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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. VOLUME XVI. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOU/TELY PURE ■PR OFESSZOyA L CARDS . |)R. 6. F. CAMPRCLt, DENTIST. MoDondcqb Ga. Any one desiring work done can bo ac commodated either by calling on me in per son or addressing me through the mails. Terms cash, unless special arrangements are otherwise made. o*o W. Brtan j W.T. Dioksn. lilt VA "N A l»I« I4i:>, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, McDonough, (il. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-ly J .4S. 11. TI K'VI'.R, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. marl6-ly |5 .B. RF.ACJAUf, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MoDonougii, Ga. Will practice in all the Courtß of Georgia Special attention given to commercial and other collections. Will attend all the Courts At Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over I n k Wkkkly office. J F. WALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention gi v -n to collections. octs-’79 a. meow a. * ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the counties compos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. janl-ly T£ a. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hampton, Ga, Will practice in all the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the District Court of the United States. Special and prompt atteu tiongiven to Collections, Oct 8, 1888 Jno. D. Stk.. art. | R. T. Daniel. BTLWAKT A IBA.AIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Guis-kin, Ga. | OIIA L. I'VE ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gate City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Practices in the State and Federal Courts. THE ♦v'w»sC E N "^©pf^s3 cihvtta _*s<* yJtfjL. ~ I /* O E%OR Q I A ,\^f */ *=« ?<<** < '"'..Jfc&j w A I East Telia, Virginia and Georgia Ry, SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. PULLMAN'S FINEST VES TIBULE SLEEPERS BETWEEN" ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA WITIIOI Direct Connections at Chat TANOOGA WITH THROUGH trainsand Pullman Sleep ers to Memphis end the West r at HnoxTllln with Ilmia n Sleeper* lor WASHING-TON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK. B. W. WfENN, N. *KS 7 n«l. R*«*. A. f- r. A. KSOrntlt. ATtAJTTA Grorgin yii.H •n.l A Gnll'lt. It sou Tn. Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m Arrive Greenwood ... 7.27 “ “ Louella 7:25 “ “ Griffin 8:0."> “ NORTH. Leave Griffin 4:00 p. m Arrive Louella 4:40 “ “ Greenwood 4:48 “ “ McDonough 5:05 M E GRAY Sht.-, DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS. A Split In the Convention—Pistols nnd Knives Brought Into Play. A dispatch from Houston, Texis, says: Democracy is rent in twain and a doublo barreled convention is tho result. The same scenes which were enacted in this city four years ago during the Stewart Hutchinson campaign occurred Tuesday. It was a foregone conclusion that if the Hogg people, who had about two-thirds of the instructed delegates, attempted to control the convention the Clar.c people would bolt. The body agreed upon this line of policy at their secret caucuses and they carried it out, the convention n> ver completing or even getting to temporary organization. The Clark faction as sert that knowing the danger of a dea l lock to the success of Governor Ilogg, the chairman was to arbitrarily run the machine, and his attempt to do this brought on a fight. Men, in angry pas sion, were surging, rushing nnd pulling at the tables and chairs, and all the time yelling and cursing. Several tt.-hts wire going on in the audience, nnd pistol? and dangerous looking knivis were flourished. For several minutes it looked as though the bloody scene of Carnegie would be enacted. Reporters were jostled about,and in the melee had all they could do to look out for their notes and memoranda. One of them had gained a seat of advan tage, and in a mad stampede he wus hurled a distance of thirty feet on the heads of some of the crowd below. At last semblance of order was worked out of the chaos. As though by mutual consent, murderous looking pistols and knives were put back in the pockets and each side took half of a platform and hall, Sheppard presiding over the Hogg convention and Lane presiding over the Clark legion. Both sides soon got down to business and began the work of organ ization, by appointing the usual com mittees, when adjournment to Wedms day was takeD. ALLIANCEMEN OF TENNESSEE Hold Their Animal Meeting—Address ed by Gov. Buchanan. The annual meeting of the Tennessee State Alliance began at Nashville, Tues day with a hrge number delegates pres ent. President McDowell called the meeting to order aud