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Good-bye," and he took hor
thought, “Afterall I was 'wrong;
‘ -that sho loved mo, and wako to
droppod away from hor fanciful
■M
rb the lore! whore I belong.”
aid. '‘'Good-bye,” and ho loosed her
'hard,
", sho langhed os eho said, “Fare-
siae i bought, “1 was wrong for once, I
r I fancied he cared for mo—
iW perhaps it is joat as well.”
w “I shall nover forget the days
Tk*l the summer has brought this
lien shall I see you ?”
■said.
“Ah, when?”.she
bskt you are corning yonr doily bread
M abatl be waiting hero ?”
thought, “Sho is crnel, and hard, and
f eriUtnko back my heart again;
will not stoop os she passes by,
das her proud head far too high
To be touched by a word of pain.
3js. '/aid, ■“1 am wasting yonr time, I fear.
tin have always so much to do.
■ejwt think you could think just once in
m w«y?
<C half target what I meant to say.
dlood-bye 1 for my train is due.”
•ffiba i ii<k “I have wished you good-bye be
fore,
And 1 think that the grass is wet;
■tod m to wasting oar time,” she said,
wastes it dreaming of days that are
dead,
Sol think I will just forget.”
Sa taught, “To the lost he played his
jnit|
Sal 1 am bis equal still;
Z task that my heart has gone to sleep,
•■‘ke. perhaps, I hare buried it safe and deep,
lb njmo to life at will.”
3m --aid. ■“There are tears in your eyes,
.swear,”
And .she answered, “You cannot see.'
“■Jj fees! I may look,” ho laughed and
.■suit,
*Jhr 3 fancy that something I thought was
dead
He* come back to life and me.”
3* said, “Sweet eyes, may I read your
{tears,
: *mldyon rather I went away?'
Awdshe raid, “Since the train—your train,
j uc know,
tw due at least an hour ago,
1 think yon had better stay.”
VJBE GEORGIA PHE8S.
tux XL, is selling for one dollar per bttsh-
d at Albany.
tax Albany News incidentally remarks
bs Atlanta Constitution doesn’t
««» to like our pointing out its errors
«wc deficiencies. It looks down upon us
-s lofy heights,curls its tail and tells
jiish. Draw in your false colors,
C- and we will stop. It may be nor.e
'ttctxr business, but tbe interest we feel
ia. *fse i ioral tone of yonr date lines is
Arij limited by tbe size of our sheet and
--i* peel we have for the truth. Figures
IMi 'mi lie.”
Tbe Home Courier says the She: iff of
F&O a county lias received an “execution
laifkror ot the State of Georgia agaiwt
'Am 14* uk of Home aud the sureties on the
grvyfu flic State by tire bank when it
fceama a State depository. The sheriff
jeri/jd the il. fa. on the bank building and
•Jacitrea yesterday, and will proceed to
im*y Mi '.be property of the sureties wher
- seer fou,.o.”
0*M»nrr Superior Court was in ses-
a*a far the spring term only six hours
week,and fluished all the business be-
flmelL
Yam Berrien County Hews reports tbe
'(Mowing case of lynch law in Coffee
:«*s.;y last week:
Ism truck we gave our readers in a
toeeisl from Dixonia, an account of the
JK**.kgr
aud burning of Mr. Dan Lott’s
Gmm in Coffee county, and the arrest of
3tfhu» (an assumed name no doubt,)
was charged witli the crime. Thurs
day last we learned tbe following addi-
S »a! particulars: Soon after ho was ar-
rbal Joans was placed iu charge of five
"meo, tafaulafk Dixonia with Mm. The
thgitbor fifth day afterwards the prisoner’s
Axlr u asTouod at Indian ford, on Seven*
JacUile creak. His head was literally
toxin pieces and a largo portion of his
found tightly grasped in one of
**i«'aimiii. The sight was a most horrible
wad sickening-one. At the inquest, two
Sflkr uiea who had charge of tbe prisoner
Trisa* he left Dixonia testified that they
£4c,C know who tbe firing party were,
uda verdict was rendered that tire de-
■aaaaiAvuune to liis death at the hands of
-aaaufcuowii party or parties. It is ro-
msascdihat tbe guards were overpowered
if* body of armed and unknown men,
wit* seized Johns, and otter taking him
Iv-d’Lsu.lbrd, shot biin to death.
Madison lias shipped 13,000 bales of
vAtMmiodate.
Jfc.tR. V. Cakbine, of MadisoD, lost
-iSS/DC^by tbe recent fire iu that town.
Tkr*. Augusta Chronicle says: Tbe
’tent of Mr. Caleb StetsoD, at Al-
trPn station, on tbe Central railroad,
Taakween Augusta and Millen, was burned
fiasw-fiiy morning, together with tbe
SNBKar part of the handsome furniture.
Tfc* Aim was caused bj a spark from a
dtawo.y falling on the roof. None of the
afcbmldings were destroyed. The house
tmb insured for $0300, but Mr. Stetsou
*afs£iat will not cover half of the loss.
■jisxolm Staffokd, one of the best
t4u-Georgia, and a most faithful,
ting aud efficient fournallst, offers
fm tfaJirou Yeoman for sale. His ad*
dccac-iaDautelsville, Go.
Vktx sheriff of Jefferson county, as we
ranfioa tlte Nashville American of Sun-
kV^-arrived In tbe dly yesterday mom
kg>*< visited the jail to see whether
• Ikua 1111), the Muscle Shoals robber,
mi Die parson who murdered a Mr.
a seal I in that county several months
He decided that Hill was not tlic
.OliafiiahlXoss, who Is charged with
rider/’
Fvuay night was one of the coldest of
aW«M*K>n at Augusta. Thick ice formed,
*■1 iknit was scrfstisly injured. The
•Ctaatjcfe says the thermometer marked
SB decrees.
tiw same paper says; Messrs. M. J.
-T fcl 11 y A Co., received a telegram from
aw York,yesterday, fiom Mr. Verdery,
Mx that iie ha<l ptaced $80,000 of the
.*bmt stock of the Enterprise Factory, and
oaqpMto to book from $25,000 to $50,000,
in that city. He has had urgent
mtoects from Boston, Philadelphia and
-•war cities to go to those places, and lie
5h wo doubt lie will Legible to obtain
u&aqge subscriptions in ali£ thorn.
Cacomua railroad stock is quoted by
Stef JNcsm as firmer than ever, and $127
s offered at Augusta on Saturday. It
i cays that several thousand shares
1 been sold of late to Northern par-
MMk
Tub Don. Geo. W. Ladd, Democratic
■amaber of Congress from Maine, was In
Albany last week on a visit to Hon. W.
