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ELLAVILLE PUBUSHIBG CO.
GENUINE
ElliA, Da..
f&y We Should tie Thankful:
THANKFUL That wo live in a live
and growing city.
THANK Pill That we have pleasant
lnrtimrUL homes ami good church
and school privileges.
THANKFIH wc Lave been spared
inrtlmrUL from pestilence, cyclones
and earthquakes,
That while we have nob,
THANK InnlmrUL Fill K r0wn the suddenly rich, we
have means of put¬
ting a turkey on the table
THANKFUL That there are still some
square-dealing Americus like merchants
in
JOHN R. SHAW,
Who has made us further thankful by
selling us the best class of goods at
the lowest prices
THANKFUL
That his liberal dealin g has not bank¬
rupted him, and that ho is still
offering a magnificent line of
Jlf'iSi (roods,
Velvets of all Styles,
DRESS TRIMMINGS
-AND-
BUTTONS TO MATCH
:o:
At prices lower than ever, for he says lie
is determined to cut down his stock.
THANKFUL
Thftt at his store we can find a Largi
Stock of
CLOTHING.
Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
from which we cau select just what :
need, at prices to suit the state of our
finances, so that none need go
naked. Nor need wo go with
uncovered heads so long
as he is offering
Hats of all Styles,
STIFF AND FELT
At Prices that Cannot be Duplicate 1 in
Georgia !
SH OES
Enough to fill a first-class Shoe store. A
Large Lot of Ladies’ Fine Shoes just
received from Stribley ifc Co.
'Ve do not need nor care to inquire
Low he ean sell cheaper than other deal-
ers. It is enough for us to he
Thankful
•hat lie does it and that we get the bene-
*> us nil, in remembering
Wr numerous, blessings not forg.'t to lie
Thankful
TO
JOHN R. SHAW J
T1) e Live and Leading Merchant,
r ° r syth st„ americus. ga
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ELLAY1LLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, *
BELMONT DISTILLING CO.,
A. Hirsch. - Manager,
-A-^ERICTTS, QA.
If you wish to purchase any Liquors and
Wines, Pure and Old, at Lowest Figures, write
to me for prices Samples sent Free on appli¬
cation.
Sept-8 8m.
M. B. COUNCIL. & McGARRAH.
C0UBE1L t McGARRAH,
■Having formed a copartnership in the-
COTTON WAREHOUSE i
-AND—
COMMISSION BUSINESS.
Respectfully announce to the citizens of Marion nnd Schley that they can be
found at the old stand of S. 'McGarrnh,
COTTON AVL, AMERICUS, GA.
Where they will have full arrangements for keeping posted in all fluctuation
hi I changes in the cotton market, anil where they have every convenience for
handling, storing, sampling and showing cot'on Xo advantage.
They respectfully’ solicit consignments, and from loDg experieni* in the business
feel sure of obtaining the
HIGHEST IARKET PRICE,
Guaranteeing fair dealing and prompt re¬
mittances.
sept 8-3m COUNCIL & McGARRAH.
W. T. TOOLE,
WAREHOUSE
-and-
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
LAM4R ST., AMEHICtJS, G-A.,
Respectfully solicits from his friends and
public generally, a share of their patronage
Satisfaction guaranteed. Sep-8-2m
MURRAY 8s WILLIAMS f
ELLAVILLB, C,A,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Bagging, Ties, Salt Meat, Flour, Lard, Tobacco,
Chairs, Saws, Hammers, Chisels, Planes,
Squares and Notions.
-A FINE LOT OF-
HATS AND SHOES.
AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.
We solicit the patronage of all and guaran¬
P. H . Williams !
-DEALER IN-
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
fine liquors, tobscco and cigars
receiving large stock of guodn, and invites you to call and buy them.
- a goods, nnd lie guarantees to sell them at
^“doiiT . . i t * v v( . rv best «>f
if he believe sells at h.Y^ cost and this c y - j - Ctome tor
his business
good
fl®, m iat, Sw, usffo, Lari, Sk, liran 7
And other unadulterated article you want, and
any
< SMILE WITH ME 5
hard times, for I’ll leave you.a littla money. Same old Stand,
At
Cotton Avenue, ■ ■ - Americus, Ga,
SEWING WOMEN,
Bv psnnxA.
