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THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1885.-TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS ffl GEORGIA
GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS
AND FROM EXCHANGES.
The farmers are sowing wheat.
E. R. Dalton, tho actor, is playing in
:amall towns.
The Americus public schools adjourned to
visit the circus.
Now syrup is selling in Clay county at 30
cents per gallon.
Fort Gaines has eleven retail dealers in
fruits and vegetables.'
A recent freshet dnmaged Gordon county
to the extent of $10,000.
« Amcricus is soon to have a mammoth
wholesale grocery house.
It is thought that Dalton's cotton receipts
this year will reach 10,000 bales.
In nearly every town reached by n rail
road, coal is supplanting wood for fuel
One of the imposing stones of the Jones
boro News wub once used by Ben Franklin.
Real estate is advancing in price in Clay
ton county. Land sells readily at $30 per
acre.
The jail at Alphnretta has had only one
• occupant for several months. He is await
ing trial.
An old negro man living near Fort
Gaines wears a coat bought twenty-ttvo
years ago.
An Albany merchant favors high lioense
for lli ■ artesian city. lie wants the liccnso
put at $2,000.
The ordinary of Randolph county is 77
yearn old, and has been holding office twen
ty-two years.
Tho Hog Crawl band of Vienna famishes
music for all the dances and sociables in
Dooly county.
Sam Nance, a well-known negro of Bax
ley, was shot and killed lost week by bouio
person unknown.
% Hotel and livery-stable men say thero is
no money in circus people, becaose they
drive such close bargains.
Cant. W, B. Oxford, of Terrell county,
raised this year 107 bushels of potatoes
from a quarter of on acre.
James Pittman, of Randolph county, who
shot and killed a negro woman last summer,
has been adjudged an idiot.
The rumor that the Amoskeag Lumber
Company of Eastman are to employ con
vict labor turns out to be untrue.
The marriage of Mr. Henry McAlpin, of
Savannah, and Miss Thomas, of Athens,
was solemnized on Wednesday.
A reward of $25 is offered for tho nrrest
■of Andrew Williams, colored, an escaped
convict from Grass’s Mills, Dodge county.
A. M. Gruber, wife and five children are
giving musical entertainments in the small
towns of North Georgia. The children ore
prodigies.
While out gunning Saturday Willie Mc
Daniel, of Eastman, accidently shot a negro
boy, pntting one eve out and seriously in
juring him otherwise.
Rev. G. T. Stausbury, pastor of the
Perry Baptist Church, has been offered the
pastorate of a church at Tyler, Texas, at
salary of $1,200 o year.
Tho Vienna Vindicator is under the im
pression that there is a tax of $25 on profes
sional baseball games in Georgia. Such is
not the ease—the bill failed of passage.
Prohibition in Dougherty. I sides. A most excellent jury has been se-
At a meeting of prominent citizens of Al- cured for this case, which gives general sat-
bany, on Saturday, resolutions were Lfaction, as so large a sum of money is in-
adopted to petition the ordinary to order an volved.
election under the local option law. Speeches Sparta, Novemb-ir 19.—Court was con-
were made by Judge W. T. Jones, Judge vened with that promptness that character-
D. A. Vason, Mr. J. S. Davis, Mr. Joseph izes Judge Lumpkin's manner. Witnesses
Thorne, Mr. A. Ratliff, Cnpt. S. R. Weston, were examined for plaintiffs and cross-ex-
Mr. A. \V. Muse and Capt. Richard Hobbs; amined by defendants. The progress of the
also by Rev. Ruford Watson and Ned Wil- enso is slow, ns many points of evidence are
Hams,* colored. contested. In this matter plaintiffs have
usually won their points.
Another Model Farmer. [ The contestants seem to feel confident in
Mr. George Doster says that with two the success of their cause,
mules this year he has made twenty-eight Sparta, November 20.—There nre no new
bole of cotton and six hundred bushels of developments in the Dickson will caso ns it
com. He only had twenty acres in corn, proceeds that would lie admissible for your
Minu mnlfina ♦ vv*>nl.v linvlmlu tn flm nprn I raailnm Tim dofonon eftll intpr>4«ooo wit.
thus making twenty bushels to the aero, renders. Tho defense still introduces wit-
Besides be has modo potatoes, peas, cone, nesses who are subjected to searching cross-
etc., enough to make him live comfortably examinations by Colonel Rutherford, of
at home, which allows him to smoke the plaintiff's counsel, dt is probable the ox-
pipe of content amid the gloom of hard animation of witnesses will continue du-
times.—Americas Republican. | ring to-day and part of to-morrow. In
creasing interest is felt in this important
trial, nnd some diversity of opinion is ex-
A Forger Captured.
... I ..... I HUU, RUU some uivei.il
Some time ago a white man named W. J. pressed as to the result.
Kelly presented at the warehouse of Geo. F. Litxh.—The examination of witnesses in
Swift & Son, in this city, an order signed the Dickson will case closed at 2 o’clock
by Hirch Bros., of Scalo, for $200. The I to-day. Judge l’ottle, for tlio defense; made
order was paid, but it subsequently trans-1 a speech of an hour. He was followed in a
pired that the signature of Hirch Bros, was 1 powerful legal effort by Judge Hammond,
a forgery. Steps were taken for the arrest which fully sustained his high reputation
of Kelly and he was captured and lodged in for eloquence, power and learning. Tho
jail at Seale. A requisition was obtained I argument will be finished to-morrow, when
yesterday.—Columbus Euquirer-Sun. | the case will go to the jury.
Spabta, November 21.—Tho case went to
jury about 3:30 o'clock tthis afternoon.
MARKET REPORTS.
Stocks ami ISond*.
