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IrreeponsiU• Yonng Mother-
Withdraw’ the curtain softly from its
And you may see the sweet it screeneth so.
The sunniest head that over caught the
OfsuMhtaoonit; the most flower-like
That ever*made you_dream a minutes
Of orchontowhen theTTpploblossoms blow;
'SS.'s**-
She is nfyqueen and I her slave, and yet
This same coquette is only twoyears old.
The Griffin News owns the first shell
fired at Fort Pickens during the late
misunderstanding between the States. It
weighs seventy-eight pounds. Of coarse
it Is unloaded. They always arc.
The first freight shipment over the
Augusta and Knoxville railway was made
yesterday. The track is laid four miles
from Augusta, and is being rapidly
pushed ahead.
Marietta property holders aro sub
scribing liberally for the purchase of a
steam fire engine. The Georgian also
says upland rice growing has been tried
iu that neighborhood with great success.
Fred Lemmon, of Rome, lias sworn
off forever from playing with parlor
ed by the agency of one of those nuisan
ces.*
It was it cently remarked by au “intelli
gent looking stranger” inthehcaringofthe
editor oftne of the numerous Romedailies
tb .the bad rather pay a dollar to hear a
street organ wail, than fifty cents to hear
Bernhardt sing. He had just returned
from Atlanta.
The McDuffie Journal reports a seri
ous fire in that couuty last Monday morn
ing, resulting In the destruction of the
house of Mrs. L>. McLean. Loss $15,000,
and only $5,000 insurance. Tho proper
ty was known as the Hamilton Manor, and
was the finest and most elegantly fur
nished in the county..
Georgia Railroad Stock.—'The Au
gusta Evening News of Wednesday says:
“Tho demand for Georgia railroad stock
to-day is strong at 114| to 115, and for
Central at 100J to 110J. There lias been
much activity In these two-securities.”
Thomson has burglars; also more
scrawny, raw-boned cows than any town
In the State. Two of the former have
been jugged.
The Griffin News reports a heavy crop
of mumps in that town. Also that Judge
Bleckley, late of the Supreme Court, is
visiting at the Indian Spring for his
health.
The Next Race fob Governor.—
Touching this event, Henry Grady writes
recently from New York to the Atlanta
Constitution as follows; A trip to Wash
fngton the other day confirmed me in tho
opinion, expressed long ago, that Dr. Fel
ton would be an independent candidate
for governor at the next election in Geor
gia. Of course it is too early to predict
anything, and yet If I were called on to
bet to-day I should say that the race
would be between Blount and Felton.
I know Mr. Blount very slightly and have
never liked him especially, but no one
Congress, if any, that stand higher than
he for efficiency and integrity. Ho would
make an excellent Governor and will have
fairly won the race if he beats Dr. Felton
for it. The rumor that General Gordon
Will possibly be In the race, can be met by
very definite denial. I happen to know
that there is no political office in or about
Georgia that General Gordon could be
prevailed on to accept. He has had
enough of military and political honors,
and is non; engaged in a new career, on
which he entered deliberately and over
which he Is enthusiastic. He Is np to his
ears in business, and would no more re
enter politics than he would enlist in the
army.
One of the most sensible of our ex
changes—we have uufortunalely mislaid
it, so can’t give proper credit—casually,
but most judgmatically makes this obser
vation: The Macon Dally Ilcralil sus
pends and comes out a w eekly. Another
proof that where papers are crowded they
can’t all thrive long. The old Tele-
gkaph and Messenoer is now iu bands
that put the question cf its future success
beyond doubt.
Mb. Lackey’s dwelling in Warren
county was burned last week. Caused by
sparks from the chimney." Most of the
furniture was saved.
Of “Gen. Gordon’s aQalrs and the em
bryo Georgia Western railway,” Grady
has this to say: He has been requested
to give the public his fall programme and
y its details, and declines for the reason
that he does not think it best at present.
It is enoLgh to say that he has indorsed
and approved every promise made for
him in regard to the Georgia Western, in
my dispatches—and that I made no prom
ises without first getting his consent. He
says there is no doubt about his building
the road—and says this to all who in
quire. I kuow that the stoning of the
contract by the Louisville and Nashville
company has started the enterprise ahead,
and that nothing now stands between us
and actual work, except the few days nec
essary to cloee up matters here and get
the force in the field. General Gordon
has been closeted with bis friends in the
new company almost ever since he got
the charter. He has been trying to get
possession of the charter for several
months.
Sous months.since, says the Warrenlon
Clipper, Mr. Thomas Ivey’s little two
years old son had a fall, which drove one
of his eye-teeth hack into the gum and
entirely out of sight.” “The little fellow
bad a moulblul of teeth besides, and the
parents thought the vacant place was
made by the tooth being knocked out.
The face liecsm-i swollen and the eye
above became seriously affected. In a few
weeks the eye-tooth began to reappear
and has since come back in full, only it is
somewhat shorter than the others. The
eye Is said by some who have examined it
to be entirely sightless.’
The Atlanta papers announce the
death on Wednesday, in that place, of Mr.
U. R. Howell, manager of the American
Union Telegraph Company. Consump
tion.
“Railroad Legislation.”—Under
this head the Savannah Mews voices the
sentiment of a great many people In this
State as follows: “A short limes since we
published in these columns an editorial
synopsis of the admirable letter addressed
by Capt. W. G. Raoul, Vice President of
the Georgia Central railroad, to a mem
ber of the Alabama Legislature upon the
subject of a railway commission for that
State. It will be remembered that Capt.
Raoul expressed in that letter sentiments
entirely In accord with the position which,
from the very first, the New took upon
this subject. We are glad to see that the
Legislature of Alabama has seen the wls
dom of bis views, and has decided not to
crush out railway enterprise In that State
by the passage or a despotic railway com
mission law similar to that upon our
Gemgta statute books, bat has made the
railway commission of Alabama an advi
sory body to hear and decide differences
between the people on one side and the
railways on the other. We am glad to
geo that tho sentiment In re
peal of the present commission law ot
(icoroia in gaining ground in our state,
nuKt0?LegSfiture, upon.it..assem-
bline In July, will be urged to at least
modify that tow, and place onr commis
sion upon a basis of equity and justice.
