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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, APRIL 24.1888.-TWELVE PAGES.
ROBBER CAUGHT.
Systematic Plundering
Shady Dale.
I music, vocal solo l y Mr. K. II.
Layton; reading, “Not a success,”
I Miss Lciln Kicliurdson; music instru-
.. mental solo by Miss Maggie Lou Rankin;
***- rouAtntr Tcnnvfinn’ft liuo-Io mmr hv Mitt#
TAUNTING THE POOR.
egraph operator. Mr. O'Conner goes to , Among the lawyers we observe Cols. De-
Brunswick ■ as train dispatcher for the , Lacy, Hall, McRae, Roberts and’Smith, of Kdltor.Gnnn amt btant.m on the Yanlt, of
Brnnswick and Western. | Eastman, ll. Ii. Smith, of I.umbc-r City; BuJden ntebes y
mental solo ny Mias inaggte iy>u nanain; The ladies of the missionary society of, 1‘adget, Holton, Graham, of Baxley, and v rom the Quitman Herald
reading, Tennyson’s bugle song, by Miss the Methodist church here will have a sup- ! Judges Bate and Grice, and Col. C. C. j » . ’ ... . „ ,
L. Rionsrdson; music, instrumental solo jier and festival the coming week, for the ; Smith, of Hawkinsville. i ' *5 !> ' e ’, t . e, ! der
by Brof. Henry Howell; reading, “Giue- purpose of raising funds to complete the The people here are strongly low tariff ! ’ nU 1 1 - v ,teak ' »noWT biscuits, delicious
vra,” Miss L. Riihardson; music, vocal church building,
A NEGRO KILLED AT A STILL.
! solo, Mr. R. K. Layton, reading, Money
Musk, Miss L. Richardson.
Her rendition of Tennyson’s bugle song
A Great Itnn of Blind—Notable Family Re
union at Ty-Tjr—First Shipment of
Filtval Stores—The Trial of a Sj.ucjr
Tramp at Oconee.
ChrrMpondencc Uacon Telegraph.
Shady Dale, April 17.—A systematic
robbery has just been unearthed by one of
our most energetic merchants, Capt. M. A.
McDowell, assisted by his clerk, Mr. Clias.
Alliston, by capturing one of the clan, in
the person of a young African coon, Chas.
Williamson. It seems that the young coon
hid himself in the Store late Saturday
evening while the store was full of cus om
en, and when Mr. Alliston locked the door
and went to supper the said coon emerged
from his hiding place and rifled oue of the
money drawers of $6 and a pistol, the oth
er being locked and difficult to open.
As Mr. Alliston returned from supper,
accompanied by his pet terrier, the little
dog made a demonstration showing that
something was wrong by running to the
stairway, lopking up and growling. On
investigation Mr. Alliston espied the coon
aud calling to Mr. McDowell they took
him in charge.
The thief gave up what he had taken
and confessed that be was only one of a
gang of robbers, witli one Manch Smith as
captain, and that they had been robbing
the store in this manner and had taken
about $300 in cash at different times.
He further said they had come very near
murdering Mr. McDowell at one time when
they thought they were detected. Mr.
McDowell had been missing cash from his
store for tome time, but had no clew to the
thief. Williams is now in the county jail,
and a posse is searching for Manch Smith.
We have several Northern capitalism in
our midst looking for investments.
Track layitlg on the Covington and Ma
con was completed to Madison at 3 o’clock
p. m. Saturday. As the construction train
with a force of hands passed through Shady
n.i« t/.. tr* V„ u l: t • *i_
A wreck on the I!ruii3wick and Western
railroad at Willingham, yesterday after
noon, caused a delay of the night passen
was especiallly flue. The vocal imitation ger train, due here at 13:30 last night, un*
of the echoes was so perfect and natural til 8 o’clock this morning. The west-bound
that an audience would bo almost con- freight left the track,
strained to believe that uaturc herself was | A fishing party, consisting of Messrs,
culled to assistance. j C. W. and 11. S. MeCranie, W. B. Parks
The performance of Miss Maggie Loll ■ and several others will leave here on Wed-
Rankin convinced the audience of her su- nesday next for a few days’ sport in Ber-
perior musical tab-nt and satisfied all that rien county.
she had been under skillful and successful ' The chairmen of the district and execu
cachers. The song of Miss Florence ’ live committees have issued a call for :
Richardson deserves especial mention. - meeting at Isabella, for the first day of
The audience was completely captivated - *- *“ **'“ * ! —
by her sweet, mellow voice. The people
of Athens will look with pleasure to an
other such delightfully spent evening.
juicy steak, snowy biscuits, delicious
iu sentiment and endorse the YEl.EORAFH. ? ,i 1 e 1 s ’ ic f d ea . kc * currc,lt f® 11 /.
