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TUE WEEKLY' CONSTITUTION", ATLANTA, GA., • TUESDAY .JANUARY 5. 1880.
GEORGIA NEWS.
ABit To* B*cp Near Anguata- Herman Offlsarl
Hcbtrahiun County-Sjj Lives Lost by the
Wreck of aBtcamtr oa theC'i*Usho >ohco
A Bad Accidentia Brunswick Etc.
Columbus was In ft s-Uto of frenzy SunJay
over the rumora which were received (luring
the morning of tho sinking of the steamer W.
JL rl«ip!ey. The first report* had tho loir of
life plated as high fifty. As in.
ptWHuyera, aud all of the crew, were from this
their friends and relatives crowded
mi «uud the offices of the Merchant*, Mechanics
it! «i r.'autere’ company, anxious to learn tho
« :n facts. The first authentic news, how
c\tr. was received at the office of the Enquirer
Fi n, from which It appeared that six lives were
known to be lost, that three hundred hales of
cotton were In flames and floating down tho
n\ f r. and the Chipley was a wreck, complete-
Jv I •token tofpleees.
tii* rtory of Titr. wreck,
f no of tho worst points on the entire river
is i-.tarke's Clay landing, which is twelve miles
north of Fort Gaines. At that point tho Chat-
tahoochee takes an abrupt bend, and tho wnters,
having gained fn velocity from the heavy falls
abme, arc almost resistless in their force. It
is the great fear of the river men, and has
the reputation of lacing the scene
of tuotc casualties than any other
paft of tho river. Yesterday witnessed one of
the worst rainstorm* ever experienced in that
sect ion, the waters falling in blinding sheets.
As night tame on the darkness was impenetra
ble. while the rains were even more blinding
than during the day. It was thus that tho
Chipley, working her way down to ApaUclii*
cols, under command of Captain O. M. Sparks,
with Captain Ilrockawny and Kd Carpenter a*
idiots, tried to make the landing at Stark's
Clay. As the vessel struck and lurched tho
pilot turned deathly pale, and cried out:
' We’ve struck upon the rock; look out for
your lives!"
It w;ts about eight o'clock, and many of the
pavergers had retired. A moment brought
them out, and as they realised their danger, a
wild shriek pierced through tho moaning of
the winds. Another lurch, and tho wator
wa.-hed clean over tho decks, sweeping away
the three hundred cotton bales. The paisen
gm and crew realizing that all was up, clung
in tin Isde* and timbers as their only safety.
Fite tiicti added its terrors to tiio scene
through tho explosion of a Kerosene lamp,
whirli communicated to the cotton.
Til* RJCfKTJ! COMES.
it happened just at this moment that tho
Naiad tumid the bend. Jlvr oilirer* at oneo
gave orders for the rescue of the drowning
nu n, hut the danger of going near the burning
cotton hales rendered tills work extremely
lutntdous* It was evident, notwithstanding
the gallant work of tho Naiad, that a number
vf lives were.lost. Ah tho disaster occurred
Kir distant from a telegraph station, the nows
could not sent off in that manner, and tho
officer* of tho Naiad deemed it their duty to
stay on the scene and render all assistance
I'omII ic iu saving life and property. i
TIIK DEAD LIST
During tho day six bodies have boon re
covered. Tho hooks, otr., of tho Chlplsy were
tost, hence n<* lint of the passengers could ho
obtained. Many of them, however, wero col
ored, taken up at the various landings, and it
has been impossible thus far to ascertain their
number or tho names of tho lost. Out- of tho
dead recovered was a colored child, three col
ored men and two white men. Ono of tho col-
ored men was named .lames Alexander. It has
Iwen ascertained that one of tho dead white
men waa Mr. McAllister, of Neal's Funding.
Other bodies may havo floated further down
the river.
The boat carried u cargo of three hundred
Ifttat of cotton, besides a largo quantity of gen
eral merchandise. Tho Naiad succeeded in
tying up two hundred Me* of cotton, but tho
river bus swollen so much today, owing to last
night's continued rains, that this cotton has
Iweu floated away, and will ho swept into tho
gulf‘tonight.
The Chipley has Iwett on the river two sea-
sous. 8he was a staunch river milt, costing
$1H,000 in construction. She belonged to tho
Merchants, Mechanics and Planters' line. W,
It. Tillman, president.
Homo was startled Sunday by the news that
It T Jloyt, a prominent merchant aud influential
citlseii, had committed suicide at hit residence
in the upper part of towu. It seems that for
the pest two weeks Mr. Hoyt has been very
depleted in spirits. His health lias been bail
for some time, and his family fearing suicide,
kept a close watch over him. It h thought
that lie has attempted to swallow poison several
times recently. This morning, while tho fam
ily were nt breakfast, Mr. Hoyt remained iu
his room. About half past nine hi* little
daughter, shout thirteen years old, Went to hi*
room to kits him aud bid him gooa-byo before
starting to FumUy.fcliool. t'pon entering, to
her horror, she found her father lylug on tin
door, the blood oozing from n gaping wound in
his bend and a pistol lying at his side.
The little girl ran to her mother with the tor-
riblo intelligence, ami soou the family wa*
gathered in the room. Mr. llo.vt had deliber
ately placed the pistol to his temple and flred,
the bait pepetratfug Ids hralu. He was still
Imathingund lived for two hours in an uncoil-
ralr.ua state. He died about twelve o'clock.
The art was committed about half iiait nine
this morning. No one in the house heard tho
report of the pistol. Mr. Hoyt leaves a wife
and h vera) children. He had many friends,
and stood well in business circles, being n
member of the wholesale drug house of W. 1).
Jf« yt A C*o. No cause can Ik- assigned for tho
Nuiddc except ill health, which may have pro
duct d temporary aberration of tho Wind.
