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PEOPLE
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Our big ad of
Great ; ^ Discount
Sale
Fine and medium
FURNITURE
the News and
brought the crowds.
came, saw and
Hundreds of houses
made more attractive by
some piece or pieces of
our Beautiful and Artis¬
tic Furniture.
People were amazed at the extent of
hree floors. Praises were heaped upon
and the do’lars rolled in.
The sale continues the coming week and
the next and the next—four weeks In all
from the beginning. Our big sales have re.
dnced our stock some, It’s true, but we have
duplicates already on our floors. Such an
elegant array of Beautiful Furniture was
er before seen in Griffin; such reasonable
prices were never named—so the people tell us.
Will receive the coming week 0
beautiful designs In Parlor Suits, in tapestry,
plushes, silks, etc.
Also fi beautiful stock of of Children's Carriages. Odd
designs in Rattan, Cane, etc. Bright attractive upholster
mgs. i
Furniture for All Parts of the House.
See us in the matter of Furniture. We can interest
you. We repeat
Wear©
tlxe
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t£S*We aieagents^orihe New Home Sewing Machine,
the lightest running, simplest, and best Sewing macSne - !^
the market Ask anybody who has one.
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FUFMNIXU
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GRIFFIN GE01 INING, JANUARY fi 1891.
; ’BOUND ABOUT.
—
Otty Nrtea, Md Newt From Tbti and
Adjoining Counties.
■K WAS SPABED.
Then they hilled the laVtm cbietiain,
8h Sitting Boll, when the tough tried old Injun.
t him he to mirale.
Shot him with their deadly musket*,
Filled him foil o! leaden bullets,
Emptied Plugged their revolvers at him,
him with their trusty carbines.
And old Sitting Bull, the Injun,
Heap hie big Injun, quit his fighting,
Quit ti ying to skedad le.
Quit his lying and his cheating.
And his stealing, and his whisky,
Laid aside hie evil habits.
Mourn not for the tough old Injun, *
Shed no bitter drop of angujeb
O’e • the grave of this old Injun.
He has missed one piercing sorrow,
One son.-har owing affliction.
One He will heart-brcnliag. frightful pictures horror—
never see the
Printed of him in the papers.
.
Merchants are taking stock.
Business is dull at present, but
lections are good,
Thad. Murphey, of Barm
spent yesterday hero.
Jasper Spurlin, of Lowry, was in
the city city yesterday.
W. H. Boyles started off on a .trip
down the Central road yesterday.
Aunt Jane Jackson, an old 'ady of
Hollonviile, died Sunday morning.
Bluff and hearty Dr. Le Ferre, of
Louella, was greeting his friends in
Griffin yesterday.
Attention is called to the admira¬
ble statement of the Griffin Savings
Bank in another column.
W. A. Robinson was in the city
yesterday and started work on the
waterworks again in lively style.
Stonewall Fi re C ompany are re-
qnested to meet at their hall this
(Tuesday) evening at 7 o’clock.
C. P. Becks returned to Empire yes.
torday evening, after a few day8
•pent with relathes and friends here.
Mrs. R. D. Mallary and Miss Ida
returned from a visit to Macon yes¬
terday, leaving Miss Annie Laurie
bebtad.
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eonrt house today, no legal sales
having been advertised and the
great sale of B. P, Blanton being
p ostponed ^ anti! next month.
The annual falling off in attend*
ance at Sabbath school is noticed.
Christmas is over and it is a long
time before the picnic season.
J. L. Bass, of Rome, is spending a
day or two looking after his bnsi "
ness down here. His health is much
improved from what it was recently.
Misses Minnie and Ola Doe re¬
turned home from Greenville yester¬
day afternoon,after a most pleasant
visit of two weeks to relatives and
friends there. »
Aunt Shady Jackson, an old lady
who has been in the millinery busi¬
ness here for a number of years, and
was well known by everybody, died
on Sunday night.
Capt. D. J. Bailey returned yester¬
day from a hunting expedition down
the country, bringing the carcass of
a fine deer with him. He left in the
afternoon for Coiambus.
Mrs. B/f. Stephenson and Miss
Addle lejfffc yesterday evening for
home Atlanta/ where they will make their
with J.T. Stephenson, who has
purchased a handsome house out
on old Peachtree street.
A. Mark ft Co., a firm which was in
business here a few years ago, was
closed up by the sheriff on Saturday
afternoon. The liabilities are $35,
000, and it is said that the assets
will almost cover this amount.
