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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1889)
Scliley Cony News. —PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK AT— ELLAVILLE, GEORGIA. There is a largely increased emigra tion from northern Europe to this coun trv. Tho Vaudcibilt system of railroads has stopped running freight trains ou Sunday. The Atlanta Constitution issues this warning: “Ice water is a deceitful irink. We advise all good people to lot it ».Uea.’’__ The success of tho Fronch Universal Exposition has led some of the Paris papers to speak af reopening it naxt Tea r. This Bummer will see the manoeuvring of the war fleets and armies of Europe on a scale that has never bo«n. equalled in time of peace. The poor quality of the horses supplied to the United States cavalry, and the difficulty of obtaining better ones, are Itanding grievances with the officers of that branch of the service. The police of Berlin are taking meas ures to prevent the spread of cerebro spinal meningitis, which has becoma quite common there, and is now under stood to be an infectious disease. The five articles that General Grant contributed to the 'tforth American lie view while it was .under the charge of the late Allen Thorndike Rice, were paid for at the rate of fifty c#nts a word. “The Priuce of Wales would make a better Viceroy of Ireland,” thinks the Washington Star , “(han any of the men who have filled Dublin Castle for 20 years. The Prince may not be a pro found statesman, but he has i tact and it would go hard if he did not win the hearts of tho Irish people. If Salisbury makes this move it will be the cleverest step he has yet taken.” The Canadian navy is fitting out again for active service against American fishing schooners, but there is a not able lack of that noise and vainglorious boasting, is the comment of the New York Graphic, ■which has attended simi lar preparations in previous years. It is suspected therefore that they are seri ously doubting whether it is going to be profitable in the long run—this pol icy of “harassing the Yankees.” The Cleveland Leader gives this sage advice: It is high time for the youth of this country to stop and consider how to make a living. The world owes ev •rybody a living in a certain sense, but ft man will not live long if he sits down i$pd waits for the ravens to feed him. '$ur young men should first get a com »on school education and then learn *ome good trade, and in that manner te themselves for going through life. ’They canuot all be clerks and bookkeep ers. The fate of Mind-reader Bishop illus trates, observes tbs San Francisco Chronicle , the danger of cultivating eer tain facul'iies when the physical stamina is not strong enough to stand the strain. Bishop tried to counteract the effect of his exhausting work by taking mor phine and chloral, but these poisons simply aggravated tho disturbance of his nervous system and led to attacks of insanity. The necessity of rest and wholesome living needs to bo enforced upon people who make heavy drafts upon their nervous force, and nothing could point this moral more strongly than the death of this rarely gifted man in his prime. The Chinese are queer people in many ways. The North China News says that an English gentleman was recently rid ing on horseback near Pekin, when he saw an excited crowd. Drawing near he discovered a circle of people quietly Watcliiug a man desperately attempting $o commit suicide by dashing his head ^gainst a wall. He dismounted, re •trained the man, harangued the by standers, and learned that this w..i a •oolie, who claimed that his payment for a certain porter’s job was short by Sen cash—less than a penny—and as tho employer refused to pay more he was proceeding to take revenge by killing himself on the spot, knowing that by so doing ho would get the other into con siderable trouble. SCHLEY COUNTY NEW'S. « To maintain the various base ball clubs throughout this country and Can ada it is estimated that the sum of $3, 000,000 is invested. This *s paid out for grounds, uniforms, field parapher nalia, salaries, traveling expenses and sundries. Congressman Archie Bliss of Brook lyn recently remarked: “It costs money to be a member of the house. I have been a congressman fifteen years and have spent $10,000 a year outside of my salary. It has cost me $150,000, therefore, to represent my constitu ents.” Tho English locomotive Dreadnaught, that lias lately been on trial for several weeks on the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been pronounced a failure for