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GEORglA. PRESS.
at.p lectured in Columbus last
Tttft Colnmbns Enquirer is bewildered
jy go winy pretty girls on the street. It
tbe something new and novel to the
Xs. J. S. Dozier, the late book keeper
■I the Empire Mills, in Columbus, has
gpne to Atlanta, and Mr. T. J. Kennedy,
iu heok keeper for Geo. P. Swift & Son,
lie* left for Colorado.
iUM. election iu tho city of LaGrange
so Thursday last resulted in the triumph
of the “dry ticket,” Mr. Toole receiving
3fcizty-two majority.
jure* M. B. Broadnax and Mr. Joe
r.hall, of Columbus, are dead.
TROutas- Akins, who was bitten by the
ieg on Mr. Jonas’ place, has been let
ontot jail at Watkinsville. It will be
ftstanate for the roan if he does not have
m attack of hydrophobia yet.
A boy was run over by a bug-
gj ja Savannah the other day, and was
xrious’y hurt.
3i. J. Conr.EY, of Savannah, who
was so badly injured at Mt. Airy during
3to summer, was m his pulpit last Sunday
ic tie first lime since the accident, con-
iiatinsg the service.
Tub August^ Chronicle says the Macon
'Totsntem, we rejoice to know, will join
'■tw. Gate City Guard in Atlanta this
msscah. We should like to join the Macon
Tr-HaUrers at that time.
The Manner says that Atliens has paid
Xt $200,000 for cotton in two months.
Ctes and after yesterday the salaries of
jtb employees of the Central railroad were
jdc:eased 5 per cent.
Txuhax, of the Quitman Free Press, is
iappe. His joy is irrepressible.. John
St&iason’s show is coming, and the afore-
sut mdividual will no longer ride a fence
•»g- He is coming down this week.
.Sappy Perharo.
Tux Cleveland Advertiser says, that
where the lands have been properly culti-
sjiusd, the farmers generally in this county
Javee a bountiful yield.
Ms. J. R. Johnson, who was a candi
date tor the Legislature on the “whisky”
ticket in Appling county, has retired from
the field and throws his support to the
jB&z. Lemuel Sellers, the candidate on
■1& “dry” ticket.
awAVONTON Messenger. You seldom
ns.—that is, “iiardly ever”—find engaged
jr/co the press in one State at the same
isat, two such versatile writers as Harry
Yd wards, of the Macon Telegraph and
Messkncku, and our fellow-county-man,
JL C-Harris, of the Atlanta Constitution.
Augusta 2feu>s: The selected friends
3f ths sis Democratic candidates met yes-
Xstiay, as announced in .the Evening
News, and selected from the number by
vtce mid in the order named Messrs. Da-
\rccpert, Jackson, H. D. D. Twiggs and
a. !•. Mays. These gentlemen were se-
kntii unanimously, all six of tlie candi-
having signed the agreement to this
-K*‘bed of settling the entanglement.
IInihson Madisonian: We regret to
•sfcranfefe the death of Mrs. John B. Har-
g/:r. Mr. Harper is one of our best citi-
3C”.s and has, left upon his hands, two
-.rr mall children. We extend him our
jj.T2jsvtby in his sad bereavement.
Columbus Enquirer: The new pass-
set:: coach for the Columbus and Borne
aa-.vad has been completed and is now
jjutbe road. It was built at the com
pany's shops in this city, and does credit
tot'ae builders, llines Holt thinks it is
is prettier than “red shoes with blue
scrips.” The business of the road is now
better than ever, and its taxed to its ut-
mj't capacity. The managers are an eu-
go-ahead set ot men, and with
.sscii at the helm any road would succeed.
Axuens Manner: You would not sup
pose: that bananas could be raised in tbis
latitude, but they can. General William
!M. Urowce has a tree which has both
'Hz.* 11 aud fruit on it. It is in the oi>en
sir. hut it will be removed inside the
izoae before frost comes. It is about nine
it; high.
.Savannah Ncks: We regret to chron
ic*, this morning, the death of Mrs. Laura
Xafbarrow, wife of O. H. Luf burrow,
-S»%, which occurred yesterday about 1
o'clock a. m. at her residence on Liberty
strtvi, from nervous prostration, having
seen ill since Monday last. Mrs. Luf-
karrow was a Miss Wray, of Augusta, Ga.,
mA was married in that city in 1S49,
where she had many friends. She was a
JfcUy of most estimable qualities, and was
dearly be’oved in a large circle of friends
and acquaintances, many of whom have
occasion to remember her experienced
care and attention in sickness, for truly
foe was a “ministering angel.” She was
fa her fiftieth year, and leaves a husband,
Ifim daughters and two sons to mourn
Aac irreparable loss. The sorely afflicted
.feeaily have the deepest sympathy of many
in tbis community, who knew her worth
is wife, mother and friend.
The Democrat ot Lima, Ohio, says
Sei. Kennon, of Georgia, is the most
peasant speaker Lima lia3 had this sea
son. He kept his audience in a roar du
ring the whole speech. Onr Republican
Steads who were present enjoyed it.
Waycross Reporter: The weather
i» now open, cicar, good and bracing, and
tm learn from Col. McLendon that the
work on the Waycross and Jacksonville
x-ad is being vigorously pushed forward.
Ibe Colonel has a section of six miles
ttao. a force of fifty hands now at work,
whkh he will largely augment in a few
Cffi. We understand that work all
ak-ug the line is progressing finely, and
that (be road will be finished by the 1st of
Juunary, the lime set for its completion.
Sore uuregenerate Colqulttite has been
annoying “the bulldozers of Muscogee” by
a* following bets on their own figures:
As we supposed, the Norwoodites have
x/ confidence in their own figures, and
ajue have been found enthusiastic enough
Xt accept the bets offered in this paper
Thursday. The same gentleman oilers
&• following bets for their consideration:
that Governor Colquitt carries Chat-
ttitaochce; $100 that Governor Colquitt
jarries Harris county; $100 that Governor
YviqoUt carries Marion county: $100 that
Soicrnor Colquitt carries Meriwether
county; $100 that Governor Colquitt car-
de» Utcwart county. He will give five per
xsb «n any of the above amounts to have
a* bets accepted. Call with your money
w 22T Broad street, and “put up or shut
Mt-”
Athens Chronicle: The State Uni
versity will begin its regular session next
Wednesday, October 5th. The auspices
andcr which it opens are favorable and
Hatierip". Under the Chancellorship of
>r.Mell, it has been brought to the high
est standard athong educational institu
tions, and with the increase of attendance
As the past two yean, we may expect a
KiU greater influx of students this fall.
£wy chair iu the faculty has been filled
with gentlemen of acknowledged reputa-.
.Am aud ability, while the addition iu the
way of apparatus aud all the necessary
jrppiiances, render it the most thoroughly
e ^tipped educational institution In the
South. The necessity for c’tizeus of cur
State to send their sons to other States for
s{,ood education, no longer exists, for
here, at their own University, students
:xay receive the most thorough aud com-
•pate training for every sphere in life.
