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PERSONAL
MORNING JANUARY 3,
—
ITS BEAUTY AND GRANDEUR
DESCRIBED BY AX
ATHENIAN.
hire hanging just o»w the mnatlepipce:
From tlie kitchen wa strobed into the
I'.MiiMi Cp the rmiT C.I.MM-nie
terle Wenelene aa4 lovcrtai
■Mrnt. that lu WM>*k
Beak.—Ae tmUrumllmg tetter.
twck yard which it a grove of noble
clot* and cedars and the whole scene baa
the quiet beaut/ of a rural picture. The
peafowls spread 'their gorpoui plumes
and pm out an occasional cry as the
stranger approached. The hens chucked
to their litae broods, and now and then
Urtly by to the whistle of
the "arrantquarters, to
oyood the stables where
ECHOES FROM THE STREETS
AND SIDEWALKS.
Wamiinotow. D.C. Dec. 30. 1888.—
To Ut<children of Home School.—As it
is i|pnoa*it)l<- for me to write an indi
vidual letter to each 1 take this manna
of-hddreMilufyou one and all through
‘ the ublbmrirf of 'Hie Banner, our home
patter, which so kindly sympathizes
with us all in Joys or sorrows, and to
whom wit are indebted for many pleas
ures.
How I do wish for each of my little
pupils. 1 hare lfkadc this wish a great
many times since 1 left you all. There
are so mafcy points of interest here. 1
wUi have n greet deal to tell you when i
tome home. I have tried several times
to urkwjiotes but found it impossible.
l.sSt ifopdav we slut down the l’uto-
niSfl-to vklt Mt. Vernon. Now whieh
of yon can tell me about this place’;
The’vessel we bailed on was W. \V. Cor
coran. There were about one hundred
passengers on board. The day was a
perfectouc, warn and balmy as aspring
•lay. We had a band on hoard which
made sweet music for us as we glided
over the water. The tolling of the bell
and the hoisting of the flag announces
to the passengers that they are
approaching the home of Washington,
As the steamer lands at the wharf, the
eyo rests upon a dense forest of vari
ous growth, and tin: visitor is show n a
plank walk leading up !a slightly un-
du atlng hill. Jins walk Is broken into
perhaps about half of its extent tby the
cemetery of the Washington and Custer
family consisting of six or eight tomb
stones, of which most prominent, of
course, is that of Gen. Washington and
uis wife who is beside him in the “long
loat sleep.” The tomb is not imposing
as compared with Hir- monuments ol
this ngo, blit it is sacred to the hearts of
all apd commands reverence oveu from
the meet frivolous, since it veils the re
trains of the grentest man known in the
anh ila of hisi. r . The exterior of the
tomb is brick in I he foim of a vault, the
front of whieh is enclosed by an iron
railing always locked, and through its
bam we aoq the slab of George Washing
ton and his wife side by side ami sim
ply engraven as to name and dates.
Upon these graves is kept always a
wreath of fresh flowers. From this
point the walk takes a winding turn
passing through beautiful grassy plats
doited with summer Louses and
restful sent- for the tired tourist. To
the left of the cemetery and extending
in front of the Mansion is a large park
lor dear,whieh is eiieircli d wiih an iron
fence and the little fawns in their
joyout gauiiiols add much to th e beau
ty .of the scene. As we approach the
mansion from the broad walks leading
from the Wharf, we are struck with the
serene quietude, tnd the resemblance to
so many plantation houses in the South,
iis io tlie general atmosphere of seclu
sion from .the outer world, although
the* house is more quaint in its style
than those you are. accustomed to see in
this day. The mansion presents a
front of perhaps a hundred feet and
twVf stories high. It is built low to the
ground and the- entrance is through a
large eoloiiHile with brick ’floor, giving
ifa si range look to modern eyes. We
enter a large hall with rooms on eiriier
side and a winding staircase leading to
the upper floor upon the first, landing of
which stands the old hall clock ten
feet, high, swinging its pendulum as it
did to the hours kept in the early days
of the republic. The upper story of tlie
mansion is used entirely for bed rooms,
the most interesting’ of which, of
course, is that used l>y the immortal
Washington, it being a room of about
sixteen feet square, opening into a
smaller chamber, whieh serves as a
dressing,' The furniture in these apart-
meuts is kept just tlrasame as it was
a hundred years ago. and the highpost
bedstead of solid mahogany with test
ers am! curtains of snowy divinity, the
full valance iivonnd the foot of the bed,
the dressing table with its dainty trim
mings and fringed draperies bring back
the days of bur great grandmotl ers.
