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THE WEEKLY r ONSTITUTIONfTUESDA Y. JANUARY 29, 1884.
NhWb UF GtUKGIA.
The Wf *t Point Enterprise, all a 4 log to Mr. J. T.
Wlmbuib,a citizen of A tlzn to Mjrz he?iM a brilliant
confederate war record, lie joined the army, went
Into battle, was captured and escaped prison, all In
lew than half a day. The battle was the last of the
war and occurred in the fort at this place. He was
a bey living at LaGrange at the time, and march* d
dawn here Sunday evening April 17th, 1965, to help
garlron ibe fort, and It being taken that came even
Ing. he was capiurcd bnt escaped
Judge Ilsrkxicte, a citizen of Bu»t* county sfnro
1823. will be a candidate for the legislature Irotn
that county next fall. The Jackson Nows says ho
fs knew hat averse to the inn* of the present dsy,
and arme.hlng lively may be expected from him.
Ibcreiaaaurplnsin Spalding county treasury of
over $2.1C0, with good taxes due of $3 000 All tfci
besides having paid heavy dsmagtafor tbo floods
of the pas year.
Colcnd Leonidus McLcster, of Cuiaetta, G'hatta
hooebee couuty. will soon bn. nme a cltis-n of Kut*
ler, and will occupy the reaidunc© belonging to Mr.
W. II. Teed, reccotlr ccctipitid by Hr. Halley.
A dispatch from Moultrie totho MacouT'-li graph
says: A disastrous Are is raging through the pine
forests on every aide. At 1 o'clock a. in-.ageutte
man came in from Camilla and reports tho woods
on flte from here to pcklochnee river, a distance of
one mile, and for six miles beyond Every one
who can dos# has been fighting tho flames during
the tdgbl. A strong southwest wind is biowit:
with fair Indication! of rain, bnt every gust, uuiilt
dooa rain, ouly adds fury to tho fl«mus. Ou yeiler-
day tbe llsmes came very near Moultrie. No
of life or buildings has so far been reported. Tho
air la Ailed to suffocation with smoko, and
flames are sweeping north weat before a strong wind.
A disastrous A ro occur red iu Columbia couuty,
lew nights ago. by which residence, furniture, etc.,
of Mr. Griff Lstnpkln were destroyed.
Z Mr. II. Kraus's residence In Chcrokeo county,
was destroyed by Arc recently. House was insured
for 11,200; furniture 1700
Mr. G. W. 0oyd's little son, Gcorge.Iu Cobb conn
tv, was badly scalded one day last week, by a pot
of boiling water being turned over upou his leg.
Hopes are entertained of his iccovery.
Savannah limes: Several daya ago a colored
man named Isaac Bird, a butcher, went to a eland
near the msrset, kept by 1 Innlo Cooper, colored,
and puirbitH'i) Mime cake from her, giving In pay
ment a load Afty cents piece. The woman later In
the day dl»«*,vrred that the half dollar was count
erMi.nnd at once looked up Bird, whom she had
arrested yesterday by Police ms n Ljhauli. The
pilM>ner was at reigned to day In the mayor's court,
and, on examination, said lie got ibe money from
a grocer ou Join a or Chari lou streets; that be did
not know it was counterfeit, and had uoluteiitlou
of committing snen a crime as passing spurloti
raotiev. Aatioctlmlasl H unt was proved, and si
the woman had the piece several days aud could
with no positive certainty Ideutlfy It, Bird was dir
Charged.
Marietta Journal: fllx miles north of Marietta,
living at the house of air. Willis McMullen, is a
E tna woman who I* one half Creek Indian, one
nhCauoamlan and oue-fourth Hamltic. Her
r Is long, two feet at least, but a slight wave In
jtdeclares her "colored" relationship. Mr. and
a.i » ,eu> ini •iiit was the rr*ul Iku wuqme shell for Are or six mouths valued at flftyflve
a l umber of bucks sad damsels provent. a*d 'oodd ceQ i a . it reached the superior court by certiorari,
to me J'Vnusmssof tbe occasion theie was plenty -
of isont+Bloe whisky close by Most of the buc ks •**" Ptobsbly every cen t in value of the properly
aud the tow began Heversl were badly hurt. Every
one was for himself. Home using rocks, others
knivreandthe rest pretty pistols as usual. Nona
of them have died as we know of It Is hoped that
our next grand jury will Jock after such violations
of the law and tty to suppress all *• cb Crimea
Bawson Jourtat: On last Monday, while the
nun In charvt of ibe srisfian well were* trying to
draw out the d>lll which had become fastened lu
the well. It baceire necessary for one of the hands,
mao. to take a position upon the frame of
the derrick. sImmi* 46 feet from the ground A*i ut
one* tbe tackle fell wpha tremendous crash upon
the plaak upon which the nsyrro was standing.
breokireg it In to, sud »be negro, tetkle. plsnk and
all. came whirling to the around Imagine the sur
prise of everybody around when the nrgrorslmoly
an from the ground chewing bi* tuo«c<-o as if
rrothJr g at til unusual had happened- A fall of IS
feet without tho least it Jury to the negro.
The Coffee counts Gszoi'e cays that Bm Rcevfs,
colored, was shot and ltile J by W, C. A) cock, white
about 8 o’clock Huuday night. From what we
learn a grudgo of some standing was the can>e of
the tragedy. B>th had been in tbe employ of Mr.
Bullard, turpentine manufacturer at this place.
Its«ems that be and the negro bad some difficulty
lu the wood', when tho ute.ro cursed Aycock and
made him take l*.; but Aycock got a gun and would
have shot him ou Saturday, but was prevailed on
by Mr. Bullard not to do so. On Sunday night,
however, Aycock was standing at a Ate near the
tank when the negro came up, and without a wo.d
heopened Aro ou him with a pistol, firing four shots,
which look effect In the breast, back, thigh and
arm, respectively. After running about twenty
yards he full and died In a few momenta A coro
ner's Jury was held aud a verdict was rendered in
accordance with tho faets given above. Thu tie
Is very dutiful and fwliti..
to'doagjKxl part by her.’
they are uow about
years ~
Thirteen miles nor Ji of Marietta gold mining has
beengolagou for some years, and Mr. Benjamin
Stanley, at whoso house f stayed overnight, In
formed me that a Mr. Tyson mined gold In that
part of Cherokee county for 27 years, doing nothing
else, and had ralsod a large family; his hooks
showing that he avoraged Avo dollars per dsy.
Pasting by "The Laughing Gal"—an old Indian
trading point—we enter Ilirtow couuty, after puss
lug through a lonely forest three miles without
bouse, aud soou after through Wolf-run mountain,
and by the great maugansse mines. Here tho earth
has been dug iuto great holes.
Last Saturday night Tip Coates, who lives on
Hon. Joel T. Conoy's plantation In Law roue
ty, left bla shanty to attend prayer ucetlug leaving
bis child and tho two children of Joo Cooper
keep house until his return. After prayer mooting
be returned homo and L»uud tils shattly In ashes
and the thrvo children burned up. This h only ouo
of the many Instances ol the kind, several of which
have occurred lu ibis locality.
