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WEEKLY EDITION".
THE CONSTITUTION.
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By B.M. WOOLLEY, M.D.
Atlanta, Georgia,
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ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 28 1884, TWELVE PAGES.
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TALMAGE'S SERMON
“THE UPPER FORCES."
Oca Ilcxonon Writers.—Betsy Hamilton.
Romance ol Owl Hollow." Bill Arp, “Poll-
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GEORGIA NEWS.
HEWS FROM ALU PARTS OF THE
STATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Peaih of Dr.Dagas.of * amts. White Superior Court
—A Terrible Bzploslon—Tho 8Ut« fair*
Shooticir Scrape In Dawaon—Affair* in
w Forsyth County-Killed, Etc.
The wife of the editor of the Covington Enter
prise Invested about fifteen dollars Inacottou
patch this year and gathered 297 pounds of seed
cottondhcrefrom, which sho sold for 18.91. All
cotton, In her opinion, Is not tho way to make
farming pay. However, she made enough on
Irish potatoes to overbalance the loss on cotton
Speaking of Saturday afternoon, tho Palmetto
| Diode says:
Onr streets on Saturday afternoon- present quite
Americas Retarder: Although over ten thous
and bale*of cotton have been marketed and sold
Avoxjnx, October 20.-[Special.]—Dr. Louis
Alexander Dugas, ono of the oldest physicians of
Augusta, and perhaps tho most eminent surgeon
iu America, died yesterday, after lingcrlug
on his deathbed over. a week in an
unconscious condition. His last hoiirs were so
quiet that he passed away without perceptible mo
tion or without any ol the family arouudhls
i couch, knowing when death eamo.
' MaCon, October 20.—[Special.]—It was rumored
lu Barnc&villo Saturday that the city council
would enter suit against the Central Railroad and
Hanking company for damages recently sustained
l>y the tiro.. Mr. E. J. Murphy was called on, and
mid: "To-day we will enter suit sga!n*t the’com
pany in Pike county superior court for 9150,000
carnages."
Columbus, (Ja., October 21.—[Special.]— 1 Tho case
ol the negro Sidney Hall, on trial lu Harris super
miort. nit lur tho murder ol his wife, was conclude
If.d to-day, and the Jury returned a.’vcrdlctof guilty
lu The
6^fi»apmlttc^PugusTa4i^Tr.mci*Tne *ioA uorn-
wPrflrMiin Malices. Sidney and Ida urlfo had not
lived on good terms for some time, and on tho
morning named ho got up hefnro day, and while
aho slept ho cut her head oil with an ax. After the
, communion of the brutal deed, ho went to Mr.
. Geode Anderson, on whose place ho lived, wnd
told Mm what ha had done, giving as an excuse
that she bad made icvonil attempts to poison him.
At White superior court last weok a young man
by the name of lanlci was"pnt upon bis trial for
ebooting Mrs, Henson about two months ago. The
proof showed that he secreted himself behind a
atable near tho residence of Mrs. Jfensou
in open daylight, anil made a
noise to attract attention. Mrs. Hen-
pen went to the door, and Han immediately rid
dled with tho contents of both barrels of a double-
barreled shotgun. She was struck lu the head
face, arms and breast with a great pumber o
: Shot, and would have certainly been killed on tho
r spot if tho shot had not been too small. After
-tho state closed Its esse, tho defendant pleaded
« guilty, and was sentenced by Judgo Estes to seven
' years In the penitentiary.
[I Camming Clarion: Mr. W. P. Win go brought to
this ofllco Tuesday last a red Juno apple which
| grew on a tree that has borne Its fomth crop tills
year. The apple brought us Is of good size, oblong
Ju Huipoaao delicious to smelt mid taste. The
[ tree on which It grew has on it a fifth crop, which
TJr. Wingo does not think will mature.
I Savannah, October 21.—[Special.]—A terrible
I explosion occurred this morning at ten o'clock In
the laboratory of Ivauo's company, recently cs-
r tabliibcd for advertising cards by the sterioptlcau
, process. Louis Keln, a German, was employed
: snaking gchargo of oxygen, and by tho careless
t band Hag"of tho chemicals an exploalon occurred.
JET laboratory is in tho basement of Kelly's
I block, on Bay. Tho report of the cx-
1 plosion, which was heard several
| musics away, was followed by a dense
r volume of smoke pouring ont. The alarm was
R turned on. bringing out the entiro department.
E. Intense excitement was created, as tho appearance
I of the diiastroin conflagration in the same block
eyed in 1476. Soon the smoko was clenrVl
f , and an tnlranre effected in to the room,and
was /band dying on the floor horribly mull-
, bis arm and shoulder lacerated fearfully, a
bit ga‘h in hla throat ncur the jugular vein,
and his entire chin torn away. lie was removed
to the hospital in a critical condition, aud 1« not
expected to live.
f Kingston, Ga., October 21. — [Special.] — The
forked-tongue demon, fire, has once more laid
waste our town. Last night at 12 o'clock the quiet
repose of the people of the town was awakened by
thtfery of fire, together with the ringing of the
JlcthodlsCIchurch bell, which serves as our
fire alarm at night. When tho fire was
tint discovered It was Just bunting
through the roof of the kitchen of the Cloud ho
tel. Owing to the dryness of the tmUdlngs.togcth-
cr with tbo breeze that wu blowing, it was lm-
pctslble to control the flames until six bnifdings
were turned. Pieces of shingles wera blown over
a mile distant; bouses caught on fire three bun-
f dred yards off, and but for the untiring efforts and
good management of onr people, there would
have been few buildings standing on railroad
Btreet now.
