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Newspaper Page TextTHE MERCURY. Entered a» Seennd-clana Man*- . Vso! ndt>r9VlU€ ^offlee a£u»V, Saodersvllle, Washington County, Gl PUBLI8HED BY A. J. JERNIGAN A CO Proprietor* and Editor*. Subscription: $1.60 Per leu. the mercury l'^ 7, ' ,/;/£A7,; ' V ,C co.. Proprietors, VOLUME VIIL DEVOTHD TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 Per Annum The Cincinnati Commercial Qatette face- ftiously says: “Many persons, including somo of our own correspondents, arc determined that tho English sparrow ‘must go.’ The chief fault with him, wo have thought, was that he did go everywhere lie had a chance.” EX-SLAVE’S LUCK. A CAROLINA PLANTE tin: svrurisls 0 'Vl:L T Zr™"r.Left ,oa Mr. Column, United 8tatos Commis- sioncr of Agriculture, speaks hopefully of (lie new method of obtaining sugar from sugar-cane by diffusion. On return ing fmm a recent trip to Louisiana to in vestigate the operation ho is convinced Hint the process will prove successful Cane which under ordinary circumstances ami methods will yield eighty pounds of mgarlo the ton yields 140 pounds under this process. ' n "’"‘-Cal Authority s n , u u Vnlld ® nl A Providence mnn is issuing some tens nf thousands of facsimiles of tho Vicks- lmrg daily paper which was issued by Grant's soldiers after the capture of the city, having already boon put in typo by the regular printers. It was printed, as Southern papers were in thoso days,’on the plain side of wall paper. This would not l.o worthy of nolo but for tho fnet that in a quarter of a century or less tho people who find these forgeries in their allies will bo claiming that their fathers were at Vicksburg, and got ono of the only dozen or two copies of the Citiun which were printed. caured ftumter coum"? c^VT discovery that Pni w;ir’ , V. “* e SANDERSV1LLE. GA., TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1887. WASHINGTON NOTES. NUMBER 12. HOT weather husinos from the nations capital, , v move, witn whom lie to uU for ? m !y y enr ". and to her children S,.*fe. l 5Jf. , S; .to,,“i Every year increases tho importanee of the cotton production of Mexico, es pecially in view of tho fnct that vast tr;n Is of land hitherto inaccessible, and Tendered unsafe through tho presence of hostile Indians, are being opened up to immigration by tbc railroad. At present it is cultivated in only twelve States, and the amount produced is not sufficient for home consumption, largo quantities being importod from the United States. One district, containing about 1,200,000 m ", 'yinff portly in Coulmila and Du- Rl,, «°, produces a perennial cotton plant, whioi, docs not require to bo planted idle Her than once iu ten years. A newspaper printed at Dolores, Ar- Republic, which is situated near the volcanic region, gives an account of a mysterious shower of stones whicli fell near that city a few weeks ago. The slimes are said to have fallen as thick as h id, a id varied in size from a pebble to 9 vc| y rc *Poctable boulder. Incalculable 1 umigewas done to the crops, tall treos "ere shivered to atoms, barns and out houses were demolished and many domestic animals were killed. In some localities the ground was covered with mu bodies of wild geese and hawks, ■which appeared to have been killed dur- ,llcir in the air. Several per sons were struck nnd badly injured while it work in the fields; and in tho 'city it- S J "hicli missed the violence of tlic Slow<T i ono dwelling was wrecked. Tho are fluid to have fallen continu- ou ' - (° r more than a minute. Clocks, says the New York Times, nrc 1 "" vnot only useful but very ornamental, am so very cheap, too, A very prolty 'miupie pressed brass mantel clock, (American make), with a deep-toned ut K..nil gong of a far-away sound, cm - had for $10. ^ good-time keeper, nickel-plated, costs but 110 cents. The P r n i*> have this wide range, and selec- ,|s < .hi l.e made from varied thousands ? ll<( ; ( '( 0, 'ks, alarms, cuckoos, halls, fli , Slrik ">ff °'' silent recorders of the 'K‘t of precious hours. Clocks that 1 K- state of tho weather and are also "“'"d'lrs; clocks (hat tlnkl(J th(J ha]f cl ‘i"»c the full; clocks that ike watches or swing the faithful kinds' Ul "' nm ^’ blc£ ’ C * 0R ' {S "•• Born in Sumtor county in 1800, of honest cefvimz a US '“i* 1 fru G ttl P urt;llts . after re’- 5 b I ^° d co,n, « on ^hool education, no began lifo as a planter. Fortune fa- thW .W/T (h,! outsot - «nd every- thing that lie touched seemed to turn to Kold. Possessing a gonial disposition, me„Tfh 0 is°di2rir m08t P ° 1,Ulttry0UIl « Fifty years ago ho became andTnst 'ft f i 0, " ! ° f tho loveliest and most gifted young Indies of thocoun- y t a "d sought her hand in marriage. His u.t at first was looked upon with more than passing favor, and lie had .rood cause to believe that Ids love was iceip- roentod After awhile, however, the lady influenced by her mother, rejected nnf 1 '. I 1 l u ' !? i m,unt