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State News Paragraphs- General News Paragraphs- Mrs. George Cornwall of Savannah, died on the 5th inst. A lodge of the Royal Arcanum has been orgonizei in Swainsboro and Sum mer town. Dr. Alexander Fox, of Atlanta, is in trouble for being too handy with his lit tle pistol. The Augusta & Savannah railroad has declared another dividend of three and a half dollars per share. Dr. H. S. Bruce, of Waverly, Cham bers county, Ala., was marriad to Miss S. E. Pruitt, of Harris county, Ga., on the 27 th ult. The walk over vjjhich the new coali- tin candidate was to have, has been in augurated by Glynn county appointing Baoon delegates. From "the figures given by the prop erty owners of Clark county, it is found that the county returns property at a higher rate of valuation than any other county of Georgia. Savannah Times: Alleu A Lind sey have a valuable horse sick with lockjaw, and it is feared he will die.-- This is a complaint of rare occurrence among horses in this city. Seven burglaries in Crawfordville on the night of the 81st ult. The suffer ers are Stewart & Tucker, C. T. Brown, Wash Williams, (col.), Win. Wynne, A. I. Strom, W. J. Norton and H. T. llammack. In consideration of $500,000 of the capital stock, Mr. W. F. McJormack,of Pqnsacoia, has conveyed the Columbus and Rome railroad to the Columbus ;>nd Rome Railroad Company. The deed is on record in the office of tho Clerk of the Superior Court of Troup connty. The stove owued by'Edwards & Howard, at Boy Branch, was recently destroyed by fire and they suffered a heavy loss. We learn the house war. insured, and suppose lhey got their money. Mr. Howard is doing busi ness at the same place,—Swrinsboro Herald. The new vault for the State Treasury has arrived in Atlanta. It cost $4,- {*27, and when put. up will make the State Treasury absolutely burglar proof. [The danger to the State Treas ury of being robbed is through the door, by those who claim a right to know the combinatioft.—Ed. Oir.J Washington, T). C., June 5.—It is expected that tho River and Harbor bill will be passed to-day under a sus pension of the rules. The bill gives Flint river $25,000, Oconee $5,000, and the Chattahoochee $25,000. The amounts for Georgia, Florida and Ala bama are regarded as very libera!. The President has nominated E. A. Brulatour, of Louisiana, to be Secretary of Legation at Paris. The striking brick makers of Chi cago have gone to work at an advance of 121 cents per day—one half of what they demande.d. The First National Bank of Wcaths erford, Texas, has been authorized by Comptroller of the Currency to com mence business with a capital of $50,000. A drunken man threw John Carr, a lad of 14 years, from tho railroad bridge at La Salle, 111., into the river on last Thursday where the water was swiftest and deepest, and, al though the bov fell 65 feet, and turn ed over several times in the descent, he struck the water feet foremost, and was saved by two fishermen, not much injured. The Louisiana Legislature has passed a bill to prohibit the sale, ex posure to sale or shipment of sugar or syrup adulterated with glucose or any other foreign substance without branding it for what it really is. It does not forbid the sale of glucose sugar and syrup, but it provides that they shall be branded so that the pur chaser may know what he is buying. The Loudoun (Va.) Mirror says : In November, 1881, a little child, the son of W. E. Dickinson, of Com monwealth, Wisconsin, was stolen from his parents’ home, and has not since been heard from. Recently, however, it has been strongly sus pected that he was brought to Vir ginia, and is perhaps, in Culpepper, or some of the adjoining counties. His parents are of course, distressed, and offer a reward of $3,000 for hiB restoration. The New York World is struck with the peculiar fact that Sergeant Mason’s act of insubordination has netted him $7,000 iu cash, an offer of $1,500 a year, and the reputa- tation, among emotional Republicans, of a hero, while his comrades, who merely obeyed their orders and did their duty, will, having been duly employed in chopping wood and being strung up by the thumbs, and being scalped On the plains or dying in the poor house. New York, June 6.—Franklin J. Moses, ex-Governor of South Caro lina, plead guilty to-day in tho C'»urt > f General Sessions to petit larceny. The plea was accepted by the District Attorney, and Judge Gildersleeve sentenced MoseB to the penitentiary for six months. Mose3, who is forty years of age and claims to reside in West Twenty-fourth street, was in dicted for obtaining by fraudulent representations $32 from Dr. Nathan Bozeman, of Fifth avenue, ou Feb ruary 16. A special to the Post-Appeal from It is reported that Senator Hill Decatur, Alabama, dated June 6th, would reach Atlanta Thursday (yes'cr- says: A row took place between day). Great preparations were being j colored men and whites at Epeg’ A LEAP FOB LIBERTY. Athena Banner-Watchman. Yesterday, about noon, Athena waB treated to a sensation of no small magnitude. The case of Joe Thurmond, found Kuilty of horse-stealinx, was being argued In Judge Jackson’s office, on a writ of habeas cot-pus. Besides the sheriff and his deputy there were perhaps a dozen persons in the room, while Thurmond’s father was in the clerk’s office. The prisoner was unbound and occupied a seat near the western window, that v.’as raised about two and a half ftet. From what we can learn there was evidently a plan concerted for Thurmond to make a brjak for liberty on that day, for as he entered the court house he asked his counsel, “What Is the peni tentiary anyway ?” The reply was, “Simply a living des b.” After this the prisoner seemed restless, and kept glancing his eye through the window until his brother rode up to the fence, bringing with him the famous racer “Stampa.” About this time Sheriff Weir was being sworn, his back to the prisoner, while Deputy Brown ing was sitting with 'a table between himself and the prisoner. At this most opportune mo ment Thurmond sprang to his feet, and made a bolt for the window, falling to the ground with out taking time to raise