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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION': TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24,1882
A NEGRO UPRISING.
REPORTED ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE
AT ANNISTON.
foittlea to Pickens Countx-New Balls or s New
BosO—Farmer* st MUledcerllle Hard at Work
—Ur. Fomai'i Intensive Farming-A
Drought la Docator-Other Placet.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Oxford, Ala., Oct. 16.—Last night about 8
o'clock a report was circulated here that there
was to be an insurrection of the negroes of
this place,also at Anniston, three miles above
here and the Alabama furnace, nine miles
below. Great excitement prevailed for some
time. Church services were broken up and
the citizens armed themselves and gathered at
the depot to await developments. Several
suspicious characters were arrested during the
night, but nothing of importance was
learned. Reports said that the Alabama
furnace was to be attacked first and an en
gine was kept fired up and ready for instant
use at Anniston, and some were kept arme
during the night ready to hurry to the scene
of action in case of an outbreak. The night
passed otl without any disturbance, and eve
rything is quiet this morning. The negroes
have liecn holding secret meetings every
night for some time past, and to-day they are
having an immense barbecue and public din
ner in Talladega county near the Alabama
furnace. It ts feared that there will be
trouble to night. Telegrams have been sent
to Rome, Jacksonville and other points on
the road asking for aid in case of trouble.
Later—12 a.m.—A report has just come
from the Alabama furnace stating that there
is to be a general uprising of the negroes to
night. Much uneasiness is felt. No arrest
have been made so far.
another account. .
Late yesterday evening it was reported here
that an insurrectionary movement among the
negroes was expected’ at Alabamn furnace, a
few miles below this place. A little later it
was reported that a telegram had been receiv
ed at Anniston from Mr. Noble at Alabama
furnace stating that excitement was high,
and asking that the authorities at Anniston
arm everybody available and hold themselves
in readiness to come to their assistance at
once. All this, together with the fact that
some one shot at a burglar prowling in
his yard about seven o’clock, cre
ated the wildest excitement. There were a
great many at church and as soon as it was
announced that trouble was expected, the
people rushed from the churches for their
homes. At the call of the mayor a mass meet
ing was held at once. Notwithstanding a few
cool heads laughed at the absurdity of such
excitement, it continued to increase as many
related the commonest incidents they had
noticed through the day which now plainly
appeared to them to be the outcropping of
mutiny and nothing else. A company was
enlisted, arms provided a guard put out for
the night and things began to grow quiet.
This moniing all is quiet and still, just as we
expected. It is ridiculously absurd that sen
sible people will go wild over nothing. An
insurrection among the negroes is the last
thing we expect to hear of here.
On last Saturday night Will Woods, a young
man of our town who clerks in Callahan’s
beer saloon, was knocked down by a negro as
he was going home aril divested of a pistol
and fifteen dol’ars in cash. A negro was ar
rested yesterday on suspicion, but was re
leased after search and investigation.
ERASTCS EVENTS.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Ek.astus, Ga., October 17.—Candler stock is
on a big boom in Pocataiigo district, Madi
son county. Two years ago 1 could count the
Speer men by the score, while now I only
know of three white men that will support
him—two from policy, and one from principle.
I learn the negro vote is not solid for him. The
corrt crop was rover better in Madison,
Franklin and Banks counties than now.
CoUon will scarcely average a full crop. An
am.de crop of wheat and full oats will be
Needed this fall for aqother crop. Judge K’bj,.
of our community is now wrestling with
whooping cough. Dr. R. G. Jones has sold
his house and lot here to Mr. T. Y. Martin,
and the doctor will remove to his farm near
town.
WATER IN ALBANY.
Special Correspondence of Tne Constitution.
Albany, October 11.—The signs to-day indi
cate a change from the dry and dusty weath
er of the past tix or eight weeks. Planters
about here, however, are pretty gen“rally
going over their cotton for tne last time, and
no great barm will or can be done. The re
ceipts in Mbany foot up within a few balesof
10,0C0 so far. The water in Albany’s second
artesian well is stronglj impregnated with
iron. This was at first thought to be due to
the iron piping through which it flows, but
it has lost none of its chalybeate taste since it
first began to flow, nearly two weeks ago, and
deposits a sediment similar to that of all cbal-
ylicate springs. Like that of the other well,
it is remarkably clear and free from all impu
rities. Tuesday’s Constitution failed to ar
rive yesterday
TORN BY A COTTON GIN.
Special Correspondence ol The Constitution.
Cedartown, October 11.—Mr. Will Tomlin
son bad his right hand badly torn by a cotton
gin on yesterday.
Mr. Joe Vann, recently of Union Springs,
Ala , died at that place to-day of pneumonia.
THE ALBANY VENDETTE. .
Special Correspondence of The Constitution. (
Albany, October 14.—The particulars 'aiTfi
details of the recent Berrien county vendettrq
are somewhat conflicting, bnt the main facts,'
are about as I have -written and wired yon.' Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
A colored well digger, by the name of Dick
Logan, died to day irom the effects of inhal
ing gas in a wi ll in which he was working.
DEATH OF GENERAL HORNE.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Hawkinsville, October 12.—General O. C.
Horne died at his residence in this place at
half past twelve o’clock last night. General
Horne was supreme orator of the Grand
Legion of Honor for the United States and
vice-president of the association of Mexican
Veterans.
