ;ATH Twelve K "e<! in .'., Th.ut.e at Jobiurcwn, Pa. THE AUDIEJ'Cl PAH 10 STHICm\ An Alnrm of Fire l» I lie Street Ter¬ rorise* »n Audience of 00* »t Peril’* Oner* Hmm- They Kush lltromtl. One Narrow Kelt, with Terrible He- M.H.-rw.nt,-*,. Milt* rwent y-0 re Injured-.* Beport Were rntblied to tlenth u*m~ -.tt alarm of fir* was-------— night at 10.80. It urns in Er. Wake- field’s stable in Kernville. 1 he “Uncle Tom’s Gatin" was playing in the Park’s Opera House, and when the alarm was sounded the whole audience of 600 peo¬ ple jumped ! to their feet and made a dash for tit* stairway and a fearful jam ‘was the result. The Killed. The following were killed: If Miss Bigler. Clara Burns. ' Nestor. fifm rim **"■■ Hnmpr •**#* *WI< ,• «/f '.yf&r'V. '{ .(■ s ' ' : •. Charles Friant. ■ ; “ George Stonaker. of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. John Cart. William Miller, colored. A. FleisUour. Isaac Folor. Mrs. Lizzie Clay comb. ITnknown woman. Seriously Injured. The seriously injured Albert are: Charles Owens, Vaughn, John Mrs. Weymer, Matt and Richard Mrs, Lister, mid about twenty Worthington slightly injured, such sprains more and as bruises* “ . How It Happened. the panic 'occurred a large the tiieatre, making another panic, and toe hose on the crowd to get them away The screams were terrible and it was shocking to see small children knocked down by big men and trampled upon. trimth Trap. This theatre has always been noted as a death trap and the was other condemned theatre twelve years ago, out was washed away in the flood, and sine* then this one has been used. There was only one exit reached by narrow stairs. the crowd, The manager of tried to quiet but it was no use. many more would have jumped but for a few cooler heads. * Clubbed (a Death. It is reported on good authority that the police clubbed several to death. The killed and injured were all taken to Henderson’s morgue, where they were identified. jury received the Coroner Owens and remains of the dead and rendered a de¬ cision that the victims came to their death by being crushed and mangled in Polk c’s 7 Opera house. ", A PATRIOTIC PROJECT' The Proposed Memorial to Washington at-Philadelphia. Washington, Dec. 12.— A meeting of governors of various states was held at the Ebbitt house to petition congress for toe erection of a memorial monument at Philadelphia to commemorate toe declaration of independence and the 100th anniversary of constitutional gov¬ ernment in the United States. Governor Green, of New Jersey, called toe meeting to order, with A. P. Goles- herry as secretary, There werepresent: Governor Green. New Jersey; Governor Buckley, Connecticut; Beaver, Governor Pennsyl¬ Biggs, Delaware; Governor Maryland; vania; Governor Jackson, Hampshire; Governor Goddell, New Governor Wpfley, Arizona. Governor Green delivered an address giving ment? a history skid of toe present started move¬ far which he was as back as 1853. After bill a general adopted discus¬ be sion a draft of a #as to presented to congress. It donates ten acres in Fairmount park commission .for the monu¬ ment; provides for a com¬ prising one citizen from each State and territory and thirteen citizens of Phila¬ Hh&wrttr"“ delphia, and asks congress for an t M The Frit" « Deoem- Washington, N, Deo. 12,—The her returns of prices of of agriculture farm products to lower the department before. The lowest are than estimated ever value of average com in former years was 81.8 cents in 1875; since that date. 32.8 in 1885. The average of wheat estimates is 70.6 cents. This is nof the lowest the average in December, 1884, 64.5 cents. of , is , , lower The average before price reported. oats In 1878 it than ever bushel; %t the wag 24.6 cents per present time 23 cents. buckwheat Prices of barlev. rye W* are also very low. The average value of the potato crop is 42.1 cents. The lowest averages re¬ ported were 40 cents in 1884. Present averages are very much higher than last year on the Atlantic coast and lower throughout the west. „ Airs, root* Lord Hood. Washington, Dec. 12.—Mr*. Scott Lord, the elder sister of Mrs. Harrison, died here yesterday. The funeral will nmbablv take plaice to-morrow. The probably not interfere with the official $&sm social programme at toe executive man- flje president usually “ Freight Trot as CollW*- York, i’a.. Deer 18.