About Georgia weekly telegraph, journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1880-188? | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1882)
3ft?* (LelsQJtapfj ««& Smbmai ^ HT*^js*ng**< SHADOW LAND. Tar from the world that we live In today - uadow land lfe$ Kone know how far it U, none know the way. What are its bonndarteuo one oan say. Only Miflhisc; ^o one In life has >et foot on that shore. Formed from the wreck of the sad nevermore. ! slabbed on Saturday evening by a negro ] Americas Recorder: Under tbe head I boy named PnscfcaL Tho wounds are serf- ; of Americas and her flower yards It | ons but n».t thought to bo mortal. ' Paschal • caiied end has not betn beard from since. Tbe Mirror also nays: WBile quite a utrmber of the peach trees have bloomed it will be noticed that many of them have Memory governs this shadowy land. Reigning supreme; Ohtlmcs there come at her wonl of command forms we have known from the far distant strand. Faint as a dream; forms of those dear in tbe days which have flown. form of beloved ones In life's morning known. With them they bring long lost scene* of the Sack to our view; Pictures of friendships not destined to last. Loves that grew weak ’neath adversity's bhut Painted anew; Judges and ripples' time-shifting sand. Hidden till now In the far shadow land. —Tunin'* Magazine. THE GEORGIA Ell ESS. Larky Gaytt performs on a daily as gracefully and guides with as tnnch ease as he has formerly done his weekly enter prise. He has thrown his Banner to the breeze and stands Watchman on the tower, and utters the following with a clear, ring ing voice: “The Banner-Watchman unites two of the oldest political papers in Geor gia. The Banner was the organ of tho Democratic and.tbe Watchman of the Whin party in Georgia. We hope to bo enabled by next fall to thus help unite the two rivalTlemocratio parties in the ninth dis trict, and drive Radicalism from ita lost ditch. We see nothing to prevent ns mak ing the Banner-Watchman a success. We are backed by the generous support of Athens, and will do our best to publish a sheet worthy our gallant city. Let the merchants and citizens now come to onr aid! Athens Banna-Watchman : “Green Ponds,” near the Madison and Clarke line, are a part of a grant of 5,000 acres of land made by the State of Georgia to Ponnt d’E-taing. He lied similar grants in Jack- son and Elbert counties. The brother of Mrs. Seaborn Reese bought this property of tho Count. On Saturday a country darkey came into the post office and asked Dr. Orr if he hnd got “dnt ’lection money yet?” “What money?” inquired tho doc tor. “I know of no election money on deposit." “Well," continued the innocent negro, “I hear dat Mr. Speer done sent a big lot of money to ’.tribit ’mong de col loid folks by next fall, and dev say 1 will find it at de post office. So I ’cided to «omo and git my sheer while it was going. Tbe Above actually occurred. Atlanta Gasctte : Tbe Democratic pub lic are almost n nnit in favor of Gov. Col quitt's calling the Legislature together to redistriot the State. The only people op posed are the Republicans and independ ents. They prefer to do the job to suit themselves, if they can get a majority of the next Legislature. Gov. Colquitt can attend to the matter to the satisfaction of the people and wo believe he will call the Legislature together in May for that pnr- not yet shown flowers, and grave appre hensions are entertained as to anything like a full crop. It is said the mild weath er of the past winter hastened the swelling of the fruit bads in December and the cold snap in that month -killed many of them. We earnestly hope onr informants are mis taken. All trees sheltered by yard fences, etc., are reiiorted doing well. Should the I leaches fail this season it will be tho fourth year since a full crop. Rome Courier: There was a distressing accident at htonewall Iron Works Friday evening, by which Barton Williams lost his life. He was in a tunnel mining ore, when the tunnel caved in, killing him instantly. HL head was crashed to pieces b; the fall- is neither our intention nor inclination to inflict upon the long suffering reader a collection of platitudes on this iuviting subject. We forego the remark that the balmy breath of spring has kissed tbe floirers into blcom; and even draw our Faber across^that quotation from Mr. Tennyson, concerning the “fuller crim son,” “the deeper iris,” and “the young man’s fancies;” nay, we throttle every yearning to perpetrate' an ode to the ver nal season; but we will say that for beau ty of flower yards and flowers our city cannot be excelled anywhere. South western Georgia is peculiarly the home of the rose. They all flourish hero fiom the fragile, feathery Cherokee to the royal Malmaison. For a time in the flower annals of onr city the glory of yard plants was almost ing rocks. He was n hard-working younpri Jn danger ot total eclipse by exotics and mnn land nnd oniqinwl nt trorta > r t«„ i...* l.- — man und had licen engaged at these works for pome time. - Brunswick Adrertiscr : On Thursday night last, the Presbyterian church of this city was entered through the back window of the lobby, and the largo pulpit Bible stolen. Florence Friedlander, who lives next door, says she heard a noise at two o’clock and got up, thinking some one was after her hen roost. She heard voicee out side, but could not tell who the imrtica were. The foot-prints are those of a half- grown, barefoot boy. Auousta Chronicle: We saw yesterday at the warehouse of Messrs. Sibley A Jor dan several bales of cotton sent in from the K ation ot the late Thomas P. Shaw, of field comity. The cotton is said to have been raised before the war, beingcon- siderably over twenty years old, and in some parts was in good condition. Other bales showed rather deteriorated samples, while tho bagging hnd fallen to pieces. The cotton was a curiosity. TnrRE will be about 13,000 school chil dren returned from Richmond county. Tho State fond this year will be distributed in accordance with the new census. The State fund is now bnt little over f4.000. Thenebt amount may be between $0,000 and $8,000. Bxwase of unlawful kerosene. Every barrel that does not bear the name of the inspector, Samnel Hawkins, is unlawful for the State of Georgia. Persons selling « offering for sale “uninspected” or “re jected" kerosene, are linble to a fine of not less than f2'0 or more than $£00, and the jverson reporting nnd prosecuting such gets Auourta Naum: Two negroes on Mr David Dickson’s farm, last Friday bad a dispute about some minor matter, when one struck the other in the head with a spade, breaking the skull and knocking him senseless. After lingering until Sun day he died. The slayer left Saturday night and has not yet been apprehended. Should your Uncle Alec, refuse positive ly to ran again for Congress, there are some forty old heroes living in various portions of this district, etch of whom be lieves the mamle of the Great Commoner should rest upon hi* individual sHonlders. There is no scarcity of timber, and now as the “great insurmountable” is abont to subside, lively times may be expected in the eighth district, beginning right here in Augusta. Conyers Examiner: The wheat erop is looking well in this section, and if no dis aster befalls it a larger yield will be har vested than for many years past. He learn that flour has declined jo price la ■Consequence C .avotable prospect of the wheat crops, boVBnvva Enquirer: But notwithstand ing the inordinate avidity with which nov els are devoured, wo ore assured by watch ing the “blocks" ot the Library that a taste for a higher order of reading is con stantly on the increase in Columbus. This is gratifying, and is one of the frnits of our Public Library. Buena Vista Argus: A cyclone passed near IVigginsviHc on Tuesday night of last week, felling trees nnd scattering fences. A gentleman told ns that he stood on one little hill and counted thirty largo gneswMchhad been blown ^ ". ..