Skdautown Advertiser: One of the
•.tutsans brought here by Cap’ain West
* sailor, ami not being fond of band-
./ - the pick, took French leave several
v -■ ago. lie has just returned from a
- '-.-t.M-s trip to Savannah, where he went
. >.,/jctiug to get employment in his favor-
i.. -atHug. Failing in Ids effort, he de
fied to return to this place, ne made
i.j juajul trip on foot, and therefore had
. mj^juiliceiii opportunity to study the
auiolry. He is a lively tramp from Tramp-
■ille.
ftm Augusta News of last Saturday J
says: When the fire alarm sounded at
10 o’clock last night the department turn
ed out to be overwhelmed with surprise
to find Vigilant engine house in a blaze
and the engine and reel so surrounded Jty
flames that they could not he saved. The
fire was under such headway that tiro de
partment, slow in its work, was useless.
A few of Vigilant’s prizes and some sil
ver ware in Uie upper story were saved,
but with this exception the house, steam
er, reel, hose, fixtures, furniture of the
hall and ornaments all went up or down
in the smoke and embers in sight of the
fire brigade and a multitude of specta
tors. The fire was bursting from the
building before discovered, and hence all
assistance was useless. The only possible
causes of the fire are incendiary or spon
taneous combustion. The latter theory
is tenable under the circumstances and
most probably the cause, for around an
engine house is always a quantity of oiled
waste and wood soaked with kerosene,
etc. This with favorable damp conditions
is liable to spontaneous combustion. The
loss to the city aud company will be from
SO,000 to $10,000, for the steamer alone
was worth between $3,000 and $1,000. It
had recently been renovated and was as
r as new, and the pet of the hoys of
3. The question now comes np,
should engine houses and fire engines be
insured?
Waychoss Reporter: Chickens and
eggs are so scarce that it seems quite re
freshing when a load of this kind of pro
duce makes its appearance on the streets.
Constant communication is now being
had between this point and the St. Mary’s
river, making it almost as good as a regu
lar hack line.
Savannah News: George Boberts,
whose arrest in Charleston among a force
of men who had just arrived from .Vir
ginia, en route to work on the Waycross
railroad has been noticed, was, as it ap
pears, a victim of the dimo novel. He
was arrested at the instance of his parents,
and is satisfied with his experience.
Quitman Free Press: The finest sam
ple of rice we have seen was left in our
office by Mr. Jordon one day this week.
It proves that we can raise a3 fine rice in
Brooks a3 can be produced in the world.
Feom the Neics we learn that one hun
dred and sixty hales of cotton in the
warehouse of \V. W. Gordon & Co. were
burned, witn a loss to the underwriters of
$3,500. The warehouse force were work
ing upon Sunday, it being imperative that
a certain line of cotton be put out for
shipment before Monday morning. It is
fortunato that the bale containing fire was
consumed before it was loaded on ship
board. It took the fire department nearly
all day to extinguish the flames. Says
he News:
The cotton from which this order was
being filled was in the warehouse yard, in
lines extending from the office (a small
frame building) to nearly midway the
length of the yard, while the space to the
west of the office was covered with bales
single deep. One of the clerks had just
marked and checked a bale, and the col
ored baud had pulled it on his track, and
was abont wheeling it off to its proper
place, when flames suddenly burst from it,
and a strong wind blowing at the time,
the bales in proximity were ignited. In a
few seconds it seemed as though the en
tire lot of cotton was on fire, and the
smoke was so strong that the men had to
flee to avoid suffocation. The bale in
which the fire broke out was close to the
office, and a clerk at the extremity of the
yard seeing this, and recollecting that the
cotton kooks were in the office, and
fearful that they might be destroyed,
made a dash for the office with a
view to secure them. Some idea of the
rapidity with which the fire spread may
be inferred when it is stated that this
clerk, although he ran forward immedi
ately he perceived the smoke, had to liter
ally fight his way between the lines of
bales through smoke and fire to reach the
office door. The books were secured and
removed. An alarm of fire was then
turned in from Station No. 35, corner of
Farm and Joachim streets, which was
promptly responded to by the fire depart
ment. When they reached the ground the
fire was spreading rapidly, and apprehen
sions were felt that it would extend to the
brick warehouse (the old foundry), in
which was stored a large quantity of cot
ton, though meanwhile the clerks and col
ored hands had been working energeti-
icallv, and had succeeded in getting away
a number of bales which were in proxim
ity to the fire.
In the same city, Sunday, Bishop Gross,
with imposing ceremonies, unveiled and
blessed the new pulpit in the Cathedral of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Says the Monroe Advertiser: It will he
remembered that Bill Lemon, !ke notori
ous negro desperado, who was convicted
of burglarizing Mr. Wiley Fleming’s house
last winter, escaped jail immediately after
the spring term of court by knocking down
Deputy SheriffKing with a piece of iron,
ne had made violent threats of killing all
who had engaged in prosecuting him, and
the neighborhood of Mr. Fleming's was in
a state of terror for a short time. He
conld be heard of in different sections and
some fruitless attempts were made to cap
ture him. On Tuesday night of last week
Mr. Pomp Yancey, of Butts county, came
up with him near Henderson’s mill, in
Newton county. He had been on track of
him for several days, and when he saw
him, Bill dodged behind a tree. Yancey
started toward him and Bill drew a knife,
when Mr. Yancey let him have the
contents of one barrel of a shotgun. lie
then secured him and found he had made
a flesh wound in his thigh, very close to
the point he aimed at, as he did not wish
to kill him. Mr. Yancey and Mr. Sparks
brought him to Foisyth by way of Mr.
Fleming’s. Mr. Wiley Fleming had of
fered a reward of $50 for the delivery of
Bill to the principal keeper of the peniten
tiary in Atlanta, aud lie was carried to At
lanta on Thursday night to be turned over
to the principal keeper of the penitentiary.
Bill is one of the most desperate charac
ters iu the country and would not hesitate
to murder a man to carry out any scheme.
Since his escape from jail he has been In
various kinds of mischief and shot at an
old man in Jasper county. Wc hope he is
now securely confintd and will give our
peaceful people no lurtker trouble.
If the Supreme Court sustains the de
cision of the Superior, the eleven year
old negro boy who murdered Dr. Hill
man's child, will be bung.