The accident Itninswiek. in the killing of
little Theresa, the acven-ycar-old daughter of
Aidei man M. Ullinan, by a north bound freight
tram ofthe Hast Tennessee, V irginia and
Gee ul.i rallrcad Saturday, is the subject of
i .n /. comment today. The ac. ideni is re-
d ns unavoidable, and tto blmue is. «t-
ttu ltd to tho officials of the train. Mr. Fll-
luau. the father of the child, is the son-in-law*
**' »*• -.of the firm of Mayer & Gla
of Ml. GluUVri, ui iur iinu oi aiiiver »\ lilAII-
ver. The child bud been to the store of Mayer
A Gh over, which is located on tho lino of tho
miifcl that tuna through the railroad yard, and
was leaving tho store to go home when
H r unfortunate accident occurred which caus-
* 11 to lose her life. It seenrt that tho lixnka
* e ranal were being repaired by tho city,
i he dirt between the tracks Was torn up.
/ . child was crossing the track her feet
rsv ■ u the soft earth and before she could
•* tri. ,te herself the freight train backed down
* • ’* her. Three freight cars passed over tho
h. * a»id upi*or portion of the IhhI.v mangling
Ihc th^h terribly. Her death must have been
1*4 n prty of forty-two fox hunt-
erj-. amongst whom were twenty-one gentle-
men aud twenty-one ladies, engaged iu the
joyous sport of a fox hunt, and captured a
a chase of thirty miuutcs.
l he uog* m the race numbered twenty, aud
wer»‘ the celebmted Birdsong dogs, the pack of
Mr.\. S. Sanford, who within the last ten days,
have captured more than one hundred fox.ea.red
aud gray, m Green county,
s-i-rJ? 51 Morning Messrs.
8Wi ****** r *P luwd » red fox. after
an exciting race, near Augusta. The ladies
and gentlemen participated iu the chase, and
the deg* were of the celebrate*! Kentucky
1,1 lhe lHCk,
nil of which wen* white spotted, and ai they
ran at Ughtmug speed, with the rays of the
ZXSSfi!***'* thrir k ‘ vks thc * s « hi
8even of the fastest of these dogs are
In Augusta, aud Mr. Crawford says that ho
will wager any amount that after a red fox
they can outran any dogs in the south.
Deputv Collectors Strong aud Ware
within tho last five days havo seised and Act
strayed in Habersham county four illicit dis-
HUerte*, with over twenty-funr hundred -a*.
IMS of mash and beer, and aided in the arrest
woonshiners, who have been committed
to Fulton county jail. lcu
A ycnerat cat-poisoning is in progress in
****“* J P ereU ® mh m dignat ion over it.
KJohard Fau Iters, of Athens, who has gone
oat wc f t to seek a fortune, writes bark from
Fort Worth, Texts, that there i.i plenty of bfis-
ine» out there, but that it takes a fortune t-
start with. There aic one hundred and tRIrty-
three horrooma in Fort Worth’ and none ol
them can he bought for lets than $8,000. He
is going further west.
I.nst Saturday George Ingram, formerly
Br nlfii county, poisoned his wifi* in Colquitt
cMii.ty. lie gave her Abe poison and left. no‘
waltii g to see the rfl'f t. Two neighbor ladle
went to see her before it was too late, ami lira,
Watkins and Goto mail being siiiiimoned,
rescued her from iU effects. She iv now out
of danger. Ingram was caught and yesterday
lent to jail to aWnit thc superior court.
Koine Bulletin: Yesterday afternoon M
licrrybill, while «t work on the Alabama road,
revtu miles from Rome, found Mr. Ham Wood,
who live* below Cedar Bluff, lying by the tide
of the road in a dying condition, with his
throat cut from car to car ami ugly cuts nil
over his head. Just as Mr. Berryhill had sue.
• redid in nulling the unfortunate man into
thc road Mr. 8. W. Vann, who furnished the
particular* of the affair, came along and assisted
in removing Mr. Wood to a neigVwr's house,
aud medical aid was summoned. Mr. Wood was
able to state that ns he was on his way home,
walking, a negro man joined him, and after
walking with Mr. Wood several miles tho ne
gro Wrowed his knife. He opened thc knife
as if to cut a stick, hut suddenly assaulted Mr.
Wood. After getting Mr. Wood down tho ne
grocuthis throat, rtobhed him several times
in thc head and shoulder, and then robbiug
him of &I0 iff cash left him fo.- dead. Sev
eral men who knew Mr. Wood met him and
the negro while they were journeying along
together, and Mr. Vann says that ho met a
negro man wont distance down tho road with
his hat in his hand and moving fast.
Friday, night at Miles' mill, 15 miles from
Augusta, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Au
gusta railroad, Mathew T. Bettis, an invalid,
sixty-five years old, was found murdered at
bis store. Tho officials tclographod thc chief
of police of Augusta that the murder pointed
to two negroes, who were seen walking towards
Augusta last night. Mouroc Parks and William
Boorsm was arrested on suspicion.
Friday evening Mr. James Holland,
citizen of Haralson county, nml a young
man by thc name of Ifughes got in a dispute
over a note. Hughes struck Holland on the
head with a rock, crushing in his skull. Ifp to
late Friday night Holland was still alive, but
never spoke after he was struck. Ho will die.
From the Lumpkin, (is., Independent.
About two weeks ago Mr. James Richardson,
of this county, went to Baker county to visit
tho family of Mr. John T. Kidd. At far. Kidd 1
homo Mr. Hichardson met Miss Mamio George,
charming young lady of Baker
nty, and as the sequel .shown pro-
led at once to fall dc*|M-rutoly in love with
her. Jim Isa handsome young fellow and
it only took him from Afonday at noon
until the next Sunday to win the affectiona of
thc young lady. Johnnio Kidd was never
known to go bark on a young couplo that de
sired to get married and knowing both parties
well and Ik licving it to be n most suitable
match, rendered our young friend Richardson
much timely aid in procuring the licence and
securing the services of u minister. Miss
George had returned home and on .Sunday last
at three o'clock the Rev. Mr. Furry, of Raker
county, performed tho ceremony, uniting iu
marriage Mr. Richardson uud Miss George. On
couple loft
taking tho
Southwestern train reached ('uthhgrt at four
o'clock. There a carriage was procured and on
Monduy night Air. Richanlton reached tho
homo of his mother and miieh to her astonish
ment brought his wifo with him. Air. Kidd
accompanied the couple homo and iadcliglited
at the successful termination of the romantic
episode which began nt his home.
