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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY JANUARY 25 1887
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MEDIGINE
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FAMILY USE
WORLD.
RADWAT’S READY RELIEF nortr fell. to
nllmPtfnwltb on* thonmtb .opllMtlon. No
natter bow violent or exoructatlnc the pain, tbe
— I nil rat, crippled. Herron'*
with illMue map euffer.
wilt afford Itutant caw. It
Mira. and aoon com
Neuralgia,
Cold*.
Sore Throat,
BroochMIi,
Sciatica,
Indent mat Ions,
Conpost Ion,
Unities,
Badwav'i Beady Belief li a flow Cure tor Krrry
Fain; Bpralne, Braisei, Palo* In tho Baca.
Cheat or Limbi. It waa tbo Kir.t md
la tbo Only FAIN REMEDY
That Instantly atopa the moat excrucl.tln* palna,
allays Inflammation, and cures Congestions,
whether ol the I.nng>, Btomech. Bowels or other
•^ii^nVlnTf^Mi, Wbn Ukra
Vricntery, colie. Wind In Urn Bowels, and all In-
ternslpoln*.
MALARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORKS.
Than la no remedial agent In the world that will
enm fcver and ague and all other malarious, Ml
dy Belief
v
BfcemuaUsm,
Congha,
Cold In the Head.
Asthma,
Jtoenmonla,
Headache,
Toothache,
Sprain*,
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
Tbe Oraoco Crop B« polled a< Good- As Elopement
BaPiustratcd by tho Kon-Arrival of • Htfimcr-A
Singular Accident in Coort-Sutcidee
erd Murdtra-Otbar Kewa of to (crest.
morale* lake from 20 to flO drape of the Ready Be
lief In water, and eat. say s cracker nefore *olng
^Iprtcn^lOn nSrSotTle? 8 told by dnigglate.
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TOE CHEAT RLOOD PURIFIER,
Vet euro of ell chronlo dlaeeaee, Hcrofule, Blood
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la Byphlllile complaints, Omuumptlon, Ulan-
; Dlmaae, Uleera. Chronlo Rheumatism. Bry-
M, Kidney, Bladder and Liver Cumplalnia,
Rrapepiie, Alfeetlona of Uie I.unga and Throat; it
nurfflra the Blood, restoring health aud vigor.
Bold by Drnwleta. Price • I per Ifottln.
RADWAY’S
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The Great Liver and Stomach Remedy,
For the cure of all dleorden of the Btomtoh, Liver
Bowel* Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Lorn
of Appetite, Headache, Cosllrenoaa, Indlgoatlon,
lilllipuanrw, Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels.
Idles and all derangements of thelutcrnalvlaoera.
Purely vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals
Or daltlertoua drugs.
price, *5 cau per be* Bold by all drugging.
DYSPEPSIA.
Ita functions. Thoaymp-
pal a disappear, and with thtmtb
ayitcm to contract diseases,
•lamp to DR. RAHWAY A 00,
and enablo It lo
Wo 33 Wamiltraeti New York.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
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Southern Medical College.
ATLANTA, GA.
ext MtrioQ of this lmUtatlon will begin
... 1M0, and continue until March 1st, 1887.
duties of the school for giTlng a complete
i education are perfect. FulfcUulcal instn
‘ Y Btbbkt Uoshtai. In conuecUon with i
ring elsowhoro should inn
college. For circulars or Informa-
DR. WM. FIBRIN NICOIAON, Dean,
g. O. Box 2*4. Constitution Bui lei t.
TURKISH LINIMENT.
nUebaroa,
tea tor whit
bruise*, stiff joint* and i
which Uni menu are
BBooe me more good thanucdicint
1 ever used.” Dr. J. A. Huuuicutt. of Athens, aayc
•Tbo TurkUhllnlment U tbe best liniment I hxjt
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OaxT>-«liwuA why
A Chance for Everybody,
inn *ike printed envelope* writs or
JlKI Assorted colon, with name, business and
nddrem on all for 40c. cash; by mail postpaid.
Garda, Bill Beads and Note Heads at same price*
ftunpMBfer fear one cent stamps. Headquarters
MtwUon Txa twermiTiox. novJ wkrtm
IRON ROOFING
HHM co.
Virginia.
17. A. Miller, on trial for the murder of the
two Halter brothers, was acquitted at Austin.
