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THB WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY AUGUST 5 1884. TWELVE PAG I GEORGIA BY WIRE. ???HIE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEF LY CHRONICLED. 9lt XiHlrg of Mrs. Pettit, of Murray County, b; Her ??nabond-.How the Crops Throughout thj State Stand???Meeting of the State Horti* _ cultural Society fa Macon, Etc. tnnro ViACK, Ga., July 2!>.-{8pccial.]-Thc fo! ??win? arc (he (ruedetails of one of tho most bru.ai and shocking inurdcrs Uut we hare ct??r new which wx?? e until it tel a few miles from lure Batmdey evening, In which Pink Pettit, a man of lad character shot aud killed his wife In cold tfeod, Pettit was some weeks ago arrested under ??? peace v arrant sworn out l??y his wife on account of most brutal and rniel treatment. Pulling to snake bend he was lodged In the county jail, but Jn a ft w days made his escape and returned home to his wife, who by this time had been som :what u pathetic gud under strict promise of better ' sin. tnatment allowed him to rcmsii day lc l for parts unknown a 'll 1 yesterday evening, when he wis suddenly ??i n * ??|??on in the wood* near his wife's house by Kiijt h Adi if at whom he shot, hut infa*ed. He i to the house where his wife aud little <1 lo: ,??rd a*ked whereher ntc ,??? ... flat ??li??' was in the kitchen he said he was going kill her. The girl screamed for her m ??ther to get out of the way,, but she was met by P till at the door, and shot in the breast. Bbc ran around the home, he still pursuing her, firing on her. When about 30 or Hi tarda away he placed Ills pistol to the back of her head an I ??? . . , flred. killing her instantly. Upon examination it , has been a glorh was Lund that she liad been ???hot three times, In'' the breast-b-ck and head. The m irderor male his escape but mined men are in not p irsilt of night. Crops are looking fine and the farmers arc cheerful. There is a protracted meeting going on at the Baptist church at this place. Savannah, G*., July 30.???[SpcdaLJ???The Alli ance lodge of the Knights of Honor of this city have adopted resolutions comb ining the action of ertaiu members of tho order of Louisville, In In- t tituting lc; al proceedings against the interests jI be order. ??avannaii, da., July 3I.H{Special.!???A commit* ice 11 the city council was last night Instructed to look Into the cofta, etc., of boring an artes m well in tbia city. Lincoj.tox, Go., July 31.???[Kj??cc!al.]???The min er*] wealth of Lincoln county* is equal to that o! afly count; In Georgia, a dit li s been asserted by exper enced miners that the -ale gold mine which is the richest mining property yet discovered here, can not be excelled by the Black hills. This n ine was first operated some ???here b.???tween IMOarni law by La r ar A Co., who ???panne 1 out** 17,500 without (he use of any tools or machinery save a ilck-ax and an ordinary frying |??n In 1663 Bab* & Lamar operated It more extensively and took out ??40,0)9, while iu 1*74 Htevcnaon A lane exti acted ??25.0)0 of the precious m tal. Thee wmafao |??,000 taken fr.hn this mine tills year by Cade & Lane. When it is considered that ov* r eighty thousand -dollars 1ms bee i obtained from tills mine without nnv improved mining machinery, i ndata mmtiuai expense, we think it clrr rly proves that If the modern mining ap* pliAuics mid skilled luhorwcre used, it would prove a genuine bon-n/.v. Borne Cincinnati cipb Urstsaie negotiating for th fa property, an wo lenn from a gentleman directly interested that the tn dt will be closed this week. India* Bh.ino, On., July 31.???{Special.!???The re union of tin- Iluttn Volunteers at Indian Bpr ng, utlon. L'er the morubig (*ew had vanished the vehicles were coming in; roari W -???OI S loaded with iv GEORGIA GOSSIP. tver fbetonnty. Intense excitement pre- Tans over ti e shocking affair, mid nhou d he )#o caught mob law will no d< u it b; cal ed Into rcquiritiou and Judge Lyneii will prcsl ie at the MosnoE, (in,, July 2),???{Special.]-Fine alua have fallen throughout this county an I t'te furm-. err are In better spirits over the er ??p proipwts. There arc no Hew developments an to w!io ooin- SLltted the horriblo murder tipnt tin pamniof Mr*. J. T, Mitchell. Strong suspicion, but no one bas teen arrested. Savannah, Go., July 2D.???{Special.]???A spee???nl meeting of the board of directors was held to day to con id .???r what action was necessary tn take In regari to the New Orleans oxpositl ui. Ju.'go Hardin, tl cenmity commissioner, win prJ??eut, u..?? aUdnxed the board at some len till. Tne lx??aid appointed a committee from each bran *i?? of Industry to make mbserlptIons, aud it Is irobtble that the board will make mi exhibit o irel.lc of thr Chatham county exhibit. Chattanooga, Tean,, Ju,'y 29 ??? ,s ??i??eela!.]???The twelve months old child of Ed Dcirgi was found dead In lied on the morning of tho 27th instant Hear Blocks* mills, Cherokee county Alabama. King Btewart was found dead in hi* bo J the Mine morning near Centre, Alnimma. Btewart < nd wife had been separate J for some time. Savannah, (la., .July 29,-fBpecial.]-Tho Ger man Volunteers, who have bccu spending several days at Newt Brighton, Bulllvan???s faUnd/rotur.Kd koine to-night delighted with their experience. Conyeks, Ga., July 29.???{Special. J???Mr. F. If, Swing's da oiling was bupiuid here this m iming between two and three o'clock. It caught from the kitchen, and as the kitchen joined tho house, both wore quickly destroyed. When .discovered the kitchen had neatly fallen In. Nonrly every- thing was laved. The hon??o was Insured In Hie Atlanta ID me, but as Mr. Hiving was not nt home, t camount could not lie ascertained, though it Is ???nil* tod to be about $ l.uoo. M acon, July(Special.]