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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1885.--TWELVE PAGES. THE NEWS .IN GEORGIA. gathered by correspondents AND FROM EXCHANGES. George D. Robinson, of the much-adver tised house of Augusta, is dead. Hr. G. J. Sloppy, a well-known citizen, died last week at his residence near Plains of Dura. Alderman Cobb, of Americas, is the vie- tin of chicken thieves. A mid on his place tLo other night cleaned up all ho had. The Brunswick Breeze was one year old on Sunday, and it anniversarates with u crowing rooster at the top of the column. In Ainericus, Col. B. B. Hinton's bnggy collided with a wood-wagon and was totally wrecked. Colonel Ilinton escaped injury. Miss Stella Smyth, of Augusta, formed 1,14'.) words out of the letters contained in the word blacksmith, and won a doll for her brightness. Mr. Adam Glover, while hunting at Watt's mill-pond, in Sumter county, killed two wild geese. They were the first over killed in that county. A man living at Locust Grove, in Henry county, con hoar distinctly the whistles of engines on tho Central railroad, just thir teen miles away. Mr. C. W. Hancock, of Americas, has re ceived a lettor from Miss Laura llaygood, now in Chinn, giving much insight into missionary work. Tho clerk of the council of Rome esti mates that the receipts and expenditures of tho city government for the present year will amount to $57,000. A little negro boy on G. M. Harper's place, in Sumter county, while fooling with tho gearing of a steam pump, had one of bis arms broken in two places. A few flakes of snow fell at Hartwell on Wednesday, and the same day a considera ble quantity of ripe rasberries were found on the bushes in Mr. J. W. Williams's gar den. ^ In a swamp in Sumter county Messr-. "ink and Clem Jowers and Prof. Layfield caught and killed a large wild cat The an imal had just made u meal of a litter of pip*- Rome is now by law entitled to the special delivery of letters. An application by the postmaster, with official statement of the annexation, would secure Rome this con venience. At Fort Valley, Tuesday, as the Methodist Church bell was being tolled during the f unerul services of Vice-President Hendricks, it craoked, and the man hod to discontinue tolling it The city election at Americas occurs one week from to-day, and so far no candidates are in tho field. E. A Hawkins, one of the retiring aldermen, positively refuses to run or serve if elected. Fifty-three partridges were caught by netting in one day recently by a Mr. Wag- non, near Pleasant Hill, Clarke county. He has a pointer to set thorn, calls off his dog, tend drives with a horse. The other day a man wanted to bet that a half dozen men could not be found in Waycross who knew which was the fourth commandment. On passing the question around it was answered in ten different ways and only one was right. Mitchell Lampton, of Ccdartown, died Friday. His death was caused by choking quinsy. A few minutes before his death liu complained of a choking sensation in his throat, sought relief by walking out in his yard, but soon returned to his room and in a few minutes was a corpse. There will be three important gatherings in Brunswick this week, viz: Superior Court convenes on Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Tho South Georgia conference of tho Meth odist Church will convene on Wednesday, and on Saturday the clans will gather for municipal election. The grand jury of Chatham Superior Court has returned a true bill of indictment against John Walsh for murdering W. H. Dawson in the Marshall House, October 14. A true bill was also found against Abram Wayman, the young negro who stabbed John Rusu, the Greek fruit dealer, on the night of September 10. Henry Whitfield, allot Whitfield Ryels and Joo Ryols, the negro who set fire to the residence of Mr. F. A Exley, in Savon- nob, on January 12 laxt,‘died at the jail Monday morning. ' Whitfield was tried for arson and sentenced to be hung March 07, hut au order waa issued three days before that time until the case could bo taken to tho Supremo Court. (icorsiii Farming* Com raised in Terrell county this year sells for 10 and 45 cents per bushel. The progressive farmer is picking wlrnt little la left of cotton, towing wheat and killing hogs. Mr. Jonathan West, of Cartecay, cnlti vat* ,1 three acres in tobacco this year and at the pricea offered for it, it will bring $00 per acre. —Ellijay Courier. 