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M OD a OD w o o tH VOL. 5. THE EAGLE. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, in advance,... $ 1.01 Sis months, in advance, .50 Advertising rates made known on aj 5 iieation. Obituary notices 5 cents per lin • We are not responsible for opinions txpr«-sed by correspondents. Entered at the Statesboro, Ua., postotliee as lecon 1 -class mail matter. THE EAGLE Is published at Statesboro, Bullock coui ty, Georgia, on every Thursday, at one d« lar a year. Statesboro is the county sif and is situated in a fine fafming sectic Bullock has a population of about 1 000, three-fourths of whom are the wlp It people. It is admitted that it is farming county in Southeast Geotv. It the is solidly Democratic, being knowjs “Banner County.” The farmerae industrious and enterprising, aud «> year adds to the wealth and populat of the county. A railroad is projeef from Dover, on the C. R. R., to tl county site, which, when completed, wi add greatly to the convenience and pre perity of the county. The Eagle is the official organ of t the county, and has a large and incre: ing circulation. Its aim is to aid i things that tend to the advancement the people and the upbuilding of t county. As an advertising niediui The Eagle cannot be excelled. T merchants of Savannah, Augu ta at elsewhere, get trade from the count and the city merchants, as well as t county merchants, will find it to th advantage to advertise their business the columns of TnE Eagle. We- w , keep on hand, , , for f sale 1 at t ij prices, Justice Court Summons, Exqf tions, Blank Deeds, Mortgages, &c. bed] (/ Job work of all kinds neatly, folly and promp.l, ,lo„, at prlca. BnM Conn!? Direclo Judge Superior Court—J ames Hines. RAIi ^ Oscar __ H. T R er f; Stenographer— J. A. Brannen. Clerk— J. E. C. Tillman. Sheriff— S. J. Williams. Court convenes the 4th Mondays and October. Ordinary— A. R. Lanier Monday in each month. Tax Collector— Francis Akins Tax Receiver—W. B. Akins Treasurer —Geo. R. Beasley. Coroner— D. _C. Proctor. ! County Surveyor— R. H. Cost 44th (Sink JUSTICE COURTS, Ru-hJ f P., Hole)—John Satf Jimps P. O. Court, 1st 45th (Club House)—Geo. Trap J. P., P., Metter Metter P. P. O. O.; Court, Simeon 2d WafN Sals P.. 46th Rocky (Lockhart)—R. Ford F. Strif N. J. P. O.; II. M. llur , 4 -■ I-.P O, Court, 3 47 riar Patch)— mvn J. P., P. O,; C. A. Sprricr, N. P.J Arcc >. Court, 4th Saturdays. 48feins)—J. G. Cljitty, J. P Mill , O.; W. H. McLean, N. P., Mill 12ftatesboro)—E. O. Court, 2d C. Saturdays. P., f P. Court, Moseley, J. iro O. 3d Mon¬ days 13 ton)—Madison H. Lanier, J. P., Blov .; J. Scarboro, N. P., Bloy Court, 1st Fridays. 18 )—John Elias Donaldson, J. P., Harv Hsrvio. O.; Hughes, N. I\, Court, 3d SESSIONAL CARDS. It. J.'s, J. A. Dkannen, Sip, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. \kMS & BRANNEN, Ataevs nt Law, ATESBORO, GA. Wi oe in all the Courts of the Midd it. C. SORRIER, i^la, Oeorg-ia, -AGENT FOE Fird Li Insurance, TnK COUNTIES OF Bui and Tatnall. U McLEAN, XJtsT T X S T TfiR, GEORGIA. STATESBORO, GA., THURSDAY APRIL 18, 1889 . SCHEDULE. entral Railroad. In effect January 8th, 1889. Standard t|e, 36 minutes slower than sun time. L| •A Savannah.....7 B CO 20 p aaaaaaas f Macon........ 1 40 p B SO 15 ‘^Atlanta. ‘fAugusta..... 11 43 a B CO 35 I ..... 5 40 p B fr* 30 a lolumbus..... |> 05 a ‘Birmingham “Montgomery.. .. 10 p ‘Bu faula...... 11 10 a 4 20 a m 3 30 p G 3 7 15 p m “Augusta......13 “Macon....... 10 B 11 00 p m ArSavannah 33 9 10 p m t 5 6 15 p m Ira n leaving Savannah at 7.10 a. m., arrives at Oliver at 8.37 a. m.; at Out¬ line., 9.00; Millcn, 9.45. Train leaving M vcon at 10.30 a. m., land, arrives 0.09 at Ogeechee at 3 p. m.; at Out p. m.; at Oliver at 3.34 p. m. The Milieu accommodation leaves Sa¬ vannah at 5.40 p. m., arrives at Guyton 6.40 p. m., at Ogeechee 7.50 p. m., at Millen 8.25 p. m. Leaves Millen at 5.00 a. m.; arrives at Ogeechee at 5.35 a. m.: at Outland 5.44 a. m. John S. Bordley, E. T. Charlton, T. A. G. P. A. Savannah, Ga' Popular--Reliable TiSEITZm —DEALER EC AND MANUFACTURER OF— PRINTERS’ SUPPLIES, 32 W. MITCHELL ST., Atlanta, « GJ-eorgia. Deal with the Manufacturer and Gel the Largest Discounts ! A Guarantee With Sale! ___ | | gkl JjA 1 I JA i*% U 1A# I 1 |k| Sll "ff _ B 8 jFR P B B Bfci ^ WW If t E. W\ I . The Falla and Winter U,«. a.ock season of of Ge..’