Hawkinsville is represented in her two ] ell > -roll, ami numerous other dunce dishes
editors, Messrs. Woods and Jieverlv, who " m prepared under the tkilful
are cxcceedingly popular among the good “ u P erTls, «" °> <•»* g<*> d lady our senior
people of Telfair. I ! ,tm . rd9 wU , h ! ! ormed lhe fea8t t0 which the
Col. Woods carries for his support a I J"|Hor and his numerous family were in-
r\at Itnn ii f i fn I (t)tnnv pnno with iiiuubiva • Ylt6Q lESt lUCsdUY. It is OUT belief that
Gunn, of the Cuthbert Liberal, and Stan-
Dale, Engineer Hicks blew his whistle
hoarsely, but the yells from the passengers
awoke the natives.
AUBURN, ALA.
Work on the Main Rulldlng Begun— A Co
incidence—Ileal Estate.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Auburn, Ala., April 17.—Work on the
main college building was actively inau
gurated to-day. Tlie first brick was laid
by Master W. B. Glenn, son of Treasurer
E. T. Glenn, of the college. Just thirty
years.ago the first brick of the old build
ing was put in its place by this' little fel
low’s grandfather. There are now twenty-
Svc bricklayers at work, and the force will
be increased to fifty next Monday.
The beautiful opera house is nearly com
pleted, and the contractor proposes to finish
it by the first of May. It is a two-story
brick building, one hundred by seventy-
five feet, located on the corner of Main and
Magnolia streets, and will cost about $10,-
000. The lower story is divided intothree
large storerooms which have already been
rented.
Mrs. Kline, formerly of Macon, Ga., and
Mrs. Bivins, also a Georgian, arc both
building very handsome residences on
Gay street.
I heard a prominent contractor say yes
terday: “I have never before seen us
much building going on at once in a town
of this site.” He estimated that at least
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
was being expended, in this manner here
»t present. Real estate was never in such
demand before and is hard to be gotten
hold of at any price.
Dr. N. T. Lupton, State chemist, has
just returned from New York, where lie
purchased a complete outfit of chemical
apparatus, for the Experiment Station
Laboratory. The board of directors, re
cently appropriated three thousand dol
lars for this purpose, and, also, three
thousand dollars for a chemical library in
connection with the station, so that it is
now thoroughly equipped.
Col. J, S. Newman, the director, has let
cut the contract for the station office to
Mr. Smith, of Spartu,Ga., who is also in
charge of the college building.
• Messrs. W, H. Newman ana E. R. Lloyd
have been appointed assistant directors.
These young gentlemen are both science
trained, having taken the degree of Bach
elor of Science at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college last June.
Surgeon R. C. Borsons, United States
Navy, sfter a stay of several months here
with relatives, whh ordered to Hot Springs,
Ark, last Monday, to take charge of the
Army and Navy hospital.
Mrs. E. G. Bo~» "
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All Crops In Promising Condition—Ap
proaching Picnic.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Camilla, April 18.—There was a stalk
of oats this morning in the store of Butler
& Turner, headed out, about four and
half or five feet high, from the nine acre
patch of Dr. Twitty and partner, to which
your correspondent made reference some
time since.
There are fine stands of cotton. The
farmers are siding and chopping cotton in
many instances.
The melon plant is beginning to run,
and they too, have received their first
working. There has been considerable
complaint made concerning the damage
done the melon plant by what some call
crickets. Either they, or some other in
sect, bug or fly have committed depreda
tions, which some farmets have appre
hended would injure the stand. So as to
make replanting necessary and hence cut
off the crop to a greater or less extent.
The corn is growing rapidly. This, and
all farm and truck products, needs early
and thorough stirring after the many hard,
beating rains of the season.
The fruit crop will be much better than
was at one time thought. The peach trees,
so far as your correspondent has observed,
are full enough to warrant ordinary reten
tion and maturity of the crop now in sight.
It is thought the pear crop is more ex
tensively injured.