Caktexsvillk, October 21.—[Special.]—A large
somber of dogs have been killed In this city un
der an ordinance of the mayor aud ffUcrmen, re
quiring the owners to keep up their dogs, and
authorizing the marshals to kill all found ranniug
at large. The people say"let the good work go on.'*
The Augusta Chronicle leys the suffering in the
factory settlements in and around Augusta Is said
to be very great There Is considerable destitu
tion prevailing among the operatives of these
mills, some of which bare shutdown altogether,
and some running on reduced time. The Irregu
lar schedules of work and lower wage* necesiUted,
| Lave brought some of these families to very low
circumstance*. The prevalence among them of
ferexs and other forms of sickness has increased
the suffering greatly, and the approach of winter
[tdds'to the distressing incident* of the situation.
In view of this nnfortnnste state of affairs, two
generous hearted and public spirited ladies of Au
gusta, Mrs. William C. Sibley and Mr*. Dr. WU-
Siam Adams, assisted by several-others, have re
solved to canvass the city in behalf of the desti
tute end siBicted people in the factory.
| Farmers in Haralson are gathering their golden
apples. A aamber of wagons have been carried
i to southern towns and sold.
! Mr*. John McCann, of Schley county, on retir
ing to bed Wednesday night, in the very best of
; health, remarked: M I feel better than I cm felt la
my life." In the morning, when sho was called
upon to get up, it was fouud that sho was dead
and cold. No cause was assigned for her death."
Gainesville, Ga., October 22.—[Special.]-Mr.
Henry Robinson passed through this city to-day
en route for Dahlonega .with a man by the namo
of John Smith, who was arrested in Atlanta,
charged with hone stealing-having in hts custody
a hone belonging to Dr- Chapman, of Dshlonagu,
which was stolen ashort time ago. He says there
Isa band of horsethieve*. consisting of about
twelve, and that the treasurer live*In Atlanta. Ho
is about thirty-five years of ago and looked coql.
Mr, John Jordan, ol Ware county, while cutting
rice was bitten by a large rattlesnake aud died on
the morning of tho 4tn. Mr. Jordan was only
slightly scratched by the fangs of the snake and
that through bis sock.
Considerable ribbon cane was raised In Wilkes
county this year.
One barroom near tho Washington depot took In
four hundred and fifty dollars for whisky on circus
day.
Spring Place Times: A young couple, Mr. Robert
Varnell, protege of L. W. Varu»ll. and Miss Lizzie
Cauley, on last Wednesday morning, bard by the
still waters of the Couuosauga, concluded to play
the role of a romantic and matrimonial elopraont.
The scheme was successful, and the twain were
made ono at the residence of Charles Davis, near
the village, in due form of law, the Rev. J. C. Lynn
officiating, aud although a slight ripple of discon
tent ou the part of outstripped vigilance was at
first manifested, nowull is calm and serene.
The Walton News says that Mr. Harrison F. Up
shaw was on the jury that tried Felix Price for
perjury last week. The case did not go to the Jftry
the day it was commenced, and they were kept
together at the hotel at night. During tho night
Harrison got up to look at tho moon, and while
standing In the window the sash fell, breaking two
of bis toes and knocking another out of place.
The Gwinnett Herald says that cattle steal lag
seems to have been reduced to a regular business
in that county. Within the last month fifteen or
twenty bead of cattle have been driven offfrom
the range below town, and It is supposed carried
to Atlanta for beef. W. L. Vaughan, Mrs. Smith,
Dr. Winn, A. L. Moore, IL N. Robinson, T. C. Mau
gban and many others have lost cattle. All of
these Ait tic were running In the somo range.
Rev. F. II. M. Henderson will take charge of
Bowden college about the 15th of next month,
Athens Banner: There were five floe boy babies
born In Salem district, Oconee county, last Sun
day. Girl babies seem to bo In a hopeless minori
ty this year. Mr. R. J. Hester is tho happy pro
prietor of two of tho number,
GafncsvfHe Southron: Mr. lYcbb Findley, who
had the hand to hand pistol duel witn Robert P.
Woody, in Fannin county* a short time ago. f-
wblch Woody was badly wouuded and Williai _
Kinsey killed by a stray shot, is in tho city. Webb
did not get a scratch on his person, while one ball
cut loth lapels of his coat and vest"" -
through his hat brim, grazing his head
it was pretty close work, but that no fault attaches
to him, as It was purely a caso of self-defense.
Macon, October 22-.[Special.]—The theme of
con venation hero to-day is‘the state fair, which
opens next week. It Is on the lips of every man,
woman and child of tho city. Tho preparations
arc great, and the rooms of tho committee have
been alive with exhibitors having tbeir space al
lotted them. The secretary and general superin
tendent have |becn as busy as bees, with their
clerks, folding and mailing dgcuinents. and cata
logues all over tho state. Tho amount of writing
has been Immense.
A visit to tho grounds was paid to-day. An in
teresting scene of life met the eye. Tho workmen
were busy hammering, and the exhibitors were
__ packing their displays. At the stables the
horses and cattle have been arriving, and tho
scene begins to Icok like a big time was ahead.
. Afmachiln »y 111.’I :’<• lH-i:«l. -t. th;
Sin,‘Sul leveriSpiit
It to whirring. At agricultural ball tho farmers
have began to unpack their wares, and tho display
will do unusually line. At floral
hail all tho space is taken.
At premium hall the stir aud bnstlo is exciting.
Around at tbo stalls the room has not been
enough and fifty more will bo bo added. In man
ufacturers ball Davis Homo is busy getting in his
knitting factory, over which will bo a skating
rink. Tho dlnfng hall is being fitted up by Ben
ner, the famous Macon caterer, and will be all
that could be wished for.
1 lie editors'home and the ofllco of tho execu
tive committee bavo bsen fitted up
nicely. The track b«s recently been made over,
water over it This will be continued .
