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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. -VTLANTA, GA., TUESDAY AUGUST 12 1884, WKLVE PAGES. GEORGIA, GOSSIP. AVsgro Attempt* to Brook Jail???A Bl?? Wild 0*1- Taz Return* Th# Stomp or An Old Wag - An Sffort Being Kodo to Organic# th* Fort Oolaoo Ouards, Eto, Deputy Sheriff John Hall went to feed the prls- oner* at the jail, In Greensboro. A negro, name 1 Joe Howell, confined In one of the cells, attacked Mm and endeavored to escape. Mr. Hall grasped Mm, and with the assistance of others who came up, overpowered the negro. He was tied, when ho made every feint of being crasy and yelled and aworc in (lie most blasphemous way. A little cold water poured continuously on him had the effect of bringing him to his senses. Howell was In jail ou a charge of burglary, and during the post few days has been making pretences of madness. The taxable property of IfArrls county lucrcatod nearly ttO.flOOfn value lest year, according to the books of Beet Ivor Gordon. The courthouse of Harria county is to be ex tcnslvely-TC paired. Ore or the fir*t official acts of Judge William* when elected ordinary of Harris county, nearly Sixteen >mis ago, was to set out the fine oaks in / the courthouse yard and build the fence nr jund it. Mr. T. K. Carson, of IlolIonvUle, one of the most prominent men of IMke county, ran nw.iy with hi*, step daughter this week. He left a wife andsov- crol children to lament his wickedness. Mr. I,. I??. Campbell hn* rerigned the offl????o of clerk of the superior court of Murray county, ari l Mr. Charles N. King has been appointed by th*j ordinary te>fll! his uncxplrcd term. Borne of tho Wilkes farmers raise all tho tobacc) they we. Mr. Wylcy M. Pope says ho Is tho ohlost living buggy-driver In Wilkes county. Ho owned tlm vetoed buggy he ever knew In Wilkes, His grand father owned the find. If no diMf\cr'bvcrtflkc* tlio cotton crop, Monte- suma experts to rceeivo between I0.<yj0atid 12,070 bales thin season. Meriwether Vindicator: Wchnpctliat ancifort r leading agriculturist* to ' Ikesuee sentence Is not speedily executed 04-1 In it Midi txhsvior some take license to go on. This n ay prove a sad mistake. People should make up their tnluds on going to church to deport them- M-lvts right, or not go at cl!. A little thoughtful- ness and reflection upon the part of some in this respect may evade trouble in the future. \Y?? hope occasion will not occur to refer to this mate ter rgaiu. The survivors of the Thirteenth Georgia re/i* B ent arc to meet In Griffin on August 19th. Corn- pur.) K was from Ttoupcounty. ifr. J. W. Bog- land is one of the committee on invitation. A negro woman was struck by lightning and In stantly killed, on Mr. C. P. Phllpot'a pi ic.-, near Ilcrrhouville, in Troup on lout Monday evening, fihe was frightened by the storm mid wont to bed, w hen the holt defended upon the bou ????*. Anoti- * t woman was stunned. There was a heavy rain, with lmll. Is,Grange Reporter: A horrible report of rape ???r. who ii oedshya ing which time her t> go. of Mr. H,j 1 taken Into. 1 w ???> hour*, 1 hi lug which time her porsou was repented ly violutod run fearful lnjurit*, inilk-ted by the fiend. H.iu wu Hu n I rht tbd ??? ivfifi In r tho little brotii tuj'io and carried in unothcr dlro-db pMty of neighbors are In hoi purmit, and wc liop-j - - will soon capture the guilty party. A negro an call a "jug-breaking,??? wh >wiring thedi>< ri| tion mu taken, but prove 111:1 tic ???uga r.nd com tand coi ,??./ , fefaaied. Oncof the pursuing pirty recurrence in the city Just before commencement. Mr. Lester, u well to do farmer, living near Atk ins, expecting a numblr of friends t > vLlt him during comtnencetoent, and wished to en- t<itain thou In style, and an them wax ts ta a very laigc fine phaeton sold at auction, he coins U>f,vylt, and the bidding was quite lively, ui tin m were ri vcral who wanted it, but Mr. Letter was the fortunate one, as it wat knocked off to him at a very fair price. He brought In his plow horns, rigged them up in flue harness, hitched them up to the carriage and started for home. It was quite a comical looking sight, but the crises was not reached until ho came to tho bigh hill/m which he lived. He said it took (grof* pi help tho Imrsea pull tho tiilux up the bill. Then Mr. Leator foutlS thvt ho hvi *" *leph*nt. As soon nx he could _ - *- gfiaftfc while dinner, no iiuiu^i up moso ??? hud b'cn bidding for the carriage^ but found in 11H out of the notion of buying a curriep;. (-1 wards ho exchanged it fora small one-horse r age, hitched his horse to that and started fie from the chapel, til* team ran away, broke ( hi tinge und harncmall to pieces, threw him* hunted rotoo- i???do property its com n??f?? assess any K??w Orleans exposition. W?? have many proD. .. wrrthr of display, and which would attract apaolal attention anywhere. Mr. lfcnry H. Harris, of tho second district, tells us of a poplar tree on fliino creek Hint measures twenty-six feet In drewnhr ence. This would give a diameter of eight and one-fourth feet. A section ??l this tree, or a plunk rawed from It would be a wonderful exhibit, fly all misns let our people get up specimens of the (otmtr)'s prodiicalvcuesa and res mw* and have them forwarder! to the exposition manager/. Mr. John Kcwson killed a wildcat Tin* (day morning on ftttidy Run creek, near McCormick's mill, Columbia comity, which measured three feet frtm the tip of its nose to the end of Its tall. It was on exhibition at tho depot Tuesday even ing. Crop reports, says the Oglethorpe Echo, especial ly of cotton, tineo tho thowen of tho past ton days have l*on falling, make us feel good and hopeful of a heller time coming. It Is generally raid that the staple plant has never been known to take on fruit faster, and though the weed Is not ao very large, and yet it Is goodMc and very heavy frith forms am! Isrils. If no disaster befalls It, tho crop will almost equal the big crop of???82, which was the largest since the war. The tax receiver of Wilkes county shows tho fol lowing returns: Grand total of whlto and col ored 2,00ft polls, 9 lawyers, 17 doctors, 1 dentist, 1,078 hands employed. Number acres 290,292; value f!,lH6,6S3. Town property (310,170. Money and solvent debts 9705,094. Merchandise 91*0,872. Bonds fico.sfo. Capital Invested lu mining ilYL Itcuschold and kitchen furniture 9119,692. y Jo w- elry, etc., (1H.1A7. Live stock 9*1,490. Plantation and mechanical tools, etc., 97J,709. Cotton and coru held for sale 97,Wl: other property not enumerated, 927,741, , , making a grand total of 93,0*6, ail (showing an In- i