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KNCEVILIE NEWS, Hl> i:\KH> H![li,\V g* | : matter. |H THE NKWS. MIjSR I.a'vnMirculU-, (.it. [■an Gwinnett County. - mi-mi i ■Hr column will i 'i.i.n fIH of (iovi'i-MMi- Atkin |Hge to tin’ I'-ni'Oi! 111 H Icntith with tln noii- HislMli llli'i the -ull - Hill'', as WI'H as other intercMt. IBs rntruins i in <•• m §§Ki tin- ilocuunil l and as a matter of Wm people of (iwilllielt HH paper in tfie county this message in full, sHj-Nkws take,- (-.special HHjng aide to MI Ve I lie i Hi 1 H| interesting linruill- nt Hifiir-, after it mi- r*-ad Hlbi is of the general as- Ht IKIUSMTI hi-:, IH&liitim c--n\i-ne<l last jMBBBi? •- • fjm f, and tfie soli>iiß art) i-ariineg tlie,r fI.OO HHmpor:ant limi -un-s, HF t -n. •* at the first nit be dispifSed of before nent, convict lease will ■t.another legislature is ■cl some dispi siturn must |Bf the 3000 felons who among the and at work in of the state. Hit will be done, is really problem to determine. Hfcomnut tees on the pen- been endeavoiing Ha satisfactory law on Hct for the last two weeks, Hutterly failed to agree B. Nearly every member Opuses has a pet scheme Hfc, and it seems im them to harmonize on Hliti' ■edition of affairs makes Hble to make any reliable H as to what the outcome BLjj»bW4-hiit "measurt is ■bwn as the “Hush hiiLLLL Hpuse of this is to abolish Bon, and prombit the sale Bfaeture of intoxicating B.anywhere in the slate, Hos the wishes of the ■ tfie several counties. Bption is the best solution Buor question yet made. ns, fourths Bullies have abolished the ■ti toxicants, and the re- Bcounties are gradually Bto the dry cofhmu. ■itiou, backed by public Bt, is a success, because its irosecute violators of the juries promptly convict, u forced upon a people their will, is a rbaring u a ireeder of lawless- ■rger cities of the country Bigh license und strict po- Rveillunce as the solution Biquor problem. Prohibi- B&.lla*ntu was a prodigeous ■and the friends of tem- I there, except a few' ex ■k and iinpracticables, do Bo a repetition of it. It Vt appreciably decrease ■luess nor the consumption ■icauts, but simply forced ftde to drink meaner li- Bd deprived the city of the B|o which it was entitled. laws are effective poultry and small towns, feerience has demonstrated BflPnlity of *heifentoree populous cities, w here Be elements that do not ex ■lo rural districts, fcal friends of temperance Bfied to let well enough jfcs: flßgjMLry cuinniissn ni sent 'ftio l nitvu Stutcs for >i H&un 11UI) 11 a;, 11, £ MIV* T. *greem«*.t, * matsc 1 pal failure. If Uncle Sam f the free and unlimited ;e of the white metal he go it uioue. Unless this the other great commercial open their mints to its _ will. The “iuter- Ifapikcnt" lioby must to the ruu> ami ißiade straight lroin in,' |B There can be im lur or evasion by tlm jv- and its next must to i ui , gJlßni unequivocal i.rni.-. BBun anil Hu 1 , pi • , , Bjßsliigie gohl .-ia:.ua, 11 Bre the p.iople, but, u Bun.- cJkJ&uf Aud now Montgomery is kicking at the wav quarantine regulations ire being enforced against her, forgetful of the fact that she treated the infected localities in the same way, before the scourge reached her limits, and denounced the liberality of Atlanta towards refugees from the stricken sec tions. Chickens come home to roost. Another effort is being made to induce the governor to pardon J. Tyler Cooper, once mayor of Atlanta, and now confined in the jail of Fulton county, serving out a term for embezzelement, while ulerk of the board of county com missioners of that county, upon the ground that his family is in Montgomery, Alabama, where the yellow fever is now' epidemic. As his term of imprisoment will ex pire next month, it is probable that this effort of his friends w ill succeed. Later. —The governor has grant ed the pardon, and Cooper is a free man once more. There,have recently been a num of small-pox cases in Atlanta, and compulsory vaccination is the order of the day. There was considerable excitement on Deca tur street, last Sunday, brought on by a number of lawless negroes who attempted to rescue one of their number, who had forcibly resisted being Jannerized by the physicians, and was being marched to police headquarters by the officers. The yellow fever is becoming widely scattered, despite all quar antine regulations. It is now epi demic in New Orleans, Mon.tomery Mobile, and Selma, Alabama. At Memphis, Ten. Bay St. Louis, New Albany, Edw'ards, McHenry, Biloxi and Crantoh Missisippi, and Pascagoula and Baton Rouge, Lu Nothing but frost can stay its march, and its appearance may be confidently expected in many other towns and sections of the country, unless cold weather speedily comes lo the rescue. The disease continues to be of a mild form, and the deaths are few, eomparaed with the number of cases. Old man Taylor Delk, who was three times convicted of the mur der of the sheriff ot Pike county, and as often granted a new trial by the supreme court, was put on trial for the fourth time in the superior court of Henry coun ty this week. By consent of coun sel a verdict of .guilty was ren dered, with a recommendation to mercy, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The Gainesville Cracker says that 400 bushels of chestnuts were sold in that place one day last week. This is the home of Snoily goster Ham, but the extent of his purchases is not mentioned. The outlook for a big democratic victory in Kentucky next month, is encourging. Veteran’s Day in Gwinnett. (Continued From First Page.) themselves. When Colonel Tyler M. Peeples showed the gourd vine, 147 feet Ni length, With a squash at one end and a pumpkin at the other, 1 made the simple remark that Gwinnett county would soon have a long distance telephone of her own and that the people ol Law renceville would soon be able to talk from Atlanta to the deep blue sea. Too much credit cannot be given to Editor McNelley, of the Law* renceville News, for the initiatory steps that he took in getting up the fair, and the persistency with which he kept up the subject until it esulted in the grand success which culminated in the display that was made of Gwinnett county products. Major Simmons, who was re sponsible for much of the success of the fair, was simply übiquitous and made everybody feel most thoroughly at home. Major Simmons took haif a dozen prizes for various displays on his own account,and the friends who were entertained so nobly at his elegant home, were not sur prised over the fact that he carried off such a large share of the honors and emoluments. THE WOMAN’S DEPARTMENT. The women of Gwinnett county Reserve unstinted praise for the manner iu which they got up the display in the woman’s department of the fair. The exhibition would have done credit to a much more pretentious fail than was held iu Law renceville, and it included every variety of products of woman’s handiwork. The gathering yesterday was one of the greatest in the histoi y of Gwinnett county, and never was there assembled a more re presentative body of men than those who listened to the eloquence of “Bill Smith, .of Gwinnett,” the judicious vice-president of the Gwinnett County Fair association, and to the stirring words of the oldest citizens of the county, and a man whom his people delight lo honor. Captain Ewing, the man who rups the Ewing house, is a man jHter my own heart. He has pie on week days, and it guests desires anything r Uul already on *ha nil 1 ATKINSON TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Chief Magistrate Sends In His Annual Communication. MINT RECOMMENDATIONS MADE State of Georgia, Executive Office. Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 27, is 97 Oentlctneu of the General Assembly: During the session upon which yon now enter matters of great interest to the peo ple of the state must he considered and 1 acted upon by you. It hAs l>eeu many years since so many grave questions tie manded consideration by a general as aembly. northeastern railroad. On May *2B, 1896, afier advertising for bids as directed in act authorizing a lease, the Northeastern railroad whs leased to E A. Richards & Co. at the sum of $lB 600 per annum, aayable cju rterly, for a term of 20 years, from June 1, 1896, and a bond taken in conformity to law The rent was paid lor two quarters. When ths rent for the third quarter fell due on March 1, 1807. it was not paid, and when the two months’ time, in which they were permitted under the law to pay this, had expired, the rent was still unpaid. By virtue of authority vested in me I J then seized the road and have since oper ■ ated it for the state under the direct man i agement of Hon. R. K. Reeves, who was appointed by me state age t. The net earnings from May to Septem bar. 1897. were $6,012.44. Under present conditions we can safely raly upon (the net earnings of) the road earning a good income on the sum at which it was purchased by the state, to wit: SIOO,OOO, and it will more than pay Interest on the series of bonds issued to retire the $287,00» of bonds on said road, upon which the state of Georgia was in dorser. As this is a short and dependent line, and in view of possible changes in'thera'l road situation which might impair and possibly destroy its value, 1 recommend that an act be passed authorizing the gov ernor, at his discretion, to offer it for sale whenever, in his opinion, it can be sold for I the amount of the bonds issued by the state to cancel the series above ineutioued RAILROAD COMMISSION. Your special attention is called to that ! part of the report of tin railroad cominis ! sioners in which legislation is recom mended to enlarge their powers, and to better enable them to enforce their decrees. These recommendations, briefly stated, are: . ontrol of issuance of stocks and bonds of railroads. Removal of all doubt of authority of the commission to require the erection of depots, and additional power to require the construction of sidetracks. Power to regulate the interchange of freights and cars in order to secure to shippers the right to route their goods and to prevent discriminations. .Speedier methods of enforcing the orders of the commission to compel railroads to immediately aceord to the public rights which are due them. After asking for this legislation the commission adds: "We have exercised and are now exer •Ising all the authority that has been granted us. Our experience, and the com plaints continually received from the peo pie, clearly indicate that the additional authority recommended is necessary to their protection. If they expect relief in these particulars they must look, not first to this commission, but to % , their senators and representatives whom they elect to the general assembly, and who alone have the power to authorize the commission to correct the ills complained of.” You caunot be too careful in legislating upon the subject of railroad control. A wise and rigid control of these properties is of the utmost importance to our people, and is esseutial tu the growth of our com merce. STREET RAILROADS. 1 advise that the authority of the rail road commission be so extended as to give them power to regulate charges on street railroads, and exercise such control over them as may be needed to give good ser vice to the public, and adjust disputes be tween them and the public when made by any party interested, or by the authorities of the city in which such street railroad may be operated. The sole power to de termine those questions should not vest in the street railroad corporation. The au thority to pass upon them should be vested in some tribunal, and that tribunal should not be in the control of, or created by, those directlj 7 interested in the questions to be submitted to it. TELEPHONE SYSTEMS. The railroad commission now has juris diction over railroad, teiegiaph and sx press companies. The same reasons which induced the stare to give them authority over these, demand that their power be so extended as to bring under their control all tele phone companies. The charges made by telephone com panies should be tixed by the commission, in my « pinion they are now so excessive in their charges as to demand the inter ference of the state in behalf of the citizen. Each of these companies are what are usually termed natural monopolies, and should be controlled by the government. EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. There has been a constant and marked Improvement in our common schools. The steady and gradual increase in the appro priations for their maintenance has re sulted in multiplying the number of per manent schools, arousing greater interest among the people in education, improving the character of school buildings and in creasing the efficiency of teachers. In this campaign against ignorance our columns should not retreat, but move steadily to the front until the enemy is vanquished and the banner of light, knowledge and virtue floats in triumph over the field. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. The people of the state are to be congrat ulated upon the ever increasing prosperity and usefulness of their university. With the increased room and facilities furnished by your late appropriation thereto, and the purchase of the new' farm, if assured of permanency of its income, its still greater usefulness cannot be doubted. On Oct. 7 last 267 students had beeu reg istered. Of them 67 per cent are members of various churches, to-wit: 100 M-tho dists, 81 Baptists, 38 Presbyterians, 30 Episcopalians, five Catholics, six Jew's, three Christians, one Lutheran and one Unitarian. Of the fathers of those stu dents, 78 are farmers. 44 lawyers, 42 mer chants, 19 doctors of medicine, nine bank ers, six teachers, six preachers, and eight InsiUMnce men, besides various other occu pations. GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY. I am pleased to note the increased attend ance at the School of Technology. The fc&‘> students now there give evideuce that practical education is receiving the serious attention of our people. The school offers scientific courses of high grade in mechan leal electrical and civil engineering. The new dormitory is filled with stu dents who are under wholesome regula tions and protected from evil influence by the supervision of the authorities. A high Standard in scholarship and skill in shop work is required and the school takes rank w'ith the best technical institution in ihe country. Georgia, being near the center of the cotton growing area of the Union, should provide for the instruction of h r sons in the manufacture of cotton goods. New England has taken steps in this direction for the protection and advancement of hei manufactures. The textile schools which have been established at tfie north ar« bound to militate to the detriment of our own cotton industries unless they are met With similar institutions in the south. A department of textiles should be added to the Technological school for the purpose of giving our young men the opportunity of becoming experts in the mauufactur* of cotton goods. lam assured that such a measure would receive substantial aid from many prominent firms and citizens, and on account of the present excellent equipment of the school, the first cost would be reduced to a minimum. • EORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIALCOLLEGI Tliis institution, whose curriculum em braces a literary, a uormal and an indus trial course, is doing a great work for the •tale by supplying its schools with well educated, trained t. at hers, developing thi brain and increasing the culture of hei daughters, and rendering them capable of being, when necessary, seif sustaining and Independent. So great fs the popularity of that nations qu