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~"&.£Jc-ninj r S'r;’ l->gTmua *} Brook’vm.l ‘ w«h Ml], 1654. I )EAR Sin—Pfeium liud ”A\ET'i'FVir ■ ' e Dosen 8CROFUL t 81 LflOiioii AV “ < - ^ GA oung man with mo wh -jeunuttlam—oould not waJT. jaun __ Bottlei is well—ablo to go to work Has gained 2,51 pouuda in weight Yours truly, U. 8UULE. I ■ For sale 38 Wall St.. Atlanta. i WEEKLY EDITION. - THE CONSTITUTION. PI U M I AND WHISKY 'HABITS CURED. By B.M. WOOLLEY, M.D. Atlanta, Georgia. tlenta&nd physicians. fiend for my book on the Habit and their Care. Free. YOL. XVII. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4 1884. TWELVE RAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A COMPLETE. PAPER The Constitution Interests All Classes and Appeals to All Tastes. The leading topic* of this week's Issue are: Tales or Adybntubk—"Sir Rogers Double." Crimson Chapter," "Dick Quautree." TALMAGE’S SERMON "CORRUPTION IN OFFICE." Our Humorous Writers.—Betsy Hamilton, Romance of Owl Hollow." Bill Arp, "Poli tics." The Constitution's Department.—"The Woman’s Kingdom;" "Answers to Correspondents "Farms and Farmns;” "Our Anti-Liquor Fight." News op the Week.—"All Through Dixie," ."New* by Wire," "Short News Notes," "Poiuts About People," "Across the Water," J"I>uring the Week," "Georgia News,” "ThePolitical Field.' Editorial*— 1 "Piquant IJiragraphs," ' v and many other tilings of tuterAt. GEORGIA NEWS. Tarprotio* Tress P>irg in Colquitt County-An Old Lady Snrned to Daaih M»rrl»jte of OldCoopIo—A Big Yield of Syrup, Pro hibition in Milntr. Other Notes. Mr. Eli Cooper says the vast quantities of the trees boxed for turpentine are dying in Colquitt county and In east Mitchell,'aud he thinks tho un- tuual sickness prevailing this season is owiog to this cause. He says he settled Mitchell county, then Baker, in 1851, aud that when, a few years afterward, Cheever and others began to clear large tracts of land np and down the river, there was a great deal of sickness. A white man by tho name of Sikes, was killed •t Donovan A Perkins’s mill, in Jefferson county, lAst Monday, by the wheel of • log-cart falling across his body. It fell across his breast, and.no doubt, crushed in on his lung, as ho died in two or three minutes after he was struck. Tho wheel Was very heavy, weighing two or three hundred pounds, Talkiko Hock, Pickens county, Go., October 27, {8pccla1.]—I this morning witnessed the awful sight of tho remains of old Mrs. Cochran, who was seventy years old, burned entirely up, except a « rtion of the head and spinal column. Mr. James ebranashort time ago built a small house la tho suburbs of this little town, and moved into it. They used a cooking stove with one joint of pipe and a wooden flue to convey the smoke out of the house. * A few days ago Mrs. James Cochran went on a visit to Forsythcour“* — - and his mother at home jBupper Mr. Cochran wen talk nwliile, aud about ten o'clock tho house was discovered In flames, and the roof falling In. When help arrived It was too late to got near tho house, ana as tho wtatherboardlng burnt off. the hed where tbqold Indy 'ay, could be so -n, and tho bystanders realised the awful fact that sbo was there and lifeless, as no nolso could be beard or no motion recn. This morning nothing remains hut the charred skull and spinal column of the ^ewed tho lire. A TwiturjnthcPtedroM At a ' meeting at sbutnTOnid chtffch iu this county, thcro were two subject* for baptism and | on arriving at the river they went down in^BI water and knelt down on their knee* in tho \\ The m lull ter took up it i>l teh-r of water and i cd It on their heads and the three came straight-1 way up out of tho water. Pleaso tell us by whatl mode of baptism is this? Bays the Waycross Reporter: Tlici o is a growing d 1»position among the negroes to leave the /arms and move to the towns, villages and railroads. They, as a class, can subsist ou a meagre amount of poor food audclothiug; there fore, with an occasional day’s work, they can eke out a miserable existence, as tho most of thorn do in the towns. Yet they seem to prefer sny sort of an existence to labor. This growing disposition upon their part increases tho consumption, while it lesions the products of the country. Just how to remedy tud equalise this absence from tho spheres that God and naturo has fitted them for, Is a ques tion to be solved lu the luture. Osborne Turner and Lucy Webster, colored were married in Columbus Thursday night. Tho (room Is about seventy five and the bride seventy years of ago. They w III probably manage to live together lu harmony tho balance of their days. Calboun Courier: Wo bear of a serious cutting eciape between negroes, near town. It seems that Elbcit walked into his cabin and began * quarrel Mrith his wife, Caroline, who was slicing moat4 cutting into a vfoifeut rage, ho seised a bod slat and felled her to the floor, whereupon she rose and, nmklnfeat him with tho knife, stabbed him ▼cry seriously. Dr. McGlalu was sent ior, but was not at home, and tho negro la said to be iu a dyiug condition. Last Sunday evening In less than thirty minutes by actual count, 1.11 horses, 47 buggies, 21 wagons, 1 cart and 284 negroes posted through Wrlghtsvllle on their wsy home from a Baptist association a few miles Inflow this place. doing business together In tho city wh lives war in tbesame company; do tailed same time as sharp-shooters; captured at the same time; both scut to Fort Delaware: took «mall|Kix at the same time; each received two wounds, nearly in tho same place, and came home together. They are now doing business together, and when one takes a drink, both feel frisky. Yet they are no kin, and were strangers prior to the war. Kora Rutherford, a rogro woman who has been living on Dr. N. B. Drewry’s plantation, near Grif fin, for several years past, died on Sunday, leaving hebiud her youngest sou, now an orphan seventy ycaifold. Her youngest daughter died a few years sgo at the age of eighty-five. The woman hen elf, it is asserted on pretty good proof, was one hundred aad eighteen years old at the time of her death. Decatur, Qa., Octobc r 28.