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®n£x 3aumai &
ISTO THE EIGHT.
Chit of the (loam.
Into the bloom
Of the golden and perfect day;
Out of the night
Into the light
Of the sun's enlivening ray.
Out of the sorrow
Into the morrow
My sou! hath bean waiting for long;
Morrow of pence
Never to cease
With Its rapture of Joy and song.
Oh, lore, bow sweet I
Oh, love, complete
That dwells In no realm Ideal;
The heart’s pursuit,
Hope's promised fruit
Bocomes fruition real.
And thon art mine,
love that doth shine.
Lighting my soul at last;
Casting without
IhsiNilr and doubt.
As leaves to the winds are cast.
THE uBOUUIA 1‘HBSS.
Aa a chronicler of crime and accident,
last week’s Berrien County Sews is a suc
cess.
Ih Irwin county at a party, a fight en
sued. Iu the rencoutre, we aro informed
Mr. James Fletcher, Jr., was struck on
the head by Mr. James Gibbs, with a
slab, breaklug his jaw-bone, and Inflicting
other injuries from which he died on tho
following day at 12 o’clock. Ho is the
son of Jehu Fletcher, Sr., of Irwin coun
ty, and besides a wife and several chil
dren, leaves a large family connection
and many friends to mourn his untimely
death. Mr. Gibbs has fled.
AT Tifton, a row occurred between
two negro women, in which one was
stabbed to death. The assailant, it
seems, was jealous of her victim and be
fore tho sun bad risen, went to her bouse
for the purpose of wreaking vengeance in
deadly combat. The jury of inquest re
turned a vcidict for murder, aud she de
fendant now lies in Nashville jail await-
the March term ot the Superior Court.
At McDonald’s mill, in Coffee county,
on last Thursday, we learn that a difficul
ty occurred between two negro men, in
which one was struck by the other with an
ix and instantly killed. The assailant
ded, hut was captured at Pearson, and
held to auswer for the crime.
Wx learn that a negro man on the tur
pentine farm of Mr. Joseph Baker, shot a
negro woman a few days since, infllctlBg
a painful wound in the thigh. He was
taken In custody by the gentleman in
charge of the place, aud held to account
for his deed.
captain J. J. Metro well, of Worth
•ounty,was accidentally shot,by a trap gun
that bad been set by his brother-in-law,
Mr. Hebert Lancaster, one day last week.
Waynesboro Herald: Miss Hettie
Yarkand MissSaille Sparks,of Macon,
ieie in Waynesboro Sunday on a visit to
in. C. U. Thomas. Miss Lula Jones,
if this county, now a member of the Ja
ilor 'ass at Wesleyan Female College, ia
home on a visit.
We were shown some ruta baga tur-
iips, four of which weighed 17 pounds.
* they were grown by Mr. J. A. Grubbs,
from seed obtained of J. A. Polhill. They
were immense.
Columbus Enquirer: In another col
umn wo publish a communication from
Enquirer, who seems Inclined to the opin
ion that this paper is fond of talking
about the water power of Columbus. In
this lie Is correct, aud it is indeed gratify
ing to know that we have a magnificent
water power to talk about. Nature has
given to Columbus a wealth of water
power almost unequaled anywhere. The
volume of water at the lowest stage
equals 300 horse power to the footfall, or
a total of 37,000 herse power for two and
a half miles. During nine months of the
year tho volume Is double that at its low
est stage, and would give 75,000 horse
power. Only a small part of this water
power is now utilized, but it is almost in
calculable how much it can be increased.
The article to which we referred above
•trikes the key-note—that of building a
canal. If a canal should be constructed,
jo suggested by “Engineer,” there would
*be sufficient power to drive the machinery
of factories, though they lined its bank
the entire distance.
Mrs. E. F. Lampkin, of Columbia
county, died in Augusta last Friday.
Augusta JYcica; A two mule lumber
wagou, lightly loaded, stuck In the mud
yesterday afternoon, near Sibley Mill,
and as therejwas very little hope of get
ting up again, the presumption is that the
whole concern has gone through to China
or some other low lands. Nothing has
been beard] since from the team. It is
doubtless several miles underground by
this time.
The rumor is now on the rounds that
Mr. H. I Kimball is making rapld.aud
active efforts towards establishing a biand
new daily newspaper in Atlgpta. He is
now soliciting stock accordingly and will
commence operations ou a capital of about
one hundred thousand dollars.
Farmers of Walton county have been
troubled of late by aueak thieves, who
pilfer produce from wagons standing In
stores in Monroe. One day last week
Mr. Jonathan Still came to Monroe,
bringing butter and eggs for sale, which
he left in his buggy. When be went back
to get them they were gone. The case
was turned over to Mr. B. F. Phillips,
and in a little while he had the thief in
Umbo, aud the same day the judge ot
the County Court sentenced him to pay a
too of $25 and costa, which aggregated
160, or serve twelve mouths on the chain
gang. 'A he thief is a small colored boy,
who bean the euphonious name ot
Strataw.
Athens Banner.—Thera is a great
scarcity of money in the city—owing to
bad collections, which, in turn, are owing
to bad roads, aud they aro owing to bad
weather. It seems to ba all owing and
no paying.
Albany Nines and Advertiser: Tbo
mayor of Athens, Georgia, has announced
that he will flue to the utmost extent
persons brought before him for cursing
aud obscenity, and has ordered the police
to be especially diligent aud energetic in
bringing street swearers before the bar of
justice.. We kuow a town named Albany,
Georgia, that would do well to pattern
after Athens. There is more loud
mouthed cursing on the streets of this
town than should be.
Worth County Nines: The turpentine
still of E. L. Haley, of Hillsdale, was
consumed by fire oue day last week.
Forty barrels of rosio, foity barrels of
crude turpentine, cooper’s tools, empty
barrels, etc., were destroyed. Mr. liaiej
estimates bis loss at $1,000.
A i’on respondent from Camilla of
tba Albany Sews and Advertiser, says:
'A large number of counties are voting for
nofance. Well, we have all gbt to come
to it. The sooner the better. The st rang,
able-bodied men are leaving the farm
and seeking woik in the turpentine
and lumber business, and other places
where tbeir labor commands a higher
K Ilian the plantation can afford. The
laborers are tending to the boys aud
women and infirm mm. The need of
the,strong laborers will be much obvia
ted sod tba Armen’ troubles much las.
lenod when no fence Is adopted.
Columbus Times: 1 esterdsy evening
a young man by the name of John Brown,
awMNnttMlaaneor the fsrt ortas who
,ivet in Uiownville.ivhilecarelessly hand-
,t, ; a pistol, shot himself in the hand,
i i o -.7,mud while painful will not ne-
cti=aate amputation.
fuK Hamilton Journal says that siuce
tho . now of Tuesday morning the Ilood
ytople feel sorter above Hamilton.'
r Johnny Mobley killed a alioit a few
rijyj ft go that weighed four hundred
pounds. As an amateur agriculturist,
Johnny must he called a success.
, - oe.jtieman in Ellerslie district has a
- f of oats that hU friends say will yield
onuer ordinarily good' seasons, a crop of
JlUIv ftjx thousand bushei*.
Cantalu T. H. Kimbrough, of Cataula,
A a Bourbon Democrat of the straights
* but we would be glad of an oppor
‘unP-of volinz lor him for the highest
*£ within * be gift of ths people of
^ *a Vista Aryat: 31**- Charles
IA _*.**?» -pk woods near
her homo last Sunday afternoon, and was
orced to remain out ail night.
