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B i»'SG"37? fA VBTl'E ViT^. EV1I, ^0 A 3B0FUlI!“gyKt'^SMl'm’| n Ti‘av. i with mo who l.,» been eripplort with WMSPI'ZIW’ WEEEjcY EDITION. ^ - • A Paper toi Everybody. CON STITUTlON. i BRIGHTEST, REST AND CUBAPRS’j^ pin^tocop^ono ||. VOL. XVII. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 21 1884. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A COMPLETE PAPER 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.