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THE "WEEKLY" CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13,1883.
ORGIA.
A Borne ’TraifTaf Junes Hamilton mad*
asensation In DeSotoyesterday. Mr. C. C. Bird,
Who resides In DcRoto, doted his house, and, *c-
Ohmpenled IV hi* wife, left tbc premise* to take
Care of themselves while they were visiting a neigh*
tot near by. Hamilton came along aoon after, and
finding things quiet, proceeded to effect an en
trance in the deserted castle by prizing up the win*
flow, regardleaaof the fact that It waa broad day
light and the street* were Ailed with people. The
Window waa opened, Hamilton went in, lifted a
fold watch and a pair of ahoes. Quitting the
house, walked down the street and attempted to
gell the watch. They expected something wrong
and declined to purchase. Soon afterwards one of
hese gentlemen saw Mr. Bird on the street, and in
g casual way mentioned the man with the watch.
Hr. ft. hastened to investigate. The upshot of the
Whole affair waa Officer Carwile captured Hamilton
and Squire Watters bouud him over to the superi
or court, and Mr. Bird has his watch.
fames McBride, of Savannah, says: About 7:30
O'clock in tho evening of the 29th my wife and a
young lady went from my bouse on the Bay to Mrs.
Houlihan's, on the Bay, near East Broad street, to
getsomemllk. On their return, in front of Mrs.
Wright's.Sailor boarding house on the Bay, they
were met by a burly sailor, who caught hold of
both, using obscenely insulting language, and re
fuse t to lot go when told to do so. My wife jerked
Away from him, he teariua her clothes badly, and
look to the street, and the young lady got free from
him and they fled borne, ho following. They came
into my house iu tears and told me the outrageous
treatment they bad received, and I at once went
out ou my steps, and a man came from the direc
tion he had gone at.d my wife said: "That Is
man." I asked him why he had Insulted tho ladies
And ho replied by striking at mo. I knocked him
down and beat him, using no weapon but what
turc had given me, and would do* it agaiu under
Imilur provocation.
An election for fence or uo fence his beeu
dered to be held on the 10th of December, 18*3,
Cobb county.
Rev. B. W. Barney, pastor of the Baptist church
Of Americus, resigned bis pastorate charge, and
Migration was accepted.
five prisoners have escaped from Schley county
jail. They unlocked the door with the wire from
wooden full. Four of the five were men, and
other a woman.
The Columbus Run, noticing a statement that
then- is not asavlngs bank in tho state, says:
lumbus has a flourishing savings bank which has
Tory liberal patronage, thousands being deposited
in lunch week. There are but fow institutions,
anythiug ebe worth the having, that Columbu
hasn't got.'
The body of Taylor Bryant Is alleged to have done
its duty on an Atlanta dissecting table.
Rome Courier: Tuesday morning as Captain Reid
was going Into Atlanta his train waa waived down,
and jumping out of hlsrabhoran toward the engine
to Hod out (be cause of the halt. Before he reached
the engine, however,the train started off sgaln, and
as the capialn attempted to get on the eiigluc, ho
large scale. They will start their enterprise with
6C0 hens, and will purchase more as needed. They
have not yet secured a suitable location for their
farm, but are on the lookout, and if necessary, will
purchase such property as they mayweed. Tia la an
enterprise which we believe will pay and pay well.
During this entire summer hens and eggs have been
selling at enormously high flgurcs-blgh for a large
city, and ridiculously high for an Interior town like
Thtsnasvllle, situated In the midst of a fine conn*
try, Small sized chickens have commanded about
25 cents apiece right straight along, while full-
grown heus have been steadily held at 35 and even
40 cents. Kgga have been equally as absurdly high,
for only last week they were 35 cents a dozen, and
at this moment they caunot be bought for leas than
80 cents.
Cuthbert Enterprise: A certain handsome dry
goods clerk called on bis sweetheart one night last
week and stayed rather late. After bidding her
* night, he started home in the dark. About
...... way the walk between the house and the gate
a rope stretched across the walk struck him Just
J inder the nose, and upon reaching the gate he
ound it securely tied. Having no knife
with which to cut Himself out, be had to use his
scissor*. which have since beeu in tbe shop for re
pair.
Mr. Rummers Freeman, of Rockdale county, who
R ^^ncd his footing aud his feet swung under tho
Bn monster, but wsrc prevented from getting
uudi r the wheel by the vreedeu support under-i
a< a!h. The engineer saw him fall and made hostel
to chick his engine. Captain Reid saved himself
by clutching and holding ou to the iron bar ovuw
head. It *a* certainly a narrow escape from
frightful
There la a business man in Hawklnsville who I
was never sued, never sued anybody aud uevcrl
had u note protested. Uo has been In active busif
ness for seventeen years and haa accumulated g
considerable amount of property.
Humter Republican: The following named Ini
dividual* wore delivered by Hherlff Mlzo to the
penitentiary guard on Tucscay last for safe trails*
K nation to tho Dado county coal mines; Isham
^■ai, burglary, ten /ears; George J.sroar, assault
with luteut to murder, four years; Wesley Allen,
forgery, four years. They were Joined at the depot
by two others ftom Dougherty, each sentenced for
two years. Tho following named, each sentenced
for six months, will be delivered to the proper aui
thorillraand t-ke leave for the placeof future des
tination: Allen Hiilder, Bill lJlackihcar aud Dick]
Miss Della Aabury, a young daughter of Mr. Rod I
Asbury, of Woodsrille, was pronounced insane last
wet* by physicians and was sgnt Raturday to thc|
asylum.
There la talk of moving the court bouse of Ogiej
thorj-efrom Lexington to Crawford.