crease over last year of (98,711, not Including the defaulter's property, which, If added, makes the Inc reuse 9101,CU7. The principal loss and gain was Jn the following Hems respectively: Value of land increased 190,000, town property Increased fl8,C(l>, bonds Increased 918,009, household furni ture increased 918.000, merchandise incroMud 921 ??? (to, money end svlvcut notes decreased 918,09) cotton snd corn for sale .decreased 9*1,090. At the ritilon or the Oglethorpe confederates tho lillcnii.K tetter was read from General Tigo Ati- del foil, who Is now ill Tuscaloosa, Alabama: My Old Cnurnric*: Yours of July ??, containing your loidisl Inv!t>*tlou to the reunion of com pany K, Mh (iiorgla regiment, In revive 1. It VM'Uid offonl me n scry gre-at pleasure indeed, and pm* that I would drnriy prise, could I aixvpt your kind Invitation, but my biisfncfi.1 eniommiiuiiii arc Muh thfi I (ininoi Inj with you In Issly, but my lirr.it will U.?? there. I cun think of no er.'it/r ylcsMue Hint could bo nhbnled 1110 tluuto meet and mingle with those gallant sonla whoso long ola-ycd my ctminmudr, an I who \v *ro vvrr rendv, in sunshine or storm, to illiidrato our f und old rtste. It will always bo a proud rjol- etloii to me fJmi In the day* that trio! men???s h u s, 1 lisd the dUtluipilshed honor to command aluipedeof Uimuni hIiom reiurd compares m.Mt lauiat'lyi-vcn with Naimleon'sold guard. In vour -nh ymcntol the day. recollect me to my old corn mhr- men I lot e most dearly for their courage and alibi w??s lii IxiGrsiige ou yesterday, I n't in f cioMiit In gb-Mi-cd. Verily thiscrlmo h Ihj?? rliinnlnL'Iy fr??uncut, so much NoitNtod new and more vigorous measures for tho th 11 of society. The crop outlook in Columbia county Is report ed r* cx?? client. 7 hue Is much complaint, n> usual, ofuuderv.il* tmtlcti. 1 he grand jury of Laurens county, on thir; Mibjccl says; Vpcu investigation of the tax books wo regret t * Cr.d in some Iiihtdiices In whlidi tu hr.s la m given in for 11 Mini fur Im-1. cInI value. We And It liniKHuiblf. ttili.rt except laud, from the fact that live stoJkls j * 'jperty pr^ierjy ib lack of ??? purpose. .Mr. J. lJ. Oormtn, of T.dlHiiton, hns a cabinet of 1 uric s'.tics tliut will fill two Nrgo rooms, brou (ht w/ih him from Itk tour around the world, ifj will arrange to have them ou exhibition at the nppioeclilng fair. Value of property returned: lly whites, 92,fll I,* HU; value of property returned by colored, Sl???J'J.iKJ; w ild land, CIS,669. Total, 92,797,Otti. The t??d??I value of property owned by whltoi In IM.I wrs 92,4M>,P?f2; by colored, U AHS; wild laud, fll,f.(i7. Total, (2,628,637. Increase over last year. White 9l2l,tl.'<; colored (44,(k2; wild hind increase, 92,099. Total lncro.??o, 1170,268. 1 he tux receiver of Floyd county reports 3,000 polls: real and personal property 94,733,907, 2,200 digs arc entitled to wear tigs. Joist year the value of cotton on hand In Dough- ??rty county, on the Drat of April, as shown by the tux dige>t, was f.'d.njo; this year It ainouutod to only adccrcnne of 918,h70, Folk fouiify makes tho following exhibit: foils 2.C07; srtists 2; lawyers 12: doctors 18; dentists 1; number of acres of land 209,720; value of land 9VM), 6C8; city property 9171,009; money aud solvent debts lift},490; merchandise 9103,42)) stocks and boudi91,000; cnplUl Invested lu min ing #18,300; hounvhohl and kitchen furnlCure #31,- Cfd; watches and jewelry 97,099; live stock 9181,- Hf??; plsntntloii and mechanical tools 918,807; an nual crop* on hand for salo 11,379; all other prop erly, Including wagons, buggies, etc., #9.).u,h); 1 ro| erty of defaulters 92,775. Aggregate 9I,8?J,- dr during coinmcncmciit again. The attcslun well In Arncricus is now nearly 500 feet deep. , Paulding Sew Km: The young ladles of tin M< tr.odbt Kpiscopal church, of Dulia*, t>cgau %-v.ns time situ e to solicit sulsw-rlptloiui to a inl-wfonair quilt. Ak they rerured tin* money they pli'x-l it In little jugs mode for that purpose, foret .s.itur- day evening, during tho district meeting, they all iMtutthe Methodist chtin h aud had whit they call a ???jug-break I no," which whs to break the lit- '* jugs i.nd count and consolidate the mo.iey they ??? oiitHincd. On this occasion addressee w.jry deliv ered I.) Mr*. ,Gregory, president of the Worn in's iiihtlonary ioc!cty or tnu iPone district, Bishop Hero;, pre hiding cider,Thomas i???ierceau I Profci- ter Fin I tli, president of Dalton college. When all tl c jugs hud been broken, It wn* found th-it th :y coutaiiHMl In the aggregate 9112.75. Tho quilt vvlfl be ??oJd lometimc in December awl what it brings, mliliil to the above. 1 hr re Imi b.tnl dlsca.-c among the cattle fa southwest Georgia. Taylor county shows an Increase of over 8109,OCO In the lax returns of the present year. Mi'jhvllle, having a ;x>puh!tlon ofaliout two hundred, is to have fifteen weddings within the next two weeks. Jiurke county lias hopes to make a 29,097 Life cotton i to] . A good corn crop is assured. Thcrcmville has shlppe*] l,C94cnitci of foGonto^ peers this season. Prices r.ingc from t'2 to 81 ;h) ond one year for the Arhsooor-hee ssio^ttlon. KlnccMCo hehns treen traveling ??n a ???volunterr soldier??? for Christ, preaehingTwherever he h u an S??KStio r /bu 1 bS?K d Mr. John T. Kidd, of Baker county, three yoari ago reeled a conslgument of twenty treei fra .-a Tbomifj.-ouhty, ar.d out of the number only lost one, Tueynrenow bearing nicely, full of the luscious fruit, an average pear, weigh in j 8 ?? We opine, says the Leary Courier, tint dll come when the Le Conte pear will be a w hat the orange fs to Florida: a v.rst pleasure and profit. We can't sec wiry do not take hold of their culture w itu In Thomas aud Brooks countier GEORGIA BY WIRE. thenewsofthestate briefly CHRONICLED. 10 raw the results that would Lie in ate 7 he taxable projierty of Clay e runty Is returned at 9W<425, an inereaw of 901,940 la tho lust yjir. Tho polls number 985, an increase of 73. Lincoln's small grain crop will amount to 175,907 bushels. Berrien News: Mr. Moses Glddansshowed us a rota to tills week, grown this year In t no patch of Mr. lb Hidden*, that weighed 2 irouuds an I 2 ounces. This is an extraordinary!)