Columbus Times: Mr. Loxla Edwards,
of Opelika, died in that place yesterday
after a long and lingering illness of can
cer In the throat. For forty-three days,
we learn, Mr. Edwards had gone without
any nourishment whatever. Mr. Edwards
was the father of Jndge Polk Edwards,
and a man of noble parts. He was about
eighty-two years of age, and leaves a wife
and several children as well as a large cir
cle of friends to mourn his death. ~ ^
Thom.vsvii.le Times: The many friends
of George Massey will deeply deplore his
death, which occurred on Thursday night
at the old homestead in the county. He
had been living for several years in
Florida, but his health having failed him
he returned to the old homestead, where
he quietly breathed his last at the time
stated. There is a remarkable coinci
dence in connection with bis death. He
was attended by tho same physician who
was present at his birth, which occurred
within a very few minutes on the same
night twenty-seven years before and wit’u-
in a few feet of where he was horn. He
leaves a young and most devoted wife and
one child to mourn his loss. To them,
family and friends, we tender our sincere
sympathy. - v ^ J *
Gbiffin Sun: “The Griffin Sun pre
sents a strange contrast of reading matter
between the inside and outside. We pre
fer the Utter, because there is more truth
iu it, with none of the spleen and vindic
tiveness of tne inside. We are glad that
the eud is near,' when Brother Han-
leiter can commence to mend the breaches
he has made.—Teleohath and Mes- (
sengku.”
We are gl&J that our esteemed contem
porary of the Tei.kc. uAru and Messen
ger has the good taste to prefer the elc-
v&Uug and temperate or harmless apd
pleasing matter of our outside make up to
the political personalism that has entered
into our columns during the present gu- j
bematorial campaign. We acirnowleage |
that the former U also much more conge- >
nial to our own feelings. Indeed with a
some j of section master Peter Crosby, two miles
were j from Howard,'and about the same dis-
eveiy tance from Bostick’s. On being opened,
the valise diclosed a suit of nice cassi-
merc clothing, three shirts, etc. Iii the
clothing was found the minutes of a Prim
itive association. No clue to the owner
of the buggy and contents has as yet been
had, and-up to Sundaynoon the affair was
still wrapt In mystery.
Lang, died on last Tuesday night, aged
fifty-three years.. She was a consistent
member of the church for thirty-three
years. An affectionate wife,* kind moth
er, a loving neighbor, and a devoted
Christian has gone to rest.
^ knowledge of the fact that
of our best personal friends
being wounded by our
issue, wo have never entered into the
campaign with that vigor which usually
characterizes our political battles, in fact,
while we have been strong in tbe belief
that our position was right and the Col
quitt men wrong, our wrist never has
been as supple in slinging the pencil du
ring the fight as Is Its usual wont. We
are tired aud disgusted with strife and
politics any how, and will sell out cheap
after Norwood is elected governor next
Wednesday. Our politics and religion
don’t inix, or at least we are not a suc
cessful mixer. We deny being vindictive
or spiteful.
Albany Neios and Advertiser: Al
bany will be the best live stock market in
southwest Gcoreia again this season. Our
dealers are already receiving large ship
ments of horses and mules, and we notice
that they are bringing out a higher grade
of stock than they did last year. Espe
cially is this true as to horses. Good
roadsters can be bought in our market
now for from $125 to $175. Mules are
higher than they were last year,
The fourth Senatorial convention met
in Albany on Saturday to nominate
candidate in place of W. L. Lane, de
clined. After discussing the subject they
declined to make any nomination.
The Ghost show is bewildering the cit
izens of Albany now.
Gkiffin Sun: Last Monday night was
stormy, and two distinct thunder claps
shook the dwellings like the fall and ex
plosion of a fifteen-inch shell thrown from
a mortar. Indeed, these shocks were
peculiarly like the explosion of a large
shell afte’r burying itself in the ground.
Milo Hamilton was accidentally shot
at Cave Springs by George Scruten.
They were fooling with a pistol. The
wound is serious.
Sells Br.os’. circus was broken up at
Borne by a rain storm. There were about
eight or ten thousand people under the
canvass, and the seats gave way.
On last Sunday the warehouse at Hal-
cyondale, on the Central railroad, was
burned, with fifty bales of cotton and a
lot of miscellaneous freight. It was sup
posed that the fire originated from sparks
from the passing engine.
Buiiee county is getting exercised
over the whisky traffic, aud will make an
effort to rid herself of it.
The State University opened on yester
day with quite a laige number of stu
dents.
Baldwin county is remarkably
healthy, so says the Recorder.
The estate of G. IV. J. DeKenne, late
of Savannah, is estimated at $2,000,000.
It is left to his wife and four children, in
the hands of the “Pennsylvania Company
for insurance on lives and granting annui
ties,” of Philadelphia as trustees.
Dick Boyt, an industrious colored
truck farmer, near Savannah, was robbed
by one Charles King, colored. King is now
in jaii.
Two men by the name of Leggett,
have been arrested on suspicion of being
the murderers of a Mr. Tuten In Appling
county, in March last. They are now in
jail in Savannah.
Thebe are several acres in Talbot
county that have yielded their hale of
cotton, and more remains to he picked, so
says the Register.
We learn that Maj. B. O. Moreland, of
Grantville, was thrown from his horse
last Wednesday afternoon and had his
right arm broken between his elbow and
shoulder and otherwise injured, but is not
considered in a necessarily dangerous
condition.
The Athena Banner thinks that Athens
has tho most mageificent groves of any
town in the State, if she hasn’t as maDj-
fine bouses.
Thebe are now 300 students at the
Agricultural College in Milledgeville, and
the faculty are expecting 400 by the 1st of
January, 1S81.
The Central train going into Atlanta,
on Monday, at West “End, struck a little
negro child with the cowcatcher. The
child died from its injuries.
In the first census district of Georgia,
composed of thirty counties in the ujiper
part of the State, including Fulton, the
population in 1SS0 is, total, 346,921,
against 252,610 in 1S70; an increase in
population of 94,302. The greatest per
cent, increase is in Fulton, Gwinnett,
Hall, Polk and Cobb. The least death
rate was in Pickens, and the highest in
Dade county.
The Montezuma Weekly presents its
section in a sad plight. It says the Mon
tezuma High School has played out for
want o! patronage, aud the old academy
at Spalding (ouce one of the most popular
schools in the State) has died out also.
The Washington Gazette has the last.
A n^gro woman, 114 years old, picked
eightv-seven pounds of cotton one day last
week. HK
Sylyania Telephone: Miss Bosie
Boberts will go to lire meeting of the Wo
man’s Missionary Society, to be held at
Macon, as a delegate from the Sylvania
branch of that organization.
Milledgeville Recorder: The mys
tery of the paternity of the “Convict
Catechism” has been Cleared up. Mr.
Sam Small (Norwood) speaking in Macon
on Wednesday nigbt, admitted that he
wrote a part, and'knew who wrote the
balance. This settles the authorship of
that unprincipled aud dangerous pam
phlet. “Old Si” had better have stuck to
his negro delineations. They were far
more decent, if they didn’t pay as well as
tbi3 last production from his pen.
LumPkin Independent: We learn that
Col. E. E. Beall, recently sent to the in
sane asylum from here, made another at
tempt to take his life this week. Captain
Sam Beal, his son, received a dispatch
from tbe officials announcing that he
seized a razor, in the hands of the barber
who was shaving him, and cut his own
throat severely. Tho latest accounts rep
resent him as not fatally cut and doing
well considering the wound.