It all seente weird and dream-like and
wo almost expect to see the
ancient portraits step from the frames
moving with ghostlike grace amid the
once-famUiar scenes. There is so much
to tell that 1 shall leave it to vci lad des
cription when we meet, but I will just
give you a slight glimpse into the low
er story. On the right of tne hall is an
immense room where are contained the
personal relicts of Washington and his
wife, sneli as the swords presented by
Marquis LaFayette with the injunction
“to use them only in defense of his
coantiy’s honor.” The nilnature mod
el of tlie old Hostile, so famous in
French history. The clothes, snuffbox,
sword, cane, etc., of Gen Washington.
The various little brie a’ brae of Martha
Wasliingtod, her tea set of china, work
boxes, funs, slippers, etc. Immediately
iu front of the eutrauce to this room is
an immense oil painting of Washing
ton, mounted on a gray horse, which is
said in be a flue likeness. On the other
side of tlie ball are the l arlors, library
and living rooms, containing the origi
nal furniture, but newly upholstered,
and here we see the little old-fashioned
piano of Nellie Caste's. The barpse-
cliord -and other personal property of
the family, which adorns the various
rooms and all kept ns nearly alike to the
original state of things as possible. 1
suppose you all know that the Mt. Ver
non estate is now owned by a society of
ladies from each State in the Union
. called the Mt. Vernon Association and
each State is represented, by a lady
called a Regent. Our Georgia Regent
was the late Mrs. Wm. Eve, of Augusta,
Ga., a noblo lovely woman, who died
lost year and whose vacant place bos
not yet been filled. These ladies by
contributions ami donations from
friends, add to and keep in repair the
different rooms for which they are
severally responsible, and over the
doors of which is placarded the requis
ite name of the State, whieh claims it*.
Tiie Georgia Room is quite handsome
in antique furniture, old fashioned brass
fenders and andirons, walnut cabinet
and table. Immediately on the left of
the mansion is the old stone kitchen,
fresh and rs white as cotton by dailyap-
ution of whitewash, we took onr
it,’ an,1 *i«A,ni«A#l m ilnll 111 min EV#
and beyond the
one* stood the fat, dak horses which
drew the chariot; of Lady Washington
Farther down the walk in the tear of
th« house, we cetae to the old fashioned
garden, containing vegetables anil flow
ers protnlaeaoosly mixed. Then we
see hedges of boxwood five feet high
and a handled yean old. The palm
tree seat by LaFayette from the Torah
of Napoleon on the isle of St. Helena.
The cedar planted by Washington’s own
hands and many other plants given to
the Father of bis couotry by noted per
sons. The conservatories are kept filled
with tropical plants, and the visitor
can bny a bouquet or a plant
from the gardeners as a souvenir
The broad beautiful Potomac flows
within a hundred feet of the front of
the mansion, and the winding walks
jead to the brink of the river—as far off
in the distance we see the white sails
dotting the surface of the water, and
the splendid steamers ply upand down,
constantly adding new attractions as
they paas in panoramic visions of real
istic beauty. So my children, you see
that my visit to Mt. Vernon was one of
perfect pleasure ; and 1 thought of you
all as I viewed this historic spot, and I
anticipate the joy of reunion with you
all when I can describe things more mi
nutely.
At some future time, I will bell you
of Arlington and other points of inter
est. I must now bid you all a hurried
good-bye, hoping to see you soon.
Your teacher,
Julia P. Mo.s.
Tn* Next Tournament.—The color
ed firemen who met in our city a day or
so ago decided to hold their next, meet-
ingin Albany. It was decided t» hold
their tournament in Maeon this spring,
and everything points to a most suc
cessful and enjoyable occasion.
Mr. Fred Lewis returned from Atlan
ta yesterday to the University.
Mr. Dudley Youngblood has ireturn
ed from a visit to Atlanta.
Miss Carrie Thurmond, who baa b
quite sick is rapidly recovering.
Roeenburg Spectacle Co. will move
into Flafau Bros’ office.
Peor. C. M. Strahan.—Prof.
Stratum returned yesterday from Balti
more . where be went several days ago
to attend the burial of his grand
mother. Me has resumed his duties as
clerk of the University faculty and as
sistant State chemist.
Mr M. G. Michael wears a 12-pound
smile. It’s a boy.
Principal Bond,of the Public Schools
has returned from Cuba.
NEW GEORGIA LAWS.
Somewhat Have lately Gone Into Effect.