Gwinnett Herald: All of the men engaged In I
that disgraceful riot near Windsor. In Walton
county, week before last, have taken French leave
From a gentleman who lives in tho vicinity, wo
learn that these young men had started to a debar
Ing society aud concluded to go by a still housdM
Tho result waa that they got drunk, and Instead of
going as they intended, commenced throwing
rocks at the houses of their neighbors, itinning
men and women away from home. Tho result of
that night's frolic la tnMBIfeBilHHHml
had to flee the couutry^H
Grlftln News: Yesterday morning J. Y. Patterson I
presented an account to a negro named Colby and
requested settlement, at which tho latter became
enraged, and drawing a pistol, attempted to shoot
Patterson, who is a one armed man. The cartridge
failed to go off, and before he could make a second
attempt he waa aetsed by W. B. Grlfllu, who was
fortunately present, and tbe pistol taken away. Thai
negro waa arrested on the charge of assaulf with Ini
tent to kill, aud the case will come uj» In the county
court this morning. Colby also had Grlfllu arrested
for taking the pistol away from hlm.wm ^
Dublin Post: A deaf mute, named Peter Pyles,I
emtdoytdon Moan. Grady A Council's turpentine
farm, tried to kill tbe stiller, uamed llerce, aud
burn the works last Tuesday a week ago. Several
days before the attempt l'yirs sought the bookd
keeper of the Ann cud demanded a settlement, say
ing that ho meant to leave the farm. Mr. Grady 1
of the Arm, hearing the demaud asked Pyles
reason for leaving and where he was going. He
what he would uot explain,
made known that he waa
attend Jo something and would tie
lint
gi»li»g^ aw»y t to
waturdaj M
m some of the men that he iuteudl
ed to kill the stiller and burn the turpentiue works
-Mi be had an opportunity, but uo one paid any
lion to the threat On Tuesday while all the
meu exarptlng the stiller were at dinner the mute
attempted to carry out his design. Entering the
atiliery he drew a pistol and tired at Mr, Pierce.the
ball striking him above the right eye. bat glam-lug
Inflicted only a slight wound. Mr. Fierce grappled
with his assailaut and succeeded lu gain-
tng possession of the pistol, when th«
mute commenced using teeth and Anger naiN with
such fearful effect that Mr. Pierre tore himself
loo e aud fled. The mute Ihcu gathered up a heap
ef dross from tbe still, set Are to it, aud was busily
engaged In rolling barrels of turpentine to feed the
iatma wheu the stiller returned with reinforce
ment* aud secured him. By a mighty effort the
Aimes were extinguished, laws about 8250. Pyles
wss brought belore the superior court at Mouut
Vernon last Friday, charged with assault with In
tent to murder and attempted incendiarism. 1U
was adjudged insane and seuteuccd to the Insane
asylum Instead of the penitentiary.
Crawford News: A colored womau was brought
to l^xlngton jail last week, charged with the mur
der of her owu babe by pitching It out ef the win
dow about ten days ago. Rhe lived near Wiutcr
viilc, In this county.
The Ishmaellt* says: "Hon. Reaborn Reese, our
lal«-uted and popular con
of fresh cucumbers from
last Raturday,
Lynch Butler and Tom West, who broke jail in
Oglethrope last Jauuary. and were shot at by Mr.
Stewart at the lime, were each seriously wounded.
Tom has been recaptured aud Is lu Jail. Lynch is
in Florida in durance vile
Hon. John T. Jordan, of Rparta, announce# him
•elf a candidate for the judgishlp of that circuit at
the next election by the legislature.
Tbe officers of Kill Jay are: William Spencer, iu-
tc.dt.nt; C. M. QuiUlan, clerk; G. H. KaudeU.
marshall; L M. Greer, J. R. Johnson, W. F. lHpp
and W. A. Randell, commissioners.
Prohibition is agitating the minds of the people
Of Morgan. On the sccoud Tuesday In November
there is to be an election held for the purpose of
deciding whether ardeul spirits shall be sold In
that county.
Mr. John Deaaoo, living on Mr. L. A. Lowery's
place In Stewart county, who is now in his 74th
year, running one plow, made this year nine balm
Of cotton wrtgkfcig 500 pounds each, and from 150
to 200 bushels of corn, doing all the ploughing him-
•elf, and paying out only 8*6 for extra labor in hoe-
tog, rep*f*ing fence, etc.
The enterprise says that a new enterprise is about
to be inaugurated In Thomas county by Dr. W. C.
Davis, recently of Iowa, and Mr. A. G. Bomhardt,
Of New York. These gentlemen propose to take
up their residence in Thomas county near this city
lor the purpose of establishing a hen bum on a
'summers' pass py ou me wings oi nine, »uu in
proud mother of four children, two of whom
•aid to be nearly as old as her husband.
Athena Banner: We called on Mr. Clay, the in
vincible artesian well boarer, at Montezuma, last
Raturday, aud witnessed tbe interesting process of
the operation. The well was between 250 and £09
feet deep and the augur was then going down at
the rate of about twenty feet an hour. Tho citi
zens of Montezuma will likely he drinking artesian
water In levs time than a week. This will boa valu
able accession to their live town.
Tho big damage suit of Mrs. Bain against the
Athens Foundry company will be for trial in tho
next superior court of Clarke. Colonel T. W.
Rucker is the counsel for tho plaintiff, while quite
an array of legal taleut Is employed for the defense.
Tho rase is for damages (o the amount ot 125,000tor
the killing of Mr. W. A. Bain last year.
Dooly Vindicator: Two negro woman had
quarrel at a supper ou Mr. Tooma Morgai
place last Saturday night, aud oue emptied the
eon ten ta of a pistol In the breast of the other, In
flicting a painful wound.
Rev. J. W. Lea and Hon. W. C. Glonn, of Dalton,
will address the citizens of Murray In Mprlng
Place on Tuesday, November 6 next, on the sub
ject of restriction of the sale of whisky, to be voted
on Wednesday, November 14.
Thomasvllle Enterprise: Marshal Brooks, of Bos
ton, waa In the city Tuesday on an official mission,
He had arretted m ar Botton Jasper durtt, colored,
charged with assault with Intent to murder, aud
brought him here to land him In Jail, where he
now languishes. A preliminary trial in Boston re
sulted in Scott's being bouud over to answer to the
charge.
Hon. Phillip W. Davis has given the cadetship to
the Georgia Military academy, to Mr. James L.