ill- it rtuu.it Law- j at ifii.: ' dents. toga:! _ . THE LAWRENCEVILLE NEWS,FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1897. toe omcers m cnarge ro nave some ot mt trustees located so as to be accessible tc the institution Tt is not »dv ~*ole tc change the personnel c-f tb*» pr--M*;:t excel lent board of commissi-men» who art charged with the immediate control of tin Institution, and as their present number five, is rather small, I recommend that f ti< governor be authorized to apt* int. from the county of Clarke, twoadditional mem bers to said board. NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL AND ME CHANICAL COLLEGE AT DAIILONEGA, GA. I enjoyed the pleasure of attending th« commencement exercises of this very ‘ X oelient institution, and gladly testify t' its usefulness. It is doing a magnificent work for North Georgia aid desenes tb« encouragement which it has received at the hands oPthe general assembly. PENSIONS. The appropriations made at your last session were sufficient for the payment ol all approved pensions except those known as indigent pensions (Act 1894. page 32). After payment in Janqary, 1897. of tins rolls for 1896, there was left a balance ol $40,380. Instead of paying in full each new claim as it w’as approved, it was thought advisable to pay no new applicant until all pending cases had been passed on by the commissioner of pensions When such examination was concluded, twice at many claims were approved as could b« paid s6l each from the unexpended bal ance, and the same was prorated, allowing S3O to ea:b, just half tire amount, had tin appropriation been sufficient. In view ol the increase in this class of pensioners, it will be necessary for you to make lor theit payment in 1898, an additional appropria* tion of $40,000, which does not take into consideration the new claims to be passed on for that year. I respectfully advise that no special pen sion be granted except the claim has been approved in due course of law. Many reasons may be urged against this kind oi legislation, but it is only necessary to re fer to* the constitution, Art. 1., p>ec. 4. Par. 1, providing that “no special law shall bo enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law.” Nor should any pension be paid for any time prior to the date of its approval, uu less all are so paid, as new claims are con tinually being placed on the rolls, and, il one be paid, then it seern9 only just to pay all back to the passage of the original law, or. at least, to the time at which the claim ant may have become entitled. The liberality with which our state has dealt with its veterans and their widows is a source or pride to all Georgians. As the old heroes feel more heavily the hand of time, their wounds and infirmi ties require them to lean more on the helping hand of the state, and I confi dently believe that our people will con tinue to respond to their needs with gen erous aid. ELECTION LAWS. Laws regulating elections should effect ually prevent fraud, and so guard the right of the elective franchise that the des tiny of our state will be entrusted only to those citizens whose ballot is unpur chasable. While earnestly desiring our state tc follow in the wake of other states, and enact legislation which will guarantee honest elections, controlled by the votes of honest men, I will not now do more than call your attention to the importance of the subject. I would rejoice to see you deal with the entire subject at your pres ent session. In addition to legislation dealing di rectly with this grav« question, the right to use money in elections should be strictly guarded and directions given how, and through what channels, it should pass. The experience of others has led them to make such provisions, and, in my opinion, we should take similar action. The amount of money which can be used by a candidate before the people or gen eral assembly should be limited, the pur poses specified by law, and the successful candidate should be required, before he as sumes the duties of his office, to exhibit and file a sworn itemized statement of ex penses which should not exceed the amount allowed by law. For a violation of this law he should forfeit his right to the office to which he is elected. Positions should not be awarded to men on account of the wealth they possess. The power and political influence of men should not, in the smallest decree, be measured by money, but by their moral and intellectual worth. The history of this country gives ample proof that the best service has been rendered the repub lie by men whose study of questions af fecting the public had so far monopolized their time that their own possessions were ■mall. The proposed measure should be suffi ciently comprehensive to specify the pur pose for which money can be used in a party primary or final election, and free offic als from that obligation, which is in curred by personally receiving from others a contribution to aid iu securing an election. If, for instance, candidates for the office of solicitor general, judge and United States senator are permitted, by direct contributions, to place candidates and the party authorities in the respective coun ties under direct obligation to them by contribution to campaign fund, it will de grade political life put capacity and w »rth at a discount, and make money the fcest of merit. The influence of money in politics is already two great, and should he promptly reduced to a minimum. All contributions for political cam paigns should be made direct to the party officials, and no man not a resilient of a county should be permitted to contribute to the county e ection To prevent undue influences of money fr m this source, such contributions should, in congres sional campaigns, be riven to-the district committee, and in state campaigns to the itate committee, to he by them expended where they think b u st. To encourage wort hy men who do not possess wealth, to secure a fair submission to voters of questions involving govern mental policy and personal merit, to avoid the debauching of politics by the power of money, to guard the purity of the public service, that government may merit the respect and confidence of the people, I earnestly ask that prompt action be taken to avoid the disastrous results which must follow the evils to which I have called your attention. THE INCREASE OF CRIME. The increase of our prison population is a matter for serious consideration In 1869 there were only 393 convicts in our penitentiary; in 1871, 885; in 1874. 616; and now they are 3,357. This, of course, does not include those in the county chain gangs, numbering al>out 1,850. The number iu the penitentiary would be even larger but for legislation by your predecessors, under the provisions of which a large number who were convicted of felony has been sent to the county chaingangs. In 1871, 15 per cent of the convicts were white, and in 1897 8 per cent are white. During this period the blocks in the peni tentiary have increased 600 per cent. While the increase in white convicts has beeu smail, our penitentiary has been rap idly replenished from the ranks of the negro populat ion. The number convicted in recent years is much larger than just after they were given their freedom More were received into the penitentiary in the year 1896 than in the years 1869, 1870 and 1871 combined. The whole number of convicts received from the establishment of the penitentiary, March 10, 1817, to Oct. 16, 1866. a period of 49 years and seven months, was 2,029; total number received during the four years. 