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ci-XT; .’aa'-ebutioa: ■ as i^OusrDw. j > who aSHl* '"*./} 1 nut walk. *. »4 Bk» Prtn Bm—pi™ me ihjicu sofciu ui v^TOi,1“ 1 young man with me who n.:?®» t Bhenmnuun-fml I not wnlk. /*. BotUoi Is well—-Mijie to go to work II*,,.. pounds lu vveieht. Vo.irs trulp, H. BUM tor salt sK -t . trial : ■■ WEEKLY inDITIOlNT. THE CONSTITUTION. P1UM I AND . a J WHISKY I w HABITS CURED. By 8. M. WOOLLEY, M.ol Atluato* Gecrgi.-s. | Reliable evidenco ^fven | *mi rofvn-nno t> cured tia- 8 lients anil physician*. j Send for my book on the I Habit* and thcfrCure. Free. I VOL. XV ATLANTA. GiL. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25 1884, TWELVE PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A COMPLETE PAPER. TIjc Constitute Appeal* to All ii Interests All Classes and Tbc leading topi a >>t mis week's te%uo are: Tales op Advkntiiik —"The Black Republic, U •'Killing Blai k Ki>h for Food aud Fuel, Pantlieranda Ri.iiloxirakoaudn Lone Fisher* man.” TALMAGE’o SERMON “RELIGIOUS iN’TOLKRiNCE." Our JJvuobovb Whireus.—Betsy Hamilton, Romance of Owl Hollow;** Bill Arp, “A Talk A Vent Alabsn a " Thr COKiTiTiJTioN't* OKPARfMEMTS.—“Answers Correspondent ;” Kurins and Farmers' Ntwaer ihe Week —’ All Through Dixie;'' "The Political Fitl ;” ‘Stioit News Notes;” “Points About People“Across the Water;” "Geor* gia.Ncws." EMTor.iAM—“Piquant Paragraphs,” and many other things of interest. Only si.2ft a Y»i,. . In Club* of Fir*, 81 Each. Bnb.Hcribr «t One*. 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;