The apple is not so extensively grown
here as the peach, and the yield prospect
not so good.
The mayhaw crop will be good, at least
the season has been most favorable for an
abundant yield. This tree is confined in
its growth mostly to the slough, its tribu
taries, ponds, etc. They like “much water,”
and the fruit is appreciated for jelly mak
ing purposes, for hogs, etc.
Dewberries are now being brought to
market. The old fields and fence jams are
thickly set with blackberry bushes. Soon,
you see, gentle reader, we down here will
be all right and independent, “shad time”
or not.
We are eating English peas, Irish pota
toes and gard r. vegetables.
The annual picnic, union, will come oil
on Friday next. Nothing but a good and
enjoyable time is expected. These meet
ings are hel t at the R j k pond, one and a
half miles north of this place. A large
crowd is expected.
hawkinbvili.k.
Some Facts About tho City anil Its Indus
tries— Musical and Literary Kvcnt.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Hawkinsville, April 18.—While most
of the cities in Georgia and Alabama ore
having their booms, Hawkinsville has re
mained comparatively in the back ground,
os far as the advertising of her immense
resources are concerned. I am sorry to
say that very few, even those who ought to
know most of the natural resources of this
city, know comparatively little about them
and say less.
This city is at the head of navigation on
the Ocmulgee river with five steamers ar
riving and leaving daily for and from
Brunswick and Savannah, and other points
below.
_ The population of Hawkinsville is about
5,000, ana increasing daily.
One of the many manufactures erected
recently is the “cider and vinegar” works,
corner of Houston and Commerce streets,
owned by Messrs. Fitzgerald A Nctherton.
They are doing a No. 1 business, turning
out from twenty-five to thirty-five kegs
per day, and keeping two salesmen on the
road regular.
The l’almcr Barrel Company is also a
grand thing under the management of B.
Holmes, of Augusta. They employ about
fifty hands, and turn out on nn average
about 200 or 250 of the barrels per day.
On last Saturday evening the spacious
double parlor of the noted “Joiner House,”
on Commerce Btreet, was the scene of a
delightful musical —• ’ ” rtain-
May ( to elect delegates to the convention.
Miss May Sutton and Miss Towns are
visiting Mrs. D. J. Owen.
W. A. Me Weir, one of Macon’s good-
looking drummers, was in town Thursday
and Friday.
i, of
gave
per-
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Trial of the Trauip Who Boat Up the Bridge
Watchman.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Oconee, April 17.—The tramp reported
to you yes erday as having beat,up the
watchman at Oconee bridge pretty hadlv,
was duly arrested and had his commitment
trial before Judge M. S. Chance. The
case was called, and Moulton Yancy Buse
(that’s the tramp’s name), was asked if he
was ready for trial and said that he was
not.
“What’s your excuse?”
“There is no one here competent to try
the ease.”
“How do you know there is not?”
To which he replied by asking Judge
Chance, “Do you always tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth; so help vou God?”
, The Judge did not reply to this ques
tion, when Mr. Moulton Yancy Buse said:
“No man is fit to try this case unless he
does always tell the truth.”
Tile Judge, deeming this no legal ex
cuse, proceeded with the case and called
Mr. Hodges to the stand, who said:
“This man was attempting to cross the
bridge where I am watchman. I told him
it was against the rules of the com
pany for people to pass and he paid
no attention to me, and thinking probably
he was a foreigner and could not under
stand me, 1 took hold of him and pointed
back, that lie might know by motion what
I wanted. He kept pushing on me until
I got to my gun and got hold of it. Buse
scuffled frith me for the possession of the
gun. I had the breech, and discharged
the gun for fear he might get possession of
it and believe if he had done so he would
have killed me. I was considerably bruised
and badly choked by Buse. The bruises
on my head were caused by the gun while
in Buse’s hands.”
Buse was then asked if he had any ques
tions to ssk Hodges and lie replied, “that
man has told two tales about it and while
I have several questions to ask him, it
would not be any use, as he would not tell
the truth.”
The judge then committed him to. jail,
and he was carried to Sandersville' in a
wagon by two deputies and turned over to
the tender care of Sheriff Wail.
most beautiful ebony cane with massive
gold head. It bears- an inscription which
points a deep compliment: “Geo. B.
Woods, from the Ladies Prohibition
Club.”
