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CAPT. FULTON A GREAT BELIEVER
IN GALVESTON’S FUTURE.
The 81* Million Dollar Appropriation—
A Grand Trade* Diaplaj Next Febru-
ary-The President Congratulated.
Dawson, Ga., Deo. 10—In my
humble opinion Galveston, Texas,
is the coming city of the South.
It is already the largest city in the
largest State in the Union, but has
always labored under the disad
vantage of a harbor of Insufficient
depth of water to admit the largest
steamers to her wharves, which
caused a heavy expenditure of
money for lighterage. The govern
ment has expended thousands of
dollars within the last twenty
years In endeavoring to cut away
the bar, to deepen the channel, etc ,
with such success as to prove what
might be accomplished in that di
rection provided a liberal appropri
ation could be obtained at once and
the work done in a brief period of
time, instead of expending a few
thousand annually on a force inad
equate and Incompetent to accom
plish the deBired result. So during
the last session of Congress that
body was memorialized by the citi
zens of Galveston, of Texas, and of
several other Western States and
Territories which would reap un
told benefits from deep water at
Galveston, and by their persever
ing and united efforts, succeeded
in obtaining jn appropriation of
$0,200,000.
When this result was telegraphed
to GalveBton by their congressmen
and others who were in Washing
ton in the interest of the measure,
there was rejoicing beyond descrlp-
tiom Business was suspended, a
grand Jubilee ordered, the military
and flro department turned out,
the booming of cannon, a grand
display of fireworks, and the whole
city given over to rejoicing and
revelry. Congratulations by tele
graph poured In from all over the
state and all over the United States;
from large cities in the North and
East, as well as those from the
WeBt,' and for twenty-four hours
there was but little eating and
sleeping In Galveston.
Some days after this, another ju
bilee was organized for the ' 18th
and 19th of November, in which
all the olties in Texas, and some in
other states, were invited to attend
and participate. The invitation
was aoeepted, excursion rates were
given by the railroads, and fifteen
thousand enthusiastic visitors from
all over the West hastened to the
scene, and one of the grandest en
tertainments was the result. Many
line addresses were made by sena
tors, congressmen, governors, may
ors, and other distinguished visit
ors, brim full of glowing accounts
aud pictures of Galveston’s future.
This did a great deal towards ad
vertising the city by the press and
people, and real estate has been on
a tremendous boom ever since,
transfers amounting to from $200,-
000 to $1,000,000 every week.
The enthusiastic citizens of the
"Oleander city” have now deter
mined to have the grandest jubi
lee and Trades Display ever seen In
Texas, if not in the South. This
grand event will come offfrom the
"th to the 11th of Feb. next, lasting
four days. They Intend to have a
Trades display in which every in
dustry in Galveston will be con
spicuously shown, on four-horse
floats, and try to induce every ooun
ty in Texas to contribute to the
procession at least one wagon con
taining the leading products of the
county, so decorated that every per
son, as it passes, can tell what
county it represents, aud the pro
ducts thereof so arranged that
when the pagjade is over, all who
desire to dtfso, can 'spend a few
hours in passing around and be
tween the j wagons and floats, in
specting their contents at their
leisure. And in addition to this
they propose to invite every State
»nd Territory west of the Mlssisa-
■Ppi river, which Das sent delegates
t° the various Deep Water conven
tions held in the last two years, and
h»ve, in other ways, contributed to
less than four hundred floats and
wagons, elaborately decorated, in
the parade, of a purely industrial
character, to say nothing of the fire
department and military from all
over Texas. If It comes up to what
they have reason to expect, it will,
In all probability, take the proces
sion six hours to pass a given point.
The entire time—four days, will be
filled up with some kind of enter
tainment that will be most likely to
interest visitors.
The city council and citizens of
Galveston have made an appropri
ation of $16,000, to be used In the
preparation and consumation of
this huge project, and in otherwise
advertising the city aud State on
this occasion.
Deep water at Galveston will be
the meauB of opening up a very
large trade between this country
aud South America, and the heavy
exports of the Immense grain crops
in the west, will go by way of Gal
veston Instead of New York and
Baltimore, thereby saving millions
of dollars anuually to the pro
ducers. Even as it is, the foreign
exports of this season, up to date,
amount to $18,000,000, according to
the Galveston News.
President Harrison, in his recent
annual message to Congress^recog-
nized and acknowledged the im
portance of Galveston as an Im
porting and exporting city, aud the
importance of improving the har
bor, and justified Congress in mak
ing the six million, two hundred
thousand dollar appropriation for
that purpose.
