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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY AUGUST 26 1884. TWELVE PAGES. , GEORGIA GOSSIP. SHORT TALKS WITH THE SCRIBES OF THE COUNTRY PRESS. A Kcrro Woniin In Blnffton Charged with Infant!- cldc-A fc&oolmaa ter'a Outrage on Ono of Hfo Tuplla- A Coweta County BomnambulUt Ilea t Narrow Escape, Ete., Ete. The residence ol Mm. Ann Tjw??, of Pike county, tru rifled bjr n burglar the other night, and 1200 In money wo* taken. On the Alabama line, near Fort Gaincf, a negro, while cleaning out a well, had all tho akin of hi* forehead knocked down over bia face, by a plank which broke iooae from the curbing and atruck him a glancing lick* It waa a mlracu- loua thing that the negro waa not killed Instantly. A negro woman In Blutton waa arraigned be fore Justice Kennedy on a charge ol infanticide, a few daya ago, and that when she waa required to go and bring the child she hail buried in the mud, aho brought It up holding it by one leg m the would have done had It been a dead cat. Mr. John Hornsby, of Worth county, the young- cat of bis mother???a children, ia now sixty years old, and his mother Is still living. She la lor> years old, and ia as bright and cheerful as the average mod em young woman. Iler mind is as ciearas.it ever was, her memory ia good, and she can sec to read without the aid of spectacles. She cannot^et about on account of att accident which broke one of her hip bones a few years ago, but her general health Is very good. At White Pond, on tho Georgia and Alabama line, a w hite man named Adkinson, who is about CO years old, lachargcd with committing rape upon ??? white girl 12 years of age. The girl was a scholar ??d Adkinson???*. He was trying to get away when arreried at tho residence of Mr. Daniel Creed, near White Pond. Coweta Advertiser: The news was flying over the ally early Tuesday morning that Mr. Eph. Dent hod wtt Iked In Ills sleep the night Indore hud fallen out of the second story window of hi* fath er'* residence. It sconcd incredible that such could have been the caso without the loss of life, the distance !*elng at least twenty-live feet. Hut the rumor turned out to to true, (to had re turned from {a nunpmcctlng iu Heard county late In Iho afternoon and wa* greatly fatlgmd with the long rido. He ate a hearty supper and about eight o???clock rc Ired to bid. About 9 o???clock bis grandfather, Jicv. W. W'. Hteagall, heard Mime one groan Just outride and called to the other member* of the family. As they rushed nut the door they met Mph. mining In, being then not more th in hair awake, lie find fallen from the window above, striking the ground oil his lilimud shoulder. Hu was considerably - Liu bod, but iio bone* were broken. The only explanation he can give of t!ic matter ia that ho thought he waa jumping into the lad, but that it took him a long time to strike It. He was at business Wednesday, luring only one day. Mr. Mercer Jones, of Monroe county while quietly sitting In the. church at I???aron listening to preaching, dropped from .his scat to the floor, and when bis friend* reached his side he was found to be dead. Mr. Jones had onco suffered 'from a mental derangement, bill at the time of Ids death was in Ida usual health. His death wo* ant posed to be caused from heart disease. Several farmer* of Talbot county nro building ri rp ponds. The business men of Hawkinsville have held meeting in tho interest of tho river trade with Eavnnimh. The following preamble and rcsolu Ileus wero adopted: Whereas. It Is to the Intereat of the town of Hawkinsville that a route by the river should to .established end sustained for tho purposo of low- rring the rates of freight on cotton; and whereas, the representative* of the boat Him have proposed to lower the ratoon cotton to not exceeding one dollar and tlfty cents per bale; and wlistens, tlm merchant* of 8avaunah have intimated their do- teindnation that, to enable them to retain tlm trade of Ilawkliuville, they will do all In their power to support a tost lino totween Hawkins Ville and Savannah, therefore he it Resolved. That the (itfoenn of itawklnsvllle, ap- Ben. Bf n Wall and the negro were disputing over some point and Ben appealed to his brother Jim mie to confirm wbat be had said. The negro then became enraged and picked up a rail with which to strike Jimmie W'all aud did strike him in the face, whereupon Jimmie closed In with him, and while thus engaged Ben came to his brother???s res cue, stabbing the negro in the hip. Ben Wall, who did tlm stabbing, is a little fellow not more than fifteen years of age. LaGrangc Reporter: We are Informed that within the last week two attempts have been made to throw |??ssengcr trains ou the Atlanta and West Point road near tlm water station, about two mile* above the city. On last Thnntday night a cross- tie was placed on tho track, which came near throw ing the night passenger, and a few nights aftci wards a rail was set for the purpose of throw ing the goober. A sharp lookout should be made for these lll-nicanlng person*, and a severe pun ishment meted out to them, if caught. A Clarksville correspondent writes to the Greens boro Home Journal of the factories ol that place: One of these Is theKoquc woolen mills, situated on the Foqtie river. This factory has been in op* ???* *???* nibs, and is already do- There is a capital of looms are inconstant opr ration, and employment Is given to a number of hands. They turn out a flue class of goods, for which they hud ready ante. Messrs. M. A. Burnstend and J. M. Dugger, two practical and experienced men, are superintendents, and under their judicious management the mill is paying a handsome dividend. Down the same river Is the second factory, the Porter manufacturing company. Around it is a factory town, that sprug up almost in a night. It was but a little more than a yesr ago that the site was scMbted and work I lie) have about 12.) hand* m ployed t aclty of t tit super! ol ills o: efforts of the merrhauta of Savim- predating tliMJMPJRPMVIVIIIIIMHIVIIIP nah iu the direction named, aud being nuxloun to ???upplemcnt their efforts, hereby pledge themj selves that If a boat Hue is established to give wild best line their undivided support, to tho extent ol the capacity of said boat Iln#,l boat