Her tapsrina flnirrs, thin and pale,
Grasping the stit.hos that she made;
Her i liceks tulil Hticlt n snlle.iug t ilo,
A» want and Imllgonco displayed.
Bhn was not old, but her thin face
Told of lurgri. f ami iaiming tear*;
Gone wa* tho native I, mal > rr« >o
That should not leave with passing ye era
Such sciinty wajel eho was paid,
hho could not lime one idlo hour;
To stop one main nt sore t:f raid
Of him who bail her in his power.
She thought upon her youthful days ;
She saw the green griom and the brook;
And dreamed eho lieind her mother's praise
And eau her father s loving look.
i Her sisters and her brothers t rove,
Aud then herlunbani, la 1 ! u! goal;
And then she saw her partner k grave,
Down In tho meadow by tho wood.
Her fingers stopped, the riodiiti : tears
In Unmanned, unnerved tills Sowing-Wdulaft
days, in night 1 ' ct thcso Mix yours,
Suoh sights us these are not uncommon.
You daughter of tho man of wi alth.
Wilt see tin working sister die ;
Contrnted. happy, blessed with health,
And all the comforts cash can buy.
Hunt up thcso sufferers, smooth their life,
’Twill make your henrt bifat faster, truer
’Twill make you better maid or wife,
And bo for ennui a cure.
A few less dollars in your gowrti
A. Bomo idea clamper lunches peudaht in your cars,
few iu the town,
\Vonld dry the fount of many tears.
And she who sits anil sews all night.
Would pray for hlsssinge on thv faceg
And sho who gives hath sneli delight
It is of heaven, a holy grace.
—on.—
The Stolen Heiress.
A TALE IIP HEW YORK IN 1835.
BY PROF. m. HENRY PECK,
AUTHOR OF
* Th r Qurru'r Scertt," “ The Tower of Oo’d’
* The Half-Treed,’' "Harold'* I/ate,”
* The Bride of Barcelona” Sic.
CHAPTER XV.
at the gate of old anchors.
Of late Dame Grippard had discovered
that her tenant at Old Anchors was very
severely pressed and to obtain money proceeding to meet
his liabilities, during the
day she had conceived the suspicion thnt
he intended lo run away from his creditors,
despite the good name and high characer as
a merchant nnd gentleman he had always
maintained in the city. She had, therefore,
taken precaution to effect liis arrest should
he attempt to flee without first paying her
every cent he owed her.
He owed her a very large sum. Not only
were six months rent due, but also that
amount of which we have hoard her so¬
liloquize in her cottage. His plausible, and
indeed honest, representations to her of the
availability of a certain speculative scheme
in which he hail unbounded faith had led
her to lend him, or rather to invest with
him, fifty thousand dollars.
A clerk of her tenant, discharged a few
days before, had made known to her, the
preceding day, Ihe desperate stale of Mr.
Bratton’s affairs, and she had made quick
She was greatly startled on finding the
main gate of tho premises closed at so late
an Bratton hour, had and escaped nt once from imagined the vigilance that Mr. she
had hired to keep watch upon him.
“Pettis,” she whispered to ihe man whom
she had beckoned to her, “why is that gate
closed? It is nine o’clock, and he has nevei
failed, 1 think, to have all the gates wide
open by sunrise.”
“That was when the business here was
great and good,” replied I’ettis. “But
business has been very slack here for some
weeks, Damo Grippard, Still, I do nol
know why this gale is closed. ’’
“You don’t, heh? Well, you ought to
know, you fool!'' snapped the dnme, an¬
grily, but in a low tone. “I paid you to
keep your eyes open on him all last night.
I shouldn't wonder a bit if he's run away.
What do all these people want here?”
“Someare mere do-nothings, damo. Mere
loafers. Some are out of I-” work, and hop¬
ing to find some here.
“You are a fool, I’ettis, I am sure! Did
you keep keen watch hereabout, after I saw
you yesterday morning?”
“In truth I did, dime. I kept him in my
sight nearly every minute after I came here,
as you commanded, All the afternoon, and
all night, dame. Not long before sunset
the Captain of- the Spanish brig, Salboa,
and a young man, his lieutenant or first
mate, I think, came hore, went into the
counting-room, noon eauie out with Mr.
Bratton, went with him to the pier where
the brig lies, and then Mr. Bratton re¬
turned to Old Anchors alone. Iheardnoth-
ing of what may have passed between him
and the Captain. At ono time I suspected
he was about to go on board the brig. If
he had I should have arrested him, as you
told me to do, dame.