—fSpecfaL]—Notice has been given as required by Isw that the passage of the following bill will he applied for at the com ing session of the legislature of Georgia. "A bill to authorise the citizens of DcKalb county to east a vote to decide whether intoxicating drinks shall be sold in Mid county." Duluth, Ga., October 28.—[Special.]—A man un known to any of the people of this community vros found dead about a half mile from the depot, In the woods, near! the railroad. Ho was seen •bout a week ago in town; appeared quite feeble; went off up the railroad, and was not seen any more till last nigbta party of boys oat bunting came upon him. Nothing was found upon him to Identify him. An Inquest will be held to-day. The Gwinnett Herald says that a negro by the same of Henderson wss arrested by the police in Atlanta, charged with stealing an ox. He was offering a fine ox on the streets for sale, and at tracted the attention of a policeman, who arrested him on suspicion. After he was lodged in prison he admitted that he had stolen an ox from Will McDaniel, a colored man living in Gwlnnettcoun- ty, and carried the ofllcer to where he had the ox tied out In the wood*. He bos been held there vmiil the owner can come forward and iden tify his property and sue out a warrant tor larceny. Bedford L. 1’attenon was in Atlanta hut week and caw Henderson and recognized him as a negro who was In jail in Lawrence ville last summer charged with the offense of kidnapping. He was tried for that offense, bat the state- failed to make out a case against him and he was acquitted. The offense charged wss stealing a man’s wife and children. It is reported that he has ran off with the woman again, bat if the report of bis recent adventures is correct, he will probably not .trouble his neigh bor’s ox or bis wife. Kingston, Ga., October ®.-l8pecUL]—King ston, pheonixlike, ii.ririug from tno ashes. A1 ready Mrs. McCrary has begun the erection of a bandron e two-story house on tho lot where one was. burned lor her omy « few days since. Mrs. Cloud will also liegiu at once to build a Hotel of some dlnn-usinu where hers was burned, it will be neater and on a modern plan. Captain W. W Rainey will replace the magnifi cent Couch hotel, which was the pride of our town, l-y one of the nicest little hotels in north Georgia. Mr. W. Y. Bailey will also build a large one-story building, to be used by himself as a storehouse. Other buildings will go up soon. At Flainvilie, Mr. Nat Goss wasengagod in haul- fug crossties to the railroad, and while unloading bis wagon he found some difficulty iu lifting au unusually heavy tie to the top of the pile, und In his effort to do so hfs foot slipped; he tell forward on his face and the heavy tie came down with ter rible force upon the back of the unfortunate man’s head, crushing his skull and causing almost In stant death. Marietta. Ga., October 29.—[Special.]— 1 This morning about 5 o'clock James R Northern com mitted suicide by shooting himself through the heart with a 38-caliber revolver. It occurral in Captain Chuck Anderson's room, ami with his pis tol The came for the art U unknown to any ouo except Captain Anderson, to whom he felt a note sfat i;g his reasons. The captain will not divulge its contents Mr. Northcutt has lately been lu tlio employ of John Kctly, lu Atlanta. Talbotton Era: Our sixth annnal (air surpassed the expectations of all. It was indeed a splendid display considering the drouth and all tho cir cumstances. The Held crop department was a veiy creditable display indeed Mr. J. B. Gor- mill's cabinet of curiosities was a very intereit- ing Nature, and attracted the attention oi all. The Pleasant Hill farmers’ club bad a splendid display brought down by those two clever young farmers, J. G. Bye and D. F. Woodall, and Mr. I). (!. Owen, J. D. Wheelers and others. Mr. H. C. Dickson had two bams ou cxhlbitiou that weighed about seventy- five pound*. The game of baseball betweeu Thomas ton and Talbotton was quite lutcredlug. The occasion of the fair, however, was the soldiers reunion ou Thursday. It was tho grandest affair ofihe kind we ever attended and in tills limited space we cannot notice It. T*kui all together the fair was a splendid affair aud flue success. Rome, Ga., October 29 — [Special.]—A baseball club wss organised here to day to play a young lady club from Philadelphia. Tho game will bo playid early in November and will doubtless at tract a large crowd. Conyers, Ga., October 29.—[8pccial.1—Mr. J. S. Fincher, of this county, made from ribbou cano an average of 425 gallon* of syrup per acre,equal to New Orleans' best. Tuomasville, Ga.. October 29.—[Special.]—The dwelling of Mr. II. C. MacLcudon, near the city, was destroyed by fire. Most of tho furniture was alto destroyed The fire is believed to, be incen diary, as hit barn was recently burned and au at tempt made to burn his stable. Dwelling Insured lor tf50 and furniture lor 9300 in Hartford, Hnnscll & Uonsell agents. Rome, Os., October 29.—[Special.]—Information wss reci ived here to day of the appointment by the president of George P. Burnett, as postmaster of this city, In place of Msjor Z. B. Hargrove. Major Hargrovo na* filled the office many years, and has made an efficient officer. Msjor John C. Clay, who died August 25th, 1884, being 94 years old, arrived In Cobb county over 50 yesrs ago when the Indians were there. Ho held the offleo of major of tho militia, coroner, justice of the pcaco and notary public. Ifo was a faithful member of tho Primitive Baptist church for 20 years. He was tho fatlior of Thomas C. Clay, of Cobb county, and tho graudfatbor of Jasper Clay, of Paulding county, and W. P. Clay, of Cobb. The grand jury of Oglethorpe rccommeudod no more liquor licenses bo lisuod by tho ordinary. Oglethorpe and Clarko will both bo dry counties nextfesr. * • , Milner, Ga., October ro.