The hotel kept so well and so long by
Mrs. Guerry is now in charge of Mrs.
ton, of the Smithville News, will actually
shed tears when they read this paragraph.
They are total strangers to such feasts.
Fromthc Cuthbert Liberul.
It is perfectly natural when men grow
Mrs. uuerry is now in charge ot Mrs. 8udden iy rich { or them t t lf ,- e( f
Harris, under whom it has lost none of its « nd Hanlon is no exception to the rule
prestige,
WAKKKNTON.
Attempt to Release a Convicted Criminal
# from Jail.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Wabrenton, April 16.—During the
April term of tlie Superior Coart here,
Chandler Brown, the negro who was caught
stealing from Dr. J. T. Baker’s grain house
some time in October last, was tried and
found guilty and sentenced to six years in
the penitentiary, after which he was re
manded to jail to await his removal to the
coal mines to expiate his crime. On last
Saturday night an attempt was made by
Chandler’s colleagues to enter the jail and
liberate their arch leader, which, however,
no exception to the rule.
Because lie and Perharn are getting in
more cash than they can find investment
for they arc laying it out in big dinners,
and he must needs tantalize his poor
friends because of their poverty. We
We were about to suggest to him the pro
priety of inviting Gunn and Stanton to
his next feast, but we remembered Solo
mon’s injunction: “Eat not the bread of
him that hath an evil eye, neither desire
thhu his dainty meats ” * * * \Vhen
he lived as we live—on what the neigh
bors sent in—he was as’umble as Uriah
Heap. Say, Hanlon 1 remember that Sol
omon said “pride goeth before a fall,” and
mind that you don’t stump vour toe.
From the Smithvilie News.
Lot him alone, Gunn. Think of that
dinner we had last Christmas, when Han
lon was down at Alapaha digging gophers
for a living. Let him alone; he never
proved futile. Daybreak was evidently, xor „ .... (llm
?FeJ°h C d in8 l’ w , h ' C i*' s , c . are . d them off, as 1 i-truck anything like that. We’ve had our
they had only broken the lock on the out- j day; let him revel awhile in his i“T ieht
Death of Capt. Grantlauil’e Lttt.o Son Sen-
ton—Personal .Mention.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Griffin, April 17.—The friends of
Capt. and Mrs. Seaton Grnntland will re
gret to learn of the death of their only
son Seaton, a bright little fellow of five
years. He died yesterday after a brief ill
ness of brain fever. The funeral took
place this afternoon and was largely at
tended. Tlie Episcopal Sunday school fol
lowed in a body tne remains of their
school mate and at the grave sang with
saddening effect the Easter carol, “Christ
has arisen, death is no more.” The swee‘,
tender voices of the little boys and girls
moved many to tears.
The large attendance of citizens eerier
ally evidenced the true sympathy of the
people of the city for these fond parents in
what is to them the sorest trial of their
lives.
Mr. W. T. Trammell left for Macon
yesterday morning and will spend some
time with relatives.
diligence on the part of our efficient
sheriff'in finding and bringing the guilty
miscreants to justice.
Harrison.
On© Negro Madly Carves Another—The
Mumps Raging*
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Harrison, April 10.—Two negroes,
Archie Rambo and Haley Blow, employes
of the Berkins Manufacturing Company,
had a desperate fight here last night.
H<ley sliced Rambo up frightfully, stab
bing him several times in the back and
face and nearly cutting off one ear. Haley
was scarcely hurt although he was in the
wrong. As is usnal in such fusses among
the negroes a woman was the cause of the
trouble.
Mumps is raging around here now.
The attendance at Harrison High school
is much diminished in consequence of
this loathsome disease.
Mr. M. M. Sheppard, at Hotel Aldred,
is suffering from a relapse of mumps.'
Mrs. T. W. Strange, of Tennille, spent
Sunday in Harrison.
JIA/ELHUIIST.
Beaten and Shot At-A Negro Killed-The
Shad Season,
Correspondence Macon Telegraph. *
Hazei hurst, \[wil 16.—To-day Forrest
Dial, white, struck Jim Hollman, a negro,
on the head with a click, inflict:;
siderablc scalp wound. After striking the
negro he shot at him twice, but failed to
hit him.
A negro named Williams was killed at
Lewis’s still, about seven miles from town,
to-day. *
Quite a number of new houses are going
up hero now.