„me uonse of Mr. Thomas Barrow was blown from the blocks, T^raw*ordville Demoera t: On a recent trip to Atlanta we were happy enough to be in the oompany of soma ladies and gentlemen. One of the company alluded to something as a “ground hog case. Some one inquired “what is a ground hog?” A young lady naively remarked, “Why. sausage of course.” If it wasn’t for that fellow up the Air-lane, we would —but we were always bashful. Reidsttlix Enterprise: The* strife stirred up by dogs and sheeifis making many converts for the “no-fence” law in this county. We would not be surprised to see this question put to a vote before many months. General Gartrell says with God’s help he will be elected Governor in October. We will inform the gallant old man that the good Lord don't take much stock in Georgia politics these days. The devil is bossing affairs just now. SXLYANLA Telephone: Corn planting is progressing very rapidly in this section, ana wherever yon go busy sowers of the seed ore seen luird at work keeping pace with the beautiful season. The oat crop is as ftno as has ever been seen, but some thing seems to be the matter with it. It is beginning to turn red os though rust was making its appsarance. Savannah Am ; We learn that Mr. J.C. Campbell, a prominent citizen of Cohen’s Bluff, on the Savannah river, was instantly killed on Friday last by being thrown from his buggy. Mi. Campbell had been to the coart house on business and was returniug home in bis buggy, accompanied by a gen tleman named Wells, when a short distan-o from the Btuff his horse beoaroe frightened at some object in the road, and staited off in a furious ran. One of the wheels of the buggy struck violently agninst a tree, and the jar threw Mr. Campbell out headforemost. He struck with with great force on his head and was instantly killed. He wss largely engaged in merchandising Cohen’s Bluff, and was well known in Savannah. He was noted for his sterling integrity and was highly es teemed by bis fellow citizens, who heard with deep regret <ft his sad and violent death. , . The market for stocks and bonds was nuiet Saturday except Central, which was in rood demand, at a decline on previous “ij^ations. Central common opened at ?m?bid 111X asked, nnd declined a “Xrfnfl at 110* bid. 110* asked. 5h?nt five hundred shares were sold at ££2 from 110 H 1 *: ■**> There was n prominent official of the E. T., Vo. & Ga. railroad in Borne n day or two ago, and in conversation with one of onr citizens he said that it was very proba ble that as scon ns the low road to Atlanta was completed. there would be a change made in the 8mm IHkMwff tho E. T., Va. & Go. That is to say, Lnfiebai dim sion would then oud at UoflL.h instead of Clevelstd, as it does :ow. vvis would then make our city the l-.r.rinVMof three divisions, viz: Selma, urirtdt\*nd the Rome. Weetnoerely hope this mew sr rangement will be made, for it would al most surety give the Hill City the general shops of at least three divisions. Lumpkin Independent: Two wagon loads of corn in the shock wees brought to town last Saturday and sold at $1.20 per bnshel. If n few more of onr fanners will raise a surplus of corn we will soon cease to have onr com cribs in the West. Monroe Advertiser; Mr. Charley Good- wine brought in lost week a wagon load of home made provisions, hams, floor, meal and lard, which he sold at good prices. On Tuesday of iat week, in the presence of a committee appointed by the council and a large nusnberof citizens, Forsyth cur rency, issued in 1871. to tho amount of $11,000 was burned. We presume this is the last of this old currency, which served a good purpose in its day, notwithstanding it was productive of some harm. So long as it was current it made monejr “easy” but when itwonld ug only at a discount, the holders complained. . It has had its day and is noW in ashes. Thirty thousand dol lars were issued, nearly all of which has been redeemed and destroyed, and the re mainder, we suppose, Mill never come to light. Savannah darkies are much amused over the antics of the Mexican ponies now in that city. Chatham county, with a population of 49,103, has thirty free schools, seventy-sev en teachers and 4,245 scholars. Dr. Mell is writing some stirring ad vertisements for the State University in the Augusta Chronicle Augusta Evening News: Two ne boys were playing with a gun at Bowles' wagon yard, beyond Sonth Boundary street, on Saturday evening, supposed, of course, not to be loaded, and without even a cap on the tube, when the harmless thing fired off in the hands of a boy namei, Coleman, aod instantly killed the other boy, Freeman Perry. Coleman did not ran away, bnt remained on the spot, and declared that the killing was accidental. The coroner’s inquest agreed in this view, nnd Coleman has not been arrested, al though relatives of the dead boy nre at tempting to have Coleman arrested before he goes off with a band ot gypsies, with whom he is working. Both the boys are about fourteen years old. Wrightstille Recorder: On Sunday morning last Mrs. Nancy Carter, an aged widow lady living about five miles from this place, while nursing her little grand child, fell from her chair dead. She was sitting near the fireplace, and in the fg)] the child was thrown in the fire, and before it could bo rescued was so badly burned that it is doubtful of its recovery. Truly a fad occurrence. Columbus Times: Sunday night, about 8 o’clock, lightning struck a china tree near Mr. Bramhall's residence, corner St. Clair and Troup streets, shivering it to pieces. This is tho third time, residents tell ns, that l’ghtning has struck in that immediate neighborhood. A shutter on the residence of Dr. J. J. Mason, who lives on the opposite side of the street, was dis covered yesterday morning hnrlei to the ground and tom to piects, indit is thought that the same bolt that struck the tree de molished tho shutter. Columeus Times: We are glad to see here and there along the route vast fields green with luxuriant crops of small grain, and we are informed tLat this condition of things prevails throughout this entire sec tion. This being the case, without some unforeseen disaster the lost corn crop will be supplemented by an nnnsnally largo grain cron, whicli will greatly relieve the oppressed farmer. hnquii _ cial: James H. Wedge, traveling agent for Lamar, Rankin & Lamar, of Atlanta, was instantly killed nt Cnssetn, Alabama, by a freight train this morning, on which he left here. He was going to the coach from the baggage car while the train was in motion and fell be tween them. Our community was over whelmed with grief and sadness. The de ceased was about thirty years of age, and was in the strength and vigor of health. Thismominahehldcdleu ~ .... ,oung wife and two little on«s for a business trip, and nothing seemed to mar his happiness save a little temporary indisposition, which must have increas ed and caused the accident. He wa.4 a genial, high-toned, lib eral gentleman, and wns in deed as in fact, a knight of honor. Whilo we may ne’er again see his graceful form, the memory of Lis kind deeds and upright conduct will live with his companions. Lightly may the sod rest on a bosom of snob nob!? im pulses. Tbe remains wero met at onrde- pot by many frier Os and he will he buried to-morrow, S*w~a« Erie*: The list of vessels up, cleared and sailed for this port consists of twenty-cne barks, two brigs nnd fourteen schooners; a total of thirty-seven vessels. Javannab Am: Yesterday morning about 9 o’clock a colored man named Elijah Wilson and his wife were returning home from the market when a dispute arose be tween them about some trifling matter. The woman had a kerosene lamp in her hand, which she had purchased for their happy home, but becoming excited by the remarks of her liege converted it into a weapon, nnd whacked the dusky benedict over the left ear with it. The lamp was smashed to fragments and tbe auricular organ of Elijah was badly cut, and a cash was inflicted directly beneath it. Elijah was a sensible fellow and knew when he hnd enough, so he made no resistance to his savage wife’s onslaught, but meekly discontinued ttu discussion and marched off to the City Dispensary for icpaire. AmkbicUs Recorder: The storm Sunday night raged in all its fary for a short time. Blinding sheets of rain came down, and the flood-gates of heaven seemed to have been open. It is very seldom thnt such a hard rain comes upon the Southern people, amid when it does, it forcibly re minds them of northern storms. Bnt we became so accustomed to such things whilo in the North, that our dreams were undis turbed by tlie rain of Sunday night. It takes something more than “wind” to shake ns. Watcross Reporter: We warn the peo ple of tbe South against insuring their property