Booty Vindicator: On Friday last, Mr. Wade
I/O way and his brother, V' Ilium, who reside lu the
vicinity ol Haow, weie arrested ai d brought to tnwu
for prrllmlnaiy trial, uuder warrant oh «rgtug them
with assault with intent to muiriur, sworn out by
Hr O. W Jones, tbe offense committed upon the
person of Mr. Jours. It appears that Mr. Jones
went to Wade Lowiy's hnu*u to have some business
transactions wtih him. Fur aunt* ressou woriagrew
warm, a difficulty followed, and Wade Luwrvy
thotJoneaw!ihan!sto!,the ball pwslng tltrou*f
bis right baud tirar his Utile At gor, tn.kiu* a pain
ful wound. No amputation will be mcts-ary. bu
Ibe little Auger may be peimuiuutty paralysed.
Tbe Joseph K. Brown university btgsu It (session
last week wlib nearly UMscholars.
The Conuasauga river was fruzea over from bank
to bank recently.
A monstrosity la the shape of a two headed boy
was on exhibition lu Ballou last wt* k.
Dublin l ost: Lumbcrmeu are complaining that
tbe prices pd I for lumber at Bartuti at the pitta nt
time wit) not compaurete a mau for Ids labor. Thu
list Irti dealers lu lumber are shrewd fellows. Whi n
tbe liver It so low that raftli g is Impossible they
offer fsbutous prices for our plus, tliuaaduidluga
gotten ball lur the lues peri* need, who work night
and day to gut up a raft to meet the first swell
io the river. Tbe swell c -nus, and
» ie river all at ouev Is covered
lilt fl-jattug limber to rako In the spoils beiow
Hat when Baileu Is rvachtri .he raftsman discovers
that timber has sudduuiy Hupped «l»wu ward, aud
Instead ol raking In a guudivsiim he receives just
what tbe dealers are disposed to allow him. Htoiegv
lu the boom, board, etc , would soon eat up a big
raft, and when ouce In Barlen the tired, wotimui
raftsman, who baa suffe.ed a huudre d hard* hip* to
bear bis hewn loss to market, duds that he hss
only been made a cat's paw »>f. \u
kuuw many who have been gulled lu this manner,
Md there am many mom who will follow in t h«lr
fuotsti-p*. If you USUI to follow the timber buo
ness coutreel wtill some dealer to pay you a o«-r
talu amoui.t for your timber when drought to mar
bet. It yon cam.ot make such au arrangemvui go
to work at romethlng eise aud you will be worth
more mot uy at the eud of the year tbau If you had
made )our*if a prey (or land sharks.
We publnh tbs following U rn. says the Hawkins
Allis News, for the cncou ag meat of thus* who
Ate trylrg to make a success of hog-raising lu Geor
gia: Hon. 8. W. Drown, our rsprcscnta'Ivo, and
oaeof our most sueccastul farmers, sold last week
to J. O. Jelks A Hon, ol this city, eight hundred
pounds of home-made lard. He has plenty left to
supply the wants of bis family f >r the cuuilng year,
aud Is not yet through killing hogs.
Douglasvllle star: A young Atlanta drummer
called on one of Bouglasvllie's charmlot yourg
ladles last Huuday night end was having what tbe
boys call a "huge time," when about 9 o'clock ihr
alaru went off In the pa lor dock aud asde more
notes than a ilu pan serenade. Ibe young lady
expressed a aivat de*l of lunrcvnt surprise at the
actlnus of the dork, and he settled himself for
another hour, simply tvmaikmg that It took a big-
C rocket than that to starthlm. bcore another ouo
a drummers "cheek."
Tbs fair la connection with tbe Catholic church
in Rome, Georgia, will lake place about tbe 20<h of
next month. Mrs Coloud Prletup. Mrs. Lindsay
Johnson, Mrs Jobs aud Ur* Joo Frlutup, with sev
•ral other lsdlca of the different denomtnatl mi
lit vs promised active co-operation In Its organize
tlou and program. Him Buddie Hill has dona ed
the handsome gold bracelet that awakened so much
g lUantry In the breasts o! our youug Allaniiaus to
tie fair. Several other Atlanta ladles bare pnm*
teed prizes.
The ordinary of Putnam county Issued 144 mar
Hag* licenses during the year 1883. Two-thirds of
tbe number were fur urgroes.
UawktnaviUe News: Messrs. James Hinson and
Gordon Smith, of the Go!d»boro district of this
county, have killed their b‘g bozs Mr. Hinson
killed two,one weighing 558 aud iha other jl7?{
pounds. Mr-Bmlth's bog weighed 5i7 pounds If
any other county In the sta'e can scare up thrr***
b >ga. la tbe mme neighborhood wsighing l.f W’*
pounds, we would like to h«ar frem It
Etberten South; Colouel James Edward Calhoun
who lives just across the Savannah river from El
bert. Is a brother-in law ol John C. Calhoun. He
Is 9t years old. perfectly erect, rides bores back
twenty or thirty years, speaks a dozen language
fluently, and baa never used spectacles. Colonel
Calhoun Is Id e*eeiieut health.
Homer Geonlan: Last Thursday night BUI Hol
land, colored, who lives near this place, had a party
litigated over was before the coneh rhell was
dually dismlmed from court repres oted by one
dollar In coat Itw/aAaally dismissed by some
irregularity, and both partite speak of bringing
the suit again. Tbe people of Plintsvllle are jeal
ous of their rights, and a nutter of ooet Is a small
thing In their eyes. At the regular term of Jus
tice's court Saturday last, owing to the coldne<s|of
the weather and tbe absence of the counsel, we
suppose, several pariles met and engaged In a reg
ular fisticuff Olgbt around tbe temple cf justice,
one gentleman engaging In three fights during the
day. We suppose they are getting oul timber for
litigation.
Columbus Sun: On Sunday morning an an
nouncement was made in this paper that Miss Anna
Knswhsand Mr. Martin Biffuy we e to be married
In the afternoon This information was given us
l>y two men. who handed the notice Into the bus-
ln«*M* Ale** and paid for Bn insertion. Mrs. Knowles
ral ♦ d at thh office yesterday to say that there was
tiotruth lu B. and was very mud iiireoa'-d that
the i.otlcc shoii d have been tnaue. Tho men am
known and steps will be taken to teach them that
they have adopted a very poor plan for having
their fuu.
9,984 ba’es of etton have been received at tbe
depot in Washington eincetbo first of September,
agltist 12.400 for the tame limo last jear at this
time.
Tbe Taulding Now Era thus docribea tho wreck
on tho Hist leniiCMee road: Lazt Sunday night
a p i^cngor train on tho East Tennenee, Virginia
aud Georgia railroad was wricked aot.ut one tnl;e
above Balias a rock cut Ju»t beyond the water
lank. Ibis train is a nlzhl pwoenger recently put
of the aceCMd and swung off In order to recover
the missing tool. While dolag ao his hands slipped
and fell with bis bowels across a sleeper. He lin
gered nntU morning when death put an end to his
(ufferlcgs.
Dublin Gazette: After thoroughly Imbibing in
tanole leg Saturday night some person, or persons,
obstruct*d tbo road leading by Mr. Glider’s resi
dence. near the Incorporate limit, for more 'ban
onctnundred yards Loss, brush, pales aud fence
rail* were thrown acroes the road. Had any one
attempted to pans in a vehicle of aoy kind they
would probably have either been seriously
hart or some damage done to the
bugKT or wagon It Is pr-tty certain who did tho
ml'cblef. aud the grand jury will secure informa
tion sufficiently strong to fou -d a bill. There sre
a number of these nocturnal desperates, who have
for a long time been committing depredations of
some kind, and ibe best policy Is to make an ex
ample of the Ant one caught up with.