Costumes and preparations are
being made for a large masquerade
party the latter part of the week.
The place has not yet been fixed
upon, bnt oLconrse it will be held
ing. wheretherei^ TfrirtStended a large room for danc¬
to make it-one of
th* biggest events of the season.
The body of Lewis Matthews, a
colored cook who was killed by an¬
other cook in a fight at the Kimball
House in Atlanta on Sunday morn¬
ing, was, brought down to Griffin
yesterday evening. Matthews went
to Atlanta from Griffin, and has
many relatives among the negroes
of the county.
By announcement will ip another
column it be seen that Mloco's
Humpty Dnmpty company will show
here to-night. There is nothing
more genuinely enjoyable than the
laughable adventures of Hmupty
Dnmpty well pqt on the stage, and
this company is well known to be
first-class. It is our opinion
this is as good a show as ever came
to Griffin, and while the notice is
short we bespeak for the manage¬
ment a goo l house. It is something
which . and child
enjoy. every man, woman
rqn
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A Band of Kalian Bobbers
West Virginia.
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The Gang S Beat and Rob Peo-
- pie Streets.
They Enter a Churth and Drive Oat the
People-Terrible Itate of Affair* la a
Civil Community—D*. Lee on the Bap¬
tismal Contravene—|* a Ca*l Boycott
Threatened ? \
pARXEBSBuaa, W. Vfc., Jan. 5.—A
hand of Italian ruffian* are terrorizing
the people of Alum Cave, a tittle town
in Wayne county.
People have been beaten and robbed
the streets by the gang, and two or
nights ago, while a church festival
in progress, the gang entered the
lurch, drove out the people and took
everything that was of any value.
On Friday night the home of one of
the citizens was entered, his two sons
were bound and gagged, and tire house
was robbed.
A SCATHING REBUKE.
Bev. Lee On* ia Meeting—What
of the Matter.
Atlanta, Ja 5.-Rev. J. W. Lee, in
in his sermon at Park street Methodist
church in West End, Sunday morning,
incidentally paid his respects to th# con¬
troversy now going on in Dougiasvilie,
Qa., between the Revs. Armlstead,
Methodist, He said and Carswell, Baptist. /
that no earthly good could
come out of such a controversy, and that
both of these ministers would be much
better employed if, instead of making
discord and antagonism over a question
which was hot essential to salvation, they
would use the same energy to the direc¬
tion of sinners to the path of heaven.
They the both agreed on baptism, but it
was manner in which it should be
themselves performed about, that they were distressing
to the dissatisfaction
and injustice of both of the churches for
which they claimed to speak. They
were behind the times, and should have
lived 800 years ago, when religious big¬
otry and intolerance was the character¬
izing sentiment of the period. Just such
useless controversies as this did the cause
of religion more harm Hum good.
Dr. Lee spoke with earnestness, and
evidently iwwi the sympathy of his con¬
gregation. ville fioUate He characterized the"'
S»fe' , ’ox.w.onktaI as the work of
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church matter, for it was not conducted
in the spirit of the church nor of the
Lord.
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THE COAL MINERS.
Matter* Gi-owla* Glocar—A Boycott May
be Expected.
Birmingham, Jan. 5.—The Trades’
Council, a union of ail labor organiza¬
tions, held a meeting in the
and after a report from a committee;
the mine operators had all
meet a committee from the mine
ers, or in any way recognize
labor, a series of resolutions were,
ed.
The resolutions in substance Are that
all miners, labor by organizations all lawful will/ help the
recognition of their means/‘to union, and compel
a to win
the It present further strike resolved for higher wages.
II was w as iurine; lesoiveu to M3 at at once once take Laze
a eps ab labor, to prevent which the virtually use of coal means mined abov- by
cott >tt of of all all coal coal now now being being mined in the
district.
A mass meeting was called for Thurs¬
day iron night, workers at which the it is believed all the
in district will be called
out in support of the strikers. Fifteen
furnaces are now opt of blast on account
of the strike.
THE INDIANS AGAIN.
A Sharp Eight Take* Place—The Iadiaaa
An Repulsed.
Chicago. Jan. 5.— News reached army
headquarters in this city of an engage¬
ment between a detachment of the
Seventh cavalry under Capt, Kerr and a
band of hoetilee at Ciay creek. The In¬
dians were routed with some loss, while
tha troopers sufferedno casualties.
The report was Mile? signed by Capt. Marion
C. Mans. Gen. personal aide, as
is authentic.
