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CRIMES AKD CRIMINALS Negro Woman Places Her Head on the Table 'AT AN IMPROMPTU PASSOVER FEAST, k The last scene in the trial of E. L. Harper, the defaulting vice-president of the Fidelity {ir>gnk of Cincinnati, was dramatic and affect pg. The evidence was all dead against the defendant. It was shown that he had used a ai'ge amount of the funds of the bank in his speculations. Mr. Harper's statement >n the stand instead of helping him tended to rake his criminality more plainly apparent, luring the trial Sirs. Harper appeared in ourt witli her baby and remained by her usband’s side. Cincinnati, December 12.—The greatest firowd yet gathered in the corridors of the SJnited States courtroom assembled this ihorning long before the time for the assem bling of court. In two minutes, the marshal entered follow ed b.V Sir. Harper, looking pale and concerned. Behind came his wife, looking as if she was borne up by a faith that she was to hear good pews from the jury. Miss Matthews, her sis ter, followed. When they were seated, the clerk took the sealed envelope, tore it open Jtnd read the fatal words: /T "We, the jury, find'the defendant guilty as fiharged in the indictment.” ’[ At 10:25, court directed Harper to stand up. It was a most distressing scene. The strong man stood erect with tears coursing down his cheeks, but no other sign of emotion save her blanched face. Behind his chair with bowed pead, sat his wife, in an agony that had no better manifestation than the wringing of her bands. Tears did not come to her relief. Miss ylatthews was far more demonstrative in still repressed sobs and in her own distress, reached Over to try to comfort her sister. So they sat While the court, with impressive solemnity, recited the usual form of sentence, saying the iSvidence left no doubt of the defendant’s guilt, find that the offense merited the highest pen alty of the law, which would be used now— ten years in the Ohio penitentiary—and that the marshal convey him thither at once. Still no outcry. Harper sat down, turning to his wife-. Their lips met; het hands Were around his neck; his arms encompassed her. The silence in the courtroom was awful, (furors wept; women and mon all over the courtroom were in tears. The silence was broken by Mr. Blackburn making a last re quest from the court. That was that the order for immediate imprisonment be suspended and gave as a reason that there was much business to be atended to by Mr. Harper, in which his wife was closely concerned, and it would be Exceedingly difficult to attend to it, unless Jlarper could remain bore for a few days. But the court was relentless. Judge Sage said there Could be opportunity for his wife to see him in Columbus, and he repeated the order to the marshal to convey him thither today. At 10:30 the jury was discharged and Mar shal Urner conducted the defendant to the marshal’s office, where they spent some time. Harper then went to the jail, where he spent the afternoon preparing for his departure. His bedding, his trunk and his other proper ty wtytptyken/mt anti sejit to his house. His family jomedhim aria lie ba'deTliem good-bye. Mrs. Harper lingered after the others had de parted, and her farewell was spoken with him alone. A Horrible Story Reported From Henry County, Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., December IG.—A spe cial to the Advertiser, from Eufaula, tolls of a horrible murder in Henry county, Ala. Brad ley Johnson, ex-sheriff of that county, is one of the oldest and most respected citizens. Thursday, two of his sons got drunk, and at night, in cold blood, butchered an older broth er, named Charles, aged 27. The murderers are aged 18 and 20 respectively.- The old father, when he went to his murdered son’s rescue, was made, by the two younger sons, to kneel on the floor and beg for mercy. Their old mother came into the room and tried to them. She was knocked in the bead by her sons and horribly bruised. Their brother-in-law and another brother, Ben, also drunk, were made to leave the house. A neighbor came and discovered what litid happened, and spread the news abroad. When the two murderers found their brother was dead, one -whistled and the other danced in his blood. The surrounding country is greatly excited, and the latest news is that lynching is almost certain. The victim was asleep when his brothers, Robert and John, began their murderous work. JSx-Ti casurcr Vincent Goes to Serve His Sen tence of Fifteen Years. Montgomery, Ala., December 11.—[Spec ial.]—This morning officers from the Bratt Sines called at the jail for ex-State Treasurer Isaac H. Vincent and took him in charge, leaving on the train for the mines, where A in gjnt <Wrll be put to work. He had an. inter view with his wife and children last night which was very affecting. The announcement ‘that ho wonld be taken off today was a great 'burprise to them. The officers do not state jwhat work Vincent will be put at. That will rbe determined when they reach the mines. They paid the cost, as required by law, amount ing to three Hundred dollars. The physicians who examined Vincent yesterday state that he fias consumption and express thejopinion tha he wilil not live five years and that it is.impos feiblo for him to stand any hard labor. 'lho Hori-iblo Deed of a Negro Robber in Mississippi. Meridian, Miss., December 14.—Informa tion has been received from Smith county that Mrs. Henry Husband, while traveling to her •brother's house, some miles from her own home, was assaulted by a negro and robbed. After committing the robbery the negro cut Mt the lady’s tongue. Mrs. Husband recog nized the negro and brought his name so that the would be arrested. The husband of the [unfortunate lady is a man of considerable 'Aieans, and it is supposed the negro thought iliis victim had money with her. A Birmingham Merchant Missing —Foul Flay Suspected. ’ Birmingham, Ala.. December 15.—[Special.] A Merchant, named Shepard, who owned a [retail grocery store in the suburbs of the city, has been missing since Monday, and no trace of him can be found. About two months ago [Shepard opened his store late one night to nc [commodate two strange negroes, who wanted [io purchase some small article. When inside the negroes dealt him a terrible blow on the head with an iron weight, and then robbed the [store of everything of value. When Shepard [recovered from the wound, he employed de tectives to hunt down the negroes, and Ids friends fear that he has been murdered by the game negroes. Flie Last Cry of a Culprit on the Gal lows. Chari.es City, lowa., December Ifi.—Ches ter Bellows was hung at 10:46 o'clock this forenoon. He had to be supported to the gal lows, and as the rope was placed around his iieck he exclaimed three times: > “Please, don’t.” As the sheriff placed the white cap over his liead he exclaimed again : . “Please, don’t; lam innocent.” The trap was sprung at 10:46, and in eight piinutes and 43 seconds his heart ceased to beat. II is neck was broken. ’■ Bakei'.si-ii'.ld, Cal., December Ifi.—Thurs ton Leo was hanged h.-r<‘ today for the murder of John Smith, in March, 1883. ■t Vincent’in the Mines. Birmingham, A!:-... 1 >-< ember Ifi.—[Special.] T* J. Rodgers, warden of tiie prison at Pratt felines, arrived here at 5 o’clock this afternoon •with Isaac H. Vincent, ex-state treasurer, who was re. ently sentenced to lift<<-.ii year- in the felines. Vincent appeal ed much depressed and Refused to talk, lie will don a convict':, suit [tomorrow and be put to work. He will not be ifiut in the mines, but will be given such work about the prison as ho is able to do. Killed by u Foolish Brother. Cor.VMfii’s. Ark.. December 17.—Charles tVhits- ft ludf-witt I b ...•ed 13, went out a-ilk ing with hit-young brother. atreci 9, and Mt Sister Urged II- returned Imm- alone mid informed Ids EdUwr 1- hvl klJlcrl them, rbw.vtag a b.r_- knife Vilh wl.iJi 1 0 had done tn- de. d. Tic i-.y and Ctrl n ore found “.retched out m pools of blood wrt.i their heal- .cut of*. Bloody Time-* in Kentucky. Winchester, Ky., December 17.—The feud Letwcon the Adams and (asswell factions broke of.t again last Sunday night, in Rock Fustic county, when. <ft r church services, Frank Adams was killed by one of the Cass- _ TIIE ' VI ’ EKLI (OKS TITITIGK, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1887. Scnd Vs the Names. We want 200,009 subscribers next year. To get these, we simply have to put The Consti tution into the hands of people who do not take it. Won’t you write us on a postal card the names of five or six people who do not take it? No matter where they are. Write us the names and address and we will send sample copies free. Please send us the names imme diately . We want to send out 50,000 samples next week. Write on a postal card. This is a small favor to ask —please grant it immediate ly. ~ wells. Since then Frank Hagdon, James Sunsford, James Townsend, Tom Jackson and two others, names unknown, have been killed while many others have been wounded and several houses have been burned. Selma, Ala., December 18. —A horrible murder was committed here today. Wm. W. Jordan, a faith doctor, has been living in Selma for the past twelve months, and has in that time acquired great influence over the negroes, whom ho told that he had come to redeem the Jews. He arranged for a passover feast at the house of two negro women in the outskirts of the city this morning, and told them that a sacrifice was necessary. Frances Driver said she was willing to offer herself as a sacrifice, and laid her head on the table. Jordan thereupon took a sword and struck her several blows on the neck, and stabbed her a number of times, killing her instantly. The body was then dragged out into the street by two other women. A white woman witnessed the affair, and gave the alarm. Police Officer Payne, after a terrible struggle, succeeded in overpowering Jordan, and with the aid of several other officers, con veyed him to the city prison. Two negro men, who were present at the feast, have also been | arrested. The negroes arc greatly excited [ over the murder, and there are threats of I lynching, but the police have a strong guard at the city prison, and say that they will bo able to prevent mob violence. Chief of Police Rosser says that Jordan is unquestionably crazy. The murderer has a brother living in Sheveport, La. A Swindling Negro Caught Un With in Nash ville. Nashville, Tenn.,December 18. —[Special.] The police have arrested a shrewd negro here, who is wanted by the government arid parties in Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, and Tennessee for swindling ignorant people out of small sums of money. He goes by the name of W. H. Washington, Dan Williams and Jim Douglass, operating in Nashville under the latter name. He is a gambler laid general fraud, but is wanted for personating a federal officer. His method was to hunt out widows of soldiers, inform them that there was a largo amount assigned them by the pension office, protend to give a check, collect two dollars or more for alleged necessary expenses, and leave. The al leged check sometimes for several hundred dollars was usually filled with unmeaning scratches. Here the negro claimed tobe a son and sometimes a nephew of Fred Douglass. The chief of police of Wyandotte, Kansas, has been telegraphing here for him. Washington or Douglass or Williams came here in October and reaped a rich harvest, going hence to Mur freesboro and thence to Mississippi. A few days ago he returned here, and was soon run in. He will be examined by the federal au thorities here tomorrow. When searched he had a dozen or more Hoodoo bags on him, and it appears he has also been filling the role of a Hoodoo preacher and driving a good busi ness selling Hoodoo bags at a dollar and a half apiece. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Millions of People Starving and Homeless in China. San Francisco, December 18.—News has reached here from China of the disaster occa sioned by the Yellow river overflowing its banks in the province of Ho-Nan. It is de scribed as one of tho most appalling occur rences in loss of life and property recorded in recent times. The river broke its banks on tho evening of September 28th, southwest of tho city of Chin Choo, and not only completely inundated that city, but aiso ten other populous cities. The whole area is now a raging sea ten to thirty feet deep, where it was once a densely popu lated and rich plain. • The former bed of the Yellow river is now dry, and the present lake was the bed of the river centuries ago. The loss of life is incalculable, and tho state ment is made by missionaries that millions of Chinese are homeless and starving. Thomas Paton, one of tho American missionaries, writ ing from No-Nan province, under date of Oc tober 28th, says: “The newly gathered crops, houses and trees are all swept away, involving a fearful loss of life. The country was covered with a fine winter braid, which is gone, and implies com plete destruction to next year’s cron. ‘Bread, bread! ’ is the cry of thousands, who are on tho river bank. Benevolent people go in boats and throw bread among the masses here and there, but it is nothing compared with tho re quirements. Tha mass of people is still being increased by continual arrivals even more hun gry than the last. There they sit, stunned, hungry and dejected, without a rag to wear or a morsel of food. Mud huts are being erected for them. What it will be in two months I can not conceive. The misery is increasing, owing to tho bitter cold weather.” Yellow river has long been known as “China’s Sorrow,” and the present disaster has served to reassert its right to the terrible title, As yet details of the disaster are very meager. It has occurred in a district where but tew foreigners are, and tho reports furnish ed by tho officials and published in tho I’ekin Gazette convey a very inadequate account of the extent of tho loss 'of life and property and the sufferings of tho survivors. The governor in Ho-Nan [reports to the throne that “nearly all the people have been drowned in the district reached by the water, the survivors being those who escaped to tho high grounds or took refuge in trees, where they remained till they were rescued.” This gives but little impression as to what the extent of the disaster really is. The Chinese Times states that in the prov- j ince of Chihi, where disastrous inundations ' have also occurred, there are 270,000]people I homeless, representing those whose lives were j destroyed, and adds that the misery in that J province is trifling *as compared with that caused by Hoang-Hp, or the Yellow river. The extent of ground swept over by THE OVERWHELMING FLOOD, given in English figures, is over seven thou sand square miles, and land thus submerged formed a part of one of the richest and most densely populated plains of northern China. The necessity for liberal aid may tiierefore be imagined. Already considerable sums have been contributed toward tho relief of suffer ers. The emperor of China has given 2,000,- 000 taels, ami the Chinese have started a sub scription list in Shanghai, to which foreigners have liberally contributed. , Millions have been rendered homeless and entirely deprived of all chances of earning their livelihood, for their fields will either be come permanent lakes or uninhabitable swamps. It is feared that the -distress which will be felt during the coming winter will equal in intensity the famine of ten years ago, when charitable donations contributed from all parts of tho world were utterly inadequate. It is stated that owing to tl>e action taken by the Yellow river it no longer flows toward tho sea, but seems content in converting eastern Jlo-Nun and northern Ngunwhui into a lake. It may ultimately flow into the sea through the Kiangou, or it may possibly join tho Yui „;eze. Hoang-Ho, the “Yellow River,” so named from the color which the yellow clay along its. banks gives to its w aters, is one of the princi pal rfv<nn of the Chinese empire. it rises in the Koko-Nor territory, in Thibet near lati tude 34 north, flows northeastward into Mon golia, re-enters China proper, and after abrupt bends southward and eastward,enters the Gulf of I’’ -Choe-Leo, after a total course estimated nt 2,70) mile:. Ou its banks arc many cities of lir*t and second rank, the principal Ix-ing Lon- Choo and Kni-Fong, respectively the capitals of flie i r .vine's o! Kun-800 ami Ho-Nan. Pre vious to 1853 it entered the Yellow sea by a mouth om hundreds of miles south of its present one. The stream is so turbulent and impetao"s that it is scarcely adapted to Chi nese navigation, and its frequent overflow is the cause of much destruction; henoe the river has been called “China's Sorrow." Chic- Choo is in the province of Uo-Nan, eighty miles south of Kai-Fong. DENVER’S DESPERADO. Cornered in a Cave Fighting Des perately For His Life. HOLDING AT BAY DEPUTY SHERIFFS Trail, Colo., December 7.—[Spe cial.]—Newton Vorce, a desparado who several months ago escaped from jail at Denver and has been terrorizing people in this part of tho state ever since, to day brought on a war which will either end in his capture or death. For five months he has been living near tho town of Deer Trail, committing depredations of every character, such as stealing cattle and horses, and robbing ranchmen with impunity. Although several attempts have been made to capture him, they have failed. It appears that he is the leader of an organized band who comes to his assistance in time of trouble, and invariably rescues him. Deputy Sheriff Cant ley of this place yesterday went to Denver and procured a warrant for A cree’s arrest. lie re turned here at neon, and hearing that tho des perado was in the house of Mollie Collier, a whlow of uncertain reputation, who lives in the centre of the town, lie started out to make the arrest. Vorce, getting wind of what was going out left the house and hid in a bunch or trees at the edge of the town. Tho officer, in company with Ned Hanks, a merchant, starte.d after him, and when a quarter of a mile from hero they saw Vorce in a wagon driving to wards them. They stepped to the side of tho road, in the shadow of the trees, and let Vorce approach within a hundred feet of them before he discovered tho officer's presence. Ho then leaped out of the wagon, between his horses, and called out: “What do you fellows want?” Cantley and Hanks walked towards the team, tho former, throwing his shot-gun to his shoulder, and said: “I want you. I have a warrant for your ar rest.” “Well, you will have to come and take me,” was the reply of the desperado, at the same time throwing his revolver on the horse's back and pointing at Cantley, who stepped back several feet, and fired almost at tho same instant. Vorce also fired, tho ball whis tling past Cantley’s ear. A regular fusilado then took place between the officers and the desperado, until all the chamber of the lat ter s revolver were emptied. Cantley’s right arm was broken below the elbow by tho last shot from Vorce’s revolver, and while ho was bandaging the wound, Vorce broke and ran towards town, dashing into the house ot Mrs Beattie, who lives alone with her daughter in a house situated upon a place near the edge of the village. The lady and daughter being out Vorce proceeded at once to barricade tho place and prepare for defense. In tho meantime the officers returned, but Cantley’s wound pre vented him from continuing the fight. Hanks soon collected some fifteen or twenty citizens, all well armed, and started to surround the house whore Vorce was lodged and defying them. A telegram was sent to Denver for help, and several deputy sheriffs are expected to arrive to night. Just as tho posse of citizens came in sight of Mrs. Beattie’s house, she and her daughter drove up to the front door and alighted. Vorce rushed out with a winchester under his arm and a revolver in his hand. Ho cut, the traces, jumped onto a horse, and, shaking his fist at the crowd, dashed away towards the Platte river country, before any of the posse could get within shooting distance. There are about fifty well armed and deter mined men hero now, waiting for daylight, when they will start in pursuit with a deter mination to capture or kill tho desperado. Kun Mown at Last. Denver, Col., December 12.—Newt Vorce, has been run to cover. At last ac counts he was lying in a dug out badly wounded and surrounded by officers, but it cost the life of one deputy sheriff to do this. Gay B. Hollingsworth is tho name of the unfortunate officer. 11 c was from I leaver, and is a brother to Deputy Sheriff Hollings worth, who was in command of the sheriff’s posse at tho time. The posse had been in pur suit of the desperado for several days, in fact, ever since Vorce shot Dep uty Htnnlff Cantley, last TUutbclu;. liap uty Hollingsworth was shot on Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock. Tho posse had chased Vorce seven miles across a level prairie, and he had finally taken refuge at the L. H. C. ranch, where he had formerly worked as a cowboy. Deputy Sheriff Hollingsworth was in hot pursuit, and as Vorce jumped off Iris horse Hol lings worth shot at him and killed his horse. The desperado then took refuge in one of the many dugouts on the ranch anil showed fight. When Officer Hollingsworth approached with his rifle in hand, Vorce was tho first to fire, but ho missed his mark. Hollingsworth then returned the fire, and Vorce, who was standing in the doorway of the dugout, fell on the inside, apparently wounded. Three other men were in the dugout at the time. One is reported to be a horse-thief and the two others cowboy friends of the hunted man. Open hostilities then ceased for over two hours. Meanwhile the others of tho posse had come up and preparations for a siege were commenced. Finally Gay B. Hollingsworth volunteered to go out and make a reconnoiter of the field, and was told to be careful and to keep out of tho range of bullets from the dug out. He was about 350 yards in the roar of the dug-out, when two shots were tired, and the bold rcconnoilerer fell. Ono shot only was heard by tho posse, but it was afterwards found that two bullets had entered Hollings worth’s body, thereby showing that two men in tho dugout had fired simultaneously. Hollingsworth’s body lay where it fell until nearly sundown, the posse being kept away from it through fear of also being shot down. Finally the ranchwomen volunteered to go for tho body. They drove up in a wagon, and placing the body in it brought it back to tin: ranch house. Tho sheriff’s posse was not a largo one, and the cowboys at the ranch would not assist them. The posse kept up a tiro on tho dugout at night, and it was returned at intervals by the, besieged party. Toward morning one of the cow boys with Vorce attempted to escape across tho eountry, but he was captured and brought l ack. He reported that Vorco's hip had been broken by Deputy Sheriff Hollingsworth’s shot, but that lie was doing most of the shoot ing through a crack in the wall. The cowboy was put under arrest. Shortly after daybreak this morning another posse of officers from the county scat arrived on tho scene and relieved Hollingsworth’s party, who left with the dead body of young Hollingsworth and brought it to Denver, arriving this event ing. The L. If. C. ranch is twenty-five miles from Coriwiada, the nearest telegraph station, and nothing has been hoard from the dugout since Hollingsworth left. Hollingsworth says that the desperado has many friends and sym pathizers in the country, and he is fearful that they may come to Vorce’s rescue. Large re wards have b< en offered for Vorce’sbody, dead or alive. A half-dozen deputy sheriffs left Denver this erening for the scene. MOWN THE RIVEK. Eight J’ei'Mius Mrowni-d “’I he Details of the Disaster. Bathurst, N. I!., December 18.—A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon near < Inraquette station, on tho northern division of the Inter-colonial railroad. When tho train, which left Caraquetto at 2 p. m. for Gloucester junction, was near McKinboshes covo bridge, three miles west of Caraquetto, the train men noticed heavy drifts of snow on the west side of the bridge. The train consisted of one pas senger car, engine and a snow plow. Eight section men wore aboard for the purpose of assisting in clearing the road of snow, which fell in Friday’s storm. The passenger car was left on the east side bridge. Thirteen persons were on tho engine, and when on the bridge the plow and engine left the track and fell over into the river. Only five men could be found, tho root, eight in number, wore pinned down under the en gine, whi'.li was lying bottom up in the river. Tlie train was running slowly at the time a, they had plenty of time when they got over the bridge to get a run at the drift. The f*»l lowing is tins list killed: Conductor Kenney, of Douglastown, Miramichi, Driver Lanegan, Bathurst, Felix Boucher, fireman, Bathurst, Joseph Viennean, section man Bathurst, John Paulin, sccti si man Caraquetto, John Carney, flathurt, Frank Miller, Bathurst. Sec tion nn n I). Patterson, Cornier, Fullam and E. Jlackey es aped, and also did Brake lean Ixmdon. who jumped through the cab window. These are jnoie or less injured, but net fatally. Women with pale, colorless faces, who feel weak and discouraged, will receive froth men tal and bodily vigor by using Carter’s Iron Pills, which are made for the bitrod, nerves and complexion. The Youth’s Companion Will publish an article in 1888, written for the Companion, by tho < Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. AMONG OTHER EMINENT CONTRIBUTORS ARE: Professor Tyndall, Gen. Lord Wolseley, Gen. George Crook, Justin McCarthy, M. P,, Archdeacon Farrar, Louisa M. Alcott. B B A T ° any New Subscriber who sends $1.75 for a year’s sub- BB RB 41 » Sw I? ■SB Ber *D^ on at once, mentioning this paper, the Companion will bo EHb asH H . B 119 sent ®’ REE from the time the subscription is received, to Jan. 1, ■■ £2 ■ UV 1888, and for a full year from that date. WtßhEbß B| NoTember > win receive both the Thankugiving and Christmas Double Holiday Numbers, besides the weekly issues. Those who subscribe in December will be entitled to the Christmas Double Number. Sample Copies and Colored Announcement and Calendar free, if you mention this paper. -Address MASON & CO., 41 Temple Place, Boston, Mai's. COTTON AND CORN. Some Astonishing Yields Re ported From Georgia Soil. THE LUCKY WINNERS OF PREMIUMS For tho past five or six years, Messrs. George W. Scott & Co., have been offering special premiums for the largest yield of cotton and corn, by the use of gossypium alone. Tho ef fect has been to stimulate tho planters of the state to adopt the intensive system of farming, and to demonstrate by facts and figures that farming pays. The premiums offered are lib eral, and tho regulations fair end just. Tho award is not made upon the amount of gos sypium use<] per acre. The contestant is required to certify that no other fertilizer was used, and to give all the facts about the culture of the land, its condi tion, etc. A committee of three citizens, certi fied to by the ordinary as reliable citizens ca pable of making an accurate report on a crop of cotton or corn, must state that they are dis interested, that they measured the plat of land whereon tho crop was grown, according to the rules proscribed, tho same being one connected piece of land, that they supervised the gathering of tho crop, and carefully weigh ed and measured it. They report the yield of dry seed cotton and of dry lint cotton, clear of bagging and tics, the yield of shucked corn in the ear, and how many pounds of shelled corn 100 pounds of average ears yielded, and an es timate of how many bushels of iifty-slx pounds each of shelled corn. THE PREMIUMS OFFERED. This year Messrs. G. W. Scott & Co. offered the following premiums: For the largest yield of clean lint cotton made on five acres, on which gossypium only has been used, $250 in gold ; for second best yield, $l5O in gold; for third best, SSO in gold. For largest yield of clean lint cotton on one acre under the same rules, slooin gold; second best yield, SSO in gold; third best, one ton gossypium; fourth and fifth best, same pre mium. For tho largest yield of sound corn on one acre, gossypium only used, SIOO in gold ; sec ond best yield, §SO in gold; third, fourth and fifth best yields, one ton gossypium each. CONSIDERING THE REPORTS. The loth of December is the day sot apart for considering the reports, and awarding the premiums. There were three contestants for tho premiums offered for tho best yield of lint cotton on five acres, and twelve for that on one acre, and eleven contested for the pre miums on tho best acre in corn. On Thursday morning several sturdy looking countrymen wended their way to the depart ment of agriculture. All the contestants did not come, as, having implicit confidence in Commissioner Henderson, they wrote to him to represent them. ft. G. Ray, a stalwart and successful farmer of Douglas, Mr. G. M. Davis, a worthy planter of Monroe county, Messrs. J. F. Ellington, of Campbell county, J. T. Madaris, of Fayette, and others, were present. The contestants agreed upon the following as the committee on awarding the premiums: Colonel U. J. Redding, of Schley; Colonel AV. S. DeWolf, of Muscogee; Captain J. F. Ellington, of Campbell; Cantain J. T. Mada ris, of Fayette; Mr. W. G. Whidby. of DeKalb. Tho committee organized by electing Colo nel It. J. Rodding, chairman, and Colonel W. S. DeWolf, secretary, and tho work of exam ining the reports began. THE FtVE-ACHE CONTEST. There were only throe contestants. Tho re ports were all regular and correct. R. G. Ray, Chapel Hill, Douglas! county, by the use of 5,100 pounds of [gossypium, made 0,788 pounds of lint cotton on five acres. The first premium of $250 in gold was awarded him, The fertil izer cost him S7O; receipts §1,228, or a net profit of over §231 per acre. Mr. G. W. Truitt, of Lovelace, Troup coun ty, by the use of 5,000 pounds of gossypium, made 8,766 pounds of lint cotton. To him was awarded $l5O in gold, an average net profit per acre of over $l3B, after deducting cost of fertilizer. The third best yield was reported by J. T. Wyatt, Enon, Jasper comity, who used 4,000 pounds of gossypium and gathered s,osopounds of lint cotton. He got the premium of SSO in gold. This was an average net return of .SIOO per acre. THE ACRE IN COTTON CONTEST. The following is tho list of awards: J. W. Mann, Palmetto, Campbell county, used 60) pounds gossypium, made 2,677 pounds of lint cotton ; SIOO in gold awarded. 11. G. Ray, Chapel 11 ill, Dougins county, I. pounds gossypium, 2,556 pounds lint cot ton ; SSO in gold. G. W. Truitt, Lovelace, Troup county, 1,300 pounds gossypium, 2,087 pounds lint cotton; awarded one ton gossypium. J. H. Widner, Handy, Coweta county, 1,200 pounds gossypium, made 1,775 pounds of lint cotton : one ton gossypium. Smallpiece, Providence, Sumter county, 1/100 poundsgossypium. 1,082 pounds lint cotton; awarded one ton of gossypium. THE ACRE IN CORN CONTEST. J. T. Mann, Palmetto, used 600 pounds gos sypiuin, gathered lII7J bushels shelled corn. SIOO in gold awarded him. J. J. Millions, Jr., Handy Coweta oounty, made 174.85-100 bushels of shelled corn. He was awarded SSO in gold. G. W. Truitt, Irovelace, Troup county, used 800 pounds gossypium, gathered 156.50-100 bushels shelled corn. Awarded one ton gos sypium. J. L. Clay, Dallas, Paulding county, used 700 pounds gossypium, gathered 10H.36-KX) bushels of shelled corn. One ton of gossypium awarded him. J. H. Widner, Handy,Coweta county, used 300 iwnuids gossypiiun, gathered 100.50-100 bushels shelled corn. Ono ton of gossypium was bis reward. THE AWAI’.DS 01'1886. Pounds. J. C. Sims. Troup county, best five acres cot tonlo,Bß7 K. .1. Kay, Fayette, second bestlo.B73 M. i:. I’yron, Camplsfll, thirdlo,7B3 G. W. Truitt, Troup, fourthß,-38 J. T. tVyutt, .lasiierjlftli 6,713 G. W. Truitt, Troup county, best one acre cot- tun 2.191 F. A.I. W. Hudgins, IroKalb, seeond.... I,B'M T. G. PaaohaU, Heard county, third. 1,791 W. L Tliorniaron. Oconee, fourthl,7Bß J. T. Wyatt, Jaipur, 1 ,H 6 Bushels. W. It. I'Zhola, II ■ ird county, I«'S’ a' re corn. .. 169 T. C. Kelley. Henry county, second 17> L. B. Toland, Clayton county, third 162 W. 11. Faulkner. Hal! county, fourth 135 11. H. Kelley, Henry county, fifth IZO PRE l-.xTING THE AWARDS. Secretary DeWolf read the action 'if tho committee and it was received with demon strations of applause. Fanner Ray as he received the S3OO in gold, I said, in a triumphant tone, "Who willhay now that farming don’t pay?” , “Another Man will be made happy in [ Campbell tonight,” observed jovial Squire Ellington as ho receipted for SIOO for J. T. Munn, of Palmetto. "Hurra for Sumter county,” shouted Col onel R. J. Redding, as ho enclosed an order for ft ton of gossypium to Sirs. Laura Small piece, of that county. Everything passed off to tlio satisfaction of all parties. Mr. O. L. Buffington, of Hall county, who in 1886 made 101) bushels of corn on one acre wrote that lie hud planted an aero this year, but that when in full rousting ears, tho freshet swept it off'. Ho wanted to bo considered in for the contest of 1888. The South Carolina Award. Messrs Scott. & Co. have not received the official report from tho contest, in South Caro lina, but their reporter at Columbia gives tho following as the result : FOR FOUNDS OF LINT COTTON MADE ON ONE ACRE. J. P. Goodwin, Greenville county, 1,0'37 pounds, first premium. J. L. O. King, Oconee county, I,o36pounds, second premium. Miles I'. Singleton, Pickens county, 1,019 pounds, third premium. Cnfn 110 iker, Greenville county, 1,002 jounds, fourth premium. J. W. Grubbs, Oconee county, 988 pounds, fifth premium. Tlio Alabama Awards. Tho following is tho report from Alabama: Auburn, Ala., December 15, 1887.—Messrs. Geo. W. Scott & Co., Atlanta, Gn.: Gentlemen--We, the committee selected by tho contestants to award tlie premiums offered liy you, upon crops of cotton and com, grown in Alabama during tlie season of 1887, by use of your gossypium phospho only, after enruful.lnvestigatiu.n ie|>ott the following awards: FOR FOUNDS OF LINT COI’TON MADE ON ONE ACRE. George W. Norwco 1, Leo county, 2,391 pounds, first premium, 8200. W. I>. Shotl'eltt, Tallapoosa county, 1,961 [Kiuiidß, second premium, SIOO. W. 11. Jnmes, Lee county, 1,193 pounds, third premium, *SO. Elijah Smith. Perry county, 1,035 pounds, fourth premium, one ton gossypium. W. I’. Hutcheson, Tallapoosa county, 928 pounds, fifth premium, one ton gossypium] FOR BUSHELS OF SHELLED CORN MADE ON ONE ACRE. George W. Norwood, Lee county, IC6 bushels, first premium, 8100. John T. Russell, Tallapoosa county, 98 bushels, second premium, 850. J. 1). Rice, DeKalb county, 86 bushels, third prem ium, one ton gossypium. .1. A. Hollifield, J. 8. N EWMAN, E. C, Jackson, F. M. Reese, Committee. A VICTIM OF H VDItOITIOBIA. Violent Death of a Lady ut Hot Springs of tho Dread Disease. Hor Springs, Ark., December 18.—A deep gloom was cast over this city by the death of Mrs. John Loughran, wife of Alderman and Deputy Sheriff John Lougliran, a well known and prominent citizen. Tho sad event is in tensified in interest by tho fact that death en siled from a iironouncod attack of hydropho bia. On tho evening of October 11 last u savage dog, tied in Mr. Lougliran’s yard, broke loose and made nn attack upon two little children playing about tho house. Mrs. Loughrun was attracted by the cries, and ran to the rescue of hor children. Regardlcssof hor own safety she bravely seized tho children, and attempted to protect them from tho fury of tho dog, but in her efforts the attack was changed upon her,and she sustained n severe bite on the hand in consequence. The occuronce created much excitement at the time, especially as the dog ran amuck through tho city biting everything in reach until killed. Tho mayor immediately issued a proclamation directing the indiscriminate slaughter of all dogs run ning at largo and nearly 200 dogs were, subse quently killed. Previous to the attack made by the dog tho animal had evinced rabid ten dencies, and was accordingly chained up, in apparent safety, but at tho time many were loth to credit the theory of rabies, and ' ensur ed the officer for entertaining nn iinnccessary scare by the vigorous canine slaughter. A mad-stone was applied to Mis. Loughran’s wound with apparent good effect.andnoap prclionsion was felt of a serious turn. On last Friday night she became suddenly ill, but the symptoms wore not then alarming, and the in disposition was declin'd by the attending phy sicians to he due to only an ordinary chill. But tlie patient grew worse gradually, and incipi • ent paroxysms occasioned byjfriiitjess attempts to drink evidenced unmistakable hydrophobic symptoms. The first night, however, the pa tient contrived by almost sunerhuman effort to swallow a small quantity of milk by means of a tube in the. month and also by dipping the fingers in tho liquid and sucking them. The consequent spasms grew so severe that it was found advisable to desist from continued efforts to make the sufferer drink. Saturday the paroxysms continued with in tervals of tli ree and four hours. Yesterday tho crisis camo. The si,asms became more frequent and violent, and it was necessai'y to hold the lady down. Tho duration of the at tacks was some five minutes each. In the in terim tlie patient’s mental condition was per fectly clear, and she talk'd f reely, seeming to realize her terrible fate. 1 esti'i-day she con versed with her husband for an hour, ami the scone was so pathetic that it wrung many strong hearts. Bomo of tho most eminent physicians In tho city were in constant attend ance and exhausted every resource known to the materia median to alleviate her sufferings. The end came, within forty-eight hours after tho lady was seized with tho paroxysms. Consumption Surely Cured. 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