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THE CONYERS WEEKLY
VOL. XI.
firm has already sold 10,000
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y^ r 'P resumabIy m
jru Hhe presidential campa ign.
n
Ar ecen^i^^Seven responsible for the Cities state
f Cibola ” is believed that
inent thattheZuni Indians
in the brooks caused the water
the stones fact that this curious
to run. It is also a
believed that the summer did not
eop le the birds brought
ring the birds, but
the summer.
Tiie Georgia colored man is getting on,
remarks tlio Detroit Free Press. The
assessed against the property of
aves amounts to over
Colored men this year
Vi 000 000 being an increase of $2,000,
, , There is not
»in single year. one
a if sober
of the race who cannot get ahead
and industrious. _
The most progressive official in China
Ss undoubtedly the Governor of Formosa.
|ou Chinese New in Year’s Tatpak-fu Day his
I'Tamen” or palace was
illuminated by the electric light, and it
is his intention to have the whole city
lighted by electricity as soon as it may
be possib e. _
Oce of tlie first, if not the first, of the
rreat medical institutions of America to
tapen its doors to women was the Medi
Lai L College The”Michigan of the Univerity of Michi
College of Physicians
fend Surgeons, situated in Detroit, has,
[through L its Board of Trustees, and hereafter decided
pursue the same course,
hvomea and men will stand upon the
Lme footing as regards the enjoyment of
fits privileges.
There is every indication that more
will he built in the United States
year than ever before in one year.
it requires two tons of bar iron and
tons of wheels and axles for each
the demand for the products of the
foundries and forges will be very
for this purposes alone. It is es
that 200,000 cars will be built,
number would require 400,000 tons
bar iron and COO, 000 tons of forged
iron, making a total of 1,000,000
“The ‘green goods’ business,” says
New York Tribune, “has been
so much by newspaper ex¬
that some of the swindlers in
city have got out new circulars foi
They now profess to deal
‘hardware ’ which cannot be told from
coin. Countrymen are invited to
to the city and look at the new
which are offered at tempting
One of the circulars were sent by
wide-awake farmer to Superintendent
The farmer was invited to deal
Henry Dix, of Third avenue and
street. Of course, if any man falls
the trap and makes a deal with the
he will be tempted with
gold dollars, and then be sent
with a satchel full of lead pipe.”
Dr. Junemaun, an Austrian chemist,
to have invented a fluid of the
destructive properties. This fluid
brought into contact with the air
ter the explosion of a shell in which it
been contained, is transformed into
gas, which being heavier than the air,
to the ground, killing all men
animals within its reach, and more¬
destroying iron, bronze and other
as well as setting all inflammable
on fire. This, the inventor de
ares > ln a letter published in one of the
* ctma newspapers, and he adds that
as
ar as 1848 he offered his invention
the Austrian War Office, which, how
> declined both then and on a suhse
occasion to make experiments,
this reason he now gives publicity
hi, invention, as his patriotic feelings
0 not a,low him to reveal his secret to
governments.
While I was on the Continent last
on th, writes T. C. Crawford to the
e:v Yotk World, “I heard a number of
stories concerning the early
- of the Princess of Wales. These
are particularly new, and I do
propose to allude to them except to
* e the exact income of her father be¬
he was called to tbe throne of Den
ar ’ Ykis Prince lived in the
, most
had poverty for a number of years,
an income of exactly $1200 a
Yliere were five children to be
‘|° rted aml educated from this beg
nJ J UID ‘ Yke y° un g ladies of this
to sew and to
%d s of housework Thev y were
to make \ Wn resses * , or
“
at -“ 0 members qf family
any
^ t6 y D lace d have risen to
lIant more
positions than this Danish fam
T!:i e head of the Bmito
>gof Denmark ‘ n 3 ol<3 I est son is of !
lrse 1 p rown Prince . of that
r is the country,
Kin S of Greece. His
aa,i gnters are the Princess of Wales
f Cumberland C ^fiaof Pmssia and DCi tirnlw tbe duchess
1 ”
REPUBLICANS MEET
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES.