y°""K lover would not tnko no for a final answer, lie do termincd to make himself more worthy of the object of his nffectioiis, and to try again Taking a leading part in all mat ters of public welfare, lie was elected to represent his district in the state legisla ture, which in thoso duys was composed of tho wealth, talent and chivalry of the state. Ho at once made a record for him self, nnd ere tho close of his first term lie ivus recognized as one of the leaders of tile house. Returning homo elated by Ids suc cess in the councils of his state, lie renewed his suit for the hum! of the lady of his choice and was again repulsed. Nothing daunted by these reverses, after being re-elected the second and third time to the general assembly, lie again wooed tbc fair ono to whom his heart had ever remained loyal. This time suc cess seemed to grown his efforts. Tho parents withdrew their opposition to his suit and the lady finally accepted him, nnd every preparation was made for the happy event. One day, however, all his fond hopes were rudely dispelled by the reception of a formal note from his afli- ! ance.l bride, notifying him that, in J obodicneo to the wishes of her mother, ! she had reconsidered her acceptance of j his hand nnd fortune, and that alio could never, under any circumstances, become his wife. The blow was a heavy one for young Reynolds, and it changed the cu tiro course of his life. At first he was plunged into I lie depths of despair ; his grief seemed to ho greater than he could hear; lie neglected his business, am] wan dcred listlessly over his plantations am. for several years seemingly oblivious to everything around him, caring not whether lie lived or died, lie reared i lnrgc family of mulatto children and pro vidod well for all of them. Several of these children have received liberal edu cations, nnd are now engaged as teachers in the public schools of the state. Two or 3 years before Ids dentil, Col. Reynolds drew his will with his own hand, be queathing almost his entire fortune to his negro concubine and his mulatto chil dren. This will Col. Reynold’s sister and other relatives will endeavor to in validate ami set aside; lint eminent law yers who have looked into the matter give it as their opinion Hint the instill ment is legal in every particular, and licit the indignant rel div<-s must swallow their hill, r disappointment Noim'lhln* About the the Army, ‘ho Nnry, Civil ApMlolm.nl.. n.4 Deportment. Uonarolly. CONG HESS OF PHYSICIAN*. n ^ International Medical Congress of the World will be held at Washington in September, nnd will bo tho greatest gath ering of tho profession, both as to num bers and professional distinction, over scon on this continent. SENATOR BROWNS CLAIM. “* «eor.lo I.o*l.lntnre With n Betterment* Claim. MU. JOHNSON OAI.LS. Among the President’s callers was J. a. H. Johnson, a prominent Tennessee Kmght of Labor. Mr. Johnson told tho i resident that tho people of the South were very much pleased with his admin istration, aud that they had great confi- < encu in him, believing that the interests 1 tno mooring cla^s would receive proper care at bis bauds. WOOL QUESTION. Assistant Secretary Maynard, of tho I reasury Department, gave a hearing to V • ®[* Whitwell, President of the Na tional Association of Wool Manufactu rers, who iiiado n strong argument in fu ror of a revision of tho classification of wool tops mid worsted clothes as adopted in different parts, which, he contended, gsve an unwarranted advantage to the importer over the manufacturer. MUST NOT COMBI NIC. Postmaster General Vilas has written a letter to ono of his clerks, who inquired if a convention of postal clerks in his division would meet the approval of tho department. Gen, Vilas says ho feels bound to slate that in his judgmont such a convention is worse than valueless and unnecessary. Ho says there is no occa sion for it, mid that it is forbidden by sound principles. WICDDING IN PROSPECT. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Jennie, daughter of Secretary Lamar, to her cousin, W. II. Lamnr, a rising young attorney of Washington. Tho ceremony is announced to take place at tho old homestead of Mrs. Secretary Lamar, at Macon, Q u . Secretary Lamur and many Southern friends of tho family will go from Washington to be proient at the festivities. WARSHIPS FOR DUTY. Orders have been sent to tho United States Pacific squadron to rendezvous at Honolulu, Tho squadron includes the Alert, four guns, at Callao; Juniata, eight guns, at Panama; and the flagship, A nndnliii, eight guns, which has already sailed Irom Peru. The Iroquois hns been Tho sensation of the hour in tho Geor gia Legislature Is is letter from Senator Brown, upon tho question of payment tor the bettorments mado upon tho Western & Atlantic Road. The claim for Improvements is estimated nt from two to three million of dollars. Tho leaso specifics that the lessees shall return the rond to the state