Gcorgo J. Wynne and his brother, Pat V
Wynne, are thc best shots in tho stato. Wo
except no one. Pat is tho qub-kcr shut of tho
two, ami will kill more birds iu a crowd tlmu
George. Pat went to AIncon last year and
downed two of tho finest shots In Alucoti
George went-out hunting Alonday and Tuesday
last and killed 170 birds. He has one of tho
best trained dogs to l>o fouud anywhere.
Pick Townsend, negro, who 1ms murdered
three men recently, and for whom a reward of
$£00 has l>ccii unbred, was captured near
Camilla, on tho turnentinu farm of L. A.
AI. Collins, about thirteen miles from this
place. A short time ago ho killed a Air. Cohon,
of Bradford county, Florida. After that lio
killed in tho same state n negro, Jmko
Mrformick, and about a week ago he killed in
Lowndes countv, this state, the sheriff of Brad
ford county, Florida, who was iu pursuit of
him. When raptured lie gave his name as
Richard Bell, hut on arriving nt Camilla ho
was recognized by several negroes as Dick
Townsend, and then ho confessed having
killed two of the men, tho negro AlcC'ormiek
and tho sherifl’ of Bradford. Towuscud ha*
been hotly pursued for several days. Hi* cap
tors arc Aleuts. Joshua Decs, «f Valdosta, and
Judion Collins of Camilla.
Amcrirus Recorder: Yesterday morning
Aunt Nancy, who works on John Puuhun
dace, in this county, came to town. Aunt
rancy claims to l>e 101 years old, uud imjo
pie who arc well acquainted with her say it is
so. hhc can boost of having tho longest hair of
any know n negro. Her huir will measure over
four fert in length, and it the oddest looking
stuff you ever say. It start* out from her
head iu n tdg lump, but gets thin about two
feet down and tben grows thicker to tho cml.
8bc calls part of her hair 'possum hair, soiuo
more nigger hair, and the roM she has no nauio
for. Bho *ays when elm was liorn her hair was
a yard long, ami that it has Iwen cut several
times, she dances around lively, and boosts of
having made three bales ot cotton, fifty
bushels of corn aud plenty of ’tafers this year.
There i> qullo n MirAinong^the negroes near Ap
pling fn moving from one |•Ialltntiou to auothcr.
nu- place* arc alqiosi descried while others havo
double thc numticr ncccwarf to work them.
Tho*c who hare not yet hired enough labor arviiot
at allioUiKrt altout It. They nay there Is little mon
ey In them In fact none at all—and tho less a
iMtucr ha*of'them tho belter lit- Unnuctal condi
tion ut the close of tho year. They ivUIkow their
iamb in «»ai* and raise what cotton they can
with day hand*. Heine who hare tried this say
it works well.
Thc null was a very fine one. and as he was
couiddcrvd a little vicious, lie wa* kept iu a
pcu. He broke out of his pen nml attacked a
mule on the place, and gored him to death.
He thenfitarted across the country in it mad
run, signalling hi* coming by hi* constant bel
lowing, and causing i«oplc to flee in every
direction.
Three or four miles from the place where ho
roke out lie attacked two young ladies, a
Miss Mauley and a friend aud they made
A VERY NARROW KKCAPR
running into a house near by and securing
door. The bull seemed to become more
furious by the cscxti'e of hi* prey, and for some
time stood before the door and by nawiug tho
earth and bellowing *ecuicd to challenge them
toopen the door and give him tight. Finally he
started across the county and went to llev.
Thomas Head who lives three miles from town
and about six miles from Air. Tut Patrick'*,
here he broke into the lot aud killed a fine mule
of Air Herd's gored another so it will die and
seriously wow ml id Air Head's lino buggy
horse. Air. Head gave an alarm and soon
succeeded iu getting his neighbor* together
and they killed thc maddened bull by shoot
ing him, not until, however, he h id done
damage to the extent of live or six hundred
dollar*.
Due Thousand Dollars a Mile.
A woman sued the EyaumUIo and Terre
Haute railroad company for f\000 damages which
vbc claimed to have sustained by being carried five
miles beyond the station to which she w it* Umnd.
damages. But the rail way-company thought t hi*
*Im» excessive and nppcaUd l<» n higher court,
which h*-* now decided again-t the p'.alutiff'An-l rv-
hand tLe company froinliflUHty.
A Che erful I'raiprrl.
As we go to press a telegram from New York
give- new* that cotton D up a sixteenth of a penny
fn J.lvctfoola*compared with closing price.* In
PccuuKcr. Thh might to indicate n nest rise in
prices here. Iron i- nj\ trade i* Mur and the
prospect altogether i> cheerful.
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
WHA7THE SOUTH EHN FOLKS Aft if
SAYING AND DOING.
An Entire F«tni>; ta Kentucky Drowned *7 t*i* C<
tiztug of« UJiirt-A Wtf« Aceidentn!!/ BUov.a
atd Kilts Iter HastMad-Seutb Cerallaa
Evolutionists — OtJ.cr ircws.
Kentucky.
Jan.e* Puulejs. w ith bis family, consisting
wife and three children were crowing tho
Kentucky river iu a nkiff hit uight
NuholasviUe. They missed tint binding
place and the skiff *!rack a projecting snag,
n}«i-tti»R the Wat. Hander* gut ashore but it
wa* bo very daik hews* unaMc to render ns-
snlance, and hi* wife and children wero
drowned. _____
Virginia
Thursday the legislature, after being In
resftiou a few minute* the roll call in the house
showed only 45 members prescut, six less than
a quorum, and rcccs* was thereupon taken till
4 p. in. In thc senate, with a quorum pres
ent. a joint resolution wa* adopted requesting
Governor-elect Lee and Lieiitenant-Govcruor-
elect Massey to take the oath of office next
day at noon, iu the hall of the houso of dele
gates, in the presence of both bodies of the
general assembly, before ono of thc judge* of
thc supreme court of appeals. Some time wa*
spent in thc discussion of tho report of thc
committee on courts of justice, to the effect
that the term of office of all thc county court
judgcHCXpircs January 1st, 188U, regardless of
the date of their election, after which it was
adopted
lire tobacco association report sales of leaf
tobacco for the last three months to lie 7Ti00,-
«00. pounds at the average price
of 10.23 cents per pound. Thc sales for
the same quarter of thc previous year amount
ed to 0,205,000 pounds, at an average of It.21
cents. Hi 11 re the first of November the plan
ters have marketed only their most indifferent
tobacco. The sales Cor the lost twelve months
have amounted to :i8,570,000 pounds, at an av
erage of 13.31 cents.
