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GEORGIA NEWS.
A Deer Bunt Netr it icvlllo-lntcnslva Farming
Items# County—a Until Aeotdant in Gordsn
County — Affair* m Barman - A Oaod
Yield of C^tioa—Other Notes.
On Tuesday night a fire occurred on Mr. *Jlra
Bark’ii place, in Sti w»rt county, which resulted in
tbc burning of a liesro cabin, in one end of which
twobalesof cottr-u were stored. Two Rule negro
chlldrcuwbo were In the house pefbhed iu the
flames. The children wi re left aloue aud It
thought that they mre’eraly set Arc to the cotton.
The scarcity of squirrels this fall is said to be the
mult o! the bard spell oi lrecz
ing, sleeting weather last January,
when great numbers nf t hem were frozen to death,
as the unsavory odor for weeks afterwards of the
dead rodent* all through the wood* was very per*
•eptlble.
Mr. Frank Cleveland yesterday brought to Cc
dmtov. n the stufltd m. in of a largo wildcat. While
he wos out hunting near Hightower’s mill a few
night* since with a pack of hounds, eight in
her, they ran it for h vernl hours and Anally caught
aud killed it. It had bceu very destructive to
young pigs In the neighborhood where caught.
The her d and body of the animal measured three
feet. Jud Crabb is in possession of the crcaturo 1
stuffed skin.
Wild ducks and geese are plculiful iu south Gcor*
gla.
Lost Fridsy morning the Messrs. Cowart, living
ci8htornlnc miles northeast of Rcidville, started
on n fclow troll deer hunt. They soon Jumped
an old buck, which.they ran continuously, with
tbo exception of a few hou s Friday night, till late
Faluidoy evening. They passed through Reldsvlllo
ou their way home, hungry, tired, torn and no
deer.
Nevtnnn Herald; 1 regret to learn that a son ol
?Ir. Joseph Shackelford, nine or ten year.* old, was
Mufithmd in lint cuttou-»»a Saturday evening, the
Mil hut. at Mr. Andrew lunlclV, hls grandfather.
A.-1 understand it, Mr Dauld his a glnhotuo Oil
the old style, with lint room down to the grouud,
ur.d it Issuppofcd thuttho boy jumped or fell into
the room wruogu a cu*»r uprtalrs, aud lit some
way v a* evacomc. IJu » *a not missed until night
6»; m:,mm r. mm
be fov ml, they pum-t-cd to search the lint room
where he was fouu*i dr*4. IiU>» h-rifof our neigh
lioin v c tender warmert sympathies to the ailUeted
in their htnrt-rvnding b-veavemeut.
A syndicate of some of the best men in the was*
tern part of Thomas*county has been formed for
the pin pose of farming on the intensive Astern and
preparing the land by lcvclfug and removing
stump*,*o that the most improved machinery may
be tut d. The syndicate Is composed of men of
means and who have been successful farmers for
years.
Dnwsonvlllo News: Recently wo attended
Methodist church in the country; and, according
to our count, flito u young men and boys who
think themselves young men, got up and wont
out during tho sermon. Why is this? Tho scr*
raon w as on Interesting one to any tbiuklng mind;
and not an old man, or old lady, or young lady
went out during the time. Was anything special
ly the matter with said young men? Or did they
not have capacity to understand the sermon? Or
have they not bceu properly trained at homo? We
will not nay, nor will we blame tho young raou
for they esn hardly bo held responsible for nuy
one cf tbc* above three excuse* for going out du
ring tbc sermon.
Caiuovk, Ga., November 17.—{Special.]—A fatal
accident occurred nc*r hero last night, lu which
Mr. John nolcoube wks tho unfortunate victim.
Mr. Holcombe and two other men were out hunt-
iugopossums and wore cutting* large tree to_ se
cure tiuir game. Thetreeiraa felled, but while
falling struck another tree near by and a largo
limb from the falling tree was broken offend
hurled back upon Mi. II, killing him instantly,
having crushed his skull. Mr. U. recently came
from f .bnttanoofra, where be had been for several
years In the employ ol tho Western and Atlantic
railroad, lie leaves a wife and five small chil
dren.
*Ta!.lvi.ah, November 17.—[Special#]—A wicked
man, who did not believe in revivals of religion,
set the wooos all on fire in the vicinity of Liberty
church, near Clay ton, Rabun county, where 22
penriih were bnptlafdby Immersion ou Sabbath
last, ostensibly for th^urposoof breaking up tho
meet ini, and as the fencing and other property of
the citizen* in attendance on tho church were cn-
daniu t?d by the fire, his devilish purpose was ac
complished by this malicious act.
BrnwEi£,Ga. l Nor-inter 17.—[Special.]—A no
gro, Lew Brown by name, in this community, who
has all ids life affiliated with the republican party,
has recently turned democrat, and gives this reason
for it. He rays: De publican party Is ilko a red
bird and de nigger like da Jay. Do red
bird ret* 'way up in top o' de pine
tree, locking down at de jay bird iu de
bushes, an’ hciay to 'im:
"M-o v oy o-u! ’
Bnt de jay bird be shake hU'cf an' say;
••Show It. show it!"
"Now dat's de way I is by de 'pub (cans. Ever
, to l am done wld 'em.
None of oar crustacean dainties should be
cheap r or more plentiful than the lobster, seeing
that the nniinal has hem so literally gifted with
the rower of reproduction. Each hen yields la
her rcaion from 20.0UI to 24,000 eggs.
Rome, Ga., November W.-lSpaclal ]-Oa October
2ft, nearBency, in this county, O. N. Atkin**, a
white man, committed a rape on hi* twelve-year-
old daughter. When the terribld fact was dis
covered by his wife Atkins decamped, and far a
time his whereabouts was unknown. On October
:tl Mrs. Atkins swoie out a warrant sxainst her
ht^teud, end yesterday Constable Merrill, of
Chulio oPtrict, succeeded In arresting him In Her-
tow county. He was token before Justice Lloyd.
yc-an old end appears to be rather weak minded
CONYERS, Ga., November 2L—[Special.]—Lato
V.'cdcoday evening Cc loud A.C. Terry, a promi
nent lawyer faera, was incarcerated la prison for
contempt of court. Ia u?6 he collected some
money for Mean. Garrett A Bro., of Atlanta, and
failed to deliver it to them. An order from court
was taken ordering him to pay ft over, bat be did
not do It and consequently was ruled. He will
tare to lie in jail until the money Is paid.