The following committees have been
appointed to canvass every district In the
county, soliciting subscriptions- to the
stock of the Buena Vista railroad: Buena
Vista' district. Dr. Ansley, T. L. Rogers,
T. B. Lumpkin, and others; Jacksonville
district, E. W. Miller and T. W. Harvey;
Pinevllle, Col.E. M. Butt and Dr. Mathis;
Red Bone, J. M. Lowe and M. Hair; Taze
well, Dr. J. R. McMlchael and J. K. Bat
tle; Fort Perry, Hamp Stevens and J. S,
McCorkle.
Atlanta Phonograph: Macon offers
to give Major McCracken the grounds to
build bis shops at that point. Somehow
or other our council Is getting too smart.
Let’s tarn ’em off and hire ’em over
again.
Atlanta Gazelle: The young states
men of Georgia who are rushing Into the
New Party, will make splendid material
for the potters-field or candidates. They
will be planted on election day.
There has been expended up to this
date In rebuilding the North Georgia ag
ricultural college at Dahlonega, fifteen
thousand fonr hundred acd thirtv-seveu
dollars. The estimate Is that it will take
at least five thousand dollars more to
finish the building and place suitable
seats and furniture in all the school
rooms.
General Gordon and his brothers,
Walter and Eugene, have about closed
another railroad transaction, larger and
more important than the Georgia Pacific^
and it ia said netted them considerably
over a million dollars in cash. Every
body will be glad to hear of tbeir coutin-
ned prosperity.
Albany News and Advertiser: The
poor Frenchwoman, whose sad history ap
peared in these columns a week ago, is
now beyond all mental agony so far as
her condition is concerned. The strain
has been too much for her, and she is
now a raving maniac, and is almost be
yond the control of the attendants at the
poorliouse. She has made several at
tempts to go back to her life in the woods,
and when thwarted, has endeavored to
kill herself by striking her bead against
the wall. She will have to be taken from
the alms house and placed in the county
jail, from where she will goto the lunatic
asylum, if death does not relieve her of
her sufferings before.
Macon now has a first-class commer
cial college, under the management of
Rev. Wm. McKay, who was for several
years a resident of Albany. The young
men of Southwest Georgia who desire to
receive a business education need not
therefore, go any farther than onr sister
city for instruction. Those of our peo
ple who know Mr. McKay will not be
afraid to place their sons under his care
aud tutorage.
A correspondent of the Bulletin thus
depicts the condition of a large class of
people all over the country: I again call
the attention of our business men In Rome
to the very distressed condition of that
class of onr farm laborers known as “crop
pers” or tenants. There are many of
them Uiat are in very great want; even
now, what little was made last year is
almost consumed. Can there not be
something done to aid those who make
our meat and bread from the ground ? If
the county will not help will not one hun
dred substantial men of the county come
together and agree to famish com and
meat to those who cultivate the land until
a new crop can be made, when they will
return with interest u hit may have been
advanced.
Quitman Free Press Considerable
meat has been spoiled in Brooks county
during the warm spell. Well they bad it,
or they couldn’t have lost it.
Miss Cora McMullen left for Macon
last Monday, where she has entered the
Wesleyan Female College.
On Saturday last a caravan of twelve
wagons, drawn by flttj-two mules and
loaded with five hundred bushels of com,
might have been seen coming into town.
It was a splendid sight, and we recognized
the teams at once as belonging to Majo
Burton Bellamy. The Major bad sold to
Messrs. Hopson & Alsabrook fifteen hun
dred busheu of corn from his plantation,
and was making bis first delivery. We
wish tome of our up-country friends who
make all cotton and no com, and who are
always complaining of hard times, could
have seen Major Bellamy’s wagons. In
addition to two or three thousand bushels
of corn to sell, the Major raises annually
eight hundred bales of cotton. Give us a
home in South Georgia, and an orange
grove on Indian river, and we can defy
the wolf at the door.
Post-Appeal: Mr. Augustus Corput,
brother of Hon. Felix Corput, mayor of
Macon, died in this city on Saturday
night at 12 o’clock, 23} Mitchell street.
He was still a bachelor, about sixty years
or age, and was a great sufferer from can
cer of the throat, which was the cause of
bis death. He has been a citizen of At
lanta for many years, but had no particu
lar business here. Mayor Corput, his
brother, being* notified of his death, ar
rived here yesterday and had the corpse
removed to the undertaking office of Mr.
n. M. Patterson and placed in an elegant
burial case. Mr. Max Corput, another
brother of the deceased, was also informed
of the death, and arrived last night. The
remains were interred at 11 o’clock to-day
in Oakland cemetery.
Atlanta Post-Appeal: It will le re
membered tb it an account was given in
the Post-Appeal some time ago of the
trouble which some of the policemen had
with one Phillip Stokes, who cut up some
very funny capers at the National Hotel.
It was evident then that Stokes was crazy
and he was sent to Griffin in the hope
that he would be benefited thereby. Re
cently he camo back to Atlanta, and hts
condition is now worso than ever. He
used to be an employe at the National
Hotel. His insanity assumes a peculiar
form, leading him to suppose that be le
Jesus Christ, and that he is inspired and
divinely commissioned by the Almighty
to write his own biography. He was
tried to-day before Ordinary Calhoun on
a writ of lunacy, and a verdict of insanity
was rendered.
Monroe Advertiser: We aro pained to
learn of a serious accident to Rev. Hiram
Pbinazee. On Sunday morning last be
was descending the steps in bis house,
leading from the upper floor, when he fell
to the bottom. He is painfully hurt and
Dr. Rudisill, the attending physician,
fears bis thigh is broken, though on ac
count of the swelling he had not made a
careful exami nation when we saw him.
Mr. Pblnlzee is upwards of eighty years
of age aud such an accident will prove
serious indeed. We are sure the venera
ble old gentleman has the sympathy of all
our people iu Ms sufferings.
Jacksonville Union: Wm. E. Kay,
Esq., and Miss Emma Lucas, of Bruns
wick, Georgia, were married in that place
Wednesday, at the residence of tho bride’s
father, Rev. H. E. Lucas, rector of St.
Msrks Episcopal Church. Mr. Kay is one
of Brunswick a most talented and success
ful lawyers, and the bride is a most popu
lar and accomplislied young lady. They
arrived in the city yesterday evening, on
tbeir bridal tour, and are stopping at the
Duval.
Lumpkin Independent: On Sunday
evening last a negro woman named No-
rah Billingsly was burned to death in her
bouse near Carter & Rice’s plantation, In
this county. Norab Billingsly was the
wife of Levi Billingsly, who was sent to
the penitentiary from this county a few
mouths ago for assault with latent to mur
der, and who is now serving his time in
the Dade county coal mines. Hearing of
the occurrence, Coroner Marmsduke Day's
repaired to the scene of the calamity on
Monday, and having impaneled a jury
held an inquest, when the following facts
were asceitaiued: Ou Sunday evening
the woman complained of dizziness in the
bead to neighboring negroes and soon after
ward went to her house. In balf an hour
the women whom she had just left heard
the screams ofNorah’a children, and rush
ing to the house found the unfortunate
woman lying with her face in the fire and
life extinct. It seems that m attempting
to put a hoe-cake in the ashes that site
was seized with vertigo, and fell into the
fire. The only persons in the house at
the lime were her three children, aged
respectively six, three and oue year of
age. All the hair was burned from her
head aud her lace was burned into a crisp
when she was taken from flames. The
' jury returned a verdict of accidental
‘ burning. *
Savannah Recorder: The numerous
friends of Captain Robert A. Wayne will
regret to learn of his death, which took
place at bis piautation in Laurens county
on Saturday morning last, after a pro
tracted illness. Captaiu Wayne was the
third son of Colonel Thomas S. Wayne,
and in this city, where be spent the great
er part of his life, his manly virtues and
high senso of houor and commercial in
tegrity are well known. As a soldier of
the late war, Captain Wayne was all that
goes to make up the cbivalric man and
the valiant leader. Modest and retiring
In his disposition, he was content to travel
the Journey of life with philosophic Indif
ference to the vain pomp of worldly hon
ors. Always ready to extend the right
hand of good fellowship, he was also
warmhearted and generous to a fault.