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Gordon, Neb., Jan. 5.—Two scouts
just Battle arrived north of confirm this place. the report The fight of the
was
between the Indians and a detachment
sent out by Gen. Miles from Rosebud
Agency battle of to Wounded bring the Knee, Indian* Dec. killed at the
20.
RAILROAD DIRECTORS.
Hm A r’ ' "Mooting; in
; ,i Milt
Sava : Jan. 5.—AH the old board'
of Cent r.,i railroad directors have been
re-elected, except the late Judge Chis¬
holm, for whom Col. Uriah Harr old of
Americus, was substituted.
The Richmond Terminal voted 42,000
shares. The other voting was small.
The board stands :
E. P Alexander, J. K. Garnett, E. M.
Green, Absalom Vetburg, James Hull,
C. H. Phinizy, Pat Calhoun, John C.
Calhoun, S. M. Inman, H. T. Inman, E.
P. Howell, James Swann, U. B. Har-
rold. All the directors, except Hugh
Inman, are in the city.
elected They presideht. say Gen. Alexander will be re*
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EMMA ABBOTT DEAD.
Mta Was Playing an Eagagcmant at Sal*
Lake— A Sod Event.
Salt Lake, Utah Jan. &. Emma Ab¬
bott, the prima dona, is dead.
She came here to AH a four night’s
engagement, and despite the advice of
her physicians went on tit# stage thy
first night. The next day she
failed alarmingly tU with
(dans rapidly she could ever not!
saw
tota lly unconscious ant
The voice that drew new beautifs
from “Home, Sweet Home” “Last
Ross of Summer is V hushed forever,
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LEAGUED WITH 8ATAN.
A Prearlirr Ho I, I. (Jp Stwlely In ( all, m bln
la ■ reerfal Way
Columbia, aa, Jan. R—t 'oimerna-
tion was caused in tir< city Sunday by a
sermon preached («y W. T. Tolnon,
of the Second Baptist church. He pro¬
ceeded to-show vice in the Columbia
club, the city government and Voting
Men’s Christian association.
Tiie Columbia club is the principal so¬
cial organization in the slate. Senators
Hampton mid Butler, ami nearly every
prominent man in Hie state, are mem¬
bers, and ex-Governor Richardson was
for years ti»e president.
The city of Columbia is leagued with
Satan, and is doomed to hell unless radi¬
cal changes arc made. The Young Men’s
Christian association is leagued with the
same personage, and has allowed the
posthig of obscene posters on its prop-
The city, Mr. Tolson charged, Is over¬
flowed with vice and crime. He states
that there are forty-live houses of ill-
fame for whites in the city, with 825 in¬
mates, 14 some There of them girls of 12, 18 and
years. raising families are thirty-five white
and women twenty-eight white by negro with men,
men negro
wives. In the city there are five regu¬
lar gambling hells, and thirty-three bar¬
rooms. The saloons and disreputable
houses are frequented by minors, who
are also enticed into the handsome bars
of the Columbia club, and started in the
ways of sin.
The preacher was particularly severe
on the city government for allowing the
vicss to have full sway unchecked. He
gave much attention to the club and
Young Men’s has Christian association. His
sermon been published in all the
prominent paper* of the state, and has
created a great sensation.
NEW8PAPER MAN ARRESTED.
Tbe Matthew* Murder In Mississippi tbs
Ground-Work (or the Sensation.
.Tackson, Miss., Jan. 5.—When Gover¬
nor Stone returned from Macon, where
he had been to attend the funeral of
Hon. R. C. Patty, he found a telegram
from The Chicago Tribune and Governor
Fifer, in response to the arrest of Glenn,
The Tribune reporter, at Winona, Miss.
They were to the same purpose, stating
that Glenn was in jail charged with a
misdemeanor, but that they feared politi¬
cal feeling was behind the arrest. The
reporter’s business was to write up the
killing of Matthews at Carrollton, Christ¬
mas fair dav, and asking protection and a
trial for him.
In the meantime the reporter bad been
discharged the and gone his way rejoicing at
great opportunity given him to furnish “a
story’’for k« Lovad his paper. Arriving at
W inottA, U Li/I ou aua WISUJ , uua
drove the horse so hard that Tie killed
the law against cruelty to animals.
soolt^ Being a stranger, pending trial, he
not^give bond/an d was jailed. ^ As
his paper, he paid his fine for the horse,
and took the train loaded to the guards
with the story of a narrow escape from
being “kukluxed.”