/sir begins. Over four hundred thousandgallous
will be put on it
Among tho ho
from the Stable* ui x*ir. r.. r. user, ui uimiarna.
Tummec. one of which has a pacing record of
2:18. Mr. W. ¥. Anderson has some crock an!mils
that will make some fine sport. A lot of lightning
‘Ippcw wi re shipped from Montgomery to-day.
The cattle show will bo very large, there will be
one hundred and fifteen stalls of them.
The merchants of Mscon have contributed both
_>cir energies and goods. Everybody is taking an
Inteitkt 1 be fair u sure to lie a success.
THE AMt’SKURNTS.
In addition to tho fair on the grounds, there
will he numerous entertainment*. Wednesday
with a battery of fifty rockets, followed by a skir-
mi*b drill of the company, tho whole to end in a
temple piece that will be grand. The Macon bicy
cle dub have arranged for a bicycle tourna
ment, with a, grand list o( prizes, in
cluding two hundred dollars. In mechanics
hall n skating rink will bo opened during tho
wick. It will prove on attractive feature. It will
bo Id charge of Mr. Charles Irvine. The go-as-
von-plcare match promises a big feature. It has
been well advcrtlred.snd wilt be largely alien lo I
it will take place in tho hippodrome, which has
v — fixed up for it In a condition
Ja tetter than any other track in
America. It is eleven laps to the mile, circular in
form. The seats are all raised, and every lap of
the walkers ran lm seen, ft has been ably man-
sped l.y Mr J. J. Clay, to whom tho state fair owes
mm-li of its success. There are thlrty-rix entries,
IbdudiUK all the champions. Ford, Mon-
crit-f, Prater, Haskins, McKay, Glenn,
and others ol good records. The race will bo
twenty-ore hours, and last three days—seven
beaus daily. The management ha* secured the
fatnotu Roby Brothers baud, of UawkiusvIUe,
and the ki-u« will be quick and lively.
Macon, October2:i.—[Special.]—A man has few
experiences that are more thrilling than the one
Mr. Thomas Battle, of this city, had yesterday,
ne wss crossing the bridge over the Ocmalgee
river, near the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia railroad, and rested about half way across.
While seated in the narrow railing of the bridge
his attention wss attracted by an object up
the river. While looking at It .lie lost
bis balance and fel backwards, nis friends stand
ing on tbe bridge became paralyzed with fear for
the moment, and rushed to tbe side of the bridge
to tee him medly struggle for life with the waves.
When he struck the water be sank, and h's com
panions thought he had been killed. In a few
seconds he rose and made a strike for the shore.
When he reached the bank he was
exhausted from fright and fatigue.
He bad fallen the distance of about IQjfeet ami was
raved by tbe depth of the water. He wat taken
home by friends and placed under medical treat
ment. To-day he la doing nicely.
The town conncll of Hawkiniville has Increased
tbe liquor license *500 per year.
Hoke Smith, of Atlanta,* has moved tor a new
trial in the case of Mr. Cowart vs. W. D. Yotng,
ejectment suit, for the recovery of Tallulah Falla
property.
Cotton is shorter than expected In Columbia
couniy. Not a half crop will be made in some lo
call ties. Very dry. weather, and no grain of con
sequence has jet been sown,
Louis Kern, the employe of the Ivano stereop-
tJcsn company In Savannah, who was injured by
the explosion of chemicals Tuesday, os telegraph
ed Tux Constitution, died this afternoon from in
ternal hemorrhage.
Hodgson Brother's celebrated Jeowy bull, Cos!-
dro, wss accidentally killed yesterday. He cost
five hundred dollars and was on* of tbe flnwt
bred bulls in tbe country. W. 8. Ilo'man has sold
a fine thoroughbred horse, a grandson of old Lex
ington, to Dr. Hubert, of tfparta.
McDonough, Cctober25.—[Special.]—Among the
criminal cases tried was fiiat of Jac* Bryans, col
ored, who was cUr*ed with xaoo. The facts were
substantial. 1 ? a* (olloVs: On lost Sunday night fh o
cotton housd ol Mr. A. J. Aiumous, of Borsheba
district, containing somo four or five hundred
pound* of seed cottou, was discovered to be on fire.
After putting out the flames aud Investigating the
cause of the fire, a hat was discovered lying on tho
ground near by that was recognized as having bo
longed to Jack JJryant. When confronted ho de
nied its ownership, but subsequently confessed
that it was his, though he could give no explana
tion as to how it came to be on the spot where It
wax found. This was an unlucky circumstouce for
the defendant. The evidence elicited by the Wlt-
nesres before the court was of a very strong char
acter, aud the jury iu considering tho testimony
decided that the defendant wss guilty, and so re
turned their verdict. Tbo judge, in a terse but
forcible lecture, sentenced tho prisonor to throe
years' hard labor in the penitentiary.
Dawson, Go., October 25.—[Special.]—Captain
T. H. Pickett, a prominent citizen and attorney
at law of this place, was shot and instautly killed
his evening by G. W. Cheves, editor ol tho Daw
son Journal. Clieves is In jail.
ABUEVII.I.K, Ga, October 25.—[Special.J—The
farmers report the cotton crop nearly all gathered;
and very short. The corn crop Is not as g
it was thought to be, before it was housed.
Butlkh, Ga., October^.—[SprclsLJ—Tbo citizens
of Butler were fortunate In having a convention
here, tbe objects of which was to organize an holt-
nsss association to be known as the South Georgia
Hodurss association. The following efUcors were
elected:
Rev. Dr. J. 8. Key, president, of Columbus: Rev.
