The true citizen. (Waynesboro, Ga.) 1882-current, June 02, 1882, Image 8
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^ire^nephoro Baptists will s
a'rtpw church.
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averages
Mr. John Bell has been elected Mar
shal of Swainsboro.
The county artesian well at Albany
w l l be bored at once.
A n extensive creamery is to be es
la: hshed in Madison.
108 arreets were made by the police
ol V aeon during the month of May.
The next meeting of the State Sun-
c.ay School Convention will be held in
A ugusta.
Mr. J, W. Thompson, of Ernanue
county, gathered 100 bushels of oats
from Si acres.
The first barrel of new flour received
nt West Point, of the present wheat
crop, brought $16.
'The Augusta Bicycle Club has been
invited by the Charleston Club to take
part in their June races.
A fire in Augusta Friday night de«.
nfojed the dwellings of Mrs. O’Byrue,
Mrs. Mullane and two other dwellings-
The Valdosta Times says that a cart
load of watermelons were shipped firm
Cusley Cation Monday, the earliest on
record for South Georgia.
The colored Republicans who met in
Douglas Hall, Augusta, on the night of
the 29th ult., broke up in a general row,
aud were dispersed by the police.
Savannah Recorder: A man in
Wayne county is suing a school teacher
for the value of a jack-knife which he
look from his son, a pupil in the school,
two years ago and failed to return.
Athens Banner ; A man lives just
above Athene who on an average does
not s’eep one hour in twenty-four, al
though he is in fine health and seems
never fatigued. He is said to have
gone for ten days without closing his
eyes. He says he feels no desire for
aieep. [What a night-watch he would
wake ']
An attempt was made last Sunday to
assassinate a young Thomas county far
mer, by the name of W. H. Harrison.
While feeding his horse a shower of
buckshot went into the feed-trough, and*
two shot entered the head of his fine
horse. Pursuit was made, and one of
the would-be assassins, named Harry
Miller, captured, but afterwards made
his escape, and is still at large.
Columbus Enquirer : On las' Fri
day, Mr. Hasty, of Hood, was in the
city, and brought to this office n bird
which is a stranger in these parts. It
was of the longiroster species, and what
is known as the water-rail. It is a na
tive of the northern part of South
A merica, and not unfrcqucntlv spends
the winter on the Louisiana and Flori
dly coasts. It is as gentle as a chicken
and is easily tamed.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee have appointed the first
Tuesday in July for the various coun
ties to appoint delegates to the Guber
natorial Convention which meets in
Atlanta on the 19th day of July. The
manner of electing the delegates is left
to the wisdom of the Democrats in each
county. Each county is solicited to
appoint men who will attend the conveu-
iou, and who will not delegate their
fewer to others, not elected.
Swainsboro Herald : Bishop’s store-
fuse, in the 57th District, was broken
an last Tuesday night, by two colored
len, John Green and John Brown.-
wey succeeded in getting $25 in cash,
id about the same amount in goods.—
reen was captured and tried before
jstice Walea last Friday, and commit-
to jail to await his trial at the October
|>.n of Emauuel Superior Court. John
nvn is still at large, and a roward of
^ offered for him. Fanny Chain-
^as also committed for concealing
)ds, but was given time to give
The jail now has two occupants,
whom will probably#‘swiiur,”
for the
President Arthur’s mail
about 600 letters a day.
A Brooklynite has made $1,000,-
000 by buying and utilizing dead
animals.
Gen. Grant delivered an address
in lNew York city upon the occasion
of the decoration of the Fcdera
soldier’s graves.
The Mexican Central road has been
built 223 miles northward from the
capital, and 164 miles southward
from Paso del Norte.
Judge Houston has rendered a de
cision in the case of Jas. McConnell
vs. the City of New Orleans in favor
of the plaintiff for $57,000, exclusive
of interest and cost, for pr> fessiona 1
services rendered the city in Mrs.
Gaines’ cases.
The Maine Greenbcckers have
nominated Solon Chase as candidate
fur Governor, and adopted a straight-
out Greenback, anti monopoly, anti
national bank platform and res>’lvt*
to cut loose from the fusion and sail
henceforth under its own flag.
The cornet now visible, though
net very clearly so to the naked eye,
in northern heavens reached its near
est. point to the earth last Monday,
when it was distant 88,000,000 miles.
On June 10th it will reach its near
est point to the sun, about 5,000,000
miles.