GAVEI.S PRESENTED—FRED DOUGLASS
SPEAKS—COL. FRED. GRANT PRESENT
—TIIE PLATFORM.
Before the Convention assembled, im
mense crowds visited the grand hall in
which the National Republican Conven¬
tion were to meet to choose a presiden¬
tial candidate. At the apex in front of
the chairman’s desk was a gilded
American eagle, and beneath it a por¬
trait of Washington, On the right of
rhe chairman’s desk was a plaster bust of
Gen. John A. Logan, in heroic size,
draped with an American flag. Hang¬
ing from one of the boxes at the right
was a large painting of Logan’s charge
at the battle of Atlanta. On the face of
the north and south walls of the audito¬
rium, framed in festoons of large Amer¬
ican flags and surrounded by a circle of
electric stars, were portraits of Lincoln
and Grant, the designs being mammoth
in proportion, and form two of the most
striking details of the decorations.
full Flashing its parti-colored brilliancy
into the face of the
audience and delegates, was
pended an American shield, formed of
different colored electric lamps. This
shield, its horizon of stars, its stripes of
the Union, are all pictured out and put
in a basso relievo of light by flashing jets
through points red, white and blue globes. At
of exit and entrance to the hall,
which dip like great wells into the audi¬
torium, are the nation’s standards,
planted at either side and draped so as
to hide the rough boards which form the
staircases of these avenues to the con¬
vention, of which there are sufficient to
empty the place in case of accident, in
three minutes.
The Boston club planted its magniS
cent banner, five feet long, just behind
the stage and it proudly floated, bearing
in letters of gold upon a field of blue,
the sentimeuts which appear to be upper¬
most in the minds of the delegates. The
banner is inscribed: “Home Market Club
of Boston. American ways for American
workingmen. American markets Ameri¬ for the
American people. Protection for
can homes.” This banner is marked by
the delegates as they come into the hall,
and by spectators as they gather in the
galleries and balconies. It was cheered
time alter time.
The arrangement of delegates’ seats
was ning made in alphabetical oider, begin¬ right
with Alabama, on the extreme
aisle, through the tu r o big states of New
York and Pennsylvania together on the
front, facing Washington’s portrait on a
panel of the chairman’s platform. The
Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ala¬
bama, Arizona and Dakota delegations
had front seats. The Ohio delegation York
was directly back of the and New and Illi¬
seats, while Missouri, Iowa
nois are on the nraru isle near the center
of the space reserved for the delegates.
The space reserved for the District
Columbia delegation, was designated by
a white banner, marked in black letters.
This is a conspicuous departure from the
general plan of voting delegations, designated the
situation of all others being
by a blue silk banner, lettered in gold. of
A significant view was the open space
empty seats in the Virginia delegation. all of
The doors were not opened until complet¬
the interior arrrangements were
ed and the crowd was kept waiting un¬
til two large bouquets of cut flowers and
a floral shield were being- nailed upon the
chairman’s desk, which bears in Greek
letters this inscription: “James A. Gar¬
field was nominated from this disk in
1880 and James G. Blaine was nominated
from this desk in 1884.”
Chairman Jones, of the national com¬
mittee, came upon the platform just be¬
fore the convention was called to order
and brought with him two handsome
oak gavels, one merely polished and in¬
tended for hard pounding. The other is
ft more pretentious affair, intended as a
gift to the temporary chairman, is richly
chased in gold, and has engraved upon of
its several gold bands the names
Washington, Lafayette, Grant, Lincoln,
Garfield and Logan. Precisely at 12.30,
on Tuesday, the gavel of Chairman
Jones, of the National Republican Com¬
mittee, sounded sharply upon the ma¬
hogany desk, and the Republican Con¬
vention of 1888 was formally opened^ ceased
The hum of conversation
throughout the vast auditorium, and the
buzz of expectation gave place to the
impressive silence as the chairman intro¬
duced Rev. Frank W. Gunsauler, of
Plymouth Congregational Church of
Chicago, who opene l the proceedings the
with prayer. At the conclusion of
prayer, Chairman Jones announced that
the secretary, Mr. Fessenden, of the na¬
tional committee, would read the call
for the convention issued by the national _
committee. and Mr.
