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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION'. ATLANTA. ??A.. TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 1881 TWELVE PAGES. :all through dixie. ???WHAT THE SOUTHERN FOLKS ARE SAYING AND DOING. A Suicide In Columbia???Two Horrible Acci dents at Athens, Tennessee???A Hor rible Tragedy In Eul'aula??? A Romantic Marriage. i^ouinlana. StntxvtroBT, La. f October 13.-???JftTiirsa Boyn ton, a planter, living eighteen mile* off,in Red river, to-day ebot and killed John Dibbler, his overseer. Chatlcs Hvinfston. a c( 'CHjr, Louisiana, will nave lory at that place. Jtie rice crop oi Jjnikdana iaavery profitable one this year. ???' s ???Viruinin. Fr.tersim ko, Va* October 13.???A. J. Camp bell A Co.'a large snuff factory, a short dis tance west of this city, was burned yesterday morning. Loss $15,Odd. Lynchbcro, Vu., October 13.???The town of Liberty, 25 miles west of this point, suffered partial destruction by an Ineebdlary fire yes terday. Twenty-one business houses were con tented . There was no fire apparatus at hand, and the flnmcs were not arrested until the ar rival of assistance from this city. The loss is $150,000. KJorUlu. JxeKFnnvii.f.r, October 18.???[Special.]???Sen ator Colquitt left for Atlanta via Brunswick this evening. He made powerful and eloquent ???perches for the Florida democracy at .lack* aonville, Lake Cily and Fernandina. Ho waa greeted with great enthusiasm everywhere, and accomplished much good. At a great meeting in Fernandinalastnight, Colquitt and Georgia were cheered to the echo. The sens tor spoke in company with Dougherty am Gravea, two Georgians who have gone to the front in Florida. Florida Will give the nation al and state democratic ticket a clear majority and send two democratic congressmen MismiffMippi. II. C. Bnidsr ??fc Bon, bankors, Grenada, Mississippi, have assigned to A. N. B. Thomas, and will nay about fifty cents on the dollar. A special from Grenada, Mlssia- aippl, says that the community was thrown Into a state of intense excitement by the full- lire of the banking house of N. G. Bidder k Fun. Everybody had Implicit confidence in the solvency of the bank. It now api??cars that it has been insolvent for more than r year, and that Colonel Bolder, on his death led, insisted that his sons should attempt to clear off the indebtedness. They agreed to moke the attempt, but failed. A meeting of creditors baa been colled. An effort will be made to secure an extension of time. The firm made no statement. They wero rated at from $40,000 to $70,000, Diphtheria la prevailing to a considerable extent in Copiah couuty, IHss. South Carol Inn. Coi.vxi.u, 8. C??? October l3,-[8p??cliU.J-JohE Caldwell Marlon Blakely, a prominent stijj popu lar young cotton merchant of this city, committed suicide this afternoon by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. Death was almost Instan taneous. lie lind been suffering with heart dls ease rome months, and was weary of life. He ws?? much respected In the community. Colombia, f8. C??? October 15.???(Special.)-1t^l* ??u|gested that during the Christmas holidays the Bouth Carolina legislators In a body should visit New Orleans to see the world's exposition, The farmers estimate that taro-thirds of the cot ton crop la already picked. Thoro is much oottoti o and pros ???__i new inhabitants. eenator Wade Hampton Is os anient n sportsman mi ever. Just as aoon as the canvass close* he will lh the chare. , ... ???mi-la of woodcraft. Cou'MMA, 8. C., October 15.???'There are already five earnest candidates for postmaster of Colum Ms. They are getting up formldnbl) petitions. All these petitions are addressed to Grovsr Cleve land, pitauten! of the United State-*. Olio promi nent republican candidate has addrossod hi* pe tition to Maine. Augusts, Gb., October 18.???[Special.]???This morning at lour o'clock the entire business portion of the village of Edgefield, South Caro lina, was destroyed by fire, leaving only throe of the sixteen stores standing. Tho fire origi nated in the atore of 0. L. Marsh, and ia sup posed to be tho set of a burglar and incen diary. Thu loss is about one hundred thous and, with little insurance, and only small S orts of the stocks in the stores saved. To- sy???s fire swept the same territory btirnod three years ago on the thirteenth of Octo ber. The courtliouso and tho Masonlo bail escaped both conflagrations, but with these exceptions, and the stores of Alvin Hart, Captain Anderson and D. K. Hur on!, the latter under Masonic ball, the entire business portion of Edgefield is to-day in ashes. The office of the Edgefield Chronicle and the law offices of \V. D. Outs and T. L. Addison, in connection, were destroyed and tho merchants burned out na follows t W. B. 1???cuny, drugs, Insurance two thous and. K. L. Burnett, dry goods, insurance $5,000. W. A. McCullough, express office and gen eral mercandiir, insurant) c$l,000. W, N, Burnett, dry goods {.Insurance $2,000. <???. L. B Marsh, general merchandise; uo in surance. W. K. Lynch, dry goods and groceries j no Insurance. W. H. Brunson, W. B. Brunson and Grice & Turner and J. M. Cobb, general merchants, ond alio two butcher stalls aud one-halt of the atore or shanty were all burned, but the tin aurance ia very little orjmtbing. Tennessee. CiumxtHwu, October 13.???[Special.]