Texas.
El Paso wn* stirred lip ouo day last week
upon information that a hold attempt was
made on the night of the gid to blow up thc
bridge of tho Southern Pacific railroad across
the Rio Grande river, several ndlc* above thc
city. Dynamite was placed on the track and
thc bridge bolts wero loosened. A dozen or
more men speaking English seized the bridge
tender, Melvy, about midnight, hound and
blindfolded hint, aud then marched him to lit*
cabin. It was thc intention of thc men to
Mow tho puftsenger train No. 20 from the bridge
as it was crossing, and then plunder the dying
passengers on tlin rocks below. Thc train
was, however, several hours late, aud as day
light appeared thc robbers fled.
Garrett, thc murderer of Sheriff Davis, was
Mirroundcd in thc woods near Blossom
Prairie, Tliursdny, and captured. He fired
011 hi* pursuers, wounding John Anderson.
rrett received flvo wounds, any of which
would have been fatal. He has since died.
Bundny afternoon, at the settlement known
1 Stack ley e Prairie, near Paris, Deputy
sheriff Clay Davis xvas killed l>y a man named
Garrett. It seems that Garrett was disturbing
a Christmas entertainment at church, and tho
deputy sheriff placed him under arrest. Gar
rett, on thc way to tho lockup, asked permis
sion to visit hi* homo for a moment. D.rvis
allowed the prisoner to enter the room, through
the window of which Garrett pointed his Win
chester rifle and shot Davis while his hack wa*
turned. Garrett fled toward Arkansas. A
posse is in pursuit.
TonnoBsob.
Thc colored exposition at Nashville, Tonu.,
ha* gotten fully under way, and largo
crowds arc attending. The articles ex
hibited arc nil niado by thc colored people of
Tennessee and form a most creditable display.
Entertainments of various kinds nro given
every night, and. large excursion* visit it daily
from surrounding to was.
Ex-United States Senator J. K. Bailey died nt
liis homo in C'lurksvillo this morning of pro
tracted illness, in hi» 03«1 year. Ho repre
sented this state in thc senate from-1877 to
IhM.
Mrs. J. \\\ Bryan, of thc celebrated “Brampton
Cliff” farm, passed through Chattanooga recently
Mrs. Bryan gained the flrd prize at the Georgia
►lute fair last October for the greatest yield of oats
to the acre. Slu* received in all nearly two hun
dred dollars in premium*. Mr*. Bryan'* son, ten
years old, made a very good crop or corn with a
donke y. He claim* Unit J10 can make enough to
live at home. The fruit from “Brampton cliff"
re well known In tho market* of Cincinnati and
hlcago.
( harks Ritter, ynrdtnaMcrnf the depot at Paris
ta* fatally shot by n double barrel *liot
gun in the hand* «*f Ids own wife. Mr. Ritter had
been hunting; aud returned homo aud proceeded to
dean hi* gnu and dress hi* game. Bis wife paved
during the cleoniiigor the game, stopped aud ad-
mind hl.-guu. Mr*. Ritter thou passed from thc
“icarnco or her hnsbnud and ho subsequently
nkhed hi* Job. Returning Id* gun to tho hall iu
tho home setting it 011 the floor and told Id* wifo
he believed he wouldn't load the gnu fur fear of
thcchiklrcu tampering with It. Mr*. Ritter a-,-itiu
}te*>nl from the ;presence of her husband.
After Ids wife hud gone Ritter found ho hud
only a shell or two In his pocket
mill concluded to rid ldrmelf of them py slicking
limn Into Id* grin, which lie did. lio het the gnu
low n nnd went Into an adjoining room to recruit
(lie tire. Hi* wife came into the ball wholly itn-
- ‘ d and picked un the gun to snap it nt him,
. 0 her surprise, the gun di '* * " ’*■
rowring its entire charge Into hi*
A most startling sensation ha* developed in
organ county, Town., over the discovery that the
leading county official* arc defaulters to amount*
nrying fh»m t'J.OUO to SI0.UU \ suspicion of tho
' ' rttkm ha* been prevailing (or -c -
M-eret iimMlgatlnc
two mouths ago. They hi HI HPJ
and their report will t** made public next week. It
leaked out today Hint the hum glaring fraud*
‘ as beett discovered. Kx-CtreuU clerk KeUttond,
member of the legislature, i* -aid to Ik> defaulter
•r l-'.TTO. Kx-County Trustee Kr* i» i* short about
lO.tCt*. and cx-C'ounty clerk staple- i* reported to
•o behind a considerable amount, staple* i« clerk
and inaMcr and at present po-umfetei hi Lancing.
South Carolina.
J. 1\ Colburn, who was shot in thc back nt
lmrlcftoii. 8011th Carolina, ou Wednesday
last by Etuile Geretii, an Italian, who after*
anl§eomtnittcd suicide, died at Mt. lieasaut,
. C.. Friday, of au internal hemorrhage.
The late Census of Charleston, rhows a tota
)epu!ation of 60.11\ against w.OMtnl&BO, an in-
create of over 9) percent. The white population
U2Tdv0and the colored 22,540. The colored sur-
>1uk conU>| mainly of eiiikln'ii.
At Mt. Uleasant, near Cbarlt on, today a ter-
rible tragedy was enacted. E. Geretti. and
ltaliau. was beating his wife, when his brother,
Geretti, atul Janie* A. Colburn, a well kuowu
insurance agent of this city, interfered in the
email's behalf. The wife.with her four little
hiidren, escaped from tho infuriated
lUsband, who, inccnsetl at tiro interference
ropt up Iteliind Colburn and tired three shots
at him, one of the kills lodging in the spine
tnd inflic ting what is thought to bo a fatal
WLtind. After shootiug Colburn. Geretti fieri
to his farm, about a quarter of a mile distant,
inirsurd by the town marshal and a j»o«e. lie
erked himself up iu his house, and the p use
being unarmed, detUnl them to arrest him.