Tate.
»and of Gy,
ern suburbs of Albany,
Kllijay Con riot: Apples sold In Ball Grouud, last
Friday at tho extremely low rato of 12>f cents
per bushel.
West Point Enterprise: Miss Paulino fang left
Monday for England to complete her education.
Him will enter a female seminary at Koyston near
London, where she haa a married sister, Mrs. Dr.
Davy. Hiio will be absent about two years.
Milton Democrat: Oh last Tuesday night Mr. J.
L. Webb wss robbed of about Ilfty-Uve dollars. Ou
retiring at night ho laid his pautaon a chair at the
foot of hlNbcd.aud lu his pocket his pockctbnok
containing the money that waa stolen, with some
loose silver change. There waa no secure fsatonlng
ta the outsldo door. On getting up on Wednesday
morning he mlaacd his tuinta and began a search
for them, which resulted lu finding them some
fifteen or twenty paces from the house, with the
pockets rifled of their contents.
II awklsvllle Dispatch: During a rain ou Monday
eveuliig last, accompanied by a light gale, light
ning struck one of the large china trues near the
base lu front of the Dispatch office, shattering a
portion of the tree and sending fragments lu every
direction for several yards, ho heavy was the shock
that several pauoa of glam wero broken lu the
window mall. It occurred late lu tho evening
when noun of tho printer* wero lu the office,
thus escaped a violent shock or perhaps moi
Hons results.
Thomas Roberta, on tfiiil In Lumpkin county for
tho murder of Gaddis, six months ago, haa been
found guilty of maiis.'augbtcr.
Mr. D. M. Rogers, of Chattooga couuty, haa dis
covered copper on the laud of Ramuel C. Gaddis,
John Gaddis aud Jerry Black, about 8 miles from
Dahlonega on the Cooper's Gap road. Tim vein Is
flvo feet thick, runs right across the road aud Is
o|«ucd for two miles In length. Experts who have
cxatnluod the vein think that it will develop silver
and gold aa It 1* gone down upon. No work haa
been douo upon tho velu except development
work. It shows tho ore freely aud Is sufficiently
rich on the surface to warrant the belief that cop-
pe Mu paying quantities exists underneath.
Tho sentence of death passed upou Ambrose
West, in Worth couuty, is geucraliy approved by
the negroes of that section.
The residence of W. A. Blount, near Balubrldge,
has beeu destroyed by Are.
The purchase of a poor farm la being agitated in
Balubrldge,
Crawford News: "Dr*. W, 8. Moore and George
Little administered chloroform and performed a
surgical operation on the hand of Mr. Jasper Hop
kins, Mouday evening, at the drug store, and took
out a piece ot bullet, which waa shot in there by a
pistol in the old Crawford riot of the year 1877."
Mcmrs. B. J. Keep, William Garrison, Frauk Mc
Whorter aud J, H. l'arum, all of Heard county
Thursday last for Bell couuty, Texas. Mr.
Roop waa tho unfortunate gentleman who lost all
his family—a wife aud fourcbildreu—by drowning
In the Hood in lliUabcehatchce creek last spring.
Griffin News: Two rather singular weddtugsoc
curled at Huuity Ride last Raturday. Miss Wald roup
a daughter of Aaron Waldroup, was wooed and
won by John Miles, but her pare nts opposed the
match, so about three o'clock in the aftcriioou she
slipped out into the road aud was met by Miles
aud they were man lent there, within a few rods of
Urn house. Rev. J. 11, Elder officiating. As if, like
suicide, the example were contagious, later in the
eveuliig Benjainiu Bell was married to a daughter
of Thomas Reeves, In tho same neighborhood, iu
Wednesday tbe gin bonse of Mr. T. E. Black*help’s
Uke place. In Thomas county, waa destroyed by
fire. It waa one of the best In the
country, tbe rime machinery rnnniug cotton gin,
cane mill, thrasher. All these, together with some
seven or eight bales of cotton were totaUy destroyed.
The loss Is about 81,600 or 82.000. No Insurance.
Mr. Charlie BUckshear Is satisfied that the build
ing was set on fire. Last Monday night a band of
people went to the planutlon of Dr. Fleetwood
Walker, one of Jasper county's best citizens, and
deliberately set fire to both ends of his barn. In
tbe barn were corn, oats, fodder, and all farm pro
ductions save cotton, besides nine head of cattle
and nine head of mules and horses. Eveif thing
In the barn perished In the flame*. It Is said
that tbe scene beggars description
The cries of the burning animals were terrible to
bear. In view of the burning, a meeting of the
best dUxcoa ot Jatpcr waa called tor yesterday, at
Dr. Walker's home. It is thought that the doctor
baa some clue to the perpetrators, and that decisive
action will be taken. Rupposltion Is to the effect
that the burning was tbe work of an organized
baud of men, and that the prohibition and'no
fence law* recently passed by tho legislature for
Jasper, are at the bottom of it. This is only a sup
position, however. Reveral years ago Dr.
Walker's gin bouse was Incendlarized.
From North Carolina is Is reported that Mr.Robert
W. McBowell, of Rice) creek township, this county
suffered a serious loss Friday afternoon in the de
struction by fire of his gin house, together with
twelve bales of cotton, all his own property. Tbe
fire was no doubt accidental. It was a horse power
gin and the hands had been running it up toll
o'clock a. m., and there was uo fro about when
they quit work. Two men were working on a
wagon within tweuty-flve yards of the gin from
that time te within a few minutes of the discovery
of the fire, and thcro could bavo been
no possible chance for au Incendiary
have approached tbe building without detection.
The Are was first discovered at three o'clock, and so
rapid was Its spread that tho farm bands were able
to save only a small quantity of seed cotton. The
gin house, machinery, and twelve bales of cotton
were destroyed within the course of a few minutes.
Mr. McDowell had no Insurance on his property
and the loss will fall heavily upon him. His total
loss is estimated at 81.500. A match in the seed
cotton is supposed to have been the cause of the
fire.