When the message was read In
Ga'veaton, a delegation was at
once dispatched to Washington
and Congressman Crain was tele
graphed to by tbe Mayor, (who, by
the way, was once a citizen of DCw
son) to go with tbe delegation and
wait upon the President, present
the compliments of the city of Gal
veston, and thank him for his kind
reference in his message, and tell
him that twenty-one guns were
being tired in his honor by the au
thorltles of the city. Col. Crain
replied: “The President returns
his acknowledgement of the cour
tesies extended him by the people
of Galveston,”
John A. Fulton.
And the Other a Deliberate Attempt To
Murder—A Hot Chase After the
Would-be Murderer—But He Has Not
Yet Been Caught.
BOOMING LACROSSE.
the
success of the deep water move
ment at Galveston, to get up, in
‘fleir principal cities and towns,
‘‘■hilar samples of their products
*ud industries, and send then In
“fl»fgeof proper agents and com-
mlttees, and arrange the/n in wag-
n * ‘here, to jpln in the mighty
Mocesslon. It Is believed there
7® the enthusiasm manifested
. 5® n 8hont the great west on this
eject, that they will have not
Lacrosse, Dec. 4.—LaCrosse is
situated nine miles north of Amer
icas, in Schley county on the 'Sav
annah and Western railroad. Thie
Is a high and level section, being
one hundred feet above Americus.
There are two stores well filled with
merchandise, and equally as well
patronized. There is a good open
ing for several more stores, includ
ing hardware, millinery and drug
stores. It has about the best school
in this section, which will open in
Janusry, still under the obarge of
Prof. I. N. Mott.
Mr. G. T. Walker has recently
purchased a two-thirds interest in
twenty acres of laud surrounding
tbe eide track from Mr. T. J. Bale-
den, and they will soon have it sur
veyed off into city shape and place
the lots on the market. This place
possesses all of the requisites, and
is destined to become one of Amer
icas’ most attractive suburbs.
Mrs. Ellle Hillbouso and Miss
Ida Hancock, of Minton, Ga., are
visiting relatives at LaCrosse.
Mr. W. B. Jones Is in Columbus
this week, as a witness for tbe
Htate in the committal trial of the
Howards and Blckerstaff for the
murder of Dawson.
There was an enjoyable dance at
the residence of J. M. Gay Monday
night.
There Is a general desire to change
homes among -the negroes next
year.
The negrdes and some few of
their allies of tbe whites contem
plate a big election on the fence
question to-day, ^Friday), but tbe
intelligent whites are aware that
the legislature has about settled
that question.
Webster’s Primary.
Preston, Dec. 10 —At a primary
election held In tbe county of Web
ster, tbe following persons were
nominated for connty officers, to-
wit:
For Sheriff, D. P. Hogg.
Tax Collector, B. S. Bell.
Tax Receiver, H. M. Marshall.
Clerk Superior Court, George, E.
Thornton.
Treasurer, John McGill.
Coroner, 6. H. Williams.
The primary will - shelve the
negro politicians, unless they can
induce some one to run Against tbe
nominees of the primary. ■
Late yesterday afternoon, the
people in tbe vicinity of Ruesell’s
barroom were startled by the sound
of a pistol shot issuing from tbat
place.
Officer Barrow was standing near
and rushed in a few seconds after
the shot was' fired. Inside be
found an excited crowd, and a large
yellow negro with a smoking pistol
in his band. As be seized him an
other negro rushed out of tbe door,
with his hand on his jaw, which
wss bleeding profusely.
This was tbe first scene in yester
day’s shooting scrapes.
The uegro seized by Officer Bar-
row was a big mulatto, aud pro
tested that tbe shooting was acci
dental. In this statement be was
borne out by those who witnessed
the shooting.
According to their story a' uegro
uamed George Parker entered the
saloon with another of his race,
whose name was Afterwards found
to be Ben Williams by one author
ity, and Ben McHims by another.
Parker was showing a pistol which
he had just bought, aud the crowd
was discussing its worth. . Here
George Williams entered, and look
ing at the weapon asked Parker
what he would take for it.
Just here the pistol fired, the ball
striking Ben on tbe jaw. It is
thought and said by those who wit
nessed the occurrence that Wil
liams, who was examining the pis-,
tol, did not know it was loaded, or
that It was a self-action, and fired
it accidentally.