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Special Correspondence of The. Constitution.
Fort Valley, October 17.—Houston supe
rior court adjourned last week. Will Porter
was convicted of the murder of Will Swift
and sentenced to be hung on December 8,
next', in Perry r . Judge Simmons seemed much
affected when he passed sentence upon him
The docket was nearly cleared—more busi
ness done than was ever done in the court be
fore in one session. At a meeting of the bar,
Judge Simmons was unanimously indorsed
and recommended to the next legislature to
succeed himself. The Rehoboth missionary
Baptist association is now in session in our
town.
PEOPLE IN DALTON.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Dalton, October 16.—Right Rev. Bishop
Beckwith, of Atlanta, delivered two eloquent
sermons ir St. Marks Episcopal church. The
little son of Rev. J. M. Lee, a few days ago,
fell from a fence and broke one of his arms,
which was very pa.nful but is improving.
Mr. Robert Loveman, formerly of this place,
has accepted a business position in Chatta
nooga. Miss Mattie Cook, of LaGrange,
a beautiful and interesting young lady, has
been visiting the family of Rev. J. W. Lee
of this place; left Saturday for Cartersville
Ga.
DECATUR DROUGHT.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution
Decatur, October 10.—We have had no rain
excepting one small shower in five weeks.
This slate of the werther lias prevented many
farmers s wing oat* and has also damaged the
turnip crop very much. The cotton crop in
our county will not be as large as last year;
there was not as much planted, and the storm
damaged it very much in some parts of the
county. Several of.our young ladies and gen
tlemen, including His Honor Mayor E. M.
Word will visit your city Thursday night to
attend the concert of Miss Laura V. Moor.
UNION POLITICS.
Special Correspondence of the Constitution.
Dahloxeg.a, October 17.—Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Cuisson.who went to California 1 stspring,
returned to their old home here this week.
The present member elect of the legislature of
Union counly ran as a Candler-man, and de-
eated his opponent, who was a Speer man,by
forty nine votes. Union liad been set down
for Mr. Speer by bis friends. - The dry spell
baa'continued so long tfiat some of' the mills
trail. He is very successful. Dr. Cooper
Holtzclaw is quite a hunter also. He suc
ceeded in capturing two and one-half opos
sums the other night.
H GONE TO BE A DOCTOR.
^8
lim-, one"of the most prominent men ftri" \
ndlsoii county, is in a very low state of
Iieni h at present from diabetis. ’Squire
Uoiilin f. M, .itmis had Rev. Dr. Hardman
Three of the uarti — engaged, are known thus
far to be deaa, to-wit: Mr. Green B. Mayo,
Jordan and Wm. Vickers. The two lat
ter were on the side of J. M. Harrell. Mayo
appears to have been the only one killed or
hurt on his side. It is reported that he was
shot by Jordan, who was himself shot and
killed’a moment or so later. Harrell was
shot three t ! nes, one shot taking effect in the
mouth, whence it ranged aronna coming out
at the back of his neck. The other two * '
took effect lower down. His most dan;
wounds, however, it is said were inflict
his antagonist Mayo, after the latter was - .
by blows over the head with the butt o
pistol, by which it is said, his skull wijs£'
ed in. The scene of the recontre was if
court room, during the hearing of a «j
tween the two principals concerning
puted lot of land, The court had comme!
the investigation as appears, and bad then
suspended it for a short while to await the ar
rival of some witnesses. It was then that
Mayo, stepped up and asked of Harrell a re
traction of the offensive and insulting letter
written to him by Jordan, Harrell’s book
keeper. One account states that Han^TUre-^
sponded by a blow and immediately drew his
pistol, whicq was knocked dawn by a by
stander, the ball entering the floor. Then Jor
dan shot Mayo. The shooting became general,
while most of the bystanders and spectators
showed a lively disposition to give the com
batants all the room they required. It is said
that between forty and fifty shots were fired
in all. It is understood that the survivors
engaged have given themselves up. and been
placed under bonds. An inquest is reported
as being held, also that a court of inquiry
will investigate the affair cn Thursday next.
The above is about the straightest account of
the affair I am able to give as gathered from
the several accounts received. The remains
of Mr. G. B. Mayo were interred yesterday at
Starksville, Lee county, his former home. He
was about sixty years of age, and was much
liked by a large number of friends around
hare and known to be a determined man. A
J ary wlio saw the letter written to him by
ordan, and which led to the difficulty, states
that it was one of the most abusive and in
sulting letters that could have been written,
and in reply to one very moderate and con
ciliatory in tone. It was signed with Har
rell's name, per Jordan.
A quiet little ex parte shooting affair, in
which two well known citizens of Albany—a
Mr. Wostenholm and Major W. T. Cox, the
auctioneer—figured, one as a poor marksman,
and the latter as target, enlivened Broad
street yesterday morning. The parties,whose
establishments are only a rod or so apart, one
running a tisb and fruit stall and the other a
small retail store, Had had some words a few
days previous, which was renewed between
them yesterday morning and resulted in the
major bestowing on Wostenholm an offensive
epithet. The latter then went off and arming
himself with a cheap pistol returned and de
manded a retraction of the language used.