Dr. A. M Moore will be heard from as auittant
editor of the Black>h'*ar News.
Rome Bulletin: Yesterday morning the accom
modation train on the Kt*t Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia reliroad.on entering the yard In East Rome
{•Mitilly turned upon tne wrong track by
whnoe tisrne bam is Bill—the last we suppose Is
Smith—was sllghtjy injured and both engines bad-
‘ • bruised up Nobody was hurt on the train, but
I were badlyshsken upaudsomeslighilrhruisMd.
W<«»blrigtoti tisz^tte: It bat been published In
some <>f the Georgia papers that General Tr ombs
excDcment aver hydrophobia, for tbli makes Uie
third rabid dog killed here in a very short time.
Our mayor should take ti me steps in this mat r
and have shot every dog found oa the Atreeu with
out a muzzle Two negroca oave already b. *
Oill | wuuir -
bitten and uukn romethlng iz dono human me
will HOI bt-f.fc on tho .irrttt of AJbt ....
r>.T.nn.b New.: Mt-fir. A. Minis A i-o.is clrtred
POL. T CAU NOTES.
Or tbe 113 m.mber. uf tbo low* legislature,
bat four are Mtlre. of tfce »t*to.
IlcpBESEMATivK Belpobd, of Colorado, Is
s>ld lo be one ol tie floctl cluUcal tcholsrs lu
TMterri.r tb- IWtih ste.in.ilp oilonu.l*^ lot bre- ; con,nm. «...
men. «ltli 6 «s bslr. of npl.nrt mitou weighing . Ootcbsob Robiksos, of Msssachusetls, U
g.TSI 270 pound., rslued *0262.11500. Iccttlugoi
* getilug on sm.zlnglp with the elite of I
Bill.
Na Io"u£oiS^ilMtlf]^?.?/"'™^ 1 UlSd It bu been uttled th.thU.n^tor.c.mo or,: la
had purchased tbe Andrews grove In tbls city
The train was c nnpfwcd of two pas-enger cuachci
and the baRgsitc-car, aud when It approached tut:
cut was running about thlity-Avu or forty ullrs
ocawd was burled Monday night by tho colored
people of this place. A warrant was Issued lor Ay- I hour. Mr. Bartnau, the engineer, was'preperiag'to
1 pump Mime wster into the boiler when hedi<ov
ere<l only a few yards In front of him an immeui
cock, but no arrest has been made as yet. ^ m ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Alb.nr News: It I, Mimottd that *t «nr.tlr d.y I JifeuVroo*fn"h'." , tut,“»ndbttor»“"bohutEto
another sU-smtNstt will t— s...ii»i«»ki-«i.«#«. if I r— m .
built In thiscity for Flint J even sbuteff the stcaiu he wan upou ttu-m. The
•• "••• •»’ «>*iH«reut model and ligbur J engine rude the rock, and after pouting partly ovei
draft than the Newton. I iht-tu Ulud upon end and the lender ran under ibt
There were thirteen vessels In the port of Barlen I drivers of the engine Thla Is all that saved the etc
last week I glneer ana fireman, if the tender had rose aud
.. * ... . I run Into tire et glue, as ia u»ualiy Utecsao tu
At a wedding party In Thomaavilie wlnefO years I such ac«:iduiits, there would have oe«u no chance
of age was uubotlled. ( for ihnn to have tMMpcd distant death. There
W* Uultop llvln, ««*r On.Uy, h.d b.,h.u» SR
btirno'l last Huuday night during the atrenco of j coachc* were •htowii from the track, but tn shock
herself and family, aud she lost everything | ws* ten lUc. throwing every qae forward with cou
Mr. K. L. Moore, of Valdosta. Is the bind
out of which to build a state. Tho Times s _
avMttohls milt showod piles of lumber, neat I thrown against the' top of tho eng tne cab and re.
ouaricrs for hU wmkmi n and a semio of it.d< rni r- I ®Mvml a slight wound oa Ihe head. He was not
quarters for his workmen, anaa scene of iner.mi a l „.j Ufc< | B , fiaaly but ho was able to attend to his
hie energy, lie Is engaged lu developing all tho I duties next day. After croedng 1'umpktuvlnt
iOCil resources around him. I Iresile going south, the road is full of short carves
A lel.iibun.Iluuliom .Umplon to i. KKK' fiSSfiJ'TSBU
now eutcrtulso of tieorge Hchseffitr I possibly see the rocks until he was upt«u them.
The Jackson high rchool opened with one kun I fbo cut In which ihe accident occurred is about
4r*<t Mhniara I fifty jards long aud tbitty Ave or foriy Let deep,
arc t saiHimrs. land alcuosl perpendicular from bot
Onobitudro! and seventy A. fsa for non payment I tom io Pip. The cut present* a
1 taxes have been issued iu Forsyth county. I very dargrroitsapiitaraitee, niimo a nnif rock pro-
rummlegClarion: Tn-r. •«. m.rrlw• s..nrt. x ftS'SS.ifftotturiJTtothtuffl
ivei.li.* Isst st the blui» bouse which smseked a I u*.5*prasMr \ULStVi
kSJd «!T«!td “A* taSrt «" •Wriflb all™ .ou:.“'a iSSS
tov. a *hn wni.ira jo marry i ne young lady a | hll|ldl| wew pul U| work lw clt . -r (hu txtck ftI ,
and would nnkn of B a public park, ibis is er
roneous Ilu did look at it with a view to pur
chasing it aud making it a park and family bury
ing ground, but r
...„ _ , .. jludcd it would not »ervc
his (turpose. lie still intends to carry out this ide ,
and will probably soon purchase a suitable lot
. .... We hope very much that he will
leave such a mo ’ument as this in our midst to his
great name aud his beloved family.
Mr Barber and Miss Virginia Worrell,
for their Alabama horn'—"Two souls wiih but a
single thought, two hearts tha beat as one."
Lincoln ton News: Mr*. Fanny Warren, one of tbo
large*! shareholders In the Hale gold mine sold h<
fide we may look for further purehaws goon. All
sab sof interest, however, will bo subject to the ten
yearn* lease of fir. Lane aud Captain Cede. No ore
need be surpris'd If this mine should tn*n out to
parent* objected. Net tu tie out willed tho v nng J?2riiE aE5 MS thnaT £ ^TanhiS!
couoie ra-i nwav. taklna up at IhoWim* hmiM) 11. L I J? ^ "'..if* Cl * *' u _ ui V*
the wreck won cleared away so mat trslua eould
couple
I hw'ut-’uu’wr'cUcl ou m.
Plk, .toHiilT New.: Mr. J. M. Rr.Tr. h.. .rrrrn I Th » “* cr, 'P •*' w b« rojd
'ORof bull frog species. When he In hungry will I by tho late frosts,
/eigh three pouiins but when ho has ai uum j>i|sr
the feat of swallowing eight or teu rata looks a
t When be has a< oomprished I Catoosa Courier: It see ms tn be the prcvsiliog
i liinl nr ,*i. I.u.w. ir I ..... .... « i. « ./ _ ....
h- would weigh fiiuy six potiuds. Hisdlet Is fro n
three to six tnlcu time
rally. A piece of plank two feet long.
