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TTTE TELaGRAPII AXD MESSENGER: FRIDAY* -TUNE 2(J, 1885.
ARAB UOVE SONC.
’tuifllltb'l® irilhdrcVr'y light
'vs&:saa53%£&
-.P-lif to me, my soula delight!
Wf» S^dB&BSk
„ _vu the alumbeMaden flowers,
‘‘nTolfhtlnialo break. lorth Id song.
-PSJSJttrJuialD»-»c«nU.t bower.!
0 jiySeart, WOT urrleit thoo ao long?
me nightingale breaks forth in eong,
HuS riei ewer aborotb. gate.
^ySMrSowomL'bM^ukt white.
06, como _ sl( f ney Herbert Plertou
OVER THE STATE.
A Deserted Infnnt.
A male infant, wrapped in an old] drink of wlii-ky.
quilt, was left on tho doorstop of Mr.
Newton Pruett in Coiambus Monday
morning. No clue to the inhuman
mother.
/a 8ad D«.uh.
After a few days of painful illness,
Mrs. Mittie Reviere died at her home
in this city Monday morning at half
last 7, leaving her husband and two
ittle boys to mourn her loss.—Amm-
cut Recorder.
Paring Neighbour Calls.
Miss Blanche Chandler, of Athens,
is* visiting friends and relatives in
Gainesville.
Miss I.izzie Aymor and her mother,
of Brunswick, are summering it in
Gainesville.
• Dr. W. E. Oslin and wife, of Colum
bus, are at Mrs. Rich’s summer home
in Gainesville.
Miss Carrie Melson, of Heard county,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. T. John
son, in Newnan.
Miss Little Robins has returned to
her borne in Tolbotton, after a delight
ful visit to Atlanta.
Mias Myrtle Tinsley, of Blakely,
visiting her sister, Mra. Fannie K
Mansfield, at Bluffton.
Mrs. A. P. Greene,of Sumter county,
impending some time with relatives
and friends in BlutTton.
Miss Mattie Parker, of Prattaburg. is
visiting Misses Lorn and Lucy McCoy
in Talbotton this week.
Mrs. Elmore, of Atlanta, is visitini
Mrs. G. A. Cabanihs, and will spent
several days in Forsyth.
Miss Annio Bass, of Carrollton, who
has been visiting M rs. J. \V. Anderson
. : v.:in, 1111.1 returned hum.-.
Miss Annie Mayer, one of Savan
r.ah’s fairest young (.ladies, is on a vis-
, to Miss Eva Acosta, of Blackshear.
Mrs. J. N. Cooper, of LaGrange, and
'it'le (taoghter, Florede, is visiting
Mrs. Respess, in Jack-ton, this week.
Messrs. Joe Estes and Arch Brantly
have arrived homo in lUackshcar after a
most delightful trip io .Marietta, Atlan
ta, Tallulah Falls and Macon.
A telegram waa roceived in Cuthbert
Tuesday evening bv President Hunter,
of the Agricultural College, announcing
that his daughter, Mrs. Love Wilder,
of Albany, was quite sick. President
Hunter, with otiier members of bis
taniilv, left on the next train for Al
bany.
The Georgia Melon.
The melon crop in Brooks will be
Very - this Year, n--t over a half
crop.—Quitman ye to South.
Mr. IV. E. Scott Bhinped on the 17th
the filet car of melons. Mr. Scott
manages to ship tho first car of melons
from Brooks county nearly every year.
—Quitman yew South.
Mr. J. M. Tift is ahead of everybody
else in this region oti watermelons this
season. Ho shipped a car load of tho
celebrated Kolb Gem variety yesterday
which w ere the tirst that have been
shipped from this point. Ho also tent
two wagon loads into the city yester
day afternoon.—Albany .Win,
Ab->ut th« Crop*.
Fine rain ig Pulaski county yester
day morning.* Crops are tine, prospects
flattering.
Mr. J. E. Crosslanvl reports a few
caterpillars on his place, lie has seen
but one so far, but lie say. tl:
no mistaking the pwl f ir anything
else.—Albany Medium*
Blakely Letter: Messrs. J.B. Ifohbs
and J. T. Hammock, both new comers
to this county, are supplying us with
nice watermelons. They will mako
shipment this week.
Blakely Letter: Providence atill
smiling on us. Crops lino and
comparatively clean of the “micro
cosm” (grass.) Plenty of old corn
sold on the streets Saturday at 05 cents
Oats are t tnlnp In.
Cathbert Letter: For many days
cool and refre«hlng rains have fallen
in our midst. Crops are in fino con-
condition. The largest corn crop will
be made in Randolph titan for many
G ists. Cotton is looking fine and a
rge yield Is expected to be made.
Other crops In proportion will be made
and are looking well. The fruit crop
yieitl is abundant. In fact all farm
products are in fine trim and the farm
ers of old Randolph has canto for
great rejoicing.
A Doleful Fancr.
Tilt- most doleful of fan. ies ii the
whim of a young lady of AlbsBjr. Sbs
baa a scrap-book containing newspaper
accounts of all the deaths and funerals
of her dead friends.—Albany Medium.
Nlnetr-Elght Year. Old.
Uncle Jake Feeder, of Clinch coun
ts ninety-eight years old, and he is
strong enough to do his own work and
thereby support himself. Last winter
he split 800 rails which were needed
to repair hit fencing. He rides entire
ly on horseback, and is as erect in his
carriage as a man of forty. Hisyonng-
eat child is fifty years old.—Valdosta
Times.