Dram, Ga., November 2L—(SpeciahJ-Luther,
the eleven-year old sou of W. R. Scarborough,stuck
flu 8-penuy nail Into hi* foot about two weeks ago,
and it U thought by tbe doctors that be will lose
tlio foot. He snfie-rs a great deal and can only <
tain any rest by elovating his loot Thenttendai
thought him dying last Monday nlg&t. He is
seme U tter to day.
New* an. Ga. .November 21.—[Special.]—'Twenty-
one year* ago when valuables were in danger of
being captured by tbo yankce army, Mr. \V. B.
Bcriy, president of the First National bank, hid a
number of packages o! money in the country
near here, all of which was found by him after tho
war except ono lot of 1500 in gold. Diligent search
had teen frequently made for this, bui without
Micccst until yesterday, when it was. found byO.
IV. Smith, of Carroll, after digging for it three
days. Mr Berry gave half the money to the finder.
He *oys that t e now temembers nutting the m mey
where found, and understand* now he made tho
mistake in locating it which has given so much
trouble.
AcwoRTir, Ga., November 21.—[Special.]—Just
fiJtt cn jcurs ngo there lived in Ac worth a widow
and her daughter Eliza. They were in humble
eircumstances, but appeared contented aud hap
py. There six. Jivul i;i A. -.vortli .-it thoMim* t!n-
a respectable young man, whom wo will call Wil
lis. Ho was a tonvtaut visltOT at tho widow’s roal-L
deuce, and xemed to bo devoted to tho daught-ir
HI fra. In fact, it was current in social circles that
at an early day Willis and Klizs would to married.
Bnt alas, Inttcnd or a marriage, a genuine sens*-
tionawaited our town; for Rife* became tho
mother of a glil baby, and Willi* loft lor other
parts,
■ Alter awhile the widow died, and the child grew
Rockmart, bad married Eliza’s sister, aud
be occasionally visited Eliza’s homo,
and her child would tnako long
vhlisto her Uncle Williams at Rockmart. All
m-uit-ft to go all right till about threo months ago,
J'llzflh and her child disappeared from Acwnrth In
company with said Williams. fk>on after Madam
Rumor began to connect their departure with
scandal, but the better part of our people did not
believe anything wrong until a few days ago when
it berame know n that oretty Ks*i« 8hef!cy, for that
was her name, had become n mother and was devl
and that her Uncle Bill Williams had seduced and
mined her.
To tho long list of recent conflagrations in Meri
wether, must ho added two other* that havo oc
curred this week, tort Monday night between 11
and 12 o’clock tho largo storo house of Judge Lao
Milam, at Jones' mills, was discovered wrapped In
flames. Mr Milam had been up ten
minutes before the fire broke out aud
raw no signs of anything wrong. His.
wife calling out that a house was burning, Judge
Milam leaped from his couch to find Ills store on
fire. Hartily gathering the keys, he ran to the
burning store, which was distant over a hundred
yards from his dwelling. Unlocking tho front
door, tbe flames burst out, running across tho floor
ns if it was covered with oil. Tho door was hastily
closed and a window broken open at tho side o!
the house. The flames bursting out at this opou
window, no entrance could be effected. Tho store
and a new stock of goods Jui^ opened, tho old
storehouse near by and six bales of ‘ cotton wero
burned. Nothing but a pair of shoes was saved
from tho entire stock of goods. A few hundred
pounds of seed cotton wero carried out of tho old
store houio. The loss to Mr. Milam is at toast
tt.CCO, wlih no insurance. Tho flro was evidently
the work of sn Incendiary. Thore had beeu no
flic lu the store for nearly a week, and thorc wero
matches In tho part of tho -building In which
the Are originated. Last Monday night tho saw
mill of Mr. McKnfght, near*Flat Shoal*, was con*
kumeJ. Wo have heard no r^rtlculam, lmtluuru
IT'Jiiiri liif 1 s
TVur^viwi Fmri^'TWh-Jlfruv. rorsyth Jm been who returned and arris
blet»co above most men in respect of children, them to Clinton Jail.
ipectof
. was bo.
He named it Grover Cleveland, in honor of tUo
Filin’ly the seventeenth, a son, was born to him.
prominent lawyer, and one of the leading citizens
of Appling county.
Ihe Albany Ncw3 says that Iko Hunt, an old
negro man, near seventy years of age, was rnur
dered on Tuesdav afternoon about dusk, hy a
youug uegro named William Robiosou. Robert
son was one of Hurst’s croppers on the old Roystoa
place, now owned by Grceifleld «fc Gortalowsky.
In baullng up the corn he took moro than hit
share, and old man Hunt went to his lot and made
complaint of the fnct. Robinson ordered him out
of the lot, In a profane and violent manner, ad
ding that tho old man was too big,
a fool to understand any explauation that
ho might make. While the old man
was Insisting on hi* right to a fair division of the
corn of his son, a mere lad, came tip to tho gate
^and urged Ills father to come away. Robiosou
then seized a poplar pole, eleven feet long and
three inches in diameter, and started after tho
boy.
Hurst Interposed by say tug, "Don’t strike tlic
boy; strike me." Robluson upon this, struck
him on the head, literally crushing It. In tho
language of Dr. Bacon, who attended the inquest,
and from whom these facts wero gathered, "the
old ir on didn't know what struck him.” The
murderer is at large.