The shad season Is about ovcr._ Old
fishermen say they have never seen such a
run of shad as there was this year. One
boat and skim net caught forty shad in one
day.
cuit like they make at our house—that you
can sling from here to Macon; it is good
enough for usl)
A Gorgeous Ballin'.
From the Warrenton Clipper.
Ishmael Heath, the dude, was in his
glory last week. Through the influence
of some of the lawyers he was given the
office of bailiff. Early Monday morning
he was on hand, decked out in a stvallotv-
taiicd coat, a big beaver and an euormous
bouquet on the lappel of his coat, the im
age of Oscar Willie done in ebony. “Dude”
was regularly sworn in with tho other bai
liffs and made, some say, the best bailiff
of the lot. He sat In his seat upright as
a judge, drinking in the eloquence of the
lawyers and religiously keeping his hat on
the whole time, until some of the lawyers
required something, when he was off like
a flash. The best thing though, was to see
him bringing in the witnesses. He abso
lutely refused to let them walk besid.e
him, but made them march ten feet in
front of him. Dude is now ten feet high
in his own estimation and still growing.
Figure* for Farmers,
From tho Albany Argus.
The beautiful tariff pounces at once down
upon the farmer and makes him pay duty
as follows on materials of construction:
Per cent,
pine or
Mr. \\ ill I). Kami all. of Atlanta, came
down biinduy on—we were going to say
business, but at any rate this visit, like
numerous other ones, was very pleasant.
Miss Alice Drake will make a short visit
to Macon to-day.
p n PV D. 1 eden is back again after
being in attendance upon Presbytery which
mat at Dec.itur Friday.
Mbs Hattie Kincaid left yesterday for
an extended visit to North Carolina. Miss
Hattie is a general favorite here and will
he sadly missed.
ritie* ^ )an ‘ e '» the popular pastor
of the Baptist Church here, is on a short
visit to Atlanta.
Editor Glessner is off on a fishing frolic
lor the week. No one enjoys the sport
more than ho hut many are more ouccess-
lui. He always gets his share of the fun
and other good tilings to lie found in con
nection with trips of this kind.
REYNOLDS.
Ilenry Marshall'. Murderer Identified— Per
sonal Mention.
Correspondence Mscon Telegraph.
Reynolds, April 16,-Tt.e homicide
which occurred near this place Friday
evening was partially cleared up at the
coroner’s inquest on Saturday. The fol-
lowing ve diet was rendered: “That
Henry Marshall came to his death from a
gun-shot: that B. C. Wiggins was the
uilhor ot tlio deed, and we ueem it mur-
, ' ■ ” ,, ; : oo--- a yoiink mao tvhw
ands well here, and this rash act is re-
etted by everyone. He left immediately
r parts unknown.
Mr. C. B. Howard, of Atlanta, is spend*
; a few days here with friends and rei
ves.
f',1'Ara Hournoy, an accomplished
ng lady from Louisville, Ala., is visit-
hcr cou-in, Miss Bessie Howard,
plain Carson is expecting daily from
ita eight males and horses for the
in sto< k farm.
alls are meagre, but the shootitfg is
’li«yeb.en the result of Marshall
8 W ‘o'gR'g-
r Court tn Keuton-Rdlta* Woods
t’nne—The Hotels.
idem* limn Telegraph.
h April 18.—The (superior Court
o , Judge Kibbec presiding,
ilher is delightfully pleasant and
at court is not very large
The Poet of Northwest Georgia.
From the Rome Tribune.
Our neighbor, Folsom, of the Cedartown
Standard, is a poet—not a dauber with
doggerel or a mere grinder of rhymes, hut
a genuine poet, with the instinct of poetry
in his soul, and the rhythmical tenderness
of poetry in his pen.
fie is young yet, and, like all young po
ets, he has published some bad verses, hut
he has also published some good one', and
the Tribune reproduces from the Times-
Democrat to-day one of his very best ef
forts, and one of the very best that our re
cent Southern literature has produced.
Nothing since Paul Hamilton Ilayne laid
down his pen has found its way into Geor
gia newspapers, from native pens, that is
so soft, rhythmical, correct and striking as
Mr. Folsom’s other poem, “St. Augustine.”
A few more poems of this calibre will add
a new figure to Georgia’s admirable and
increasing literary circle, and give Mr.
Folsom an established reputation.