This came in the shape ot a lick on the side
j of the head with a stick. He then drew his
little weapon and fired two ineffectual shots,
and was preparing to fire the third—the old
major looking unconcernedly on the while—
when his arms were seized by a colored man
from behind, which ended the fray. Wosten-
liolm was calaboosed a short while, when he
was fined by the mayor one dollar and admit
ted to bail in the sum of $100, to appear he
fore the grand jury next week.
Mr. Merrick Barnes, the well-known and
popular proprietor of the Albany house, whose
sudden death occurred last Friday morning
about three o’clock, was one of Albany’s old
est landmarks, having resided here since
1841. He was in the sixty ninth year of his
age. He leaves three grown sons and,one
grown daughter, all of whom are livingjn
Albany. His funeral yesterday afternoon was
very largely attended, and the stores, of our
merchants were -fclosed durifig the obijf.nl-s.
The funeical services were bald at the Presqjf;
terian chuVch, by B. Graves uj
It. T. Hanks.
?nSfinerain nt bu ^ ftjtoy Correspondence of The Constitution.
from ed Wards vi lle.
Special Correspondence of The'Constitution.
Edwardsvills. October 14.—The farmers in
itu Jiuttin iiitu xtev. ui. uiuuiiJii'i Ai - • . , t « . .
to preach his mfc birth day sermon, a short ffiSr SSSuiS? 1 fSSOL-.
lime since. Fegave a fine dinner and in
vited all Uis rclatives and many friends to the
feast. Bushels and bushels of white and post
oak acorns are sprouting on the ground for
the rnant of hogs to consume them. Some of
our boys were out ’possum bunting a short
time since when olu Growler treed up a long
slim poplar in the swamp. The boys divided
torches to shine the ’possum’s eyes, but he
wouldn’t shine worth a cent,’ but they
could see the bulk of three anion’g
the branebes. While some held the dogs the
others soon felled the tree across an old chest
nut root in whicli a skunk bad taken up
winter quarters. The jar of the tree run the
old cat out, which soon perfumed the woods
many yards around. The liunters were so
intent on catching their game when the tree
fell they run pell mell into the tree top, hiss
ing on their dogs. About the time they be
come entangled in the brush they
thought they heard a . great
roaring, and every now and
then something would take them tip, tip, on
the head. Soon one shouted lie was snake bit
on the chin, another raid he was bit on the
eye, while two or three more said they were
in a polecat's den. The tlire hornets’ nests
and the skunk's den broke up the bunt for
that night in that particular swamp. An
other crowd of ’possum hunters were out on a
dark rainy night, when they saw something
among some briars and vines in an old hedge
row which sent them home long before their
usual time. On inquiry they said it looked
like a bag of wool swinging in a grapevine in
a certain old hedgerow. On investigation
next day the bag of wool proved to be Mr. S.’s
old ram that bad been missing many days,
fastened in the briars and vines.
MARKETING AT MILLEDGEVILLE
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Millepgeville. October 17.—Our farmers
are taking advantage of this fine weather and
saving their cotton crop, which is being mar
keted^ rapidly as it can be ginned. Not
withstanding the large amount of corn lost
by the freshet, our river farmers will have
plenty of corn for their own use and some to
spare. Mr. Ben Jones, of our county, (he is
not a river farmer) says he had old corn
enough to do his place without gathering an
ear of his present crop. A one mule farmer
of our county has gathered and measured
up 340 bushels of corn, and will
make ten bales of cotton, besides
oats, peas, pota’oes. A negro, wit one mule
on Jenkins's place, will clear $500 this year.
The Constitution's interview with Judge
Furman has staggered the credulity of farm
ers all over the state. Visitors from far and
near are coming to see his farm, and every
mail brings letters of enquiry to him and
others. Major Moses, of Co’umbus, went out
last week, and on his return expressed him
self by saying The Constitution had told
nothing but the truth. Judge DuBignon’s
constituents are highly gratified by the men
tion of his name in connection with the pres
idency of the senate. Dr. Calloway of our city
got home last Saturday with his bride.nee Miss
Fleming, of Athens.
UPLAND RICE.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution
Dawson, October 11.—Mr. E. K. Smith,
an energetic young planter of our
couniy, is succeeding finely in raising
upland rice. He exhibited in town
to day a bundle of his rice crop, as a fair
specimen oi his patch, the stalks in bis bun
dle measuring four and a half feet in height
and with large, full heads of matured grains
of riee. Tlie Baptist church in our city will
be deprived of the ministerial labors ol Rev.
4Y. J. Mitchell at the close of this year, as
Dr. Mitchell has decided not to continue as
pastor here next year. The infantile portion
tlu-ir year’s lalior. The niostof our intelligent
farmers have followed the rule suggested by
The Constitution last spring, of diversifying
their crops, and the result has been very grat
ifying. Just as soon as the cold weather sets
in the most of the farmers will have fat slioats
to kill, and then they can laugh at the present
prices of meat. The farmers are busy digging
potatoes, sowing wheat and oats, gathering
corn and peas and picking cotton.
Last Tuesday, while Mr. Hudgein’s family
was absent from home, his house was
entered by a large yellow negro, who
appropriated a piece of meat and a bed
quilt, and as he was leaving the house Mrs.