[Local market corrected dully by J. W. Lockett]
LIQUORS.—Ryo $1.05 to $1.00. Bourbon $1.05 to
I $1.00 Redistilled rye and corn $1.10 to $.50. Gin
and rum $1.10 to $3.50. N. C. com $1.40 to $1.50.
J 1’cacb and Apple brandy $1.50 to $3.50. Catawba
wine 05 to $1.00. Port and sherry wine $1.25 to $3.50.
Cherry and giQK^r brandy 00 to $1.00. Trench
brandy $5.00 to $5.95. Domestic brandy $1.75 to
tiUte and city bonds. N. K. 7a, lat m. "J3.. .116”
Go. 6a, 1889 107 C. k R. end. by Cen.100 ,
Go. 7a, 1886 104 Railroad. $3.00.
Ga. 7a, sold lMjf'A. k W. P 93* LIME, CALCINED PLASTER AND CEMENT
Ga. 7a, 1896 125H A. AW. deb 9% Alabama lump lime $1.15 to $1.35 per bbl; Georgia
Macon 6a 109)4 A. A. 8. 7s, gutd... .131 $1*05. Calcined plaster $2.50 to $2.75 per bbl. liatr
C. R. R. stock 75)4 40 to 50c. Louisville and Roecudale cement $1.90
Cen. certificates..... 94‘4 to $2.00; Portlandcewent $3.75 to $4.00.
8.W. ’7s, gntd 119)4
Savannah 5* t
Columbus 5i 05
Atlanta 6a 100
Augusta 6a 106
Railroad bonds.
A. AO. '97.1st mort.118
Cen. 7a, ’93, latmorU13^
Ga.‘6a, *97 107
M & G, ’93,2d mort. .111
M. A K. '93,1 m, 1909.108)4
A dollar saved is canal to two dollars
made, becaose you don t have to work for it.
*»• "•
Ga. R. R. stocks.... 152)4
Miscellaneous.
W. F. Coll.bond*... 107
Ma. O. L. A W. stock. 95
Lanier House stock. 23
Macon Vol. Armory. 107
Bibb MTgCo., 1st
‘ [.bonds
Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, November 23.—The bears in wheat bad
_a Inning to-dav, helped by outside influences,
chief among which ivu the petroleum panic. The
local crowd opened the market )4 lower on heavy
cablos and a rumored increase of 500,000 buahels in
tho visible sunply. For a while December hung
A. 33. Small,
mt'n.bopd« par and tnt. | > bo|| " 89 M lh , ltocta
off and
new, of the
in
with largely incronscil facilities for doing
business offers himself to the merchants
and planters as a meilin.Y through which
to make their purchases.
BT TELEQRAl’H.
w-w. ctn/sVa.aHv. mnA petroleum began to come In, the market amratned a
. JJJF vreak tone and values aettled down to the lowest .
,lucon &Bum Meats!
I rSZtt*s:szrssB.7szraSss
. qoTern ” en .L*^ cl>ri ^** tn d ^; . * I advanced to hh. The better feeling eame from the COHN,
8 percents 102,,. Bute bonds dull reiltonit j on of confidence in tho eastern market*, no
and weal. I f a (j ureB being reported, although earlier in the day
The following were the closing quotations: a number were expected. Fean of larger
SIDES, SHOULDERS AND HAMS,
Ala. Class A. 2 to 5 93
Class B, 6a.
Georgia Ga....
Ga. 7s, mortgage.. 103
N. Carolina 90
N. Carolina, new.. 30
Funding 10
Mobil, .cl Ohio... lilt receipts and the dterewed movement
Nash, and Chat.... 46,q I the Northwest occasioned eoine eeUiug. In the I
N. O. Pacific, la.... 24 afternoon the tone waa considerably itronger, De. I
N. V. Central IKI*. cembercloaing at SSU to IS)),', with the latter figure
Norfolk 4c W.pref.. 62 | fn-oly bid on the curb. There wae a closo bond of
-thy running through all the market., corn )
rather .harpiy. The market uas firm
MEAL,
SEED OATS,
HAY.
BRAN.
FLOUR,
TOBACCO,
CIGARS,
Ail Editor Sat Down Upon,
Tho only disturbance of the evening wits I bring out aboutaft houTthey'brought
caused by our mutton-headed editor who in a verdi * t Bugt aining the will,
unthouglitediy became engaged in a convcr- "
sation about the prohibition question in; 1’rolilbltlon In Georgia.
Atlanta. Marshal Harris promptly and
«... i It is said that a reaction has set in against
properly put a stop to the debate. In this pro i libil i on in Atlnnta. Tho failure to get
connection we desire to say that the mar- r «™
shall did exactly right in this instance, and a stream from artesian well
he should fire out every numbskull who K^ )ably accounU £or this.-Thomasville
makes himself conspicious b ? loud talking | Kig ^ by BOmc that if p ro iti bi tiou
wins in Atlnnta Bryant will bo put forth as
tax collector of that county. If the liquor
men carry the day it is natural to suppose
unnecessary applause.—Covington En-1
terprise.
Wlmt a Desperate Man Will Do. . _
A singular circumstance happened in a that the leaders oa that side will be pro-
neighboring dry town a week or two ago. v *ded for. It is a .amentable state of things
A man who must have been crazy for a when by an upheaval of local politics such
drink took a jeweler’s alcohol lamp front his ™? n J’nonld ngain come to the .rout and
window whilo he was at dinner and drank eliarge public affairs. Amoncus
tho alcohol from it. The jeweler soon dis- « oan ;.. , . .... ,
covered it and told him if he did not re- *Constitution is in a pitiful comlition.
place the alcohol he would expose, him. | 11 }? wet i , t I w ; >uUi b ® arul
The man went to a drug store and told the J? d*y would be wet.—Conyers Solid
druggist the jeweler said send him a pint of , . ,,, ,
alcohol. The druggist gave him the alcohol, If drunkenness is not a sin and therefore
which he drank also; and died from its! &c *i me - what is it? If it be a crime, why
effects.—Lumpkin Independent.
