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the" news in Georgia
GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS
AND FROM EXCHANGES.
Capture of on Inrenillary—A Nanghty As
sistant Postniantor—Front In Marlon
Coimty-IntrmlliiK Itom*
from Dlirerent Places.
Item* Snnti-licit Hurriedly.
The State Fair opens in Mneon October 2C.
Tike Superior Court convened yestenlay.
Darien will noon bold nn election on the
whisky question.
There are twenty-two lawyer* in the Sca
nt* and forty-five in the House.
Captain Henry Knck, captain of the Ger
man Volunteers, of Savannah, is dead.
The Ileimhlieftn Blues, of Savannah, have
received tlieir new foity-live-i uliliro nuns.
The freight depot at Griffin lias been re
roofed and the passenger depot repainted.
Dr. v\. A. Oreone, formerly of Macon,
lint recently of Griffin, has gone to Atlanta
to live.
Illnilp in the Cioml Old Day*.
There is a buggy in Brunswick that has
been juaning steadily for thirty your**.The
hind wueels, body, dash-board niul running
guar an; still good. The two front wheels
have been replaced with new ones. This
old vehicle is wonderfully well preserved.
It was bought by Mr. L. D. Hoyt in Con
necticut in 1S55—five years before the war.
A Kurt* Flower.
Mr*. John K. Cook placed on our table
this week a rare flower from her garden,un-
liko any we br.v e ever seun. The bloom is
very large and “double," and ap|ieiirs first
in the morning pure white; Inter it takes on
n lovely pink tinge, and by the following
morning is a very deep pink. The original
plant was brought liero by a sea-captain
nnd given to Mrs. Linus North several
years ago. It is known here as the Chinese
rose, but to our mind it docs not belong to
the rose specie, for it bear* but one rescue
bianco to the rose, that being it* beauty.—
Brunswick Appeal.
Prohibition la Early.
Rince the local option bill 1ms become a
law, there is quite a stir in many counties on
the prohibition question. It is now being
thoroughly agitated in Early county, and a
communication from there states that the
probabilities are that the prohibitionists will
carry the day in tho election when it takes
place, which is now almost certain. Peti
tions have been lnrgely signed nnd the re
quest is to have the election ordered as soon
as practical under the law. The temp ounce
people seem anxious to bavo the matter put
to the test. The negroes, as a rule, seem to
he aiding with the temperance men.
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Negro Woman'* nothing Catches Fire
From Her Pipe.
Maria Davis, n colored woman 45 yenra of
age, died nt ti o'clock Inst night in great
agony, from tho eilects of burns received
early in the morning. About 2 o’clock yes
terday morning Marin Davis and Henry
l’nge nnd his wife were bilking at the door
Af 25 Enst llonndnry street, near South
Broad. All threo lived in the house, and
•when Page end his v> ife went to bed they
left Maria outside. Him went across the
street to a neighbor’s house and borrowed
some matches with which to light her pipe.
Beturniug, Maria sat down In her doorway
to smoke. It is snpjKisvd that she dropped
tho match nn her dress, or else a spark from
her pipe fell among the folds of her dress.
Page ha-1 been in bed some time when he
ho trd Maria Davis run through the hallway
sens ming for help. Page and hia wife
jumped np and the blare from the woman's
clothing made such n light that for n mo
ment it seemed as if the house was nn fire.
Pago's wife witli consi’'amble presence of
rain-1 sensed a bucket of water and threw it
sll over the burning woman as she ran lawk
through the bnuai-. Ovircamehy the pain
and licat und smote, the suffering woman
<lrop|ied to the floor nnd the fire was quickly
jmt out. Her clothing had nearly all burn
ed off and her body was charred and blis
tered from bead to feet.
l)r. Olivcro* waa called nnd he arrived
about I o’clock a. in. Tlio physician did all
lie could to relieve the woman * agony und
slic lingered, suffering great pain, until (i
-o’clock at night. The dead woman was un
married.—Savannah News.
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY ,OCTOBER 6,1885.
Aiuibrvijxe, Ociober 6.—This morning
we had a heavy front. Ah fair weather haa
has come once more with ua trade has re
vived and fAnnen are once more hopeful.
Cabterkville, October 5.—Thin morning
is bright and clear and somewhat in the vi
cinity of frost. We hhw none but heard of
Borne. Our first frost last year was on the
24th.
Charged With .Conspiracy.
Cabbollton, October 5.—Deputy United
States Marshals Hembree ana Gaston ar
rested six of our colored citizens last night
and lodged them in jail upon a warrant
sworn out before Commissioner McLendon,
charging them with conspiracy.
Trial of the Smith*.
Cabbollton, October 5.—The Smiths,
who were inflicted in Heard for murder,
were not tried hist week. Judge Simmons
continued the case until December, and or
dered a special term for the purpose of try
ing them. They were sent to Atluuta for
safe keeping.
Hroken Bone Fever.
Albany. Oct. broken bone fever cases
are still quite numerous, but not altogether
so much so as nt first, probably because the
majority of the people have already suc
cumbed to the disease. There is one case
of hemorrhagic fever in town, a gentleman
from the country who was taken while
spending a day here.
