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i 2 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY, MAY 23,1882. STATE NEWS.' EVENTS OF THE DAY THROUGH OUT GEORGIA. Xontezvma X.ttsn— An Interesting History of Patent—Albany Affairs; Tae Colored Fair and Its Results—Changes In Railroad Trains —A Houston County Bolt, Zte. Special Correspondence of 1 he Constitution. Montezuma, May 15.—Tho reaper of tlic harvest is not always lie who sows the seed. Genius brings to man's aid many wonderful inventions, and too often some thrifty person utilises the inventor's fortune—the coffers of the former filled with ducats; the latter, the inventor, with poverty struggles and dies un rewarded. A true illustration of this is pre sented in Dow I-ow, the inventor of the justly celebrated cotton planter that bears his name. In the year 1850, Mr. Dow Law was a resident of the county of Uouston, and superintending the planting interests of Mr. Sam Felder, a large and prosperous planter. He was a quiet, unaKMining and energetic gentleman, and a most thorough overseer in all bis farm work. Ia company one day in the spring of this year (185G), with Mr. W. T. Westbrook, a neighbor, the plantation of a Mr. Martin Kendrick was visited for the purpose of n personal examination of a new cotton planter that Mr. Kendrick was trying to operate, the most conspicuous feature of which was the ponderous and immense wheel that deposited the seed in hills imperfectly. Dow Iaiw after scrutinizing for some time the working of the machine, exclaimed to Mr. Westbrook that he had caught the “idea,’’ aiul would go home and perfect it by making a superior machine to the one heretofore in operation. Not long after this the planters of the neighborhood were called on tosee ojie- fated the new Dow Law cotton planter, which to-day stands superior and without a success- nil competitor, “exposition certificates” to the contrary notwithstanding. His first machine was made entirely of wood, and consisted of three rollers, two arms or efimks, a seed box. in the bottom of which was an openiug through which the seed were dragged by the revolving teeth in centre of box. He found that the rotary motion was not the theory, and changed it to oscillatory by taking off one arm or crank, which then made only half a revolution, the teeth swing ing back and forth like a pendulum caused the seed to fall regularly and not clog up to one side as it did in a full revolution, which banked tho seed to tho front. The planter was now complete, nnd letters patent were obtained. They were supplied to many of the planters in Houston and adjoining coun ties at a nominal price. Dow Law’s planting engagements prevented him from pushing this invention, and after his friends and neighbors were supplied be thought the end was reached, nnd little dreamed what would be the future of his invention. The war came on in a few years and into it went the inventor. In 1864, broken down in health and longing to go home to bis family that he might die among them, he was hon orably discharged at Lovejoy’B station, on M. & W. railroad by an army board of physicians. A few months after the reunion at his home be diod. At the administrator’s sale the auc tioneer cried to the crowd the ‘‘patent right’ of the Dow Law cotton planter. It was knocked down at $10. The “letters patent" changed into the hands of Messrs. Brown <fe Miller, of Fort Valley, then into Mr. Henry Harris’s possession, of the same place. M r. Harris, after realizing a fortune of $75,000 or more out of it, 1ms very recently sold oat.to B. F. Avery & Co., of Louisville, Ky.. with a royalty of 75 cents to him for every machine that the firm of Avery & Co. mann faeiure. The sale from Mr. Harris to Messrs. B. F-. Avery & Co. came uboul iii this way: Mr. H. had contracted for several thousand of the “Dow Laws" with Messrs. A very & Co., to be de- deli vered in installment«,the first installment about 1st December, lKSl,aitd monthly toMaroh 1st. 1882. Not a single installment had been delivered in February, and Mr. H. went to Louisville to claim damages. Upon his arri val the Messrs. A. & Co. explained that it was impossible for them to carry out the con tract, owing to heavier contracts and orders, and asked Mr. H. to assess his damages. Twenty thousand dollars in round numbers was fixed as the sunt of damages, and the firm paid it, ^hereupon the sale was made of the patent. From $10 at administrator’s sale to $20,000 damages for a failure to make them, what a difference? and to-day tho children of Dow Law arc poor. Genius gets empty honor, but tlirift secures the ducats. SO MORS Ann REPORTS. In Tub Constitution of Sunday a corres pondent of yonr paper reports a fatal case of fever, naming Mr. Hyatt, of Moutezuma ho tel. Mr. Hyatt is well. His wife has been sick with fever, hut has recovered. The negro mentioned in the same letter was not supposed by any citizen to have the small-pox. His mother was a resident of Montezuma and he was on a visit to her, having been away since January in Ailanta. The day lie landed home our worthy mayor, Hon. A. J. Hamilton, knowing he lmd just got in from Atlanta, met him and questioned hint closely about his exposure to the disease in Atlanta. The mayor gave the young man choice to be quarantined in the outskirts of town with a guard until the period of danger was passed, or return to Macon or some point away from town. He desired logo to Macon and a ticket was procured for him, but when the up train ran in, the “suspect" did not . appear and has not been seen since. A LANDLORD'S LAMENT Montezuma, May 15.