—ISpcclaLJ—Tho proW- .biti-.n AWb-Wi. WM* l "« n S mut* 7n ire • supreme ^Tourt, our county ommlislonecra declared tho oleetlou this evening In favor of prohibition with JorityofC2. This being tho final decision isnoloni— - *■ * ly a* she continues well a »d performs her house hold duties just as before her long prostration. Ba in r ridge, Ga. October 31.—[Special.]—The splendid steam-mill o! the Baiubridge lumber company wss totally destroyed by fire. The watch man, EUrherut, did not discover the fire until 12 o’clock, when be made a heroic effort to check it, but failed It was evidently set on fire while the watchman was dozing. Loss 975,009. No insur ance. Rome, Ga., November 1.—Tho Anniston and Northern railway company has been fully organ ized, backed by northern capital aud will at ouce commence the work of building a railroad from Anniston to AttAlla. Alabama. Bishop Beckwitu will preach at tho Episcopal cbuich to morrow, and in tho evening will con firm class,of fourteen. Tbc Washington Gazette says a sick man in that place drank some milk a few days ago that disa greed with bis stomach. In the course of nn hour be vomited a curd that was the exact air ape and form of a banana. He says he felt alarmed at first, os he was sure ho had not swallowed anything of the kind. Recently Mr. King Chestnut, of Worth county, had in his employment a young man by tlio name of Turner, about eighteen yean of sge. On Wed nesday night, last, Turner stolen gun, some meat nudalotof potatoes from his employer and dis appeared. A party was soon formed and went in pursuit of him. The pursuit led into Worth county, and when outlie |»olutof giving up tho care as a hopeless one the pursuers suddenly came upon the- fugitive near Moultrie. lie was mounted, whin captured, oil a horse that proved to be stolen. Soon after tho capture three of the party left to go to the house of Justice Homp Hancock, of Worth, to get tho necessary warrant to legalize Turner’s arrest. The rest of the captors pursued their way with the prisoner, and nothing further bad been heard from them at the time of his leaving Colquitt county. The men who went to get the warrant say that threo or four shots were heard In tho direction of Ocklockonee swamp—whither Turner aud his captors had pro ceeded. It Is not known whether he was shot while attempting to escape, or whether he suc ceeded in escaping, or whether the shots were fired by thd party that had him in charge. The Oglethorpe grand Jury finds— In view of the fact that the county is run to large cxpctiM on account of the penurious habit of illegal voting, we respectfully request tho pre siding Judge ti punish to the extent of tho law all who sro convicted of tho same. W e earnestly request our senator and representa tive* to do nil in their power to have a general reg istration law passed by the general assembly, or a *) trial law to that effect for this county. Feeing the evil of Intemperance In onr county at all times, and especially on the streets of Lex ington during court week, we earnestly request our county commissioners tograrit no more license lor tho tale of Intoxicating liquors la Oglethorpe county. Leaving the moral aspect of the question out of view, it I* thosonso of this THE STATE FAIR. IT CLOSES AFTEft A VERY SUCCESS FUL WEEK. L'arcn FlUed With People Prom all Parte of the Country to Wltmss the Greet Petr Who Re- . ceiTid the Fnsta. The Bhoonng Match, A Greed Snoots Kerry 2 Way. 1'il.ei: oxer doubtful but a prohltiou count] |The news of the final decision was received wl ‘io friends of tcmpM . from which the liquor policy received tho greater part of its strength. i ■Muiictta Journal: Just over tho countv line fa I nuldibu county, lives Mr. Maiming Phillip.*. Ho forty-five feet deep, walfed up with rock -JP He could get no ono to go down in it to finish tho work acslrcd, until last Monday, when Mr. James I’oaa, u fearless, able bodied fold low said he wasn’t afraid to go iu tho old well. A rope was fastened to bis body and lie was lowered to . .. Ills audiblo voice invoked the presence and prayer of the preacher. The holy man of God, replied. "I’ll do what I c«n for you, Jlmtnlo." Aud thus com pletely walled In wltn rock, above him, below him urn’ around about him, he was uuable tv moro his body, but managed to get bis hand to hi* month at d push the dirt away. The ropo around Ids body was cutting him fearfully. Tno men above thoughtlessly tugged away at tho rope nod were about to pull him lu wain. He succeeded in getting his knife ont of d» i-ockct and severed the rope that bound him. The nun worked for dear life In removing tho rock and dirt and to rescue Mr. Puss from Ills suf focating tomb. For seven hours and a half he was thus 1 in pi boned. When he was readied ho was almost unconscious, but the fresh air soon revived him. He thanked God and his rescuers for deliv erance. and said ho went down in that well a whkrd man, but •from henceforth he would lead a different life. ‘Ail's well tint cud* well/ Athens, Ga., October 30.—[8pccla!.]