in as go d condi tion as when they received it. The lessees will havo it luferred thnt they are en titled to compensation for such improve ments. This is not a legal nor equitable deduction. This provision is common in every form of lonse. It is never pre tended by tenants of lands or houses that it means to oonfer upon them a right to indemnity for money expended during thoir term. Imperfect repair ruinous state of road bed, were elements considered in fixing tho rental of tho state road at so low a figure ns f300,000 annual rental. Tho profits have been SOUTHERN ITEMS THE MERCURY. PUBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY. NOTICE! VERT INTERESTING DOTS GATH ERED HERE AND THERE, . - **« |/«vrillzO UnVQ UUUll mfkoy are in fitters of secret • . . f J \ Mmiawio ui secroi history. The load was leased, too, at less than a more honest legislature would havo obtained. POISON OASES. Singular Effect #r UennvKl Aleut nnd llltce From a Cm nnd u |(m # Mr. and Mrs. Oroslnud and their little girl died at Wilmington, Del., within a lew days of each oilier, of malignant fact'ths!?' . An investigation reveals the fact that a piece of meat had been hung iu the well to keep cool, and had been forgotten. It decayed and dropped into the water, nnd the death of these three persons was caused by drinking impure Atnnu n ete f yo P - M - Si-ion! of Atlanta, Qu., has a 10 years’ old child suffering from blood poisoning. Airs. Simpson was sleeping with tho child two months ago and was awakened by some thing passing over her face. She struck a light and saw a iarge rat running across the lied. The child had awakened and was crying ns if in pain. A small bruise was found on the left arm, and the wound was undoubtedly caused l,y the teeth of the rat. Frankie Bridges, a lit- y f ar V ,f a «o. of Atlanta, Ga., nt Whitehall and Humphries streets was seriously b tton by a cat, and it is feared blood poisoning will result. Botleil.llown I'nrta Tor n Week of wind !• Transpiring Arnuuri 1's, Wo.I Worth Uoiiiilng. Augusta, Ga., is to liavo a new opera- i house, which will cost 1*550,000. | Slight earthquake tremors wers felt ut different points in lower South Carolina i recently. Logan E. Blcckly, lius been oleeted by i the Legislature as Chief Justice of the Supremo Court of Georgia. i Ex-Governor James M. Smith hss been I chosen ns judge of tho Chattahoochee circuit by the Georgia Legislature. E. T. Browning, postmaster at Alllga- tor, Ga., has been placed under a $300 ' bond to answer tliu charge of making I false returns. GREAT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED AND UNDER WAY ALL OVER THE SOUTH. A LIGHTNING STROKE ordered to Han Francisco, Cal., for re- MANY PEOPLE DROWNED ilccnmo n Ynrlit Captnin Wns llrnnk On llrrr nnd Currie(1 too Alneli Sail "Hitching nil dispositions, nro jjl 1111 VI InjJUol to noIr 1,111 ftnd c ' 10n l , > ,UI< 1 there scorns to excuse for oveu tho occupant of nil Y , Sl< 0 ^ n °t having one. These ami*," 1 '? C ' 0c * ts nro appreciated abroad "mio , \i° W ’ for ^ 10 exportations to Eu- i i xiro, and South America num- ‘hausand a day. tcv/V " Ult lcl ' c ' s ’ w hieh have been for , he m month * safely guarded in one of seiu„ ri - VHt<i ,0 ° ms ° f tho National Mu- ejhii’. 1 .' 1 ^ lw hington,are now on public Recently two handsome from 11 " IR ^ Cftses > filled with articles "Qrth i' C |' :o " cct '’ on > were placod in tho 1,1 the musom, near the main enhance f n. 1 key contained the presenta tion Dedali wouis, gold licadcd cauo, caskets, e, e ‘°" S .'* n 0 '"any other costly and p C0D l„ ^ lircsented by different Jf a „ y '^‘"'""t times to General Grant, histri " llles ° art * cles "re souvenirs of 'P around tlie world. There is a d collection of Japanese coins, Sold ( J- S °* 8cven pieces, old Japanese at t~ huge size, being valued cards i, X'licre are also invitation krtnim leiU1 ai "' reminders of en- " eoiri e ; US S'ven in his honor,engrossed ulf.,1 f ldcB : <)no invitation card to a A number of Germau families, resi dents of Brooklyn and Long Island City, i N. Y., hired the yachts “Mystery” and “Christiana" ut Canarsie.N.V., fora sail. Tliu boats had carried out a plentiful supply of boor, which was served with a free hand. The sun was just sinking, when the passengers of the “Mystery”and “Christiana” gathered ou tho pier at Bar ron Island to embark for Carimsio. Ho many men of the party showed the effects of beer that the skipper thought it best to put tlie women and children aboard the Mystery, which is a cabin yacht forty feet long, and rates as a much safer boat than her consort. Tho women protested when they learned that Capt. Hendrick son and Ids nine-year old were all the men aboard. Their protest, went un heeded, and Hendrickson became angry that some of the passengers i tieed that lie had also been drinking loo much beer. They got off, and tho cap tain said lie would get to Carnasie first, and spread all sail, despite tlie