A miserly farmer of Litchfield,
Mass., has been buying broken down
horses every spring, working them
hard all summer, and killing them
in the fall. As he paidly hardly any
thing for the beasts, and avoided the
cost of wintering, the plan proved
profitable, until a Bergh society had
him heavily fined.
A woman refm-ed pay a Boston
photographer for a dozen pictures
of herself on the ground that they did
nU do justice to her face. He sued,
and on trial the woman and the pho
tographs were submitted to the jury.
She was dressed carefully, her hair
was arranged in the most becoming
manner, and she put od her pleasant
est expression; yet the verdict was
that the portraits were accurate.
The State supervisor of registra
tion, of South Carolina, was arrested
twice on Tuesday for refusing to
allow United States deputy marshals
to remain so near him as, in his judg
ment, to impede a free registration of
voters. In each case the supervise
waived an examination and gave
bond of his appearance at the Novem
ber term of the United States Court.
The supervisor bases his action on
the decision of United States Judge
Hughes, of Virginia, defining the
powers of deputy marshal. Two
policemen were also arrested on a
charge of obstruction. No complaint
of unfairness in the matter of regis
tration has been made by cither
side.
A Shreveport special to the N. Y.
Herald says : Great excitement was
caused yesterday by the rapid con
struction of the New Orleans Pacific
railway track through this city.—
The city council, at a recent meeting,
gave the company the right to con
struct their road down Commerce
street to Travis street, provided the
property owners agreed. All of the
property owners signed an agree
ment but three, one of them being
the mayor of the oity. On Saturday,
Chas. A. Lcffingwel], in charge of the
construction of the road, learned that
certain parties were attempting to
get an injunction to stop it at a cer
tain point. Early on Sunday morn
ing he commenced work on the line
with a large force and by 7 o’clock in
the evening had it completed to the
point designated. The mayor at
tempted to interfere, but Leffingwell
informed him that his authority was
not high enough. The mayor then
ordered his arres’, but this was not
carried out, and the work was con*
to*
in whom lie placed confidence. Tin overseer,
though handsome and of pleasing manners, was
un ducated, so that the planter, upon detecting
a disposition on the overseer’s part to make
love to tho young daughter of the house put,
the girl on her guard. As she had been given
good schooling and would fall heir to all his pro
perty, the Georgian was ambitious in tho mat
ter of her matrimonial alliance. But one night
the young woman and the overseer disappeared.
The planter was giver a sad shook when arous
ed and informed of the elopement, but four
years in the saddle, under Lee, had taught him
to take the bit of adversity be ween his teeth,
nor did liis courage fail him upon the occasion
herewith mirrored.
lie rode fast and hard to Macon, enlisted the
police, guarded the depot and visited all the
hotels. The night search was fruitless, ana not
until noon on the following day was tho girl
found. She had passed the night with a school
friend and was to meet the overseer, who had
remained with relatives in another part of the
city, that afternoon when they were to be mar
ried. She was overjoyed to see her father, and
sobbed for a long time when in his arms. Her
explanation was that she did not iik^lie overseer
but that when lie told her to elope^with him she
felt that there was “a spell” upon her aud that
she must obey.
Yazoo City Sentinel: The most distressing
death of tile Monticello cyclone was that of
Mrs. Carroll, because of the manner in which it
was brought about. Hearing the storm ap.
proaohing, Mrs. Carroll, witli her baby in her
arms, rushed to her husband, Dr, Carroll, who
threw his arm about her neck. At the same
moment the wind blew the timbers of the house
down upon them and crushed them to the floor,
the mother witli the infant in her arms, the
husband witli his arm around his wife’s neck,
and there lie choked her to death. The falling
timbers did not seem to hurt her, but looked the
doctor's arm so closely about her neck that he
could not move it. He was conscious that he
was killing her, but all liis efforts to throw off
the timbers were futile. Assistance came in
two hours—too late ! The spirit of ids beauti
ful and loving wife had taken its flight—she was
in death’s cold embrace, and the husband felt
that lie was In a measure the cause of her death.
For days iie was almost a raving maniac. The
babe was also killed, whether by the falling
timbers or pressed to death by its mother we
did not learn.
AT WAYNESBORO, CA.
