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@m %mlih $171111” . X Number 50. eath’s m ible Cyclone Fayetteville. people killed and MAN Y HURT. one three hundred yards tnuteof horror and destruct ee people killed—upwards 10 of damage to property, unprotected by insurance, twenty dwellings were —some of the timbers being en miles througb the air. ras at Fayetteville last eve >ut twenty-five miles from on the Atlanta and Florida teville is the county site of and was a thriving town a bf a century before Atlanta bght b of. of the cyclone missed the [ use —which is the centre of _about one hundred yards, bf Fayetteville no damage fe, but three miles easr of rille it carried death and ion. a great canebrake on fire,” eye witness, “but loudei n!” f J. B. Hewell came in from Mile this mormng and the news of the cyclone, heriff says that he was in his id heard the approaching |He stepped to the door and kss through the village— blood-chilling sight he ever [ From the Southwest came t black cloud, filled with |fire,jlike like a battle scene, and an immense cataract, be midst of it all could be p I crashing of houses and the work of destruction sad are: |E pham, GRAHAM, aged 10 daughter ol years. TRAVIS, farmer, aged 30 p house BABY, name unknown. r the cyclone struck p jersons were injured, feriously hurt FILL TRAVIS. lARRISON and his entire [NOX. | m 6lr «ck the village at 6 ■t night. The lower end •ol-shaped cloud covered ■yards. ■ building struck w&s the ■ W. Graham. ■* e was entirely demolish ■ Httl e daughter, saliie B 11 ®, the idol of the house lam'g gin house, a hun ,away, was entirely de P losses amounting to istan ce away a big fram °se stood. This was en yed. gathered in its greedy aeant house belonging leg. The bricks that he foundation al one re f h0Qae ^ Mrs. Header [Best, ^ l!l U Travis and his r Ua l just come into " as Playing “<»rea with his when the storm mse, “EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO NONE.” Conyers, Georgia, Saturday, Jan., 9. L892 Travis was blown 200 yards and killed. Nearly every bone in his bo¬ dy being broken. His wife ancLtwo children Mrs Henderaou wer£ all hurt. The cj T clone then swept off the end of a house of Mrs Brown and blew down four negro cabins, An alliance waiehouse worth $1, 200 was destroyed. Mrs. Knox was boarding in the house with Mr Garrison. She was married only three weeks ago and is now, perhaps, a corpse. A few nights ago a baby was born to Mrs Will Travis, The mother was so terribly shocked, that in her delicate condition, it is very uncer tain if she recovers. The prinnipal business houses and residence were just north of the storms path. * Dr. Barrett and Wife Beaten to Death. CRESSWELL, GEORGIA, THE SCENE OF THE AWFUL TRAGEDY. On Sunday night last about .9:30 o’clock a terrible tragedy was enact ed near Creswell, Georgia, six miles west of Griffin, in Spalding county, Dr. Barrett and his wife both over 80 years of age, were literally beaten to death with a car couplin pin in the harids of some unknown party. Mrs. parrett was killed instantly and the Dr. after suffering untold misery for several days died Thurs day night. Will Nunnally, a grand son, was the only one living with the old peo pie and when he come home Sunday night he found the old people welter ing in their blood. He aroused the neighbors and everything possible was done to save the life of Dr. Bar¬ rett. For a while it whispered around that young Nunnally was the murder er, but it is now known beyond any doubt that he is not. Every effort is being used to find the guilty parties. When found Juge Lynch will surely preside. A BIG FIRE. ATLANTA GLASS WORKS DESTROY¬ ED AND 266 HANDS THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. Fire broke out in the Atlanta Glass Works _ . about , 7 mm O clock , , lues dav evening and , despite , the best et forts of the firemen the valuable property was soon in ashes. The loss is quite heavy as the plant was a large one. but it was well insured. The greatest hurt, however, is to the 266 hands that will be thrown out of employment in a city already overrun with idlers. most . likely , , be • The factory will rebuilt at once. ' Anioe advertisement . in a neat spicy paper that the people read, not only helps your business directly but gives the public generally a good opinion of your town and brings them to it. It is the best money any business man spends. AT THE CAPITOL News from the Political Center. What Occurs to Interest You at Washington. Speaker Crisp has found such a hard taskmaster in the grip, that it is not probable he will be able to preside over the House for several days- In that case the House is not expected to transact anv further business than th^ election of a Speaker pro tem, and the adoption °f a resolution authorizing the em ployment of clerks to the various eommittees. Were it not for the fact that Hat¬ ton has been known to bear a bitter personal grudge against Mr. Blaine, hia rather P lain intimations in the Washington Post, that Mr. Blaine had, by reason of a business deal withex-Mayor Grace, of New York, who has large business interests in Chili, determined to prevent war between the two countries, even if it becomes necessary to back down to do it, would have created a big sen sation.J Representalive Springer has pre¬ pared the first assault the present class-favoring law, and it will be submitted to the Waj T s and Means Committee in a few days, probably this week. It will put wool on the free list, and place carpets on about the basis proposed by the Mills {bill; Ex-representative Perkins, of Kan sa s, who is to attempt to fill the va cant chair of the late Senator Plumb by right of agubernatoiial appoint rnent, did not make a reputation to be very proud of during the four sessions he served as a member of the House- As a statesmen he was a bad misfit, but as a blind, bitter p a rtisan, losing sight of everything but the momentary success of his party, he was a howling success. His career in the Senate will proba blybebut a repetition of that in the House, The amount of sugar bounty so far paid, under the fMtKinley tariff law, is nearly one million dollars; to be exact, $962,930. Although the administration es timate for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year beginning July 1. 1892, is only—mark the only .$144 000,000. those who have devoted much study to the subject predict that it will require at least $20,000, 000 more. © TITTTS o m Q TIhf Liver Pis — as an anti-Bilious and anti-malarial ^ remedy ai*o wonderful in their eflFecte freeing the system of biliousness and malaria. No one living in H v Malarial them. Regions Their @ should ho wiilaout use prevents attacks of chills and fever, ^ tpdumb the system ague, strength billons to colic, resist and all {jives®! the ^vevilsofan unhealthy and impure at —a ■JGttosphero. Elegantly sugar-coated.® WHITE RABBITS LOR SALE. I have several pairs of white lab bits for sale cheap. Floyd Plunkett NOTICE. I have two good horses and one second-baud two horse wagon for sale cfaeap See me | at H U( j- 0 n & Son s. J . E. Whitaker. Two notes made by Mrs. Fran cis Kennon payable to J. S. Dan iel. One $200 due December 1st. 1891 and one $325 due Decem ber 1st 1892. All persons are warned not to trade for same as are they void- J. Daniel Price per Year, $ 1.00 For The New Tear 1092, 'llii^nd S{ Langford ---CARRY A FINE LINE OF 6EIJERjiL EQEpjJIDISE. | They return thanks to their many customers of the past i 1 and can say to them that tli&y are prepared to again sell | §j them good goods on goods terms. Call and see them. ■■ —■*. . Almand & Langford, Conyers, Ga; AT WHOLESALE COST! -<®* B, SaB|0R t *OR> TKE XTl riJLL STOCK, CONSISTINGJOF A BIG ASSORTMENT OF Dry Goods of every kind also Notions, a full line fit Clothing, Hats, Shoes and all kinds of wares, Fancy and Heavy Groceries, ARE NOW BEINO OFFERED TO THE TRADING PUBLIC AT ACTUM. WHOLESALE COST FCS CASH. COME WITM WMEMS TiSF MQME Y» c- AND YOU WILL Surely get Bargains. (s* RESPFCTFULLY, J|«ets©R 0a.