???'The cx Mutive com* mtttees of tho varloua counties of the alxtli con* Krtsaional district assembled In tho supjrior court* room of Bibb eounty today. The meeting was oneoi much interest, being the lint sinco the redbtricting of the state. All the coantics were represented with the exception ol Upson, Dike and Jasper. Hon. J. G. Oekiugton, of Wilkinson, wm mode temporary chairdiau. Uon. Bichard Johnson, of Jones, was mode tom* |iomry secretary. non. J. a. Phlnasee, of Monroe, was elected per manent chairman. Hon. Richard Johnson, of Jones, was.mado par* monent secretary. The chair announced tho following delegatee Wilkins'*!!???J, G. (VUloqton. Twiggs-W. L. Solomon ami F. I??. Wimberly. Jnnw???Ulchftrd Johnom. Bibb???W. It. Rogers and T. D. Tinsley. Baldwin???by proxy, T. I??. Tltwley lor I). D. Han ford. ???nd nobby red buirvic*. with only two, came rollin r In. Everybody seemed latent on having a vr m'l ' ho. ??? u>. i tid every one of the three ill mun 1 ! Inca |ucicnt enjoyed every minute* of the oeraiiou., , Let the glory of the day be extended to " Vldette.??? ?? a But's Voluuteer, ns the originator of t ils gala : day. Every head is bowed in thunks to him. Ab< ut 11 o'clock tho great throng was called to order, and tho program me was an nounced. Colonel Catching*, the talented voiirg lawyer of Jack>on, introduced Mr. K. K. Found, who welcomed tho Mutts Volunteers, Isdies and fellow citizens, in a chaste aud beauti ful manner. We were proud of 1:1m as the In Ban Spring orator. Mr. McKIbbcu rcpliidtotho wcl- ' ciiir.clti Ijolmlf of tho people. Comment ointi effort of Colonel McKibbrn seems uoiiocessory, for speaker bo is a sitccwu; but your c<??rrcspon- (??county in the state, blit our beloved Butts, boast of anotiier Indian Boring it* * ??? ter. Altai the remembrance of the p: I anotiier ludlau Boring mineral wa* .. .. e remembrance of the presentation . of the hanntr tn tho Butts Voluntceni, by the | beautiful and pi'led Miss Jwho now shine* its an Ifitclircturnl genius lu the Loan HUr state) was vivid to the mind of tho speaker though the ooca- s.i i, was Iwcut) ??? three years ago. Thu relation of set i es In camp life and war Incident i were finely putrayed. i??itlcularly of tho little Insect that iliiketh closer than a brother. Tho picture waa so finely drawn that sotno of tho ???Old 1 eba??? nlnrnst again hud a feeling n (Killeetlon. Other speakers-followcd, hr. Mays, % r. Ifmfges aud Mr. Henry Fletcher who retire* sen fed tne Georgia militia, and ImsIiIIv did he hat die tho subject, and defend that fighting body; but the crowning cllortof tho day was from tho lips ot I'lofneor Beck. Oratory waa fine, lan* gunge was chcsto and select, arguments sound and hlstotlcnl. Eoon after the spcochcN dinner wasannounetd, and a terrific attack, perhaps aa formidable as was over made upon a battlefield, was made upon tho plcuio Uiskots. A ho ivy shower < atr.e up In the afternoon which scattered thec towd and Interfered with tho evening pro* gramme,which consisted of a soldier** drill and a big dance, Nothing occurred to mai^tho pleasure of Bleb Deposits cf Martin in Fla/d Co uUr-The Cstsi pills r In gtswsrt Coanty-A Powiar Born Two Hundred Years Old-A 0jr* olono at Tsllnlah. Ito, Hartwell Bun: The following hymn wa* com* pose? by Mrs. Catherine White, a blind lady of thlrcou! ty. in her&Hh year. It is a remarkab???e prodi ction, when we consider her condition, audliti ited education. Bhe says the wordj just came to ber and she sang them; O, that the Lord would come My malady to heal, He Knows how Jong I've languish*] here And what distress I feci. O, whithcraui I go? Tin n* is no other pool V here streams of sovereign mercy flow To make a sinner whole. O, then, from day to day I'll wait mid hope and try. Can Je*us hear a sinner pray, And suffer him to die? A soul that fain would see His foe) To perish nt His feet. Americas Recorder: A few'day* ago M irion films, living twelve miles southeist of thts city, dl covered the trail of a snake leading through teen rattle* and a button. A pretty big snake for Ibb country. Rev. A. M. Rhodes, of Taylor county, is dead, aged 73 years. The caterpillar Is commuting bayoe a ncr.g the cotton in Btewart county. It Is not, however, the caterpillar cotton fly, aietia ary l Men, but a ravenous brown cutworm, which 1ms destroyed fully half thoc-it* ton in many places, and wbert^thc cotton ha* l,rown too large to be cut down by It* sharp teeth, It I arks the stalk around and climbs np the stalk and cat* the buds away. Messrs. Thomas Booz and G. G. Leake, of Cedar* town, have recently bought a piece of property lu Floyd county, ucsr the line of Polk, that is extra* ordinarily rich In deposjts of marble. Hpccimcns of the marble, which embraces several varieties, including white, black and variegated, and all of which pollth up beautifully and show their supc* rlor quality. 1 ot a bushel ct western corn will be sold in 8wc 1m boro u ext year. According to the Itotahur Enrni ncl county will make ucarly enough of the raluab'e product this season to do this senatorial d t trlct twelve months. A twelve or fourtcou yesr old boy, named Os* car I ryon, who lived iicarHiias Pitiinour???s In Daw son county, accidentally shot himself fu the side, from the effects of which ho died almost Instint ly. He took them undo of the gun in hi* hind and undertook to pull a limb down so that ho could get the plums, when suddenly tho hammer was pnlled back and the contents of the gun emptied into his side. A gold And silver mine I* about to be discivore 1 an the place belonging to Messrs. J. F. Awtry aud W. O. Tuggle, tivo mid n Unit miles from Gaines- ???die. On tin Ir place, also, is a valuable mineral sprit g, which Is attracting consldurabto atten- Two young men, sons of Mr. Newt Harris, who lives near Abort's mill, Marion county, wo.???e pain fully scalded. The young men were carrying a tub of bat ing water In their arms to pour la a barrel, when one of them stumbled au I droppxJ tin tub. Both of them were painfully sc tided a!m ut the neck, chest and arm*. Tho voting men nu*need /.'und 21 respectively, and tho youngest 1?? named George. A man by the uamc of Bheets whllo In a drunken stupor a lew miles ca*t of Franklin shot Mr. RobL Mil rill, Jr. The wound 1* not very serious. ^The cause of (he shooting was an old feud. Mr* Boodle Hmlth, of Taliaferro, has In h3r pot- Monroe, j,. ??? fswfont???H. U. Hmlili. 1'pson???Not rcprticnU'd. Pike???Not n*prr*entod. Butts??? II. N. Byars and II. W, fo???ller. Wit niontIon oi Mr. UckliiBlon, Mticon wisse* 'ecn-u as ilu* place f??>r selec???n*??i iu tho pla -ufor holdinc 'heconvention. On mm Uni of Mr. Oniifer, We lues lay the 81 day Of Heptcmlicr next at twelve o'clock (ho ??<oiiven- tlou would sMvnihleMt lii??*??i>iuthouiH> and uoiui* nstc s democratic candidate lor < *ugr *??> for the sixth dhlrid. The meeting then ndjourto???1. The ineftlng was very hsruioiiloHs and solid for Hon. Jn*. II. Illouut. Hut* ton, Ga., July ao???{8perisI.1-Our section Of country has been blessed with fine rains in the But few days, und cn>|i* are Improving rapidly, Tallulah, Ga., July 30.