It was Miller’s hotel whore tho fire occurred
which swept tho mining town of I'ocaboiitss
some months ago, and whom tho two Habers
wc-ie burned to death. Miller was a r res to 1,
tried and acquitted for setting lire to his hotel
a few days after the conflagration.
Mississippi.
There waa quite a number of private dwell*
lugs in Glostcr burglarized last week. It
k<iu* that then- is an organized band of night
thieves of this character traveling from station
to station on the railroad.
A meeting of tho members of the Meridian
bar was hel<l at the courthouse, which adopted
resolutions asking for the introduction of a
bill in the house of renrcnenUtivcs providing
for tho establishment of a United States court
at Meridian, to be known as tho eastern di
vision of tbe southern district, and Hon. John
W. Feweli was appointed as a delegate to pro-
feed at ome to Washington to urge and assist
in the patgago of tho bill,
Missouri*
A bold attempt to rob a train on the
Chicago and Alton railroad took place Friday
night about h o'clock, three miles east of Inde
pendence. Tbe train waa brought to a
standstill by a violent pulling of the bollcord.
The brnkemou and conductor rushed through
the forward port of the traiu to ascertain tho
fnufic of stopping, when they wore fired on by
n man standing on the front platform of tho
smoking car and ordered back into tho cars.
They barely escaped injury by dodging lack
into tlio ear. The engineer was also li rod upon
but not injured. Four or live shots were fired.
The would -bo robbers then jumped from tho
car and escaped in the darkness. Alior a fow
minutes the train started on its way.
Arkansas*
About the middle of December a white man was
waylaid nud murdeaed lu Walker county, about
10 mllca from Little Lock. A posse of citizens ar
rested a negro, who copfessos that he was one of
the gang who committed the murder, add stated
that there was an organized band of them, who
lived in the mountains, who robbed and
plundered whenever an opportunity oll'ercd.
The leaders of tbe gang were two
notorious negroos. who lormcrly lived iu this city,
named Walter Jackson and Will Orlmsley, and
known to their pals as Jack tbe Dear aud Jack
the KahbIL Tho entire gang, with tbe exception
of Jack the Pear, were captured and confined in
jail In thin city for fear they would be lynche 1 If
returned to Walker county. The polic ? or this
city have kept a sharp lookout for Jack the Jlsar,
mid tonight fuccecdcd lu capturing him. Ho had
cautiously slipped iuto Buzzard Boost, n notorious
negro quarter, and while dritigiug In a burroom lie
was recognized by a negro companion nud be
trayed to the police, who easily effected his ar
rest.
he came upon tbe scene,
suspicion of foul play a
claimed to have been bird hunting, but afte
wards told two orthree different tile* an to bis
whereabouts during the fire. Pending the in
vestigation of the matter by the coroner, Bass
has been arrested and lodged In jail. The pop
ular filling in the rotnmmilty mna high
against him and talk of lynching is freely in
dulged.
.fas. Martin, a farmer of Laurens county, had
a narrow escape from a horrible death Friday
acd owes bis life to the timely sendees of a
faithful dog. Mr. Martin was crossing his pas
ture this morning, when ho was attacked by a
vicious Jersey bull, and thrice tossed high in
the air. As ho fell the third time he whs so
6tunned that be could make no effort to rise,
and the infuriated animal was proceeding to
gore him to death. "Just at that critical mo
ment, however, Martin's shepherd dog came
upon the scene, and making a furious attack
upon the bull, succeeded in driving him away.
Mr. Martin’s Injuries nro of a serious nature,
though not necessarily fatal.
Louisiana.
Captain Marston's ginhouse at Fast Point, on
Ifed river, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $3,000
to $1,000; no Insurance.
Tho petition for the pardon of Dr. Emanuel
Dreyfus, now In the penitentiary for suborna
tion of perjury, is being circulated in Shrove-
port. It has received but a few signatures.
On the affidavit of James VY. Knox, before
ire such -ts to cause I T«mi«o, cad led an elopement to miscarry and
iiwn.rt. He at lint the totsn Hall axog. Frank Stokey. an xcro-
- - • • - brit a ml rope walker masher, captured the he irt
cf fair Miss Frankie Perce. Stokey
left for Cedar Key last week
and urged her by all means to join
him. Mie mr.de preparations to board the
tleamcr. The boat was delayed. Watching
friends informed the girl’s parents, aud detec
tives were employed When she learned this
she lost heart and bccamo repentant, returning
home. Her people are estimable, Stokey is
reported to be married. If Stokey is caught
the boys will give him a lesson in morality.