1894 5-6-7, was 2 307. This result has been reached iu spite of the fact t,hat in addition to what has been done by towns and cities supporting local school systems we have spent within that time about $4,000,000 in an effort to edu cate the negroes, that they may become better citizens I am not ready to admit that this has been a waste, or that the race b is retro graded in spite of the effort of the state and philanthropic individuals to afford them educatioual advantages. It is unquestionably true that a largo number of the nice have made great pro gress intellectually and morally While this condition exists among the better ele merit, a considerable percent of them have no regard for law or morals, and from this element the penitentiary is being re plenum d with alarming rapidity. How to correct this demoralization and elevate this people to a better standard of citizen ship, is a problem which must call into requisition the nobility of character and the wisdom of the Anglo Saxon. I cannot discuss this question now, further than to make one suggestion. To educate this element without, at the same time, giving them moral instruc tion is an injustice to them and lo society. It is therefore, the part of wisdom to look more to character in selecting the teach ers who are to receive our money for ser vices in the schoolroom. The best of the race, intellectually and morally, should be selected to teach in public schools The law shou! I require the school authorities to look closely into the conduct and character of each appli cant before license is granted,to teach. f,, his provision should apply alike to white to improve the morals of by Imparting through ihe . am! pure »u|a only resentment that it has !w»en impossible in many of these cases to induce them to await the m ; ion of the courts. Since N I, 1*94. there hare been ID uegr e-* lynched who were charged with rape and assault with intent to raps, and one white man who was charged with rape. In Addition to these, there havs bsen seven negro men. one negro woman and one while m a lynched who were charged with other offenses. Total for three years, 22, or a little more than seven per year. These occurred in the follow l ng counties: Appling. Clinch, Dooly, Habe sham, Mon roe Montgomery. Spalding, Muscogee, Talbot, Colquitt, Twiggs, Jasper, Cal houn and Bibb. It is the duty of government to protect its citizens, and to do all that can possibly be done to prevent the commission of, not only, the offenses which have provoked the people to resort to such a reprehensible remedy but all offenses, and to guarantee to every citizen charged with crime a trial before an im, arfial tribunal, as guaran teed by the constitution. Iu dealing with this question, the people of the southern states are. of all people, in the most trying position. Here a large per cent of our population has been clothed with the rights and privileges of citizen ship before receiving the training neces sary to prepare them for the duties and responsibilities of so important a position. If the same population had been placed among the people of any other section of the Union, they would have the same problem to deal with which now confronts us, and would find just as much human nature among their people as is exhibited by* ours. Notwithstanding the anomalous condi tion which exists here, our people deplore mob violence, but should be more deter mined in insisting upon leaving to courts and juries the punishment of violators of the law. If defects exist in the law, the remedy is not to ignore and violate the law, but to amend it. The citizen cannot be justified in trampling upon law and assuming the functions of judge, iury and executioner. It Is the duty of the citizen to leave to the government, under which he lives, the fighting of wrongs, and the punishment of crime. The man who ignores this obli gation anc assumes with his own hand to punish crime, becomes a criminal. The evil to which I allude is not re stricted to this state or section, but is national. The frequency of such occurrences within the last few years is calculated to alarm every citizen who realizes the dread ful results to which it leads, or the enor mity of the crime against human rights, government and civilization. To denomi nate these offenses lynchiugs do not make them less lawless or barbarous. It is an attack upon government itself a conflict between the forces of anarchy and law. It is fundamentally wrong, be cause it defies government, ignores law and punishes without law or evidence. Under our government, laws are made •nd unmade at the will of the majority. If there are unwise laws, the people can repeal, if a need for one, the people can enact. Any organized effort to set at naught our laws and punish crime with out and in defiance of the law is itself criminal. It is worse than criminal. In its very essence, it is treason against the ma jority and against government. In the discussion of lynching, let it be clearly understood that it is not a question as to whether or not those guilty of crime shall be punished, but whether or not the innocent shall escape. Not a question as to whether the guilty shall be punished, blit whether or not the act of punishiug shall multiply criminals. In a free government like ours there is no excuse for lynching If there is evi deuce to convict the courts will punish; if there is not, punishment should not be in dieted. The courts of our state can be trusted to punish the guilty and protect our property, our persons and the honor and virtue of our women. I am deeply concerned for a remedy for this evil that we may save from guilt the men who engage in it, and protect the in noceut, who are too often sacrificed TRIAL BY MOB. The mob is not a sale tribunal to justly determine any cause. Not long since in this state it is said that a mob, which had gathered, failed to take action because of a division in their own ranks, one portion wishing to hang a man who had not been tried, and the other, to liberate one who had been tried, heard in all the courts and sentenced to be hanged for murder. The mob judges without, a full and com plete hearing from both sides. Its mem bers are not the most capable of judging. It decides in passion and. too often, in whisky. H>w can it fail to make mis takes aud sacrifice the lives of the in no cent? I feel the more de ‘ply upon this question because from the best information l can secure. I believe that during my adminis tration there have been in this state s »v --eral men lynched who were not guilty of the crimes with which they were charged. How many, can never lie known, for tn 'r tongues are hushed, and they are denied an opportunity to prove their inno cence. I am informed that one man, whom the mob believed to be guilty, was shot down. A question then arose as to his identity ami he was salt d < own like a hog, shipped to the location of the crime and found to be the wrong man—an inno cent man When an innocent man is lynched for a crime it serves to protect the guilty. The members of the mob their friends and sympathizers seek to impress it upon the community that the right one has been punished and the guilty goes unsought and unsuspected. Even during this year evidence h is come to light showing that in several states victims of the mob have been innocent men. During my term of office one man, who was rescued from the mob, was accorded a trial which resulted in showing that he was not guilty of the offense with which he was charged. An other fled from the mob to the executive office, and asked for protection, and a trial by jury. They were given him, and it de veloped that he was not guilty of the charge for which the mob endeavored to take his life. To what extent this practice has been or will be used lor purposes other than the alleged reason given to the public, will never be k own. In one instance, not long ago. it was stated and accredited that a man who had been ch rged with rape came near being lynched. When the truth became known it brought to light the fact that purpose in preferring the charge was'to have him lynched in order to suppress his evidence against parties who had been