-r4pedal.J-AHsu Bhlr- Icy and Joe Year wood, charged with mule steal ing, in default of giving bond were committed to Ciaincsville Jail f or sufc keeping lijr decree ot Jos* j A^ycry flee Krat illn, ol llaber limn county. Atf iCftA, tJa., July HU.???{Special. J???Tho Augusta factory taking advautuge of the dull seas ??n, h?? shutdown scvtrnl dnygpimt put iu a ii??w raceway. Thocorni??my w ill only run three fourthh i! ??u*. The King rnlli only runs half lime. These reduc tion* are lu addition i.i tho recent reductio . in Wages. Rome, Ga.,' July r.o.- [special j -The telephone line being ebhrirttefed to Center, Ala., by Captain 3ohn J. Bcay.NvltUo morrow he in operation na far as euasavtlfc. famtcv'.i miles from Rome. The stock-oh'ler* ????f the street railway eomwi'iy Bsve diiddeit to * niM a r-Mr m.I from V. M Rue to Fom^tvtUe. Work will be comm n ed by s *p- Umber flr*L, Roms, Ga, July ffl.-lBi>cdal.l-Yesterday Jam ????? Barnes, having dUcori re>l a bt-o tree n.ur l>>;t*?? rtvck, proceed el to cut it down with an ax togc? tho honey. AhaHtlriklug a few Jlcks ho fed Hi-???r art "1" ??H.I I.r iiiu r iron- with liltn HI the time, and think heart dts.**u was the eaum of the death. there on next Saturday evening will bo ??? novel aud cujoyablo occasion. A large crowd la expected. Decati'R, Angust 1.???[Hpcclal.]???An election was held lu Lithoula district on tho question of fo:ico or *b ck law. There were 72 voles cast for ferteo, ami To for stock law. 'Ibis make** six districts in the ooti.ty that has adopted the stock law. jA??rxA,Ga., August t.???[HpvcUL]???Our sheriff usi sent after this morning to arrest William Mar tin and his son, for stubbing and beitlng one, MauUon Mulllnsx, in Jerusalem district In tills county. Mulllnsx Unsld to be in a critical coadl- tlon. AvutsTA, Auftust l.-[8|k5cla1.]???The nUy ' inaugurated clearing-house system lu tho Angosta banks woi tlon, brstq^mmuiuung imsiuess in a wonacriui "ttJ' w "??" u,r * 1 way. ThoffSenmiip s through the clcarlng-houso *???** l??y firoon Tuesday ol last ure^i. flo w.w fo rJu??? /.wAwlHI," A11. oiie ol the largest banks attempting Ito ???xtlrpate the inf to* from his dots not liehnif to tho clearing-house, hut qx- premisesaudhad Ignited tho mnssoontolnlng tli j rhaiiae** of over three quarteti of it million lutno mltca with a mere handful of dryatraw, When remtlnJng five banka is not bad for Augusta In the ??uddeniy there came a gust of wind which dull si miner. coromunleatcd the flames lo a much larger pllo of straw, aud tho lire at ouco became uumtnag.'a- bio. Tho Vindicator tell* tho following: Rev. A. B. session a silver coin dated 178% withal* inscrip tion: Carolus UI. HispunliuK, T/I.N. C. Bjx, __ M K.8K.M.L ???*: * ' *\ ??? ??? j.v ehnrm ami giro. ,rMk MlTifop. ' McrlwethM VlndlralOT: Wc rojircl* li????rth??t !IMI??R baluM, lu , wonderful btjtaru Flowery Branch, August l.-ispcclal.]???Y???stor* day mornings* the up freight was leaving itu *r l, j It met u mun in a huqgy'wlth a tnuleco.t lullow- 1 Ing. the muN'getting (he buggy, horre, train md engine kind of mixed up, Jum|>cd dotvunu??*ni* bankm* ut and followed tne train four in il*.-*, when, : upon marim; a irn*tlo, tho conductor u ut to stop | his tmMi an*l hire u negro to iiold the mill * until j the train got away, thus Hiving the undo' -:if**. Powpkr 8PMkus, Augti't 1.???JBpectal.l???Tho district conferouco opcm.d tliU a. in. at 9o'clock, with Rev. W. D. Audsrsou, presiding **ldur, Min nn. n. u. rtiiu*mnii. ['rvii'iiii* ruicr, .11 mu chair. W. A. iVrter, of Alpiiretbi, was o cited secretary mid JT M. A list ??? ' ** * ant. There are about fifty otliers arriving. Twelve?? present. Tito people j r __??? ???| . woihIs. As- Mr. Norris was walking through a sedge field recently lie was utortlcd by i-eulug what np*. . .. d to be n huge biark snake lying in the path nly a few .feet a o:d of* him. htopping back quickly ami pie dog up t ro large t tom*a lie let drive nt the snake, siriliug him four or five inches Mow the head it ml breaking tho reptile's bu:k. The snake seemed to die without?? struggle, which induced Mr. Norrii to suppose some of tlio hauls had killed the momdtr car'ier tn tho day. Coming no irerahd striking the snpposod snake with hi* walkiimcNnc, tho veuttoiiMu totind not ilna but a long, black pendnimon root! Wore Mr. N irri.n hot above suspicion, wo should be ittrliue I to Hero that ho hud Ikcii mar a ino mshhio factory. fttn*'ay Joe McOhec, motored badier, of Col itn* bus, whllo drank and In n ill of Jealousy, N re ported to have cut his wi/o and child in ??? saver.il places. The Woman had tho child in herar us when he cut her on the arm. inflicting several painful wounds and rutting tho child *iigiiiiy. Joe says he did not u* * a knife or razor but thro.v g n???? across tho room. It broke and thep'oeei stiMrs in Ihe direction of ???living at home,??? and wc tone toot ere lorg the waving Adds of oats ana Wheat, and the beautiful uead>wi-of the sweet scented c!< ver will givc m the agrlealt'iral position to which we are certainly entitled to by nature. Total amount of taxable property lu Spalding ft QBty Is ??2,133,120; increase during this year, f177,7 3; hut yew, ??129,033; total increase In two yean, ???401,70% Increase In number of acres re turned during the hut two yc irs, 3,kH acres. According to the Madisonian, Morgan county returns this year ??18,009 more property than lost. The total amount returned aggregates $2,23% 171 of whith the negrees own {(59,982. Several Wilke* county gentlemen have Joined the woman's missionary society. Rev. W. D. An derson has also been made a life member of tit?? society. The find seminary in Georgia was located live miles north of Washington on the place now owned by Mr. W. W. IXugulc*-*. An Ir fant child of Mr. Albei.lu Wllkei county ten a:ontii?? old, felf from bed last Fri tiy morning and received injuries from which it died iu d short while. The fall occurred about daylight aud caused (he child to cry, when [U mother pickci it upend !