“You would have done exactly right,
Pettis.”
“I saw Mr. Bratton close nnd bar nnd
look this gate—none of the other gates has
been open for a week or more—trade has
been so dull. I then peeped through a
crack in the gate, and saw him go into his
, office—just could see him then, for it was
getting quite dark. I heard him shut his
office door, too.”
“He never was a late riser, Pettis, And
I some of his family should certainly have
been stirri' g long ago. dame."
“His whole family is in Harlem, here,
“WJiat! When did they leave
Pettis?” sent
“About noun yesterday, dame. He
them away—servants and all—about noon.
His wife Owns a house in Harlem, and I
heard it said by some one that ho and they
were to live in Harlem for a time—till his
affairs could be settled.”
“And the men he had employed here,
«He discharged all yesterday afternoon.
indeed, he has employed but lour hands of
^he villain was plotting to runaway. I
Pettis—as I told yon yesterday bus-
peeled!" whispered Dame Grippard, her
i with fury and vexation. “Har-
eyes flashing
lem indeed! He has run away, the seoun-
i drel! But I’ll find him if he is this side of
! the Atlantic! I ll have my grip on his neck
j yet, I’ettis! Ami. rascal, I let paid him you slip to
watch him, and you have
through vour fingers as if he were au eel.
Oh, no doubt he greased your rascally find
fingers well to let him slip! But I’ll
out all about that, mind you, Billy I’ettis.
j had you made constable, and I can have
you my debtor in jail. Get out of my way,
you idiot! I am going to have that gate be
open mighty quick, and see w hat is to
seen in the place Outofmyway! No, 1
don't want youv hand! You are a mean,
deceitful dog, Billv Pettis!
The dame rattled all the above at Pettis
with wonderful volubility, her voice sub-
dttod indeed, and desire but quivering l’pttis with restrained bead
wrath to rtp oh the
ll htlhdrcd limbs nt least, with the long and
Sharp-pointed iu public, I’attiN, staff she humbly, always list carried in hand¬ when
ful ho owed he- money which he could not
I ay—-stood aside. Tho dame sprang nimbly
to ibe ground from tho chaise—so lightly
Indeed that of the loiterers ( tho
one near
gale “Faith, whispered to a comrade. tho lape of the
and did ye moind
oil'd black comorant, Dennis! It’s iigtite*
nor a bird who won. It’s gossamer in the
air the day she is!”
“Damo Gripfard,” whispered Pettis, as
soon as her feet wero on tho ground, “be is
ou Ihe place; I know ho is.”
“An 1 how otn yon proto that, I’ettis?”
asked the dame, instantly resuming her
ilnde, i uslomary appearance of extreme displayed deorep-
and regretting that she had
so much strength and ability to those near.
“Why do you (niak so, Pettis?”
“Bcflinso 1 kept sharp Watch near this
gate nil night, dame. He lighted rt candle
or lamp in his offiofi—about six o’clock, I
think, it was. He temainSd there till nine
o'clock. Then he went above to his bed¬
room. I was then a-top of yonder old boat,
and so able to Bee tho light as it went
above, post wintow after Window. At last
the tight stood quiet in his bedroom. I
con dn't then see him, but the light shone
through the window curtains all night —dll
,n.ih‘. ditine. Sometimes, before midnight,
I saw b s sli tiloW Ou the curtains. After
midnight I left did not see his shadow. Re
m ist have his light burning when he
went to bed. He may have sat up very late,
writing, you know, and be sound asleep
now, dame.”
“ Yes, I’ettis, and he may have left the light
burning to trick any one “on the watch! H#
may have heard that I meau to arrest hinr
upon charge of fraud to-dny, if ho does not
pay me down every oent he owes me. Ras¬
cal. 1 am sure he has run away. T told you
to put a man at every gate to watch all
night. You know 1 did!”
“But you would give me no money to pay
for buch watching, dame, and I could find
no o e to s ive you without being first paid
what you promised."
“You owo me a hundred dollars, and
seven mouths’ accrued interest on the
Rime, Bettis. Yon should have paid'watch-
ers younolf, and I should ihen have de¬
ducted the sum from your debt. When
wore you a 1 night?"