As Norwood is defeated, Harrison, of the
Montezuma Weekly is thinking about go
ing into the show business. He says:
Montezuma has two living curiosities,
to-wit: Yidie Hunter, a genuine albino,
about forty years old, and Henry Wiieyj a
spotted man. Hunter is the son of per
fectly black parents. Ho has all the marks
of a' thoroughbred African—thick lips,
fiat nose and feet, and wooly hair. He is
perfectly white, white hair and pink eyes.
He sees better at night than in the day
tune. He was a slave, and belonged to
John A. Hunter. Wiley is a man about
fifty-five years old, and is as spotted as a
leopard, black and white. He wa3 a
slave, and belonged to Leroy Wiley,
These two men, iu the bands of a side
show man, would drrw better than eight
footed horse.
Columbus Enquirer :A few days’ago
we made notice of a serious injury sus
tained bv Mr. James McClung, who was
thrown from a hand car on the Qolumbq£
and Borne railroad. We regret to learn
that be iss still in a very critical condi
tion, and yesterday morning was not do-'
ing so well. Dr. Hooa, tbe president of
the road, called to see him and thinks
that his chances for a recovery are not
very flattering. McClutigls a cleveryoung
man, and a hard and faithful worker, and
we regret that so serious a misfortune has
befallen him.
Amebicus Recorder: We regret to
learn that the gin house belonging to our
townsman, Col. W. A. Maxwell, on his
plantation in Lee, was bnmed Sunday aft
temoon with nine bales of cotton. We
have not heard whether there was any
insurance. This is a severe toes, and one
wo are sincerely sorry to report. It la
supposed to have been set on fite.
Talbotton Register: Mr. R. S. K*n-
drice, of Talbot Valley, produced a deci
ded sensation in our town last Tuesday
by steaming through with the Geiser Trac
tion Engine, sold by Messrs. Lawboa <k
Co., Columbus. A se 1 f-prope 11 tng steam
engine is something decidedly new i$ our
comity, and on acoount of their great con
venience they will be extensively used.
These machines are manufactured at
Waynesboro, Pa., from twelve to fifteen-
horse power, and can run a grade on com
mon roads of one foot in four. Mr. Ken
drick will attach it to a saw mill near his
place. . .sfiSj) ' • '
Talbotton Register: On last Thurs
day a buggy, containing a pair of harness,
a valise and a small hand satchel was
found in tbe publio road near the tbaaties the court adjourned.
THE BRUNSWICK RAILROAD EX-
TENSION.
The Surveyors on Hand and Beady.
Last night a TELEGBArn reporter
found Major It. C. McCalla, of Tuskaloo-
sa, Alabama, at the Lanier House, and
approachecLhim with an inquiry as to
when the contemplated survey would be
gin.
“I cannot tell exactly. Onr tents have
not arrived,” . ..
“What route will you start on ?”
“Tdo not know that either. ’ Am going
to look about the city in the morning to
see what we can do towards getting out of
here'with our road.”
“Can’t you go out from the court house
straight across the river? X think that is
fhe route of the old Macon and Knoxville
railroad survey.”
“We could if they would let us run
through the streets. I expect probably I
shall go out on the Augusta road in the
morning and look over the ronte to Clin
ton. There are four routes open. One is
the river route, one the ridge route, one
the Covington route, and tho last through
Clinton and around by Social Circle.”
Here Major McCalla was called off to
examine into private maps.
Whether or not the extension of the
Brunswick rpad will ever be built, we
cannot tell, but a route for an extension
will be surveyed at once. A surveying
party, six or eight in number, is now in
the city, and as soon as tents can be se
cured, will begin its labore. It is proba
ble that the route adopted will be from
some point on the Augusta road, a few
miles from the city, round by Social Cir
cle to the Georgia railroad. We presume
tho company will endeavor, If the
extension is to be made to do it as cheaply
as possible, aud iu adopting the line we
have named the expense of bridging the
river will be avoided, as well as the ex
pense of several miles of tracking. Over
this road, also, the problem of crossing tho
Central railroad track is solved for the
Brunswick railroad people, as the road to
be used leads directly upon their land at
the foot of 1’oplai 1 street.
A Boy Hilled.
Sunday morning, there occurred on the
old John B. Lamar plantation, in this
county, now known as the Patterson
place, a tragedy by which a boy seven
years of age was robbed of his life.
It seems that in the house of a colored
man on the place, a negro boy by the
name of Mac McBride wes living, and be
ing in the house Sunday morning with
several children, ordered them out, say
ing he wanted to dress. The children de
layed going, two of them remaining in
the window, when McBride raised a pis
tol, saying, “If you don’t go I’ll shoot
you.” Almost immediately afterwards
the pistol exploded, and a little darky
dropped from the window, shot through
the head, and died soon after. Present in
tbe room was another negro,Ben Solomon
by name, who, when .the pistol was raised,
said “shoothim.”
McBride, as we learn from the evidence
taken by the coroner, claimed from the
first that tfle shooting was accidental;
that he had only pointed the weapon to
frighten the children out, and was not ex
pecting it to fire. This is the most cheer
ful view to take of the affair, but even this
explanation leaves Mac liable to impris
onment, it being illegal to point a weapon
at anyone, and tho killing having been
committed while in the performance of
an ilegal act.
Coroner Chapman was notified and re
paired to the spot, where he summoned a
jury of eleven blacks and one white, who,
having heard the testimony submitted, re
turned a verdict that tho deceased came
to his death from a pistol in the hands of
MacMcBride. McBride, after the killing,
came in and gave himself np. He is now
injaUL •
Tbe Public Library.
The .business transacted at the last
monthly meeting of the directors of the
Public Library showed a very satisfactory
condition of the society.
The librarian’s report exhibited an in
crease in collection of dues and a fair av
erage in the circulation of books, there
having been nearly one thousand volumes
issued during the month of September.
The usual thatiks were returned to
Miss Mary Waggenstcin for two volumes
presented, to Mr. Elisha King for an In
dian hatchet, and to Col. Issac Hardeman
for a lot of maps. ,
Eighteen new memoers were enrolled
as follows: Wm. J. Beeland, Jas. W.
Morgan, Geo. Burdick, Lee S. Worsham,
Wm. T. Mobley, Mrs. Bultie Lundy, Fred
W. Cullen, Bobt. Coleman, Jr.; Mrs. H.
T. Towell, Sam'l B. Merritt, Henry L.
Watson, Bobt. F. Reynolds, J. C. Van
Syckei. R. Hackoti, Jaa.L. Holllfield, Jno.
iJ.'P. Allen, Miss Mollfe Mason, S. Popper.
Two life members were added to .the
roll, viz.: Col. Honry J. Lainay and Mr,
IT. Skelton “Jones.