<t it nurse till it became quiet. She thought nothing of the fall, an*! got up at the usual time to see at>out breakfast, leaving the child in bed. Iu an hour or two she came back to And ihe child a corpse. The cause of the death was conclusion of the rpar jn.rt of the head. There was a large spot that was perfectly block with coagu'n ted blood. Mr. J. L Jarrell, of Crawford, Is having erected one of tho most commodious and convenient kin- homes In tL j county. It will bo two story, about 100x40 feet In size, and will be the best arranged home of Its kind iu the slat*. Anderson Hamilton and Adam Edwards, color cd, of McDuffie, got Iuto a difficulty last Friday width resulted In Adam Edwards killing Ander son, shooting him through the heart with a shot* gnu. Edwards was last seen In the lower part of Wilkes county. Ho is charged with having killed a negro iu Virginia. A negro convict namedJJim Johusotf, on I'awcll & Davenport's (arm, escaped the other dry. He C'almed to tic sick and while the other men at work he filed bis shackles aud made off*. Mr Rowell started lu pursuit with his dogs, but tho negro made good his escape, after klll.nrt the dogs. Work on the Mitchell house, In Tho nna/lilc is piogicssing rapidly. The crops In Liberty county, aro pregrjsdng Casly. A gtr.t???einan who has been traveling over tho state. Z have now traveled over every county save .Jiree in the first and secoud districts of Georgia and all the border counties of Florida, and I at * that crops HirpsMid anything known f ??? Corn is now passed all danger. Cottoib su)crh and withe lit n cal trolly to It will y'eld Immense))'. All other field products aro cqu lly promising. I do trust that tho farmers all over the state aro equally blessed Mr.J. R. Boone, ol Gainesville, has in his pos session* powder gourd which belonged to his gtest grandfather, and which is known to be over 0 years old. Griffin fiun: A part of the machinery at the ctory was put iu operation lost week. The Card iff machines were run and a bale of cotton was r ut through them. Everything moved olf like cb ck work and met with tne |>erf.*ct sati*tactiou of throe concerned. We are not informed aa to . ust when the factory will be put into o;icratlon. rat Judge that the middle of next mouth will find t In motion. The tenement homes are now liav- ng the attention of the officers. The houses will be ready in a short whlio for tho alrcidy arriving ??????-i??? ???????? tho factory will be able to cotton that will be brought to this market the coming season. A new postoffice 1ms been established In Mill Creek valley called ???Kfllc.??? A colored Infant with twolro fingers was bora on My. Thomas Walden???s place in Glascock Wed nesday night, 16th Instant. COlnmbus Sun: Tho jury in tho case of S. R. Martin, who has been on (rial at Clayton, Ala., Ihe murder of I*. B. ltittersou, returns i a ver- i Uct of murder In the second degree and Judg ??? Clayton .sentenced the prisoner to twenty y.*ari in the ponlunt???nry. An*appeal to the -upreme court Will be taken. ??? It was cn the ??1 i day of August, It*;., t) at E. It. Martin shot to df nth >*. B. Patter son. aflbfr grew out of an eld feud, the two men Fatirg long been at enmity. They wore) mighlora uud lived In Mt. Andrew beat, Bar ????ur tiny reenlre a release In writing from aUU^iUitr* W idle thi* release contract is not binding, It cer tainly limits their liability K<rtiiat it is uoe ??re.tor timii' iu carrying a car of corn or oats or nour. Why is it they charge almost double for mtlwj vhat they require for these o ????? tr aitlcfes. And espedidly tl roe facts l??;ond exp^nation when Wc notice that the melons are loaned by t.ie produce, a m unlotdtd by the commlssloa merchant, huJJJ th(EO ??tlier artlc'cs ore lo.vded r.nt nni.xul-u by thr railroads. They reply that they asmmorie ri*-I of realizing the freight from the melo.H. This excuse cannot be satisfactory. Melons are money, srd lav ing gone to the trouble and expense of producing the melons, the grower would wNatujy le willing to prepay a reasonable freight, it wotui Lc merely a slight Increase of the rl*k he a>u nes when he invest*, in the seed, fertilizer* and ex- pct.da hi* labor In cultivating- them. Aa??*t.H.r geed result would ensue from a prepayment of freicLf. namely: There would b- flfteen mlnixtorii __ , - iuruhhlng pUMna it li?? uiM or ait. The outlook for ugood moetiug t< f iv ira- ole. ??? Canton, August L???[Bpedal.}???A vert nle^uut meeting of tho f???l orekeo county Sunday *ehoo iMoclatlon was held at Hall Grouiul >v*t *nla??/. was pre-cut, ami twen'y fo ir la iu tho county represen c I. The rcmlni) rcpotUil the thirty sc boo U a* .uv Irg a total uu*inbcr*!ilp of 2.*li??*r two-niM. n* the sd.??M??l piqoiintloti -of the coiitv. This retort mat ro* rhero'.eja star c nutty, lilt, llolhiii.i wh* du ted t resident mid DenJ. F. P r y, re-dc *tel *ivr. t??ry t>.r the e ouliie y??r. Next wev lug v til Im ucM at iuiitou u N.ivem e A\mon, Ga , Augu-t I.???(B|??eclal,l???Franklin | C?? Ulity today JiiiuK the lUtof prohibition mui* tier. Majority for prohibition a.* far aa heard irom, "' 2: catluir.t^l maj.jrtty iu the comity, 4,*i0, The h.uoruie:! m ole uoeifiirt until the morn ing of tin eledleti, when they put out three nine l and* in m-iit ot the entrance to the euurihomv dc% r. (hi two of tbeta wa* inicribed ???Llbwly," the B. aud on the li .rd one ??? V??.te tt -.Dn t preJilbl i n\ ??? Inereiwlug nldrot ThecoiigreKath - ??? ??? ??? ' ship nt thi* diiireh are much lnt).v<,i*t in the subject of i>reparlug fertile life t icame. fair- teen Candida le-. were !>iptix ???*! at Ihe Fir-t lli;??*dit cut Time* The On um bn Tventy two candidate iuthe r ver anl fiunday others tKcaiuSCM of tiUsonlinnue clinreh but night Lj . lady by letter. The rervl ?????* at thoBr n-?? eln fell me htrecrly attuidcd, und i by im.riuii! idld.it* . Two. i p'oifjaUm l???l;*tl< ??? I pla iu the id v 'trot by ArorsTA, Ga., July: Ytoardof health t-ruU stuceof therro- !iuioti miu refuse from Jolt rot the utM*. ??? tew. 1*M???Tliq Augusta * i n strict obaerv* ig throwing slops an I iff ticivt. luwso.v, Co., August 2.???The nitvrior e nc ??onve. rot in??pedal action at 3 o'clock p. m., for theturproo of trying tlio negro, Ueo.???je Clark, who ic entiy committed the outnue upm tho penoa oi Mr*. William Jctminr*. oi this voun y. JmkeJohnT. Clarke delivered a concise, cleir and ft. in (ruble cimrce to the grand jury upon thv duty which they ha<rto perfonii ut tlii* time, lu a short while n bill of Indictment was returned in o ci urt iu which the graud Juror*, In '.he name and tihalf oftherltttrna of the state, charged the prfmvi cr, George Clark, with the offense of rap?. At lc counsel w a* assigned by the court t?? th???? a*- fund, ami a Jury of Impartial and upright dtlxrat wa?? ein|wudlrol to i??u.