the sash higher. But Browning was too quick for him, and succeeded in catching Thurmond’s coat as he was about escaping. The weight of Thurmond, however, broke his hold, when the prisoner darted for the horses, with Browning close at his heels. When about twenty feet distant the first shot was aired, which narrowly missed the fleeing man, as the ball was afterwards found imbeded in a post. As Thurmond was scaling a fence the second shot was fired, but without effect. In an instant he had reached his horse, when Browning seized the reins of the bridle. .Tim Thurmond, brother of the prisoner, caught Browning’s arm and pushed him away. The latter then drew his pistol and pointing it di rectly at Joe, told him that if he did not surren der he would kill him. “Shoot and be d—d,” was tho retort, as Thurmond leaped into his saddle, followed bv his brother on another herse. Browning fired, and there is little doubt but this ball took effect. A parting shot, as ttie pair galloped off, is thought to have struck the horse- In the meantime Sheriff Weir had come up and also turned his pistol loose upon the escaping prisoner. Mr. Browning instantly caught his steed and pursued the pair for several miles into tlie country, but as the Thurmonds were mou ited on swift race horses he failed to over take them, although lie came iu sight of the pair at one „ime. No blame can be attached to the court officers, as it was one of these daring es capes that was entirely Unforseen and could not be avoided. There is little doubt about it LoIur a concocted scheme, but its brave success wins for the unfortunate man the silent admiration of bur pet pie. Later.— Mr. Hugh Taylor, who lives near the institute, reports that Joe Thurmond passed his house in a gallop and was reeling like a drunken man, evidently showing that he was badly wounded. About two miles out from town Deputy Sheriff Browning saw Jim meet Joe Thurmond, and as there was then two against one lie very properly decided not to attack them end returnud to town for assistance. At Mitch ell’s mill a party met Jim Thurmond going as fast as the horse could carry him in the direc tion of Jug Tavern. It is surmised that Joe Thurmond is badly wounded somewhere near Athens, and that his brother was going in quest of assistance. THE TRUE CITIZEi] V ■ PUBLISHED BUSHY FRIDAY, AT WAYNESBORO, C -BY THE- SULLIVAN BROTHERS -:oOo:- Independent in All Things, Neutral In Nothing, -o:0:o- niade to give him a proper reception,— The people of Georgia will rejoice to learn that Senator Hill is steadily im proving, and that there is now good hope of his permanent recovery. Savannah Times: A box ot acids bearing the mark, “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,” was shipped from Sa vannah to a West Florida house a few days ago, On the passage some of the kbottles broke, and the box was discover ed to be on fire just in time to prevent I a probable extensive cdnflagration of a [large awouut of other goods that was in | transit. Atlanta, June 6.—Mr. H. W. Irady, in response to a petition of over 1,200 prominent citizens, deolines to tllow the use of Iiin name for Congress- Mi at large—giving ub a reason that irst duty is to journalism, and that in better serv/^via State as a jout- mn ^ ^ Much topointmau^ at his de- -Aug Station, Sumter county, Sunday night. The whites drove the negroes from town. Tho latter returned at midnight and set fire to the town, and seven stores were burned. Four negroes have been arrested and others are beiug pursued. There are foars of lynching, as the respecta^e negroes are very much incensed, and would not interfere if tho whites took such a step. A fight between two women near Lumbcrton, N. C M on Saturday, re sulted in the death of one of the bel ligerents. The fight was on account of a young man, which resulted in Frances McNair plunging a dirk into Jane McKellar’s heart. They fought each other like tigresses, and the McKollar girl had nearly succeeded in choking Mis* McNair to death, when the latter, with a final effort, releasod herself and stabbed her op ponent and then swooned across the body. Tho parties are all. said to be respectable, 1 TWENTY-TWO MONTHS ANI) ONE THOUS AND DOLL ADS FINE. People who are in the habit of chip ping, punching and otherwise mu tilating coin, will be interested to know that the penalty f«>r the same is of the severest sort,—as bad if not worse than hanging. A grocer was laat week tried in the courts of New York City on a charge of mutilating coin, and was sentenced by the Judge to a term of one year and ten months imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000. This punishment is inflict ed under the provisions of the bill Gen. Z. B. Vance had passed through Coogress to puuish mutilators of coins, and this man is about the first ufl- fortunate to ]all under it. By the time a few more of them are dealt with in this mauncr mutilated coin will begin to disappear in a surpris ing manner. This man’s fate is a timely hint, and we need not urge that it be heeded hv our people. Darien Gazette : After an absence of just eight years, old man Tunis G. Campbell, Sr., ex-State Senator, ex- penitentiary convict, and ex-boss of McIntosh county, arrived in town from Washington, on Suuday evening last.— We have not seen the old man, and un derstand that he is keeping himsolf close nntil after court, when he propo ses to make his peoolo a big speech.— The object of tha old man’s visit to Da rien just now is not known by any one but those in his confidence. We will keep our readers posted us to his doings in this section. 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A Fijian teacher’s wife aud two childron set out for tho house of a friend, about three miloa dis tant from their residence, and the na tives killed and roasted the children preparatory to their eating them at one of their feasts. The woman esraped into the bush, and was found after roaming about eighteen days, a living skeleton. One copy one year, Cash in advance, “ six months \ “ “ three months Ldvortising rates liberal, to be obtained on application. • $2 00 1 00 50i Addres S. L} IN, Business Manager, tYNJDSl