Hue their ol tlm capacity oi mm boat line, tn shipment to ami from Savannah, so long aa said boat Hue carry Sr. igbt at as low a rato as the railroad. flumter Republican: Monday morning about 9 o clock Mr. K. II. Check, who Uvea a few tnlliw from the city, t!reamed that a (ire had broken out Jnaroom of hi* house where three of hla sons aeisMlrcp. He thought ho told hi* wife an out side window was open, and that be could throw water In nt It, Instead of endangering the 1??oii*o by opening lira door. At this stage, one of his boys awakened him Iu crying out Are. It was found that su elder boy had risen to go a hunt ing, a few minutes tolarc. and had dropped tiro c a nullt, which ignited, hissed up, aud made sue.. ????moke as to almost stifle tho two loft In the room. They made such a noise as to awaken their remits, and to recall the tirother who had star ed liuut ng. Ho got In at the window, threw tho lids from fir. Cheek htmiolf, who nays that It wa* most remarkable. The Gwinnett Herald, speaking of tho scones at a recent camp meeting, says: The good order that marked tho condurt of tho large crowd was n subject of general remark, hut wc .t c * rc ! *?? .???I * 1 '"* tlie're waa somo conduct on Thursday night that was dfograceful. While tho congregation was engaged *??? * * ??? disposed persons (Krupied ... _ pound In tho dark cuttiug tip hartiCM, stealing tapa off of buggy wheels aud ether aeuof mali cious mischief. Kuril a spirit of mcauiicsia,whether caught now or not, will develop itself Into crime. The chafngamt or penitentiary is but n short dis tance ahead of a man or a boy who r>ui bo guilty of such wanton devilment. Tho indignation of the public was freely expriMcd. and If our gr ind Jury can run them down they will deserve a vote of public thanks. thousand sheet* per hour Is n sort dcr among other wonders. Amcricua Recorder: Borne tlino ago Mr. Joo Mfw took a negro out of Jail by paying hi* fined and put him on bis farm, about a mlla from tills ??ty, to work It out. The negro soon rati away an t h??m?? working for a neighbor, Mr*. Hawkins. Mile sent the negro won! that if ho did not pnv Uio balance of ids fine stilt due ho would have hlm( locked up. Saturday morning Will Miso aud I young Hawkins started out for a hunt. Aa they Wcrafoinf by the negro's cabin Hawkins said he would Stop and fell the negro to art out, as they bad ordered him off before. He found the negro Inside, w ho. as soon as ho law who hit visitor was, raised hla pistol and snapped it at Haw kina. He then saw Mis#, and stiappM the pistol at him. Aa he railed the pistol IMsc fired his guu at him, the lorn) entered the wetni a left arm. The uegro then started to run. but turned w h*n he had gut a short distance, and Bred al Mis#, the pistol this Urn# going off. Mfoe K dn fired at him and the negro Then ran aaray. hpya then went on their way hunting, not ???M not. * __e boyi then went I ???... ... knowing whether the negro was hurt I -*?.*.*?*??? *** [ OQn( i??*** that the negro was I'usly hurt, whether dangerously wo do not *??? J? \ u PP??????-*d the negro thought that e Mbd Haw kins hud come to take him bock to ???flew S now, Uaai Jail when be fired ou them. Joseph UConte, of the university of California, who has been visiting relatives In Gaorgta and South Carolina, has returned to Bau Francisco. Mrs. Dr. M. D. Blanchard, of Columbus, has re ceived the sad intelligence of the death of her brother, Mr. Whitby, who was killed by lightning In Colorado on Friday. Furglary Is the prevailing sensation in Kastman. T he residence of Dr. James M. Buchan was cuter- cd. and the doctor relieved of about one hundred dollars. The thief entered the house through a v ii.dew, which, owing to the extreme hot weath er, had Uea le/l open. Barefoot tracks were found under the window, which furubli conclu sive ev'.druc* that the burglar was a small boy or girl. The residence of Mrs. H. Herman was en- Urvd by a burglar, and a pair of shoe* belonging to Master Wlblc Walker uken therefrom. The thief also went through the pockets of Mr. Mack- off, of Cochran, but fortunately this gcutlemau bad j ui bi?? money, w ith the exception of a small amount of change, under his pillow. Then* I* rontidcrahlc complaint of rust in cotton in kandulpli couuty. IwwM.n Journal: The yield ??f ootton will not I* ssgnftM was ,-xjHvnO several weeks ago. The nwt La* injured M??n:i* very badly, and other cauw* ??*??t lends to f*??en tho yield. . nk ?? V' ,Bl ,hv rr,, l??? be very little U tter tlanthntof la-i reason. On lost Tuesday evening Jimmie Wall, son of Mr. W. E O. Wall, and a negro by the name of Mack Wbaler, In Terrell county, got into a dispute While picking exttoa. which mulled in the stab bing of the negro by Jimmie Wall'a little brother. hi* excellent management mho*. Tin- Hawkinsville Dfopntch announces that tho GcorghuJ-and nnd Lumber company hive su*- I < lulcd Of crutlon* In Telfair and Dodge Counties. The hands have nought work elsewhere, many of O.ftrt gfciiig down alxiut Waycro**, The northern men employed have returned to their homes, and tho nidlc* and horses are being sold off. The <lcorglit Land and Lumber company conducted a feiy extensive business In luml>er, perhaps the lkrprst in the south, owning several miles of rail??? road nnd three hundred thousand acres of tlin- ntied him!*. Their mills on Kt. HioiouV island were closed *cvernl week* ago. It is generally bo- llcvcd that the business ha* not been profitable, aud that operation* have been |??oHtpoiicd lndcll- idtcly. Five months ago there were but two organised Sunday-fthool* in i'aunin county. Now there are 3???j m-IiuoIm, representing a membership of 2,300 pupils. Mr. Joel Ellington rays there Is a China tree now standing on the north ride.of Oxford, which U the only one In Newton county that wax not killed by the fearful cold on the fainou* cold Bat- uidny, in February, INkT. It wn?? split open on tbri s sides, by Ike intense cold, but It still had vitality enough left to live. The cracks haveslnco grown up, and the war* are still on the sides of the tree to-day. Mr. Kllington is positive it is the only one iu the county that escaped being 111???cd by the iuteneecold on that hlstor c day. Major J. If. Jones owns a tract of laud in Klbcrt comity for which he hold* a grant from King UeorgolU, of