- large p.ituto for the (Huron. The Qultnran Free Press says: A rough estimate places the Amount of money paid by Bok/m eouti^ ty melon growers for freight In excess of last year on name amount of invlonn, ot between eight atid ten thousand dollars. This amount Is In tho rail road vault". It should Imj lu tho pockets of Brooks county melon growc Berrien News: It Is said that a certain young L-ciitbmi n of AlHptthn, who, moreover, Is 11 great hunter, went out to Mr. John McMillan???s several i)??)ii since to ralch n "coon." His dogs soon gut < n the track of a linn old fellow, aud our frluid was elated w ith the prospect. It was not long bo- foie the dreys hayed. Imagine, If you can, the ung gvnth man's Mirprisu when ou his reuchii mine*. Itt county crops arc as fine as cjuU b) Corn is the best it h is been for many and cotton generally good. Field p?as, chufashtud potatoes far above aa and the health Is cs good ns the crop^t Clarion: Tim writer was invited last make a visit in the country, thirtie-i Can.ffliu We were gratified trseot'io fine. Cotton U maturing rapidly kkI yield. Some of the p a it-r4 icring fodder and other* expeet;ng t # r?? - eek. Mitchell "minty will make a fi!I for home consumption. Mitch/.l U ???* ??? ??? We bad in visited for: Ihvlr old b ^ the dc??Hides of all keep ... rare, I* the prayer of your old romnnlo of you In Ills Au elfett Is being mmle to reorganise the Fort Csincs Gnnreli', nttd a lt*t 1* lu circulation for w?? ml erehlp, In the hand* of Mr. G. D. HpcL-ht. MenUsiiiuii Itia-rerel: The stump of nil old llig f-ole wasting out of the excavation for Urn duerii Wuliu-sdsy, und a dlseu^sireii anise among some of our older vlil/cus as to w hat ting (Nile It belonged CV3. The lux receivers are fast making their returns of the valuations of 168), In most Instances show ing a gBtlfying Increase. Troup county shows comment for 18M. (si,421.022: for 18*1, 93,2.13,833; nc reave of taxable property 9188,739. In Dougherty county the followiug figures are given: TKtrt arc thirteen In wyora, uyp physicians and two dentists In tlid county. Number of polfr; White, 429}colored, t.008. To tal. 2,CSU. in DM there were228 whlto and 1,289 colored pells tcturr.cd, am! from tills it will be seen that cur white voting population 1ms Increased 82aud cur colored voting population !U9~a total of 49) over last) ear. Atnericus Recorder: On Mouday morning ns Cyptnln c. W. Felder wnsgohig to his planutloii, sls iit nine iiiUrnMMith of .%merlciis, ho hal'edn ??? eeni man lie met and asked Idin to pillsaua f dder (????? him. Tho m-gro rcfUM if his. Ou ii d they are piVulIn mat of 10 par- ???enough * lu town. iUt hiU the .. - *tli him a twenty cent boulool whbky, Monday nirenilng ho npcuM tho tnnk where was the whisky t*?? get nut some toll icon, nt Jl c mine lime warning the hnr to keep out. Whi n I e came Iwrk an hour or turn liter th 1 eh II wits deed drum, and shortly after wont 11 f'i in which it never recovered. Abji whUky was gone. Walton News: Our last Imuc conuino I the fact II ??t Mime party or parties had breken Into tho Mi rchoiiM- of .Mr. Green 8mlth, iibout 2% miles from Jug Tavern and #)ul ????r more hid U*en ??tol jji. Mr. John S. hmlth fmatctl the merchants at Jur 7svciu, snd warned them to watch out for hllH In the hands of siixplotntH characters on Mmidiiy nil hi. after the burglary 011 Thursday nl iht. Bill Jsi Imui. colore d, went to tlicttireol McsNr^Siiin- dor refer .v t o., and nskcil change for a rtvc tlnU bn MU. Bill was am-Med, but sstd taat the money belt Hard to another negro named D.ivo FtnfUi This caused mu aekUowhHlgcmstit Ire-m Dave that It was lili money, but that Id* brother, l.cwlsHmltli. lmd glveii U to him. fowls lug up Lewis, Dave made ??? ??? ??? and Scott Th< l??V Some thought It wa*thc reminder of the T pole placi d there Juit before the war, hut ??? ??? t ilually decided that llb.*lo:??;od old Hi we 1*1 to the oue placed there during the fair four years Ago. ???Minitesuma Record: 111*generallycouoodod tint GeorxU, And while lu tliaicily but week, ho gale us sn Account of how lie accomplished it. It was scvrml vrara ago that Mr. Murphy was engigtal In (be lumber bu??iiu-???? near i:????tmati and he found ltdifficuir to supply water *umclrnt for hfs btIL err. Finally ho decided to dig a Well deep enoii ;h to rupply a sufficient wnl permanent Amount cl water, and with this Idea In view he Ci mm meed on his srtcsLn well. He tint dug down In the earth the old hubiotictl way of well digging to a considerable depth, and taen lie re- f U**sl the site ref the well and dug still deeper. He then sot a two luch augur, welded Ittoau ireo* tod.and bored down the full length of the nil. Lut re selling no water he attached another lengm j??f red, and after going down somedbtamwfurtTicr beiuuik a nuani of water which ttowe^l ab ive E ounU 1 lid ??upplitM hi* bolter* Liuntlfulhr. Mr, utyby movetl to Allanuv afterwanl. where he is si?? utuulatrd ronsbleable property, but are IDc water still flow s from hi* old sruMi ui well. 7 Mr. II. N. Jenklnsssolie tor of pttetiu, Wuhlnj- |ou.lM'..oaciAlly reports to Tut Coxtmi???nox the follow lug creiiplrte IUt of {mtenu graflLsl Ucorgi t Inwutor* lor the Week ending Aibfust 3, It'll: W. IL Elam. Amrriiu*. device for ??triuglnj aa t fllini |??P*ra; II.C. a ml U. P.Cam p, A t .ieu??, r h u ru ran ??r; W^.IIs) woodFavsiinah.combirred calender,piper weight. Uc.;l\ E. and K. U. Aniith, Washlngfou. laimuution (wdlocfc. An elect ton will be ordered In Gwinnett county rreunkren^hond quration. twit taa *???no ictid*??? side will llfoCjr prevail a* the law require* that two thud* of the wttro of tb?? reuiufy. ??wtf. mated by the numb?? of voter, in the Uw general ??? kftireu. shall detfare themselves in lavor of ???TicBda??? before the authorities esu issue the ???USA TT.e Bsrnrsvlllc Gazette announces Its lQtenlbMt ??f stalling a dolly morning edition on next Tu?? day. H< nry Lovrjoy, a colored tenant on C. D. Iltnl- ???nw^s plantation, near Whit Acid's, in Troup minty, wusrrestcd on Monday by Marshal Ware At the instance of Julia 1-ong, who charged him With rape u;on herself. Justice Brady trlol the cose on Tuesday and decided to bind the serrated over In the sum of (100. It was thought the bind mild be made without dlfftcnlty. 4t was not A dear care, or the bail would have been greater. Bays the Columbia hcntioel: Young people who ore disposed to misbehave In ehureh while woe ahip fs being held should be more cunstiMtAle, os thiy Buy pomlbly edme to grief for such conduct. who bunrlarlred the store of Messrs. Poore r.nd Thomas were unvstod of them bile parti tu were hunt- nifessian t'.mt lie vero tho pirtiet ltd tlci* Williams nnit'llonmn. amt upon ii pretiniii'u- ry ii-.tistlKatlon they were o??mi mil till t> Jill, tu ttfsult ot ni ne hundred dollar bul l each, for * T, ???' r r * M,, ????? rs were carried to the Gaines- \lllc Jail lor sale keeping, a* the jail lu thlic imily Is being torn away. t'lnrlovilleand vicinity U fumidiltig children for time good reboot* nt^nsent???two white an I one nryro school, and quite a numl??cr of children that ste in t In school nt all. Crelumbua Kpqulrer: The Young Men???s Chrlstl in 6ssoeLtU.il held a meet lug LiM 11UI11 at wlileh n (nuMnlttce wu* appointi-d t ??s**eutv Moms to Id* ustd as hindquarters. The chairman was Invirn??