“Here, near this gate, dame; or on top of
yonder yawl. Oh, I have not the least
tloubt l liat he is now lu his bod, fast
asleep." credulous Pettis—and
“■You are a ass,
I was another when I put the least faith in
your common sense. Go to work anil have
the gate snubbed open nt once. Get some
of these loafers to help yotl. But don’t
promise too large pay, Pettis. A sixpence
each will over pay them.”
l’o.tis has eued to make a bargain with
some of tho loiteiers. Dame with Grippard,
leaning upon her long staff, a well as¬
sumed air of great feebleness, watched the
moviments of the men eagerly and im¬
patiently as they began to assail tho gate
with all the combined strength of their
weight and shoulders.
The pate was a strong one, with wings of
solid and very thick oak, barred and locked
on the inner side. Its top, like that of the
entire range of t nces and other gates of
i lid Anchors, bristled with sharp and long
iron spikes. It could not be scaled with¬
out griut peril of serious injury to th«
scaler. Pettis soon perceived with that their the men
could barely shake the gate com¬
bined rushes against cried. it. “ Scale the fence
“Come!” he
ionic where! The keys of the locks may ba
in place. Tho bars can be easily removed
by on' < the other side. Scale the
any one
fence somowhere, men!”
“Do that yourself," growled flesh the men, deal
sull nly. “Our olollies nnd are as
to us as to man."
Oi o called out, angrily: Pettis, Mr. Brat¬
“For all we know, Billy handful of shot,
ton may let drive a or a
bullet, nt the first man he sees trying to
sca’e Lis fence. He's got a pair of blood¬
hounds, too, that would soon tear a fellow
to pieces, if he said the word.”
“There are no dogs on the premises,"
said Pettis emphatically. “He sent his dogs
to Harlem yesterday, with his family." just
“That is true,” said a man who had
come up from the river edge, and whose
name was Jansen. “I was tho lust man
dischiug d by Mr. Bratton yesterday after¬
noon. Jle told me he intended to surren¬
der possession of Old Anchors to Dame
Grippard )o-day. I was to meet him here
this morning, before ten, to aid his ser-
vanti to pack and get down furniture from
above, wh ch is to be hauled to his house
in Harlem. He doubtless worked at hit
papers very late, and has oyer-slept him¬
self.”
“His family and his dogs may be in
Harlem," responded the dame, snappishly,
“and be may be many a mile from here
now. Go get something to smash down
the gnte, Pettis. You are an officer of the
law, aud you have in hand the proper war¬
rant lo take possession of the premises in
my name. I want to learn the worst ns
as Haste!"
“raff!" exclaimed Jansen, who was an
honest and bluff-spoken Swede. “Mr.
Bratton would no more run from a debt
than he would ran from his shadow, Dame
Giippard. I am sorry you speak so of him.
He is a good aud honest gentleman, if ever
1 served one, Dame Grippard, and I’ve
served many good man in my day. ’’
a
“ Yes, yon may have served fSatan, for all
I know,” snarled the dame. “But perhaps
jou can tell us how to open this gate
speodily.”
“For the sake of his good name, whioh
yon are abusing, oblige Dame Grippard, you,” said and Jansen, not
in Ihe least to
stoutly, “I will hasten to open the gate. I
know where the keys are put on the other
side. Wait a bit.”
"Jansen hastened to place a spar against
tho gate. He then climbed the spar with
great swiftness lo the top of ihe fence at
the oilier side, and, avoiding contact with
the spikes, was soon within the yard, and
at work to open the gate from that side.
Dame Grippard had glared suppressed the
rage nt Jansen whim te was uttering
above speech, but she said nothing in re¬
ply, fearing lest he might say much more,
even more disagreeable to hundred her ears. at
She mentally hurled a curses
him, till his active figuro vanished over the
fence. Then, for tho first time since her
leap from the chaise, she turned her atten-
li:n toward Verneena.
The slight squint of her right eye sud¬
denly became decidedly marked and mali¬
cious, nnd her eyes opened very wide with
mingled rage nnd amazement, when she
perceived that a very handsome ami manly-
featured young man, mounted on a fine and
spirited horse, and in the undress uniform
of n Li ntenant of the United States navy,
bail ilcd himfielf at the side of the chaise
wh lo her attention was upon the gate, and
that he was now iu a most unimated though
low-toned conversation with Verneena.
rHAPTl.’R xvr
vbbxeena ani> her do vek -
Before saying more of the dame’s ao-
tions we will speak of the conversation that
had passed between Verneena and her
lover -for such the young horseman was -
while Dome Grippard’s attention was else-
where.