—Two on the Northern Central <1 near Emigre file las WK*. GIUFF ..... MASSACHUSETTS ELI Hanlclpel Content* in Mo*ton. Novrbury- l»ort. Mm nml Worcester. Boston, Doc. Muncipal elections were held in Boston. Lowell, Salem, Worcester, Newburyport and Lynn. In Boston, although the total vote for mayor was nearly 8,000 less than a year Hart, Republican and citizen, . ago, elected by a larger majority than any ,y mayor has received for thirteen years, with the exception of that given to O’Brien, Democrat, in 1888. The Re¬ publicans will also hare a majority in both branches of Newburyport the city government. resulted The contest in in the election of E. P. JJodge, inde¬ pendent .«*ea is Republican. Licens government •ament > Note: Yes, 1,164; no, defeated In Salem Robert 8. Rantoul Mayor Randall by 1*44 plurality. The mayor and city government are Demo¬ cratic, although party lines are not closely drawn. License vote: Yes, 3,348; no, In 1,898. Worcester Francis H. • Harrington was elected mayor Bullock, by a vote of 5,b65 to 5,019 for George Henry Independent Democrat, ana 874 for city C. Graton, against Prohibition. The votes license were 5,193 to 5,125. N«w Jersey Granger* Indignant, Trenton, Dec. 12.—The New Jersey State Grange met here. The members are very officials indignant give at the them refusal toe of the of state to use the assembly chambers, as has been the custom heretofore. They were offered a room under the roof, but the women delegates refused to climb up three flights of stairs. The grange has hired a hall in town. The executive commit¬ tee has prepared a resolution denounc¬ ing th* officials, and it will be adopted. Fail Into n Flint Hopper. Trenton, Dec. 18. -John R. Todd, and the fireman at toe New Jersey with Flint Spar works in this city, met afear- ful accident that may prove fatal. In some way he fell into the hopper where toe hard flint goes down to be ground into fine powder between the great re¬ volving stones. His left foot was drawn into the mill and was terribly crushed. Some fellow workmen The pulled limb will him have out and saved his life. have to be amputated. Mt. Holly*# Mnddy Streets. MT. Holly, N. J., Dec. 12.—The propriation exhausted, for street with improveim the having been excep¬ tion ot a small balance of $250, ana the main thoroughfares mud, led being many of still toe knee citi¬ deep to in form nave rs.ociation for the ex¬ zens an press purpose of securing an increased propriation. For weeks several of > streets have been almost impassable for vehicles, _______ 1 iin u ri - ii it- ii— ■ ■ d" 1 f#i SiodbutA IfO New Haven, Dec. 12.—At a meeting the of toe Yale faculty 190 members of freshman class in the Yale scientific class were suspended on account of low standing in Latin. If they do not pass the examination before he January term begins they will be dropped al¬ together. _____ __ Imprisoned for Seeking to (Cm(grate. London, Dec. 12, — The courts of Alsace have sentenced 248 young Al¬ satians to terms of imprisonment of six months each for seeking their desire to secretly leave em¬ igrate to America, to the country being construed as an at¬ tempt to evade military duty. Hid good Arrested. firm of Fredericksen & Co,, was ar¬ rested on an indictment returned by the grand jury against himself ana the Fredericksens, charged with conspiracy. A Congressman Resigns, Washington, Dec. 12.—Representa¬ tive Cothran, of South Carolina, lias re¬ signed his seat in congress to accept a position as one of the council of the Richmond and Danville Railroad com¬ pany- _ Oliver Johnson Dead. New Yore, Dec. 18.—Oliver Johnson, the great Abolitionist editor and co- laborer with Garrison and Horace Gree¬ ley, died at his home 80. in Brooklyn yes¬ terday afternoon aged steaniev Kopertefi Wreaked* ‘ Portland, Ore., Dec. 12.—The steamer Michigan, of the Union Paoific Line, is reported wrecked on Enterprise Rook, Puget Sound. No particulars are re¬ ceived. ______, Salvation Booth Arrested. Geneva, “ ' Dec. LTCV,. 12. — Col. Ciibbom Booth, of the Salvation Army, was ar- reefed heritor violatioq of the Swit^i- decree expelling Salvationists from land. ' A Mayor Unanimously Elected. Bath, Me,, Dec. 12,-Herbert A. Keal was unanimously elected mayor, head¬ ing both tickets. The city council is a tie on joint ballot. Manager MacDonald Dead. London, Dec. 12.—Mr. MacDonald, business manager of Hie Hu.es, died last'night.__ . ’ Draw,ilng Seriously HI. ROME, Dec. 13.