—W. A. Pledger, in a speech hero last Saturday, advised the negroes to vote for presidential electors whether they had paid their taxes or not, and tho 'overnment will see that they aro protected. Tho ;ieve)aud club has a|— will bcc that no illcgi box. Flint river is lower than It has been slnco 1853. The Amerlcus Recorder says that In the fall of 18S5Mr. Ifuegcnfn drove*plno post fn tho river down to w here the water had receded. A few days ago the water again wont down to tho same point, exposing the port. As a mark for future reference another post was driven down by the side of the old one. The river Is so low that it con almost be waded sciom. Amerlcus Republican: It is not the object to decry wire fences, best simply to give an example of the danger to stock, hor»«* aud cows, of puttinx t. Such are sometime put np to divide a section of a garden or patch, so as to utilise the gross in one pest, while tmi.il>* or other esculent* grow in tho other. Mr. I. N. Hart, of Amerlcus, had a very %alUMble bone disabled in bis garden by* this sia lic strand arrangement, the horse wanted to wal- .ow aud the wire offered but a rontcmptbllo bar rier to soil grouud^otone of his leg caught and he was thrown, aud bbrlcg severely mutilated. In tne >ske of economy end humanity, put several strand* or none. Marietta, October 30.—[Special.]—The cause which led to the suicide of James R. Northcutt is profound mjrst* ry. But one human being knows the secret. It wss contained in the letter left to Mr. Chuck Anderson, who. with staunch loyalty to bis dead friend, refuses to divulge it. Mr. North- "id teen very much depressed for zevi>ral days :*terday morning sai l to a friend that he be happier if he were dead. The sad affair cast a gloom over the community and sorely af flicted a widecircfe of relatives and friend.*. The remain* of the unfortunate young man were bar ed this afternoon. Monroe, Ga., October 30 v —[Special.]—There never was such a rush for money. The country is full of hungry creditors and dodging debtors, fiand Mountain, Alabama, is the favorito place of resort. Otton crop H about gathered, and It proves to be even shorter than was expected a few weeks sgo. Augusta, Ga., October 11.—[Special.]—Augusta furnishes a clear case of faith cure, vouched for by Rev. M. II. Dillard, par tor of fit. Luke's church. Mrs. Mary Benson, a member of his church, was prostrated in bed ten weeks and two days, suffer ing with internal tumor, and was pronounced in curable by the physicians, fibo was with the HIth cure lor five days, and noon, just as the mall brought her Rev. W. A. Dodie'a Atlanta paper the •* Way of Lite," con tained the account of Mr*. Wlralpy’s core. Mm. Demon pronounced ben*If -rured by faith,aro*e, dretxd and bss since feltperf ctly well and ban py. The pbyslcUng are graatl/ puzzled, especi A- body that more money would ho saved to tho tirssury by the suppression of liquor shops, than goes into it by the sale of license to them. Mrs. Fackler, the second llviug wife of Rev. J. W. P. Fackler, has been grantod a divorce from hor husband on the grounds of drunkenness, profaul- ty and cruelty. Facklcr Is now preaching in Tex as under an assumed name. Louis Ty era, blind, poor and helpless, a veteran of the Indian and Mexican wars, is in destitution in Camilla. Tho grand jury of Wayne county recommend a county court. The doctors of Carroll county have rosol/cd— * "That we will be moro diligent iu collecting our fees; that wo will not practice for persous who do notnottlo with us onco a year: That ouch of us make h black list of ail persons ou our l>ook<, niu> <lo not pay tiu-ir doctor bills, and that e tch ... “ 1M." < - Knoxville, Ga., November 2.—[Special.]— 1 The murderer, Hamlin, who is confined in tho coauty jail, aromed many of our people a few night* since by his erica and groans of anguish. When qmhtfoiK d as to tho cause of his omotlon, ho stated that some one had been singing near tho Jail a song he had not heard In a number of years, aed tl>Nt the memories It awakened so impressed his mind with the enormity of his crlmo that ho was compelled to give vent to his feelings iu prayers and groans. Macon, October 27.-[Special.]—'Tho city ha* been alive to-day and crowd* of peoplo have thronged tho streets. Tlio merchants aro all smiles, - tho hotel men jubilant, and the citizens happy at the Idea of »£uccc&dul state fair. Early this morn- fog the train* began to bring fn people and exhtb- i u to make the success greater. A number of mer chant* run up fi»gs and <he city assumed a holi day appearance. At tho nark an old ttmo scene pre sented itself. At the entrance crowds of fruit stands with people hovering around was seen. Further on the president, Colonel Livingston, was busy an- ST.cring questions and conferring with the cxocu- committee. BecraLry Grier and Treasurer Bolt were busy as bees. Tlio veteran Jcrro Hollis, busily t in aged Arranging the manner of ad- nitting Ychtc es. Mr. Holmes, tho gatekeeper, wes shuffling In the tickets, and the day was bo- gfin. Macon, October 27.—[8peclal.]—Manager J. J Clay, of the go as-you-plcnsc match, received a let ter front a member from l’ulaski. It reads: "Mr, ofay, I here you gwlne to hav a fair are you what ill It cost my wife read In the papers you were, :d that tho people had to be thcro threo days at a c< ! tain time before lhe fair, on tho fustone that f ot there a wolkln got twq hundred dollar*. want to cum aud bring n>j provbtrti*and w*fe with me. Wbar can I * • «tb - Direct to Mister G. W. Bosrdcu, Haw- kit »vil)e,Ga. Macon, October 28.—[8i>ocIal.]