A Muni, r Com Continued.
lUwxntsnm, November 19.—The case
of tho Slide vs. Trammell oml Williams for
murder is continued till the second Monday
in January next.
Auguvta's Cen,us.
Tho now directory of Augtuta contains
11,325 names. Tho consul of the city, ss
made out by the canvasser, gives 3a,391)
population; whites, 20,079; colored, 15,311
Goes up for Two Years,
Amxuicus, November 18.—Sheriff Salter,
of I«e county, woe sentenced this morning
to two years in tho penitentiary. Motion
for a now trial will he heard here on the
third Wednesday in December.
A llaliy In Minckles,
The smallest convict we ever saw poised
through hen on last Monday, in charge of
Sheriff Rollins, of Dodge county, who was
ger.
A Queer Trade.
Lost Wednesday, Jim Wilkins bought
n cow froui Dave llill for which he is to
pay two hundred birds, ten birds each
week, nntil the debt is paid. Jim says that
jaybirds, sparrows or anything else will
do, as tho kind was not stipulated.—Amer-
cus Republican.
Northern Pac.,coin. 2SJi I „y U
. pret el 1 , dec. D
B.C. Brown con.. loe.vraclflcMall 6®!, I early In the day. but later broke off rapidly on fall I pAPITTiU.’ (.'ATT PTPT? T A TtTt
Tenncwoe Da 61 [Beading M 1 , offerings, influenced by large receipts eetl- YAJI' 1’ Jhlli, toixLi 1, LiiYivU
Virginia ta 44 Rich, and AUegh'y. 6 mated (or to-morrow. There was scarcely
'' Rich- “U® n - ■ • • • M any shipping demand. thy » av »»“ and everything kept in a first-class Grocory
Chee. and Ohio.... 11 I Rich, and W. !>.... 8S« In rail (relghta cuttmg off the demand. I n , p.„„i.i m .
Chicago anil North li:! 1 ,[Rock Island 147 November cloaed 1),'and year lower than Satur- j !LU(l i r ovl.41on htore.
do. preferred.... 137 St. Paul Vila dav, diatant future, nut showing so aevora a de-
Denver and Rio O. 20';| do preferred.. 116 presslou. Oata ruled dull, with prices a shade I
Erie 24)4^exaa Pacific Wi I easier. There waa a fair trade in miaspork. tho I SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO.
7 U Union Pacific I ...j. ,,r ll„ I- fnllnwed I — v-a-raraaaaaj X O-Vll uuiuiu,
East Tenn. R. It... 7Uul-m Pacific 6'J's early pricesahowlngadeclino of 5to 1)4. followed
LakeShore........ Sti.iWahaah Pacific.... 13)4 | by a rally of 13)4 lots. Prices receded 7)4 to 10
Loulav. and Nash. 4S I do pref 20.’, I Later and closed steady. Bard eiblblted very Uttle
Uemphia and Chat 37 |W. U. Telegraph... 77.', change.'
Chicago. November 23.—Flour unchanged! | for cash or on time at unrivaled prices. Seo
Southern $4.75aS.OO.
av, middling than Saturday: November
...-' —- w , /»noery wqafiVHi No. '4 red Fi.
ned and November closed 1)4 lower.
ag 1 VESmPiSEZ I hiH Mercer cuitiTfitor.
: No. 2 i
Cotton.
Maook, Not. 23.—Oood middlir^ . _
8)i; strict low middling8); low middling 8; strict I ber 8i^s«9,
good ordinary 7^ to 7jg;good ordinary 7>,. Market Cora opened *uu n|»ouiur. wu-yu .n .««va. . ^ -w
closed dull. Cash 43*.. November 41,’., year 4014.4144, Deci-iu- A | ) C 1 |
'bar 4144.42',, January 37,'4a3fK.Oa'ji opened IX I \ f] I I
Cmh 28, November $8, December 28V*. Meee J JL. • J - J • —LCL'-LX^
pork opened 5»7>4 lower, rallied ■ ' ' ‘
Cash f8.87s" *
; and closed I
BBC KITTS, SHirMENTS AND STOCK.
Received to-day, by rail 236
•* by wagon 124
Received prorlonsljr. 88,476 . ■—
Stock on hand September t, 1HS3. t»—H.8M alo.00. Lard aulat and unchanged: Caah *6.16
Shipped to-day 3S0 December *6.16*6.17)4. January |il.33)4afi.*6. Bu k
Shipped previouily *4,336 *4,071 meats steady: Dry aslted ahouldsra *a.3<«.48,
Stock on hand..... !... 4.863 I short rib sides *4.vus6.00, short dear sides *6.-20»
nr TkXEosarn. 6.36. WbDkjr steady at *1.1*. Sugar, quit:
Liverpool, November 23, noon.—Cotton market I unchanged: Cut loaf 7fta7X* granulated A 6>* (
firm, with a fair demand; middling uplands 5 3-16; I atandard A 6)»* ^ _ . . ...
middling Orleans 5 746; sales 10.000. for apecula- Baltimoie. November 23.-Flour "trady, with
tionand export 1.000; receipts 37.000-american 32,- fair local demand: Howanl Street and Weatera
400. Futures firm. 2 p. in.—Sales Included 8,3 0 I superfine $8.00a3^5: extra $3.50*4.15; family $4.40a
bales of American. Futures quiet at an advance. I lw City Mills superfine $8.oua3.40; extra $3.BOa
- p. m.—Futures closed steady. I 4.15; Rio brands $5.00a5.12; Patopsco famlry $5.75;
1 ... —* auperlativepatent $6.00. Wheat—Bouthera firmer
IrliMCU I nlm.lun .lull- H/uilhawn nut Uie'17
not punish it us any other misdemeanor?