Tbe naval stores convention will meet in 8avan-
ush, November 14.
'I homasvlllo Enterprise: Yesterday morning
Hherlff Hurst received information that a colored
man with a stolen mule had passed through town
and had made off down the Tallahassee road. The
sheriff summoned Mr. K. B. Whidden to assist him
thc.sherlft'again ordered him to stop, telling him
that unless he did so he would Are on him.
Tho negro still refused to s'op, and
seeing that tho sheriff and Mr. Whlddeu wero
closing up on blur, jumped from tbe mule and at
tempted to runacrotn Mr. Cralgmlle’s field. He
was again ordered to halt and again warned that
he would be shot if he refused. He continued
running when the sheriff Hied on him, killinghjm.
These are the parttuiilitiH of the Hflair ss far as wo
have been able to leiirii them. We have not heard
the name of the thief. Coroiior Johnson haa sum
moned a jury and is now holding an inquest.
George Polite has been committed for burglary
lu Darien, About2 o'clock a, in., October 30th,
lull., Mr. Brown was Awakened by th-j alarm of
fire, aud that he was probably ou the ground at the
flro, some twenty minutes after he saw George Po
lite, aud that ho left iu about half au hour after
he saw him. Mr. Brown next morAfng saw Poifte,
and took him up to the storo, and asked blur for
his shoes, which ho fitted into footprints found un
der the window. Mr. Richardson, au employo of
Mr. Brown’s, testified that lie saw Georgo Polite-at
the fire, that George and threu co’ored employes
living on the place, worked at lh- tiro, end
117 in change was gone from a desk in tho story
several pairs of socks or stockings were foum
tho couuter, as if left by tlip thief, and tfr
Hte seemed to be lu a tremor about the kn
Blarkshcar News: We learn that a freight train
ran off tho track between this place and Waycnrn
last Wednesday and that one man whs killed and
three seriously wounded. Tho man killed wax a
tramp and stealing a ride. This Is all the lnforma
lion we have.
James Price, colored, of Albany, lost his little
five-year-old boy at the circus ou Thursday. *
Tho Waycrore Kc|»ortcr says that oil last Raturday
night, two colored train hands ou a Savannah,
Florida and Western railway train—Barney Ruggs
and Sherman Mathews—got Into a difficulty while
in their caboose. Ruggs ordered Mathews to come
out ot tho car and help him push it up the track.
did not obey, and Ruggs en
tered tho car with a spade, where-
upou Mathews armed himself with onotoo. Then
Ruggs, who !• a very stout negro, dropped his spade
and Kiting Mathews, dashed him headlong out
upon the creastlca, breaking his shoulder, aud In
juring him internally. After about ten minutes
had passed Ruggs went out aud brought the wound
ed man Into tho car, laid him on his buuk. and
then, went to bed. Nearly all night tho dying mau
lay within a few foot of his murderer, and often
called to him to bring him some water and get
physician, but tho bruto told him, with curses,
that he did uot care whether he died or not. At
last, seeing that death would ensue, ho beheld vis
Ions of hemp and made good his escape. Mathews
died on Runday morning.
ITho Fort Worth Gazette says: "Emma Abbott maj.
be tho flue Italian kisser of the stage, but for good
square, artislic huggiug, lovely little Lizzie Evans
id. Now she awaits the arrival of the carriage
with feelings of unbounded pleasure." The gov
ernor’s mansion is being thoroughly overhauled
and repainted.
Tbe Emanuel ltemizer suggests that, "as several
young ladies are visiting here, the young men
should certainly get op an entertainment of some
kind."
Lumpkin Independent: On Raturday night last
Fred Beckham, a colored youth hardly out of his
teens, was arrested upon a wairant charging *
with trifling with the affections of bis lady 1
His case will be tried to-day by Judge Klrkaey.
There was a considerable rise in the 8avannah
river last week, and tbe steamer Katie ran aa high
up ta Griffin’s landing. It carried a large cargo of
cotton down—about five hundred bales—and a
number of Darrels of spirits of turpentiue. The
water has fallen though almost as rapidly tail came
up, and is almost, if not quite, aa low aa it has been
this season.
Tbe late JJon. Jessie A. Brinson waa bora 1 n
Burke couuty, December-25th, 1826. Bis father
waa Judge B. E. Brinson, of Burke county, who
married Miss Mary Lewis, of Emanuel couuty, and
was the father of two sons and four daughters.
Mr. Brinson waa first married to Miss Mary Durden
of Emanuel, May lltb, 1851, who lived until July
8lh, 18SI, and bore him six children, two sons and
four daughters, tbe same as his father’s family
Ills second wife, whom he married this year, was a
Miss Isabel Kirkland, who survives him. The life
of Mr. Brinson was a busy aa well as an industrl
ous one. He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity, was for several years chairman of the
agricultural society of bis county, waa respective
ly justice of the peace, tax collector and clerk of
the superior court oV, his couuty, and a gallant
officer in the army In the defense of Atlanta, Ga.,
in 1864. As a legislator, Mr. Brinson had consider
able experience, having served in the house in
1*68, when It was a difficult matter for a democrat
to secure favorable action in behalf of his con
stituents. In the general assembly of 1881 and '82,
he made a good record. While he was
not much of gy public speaker, he
was a clear headed thluker, and
acted wisely and honestly in all matters of legisla
tion. Falthfnl to duJy, he voted fearlessly for what
be considered best for his people. The deceased was
a prosperous farmer, of a genial disposition, and
quite f (nd of liuntiug,aud fishing. In other words,
he was one of Dame Nature's truest children. He
believed that work and play should go hand in
hand, as prosperity without health is bul half a
blessing. Although Mr. Brinson has been a suffer
er from asthma for a short time, his death was a
shock to his relatives, many friends and acquain
tances, who, because of his healthy appearance and
rich flow of fun, were entirely unprepared for such
an announcement.
Lumpkin Independent: It Is rumored that
another barroom will soon be opened In Lumkln.