Duck tow u copper i
Captain Jrliu Teklu,
•''*F- * prere of plank Iwo feet lung, out* I Kai-Ni», an cxt»eilcuccd mining englneur, who wav
Mil wide, nerve* as a boat lu which he | miploytd from ihe close of ibo war ml *78 by the
ikcaarlite, Uklng hi* hlnda lega as oars, keeping I Cuiuu (Vnisolidatcd mining comtoiny. of ii-uoi-i-
ket pii.gl Uutun fkiiisultdau-d mining coruj«n), of icuuun-
, - - —I M-e.at Bucktowii.iahrresuperlnieueiiigsome work
well at Hsrubtirsci tkMxffuiu * steam nulla HhouUl I f or the preneut owners. Tula work tzVlug doue
Mr It pi mil nt, iiiriii it,* u will I I , . .. . ... .. . . ■ .
alarmed lest his pet has made au extra meal of I jus|union by theKuglMisyuuiuatethatIncxpueted
hint. I to purchase Ihe utposii of ycllew pyrl esaud
f-flUitd lu great qtiautlilui iu thus«
squire iwmi down to the ferry witn hi* team on bin | P»*r ores
way to tbe meeting of the conimt«slotiera of toads I mints,
and revueue, nt which he Isa inemhur. The boav I Mr*. Hoott, ol Powder Hortngs, 70 yearso( age.
told him that it was luii’oadblu torroaa,hiii the I w «s found dead lu her bed the other day.
J*”' 'pii]/ 'Vhijs * w!tu I A K‘‘ ullemiin of f’erry posocsacs the following ok
to work and cuts way for a hit lean through tho I silver coins, which he will part with only for fancy
l‘ ®» and.after/nmo difficulty lauded safety on this | ,„| Ma one half dollar etch of 1818,1824,1825 aud
1827,and a dime ef 1829.
side. Whfii he ruachid t wn he found th«t he and
one oth»r were thu only membera o i hand, aud
the meeting was poati-oued until Iasi Monday,
when only three inumtot* put lu an apjitaraiice.
Albany News: A prominent millman on tho
but it was t'uuuzh to traniact buslneis.
Biunswick and Wit tern rallmud who wsaiu Ihe
Ncwaand Advcrdscr office last night, Informed us
flat the it rent r-ttna hsd not been autUclunt io sup
ply the wells wi n water In his icgiou. To get wa
^"■SrCim/tk,Prt». o». o, «,..p„„,UU.tor
tcmplailng a phiisuro trip to charlialon, H. G., in
Kvhniary s-isaio bcpresrtit ai ihn culehradon on
ibo SM of Waahlugion's birthday, by the Waoblug- §mm .... wvyMXJJ
memo *r In I water up In buckets, rail It to his tauk through
run ills mill hu hsd to dig a well where
flicre was. before ihudrouth, a pond, several hun
dred yards from his mill, and, dipping the muddy
tou Lt hi Infantry, of which ... ... .... ,,
the day* M "nullification.'M-mefift* three yeam I wooden gutters. Ilia mill was Idle for several
ago Mr. Blaln Is probably the oldest «x tnetniwr I tor the want ol water, aud after the receui
ot the company now dvlug, beli-g In hisslxty ninth I rains be wrut tv the poud and adopted the above
year (ip* one would believe It, losee him walk) I ataled plan as a last resort. Ill* well at his real
rhe company Will carry on the above occasion a I Urnce w*' 1 '’ * *
flag prereiitel to tit in by Mra.Jieiieral Wastilng | a un *ry.
, and made by her own hands. It Is mill well
pn-M-iv d, but ra n -r full of hullul holes put there
during the la*l skirmish with tha mother country.
Helt said tohlscredt', Mr It. woauot a "nulllfler,"
c. W N. Wright, the Monroe county homicide, is
before the courts seeking ball
Kastman Times: We glean tbe following Interest
l»g news Item from Up ADm- v. Ua., News of lost
‘•Vt-slerda* ». C. Evans wo* arrested lu tbis
Cat toll (^itinty Times: La x«r us Echols has I city for carrying concealed weapons llewasafter-
bought the one hundred acre* of land from House I wards Idcotitled as a mstt who was seuteuetd to
Pullb g, the mtuc the! said I' bought at tho sale, I leu years iu tho penllunilsrj at Kastman, Go., for
paying three hundred and eishtu« u dollars for It I rape there apjaan* to >»e no douut ss to Ms
It I a Ant- 11* re of laud. Joining It Isa pit re of I Identity, and he will doubt lev* bo brought to Jus
land that Zed Uouio r c cand lit and tusd< I phi lu duerotifM* of ttuiu, as the officei* who pave
eighteen b«rrtl* aud two bushels ol corn per acre I him lu charge ar>* awaiting tho date up
Mr. Homier will recollect Uie land. Ilels one of I meotaof the law" From letters and, tel grams
t'-arroll's best farmem, and among her Aral seule*s | received by Hherifl Itawiius and ex ahe iff esp|>,
days, thinking of those old veterans— the I Kvans whose record f .r maauneaa and deviltry u
firs* ncttieiwof our county, such ss William Hpriiig. I t*» maps only rurpsaatHl by that ol Jc»se James It
er, John lambert. Bun Wood, James Gan latti, I will be reutrmbered that about two years aoo l.e at
JacobCospcr. aud several othera I * ‘ * “
ihe old puiirheon and dirt floors Your httmtile _
writer was bom In au Indlau but, tn the midst of I and
the red muu. 1 have In my poM«as|oii a*
lit bu remembered ibaiatatui two yearsam» l.e at
utpred to ratie one of podge county's muatlstitna
le young sdles, for which he w«a tied, cog vie eJ
cud to me pebifc-udarj lor teu.
. _ , me guard cam^f t h tu. h *wevcr, hutf! *c -
their beads, left ou tho rhat'shiNM'heu in IK.’fl. I I ed his escape aa<v JKs since bueu at Urge. Kx
did have tbe early history compiled, ih- II hh! I Marshal Fu*ghum Mt Titewlaj on the tiooa tr«l:i
csriletl || way on Ihe 20th of last April, ami in> I for Alhuuy for the purtMweof nrinzlug Evans to
memory Is loo short to vst'er It again i hope I Kami nan He will be coiiflueil Itt ou* J«ti uutll the
">tnr one will dolt, as I would lize to see one. 1 I penitentiary guard cemv* for him. which, wo pro
think there Istotnooue that could. I »umu, will be within the nrxt tuw days.