or lives in any New York com pany, as there is a special law in that State against the collection of any and all claims for insurance by a non-resident. Messrs. Twittey & Culpepper, of Camilla, Ga., were defeated in their claim against the Long Island Insurance Company, under the op, eration of said law. . Savannah Aw: We notice that a show under the name of “CoL Robinson’s Humpty Dnmpty” exhibited in M aeon on Saturday. The announcement is made by our contemjiorary, the TzLxaaAm and Messenger, in an advance notice of the concern, that the “Savannah Am says they played to crowded houses in tlmt city.” 1 his is a mistake. No such she 6 per cent. S3* asked, and as’“Col. Robinson’s Humpty Dun-pty” has ever appeared in Savannah, and tiie Morning Seus has consequently said noth ing in commendation of it. it *he agent of Col. Robinson has given out any printed notices oa coming from the Savannah Sew* they are bogus, and we infer that the company is what is termed a “snide" con cern. [Our oontemporary was quoted by the “colonel," gnd his show was ft snide ] Americus Recorder: A negro by the name of John 8herman waa drowned on Sunday last, in Flint river, near Mr. Geo. Leaver*' place in Lee county In placing he Ml out of green bouse fancies, but thank heaven, the pit mania Is on the wane, and once more flower culture Is assuming its rigbt- fuland true xstbetlc condition. Hot bouse plants are well enough, where others are impracticable, but we have seen' a whole yard ol jessen ines, rosea and camelias go down under the pressure of a few scraggy geraniums, pelagoniuma, rinkaspernums, etc. We hail with joy the decline of the pit and welcome the outdoor system. The flower gardens of Americus are justly her pride. Savannah Recorder: A gentleman connected with the department, In a prom- iment position, made a remark to-day that at first seemed ridiculous, hut on investi gation it appeared not only plausible but truthful. He stated that one of the most profitable industries in Savannah at pres ent, which is conducted at a nominal ex pense, is the peauut and fruit trade. On nearly every street corner ot our most pubrtt thoroughfares is a peanut and fruit stand which is superintended by no less Ilian three or four Greeks. Tbe stock m trade whin started in most Instances can not amount to much more than fifteen or twenty-five dollars, aud yet these men make a living for themselves, their wives aud their children and some color ed assistants. A noticeable improvement is made in each stand every week, anil large additions made. A particular case in poiut is that of Favlo Pano, who came here a short timo ago, opened a email stand and stack indefatigably to his little stock. In rain or shine, fair or foul weath er, be was at his post, aud now has two finely stocked stores, several stands, and generally furnishes nearly all the street dealers in tbe city. Verily, from the smallest beginnings frequently result great realizations. Union and Recorder: A writer in the Southern World essays to give the names of Southern humorists, and is conspicuous by tbe names he omits quite as much &3 by those he singles oak. Col. Thompson, Judge Lo'jgstreet, Mr. J. C. Harris and Maj. C. H. Smith are blight stars in the fiimament of Southern humor. But in Georgia, not to speak of Alabama, Ten nessee and Arkansas, there have been, and are yet, bright, very bright stars not seen through the telescope of the writer In the Southern World. He certainly never heard -of Judge Charlton, Savan nah’s great humorist, and O. H. Prince, father and son, and ’ John B. La mar, formerly of Macon, and half i. dozen other Georgians, who, in their day and generation, illustrated Georgia humor. But few are competent to define the nice points of humor. Doubtless if the writer we refer to was asked, who are the greatest of American humorists, he would answer Artemus Ward, Mark T wain acd Josh Billings, yet they are not to be compared with Washington Irvins, whose Knickerbocker’s History of New York has never been surpassed in the soulfulness, purity and naturalness of its humor. And it Is strange how very few so-called humorists, or their critics, ever read that side-splitting book. Griffin News: Without any excite ment or boom, Griffin has been improving for some time, aud she has to-day a brighter prospect than for years past. Real estate has been advancing steadily for months, and there is now an increasing demand. Several good families are mak ing their arrangements to move to Griffin at an early day. There is not a vacant dwelling house in tbe city. Mere houses are needed. Several parties from the North and West are corresponding witii friends here with a view of buying proper ty and settling here. Griffin lias many advantages to "recommend it. It is very healthy and pleasant, and one of the very best educational points in tlie State. Several families are moving here just to educate their children; and then it is the centre of the great fruit growing section of Geotgia. This, of itself, will soon make Griffin a noted place. It is the best town in Georgia in its future prospects. Americus Recorder: 'lhe National cemetery at Andeisonville is being im- irovedin many respects. Shrubbery is jeing planted, nice tyalfcs and drives are laid out and graveled, ap.'l fhp grass is kept cut closely. A friend tells us that it is one of the utosi beautiful places in the country, ™~onicic and Constitutionalist l Last Saturday afternoon, a colored boy named Freeman Perry, was shot In the head and iustantly killed, by a white boy named Coleman. Tho shooting occurred at Boles wagon yard, about three miles from tbe city. Coleman had a double- barrel gun in his lap, waiting to get a shot at some birds, when Perry r»n by, strik ing the end of the gun with a bridle and causing the gun to be discharged. The whole load of shot struck Perry in tho back of tbe head and he fell dead. Coro ner Plcquct summoned a jury and held an inquest. The verdict was to tho effect that tho killing was accidental. Cole, man, who Is about sixteen, is one of the parties of Gypsies camping near the city. Columbus Times: The tire at Hutts- boro on lost Friday night has created no little stir In onr little neighboring village, and the good citizens have not been Idle iu getting at a clue that would throw some light on the subject. On Sunday night Mr. W. L. Bryan, whose store was burned, was placed nnder arrest, and two negroes, Ed Griggs aud Dave Burt, on suspicion, and yesterday Judge O'Neal, of Seale, was sent for, before whom a com mitment trial was held. Mr. Bryan and Ed Griggs were discharged. Tho evi dence against Dave Burt was considered of so serious a nature that he was sent to jail last night to answer the charge or incendiarism at the next term of Russell Circuit Court. Major J. F. Waddell of Seale, represented Mr. Bryan, aDd J. B. Mitchell, Esq., appeared as prosecutor. Union and Recorder: Mr. Thomas Potter showed us a curiosity last Friday, in the shape of an Indian pipe, which was f licked up near his residence on the asy- irai land, by a little girl. It is made of stone, and near the hole for the stem is another, used, probably, by tbe Indians to attach the pipe to the person by a string. Tbe shape of the pipe is like an oyster shell. Quitman Free Press: While driving to town from his plantation on Monday morning last, Judge Isaac Johnson’s male ran away and threw him from the buggy. His injuries are on the head and serious, thongh we hope not dangerous Valdosta Times: There is a consid erable excitement in Clinch county amoug the stock raisers. It appears that one or two missed some cattle about ten days or two weeks ago, and on inquiring aod huutfeig about lor them it led others to look out for their stock, and it soon transpired that a laige number of cattle, belonging to various parties, had disap peared—estimated various^ from five hundred to two thousand head. It lias been ascertained that several droves of stock have recently crossed the Florida line and several parties are on their track. It is believed that a systematic stealing game has been going on in the county, and the people are determined to ferret it out and catch the offenders if possible. Atlanta Constitution: ,( l am aveise to going into print," said one ot our lead ing merchants yesterday, “but If I did, there is one subject I should agitate." ••What subject Is that?” “The