., 1888-9, Youth-,, finds us a«*s^ual ObUo.et, *ith an extraordfnarj 1 SUITS, GARMENTS WUHHeNTS ANu Mr^lMIMWUV And, as „ heretofore,'No House in the trade offer A can miiTn r, ° ur suits ■ all attractive materials, elegantly made up nn j , cover the seat we give perfect custom fits without ex cnarge. S 1 our Jt °wn always tailoring dm-rest to have each suit go out as a spooial adver is to o Dsement in itself. begin show Widsolu- . e know that no Southern house can to as varied or Pasb ionable OVERCOATS in all shades and weights as we can Our i G ^" coat R e P artnient this season is a special study in material and effect. XJ^-j^hWEAR.—F ull stock of Natural Wool Underwear in all sizes. Im inortod us direct from Germany, and highly recommended by the medical pro n - Write 118 for prices. FURNISHING—Such as Hosiery, Neckwear, Flannel, Silk and White Shirts ‘ a g reftt variety. for Stylish Hats. Also KNOX HATS.—We are sole agents Knox’s Fine and bave a fub ii“ e of tbe m » 8 t correct in Stiff and Soft Hats for Men aud B°y s - careful attention, and those MAIL ORDERS—Receive our very we can servo who can’t visit us, as well as if on the spot. Rules for self-measurement sent on request. filled with pains, with privilege of examination be C. O. D. ORDERS great fore SIZES.—There paying. is boy of whatever size, long, short, thick, thin, no man or or otherwise,that we can’t fit perfectly. Those who have hitherto been unable to find extra sizes in Ready-made Clothing, can get perfectly fitted by us and without .extra cost. DEALERS—Oan get some extra bargains of us. Our large business and large urchases allow us to offer inducements to country dealers that can be obtained owherc else. Write us for particulars. MINISTERS—Will be glad to know'that our success the past season with . it Clergymen’s Suits has encouraged us to enlarge this department, and give a more special attention. Their wants in every respect can now be fully and prompt ly supplied. THE PALICE CLOTHING HOUSE, B.H.LEVY&BRO, 161 Congress St., SAVANNAH, GA. Tii Hew lads, Boiler aM Gin Ms -OF- Geo. R. Lombard & Co. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA., Are now in full operation. They have moved across the Railroad into their New Brick Shop—Finest in tho South—70x366 feet, where all kinds of Can bo Bought, Sold, Rented, Repaired or Exchanged, on the Best Terms.. We have bought out th6 AUGUSTA GIN WORKS, And moved them, with our Now Works, and wili do all kinds of Gin Work. Our Supply Depot is well stocked with Pipes, Belting, Governors, Injectors, Jet Pumps, Saws, Files, Oils, Valves, Packing, Wrenches, &c. • Fifty Engines in Stock for Quick Delivery. IXCELSIOB HIGH SCHOOL L. W, PERDUE,A.M., Principal, (To be Filled).... ......Assistant. Mrs. V. Reaves, Music Teacher. Spring Term Begins January 7, 1880, and continues for six months. TUITION : $2, $3.50 and $3 per month. Board, $8 to $10 per month. The trustees desire to say to parents and guardians that, having gecurt d the services of Prof. Perdue, who brings to his aid the experience of 25 years in the school room, they can offer as great ad¬ vantages as any high school in Southern Georgir* His plans of instruction are thoroughly send modern, aud his aim is to out from his school men and women who are original thinkers, and prepared for the duties of life. Our Music Teacher, Mrs. Reaves, can¬ not be surpassed in her department. She gives lessons on the Piano, Violin and Guitar. The place of Assistant Teacher will be filled soon. The trustees are determined to spare neither pains nor expense in giving our youth a thorough education. ) Give us a trial. Students may be met at Ogeechee and conveyed to Excelsior by notifying the/ trustces or teacher when they J will be* there. ’ All correspondence to be addressed, W. F. Brewton, Pres. B. T., Or L. W. Perdue, Principal, Excelsior, Ga. !