Thus lias passed from earth a noble spirjt
regretted by his friends, and lamented by
hts bereaved family. His remains will be
brought to this city for Interment.
The Griffin Sun in speaking of the new
railroad connection, says : A gentleman
who is situated to know what beta
talking about, informs us that $100,000
can be raised here to form a bonus on
which to float bonds for the purpose of
tapping the Macon and Bruns
wick road at Locust Grove. The distance
is only thirteen miles, and the advantages
this would give Griffin In the way of re
duced freights are too evidenttonced com
ment. It guarantees freights to this point
at as low rates as are enjoyed by either
Atlanta or Macon, or at least twenty-live
S r cent, less than is now exacted by the
intral. As it Is we have no alternative
hot to pay what is asked, but with the
line to Locust Grove the competition
would force rates down to reasonable fig
ure!. The assessed value of the property
of this city is abont $1,200,000—with
the proposed road it would advance at
least ten per cent. This advance, $120,-
000, on property will almost build the
road. If this or some other outlet is not
built the value of our property will de
crease no little—another road is essen
tial, and It must be bad. Our informant
tells us that Griffin will bo connected
with Mr. Cole’s road in a very few
months after the whistle is sounded at
Ijocust Grove, and as to the money, he
says that he knows where it is to be had,
and- that little or no trouble will be ex
perienced in bringing it into play at very
short notice. These facts, coming as
tboy do from a reliable source, present
an encouraging outlook. Tbo new line
will give this market an equal chance
with other markets, and capitalists will
find solid prosperity in Griffin as an in
ducement to invest their money here.
Marietta Journal: No paper has
made more progress in Georgia than the
Macon Daily Telegraph and Mes
senger. Under its new management it
has taken on a vim and sprightliuess that
J daces it in the front rank of influential
oornallsm. Col. A. B. Lamar is a writer
of great force, pith and point, and the
Telegraph now sparkles with his bril
liant aayiugs. We commend it to our
readers as a first-class, newsy paper, one
tbat is a credit to its town and State.
Atlanta Constitution: George A.
Clarke, a nine year old son of Robert M.
Clarke, of Edgewood, has taken a life
membersh’p in the Young Men’s library.
The way it came about is this. George
exhibited several colts of his father’s at
the last fair of the North Georgia Stock
and Fair Association held in Atlanta ard
was successful in getting a premium ol
ten dollars in gold, which the little fellow
held on to until he spied a jenny which
be took a fancy to, bat bis ten dollar gold
piece was not quite enough for that docile
animal, so hts father gave him two dollars
and a halt more to purchase his pet, which
be did, aud after riding her around unttl
he became tired of tho fun, he sold her
for twenty-five dollars, then struck the
old mau for twenty-five more and took a
life membership in the library.
Auebicus Recorder: There is more
profit in a barrel of onion sets than in
any merchandise we know of. You can
sell out ot it all day, and the sets will
sprout tbat night, and the following day
you will have almost as many as you
started with.
Augusta Sews: It is thought that
the Augusta and Knoxville road will
soon be the property of Messrs. Alexan
der, Wadley, Fisher & Co.
The river was on a boom Saturday
night, from the effects of the heavy rain
the night previons. The rise during the
night was as much os seven inches an
hour, which continued till daylight, when
the water rose slowly until It gained the
height of 27 feet at the bridge. The
water is now slowly receding, and at
noon waa 25 feet.
Mil R. H. Kern aguan died last even
ing in Langley, S. C., from a severe
bemorrhago of the bowels. He was only
tbirty-two years old at the time of bis
death, hut was already strong in the con
fidence of Ills friends and the earnest sap.
port of admiring constituents. Mr. Kerna-
K n was a member of the South Carolina
use of Representatives, and was highly
esteemed for his ability and tine qualities.
He was a brother of our worthy fellow
citizen, Mr. George H. Kernaghan, and,
like him, was thoroughly honest, candid
and generous as men arc ever made. The
funeral takes place this afternoon from
the old family residence of the mother of
the Messrs. Kernaghan, in Hamburg, and
tbo remains will be buried after the ser
vices about 4 o’clock lb the Augusta ceme
tery.
Nashville American: Dr. Felton, tbo
Georgia independent, says he Is a Jeffer
sonian Democrat. There are a great
many of them, but Jefferson would not
recognize himself in any of them. They
are the motliest and mongrelest of wear
ers of old patch-work political garmeuts.
Griffin Sun: Houston county has
voted to have no fences hereafter, and af
ter a long contest, and much expense, the
managers of the Bibb county election have
decided tbat no fence was carried there by
four majority.
A young man wants to know “whether
it is best for him to adopt a profession or
learn a trade?” By all means learn a
trade—learn bow to hold the plow handles
and pull the hoe. The agricultural trade
is the most respectable and noblest of them
all, and then it is not as badly crowded as
the rest.
have no doubt tbat we will soon hare one.
In less than one hour yesterday, we ascer
tained that a sufficient sum could be raised
to bore the well. Between three and four
thousand dollars contributed in sums of
$z5 to $100 could be raised; and aside
from this,* Mr. H. G. Harris is willing to
give $5,000 far Eguarrantco ot a fail and
unfailing stream of water. We an proud
that our citizens are taking bold of this
important matter, and ate so liberal aud
favorable to the undertaking. After the
well has been completed and the subscrip
tion paid up then tbe city council might
levy a water tax to remain in force until a
sufficient fund accrues to reimburse in
full all who contribute anything. Corres
pondence has been opened with tbe gentle
man who is boring the well in Albany,
and we hope to give some Important points
in onr next issue.
Tiie Columbns Enquirer says the bur-
glais were on a perfect tear on last Sun
day, night. Three attempts were made,
but none were successful. They all oc
curred about ten o’clock at night
Tbe Enquirer also says: Vaccination
stopped more than a hundred looms in
this'eity at oue time last week. This is
encouraging. While other people who
havo not been vaccinated will probably be
suffering with this loathsome disease,
these looms will be running on full time.
Tbe residence of Mrs. Whitehead, at
Waverly Hall, Harris county, narrowly es
caped being destroyed by fire Sunday af
ternoon. The fire originated in tbe store
room, and was gaiulng rapid headway
when discovered. The cry of fire brought
the neighbors to the assistance, and with
a little bard work and a few buckets of
water they succeeded In extinguishing the
flames.
We have not seen as much preparat ion
for farming in some time as was being
made yesterday. There were a large
number of farmers in the city, and nearly
every one of them had plows, singletrees,
plow lilies, back-bands, or sometbiug of
the kind, to indicate that they were get
ting ready for work. We talked witn a
number of them, and with only one ex
ception was there any scarcity of labor,
and tbi3 exception said be could make
out with what he had. They report
progress as much as could be expected
when the exceedingly unfavorable farming
weather is taken iuto consideration, Iu
looking around the reporter saw some
thing else that is, alas, too commonly seeu
nowadays. It waa a farmer’s wagon
loading up preparatory to slatting home.
In the list of the numerous articles were
corn, meat, oats, bar, aud a host of other
things which should be raised upon every
well regulated farm. As long as this Is
the course pursued by farmers they will
never make fortunes.