introduced Govern or Buchanan, who delivered 'he add re s of welcome. Among other things the governor said : “I was honored with the first presidency of your order and in those days the organization was only a small body. Since then I have contend ed for your rights, and so I still coutend. You have bad to suffer the contumely of misrepresentation aud abuse. You have groped blindly in the dark for a long time. This has been the history of every reform movement and the history of every reform .movement has been th t l’r m such conditions they arose to great ness and to eternal prosperity. Above all things I now call up on you to stand solidly toge Iter. Stop the plow and you stop the wold. Then you who drive the plow, bind to gether your common interests and hold them solid forever. Our enemies are seeking to persecute us out of existence, hut the very opposition that is trying to crush us will cement us all the stronger together if only we do our duty and stand bravely oy our colors.” After a reply from Miss McCollum, of Ctrroli county, tin alliance went into sicnl ses sion. In an open session Tuesday i ight President McDowell delivered a lengthy annual address. He insisted that the non-partisan character of the order he maintained, and thm proceeded to urge the members to not be hound by any po litical party, but to be independent in the r political action AT LAURENS. The South Carolina Campaign Closes am! the Candidates Still Live. The South Carolina campaign closed at Laurens Saturday. Contrary to expecta tions, all the candidates still live, though many of their friends bear wounds as the result of the meeting. The feeling was intense, and the crowd of two thonsand was in fighting humor. When Tillman took the stand, aft r several speeches had been made, a riot was immediately pre cipitated between several scores of the two factions. Sticks and clubs were hurled through the air with great force, and for ten minutes the fighting wa9 vicious and vigorous. Pistols were draw n by outsiders, but the actual participants in the fight contented themselves with the use of fists and clubs. The speakers witnessed the fight from the stand with much interest. When the rioters stopi>ed fighting from actual ex haustion, the meeting proceeded. But ttie speeches were temperate. Governor Tillman made no reply to the denuncia tions Colonel Youmans had heaped upon him at Newberry, and Colonel Youmans, at the request of citizens -desirous of avoiding any more bloodshed, did not speak at all. Threats had been made that if Youmans spoke he would be shot down, and coolor heads thought it best to advise him not to participate in the joint debate. As Tillman had not re fern d to him, Colonel Youmans decided the e was no’hing for him to say. M'DONOUGH. GA , FRIDAY, AI'GUsT k 2(i, 189*2. THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH. Notes of Her Progress anil Prosperity Briefly Transcribed. Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely Told. Edward Bermaduz, late chief justico of Louisiana supreme court, is dead. l'r. Thomas F. Wood, a prominent North Carolina physiciujtf died at Wil mingtm , Monday, of heart disease. Turner & O ites' sawmill at Mobile, Ain., was burned Thursday m> ruing. Loss $14,000. Insured. The dryhouse and planing mill were saved. A bub, spoke and handle factory to work forty hands has been secured for Huntsville, Ala. A movement is also on foot to establish a large merchant flouring milt. The carriage factory of A. Wrcnn & Son at Norfolk, Vu., the largert in the souih, was partiully destroyed by fire Monday night, Loss about $50,000; in surance small. The Belle Grove refinery, together with tlie contents and adjoining cabins, situated a half mile from Jeanette, La., was burned Friday morning. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $17,000. A Nashville dispatch of T! ursday says: A telephone message from Governor Buchanan’s residence elicited the infor mation that the governor is confined to his bed but is in no danger, whatever. The people’s party convention of the fourth district of Virginia on Friday nominated J. Thomas Goode, at present a member of the house, delegate from Mecklcnberg county, as a candidate for congress. Representatives of all railroads enter ing Memphis met in that city Friday and reorganized the Memphis Passenger asso ciation. An iron clad agreement was signed. This puts an end to the rate war. Jack Wolfe, an employe of the Knox ville and Ohio railroad, was arrested at Knoxville Saturday night by a detach m- nt of Oeueral Carnes’ brigade sent from Coal Creek for that purpose. He is ac cused of leading the Knoxville Volun teers into an ambush Friday morning. The first annual meeting of the Konne saw Marble Company was held at Mari