???Two horrible accidents occurred at Athens, Tenn., near this cily to-day. Colour! Hugh Knox, a prominent stock raiser, while examining a horse was kicked to death bytha animal, His bead was stamped from his body. Dave Hamilton aud John Foeey, two men enaged in digging a well, were both suffocated by firedamp. Hamilton went down to set a blast. Tailing to give any sigual, Fosey also descended to ascertain whut was the matter with Hamilton, when he, too, was overcome. 2*osey was quite wealthy. CBATtsnoosu, Tenn., October 13.[???Spe cial.]??? Chattanooga was visited by the fourth lire during the past week last night. Three cottages belonging to Mrs. A. N. Foster wero burm d by incendiaries. The occupants as Vo, I none of their Airniture. The loss will reach 3,500 on which there is $1,400 insurance. CMamnoouA, Tenti, October 13.???{special.} ??? A very romantic marriage occurred hero this morning, llr several mouths post llr. !L C. Hicks, secretary to floaenU Agent l*??gtr of the Alabama Gnat Southern railroad, and Thomas Coppidgc a train dispatcher, have been rivals for the ban J of Mtsa Lillie Conant. a beautiful young lady of Somerset, Kentucky. The parents of the blue grass holla were opposed to the attentions of bo'h the young men aud forbade OoppMge from railing on hti daughter. Finding bis suit *???????? sternly frowned upon roapldjre volun teered hu sett fas to assist hit rival. Kicks fa marrying the young lady., last night all arrange menu Vterc completed and Mr. Hicks and Mlm Conant, route to thl% city and were martlet. Miss (Ymaut be.ougs to one of the bed famlUee iu Kentucky. CuAtTeaooaA, T??nn., October 13.???Bines July 9th a drouth has prevailed in lower earl Tenne-see, north Georgia aud north Ala bama, the region of which Chattanooga ia the center. Special to tho Times Indicate that all farming interest* ore seriously imperilled, and units* there is ram soon the result will b??dis astrous. Grating laud* are burned up aud the creeks on* drying up. The Tennessee river here is withiu three mehoe of tbc lowest point ever known. CWAVTAKOOtiA, Tenn., October ???6.-[8pecUl.]~ A special to the Times from Rugby reports that the Tabord Inn was destroyed by Are this morn- tog. The hotel was a splendid structure, and was ImUt under the aupervlatoa of Thesis Hughes himself. The loss is about twelve thonsaud dol lars. There are 155 saffrons In Nashville, Tenn. - East Tetmewee fslrs this year have been below the average. Mfmcihr, Term., October 18.???A special dis patch to the Appeal from Tupelo. Miss., soya: One of the most terrible wrecks that ever oc curred on tbs Mobile and Ohio railroad, hap pened a few miles north of this place l;ut night. Every coach of the passenger train due here at 1:30 a. in. was throwu from tho track ond badly damaged. The rails bad been taken up by unknown persons In view of tho wrecked trail*. There were about fifteen passenger* on the train, all oi whom were more or less injured, but none were kille^. The follow ing five were seriously injured: Itev. J. B. In man, of Henderson, Tenn; Mrs. Warner, of Foil Henry, York: Paul Krauz, of St. Louis; Leo. Groff, of Springfield, Ohio, and a negro. The attending physicians thinks that none are fatally injured. They aro being well cared for at a hotel here. Mi:writih. October 17.???811** Jefferson, for merly of Missirtippi. but more recently of Ksntas City, Mo., wos arrested at tho Peabody late last night and is held a prisoner to await a requisition ior the alleged murder of Jerry Gable, in Bolivar county, Miss., three years ago. Je fie re on was then n youth of 18, in the employ of John II. Fanner, on Thomas II. A Items place, in that couuty, and became itivolvod in a difficulty with Gable, who was a turbulent negro rough, on account of refusing to give him whisky. In the course of the quarrel Gable got possession ot a gun. when .Jeticraon retreated into tho store, armed himself and shot hi* assailant dead. Tho af fair occurred about the last of February, 1881. Mr. Jefferson will bo taken back to Bolivar county. He teems to feel lio anxiety as to the result, and claims that ho acted entirely in self-defense, Gable being in pursuit of him when tho killing was done. Alabama, J5i Kill no ham, Ain., October 13.???[Special.]??? Five small wooden stores on Becoud avenue were burned to-nighs at nine o'clock. Tho Ims on the building was about $3,000. The same amount of stock was destroyed. It wot partially Insured. The fire was on tho second block from O'Brien's opera house, which was jammed with people, witnessing tho minstrel performance. A stampede would have occur red. had not Mnunger O'Brien, with perfect coolness, walked down the aisle and allayed all fears. IfinMiKOHAM, Ala.. October II.???[BpoafaL]-Pat rick MeC'aity, who fell from aseoond story window Sunday night, while beastly drunk, died lost flight from Injuries received from tbo fall. IV. 8. Helms, of Barbour county, Alabama, was firming for Ills marriage lost week, when he WAS bitten by a rattlesnake. Although quite sick from the bite, the marriage took place. The synod of Alabama meets at Tuiksloosg Oo- oher ilinb. Eufaui.a, Ala., October 15.???A tragedy une- qtialcd since the famous riot oi 1871, whs enacted one and a half miles west of tho city, by a duel to the death with knives, between Louis Roldnson and Jack llnrolter, colored. The two were In the city yesterday, and with several friends drank freely. There win no good will between tho vic tims, on account of If inn iter???s alleged illicit Inti macy with RtAduson's wife, and on their way homo yesterday afternoon, druuk, they began abusing each other's family, and quarreled all the way home. After supper they renewed tho difficulty, severe abuse was Indulged In, and the parties were separated by friends sev eral times, until nothing would appease them but