accounts of tbe coitou exposition have been sealed sure would meet tbe approval of every stockholder connected with the enter prise.” “Your plan i3—?” “To divide the amount between three of Atlanta’s must worthy institutions—the public li brary, St. Joseph’s Infirmary and the Be nevolent Home. This would give them about a thousand dollars apiece, and go a long way towards giving each of them stability, while divided among so many stockholders it would be a mere bagatelle.” Quitman Free Press: No less than twenty thousand dollars’ worth of water melons will be raised in the neighbor hood of Quitman the present sea son. This may seem to some a big esti mate; nevertheless,taking last year, which was not an extraordinary good year, for a criterion, and it is true. Tlie experience of those who have shipped their melons themselves has not been altogether satis factory, and now we want home buyers. There is ten times more in it for the buyer than buying cotton, the pro ducer being willing to allow a big mar gin to get rid of the risk and delay to which he is subjected in shipping. An other trouble shout shipping melons has been the unreliability of the commission houses iu the cities proposing to sell them. Almost everybody who has shipped mel ons has been more or less swindled. We want a few good men here who will buy our melons and pay a reasonable cash price tor them delivered at the depot. ** Augusta Fetes: Three accidents have hand of Mr. Wm. Parr, on Friday last Mr. Redfera lost a finger or two, ana now again the same buzz planer cut off four fingers from the hand of Jimmie James last afternoon at Perkins & Brins in’s shop. Verily the machine teems fatal in its acquaintance in this city. Sumter Republican: An industry in Dawson, Ga., has pnid for years a hand some dividend to persons engaged in it— the manufactory of syrup barrels. One in this place, we verily believe, would pay a creditable revenue. Ikwinton Appeal: During tbe storm on Tuesday night, two very fine mules, belonging to Squire and Joe Richardson, two colored “croppers” on Captcin J. W. JJ’Anlignac’s place, near Baconton, were killed by ligbtniDg. Tbe fact was not known, either, until Wednesday morning, when the men went out to feed their slock. The inules were Id a stable to* gether, and, strange to say, the building bears no signs of having been struck by the lightning. No doubt is entertaiued, however, as to the cause of the death of tbe mules. Columbus Times: On yesterday the up freight train on the Mobile and Girard railroad ran over a negro man near the forty-five mile-post, crushing the head to pieces. It is thought he was intoxicated and had laid down or fallen across the .track and was unable to get up. He was not an employe of the road, and had been run over before being discovered. Sparta Ishmaelite: We learned, af ter going to press last week, that the store of Messrs. Whaley Bros., of Powelton, wa* completely destroyed by fire on Sun day nigbt, tbe 5th lust. Our informant did not know the amount of tbe loss, but stated tbat it wa3 a clean sweep. Reuben Johnson was killed on last Fri day week by Bill Seastrong. They were engaged in working on one of Mr. Dick son’s dams In the lower pari of tee coun ty, when a dispute arose between them. Our information is tbat Reuben seized a pick and advanced on Bill. The latter struck him on tho head with * spade, ami he died from tbe effects of die blow. Sea- strong escaped. Post-Appeal Mr. Bob Griffith, con ductor on the Air Line accommodation train, between Atlanta andSuwanee, was run over by a switch engine, about 8 o’clock this morning, near tbe old Air- Line shops, and sustained injuries that may prove tatal. Tbe accident occurred through the effort of Mr. Griffith to un couple the engine whiie backing Into a siding. Passing between the engine and coach, while they were In motion, the brake beam of the tender caught his left heel aud threw him, fortunately with his body clear of the rail, and after crushing his left foot the wheels of the tender pass ed over his right thigh, crushing the bones to atoms. lie was taken to tho Markham house aud placed in a room in the rear of the office, where he was pre pared for the amputation of the teg at the thigh. The operation was performed by Dr. Willis Westmoreland, assisted by Drs. Howell, Barrow, and It. Westmore land. The limb was removed at the upper third of the thigh. Tho wounded foot wiil also have to come off, and should the patient react sufficiently from tbe first operation, it will be removed to-day. The young man’s chances for recovery are precarious. Ills home is in Charlotte. Later.—On recovering from the influence Of the anesthetic administered, Mr. Griffith fllecj from the effects of his wound at J3U6 p. IQ, CuTuRERT special to Enquirer-Sum Last Saturday night an' attempt was made by a negro man to outrage two white girls, about twenty years old, In tlie Spring Vale neighborhood, about ten mil .s northwest of Cutbbert. It waa un successful, however, and the villian is now confined in tbe county jail at Cutli- bert. There is much indignation on thl part of tlie people, but ne attempt at vio lence has been offered. SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. Decisions Rendered Harchlltb, 1882. Reported for the Telegraph and Messenger by n.C. Peeples- of the Atlanta Bar. B. H. Napier executor, vs. Tlie Central Georgia Bank. Complaint, from Mon roe. CnAWfORu, 1. J.—A mere failure on tlie part of tbe bonk to 6cll stock pledged, at tlie maturity of tho notes which said stock was pledged to secure, constitutes no valid defense to an action on the notes. Neither will a plea be sustained which al leges simply that it was tho duty of the hank to sell tho stock at the maturity of the note, and that the president was noti fied to sell, but disregarded his statutory duty and the defendant was thereby d"._. aged. There is no such stato**,— <mty *a is asserted in the pie;, and no legal t in the pledgor tq rorce a sole of the pli at his pleasure. 2. A plea that the bank to which the stock was pledged, was notified to sell the stock both before and after tho maturity of the notes, which notice the bank failsd and refused to regard becaase one or more of its officers, and some of its stockholders wero interested in said stock, and were attempt* ing to depreciate it and buy in a control ling interest therein for less than value, and in faot dtd so depreciate it, so that de fendant was damaged by tlie fai'nre on the part of the bank to sell as direoted, should not have been stricken on general demur rer thereto. While it is not full and spe cific as to who the particular officers nnd stockholders mentioned were, yet it avors that the bank failed aud refused to 8iU be- wa» insufficient but amendable, amend ment should have been allowed, and it should not have been dismissed, ns the special demurrer filed was only dimed at the points of objection hereinbefore con sidered. Judgment reversed. LABOR TROUBLES. UlliXA t 1ST. ed mechanics with tbe sociable bnzz pla ner. About a week ago we notea the cut ting off of two or three fingers, fjrqm the of its officers and stockholders. No special demurrer was filed by the bank, and the general demurrer should have been over ruled. 3. A plea alleging that the stock was transferred absolutely to the bank, without other averments, was properly stricken, the transfer being necessary to make the cer tificates of stook available to the bank. 4. A plea alleging that the president of Uie bank and some of its officers engaged in depreciating tho stock, etc., that the president corresponded with the defendant and induced him to believe he was trying to sell the stock when he really was not, etc, was bad and was properly stricken. That the president or other officers of the bank made tho effort complained of would not charge the bauk, unless such officers wore acting by the authority of the bank, properly vest- d in them. Neither is the allegation that the corres pondence with the president, ted defendant to believe, etc., sufficient, as it but gave the conclusion ot the defendant’s mind. The facts, constitnting the fraud complained of, should have been set forth. Judgment reversed. Edwin Bird vs. the State. Larceny, from „ Campbell. Speer, J.