etta, Ga., Saturday. The company w r as shown to be in a very prosperous condi tion. It does a wholesale business exclu sively and its sales for the last six months have more than doubled those for the first six. An Anniston, Ala., dispatch of Satur day says: The railroads entering Annis ton report the freight business improving. The Alabaum Mineral reports an increase of over $0 0 for the first half of July. Business seems io be improving and with the opening the cotton season all hope for a general revival of business. A dispatch of Saturday from Hunts ville, Ala., says: The opposition has filed contests in all the county offices to which dcmocra’s were elected. The con test for the probate judgship has been set for hearing before Circuit Judge Speake on the 81st of this month. The others will abide the result of this. A lialeigh dispatch of Friday says: The democratic state executive commit tee to-day perfected its arrangement for tl-e six speeches of General A. E. Ste venson in North Carolina as follows: Asheville, September 15th; Raleigh, itith; Goldsboro, Charlotte, Wilmiugton and "Fayetteville on the following days. A Nashville dispatch of Sunday says: The men arrested at Coal Creek must he tried in that county by the civil authorities, and it is very doubtful whether any one of them will ever be punished. For this reason they will probably be kept prisoners as long as possible, in order that they shall not en tirely escape punishment. A news special of Friday from Nash ville -avs: Orders were sent by wire to Memphis, Jackson and other cities in structing sheriffs to hold their posses, and to volunteer companies noi to move. No more Iroops or volunteers will be sent to Coal Creek until further orders, as information is that the miners have dispcised and quiet prevail. Railroad Commissioners Powers and Fort reached Brunswick Thuisday morn ing for the pur [lose of hearing represent atives from the city council, hoard of trade and the railroads on the question of building a depot at that place. The iai'roads pleaded poverty,'and said they should not be required to provide a place for the people out of whom they made llii r money to rest while waiting for trains, or shelter from heat and rain. A telegram of Sunday from Austin, Tex i“, sa\s: The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway has filed in this depart ment a copy of a resolution authorizing thc mortgages of its corporate property aud franchises to secure the payment of th- issue of bonds amounting to $lO, 000.000 for the extendon and improve meat of the system and also a certificate for the increase of the capital stock in Texas from eight to thirteen million dol lars. Intelligence was received in New Or leans Monday of the death of Dr. Colvin, a prominent colored physician, at his home in Paris. Col vis was horn in 1831, was a graduate o' the Lycee Bonaparte and very successful in his profession, hiving been decorated with the cross for services in the war, hut retained his American citizenship to the end. He was a brother of Major Dumas, of the Louis iana National Guard, organized by Gen. Butler during the war. A Louisville dispatch of Friday says: In the general mix, due to the failure of the legislature to pass a number of bills t-y the constitutional majority, there is danger that the electoral vote of Ken >ucky will he thrown out in the ap - proaching presidential contest. A num- In rof amendments to the election bill failed to receive a majority vote in the sit ate, and if Governor Brown’s con struction of the constitution is adhered to by the courts, serious trouble may re -ult, : ince the endre bill may be declared unconstitutional. A special of Sunday from Knoxville to the Nashville Banner says: The men who fought under Major Carpenter on the brow of Weldon's ridge Friday morning say that Colonel Woolford acted with cowardice that has no equal in the present camp dgu except that exhibited by him refusing to march from Harriman to Oliver Spriugs when he knew ho was sorely needed at that place. James Harris and Shell Hale, prominent eiti zens, say that when the miners showed up Colouel Woolford and some of his men kept out of the fight. A Raleigh, N.C., dispatch of Satmdij says: The report of Grand Sre Busbee to be submitted to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows ai Pordaml, Ore., September ll)th, will show the largest gain in membership for the past year ever made in one year during the order’s history. The net Increase was 48,807. The membership in good standing re iched a total of 72,14(1 and including the mem bersbip of Re'iekuh degree lodges, was 802,881. The expenditures for relie were $8,170,882. lire statement show encampment members 124,553, Uuhckah degree members, 155,015; revenue , $7,- 950,004.48, an increase o' $221,133 42. GOV. BUCHANAN’S ADDRESS. He Gives a Detailed Statement of the Labor Troubles. The following address to the public was issued Saturday by Gov. Buchanan: To the People of Tennessee: That there is an insurrection in the minin'' district of this state is a fact well known to ih - public. As many wild rumors and sensational reports have gained credence, I deem it wise and prudent to make tho following statement in brief to the public. A complete and detailed account according to records on tile at tins office of the troubles ’Bill hereafter be made public. Information was received at this office Au gust 13th that the|Traoy City branch prison had surrendered to the miners ami the stockades were burned. On Sunday, August '.4th, the superintendent of prisons ordered an addition al warden and guuvd to reinforce Inman’s stockade. On Monday, August 15th, re liable information was received that the stockade at Inman was threatened with an attack. Tho sheriff of Marion county was ordered to sum mon a iiosse and protect the stockade, but failed to execute tho order and the stockade was cap - ured by the miners, The sheriff failed to olkjv the order. Troops from knoxvillc reached Oli ver Springs; troops froth Chattanooga were in teroepted. The stockade was attacked by min ers who were repulsed, but it it finally capitula tek to an overwhelming force. Fearing a similar outbreak at Coal Creek without waiting for official information, lat once telegraphed the sheriff of Morgan coifflfr to summon a large posse, and protect the at iff.- ade. The nearest military force, the Chatta nooga and Kuoxville companies,wore ordered to go at once to the scene of rc ion. I ordered the sbeiiffs of Hamilton and Knox counties to sup plement the regular troops by 500 men each, and sheriffs of Shelby and Davidson to furnish 1,000 men each, and the sheriffs of other coun ties to furnish their respective quota. I ordered General Carnes with the force at his disposal to proceed as rapidly as possible to coal Creek and disperse the mob. 1 have entire confidence in the skill and bravery of General Anderson, who is in command of the s ate forces at < oal Creek, and occupies a strong fortified position. The last official reports wore Unit General Carnes, witli a strong force, reached with ina few mil s of Coal On Wednesday, August 17th, having obtaine d reliable in format ion or the strength of state troops at Coal Creek, I ordered the entire mili tary force of the state to concentrate at Knox ville, under command of General Carnes, brig adier general N. G. 8. T. I have every reason to believe that tho insurrection will be anelhd. To render this result certain, additional forces are being sent as reinforcements as rapidly as they can be assembled and transported. Some sheriffs and citizens have gallantly volunteered offers of assistance and have been gladly re ceived. It is the purpose of tho executive de partment to use every power conferred on it l»y the constitution and laws to restore order and preserve the maintenance of law. I therefore call on every patriotic citizen to hold himself in readiness incase his services should be needed by the state. John P. Buchanan, Governor. HOT WEATHER IN EUROPE. Many Fatalities Attributed to the Fieree Heat. A Vienna cablegram of Sunday says: The emperor, Francis Joseph, has conn termanded the orders for the holding of the military manouvers fixed for August 29th, owing to the intense heat. The action of the cnqicror is due to reports received from Carniola, where manouvres have been held, notwithstanding ex tremely hot weather. Two hundred soldiers there were sunstruck. Eleven men died. A TILLAGE ALMOST DESTROYED. Advices come from Lucerne that the heat caused a fall of ice in a glacier iu the Valley of the Yisp, which almost de stroyed the village of 'fasch, near 7, r matt. WRECKS A TRAIN . A cablegram from Paris states that the heat snapped a rail at the Bourget station Monday, causing the telescoping of a train. The driver and stoker of the en gine were crushed to death. CROPS RUINED. A later cable dispatch from Vienna states that the heat has caused numerous forest fires and injured the field crops, especially in Hungary, but the vintage prospects are very fine. CAUSES A SPREAD OK CHOLERA. Advices from Berlin state that since the hot spell set in, numerous cases of chol era have occurred in variou-i parts < f Germany, and several persons have died of the di-ease in Hamburg, hut no cases of Asiatic cholera have been reported. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. (treat Preparation Being Made at Cliickamaiiga for the Re-union. A Washington dispatch of Suuday «nys: Pre; arations for the coming reunion of the Army of the Cumberland at Chat tanooga, September 15tb, 10th and 17th next, have brought out some information of great interest to all veterans. A* one example, it is found that there are 21,- 000 surviving officers and non-comm s sioned officers of the 263 regiments and batteries which served ia ihat army. Names and present postofiice addresses of this whole number have licen secured and invi tations to the reunion sent to each. Be sides these, several thousand invitations have been sent out under direction of Gen. Rosecrans, president of the society. This list of officers and non-commissioned offic rs is accepted as showing that about eighty thousand private soldiers, who served in the Army of the Cumberland, or about one hundred thousand in all, still survive. Information received by Gen Rosecrans indicates that the C'hat- Unooga reunion will ne one of the largest army gatherings of recent years. GEORGIA NEWS IN BRIEF. Items of Interest Gathered at Random from All Over the State. Only four men who wire in business nt Athens before tho war nro in business tbero now. * * * A temporary receiver lias been ap pointed for the Clayton Motor Company at Atlanta. * * * There ate sixteen hundred lutia*its in the Georgia lunatic asylum, six hundred of whom are negroes. ... A city court having been recommended for Jackson county by the grand jury, Governor Northen has npp duted VV. \V. sb>rk judge, to serve until the general assembly can fill the office by election. * * . At a recent meeting of die confcder ate Veterans in Atlanta a committee was appointed to prepare an address to the people of the state on the Confederate Veterans’ Home. General Evans was made chni rmtm of the committee. * * * Governor Northen has authorized tin secretary of state to oiler a reward of $250 for the arrest and delivery of Julius Spikes to the sheriff of Terrell county Spikes murdered J. L. Huff on Angu-I oth, in Terrell county, and tied. ... Joshua L. Braswell, who, witli Horton ami Thornton, robbed n Southern Ex press car near Collier’s station, on the Central railroad, a year ago, made appt catiou some time ago for a pardon. A te lookiug into the matter, a day or wo ugo, Governor Northen refused to gnnt Braswell a pardon. ... The Griffin manufacturing Company is about to chauge its mill to all colored goods. It is now operating 5,000 spin dles and 170 looms in the manufacture of stripes, plaids, ticking, sheeting and slrirting. A recent addition to this fac tory is a one-story brick dye house 40x100 feet, fittid up with new and improved machinery for adopting the long chain system of dyeing. * * # Within tire next fortnight tire Macon, Dublin and Savannah will begin work on the extension between Dublin nnd rtavnn uah, and it will be pushed rapidly to com pletion. Those who nro familiar witti the geography of the country between Macon and Savannah, which is rich and populous, will understand the signiii catice of the completion of tho connect ing link between Duhliu and Savannalw * * * The Augusta Herald says: Wc hope that the people of south iuul soiithwt st, Georgia will not overdo trffi quickly the planting of fruit trees The success of the south and southwi st Georgia orchards was largely duo this year to a failure of the eastern fruit crop, and a partial fail ure in California. Besides, this was a year of superabundance at the south. Next year may not be so propitious, and then discouragement will come. Ihr M iryland peach growers pushed their planting too fur, and one bad season de mob shed many of them. At the same lime, fruit culture is better than bumble bee cotton. * V * The farmers of Georgia can buy Ap pier outs from the experimental station at the rate of 80 cents a bushel, f. o. b., in quantities not exceeding five bushels to a man. It is stated that the officers of the station are ready to supply the de mands of the farmers, and ask that letter! be addressed to the Georgia Kxperiment station, Experiment, Ga. The Appier oats have been grown at the experiment station for three years, end have proven to be a profitable and excellent rust-pro: I variety. Farmers desiring to have tlieii orders filled will write immediately. ♦ * * An Air-lsfn«’ f» Duluth. Colonel James H. Fannin, of La Grange, has good reason to feel happy. His Brunswick, LaGrange and North western railroad, for which he obtained a charter last year, now stands a liue chance of being pushed through at an early day. This line will be rim from Brunswick via or near LaGrange to th Alabama state line, and from thence fo Sheffield, where its connection will make an air line route from Dublin to the sea, shorter than the route from the wosi to the sea by some 200 miles. The charter provides for making a contract with a line of steamers from Brunswick to Eu rope. In a