Macon*, November 22.—[Special.]—Near Bruns
wick Thursday a deliberate attempt at suicide
was made by BIr. Chas. Day, an old citizen of Mar
con, by throwing himself into the sea. Mr. Day
livid With his son Mr. U. C. Day, treasurer of the
Brunswick and Western railroad. He I ms bite n
acting Tory s'rsngely for .sevend days. Tnursday
he put on nl* overcoat and walked out. lie wont
loan inlet sod taking off his overcoat aud sho •«
plunged In. Two negroes working near by heard
the splash and ran to xe what caused it. Mr. Day
wan straggling frantically iu tho Water and had
gone under. At last one oi tho negroes, Thomas
Lewis, lumped in and saved him. Ills first word-*,
whin he had become quiet on the bans, wera:
"Oh, how cruel to save mo." He was nearly
eighty years ol age
Macon, November 17.—[Bptclal.]—'The bloody
encounter which occurred In Jones c ounty yester
day, tho incidents of which wero wired to The
Constitution last night, was the most horriblo
affair that ever occurred In the county. Tho
tragedy is tho remit of a long standing family
feud. Tho scene was about seven mlies from Had
dock’s station, near Shont'a mill, ou FiatshOAla.
There lived Colonel Bin F. Beck, Sr., his wife, his
son, Bon F. Beck, Jr., and his two stop-sous, John
and Etephen Stubbs, all living in one home.
Colonel Beck’s wife was Bfrs. Stubbs, who when
mnrritd hod the two sous John and Stephen. B**n
nnd James Beck are younger. At the death of
6tubts tlio property was willed to his wife atul
children. They never camo to an nmlcablosettle
ment, and all lived together. For somo time
,Uoloncl Beck aud bis wife separated. TMt brought
on bad feelings. They finally lived together agalu v
Mrs. James 8tubl>s kept house, but all was un
pleasant.* James Stubbs was administrator of tho
cststo ol his lather. Colonel Beck owed a
certain debt for rent and could not settio tho mat
ter wlih tlio administrator, This engendered bad
feelings between them, and words wore passed.
The Etubb boys were accused of stealing corn.
It was renewed Sunday morning. Mrs. Colonel
BcCk, her husband, tho two Stubbs boys aud Bsn
link were present at the timo. Jos. Beck was seat
to Clinton [for tbo sheriff and]warmutsfor their
arrest. When about two hundred yards from tho
bcuse ho heard shots. Ho rushed hick, and as ho
nccrcdtlio front steps was mctwilh a volley of
buckshot. Colonel Beck had been killed Inslilo of
tbchouso Instantly, a load entering his head. Bon
died Inter in tlio day. Whin about two him trod
yards from the lioiuc Ja». Beck mw his father and
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
VVHAT THE SOUTHERN FOLKS ARB
t r . SAYING AND DOING
. Ta:
Burned In New Orloana-A North
wo Dts'rojed by Fire-The South
LrgtaiA'.urr—Incendiary Fires
-> wait Courthouse, Virginia.
q: irnrh’epra:
d'nlay of ore:
patiently waiting for twenty-four years fora deoil
c cm tic pro ideut to bo elected, so that he could
ntmoono of his sons after him. Seventeen chil
dren! What a number®! responsibilities resting
on ono man! Fora period nf over thirty years hoi
'' n i* childhood and sooth-J
kind and loving words; at*l
unfitd kveet in tho wood shed in which hls part
in the programme was tho nimbio use of tho shin-
glo; proopid in tho dark for the paregoric, and
sc tea as umpire in family misunderstanding*. Ho
deserve* to Go a patriarch—he is one; and we hope
that he may iivo toteotho fourth genoratloa of
Dils dtictuOsnts tiro up and call him blcssod.
Daniel Ncwburn cultivated ulno acres In sea
Island or Jong staple cotton, and eleven acres in
upland lice. He sold tbo cotton for 1375. The
ilcerudd in thorough for ninety cent*a bushel,
and the Her and straw together brought $200. Ho
alio made 150 hushols of corn, aud sweet potatoes
M;flick-lit to help considerably in fattening seven-
tun brad of hogs. Iu fact, to make tho matter
short. l>e made with ono horse, cotton and rlco to
the value of 1575, and almost a year’s sti opart be
sides. 1 his was the work of one plow, and shows
the wonderful adaptability of Coffco county lands
to unloud rice snd long cotton. This kind of cot
ton Is telling at 22 to 20 cent* per pound^HiHH
Three young white men who, judging from the I
character of their business, have sunk very low In
the scale of respectability, have got luto trouble
liiTrcup county. The l.aGrango Bb
the story of their crime and arrest a*
P Three young white men—C. U. Bo-
and J. C. Jaekson-flnd themselves In'a very bad
plight tost night they were arrested at the Lind^
bay place, two miles distant, on tbc Newnan road,
■•y Mrraba s Ware and McUormsck and Mr. Ben
V* hit field. Jnrkson was addressing a withering of
Inegrois. It scims that these men have been solid
Ing book* to the whites In thedAy tlmjanddiv;
I'ofnt railroad have teen awaro that tho ne-
rots were being duped thus, aud
Jarshal Ware has suspected that nocturnal meet
ings were being held, but not until last night was
ic ublc to “lay tbe ax to the root of tho tree.” Tbt
ttio are charged with collecting money from their
deluded victims and giving in exchange them
worthless passes. They have been in and around
toGrange for some months, seemingly engaged in
legitimate business and were apparently clover
oungmen. *One of them has been a student of
. mory college. Tbe matter will come np before
the grand Jury and probably to disposed of at tbt*
court. The oflenie Is a misdemeanor, punishable
with fine or imprisonment, or both.
Amos Bivins, a negro living In Fayette county,
Lung hive self with suicidal Intent one day, week
before last. 8ome persons came across him Justin
time to cut the rope and save his neck. After con
idouincts was restored, ho was questioned as to
tbc cause of his rash act, and gave as a reason for
hls desire to die, that ho was in debt, and was not
able to get out.