J. B. Culncpper, first vicc-prerideut. of Talbottoir
Rev. K. N. Evans, second vice-president, of Mlllcn,
Rev. H. (!. Bren ton, secretary, of Eastman; Rev. T.
T. Christian, treasurer, of Savannah.
The association wss assisted by Rov. W. Ac
Dodge, who proved to be a valuable worker and
will be long remcml*red In Ilutler. Tbcro wore
quits a number of visiting ministers, os well as
ladies and geutlumcu*irom diflorcut parts ol the
conference.
An exceedingly painful and sad accident, says
the Butler Herald, occurred on Sunday evening
last to a little son of Mr. Frank Waters, of this
county. The little fellow had climbed upon a tall
rail fence, and in jumping from tho fence ho
jumped upon a sharp snag of fat Hghtwood plnufc r
which for tomo purpose had been driven in tho
ground and broken off, leaving the sharp end pro
truding above the ground. When tbo littlo fellow
Jumped ho unfortunately jumped upon tho snag,
which penetrated tho bottom of his left foot, com
ing cut above tho ankle Joint, leaving several
long prongs of tho board on each side of his ankle.
The littlo fellow has suffered excruciating pain.
In the yean long gone, when tho modern gin
house began to bo a part of the cotton farm, ouo
of the first was erected just on the outskirts of
MiUcdgevllle. A gentleman was elected to tho
senate from one of the northern districts,who hod
never feasted bis eyes upon the coming attach-
to his question as to what ft was, told him that it
was the stato capital. Eyelug ‘
he observed, as he started up
BUIIAL TOPICS.
An accident occurred on tho Buena Vista 'road,
five miles out from Columbus Inst night, which
resulted seriously and it Is a wonder that [t wss
no more so. As Mr. Baitew Wilson was comldg
Into Columbus, ho drove upon the bridge^ not
knowing tbat it was dangerous; when both horses,
4he buggy and Mr. Wilson went through In a maw,
It seems tbat about aix or eight of tho planks on
one end had been removed. Those who know the
road have been accustomed-to driving around It
by fording tbegmak, but Mr. Wilson was not ao-
pftflPwuiwBfffW&orsowtfit through ami
cd the other in alter him. This carried tho buggy
and Mr. Wilson. Tho fall was about ten feet and
the vehicle was broken up so badlyos to be almost
an entire ruin. One of the horses was icrioudj
injured and tho other slightly hurt. Mr. Wilson
escaped with a few bruises and a tolerably largo
size d scare.
From tho Bainbridgo, Ga, Democrat.
The waters of Flint river arc clear enongh to see
fish on the bottom of the stream in ten foot water.
A party wont out gigging the othor night aud
killed several fine oues.
From tho Sumter, Ga., Republican.
Ben Mayo and Merrick Ford killed forty-five
squirrels in their hunting trljy to the river Tues
day afternoon and Wednesday morning. Ben aays
that tbo wind was so high that they had to stop
the sport—or they would have killed over fifty.
Gophers arc a delicate tablo luxury and In some
sections they aro eaten with a great avidity. A
gentleman of Taylor county soys that when tho
railroad was being built through that county,
years ago, a farmer through whose plantation tho
road ran, had to file a bill of Injunction against
tho company to prevent tho hands from eating
his gophers.
Sunday last four brothers, whoso combined
ages sggregato 290 yean, dined together In Terrell
ccuuty. They were Mr. M. D. Hay and his throo
brothers, aged respectively 71,73,75 and 77 years.
They ail met at Mr. M. P. Hay's residence, where
an elegant dinner was prepared lu honor of tho
ocraslon.
Perry Journal: There are now more home-raised
hordes In Houston county than over before, and
the disposition of our farmers ii to continue on
this line. It is also noticeable that there is a con
tinued improvement in cows-tlie number of
grane Jerseys being steadily lncrcaicd. Now. let
our farmers determine that all their provision*
and provender supplies shall be grown at homo,
and Houston county will again be one of the best
lections of Georgia for agriculturists.
?he Dawson Journal says: There Is at this time
a fair demand lor oats, and this fact should stim
ulate our farmers to sow a larger crop than last
year. The net profit in tho production of oats is,
unqUc-ftionably, greater by far than any cropgrown
in ineiouib. t ats are selling now, fir go cents
per bushel, while coni can be bought for 75 coats
per bushel, and, yet, oats can be produced for one-
ball tbe cost. Aiforcotton.lt requires no argu
ment to convince anybody that oats art mors pro
fitable than this crop. Let everybody, therefore,
plant with a view of having oats to sell another
season.
On this same subject the Amcricus Recorder
remarks:
We noticed several loads of fine native hay on
the streets j csterday. The hay may not briiig so
much cash per load as cotton, but under the
pment management the bay men will generally
cany away more hard cash lu proportion to the
amount invested than tbe cotton men. It Is a
bad state of affsirs when a man eats np hl« cot
ton by the time tbe crop is Isld by and then
gathers and narkets it for nothing and boards
himself.
THE COTTON PICKERS*
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
WHAftH! SOUTHERN FOLKS ARE
SAY IN Q AND DOING.
T,» I.' T.nn.MM rur Auoolatlon—Th. Fallow
reset Quarantine In Tszu-rfes Drouth la
Virft,lBU’- rhs Crops in Alabama—Tho
>•*» From Other Flaoeo.
THR MISSIONARY CAUSE.
Florida.
^ colored wt/man in Monticello, Florida, hu
abandoned her husband because he put on a rod
thirt and rode in the mounted proceaslon when
General Terry was in that place.
There are 126,CJO negroes in the stato of Florida*
MIssiNsippi
Columbus, Mira., October 21.—The boiler of tho
Columbus flouring mills exploded this a. m., kill,
ing the engineer and mortally wounding the fire
man, both of whom were colored.