Mr. Jones made an address,
Thurston, the temporary chairman, then
announced a long list of secretaries, as
sistantant secretaries, sergeants-at-arms, After
etc., Tor temporary organization. officers
the reading of the list of was
pletcd, the bands struck up a medley of
national airs, which was -warmly received
i;, N the audience, and as the air turned
into “Marching Through Georgia,' the
assemblage caught up the refrain and the
chorus of many voices resounding
throughout the hall. Gen. Fremont was
presented to the convention, Fred Doug
lass made a speech, bouquets were daugh- pre
rented to Miss Rachel Sherman,
ter of the Gen. Sherman, and Mrs Ihurs
ton, the wife of the temporary chairman
of the Convention. - dc.e
Virginia presented a contesting
g^ 011 and at one time it looked as
’ and Capt. Wise
plough Gen. Mahone
would come to blows,
CONYERS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1888.
Rstee, the new anti-monopoly chairman
was given a reception on Wednesday, on
taking heartiness the gavel that for unanimity and
Convection was not exceeded since the
first opened. One of the
most interesting minor occurrences of the
day was the presentation of a gavel of
silver and gold to the chairman. A great
hit was made by the addition of another
j gavel notable as coming from Galena, the
home of Gen. Grant. Reference to the
old commander’s early struggles with
poverty in the little Galena tannery,
brought down the great audience at once.
decks to be cleared for genuine business,
the weary flummery of u.-eless points of
order over the rights of alternates began.
The only relief was a night session.
At 8:20 p. m. when the convention
was called to order, the auditorium was
uncomfortably the hall crowded and the air in
announced was that stifling. the Chairman Estee
limit of time for
speaking was 5 minutes, and that all speak¬
ers would be called to order on time, ex¬
cept in the presentation of presidential
candidates. Mr. Wellington, of Mary¬
land, offered a resolution tendering, on
behalf of the Republican party of the
United States, to the German nation its
sympathy in this hour of her bereave¬
ment death and her deep sorrow, caused by the
of ruler, Emperor Frederick of
Germany: “We tender to the German
people double our heartfelt sympathy in the
loss they have recently sustained
in the decease of the great man under
whose reign Germany has become a unit¬
ed nation and that other great man—his
liberal minded, peace-loving and noble
son.’’ Adopted by a rising vote. Mr.
Dixon, (colored) of Maryland, offered
resolutions of respect to the memory of
Grant, Logan, ex-President Arthur, and
the late Senator Conkling, which was
also adopted by a rising vote. Col.
Fred Giant and his wife, accompanied by
Mis. Potter Palmer entered the conven¬
tion, and, walking through one of the
delegation aisles, stepped upon the plat¬
form and took seats in the rear of the
stand assigned to them. The convention
at once recognized Grant and cheered
the distinguished visitors. Mr. Hallo
well, of Kansas, moved that Gov. Fora
ker, of Ohio, be asked to address the
convention. The motion was agreed to
and Governor Foraker was introduced.
The committee on credentials made a
report on the nineteen contested cases as
follows: From third congressional dis¬
trict of Georgia, the Wright, committee Jess recom¬ Wim
mended that It. It.
ber y, P. II. Craig and 0. F. Gonder be
each admitted to a seat with power to
cast one-lialf of one vote. From the fifth
district of Louisiana, David Young and
"W. J. Yell. From the third district of
South Carolina, J. R. Talcott and F. I.
Hix, delegates, and L. C. Halsey and
Henry Kennedy, alternates. From the
seventh district of Tennessee, A. W.
Hughes, delegate. From the third dis¬
trict of Maryland, WilLam Fairly and
William Johnson, delegates; Charles F.
Riehi and Isador D. Oliver, alternates.
From the third district of Massachusetts,
Frank L. Stephens and Jonathan Bourne,
delegates; Samuel Fessenden and John
H. Abbot, alternates. From the District
of Columbia, Andrew Gleason and Perry
II. Carson. In the Virginia matter, the
Mahoneites were admitted.