Negroes Carving Kacli Other.
Albiky, October ♦*».—Two negro lioys got
into a quarrel Saturday and one of them re
ceived a slight cut on the throat. Another
colored wrong-doer was locked up on the
same day on a charge of theft. It is gener
ally the case that the negroes grow almost
saint-likf just before court, but these two
offer an exception to the usual rule. Court
began this morning.
A Memorial Monument.
Cabbollton, October 6.—The ex-Confed-
crate soldiers of this enmity, and all other
persons, have been requested to meet at the
court house next Tuesday for the puqxme
of raising funds to build a monument to
the memory of dead soldiers. Judge Harris
is expected to deliver nn address upon the
occasion.
For*ytli Item*.
Forsyth, October*"}.—Judge R. P. Trippe,
of Atlanta, is in Forsyth.
J. A. Reese, of Carroll county, has located
in Forsyth.
Cotton is on an upward boom in Forsyth
to-day. Resides the local buyers we now*
have with us T. B. McGowan, of New York
nnd J. M. Harrison, of Columbus.
A I>c*trurtlve Hull Storm.
Buena Vista, October 5.—On last Thurs
day night in the northwestern part of this
county there was a heavy hail storm which
did serious damage to cotton and otherwise
caused considerable loss to farmers. The
heavy ruins which we have been having
almost incessantly for more than a week,
have censed nnd a cool wave 1ms succeeded.
CAPTURE OK A FIRE 1 UO.
■A White Man Charged With Setting Fire
to it Willow's Cora Crib.
On Wednesday morning last there was
considerable excitement among our citi
zens, c uised by the announcement that the
corn cribs on the place of Mrs. Cinderella
Guy, a widow' lady residing about four miles
from town, had l>een fired by nn ineendia-
ttry and, together with their contents, burn
ed to !lie ground. The retort was true and
MtiKpit ion fell on a whim man named Jack
filld iaui. It seems tlmt iu tin- spring time
of this year, a white man, Jack tira-
liam I y name, came to this county front
Pulaski county. He rentad a place lielong-
iugtoMrs. Guy.fortheiiseof which he waa to
pay her two hales of cotton. Matter* went
along smoothly enough until the time for
{gathering tho crop, when Mrs. Guy dis
covered that Graimm whs listiling sway the
cotton and showed no di*|>nsition to |>ay
the rent. Accordingly she lisil a distress
warrant sued out and "levied upon a liale of
cotton which Graham laid sold to Mr. J. T.
Ihigers nt Reedy Springs. This procodnre
slid net meet with Gniiiam'M approval, and
on lift- evening of the ‘-filth of September he
went to the house of Mrs. Gay nnd ahused
her severely, using rouHli language. He
•told her that she had “got the wrong aow
l<y the ear," nnd “d—n her he would fix
h r." Leaving the yard, he shot the dog
•nd went in the direction of tho cribs.
In a short while thereafter, a bright
light shot np nnd before
the neighbor* cild reach the buildings
they -were pant saving. Graham won in
town on the afternoon of the 20th, and, it
is si-.t-l, nude threats while here which go
wtill frather towards connecting him with
the crime.
ne waa arrested and placed under Ixrads
of $1,000 to await action'of the grand jury.
Mrs. Gay, ns we have before said, is a
poor widow lady (her Xnslsiml, Mr. Henry
-till, having recently died,) and a daughter
of Mr. Jno. W. Gilder, ef our town.
Graham has made accounts during the
year with several of our merchants nnd
they, no doubt, will receive nothing in pay-
in-lit. He in said to tie a bail man. Nine
or ten years ago he waa tried in Pulaski
connty for the murder of n man by the
rami - of Lee, but was acquitted.—Dublin
JDaietle.
•lark Frost'. First Visit.
News an, Octobers.—The first frost of the
wesson fell lust night doing alight damage.
•Cotton market lively, selling »t s 7-H.
Buena Vista, October 5, —This morning
there ia a light frost of the autumn in this
■wction. Funner* are somewhat uneasy
about their seed cane.
Marietta, October 6.—Jack Front in hia
new white shirt waa seen by ail the early
ris< n> here this morning. The thermometer
wan down to 43 at 6 o’eloek.
Thrown from a Muggy.
Albaxy, October 5.—Mr. Lee Jones, one
of Albany's favorite younger, sons, was
thrown from a buggy while out driving yes
terday afternoon, nnd was somewhat injured
by the fall. It is thought to be nothing very
serious, however, nnd hiH friends ho]>c to see
him in his accustomed place very soon. He
is a grandson of onr Democratic postmaster,
Captain Y. G. Rust.
Carrollton's City Fathers.
Carroli-tok, October 5. — The nnnnnl
election for mayor and coancilmen for this
place came off yesterday nnd resulted in
the election of 0. I. Ileese, mayor; H. W.
Long, G. F. Cheney, E. G. Kramer nnd
I). W. Kims, councilmen. The race was
very close and exciting. Everything possi
ble was brought to liear upon the voters,
consequently 240 votes were polled.