Hudgein came in sigiit and gave chase and
pursued him so closely that he threw his load
into a brush pile. Mr. H. expected the thief
would return for his dishonest load, and de
cided to conceal himself near the brush pile
and wait developments. After waiting a
short while after night the negro put in his
appearance. It was very dark, and Mr. H.
being somewhat excited, shot off his gun and
fortunarely missed his target
The election for fence or stock, which was
held in this district, brought out a large num
ber of voters. Every negro in the district was
on hand bright and early to deposit his vote
for fence. The advocates of the stock law-
saw the nezroes were going solidly against
them, decided to have every man,
white and black, to take an oath he had
paid all of his taxes for the year 1881,
as required by lay. About one hundred ne
groes took the oath and. voted. The tax
digest shows that only twenty-three have paid
np their taxes for^jic year 1881. We hope the
present grand jur^willbe patriotic enough to
nvestigate this matter. They can get the
digest from the tax collector, and the tally
sheet from the ordinary and compare them
together. By that means they can tell who
are guilty ot perjury. We think fully fifty
per cent of the colored vote, and twenty per
cent of the white vote was illegal at this elec
tion, and think this a proper occasion to put
a check to it.
HAMMOND IN GRIFFIH.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Griffin, October 14.—The fact that
Miss Laura V. Moor, who has
just returned from Boston, where she
uas been for the past three years studying
under the finest musical talent in the United
States, will give an entertninment consisting
of vocal and instrumental music at DeGive’s
opera house in Atlanta, on the nineteenth
instant, causes the average Griffinite and lov
ers of the highest order of this much
admired accomplishment to feel
proud that they will be allowed
the privilege and pleasure of witnessing Miss
Moor's debut in public, which may previous
ly he aunounced with certainty as an assured
success, so faras the merits of the entertain
ment is concerned. Miss Moor was reared in
Griffin, and hasnumbers of friends and admi
rers here who will make extra efforts to be
p-esent on that occasion.
The speech of Hon. N. J. Hammond, deliv
ered here last Thursday night, at Schrurman's
CONGRESSMAN
. , rman s I f armer juet with the sad misfortune of get-
opera house, was listened to by a very large t j D g jjtg house and almost ail his household
and attentive audience, composed of the best
citizens of Griffin, including many ladies
whose presence seemed to inspire new life in
the efforts of the gallant little leader of the
5th, and what he said was most
timely, to the point and eloquent.
I do not hear of any but who were most
highly pleased, and it is confidently believed
that when the time rolls around for Spalding
to greatly improve her recent bad record,
she’s going to do it by giving Hammond a
complimentary majority, if the people will
only exert themselves properly and all pull
together as democrats should. ’ H. B. L.
Dawson, October 11.—Hon. H. G. Turner,
cur candidate for congress in this district,
addressed a large and appreciative audience in
the court house here last week. He spoke
an hour and a quarter, anti was frequently
applauded during the progress of his address.
Terrell county will give Hardeman and Tur
ner a splendid vote on the 7th day of No
vember. Our little city continues to improve,
the latest evidences of this being the
two new residences now being erected by our
townsman R. L. Melton and John W. Turner.
The former is havitg a nice dwelling house
built on Church street, opposite Mr. J. L.
Griffin’s. Mr. Turner is having erected a very
pretty house on College street. He is one of
our most popular young men, and rumor has
it that he is “securing the cage before he gets
his bird (bride).’.’ Judge J. B. Crim who re
moved from our midg^fest winter to Florida
is here on a visit to ms old friends, combin
ing pleasure with business.
JASPER COUSTY.
Special CorresDondence of The Constitution.
Jasper, October 16.—Everything is lovely
about Jasper now. Fall marriages are taking
place rapidly. Two couples were joined last
night—Mr..E. E. Griggs to Miss Susie Darnell;
also Mr. William Thomas to Miss Georgia
Akin. To day we begin to receive our mail
by the Marietta and North Georgia railroad,
which will add much to the conveniences of
our town. Polities at a low ebb in Pickens.
Our people seem to be thinking more about
gathering crops than about who shall repre
sent them in congress.
AN OLD CITIZEN GONE
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Forsyth, October 14.—The old citizens of
our county are gradually passing away. Last
week Judge N. \V. Newman, for many years
a prominent and highly esteemed gentleman,
died at his residence in this place. He was
for many years before the war one of the
judges of the inferior court and represented
this county in the legislature. This week Mr
Peter MeMickle, residing about five mi'e
from the city, aged seventy-two years; on las 1
A HOWLING WENCH.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Thomaston, October 13.—Wednesday night
last- the peace and quitude of this place was
disturbed by the squalling of a notorious
negro wench who went through the streets
howling at the top of her voice and calling
the name of her boss and that of the marshal,
and on investigation the marshal found that
this woman was keeping a disorderly house,
and that her company had become disagree
able and she wanted to discharge it. She was
before the mayor yesterday preferring charges
against some of her guests. Her name is
Jule.
WHITFIELD COURT.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Dalton, October 14.—Whitfield superior
court has been in session all week. The com
mercial docket has occupied the greater por
tion ol the week. Several important cases
have been disposed of. Ouly one murder case
this time—that of Caliway York for killing
his son, Thomas Yorke, at Red Clay, in this
county, about two y^ars ago. Jury rendered
a verdict of guilty. His sentence is for life in
the penitentiary. Mr. Moses Collins,
good citizen of this county and a splendid
ft
ting
furnithre, etc., burned up last week. Kind
friends and neighbors a e assisting him to re
build. Almost a total less—no insurance.