JB. Smith. The Hem says u in resixaise to
a*<S*tstlon as to what he thought of the
fcuueef the Democratic parly, Mr. Ladd
aHtva.ucad.anew idea, which occurred to
cm to be a good one. He said that he
•ewr expected to see auy one man lead
tfc National Democracy to victory—that
tte )<eraonal popularity of no man could
totoer the vast territory or the Republic
set cope tucceesAiUy with tbe organized
Smear, of tbe great party iu power. He
toy* that a combination can be formed,
t saa»^Jsaia;BWPJS sss VSj> ^vsam«ar=a
Fokeiox shipments from Savannah «■» on Snrair Paul, which answered every purpose. v xr
last Saturday, amounted In value to $255-
3S0.23.
Journalistic “Enterprise.”—Uu-
der this head, the Atlanta Post-Appeal
fires the following centre shot:
The Constitution brags about its tele
graphic and mail correspondence for get
ting early news. Here is a fine specimen,
taken from its issue of Friday:
Jesup, March 20.—The down passen
ger train on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad nin oft the track the
other morning, eleven miles above here,
wounding several passengers but killing
none. A broken rail was tbe cause.
Now, then, the Post-Appeal and tlie
Macon Telegraph and Messenger
published a full account of this run off
several days in advance of the great
morning daily, and yet we don’t pnni. a
“middle Georgia” edition with the “lat
est news.”
The Sumter Bepublican states, “in or
der to gratify those seeking knowledge
about the recent difficulty between Messrs.
Fort aud Burkbaiter, that both gentlemen
are in the city and, with tbeir seconds,
under bond to keep tliepeace. The ener
getic efforts of Mayor Felder, assisted by
the officers of Clay and Randolph coun
ties, prevented the meeting of the parties,
and, so far, peace has been preserved.”
The Monroe Advertiser thinks the
crowd in Washington will begin to thin
out now, as a shipment of Atlanta whisky
has been made to the former city.
Mr. Samuel S. Parham, who lives
about twelve miles from Lumpkiu, had
his house and most of his furniture burned
last Thursday.
The Tribune says a Roman cotton buy
er lias scooped $11,000 this season iu fu
tures.
Georgia and Central Railway
Stock.—The Augusta Hem says:
Georgia railroad stock continues to ad
vance, without any offerings. The bro
kers are calling for it, ami bids of 140and
perhaps 150 are predicted for the stock
before tbe week is out.
A big spurt is noted in Central. A
strong demand in inquiry for this stock
began Saturday evening, continuing to
day. It rose rapidly from 110 to 1124 bid,
and 115 is asked for it. One thousand to
1,200 sliare3 of tbe stock have changed
bauds since. All other securities are neg
lected, as attention is absorbed by Geor
gia and Central railroad stocks.
“Do banks bank,” is a question tbe
Atlanta Post-Appeal thinks the newspa
pers ought to take up, and adds that
“perhaps Gov. Colquitt emild gire about
eight hundred dollars worth of informa
tion on this delicate subject.’
The same paper quotes the following
from “correspondence in the Courier-
Journal?’: There is something new under
the sun as regards the Georgia Western
railroad, aud It is this: Some time since
Gen. Gordon came into possession of tbe
charter of the Georgia Western, which
the company gave him in lieu of a salary’
of $5,00U a year, which he was to receive
as their attorney; but they, finding subse
quently that his serv.ces would not be re
quired by them, induced him to accept
the charter and “call it square.” It is
asserted that he has disposed of the same
to an Eastern company for the sum of
$:50,C00, but to whom is a secret. It is
thought, however, that H. J. Jewett, of
New York, and Governor Colquitt are
among tbe number, as they have been
traveling together through Georgia and
East Tennessee for several weeks past.
H is now confidently believed that it will
be put through at once from Aberdeen to
Atlaina, via Birmingham, ami great en
thusiasm prevails here and all along the
line over the prospect.
Rome will have an ice factory in full
operation by May 1st.
The death of Dr. D. A. Weaver,
one of tlic most useful and influential
citizens of Putnam county, is announced
in tbe Eatontou Messenger.
'The double bouse, nnmbers CO and 03,
East Peters street, Atlanta, was burned
Monday morning. There was an insut-
once of $4,000 on the house.
The Sears Case.—The Griffin News
has the following: All of our readers arc
doubtless familiar witli tbe suit brought
by Mrs. M. S. Sears, of this city, aga'nst
the Central railroad, claiming damages
for tbe death of her husband, which oc
curred by being crushed under a locomo
tive at this psint while lie was an em
ploye of tlic road. The case lias been
pending in the courts, moving steadily be
tween the Superior Court and tbe Su
preme Court for six or seveu years. Tlic
case lias been closely and ably contested
by some of tbe best lawyers in the State,
and it is yet in the courts. Tbe plaintiff
has always gained a verdict Iu the Supe
rior Court, and each verdict has been set
aside. The first verdict gave Airs. Sears
S10,000 damages, which amount has been
reduced by each subsequent verdict, until
in the last the amount was only $0,500. It
was again taken to tbe Supreme Court,
and was argued a few weeks ago. Tbe
Supreme Court rendered tbe decision last
Thursday morning. Judgo Speer, having
been ol counsel in tbe case, did not sit.
Judge Simmons, of tbe Macon circuit, be
ing designated to preside in bis place, ren
dered the derision as follows: In
action by a widow for the
homicide of lier husband, it was error
to instruct tbe jury, as matter of
law, that they should add interest to what
ever amount of damages they might find at
tbe date of tbe homicide. The question
for increasing damages iu such a case,
was a question for the jury. Judgment
reversed.
The thermometer dropped to 24 at At
lanta during tlie pending cold spell, and tbe
Constitution says it is generally believed
that all the fruit in that section Las been
killed.
Icicles ten inches long were seen In
Savannah last Saturday morning.
The Neiessays “the exports of rosin for
the past year from Savanuah have becu
234,124 barrels, being an excess of 73,431
barrels over tlie previous year. The ex
ports of spirits of turpentine were 55,605
casks, being 24,440 casks greater than the
preceding year.”
Among the freight tor New York by
tbe City of Augusta from Savannah, on
Saturday were 0 refrigerators of strawber
ries, 100 boxesof oranges, 14 barrels and
68 boxes of vegetables.
The Monroe Advertiser publishes a
list of tbe first grand jury of that county,
which was.drawn In June, 1820,as follows:
George Cabaniss, foreman; Tlios. L.
Pinckard, Henry Wimbery, John C.
Wilds, William Sanders, Joseph Yonng-
blood, John Hammcll, Thomas Wynn,
William D Wrigli', William Bell, Jesse
Evans, Wood Moreland, Itnlaod Parham,
Abner Lockett, James Stallings, DaviJ
Dumas, Isaac Welch, I B runei Grcsliam,
Hugh W.'Ector, James D. Lester.