Eastman Times: tost Monday morning the
care of habeas corpus of K. D. Dedge vs. I. T. Raw
lins chr-rlfl ol !>od*o county, was heard before Or-
*■' Rozsr. Our readers will remember that
me with which Dcdgo stands charged, H
hat of assault with intent to murder—in cutting
aday,
r. John O. McRae at ML Vcraon, on Mond
bo
bout uns min-, anu uaiuK ms oruiucr* pari, tom
_ Hite t® hit him (referring to bimscli), where
upon McRae knocked him down. Bystanders in-
tefered, however, and no further vioh.-nce was done
hy citter party. On the Sunday following, McRae
and Dedge met, talked the matter over, aud, by
mutual cruren* 4 ‘* 4 —** " n -‘ •*-
throw McRae n
! diabut that I .
laid oiide the weapons he h
Which to defend himwinu
attack by one cr both of the Dedge brother*. Mon*
dry aitcrncon. the :A instant, young McRae was
sitting on the vtraudsh of Mr. B. Harris’s
store, when the prisoner come up, and the
two engignt in a friendly conversation, in
the renrte of which Dedge remarked that tt”look*
like it w»ll rato,” to which McRae replied, "yes,if
doon’t wind upltke it usually dots.'/ "Dimri
you. I'll wind j ou up,” said Dedge. and suiting
bis citlons to his words, he jumped a.«trlds Me-
Hat's Up, snd pinning him to the chair with bis
kit sim.commencedhU deadly work with a knife
which be btld in bis right hand. Young McRae
tried in vtin to defend blmscli, but the low of
bicod icon rendered him be!p1e>». Mr. John Cal
lahan, a clerk in the store, separated the two men,
and immediately Dedge attempted to-escape, bat
was arrested before begot off. > oung McRae was
w n—wTIOl
and nrrifctcd tlio murderers an«l tojk
[them to Clinton Jail, where thev nro now con-
fluid. Tho shots attracted the uclghbom, and
Tt iarge crowd gathered.
—" — **--«.— The
itisei
1 hey made no attempt to escape. Stephen Mfn ho
feels all right nbout it, aud James la ictlcsnt and
refuses to talk.
% Gr.i»*ri.v, Ga., November 23.—[Special.]- Grinin
will to on Imvoa public library that will he nu or
nament to tho city. Tho ladles are thoroughly
aroused on the subject, and Aro working with 'fine
success. Several hundred books and a liberal
amount of money Iiavo been subscribed. The fol
lowing constitute* the board of directors: Henry
C. Burr, president; W. J. Kincaid, S. Grantland,
J, M. Brawncr, Robert T. Daniel, Gcorgo B. White,
and Dr. R. U. Taylor. Entertainments will bo
given during tho winter to raise money for the
library. Tho interest being manifested in tho en
terprise is remarkable.
Rev. George E. Bonner, of Sparta. Goorgla, who
was onto stationed in Rabnn county, has written
tho following very affecting letter to Eugene
Beck, the wife murderer, who is now confined in
Hall county Jail. Beck, is deeply sensible of the
great crime ho lias committed and only those who
have heard him conrerso can Judge of how much
hls heart Is troubled. He tayslie knows nothing
about committing the crime, buteven his life can
never atone for the great evil lio has done. He
says bo wants to die, to havo himself offered np
as a partial sacrifice for tho deed. Ho has aikcd
tho ministers of the city to visit him In his coll,
snd pray that tho atoning blood of Jesus Christ
may wipe away this great sin. .The letter Is as
follows:
My dear old friend of other days—Mr. Eugene
Bick: I havo read Iu Tiik Constitution of Oc
tober 10 snd 20, with a sad heart, of your unfortu
nate act in a lit of dcllrum tremens, in which you
self you would never have committed i
atrocious act You bad drank until rcasN^n
dethroned, and you were unconscious of the most
I fearful ait of your life— thinking as tbo paper
stated that you were "shooting
—when In fact you wero shooting yonr own loved I
companion. 1 writs you hoping that this letter
may do your soul romogood. In 1%7I, ton ye*rs
ago. I was In your native county, Rabun, as pastor
of tbe Methnoistebnrcb, south, and wo were often
times together during my pavtorato in Rabun, i
You heard the Gospel as I presented it to the peo
ple within the walls of tbe old brick church that
|steed ou the bill that overlooked tho little
village of Clayton. If I am not mistaken, you
were at tbo altar for prayer during the great rsvl
' ad there in Heptemter of 1V7L If not at
■1. JMI know you were Intcmf-d. Would to
Gcd you had given him your heart then, and boon
Isavtd from that fcanuf ’ * ' 1 ‘ "
standing our pathway
^ -Louiniann.
Oklkans, November 10.—Tlio sugar
cm Am.out plantation, St. [James’ parish, owned
tiKMlrcr filrnc, with 150,000 pound* of sugar Was
h|/ned to day. Loss $150,000.
\ Murylmul,
Ham:vokf, November 17.—Eight car loads of
lR.rylnrd exhibits at tbe New Orleans exposition,
i—ri- to-night for that city. The collection em
specimens of tho products and resource* of
If.T stutocf every variety, Including
h'^'T' A piece*, of native woods, and two hundred
anile, and other building atouct. Tho
ores and minerals will be Quo. One of
which will be loaded at Cumberland,
wj4 contain a Lugo specimen of coal.
D.tLTJMonK, November lP.-Tlie first snow
s»*:m of the season fell to-day
sr.‘up to two o’clock tills afternoon the storm
<v3|!r.\cd, though the snow melted uv rapidly a*
it *w». The temperature was cold nnd uncom
fortable
Texas.
(• ii.vf.ston, November 17.—-A disnafeli from
try on, Texas, says between 2 nnd 3 o'clock
yfbtcrdny morning, tho office of tho Texas ox
prwa company, at this place, was entcrod by
(inoves, and tbe safe robbed of $10,085. Tlio
door* oftho office and tho aafo wero opoued
<filh duplicate keys. Ono thousand dollars of
ti »Hmoijcy was consigned to Clark. Bryan A
1 owed), bankers.
-.H HUMAN, Texts, November 21.—The trial of Joo
( -atcr, a wealthy cattle dealer, for killing Daniel
Thompson In October last, was concluded to night,
T' .nltingin an Immediate verdict of acquittal
T..,«t.ipson publicly declared bi* iutention of kill-
IctXiunter on sight, snd tho latter, with tbo
kdmvJtdgoof Ids friend*, deli*. r.'My-ought and
killed a iioxi] «on, avowing that ho did so to aavo
hi*own life, .
