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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. . ... .. . -I .. , 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- _ ’ ~ ' Ms All — ty, It 1 alert, ange yjMSNijMtfM - . •