- til to Mpixiiiu a comuiitlte ol one from luuh chueli to sollctlt contributions to the fund for imrelutin r furniture and reading for the room*. The ch tlr- the following at such ivuimlttee: PI. l*aul, Dr. N. P. Bank*, ybairmau; First Hiptlat, R. A. tWraon; H. Luke.W. R. BcleU; Presbyterian, G.L. M i mas, Jr. ; Broad Street. C. II. Herring. The above comumtcc is nHiiuidM to rvm??rt b?? the arsue niton nt n imvtlog next Tuesday night. Thu young mtu will rent the rooms th mre:ve??. an l ohly ark thtlr friends to aid them In fiirulshlug (hem. 11??t-y should be encouraged in this prll-e- wortby Hep. Fatuntay aftemoou, durinf the storm, li ghtning stiuckoueof the huunxi back of t'aptiln Hell's place, ou College Itlll, lu Americas, it went down the chimney under the house, killing three or four chickens aud setting ffre to the house. Tie fire Was teen put out. 1 he house was occupies! by net Me*, a few of the occupants being coualdrri- ify rtunncil. Warrenton Is the |dace appointed for th? next Annual reunion of the McDuffie Rifle*. Fiom every direction, a ys the Ra ne Bu???l-Htn. ven ArtUriog news U received of ths littUby amt fstferlngcouilUbm of crops. It Is mid tint tho nemt rain* are amply sufflrient t> (:u.ir > au abundant yield of coru, both early And late pVit- lug, tel too Is said to be lu very promising con it- rm-rt ji ??? U tu v tt.vr Hart ?? loi'lt-d to rotuc ulWPIRPVPRPIPIIIi^l hi* joutioy thinking u.-ihlo< more of the in ittefP ???hi rettinifne the next diy. however, he found t*ie S rrmct t still hanging where he had recti it on the ??) before. ITomptcd by curiosity he dlstu mut ed and examined It To hla a-i mi-b.a. iit and aLtut be found a stem wtudifoi stiver uslrh in oue of the (HK-kcts. with ?? heavy gull chsln sttrrbvd. The creek being near the sjsu. and very deep, suicide or a mysterious drewntnr were the first thoughts t???? prvre ut themsclvea to lee mind of Mr. Dennis. Ue carried the vest horns with him (11 the hope of solving the mystery c ??;????? ticrt*d with It it was afterward claim M by o ie ????f the visitors to tbe camp ground, who ba l u'on a Uth lu the creek on the nt or nunc Ldore, and went oft to>.l?? tiu* to put it on agatn. MAysviL'cGaorgian: Thera was quits a fumy ycung pviitli mau's rurprixo when ou his reaching the (leg* bienthlws with has ?? mid oxcUcrnuut, ho found that the dogs had trailed and killed aline old w ether, George has our sympathy, but lie must rent 1 nt her that dlfuiiqadntiuenta lull thick along the path Of the butler. The Gainesville Bouthron has tho following items: The Southron and Macon Telegraph and Mo-nan- ger are two of tho best republican papers In the south. The T, and M. Is ou tho .right lino, and H she has proper encouragement, will dovelop into afire t class Blaine and Logan * organ. Como up brethren; letuaall boon thu right mid winning side for once, Just to see how It feels. Tho South Home Guards lwvo received their arms. Tho Montcxuma Record says: ???So far this year our truck farmers have all made money on tholr melons. 1 feW ??? _ Ih.l ho h??il ou when lip sol till Unit pou-Jiulnt the beginning of the war. Ho had tho passport In hla pocket, and ff wo rcincmbor right, It was dated fu 1801 or ???62. Mr. Dean also had on tho shift that he was married In nearly 30 years ago. Both the vest and shirt are good yet. The tax receiver's books for Pfcrco county show 726 polls, 1773,927 total value of property, and (90 professional tax. Thin I* uti liicrenzo of several lbou"??n??J over loot year In tho value of taxable preperty, and this notwithstanding tho removal of m vend saw mills mid tho wlndlug up of sever al tut (HU tine farms in the county. GiiitTunn Echo: Mr. Martin, who lives on Major Reives' place In Gultman county, keeps in uh yard two victon* do;*, List Moud ty otto of tha n (UUfbt n J.ogmul foru while it looked ns iftb vo would be one ???porker??? less. When Mr. M. nt- tetupud to whip the dog off he was lilunelf ntia >g- (d, him) Ills other dog hearing the nolsjittid tiilnfr- I113, probably, it was an iutriidvr oil tlm premls ;s, joined In the attack, and Mr. Martin found him- Klfcryi'gi d In a desperate combat with his own ib c??. Ills wife came to his assistance and t iking hold of the block on one dog dragged him oX, while .Mr. Martin gathered tho other by the thro it and da??hcd him to the ground, lint m lie st art's I In the home the brute followed him, and lie lir.nDy had time to get Ids gun and shoot hl<n down before being again atticked. IHslun li ami one nun were badly Ulcerated und give him much pain. Wathliigton county shows an Increiso of over ll-.O.uo in property valuatlou. Tl-.e valuation of CArtenvine real estate In DA) wax939,475. In 188I it is9710,110, an increiie of (29,02ft. This Iff a gooil showing for that city. Over 20,000 melons have been shipped from Way- crow* this season. Tnllotton Era: The many friends of Mr. J. n Gortnon, comwtionulng editor of the New Era, w41i bo delighted to learn that he reuche-1 home lulu an-l lu stiy, from his great trip around the world, 01 Friday last, having traveled nearly, If not quit* W.tVO miles. He says that lie has enjoyed go??I health oil the entire route. He wilt write an l publish a lank of Ids travels, a part of tho proved* of which will las devoted (0 the Chinese univer sity. of Dr. Young J. Allen, hhanghia. We are glad to welcome the genial gentleman h ick. Hays the Baldwin county grand Jury: It having come to the knowledge of the grand jury that in the suburb, known ax llnrrtdmrg, there 1*. aud has been for mouths, a decree of tur bulent and riotous timdin-t in which Die colore! school children hare been engaged, we rc-om- mend the county school com mb-loner withdraw the fund to the colored school lu that com m unity utiliss these disturbances be promptly stopped. .Mr. 8. K. Lovlngood, who lives 0:1 a farm on the Ktowah river near Acworth, recently dtseovere I, w hllc worklug bis cro)??, an ancient coin???perhaps the oldest piece of u>??tey In this part of the coun try. It is a silver coin about as Urge as a quarter, and of Spanish coinage, Inuring date of 1280??? being six hundred and four year* old. Ou one side U bean this inscription: ???Del Gratia Fsrdin, VII,??? aud on tne other side the wotx!???i(lspanoU??? can be deciphered. eM color > I woman ' ???