~ Two Mnrrfh,n"«M Rm \ r , S , ft in Glascock county werewaited cftlZ Gibson by a committee of Id to leave at once. They left J The Arkwright al iinnfno Cotton M S ? • ? nah, valued ’ avttn ; dy fire Tuesday ’ 'J'liV^rp d ?stroyed on ori 8; 1I J"tcd the engine room and wtw caused by overheated / iourn’al ul Toqhna T U \ Bur n ard W G Houston, of - - conlnirm n 6 u '“ ® rreste< ^ charge °n a Ei ♦ libarate Reveire the e »nT I urc3erL They , ” ' r - have on em I» lo yment bureau in At ante unta for for some time. The Atlanta Street Railway Co., ha« the other by the indicate that owns ad street railroads. |' "peters’ new cars 1 will “ 1 P r now JV 5 ment8 be put intr on, °duccd. The + , want*** «* Phillips, of Marietta, m his clerk, “r jtK m““ Three prisoners escaped from the jail at Decatur some time between Sunday midnight and Monday morning. They moved a stone weighing 2,090 pounds. the prisoners were Sam Cull in, white, and John Chandler and John Hill, second negroes. floor They were all confined on the of the jail and succeeded in from four to fivo fIona thivV iUmo foot wide wide and and about about one one foot foot thick. uoi. Evan 1. Howell, editor of the Constitution of Atlanta, and Henry W. tittKiy, of the same paper, with the au thority of Col. Wm. Lowndes Calhoun, president of the Fulton County Confed crate Veterans, have started a subscrip ™£S i has •go, when into he ... the aiding in New fork, gone movement with his usual enthusiasm, and no doubt his plan adopted^ ’ ^ ftS °’ WlU b ® At *, „ a meeting of the Executive „ ,. Com- „ mittce of the Piedmont Exposition com pauy on Monday, the following resolu tion was passed: Whereas, the Georgia State Agriculture Society have declined to recede from their date of opening their fair, which date is in conflict with the period decided upon, and publicly announced nearly a year ago, by the Piedmont Exposition company for hold- 889 \ T' ieref ‘ )re ' -!- e t01t80n ^ P iv ! edmi 8 ,i lrialdat ? at . Exp0 ' : and j^i° tbat a the fUnPvr. Exposttion . be opened on the 7th day nf°Nn r DeX K’ a !> d C ° Se ° n tbe 3nd a.iv I ° «ovemper. NORTH CAROLINA. In Swain county, a white man named Sparks was instantly killed, Ho was tackle rolling logs on a flat car when the gave way and the hook was thrown violently against his face, tearing away one side of it and fracturing his skull. #' A great number of letters are being received by their former employers is North Carolina, from the negroes who left the Goldsboro section for Kansas. All tbe letters beg for money with which to purchase tickets to the old homes. The letters are pitiful in their pleading for help. All of them say that the writers only pray for one thing, and that is to get home again. The particulars of a disastrous fire at Smithfield, the county seat of Johnson county, were received at Charlotte. In all, sixty buildings were destroyed, twenty-eight has being business houses, The town thousand, only a population of about a and has no fire department. The fire originated in the wheelwright shop of by 8. R & J. A. Morgan, and, blown a gale of wind, soon reduced tho eutire business portion of the town to ashes. **&& Popped herb, THERE i everywhere. *EW EXTERPRI3KS—MOVEMENTS OF BELIOIOpS BQJIES—AFFRAYS, MISHAPS, ETC.—INDUS-* TUI At ITEMS—NOTES. ALABAMA. .Gilbert Lowe, one of the negroes trrested last week, charged with the uendows murder, on Monday made a r‘\ te-ston confession, corroborating the con- 1 of Ben Elgy. Lowe says Elgy, Urnself and the other two negroes now n jail murdered aud robbed Meadows, i nd that all were equally ] spirited meeting of white Iiepubli «ans was held in Birmingham on Wed Jcsdav, and organized by chcsing these jttlcprs; president; Ex-Governor L. E. Parsons, W. vice-president: H. Smith, jooert fie organization Jarber, Montgomery, secretary, has an executive com resident in each county. Resolution f^bre adopted favoring white irnmiorn a“d 1on,home protccUon? Federal g pea rivers and harbors to ^ Republican’p in the state and organization of a r o Tariff League £ -Another p , victim has fai met her death in ^‘“rltston. n . 