Amer ican roads. It proved to be too slow in getting started, was unable to haul a heavy train and get arouud curves with great difficulty. _ The Tall Mall Gazette is inclined to doubt the utility of tho journey mado by Slanley through the heart of Africa. It claims that the pathway hewn by him was at once utilized by the slave traders to the detriment and destruction of tho inhabitants, and that Stanley had far tetter have stayed at home. The morphine habit has became so prevalent in Berlin that it has become necessary for the German Government to adopt preventive measures, It is said that women are particularly addict ed to the use of the drug and that it is no uncommon sight to sec one of them produce a syring in public and tak* a hypodermic injection. People often wonder at the remarka ble increase in the population of Chi cago. But a St. Louis man tells how it is done. “In the first place,” he says, “they count in the population of all tho suburban towns which are not a part of the city at all. And then when these suburban towns become a part of the city they add their population to the aggregate population previously claimed so that a large number of people are counted twice.” As a St. Louis man makes this charge it is only fair to ac cept it with considerable reserve. It is not likely that civilization loses anything by the extinction of the buffalo, states the Boston Cultivator. All t lat is good in the animal for civilized man is found in crossing it with domestic cattle. Its meat is better than that of tho buffalo and its carcass is larger. The robe of a cross-bred buffalo is more val uable than that of the wild animal, be cause its fur is distributed evenly, in stead of being bunched in a heap at the mane. As the hide of a cross-bred buffalo is worth $75, it is well worthy of being bred for that alone. “It is a peculiar fact,” states tho 8t. Louis Star-Sayings , “that men will P a y larger fees to their lawyers without grumbling than they will to their physi cians. Thc reason for this is hard to discover, but the best solution appears to be the inference that men care more for their property than they do for their general health, or even for their lives. Lawyers’ fees have been known to reach as high as $50,000, and their clients not be wealthy, either; while it is sel dom that a physician makes such o strike, unless he be called in to attend CD Vanderbilt or an Astor.” Among the most wonderful things in this country now are the great irrigating companies which are reclaiming vast tracts of sand and desert in California, Arizona and other Western States. When the initial work of ditching and building has been done there is littlo further expense. Some of the irrigating companies with large capital buy the desert laud before they begin operations, but most of them charge a yearly rental for water, and have hundreds of tenants scattered over a wide area. The water is obtain ed from rivers and dams, built co ^ ec ^ the tain, and is distributed over h'Hs and valleys. In many parts California luxurious vegetation will s P r i D o U P i 11 three weeks after the water Begins, and there aro now whole valleys with beautiful trees and green fields where ten years ago was a desert Appropriate. Mrs. Nuborder—That’s a very pretty motto you arc working, Mrs. Browno Haash! “Learn to say No.” Is it for your son? Mrs. Browne-Ilaash—No; it’s for the dining-room! SOUTHERN NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VA RIOUS POINTS IN THE SOUTH. A CCKDXNSHD ACCOUNT OF WHAT IS »*INa QM OF mPOBTANCB U TAJI SOUTOKAN –TAJZHB. Madison, Ga., i« thinking »erinus!y of putting in an electric plant, and have the city lighted by electricity. Phillips’ Legion Georgia volunteers, Marietta, will hold its annual reunion, at U*., first Wednesday (Ttb) in August. The anuual reunion of the Third Geor gia regiment, infantry, will be held at Fort Valley, Ga., on July 81st and Au gust 1st. * I Mayo’s toll bridge, that spans J^me® river, day at Ware Richmond, Va., and was associates, sold Tues- of Boston, to B. Gay for $19,000. A large steamer “Que** of St. Johns,” was burned at her wharf near Wilmington, N. O., Wednesday night The vessel was principally used for excursions. Frank Smith, of Smith Station, Ga., was struck by lightning Tuesday while standing in his store door and instantly killed, He leaves a wffe and several children. The weather has been excessively warm at Staunton, Va., for threS days. Mon day the mercury stood at 90 degrees, Tuesday at 92 degrees and Wednesday 98 degrees in the shade. McDow who shot Dawson