Thirty-one barrels of rosin, the first
of tho new crop, were received at Savan
nah on Wednesday.
Says tho Marietta Journal: Another
accident occurred on the Western and
Atlantic railroad last Tuesday morning.
Three freight trains passed Marietta.
When two miles beyond brnyrna, ho. iu
slacked speed to Hike on
dropped by a train ahead; No. 12i Height
following, running at full speed, could
not check up and ran into the cab of No.
10, smashing seven or eight cars. The
engine jumped the track and was precipi
tated ten or twelve feet and was badly
wrecked. G. M. Lindsey, fireman, had
his right ankle crushed and thigh broken.
A man walking alongside of the track to
Atlanta, giving liis name as Samuel Hart
ley, of Philadelphia, was badly scalded
and will probably die. Drs. Conn ally,
of Smyrna, and Cotter, of Atlanta, gave
medical attention. On account of the ac
cident all trains were delayed until A
o’clock Wednesday morning before the
track was cleared.
The writer was on board the south
bound passenger train due that day in
Atlanta somewhere between 12:30 and 1
o’clock p. m., and takes this occasion to
casually remark that matters after the ac
cident were not managed with any ex
traordinary amount of sense or energy.
We heard afterwards, however, that Gen,
McRae was s’ck in bed, which doubtless
explains the slow-<^—“ proceedings all
u.c accident. Passengers for Atlanta
were only detained about seven and a
half hours within thirteen miles of that
city.
Gbady telegraphs from New York to
the Constitution that President Baldwin,
of the Louisville and Nashville road, will
take $5,000 worth of stock for his company
iu the Atlauta Cotton Exposition.
Mr “Jeems” Atkins, cx-deserter from
the Conledeiate army, and ex-collector
of customs at Savannah, aspires to Judge
Woods’vacancy on the Federal circuit
bench. He married a kinswoman of Mrs.
Garfield; hence, his sublime cheek.
It is slated by the Washington corre
spondent ol the Atlanta Constitution that
Attorney-General Anderson is In that city
to advance, if possible, on tho docket of
the Supreme Court three railroad cases.
One of them was brought by the State
against the Richmond Air-Line, as it used
to bo called, another against the Atlanta
and Charlotte Air-Line, and the third
against the Brunswick and Albany. The
two Air-Line cases Involve over $20,000,
and the other more than $10,000.
We entirely agree with the Atlanta
Constitution that “it is useless for Presi
dent Gari eld to attempt to break up the
solid South until tho minds of our people
are relaxed from tho attitude of self-de
fense and protection by the knowledge
that Republican success does not mean
an attack upon the South. He may ap
point Democrats to office, bnt the South
will remain practically solid until it Is
convinced that the Republican party is
not an organization which has for its pur
pose the disestablishment and robbery of
Southern States.”
A Southwest Georgia negro killed
eight partridges at one shot last week. He
has consequently sworn off from work lor
the rest of the year.
The Governor has re-appointed for four
years the present board of commissioners
for Chatham county. They aro Messrs.
W. W. Paine, B. D. Walker, C. O. Casey.
’’’aTtine Showing.—Wo extract tho fol
lowing from the Augusta Chronicle, of
yesterday: Augusta, Ga., March 8,
ISS1.—To the stockholders of the Enter-
prise Manufacturing Company: It should
afford us pleasure, when taking a retro
spect, to find that we have little to regret,
and much to congratulate ourselves upon,
during the past year. Our mill has been
ran with unprecedented regularity, not
withstanding the fact that during the
summer broken-bone fever was so preva
lent. Wc at no time had a single loom to
stop nor did we suspend working in any
department. Still, while running all our
looms, it was with difficulty; our opera
tives not beiug entirely e xcinpt from the
public affliction. I am pleased to say,
however, that the increase of our produc
tion during the year has been about 220,-
000 yards ot goods, and 35,000 pounds of
yarn. The profits, chiefly dur-
iug the past year, have been suffi
cient to warrant the board of di
rectors in declaring a dividend of
ten per cent, payable on the 10th inst. It
was expected stockholders would accept
stock in payment of this dividend, though
it was not required that they should do so.
The successful working cf the mill having
been demonstrated to the satisfaction of
the board, it was deemed by them an op
portune time to carryout a long cherished
idea of increasing tho building and ma
chinery. With this view they accepted a
proposition from Messrs. M. J. Verdery &
Co., which there is reasonable probability
of being carried out successfully; this will
require the full payment of all stock,
making the paid up capital $500,000, and
enabling ns to increase the size of our
building, and to put in additional ma
chinery, giving us 600 looms and 33,600
spindles. This increase of paid up capi
tal and increase of capacity will place our
company In a most favorable position.
The details of the working ot the mill and
the financial condition of the company
will be read by the secretary.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. T. Jackson, President.
The statement of the workings of the
factory during the year showed the follow
ing figures: Bales of goods manufactured,
4,283; pieces, 88,053; pounds, 1,108,864:
yards, 4,528,073; average looms running,
264; average yards per loom per day, tM,-
60-100; average production per day, 14,-
028; cotton consumed, 2,010 bales—1,137,-
840 pounds; average cost of cotton,
1113-100 cents per pound; average hands
employed, 252; aggregate of wages paid
banis, $61,399.54. The net earnings of
the company during the year, over all
expenses, interest on bonds, etc., was $11,-
686.17.
Mrs. Betsey Stinson, of Jefferson
county, is seventy years old, but she never
saw a locomotive or train of cars until
last Wednesday. Her comment was: “No
doubt tbe poor thing was almost tired to
death.”