The work on the great 12-inch artesian well
at the Ponce dc Leon hotel at .St. Augustine is
drawing to a close. The object in making it so
much deeper than the other wells is to procure
soft water. At a test it required seven grains
of soap less to produce the same result than it
did the day before, showing the water to be
of the same quality as that in Green Cove
apilng. A small pipe was lowered to the bot
tom, and if the water at the present depth of
!iSO feet proves to be what is desired work will
be suspended on this, the experiments! well,
and a new cno begun near it. In the new well
the piping will Ik- driven to the bottom in or
Texas.
Near Agnes Friday John Dlckcy^a firmer,
without any warning murdered his wife, break
ing her skull with a stick of wood. His throe-
year-old child, who was in tho arms of its
grandmother, he then killed, iu spite of all
that could 1)0 done by tbo grandmother to save
tho child's life. No harm was done tho moth
er-in-law. The murderer then walked to the
side of ids dead wife and shot himself through
the head. Dickey two or throo w eeks ago gave
signs of temporary insanity for a few days, but
it was thought he had fully recovered.
A bill passed the house to engrossment mnk
iug it unlawful for judicial,executive, adminis
trative or legislative officer in this state, or any
district or county in tho state, excepting
shcriflV, constables or other poace officers, to
accept freo passes or tickets or any device, in
strument, article or Kutatauce, that may bo
recognised or accepted in lieu thereof from uuy
railroad compuny, its agents or omployes, or to
use, carry or display tbe seme upon any rail
way iu the state. The penalty is a fino not ex
ceeding $1,000.
Tennessee.
The jury In the rase of John W. Taylor,
indicted for assault with intent to murder, in
stabbing It. E.Cobb, superintendent of tbo
coast line railroad last August, have been out
since Friday afternoon at threo o’clock, and up
to three o’clock Sunday morning had not
agreed.
A singular accident occurred in rourt.at 4 -hat
Just a» the traverse jury rc-
room, aud wero seated, Po
liceman Frank Duncan walked into tho room,
and ns he started to sit down his revolver fell
from ids hln pocket. The weapon was dis
charged and the bullet struck one of the jurors,
named Ike Heed. It eutered his left hip and
penetrated the abdutuen, inflicting a mortal
wound. The oftieer surrendered, hut was ro
le and by Judge Trcwhitt.
For the present at least, the career of T. II.
I»cl.i«s l who figured so conspicuously in a forgery
iu Chattanooga and Atlanta, has |>een cut short. A
telegram from Knoxville says lie attempted to forge
a check tor MOO on one of tho banks in that city
this morning. The name signed to the cheek was
that of Marshall Ivins, ami when he later learned
of the attempted forgery he arrested DeLos* and
put himlnjafl. letter in tho day he wa* indicted
by the federal grand Jvry, pleaded guilty to the in
dictment, and will l»c sentenced tomorrow morn
ing. He will be takeu to Albany penitentiary At
noon.
Purticulanofa double mu nier near Murfrees
boro, readied her*Friday night. Arthur Miller
audMilca Wallace, while returning to their
homes in the eouutry, wen- attacked from am
bush. The assassins numbered three |»crsons
and were armed with rifles. Wallace and
Miller attempted to defeud themselves, hut
without effect. Miller was shot three timoa
wounded. The assassins were uninjured.
Miller had lived in the country many years
and was unpopulur, having shot a number of
nu n with whom lie had imrsonal encounters.
South Carolina.
Abbeville is rejoicing over the bright pros-
pccta of the Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville
railroad.
Charle* If. Eitmi. a young mau is years
old, committed suicide at Jonesville by
hanging himself while laboring under a tem
porary alierration of mind.
The legislature has pa<*ed a law to prohibit
the stealing of fruit ami tuelous
About one hundred and fifty negroes have
l« ft Strother’s aud the \ it iuity to seek their
tort anil iu the west.
In Greenville there wrre fires for the
year issff, just double the uuiuber during ImO.
The fire losses w ere $*>.220 and the iusuraucc
on buildings aud property i'-O.KiO.
A former citizen of Wiunsboro. writing from
Mi»i>sippi. wants to exchange his Misnr-ippi
propetty for property near his old home. He
claims that South Carolina i> the best 'late in
which to live.