Florida.
JfgcKflONViLi.v, Fla., November-22.—A. apoctal to
thl)tfines-Union from Madison says: Wednesday
ulgiit n in gro broke luto tho houso of a widow and
diituhtcr living in the ont«Mts of this city and at-
t( mpudto outrngo them, but whs defe.ucd in his
1 urpu’c, and ran. Armstead Williams, n negro,
v.crorrr.stcd ou tuiplclou aud lodged iu Jail to-
Hewn* idcntlllcd as tho author oftho out-
'lids afternoon several hundred people
to tlio Jail, Prole It open, aud shot williams,
ig him instantly.
kso»vill*, Fla., November 22.—Tho Okcoho-
isgc company opened one of Its canals to-
tho purpose of lowering tho water* of
Topopckolfga. It will lower by twelve foot
-nti-r in tho lako covering twonty anuaro
nnd open tip to navigation a rich territory
interior portion ol tho state.
North C:\voUnn.
non, N. C., November 19.—Tolsnot, a villago
d Wilmington nnd Weldon railroad, wm do-
td by flro this morning. Lora 625,000. Tho
nl goods of I*. J. Turnbull, W. B. and James
3 drug store of J. A. Barnes. Ktilcbrow’s
.-muon, tno stores of William and J. T. Well*,
M C. Hoover & Co., add J. B. William**
i0smaller buildlngi were cdnsuinud.
>N, N. C., November 21.—A
, tbit state, to the Morning Star, says
literature through the mall, but escaped to. Mis
souri bcrorc ho could bo oapturod. Ho wat final
ly arrested in Christian county by a deputyynar-
shal and brought back for trial to-day. Thcro aro
flro charges against him, ^
CHAiTANoooA.Tonu., Novcmbor 19/—[SpoclaL]—
Deep Indignation is felt In tho city over tbo out*
rageotfs slanders burled against tlio south by the
raving editor of tho Commcrcial-Giscttoof Cin
cinnati. There Is talk of boycutttug ml CTndiu-
nr.tl merchant* who advertiso lu toe sheet.
Cn attakoooa, Tcnn., NoTcinter 19.—[dpeolsL]
F. M. Owcrby bss boon engaged la this section for
moral months In organising gangs of negroes to
te sent to California, to supplant Chinese labor.
Tie lias tiern very succeMfiil, and by December 1st,
nUmi five hundred will congTCgate iu this city to
bo aiut west. Ilo will also send several hundred
in January. Chattauoosa has boon mado tbe re
cruiting depot. A gentleman who has just limi
ted iu tho .illy, from IVnnsylvanla, states that
arge numbers from his m ction contcmplsto mov
ing tonth this winter, and Teuuosjco scorns to be
their preference.
Nasiivh.ik. November 19.-Tho fnrmers’cm-
gn ss of the United Stales was called to order In"
the hall of tho representatives, in tho stato cap!-
tel, at 12 o'clock to day by Colonel Robert Beyer-
ly, oi Virginia. Govocuor Bat®* ol Toauessco, do*
i address of welcome, at tno conclusion
■ .
of which Colonel Beverly returned thanks for tbe
cordial WfcJcomo The secretary read an address
rmntly toned by tin- pro-ldonL ficttlnnr forth tbo
• Iroflrndot&icisof the congress, aud I’ruddout
i*c’(Tly read Abiiddiess giving tho results of last
>c«t*K work.
CnATTANorioA, Tcnn., November 21.—[Speohl.]
General Filer. Swiss nrolxinador to tho Uni
ted Flntcfl. arrived in the city to-day, accompanied
by Hon. I’ctcr Htfiub, of Knoxvllh, Swiss consul.
Mr. Frier is cn route to tho Swim colony in Grun
dy county to look after their Interost*. Ho will
also visit tho colony In Kentucky. Tho riwlss
resident* to-night tendered him a banquet, at
which a number of leiuRnir citizens were nroscut.
He I* greatly pleased with TonnoMce, nnd hU vis
it may bo Instrumental lu brin.<lti<uioro Swiss to
the state.
Chattanoooa, November 21.—[Special.]—A vory
m nsational sulrido was discovered at 'Collierville,
Alabama. A few days ngo a stranger arrived iu
the town. He bad nothing to do, and the author
ities becoming snsplcious arrested him for vagran
cy. bnt he was discharged. He was well drossotl
nnd seemed to havo been fu good circumstances.
This morning hls body wax found suspended
from a tree near the town, life having tecu ex
tinct a day or two. Ho left no note or word of
explanation, nor any clue to his identity-
Cjiattanoooa, Tcnn., November .2l.-{8peoisL1
Colonel A. A. Campbell, of Atlantq, nu extensive
property owner between this city nnd Murphy, N,
C., stated to-day that tho Richmond and Danville
railroad have now MX) hands employed in extoad-
ing llieir line to Uurphey, nnd think favorably of
building to tbo Ducktown copper mlno, and
thence to Chattanooga, giving this city another
outlet to tbo seaboard.
Ciiattanoooa, Tcnn., Novombor 22.—[flpocUl ]
News has just reached tho city of tbo drowning
of six persons in tho Temicssoo river, near Cooper-
ton's ferry, Alaboma, this evening. Nino per
sons wero croeslog In a ferry boat, when tho boat
capsized. Tlirco escaped. Tho ferryman, niunsd
Thorns* Key, bis child, two woraon and two chil
dren, wero drowned,
Ciiattanoooa, November22.—[Special.]—A sou-
rational s uirhlo occurred to-day J\t Vauccs, a
station on tlio Alabama Great 8outhcru railroad,
Hon. R. C. Coffee, a member of tho Alabama leg
islature for six years, from Bibb county, commit-
PROGRESS IN BURKE.
HOW THE SPIRIT OF .EMULATION
WAS AROUSED.
Th»L«t« County Fair in Burko-Tbo Exhibition oft
Live atook-Yho Fakirs oa tbe Orooad-l'ho
Erie oner a of Thrift Amorg the feople-
A Curious Piece of Workm»n*hlp.