Island ten, below Memphis, where Jn ante hel
ium days 6,COO men wss stationed, has now disap
peared.
p Aberdeen is the only place in the state of MU
fflMij-pi that ba* elerirlo lights.
TenfloHHoe.
The fair of the East Tonncsseo fair association
opens November 17th.
Mayor Whiteside, of Chattanooga, purchased a
very title points? dog In 81. Louis tor 9250.
Totimisee hasa well organized stato sportrman’s
nraoclutton.-
Frnnklln, Tean.. will have waterworks.
The rivers- such creeks in Rutherford county,
see. and the wells are going dry.
Texns,
Austin, Texas, October 20.—Tho governor to
day issued n proclamation raising tho yellow fever
' nst all ports in Texas, on Novom-
MMiJng « quarantine against the
porta ol Europe lor an iuduilittlo
Period.
91. c
Trillin
Mr. Billie Carter, of Carroll county, in four days
picked 1,M5 pounds of cotton.
The cotton crop of Carroll county will exceed
6,COO bales this year.
Mttsfs. John, Jesse and Thomas Garroll, picked
667 pounds of cotton Wednesday in six hours, on
Mr. IL C. McDaniel's farm near Carrollton.
From the Henry County, Ga., Weekly.
Leroy Fargason, of McMullen's district, picked
G01 pounds of cotton one day last week. He is en
titled to the championship.
Cooper Lathxn, a young man living on Mr. W.
O. Turner’s place, picked over 600 pounds of cotton
in two days last week, and would have gotten a
much larger quantity, but bad to stop to eat.
From the Cherokee, Ga., Advance.
Mr. Charley W'est, ton of our worthy cf tfzen, Mr.
William West, who lives one and a half miles
southwest of this place, on last Tuesday picked
506 pounds of cotton, and weighed for himself and
two other*. On Saturday, Laving his brother to
weigh for him, be picked 347 pounds.
From the Americus, Ga., Recorder.
Yesterday afternoon little Robert J. Hoi larva y, 9
years of sge, brought In a bale of cotton and deliv
ered fist Felder’s warehouse, taking a receipt In
hftown name. Hh father informed m that tho
rottrn *►> (ulliszicd mul Ku Vi*i*jr. oy t.V Lvl.
and that he had received no utffcUb'.e. G<v»d
fbg for so hmU • i-ianter.
imhleys sre on top at Forth Worth, Texas,
opftho Important Industries of
Morion (QUMyJ Texas, is excited over a silver
tine.
The rriitimto’ 1 extent of the coal fields of Texas
! 20.U4) i-quipo 111 111 <*.
i:n«u r Rev. ra Jones's preaching there were
215conversions in Waco,Texas.
’ 1 Alnbumo.
Bibmikqiiam. Ain., October 23.—[Special.]—Tho
wages at tht; t’rako coal mines, ten miles abovo
here, were cut i.vty cents a ton a lew days since.
All the miner> struck yesterday. A few ol them
accepted tint, red notion and started to work, but
■ ■ 'i to como ont. Severs! fights oc-
ify Sheriff Truss received ntole-
owoto quell tho disturbs!
this evening for tbe mines.
A flfcycliffchotrl is to bo established at Mont
gomery, Ala bums.
Tho edtiM* receipts of Montgomery, Ala., last
week were k.iolx-avkst for anyone week In tho
town's hlM'.ry.
Tbecotton«w>uii.l Montgomery, Ala., is turning
out inn* h better than the farmers had antici
pated. .^dSpK *. ,
Boats, on account of tho low water in tho Ala
ham*rivt-r, nro not taking cotton above Claibone.
T luy will only tala- teu or llftcon bales at once
and the bauls »rc '*
An Alabama torn.*.
molasho fryrn io« watermelons.
S Yirglnin.
J'*., ©itflbcr 21.—No rain ol conso-
alien la thhj section of tho stato slnco
WTe nildjje Augtwt, aud tho hirmln£ and truck-
^ afgmly. Rain* now
Would be of littlo nso except tosvert a’ water fam
ine. The earth 1* Utterly perished, aud slight for-
rrst fires Imre oecured along tho lino of tho raiN
roads, but no serious losses thus far aro reported.
Richmond, Vs., October 22.—Edward O. Fitzger
ald accidentally shot himself in the haul to-day,
end may die from the effects of tho Wound. Ho
was to have been married this evening to Miss
Lillie Carrington, daughter of Mayor Carrington.
Fitzgerald had been engaged In packing bis trunk
preparatory to his wedding trip, when It is sup-
posed in leaning over tho trunk to put tho pistol
n it thtfweapon wss dheharged, Ilfs mother and
brother had Just left him, and ho was in a Joyous
mocd*over bis approaching marriage. The ball
lodged in about the root of nis touguo.
Pr.Trxsnuiti], Vs., October at.— 1 The first rain that
ha* fallen in this section for more than night
w teks fell last night. It extended along tho N.
and W. railroad as far as Lynchburg, and along
the Atlantic coast line »s far smth as Weldon.
Rain Is still badly needed through rut tho south
side of Virginia. Creeks and smaller streams have
dried up.
Virginia will harvest this ycaronn million ono
hundred thousand bushels of peanuts.
South Carolina.
Spartan bum, 8. C., October 20.—Colonel John
H. Kvlns, representative In congress of tho fourth
South Carolina district, died at his homo lu this
elty at 11:15 o'clock this-'inornlng. For a long
time he hnd been suffering from Bright's dheiwo,
('(implicated with heart affections. Ho did not
hoi e to recover, hut the end wss more ruddcnly
limn wss *xi*ctrd. While Ulklag with some
friend* ho fell asleep ana pasted away without a
struggle.