A Sail Ih-ntli.
BuenaVista, Octobers. —Our community
is wrapped in deep gloom on ucconnt
of the s.ul and untimely death
of the wife of our sheriff, Mr. J.
Frank Bushin. Mm. Bushin was a woman
of the most noble traits, nnd was very lunch
loved by all who knew her. For a long time
there 1ms not been u death in onr midst that
lms cnlled forth so much tender sympathy
and universal regset as hers.
Carroll Crops Untimgi-tl.
Carrollton, October 5. To-day the
sun is shining in all its brilliancy. It is
the first time it has shown itself in eight
■lays. It has lieeu raining every day und
night, nlmiHit incessantly, since the 2!itli,
anil tlie once bright prospects for a bounti
ful crop have been blighted. Cotton is
sprouting in the Imll, cum is souring, so
tlmt the criqis in this anil udjoining coun
ties are very materially damaged.
life was for a while despaired of, but nt the
present writing his condition is regarded os
more favorable.
Court opens in Zelmlon to-day and sev
eral of our citizens and most of our lawyers
are in attendance.
The sun is shining brightly, rapidly dry
ing off the cotton so tlmt it can be picked,
and causing onr sportsmen to oil up their
gnus and start out in search of partridges.
Birds are reported ns numerous in our
sections mid our hunters predict fine sport
for the season that is just o|iening.
AN ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
Leaves the Aluerlciis I'mt-Oftlre fuller a
Very Hark Cloud.
Amebiccs, Ga., October 5.—Yesterday
morning Postmaster Win. A. Black found
on bis desk in the post-office n post-office
order payable in Mobile to W, It. Jackson.
This somewhat surprised the Mnjor, as
Mr. Jackson had for a long time been in
the office and iva* promoted to registry clerk
but wan discharged a day or two before and
this discovery made Mnj. Black suspicion
something -vas wrong nnd immediately be
gan to investigate the post-office matters.
Upon investigation it was found that in
the back of the post-office order book sev
eral post-office orders were missing and also
several postal notes. Mr. Juckson's where
abouts was nt once inquired, but it was
found that he had left the city.
Mnjor Black telegraphed at once to post-
office order offices, as Mr. Jackson had
filled out the orders and would present
the same for payment. Up to this morn
ing only three have been heard from, two
of which were paid to W. R. Jackson's
brother, in Alabama. It is impossible to
ascertain for how much he defaulted. The
brother in Mobile has been arrested as being
nn accomplice. W. K. Jackson has not as
yet been arrested.
The matter lms created a great deal of
excitement here. Mr. Jackson has here
tofore been an exemplary young man, and
was considered one of the rising young
men of this town. His father was nt one
time one among the most wealthy and influ
ential citizens of this county.
A BEAUTIFUL LETTER.
General Pike to a Frleml Who Iteeelveil It
the liny Ilefore He Hied.
The Fort Smith Tribune of September
22nd, says; We gladly give place to the fol
lowing beautifully worded letter from Gen.
Albert Pike to Dr. Thurston, of Van Btiren,
anil received by the latter the day before he
died:
WAsfllwum*, September 3, IHHlt.—Jty [ifrtrrst ami
It'll aiurTrurxt <)l‘l Frirn.t: I have Just received
your lovitiu message sent to me by Mr. Handels. I
hail slre.vly two days oro learned from our old
friend Ca eh, who bad tho tnformatlou from James
Stewart, that yon were about to ro away from us.
In a little while I shall follow you. and it will be
well for mu if 1 can took forwanl to the departure,
inevitable fur all, with the same imtieure and equa
nimity with which you are waiting for It.
I do not believe that onr intellect and individu
ality cease to be when the vitality of tho body ends.
1 have a profound conviction, the only real reve
lation, which to me makes abaoluu- certainty, that
there is a Supreme Heity. the Intelligence and Lord
of tho universe, to whom It is not folly to pray.
That our convictions emne from him. and in them
He docs not lie to or deceive us: mud that there ia to
be for my very seif another, a continued life, in
which this life will he as if it had uever been, but I
shall see and know again those whom I have loved
and lost here.
Von have led an uprlghL harmless and blamclesa
life, always doing good, and not wrung and evil.
You have enjoyed the harmless pleasures of life
and have never wearied of iL nor thought it had
not been a life worth living. Therefore you ueed
nut fear to meet whatever life beyond the veil.
Either there la bo thsl or there ia a Just and tuer*
cirul tied, who will deal gently and luudorly with
the human ereaturea whom lie has made ao weak
and so imperfect.
There is nothing in the future fur yon to fear, aa
there is nothing iu the past to bo ashamed of. Mince
1 have been compelled by the lengthening of thu
cieuing shadows to look forward to my own nearly
approaching departure. I do not feel that I lime tho
friends who go away before me. It Is aa If they had
set sail acres* the Atlantic seaa, to land in an un
known country beyond, wblthor I ahall aoou follow,
to meet them again.