Walton county’s conscience on the
subject of liquor selling by the small is
getting such a lively shaking up that last
week a large meeting was held at Monroe,
to have an act passed by the Legislature
abolishing the traffic in that county.
The same county boasts two eighteen-
year old sprouts whose- combined height
twelve feet and eleven inches—one
being six feet and three inches and the
other six feet and eight inches— and whose
combined weight is 888 pounds, one
eigblug 106 pounds and tbe other 102.
Allen Hogan is a wicked young pa
triot of sable hue and Radical politics,
who has been amusing himself stoning
trains on the Atlanta and West Point
railway. Bat be wasn’t smart enough to
cover his trades, and now says his prayers
In tbe Newnan jail.
Tee Dawson Journal says the dwell
ing bouse, kitchen and smoke-house on
Capt. T. M. Jones’ farm, four miles from
that place, were boned one night last
week, together with all his furniture and
$25 In cash, and two thousand pounds of
bacon.
Tbxxb are wild eats in Miller county
that weigh 25 pounds, and deer that ah,
low themselves to bo killed with, claw-
hammers. The Arlington Advance says
Mr. Zeno Fitzpatrick, a well known
Morgan county man, while insane from
brain fever attempted to-commit suicide
by cutting his throat, a few days since.
The Money Question in Georgia..—
We find the following dcliverauce on the
abovo subject in the Albany Newt
and Advertiser: We want to seo the
“penny wise and pound foolish usury’
law that now stands as a dead letter upon
the statutes of Georgia and a “scare
crow” to foreign capital, repealed, and a
good honest, straightforward collection
law enacted in its stead. Four-liftlis of
the farmers, mechanics and business
men of Georgia are money borrowers In
one way or another, aud with an eight
per cent, usury law upon our statute", a
majority of them aro paying from twelve
to eighteen per cent, per annum
for money or credit. And there
seems to bo no end to the
demand for money. The great trouble is
that the money is not here—the demand
Is far in excess of tho supply—and It will
always be so until there is a law placed
upon our statutes affording some protec
tion to foreign capital. With our sweep
ing aud extravagantly worded usury law
as a “scarecrow,” and our iron-clad,
doubled and twisted, yard-wide home-
stead act as a convenient fortification for
the borrower to hide behind, with divers
loop-holes supplied by the laws of the
State for liis escape from the payment of
his boucst. debts, no sensible man who
has money to invest Is going to send it to
Georgia for loan when he can find a saw
investment for it elsewhere.
Dalton boasts a tavern-keeper named
il,,=3. or l.o is -Old to i,:.
friends.
We see from tbe Uutenvilio; papers
that Dr. Felton has returned home. But
no mention is made of that brass band
which, heretofore, was wont to blow a
welcome to him and work np his constitu
ents to tho very top notch of enthusiasm
The band all had tho mumps, they say,
but, if the Doctor had been re-elected,
perhaps they wouldn’t have minded such
a trifle. Human nature is pretty much
the same iu Bartow county as else
where.
What has become of the great, the
unanimous Toombs? We have heard
nothing from him since his proclamation
about Mr. Dam’ book. Can it be he has
quit talking, or is it because he can no
longer capture an audieuce or secure a
reporter?
Stock sales a'. Augusta on Friday,
showed a booming market. Georgia rail
road was quoted at 115J bid, and 116J
asked. Central strong at 109J bid, U0J
asked. Money easy for good paper.
Mr. Stephens re-asserts that we are
getting poorer every day. In a recent
private letter, he says “I know ft is very
disagreeable to speak truly, but ft is often
the high duty of people in public positions
to do so. I have done so on many occa
sions, and will not desist to do so, however
great the clamor against ft. 1 know it
pleases tho public to tbink themselves
prosperous, as ft docs a man in a dying
condition to be informed by a physician
that there is Lope of his recovery. Our
people, North aud South, aro in a bad
condition. I differ widely with Governor
Brown in bis views that the country
can now float a threo per cent, bond
because of the great prosperity of
tho country. There could be to-day
no better evidence of the decay of pro
ductive Industry than this one laet—that
threo and four per cent, bonds can now
bo readily taken. If the, countrv were
prosperous, capital would seek lmest-
ment in various Industries,
tlawk—A-oar'iiuauces for the next five
years continue as they have been for tbe
last seven years, we can float a one per
cent. bond. But enough of this now.
The rich are growing richer, and the
poor, and millions of the great masses of
our people, aic growing poorer.”
The Augusta News publishes this let
ter and adds that “one of the most exten
sive and best known, as he is one of tho
ablest and shrewdest business men in
Georgia, after reading the abovo letter in
Atlanta, gave it as bis opinion that
Mr. Stephens is correct in his views.”
All of which may bo law and gospel
bat we don’t believo it; and never will
without more proof than than either Mr.
S.or that able and shrewd businessman
have adduced.
The Brunswick Advertiser saw “work
is progressing rapidly on the Waycross
and Jacksonville railroad, under tbo ac
tive and able superintendence of Col.
Drone,so well and favorably known in
Brunswick, aud the Fernandinaand Jack
sonville will soon be open to the traveling
public. By the Waycross and Jackson
ville, passengers from Savannah will
reach this city in six hours, from Macon
in eleven hours, and via tho Cumberland
route and Fernandina and Jacksonville
from Macon, if they will ran an ordinary
fast train (from Macon to Brunswick),
tbe time should not be overclevcn hours.”
Mr. Richard Griffiths, of Rome,
has been missing several days, and foul
play is suspected. He was on a drank
when last seen, and had about $70 in his
pocket.
The way some Floyd county fanners
look at it is stated as follows by tbe Rome
Iribune: Two farmers, yesterday, were
discussing the buying of cotton at our
popular cotton exchange. We heard one
remark as we passed by: “It’s no worse
buying cotton at the exchange than gam
bling, unless you lose. It you make by it
it is a sight better than gambling.”