protest of tlie women. A squall struck tliu yacht middle out and upset her, and twenty-five people were drowned. ISTIIAXJH 1'IOTUUBS. wla- The phenomena of pictures upon win dow panes thnt has Dcen exciting and perplexing the denizens of Milford, Brack en county, is being repeated at Bache lor’s Best and Pickerell’s school house, in Kentucky. The windows of a number of ivem.uuK.jr. mi, private residences are handsomely orna mented witli red and blue tints, inter lined with pictures of men and beasts— nil witn pictures ui mou nuu , pane of glass representing a picture animals entering an ark. Curiosity is one of aiiim at fever heat. Several panes of glass 1C (lb. DtiVClftl were removed and brought to town, and, after being washed and cleaned, the lll- Further mves- ""wked ball a»- > given at San Francisco upon uen Cml buu r rracisco upon ti B ret r, ' nt ’ s arrival at that city, on graved fro ,'!\ his . Tanious tour, is en- itasiiv, 0 " Kl, ' id S°ld, and was inclosed »»v«l..L e ".' 0,0 P e » with tho address en- 'vo I,!?' * n ^ er 'ffht ; hand corner i. . ' stai "P, aud in the Inf* fi.n ..... r» tuo leiL me torn t 0 a . llot ‘("(iverod in ten days re- *"lns thoir ) K - Hrticles shown, be- totrin S i c ,lstoric »l interest,are of great ustrations disappeared. Further inves tigation ceased. Tho pictures appear the pairs before sailing. Tho Asintic squad ron, consisting of six men-of-war, will aiso bo ordered to Honolulu, if found necessary. IMMKNSK PENSION BUSINESS. Tho mail of letters received at the Pension Bureau and sent out from it averages more than 12,000 a day. The total uumberof pension certificates issued during the fiscal year just ended was 112,340, of which 54,194 were original allowances. This is tho largest business ever cleared off the desks in one year. The average number of clerks for tho year was 1,530, or about 100 less than in tho lust year of Mr. Arthur’s administra tion. The amount paid out for pensions during tho year is not yet fully ascer tained, but will probably exceed 174.- 000,000. president Cleveland’s fortune. Mr. Cleveland docs not expend more tlinn half his salary, if, indeed, his ex- ponses exceed 40 per cent, of his income, and lie will have in tho neighborhood of $200,000 as a fortune upon which to begin life anew when he leaves tlie White House. Carefully invested, this would yield him an income sufficient to take care of him very comfortably for the rest of his days. When ho dies his wife will have $20,000 from lifo insurance policios to add to his savings. Ho has no very heavy insurance on his life, for the reason that within the past two or three years tho principal companies have instructed their agents that they do not care for risks on tho lifo of the President, because of his mode of living and his disposition to apoplexy. NOTES. The “Atlanta" warship, has at last been placed on active duty, and has now proceeded towards tlie fishing grounds iu Eastern waters. The Navy Department received infor mation that tlie warship “Ossipce” could not sail from Boston, Mass., because 22 of her crew deserted. The daughter of Maj. Geu. Worth (one of the most distinguished soldiers who fought iu tho Mexican war), has just been discharged from a clerkship in the Quur- tormnstcr General’s office. Tlie Secretary of tho Treasury has ap pointed J. H. Osteudorff to lie store keeper and guagor in the district o( South Carolina, and Wiila Vilev to be ganger in the Seventh district of Ken tucky. The Marine Hospital Bureau ha6 en gaged a tug to take supplies from Tampa to Egmont Keys, Fla., and to take pas sengers who have been detained at the latter place for quarantine purposes to the main land after tho period of deten tion. Tho Navy Department is satisfied with the plans for dry docks to be built at Brooklyn, N.Y., nnd Norfolk,Va., which were submitted by bidders under the recent advertisement. Commodore Har mony, chief of tho Bureau of Yards and Docks, will recommend to Secretary Whitney that a re-advertisement be made requiring bids upou plans which have been prepared by tho burr-ui. In Tenneraac H-nd. Nina Colored Hoopla Into Klernlty, At a negro funefal at Mount Pleasant about sixty miles south of Nnshvilie lenn., 0 negroes were killed by a single stroke of lightning. A large party fol lowed the remnine of Harriet Terry to tlie grnvo. Just as the final prayer had been said, a durk, ominous cloud came up from the cast. Tho party had scarcely left the grave whon ono of tho most se vere thunder aud rain-storms ever known to that section burst upon them. Scarcely had those who were killed readied tho shelter of an immense ouk when b terrifio thunder-cloud burst aud tho tree was struck. The whole party of 0 tumbled down together and died instantly. Thoir names are as follows: William Burch pastor of tlie colored Methodist Episco- ”nl church, and Hnttie, his wife; John ■ . . \ * ” XIU , uuuu I on nah, a minister engaged in missionary • ”rk ; Emanuel Orr, u