On Thursday, the following platform
was adopted: Republicans the United
“The of
states, assembled by their delegates in
national convention, pause on the thresh¬
old of their proceeding, to honor tho
memory of their first great leader, im¬
mortal champion of liberty Lincoln, and ihe rights
of the people, Abraham and to
cover also with wreaths of imperishable heroic
remembrance and gratitude the
names of later leaders, who have more
recently bien called away from our coun¬
cils—Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan,
Conkling. May their memories be faith¬
fully cherished. We also recall with our
greetings and with prayer for his recov¬
ery, the name of one of our living he¬
roes, whose memory will be treasuied in
history, both of the Republicans and of
tlie republic, the name of the noble sol¬
dier and favorite chief of victory,
Philip LI. Sheridan, In the spirit de¬ of
thorn great Raders, and of our own
votion to human liberty, and with that
hostility to all forms of despotism and
oppression, which is the fundamental
idea of the Republican party, we send
fraternal congratulations to our fellow
Americans of Brazil upon their great act
of emancipation, which completes the
abolition of slavery throughout the two
American continents. We earnestly hope
that we may soon congratulate our fel¬
low-citizens of Irish birth upon the
peaceful recovery c.f home rule in Ire
i- nd. Wo reaffirm our unswerving de¬
votion to the nationul Constitution and
the indi-soluble union or the states; to
the autonomy reserved to the states un¬
der the Constitution; to the personal the
lights and liberties of citizens iu all
b ates and territories in the Union, and
e- pecially to the supreme and sovereign
right of every lawful citizen, rich or
poor, native or foreign born, white or
black, to cast one free ballot in counted, public
e lec:ions, and to have that ballot
* * * * * *
yy e are uncompromisingly in favor of
American system of protection. * *
* * * * The protective system must
^ maintained. Its abandonment has
j always been followed by general disaster
tQ al j j nterestS; except those of the usu
. rer iin d sheriff. We denounce the Mills
in|i a9 destructive to the general business,
, labor and farm ; n „ in’orests of the coun
t auc j we heartily endorse the consist
, fnt ,. n q patriotic ac tion of the Republi
resentatives in Congress iu op
‘ We condemn the
- m passage tlie .
, 1 p,’ p0j , t i 0n 0 f Democratic party
e woo p on the free list, and we insist
; that duties thereon slia 1 be adjusted and
■ ,j nt ained so as to furnish full and ade
ua{c protection to that industry, * -
* * * * We declare our hostility to
introduction into this country of foreign
contract labor and Chinese labor alien to
our civilization and our Constitution, and
we demand the rigid enforcement and such of im- cx
isting laws against it favor exclude such
mediate legislation as will
labor from our shores. We declare our
opposition to all combinations of capital
organized in trusts, or otherwise, to con¬
trol the arbitrary condition of trade
among our citizens, and we recommc nd
to Congress and state legislatures, in
their respective jurisdictions, such legis¬
lation as will prevent the execution of
all schemes to oppress the people by- ua
due charges on their supplies or by un¬
just rates for the transportation
of their products to market.
We approve of legislation by Congress unfair to
prevent alike unjust burdens and
discriminations between the states. We
reaffirm tlie policy of appropriating pub¬
lic lands of the United States to be home¬
steads for American citizens and settlers,
not aliens, which the Republican the party
established in 1862, against persistent
opposition of the Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought magnificent our great develop¬ western
domain into such
ment. ****** The political
power of the Mormon church iu the Ter
ritories, as exercised in the past, is a
menace to free institutions, a danger no
longer to be suffered; therefore we pledge
the Republican party to appropriate of legis¬ the
lation asserting the sovereignty where the
nation in all the territories
same is questioned, and in furtherance of
that, to place upon our statute books
legislation stringent enough to divorce
peaceful from ecclesiastical power, and
thus stamp out the attendant wickedness
of polygamy. The Republican party is
in favor of the use of both gold and sil¬
ver as money; and condemns the policy
of the democratic administration in i s
efforts to demonetize silver. We demand
a reduction of letter postage to one cent
per ounce. In a republic like ours, where
a citizen is a sovereign and official ser¬
vant; where no power is exercised, ex¬
cept by the will of the people, it is im¬
portant that the sovereign people should
possess intelligence. The free school is
the promoter of that intelligence which
is to preserve the nation. Therefore
the state or nation, or both combined,
should support free institutions of learn
iag, suffhient to afford every child grow¬
ing up in the land the opportunity recommend of a
good school education. We
that prompt action be taken by Congress
on the enactment of such legislation as
will best secure the rehabiliation of our
American merchant marine, and we pro¬
test against the passage by Congress of a
free-sliip bill as calculated to work injus¬
tice, by lessening the wages of those en¬
gaged on preparing materials, as well as
those directly employed in our ship yards.