0 ^ «ous Hunter's wharf dock, in Mrs. Fickenberg, a white woman ag. d sixty years, was found drowned m the dock. The general im P resslon 18 that she suicided, although drovvnl ju ' y adored a verdict of the h "g- Mrs. Fickenberg L T *“‘ . T‘f. i,n "ho has peiished in The place flHed'S.ltl is'Vdm.lv ^ l )tt8t tw ° years. SK .% ll * •>» viroinu 8Upposc(i ‘ ’ and thc lofS ljf life correspond in f, rea , (r . Three bodies were washed as 0 ie near Cape Charles Wednesday, onc 0 { %v h',cli was that of Uat t. Chan UO ck, of Eastville. A a fatal /.Snrh wreck nmirrml nSmond nn iu 1 v™it ? 1 of .m. A, n ... ( , JTJiSX-JS*. Point Th« and »*«»' the *'!« river, and botffcou the Uok and pond an engine seven freight cars plunged into the washout. Two men, a colored brakeman and tlm (j reraal)t a youn g man named Durvin, wer3 buiied under the cars and killed. ^/ rke reports whudi . are coming . ni . from, . J ' 0,b, k ’ 1 n, 'C< ss Anne and Nansemond . tbat 8 ^ W 0 ''. as f , ’Thfporl. thl! ,n tho gronnd. nPTFRMINED DETERMI NED BOOMERS. BOOMERS he officials of the Santa Fe Railroad are busy investigating the story that the boomers concealed in the wmods of Okla boma, had banded together for the pur p 08e 0 j destroying the railroad bridges, in or( j cr to obstruct the influx of home- 8[ea( j t . rs until the men concealed in the coun t r y could make perfect their claims, j t a p pears that the boomers in hiding and are des p e rate. They have selected wa tched their claims for years, and they D0W fear t i m t the new comers, with the assistance of rapid transit, may get the best of them. The Santa Fe railroad has 400 cars already engaged removed. by parties who The de8ired household increased goods Arkansas City, crowd has at Kansas, to such proportions,that the free delivery persons who get their mail at window at the postoffice are compelled to form into a procession, and then it is frequently five or six hours before they can get to call for their mail. FEMALE SWINDLER, Miss Ella White, an Elmira school teacher, wa3 arrested by Chief Little, of Elmira, N. Y., for defrauding various people in that city of sums aggregating $15,000, on fictitious mining and silk mill stocks and other pretenses. Her father is a superannuated employe of the shops of the Brie road at Susquehanna, Pa., and has transferred bis property, amounting to $20,000. She was arrested on four warrants, charging her with forgery in the second degree. “JACK’* AGAIN. The body of a boy named Steinfatt was found at an early hour Monday morn¬ The ing on a road neor Hamburg, Germany. boy’s throat hud been cut and his abdomen ripped open aud his entrails re¬ moved. The body was otherwise shock¬ ingly mutilated. It had been evidently laid on the road throughout the night. i«yis ^ h V C r s \ biU , l «S3t whic * , ^s’been S mitte d for the > hiV Pickett mixed li sK,s, I°800 f eS r° f 10,00 2 P inhublt r Mi “nts and over, The Louisville KENTUCKY. pany s machine shops Bridge & Iron Com destroyed by fire Tuesday, were completely loss on causing if a of $90,000. The shops were a 4 ('!o K C ? rrU8 ,° ted , iron Building about chnJoh Cla \ oHl m u eting bc heId in a| i the niversarv 8 °' h ’ the llun<]r «<Bfi an-. l ° maa 8 ur ati°n of Washington Washington as president of the United and t iat the church bells be rung for thanksgiving! f , 13 “ expreS81 ' and 0u of j°J At B'.csvdte, a town two miles nortl. / Bates! urg. the f marshal d )Ut ^ arrested dle niibt f l in th E fir® and* ,? ’ r i house kut 'P wa in R- » consumed During by by nr., and the poor unfortunate , was ,0,,sted flllve - ne is said to have been sewing machine repairer, and his name is supposed to be John Doyle. rbo .'r Vcra ’ B,id e° Memorial Associa •° t"gJu t f about K ' ,irte wili month. its annual me! one Gen. Rusk now T T lt “\ T °/ dc!iv «- the memorial cabinet, will be Gen. Busk was brevetteil mldr.ss tial .in 1 1805, about