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TWO JOVBSBTS.
“I go on a journey far away,
He B&id—and he stooped end kiseed me
then—
“Orer the ooeen for many a day—
G^od-by,” and he kissed me on*e ssrain.
Bat only a few short months had fled,
When again I answered my husband s
kiss;
•‘I ooald not tarry away," be said;
“There is oarer a land aa lair as this.
Again I stood by my husband's side,
“Tgo on a journey, sweet, to-day;
Orer the river the boatmen glide—
Good-by; I shall linger long away.”
“Ah he will oome back soon, I know,”
I aaid, as I stooped for the puling kiss;
“He cannot tarry, he told me so,
There is never a'land so fair aa this.”
Bat many a month and many a year
Have flown since my darling went
away.
Will he never come back to meet me
here? .
Has he fonnd the region of perfect day?
Over the ocean be went and came;
Over the river, and lingers there!
Oh, pallid boatman call my name!
Show me the region so wondrous fair.
—A BOOST.
TUB **EORGIA PRESS.
Mr. Chjl.hi.es S. Bullock, son of Jas
per Bullock, late of Bibb county, died in
Butler on the SOlh of December.
A max that sells whisky In Albany pays
9200 per annum. A first-class hall show
can be run at $6 per mgjit In that city,
but second and third class shows have to
pay the usual fee of $10. The city fathers
knew that the finances would not be re
duced by this method, as but fejr first
class troupes travel nowadays.
Miss Fannie Mat Witt says Ben
Doater, of Sparta, is the belt looking and
broadest shouldered editor In Georgia.
How did Miss Fannie measure Ben’s
shoulders ti rescb such a definite conclu
sion?
The ‘Sumter Republican thinks jive
thousand five hundred and ninety-two
dollars and thirty-ono cants in the city
treasury of Amerlcus speaks loudly in
praise of Us municipal officers. They
have ruled with Wisdom and economy. •
Mb. John R. Rockwell, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of Lumpkin, died
in that place on'Saturday last, aged 53
yean.
Ibwixtojt Appeal: The store house of
Alex Stucky, near Cool Springs, in this
ooun'.y, was recently trokeu into and rob
bed of about forty dollars worth of goods.
The thief, Tobe Johnson, colored, has
been arrested.
Savannah Netes: The handsome pas
senger coach built by the Jackson and
Sharp Company of Wilmington, Dela
ware, which has been on exhibition at the
Atlanta Industrial exposition, bss been
purebasid by the Savannah and Western
railway, and was to have been delivered
to them on the 1st Inst.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Journalism
is on rising ground In Hamilton. Mr. J.
L. Dennis, editor and proprietor of the
Journal, is erecting him a neat residence
on Main street. It will be an ornament
to the city.
Dr. David Sai*p, a prominent citizen
Of Dodge county and formerly a Repre
sentative in the Legislature, died at his
home ou the 31st ult.
The Hawklnsville Neics says: We are
gratified to state that a large acreage has
been planted m oats in this county, and
that good stands have been obtained.
Mr. David Ware, Jr., editor of the
Dublin Gazette, and Miss Sidney Lasseter
Of Dublin, were married on the eveuin.'
Of the 27tb of December, Rev. W. S. Ram
sey itliciating. We congratulate you,
Davjf, on your departute.
Boat stock Is taking arise. Some few
dsys since Mr. D. Rhodes purchased
twenty-five dollars' worth of stock in the
Mary Fisher from a gentleman in the city
and a few days afterwards sold the same
amount for ninety-five dollars. Who's
buying?
Would it not be a good joke to raise the
■unken boat from the river, put it on
Wheels and run it as a sleeper between
Hawkir.sville and Cochran? The berths
are already there.
From the Post-Appeal we learn that
Erlich who was connected with young
Howard in robbing the Atlanta post-
office, has been brought back to Atlanta.
His confession caused the rearrret of
Howard, who was let oil en a $2,'WO bond
for his appearance on next Monday morn
ing. Erlich Is still in Jail.
Geo. C. Conner, agent of the Western
and Atlantic railroad at Chattanooga, has
resigned, and Mr. John AndersoD, brother
of Maj R. A. Anderson, lias been appoint
ed to take his place.
On Mouday last Mr. John Postell, civil
engineer of the Western and Atrsutic rail
road, handed in his resignation, widen was
accepted. It was his intention to present
his resignation several days earlier, but he
Was out of the city, and did not reach here
until Monday.
Sparta Jshmaellte: The cotton ol
some of our farmers was not mortgaged
to pay for Western corn, bay and meat.
They are now able to hold it back for bet
ter prices that are sure to come
Brother Lamar has taken Gov. Colquitt
Sharply to task for delinquency In execut
ing the law of the last Legislature, with
rerereuceto the convict question. The
strictures of oar contemporary are emi
nently timely and just.
Rome Courier: Last Saturday parties
in Augusta offered to bet $.700 that the
cotton crop this year would be at least
0,000,000 bales. Parties in Rome have
accepted the bet, and offered $500 more on
the same condition.
< We clip tbe following items from the
Atlanta Constitution, uf the 5th: It is
rumored that editor Moore, of the Augus
ta Stirs, is to be married to Forepaugh’s
ten thousand dollar beauty. She will have
to be satisfied with two paws until she
gets Moore.
Yesterday, by the Air-Line train, there
arrived in Atlanta a party of aereuty col
ored ix-ople, who came from Edgefield
county, South Carolina, and who are en
route to Arkansas, where they intend lo
cating. This is another squad sent out
by Hammond, the colored preacher.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Isaac Frank
lin, of Bibb county, reached Atlanta with
a horse thief who stole a horse from him
at Lis home in Bibb county about two
weeks ago. Mr. Franklin followed the
thief through Atlanta to DeKalb county,
where he captured him day before yester
day. He recovered his hone.
Two colored mokes in Savannah by
tbe name of Thornton Banks and Dock
Oliver, in a dispute about a debt went to
knifing each other, and Banks was badly
cat.
Adam Rogers, at Ike Savannah oil
mills, let his arm como In contact with a
circular saw. His hand may lie saved,
but be will be maimed for life.
Trains run direct from Charleston, S.
C., through Georgia to Jacksonville, Fla.,
without change of conductors.
Savannah Recorder: A cow belong
ing to s worthy colored woman named
Chester, living on Roberts street, was bad
ly injured yesterday by some mischievous
boys. She was rtruck with a missile in
the eye, and that member was knocked
oat. Tbe perpetrators of such a diabol
ical piece of woik should be severely dealt
With-
Mb. James R. Randall, of tbe Au
gusta Chronicle, has returned to Wash
ington city, from which point be will date
Us missives for some months to come.
jBJi August* Sews says both Gen.
Alexander and Col. Phinizy were present
Mfibe stockholders’ meeting in Savannah,
.re well pleased at, the result. Col.
FUnixy tmmSud this morning that wbat-
ImT dividend waa made would be offl-
•** . dedUrtd by the new board of five
aaewm.j who w| „
Company.
1 tbe Sty ‘
The Augusta Evening nAs’ almanac j P.Jjk •
has an excellent likeness of Bill Moore and was flB into custody for selling cigars
**-*’- 1 witbodt paying the revenue tax.
The draymen in Atlanta, sorrowing
Lokdonbero, of Columbus, Sx>n be rearranged with many Interesting
additions from the exposition. That Lee
tse the retain Steamship
of tbe div-
bond.