Colquitt Carter left for Arkansas to-day with
twenty-five or thirty farm hands, to use as
laborers on bis possessions in the above state.
The National hotel has had the largest num
ber of arrivals this week than for any week
past. Jim Taylor, a half-witted youth of Red
Clay, attempted suicide a few days ago by
shooting himself just above the eye. The
ball is supposed to have fractured tile skull.
He may recover. The ’possums have to roost
high since Mr. Pinkey Herron has got on the
' JJawson, October 14.—Mr. Eldred Christie,
qffe of our most highly esteemed young men,
has gone to attend the present session of the
.Atlanta medical college.
Hon. H. G. Turner and Hon. Thomas Har
deman are expected to address the citizens of
this county on to-day, at this place. .
ATHENS' ADNANCE
Special Correspondence oi The Constitution.
,, Athens, October IS.—To a stranger here it
would seem thot the old days of ’65 had been
revived, and that Shermau h.-d again visited
us with hostile feelings, but it is quite differ
ent. The fuse and powder are making way
for enterprise and advancement. The Georgia
railroad company are building an extension
into the business portion of the city, adding
uch to its former thrift. Trade is brisk ana
ie merchants are hanpy in entertaining their
country friends who, having sold tlie’r
productions, wish to supply themselves with
their yearly provisions as well as “settle up”
old accounts. Cotton is coming in rapidly,
and there are very sanguine hopes for the
usual receipts, although the crop was three
weeks late. I have heard some of the largest
Buyers here state that the former receipts
will be maintained and that they think they
will be largely increased. It is reported that
the extension of the Northeastern railroad
will have been completed in a short while.
This will be a great impetus to the trade of
the city and especially to the wholesale
trade, as the merchants will then be
enabled to ship goods over a great deal of ter
ritory they have never yet supplied. Athens,
outside of Atlanta, is acknowledged to be the
muddiest city in the state when it rains hard
enough to soften the dirt, but important
steps are being taken to rid us of this nuisance
and the principal streets are now being mac
adamized. Important building is now being
carried on, and the city is advancing in many
ways. The university will be largely patron
ized this year, and two hundred and fifty
students ’ are expected, which will be one
hundred more than they had last year. There
are now in the university more students than
were registered the whole of last season. The
reason that the numbers have fallen off a lit
tle is this, that the people in common did not
understand the act of the legislature making
this a free institution, but it is now in the as
cendency. The destructive storm that
passed over the country last month stripped
the beautiful campus of the university of
some of its beauty. Thirty-nine trees were
blown down, but thestately oaks that stood
in their places when Toombs and Stephens
played foot-ballon the campus, still remain.
The Seney-Stovall chapel of the Lucy Cobb
institute is nearing completion and when fin
ished will be an imposing edifice. The loud
cries of Speer are heard on Saturday niglits
when the negro laborers imbibe freely of
whisky given them by the negro politicians,
but it amounts to nothing. It is rumored
that some large sums have been “put up” on
the election. W. W, T.
REMARKABLE RATS
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Thomaston, October 18.—Rats, rats. rais.
The cribs and barns of these parts are flooded
with rats. They are as numerous as the frogs
of Winbam. The buyers of western corn this
year had to make allowances for the rats by
buying extra sacks of it, for them. People
are resorting io various means of destroying
them. They have been poisoned so often that
it seems that they have all decided not to
touch a piece of bread or cheese with their
mouths. As regards rats, and showing the
amonnt ofinstinct they have, a very remarka
ble incident occurred a few miles from this
place on Monday last. A gentleman who had
been troubled a long time with the rat kind,
purchased a box of “Rough on Rats,” and
spreading it on bread, lid put it in his barn.
He was told it would be an inducement to
bring the rats out by getting a crust of
cheese and burning it. This was done,
and the crust was placed in the bam, after
'hich.be remained at the door of the barn to
_ atchth* doming of the rats. The smell of the
cheese" soon brought out what appeared to be
the “oldest rat in the barn,” and a queer
looking fellow he was. His sides were slick,
his tail was long, his countenance, his actions
and general appearance indicated that he was
of many summers. Taking the cheese crust
in his fore feet, he walked on his hind ones
to a rear comer of the bam, then giving an
alarm, other rats were brought out and, after
a careful examination of the cheese crust by
them all, it was returned by the old rat, and
a piece of the bread with “Rough on Rats”
on it was carried to the rear comer
the same manner as he had
conveyed the cheese. Another alarm was
given and a whole fajnily of rats, consisting
of all sizes, came out; and after they all made
an examination of the bread a general mut
tering was heard among them, and in a few
moments thereafter, the old rat gathered the
piece of bread in his fore feet, and on his
hind ones, as before, walked to the front of
the barn, and gently laid the piece of bread
down; and curling his long tail over his back,
and striking a pace, he retreated to the rear
of the barn, and in company with the other
rats he waltzed into his hole. This was re
lated by a reliable citizen of this county, who
further says that the rats are playing havoc
with his new crop of corn.
A BARNESVILLE BUDGET.
What Two Maine Yankees Have Accomplished In
the Snbarbe or Beanfort, South Carolina—The
1 Economy of notation—Three Crops a Year
—Etght Hundred Dollars to the Acre.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
BARNESviLLEOctober 18.—There are several
cases of fever yet in our vicinity. A little child
of Mr. J. T. Mendes died of it Sunday morn
ing last. Mr. Sid Smith, of the new firm of
Rogers & Smith, still remains very sick. The
circus is coming, and the town boy and the
country man are following the bill posters.