It may be that some law-abiding cit
izens iiaye unintentionally been trans-
grossing some of the followttM jaws
Wu publish them that
known.
they
ht bo
There is • law which has just gone
Into effect requiring all persons or cor
porations employing females to pro
vide Suitable seats for them, and to per
mit their use wbeu not engaged in ac
tive work. A fine of not less than ten
dollars is imposed on violators of this
law.
A law provides that salesmen and
weighers of cotton or other produce
must be sworn and must make reason
able reduction for net to which the
seller or his agent must agree. A uire
must be allowed for jute and cotton
bagging.
It is from this time on unlawful to
catch oysters from May 1st to August
81st. They must not be caught with
scoop or rake.
Owners of building of more than two
stories are required now to have more
than one egress from each story as a Are
escape. Six months are allowed for
these fire escaiies to be erected, and if
the work is not then done the owner is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
It is unlawful now for factories,
mills, Ac., to require eleven hours
work from Its operatives per day. All
contracts to the contrary are void.
Any person making a contract which
will require more than eleven hours
work, or any person haviug knowledge
of such a contract, is competent to in
stitute suit against the manufacturer
guilty of violating the law, and the
amount recovered is a forfeiture shall
go to the benefit of tlie board of educa
tion of the county :.n which the viola
tion occurs.
These are some of the many new laws
that have gone into effect lately.
FOUL PLAY.
Which Came Near Being the Worst *f
.Crimes.
There has been some malicious mis
chief perpetrated in a certain section of
this city which almost resnltcd in a
most tragic sequal
. Last Wednesday morning Mr. J. T.
Hamilton went out to his poultry yard
aud was dismayed to find all of his
chickens and other fowls dead and lying
thick in every quarter of the yard.
They were all fine chickens on which he
was priding himself, as they were of a
thoroughbred variety. He could not
account for the death of his poultry un
less they had been poisoned.
The next morning brought a similar
scone in the yard of his neighbor, Mr.
Frank Epps. Mr. Epps’ family nar
rowly escuped being poisoned by the
chickens, as they had tried to catch
some for breakfast the night before, but
for some reason failed to do so. If they
had eaten them they wou-d certainly
been poisoned. Whether it all be
classed under the legal term of malicious
mischief or whether it more appropri
ately be called fowl play, one thing is
certain, it is a terrible and unpardona
ble offense whoever be the perpetrator,
is thought by Mr. Hamilton that
I vi r uibC w ituii, v»v iuun vui
nd procured a delightful cup of
tea from the colored servant
The Finishing Touch.— 1 The Michael
building is now undergoing its finish
ing touch, and both inside and out the
beautifying strokes of the paint brush
ia -making it show up in splendid style.
TWef Lgby all odds the handsomest store
in Athens. It was modeled from the
building of Stern Bros, in New York.
New Years’ Calls.—Augusta is the
only^Georgia city that has reveled to
much extent in the pleasure of new
years’ calls. The names of Athenians
are numerous on the lists of receivers
and callers in tlie Fountain City.
The Athens Okchbstkal Club.—It
is said that a number of Athenians with
musical inclinations, will organize au
orchestral club soon for private enjoy
ment. There is no reason why Athens
cannot have an excellent orchestra.
Died or IIis Ixsubiks.—Master John
Langford, the young bov who was so
badly burned recently, died yesterday
at Penfleld, Gn. Little John was a
bright little lad and much beloved by
all who kuew him.
Chicken Steals ns.—Many of our cit*
izens have made complaint to the police
of tlie frequent chicken roost robberies
on their lots. This is attributed to the
frequent banquets which have lately
taken place among the colored yeoplc
of the city.
A New Superintendf-xt.—Mr. W.
A. McKinnon has resigned his position
as superintendent of the city water
works and will be succeeded by Mr. J.
C. Howell, son of president Howell of
the Water Works company. Mr. Mo-
Kinnou has won the praise of every one
as superintendent at the water works
and his retirement is greatly regretted.
They Return Today,—Most of the
Atlanta boys attending the University
will return to Athens today. A dance
given at Capt. W. D Ellis’ in the Gate
City last night proved a sufficient at
traction to keep many of them in Atlan
ta even after the college exercises had
been resumed. Messrs. Alfred Harper
and Jim Nevin also return from Rome
to the University today
Clarke County Alliance. — The
regular January meeting of the County
Alliance will meet at Courthouse iu the
city of Athens on Thursday, January
Oth, at 9:30 o’clock, a. m. A full meet
ing is greatly desired,as this is the most
important meeting of the year. Not
only the delegates but the entire mem
bership of all the sub lodges is request
ed to be present. Take notice and
not. Geo. T. Murrell, Pres.
of Harmony
University,
has re-‘
fail
Qu.tb Sick.—We regret to learn that
Rev. Mr. Blantou, the preacher on the
Athens circuit, is quite sick with ty
phoid fever. The parsonage is four
miles from Athens near Boggs’ chapel.