/ferns that
ited,
his sweetheart on tbe page opposite tbe
table of January. He seems a little con
fused, but William U equal to any emer-
eency. The driver’s picture is intensely
Interesting.
Albany Sews and Advertiser: Mr.
James M. Mougbon, whose death bu
been dally expected for more than a week
past, breathed his last at the residence of
Mr. John R. Hilsman, in this city, at half
past 11 o’clock last night. His disease
was consumption, and lie fully realized,
several weeks ago, that it was fast de
stroying his vitality. He was therefore
prepared for that hour of last night, and
met his death without a murmur. Mr.
Moughon was a young man only 28 years
of sge, and was universally respected and
esteemed throughout this community,
where he has been well known all his
life. Peace to his memory.
The Brunswick train is crowded every
morning with negroes seeking work In
the turpentine district. We are very
much afraid that the farmers will suffer
for labor tbe coming year.
Tiie wrath of the local editor of the
Griffin Sews Is still at high point. If a
few little rocks Jdisturb our neigh bora*so
terribly, what would they do if they lived
In Atlanta. This is the way “ye locsl”
gives vent to bis indignation: “If the city
Is to be turned over completely to a mob
of outlaws who wilfully assail a public
building with stones and insult our
mothers, wivas and sisters with Impuni
ty, it Is high time that we were giving up
our charter."
Dudley's planing mill In Columbus
was entirely destroyed by fire on Thurs
day morning. Loss $15,000.
Three negroes in Columbus on Wed-
night got up a row, In which Mac Holt,
George Hudson and Ike Harvey were
badly cut. The wounds of Hudson and
Holt are serious, if not fatal. Jealousy
was the mcvlng cause.
Augusta Chronicle: The State Agri
cultural Society meets in this city on
the second Tuesday in February. Our
citizens should feel it a duty and a pleas
ure to entertain tlio members of the socie
ty handsomely. We have been requested
to call a meeting of our merchants and
citizens generally to .make arrangements
fof the cutertainmci.tof the society. The
meeting will be bold at the Excbsgge, to
day, at noon.
The Northeastern railroad has reached
Clarkesville, and Brother Waterman, of
the Banner, wants everybody there to
come over to Athens and shake hands.
Waterman, however, Is still-, looking for
tbe fulfillment of Mother Shlpton’s proph
ecy, and is adding on days of grace to this
grate less old lady.
The work of rebuilding the wharf and
tramway on Tybee Island will begin
as soon as material can be had.
Savannah wants a new jail. At the
meeting of council nearly all the old city
officers were re-elected.
Phillip J. Lamar, son of Rev. James
E. Lamar, pastor of the Christian Church,
Savannah, died in Aligustajon Monday.
Columlcs Enquirer-Sun: The estate
of the late Col. J. L. Mustian was sold at
administrator’s sale in Greenville on
Tuesday. The Warm Springs,. with all
the jiptel fixtures and furniture, were
purchased by Mrs. Mustian, for $15,000.
The railroad stocks were also purchased
by her, tbo Southwestern bringing 125
and the Central 145. Tbe Muscogee
Home lot in this city was purchased by
Mrs. Charles Wilkins, of Montgomery,
for $8,003. About 2,000 acres of Talbot
county land were sold for $4,000, three-
fourtbs being purchased by Mrs. Mustian
and one-fourth by Mrs. Wilkins.
For some time past the officials along
tbe line of tbe Macon and Brunswick
railroad have been using every exertion
to capture Nix Jones, a negro man who
has recently made several efforts to kill
Mr. Richard Harris, a conductor on the
Macon and Brunswick road. A few days
ago Detective Hildebrand, of this city, was
telegraphed for, and on yesterday he re
turned, having captured Jones the day af
ter be reached Eastman. Jones is repre
sented as a bad negro, and swore that he
would kill Conductor Harris because he
put him off his train several weeks ago.
Jones is now In jail in Eastman.
A Cedabtown correspondent of tbe
3d Inst, says: Isaac Hinson, colored, a
member of the convict camp at this place,
was killed this evening by a falling tree.
He, with a large force of others, were in
the woods chopping cord wood, and as the
alarm, which is always given by trees
falling, was made, rushed from where he
was lu no danger towards the falling tree.
He lived only twenty minutes after being
struck.
Hawkixsyille Neics: On Christmas
Eve Charley Bowyer and John Burrows’
male ox gave an exciting exhibition on
Jackson street and succeeded in drawing
a tremendous crowd. Mr.I Bow-
yer attempted to ride the ox,
but the beast didn’t seem to
he at all in a humor for riding, and gent
ly tossed his tormentor on apile of bricks*
At one time time the mayor had tail lio’d
on the ox, wh'le the marshal was trying
his hand on the bits; and at a safe distance
tbe county judge was xtandiug ofl enjoy
ing the fun. John Burrows can coiisoie
himself with the satisfaction of knowing
that he is the proprietor of an unruly
beast.
Atlanta Post-Appeal: A negro wo
man who resides on West Mitchell street,
left home yesterday to attend to her du
ties, leaving her little t«relve-7ear-oll sen
in charge of the house. During her ab
sence two negre boys, whose names are
not known, aged respectively about four
teen and sixteen years, entered the house,
and, taking an pistol which they found
there, without the slightest provocation
shot the little boy in tbe left knee joint.
Then, fearing he would expose them,
they seized and started off with him -into
the woods, intending, it is supposed, to
kill and bury him to avoid detection, but
were stopped by some one before they
could accomplish their inhuman purpose.
The child was taken back to ilia mother's
house, and Dr. E. L. Stroud, who was
called in to see him, says that while the
wound is painful, it is not necessarily dan
gerous, and the leg can probably be saved.
One of the would-be youtltlul murderers
is thought to be still iu tbe city, but the
other has skipped.
•Sparta UhmaelUe: Quite a number
of black people have left our county with
in the past two weeks. Some place the
number as high as two Iraodred. It is
natural that a exodus should follow upon
the heels of last year’s disasters to the
farming interests of this county. It Is
natural that the laborers of this county,
and of other all-cotton counties, should
desire to move to a section where tbe peo
ple have au eye to raising something to
eat. It is a suggestion of hunger; and
all tbe resources of logic and importunity
are powerless to countervail it. There is
uo danger thatloo many will leave. There
are not provisions enough in tbe county
to feed those that will stay. Good will
probably mult from this exo
dus. Good will surely re
sult from it, if out of it there should come
an enforced change in agricultural plans
in this section. Whatever turns the at
tention of farmers to raising their own
supplies and to living, as far as possible,
at home is an undisguised blessing. We
think the present exodus looks in that di
rection, and so we regard it as at the
wont merely a disciplinary process out of
which good must come. The Ishmaellte
is prepared to welcome anything short of
famine and pestilence that will open tbe
eyes of tbe people of this section to the
fact that they can prosper only through
such diversification of (arm products as
will enable them to live at home, indepen
dent of the provision crops of the West.
So we contemplate tbe exodus with dry
eyes, and a better hope for the future.
Let our readers think this matter over in
the light of the suggestions of this article.
The lime-makers in Georgia, Alabama
and South Carolina held a meeting in Au
lanta on Thursday last. They produce
over a half a million barrels a year.
