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The Constitution Interests All Classes nml
Appeals to All Tastes.
The leading topics of this peek’s issue are:
Tails of A Dv est vp. t—“Wild Frank, the Scout
“A Bear Bag^t-d;" "Men Up a Tree."
AP.Ct ND XIIK t’AMP-FIKK.—"Idols of til© South
“A War Story."
TALMAGE’3 SERMON
"THE ARCH FIEND OF NATIONS."
Om Humorous Vt’niTKa* 1 .-Betsy Iltmilton,
Romance of Owl Hollow." Bill Arp, "Poll*
ties."
The Coy wrrrrrxoi.'s Dk?abtm f.nt.—‘ ‘The Woman’
Kingdom"Answers to Correspondents
"Farms and Farmer*;” "Our Anti-Liquor
Fight."
News of the Wet:;.—"All Through Dixie," "Nows
By Wire," "Short News Notes," "Points About
People," "Acr fs the Water," "News of the
Week," "Georgia !\.ws," "The Political Field,"
"Points About People."
EruToniAis.—‘Tiqmmt Paragraphs,” and many
'other thlngsof lulcrest.
GEORGIA NEWS.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
OF *THE STATE.
A Peculiar t’plder— A Negro Baby Prison sd-An
Zaoapcd Convict CJ*ught—A Midnight Xlrbber
—A | Slegnlar Aecldsnt- A ■‘rightful
Disister—Preist in Athens.
Coumeu*, Ga., October IT—[Special.]—Gus
Trice, a young man who assisted in laying oat the
body of Ml»« Jane Hyatt <m Sunday night, got
tome of the froth from her llj»r on a pin scratch
wound on hi* baud, and blood poisoning la fear
ed. The wound was cauterized at C o clock tuc
next dny, and ia n
innu is still going
soreness in the
praying band.”
LaGrange, Ga., OetolHjr 13.—[Special.]—It is
tald that a negro child whs born in this county
tome weeks ago, which lived only n lew hours,
but before dying raiscl.'np In bed and ?ald"u.
more rain In flvo years.’' It I* cemmon talk
among the negroes.
Caktersvii.lx, Ga., October 13.—[Special.]—A
revival is In progress at the Baptist church In
CartCHville. Seven persons were baptized Sunday
In Rctlt’s crock, about two miles from town.
The negroes have taken charge of the buili
arbor, whero tho white peop e held their union
meeting, and are h.ving large crowds every night.
Mr. Marck A. Hardin ' will be n candidate] for
clerk of the house. He has become a familiar
figure at the clerk’s desk. The efficiency and
COititcsy with which he has discharged the duties
Of the office have earned for him a just and
' widespread reputation. Tho office of clerk la a
difficult, and often an annoying, one to fill, but
Mr. Hardin »eems to have met its responsibilities
with remarkable success.
GhpemvilU!, Ga., October 13.—[Special.]—The
republicans of the 4th congressional district met
- in Greenville last Saturday and nominated It. F.
Milner, of Newnan, for congress, refusing most
cmi'KV.Ienlly to Indorse Henry Persons, the inile*
1 indent. Ixeke and Johnston of Columbus, made
*11 echos, and great enthusiasm for Miluer was
manifested. The democracy of tho fdurth must
tu.iiv, or UlM .u.irict limy be represented I’l
lilt text contnss l.y :i republican. 'The republi
can semination J- a c. .-.tli-blow to the hop
T< i*oc.«. but wo tri. t t»c democracy will no..
mild. ITit Meriwether down for l,OO0 majority for
Karri?.
Athens, Ga., October 13.—I8peclal.]-*llisi Ellen
Veroucc, a young lady ol Athens, has reoolvod au
offer of fivo thousand dollars a year by a musical
dim-tor in New York.- He guarantees her this
amount to go on tho stage and.sing for live year-.
£bc has a splendid voice.
griiTjro Place, Ga., October 13.—[Special]—A ne
gro dressed In a convict suit and giving Iris name
as Simon Piles was captured near here to-day by
A. P. Duncan and placed In the couuty Jail. A
few night* ago a auspicious character was met in
the road by Captain A. K. Ramsey, -near his r«ui-
dom e, and upon being commanded to halt put
Whip to hit horic mid vta*\ galloping away, when
Captain Ramsey lixcd at him, and he Jumped oil'
the, hone ona took to the woods. Plies say* ho
vns the man. and that he "borrowed" the horse
from a man near KIHjuy. He was sent to the Ma
rietta and North Georgia camps from Floyd coun
ty lor the murder of Pink Smith, colored.
Wayneskoko, October 13.—{Special.]—it Is so
Rot here that it is almost intolerable. Vegetation
and trees aro dying for want of rain. The gonoral
topic is hot weather and want of min. It Is
thought that 16 per cent of the cotton crop of
lirrnngemsiit* to have the fair Novembers, 6, 7 __ .
t*. A flue exhibition in every department is
expected. Tho fine-blooded norms gotten by
Major W. A. Wilkins have created quite a m in In
tor line horses, and much good will result ttoax
Bis efforts.
Carrollton*, Oa., October 13.—[Special.]—The
third day’s sesstou of the conference commenced
nt half post eight o’clock at Mount Zion, Carroll
“I..-..- r SLEm. u-.i.u» hMwi.i(..» Rev. E. F.
F. Spence. 1>. lb, president of East Tennessee. aud
Colonel John E. uryaut. Wiley J. VVeitbroik. of
tho Gainesville district, was elected to local dca-
• cons orders. . ....
The character of the following persons wss
passed: D.8. Sullivan, James J. Donohue, L. C.
Butch, J* H. Hurley, Emory F. Dean.
The reports of committeo were receive I and
adopted, the most important of which perhaps
was thst on tlie centensry of MethodUm.
It was decided to have a series of meetings
commencing hovembea 10th, and continuing to
the cud o( the your, tor the purpose among other
things of raising monojr to be given to aid the
tem marks at Kliijay ana Mount Zion.
Rev. Dr. Spence addrev » : d the conference la be-
Half of the- university of which he U president.
P. P. Carroll was admitted to full connection. J.
j„ Fowler and R. 8. Lumpkin were male effec
tive.