<ts ujkmi the quc??tl.M of lit' guilt ot the aro used. Mrs. Jcuutngq tho vb-ilm of his hcitUiit*. slid brutal iu*t*, deUH.'l from the stand to the jury aud the breathless throng of In- Im- t Sntoi Thosc*ndccs nt this church are full and will bo continued ut night during t.???io w Eleven pewous were rcc -lvcl into tb > me ship of fit. l.uko ctiurch l ist night, and applicant*. lUpi lc*: n sultsare -iring reuli continued, t tfnnwM, and the niro w. t-.ddiuit. lc Some ..I tho rrU and K-.*r. T i a rtli > Bruns' Srcat???cr. Maiun, July 9X??????The member* ol th??BUlenu, muasi to t>?? proud of their orgatiizitbm today. Take the general asp- t oi the meeting, the atteudanr *, the harmony, tb.* |:.t w.-st manli.*??toil and the im pression made, aad It shows that thrrois a new era dawning lor this grot: t *'.! ??t it????. in whi.-b tb.* Intelligencea*???d ctu-r.-y a!5l be broujht 11?? t*u j front and aid.Id fonaittg o*o ??.tibiiaU??t t *xt j trillemiUuuetodvrebq* her resottre.-^. A mire I enthusiastic body never held a meeting. Floweev Bha.nvu, Ga.. July , Special.}???A Stray dog withevident *br:??oi hydrophobia came through town thU arte.Moo.i. It w.*ut along the Strceto snapping *l everything it saw . It bit s v- S *>'* fath, aa i re??ri??iro1 by the lUtute. and ih * | ??? ???'???V a .t!. ! }' rr.lhoBUml.0 JUrrt.1 M.,.p ,mr.ur.l | Im''"HbS iKIJiSfVlh# pwl-5? | Wn??dl>*Mr,! 1.1, pl,U j ??*.??.. 7_. I ci.rk.rUi, AJmUm: Our fur awakening to the faet tnat small grain I nity in the sad aud great'tulafortuua tiiat tu?? ,U -in, mitwnen M-irtt , left hisiirlgiitNir lying lu death' rgnideK in the public higinvny. Marti.ra arre -t oud incarceration followed almost immediately. Ix>ugla??viltc filar: Mr. If. T. Cooper, the tix .e< elver ol Douglas county, ha* finished cjiHilb dating bis tniok* and the figure* show that in thi K ist yeor the taxable property of rhe co*nty Im cn ared Il.VJ.UW. This brings the c Minty's taxo<* ble I n???? vrty up lo I',00^,721. . On Wednetday, the sixth day of Augu t next,tho old confederate soldier* will meet at the-eonfeder* ato (cmcterynt Marietta, find put the graves m roihI condition. fiomctlmo since Rev. J. A. Mundny vlsttel Mrtdiron, in the* interest of tho temperance um A few days after Id* lecture there Mr. B. M. lfiaek* burn, editor ot the Mad bon Inti, published In his paperau abusive article against Mr. Mu inlay, which resulted Iti a protracted controversy and ad. ter.nl- nation to auc the Mud!>.'!i editor for slander. Fortunately the matter low been settled, and Mr. Mundny stands before the people of Georgia tho same good and honored mlubtcr. Mr. Blackburn acknowledge:* that he tens wrong. Its his last Issue he says that he wrote too harshly, that hlajudj-* montwrts faulty in writing tho criticism. By hi* article Mr. Mundny i* ta right before tlio publi?, and heaml his friend* accept it an siitisfu^iory. Tho criticism wu* Iwso??l mi statements whieU, after an lavestigntloti, proved erroneous. M ???. Mundny is pastor of Hamah and Mount Lebsnoa churches nt Palmetto an \ Sharpaburg* and 1* 1 ready k \ ro! aud rec.'vgnlxro! os an able minister oud a giRtlemou of high character, rrofesror Dodson, of tho Montezuma ma???o ard feme ie institute, !ii* decline l a re*ele * ???.!o ; f ??r tho coming year, aud the p ??i!tl v.x of principal Is .row employment to a large number of people, and wkut is more to be derired. tended to a diver sity of crops. It has been choked and throttlf/l in Its Infancy, and the growers charge Its death to ti e oppressive charges of tho railroads, who, al ove all others, hove been benefit ted. There is a el pnee to rcsurcltate the lien that prodvne* for them the golden egg during the duUsaa*? ??."*?? l the Free Press urges Mr. Brooks an l hi* asaoel ttes rn the committee to discharge their full duty and bring roe matter fully before the parties at in terest. e tax digest of Irwin county has been com pleted and shows the following result: White polls 525, colored polls 178, improved lauds ??r ,359 acres, wild land* 242,085 aero. Value of improved lands???286,209, value of wild lands 809,* Sq]?? city or town property ???409. money, notes, ac count*. etc,. ???(5.920, mcrchandhe ??iu,??)0, house hold and kitchtn furniture ???31,041, jewelry 8707, stock of every kind ??183,217, plantation and me chanical tools $16,701, cotton, etc., held for sale 1st April, $517; value of all other property not before enumerated, $9,521; grand aggro;ato $708,- 212; against $072,209 of last year???u gain of ??28,913 in tie taxable property of the county since that return. There Is a faini???y of Logan* In Union county which claims the doubtful honor of relations :ip with John A. Logan, of llliuois. It requires two hundred and fifty kegs of ten fenny nails for the new jail of Lumpkin county. ??? I'eaehtrees are so heavily laden with Trull In r.ortl Georgia that they-aro breaking down. Pro eisor Beck, of Dahlonega, has recived his commission as United States deputy m irdial at t at place. t aiLCfcVille will have another high school this W. Rich's field, in the heart of this city, Little niggers under t wo years old should beware.??? Walton New*: Mr. Henry Robison, of Broken Ar row district, w; s in town lost Tuesday, and we are relihl Iv ii torn.ed that lie stated that *???thr God J2S \VWon NcS had better mind towdt talks, night * omcs every twenty-four hours, (r ado not undersol d wliat was meant Bysuch Kngtrtw; Zt U certainly verv strong, and may be a link in the chain of evidence that will break the neck Of the villain who tnurdered Mrs. Mitohetli ???AVc : etvB , it the puwic / >r ;vh..t U i. worth >vc 7 II Mr. Henry t!;??t U lie men in tlint wo Mill be ??erved like Mn."MiteheH. K ive coutlane to dd onr duty li ft jounmli.t. ue Iiereby extend tbo nutlatH ??n li.vitetlon to com- * warm _ reception, be able to f et of us. Not! ng the ipuril et over. We r-romho them a ???nd tlriuk that %ve will many of them 'as they fiine.i uurb??t Issue anotiier ilior.ry Jim Ukeu sli.io 1 Ito tourth tlieoiy of the ktlllug Is thut Mrs. MlteUcIl married a Jlr. Mctlai nini.it. ot Milton county, amt tlinUhe t.nd not lecu divorced from him whoa sbemarried Captain Mitrl.ell. This was yearsug ), und It U Mid that Mi ltnrmond mis seen in the rclghbor- hood two or three days before the klUlns. it It fill. General Longstreet will open tlie Piedmont in Gainesville in a few days. Tho total valuation of tlio taxable property in Jackson county Is $2,491,286, an Iucre.uc of $215,- 183 In the lost year. A nugget of gold