The eyes of the handsome and youthful other’s
pa r were so admiringly upon each
faces, a d their minds so absorbed by what
they were saying, that neither had yet de-
tected the wrathful and wondaring store of
the dam# as she glared repressed fury at
them. for
Edward had bean on the lootcout the
arrival of Yomeenil in the vicinity of Old
Anchors for some time before the chaise
B>ade it, and its had appearance. obtained As from soon Verneena as ho saw a j !
;coret signal chocked of fter recognition his horse into of his proB- slow ]
enoe, he a
walk, and waited for a olianco to gain
speech with her without tho knowledge of ;
Dame Grippard. '
Tho leap and withdrawal of the dame
from the chaise gave Edward the oppo- 1
k Sica, i&s
(he special notice of those near tho gate.
Vcrneeuo’s attention had, of course, I
been keenly toward him, and she hoard (be
souud of his horse's hoofs before he halted
i!Srtr» i,^xrix“:r witli 8
rein. Her cheeks were crimson
mingled delight and alarm, for she did not !
wish him to speak aloud immediately.
“Hist, love! Not n word aloml yet. Tho
old oormorant must not yet discover that
wo are even acquaintances. She would put
sp.es on our movements nt once, and
doubtless baffle the plan of which 1 hinted
to you in my last letter. Vfaitk
lie was about to ride apart frotn the
chaise, and to bring himself into the notice
of all, wbteu Vernoena reached from the
vehicle and grasped his love." trtoev©, whispering.*
“Hear me a moment, I
He was at her side again instantly, and
elm continued, softly and with her face
crimsoned again with blushes of love:
“She has consented to our marriage-*
“Oh!” gasped Edward, amazed.
Yes, nnd I have discovered that she is
not my grandmother.” love! First, how did
“You amaze me.
she discover that we are lovorsi”
“Store of that hereafter, Edward. She
knows it would he vairf for her to oppose
me openly. She intends treachery. Sho
knows well that I am determined to marry
you, piovided we win your father’s oon-
sent, and without that, love, you know I
can never consent to be your wife, much
as I lovo you."
“Oh. I know very well all yon would say
concerning my father a consent darling,
ana we will say more about that when we
have a more private interview, but to win
that desired boon, darling, you must act
ns I have planned for you. Jfou muat flee
from Dame Grippard’s reach and from her
knowledge, ami—but more of this at a
hetter time. 1 shall certainly mnke a bet-
ler time within an hour. I have important
business witfi Mr. Bratton to see to first
Wben that is done I shall soon, with his
aid, gain a long private talk with you. But
how did yon discover that you are not the
u!d buzzard's granddaughter?” Edward.
“Tho tide is too long to tell now
I am going to introduce you to her as my
betrothed before the morning is over.
“Do not, I pray you, Verneena. I pnt
no faith in h r consent to our marriage,
lie cautious a-little while longer, love,”
whispered Edward, earnestly.
“Nor do 1 put any faith in her words,
EdwarcL But sho will have her spies upon
f ,0 «» day. Sho has brought mo
, neve to-any for a secret and evil purpose.
1 hope io have time to toll all about it to you
before the morning is • igaaa over. n n t after to-
day, love, let us meet no more in secret.
'She would not hesitate to whisper slander toothers
about our meetings, and to my
El&’ttTftJWttWS kindred,
suspect sho is not of my and that
if I detect the least evil intention on her
part toward mo I shall that instant quit her
cottage forever, snd reveal matters which
tho world little suspects of her. .She begged
me to remain ns we are a few weeks longer
-fill I and you are wedded, sho saul
aW.rttCM wished
would her roof. I to
have, you know, a conversation with you
beforo ngieeing to risk myself in her oot-
l,vTh lage ano hor night.” Toviv Wkftt ,l0
0 k rie 0 ! y °" n “ C ' ,n
atn ”
“Wait till we have a better opportunity
to gay great deal. ”
a
“The old wretch!” said Edward, after a
glance toward the dame, “bus all her alien-
» on upon tho gate nnd ihe man to whom
eho is talking.
(to nn coNTimiF.D.)