An Asiault with nn Axt.
Sunday evening, about 8 o'clock, Aus
tin Cunningham made a murderous as
sault upbn Mandy Williams with an
axe, the blade striking her in tho back
ot the head, cuttings gasli three or lour
inches long, and laying the flesh open
to the bone. The wound is not dan
gerous. A warrant waa sworn out for
Austin's arrest, and the officers were
on the lookout for him to-day.—Albany
Medium.
Down on the National Cam*.
The municipal authorities of Arling
ton, seem to be opposed to the nation
al game of baseball. Friday afternoon
a number of genttemen were play
ing in the streets of that town,
when they were summoned to appear
next morning before hie honor, the
mayor. Nineteen were arrested, and
among the number was an old gentle
man seventy years of age. The case
was dismissed, however, for want of
witnesses against the offenders.
The Colored Hoodoc In Mnoo
The Hook and Ladder and J. 8
Boynton Engine Companies, of Gridin
are practicing for the colored flremen r
t*:rii.iin«‘iit, : ■ ' • hr! ! in Mm --n h- n.r
time in July.
A R«marki»bl« Hen.
Griffin boosts of a ben which com
menced laying last Christmas and lias
not missed one day up to date.
A Valu.bl. Cow
Mra. F. F. Glenn has i
Jersey cow, just
\ can't como it, at least not without a
drink of whisky."
Hero the Granger felt for his hip
socket and pulled out a small dark
task, such as is commonly carried in
dry counties, and turning it up took
two or threo swallows of its contents,
.ifti-r which lie looked more reconciled
to his fate. At this moment a waiter
approached and handed the Granger a
dish of eggs.
"Now, by grabs, you strike me in a
weak place. If there is any thing in the
world that Mariar has got its egg-; so
here goes.” Saying which, the Gran
ger proccede 1 to" do justice to at least
one article of food placed before linn, though duelling in ita*lf ts nominally ille-
and if Mariar could only bavo seen how gal. the real bans before the jury was
(cli-sacriflcing old hayseed was sho whether this duel was (air. Chaptaa'a par-
would try to convince her neighbors that Usana alleged, that Dekelrel either pnshed
site had the best hiiBband in Webster aside or or held ’ ’
A GREAT DUILLINO CSSE IN FRANCE.
la It Fate to a.lz. Your Opponent's a word
with the Lett Hand?
St. James Gazette.
The trial ot M. Dekeire!, who killed a
French officer, Lieut, Chepnis, in a duel
at Dunkirk, has excited great interest in
France, and all the greatest authorities in
duelling gaTe evidence, either personally
or by letter. The dost rose out ot an al
leged insult offered by IJeut. Chapins dur
ing the carnival to a masked lady, who was
supping with M. Dekelrel, an inhabitant
of the town. Chapiua was killed, and al-
inodourth
■ ..... I . P told,th
ha- givenone hundred and thirty-two
gallons of milk and thirty-three p-jitnds
of butter.—Dallai Era.
A Blrd-thootlnc Challenge.
Yesterday tho bird hunters ot this
cily received a challenge to shoot
against ih<- licet ap-.rtHiix-nuf H i t
Vista, Kllsville and Oglethorpe at Put
nam nn July 2.—Aiu.ri. Record'C.
Wny th. Cona.rt Wnl Not Given.
Prof. Gonzales' O(»oratic concert was
advertised for a night or two since in
Waynesboro. It did n„*. come oil l„-
caos< then- were only two gentlemen
in town wlioappreeiatedthe Professor**
stvlenf mum- iiiillrionUy to attend.
N.aro Jssse Jamas'*.
The officials of tho Brunswick and
Western railroad have gotten wind of
the fact that a regular organization ex
ists for the purpose ot stealing goods of
the various sorts ahipped over the road.
This band of rogues has its headquar
ters in Brunswick, and is made up of
train hinds, draymen and low grade
storekeepers. Robberies have been
pretty frequent recently. Last week
six of the guilty parties were arrested
Dear Brunswick with some of the stolen
goods in possession. They should get
the extreme penalty of the tew, Mid
not have to wait long for it either.—Al
bany yewi.
An Editor's apology.
We crave the indulgence o( ouf read
ers for the short-coming as well as the
tardiness ot the Democrat tills week.
On Monday our best help (Ida) was
taken quite ill and has remained so
until this time. Tho next day onr
other best help (Billie) also took sick
and remained sick for two days, leav
ing ns alone to wrestle with the paper.
On Wednesday the good wife also took
sick, leaving ns the care of the two
little children, the care of the sick, the
work of the honse, the work of the pa
per and onr own cooking to do.—Af-
pharetta Democrat.
No Loouat-Bnctz Shi,t tor Him.
I herein and hereby take occasion to
expose another one of the frauds that Is
1 ■■■:;. . illy and -'irly p,-rp.-!r;lt.-d .ill
our unsuspecting men. I say men, for
the reason that women have got better
sense than to bo victimized by it. I
allude to tho shirt that is mado wrong-
side-foremost, with a back alloy to it—
split open on tho south aide, not even
a window in front As a fraud I allign
it alongside of a circus show. It keeps
out the sir on tho front side, and that
is about all it does keep out, for the
fleas, redbugi, etc., walk in at the back
door, sad when tbeyooca get there
they are at home till Sunday at least.