Moth., list readier; Tom Rodgers, Hester Terry ether of tlie girl who was buried, ami mr two daughters, Eliza and Hose, and • bn Guthrie. WHERE DID IT GO? Llfinnr Dnilrrn In Kentucky Are Looking lor 970,000 Worth of Whiskey. Special Rovenuo Agent Kellogg and Crawford, from Washington, witn four United Btates gaugers, examined every barrel of whiskey in two bonded ware houses 0 f the O. F. C. and Carlisle dis tilleries, located nt Frankfort, Ky., nnd owned by the E. II. Taylor distillery company. In 17,000 barrels contained therein, they found 4,400 which had to be regained. Fifty barrels of this num- her were almost entirely empty, while 1,200 were short from ten to thirty-eight gallons each. One barrel, tho last one entered in 1884, which at that time con- tamed forty-four gallons, upon regauging was found to contain thirty-four gallons. Local distilleries, as well as proprietors, claim that tlie excessive shortage, 12,000 gallons, could not havo been caused by equalizing, but was stolen. The proprie tors will lose by tho affair about $75,000. .STRIKE ON A RAILROAD. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, enghicers nd firemen on the Brooklyn, N. V valcd railroad struck, and traffic on he line was wholly suspended. Later, a few trains were run by some of the higher officials in the engincerii g department of the road, it seems that trouble lias been brewing botween tlie engineers and tlie management for some time. Nine engi neers had been discharged, and the Brotherhood of Engineers at once nil- pointed a committee to wait on tlie man agement and demand that the discharged employes lie reinstated,, pending arbi tration, This was refused. O. B. Thornton, county judge of Muh lenberg, Ky., lias fled tlie county to oscapo a mandate of tlie United States Supreme Court. > The ioeul option election, which was hold in Stonewall district, in Harrisburg, Va., resulted iu a victory for the “wets” by something over 100 majority. Tho volunteer Are department of Char lotte, N. C., disbanded. The trouble arose out of bilh, mndo by llio department which tlie aldermen refuse to pay. Many burglaries liavo taken place in Atlanta, .Ga., lately and Bollingford I mi tup, a negro, was captured with some of tho stolen property, lie lmd a pistol in his pocket. Richnrd Dozier, n prominent citizen and planter, died nt his homo near Col umbus, Ga; the effect of a paralytic stroke. Ho was about 75 years of age and was ono of tho best known men in his section. Tho Atlanta, Ga., police force have arrested tlie principal liquor dealers iu tlio city for violating the law, and they all agreed to quit selling if tho authori ties would not sentence them to tlie chaingang. Tho Salvation Army is tho talk of the t0Wn < in t J Gr( : cnville > 8 ‘ C ' Thcil ' •"" recks was filled with peoplo anxious to witness the marriago of Captain John Denton to Licutcnnut Sadie Sammons. An ad mis sion fee of 10 cents was charged, which was given to tho happy couple. It has just transpired that John W. Greyson, of Scottsboro, Ala., is now- serving a lifo sentence in tlie Alabama penitentiary on a charge of burning „ house of ono Porter, on Hand Mountain, several years ago, when Adam Freeman was the guilty man. Freeman confessed tho crime on his death bed. Rev. Snm Jones is conducting revival meetings at at Now Castle, Ky., assisted by Rev. 8. Small and Rev. W. H. Millmrn, tho blind preacher. Tho meetings are being held in tho open uir on a nnignili- cent lawn formoriy the property of Gen- oral E. Kirby Smith, nnd wns used as a Voin gr0Und for his n "Rtary school in looU. Dr. J. D. Barbee, of McKondree church, of Nashville, Tcun., lias been elected book ageiit of the Southern Methodist Publishing House to succeed Dr. McFerrin. For nearly four years Dr. Barbee Las been the pastor of Mo- Kcndreo church, in that city, and tho judgmont is universal that lie is nnion-r tho very strongest men in tho church. _ M °j; Albcrt White Matthews, of Georgia with Capt. Ella Brucker, nnd Lieut. Emma Sago, of tlie Salvation Army, have secured a hnll nnd opened in Montgomery, Ala. Cupt. Ella, who cre ated quite an interest in the Army's innvpftlimiu ill A A . .. J Forest* Ilrlng Levelled and Mills, Fsctnrie*, Itnllrnnds, Foundries, Etc., IlHlIill**— ninny New Incorporations. Nixonvilio, Ain., is to havo a starch factory. Cooko Springs, Ala., rejoices that ahe is soon to have a 200 guest hotel. A hotel will bo put up at Daytona, Fla., by E. E. Vailo, of St. Augustine. Parties from Georgia nro about to erect n twenty-ton fertilizer factory at Oxford, Ala. C. E. Long, a Pennsylvanian, is ar ranging to put up an extonsive glass plant nt Chattanooga, Tenn. Tho Southern Marblo Company con template building a railroad from Jaaper, Ga., to thoir marble quarries. Tho Alabama Granite Company, of Birmingham, Ala., with a capital of $200,000, has been incorporated. Tho Sparger Stool Compound Company of Bristol, Tcnn., has been organized with