While hi* pursuers Were deliUnutiuir, (i retti
.■lacol the muzzle of hispi-to! to hi.* mouth
and blew out his brains.
The fight between the evolutionist* and the
anti-evolutionists, which iu* estranged the
brethren, disrupted tho svihrLs and shaken up
the entire Dresbytcrianchurch, has w rought a
disastrous work in this city. It hs* depvpu-
iated the venerable school of theology and in*
catted a rapture in the First Pu vhyteriau
church. The large aud wealthy congregation
T this church culled to its pulpit t'.«* Row J.
_i* Girardeau. This action was distasteful to
the adhertntsof Dr. Wowlrow. Dr. (iiranleuu
declined the rail. Last Huuday the sam • con
gregation gave a call to the Rev. J. E.ig»ne
Daniel, an earnest advocate of Dr. \Vj *drow
and bis evolution hypothesis.
This greatly provoked Dr. Girardeau's
friend*, who put in a vigorous disseut. When
thc call was ratified hr a mRjority of the con
gregation a number of the most influential
numbers of the chareh acvedetL 8itwe then
many others have signified their detcrmiiui-
ion to cut loose from this body and
creme members of the Second Presbyterian
church, which has lately been organized jn the
o| jar part of tLe oily.
'J he Ncw’s^nd Courier prints a review of the
industrial growth and rosourres cf .Smith C*r»-
hi:::, rotcriug a period of five years, bincc Die
b’uitcd ‘■txtr* census of i-*0. The review
shows an increase of ^25,142,^15 in the value
of real and personal property. or
nearly twenty per cent, and a decrease 0
more than $5GO,000 in tho public debt of the
state during the same period. In th,.
value of the productionsofthe state and of the
agricultural machinery was $74,lft'J,ttT:b In
I8>fi tlie value is $114,'.*08,f;77 t au iucreasc of
M0.718.71t8, made up as follows:
The increased value of live stock #>.018,350;
agricultural productions, $«8,02!>,221: agricul
tural machinery $ 1,105,07c: manufacture: 5
products $21,055,240.
Tho individual deposits in the state .and na
tion:! 1 hank* during tiro past year show an in
crease of $Hll,(tK». f'ormuercial capital
is estimated at $10,082,000 as compared
with $40,150,000 in 1«90. There [are
3,256 manufacturing establishments in
thc state os comparod with 2,708 in
The capital employed has increased
from $11,205,804 to $23,307,510. while the
products have increased from $10,738,008 to
$38,403,257. During the five years two hun
dred and forty miles of railroad have hccu
built at a cost, cf $2,000,000. Iu fine, the re
view riiows Hint the people have added in five
years fifigj,000,GOO to the total wealth of South
Carolina. ^___
Alabama.
At Opelika, on New Year’s Day, Colo A
Co.’» wan-house took fire st 6.-.V) p. ni. It had
between fifteen hundred and two tliou-uud bales of
cotton, lt'ls a total loss.
Friday week, at Gainostown, Clarke county,
a young lady, Mis* Carrie Boyer,
aged Hcvcntccn, was waylaid while on her way
home from a neighbor'*. She wa* found dying
with a bullet hole in the back of her neck,
and witli her skull crashed in. A broken gun
stock, with blood upon it, was fouud lying iu
the road. The gun stock wa* recognized as be
longing to Alexander Reid, a negro living near
nt baud. Reid fled when the aveugers called
for him. The barrel of the broken gun was
found iu Reid's house. It had Mood and hair
upon it. The people of Clarke and adjoiuing
counties, both white and Macks, organ
ized n hunt fur thc mur
derer. Two negroes captured him
Thursday at the county line. Thc mart
Gaincstowu was participated in by hundreds of
me n. At several paces along tho route tho in
habitant* turned out and demanded a lynching
Rut the guard parsed ou iu silence until the
spot was reached where tho crime wa* como
L.ittcd. whereupon Reid was securely
chained to a tree. He confessed that ho had
done the deed, hutdhat his gun went off acci
dcntly and then ho was forced by circum
stance* to complete the murder. Thc men
then built a pen of lightwood around the crim
inal. The negro shouted for mercy, but tho
flumes wa*l quickly applied. After burninj
awhile tho ember* were scxtterct
aud a new pen built up.
the negro meanwhile suffering Intense agony.
The process wa* repeated threo times before
death came to bis relief. This is the second
incident of tho kind in the same place. About
seven years ago a negro preacher, who mur
dered an old lady and a little boy and out
raged a young girl, wo* in n similar manner
tied to tho stake and rousted to death.
A boiler of thc Gulf City oil mills cxplod
cd shortly after midnight Wednesday. The
mill was erected this fall, and all the machine
ry wa* new and in good condition. O. O. Nel
son of tho Montgomery*, Ala., oil works,
i* president of the Mobilo company. Tho
explosion was doubtless caused by low
water. Ten persona were enveloped fn tho
clouds of steam, and au Instant later in tho
downfall of immense masses of debris, which
had been blown straight upward to a great
height, four negro men were buried under
the ruins. Thc dead liodles were dug out this
morning.
JOE JACKSON.
WILMS BLACK.
MORRIS WARREN, and
( HARM'S CHASTANY,
T. S. HTANTON, a young whlteman from Social
Circle, (in., aud foreman aud engineer or the mill,
was internally Injured, and will perhaps die. m
will ni*o three colored nu n.
ARCHIE PERKINS, the Hitman,
JAMES JONES and
ISRAEL ft RACY.
There were terribly scalded, so that the flesh
peeled oil' from thc body. Two other*.
WILLIAM BOUDEN AND RICHARD HUNTER
ere painfully but riot seriously Injured. Both
ore colored.
The explosion was heard all over tho city,
and produced an impression ns if thc window
•butters were being slammed, then followed
a roaring souud like tho iws.iago of a cyclone
through tall timber. Tho damage, however,
was small, as the forco was exerted per-
ncudicularly and the* mill escaped. The loss
is about flvo thousand dollar*.