—Buchanan Banner.
Cauaht In ■ Fish Trap.
Mr. E. A. Smith, of Waynetboro, set
a fish net in McIntosh creek last Fri
day evening, and on going to it Satur
day morning fonnd it in a jerk. Ho
thought he bid caught all the fish in
tho creek, and tugged sway to bring
the net to the surface. When at last
it came forth, he was horrified to find
tint he bad not a single fish, but a five
foot alligator.
Injured br a atom,.
Boston Wells, a negro living about
seven mile* from Dublin, daring the
storm on hut Tuesday evening, teceived
injuries that will most probably prove
fatal. He was endeavoring to get to
his koine, from where he had been en
gaged at work, when the storm burst
upon him and a limb, measuring four
inches in diameter, struck him. One
eye was knock ed ont and biiakuli
fractured.—Dublin Gate tie.
Sprinkled Mia voaa With Shot.
Yesterday afternoon Charlie Gentry,
•on of Mr. 8. C. Gentry, while fondling
a shotgun, received a load of shot on
his toes. He had the gun in his lap,
with the hammer raised and the muz
zle pointing downward, and accident
ally polling the trigger, a flash and a
report followed, with the charge enter
ing his foot and toes as above stated.
One of his toes will have to be ampu
tated, and shot were picked out of two
others.—Rome Courier.
N«lms* Appointment*
That sterling and Independent paper,
Tzczuaapa axd Mssazxoia, has been
pftzditng Into theappointmentol Nelms
without gloves. It will be well for Mr.
Cleveland and cabinet to know, and
keep in mind that there are two parties
in Georgia all under one name, and
that our Senators don't represent the
entire Democratic party of Georgia. A
•MMhatfon with otnsn beside oar
Senators would be more satitfactonr,
and tend more fully to harmonize the
party. The Tat-tanara axd Mxiikiz-
obb voices many thousands in Georgia
in its pointed strictures. Let us have
representeUves and good men or none
at all.—Quitman .Vrv South.
county.—Lumpkin Independent
A Burglary Oulatly Committed.
Marauders entered the sleeping apart
ments of Hem. Stephen Jorasa *m Mr,
Louis Cohen one night fast week nod
i 1 c-m-h <,f these gentlemen "i $1.'
or $15 withont arousing any of their re
spective households.—Sanderiville Mer
cury.
A Jumbo Plant,
Hawxissvillk, Jane 24.—Judge 0.
0. Kibbee has tho jumbo sunflower. It
is now in full bloom. The flower meas
ures two feet around the central disc,
and the circumference of the ray flow
ers is fully three and a half feet. It is
the Giant Russian variety.
. Lost His Arm.
Mr. Fambroughs, who works at the
Wilkinson Faper Mills, near Banning,
lost bis left arm last week by getting
it caught in the machinery. He was
adjusting a band, and somehow his
arm was canght and actually jerked off
above the elbow.—Neuman Herald.
Closing of tha Sohools.
Hawkixsvillb, J one 24.—The achno's
of Mrs. B. F. l’arsons and Miss Julia
Mason will close to-day. The scholars,
about sixty in number, will be treated
to ice cream and cake to-nigbt at the
“Daisy” ice cream parlors by their
teachers. The children anticipate a
happy evening.
A Dog that Chaws Gum:
Sir. Tom Janes, of Albany, has a lit
tle dog that chews gum just like school
girls. When tired of chewing, it will
take tho gam out of its month and stick
it tightly on top of its nose with its
foot, to keep from losing it, and then
it goes trotting around looking like it
had a big wart on the nose.
A R#ma»kabla 8naka Story. |
Ab. Kitwood, a Tennesseean, travel
ing from Atlanta to Chattanooga, was
snake-bitten in a strange way last Fri
day. As tbe fast train, No 10, was
passing through the deep cut just be
yond Allstoona a large snake, a mocca-
■in, lumped from the bank and bit KIt-l
wood on the fleshy part oi his arm and
clung to the place until pulled off.
Kitwood jsrkod ont his pocket knife,
ent tho reptile’s body in two and ap
plied tho flesh to tho bite, when tho
swelling at once subsided and ho was
eased of pain.—Acworth Neva. ■
A Serious Fall.
Wednesday morning while Mr. G. T.
Miller, the baggage master at tho
Southwestern railroad, was assisting
toloadhiaice wairon at the imumUr-
Itory in the eastern part of tin- cily, ho
mot with a painful accident. lie waa
standing in tbe body ot the wagon,
which waa very slippery, lust hi- hal
anco and fell out backwards. Ho was
carried homo and medical aid quickly
smmn.ined. The physician o\amiiio-l
him and relievsd Hal w th* intense
pain for the timo being, bat states that
the extent of the injury could not bo
ascertained until this morning.—Co
lumbus Enquirer-Sun.
with tils left band fits ad
versary's sword while he thrust hln
through iho body with the right. Many
ancient authorities admit the nse of the
led hand. Tbe welghtol opinion by mod
em duellete, including M. de (.'aimagnac
and M. Anatole de T* Forge, is on the
other ri le, but another in was
whether Dekelrel did not nse his left hand
instinctively and withont intention. Th“
jury acquitted him, and the court showed
ns sei IS of the conduct I>[ ho-.-, fhapuii
by awarding only one franc damages to
This trial shows that the masters In tbe
art of fence differ as to the right of the left
hand belDg used to ward off a thrust. In
Italy this mode of defense la accepted, and
at one time It was accepted in Hngland. In
theyear 1613 Lord Braes and Sir Edward
Sackville (ongbt a desperate duel, which is
desert bad In Stasia's pipers. What the
two gentlemen qnarred about is not
latatad; bat they agreed to meet in tbe
vicinity of Antwerp; and, as Lord Brace
declared that "a little of Sir Edward’s
blood would not zerve his torn,” the sec
onds withdrew. The principals rods to tbe
ground attended only by their surgeons,
who were unarmed.