England. This land waa originally granted to General Blackburn, and Governor Mathew* lived on the place at one time. Ono of the veteran* of tho Twelfth Georgia makes an appeal thus In tho Baudcrsvillo Mercury: let every member that can peaibly do so. go with os to our reunion nt Macon, on tho &1 of Oc tober. Let us oil coiue together once more, cat, diiuk and homscry; tell a few old biles of war, drop a tear for ou? dead comrades, say good bye till the next reunion, or tho last reunion, in tho final grand camping ground over tho river uuder bones, mules, bogs, sheep and cattle 1162,283; plauration and mechanical tools and books and pictures fC.GM; com and cotton for solo first April 1497; "oil other property not before enumer ated 828,143; aggregate value of whole property 1696,919; polls and professions tl,641, The tax digest of Johnson county shows 9172, 2-*>2 of taxable property this year, an increase over last year of 8110,158. Johnson is a very small county, and the Incrcaso In the valuation of her property compares favorably with that of any county in the irate. Brunswick???s assessment shows an Increase twelve months of 9148,600. That la at the rate aboutdl2,600 per month. The result of the local option elecllon In Jack- son county was as follows; Whole number of votes cast, 1,417; for prohibition, 1,052; against prohibi tion, 265; majority for prohibition, G87. Hon. George W. Adams, one of the most capable men of the district, announces himself for the senate from the fifteenth, Albany News: Mr. II. L. Long, of Lee county, wa* unanimously nominated tor senator by the tenth senatorial convention, which met In this city yesterday, and, now that he is the nominee of the democratic party, it becomes tho duty of every democrat, ngsriUcM of personal preferro- ce*, objections or other consideration*, to give him hi* cordial support. There is some talk of an independent candidate, sad in the event they cuu- not get an independent to run, the republic ms will lo doubt put out an organized party candidate agBinst Mr. Ixnigi but If the democrat* of the dis- tr ckwlil all do their whole duty, their nominee will be elected, whether hla opponent he an inde pendent or a republican. Tlic Covington Kntorpriie nj, of Iho race la New ton county. The legislative tree Jn this county will bernu upon the prohibition or no prohibition Issue. Politic*, the fence question, and all other matters mmt takein back scat until this great question is settied. Ab the Imuo had to bo presented, sooner or biter, we presume it 1* well enough to let It come now aud be decided by a "free ballot and fair conut.???* Hon. J. M. Wilcox, the nominee for tho atito senate from the fifth district, has oddrexued tho follow ing letter to Hon. J. L. Hweatt, ol clinch: I have Juat had formal notice of therresult of w ojcross convention of Saturday lost. Truly it wa* a great surprise to me, being, on It was, unso licited br Tuyscif, and coming iu this way, 1 hard- 1> know how to exprers ray grateful feeling* t< ward the delegates comprising that convention. I nin proud to be tho noniineo of the fifth *cnat> it to 1*3 placed In ?????????????????????????????????bx. Let ever y one tell JBBM M??tne member lie saw die or killed or wounded, and how It was, wh??ra It wa* and who ft was. For Instance, let Jca. Bohaou tell us minutely bow be alone reratebed a grave with hla hauda and bsjro- net and hurled a comrade. Let George Peacock tell how he and the boys turned the yonkees own guns upon them at Cedar Creek and mowed down WftDL that ro sooa after e??????fully draw,??(u a little game of draw, so much of our wages. A negro man and wife at Captain Mitchell???s place, west of Itarnesvlllc, left their children at home and went to meeting. About 1 o'clock they got hold of aotne powder, and tlio older ono, a boy about ttn years old, pluced hi* head near it aud fired It. The consequence was his head wa* ly blown off. On his parents' return he said a whito mau and a negro stopped at the well for water, drew a pistol and shot him. lie Is badly hurt. Talbot county ha* two or three flourishing neighborhood agricultural clubs. They are bouud to result iu good. The directors of tho fair should efirr a special premium for the largest aud best display by a single club. The people of Talbot are highly pleased with the stock law. The Mtlkdgeville Recorder hawbeen feasting Its ey re on old curlositlea.and has tills to ssy of them Mr. Hilly Harper brought us a curiosity In tho shape of wrn. Then* were five distinct ear* with one shuck, and the shuck was at the oppoaite end to the usual ear t*( corn. Thl* Is a curious year anyhow. No summer, no drought, no sickness of ronxrqucnrc, nnd no under in Moron in two weeks. Through the courtesy of Mrs. 8. II. Mar shall, of the Oconee hmue, in this city, wo wore permitted to inspect some rare productions of ar tistic al design, finish and beauty. They arc chis elings from the ivory nut. a native of Oautemala, and were presented to Mrs. Marshall hut week by Mr. Nance, a citizen of that country. One half of the nut is gone, of course. On the other h ilf I* carved a most admirable likenes* of the Bavior, depleting the agony of the Crucified t???hrht, >* wo rave never secu It doff?? by i*tnter or sculptor be fore. 1 he other Images are perfect. Mn M. will lake pleasure lu showing them toauy wishing to si c them. Dr. Bummcrlin was elected captain of Howell's battery, In fiandersvUlc, ou Saturday. The cotton crop In Campbell and Fiyctte coun ties, it is said, will surpass the yield of previous years. Athens Banner. A slave owner near Athens rent a negro roau to ths woods to cut a hickory with whlchhelntcndrdto punish him. Th# boy, In stead of doing as directed, procured a plowlia# and hung himself to a dogwood tree, that it now k now standing on the road side. During Ui# war a bon# thief was lynched within a few fut of the same spot. The slave was worth 81.200 and be remarked to torn? ??f his people, just be fore ccmraltting suicide, that his muter would be worn# punished than hlmitlf: The Brunswick Herald says that a negro man wss securely tied across the railroad track about four milt's north of Kastman on Friday night; the train tame thunderiug along aud cut his head Irorn hts body. The train stopped aud imme diately the vicinity