%t02 EN TO DE ATH.
Returning from Church the Children ore
_____J. PeacM »« a Bllxsard.
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^Medicine Lodge, Kan., Jan. 5.— Two
brothers named Beil, aged 22 and 9 years,
and a sister 19 years old, attended a meet¬
ing near here last Wednesday night, and
a blizzard arose aa they started for horns
at 10 o’clock. When about two hundred
yards from their home, tlie elder brother
remarked tliat they could not make the
distance against the storm, and would
have to go with the wind.
Tliey and 'drifted took south about a quarter of a
mile refuge in a canyon, where
they day morning. were soon The covered eider with snow Thurs¬
brother crawled
out of the snow and attempted to get
home. He called to his sister that be
was so stid he could not travel, and in a
short time lie was frozen. The younger
brother was also frozen to death under a
drift.
The parents started out Thursday
short morning to find the children, and in a
time searching parties were organ¬
ized. Friday morning the body of the
young ruah was found, and then the
searchers found the girl, who was con¬
cealed beneath the drift. They had been
out know thirty-six hours. The girl did not
her brothers were dead. She is in
a fair way to recover.
WORK OF THE F LAMES.
Destructive Eire* Reported—lucaudlarla*
at Their Mtoerehle Work.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 5.—New* has
reached here of two fires in Montgomery
county, this state. The store of ex-Sber-
iff M. B. Lassiter, at Mount Gilead, wee
burned Friday night, and at the same
time bis extensive saw and planing mills
at Candor, ten miles away, were alee
burned. Everything was lost.
There was some insurance, but no*
enough to cover one-third of the lorn,
which ia about $10,000. J. * ** M. Overton, “
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a floor salesman, the was i s' sleeping building, on the second
of store e when he was
aroused by the crackling flames, and got
out in time to save his life.
The fires were the work of an incen¬
diary. Tliis is the second or third time
Mr. Laibiter lias been burned out since
bis second term aa sheriff expired, four
years News ago. also
was received of a fire at
Plymouth, valued $20,000, which being destroyed the property
at stores of J.
M. Reed & Soji, N. D. Norman, M. J.
Nonnau, Mrs. Gcilet, ti. K. Everett and
Loui - C. L iti:;»i», Reed ft Son lose half
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The Brewery Hiiroed.
Richmond, Va„ Jan. 5. —Old Yiengling
Brewery, on the James river, just below
the city, was totally destroyed by fire,
with its contents. The building was the
property of J. T. Betz, of Phikdelplu*,
whose loss is $40,000, insured in the
north. .The Richmond cider works,
which used the liuildings as a storage
warehouse, insured lout $10,000, local The goods wsc*
fully in companies.
Twenty Toare In the PeuKeaUery.
Baton Rouge, La-, Jan. 5.—A ninth®
for a new trial in the case of Beverly end
Melly O’Neal and Alexander Terrell,
conf ided of manslaughter and bulldoz¬
ing negr.*M, iuts been overruled in the
district court here, and I hey were *en-
teuccd lo twenty rear* Mi-risontuetit ta
the state ^enitehtiary.
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Highest i® of all in Leavening Power.—U. 51
ABSOLUTE!*
For fiat® in 1 s.sun
ON H IS D EA1
A been* That, far Lara of Money,
few Parallel*.
New You, Jan. A-William Noble,
the millionaire builder, has been
swindled out of- 310,000 through one of
th# most remarkable bunco games ever
played in New York. A man lay ou his
deathbed and with the full knowledge
that he could never enjoy the traits of
the swindle, deliberately planned and
lus helped to carry through the game that
confederate might reap the benefit of
it. About the 1st of July a physician
his was approached James by a stranger who gave
name as D. Weston. He said
he had a friend lying very ill at the
Continental hotel and asked the doctor
to call on him, and the doctor to call ou
him. He went at once to see the friend,
who said ho was George C. Bowen. He
was a man of about 40, suffering from
enlargement hope his of the spleen. There
no of recovery.
‘‘I cannot die yet," said Bowers:
“There i h®BB| |
want onl;
aire,"
rich mine in Colorado, but a survey
that it was not on his own claim,
but on that of his friend Weston. He
had not told the latter, and would not
until he could raise $10,000 to buy it,
andXhat be might leave his mother a
fortune. The result was that Noble was
interested in the matter and headvanced
the money. Bowers died and Weston
disappeared. utterly The mine was found to be
worthless.
HEALTH OFFICER CEN8URE0.