But. dear old tried friend. I shall feel very lonely
after you are gone. M'e have been frlenda so long,
without a moment's lutermiasion. without eveu
one little cloud or shadow of unklndm-ss or suspi
cion coming between ua, that 1 ahall miss you ter-
ribly. 1 shall never have the heart to vlalt Van Bu-
ren again. There are othera whom I like there,
but none ao dear to me aa you—none there or any.
where else. Aa loug aa I live I ahall remember,
with loving affection, your waya and looks and
worda, our glad daya passed together In tho woods,
your many acta uf kindness, the old home and thu
shade of mulberries, and an intimate comuiuniou
and lutercoune during these forty-live years.
1 hoped to tie with you once more tu the woods!
but now I ahall never bo In camp In the woods
again. The'old friends am nearly all gone; you are
S iing sooner than 1 to meet them. I shall live a
ttlo longer with little left to live for, loving your
memory, and loving the wife and daughter who
have been ao drar to yon. Hear, dear old friend,
gout byet May our father who la In Heaven bavo
yon in hia holy keeping and give you eternal rest!
Devotedly your friend. Auinar 1-tzz.
LINCOLN S ASSASSINATION.
A Cold IVave Hut no Frost.
Albany, Octolmr 5.—The first cold weath
er of the setuein always seems to have rather
a depressing effect njM«n the people of a
climate like ours—sort of douldi-s them up
and makes them wonder if life is worth
liotherinK over. Happily this feeling soon
passes away and we nogin to brace up for
the winter's cumiNiign. By several, frost
was confidently expected last night, but the
probability is tlmt Albanians will shed
many a drop of perspiration before we have
a retd frost.
Cartersvllle Chat.
Cartersvillk. October 5.—Many of our
people anticipate attending the fair in yonr
city this mouth if trains are run so they cun
get there and tsick in thirty-six hours.
Burner says Hint Mnjor William Milner
has been appointed l-ostmaster at this
-place.
Miss Sallio Maddox returned to her home
in Cedar Ridge lout week.
Dr. Billow and Miss Sarah l’arrott will be
married at the Methodist church Wednes
day.
Eleven persons were received into the
Methodist chnreh yesterday. Proceeds of
the tent meeting.
The Tkleoraph looks much neater in her
new dress, but it will be a difficult task to
improve the spirit and get up of the paper
of Georgia.
A RUNNING FIGHT.
Two Negroes Have a Bloody Set-to on the
Train.
Barxbsvilli, October 5.—Andrew Milner,
a Bamesville negro, was seriously if not
fatally injured on the down passenger train
from Griffin yesterday afternoon.
It seems that a crowd was returning from
the association meeting jit Griffin and the
car was crowded. Andrew ami another ne
gro named Bill Davis hail a dispute shout
the possession of a seat, which resulted in
Davis gaining the seat In stepping ont
into the aisle Andrew trod npon the feet of
a girl. This angered Bill and he com
menced to abuse Andrew. West Barksdale,
a friend of Bill’s, saw the fight and also at
tacked Andrew. He hail retreated to the
lower step of the platform, when Bill Davis
pulled out bis knife and gave him two fear
ful stabs, one in the bead and the other in
his thigh. He then knocked him off the
can while they were running at a speed of
forty miles per hoar.
The unfortunate ntan fell on the sharp
edge of the cross-ties and was badly mangled
an 1 bruised.
When found he waa Insensible and hia
A rraBabllity that Month'* Act was Inspired
by Others.
Augusta Chronicle.
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham
Lincoln, on hia own responsibility, nnd yet
the Southern people, who were guiltless of
offense, and who s ere horrified at the crime,
suffered unspeakable tortures liecauso of
that mndmiin's cruel nnd infernal deed.
Non-, it is just possible that John Wilkes
Booth lmd the ear of Murat Halstead, or
some of the people to whom Halstead wrote
confidential letters. In 1863 this Halstead
thus wrote to Secretary Chose concerning
Lincoln; “Can't you take him by the
throat nnd knock his head against the
wall, until he is brought to his senses
on the wsr business?" He also sail
there were persons who “would feel they
were doing Gods service to lull him, if it were
not feared Hnudiu is a bigger fool than ho
is." This letter may have met the eye of
Booth and “worked like madness in his
brain." The death of Lincoln was a calam
ity for the South. It waa just what the
Jacobin ltadicala desired. As these latter
alone, fora season, profited by Lincoln’s
murder, they tuny have, by just such meth
ods os those of Halstead, compassed the
President's destruction, just os their lineal
descendanta were, fonr years ago, construc
tively guilty, according to Uuiteau, of Gar
field's sanguinary removal.
The revelation of Halstead’s letter, after
so many year* of concealment, is one of the
grand revenges of Time. It emphasizes
and makes startlingly reasonable the firm
belief of our friend, Mr. John T. Ford,
that Booth waa worked np to this tragic act
by the talk of such men aa Halstead, just
aa Uuiteau waa inspired to kill Garfield by
the ferocious attacks upon him by the ex
treme, vindictive and diabolical spawn of
uUra-Uodicol politicians.