We find the following in tUcDnbiln
Gazette:
It Rains on the Unjust.—The fol
lowing anecdote Is told of the effect of
prayer, but as we heard It from tbe gentle
man’s own lips, we might say It is more
that no rain fell except on Sprag Paul,
the man who refused to ask God to do his
duty,
A Big Eater.—When you talk about
eating men or big eaters Laurens county
will put In her claim. Mr. John Snell-
groves, who was born in this county, was
what can be termed a big eater. His ap
petite was never appeased, and to prevent
eatinn too much he wore a belt with six
or eight holes about an inch apart. As
he ate and filled out, he would let out the
belt another hole, and by this means only-
lie could gauge himself. And lie never
stopped eating if provisions were conven
ient until the belt was put outtothe last
hole. Upon one occasion at a barbecue a
cowhide was soaked in lime for several
days, and as all know Lecainc soft. This
was prepared as tripe, aud constituted his
favorite dish. He ate the fourth of one,
besides other things iu proportion,and con
tinued to eat until the last hole was
reached. Hundreds of times lie had
swelled to the last one, but this lime the
stomach refused to act, and he died. It
was alter his death discovered that some
one had, without his knowledge, put an
other hole iu the belt.
The same paper says that all along the
Oconee nrer, not only in that but other
counties, the farmers are in a bad fix
financially. They have “invested the
last cent, mortgaged stock and land to
get timber and buy stock for hauling the
same. This stock has consumed every
particle of corn and fodder, and in fact all
stock food. Many are now with
out ten bushels of corn, a stack of fodder,
and all the meat has been fed to hands
getting timber. Their rafts were carried
to Darien, the prices went down, necessity
compelled them to sell, and now the re,
suit is distressing.”
Attempted Murder.—The Lnmpkin
Independent furnishes the following; A
short while ago, in a difficulty between
B. W. Rice and a negro man, the negro
was whipped. This so enraged tlie no
gro’s father, Levi Billings, that he threat
ened to take Mr. Rice’s life. A few days
ago, at the Ilannaliatchee turnpike, they
met, when Levi attempted to slip up be
hind Air. Rice and stab him iu the hack,
when Wiliiard Bamum, who wa3 on Ins
wagon, warned Air. Ilice of • his danger,
The negro afterwards got a fence rail and
would no doubt have broken Mr. Rico’s
skuli had he not gotten out of the way,
being at the time totally unarmed. There
are several negroes banded tog( tlicr in the
difficulty and they swear Rice shall die.
A warrant lias been issued for Levi Bil
lings, but when oheriff Griffis and some
assistants went to his home on Tuesday
night last, the game had down and his
whereabouts are unknown,
Georgia railway stock sold for $130.25
per share, at Augusta, on Tuesday. On
the same day Central railway stock
brought $117.50 per share at Savannah,
but was afterwards held at $120, with very-
little offering. Augusta and Savannah
railway stock realized $127 per share.
Savannah received on Alonday 050
hales of cotton, 135 barrels of naval stores,
1-i barrels and 547 crates of oranges, and
119 barrels and 10S boxes of vegetables.
Grady writes as follows from New
York to the Atlanta Con-dilution: Gen.
Gordon has just closed a trade by which
he gets $109,000 in cash for an interest in
the Belmont coal mine. Gov. Colquitt
and Alessrs. E. C. and \Valter Gordon are
interested in tlie ownership. The New
York purchasers take oue-fouitli ol the
stock at $100,000. The money lias been
paid over aud the mine will at once be de
veloped to about the capacity of the Dade
county coal mine. Air. Otis, a practical
business man aud miner, leaves next
week to take charge of it and commence
the enlargement. The new company
has au abundance of capita! and is
satisfied that it owns one of the most val
uable properties in the South. Messrs.
Grant and Ward represent the new pur
chasers, being largely interested them
selves. This single transaction makes
Gen. Gordon a comfortably rich man and
is the first step in tlie course of financial
successes that I predicted for him two
month, ago. He has been out of politics
about six mouths, and this one transaction
uives him a fortune on which he could re
tire and live in comfort aud luxury. Alaj.
W. S. Green left New Yoik last Sunday
night for Atlanta. lie will reach tbe city
Tuesday or Wednesday and will organize
at once, and prepare estimates for work
ing over the thirty-two graded miles of the
Georgia Western and fitting it np with
iron. A force will be put at work imme
diately alter his report, which ought not
to take more than two weeks. As soon as
he lias run over the graded portion of the
road lie will enter upon the main survey.
Alajor Green is an engineer of great expe
rience and skill, and is eminently fitted
for the work before him. As to the out
look lor the road it is useless to repeat
what has been said before, and yet
it may assure some doubting Thomases
to say that General Gordon found
everything on his return to New York in
even better shape than he had hoped, and
his friends more eager to push the work
forward even than he himself. One of
tlie incidents of the Georgia Western
scheme will be the early establishment
of the largest steel works in America at
Birmingham. Air. Sayre, tlie president
of the Lehigh Valley road, aud of the
Bethlehem steel works, who is also inter
ested in the Georgia Western, lias com
pleted his arrangements for the. invest
ment of $850,000 in new steel works at
Birmingham, and will put them up the
coming summer. This is but the begin
ning of the deve'opinent that will come
from that road Air. L. P. Grant isqtioted
n New York as saying that the projected
road from Atlanta to Columbus is tlie
best developed line of road ia tho United
States, aud Genera! McRae as saying that
in live years it will have the best local
business of any road in the So-lh.
Miss Mary Franklin, of Athens, who
has been studying art in Philadelphia for
several yearn, and now lias a studio in
New York, sold a picture called “The
Paze” for $600 out of the academy exhi
bition last week. The picture is a study
from life—the original being a Miss Chan
dlur, in Athens. The picture is quite fa
mous in New Y’ork nrt circles.
Quoth the Slontezuuia Weekly: “The
Telegraph and Messenger is punch
ing the Atlanta Constitution under the
short ribs about tlic fraud its middle Geor
gia edition is perpetrating upon the peo,
pie.'
AIr. G. F. Bell, formerly sheriff of
Macon county, has, as we learn from the
Weekly, gene to Tucson, Arizona territo
ry, having bad liberal inducements oflered
him by U10 president of a large mining
company out there,
The Romo Tribune reports a general
slaughter of fruit in that section by tlie
latu cold spi ll.
A Singular Case.—Tbe Rome Bulle
tin reports it as follows:
The many friends of Miss Lou Ramey,
oitc of Rome’s most popular young lading,
will be grieved tohearthatsheisin a very
dangerous condition. It will he remriu-
bered that about four weeks ago sho acci
dentally swallowed a piece of a cedar leaf
which pasted down the larynx aud from
thence into her right bronchial tube.
- ^ - , There it has lodged, and lias produced
!n? Swwi/n tNt° years ulceration. It may po,sib!y pass from
Kre. inJ , U T? y I I wherc “ *» *»t > her lung, where it mav or
may not produce fata! results. At present
jrsssj* .4E',7! ’ s-""“ «*•»*» «“* * •*«•'
meet and unite in petition for ram. KvCiV 1™_T ’ . . , „ .. >: t
man in tbe vicinity Joined in hut Sprag} 4 T*$«apd, jurt. «f Fdlton county has
Paul, once tho “bully” of Johnson county sciuded Messrs. J. R. Gramling, S. B.
in its daik days and before the udminis- Hnvt, Clark Howell, G. B. Dodd aud C.