We demand appropriations for the early
rebuilding of our navy, for the construc¬
tion of coast fortifications and modern
ordnance and other approved modem
means of defense; for the protection of
our defenseless harbors and cities; for
the payment of just pensions to our sol
diers, for necessary works of national
importance in the improvement of the
harbors and channels, and of internal, of
of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states,
as well as for the payment of tlie matur
ing public debt. This policy will give
various
55
nffiZ'tl.iTo'te far’l.ettcrliir'our coun
try than tlie Democratic policy of loan
gZZTXZL. at>Pli cs aline
assays ‘ tvV,,, who is if
oply and , protects and , safeguard ( h™, i whether of.Jim f i- h.gn •wpnv-s wcam or low it
cssrtKdtaS {£?rm*$m X
h ,me and follow and protect him abroad,
in whatever land he may be, on a lawful
errand. The men who have abandoned
the Republican party in 1884 and con
fnucto adhere to the Democratic party,
have deserted not only the cause of liou
cst government, of sound finance, of the
freedom and purity of the ballot, but
especially have deserted the cause of
reform in the civil service. We will not
fail to keep our pledges, because they
have broken theirs, or their candidate
has broken his. We therefore repeat our
declaration of 1884, to-wit: The reform
of the civU service auspiciously admini-tra- begun
under the Republican completed by the fur
tion, should be
ther extension of the ref. .mi system
already established bv law. To all grades
of the* nice to which it is applicable, should
,he spirit and purpose of reform
be observed i.mll executive appointments
and all laws at variance with the object of
existing reform legi-lation should be le
pealed to the end that dangers to free in
satiations, which lurk in the power of of
ficial pa trona^e may be wisely avoided,
The gratitude of the nation to the de
fenders of the Union cannot bemeasured
by laws. Legislation of Congress should
( onforin to the pledge made by the lovul
people, and be so enlarged and extended
as to provide against the possibility Fc-de- than
any man who honorably wore inmate the of
•al uniform shall become an an
aims house or a dependent upon private
chariry. In the presence of an owr
flowing treasury, it would be a public
scandal to do less for those
whose valorous service preserved
the government.” * * * * * *
The following is the aggregate vote
for each candidate in each of the three
ballots held on Friday: Second. Third. _
First.
,* •• .84 116 122
111,3011 . 72 75 89
Depew. • 88 BO 91
Euler.... . .54
Gresham., 111 103 123
Harrison . 84 91 94
Hawley 13
In-alls.. ....28 16
Phelps 25 18 5
Sherman., 229 249 244
Blaine.. 35 33 35
Lincoln. CO 2 c*
McKiuly 3 00
Pu $k ...... .....25 20 16
Miller..... • • • 2
Total vote 830 830 830
Nects-ary to a choice 417.
The day closed with the situation
showing Blaine against the field. There
was a narrow escape from a Blaine stam¬
pede in the convention in the afternoon.
Depew, who was responsible for the Har¬
rison movement, which gave such prom¬
ise, admitted the failure of that move¬
ment, and declared himself for Blaine.
Instead of his getting the nomination
Harrison was forced to the utmost of his
strength and compelled to full back con
fu-sedly beaten, Harrison’s friends are
indignant at the manner in which he has
been treated and claim a mere pretense
was made of giving him hearty support,
and that from the first it was uot intend¬
ed by Elkins and his colleagues to per¬
mit his Iloosier’s nomination. They tire
in an ugly mood and, while confessing
their favorite’s defeat, have no plans for
the future. Probably they will swallow
their disappointment with as good
grace us possible, and play
for second place on the ticket.
