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Georgia’s Latest Duel.
Homer, Gn., Oct. I.—Will Go-
Ler and Maj, liill, two stalwart ri
vals belonging to the colored --.ocie
t}’, becamo enraged at each of her
in the heat of debate ou Saturday
night.
A measure of great importance
was being considered, and Gober
dropped his thick underlie, and in
a threatening and insolent manner
began colling iiill names, among
die rest the vile epithet of a thiev
ing, undermining scoundrel, was
used, whereupon Hill demanded a
retraction. Gober held bis posi
tion, re-asserting the charge, and
soon sides were taken and the so
ciefcy broke up in a ro n\ Leading
darkies intei fered, and succeeded
in ge ding Hill off home.
Sunday morning, before sunrise
Hill had cho sen his best man and
sent a challenge to Gober in the
following polite language:
“High Shoals, Ga., Sept. 30.
Will Gobor; Last niteyou insult
ed me, des like no nigga’ eber
done be!o\ In dis mutter my hon
ah is at stake, Bah, and I demand
do satislaxtion oh a gem’an. Meet
ine lit de oyster rock on de Hudson
riba’in do mo'nin’ at G o’clock
sharp. Bring ail de weapons
yera gwiao ter, an’ I’ll bo da’,
an’ ef yer don’t keep ver eye open
dis nigga’gvvine ter git yer. Dis
will be handed yer hona’ by Hen
ry Streety, an’ yer kin forwa’d yer
’ply at yer ’venience. Maj. Hill.”
As Major gave the note to Henry
he turned and murmured to him
self in low tones, “I sorter feard
ft a i fooi nigga’ iz gvvine ter ’cept
de challenge. ’’ As Henry Started
Major looked after him wi,h a for
lorn look and hollered after him to
come back. Ik nry came. Where
upon Major srid, “Henry, see of
yer kin line any mistakes in dat
e-pistol; my hona’ is at stake.” Hen
ry read the preamble closely and
said, “Dis note is korrect. Ise
gvvine.” Off he went.
Gober had fallen into a Sunday
morning snooze, and was still
asleep when S reoty arrived with
the blood-thirsty note. He sent
six miles up the river for Jake An
derson, his best friend, no was not
anxious tosee Anderson come, but
lie came and Gober took him aside
and said, “Look heah, Jake, what's
yer gvvine ter do ’bout dis?”—hand
ing him the nofo- Jake read it
with much dignity and said, “Go
ber, vers got ter’cept if, yer hona’
is at stake.” To which Gober ro
plied, “Hona’ nothin’—my life
33 staked. Dat nigga’fool wid me
I’ll ’sassinate him on sight!” An
derson s/.id, “Gober, dat won’t do;
yer knows how yer stands wid ’si
ety, yer knows ali de ’sponsible
places ob trust yer Irens’ have give
' u‘ in the prst, yer knows hew yer
been put at tho head in de legisla
tive halls to represent justice, ’tec
non an’ hona'; yers got ter ’cept
tad nigga's challenge, or ebermore
be ’spelled from yer friens an’ 'si
c y.” Gober scratched his head
and said, “Jake, 1 'cept dat nigga l s
< slienge.“ Whereupon they re*
} . red to the house and Anderson
ioie and sent back the following
u.vssage to Iliii; .
“I hd Creek, t y. 30
dill, —7or ietta 1 vis handed mo
by and:.? good-for-uotiiin* loafer Hen
ry St reoty, dis morniu*. tub Ml des
s.\v dal dis nigga’ don't swallow de
dings what his tongue lops out, an 1
HI be da* at dat oyster rock. I dun
Ale Jake Anderson to say to yog
Id! do jest ice to do ‘casion, hona
or no hona! I'll be da* lime yer
ready. Wid hona 1 , Will Gober.
Tho news Hew on the wings of
the wind. A party of whites caught
on to the wings of the duel and at
tempted to disperse the rebels,but
the darkies skipped out and arrang
ed to meet on an island five miles
up the river. Twelve paces were
measured off, and the combatants
faced each other with “swamp an
gels“ in hand. The arraagernent
was to fire after counting one, two,
three. About twenty darkies sur
rounded them, including pbysi
clans, reporters and sporting men,
and r-ome of them tried io effect a
settlement, but the combatants
were bent on having g>re. Tin
seconds were also ai iied to the
teeth and anxious for the fight.