As the treasurer's report showed a sound
{condition of the finances, the library com
mittee was authorized to make some addi
tional purchases of books, aud it was de
termined to erect more shelving, as acces
sions are continually being made to the
number of volumes.
United Stairs District Court.
, Tha^Clfcytt and District Courts of the
United States, lor the western division of
the Southern district of Georgia, met yes
terday In pursuance of act of Congress
creating tins new ‘district. Present, were
Qabi. John Erskine, United States Judge
of tfe’dfstricta of Georgia; Mr. Willard P.
V^jpW,’ clerk of this and southern district;
Hon. John S. Bigsby, United States attor
ney for districts of Georgia; Col. O. P.
{Fitzsimmons, United States marshal
for Georgia; Bush Lumaden, Esq., depu
ty marshal. George S. Obear, Esq.,
was appointed jury commissioner for this
district, in conjunction with the clerk of
these courts. Orders were taken trans
ferring quite a number of civil cases from
the Southern to tbe Western division. If
the jury list is ready to be drawn (which
must be done in open' court) the couit
will probably meet on tbe third Monday
in October.
After admitting Messrs. John L. Harde
man and Henry F. Strohaoker to practise,
AT TflEJOLL^
AND HOW THE CALCULATIONS AT.T.
FAILED.
Colquitt’s Majority iu Bibb County
8S7.«
■ Yesterday morning, at an early hour,'
the voters'sallied forth and began to exer
cise their privileges at the polls. The
prophecies, except on the part of a few,
all pointed to a majority for Norwood in
Bibb county, a majority variously esti
mated at 100 te 1,500. By 7 o’clock a steady
stream of white and colored men flowed to
ward tbe court house, and began the work
of putting In Colquitt votes. By two
o’clock they hadron up an array that ail
the combined force and talent of the op
position could not overcome, althongh
desperate’efforts were made and every
voterin reach rung in.
The heaviest Colquitt vote was polled
in'the morning and the heaviest Norwood
in tho afternoon. It was the quietest and
most orderly election ever seen in Macon.
The principal voting place was at the
court house, where a dense crowd was
congregated all day long. The office of
Mr. Henry J-. Peter, tax collector, was
packed with negroes from- morniDg until
night, and it is estimated that about 400
paid their taxes, or had them paid during
the day. By some of the Norwoodites it
.was charged, after a defeat had been sus
tained, that money had been brought to
the city by Mr. Avery, “of "/dlanta, and
used in the Election. - . The absurdity of
this assertion is apparent,, when it is re
membered that the gentleman named did
not arrive from Savannah ttfitil'5 o’clock,
after which hour tho colored voters were
few in number. It was also said that va
rious suns, running from $2,000 np to
?5,000, had been sent here by Joe Brown
to carry the county.
The whole truth is that the Colquitt
committees raised about six hundred dol
lars, which was devoted to the general ex
penses, and the payment of the poll taxes
of such as could not pay. This is evident
when it is remembered that only four or
five hundred Colquitt negroes received
the tax receipts yesterday. What became
of the Norwood funds, we do not know,
Tho following is the result as neara3
could be obtained last night. Some of the
country districts are many miles from the
city, and on.y the result as between Col.
quitt and Norwood was given:
DISTBICTS. COLQUITT. NOBWOOD,
'13
09
94
735
44
100
1,122
There are in Warrior District three hun
dred and nineteen polls. Admitting that
all voted for Mr. Norwood, the general
result cannot be changed. A protest was
entered at the city hall against the coun
ting of the challenged votes,175 in number,
Norwood and Colquitt combined. This
will not make any appreciable difference.
The fact that Colquitt carried the county
remains.
I - Later.
At 12 o’clock last night Mr. W. H. Jen
nings came in from the Warrior, bringing
an account of the official returns, which
are as follows:
Colquitt, 59; Norwood, 57; Anderson,
109; Barnett, 109; Wright, 109; Speer,
108; Renfroe, 1; Baker, 100; Bacon,
52; Lane, 50; Tharpe, 92.
We withhold tho returns of votes cast
for State officers until to-morrow in order
that they may bo given complete. The
regular Democratic ticket is overwhelm
ingly elected.
Howard,
139
Hazard,
80
Oity Hall,
179
Ea3t Macon, .
14
Court House,
923
Godfrey,
62
Rutland,
113
Warrior,
Total,
1,512
Colquitt’s majority,
390.
TEE STATE AT LARGE.
Twiggs For Colquitt 334.
Bullabd’s Station, OctoborG.—Gov
ernor— Colquitt 85, Norwood 57. Sena
tor—Massey 97, Story 46.
maiuon, at 2 p. M.
Governor—Colquitt 72, Norwood 13,
Senator—Massey 19, Story 56.
TABVEBSYILLE.
There was not a Norwood vote cast at
this precinct.
I Tarversville and Shady Grove precincts
were consolidated and gave: Governor—
Colquitt 153, Norwood 6. Twiggs will go
about two to one for Colquitt. J. T,
Glover was elected to the Legislature.
Snmtcr For Colquitt 800.
Amebicus, October 6.—Sumter gives
Colquitt eight hundred majority.
Macon tor Colqnitt 107.
Montezuma, October 6.—Colquitt’s
majority is one hundred and ninety-seven
in Macon county.
Dongberty for Colquitt 1,000.
Albany, October t>.—Dougnerty voted
about fifteen hundred. Colquitt’s major
ity is about one thousand. Hester, white,
Democrat, and Ishmael Lenpn, colored,
Republican, were elected to the House,
They are both for Brown. A. C. West
brook, Democrat, was elected to the Sen
ate. No opposition.
Telfair for Colqnitt 100.
McKae, October 6.—Colquitt’s majori
ty In Telfair county is not less than one
hundred.
Qnttman for Colqnitt 573.
.Georgetown, October 6.—Abont six
hundred and fifty votes were polled in :
this county. Colquitt’s majority is about
five hundred and seventy-five.
Terrell If r Celqnitt MO.
Dawson, October 6.—Terrell county
i will probably give Colquitt two hundred
laugdrBy.'"
PalMkl for Colqnitt SM.
Cochiian, October 0.—Three hundred
aiid ‘thirty majority for Colquitt at six
precincts in this county.
BamesvlUe for Colqnitt 90S.
Babnesville, October 6.—Barnesville
gives Colqnitt four hundred and thirty-
five votes and Norwood two hundred and
twenty-four.
Columbus for Norwood 1,000.
Columbus, Oct. 6.—Columbus polled
two thousand and elghty-six*votes. Nor
wood’s majority In the city will bo one
thousand. The county precincts heard
from indicate that his majority will be
about the same.
Houston County for Colqnitt 80S.
Foht Valley, October 6.—Tbe elec
tion passed off quietly here. Colqnitt two
hundred and ninety-one, Norwood ninety,
Speer two hundred and eighty-eight, Een-
froe ninety-one. The foil returns are not
in. Houston will give from five to eight
hundred miybrily for Colquitt.