, tration of the lamented Johnson. Paul * 14 . . r ,
, ver, which would mike a Democrat-'laid it was an insult to God and upon " ** rr>nii»U*tonnto«f wads
tewlfUry certain ; and hit idea is to form 1 those grounds be refused. Just about and revenies for ilia coaiuy.
yen aoymii.. ion by selecting a Cabi- • noon, as tbe sun had trackedhu course ip «ays • lie Albanuv.Vwsand Advertiser:
* *•**• r®* 1 ®* '.'late (or Presi- the zenith, a little billowy“llw* Began to* The Middle Georgia edition of the Atlanta
6 • funs he thinks that 1 hover over the house of tho wicked. With Constitution failml to com* to hand on
; ' : duivrent Slates might I breathless anxiety and eager expectation, Punday, but the Macon Telegraph and
• omitted in the campaign, and that | did Paul watch, and behold, ere long tlw Messenger, with its usual enterprise,
’ 1 might form a co-1 cooling drops bagan to cover the thirsty anticipated the short-comings of its able
wliieh answered every purpose,
The Sandersville Mercury says every
Saturday the streets of that town are “so
crowded with farm wagons loaded with
meat aud guano, that it Is difficult to get
through them.” Aud next wlutcr the
sheriff’s bocks will be so crowded with
executions that he will have to buy a new
set.
The body of Richard Griffith, who so
mysteriously disappeared trom Rome
about a month since, was found in the
Coosa river on Monday. The coroner’s
jury returned a verdict of accidental
drowning.
Thornton, tbe Atlanta quail-eater, who
is now in Washington, writes as follows to
the Augusta News concerning tho Qon,
Emory Speer’s suceets in getting offices
for liis constituents; Ho has secured
appointments from a Democratic House
as well as from a Republican administra
tion. Mr. Eugene Speer, formerly clerk
of the Democratic House of Representa
tives in Georgia, was made tally clerk of
the House of Representatives here through
his influence. Mr. Rufe Christy, son of
the famous John H. Christy, of the Atbo»s
Watchman, he made clerk of the commit
tee on elections, notwithstanding the fact
that Mr. Speernlmselt was not the chair
man. of that committee. Mr. P. F.
Lawshe, better know asPeterLawshe, the
famous lighting editor of the Gainesville
Southron, and who was a Northern man,
bo mado postmaster at Gainesville. Mr.
Ernest Davis, son of Major Young
Davis, of Habersham county, who was a
stalwart friend of Mr. Speer, was made
mail agent on tho Alr-Liue railroad at
his instanco. Ho put Major AI. P. Cald
well, of Gainesville, in the Treasury De
partment here, and so with T. A. Hodg
son, of Athens. Among his notable ap
pointments i3 that gallant and truo heart
ed gentleman, Capt. J. H. \\ llliams, of
Nacochee Valley, who now holds a valua
ble placo in tbe Post-office Department.
Through Mr. Speer’s influence, Madison
Davis, that excellent colored man of Ath
ens, will be appointed to a position in the
Atlanta custom house. His latest achieve
ment, however, and the most important
one to the State, is the recall of General
Longstreet from Turkey as minister, and
his appointment as United States mar
shal of Georgia. This is a matter ofgreat
importance to the whole State, and espe
cially to Mr. Speer’s district. General
Longstreet is a personal friend of Mr.
Speer. His son was recently appointed
to a cadetship at West Point by him
Mr. Peter T. Cabroll, of Chattooga
county, must be a very remarkable mau
in more than one respect. He is the fath
er of twenty-live children and has never
been known to attempt suicide. He is
sixty years old,and has been married only
twice.
AXOTJIEH ICIELSXG.
Anderson Npccr Fracture* the Nknll
or Tliomna Booker with n Coupling
Pole.
Another killing has been added to tbe
long list of homicides darkening the pages
of the criminal docket of Bibb county.
Will an end never come to the murders con
stimly being perpetrated iu Macon and Bibb
county ? One hanging would do oceans of
good. An example would thus be set that
would in a great measure stay the band of
blood.
Yesterday morning Thomas Booker, a
well-known colored drayman of Macon,
owner of considerable property and un
usually liked for his general courtoonsness,
died from tire effects of a blow on the head
given the evening previous with a coupling
Iiole in tbe hands of Anderson Bpecr,
another colored drayman in tho
employment of Booker. It seems
that Speer had been hauling lumber far
Mr. Ellis, of Ellis’ factory, and had stolen
a quantity of tbe lumber and left it at the
house of a negro womnu to whom ho sold
it. Joseph Booker, a young step-son of
Thomas Booker, the deceased, was accus
tomed to accompany his fntherjs wagons
and ho noticed Hurt -Speer left this lumber
at the house of tire negro woman. Tho hoy-
said nothing to Speer but came and told
Booker abont tbe matter.
So Tuesday evening after tho day’s work
when Speer drove up to tho house of Booker
in the roar of Findlay’s foundry, Booker
spoko to Speer about his stealing tho lum
ber. Spoer became indignant qnd told
Booker that he had been hauling for him a
longtime and tried to suit him, but if ho
(Booker) said that be (Speer) had stolon
any lumber then ho would like Booker to
pay him off and he would quit working for
him. Booker said: “I will pay you and you
can quit if you will pay mo back for the lum
ber yon stole, for I will have to bo
responsible to Mr. Ellis for the lumber.”
Whereupon, without any further provoca
tion, so we learn, Speer picked np a coup
ling polo and struck Bookor a terrific blow
on the head, fracturing the skull and caus
ing concussion oral depression of tho brain.
Tho full severity of tho blow was not at
first known, and Booker lingored through
out Tuesday night and died yosterday
morning.
After knocking Booker to tho ground,
Speer endeavored to make an attack on
Booker’s wife, who rushed oat to tlie help
of her husband, but was prevented by
other parties present from doing tier any
hurt.
Just so soon as our popular coroner, Air.
St. Paul Guerardio, heard of the death of
Booker he summoned a jury, before whom
tho below testimony was given and tho ver
dict rendered:
coboned’s jubt.
The following named men composed the
coroner’s jury who were summoned to
inquire into tlio cause of the death of
Thomas Booker:
Dr. E. M. Newman, J. R. Warren, E. Van
Hauten, Alike O’Hara, William Thurman,.
Mike Napier, Richard Rogers, Wm. Al,
Savage, AL B. Pollock. W. Thompson
Richard Morris and William Anderson.
Tho first witness introduced and sworn was
Joseph Booker, who testified ns follows: I
came homo with my father. Anderson
drore up and father told him about some
pieces of lumber ho bad stolen and loft
with a woman. I saw the woman pay An
derson. He was hauling lumber for Mr. El
lis. He told father to pay him off and ho
would quit, Father said pay mo
•or the lumber and I will settle with
you. Anderson took up the coupling polo
and struck father back, of the head and
knocked him down, and was going to strike
him again, when Uncle Silas begged him
not to strike him again. Mother camo run
ning out, and ran towards Anderson. He
raised the pole to strike her and Uncle Silas
stopped him. He threw down tho pole and
liicked np a brick to throw at her. She ran
in tho house.