Henry Streety gave tbc word—one,
two. Then Major tpoke,
“iiold on du!“ Jake Anderson drew
his pistol and cocked it. “Hill says
“See here, dis nigga l alius been a
peaceable darkey, an 1 Jubs de law.
I hates ter do a thing like*dis, but
Will Gober, ef you don't fake back
what ver said Sad dv nite, den dis
nigga l gwiao ter stick ter dis thing
through thick ac‘ ihi*, an 1 l;ab his
honah back, or die i:i do‘‘tempt. l *
6(sbet’ cried out, “Genven, Jie‘s
broke de ruio, an‘ Ise gwine tc j r.“
But just then Street/ sprang out
with revolver presented, and cried,
“De first man what moves I-11
shoot*- him.’ 4
The positions wera resumed and
they commenced; one, two, and at
number two nil 1 backed and whirl
ed, hollowing at the top of his voice
“doufi shoot,“ and was soon about
and splashing in the river, and on
the other side, leaping at break
neck-speed down the river, leaving
the modun sporting men and the
victorious duelists in their glory.
One shot was fired by Goberjust
over Hiil‘s hoad—cutting some ot
the leaves olf the frees.
Hill was seen last near the Curry -
hee last night, still hurrying along
and Gober is oa the lookout for the
she riff.
All enjoyed the last Georgia duel
hugely.
There is a marked difference in
nigger and human nature, said one
of the party.
Another said, “Didn t dat nigger
run dough, when he turned round.”
Pua'ck Ball.
♦
The Most Ancient ot Cities,
1 Damascus is perhaps the most an
cient city on the earth. Nineveh
anu the other cities mentioned be
fore it in Genesis are destroyed.
Abraham, whe 3© steward was hi tz
ar ot Damascus, may have stopped
there on lire way to Canaan, though
the Bible is silent about it. The
Koran speaks of such a visit. The
population of 150,000 makes it still
the head of Syria, as it was in Isai
ah’s tune. It :a cue of the picdoeri
| rated capita I.*, 1 .*, as Ia ea. ti j<
j nays, and lias snr v v and as nnry con
(jQcsts and pillages as any ether city of
history, The pr sent 2 el of the
sTfcOts is in some places sixty f-*>t'
above tno original noil, one city inxviucr
been built upon the rains and debrit
"f its prodeeesaoi-s. This can be easi
!y understood by .no who has visited
•bo Hast and se how all the dirt and
rubbish are tir own into the streets r.ud
left there, and boiiiiii gs when they are
burned or fail down a;o Jett and be
t-cmc the four dr.tio:i ’or new stni- ture®.
An a-qoaiutanco with the imericr of
Damascus is greatly disenchanting.
We are aojustoiued to associate splen
dor with i's palaces and cotdnmntt, to
thick- of Arabian I\ yhts’ Entertain
tneots, ot silks and gold and g m.s,
when we think of it, But i*i glory is
in tho descriptions,' and fades away
'kb the view from tho bills I saw
no hnild'nga that looked like pal
aces. Tall and ugly walls of large
blocks of dried mad confine the gard
ens and buildings, which, ?,t best,
j nave 'he appearanc ol faded ehganco.
| fh woodwork is unpaid ted and tbs
plastering is falling off. The people
took poor and none oo c ireful of clean
iiDess. There is no system of sewer-
age, and the dogs, as iu Oonstausti
uople, arc the only scavengers, and
maze tho night sleepless by their wil t
oiciiestration. The streets, which,
wth ore exception, me nairow and
crooked, ate tho r, eoptaclee for rill the
refuse and garbage. The M-'-bamme
daca ate noted lor l-tritiK oveiytlring
go to decay and u< y. r nu.kirgrepaiis.
Modern civilization );.vs had Utile in
flaence except in the introduction t a
few wob.’gote ti.aeks which look as it
they had beta battered about in < verv
city of Europe before finding their way
to DaxoeS'‘n.s, ami lespiectable ho
teio. Ti eie-ate about forty Enropiean
resident!, eugaged in niis.-ioLtary or
tni reantile enterprises* If DamassiH
be Uri-nral >p!endor, what must Bag
dad be, and Mecca, where Mohannno
c'auism has lull sway without tho few
rays of ligtit that come from the West
eru world to the Syrian metropolis'?
A Modern Death Dealer.