Htanton was the engineer as well as foreman
of the oil mill. He can givo no explanation of
the cause of the disaster. He is very low to
night. Israel Rracy died nt 5 o’clock. Farley,
or Jimmie Jones, died at 8 o'clock. Pickens
will die. Hordcu will recover. This makes
six death* iu nil.
Tlie Flak Singer* In Fremont.
Cincinnati, December 2i>.—A special from
Fremont, referring to tho statement recently
made by a member of thc Fisk university ju
bilee singers, (colored) that they had been
subjected to gross indignities at Fremont, the
home of cx-PresIdcnt Hayes, says the state
ment is utterly false. When thc Fisk jubilee
singer* gave a concert there two or three years
ago, the troui* were entertained by private
houses, several l*cing taken rare of hy the
family of cx-Prcsldcnt Hayes, This was done
not because the hotels reftiscd them, hut be
cause the citizens wished to show their appre
ciation. ^
MARRIED IN GEORGIA.
Maxwell, Augusta Mr. l'rcsl White ami Mi
Stargcl White, DawrenvIIIo Mr. Bud Drawncr
ami Mbs Mollie Watkins, Lexington Mr. \V. J.
Halmnunnd Mi.-* Annie Roland, Columbus Mr.
\V. A. Rawftou a rut Miss Davie Stewart, Roswell
G. P. Hamm and Mis* Sallic Simmon*, ccluitta
Mr. < lurries ftoutrlte and Miss Sallic William*,
Columbu*.
DIED IN GEORGIA.
Mr. John C. Carey, Atlanta Mr*. Frank Reilly,
Savannah Mr. William K. Taylor, Ailanta
Mr. Frank Edward*, Atlanta Dr. A. E. II. Best,
savannah Mr. Johnnie Hamilton. Villa Ricu
Mr. I*. II. lluterly, Villa Rica Mr. Walter c.
11111. Albany Mrs. Martha Lumpkin, Lexington
Master Hanrell llayguod, Montezuma Ml**
Margaret Randolph Hampton, Atlanta Colonel
Thonuri HolcomK*, ftnoonton Mr. Janie* Ham
mock. Columbu* .Mr*. A. A. Madden, Lee
i uouuty.
ltellerBonn 011 the Approach or New Year.
Let us sit down, my soul, iu the twilight.
Aud take up thc i-ast in review.
Let us balance accounts with the old year.
Before we begin with thc new.
There ure moments we've squandered or wasted.
Blighted hours which wc cannot recall.
And thc t<Hdi*kcci<cr Time, in his day Ux>k.
Ha* carefully noted them all.
Has ht charged us w ith cruel word- spoken,
With nets and intents to deceive:
Are their heart* that our conduct has broken
And who o'er our faithlessness grieve?
Have wc turned front the cry ofthe needy,
Nor listed thc sufferer's cal!:
Have we walked in thc path of the tempter.
And hissed w hen the weaker would fall?
If thc look-kteper Time, to our credit
$omc kindness has marked by the way,
Some burden* we've striven to lighten. ’
Feme grid* we've tried to allay:
If by labor and kindness we've lifted.
Some Outcast ftem darkness and sin.
And sought to the sweet path of virtue.
Their (altering footstep* to win
If we've given of food to Hu* hungry,
The cold and the destitute clad.
Have comforted mourners In sorrow,
And the heart* of the sick have made glad,
Then mtlhink* thc kind Father la heaven,
There turns will take in review.
And square our account* with the old JW
Before we t cgln with theoew.
OVER A CENTURY AGO.
Front H:c Harannah, Ga., News.
A glance over thc files of the newspipe _
publi&licri in Savannah a hundred years ago
reveals much that is Interesting in thc early
life of tho city.
Savannah had not yet attained ti position to
command a daily paper, and a weekly \vas all
that the town could well support. The circula
tion even then most have been somewhat lim
ited. The carrier*’ delivery had not been estab
lished, aud subscribers had to get their own
pofcr*. A notice in the Gazette published iu
J7o3 says:
The Mitocribel* to this Gxzette are requested to
send to the printing office ever}' Thursday after-
noon nt 1 o’clock for their papers
Among other things complained of the pre
sentment goes on something as follows:
M e present, n- n grievance, that no measures are
taken -to establish a public school in the couuty of
Chatham.
We present, hs a grievance, that the burying
ground in thc town of Savannah U not enclosed.
M e present, a« a grievance, that the magistrates
ofthe town of Savannah do not use their endeavor
to prevent that mischievous kind of commerce too
frequently ca»fiod on by petty shopkeepers on Sun
days with negroes.
We present, as a grievance, the several murders
that have been committed iu this country with
impunity.
WepreH-... ...... . _
of shaving* and other rubbish in the streets of Sa
vannah, to the great danger of the low
Thc rates of taxes are ns follows, vizi
For every 1001. value of houses or lots within the
city or hamlets, fid.
1 a family st..—,
other service, w ithin the city or hnmiets, Gd.
For every fottr wheel carriage, (waggons excep
ted) 2*.
For every riding chair, chaise or sulkcy, ft
Marriages aud deaths were very briefly re-
jiorteri. In writing of a prominent wedding
which occurred in 1784, the reporter said:
Mairicd—The Hon. John Morol, Esq., president
of thi> Mate, to .MI.-* Hally Powell, daughter of Mr.
Jorepli Tow vll, of London, a young lady universal
ly acknowledged to be itforefscd ot every qualifica
tion necessary to render thc married state perfectly
happy,
••—A raalchli'** pair.
With equal virtue formed, aud equal grace,
Distiiigui-hed by their rex alone;
Her'* the mild lustre of the blooming morn,
And his the radiance of the risen day."
One ofthe most interesting accounts is that
of a balloon ascension, which tho Gazette al
leges to have taken place on September 30th,
1784:
O11 Thursday, between the hour* or four and five
in the evening, was set oil' from near tho Vendue
hou*c in Havaunnii. in the view of a number of
spectators, a beautitu! nir balloon; but what is
enough to stagger credulity itself, we arc informed
she hud taken in previous to her departure near 600
bushels of corn, exclusive of six men and neces
saries sufficient for (lie trip, aud is intended for the
island of Jamaica. Bets of great amount ure offer
ed that she makes n safe and expeditious voyage.