Rome, Ga. October 13.-[8pecial ]—This wu an
epoch day in Rome. For the first time In her his
tory hundreds of white and eolored children were
enrolled as pupils in the public schools. Tne
beautiful building for the white pupils Is com-
Dieted and handsomely iurnlahed. Th* cost of
the building and furniture is 111,300, and it fs safe
to fay that this is the best public grammar school
building in Georgia. Professor Benjamin Neely,
Formerly of Augusta, Is superintendent, with the
following corps of teachers In the white school.
Buchanan, October L5.-{8pecIaLl—A most
frightful disaster occurred at Roger’s aaw mill, six
or raven miles wot of this place, Thursday list
•J he forty-horse power boiler exploded, killing J
C. Roger*, owner of the mill, and James Eton in
subtly. Mr. "Bud" Pordow Ured only a few
hours and died In intense agony, having been * •
badly scalded that the flesh would peel ofl
where he was touched. Mr. Rogers Bad his
ikuil split open. Mr. Eson was literally
tom to piece* and tho fragments of the poor
turn's body had not been recovered Friday nlgnt.
Mwo sons of Mr. Rogers were badly wounded. and
cneof them will probably die. A Mr. Rutle ige
wo seriously but uot dangerously woonded. Mr.
Chess Lindsey had the polut of hi* shoulder
knocked off sod wss otherwise injured. A b>r
who was standing near wu badly scalded, but will
recover. The cause of the explosion it not known.
Many people vfifted Uie seer.a of the dieaater k ri-
day and rendered needed assistance.
Mrs. Dow Covington, an estimable lady of Mur-
rsv county, is dead.
Tbe ordinary cf Murray county, has ordered an
election on the question of removing the county
site*, to be held on November 19.
Macok, October 13.—[Special.]—A fearful state
cf affairs from Monroe county was reported here
today. In which a series ott Crimea were commit
ted including cutting, anon and attempt to at-
**Lai^M(mday nffht there was a cotton picking
on tbe place of Mr. James Searcy, In which a ne
gro named Horsee Monroe cut three other negroes
Beverly Howard, Eugene Thweatt and Willis
Thwcatt. The negro* swore vengeance on him.
Ga Tuesday morning Mtaroe, who Is the
engineer of Bearcy’s giu, made up his
fire early in the engine, and had set tho
steam gauge to watch. As he was doing so he was
startled' by the report of a gun, and immediately
sank to the ground pierced by a load of nuinbe
one duck shot. He lay os if dead. When the
neighbors came he was in a dangerous condition
and was taken care of. In hi* agouy he made
signs to them to sec to the steam guage, which
was open. To the horror of the crowd it stood at
one hundred, aud would have blown the whole
surroundings to atoms in a few moments.
% Tbe negro was cared for, and is in a dangerous
condition. A warrant was sworn out for Willis
Tl.wcat, who was supposed to have done the shoot
inpr, but lie escaped before it was served.
Scarcely a year passes lu which tiro farmers of
Georgia are not filched by sharpers ol some so:
who go about tbe country, cither a* canvassers or
claim agents, who make their money by o'oUluiog
advance fees for services to bo performed hereafter.
This year the scene of operations appears to be in
the track of Sherman’s march to the sea, Fayette,
Clayton and Henry counties have been recently
visited by "gentlemanly agents," professing to
represent the government, which, they aver, !<
not only willing but extremely uuxious to pzy for
all the damage dono by the federal Attilia. For
the purpose of getting their claims considered, tho
fanner? are gulled iuto paying from one to twenty-
five dollars each. as the agent set's ho enu bleed
them, when the victim is told to rest in peace and
he will have his claim allowed before Christmas.
In this way large sums of money are uow being
collected by Impostors, who ought to bo In tho
peuitentiary. If the people would consult re
putable heme attorney?, they would soon learn
the true character of the tramping agents, and
save tin mi elves much needless expense.
Macoe, October 14.—*1 Special,]—The board
of public education hold its regular quarterly
meeting to-day and transacted tho business.
The superintendent’s report was read and
recommendations discussed, several were
adopted. Tb ........ ..
was allowed .. a __ ...
of school work and building, to cost $2,600,
The following officers wero elected lor tho on-
suing year: L. N. Whittle, president; R. A,
Nisbet, vice-president; Jns. T. Nisbet, secre
tary; J. W. Burke, treasurer; U. M. Zettlor,
superintendent.
The Calhoun Times reports a providential oc
currence somewhat simlllar to tho supply of quails
to iced the Israelites in the desert. Mrs. J. W,
Davis, of Itcsnca, was sorely perplexed about some
thing good to cat for the ministers who were hold
ing a protrseted meeting in that town. She had
tried in vain to get a ham in tho placo—all having
been consumed by tho largo crowd lu attendance
—and but one small chicken could be fouud.
While the was busy in tho kitchen preparing tho
chicken, and wondering how she could provide
for her guests, a covey of patrldgcs flew Into tbe
diningroom; the doors were closed, a number of
the birds caught, and the ministers regaled on tho
meat they loved so well.
There will bo but little syrup made in Pierce
this year.
The Blftck.ihcar News toys th&t tea Island cotton
ha? been selling at from 6 to 7 cents in the
and from 20 to 28)^ cents per pound for bales. Tho
receipts have been good, and not a day has
without considerable transactions being mado
R« me, Ga., October 14.—[Special ]—Notice has
been given that a bill will be Introduced In tho
next general aiscmhly for tho passage of an act to
prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors In tho
county of Floyd after submitting tho same t^
oto of the people.
Ten thousand dollars worth of real estifl
hanged hands In Hunrjy Side district during la*t
week. Northern settlers bought tho bulk of It.
The Wrlghtsvfllo Recorder, mentions tho fact of
Johnson county being destituto of a Jewish citi
zen, and doubts that tbe same can bo said of any
other county in tbe state. Calhoun and Baker
can say the same, and Miller and Early are in tbe
tame boot.
Louisville, Ga., October 14.—[Special.]—A sing*
ulornnd painful accident happened to Mr. H. J.
Mattin this morning while out wild turkey hunt
ing in the river swamp, not far from town,
hRd concealed himself near tbe roost and was
gobbling in order to attract the turkies near
enough to get a shot. Not far off was a negro con
cealed lot the same purpose, each ignorant ol the
the other. The negro mistaking Mr
bble for that of a turkey, peered
through the dim light of the early morning, spied,
a a he thought, a turkey’s head, flivd, wounding
both hiuidftoi Mr. Martin. Dr. Wright dresiod
the wounds.