word, this railroad will make direct trade a permanent thing. Colonel Fannin has worked indefatigably for it, and has interested New York cap italists in it who are anxious to push it. * * * The oldest woman in Georgia, Aunt Peggy Water, colored, died a few days ago at the poorhouse near Thomasvillc. All of Aunt Peggy’s acquaintances, hei o'd master and she herself before In r death, say that her age wns one hundred and twenty-five. Am t Peggy did nol date events from the civil war, as many do, but from the revolution. She was a grown woman then, nrid in life nothing ('slighted her more than to relate nmi nisccnces of those stirring dais. Sh was a great weather prophet. The many seasons that she had experienced had left her wise in signs, and she could fon-t 1! the indications for cold, rain, storm, etc., with remarkable accuracy. Th< negroes looked upon her as a great won der. Aunt Peggy had outlived all In l children except one, and there were quite a uutnber of lhem. The one living is a daughter who is in her ninety seventh year. * * • Some Pardon*. William Woods, convicted of burglary at the October term, 188:5, of the Gilmer county superior court and sentenced t< the penitentiary for fifteen years, was pardoned a few days ago by Governor Northen. Woods had serve 1 nine years, his conduct has been good and the jurors who convicted him recommended his pardon. Neal Taylor, convicted of m m slaughter at the March terra, 1886. of th" Washington superior couit, was pirdon ed. Taylor is weak-minded and w-as pr»i voked into committing the act. El Mont ginnery, convicted of arson iu Wilke superior court. 1870, nnd sentenced b the penitentiary for life, was pardoned, lie was young, was influenced by okh i men and tho building was < nly partly damaged. Clemency was urged by the court officials and leading citizms. Mack Pullen senteuced to the chuingang of Chatham county in 1891 for three years, had his term commuted to two years, at the expiration of which time he will l>o released. Commutation was urged by prominent county officials familiar with the case. Gus Anderson, a twelve-year old boy, of Stewart county convicted ol ■tabbing, was pardoned. He was i - 1 enced to four months and has served half his time. ... Went tier timl (!ro|u». The Georgia weather bureau In its weekly reports says: Tile weather con ditionsof the pist week have been some what diversified. In the northern coun ties of the state hot, dry weather has prevailed with more than the usual amount of sunshine. In a fe.v localities there have been light showers but they were, ns a rule, very poorly distribu'ed nnd insufficient in amount. Tho effect of these conditions on crops has been far from encouraging. Cotton is partic ularly in need of run. There aro nu merous complaints of shedding and near y all reporters agree that it will lie very short. That portion of lho crop on cray lands has sustained more damage than any other. There it is turuiog yellow and shedding very badly. The corn crop, which, up to the present time, has been uniformly reported as in excel lent condition, is also suffering for tho want of moisture and in some places it will lie rather short. Early corn is in much better condition tha t tho late crop. Fruit is plentiful hut iu some sections it s of inferior quality nnd there are many complaints of ratting and dropping. Peas, potatoes, turnips and other small crops are in good condition. In the middle portion of the state a more favorah e state of affairs exists. There has been more rainfall and this, with nil average amount of heat and sun shine, Ims proved highly b nefioial to all crops. Cotton in the western counties is gen erally in good condition, being much Letter cm red than gray lauds, but in the central and eastern tedious the t arty crop has stopped growing and rust and shed ding seem to be quite general. In tho west sortiou it is opening rapidly nnd picking will probably commence during the coming week. In many portions of the central and eastern sections picking is already iu progro<s. Throughout this entire belt corn is in ti io condition ami fodder pulling is almost over. In some portions of tho eastern couutiee corn is firing, hut the larger portion of the crop is far above tho average. Dur ing tho present season there has been a large increase in the corn acreage, and from its flourishing condili m it would seem that an enormous crop will be ■‘thrown -upon the market. Fruit., which lias been s> plentiful in the western nnd central sections, is about gone. I’ota toes, peas, rieo and all small crops are doing well. Reporters in the southwest section are the only ones who complain of excessive rainfalls. Here tho weather of the past week provid veiy injurious to cotton, hut it was generally favorable