Verily, white Sherman and Hoar—Fal-
staffs both—are plunging their theatric
rapiers into the corpse of the dend'Con-
federacy, the South stands by, calm and
and peaceful, awaiting the vindication of
truth and the salvation of the Lord.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
Opposeil to the Commission—A I'lan Sug
gested by the Writer.
Wabd’h, Ga, October 3d, VS85.—Editors
Trlri/ra/ih: Common sense is again assuming
the throne so long occupied, in the minds
of our ]>eople in reganl to the Railroad
Commission and railroad matters, by preju
dice and injustice. They are beginning to
see that in foisting the tyrannical and dictato
rial commission upon these great interests of
onr State, they have been almost guilty of a
ftlo tie ne to one of the greatest instrumen
talities of material progress anil prosperity.
To say the least, the commission has proven
u boomerang, which has wellmgh annihilated
new railroad enterprises. Now, instead of
curtailing this cross-breed of prejudice nnd
injustice in the most npproved way, by cut
ting its tail off just behind its ears, we see
the tender hearted Legislature have adopted
the phtu of cutting off a little of it ut a time
nnd allowing that to heal, and so on, till
they get it down short enough, or to the
brute's ears. They nre proceeding in this
way, we suppose, for fear that the blood and
death struggles of the monster will make
them faint, or nt least sick nt the stomach.
Without recapitulating the stale sophistries
used to inaugurate and sustain the commis
sion for five years, we shall show that the
real or imaginary wrongs inflicted by these
monstrous monopolies and blood-thirsty
tyrants are easily righted nnd perpetually
obviated tor the future by bringing moro of
them into existence. I am, have been, mid
will continue lie a friend to the railroads.
So ranch so that I have uever asked them to
deadhead me n single mile, nnd yet am so
much in favor of them that I wish they
were so thick in Georgia that her farmers
could go to mill on them cheaper than hitch
ing up a male nnd wagon and sending a
darky, who might have beeu nt work, to
spend tlie day fishing, nnd say on his return
tlie mill was crowded. Why people are so
anxious for a railroad till it comes, nnd so
lunch injured by it when it docs come, is
something strange under the sun. Just ask
the city in which was hatched the commis
sion where she would be without her rail
roads nnd what she would take for her dis
criminations, nnd be without even these
railroad privileges. An honest nnswer from
her would be as good nn argument against
the commission ns the railroads would want
nt the bar of nn unprejudiced public opin
ion. How would she have liked for it to
have been five miles from its present depot?
Put tho same question to every railroad
cittjin the State, United States or world.
Their answers should grind this monster of
injustice to powder between the rocks of
common sense nnd sutural justice. Not
how to throttle those iu existence, but how
to bring more railroads into being, should
be the question absorbing tbe mind of those
men who have tlie material prosperity of our
State at heart, and who have no nxe to grind
by fighting either for or ngninst the rail
roads. Whnt hns Georgin demonstrated by
the five years choking she has given the
railroads? Exactly what the strongest boy
in school did when be choked one of the
little fellows—demonstrate that he conld,
and wus cowardly aa well ns strong.
That Georgia needa mere railroads is be
yond dispute. How to get them the quick
est, easiest, nnd nt the least cost, nre the
vital questions of tho hour to those inter
ested in the present nnd future welfare of
our State. Build them with her convicts
solves ail those questions, dodges thnt sense
less constitutional proviso in regard to State
aid to railronds, and wipes from Georgia's
escutcheon thnt foul, inhmnnn, uncivilized,
unchristian, fiendish, damnable stigma, tlie
convict lease system.
We hear tho cry of the vnltnres, tbe bark
ing of tbe jackals, and maniac howls of the
hyenas which have fattened and feasted
around this slaughterhouse of Georgia’s
honor, Christianity and humanity of vested
rights, trill set up nt this proposition. But
these nre only the wails nt disappointment
shrieked ont to intimidate Georgia from
snatching and giving a decent burial to what
yet remains of that hideous monstrosity to
which she from dire necessity gave birth.
Let her now come to her senses nnd nse the
immense powers she hns in her sixteen hun
dred convict’, to resuscitnte those great de
velopers of material prosperity, railroads,
which she, by her folly nnd frenzy, has
nearly, or completely strangled.
Beginning with the oldest unfinished one
chartered since the war, let (ieorgin grade,
ernsstie, iron, put. up and soil or hold ns
long as she pleases, or lease to some exist
ing comnuny with protective provisos, etc.,
etc., eni-li road that is not finished as char
tered within twelve months from the time
she begins on tbe first. Let ber condemn
tbe first one, annul tbe convict leases, place
tho convicts in charge of tlie keeper of the
penitentinry, nnd shirt him and them to work
on it. It is a matter of easy conclusion to
see how long it would he liefore we could
have a railroad almost any whore we wanted
it without iM really costing the State any
thing. The enhanced value of property
along the line would pay a big dividend on
tbe Shite's investment of convicts nnd
money. That there will bo objections mode
to my plan wo expect, tlmt they luuonut
hi anything serious, we doubt. That we
run demonstrate this we do not ilonbt in the
least. Barnard H. Lkhtbr.