in Charles ton, S. C • and wa* lately acquitted, has renewed his attentions to the Swiss maid who was the cause of the shooting; and Mrs. Dawson has appealed to the police for protection. A alight earthquake shock was felt at Charleston, S. C., at 9:47 Thursday night. The duration of the shock Waa ■ixmt three seconds; movement north to south, and motion vibratory, aocompa niad by' a slight noise. The veterans of the Forty-second and Thirty-fifth Georgia regimeuts wiU hold their annual reunion at LawrenfceviUe, Ga>, Special, on the 22d and 2Sd of this raomlu rates have been offered by the rhilroada to all w ho wish to attend. From Macon, Ga.: Mr. E. H. Strickr land, the press operator in the Western Union telegraph office in this city, has been appointed agent at Mscon of the Covington and MnCon railroad. .Mr, Strickland is an affable and intelligent gentleman, and will render good service. From Nashville, Ga.: We are in n severe wet, over twelve inches of rainfall ( in the last thirty days. Our river and 'creek swamps are inundated, and our uplands turning washed into the streams. Cot ton is yellow and droppiag its forms. Corn is firing up, some of it to the ear. J. F. Noros, of Fort Payne, Ala., re cently traveling salesman for Dornten <$! Co., music dealers of Nashville, was found dead in his bed in his room at the Palace hotel, Savannah, Ga., Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. It is believed that the mah suicided, as he made an attempt a few weeks ago to kill himself. At the ore mines, about three miles from LaFayette, Ga., there has been or ganized has a Knights of Labor club, which caused some little excitement. Those who were the leading spirits in it threat sned to drive Ml the hands who would not join, from the place. Whereupon the contractors discharged those making the threats. The planing mill and sash and blind factory of Parley – Wigging, at Wil mington, N. C., were destroyed by firq Wednesday morning. Two saw mills were saved. The loss is from $10,000 to $15,000, partly covered by insurance. The schooner Vroman, lying at the wharf loading with lumber, was burned. The total loss is about $30,000. The great prize fight between the noted pugilists, John L. Sullivan: of Boston, and Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore, for $10,000 a side and the championship of the world, took place at Richburg, Miss., on Monday. Sullivan won in the 75th round. The affair attracted wide spread attention, and vast sums of money zhsnged hands on the result of the fight. W. S. Ramsey, a negro preacher, was convicted in the city court of Columbus, Ga., on Tuesday, for assaulting Deacon Abner Webb. RamsSy was fined one hundred dollars and costs. A few old members of the Ramsey flock took up a collection, paid tho fine and left the court house in triumph with their pastor. The trial created intense excitement among the negroes. From Fort Valley, Ga: Everything here in the shape of humans, horses, mules and oxen are taxed to their utmost capacity in trying to ship the enormous peach crop. For the past few days all hands and stock have been working sev enteeu hours a day and these hours must be adhered to for at least two weeks longer or else thousands of bushels of peaches will go to waste. Mrs. John Tyler, wife of ex-President Tyler, died at the Exchange hotel, Rich mond, Va., on Wednesday evening, from a congestive chill. Mrs. Tyler leaves four children—Lyon G. Tyler, president of William and Mary college, Virginia; Gardiner G. Tyler, who lives in Charles City county, Virginia; Dr. Lacklan Ty ler, of Washington city, and Mrs. Wil liam Ellis, of Montgomery county. Thursday A Charleston, W. Va.. special says: of evening, Frank Phillips, one tho Hattield-McCoy gang, for whom there is a large reward offered, ling was at Grundy, Va., and yicinity, hand a Winchester rifle and a revolver, with the remarks that he would “do” tho people. He was unmolested, and during his wild career he struck William Reiser, an attorney, on the head with a revolver, dangerously A summary of one hundred and thirty five replies to inquiries sent out by the Augusta, Ga.,exchange through seventeen indi counties in Georgia and Carolina, cate the cotton erop to be from five te twenty days late. Early planting is as good as last season, but late planting is siuali well, while and grassy. the The is former beginning. is fruiting latter only The weather for June was generally fa vorable. The conditions are regarded as good for the month. Frank, the eighteen-months-old son ol Mr. died P. in ET. Walsh, of from