blood, particularly, ns alleged, since namltcr twitted Robinson on bis wife's faithlessness, aud they resorted to knives. Every effort was made to restrain the combatants, but uselessly, aud Rob inson, exasperated to frenzy, remarked to hts antagonist: "If you want to cut I am ready," aud ???libbed I lam I tor twoor three times beforo tho latter got a blow at him. This was enough, ss Robin ion received his death wound by a stab tn tho nock, which severed the carotid artery. It was a weird sreno, aa during the progress of tho due) tbo frightened women had assembled with lighted fetches and looked on the awful work of (he Infu riated men. After tho blow waa tenefvsd by Rob inson he walked away about admen yards, tho purling blood ??? fifteen feet at every breath, and fell dead. He never spoko after rccel vl g his wound. When this happened a runner eamo to tho city "* notified Sheriff Long of thu killing,and he sti In pursuit of Uamitcr, who had gouo about half a mile to the house of his employer, where ho was found by the sheriff. He was brought to the jail, the sheriff not being aware of the extent of his Injuries until Burxcou Goodwin was sumi Ml to examine him, when It was fonud that tx several smaller wnutics there wcre.two mortal,onu under tho left collar bone and one above tho right hip. Ho died In Jstl. Tho coroner's Jury returned a verdict that each came to death at the hands of the other. Montuomemy, Ala., October 15.???[Special.]??? IL II. Powell, of the Union Rprtngs Herald, smem- her elect to the Alabama house of representatives, died saddcnly to-night of eppoploxy. Alabama loses a good cltlxeu and the prohibitionists a strong advocate. Moktuomhky, Ala., October 1C.???[Special.J-Ocn?? oral Jubal Early arrived bore to-night at route home from Now Orleans, lie was given a brass baud serenade, and addressed n largo gathering of Montgomery's best citizen* at the Windsor hotel. MoNTooN>:av, Ala., October 17.???The Alabama peultctitiary warden, Bookahcad, (mid into the state treasury, ior tbc quarter ending September 80,115,006. Ills statement* shows the not amount of 170,000 paid Into the treasury tho last two years. Oxanna, A In.,Oetobor 18.???[Special]???Mr. A. B. Johnson,the president uf tlieCoulburg min ing company, and a brother of Mr. J. W. Johnson, president of tbo Georgia Faolfie rail road, was seriously, if not fatally, stabbed at (lie hotel at this place yesterday. Ha wont to Oxford yesterday to ell'eot a settlement for some cool which had bscn received by Oxanna parties. Mr. Constantine had ??security for the payment of the debt. Johnson suggested to tho psrtiea who w cto brick makers that he would accept brick in payment ut tho rate of oue dollar per thousand. They wanted instead one dollar ???ud a half. This led to words between both parties. Mr. Johnson returned to Oxanna, epd was followed by the Messrs. Constantine, lather and son. to the platform of the hotel, where the subject wae again broached. In the diacuaaiou tho elder Constantine called Mr. Johuson a liar, whereuiMtu he was immediately struck by that gentleman. A short scuffle ensued, and as the elder Constan tine was engaging tho attention of Mr. John son the son came up from behind with a knife, made a lunge around lilt neck for hit throat. In doing so ne missed hts neck, but instead made a frightful gash across his nose. He turned te meet his new assailant and aa he did ao the father Constantine attacked him with a whip. He turned book again at the last attack, and aa he did so the. young man came at him from behind and stabbed him three times???twice iu the face and one deep cut of five inches through tho lung. Par ties interfered and further bloodshed waa pre vented. A call waa made on the marshal of tnwu to arrest Constantine, but retused to do so without a warrant, lla gave himself up to-day r but was st onee given freedom on bait. President John W. Johnson, ot thaGeorgia Pacific, cams for his brother in his private car, and hat taken him to Birmingham. His wouad is pronounced exceedingly dangerous. The Constantines were both formerly residents ot Atlanta, and are well to do here. A FEAST OF THE FLAMES, THEIR WORK OF DESTRUCTION IN GEORGIA, The BsraesvlUo Class. A Diagram ot tbs Burned District. The Wlra In Coobrso. Ac worth Visited and Severely Injured. A Big Burn in ThomasvfUs. Bte. Bto. Mxrojr, October 17.???[Special.J???This afternoon at holt past two o???clock, Mayor Corps I received a telegram from Mayer Murphy, of BartoMville, saying that the city was on fire, end s.??kdd for assistance. He immediately notified the chief of tho fire department, Mr. Jones, and Ih sent message to each engine house, telling .the cap tains to hold their engines In resd J new. This done, he then caused a general . fire alarm to given. When the members of the different panics had assembled, he notified No. 3 aud No. 5 reel companies, and No. 6steamer to repair to the delivery freight depot of the Central railroad and have them placed on n special train, which w welting for them, furnished )>y the Central railroad authorities. COMMUNICATION CUT OFF. There waa much excitement throughout the city, and tbo telegraph offices of'the Western Union and Southern companies were besieged by citizens trying to learn the news. A mm*go flick ered over the Houthorn company???s wire* stating that the hotel, W. It. Morpbey's store, the post- office and a warehouse with 200 bales of cotl< were on fire. The operator next added that the building ho was In was on fire and he would have to leave. At the Western UuIon office the opera tor said he would be C3mpelled to abandon his in struments, and the burning pity was cut ofl' from Macon. TO THIS RKSCUX. ** ???