—1. During the pendency of the wrongful act, not only in its perpetration, bnt in tho effort at concealment, the act and conduct of ono accomplice is admissi ble against the other, as are also his say- ings.pcuding the common criminal ente,- priso 2. A confession of an employe induced by a promise from an employer tbat if tbe stolen goods wero delivered by the em ploye, who was charged witn the theft thero was a probability that the whole mat ter could ba compromised and settled, should not have been admitted. 3. Witheut the confession heft re men tioned, proof of the offehse was not suffi cient in this case. Jndgment reversed. A DESER1 EB PROMOTION. Southern Merit Meets I Is Bewnrd in tbe Service. Auousta Chronicle. The United States Senate, wo see, lias confirmed Sergeant W. D. Wright, of Au gusts, 33 second lieutenant in the signal qiqit of the nrroy. Lieut. Wright is the son of our honored townsman, John S H right, snd was bora among our peopled About ton years Hince, moved by a laudable purposo to make liis own way, he went to the West, nnd while there became connect ed with the signal service. His very marked ability, excellent badness cnpacity end intellectual qualifications soon won for him promotion in tho corps, nnd he was stationed at a number of important points in the United Statjs, and every where met tho full measure of his duty. When a competitive exaniiim’ion was or dered last year for still further advance ment he led all of his opponents, and Rtaudlng first was recommended for a lieutenancy in the c;rp=. The death of President Garfield delayed tlie proper result of the recommendation nntil a few days since, and it was reached at last after much effort and persistent force. Tlie nomination being •‘hung up” in the Scnnto committee, Mr. Wright ad dressed himself to tlie task of placing bis c'aim before the leading members of tho Senate, and so forcib e was his presenta tion as to elicit from a prominent mem ber of that body the statement that _ his letter was tbe finest effort he bad received sinco bo took his eeafin Congress. We feel assured that Lieut. Wright will do credit to Augusta, to Georgia, and to the Sonth ; and by illustrating Southern manhood, pluck and ability, constitute ono m-. re of tlie cornerstones upon which rests onr claim to equal merit in every depart ment of the government. attRtigrtf* iss. From sew York to Fori, vis Moscow. London Telegraph. “From New York to Paris by rail in fifl teen days and a half, the land journey only to bo broken once by a two hours’ sea pas sage”—such is the latest proposition sub mitted ta tho consideration of capitalists by American engineering enterprise. The plans for this gigantic undertaking havo bean drawn out by a Mr. Gregory, well known in ha traas-Atiant'o railway cir cles, whose readiuess to carry them out, so soon as the neoessary funds shall l>s placed at his disposal, may be token for granted. His line of route, starting from the com mercial capital of the Mates, _ passes through Canada, New Georgia and Alaska to Cape Prince of Wa es, whence tlie passengers are to be conveyed by steamer to East Care, on the opposite Asiatic coast of Behring’s Straits, and dis tant abont forty miles fiom the northwest ern extremity of the American continent. From East Cape the iron road to be con structed will cross Russian territory in northern Asia until it joins the Siberian railway system, already in direst connec tion. through Moscow and St. Petersburg, with all the European capitals. Mr. Greg ory calculates that the distance between up, aud 1 understand tbat there will be a _ * *-— thousand dajiara. and Paria,_ toe American para; Anthony Russell vs. the State. Lifrceny, from Douglass. SrzEB, J.—1. When a demand was made to poll the jury, nnd by inadvertence the name of ono ol the jurors was not called, and the jury was discharged for the term, it was not such error on the part of the judge as to cause tho grant of a new trial, that he had tlia juror recalled and polled, before he had left the court room or the presence of the judge. This is especially true as it was not shown that such juror had mingled or conversed with bystanders, and as the evidence amply sustains the .verdict. Judgment affirmed. Sims vs. the State. Lar. eny, from Coweta. Jackson, O. J.—1. Tho evidence was suf ficient to sustain the verdict. 2: Where a witnes-i offered to impeach several others, and a motion for new trial is made, bnsed on objection to his im peaching testimony as to one of the sev eral, the name of that cue should be given in the motion. 3. It is not necessary that tho impeach ing testimony should he absolute and pos itive as to the bad character of lhe witness sought to be impeached. The impeaching witness may swear that the character of the attacked witness has been bad, bnt is better for a year past, and that he knows it from what it is generally bel eved to be; may say whether or not he would believe him, and to what extect he would believe him. Such testimony may go to the jury, to be weighed by them, trader n proper charge from the court. Judgment af firmed. McWilliams et. al. vs. McWilliams et. al. Ejectment, from Coweia. Jackson, C. J.—1. Interrogatories must state the place of residence of the wit ness sought to be examined, if the same be known, nnd if such statement is not made, tho interrogatories may be objected to whonnttemptis made to introduce them. It is not necessaiy that snch objection should ho stated ns in case of objection to leading questions. 2. Where the husband and father applies for a homestead; the presumption is that the application is for the homestead to be curved out of his own property, aud the homestead is not invalid because the peti tion does not state out of whore property it fa to he taken. The presumption is strengthened in this case by an allegation if tho potition that tho h:mestead is sought out of tho property (fully described) “whore ho resides.” Jndgment reversed? Willis vs. Fincher. Certiorari, from Pike. Speer, J.—1. Sammons of garnishment was served cn the 2d day of December, 1880. On the Cth day of December, 1880, an act wss passed providing that a gar nishee should not be required to ans— before the term to which the gartr is returnable. The answer of tV -sOi\6nt was mado to such term. C&taishet Held: Thnt ri- „ • act of I*. ..r*®‘^ in time. 1*.o 1 H nder 8 «Uon 4161 of the had expired, und by that net tho time for answering was extended and tho .? y* limitation repealed. * Exceptions to the sufflciercy of a lrni-lit-es answer mn«t n«v<nnlv garnishees answer must necessarily pre- TOue a traverse to ench answer, ond ns such must be made within ten days from the filing of tho answer, exceptions to the answer, mado thirty days or more Judgment affirmed!** 8 ^ ^ t0 ° ,nte ' Complaint, Irwin & Hammock vs. Riley. from Rockdale. . Speeb, J.—1. Whilo the authority of a judge of the, Superior Courts of this State is broad as to granting or refusing a new tnal on terms, we think it doubtful wheth- erit can he extended to refusing a new if™ defendants on condition mntplnntiff would release and discharge a third joint de’endant from tho jndgment. ouch a discharge might, by operation of law, discharge the other two defendants, and thus tho recovery of the plaintiff would be barren of resalts. , ” y* the authority of this court is con ferred by statute, aud the judgments here pronounced ore not so limited. Code, sec. Believing that the judgment in this case should be sustained as to tho two defend- ®^°. vo mentioned, and that the evi- *° war nint it as against * h ° t ^ lr . d . J" 1 " 1 defendant, wo direct that a . 6 .^ a11 , lje granted, unless the pWntiff Ita Hid suit ahall dismiss his suit ns to Raid third defendant. Alihonch this court has arr*vel at the same conclusion as the court below, wo tliink it best to pur sue the precedent fixed by this court in Davis et al. vs. Gurley, r,l Ga., 74, as being the better mode under the law and the facts. Judgment affirmed on terms. Henry Jones vs. the Stats. Rape, from Pike. * ^’T 1 ’ Entrance by the sheriff in to the lodging room of a jnry, charged with a criminal case, for tho purpose of seeing that, they nre properly provided for nnd guarded from outs : de influence, is not good ground for a new trial. Intimate as sociation by the sheriff with any of tho jury, such at occupying the snmo bed, is reprehensible and improper, nnd would void a finding, if the affidavits of the shoriff nnd jury did Viot relieve his condnct from all suspicion of wrong to the State or the defendant. 