Columbus Times: About two a. m.
Sunday morning the family of Mr. W. N.
Maddox, of Harris county, who lives
about one mile from Whltesville on tho
Hamilton road, were aroused from tbeir
slumbers to find the dwelling house in
flames. The fire, which originated In the
stove room, had made such headway when
discovered, that all efioits to stay its
course were futile. Exerything was re
moved from the house and only the build
log was burned. It was a two story
structure and cost $3,000 or $4,000, and
we understand was insured for $1,000 or
$1,100, which we hope is true. It was
known es the Hunt place and was pur
chased by Mr. Maddox about Christmas,
Sandebsvu.le Mercury: Wo learn
from our farmers tbat the Hessian fly Is
still destroying, tho wheat on a good
many ot the farms in the county.
Griffin Sews; We learned yester
day hut could get no particular, that a
negro girl was run over and killed by tbe
Carrollton train near tbe residence ot Dr.
Jas. T. Ellis, about four miles above the
city yesterday as it was returning to Car
rollton.
Millxdgeville Recorder: Dr. T.
O. Powell, superintendent of tho Lunatic
Asylum, requests us to give notice to the
public tbat visitors will not be admitted
at the asylum until it is definitely ascer
tained tbat there is no small-pox In the
It is very unusual to seo tbe crops ot
oats and wheal so far advanced at this
season as they aro at present. This is
owing mainly to the very wet fall and
winter, and the general warmth of the
earth. g |
Savannah Sews: Mr. L. F. HoppockJ
of New York, arrived hero on the 21st ol
January in feeble health, encouraged by
tbe hope that the cb-ngo would be bene
ficial. He continued to grow worse, how
ever, and his relatives were telegraphed
and arrived here in time to he with him
in bis dying moments, his death occurring
on Sunday afternoon. His remains were
taken North yesterday afternoon for in
terment. Ho had been staying at the
Screven House, where lie received every |
attention.
Auousta Chronicle ^Representative]
Black, of Georgia, introduced a bill in
the House on tbe Ctb, providing for com-1
peDsatlontoD. It. Dillon, formerly of
Savannah, for the use of the steamer
Amazon, by tbe Federal authorities in
The river went up to 20 feet Sunday,!
and bad overflowed its banks in every
direction. Backwater could bo easily
seen from the canal on Cumming street.
Yesterday the water had subsided to 25
feet, and fell during the day very percep-
tibly,
ATLANT^^Posi^ppea/^^Kimball^
scheme for supplying tbe city with water
was “received” by the city council last
night. Even where not a dollar Is to be
spent to place the city in the front rank
as to its water service, our council must|
time to
Iamericus Recorder: Mr. Joel Craw-I
[ford, who was iDjnred some time ago atC.
M. Wheatley’s variety works, is improving
and it is thought by his physicians that
they can save all ol his fingers. If this is
so, it will be a remarkable feat of surgery,
considering that two of his fiogers were)
almost entirely severed from his band.|
Concerning “Hazel Kirko,” tho AnguS
ta Evening Sews says ; Tbe manage
ment regret very much that unknown to
any persons concerned in selling tickets
opportunity for speculating was given by
parties buying ostensibly for friends a
very large number of seals. Tba unfair
practice Is heartily and unlversallyHHI
nounced. In view of tbs sale of the]
whole house in so short a time, and the
demand being still unsuppllcd, and also to
give his company much needed rest, the I
worthy and thoughtful manager, Mr.
Bernard, has been telegraphing Macon to
cancel, if possible, bis engagement for
Saturday night. He has rented Ralston
Hall, and is willing, for reasons above
stated, to pay the price of tbe ball and ex-
in order to stay in
Augusta and give a Saturday
matinee and Saturday night performance.
This glorious news tor Augusta has been
expected all the morning, and while re
gretting Macon’s loss, all have been
hoping for Augusta’s gain. Since writ
ing the above, Mr. Bernard has received
a telegram from Macon, allowing him to
cancel his engagement on favorable terms,
and he authorizes us to announce that
“Hazel Kirke” will be given in Augusta
at a Saturday afternoon matinee and on
Saturday night. This announcement will
fill the house on both occasions, aud tho
sale of seats will begin at Pendleton’s
[this afternoon.
■Rosie Courier: Tho people in tbe vi
cinity of Gnatville church, in Cherokee
county, Alabama, were thrown Into a
fearful excitement last Sautrday morning,
upon learning tbat the residence ol Mrs.
Tankersley, a widow lady, bad been burn
ed the night before, and her charred re
mains were in the still smoking embers ot
her late home. The nearest neighbor
being a quarter of a mile off, no one knew
of tbe burning until the mail carrier came
along about eight o’clock Saturday morn
ing. He informed the citizens, and a
crowd soon assembled. Scarcely anything
remained cf tbe unfortunate woman ex
cept her bones. It seems to have been
known by some of the neighbors that Mrs.
Tankersley bad a considerable sum of
money, supposed to be about $2,000, a
part of which was in gold and silver. As
soon as they could clear off the embers
aud debris, they commenced searching
for tbe money. By digging round In
the ground where tbe house had stood
they found a tin bucket that contained ii?
gold and silver ooin $762.50, most of this
in gold. Atrocious, cold blooded villainy
was suspected and suspicion soon rested
on two brothers, Tom and Boler Moon,
nephews ot tbe murdered woman. One
of them was arrested aud the other fled
and had not been arrested up to Monday
morning. Tbe fact tbat one of the broth
ers fled seems to almost fix their guilt,
and the people are determined to catch
the escaped one if possible, aud at all
events bring the guilty parlies to deserved
punishment. Gnatville church is about
eight miles northeast of Cross Plains.
Atlanta Constitution: Collector
[Clark on yesterday received a letter from
Deputy Collector G. W. Ware, which
states tbat a rumor has gamed circula
tion In the neighborhood of Covington
land Conyers, to tbe effect tbat the body
of William Rice had been found near a
[distillery in Gwinnett county, cut nearly
in twain. The perpetrators of tbe mur
der have not been discovered. Tester-*
day a Constitution reporter asked Col
lector Clark what he thought of the mat
ter, and he replied: “Some of my depu
ties, headed by Deputy Collector Irish,
went oat into Gwinnett county about
two weeks ago, and made some arres’s
and seizures- The men arrested accused
an old man named William Rice of in
forming on them, although assured that
he had notbiug to do with it. They
threatened to wreak vengeance upon him
if he ever got into their clutches. These
facts, snd what I received iu the letter,
comprise my information ou the subject.
I will probably have all the facts by to
morrow.
Atlanta. Constitution: The Gover
nor has issued a pardon to Gus Oxford,
convicted of rape at the September term,
188L of Somler Superior Court and sen
tenced to a tsrm of years in the peniten
tiary. The pardon was granted on the
petition of many citizens aud me officers
of the court, backed by strong evidence
that Oxford was not guilty.
About noon yesterday, Harry Thomas,
a young white man who resides near De-
catur, stepped upon a banana rind on
Pryor street noar tbe Kimbali house, and,
as might have been expected, In
failing bis right leg was so twisted under
his body that It was broken just below
tbe knee. He was placed iu a chair by
several persons who witnessed tbe acei-
deni, aud by them taken to the car shed,
where tbe fracture was given medical at
tention. He was then placed on the train
and taken to his home, near Decatnr.
Albany Sews: It seems as if the
fates are against us so fir as Albany’s ar
tesian well is concerned. After tbe long
delay in getting smaller casing from Phil
adelphia, Mr. Jackson resumed bis work
yesterday morning, when tbe reamer, an
instrument that enlarges the track of the
drill, broke at a depth of about 180 feet.