I uever was more forcibly reminciel
ot ttiis process ia tha domain of the
horrific, writes a Washmgt m corres
potideut or the Pittsbmg Dispatch,
thau yes e-day, when on an enand to
the Navy Depaitmenr, I was shown
tha model and plans of a gua which
will bo tested aeon at the proving
grounds at Anr.ppolis, and undoubted
ly adop’ed, with ino provision that a
plant be established in America and
the guns bo manufactured here. And
this may serve as a hint to Bittsburj
steel makers to look cut for and cap
lure the concern for making a weapo i
which will go far to destroy the fsture
great armi s of the woild.
The Maxim auforaatio mitrallense
and the Maxim gun with other names
is certainly the most ingenious and the
wickedest ot all the curious weapons
ot watfare lecently invented. The in
venter fi st won prominence in con m e
tion with an electric light, ad then,
among o- her things, turned his atten
lion to means of killing people legal
ly. Up to this ticao only a small gun
—45 caiioro, I believe—has t een mao.;
but it is the intenuon to ra arm fact uie
them up to the size ot six inch cannon
which will fire automatically 640
rounds in a minute. This, ot course,
has been exceeded by the Da tltng anu
other guns carrying verysuiriil project
ilcs; bu these, compared with the Max
im, aie cumbersome to operate, require
more attendants, aie math heavier ami
far less accurate. Ooetnau can opera e
ti e Maxell gun—or one woman or one
child, for that matter, and alter sei
ting it. going the gentleman gniuiei
can stroll away an i get & lew meio
while his gun is eng ;ged in killing it
i-w hundred propie, cr the lady gi u
n r can sit behind a ballet prod' tvi-b
which the weapon is provided and cob
tim:e her crocheting.
V. w. flood & bon..
HARMONY GROVE, GA.
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; Also flue Line of Hardware, Tinware, Crockery aud (Hasware, I’aruiiy
Groceries, Flour, Meats, Etc.
/pST*’ Bor stock is Complete and we are fully prepared to eaiisfy our Co--
tomers in respect to styles and Qualities.
Ji>ervriling sold for prices tar below *nv ever made in this or any otfcc-*
MARKET,IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. Besure to Call and ho
uh before parchasiug elsewhere. The oldest Firm m this section. BJ
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DEALERS IN
Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery, Groceries and General
Merchandise. Give us i Call when in HARMONY GROVE.
HARDWARE And CUTLERY,
Line of Stoves, Tinware, Agricnltoral, implements, Etc., can not
he found in belter Quality and Dmabiliiy,lE!Bewheie. We also have in stock
a fine line of guns and pistols, ant ve are the only house in Bannony Qrove
that pay a LicicNSrc to set! Pistols and Cartridges. Call and see ns,
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Fjmiliea must have Castor Oil, Spirits Turpentine, Pills, Mustard and Com
position Powders. Liniments, Horse and CatJe Powders, Sarsa
parilla and other Patent Medicines. Befoie buying
such supplies, call on Dr. V. JD. Lockhart at the
"feoWvW 'xXvia
Harmonv G-rove Academy,
Male And Female,
HARMONY GROVE GA.
J. H. Wa’ker, A. B . Principal, Chas. M. Walker, A. 8., Assistant.
Miss Annie Hurst, Second Assistant. Mrs. L A. McSmith, Music Teacher.
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And Contiunci Thirty-Eight Weeks: Two Weeks Vacation Christinas.
IiATES OF TUITION:
Fim Grade—Writing, Orthography, Beading and Arithmetic $1 50
Second Grade. Embraces same topics as fiiac grade, and Gram
mar, Geography and Composition 2 00
Third Grade. Languages, Higher Mathematics, Rhetoric, Chemis
try, Physics, Etc. 2 50
Music, 3.00
incidental Fees, Fall Term 20 cents, spring Terra, 30 cents.
Ail patrons allowed full benefit ot Common School Fund.
Board can be had in the beet iamilos at eight to twelvo dollars per month.
Harmony Grove has, by taxation, built a largo and commodious brick
building, ibe school w ill be thoionghly eqmpped with patent desks, black
hoards, comfortable recitation s- at, maps, giot.es, apparatus, aud oyery mod
l em improvement for successful teaching. This school, with a fall corps of
good teachers, with comfortable building and moiern improvements commend
itself to the parents of Harmony cove and surrounding country.
Wo most respectfully solicit the patronage of the citizens of Banks County.
For further information address J. H. WALKER, Harmony Grove, oa.