Abbeville has a postmistress w ho carries off
the palm as a practical and energetic woman.
She recently slaughtered three hogs, wliese
cimbiued weight was eight hundred ami sev
enty-tour pound*.
Mr. J. W. Creech, of Elko, ha* a cane patch
of 7,tin square feet. It o«t him one-fourth to
hav« the syrup made. leawug him 77 gallons
m t, which would make the value per acre three
hundred dollars at sixty-the «cut- a gallon.
The cane was manured with broadca-t com
post and arid phosphate and cotton seed in the
arill, at the rate of 2o bushels of seed aud 200
pounds of acid te the uerv.
A horrible occunencc is reported from Ker
shaw county. The house of (^Ivin Hast was
destroyed by fire at night, and his wife and
two children perished in the dames. Mrs.
Bass had been sick for several weeks, and waa
u liable to lea vs her bed, and the children were
tooyoungto help themselves or their mother
either. The fire was undoubtedly of incendia
ry origin, and the actions of Calvin Hass, when
Ha ton Kongo jail on tho charge of assault
with n knife and threatening to kill affiant.
Both parties are white.
Iu Jeannette, while the Morris family were
at breakfast, the grist mill was iu operation
and left in chargo of an old negro. Tho flue
collapsed from an unknown rauso. Eight per
sons wero scalded. One negro girl died two
hours after the explosion, and another is not
expected to livo. Four wero seriously scalded
—Dcmas Moresi, Edmoiul Pcliorin, Godfrey
Provost and a negro named Gus, and two oth
ers slightly.
Hcllovicw sugar plantation, on both sides of
Htyou Teehc, on Irish Bend, containing about
«,000 acres or land, thoroughly equipped, with
siigarhouse, vacuum pan, engines, machinery
over 100 mules and the most approved agricul
tural implements, belonging to tho estate of
Charles if. Walker, was sold at public sale by
order of tho probate court by Sheriff Frero for
$80,000 cash, to Colonel Thomas J. McLaurr, of
Chicago. The sheriff also sold to John Bald
win the saw mill and machinery located ill tho
vilIagc of- Baldwin for $2,4 30 cash. Also, to
Felix Patout, of Iberia, the saw mill and
machinery located at ('harenton for $1,300
cash.
North Carolina.
A horse was taught for two dollars in Laur-
in burg last Saturday.
Two watermelons, a present to a popular
young lady from a bachelor friond, were a
curiosity in Laurinhurg lost week.
A few years sgo Mr. A. A. Watson, of Kobe-
son county, taught a Guinea cow for $20 that
uow gives thirteen quarts of milk at a milk-
ing.
Rufus Green and his daughter Hattie, col
ored, of Oxford, wore con fined in jail yester
day, charged with killing by poison an Illcgit-
mate child the girl gave birth to about two
weeks ago.
The citizens of portions of Johnston, Samp
son, Harnett and C'umhcrlaud counties will pe
tition the present legislature for a now county,
to Dnnn, on the Short Cut railroad, to be tho
county scat.
Mr. Ad
Durham.
tie daughters were playing in the lire with u
piece of paper, when the dress of tho elder
girl caught fire aud she was so badly burned
that she died before night.
Miss Parker attended divine service at .Tuni-
was silting around a fire built
grove, when her’clothes caught Arc, and she
waa fatally burned beforo the flames could he
cxtiuRuished.
A number of petitions arc being circulated,
one petitioning the legislature to allow the
county of Buncombe to vote on tbe liquor
question, including Ashevillo in the county
vote; another petiouing the legislature to urge
congtv'sa to pasa tho Blair education bill; nnd
still another to establish a reform school or a
school of correction in Ashevillo.
I..I. Robins, a former citizen of Statesville,
who has been residing u<ar Asheville fora
short time, committed suicide Wcdno'dnv by
cutting his throat from ear to ear with u razor,
lie made an unsuccessful effort Tuesday to
kill himself by drinking laudanum, and took a
razor to bed with him. Early in the morning
lie rose un in bed. and, at two strokes, nearly
severed the head from the body. JIc leaves a
wife nud large family of children. 11c was an
invalid, aud mental depression inspired tho
deed.
Alabama.
La*t week business in the U. 8. laud office
in Middle, has been tho heaviest for years.