Three yean ego they only produced 150,-
000 barrels.
Azbill, the exposition ex-policeman,
who got into trouble in taking bis premi
um before it waa awarded, was released,
and has returned to hi* borne in Ten
th at tlie exposition is closed and their rev
enne cut off, have taken to appropriating
travelers’ trunks, which they are hired to
carry to boarding-houses. Two were lost
on Friday.
Tbe old Macon Teleghai*h and Mes
senger is on a boom sure. Tbe new pro
prietors have plenty of money, and what
brains they lack they arc able and willing
to pay for. On Saturday night last Mr.
J. F. Hanson did tbe handsome thing by
the Macon drummers and their friends In
giving them a magnificent banquet. This
was, in onr opining,a grand “coup d’etat
which is some kind or a French expres
sion for making a “big haul.” Well, bul
ly for the old paper! May it continue to
flourish like a green bay horse.
McDuffie Journal: Our good friend
Mr. J. M. Morgan, brought to our office a
short time ago ajegetabla curiosity. It is
a corn tassel deafly covered with grains
of corn, many of which are of good size
and well developed. Each branch ot the
tassel looks like a small ear of corn. Mr.
Morgan proposes to plant some of these
grains to see 11 it will reproduce a similar
crop.
% Newnan Herald: Mr. P. M. Turner,
who killed Mr. Shuttles in Greenville last
year, Is again in Coweta Jail, recently
brought here from Atlanta. He is lying
now In the last stages of consumption,
'and probably will not live more than a
few days longer. His wife is with him at
present, and others are doing what they
can to minister to his comfort. The dis
ease was contracted while lying in tho
damp cell of Fulton county jail. And if
hia report be true, there Is room for a
measure of reform and more humanity
in that institution.
Montezuma Weekly: Some time ago
a lady of Macon engaged to teach a school
in a certain portion of Dooly county. On
tlie secondlnoming she found leisure to
look about, and among tlie scanty furni
ture she espied a three-legged stool. “Is
that the dunce’s stool ?” she said to a little
girl of five. The eyes of the HttlP girl
sparkled, her curls nodded assent, and tbe
lips rippled out: “I suppose, it is—the
teacher always sits on that.”
Peihiy Home Journal: We have
the question discussed: Can a Macoi
uor merchant cotne to Houston and
tract for liquor, without violating the.
hibitiou law tiiat went into effect on
lint day of Jauuaiy?
Citizens were seen and heard Saturday
and Mouday last on the streets of Byron,
discussing freely the “going out” of the
sale of liquor aud the “coming in” of the
operation of the new liquor law. Some
who had at first opposed the law now ex
pressed satisfaction at seeing the new law
going into effect, and from no quarter was
there much dissatisfaction expressed, as
we heard.
We are reliably Informed that Mrs.
Catharine Hooke, sister of Mrs. C. V.
Duncan, of^erry, was stricken with pa
ralysis of the right side at her home
at HayneviUe last Saturday morning.
co
. tei
an iinKv
8ixtt colored people went through At-
Tbe fence elect.on in Houston county
will take place on the ISth Instant, two
weeks from yesterday. Our voters should
be prepared to vote Intelligently on the
subject, as the law is a special one. It
should be carefully read. If this is done
no mistakes will be made. The question
is one of vital importance, especially to
our land owners, and they should be ac
tive aud earnest in deciding it.
Binn county has an election on the
fence question on the 21st.
Augusta Sews: At Graniteville, on
the22d, a white woman, while in a
drunken stupor, fell into the fire, and be
fore assistance could. be rendered her
clothing was entirely burned from her
body* She died in a few hours.
The new factory now being incorporat
ed, and for which tho Harker site canal
has been selected, will chiefly be built
with Northern capital, and although its
capital will be very large, it is probable
that about twenty-five Northern subscrib
ers will Ixke all the stock. This looks
eminently practical ar.d very much like
business, and proves that Northern capi
talists of means are fatly persuaded that
Augusta is a safe place to invest money.
We learn from the Valdosta Times that
a man by the name of Boswell was killed
near Naylor last week by on: Riggius.
Both are strangers to that section, and
the Times learns that they lived atSloat’s
mill, in Clinch county. Riggius is in jail
in Valdosta at present.
Thomasville Enterprise: We cannot
refrain from again saying a good word
for the Macon Teleorafh and Mes
senger under its present management.
It is tho most interesting paper we get
among our exchanges. If it *is kept up
to its'present standard it will soon attain
tbe very front rank of Southern dailies.
Tbe land known as the -fair grounds
wes sold under the mortgage for the ben
efit of the bondholders on yesterday. The
property contains 18 acres and sold to
Mr. T. C. Mitchell at $1,800. The grounds
are among the most beautiful and attrac
tive in or around the city, and, in our
opinion, well worth the prioe paid.
Mr. T. C. Mitchell commenced Monday
morning to remove the old brick store,
tbe only building remaining to disfigure
the Mitchell House block. With this re
moval the block will present a truly hand-
some and attractive appearance. We are
glad to ace it taken away, as it lias been
an eyesore in the appearance of tbe block
for sometime.
Hawkinsville Dlspetoh: The
United States snag boat McArthur, built
for the purpose of cleaning out the Os-
mulgee, was tied up at the wharf in
Hawklnsville last week, aud we learn
that Mr. Simon Merritt, of this-place, has
been counniisiuned to take charge of the
boat and carry on the work of tbe govern
ment in dredging the channel arid putting
tbe streara'ln a navigable condition. The
appropriation by Congress is said to be
sufficient to qarry ou the work lor the
present year. Mr. Merritt’s commission
is the rank of ‘Captain, with a salary of
eighty-five dollars per month. -His ac
quaintance with the boating business on
the Ocmulgee for the many years past,
renders him fully capable of looking after
the work, and we do not thiuka better
selection could have been made by the
government.
The Albany Seics and Advertiser rises
up to scy: It was % happy pieee of ad
vertising on tbe part of Business Manager
IUuson, of the Macon Telegraph,
when he dined a hundred or so drummers
in Macon the other day. These drum
mers singing the praises of tbe Tele
graph and Messenger throughout tbe
State will certainly swell the subscription
lists of that paper. This gives us au op
portunity to say that the old Telegraph
and Messenger was never better than
she is now.
Montezuma Weekly: A man that’s
always putting about death before dishon
or is the first chap to subscribe for a news
paper and never pay for it.
Some men think It is all “bosh” about
the world being built in six days because
it has taken about thirty yean to buili
our little city.
Ou Saturday night last the store of H.
C. Gardner, of Oglethorpe, was entered
by some uuknown party and $283 in mon
ey, eight bottles of whisky and four boxes
of c’gars stolen. Mr. Gardner had but re
cently embarked in busiuass, aud this
must be a serious loss to him.