Mr. Blanton is from North Alabama,
having transfered to the North Georgia
Conference at its recent session, lie
has two daughters attending school iu
Tennessee. We wish Mr. Blanton a
speedy recovery.
Back from Memphis.—Chancellor
W. E. Boggs is back in this city from
Memphis, Tenn., where he spent a very
pleasant Christmas with his old frieuds.
He stopped in Atlanta on hig way back.
The Doctor is looking well after his va
cation. He expressed himself as having
been greatly shocked at the news of
Mr. Grady’s death. Dr. Boggs realized
that in the death of Mr. Grady, the
University lost one of its most devoted
alumni and supporters.
Congressman Grimes.—Hon. Tom
W. Grimes, congressman from the Co
lumbus district, was in the city yester
day. Ur. Grimes came up from Colum
bus to confer with Dr. Carltou as to the
passage of a bill in congress. He left
yesterday for Washington, D. C. Mr.
Grimes atteuded the University here in
1863. He then occupied a room in what
is now known as “Yahoo Hall.” While
in the city yesterday, he went on the
campus to see the old room which he
occupied during his college days.
It
Rough on Rats is the dose that did the
deadly work, The perpetrators had
best desist from any furtuer attempts.
JUDGE W- B. THOMAS.
He Speaks Definitely of the Early Comple
tion of the b. S. Jk A.
Judge W. B. Thomas, of Tallulah,
has been in Athens for several days on
business. He says that his road will
unquestionably be extended .to Knox
ville in the near future, and that he has
completed every arrangement for the
extension. He says that he had decided
to run his road by electricity from Cor
nelia to Tallulah Falls, if the' arrange
ments for his extension could not 'have
been made. There is sufficient water
power at Tallulah to run the road, and
Judge Thomas says he could have
quipped the road with the .plant com
plete for thirty thousand dollars.
There is not a more enterprising man
in Georgia than Judge W. B. Thomas
aud anything be takes in hand is obliged
to succeed. The people of Athens will
congratulate him on the success he has
attained in extending his road to Knox
ville and will bail his line to the West
as one of the best of Athens’ new
roads.
Fire Last Night.—About seven
o’clock last night the fire alarm was
sounded, and the usual crowd rushed
down town to see where the fire was.
It took some time to discover the where
abouts of the blaze, and by the time
that the department reached the fire, it
had been extinguished. The blaze was
caused by tlie burning of a bedstead
and bedding belonging to Wm. Potts,
who occupies an out-house connected
with the residence of Dr. Steifer, on.
Lumpkin street, jn3t back of the Uni
versity campus. The bed caught from
an over-heated stove. The loss was
trifling, as the fire was promptly extin
guished.-The fire last night emphasizes
tbo need of a fire alarm system in
Athens. A heavy fog hung over the
city, and it took a full half hour to dis
cover in what direction the fire was.
He Burned -His Victim’s Bodies.
Beaumont, Tex. Jan. 2.—[Special.]—
Two miles from this city the bodies of
a negro woman and a child were fonnd
today. They had been the victims of
a murder and their slayers had burned
the bodies. A portion of a dress was
found, by which the woman was iden
tified as Henrietta Burkes, who left
home Dec. 23 with Fred Jackson, a ne
gro who worked here in the mill.
Prof. Harry Smith has signed with
Haselton A,Dozier for the year.
Flatau will ran a hack line in the
city.
Mr. Chas. Allen, of Ooonee, is in the
city.
Miss Mary Eberhart, of Oglethorpe,
is visiting relatives in the cityi
Judge W. B. Thomas, of Lola, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. Frank Calloway? of LaGrarige,
has returned to the University.
Mr. J. N. Talley, of Yoldosta, is in
the city.
Mr. Tom Hardm:
Grove, has returned to
Mr. Mont Hirsch, of,
turned to the Umiversif
Rev. Jr M. Blanton, pastor of Boggs’
Chapel, is not expecteq to live.
Dr. G. W. Rush will move to Bruns
wick, Ga.
Mr. S. H. Sibley, Sr., of Augusta, is
in the city.
Messrs. Klein & Martin will enlarge
their carriage factory.
Tfc-b public schools will open Mon
day.
Mr. Rufe Reaves is making some
much-needed repairs on his residence
ou Thomas street.