0. W. Millions*', of Worth rountv. planted 000 stocks of scud cane this year, from which lie mode.150 gallons of syrup. Ten stalks of his cane made five and a hall gallons of juice. Mr. Johu F. Hendley, of this county, mode ninety gallons of syrup from a plant ing of 000 seed enne. From the same small patch he saved 3,000 cane for aeod and al lowed his children to chew up a thousand stalks, making ninety gallons of syrup and 3,000 stalks of cane saved from a planting of only COO stalks.—IUwkinsville News. We have heard of a young man, not a hundred milts from this plkce, who. a few year* ago, purchased a b g plantation for for $5,000, and agreed to pay $1,000 a year until he paid for it Ho sowed it down principally in small grain each year and at the end of five years he hail paid for it, and had something left He then concluded that he wonld raise cotton instead of grain and hired a lot of free negrocs-pnrehssed males, farming implements, etc., sufficient for a large cotton plantation. At the end of five years from tho tune he abandoned grain and commenced raising cotton bis farm was heavily mortgaged and he was hopelessly in debt His farm, mules, etc., were sold by the sheriff and he was left where he started ten years before.—Liber- ton Gazette. A Nall Struck fkjnareljr on the Head. There are more bogus and sensational telegrams sent out of Atlsnta than a little. Somebody down there oupht to hare aeoat of tar and feathers.—Marietta Journal. The Fewer Of the Prmuu Since we threatened to call as extra sea- ■don of the Legislature to play havoc with the railroads, the directors have seen fit to - nut passenger coaches on the freight trains and take passenger, too.—Baxley Banner. nillslBS an 1’n It n I -licit We A certain gentleman in Eastman that the artesian well be taken up, cut into sections ami sold for post boles, in order to reimbnrte the town for the money expend ed upon it.—Ksstmsn Journal. A I.ucky Twice* County Uoy, Mr. Tom Bond, the p.it ntea ot e pJ&tr k a premium at the last fair, sold the right for ten thousand dollars. He has refused fifteen thousand for the right for Canada. -Irwinton Appeal. ltenare of Braun Collar Button.. . Mr. J. F. Thompson cut his neck with a razor while shaving, eight or ten days ago, afterwards wore a brass collar button which poisoned hi* neck causing great swelling and serious trouble.—Fort Gaines Adver tiser. Merely a Terlmlcatlty. LaGiunoe, December 11.—The chief ground for n new trial of John W. Smith, convicted of murder, is that the sheriff went into the jury room and asked if they would soon agree instead of telling the bailiff to ask the question. This was at midnight. Accidentally Sliot. LaGramie, Decemberll:—News has just reached here that Capt. “Hal” E. Moss, of Wliitesville. Harris county, was to-day very badly wounded by the accidental discharge of a shot gun. The load was received in his side, just above the hip. Moss is a good citizen and has represented his county in the Legislature. A Home-Mude Railroad President. Major John H. Jones, president of the Elberton Air-Line railroad, is the oldest citizen of Elberton, this being the place of his birth. He is now abont seventy years of age, and is apparently os active and en ergetic us a nmn of forty. The Major claims to be the best horse-back rider in the county.—Elberton Gazette. The Preliminary Survey. Mr. Arthur Fou, civil engineer, and his corps of men have pitched camps near Fuller's mill and hove commenced the pre liminary survey of the Savannah, Dudlin and Western Short Lino railroad. He rode over a good portion of the conntry between this point and Savannah daring last week and reports the country much better than .... -• —Doblin On demurrer, Judge Speer held that the plaintiff hod no just cause for action, and be.dismissed the cone.—Savannah Nows. Some Intensive Farming. Mr. John D. Pearce, of the lower por tion of this oounty, has become fully con vinced that the system of intensive farm ing is the most profitable uvsteui to he pur sued in this country. We learn that he made this year, on two acres of land, 3,900 pounds of seed cotton, or nearly three bales of lint. He fertilized this small patch with lot immure aud cotton seed, applying about 400 pounds to the aero. On twenty-one acres of land, cultivated in the ordinary manner, with an applica tion of fifty pounds of guano per acre, Mr. Peurcc made nine holes of cotton or a bale to a little over two acres. He made more clear money on the two acre patch than he did on tho twenty-one acres. Mr. l’earce is an independent, thorough going farmer. He runs only two plows uml has made this year more than an abun dance of com to supply his farm another year, und has jast killed seven head of bogs which netted him 2,505 pounds of pork, one of his poikers weighing 441 pounds. He pays as lie goes and never parts his hair in the middle, and will hereafter pur sue 'he intensive system of farming, ns ho is satisfied that it is tho only system that will prove to be the salvation of the coun try.