violating the prohibition law. In another instance a man, charged with an assault upon a woman, escaped the mob, which was in pursuit, and estab lished the fact that the charge was made against him to defeat the collection of a debt. Had the parties been lynched it is not probable that their guilt would have been questioned. These things serve to emphasize the im portance of adhering to law, and of your so legislating as to suppress this evil, and guarantee to every one charged with crime a fair and impartial trial. Responsibility for the crime of lynching rests not only upon actors, but upon the community which shuts its eyes to the crime and permits anti tolerates it, aud upon legislators who refuse to enact laws to suppress it. It can and will be stopped when the bet ter element who deprecate mob law ag gressively condemn and determine to sup press the practice. It is no excuse to say that the northern people, who have less to provoke them to ft lynch. Let us not take them as a standard, but rather show a higher type of civilization in our state, and erect here a standard to whicu they may aspire. LYNCH FOR WHAT CRIMES. Lynch law lias not been restricted to cases where the charge was an outrage upon a female. In Texas a man was lynched simply to suppress his evidence; lu Kentucky because he was objectionable to the neighborhood, and in Indiana five men were lynched ior burg ary. In our state, iu the last three years, seven men have been lynche 1 lor murder, and one man and oju* woman because they were suspected • ■irson. WIH CHARGE IS RAPE. Even had it been con lined to offenses committed upon females it could not be justified. To adopt it, in these cases, is to put the life of every man in the power of any woman who might for any reason desire his death. When such crimes are charged the passion of the people is more deeply stirred than by any other, and the mob is quick to act. Yet viewed from the standpoint of rea son and uot of passion, there is less excuse for lynching iu such cases than in any other. Delay cannot be given as a reason, i nor a fear that justice will be defeated. 1 At Monticello aud Columbus the men were taken out of the courtroom during the trial aud lynched. In most cases they are taken from the custody of officers of the law, when they know that the court will convince and give a speedy trial. For this offense, above all others, the couils are quick to try, and if guilty, the juries certain to convict. 3 It is not theu that they fear delayjjfr the acquittal of the guilty, but it is a defiance of law. 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Mass. ■ ~ .. are the best after-dinner HOOd S I'M IIS pills, aid digestion. 26c. Why suffer with that painful | wound whnn Dr. TichenorV Auti- I septic will stop the pain and heal lit so quickly and costs so little ? One application will convince and convert you. Price, 50cents. rfble"of crimes. No man doubts ru these cases that the law will punish the guilty, and if he did, he could not find a remedy by making a murderer of himself. The remarkable fact exists that in a majority of instances the party lynched is taken from the custody of officers. I can under stand how a near relative of the victim of the lust of a human brute who sees before him the man whom he believes has com mitted the outrage, audio the heat of pas sion slays him. can enlist the interest and sympathy of a c-mimr.uUy; but how any one can fail to condemn those who are guilty of the cowardly act of taking from the officers of the law a man who is dis armed and helpless and hanging him with out trial, surpasses my comprehension. EFFECT OF LYNCHING. Both capital and worthy immigrants seek places where law is supreme and the frequent occurrences of lynching will ad vertise ours as a lawless state and as a half civilized people. It sacrifices the innocent, brings law into disrepute, creates lawlessness, im pedes material growth, and in the eyes of all the world lowers the standard of our civilization and degrades the character of j our people. This barbarous practice does not de crease, but increases crime. Having stained their hands in blood, its perpetra tors are more easily led to again violate law. Recently a man tried on the charge of murder and convicted of shooting a citizen through the window, as he sat by , his own hearthstone at night, confessed also that he it was who tied the rope around the necks of the two men who j were lynched in Columbus in ISM. I con ; demn it, and will not apologize for such lawlessness. To exterminate the practice ; it must be made odious and dangerous. The penalty should be the scorn of the people and the punishment of the law DUTY OF DEMOCRATS. There is no room for debate upon this question. If there is, there is none for Democrats. With them the question is settled. There is but one position the members of that party can take. In the campaign in which the members of this genera] assembly were elected, the Democratic party went to the people upon a platform adopted by the state conven tion, in which tuis declaration is found, to wit: “Resolved. That we deplore and de nounce lynchings, and favor the enact ment of laws as will effectually prevent the same.” I now ask the men who were elected upon this platform to enact into law pro visions which will in good faith meet the requirements of this declaration Ido not believe that you will dally with this ques tion, or pass laws whicli will be inef fectual. Let the remedy which you apply be heroic aud severe. THE REMEDY. lu murder cases the complaint is that the cases can be too e tsily continued and justice unnecessarily delayed. lam not an advocate of hasty trials, but of prompt ones. No one should be rushed into a trial involving his life, when passion in the county where trial is to be had is at fever heat and a fair trial impossible. The law should in all cases permit the court, on motion of the defendant, or on its own motion, or on motion of state at torney, to change the venue to any county in the state. In determining whether or not to order a change of venue, the judge should be authorized to exercise a very broad discretion, and act upon all knowl edge that he might possess bearing upon the question. If, in his opinion, a change of venue is necessary to secure a air and impartial jury, he should order the change, and this decision should not be reviewed by the supreme court. The au thority of the circuit judge in such cases should be made plain and ample, and all doubt removed as to power of the su preme court to review his decision. This change in our law, I believe, the first step necessary to secure, iu all oases, prompt and fair trials. In some instances it is difficult to secure a trial on account of the laws regulating the granting of continuances. This can be remedied by leaving to the trial judge the sole pow'er to pass upon motions to continue, denying to the su preme court the power to grant a new trial on account of alleged error in so doing. The circuit judge who knows the parties the case and its history, aud has the witnesses on the question before him, can better determine whether the motion is made for delay onty, and whether a fair trial and a just verdict can he had without further delay, than the supreme court. Every practitioner knows that the right of continuance is the most abused of all rights granted by the law in court pro cedure, aud in my opinion the circuit judge will correct the abuse if empowered to do so. The law which gives the defendant more peremptory strikes than the state, should be so amended as to give each party the same number. Under the exist ing law power is given the defendant to object without cause to so many jurors that he can, in many cases pack a jury iu his own interest. I have heretofore recommended to the general assembly, and again urge upon you, that the law be s > amended as to