—The poet Browing i seriously ill at Venice with bronchitis. The Weatksr, Bain; easterly winds; warmer; clear¬ ing- - _______ NUGGETS of news The United States cruiser Petrel was placed in commission. She is now at toe Norfolk navy yard. Hie Jerome Park Jockey club has given nice up it* lease, and the celebrated course will be used for villa rites. The interstate commerce commission began _ ____ hearing the _ compfoiate dal* of of ® George trans- portation of oil. STwelU «. Com ric pr»M«>t. A WU providing for federal super- sa'sswrw; MIWP ODES. ». Fv»«- * lerl miles south < cur ml wh ^ oods Wag ° and ns ,t»r. wagon. Iflov i= *down over the giyqec ^ t rods away. A small t ,„. trunk was taken from the < > of a tree, da can of toMedul, who was in the wagon T great hole wa3 made in the ground where the wagon stood. MARYLAND FARMERS Not Looking for Front-*, but Straggling to Make Hulk Kn.ls Meet. Baltimore, Dec. 12. - -The seventeenth annual session of the Maryland State Grange was begun here. Dr. Thomas Welsh, of Anne Arundle county, lec¬ turer of the grange, read his report, which said that thoughtful men were convinced that in spite of the farmers' mere’ leagues, the efforts of clubs, farmers’ alliances, etc, American farmer of today is Ruse. He said the shrinkage in farm lands was as from from 25 25 to to 50 50 per cent, The greatest advantage We of agriculturists lands is in the far west. see in our own section valueles > as a marketable commodity. counties in Maryland The farmers not of the look- best are now ; for profits, to make but both have ends been struggling and years meet living in hopes that a bettei day may oome. Z ___ Dived from the Window. New York, Dec. 18.—For mind two months Jeremiah Fitzgibbons has been unsettled. Drink was the principal cause. He became so bad of late that hta uncle, with whom he lived on the third floor of 332 Avenue A, had one of wmwmmmu his while. sons The watch bov relaxed Fitzgibbons his vigilance all the for a moment In the interval toe young man—he was blit 22—dove head first out of the front window. His body shot down until it struck the swinging sign over floor. a little The sign candy store on from the around ifo was torn '-am * — Couldn’t l’nmp the President. Pittsburg, Dec. 12.-Tu« special train arrived bearing in President this city Harrison and party from Chicago via fhe Pittsburg, Cincinnati last evening^ ami St. Eouis 7:15 the railway train at left 6|55 for " Washington T ’' ' via HHL he Pennsylvania _ railroad. While at the depot President ident Harrison conversed had with enjoyed reporters his on visit general to Chicago. topics. With He regard to his choice for the location of the world’s fair he was mum, and with reference of ‘ “1 Republic to toe flic propriety partiei participating of the Grand the Army BpfeflpiW at fftnei eral of Jefferson Davis the ihe. president remarked larked “You “You must must excuse excuse me. The The Grand Army of Republic must regulate their own conduct, Quarreled Over a Woman. Connewubville, sensational Pq., sequel Dec. 12,—There the cold is » to blooded murder of Joseph H. Porter by Marion Crowell at Dunbar. The young men quarreled over a young lady named Miss Ada McCoy. Porter was the pre¬ ferred suitor, which fact greatly in¬ censed Crowell, and after filling himself with liquor he called upon Miss McCoy, 'jo oweU had told previously Mia-i Mouoy rejected that unless him. she .. reconsidered her answer Porter would be dead before the sunset. house Being again o’clock re¬ fused he left and at 4 killed Porter. Porter's remains were sent to his home in Chattanooga. T.,u Math F muster-. Bradeord, Pa., Deo. i2.—At Carrol- toa, N. Y., Pat Halftown, an five Indian, aged 27, with his wife and other Indians—three women and two men— after drinking three bottles of whisky and a keg of beer started home on the outskirts of town. ---- town was struck toe Rochester fie was dragged fils wife fell into id ditch ground the to side atoms, of the track and on was nearly drowned. She was pulled from the water by an Indian who happened to be passing by. Robbed of the Fair Receipts. Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 12.—There was a fair and at the the proceeds, Third Presbyterian $500, church keep until were given to diaries Bryson to work, tore* masxed men entered the house, held revolvers to, Mrs. Bryson’s head and compelled her to give up the Federation of Labor, Boston, Deo. 18 .—The American Fed- oration of Lsibor met in the common council chamber, city halL Governor Ames addressed the convention, ex¬ tending a cordial welcome to the dele¬ gates. The report of the committee on credentials representing gives seventy-one organizations delegate* in present, part of the country. every A Western Bank Failure. strongest in the city, closed its doors. The liabilities are nominally given at The assets are Me extent and it is believed the crisis,_____ Mr. Clavclond * Fishing Fond. Sandwich, Mass., Dsc. i3.