If there were human laws in that regard,
drunkenness would be confined to a small
Ho t for Lumpkin.
Amziuccs, November 20.—Your cone-1 percentage of population.—Augusta Chron
spondent has entered into a solemn ccm- j icle.
]mct with Judge W. B. Guerry to dine
1 JliristmaH day in Lumpkin, and we expect
THE WRIGHTS VILLE FIRE,
to go there on the Amcricus, Preston nnd Short Work Mntle of a Negro Who Con-
Lumpkin passenger train. The construe- I fcased to Ilelng tlio Incendiary.
^omTnmub?„ 0W .n «“«• Txxmu.x, November 17—In my letter
and ollthat’remains to bo do“ne to to 1^ "S^oriton
^;t“Vr l r dH «ince b g circumston^
enmntotml k in five reri u ‘ “ evidence loil to the arrest of Cap Hamilton,
completed in five-mile _ sections, so that L notwl jt.:., deme iado. Some
November
AoruiJir On*x\bar..
D»e»n\>i? Jaiixry....
Jan u xry-r*broary....
February -March
March April
Ajiril-May
ray-June
June-July..
A Mean Trick. I possession, and he confessed to having
One of tho features of Sells Brothers' I robt e d ‘ he store and then fired it. lie was Nov
circus to a hairy man. While at Albany the ? 1 I i res , te j} on *. 10 pleetotron of Mrs. L M. Dee...
other night some of the town boys pro-1 ? ,I ^ k8hear > mne mU “ from Wri^ttoville,
cured some that powdered deviltry known lenten* county. He was found tip the March.,
ns “cow-itch," and while pulling at and chinl ?ey, and severalgentlemen effected his Apra
feeling of the extraordinary growth of hair arrest > tied him and thought they hod him
on the hairy man’s body, robbed in a lot of Hec , Tl ^* but a “ ,tber , P** 1 * °. n th * m -
it. Then file boys stoil at a good distance I ? nd tbo ** that fio »e«ped-to where
and watched the poor fellow as ho sidled It j exa f known. But wo all know
up to a tout pole and tried to scratch his [j 1 ** “ aje * ty roceivc<1 “ n adlii *
hack. The freak was fearfully wrath and 1)011 *° “ )s )orccs -
his part of the show was made moropromi
nent that ever by his gyrations.
: — - ■ I — —— I UUKilHICU ffilllOf fCU Dir, m 4CV4 irau 4 , l
Nsw Volts, November 3*. noon.—Ootton doll: .levator December *5a*6*.. Coni apot opened 14
middling uplanda 97-10; mtddUcg Orleans SK: a)4 higher; Ungraded red WaM; No. 2 white 64 >4a
deal*®. _ .71‘4; No. 1 red61 *,864*4 elevator, November *4*,a I
Evoning-Cotton, net reeelpta 13*7; great 16,6*7. 51*,. December 61)4*1)4. Oats, caah opened *4a*4
rqtnmeaosaddull! sales4LX0. I higher; No. 2 mlied 35a*5-,. lloiw unchanged: ,xaUIn the world. Bold by
The Evening Post aaya: Future deliveriee to-day I Xew 30n36; fair to choice 7al5. Coffee, apot fair rio I —““*“*” ”*“• *~*“-r
are quiet. Haiesat the third call ahow a partial ad- dMi at *8.13)4, No. 7 rio apot *6.70; November *9.06, rpi a. -w
vance of MOO atnee last Saturday. Futures closed I December »5.*o. Sugar firm but quiet: Barbs- X. _A_. Jil'.lal i,
steady and MOO higher than last Saturday. dooM.. centrtfuaal 6. St. Croti 6)4, San Domingo ,
The foUowtog tableabowa theopenmgandcloa- 4MKFroncb Wanda6>4.Den-arara4;4.Martinique naz^^aHTi^-V'nrwT? Kr.my
Ingqnotatlona; | 6. Antlgua4)4, Brazil 4)4. Pernambuco 6. liiigll.h J* ‘ •
m^toii.’iugar'V'taio^'f.'i’r m *£i ) ^,P.° 0l fe^g l !^;!. l !r.*i tc l '..J^I‘, r< * t ji , !. a '‘. ^
,0.J?5 ATi^j'A 0 ‘mout^ A W S‘“ toTi
1 * '■ m* A rnwhul stAUiLml AC.. l bouUl ‘ — . 1 ’ A * *' '•
w Armory ButUUuo.
A BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
A Widow Suoa the State Itond for St.7,OOO
Marietta, November 17.—On tho night
Tlio Notorious Ales. Ktherldge.
Sparta, November 18.— I write to inform
you that although Hancock
Alex. Etheridge, a/tar Ike Wauron, uere in 1 McDonftUli
t»ia*Uci» was wreckid, and Ed MeCul-
tnal until another court. He will, there- , h of who ^ M firemftn of
i, at once bq sent back to Macon, where, u-mn train, worn both killed Tho npi-i-lent
of the big washouts on the Western and
4*0- «*-6rt 4k» n* «*«As SSSJMSAV&S&
tore,
of course, another jury will pronou
a lunalic(?) and commiseion him to
our homes again.