The following is from tbe Atlanta
Constitution: Thursday Captain Irish,
of tlie Department of Internal Revenue,
returned to the city with his (infers reek
ing with mountain dew. In Gwinnett
county yesterday morning be captured an
illicit distillery, together with an enor
mous quantity of beer and mash. The
other deputies have made things lively
for tbe past day or two. Deputy Collec
tor Stuart reports from Gilbert county tbe
seizure of an Illicit distilery, together
with 1,5Q0 gallons ot beer aud mash, with
75 gallons of low wines. Deputy Collec
tor Shepard reports tbe seizure ou the 4ih,
uf t^e distillery of David Shirly, iu Frank
lin county. He secured also 400 gallons
of beer. Deputy Collector Stuart also
reports the seizure of the distillery aud the
arrest of James and Corbin Adams, of
Taylor, of Fulton county, convicted of
larceny two yean ago, had just been par
doned, having faithfully served to within
three mouths of the expiration of his sen
tence. That Georgia had $971,488.24 in
her treasury 00 New Year’s Day. That
Colonel L. J. Hill expects to pay fifty or
siyty thousand dollars into the treasury
in a month or two, thus wiping out the
bulk of tbe balance due from that institu
tion. That J. H. Hicks and J. W. Brin
son, bondsmen of William B. Snell, sheriff
of Johnson county, have applied for relief
from said bond and that an order for
tbe making of a new bond has been is
sued.
Barnesyille Gazette: Mr. R. L.
Gentry, tbe courteous traveling agent of
the Macon Telegraph and messen
ger, was in town last week and gave us
acall. He added some names to his sub
scription list but not as many as the
Telegraph deserved. It is now one of
the best daily papers in the State. Col.
Lamar wields a trenchant blade and his
articles are always dignified and couchde
in elegant English. The Telegraph
and Messenger seems now destined to
wield a great influence for giod in the
State ana therefore we thick it should be
read in this section.
Eastman Times: The engine ran off
the track at the Amoskeag lumber works,
just below town, late yesterday afternoon,
seriously injuring several persons among
whom we mention the little sons, Willie
and Mason, of Mr. Douglitry. There
were seven or eight persous on the engine
at the time of the acfldent, but co one
was fatally injured.
Mr. Thomaa Warren, of Laurens coun
ty, killed a buck on Saturday, 24ili ult,,
which weighed 125 pound,s and Messrs.
Beny, Billie and Henry Lee, of the same
county, killed one on Tuesday of last
week which weighed 112 pounds.
Mr. Jacob M. Clements, of Telfair,
killed last week three pigs which were one
year and eight days old, weighing respect
ively 10^ 180,205 pounds. He killed at
the same time a porker less than three
years old which weighed 464 pounds.
Jesup Sentinel: Mr. R. W. Dobson,
supervisor of the first division of -the Ma
con and Brunswick railroad, has been
tendered the position of road master of
that road. He is a good business man
and well deserves the promotion. Mr.
Millard Rogers is bis successor as super
visor.
Mbs. Sabah A. Mattox, wife of Dr.
. C. Mattox, of Homerville, atSl daugh
ter of the late Thomas J. SbinhoUer, of
Bibb county, died at Homerville on last
Monday, aged forty-six.
Dalton Citizen: Some issues ago we
chronicled the killing of one Hagy, of
Bristol, Tenn., by a passenger train of the
East-Tennessee Virginia and Georgia
railroad. Circumstances bavo brought to
light the fact that the man killed was not
from Bristol, but was supposed tobe
Pleas. Hartley, a resident of the county,
and who had been missing since the afore
said accident. So strong were the suspi
cions that the dead man was Hartley, that
the body was raised iu tbe presence of his
family, a few days ago, and his real iden
tity ^established beyond a doubt. T.lie
scene at the grave was heart-reading, the
wife and little children seeming heart
broken. Sait will be Instituted against
tho road.
ring the present month. Very grateful
for this expression of confidence and good
will, It will give me pleasure to comply
with your request. Engagements will
prevent tbe naming of an earlier day than
Tuesday, 31st of January, 1882. If this
day is suitable, you may give public no
tice of tbe same, and notify me of the
fact of such, publication. With senti
ments of highest esteem for each and
every one ol you personally, I am very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
We. H. Felton.
Athens IfatcAmaa: A gentleman
passing along tbe street Tuesday night
overheard tbe following conversation be
tween two negroes: “Say, Jim, whatyou
think of the sheriff’s ’lection?” “Well,
Uncle Peter, it’s gwiue to be a tight race,
fur lots of white folks and niggers, too,
esu’t wote, kase dey ain’t paid der guan-
ner bills.” .
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: A most
horrible affair occurred on the plantation
of Mr. Lamb, about six miles from the
city in Alabama, in which a negro man is
likely to ioae his life. It seems that a man
named Gus had ingratiated him
self into tho affections of a girl to whom
Levi Cing was also very much attached.
They met, and from hasty words the com
bat deepened and Levi made a desperate
assault upon Gus with an axe. The first
blow lie made, with the blade foremost, be
struck Gus in tbe face, the blade entering
the forehead and tasking a gash below the
eye. This felled Gus to the ground,wlieu
Leri again struck hinr below tr.e shoulder,
tlie blade penetrating to tlie hollow. Not
aatisiied with this he again plunged the
axe into his thigh, and also cut him in the
heel. As soon as the cutting was over,
I eri.saw wlial he had done and left for
parts unknown. The negroes were indig
nant at the biutal act anu at once set out
in pursuit, but at last accounts had not
succeeded in capturing the fugitive. It is
thought that Gus can hardly recover from
his wounds.
Columbus Times: Yestcyday even
ing a young man by tlie name of J. T.
Smith was brought before Justice T. F.
Ridsnliour for a preliminary hearing un
der the charge of forgery, and waiving ex
amination was sent to jail in default of
$580 boud. Tbe circumstances aa near
as we can gather are [as follows: Last
year Mr. Smith worked with Mr. J. C.
Cook, near Wldtesville, Harris county,
during which time Mr. C., did his busi
ness with George P. Swift & Son, of this
city. On the 4th of December last an or
der for seventy-firo dallars, purporting to
be from Mr. Cook, wa3 presented to
Messis. Swift & Son and paid, hut after
wards proved to be a forgery. Mr. Smith
was arrested in West, Point last wiek un
der a warrant sworn out by Mr. -Cook,
charging him with the crime, and brought
to this city Sunday by Bailiff McMicliacl,
who tad been sent for him. What evi
dence there is against him wo are unable
to say as he waived examination.
• Athens Watchman: On Tuesday last
Mr. Charlie Sbuliart, an Athens butcher,
was at Tom Garfield’s blacksmith shop
wasbiDg his hands. He picked up an old
corn sack lying near and began to dry
them when a negro from the country,
named Bignon, began to abuse him for
thus appropriating his property. Words
passed between the two when Bignon
picked up a pick-handle and striking Mr.
Sbuliart back of tli-: head knocked him
senseless. The assailant, after some dif-
The Columbus Enquirer reports the
death of Mr. A. A. Boyd in Sweetwater,
Tenn. He has been a grocer In Column-
bus for several years and leaves a wife and
five children. Also, the death of Mrs. E.
W. Thompson, a most excellent Christian
lady. Also, the death of Mr. William
McCarter, of Harris county, who was
ninety-two years of age. It also reports
that tbe store of Wiley Roberts, at Hood,
was destroyed by fire. Also, that Ben
Wadkins, who was wanted atBarnesvlile,
was arrested. Also, that Messrs. Blanchard
and Burns had purchased the Alabama
warehouse for $38,000. Also, that a ne
gro ou tlie Alabama side of the river bad
cut another with an axe in three different
places, and that the cut ono would die.
Also, that J. T. Smith, of Troup county,
lu December had forged an order In the
name of John A. Cook upon G. P. Swift
& Son, of Columbus. He is now in jail.