Columbia, S. C„ October 22.—[Special.]—A gen
tleman just from Edgefield states that tho rebuild
ing of that unfortunato town has already begun.
The new buildings, which aro to take tho place of
the old one*, will be floor aud larger structure*.
Edgefield 1ms, twlco within the ps*l five years,
been subjected tot trial by fire. The old town
has bravely survived both visitation*, aud will
go forward once more to take a front rauk among
the thrifty towns of South Carolina. ,
Jerry Meyers, colored, died at Lancaster last
Saturday, aged ouw hundred and seven years. Ho
icav«s u largo brood of children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren,
Columbia, 8. C., October 23.—[Special.]—Almost
every day the cotton gin gets in its deadly work,
last week upwards of olghtcou poraons were in
ured while ginning cotton, and two of them have
died.
Columbia. 8. C., October 23.—[8t>cclal.J-Preai-
fit nt Duncan and Secretary Holliway, of tho South
Carolina agricultural and mechanical association,
are in the city superintending tbe preparations
for the graud exhibition which takes place hero
uext month. They are very cheerful over the
bright prospects of tbe meeting. They think it
will eclipse any of IU predecessors. Already nn-
merr.m* applications have been made for apace.
The buildings have been put in excellent condi
tion, and tbe race conwe Is to be made as nearly
perfect si possible. The great feature of the fair
will be the racing. Many Double turf events will
oetur. Some of tbe fleetest cou sen from cele
brated stables of the north and west will contend
for supremacy. Devotees of the turf will ire here
In large numbers.. Ono of the attractive feature*
will be the music. R#eve's famous fraud will per
form daily and nightly. Altogether the approach
ing state fair promise* to be moat sucecwful.
1 here are 156 names on the roll of students in
Bouth Carolina college. „ „ .
Mr. J. It. ITyier, ofunrastor, H. C..huan an>
pie tree that baa produced three crops of fruit this
,< A r *Ute temperance convention at Columbia, 9.
C., is spoken of during fair week.
The Work of the American Missionary As.
aoelatton. §
Boston, October 22.—The American Missionary
association began it* annual session at Salem
yesterday. The an rotation assembled In tho
Tabernacle church, wk’cro the first foreign mis
sionaries met Iu 1812. Ex-Governor Washburn
presided. The treasury report showed receipts
dfrtog tho year of 1287,591; expenditures, 1301,831,
a dctfclt of over tl4,000. The c*onmUtee asked for
fl(X> a day during tho comlk'8 year. 8lx now
churches have been established -l u tho south tho
past year.
Rev. Dr. Rtlredy read a paper on the conference
between the American home mhsfa nary society
and tho American missionary society. Tho com-
roirsloners had found a satisfactory sL'BUion of
the differences. It had been agreed both
societies were national, and not limited by sec
tional or geographical lints; that tho American
home missionary society's Npccial work was ch Rich
planting in tho new regions of thssotithVnd
southwest; - also somo of the southern
states; its school work to he transferred to tfio
American missiona-iy association, where it can bo
properly done. The principal work of tho Attcrl 1
can missionary association is educational in tho
southern states, where emigration has left so large
an illiterate population unprovided with schools.
It is also doing educational work among the Indi
ans of tho wot and the t'hlnese of tho Paclffe
coast. Neither society will establish In any looall
ty a church thnt will not admit colored persons to
membership, if suitably qualified, nor wtll It sus
tain any church tbat will not keep fellowship with
tho neighboring Congregational churches
or nnlto with tho - conference
of thnt association. The appeals of tho two socie
ties to their common constituencies shall be on
thislsisls: That the contributions for the south
should flow mainly through tho channels to tho
American missionary, association, and that no
large proportion of tbo funds of tiro Am or Join
homo missionary society should bo spent on tho
sonthern fields 4 as there rrc pressing demands In
tbo west and southwest for all and moro than
be raised.
AFTER MANY YEARS.
THE RETURN OF A LONG LOST HUS
BAND TO ACWORTH.
Aft*r Thirty-Three Years Separation, Me. Wilson
Batumi From California to Find His Wifo
Rcmarrlf n and Dead, and His Only Bon
•till Living—Othtr stato H*ws.
DK3IOCUATH UK ON UL'AUII.
A Call From Chairman Folhlll for Demo-
ernta to lie On the Watch.
To the County Democratic Committee* of
Georgia—Gentlemen: Never before at this late
dny In a national election haa ft been necemarv to
rail the attention of the boneetpeople of the state
to the apathy existing among them. Blaine clubs
are organiz'd all over the state aud every effort
will lie used by the party of fraud and corruption
to poll a full vote lo* their ticket They are using
every meant iff their power to this end. Lnlem
the honest nun of Georgia. roa«e themrelvj* to
•ction they will see a largely decreased majority
over former years, snd fraud and corruption will
thereby be encouraged.
You are earnestly requested to hold mootings at
yr.ur different county sites at no e*r,y dty and de-
vhe ways and meant lor getting out a full vote.
Let Georgia be tbe banner stato .h the democratic
column. To this eod you are 'jarnmtly requested
to exert four full Icftuetio*.
By order state democratic pgecuttvt eomwfttaB,
J. H. FolktfA,
ft t’JNiarw, C IX
hecretarr,
State detturath; piper j pteme CV?f.
The Chrlatlan Mission llonrri,
Rt. Louis, October 22.—"Bha reports presented at
tho session of the Christian Mission board
showed favorable progfess in tho mission work in
all tho states neprerented. It. N. Chamberlain,
colored teacher from Jamatea, addressod tho con
vention on tho work In that'isbuid. Ho said there
were how eight churches on tho island with it
membership of 1,600. no recommended that
messnres bo taken for the training of young color
ed men as pastors and teachers aud for tho edu
cation of young negro women.