While two colored men, Nathan Hayes and !*om
Farncll, wero rpllttlng rails on Mr. John Thomas’*
place, in Thomos county, the ax which Hayes was
using flew off the handle, striking Parnell on the
leg ju«t above tho Instep. Two arteries were
divided, and from tho excessive loss of blood aud
shock be (lied In an hour.
Hawkltnville N«
fore <Uy, Warren I
Jim McCormick, a
yens old. It seems that —
difficulty between Warren Price aud Ned McCor
mick, and several threats as to what each woul l
do. On Nunday night Warren took hfs gun and
went urar Ned s bouse and concealed himsolf for
the puri>o»e of killing Ned, and young Jhn coin
ing to the door, he fired on him, lateral hr filling
h(in wita large squirrel or duck shot from his
breast down to his stomach, and produdug almoit
. - * "’arren has left, and up to this
caught, although efforts have
U-en made to come up with him.
LaFayette, Ga., October li.—[Special.]—Dr. G,
. Gordon amputated a colored woman's leg in
McLcmorc's cove yesterday. The’os* of tho limb
caused by a sheep butting her some two weeks
ago.
Mr. John Jordan, of Clinch county, near the 8u-
wancc river, wan out with bis brother on Wednes
day of last week cutting rice, when he stepped on
very large rattlesnake and was bitten ou the leg.
His brother hurried with him to the house, but
antidotes were applied lu vain, or too late at least,
lor he died next morning.
Typhoid fever Is prevailing to a fearful extent in
fomc sections of Johnson county. In a neighbor
hood, a few miles east of WrlgbtsviUe, nearly
everybody ia sick, in fact there are not enough
well persona to wait upon those who are suffering.
Mrs. Martha Outlaw and her entire family are
venr low; her eldest son died last Funday, and one
ol ncr daughters the following day.
Athexs, Ga., October 15.—[Special.]—Last Tues
day the police received an anonymon* letter com
plaining about a certain married white man In
Athens being too Intimate with a negress and
stating that the guilty pair could be arrested that
night in tbe woman's bouse. Four members of
the force repaired to the place, a cabin oyer tbe
river, but found the door barred. It wo* broken
in, but the bouse was fuuud vacant, the parties
. ... *• —**“ -* 'ifd and
„ __ . yet be
oaught up with.
The Lumpkin Independent says that dry weather
Is most lavorable for boy babies.
The Rome Bulletin says that as Mr. Feostcr Har
ris was returning from Kingston on horseback he
was halted a mile from Dykes’ creek by masked
mc-n. They made him dismount and tbeu order* 1
him to hold up his hands. The two highwaymen
then went through his pocket?, but finding noth
ing raid: "We are looking for money and as you
have r.ece you can go on. We would take your
horse tut ss yon are a cripple it would be wrong
to make you walk to town."
One ol the most carious re?nits of the stock law
js that it forten the propagation of snake*: It ia
weU known that the hog li a great exterminator
of reptile*, and that as clearings are made in the
wildernere, it is tbe family pig which really rout*
the rattler. Now that the stock U penned up, aud
the hog can no longer grant upon hi* errand of
mercy, the raMIrenaae has grown bolder, and ven
tures into the front yard with impunity- In one
boxutttcad in Clayton county the raUl suaksi
j-h-y around in tbe fl >wer beds with the vivacity
of kiticus, aud even go so far as re coil up
ij out step* for au attemoon snooze. It will soon
l e a question between rattlesnakes and hog*.
Rom*:, (in., October l.V-[special.]—At Kirkpat
ricks i-tatiou, Alabama, to-day. Dr. Kirkpatrick's
6 Inhome, containing twelve bales of eottou, waa
unied. The burning of glnbouees in north Geor
gia aud Alabama ia becoming frequent.
A negro girl was sentenced last week for life at
the Franklin superior court for killing her own
lather. The girl wanted to go to church, and hei
father refuted to let her go, and had to whip her
severely to keep her back, and in a mad Qtshe
dealt bim a death blow on the head with
Atdees, Ga.. October 10.—{Special.J-A young
doctor yesterday sent a dead body to a manufac
tory to have the meat boiled from the bones that
be might have the skeleton.
Athena Fanner: Mary Anti, of St Lambert, has
jnn completed a week’s butter test, iu which aho
gave tbiiiy-six pounds and twelve ounces. fd», of
Kt. Lambert, gave thirty pounds two and a half
ounce*. This ia the Inst butter record of any of
8t. Lambert,
line Jersey
A lady in Wnrron county has bought a store and
poid for it in eggs.
Five hundred dollars have been (ubscrlbod for
tbe building of n new academy at Spring Place.
Several Important cases have been deposed of
by Whitfield superior court, among thcm’the state
v?. Wesley Collycr, the negro boy who shot young
fituflord hut spring- He was Fraud guilty of iu-
voluntary manslaughter aud sentenced to tho pen
itentiary for three years.
The Griffin News says that one night last week
at Montpelier spring, a midnight robber attempt
ed to cuter the house of Mr. Hart, but was pre
vented from doing so by tho timely Interference
of Mr. Hart, who bad been kept out quite late on
business.^ Mr?, Hart first discovered his face
pKHcd against the window patio. Sho at oucc
gave ti c alarm, and when Mr. Hurt reached her,
he was doming through tho window. Ho was a
stalwart negro, and Mrs. Hart say* she can Iden
tify hint.
Augusta, Ga., October 1C.—[Special.]—Tho En
terprise factory, which suspended work about a
month ago, on account of the depression la the 1
is closely related to Capiati
bull.
cotton poods mnnufaeturlng, will start un tig tin
i full time Monday. Proidcut George f. Jaffa
In and other* interested have been ta New Y
pu ts of succom titan boioro.
Will 8 wick, son of Mr. James Bwlck, o! WhltfioM
county, bad a narrow escape from lustant death
one morning last week. Iio was In tho act of pla
cing a shotgun iu its rack over tho door and had
climbed upon a chair for tho purpose, and In rais
ing it the hammer enught upon a Tound of the
chair and tho gun was discharged, tho load pare-
ft K within an Inch of the boy's face, tearing tv hole
lu tbe brim of his bat, blackening and M.-orchiug
hi? face badly, and thence burying itself in-the
(•tiling overhead.