In bit relation of this affair 8ir Edward
•ays that he was mad with anger that
Lord Brace should thirst after bis tile, see
fine he had come so far to allow him to re-
tin hit lost repntation. He adds;
••I 4* e him alight, which with all will-
lngnesihe quickly granted, and there, tn a
metdow angle deep In water, bidding tare
well to onr doublets, tn onr shirts, began
to charge each other, having store com
manded our surgeons to withdraw them
selves a pretty distance, and as the; re
epected our favors or their own safeties,
not to stir, bnt suffer os to execute onr
pleasure. We being fatly resolved (God
forgive n») to despatch each other by what
means we conld, 1 made a thrust at my
enemy, bnt was short, and, In draw n;
back my arm, I received a great wonni
thereon. In revenge 1 pressed Into him,
though I then mizaed him also, then re
ceiving a wound tn my right pep, which
passed level through my body and almost
to my back.”
At this point the pair seemed to have
ae-zed esoa other's swords. Sir Edward
continues:
"In straggling, my band, having bnt an
ordinary glove on, lost one oi It servants.
L» • • Bnt at last, breathless, yet keep
ing onr holds, the-e passed on both sides
propositions oi quitting each other's sword.
Who should quit first was the qnealion,
which on neither part either would per
form; and reatriving again, with a kick
arm the tingling end of the rawhide had
brought the blood In two strips across the
breast When Peers waa taken to Ida cell
he was attended by Dr. Hoffman, who gave
him stimulants lor his depressed spirits
and a lotion ot arnica and landanum for
bis lacerated back. As Pyers waa led to
his - ell he tossed his head slightly, and a
ami!* partly parted bis lips; but It was not
the jaunty bead toss and nlavlul smile
of good-natured mirth. To Dr. Hoffman
Pyers expressed his hearty disapproval of
the law. H* regarded hia treatment as an
Indignity which no white man shonld be
called upon to antler, and he protested
that he had done nothing to deserve so
hard a sentence. It is pretty safe to say,
however, that Mrs. Pyers will have no
more brutal treatment to dread from her
lord and master, and that many another
husband will think twice of Pyer'a fate be
fore enforcing discipline at hia domestic
hearth to the loll extent o( his physical
powers.
THE COTTON REPORT.
An Ineournalps statement of the Cot
ton Crop Products.
Bradstrccts.
The May Jane cotton report Is given be
low. Taking tbo mail and telegraphio ad
vices together tbs report Is beyond question
the moet exhaustive statement of the con
dition of tbe cotton crop at this date ever
published. The proepects of the crop are
declared to be most encouraging. The tel
egraphic advices oome from points tn the
dlstiicts moat given over to cottoh grow-
tog. Besides, the points heard from are
carefully distributed, so as to reflect tbe
situation tn tbe| whole cotton region.
The May-Jnne cotton report to
Bradstreet'e is based an l,SoO repltee from
correspondents in 690 cotton growing
ooantlea In the Bonth—an average of over
two responses from each county. Tbe
common datee of tbe mall replies le about
Jane 4. To bring Information regarding
the state ot the crop to date we have ob
tained from 65 points In the cotton belt
telegraphic advices. These dispatches
were forwarded on Thnreday night and
Friday morning. Having regard to both
tea mail and w Ire advices, the repot t given
below ia foil of news as to the grow-
ally pav-'-d to tli
Mrs. Marv A. I.
tain Tl,"- F.m
en.-Jiio-v <
unpariel i
A THOUCHIFUL HUSBAND,
Who Wcula..'c Eat Biscuit Baeau
Wlf* Couldn't.
A Wetater oozmty Granger .went to
Strange Loss of Speeoh.
Bill Cooper, a young whito man, has
been working for Mr. I. M. Champion
of Worth county, for eomo timo past.
A week or so ago ho stated that ho had
a presentment that on a certain day be
would loeo tbo power o! speech, and
that in a month from the time of such
loss, he wonld recover his speech. On
the dsy predicted, while working in a
field some distance from the house, the
power of speech left him, since which
time he has not been able to otter a
syllable. It remains to be seen wheth
er his spoech will return at the expira
tion of a month.—Albany Medium.
A llnaular Llahtrlna Shock,
On Saturday, while a thunder clond
waa passing in the afternoon, Mr. T. A.
Sewell was struck-by lightning and
knocked down. His spring is about
three hundred yards from his house,
snd for convenience he hsa t telegraph
wire to drew water, with a carriage
and tucket attached, and had just
drawn a bucket from toe spring snd
was drinking out of tbe backet when
the win was struck by lightning. The
bolt ran op the wire and into the back
et and thence into Mr. 8ewell’s mouth,
knocking him senseless for some time.
Hit mouth inside was badly blistered.
It is thought that the lightning lost Its
(orcein pasting through tbe water,
else Mr. 8ewe!l would bars been killed.
—A'evnan Herald.
ANOTHER WIFE-MURDERER.