was olive with negroes who bad doubtless bound the mau to the track, and hypocritically lanterning tho occurrence of the tragedy. Mr. T. J. Harris, of Worth county, has three acres iu cotton that will avegage seren feet In height, and Is full of bolts and square*. Those who have seen It ray It will make two bales to the aero. The cotton books of R. B. Kzell 4 Co., of Eaton- ton, nmkfthe follow ng show lug oi first bales of nsw cotton received for the hut four yean: In 19??0, James L. Wheeler brought iu the fftwt bale ou August *21 ft. Price, nj, cents. In lvil, the first talc was from K. C, ruchol, on August 7th. Price, 10', rent*. In iv>2. W. 8. Griffin brought the first talc on August *J6lh. Price, 11 cents. In l.v*3. w. F. Griflln again came to the frent with the first bole. August 27th, gelling lt T ?? cents. The returns of the tex receiver of Marton coun ty moke the following exhibit: Number of poN?? 1.441; number of professions 20; number of hands between 12 and yean of age 1.401; total number of arrvs of lands returned, including wild lands, 241,0*'*: total value of land*. Including wild lands. N61.0M; town property $29,75); money, note* ar.d accounts 1127,67??; merchandise of every kind ??32,(25; household and kitchen furniture (41,4*7; watches, sliver plate and jewelry <J,6U; si chegreat responsibiiity tin ea* well a* my own inabillt; wv- ..IT" ??? * y with great lu.inination, nnd trust that the voters of tho trie-twill Indorse the action of the Waycroa* ventJan in October. The amount of taxablo property in Lumpkin county is 8793,200, an Increase of about 815,000 o last year. 1 be nrnouut of (ax to be puldis SI.21 tho hundred dollars worth. The ordinary of Lumpkin county la vlug the mile-lost* distributed and put upo , e public roods; also having finger-boards pu up at the fork* of the main highways. On Friday night lu*t two children of Jerre New som, colored, who lives on Mr. W. C. Bryan???i plantation lu Stewart, were bttmod to death. Tho parents of the children irent to church nnd customary among negroes, locked them'up during their absence. # Thc liour.c caught fire and wnu do- sttoyed, burning tho children up in the flame*. Columbus Enquirer: The report of adi.Hross- ing accident conics to us from near Dadcvllle, AU. Mr*. Daniel Davis, who live* near that place, hn* an interesting and accomplished daughter, who ha* lost her eyesight from a singular cause. Homo days ago Mira Kxle, the young lady, about sixteen years of nge, was attempting to cut down somo weed* with a hoe. The hoe struck a rock, and, a* she soys, a piece of the rock llcw In her eye. Hho paid but Httlo attention toll at the time, aud raid it pained her but very little until the follow ing morning, when aho was seized with a raging fever, her eyes severely twining her, and finally discharging a black mucus, supposed to ben por tion of the eye ball, aud continued discharging that aud bloody matter for several days. The service* of Dr. K. V. Salmon wa* not procured until Sunday morning, but It was thou too hue to hoof ??nr material benefit. Swanson, tho Murray county fiend and wife murderer, was supposed to havo becil In Dawson- vllle this week. Tax Becsivcr W. C. Chance, of Kmjhicl, hits completed his returns. There Is a dccreUI In th# taxable property of Emanuol county for the pres* ent year of 81,662, and an increase of 147 voters. Colonel Lowthcr, who resides in Leo county, Alabama, was aw akened Friday night by a noise In his room. Ho at first thought it was a dog and ordered him to get out. He thca saw a mart???s hand on the window curtain aud reached for his gun, but it waa not in its usual place, and the would-be burglar was allowed to mnko his cscupo unbanned. Colonel Ixmthcr thinks the burglar was acquainted with the premises, and hod pre pared his way by removing the shotgun from its accustomed place. Dnvlsboro seems to be rising from its ruins with a degree of energy which gives promise of much Improvement In tho near future. Tasteful resi dences have sprang up in tho village and sur rounding hills. Business for the dull season ap peal* to bo quite brisk, ami extensive preparations are lu progress for meeting the requirements of the coming winter. The Washington Gazette says that a tew days ago a telegraph operator named Joo Murrow and Frank Chase were out nt Mr. Hill???s fish ponds to gether. The former charge* tho latter with taking money from him while he was intoxicated, and Mr. Chase is now under bond of two liundrod and fitly dollars to answer tho charge. At the old homeatead, In Greeu county, the an nual reunion of the Moore family took plao?? on the 7th inat. Fifty-three of the relatives partici pated. It was indeed a grand success and enjoyed by all who had the pleasure of attouding. There 1* r.ol a family that prizes their auccstry more than they. Ust week, Green Porter, colored, ol Taliaferro rttuntv, borrowed Mr. George Koucher???s horra to drive to church. Greeu returned too late to carry the herse home and so kept him over night. N ex morning It was discovered that Mono fiend had JSSZJSto the S^- borne. and Davidson. It la said that probably Messrs. Ray and FalHgant will be nominated (or the sen ate, in which event their friends might put them in the race for the presidency, TheCednrtown Advertiser r.unounces Mr. Miller A. Wright as a candidate for representative from Polk county. Mr. Wright would make a member of mark. The friends of Hon. Thomas Panlk, of Berrien, are pressing him to be a candidate for re-election to the legislature. Mr. Paulk bos represented Berrien county several times. J. P. Lone was nominated for tlfe legislature at the Early county democratic convention on the eleventh ballot. H.JH. Singletary is announced aa a candidate in the nominating convention for representative for Schley. Brooks county will. on August 28,select delegates to the congressional convention, to be held at Al bany, Septembers. The convention to nominate a state senator for the tenth district will meet In Albany to-day. The delegates elected from the counties of Burke, Screven and Bulloch, composing the sev enteenth senatorial district, will meet at MUen, Georgia, August 23d for the purposo of nomina ting a candidate for senator to serve in the next general assembly. Colonel W. If. lMtlnger, of A la pa ha, 1$ a candi date for the sollcltorahipof the southern circuit. The election for stock law, held In Stone Moun tain yesterday, resulted as follows: Stock law, 100; fence, 65. GEORGIA BY WIRE. Death ef an Old Journalist-Fir* at Bis Shanty??? Accident to Jades Trlppe-The Homo Libra ry DecUmatien-Bmines* in Adairs- villa-Other Stats Matters, Bto. A Terrible Accident. Bvasnah, Ga., August W.???