Dade*county will bold an election on tho 2:ird
of October for tho purpwo of voting upon tho
question restricting tho sale of spirituous liquors
within her borders.
Nashville, Ga., October 16.—{8pcclal.]—Some
appearance of rain.. The drouth has been an un
precedented ono. No rain since the M of Septem
ber. The creeks, ponds, swamps and wells are
dry and solna dry. Many of the fall ero|»* which
pronthed well one month since are now a failure.
Nooats sown, no turnips-or ratibaga, putai-.ms,
sugar cane, largely cut off and tho end Is uot
Beys the Gwinnett Herald: On next Thursday
tho citizen* of Rockbridge district will tickle thg
stock law • for the third Him- About ayeartfa. .
the question wan YoU-d on and "Icnco" c irrlod
the district. An election was held iu September
and tSsrawa* a'tle, mid now tho contest Is tol
be renewed. The feeling (s bitter between tho two
side* and the excitement t* up to. a whlto boat.
An amusing Incident occurred at tho lust election.
Two neighbors who were on friendly terms con
cluded to put teams together aud go over in a
wagon. Ono furnished a wagon aud a horjo and
the other a mulo. They started and
talked pleasantly until the stock law became tho
sufcjcctfrf conversation and unfortunately thoy
diflerca. Tho more they talked the madder they
got. until one of them swore ho would n it rhlo
w ith a man who-held such views. Hutting hi*
action to the words he took hfs mulo loose and
Irodcoff, leaving his neighbor with one horse and
his wnpon. But he was equal to tho occasion, and
hitched hiin.H-If to tbe tonguo by the lido of his
hone and quietly drove up to tho precinct.
■Rome, Gn„ October 16.-|Special.]—The ?armors
report considerable frost in various portions of tho
couuty this morning. This la the tint of the sea-
Athexs, Oa., October 16.—[Apodal.]— 1 There wss
a frost lu Athens this morning.
A company of capitalists has been formed to
work tho rich silver mines recently discovered on
Fort Mountain, in Murray county. At a depth of
eleven feet, It is raid, a fissure vein ban been
struck, which on beingassayed, was found to yield
one dollar’s worth of silver to the pound of ore.
Gold is also found to exist lu tbo ore In paying
quantities. Tho necessary equipments to further
facilitate the work will be ordered. A correspond
cut avers that these mines will prove the richest in
silver production yet discovered in the south.
Aiuem?, Gj„ October 16.—[8pecIal.]-A proposl
tlon will lc made to the ensuing session of the
Georgia legislature for the uulvenlty to turn over
to the state the college farm if Georgia will give
$50,do a year t>> itn maintenance. It ia a tplcn-
did (jfler, and Senator Smith, of Oglethorpe, the
largest fanner In Georgia, will uree Us pas* ~
I’rofutor White has this year made the finest
ever grown on the experimental farm, aud Us uow
Ulug carefully harvested.
TAixorrox, Ga., October 16.- [Special.]—Mr. J. J,
Crawford, one of our largest and moat prosperous
farmer?, was bitten severely by a rabid dog, last
night. The dog caino to liD house about 12 o’clock
In the night and jumped In the dlnlngroo.n
through an opcu window, and attacked a small
tinier dog that was In the room. Mr. Crawford,
hearing tho noise, went to the rescue of bh pet,
and as scon as he oi»cncd the door the dog sprang
on him and bit niM severely. Mr. Crawford
caught the dog and held him until his
rou cat the dog's throat. There seems to be no
doubt about the dog's being mad, as a pig bit
‘ m a short time since had Ju*t died yeiterdsy
all ltd symptom* of hydrophobia. Tho
m igbbors had been looking for the dog to kill
him for tbe past wick. Mr. Crawford was iu town
today and seems much depressed by the occur
ence. His son. Dr. J. J. Crawford, who is in at-
tcudacto at the Atlanta medical Institute, lus
bem teli graphed for.
A bank cashier, *ays the Americu* Recorder
paid a farmer Just $700 too much on a check for
cotton yesterday. The fanner discovered the
mltU-ke before ho got to the sidewalk, and had It
corrected,
Mai ok, October 17.-[Special. ]—This Tmorainf
Mr. May and wife, Mr. aud Mrs. Underwood, Mr.
L. II. Dudley and Mr. George A. Froctof pared
through therltv, enroute to Onklawn, the new
Horn ton county colony on Colonel John P. Fort's
They go as an advance guard, to arrange
rr.odatloim for a party of 47, that will follow
They wlil goat once to work and beglu to
build up the place.
Ben D. McFarland’s fifteen year old daugh^r
picked U;i pounds cotton this season, In one day,
so says the Toccoa New*.
Hon. George K. Lester, one of the elector* for
the state at large, left tbe city yesterday for Bnt-
ler, in Tsylor county, where he will speak to-day
on national issues and in advocacy ot ihe candi
dacy of Colonel Harris, the democratic nomine*
for congress from the fourth‘district. Colonel
Harris will be present and will also speak. Judge
Lester is an effective speaker, and I? always on
hand when the democratic party needs him.
Wareutkv:lie, Ga., October IV—[S.wcUI.j—
John Cheeks abet and instantly killed Anderion
Odum, at the residence of Mr. Che«s Flanders, in
Eicaupal county on Friday night last. It Is laid
to be a clear case of murder; originating from
as old feud and too much whisky. A pease it now
after Check;, who bos fled and bos been spstte I in
the s*au.p of TuiLtr’s «/U uiilliu L* uicus edaci
ty. At I**t account he bad not been anvtteiand
sa be fa a deaerate qbaracter some trouble is ex-
I heard of here.
aJH$ M Ga " October 15.-[SpeclaL]-Chicf
Paluef received a letter, to day, from several citi
zen? of Nacoccbte, Lee county, A)n„ stating that
an attempt wu? made to-day to rape Mrs. 8. C,
tolerably bright, aide wbiakcrs only, high ehe.sk
* and limped badly; was wen
* blua tout and cap; Miiiji
jr, and have ichmmi to beliuv
..veetlon of Columbus." No
uliJis than tills. The letter signed by >V. J. Love,
If. ('. Jobe?,and 8. C. Deethi#.