2. While it is true that misconduct on the part of the jury, white they have tho ease nnder consideration, from which in jury might have resulted to tho defendant, throws the burden on the Slntetoshow Jhat no such injury resulted, yet we are sat isfied that no harm wns done to defendant by tho impropriety complained of in this case. Thongh i • appears that spirituous liquors were used bv eome of the jury dur ing the trial, yet it is shown by the affida vits of the juror* who used the liquor, and of other jurors, that it was need in extreme moderation, and tbat no juror wns nnder the influence of the same to the extent of impairing or affecting his capacity as n jn- ror. 8. Though the testimony of the person on whom the outrage was attempted was that it was setr Ally committed, yet ns her testimony wss sought to be impcachod. as she was only eleven years of age, nnd ns at tho time of tbe outrage she was nn- aer the influence of liquor which had > been forced down her throat, the jury were anthorized to disregard her testimony nnd find tho accused guilty of an assault with intent to commit n rape, thero being ample evidence of such assault.' 4. It was in the discretion of tlie court to allow the case to be reopened and a wit ness for the Stata to be introduced, his presence being unknown to tho State’s counsel when he closed for the prosecu tion. Judgmtnt affirmed. Strikes Among the Iron Heo of i’enn- Nylvnula and Illinois and (ho Cotton Operatives of Massachusetts. fB> Telegraph. 1 Cumberland,Md., Ms-'' accu withanorde- InfoShpH- teo of the r -- tommit- this • aiS^Mtttf Labor,tiro miners in- - resldb fctopbed work to-day, bringing their tools. Tho cxecutivo com mittee has been in secret sossion all day at Frosthurg, framing a reply to the compa nies, and will continue in session a greater portion of to-night. Nothing will be known of their Iabois until to-morrow. Lawrence, Maas., March 14.—Tho ac- tionof tho Pacific mills corporation in re ducing wages in tho worsted department was followed to-day by an anouncement of a reduction in tho pay of tho mule and ring spinners, to take effect Monday. The former, who got $11A0 per week, losing on an averago *1.25 to $L£3 per week, nnd the ring spinners, who aro women and girls, nnd who get ninety cents a day, be ing reduced to eighty-five cents. This is on cotton spinning. After tho notices wero posted the ring spinners became excited, and this forenoon had frequent consultations. On returning f om dinner each one refused to start her frames, and fniaUSS^ 8 . waitod on tho overseer, who Jvf. t0 nt | fl l Monday and mean- wo ? ld do *“» utmost toward tho otth ® 5!^ er ’ They refused to pro P° slt iun, nnd one hundred SfvESiT wom , cn girls left tho mill m a body, causing the stoppage ot sixty- four thousand spicdlc-s. The malesj'iu- hStTt* 0 r ake pattcrphilosophio- tbestrikell fear9d thatthe > *L C ' nl £ i0< i , iI , arcfl V*'~F°r some time past on ?fISf^ of the Union roll- J t »^ ont i h Chicago, have been out tSm wages and horns. I hey havo urged tho remaining eight hun dred workmen to join tfco strike. They n-°n7-o a hJ?£ d °°2 lpi ' 0 ^ i - t O with all of th0 Cnion To -“°"°w morning com- 11 too trado unions in Chicago meet at John Pope Hodnelt’s office to con A nf^>s a n d ^ nna 41,0 “f-abor LeeqjuVo nrnvi? of ,? ho movoment lias the ap rhwL f M he £"•**“**<* the mills in IS' j&aSSsM & gas.’aaLflAiBjS vico Genera ia, resigned* famatthe head of a delation topushtho th i N ?*i ona ' Labor League linn k n i nd - OT nat ‘°nal recogui- A°n ,ea l?? 8 ,n official patronage. mills the Dnion rolling °f l ow kork, leaves hero to-night, miratothel^ —„n f t M ban - t '° ? hs . vo occurred. The Lew and jury fa inquiring into the cases of * ringleaders of tho strifeo riots. TTn.J33f* EU 2°-’ ^“rch 14.—The sitnalion at Homestead is again critical. The strikers Wtotara started to work at tho mill to- aay, but owing to a misunderstanding they have refused to resume until tho matter !»,!L b tir nrra 2 Be ^ m ncc °rdnnce with what they believe to bo tho agreement. This morning about 6 o’clock Henry Haley, a wvTSiT’.'™ 3 fe und lying on tire Wooten. He was taken to the Poor rff™’ n fhort distance away, and word was telegraphed to tlie special police at Homestoad to come to his assistance. Of- f »tch and Metcalfe started for tho pjor farm, and while on a r Hr ecent highly tig Account of »:■.•> lugs Tlicretn, Buena Vista, March 13.—Y< editori al concerning our railro appreciated by onr people. Th< have by no means given np Your reporter is satisfied tha will be bnilt. Tho attitude of uoiumbua towards the road is not at ell liked here, Columbus receives tlie bulk of tho cotton trade from this county, and furnishes many of our farmers with supplies; hut - u - - not contribute a cat to help By careful inquiry —— the wotk. t the road she will build the road, oy csreiui inquiry your reporter hns learned that Basra vista buys per annum not less than $40,000 worth of goods from Mscon’s wholsale merchants. When onr road is lmilt, near ly nil of our supplies will be bought i;t Ma con, nnd muck of our cotton will -o to your city. We need n little help, just a little, nnd are satisfied that your mer chants will help us, when they begin to ap preciate tho. importance of this placoto Macon’s trade. Mr. Persons’ letter has created, in this county, a decided impression in his favor. Nobody doubts Mr. P.’s Democracy, and many flunk his plan for healing Demcratic sores the correct one. Your rejiorter is dis interested in this statement, because lie does not agree with Mr. P. It was reported here Last week that there' was a case of small-pox iu the county. The report was untrue, but it gave the doctors something to do iu the way of vaccinating people. Your reporter is informed that tho Rev. Mr. Lamar, ot jour city, wi.l ( .. ,-i: termination sermon before the Buenti Vista High School next Jane. Mr. Lamar will have on appreciative congregation. ”.3L G.I. SUE DIDN’T KNOW IT Was Loaded, bat It Went Off all tbe •mm. There hapjiened on Sunday afternoon ono more of the million cases dnily hap pening where the pistol comes into play in tho hands of thoso who didn’t know it was loaded. The report camo from across the river that at aliout 2 o’clock a mnn lmd lieon shot byjiis 6 wee the? rt. Our reporter hurried to East Mncoa nnd was soon nlong-ide the bedside of tho man who was shot. The shooting took place in tho lower portion of what is known ns Flan ders’ a'ley, and was about as follows: Thbmas Wright is a young colored man formerly of Milledgeville, but Ins been nt work on the new road. Adnline Hall is a sort of sweetheart of his, nnd on Sunday afternoon they were playing with each other. During the frolic Adaline reached up and got a small pistol from the mantel and Tom rushed out of doors. Onteide she pointed it at him. and he told her reveral times it was lojdsd. but she said she knew it was not, nnd continued to point itat him. Like all pistols it didn’t want to be fooled with, aud went off, the ball entering Tom’s right eye. Dr. Carroll was sent tor and the nature of tho wound discovered to be nothing seriour.lhe ball having entered the oye, but flattened itself against the boce ot the nose aud lodged under the lower lid. Yesterday he was doing quite well, but it will be some time before ho can sto out of bis optic. hidden i 11 ? 11 by * onM ' persons ™ dd *? > beb,nd **« cars. Both officers i’* ,nt ?°, t f abl ^ y * The officers of at the coming unnnnl exhibition. S?-^5!** ,nat, S AMOcintk>n ' who dopre- SraK C iii ,ro 2 ee £ 1,1BS > 6tarled ‘Ws moraing nnt ft? fp ea ? fey and settle iffnirs with out farther trouble. A number of special police were also sent to protoot city prop erty m case of any serious disturbance. Tbe Adelphrnns We are indebted to the young Indies of this society for another delightful even ing. The songs and instrumental music, which interspersed the recitations, were at tractive and well executed, and give prom ise of better things in store for the public Some of the pieces rendered exhibited care and study in their preparation, nnd were above the ordinary school girl performances. In imisic there, must he natural gifts, but traie i A NOVEL SUIT, Dawson & Dawson, exeoutors, vs. Beall, administrator. Illegality, from Up son. Jackson, C. J.