- v In tho meantime about 200 citizens had gather ed around the special tialu, and it stood waiting ordc r* for the run. It was commanded by Mr. L. C. Google, while Engineer Barnes aud Fireman Mike Dairy stood at their posts ready for the sig nal. The excitement was Intense, and the fire men and a few others breathlessly awaited tho signal to pull out. At 4: to tho orders .catne, and the train moved off, with au excited and determ ined crowd to fight flro uull their engines refused to do their bidding- ??. It WAS Due. This hilt has Hen due a long time, air," ??o*j* ped tbc auf ry creditor. ???It has?" asked PulUtt, wonderiugly. ???Yea, sir; It has!" ???Here, boy," yelled PuUclt, springing up, and pulling his eldest child into the room; ???do you stv that paper tu the man s band:" Yes, pa." Well, strike; hit ft ban!, too." Wbstdoyou ta^sur* gssped the ujw fright ened collector. Didn't you toy It was dew7" asked FuiietL Yes, sir." Well, If its dew, the only way to get away with It is the sun: pop it to it. my boy," and the laa seen of the two was a short glimpse that a police man caught of tbc collector as he ry ran* from the window, tolling the neighbors that a crazy man Was after him. The Story of the Fir??. Darnuville, Ga., October 17.???[Special]-About half past oue o'clock this afternoon a lot of cot ton on the wharf of the Central railroad caught fire from the tparks of a passing engine and tbo flsmcs, blown by a good breeze soon communi cated to the-wurebotuo of Messrs. J. T. Hunt Ac Co., and spread very rapidly to the southward, until the entire north side, cast side and tho post- office block on the west lido were a moat of ruins. The flro was put under control at the bank cor ntr, and tho western h.!o of the town was saved. The total number of* build! ngi consumed was thirty-five. THK TOTAL DAMAOB. The aggregate value of property destroyed Is f 120,OCO; tho total Insurance la $10,000. Much of the goods were carried to the open square, aud af terwards burned. Tho fire department of Gridin came to onr help and placrd onr little city under lasting obligations. Tho fire at BarncsvUle on Friday last laid in ashes four-fifths of tho businoss portion of that prosperous little city, ami en tailed upon tho peoplo a lost that would in moat places be considered frropurablo. Barncsville is full of grit, however, and is surrounded by a prosperous country. That she will rebuild and spring into new HI 3 is as certain as the sext ons. There i> much sympathy felt for the little city by Atlanta people and doubtless by all tho peoplo of tho itato. The entire business part of tho city waa cwnpletly do- estroyed. Dr. James A. Gray,who came up from Barnes- ville yesterday, whero he had ro.v??\??f'profes sional business, said to a Cos*rnrriosYnnn: **I have seen nothing before tbnt so re minded mo of the yld sights around Atlanta when the city was burned by Sherman. It is n waste of ruins. Tho walls had crumbled when I left, tho debris was still smoking and tho lonely looking chimneys that could be seen in overy direction told a story that to me was inexpressibly sad. It was n very disastrous flro te a great many people who lost everything they had in the Danies.'* ???Did yon see the flro when it started???? ???No; 1 did not get thero until in tho night. The fire started in a lot of cotton on tho dopot platform about half past ono o'clock in tho day time, catching from the sparks of a pass ing engine on the Central railroad. I wont down at night, and on tho train tho. greatest excjccment existed concerning the fire. At every station tbc passengers would run out and mako in quiries as to how the firo was getting on. n hen we got te Griffin a company of firemen { [ot on board. It was stated te us that at a ew minute* post seven from tho top of a drug store llio Haines could be plainly seen. We wero satisfied that the firo was still raging, and the greatest interest continued to exist. Tho train was pasked. Tho night was d irk, and when we got te Milner, six mile* from Barneavillc, wo could see tho lire. From that time on tho excitement knew no bounds. Every man was trying to get at a window so that he could see the lire. Wo had taken on fifty or sixty passengers nt Grifliu and thirty or lorty at Milner and when wo ronched the burning town we found people coming in by every imaginable conveyance from the coun try. When we got to Barnesville wo found that the tire had been gotten undor control, though the engines Were still playing on the burning debris." ???There were two or three things of Interest that 1 saw," continued Dr. Gray. ???Murphy A Co. had their winter coal stored on their lot. I saw it burning and it wai getting down to business in lively style There was a big idle of salt, too, that a bui ding had burned down on. Tho salt remained intact, except that the sacks were burned off. A big pile of guano was left that way, too. The fire had completely robbed the guano of its odor, ???ud it waa like so much ashes." sti ck $2,C00, probably saved seven or eight hundred dollars of stock. 8. Lt-inon k Co. wero insured for $9,000 etock end $2,000 cn their building*. Their stock amounted to -v 10,000 to$18,000, of which I feme $5, COO or $0,000 was saved. Bel ley, Duncan k Co., Dr. Smith, J. W. Mc Millan k Co., Northcutt k Johnson, J. F. Col lins, J. Q. Tanner, the News end Farmer, and the Litchfield house, and J. II. Bate k Co., J. J. Moore, O. Chastain, and others were all doroaged by moving goods. The total insurance reaches about $17,009 against $30,000 of losses. Tanner's safe and Litchfield A Putnam's safe were both open ed to-day and found to he all right. Leraon???i safe contains $10,000 of bonds.