A postscript added to tho account suvs that
should things tun: out ns expected by the pro
jectors, they Intend making great experiments
in future for this so expeditious and easy con
veyance. There is no account of how things
turned out, but it is quite likely that the pro
jector* were disappointed.
Tho following appear* tinder the heading
“Taverns and Lodging Houses."
At the Havannah tavern on tt:
from eleven to one o’clock, good s
may l»o had. Dinners and suppers ukcwisc will tM
provided at the shortest notice by thc public! 1
obedient aud humble servant,
RtcttAiin D. Murray.
Jane Watts presents her most respectful compli
ments to thc publick in general and her friends in
particular, informing them that she has taken a
commodious house near tl»c cast end of tho Ba;
for the accommodation of gentlemen in board am.
lodging, and hopes for the favor of her former
country acquaintance.
A notice of the opening of a private shod in
1701 reads:
Thc public arc hereby informed that a school is
now* opened at the parsonage in this place by tho
subscriber, who will Instruct in tho Latin and
lud the reading and writing of
correctness and propriety,
ipev ft schoolmaster it wanted
cnpablo of teaching reading, writing, arithme-
tick and the mathematicks In a private family.
At the bottom of tho advertisement was tho
significant line, “Good encouragement will bo
given.” _
NATIONAL HOTEL
Semis New Year's Greetings All Over the
World.
Bear Friends: We are going to write you all a
letter, to let you know we arc well and still at tho
National, hoping these few lines will find you all
enjoying the same blessing. We thought it would
be cheaper to send our letter Iu the great Atlanta
newspaper than to writo on epistle to each oue of
We also want to let you know the National
hotel I* atill close by tho depot, and also close by
“ “ J —’ 1 to the center of
... . . ^advertisemuch,
and we do not have deadheads, slcti a* conductors
newspapermen, etc., to get you to como to our
house, and make you pay for tho fiddling, etc. Wo
believe there «ro economy times, so wc'don’t spend
much on foolishncs*. We don’t run much on snow,
nohow: but you can como and stop with us nml
lots of It by stepping across the street and
peep in at “tho Pride of Atlanta." We are trying
to keep out nail show expense, re wc can board
you cheaper and better when you come to town.
Lear friend*, we feci sorter lonesome, oulessa good
many iff you arc here with us—pretty much most
all of the time. Wc ain’t got no big syndicates or
big rings to help ns out. All the little tubs havo
701 to stand on their own bottoms here In this
urg: but wc want you all to come. Wc ain’t got
jo big mimes for our vittles, but our eaten Is good
all the same, and clean ; re is our beds. Wc will
be sure to give you the worth of your money, nml
“i honest welcome. Dosr friends, this is also to let
rou know that prohibition has been elected iu At-
nnta, but when you come you can still get some
thing to drink tiLnoxt July, and it I* thought bv
get it later if you want it. and if
some, yi
you —
don’t j
artesian a ell 1* here certain, and Is full of water,
but not clean to the top onless you pump it; and it
i* good water, too. but don’t taste exactly right.
l>car friends, wc want you nil tocoinc—wo want to
tec you all in the face—also them wc arc yet unac
quainted with. Now, you mu*t come, and If you
can’t come soon, write us when you kin. Now, wc
must conic to a close. Excure our bad spellin’
nml willin', and with our best wishes for your
1 happy new year, we arc
D. l T . 8loan* & SON.
especiai.lv
SUITED FOR
ft* ax iorctudi c stnrsmrrx ros
CA8TOR Off.. SENNA, BABY KVRL'P.T,
_ I HU) PM. ETC*., J-’uR < Jltl.m;* N; a.nw
TIMA MINERAL WATER*. A PEW K>
AND OTfIKU PHYSICS F0D ADULT*,
f entwining ss n*t»rtc| or v*hr.* '.Bjrri-
out In^rrJifUl, ft 1* « nilr*-if Uarrutea*
B r liilMnts and rttiidrea of off un>s, Mud
etualif effective for strewn reriea*.
OOSE SMALL ACTiCM fflCMPT. EFFECT CWFCiriNa
For Constipation, Bits. »*/.•#.
brat Conjre>U«>.i. SleX Lrow-ct-v-a,
XcUtpoeltlon. Loaaot Appetite. M/sIucm. iurti-
wckUoti, fcallow t>r lied «’«>mon.
Tv ague. Bad Taste to Mmatt. lurur-icrre >!oa-
ach,Complaint* of Children, aod I.I wr. Korn-
ach and Bowel ahmeuia (en«:ally, tt u no*
Absolately safe for dellrnte and nars*
tic women* Taken oa«vriy Lj Uniat*
and children.
S AVERAGE DOS PR FOR S CFXTS.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure, (f
TUa powder never Title*. & mure.of parity,
•tract end wholeaonraeM. KoreeAmornmi,
tl»n the ordinary Urn), and cannot be old in com
petition with the multitude of loir teat abort m
ilnm or pboapbeto powdera. Sold only In e
ROYAt Burse fowsn Co., 106 w*U atreot. 1
ADDRESS ORDERS TOR
DIAMONDS,
WATCHES & JEWELRY
TO
J. P. STEVENS,
JEWELER,
47 WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA*
nov 17 wky ly 12p
Free.
G>Pfi fats FOB COMPLETE BUSINESS
tnOU COURSE, Including Board, Tulttni
Diploma. For large Anmud ('atidognamna f
formation address WELL & WJLLIAWS, Bo
Green. Kjr. WW.COMMEKCIAL DEP.
IIENT OPEN ALL THE YEAH*
July 712thp top col wky 6 m
full in
luvli-n
'A Ui-
card rms ftx.oo
ciRccuRinats;
mwsram
decl—wkyl3t cow 12 p
pEOI
Y. i*
EORGIA, FAYETTE COUNTY—MARGARET
Jones, guRr“ _ - ' - “ w *
* * “iglno,
J. Jones, no\
F. snd M. A. Jones, r .
me for letten of dismission from said 8
*'wir
r j*Til .
and official signature, this January 1st, lASii.