Ill he
.it tho.
I despond
Hm*
cnltUmtircqucathMrUiill to 1
y impollcd
a man of coas
nil to hls wife.
that the God of Heaven and fnQuito mercy may,
and "deliver yon from blood gulltiuns," o'
God! Thou Oodt! of tby Salyntlon. I would
suggest that you read for your moditatlon the fif-
ty-nrat Ilalm. It Is David's Hmlm of penitential
lid after he had murdered Uriah tno Hittite.
Jour soul Is de-titled t» live bo-
yond the grave in eternal bliss or woe. I know
ronmuitbe very nnhsppy now, hut unless you
neck God in tbe forgiveneMS of your sins, and nod
Jctuassyour all sufficient Bavfor, you will be
much mote nn happy in the next world. May God
b’ossnd rave you, is the prayer of your old friend,
and one that very deeply sympatnkes with you.
If you would like to COKmunlcate with me, my
potti fDce i« Hparts, Hancock county, Ga. I would
be ph a* cd to hear from yon.
Piedmont, Ga,, Press: The Presbyterian 8sb
hath Khooi have au easy method of getting up
money for mUlon*, fiundav-seboof literature, etc.
They have lluie toy eattbeti Jugs made wUh a
hole in them Just mfllrfent to admit a sickle or a
dime. Each child In thetchool has one and they
strive to get the jugs fall. Tha teacher* occasion
ally give their clonea a dining where all the i>i{*
sie broken and the contents displayed. Mr*.
JndgeEiteibasa jog break lug at her boose this
mt- broken snd the content* displayed.
* l;c Fate* has a jug break lug at her boose
_. - ntng and lilts Lula Brown on Friday evening.
This it sn cxccdent feature and other schools
might profit by it.
Tbe Lincomton News announces that after next
October license to sell spirituous liquors la Lin
coln will ho raised to 91,000, in accordance with
tbe recommendation of tho grand jury. After 1st
of Febiuary next whisky will bo no more sold in
Llneolnton, so In lets than a year from now Lin
coln will be virtually a prohibition county.
Ik j25,OC0; lusoIXhco ^\oon.
RAi.Kioh,‘N. C., Novombor 21^-A ilro
which Ofigip&tcd in II. T. Comer's restaurant,
and which ii> believed to linvo been of incon-
• diary origin) occurred at Wilson, N. C., nt 3
o'clock tiii.i nionilnir, destroying property
valued si $25,000, II, T, Comer Iosoi $300;
W. J. Ilnrri3, stables, $2,00d; John Selby,
$2,000; B. If. Tyson, storo, $2,5051 tho com-
nu-rclol hole], $5,000; Wearer A Clark, waro
linusc, $5,000, Several stnallor lo.isos tnako
up tho total.
Viriginlfia
rETsasnrno, Va., November 17.—This after
noon, as tbo south-bound fast train on tlio
Atlantic Coast lino was passing in the vicinity
of Central station, on tho Richmond and
Petersburg railroad, half way hetwoon here
end Richmond, the window In one of tho
coaches was pierced by what is belioved to be
a pistol ball, which nearly struck Judgo A.
Hinton, of the supremo court of appeals of
Virginia. The affair crested quite a stir among
tho passengers iu tho coach
LvNcnnuKo, Va., November 18.—Tazewell Court*
home, a flourishing village in Tazowoll county,
hss recently been devastated by a number of flro*
of Incendiary origin. News reached here to-day of
another large fire.
Lyncbduko, Va., November 21.—Hon. J, Ran
dolph Tucker has been appointed guardian for the
minor children of the lato President Garfield. His
trust includes all tho property owned by Genoral
Garfield In Virginia. Mrs. Garfield, In making
tho request for his appointment, referred to the
kindly relation which had existed between Mr,
Tucker aud her late husband.
LvNcnnuno, Va., November 22.—A tolegraphie
draft for 91,200 has [teen received by General
Esrly and Charles W. Button from the cattle
men's association, in session It Bt. Louis, for tho
relief of snffi rcr* from thcfrlague In thn couutfts
on tha lino of Virginia, Tenncsseo and Kenttick -
and immediate sups will betaken to distribute
to the best advantage.
South Carolina.
Columbia, 8. C’„ November 17.—[Hpcdai.J-Ths
South Carolina legislature meets next Tuesday—
to-morrow week. Tho body of law makers will
to composed largely of new member*, many of
whom are young men. No very Important mat-
ten will coma before the legislature, It Is said, and
the cession will probably be a short one.
Columoia, 8. C., November 17.—[Special.|—The
state beard ol canvassers who have been busy
sends, but nothingUko nil. \V
completed tbelr labors. By next
ternoon the work will te done and the oxtet fig-
res will be announced.
Columbia, 8. C„ November l9.-[8pecia!.)—Colo
nel J. Quitman Marshall, of this city, will l>o
proved forward by hi* friends for the position of
United States marshal for South Carolina, no Is
a very popular young man and possesies a very
large and Influential following.
Columbia, 8. t\, November 19.-[Special. 1—The
drouth In many counties In this state which hat
already lasted over three months, still contiouci,
and tbe fanner* cannot prepare their land for
wiuter grain. In part* of Kershaw county Ills
raid that watercourses and springs which hsro
always possessed an abundant supply of water are
now as dr}' *■ a horn. In Columbia the du»t is in
tolerable, and tbe continued dryness has teen
damaging to vegetation and flower*.
Columbia, 8. C„ November 19.-I8pecial.j-At a
recint temperance meeting in this city a commit*
tec of five wna appointed, with headquarter iu
Columbia, to arrange for permanent state and
county orggntettions. Tbe lolioiring gentlemen
con.pose the committee; The Rev. A. CokeHmlth,
John A. Elk Iris, Charles D. Stanley. C. D. Cutlno
pi d Colonel Jttinc* McCullough. A resolution In
behalf of a county local option law way adopted,
*• - -*• “* L 1 with dr*ft-
I te presented
to tbe legislature at its next session.
Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Tcnn.,November 18.—[Hpecial.]—
The supreme officers of the Catholic Knights of
America met in this city to audit the accoanU of
the rnprexee treasurer.and consult on the Interests
of the order. No bnsines* of inuresl has yst been
tranraeted, Tbe officers were banquetted to night
by tbe local branch.
Chattanooga, Tenn November IA—[BpecUL]—
J.M. Brown, a young man belonging prooeof
the best families in Rhea county, Is In jail here to
day. Last spring be was detected scaling obscene
truly, C. A. 8midi & Vfnt.
1 ho firm carried nn eight thousand dollar stock.
J!n.siir ojiAM, Ain., November 19.—[Spool'll ]—If,
F. Dcbsrdclebcn, tho wealthiest man In this city
nnd ihe pioneer in Alabama’s mineral develop*
mcnls. to day closed a contract for tho cAnrtrua-
ttom of a railroad to his new mines in tho Cuhnbi
coal field*, fifteen miles from this city. Hi* rond
will tap tho Georgia Poclflo a fow inlle* cast of
Birmingham, The contractors begin grading to~
morrow.
Mobtgomray, Alt., November 19.—[Special.]—
The president of the Montgomery cotton and oth
er exchanges telegraphed to-night to Congressman
Ifcibelt, of this district, now iu Washington, sta
ting that tbe war department signal sorvlco bad
Mopped the cotton bolt rsport* In tbo section,
urging Its continuance, also the displaying of tho
cold wave signals at Montgomery,
Moktgomshy, Ala., November 10,—[Bpeelal.]-
The buiinets men of Montgomery have called an
Indignation meeting at the chamber of commerce
to-morrow, to protcstjegaliut recent Inflammatory,
unjust and untrue articles egaluat the southern
people appearing In the Commercial Gaxstto.
Moxtgomeby, Ala., November 18.—[Special.]
Both bouses of the legislature are working
faithfully expediting business. In tho senate
• number of bills wore introduced of a tnU*
celloncous nature, somo for prohibition, one to
prevent speculation in futures, another author
izing the governor to tmploy an expert nc-
counlant io audit and examine tbo books and
vouchers of state officers and all institutions
supported by tbe state, a faw minor 'railroad
regulations, and one preventing the use of
buildings for keeping gaming tables.
In tbo house new bills wero introduced pro*
venting betting by certain slate and county
officers, regulating tho hire of convicts sen
tenced to to hard labor, providing salaries in-
str nd ol fees for the probate judges to be clectod
in IfeKti, to divide the stato into four chancery
divisions, providing for the election of chen*
cctlors aud fixing the compensation forprobalo
Itrpreientativo Baltic!!, of I'ike, introduced
a bill to emend Ihe aets establishing a de
portment of agriculture for Alabama. Tho
purj>cie of this hill is to protect farmers by as
suring tho certainty of obtaining the elws of
fertilizers they mean to purchase, and for bet
ter protection against imposition by prevent
ing tbo sale of spurious or wortbloss
fertilizer*. The appointment of county
deputies for tbe purpoies set forth, end eetsb*
ment of experimental stall ms, etc., and gener
ally to make the stale agricultural department
more effective end valuable.
Moxtoohkby, AIs., November 21.—The bail*
near men of Montgomery met this afternoon
and patted resolution* protesting against tho
"unfair, untruthful and partisan" statements
printed north in reference to tbe southern peo*
pie. The resolutions are conservative, mod
erate and dignified In tone. "This Is a time,"
they say, "for peaee and a better love lor the
union, and not for hate and sectionalism. The
southern white people propose to protect the
negro In all Iris rights." Among other thing*
the resolutions says "We look uot back to np-
l< mattox, hut forward to the great future that
awaits our common union."
KiBMixoifAM, Ala /November:'! —pipeelil.I-Mr.
It. p, Worthington, an old citlxenof this place,
died yesterday after a short Illness. He war ono
f three farmers who owned the land now oe?u
f.fe»? rs the city of Birmingham. He sold hls part
ot the tract selected for the site ol the etty to the
Mjton land rnm»*nvl»i the summer nf 1571 for
125 per acre snd lived to seethe day when some
of this same land brought 9 «0 per front foot. Tbo
city bss so outgrown all orittna! expectations that
B.ur b of Mr. Worthington's Uod that wa* not sold
to tbe Ely ton land company has eome Into market
at fine prices and made him rich.
Mobilv, Ala., November 22.—[SpeeiaLl—Tin
steamer Nlobnua, plying between Mobile and Do-
tnopolls, struck a sunken flattest when about one
and tbrtc-quarter miles from Mobile and sunk iu
fourteen feet of water, fche had a mixed cargo,
which will prove a total lorn. Her passenger*
numbered fifteen and her crew twenty, all ol
whom are oclKred to hare been rescued.
WaynrbboboJJGa., November 18.-[3oecial.J—
Only four years ago a spirit of cultivating spaed
and Dotting borres was, accidentally you might
ray, discussed by a few of our citizens. Our sheriff
happened to have a little sorrel which could make
very good time and tho desiro to see this llttlo
horse aroused the desire In other hearts to have a
fast horse. This little mare, "Florence," wai ta
ken in hand by Mr. W. S. Gather and put ia traiu-
Itg. Bhe improved so much, was such a beautiful
little mover that sho was loved by everyone. 8he
soon pawed Into Major W. A. Wilkins's hands and
was soon known to be Ihe fastest nag in tho coun
ty. This desire for speed soon spread, a fair wm
conceived. With that energy possessed by fow
men, the major soon had up a atockcompany, and
wo had Id a few week’s time a very nioo
racetrack and the fair that followod
In December, 1S82, gotten up In the short spice of
about two months, wa* quite a success. Every ono
was pleased, and grand preparations were mado
for R*KJ. A spirit of agricultural impetui wm
manifest, aud every one wanted a fart horso also,
it wna not long before Major Wilkins had brought
out from Kentucky three fine horns of good pedi
gree. Two of these havo turned out to be oztra
fine. "Mollle B," with a record of 2:32 at two*
years old, and a finer horso than “Commodore"
1’to never seen. Since that time "Climax," a flue
blooded young Jack, anil “fllckorynut," “Afusca-
tella," nnd another lovely colt, name forgotten,
hare bceu added to the major’a nucleus of flue
stock that ho will no doubt increase. Theso 'colts
have as fine a pedigreo as any horses In the south
and In a few years ••their blood will toll." Mr. S.Boll
cwns a flno chestnut "Morgnu" and a brood nrare.