{Special.]??????Thomas Thompson, employed in unloading a cargo of ice from the schooner Mary aud Allen while in the hold, was knocked down by a hunk of ice of 3U3 pounds, which suddenly fell on him, crushing his leg. He was carried to the hospital, and the limb, which was terribly crushed, was amputated. A Coatly Acquit tnl. Athens, Go.. August 19.???[Special.]???The two Pruitts, who killed jwveral men in Hot Springs, last winter, have been cleared by the courts, after spending 830,000. They are nephews of Mr. Sam Pruitt, of Bonks county, and have relatives ia Athens. The Finances of Romfl._ Rome, Ga., August 19.???[Special.]???At a meeting of the council last night, the finance committee repotted the total estimated receipts of the city for 1884 at 866,210, and the total estimated expendi tures at 856,050. Of this amount 85,000 will go to the public schools, which will also receive about There ia a probability of the prohibition quet- I *1 > 500 G>e state. ^ tion being made on Issue in the approachlnjpmu nicipal election In Elhcrton. DILI. ARP ON GEORGIA FARMERS, II* Thinks it Pays to Farm and Has Views on Wheat. Bill Arp in Southern Cultivator. But I will not arguo the matter any futthcr. My friend Crawford agrees with me that we sow too much wheat on the ground and ho thinks a half bushel to the acre Is better than a bushel. He says that his nabor, L. i\ Elam Is regarded as the best w heat grower in Lincoln county, and generally makes 20 bushels to the acre aud never sows more than half a bushel. Now the estimate is that wo sow annually iu Georgia 600,000 bushels of wheat, end If we can save half of it, it Is tig item. Lincoln county Is looming front for tho quality and quantity of its small grains. Her hnrveit this year was 120,COO bushels of wheat. Five year* ago she made an average crop of 1,.*>Q0 bushels. Now she ranks next to Bartow with her 150,000 busheUi ar d I have no doubt will soon stand at ^he head of tie list. The Dallas wheat Is making her farm era rich. My frieud Crawford does not appreciate my theory c* tudes couth teen thinking that the reverra \ but that it was only an opinion without expe rience. Well, I have experimented to my entire satisfaction aud I want uo more northern wheat. 1 umlt mtnnd that Major Woolcy, one of our beat fanr.tr*, is not satisfied, for he sowed Kentucky L w heat lest fall and lost bis crop but made a good I the man's life is felt. P of our native wheat right'ltfaldolf." It'wUi -l do to ignore these lessons learned by experience. Th ' ' uu * Military Reunion in Griffin. Griffin, Ga., August 19.???[Special.J-Grlffin had her ???Dixie??? to-day. The union of the Thirteenth Georgia regiment was an event, and a big ???red let ter??? in our history, as about two hundred of the veterans assembled to celebrate old times. Wo had a regular old time confederate occasion, nnd the hoys who once wore the grey enjoyed the general hand shaking aud harbeeuc immensely. About two o???clock tuc Grinin Light Gpurdz aud Epuiding Greys marched to the quarters of the Thirteenth Gcoigia, headed by the Grinin silver Cornet band, and escorted the old soldiery ' opera home. Ex-Governor tnade appropriate remnras. Tlio Forty-Third Reunion. Gainesville, Ga., August 19-{8pecU1.]???Tho fcrty-thlrd reglmcut of Georgia volunteers hal their reunion here to-dny. Ono hundred and thirty-eight men wero present, oflleers and pri vate*. The reunion was a success and heartily en joyed by all prefenf, composed of tallies and gen tlemen. The ladles prepared a superb dinner. The tuivivors founed a permanent association. A Fatal Runaway. Savannah, Ga., August 19.???[Spccia!.]-Johu Downing, an employe Iu the tea store of J. J Reilly, was fatally Injured to-day by a runaway horse. The animal attached to the wagon wa j standing In front of tlio store, and started to run. Downing seized the animal by the head to hold him, when he wa* dashed violently against a post. He was cut in tho face, head aud right leg. Ho wrs carried to the hospital nnd it was discovered that (he pelvic bone was fractured, and uo hope of tlu* tnnti???b Ifff> l?? ff.lt * could be dbtccted; tbe pulp appeared as luscious and as Inviting os possible, but it waa decided be fore eating them to try them upon, somo a hops, ana within ten minutes after they had eaten the melons, several became af fected and died before they had gone twenty steps. Montgomery county has never yot been so thoroughly stirred up. Every citizen, from one end of the county to the other, feels exasper ated at the crime of thf* vicious, unparalleled dev il and are doing everything to bring about his cap ture. In appearance, he is anything but a crimi nal. email In statue, light hair and complexion, very light randy mustache and yet there lingers nl-out the corners of the mouth aad eyes, a restless and rather treacherous look. His family ore good people aud the oldest in the county. A Sickening Uxorcid?? Reported From Har ris County. Columecb, Ga., August 21.???[Special.]???In Valley Plains district, Harris county, yesterday occurred one of the most brutal murders that ever stained the criminal records of that grand old county. For tome time past Sidney Hall, colored, and his wife have led a life of domestic infelicity which yester* day at dawn culminated in the death of the wo man under the following circumstances: Thera was no witness to the terrible deed, and from the fiend himself comes the only account. Yes terday morning he came to Justice Anderson, on who??c lands he lived, and stated that some timo ago his wife attempted to poison him, but was :oiled in the deadly purpose, and that tho night beiorc they bad bad another fuss, nnd fearing she would again attempt topolxoa him, he bod that morning t ut her he<id off with an ax as she slept, fco horrible was the story that at A Negro Found In n Bedroom Occupied by Two Young Lwdlos. Athens, Ga., August 21.???Last Tuesday night Mirscs Lizzie and Ida Barnett, two respectable young ladle*, daughters of Mr. D. A. Barnett, who lives about two miles bdlow WJnterville, were awakened Ly feeling tho cover bclug pulled from their Led, when they gave tho alarm, and got up In time to see a negro man jump out of tho win dow. Mr. D.