- It 1ms not been opened yet, but it is believed nothing in it is injured. DURING THE WEEK. able to check the Haines only by going ahead and keeping the houses from catching. I saw tetne very sad eases of destruction. Mr. U. B. Crutcher, a most worthy youug man, had jnst bought a five thousand dollar stock of furniture. He saved only $100, and hod only $000 of insurance. He had paid cash for the furniture. Mr. J. C. McMichael, of the Barnesville Gazette, wes completely ruined. His office, including a new cylinder press, was burned nnd he did not save a type. A number had no insurance. One poor fellow rau out with his coat off and while fighting fire liis place with $S00 in eash ???all he had on earth???waa burned. He ab solutely didn't have a coat." Dr. Urey aaya Barnesville will be rebuilt. The following diagram will give an Idea of the burnt district. Yesterday several of the material men and contractors of Atlanta received communica tions from Barnesville looking to an immedi ate rebuilding of the structures burned Fri day. This spirit of enterprise was generally discussed and highly praised in Atlanta. It will not be long before Barnesville Is better built and more prosperous than ever. ACWORTH ABLAZE, A Thirty Thousand Bolter Flro Stakes a Big Hot?? tu 111?? Town. Acworth, October 18.???[Special.]???A fire broke out here last night about nine o'clock cud destroyed $30,000 worth of property. It originated in the store of L. H. Tanner, and the fronted store house of Litchfield Jt Put nam ou one aide and the double brick ofS. Lem on A Co. on the other. The work uf the flames was checked at the drug store of Dr. Bailey, thus saving the balsr.ee of the principal busi ness houses of the place and the hotel. L. II. Tanner loses his house and almost en tire stock, lie had $2,000 insurant?? on ths stock and $1,86# on house. Litchfield k Put- baiu had uuuranca vu building $1,0*), oa Whnt tit?? People of the City and Country nr?? Haying nnd Doing. Tuesday, October 14. A num her of Irish-American citizens of New York city arranged for a public reception to Dan iel HcSweeny, the Irish suspect, who will shortly visit that city. The health officer of Brooklyn closed the filth wnrd public school because of tho prevalence of diphtheria. Ex-President Theodore D. Woolseley bos resigned from the Yale college corporation on account of old age. A banquet was given in Paris by the Sociedan Latino Americans to commemorate the 382d anniversary of tbo dis covery of America by Christopher Columbus. Mra. Louise Mallory, of Myriic, Conn., committed sui cide in New Orleans Charles T. Gallagher, repub lican nominee for congress in the fourth district of Massachusetts, has declined the nomination. IN THE CITY. In the superior court tho Criminal docket was taken up nnd W. M. Templeton, ono of the at taches of Doris' circus, that exhibited here on the 4th inst., was put on trial. That uight, on the circus ground, Sam Turnor, col ored, was knocked down by a gang of the circus men and robbed, and Turner recog nized Templeton-as one of tho assailants. The jury found Templeton guilty, and Judge Ham mond sentenced him to ten years nt hard labor; John McNcely, another ono of the circus attaches, was sent up fur five ycais for complicity iu the assault on Turner. Lee Harrison, a negro, who is at present a convict, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a term of four yean for burglary, Iris term to begin when hia present soutence ex pires.' Mr. W. G. Kichards, superintendent of tho Atlanta waterworks, says thero Is uo danger of a water famine Ju A tlnuta for sixty days, should the diy weather continue that long. About(NX),- COO gallons of water are used in Atlanta every day. Iwohonses were burglarized Iu different parts of the city Buuday night, and after securing what they wanted, the burglars ^applied the torch to each of them. Wednesday, October Iff. The tobacco factory of C. A. Jackson & Co., in Petersburg, Vo., was consume! by Are, involving a loss oi over 9140,000. Itev. Henry Ward Bccchcr will make a speech in the interest of Cleveland and Hendricks in Now York on the 221 inst. Pres ident Arthur appointed First Assistant Postmastor General Frank Hatton postmaster general, tho oath of office being administered by Mr. James Lawreniou.wbo has performed tbo office for twen ty-two years. The closing of the university at Kieff has greatly incensed the educated classes of Russia. IN THK CITY Atlanta received<3,9.50 bales of cotton yesterday. Policeman Wrlgbt killed a mad dog on Cain street. Work on the new high school building for boys Is progressing rapidly. Frank Thomas nnd Alec 11111, two negroes, were tried In the superior court tor burglary. They were both couvloted and received a sentence each of five years in the chaingung. The Baptist churhcs of Atlanta have united tn the foimation of a society, whoso object is to give a Diblo to every destitute family In the city and tract to evetyone who will accept It, on I also to scatter evangelical reading among all the people. Thursdny, October 10* The bronxo statue of John Harvard, the found it oi Harvard college, was unveiled at Cambridge with appropriate ceremonies. Tho bay mare, May Bird, for which 96,000 bad been offered, dropped dead at Mystic park, Boston, after she had trotted a race. John Bsruy. a freight conductor oi Alabama Groat Southern railroad, wav throwu from the top of a ear aud hla neck was broken by