/cars, and was glad to Inrift and improvement, win county grand Jury has rcco n- that the old executive mansion be turn -d d people of Mllledgevllle have three irroll Times, In noticelng the death o; ir Barrow, says: Ivor of Quitman county report* the f taxable projierty over bed year t ?? he The number of male udulta registered hr 18811stIn, besides a few defaulters, agiimt 799 for hu-t ytiir. An Sgrlrultural meeting was held at Dirk Camp, -Jn Burl e county, and wax attended by mmy farmed The meeting wan calle-l foe, the purpjj^ a agricultural club for tho 5??r i?:i: o specially and of farmers generally. tlzen is glad to see a disposition of the meet and disetui their interest???au In- |d Ideas Is the only way tint a b.-tfor s>>tem of agriculture cam be inaugurate 1. Charlie Young, a colored thief lu Burke county jail, stands with flvo warrants against him, tw ?? for burglary,one for assault with Intent to murder, one forw>*Aiilt, and tho fifth for assault with in tent to rape. He Is likely to ilml permanent e.u- ployiqtfit lu the Qji-le coal mines. The Crown cotton mills company of Dalton, c n- p???oys seventy-live hands regularly. Colonel Tfbfo, of Dalton, has corn row.i ono mile long, and 200 beef cattle grazing. Referring to tho great number of amitlts u.??>u women by negroes, the B irnesville Nowj says: Kvety farmer In the state of Georgia should teach Ills wife anil ilaugt ters the accunue use of a K lstol. The frequency of outrages pji-phlratj l irouyhout the state upon defenseless women Is bicoming nlanniinr. and it lx time tiu farmers, by the faithful discharge of this duty, has pliccil in the hands of Ids loved ones 11 means of protection in cores of emergency. A serious throat cutting took place on Sunday nt Reynolds, In Taylor county, between two negro yntehcT*. They were engaged hi conducting church services phen they fell out. and with their dull knives went to sawing away on each other???s throats; Their names were Rev. Bob Bacon and Rev. Charles Kelt on. Mr. Elias Summers, of Coweta, raised eleven children, leu of whom ore married. The parent* and all the children, os well as the sons-ly-law and daughtcrc In-laiv, are members of tho church??? making twenty-three from one family. Georgetown Echo: Home weeks ago It was re ported (but the caterpillar lmd made iti appear- THE FAIN TRAC7BDY. rrchltiiioB in Franklin County???A Horri'-M Dcsth in ArciiSts* A Eevtrs Btorm In Union Coanty- Ec rot's First Bslo of X??evr Cotton - Tts Xfrw* Elsewhere. JStc-, Eto. JJjsxcyr fJfcvE, August 3,???f??j>eei.iL]???Frank lin ccuuty voted prohibition July 31, by 11 major ity of 611. Gunnel???s district, the vote stood 119 to G, for prohibition. Gum Log district went for pro hibition. 7 he friends of reform arc happy. Ei.ctr.TON, Ga., August 4.???[.Special.]???Prohibi tion end fence arc the only local political qu-*??- tlcr.s Hint r.:c agitated at all now, and while neith er will tc mr.de an Issue In any of the r.pproteh- irp tdtetfrns. it is only 0 question of time with Uth. The county would go largely for prohibi tion rev, Lut 4* whisky I* only sold In Eib.>r: >n, 11 d the 1 (st of order preserved, there 1 * ??? ??? * r.eitntlng the question ii g on hi (tjr crrTA, Aitfcuvt 4.???[Special.]???The most hor- tiUc death evc.rwltntt>cd or known iu this c tr occur cd this morning.^tliout dawn, aftvr four he urs oi iMlttcrll nbleogony, caused by a kero- m re Ire p ex; loslon. The victim of this forrole cdfU i t uiss Mr. John B. Carter, one of the oldest oed mat pr< mlncnt citizens of Augusta, and for HYirr! y* ere buck the l>ook!:cepcr in tho lir^e dreg eMfeblhhmctd of J. II. Alexander. Thb mon.h.g al:or.t enc o???clock Mr. Carter, who rdii'u- on J:< .wields street. ??rs uw.ik.-.icd ???.7 m. M - - lifts s 1 r.d got c ut of 1it-ij to bru-h the n fnai fin i tt. He h(Id lie lump lit oneh.ui 1 ;i:id ????? bi??< *n the led while brushing the l,no. tx a??M\*. \\b,le in thh position he Mumblinl and foil out of t) c Led, the lamp falling under hlm.breiki.ig.i id hi Hindi p blsch thing with oil. The In- HrManec bfciy took p(orc-srinn of the fadun mui, loplt g rnd rendering him belple .... pic* ??? - u, ???* 'Jd/eJi r plctcly patBlyxing hi . il arms 0/ the 11n amort terrible aln.m (hirrcd, In f??(t,and the Humes ??? oil wi reci piously inhaled. All thixo I uillrg von in the second class. In tho cvhla yachts, Kcrnanl tun aground, and Claude failed to irnke the race Roip, Co., August 8.???[Special.]???A match game cl l oud all was ployed this afternoon between tU j Rome and PcSoto elub?. A large crowd was prjA- ctt. The score stood, Homes 15, Defiotos 12. Athens, Ga., August 8.???[Special.]???A pet deer at Long's hotel. Tallulah, attacked a little boy of Mr. Lark In Smith, engineer on the Northeastern, end painfully wounded the child With Its sharp hcofr. Mr. Smith shot the animal. Dawfon, Ga., August 8.???[Special.]???Mr. Jack- ion, the contractor for boring our artoilau well here, hr.s returned to Dawson to resume work on th??well, whlcn is now over 700 feet deep. He ex pects to push the work to a speedy completions Fort Valley, Augusta.???[Special.]???Itcv. Janes Dunwocdy, of Houcton county, died Ju*y 31x1. lie was the oldeit member of the south Georgia ^ conference, being lu his ninety-fifth year, aud had been an itinerant preacher nearly sixty-six years. Ills funeral was preached nt the church near hi* hr um* by I)r. W. I. Greene, of Fort Valley. Mo no- rid services were held at the Meth ??dfrt ohuic i iu this place on huuday night last, ???>.id-tiug of a sermon by the pastor and talks by 11 -. , fcri J.No I lack, August9,???[Special.]???Ju lg ??? ft ??.in- icy Is lufj- examining the petitions for an clcet : ??n to n eve the county >Ite. and will order auclectl m r t (rcc If a i uffklont number of leglfl names ap- pif r on l he petitions. JM?? hn rdjy probable tint a tUiiii f burning curry 1 so THE BLCODY SHIRT. A Conclusive Proof of tlio Uexpornto Str.nltx of II10 Cliicf IH.nluo Organ. Wo proffcnt the following, a leading editorial from the New York Tribune, to the Georgia raid er* of The Constitution, ns a specimen of tho reckless methods of Mr. Blaine's right bower, Mr. W'hilehiw Reid, to cieato enthusiasm for what nirdy must l>e a forlorn hope, if Ids other arguments are 1 a??ed on such questionable foundation ni thN. It needs no cum men t. The editor of the Gainesvillo Fouthron being an unwavcrlugder ?? cors! "???hy I,c 1..U, :i rt-puMI. Ji i.n P. Celt ( r, Jr., a ml the family, and the !l rnoa alnsoi t tl.e whole time since ho rei id so quit kly that Mrs. Carter, although .. ....... id immediately to hir husband, was not burned in my 11 ay except on her aims. ??? 