Mr. J. *E. Pound, of the Pike County News
is the father of a little girl. Mr. E. S. Mur-
pbey adds a "pair of boys” this morning to
the already long list of Murpheys in town.
I hear Furman’s farm discussed on all sides.
The committee of gentlemen appointed to
work up our cotton factory will shortly have
their report ready.
A Stump-Sucking Horse.
From the Newnan, Ga, Herald.
Our young people, male and female, seem
to be devoting most of their time to chewing
gum these days. It reminds me of a stump
sucking horse. They seem to be very much
in earnest, but realize nothing for their labor.
I think this is a bad habit, and would be bet
ter left off.
The Man Who Can Smile.
From the Milledgeville, Ga, Union.
The man who lias at home a barn full of
oats, and com in the field enough to do him
all next year, can smile serenely even while
the price of cotton keeps going down. Re
member this, and put in some more oats,
farmers.
Social Amenities.
From the Calhoun, Ga , Times.
Quit cooing and get married, young man,
you would change bliss to blister.
From the Oglethorpe, Ga.. Echo.
It is reported in Lexington that JudgeT. G.
Lester is soon to marry a maiden lady of Ogle
thorpe.
From the DeKalb, Ga.. News.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ramspeck are receiving
congratulations on their fine girl bom Mon
day morning.
From the Rome, Ga. Courier.
The boys say that they prefer starlight ram
bles to th’ose of moonlight, but they did not
tell us why.
Fipm the Irwinton, Ga, Appeal.
Ben Martin, our punctual and accommoda
ting mail carrier, will do almost anything
please the ladies. He lost a night’s rest
carry a young lady to Gordon last Saturday,
From the DeKalb, Ga , News.
Uncle Bob Webb says that he and his wife
have lived together fifty years, and that
during that time she has read the Bible
through fifty-two times, and is now reading il
again. She is more than seventy years of age.
INTENSIVE FARMING.
EVIDENCES OF
CAN DO.
WHAT IT
Correspondence of the News and Courier.
Beaufort. S. C., October 18.—If “he who
causes two spears of grass to grow where only
one grew before should be considered a bene
factor of tiie human race,” what shall be said
two Maine farmers who live in Beaufort
and who own a miserably poor little farm of
or 40acres just outside the town limits and
who make two, yes, three crops a year where
scarce one used to be made before? If ever
the apothegm of “Feed your land and it will
feed you” is verified, it is in the instance of
Messrs. Conant & Emmons, these two enter
prising settlers from the pine tree state, who
literally live in clover upon the profits of
their successful husbandry.
Some time in May last we wrote you a let
ter from this place giving you the results of
their farming operations up to that time,
what they had already realized and what they
expected to realize from the succession of
crops throughout the year from that time.
We mentioned that we saw them mowing a
field of seventeen acres set in vetch, and from
hich they were then deriving a ton of long
forage per acre in time to permit from the
same field a cutting of bermuda grass in July,
estimated at three-quarters of a ton per acre,
and another cutting, of equal amount per
acre, to be made the last of September. Both
of these expectations have been more than
realized, and they are now engaged in housing
in their large barns the hay crop upon which
they calculated.
We mentioned at the same time that from
the field of five acres, from which they had
dug 25 barrels of Irish potatoes per acre, net
ting $555 in cash in Augusta, that they would
sow German millet, from which they ex
pected to obtain from one to one and a half
tons of forage per acre worth $25 per ton,
after which, being removed, they would be
equally sure of a ton per acre of pea hay
worth $20 per ton.
Ail of these conditions they have more
than realized, and as a consequence they had
to build an addition of 18x36 feet to their al
ready capacious barn of 36x60 feet to accom
modate the unexpectedly large yield of these
crops.
Now, when taken into consideration that
the farm herein described is a high and ex
ceedingly dry tract of light sandy land, situ
ated upon the blufi' of the river, which ex
tends along its front, thereby making it
excessively thirsty, the result is remarkable.
Still more remarkable is it in view of the fact
that these men employ only the barnyard
manures, returned to the soil from a her of
well-fed milch cattle, fed from the products
of the farm.
We are induced to revert to this farm again
as practically settling the doubt, if any exist,
that our southern soil and climate are
adapted to grass and forage crops, and that a
diversion from ttie routine of cotton can
profitably be pursued. We are also induced
to recur to it from receiving a letter from a
gentleman in the up-country, who, in refer
ence to the farm of which we gave an account
last May, has written us a letter propounding
a number of questions, which we have taken
the trouble to inquire into and believe we
have sufficiently answered for general infor
mation.
METHODS OF WORR.
In reply to his questions we are informed
by Mtssrs. Conant & Emmons that for the
crop of Irsh potatoes, which were .tie Early
Rose variety, they prepared the ground by
ploughing and harrowing it with a pulveri
zing disk harrow. As to the quantity of com
post manure used, they are unable to esti
mate it, as they just used the product of their
stalls containing from 25 to 30 head ofcatile
and six horses, lavishly broadcast upon the
several crops in proportion as it may have
been on hand when ready to use it.
The seed was cut and dropped in rows laid
off three feet apart, and to the drill was ad
dressed an additional quantity of manure.