—Hawkins ville News. he expected to find it- i Post, Flreil Upon by Unknown Parties. Eatoston, December 10.—At William Crews’s residence three negro men were sitting in the bouse talking to a negro wo man, when some unknown party placed the muzzle of a shot-gun through a crack near the door and shot the woman in the leg, making a painful wound lint not dan gerous. Some stray shot hit two of the negro men. IlawklruvIUe’i* City Fathers. Hawkinsvillk, December 10.—The fol lowing citizens will ho supported for aider- men of the town in 1886: S. B. Lawson, •I. J. Joiner, J. Z. T. Fawn, B. Bell and II. M. Bozeman. llawkinsvilhfwill get two thousand more bales of cotton than last year. Mr. P. A. Robuck, near town, killed hog weighing 53-1 pounds. Knocked OITthe Top of n Train. Adaiosvili.e, Decomber 10.—While the down through freight wns passing through the bridge near Tunnel Hill this morning, T. C. Johnson, a brakeman, not noticing the bridge, was knocked off and instantly killed. His brains wero scattered over the box-car on which he was standing when killed. His remains wore left with his fam ily, who live near the scene of the acci dent. The Absconding Ijunllord Captured Last Thursday night the train from Au gusta brought to our town Bailiff Jim Law- son and Col. W. L. McElmnrray, who were on the trial ot T. C. Lloyd, the absconding stoward ot the Arlington House, of Waynes boro. They found their man, and carried him bock to Waynesboro, where he was tried for chesting and swindling by the county court, convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or eight months in the chain-gang.—Millen Beacon. MUIrdirvllle'i Hunk. This is an establiahment of which Mil- ledge ville is justly proud. It began busi ness s year or two ago, nnd mode money enough the first year to fit up a beautiful office nnd pay all the officers, and then had a neat little profit left. We understand that it will declare a nico dividend this year. The prospect of its capital being increased by $100,000 or $150,000 ore very bright. Home of the officers are corresponding with some capitalists who have that amount to invest. We know no investment that is better than our bank.—Millcdgeville Chron icle. Heeded Not the Telegraph's Warning. GazENVu-LK, December 10.—Your press dispatches announcing the failure of the Mutual Self-Endowment and Benevolent Association caused great excitmenj in our town yesterday. Dr. M. T. McGarrnhty, of Atlanta, formerly of Newnan, spent several months in the town and county this Sum mer, soliciting insurance in this A Urge number of our from home and come South in search of work. Their names were Grant Wilton and Herman Baumbach. They applied for lodg ing at the Btntion house last Wednesday night and next morning announced their in tention of returning on foot to their home in the Northwest. They did not carry out their intuntion however, but went to the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company nnd telegraphed their fathers that they were sick and asked for money. Yesterday morning Mr. L. L. Wilton, oung Wilton's father, arrived in the city, ie went to the city hall and informed the chief of police that he was in search of his runaway son and aske'd aid. Search made for the runaways, which resulted in finding them at 2 o'clock on Fourth street. Police officers Tharp and llamp Wood ar rested thorn aud oarried them to the station house. Mr. Wilton was then informed that his son had been found. The meeting between father and son was not ut all affecting. They shook hands; the father suggested to tho son that it would bo well for him to return to his home and the son readily agreed. to Mr. THE THOMASTON TRAGEDY. in this company. A Urge number of our people swallowed the bait, though they admitted at the time that tho thing waa too good to lost. There ir ‘blood on the moon” for McGarrahty here. Fatal lletnlt ofaCoru Shucking Spree. Gtmnut December 10.—A son of Mr. Robert Hied, near Rocky Mount, this county, went to a corn shucking on the 3d, ana while Unite West very much in toxicated. He did not return to bis home that night, and wns not found until Bater- day, the 7th, when a negro found a black bottlo and the young man's coat just ont- side of the shuek-pen. Upon further search the dead body waa found. The young man had evidently been dead some days. No marks of violence were discovered upon the body, and it U believed that the young man died from the effect* of his spree. He was 22 yean of age. Launching sNcw Boat. The boat U about ready for Uunching, anil the directors have derided upon a day. which will be next Thnnday, on the 17th of December, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, sharp. The boat will be pamed at the same tirno, and the directors will select an appro bate name between now and the day of The programme for the occa- Tbomarton, December 8.