Honoton County for Colqnitt LOOO.
Perry, October 6.—Houston gives Col
quitt fifteen hundred majority, Speer one
thousand majority, and elects Millet, Mar
tin and Winslow as representatives.
Cbatbapx for Norwood Woo. *
Savannah, October 6.—Norwood’s
majority i3 six hundred. There wefe only
twenty-two hhqdred ballots polled in
Chatham. "
D«dg« for Colquitt
Eastman, October 6,—The election
was very flose. The indication is a
small majority for Colquitt.
Clarlto for Colqnitt 596.
Atukns, October 6.—Clarke cannot go
back ou the signer of the. Northeastern
bonds. The oou»t lias just been finished.
She gives Colquitt five hundred and nino-
ty-slx majority.
1.Washington for Colqnitt 1,000.
Sandeksyillk, October 6.—ColqUftt
carries thi3 county by one thousand ma
jority.
Blcbmoml for Colqnitt 1,000.
Augusta, October 0.—The election
here to-day passed off quietly. Colquitt’s
majorily in Richmond county will be
over 1,000. His majority in the State
will be fully 25,000.
Baldwin for ( olqultt 700.
Milledgeville, October 0.—Col
quitt’s majority will reach seven hundred.
F. G. Duhignon was elected to tlie Legis
lature by at least five hundred majority.
Smitbvllle for ^olqultt 40.
Smithville, October 6.—Thisprecmct-
1 votes Colqnitt one hundred, and Norwood
’sixty-one. Other vote solid.
Fnlton for Colquitt-163.,-
Atlanta, October 0.—Fulton county
gives Colquitt. 102 majority, by official
count. The election passed off quietly,
hut was bitterly fought. The negro vote
was badly divided. Hape, Rico and Pat
terson are probably elected to the’ House,
,and James to tbe Senate. Speer leads
Renfroe by a handsome vote. Dispatches
received hero from all parts of the State
indicate the election of Colqnitt by a large
majority.
Houston for « olqultt—1,500.
Fobt Valley, October 6.—Later re
turns give Colquitt 1,500 majority, with
three precincts to hear from.
Wayne 300, Brooks 300, leilkrMa
COO, Glynn 583 for 1 olqultt.:
Savannah, October 0.—Wayne county
gives Colquitt 300 majority; Brooks, 300;
Jefferson, 600; Glynn, 583.
Bicbmond for Colqnitt.
Augusta, October 6.— Tho official
count in the city of the white box 13 one
hundred and seventy-nine for Colquitt.
Tho negro box will increase this at least
six hundred. Colquitt’s majority in the
county, beyond a doubt, will he five hun
dred.
Floyd Bides.
The committee, since the last acknowl
edgement of receipt of donations, has re
ceived from Geo. W. Lumpkin, East Ma
con, one pair bantams: Julian Bansone,
Esq., Vineville, cash; L. D. Rogers, fifty
pounds all pork sausage and cash; R. J.
Anderson, one White sewing machine;
H. O. Davis, one young csw.
The cash credited iu our last notice to
J. S. Jones & Co., of Nashville, should
have been J. S. Ivins & Co.
There will, among other attractions of
the fair, be a restaurant to delight not on
ly the eye, but also the inner nan, and
the ladies will soon be called on to make
known their contributions to it, as well as
to the fancy article department.
The company is determined to make a
success of this their first fair, and to aid
as much as possible towards that end,
have secured rooms on the ground floor in
Masonic Temple.
The annual election of officers of the
company, which comes off next Monday
night, will but stir up more interest in the
fair.
To the Citizens of Bibb County.
As one important duty has been dis
charged, another presses upon us. The
election of Governor and members of the
Legislature was a common interest all
over tho State, and had responsibilities of
its own. We have, however, another
matter, vastly more Important to Bibb
county and to U3 individually. That
question is, who shall preside over the
varied interests of Bibb county for another
term?
It is with pleasure that we refer to the
prosperity that reigns within our borders;
but we haar it rumored that a num
ber of members of tho Board of
Couuty Commissioners do not desire to
continue in that office, although their
labors have met the approval of their con
stituents. Rotation in office is a healthy
political principle, and is eminently wise
if properly carried out. A change often
brings new energies and more vigorous
activities. The successor having the ex
perience and plans of the predecessor, 03
way marks, and with the difference of
methods which necessarily exists, wiser
and more progressive measures may be
devised. Therefore, with no intention to
reflect in anywise upon the honorable
board whose time will soon expire, we
suggest the names of the following gentle
men, as worthy the support of the citisens
of Bibb county, as a Board of Commis
sioners, at the next county election:
George S. Obear, John Ingalls,
John B. Giles, W.P.Goodall,
W. H. Fletcher.
These gentlemen are thoroughly identi
fied in tho matter of public education, and
would be ready to make wise and proper
provision for sustaining our public school
system. They have been long residents,
of our community, and all are owners "of
real estate and would favor only proper
and equitable taxes and would, in our
judgment, administer tbe affairs of the'
county to tho full satisfaction of all classes
of onr citizens, being men of good execu
tive ability and judgment. We have
every reason to believe that these gentle
men would be willing to serve our people
in this capacity. Citizen.
A Mow UN tor Cane.
The want has long been felt of a floor
covering combining the durability. and
comfort of * carpet, with the cleanliness
of oil-cloth. This desirable end is ob
tained in the patent Lonolelm, and, be
ing composed of cork, is never cold under
foot. The goods are made in a variety of
handsome patterns, suitable for every part
of a dwelling house, as wejl as stores,
offices, etc. See that the word “Linole
um” is on the back of every square yard.
This is the only genuine article. Kept by
all carpet dealers.
A clear bead and quick action must
be possessed for steady and successful ef
fort; but who can have such while suffer
ing from cold? Use Dr. Bull’s Cough
Syrup and procure immediate relief.
Tbe growth and prosperity ot onr com
mon country are hateful to tbe Repub
licans. The growth and prosperity of the
Southern portion ot the Union are making
them gnash their teeth with rage and ut
ter the most insane threats and impre
cations. It does not require much reflec
tion to perceive that the Bepnblican spirit
is that of hatred to the Union and to our
Constitution. A true American and a
true Republican is always grateful at the
prosperity of every portion of our Union.
■The general delivery at the post-
office doses at &} o'clock hereafter.
LAWTON REPLIES
j To«k* Bettor of Got. Brower, and Re.
views flhe Salient Votnts ot She Gov-
eMoPn trlhdwn — Haw Hte Name
Came to he Presented—Gov. Brown'
Reconstruction Record Looked In
T&lWiaib* request i . ~ .
MTi. Aiar, October J, 1880.—Editors
Constitution: There appears in your pa
per of the 29tl> ultimo a letter of three
columns from Gov. Brown, in which
appeals to the people of Georgia against
the wrongs which, he alleges, 1 have en
deavored to inflict on him. He savs that
I am “engaged in an active canvass
of the State as a candidate * 'against b&
for the United States Senate, when oar
Legislature convenes.” I beg the courte
sy ot your columns for a briel notice df
this and other statements in'that letter.