Doubtless the trade demands It. Htopping the sale
of whisky in Randolph, Webster and Chattahoochee
counties caused several dealers to open up in
btewart county and with increased fac
ilities there seems to be a corresponding
Increased demand for the ardent. Liq
uor dealers in Lumpkin report having had the
finest trade during court than at any time in five
years, aud it was all for cash. A prominent lawyer
remarked to the writer that he had been to Sarato
ga, N. Y., aud returned last summer, and had trav
eled all over Georgia since his return, and that he
saw more diuuken men iu Lumpkin during court
week thau at any other place he had visited. Those
who have sobered up can reflect on this remark.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Senator McPherson, of Near Jersey, de
clares that he pins his faith to the old ticket
John Kelly's ambition, according to a
prominent politicians .in New-York, is to be post
master-general under a democratic president.
Judge Freeman, the lawyer of tbe postal
department, haa devised a new wrinkle for vexing
newspapers; it is to require tho numbering of the
pages of supplements.
The Seymour (Ind.) Democrat flies its own
ticket of entries for 1884, and it reads: For presi
dent—Joseph E. McDonald, of Indiana; for vice-
president—Grover Cleveland, of New York.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, in
speaking of his career in Washington, said re
cently: "I was mighty nigh dead to get here,
but I’ll be hanged if I am not nlgber dead to get
a way.”
The speakership canvass will be one of the
principal topics of interest In Washington from now
on. Members of tbe bouse are arriving dally, and
friends of the respective candidates are on
hand to sound them.
In 18G9 there were thirty-one-republican
governors, and six, only six, of the conservative
democratic persuasion In the United States. Now
the scale has reversed, and itstand twenty-six dem
ocrats and twelve republicans.
There has never been a harder political fight
made iu this country than Is now being waged
against Butler in Massachusetts. But the grim old
man will come out ahead In splendid triumph
over a host of malignant enemies.
The Ohio spiritualists boast that their op
position to the republican ticket cost It this year
from 15,000 to 20,000 votes. Their complaint waa
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
license to'hold "circles.
Notwithstanding the hue ami cry raised
by the enemies of Hon. Olin Wellborn that ho is a
Randall man, it is known that tho gentleman sig
nified liis intention before leaving Washington of
voti. g for some one else besides Randall for
speaker, believing, aa he does, that it is the will of
his constituents that he should oppose Randall’s
election.
Ex Congressman Singleton, of Illinois,
says the seven democratic representatives from that
state will support Carlisle for speaker; that the elec
tion of Hoadly iu Ohio is a democratic misfortune,
because it puts him forward for president and di
vides the west, which has heretofore been solid for
McDonald, and that the democrats can carry llli
no is It they will nominate Carter Harrison for gov
ernor.
The Western Plowman, of Moline, 111,
lately published a request that its subscribers and
readers send the editor a postal card, naming their
choice for next president. The result was
lows: Blaine, 22 per cent of answers received.
Arthur, 14 per cent; Butler, 10 per cent; Tildeu,
9 per cent; Lincoln 8, and Logan 5 percent Blaine’i
popularity is In the east, Arthur and Lincolu’s in
the west; Butler’s votes aro represented to come
from the south, Louisiana sending a strong repre
sentation. Tllden is uppermost iu Kentucky.
Commodore Francis A. Roe, who succeeds
Rear Admirable A. C. Khind, placed on tke retired
list, aa governor of tho naval asylum in Philadel
phia, began his new duties yesterday. Commodore
THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
"We haven’iany further need of your services,
said tho mauaglug editor of a city daily to a re
porter who had been at work only a week.
That's rather sudden, ain't ft?" ’cplled the
startled reporter, "Haven’t I Soue all I had to
do?"
‘You have done tho work, but not properly, sir.
‘What's wrong?"
'Well, you wrote up Mrs. I'arvcnuc’s ball, and
there was not a word about it being a brilliant af-
Just what it wasn’t"
y, sin take* soyeral copies of this paper,
ai»d her husband has his printing done in out
ofllco, and ordinary common sonse should teach
you to understand your duties under the efreum
stances.'*
"But-
"Noexcuso Is necessary, sir. Then you brought
in au article on tho arrest of young Mr. Fresh for
dHunkenez^ Ills father is one of our natrons, and
Wt> have a sufficient independence to disregard the
wishes of the curious public to get an item of uews
wheu our patrous aro Interested in its suppres
sion."
"I understand
"No you don't, for you wroto Mr. Jones's obituary
without saying he was a distinguished citizen, ol
largo influence, aud a man of great goodness oj
heart."
"J thought ho waa another kind of
"You mustn't thiuk. The Independent spirit of
tho preaa is not to be governed by reportorlal
thought, sir. Did you think when you wroto of
MU Angellne Hhoudy’u departure to the seasido
without referring to her as the charming and accom
glished daughter of one of our most select /ami
Who said she waa the—"
Do you have to hear what oilier people say 1
order to kuow your business? Who tola you thi
Mr. Bottle, tbe councilman, was a rough? Don*
you knowhUluflueuce is worth money to the pa
per?"
"I wasn't aware that—’’
objection
Cum minx Clarion: We regret to learn of the fear
ful accident which happened to the seven-year-old
sou of Mr. Trumau L. Nuckolls hutFrldty
eveuliig. He was at tho cotiou tin, aud wheu quit
ting time came it U supposed that he, being at the
ptvss, which U operated by a band, undent iu
throw It, and iu that way was caught and most
fearfully Injured by I to rapid revolutions His eye
brows were closely shaven, the right side of his head
cut into JellY and his skull bone. Just above bis
left eye badly fractured. Dra Walker and Htriex-
laud skillfully dressed the wounds and eutertaiu a
hope of the recovery ef the Utile sufferer.
1 he Washlugtou Gazette tells oi a farmer in
Wilke* county who has on his place an old negro
who this year worked a Mind mule. The negro
lived on rather au out of the way part of tho plau
tat ion, aud the farmer in the first part of the year,
speaking of the prospect* from the year's labors,
said, "well, we wou't couut the old msn, he's got
hllud mule." But old uuels Ned worked ahead
as best he could, aud it now turus out that he beat
the whole plantation farming—ho and his blind
mule raised larger crops than any other man and
mule on the place.