—The particu lars of the killing of Gnbe 1L Hays by Robert H. Rains on Sunday evening, and of which I wired you yesterday, are os fol lows: Lato Sunday evening Rains and Hays were at a tenant’s honse on Rains's place. When they started to supper Rains gave Hays a drink, telling him it was brandy. Hays, after taking tho drink, said it was not brandy, but whisky. Rains said it was brandy. Hays said he would be if it was brandy. Rains said he would be if it was not brandy. Hays said he would be if it was brandy. Rains said he would be if it was not brandy. Hays then said, Bob, do you mean what you say?” Rains replied, “I do; it is brandy,” when Hays drew his pistol and commenced shooting at Rains. By the time he had fired twice Bains hail got his pistol ont and returned the fire, killing Hnys almost instantly. Rains gave himself np, and on yesterday was carried before Justices J. 0. Zorn, Jr., and O. C. Cleveland, and after an impartial bearing was discharged. The municipal election in this place passed off very qnietly yesterday, ana re sulted in the unanimous election of the citi zens’ ticket. HOW REID DIED. It Now Looks as if a Marder Had Been Committed. Greenviu.k, December 12.—The death of young Reid, mention of which waa made in my last letter, turns ont to have been a tragedy. Whether intentional or not on the part of his associates, remains to be deter mined by law. The facts, as far as can be ascertained, are as follows: Emmet Reid, a young man of perhaps twenty-two yean of age, went to • corn- shucking in his neighborhood. When the com was shacked the shucks were penned by two white men who declare that they did not know that Reid was lying in the pen while they were packing the shucks. While Riedlwas missing, a negro was heard to say that he w as in that shuck pen and “it 'ud l>e a long time fore ho comes out o' dar." Whereupon llied's father, who is • highly respected farmer, had a search made. Iliad's body was exhumed, and and a post mortem examination at the coroner’s inquest revealed that the deceased came to his death by strangulation. Several negroes were arrested, but they were discharged, the evidence against them not being suffi ciently strong. Col. Tom Atkinson, of this place, was sent for to conduct the invent!- S tion, hut be refuses to talk much about c esse until more is developed. A JUSTICE COURT SCENE. A Witness who Conldn't Stand a Cross- Examination. Tom Cook, justice of the peace, held his court in Wilkinson Jc Ashley's lawoffico ono week ago yesterday afternoon. A negro bad been arrested charged with attempting to wreck a train in this county soveral nights before, and he was before Justice Cook for committal Thera were two witnesses. One was put on the stand and the other was required to stand outside of the door. Wnen the first witness was under heavy fire from the cross-examination, he became badly tangled. Lawyer Hlater took advant age of his ground and pressed him tightly —telling turn that he had convic ted himself of false swearing and that tho awfnl rate ot a term ot yean in the peni tential? was beyond all doubt his portion? The witness shuddered, swooned nnd fell to the floor in a faint The outside witness must have caught something of the proceed ings going on within for when he was culled for he was not to be found. He hsd skip ped. When the fainting man came to he was allowed to take a position near the door. When all eyes were turned from him he saw his chance and out of the door he shot and ded like a convict jumping his guard. The incident canned quite a laugh ter. Justice Cook discharged the prisoner.— Yuldoeta Times. sion will be about as follows: There will be s speech by some gentleman, not yet se lected, after which a dag, hearing the name of the new boat, will be hoisted by several young ladies, which will be followed with music by the band. The name on the flag will be veiled, and will not be uncovered until the boat ison the water.