—Editors Constitution: In your Sunday's issue a Montezuma corres pondent would make your many readers be lieve that the g<K>d people of Montezuma did Like steps to send the struggling negro, who made his appearance in our midst from Atlanta with a supposed case of small-pox, bock on next train onsdmeotheroomniunity. Such is not the case, nor was the intention of onr authorities. The negro being informed that the marshal was looking for him toquar- nntine him, became very suddenly non est. Allow me to say our people are not so inhu man or brutish, and would spurn an act of this sort. But the most humiliating and sad part of his article is, lie would make my cus tomers, friends and kindred, together with yonr thousands of readers, believe that I, the live, wide-awake landlord of the Minor House had handed in his checks, departed this life, and gone where the woodbine twineth. As I am the Mr. Hyatt referred to, please do me the justice to insert the above. Very truly, H. C. Hyatt. RINGGOLD PEOPLE. Special Correspondence ot The Constitution. Ringgold. May 17.—The social event of the season oceured in our village last Thursday- evening in the marriage of Hon. \V. H. Payne and Miss Flora Brownlow, Ilev. W. J. Laine the officiating clergyman. Colonel Payne is a lawyer of distinction in onr community, and Miss Flora one of onr charming girls. The marriage would have attracted a large crowd, owing to the popularity of the bride and gnKi.ii, if it had lu-en public. The nuptials were celebrated in the presence of only a few friends at the residence of the bride s aunt, Mrs. Dr. Fowler, and was in every way an enjoyable affair. After the marriage and supper the pair proceeded to the residence of the groom, where they enter upon a life of much promise with the warmest wishes of their very large circle of friends. The crop prospect in our county is fine, con sidering the bad weather daring the season. There is a larger acreage sown in grain than for some years past, and tho crop is looking well. Some rust iu the wheat, though it is not yet materially injured. Some of our farmers arc trying cotton, but they are very sori-y since the cold apell'now on us. They wish they had grain on the land instead. We have a fine school in our village, under the principxlship of W. T. Laine. The house is perhaps the liest school building in the stare outside of the cities. It was built some ten years ago by our citi zens at a cost of $10,000", and is in every way modem and comfortable in its appointments. The school this term numbers 100. some from your city honor with tbeir patronage. The closing exercises of the present term will be gin Sunday, 18th June, and we extend you cordial invitation to be present. No politics, no murder, no small-pox to report. THE WHEAT CROP. Fairbcrn, May 1G.—Editors Constitution: Notioeing several articles in The Constitc- tiox on the wheat crop, which created some interest on ray part, I nave made special in- S uiries of the farmers from all sections of nis and Fayette counties, and the opinion seems to prevail that rust has not injured it: is too far advanced. Fifteen bushels is claimed as an average yield per acre, which is notan over-estimate. It is claimed that this is the best crop since 1858. Oats of the rust-proof variety that were sown in Septem ber and October, are fine. Oats of the old field variety are a failure, the rust having killed them before they got in the boot. I will say here, and I know every farmer will agree with ma, that it is time, land and money thrown away to s«w anything but the red rust-proof oats. We had some frost yesterday morning, which did but little damage to crops or fruit, so far as I can learn. J. H. Elder, *• AFTER BURGLARS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Canton, May 16.—Parties living in the lower edge of this couuty came to town, this morning, in search of W. A. Kitchen, our very efficient deputy sheriff, to inform him that some unknown parlies, hailing from whence none knew, had, on last Saturday night, entered the house of the Widow Strick land. near Trickman, in this county, and roblw-d it of $88.15 in gold, greenbacks and silver. The deputy sheriff ai once started in pursuit of the parties, be having heard of their being within about five miles of this place. The person who reported having seen them says they were six in number, and not citizens of this county. Our sheriffs are good officers, and we trust they maysucceed in cap turing these robbers who are scouring the country. DALTON DOTS Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Dalton, May 16.—A hail storm passed over this place yesterday eveningof Short duration. The hail stones were small and did no dam age to amount to anything. The weather has been very cool for the last few days and is yet cool. The infant son Bowden, of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Morris, died yesterday—aged 18 months; was interred in city cemetery. A runaway occurred on Hamilton street Satur day. A couple of two-horse teams became frightened and destroyed the contents of the wagon beds—full of household furniture, etc. No one was injured. A union Sunday-school picnic at Hamilton spring Friday is the thought of the youthful jiopulation. AN AMERICUS SNAKE STORY. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Ameiucus, May 13.—As this is the season when spake stories are in order, Americus comes to the front with a slight contribution in that lin«. Yesterday afternoon while Mas ters Crawford Wheatley and Frank Sheffield were strolling along Muckalee creek, near Magnolia Dell, in this city, they discovered a huge water moccasin which was slowly swal lowing a large eel. The boys made short work of both. They first killed the serpent and then paid their respects to his intended vic tim, which was still alive. The snake meas ured five feet and two inches in length, and the eel was three feet long. The upper half of the fish was protruding from the reptile's mouth when the process of deglution was rud<)y interrupted by the boys. Evidently the commissary depart ment of the moccasin would have been pretty well filled had he been allowed to complete liis meal. SCARED CONYERS. Special Correspondence of the Constitution. Conyers, May 16.—I think our people are gradually getting over the small-pox scare, though we still keep up the quarantine, but we uiinglewitli tlic passengers of every pass ing train, and it seems that there is as much claager of catching the disease that way as if we were allowed to go to your city and re turn. Many of our people doubt the propri ety of keeping up the quarantine, ana think it will soon be raised. We had frost last night, button light to do much damage. Veg etation is suffering from the cool snap. SUDDEN DEATH. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Roystens, May 15.—Mr. Robert T. Tucker, a prominent young man of the town, diopped dead, near here, to-day. He went out to work this morning, in apparent good health, and was returning from the field, when he met his sudden death. The general impression is that it was heart disease that killed him. He has not been married long, his wife being a daughter of As. Roysten. He has taught school for several years in Roysten, and was highly esteemed by all. Our town is very sad over this severe bereavement. DAHLONEGA'S DITCH. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Dahlonec.a, May 12.—Mr. Wimpy failed to state a vital fact in his “story”,’about the ditch lawsuit in Lumpkin, and that is that Wimpy sold this water-ditch to theDahlonega compa ny, which caused the suit and all this trouble, To-day sill the parties are at. Blairsville before Judge Welborn to settle the bill of injunc tion. The new fish trap company will add twenty stamps to their gold mill, as well as many other needed improvements have been initiated. Mr#. Margaret Payne, near seventy years old, was buried here yesterday. Mrs. I\ was a member of the M. E. church, south, an excellent woman and loved by all. JASPER JOTTINGS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Jasper, May 15.—We are having some very cold weather "just at this time. The prospect for a good fruit crop is flattering, but a change of a few degrees colder will certainly’ bring snow and blight onr anticipations. Wheat is generally good, though there is some cont- I laint of rust. Mr. Osborn Adams died at his residence at Mineral Springs, five miles from Jasper, at 2 o’clock yesterday. Mr. Adams was formerly a citizen of Gordon county, and was well known by many persons over the state. He was an lionest, upright citizen,and his many friends and relations will regret to learn of his death. DECATUR DOINGS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Decatur, May 17. —Last Sunday a Sunday school was organized at E. H. Guess’s school house, two miles from here. Over thirty were out and it is thought an attendance of seventy-five can be had. W. G. Whidby was elected superintendent. Ed. S. Billups, long the popular cashier of D. H. Dougherty, has accepted a position un der Mr. Cabel Breckenridge, of the Alabama Great Southern railroad. While Decatur mourns his loss, Mr. Breckenridge is to be congratulated. Our county agricultural club meets next Saturday. PLEADING GUILTY. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Ecfaula, May 16.—It is understood here that Judge Miles E. Jones, judge of probate, pleaded guilty to one of the charges of ini S eacbment before the supreme court yester- ay and was removed from office. The charge to which he pleaded guilty does not involve moral turpitude. A. H. Alston, a brother to the late R. A. Alston, is a prominent appli cant for the place and is likely to get it. It is a fine office. Mr. Walker, who was hurt in Storr's ice fac tory, died Saturday of his injuries. THE COILS LOOSEN FROM THE NEGROES JOHNSON AND ECHOLS AT ATHENS. "My God! You Hatra l£*d. Me KT1 My Bro’her!”— Thrss Are tae Word* Uttered by Btrtoty Bonn* tree. According to tfco Testimony of Mr. J. W. Tw!eit«—ihe Evidence. From the Athens, Ga., Banner-Watchman May 16. Yesterday morning was set aside for the trial of Frank Johnson and Encs Echols, for the murder of Walter Rountree. At an early hour in the morning the court room was tilted to overflowing with negroes, both men and women, while the attendance of whites was rather small. When the pris oners were brought into court by their guard there was a rush to get a look at the men, and a crowd of blacks even followed them into the bar, but were soon made to leave. The prisoners twre neatly dressed in black, and appeared entirely unconcerned and indifferent. Frank Johnson several times smiled upon his friends, and seemed to have neither remorse at his crime nor fear of consequences. He sat at the rear of his coun sel, Messrs. Echols, Wright andThomas.wbile Miles Johnson, step-father to Frank, assisted his lawyers to select the jury. Bartow Roun tree had a seat immediately in rear of the prisoners, beside his brother and Solicitor- General Mitchell. He was calm and collect ed, but we noticed at times a sad expression upon his face, that was but natural. At the opening of this case there was a good deal of disturbance created by the negroes walking back and forth and slamming doors, hut after Judge Erwin had ordered several of the parties brought before him quiet was quickly restored. The first step was the selection of a jury, hut it seemed a difficult task to find men acceptable to the Defense. When a name was called, the coun sel for the prisoners would whisper together for some time, perhaps consult some friend in the court house, and then wind up with having him struck. The jurors accepted and sworn are W. II. Lester, \V. X. Kilgore, Titos. J. I’oss, II. L Mullen, Ezekiel Edge, Jos. A. Epps; T. J. Jennings, A. L. Xatice, l’et*r Weil, G. T. Lavender. Judge Erwin ordered the sheriff to have a panei of forty-eight jurors at the court house, this morning at 9 o’clock, from which two more will be selected. From the Athens Banner-Watchman. May 17. After court met yesterday morning, the two remaining jurors ware sworn, obtained, and court then went to regular proceedings. Xol until one hundred and forty jurors were called did they get a jury. The remaining two selected were W. T. Jackson and J. T. Comer. The counsel for prisoner asked that their witnesses be sworn and kept out from hearing the testimony of others, which request was granted. The counsel then declined to have the witnesses sworn, but asked that they be sent out. Then the witnesses for the state were called and sworn and sent out. The first witness for state was J. W. Twiggs, who, being sworn, sai I that he knew the two defendants, and was present at a difficulty between them and Walter J. Rountree; wa3 