The Clarksville Advertiser says:
Our to»» has for several years
ruiriercdanto the bauds of Satan: but, thanks to
Iiiin,v ho rule? on earth and In Heaveu, the proo
pc.eta nof‘ are that Christ is mandmling his hosti,
i»mI wlllilrive the devil from hi* strongholds aud
take potaffion of the town. jGod grant it.
Wa'b.nNews: Mr. John P. Upshaw had all his
Uanl raid u off after wearitig to«
yearn. UdpRMed his t
fcd.cpWd’SeuireiuuUi
f iqutrwfgat old gentl
tohiJJlrtfnodid uot know his own
lhc temperance question will be frequently be
fore the new legislature, iu tboahapc[of local bills
for pro) 1-.lion.
Jcrtj t E. Brown la now a policeman iu ,Elbcr-
Ttura-. vihin Dawson county continue*, nud
the cut id Is dry to a great depth. Wheat sow-
in?: has le.n HiHjiendcd in cotiseqiience.
J.exli*tfhft bad Its first frost Thursday morning.
It was v.bite in low place*.
Ellen Wool lard, tho. young Texas girl who has
lee n Ah a: vhbjcct of such sensation in Macon, nr-
riv Ml lu V kVn,,liA h yesterday and is huutiug (or
wt-rk.
T! o I>; • 'iu Past says:
Since the partial abolition of whisky—the li-
K iiMiI tr »ah- In it—one of tho most remarkable
feature of-Dublin ia its moral improvement. Be
fore the , ul.llcssloofAhedeadly poison was pro-
l.iiilu d it whs no uncommon thing to see two
d( i. cie.uk men on tho streets, using profane
hi.h vulc.tr hioguege that could be heard for sjv-
trnl Ire i d red yards around, and shooting off ptf-
toisnti... hours of tho night. This Is not tbe care
now. Ji. ten.I of seeing such disrespectful conduct,
caused*by Mi.- veputublo Indulgence of stung
drink, i■■. I In aringsuch bitter oath.* from black-
Mtarif. <uii-e.| thereby, A heir-sighted man cam
life of p .:
,t (Uitanqe, the marked Improve
•me tliat our c itfzeu* are living a
:id trau'iuiimy.; 8o may it contlnuo
The flouaton grand jurtfu mit^tho newlroad law
cpesUd. Ah to flute ti.ration It stays:
As « Her of t veuomy to tho public weal of tho
llntc, i»n«« with a view to reform nml retrenchment
n (bo t*- hud revenueaytteui of tho state, we do-
I ibesttnitlon of the forthcoming legl*-
the Mibm l of taxation us now practiced
te. We tnInl: we urn not mistaken wnen
flt> that the quickest and shOitest route ton
wrlal nut] permanent reduction in taxutlon Is
the iaiihlature to pass an act to provlie for
ai pUi.tment of a board of competent tax
raOM. .or each couuty lu tho statu,
,|.m with sufficient statutory authority to on-
e Hi*/i to force the returns ol all of tho tax-
f thestutu Mt it* fair market value
d l»y law. Tills would, in our opln-
hi tux valuntlon iu at least a three-
Just in the sumo ratio a* t ix vulu i-
... be iurreare-d would taxation be
il-all tilings being equal. Tho details of
L * will lint attempt to dictate, preferring
t to tho wisdom of tho legislature,
ct, hi our opinion, would not only
burden of luxation, but would make
nlly upon all, and thus tho true adva-
Iplc would be carried out.
_ not been any storm cotton this year.
G4%o( county is ahipplug her truck to Atlauta
over Qkvkpew railroad.
J nM* .aGrangc Hoportcr received a letter last
FrMoy which wss moiled September 15th, from a
lu-}\^etnihs distant fromLaGrange, This
argmiiout for "turning the rascals
?iro tor?
! .lure to
tn the mi
i.lU&V.rViM.
h-uirtiuo. «n
Old Tom," a venerable cat, who kept down tho
rats at Broome’s stubles," LaGrange, was run over
and killed by the hack tho other night. Ilecarao
from Blakely and was 17 years old.
At the coroner's inquest in Dooley couuty over
the body of Frank Timber lake, tbe Jury fouud /
that tho deceased came to his death by a pistol
allot In tho hands of Ed Trippo. A warrant was
issued Wednesday charging Mr, Trippo with mau-
slaughter, and at his commitment trial ho was
bound over to the superior court in tho sum of
H.ceo.
A negro named 8*m Robertson, whllo putting
n a buud at tho oil mill in LaGrange on Mon
day, got his arm caught lu tho pulley aud brokou
near tho shoulder.
Americus Recorder: Bill Mercer, over lu Web
aging Mercer’s
the pend in and
ol bis customer*.
Tbe Recorder uys that a fire broke out in a bale
of cotton at Council St Williford's warehouse, and
only the prompt work of the employes prevented
u serious conflagration. Tho bale was brought
from Baldwin’! gin early In tho morning and was
tupjawed to bo on (Ira on the Inside, as they could
emcll the burning cotton, but could not locato it.
The boure of Mr, W. T. Founders, some four
miles from Camilla,was burned, together with his
kitchen and household furniture, except one bod
and two mattresses.
Louisville News; Monday fronting Mr. Harry
kiartin, nou of Mr. John C. Martin, was acciden
tally shot by,81 Burton, colored. Early that morn
ing ho went into the river swamp to look after
cattle and took Lis gun with him. While hunting
around became upon some turkeys, and taking a
stand lehiud a tree, he begin to yelp them up.
Boon Si, who bud heanl the yelping, and thinking
it a turkey came near, and as he did a turkey iluw
up. Mr. Martlu then moved his hamls from be
hind the tree, and 81 seeing them took them for a
turkey, and he fired at tbe supposed desired ob
ject. Mr. M. and 81 wero both surprised, as they
were both Ignorant of can't other’s pr**
cj,cc, the latter was much disappointed, no doubt.’
whett he found he hod shot a rnuu aud uot a flue,
Mg turkey. Mr. Martin esmo to town and Dr*.