-ruetlat one?? procured the aid of Of hi* nearest neighbors, Messrs. William T. Carter end Johu If. Mathew*, aud with aspietidid trac k deg oi Mr. M.???s rau the track to a negro houte, named Nick Wooten. They waited until day, and arrested the scoundrel, aud compared Ihc farmer must experiments gtc d uml nnd ho will profit by it. controversy going on In the press as to whether Jack Hendctson was right or wrong when he said that our farmers were getting poorer and poorer and wearing out their lands to no profit. I have Lien looking nil around me to see how tho average r was doing in this section aud my observa- ...... Is that the land owner* are getting ahead a little but the renters aro not getting any richer or any poorer, for they arc about ns -poor as they ran bo and.are able to keep so. It is buckle nnd tongue with them. Dr. Fel ton has a thousand acres and cultivates about 4<X) acres nnd says he didn???t mako enough last year to some nabors who spend more than they i Dentil of n Popular Young fflnn. Dawson, Gn??? August 19.-[Spedal.]-Mr. Wit- llam A. Janes, oldest son of tho late Dr. John It. Janes, [of this place, died yesterday evening at o???clock. He was a prosperous and popular [>ung druggist, doing n good business here. Ho aves a young wife and one child and aovcrul lit tle brothers and slaters,(or whom ho w,u guar* dian. Ho will be burled this afternoon. Malarial fever was the cause of his death. Btredt Improvements In Athens. ATHENS, Ga., August 19.???[Special.]-Tho South- ctn Mutual insurance company, is negotiating to have a granito pavement placed around their build ing. Mayor Dorsey will have good stone crossings put dow n before winter ou Broad street and College Avenue. Ho has issued an order to tho property owners to have their sidewalks put iu perfect order inside of 30 days. something ??? pre-limit ary trial, and sent to Daniolsvlllo jnll.Tho citizens wc-ic very much excited over this dastard ly act, and had not the preliminary trial been rushed through in n hurry it Is certain that the good people oi tho ncichlmrhood would havo taken . - bunds he rising s soon os pos- Th?? Celebration Under Way by The Baptists of Georgia. Washington, Ga., August 21.-[8pecial.]-Jost ono hundred years ngo this fall, several Baptist churches Iu this section of the state, bordering upon the Savannah river, under tho leadership of the famous Daniel Marshal, lonncd what is now known ns tho Georgia Baptist association. They inct nnd organized In tho Baptist church that stood where tho courthouse oi Columbia county, now stand*. This was the first Baptist association in Georgia. From this parent association thtro have sprang Into existence In the state, not lei come wc would perish to death in the namo of tho lord. But Cobe and his sort keep even with tho world. They don???t want but little and have got | ???Wheatlno" In Court. Savahrai,, 0,??? A,. B u,U9.-[ 8 pcc..l.j-T. M. iKHjt ??ml Bet Ahull t of hi. nubor*. He will trtuJo I Sweat, ot Waycroa, waa Wore United Statej niKce , r???. rt t5 1 nd 7ndThm ro???.fnl??? .5?. 0 ,, 1 } I CommU,lontr Krwl ". charged with carrying on a ??? ??? w??l? ride ton mllw ta&ro hSnk! rct "?? ??1??or tmalnou without apcclal United ftatea tax. Rweat la a re. pec table drugjlst ot \Saycross, and wss selling the preparation called ???whcatlne,??? manufactured by Dowic Morse, of Charleston, and had tho???eertlflcate of tho United States revenue collector at Charleston that it was n medical preparation, and did not come under the bead of alcoholic drink. Notwithstanding this he was required to give 8100 bond to tho charge bciorc tho circuit court. huh he died that day. Dorter will pay for the Th# Duff Green house, of Dalton, which has so long been closed, was sold last Saturday to Mr. J. Q. A. Lewis, the well-known hotel man, tor 87,000, w ho will make all ncrctsary improvements and open it on a grand scale the first of September. Colonel 1. W. Avfry, lu the Augusts Chronicle, ???met is hla lips over ths following highly flavored subject. Dr. J. II. Alexander has shown me a specimen of*yrup made from watermelon Juice. It Is ?? very thU k, insipid and dead sweet syrup, that soou rails ou the ta*tc. lie has made it several times, but nevar a satisfactory article. He took ten gal lons oi JuUwaud boiled it down to on# and n quar ter gallons. Mr. Tlmberlake has made it, getting one gallon of syrup from fourteen gallon* oi Juice, a syrup that the colored epicure seems to like very much. His syrup is thick and sweet, something like ion hum iu #oior. Mrs. Kusaell told me that rome ol the countnr housewives arc In the habit of using the melon juice to make the syrup for fruit preserve*. It supplies a cheap and quite a good substitute for sugar, the expensive element lu the manufacture of preserve*. There seems to be an agreement among those who have tried it that the melon syrup needs something to en liven it and relieve a certain insipidity that It not t lcarant. It certainly Is liked by the colored fo oter, tor whom It might be profitable to make It. atid where, as in the case of destroying the mel ons on a large scale for seed, or of the glut of the market and the consequent waste of the fruit, a good amount of the Juice can be utilized. It would seem a fit thing to experiment and find out what will remedy the natural defacts of this ayrup. This melon industry must grow, and th# utilisa tion of waste may become important. The statement that Lula Hunt t* married to Mr. d???aul Atkinson, the Cedartowu Advertiser Is satis fied Is without foundation. Mr. A. D Hogg is in almost dally correspondence with Mr. Hum, and says that if the statement was true he would surely know it lion. A. 0. McOasey, of llort, denies that he will bean independent candidate for the legislature which is just what wc knew he would do. Mr. Emmet Womack is one of the truest men in the state. He had an almost walk-over for elector In hi* district, tot declined because of the doubt that exbud a* to the right ot a solicitor general to can an