Our only hope to therefore to keep detec
tives after him, and lie awake at night
... 1 same train, were both killed. The accident
,ronon “?® h “ wa. caused by a culvert wishing out
plunder | and leftTjng a jn tha road
from twenty to thirty feet wide,
into which the engine end fifteen
m im, ana ue awiute « “'S 11 * I cars were piled To-day in the Cobb Supc-
Court Sirs. McDonald is suing the r£ul
dies a natural death. Ivr W. Duuoan.
Bridal Dells.
Harsualltiuje, November 17.—Mr. L. 1 .... , .... . ... , , , .
C. Ellis, of Gainesville, Fla., «id MU.
for $25,000 tor killing hctlhusbami. In the
bill it to set forth that the road had been
notified that the cnlvert was in a bad con-
carrying him and three other prisoners to Susie Affleck of this nlae’e were merrier! «t placed a watchman there until it could have
Hawkins ville. The bora _Jl to be only
•bout 8 or 10 yean old.-Cochran Uessen- ^ c £ arch wu pntuMel/ decorated with K?" 5’,^™', * D T d wl 11
flowers, etc. Four little girls dressed in “i' 1
white strewed flowers along the aiale pre- ^ RJjJVJP*
ceding the bride and groom, who were led I )t .„l!! I1 1 ^ Ubt,U lf *
to a pyramid of flowera and lighted condlon. c °n c ‘ UHIon w rtached thin term.
aVSSXTfSr&X & i, AH impobtaSt EULUIO
ood things, prepared by Mr. and Mrs. -fudge Speer Dceldrs that a Wife Can Tes-
’. G. Affleck, the bridal partv took their tiry tor Her Husband,
departure for the land of flowers, their B y a ruling of Judge Speer in the United
future home. I States City Court yesterday, the precedent
was established of sllowing a wife to testiyf
in a case in which her husband to a defen-d
aswun.., *-*********uvi ss.—ss™** rngui mu 1 snt The ease was that of Oliver Williams,
house Of Luoy Guilford, colored, on tho | colored, charged with passing a counterfeit
Dentil nr 1111 Old Lady.
M i -4 llcttin IIolmi'H died at the residence
of Dr. J. J. .Mason Sunday morning. She
was quite old, lioing serenty-eeven years of
age, and died from general debility. Her
funeral took place from the residence oi
Dr. Mason at 111:30 o'clock yesterday.—
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Honeymoon and Apples^
On Thursday laat a bride and groom made
their appearance on our streets, having
come all the way from North Carolina in an
ox wagon with a load of apples. They were
married a day or two before they left the
old North State, and are now on a bridal
tour epjoying the • honeymoon.—Elbcrton
Gazette.
Stewart County tioea Dry#
Lumpkin*, November 20.—There wo* an
election held in this county on Wednesday
on tho local option isine, and tho prohibi
tion side have won by a handsome majority
—at least 200. There was some hard work
done by both side*, and n Urge vote polled.
Th,. e lection liaised off quietly and without
any disturbance.
zing In the Bonnets,
Never in the history of OeorgU were mi
many resignations ftom the bench known.
Why did these men seek with sueh aridity
them official positions to lay them down
before the expiration of their terms of of
fice, and just upon the eve of the State elec
tion year, u a question the people will soon
see clearly solved.—Madisonian.
Two Children Hurried to Death.
Axmuccs, November 21.—Last night the I The"<
ptoce of Rufus Wilkinson, some fifteen H ;i vcr dollar. Tho transaction occurred
=2=^* •>«?: ‘he Fifteenth district, August 21, i885. William, was a str^t
was burned. The origin of tho fire is un- am Y, Bn d peddled watormolons around the
known. The mother waa absent, and her L-ity. On the da, inqnestion he bought a
five children were mdeep in the cabin. The I load of melons from s negro named Ho us-
eldest boy ws. awakened br the heat of the ton The Utter alleges that a silver dollar
fire, and ran screaming about the bed on pa j,i him by Williams waa counterfeit, and
which lay a girl, the next in age, and a ,h»t WiUiams'had said he intended to pass
small child. The girl awoke, and with the it on some of the ‘ Uland niggers.” Will-
child and the boy escaped from the born-1 lams wss put upon the stand, and he denied
ing house, but two yonnger ones, aged I UV er having hadthe coin in hU possession,
•bout six and four, were left, nnd perished Lizzie Williams, hi* wife, was called by
in the flames. Neighbors who were attract- the defense, and District Attorney Darnell
edb, the bUze arrived too Ute to render objected. He .Uted that be knew of no
any assistance. Nothing remained of tho 1 instance in any of the books, where ■
bodies of the two children except a charred United SUtea court had permitted a wife
and indistinguishable mass, when the scene | testify in such a case. There seems to be
|of the tragedy wss visited thU morning. | n o Uw on the question, and Mr. Damelll
quoted the statute Uw of Georgia and tbe|
common Uw, both of which forbid a wife
Two Vigilant Policeman.
T Sell* Bros, circns was at Carrollton the from testifying for or against her husband,
other day. . When the conventional drunk except in suits for divorce, prosecution
ace was being performed by Wm. Bells, I tor cruel treatment and eases similar in
who personated the drnnkard, nnd Billy principle.