He belongs to a good family.
Talbotton Register: The receipts of
Talbotton have gone beyond tlie most
hopeful expectations. Up to Monday
evening last tho receipts for tbe season
foiled up 4,820 bales. During two days
of last week over three hundred bales
were received. While the receipts from
this time will gradually fall off till Sep
tember 1st, a moderate income will run
our recilpts or cotton to abour„0,OC0 bales.
Farmers throughout the county have a
good reserve of cotton yet behind, which
they will market at their leisure.
Gilmer county. This aeixure Included
also 600 gal lent of beer.
A Constitution reporter dropped in at
for Texas, Thoy were tbe several departments Thursday and
fowad; Tb*ttt*a*rtaUtar»! rooms would
The farmers of Talbot county have se
cured plenty of hands and tenants at rea
sonable prices
The Columbus Times says Ilev. Walker
Lewis was caned by the young men of
St. Luke’s congregation,
The PaUerson-Iiall matter lias excited
and continues to excite our Griffin friends,
The local of the Sews continues his on
slaught on the guilty parties, and says
“This is not a personal war, but one made
against the guardians of the public safety
who had sworn to protect it. The Seics
cannot be scared off by the thieats ot any
personal violence. We mean to help
probe the whole business and we believe
there is'rottenr.tss.somewhere. If it is with
the police, then we intend to help Cud it
out; if it is with a gang of outlaws who
dwell in our midst, we further intend to
do all we can to drive them to the wail
or make them behave like ’genilunin.
The whole tiling is but the culmination to
a ring of- 'rule.or ruin’ policy that has
been banging on to Griffin' for ten years.”
Athens Banner: Wednesday night
Mrs. Harris, widow of the late Hon
Sampson W. Hams, died at her residence
in this city. She has been in a critical
state of health for some time from paraly-
The Albany Seics and Adcertiser says
the smokehouse of Mr. John J. Ford, of
Worth county, was burned on Thursday
night, in which were 500 pounds of pork,
350 pounds of beef and 300 gallons of
syrup. Loss about $300.
The Incoming passenger trained yester
day on tlie Blakely extension ran off tlie
track at Ducker Station, about fifteen
miles from Albany. Five cars are ditched,
and tilings torn up considerably. Nobody
was killed or hurt. The accident was
caused by the giving way of the tracks
ot tlie engine. No train went out oa the
extension from Albauy yesterday,
Augusta Chronicle: Tbe trade on
Augusta and Knoxville railroad has been
laid for a distance of forty-two mites,.or
within two miles of Dorn’s Mines.
The Aueusta Ice Company’s property,
including the ice works, was sold at the
Lower Market House yesterday, pursu
ant to the advertisement of Mr. Alva
Gage, a creditor of tbe company. There
was sharp competition and the property
was finally knocked down to Mr. Sauford
if. Cobeu at $4,875. The works will be
operated to their full capacity.
The Augusta people are making ample
arrangements to take care of tbe State
Agricultural Society, which meets In that
city on the 14th of February next.
The Savannah Sews reports the steal
ing of two bales of sea island cotton from
the warehouse of H. F. Grant, and two
bales of upland from tbe yard of tbo Sa
vannah, Florida and Western railroad
yard. Also, that the Dutch hark St.
Christopbonue was Thursday cleared for
Liverpool by Messrs. Clason &, Co. with a
cargo of 1,931 bales of upland eotton,
weighing 912,382 pounds, valued at $110,-
079.00.
Rev. HxNBr McDonald, pastor of tbe
Second Baptist Church iu Atlanta, hat
tendered his resignation.
The city expenses In Americus last
year were $18,823.75; $54)29.84 of this
amount was for public school purposes.
To an invitation issued to him, Dr.
Felton writes the following:
Near Caiitebsville, Ga., January
4, 1882.—Messrs. James S. Hook, Henry
W. Hilliard, M. P. Stovall, John A.
Acuity, was arrested by Officer Culp and
landed in the calaboose to await the re
sult of Shuliarl’s injuries, which Dr. Ho
gan pronounces very serious.
Savannah Seics: Notwithstanding
t ie numerous instances that have been re
corded of children left aloue lu houses be
fog fatally or seriously burned, it seems
that parents will not take warning hud
exercise more care when compelled to
ieavo tlieir offspring at home. These
cases are confined almost exclusively to
colored people, who are either indifferent
or willfully careless. Yesterday after
noon, about 4:30 o’clock, a colored child
named Rebecca Bryan, aged five or six
years, was fearfully burned in her pa
rents’ house on Lovers’ lane. Tlie family
weut out, leaving the child alone in a
room where there was a fire burning in
an open fireplace. During their absence
Rebecca, from some cause, stumbled aud
fell into the fire, and was horribly burnt
about the neck and face, one of her eyes
being so badly burnt that it protruded'
from tlie socket. The cries of the child
attracted attention, and assistance was at
once tendered. Dr. T. B. Chisolm was
sent for, and did all that was possible for
her relief.
Augusta Evening News: While Mr.
Jeff Hightower, son of Mr. Robert High
tower, was ont hunting near Graham’s, S.
C., on last Friday, lie met with a fatal ac
cident. While leaning Upon his gun his
dog began to jump up and play with his
master, and m jumping up and down his
foot struck the hammer of tbe gun, and
the force not being sufficient, to cock it,
the hammer went down ahd the whole
load was discharged in the face aud neck
of tbe unfortunat young man, inflicting
a painful and mortal wound, from the ef
fects of which he died ou Tuesday, the 3d
Instant.
Gwinnett Herald: A serious stabbing
affray occurred at Scales’ grocery, about
six miles east of Lawreiiceville, on Fri
day before Christmas, in which both par
ties were cnt. Wo have not seen any
person who was present at the difficulty,
but learn that on that day a party of
young men were there and had been
drinking. A misunderstanding arose
about some trivial matter between Charles
T. Wood and John Toler. Toler, it is
said, received fifteen wounds, some of
them or a serious character. It was re
ported list week that he could not re
cover, but later information is that he
may get well, although in a critical con
dition. Wood was stabbed in several
places, thougn not so seriously. He bas
been confined to his bed sines tbe diffi
culty. He bas only one wound that was
regarded as at all dangerous and that was
iu Ibe back.
Gwinnett Herald: We understand
that ou Thursday of Christmas week an
unfortnnate shooting affray occurred in
the Peachtree road near the residence of
Henry Strickland, 111 which D. W. An
drews was seriously shot by Jack Knox
Tlie parties met in tbe public road, ami
an altercation occurred in reference to
some business transaction between them
Both parties were ou (heir horses, and as
they warmed up and the lie was passed
they dismounted. Andrews had a pocket
knife and Knox a pistol, in the fight An
drews was shot in the mouth, the ball
passing through and lodging in his neck.
The whole affair r*as the result of Let
blood, and as there was no one present to
assist the wounded man, Knox took charge
of him ai d carried him to Mrs. Langley’s
and then went alter a physician. Tlie
physicians have been unable to extract
the ball, but Andrew* is improving rapid
ly and will probably be out again iu a
short time.