7he (tits of Use frightened Indy brought fn Mcmtx. Harry HIU and Frank White, who hive re* ms Jn an adjoining building, aid they ailed In ivciy iinslMe way to alleviate the sufferings of .Mr. tor ter. Three doctors were so u at fund nil thiy adminictCTod morphine to allay the t >ri ire of tbed) lug Miiiwcr. 7ne sight of ilamee in t >y term (sured (be alarm of lire to l??e soimde l, but il:t ci nflugration was speedily subdued, blunge to fiy, with all bis m-onynml terr'Mo bc.ui>. They were hours of almost lusup;??o:t:t*>!e ) r.ln ai.d tuff cilng, at.d the stout hearts or *ym *>i- tblzing lilends and sjiectators quailed in the p tb 1 id Mich Ills cries for ren r-before-imagined ic II Jo- id irg. rnd he 81 arts. ??he tcok the train and was scran mere. upon Inquiry she found that her ??Ut.w ha 1 txvi dead ever since before the war. Khe took a dirt route and walked hark to Mtlte Igeviil- S n* ,,??? t she felt much Improved In health aft^r ukiu; ncr (rip. ral member* now llvlujr: William Tolston.cif I'auMina county, and liU wife. John ???. M red ??r, Of Hons Mountain, and the writer's m dher. Mr*. Nancy Beall. The deceoseil was at that t uim licensed mirUtcr. and lit* earutui UUirt hi bnlldlBC up the lnlaut chureh are well rwucmbwl. James Harrow first stw t'l' light iu Washington rounty. Gisixto. on the jv.h of Dtxvmfor. K'l. IH* father, Moot Burov, li st when be was only three days old, aud his moth -r a iemanU marrhs! Charles Th.im;>M??n. At pm he lost hi* mother, who??e but wonts mad *.v *iluur .- Imprerefi it on bl* heart, sin* cave him this ex cellent adt be: *'Follow the i^iple of Go |. a i t ???( the etui of that race yon will find your mother.??? Mr. Barrow wax marrivi in 1829 to Lucy Uivln*. of Baldwin n>nnty. where he unite! with t ie chnrvT at Autbeh. on the thin! Sabhith in April, tt??7. t einx laptiinl by Rev. Jamb Kiux. He move 11 > lalU't county in 1833. residing there uineyeir*. Lboringosa tncrhanb* and ptrorhliir as hah si opportunity, lie settled In Carroll county in 1**2. aud was ordained at the Carroliton chur *n lu K*??. For twelve ensuing yvara ha laUired as ?? m.???%>.!- ary for the Marion board In western Geirgii eastern AUkum. doing faithful servix* in t ie Water's reuse, lie then laboivd for lour vein as missionary for the Liberty amocLuLia, AUtumt, How the Career or n Wurthlem Soii-ln-Law Led to n llnmlclda, GAINUVII.I.E, August ??*.???[Special.]???The pre liminary hearing ol Dock Peeler und his mother, Fannie Peeler, for the murder of Marshall Fain, infant of 'New ton Fnln, who wtis killed on Satur- dsy last by a shot wound from a guu in the hands of Deck Peeler, was held before Judge O. II. Prior, of the city court, snd Esquires Davis aud Smith tn-* ny, snd the defendants wore committed, 1>j :x IN Her being required to give bond in the Minot 15 0 for voluntsiy nmo slaughter, and IiIk m-itner in the mm of f.TUO for volunttry nuuiltiuthtcr rs principal in the second degree, bfh tonimv-r sttne August term of HifM superior court, whfo'i roLvcne* two weeks from to-day. The defend unis'were arrested on N.ituntuy, and at their re- quest the committing trial was postpiMud till t> (my. snd they spent thirty-six hours iu Halle mu* . . i(1 siiic bond of Mrs. Peeler was signed i??y Dr.' lb li Green, and Dock Peeler's by C. \Y. Dn hoc, Afloa PreU r and Fnimio Peeler, father aud m ither of the boy. Tbe cause which led to tlio killing of the child wrs 11 family broil, and was quite unfortunate for nil coiiCtrntd. Tho Peeler family L a hanl work ing crowd, and permit uo grass to grew 11 ider tbeir feet, while 011 tho contrary. P.1I11 is u dUo- lute fellow, who has long ago made jieoco with work, keme two or three yean ago Im married into the family of Allen Peeler, aud slnen tint time bn* Iwcn a pensioner ut the Peeler home stead. making their smokehouse his sm<i!<ehouse. and tbclr crib Ills crib???In fact ho took every tiling espy. lie didn???t pretend to work, but made frojuent' visits to GHlncsvillc, and rj*ent hls time In tdlo- tiers, tut always reported nt home for rations nt mcnl time???fie living on the Peeler farm stout a quarter of a mile from the homestead. This htlo vagrant way of doing didn't suit tho Peeler thrift niul st sundry and diver* times. Mr*. Peeler would lecture her son-in-law about hls ptrliicKte ways which advice was not appreciated by bun. Agalu it seemed to have no eifect on him whatever, as ho would go straight away and sin*he more, which chnurined Mrs. Peeler very mucu, and when she would get thoroughly aroused she would ???come at him??? like a regular cyelouo pushed on by greased lightning, hut still he would not look to the right nor left hut would pursue the "even tenor of hls w ay??? utterly deaf to rea son's call. Dock Peeler, who was charged with tbe crime ot murder is aiiout fourteen-yeara-old. unite small for Ills age, fair skin, luuifl eye* and fight hair, with a rather fearless and dite: mined expression. His father pave him leave to go a hunting on lari estuiday morning and on tho evo of leaving hi* sbter (rain???s wife) left for her home, and Dock dielded logo with her, taking hls* gun, a cheap, single barteled shotgun. He accompanied her borne and some time after thU hfs mother weut up to Faiu's,uot thinking about Dock being there, but supposing that he was lu tbe woods bnatiug as he had intimated doing. On arriving At Fain's borne she found her son In-law, preparatory to .take hls daily "iauut??? to Gainesville, putting on bis * sandals.??? llemdiel. a brother of Fain, said that he was going with ???Newt.??? but Mrs. Peeler piotreted against him going, as she claimed hit time, she having hired hiui to unrec Fain's chil dren. Newton then came to hls brother's rescue and a wordy war ensued between mother in-Iiw ???cd son In law, In which Dock took side* with his mother. Fslu then threatened to ifog Dock, and this got the blood of the youth "Fils I,??? and he was In fine trim fora plcuic. Ills mother stalled him bora* to keep down a row. b t about 1 LU time the gun fired, aud the load, lone id of bitting Fain, was lodged in the brain of the elgh- Uen months old Infant of Fain, which, at the time. w??s (n the arms of Mrs. Teeter, aud death In stantly maced. Dock U tbe smallest l??y tlitt I ever saw ebaned with so heinous a crime, but It Is dee to the fact that bis lather allow ed him to cany a guu. He is almost small enough to get through the arete crack* at tire fail, and wore tt nttestary tohaughim for the offense, the sheriff would have to tie weights to hla fret in order to break bis n?? k. Although the committing court saw lit to bind him over, as a matter of opiuion, I will state as for me taking into