—Tho state fair oi t ntd to-day with a greater crowd than yester »)»>} ,*aud with more • nthnslssm. At an early hour tin trains began to arrive and bring lu loads of f* acugers, who filed out of the candied like the out-pouring of a broken circus. The streets were enlivened by the band of tho Clinch Rifles, of An- and the crowds began to gather at tho park later. At nino o'clock was the grand cavalcade of lu r . s and cattle on the mile track, which was an iiitcicstlng spectacle. A few minutes later, tho bicyclists, arrayed iu showy costumes, paraded oil Uulr machines. K THE CI.AY PIGEON MATCH. The team match for tho state championship and Ligowsky gold medal was an interesting feature of tho day. It consisted oi team* of five m* n ten Clay i igcous, eighteen yards rise, flvo doubles fifteen yards rieo. The Chatham gun ulub, • 1 Savannah, and the Macon gnu club were tho contestants, the former being the challenging party. The match wus closely contested nuil overyl ■hot was put to tlio mark. Thu following is tho Ayrat Butt*. Barker MACON TRAM—SINGLES. ,11111101 BLAZES IN GEORGIA. The Incendiary Torch and the Careless Match. The Meriwether Vindicator gives a long list of fires. Fint camo the burning of Mr. Clark's steam ginnery nt Oakland; a complete loss. Next follow* cd tho burning of tho store houso and content* at Magdalena; this fire was tho work of an Incondla* ry; no Insurance. On Sunday the saw mill of Jones Brothers, of the Coro, first district, was burned; perhaps the mill caught from tho mourn tain fires near by; no Insurance. On Sunday also the cotton homo and three bales of cotton of Mr. Ben F. Bulloch, of Oill's district, were burned; incendiary work: no Insurance. Sunday Mr. J. M. Andrews, of the town district, was engaged all day in fighting flro originating from the careless- nc*s of 'possum hunter*. Thu Pine mountain near Flint liver baa been burning fox tho past week Bob Robinson, a colored man, living about four nillcs from Waynesboro was awakened by a boy whom he had sleeping In his cot ton house, and sprang up at tbc cries of tho hoy to find hU cottonhomc on Ore—and, strange to say, tho boy had slept until tho fire, burning his clothing, awakened him. He and his wife set to work to save the home, and being quickly reinforced by bands on the place succeeded fn saving tho house and cotton with the loss of only 300 or 400 pounds. There was about threo bales of seed cotton In tho house found to be on fire, and eight cr nine bales In houses adjacent. Bob Is satisfied that It was a deliberate act of incendiarism, aud has a'clue to parties. Colonel E. L. Brinson's glnhouec, In Burkecoun ty, wss burned last Saturday. The fire was dis covered by the gfnnet. burning the lint fibre on the cotton seed felling from the gin, which he qnickly caught up and extinguished, but looking under the gin, he found it iu a blaze. It wst Im possible to stop the fire, and the ginhouse and contents were consumed. The steam saw mills of W. F. Dailey & Co., fire milts west of Bartow, were burned Bnuday, with all their machinery, lumber and several of the houses of their operatives. The loss J* rstlmated at 115,000. There is no insurance. The fire origi nated In the slab pits. It being Snndsy few people were at the mill, and before assistance could be procured the flames bad done their work. The wood* sreitill burning and much more damage may ensue. On last Saturday morning the boy employed to feed the gin at HtubU'sDaiii in Laurens county, stepped upon a match that had been carelessly drepped upon the floor. Instantly the rapidly re volving brush to the gin swept the flames into the lint cotton. Mr. Frank Hightower, who was near, seeing the blase, gathered the cotton In hi* arpw end started for the door. By this mean* be wo* not only successful in burning bissself badly,but la also spreading the flamea to the outer cotton. The citizens of the town, ever on the alert to render all assistance in their power, were soon on band, and by almoftauperhuman efforts, succeeding laex- tincuishlrg the fire. There were eight bales of cotton fn the room at the time, and the firs in one sheet swept overall. Mr. C. J. Dill, who rents Judge E. A. Shields’ plantation, about ten miles from Thomson, had Lis gfuhouae burned lost week, together with a fine gin sud running gear and ten bales of cotton, bich is all a total less, as there was no insurance. The gin was running, when from some unknown cause the cotton In the roll caught fire, which soon reached the lint room, and the work of destruction wss complete. But this was not ail of Mr. Dill's loss. A fine mule, wkicb he had turned out on the creek bottom to graze,, wm ibot and killed bfnrmt unknown perty. _ 1— 8 .001110110 1—0 110 11110 1 0-7 010101000 1-4 1 00001000 0-2 27 DOUBLES. 11 11 10 10 10-7 11 11 11 U1 11-9 [Talker H 10 00 11 10 0 1-ft Willie in* U0 10 10 0 0 0 0-3 fcliin holstfT- 10 10 11 11 1 1— H *"Tiix’CHATHAM TEAM —K1N01.1:, DetO 0 10 liii If itch buck— Palmer.......— 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 ,01 1 0 10 0 0 1 1 - 6 .01 00 10 10 10-4 ,10 11 01 00 II ,01 lu 1101 11 sight with Preside ut Livingston, both say tho, sight was the most pleasing that has evor been seen on the track'. They estimated the Jersey dis play at over one hundred animals and at a cost of over 145 000. Conspicuous among the Jerseys was Dui isven owned by Wado. of Atlanta. This mag- n fleent beast is thu only son of Tennella t*M daughter of Signal, brother of Tennella tccoud, thu largest combined tnllk and bum r iccoid of any cow lu tho world. Tho hand- Fonust animal ou thu track was (Jilderoy, owned by Rosa, of Rome, who haa In his pudigre, four- tunmu with an average butter yield oi 10 pouuds a wet k. He Is tho exact counterpart of the picture of of Durham bull advertisements, aud wss much admired. Tli© Go-As-You-Please Match ■Was ono that has attracted much attentlou throughout tho state. It was held in the hippo- drome and was for twenty-oue hours, seven hours n<:*y. The hippodrome was gaily decked lu flags and streamers. The Hawkiusville Baby brass baud wra in attendance and the match opeued under most fsvorublo auspices. There were thirty six cutties and seventeen starters who who Piper, J. M. LmvD, Hu iIrian, Bn**ctt. Janus For.f, H. J. Davis, Kil gore, Prater, Whitmore, Moncrfef, Bartlett. Hobn*, Tolaud. Hum Ford, Haskins, \V. L. Lewis. Thu judges were presided over by Colonel Frank Can- i« n. of Macon; the scorers by Mr. Cliff Clay. At pumptlylO o'clock the men were stationed on the iniok und started. All moved off In a Jog trot- Ford, tho Georgia champion, with bi*step aud fetch lick; Prater with bis dog trot nuri (boot! era in their peculiar gait*. Thu fint ii. ilu was made by Prater At the fourth h-mr U>c lu ffing mtn were Prater, with 25 miles aud 3 laps; Moncrlet, 2t miles 1 lap. Later lu tho riny the rave grew interesting and was more exciting. Tho (core at tho eud of tho first seven hours was: Prater, 35 miles 4 laps; Piper, 31 mite* 2 tap*; J. M. Lewis. 