For m days, ending Saturday night, the sales of
laud amount to $r>,:iri<Vkir> at the government
prices of $1.2.~t per acre, and homestead entries
touted up $111.1.
A lire at Uuion Springa.Bullock couuty, con-
Mimrd the following buildings in a new block
in tbe busiuoss part of the city: The Putin cu
house, the postoffice.J- L. Roberts, L. J. Frazer,
store with contents. Bullock couuty hank, op
era house, Western I’nion Telegraph office, and
Wright's new brick store. The loss on the
buildings and stock is over $ lO.nnn. Partly in
sured.
The burning of Ttolale A Ram-ey’s livery aud
rnle ►tables, which occurred at Helms hetwecu 11
ami l a m., Friday,is one arnoug the most disastrous
lire* ever known to have occurred iu tl»U city. The
fin wu- incendiary. The lire companies were
quick to action, but owing to the rapid burning of
the ttables. earned from the hay in the lofts, all
efforts proved fruitless to save the buildiue and its
contents. The whole-ale cremation of eighty head
or hum** and mules wu* « right beyond descrip
tion. As the tlamc* would strike the taasts, nnd
at Rrent chunks or fie*h from their itodics, they
would plunge with suffering ftiry aud utter groan*
tost horrible, and then Fall dead.
The directors of the Southern baseball Ic ig u
met ut Wilson house. Birmingham. Thursday
Nashville wa» represented by President Mor
row, Will J. Cherry and W. J. Ewing: Charles
ton and Savannah by II. A. Tuppler, of Charles
ton: New Orleans by Tony Hart and T. J. Bren-
ncn:Mcmphis by J. M. Carr,nud Mobileby Pres
ident Morrow. The guarantee fund was reduced
to $1,000 and Mobile aad Savannah admitted
to membership in the league. A letter was
received from Chattanooga, stating that they
would come In if allowed the option of the gate
receipts instead ot the $85 guarantee. It was
determined to let the guarantee stand. The
president was authorized to admit no more
citio to the league, and use his discretion as
to which lie would admit. Birmingham has
made application, and the guarantee money is
in the bank, subject to the order of President
Morrow, and this city will be admitted if chat-
tnuocga or some other town cornea in to make
eight clubs. Applications will be received un
til February 1. The schedule committee will
meet early in February.
Florida.
The orange crop along the river is good,
and lc** than ten per cent of it hat been
shipped.
“Word from Tarpon Springs reports the disap
pearance of John Edmunds, master of a frui
sloop running from Apalachicola to Tarpon.
Hia' w»at was discovered at the mouth of the
Andcte river, with no one on board. Her arils
were cut and damaited. His mate has disap
peared. Foul play is feared.
Continual complaints come that the Spanish
S (total authorities of Cuba are exacting upon
elivery 25c. Spanish paper in addition to the
regular postage forwarded from this city to
i towns. There teems to be no doubt of
der to exclude the upper veins, tho waters of
which arc undesirable. This well will be used
for flushing purposes if found convenient, but
the now well is expected to supply water for
all ridinarv and other uses of the hotel.
Shells in great quantity, and chalk, are now
being brought to the surface, and it is not ex
pected that any other than sulphur water will
he obtained. That now coming up is much
whiter, probably on account of the powdered
chalk, than before.
Georgia.
The residence of Mr. Davis Fawson, in Rus
sell county, waa destroyed by tire on Wednes
day while the family was attending a funeral.
From the Pumpkin. Ga., Independent.
Mr. J. J. Thompson killed thirteen part-
lidfres at ono shot a few days ago.
Robins arc very numerous in this section
and the hoys arc having flno sport. One gun
ner killed sixty-eight from one tree last Tues
day.
The Spring Place Times savs that tho case of
“Hindi pox’’ reported.to have been inthecouuly
has turned out to be only chicken pox.
A widow lady.in Coweta connty made <500
gallons of wine last year from two acros of
land. It sells readily at $1.50 to $2.00 per gal
lon.
The crops of Gordon vouuty were fairly
goed last year, ana the farmers are on a tatter
basis to begin the work of another yoar, than
or several years past.
There is a big scheme on foot to develop the
mineral resources of Whitfield county on a
huge scale. Northern capital will be the lever
to start and perpetuate the proposed enter
prise.
Holman’s lawyers in Dalton are making an
effort to obtain a new trial for him, and It is
thought the case will go before tho si
court. This will give the doomed man a longer
lease of life.