Broke, the clown, the Utter pitched tho “Grecnleaf on Evidence" was cited and
actor over the rope, and one of tho police- “Wharton," “Powell" and “American lle-
men. thinking this was a chance to arrest a porta" were referred to.
troublesome inebriate, ran forward, club in The Judge said that he respected the au-
hand, grasped young Sells around the thorities quoted, and although he did not
waist, and proceeded towanl the door with know of any rating of the United States
him. As soon as the people eommnccd I courts on this point to be found in the re-
toyell, another member of the bodged force ports, he recalled one that came under his
ran up with a stick raised, realty to deuiol- personal notice. The case was that of rx-
ish the supposed drank man, but the senior niViife Yarbrough tried in Atlanta before
SeUs raiser) his band jost in time to want Jmlge MeCay, of the United Slates Cirrnit
off the blow and prevent a difficulty. There Court, at the fall term 1883. The parties
were several valorous knights of the club were charged with conspiracy, and the wife
at the fray, and allot them being in earned of Jasper Yarbrough was called to prove an
it took a great deal of low whispering by alibi for her husband. Judge McCay held
the circus men anil loud roaring Uugbter that Mrs. Yarbrough could testify, and she
by the audience to get the officers pacified, was allowed to do so. Judge Kpeer was as-
— sociated in the case as counsel. Hi* honor
The Dickson M ill Case. mentioned Judge McCoy’s ruling, and re-
SraETA, November 18.—Promptly 1 marked that he would role similarly. WU-
o'clock court wss organized, and the Dick- [tarns' wife was accordingly place J on the
eon will case being called, * jury was cm- .turd.-Savannah News,
paneled speedily. Counsel for defendant
The Thomas County Stock Breeden.' Fair «ud.t to U »“•, I nSSItViTf£ JL dv» an bv
SW^rr.s2±«!: T«8*5S2rt3S3
Vl?rs ill gold an offered on stock, and j tha ordinary. Plaintiffs counsel protested | ..nat sad .*. s taJAii- n ineslul. Us
i... *-»■- tiomi s fi“u* the 25 ceutagstal ovi-rrolid the motion. Tba oamlnanM m | n(S ai a taataraa te boataass. Da took no pula
tniaroa must b
Hydro u hoblau
Dr. P. L. Hilsman reports a case of gen
uine hydrophobia in Lee connty. The pa
tient tea negro boy twelve years of age. He
was bitten by a rail il dogwont two months
ago, and bnt little attention was paid to the
injuries, which were slight at the time.
A few days ago he was aeixed with tha
mahuly and is now in a serious condition.
Albanv N< '•••*.
uni h- no
I ovcii Jed
irltnraees ~n— begun and conducted with »ra«Fai«h»(<ril»»fonowin*ii*waska
I great care and skill by counsel on both 1 unlj cu:»l i ■
ACID PHOSPHATES AND KAINIT
-141 and 143 Third Street,
MACON GEORGIA.
nov22w5m
■ DENTISTRY—DR. B. B. BARFIELD,
No. 90la Mulberry Struct, Macon, Georgia.
Office Houw—9 a, m. to 6 p. m,
Opened.
2 p.m.
5 11-64
5 10-61
5 8-54
5 9-64—10-64
5 12-04—13-04
5 164*4
»19-04
5 26-64
5 11-64
.6 9-64
5 94V4
5 10-64
5 12»'*4
51661
1519-64
5 22-64
5 26-64
and lowdr, cIohIi
a iQ.ra amber $1.00*1.1
“ 11*.MS .inis.
dull: Southern red 94a97. do
1 Maryland 95 axked: No.
,ud November fu4 bid. I
5 l(MU Weatern winter red apot
a oxi Cora—Southern Ann and fairly active; Wen tern
a “tcaily and dull; Southern white 47a53; do yellow
S lsS dew 43aWj do y« now Wa55; Weatern mixed ape-t
A 16-64 I ^ bid.
a iqju New Yoxik,November2*1.— Flour-Sonthera ateady;
a ot n Common to fair extra $3.GCa4.05, good to choice
a 07 6i extra $4.10a5.60. Wheat, apot opened lower;
Ungraded winter red 89> B aU2; No.2 red caah96> 4 ;
Open'd.
Feb..
Closed. I
Open'd.
9.35-36 May...
9.89-40 Jane..
9.52-63 July ..
9.63-641Auguat..
9.74-75 Sept.
9,85-86] Oct.
10.16-17 I confcctlonera' A 6)406*., cruahed standard Afi'„
10.24-25 cut loaf 7)4, powdered A 7a7)4. granulated I
6*4, cubes 6)4a7. Molauet steady and uuebanxed: |
New Orleans 50a52; Cuba (50-tett refining) 17)4.
oct24-d, m A wtf
SoS'oaMlTlMh'LS. Pork
317V mldduSuptoUT^rmWAim* Cotton reed oU dull it MtfOt. crude **1,^6. Po.
* I iMri dnll snd buyer,' fsvor: Meee, >p
I “ 14<UM 4 ? U: Lon*, clrar. *5.37.',
_ _ . JP
points lower and closed quiet:
mlddlingoq; netreceipte I0.9S6, grera 10.*«»; rale. I *m LtreJSm'SS'itAm'
UU; stork M.MS; exportsOOMtwlN 66M. toOrral ^ *
Galveston, November 23.—Cotton market steady;
Britain 9161.
Never Known to Fail.
The popular Blood Purifier of tho day to
NoirouL November 23.-Cotton market qnlst; I I V*°r* pC
middlings 9 3-16; net receipts 8079, gross 9079; sales dSi IndftiS?- No Q °* l ' C *
1150; stock 49.061; exporta coastwise 3928. 47^8lts V MO?na* < No^2 mlxedSo Portt abadr^ It in the honest “tried nnd tnie” Old In-
mSdS^% W °J^ir^i^lS tt S?-! , SSa t Mill $9.75. Lard easier?Prime steam $6.10. Bulk tlinn Curo that hoi «tood the tc«t of time.
»b»r% I gss r d LSS M-fiS or skin
ll U viT AtTeicclicnt tonic and n[i[it tiz* ; r. Noth-
7)4, New Orleona 4)*'o5)4. Ilogs Ann: Common ing oquils it for female oompLuntfl. . A
'H cocking aud butchers'$3.60a purely vegetable prei*:irntinn, contAinicg
HHPH VHHHH. I I no merenrv or other mineral poison.
stock 7«1S; asport, to dreat Britain IS10. ' ”™"»r n.-FIourcsar. unchsoimd. I i
; exports to
continent 500; coaatwise360.