Elkins’ programme for bearing the regu¬
lar candidates, one after another, thus
preparing is being the way for carried Blaine as a finality Sher¬
successfully out.
man fell by the wayside, and Harrison
was beaten. Senator John Sherman
telegraphed four Ohio delegates-at-large
that they could exercise their best judg¬
ment concerning future operations.
Three men are talked of as being strong
enough to beat Elkin’s combination for
Blaine. They are Gresham, Aliison and
McKinley. The last named has made a
fine impression upon the convention, but
he is chairman of the platform commit¬
tee, pledged. and his fidelity to Sherman is
Many visitors, digusted with
the brings manipulation of the convention which
on adjournment without any at¬
tempt to transact business, left the city,
and if the feeling of antagonism among
the delegates continues to grow another
day Blaine may be nominated. Elkins
has openly boasted of h s ability to beat
any candidate the opposition may put up,
and also boasts of having defeated Sher¬
man iind Harrison. Elkins says there is no
doubt of Blaine’s acceptance' if nominated.
A vigorous effort will be made between
Saturday and Monday morning to com¬
bine the field against Blaine. The out¬
look on Saturday was that Allison, Gresh¬
am or McKinley will take the lead.
The last ballot on Saturday was as fol¬
lows; Sherman, 224; Harrison, 213;
Gresham, 87; Blaine, 48; McKinley, 14;
Allison, 99; Alger, 142.
MATTERS IN GERMANY.
lln > on Monday morning, was worthy of
* > c supreme importance of the occasion,
The emperor personally revised the pro
«W* P'-* ««d even
when tl.o cniporatwu prmont the cerc
....... *.,*> J* Theor.ler, ol tho
i. u,e
ihe service the emperor cnteied the hall
> preceded by the chief court
vice grand senechal and the
hearers of r r the imperial msigma, ft.fr
w 1110,1 laid on tabourets
cach s of the throne.
Ilie onperor having . taken , , his . seat . on
‘be «brone, the federal princes and
hereditary punccs stationed themselves
on -he dais on the ngbt side of the cm
pet or, and .he princes of tho bl«K>d and
other princes to the left, ihe empro-s
proceeded to tho hall from the court
chapel, and was seated on the dais
before the emperor. When the members
of the imperial humly were placed the
senior member of the Reichstag, Count
Von Moltke, proposed three cheers lor
'he emperor. Thereupon, Bismarckpre
sented to the emperor he manuscript of
the speech from ihe throne, and the em
penny Ter uncovering, proceeded to read,
The period of court mourning for Empe
ror Frederick expires the middle of Sep
tember, about the same time the autumn
military maneuvers will be opened on an
extensive scale, culminating in fetes fct
Komgsberg m monarchywhen W ilham
sion of the new
will trown himself and lus consort, king
and queen of Prussia, emphasizing after
the example of his g™ndfatherthe of kings.
doctrine of the divine right
The Ber in Post says that m a r -
mg the Bundesrath on Inday Pi nee
Bismarck said: The emperor holds
that his first duty is and o mam am the terri
penal constitution protect
tory of the empire, and its rights, suc-li
protection applying alike to the treaty
lights of the tederal sta es in ivnm y
aQ d as a whole. It w ill be the emperor s
task to foster mutual confidence and
union with the same care that was exer¬
cised by his predecessors, adhering to
q le internal and foreign policy which .
, a i nec | for them the attachment of
the federal states and the confidence
f 0lt -ign powers, in such measure
that they saw in the strength of
3ermany n guarantee of peace.”
NO. 18.
SOUTHLAND ITEMS *
PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TERRIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—THU EXCURSION
FEVER—RAILROAD ACCIDENTS-8UICIDE8
DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REPORTS, ETC.
Alabama.
Near Viola, Blunt county, on Satur¬
day, W. D. Hartley and George L. Ed¬
wards were harvesting wheat in a field.
A small cloud came up, and tv flush of
Ihh ning killed them both instantly. A
small boy escaped was standing between tlie two
men and unhurt.