Dowell A Wrigot dressed his wound*. Theysuo-
cool'd In yetting out one shot, but os they were
small shot and were drives deep into tiis Hash,
they considered it better to let them remain in
I.!* hands and arms Umu tocuthim badly In ex
tracting them. Fifteen shot were lodged la his
arms aud hands ami two in his shoulder. He w«*
only absut thirty yards from hi, ami received tho
full force of tbe gun. If the shot had been Urge,
no doubt bis arms would have beeu badly shat
tered.
Com Ilia Clarion: Mr. Wm. W. Johnson, recent
ly of Wottb county, has built a comfortable and
neat woodland residence on his farm in Kut
Dougherty, and Is now living there near his chil
dren who are settled atouud him. He and bis
son* have shown treat euergy and are now lu
pruierity reaping the fruits of their hard work.
Mr. Jobmon moved from D aily couuty in l*il
srul tel tied where Wesley .Chapol now ttinds.
Uncle Bad Reynolds, Ham Calhoun and Tom
Barker had then about the only settlement* east
of the river. Game was abundant and nobody
dreamed that In a few years tbs country would
improve- as it Las done.
Last Friday a frcedman on Mr. J. T. Cochran’s
plantation in Mitchell county, was bringing three
halo of cotton to Camilla on a two horse wagon.
About the time he reached Mr. James raimer’s he
concluded to take a smoke, and he took ose.
After filling his pipe he struck a match ou ono of
the coiteu tics and then a smoke took him. It
was all he could do to save the wagon and mti'ra.
The* fire took the cotton.
There are fifty men nt work at the Bale gold
mine. In a short while this force will be largely
increased.
The storehouse of J. E. Bildwin at Pish post-
office, Polk county, was broken Into by birglsr*
on Tneslsy nfiht. and merchand’se to the amount
of $160 stolen. Tobacco, boots, shoe?, jewelry and
cfotblng were taken.
Mr. George W. Powell, of Dodge county, has
peeked the heaviest bale of cotum we hoard of this
season. It weighed 7T» pounds, and on* side of
the sin house had to be knocked off to |*f the bale
out. Mr. Rowell will fall short of hi* anticipated
('(■tlon crop, only realizing about 75 bales from tho
patch planted. It Is quite probable he will devote
his time next year more closely to his mill bust-
new.
Colonel A. P. Alexander, lately editor of tho
M>‘Con Telegraph, hva been spending a few days
this week with Hon. W. H. Felton.
Wednesday evening tbegin house of Mr. II. A.
Jobmcy, near the Rowlaud springs, caught fire
and soon it was in ruins. There were soreral
bale? of cotton in thu ginliouae, but most of them
w< re raved, while uhout three bales of lint nil
seed eottou wa* consumed. Tho flro originat'd
in the lint room from a match dropped t»r a:t
employe. The loss to Mr. Johuscy h a boat 1700.
LaGrange Reporter: A burly nc*ro got on
the train nt Newnan the other day and offered the
conductor a V for hl» fare to UiGrange. Not hnv
frig the chauge jurt then, that official handed tho
bill bark nud told him he would bring it after a
while and collect hl< fare. Just before reaching
our depot the negro thought to "lK“at" tho road
out of a ride, amt m> quietly slipped from the plat
form to tlie ground. Reaching Montgomery, our
1*11 miller, iu hi? settlement with the road au
thorities, found the amount missing. He wired
Mnttdml Ware the fact, mid that officer, hailing
the delinquent darkey ns he was about to board
the down passenger train on Saturday evening,
requested him to "fork over.” The scared African
waxglud to do sound escape the clutches of the
law.
There have been thirteen new , r residences built
in Liucolton within tho !a.st year, and several
more are In course of erection, while a proportion
ate number of other buildings have beau put up.
The population of Lincolnton has Increased 75
per cent, aineo the first of last year, and real estate
ha* advanced 160 per cent, during that time.
Among the new enterprise* in Lincoluton are a
steam grist ami saw mill, a steam cotton glu nud
bricknmkiug machine.
The Lincolnton News has labored faithfully for
the advancement of tho best interest* of the town
aud couuty, and deserves much credit for it? un
tiring energy and perseverance.
Jasykk, Ga., October 18.—[Special.]—No rain
since tho :>0th of July, (fool night*, hot days, dry
winds and clouds of dust. Late crop* a failure.
Hogs and cattle dying. Tho future looks gloomy
lor tho fm mtra, and when they fail all others fall-
Your correspondent has a peach tree that ma
tured a second crop of | caches. Have been using
I he fruit for two weeks. Had several green punch
pics from the tree. They ure small but well fla
vored.
GIN HOUSE FIRES.
A Large Number of Gin Houses Darned
During the Past Week
Louisville News and Fanner: Jn«t as we go to
f »re?a wo learn that Mr. F. A. SiuqueAehl lout
dNgliiboitfccaml forty bales of cotton on Ith
Roberts place yesterday evening. The loss wilt
amount $2,500 or |3,000aud no lusurauco.
Rome, Ga., October 13.—[Special]—Tho coal
linuso atS.T. Rhudy’s, in DcBoto, was set on flro
Sunday afternoon by a sun-glass which had boon
used by an artist for portrait work. Tho flro was
soon vxtiugubdibd.
Macoh, October 13.-lBpoclal-]-Saturday night
tbo family of Mr. L. O. Hollis were awaked by tho
report of what Hounded like a cannon. AU rushed
at once out doors and discovered the kitchen and
house on fire. The former had been gradually
burning but had made no headway, and wai ex
tinguished. Tbo houso had been buruiitj fait,
tut the explosion, which was a kog with powder
in it, had been caused by the fltmes roach!u; it.
When It bunt the smoko smothered the fire. It
was a singular happening, and but for it the whole
premises would havo been burned. Mr. Hollis
suspects negroes aud has them uuder survcilanco,
The frequency of eottou giu accident* is some
thing remarkable. Notwithstanding tlie xcnoral
knowlcc’go of tho danger of lifo nud limb, tbl*
familiarity accins bnt to breed contempt i«
and tho mangling of limbs still goes on. Tho
other day a gentleman near Camilla was literally
drawn iuto a glu aud killed. Fingers are cllppod
off with unconcern, and tho victim returns to tho
hopper fui-y as ctrelima* ever.