to all other crops w'lit, perhaps, the exception of tobacco. In m iny places excessive rains fell, which, when followed by hot sunshine, caused cotton to sited greatly fn other southern count es tho rainfall and temperature lmvo Ine t about the average except in a few places where there has been too much rain for cotton. Cotton in the southwest is opening rap idly and picking has become general. Complaints of rust arc very numerous this week. Itiscm ing a premature open ing of tlie bolls and killing the plant. The entire cotton crop will be very short in tiiis section and some correspondents state that it will not average more than 50 per cent of the usual yield. The crop will also he short in ttie other sections of the southern tier of counties but the pros pects iu the southern und southeast' rn sections are more < ncouraging, although there is considerable shedding. Fodder pulling is about over and a fine crop has been saved, and corn, though somew hat injured by the unfavorable condition of the last few weeks, will still make an average crop. Tobacco cutting still con tinues and witli a few exeptions the crop shows a lair average. Potatoes, field and ground peas and all tlie small crops arc in fine condition. CONVICTS WILL BE RETURNED To the Branch Prisons at Tracy City, Inman anil Oliver’s. A Nashville dispatch of Monday siys: The convicts are to be returned to the branch prisons ut Tracy City, Inman and Oliver Springs and the dignity of the law maintained The lessee- of the pen itentiary, the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, had not fully complied widi their contract, and a few days ago tin hoard of inspectors demanded that they comply with all the contract's terms within twenty days or a for fiiturc of tlie contract would be de clared. This coming right in the midst of the rioting look'd like a surrender to the miners as in case the contract were forfeited the convicts won d be locat'd at Nashville, at least until another con tract was made. Saturday the inspectors made another demand on the hssces, viz: to remove from tlie main prison at once all the convicts above four hun dred, This action was taken because tie contract provides that this number shall be the limit in the main prison. Mon day the prison board had a confer nee with Vice President Bixter, Attorney A. M. Shook and 11. F. Debardeleben, a heavy s’ockholder. The proceedinjs were secret, but in an interview Mr. Baxter stated positively that Saturday’s order will be complied with and the convicts sent hack to the branch prisons. The state w ill furnish protection. This means tiiat the convict lease question will have to be settled by the legislature and that the state officials will not surrender to the miners. The microscope exhibits 4.000 muscles in a common ea'teapillar; a thousandmir •ors iu lie eve of a drone l>ce, besides roving that the large eye of a dragon flv is .. ally a collection of 2*,000 polished lenses.' SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS. GEORGIA STATE ALLIANCE Aclmn m the Annual Contention Held in Gainesville. Ellington Elected President The Order Will he Non-Partisan. The (looigii State Alliance assembled in aniitid convention in Gainesville Wodnosd y morning, Any. 17th, and was called to older by President Livingston. Prayer was off red by ihe chaplain, Bcv. 11. It Davies. Tin eommitb con ere den tins reputed that all the counties iu the stale int twenty live wire repriseated. Twelve county alliances are m arrears wiih tlie slate s cretnry. Kev. 11. R. 1) ivies moved the appointin' lit of a press committee to give su, li news as was per missible to the newspaper reporters. Then Colonel Livingston spoke and Vice President Wilson made report as to how the alliance has been proceeding under his management. In M-. Livingston's spe eh he tisid the official iceord* to prove that a year ago there were more than thirty-six thousand members of the Georgia alliance, while today there are but 16,000. A year ago there were 2,290 sub alliances in the slate, while today tin re aro but 889. L ist y ear the dues collected by the state ullianee amounted to #II,OOO. This year only $6,000 has been collected, showing a decrease of 50 pc r cent. At die afternoon se sion reports of committees weie in order. The com mittee in charge of the Southern Alli ance Farmer made its report. This com mittee consisted of Livingston, Calvin and Ellington,and Livingston and Calvin reported that the p per hud been con ducted, editorially, contrary to the con sti ntion of the alliance in espousing tho c use of the people’s p tidy. They went to Editor Irwin and asked him to cease, but he refused to do it. Ellington cn <l rieil Ir*in’s course, saying Larry Gantt rati the paper ns a democratic organ and that turn about was fair play. A reso lution whs introduced, endorsing tho course of Mr. Irwin with the paper, and proposing to adopt it hr the official organ of tho alliance for the coming year, also i ndorsing the National Economist. It. A. Kelley offered a substitute as fol lows : rissnlvnl, Thai the past eonrso pursued by The Son'liern Alliune i I'urm r be endorsed l.y die State Alliance; Hint we earnestly i-< quest; its e i or to advoe-ito the principles and purposes for which the Alliane • was organised, and tho a local ion ot tho people in the | rlucipl si.f die order as outlined by till! ritual and constitution in a non-partisan spirit. Colonel Searcy added the following amendment: “Provided that tio'hing in said resolution shall be tin endorsement of any political party, but of the princi ples of tliu order proper,” These mens - ores brought the n'sViH down to a question" fairly and squarely whether the alliance shall endorse the third party or not. Then came the tug of war. The major ity was third party —that was plain Lora Ihe applause given speak'rs on their side. Editor Irwin made a speech asking for endorsement. Twitty, of Jauk-ou, wanted the paper to discuss partisan pol itics m a non partisan style. Colonel Calvin urged n non partisan organ. Col - onel Livingston made a speech favoring the substitute and threatened to lead a bolt out of the order if the laws were dis regarded. Finally Colonel Irwin arose and suid he would abide by the substi tute and the resolution was finally with drawn and the substitute adopted. The report of the executive commit too »ns submitted. Among other things tho report says: "We have examined the hooka of your snere tnrv ami ttlul them neatly ami accurately kept, liia account* being covered by pr per vonelii ra. We unbuilt exhibit "B," mailo part of iliii re port, allowing county no" otarioa in aceount with your state secretary. While tin ro ia a alight improvement in the general make up of comity reports, they are atilt note I for their inaccnra ciea ami crudeneaa. This condition of affairs entails much additional and unnecessary work on your secretary and executive committee. In view of the foregoing facta we would again urge the ncoessity of prompt report* uml inoro gen eral accuracy in the Mine." After calling attention to some reports the committee says: We especially call your attention to the niim her of allianc a in arrears as shown in exhibit "B," tho decrease of membership ia appalling, and the decre ise of revenue from fei H and dues is from *11.247.05, August 1, IH'JI, to *6,232.56, on August 1, 1H92, making a doorcase of nearly s()|ier cent, amounting to the large sum of 015.09. It will readily b« seen by tin* exhibit that the days of tho allianc ire numbered un less you can cill a halt in the process otdisinte gration now going on. In view of tho mimi n' lit danger now threatening the order »e urge conservative action, backed by huaim si pur poses and close fraternal non-partisan relations. In the matter of counties being behind the report says this: • In this connection we call your attention to the decrease in expenditures for the present liseal year ov. r that ending August Ist, 1891- A comparison of tho a atoinenis will show a reduction of $2,104.02 But for the rigid ee ninny practiced tin expense! of yourpre ens session would well nigh mrrrvrnpi ynnr irrarnr . We respectfully cdt your attention to a number of counties still largely indebted to the state alliance, and would recommend that the proper Steps be taken to either compel the settlement or the du s or that their charters bj revo.ied. As it is, your state alliance is liable for national dues on such non-paying abi inces- The election of officers was the first thing in order Thursday morning, and the third party, although strong efforts were brought to hear by the democrats for a conservative man, elected its presi dent. ELLINGTON THE LEADEK. C. 11. Ellington was placed in nomi nation fir the trt sidenev by McGarrity, of Haralson, lie spoke of him its an honest, capable man, who Could fid the i fficc with credit, and that he would tun the alliance as a tru • allianc man and as a non-partisan. Hi* nomination was numerously seconded,among the speakers being several democratic alliaucemen. There were no other nominations, and Ellington was unanimously elected. W. E A fearcy, of Spalding, was elected vice-president; A. W. Ivey was re elected secretary; W. A. Broughton was re-elected treasurer, and Rev. S. A. Walker was elected state lecturer. Dr. Taylor, of Merriwether, was re-elected a member of the executive committee, ant Colonel Livings'on was elected a dele gate to the next national alliance. Afti r some miscellaneous business, Ihursdiy aft moon, the meeting adjourned.