Tho Cummlbg Clatlon says that "Mrs. KTzabeth I Mr. II. N. Jcnklus, solicitor of patents, Washing
9tmn*, relict ef Noah Htrong and mother of Judge I ton B C, officially report* to Tiik Co.istituiiom
II Htiong, who died In Atlanta on Monday last, I the fol owing corapluto list ef pttenu granted
brought to this place and built d lu tho ccme-1 Georgia inventors for the week cttdlng January
tery beroou Wrducxlav evening. Hhe lived to a I 15. IH»4: Kan-as W. Davis, t'olo t'ity, bslloou pro
ripe old ago, >ud aa her daya lengtbeued out her I pellet; William R. and Simucl K. Jones, Tecc<a,
hrli isn virtues • l*o 11|KHud until It was nufct I carpentt ra’ iquarc; Ucury D. * Terrell, BUrraville,
that she bo gathered homo whore mortal suffering I cultivator.
will bo no more. 8he waa a grand woman—one I Athens Bainer: Mr. T. 0. Tolbert, who Jiv»a
whoso life was worth living, whoso diath was I VWhigHn, ** f *“ 0 “*J^ 1 Friday morning
.... „ . , . , , „ I dfoot and has uoi b'-un heard ul since. HuWai
worth dying. Her funeral was preachod by Rov. I traced t« Jefierson, and there ioar. Nucuuseis as
..... t.nv. ii.u(i,i ** v * > i trscuu !• jenersoii, anil mere tosr, Nocauteis as
A. Kakrs A largo number of the citU :us at-1 signed for his conduct, as he wssamsu suite sixty
tended her burial." I ?*. ,,r *did and leave# a wife and three cbUdreu be
Greenvliio Vlfdti'ator: Tbe executor, II. W HIM,
hu Just had a haudsome monument placed.
hind.
Mr. S N. Czrpenter, lu taking charge of the El«
the remains of'ihv late John B- Hillsmait. The J bertou Hotith, uys:
Mock* aud *ha(i ate exact counterparts of the mow I vxunt, u wo are not a politician, but when
iiraent erect d I*- memory of Judge llemy Harris I the occarioit demands it, we expect to defeud what
T““ -•—* Tljjjkjl wc btiluru to bo tight aud cottdrmu that wtich ia
- eu’it.'’* The wiof'monument and railing was to I w «>ug. so far Mil may be within our jjurualisUe
twrcu five sod six hundred dnliara I nrovluce.
Thomaavilie Enterprise: Vauy of our readers I Tbe lust pockelbook. which resulted in the late
*" -•—"■* -»--Sru*almurdertff Mn*
about iwo years ago.
'lewis and child near Bna«c
and that the muntcrer carried eff from the house I Flue mounu la, uuder the side of a log, where Lyan
gun which hejoundihere^ 1*^ will alni here- | a said to have been seen eating bis breakfast tho
12U
•km. .... sttsi lclon who wsa.......»».... .^ .. . . . ,
•nt to Valdosta forsafe kcet-lPR-rubllc fuel-1 *>• invcallga'ed when tho tri-ri eomesup.
hero bring so strong aaa|o»t hini-an«l that he I Tho Palmetto Blade, published by Mr. H
»<*»-. "o *• «<•
•♦ay and tells ut *hat the mtarirg gun ru found a I consistently dem>«rat|c t and plants Itself solidly on
few daysago* hidden tua jecrejrear the very s^t | be principles of the old Jeffersonian type
“* **“** n LaFayclte had two boards, a wet aud dry oro In
liy kV Bii^ks wss'the rrln It sl. ’ I the fluid. The dry board, couristing 0 f Mown
The Conyers Fouth claims to have been shown I U1U. Jenkins, McHan, Center aud t'opcUud, was
this week by an old negro au oM red one horned I *he»ed. The ri»te stoo<l 28 to 2j.
cow that gave milk for Whcslrr’a cavalry dur’ng I The ThomasviUe Knrcrpri-e a»ys that the lad ca-
war. Hhe now has a young calf and is giving I Mous thlekeu that next wlutcrTbomasville will h^vo
over two gallons of nlev rich mtlk d.ttly. I two Aue holds in foil blsat. The Mi:ehell hou-e
Henry County Weekly: Mr J. T SmBh, of Lo-1 »til almost certainly be rebuilt, aud we lc«n that
eun Grove district, has part * f a knst #-«ck thai he I Judge Maynard, of Pennsylvania has subscribed
drew whan he entered the war in IH‘J He was I th „ ih „ u-^r-
enpturod aud kept lu trtron forsev.nkl months, I to the Mjek of .Ra Pittty Wooda.
■ in cluna to his k ns poses through all the vut-ri I ThutiaineavllleEiglc.underitacewmaasg meit,
tdrs and perils of »ar U- brought It home with I teutsagoal fro it. a id .tr.tra's** to spread It walk*
a. and. for the pnnmseof preserving it. fashion I „ . rlh ..*Ait, ,w
a shot pouch oulol the«dd accoutrement, which I ®«» r <beaoi Georgia. »* *ays *hat In 1835 the
baa used cot.stantly »ver »Ilco I thermometer Indicated In Gaiuesvt le, onedsy lu
Hays tbe CarnerriHe Register: "FTlntsvlUe dts I February, known aa tbe cold Saturday, eight de-
triet Is remarkable for the number of suits It has In ] greet beiow sere.
the Justice’s courts, aud tbe tenacity with which I Mr Juhau Alien, a yonng man In the cat
sameofthrm harg ou lo tbe dockets In some shape I ploymuut of Msasra. W«bb A Wood, Galue*vt!le.
other. Is wonderful There are quite a number I happened with an accident which resulted In bis
cases there now tbat were filed two years ago, I death. The workmen bad Jus finished asc«ff.dd mmmm _ _ ^
and have bten oontlnoad from time to time and no I seven feet high, and were preparing to commence | sir.”wne"n lt*msde f*»7t'he wiudTw, wbVre thVobots
trial ycL Itlsalsoan ektrar rHnarycoort for small I their lamrs when a pair of nippers fell to Utegrcnnd. «®e from. bu» before reacbui* Uie_tnen was hit In
suits. A couple of brothers litigated over a coach | Young Alien, who was very sprightly, caught hold I ihal^uilifaayithe^dolp^^AtheM V^wll^wUh
bo worth a million of dollars.
The operations at tho Msgrndcr mine am being
actively carried ort even during thli cold and severe
weather, which would go to show how lucrative
must be tho yield lo ore. A number of experienced
miners are employed there, among them being Mr.
Ferdly, Mr. McL'al'aud Mr Sbsrpton.
Hsncock Bulletin: Thera were several liltlo
negroes cracking walnuts on the confederate
monument one day this week Using a stone, for
thl* purpose, that is dedicated foaeauso sk reared
ss ihe "conf*d*isto dead" is shameful. If three-
tr.lrus of tho little negroes around town were put
Irttoaomn * freedmau butenti." locked up and tbo
keys thrown away, our town would bo better off.
Captain John A. Davis, receiver for tho late Arm
of Welch & Bacon, of Albauy, has. In accordance
with an order of court, declared another dividend
of ten per cent. In favor of the third ptferred
creditor*, aud commenced the payment ol ssmo
yesterday.