From the Hnwkinsvillc, Ga., News.
Mr. W. A. Smith, of this county, gathered
his gun on the day of the big snow and went
out in search of gamo. He struck tho trail of
a covey of partridges, ami getting tho birds in
a eloso hunch, ho pullod trigger, killing ten.
Pretty good for one shot.
William H. Harper left hii home iu Eltarton
about three weeks ago to go on a short trip to
Hartwell. He went to Hartwell and immedi
ately from there to Anderson, S. C., which was
the last place he has been heard from.
Billy Smith, the oldest man iu Walton
couuty, died Friday in his 92nd year. Ho
cairn- here when there wero hut two other
white men in the county, nnd settled with the
Indians. He raised a large family of children.
Ills posterity number several hundred.
W. II. Rose, the veterinary surgeon of the
agricultural department, Washington, D.
finished his investigation today. Ho dug
tip tho bodies of tho two horses which had died
from tho prevalent disease, and splitting open
their noses found evidences of glanders. He
now thinks the disease a combination of parry
aud glanders.
R Vhen Adam Whitehead, colored, who
Ited on Professor Pugh,the photographor,en
tered the studio, corner Mulberry, Second
street and Cotton avenue, this morning, ho
found everything very quiet. Knocking at
the door of the bed room,adjoining,he received
no response. Thinking that the Pro*
fesaor slept unusually soundly, he
ventured to open the door,
where he beheld the body of Professor Pugh
lying on the tad very still. Approaching the
bed ho was startled by the ileathlv pallor of
tho man usually so ruddy with the glow* of
health, and inveatgating he found to his horror
that Pugh was dead.
A fatal cutting affray took place in t'hcstatoo,
Lumpkin county, brought ou by whisky. Bad
feeling was created between a man named
Turner nnd Alex. Ash, and nftcr the polls had
closed Turner nnd Ash started for their homes,
on the way it is said that Turner, thinking
Ash was following him with the intention of
raising a row, turned upon Ash with a knifo
and began cutting. The result of It was that
Ash was cut in scycml places—one deep and
serious gasli iu the left breast, ucar the heart.
Turner then lied aud friends carried Ash to his
home where he is very low, and it is thought
will not recover. Tho stabbing was douc with
a pocket knife.
A colored doctor was vending his nos
trums iu Dalton, recently, claiming also to be <
endowed with “cupjurlng” lowers. Many
negroes were easily duped into purchasing
his medicines, feeling sure they were a pana
cea for all Ills. Two negroes, “Fncle” Jim
Milner and his'wife, who invested in tho
quack’s nostrums, have died, whether from
the medicines or from natural causes, is not
known: hut suspicion rested so strongly on
the “voudoo’’ that he was arrested aud lodged
injail to nwait the Anvil term of court, when
he will ta called upon to explain certain
charges. The unusual nature of he case
draw quite a crowdjto the justice’s court
while the preliminary trial was being held.
Captain J. H. Martin,of Hawklnsville,has re
ceived a letter from ex-President Jefferson
Din is. Captain Murtlu had cut a cane from
tho snot, near Irwinvillc. on which the ex-
president aud party had encamped the night
Wore their capture, and in acknowledgement
of its reception, Mr. Davis writes:
I know not by what strenae chance your letter
has remained so long unacknowledged. It certain
ly was not caused by any want of appreciation or
Its very gratifying expression*, for which, at this
late day. accept my sincere, thanks. This cane
you *eut me is doubly valuable by its association
and the care you took to select it. Though con-
ueeted w 1th a rad misadventure, which has been
the theme or many scandalous falsehoods. I can
not remember ms other than a crowning misfortune
without shame.
Please give mv kindest regard* to Lieutenant N
i\ Munroe, whose youthful experience has, 1 hope
been followed by a successful manhood.
Prcsidcut Livingston,of the state agricultural
society, lias selected the following delegates to
the forestry congress to meet in De Funiak,
Fin.: First district—Hon. P. W. Mcdrim, .Sa
vannah: second district—Hon. W. A. Harris,
of Worth. Buna Vista: third district—John A.
Fobb. Americas: fourth district—J. M. Mobley,
Hamilton. Harris county; fifth district—Hon.
W. I., reck, Conyers, Gu.: sixth district-M. J.
Hatcher. Macou. Ga.; seventh district—George
H. Waring. Kingston, Ga.: eighth district—
Calvin rieorge. Madison. Ga.; ninth district-
George H. Jones, Norerofe,Ga.: tenth district—
Hon. M. C. Calviu, Augusta, Ga.