—Montezuma Record. An Insurance Case. Dora W. Gibson, of McDnffie county, sued tho Continental Insurance Company of New York in the United Statas Circuit Court. On Pebnuury 14, 1882, Mrs. Gibson applied for a $4,500 policy on certain pi erty, and she paid the company's gsnt premium, and gave him installment notes. It was understood that these notes and the cash were to bo returned if the policy was not granted On February 22 the Atlanta agent rejected the application. The agent in McDoffiie county was notified, bnt be did not notify Mr*. Gibson until after her house was bnm* *1, which happened February 25. The plain tiff's ground for damages was the fail ure of the company to notify her of the rejection of her application, and she claimed that in consequence she was prevented from insuring her property in some other com pany. The defendant showed that the company was allowed thirty days in which to accept or reject an application. TLAYED OFF DRUNK Anil Learned n Secret That Put a Man in Jail. A few days ago we made mention of an attempt, of some unknown party, to i sinate Frank Daniel • white man living on Mr. R. J. Hightower’s place, while be was sitting around his hearthstone with his family. The guilty party concealed his identity until Inst Saturday, when one Ira Stephen*, a white man who has been working at Mixon’a mill at Wright* ville, for aome time, waa arrested by the sheriff of Johnson county at the instance of a detective by the name of Holmes. It appears that Holmes had been on hia track but n abort while when he (Holmes) went to the aforeaaid mill three weeks ago and began to work aa a day laborer, lie at once became intimate with Stephens, who returned hia friendship. The hut of hut week they both went to TennUle, bought jug of liquor and returned to Wrightaville in a hilarious condition, apparently. Holmes, playing off as a drunken man. be gan to teU of aome mischief he bad done in Florida for which he had to leave the State. Stephens, feeling some what am bitions, In a like manner related the circum stance of hia shooting Frank Daniel where upon Holmes bad biiu arrested and lodged in tail He was brought to Blackahear* mill for a commitment trial on yesterday and U sufficient evidence is diaclos* *1 to sustain it he will be brought here and confined until the January term of tho Laurens Superior Court—Dublin Post. iiuMi w m:i> i:m \i>. TheTwo Ct>llf|;i Hays Who i;,tn Auay from Toledo. A few days ago the Taurojurer contained an account of tna escapade of two young men from Toledo, Ohio, who b«*l run According , Wilton tho ; _ young men ran away from college, accompanied by an other named Mitchell Mitchell was caught in Cincinnati and returned to his parents. There was no cause for the escapade, except that the young men had made themselves too intimately acquainted with dime novels nnd determined to see the world. Mr. Wilton and his son returned to Toledo last night. Young Baumbach ac companied them to Atlanta, bnt declared that he would not return to his home, as his mother and he do not get along well to gether. A BAD JOHN SMITH. The Terror of One Fortton of Georgia Sen tenced to lie Hanged. Casboiaton, December 12.—Judge 8. W. Harris has* just adjourned a special session of Heard Superior Court, called by Judge Simmons at the regular term thereof, to try John nnd Ann Smith and a Mr. King, charged with the murder of Bonner Barker. John Smith is a remarkable mnn, being only about 30 years of age, five feet high, black eyes and black moustache, yet he has been the terror of the southwest portion of Carroll, all ot Heard, and Randolph connty, Ala. He has been arrested on more differ ent charges tbnn any man in the State, and has np to this time succeeded in getting ont of them. Ouce he was convicted in Ala- abmnn of some charge and senten&xl to the chningang. The sheriff was taking him to jail and hnd hold of his shoulder. Smith slipped his coat off and left for Heard conn ty. Sheriff Hewitt, of this connty, ran him oat of bed one very cold night, and John roosted in a tree thirty feet from the ground the remainder of the night It was on his account that some few years ago one of the lluckabee boys killed Hob Craven. He has been by our pres ent sheriff arrested seven time* different charges. He was bold and daring, while also he was cowardly. He killed poor Barker while Barker's wife was begging him not to do so. He killed him for nothing on earth, bnt simply because he had the devil in him; bnt the judge has sentenced him to ho hung on the 5th of February. The people say he shall hang, and it may be that they will lynch him be fore the time. Judge W. C. Adamson, O. P. Gordon, of Buchanan, of Coweta, and resented the dc- neral Reid and Hon. Albert It. Cox proseented the case. King and Ann Smith were discharged. The preliminary examination at YillaRica of Stone A Embry, charged with robbing Candler's safe, resulted in a discharge of tho defendants. They will sue Candler for daman.. McLendon & Co. have failed. •lunge ". v*. Auauinuu, w this place, Jnilge Buchanan Ladden, of Atlanta, repre fense, while Solicitor-Gen