a capital stock of $100,000. A tract of 18,000 acre* of lnnd at Bronson, Fla., has been purchased by a syndicate, who will erect mills, eto. Fcrnnndino, Fla., is to hnvo “a boom,” as Dauiol Whitney, of Dotroit, Mioh., has secured 88,000 acres of timber lnnds in thnt vicinity, which will bo developed. The Van Dcpooie Electric Manufactur es! Communications intended foe this Paper must he accompanied bit the full name of the writer—nei necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We are in no way responsible /bp the visum or opinions of correspond* ents. GENERAL NEVS GLEANED FROM MANY SOURCES THE WORLD OVER. ing Company, of Chicago, III., will estab lish a 1 * ” ‘ <• branch factory nt Montgomery, Ain. About 150 men will be employed. Philadelphia, Pa., parties liavo organ ized tho Florida Sugar Manufacturing Co., at Kissimmee, Fla., with a capital of $300,000. A sugar refinery will be erected. E. B. Comly, president of the Mother- well Iron & Steel Company, of Logan, O., is investigating tho mcritB of several Southern cities with a view to establish ing a manufacturing plant. Tlie great Soutliorn Iron, Brass and Engine Co. will locato in West Nash ville, Tenn., to do general machine work. Capital $300,000. The Fuel Economizer Co. will also build their machines in the samo works. A bill has boon introduced in the Leg islature in Georgia, to incorporate the Anthony Shoals Land Improvement Company of Washington, Ga., todevelop mineral lands, quarries, &c., and build railroads, pipe lines, otc. The Bloomfield Water PowerCo., with a capital of $300,000 has been organized at Athens, Ga. The company will either build a cotton factory at Barnett Shoals, or erect buildings to be leused out for manufacturing purposos. THE PRESIDENT'S OUTING. movements in Atlanta, Ga., especially on the Kinrth of July, says they have come re lick the devil out of Montgomery.” Mrs. Craig and her niece, Miss Alice Phillips, were walking down the track of E - * • v - * G. railroad, at Sugar Valley, Ga., when they reached a long trestle. When just midway, the fast express train dashed around tlie curve, and before tlie engineer could stop the train tlie engine struck tlie two ladies, killing them both. They resided nt Dalton. Miss Viola Meets, daughter of a promi nent citizen of Graham county, N. C. was to liavo lieon married to John Am mons. The match was opposed by tho father of Miss Meets, who armed himself on tlie day of the proposed wedding, and swore ho would kill Ammons if lie aii- penred on his premises. The daughter said she preferred to marry with her father’s consent, but would marry Am mon thnt day or die. Her father vio- ientiy refusing, she stepped into an adjoining room aud her father going into tho room shortly afterwards found his daughter a corjiso aud iu her baud a vial labelled “Btrycliuiue.” On Arriving nt Holland N. Y., No Con veyance llolng on Ilnnd, He Walla. President Clovciund and wife arrived at Holland, N. Y., an hour and six min utes earlier than they wore expected. They camo from Utica, by special train, comprising ono coach and a Now York Central hotel car. Only Mrs. Cleve land’s maid accompanied them. They walked from tlie station to “Tho Weeds " tho residence of Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, near by, where they wore heartuy received by the President’s sistor and his niece, Mary L. Hastings, of Clin ton. Tho oarly arrival was a pleasant little surpriso, but Miss Cleveland was all reudy for her guests. Tho peoplo of tlie plaeo hud intended to be out cn masse to greet and welcome tlie Presi dent, and it is a matter of general regret that such a pleasure was not had. So well had the secret of thoir arrival been kept that there was no conveyance wait ing. Tlie President having satisfied him self that no carriage was in attendance, picked up a small bundle mid said, ‘Come on, like good American citizens." 1 hey wulked slowly up the street of the village to “The Weeds” Miss Cleveland’s residence. Miss Cleveland met them at the door and breakfast was soon after served. H. W. BEECHER'S SON. BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. SHORT INDIAN WAIt. more perfect and distinct just at sunset. Tho more superstitious view the phenom ena with four and trembling, and antici pate all sorts of calamities. HEART-RENDIN4J AFFAIR. A DE81’ERATE FEDDLER. Tho family of John Bankhead, consist- ur of his xvife and three children, were ing of his wife and ----- 7 — atntirlinrr on tlie venuululi iu their home, standing on tlie vt ai— —ftmin Opelika three miles from Opelika, Ala., wore struck by lightning. When Bankhead reached his homo he found that two of tho children were dead, ami the othei child and his wife so paralyzed that they oau hardly recover. At St. Henry’s, Ohio, Camper Link, a clock peddler, got on a drunken .spree and commentea to insult women he met on the i-trcot. The villagers ordered him to leave town, and undertook to chase him out