Then tbe jig was up with tbat well. Tbe
piping was removed and preparations
made to start another well to-day, within
a few feet of tbe former one. Bat all this
will not interfere with the supply of water
flowing from the present well, by aid of a
pump, and it Is to be preserved at all odds
until we have a regular bona fide artesian.
The workers go at Lite task bravely and it
is hoped they will succeed tins tiu o.
AMKIHCLS Record', r: sir. John W alker
has for some time been annoyed by raids
upon his potato hills by thieves. After
watching in vain to catch the thief, he
tried the virtue or a strong beaver trap in
tbe bank. He only had to wait a short
timo on Saturday night betore the cries
and groans of a darkey admonished him
that tbe game was entrapped. Cuffee ex
plained tbo unfortunate little episode as a
remarkable ca.sc of somnambulism, but J.
W. couldn’t see it tbat way; but the little
matter was arranged.
Savannah Sews: Yesterday morn
ing a deputy United States marshal
brought to this city a lad by tho namo of
Johnson Colts, apparently not over four
teen years of age, charged with breaking
open letters and taking money therefrom.
It appears that tbe bey is employed by
Mr. J. W. Brannan, tho deputy postmas
ter and storekeeper at Statesboro,'and
was mail rider between Statesboro aud
Ualcyondale, No. 5, Central. railroad.
Some registered letters have been reported
missing, and a decoy was set to trap thB
purlomer, wliar proved to be this lad. Af
ter rifling the letters and obtaining the
contents, he returned to the store and
spent the money. His employer knew ho
had no money when be - left, and tbe fact
that the lad on coming home, made no at
tempt to conceal the fact that he bad mon
ey shows that he coula not have apprecia
ted the serious character of his offense. He
was taken before United States Cominis-
isoner Montmollln, when a statement of
these facts were made. We saw tbe lad,
aud are convinced from his statement and
his appearance that his case calls for the
greatest sympathy. He Is an orphan boy,
and has no relatives in this State that he
knows of. His mother died several years
ago and his lather about eight months
since. He says lie did not know* it was
wrong to to lake what did not belongto
him, as he had never been taught, aud
his father had encouraged and compelled
him from his earliest remembrance to
steal. He seems to be deeply grieved and
mortified at the position ho finds himself
in, which he attributes to his Ignorance
aud his early teachings. We havo no
doubt if tbe boy were taKen in charge and
put to somo suitable employment he
could be made au honest, industrious
Savannah Sews: Mr. Charles Pratt,
of this city, has invented an improvement
in automatic car couplings which, from
the description, seems to possess great
merit and practical value. Tbe inven
tion has just been patented by Mr. Pratt
and Mr. John A. Sullivan, and it is pro
posed to test it shortly on the Savannah,
Florida aud Western railway. The in
vention has relation to tbat class of car
couplings in which a weighted trembling
latch pivoted to the drawliead is employed
for supporting and holding up the coup
ling pin until said latch is thrown back by
the entering link, which allows tbe pin to
drop down and couple the link of the op
posite drawhead. The operation of coup
ling, by the use of this invention, is ren
dered safer and more expeditious. Those
who have seen and carefully examiued
the model speak of it very highly, and con
sider it a great success.
Georgia Register: Mr. Tom Mathews,
living near Kedbone, has a cow that
calved on December 15th last. About
a month later she began to yield milk in
good quautities for the family. This is
not at all strange, for it is the usual pro
cedure in such cases. But the fact tbat
the same cow had a second calf on Janu
ary 20th, will strike most people as being
a little out of tbe usual order of things.
In addition to these alarming evidences
of prollHcness, tho mother cow has en
tirely cut all acquaintance with tbo firs'
born, and will not permit it to come into
her presence. In the meantime calf No.
1 looks sleepy-eyed, and bleats in a piti
ful way at the harsh treatment of its un
natural mother.
Albany Advertiser: Mr. Alonzo Wal-
teis, who lives in Lee county, about
twelve miles from Albany, reached the
city yesterday afternoon, coming to pro
cure a coffin for his little brother, a bright
lad of twelve years, who met bis death
at 11 o’clock yesterday, in the following
horrible manner: Little Jack was plow
ing In his brother’s field, which adjoined
a ptsture, in which were browsing a flock
of sheep, belonging to Mr. George Mc
Donald. The sheep were being attended
by Mr. McDonald’s little son Morgan,
who was armed with a shot-gun. Morgan
spied a lark in tbe bush, and did not see
Jack, who was a fsw yards beyond. He
fired at the bird, and almost tho entire
load entered little Jack’s left shoulder,
producing a wound from the ellects of
which he died in two hours. Tho occur
rence is distressing, and both families are
plunged in tbe deepest grief. The little
follow'd funeral will occur this merning
at 11 o’clock.
I Southerner andAppea.: Captain tom
Brantley, the handsome and clever repre
sentative of tbat well known and staunch
heuse of Macon, S._3V Coleman & Co.,
was a visitor to our town on Saturday last.
While Captain Tom manifests a lively
interest in and watches as a sacred trust
the welfare and prosperity of 3. T. C. &
C., yet socially he is polished, clever and
a most Interesting companion, pud is con
sidered one of tbe best, if not the best,
drummer on the road.
Wabuenton Clipper: Mr. John Ful
ler, near Camak, died ou Monday night
of dropsv. Ho was oue of our most aged
citizens, having reached his three score
and tan. He was highly respected by his
neighbors, who were much moved In
heart over his death.
Southern Enterprise: Quito a little
stir was created in town last week by the
report that the son of a well-known and
thrifty farmer of Ibis county had forged
an order on J. L. Finn for $G5, signing
his fathers name thereto without his
knowledge or authority. The father d&-
nled all kuowledge of the order and told
Mr. Finn to go ahead and have tbe young
man arrested. A telegram to Macon
found lnm there aud stopped him. * His
father then fully realizing ilia condition of
affairs settled the matter with Mr. Finn
and went on at once to bring him back.
We trust that this little experience will
convince the young man that tho way of
the transgressor is hard, aud that from
this time forward ho will makeup his
mind to earn his money by hard work, In
dustry and economy aud forsake all
crooked paths. In the hope that the
young man will redeem his character by
his future conduct we suppress all names.
Sumter Republican: A former not far
from this place was so annoyed by rats
devastating his corn crib that he was
compelled to hit upon a happy expedient
of tearing down his old crib, building a
new one, high from the ground and
around the upright logs which .* upported
the building underneath, he encased with
tin—too smooth for rats to run up on; too
high for them them to jump. Tbe thing
was a success, the rats, once masters of
the situation, were now completely foiled
and the farmer's, arrangement became a
complete success.
IgCOLUMBUS Times: Yesterday morn
ing, when the negro, who fcc-ds the pris
oners in the Hamilton jail, opened the
door to give them their breakfast, he was
knocked down and run over by three
prisoners, one white man and two ne
groes, who had effected their escape from
the iron cage during the night. They
were soon breathing the air of liberty,
and lengthening the distance between H. Lewis A Co. v». W. P. Chisholm. Dis /iKorgia. frawford county.—h. r,
themselves and tbeir late prison borne. tress warrant, from Fulton. I x-TBom-re. executor estate of David Bowers, dc-
Spcuh, J.—When partners aro sned, a
motion for new trial made by only one
member of tho partnership, ic his individ
ual name, but bill of exceptions is filed by
the firm alleging error in overruling tho
motion for new trial, and a motion is made
to dismiss the case in this coart:
(a) The case will not be dismissed as to
the party to the mo'ion for a new trial,
os the bill of exceptions may be amended
by striking parties plant iff. l0 mc for 1)f dl „ ml
(b) fi hat effect a decision reversing the
The negro picked himself up as quickly
as possible and gave the alarm, when lie
was joined in the pursuit of the fugitives
by tbe citizeus, and after a sharp race
they were all three recaptured. Great
excitement prevailed for a while, and tbe
race was a lively oue. The white mau
resisted stoutly, but was finally overcome.