electoral vote. The people will remember this to Mr. Womack's credit. The same thing Is true of eloquent Tom Wabon. who, in a speech before the convention, withdrew from the race. N The com log senate promises to be an unusually strung one. Among the gentlemen spoken of for pnrident are Messrs. Carlton, Rankin, North ea break- the make all th# time, and of course he'gots rich! But they nrc scarce. The average man Is most al ways on a strain, and 1 don???t know that sowing cow pens w ill help them much, tor they arc going to spend n little more than they make anyhow. It I* the easiest tlilug iu the world to do that In thc??o society times. _ Bill Ant*. Georgia Crop Notes. Grape crop around Acworth very fine. Crops are very fine in Marion county. Crops aro very fine in Emauu#] county. Hog cholera is raging in Lowndes county. Cotton is very promising In Henry county. A fine cotton crop Is assured to Bartow county. There aro eight peach distilleries In Spalding county. ??? Franklin county will make an excellent corn crop. The cotton crop in Spalding county fo tho best since 1839.5 Captain John White, of Clark county, has somo brag cottou. Tho com crop of Berrien county will aversion bushels to tho acre. Brosnects tor a very largo crop wire never better In Richmond county. An abundant hay crop will be made In Screven county if all saved.. Held for Manslaughter. Savannah, August 20.-[8pccial.]-In a fracas among some negroes at a store at Monteith, ten miles from Savannah, on Monday night, John Richard*, aged fifteen year*, was shot nnd killed by Charles Pc van. A fuss occurred between Dc- i and Johnson. The former drew his pDtol and fired at Johnson, missed him and shot Rich ards. Devcn was arrested and brought toNSavau* nah. An inquest wa* held today, and a verdict of manslaughter was rendered against Devan, who ???s committed to Jail. A Blade in Bis Skull. BrANTA, Ga., August 20.-[flpoc!al.J-At a pound party on Dr. Jl. J. Willingham???s plantation, four miles below town, George Howard, colored, stuck a knife into Hawkins Callaway???s head. The knifo blade broke and about one and a quarter inches of tb# blade wa* left in the skull, the extraction of Cotton fa opening very fast In Sumter county, I which ha* baffled the skill of the physician*, and a fine crop will be made. I Howard has been placed lu jail to await ths result. Farmers aro all cheerful overth# provpccta of I There will be a grand ball at Iho Martin hall, bountiful crops In l???olk county. Tho peach crop of Brooks county, has been the most abundant this season for many year*. It is said of Mr. Tom Culpepper???s cotton in Bir- tow county, that it will make two bags to the acre. Mr. B. K. Helton, of Carroll county, has raised thl* year 9,260 pounds of Gerrnau millet on oue acre. Mr. Jacob Carter, of Pierre county, has the best crop that has been mads on ths place in twsuty years. Mr. A. S. Dorsey, of Clark# county, will make SCO barrel* of corn, and his cotton is loaded down with fruit. Mr, James Dennis, of Coweta county, has four i **??* ??????? acres iu cotton that looks aa It It would makeweight I court, bales ot cotton. 1 ??? ??? Mr. Everett, o| Polk county, gathered from ous hill a peck of Irish potatots. Oue of them weighed Crawford to-night. Death of Captain Hudson. Dkcatur, Ga., August C0.-[SpeeI*l.]-CAptaIn George B. Hudson, who was during tbs war cap tain of company F.,Thirty-sixth Georgia regiment, and has since bceu a highly respected citizen of this county died at his home In Brownings dis trict tl is morning. The Savannah Cadets left last night for New Brighton, accompanied by a forge crowd. Athens received 8909 for inspection of cattle last year. There are a half a dozen damage suits against the city of Athens to be tried at the next superior '???ourt. Tony Goody Smith, living near Athens, died tho state have' boon ??? jHcd to attend, and between four and five hundred messengers aro expected to attend. It will be sgrand occasion for tho Baptists of Georgia, from the mountains to the soaooAd, from the Savannah to tho Chattahoochee. Wash ington, ever noted for her hospitality, will glvo them a cordial welcome. Tho meeting will last live day*. The handsome new Baptist church Is nearing completion, aud is expected to be ready for occupancy by that time. Tho building will cost 88,060; 1* commodious and well arranged. The present building, built iu 1826, will be removed. The father of Georgia Baptists, Rev. Jesie Mercer, served this church as it* first pastor. This chu*??h has had coin|*??ratlvcly but lew pastors since its organization. Among them the following divines: two and a half pounds. GEORGIA PRESS POINTS. The Carnesvillt Register is engaged in unravel ing the question of "who struck Billy Patterson???? The editor of the Monticello News hopes that his wife, who is on a visit to Conyers, will uotlpass off as a dashing widow. The licensing of Mr. Arthur Harris, of Columbu*. Is announced by the Times as "a gain to the miu- istty and a loss to the drug business.??? The Maysvllls Georgian says: ???Friend John Caps roiled in last Friday with hi* bride. We wish them much happiness through this world of trials aud hardship*. ^' Pete Lawshe thus vents his feelings against sous obnoxious wight: Any printer, who has friendly access to a neighboring office, that will steal copy out of It for the use of tho enemies ol the paper to whom the ropy belongs, is too mean tor anything but a street scavenger, and onght to enjoy the hearty contempt oi the craft from Maine to Mexico, a?? well as ths office * ??? already got inqusn __ cover so small an Individual. One Wooden Wedding Was Enough. From the Philadelphia Call. V, *???; , , t*ceu ever since. In order that he might get per- Mr*. B.???"Are you not going to celebrate your I focal satisfaction the father instructed Bis (tough- ycstciday. The Montgomery County Tragedy. Dvni.iN.Gn., August 21.