j punish assault with intent to rape with death, unles the punishment be reduced upon the recommendation of the jury try ing the case, just as it may he done now when the charge is rape. It has been insisted by some that the way to stop lynchings is to provide for the prompt punishment of all who commit the crimes which provoke it. Neither tile law’s delay nor the failure of justice can be given as an excuse for lynchings iu rape cases. In dealing with the offense of Vape in our courts, there has been for the guilty no delay and no escape. Courts are promptly culled, trials had, and justice quickly ad ministered. In such cases the men whose names are in the jury boxes in Georgia can be relied upon to convict. The evil will exist for a long time, if not disturbed, uutil public opinion is educated to the point where the condemnation is sufficiently intense and unauimous to make it impossible. It is therefore necessary that without waiting for this slow process, the majority representing law, order, justice and civili zation, pass such legislation as will repress the lawless element and secure the reign of law. The certainty of prompt trials alone will not end lynchings. The delays of the law is a favorite excuse, but is the real reason for its existence. Othyr legislation is needed to aid in checking it. The arresting officer is now clothe I with authority to take the life of the assail ints when resisting their efforts to take a pris oner from his custody, aud it is his duty to take life if necessary to protect the prisoner and retain him in custody. This he should be required to do at the hazard of his own life, or the prisoner should be unshackled, armed and given an oppor tunity to defend himself. That it may be ascertained whether or not the officer having the prisoner in cus tody does his full duty in every instance, 1 recommend the passage of a law requir ing a thorough investigation iu every case, •ml providing adequate puuishment when he falls short of the full nv asure of his duty in protecting his prisoner. The ad ministrator or family of a party taken from the custody of au officer aud killed, should be authorized to recover from the county the full value of his life, which iu no case should he less than 41,000. I do not ask that you restrict yourselves suggested by me. All information which w iM cuablo it to take the proper action He was not able to Complete thia work lief re the convening of the general assembly, but believing that the information already gathered was sufficient to show the nece>*»ity for legislation and to in luce the application of the needed remedy. 1 discontinued the inspection and pined before the general assembly the report of Mr. Wright upon his work done up to that time This very able report by Mr. Wright will be placed before you and to it I invite your attention. During this year I had reason to believe that abuses still exis ed in th- manage ment of this class o convicts and that the publicity given by the discussion of the Wright report, to the illegality of hir ing them to private arties had not cor rected the evil, I employed Hon. P. O. Byrd <>f Floyd county, to locate and in spect all camps where misdemeanor con victs were worked, and make report thereon His ( bar and comprehensive re port has been printed, aud will !>e placed before you. The facts stated in these two reports le ive no room for doubt that legislation is needed to properly regal Ue the care and treatment of this class of convicts, which now number more than l <s Hi. After learn ing from this report that 637 of these con victs were held and worked by private parties, who had secured them from the county authorities in violation of law, I communicated the facts to t-lie jud esand solicitor' from whose courts they were sentence! Upon receipt of this informa tion, the se officers acted with commend able promptness, and took steps to have the convicts worked in compliance with law and the sentence of the oourt. This reform his already greatly increased the forces at work on the public r >ads, and will be of incalculable value in promoting the improvement? of our highways. Now, while we are providing for the dis position of our penitentiary convicts, it is best that we also supply the legislation needed to properly regulate and direct the management of county chatngangs THE PENITENTIARY. The general assembly, at its present ses sion, is confronted with the duty of pro viding for the disposition of the Inmates of our penitentiary uffcor April 1, 1899, at which time the existing lease will expire. This will be but thr«-e months after the adjournment of the general assembly, which will convene in October. 1898. Should action be delayed until the session of 1898, we would find the state utterly unable to make adequate arrangements to either hire or work its convicts before the expiration of the lease, and if forced to have others empl y them we would, in their disposal, be entirely at the mercy of the present lessees, who alone would be prepared to house or give employment to them. At the very threshold of this discussion, the proposition sh »uld be accepted by all that t »e law consigns men to the peniten tiary not to becom p tied children of the state, but to punish I'viii for wrongdoing. The system which will meet all the re quirements of this statement with least expense to the lawabiding cit izens of the state, and come least in competition with free labor is the one to be adopted. Any penal system is fundamentally wrong and vicious which requires the state to part with thexjontrol of the con vict, and gives him into the custody of private parties. ON PUBLIC ROADS. To say in general terms that the convicts should be put to work upon the public highways is an alluring and captivating suggestion. Yet a thorough and intelli gent study of the question leads uni- to the conclusion that this should not be done. THE SYSTEM PROPOSED. Every person sentenced by the courts to penal servitude should remain in the cus tody and control of the state, and ows obedience to none but officers of the state. The entire power, subject to legislative restriction and direction, to locate and prepare a penitentiary build and equip the necessary prisons, hospitals and other houses, control, care for, work, make con tracts for, the employment of convicts, and appoint all needed officers and em ployes, should he vested in three citizens to be known as .the prison commission. This commission should be appointed im mediately upon the passage of the act. and at once proceed to select and purchase the land necessary to conduct the work of the penitentiary. The plan which I advocate contemplates ami is capable of growing into a system in which the state maintains upon its own premises all convicts. If n future the system, to which I look forward, be completed, and all convicts cared for upon the state’s own premises, it must be a gradual growth. We should advance in this direction only as it be comes evident that they can be so em ployed in the central penitentiary as to make their labor profitable. They should not be taken from remunerate employ ment outside of the penitentiary, where they are humanely cared for, and placed at uuremunerative work in a penitentiary, where they are to become a burden upon the taxpayers. REFORMATORY FOR BOYS. The department established for the care of boys should be known as the state re form atory. Here should be received all boys con victed of felony under the age of 17, whom the judges in their discretion may sentence to a term in the reformatory, in addition to these it should receive all boys under age of 17 convicted of misdemeanors, when bo convicted by the court, upon receipt from the county w here convicted of such sum as will in the judgment of the prison commission cover the cost to the state, if any, of keeping them. The female con victs under 