sitting on Dr. Ham ilton’s stone steps on the evening of the 4th of April; saw defendants coming down the street; Walter Rountree said he wished he had his pistol; prisoners passed by without saying anything; thought they went a little above Dr. Hamilton's residence; witness got up in company with Ripley and Rountree and start ed down town; prisoners passed by them at Dr. Hunnicutt’s; then we passed them at Madame Sosnowski’s green; there were seven negroes standing near the sidewalk; as we passed by Echols muttered something about not giving a d—d bit of sidewalk; he passed by us again in front of court house; as they passed by, Walter Rountree stopped them and asked if that what they said was that they wouldn’t give him ad—d bit of sidewalk; didn't hear the reply; Walter Rountree called the negro A D—D LIAR and kicked him; prisoners replied very abusively and angry; could not remember the substance of reply; Johnson put his hand behind bin, on pistol pocket, as Rountree kicked him and cursed him; he drew his pistol; then Bartow Rountree drew his pis tol; Barlow fired and then Johnson snapped his pistol in the direction of Rountree; tneu the negro fired towards Walter, and he was almost behind me; Frank Johnson was-about ten feet from Walter when he fired; Johnson fired three times; was near enough to kill Walter in his opin ion; (counsel objected to last question about distance and opinion.) It was Walter Rountree that he fired at; at first shot he was going from the negroes, coming towards me; (counsel for defendant objected to witness’ opinion again.) Walter Rountree had only a small pocket knife in vest pocket; Bartow Rountree and Johnson fired simultaneously at each other; this was the second shot he, Johnson, had fired; first snap and shot was at Walter Rountree; Johnson turned and ran down the sidewalk, when the negro and Bartow Rountree fired simultaneous ly, Walter Rountree’s hands were on my shoulders; he exclaimed: “MY GOD, I AM SHOT;” •And I felt him shudder; then Bartow Roun tree exclaimed, “My God, I have killed my brother!” Bartow Rountree was standing about ten feet from Walter Rountree, in a di agonal line. Ripley was standing in a diag onal line between Walter and Bartow. Frank Johnson and Echols were standing facing Walter Rountree, about two feet ftotu him; Walter was standing near me (this was the position before the parties ever shot). When Walter exclaimed, “My God, I am shot!" he was standing with his face towards Johnson. I was in front of Walter, facing the prisoners and between Wal ter "Rountree and them. When Johnson snapped and fired the first time, Walter was standing with his hack to wards him, and it was the shot fired at Wai ter Rountree; Echols was standing near John son all the while; Echols was with Johnson every time we saw him that evening. (Here witness reiterated his testimony again). When Johnson snapped and fired" the first time, Walter was moving towards me with his back towards the prisoner. On cross- examination witness reiterated the greater part of his first testimony, correcting certain parts: We passed tne prisoners again at or nearMadatn Sosnowski’s green, where they were standing with several other negroes; Bartow had not joined ns yet; the negroes came on and Walter asked them if they meant what they had said for him, when he passed them, and they mattered something; Bartow had come up by this time, and Wal ter asked Bartow if he was prepared, dnd he answered, “Yes, by God, I am!” and then Walter cursed Johnson and kicked him; Johnson drew his pistol before Bartow drew his. BARTOW FIRED TWICE before Johnson ran, and he fired three times while he was running. Then T. J. Ripley was called, who corrob orated the former statements of young Twiggs in all the most important testimony, only went a little farther about the shooting or the occurrence, and said that Walter and Echols had some words about a former diffi culty, and said that Walter said that “if you had "run against me as you done Grover, I would have knocked you down,” and give some additional statements about Echols hav ing a rock in bis hand and he (Ripley) caught his hand to 6top him from throwing it at Walter Rountree. Then after the shooting he threw the rock at Bartow, who jumped off the sidewalk and evaded it. On the cross- examination he corroborated the most of his testimony, getting slightly frustrated in the minute particulars. The cross-examination was very rigid and was directed to frustrate the witness in admeasure. Then the state asked a few minor questions concerning the attack, and called his attention to the call or signal of Johnson, and he (the witness) said that Johnson gave a keen whistle, EVIDENTLY A SIGNAL, when the attack was first made, and then went on over the greater part of the former testimony in reference to the position the parties were in and who drew the first pistol. He stated that he saw Johnson with his hand on bis pistol just after he was kicked, and that Johnson drew the first pistol. The fifth witness allied for the state was E. H. Dorsey. Witness knew nothing about the murder case, but stated that Johnson came into his (Dorsey’s) store about two weeks be fore the killing and asked if he had a good pistol, (here counsel for defendant objected that the testimony was not connected with the case—that it was too remote). The judge held that it was admissible. Witness asked Johnson what he wanted with a pistol, and he (Johnson) said he had a difficulty with one young Rountree, and wanted a pistol to kill him; witness told him he had no pistol for him, and ordered him out of his store. On cross examination witness said he knew noth ing about certain THROWING OF ROCKS at Johnson by Rountree, and had heard him (Johnson) say something of having met Rountree a few evenings before and had had a collision with him, and he (Johnson) had said that he had or would knock the stuffing out of him. Sixth witness for state was John B. Brooks, who stated that he had Johnson waiting on him at his room, and saw some cartridges lying on his table, and asked him (Johnson) what they were doing there; John son said ho had lately had a diffi culty with some students and would put a hole through them if they fooled with him any more; knew notliibg more. Sev enth witness for state was Cicero Arnold, who swore that he arrested the two prisoners on the 4th of April, in a room of Miles Johnson’s house; Johnson said that if he had not killed Rountree he would; Echols remarked to Frank Johnson: “We started this thing together, and, if we die, we will die together.’ On cross-examination, the witness stated that prisoner had reported a case previous to this, and that it was Bartow Rountree who had thrown rocks at Johnson, and not Wal ter; further stated that ou examination at the jail, that Echols had a rockjn bis kip pocket, scarcely as large as his fist. Two Smart Dogs. , From the Dublin. Ga., Post. On Monday last a guano ox cart stopped in front of the post-oliice and the driver left the team in charge of a little black dog. Pres ently one of our enterprising town cows drag ged out of the cart a bag of corn and a bundle of fodder. The dog flew out, took the bag from the cow, dragged t under the cart, went back aud protected the fodder till the driver returned. From the Columbus, a , nquirer. Mr. A. L. Harrison has a young Newfound land dog, which is very sagacious, consider ing he has had little or no training. Yester day morning, a gentleman tied his horse to one of the posts, near the sidewalk in front of the store. As soon as he left the horse, the the dog Rollo reared on his hind feet and, with his teeth, untied the knot and led the horse out into the street. The horse was brought back and tied, and the dog repeated thesame thing. In the afternoon the horse was tiuj in front tif the store again, anti as soon-as the dog discovered him, he proceeded to untie him again, and was leading him into the store to the proprietor, when he was stopped. Rollo does not intend that the riders shall hitch their horses too near the store door. Silk Culture. From the Savannah Ga., Times. Prof. A. H. Heyer, who is living at Jasper Springs, near this city, has introduced silk culture, and has about six hundred mulberry cuttiugssetout in lodges on the laud prepara tory to the cultivation of silk next season. He has also received from Mr. C'rozier, of Corinth, Mississippi, some excellent cocoons, from which alreatly there has been, during the present season, a great increase. Prof. I&uflr states that he will be able to dispose of t^lflk product to manufactories, and that he expects, within a year or two, to realize quite a profit on his venture in tlie cultivation of silk. He plants the white mulberry and tuorus inultieaulis as the best vegetation adapted to the requirements of the silk worm. The cuttings are set out in rows ten feet, apart, whilst between the rows garden veg etables are raised, thus keeping the land de voted to silk culture clean and in good condi tion. Johnnie Cade's Tales. From the Flberton. Ga„ New South. Mr. Johnnie Cade lias returned from Flor ida. and witli tales that lay the “Arabian 1 Nights” in the shade; he says Mr. Joe David planted a potato on one side of a pond on his father’s place (the pond is about a mile square), the potato grew under the pond and reached the opposite side. But 'squire Ed wards took tiiat potato off by saying: “Yes, I knew of the seed, for a few years ago some man planted one of those potatoes in Penn sylvania, and it grew so large as to cause a tremendous ridge in several states, and people had got to calling it the ’Blue Ridge moun tain.’ ” Mr. John Cade says he brought from Florida with him a cabbage that weighed ten pounds and ten ounces, the smallest he could find. The Kind of Birds They Were. From the Danielsville, Ga., Monitor. We were amused at the yarn East Hulme and some of the other boys were telling about that lumber kiln burning, that took place last week. East says while it was burning there was a shower of "birds came down near the tire and circled around for a long time, and it consisted of every species of bird, from the kildee to the san'l hill crane, including ducks, sea-gulls and other water fowls. Jim Turner could not swallow qute so much, but said he saw a small hawk. Some of the other boys saw a leather-wing bat, and George Carithers couldn’t see any of the birds, but heard the noise and knows the other boys saw them. Two Rewards. Governor Colquitt issued proclamations offering two rewards yesterday. One was a leward of $100 offered for the arrest of W m.JH Edwards, charged with the murder of Bryan M. Sharp, in Tatnall county, in November, 1881. The other was a reward of $100 for the capture of Henry Williams, convicted in Burke superior court, of the offense of arson, and sentenced to the penitentiary, but who subsequent to his trial broke jail and is now at large. On an Inspecting Tour. Colonel I. Y. Sage, of the Richmond and Danville railroad, left the city yesterday afternoon in his special car for Charlotte. The colonel will be several days en route to that North Carolina city, as he is on a tour of in spection, and will give a careful and critical examination to every point along the Atlanta and Charlotte division. He was accompanied by his family. Sixteen Sweet Seasons. From the Dublin Post. There was a runaway match in this county last week. The young lady, Miss Dixon, was only sixteen, and the young man, Mr. Wynn, found the ordinary as obdurate as his lady love’s father. He obtained license in som'e other county, however, and got Mr. Wilson Dean to tie the silken knot. ABOUT FISHING. DEATH OF JUDGE CLARK HOWELL. Ou Sunday morning last at about 8 o’clock Judge Clark Howell, one of the oldest and best citizens of Fulton county, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in West End— aged 70 years. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ntS DEATH. For several years Judge Howell has suffered from a disease of the heart. The growing feebleness of age has left him less and less capa lty to struggle against this dangerous tendency and the worst has been feared by his family for many months. He has been prostrated several times within the past year or two, and each spell of sickness left him weaker titan before. Prior to his death he had not been able to leave his house except by being carried for more than a month. ITc took a long ride in the sun about that time and after going home was taken very seriously ill. He fluctuated between life and death for several days, and it was thought had pretty well thrown off the trouble. On Saturday night before his death ho seemed to be better than usual. His son Mr. Charles Howell, discovered, however, that he was unable to concen trate his mimi upon a settlement he was making with some hands, and made some calculation for him. After these settlements were effected, he seemed to be in the best of spirits, aud talked with his son until 11 o’clock, expressing lively interest in affairs, especially those relating to his own family. He then went to sleep and riept soundly. At about 4 o’clock he awoke and asked his wife what time it was. She told him, and ho expressed satislaction at having slept so well. At ab <ut 7 o’clock he asked foraenpof strongcoffee. His wife prepared thisand he was sitting up to drink it. In the meantime, she was putting some coal on the fire. He said: “If you put too much coal on, it will make the room too hot.” . These were the last words he ever spoke. JUDGE HOWELL’S LIFE. Clark Howell was born in Cabarras county, North Carolina, in 1811, and was, therefore, seventy years old at the time of his death, liis father, Evan Howell, was a North Carolinian by birth, but of Welsh desceut. He was a man of uncom mon force of character aud physical vigor, aud lived to be eighty-five years of age. When Clark Howell was nine years old his father moved to Gwinnett county, where he lived until nearly 1840. When Clark Howell was twenty-one years of age he was married to Miss Winn, of the well known Gwinnett family of that name. In this y-*ar he ran for the legislature on the whig ticket, and while he was defeated, received the largest vote given to any member of his ticket. By his first wife he had one child, which died. His wife dpd in two or three years, and he then married Miss Park, of Greene county. From this union was bom Evan P„ Alb: rt, William, Clark and Charles Howell and two daughters. The sons are ill: liv ing, and only the eldest daughter is dead. About 1838 be moved to Cobb county, where he built the Lebanon mills, near the Roswell mills. Ho re mained here about three or four years, and then moved to Forsytft county, now Milton. While liv ing in Cobb he represented that county in the legis lature. From Forsyth county he wtnt back to Gwinnett, his second wife having died in 1850. In 1852 he came to Atlanta, which was then a mere village. He bought the Sasseen house, now used by the Richmond aud Danville company as head quarters. It was then being built by Dr. Long, oi Athens, Judge Howell purchased it and finished it. It was noted as being the finest house anywhere in this part of Georgia, and people rode f.r twenty miles to see it. While building this house Judge Howell and his family lived in two little huts situa ted on a three-acre lot that stood just where the Butler and McMillan residences aio on Marietta street. Judge Howell engaged in the mercantile business in Atlanta about this time, having a store where Menko’s store now stands, and had a partner by the name of Parr. While in Atlanta he married his third wife. Miss Mary D. Hook, who surviveshim. There were two children bom of this marriage—Dr. Dan Howell and Mrs. Park Woodward. Judge Howell received his ti tle from service at the head of the inferior court of Fulton county. It was under the supervision of this court that the county Hues of Fulton were laid off and the new county created. The court was composed of Clark Howell. C. H. Strong, S. Terry, James Donehno and Samuel Walker. This court laid off the county, and organ ized the admirable system under which it has been so prosperous. He represented Fulton in the leg islature, and was at the timo of his death a county commissioner. He was always held in the highest esteem, and while never ambitious to occupy any office except where he felt that he could do his country a service, it is safe tosay that he could ask for nothing that his people would not have given him, and that he was stronger and more popular in those communities that knew him best. Judge Howell's Will. Judge Clark Howell left a will, written in Ilia own hand-writing, and witnessed by C. C. Greene, John M. Goldsmith and W. L. Cal houn, October, 1881. He gives all his prop erty to his wife, Mary D. Howeli, during her life, and at her death to be equally divided among his children—share and share alike. He makes his wife the executrix, and does not require any legal returns from her, but a proper appraisement of his estate at his death. While he designates that he wishes iter to use the income arising from the prop erty for her proper support and maintenance, he gives her permission to use the corpus, or any part of it, if necessary. SOUTHERN FARMING. he planter must pledge liis cotton to bo delivered »i the warehouse iu the fail. The loan, of what ever amount, must be paid in full within the cur rent year, so that new advances might be obtained the following season. consequently the farmer planted every acre of cotton ho could care for, aud as little corn and small* grain as possible to feed through the fail, and raise littleortio meat, trusting to his next Bering's advances to enable him to buy enough then to carry him through the season. When lands became exhausted instead of plowing deeper or fertilizing, more land was cleared, and this “reverent” of new land put into cottou the second year For the pa-t four or five years the more in telligent emss of farmers have seen that by this kind of farming they were impoverishing their lands, and the factors and bankers, with their high rates of interest, and the merchants with the enor mous profits atteuding a tong credit system, were reaping all the benefits of tbeir labor. The planter was kept poo why the »ant of enough capital to run liis farm on a cash basis, and his farm was worked