However, he was landed in the
guard house to await develop
ments.
Just after locking him up, aud
the officers had started oat to find
the hurt negro, they were met at
tbe Allen House corner by George
S arker, almost exhausted and bis
lirt stained with blood flowing
from a wound near tbe stomach.
“Take me home,” said be, “I
want to see my wife before I die.”
He was immediately taken to po
lice headquarters, and there ques
tioned. He could tell nothing ex
cept tbat he was shot with a Win
cheater rifle, while running to
catch bis friend.
Who shot him, or what for, could
not be gotten from him. Only tbat
be was shot across tbe railroad near
Brooklyn Heights.'
Officers Fesgln, Ray and Martin
then hurried oyer to tbe place men
tioned to find out as mucb as they
eouid, and If possible catch the
would-be murderer.'
It was dark when they reached
the house to which the negro ran
after being shot in tbe saloon, and
here they knew not what to ex
pect. It was known that a
shot had been fired from the build
ing with a Winchester, and that a
desperate negro must have been the
man. In they went, only to find
tbat Andrew Hill and Ben had left,
the former taking his rifle witli
him.
The story of the shooting is told
as follows by Hill’s wife: Ben had
just come in with Andrew, and
they were talking of the wound
when George Parker ran up An
drew asked if he was the fellow
who shot him, and Ben said yes.
Parker remonstrated, and said be
came to see how badly Ben was
hurt. Andrew then reached for
his rifle and Parker ran. When
•bout forty yards off, Andrew fired
and he and Ben left the house.
Tbe o(Boers searched tbe premlsei
thoroughly and then left to look
for him at the home of some of bis
relatives. They did lots of work,
•nd were hot on his trail for some
time, but as yet have not secured
him.
From wbat can be learned of the
■crape, It was a deliberate attempt
at murder by the negro Andrew
Hill, and no time nor money will
spared to land him behind the
bars.
Parker’s wounds were dressed,
and.he was taken to bis home. Tip
bail entered at the. aide and came
out directly over the stomach. It
is not thought he is seriously hurt,
though it could not be told last
night whether the intestines were
cat or not.
George Williams, who did the
first shooting, is stilly tbe look up.
Dawson, Dec. 10.—The festival
given by tbe ladies of tbe Method
ist church last Thursday and Fri
day nights was a grand success in
every particular. Baptists aud
Presbyterians co-operated with
them, at least in patronage, mak
ing the attendance large, aud ev
erything moved like eloek work.
The inerchauts aud others contrib
uted from their stores, the ladles
furnished the fancy work and pre
pared the supper and run the busi
ness. Everybody aided in tbe en
terprise, aud enjoyed the occasion
w,ith a wilt and relish.
The net proceeds were $240,
which were deposited in bank to
be used in furnishing our new
Methodist church.
INJURED BY LIOHTNINO.
Mr. Will Dismuke, residing three
miles west of tbe city, was struck
by lightning last Wednesday about
noon and badly injured. He was
hauling lumber, was caught in a
heavy rain, stopped under a small
blaekjack and was bolding bla
team, when llghtuing struok tbe
tree aud ran down him from his
shoulder to bis foot, ripping bis
clothing ail tbe way-down as if it
ha.1 been done with a knife, se
verely scorching aud blistering
him and knocking tbe vamp of his
shoe entirely qff. He was knocked
down and was unconscious about
au hour. Dr. J,f} % Duun was dis
patched for aud soou arrived and
restored him to consciousness, and
thinks be will recover. . I guess
Will didn’t know the tree was
loaded.
All the wltne
i stated the
shooting was accidental,but there is
an air of suspicion about the whole
HRS. WICKER DEAD.
Mrs. Lucy Wicker, aged 80 years,
died yesterday morning at 4 o’elook,
at tbe residence of her grandson,
Mr. W. E. mordant of this city,
•nd was carried to Georgetown,
Where she has resided more than
fifty years, for interment.
Mrs. Wicker has lived • long and
useful life, and leaves » host of
friends to mourn her loss. When
I was but a youth I boarded fifteen
months with Mrs. Wicker, and no
mother could be kinder to • eon
than she was to me, nor look more
olosel) to his interest and comfort
than she did to mine. She waa •
Consistent member of the Baptist
ahurob, was a Cbristian in every
aense of the word, and now rests
in Heaven, free from the toll and
sorrows of earth.
CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
The annual conference of the A.