Columbus 8un: On Friday a son of Mr. Aaron
Land, who lives six or soven miles north of here,
canto to the city in a wagon. Ilo did not return
hrme that night atd the family whs very much
#11*tressed about his absence it was reported that
ho had be*n seen goirtg homo In the evening with
a party of rogroe* In tho wagon with him. aud it
was feared th»t he had been foully dealt with
Yesterday mwrulng Mr. Land nndftveral *e<ghkw
-Using TouimruHi] and
:mnJor'nble Are at a
onto where he htd
ri out of the rata.
lI In the senate. Form-
represent Georgia,* while
is from Junto couuty,
MlflSirdp. l, who bolongs
family of that name,
lu Banks couuty at 816 an
hottsn about three]
stopped tbe prevln
There are four
tors Brown and Cob
Senator Pugh, of All
aud Senator Lamar,
the well known Geotj
Lands have jjben
a Mrs, Annie Berripan. lu Columbia ""
Frreidcntaud Ilstorrehsm st eeu. Policeman John
Priudlbiearrcftttd two colored boys, named «inwm
Blue and Jefferson williams, drivers of tha c«r, ana
locked them up io the barracks They were taken
before the coroner's Jury at the morgue, but, al
though on open and gem tul verdict whs fount, too
prgrof* were remsndtd for trial In the mayor a
court od a charge of reeklure driving. They
hid an examination ru 8-"urd«y, and the mayor
res-rved his decision until yesterday, when «no
b^y* were released. To djy Mtters Hichsras &
Heyward and I*. J. O'Connor caused ihe arrest of
Blue ou a warrant i.ssued by Ms gist rate Elsli'ger,
charging h'm with murder. Williams i* not yet
arres’ed, hut will be probably b* rore night. The
warrant was sworn ottt by the dsughtrrof the ne-
cesia d. Tbe boys made a confession to the arrest
ing officer, s'atltig that one of them was driving es
fs*t sh hu Of.tjld While Ihe n'btr was whipping tbo
mules st the rime the fa»»l acrident occurred- ir
w sson the*ui.-atf joent* mul not on the coroner s in
qttiry that the warrant char^iug them with murder
was oased.
Gainesville ionthron: On the night o! the 16'h
inst., atthu residence of A. J Monday. Mr. J. C.
Gibbs to Mbs Minnie Guyton, all of tbi* county.
We understand Undo Ate ohJ<ctcd totho mvtcb,
add therefore the young folk* had to go over tc
Andy's ai d have the knot tied. We congratulate
the yonng people and hope all parlies will in a
short time become reconciled, happy and pros
perous.
The stockholders of tho First Katloaal bank cf
Nrwnan held their ennual mcetlrg last week and
elected the following beard of directors: W. B.
i Berry, J. H IJ'gby, H. J. Sargent, A. B. Calhoun. A.
J Berry, all of whom were members of tbo old
directory except Mr. Andrew J. Berry son of,Mr. W<
B. Berry, who comes lu as a new member. W. B.
Berry was re-elec cd president. J. 8. Rigby, vivo
president aud II. C Fisher, caahier.
Ncwnan Herald: Mr. Frank Arnall has sold bis
re-rider ce to Mrs. M. B. K Arnold, widow of thu
late W. P. Arnold, for 83.500. Mrs. Arnold will
remain on her farm In the third district until uext
fall, when she expects to move to Newnan. Mr. J.
W. Clarke has sold his c|<y property, consisting of a
beautiful residence sod thirteen actesof ground, to
Captsiu T. W. Powc l for S3,COO. It ia about the
cheapest property ever sold tit Newnau.
The CclumbuiJEnqulter lays tbat seme time last
fall Dave Brosduax, colored, shot another negro
oa his premises and skipped the city. Astime
wore ou Dave grew careless, end Saturday right be
ventured btek into tbe city and was picked up by
the police for being disorderlyron the streets. He
was recognized by » me of the officers aa the Mine
necrowbu was wanted for assault with intent to
murder, aud yesterday morttlug be was taken to
Jail uuder a warrant charging him with tbat crime.
The Ncwlsq Herald says that Mrs. John E Rob
inson made a very narrow cscapo from death by
burning last Tuesday a'tcrncon. White standing
with her back to tho A o her dress c» ught aud be
fore effective help could avail her limbs and back
were s*verely burned. But for tho timely arrival
of Messrs. Plcrco Tomlin at.d William Bryant, who
heir* next door heard tho cries ot alarm from tho
children, tho accldeut would have proven tatal
Rushing iu they smothered the flames with their
costs.
Rov. W. W. Marud, of Lampassaf, Texas, died
December 22, if A3. Ho was born lu Georgia Febru
ary 2, 1801; had been In the ministry some 55 jears.
and bad baptised 1,C0J perrons. He fo:merly lived
lu Burke county, Georgia.
Camilla Clarion: f sptsln Townsend has been
con Ant'd fohhhcd for neatly two years. He Is s
great *tiflVr<r. Tho write r had the pleasure of vei
ling him this wtek 1 he great desire of his heait
was to build up a Presbyterian church iu Camilla.
The neat building is In part the work of Ms liber
li ty. and lt Is a peculiar pleasure to his large circle
f friends to remember him when we a&iemble
"ere lor worship,
the Mayflower.
Lieutenant Governor Hill said In Chi*
cigo the other day that tbe New York delegation
i»the democratic national convention would pte»*
ent a car didate r f U« own for president from within
ibe state, but he would rot hazard au on nton
whether it would be Cleevlaud, Hewitt, or Flovrer,
The Japanese premier, Prince Koog, ad-
dressed General Grant, when be was in Japan, in
English, ro called. Endeavoring to compliment
him by assuring him that be was born to command,
he said: "-he, brave geutrale, you vas made to
orJer."
Governor Waller, of Connecticut, and
Governor Robinson, of Mawncbusetts, tbiuk the
country schools are not so good as they were thirty
year* ago. They w^r© b/.th country schoolmasters
in their early days and ought to kuow. New Eng
land must bu luring its grip.
The special election held yesterday in the
twelfth Massachusetts congressional district, to fill
the vacancy earned by Mr. Robirson'z election to
the governorship, resulted in Ih'- choice of Francif
W Rockwell. r« publican, by a majority ol 2 314 an
increase over Mr. Robinson's maJorDy In 1882 of
931.
Sir Francis Sanpford, permanent iscre-
tary of ’he English education department. It U
said. Is about to rurigu, aud It iz expco ed tbat Mr.
Matthew Arnold will succeed him Tho salary is
flOJOJa yctr. ,Mr. Arnold t ow et'Jojza zalary of
ft 000 from some riucrutu office, and baa alio a
literary aouuity from thu crowu of.il 0G0.
Thb following sums were distributed with
out vc-uchers by Mr. Huntlrgtou:
1878 $191 018
1878 JL 817
thonewp&porzof Georgia, li good enough tossy:
We do uot always agreo with Tiik Atlanta Consn
TUTION. but we must say that If any paper proposes
to beat 1. as a news gatherer, lt will have to get up
soon lu tbe morolug. Til* Constitution don’t in
tend to be left when It comes to get.ing the news
It* enterprise lu this direction is a credit to tho
ouruallsm of the state.
Last Wednesday night tho library association
ol Marietta gavo a supper at NlchuL's ball. A rilk
'hid satin "crasy" quilt waa voted lo thu most pop
ular child under four years. Mr. and Mrs. J,
Ruttnlp'sMm was the fortunate winner. A spell
log b.e between the boys and gils was one of the
attractions, It resulted lu victory f)r the boys.
Master J.B Glover. Jr., received first prize. The
enterUiumeut netted about 195. Tho chief event
of tbo season waa tho drama, "Esmeralda," which
was most charmingly rendorod by tho Library Dra
matic company last ulght at the opera house. All
agree In sajlug that It was a perfect sucom, and
omro ared very favorably with tho Madison equate
company's rrndsrlng The sceuery wm
perfect and the aclng far better than that
usually found In amateur companies. Tho play
will be re prated by request to morrow ll|ht. The
receipts lari night were $77 00. The fringeoda
three entertainments will be aaed to purchase book*
for the library. Captain Chuck Anderson sold nis
sluBle harness h-ine "Georgo Brown" to Dr.
Holmes, of Romo, Ua., fir 835000. Cap’aln
Anderson keep* as flue stuck
rati be fonnd lu the state.