A Marlon Countr Nagro aoeuaad of Kill*
In* Hia Wlfa.
A gentleman from Pineville yi
day reported s ahockfng tragedy that
occurred in Marion county about two
weeks ago, but the facta of which are
just coming to light. It appears that
•bout two weeks ago the wife of a ne
gro man named l-imanucl McGtaun
died suddenly, and her husband
claimed that she was poisoned. Sus
picions were aroused as ts the true
cause of her death, which grew strong
er and stronger, until It was deter
mined to give the matter a thor
ough investiration. The coroner was
notified, and he summoned a jury, and
tbe body was disinterred and * poet
mortem examination was bald. This
occurred jnst a week tgo. At the in
quest Dr. F. L. Wisdom examined the
dead body end found several bruises
about the bead, as if made with a rock,
which were in his opinion sufficient to
prodnee death, and which be believed
was the cause. Emanuel waa arreste .
and lodged in Jail at Buena Yistn, and
will have a preliminary hearing to
morrow.—Col iGu Ei., hrrr-> ..
and a wrench together, I freed m;
long-captivated weapon, which incon
tinently levying at his throat, belDg
still master of hia, I demanded If be
would nek his li> nr yield his sword, b >th
which, though In that imminent danger,
1 e bravely denied to do. Myself being
wounded and feeling loss of blood, having
three conduits rnnning on me, began to
make me faint, and he courageously per
sisting not to accord t* either ot the pro
osltlous,remembrance of his former bloody
desire, end feeling of my present estate, I
•truck at bit heart; bnt with bis avoiding,
missed my aim, yet passed through the
body, and, drawing through my aword. re
peats 1U through again through another
place, when he cried, ‘OI I am elain."
bir Edward then got Lord Brace down
on hie back, and could not find it In his
heart to do him further violence, thomrh
he still refused to demand his life. AskM
it he desired the aid of bis lurgeon, Lord
Bruce accepted. Bir Edward also putblm-
self In the bands of his lurgeon. beingvery
faint with loss ot blood. "Suddenly," he
tilds, “my Lord’s surgeon came fall at me
with my Lord’e sword; aDd had not mine
with ray aword Interposed. I bad been
slain by those base htnda; although ray
Lord Bruce, weltering in Ins blood, and
pait all expectation of life, conformable to
all Ms carriage, which was undoubtedly
noble, cried out, ‘Bate -1! hold tby hand 1' *’
It Is clear that both Sir Edward Sackville
and Lord Brace considered it fair not only
to ward off a thrust, but even to hold tbe
aword of an adversary,
tl,.
/ ! hot'-ll of l -
"m II. * -.-.it ui ihe t
- - a'-iin-l at to
ol Mari.tr I,..-
of ham, it i
•I II" li"' I'-y ttr.
Unhappy Man. °
Why petsl.it in ruiningyoHr digeatii
byoatlnguiiwholi - inef-e.i; and l.,,
ing it ruined by doing nothing to r
road meeting in Americua thia „tdre it to usefulness and right -—
id put up at one of the leading somethin! ' ‘
At!
tbe took
ml looking wearily
nlons, said:
, I don't feel like
tittles, and the old
Some think that dyspepi
They are the ones
teksa Brava's bwHS
uable family mtdiciti
work of the t. rmento
•■* the digestive app.
. IK. Mr. II. i Colli
I .a, «>-■, "In- ,1 Hr.
t.-r» for dv-p.q -.a, and
A WIFEkBIATER flocceo.
Rsoelslna fifteen Lashes on tha Bata
Sack with a cowhide.
Balthaore SpecleL
Frank Pyers, the braktman, who beat
and kicked hta wife, was publicly whipped
on Friday. At 11:15 Warden J. T. Morri
son pour.ded a gong, which must have
soanded Uke a knell to the wretched ex
pectant In cell 100. Prisoners who were
moving about the corridori were put out
ol right, sad presently Deputy Warden
Shea appeared with the culpnL Pyers it
Use and a ball feet tall and thick leL He
had about two days' growth oi beard and
a very dogged expression ot countenance.
He moved qnletly and with apparent uervt
to tbe black whipping poet and itepped
upon the low platform. At a sign from
Warden Morrison he pulled his shirt ett
over bit head and stood bared to the waist,
patlently observlnj the preparations lor
and bit wrists were manacled; his Ira)
too, were i.tLioned, and bla face was turned
toons ride away from the sheriff, bis
cheek, eomewhat blanched, resting against
tic upright. Pyers Stood motionless, hie
tilts clenched and the eplendld muscles of
hit arms and shoulder* t'ghtiy strained.
He could not ice tbe sheriff, who stood at
hfs left and a pace behind hint, rawhide io
hand, but be was plainly ready for tbe or
deal, and he showed a determination
bear It, U poaslbla, without flinch tag.