At a ma-s meeting of the striking coni
miners at the Pratt mines on Saturday of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, a sliding forty-five scale proposed by
the company of cents a ton for
mining coal when iron is §13 a ton at
the furnace, and five cents a ton more for
every dollar’s advance of iron, was adopt¬
ed. It was ordered that work be resumed
on Monday.
Florirtn.
C. O. S. Keech, a postal clerk between
Tarpon Spring and Monroe, was arrested
on'Ihursday morning the at Monroe by In¬
spector Boykin, of U. S. mail serv¬
ice, for stealing valuable letters. The
money stolen from test letters was recov¬
ered from Keccb. He made a full con¬
fession.
(teoraia. ,
Neatly fifty of Atlanta’s butchers have
formed it protective association. The
principal feature of the organization is a
Cl ick list of “delinquent” patrons.
W. II. Parsons, a well known citizen
of Atlanta, with a party of friends, went
trout fishing near Gainesville, and while
proceeding up a hill was stricken with
apoplexy, and died instantly.
In the superior court, at Columbus,
Emanuel, Henry and Walter Smith were
convicted of arson. The first-named
was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years, and the two latter for five years
each. Emanuel and his two sons, Wal¬
ter and Henry, set fire to Ed Reese’s
barn last February, and while the family
were trying to save the barn the negroes
burglarized the ir home.
Migstaftlppi*
Attorney Generfil Miller, at Jackson,
on Thursday, sued out an injunction be-'
fore Judge Campbell, of the supreme
cou rt, seeki.ig to fo ce the lessees of the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad t > discharge
one Col'ins, charged with the inhuman
treatment of convic's now at work on
that road in South Mississippi.
Norili Carolina.
Claude Stephens, a young white man,
from Central, in Pickens couniy, fell
from the top of Saturday a e ar going morning, fivin and Atlanta
to Charlotte, He employed was
fatally injured. was as
flagman.
On Thursday evening L. W. Hill, ol
Orange county committed suicide by
hanging himself. The only cause that
can be assigned for the suicide is abci ra¬
tion of the mind. It is not known that
Hall had any financial troub e. He WHS
sixty tour years of age, was highly es¬
teemed and was an influential fanner.
There is great excitement in Hyde
county by violation of the new oyster
laws by non-residents from Virginia.
Trespassers upon stales' oyster be d have
also cotne from other states. Thir.y
vessels have been trespassing upon the
oyster grounds at one time. A thousand
bushels of oysters can be removed in one
day. The oyster rocks of Pamlico sound
are extensive, but at this rate, they will
be entirely exhausted, and consequently be
oyster planting in North Carolina will
suspended.
TrmPMre.
Johnson City was lighted for the first
time by electricity on Saturday much to
tho surprise of the citizens, as very few
were aware that everything was in readi
ness.
A water spout at Bluff City did im¬
mense damage. Monk & Smith tannery
was swept away, and all the bridges in
tho neighborhood were carried away.
An epidemic of flux is prevailing in
the Fourteenth district, across the river
from Knoxvi.le. Fourteen deaths have
occurred in the past sixteen days, and
several people are lying at the point of
death.
Luther Hall, the twenty-year-old of son Se¬
of one of the wealthiest planters off with
vier county, blew his head a
shotgun. No reason can be as-igned aged foi'
the rash act. His little brothi r,
throe years, was lying dead in the house
at the same time.
The last spike of the Chattanooga,
Rome & Columbus Railroad was driven
on Friday, and passenger and freight
lr.fins w ill be running between Rome and
Chattanooga early in the coming week.
The construction of the company’s shops
in Chattanooga will be begun at once.
Harry F. Griscom, and formerly removed postmaster by Pre i
at Chattanooga, partisanship, died
dent Cleveland for deceased on
Sunday of consumprion. The
was only 32 years of age. He engaged had
in the newspaper business before he
reached his majority, and remained in it
even when he was postmaster, until i
year and a half ago, when he was com¬
pelled to retire from business of all
kinds.
Stephen Miles, 72 years old, blind of
one eye, infirm and a parish charge, Avho
had never before been charged with any
offence, was sent to jail for seven days
by an English magistrate, in default ot
17 shillings fine, because he had bem
seen with a net, beating for rabbit. the. furze on a
common, searching a