The Proceedings of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.
8t. Louts, October 23.—The Women’* Chris
tian Temperance union resumed its session
ibis morning. Tho report of tho work among
foreigners were read. TThirty thousand pages
of German literature have boon put in chroma-
lion and distributed in the various states, and
new superintendents have been appointed
in several states having a largo German, Scan
dinavian and Dutch population.
On motion it was resolved that the work
among tho Indians should hereafter constitute
a separate department.
The report of Mrs. C. R.^BulI. ol Connecti
cut, which presented a brief history of the
association for tho past ten years, showing the
birth of the Woman’s Temperimco union to
have occurred during tha crusade which took
place at Cleveland in November, 1876.
Ynder the head of “Evangelistic work,*’ $
wss stated that saloon visiting has given piano
to gospel meetings. Other division reports
were as follows i-
Tho work for the children, In which tbo an
nouncement was mado that a compulsory tem
perance education lew Is provided
by the atntuto in the states
of Virginia, Michigan. Now Hampshire,
New York and Rhode Island ^“educating tho
masses to legislative work“Our foreign pop-
ulutlou /’"Organization of summer meetings/*
First—That the headquarters bo continued In
NewYoik.
Second-Tint tho fcorresponding secretary bo
allowed a clerk.
Third—That tho local advisory board t>o allowed
a headquarters, lo which shall Ira
committee all busincM pertaining to local news,
and thnt this board consist of Indies whom tho
corresponding secretary shall uomluata and tho
executive board confirm.
4. That meetings under our auspices be held at
every summer camp ground, both east andwesh
and that our ladle* be invited to speak and be paid
for their services from tho national treasury.
6. That all literature pertaining to tho depart-
mtntof tho brganization be placed In ebargo of
the corresponding secretary,
Tho report of tho treasurer. Miss Esther
Pugh, showed tho receipts for 1884 to bo
f 7,1-M, and tho expenditures 68,851. The re
mainder of tho morning sorvice was consumed
by devotional exercises.
Ti e Foreign Mission ttoetatjr.
Rr. Lons, October 23.—Tbe Foreign Mission
society cf the Christian church resumed Us
session to-day. The French mission waa con
sidered and it was decided to open another
mkslon in Paris. General discussion ensued
and tbe proposal to establish a mission in the
Congo valley was heartily indorsed. The sub
ject of life and annual membership, and tho
lbeans of providing a fund to carry on the
work, whirh was introduced at tho general
meeting last night, and yielded a handsome
cum, was brought up again to-day, and addi
tional subscriptions were made. Altogether
$26,230 baa been raised so far in this way.
The report of the committea on obituaries
wss read and received.
The committee on tho Japan and India
missions approved the plan of tho board U>
send medical missionaries to those countries
and recommended that these missions bo
placed in tbe highest state of efficiency.
The committee on Turkish and Danish mis
sions Apprei -d tho purpose of tho board to
send another missionary to Denmark, and
urged the building ol a chapel at Copa&ha-
SIGNH OF XYJNTKIL
From the Dalton, On., Citizen.
The plump partridge is numerous thla year, and
rare sport f* In store for tbe huntsman. '
From tbe Ilincv/ille, Ga., Gazette.
The pleasures of winter" Will bo the next
theme for tbq country poet.
From the Dooly. Ga, Vindicator.
The'por sum track .am warm," and cufley U
happy.
From th*j Vienna, On., Vindicator.
Theql.,ance*are tbat the children will mUathe
fun of popping corn around the winter Ore, for
the O’-real this year comes "ready popped." as It
were. We were shown Monday an ear of popcorn
ire m the field of Mr. Tom Kirby, tbe kernels of
v.hfch had burst while the ear was yet on tho
stalk through the Influence of the drouth and tbe
Interne heat ol tho sun. This phenomenon
*‘s umps" even the "oldeat Inhabitant."
From the Dalton, Ga, Cltlsen.
An old farmer, who la authority concerning
wcstberf’igns, says we may look out (oca severe
winter. He says hk has been in the wtFxU on va
rious creations and has come tcroras a great many
bfruet*’ nests, all of which are built on the
eroord. This, he s*y*, I* a sure sign of a severe
witter, lot when they aro suspended from tree*
ird h’gk up, it it a Jor a mild winter.
A ('Worth, Ga, October 20.—[SpcdaL]—Tho arri
val of n strange gentleman In tbia village early last
week, and the developments consequent thereon,
list furnished such a sensation ts has never been
felt hero before.
A way tmek In 1848, while the gold excitement In
California was at its height, among the most
brawny young miners in north Georgia was Mr.
R. W. Wilson. In the town of Nuckolisvllle, which
wss at that time a place of great commercial Im
portance, owing to Its holng tho trading point of
north Georgia miners, Wilson was looked upon as
one of the bravest among a desperate lot of men.
But the bright eyes of the winsome daughter of*
brother miner exerted a gentle influence upon
him, Tbo lady was ono of tho few fn a rough
mining town, and as a result had admirers with-
^ outnumber. Wilson, therefore, was envied whoti
her deeided preference was shown for him, and
tho wedding of tho pair Is still spoken of by old
miners who still lingor upon tho scene as haring
been one of the most notable incidents of thcao
early time*.
Although the young husband was envied by all
of hi* associates upon his acquisition, yet there
seemed to be a cloud hanging over him. He could
not boar to think that his wife reigned so favorably
In tho hearts of others, and although her devotion
to him was of the most wifely character, yet tho
hought tbat she still reigned the belleof the camp
mbittered his mind. Tbe year following a child
was born—a boy—whoso coming was tho occasion
of great revelry among tho neighbors. Dark aud
moody, Wilson announced to his wifo that ho was
going to California, knd*lhat abo might never hoar
from him again.