It is not true that I have been ■ engaged
n an “active canvass for the, U nil*1
States Senate.” I nave made speeches ip
several places in advocacy ot Mr. N#-
wood’s election. The appointment of
Governor Brown and the fitness and {pro
priety of that appo’ntment had been made
by Governor Colquitt’s supporters a dis
tinct and an important issue in the guber
natorial canvass. I did therefore discuss
that question in plain and decided terms
I spoke simply as a citizen of Georgia,
having tho right to criticise the political
character of men holding or seeking pub
lic office. A writer in the Atlanta Con
stitution, anonymous but well known, was
tne first to bring me before the public os
a candidate for the high office of Senator;
while assailing me with tho charge that I
was “abusing” Governor Brown, because
he stood ia the way of my ambition. Up
to that time I hod made no mention of
myself in connection with .Senatorial hon
ors, or in any otner connection whatever
with public otnre. I had never made any
announcement, either by speech or iu
print, of my intention to place my name
before the constitutional electors for
United States Senator; nor had I ever au
thorized arid one oi«e to do so, though
frequently urged by part ial friends to take
ti»t step. Not long after tbe appearance
of the article above referred to, a large
public meeting of citizens, in Savannah
called by the organized * Democracy of
Chatham county, without a dissenting
voice, presented my name to tbe incoming
Legislature of Geoigja for the United
States Senate. With this presentation hyjny
own community, following close upon, tlie
attack by the anonymous writer, I lelt au
thorized to say, at the conclusion of my
speech made afterwards, that my name
would he brought before the. Legislature
in conneetiori' with that high office. But
1 have not in any wav, nor at any time,
discussed my own fitness for the office
am content to leave that to the electors
It is true that I have attempted to give tlie
reasons, drawn from his public and politi
cal acts, why Governor Brown was not a
fit anu proper representative of the people
of Georgia in the Senate. But I utterly
deny that I have ever “abused” him or
discussed harshly his private, business, so
cial or religious life, qualities or relations.
but on the contrary have distinctly an
nounced that I would not do so cither in
his case or that of Governor Colquitt,
Neither have I ever used the expression
“arch-traitor” in reference to Governor
Brown in any of my speeches, nor have I
seen it in any report of them. Such lan
guage is not to my taste in discussions of
this character.
Governor Brown will excuse mo if I do
not accept his Invitation to'enter into
newspaper discussion of our relative mer
its or fitness for the discharge of the du
ties of Senator; and especially, whetiier I
have “that sort of tact, common sense and
talent which will make my efforts a suc
cess in behalf of our people.” The people
aud the electors must acquire their infor
mation some other way than by hearing
my own opinion of myself.
Nor do I acknowledge Governor
Brown’s right to claim from me answers
through the public prints to the very nu
merous questions contained in his letter.
Nor will I, for the purpose of securing fa
vor, make any promises which I have no
intelligent hope of being able to peiform
If I am not sufficiently established in the
confidence of the people of Georgia for
them to feel assured that whatever tal
ents, attainments, energy or character
may have, will be devoted, under all cir
cumstances of trial and temptation, to the
promotion of their best interests in any
position to which I may be called, a mere
vaunting declaration on my part to that
effect would not convince them.
Let me not be misunderstood. I ac
knowledge the right of the people and the
electors to know the views and opinions
of all public men, holding or expecting of
fice from them. And I stand ready at any
time, at their request, to comply with the
time-honored custom—meet them face to
face, and to the best of my ability address
them on matters of public concern.
A very large portion of Gov. Brown's
letter is devoted to his own political rec
ord since the close of the war. I will not
follow him, a3 the whole subject lias been
■fully discussed on both sides in docu
ments which have recently flooded the
State. He claims, with great emphasis
and earnestness, that he was right during
the terrible period of “reconstruction”—
in assisting to elect Gen. Grant in 186S—
in putting upon the people of Georgia the
Administration of Gov. Bullock—in insist
ing that we should promptly accept all the
terms imposed upon ns by the conqueror
and do whatever he ordered us to do, and
that quickly. If he is right, in this claim,
then all the true and loyal people of the
{South were wrong. They were wrong in
cherishing the sentiment which then ani
mated them—that it was better far to suf
fer and endure fora season, than promptly
to cast reproach upon the memo
ries of those who had fallen ia
our cause. What would the world
become, if the weaker never re
sisted the stronger? Are- we prepared to
deny that there are times in the history of
a nation, as well as of the individual,
when in contending for the right it Is-bet
ter far to try and fail than not to try at
all? Would our present position liaiSs
been as good as it now is if all had fol
lowed the example of Goveniot Brown,
which he set3 before us with such compla
cency? It is indeed quite certain that we
would not have claimed the respect of
our enemies, and of the world, which we
now so proudly enjoy, if we had not re
sisted and endured so long all the threats
of angry power, and held together as onq
man, in our poverty and suffering. Tlie
passive, united aud persistent struggle of
the Southern people after the close of the
war was no less honorable aud praisewor
thy than their heroism while it lasted,
If this be not so, if I am mistakeu as if
the patriotic sentiments of Iio'r people,
; then indeed is Governor Brown a proper
representative of the sovereignty of Geor
gia in tlie Congress of States?
A considerable portiir.of Gov. Brown’s
latter ia devoted to an issue which is im
material, inasmuch as his speeches were
published under his own eye—i. e., wheth
er or not I was in Washington and iicanj
them delivered. ' I am sorry tohave given
him. the trouble to prove that my state
ment, as reported, was incorrect. I spoke
in Augusta on Friday night, aud left ear
ly the next morning. But the whole mat
ter is set at rest by the following note,
written by myself at'the earliest possible
moment, and clipped from the Augiuta
Evening News of tne same day on wludi
Gov. Brown’s letter appeared:
‘Mt. Airy, Ga., Sept. 27, 1880.—Edit
ors Evening News: I have just received
your paper of Saturday evening, with the
very flattering report of my speeeh in Au
gusta on Friday night. While tlie report
is unusually accurate for an ‘outline,’ in
almost every matter of Importance, it is
not surprising that where there was no
conference between the speaker and re
porter, there should have crept into it
some errors, which I beg you to correct.
In referring to Governor Brown’s speeches
in the Senate I am reported as saying: ‘I
was in Washington at the time and heard
the Speeches,’ whereas, what I did say was
that *1 know tbe facts and the results at
tending those speeches, and it is only nec
essary,’ etc. I was not in Washington at
tbe time, and did not bear the speeches,
and of course did not say so.