Morgan” did some fine traveling at tho state fair,
and is the champion of Burke at present. Fine
Jersey cows, once quite a rarity, aro being bought
here and there by our farmors, and Major Wilkins
has now quite a herd ol (hem ami beautiful
Dcvous.
To make cotton on tho largo scalo (hat our poo-
pie pursue year by year, only show.i thorn that
year by year they sco that no money Is mado. And
yet many who know Its certain oonscqneuccs aro
allured Onward, by a blind fate, and too luto they
And their old homesteads aud its “few paternal
acres that thcro abound” tied up in n mortgago to
their lactor, or hopelessly deeded away to some
northern “money loaning association," with no
hope of relieving their burden of debt. Aud i Ull
they know that these very same capitalists buy
their cotton at reduced figures, thnt cost so dosr a
prico to make It, weave It into
cloth In their “protected" manufacto
ries, turn round and sell ]t nt nti
C'xVcihltniiV. profit back to tlio former, Tficvi*
profits, thuwtculUod Into hordes of capital, N,
nrnin In turn, durii a tho cummer months loaned
to the fnrtner, to.umlra moro cotlcn for tholr mills
nnd with n Pliylovk's avarice, demand deeds of
grant to our old sou them hornet u x Is, to guaran
tee tne payment of tboir usury. But at last the
lethargic spirit of somo of our farming sootiom Is
being aroused to a consciousness of tho impending
ruin that Inevitably stares them in tho fnco. Aud
wbnt nro thefc Iq^ons to tench? Why, that tluo pen
Of Logs^xi.lMted ini.t ourjalr. Jinwswhat
•tfispMt-
urcs, nnd thereby avoid tho expenditure yearly of
so much money that goes to fill tho pocket* of
wrstrrn pork and bacon packer*. The rich
jvllet samples cf coni railed in abundance
upon a few seres of well fertllls-cl
hands proves the needles* expeium of buying com
at ono dollar nnd a quarter per buxhol every sum-
mcr ;ono of our farmer* said to your oorrespomlont
that the same number of aerosol cotton planted
In corn would yield moro uctusl cash Hum the
rcino land In cotton. That farmer who maker
plenty of corn has always fst hones and fat hogs
and cows. What ore comparaido to tho lordly
comforts of a southern plantation home? Tho ex
hibits of those golden pencil preserves and trans
parent Jellies leaches its lesson of economy, aud '
srauri* us that our stato yields fruits as flno sx
thoso ever grown In a New Jcnoy nursery.
Tbe exhibit of ono rouuterpnno, wliita ft* the
driven snow, was first picked this season by an old
mail out of his cotton patch, then separated from
thesecdhyhls fingers alone, corded, spun Into
thread afcd woven In a loom by his own hand Into
a design that would-arrest tho attoution of any
eastern manufacturer, e licit bis praises and ad
miration, so curious and Ingenious wu the dcriga
into which ft was woven.
This piece of work alone seemed wonderful, nnd
arrested tho attention of overy passerby os thoy
listened with wonder st the history of that .piece
of work. Wbat a lesson of petlonco does It teach
And from It myriads of Inexpensive home con-
forts rash upon tbe mind, and assuro u* that our
southern homes could be made so much
happier, If wo would only glvo such
matters some of our much wasted time. The
samples of beautiful arober-colorod scuppornong
end rich blackberry w lues that sparkle with do-
ll|bt in a transparent gla« would be as much
praised as tho far-famed Burgundy, at a lordly
lenqnet of a Dclinonleo, If a few expert* would
turn their attention to grape culture as it dwarves
to be In our state. Who could count up tho un
know riches that would soon fell into the
treasurer's houses If the.unknoirii wealth of our
cwn state was developed. What Is moro dcilrable
than the many home comforts that could be
known to ohr people? Tbe rich yellow butter
from the Jersey cow, the fine poultry of the torn-
yards. the abundance of fruits of all varieties; the
waving com snd grain grown upon a few acres ot
finely cultivated acres; tbe herds of flno colbf and
mules that might grace upon tbo fields of clovor
•nd grain; in fact, wu could have, instead
of mortgaged 'old fields snd poorly furnished
houses; a few acres oi well cultivate 1 land with
a cottage filled with all that man could devire.
When our people learn that evory man was made
to later aud cam hie living “hy the sweat of hls
broW'” then they will be conscious of the hsppl-
nras that is in store (or them. Mauy of our south
ern people as a mass, catch tbe spirit of enterprto
snd everywhere [become more aud more enthu
siastic over tbe spirit Internal Improvement in
our home Industries. That bad government ii at
au end, we sincerely hope, and Industry and bou
nty will surely build up the waste places of oar
hind, tot our people attest their prosperity and
make gigantic strides toward that opulence so
well deserved at present^
A Tidal Wavs ot liarring.
From the Biddeford Timer.
A farmer who was In town from Wells on Wed
nesday mrruing related a remarkable circum
stance which happened In bis town one day last
week. For some ttono pert Uio herring have re
mained ewey from shore, and the fishermen were
unable to obtain them In very Urge numbers. All
at one© they began to*'come In shors,even Into
the breakers, In Immense numbers, probably
being frightened by dogfish or tdaefish. The num
ber kept increasing, aud whea the tide went out
It left a place of about an acre completely coverel
with tbe fish. In some spots, where there was a
depression in the sand, the fish were pile I la to
the depth of about five feet. The farmer* In the
vicinity soon learned ol tho fart, and they •
to tbc shore and secured cart los t* of tnn fl»n v*
be used on their farm* a* fertilizers. One !arai *c.
obtainvl silty carl loads.
(indistinct joint;