The Tribune is glad Mr, Folsom is in
Northwest Georgia. We need a poet in
this section, and will guarantee ' to take
care of him. There is inspiration for him
in this bright and beautiful region. There
is a stimulus, to genius of every sort In
the sharp contract between onr breathing
industries and vital ambitions, and the
exquisite beauty of our scenery aud the
softness of our incomparable climate. We
have never had a (met, strange ns it may
seem, in these mellow mountains. If Air.
Folsom will stay with us, and will feed his
muse on onr hiah appreciation, we will
give him more substantial nutriment for
his body, and keep cantinuaUy before him
the evidences of • ur great good will.'
Meanwhile, we trust the people of Ce
dartown will extend a cordial and substan
tial encouragement to the excellent Bland-
ard and its poet-editor.
Curiosities of Dentistry.
From the Boston Herald.
An intelligent correspondent, evidently
a dentist, writes to the Hartford Courant
some curious facts about those who em
ploy dentists’ services. He says that peo
ple are not only often tools enough to pre
fer artificial teeth to natural ones, but that
he is asked to make the gold fillings show
tu mucli — po—ibic. Gut j cusg woman
w anted a diamond set in her front teeth,
hut was deterred by the expense. “A lady
patient came last week to have a tooth ex
tracted, and bronght her mind cure doctor
with her, she said, ‘to prevent pain during
the operation.’ He stood near the operat
ing chair, and, although my patient showed
evidences of suffering, she declared that
the operation' was absolutely painless!
So we were obliged to score one more for
the metaphysicians.” He tells a queer
atory about a’ patient who came to have
an upper set of teeth extracted. She in
sisted upon taking ether. It was in the
early days of ether, and there was none of
it at hand. In this emergency he put a
few drope of the essence of peppermint in
some water and directed his patient, when
ready, to swallow the dose, immediately
open her mouth and the operation would
be painless. She did as directed, in a
twinkling the teeth were out. while she
exclaimed, “What a wonderful thing this
ether is! 1 haven’t suffered the slightest
pain 1”
Lumber.
spruce...., 17.18
Jodis ..43.97
Lime io.oo
Cement 20.00
Shingles 10.89
Screens, large size...36.17
Screens, small size,.61,17
Linseed oil,,,.. rq.79
White lead 40.19
Wall paper 2S.00
Zinc, sheet 35.31
.... .. Percent
Wind’w gl's.small 60.17
Window glass
„ large 118.50
Carpet', meraln.. 46.'
Carpets, tapestry.. 61,
Oil cloth!!..™.'.!”, M
Crockery 58,01
Hollowware, iron 47.36
Tinware 45.00
Glassware 40.00
Furniture 35,04
On, yes. 1 he farmer h as good reason for
anything rather than to love the war tariff
aud listeu with rapt attention to his organs.
It makes him the pack horse of the com
munity.
An Unfounded Rumor.
From the Covington Star.
_ For several days past a rumor has been
in circulation about Covington to the effect
that Capt. J. E. Robinson, who is now en
gaged in track laying on the Covington
and Mutxm railroad, between Madison and
5“S d 7 Dale, had become involved in a
dithculty with a negro on the railroad, and
had struck him a blow, and that the negro
had since died. We have made diligent
inquiry about the matter, and are pleased
to learn there is no truth in the rumor, so
far as the death of the negro is concerned.
Capt. Robinson did have some little trouble
with the negro several weeks ago, hut
there has been no fatal results from it.
We are glad to state this, in behalf of
Capt. Robinson.
Died lu a Stnuiga Land.
From the Waycross Reporter.
A tramp by the name of Chris. Lee
Brown was buried in the cemetery here on
Wednesday morning last. He was a young
man about 23 years old, came here in
Gctobcr last, and hailed from Virginia
had consumption and said he was on his
way to Florida, where he hoped to be
benefitted by a milder climate. When he
readied here he was completely worn out
and could go no further. Capt. Austin
with his characteristic goodness of soul,
kindly took htni 111 and ha* taken care oi
him ever since, until he died. He said he
had no relatives living, the nearest family
connection being a step-father, his mother
having died several years ago.
I* Anything Sncreil?
From the New York Herald.
If Matthew Arnold reads some of the
reports in cur contemporaries of the scenes
and incidents in the sick room of Mr.
t iinkling, he will have occasiou fqr a
vercr arraignment of American taste.