Warden Morriaon declared everything
in readiness, and Sheriff Alrey {diced the
slender three-foot twitch of varai-ned raw.
hid-lightly on Byers's shoulders. Then
re alng It nigh tn the air, he brought it
down with (all force and a whistling sound
upon tbe left shoulder blade ot the prison
er. There was just the altebtmt tremor oi
the frame at the lath stung him. Dep
uty Sheriff Thurluw coanted “one” In an
Impressive manner. The second blow
was tbeo struck, and Deputy Tburtow
counted “tiro." Tbe iliint stroke ot the
whip seemed completely to unnerve the
prisoner, and hi* (rams iwerv*d as far as
the manacles permitted. The mat-
cles ot the arms and shoulders
twitched convulsively, and the abdominal
muscles showed, by their abort, quick
movrment. the repld breath which be
tokened tbe scen'i failing nerve. The
-Iht,:I. 1.1) gr-» while a. Ill- repeal,
bluws fell rapidly and he witnessed the i
lent agony of the writhing frame ptllorii
before him. The fifteen biowz we
on In sizteen seconds, while the wit
all held tbelr breath. Pyers did not utter
a sound, and when tbe last blow had been
slrm k lie seemed at un--e to recover hi-i
-e.f, anil. Ihougli tie would stireli
len durll g the :! -gglng but fur tl,
of the ;uat, be appeareu rathe
than the she iff him.e.f s
planting, toward the southwest particular
ly, both as to new laud and land previous
ly given over to other crops. Ttme far wc
have made no additions ts th: acreage re
turns teiea tby eenespoodwta. It fi DOW
believed thet nn increase ot nearly 5 per
l/nt. should be made on account of the
tendency to underenimete on the part of
correspondent* since I860. This, added
to the figures presented lest year gives 17,-
061,500 ns tbe tcreage oi 1894. Tbe In
crease reported for this year amounts to
8-Aper cent. This, added to the corrected
figure lor 1851, gives 17,020 014 acres as the
area In cotton for the crop of 18S5 86
It Is plain from tbe above that the cot
ton crop prospec's were never better than
on Jane 3d. Urn year. Bradstreet's April
report waa published on May Dtb. The
progress of the crop to the dale ot the April
report* (April 24) had been satisfactory.
Bine* that report tbe weather was, on the
whole, good. The table tadleatts that on
Jane 4 (date of mill advices) the condition
of "stands” waa good. The general pros
pects of the crop are pat down is good,
in onr April cotton report it was stated
thet the crop wonld be from ten to fittren
dare later generally thronghont the South,
and the aniwera to the planting ouettlon
make good that statement
A FAMOUS PEACOCK.
Death of a Bird that wae Fond of Clnxar
Ala—Hle Croat Luna Power.
New York Sun.
A large atrip of crape hang yesterday
from the door of the hay-loft of tbe itables
near the Enterprise Hotel In Stapleton, S.
I. The raonrnlog emblem waa placed there
by the itablemen as a tribute to their (riend
I’ete, who did on Friday night. Pate was
a magnificent peacock, with a gorgeous
tail and amazing lungs. He waa famous
throughout Staten Island became ot his
trick ot taking a drink at the bar whenever
any one wonld pay twenty-five cents for the
privilege of teeing him hop np on tbe
connler and dip his bill In a glass ot ginger
ale and take a tip with a "Heie'i-to-yon"
look and a dock of the head to the party.
Once, when a blizzard was raging on Stat
en Island, Pete, it is averred, woke np
Landlord Brown by flying on a ihed and
tapping nn hia bed roam window until
Mr, Brown got up, took E lantern, and
went ont doors to tee what ailed the fowl.
Borne one, by mlitake, had locked Pete ont
ot tbe stable (bat night. Mr. Brown
opened tto stable door, and Pete hurried
In ont ot tbe bllzzsrd.
PeteCitill make the hUIeldes ring al
v.ti'i-c e.th l.ii M-reaniv. tie ruiiM :lv a-
eavily on top of a two-story house as a
chicken can Avon a fence. A few days
ago Landlord Brown s riled for Europe. On
Friday night Mra. Brown heard Pete at
her bedroom window. He waa making a
peculiar noise end trying to bolt himself
on the window sill, bnt he conld not. At
•be opened the wlcdow be fell down and
soon afterward be died. It la thought he
was foteraat.
PRINCESS BEATRICE’S TROUSSEAU.
Toilets n Roam Bride W,ll Wear Ourlne
a Honeymoon That Has Just Begun.
London Truth.
Have you any curiosity about the
sort of trousseau a Princess lias? I
have seen the sketches and materials
of some of Princess Beatrice's trous
seau frocks, which aro being mado by
Redfern. One is n very pretty brown
and bine ahot-tweed, with silk to
match. The skirt is of tbe latter and
arranged in wide perpendicular
pleats. Tito bodice and tunic aro of
tho tweed, the front of the bodice being
trimmed with folds of the silk, arrang
ed fichu-fashion. A pretty little jack*-
et to go with this gown ia made ol the
tweed, |lined with peacock-colored satin
and trimmed with the shot-silk down
the fronts, which are straight, though
the back fits tightly to the figure.
Another nice frock is of grenat blan
ket cloth, tho long wide pleats on the
skirt being separated by the folds ot
Ottoman silk hi tho some color. There
is also a vest of the Ottoman, the bod
ice and scarf drapes; being of the
cloth. A jacket is matte to accompany
tills frock, tho material being the blan
ket cloth. It fastens from the left
shoulder and is trimmed round all the
outlines with fine sable.
A gown of navy blue cloth is cut out
in scpllou, wliiz-li fall over a trimming
of interlaced cardinal red biaid. A
similar but narrower trimming edges
tho tunic, which is quite short. The
fronts of tho bodice are scalloped over
n vest of Interlaced red braid and the
Bit-eves aro finished at the cuffs to
match.