Ninety-Nine-Year-Old Twins.
am'nfvinghi n- Ba ! ]y 1 «Xthe Mth o7 tost May Tii
good health and vivacity
West Dedham, Mass. Formally they
are known as Mrs Cole and Mrs. Everett,
but in their capacity of twins they are
affectionately called Sally and Hepzibah
Colburn. Their father, Isaac Colburn,
k* wa m -a*- jf hi, J vu ly
ri
v, v Jri ^>Zr.
SAU.Y. Hi i-ziiiAii.
was a yoemnn of the New England farmhouse type,
living in the vine-dad in
West Dedham, whew the twins were
born May 28, 17D7. IL-pzibah heavier than was
from the starts a little
itally, but the resemblance was so per-
feet that acquaintances could only dis-
tinguish them by a mark married on Ilepzi- in
ball’s upper lip. She was
1818 to Nathan Everett, and as he had
been wounded in the war of 1812 he
drewu pension during life, which his
widow now re eives. Sal y about the
same time married Noah Cole, and so he
twins were separated : but they regretted
this so much that both husbands soon
located in West Dedham, where the resided. girls
were born and have ever since
The coles had no children; the Everetts
had one daughter, with whom the twins
now reside. Their parents had nine girls
and three boys, of which family five girls
still live; Mrs. Nabbv Smith, of Dedham,
aged 00; Mrs. Abiatha Richards, of Ded-
ham, aged 80; a Mrs. Lincoln, of Phila-
delphia, and the twins. All are in ex-
eeltent health aud fairly active, which
they attribute to the plain fare and open-
air work of their early days. Their reeol-
leotions , ,. of early days are ot no historical , . ,
value,relating chiefly to their work on the
farm, attendance at the country church,
v,,e old mil.! m musters, &nd the hto.
But it is of interest to contem la a
M X Pl me^ dtrWhen the"
rode the farm horses afield and did other
rural work. -1 %c <yo l nlmur.
Pounding Ilfs Dog.
“Say, Jones, l saw a fellow pounding
your dog just now.”’ Well, tell
“Pounding my dog! pound him.”
who it was and I’ll
“There he goes now.”
“Why, that’s a policeman.” policenio.il who pound
“Well, he’s the
ed your dog, and it will cost you two
dollar, to get your dog out of the pound
again.” -ZAmstPA Hre>t«.
VOL. Ill NO. 12.
SOUTHERN BHIEFLETS.
It BAD ABLE ITEMS CAHMFVLLT
HE VISED POK HUSr PEOPLE.
___
fmiirovemeuts nml New (tallroads Prijsst-
ert—Kelljrloii*. siwlsl. and Tempernnee
Iihiila Fire*. Ilenltm, Mnrrlawe* * 0 .
defeat o'f ex-Uov. Joe Brown, now of
United .States Senator, as a member
««• »■*—
Atlanta, On., is pushing new enter-
prises. The latest more is the establish-
mcnt of ,., lr wofkg nn( .j t i, c building of a
»«*«** *»»
Hamburg, S. C., will raise the liquor
license from $75 to $200. Such a license
will evidently close up all the small bare,
an d the probability is that only one will
remain. ‘
The county . . of . Fulton _ .,
commissioners
county met at Atlanta, Ga., and fixed a
wholesale license fee at $1,000, but it is
claimed they have no authority for their
notion. The municipal authorities of At-
lanta threaten to contest the matter.
Burglars made big , haul . at . Greenville. -
a
Ga., J. T. 'William's safe was opened the and
$1,400 taken therefrom. All money
except $150 belonged to T. A. Andrew*
w ho had placed it in Mr. Williams's safe
the evening before.
rIil l lie garner . Ada . , sank , m . the ., Flint *
river, . off the Bninbrldge landing, Al-
bany, Ga. Last week she ran into some
barges and stove a hole in her hull, but
the damage was temporarily repaired and
the , ril) *,. , na(le to n, lin b r idge, arriving at
winch ... pon, snesann. k
Tho twenty-live new engines . that have
been ordered for tlie Kansas City, Mem-
phis & Birmingham, to be used between
Memphis, * Tenn., and Birmingham, Ala.,
expected 1 to arrive daily. At
. , the e . b u*>ness of ^t the wuw? road i* is
a little cramped for lack of carrying f
cilities.