1 "at the proudest man in these States
should have his deliriums, mutterings
fancies, his conversations with physicians
tjie minutest details of his treatment ami
condition re|>orted and bulletined at length
is a curious freak of irony. We had
flood of this when Garfield was ill. The
time was when the chamber of sickness,
winch might at any moment become the
ehamber of death, was sacred. But
have outlived that time.
now Ho Will Astonish tho Natives.
Hon-Primus Jones tn Alhanv Nows.
There is no money in raising a crop with
mules and hands in proportion on
1,000 acres that can gathered oil' 400 acres
l>y the proper use and cultivation with
eight mules. I can tell you now that if I
last five yem longer I will astoniih the
natives still more. I am going to improve
my lands so that I will make fifty bales of
cotton to every mule run on my farm. I
am maturing my plans now for that im
provement, and from my past experience I
know that it can be done.
A (ieorjfta Tarantula.
From the Kewnan Herald.
While engaged in clearing off the sol
diers graves last Monday, preparatory to
erecting marble headstones in lieu of the
old wooden boards that have marked that
sacred spot for several years put, Mr. G
C. McNamara unearthed a genuine taran
tula; as ugly a specimen as ever trailed
Rs poisonous length across tho prairies o:
lexas, or exuded its venom along the
udobc walls of the native Aztec. It was a
gruly-looking insect.
St. Augustine.
A city built upon the rands
&t. Augustine, the Ancient ,i,„r
Eastward the black Matonra!
Westward t-chaslan*’ waterslave Ve ’
The marshes stretching toward?!,
Landward a waste of barrcu nUm "“'a.
ho grim, so gray, and old. It £.,?•
A realm of ha!f-rcincmbored^hJ£ m «
Where rose her walls there'.
Aspires above the levelled sodr 8 * c,wi
Where trails and clambers, Was ,
Thelragraut rose ot Cherokee- M,ref .
Aud cl iimns of etna ted cedxra».
Gnarled willows in the moauJu 0 *
Whose depth now mcasur?? «™! !, w
Shallow as the vaunt of hoastlng^ m JJ M “.
Aro*“!o?' , ™ 5 '^««cds rl a k u? 4,,00 «
NrXgTegolde^Kdue'S 81 '’''''™
Through yon great breach 1 «o e deeD Ver, j
Oozes a stream whose llstlc” uda d
Emboldened by the >ad decay ” 6 ”
Unchallenged winds Its sluggish war.
Fair even In age the plaza eav
Where fountains shower their emt.i
And wreathes of odorous or inee f!* 1 *M*
Harden the air with rich Verfm,m b m
And whispering south winds sir,,
festoons of somber mos, J 4 “ d *«
H* ”^ del1 n°oliB where sunbeams'll!..
At hide-and-seek, the livelongday. 7
J!',! t ,t! 1 l ac . k ? nC( ’ rulDS ma ke the spot
On this lair scene the only blot wt ’
W here once the o d slave m«ri„t .
When trameked men Inhuman b S?
And Afric s sonawere bought and
Like sheep and swtue for Spani.l,
And rude Oppression forced snarl *° d '
The tenderer tie. that bind the heart.
Down by the placid river’s marge
W here sloop and schooner, bark »k,i s
Aid glided yacht at anchor lie * * d “ arg4
And white winged gulls are circllmr hi.s
the current sets and fas 8 “ l8h
The ebbing tide goes rushing past
The waves along the old sea wall
In rythmic cadence rise and fall.
With awe aud reverence strong and a.
I mount the castellated steep * deep
Beneath whose portals, roughtv
The mafl-clad Spaniard proud!? XL
While boom ot thuudereus nnnonmhM
And storms of martial music told led
That Spain * broad banner still unfurled
It s conquering folds o'er half the world
The mitred Abbott chanted here
The glad Te Deum, Iqud and clear
And St. Iago’s name was praised ’
wi«!i e « t IK np ® te r u, ’ s bonfires blazed.
Within this court yard's amp e space'
Proud \ alar paid to Beauty's grace
On bended knee the homage due
From loyal kufght to lady trns.
A hove von rugged arch ! trccc
Lines that all time can ne'er efface
Deep graven in the dark grey stone’
1 he royal seat of Arragon!
And Just below the graver wrote
A name that like a bugle note
Stirred many a heart, nerved many a luni
The kingly mime of Ferdinand; >
Deserted now each vaulted room
And voiceless 1h the donjon’r gloom.