BY T1IE-
Savannah Recorder: The shipment of vege’
tables to northern ports are beginning to assume
mammoth proportions, and can be illustrated
by the result of one day. On Saturday the
steamship City of Augusta took out four thous
and four hundred and forty-two crates and one
thousand four hundred and twelve barrels ; the
steamship City of Savannah on the same day
sailed with, one thousand five hundred and
thirty barrels and three thousand and ninety-
one crates, and the steamship Saragossa, for
Baltimore, departed with two thousand six
hundred and eighty crates, and one thousand
one hundred and six barrels, making in all ten
thousand two hundred and thirteen crates and
four thousand and forty-eight barrels of vege
tables shipped in one day. Now the major por
tion of these vegetables are raised on the truck
farms about Savannah, while the balance comes
from Florida, and as they bring remunerative
priciis, it can be readily seen what a profitable
industry the raising of vegetables can be made.
New York Trilmmi: A singular and rather
offensive community inhabit the town of Liberal
on the western border of Missouri. The town
was founded by a man named VValser, formerly
a Union soldier, who took up most of the land
in the vicinity and sells only to those who re
nounce the doctrines of i rtliodox Christianity.
A bitter war is waged against a few Christian
families who are charged with obtaining lots
under false pretences. The town oontuins
about 300 people and maintains a public hall, a
library and a monthly magazine, all dedicated
to the propagation of “liberal” ideas. The
school children study, in addition to the usual
text books, a “Positive Catechism” and 1 The
Young Liberal's Guide,” and every precaution
is taken that they shall “not be contaminated
with the putrid carcasses of the dead past.”
S U L It I Y A H BROTHERS.
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Independent in All Things,
Neutral In Nothing
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Not Pledged to Any Party,
Faction, or Individual.;
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A JOURNAL FOR THE PEOPLE,
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Warrenton Clipper: A sad occurrence took
place near Mesena, in this county last Saturday*
evening. A youug man by the name of Mr.
Virgil Newsome, on Mr. J. M. J. Thompson’s
place went out into tlie fields for pleasure after
dinner and took along a gun to shot t rabbits.
He Intel proceeded scarcely a quarter of a mile
when the gun went off accidently, pouring the
charge into the upper part of the left chest near
ly under the shoulder, the same coining out un
der or about the shoulder-blade in the rear, lie
made towards tho house calling his mother.—
She finally heard him and on approaching asked
if lie was hurt, lie made some reply, fell over,
and was soon a corpse. This was a shocking
scene Indeed for the eyes of a poor widowed
mother depending on her bov for a support.
Savannah Times: Col. F, Eugene Durbec,
formerly editor of tho RvjVrre, Charleston, S.
C., to-day sent to tills office from tho rosin yard
of tho ,Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
an ear of “ What is it ?” grown on a corn stalk,
from a grain of corn planted by Col. Durbec,
The product looks like an ear of corn in tassel,
with wheat in a prolific quantity shooting up
ward between tho layers of corn, and alinmst
ready to ripen. A long blude of corn leaf, finish
es the display and tho whole Is a great curiosity
worthy of the inspection of the agriculturist.
We thunk Col. Durbec for sending us the speci
men.
Devoted to the interests of the people of Burke county, their ini
struction, entertainment and advancement—a faithful and impartial
chronicler of all Burke county happenings—a fair recorder of all imports
ant events elsewhere occurring—a sturdy advocate of correct JeftersoniarA
principles of government by the people and for the people—a just, upright
and honorable journal.
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duty—it is a public institution, and every subscriber and patron isf a
stockholder- the Publishers are merely their agents, and their duties and
responsibilities are reciprocal—we think we can promise that the man
agement will do its duty, and if the public will do theirs, it will prove ani
immense power fur good in the community. )
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Athens llanner- Watchman: W. A. Pledger,
surveyor of the Atlanta custom house, was ar
rested ou un indictment by the grand jury of
Clarke county, charging him with aiding and
inoitlug the late disturbance at our jail. He
was convicted upon the testimony of negroes,
engaged in tills riot. Pledger gave bond for Ids
appearance before tho City Court, with E. A.
Buck, of Atlanta, us security, liis bond was
fixed at 8100.
Among the forthcoming reports from tho cen
sus office is one on the cotton culture of Geor
gia, ipul also one on ttie wal.tr power <>^tho
South Atlantic water shed. The latter has neon
stereotyped aad will be Immediately printed.
A mob of colored people at Knoxville, on the
until, endeavored to seat several of their number
in a ladicB’passenger coaoh. Pistols drove]
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