15miles; therhtnu. 21 miles 10 taps; Bsfsett, 20 miles fi lap*: Jaa. Ford, 39 miles 5 lain; ll.J Davis, 85miles 1 laps; Kilgore, 17 inllos 10 bus; Whitmore 30 miles 0 laps; Moncrcif, 34 n ihs 5 tars; Bartlett, 81 miles 8 laps; Hobbs, 21 ntik* 91«|«; ToJitnd, 10 miles 10 Japs; Sam Vor/1, Mi mile* 1 tap; lla>kins, 36 miles 6 lap*; M. L. Lewis. 31 miles 8 taps; Page, 38 mllos 2 laps. The day’s raco closed with tho wildcat excite ment when Ford, the champion, ran iu ahead. Hewn* greet'<1 with yells. A mluaturo United Mate* (lug was placed fu his hand*. He waved it as ho mu. THE BICYCLE RACES. The first rare wss for tho Belaud medal, emble matic of tho ten mllo championship of tho Macon Bicycle club, donated by Mr. George Belaud, of Maeon. Thu entries were J. K. Slocum, Charles Cutrmcy, Charles Gambio aud Winbarz. The nnc was won by J. K Slocum, In flity minutes, (i linn tcy, rccoitd. Tbc second race was a tlmo contest. The win- nets were Cbailis Guernsey, first; Charles Gamble, second prizes. Macon, October 80.—[Spectal.HThere Is a great nowd of peoplo iu Macon to-day. Till RACKS The next raco was for a purse of tiOO, 2:33 class, mile beats, best threo in flvo. Fred D, entered by George Kelley; Delta B, entered by W. T. Burch; Dun, by E. F. Geers, Co umbis, Tenn.; Lady Mac, by J. C. Bowks, Columbus. The first heat wm one of tho most exciting ever trotted on tho course. An easy start was effected. Bello B had lhe pole, and was liUlo behind Lady Mac. taking lltc lcsd and held It to tno half-mtlu polo, tho 'others closely following. At tho next eighth Dsn pulled up and took thcjlcad. At thl* poll t the race wss exciting. Near tho homo stretch Bello It. forged ahead and It was neck aud mck for two hundred yards. Tho raco between ALL THROUGH DIXIE. tho string stre tch they came and as thoy nci— Bello B. mariu a lunge forward aud camo under the string ahead by half a length. Tim«2:3S second heat was well contested. started together. At the eighth Dan led. niowly. followed by Beil B. This was hold until tho last qusiter was reached, when Cook, Boll B.’s driver. ^ ..... . ——ipondcd and pawn Total Tho match attracted a targe crowd. Thu battery erected in tho ccuter of the mile track to wrest It from them. Hu stood oool and . .. levied; not a muscle twitched, When he 1ml made all but hi* last shot, the crowd looked on breathlessly. The fnte of tho day was In his hand*. He bad one more shot, and tire score wan within two of a victory, if he missed one itwa* tiu; If he hit both bis club would win. He shouted • ready," - up went the pigeons sailing away. Cooly no plucked the first one; the score was tie. The late of a nation could not havo been more at stake. The second that elapsed between his 11 ret and second shot was seemingly a mouth to lih comps ulcus. He raised tho barrels qiitaMj and • fired. The shot told: his club wou by tho *x»ro of one. Tliescenewasa lively one after tint shot. The match team was then shot for, reprowmted by three teams ol three men each from Mucon and Chatham clubs. The Macon|te«m eonsistlngof Wil burn. Parker and Taylor, won first money, score 41; Maeon team, Ayres, Hllnbolster aud Butts, second money, score 40; Havauuah team, com- P«-»cd of t Peaa, Nichols, Hlnhbauk, third mono/, score 87. THE HOY'S GO-AS YOU-TLEA8K MATCH. The hippodrome was a big feature of the day. Mr. Clay, tbc manager, began to fire a cannon early fn tho morning, and kept It up at intervals until 12:35, when tho boy’s go nvyou pleaso match began. The entries were Gilbert Licet, Walter Lane, John IMckctt, Bob Lowe and Homer Garrison. The match wss tor two hours. It was won by young Garrison, with a score of 11 miles 3 taps; Picket second, 12 miles and 8 tafia; Lsne 12 mile© and 8 taps. Yonng Oarrlion wou a mati-b in Atlanta the 3d of July, aud is tho best hoy walker in tho state. Yonng Farmers' .Club, This organization held a special called meet ing fn Premium hall at twelve o'clock, Presi dent W. J. Northern In the chair. Recretary Hid- ney Herbert reported targe aceessiona t > tbemem- berahipfrom all the southern states except Vir ginia. and stated that the object* and purposes of ihe club were being heartily iudoned in all sec tions Quite a number of new member* wore elected, and stirriux addresses made by _ Presi dent North cn, Vice-President R. A. NUbet,Captain Robert K. Park, Dr. W. Ii. Jones snd Messrs. W. J. Gaines, W. A. WImbush, Benja min I’orcb, W. B. htobbs and C. W. Howard. Ex Secretary A. L. Detain presented a handsome design for a badge for . mala .and female members or tho club, which wss adopted; and, also, a design for a nest cere tit,mte of mcmta-nihio. On motion of Vice President NUbet, ft wa* voted to bold a special meetings In New Orfesns at the exposition at such time as the president and executive committee may designate, probably during tlia month of February. The secretary announced that many of the finest exhibits of the present state fair wart being made by members of the ciub, although there was nothing about these exhibits to advertise the fact to visitors* Macon, October 29.-{flpecUl. J—When the morn ing regular and extra trains rolled In they were packed like sardines. Home of the passengers were banging on the platform irons. It occupied some Ume for the people to make their exit from tbc rural’cd. Tbc trains were all delayed and the great question with the railroads is how they can bring the pcoj iu to the fair. At eight o’clock Fourth street from the Brown house to the inter section of Mulberry street was alive with a mass people moving to the park. The early visitors were grafted with the shrieks of steam whistles and lirely strains of bands. The fs!