CURED HIM OF FITS, A Hartwell plan's Experience in An Atlanta Hoarding House. Everybody abont Hartwell knows John Dunn. John, although scarcely out of his teens, is all of six feet in bis stockings and has as geo 1 a stock of brawn and muscle os anybody of his age and size. He is a per fect specimen physically of the gtmts homo, and we doubt if a man in Hart cun “homo" com and cotton than ho. John give* a vivid description of bis ex perience while in prison in Atlanta for an ‘infringement of the revenne laws,” which is hut a delicate way of informing the pub lic that he bail been engaged in tin shine business. After John bod served bis time and was told to go and sin no more, he determined to stay ono night in the great Southern me tropolis as a free man. As John's pane was rather depleted, he began to search for a cheap boarding bouse. A man referred him to a widow lady's house where he secured tapper, lodging, breakfast, all for tho moderate charge of 75 centa. The widow informed him that robberies were frequent, and that U he bad any money ho hail better give it to her for safe-keeping. John handed over $7, the extent of liu worldly affluence. John was put in a room with several sin- see to sleep at night without a light, and they let him have his way abont it John occupied a bed to himself and the others another tied. One of them remarked that he was subject to fits, nnd asked it he ■honid have one in tho night for the crowd to catch him and hold him to keep him from hurting anybody. John retired, but not to aleep. Visions of robbery and murder thronged bis brain, and he got more and more “oneasy.’ He kept one eye fixed with dreed fascination on the other bed. Along abont midnight he saw the qni on the other bed suddenly begin to shiver and jerk, and.all the men jumped oat of bed,*cryiug out: “He's got a fit!—he's got a fit!—come and help ns hold him!" The out of bed, ashing,i to be in Along abont midnight he saw the quilts Ocmnlgee J. T. Carey. ’’ ' 1 ’ Irwinton—It. B. G. Walters. the lit!—come and help us “fltitied" individual also t his eyes glaring and tt grasping an axe that happened room started toward John, wl the middle of the room. John thought be saw through the deftly arranged scheme to rob him, and exclaiming; “That follow bain't got no fit!” let drive with his alec hammer fist end struck Fitz William on nose, felling him to the floor. Fitz Pale ick hastily scrambled out of the room on all-fount, with a Fitz Hugh colored liquid dowing from his nostrils. John then slammed the door to and picking np the ax which Fitz Morris had dropped, and plac ing his back against the door, quietly asked it any more of them were likely to ha' fit. They all swore that they never hail had a fit in their lives. John told them that be had just $7 to bet that he could care the wont case ot file in Atlanta in two sec onds by the watch—no core no pey. John wee not farther molested," bnt he says he has hud enough of the Gate City.— Hartwell Son. Hcxoabt raised 114,900,1*") bushel* of wheat in 18"*I, the avenge crop lning about fourteen and a half bushels per acre. A mnnntT of nearly pore native silver weighing thirty-five povnda* wee found by apr.-i dor in tha mountains near To u, Arizona, recently. Ex-Gov. Bishop, of Ohio, b S3 years old bnt when attacked by a dog recently he easily cleared by a running leap a fence which the dog conldn't jump. SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. Fifth Day's I'roccciIlngt-IlpaillnQ; of the Appointment*. Brunswick, December 14.—Conference opened at 9 o'clock, Bishop Wilson in the chair. Passage of character was resumed. Report on temperance was read by C. It. Pringle—quite a lengthy and strong docu ment. Several other reports were read and passed on. N. B. Ousclcy locates at his own request. J. M. Marshall, on retiring from active work, made a touching talk, and a collec tion waa raised for him. Thanks were offered to railways for favors nnd to vhe citizens of Brunswick for enter tainment. Obituaries were read of J. J. McGrath, Cspol Rexford, J. R. Littlejohn, B. S. Roy id Bishop I’ar’.e*. The following ore he appointments for 1886: Savannah District—J. W. Hinton. Sa vannah Trinity, T. T. Christian; Wesley Monumental, W. C. Lovett; New Houston, P. Wardluw; Springfield, W. C. Wade; Guyton, J. M. Lovett; Sylvania, K. T. Evans; Bethel, T. J. Niece. Millen, W. J. Flanders. Waynesboro—J. R. McCloskey. BetliaDy—H. R. Felder. Louisville—J. D. Simmons. Gibson—Milton Ferrel. Davisboro—O. G. Minclcdorf. SandersTille—G. S. Johnson. Washington—F. W. Flanders. Macon District— J. II. McGohee. Mul berry Street, J. O. A. Cook, First Church, , II. Wynn; East Macon, J. M. Austin; Jones's Clinpcl and City Mission, 8. A. Dorsey and W. F. Smith; Macon circuit, J. Carr. Gordon- V/estry Lane. Jeffersonville—J. S. Lewis. Cochran—W. J. Robertson. Hawkinsville—E. J. Burch. Terry circuit—J. W. Domingocs and C. W. Snow. Fort Valley—M. F. McCook. Knoxville—E. L. Patrick. MarsboUviUe and Montezuma—B. F. Breedlove. Byron Circuit—To bo supplied. Irwinton—L. II. Greer. Snow—J. O. Harrison. Vienna—C. E. Holand. Wesleyan Female College—W. C. Bass, C. W. Smith. Orphans' Home—L. B. Payne, J. B. Cul ler. csleyan Christian Advocate—J. W. Burke, assistant editor, agent. American Bible Society—H. P. Myer. Columbus District.