The Darleti Gazette says that fo'onel Charles n
Hopklus is writing the history of the war lu south
Georgia, from its iucipiency to Ha close, that
HI surpass lu thrililug iucldem the adventures of
Robinson Crusoe, and uot one word will be written
revenge or that caunot be sustained by the best
testimony. It will be embellished with numer-
pictorial Illustrations aud will probably be
ready for the press by the lint of February next.
An eltvtiott will be held on Tuesday, the 13th
day of November, In'S, at which will be submitted
the qualified voters of Butts county, the ques
tion of prohibition, the sale of spirituous, vinous or
malt Uquor lu said couuty.
Mr. J. J. Blaikburu, of Colquitt county, gays that
John ClewU, on Mr. Moab Gregory's place, dug
well about six feet deep, and struck such a bold
stream of water that it runs Over at the top with an
inexhaustible supply.
Thirty-five new bulldinp have been built in
antou within two years.
Great destruction by fire is ret orted from several
points. Mr. J. W. Croon, of fnow Spring, Macon
couuty, lost his dwelling house and kitchen and
everything they contained, including some money
Cross cannot account for the origin of the fire,
be was oat in the field at work and there was no
tie at the house. He had no insurance. On last
SI
square. aru»uc , ' *—*- 1
takes the cake.
There aro over 50,000 miles ot unbroken pine
forest In southeast Georgia.
The reuulon of the Banks County Guards will
take place at Colonel l’rutts gin the last Tuesday
in November, the remalulug few of that celebrated
... to brighten tho occasion. Captaiu
D G.Candler,the father of our congressman,will bo
present. Major Rock I’rultt, of thu Athens With-
man,will be with the boys with bis wit aud humor.
A. G. Inman, of Emanuel, charged with the
murder of his wife, aud eouvieted at the lost term
of tbe court, will move for a uew trial this week.
t he dry weather hat actually become alarming in
Emanuel. It Is thought that the fall term of tbe
superior court will have to be adjourned for the
lack of water.
A negro employed by the saw mill firm of Roun
tree A Gar be it. In Emanuel, was terribly mutilated
last week while sliding lumber on skids for that
purpose. Nearly 5,000 feed of lumber fell on him,
and came near eudlng his earthly career. At last
accouuts he was alive but hi* recovery is doubtful.
Ifaynesltom Citizen: The investigation of the Me
Fean homicide is still progressing. Messrs. John ami
Warreu Rodgers have been absolutely released, the
state prvseutiug no testimony which In any way
connected thfm with the aflalr. Young Cox ha*
Rylvaula Telephone: A butterfly made a great
tch we all know U a very uncommon occurrence,
when a roving butterfly passing that way, espied
it, and thinking It was a stalk of ribbon sugar
cane, no doubt, eagerly dropped upoa It. The
poor little iuftct was almost paralyzed by disap
pointment wheu it* error wa* riitcovered.
Two darkles. George Thomaa aud Charlie Wright,
got Into a difficulty two or three days siuce, when
George drew his carving knife and proceeded to
di.-xvt Charlie.
The Ravaunah Times Atlanta correspondent thu
speaks of Governor McDaniel's coal b lack horses,
which is the finest team ever seen in Atlanta:
"Governor McDaniel haa bought and given to his
wifea handrome pair of black horses, purchased
from W. S. Holman, of Athens.^ With this gift he
surprised his wife this morning. Rhe had been on
a visit home, and reaching here at 7 o'clock. Gov
ernor McDaniel met her at the tram with a carriage
to which was ham eased the handsome present.
As they were being driven to the mansion,
governor asked his wife how she
liked the horns that were pulling them Rhe ex-
prvi*cdhenclf pleased with the turnout, aud then
said that she wished so much she had a pair Uke
"Well, these are yours, I have just bought
them for you. and your carriage will he here In a
lew days.” Tula perfectly delighted Mrs. McDan-
you were, you might bo useful to us. No, sir; you
are not the kind of a man we need. We want a
man not to know what he knows, and know what
he does not know. The liberty of the press is uot
to be trifled with by irresponsible reporters who
think, nor is its freedom to bo restricted by y
men who let the actual facts in a case lute
with tho requirements of the occasion. You can
get your pay, sir, by calling at the office."
NOT TO BE IMPOSED UPON.
From The Detroit Free Press.
"They’ve got ap art loan up town, haven't they?
queried a young man who waa waiting for three or
four hours at a Detroit railroad station the other
day.
"Yes, sir. replied the station man.
"Do you draw a prize packago or anything of that
kind?" m
• J think not."
"Don't they give you a chance in arsflle?"
"No, sir."
"Have they got axy live Injuns or cannibal* ou
exhibition?"
"Not that I know of?"
||Any rlcphauts bigger than Jumbo?"
"J support* they bare some extra flue target
shooting lu thcro?"
"They have uothlug of the sort, sir. Don’t you
know what at art loan is?"
"Is it fish swimming around in tanks?" softly
queried the youug mau after taking a moment to
"No, sir."
"No menagerie about it?"
"No. sir."
"Tain’t Undo Tom’s Cabin?"
"No. sir."
"Well," said the questioner as he drew himself
up. "you needn't be so awful short about it! 1
wasn't going up to see it, anyhow! If you folks
here In Detroit Uiiuk you ran get up a grab-hag
church oyster festival aud callit by some high
sounding name aud rope me in. tou have got hold
of the wrong medderlark! H'm t art loau! Let’er
can!"
Caolda'l Trod*.
From the A rkansaw Traveler.
"Now. what I want you to do, Miranda," said a
white woman to the new colored "help," "is to get
up early, make two fires, get breakfast, take care
of the children while 1 am eating; then, after
breakfast sweep the rooms, make up the beds,
and do anythiug else that comes handy." "What's
yerself gwine ter be doin' ail dat time?" Why I'll
be attendiug to my owu afiairs, of course." "And
seelu’ me workiu' Uke a alabe? Lady, I don't
reckon we kin trade. I lef de last place 'case de
'otnan ob de house got so proud dat she didu’t
want me ter sit in de rockin' cheer, an" de way
yci^’f's startin' out Iseafcerd dat yer wouldn't
reconnlze me as a member ob 'ciety. Like ter
commodate yer. lady, but all de pintals agin yer."