< is progressing with great ctiocem. The people are alien tbiuluilc, and tho management is happy. General Superintendent Hatcher Is attired in a heavy cardinal sash, and Is mounted on a prancing charger. He moves about with composure and baa everything arranged in apple pie order. At nine o’clock was .the grand display of all the otttle on the mile track. Later the ««jior4os were led out. The exhibition WMfine. Hoo» Bobtrt A. Nisbct sra# watching the started loptdhpr. At thu eighth Dan led, clowly ■followed qusiter . „ ^ - t ailed ior hor best. Hho i ■head, going in alono by —„ 2:38. The third licnt wn* a puzzler. A good start \ui>s ir.nric, Dim 1« i dim: sligi tly. At tho ulghth ho Mu Ii to i4fty Mhc, who hold £h * * n.ifo pole. I'reri D. look th It. All trotted wildly, at tho homo am toll. Bell B pulled up and w/w second, 1 rod 1) wlulling thu heat badly blowu, .Time2:18. Tho Ir unli heat wo* the moat exulting of the day. At the start Fred 1) lead, closely followed by Dan, with Bell B third; at tho half-mile polo thcro was one length's dilii rrnco between tho four animals; the m xt eighth tho crowd began .to,choor, Dan cloud up and * ft was iilp snd. tuck between tlio two iu tho had, at tho novcn-chrhtbs pole, Bell If wen colled on. 8b© move*!.to Jho front and tho threo animal* v grand stand wss tho tcenu < *' ““ *‘ *~‘ n inoy now. isvo Falrlv aklrnmnl t... r£Tnr»l "iiiiio irmirwl iiOhe' ytirtf. from tin 1 ,trln< licit It, .iintiijr forw.nl, rinnlniily lolii.iit, wilti i> new life*. The Kono lie,mn dlM'rl|Hlrin. Km, iro wm «tr»ln«l to i .li li itio llnl.il. Thoilrlvci. were plvtn, tlio whip ut in:ry Jtimii. Sbo w,» not touche'. At flflr »md« from ihe rlrlu, her owner utlleil, "now lull." Mini CHI),lit It sort iluhnl III bjr > inch. Tlmo r.U'A. Frwl l>. uoond. Till AWARD. Tho pnnitninA that baro boon awarded wero coutntcil with spirit. Tho fullowlnz are loiae oi the award!: CATU.<, .litre AMD »wm:. Seat head Jeneya, Branch, Hon A Co,. Augiuta, tlOO; heat hull, .1 yean, J. U. Wado, Atlanta, fiO; hot hull, 2 year* old, 92fl, R. A. NUhet, Macon; bt.lcow.J. B. Wade, i beet heller, A. t, lion, Rome, 120; b»t herd Devon., W. It. done. * Bon, Herndon, too; tint Devon hull, W. II. Jonea A Hon, ftB| beet Devon row. W. II. Jonea A Hon, lit; la-al Devon hcirer, W. D. Jonea A Son; tit: beat lliilitelu cow, tC,, .K. Mabel. Memo; beat nradetow. W. It Join. A Hon, 120; heat trade hid- hr, R. K I'arkc.tlfi; beat herd ol trade cm. and hellria, diploma, to J. II. Wade, Atlaolaj beat milch cow.W.II. Jonea A Bona, ftn; beat milker, It. K. Dark, Macon, tin; licit yoke oxen, W, D. Jnnei, •20; U.t IMcrliio buck, Branch’. Hon. A Do., An- emu, tit; hut aoutbdown buck. W. O, Wadljr, Ihillnxhmke. lit; hit rnuthdown ewe, Bamuel barrow, lllountv Vlllc, 110; lie.1 Cotawold hunk, It. A. Nlahet, M l con, lilt; heat thoromthbred caahmert back, Blisncli’e Hone A Co., Autru.u, lit; boalcaabmere thoroughbred ewe. Branch',Bona A Co., Aniu.ta, •10; beat Bcrktblre boar, Morchead A Haulier, Douebrrtr, Ua.,tllt; beat Betkuhlreaow, Braueb'e Hone A Auioita, 110; beat red Berkablra •ow, W. II. Maoifletd, Macon, tlO; hat Tmcx boar. W B. Jonea.AHon,lit; beatCaaex now. W. II. Jonea A Bon, 110; beat aow and pl|x order alx month, old, any breed. H. F. Coleman, Macon, 120. beat pin under eight month, old. Monhead and Haulier, Duutberty county, 110. HOME., 1IIT.IA AHD JACU. Beat >1x11100, three yean old, John nilea, Macon, Int prize, J. 0. Hmltb, BaruoaviUo, aeeood prize, IIS. Beet ■ tickling celt, J. C. Tbompaon, ol Thomutoo, drat premium, 110; C. 1.0'Uormao, ol Macon, aecond premium, 13. Beat brood mare, J. C. Tbompaon, lint pramlnm, t20; C. I,. O'Uorman, aecond, tlO. Bait mare, J. U. Thayer, Colmnbtu, da., tint premium, §20; R. A. Nlabel, aecond premium. 110. * Hat yearling colt. C. W. Omy * Co., umrevllle, lint premium, 910; It. A. Gentry, Kpzru, Oa., aecond premium, IS. Anut, % *Be>tmare! fh'lerA'lirady, Atlanta,UnCpramlum, W>. Beatatalllon, Uioroughbrod, tbraa ye.r nld, C. W.Orey* Co.. Brat premium. IV); M. U tun- ridge, Jackaonvllle, Florida, aecond nlcmlum. tl.. ‘ToT’ j. o. Ernlth, Darncavllle, flnt prealum, la,. A large Cntninnunt. From the Meriwether, Oa., Vindicator. Mr. John M. Phllllpa canght a catamount on Tbnndey night at bla borne near the White Spring, that welched Iwentvone pound, and maaanrlng tour tud a ball leel, liddea lta tall, which wm attack upon tb« poultry of Mr Phillips. Coons Up'* Tree, From the Montezuma. Go., Rccorri. Cafl and Dan Harrison, Wallace Matthews, Km- meti HsD.iiu.il, Charila Norris and s-verol other smaller boys went ’possum hunting Mood ly night, nlnao’cloik with four ^ four coons were o p one tree, snd tbaberashed lot* of ftin *h*kthg t*ietn otuone at a tim^end seeing them fight with the Nfcrocs Plan to Burn a Ttxaa Town—Psnosjl- tsdIsds BetOlac in Plorlda—8oatR enroll a* ■Affairs—What *ls Btlva Don* la Ala bama-Other Southern Nsws. MlHHiHKlppi. The mayor and marshal of MignollOyMlss, servo withoutcalarles. ’ Ijouisiamt. Mr. IV. R. Osborne, ot Freakllu perish, Ls., kill ed a bear last week weighing 600 pounds. A l’lcnnauH. From nearly all portions ot Arkansas the report comes that cotton Is turning out much better than was expected. __________ "Virginia. Alexandria, Va., October 28.—lion. John 8. Barbour, chairman of the state domocratie committee, has issued n card in which ho says that tbo information in his possession is to the effect that a considerable sum of money lins been sent to Virginia for tho purposo of influencing the electoral voto in favor of tho Blaine ticket. Taxiih. Da lias, Texts, October 30.