BostoM, November 23.—Cotton market qniet; mid
dlings 9)4; net receipts a gross $63; sales 0; stock
6310; exports to Great Britain 1609. . .... ly .,
WiLMuioToir, November 23.—Cotton market firm; fwo °
mtddlln, »; nat.rac.ipta -Lgra-Ml, rale. «■] *
piraSi^NoV.iSrW^O?ttoui«k.tdun: TsaUly **-7(M.«X cholc. H.oon.lo. fancy
ir arrLmBMFaSmi 4.90. Wheat opened lower. No. 2 red caah 94)4 I
iddUnge 9541 net receipts lv gross 595, stock bU# November December usia95 ‘4. Cora
kavamuu, tfovrarbar 23,-Cotton market ,tcady; SKSfbJS^SJ “duU
New Ori.eanh. November 2-i.-Cotton market I Prori-iona qniet and wiwker. Port QUlct, old $XiA 1
Bold byW ug rlniggisto.
THE O. L 0. CO.,
Perry, Ga.
octl dim&wlr
HnruLXnrabi.13 P *, nn .Vp I nulM* mid. I 6-60- Bacon—tarn* deaf *B.8PaS.T0, short rib, * 5.60 |
dl^^O; 0 MWOO; SS5'^7£!‘ r ^ir,o
stock 2H.088; export* cooatwiM) 170»). I WTu^st^y at $1.10.^^
M KMvtut, November %i.—Ootlua market ateady; Huomr I
i*S:'ta£27 Z?iV u * t:
mlddllnc »; net racaipta *53*. areas *336; rale, loo, doreodto faSlxta I
.reck 61060; ..port, re Great Britain «*>. to contl-1 JT^c^m™^ra ^tri'fStST^d^riS;
Mart, common to good common 16*17. Rica
GLINGMAEV’S
TOBACCO
REMEDIES
Macon ainrket Itcnort. I duU: Lontilaii* ordinary to goodi t>4»B«4. Co«on
r/ , _ 1 . „ „ seed oil weak; Prims crude 25)4, summer yellow
[Corrected daily by T. Skelton wo nee k Co., Mer 1
chondiss Broker and Manufacturers Agents.
Novel Stores.
atTAJnM*. Noremober 23.-Spirits of turpentine I
Flour, steady. Corn, low and declining. Cheese, I nominal: Regulars 16; soles — barrels. Rosin I
very firm and advancing. Itice, strong and ad vane* I (poles) strong: ■trained to good strained $1.00al.07)4;
ing. Sugar, low and declining. Potatoes, strong I sales — barrels.
ands‘ * i
. >42)4i
COUNTRY PRODUCE.—Cabbage, 6 to 12c per
head. Dried peaches, strictly No. 1 peeleed 6c per
lb. Onions, yellow and red $1.23 per bbl.
Potatoes. $125 to $2.50 per bbl. Turnips $2.35 to
Genie Osier lloffCiillw |!
I-’OK SALE.
.hirtlru* 7 : 4c: 7-6 4*;c. Bnjwn ibccUns. 4-1 *140. I
oi^dmnrt^V to g *c.^Yaru* »3)4o for bwt From plants Originally Procured in Switzer-
‘“niunit—Appir-, *Z6* to OnuiM ti.eo to land.
SfifS^bu^ D 7;&Lto're p M. b ^; »»** 0BA » rABU -
box. Cocoannts $4.00 per barrel. California pears I near Macon. Go.
*‘o*BOcKES.LB»,rer. otaomaresrin. V to *J Jgj* •» rertt— whan lass than 6,000 are J
assorted, in boxes 9 to 10c; in barrels SVe. Cheese, I cnttlnn are from 12 to II Inches long. They will
tall erram llH W13cper lb; lower gradra to to 11c, I b. car*full, pwikad am! shipped by rallread, or as-
Corned beef, cooked, 1 lb cans $3.25; 2 lb cans $3.50, I mtumiil a* dewired. Cash must accompany all or-
CoS'ec.choics 11)4 to UM P«lb; good 11)4 to 12c per SSTtoimmrs Litton. L C PLANT
lb; medinm 10)4 to llo par lb; common 9)4 to 10c novl4dlUw3t Macon.
per lb. Fbih. new crop No. 1, in bbl* $12.00, half 1 '
nbls $6.00, quarter bbU $3.23,4lts 79c; No. 3 mack
»rel. bblt $8.00, half bbls $4.00, quarter bbla $2 26
* *- - “ >, family $4.67;« *
Bacot's Best Liver Pills.
kits 60c. Flour, common $4.50; i
V:C CL1NCMAN TOBACCO OINTMENT
Tin; jio**t i-ffittivi: nn him.
j IlfN »»n the m\rV*t for Pile*. A III: I I If i:
tor llclilna 1‘il. ta. Um never failed to
prompt Wjjj iur* An»J l*J. »-rw. Atm »>*»,
i wiula, Tettar. K%lt Rbram Barber'* Rah, lUne-
l’iiii|*»—t. N*n a iai.il li-.ila I'riee .jCI etw.
THE CLINGMAN TOBACCO CAKE
N ATI'It P’S OWN RR3ISRY. Cure. «l|
1-ew. 8i.r«:na. Emipah* B- •!«.
■fltinff, 1 I* t-rw. s.ir**« H- r»* K>»«,
rCorirt. .N.-.ral^i* Uhr-uninti-in.