Dublin, Gs„ October 15.—fKpeclal.J—On Mondsy
moring at 1 o'clock the end of tho store of Me«irs.
Walker A Duggan, Laurens Hill, was discovered
on fire. The flames had enveloped thu wholo of
tho noitb cud of tho store when scon by Mr. Dug
gan, and made such progress that It was Impossi
ble to save anything except tho books. Tho house
wm insured for §350 and the goods forfi,U0J, Iu
WOflUMlUL
Incendiary.
L*>t*Monriay night, about 12 o'clock, In Thomas
county, Messrs. Beverly St McC'ollnm lost thelrsaw
mill, located near Mr. J. L. Linton's grist mill,
They ssy that at 0 o’clock that night work was all
, and a thoiough Inspection showed every
thing all right and no sign of fire about the pise*.
The alarm wm given about 12, and th* entire mill
aud Gutbulldiugs were burned aud the nmcbJnory
iu badly damaged,
Tut-relay morning tho public gin run by Mosirs,
p, F, Foster and J. C. Chapman, In Pike county,
wm burned.* Mr. Foster found a ratbth In the
oottoh and a few moments before the fire occurred
he asked a negro If he had brought any inure
matches to hum him out. The negro said not
•ndin a few minutes tho glnhouso wss on fire
from a match. Tbe gin bclougod to Mr. J. It.
Jiukius, and wm on his place near Zebuion,
There wete six bales of cotton burnod with the
gin and house. The loss amounts to something in
the neighborhood of one thousand dollar*. Mr
Footer had forty dollars In money in his cost pock
et, which was burned with the cost.
Lincolnton, Ga., October 17.—{8peoial.]—Tbe
steam grist mill and eottou gin belonging to Mr.
N. W. Btcvenson here, wm destroyed by fire lost
night* The fire wm discovered about 7 o'clock,
and is supposed to have originated from a spark
from the engine. The manly efforts ol thoie
present saved tbe engine and cotton press with
only slight damages.
Mr. U. Glaser, residing one mile from here, had
the misfortune this morning, to lose his two (mm
crib*, bam and grain gamer, together with sou
huthels of oats, 4(0 bushels of corn, 306 bushels of
wheat and all his fodder and shucks. He also hod
a fine young hone burned almost to death. I have
just returned from tbe debris, and the poor ani
mal's eyes are burned out and It’s ears and tongue
burned off. The fire was discovered about one
o'clock tills moruliuf.but too late to savo anything
The I urn lug wm the work of au incendiary. The
res f*J$2,060.
Mr. William Gncst, of Taylor county, had his
dwelling, with It* entire content*, except quo bed,
together with two hundred and fifty bushels of
ecru, destroyed by fire last Tuesday. The steam
saw mill ot Mr. Cooper, in tbe same county, to
gethcr with a lar"e quantity of lumber, was burn
ed the same day.
Thomasvlli
let ion* u* c
SMS hSMS.kWHiSH
fire wm discovered In his gtnbouse, boro and corn
crib. These building* were seuaratea by e-msid-
eisble distances, showing that the Incendiary or
Incendiaries, had ;fircd them all about the same
lime. The gjnbouse conta n-d a good gin,
screw, etc., seed from nine hales ot cotton and two
Ulrs of cotton in tbe seed, and ose hundred aud
thirty-nine bushel* of oats; the bam containing
about fifteen hundred pounds of folder, aud the
um crib one hundred and tweaty-flre bushel* of
corn. The building* and content* were totally
consumed. Home ot the squire’s eolored ncUh-
br.ra rame to bU rescue and worked hard to save
other buildings. The fires were deary of luoundU-
ry origin.
Tbe engine bouse of R. If. Williamson, about
five miles southwest of Griffin, was burned Thurs
day night, slightly i-juilug the engine and eaus-
ing a delay of two days. The Uronb'.o wind wm
sJTfhst saved his gin house, which contained 26
bales of cotton.
The residence of Mn.Jn1fa Coker, In Webster
county, wm destroyed by fire while she wm In
atundsnre of the funeral of Mr. J. W. Lamb's
Uty- It vm discovered burning by her brother-
in-law, Mr. A. P. Morrell, who, with assistance,
1 raved all tbo household aud kt'Jehen furniture,
i Thcro arc a great many train;*; i*pamin£ around
through the country.
The glnhouso of Mr. Henry Tarver, on his plan
tation in Baker county, was destroyed by tiro on
Wednesday la&t, together with thirty-five brie* of
cotton. The flro broke out botwecu three end fouf
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The giahou 3 wag
insured for u thousaud dollar#—no iunirauuo on
tlie cotton. It Is thought that thu fire was caused
by n hot box.
On the night ol the 7th Mr. J. II. Coleman, ot
Jc-flmon couuty, who lives uear Barlow, lost his
glnhture, g!n and twelve bales of cotton by fire.
It is supposed to bnvc been tho work of an incen
diary.
The burning of Mr. F. A. filuqucfichVt g!ahou*a
and cotton In JcfiVreon county was
nii act of grots carelessness. The gin had been,
stopped, tl:c fire put out in the engine and tho'
hands were ready to go home. A negro woman
catnc along nud naked for a match, and when sho
received it from one of tho men present, she Inquir
ed If HJwaa a good match and if it would atrlko on
ly on tbe box in which It wai bought. The mau,
to prove its quality, struck It and dropped it iu
tome loose lint cotton lying near tlie lint room.
In au imtant tho dry cotton wu* In a blszo, and tn
a twinkling of an eyu It rrachod tbo liut room,
and in a few seconds tho whole house wm envel
oped in a sheet of fire. No ;»owcr ou earth could
stop it, for everything was vfciy dry and burnt like
powder. Thirty bales of eottou, about two thou
sand bushel.* of cotton seed, a good gin, gin houso
and screw were thus burned up in a few minutes
by the grossest carelessness.
The giuhotise aud fifteen bales of cotton of Cap
tain George Dcadwylcr, an estimable clUsen ot
Maysville, wero destroyed by fire on yesterday,
1 he fire resulted from tho friction ol the mauhlnury
ol the glu.
Ou the second day ot lost week Mr. William Ste
phens accidentally got his arm caught lu a gin aV
Mr. Tom BtiU's, in Walton county. Before no
could get it out tho bono was sawed lu two In
threo places, and tho musolo of tho arm split
open, The side ot his bead wm also sevorely cut
up.