— The town of Mc Kinney, countyscat of CoiUn county, was Intense ly excited last night oror a plot the negroes hod marie to hum the town. They were Incited to tho sttimpt by a white republican named Lewis Prit chett. The plot was expmed late yesterday cren- In* by one ol the negroes informing several load- lUKcMzens. Pritchett fled before ho could no captured, and is nowat largo. T) o psopto aro still on I bo lookout tor him. A supply of Ur sad feathers snd a good strong ropo Is awaiting him. The profit ot the cattle business In Texas this year is estimated at 110.000,000. 3*014TH CAROLINA.. In the Catawba exhibit at the state falrof North Carolina was a silk dress made and worn by Ml** Rebecca 1’syno fifty years ago. She raised tho worms, spun and wove tlia silk, aud made tho dress. " About seven mllcssouth of Hickory. North, Care ollna. near thettouth Fork river, on the John WIN long farm, thcro Isa walnut tree 27 foot In circum ference. being nearly 9 feet lu dtamotor three feet above Ihe ground- It measures 38 feet to tho fint limb, and tho limbs aro in proportion to tho size of the tree. It appear* to bu perfectly solid, •nd would make 12,000 feet of lumber, without counting the limbs. At $ 10 per thousand, thotreo would be worth f 1*0. ■ The North Carolina Methodist conferonco incot* at Wilmington, the last week of Norombor. Florida. Jackson vim:, October 27 —[8pcctaL]—Tho bodies of H. B. Smith and Miss Alice George, who wero lost on Friday, have just been found floating in tho river, Jacksonville, Fla.. October 28.—Ex-Sona- tor Cliaffco arrived hero Monday, and is still here. When he left Washington it was an nounced ho was going to North Carolina. A colony from 1’vnnsylranla will scttlo In Polk county, Fla, Lakewood, Fin., Is on a boom. It Is said to bn building faster and with a more substimtial and treater rlnro of architecture than auy town along the Houlh Florida rallr-~ ’ Bananas aro bcglnnlt hood of Palatka, Fit. A bnnana-catlng match is tho latest at Mantl ed lo, Fla. blxtccn to fourteen is tho way tho score cads. "* South Cnrolinn. Coi.vmiua, 8. t'„ Oc tober 31.-Jn tho records nf the r.fllcu of the m rctary "f «»»tto I* tin; full wing petition, benringdato 1733, addressed to tho gov ernor of 8outh Carolina and signed by sixtcuu maidens: "Tho liumMo petition of all tho Maid* whoso Names aro under writ ton: "Whereas wo, th© hum bio petitioners, aro nt present iu n very melancholy condition of mind, your excellency will for too future order that no widow prctuioo to marry any young nmu till the molds aro provided for, or elw to pay c~ ‘ ny incir lurwsru t umnju', uo simp up iuu yuumc nun and have the vanity to think their inorlt beyond ours, which I* u great I m peril Ion toil-. The cotton factories at Hpartanlmiv. 8. C., aro running on full time, with the exception of a hoi- *1y now aud then. Tne Piedmont fair In Greenville, 8. C., begin* Novell her 4. Alabama. Bikminoiiam Ala., Octobor 27.-[Speclal]-Otto Cullman, oncol ihe founders of tlio German colo ny st Cullman, Ala., died last nlghtof Infiamatlou of tho brain. Biuminoiiam, Ala., October 27.—[8pocial.]-At 2 o'clock tbfs morning another fire broke out, oon- sumlug /onr old frame stores on Twentieth street. They were among the first homes built here, and were eyesore*. Los* 92,50); limurod. Montgomery, Ala., October 28.-(8peclal.]— Governor O'Neal Informs your correspondent to day that ss soon as he received the resignation of Chief Justice Brlckell, be at once tendered to As sociate Judge Stone, In a lengthy complimentary Utter as to his character, standing and long pub lic seivlee, tbs office of chief justice of the an nul of Alabama. Judgo Btono accepted eful letter to the governor, ifo has since qualified and entered upon the discharge of hta duties. MojrraoMKar, Ata., October 3l.-[8pecIal.]-As the season advances, tho crops turn out batter la some cectlons than expected somo time since., Mr. P. R. Uoll. of Montgomery .county, Ala.,made and gathered this year,with three mules, fifty four — '** r bale, and oorn, a big crop of oata and other farm products. James Gaillard. of Butler county, Ata., made forty bushels of rice per acre this season. The depot at Tuscaloosa was burned last night. TanncNsofl. Chattanooga, Tenn., October 27.-Rising Fawn, Gs., furnace, ow^cd by HenatorJ. E. Brown, hut annoonced a reduction of 10 per cent, to bo into effect November 1st. Chattanooga, Tenn., October 23.-{Special.]— Rev. J. W. Lloyd is one of the moot prominent ministers In tbo conference of the Methodist cborcb, which has been In session at Bristol for several days, and when the announcement wh* made last night that be had been expelled from the conference for drunkenness and lying, a gen eral sensation was crested. The story of his down fall In brief, la ss follows; Ho was des perately fn lore with & beautiful young lady of Asheville, N.O. Two weeks ago be went to tfcst place to visit hi* infatuate I, aud while there be learned beyond all doubt that sbo was not vlituons. overcome with grief und morti fication, be took to drink, and was aeon reel lug ■Lout the streets fer day*. A brother mintater hearing of Lloyd’s downfall, went to a bagnio to remove him. but tbc-Intoxicated minister dental any acquaintance with the would-bc trieud. Hta disgraceful conduct reached the confercnco aud he was summarily expelled. Brintol, Tenn., October 30.—John Pike droro bli two daughters from home hut cvculng, and night overtaking them, they went into esmp oa the railroad, built a fire and laid down to rest. W bite asleep the dn m of Mattie. ago<l is rear*, i mi vht flro and sho was burned to a crlip, dyiug lu an hour. Perrimmon pirtlc* are tbo latest device for ■rending a day in the woods among Nash villa people. The woolen mill at Tollaboma. Tenn.. with pm looms, biunnlugou full time wltu a sole for nil its products. (SJoISTlNCT PfUNH