Silas Leonard, sworn, says: I was stand
ing on the sidewalk and heard Booker
speak to Anderson Speer about throwing
oil lumber he had on his wagon while haul
ing lumber for Mr. Ellis. Andersens aid:
“Booker, I have been hauling for you a good
whilo and hnvo tried to suit yflfl. If you gay
T have been stealing lumber, pay me and I
will quit.” Booker saidrto him: “Pay me for
the lumber, and I will pay you in fall.” An-
dersonsaid: “If you say I stole lumber I will
knock you down and kill yon.” Booker said:
“You have, for I can prove it.” Anderson
grabbed a coupling polo with, both
hands aud struck Booktr on
the back of the head, knocking htur down,
W hile he was on tho ground trying to get
up, Anderson tried to strike iiim again. I
begged liim no* to strike hirrf/ 'IrooSer got
up and asked him what he struck him for. 1
■I il! hit jo-1 again. G—lid—11 you.’ Hook
er’s Wife came out and asked Anderson
wljat he w.is doing ? Ho cursed and xd-
t.ui i ! tow uds her. 1 wont toward
to provefirnfm from striking liis"XBooker's)
wife. He dropped tho pole and picked up
n brick to throw at h»r when she run to
wards Booker. Bookersnid:“ForGod’ssako
do not kill my wife.”
VXBDICT.
We, the jury, find in the case of Thomas
Booker, the deceased, tli it ho c.uno -to hit !
de alt from n blow struck with n coupling
pole by Anderson Speer on tlio lower part
of tho skull, thereby causing concur:"
E. M. Newman, Foreman,
J. R. Warren, E. Van Hanten,
Mike O’Hara, William Tharman,
Mike Napier, Richard Rogers,
Wm. M. Savage, AL B. Pollock,
Wm. Thomson, Richard Morris,
Wm. Anderson.
B. St. Paul Guebabdik, •
Coroner Bibb Co.. Ga.
Macon, Ga., April 6,1881.
The coroner’s jury, it will bo seen, re
turned a verdict of manslaughter, but a
warrant for murder had already been
sworn out before Justice William Poe, and
Speer was taken from the hands of the
police and placed by Sheriff Westcott in
jail.
Speer seems to regret tho affair very
mnch and cries over tho matter. Ho ad
mits being angry at the time of the diffi
culty but claims to have acted in self
defense. Air. C. L. Bartlett has been ro
tained as Speer’s counsel.
Looking for a Healthy Ketrent
Air. J. S. Glover, postmaster, has receiv
ed from a northern visitor to Aiken, South
Carolina,-the'following letter :
Deab Sib I trust you will pardon tho
liberty I take in addressing you on the sub
ject matter of this letter. I am in the habit
of wintering in the Southern Atlantic States
with 8,000 to 10,000 others from the North
and East. Tho aim of each persons is to
find a climato dry, sufficiently warm, and
froo from malaria. Neither Florida nor
Aiken (the chief resorts) satisfy all those
conditions. It has been suggested that Ma
con, or its neighborhood, might give what
is required; and in the interest of ti num
ber of persons, now hero, I wish to obtain
rolinblo information on tho several points
stated at tire foot of this letter. Doubtless
any resident could, without much trouble,
answer all our questions. Alay I ask yoa
to submit this letter to ono of yonr Ion iff tig
physicians and bog of him tho favor of im
early reply ? Your kind attention to tins
will bo highly appreciated.
Very respectfully,
Following camo tho questions referred to.
Alr.J. AL Boardmau kindly furnished Mr,
Glovor with tho weather, rainrftl and
temperature reports suppliod monthly by
him to the Teleobath and AIessenoeb,
nud the remaining information^vas ob
tained from a physician.
We will always bo glad to welcomo in
Macon persons from the North in search of
health and pleasure. There is probably no
healthier city in tho Southern States than
ours. A few years back it ranked
second in the United States, but
for the want of statistics we are un,
able to state its present, standing. Certain
it is, that our condition has remained as
good as it was. With streets 140andlS0feot
wide, a natural draiuago, rolling lonu, and
good hotel accommodations, Macon pre
sents to tho health seeker a fine retreat.
Already many have recognized this, and
have wintered in the Central City, leaving
it with pleasant recolloctions, and prom
ises of a sure return.
A Negro hits 1* Spasm—Great Excite
merit on Fourth Street.
Yesterday afternoon considerable excite
ment was created on Fourth street in front
of the stores just below the Brown House,
by a negro who was attaokod by a sprain
fit. He was standing on tho sidewalk, when
.suddenly he gave a wild yell, threw up his
hands spasmodically and fell to the ground
like a shot beef. In falling, his head struck
against tho handle of n chicken coop, in
flicting a very severe gash across tho hoad.
Tho negro, who W113 a boy about twenty
years old, remained sorno little while in tbe
spasm, his screams arousing tho neighbor
hood and was tho moans of oollocting a
large crowd. Tho negro finally recovered
and homeward went.
A S Vl.EX til t* Shfx I'EltPU ISE.
That .tfngnlflcent Swamp Koail
By reference to our advertising columns
it will bo soon that tho road commissioners
state that at 10 o’clock, May 3d, next, they
will grant nud establish what is known as
tho swamp road. Much has been written
in these columns about the great valao sncli
a road will bo to Alaoon and Bibb connty.
It will be tbe means of developing more
thoroughly those magnificent swamp lands
below the city which are now uncultivated,
owing to no mode of bringing tho product:!
to market. But if this road is once built,
new fields will bloom with cotton, corn
wave its silken tassels, and a posture of
wealth opened to many.
Tlie proposed road will commence at tho
foot of Pine street, near tho machine shop
of the Central railroad, and run in a south
easterly direction along by Blake’s brick
yard, through the lands of Hogo, Lane, Na
pier, Wood and others, and so on to tho
river.
A SIlATTEItEU A It31.
What n Pistol Hull Did.
A singular and serioas accident happen-
ed yesterdny morning about 7 o’clock to
Mr. John Jones, tho popular Wall street
saloon proprietor.
It soems that tho night previous ho loan
ed a pistol—a very large and long weapon—
to a colored man, an employe of the estab
lishment, to take homo witli him as proteo-
ion. . Yesterday morning tho negro came
back to begin the day’s work and when just
in front of the saloon commenced
unwrapping a coat under his
arm containing tho pistol, when the
weapon fell on the brick sidewalk and fired
off, the ball crashing through tho glass
panel of tho front door of the saloon and
whizzing itself into the arm of Air. Jones,
who was standing within tho saloon. Tho
ball struck tho bono of tho loft arm just
abovo tho elbow, completely bursting
and shattering it, and darted upwards
along tho arm, coming out at the
upper part of tho muscle noar tho shoulder.
Tho wound is very severe, but is under tlio
excellent treatment of tho skilled surgeon,
Dr. Mettnuor. Mr. Jones is confined to
bed, where he is visited by his host of
friends, who wish him speedy recovery.