The Rome Courier gives the particu
lars of a rape committed in Chattooga
county last week, by an old man sixty
years old named Marsh, on a eleven year
old girl. The old sconndrei beguiled the
child to go with him into a stable aud
there outraged her, threatening her with
death If she told of it. He'bas disappeared,
but there is a very cheerful prospect of
his capture. Let him swing as soon as
caught, is our advice.”
“Bill Arp” in Lexington—The
Oglethorpe Echo has a few lilies in its
last issue about William, who has lately
been speaking a piece in that ancient
burg, from which we quote as follows:
Major Smith’s forehead is tbo most con
spicuous feature of bis anatoms. Take
off his forehead and there isn’t enough
head left to make a chinquepiu. It starts
off in tbe asnal place and runs clear
back to his heels. We asked Major Arp
the cause of this singular bereavmeul
and he answered with a deep drawn
sigh, “My friend, I have been married
for thirty-five years.” At Crawford,
while wailing for the depurtnre of tbe
hack, quite a crowd or admirers gathered
around the major in tho post
office and were highly enter
tained. In course of conversation, he
told them how he came to adopt the sig
nature of “Bill Arp.” It seems that
the erizinal Arp was a ferryman near
Rome; a thriftless sort of fellow, who was
foud of company, and although an illite
rate man, possessed a rich store of mother
wit. The fiist article that Major Smith
ever wrote for tbe press, was his replr
to Lincoln’s proclamation for tbe Confed
erate army to disband. He'submitted the
production to some friends, and Arp hav
ing beard it read, stepped up and said,
“Major Smith, them’s my sentiments, and
yon may sign my name to it.” Arp was
something of a philosopher as well as a
wit. He was a perfect slave to his em
ployer, and never denied the feet. He
was once asked bow be expected to vote
in a certain election. “Well,” was tbe
reply, “I can’t say till I see Mr.
C.; then he in torn must consult
Col. J-, aud be Gov. B., and then
must go to Stephans for his instruc-
i BeaBerert March 1, 1881.
LIU! - Alec is going I can give you the ,
vote of the whole u—d caboodle of us.”
Arp and his sons volunteered at tho j • , . „ .
beginning of tbe war and mado gallant Abridged for the Telegraph an! Messenger by
soldiers. Two of the boys were killed at: Mitt <t Harris. Attorneys at Law. Macon.
Manassas. After tbe surrender he became I Georgia
very dissipated and some of his friends Bryant, Executor de sou tort, vs. Helton
THE St'the.he court.
prevailed upon him to move to Arkausas,
where he met his death by a wagon. Mo
or Smith is not only Georgia’s greatest
liumorist, but one of her most successful
farmers. Last year he mads on ten acres
of land seven hundred bushcl3 of corn,
and on fourteen acres in cotton 16 bales.
His hay crop brings him seventy dollars
an acre. Ho has ten children of bis own
and two adopted. His sons take great in
terest in tho farm, and do much of tha
work themselves.
Eluerton Is a good place for house
keepers. Eggs are ten cents per dozen,
shad fifty csnU each, aud sweet potatoes
forty cents a bushel.
It Is stated that ox-Scnator Norwood
“has struck quite a streak of luck in his
Arizona silver miues.”
The “Bell Green” copper mine in Green
county was sold last week to W. H. War
ner, of Augusta, ■ for $1,200" It cost $15,-
000, a few years since.
The Augusta Chronicle says: “On
Saturday morning last Mrs. John Jones,
living some eight miles west of Augusta,
having occasian to come to tho city, left
her youngest child, aged about two years,
in tho care of a neighbor. After the
mother left, it appears tbo child eluded
the vigilance of tho person iu whose care
ft was placed, and wandered ofl in tho
woods. As soon as missed, search was
immediately instituted, but all efforts to
find itwereunavailinguntil Sunday morn
Inn. when it was found some distance
from home, in a siuaii «n>ek in a si.tin
position, with its head resting on the bani
of tlio creek, dead. It is supposed that
the little thiug died of exhautiou and ex
posure.”
Judge S. W. Harris, of tho Coweta
circuit, who has has been off duty for
several weeks on account of severe ill
ness, lias recovered sufficiently to resume
his official duties.
Last week, in Crawford county, an old
negro woman, aged eighty yea; 8, and
two negro children,were burned to death.
The Recorder says between ninety and
one hundred thousand dollars’ worth ol
mules have been sold in Amcricus the past
week.
A Jacksonville letter to the Bruns
wick Advertiser says Mr. Harris, of Or
ange Lake, bought a tract of land covered
with wild orange trees at $5.00 per acre!
trimmed up tho wild trees, aud budded
them with tbe sweet orange—his total
outlay being less that $1,000, and last year
his gross iucome was $40,000—nett, over
$20,000, and ft is estimated that ft will
bo double as much this year. AU this in
eight years, aud ho has been offered, so it
is reported upon good authority, $200,000
for a half interest, whiclihe declined.
The Savannah News has an article on
the Alabama Railway Commission, which
seems to us eminently sensible
aud deserving the attention ol Georgia
legislators at their next meeting. It says:
The act provides for tho protection of
the public that tho railways of that State
shall not charge excessive rates, nor shall
they make any unjust discriminations.