mile brigadier gen ociations one from the as battle of Salkehatchie, cemetery, for bravery in the de as a Federal sol- It has been discovered that, owing to go*«,mcht( S™ wiirSti,h„S l I of tbe Hugh DePayn eommandery, ^ l Msjsrsf£».e of a Y )ld slckne “- He ,^“ tbe 8 ro ' cel T bnsincsb . and one of Eaton’s most re- 8 P ected citizens. There was some little excitement in Chicago, III., political circles about a de cision of court to the effect that Brighton Park . a suburb, had b»en annexed to the city Af proper aud should have participated s- JiatS «*‘I tfr, TUe ', lcl,obl !i i ££ uave jS°, wie iSpl , ry ”' British House of Commpns on Monday, the lord advocate introduced a b 'H providing for local government in Scotland. The bill creates county coun cils, the members of which are to be electe(1 by tho householders. All the bo roue "will i, s with a population of less than 7,000 be merged into the counties, h„ been X”iJSue “in wSb thlii »re ^ ails > are not and provisions permitted to ltd. furnished - mi8eg) are thrniby a committee appointed by the town board. A largo meeting of farmers was held at Anderson, Ind., on Tuesday, and pledges were made, to pay no more than 13 cents per pound for trust binding twine, and not in any manner to patron- for ize any merchant offering such twine de sale at a greater price. The farmers dare they will allow their hogs to eat the wheat in the fields before submitting to 1 the twine trust. At the closing session of the Mormon Conference held in Salt Lake City, the on Tuesday, Goorge g O. Cannon read statistics of the church, which are, 12 apostles, 70 patriarchs, 8,719 high! priests, 11,705 elders, 2,069 priests, 2,292 teachers, 11,610 deacons, 81,899 families, 115,915 officers and members and 49,302 under eight years of age—atotalMormon population of 153,911. Capt. Couch, the Oklahoma leader, ar¬ rived in Winfield, Kansas, on Tuesday from Oklahoma. He says tho soldiers have scouted the Oklahoma country, and about everybody without authority to remain has been driven out. Nobody is allowed to alight from a train no longer than the train stops at a station. The Bank of Guthrie, 1. T., organized. with a capital stock of $50,000 was A few monthB ago burglars broke into the residence chloroformed of John Reilly, family of Wilkes- and burre, Pa., the stole nearly $1,000. On Monday, Romani Father O’Hearn, pastor of Bt. Mary’s Catholic church, handed Reilly $700,, whici) he said had been given him that! evening by a prominent man, who had; made a confession to him, and had told! the story of the robbery. The story is a! secret of the confessional. From thirteen to forty-two States in a century isn\a bad growth for a infant Republic. _______ , NO. 38. THE w*. 1 great WORLD OUTSIDE. EPITOME of most interest¬ ing MATTERS. OBIat LABOR AGITATION—SPRING storms— HEATHS OP PROMINENT PEOPLE-ACCIDENTS, FUSES, SUICIDES, ETC. Sn?e. British 1 Hcu, T Slai !h, first lord of the *™ y 18 t0 bc raised to tho ’ Jhspatches from India says hundreds "te aasyssi, 8 * r * whom he was chasing. Lie will die P°° d or which Her prevails feared at Panama. Tho 1 tb were on account « stoppage of work, have not oc- The' # larles ,trat Russell has consented to A-twoc 4 °r bettveeu Vandeleur and /Tor Ur ?, naat s in Ireland and their auL. His decision is to bo bind W’flio I>3 at?|5sH;==S Vernril besucceoded b J Gen. Verdy tl f h ® ’“migrants • board the iolliSS'off , ?n on Red Star "SW hit ^ W W1 H tb ch the was 8choOQ in the * Southampton "b,-’ which , ,l M ‘ t ip 0 to land P repalrS ’ Wtts ^^den t, r „ ? o” 1 ’ letter fo ^ !? c C f. ra P blcal ' Society ? 8 Royal ^ tbut was read at the J'P ,“ e ,. °“ Monday. body H e descrilies in London, at leuetli Eng > the various devices by which the natives en 'l <! “) rore( l to prevent the advance of tho ex P editl0n - The freight houses of the Boston & Lowell division of the Boston Lowelt & Maine Bailroad, and situated between Minot Nashua streets, UostoD, Mass were pot! burned 'ion of the on Tuesday walls remaining. evening,' only a wil1 $500,000. B The lwa ° E8