The Latest Cessna.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
A census of southern editors shows two captains,
seventeen majors. Kven generals, and one thousand
eight hundred and twenty six colonels. There are
no privates and no officers below the reuk of
captain. _
Hotbed acd Ontraced.
Chicago, November 6.—A special from Cblbua-
hua,Mexico.state« that Jacob Kipp, a wealthy resi
dent of Milwaukee, while on hts way from
the Mexico <'*ntrel terminus at Laredo, to Duran-
g). was robbed of 88,000 and murdered by road
agents. His wife was outraged.
Pi
It
tho navy from that state October 19, 18t_.
been oti shore duty since 1875, principally iu de
partment work In Washington, but his services at
sea were long, varied and Important, covering in all
nearly t*euty-fivo years. Commodore Roe is
twelfth on the active list (numbering twenty-four)
of commodores
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. A. J. Orme, of Atlanta, haa added
three superb Jerseys to his stock farm.
Senator Edmunds’s family isjto join the
American colony at Noman for the wiutcr.
Senator Pope Barrow always turns first to
tho poetry when hei picks up a newspaper.
Miss Harriet Lenox and Miss Kitty Wolit
are the two richest spinsters iu Now York.
Queen Eliearktii was a proud old girl,
though her hands and feet were of great size.
Henry Irving and his wife have a case of
‘incompatibility of temper" which keeps them
apart.
Mr. E. C. Stedman will remain in tho bank
ing business, and will uot undertake literature as a
profession.
Senator Beck is fond of all sorts of sports,
bat can forget names aud faces fastcr.than any man
in public life.
The critics in *Montreal think that Mrs.
Langtry's acting has improved, and she is again
drawl; g largo houses.
Signor Rossi, whose romantic experience
la Atlanta will be remembered, haa translated Ju
lius Coesar into Italian.
There are four girl barbers in a shop in
New York, and all the bald-headed old fellows go
there to get shampooed.
Governor-elect Hoadly is paying one of
tho penalties of popularity. Babies are being
named after him all over Ohio.
Lord Coleridoe never fails to read a little
Latin aud Greek each day. He takes it as a sort of
mental cocktail—it tastes good, is tonicky, and
then, besides, the hLblt has got him.
Clifford A. Lanier, the proprietor of the
Exchange hotel at Montgomery, Ala., is a brother
of the late Ridtiey Lanier, tho poet, and somewhat
resembles him in personal appearance.
Tuerk are not sullicient grounds upon
which to base the rumor that Frederick Gcbhard
haa challenged Juliau Hawthorne for calling his
last novel "Fortune’s Fool."—Graphic.
John D. Pope,who IroWnf ♦**« Atlanta
circuit under Governor Buliocx, is dolug a hand-
»otno practioe iu St, Louis. He i* in the firm of
Pope, Scott & Dryden, a high sounding trio.
Miss Carrie D. Townsend, the daughter of
Johu D. Townsend, counsellor, is to be married on
November 12 to Frank Preston Fremont, youngest
. .. of General John C. Fremont, and graud&on of
'Old Bullion."
Mr. Villard has stabled "Old Nig,” the
hone which drew the first and Iasi loans of rails for
the Northern Pacific road, comfortably in New
York, there to pots the remainder of his dayslu
peaceful enjoyment of all the oats he can eat.
‘U. H.” are tbe initials that preceded the
signature on a San Francisco hotel register, of the
name of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The
posto-sor of Hobenzolicru blood haa just crossed
the sea from China on hi* way around the world.
Prince Edward, the son of tbe Prince of
Wales, has been eutored aa a student of Trinity
college. Cambridge. It is stated that he is not to
atteud the ordinary lectures, and special tuition
will be provided for him; but he is to keep chapels
aud halls.
A Michigan paper says that ex-Senator
Thomas W. Ferry, of that state, will probably spend
the wiutcr In England. Travel and English air are
credited with so tar conquering his insomnia that
he can now sleep six hours nightly-
Judge Thomas Dbummosd has been on the
federal bench continuously for thirty-three yeans
first aa United States district judge for Illinois,
then aa United States circuit judge for northern
IIituois, and since 1869 as United States lunge for
ihe seventh circuit, embracing Illinois, Wisconsin
aud Indiana.-
Prince Bismarck's antipathy to appe&r in
public Is becoming nore and more marked. He no
longer walks about in the Ihelrgarten, and when he
goes to see the Kaiser he always rides in a closed car
riage. He U. in fact, making himself so scarce that
twmty marks are often paid fora ticket of admis
sion to the reichsrath, when it is reported that the
ion chancellor Is lobe present.
General Sheridan baa to-day more expe
rience in battle probably than any military com
mander In Europe. The only cases analogous to
his are those of the Prussian corps commanders
who were engaged Dt two very brief wars—one in
1*66, called the seven weeks' war. and another five
Ttan later, which occupied for the whole term of
iu transaction not a fifth of the time that Sheridan
In battle.
Kentucky.
Hickory nuts sell for fifty cents per bushel
at Millersburg, Ky.
Tiie Lexington, Ky., fair grounds rent for
81,800 per annum.
Very little whisky will be manufactured
in Kentucky this winter.
A man in Barron county, Ky., has a hod
which has been in use for forty years,
A grapevine in Owensboro, Ky.,is produc
ing its third crop of grapes this season,
Valuable copper ore has been discovered
In eastern Kentucky.
Watermelons are still plentiful at Lexing
ton, Ky.
A Kentucky paper has noticed that insane
murderers are always sane enough to employ the
most celebrated lawyers to defend them.
Mr. F. B. Harper, of. Woodford county,
Ky., recently sold three of Ten Broeck's colts to 8t*
Louis parties for 818,000.