Miss Ludie Nix, a handsome young
lady, twenty 'committed years of nge, of Birming-
. , * A 1„ la > committed suicide smuuc bv oy taking rm ug
chloroform. She was employed as tash-
ler in Newman s dry goods store, she went and
when she went home to supper
immediately to her room, where she was
found an hour later. She was dead,with
u handkerchief saturated with chloroform
preg8ed 1 to h ,. r nostrils,
Contracts were awarded by the Athens,
Twin., Mining and Manufacturing Corn-
pany for the erection of water works at
Athens, Tenn., nnd also for the building
0 f a 5,000-spindle cotton mill and a $40,-
0 00 hotel, a $100,000 furniture factory
d other in(luHtril s . Work has already
. begun Five hundred , , ., * hands i, are now at
work building a railroad from Athena to
the Jellico iron ore fields.
The twenty-second annual session of
the North 5 eorgiu Conference, of the
M«lhodi«tE I ,l»,. 0 |. 1 ,l church *-*,«.
Marietta, Ga., m iln iminty u urt
house. Bishop If. N. McTycire, reading E.L. Cor., l). r
opened the exercises with and 1 After
ix chapter, singing prayer.
the roll was called,Rev. J. il. Baxter was
unanimously chosen secretary. He chose
9g his assistants Uevs. II. L. Crumley, T.
»• »• H. mm, ir »• rw»“*
H. ». Bradley.
Colonel W. M. Lowry, one of the
foremost men in Atlanta, Ga., is dead nt
„ „ o{ nt After the death of his
first wife he married Mrs. E. A. Gordon.
' bis marriage took place on the 27tU of
February, 1881. In religion he was a
member of the Presbyterian Church,
For thirty or forty years he was an elder
j n the church, holding the position in
,jje pj rg t Presbyterian Church of At¬
lanta at the time of his death. Col.
^^wife. tho father of, nine children
’
-Tames H. Johnson,of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church in Camden,.
S. C., has patented a cotton cl ‘OI«per.
Ilia chopper is pulled along the rows and
bars off the two rows, while two revolv¬
ing choppers come behind and chow out
the cotton, leaving any desired stand. It
can bo regulated to any width of row s or
any desired stand. The chopper will be
simple, and will be hard for an ignorant
farmer to get it*out of order, as it is made
of few pieces and can be made very sub¬
stantial.
Col. Johnson, general manager of the
Three C’s Road, is in Augusta, Ga., for
the purpose of completing the consolida¬
tion of the Georgia and Carolina Mid-
land Rond with the Three C’s- They
***“ hl consultation with President
Mitchell and Attorney Gary, of the Geor-
gj a & Carolina Midland, and the consoli-
elation will probably be closed. The cn-
tire line extends to Ashland, Ky., a dig¬
tance of 600 miles. The line Edgefield to Augusta
is only from Newberry via to
'Augusta. The entire road will be rushed
to completion.
The ,, ir „ est tire in Montgomery’s Ala.,
history broke out on the west side of Com-
mcrce stre( . t recently. Greil Brothers*
^ wh , lleg;il( , „ I0cerg> [ oss 0 n store and
gto J k . g $130 000) insure d for $55,000;
Hobb j c & Teague, ? wholesale grocers,
about . . $00,000,
stock and stole, loss
largely covered by insurance: W arren &
Co., wholesale grocers, loss on stock
$00,000, insurance about one-half, and a
consfderable amount saved. A building
on Bibb street whs destroyed, involving
a loss of $80,000 or $40,000, being
Tatum’s sodawstcr factory and stables,
leather and fur depot. The total loss is
over $250,000. _ _______
frekzing to death.
A widespread ' coal famine has pre-
., d thro ugh the entire western part of
Railroad companies have been
‘ hundreds of carloads of coal
» from Colorado to eastern points, f in
i once - n awhile can t . he )e .
du«d he d«p off a * | wsjrn
° g d , 0(>k w lut th .
tp d . recentl y another mob of Mt tlere
at night took in charge another train
and filled their wagons. They left their
names and the money “train for what they
took nnd told the hands that the
railroad company could arrest them if it
wanted to. Some of the farmers live
fifty and seventy-five miles from the rail- -
mad and great suffering has resulted
f rom t } lt , i„ ( . k 0 f fuel. Settlers complain
th t they arc at the mercy of a monopoly
that they cannot get enough fuel to
i --■» families warm.