—3. S. Key. Colum bus—St. I,nke, G. G. N. MucDonnell; St. Paul, W. Lewis, Broad Street, W. A. Hack-* abeo, Cataula— L. R. Leonard. Hamilton—W. McGregor. Talbotton—W. SI. Hayou. Talbot—M. D. Morehouse. Butler—C. D. Adams. Geneva—T. SI. Christian. Buena Vista—B. S. Anthony. Marion -W. W. Ttdwcll. Lumpkin and Providence—R. Reid. Florenco—Cranford Jackson. Cusaeta—C. J. Williams. Paine Institute—W. C. Davis. .Interirax district.—P. 8. Twitty. Americas—J. O. A. Clark; Sumter, C. Davis; Magnolia, II. C. Prentiss. Oglethorpe—R. F. Williamson. Ellavillo—J. T. Lowe; Schley, W. B. Burke. SmithviUe—J. B. Wardlaw; Weston, W. F. Clarke. Dawson and Dover—A M. Williams; Ter rell, J. Langston. Shellman—P. B. Bryan and D. R. Mc Williams. Cuthhert and Georgetown—F. A. Branch. Springdale—B. S. Kentell. Fort Gaines -B. F. Riley. Andrew Femaio Cil egc—H. W. Key, president. Thomasvtlle District.—3. O. Branch. Tbomasville—E. H. McGehee. Blakely—J. D. Slauldcn. Leary—To be supplied. Newton—E. A. Sands. Albany—G. W. Matthews. Camilfa-J. B. K. Smith. Pelham W. D. Heath. Cairo-J. W. Stubbs. Itehoboth—To lie supplied. Atapulgus—J. T. Ainsworth. Uainbndge and Wbigham—F. II. Cramp- ler. Trinity Circnit-J. R. Wilbert Ccdartown—A. E. Conaway. Boston—J. S. Jordan. Quitman and Dixie—J. W. Western. 11 'aacross District.—W. J. Floyd, preside ing elder. Wayeroaa Rtation-E. M. Whitney. Valdosta—R. M. Williams. Waresboro Circuit — W. L. Carter. Camden—C. F. Bickley. St Mary’s Station—J. B. Griner. .Folkston Mission—8. W. Brown. Hometville Mission—W. J. Stallings. Slaterville—To be supplied. Mill town—J. M. Foster. Stella Circuit—A A. Elleiwood. Moultroy Mission—P. C. Harris. Lowndes Circuit—D. It Weaver. Summer—J. E. Sheppard, Alapaha—T. T. Parker; L aion, It M. Booth Drmstclek district.—J. D. Anthony, pre siding elder; Brunswick, Goo. C. Clarke; Wayne ville Mission, A Clarke, A D. Phil- lips. Blackahear—J. M. Henly. Baxley—W. G. Hixson. Prentiss—' Ooode. Graham—J. E. SentilL PLAYED DETECTIVE, And Picked Up n *••*>,OOO Reward Offered l.‘i'it »’asltlcr. Fort Scott, Kan., HpeciaL About a year ago one Smith, cashier of a hank at Great Bcml, Neb., abscomlsd, tnk ing with him the greater part of the as * la of the Great Bend Bank in cash, am* uniting to abont $65,000. It was supposed that in had tied with his wife to Scotland. This theory has been proven erroneous by Mr. William Webb, of this city, who having come into possession of a photo; nq>h of Smith and bis wife, recognized Mrs. Smith at Eureka, Butler countv, a few days ago, from whence he followed the lady to Recce, a new town on tho Wichita road, about sixty miles west of this city, where be found Keith about to open iqi a new ■took of dry goods. ihebb promptly charged Smith with the crime and caused him to be arrested, nnd he is now in jail at Eureka. An investigation into Smith's af faire shows that ho has considerable real es tate and other property in the vicinity of Reece, which nos iuI been attached. Smith admit* his identity and the authorities at Great Rend have been notified. By thin stroke of lock Webb has earned $5,000 re ward offered for tl.e arrest of Smith. Wedded to llnm. New York World. One of the imported iniquities of tho ef fete nations of downtrodden Enrope is the ineradicable propensity to cat raw- ham. This appears to be one of the vestiges of feudalism or barbarism ngninst which tho paladium of our liberties offers no defense. You may enfranchise, ennoble, enrich a cer tain order of human product, hat ho will eat b{s ham raw in spite of the star-eyed goddess aud the onward march of intelli gence. A t Bit O WN’8 IIO TEL FIFTEEN DAYS. No Cure, No Pay Knowlnz that the unfortunate have been Imposed upon b? unprincipled pretender., who clurg. bear iljr la advance. ; Little Rivor Mis- -To be supplied by G. W. J. Aidicville-H. N. Hentaon. Eastman and Ckaaneev—I. J. Anslcy. Dempsey circuit—R. 1). Gentry; Frazier Mission, D. G. Pope. Jacksonville circuit—W. M. C. Conly. Mcltac—J. M. Williams. Spring HID circuit—H. C. Bruton. Spring Hill High School-C. C. Hines. CONVICT LABOR ON FARMS. A Strong Protest by the CUDens of Ilenrne, Texas Hum, Tn., December 13.