The potatoes matured anil were dug the latter
part of May, and were barreled as fast as dug
in the field, subjected only to sorting of the
largest from the smallest on the spot, the
merchantable only being shipped and sold.
The vetch was sowed in the month of Septem
ber and October anil was cut in the latter
part of May. It requires sowing but once,
at it seeds the ground itself. From the field
from which they are now curing the second
cutting of Bermuda hay the vetch will spring
up that scattered its seed at the cutting of
that forage in May. The seed was procured
iti Augusta. The land for that was ploughed
and disk-harrowed and manured broadcast,
after which a roller was run over the seeding.
After each mowing a top dressing of barn
yard manure was also given the land that was
expected to afford a succession of mowings.
The millet used is not “rat-tail millet,” as
it is called, but “German millet. ’ It is not
allowed fully to mature before cutting, but
is cut when it is in milk. It is sowed about
the first of June, harvested in August. The
land is then plowed and the peas are sown
broadcast and harrowed. In the last of Octo
ber they may be harvested, or when the first
peas are ripe. Then cured as any other hay.
It will be perceived tiiat the economy of
the rotation consists in adapting to the pro
cess such crops as are capable cf inmediate
succession to the one that preceded it. The
laborers that are employed upon this farm
are two hired men continuously, besides the
help given’ together with the personal super
vision of Mr. Conant and Mr. Emmons. For
harvesting they employ some extra labor to
rake up and load wagons and house the pro
duct.
These farmers, be it remembered, have a
dairy farm and keep twenty-five or thirty
milch cows, for whom a portion of this large
yield is indispensable, but these cattle return
back to the land, in the form of compost,
value received. It is rcedless to say that they
have a plenty of dairy product, and their
dairy is run for profit. T. G. W.
who with a pole, hook and piece of red flan
nel does the desperate deed. The flannel is
lowered into the water over the head of the
frog and he becomes entranced, as it were, by
the slowly descending piece of color. As he
remains motionless the hook is dropped be
neath his mouth, and by a rapid movement
the boy lifts his pole and lands the frog. Af
ter they are caught they are skinned and are
relieved of their hind legs. These arc packed
in boxes and shipped to various parts of the
country. There are more frogs consumed in
Tb4s erty than in entire France.
DAWSON GOLD.
A New Era for Placer und Vein Mlnlnc— Enterprlalnc
Compnnlem
From the Dawsonville, Ga, Monitor.
The gold mining business in Dawson county
has not only, for the last two years, come in a
new era for the reason that enterprising com
panies have supplied our gold belt with plenty
of water, which is carried along the gold belt
in large ditches and canals, hut also for the
reason that our Dawson county material, either
our placer ground or our veins have proved to
he of the richest quality, and our mines will
soon rank first in productiveness. There are
valuable mines; for inslonce, the celebrated
Taylor’s Creek, the California, the Tripple-
Belt and Harris’s Branch mines, which
have first grade material in any
quantities, and all ' the chances
to work with the hydraulic system. The
country is a region of riletamorplua rocks and
slates, anil the many quartz veins running
with the slate belts proveto abound in gold.
Quartz veins,rich in gold, have been found in
many parts of our county and great efforts are
made at the present to secure these properties
and to work them, especially on the Calhoun
belt, the master of all belts on the eastern gold
fields and south of the Alleghanies. Masses
of gold of different sizes and from different
mining properties have been obtained for the
last few weeks and months, and it is to-day a
stated fact that much of the larger part of
Dawson county is covered by soil which car
ries a great amount of gold, and will prove bc-
tore long to be very productive mining ground.
All desired information gi\‘en at this office.
Cotton and Cotton-Pickers.
From the Gainesville, Ga., Southron.
This is beautiful weather for picking cot
ton.
From the Ogfethorpe, Ga , Echo.
Mr. I. N. Dillard, of Sandy Cross, last Tues
day brought us a stalk of cotton, which is
somewhat different from anything of the kind
we ever saw. Instead of having branches with
bolls growing on them, it is one straight stalk
with the bolls in clusters around its body. It
is very prolific, and the advantage it has over
other cotton is that it can be planted mcch
closer together and is much easier to work be
tween. Wc have heard of this cotton before,
but it is the first We ever saw in this county.
From the Covington, Ga, Enterprise.
Thomas Wallace came into our office Mon
day and said: “You no doubt have heard of
men and boys picking from two to four hun
dred pounds ot cotton in a day; now, 1 am 56
years of age, was shot all to pieces in the late
war, and have not seen a well day in near
twenty years. On Friday i went out to the
field, carried my dinner along, and picked
steady for ten hours. Now', how much do you
suppose my day’s picking balanced the scales
at?” “Five hundred pounds,” said we. “Not
a hit of it. I only got thirteen pounds.” He
stnole a satanic smile and made a bee line for
Bagby’s saloon.
Mrs. Camp on Butter-Making.
From the Covington, Ga,, Star.
Among those who kept cows it was an old
maxim never to let the sun shine in the milk
pail. Whether it injured the milk or was
used as a spur to the milker, I never knew.
