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1 ' '’****') ' »k.„ S ,r.-^,W LbS' EV11 -^ OA >no Dosen SCROFULA SVul. V . h |Va. Yo . u .'? t ™'»> is pair . 8UU WEEKLY EDITION". THE CONSTITUTION. PIU M I AND WHISKY HABITS CURED. By B.M. WOOLLEY, M.D. Atlanta, Georgia, RellaMo evidences given and reference to cured pa* tlenta end physician* YOL. XYII. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 28 1884, TWELVE PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A COMPLETE PAPER The Constitution Interests All Classes and Appeals to All Tastes, The leading topics of this week's Issue are: Talks of Advxnturx—“Curly BUI." Around the Casiv-Fihe.—"idols of the South. 1 TALMAGE'S SERMON “THE UPPER FORCES." Oca Ilcxonon Writers.—Betsy Hamilton. Romance ol Owl Hollow." Bill Arp, “Poll- lice." „ THECowmirnox's DmaixaxT.—'The Woman' - Kingdom^” "Answers to Correspondents “Fnrme and Farmers;" "Our Antl-LIquor Fight.” Kiw 1 op the Week.—"All Through Dixie.’’ "News by Wire,” “Short News Notes,” “Points About People," “Across the Water,” |“During .the Week," “Georgia News," “The Political Field, £ditomau —“Piquant Paragraphs,” and many other things of Interest. Only S1.33 n Yenr. In Clubs of Fire, •! I'lacli. Subscribe nt Once. 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.” t INDISTINCT PRINT