The jacket corresponding with this is
of navy cloth, edged witli one row of
cardinal braid. A ravers, turned back
at the side of the cheat, in lined with
red silk and a smaller ravers, turned
back at the right side of the basque,
show* a similar lining. This it a very
effective little arrangement and one
quite new to my experience.
A cream-colored cloth is mado over
it skirt of pale blue veiling, being quite
plain, except for a narrow pleating
round tho edge. The bodice of this
fastens diagonally from tbe left shoul
der by means of carvctl mother-of-
pearl buttons. The vest and cuffs aro
palo blue.
Another crcam-colored dress is of
Cairo cloth, with pleated skirt and
scarf-like tunic, mado of cream-colored
satin. The bodice of this gown is
pleated and worn with a belt.
him. It so
P<»-ki-t in w
of church
posited bn-
lie",|l n g j
chnrch the
and gave it
Tito churcl
good reade
happened that in thr same
In .i reposed tin- <.i-rl : lh-ate
membership waa altm de-
s yonr’e guano note. In
" hls i-f'-r t., the
Dro’ht-r made a iniitako
s guano note and instead,
i clerk not being a very
letected the error
until several months afterwards.
Being at a.los» what to do about the
m-itt- r In- called upon a learned white
brother in the settlement for advice.
The white man counseled that the
tmuter he allowed to stand. -avin_-that
a guano note was more hintUng than
anything el-e- in tho world It forbid
him even to take a homestead against
ilia religion, and if one lived tip t,. the
note’s requirements he thought the
church ought not to complain. So the
guano paper entitles the colored appli
cant-to full membership at Bethel.
A-TXU-.onM'tt line repairer of Pawl
ing, , . Y.. h*- j i»t utarteii (or .i-am aider
englgem. li: y the govern-neit of thet
co'uilry to nlil in r m'lrlr'ing te'egraph
l-'iei. I'm niikei the tilth Aiinrcan who
111- g I 1 "lit country rim- • g - pan
few weekz for this purpose. Thslr pay la
St 000 mud all expenses.
Catarrh Cured. 6
A clerxyman. after luffcrlnae number ot
year* from that hmthiomi- cUieaae, ntirrh
after trying every known remedy without sue
ease, at teat found a prescription which com
plettly cured and laved him from dr*': Any
mShser from this dreadful " *
self-eddies sad stamped cnrelopeu Hr. J. a.
Lawrence. 139 Dcm street, Brooklyn, New
Turk, will receive tha receipt free of charge.
WOM E N
i ii 11 r in I tie • peculiar
BROW* 5 ,
A PUZZLED CHURCH CLERK.
How a Coweta Ntgro Joln*a Butler
M«thodl«t Church.
A colored brother removing from
Coweta to Meriwether carricdalong his
church letter. Settling near Rocky
Mount he concluded to becomo a mem
ber at Bethol, a colored church near
THC
BEST TONIC
ThU mrdirin* rnmMnos Iron with par* wHaM*
fr-nica, and is inYaloul.ln f r »>s«-aR#^ peculiar to
nmi'ii. mvI all* ho I# t I N'wlenUry Iitml It H>«
tlrlicu and I’lirlflcuUm •wiimnlmru
th* Appel ill's HUyngtlmg i be< .lluarlm and
>rr\rw-tn tori lhan«r,fit| IntiKornlru.
‘fan Uw «rnpUiion. ajul nvahs-uhV. akin *mng*h.
UdursDotMn If H *!•• Uw-tli. closeheadu t*.or
Srodoru constipation—<\l uUem trum mtd*fee <«•.
■'ll*" I f ki.f m Hauk.TI F*n».n Avw Milwao-
kM*. >> IS,. »a>a. Mr zIaI* r.f Deo. V-rh. 1**4
"I bin QMid Urou s’* Iron Bit ton. m>'t it baa ham
amthanador’ r >. mre. hatii k cur«l me-ft**
WMknwUdkm 1 i.tu |» Him. AU.rtirid m*o( LW-
r.enr.ln*haaisSwim Wash* mark an.J.r n-\ i»na«
on wrapper. Take no olhrr. Mazlw Util; by
I*How \ I'HMIll'a < o..ll\l l nioufc. IfD.
I.ADir a* ILsii Hook—naafal and attra.kirs.. ooo-
tamm/. I'* of ptl/s** hr nrlpta Inf* r*uAts*-n aUiot
* *■■*.. •!'Mr Aveay t v nil <!.-r1' m ... s—-11 tit", uc
maUw', W»M ad dr* mi i>u r*c«u* of ft 1U0.11.
■XR08ITION NOTES*
J. A P. Conti.
The Worid'e Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition.
Naw Obuaxs,Hay28, IffU~Uenri.Au.
chinclou Brother!, njnanUug J. A- P.
Sl x, . , lL„9f n , ll, ? , ?“Y <rar eommnnlcaUon
awa-g*
tenidal Kxporitkm, as a donation, ts re-
salved, and I eta directed by tbe board of
management to uprzss their thanks for
his piinfihment. _ 4he arn'ts ‘c4 tbe~jpoet InVmty^h.ra^^
were tesfesed to the height of his arznplia felted in this and other ways In the expo-
riUoa to which you have by your splendid
exhibit Contributed so largely. 1 have tbe
honor to be, very truly yours.
[Signed] S H. Bccx, Dir. General.