—It is re¬ ported that ex-President Cleveland and Joseph Jefferson have bought fo Wakeiy lake near here, - turesque spot ttfsn and onq na Conghlln from B\ piece _ of liver. .... a A New.paper Mr. Forrest continued this bloody cotton ba ssaw In fact, when the cottage on found May to 18 be the quite paint fresh. on Ii tl he said, take eight days f Mr. Forrest then retui pert testimony and ting faith in it. Forrest Irrita Of the many links evidence nco bindi binding Dr. the si to the s murder murder of C ful if there is one m strong. ?, as the one that of ilariy evidence assailed, equally and h. strued the evidence sprang to his feet i rest, unless vou era truth you will meet ■ falsehood should meet w Mr. Forrest excused 1 ceeded, but again cried: FinSlyMr “Since Forrest the coroner's with a liaa not Iteen a circum dance In mlier^onls'The^ra attorney 1 i his only assistants in formulating bad teen engaged jury, but huge conspire a hug tortrMgle a the five prisoners trial. . The on attorney tion. made no reply to the accusa¬ O'Solllvai’* Alibi. As to O'Sullivan’s alibi the speaker -had to say that it must be true because the fered witnesses in in testifying of details. to On it the had main dif¬ matters point, that O’Sullivan was m the house on In details the night they of differed. May they But all Matthew, agreed. Mark, Luke and John, according to great theologians, differed as to details, but agreed on the main point. There¬ fore O’Sullivan’s alibi was well founded. Coughlin’s alibi, .in the speaker's mind, if it was equally not it didn’t nubstantiat. matter. The But even were unless burden the of proof lay proved on the that state, Couglin and state was at the cfttteqo-overwhelmingly proved supposed it—it that canid ha not be there, for an the instant evi¬ was dence of Mertes and Nieman being un¬ worthy of consideration. Knivfifl. Coughlin’s alibi satisfactorily estab¬ lished m toe mind of the attorney, tb* knives were tq en up. “Oh, yes,” he exclaimed, been lb. Cronin's, “these knives Dan must have would have been likely keep Coughlin so to them. But where have had was Coughlins Where knife? He it? must one. was Why, he threw he probably the threw key it away the Cftrl*°n when away to cottage. “The attorney for the state said that the chance of Coughlin having two knives identical to tho.« of Dr. Cronin was one in two million,” being continued Mr. Forrest. “That so, the chance of Dr. Cronin having knives identical with those lion. of T. Coughlin T. Conklin was one in the two knives mil¬ but says were Cronin’s, Conklin is a liar qnd a perjurer, as you must all know,” !’ 1(1 <•’ 1 As th^ prisoner* left tire court room Coughlins little dm .liter, evidently prompted by her moth r, cried: “Papa! Papar If the suaix- t Imard it he gave no rign. This child's cry is now a regu¬ lar thing. Were it a new idea it might be effective, but the trick's age is con¬ sidered by the state to be an itnpretmable armor about the jury. IlaUlmoye ami i hlladrlpliia Kallroml. Wilmington, of Del., the Dec. 12.—The am nual meeting stockholders of the Baltimore and held. PhiladeipUia Officer* Railroad company was and direc¬ tors for the President ensuing Thomas year were elected as follow*: M. King, of Philadelphia; general John manager, J. T. Odell: secretary. ijaois; C. Farm; treas¬ urer, W. H. auditor. W. T. Tbetto; directors, William Canby. Wil- H i " ~ M py -ifo-Bto M. King. ham and J. Vansant Smith, of Philadel¬ phia; J. B. Washington and J. V. Pat¬ ton, of Pittshiug. Pa. J, B. Washing¬ ton, tlie retiring president, has filled toe office since the organization of tire com¬ pany in 1S83. ■Icnsst vrn'* New 1’uhllc School. Jonestown, Pa., Dec. i2.—' public dedicated school under building the in auspice* this of was Patriotic Order Fobs of America. , The school directors of the ■ orough as well as the clergy parti-i; ated. Addresses --delivered by James R. Kenney, iiag, ■ZvSzLsUf'tx, g, state state president president ot of toe the •, and Henry deputy instruction. state A Driver Boy CrasbeA to DoS: Hazleton. Pa,, P-a. 18. t , . M <_ Johnstown, 1 Kremev, t.f the state after a week's absence, i place. He says there will ! distribution of relief « serious errors that may ! will be rectified. 7 he SsrML______ will be tion which published in ] form.. Iron and Eton I-WI Pittsburg, Dec. 12. -H . iron and steel manufacturers 1 States oil of the prominent assembling mills in f gaSSiL^ scale of are ju-ices is to be revised probably advanced. Crushed to Death. ^Pittsburg, Dec. 12.- fell upon the men. f utotde In a C emetery. Trenton Dec. 18.—A nan named Robert D. C Hitting in a chair iruni car iu car. ill SKSS3. wife and two children. ful machinist, m t iuu been out of work S’SSSP -uvunnah Jxin(.b«rein*B Strike. strike ym i. termination by tot- of owners custody offices. last It is not believed that the strike will longer than a day or two. 11m Ik* Fireman Fli-oaum Kilted. Chav A few Vandal ia work tram Martin Bicker, killed Bov. Dr. mm . MMUal