Klemriiil*erlng the hnusll-l'ox Scourge,
New York Morning Journal.
“Gentlemen,” said a tattered tramp in
City Hall Park as he approached a settee
which was entirely occupied, "1 am very
tired. Will one of you lie kind enough to
get up and give me a seat?"
No one moved, but all gazed at tbe im
pudent demand with a stony stare.
“Gentlemen,” pleaded the vagrant, “you
have no idea of how tired 1 am. I left Mon
treal—”
Suddenly the seven men on the settee
with one accord jumped up and skedaddled
without looking around.
“Yes,” said the tnunp, as he stretched
himself ont at full length on the bench, "
left Montreal when 1 waa a boy.”
THE TOMB OF A HOUSE.
What llnltliitnre Workmen Fminil t'nilrr a
street of the .tlimimientul City.
A city corres|Hindent writes to the Balti
more Sun tho ioUowing: “A day or two
ago, while the workmen of the new goa
company veto preparing to lay the gas-
pi!** on Fulton nvenne, between Fayette
and Lexington streets, they came across a
tombstone and some hones, which on first
sight were thought to be those of a human
being. On closer inspection, however,
they were found to be those of u
horse. Tlie tombstone was made of marble
of alsrat two nnd a half feet in length nnd
six inches square, with its four faces
hrovght to a point at tho tup. On one of
its faces it hail the letters C. N., olid on
another thnt of the letter D. rut in the
marble. Both the tombstone and the bones
gave indication of great age, as the former
waa darkened by the earth, while the latter
had nearly all decomposed, so that
what few bones were found were easily
crumbled under the pressure of tbe
band. The only portion of tlie animal
which seemed to resist the decaying action
of time was a large molar tooth, which I
have now in my possession, and intend
keeping na a relic of departed worth. The
question has lieeu asked when and by whom
was the horse buried. No one now living,
Ipresnme, has any knowledge of the event.
The horse wns probably named Charley,
and bnving been a faithful and highly-
prized animal, his master determined at his
death to bnry him in one of his field* and
mark the spot by placing at its head a mar
ble tombstone.”
llanilsouirr Than a llrlde.
fbtttuoogi Time*,
The Macon Tkleueafh has dropped its
last name, enlarged itself, put on new
clothes, and is handsomer than a bride. We
wish the old substantial journal the sol
it deserves, and thnt ought to satify any
publisher.
“John, did yon go round and ask how old
Mm. Jones was this morning, as I told you
to do last night?” “Yes, sir." “Well, what
waa the result?” “She said that, seeing as
how yon had tbe impudence to ask how old
she was, she'd no objection to telling you
she w as serenty-four.- Hartford Times.
SNAKF8 PARALYZE A SCHOOL.
Wild Scene of Terror and Confusion Among
the Children.
Lander (Wyoming) letter to tho Denver
Tribune; One day last week the well-modu
lated voice of tlie school mistress of tho
Lyon school said "noon" in its usunl calm
tones, and the usual wild rusli for edibles
followed the magic word. As an eight-
year-olil boy thrust his hand into his din
ner-basket and drew out u bottlo of milk
the vicious warning of tlie deadly rattle
snake was heard from the debtlis of the
dinner-basket. Down went the basket
with a crash, and in the frgments
of n shattered pie-plate his snake-
nliip coiled himself, while its busy
tail made the air vibrate with its angry song,
and that song was quickly re-echoed. From
every comer of tlie school room came tlie
fearful warning, and it wns seen that nt
least half u dozen snakes had come to
school. A wild scene of terror nnd confu
sion ensued. Tlie usually suave and self-
contained school-mistress made n hasty leap
and loud shriek, tlie double effort lauding
her on top of the highest desk in the room.
Her example iu both leap and shriek was
speedily followed, nnd the new pupila
were left iu possession of the floor.
A perfect babel of cries nnd screams
announced that tbe school-mistress nnd tlie
older giria wore in consultation ns to how
to get rid of tlie undue amount of serpents
that h«d so suddenly possessed them. In
the midst of this effective discussion a 10-
year-old boy succeeded in, forcing a side
window open, nnd fulling nut, soon made
his appearance witli a formidable club with
which ne dispatched the snakes in rotation.
There were found to be five, of the deadly
rock variety. After tbe coast wns appar
ently clear again, the demoralized
; nipils settled down ns best they • could
to their dinners, when across the
threshold enme in gathering folds
wlint looked like tlie king of rattlesnakes,
nnd making for the centre of the apartment
coiled himself in a bunch as large ns a half
bushel, while ids note of anger tilled tho
room with its diabolical music anil the hear
ers with a sickening dread. The desks
were again resorted to, but this time the
terror was too great for cries nnd shrieks.