Mr, T. J. Bush's gin house, seven miles from
Cochran, win- destroyed by fire Inst Moudny morn
ing. Fortunately there was no eottou lu tho
house, but there was n good gin and a quantity of
cotton seed In it, and they, together with tho
screw, wero burned with tbe house. It is Impos
sible to tell how tho flro originated, but some
think thnt some one on their way to Hawktnsvillo
stopped at tho g!nhoiiso.|whlch wu* near tbo rood,
to (it u lunch, and thnt thoy used matches for
sonio purpose, and the flro wm nccidon tally start
ed lu that way. Mr. Bush's loss is <600, on which
lio lias $360 Insurance.
Thu cotton crop of Twiggs couuty Is nearly nil
gathered iu this section, aud is the poorest over
known. -
Mr. Rountree lllryant, of Houston connty, lost
his llio lost week by one of tlioso gin accidents
which have been foarfnlly frequent in various
parts of the state this season. Ho wa* running a
glu on Mr. W. 11. Houser's placo ou Mossy crook,
•nd his arm was caught by the saws and drawn Iu
until tho friction stopped tho macnluery. Tho
inangliugand laceration ol tho limb wai terrible,
and hosuilrrcd lu this condition until two physi
cians were hunted up, who came to him several
hours after tho occurrence and ninputatod tho
arm. Tho loss of blood and pnln had been so groat
thutho died In a short tlnio after the operation.
The Air.crlcus Recorder ray* thut Mr. W. P.
tbo Wi
ll Wil
uni).i
two bull* wlIkIiIuk irjicneh, making a grand tol
of -LM14 pounds, all tho bales being neatly done u
Tho Griffin cotton factory will probably bagla
o(trations on I-ovcmbcr 1st.
Berrien county has a lino cotton crop. Bob Oiy
will make ten bales from twelvo acres neir
All. I i l i*. will. i) liil.c i« ilill/in;'.
T1IU CHATTAUOOUHKU ASSOCIATION,
Tho Closesjf Ilia Hlxtietli Annual Association
—An Interesting Occasion.
Flow nnvBitAm ii, October 13,—[gpoclol.J—Tlio
Chattahoochee Baptist association dosed it; six
tieth minimi foralou at this placo yesterday. It Is
oonci(kd[ou'a)l hands to have bocuRbo most bar-
tnonlou?, successful aud Interesting session over
held by this historic body.
The Mfoclatlon met on Friday morning. The
introductory sermon wm proauhed by Ror. J. U
Philipps. D. 0. McUiurry was vloctcd .moderator,
and H. W. J. Haro, dork.
Tho letters from the twenty eight churches com-
(•oslng tbe association showed a wonderful iu-
i lsm was shown to havo been
Isster'a kingdom duiDig the
and a wondefu) revival system
ftslcd throughout nor borders.
Gout by trap-
tiavu been gathered into tho
uiDig tho M■*<relational year,
rival system has been maul-
closed
Thu association
burinrs* labors on Bsturday
slfintoon, and durlug the singing of that jiran.i
old hymn "Children or the Heavenly King, 7 ’ ex
tended the parting hand. Your correspondent
rarely witnessed such a scene. Tho spirit of
no riving God wss present In the g--"***"' •
great power, aud iliOrowM uot a
house.
On Habbath, Rev T. O.
j.n i obtd In tho _ .Baptist
men tec — —
at the Methodist church on the samo subject. Tho
vast crowd having ovciiIowhI both churches, tho
atsditny bblhilog was thrown opeu and Uev. M.
V. B. lAingford preached on the mission work.
Htill there was not room, and at
least fire hundred persons wero tut-
at-fo to guilt admission to any of tho servlo-s.
Collections eminently satisfactory In amount
wi re taken up at all the churobe*, and there was a
great oiJtjKMirinr of tho UolyHpIrit.
t Ato'clock In thi afternoon Rev. J. If. Brazil*
racui lcdtho Ilaptht church pulpit, and H. VV. J.
Horn, of Gaim-kViHe, addrosedau fmtntnsoau-11-
cnee at the Methodist church on tiro subject of
8*bb«tb-school work and its relations to tho
church. Both churches were aggiu filled *t night.
Flowery Branch was hardly ever m fall of people
before. All the surrounding country crowded In
to the luwnand tho crowd wm swelled by h ;tvy
dtlfgotlons from Gainesville, Buford and all tho
suitomidlng towns.
. •- * * ~i violence tomr oir_
without
tbnujholbwln utoodtn..
I close
Jsjing a tribal
nlnccnt hospitality of t
nomination* vied with
‘ r welcome to visitor*, every uoor
^ every table wm loaded, ana every
good house wife strove to excel lu tho geuerous
entfitalhmc-ntof the van crowd. The bsautirui
little town, prosperous, aud improving, building
up rapidly, seemed anxious to pUce on the alter
of hospitality a thank offering for her prosperity.
Right royally did her cltUcus ansUIn their d«v
>» md ict>tttali*<n aa owe of tbe cleverest, most
wholosouJed people in northeast (leorala.
Our correspondent Intd tbe good fortune to bo
the gnest of thst saiuUy woman, Mrs Porter of
tbe Ifoiter house, and Is Indebted to her for
gentle courtesy, generous hospitality and lu-
..juicrablo kindnesses that will belong remem
bered. b
Georgia Crop New*.
Jf Georgia Is not making as much cotton as *ho
anticipated,ibela making abetter article. Tiro
hot sun develops the bulls rapidly, aud it is un
injured by rain.
A rice planter on the A Item aha river has been
canning rl'v birds aad shipping them to northern
markets. They sell for a dollar per dozen.
The cotton crop of Bartow county la much bet
ter than wm anticipated a few weeks sines.
The rice planters of McIntosh county all made
good crops this year.
Milton county will make ten per cent less cotton
ran last year.
Lincoln county will make little over two-th'rli
[ au average yield of cotton; corn crop a goo-i
one, peas and potatoes almost a failure.
Dooly county only counts upon three-fourths of
a crop.
Hon. James f mlth thinks that Oglethorpe eom».
ty will average III percent more evttou Uuu U»t
itxx.