-[8pectol]-The more on?? learns of the Montgomery county tragedy, tho more revolting becomes thtf crime. The young lady, Miss Alice Griggs, who was shot, is still alive and is apparently sustained by a very weak thread Six buck-shot, from a gun held by her first cousin and rejected suitor, David Conner, passed through the body, and yet, strange as it ??may ccem, she has remained cheerful. Her physicians now entertain hope of her recovery. Mbs Griggs is a favorite with everyone, and hence It Is that such great indignation is shown for the foul deed. Iu appearance she fo called pretty. Complexion as clear as au Infant???s, dark, nut-brown hair, reachlug far below the slender waist, and eyes dark brown and remarkably be witching. Two weeks before, the villain who shot her from ambush, while rcturalug from church alter night with friends, attempted to outrage her person, and it was for having exposed the monster that her life wss attempted. When this first assault was made be then threatened her life in the event she told it; but this she did to her father, who found about her throat dark spot*, easily recognized asflnr~ E mit*. At this time her father traz rick, and t cen ever since. In order that he might get p Killed iu nis Own Trap. BtTLxn, August 21.???[Special.]???A widow lady, Mrs. Spellers, who lives on tho old Andy McCunto place, near Pafolllga c cek, since her husband???s death, has been making a living by farmfog with the assistance of hcrcblldren. There are on tho crock several wild hogs, an d they have been very trouble-tome, destroy lug ogroot deal of com. Sam Spfilcrand hfs cousin, wm. Turner, decided to try nml kill them by making a scaffold about 20 feet high, and getting thereon with their gun* when the hog* came in the field they wonld shoot them. Krcre arrnneement was made, the guu# secured. nnd Sam splllcr* bed climbed on tho scaffold, and while trying to reach the gun hauded him by Turuor, it was discharged, carrying seven buck shot through Speller???s heart,killing him instantly. On?? of ths Oldest Business Men ot Cov* Ington Ponses Away. Covington, Ga., August 22.???{Special.]???On yes terday at fivo minutes past four o???clock p. m., Judge C. D. Pace, died at his residence iu this city surrounded by his grief stricken relatives and friends, who were bowed down at this sad bercavo- ment. Something over a year ago Judge Pace was partially stricken with paralysis from which ho never fully recovered. On tho llthinst.be was stricken a second time and lingered till yesterday. Judge Pace wss In his 74th year and had been a citizen ot Covington far 41 years, during which time bo his been engaged In the mercantile !bus- inen and considered by all who knew him as one ??*fce beat merchants fn the state, ne waa trusted and beloved by all who iraew him. He embraced religion In his childhood and has been since his conversion a consistent member and a shining light in f the Methodist church. Ths funeral *ere vice* will take place at the Methodist Episcopal church at half post four o'clock p. r* ^ wooden wedding???? Mrs. C.???"N???o; my first wedding was a wooden one.??? Mrs. B.??????Oh, it could not be, you know.*??? Mr*. C.??????It w<??. I married a blockhead.??? A Good Test. From the Chicago News. Now fo the time when the old rale by which to diatinguUh the mtuhroom comes in urefuL It is this: Eat it???If it&Uls you it is a toadstool; if it doesn???t it fo a mushroom Death of (tenoral Pope Walker. Montgomery. August 22.???{Special.]???The ssd news of the death of General L K Walker, the ilhtingufobcd aud popular Alabamian,causes uni versal regret. The next men was to poison with strych nine those who were endeavoring to arre??t Ur to carry the secret with her. ~ dark de*d poison r r - t ????? aideavoring to him. At least one hundred men had been Ing hint in various sections, and where It was toote protable that he would be found squad* of rix or a dozen would statiou themselves aud watch for the rascal. At the house of Davll Grim, tot her of the wounded girl, a cqu id was station&L Many of the neighterr, coo, ha>l gone to hfo house through sympathy, and each night perhaps th?? crowd would tramlcr twenty-five. Mr. Griggs has ??? very fine watermelon patch, and knowing that these people would cat the melons, the fiend bad rilrptd up and p*ut the strychnine In some of the forgot ones. Y. Uile the melons were being pulled it wss discovered that little hacked places made with a knife Vould be seen, ana one w???? found to have the stem spilt. 8as> Pietro t having thus been aroused, tome of ere cut open, but nothing untuusl the melon* < Marriage in Bhiekshear. Blacxsheai, Ga., August 23.???{Special,}???Mar ried, at the residence of tho bride???s father, D. D. Fulford, on the evening of tho 21st Instant, Miss Wary D. Fnlford and J. R. King; R. G. Riggins, J. I???., officiating. Accident to Judge Trippe. Tallulah, Ga,, August 23.-[8pecfol.)-JudfeR. P. Trippe, while descending a pair of step* at tho hotel in Clayton, fell and painfully, though not seriously, crippled hlmse???f. An Athens Garnishment. Athens, Ga., August 23.???[SpccfoL]??? 1 The Pioneer Manufacturing company have garnisheed tho agents of the Atlas engine works In this place for 81.100, the amount claimed by the company for fail ure of the Atlas engine works to furnish a plan to set the boiler by. Business in AdalrsTiUe. Apaimyilli, August 23.???[Special,}???The At lantic roller flour mills are adding a neat addi tion in an improved chaff and dust house. The Bartow cotton mills have commenced over hauling the machinery and are building a su- Sickness in Adalrsrille. Adaiesville, August 28.???[Special.]???Mr. John King, died at hfo residence near this place. Thero fo almost en epidemic of what the doctors cal. typho-malarial fever, prevailing In the Spring valley neighborhood, about Pfoinvllle, on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, and the vicinity. Fire In Big Shanty. Brc Shanty, August 23.-[Specisl.]???This morn- i log about sun up Mr. Calvin Price???s store was J found to be on fire, which consumed the butldinff I with bis Hock of goods, hfo loas about $800, insur-1 cnce &C0. The flames soon caught the boose of 1 the Steele Brothers, which was burned, to** a bo as L'CO on building. Insurance 8250. No suspicion at to the cause of the fire. F Death of an Old JoarnaUst. Talbotton, Ga., August 23.???[SpectaL]???Au gustus A. Miller died at his brother???s, In Talbot county, en the 19th Instant. Mr. Miller was once (v!!^ of i! i i e f 0 *?r mbus Enquirer, and the Upton r f ik ' - private secretary to Gov- ????***?** 41 OCe tlm*. and rendered torn valuaole assistance on the book, the War between the States. He was about seventy year*