NtwOmuuxs, May .H). IMS.—Meure. Ju-
J- *
f.Ceati, Sew York: Oentlemen-In mak
ing oor official report as j rrors on group S
class 601, ot the World's Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Or-
••an*. 18*41885, we deeply regretted th*
feet that we were debarred from expressing
opr opinion on the splendid display
ot J. A P. Costa's best six cord spool
cotton, ’ as also on tbe merit* of the same;
As Mesire. J. A F, Coats's thread waa not
entered for compeUtlon bnt for exhibition
only, we bad to abide by onr Instructions,
and Ignore their exhibit, and tboseof
other makers, for the same reasons. W*
cannot, however, in ini tics to Messrs. J. A
P.Ooau, refrain from repressing onr ad
miration ot tbs magnificent exhibit made
by them. It waa acknowledged on all tldea
to be tbe hindsoines t d spley ot white ,black
and colored thread ever nude, and we
again txoreea our regret that we wr-e pre
vented by their entry, "lor txblbi&oo
only,-' from noticing officially their thread.
W* ai% gentlemen, yours very respect-
ISIgned; Lzorotn Loan,
Nzusz Baasktt,
K. Btao.
a tool face fo fa
Consumption Cured.
An old physician, retired from prac
tice, having had placed in hia handa
by an Kant India missionary the formu-
t taDixjrt R vegetable remedy for
more at , I M *<*dy and permanent care of
hen they Coninniptbm^ Bronchitis, Catarrh,
Asthma and all thr
aIbo a j
i and Lung aliVc
1 radical cure
ho )ia
Thi
vaI-
h. h hld 6ni! r i2tata re ”‘ r w , h ' n '" r -Yen-ons Debility, and all Nervous
m* *.d.* • !;'" ,n r u ;r ■ '*•«
far* wan colorific. I»y*. r » m.n^i i-erf rot It " on*I*Tfui curative DOR«th in thou-
till! win> ti.tth&ck.i-a wrre ;<rii?s-. 1 * an dfl of cares, haft CuW it duty to
„1 Actuated by thi
;i |man.
v had a |m,hi. ;
'"I.,;
ido ! inn *>a 1 in tl**- p
^ i J meat hu p«ul I
they
b'oke
The •kind .! r
thi
of i
lUltertUK, 1 will ,
• all who df*ir
pi-rtM
Klifth, with full direction
in* ar»«i lining. Sent by
dre»uinj( with BUmp, nar
■Ibhatort. When thr ttah owrrra.-.hM , r^ r » ^ ■ A. Noyes, ll'J i‘c
back and curled around uc<l«r the r*bt 1 Kochekter. N. Y.
r Kn-
•opar-
JULYiTHE4TH
lYn II BRADY*!’ M,lC0,,,8 •"“‘toalpa*. under tho auzt£«« of tho I’UB-
SiS-'"-”■-r.t-Kiis
GRAND MILITARY DRILL
,h V r * r,on * companies of the State. Many
teams will be preoqnt. and they wUl make one ot tha finest military displays
ever witnessed in the State. The first prize will bo $150 and tho eeccmd $'-) in
GRAND TOURNAMENT
iLHfn} C w»i n i?. m, l?i r0f . , “ dlll I »„yoon2 men of the State will enter. The suc-
\n7L!.V& 4°STKVEN8! d0 ^
GRAND SWhYlVlNG MATCH
ta the Ocmulgee River by a number of expert swimmers. The flnt priio will
BASEBALL
I? l‘te. , 'r om A CoIu,nb “ * nd » n ‘" e . from the MaeonVoteatoers.
^^X whTchwill^^ Hr" b ° ,h Bh " w ‘* 1 do hi»best tose-
GRAND BICYCLE RACE
yMjy* yhratofn In the South wifi appear. There las
of the Grand
A HURDLE RACE
i^VMsrarerolTerpresenhNl'hv^sn JO H v-(°, * Smith
THE TUG OF WAR,
In which a number of firemen from two Macon companies will take opposite
end* of a large rope and endeavor to pull their opponent* over a line drawn l»-
tween them. Tbo prize will ta $10 in gold and a keg of beer.
FUUT RACE.
. ■’ - V:lr ! ‘; T ! ".','‘, rM 1 m.t'.-riaN [or a da::!- ;■» .-fit of
M&&J. W.TwOEd^OO' a ’ ' MU ° l wWch "* 0fftred ^
DANCING.
mustefo n r C Hl^h 8 o b wrshto 1 !llnc 0 e nlia ‘‘ ,Hr0ml l ° ° °' cIock in orJerto ' !;rni * h
SHOOTING MATCH
— Piulni the, day a prise of $2,00Q, offered by tho Chamirerlain Cartridge
shot tor. This contest is open to every one, and will lie con
ducted by trie Macon Sportsmen s Association
BRASS BAND CONTEST.
A prize of $75 in gold is offered fur the beet l .m-1 in the
leas than three Lands enter. A* a number of bands t
Bnaic is aa.iurt-1.
NO ENTRY FEE.
No entry foe will be charged any eonti-iunt in tl.
yond ths usual fee of - j cents at the g.-ite,»]■;. 1, , r
REFRESHMENTS.
't.-ite, pre
1 compete, a c
various depart:
l*>dy will pay.
vided not
irnlvtl ot
The
l prop.
11 I>a*
SPECIAL RAILROAD RATES.
Or Cl.KM p STEEL', -r ret."
«»an Knter
hrnry.
.t! 1 w ri!»*"—lower
nn! »« hciiuleH, or in-
' HANSON,
ent Committee.