consideration the nedibUity. tuterest* and mauner of testifying of tie w ItnvMcs It seems that it was clearly an acci dent, and that II he fs puuutred, it i-ucht to be as a warning to him a* to nls conduct iu the future. The prosecution was (inducted l??y Howard Thom pant. Solicitor of the city o-urt. aud the defense by Jamm M. Towery. laDiD the north Georgia walking-wonler, anl is well known In sporting circle*. Hla Property Improved. Irate Farmer???"Nee here, sir. H you are going to run a railroad through my farm I wAnt 9k),Odd damage*.??? Fnpcrintendent ??? ??? Forty thousand dollars! Great cssiar, man! You only paid 9l.UA) for the whole property three months ago!??? Hate Faimer???"Yea, but a railroad ihroujh U mskis it ten times iqpre valuable.???PhiLiriohla .. ----- ... brave and rank* tl.rutiph it nil. He was, Inleof, tboreiipl.ly conscious all the while, perfectly iLtld.ul. ??.r.d when death came nt last, he iro (i.hn, ((roposed and ready. When tho rtoritr* fiist oirfved, bcsnfd: "(five me a grain of m>r- pbitc. I know I rauri die, I (niii (>t survive thfr, for I am e ld, end I have inhaled thu Haines several tlmos. 1 am prepared to die, so give me something to 011 (I my suffering.??? Thedcctois ami the grlef-Mricken family did rteiylbli g to nllny bis torture, bui nil iu v.iin, snd about fio'eUu'k, at the day was breaking, hi* soul ti ok its flight from hi* suffering body and wisat rest. MlLLEPOLVH I.E,August 5.??? {Special ]???Last night Miss fc???aruh Rockwell, being frightened at tile wind slot ui w hich passed over this place about rigid o???clock, died suddenly. She was a very stout lady and her death won enured by her endeavor- irg to quickly (each the house of a neighbor during the storm. Blairsville, Ga., August 5.???[Special.]???Union county was visited on Saturday by one of tho hardest itorms of wind and rain wc have ever had. Crops are bndlv damaged, and tho fruit I* about all destroyed. Our farmers ??ro badly In the b!ue*. Rome, Ga., August 6.???[Special.]???Tho tax re- books show 3,(00 poles in this, qounty. Real and personal properly Is returned ' 507. Twenty two hundred dogs arc given in for taxation Rome,Ga., August ft.???[Special.]-Tho first bile of cotton was received here to-day. it was brought 1&; by J. F. Thomas, of Chattooga county. Ct???TllHKRT, Go., August 5.???[special,]???J. P. S iw- tell having sold tho name nml good will of tho A) pcalto the Enterprise has disposed of liU print- ng material to Profc**nr.t M. A. McNulty nml B. C. Adams, of Dztwion, Gu., who will run it hercaf- the Dawson Appeal. . Messrs. McNulty north and made Georgia Ids ho ???rat for thirty 1 oiflwfiSlder vo 1 from the The Tribune ytars. He was one of tbe^evoniii bis county v... . xotid for Brcekcnridge in l??0D, and has nuversup- poitcd n republic iu sincu. but now "cna its hla hoUnm re quiem over tho corpse of the dem ura *y. 7he tinth i?, the democratic party lias c?? 13.tl to ixfit,??? he Miys. **it Lvuterly h nl principles aid policy, it now has neither* In tho north it bns degenerated into a lulciTfci K.ns and hungry crew of "Irre- spopril lqf place-hunters.??? a-j for the south, ho tbe ???A 1 the head of it rccrntic fancy, the i.tMUim-y.??? It i-> liii dclilii rat ??? ju.lf ii it. iy years ot intimate association, tlitt t ils fei Jing "will make the south solid against tlio g( vcrtinreiit which overcame It.??? Thu editor does not prcpoie (o follow the furled banner any long er. ai d declares for Blaine and Logan. it w ill be ii struct iw to many to know the rea- n u* ?? hi* h move this lifelong democrat to ??uuli a d olee. He puts them plainly, thus: " The put- form adopted by the convention was a free trado plrdfotm???a platform deadly to tlio iuturusts of tbe workii g classes. A platform that would re dure tbe wages of American labor to the Brit- bli standard.??? Tbe red erors lwiltle-flag of tho confo loMoy??? > victories. rallies 7 he flag of A merit an citizenship, ut In gir.ctid all the time; It ruptures the chief outwork 11 to 11 dead cause, and wins r._ 'ejection to American Ulsir aorl nd abrotd, guina thoroughly advertise thelrcollego h- give shape and forex* to any and all enter prises aff'cctlng tho prosperity of Dawson. R*??pirn trcim various sections promise a large number of 1 upils ftr the fell term for Cuthbert's two colle/es. Auovzta, Go , August 0.???[S;??eelaf.|???'The tax ro- rthcr, Albert Vcrdery, completed the tax dlgeit of P.lchmond county to-dny. Tho returns show tho aggregate value of property in the county to ??? ??? million eight hundred eighty ' ilolbin ??? * and 11 eight hundred and ninety dol ELBKXTON, Ga. August 0,???[Special.]???Tho dlrce tors of (he cotton reed oil mill company held n meeting luri ulglit and decided to put In nturo gins snd Increase the capacity of their machinery. IbcMucosof tbe enterprise so far lias been very Mitbfai tory to the stockholders. Jasper, G*., August C.???[Special.]???The tax re- eclvtr???s digest showli an Increase of taxable prop', erty iu Pickens 970,773. Navakkah, Ga., August 8.???[8peci.il.]???'Garnett, Stubbs A Co., to-dny received the second bale of this crop from 3fitehc-U A Williams, Tliomasvillo. It was Inspected nt tho cotton exchange and w.?? punouncid strict good ordinary, but picked (h mp aud gln-eut, with u |s>rtion untrmtured cot ton. It wus sold for Vj.j cent* to Johnson A Jack- ton. b'avuunali has not yet received her lint good laic. Hamwell Go., August 7.???[Special.]???Dr. A. J, Mathews and J. K. Meredcth have recently con nected their offices and dwellings by telephone. Tbe Halt well camp-mccttug is in sesdou this week. Bomb, Ga., August 7.???[Special.]???A Floyd coun ty farmer, while plowing yesterday, dug up two hundred and twenty dollars in silver coin. They ate all old coin, dating hack as far as 1XJ8, and are Mipptted to hitvc been buried by the Indian*. Clayton, Ga., Augtist 7.???iNpecial.]???We had another terrible storm on last Thursday In m my I art* of the county, blowing up many fruit trees, Ju p!ares blowing down barns, stables and out- be uses, aiul destroying a great deni of corn and t leaking it off. In Tallulah diririct alnrg*v,\d- nut tier was Mown up by the roots and fell on Mr. J. M. Tilley's kitchen. Ri me. Ga., August 7.???[Special.]???Mr. Lewis Mej crhnrdt of, this city, has beeu appointed to a pc sit Ion In the treasury department at Washing- ter, through ti e civil service commission. Mr. Meyeihardt was examined,In^Atlanta ??a??t March, ihe civil taint is the result of that examination. ???AST" ELL. Ga., August 7.???[special.]