M. E. church Is now In session - in
this city, and'the town is full of
handsome preaoheis and delegates*
Sunday whl be tbe big day, and
several thousand of the colored
brethren will be on hand, and great
preparations are betng made for
their entertainment.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Alice Davenport, of Darien,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Lowery, and added con
slderably to the success of the fes
tival last week.
Rev. B. W. Davis, of Friendship, 1
spent several days this week with
his Dawson friends. He has ac
cepted the pastorate of the Baptist
church In the magic .city of Cor
dele, and will move there about
Christmas.
Mrs. Minnie Taylor, of Amerious,
is visiting relatives in the olty, the
guest of her sister,. Mrs. J. G.
Parks.
Handsome Jack Martin made
several mashes during tbe festival
laat week. J. A. F.
A SERIOUS FALL
Mpeclal to Rkcobdm.
Washington, Deo. 6.—Senator
Gray resumed hie speech against
the force bill where it was broken
by yesterday’s adjournment. The
republican managers are getting
reckless over the big debate, and
yesterday they held a private meet
ing and dlsouesed tbe advisability
of bringing in a cloture rule to
shut off further tglk, but finally
it was deolded not to attempt such
procedure just now.
The silver men in the Senate are
beginning to show signs of distress,
and is probable they will give the
force bill managers some trouble
before tbe session grows much
older. i
The Ocala convention is attract
ing geueral attention among politi
cians, and ' It is freqly prophesied
that the Alliance people will put a
presidential ticket in the field in
’90. Iu case they do, and the elec
tion of a president Is thrown Into
the house, tbe democrats will have
a great advantage In tbe election of
an iucumbeut.
Tbe various candidates for speak
er are really active. Mr. Blount
announced his determination long oeen needed
stlok, and so Georgia will have two^ “ ’ " J ‘
candidates in the field. Tbe favor
ites aro Mills, Crisp, Bionnt and
Bynum. Representative Crane,
of Texas, said to-day that he had no
doubt about eleotion; that it was
oiearly him as the great champion
of Cleveland’s scheme of tariff re- 1
form on tbe floor of the House.
Mills will have a strong pull Le-
yongadoubt,
Explorer Stajley returned here
last night to an Immense! .audi
ence. The president and many no
tables were present. To-day he>
was introduced to tbe correspon
dents In the press aallery end made
a brief speech.
The work of legislation seems to,
lag. The Republican leaders in tbe
House do not exhibit their ushal
life and voloe.
Judge Stewart had a bill passed
to-day to pension Ben Roane,
Mexioan veteran of Falrburn, Ga.,
$t $12 per month.
Forty Democratic postmaster* of
the 4th degree were Knooked ont
to-day. The managers of the offices
at Delta and Green Cot, Ga, were
two of the victims.
The Clerk of the House has com
pleted roll of th* new house, 284
Democrats; 8 Allianeemen and 88
Republicans, with three districts
yot iu doubt.
Macon Telegraph.
Cordele, Dec. 4.—Your corres
pondent learned yesterday of a deal
wbleh will revolutionize the lutp-,
her business of Georgia. Georgia’
controls the world’s, supply of long
leaf yellow pine. Here i n southern
and southwestern Georgia the lum
ber' interest is immense. The
whole country penetrated by the
Georgia Southern, Savannah,
Amerious sod Montgomery,
Brunswiok and Western, East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroads is the great lumber re
gions of the State. The dally cut
of this region is millions of feet:
The whole country is one un
broken belt 'of pine timber, and
every line of railroad la thickly
studded with saw-mills. Hereto
fore the mill men of this seetion
have bad
ohrat difficulties
to contend with. The entire cat of
all these mills has been handled
and controlled by middle men, and
lumber concerns in the North and
Northwest. The mill men have
literally been at tbe mercy of (he
buyers Unprincipled concerns
have robbed them of thousands of
dollars. These difficulties have
driven many a man entirely outof
the milUbusIness, ami au organisa
tion pr co-operation of some sort
A CARD FROM
A Bad Accident to a Little Child Ye*.
t*rd*7.
The little girl of Mr. John Hunt
happened to a bad accident yester
day, which came near resulting se
riously.
Mr. Hunt is a stranger here, and
has only been In the city a - short
while on detective business. Yes
terday Mrs. Hunt found their little
girl lying on the ground in an unton
■oious condition, bleeding on the
head and through the mouth. Dr.
Westbrook was summoned.at once
and found tbe child suffering from
concussion of the brain. The wound
was . dressed, and soon the doctor
had tbe child resting easy.