at a great aud increasing disadvantage This has led t-1 buying smaller farms, working fewer acres on the large plantations, rotating crops, and resting tlie land: to a better aud deeper system of ploughing, aud to the use of ho-"© made manures and the best commercial fer tilizers for improving the Isoil, so as to get, in many instances, a bale of cotton to the acre, when four or five years ago tt took five or six acres to produce a bale, aud that of poorer quality. More corn and oats are being plant! d. forage of different kinds received and meat raised to feed laborers and stock through the entire year, instead of buying provisions, grain, and hav, in the spring. Corn sugarcane, and cotton are well started in this section, and front tlie large in- creased average of cane it is evident that king cotton is not to rule so many subjects, nor over so- large extent of territory, as in the past, though it is confidently expected that bis weight will not be diminished. _ THE DEMORALIZED COALITION. From the Brunswick Advertiser. Mr. John Brock caught this week a monster drum- fish weighing sixty-uiue pounds. From the Covington Enterprise. Professor Robert Davis caught fifteen pounds of sucker fish with a book and line one morning last week. From the Waynesboro Herald. The perch in the branches are plentiful. If these should continue to run until the blackberry crop comes the lazy darkies will be independent of the time prices. From the Irwinton Messenger. Earth worms are scarce in our city. They are selling at ten cents a pint. Those having any for sale, can do well by applying to Jack Easom. Experiences of Southern Planters Since tho War Georgia Farming Past and Prerent. From the Hartford Courant. Americus, Ga., April 15.—I have met a large number of planters, cotton factors, bankers, mer chants, and others engaged in business through middle and southwest Georgia, and learn from them the past history of southern farming, its pre>- ent improved condition, and what is expected in the immediate future. My own inspection of a number of farms affords convincing proof that the southern farmer is learning that with hired labor a small quantity of land, well cultivated, will produce a more profitable crop tcan the large acre uge worked with slave labor was ever capable of doing. At the close of the war the south was stripped of everything but iLs land, and owed a large individ ual indebtedness incurred upon credit given to the property value cf the negro, this valuation in Geor gia alone amoundug to $50.00o,0 0. more than tlie wholeamountof her present taxable properly. The high price of cotton Induced all tne planters to cultivate as much « f ibis crop as they could, and as the new status of the negro had put the manage ment of his labor out of the planters’ power, they almost invariably rented out their plantations to the freedmen, to get, if possible, as large a revenue as in the days before the war, and with no more B eisonal labor. Many planters went to the cities to ve, leaving the enure mauagementof tbeir piun a- tioi:s to the freedmen, and as long as the cotton rent was paid, cared little for the methods by which they were fanned. The negroes worked immense tracts of laud, scratching oyer the soil with the smallest kind ot plough, using lit tie or no fertilizer, nor testing the land, following in the easiest w ay such methods of farming as they had learned in the days before the war, and in this way soon exhausted the surface of the land and were unable to raise enough crop either to pay rent or get a living for thems Ives. The owners of the plantations soon found their revenues cut off and •their lands so wont out as to be unproductive, and the country so full of similar plantations as to make their sale at any price impossible. They then com menced returning to their homes to work the plan tations themselves, and if possiole to get them back to something of their former productive power. It is generally admitted that when the ow ners of the plantations realized that they must work them selves or lose their lands, a brighter and better fu ture opened to the south, aud the commencement of her pro perity dates from that time. Many of the plantations fell into the hands of younger men, either by inheritance or purchase, or more often by renting, and they were far betterable to manage the freedmen iu the then disorganized and disor ganizing state of labor than the otd slave owners. Nevertheless the country was without money and cotton was the only crop on which it could be rais ed. No factor or bank would loan on anything bu cotton or mules, with a promise to have the hand ling of the owner's cotton, and to get an advaace of provisions, mules, or fanning tools, or fertilizere. Jack Brown Rise* up and Uuke* Some striking and Strong Assertion*. To the Editor of the Washington Post: Tne presi dent bus been unwise in entrusting the federal pat ronage of Georgia to a few men whose characters aud methods are repugnant to a large majority of the people of that state, and mote esj-ecialiy to the sore-headed democrats, commonly known as inde pendents or liberals. This cabal is composed of James Longstreet, James Atkins. Charles Arnold and If. P. Farrow (all republicans), whose charac ters are so obnoxious that republicans will refuse even to send them, or either one of them, to a national convention. As Louisiana politicians say, the first named is devoid of all politi cal sense, besides worshipping in a church that is detested by almost his entire constituency Against the second member of the cabal are charges In the department of justice, which, if true, will completely deprive him of political influence iu his state or elsewhere. At toe doors of the third named party many political sins are found—besides he is known in Georgians Petticoat Arnold, having ac quired this soubriquet from the allegation that his mother kept him in woman’s clothes during tho war to save him from conscription. The fourth, commonly known as Potash Farrow, is notoriously corrupt, as will ap[iear by referring to General Baum. All of thqse men hold important offices iu