the fail. The Washington express on the Phils, dclphfa, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad ittuck a market wagon containing three persons, killing all three ami both horres. The cotton goods iudmtiy in Montreal is flattering. in uir cm*. Mr. Isaac Licbernmn was married to Miss Lc ih Keller last night, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. Jacobson, of the Jewish church, ter has entered tho walkiug match to take place at Macon during the fair. A party of sixteen emi grants from South Carolina passed through AU laula yesterday on their way to Texts. Tho city hall building, which has also been used by tho county as a courthouse until the present court house was finished, was sold yesterday,preparatory to the building of tho new capital. Work will in me nee in a few days Friday, October 17. English detectives aro closely watching tho Bel gian ports to prevent the departure of dynamiters f??r England. The duke of Parma waa married yesterday to the Intsuta Maria, daughter of tho late pretender to the throne of Portugal, Don Me gud. The Montebello, WD., honk, opera homo shd several busine ss houses were burned yesterday. Fire destroyed iioo.coo worth of property In Bingbaropton, N. Y., lost night. It Is supposed iu New York City that Theodore Roosevelt will bo the republican nominee for congress In the first district against Berry Belmont. It Is thought Belmont will be elected by ??? targe majority. IN THK CITY. Mr. 8tmucl Lattlmorc, of Cleveland Mills, Phelby county, Forth Carolina, died vary sudden ly lsat night. Mr. iAttiinorc has for several years been the victim of a cancer, and for some days past has been under the treatment of Dr. Greene, of this city. A light froat here yestcrdAy morning. William Trsutwdu, a coppersmith, was teat to jail yesterday by Judge McCay, of the United f tales court, on accouut of 'Ms failure to report and pay on all the stills he has made, but on the contrary has supplied the North Gvorgla moon shiners with many of these machines for the manufacture of illicit whisky. tteturdny, October IK. Richard Simpson, cashier of J. C. Jones k Fish- et's bank in LaJanta, Col., has absconded, and (t Is reported that he took all the bank's available cash, amounting to several thousand dollars. Re port* are current in Vienna that Germany is about to scud more men of-war to the west coast of Af rica. The voting on the repeal of the Scott liquor set at Cbarlettetown, Prince Edward island, took ??? place yesterday, and resulted in the act being sus tained by forty msjortty. IS THE CITY. Yesterday the city officials began moving from the city hall into their new quarters in the cham ber of commerce building. Miles G. Mozley, ??? prosperous planter ot Douglas county, brought five bales of eotton to Atlanta yesterday, and railed the day???s work a fitting celebration of the fiftieth atmtversary of hla wedding. Monday, October ID. A sensation was caused in the courthouse in Louisville. Ky., by a fight between Judge IUr- gls, ex-judge of # the court of appeal*, tin J Colouel Brunei H. Young, the well known lawyer and president of the Southern express company. The fi??bt was rsuifd by a remark made by Judge Hargis. Wilhelm I. duke of Bruuswlck, Is deal. Rim on are curreut in Pari?? that the French have gained another victory in Tonqain, and 45# Chinese fell In the fight. IN TW* rtTY. * Louis Elder, suspected of being an escaped con vict, was arrested yestor.lay. The artesian we!! U over four hundred feet deep. Trantwcln. the cop persmith, has paid his fine and ho* been re- SHORT NEWS NOTES. Gossip About Things and Folks Here and There. fiEVas-rors'D eage hen, are killed in Ne* vada, Tiix Italions now extract oil from the seeds last Tuesday night. Two large jwlar bears, the only ones im ported In seven years, have just arrived at New York. They are valued at 91 ,??00. New York sells annually about 100,000,000 pounds of butter, of which the commissioner of agriculture claims over one-half Is bogus. . Unofficial estimates of the population of the United States, obtained from census reports, give the population of this country now os about 6C,tCO,CCO. The peasant farmers of France have about 1200,COO,COO on deposit in the government* sav ing bank, upon which they arc paid four percent interest. The Chicago Tribune is authority for the statement that there will soou be a corner ia cof fins, as the coffin makers of the country have or ganized a gigantic pool. Since 1805 the exports of cotton have brought $8,665,W0.553 into the country, and yet those of bread and meat have bcou greater, amounting to $1,180,731,410. Sittino Bull has nn enormous head. Ho wean a No. 7% hat, larger than Daniel Webster. He receives a salary during his present engagement ???9200 a month. He shaves with a pair of tweezers. A New JerhEy former living near Trenton haa discovert d tbnt burying hogs sick with cholera works a cure In obout two weeks. Of course he leaves their heads out and feed* them In the meantime. The New Zeeland government has author ized an agent to collect two hundred stoats and weasels for the purpose of thlnlngout the rabbits in that colony. Each animal Is expected to cost ???bout 9:i0 before it is landed. In Nepaul, India, thero is a class of native* who serve as "saddle men,??? and take the place of saddle horses. Strapped arourd the waist and fitting into the curve of tho back is a padded ledge. It ia supported vertically by shoulder straps, and on Jt the rider sitz. IIayanau ladles have adopted the South American moimozet as a companion and house bold pet. The little animal should