Meriwether Vindicator: Mr* Jeff Da
vis, who resides at the Judge Robert
Pucker place in the third district, was
shot ana seriously wounded at his house
by Albert McKee last Tuesday night, ut:
der tbe following circumstances: When
Mr. Davis returned from the field after a
bard day’s work he found the young peo
ple of tbe neighborhood gathered at hia
house, and he was told they had assem
bled for a “surprise party.” He welcomed
tbem with true and cordial hospitality
to enjoy tbe evening to their heart’s
content. After several plays a dance
was proposed, and Mr. McKee brought in
bis violin to make music for tbe crowd.
Mr. McKee, who is reported somewhat
boisterous and under the influence of liq-
quor, took umbrage at some imagined
insult but was persuaded by bis brother
to leave the room and start for home.
Going a short distance he fired off his pis
tol three times, and soon afterwards ap
peared at the door of the room where the
young people were engaged in their mer
ry games. Here Mr. McKee, indulging in
ungentlemanly language, was requested
by Mr. Davis to leave tbe room. Alter
seme words Davit attempted to force
McKee from the room, and In the attempt
struck McKee in tbe face. A son of Da-
bone, and passed towards the right side
Dr. Terrell probed as far as the cavity,
but could not locate the bullet. McKee
remained in the front yard an hour after
the shooting, pistcl in baud, but the young
men befog unarmed no attempt was made
to arrest him.' Mr. Davis is a very quiet
nan about 50 years old, Mr. McKee per
haps twenty. The sad aflair has east**
gloom over the entire neighborhood, es
pecially upon the young people who as
sembled without notice at tbe house of
Mr. Davis for the purpose of merry mak
ing. But for one pistol aud a little whis
ky the joyhus assemblage would not havo
been turned Into one of sorrow and woe
While Mr. Davis is badly shot he may
recover, though it is too early yet to in
dulge sanguine hopes of a favorable re
sult.
LaGbange Reporter: Every place in
the Southern Female College boarding
department is spoken for this term.
Americus Recorder: On Sunday last
information was given Marshal Lingo
that a colored boy, son of William Dow
dell,of this county,had been enticed away
from home by Aaron and Ann Moulton.
Telegrams were sent to Eufaula and
Montgomery to stop them, and after
awhile a dispatch was received stating
that the parties were at Montgomery and
ssking what crime they were charged
with. {Sheriff Mize left immediately
for Atlanta where he got a requisition
from Governor Colquitt to the governor of
Alabama for thqlr custody. Armed with
tills paper, he left for Montgomery,
where he Secured the woman, Ann Moul
ton, hut failed to find Aaron Moulton,
aud the woman says there is no such man.
He returned with . the' woman and
boy ou Thursday morning. The woman
was taken before Judge Pilsbury, of the
County Court, who put her under a bond
of $500 until the meeting of the graud
jury, in defanlt of which she was com
mitted. The penalty of the crime with
which she is charged is from two to four
years in the penitentiary. She claims
that she did not entice the boy away, but
lie was determined to go with her and
plie couid not prevent it. The boy, who is
about fourteen, says tbe woman induced
him to go with her and paid his passage.
Upon the woman was found a dispatch
from Charles H. Walker, St. Maty’s
parish, Louisiana, where she was going.
Constitution: John Hardy and Tom
Keffer, two colored individuals, disagreed
over a game of cards yesterday evening,
and after a fist fight concluded to settle
the affair with knives. Unattended, they
sought a quiet spot near tbe end of Rock
street, where they renewed the fight. Dur
ing the conflict Hardy reoelved three ugly
gashes, one opening his aodemen and al
lowing his intestines to protrude. Kefler
made his escape, aud Hardy will probably
die.
Constitution: Yesterday morning Mr.
George Martin, a Campbell county farm
er, met with a serious accident on West
reters street. Mr. Martin was silting on
a bale ot cotton aud driving bis team down
Castleberry Hill, when a wheel struck a
large stone, throwing 'him to the ground.
In tailing his right leg leg became entan
gled among the spokes, aud before the
team could be stopped the damage was
done. The fracture was just below tbe
knee, and was a bad one.
A 1VIBEGUA8S COIF
Bolder, Albert Ilowell, J. W. Turley, M. vis then took bold of McKee, when the
P. Carroll, Wm. 11. Moore, Austin Mul- two young men clinched aud fell to the
larchy, Walter A. Cla-ke and Many GtA- floor in the porch. They soon rolled out
trs—Gentlemen): I received your very on the giound, and when McKee became
Mattering invitation to address tho eiti- disengaged he drew bis pistol and shot
sens of Richmond county upon the present, tho e!d«r DstU, who was still standing
political outlook, and this probable future in the door. The ball struck hiss in tbe
of parries in ibis poantry, some Urns du- left side, about three inebts above tbs hip *
Gores a Batcher and Knocks Things
Over Generally.
A negro man came into town yesterday
morning leading a cow. Nothing remark
able in this simple statement, considering
that the negro was of ago, of tho regulation
color, and tho cow possessed no other good
points than those of her horns. True, she
was angular, and tbe glass was conspicuous
in her eye. Yet whoever aaw a wiregrass
heifer endowed with more than ordinary
beauty.
And the negro brought tbe cow, dangling
at tho end of twenty feet cf rope, to Law
rence Henry, tbo batcher, and offered her
for sale. While Henry was gazing upon
{lie bovine sho sniffed danger in the air, and
said to herself: “Lite is short;lotme enjoy
it while I may.” Thereupon she made a
dart for Manson Hinton, a colored sausage
staffer, and before Manson knew whether
ho was living or dead, she had him im
paled upon her horns and running
with head down and tail erect, towards
Cherrystreet. Manson, in his elevated po
sition, Was working his arms and logs after
tho manner of a man. taking a swimming
lesson, and his gyrations annoyed the cow.
She immediately tossed him np, and when
ho struck the ground sho showed her dis
pleasure of tho man by trampling over him
and braieing him np.
Sho was finally pulled off, and sho taken
to his home in East Macon, where it was
found that tho depth of the goring in his
stomach measured nearly three inches.
The cow in the meantime was not id'e.
Sho took aftor another coiored man, and
he made a break for the door of Massen-
burg’s drug store. He was closely follow
ed by a crowd anxious to get out of tho
way, who rushed into the drug store pell
mell, and had it not beon for Capt. Massea-
burg, who closed tbo door quickly, there
would havo ensued a sceno fit for a com
panion picture to tbe “bull in a china
shop.” W hen the cow reached the door
and saw through tho glass panels that pills
and paregoric was about all she could ex
pect inside,'she turned and looked pensive
ly in the direction of No. S’s engine house.
Only for a moment did she pause, however.
Her mad whs up, and np bad. Lowering
her head, she started for East Maoon. A
passing drayman of a smart Aleck turn,
got down from his dray and endeavored to
head her off. She gave him a glanoe from
her wiregrass eye and wont for him. He
dropped his intention of heading her off
and leaped upon bis dray, put spurs to his
charger and gallantly rode away.
Tho cow pursued her course toward the
bridge. In her rapid transit she took um
brage at the remarks of a man in a passing
buggy. Quick as thought her head was un
der tjie buggy andover it went, spilling the
indiscreet young man on the ground. Her
next victim was a boy on Walnut street.
She knocked him down and braised him
badly about the face. • She then continued
unmolested until she crossed the bridge.