17 years of age should be placed in the woman’s department and given the same advantages and sur rounded by the same influences as boys in the reformatory. In considering this phase of the ques tion, I have not undervalued the social aud economic advantages to be derived from improved public highways. The roads within the respective coun ties are of local interest, andean be better and more economically attended to by county authoriti. s Being a matter of local interest, and one which local authorities can attend to with greater economy and efficiency, I am unalterably opposed to so extending the power and duty of the state as to have these roads worked by state authorities and at state expense. All male convicts not classed as able bodied, w ho can be cared for there, should he kept in the penitentiary to be prepared prior to the expirat ion of the lease, and placed at work. Here also should be sent such ablebodied men as we are then pre- Eared to care for, who may be needed to elp curry on successfully the work in which the secondclass convicts are en gaged. Tho remainder, which will proba bly approximate 1,800 men, should be engaged to work for such persons as might Oontract for their labor with the state, upon such conditions and limitations as you may direct. The prison commission should be au thorized to enter into contracts for the employment of convicts, for terms not to exceed five years, requiring payment to be made quarterly and taking bond for the faithful performance of the contract. In no instance shall power be given the emplovers to manage, direct, punish or control the convict. This authority should be retained by the state, and exercised only by its oilicers. The state should ar range for their being properly boused, bedded, clothed, fed, punished and cared for in every respect, and it only should have power to say when and how much they shall work. The state and the em ployer should be the contracting parties, and no dominion exercised by the em ployer over the convicts. W. Y. Atkinson. Governor. OSCAR BROWN, ATTORNEY at law, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. (Office in News Building.) WILL practice in all the courts. Collection* and practice before Ordinary’s Court Bpe* elalties. May 7. ’97. T. I. MITCHELL. T. B. BUSH. MITCHELL & BUSH, Physicians # and * Surgeons, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Office on Pike street. Calls answered at any hour, day or night. J. C. Harris, Physician and Surgeen, SUWANEE, GA. Diseases of women a specialty Wm. Bollmann, JEWELER, No. 6 S Broad Street, ATLANTA, GA. , 1 Ifjtj r v .> CATHARTIC vubcWxcAbL CUBE COHSTIPATIOI^^ ; n'° n dbumists JRQftI lITCr V r.TTIPRNTtrn «o <■«"■ an, c<rnrcnnMip«tlon. C.w.r.l, arc th. Uf.l U,». 1 nDDUbU luL I u U Alinn 1 CiuU never grip or tripe, tint cause easy natural results, bsm-i | pie and booklet free. Ad. STKKUVL RKM4 PV LVL Won Pen L fan~ Be Fair With Yourself And come and examine our FALL and WINTER stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Dress Goods, Capes and Cloaks, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Notions, Etc. Our store is crowded wiib the newest styles in all de partment, selected with experienced care as to quality, style and \ ariety. The Right Place to get the Right Goods at the Right Price. Let us quote you a few prices to convince you that your dollars have double dignity when spent here: CLOTHING. Boys’ Suits, 12 to 14 vuars, Gsc., easily worth $1.25. Boys’Suits, 8 to I(syears $1.25 Youths’ Suits, 14 to I*B years 8.00 to $4.50. Young Men’s Suits, 1(5 to 20 years, $4.50 to $7.50. Men’s Suits from a good all-wool suit at SB.OO to an all-wool clay worsted at SIO.OO. SHOES. We have a large stock of tho cele brated J. B. Lewis “We are Re sisters” shoes, and can save you money in buying your winter shoes. We carry at all times a good stock of 2-lbs. bagging at prices as low as the lowest. A hearty welcome whether you come to see or to buy. Respectfully, JAMES D. SPENCE. ORDINARY’S ADVERTISEMENTS. Twelve Months’ Support. Ordinary’s office, October 6,181)7- GEORGIA— Gwinnett County. To all whom it may concern : The appraisers appointed to assign and set apart a twelve months support to Mrs. Mary A. Perry, widow of H. S. Perry, have filed their report in this office, and unless some valid objections to said report be made known to the court on or before the first Monday in November. 1897, the same will then be approved and made the judgment of the court. John P. Webb, Ordinary. Twelve Month’s Support. GEORGIA—Gw r in nett County. Ordinary’s Office, October 4,1897. To all whom it may concern.—The appraisers appointed to arsign and se apart a twelve months’ support to Louisa J. Morton, widow of Wm. L. Morton, have tiled their report in this office and unless some valid objections to said report be made known to the court on or before the first Monday in November, 1897, the same will then be approved and made the judgment of the court. John P. Webb, Ordinary. Letters of Dismission, /I BORGIA —Gwinnett County. L.M.Hadaway \JT and S. R. Glaze, administrators of the (‘state of 11. H. Glaze,, deceased, represents to the court in their petition duly filed that they have fully administered the estate of said de ceased, this is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned to show cause,if any they can, why said administrators should not be discharged from their administration and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in January, 1898. This Oct. 4th, 1897. John P. Webb, Ordinary Letters of Dismission GEORGIA— Gwinnett County. George W. Ethridge,guardian of Winnie Ethridge,rep resents to the court in his potion duly filed that he has fully discharged all his duties as snch guardian, this is to cite all derson concerned to show cause if any they can why said guardian should not be discharged from nlsguiirdianship and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in November, 1897. This Oct. Ith, 1897. John P. Webb,Ordinary. Letters of Administration. Gwinnett County. Ordinary’s Office, October 5,1897. Mary A. Goodwin has in proper form applied to me for letters of administration on the estate of Joseph Goodwinjate of said county.deceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons con cerned to show cause, if any they can, why said application should not be granted on the first Monday in November. 1897. John P. Webb, Ordinary. Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA, Gwinnett County. Ordinary’s Office, October 5,1897. John M. Mills. Administrator of the estate of Hosea Will banks, deceased, has in proper form applied to me for leave to sell twenty-five acres of the lands belonging to the estate of said de ceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons con cerned to show cause, if any they can, why said application should not be granted on the first Monday in November, 1897. John I*. Webb,Ordinary. Twelve Months’ Support. GEORGIA, Gwinnett County. Ordinary’s office. October 5, 1897. To all whom it may concern: The appraisers appointed to set apart a 12 months’ support to Mrs. Sallie J. Cooper, widow of J. W. Cooper, deceased have filed their report in this office,and unless some valid ob jections to said repo t be made known to the court oil or before the first Monday in Novem ber. 1897, the same will then be appryved and made the judgment of the court. John P. Webb, Ordinary. I.otters of Administration. GEORGIA— Gwinnett County, Ordinary’s (Iffice, October. sth. 1897. J. M. and W. I). Williams have in proper form applied to mo for letters of administration on the estate of John B. Williams, late of said county, deteased. This is, therefore, to show cause if any they can, why said application should not lx* granted on the first Monday in November, 1897. John P. Webb, Ordinary. Letters of Dismission. C'i EORGI A--Gwinnett County. H. H. Will- JT