Florence, distress- S. C., Wilmington a most ing case of hydrophobia. bitten Forty days face ago the little boy was in the by a strange cat, which had come into the house and jumped heal on nicely, him. The and wounds seemed to up nothing more was thought of the affair un til about ten days ago when he became strangely affected, showing a dislike to water, and acting in a peculiar it hydropho- manner. The physicians pronounced bia. * FATAL SHOOTING, THE Marshall of ANNISTON puts a* END TO a MAN named pjclham. instantly • W,"* i killed P a 0li w'S William 4Ui T,i Pelham shotand about noon Tuesday at the coiner of lentil and Nobie streets, Anniston. Ala and Stallings had a difficulty Saturday. Pelham res.sted arrest, and was struck several blows by the officer. Stallings was arraigned before the mayor. Pelham fulled to appear against him. Pelham, with a double derringer wrapped up in a newspaper, met Stallings, in company with officer Parsons, at the above place. Tearing the paper from the pistol, with the.remark: “1 have you now,” he fired the ball going through a book and some papers in Stalling’s pocket, producing a slight Officer flesh wound just under the nipple. Parsons then struck Pelham with his club, which stunned him, preventing a second fire. Recovering, ho took refuge behind a large goods box and peeped over to get another shot, which he did without effect. Stallings, who had retreated to the middle of the street, fired, the ball taking effect under Pelham’s eye, killing him instantly. Stallings is con sidered justifiable. Bill Pelham was a brother of the gallant John, of artillery fame, a native of that county. Pelham, m a difficulty last summer with F. A. Thornton in Anniston, was shot seven times. Pelham has been leading a reck less life for some time, and his friends are not surprised at his sad fate. He has a wife and lour interesting children in Atlanta, Ga., where he formerly lived. The remains will be sent to Alexandria, Va., his native place, for interment. TOO OLD TO MARRY. HEIRS ATTEMPT TO INVALIDATE A MAR RIAGE CONTKACT. The case of the , heirs of Elihu Seymour vs. Delilan Seymour was called in the court of ordinary ai Jefferson, Ga., but owing to the absence of important wit nesses was postponed. This auit arises from the application of Mr*. Delilah Sey mdur for letter* of administration upon the estate ef her husband, who died some time ago at the age of 91. The heirs ZhiT t ?i i * validate the marriage, .Trm?n^ U r^ * T" ***“ 7 a * that 0D ^ . the nS Sif* lf l 1 marriage " ! is proved a ma !7 1Hg va!- , e H mint rJ^7ZZT^ t0the l d TuZZTZl aZfiZ m ° n '? 3 ', which $8,000. P r ° pe J ty ’ amounts to Mrs. Sey mour Jonesboro “ r<) - Ga Ga ‘ Tho ro, C0U P ^ la had t® ] eav ° « f t case will attract great attention. TENNESSEE’S POLICY. BUILDING and loan associations asked FOB BACK taxes. Some time ago, back tax collector, V illiam Earthman, at Nashville, Tenn., brought suit iu the name of the state and county and Savings against association, the West End Building to recover of the said associations taxes on loans secured mortgages on real estate for the years 1885— 86—’87. The taxes assessed amount to about $10,000. The chancellor held that these associations were liable for the taxes claimed, and gave judgment ac cordingly, the The case will be appealed to supreme court. This is the first time since the organization of these companies that the lubject of taxation has been raised In the state. ANOTHER SMASH-UP. A BROKEN AXLE CAUSES THE WRECK of A PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TRAIN. A freight train was wrecked at Wil merding, Pa., on the Pennsylvania rail road, Tuesday night Two bod.es were taken from the wreck, and it is thought *ix or eight more at least were killed, The trainmen estimate the list of dead and injured at fifteen. A tramp who es caped from the wreck said there were twenty five people at least on the train. Of these but ten or twelve escaped. The train caught fi ro from a ear load of whisky, which was ignited in some unknown manner. The accident was caused by a broken axle. Thirteen ears and the cu gino were totally wrecked. A new variety of the honey bee has been discovered in California. I. It is Baid to be twice as large as the common bee, and to produce tavic« w much aoney. WASHINGTON, D. C, MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS. APPOINTMENTS, DECISIONS, and OTHER MATTEBg j I Op INTEBEST FBOM THE NATIONAL CAPI Tat , The secretary of the treasury has re ceived the resignation of Frank Bradley collector South Carolina. of revenue