Here she spied a group of policemen and
it took her only half a second to scatter the
crowd. All sought refuge behind trees,
but she fastened her fancy on tbe portly
form of Doc Fennel. Doe swung to the
tree with a fearful grip, and the cow so
worried him that he did more dancing to
the Bquare inch than he had done in twenty
years. While Doe was hopping and
twisting around the tree, he
called on the others to shoot
the cow, as he was too nervous for such a
duty. Officer Avant put in his bullet, and
by this time Doc got a show and pat in his
little ballot, but it was not until a fisher
man named Taylor Rittenberry emptied
the contents of his shot-gun into the car
ess that she ceased to show her wiregrass
nature.
After she was killed, Henry finished the
trade, aud now her gores are cut bias. For
a brief but successful career, she was a suc
cess, and it takes the genuine country cow
to have her fan in the city.
FRO
PEOPLE.
TIULV TOPICS KBCBtrtXtf
THOVGUTPVL TUBATMXT.
The Location of the Alexander Free
School—Tbe Fence and No Fence
(taealiOB. Esc.
Please allow me through your columns to
offer a few thoughts npon the above-named
subject. It is well understood in tbe com
munity that the Alexander School fund is
not a public fund, and in one sense the
public have nothing to do with its manage
ment. But it is reaally seen that as now
conducted the school relieves, in a meas
ure, the public schools, and to that extent
reduces the cost of maintaining them, and
therefore every citizen of Macon is indi
rectly interested in the fund. It is on this
ground ajonp that tho writer ventures to
offer to the trustees a suggestion upon the
matter of the location of their proposed
new building.
Considering for a moment the present
condition of our city aa to school build
ings, we fidd that the second ward is
well provided for in the South Macon
Grammar School, erected by the city
and capable of accommodating four
hundred and fifty pupils; that tbo first
ward is also weU provided for in the new
Catholic public school on Fourth street,
and the Medical College building recently
purchased by the Macon free school trhs-
trees and plaoed at the disposal of the
board of education for school purposes.
These two schools provide for at least fivo
hundred pupils, thus giving to the first and
second wards, or tbe lower part of the city,
' ‘ ‘ •about nine hundred
Spalding seconded the move by a popular
vote. Next in order cams along Meriweth
er with “no fence” emblazoned on her vic
torious banker. Then old Pike roiled up
with a rousing majority. Let the gcod
work go bravely on.
The oars will make two trips <huly from
this date on the Upson County railroad.
It will bs quite a convenience to drum
mers.
Last night a burglar broke into Oli
pliant A Hannah’s store at Thomaston*
The thief was shot at several times and
foroed to drop bis booty. Pikk.
accommodations for '
and fifty pupils. ,
But how is it in the other wards? A few
poorly adapted rooms in temporary build
ings, crowded to their utmost capacity,
furnish accommodations for about three
hundred and fifty children,and the demand
for bettor facilities is answered by the city
authorities that the “treasury cannot afford
AMERICA STILL FURTHER AHEAD!
ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL COTTON EXPOSI-
TION.
WIIXIMANTTC SPOOIs COTTON PROKOCNC1D TUB BERT
THREAD FOR SEWING MACHINE*- TWO GOLD MEDAL#
AND TUN GRAND PXUZK.
Tho ihroRtl exhibit* made by three of Him largeat
manufacturers of spool cotton were a tlietiiiguishing
fMtaro of the great Iuteraational Cotton £xi»*itioatt
Atlanta. The WillimanHo Thrcjul Company, a die*,
tinctivcly American institution, displayed v.li-t
generally admitted to bo tho most couipk.to e xhibit
over mode of any industry #t any World’s FtJr. A
whole system of m*chinory ia operation Was ehown
in this company’s s; ace, and taking tho ra'\ro!ton
from tho bale, itwa« turned out u* Anlsln d thread
ready for market, passing through all tho many
requisite and delicate processes iu plain view of \Isi-
torg, even the apcols upon which the llm-ad war
wound, and tho boxes % iu which it waa packed being
made on tho spot.
The Willimantlo Company, in snaking no large aa
cxhibit&tthofirstgrvatSouthcrnfair,showed a proper
appreciation cf Southern intelligence, and tlio judge#
in beatowing upon this company all tho 1k>l -*r*
awarded for spool cotton at tho Exposition, only echoed
it.” Now, we have no fault to-fipd’with tho public sentiment farmed at tbo s -mU
aft
FCCUlg
the fact that thfl lower port of tho city is so
weU provided for, but we respectfully sub
mit that tho third and fourth wards Are en
titled to the next expenditure for school
houses, and we appeal to the Alexander
trustees to change their purpose of erect-
inn tbeir building on Second street and
place it in the third or fourth ward, where
it is urgently needed. That they already
own the lot on Second street noed not
stand iiftho way* a moment. It CAn bo
sold at a good price, or otherwise utilized.
Of course tho removal to another locality
would not nffect tho name. It would be
tlio “Alexander school” still. Nor would
tho character of tho school bo materially
changed wore it to supply tho place of a
ward or elementary public school. Its ben
efits are now shared by all classes in the
community to the extent of its capacity,
and so thoy would bo au a public school.
The only condition of tho “will.’h it is u»
derstood, is that the inoome of iho fond
shell be used to maintain a free school in
Macon, and that is just what the board of
education oro doing with tho funds in
their hands. Whore, then, the difference ?
Wo hopo tho trustees will consider the
matter, aud find that thoy can faithfnlly
discharge their trust, and at tho snmo timo
afford this mucii ncededrolief to the city
and the board of education. M.
f*Xo Fence” Law 4or Itlbb County.
It seems to mo that evory thoughtful and
intelligent man in our oounty should see
that the timo has come and the condition
of tbo conntry and circumstances of our
people demand that tlio enormous expense
of fencing entire plantations to keep out
one’s neighbor's cattle should be dispensed
with. Hew much cheaper,-fairer, more
sensible, more economical and more prac
ticable it is to fence in your own cattle in a
pasture or in two or three pastures than it
is to fence out your neighbor's etook. This
suggestion embraces the wholo principle
involved. Very selfish men who do
not regard their neighbors’ feelings, nor
their rights, and will not properly inclose
their own farms, as now required by law
will oppose this "r.o fence’’ drV.ock law
because they desirJ to continue to imppse
upen good nature by allowing their cattlt^
to roam at will over their neighbors’ lands. | *
Their arguments against the stock Jaw are
all plainly advanced from a purely selfish
standpoint, and are ’unworthy of no
tice. Bibb county will voto cn this ques
tion on Saturday, tho 21st, and
our people should inform themselves,
pro and oon., on this important subject,
The writer ha* traveled through Ander
son, Union and Spartanburg counties in
South Carolina, ard Mecklenburg county,
North Carolina, all of which have had this
stock law in foroe for several years, and
he fonnd all classes, the rich and the poor,
the owner and.the rentcrof land, tho white
and the colored, tbe farmer nod the mer
chant, all, commending tho law, and de
lighted with its great advantages. I was
told that strong prejudice existed against
the “no fence” idea when it was first agi
tated, but, after a year’s trial, its bitterest
opponents became its strongest advocates
and friends. They soon saw tho material
progress they were making by investing
their thousands ot dollars in improving
their stock and lands instead of
putting it, ns before the law pass
ed, in rapidly rotting fence rails.