But looking back through a vista of years,
one picture shows Hannah, the dusky milker,
accompanied by her drowsy and yawning
calf-minder, at her labors so early in the morn
ing that before the first peep of the sun she
would he seen with a cedar pail in each
hand and an enormous piggin on tier
head, all filled with delicious rich
milk, wending her way to the spring
house, which tvas built just below the spring,
over the branch; the water covered the peo-
hly floor, and the earthern crocks were set-
deep into the cool water, and the milk strain
ed into them. Afterwards the skimming and
churning came, in which the milker had no
hand,her business was to milk the cows before
sun up and after sun down. From that time
until the beautiful yellow rolls of butter de
lighted the eyes and palate, a great deal of
labor had been expended, and every grain of
butter had been well earned.
FROGS AS A UET.
Connldcred a Delicacy Among the New York E»l>
curt*. •
From the Mail and Express.
Frogs are most plentiful about lie mon'lis
of June and July. Then as the colder
weather comes, they bury themselves in tt.e
mud and lie dormant through the winter.
The largest supply in early summer comes
from League Island, in the Delawara river,
very near Philadelphia. After July the frogs
are caught and shipped from Canada ’I lie
town of Perth, Ontario, has the most im
portant trade and derives quite a handsome
revenue from the shipment of the frogs to
New York and Chicago. There is no distin
guishable difference between the Pennsylva
nia and Canadian breeds, the frogs of both
being nearly of the same size and appearance.
The southern catch is considered the most
profitab e, because it reaches the market at
the opening of the season and furnishes a new
delicacy.
In the course of the season New York re
ceives from 1.000 to 1.500 pounds per day.
The price averages about fifty cents a pound,
but as the supply diminishes it reaches the re
tail price of sixty and seventy-five cents. In
the summer of this year Canadian frogs sold
for twenty five cents. It is noticeable that
the frogs are becoming scarcer every year.
The consumption of them as an edible is rap
idly increasing, and I have no doubt but that
in a few years they, will not be purcbaseable.
A number of persons have tried to cultivate
them, but as yet no one has found food for
the young fry. If a number are placed to
gether in a tank they will inevitably starve,
and we can do nothing to save them.
The manner in which a frog is caught is,
perhaps, the most peculiar part of any frog
story. They are captured by the small boy,
A Strange Animal.
From the Sumter, Gn„ Republican.
Policeman J. \V. Cobb, while fishing in the
Muckalee one day last week in the rear of Eil.
Littleton’s place, was startled by the appear
ance of a large animal on the opposite side of
the creek tvliich came out of the jungle of the
swamp. He says that it was about three feet
high, six or seven feet long, with a short tail
and spotted all over like a hyena. The ani
mal looked at him, stretched itself on its
legs, opened its mouth which was
armed with formidable tusks about as long as
a man's fingers. The animal went behind a
tree and peeped at Cobb for a few seconds and
then disappeared in the canebrakc, anil Cobb
made tracks for the city at race horse speed,
although he declares that he was not scared a
particle, was as cool as he was when lie cap
tured General Walker. He says that he does
not know what kind of an animal it Avas. at
first he thought it a tiger, then a hyena, or a
catamount, and it might huA’e been a leopard.
Notes By the Way.
From the Covington, Ga., Star.
Newton county can boast of the best one-
armed fiddler in the United States.
From the Sumter, Ga, Republican.
Rev. Mr. Williams, a Methodist minister,
became insane while preaching a sermon at
Evergreen, Irwin county, last Sunday.
From the Newnan, Ga, Herald.
Mr. Frank Logan’s little boy, about three
years of age, accidentally cut off two fingers
of his right hand last week with a hatchet.
Dr. Long was called in to dress the wound.
From the Oglethorpe, Ga , Echo.
Sheriff IJoster now lias the curiosity of the
town. A small necked bottle, enclosing two
large cucumbers almost as large as the bottle
itself, the curious part of it is, how did it get
in there.
FromUie Walton, Ga, News.
A few days since smoke was seem coming
out of the warehouse at High Shoals, in which
200 bales of cotton were stored. When open
ed a hale of cotton was burning rapidly. By
quick A\-otk a serious fire was prevented.
Youth and Old Age Locked. »
rrom thej-lberton, Ga, New South.
On Wednesday last Jit, Calvin Booth and
Bart Clark got into a difficulty at the election
at Nickville, which resulted in Clark getting
very badly ent in the left side. We shall not
attempt to give the details of the affair, for
we have heard it too many ways: but it is a
very sad thing. Mr. Booth is a man who is
somewhat advanced in years, and is a grand
father, while Mr. Clark is quite young, just in
the bloom of life, and lias only been married
about four weeks. We thiuk that all ought
to take warning by it and keep out of difficul
ties and whisky out of them.
Music by a Crank.
From the Dalton. Ga, Ciiizen.
A Gilmer county man has taken a front
seat on the music box question. His musical
genius has led him to invent and construct a
music box of ponderous proportions, which,
by the aid of a crank turned by the perform-
er, can be made to produce several quaint and
not ^ inharmonious selections. The inventor
carries liis instrument around the country on
ins back and will play hour after hour for a
few stray dimes and pennies.
A New Mineral Spring.
From the Griffin, Ga, News.
A new spring, about three hundred yards
from Hill street on Taylor street, on the
premises of Scott Parks, colored, has been
discovered. It is a fine iron sprine,'similar
to the Gower spring near Gainesville, and the
Lumpkin spring near Dahlonega. Thisspring
has been tested by Dr. Lytle.
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