The young mother pressed her bab6 closer to her
bosom, and prayed long and fervently that her
husband, whom she loved so dearly, might return.
It was the sge'of uncertain mails and slow coaches
to tbnt one or two letters a year was considered
marvelous. Tlie letters coasod aftor a while, and
ft wns only upon tho return of some disappointed
Georgian miner that a word could bo hoard about
the absent one. It was stated that ho'had been un
fortunate, that ho never spoke of home, and that
he would never return to Georgia. Theao words
burned the heart of tbe young wife as with Iron,
yet she never gavo up the hope that her husband .
would in timo relent and return to her. Tho llt-
tlo boy, who was growing up, was remarkably
like his father. Thus years passed away, until
eleven yean bad fled, when the war cut the coun
try In two, and all communication was stoppod.
Even tho horrors of war seemed to bring a raj of
Joy to tho abandoned wifo. Hho fondly indulged
tho hope tbat her husband might return‘ln oue of
tho western regiments. When Hhormau was burn
ing his way from CbattanoogA to Atlanta, and tho
ladles along the way were fleeing to places of ref
uge, Mrs. Wilson staid at her place in Acwortb.
As regiment after regiment passed by, sbo would
stand with her hoy and elosoly scnn the faces of
tbo trays In blue, to detect, If possiblo, tho features
of the ono she loveA It waa only when tho hut
regiment had passed on Its way south, and tho
Inst camp-follower had gono after, that Iter lioart
sank, and sho bowed her hcadluaubmlwlon totho
inevitable. ^ %
11 mlist not be supposed 11 int one wh•> tTafl so mnny
admirers was without offers of marriage. They
urged her to procure a divorco from an unworthy
hu»bnnd; when ucwsofhls exlstenco failed to
come they argued tbat ho was dead, but to no pur
pose. When tho war was over,
und ft had been • fifteen years afneo
tho departure of her husband, one of tho most fa-.
vored of her old lovers sought hor hand. Bho de
clined. One day reading a western paper lu tlio
Lftchfield houso, tho lover saw an Item whloh
greatly agitated him. Eagerly rushing wlthdbo
paper to the residence of Mr*. Wilson, ho let hor
resd tho Item for herself that her hpsbandfWA'i
dead and burled. Then sho agrcod to becomo tho
wife of ono who had for years befriended her
while sho was deserted by tho ono from whom she
had tho right to expect protection. Tliroo years
sgosho died end was burled in a little gmvoyanS
a few miles out, whoro her socond huslrand erect
ed a modest monument to her roomory.
lust week the early morning train brought to
this place a gentleman of about sixty years of ago.
He registered at the Litchfield heuse m R.* W.
Wilson, lfc found that Mr. Litchfield was dead.
He then began enquiring of other oh! cltlseu*, but
ns he would recall their namos he would be told ‘
that they had been dead ten, twenty, thirty
years, and others bad never boon beard of by tho
preseut Inhabitants, lie hired a carriage to drive
out into tho country to seek somo ouo who bo*
longed to tho era cf IH50. Faming by tbo planta
tion of Captain O'Neal, he saw a young man en
gaged Jn picking cotton, whoso appearance
strangely Impressed him. Ho halted and looked
intently. Calling tho young man to tho fence ho
scanned bimclosoly, and In reply to tho question
as to his namo, responded readily: *• Wilson,
sir."
"Where Is your father?’
"Ho ran away tp California thirty-threo year*
sgo."
With team rushing to hi* eyes tire stranger de
clared himself to tbo young man as his father.
Young Mr. Wilson took hla new-found father and
Introduced him to his daughter-in-law and grand
children. Then the old times were gono over. Mr.
Wilson had at first met with rereraes, and ft was
not until the bonanza excitement often yean ago
that he bad laid the foundation of hi* fortune.
Blnco that time he has been accumulating until
now he Is a millionaire. The approach of tbo
world's exhibition at New Orleans revived tho
desire In his breast to revisit the old scenes, and
make up tha quarrel of a generation ago with hla.
wife. The governor of California hearing of bin
Intended visit, appointed him commissioner for
Dial state to tbe centennial. He was here for Ih*
purpose of bringing his family to Osllforais, where*
be should make amends'for past neglect. In Qoire-
pany with bis son’s tamlly he visited the grwro o \
bis wife. It was an affecting; sight to so* tfio
mound of earth and the penitent husband. Ho
left for New Orleons yesterday and will rtatwi In
December and take the faaUy to Calitoreka with
him. B
THK LONG DROUTIU
From the Harralsoa, Ga., Banner.
A number of large branch** hare dried upon
account of the continued drouth.
From the South Georgia Clarion.
There Is not a stream running this side of
tbe Warrior, and that Is dry wo are now told.
From the Tbomaston, Oa., Time*.
Tho water coafMo in UwMkermnty are about as
low as they ever get, and tho mills and gins can
not run on full time.
From the Valdosta, (la.. Time*.
If you come to the cireu* Mon«l*y bring a jog
of water with you. The article m#y he scarce.
Calhoun,October22.-{Hped*].]—Aftor a drouth
of ten weeks duration rein has fallen. Indica
tions are fglr for a continued general rain. Tho
watereounca are lower than known for years east
TO
tbeir luute In condition to ,lnw.
tVliy no CaU.<l It That.
• WKjdo you call your day’, work eharityT"
Ml.d Ur. Iilank o!J a gtttlamaa, who waa kao.it
W bo a Ttry handy maa about hon».
■•Bmium" ant.ewd th. tarty adtouoJ, " bo
ra um it begin* at bone.”
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