banks, administrator of John W. Will banks, deceased, represents to the court in his petition duly filed that he has fully administer ed the estate of said deceased. This is there fore to cite all persons concerned to show cause if any they can why said administrator shonld not be discharged from his administration and rece’ve letters of dismission on the llrst Mon day in November, 1897. This August 8,1897. John P. Webb ordinary. Letters of Dismission. Georgia, uwinnktt county. Ordinary’s Office, September 0, 1897. J. D. Chapman, administrator of the estate of Mrs. E.Chapman deceased, represents to the court in his petition duly filed tnat he has ful ly administered the estate of said deceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if any they can, why said aminis trator should not be discharged from his ad ministration and receive Litters of dismission on the first Monday in December, 1897. John P. Webb, ordinary. Letters of Dismission. Gwinnett County. VJ Ordinary’s Office. September 1.1897. L. A. Wood, J. G. Wood and W. H. Wood, ex ecutors of the last will of a. J, Wood, deceased, represent to the court, in their petition, duly filed, that they have fully executed the will of said deceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any can. why said executors should not he discharged from said executor ship, and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in December, 1897. John P. Webb, Ordinary. Sheriff’s Sale. (GEORGIA, Gwinnett County.—Will be sold before the court house door in Lawrence ville, said county and state, between the legal sale hours, on the first Tuesday in November 1897. the following described property, all situated, lying uml being in said county and state. Said sale to be made at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder: Parts of lots of land Nos, 262 and 263, con taining 81 acres, more or less, as described in deed from W. R Bramblett and .J. R. Karr, ly ing in the 7th land district of said county. Lev ied on as the property of J. R. Karr, by virtue of a mortgage ti fa issued from the suoeiior court of Gwinnett county at the Sept, term, 1896, in favorofJ.il. Sudderth and T. P. Garn er, plaintiffs, vs. J. R. Karr, defendant. Prop erty pointed out by plaintiff’* attorney,and no tice given tenant in possession in terms of the law. Levy made by me this 7th day of Octo ber, 1897. ' T. A. Haslett, I*. f. $5.50. Sheriff. —IUMIKISTBATORiR SALE i ZDZELHISS G-OOIDS. 86-inch Wool Henriettas at2oc., others ask 80c. and 85c for same goods. 86-inch All Wool Flannels in new designs at 25c. These goods were bought to sell at SOe. Beautiful line of all wool serges at prices that will please yon. CAPES, CLOAKS. We have by far the largest and most complete stock of Capes and Cloaks ever brought to this market. Plush, Velvet, Beaver, Cloth and Serge. Prices from $1.75 to $7 00. See these goods before you buy. ADM INISTRATOR’S SALE Agreeable to an order of the court of Ordi nary of Gwinnett county. Georgia, will be gold to the highest biddei at the court house door of said county on the first Tuesday in November, next, within the legal hours of sale, tho follow ing property, to-wit: one tract of land consisting of one hundred acres more or less, lying and being in Gwinnett county, in Marbor’s survey. Known us Sam uel Harrison’s (deceased) home place; adjoin ing land of John Manders on west, on north by lands of Samuel Harrison, deceased, on east by J C.DeLaperere and on south by M. J. Perry. Also 10 acres of land hounded on the north by Calvin Sells, east by John Simonton, south by Samuel Harrison, deceased, and west by M. A. lilakey. Sold us the property of Samuel Harri son, deceased, for a distribution of his estate. Terms, Cash. W. I). Sims, Administrator. This Oct. 4, 1897. EXECUTOR’S SALE. GEORGlA—Gwinnett County, By authority of the last w ill and testament of James McDan iel, late of Gwinnett county, deceased, will be sold on the first Tuesday in November, next at the court house door in said county, between the legal hours of sale, the following real estate belonging to the estate of said James McDan iel, deceased: About 300 acres of land, more or less, it being parts of lots Nos. 40, 70, 73, district 0, it be ing sold for the purpose of distribution under the will of the deceased. On this place there is a good dwelliughouse And necessary outbuildings and about 75 acre in forest timber, and the balance in cultivation and pine orchard, and abundance of watsr pow er for machinery. Terms, one-third cash, one-third the first of November, 1898 and one third the first of No vember 1899, with interest at 8 per cent. Bond for Title given. J. J. McDaniel, D. R. McDaniel, E. C. McDaniel, Executors. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE First Tuesday lit November, ’i>7 By virtue of an order from die oourt ordinary of Gwinnett county, Geor gia, will be sold before the courthouse door in the town of Lawrenceville in said county, on the first Tuesday in November, 1897, between the legal hours of sale,and to continue from day to day, if necessary,the following de scribed lands belonging to the estate of James W.Cooper,late of said county, deceased, to-wit: LOT NO. 1. 250 acres, more or less, of land lot No. 102 in the fifth land district of said county. This farm is in a good state of cultivation—about 65 acres in cultiva tion, about 30 acres in original forest, about 10 acres good branch bottom in high state of cultivation, balance in. old pine Held. Bounded on north by lands of ,T. N . Cooper and C, W. Coop er, on the east by lands of C. VV. Coop er, on the south by widow’s dower and! on the west by other land of said es tate and VV. T. Nix. On this place is a good tenant house, good pasture and well watered. LOT NO. 2. 208 acres, more or less, part of land lots Nos. 91 and 32, bounded as foi lows : On the north by H. A. Nix and VV. T. Nix, east by lot No. 1 and wid ow’s dower, south by lands of J. R. Padgett, west by lands of Van Aker and 11. A. Nix. On this tract there is a two-hofse farm, about 15 acres in original forest, about 35 acres in good branch and creek bottoms, of which about 15 acres are in a high state of cultivation, about 25 acres upland in cultivation ; balance in old pine Held. LOT NO. 3. 150 acres, more or less, being north part of land lot No. 100 in fifth land district in said county. On this place tiiere is a good five-room dwelling and ot her outbuildings. About 50 acres in high state of cultivation; well watered; about 8 acres in original forest, bal ance in old pine field; bounded as fol lows: North by widow’s dower, east by lands of Rachel Jackson and Mary Harais, south by other lands of de ceased, west by lands of 13. C, Haw thorne. The Covington road runs through this tract. This place is known as the George W. Wiley old home place. LOT NO. 4. 100 acres, more or less, of south siefe of land lot No. LOO in fifth land dis trict of said county. Ou this place there is a good one-horse farm, well watered, about 40 acres original forest, balance in old pine field. There is on this place a good 4-room tenant house, with other outbuildings. This is one ot the most desirable one-horse farms in Bay Greek district. LOT. NO. 5. 145 acres more or less, part of land lot No. 61 and 92 in fifth land district on Haynes Creek. On this place there are two tenant houses and about 40 acres in cultivation, of which are about 10 acres of fine bottoms in high state of cultivation, balance In creek swamps and old pine field hounded as follows : North by "W. j’ Rawlins and VV, 11. Braswell, east by' Andare and J. T. Johnson, south by T. A. Pale and W. J. Rawlins aniK west by W. J, Rawlins. Also one-third undivided acre of land situated on the old Covington road, aud on the right thereof, where the gin house of Cooper & Hawthorne is located . Bold for the purpose of distribution among the heirs at law of said de-