Such acts on their part are pronounced to
bo extortionate, and any road found
guilty of such extortion shall be liablo be
fore the courts to the party injured for
double the damages and tho costs of the
suit. For the protection of tho railroads
it provides that a commission of three cit
izens, appointed by the Governor, shall
be established. To this commission the
railroads shall submit their tariff of rates,
commission Is to approve them. This a]
proval, however, does not make
incumbent on the roads to adopt
tho Commission tariffs. They cau
continue to charge their old rates if they
feel inclined; but should they adopt the
tariffs they are relieved from all liability
to the public except for actual damage,
while should they refuse to acquiesce in
them, the public can resort to the courts
and briug action against them for dis
crimination or extortion, and, if success
ful, the penalties stated in the act for such
a course would be inflicted. Aud in such
suit the approval of the commission would
be prima facie evidence that the ap
proved rates were fair aud rcasouablo
and that the roads were guilty. It seems
to us that this is eminently just and
well calculated to very eflectually settle
all diflerences between the public and
the roads without detriment to the inter
ests of either. When the ' roads
make out their tariffs for the inspection ot
the commissioners they have of course to
show that body what were their original
outlays for construction aud rolling stock,
what is necessary to be expended for keep
ing the lines iu thorough repair, and what
is required for running expenses. Then
they have to satisfy the commission that
their tariffs are not unjust to any section
tlniMigh which their lines pass, ami that
their gross earning uuder the proposed
rates do no more than meet their expenses
and yield them “a ftirand just return” on
their investments. The commission, who
are now—aud preinmably always will be
—men of prominence, character and abil
ity, and who have the best Interests
ot the people of the State at heart,
will not approve the tanils nnless al
these matters are clearly shown to their
satisfaction. This would certainly be all
that the people could reasonably demand,
and if the railroads afterwards charged
higher rates, they would lay themselves
liable to heavy damages and also to indict
ment. The great advantages of such a law
over that in force in this State are mani
fest. It is calculated to keep down ani
mosity between the people aud the rail
roads, which all must admit are tho great
est benefactors to any Slate or country.
It is free from the despotic, arbitrary, un-
republican and unjust features of our law,
which gives threo disinterested commis
sioners absolute control over vast railway
interests,aud enables them,at a stroke of it a
pen, to force the roads into bankruptcy if
they feel Inclined. It prevents the crush
ing out of ail future railway enterprises,
and consequent future development of our
State, which onr law Is sure to cause, in
asmuch as ft insures protection to railway
investments, while aur law is u constant
menace to all capital placed In such In
vestments. In short, we have no doubt
that tbe Alabama Legislature, while this
subject was before them, carefully inves
tigated and earnestly studied tbe railway
commission law of Georgia, and deter
mined to avoid its glaring injustice and
possible evils. In so doing they bavo set
an example to our own Legislature,which
wo hope our law-makers will not be slow
to follow.
Bibb. Railroads. Damages. Negli
gence. Now Trial. [This care was ar
gued at the last term, and tie decison
reserved. Jackson, O. J., being disqual
ified, Judge Stewart, of tho -Flint dr- ,
cult, presided in his place.]
Stewart, J.—1. It is the duty of a
ON THE Il i.VC.
HImmmIbk and Capturing: a Sneak Thief
Near the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad Depot.
Night before last, near the Macon aud
Brunswick railroad depot, occurred a shoot-
Proteetion from
et al. Amendment. Adminlstralore. - ... , I „
and Executors. Year’s support. Set j five reasonable signals or tbe departure
.j- j of its trains from its stations and depots.
Jackson C.J.—l. Where a husband Such siguais as would ordinarily attract
sued as next friend of his minor wile, and 1 »’>"■>««•demand in the
railroad company, through it* agents, to j n g. affair which resulted in tho wounding
and capturing of Henry Andrews, a color-
ending suit she became of age, the Ue i
aratlon could be ameuded so as to strike
out tho representative character of the
husband and leave the suit to proceed in
the names ot the husband and wile.
2. Debts paid by an executor do son
tort, if paid voluntarily, cannot bo set ofi
by him against au action by a distrib
utee of the estate for his share of tho
property. _ .
8. Where, at the request of the widow
of an intestate, her father sold some of
the property of the deccdant aud turned
the proceeds over to her, he thereby be
came an executor de son tort, neither he
nor the widow having administered on
the estate.
(a) In a salt against such an executor
de son tort by a distributee, be could set
off the year’s support of the family, the
widow having actually received the pro
ceeds of the sale. No proper allowance
having been made for this by tbe verdict,
a new trial is granted. Judgment re
versed.
Bailey, agent, vs. Bazemore et al. Certio
rari, from Monroe. County Matters,
Roads and Bridges. Jurisdiction.
Jackson, C J.—1. A power conferred
by the Legislature upon county commis
sioners to establish, alter or abolish private
ways does not include the power to re
move obstructions therefrom.
2. Tho commissioners ot roads anil rev
enues of Motiroo county liavo uo jurisdic
tion to remove ofcri.ructions from private
ways; such jurisdiction remains In the
ordinary. Judgment reversed.
Watts, administrator, et al. vs. Colquitt.
Governor, for use. Suit on bond, from
Stewart. Shells, Principal and Surety,
Jackson, C. J.—1. Where a rule abso
lute Las been obtained against a sheriff,
aud suit is brought oil bis bond upon
failure to pay over the amoun ., the sure
ties can set up any defense to tbe action
which the sheriff could bavo urged to the
rule.
(a) As the sheriff could not have at
tacked tbe validity of tho process under
which ho collected money in his bauds,
neither can Ills sureties do so.
2. Where error Is assigned on the rejec
tion of documentary evidence, ft should be
set out in the bill of exceptions, if the
case is brought up without motion for new
trial iu order that this„court may judge
of its admissibility,
Haddock et al., vs. Planters Bank, of Fort
Valley. Equity, from Houston. Trusts
Equity. Sale.
Crawford, J.—1. H. died, leaving a
pclicy of insurance on his life; bis widow
being unable to give the bond necessary
for administration, desired the assistance
of the banking company, filed a petition
and obtained an order that the bank
should collect tbe insurance aud hold it as
trustee for herself and children; this was
done, and $4,000 held on deposit, drawing
seven percent, interest; subsequently ou
the joint petition of herself and the bank
and under order ol the chancellor, after
appointing her as guardian ad litem for
the minor children, to better the invest
ment, the money was invested in the cap
ital stock of the bank:
Held, that such purchase was legal
though subsequently the bank failed, It
being solvent at that time.
2. It is Immaterial whether an officer of
the bonk advised her of its financial con
dition at the time or not, there beiug no
fraud. Judgment affirmed.