Tennessee.
The stock shipments front East Tennessee
are increasing.
Tennessee pays her Methodist ministers an
average of 8481.08.
Oyer 5,000 East Tennesseeans have visited
the Louisville exposition.
The largest crop of wheat ever sown in
East Tennessee has beeu seeded this fall.
A drayman in Cleveland, Tennessee, drives
a mule which is thirty-three years old.
The peanut crop of Tennessee, which is be
coming to come in, is the best for yean.
Eighty acres will be planted in fruit of
quite a variety upon the highest point of Lookou
mountain.
Tennessee has a population of 1,541,000,
and pays about 88 per capita as revenue to the
state aud general government.
Knoxville Tribune: There was never be
fore such au abundance of partridges in this local
ity. Hunters lu all sections meet with magnificent
success and return with their game-bngs weighted
down. Tho country everywhere abounds with
them, and their condition was never better. A
well-known lumberman bagged 42 quails one day
last week near Jelllco.
Tub crop of peanuts in Tennessee now
amountstoabout600,000 bushels, of which about
two-thirds are of tho white variety.
The farmers of west Tennessee who have
devoted their attention to grain, graaa and stock
are the only ones who have made money.
Alnbnmn.
A deposit of very rich phosphates has been
discovered near Selma, Alabama.
The North Alabama conference meets in
annual setsson In Birmingham about the 10th of
November.
Tns mineral product of Alabama lias in
creased from Si.500,000 In 1879 to 819,000,000 this
Agreeable to an ordinance passed in Mont
gomery, Ala., tho chief of polico has notified news
dealers that no literature of an obscene character
can bo sold In the city.
A. J. Kirby cut a poplar tree in Jackson
county, Ala., a few days since, which was six feet
ten inches iu diameter at tho trunk, and froyi the
tree he made ten thousand feet oi lumber.
The Birmingham Age has discovered, from
a careful analysis of the census, that the south has
a greater number of old men in proportion to its
population than other sections. The rank of the
southern states is as follows: I, Louisiana; 2, Mis
sissippi; 8, Alabama; 4. South Carolina: 5. Flori
da; 6, Georgia; 7, North Carolina; 8, Virginia; 9,
Tennessee; 10, Texas; 11, Arkansas; 12, Maryland.
Texas,
The meanest man heard of recently turns r
up iu TexaB.Vlfe stole the lamps koa~uu 5uT
church and pawned them for a drink oi whisky. 7*35
The governor of Texas recently pardoned
negro tor drawing-a pistol on a stage driver, bffi
cause it was shown that everybody present at the
time knew the pistol was not loaded.
Texas boasts of a young woman who has
planted and attended an aero of cotton which
made nearly a bale, the proceeds of which sho will
devote to dress.
The tallest man in the country is said to be
Heury Thurston, who first beheld tho light of day
near Jefferson City, Mo., but who now owns a cat
tle ranch in Texas. Mr. Thurston is seven feet,
seven and a half Inches tall, aud, os he is thin ana
LoulNlnnn
The financial condition cf New Orleans is
said to be better than ever before.
New Orleans is preparing energetically for
tho world's fair, to be held In that city from De
cember, 1884, to the eu4 of May, 1885.
A touching scene in New Orleans recently
was a boy thirteen years old causing the arrest of
his sixtecu-year old sister to rescue her ftom a life
of shame. They were both orphans.
Nou til Carol inn.
The South Carolina railway is the most re
markable railway in the United States. It Is the
first railway built lu the Noutb, if not in the United
States; its mileage has never been added to or re
duced since its completion; It has never passed out
of the bauds or management of iu stockholders,
aud has always beeu successful aud profiublo.
From rharlestou, R. 0„ to Augusu, Ga., and from
Charleston to Columbia are lu lines.
Mlaalwilppi.
Mississippi has only 23 presidential poet-
office*.
There are 1,503 more women than t men
iu Adams couuty, Mississippi,
Florida.
Mosticello, Florida, will have a new hotel.
Tampa, Florida, is already full of strangers.
A stock company will build a large hotel at
Waldo, Florida.
Mr. Samuel Hand, of Altoona, Florida
raises Freuch lemons that weigh one pound
apiece.
New buildings in Jacksonville, Fla., since
Juno 1st, 1883, or now in course of construction, is
eighty-three; the number of rooms added, uot in*
cludiug halls, kitchens, bath-rooms, cloeets, etc..
U 401, with one paintshop, one blacksmith shop,
oue palmetto factory, one library, schoolhouse,
bArtis, stables, etc.. In the construction of which
over 8178,860 have been expended.
Virginia.
The apple crop of the Shenandoah valley,
of Virginia, is simply immense this fall. Thou-
rands ef barrels are being shipped north.
Richmond (Va.) State: Oar siiter
city, S.v.nu.h, G»., hu .ufferel .
terrible calamity, and has our sya-
pa thy, as she should have our aid, if she needs
it. A million dollar fire would not be a very serious
occurrence in a very large city, but in a place of
medium size, like Savannah, it is a sore aflliction.
indeed. Hfteen hundred families ere homeless,
and among them there must be much suffering;
but there is great wealth in that sute and section,
and great charity, too, so their wanu will be speed
ily supplied.
Baltimore having more than $20,000,000 in
vested in oyster packing and over 30,000 persons
engaged in the business, is taking measures to pre
vent the destruction of the oyster beds in the Che*-
apeake bay. It is proposed that the period of real
f° r oysters shall be lengthened, and extend from
April 1 until October 1.
North Carolina.
Mr. James B. Boyd, of Concord, Hut
Tennessee, has Just grown a gourd which isfivo
feet eight eight Inches lu circumference and holds
eighteen gallons.
A primary convention of tbe new Episco
pal diocese of North Carolina has been summoned
by Bishop Lyman, of North Carolina, to be held In
Newbern, December 12. The object of the conven
tion is to organize the new diocese and elect a
bishop ror the same. In conformity to the action of
the general Episcopal convention propping for a
new diocese.