was found in the gizzird of a Lumpkin county chicken the other day. Crops arc- reported in fine condition in Baldwin ounty. The mw Presbyterian church at Wnlthourvillo wa* dedicated fiuuday. There are twenty seven regularly ordained Dao- tilt ministers In Hall county. Rome Courier: Home of Floyd county???s co!ora.l c tfzcnt can take the cake when it comes to miner. One of them is known as Charlie Fancy; au<itlier sails nndcr the paralyzing adverb ???Furtaormo'e??? ???Iravld Furthermore. A third one of the c.vlnre I brothers, suruarned Higgins, prefixes the suspi cious odji ctlve ???Anonymous" to his first name, ard fling* bis ballot a* Anonymous Higgins. The White family adds two more oddities to the list. There Is January White aud Weary White, and It Is asserted by thoie who know that Weary has been tired every since he was bora. January must have been tho first child and Weary tho last. Tho nr.m< a actually occrtr on Floyd county???s registered list or colored voters, and wo could go on giving such i antes ad infinitum. But the above will do for a sample. Now. we believe with our friend Bhutsper re, that ???there is nothing in a mme," and that these sweet violets of Ilam would smell just m iu cct if called sunflowers. Oa'ncjville Eagle: 3fr. W. B. Cleveland, after Itrvt* tipnt ion, bus been adjudged a lunatic, and sent to the asylum.. This fa one of the saddest wo haw ever penned. We have been wlf ' * * e?? t post unity ocutmir.Ucl -* ???, during tli him for over a quarter ??? eh time his life lias been Inc turd shedr.w???at the same time, nowivcr, ww have always found lu him all the traits of au t xcelici t Citizen. His lunacy will carry sorrow to the hearts of his friend* every where, while to life family, who have always been among the forcmo.'t Ip the point of intelligence ai:d true worth, this i.fnirtfoii fa a sad blow In which they will have , the heartfelt lympatbyof their large circle of friends. We trust he will soon be ret toted to sanity and the bosom of his family, opb Hardy, who It Is thought by some war parity convicted on tlfn charge of bur.ilug the gin houic of Mr. Bum Barber several y.*nrs ag??, In this county, has served oht tho term of his soi- t< r ce aud returned to hfa home one day last wo :k lie Mill declares that he fa Innocent of tbo crime lor which lie was convicted aud punishe I. The Jac-ktouville. Florida,Herald has tho follow- Irg it<m about n Georgia printer. The individual alluded to fa laid to l*e a brother to Rev. J. \V. I*. Fncklc!: Ju??tire Tawklns sentfi. A. Fnckler, printer, to Jail yerterday for six months for n-ssn t??u?? a-ul other wire mistreating his wife on Mon lay iiidrt last. The complaint was made by id* wife, and G 0 >tr tod. besides other things, that they wen from louthwest Georgia, i.ml at the tiino iif mar Terry Journal: An egg within reuafittothb office by Mr. O, W. McTJowell Tuesday afterncon. The larger etrg-wa-; l??rok m by s. William Grace, and the shell of that an I fie oiler e; g were given by her pi Mr. McDovcl!. The larger egg wa*nnt of unu??ual s.'xj for a bin egg, though the smaller end was somewhat il 1 - shrred. The smaller egg rested within the s*iell of the other. MitTCttudcd by the white, though tli ? jc ho of ilie larger egg v he I t The a Be: of reguUi Kg !^ perfect iu : i ut. II. L. li ne, of Glynn, bn a ??? colt, three years old, that will back porvli, while h!> i:i.c%ter it on>l Afid-t him by drinking i ThcQtjDinan Fro.* Bre- gli tails of tl Q meeting of l\\ ^refbls lc-t Eelurday: Ttc nc.tUiK organizedliv A. J4.ro | ujPIc:.; ar *i t--,:.. y. The pr ery social sort o ;?? hi* cup ofc iff? *. . t of t: ??????d ti.C editorial i.i Ui lb. (hi: ti e r??c!..:i tlug Co*not IV. D. W. l\ >4 ??rr???' nt briefly stare 1 re prest Hi ??? -oo- .ildos. i l'??m inri- diynaut dints attviniiOK the pe*peinuion of Ihe act chuigt-d in the indlctuie it. In thi f.l v ol tbclr | lain ami i-onvtnclui^nMiiimpny lutlnioiuj re ti!d be made, and the jury tirompily ma le tiiiir tivn Bt. filmon???s Ufaiid. But tu.- .'itntiur wi?? d* yed, and UtemcvcrUou fallcl 11 .torlii-z?. D fa paradrei under the capilon. * ? .r f . ;????? -roit- cst day,??? aa.l c!??h??* n??*t re-do t iuu*n ???-.*.??I t Upon tlie ???grvatest Uny'* of our pi i.d.*. !* u f?? v wliole albur was gotten up it Dtt-i. I*,- the tvlorrel |??eopte. cs an ext ur*.??? . i odverti* * :it* tt U. t?? make ro.. ley, and t-u* hi ????? that Ui-y Hard tio-. erosion of the rapp ??.* I lunglu; for ????? aoliit.cail. u i^ placed t??????ur diaere Ur. A* i?? a I- ^-lored jwjp??e t??p*M the bun. i to Bn eiirtKtnem ntaii.l iu tell ^ thereupon pronounced the setKeue? | i v ??? * >??w. t But it w .-h t in ""Btiboi by the statute, miti th* I L**itore??i |CO??-* rand wbiro llit r.ti. bred icoido: and c-prela???lylu I>aricti, there* ... '*??? * 1 e^jH-clally in Urn*uwick. nt.???tr the .Mating ebarv rut l. i: .i tlfi.e that the uFTu- the prvrNht rate r-Muta s*; > I aL?? ut tl?? size of a pigeon egg. e Cidartow n nut Us are conveyed to and from llie trains ip a novel manner. Hervy Hail, having cngr.Fed lod*?? the work for n year,???hfa brother wltiiajclrof goats and a small wagon haul tli* Tlu*y attract unusual attention In utx'ilns their trips. A eyeione pcs??cd In the ruburlw of Tallnla???i Tl ureday nfteriioon nearly demolfaftlng the store cf Mr. tirct-, where it Mnu k. Hero the win I w i t* riC??-. and thegn??ts nt the hotel were aIi.i ut iniidyzcd will, fright. One of t!ie h*iutlial or???:! I ???, the front yrrel of TnBuiali hotel had !u t twii'e.1 in M tl-' trauk, nudwlitn tJifaoe-urrel the lary. ctcwd of tuwt* hattily beat a ret rent from the fios-.t port'eo to the renr of the hotel, fio far ??> 1 card of ro lives have been lost. Mr. J. W. Jr.i:Ur, the efficient terntery of the of AJfav n lb?? t -?? 4*. th: 1-1 thu ?? uiiUee of three i matures, not [i.???'. t. mil to Invit * i n> o rou-erithni of t ir.clon g cw?? maloTix tl ??* tl??*e >f t ie ???*. f. n I W. railway* ai d tonoti??> the n.*ire>id*of the ahImi Anally sureH???cdcd iu killing him. Scarev???y had t marshal arrive! lu town from hfa pursuit of the dog when hU .tt.uttua w??. cuUyJ U) itiiathtr ??tnn,t! Jo, miklitit ntih.r nutuaal it.aaaiutM- tlon.. The tu.nhij li^l no t son. hula (ctriief. 1??? the direction ..I the du*. when the berule I ??nl- *???1 *lth vile 1???Ohk-n arlfpina bo.