SOME WAR HISTORY.
An Occasion' Recalled Upon Which General
Grunt Was Drunk.
Nr.w York, January 23.—In a cornmnnica-
tion to the Century Mugazine for last May,
Central William F. Smith commented on an
allusion to himself made by General U.
Grant in one ot his war articles, and as a result
of the controversy which arose from that, over
General Smith's removal from tho command of
the Eighteenth arm.
publication a letter which be vfeote to Senator
Foote, of Vermont. Iu this letter General
.Smith rays:
I am extremely anxious that my friends in my
native state should not think that the reason ot
General Grant’s relieving me from duty was
brought about by auy misconduct of mtue. and,
therefore"write to put you in posseado** " r #ho
facts. About the very last day of June or
July, Generals Grant and Butler came to my head
quarters, cud shortly after their arrival General
Grant turned to General Butler and raid, * That
drink of whisky 1 took has done me good,” and
ilien directly afterward asked me tor a drink. My
servant opened a tattle, and he drank of
it 1 was awaro at the time that
Grant had within six months pledged
himself to drink nothing intoxicating. After the
of an hour or less he asked me for another
tentlsaldtoastatlofticer: “General Grant haa
gone away drink. General Itutlcr has seen it, and
will never fail to use* the weapon which has tat
nut into his hands.” Two or three days after th
1 applied for leave of absence for the benefit of n .
health, and General Grant sent word to me not to
go oft' if it were posstble to stay. The
next day Assistant Secretary of War
Dana came to tell me that he had taen rent by
in coram and of it, giving as a reason that he
could not trust General Butler wiih tlie command
of troops iu movements about to l»e made from
Fortress Monroe; that in a private interview Gen
eral Grant admitted to the writer ‘that there had
been a butchery at Cold Harbor, hut that he had
raid nothing about it. tacausu it could do no
good.” but delcnded General Meade, whom Gcu-
ernl smith had criticised. On my return from a
shoit leave of absence on the 19th of July, General
that as l had so severely criticised General Meade,
he had deter mined to relieve me from the com
mand of the Eighteenth corps, and order me to
New York city to await orders.
The letter then states that General Smith
was given command and Butler sent to For
tress Monroe. General Smith proceeds to
show that General Grant knew of all this be
fore the former’s promotion was recommend
ed. and says:
Since 1 have been In New York I have heard
from two different sources—one being from Gener
al Grant's headquarters and one a staff'officer of a
general on Intimate official relations with Gen. B.
that General Butler went to General Grant and
threatened to expose his Intoxication if the order
relieving him from command was not revoked. I
also learned that General B. had threatened to
make public something that would prevont tho
president's re-election. General Gram told ine
that he had heard that General Butler had mode
ramc threat with reference to the Chicago conven
tion, which he (Butler) said he “had In Ills
breeches pocket.”
In a postscript the writer says:
I have not referred to tho state of things existing
at headquarters when I left nud to the factthal
General Grant was then in tho habit of getting
liquor in a surreptitious wanner, because It was
not relevant to my case, but If you think at any
time the matter may be or Importance to the coun
try. 1 will give U to you.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
before our Spanish neighbors in Cuba break
out in n new place.
Tie non-an rial of the steamer Stafford at
THE TEXAS SUFFERERS.
ArsilK, Texas, January 19.—The special
committee appointed to inveatigate as to suf
fering from the drouth prevalent over a large
section of the state, submitted its reiwt to the
legislature todav. The committee *tate that
there is a large section of the state west and
north of tbe Braxoa fixer, and extending far
down the river edge to Hamil
ton. which has been visited by
one of the most destructive drouths
ever known in Texas. The reports state that
in this region there are at least *1.000 persons
who are, «*r soon will be. absolutely destitute,
and who cannot poraiblv subsist without im
mediate assistance. The committee recom
mends an appropriation of $100,000 for the
Immediate relief of the sufferers under such
provisions m way be deemed best, until the
itoi»ian ta gtown.
A Middle Georgia Farmer Conics to Its De
fense.