Of course the negro who dropped thopis-
tol is not in tho least to blame, nor docs
Mr. Jones attach any whatsoever to him.
Tho shooting was only ono of those singu
lar accidents liable to ococr at any time.
THE PEUXAXDTXA
TIOX.
cIelebba
MACOXAXB Bttl’XSiriCIi BAML-
BOAB.
Intervlew.Wttb B^JorB.T. Wilson.
Learning that there had been a business
conference between somo of tbe owners of
the Macon and Brunswick railroad yester
day afternoon, aTeleobafu reporter called
upon Alajor R. T. Wilson at tho Brown
House, and was courteously received.
“We have been over the working section
of our line,” said Col. W., in answer to the
tbe application for news, “and are much
pleased with its condition. We find our
selves, however, cramped for business fa
cilities in Brunswick and Macon also. We
havo decided to put out fifty thousand dol
lars in each place in tho way of
depots, etc., and have this day given orders
for fifty thousand dollars'worth of new
cars. This will make about $100,000 to be
spent in Macon at once.”
“Will the freight depots be moved ?”
“Yes. Wo shall put them upon our
grounds nearer town.”
“What is to be done witJ^he extension?”
Wo have not yet decided fully upon that
matter. There are many things operating
to delay us. Wo went to work in good faith;
surveys had been made and routes exam
ined, when there oamo Judge Wood’s deci
sion concerning the legality of the Railroad
Commission, and the salt for the $600,000
of Maoonand Brunswick railroad bonds
was brought. Judgo Woods was to havo de
cided upon tlris suit next month, but it has
been postponed. If wo could get that case
decided wo would go ahead at once and
build. We are, howover, to have a confer-
onco and will probably decide the matter
upon my rctnrn. I go to Atlanta to see
what kind of an entrance we can get into
that city, and will be back in a few
days. Wo shall probably go ahoad
and build, trusting to tho Legisla
ture to protect us. I do not believe
tho peoplo over intended to placo in the
hands of threo men $20,000,000 worth of
railroad property to control. It has the ef-
foct of retarding the development of the
State. Capital, os yon know, is sensitive,
and capitalists hesitate to invest beyond
their control. We may have good men to
day and bad to-morrow. Tho commission
ers have reduced tho rates to three oonts.
They may at any time reduce it to one.
What effect those things may have on the
owners of tlie road I cannot say. We will
bo better prepared to say at oar next con
ference whnt is to be done.”
“Hus any route been decided upon ?”
“Not yet. Closer surveys will havo to be
made. The road, however, will go to Mon-
ticello. Whether it goes on to Atlanta, or
only to Covington, depends upon what
kind of entrance wo can get into Atlanta,
and our right of way through Fulton.”
Alajor Wilson and CoL Charles McGhee
whom we also had tho pleasure of meeting,
havo been spending a week at tho Uplands
Hotel, Eastman. They were both charmed
with tbe hotel and its situation, pronounc
ing it one of tbe finest resorts in tho State
or South. They leave for Atlanta this
morning.
8XAPS.
Opcnlngof tlio Jacksonville nud Fcr-
iiainliiia Hall road a Grand (Success—
General Earing Review* tho Milita
ry—General B. F. Under Present—
Ynclit Race, Fireworks, Etc,
Special to Telegraph and Metre ngcr.
pEBNiNUtNA, April 6.—The formal open
ing of tho Jacksonville and Fernandina
railroad was celebrated to-day by immense
crowds from Georgia and Florida. Tho
occasion was a grand ono in every respect
and long to bo romembored in the “Land
of Flowers.” Tho military parade was par
ticipated in by two companies from Jack-
ville, ono from Gainesville and two For-
nandinn companies. General Loring re
viewed tho pngoant. General B. F. Butler
was nl~o present. *^U2<?iE- HtlL
Tho yacht rare was a perfect suocess tuid
highly cnjoyablo in every* reepreto The
“Idlo Wilda” .won the nice. Tlie fireworks
are now in fufi dismay and- soverM- balls it
bperation. Tho entire proceedings are . a.
perfect success/ A large number of Alacon
peoplo are here and all are enjoyin': them-
sutves to tlie utmost. Jack Plane.
—
Do not “throw up tho spongo’.’ if you
have suffered with a hacking cough for
ever eo long. Try the old standard rem
edy Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup which has
raved the liver of thousands. Price, 23
cents. - !
and compression of the brain, from which l —Burr Brown has gone to Florida on tho
he died. Wo llr.d that Anderson Speer is Jackscnvillf-Feruaudina excursion.
UliarnmeoutIc.il Association.
Tho Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
will meet in this city next Tuesday, tho
12th imt This is an organization of a most
important character, and it is hoped that
their reception in Columbus will be such as
tho occasion demands. It is of equal im
portance, or in fact more so, to the public
at largo than to the druggists themselves.
The object of tho association, briefly stated,
is to secure wholesome and wise laws, and
protectjng the men who are in tlio business
from inefficient and irregular persons.
Whilo tire aim and objects of tho associa
tion are for their own protection, they also
protect the public at large. There ia no pro
fession where skill and competency is more
required than that which deals out drugs to
suffering humanity, aud if tbe desire of this
association is realized the people will be
equally, if not more benefited by it than
tho druggists themselves. It is desired that
the druggists of every city and town in
the State bo represented, and it is hoped
that they will attend. A few men ennnot
accomplish what n large representation can
do. and if each excases himself that there
will be a sufficient number without him,
the consequence will be a slim attendance.
The different hotels in the city have agreed
to entertain delegates for $1.00 to $2.00 per
day, and at private boarding houses even
lesser rotes may bo obtained.—Columbus
Enquirer.
UompltiiD-uiui.v
At the meeting of Wide Awake Fire Com
pony No. 1, Monday night, says tho Ameri
cas Republican, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Our friend and benefactor,
the Hon. D. B. HarrclUuq so kindly offered
his aid and assistance to tho Wide Awake
Steam Fire Company No. 1;
Resolved, That we hereby tender him
our most heartfelt thanks for substantial
courtesies extended, and that he be most
cordially invited to accompany us on onr
proposed excursion to Macon and partici
pate in tho festivities of the firemen’s
ournameut, to be held in that city on the
20ih inst.
Resolved, Tliat a copy of theso resolu
tions bo forwarded to tho honorable gentle
man, nnd that tho secretebe instructed
to publish tho some in the city papers.
C. H. Wootet, Foreman
Owen Bubnbtte, Secretary.
Americas, Go., April 4, i»81.
That $3,SOO Bridge.
Tlie material for building tho new and
handsomo iron bridge known os Johnson's
bridge on the Columbus road, over Tobe-
sofkee creek, abont 8> j miles from Macon,
lias been hero sometime awaiting the nr-
rival of tho workmen sent out by tho King
Iron Bridge Company to put up tho struc
ture. Tho said workman have arrivod and
the erection of the bridge will begin im
mediately. The iron portion of the bridgo
will cost $3,800. Of oourse, tlio brick work,
etc., is an extra contract and cost. Bibb
oonnty is in i>oesession of the handsomest
nnd most substantial system of bridges of
any county in the Btate, and of all the
bridges iu Bibb coanty none is of more value
to ALtoon and the convenient^ of the pub
lic than Johnson’s bridge on tho Columbus
road.