Tbe implements with which tbe Iron cage
was forced op m were evidently furnished
by friends ou the outside.
Columbus Sun: Yesterday an En
quirer-Sun reporter was shown threo
blocks of ice from the Gulf Ice factory of
Pensacola, in tbo centre ol each of which
were frozen a red snapper and a trout.
The blocks also contained cards on which
were printed, “Compliments of Font S
Grimes, superintendent of the Gulf ice
factory.” They were sent to Capti T. E
Blanchard. M. L. Burrus and Mr. Amory
Dexter, who aro stockholders in the fac
tory. These blocks were among the first
turned out by tbefactoiy, and the ice Is of
the finest quality.
Montezuma Weekly: The proposed
Art Exhibition to be held in Macon dur
ing tbe present year, Is a laudable enter
prise and we wish it success. Our neigh
boring city never gets up a failure. It is
remarkable for its successes, and the Art
Exhibition will be cne of tbe grandest of
them all.
Decisions of the Supreme Court or
Georgia, Rendered February 71b,
1883.
Abridged for the Telegraph and Jleeeenger bp
. II. C. Vendee, of the Atlanta Bar
Speer vs Speer. Dower, from Troup.
Crawford, J.—1. Where provision is
made by a husband in bis will for bis wife,
aud accepted by her, har right to dower in
dependent of sneh provision is not lost, un
less tho will expressly or by necessary im
plication so declares.
2. Tho testator basing devised his en
tire estate “to be kept together, either it
exists at present or that my executors in
their discretion may sell ell or any part
of tt. and reinvest in good solvent securi
ties,” and having then charged the inoomo
of bis estate with annuities in favor of his
wife and mother, and directed that his en
tire estate should be divided among cer
tain of his relatives when his wife and
mother shonld die, indicated such n testa
mentary scheme as will defeat tbe widow’s
claim to dower, of ter she lias accepted the
annuity ic her favor.
The annuity is a charge upon the entire
estate, and to nllow the widow to carve a
dower interest out of tbo lands of tbe es
tate would be to defoat tho expressed in
tention of the testator. Judgment af
firmed.
The Central Railroad and Banking Co. vs.
Henry M. Taylor etal.; Henry M. Taylor
re. tbo Central Railroad and Banking
Co. Equity, from Bibb.
Specs, J.—1. Errors ot tbe judge on his
trial of exceptions of law to a master’s re
port must bo reviewed directly by excep
tions thereto, or, if the final trial is not had
at that term, on the facts by filing excep
tions pendente lite to said rulings. Objec
tion to such errois cannot proporiy be
made part of a motion fornowt'ial and
brought to this court by bill of exceptions
alleging as error the overruling of suoh
motion. The samo bill of exceptions may
embrace assignments of error both as to the
motion for new trial nndthe judgment of
the court, but they should bo distinct.
2. But an attempt to embrace assign
ments ot error on the decision ot the court
as to exceptions of law to the master’s re
port in the motion for a new trial, will not
necessitate the dismissal of the causo in this
court. The plaintiff in error will be limited
to each assignments of error os aro prop
erly embraced in his motion for now trial.
& There was no error in excluding cer
tain allegations in tho pleadings from
being used as evidence, as they were not
relevant to ODy issue of fact on trial before
Where a trnst estate was created for
a woman “during her life and at her death
to such child or children or their heirs os
may be then living,” an*l the trustee by a
proceeding to which the children were not
parties, obtainod an order from the judgo
of the Suporior Court and sold the trust
z'roporty, the purchaser only acquired title
to the life estate, aod the children were not
affected by tbe order or sals. No prescrip
tive title could bo acquired as against said
children so long as their mother was in life.
5. A decree m equity thata purchaser of
land who bought the whole tract from one
having only an interest therein, bat whose
money was used for the benefit of all the
owners, shall only account for so much oa
mav be dae one of the owners oTer and
above tho amount received by him or used
for his benefit, will not be set aside.
0. Findings of the master, affirmed by the
jury, as to the dispnted question of fact
will not be revorsed.
7. Complainant, the Central Railroad and
Banking Company, is entitled to have the
decree amended, and the suit in eject-
mont against it perpetually enjoined, and,
-further, that on payment of the sums re
covered, its title to the property in dis
pute shall be good and valid as against de
fendants.
Judgment affirmed.
Reeves et sL vs. Little et aL Bill, from
Hancock.
Speer, J.—1. A debt for building a court
house greater than one-fifth of one per
cent, of the taxable property of a
county cannot be incurred without
violating taragraphl. section 7 of article
7 of tbe constitution of 1877. unless the as
sent of two-thirds of th9 qualified voters of
the county be first had.
a-2. Tbo words in the paragraph just men
tioned, “except os in this constitution pro
vided for,” do not refer to exceptions men
tioned in paragraph 2, section C, article 7.
One paragraph denies authority to tax, the
other authority to create debts.
3. Any city or county which at the time
of the adoption of the constitution of 1877,
owed a debt which exceeded 7 per cent, on
the assessed value of its texnbie property
could only increase thati’ebtfto the extent
of one-fifth of 1 per cent, to provide for
cas n nl deficiencies of revenue.
4. Any I city whose debt did not, at
tho adoption of said constitution,
exceed 7 per cent, might, by authority of
law and n vote of two-thirds of its voters,
increase it three per cent., and levy at will
a tax of one-fifth of ono per oenL to meet
casual deficiencies of revenues.
C. No debt can be incurred by any city
or county exceeding one-fifth of ono per
cent, upon its taxable property to supply
casual deficiencies of revenue, unless by
authority of law ami the assent of two-thirds
of its qualified votora Judgment reversod
on terms.
Joseph Thompson vs. Hall & Long. Debt,
from Fulton.
Speer, J.—Hull & Long filed a bill
against Lovt joy, and under said bill the
chancellor ordered that on complainants
giving bond the writ of injunction should
issue to prevent defendant from removing
certain goods claimed by complainant;
also that defendant should give bond con
ditioned to pay complainants such final
decree as might be rendered against him
for goods now in possession,or heretofore
disposed of. The bond sued on was given
by defendant in pursuance of such order.
And was made yayubte to Hall & Long.
Held, 1. Evidence was admissible to
show that a mistake was made in the name
of the obligees; and that said mistake
could be corrected as well at .’aw as in
equity.
2. Tho chancellor had authority to direct
the bond to be made by defendant, his or
der not being mandatoiy, hut iu lieu of
the appointment of a icceiver and the
grant of an injunction. Judgment af
firmed.
The State ex rcl. W. J. Sasser and wife
mL. M. Roberts, sheriff. Mandamus.
Terrell.
Spjieb, J.—I. Before the speo’al exemp
tion of three hundred dollars’worth of
furniture aud provisions, provided for in
section 3 of article 9 of the constitution of
1877, can be asserted againstn general or
special homestead waiver, the property
sought to be exempted must bo set apart
as provided bv law in the court that has
jurisdiction thereof. There should be a
record of such o-tates, not -only for the
be To tit of families, but to prevont imposi
tion on creditors. Judgment affirm d.
E. W. Holland vs. Isaac Seweil. Partition.
Fulton.
Speeb, J.—The legal questions involved
in this ca-*e having been settled by this
court vrheu it was here previously, and the
law as laid down having been given sub
stantially in charge, the verdict will not be
disturbed, there beiug evidence to sustain
it. Judgment affirmed.