A trembling horror Heemml to possess all,
while the glittering, bead-like eye of the
huge reptile seemed to fascinnte with its
scintillating glances. Jnst then the welcome
roll of wagon whoela was heard on tho road,
on tlie margin of which the school house
stood. It broke tho spell of horror, nnd
shriek after shriek on nil the scales of tho
gamut resounded from the building. In a
moment or two the burly form of n stal
wart ranchman filled the doorway. Ho
took in the situation ut n glance. A quick
spring to the rondside anil back and the
{listening terror lay writhing beneath a
Mulder. It proved to be five nnd one-half
feet in length and carried fourteen rattles.
There woh no more school thnt day, nnd tho
lionse nnd grounds for half n mile around
have been religiously searched every morn
ing by thnt school-mistress before she opens
school.
BEAUTIFUL CLOTH OF GLASS.
New York Tribune.
Visitors to tlie Metrtqiolitan Museum of
Art have often stopped to gaze nt the speci
mens of beautiful glassware there to lie
found, and have wondered if America could
produce such work. Contrary to tlie gen
eral opinion, the nnswer is that this coun
try can nnd docs produce it. Brooklyn lins
n glass manufacturer who furnishes all
maimer of antique glass, in irridcscent
colors, in shades, stained, and with nn in
ward fire, imitating rubies, opals, cat's eyes,
pearls und other precious stones, lint woven
glass is made in Pittsburg, of the finest im
aginable textare. Said n glass miinufue-
tnrer, when asked to tell something about
the-latter form of glass;
“The first processes of making woven
glass are tbe same us in malting any kind of
colored work. The ingredients, sand, col
oring, etc., arc mixed together and placed
in the furnace to melt. When the musshus
about become fused into a molten sub
stance, the furnace is opened and some of
it taken out by two workmen, who stretch
it in the faetory until it looks like a red hot
rope from one-half to three-fourths of nn
inch in diameter. Those ropes nre allowed
to cool, und then are taken into the spin
ning room, fn tho centre of this room is
an immense wheel of wood, eight and a half
feet iu diameter, Thu periphery is
foot wide, us smooth as the glass
itself. At one side nt tlie wheel is a blow
pipe, so arranged thnt the blow is at right
angles with the wheel, and blowing hot air.
The bar of glass ns it comes into the rimm
is given to an operator, who holds it in this
blow-pipe, and it melts. Another work
man tnkc* u pair of pinchers and draws n
thread of glass from u melting bar, and
this ho winds about the wheel, when tho
stuuu is turned on and the machinery be
gins to revolve. The big wheel makes 300
revolutions a minute, and ilrawa a thread
of glnsa front the melting luir continually.
At first tho thread is thick, but it becomes
moro nnd more fine until tlie finest silk is
no more fragile or gossamer-like. As it
becomes fine it loses its brittleness, anil
becomes moro elastic nnd plirblo, anil
gains in tensilo strength also. When
a sufficiently largo coil of
thread haa beeu iiuule it is taken from tbe
wheel und bound up in skeins, and then
the material is Liken to the weaving ma
chine. This is exactly like n silk weaving
machine and the cloth comes out in beau
tiful texture nnd color. The finer thread*
of gins* unite as do threads of silk, and the
fubric when done may he of any color.
Combination* of color can he used, nnd
changeable goods are moro cosily manufac
tured thnn is silk. A shite robe made for
a Hindis) prince of this material was of
gold, silver, clear anil irridcscent glass, and
when it wus done it was like a mass of
minute precious stones, more marvelously
beautiful tnnn anything ever seen by me
before."
Lowell Citizen: In Rhode Island n mu.
chine bos lieen invented thnt makes 300 but
tons per rainnte. As nn attachment to ii
church contribution box, this device would
save a great deal of time’.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: James Gordon
Bennett has eight owls over his Newnort
gate. It lakes a good tunny emblems to
properly convey to the public an idea of all
the wisdom of u New York newspaper
ALL CREATION HAPPY. AND
BUYING PIANOS
AND ORGANS!
UmtHitallg Pasg Installment
Terms Xow Offered 6// LtuUlen
<!'• Hates’ Southern .Music
House, Savannah,
Georgia,
A SQUARE TALK WITH PURCHASERS OIYINO
HPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR
NEW AND EASY METHODS OF
HELLING PIANOS AND
ORGANS.
"IT'S A LONG TIME BETWEEN DRINKS.
Ho remarked the Governor of South Carolina to
the Governor of North Carolina many year* a«o, be.
fore the temperanuo wave had swept over the South.
Ue prolrably spoke hia boneat conviction*, aiul ao
do we when we aay,
IT’8 A LONG TIME BETWEEN CROPS.
And to thia the thousauda of family ••bread win-
nera" in tho South who aro waiting until the next
cron la garnered before they buy PUtuo* and Organ*
will aay amen. Rut we aay why wait, when you cm
buy uow ou auch very easy tetura? Only think of it.
Why, it'a almost a sin to deprive yourself ami
family of au instrument when one can be had *o
easily. And to thoee who canii' i meet monthly in
sUlliueuti . we offer these Special annum r term -0
And if crop* turn ont poor, ao that when Novem
ber lat cornea tbe entire balance cannot be paid, wo
will accept one-half of it. and wait until November
1, IHHrt, for the other half.