Hall vs. Waller. Case, from Monroe.
Contracts. Actions. Amendments.
tbe passengers and those interested in the
movement* of the cars of the railroad
company.
2. should a passenger needlessly lin
ger about a depot or station, aud neglect
to board a train, then the company as to
Every one wishes to be safe from til.
ed thief. The following facts were furnish- subtle terror, but almost daily fonl air fiaj
ed us by Superintendent J. M. Edwards It
seems a regular system of stealing has ten when one feels most safe. K?';
been carried on for sometime by parties the system and secure relief from
unknown, by which the company have lost 55 ** a mystery tho medicii
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much valuable freight. It has hitherto
such passenger is only bound to ordinary heoa ‘“P 055 * 16 lo detect Rn ^ on °> b ° t *?- • vnneed, until malaria has been looked upon
sitw.»idt.«»as* gsaash2st?
such passenger to use caution in observ
ing signals which might be given by the
agents of tbe company.
3. Tho officers of a railroad company
have the right to presume that passengers
will only attemrt to get on and off Us
cars at the places designated by tho com
pany for such purpose, and it is not the
duty of the railroad company to keep the
track dear for those who may see proper
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deed was made and possession delivered
thereunder, a subsequent suit by tbe feof
for against the feoffee on tho ground that
tbe deed was in fact a security for a debt,
made so that the creditor could sell the
land, reimburse himself, and pay tho bal
ance to the debtor, and that ho bad failed
so to do, but had rented tho land and af
terwards sold it, but never paid the debt
or auything, was demur-able, no fraud,
acciueut or mistake being alleged as to
the making of the deed.
2. An amendment to such a declaration
to the eflect that the plaintiff authorized
the defendant to sell the land, settle tbo
outstanding debt and turn over the bal-
auce to him, that tho defendant had sold
the land, realizing $400 above the amount
due on the notes, which he failed to pay
over, introduced a new and distinct cause
of action, and was demurrable. Judg
ment affirmed.
Campbell, admiuistrator, vs. Roberts.
Claim, from Ueury. Practices iu the
Superior Court. Claim. Evidence. No
tice to produce papers.
Crawford, J.—l. One who claims
property advertised for sale by au admin
istrator may assume the burden
of proof by admitting that tbe admin
istrator was in possession, and then will
be entitled to open and conclude.
2. Where one who claimed at an ad
ministrator’s sale, on tbo trial caused the
admiuistrator to produce a deed from his
iuiestate to the claimant, by notice to pro
duce, such production did notdispenso
with proof of its execution and delivery.
Judgment reversed.
Galceran vs. Noble, Jr., et al. Appeal,
from Floyd. Practice iu tho Superior
Court, luterrogatories. Evidence. In
dorsement. Promissory notes.
Speer, J.—1. For the refusal of the
court below to suppress interrogatories
because of want of proper execution to bo
a good ground for reversal, It must ap
pear that the objection was made in
writing and notice given to tho opposite
party before the case was submitted to
the jury.
2. Statements of an agent dum fervet
opus are admissible against his principal.
8. Parol testimony was admissible to
show that an indorsement of a note was
made simply to pass title aud noto to
create liability, in a suit by a plaintiff
who took the note after dishonor.
4. That the co>'.rt added to his written
charge, by reques-. of plaintiff’s counsel, is
uo ground for exception by him. Judg
ment affiuned.
Watford vs. Foster. Probate of Will, from
Newton. Charge of Court. Wills.
Steer, J.—1. The construction of a pa
per—whether it Is by its terms testament
ary in character or not—is a question for
the court; the question of proper execu
tion, testamentary capacity aud voluntary
making, are for the jury.
were guilty they were sometime since dis-
chargod. _ j it generally comes without'
Tho stealing continued, however. Cars iff health does exist
for various points down the road, though _ #
carefully loaded and freight billed, chocked . SlllllllOllS Xj L YCF RcSJUliltOl*
out short. This continued until lost night, j
when Mr. Prentiss Edwards, the billing I JTp*'®3j°re it and give protection against
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clerk, stepped out to a car teat was being tbo UTOr ^ troubled, ns the liveriLewv
loaded, and accidentally discovered how one knows or ought to know, the most im-
to pursue tho cars while leaviug a depot i the stealing was effected. The car stood portent organ in the body. If you sailer
or station; aud more especially would this j op€n nex t to the platform and was being Wlth
be true as to those who pursue the cars to j OIU j e( L There was a small space between DYSPEPSIA,
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4. A party guilty of negligence by which
a loss is sustained shall only be liablo for
the proximate consequences of his
wrongful act.
5. To entitle a party to recover damages
of a railroad company on account of tbe
negligence of its agents, it should appear
that the damages were the natural and
proximate cause of the injury; for should
it appear that the negligence of the rail
road company would not liavo damaged
the party complaining but for the Interpo
sition ui'u separate independent agency,
over which the railroad company neither
had or exercised control; then the party
complaining cannot recover. Judgment
affirmed.
Rawles vs. Saulsbnry, Respess & Co. Tro
ver, from Bibb. Debtor and Creditor.
Sales. Titles.
[This case was argued at tbe last term
and the decision reserved. Jackson, O. J.,
being disqualified, Judge Stewart, of tee
Flint Circuit, was desigualcd to preside
in his place.]
Stewart, J.—1. Where parties contract
for the sale of cotton then stored in a
warehouse, within the knowledge of both,
agree upon a price, the vendor -delivers
the warehouse receipts to tho purchaser
and takes a check for tho purchase price,
delivery may be inferred without any
positive agreement.
2. Where parties contracted for the sale
of cotton, the vendor received a check on
bank for the full purchase price, delivered
up the check, had tbe amount placed in
a pass-book by the officers of the bank,
aud took charge of tbe pass-book as bis
own, tbe sale became complete, and the
relation of debtor and creditor existed
between the vendor and tea bank.
DOC WILSON.
Farley vs. Bloodgood St McDowell, et al.