“Again I am reported as saying, * Tbe
bill had passed before Brown took bis
seat.’ This is not the fact. What I did
say was, in substance: ‘The bill had pass-
ed the House and through the proper com- The minionanes are _
routes of Urn Senate, and Its pamaga in withtbi*state«f affairs- 1 HjTjT
that form through the Senate was an as
hrspSSi!^ Crown made
“ You will pardon me for being thus
particular about the statement of faci^
but I think no public speaker should he
careless about them. ^
. ... "A* K - Lawton.”
This note disposes also of another error
m the “report” of my speech which, I re
gret to see, occupied a portion of Governor
Brown’s valuable time. 0r
I have endeavored to discuss such por
tions of this letter as appeared to require
my notice, with perfect candor and cour-
, an< ^ to avoid entirely the use of
-harsh words” or harsh language. But it
contains one allusion which I roust char
acterize as uncalled for and unworthy.
Pf 0 '™* 3 eminently conversant with
also a professional
man, and has hekl a seat on the bench of
the {supreme Court of Georgia. He knows
full well that my relations to the Central
railroad are only such as would be readi
ly accepted by any lawyer of the highest
character in tbe State, and that such ac
ceptance would not render him less wor
thy of trusts from the people. He is,
therefore, without excuse for his insinua
tions, and I cannot respect the motive
which induced him to drag into this dis
cussion a corporation with which he has
such intimate business relations, and
which has maintained a strict reserve in
regard to anything which might affect
this canvass, or work injury- to him. I
forbear to make further comment.
But there is one thing more. Governor
Brown lias probably given the impression
that a dispatch sent lum by me on June
14tb, was intended to ask a special favor
for myself or some friend, or toseek
through his influence over them to control
the action of certain other senators. It is
proper therefore to explain that I had
been applied to by a committee of gentle
men in Baltimore, interested In a question
as general as jthe tariff on imported sugars,
to furnish them with letters to some of
the representatives from Georgia wliile
the bill wa3 in the House. I had sent
those letters. Very unexpectedly to me,
a dispatch came requesting me to put
them promptly in communication with
Senators of my acquaintance, as the mat
ter might bo brought up by amendment
in that body. I thought courtesy dictat
ed that my dispatch should be addressed
to a senator from Georgia. I, therefor o
sent it to Governor Brown, as I would
have done to any one else who chanced to
hold the position, of Senator from my
State, and named in it several Senators
with whom I had special personal ac
quaintance. I kept no copy, but presume
he has correctly slated that I desired to
enlist Messrs. Hill, Bayard, Jones, Hamp
ton and Ransom.- I-»supposed that ho
would do so by simply showing them the
dispatch. Governor Brown replied that it
was too late in the session to accomplish
anything.
I have finished. To have taken no no
tice of Governor Brown’s letter might
have seemed not quite courteous. To no
tice it at all, I could not say less than I
have done. ' • A. R. Lawton.
C UF1D AT WORK AGAIN.
Mercer and the Wesleyan Join Hands.
It is seldom a reporter is called upon to
record in one issue two such unions as
appears in this, and our Jenkins feels
himself specially fortunate at being thus
called into requisition upon a day when
all the world, it seems, was struggling at
the polls. But fortune does smile even
upon a reporter occasionally.
Yesterday afternoon there arrived at
the Brown House Mr. James A. Ether
idge, of Eatonton, accompanied by his love
ly bride. This lady was formerly well
known in Macon as Miss Eugenia Munner-
lyn, a sister of Mrs. I. B. English. She
is a graduate of Wesleyan Female Col
lege, where she distinguished herself, both
as a finished scholar and accomplished
vocalist.
Mr. Etheridge 13 one of Eatonton’s most
progressive aud popular young men, and
not unknown in Macon, having graduated
at Mercer, sharing the first honor. He is
a handsome and companionable young
man, and a great favorite among his
friends.
This, we believe, is the first instance in
which Mercer and the Wesleyan, since the
former’s removal to Macon, have united
hands and hearts, and offering congratu
lations all around, it may not be out of
place to say, that for this, also, and not
education alone, are we colleges.
Hymeneal.
Last evening, at the residence of Mrs.
Jessie Bradford, a small party of friends
and relatives assembled to witness the
roamage of Mr. E. A. Isaacs, of Macon,
and Miss Jessie Bradford, of our city.
Rev. A. M. Wynn officiated.
The attendants were Ed L. Brown and
Miss Isaacs, Goo. F. Isaacs aud Miss Lila
Bivins. The bride was elegantly attired,
and as pretty as ever. She wore organdy,
trimmed in Languedoc lace, satin ribbons,
orange blossoms and lace, illusion veil,
diamonds.
Among the strangers present were Miss
R. Isaacs, Ed L. Brown, Joe Waxelbaum,
Geo. F. Isaacs and Alex Block.
_ After the ceremony the party were in
vited to an elegant supper, and amid the
popping of champagne the happy pair
were wished all possible success.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs leave on Thursday
for Macon, tlieir future home.
May their life he as bright as the noon
day sun, and prosperity act as their chief
attendant.
For kind remembrances we return our
thanks.
We clip the above from the Colnmbns
Enquirer. It will be scanned with inter
est by a large circle of the groom’s friends
in this city. Ed Isaacs is one of the most
popular of our young business men. En-
ergetie and straightforward, possessing
fine address and business tact, he has
made for himself a reputation which will
be his fortune.
We congratulate tbe happy couple upon
this the attainment of their happiness,
and trust that fate may throw no obstacles
in their path through life, and that there
shall bo only enough shadows upon it to
make the sunlight beautiful.
Katun* tlie Wicm.
We learn that the Central railroad, on
the 1st of October, increased the wages of
its employes fire per cent. In these days
of strikes and reductions,it is pleasant to
note this evidence of liberality on the
part of employers, a3 well as the prosperi
ty it indicates.
Anecdote of Oarfibli>.—When a
boy in Ohio, Gen. James A. Garfield,
among his other occupations, drove a milk
wagon, and among his customers was a
colored family. As he drove up one day
to tbe domicile of bis colored patron he
bethought him to have a little fun at the
expense of a pickaninny that was making
mud pies in the door-yart, and so address
ed it: “You, Ephraim, take dat chalk
out of yereye!” Ephraipi’s mother hap
pened to be just around the corner of the
house hoeing tbe watermelons, and has
tening around in front, she almost yelled
in her indignation: “See beah, honey,
you hab all you kin 'tend to ef you take
tljat chalk out ob yer milk 1
Mtksa, the Emperor of Uganda, has
become a backslider. When Stanley ex
plored his territory be was 10 pleased with
the idea of Christian light and civilization
that he begged for missionaries to be sent
him. Tbe English Church and Mission
ary Society and the Free Cbnreh of Scot
land Bent several, who labored with what
seemed to be encouraging results. The
old heathen we* aeon reported as a con
vert.' But the latest Intelligence from
him is to the effeefthat feg has renounced
Christianity and gone back to Paganism,
wewhiplng Mokassa,- the ’god of Lake
Nyknfst wnose spirit is supposed to reside
in an old woman who Uvea, on t"