be worn on the wrist or shoulder or else inside the bosom of the dress. At bight he sleeps on tho pillow of his mistress. Bey. Newman Hall has attained approxf- ro* to Ideas of the elxe oJ this country. Ho wild, In conversation, while on the fagueuay: ???I had no Idea of th?? cu irmous extent of the country until, after traveling westward a thousand miles ut least, 1 came to 8t. Louis, where I was duiufounded on b??Jng asked if I intended to 'go west.??? ??? The drum is found in overy country of tho world except Chinn. The Greeks ascribed its In vention to the God Bacchus. Iowa claims to bo the greatest pork produc ing state in the union. According to tho last cen sus rhe had 6,000,000 head of swine, while Illinois *??d 5,170,206and Missouri 4,533,i:U. Girls should bo trained to some form of band work, ao that if necessary they may help themselves. There I* nothing more distressing than the helplessness of well-to-do women wheu mislortune overtakes them, aud misfortune may come any day. The failure of Msud S. te beat her own time at Hartford probably leaves tho trottfug record of 1HW where she set it in August. Tho wind which blew across the course was alleged by her driver to be a handicap of at least four seconds. Thoro i*. indeed, no reason to doubt that tbo mare herself was in quite as good condition as when she made 2:Cat Cleveland. Tho common belief of horsemen that a hot day. is necessary to elicit tho greatest speed of a trotter, if It bo well founded would turn tho chances of success in favor of time. The records seem to confirm that belief. Flora Temple???s fsmous beating of 2:20 was indeed effected a day later in tho season than Maud S's failure to beat 2:09%, her 2:19% having bt en made at Kalamazoo October 15th, 1859. But esch of tho steps by which her record has been lowered 10 seconds has been taken someweok* i earlier in tho season. Dexter's 2:17% was made August 14,1867. Goldsmith Maid's 2:14 was made September 2.1874. Rams'* 2:|3% wai mode August1878. St Julien???s 2:11% wo* made Au- J ust 27,1880. Jnv-Eyc-Sce, the animal which on- oy* the unique distilction of having "held the record" for one day, bioko itwita 2:10 August 1, to litre his time beaten the next day. These facts indicate that the record at the beginning of Sep tember is very likely to remain tho record lor tho year. . TYhat lie Got. Fitzgoobcr bought a ticket in tho lottery lost month, and up to the day of drawing, he was pos- five of Retting the capital prize. The eventful day arrived, and his wife was alarmed nt feeing him rushing madly home. "What???s the matter?" she gasped. "I???1???got It!" gasped Fltz. "Got what?" . "Don???don???t you remember tho lottery ticket?" I do," cried the excited woman, "what did you OUR NSW American Lever Watch After Mosttw of tabor ????J ?? rzjtertmsn*. vi fczvs st Is VI ud lug Watch with Um ostabrsw.l Anchor Uvsr M t, Rtpsn.lun SolssiM, IWUy Jswstad. They art msdoorthskttt material, and In ihavrry man ntr o>, ^2L*jrs&s^JSW.:Ra^sa^jB; bjr Ida test Jadcaa. They art Sstif *n:iavt4 or tnftas taratd sad art masttm an.I itrof sad vary fcaadtotnt, ???aklai tt !?????* Um watch lor all who rtoolr* a fC?????? strong watch aad aa sresrst* timekeeper. For tradiof Mdsetoslatlvo porpoMo, It It?? aptrl->r tt any watch aver tafarw oSWtd. Tnty can ho aold readily for 111landIIM cash, aadtradad for hoitoa, cattte^Sc. an aa t-v dooMt thoM t |,<l ,rs has toads tfuaUmoatatt hat hare r World Mas ra Co. : .'.(K.'tti. W?? u tor osly a ftw P M,nla Fark. Cat. Jan. 9, iff??. litanUTbt (I N Alamlnutn lio:4 Watch rlTaa ptriact J*tl??fautoa. I taclooo SM.00 far t nert watefata bataae* ta UC.O.D. dtad at taoo. RatpacttsOj, lUvyBraUfcwaU. World Vz**rsCo. Caa??tao??.Cat. Jan. is.HM. monthsagatparrhsatd oatotymir flat Now Amo Iran Urtr Watebtt art I aold it tor tssoo. Float?? MdMMjMtegMitideuaTNn, B. J. Srata. L Writes:???Th* XT. IT WffITR. Woodhnm. Kr . Jaty St IMS. Write*:-Th va Now Amrrtcan Ur,r Wale hot pnrefcaotd from jta r. dr.. allrtiUC Sold at one# (or lit.*) tacit. 1 wo ????^. A . N o u ???y.s,m?? 11 is seldom that we meet iMth an article that so JtUljj corresponds with its advertised good qualities as tlocs tho hew American Lever Watch* It has the advantage of being made of that precious metal Aluminum Hold; its works are ex cellent anti the general style of the case rank it truth the best Watches matte anywhere* We recommend it to cur readers as a watch that will give entire satisfaction* CONSUMPTION CURED, An old physician, retired from practice,hav ing had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent euro of consumption,bronchitis,catarrh,asthma and all threat and lung affections, also a positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nerv ous complaints, after having tested its won derful curative powers in thousands of coses, has felt it his duty to make it known to hia suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relievo human suffering, I will ???end free of charge, to all who desire it, this receipt in German, French or English, with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by* mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. A. Noyes, 149 Power's block, Ro chester, N. Y. 0 0 w A priceless feering oi cleanliness remains for hours after using Holmes' Dentifrice. sun tue.fri wky It Is Impossible to have a bad breath, diseased gums or sore mouth if Holmes' Wash and Denti frice is used. sun tue fri wky Lamar, Rankin & Lamar. Howard & Candler sell Ilolxcea??? Wash and Dentifrice, wholesale and ??un tae fri wky From the Wesleyan Christian Advocate. Nothing better in