Certiorari, from Pike. Garnishments.
Justice Courts.
Speeb, J.—That the justice who issued
a garnishment told the garnishee that he
had until the next term of court to an
swer, and thereby the garnishee was mis
led and failed to auswer within ten days,
did not excuse such failure or prevent a
judgment against him, this case having
arisen prior to tbe act of 1880. Judgment
affirmed.
Worsham, administrator, vs. Murchison.
Equity, from Crawford. Practice in the
Supreme Court. Practice in tbe Supe
rior Court. New Trial.
Speeb, J.—1. While it is requisite that
the selection and appointment of a judge
»ro hoc vice should affirmatively appear
n the record, yet tbe absence of jurisdic
tion in the presiding judge would operate
to reverse his judgment, not to dismiss the
case In this court.
2. In a motion for a new trial, if the
brief of evidence has been agreed upon by
council and filed In the clerk's office (or
filing, has been waived) and a rule nisi has
been .granted, on tbe bearing tbe motion
will not be dismissed because tbe brief was
not approved in terms. Tbe granting of
tbe rule nisi Is a presumptive approval
within tbe meaning of the rule or court
Fall Account ol His Capture, Toffctb
er Wills a row Additional Items.
Doc Wilson is at present tha most inter
esting subject bofore tho public. His crime,
escape, capture and safe return havo occu
pied the public mind for a month, and a de
tailed account of the latter two events,
though long looked for, has never yet ap
peared. It will be remembered that a few
days after tbe killing of Mr. Tinley, the
Tn.Tnmpn and Messengeb’s reporter fur
nished tho probablo route of the fugitivo in
liis efforts to escape. Tbo route was laid
down os leading out through Knoxville, or
nearly that town, overland on foot to Co
lumbus, where the course would turn^nte-
ward to Apalachicola, and a passage to
some distant city would bo secured upon a
ship.
Thi'a term thn tilan followed by Wilson,
except teat ho passed through Knoxville
and took a drink in n barroom there. He
spent one night in Columbns, crossed into
Alabama, passed down tho river, boarded
tee Everinghom, and landed safely in
Apalachicola, where ho was captured.
Lust night a reporter called upon Sheriff
Theabald, at the residence of Lieat. Wylie,
and found him in bed. He cheerfully ac
corded the reporter on interview, and be
tween tho whiffs of a cigar gave the follow
ing information:
Doc Wilson arrived in Apalachicola two
weeks ago, and went to work in a saw mill.
He finally abandoned that and secured a
place in a barber shop. Tho circular sent
out by Mayor Corput having on it the
photo,, was received by the mayor of Apa
lachicola, who turned it over to the mar
shal, Theabald’s deputy. Tho deputy no
tified the sheriff that Doo was in town, and
asked for instructions. They debated tec
matter for some timo before making the ar
rest. They had no telegraphic communica
tions, and could not have held the prisoner
more than two days, while it would havo
taken fifteen to havo secured on extradition.
Finally, they struck upon tho. plan de
scribed below. Tho Evoringham was due
in Apalachicola Friday morning, and wonld
leave at night. Dnring tho day, the deputy
arrested Doc and secreted him in a butcher
shop. In the meantime, tho sheriff made
his arrangements. After dark, just us tee
boat was leaviug, they rushed the prisoner
on board and soon bad him safoiy locked
in a cabin. There were no wires leading oat
of tbo city, and no boat to pursue.
The prisoner wa3 cheerful, betraying no
nervousness and steadily denying his
identity. Tho sheriff became convinced that
he had tho right man as soon as he saw tee
photo, but thoroughly so, when he found
among the prisoner’s effects an envelope
bearing the boat's name, and addressed to
“Primus Moore, Maoon, Ga.” The only
excitement botrayedby tee prisoner" was
when tho Gunby Jordan was met. The
passengers upon that boat cheered and, the
boat camo along aside. Doe became im
pressed with the belief that a mob was upon
that boat aud asked that a guard be sta
tioned with him.
When captured in Florida ho was on the
point of shipping to Philadelphia npon a
schooner. He passed himself off as one
“Jack Hoard,” a correspondent of a Vir
ginia paper. He did not claim to be a
white barber, and associated entirely with
negroes. Such is tee story.
Sheriff Theabald received in Atlanta
$100 reward offered by the State. Yoster-
day Mr. Tinley came in, hunted him up
and paid over cheerfully $250, and Mayor
Corput completed the reward offered by
handing him $100. The sheriff did not
know that more than $300 hod been
offered, and was as may be supposed well
pleased to find himself so much better off.
He is a plcamnt faced, straightforward
gentleman and certainly worked the cap
ture artistically.
Tbe Columbus Enquirer erred in credit
ing Sheriff Westcott with the remark that
he feared to bring the prisonor through
Rutland. We are informed by him that
tee rumor that violence was feared grew
oat of the fact that the day after the killing
twenty copies of the Tsusobapb were sold
at Bongo station, and a large party there
assembled and naturally indulged in some
plain talk concerning Wilson.
Solicitor Hardeman accompanied the
party to Columbns to look after the State's
rights in the event of any extradition
troubles. He did not interview the prison-
oner, nor did he hear any conversation had
with him.
Tho prisoner has engaged as ooansel, we
learn, Messrs. 8. H. Jemison, W . Dessau,
O. L. Bartlett, and will possibly secure the
servieea of Col. Sam Hall.
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Perry vs. tbe Geatral Railroad. Caee, from
an appropriate speech from Hr. Joseph
Riley. Ail are oordially invited to attend.
—Perry Boom Journal.
case. It is to be hoped teat the guilty par
ties may be punished, and that something
be done to render travel from Brunswick to
Jesup less disagreeable,—Cochran Enter
prise.
Arlington Miaatrele.