THo n. A B. and N.r.IUt.
Athens Chronicle.
One of our readers suggests that it would
be more judicious to give the city stock to
tbe Macon and Brunswiok road to secure
the completion of the Northeastern than to
secure assistance from tho Georgia. The
plan would bo to extend tlio former from
Maoon via Covington to Athens, nnd then
obtain a tVurough line from the West to the
const at Brunswick.
We endorse the plan most heartily, and
wish it could bo accomplished. Wo are by
no moan3 partial to tho Georgia road, but
thought at tho time we wrote tho editorial
two weeks since, on that subject, that our
only hope of aid was from that source. Our
proposition briefly stated is this:
1. The Nortboastern must be built, and
ROW.
2. We (this section of the Btate) are not
able to do it, and hence must look for out
side aid.
J. Wo are willing to vote for a gift of
tho city stock to any "Corporalion that
will compDte it and give us proper guaran
tees.
4. Wo prefer any other corporation to
tho Georgia, but os a dernier ressort, and
when no other is available, we say accept
tho Georgia.
| “Chatham,” tho Atlanta correspondent of
the Savannah News, thus writes of a gen
tleman well known in Macon: Capt. W. G.
Raoul, the energetio 'vico;prcri<laiit of the
Central. railroad, nddrrssed the Railroad
Cbniniisaiiiu on Thursday last, and I hear
hi? .argument highly oomplintented by meu
who know what sound logic nud practical
railroad sense are. “That young man”—
IMjiutingtoCnpt. Raoul—“is tho best posted
railroad manager in Georgia to-day. His
views are clearer, more practical and far 1
reaching, and ptes-iited with greater con-j
piseness nnd force than tho^e of any man :
who has yet written or spoken ou the sub- 1
joct of railroad legislation.” Tims «aid one !
of the older-!, ablest and ni->-L honest rail
road men i 1 Georgia, to m >, a few days
ago. llo is uot in any way interested
in the Central railroad or its branches, but
is hones* enough to give Capt. Raoul the
credit that is due him.
“Devotion,” one of the loveliest works
of art wo ever saw, can bo seen at the Pub
lic Library.
—Miss Eva Britton, editress of tho Hur
ricane, is iu Albany soliciting oubscrip-
tions for her paper.
—A bunch of keys was found yesterday
in front of Brown’s National, which tbe
ownor can got by paying for this notice.
—Dr. Strayer, a homeopathic physi
cian, of York, Pennsylvania, has located i_
Macon at the former office of the !ate*Dr.
O. J. Roosevelt.
—A portion of the iron railing around
Washington Hail fount on Mulberry street,
was broken down night beforo last by one
of tho fire 'deaniers running against it
—Tho Savannah News says Mr. James C.
Shaw, tlic efficient general traveling pas
senger agent of the Central railroad, leaves
this afternoon for Florida to look after re
turning tourists.
—Air. Doc Fennell, of the police force,
was the efficient officer who arrested Ander
son Speer, the killer of Thomas Booker,
as he was endeavoring to escape down au
alley.
J. H. Zeilin, Esq., of Philadelphia, paid
us a pleasant, visit yesterday. Air. Zeilin
has been upon a trip to Cuba, and is home-
retorniug. His many friends were pleased
to meet him in this city.
—Mr. J. L. Willis, a son of Judge J. T.
riffs, of Talbotton, Ga., is in tho city for
pleasure and business combined, and will
spend a few days with AJy. J. A. Spain, the
energetic traveling agent 0/ 8. T. Coleman
& Co.
—A telephone will be placed at tho City
Hall. This is well. Such should have been
tho case ore this. The location of fires can
now be telephoned to the watchman at the
barracks, and all other important polico in
formation.
—Last night a “daisy” of a car, a hand
some special coach of tho Columbus, Hock
ing Valloy and Toledo railroad, containing
M. M. Greon, Esq., president of tho road,
passed through tho city back from Florida
and tho West
—At Brown’s National: J. E. Vaughn,
Montezuma, Ga.; J. W. Britton, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Thomas W. McBride, Girard, HI.;
David Ware, Jr., Dublin, Ga.; C. L. Brackin,
St. Louis, Mo.; Airs. R. H. Clark, Atlanta,
Ga.; J. AL Johns and wife, Albany, Ga.
—The following letters are held in the
Macon post-office: For postage, one letter
for J. L. Batson, Stevens Pottery, Ga.;
for bettor direction, ono letter for Mrs.
Bottie Morgan, 124 Wharton street, Geor
gia.
—Tho Baltimore Sun has this startling
item: “A. G. Haygood, of Atlanta, Ga.,
was garroted and robbed of $150 os ho was
getting off tho New York train here to
night, in the prosenco of ths othar passen
gers. Tlie garrotera escaped.” Is this the
learned president of Emory College ?
—The mayor ol Dublin, Laurens county
was in the city yesterday for the purpose of
hiring a town marshal. The services of
Mr. James Lanoy were secured. No better
choice could possibly A be made. Jim is
courageous, genial andin everyway worthy
to discharge the duties of the position.
—A couple of Northern lady visitors en
tered the Publio Library a few days ago.
They were suppliod by Mr. Herb3t with the
latest periodicals and scorned fixed for a
morning of literary pleasure. They had not
been in the room ten minutes whon their eyes
rested upon tho “stars and bars” suspended
over n picture. The banner of the “Lost
Cause” was too mnch for their .Federal
proclivities, and tho ladies hastily retired.
No offense, ladies, come again—in the
spring somotimo.
—The AugustaChroniole says: “It is al
most impossible to correctly quote Georgia
railroad stock now, os the figures change
hourly. Yesterday morning seven shares
sold at the market house ct 136j<; later
there was a sale at 13S, and in tho evening
wo heard of a sale of ton shares at 115.
Central, which was quoted at 115 bid 116
asked, Monday afternoon, advanced 117
bid 118 asked, yesterday. Both Georgia and
Central are very scarce, and cannot be ob
tained, except in small lots.”
AGBICULTUBAUC,
And Affairs of Interest to the Farmer.
Alarch 10th, 1881.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: A
late editorial iu your paper encourages
me to write wlial I tliyik about the agri
cultural prosperity of Georgia. Mr. Steph
ens, I believe, says Georgia is becoming
poorer every day. I am quite sure he
speaks truly, but lie does not, so far as I
know, give tlie cause or prescribe a reme
dy for this deplorable condition. I have
not the least doubt that the farmers of
Georgia, as a whole, are much poorer
than they were twclvo years ago. Leaving
out the minor causes, I believe that the
use of commercial fertilizers is the Inilt-
ful source of ail this trouble. There is a
great difference between apparent and
real wealth. Tbe tax book is ho criteri
on. Thousands are giving in as much
property aud possibly more than they did
twelve years ago, but are t’iey giving iu
the mortgages, too? Alany who seem to
be worth three or four thousand, are
not, when the account is
balanced, worth live hundred. That It
will grow worse and worse a? long as
these Southern States clamor for guano,
is a3 clear as any proposition iu Euclid.