???We claim that the ordinal) of our county knows more aiiout tbVgs a man ought to know to know aa little about tiling s he ought not to know as any county ordinary. He says he never bought a drink of whisky, rever saw a pock of playing cards orw bllllaru table. ^ Ji dpe J. V. Richardson dlc??l this morning, tidco RJcl anlMrii was tin* father of our worthy . .era cf the superior ceurt. He wa* a deacon in tbe Bsptbt eh 11 rvh and had been for many years ??r.d in hls death cur county lotos oue of her beat citizens. ft k:no T lace. Ga., August 7.???]SpecLl.[???Mcosrs. Cater Boon, eomptny A: Kit J. Warner, company B: A. K. lUmsey, company C; W. IL Welch, com pany V; Xhomo* Tratuel, company F; Julius Clttr.ents. re mpany G; Captain Dobb, company E; l*. P. H)a*rns:cm.company II: Ed Branluini. ??>m- msdc by W. LutTman. who was late lieutenant colonel of the regiment. Rai Nsw tcK.Ga., August A???The president has recognized James Bin. Drury as British vice ccoul at Brunswick, Ga. Navannaii, Ga., August S.???[SpeclaL]???la the yacht race at Montgomery to-day,In tbe lint elm, the yacht fleinga won. heating 8eanani 2 minutes 2t tuerds, and Jennie 8.5 minutes thirty seconds of the furled banner in Now York, and bre.ikc Into itsveiy cl???iidel In Georgia and Ixmlaiiua. A* iit M >car eoincs, more men of brains and forco - * tired of fighting -the old, old battle >1*'C. was elected speaker, n truth tel ling on thu- t ti ler ranked: "1??? ' ~ ??? * in the inddic ngaln.??? ???.cm werkmeu do ??? jonfedcrscy make ...... lw . di ce the wages of American labor to thu British sb.nOsrd.??? It n.ny yet be years before the Amerleau enuxo Will picvi'lljn the baUote ui counted in any south- 11 In the ballots n unto. But It will bo fought for bravely and 1 mnntv h< 1 ?? f , u , 5'?? 1 , his year, in at lrewt sixsoutnera suites, ??, v* iui>. though republican* do not daro to count upon at 90,731,- % n single southern state 01.til tho Himi returns'hy ??? * (li nux ratio cffieials have beau accepted by a <lotn- cristU' Lcusc. they kuow that tho good cause is f sluing iteudil^ Mormonlsm In G??orgl:i. The follow irg letter, which is self-explanatory, is published to show the extent of deception which Is practiced ujxui Mormon piwylltea without the In mediate tcciiou of their strougholdin the west. Moiroonirm has many converts in t'ua cxtre.no portion of uoitli Georgia, and tlio widen are busily engaged right now* In making more. Circulars will to be cu (pltoine of the fulth aud doctrines of tlse rcorpnnizid church of Liter-day Saints, nro distributed by the thousands. In these It is posi tively declared, and the book of Mormon Is cited cn the quo tlm, that the doctrinesT>f ?? plurality and r.c< mmunlty of wives arc heresies and aro ojfcud to the law of God, As toon as converts 1 icome firmly held tho "ro- organized??? doctrine la preached and polygamy be- ccnu*s a child of the church. A prompt and deal* tire alien ou the part of the government tosup- #>rcr* it ihould he made. The following la tho let ter of the Georgia Mormon: Editors CoNSTrrrTioN: Being amemticr of tho church of Jesus Christ of Litter Day Saints, who believe lu tbe principles of the gospel iu tnunt ty Jncpb binirii the ??rr, I beg through vour val- in.blty uf cr to txprnzf my heartfelt tb iuk.-i i t th?? llon.YihPtor Brown for Ids bold, brave stand stand It never was, Is or will bo a pirfc faith of the Salute. D was basely h Llid eight long >????????(?? E??pc of thu ti ftir the death of Jorep?? Smith, June 27. ini\, and IoljT.amy wus not publicly taught until August ??? V c Will surport any manor set of incu who will strive to strip the nution of polygamy and all (itl-.cr things that are Immoml and against tho laws of the land. We, as a people, arucomm unled to "let no man break the laws of tho land, for ho that kccpith the laws of Gad hath, no nee*i to break the laws o) the lund.??? Doctriue and Cova* cants, sec. .*8. page 5. The book above referred to contains the revela tions of God to this people, and in It we are uom- mnndcdof the Lord to obey the teachings of the Bibfoaridthc book of Mormon, and when oar proiibct was killed those ambitious men fought to Usd the church by their own strength, and went down step by step, until they positively dcutc 1 tbe Scripture* they were commanded to obey, in their own language, ??????They are like a last year???s almanac; wc have outgrown them.??? About thirty years ago this ifeorganixe-l church was organized, consisting of members and ortl.r -rs who bad uot apo^uttzed from the faith. And tiny were the first who berm to can on wandering Israel to return to tho falih s* they had first received It, aud by tbe grace of Uid they will be prominent among those who strike the last blow In breaking up poiygamy nml other Immoral pnuticca lu the "valleys of tho mruntab s.??? Mr. Editor, you cannot lie Ignorant of the stand tbe rr-orgbnDtd church hssnnd Is taking against this trest social evil, especially conductlnt a live t.(W>pep??ra*ysUare. Again wc bit uod stiecl all those w ho wl I strive to nphobl the laws of tho laud, tbe fn-rdom of speech and the /retslom of the press. Please publish. Very respectfully. The*. Urkueo. dudgo fcewal!*a Defection. Ere rr the Boston UIoIk*. Tbe defection of Juitgc Samuel E. Bewail of MM- rose, fn m the republican ranks on account of tho ui fit iu mlnatfou made by tbe party in Chicago La iu some respects the most damaging to the Blaine isuseof any that have thus far occurred in this state. Judge Bewail has l*ecn a republican from the date of the farty???* birth, and oue of the pio neers iu tbe snti slavery movement. He loves hls farirjtllL Whtn rne who It to OrtnTr attached to au organ- Bath u whti-b he took delight in aiding to wtafo ibh Is absclctely driven t-?? reek temporary safety inamtherorvsuization. oa acconut of the unflt- r*ss of tbe former???s candidate and tbe execllcueo of the stur'??. ft Indicate* more plainly than words can tbe strength of the movement against Mr. Blaine. Mr. Bewail???* letter calmly review* the Held. Ilia sctlon is tnk.-n. evidently, after deep r*ni*fdera- lion. He reaches thej ????? mcla.io 1 thit t ie ch irgo 1 xslrst Mr. Blaine in the Little Ibick matter **oi>- (earssowell proved that It has damaged seri ously hfs reputation as n public man.??? wrhffe "bfa conduct aa secretary of state, especially in the af faire of Chill, exhibit a lamentable want of states manship.??? Moreover, "hb recent recommend 1- tlon of distributing the surplus revenue of tho union among the suus is ao monstrous as, of It self ale nr, to unfit him for the presidency.??? Ihe Blaiueueu cannotdbmU* Ju<l<e Sewed with a sneer, nor bowl him down with the cry a "dude.??? Ills opinion c^rrie* weight, and win b