—1. An agreement not to mnko application for, and he discharged from a debt of bankruptcy, is a sufficient consideration to support a contract to take less than whnt may lie due on a debt. It is n new aud vamnblo consideration for the redaction of tlie original debt. 2. Tlie evidence is sufficient to sapiiort tho verdict. Judgment affirmed. Wynn, administrator, vs. Wynn. Fobcbjo- ry warrant, from Munroe, Jackson, 0. J.—1. An itsno as to title can not bo triod under a possessory warrant. 2. As tho judge below dismissed tho pos- . jssory warraut, though ho did it for a wrong rensoii, yet, since it should liaro been dismissed because it wit3 timpiy an attempt to try tho title to property na to which there was a dispute between nb ad ministrator of n deoeuent, _ and a donee of such decedent, we affirm his judgment. It proper judgment for a wrong rca- Jndgment affirmed. wns a son. Baldwin, Starr & Co., vs. MoMichael, claimant. Claim from Randolph. Jackson O. J.—1. It is error to reject a fi. fa. because of an informality in the pro cess nttached to tho declaration on which it i3 founded ; euch informality being sim ply that the statement of the defendant’s mime at tho head of tho process i* differ ent from the name stated in the body of the declaration, and it appearing that tho defendant who waa suod in the aotion was properly served with copy of the declara tion. Thero need not havo been any state ment of the case at tho beginning of tho process. The statement in tho body of the declaration of tho nnme of tbe defendant showed who ho wa», the hacking of the papers, prsccss nnd all, showed the nnmes of the parlies, and tho sheriff is directed to serve the defendant iu the notion. The ac tion is formnl acd may bo disregarded, the process being amendable, even if defect ive. 2. It mokes no difference that the clahn- ante, a third party,_ mnkes the objection. The record gave him full notice as to_ who was sued and served, with verdict, judg ment and execution all right, and we do not ree how he could have been hurt by this formil irregularity. Judgment re versed. D. F. Hammond vs. Hugh Buchanan. Re mo rat to United Ststea Court, from Coweta. ,, Jaoksov, J.—1. Tho act of Congress of March 2d, 1807 (section 633, Revised Stat utes United States), providing for a re moval of cans-s in certain cases from the State courts to tho courts of the United States, “at anytime before the trial or final hearing of the cause,” is not repealed by the act of March. 1875, which act also makes proviriou for a removal of causes. Hence this application, being brought un der the act of 18U7, should not have been dismissed on demurrer, because brought after the first trial term of the cause iu tho State court*. 2. As ibis cause was pending at the time of the passage of the act of 1867, it is not uecesury that the applicant should have t*eu a citizen of another State at the time the suit was brought, in order that he v ay be entitled to a removal of it. Thecaaqis ~ by the very language of the act ro- MoWilliams vs. Anderson, sheriff. Tres pass, from Coweta. Cbawfobd, J.—1. Under the code, sec tion 2327, the wife or family of a debtor may maintain an action of trespass against an officer wrongfally levying on property set apart ns a homestead, and may rerov- or for their exclusive use. Hence it was error in the court in this ense to sustain a demurrer to the declaration filed by the wife nn.d her minor children because the husband, fatherof plaintiffs, wasnotnpar- ty thereto. 2. Tho court ruled correctly in refusing to allow the husband and father th be made a party by amendment, bnt com mitted error in allowing him to he made n party nsprochein ami ot tho minors. 04 Ga. 519; 6'»ib. 461; 01 ib. 161; 63ib.679; code. see. 3480. 3. The action should havo been allowed to proceed as it stood originally, and though it was properly dismissed after tbe illegal amendment was allowed, still, holding as we do that it was maintainable by tho original plaintiffs, there was no necessity for any othtr party and *11 rulings to the contrary wero error. Judgment re versed. Rowan, guardian, vs. McCurry, et al. Equity, from Campbell. Oiiawford, J.—1. By the act of Febru ary 15th, 1876, it wns provided thnt suits for tho recovery of homestead illegally sold prior to said date should be brought within nix months after the passage of said act. It has been held by this court that no exception could be mode under such act in fnvor of minors and married wo men, so as to allow them six months after tlie removal of their disabilities within which to sue. Pittman, next friend, vs. Matthews, Feb. term, 1881. Neither will nn allegation of frand in tho sale, and filing of bill in equity within six mouths after tho discovery of snch fraud, avail to defeat the bar imposed by tho statutes. Judgment affirmed. J. F. & W. H. Reese vs. Kirby. Assump sit, from Coweta. Crawfoiid, J.—1. An examination of the record does not show that this court should sot aside tho judgment of the court below, as not being warranted by the evidence. 2. Where a suit has been pending in court for over ten years without process, and where no plea or defense has been' mado by tho defendant, it is not error in the judge to refuse nn order allowing one to be attached, nnd granting timo to per fect service on the defendant. 3. Where A rule nisi to establish a lost note is Answered nnd a defense made thereto, such appearanco and pleading by tho defendant in tlint proceeding, will not euro tho fnilure to attach process to a suit on the note sought to be established. The proceedings being separate and distinct, tho defense to tho rule nisi was no waiver of process in the suit on the note. Judg ment affirmed. . Richardson, ot. al., vs. Langston & Crane, ot. al. Rule, from Newton. » Crawford. J.—1. Affidavits, to obtain fi. fan. on laborer’s liens, which set out that the partita seeking to foreclose ren dered “services ns clerk, laborer, and gen eral service” in tho store of defendant, nnd, “services as clork or Inborer and gen eral service” in said store, were sufficient to wnrrant the issuing of fi. fas., nnd jndg ment of tlie court in quits hi tig such fi. fas., on demurrer alleging said affidavits to be totally defective, was error. Jndgment re versed. Ansley vs. Pace & Co. Equity, from Newton. Crawford, J.—L It ia within th6 power of a court of chancery in this State to or der the sile of n part of the corpus of a trust estate, for the purpose of paying trust debts, proper parties being made. Code, sec. 28x7. _ 2. A jury having founu that the debts, to pay which tlie application for sale was made, wero debts properly churgenble on the trust property, ana thi chancellor hav ing decreed that part of the corpun of the eslnte should be sold to pay such debt, it was not error, in a pro- ceeeding to enforce snch decree, to reject the testimony of the trustee who made the original application, seeking to prove that said debts were not debts of the trust es tate. Even if such testimony should not fall strictly under the head of solemn ad missions. made injudicio, yet the evidence submitted to sustain the decree was 60 overwhelming that it con'd inrke little dif ference whether the testimony of tha trus tee was admitted or rejected. 