Georgia, except the second named, who is expect ing daily from the president a United States judge- ship. This is a slight history of the cabal whose members are controlling Georgia offices and from whom the authorities at Washington (as a consider ation) have received pledges to Mahouize the state. Asan evidence of their progress I submit the fol lowing abstract from a letter written by a distin guished Georgia lawyer: My Dear -iii: I am against tho so-called Georgia “syndicate,” and so are a large majority of the re publicans of this Ftute. There is no mistake about this, as time will demonstrate, but while we are agaiust them for their arbitrary and uiipuriilielcd methods, we are not against the administration of President Arthur The true situation, and particu larly the standing of some of tlie men composing tliis cabal called the “syndicate,” has been mis represented to the president and others in Wash ington. These men do not represent tlie republican party here, and cannot deliver it. The movement headed by them is doomed to speedy and disastrous failure,when in other hamis some good might h-ve been accomplished. The indicat oils now are that the •June mass meeting of the independents will mis carry and tiiat the republicans will organize and stand by their own colors, as iu my judgment they should. It is honorable and manly that we should assert and main lain our principles as rcoublicaus, and in tlie end it ensures for us more respect among ourselves as well as from our political ad versaries. I do not believe in compromising prin ciple, and that is virtually what we are required to- do. My observation has been that in such move ments republicans nre very convenient for duty- to- vote—but are never allowed to go on “dress pa rade.” I am opposed to such methods. D. Scores of such letters are received by me w eekly, conveying the same information and ideas. The president has made a mistake. Jack Brown. May 14,1882. HE DIDN'T DANCE—IT DIDN’T MATTER From the Chicago Tribune. “Do you dance?” “No, I dropped on myself two seasons ago,” was the response, in a strong, manly voice. Veronica McGuire looked up at George W. Simp son, an expression of wonder aud surprise in her soft, velvety eyes. Very beautiful w*s this girl, as she stood in the dim, half light of the conservatory, the peatly flesh and rounded curves of her arms and shoulders seeming more than humauly beauti ful, while the rose-laden air of the place seemed only fit to kiss the wiue-red lips of so wonderfully fair a maiden. “I am sorry you do not dance, Mr. Simpson,’ said Veronica, after a momentary pause, “because it is really the one thing in which I may truthfully lay claim to being proficient As you have no doubt discovered before this, I am a wretched hand at conversation, an original idea never t eeming to find birth iu this empty head of mine.” George looked fondly down upon her bang. “I am afraid you are rather inclined to depreciate your own abilities,” he said, throwing just a shado of tenderness into the rich tones of his pure voice. “You play nicely, and you certainly sing well." “Only passably, mv dear Mr.' Simpson." was the laughing reply; “you really must not flatter me too much, because I am vain already. But, by the way, have you heard ‘Over the Garden Wall’ yet?" “No ” was the reply in tones that were tremulous with emotion. *‘i never heard the tune.bull have had occasion to go over the wall once or twice.” “It is a beautiful thing,” said Veronica. “There is a weird sadness, and yet Joy, about the music that carries one completely away. Do you not find it so oftentimes?’* “Yes,” replied George, “it is pretty darn weird to get over a wall on a dark night and dive down into an alley that you don’t know anything about.” You are just too funny!” exclaimed the girl, looking at himsteadily. As she did so his eyes met hers, and the rich color flooded her cheeks, making them more radiantly beautiful than ever Turning quickly, she stood with averted face and downcast ?? e8 \, ai !r * or a moment no word was spoken. Hnall j George stepped to Veronica’s side and took the little baud that wa* toying with a rose into bis broad palm. She did not start, or seek to with draw it. [flight here it might be stated that Chicago girls are warranted not to shy ] George held the dimpled prisoner for a moment, and then raised it to his lips. “Mr. Simpson!” exclaimed the girl, “you do not seem to know what you are doing. Kemember. sir. that * * “Oh, I know a'l about it,” said George. “I know that you are rich and uneducated, and that you can never hope to soar in tlie empyrean heights of lit erature and knowledge where 1 reside permanently. But my love for your father’s check-book will over come all this. I appreciate fully the sacrifice I am °!i 5’j you muRt not 10 dissuade me.” girl asked *° U ^ eii * uVe me feo dearly, George?” the darling. Without your love life would be nothing but a four this 1 ! to me. All my happiness is centered in m.v love for vou. Can you deliberately east that love aside, darling?" „Ja° r ,* in!m , er , she rai * ed her Pure, sweet face to his, and placed a large three-lor-fifty-cents kiss on his inuoeeut Wabash avenue lips. Spring Diet. From the New York Evening-Post. By (riving thought to it, every woman who hai otreot a family may do a great deal for iu he bj providing a suitable i-nnng diet. Many pe have at this time a tendency to billiousness, seem to need and to crave food which contains natural acids, or food which one may eat. Vine lemons and crauberries are good, but tomatoe* particularly so. When the family are tiredof] i::g them served just as they came a can *. they can bo vax add breadcrumbs, or toasted crac to them; or an excellent breakfast dish can be n by taking thin slices of cold broiled tongue heating them with canned tomatoes, season "’*1* w t lth . butter, pepper and salt. Bii tender beefsteak or of lamb can be .used instea ^ens. which need a little vinegi w hoIes °iP‘.’. especially the deli and watercress, and spinach. Then sliced very thin, with a little sugar, pepper tves a relish to* an otherwise vinegar, gives meal.