Consider for oue moment. Il must
cither materially Increase the crop, or
it must uot so increase it. In either
event it is a curso so Jar as ive are con
cerned. Some years ago an argument was
used that it was a benefit to the world,
furnishing more cottou aud cheaper cot
ton for the remote poor. Well, sir, this
argument on that philanthropic side of
the question ra:i be sustained, and it is'
tho only oue 1 But charity should begin at
home, and we should begin to be charita
ble to ourselves! Is any man so blind as
not to see that If five hundred thousand
tons of guano do not increase the crops
of Southern farmers by three times that
mater of bales of coUod, it cannot
ray us. It It does so increase i t,it is none the
letter lor us. Any man can see that 100
bales of cotton at 15 cents per pound is
far better for the farmer than 160 at 10
cents per pound, raised on the same land
with the same bands and mules. It is
high time, sir, that the farmers of the
South were ready to pause and consider
wh'*ther they arc tolling aud stinting for
themselves, or for the suffering poor, as
well as the bloated rich, of other chines.
If for the latter, let them so proclaim it
and giro themselves credit for it on the
charity account. Cau’t they see that
guano is a curse to tlie South, aud that
their wild clamor for It, like the Inebriate’s
cry for more whisky, is the only causo of
its advanced price ? But, sir, it is a curso
to us if delivered free of ail charge,
yours truly, Jeruy Jones.
Dh It. F. Strayer.
Dr. R. F. Strayer, physician and surgeon
of York, Feansylvania, has removed to
this city and will henceforth make his
home in Macon. He is a graduate of Hahne
mann's Homeopathic College, Philadel
phia, and brings strong letters of recom
mendation from J. G. Leber, druggist, A.
G, Fastraoht, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, J. R. Spangle, M, D., B. F. Reich,
M. D., nil of York. Dr. Strayer will oocu
py tho offloo of tho late Dr. Rooeevolt ou
Walnut Street.
Reply to * A Legend or W. F. College."
“Moreeri.ro” has been so very kind,
As to put our “April fool” frolic in rhyuv
And now, as n member of that “Juniw
class,”
I think it my duty not to let it pass.
He should not have called ns,all “fools,”
For everyono knows it’s tlie custom in
schools,
On the first day of April, some racket t)
make,
Which will make all feel jolly, and the
hushed echoes wake.
And then onr President (“good Dr. Bass")
Mud received intelligence, which we knew
would surpass
Anything that would happen at school
that day;
So we gave our fun-loving spirits full play.
The“intelligenoe”was the “endowment"
of course,
Given by Air. Seney to our college, which
most
Sorely stood very much in need of it,
To give tho vrbolo building a new “out-
The Doctor showed his joy eo plainly toth*
school,
. That we knew very well he’d bo easy to
fool,
And that it wouldn’t matter how much fun
we had—
Ho would not mark us, nor oven get mad.
So wo hid from him, in that “low base
ment.”
And closing the door, were well ooutent,
Even though wo could not well get out,
For a3 long aa we stayed, we’a no lessoni
' to think about
That “ono stray Junior” represented the
class,
And recitod tho lesson, to please Dr.
Bass,
And he, just as good as ever before,
Gave the same ono over, adding just a
little more.
And when he found us, and turned as all
out,
Wo felt so merry, that wo raised a great
sfcont,
Seniors, Juniors, Sophs and all,
United their voices in ono mighty bawl.
And now, “Mcrcerian,” I havo a question
to ask you:
Did yon ever hear, in story or rhymo, of
fools thinking as mnch ns wo do ?
Of coarse they don't think, ’twonld be con
trary to all rules,
Therefore I say, we were very smart
girls, and not “April fools.”
“A Wesleyan Gebl.”
Let Ex Have One In Mncon
.V. 7. Herald.
The newest Mutual Benefit Association in
Europe is of a nature tlmt will insure
speedy imitation in tho United States. The
sole purpose of tho society, which is com
posed exclusively of bachelors, is to secure
lor each member an endowment on the oc
casion of his marriage. The merits of this
system are numerous. In tho first placo
every member, by the mere fact of mem
bership, announces himself to his lady ac
quaintances as a marrying mam Every
member will marry as soon as he can so as
to realize his own share of the benefits as
soon as possible and to avoid auy further lia
bility by assessment. To insure a largo en
dowment and small assessment, all mem
bers will secure as many new mem
bers as possible, and these, in their
turn, will marry with all pos
sible rapidity, so bnsiness in
the dress goods, tailoring and tlio
honsefnmishing lines will begin to look at
up once. The poorest young man need not
fear an interview with his sweetheart’s
father if, instead of talking indefinitely
about his prospects, be can provo himself a
member in good standing of an association
that pays a member five thousand dollars
or more on presentation of a marriage cer
tificate; he need not even trouble himself
about paying his asse^ments thereafter,
for the old gentlemen will settlo them him
self rather than to havo tho expectation to
fail to realize. Once let such a society be
established in the United States and there
will be tin end to all talk about tbe disin
clination of American men to marry. Money
enough to start with is nil that auy of tho
present generation asks; the only reason
that marying is not more common is be
cause it cannot be managed exclusively on
credit
Feeling of the Market.
Carson Cits t.Vv) .ippral.
“Guess I won’t take in the school to-day,’,
said a Carson urchin with au Appeal in his
hand.
“Why not?”
“Concor.ia haa fallen off ton cents, and
I don’t dare to show np anti! it picks np
again.”
“What havo tho fluctuations of Con
cordia got to do with yonr studies?”
“A good deal,” answered the boy. “My
teacher has a hundred shares of the stock,
and when it fails off a few cents we all
citoh it heavy, i keep my eyes on the list,
and when there’s a break yon bet I don’t
go to school. I play sick. Golly! how
she basted me the time Monnt Diablo
busted down to two dollars. When it was
soilin’ at twenty sho was as good as pie. I
was the first feller that got ou to the break,
and I told the boys of my class that if sho
didn’t sell thero’d bo tho devil to pay. I
heard Uncle Fraser say it was a good short,
and I never slept a wink for a. week. I
grabbed tho Appeal tho first thing every
morning, and wiien 16aw her keel down to
sixteen I skipped to the hills. Lord, how
she did bang Johnny Dobson round that
morning. I was in hopes that tho blasted
mine would pick up, but tho water go£ in
the lower levels, and I knew wo wore in for
it. She licked somebody for every dollar
it dropped. After it struck $8 it picked up
a little, and wo had time to get well. My
mother’s been patchin’ my pants now ever
since the big break iu Sierra Nevada, and
if the market don’t take a turn pretty soon
I’m goin’ to quit tho public school and go
to work on a ranche.”
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