Now, come up, buyers. Our in*trnmenta lead the
world. Our pricea are the lowest, our terrna tho
easiest, and we offer every inducement that can bo
hone*tly lived up to.
SEE THESE HPECIAL SUMMER BARGAINS.
Only $310 for all elegant Ro»ewood Piano; largo
alee; all imnrovcmenta; sweet tone; guaranteed a
superior and durable Piano. Thouiianda sold. Beat
Piano Hold in America at the price.
A new Upright Piano for only $180, on very eaay
term*.
The Silver-toned Mathuahek Piano, $300, $338,
$380.
The magnificent Chickering Piano, the beat in the
world, $400. $433. $fioo to $1,000.
Only $08 for a beautiful Parlor or Church Organ;
solid walnut caae, with high top of rich design; 4
set* Rreda, 10 genuine atop*. Greatest bargain ever
offered.
The incomparable Mason k Hamlin Organa, from
$34 np to $780. Rented until i*ld for. Nearly three
yearn given for paymeut.
Fine Stool. Kmbr<*Gi**red Cover, Instructor and
Book of Music with Plain**, and Stool, Instructor
aiul Music llook with Organs. All freight paid on
both. Fifteen daya* trial, and we pay freight both
waya if instntuieut don't suit
AND JUST ONE LA8T WORD.
If you aru thinking of buying an Instrument, write
us, and we will make terms to suit your convent-
Lucl(len& Bates’
Southern Music House
SAVANNAH, GA.
The. Great Wholesale Plano and
Organ Depot of the South.
Notice Stock and Fence Law.
GEOROIA. JONES COUNTY.—Notice U hereby
given that a petition for stork law for White’s, the
361aft G. M. district Jones county. Ga.. ia now of file
in thia office with the required number of names,
and unleaa aome good cause In* shown to the con
trary an order for the election on the fence question
will be granted on the 3iHh day of thia month. T*ko
notice.
Witneaa my hand officially. K. T. ROSS,
aep ilw4t Ordinary.
Dr.J. M. Bit chan & Son
KASTMAN. GEOROIA.
Private and chronic diaeaaee a specialty. Hun
dred* of certiffcatoa of cure*. Will viait adjoining
countiee. Consultation free. Medicine by mail or
Jan33wly
RRWADDV ° f ♦'O'-* 30 to every p« i>,m
illj it dill' i sending ua valunbli- Informa
tion of acbool vacancir* and need*. No trouble or
expense. Send stamp for circulars. CHICAGO
SCHOOL AGENCY. Mi South Clark stn-et. Chicago.
for school*
Jy34 1y
Administrator s Sale.
GEORGIA, JONES COUNTY.—Ur virtue of *n o£
der from the court of ordinary of Jonee couuty.wiil
be aold before the court house door In Clinton, on
theft rat Tuesday in November next within the
usual hours of sale, one hundred acres of Und,mom
or lees, in Jones county, belonging to the estate et
Jamee Jonee. deceased, situated near tlieOcumlgee
river, and near Urn railroads fair average land, no
improvements. Hold for distribution. Term*
cash. JAtU-H A. eCdtan. aominl-t^tor.
With will annexed.
alt
Notin' Ul\.* to
-.1 nl;.,|\. .ImM -v
will apply to the con
for an order to sell t
minor. In twenty-6*
tlon. Jones county, <
octfwJt
ell Land.
nur week* after date I
rdinary of Jones county
est of Susie I). Philip*
of Und at Haddock su
it. U. BONN Kit.
Guardian.
Money to Loan!
Fntul Fall From » Unti l Window.
Mobile Special.
Ihaac Wvatt, who rexidex in Washington
connty, Ala., came to Mobile yeaterday on
the boat, and falling in with a lot of friend*
drank deeply, retiring to bed at the Camp
bell House. Thia morning the proprietor
woh aronaed, and hearing a noise went to
aidewalk, where he fonnu the unfortunate
Hyatt, who had fallen from the third story,
a dUtuLce of thirty-five feet, to the aidewalk
below. He waa conaciona of hia condition,
but conld not account for hia full, and aaid
he knew ho wonld die. lie waa taken to
the hoapital and found to be aeverely in-
{ nred internally and with no hope for hia
ife. He told hia companions about him to
"Let whiaky alone, am it had been the cause
of hia trouble.” He leaves a wife and seven
children.
Hie Tunnel Route Monotonous,
Jones—"Well, Smith, Dock from yonr
treading trill I see.”
Smith—“Yes, got home last night.”
Jones—“Did yon return hr the same
rout*?"
Smith—“No, we took the first route bo-
cause there are so many tunnels on it, nnd
c»me Wk by another mate Ik cause there
aren't any tanuel* on it at all."
—The Right Her. Henry Cottrill, D. D.,
Bishop of Edinburgh, is i.eriously ill with
cancer of the jaw.
FARMS & TOWN PROPERTY
At 8 per cent, per annum.
Apply to
ELIOTT ES TES,
141 Second Street,
MACON,
scpllwlm
GEORGIA.
Did you Sup
pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horses? It is for inflamma
tion of all flesh.