-n hb vrlJeo|>en mouth, hliiooitjeprotrutllnit.ndliU eroea eye. ???howte* UU hclU.h d??tre*. ra-ln l upon the mar .hal, *ho, not harln, time to .h.??i him, dull him * lev tdoei over the head with ht, p!??toI, nOrlent to keep the mtmttcr fmm btt!n* hint. ???The do??ea. then punned l.jr tlie manhal anJ dtlutuol Ihe town and Onalljr Uiot by Mr. Jo ??ttk??. hot not until he had hitua the ??ae See Bj|!> <w. were ???hot Mreru time* oat the, died came without ??? gnmn. Sobodjt .hoot town knew wh.M. d<>r. the. wm nor where the, woe hum. Marshal huoD node ??? Terr narrow (Mape. Bona, G<l, July W.-ffpeclal.J-rtae rain IM !VfU??Ct irakeauv Mstvmcnt whatever, aithouch un;.*d n do hi by hfa rour.aei. Judge Arthur Hooit a*i??rtlon. R. F. Hiamou*. Tho grateful thank* ol therein- tnucily ate duo to hfa honor, Ju lgo Clark, aud to Kdiriti rGuicral Gut-ary for their preimp: *c:i<>4 In Paving the court to couveuc so soou after the arm! ol Uic guilty jnirty. A LX ANT, Ga., August 2.???{Special }???Th.' firit bale of cotDD received to-day from P. W, J >a??s of Baker county as uaual. It was consigns! to Wright, Davis A Co , of this city, and was t>!d to A. It. Wcalow for re*nfa, and shipped jo ibitl-r A ??ever??. Savan-ah. Ga. Class, good orUninr. %\ right. Davis A Cn. art up the cbaiuptgne, watch cneouragvd a Uveiy bidding. Danucisvillk, August i-lSpecULJ-yine rains and crops doing splendidly. Heavy wind, deep thunder, rain and a most brilliant electric display Friday night. lot tat they are???a splendid vttalUer id Vheeilli and that in that respect aloue tho e??mp.'n??allou is handsome. A farmer in BatMvillo dwrlcl this year rafaret a hundred and ^evcoty tivc ii-.uheli of wheabwhirh fa more wheat than was raise-l in tli-? entire dhtrL-t ten years ago. There bas been at least five thouavnd inuhvU rafa^l Ire said dfatri-*t this year. The Increase Is very gnatifyl ig, and clearly shows what may bo do:t<\ fi >m * ye *.ni ago very little u heat was raised in the mountains, and for no other reason than that they, tho far mers. sold It would not crow???they said It without trying It, consequently laud waa tilled in c-iro every year, and In comparatively a short time tho survewfon of the same crop exhausted the soft Wheat or oats relieves and rcenperates the Und which is absolutely necessary to retain IU pro ductive qualities. Several ol our most enterpris ing farmers ore giving clover their special alien- ti*-n, and they say that our soil and climate la especially adapted to Its culture. We are ex tremely glad to see our country makiog such lu tb . rrn-kaibl tt l 11???iiUl ed at the well ns, slid . I*. IVrhr cwualdcn rfay in R. !. D.* i- ??? ... , adjourned imtd 10 o'c'oc'i ot tl i- And Wedavtiiay In Auj-ret n xt. fitenkiug editorially on tlw* abjvo action the Finite*-ays: The athndanco wa* large and the convictions were !troi??K and determined. Considerable money vrc.uM have been tua??lc. had the rates tor tfanrnor- Uticn cf 'ist year prevailed, but there w.t?? no: otdyan fCkrceso of a!>ot:t io per cent but chinr ** tor cxre**s over 21.000 pound* were? fre'iu.uitl.- tradc. Tt e growers have tio way ot nacertalning the wt-kht of their car load???no scsiea being situ ated at the stitioui*???aud they are left cmitvly at the nrercy of careloa, and forsooth, utiscntpulous empioves of4ntcre**trel railroads. In a??Mitioa to lb fa. the farmers having no knowledge of the Wilght of thefr car and no Information from the raUreads with regard thereto, the gap fa open forma rally comtnbaioued merchants, in making out ac. count sales, to charge for excess when none ex- fated and to Increase the charge* materially when there waa a small exesaa???extra freight. The peo ple of south Georgia cannot comprehend how a car load of flour can be transported, from the area- tern citk* for one-half of what I* charged tor car rying a var of melon* back, and that too, when tr ir Ut bydea ??p:-' h* well tor The familiar < knew'n to fame ???The Rittlcsna t ?? re.if .L pm with wl Itc fieri orl iuate l and Ing of thi- new Ntw?? say*; Ti fa will tor IVci metilc herked, chubby groc strips nn ! !:!i??*k * ??>? Ftt.tplIntel by fate or. Au dltc I th* 1 1-t the ???Snake," lint thi* l the ???Gem" fa c ??:nP u *to says Dr. J. If. Abxta Ur. king of Broad street an 1 ro, Id M, sty th? a'di* ct??fk cud crvndmi'Abiy aMeto t^*ti'y n'?? th iron Irnch. Dr. Ak-x4inter tells us int t! t o ne.v ri.d faniors ???Kolb G*m" watermelon variety w.-> fil.'iuatid three veers aro li Alai ctru. - r.roi proven n pns t '. vrrlte in r.ll markets tor it; exeeifani uuslIUo in bi! rre-i *i t-. especially ire re*uark??f??!! * ipuliflfty re?? long tran-qn.-utf .n* wilkeut Injury gnui*??iu uthvrc reed tor future* pUnting. omtio law at from 49 re. ??? Vll ??? fcetre rt??rlres in New York. Boston and other mark ets tlan th???? Lest nmiesnakc nteious. Tne origi nator. Mr. Kolb, will have 1,009fine melon: it t.ie New Orleans expuaitiou. They con Liked tor many weeks in T<rfect condition. Rev. James Reese, of Nance, fs eighty-four years ofage.h&sbecna miafaUrof the gospel ab > it ??i.x:y years and this year cultivates about fifteen acres !n com. It may uot be generally known that wild and ferocious aligators inhabit our mounuiu streams in this locality. The Gainesville Southron says: ???Keverthelem, it is true, and on last Wednesday raul Lasrahe captured a fierce little fellow about a foot long, in tb?? teanchntnning through Ut, U. hood two or three days Dcrore me aiuuus. -s thought that he killed her for leaving him. Bain bridge has a large quantity of flue fruit n0W?? * Citizen Born handed TiiE GoNSTtTVTION represent ative au eleven ounce saud pear. IIo raised a good crop this year of nu average, weight of ten and one- quarter oum es. >1 r.-\ Jeff' Holder sent fix Saturday to her friends a half bushel of peaches, the largest tvet seen. Two were weighed???one twelve and the ot. er thirteen ouuccs-yarlety unknown. Bev. 1 ??? W. F.ud, of Bay City,.Michigan, wno wai called by the B ??ptfat church of Quitman, hav ar- ri??? ??**i there with his family, and entered upon his work. Colo: el Di *k Will tehead ??%n<| Mr. E. II. B .* ??wn of B le* county, were both In Ifaiubre go ru ??a day last on budne*. Mr. Whlteheid aay?? .*j will mi-* 400 bales of cotton this year. There are about thirty-five schools in H raison ti u: ty. A negro woman living in Clark county, itgxl Is the mother of 26 children, three of whom werfl born the present mouth. Tho corn crop In Greenville Is represen*. ???d as be* Ing usually good. An abundant yield will reword the farmer's toil even if no moro rain were to 1011 be ore the fodder is pulled. The corn crop promises to be the largest Trown In Harris county, unci cotton has n flue appeirauce. It is too early to guess as to its outcome, but no re<sou exists now why It should not be as good relatively an the corn crop. R; udolp!-. county is certain of a fine corn to?, The crops iu McIntosh county are ex ecdla <!/ promising. Mr. T. r. Callaway, of Oglethorpe county, hai the finest cotton in his county. Mr. M. If. Young has one of thclargcsta id finest c )H?? ol -U age in Oglethorpe county. C 4ton, coro, peus and potatoes, aro all looking and doll g well In Lincoln county. Mr. \V- L. Coleman, of Emanuel county, raised fl 741 ound watermelon this season. The pca< li crop has been bolter in???Thom u conn- tv th s season than for many years. Tlie coin crop in south Georgia is made, and it Is regarded as an exceedingly fine one. Emanuel county farmers will not only make their own coru tli is season, but have some to selL Captain Vnrrcdoe, of Thomas county, Is making a good article of eider from the Lc Conte pear* ' Mr. Hiels Mullins, of Emanuel county, has as fine a Held o: uplaLd corn ns can be found In the state. The peach < top will be of short duration In Up?? ton c< uiity th s season, They are rapid y rotting and filling of???. Mr. John Blngcr. of Btewart county, m ulo an ex tra rdiuary crop of watermelons on a s mil piece of ground this season. Ho says he can deliver 150- mc Ions every morning for a week that will average 25 pounds. On Friday night of last week a sister of Mrs, Joseph Beatty, of Bumter county, was arotifcd from he sleep by the cries of Mrs. Beatty's baby. She has tily struck a light and went to the bed, when to her horror she discovered her sister dead. The body was yet warm, but she had been dead some time. She had not been well for some time, but her condition was not so bad as to anise her rela tives any alarm. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her loss, tho youngest an In fant four weeks old. Lfghtniiurstrwk the crib of Mr. J. E. Billups, of Woitli county, the other day, and then caromed rc a Held of cotton, killing about half an aero of the weed. A gentleman from a western stat *, who is visit ing relat ves Iu Dahlonega, has hair ab ??ut two feet in leni th. Mr. Jack Mays, who resides near the lYne nidge, inl.tmpkln county, heard something under his cupboard the other night, and npon Investigation found It to be a Urge rattlesnake. IIo shot It. A warrant has been issued for James Hlgglnv, who occupfid I.umpkln county jail for seyeral months sometime ago, for beating bis sister with a gun, - Application be* Leon made for ITcnson, tin would-be murdcror, to he removed frt>m tVbitj county to Hall county jail. ??? Tl crc are seven persons within the ra tins' of a mile in Towns county whose uiiitcd ages are 0?? year*. Colonel Enoch Jones .reports crips good ir* Baker. Hfa brother, Hon. Reuben Jo to', tlio bD.ii watermelon grower of southwest Georg! t,??? has flno tops of cotton und corn; and south of Kowton, crops are unu???uai!y promising. Baker Is ouc of ???* the best fanning counties In the shite. Judge L. M. Leonard, county school commis sioner of Ttrrell, repot ts the following Dumber of j three months' public schools In operation In tho j county: 24 schools for the whites, with average | attendance of pupils, and 21'schools for tho black*', with an o vet ago attendance of 30 pnplls. j It Is thought that six or seven moro schools will | be im tit un d before the year Is out. There arc nUictecn prisoners in Floyd eounty , jail-six white men und thirteen negroe*. Three | of the white min-Fietcher, Davis and Kirk, are ! charged with murder. J. It. Porter fa in fo.* n ir*o i rtcnMng, John Jones tor am-inlt .with intuit to | murder, and England for assault and bAttory. ThD thi; teen negroes arc In for various uffausus, rang- j ing from ) urgktry down to little infademiwuorj. i Mr. J. II. Wheat, whose postoffiee is N in ale, j ^??5 *1 county, showed us a tnnd stone, the*dje an l ??? fi ape lein?? about that cf au ordinary or.k aeon. Thf-stone was taken from tho maw' of a deer killed by Mr. Wheat???s wifo's father, in Pulaski ccuniy, over fotty y**ars ago. Mr. falir.rj Plunkett, of Carroll county, snj*s that tt ?i.i tt wi J!*. flttre he was in bis orchard gathering peaches. A - he approached the house on his return frem Ihe orchard with a pair of twin p cache?, he " c ??? u-ct by u servant who reumrke??i: "Therearo tiirtc.??? he rcplle:!, holding up the pcacbea, ???there r re only two." ???Yes there arc," resitonded Ms infenernt, ???there???s three!" Well, to make a long frtt ry xliort, li!> wife ???done it." He ha<l tarea tew re*pcitklbilitics In the house. On tl.e 21-t of July the law rafalrj? the license f?? r idling liquor* InAlapahato $???J,ooo wen cf cct, and the* only siiuon In town closed its doors. Thorp arc seven!othurplaccs In theconnty w here v.hfaky <bv got, Iiut in Beptcra - r i. e 1: fet license expires and it wilt then cost $3,0 j p.-r annum to sell whfaky anywhere In Berrien. TlicKaptfatm:r.ml meeting begins at Klokee churr!* on next Friday. Rev. J. A. Shank will be p r<tent on fi.iturdny and conduct a meeting (n be lulfor the endowment fund for Mercer universi ty. Thi?, tl.c original church of tho Baptist dc- ncteic&tion In Giorgfa. CdutbUi bvi.th.ol: A rathccsad affair occurred tt the I.cn-cof Mr. A. J. Bredweil a few dtp???s ago, a d flU ulty between Robin Taltonsml itoa Trotter, the tormtr rutting tho latter In *a upon ^ the hr cd. fare and bade. It I* thought Trriter will recover ??.* the cuts are not sene n*. 'Pixo dlffl* for ttboal ,;w et* UJltes tvTn^:;???tro^^r. eUc: 4 ?cr.tlemsn of tli'* nun- t> tn spcf-ktcg of now uncap ne:roc* c<??tihi lire. that one p ear ego !??e worked t tirteca hands! and the entire co??t of thetr livlrvr. too 1, c'.othinc . ona every txpeus- Ittcinded, aveng-Kl ontonlne- t??r. dul.arx per head. He say* tiler- fa m?? reason X*??y not grow rich wiieu they can !in e i IS. r . L ^ p y ' at trouble fa th-tt they will cost their etupb>r??*n five hundred dollars need or more* unless they arc restrained. Mr. Charles Bill, aged eighty-four years, father of Captain Hanford Bell, of the Western and AU lactic rat Ire ad, died at the Utter's roidenc* In Catoosa county of old age. The funeral nhsnpntafl were observed at the First Baptist church in Dol ton and the remains of the Tend laid to rest in West Hill cemetery.