It la not knowp how the aceident
happened, but thought that the
child fell, striking her bead against
a stone.
The Macon EvenlngNewscleaned
np all the papers Monday, publish
ing the President’s message in fall
that afternoon.
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Mr. Jno. Ed. Thomas Deellnlna to Make
the Race for Tex',OolJeotor.
To the Democracy of Sumter Co:
Since the death of tbe lamented
Major T. M. Furiow, one of Sum
tor’s grandest citizens, beloved by
all, I have heed continually Impor
tuned to run for the office of Col
lector of Taxes, in his stead. Hun
dreds of friends have Importuned
me, and assured me of their hearty
support and of my triumphant
election.
Only an honest and crateful
heart csn’appreoiate this unsought
but welcome devotion of bis fellow
eltlzons. I know I appreciate It in
the very highest .degree To be
loved, to be respected, to be trust
ed, by nfy fellow citizens, is the
highest honor I could ask. Wheth
er this should be evidenced by eleo-
Ion to office or not, my high ap
preciation remains the same.
But there is another question,
which by the rule of my life rises
above personal ambition. It Is
whether selfish motives should
stand in the path of the weak and
the sorrowed and the defenseless.
I fear my bsndldaoy might so re
sult In this oase. The widow of a
noble gentletnan, bla minor chil
dren, and manly sentiment, all
suggest to my reason tbat quite
probably my candidacy would re
sult to them unhappily and disas
trously. I therefore announcaibat
I will not bra candidate for col
lector of taxes. Jno. Ed Thomas.
The tax.books of this county will
be closed on the 20th instant.
From the card of Mr. Callaway, -- -
the collects, It wlll be seen tbat
owing to lack of time be will be un
able to visit any pUtcc of business,
and desires that every tax payer
call at the office.
Several weeks ago mauy of the
loading mill men oh the various
lines of road centering -here, met
and consulted together as to tbe
best meaue to adopt...
TO PRQTKCTj THEMSELVES
against sharks and ,unprincipled
buyers. The result,of their dullb*
eratione was a proposition to the
Oglethorpe Lumber Company, of
thie plaoe: to handle' their entire
pModaet *t • certain stipulated
price per thousand feet, submitting
the original contracts to the mills
and dividing the orders up pro rata
according to the capacity of the
mills. ,
A gentleman who enjoys tbe rep
utation of being one of tbe finest
business men of Southern Georgia
and who thoroughly understands
the arrangement, pronounces it the
SALVATION OF THE SAW-MILL MEN
of Georgia. It ooyers, he says,
every imaginable emergency, and
is a great Improvement over the
Georgia Saw-mill Association.
It Is understood that tbe new
conoern, which will be known as
th# Og|othorpe Lumber Company,,
will Immediately commenoe busi
ness by opening a main office in
Philadelphia, and branch offices, at
Cordele, Savannah and Bruns
wick. Mr. L. D. Hill of this place,
who as president, tins so success- .
folly opperated the Oglethorpe
Lumber Company for the past year,
will be president of the new con
cern, and will have - charge of the
’hlladelphla office. Mr. Au-
ustus Hedatorm will be vloe-presi-
ent, with an ofiloe at Cordele. Tbe
success ef these gentlemen in the
lumber business In the past is am
ple guarantee that tbo new move
ment will resale in complete suc
cess end free the lumber men of
Georgia from tbe shackles that
have so long bound them.
Balud Over > IOO.
The friends of Mr Castleberry,
who lost bis bouse and all In it by
fire last week, raised over $100 in »
short while and presented - it to
him. For this Mr. Castleberry ex
pressed great gratitude, and no
more virtuous an action was ever
done by t those who contributed.
The Davenport 1 Drug Company
have made * large purchase of W.
W. C., Woldrldge’s Wonderful
Cure, the greatest Blood Purifier
and family medicine now on the
market, for the purpose of supply- ’
Ing the trade throughout this sec
tion. Bend them your orders, ant)
save freights from distant points.
A Large Snake.
It la getting late for snake stories
bnt a countryman rep8rted the
killing of a large one near the city
last week. He says It was a rat
tler, the firat he baa ever seen near
his place. It was billed by a negro,
who came near being bitten before
discovering It, ..
The Democrats in i
both Senate and house, have
work laid out for them,
th? force bill there are many
appropriation bills, aiul a new ap-
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ty, It 1
alert,
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