—The prac tice adopted by the State penitentiary board of farming out convicts to wealthy planters and hiring them to railway corporations has for several years been severely deprecated by the labor element of the State. This feeling has been greatly augmented by re cent assertions that convict labor on the large plantations in the Brazos bottoms U to be increesed in a few days by the importation ot several hundred convicts. This hescellsd ont Tn*"if**t*n from citizens of llearne, in which they de clare that the importation of convicts is ruinous to the business interests of the town and the laboring men of the commu nity, ami will not be tolerated; that one- half of the force of the penitentiary is now employed npoti plantations in the'vicinity of ltcorne, and that any increase in th* number will be notated. The dissetisfac ti ’i is general, aud threats of r. leasing th entire force of eonvicta now employed or freely and openly made. Ciycuhin. are Ic ing texttcred broadcast calliin; f DR. WILBUR nas adopted thU'j Ian.— 1 That bo will sharps nothin* for advice, consultation or treatment until the pa tient pronounces himself well. The only charge being mads la for medicines need during the treat- lie Treats sucoeaafully chronic and long standing dis ease*. as those of the Head. Throat and Lungs; Liver, Kidney and Heart Complaint*; inveterate diseases of the Htomacli, that havo deAed all other method*, those fearful diseases of the Nervou* .Sys tem. arising from whateve r cauase: Scrofula. Drop- ST. Parah*!-, Fits, Fevar Here*. Contracted Cords. Lnlarged and Btiff Joints, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, lkme Deformities, Halt Rheum. KryaljwUa. Scald Iliad, Ill-conditioned Ulcers, Hyj hilt*. Nasal Polypus, Asthma, Hay Favar, IU«e Cold. Winter Oottgns, Chronic Diarrhoea and Dlab* t< •* AU may be cured by this wonderful system, if not too far advanced. Rone tUaeaaf cured when all methods have failed. Ladles who -- to their sex. can c laurance of speedy relief and permanent cure with out subjecting them to tha embarrassing procedure |pf examination, which tnnlne cases ont of ten hr ■Decnaanr. The Doctor particularly invite* all ke that nave been given up by other tdiyalcians. a »j*Tbe Doctor will remove one Tape Worm Free of Charge; also straighten the Ant caaeofCro** Lyse that presents itself at the hotel free. Consultation and Examination FREE. OFFICE HOURH FROM 10 A. M. TILL 0 P. M. Tumors and Cancers removed without pain or the use of the knife. TESTIMONIALS. Mrs. F. A. Nlcbol, 3W South Hummer street,Nash- villa, had backache, bearing down, all gone, tired feelings, dlxay head and other femaio comp! vinu ifor several years and waa cured in four months by Dr. Wilbur, without being subjected to tho ember- nusing procedure of an examination. Miss Laura Uenderoon, 10* Leonard street, Chat- UiuMtga, had an ulcer on her arm six inches long over three years, nke went to eminent U. Ds. in Cincinnati. Lynchburg, Atlanta, Rome and Chatta nooga, and none of them could cure it, bnt ad\ l-. «t her to have the arm cut off aa tha only remedy to ■ave her life. Hhe also bad a terrible case ofQ»- Itarrh which rendered her breath offensive. Hhe heard of Dr. Wilbur's great snceees, and tried him i her i Mr. Hunt, manager ot Clarendon Hotel. Memphis, baa a girl now In hia employ named Ward, who hast not aeon out of her right eye since ll*?Mod the left one waa nearly gone. Dr. Wilbur restored her sight, so now she worts every day at the hotel. Miaa Johannah Long, Savannah avenue Knox ville, waa blind for o\er one year. Dr. Wilbur re stored her sight aoahe now la at work. Mr. Chao. Fowler, of Chattanooga, a well known citizen, hadjxwn treated for different dtseaiea for *. Pierce. * years. He lost Afty pounds of I eeh. Dr. Pis World's Dispensary, did him no good. I’r. _ bur gave him two doses of medicine and he was re lieved of a tape worm 3d feet long tn t* n hours, ami la to-day a well man. Mr. Thomas Long. Hall's croaeroada, Knox conn ty. Tenn., waa aedt'afa* a post for seven }uare. Dr. Wilbur cured him. Mr. C. L. Ik n- n. of Lrelngton, Ky..wa« leaf for fourteen year*. Hia fattier waa a physician, ami to >k him to ese soma very emim ut M. Ds.. hat did him no good. Dr. Wilbur made him all rt^bt in a abort time. Mrs. Vlney Means, s cot, l street, waa sterllft for eight years, and had backache, leu. ) rrh<» A, dl//y bead and many o«her f. male complaint*. Dr Wit- bur cured her without subjecting her to use etuhar- raseiDg procedure of an examination. meeting to L« belt! h* at which «i. hint*.- uctio lHli taken.