the way of a good dentifrice has tver been offe.ed to tho public than Holmes* celebrated Mouth Wash* It gives complete satis faction. sun&wkjy, _ A Solaro to the Election Excitement. In the election excitement we should not Iosa sight of tbc next (17th) Grand Monthly Drawing of nUnlMlIll.K. Statn I ...III L. ??? . ou Tuesday, November . JL , canbchad of M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. The following Is tbe result of the Draa lag on 6eo- U mber 'Jth, last. No. 70,468 drew the Capital Prizo of S75,coo???sold in fifths at 81 each???one fifth 1(15,OOO) by mail from M. A. DaUphln, Washington. D. C., to Miss Maty Cunuiff, living at service with Edw. Hopper, Esu.. No. 1,206 Spruce 8t, Philadel phia; ono to Mr. Thos. W. Cromer, 371 LsFayetto Ave., Baltimore, Md., (collected through tho Dro ver???s and Mechanics??? National Batik of Baltimore): one to Mr. L*wis I*. Amplemcn, 325 Spruce it., St. Louis. Mo.: another to Henry W. Kahner, engineer U. 8. towboat, "Wb. Stoue," at 8t. Louis, Mo. No. 15,612 drew the second Capital Prize of 925,030, one-fifth oi which wo* held by Mr. Itobt. Locke. Memphis, Tenn.; another was collected through Union and Planters??? Bank, of Memphis; one to Mrs. R. 8. Durst, Ban Francisco, Cal. No. 55,71* drew tbc Third Capital Prize of S10,OQO, tiro-flfthi held by Mr. G. A. Brown, Bank Exchange, cor. Montgomery and Washington sts.,8an Francisco: two-fifths were held by Mr. F. H. Rudd. Columbus Ave.. Boston, Mass. No??. 21,451 and 46,005 draw the Fourth Capital Prizes (96,000 each.) sold te par- tif s in Pittsburg, Ban Francisco. Omaha, Neb., and Suffolk, Vo., etc., etc., until ono tires to hear of good luck, wlrioli might have been ours, if wo only hud invested, but a good resolution to make Is never to let another opportunity to pass by.???To bo con tin ued Indefinitely. sweet breath, healthy gums, clean teeth, by __ ig Holmes??? Wash and Dentifrice, sun tucs friwfcy using A. 8B7.000 Farm AT A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF ITS VALUE 250 Acre3 of Land -AND- Desirable Suburban House FOR SALE, ON EASY TERM W ITH A VIEW TO GOING 5VE8T AND EN- gsging In other business, 1 have concluded to offer my farm, near McDonough, for sale. Tho farm contains 250 acres, 120 acres In a high state of cultiva tion, 70 acres 5vcll fenced for posture, 50 ncrca woodland, situated in a stock law county, and within two miles of county scat, on East Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, 20 miles from Atlanta. The land now in cultivation hasbcea cleared of rocks, stumps and other obstructions, leaving it in condition to bo easily cultivated with Improved farm machinery. The entire farm la inclosed and sect ion-crossed with Ozaea pranxa hedge. The residence is a handsome, eight room two-story building, plastered and newiy painted throughout, and Is practically os good as new. Could not be duplicated for leu than 82,590 or $3, OCO. Excellent water and orchard. Outbuildings in splendid condition. The barn is a substantial frame structure, 2CxC6 feet, with wheat bln, crib, stables and cow stalls, all combined under one roof; central folding doors for wagon way. Three tenant booses in good repair. Situated twomllctf west of McDonough, and within half mile of good neighborhood school. Academic and church privileges In town. Above property Is offered at private sale. Terms, 15,000; one-half cash, balanco on one and two years timo, with 8 per cent Inter est, on deferred payments. Reasonable discount to purchaser desiring to pay all cosh. Apply early, or address, CHARLES M. SPEER, Clerk Superior Court, McDonough, Go- oct!4???wky2t; -ohsap mm "NGIMES, BOILER^ 9 HEW AND SECOND HAND SJS SEmrg. MACHINERY m * Gins, Presses, Saw Mills, Planers and Matchers, Slilnglo Machines, Corn Shel?? lers; Feed Gutters, Circular Saws, Reap ers and Mowers, Thrashers, T anlte Emery Wheels, Cano Mills, Water Wheels, Grist and Flouring Mills, Mill Stones, Bolting Cloth, Boiler Feeders, Steam Pumps, Brick Machines, Fruit Driers, Steam Piping, Englna Fiiiinns, Machinery Oil, Leather and Rubber Belting and nose, Plpo Wrenches Write for Prices. PLRHllSN ItllOS., m cDANIEL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION- This association was organized September,1881. If. C.Browo,chairman; John M. Adamsmv -rot*- iy: and 8. E. Grow, treasurer???all ofCarrollton. The object of the association U to raise funds to erect a suitable monument to mark the grave and honor the memory of Colonel Charles A. McDan iel, at Bowdon. Gs., whither hU remains were re moved snd reinterred in 1871. The undersigned have been appointed a com mittee to solicit funds for that purpose. We deem It superfluous to appeal in terms of solicitude to thof-e who knew Colouel McDaniel in hts several relations, as founder and president of Bowdon college: as s minister of burning zeal aud elo quence; ascertain of company B, Cobb???s Lesion: as colonel of fhe 41st Georgia regiment. To all who cherish the memory of departed vslor.gcnlus and hero inn his neglected grave appeals In mut?? ek^uenremorepowerfnl than the committee can command. Comirondence is solicited of all persons Inter ested. contributions maybe forwarded to6. E. Grow, E*q., treasurer, Carrollton, Gs., who will forward receipt by return mall, and acknowledger tbc same in tho Carroll County Times, giving Manhood Restored. 1 . Vi<tlra??of yctjUjfaliraprrd^nr* fsosingNsnrctiaDa- hllily, Prvmstore Deesjr. snd ait diserden bfwsgfct oa WATCHES. Don't buy until yon f.n l out the new im- I rot counts. Send for illustrated catalogue. J. P. STEVENS WATCH CO. j ATLANTA, GA. wky