2. As to the rights of a child, having an interest in the estate, bora after tbe decree .above mentioned, eee Dean JEs’r. ve. the In Which a Jlnl* Kicks Himself into Notoriety. Ono day last week ono of our suburban farmers led on old mule to the front gate nud bade him go his way and sin no more. For more than two yean he hnd lavished time and affection on the animal, in the hoj>e flint on some future day he could pronounce him cured of tho habit of kick ing. All mules kick more or less, but this particular mule wus the boss kicker—in fact, he did nothing else but kick. Col. B. worked on him faithfully, and tried hard to bring him around to a consciousness that such indiscriminate and continued kicking was not only out of all reason but dangerous. These efforts were unavailing. Finally, after exhausting every means, ho took him to the front gats as aforesaid and bade him s< ek other fields and pas tures new. It may ho said that in thus patting with a mule that cost him some two hundred dollars in money and tho future salvation of his soul in profanity, Col. B. let fall more than one tear, and, more than that, returned to tbo house witn bowed head r.ml wept. Bat the male seemed to have di vined the true intent of His f yrmer owner, and in the exuberance of joy at being re leased from bondage, to say nothing of iho plow line, sent his heels high into the air und whickered a whicker that flavored of real happiness. Ho nibbled now and then at some templing patch of green prats along the borders of the road—the same sweet patches that had, perhaps, mado tbo months of othor mules bound to heavy loads of wood and coitou water, as they hu-ried along nnder tho lash of the driver. But with such a feast before him, our mule was something of an {esthetic, and munched hers and thero after the manner of a dainty lady at a banquet. For miles did he scamper and nibble, not knowing or caring whereJie was going, forgetting n his exhileration that it is a long lane that has no turning. Hence it was not long before a freed amn S ied tho happy animal. He hnd acquires! * forty acres, and to complete his com plement of this world’s poods he lieedod the mule. And to see n flue fat animal ncnbling along tho road without any visible owner wasn temptation ho could not withstand, and he took tha stranger within his gates. Tho mule rnw more bondage aru began to kick ng linst tho proceeding. After he lmd kicked against tho proceeding ho kicked against the house and everything that came within range, and after demolishing every- Ihiug siuudiiig lie wound op the circus oy kickiug the owner of the premises aud then kicking down the fence. He sought the road onco more, and met a man with a team aud load of cotton. The roan saw a stray mulo and took him np, tying iiim to the rear of the wagon. It was the work of a moment only for our mule to turn around and kick the left hind wheel into pieces, 1 -aving the wagon nt a standstill in the road. The man turned him loose witii n benediction. His nex*. venture was near Columbus. How- much damage he had done in the interim, we have not as yet been informed, as the returns are not all in: but when near Co lombo*, ha struck a drove of cattle. The idea occurred to him that here was a pic nic, and if ha ever did nay kicking, now was his opport mity. We were uot pres ent, but they tell us that he carved a way- through that drove of cattle as a cannon ball plows its way through an army; but when he had gODe through the ranks tri umphantly, he struck a big black bull that was bringing up tlie rear aud there he found his match. His heels went flying against the bull’s head, but the bu'l was al ways sharp onough to take advantage of the uplifted heels nnd put in his work with his horns in the mule’s stomach, axd a few passes of this kind resulted in a complete victory for fle bull. The cattle driver, who hsd looked on tho encounter in a dazed sort of a way, now came forward and after a gaze on <he dead mule coucl.ided to bring his hind legs along as a trephy, as the Indian brings the scalp of bis victim. As be neared Ma con, Col. B. happened to l>e looking oat, probably wishiug for n return of his aui- mal, and s iw the drover nnd his cattle, and als> the hind legs which he recognized at once as those b.-lougiug to tbe boss kick-r. The drover told him of the enrounter, whereupon the mule owner waxed wroth, and will sue tlie cattle drover for damages, f iiaciug tha amount at two hundred dol or?. As a counter suit the drover brings in a list ef damages which includes a fear ful lump on twuuty odd hend of cm!tie. The case will probably come up at the 6pring term of our oourt. aro nothing without patient practice to ensure success. The efforts of the young ladies give evidence tlmt flic touchers in tins department were doing bonnet work. Several of the recitations were splendid ly rendered, showing thnt oratory even among young ladies is not a lost art. There were some remarkable voices, with proper t raining in modulation . expression, which is only tho result of i sistsnl effort, proficiency in this dilfit. accomplishment will astonish the friends of these young ladies, lhe selections, on the whole wore good, calling .into piny every ep.iotion of nature, from tho pathetic to th( grander pesriocs which fires thM soul. I Among those which impressed us most wns “Tho Naughty Brier Rose,” “I’rinco Arthur and Hubert,” “Queen Eliznlieth nnd Mary Stuart.” There were one or two good original composition*. Tlie news letter, although short was to the jioint. Mias Marie Bowen, the charming elocu tionist, gave the audience “Archie Dean” in a sniierb style. She is possess.-d of ad mirable elocutionary- powers nud her ac tion is appropiiate and graceful. The Adelplieau hall was crowded with an attentive and appreciative audience last night. young ladies engaged the at-, tenttan and sympathies of tlie cro-s i (m the very lust, and we congratulate |ra] on their success. FROM ATMENS. Eax1t.il London, March 14.—Iu its financial arti- tiulo. this morning, the Times asys: As the army, navy and civil estimates only show au aggregate reduction of £100,000, there will be no large surplus, but possibly a small deficit shown in tbe forthcoming budget. Unless the remaining twenty-seven days of the fiaancial year thow an unex pected elasticity in revenue, there will be no basis for rstimatiog the revenue of comibi Preparations to Onat (lie II rl 11 ia YduagNUIciman ot t lie Ninth j Athens, Ga., March 11, ltj Editors Telegraph aiui Mrssengei ing stationed here for a few (lays, ] a short account of “Athens doing?.’ 1 event of the season, lias been thcconsoS lion of the Banner and Watchman, two sterling papers which for some ya past have kep^ tho natives of “the hillsi posted upon he eveuts and doings of th^ outside world. (Athens you know ha named herself the “Inland Qut-en.”J event has just transpired and c.nij no little excitement in these parts, on to the fact that it means war on Speer, young, brilliant and pov.s -..under who now seemingly holds the reirJ of the Congressional eh i.-i many experts are desi:i> -s «'t - .king f ride. In conversation with several promine gentlemen litre I find that the d 'gs of * are now about to Is-tilllou-e U| a i I afore -aid “free lance*” and the ground wilt ] be hotly contested f. out the", y -tirt til! J the “last Jay iu the lt.oi-t.ing." . • J In the meantime Speer m-.-.I bis friend are leaving no stone unturned loliud same] organ whicli may be induced to a- tine hi* cmite ia this city and toko the line left vacant by the detnito of the li'.ifel man, .vhich, by the way, was ndeed “watchman upon th) tovrcr’’ for cr an did telliug work for tho young brilliant f the last, campaign. The knowing ones say that Judge Er is the coming man, who it is Loped will carry the banner of secct ss and victory foi the “organized,” and plant it successfully where it will wave >n tiion ph over th cLt-sie hills of the “old ninth.'' l'.otn i penrances here I predTet th. t the eve: and exeiti ment of tho coming con'e*t t be uneqnaled by anything hcnloforo in these historic regions. Jiuigo Er is a native of Speer's banner co ty, rot i is held iu i-i^h estee not only by hi* follow citi/ti s at hoin by n'.l who have the pb-a-rre of Id iiuamtat.co. An upright j uige, a brilliant iswyc a wi-e iaw-mak. r, ho -aill. 1 predict, the “associated lr.de; tube;.I Ucpuhlil clntr-" to raise a how! of Uis tppointuw when the autumn day* shall wmie, shu he decide to cast aside his .indict and buckle ot. his a-tnor atui take field for the rights and lio» :ties of “ore-nuized.” Success crown ! is effort and may the Recu licar? nud ti eir so-i ed “independent’’ allies lie cotnplc routed and the “old united" Li again rolled ansou; tbe “solid" districts ot p old Georgia. It is rumored here that one of onr i prominent Macvn citizen?, v- ho«3 eg prise is almost uuequahd, is about to < summate u Ita*o of the fi mous Now 1, land Springs, and by the lavish etpenditt of money upon it make another plea*, summer resort for our people xvhea warm rays of the summer »an'«ha|| er, pel us to leave busmen for a white i refresh our drooping energies, His' is a sure guarantee that th. schema >' a success and New Holland » L .„j n !ou as^a popular resort for heal;!, and) R sin, rain, tain seems to be ui here and complaints aie coaiau the farmers. Work is del ved , chants are bluA The cl y hilte at an very productive, but nr.pLl joon a cessation of rain the SfihS - ' be very bad indeed. epaoe has been, I tear, u>o np^,already, so I «i* ugjg “OlKOS R|.U*0 i estimated . oaouty,:
