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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY. FEBRUABY 26,18S4 TWELVE PAGES. . | ALL THROUGH DIXIE. TDE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOE SOUTH ESN STATES. What the Southern Polks are Doing???The Latest News by Mail and Wire to The Constitution. The tremendous cyclone is of coarse the leading event of the week. Its ravages are told elsewhere with great particularity, and it needs no elaboration here. The failures throughout the south for the week show a great falling off, as indeed they do throughout the country???giving evidence as many think of returning confidence and prosperity. In farming circles there is marked diminu tion in the sale of commercial fertilizers, the compost heap taking the place of the $40 fer tilizer, and costing the farmer hardly as much as $10 a ton. It is possible that the aggregate sales of fertilizers will be shown to have de creased onMblrd when the returns are all in. The capture of Ogletree, the child-stealer, in Mississippi; the killing of Suhrer in Fer- nsndina for insulting a wife, are the notable occurrences in the south, and both will*be found detailed in fnll below. . Virginia. Norfolk, February 21.???An election to day for stale senator and two delegates, resulted lu the election of the coalitionists. This Is looked upon as important, as It breaks the democratic two-thirds In the state legislature. Richmond. February 22 ???The senate to-day pasaed over the gorproor???s veto tho bill reappnr Honing the state for representation In congress. This action was Immediately rommunicated to the house of delegates, ar.d the hill was also passed by that body over the veto. The hill la now a law. Texas. LaGranak, Trx . February 21.???Emma McCoy, colored, to-day gave a pol-one 1 bl?? nit to her hus band???s alleged paramour. The latter,Instead of par taking divided thnglft between her two children, one of whom died from its t fleets. The other was saved by the physician. Fort Wokth, February 19 ???Tho state grand lodge of Odd Fellows met here the other day and selected a p'ace for its future meetings. It was un derstood that the town nfT-rin* the largest dona tion for the erection of a f100 000 temple wculd he chosen. Dallas offered 931009, other towns smaller amounts, and Austin rarne last with a prayer for about to remove dirt, coin and all.when Mr. H. re- 1 session of a German Ho threatened the German with quested him not 11 move Dan???s dollar Dan ro- ??? tho pcnaltit a of the law for harboring theabfcmrt- plied: "l Ituowed you knowed it was dar all do ed wlfuuless he should fu*iy satisfy him (to^me- lime??? ; cbaulc) for the injury inti lend The mechaulc L'nioktown. February 21 ???At Unlontown, Ferry > props r d that the German should pay him 115 for A co.. on the Alanama central divhlou of the ! the woman, for which he would surrender all fca-t I'ennenee. Virginia and Georgia railroad. 33 ! claim upon her and uever prosecute. The other reconsidered. North Carolina. The tin ore vein at Ktns's Mountain turns out to bs very rich, it is loo* ted on property bounded by Judge Avery Dr C. W. Dabney. Captain W. T. R. Bell and Mr J. T. Clay well. The vein isfonror five feet thick, but how deep or how long is un known. Soma time ago Jackson Tod1, Bledsoe Todd, Levi Todd and Inaih Todd, of Grayson county, Virginia, attacked an officer in Alleghany county, North Carolina, forcing him to relew- Jacob Todd who was under arrest for assault with iutent to murdor. Governor Jarvis has made two requlit tions on Governor Camornn for the Todds, hut the governor of Virginia refuses to surrender the parties From tho ow-BYiiie, n.u . iauuuiih. Mr A. M. Vannoy has lately returned from k trip over a considerable jartof Wilkes. On Red dies' river ho saw a hov, John Tucker, who at 8 years of sge, weighed 125 pounds; at 9, 133. and now, at 10, weighs 145V$ pounds. On Moravian creek he saw old Aunt Patsy Palller, who will be 100 years old if she lives uutil next month???and there Is every proepect that aho will???since she is ???tout, healthy and as lively as an ordinary woman of 60. From the Charlotte. N. C??? Observer. Information reached the ciiy yesterday morning of a shocking accident that occurred at Helleg's mill. In Cabarrus county, last Tuesday evening, resulting in the instant death of Mr. John Bogrr, the miller. Thera was no one at the mill except Mr. Boger when the accident occurred, and just how it came about *??? fc ???* *??? supposed that wbili _ _ - ???* chinery Mr. Boger was accidentally caught and tclr g drawn in among the pulleys and belts was crushed to death. Ills mangled remains were found by parties who call* d at tho mill a few mo ments after the accldeut occurred. Tennessee. CHATTANOOGA, February 18 ???Tho rcsidonco of D. Mayes, on what is known as tho Divine farm! on tho north side of ihe river, a few mlloa from the city, wai totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night, together with its cl tire contents. ham Read, of this (l>y, has determined to build a new opera bouse on nfuth street, ne-r the union depot. The structure will cost over$50.0C0. The report put in dicula'ion Saturday that Mrs. Hunter, allied at Ro^eravllle juuctlou, was mur dered by her brother, is denied by a retail* e of Mrs Hunter redding in this city, who states that Mrs HuuV???T had no brother. . Nahivillk. Term . February 19???Private fnfor motion r?? e* lved hero from New York to-day states that the Polk silver mines lu Chlhauhua. Mexico, bavo been sold to a syndicate for $i.l 00,000. Two- thirds of this property belongs to the defaulting live. The amouut of the <1* I and Polk wassontecced to twenty years impruoa- meut, and a due of ho amouut duo the elate. Ue appealed to the supremo court, and his case will come tip to morrow. Msmphis, Tenn.. February 21.-Quito a commo- . tion waa created In the Linden street public achool this morning by tho discovery of a colored young mlrs, who had been In attendance at tho school as a pupil since tho opening of the session last Hep temper. The person in quetUou Is Mary Wells. Her mother. It Is alleged, is colored, and Is known as Mary Brown. The rules governing the public schools do not admit of the race* mixing, and ao little Mary Wells was dismissed and ssd. ntd to one of the colored schools. Her mother claims to be white, and will in all probability institute legal prooet dings against the school boasd. Chattanooga, February22 ???James W. Crenshaw was arrested to-day for cruelly beating David Li- lington, a hoy in the employ of the South Tradcgar nail works and conmltted to jail. To-d*y one of the most important events In the history of the city took place. The Maguoli* sa loon. to . long a (catering sore and cess-pool of corruption, yielded to to??i march of progress ant* was torn away. The very foundations will bo dug np in order that lta history of dt grads ton and crime may, If possi ble, bt wiped from the city???s memory. ???Chattanooga, Feoiu*ry 22 ???Dr. Roe, a promi nent aud will io*do,ci Uenof Birmingham,A la.. In a quarrel lo-d??y with Samuel Harrison,Jawjer,cut hi? thro it, ail lag nlra instantly. Roe escaped.but a pOMe is in pursuit _ . ??? _ Chattanooga February 23 ???J. R. Cravens, T. A. Clay, Nr , 8. B Lowe, sod C. F. Robertson, have filed a charter fora sunk company to engage In the manufacture of paints In this city. The bluff near fcbtllmound, on the Nashville and Chattanooga, where the recent terrible acci dent occurred, la being blasted off. Yesterday a large boulder wss blown on the track and all the trains delayed several hours before it could be removed. . , ...... ??? Dr. Roe, aprominent dentist, killed Henry C HaraUou, at Fort Payne. Alabama, yesterday. Af ter the murder Roe escaped into the mountains. He was pursued and firing into bis pursuers made his escape. Report states that Ros is worth two hundred thousand dollar*. Alabama. Montgomery, February 18 ???Judge B. 8. Bibb, ihe old*??t citizen of Montgomery, died yesterday, aged 87 years. He was a prominent legislator fifty years ago, and his brother ws* the first governor of Tho Alabama river Is out of its banks and rising The rains here are very heavy. There has been no interruption ta railroad communication Bibminoham, February 18 ???mother attempt waa made last night by burglars to break into Knowles's store. At 12 o'clock, Isaac Slaughter, wbo sleeps in the store was awakened by a noise discovered me nurgiara. me uurgiais u*u. u left their tools. Two other stump's were made break lu the stores on Hatnrday night. The strike cf the Iron workers at the Birmingham rolling mills has beeu declared at an end, and the mills have thus been opened u> any one who can getemplojaientin them. From theuxanna, Ala, Tribune. A striking illustration of modern honesty was witnessed the past week by Mr. G. W. Herndon, who was worsjng a squad of hands, grading In Ox- aiina. One of the employes wss boasting of bis honesty and other good qualities Mr. Herndon purposely dropped a tlver dollar near him dl-??- the coin, One of the other hands wm miles wost of here, this morulngabout 2 o???clock, emtio block was burned in the business portion of thp^Ucc, except one store, lotal loss, $18,000 to From ibe Raima, Ala.. Evening MaiL Charley Vaughn ocnfcisos to have a negro wife. He says he courted threo white ladies, neither would hive him. hence he took a ue*ro He was married to hi* wife twice???once by a negro preacn- er and once by awhMe man Vaughn has been fndieted in the tielma city conrt for marrying the uexro woman. Gad den February 22. -To dsy about 2 o'clock a shoodug affray took place between Amut Goodhue, a lawyer, aud Charles Hawkius. a merchant, both well known clilz.-us of this place. The facta are hastily gathered, and are as follows: Amos Good* hue and his father. A. B. Goodhue, were staudieg in front of ibeKlttreU house when aporoschcd b, Hawkins demanding an explauaiiou of derogatory remarks made by Goodhue. After a few words they came to blows, Hawkins striking young Goodhue with an iron pin. G odhue then ran into Woodcllff s store near which they were standing* Hawklus fl owing Your correspondent cannot ascertain who fired the first shot. Goodhue on euterlug the store ran to the showcase in which there waa a d murred ta ctuw* he did not have t him $5 and a The mechanic returned to North Carolina, where he secured another wife, aud the Getmsn and wife by pur chase reside In Greenville, Abbeville, February 21 ???Robert Carroll, a trap E Brand huuter. while trapping for otters on hocuwpatchle river. In totsstito, had a terrible figh t with au alligator last week. . , Seeing the water agitated la a hole near the fiver, and supposing that otters wem fl*hing therein, he mounted a pole on a tussock just above the water s edge, nissted imp- were In a sack suspended from his neck. His only weapon was his hatchet. He sat on the pule,with a mass of. vines at his back. He held his weipoa ready to strike an otter,should one Bo m he raw a young alligator near him. He caught it up and it uttered a cry In an Instant there was a terrible splash of water, and a huge alligator, with dtstended mouth aod glittering teeth rushed for him* With little hone of escape he fell back upon the vln-s, a-das he did so kicked the pole from under his feet. pistol. Grabbing the pistol, Goodhue fell be j The terrible J*wa clo 7 cd on the pole and nfud the counter firing through the window at Hawkins,who on was the outside of the store,each psrty firing three shots. Goodhue received a severe wound in the hesd from the iron which nawklns first ???truck. nawklns was shot through the hand ball lodging In tho left wrt*t and received a ball through his left leg. The *flair was (be re sult of au old affray. This eveniug a negro who formerly worked with Ha* kins was arrested asac cessory to the crime* The negro was standing by and when old mau Uojdhue started to Uawklui with a stick and was in tho act of striking. The negro caught Goodoue aud prevented him from going to Uawkiur Tills was before shooting commenced. Ihe negro is in jail Hawkiua confined to his room and Goodhue ig under a thousand dolls* bond. The negro will have a h aring to-morrow, whe~ * *" thought he wtli be turned looso. At last arc unt Hawkins was resting well. Birmingham, February 23 ???There are forty two prisoners iu <>ur j??lL To day at four o???clock, eleven inmates confined in the front cell, made a desper ate effort to break out. t hey succeeded iu tearlug out several pieces of timber leadlug to the stairs before Ibe discovery. Since tho attempt they have becu confined iu close iron cells The city is full of visitors, livery hotel Is crowded with people coming to prospect through tho coal and irou region. , , The report that the foundation of tho large, now bank building bad given away is fake. Omy a de ft ctivo arch over one window gave currency to the report. _____ Florida. Tallahassee, February 19 ???Floridians are very much encouraged by the visit of the earl of Hunt ingdon, and other members of the Florida Land and Mortgage company. The company has a capital of $3. *25.000, aud own! 2.000 0v0 acres of tho finest land In Florida Three foreign speculator* mean business, and are going to work iu the right way to settle and d velop their territory. The census of 188U shows a gain of 81.745 In Florida???s population in the decade (ollowtug 1870. From I860 to 1880 the number of farms jumped from 6 580 to 23.488. Rahway ex- pan*lou keeps pice with other interests, and tho proposed ship canal ,1s expected to shorten the route of western grain to European markets. Fkbnandina, February 22???The tragedy which Eppes and a great grandson of Thomas Jefferson He it a young man receutly married, and at the time ot the abooilug waa a conductoi ou the Transit railroad, and until this unfortu uste occcurrence was held in high esteem* MmJoi Suhrer was an officer in the federal army durlug the tivll war, had resided in Femaudtua for a number of years and wss always regarded aa a polite, peaceable aud agreoable man. He was at one time postmaster at Fernaiidlna, and at the tlmo of his death waa president of the city council. Eppes boarded at the Mansion nonse, aud until a day or two before the difficulty he and Bnhrar were 5 ood friends. Mrs. Kppes told Mrs. Dewaouhersister, [rat Mr BuUrer had Insulted her;Mrs. Dowson told Mr. Dowson and Ur. Dowson told Mr. Kppes uewson advised Eppes to go at onco and horse whip Hubrer, ai d offered to go aud ate that It was well dour. So a whip was purchased aud tho two men proceeded to the Mausiou house to. carry tho plan into execution. Suhrer was on tho piazxa of the hotel aud Kppes proceeded to apply the whip across his face ana shoulders. Sharer sprang from his seat, caught tho whip aud grappled with Eppo-. and as be did so Dewnou caught suhrer???* arm and Eppes drew a pistol and fired tho fatal shot. Suhrer disclaimed uutil he expired that ho had insulted bis rlend???s wlfo. Both Eppes and Deweon were committed, but afterwards released upon giving bond to tho amonnt of $0,000 each. Mrs. i??ppc* made a statement to her uusband???a attorney of the nature of the Intuit off red her by Major Bnhrar. Mrs. Eppes saye she is twenty leant old: bad been boarding at the Mansion mute, which was uuder the coutrol of Major Huh er; her husband is conductor on the railroad: hi* busluesscailed him from home every other night except ttuudays: their room was ou too third floor; >he had noticed that M*Jor bubrer's b.-arlug to wards her was unplearant, but did not dream what caused it: about toe l*st of January sh j had beeu quite unwell: had. dressed . and ??? . dining on too sofa; she heard a knock on tho door: ssld come In; thought it was a servant; Maj ir Suhrer opeue-1 the door and lookid lu and s*id, M Two gentlemen, Methodist preacoera, are In the parlor; they wish to see you," at toe same moment he eutered the room aud locked the door; she was then reclining ou the sota, too sick to rise; be drew a chair to the sofa as uoar as he could get it: he took hold of her baud and said, "Your baud is cold;" she drew her baud from him: he put hts hand on her forehead and said, "You have some fever.??? She said. "Major Suhrer, leave toe room! I am v.ry sick.??? He replied, "Oh, nothing Is toe matter with you." He rose and pushed his chair back and attempted losltou the sofa upon which she was reclining; be put his arm arouud her, she to free herac-lf from him, imploring him iilo to leave too room; he clu??g to her and placed his band upon her bosom; sbe became wl d with alarm aud by a superhuman effort suc ceeded lu getting away from him; during toe struggle he stooped and caught heeby the foot; she left the hotel and went to tne house of he sister, Mm. Dowson; sho communicat.d toe ou'rage to her sl??u*r. she to her husband and be toEpp*s, Lake De Fnnlak ha* bem * elected for the winter radons of the Cbanlanqu* Literary and Scientific circle. At these assemblies such men as Dr. McCoeb, Joseph Co ik. Dr. Bacon, Dr. Haygood, Bishop Simpson and John B. Gough, discuss the grea P Msjo?AtoertL B Russell,of Jacksonville, has as sumed the duties of superintendent of public in struction, vice Hon. K. K. Foster resigned. Last Friday he officiated??? at the,laying of, the corner stone of the Agricultural college at Lake City. South Carolina. Chester, February 20.???Rumors that several rep utable business firms lu tots place were engaged In a contraband Uqnor traffic teached the ears of tho authorities, who at onco employed a keen eyed detective lo ferret out the matter. He set to work and carried on his investigations secretly. To-day he Informed your correspondent that the charges against ??be merchants are wholly groundless and that they emanated from a spiteful, 1 responsible negro, named S' f (to. 11 this black Informant does not make binut-u scarce lu this neighborhood he may be roughly bundled; I heard some pretty loud threats against him. Teknton, February 20 ???Tho dlsllniulshed tem perance heturor, Mrs. Chapin, has recently done tome effective work along the Hue of the Charlotte. Columbia and Augusia railroad. She has lectured before large audiences In th towns of Johnstons, Batreburs, Lexington, Kdg> field and Trenton. Tbi* county needs temperance worker* Iu the towns f Edgefield and Trenton a brisk whisky trade is succeed. Mrs Chapin was cordldlly her labor will not be iu vain Beaufort, ??? that tma ts a The traffic iu arms agSus?the liquor dealers^ l>u t thus fsr nave not succeeded lu supprewdng the vile bnslnesr. The grand Jar* of the county, lu their pra-enun-nt say: "It i* a hnmtlia log fact we present to the court that a license to sell intoxicating liquors by ths United States-Internal revenue department has been granted to seventy???three persons In this county coutrary to law. That a majorltv of thaw ptrsoM an actually selling lntozleaiiug liquors so openly and constantly aa nrcesa&il y to be known * th m??jarlty of the county (.fficers. executive riioUi, and not one bill presented to this jury. We append the names of pertuos thus license**, and suggest that a copy of the same be fund-died tho county commissioners and each and every trial justice of toe county, requiring them to inquire into the fact* and take me necessary steps ti> suppress the bbslncsa." This will have the effect of getting eotne of these illicit dealers Into trouble, if it does notpnt an end to the bus!- n% i?tGbland Grove, February 21 ???In the year 1681 a mtcbanlc ir -m horth Carolina made his way to Highland Grove, in Greenville county. Afttr working several months be sent for bis wife, wbo eladly tame. la a rkort tlmo alter her arrival sh* deserted her hnsband sad went to the city of Greenville. After tbs lapse of several months the met hat Ic discovered whither bt* recreant wife bad gone. He went to Greenville city, and after a short search found her in the poe- crushed it. Carroll tried to iut rp>. - ... traps, but a vino had caught them and partly held him down. St izltig his hatchet he sttuck into the open mouth of his sMslJant It closed on the wo*p on and with great difficulty be saved the hatchet. Getting free from bis trap*, he dealt the alligator a fatal blow on the skull as it made the next charge. He secured the skin and such tcch has had not beeu destroyed in the fight. The length of tho al ligator was about ntue aud a half feet The hole was Its den. Alligators rarelv attack human being*. During* performtnceof the V*ud*vil e theater, Galveston, ths other night, Warren Dallas alias James W Walker, of Nawborry, S U.. ??hot and killed htmralf. Ue was from Georgia, seed 22. and 1( ft hi* na'lve state sometime ago on acc unit of a difficulty with somo negro s, in which tho Utter got the worst of it. Mistisalppi. Jackson, February 22.???There is in the connly jail of Neshoba county, a man with a terrible bis tory. About six months ago ho appeared in that county, aud attracted much attention from bis sol itary habits. Ho only seemed to court tho society ot little boys, several of whom told strings stories about him. Oue night the hou*o of a farmer, who was sbsent at tho time from home, was en tered and a fiendish ou???rag* com milted upon a lady who was there., In too dark ness be reaped undetected. Search wm made by Uie infuriated inhabitants for the wretch.wbcu the recluse exhibited greater sign of fear than were ever noticed before. He was arrested, brought be fore the injured lady, and from hia voice, ane de clared him to be Uxe man, Ou the way ??o Jail the sheriff???s nossd met a party of Alabama immigrants, one of whom, looking at the prisoner, exclaimed: ??? Hello. Ogl* tree, how came you h< re? ??? The prisoner hung bis head iu shsmo, and de nied that his name was Ogletree. bnt the whole Alabama party united lu declaring bis Identity with the famous boy stealer, who for six weeks, kept toe borders of Georgia aud Alabima in a fer meat over his dec da. He wsa first heard of iu At lanta. whero he induced a newsboy named Tilden to go with him, once out of toe city bo ent off the Ho wa* next heard from In Haralson county, Georgia, whero ho approached the farm houso oi a Mr. Buchanan, coaxed away two children, and kept them tied out in toe woods tor s-veral day*, visiting them when It suited hi* pleasure).. He Joined In several of tho searching parties for toe purpose ot misleading tb??m as to their location, and finally, when ho saw they wore in tim neighbor heod of where the children were, top* an abrupt departure. ??? k, -?????? ??? ??? stirred up. than a day out when too detective* and relatives located toe course, and striking out in pnr??iil?? fallowed up ono of the must difficult trails over before undertaken. From the Tennesiiee line down too Georgia lino to Nownan, nearly 800 miles through forest, over mountain and across rivers, toe chase was k*pt up, toe criminal being somelim** almost caught up with, aud then slipping the offic< u was lost sight of for ??? day or two. About three weeks from toe date of the first alarm a wild looklrg mao was seen approaching a faim house lu Coweta county. Tying a Utile boy by whom bo was accompanied to a tree. ??? ??? went up to tho bouse and mkrd food. While standing on tho doorstep tho puru'tng party wa* observed coming in hot chase. Wih n dart C puranreragiaa to rccuomonoy, wuo was own/ dead with fright, lingered with him. Ogletree tmanwhile escaping, sln-???e which time he has not been heard from until the present Ills trial for his present offsuw) will eomu off on the 12th of March, and In the p-swibllity of hit acquittal, will be held under reqnlsious from Governor O???Neal, of Alabama, and Governor McDaniel, of Georgia, so that ho bids fstr to bo an inter state subject of In- t?? 1 ** 1 * ... . VtcKSBcao, February 22.???A break occurred lar night lu ton lower part of the Delta Bedford levee, about five miles below the delta At last accounts toe break was flfiy yards wide auq widening rapidly The water ta about six feyt deep, li ta thought that the levee wa* only six feet high ag*ln??t it, aud levee wa* twelv ??? fees hlgn. The break occurred In the woods, in front of lb??p-op-wty owned by John B. Reed. The bay ou Macon is reported rising. News from above represents the Goodrich levee as being in a threat cuing condition, caused from the sinking of tho foundation. _____ Georgia. Carsolltox, February 23 ???Tho indications are that several of the yonng mou who left here a few weeks ago for Ttxas, will re torn satisfied that there ta no place like Georgia. They will come bsek???as many others have done???contented to make their homes among the old red hills, aud help to build up lb** Industrie* ot tbelr native state. Augusta, February 23.???A fire this morning de stroyed toe planing mill of Graadta dt Korn's estab lishment, doing vory large badness. The orlglnjof the fire is unknown. The lost li about $i0.930, In surance $4 001. There was another alarm caused by the catching no fire of a root on a retiatneo on Grceno street. Very little damage done. Rohe, February 23???About two miles from town Mr Byrd yesterday had an altercation with* negro, when tho latter shot at him, fortunately without effect Covinotoh, February 23.???Our city enjoyed a pleasant event last night Messrs. Frick A Co., of Waynesboro, Pa., with a capital of (900.0C0, have contracted with Thomas Camp, proprietor of the Pioneer michine works at toi* place, to farnub necessary capital to run the work* on a grand scale, and responded in a beautiful speech, daring wh cb be expressed much pleasure with toe reception S iven him. and said he hoped the management of lie works heru would prove a source of pride to the city of Covington and toe people ol Georgia. ??? Quitman 1s to have another paper next week. ??????The New South" under the editorial nanage mast of Rev. N. B. Ousley, will vie with the "Free Prcse" in toe material development of onr county and section. Villa Rica, February 22.???Lost night was a bad night on dogs. Some one put out poison, and no one knows how many got lb I saw four In one pile this morning, and to-day Marshal Yates ta not idle He is bawling them off. Captain T. M. Kelly, of Carroll county hss rn* ???old any of bis cotton crop yet. He has tom*??? bales la a ware house here now. He only inns two plows and last year on fifteen acres be mad** twelve bales of roUon. -They wilt average over 450 pounds Ue also made near 1C00 butoe's of corn. The captain only ralres cotton as a anrp???uo. He raise* bit own wheat at home and raises bis owu horses and In fact makes any and ery thing that ta to bs used on a Urm He has a _are that he bought in Ten eawe on bis way home from the war lie told me bo bad rat ed $800 worth of hones from her. He has adopted toe stock law sad ??ajs it* works well. Mr. Alma Hill has sold, already, three hundred pounds of tard of bis own raking, and baa plenty of meat aud corn to do blm through the year. Mr H1U is one of Terrell???s most energetic young meu In HawklnsvIUe, Mr. Joe B. Klng'a fine cow Bese died a few days ago from peUon, can red byeadng the twigs and leaves of an evsrgreen known as the ???mock orange," which had been prnned, and the cuttings thrown into the streets. When the leaves and branches of tola species of the wild orange are cured or wilted by the inn, cows will cat them,and are almost certainly poisoned and die from the effects Speaking of the new road law the Griffin News ???ays that surrounding counties are bestirring them ???elves In the matter which Spald log baa beta toe first county in middle Georgia to adopt. The grand Jury of Coweta connly will meet in March and will probably take the matter nnder advisemenL The Herald ??ays; "We are not prepared to say whether or not it ta advisable to make the char gc. Of one thing there is no doubt; something ihould be done to improve our public roads," It then Justly re marks that "among the highest evidences ef ad vanced civilization in any country or sge, Is too existence of good roeds, end nothiog contributes more to the comfort au1 convenience of too people, to the easy di-patch of butluess and to economy of time and tabor." The Jackton News comes out this week with an article in favor of llie adoption of the new law iu Batts county. Two years ago Mr. E n. Dorsey bought seventy- s-veu acres of land near Sunuy Side, paying therefor $770. Siuce that time be haa cut and sold off the place over $1,300 worth of wood, and twenty-seven acres of original forest remain untouched. This week he sold toe land to Mr. A. O. Gsy for |9. 0 cash, having realized a profit of $1,430 ou his origi nal investment. Dublin, February 23.???When ibe hostler brought out Dr. R. H. Hightower's hone this morning for water he informed the dccto- that a rat had built a nest in the matted hair of bis util, which had been Ut-d in a knot. Kxaminatlnu revealed the fact that a large r *t had became entangled iu too horse's Util had uot beeu found, Captain W. F. Halt, cf Dablonega, says that million dollar sale of north Georgia mlniDg prop erty about to bo consummated may be traced di rectly to the Atlauta exposition. Captain Hall thinks that the counties of Hall, Lumpkin, For syth. Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, White, Rabun and Habersham, should get up a first-cl vss mineral exhibit at the New Orleaus world's fair. These counties produce every kind of ere and 'toues, from the common quarts to the ipirkttng diamond. Cay* Speino, February 22 ???Our relief commit tee, W O. Connor, chairman. Is doing all in hi power for the he)pies*. At least tbirteeu families near us are in absoluto need. Tho wounded are doing welt, and hopes are entertained for lli*??lr re covery Miss Holt 1* sti 1 too ill to bo moved. Mr* Copeland is improving Tho burial of Mr. Galllard from toe Episcopal church was largely attended, ludependent of tho efforts of the committee. Rt-v. M. H. Lane and Mr Connor, raised in cash and presented to Mrs.Gal)lard tester- cotton sheeting fo-dsy and will mako a temporary covering for nis house. The wouuded person*, cows, sheep and fowls are dying all aiong the track of dotrucilon. Large numbers of turkeys,chickens and bird* are found without (fathers. The deaf and dumb chlldten are allowed pay for extra work in the shoo shop, and from the money earned in this way too/ contributed eleven dollars to toe relief ot Mrs Gallllard. Master Bow d'ie Pbinlsy, grandson of Colonel Yancey, ran to his mother during the storm, threw his arms around her and said "We will die together, mother." Ro t e sent us a telegram to day offering toconnibuto to the unfortunates, Iotellljrant per sona who were in toe cyclone say that while it was upon them they were shrouded In darkness Thera was no thunder or lightning, end very llttlo rain immediately connected with the funnel shaped wbil wind air monster, and still trees and other combustible matter was set cn fire. Who can ao connt for this? Pickens Countt, February 20 ??? 1 little lers than one month ago a party, comtattog of two men, two women and a troop of shout fifteen children, too eldest child not over eight years of age, and abun dantly supplied with bapgsge, 1. e. trunk* and boxes, bowtded too train at Jasper, Ga., hound for Texas, ???io-dsy this same psrty returned to Pick ens county looking forsaken enough, and with them rot a Mingle vestage of bsggnge other than what they carry in hand, looklug as if for provls Ions ou the way. Colonel Towers remarks "they must make tbelr start from the ground." Sylvania, February 20.???Dr. L, B. Brown, a den tlst of this place, died from the effects of a cars buncleon jcsicrday moaning. Homeevillk,February2i???Rev. E, J. Benton,ha removed to Waresboro, Georgia, William E, aud E. M. T, Smith, two brothers, have for years post been Involved In lliigatlou coucernii gccitain landed property In thlscnuuty At toe last term of our suporfor court a recovery was bad in favor of the formeryand the latter was recently ousted from too possession of too proper ty. Since then the fencing, houses, ete . have been burnt and a warrant??? issued at the instance of William avslnst E M. T. for arson. Ou Saturday parties c*me to town for a hearing before a court of inquiry, and on meeting B. M. T. attempt ed to sho??>i William K., whereupon Wi liam K fired, inflicting a psinful wound fnthesrmof K M. T. Bystanders in??erfetlog, disarmed the rare ties and stopped toe difficulty. Tbo besting before the court was postponed until next Saturday. This unfortunate trouble la much deplored by our people, Lexington, February 20.???We have bad an ex- ce??s of rain for last few days. It has retarded the farmers greatly. The feu ee meeting last Saturday waa a failure Ittagenorally conceded that the proclamation of Judge Uilhsm will become law too first of AprD in xi, aud friend and foo have about concluded to scorpt the situation. So most of our farming friend* svh gone to work aud built pasturca. Now should Judgs Pottle grant tho injunction tor which Mr. Howard will pray in a fow days, and tho supremo court not overrule him, our fanners will be left in rather an uuphsMut dilemma, as tin y will have u??cd all thclrspareniUaudtlmein making pasture fence, and will havenelther rails nor time to mend the fences around their crops. Surely too fence problem is assuming a erious aspect lu onr county. GaaxNVtLLK, February 20 ??? Meriwether conrt 1s In sesslou Judgo Harris presiding. There is qulte>u array of legal talent id attendance from a dlstauce Among toe lawyers present I notice Messrs. Burch and Atkiuron, of Newnan, Post aud Carter, of GrautviUe, Mttbvln, of Senols, Stand ford, of Ham- Utou, and Rus??ell, Palmer and Keith, of Chlpley. kcevra. Park,iPeavy and Atkinson, Terrell, Hill aud McLaughlin represent the local bar. Monday and lutsdav were taaeu tip trying thJ merits of the famous Kirkpatrick wilt caw, toe Jury late this aficruoou bringing in a verdict ??euiug aside the will and givlug too property to a grandson. Tbtaaf eruoon an uuiurtun*te cutting affray oo currtd in toe court house yard, almoat uuder toe eye of be court and within twenty step* of the roomlu wbiob ibe grand Jury wss holding it* res- tlous. A Mr Weldcu.a oue armed man, had ac cused one Clark of ftbomlng Weldsn???e cow last August. Weldeu drew his kulfe and threatened to cut Clark. Parties Interfered and prevented a col lision. Twenty minn tea after wards Wslden accosted two Thomas boys, frieuds ???of Clark, and after some words, propra-cd to goto toe gate of the court house enclosure, about thirty step* distant ami have a fighL They then proceeded to toe gate, Weldeu i-tkiiiifwff his coat. At the gab; Weldeu and toe eldt-r Thoms* exchanged several blows ana then threw a rock or two. Thomas then ran off, Weldon lu pursuit. Young Thomas threw a rock, hitting Weiden on the bead. Weldon then ran alter tho younger Thomas, giving tho older brother ppottuuily of getting * * With this the cldc targe brother rock. rushed of Weldeu Thomas let fly at Wslden, ??? by a sudden squatting to the around, dodged tie reck. Thomas ran again, with Weldeu In hot pur suit In jumping down au embankmeut, form d by the old courthouse fence, The mas fell. Before he could get up Weiden Inflicted l wo v*-nr dangerous stabs with a Isrgebladea porket knife. one stab beftw toe shouldvr, the other lu the small of toe back. Leavlug bis vlstim, Weldeu wss struck on the side of the faca bv a targe rock said to havt i beeu thrown by Mr. Bennett Malone. By this Umu hbctlff Maffeu had run from the coartro m and ar rested weiden. Young Thom*s waa carried to the drugstore and bis wouuda dressed by br. Terrell. He is dangerously, perhaps fstslly cut. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE I Her, A. It. ThlijpQn, D???3.itn. O*.: "I tho'mht I w.i Double to take Tnc Cu.-tniTUTioD, bat on* clo-cd find thu mouex- bead luk.tu." Ur. Jno, F. Util. Cabin Creek. Ark.: "Stmpl. rauM.nl HarptMH my moat loagalue expect.- tlocs???$1.25 enclosed." Mr. M. Lovell. Temple, Ga.: "It Is the beat pa per I ever saw." Mr. J R Ntaholi, Athens, Ga.: "I wou'd not bo without The Weekly Constitution for $10 a je??r. Why every family in the country don't take ft is a mystery to me." Cyrus Sharp, Jr., Forsyth, Ga.: "We have be- cone so at ached to your paper wo flud.it India- pe sible," n T. Peeples, Nashville, Ga : "Pample received. Eoclored $1???will send several more." B. T. 81 mpsonRoopvllle. Ga : "It ta the paper for ihe nUllon. I cu'l do without It." I. J. Smith, Blakely, O.': "I! rand yon fourteen ???ubwrlbcn .lib the m mey???the w.irk of ou, bail boar. Will .end another club orxt week " J. W. MeVullIn, Tin,.. T.xu: ??????Y'inr iperlmrn Jntt rreelred I am ought at th. nfflea wltb out ??? rteenta I anelow tiat nthat I will ret all of Dr Lelaad???taddrrra. Will wad If when I ,et h??? m??." am a Oeortfan.and though ont ot th" old ??u?? f r <eu yean, I Hill lore her and her people. Nothing gira me non pleature than lo m that her pwple are prmwring I endow ,1 a send mo mme ex tra copies and i???ll dlatribute them among my fitouda,??? THE WEEK IN CONGRESS. The senate puaed the joint reaoln'ion op- propriating $10,000 for the contingent lundof the senate end alio the bill lncrrealng (lie en dowment fund of the univmity of Alebema. The bill providing for heating end d-.ter,u'a ng tho claims of Georgia, was placed on the calendar. Senator Brown introduced bills providing for the erection of public buildings at Am gusto snd Athens, the cost being limited to $200,000 at the tormer place, and $75,000 at the latter. In the bouse, Mr. Belford, of Col orado, offered a resolution requesting the sec retary of stato to furnish such information as be bad in reference lo Bismarck's action con cerning the Herr Lasker resolution. The bill was psesed fixing at one cent for each four ounces the rato of postage on second-class mail matter. The resolution of Mr. Money, of Mtesinlppl, calling on the postmaster gen eral for information concerning the star route service was adopted. .The military academy bill passed. Washington, February 22.???Mr. Reese, of Georgia, introduced in the house last Monday n bill wbicb will attract considerable atten tion whatever may be ita fate. He proposes lu the bill referred to make if a misdemeanor lot any person to send through the maile by plain or registered letter, by money order, postal note, nr circular, any communication relating to future contracts. I asked Mr. Reese what was the reason for tho introduc tion ol ibis bill. Bald he: "1 think it would materially cheek a great and growing evil. This speculation in futures haa ruined more young men than almoat any other evil agency. It has beeu especially diaaatroua lo yuuog men and old ones too, (or that map ter, in the south. The fouudatlona of many a fortune have been swept away and the business habits of many n man ruiued by this reckless spirit of speculation. It is adu- iiioraiiiipg force in society, and I am in favor of doing everything we cau lo check it.??? ???Ho you think ibe government boa the right to go os far as your bill pro poses???? ???X do. All letters to lottery companies aro excluded from tho mails, and the two or three lotteries In the country are insignificant in their bud efiects compared to the bucket shops and the bigger traps for the unwary. Speculation in futures la not a legiti mate business translation, Our own slate ul Georgia iuis declared that it is against pub-, lie policy to countenance this badness and haa declared void all cunlracls for future pur chase or sale. The supreme court has aus tained that law, It is supported by the com mon sense of the people.??? ???Whet is the prospect ot passing your bill?" ???That 1 cannot tell, I have not talked with many members abone it. I bays thought of the subject a good deal myself, for It has bren forced on my attention by the ipeetliatlve spirit which drains midlona of dollars out of tue south every year. I am satisfied that the government ougut to refuse its postal facili ties to this species of business so-called.??? ACROSS THE WATER- I'aris, February 22???The arrival of ail American paper containing tho controversy in reference to Mr. Benjamin???s alleged letter about tba British recognition of the confed eracy caused on this side of the ocean no lit tle amusement. A reporter called upon Mr. Benjamin, who, in the course of the conver sation, stated substantially os follows: "In the first plsce, nobody at all familiar with the true state of the facts could ever havo enter tained the idea that I asked the British con sul to introduce me to Lord Lyons. Lord Lyons end myself had lived near each other for several years, anil during that time had been in the habit of often dining each other???! tables. Consequently tho assertion that I applied to tho consol for such introduction is simply'nbsnrd. In August. 1800, dnrlng the presidential cam palgn of Mr. Lincoln, I remember being in San Francisco engaged with Mr. Reverdy Johnson upon the case of the New Almsden quicksilver mines. It may have happened that some such letter was fabricated aa one of the numerous elrctlonearlng dodges of the campaign, and It may have been sent by some political buccaneer to Mr. Tbqrlow Weed, who would have not onty perceived such a device too foolish ever to be made use of, but also wou'd Imre rea g"'x>d it as spurious and thrown it aside among bis papers, where Ihe forged document was perhaps found at his death." London, February 22.???'The Dally Tele graph Ibis morning reports the surrender of the garrison at Tuksr. The Times confirms this report. Five soldiers have arrived in Huakliu, froiuTokar, and brought news of the surrender of that town. They report 'hut rebels beset the town end kept up a constant fire of artillery and rilles. On Tuesday the garrison, seeing the necessity of conferring with the rebels, Yakoof and Moccainl Kfl- endi, chief of the police,with asergeantot ar tillery, went ont and bad a conference with the rebels. On their return they Informed the garrison that they must surrender their arms onThursdsy. Many of the soldiers murmured at this, and a large proportion of them escaped during tbe night, but os the conference bail arranged, Tnkarwas surrend ered on Thursday. On receiving the news of the surrender of Tokar, Earl Granville, for eign secretary of state, instantly summoned a cabinet council. lixnUN, February 22. -The seml-offlclil news papers openly demand the recall of Minister Sargent The Munich Algemelne Zeitung charges Sargent with having a scheme to In fluence tbe next elections in America by his diplomatic conduct at Berlin. It Is thought certain Ihst tbe Interpellation will be made in the reichstag regarding the Luker affair. Tk" Week???s Failure. NSW Yosx, February 23.???'Tbe bullosas fallares of the last seven days os reported to It. U. Dud A Co , number fo- the United Hiatts tM, for Canada --.ora total of 210 si compered with a totsl i.ftas i week, * decrease ol 62. Tbe reducilon In t- e umber end Importance of filiurcs all through Ibe Muiniry la apparent, especially in Ihe western maiea. . Fell PeaS t'f???S Ska Ipt Pasts, February 23.-A si oration Is reported from Bt. Deals, capital of Ihe Freach Island Reunion, In the Indian ocean. A dual with swords was tongbt between an Knilllhmsn named Winter aod an ??ffleer of tbe martnea by the name cf Uraijcan. Winter was pleroed to tbe bean and fall dead upon tbe spot. When we eat bread raised with Dr. I???ricn???a Cream Baking X???owder, we are eating the wheat flour, in all of its nutritious elflclenry. i???bysicians recommend it became, while making the while loef deliciously palatable, it keepe tbe nourishing dementi intact and whole. It has proved Itself for years, to be the best and safest, Mira Tip Bounders has painted a heroic portrait Lend, your paper to your neighbor and ask him to sub scribe. Every new subscriber enables us to make a better pxper. Ugly blotches and stubborn old sores are cured by Samaritan Nervine. $1.50. i cremation o,.raping offers to ???ro- Ite ginrefnl,??? Aik for Wells??? ???Rough on Coma.??? Me. Qotck complete peimancni cure. Coma, warts, bunions ANG09TUTA BITTERS Is known as the great regulator ot the dlgcsuvo organs all over the world. Hare It In your houses. Ask your grocer or drug gist for the genuine article, manufactured.by Dx, 5, G. B. Slegert A Sons. The most valuable building lu New York is the Mills block, worib IM75 oco Yourg Men, Middle Aged Men and An Men who suffer from rarly Indiscretions will and AUen???s Brain Food tbe most powerful luTtgoiant ever In- In Vie loir Years. Impurity of bloo.l, however generated, is always present in the body when pain is felt; it spreads and ferments wherever a weak spot or low vitality exists. Brandrotb???a Fills are the one great and un failing remedy, because they take hold and expel only what is hurtful; so when sick, have pain, dizziness, rheumatism, colds or costivencss, take from three to fire, and if they do not operate in four hoars or so, take three ot four more. They cleanse the bow els snd circulation from all impurities of the blood, and often save lifo. Brandrelh's rills preserve the vigor of youth, and for a long period keep off the debility of age. Sold In every drug and medlclDe store, wltb plain printed directions for use. Ladles and sickly girls requiring a non-alco holic. gentle stimulant, will find Brown???s Iron Bitters beneficial. It will be several days before tbe amoant of the defalcation at tbe Emsison custom houro can be aacertalued. TfiteloKtepIt. It???s too bid. Sir or Madam, but don???t get frightened. Your hair is failing off???that's certain. A gitnee in the mirror, or an Investi gating committee of fingers tell the dismal story, We won???t discuss tbe possible cause. It is enough that Parker???s Hair Balsam used now will prevent further destraction. Is your hair somewhat gray, too, and crisp? Also, yes. Tbe Balsam will give back the original color, ooftnrss and gloss. Not a dye, noroily eli gantly perfumed, a perfect dressing. f-'iikluo aud foundry works. Nklnny Hen. "Wells???s Health Itonowor" restore* health and vigor, cures Dyipcpsls, lmpotcnoe, Bcxual Debility, 91. C???ONNIfMPTION CURED. 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