'Hoganbvii.mc, Ga., January 19, 1897.—Edi
tors Constitution:—In a recent date of The Coxhti-
ti tion I sec an atlnck on the efficiency of our state
agricultural department by Home Made Farmer,
of Cobb county, whore* knowledge of the great ben
efits being derived irom the deportment must cer
tainly be limited, otherwise he could not hive
asserted what he expressed in the article alluded
to.
Now, I omy speak from facts evidenced within
my own knowledge—our section. Western middle
Georgia today enjoys the blessing of a double hus
bandry prior to the administration of our present
commissioner, Hon. J. T. Henderson. owlng;entlre*
ly to nis proper use of what the department lx
intended. His prompt distribution of statistics so
uniformly distributed over the state, of Itself has
raved the farmers no little.
We gain knowledge of the prospective crop, en
abling us to dispose of our produce at our advan
tage. Wc get the commercial value of all tho
fertilizers sold In the state long before wc are com
cheapest, etc. We are enabled by the infoi
that wc get directly from the only source to be ob
tained how to sell and at what time to sell our pro
duce to obtain best prices, and how and what to buy
and real value ot such fertilizers as necessary for
ir particular uses.
since i87s-'7'.* the influence of the department in
this section of Georgia has been marked as au era
of agricultural improvement, credited only by the
benefits of the department. Tho efforts made by
Information, has doublt_ ...
marketed prior at our depot an average of 4,000
bales of cotton. Now we market S.Ooi to lu.utt
bales of cotton. Our crops of corn was from three
to five bushels per acre: now irom ten to twenty
bin-bels per acre at a low average.
8o It is seen that we have doubled and over dou
bled. and had there never been a department or a
fuirurouKht about by tbe same source to have
stimulated our farmers, we would have taen today
like we w ere left after the war, with half what we
uow produce, and must ta conceded by any fair
miuded mau deficient as to our actual necessities.
Like every other enterprise, it must ta exercised
in a lively manner, and must 1ms supported to give
it the proper benefits intended a-results. “Home
Made Farmer” complains or something that
docs not exist Not ono argument that he
which Ids object is to obtain authority.
I have lately vlritcd several southern state fairs
id also agricultural departments, and my wont
for it, our department is abetter fair as it stands
on exhibition today than uuy I have virited. Bo
rides that otir citizens—1 mean farmers—taka more
them than any I have seen lu other states to con
test f«*r premiums. We arc gathering a formida
ble force of practical farmers in Georgia, and I
venture the assertion that nine tenths of them
S ill say that they are indebted for their iuforina-
on and success to our commissioner. Now, uot
to enter into a newspaper war with “Home made
Fat mer,” but will assure him that the majority of
moucy making men among us are on the side of
the department. J. F. J.
DR. R. O. COTTER.
120 1-2 Second Street, Sfacon, Q».
Diseases or the Eye. Far and Throat. (Formerly
associated \\Hh Hr. A. W. Calhoun, Atlanta.)
Chaw “Hand Hsrrli Tobssco."
FT Two or a Kind.
From tlicJNew York Son.
Princeton Bartender (to a young man who
i« pouting out a big driuki—IIow's clooties?
Young Man—How’s that?
Princeton Bartender—Classics. Ain't youonc of
the college young gents?
Young Man (Indignantly)—Not much. I’m rep-
rcseming the biggest hardware house in New York
Wlmt makes you think I'm a student?
Princeton Bartender—The size of that drink.
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EORGIA, FAYFTTE COUNTY, COURT OF OR-
dlnary, January term, 1887.—Whereas Larkin
Janison, late of said county,
deceased, executed bonds for U tle *
to certain lands lu said eounty, to J. D. A.
Pertjr, he a having complieu^vlth the^ conditions of
of sata
.w w— .w — Sold
Harrison also executed bond for titles to certain
requiring J. M. Carlile, administrator of said dis
ccasod, to execute titles to said lands. And as T.
B. Harrison, an heir at law of said deceased, re
sides in the state of Mississippi, aud cau ta served
only by publication; ordered that he be cited and
made a party hereto by .publication once a week
for thirty days in the Atlanta Constitution,before
the February teim of said court ot ordinary, and
that this order so published constitute such cita-
ll0 “' I). M. FRAVKLW,
Jan 5 d 3t wkyjjt Os ed Ordina yr.
iVafhlng M»rhln«. ItjoO
nun, P. O. in* .xpc—
cffic, tt once. Th. N.tloa.1 Co., a DeySi, K.
Y. Mention thl. P«Kr.an»»l-w>,*ra