Mr. James Rued, of Butler, who fell Into an
eighiy four-fret deep noil during tho Christmas
holidays, aud who was reported as recovering
rapidly, hr* relapsed and Is now viuleutly ill.
Tbe street tax of Lexington was 81 last yesr. In
Covington lt was ouly 83 50.
W. s Welker aud J. M. Gtiygi fcavo taken charge
tbe Bcrtien News.
Berrien county hss bad a tournament,
Rtrricn* News: On Thursday last Miss faille
Rttchcrron was fatal'y butmd at the residence«f
Mr. Fotouron. near Nashville, in this county. Thi
oung woman we learn has been In thu employ ol
Mr*, eolnmon, who is confined toiler bed. At the
ttmeof 'he accident she was standing with her
bark to the Are In Mrs* Folomon’s cm. Mrs, S
ilct,l the Ate and told hrr to come at once to the
„_d Itikp ad of so doing she rushed out of the
door and <h> tl»nio«, fsnrod by tbe air, completely
enveloped her. with the result as stated above.
The Gibson Knterp'Ue, a new paper established
Glascock county, D edited by Mr. S. C McGshee,
and managed by Mr. J. M. Glover.
John Dunratt, a colored man,living on Mr. R H,
Hardaway's farm In Veal wether county, was found
dead In a field where he bad been at work last Fri
day. The caused hi* death Is not knowq,
The splendid vault at the Coweta courthouse,
which was built for the safekeeping of theordtnary'i
aud clerk's records, hss been completed, the massive
Iron doors having been adj usted;to their places. The
documeuts are now securely and systematl
cally arrat gtd Iu their places.
Columbus Times: Yesterday a party of nlmrods
from tht« nty cooris’tug .of Messrs.
a day's sport hunt! gdovea They q'tit the
1 by uoou brinRlt g h» me, by actual count 4I5
nf tbe ruatuury tribe. B- sides these 'here were many
' tied th«t could nor bu found, and many others
i*t "fell lu the branch." Quite a sucevasful
hunt
A'hun* Banner: Last Saturday Mr*. E G. Roane,
ho llv* * on a-oueu «t'eet, penned a no e to tho
„.ni or-Ward mau <fflce adverti»it<g a shephotd
ci.u. b*loi<t:!ox to her little sou. as bi lttg lost and
~ ill g * rewart! of 85 for ht* return: but before
pai-erjiad gi,te to prt*»th<* caulnucamo home,
ai lotii was* great p^t, and therhHJrea be-
to puy with It. Tre dog. howuvor. seemed
b* r snappish, but cflured no vlotmco until bun-
day
Doming, when it shnw«*«l every symptom of
ret'lua. Itb-gau to writhe and blre at every
■ ••a tbat came {•• tu way t he police were a'ore*
telephoned f »r,*» d when they reached tbe house the
itiuw dog wa tsiluui atucking whatever cause in
teway. There officurs entered tne honor, aud
■ from a window opened Are on the animal*
The first »hot earned the d*g o bouad upia tbe
•pfao «f the Press.
Irom the Augusta, Ga., New*.
V i As a drug clerk tho female Is not a brilliant rue
cos*. When you wink at her serosa a soda foun
tain she don’t know whether to put a little balm
of Gilead lu your soda or to haug her head and
but too cold aud crisp to stop lu dark corners.
From the Gibson, Ga, Enterprise.
Home superelilous peoplo think many and fre-
when they unite they are brought face to faco with
tho sum reality that they must "scratch" for
thtmrolvus 1 herefore th*-y at ottco leant bow
cat lcs*wud work more, tio we believe that at last
marrying Is a beneficial transaction.
From the Early County, Ga, Newa
While gloomily wo aat In oar dismal canctum t
last Tburtday, at d mournfully ruminated over our
raggod matrimonial prospects for another year,
sudden sunny glow of softest sunshine seemed to
break In. aud pervade, and lighten, and aladdrn
everything wlthlu and around us. Had some
smiling angel swept by on Hagolieu wings bearing
a mresaio of love from tho better world,
we c.uld not have felt tho awe
inspiring pleasure of Its divine pn
ci ce more. Turning uncousciouriy, wo beheld u
the s.nm-0 and * rosustlon of thl* othcreal Influ
ence the hcauriful fscj ol Miss Mlunie U, as she
pushed along ihu street. But alssl alas! sbo is gone
now. and the giio»ts«.f happy dream.* skip from
every shMloA-y coiner, like tats iu* dungeon, and
a cold saddening gloom 1* gstbcrlug a round us
hick enough to cut with a cheese knife.
Frem the s-andcrevlile. Ga, Mercury.
We Him the merchant and man who believes in
sticking to ztomo enterprises. This way of sending
off for things that can be purchased just as cheap
at home I* not tho true policy.
From the Berrien couuty, Ga, News.
We are pained to note tho marriage on Thursday
evening, Jauuary loth, of our friend aud law part
ner Criunel vv. M. Ittck aud Mis* Annie, the lovely
aud accomplished dauahu-r of Mr. W. B. Wynne.
of 'acksou. Wo are fou e l to quote those beautiful
line* ol nhakespeare or tome other poet ol equal
power and originality:
•"TIs sweet to love.
But O how bitter!
To love a gtrl
And thuu not fit her.
Katurprlalac llauks.
From the Jgckson, Ga. Herald.
Mr. W. C. Howard has some ducks that arc really
enterprising iu their efforts to And a wash hole,
last Sunday, oue of them lu its rouuds Jumped up-
tho well curbing, and not being satisfied with
tho looks of the hole in the grouhd, ho went down
to Investigate. Nothing was known of its where
about* untit some on© d.nw up a muddy bucket of
water and looked dowu tn thu well to Aud
out the csum*. when tho duck waa diz
covered swtmmleg around as screm
lyasyoti plcare. Now and then he would get up
ou a pice©of plank aud dive off and tleu take*
big swim, He waa soan Jerked cut, ntm nothing
more was thought of the matter until somutlmu
tbe .next da> ihe water was f«-uud to bu muddy
again, au luvoailgatlon showed two ducks iu the
well thla ttmu; adventurer No. 1 had secured a
parlour and they were having a real jolly time lu
the nice pfeastnt water thirty Ave feet under the
The Uot Kid.
From the Walton Ga, News.
Ou Sunday, th«8ih lust. Mr. Ruabom W. Arnold,
of Brooh's district, noticed a U l tbat was three
d%)a old In his lot Ho and his little b >y went out
In the afternoon to feed Its mother. The old goat
was found and fed, but the little ouo waa non est
inventus. Search was made Monday, TactJ*y and
Wednesday witiout success, aud it was thought
that the hog* had eatcu it Thu old goat was mlifcl
|d tn tbe tm-an tint, to prevent h«*r big from r!s-
J ig. On Thar-itty aitern-Hia Mr, Arnold s sou
went rabbit limning, and to ht* astonishment
foitud the little feilow In a-i otd tl-i-1 alouu, where
It had btun without fno-1 for at least four days. He
Iforgo ht» bunt aud carri-d ©I* little put b-tek to its
mo her, when U bdgaa to sucale as though nothing
bad happ.ned.
Away is Tun,
From the Cameiville.ua., Regis:er.