of town. Hu turned on them and struck Bernard Brook over the head «il-li a club, mushing in his skull ,. n d killing I i.:i instantly. He then . truck Casper S; line d. rhorgor, knocking h in insensible and inflicting injuries which may prove Intal. lie then attempted to escape, but was arrested. A strolling band of Kickapoo Indians visited South St. Louis, Mo., to sell their curiosities. A boy enraged them, for which they attempted to beat him, and when John Rose interfered, they made at him with knives, mid he shot one of them. Tho Indians were rein forced and being armed with Winchester rifles, Rose nnd several friends fled to a Hotel and from a rewind story window brought down Pawnee Tom, Indian Charley and Little Chief, with revolvers. The Indians will probably die from their wounds. LOVER OF LATE. A case of much interest between the health department of Montreal, Canada, and Mrs. Stevenson Morley, a fashionable lady is before the courts. The lady is a great lover of cats, and keeps in the house all that she can collect. The neighbors complained to the police; her house was raided. Over 200 cats were found m the house, which whs in a ter- rible condition. Tlie lady is very wealthy *nd wiR light the case to the bitter end! Ilrnnurmrii Celebrate the AenlTenary With Conaidernble Fervor nnd Rioting. In Liverpool, England, the ceremonies attendant on the celebration of tho Rattle of the Boyne, by Orangemen, resulted in a serious riot. Tho puraders were at tacked by crowds of Catholics, who threw stones and other missiles at tho fiien in ranks. The police forcibly re moved party emblems carried by tho Orangemen. About a dozen persons were arrested. In Toronto, Ontario, the Orange demonstration was a great suc cess. There were 58 lodges and between 4,000 and 6,000 men in the procession. Visiting delegates were present from St. Catherine’s, Napanee, Belleville aud other places. Tho procession was ac knowledged to be the finest of the kind ever seen on tlie streets of Toronto. In Dublin, Ireland, 50 000 Orangumen mot at Lurgen to celebrate the anniversary. I lie Earl of Erne presided. A policeman fired into the crowd, but no oae was hit. Atterwards the police charged upon tho Catholics. The latter resisted and many of them were severely clubbed. Ono policeman was seriously injured in the affray. Rev. Dr.Vane presidod over a monster meeting in Belfast, Ireland, of Orangemen, and several severe fights took place between them nnd the Catholics. Iu Patterson, N. J., a very serious riot occurred, and Orange lodges that visited from Newark and Jersey City were very roughty handled. A Nlngiilnr Nrnry Told About Illin In A Nnn Fruiicloco 1‘uper. The San Francisco, Cnl., Chronicle de votes two pages to letters and affidavits found among tlie effects of tho late Ab ner L. Biake, formerly Deputy United States Collector nt Port Townsend, Wnah- tion Territory, who died under what were considered mysterious circumstances, at Chicago Inst May while on liis wnv to Washington. The article says that Blake, v.’io bad been removed from the customs s ■n ice, held to the opinion that H. F. Beecher, son of tlie late Henry Ward Beecher, who was collector at Port Town send and who is now Treasury agent (hero, hud defrauded tlie Government and in one instance had withheld from mi informer the money due him, growing out of a large opium seizure. Blake ro° Ported this ami other matters to the Washington authorities, but uo attention was paid to him. lie then went East with tho documents and died in Chicago. In ono of the letters it isintiuiutid licit I flu K o met Bill Minty, formerly employed oil the steamer Evangel, of which Beecher was captain, and was by him induced to remain at Chicago, and that while there Blake met foul play, to prevent his pro posed exposure, resulting in iiis death. CATTLE DISEASE. ni I leuro-pncumonia made its appearance u few days ago in the town of West < liester, N. Y., and the disease has ex- tended to the extensive stock farm of William Havemoyer, on Throgg’s Nock where a number of valuable blooded cat tle have boon taken sick. Tho cows on the farm of George MeKettrick, near west Chester village, are reported as dy ing with the disease, ns are also those on the farm of J. Timmer, United States Inspector It. A. McLain, of the Depart ment of Agriculture at Washington bus succeeded in thoroughly stamping out the disease m the upper pint of West chester comity, where he cause l the de- over 000 co ' vs oa vurious Wlint l« lining On North, Cnnmtn, Mexico, Weal I mile*, Europe, Alia, Alrlcnt Etc. Tlie nnti-Mornion element in Salt Lake City elected their candidates in a number of districts. A crowd of citizens of Parkridge, N. J., drove tlie Evangelist Munson out of town and cut off bis beard. Greenhut, the Chicago, III., Socialist, says their friends have abandoned hope of a new trinl for the anarchists. Tlie Kxcolsior Fire Works Company’s building, on Park Place, near Broadway in New York, wns destroyed by lire. George Bancroft, the historian, wao seized with sudden illness, at Newport, 1 R. I., which gavo his household great con cern. Tlie authorities of Milwaukee, Wis., nrc making a strong effort to induco Presi dent Clovolund to visit thst city in tho fall. Another slight shock of esrthquske was felt at twonty-flvo minutos of six in the morning in several towns in Now Hampshire. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg has g one to St. Petersburg, to solicit the znr’s consent to liis acceptance of tho Bulgarian throne. Ilong Si, a Chineso domestic who mur dered Mrs. Bilyon, nt St. Johns, Cal., some timo ngo, was taken from jail and hanged by a mob. Everything points to stirring scenes in Franco, especially at Paris, within a fow weeks. Crowds parndo tho streets cheer ing for Gen. Boulanger. Canadian cholera is more prevalent in Montreal this season than for many years past. Children uro dying from cholera infantum at an alarming rate. Queen Victoria seems to bo rather fee* bio. She sat for an hour on the terrace nt the Ilntfield house, and then took a short promenade, leaning on a stick. _ The General Executive Board of tho Knights of Labor do not wish Edward McOlynn, lute a priest of tho Catholic church, to bo a member of the order. 1 There lias been further rioting at Vale- nicn, Spain, in consequenco of attempts to [collect tho octroi tax. Tho military fired into tho crowd, killing four persons. A young base-ball player in Pennsyl vania met with a singular death while playing. He wns struck in tho neck with the ball, which split bis windpipe, death resulting soon uftorwnrd. BecniiBu Louisa Ebcrlino, of Philadel phia, Pa., listened about tho houses, and under tlie windows of citizens and re peated tho tattle she heard, under an old law, she has been indicted. Tho hotel keepers of Huntington, Pa., who wore refused licenses in February last, hnvc agreed to close thoir places till their cases are decided. There arc no hotels open in that city now. Tho Peruvian government has invited tlie republics of Central and South Amer ica to co-opcrato in tho formation of an American sanitary congress, to bo held in Limu, on November 1st of this year. A terrific tornado and hailstorm passed over the northern portion of Hughes and tho southern portion of Sulloy counties in Dakota. Stones as largo os hens’ eggs beat tho crops out of lino, while the wind laid houses low. Tho extraordinary and enthusiastic demonstrations at tho rccoption of Gen. Boulanger at Clermont-Ferrand,in Franco, liavo caused great irritation in Germany. Tlie newspapers in Berlin contain very wvere comments on tho affuir. Gambrinus Assembly, Knights of Labor, of Cincinnati, Ohio, numbering 800 men, resolved to withdraw from tho Knights. This action was brought about because of tho new constitution, which discrimi nates against the liquor interest. Th«y will join tlie National Brewers’ Union. Gen. Richard Rowen, one of the best known residents of Southern Illinois, nnd a man whose name is familiar in ail purls of (ho country in connection with run ning the turf and tho breeding of thor oughbred horses, dropped dead at tho Washington Park race track in Chicago, Superintendent Lawler, of the Reading Railroad, in Pennsylvania, issued a notice to all employes that they must abstain from intoxicauts whether on duty or not. Any man reported to him as having been seen taking a drink of liquor or beer will be summarily dismissed from the service of the company. The Meadville, Pa., Theological Semi nary has conferred the degree of bachelor of divinity upon a woman, Marion Mur dock, who is pastor of the Unitarian church at Humboldt, Iowa. This is the first instance of the kind in America. She is about 80 years old and a very eloquent preacher. A general strike of ice men in the employ of the Knickerbocker, Consum ers and New York Icc Companies in New York occurred recently. The strike only lasted until noon, when the company granted the men’s demands, and the ice . laminc, from which storekeepers and housekeepers had suffered during the forenoon, was brought to an end. BOY CREMATED. Fire started in Otto colliery, at Potts- villo, Pa., and is raging fiercely. Young Eddy Ferguson, sou of the outside boss, the lad who first discovered the fire, met an awful death at the scene. Ho had brought his father’s dinner to him, and in crossing the floor of tho eugiuo room, charred boards gave away and the bov was precipitated into tho burning mine. The recovery of his body was impossible, as the outburst of flames caused by the collapse of the engine-house floor, ren dered the approach to the opening oiit of all question. HU QUEEN ARRIVES. Queen Kapiolani arrived in New York from England by tho steamer “Servia" and was received with considerable cer emony and saluting. 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Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, July 19, 1887, Image 1