0«aL Cwd. CuOffaa,
»!)•! I).-a Mii.cs.
i^aUtocal ImUtH.n ami
THE CLINGMaN TOBACCOiPIASTER
Prepared nrrnrdiiiu t«» lire m«i«i «4 ieinli,r
prlneiples., m iin- Pi tcI •»'i ^l.l»\Tlti:
J NliIIKhlK.NT^, romprpsded with the { mn*t
Tnb*c*n lloor. and in aj--. i»l!> rvcunuxuradeil f< r
'.'...i dt »ra - . : 5 1..- 11 1 and for tti-.t < li-«
f.t irnt^nt or inll.*-nim«t<>rT maUdhw. Acti'-i iad
ll '-n I- I' -
' I, l- - It.
1 iiru-it B
Grchitla SBBini
• Milk I>-K
>'( In—rU. Ac. In ta> t all*
lull -mm.iti*m frum «hstevi
the r* t ent Unn kbletol
small lots $1.50. Land, tierce* and tubs 7)4 tote I
■ lb; 10 lb pall* 9»4c per lb; 51b] j^|
,b; ri ' • ’
Ib^sa to iltt and qttality. NuU. Terrogona almondaT
22c per lb; Prince— paper shell 24c per lb; French I
walnuts 15 to 18c per lb; pecans 15c par lb: Brazils
10c per lb; cocoonuta $40.00 to $45.00 per 1000. Pick I
les, pint* $1.25; quarts $1.75; halt barrel*, plain and I
mixed $7.00. Potatoes, Eastern $4.7$. per bar,
ret W—tern $6.75 per barret Batatas-
new layers $3.75 per box; new London layers |
I*«h iM
Bill. V
load thra. prtra. ran b. ,badnL fiudiUM. AlunTl
For sale by
W ANTED.
Axkroor druaaua fortbr««- retniHliMi. or writ** to tho
CUNGMAN TOBACCO CURE CO.
DURHAM, N, C., U. S. A.
r OlOROIk, CBAWFOBDCOUBTT.—Saab E. Anil
^raratai ootat and tMtEulon I m * 1 ' hl " appl>d for rumiptlon of ptraooaltyi
Lanas, Rankix Jc Lavas,
novl0w3t Mocon, Ga.
— an Artiva Man or W
nun in cvmjt county to ■
Salary ,7* par Month and Ei-
I ratlin, apart and valuation of homestead out
Advice to Motliei-s.
Mrs. Winslow’s toothing Syrup should alu
•ed for children teething* It soothes the
_ jftena the gums, allays sU pain, cuius wind colic,
and ta the best remedy for dlarrhcra. 25c. a bottle.
uuwir
man. and 1 will pa— upon the same at 12 o’etoex
. _»the 12th day or Deccml>er, 1883, at myofitoa.
November 16th. 1885s OEO. L. SAWYER, Ordinary.
nov2! w2t*
Administrator’s Sal
granulated 7?£. A. 7)4, white extra C. 6*4. yellow 6. j
Syrup, New York eugar *) to 40c per gu; New Or f
leone 39 to 59ejwr gaL
HARDWARE.—Horse shoes $4.50 per keg. Male |
ehoes $5.50. Iron bound homes $3.50 to $4.<JU. I
T acs ehatas $f to $0 easts pai pair. Am— shovels I
910.U) per dozen. Plow hnes 4 to 5c per lb. Hal-1
man's plowatocks $L00i Axe« $6.50 to $10$ per I
down. Cott»n cords $4.50. Well backets $1.00.1
Cotton rope 15 to 20c per lb. Swede Iron 5 to 6)4c I
per lb. refined » to lie perlb. Plow steel 4>4c pei (
lb. Hails $X90 to tlM,busta of 19d. Powder $A6d I
per keg. Blasting powder $2.75. Lead 8c per lb.
brnpsbotll.eoperW Barbed wire7 to7*4e-
HIDES, WOOU ).TC.-Uldrs, dry tint* to 13He; I
salted t to 10c. Wool nnw-bed 16 to 13c; woahod I
20 to 25c; borry 6 to 19c. Wax 1H to 20c. Tallow 5c. I
GIfaH.—bfgnol 50 to 60c; West Virginia block 17c; |
lard oil 70e; cotton seed 60c; LeadlL/ht lx, l er*!
V seen* lie; neaufoot 73c; machinery Ji to *•; Un-1
seen* [ seed M to Tic; mineral seal 33c; cotton—cd refined 1
Many a Lady
is beautiful, all but her skin;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
state or oionou.couxTT or j.-m-s-b/
virtue of on order granted by the Court of Uniinary
of aaid county, at the n gular November term. ltw%
will be sold during the legal hour* of sale, on tho
first Tuesday in Dec mb— next, at tl * court houao
door, ta said county, that tract of land ta said coun
ty whereon J. J. lUrfieM r> -t.t- .1 at the time vt bis
death—containing four hundred and five (4 •' acres,
mors or 1—a, bounded by Un*U ot WIT— "*
B. 11. Founds and others lying abot
corihKtisiof Clinton, on the Clinton and Mo
fepublte vend, and inuaedtataly on thsanmyof
Uw Covtagtoo Macon and railroad, nc- v “'--
■tawstod. Said lands orw ta a high si
ti.tn. In a fiwt-cla— n ighboflioou, hn
Watered, with a capital two-stoey frau;
beautiful grovo of oak and hickory, r
auti school*. AU necessary out bn
good n-jair. A11 fruit culUtatod i
mib-e
• »• .l-ra*
■tad tl.* r. err B
:ty of giKMt l
naturally f. rtilr, ■iixhily
good clay nubeoU. TitL-a err perf*-» t
Tbi-. 2dofN k. mt . r I-.*-- A
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—w—mmska——
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