Hoa. B. O 0«b>rn, our repre«enus!lve ia the leg
islature, sad one of thee maty's be*: ci-izeus, left
Cantesvllle ou the Slst ultimo, on hi* way with his
famllv to tak© up bis abide in Texas. Many of bis
friends bid him *»ud hU family sa*l adieus, s they
18/9 - 100,000
Grand total M ..$409 8'5
These s re figures that go to show tho coat of "neo-
essary leglila-tou."
Frank W. Ilockwell, who has just been
elected to congress irom the Massachusetts district
represented for five years by Governor Robinson, Is
a comparatively youug nian/fif o-.n years out of
Amherst college, wi'h ready ability n* a platform
speak' r and a hthltof witi-d-min poll'icri co iterif.
Hissuuecsilu ougres-will Imply .lu. i-i-d upon
bla adding to hi* KUrtn** an ep’ittuh- for the hard,
patient, painstaking work which pushed his pro-
dm-sror to the front.
Thb cabinet album Is going threngh the
prrs<ln tbe government printing * fllw. It Is a cus
tom for tho bureau to prepare fine steel engravings
of each president and bis cabinet. There ongtav
Ipr* aro in tnu n^*m-»t style of the art, and are
bound In a corresponding s’fle. The hook contains
the portrait of all tbe president*and vleas of too
white house, capfol, etc. Ouly asuflMent number
of coptu* arn madn to pre-scut the president and
membr-ra of bin cabinet with out each and retain
one copy at rite bureau of printing.
Sekatok Edmunds anti several of his osso-
dates were returning from tho senate after tho long
dlrouxsion on ih© Mcxfmut treaty, tho party of sen
atora nearly Allloic thu street car lu wtil-h they Wi.ru
riding. They were silt about as b*ppy as
boys just let out of school after an
unuvnally tedious day. and Mr Edmund* was
in a peculiarly humoruua frame of mind. To
Henator Frye, who sat n» xt to Dim, be chatted
frc-ly about Rome ot the chararreristics of senators,
and made these remark", which were gn ally en
joyed by thoso who huHid tht-m: "Brown (uieauittg
Jo© drawn of Georgia] h*a lltil© reparet for tho
chair aud great cunridi ration for the senate, f-»r be
turns hfs back on the cttalr while speaking and
kuepa bh eye on th» dock. Morgan, on >bc con
trary, has great respect for the chtfr, bn* Utile con-
Rldcraiion for thu senate, for he turns hi* b ck on
thu clock and som* rimes foiguu tbat thuieissuch
a thing lu the chamber."
Accordiko to dispatches to republican
papers the Payne banquet at Columbus was not a
lovo feast. None of tho leaders of cither aide In
the recent contest fur ih© di ction of senator wero
pre-cut. Colonel Oliver H. Payne. John R McLean,
Congressman David R. Pngoand others were con
spicuous by their absence. Au invitation was sent
to John G Thompson hut he sent back a note that
ho was not f« e lug well None of the close friends
of Pendleton, except member* .of the .
legislature, were ou baud, but fbdao
who fought for Ward put lo au spnexrance. The
event 1* looked on by all as sounding tho keynote
of Payne's candidacy for preridmi, aud Pro (mure
of thu party is thu theme of alt in tbe lobbies as
wells# about the banquet tablu. John G. Thomp
son's paper, the Times, on Wedws lay night came
dut more bitter than ever ou the way Puiidletnn
waa dt(rated. Ou Thursday night It showed I w
teeth worm than ever In the most abusive edi
torials on tho Payne combli atton.
PERSONAL IN rftLLIOENCB.
Eli Perkins is lying around the north*
west.
Barnum owns a buiidine in New York the
rental of which Is 865 < 00 a year.
Colonel Oliver H. Payne, son of the sena
tor-elect from Ohio, Is nearly fifty years old and a
bachelor.
General Lori* Melikoff, who commanded
tbo Russian troops at the capture of Aarrs, In 1877,
la reiluuriy 111.
Oakky Hall went to L mdon at tbe solici
tation of a Arm of barristers who wanted some one
up to tho klukstn American law.
Lctta’s tide in Loudon has completely
turned toward tuccee*, aud Minnie Palmer, though
abuied by the critics. Is run alter by the i ubllc.
The value of the estate of Charles Dulmon-
Ico, who died after bcgulr g for oi ffee and to be al
lowed to sit by fires aad to ride, is five millions of
dollars.
Ain. Stern, an American banker, waa mar
ried to Mile, tiophlo Crolzette, of the Comodle
Francalce, in Paris yesterday.
Lawyer Ker says his hotel bill of $7 a day
lu Wariiltutou was uot cxcovrivu, as ho had to havo
apartment* iu which he could receive and sepa
rately converse with star route witnesiea
Queen Victoria’s New Year’* gifts to 850-
poor people of W ludzor and Clemer, consisted of
joints of meat varying from three to six pouuds In
weight, accortilug to the uumber of tho faml.y.
Henry B. Payne, Ohio's new senator, wears
spectacles and hasabculgu countenance which
aeemz toko upon the polutof aajlng: "Please hand
me some more of that excellent chicken pic."—New
York World.
Mrs. Lanotrynetted$3,000from one week’s
business iu New York. She has uow, this season,
played twelve weeks, aud her net profits have been
somewhat over $25 000. Pretty weU fora played out
failure, as »om« aiudly journals have called her.
Prince Leopold and his wife, Mr. Laboa-
chere asserts, canuot accept an invitation of any
sort whatever uultra they get permission from
thtlr royal m&mm-t, Viet- ri* Lrnpold I*a grown
up man who ura»* asuiaiy cf sbuUi$l00,UM per
utiuui from the U.ureo tfoVw-roiuuuL
Anthony J. Blkckcr, the oldest represent
ative of thetiDckcr Lmlly la Amorict, and known
to all New York fur sixty years as an auctioneer
and real estate agent, did ou Tcuraday at the ago
of 85 HI* father ana grandfather were auctioneer*
ana real estate agent* buf *re him, aud au ances
tor* c*me to inis country from England iu 16il.
Miss Ellen Terry’s husband ia Mr. War-
11, and he has adopted the stage name of rharles
Kelly. Mite Teny Is, therefore, Mrs. Wanlell In
pr.vste life. She ia the sister of Kate Terry, who
visited the United States twuniy years ago with
Charles Kean. 8ne has two sisters ou thu kngluh
stage at the present time—F.orenco and Marion
Terry.
Mr. Grooob W. Cablr has cot made a
great suceesa as a reiderln New Yore. His first
readisg atChlckerlog hall wa* well stranded, tie
gave extracts from his own works, and wu enter
taining priedpallv on scconnt of authorship. He
ha* neither the faculty of v^cri express ou. nor tne
nad m L . ru^dibgUcked.thcse cssea-
of an a
When one uf the old landmarks like Br. Os
born Itav. • tbe county there must be some el dora
do that holds out nmptfr g offers Irresistible. W#
wish him and his prosperity ia tb«lr western home.
laUvf a public ebtfcTixlomeni.
Mr. Horace White has resigned tbe treasa-
rcrenlp of the Oregon Improvement amodatlno,
and will shortly become editor in chief of the New
York Eveciug Peat. We fear be will not be suc
cessful In thl* new venture, for it Is hardly possible
that even Mr. White c«n make the paper onto
poucerou* and more >t tpld than it has been under
the Carl Schnrz regime, nut Wane aro If any toJy