This excellent troupe gave a performance
at the opera house last evening to a largo
audience. The company is one of the best
that has ever appeared in Augttsta. Tha
singing was especially good. Mr. Banks
Winter sang "Cnullo’s Empty” very sweet
ly, and was twice encored. The specialties
embraced a cornet solo by Harry Hardy, a
humorous oration by Billy Arlington, vocal
gems by Lawrence, Lee, Winters and Her
man; statue clog by Bowers, Somers, Con
nors, Young, Slarr and Williams, a very
amusing farce, song and dance sextette, a
banjo performance by Billy Arlington, in
troducing his wonderful singing dog, a har-
monicon .-oio (a remarkable performance)
by Thomas Young, and tho “Sausage Ma
kers,” a laughable farce. Altogether the
programme was very attractive and was
well presented. We commend the “Ar-
lingtons” to the press of other cities.—A u- 1
gusta Chronicle.
The Arlington minstrels wilt appear at
Ralston Hall next Wednesday evening.
March lGth. The company is represented
a3 being truly excellent, and well deserving
a liberal patronage at the hands of oar cit-~
izens, and such we hope the troupe will re-
ceive. Banks Winter, an old Macon boy, is
with the Arlington minstrels, and his many
friends will, no doubt, turn ontinfullnum-
bers to hear him.
A New loach—Tluiuki to Superin
tendent Edwards.
We know the citizens of Hawkinsville
and tho traveling publio generally will
thank Superintendent-James M. Edwards,
of the Macon and Brunswick railroad, for
the new and elegant passenger coach just
completed and placed on the route be
tween here and Cochran. It is one of the
handsomest coaches on tho road, and is
beautifully and elegantly finished on the
inside. It has been supplied with the very
best springs manufactured, and tee seats
nro covered with red plash. The coach is
divided into three apartments and each
apartment has a splendid lamp, rendering
the conductor’s lamp unnecessary.
This elegant coach was built at the com
pany’s shops in Macon by Mr. G. R. Wag-
non, master machinist, and Mr. T. A.
Bollinger, master mechanic. The work- '
mnnship reflects credit upon the shops.
Our citizens have long desired a new and
well fitted up ooach from here to Cochran,
and in their behalf we return thanks to
Superintendent Edwards for gratifying our
wishes.—Hawkinsville Dispatch.
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the car and the platform crossed by a mov
able gang* ay. In passing over this, Mr.
Edwards noticed a man on the ground be
neath with a bundle in his hand. Spring
ing down, he flashed his lantern on him and
saw a negro with a bolt of pique, and a
bolt of domestics, crawling away. The ne
gro kept his face concealed, and though
followed for some distance, succeeded in
making his escape, passing under the cars.
Search was mode for him, but without
success. Sometime afterwards the watch
man found the two bolts of cloth in a neigh
boring stable And reported the facto at the
office. He was accompanied by Mr. E.
back to the stable to secure them, the latter
taking with him a “prize box pistol,” but
neither had a lantern. On reaching the
stable the watchman entered. A negro im
mediately darted away from the stable, fol
lowed by Mr. E., who presently came up
with him as he stumbled and fell. Rising
and disregarding the command to halt, the
negro again made off, Mr. E. firing upon
him as ho started. Tho fugitive circled j jjgg n( j doubt seen the curative effects of
round by Cook’d mill, followed by a second
shot. Climbing upon a flat car Mr. E. fired
the third shot, at about fifty yards range,
when the darkey staggered against tho
fence or platform, but kept on. Bent on
capturing the thief, Mr. E. took the track,
and a lively race ensued, euding in the latter
tripping over a cross rod, and receiving a
fall that laid him up temporarily. The ne
gro disappeared. Yesterday morning,
however, Henry Andrews, a truck hand,
failed to appear, and an investigation re
vealed him laid np at home with a bullet in
liis back. He confessed to the theft, aud
acknowledged being the party searchod for
so vigorously upou tho previous evening.
Tho wound to in tho small of the back, but
is not considered dangerous. This may be
regarded as extraordinary work for a dol
lar and a half pistol, which to about as dan
gerous at one end as the other.
Dimcalfy on the Macon and Bruns
wick Train.
A few nights since a disturbance was ere-
ntod on tee night passenger train on the :
Macon and Brunswick railroad from Bruns- ]
wick to Macon. At No. I a large crowd of
raft hands from Darien got aboard the
train. Among the number was one Steve
Edwards, a negro of bad character when
under the influence of liquor. When the
conductor, Mr. Livingston, came around to :
collect his ticket or fare he refused to pay,
and when about to be pnt off the train, he
drew his pistol and presented it at Mr. El
lis, bngpsgemaster, and said he would blow
his brains out. The other negro raftsmen
prevented his doine nnything, and clubbed
ujKdhov and paid his fare. Shortly after
this he raised another difficulty with one of
the raftsmen, and smashed a bottlo over
his bead, who in turn shot him. On arriv
ing at Jessup, be was arrested by the mar-
fihal,and Dr. Lester pronouncing hto wound
a serious one, the marshal released him.
Steve made hto way to Lumber City. Capt.
J. M. Edwards telegraphed Messrs. Roberts .
& DeLacy, railroad attorneys here, to go at j Is made from a simple tropical leaf of
once and nave him arrested. Tha last named, ! Jttiro value, and is a Fositive Remedy for all
together with our efficient sheriff W, I the diseases that canss pains in the lower
B. Sapp, proceedsd to Lumber City, I part of the body for Torpid Liver—Head-
arrested Steve and carriod him to Bruns- ■ aches—Jaundice—Dizzine*?.—Gravel—Mn-
wick, where ho was tried before Judge J. 1 laria, and all difficulties of tho Kidneys,
E. Lambright, Esq., and committed to jail Liver and Urinary Organs. For Female
for the two offenses of carrying concealed j Diseases, Monthly Menstruations, nnd dnr-
wenponsand for assault The cases will ■ ing Pregnancy it has no equal. It restores
come on for hearing before the County the organs that make the blood, and hence
Court in Brunswick. . to the best Blood Purifier. _ It to the only
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