The difference was quickly seen and
appreciated highly. Tho old fence system
will soon be numbered with the exploded
humbugs of the past. Already every coun
ty on the Macon and Western railroad, ex
cept Bibb, hna adopted the stock law.
These embrace Monroe, Henry, Spald
ing, Pike and Clayton, and every oounty
on the Atlanta and West Point railroad has
voted for the no fence law, and these in-
cludo the populous and wealthy counties of
Campbell, Coweta, Meriwether and Troup.
Let not Bibb be long behind these intelli
gent central Georgia counties, hut keep
pace with the best and most progressive of
them. At the close of the first year’s trial
of the law in Anderson county, South Car
olina, the grand jury made tbs following
presentments on this question: “We are
pleased to report that the farmers are now
gathering their crops, and are well pleased
with the change in the fence law in this
county. We hove heard of no serious dep
redations on crops by stock, and not a sin
gle case ofja law suit arising from the now
. law. J The stock in tbe county has been
kept fatter and the butter hes been much
more plentiful. We think these are indi
cations of what the new law will effect, and
we confidently anticipate that Audorson
oounty will soon become one of the most
prosperous counties in the State, and her
people independent and hapr y.”
Their prediction has been fully realized,
and now Anderson county lands have
doubled in value, and it is seldom that any
are to be found for sale at any price.
In other articles I will further dismiss
this subject. R. E. P,
how WllUmau'Jo Thread is made. Governor Colqu-tt,
of Georgia, responding to a toast st a reception hi
Atlanta, also added hia indorsement by saying:
“Havingworn and found good a suit ot clothes
made from cotton picked iu tlio m.ruing from tho
field and befuro night woven, cnt, undo aud pros
ecuted to him by tho WUIinuntlo Company, ho «i« J
In a position to endoreo tho Wi'JiuriuUo Thread, aud
recommended It to every family in Georgia Had tho
South.” . —i
The completeness of this latost victory achieved by
tho Willlmantin Company can ho belter understood
by reading tho following extracts from tho oulelol re
porta of the Judgca of award: •
GOLD OlEDil. so. 1.
For file Best Six-Oorl, Soft Finish, Spo-^ Q-tlm fvr
Uaci.tre and Uaml Sating. Tho elements ot merit
irily .-.gnized ere j:re :t t-t: ugth a^d
7rendering this thread peculiarly adapted to
sewing machine use. Tho colors tho
r.b!o for their beauty and variety. Gold modal recon
mended.”
GOLD XTEPAL ao.:
••For a magnificent display of thrcad-midili-.i;
Its various operations, from tho rawznaicr
flnUhed goods, • * * . • glvli
yilcle, practical exhibit of this important au 1 i
ing Industry. Iu closing this report tho j idgc
to express their unanimous cunimcudath-u J
\VIH!m-mUn Thread Ccmi>uny for their cniojj
liberality in making this notable erhibjj
mend a special gold medal award as (
cognition ottho borne.”
THE G HAND MIZE.
“ For an excellent exhibit of an adm!rab|
of organization and special Institutions l .irj
harmony and i;.crea.-ing tho mat.-
tellectuAl wcli-holng of work pooplo m*
establishments.
commiltco recommend that an exempli
shall bo made cf the value end imp
exhibit by the awarKf a rranj^n:..:e of a
piccoofplateof thovaluij
this admirable cxempiiQ j
convenience and to"
tho manufactures 4^*
vision i« of en/ I
improvement in iDSjj
factoring cotton.*
Ini
recoin metide
WtUlmand
award for a I
THOU AST OX TROUBLED.
A Fearful Financial Failure-—A
I. White Wurnan Buru«S la Death.
Thojiabton, January 5.—On Tuesday
morning last, Mr. Joseph Allen, loading
merchant of Thomas ton, failed for $40,000.
Messrs. Comer fcdCo., ot Savanni#, are the
largest creditors. They hoid a mortgage
on his stock of goods and store for $25JXK>.
Mr. Alien, your correspondent is informed,
owes merchants in Atlanta and Maoon va
riously. The foreclosure of Comer &Co.’e
mortgage was the immediate cause of Mr.
Allen’s suspension. Mr. Alien has been
unfortunate. In 1874 he failed and was
burned ont one year ago. He had just
completed a very handsome b^iok stole.
The drummers are here in full attend
ance, looking after their houses’ q||fans
Mr. Allen. Mr. Marsh, ot Moore,4$rth A
th:
LI
FOB
For more t
Me i teen ]
known t<J
the only
noc.ilcnl
above pi
hind.
tlio
Mnutaug Liniments
It penetrates f
the very hone-
unco of pain and in
Bible. Its effect a upon ]
tlio Brate < runtion are (
ful. The Mexican
MUSTj
IJnimcnt is needed
every house. Ever
the agony ofuf
subdued, of rfc]
stored, or a
saved by the 1
which speedily
speeui
the HUMAN Ft
Rhettmatlahi.-i
Joints, Contracted
and Setldi, Cat*, Srtll
Npreinc, Poiaonoai B
atiugi. Htfirae**, faun.)
Bores, Ulcers, Frostbites,
Sore Nipples, Cahed ~
Indeed every form of <
rate. It heal* wtthowt eeot
For tho Bect* Cbeatkw K c
Spralae, H vet any, Miff
| cjiraise, dwiiui;,
I Founder, IIuthm gores, 1
I eases, Foot Hot, Screw Wo
| Hollow Born, Berate bee,
j rails, Ipsvla, Thrush, B'
[Old Sore*, Foil Evil, FL
I the Sight and every <
fto which the scrap
i Stable end Stock Yard]
J Tho Mexican MnetonJ
■ always cures and never\
I and It Is, positively,
THE BE 1
OF ALL
UNIMEX
FOB £A2T U3 BEAST.
Stealing a Reputation.
Would you trust one dishonest enough
to steal tbe reputation of auother, to
make for you anythfog—especially your
physic—not knowing ot what it may be
compounded? • How to tell tho genuine
Simmons Liver Regulator: Look for the
clean White Wrapper having a huge red
7. in the centre and the signature of J. H
signature
Zeiiin &Co. on the side. All others are
worthless and injurious imitations. Don’t
tamper with them, however plausibly re
commended; health and life are loo
precious to endanger. lw
■B
asm
Inin asMl Sl«rv«.
Well’s Health Reaewer, greatest reme
dy on earth for impotence, leanness, sex
ual debility, etc. $1, at JruggisU. De
pot: Lamar, Rankin * Lunar, Macon.
oslMly , .
Co., of Atlanta, is here, brqflght here no
donbt by Mr. Allen's failure.
Singleton Jfc Crane, of Atlanta, oloeed up
Thos. H. Block, merchant of The Rook,
last week. Mr. Block owes much and has
but little with which to settle up the claims
against him.
On Monday last a white woman, Mrs.
Collier, was burned to OR Mr.
Grubb’s plaoe in Upson county. No one
saw the burning, but when she was found
all her clothes were burnt off and tbe body
awfully charred. It is presumed that her
dress caught on fire and she thoughtlessly
ran for life until the flames overpowered
her. She was tracked arouad and about
the house some distance. It, is strange
that a person of good mind, forty years of
age, should act so irrationally. But fire is
a dreadful demoralizer.
Old Pike county ia happy met her victo
ry of “no fonos.” There never waa a wiser
measure carried in thsMnfor*
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