Braaana Ha Ha* Quarantined Against Sev¬
eral Towns.
Galveston, Jan. 8.—Dr. Rutherford,
the Texas health officer, has stirred up
moroiust indignation in the pest three
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for, Heluus ordered a strict state quar¬
antine against San Autonto, Houston
and Yoakum, on account of the prow
lence of one ot two cases of smallpox At
those pomta and n o rail road can now
until Dr. Rutherford says so.
It Is commonly known that in soutfi-
ern Texas smallpox exists nearly all the
time. It is said that San Antonio is
never without a case, but it does not
spread, filthy and is nsuaUy confined to
part of the town and among thi
Mexicans.
A few cases bare appeared at Hous¬
ton, and one or two have come to the
surface at San Antonio. The rones have
been removed to the pesthousee, and no
one is excited except Dr. Rutherford.
It will be remembered that this same
health officer quarantined Louisian&tjro
years ago, because there existed yellqw
fever in Florida.
Galveston has a case of smallpox, and
the people here are hourly expecting to
be shut off from communicating with
the outer world.
DEVILISH TRAMPS.
bey Shonld be Caught sad Made ta
Work far the Public Goad.
Adaiksville. Ga., Jan. 5.—News
reached here of an attempt of three men
to enter a house at Kingston last night
They were tramps and had been to sev¬
eral houses to get a place to stay aU
night about Being 8 o’clock, turned when away they lay out
until they went ta
Mr. Carver’s house and knocked. Mrs.
Carver responded and the spol
told her Mr. Carver said for her to
them stay refused all night and allow give them sup¬
per. She to them to enter,
when he said he would break the door
down. He then proceeded to put his
words into action, but did not succeed.
Then he went to all the windows, bnt
could not effect an entrance. He then
came bock to the door and began to beat
on it, and was children about to began get in when the
omen and to scream
and being frightened them if away. will They are
pursued mid »— caught receive
punifthraenf it that 1 will be severe.
THEY KILL EACH OTHER.
Fatal Qmerrel Over Lead—The Mas Settle
Their Grlevaacae.
.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 5.—Fro some¬
time there has been bad feeling between
James Claybourne and Sylvester Span¬
gle. They quarreled about somo land
interests. g
through On Sunday the breast, Clavbounie causingdeaSTina shot Spangle
few minutes. Spangle, before dying,
cut off an arm of Ciay bourne and broke
his skull with an ax. The latter is re¬
ported dying.
Tw# Women right a Duel.
Wheeling, W. Vs., Jan. 5.-Word
oomes from New Martinsville, W. Vs.,
that two physicians have been summoned
to go to Tenmiie, Taylor
tend two women who to m
butcher knives, SUi occurred
without spec tat™ i of one
of the combatant and is described as a
most ferocious ai i des pci ate encounter,
terribly cut about tiia
hurt. The other woman's name its
known ft yet, no* the cause of the
ttnwgeduel,
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To He Burled at Heme.
Yorxviux, 8. C., Jan. 5.—Col. R. M
Wallace has arrived here with the body
Wallace’s remains „____ wiU ( be _______, buried capt, here,
his native home.
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Comments on the lov(
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An Uneasy r £«]
With the Open
Current That
art Effort to f
Conclusion—The
Hear.* Vet CrU.ct-Otber
Washington, Jan. r
meat that Sena
home in Kansas,
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Washington, in response
from Senators Hoar and 1
been the subject of
ment.
Messrs. Hoar and i
have assumed the
forming the Kansas
hard interests were at i i4 '
The interpretation
formance is that tbs
gers are going to ]
conclusion this ’
pose are mustering their i
The telegram___
probably ..
publican substantially I
set
absent
The Kansas
till the 18th.
provides that
senator shall
Tueada' ui'___
won
tore, will ba”
cessor till the 87 th <TW, inst.
Stator Squiro,
, has a canvass for
^Madehis aecape sot even
early lightning, “freeze-out ”
Justice Brown
and was met at the
* Dim to
The edit
Hearst are
era! 1
sional rallies, i
proved. (tADinloiTli' Her
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WHAT A I
Da the Street
owner,
greatest const®
wrrr-i
hi»!
limbA h
shot by
had bitten a i
people are i
town or country I
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 1-
standing the very 1
iority in each
lature, the cai
one representatives in joint
met oath
lution to select i
by the
They ple_,
measures <
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Newpokt, N. J.,
were drowned will
pond. Tliey were in
*»nk in the 1
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