* * - ** *' *”* * NKLII
J«n4 wklt l-’p P. M* FRANKLIN, Ordinary.
has applied for letters of administration
CONSTITUTION OFFIOK.
Atlanta, January 2» USff.
THf WEEK’* RXVIEW.
New York—Thc cotton market has been of ta&ris
tendency all tho week, and dull and week fcclln
has prevailed. Today thc months closed 15^'
point* under the figures of a week ago. Spots, m!<
dling OMc.
Irocal—For several day* the cotton market ha
shown considerable weakness, but not until tods
NEW YORK. January 2.—The following is
comparative cotton statement for the week
today:
Net receipts at sll United State* ports 237,85
Same time last year 208,*
Showing!* decrease 28,721
TotalCreceiuts....*. tVG7,-S'i
Same time Inst year J), 103,01:!
Showing a decrease...
Showing an increase...
Total export* to date
"—"-Blast year «a,_
Jng a decrease 181,665
Stock at all United States ports M l,079.039
Some time last year 1,017,795
Showing an increare.... 81.215
Stock at interior towns 265,017
Same time last year. 211,122
Showing a decrease 61,891
Stock at Liverpool 511,000
Some time last year
Showing a decrease......
American cotton afloat for Great Britain 222,000
Same time last year.
Showing a decrease..
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2.
NEW YORK, January 2—The total visible sup
ply of cotton for the world Is 3,068,726 biles, of which
2,715,926 bales are American, against 3,091,253 boles
and 2,(29,C53 respectively last year. Receipts at all
Interior towns 115,118 bales. Receipts from planta
tion* 219,<*£. Crop In sight 1,510,909 bales.
Live Stock*
ATLANTA, January 2 — Mules *re In fair de
mand with supply moderate. The market U no-
4.10.
Miscellaneous.
Flonr—Best patent f6.25gS&75; extra fancy 15.76
016.00; fancy fWM066.75; extra family 65,25; choice
family 64.75065.00; family 51.50^61.75; extra #L23
061.50. Coro-St. Charles white 56c; No. 2 white
Wc. Corn Meal—6$6C0c. Oats—Rust pre
Tcnnca-oc 61.00. Hay—Choice timothy, i
95c; choice timothy, smalt bales, 6L00;
. . .... Jo, 1,large
Ibales. 90c; No. 1. small bales, 95c. Peas—Red 75ej
clay 75c; mixed 75c. Wheat Bran 95o/a|1.00i Grits
«3.'.*5 y Lbl. CbffeO—Rie J0@l3c w t»;old govern
ment Java 25c. gugan—standard A 7J4c; grann-
iated 7%c; white extra C 6j*c. 8yrup—New
Btrwt. N»w York.
Wear, iffwa ireiiif,
and other* ecckic#
IteaV.b, ntMiiib nt!
Eaarav,t.Toa-!.'‘sHI ta
•and for tbs "Elreuts
Ifpvlew,** a lartra Itlita
tratcJ i^>r^8i p'i±
ft shod tuc ( rca wA« i to-
It’treats on health,
br*l.r.5, phjjlc*! tab
tara cr.d rurJical
I. n c-r.’rina
uanttv oituctre
with lose standlnr. rpronie. narvrjj. ca*.%u«»
lur and patafut disco* s.
Tour* m«u aa4 oehera mtb* «nfT*r free p?tt-
erased mvictl debflttr. ub •:**• •
Brtmature.Ire.'ina.atv.aro fDnopiiu'r
bycansulUagfu cw/r.ti. TJi :cw4i.c*. ct u-5-
tanaaved n*rsou»-d<rii ity sn meznsnr.d h-r%
by tba odvti'* glveo. If la need cl ire V.cM
atjorcoanv-l.r-*4 ltb»for»Icrr-tiuglr* ru*>II
cinsa or appliance* c! #r.y 6+rrtpdon tr* yom
WUI MTS liras, money »oA *.
A4«Jrasa focfrc^r pr v Tho EtercrU a*-
VisiriliNBitsJos/. Stow Yura.
•rf’-dly sat wt' Avkv n»w Uxipsg
. 3, bbt., 66JW: %
iH2ooii5.or#WMHiV
lk Meats—clear rib sides 5K#5WC- 8««ar^
■■ average. 12c; small average, l:
«. refined, 7*4c; choice loaf.
......... V 100 aim Rlce-sxa«ib
saaaicei^-vieer rib «ldc» 8Qj»r<iuyl J
hams, large ae |
I.»rd—Th-n o*. .
Lemon*—62.50013.00 > bov. Horse
mule- shoe* 65.W: lior.re shoenMli 12}4&20(
bound hames 61.00. Trace chains :x> i,70.
ilinf.il. in 'ji. to rAi-ii-i * —
64.00. Cotton rope 16c. sweile Iron 5c: rolK
merchant bar, 2K rate. Cast-steel 15c. Nall*
Eggs—170 ire.Butter — Strictly choice Jermr
2S0:«c; strictly choice Tennessee I’JSJWC*. outer»
grades 10^. 12c. Poultry—Young chickens lOr^ire;
22y» 25c; cocks 20c. Sweet potato
riouey—Strained 9rfi;2Kc; In the cc‘
Dried Fruit—Rough dried peaches S
peaches Cc; rough dried apples 2c; evaporated, . k -
owing to quality. J’caimu—Tennessee 6c; Nona,
Carolina 6c; Virginia 6J^c.
It Certainly Cured tltm. .
Read what the great “Directory" man says of?
“Hv.nnicuu * Rheumatic Cure;*’
An-aXTA. Ga., October 2, ISS5.
J. M. Hutmlcutt &. Co., AUanta, Ga:
Gentlemen—I wish to award you the credit of a!
complete euro oft case of rheumatism (acute), b
tho ure of Hunnfcntt's RhCumatfe Cure. Mr nurse’
rhild, H years old, George Dorsey, was aorelutelj
curtd after Bring 4wo bottles Physician* had ap
plied the taual remedies with but lfttl# effect, —
Death of General Swift.
Bermuda, January 3.—General Eben Swift,
surgeon United States army, died hero ~
Ur 24th.