Flash, Preston <fc Co., vs. Long A Farley,
et ai. Equity. Muscogee.
Speeb, J.—In the absence of proof to re
but the responsive auswer iu this case, the
judgment of tbe chancellor refusing thorn-
jauctipn and receiver prayed for will not
be reversed. Judgment affirmed.
judgment of the oourt below would have
aa to the member of the firm not a party
to the motion for new trial, qua*re.
2. A contract for rent, binding the ten
ant to pay a fixed sum monthly, and con
taining aa agreement on the part of the
landlord to keep the building in good re
pair, and to pay the tenant any dumnge he
might sustain by his neglecting so to do,
will not beoome entirely invalid by the
landlord’s failure to repair.
Tee covenants are independent and the
failure to make repairs which merely di
minishes the value of the use of the prem
ises, would not defeat the landlord’s right
to recover rent, but would authorize the
diminution of the lent in a sufficient
amount to cover the damages sustained by
the tenant because of such failure.
3. Where covenants to pay rent and to
epair are independent, and the landlord
neglects to make suitable repairs after no
tice by the tenant, the latter,
after wailing a reasonable time,
may make such * suitable and
necessary repairs himself and rdcover the
expense from the landlord, or he may oc
cupy the premises unrepaired and recover
any damage he may have sustained from
the landlord’s default, if his negligence be
not the cause of the damage. Judgment
affirmed.
The city of Atlanta vb. Patsey Green. Case,
from City Court of Atlanta.
Speeb, J.—1. The old role that municipal
corporations are not liable for consequen
tial damages caused by the raising and
lowering the grade of streets, has been
changed in this btaie, by tbe* provision in
the bill of rights, constitution of 1877, tbat
“Private property shall not be taken or
damaged for public purposes with
out just and adequate compensation
being first paid,” and if tbe property of a
person be damaged ia making suoh im
provements since the adoption of. the con
stitution he is entitled to just compensa
tion therefor.
2. A municipal corporation has the rightto
set off against a claim for damages caused
by changing tho grado of a street tho en
hancement xn tho value of the property
claimed to be damaged, caused by such
change. Judgment reversed.
Powell & Co. vs. Sabers A 'Massey. Com
plaint, from Bibb.
Jackson, 0. J.—1. Parol cv.dence is ad
missible to show that a note in the follow
ing words and after the nsnal form: “This
note is given in consideration of the indebt
edness of S. D. Massoy to L. Powell * C<x
which wo hereby assume,” was
condition tbat certain notes held I .
A Co. against & D. Massey were to be turn
ed over to tho makers, and to support a
plea of failaroof consideration of the first
mentioned notes, because said notes of 8.
D. Massey were not turned over as agreed.
Judgment affirmed.
Lockridge va. Lyon. Equity, from Bartow.
Jackson, O. J.—1. When a bill in equity
ebarges that a certain judgment is void be-
cauae obtained attar death of defendant
therein without making his administrator a
party, and because there were two verdicts
on which it appears to have been rendered,
and prays for an injunction as to such
judgment, tbe injunction was properly re
fused, there being a complete remedy at
law by illegality or motion to set aside tbe
judgment. Judgment affirmed.
Guess et al. vs. the Stone Mountain Gran
ite and Railway Company. Equity, from
DeKalb.
Jackson. O. J —Tho disposition of this
caosn by the chancellor doos not call for
tho interposition of this ooart.
, , , .... lies to mc for letters
of iJismo.Mon from saM trust:
| Thin ib tlu rvlVire to cite nil persons concerned
to show cause. If any they have, within ilic
time prescribed by law whv said Application
should not l»e ;*muted and letters ol dtsmi^ion
issue. 'N itiK*s my hand ofRcinlly this Februa*
| rv 6, I svJ.
' fchs-iv lw VIRGIL S. HOLTON, Ordinary.
! / 1 KOKGIA, v'KA\i hoKl) COl'NTV.—Youn<
U Jcjtfup, administrator of the estate of Will-
j lam F. Jessup, deoeHAcd, said county, applies
me for letters of dh<mi.Htduu from said trust:
This, is to die all concerned to show
u**c, if any thev hove, within the time pre-
-ibed by law why said Application should not
luted and letters diRinivmry i*o»ue to »&id
•ant. NVitnes* my hand officially.
VIRGIL S. HOLTON, Ordinary,
raary fi, 1*82.—■ lu
be sr
appli
Administrator's Sale.
BY virtue of an order from the Court of Onii*
nary of Jasper county, vrill be sold on the first
Tuesday in March, lsvj. nl the court house door
in -slid county, the place of Shcrld's sides, be
tween the legfel nlc hours, the tract of land In
said county whereon JJUncs M. Darden resided
at the time of hLsdenth. containing tweniy-thn.Hj
hundred and twenty-tivo acres, more or lets,
Adjoining lands oi Janie* L. Muddox, Walter L.
Zachry, Green L. MeMichnel, Mrs. I^-e and
others, the same belnp about one-third in orig
inal woods, about seventy-five Acre- fre>h hunts,
and about three hundred autl fifty acres of fine
bottom hind iu n hfirh state of cultivation, ami
all in good repair, with a good water-power gin
house.
Also, at same time at
;r2 shares of the stock <
and Ranking Company
Central Kailrond and
twelve hundred dollars,
Interest at six i*er cent.
Savannah. Ge
Lawrence
Rape, from
vs. the State,
Glynn.
Cbawtokd, J.—L A charge to tho jury
that if one be present aiding or abetting
another in the commission of a crime, lie
is guilty as principal in the second dxgree,
is error. A principal in the second degree
is one who is present aiding and abetting,
etc. Ono may aid without . abetting;
that is, ono may aid without .knowl
edge of. the intent of the principal;
or may aid under coercion, and in neither
ease be a principal in: a degree.
2. Bat this error being of no practical
importance in this case the judgment of
the court below is affirmed. Judgment af
firmed.
Head vs. Bridges, et a). Appeal from
Court of Ordinary. From Jasper.
Cbawford, J.—1. While courts of ordi
nary are courts of general jurisdiction, yet
when a judgment from such a court, pur
porting to be a judgment discharging an
executor, shows on its face that the requi
sites of tno law were not complied with,
it was properly bold inadmissible as evi-
dence.
2. Section C87D of the eodo does not re
quire tbat a party taking testimony by in
terrogatories should state the use which he
intends to make of the answers.
3. It is not proper practice for a judge to
say to the jury that it was necessary to de-
tain them longer than he bad expected,
because counsel for defendant had asked
that ho should charge them in writing:
4. One executor is liable for the devasta
vit of another, when by bis acts or negli-
genoe be has contributed to suoh devasta
vit, and this whether he acted innocently or
otherwise.
fi. A charge that the jury might oonsider
tho witnesses’ manner of testifying,
eta, and tbeir character for veracity, if
they knew it, waa not error. Judgment re
versed.
Speer, J., dissenting as to first note.
TUm MMAE liSrATH MAI.
Tbe
Larseat Sale Known In sue
III■ to 17 of Macon.
The front portal of tho oonrt house yes
terday was thronged with merchants, busi
ness men and capitalists in attendance on
the great sale of real estate. Possibly no
sale tnat has over taken piaco in Maoon
has aroused ao much interest. Tbo prop
erty sold was most desirable, some by rea
son of improvements thereon and some ke-
otuso of location. The bidding was spirit
ed, especially on the Nugsbaum A Dannen-
burg bnilding, and the figures brought
were far in excess of any anticipateu by
evon the most sangnir e.