for the district oj The contract for the masonry work on the public building at Savannah, Ga was awarded, on Tuesday, to Lane– Malnate of Washington D. C., at in 657. Secretary Tracy has ordered a court martial in the case of Captain Hairing, w randed the practice shin Constellation , . near Norfolk, Va., on th« * 18th ult, A dispatch department Ins been received at the navy from Admiral Gherardi at Port au-prince, saying that affairs at Hiyti are quiet. He also reported that there had beem no change in the political situation v siuce his last report. Legitime holds' Port-au-prince and Hippolyte re mains outside of the town. The president, ’ on Tuesday, appointed y ()race ^ Tayl or) 0 f Wisconsin, tobe C omtniss ; oner of railroads; Thomas C ' Mendenhall, Indiana, superin'! \ of States to be te;ideut of he United coast and goe f detic 6urver , and Henry W. Diede lch of Itldiana to be consul of the United States at Leipsic. mv. -r. D e P B rtment t of . Agriculture . . , at Washington, „ , reports: In cotton states May was cold and at most points dry, a !? d ^. une to exCf -ss. On the first July it was in some danger of injury excess moisture, even in Texas, early planted was in the roast m "*ear aQ d in some places har ve ®ted and a second prop planted, The president has made the following appointments: Emmons Clark, of New York, consul at Havre; Archibald J. well Sampson, of Colorado, at Acapulco; Ros Hotr, of Michigan, at Valparaiso; James F. Hartigan, of the Districtof Co lumbia, for the port of Trieste and all other ports in Austrian domain; John J. Chew, of the District of Columbia, to be secretary of the legation at Vienna, At Washington. D. C., about three o’clock Sunday morning, Artie Shirley Va.! a young man formerly of Richmond, threw himself in front of a south bound fast freight and w.-is crushed to death. Shirley was about twenty-four years of age, and was employed in Richmond. He was engaged to he married to a young lady of that city. She died a month ago after a sudden illness, and Shirley gave up his employment and went to Washington. * The navy department has received tel egraphic information from San Francisco concerning the reported arrival of a num her of Samoan survivors there last Satur day, the death of Chief Engineer °Nipsic Hall, and the detention of the at Fanning island. All of the officers have been ordered to their homes except Dr. Norfleet, who has been ordered to the steamer been placed Monocacy, and Dr. White has Francisco, with on the waiting orders at San view to beinu- or dered to sea at his own request. The president will leave Washington Friday wil1 spend for a several short visit days to Deer parked of each week a! . that resort until the latter part of August, when he will visit Bar Harbor, as th r st00d ®f that Secretary the president Blaine. has It arranged U under- ) i to meet members of his cabinet in Washing ton on Wednesday of each week, and re main at Deer park nearly all the rest of the time, transacting all public businea, A LONG LIVED FAMILY. Mrs. Winnie McCook, of Bloodworth district, near Irwinton, Ga., recently celebrated her 88th birthday. It is esti mated that at least 150 people were pre sent, and of the number nearly all were related to Mrs. Cook. She is a daughter of Mr. James Branan, who had born to him fifteen children, nine of whom are now follows: living, whose names and ages are Mjs. Vasti Montgomery, age 86; Mr. Caswell Branan, 82; Mr. Pascal Branan, 80; Mm. Fannie Ethridge, 74; Mr. John T. Branan, 72; Mr. Littleton Branan, 70; Mrs. Almedie Temples, 68, a “<l Mrs. Elizabeth Ethridge, the young es t| whose age is 66 years, NEW RATES. A prominent officer of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company says, that on and after July lffth rates on iron from seaboard towns west will put on the same basis as now charged from the west to the east. At present the rate to the west for less than a car load is 80 cents m^moJ-eUmntv ° th f l °f from the west to and ered new rates by apply only to in pm iron’and L •?. d cov August a special tariff ^ h wlU expire on ° 81 ’ 1880 9 * BEN TERRELL. A large number of farmers were in Jefferson, Ga., on Wednesday to hear Ben Terrill, the Texas bald-head eagle and national lecturer of the Alliance. Ilis speech was full of good advice to B and much good ts expected from it thologist ijh. elliot of Washington cones, tne and eminent the firm orni- foe °f the. sparrow everywhere, asserts that a tor scientific study of the subject he has discovered the actual existence of the soul, which heretofore ho has