M/ footsteps in the lonely keep
Disturb the hermit echo's bleep.
Th’ “Alerta!” of the sentinel
Is heard no more; the castle bell
Is hushed; and ’ueath the turret’s crest
A brooding screech owl builds her ne«t.
Within that tower I sit and gaze
Toward the dull bank of purple haze
Where csrth and sky and ocean meet
And wild Atlantic billows beat
Upon t je bar where ghastly white
The sand dunes glisten in the light,
Like some dead isle’s gaunt skeleton
Left slowly bleaching iu the sun.
Now Anastasia's shore grows dim
Old Qcean chants his Vesper hymn.
A widowed seabird sad/v croons
Her lay of grief among the dunes.
From the drear marsh weird voices call.
And burning through Sight's sable pull
Ten thousand stars in silvery sheen
Look dowu on old St. Augustine.
„ . . , —Montgomery ii. tolsom.
Cedartown, Ga.
An Old Sweetheart of Mine.
As one who eons at evening o.’er an album i
alone
And muses on the faces of the friends that 1
has known.
So I turn the leaves of fancy till In ihadoir
design
I And the smiling features of an old sweethei
of mine.
The lamplight seems to glimmer with a flicker!
of surprise, I
As I turn it low to rest me of the dazzle in mrl
eves; ■
And I light my pipe in silence, save a sigh thi
seems to yoke _
Its late with my tobacco, a&d to vanish in the!
smoke.
‘Tisa fragrant retrospection—for the loving I
thoughts that start 1
Into being are like perfumes from the blossomil
of the heart; I
And to dream the old dreams over is a luzury I
divine, I
When my truant faucy wanders with that clil
sweetheart of mine.
Though 7 heats beneath my study, like a flutter-1
ing of wiugs, I
The voices of iny children, and the mother Ml
sheslng>t, 1
I feel no twinge of conscience to deny me any I
theme ■
hen care ha
a dream.
In fact, to speak in earnest, I believe it addi s|
charm 1
To spice the good a trifle with a little dust of I
harm— !
For I And an extra flavor In memory’s mellow I
vino I
That makes me drink the deeper to that clil
sweetheart of miue. 1
* the genie from the!
pair of I
Floats out of my tub
vase;
And I thrill beneath the glances of i
azure eyes,
As glowing as the summer and as tender as the I
•kies,
the pink
checkered dress .
.She wore wheu first 7 kissed her, and she so-1
.... MWt? red the caress |
>> ith the written declaration that “as surely MI
l he vine f
Grew round the stump, she loved me”—that ■
old sweetheart iof mine.
And again I feel the pressure of her slender lit-1
tie hand I
As we used to talk togetherof the future wehwl
planned - I
When 1 should be a poet, and with nothing el*|
to do I
Hut write the tender verses that she set the mo-1
sic to.
When we should live together In a cosy little I
cot 1
Hid in a nest of roses, with a fairy gsnlcn spot.
Where the vines were ever fruited, and tM
„ weather ever fine, , .
And the birds were ever singing for that oia
sweetheart of mine.
When I should bo her lover forever and t dg*
Aud she, my faithful sweetheart, till the gobies
And we shoutil Ik 1 'so happy that when either!
Ifps were dumb .
Thev would not smile in Heaven till the other i
kiss had come.
*»*4**0«*
Huuin^ my dream u broken oy a step upc-' *
Anil the door is softly opened, and—my wifa ^
standing there! ...
^ et with eagerness and rapture all my vlslooi ‘
resign ,
To greet the living presence of »hat old **<*»’
heart of mine. .
—James Whitcomb
Col. Meals, as Orator.
From the Greencsboro Herald. ...
At the recent meet ing ot the Lad» rt
Memorial Association, of Greeuerborc’, *
cordial invitation was unanimously
tended to CoJ. John if. fSeala, ol Atl*^
to deliver the annual oration on Me® ortl J
Day. The object was a cordial, fraterns
and patrioti<£one, ond the hi arty acet*r*
ance of thtf tender assures to Hie occnsw®
new and touching Interest white »*
crowns the high expectancy of the a*** 1 *
ation with ;i gratifying result*
A JeflisniOR cub huge.
From the Louisville News. . ^ 0 __
We are informed that Mr. W. (»•
cm has cabbage that measure arrow ire®
tip of leaf three feet and five inches.