The firstsalo was that of the magnificent
structure on the oorner of Cherry and Third
streets. It was the first on the ii,t of sev
eral pieces of the property pold only to ef
fect a division among the t so partners. It
was therefore a prize plum in the pudding
and eagerly sought after.
After cousiderable bidding tt was
knocked down to Mr. Mmsbnum, ot the
firm, at the handsome figure of $50,000. it
is a fino showing for Macon that oue of her
merchants can stand up fiat-footed and
make a cash purchase of a fifty thousand
dollar build fog.
The next sale was that of a number of
vacant lots ou the edge of the city. They
were also bought by Mr. Nn-.abaum, for
The Fort Valioy property was sold to Mr.
Daanenburgfor $2,500.
Mr. Ncssbeum bought the Alabama
property of the firm for $100 00.
Thevac nt lot on the corner of Cherry and
Fourth streets, belonging to Daly A Fitz
gerald was then put np. The first b’d was
$5,000, bnt went along smoothly to $8,275,
bid by Mr. P. Fitzgerald to whom it was
sold.
'The next ssl* was that of the stores oc
cupied by W. A. Juhan A Co., and 8.
Popper A Co. They were sold to Mr. Geo.
C. Freeman for $12,000 each.
The store nest to the oorner of Triangu
lar Block and cccupied by J. W. Rice A
Co., was sold for $ 10,000 to Mr. George C.
Freeman.
Tbe two stores on Cotton Avenue, occu
pied by the Wheeler A Wilson Company-
end K. J. Anderson, sold for $74,000 to Mr.
Freoinan.
After these salee the Unitau States mar
shal sold several iota, levied on by him.
Tbe crowd was in good humor, and
seemed to bo hungry for more sales. There
was capital enough on the ground to pay
cash for several more fifty-t&ousand-doUar
buildings.
A Remarkable Texan
Texae Siflinat.
A Texes veiernn called in u> see us yesterday,
and he stated positively thst he did not esp-
turo .Santa Anna at tho battle of .San Jacinto.
As tie is the first old Texan we have ever met
wh > did not capture Santa Anna, there is somo*
tiling very xintuge about It. We are afraid he
in an aw Ini liur, but ]M*rhaps ho waa only
drunk. We do not wish to Jo him any Injus
tice.
d place, will !>c sold
f the Central Itallrnad
, and one bond of tho
tanking Comdany for
[«i\able in lx. I, hearing
- - - 3sL . intemt payable semi-
onnually at tfuvannali. Geirgia. Property sold
for the purpoM; of paying the debts of. end for
the purpose of distribution between the heirs-
Rt-la— of sold James M. Darden. Terms cash.
HEXJAM1N ¥. WATKINS,
Administrator of James M.. 'sedan, deceased.
February C, 1N»2. fete* law lw°
Crawford County Sheriff Sales.
ft BORGIA, CRAWFORD COUNTY.-WIII bo
VTsold before the court house dtxir. In the
town of Knoxville, on the lint Tuesday ta
March next, within the legal hours of sale, the
follow ing dex-ri bed property, to-wit: (J">) twen
ty-live neres of laml In tho southeast corner of
lot No. 82, known at the Knight pist e, IPS
acres of lot No. 2J7, all In the 7th district of Mild
county. Levied on as tho property ofW. 8.
Scarborough to satisfy a tt fn i—ea from the
Count)- Court of said county In favor of McCra
ry* Allen v*. ;thc sold \V. S. Scarborough.
Property pointed out by plaintiff's attorney.
Tenant in jDoncttion coil iui!.
Also, at tho same time and place, thirty (SO)
acres of land, more crleas, the same being tho
south half of sixty (00) acres In the northeast
comer of lot No. 6L Levied on as the pnqa-riy
of the estate of Simon Johnson, to mtlelrmt fa.
issued from the Justice Court of M district In
said county, in favor of K. D. Fmilhvs. the
said Simon Johnson. Levy made by iVm.
Reeves, constable, and returned to me.
Also, at the same timo mid place, the west
half of lot of land No. IB In the 1st district of
1 rawf..r,lcounty. Levied on as the proiwrty
of W. K Collier, to satisfy two cost fl fu.’s is
sued from the Superior Court of Crawford
county, one in favor of Joe Ross, for use of offi
cers of court, vs. _W. E. Collier, attorney for
mot court;, vs. W. E. Collier and A. L. Mil-
as attorneys for J. R. Graves, non resident.
nant in possession notified.
A! - ■, at tlie same time amt place, lots of land
Noe. 10 and 11 in the old agenev reserve in the
7th district of said county, containing 22S acres,
more or leas, levied on as the property of Ifattio
I.Wndc to satisfy a tax tt. fa. vs. the said Hattie
L Wade. Tenant in possesion notified.
Also, at the same Mata and place, lot of land
No. r.tl, in tho 1st dLtrict of Crawford county,
levied on as tho property of F. E, Dorrongli, io
satisfy a tax n. fn. vs. the said F. E. Dorrongli.
Levy made by John W. Hammock, constable,
and returned to mc.
Also, at the same time and place, lot of land
No. TM in the Sd district jof Crawford county,
levied on as the property of Thomas Dickson,
to satisfy a ll. fa. issued from the Su;>erior Court
of Crawford county. In favor of Green Thur
man vs. the said Thomas Dickson. iS-oporty
pointed out by plaintiff's attomev. Tenant til
possession notified.
5L P. REVIERE, .Sheriff.
February 4,1882. Tu feb7 lawSw
Administrator’s Sale,
/GEORGIA, limit COUNTY.—Under and by
VTvIrtue of on order from the court of ordina
ry of xiid counjjiw il! he X.1,1 before tile court
h'f.i-r d-.r, in W- cif. of Mneoii. on the first
Tuesday in March next
hours of sale, nil thst
known and distingu
city of Macon, eou
wharf lot No. tv
rood* and twenty-1
ns tlie property of
«nid county, dccca
ing debts
Termscnsh.
fob71ntrlw
GEORGIA
virtue of an
Ml id county,
the firet Tui
legal hours
In nineteen acre
about thr< • nid me!
Macon, on tbe Forsv
trail known n- ;
owned by John Kerkti
tlculnros the lam
J. Franks by the
said lend being it:
county Sold
and Robert Holm
fowl w
Bibb Conn!
WILL be?
tbo city of
sale, on ihe f
following pro)
No. 12. >il!iau*
corner of Pop!
feet on Poplar ?tre*
containing one fin
levied on tm the
dcceated, tb w»tl
Court 71»,ih dixtrkt
Cobb vs. John
rcturntxl to mc ov’
Feb man* i
, 1I
Administrai
BY virtue of an order
ordinary of Mod roe coontf
tho first Tuesday of
court houso door of said c
the legal hours of wile, th<
estate, to-wit: Part of lot
42, in the plan of the city of !
of Poplar and Third street*
said property fronting
aud four fret cn Third stre
oae hundred and four feet on I
con’niuiug ono-feu-th aerq
Sold ns the properly of
F. Jauirstotter, decease
MAKYK. JAUGNTj
of -John F.
jan31-law4w
GEORGLV, ill bp
hind i
«LS tllL
Btht. (
and*
state
i,l >t«U\
nf Lunr
n the Wiirriu
smith and cast h>- lands of F. M. II.
Jennings;' north and vi*st t,v
crevk, George Tidwell and F. M.
brining three hundred aud forty at
less, sold us the property of I.tms
deceased, for the purptise of paving debti
to divide among the heir-of said Luc
Heath. Terms rash. F. M. HK.Vl
Administrator estate Lunsford i I
fcb7-law4\v
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