The collectors made things exceeding
ly lively yesterday. Money is report
ed plentiful.
Prof. Rutherford presides over~'tbe
registration books of the University
yesterday.
Mrs. Q. Rosenfield, of Augusta, will
shortly visit her daughter, Mrs. Abe
Joel on Hancock avenue.
Mrs. Isaac Wolf, of Marshal, Texas,
Is expected to visit friends in the city
next week.
Misses Fay and Tetfip Cruidup, of
Cievelaud, Tenn., are iu the city, vis-
itiug relatives.
“She,” Rider Haggard’s famous play
will be presented at the opera bouse on
the 10th.
The Misses Salisbury have returned
to tbo Heme School, .after a visit to
Augusta and Columbus^
From tbe Atlanta Constitution of to
day it is to be noted that Mr. Victor
Smith has “La Grippe.”
Miss Effie Pope, of Washington, Ga..
was among those who assisted in re
ceiving in Augusta on .new year’s day.
Mr. N. L. Poullain [returned to the
University yesterday, after a visit to
Rome and Atlanta.
The University Law Department does
not reopen until Monday. Quite a
large number of new SRtlents are ex
pected in this department.
The Cobbham prayer meeting will be
held tonight at the residence of Mr. S.
M. Hunter. It wi:l be largely attend
ed.
It is Miss Hellen Marks instead of
Miss Gussie Marks that is to be mar
ried oh the 29th to Mr. Joseph, of
Chicago, as was stated yesterday.
Mr. Ham McWhorter, one of the most
popular and genial gentlemen of Ogle
thorpe. is with his many friends in the
city. ' --
A very pleasant new year’s party was
gived at the residence of Mr. I. Morris,
on Uancock avenue last evening. Miss
Rose Schindler’s recitations added much
to tbe pleasure of the occasion,
Capt. G. H Yancey, of the Clarke
Rifles, says the fair that is being ar
ranged by the company to take place Jin
February will be a grand success.
Prof, and Mrs. C. P. Wilcox, after a
pleasant visit to their son’s family in
Montgomery, returned last night to
the city.
HEARD AGAIN.
An Athens Negro Urate* ms n Defender of
Outlaws.
W« clip the following from the Sa-
i News:
“W. H. Heard, colored, who says
that he is from Georgia, but who iu now
the presiding elder of the Lancaster,
Pa., district, Philadelphia conference,
hastens to attempt to justify the con
duct of the colored people of Jesup in
starting a riot in that town the other
day. In a letter to the Philadelphia
Press, he asserts that they arc treated
brutally in Jesup. ‘Those of us who
know Jcsap,’ he says, ‘know that even
dumb animals have more showing iu
that town than a colored man, and
those of us who have been reared in tbe
south know that tbe colored man is slow
to strike tbe white man, and, if ue does,
under most circumstances it is in self-
dense.’ The inference is very plain.
The Rev, Heard would have the North
ern people .believe that the colored cit
izens of Jesup rebelled against inhu
man treatment, and that the white peo
ple of that town were wholly responsi
ble for last .week’s bloody riot.”
This negro heard is well-known in
Athens, to which city he came from
Elbert .county, and figured very con
spicuously in politics. He became so
obnoxious to the white people of El
bert, that a band of vigilants one night
waited upon him with the intention of
tying a rock to his neck and sinking
him m Broad River. But Heard begg
ed so pitifully for his life, anil made
such abject promises to do better, that
that the squad of men who had him in
chargejgave him his life conditioned
that he leave the country forthwith and
never set his foot on the sail again.
Even the remainder of tlie party
thought that the negro had been drown
ed until years after when he turned up
again. He is a bad man but a cow
ard at heart, and always manages to es-
oape himself after embroiling other
members of his race in trouble.
TIE UNIVERSITY-
Cenflict Between the State and
Branch College* Eminent.
There have been several rumors afloat
over .the State recently that* a disturb
ance of the ;liarmonv that has existed
hitherto between the University and
its branch colleges was threatened.
It seems that a great deal of dissatis
faction exists with the branch colleges
about the funds they receive to carry
on their oflairs, and that the trustees o’f
these ^institutions are contemplating
sending committees to the hexc meet
ing of the University board of trustees
to ask for more money.
A Banner reporter went over to the
Chancellor’s office yesterday and found
that the whole matter rests upon these
facts: In 1872 the State college was
instructed at Athens to be sustained by
the interest of the University land-
script fund. Subsequently the branch
colleges were established and this fund
bad to be divided, with each of them
proportionately; About four or five
years ago it became necessary that part
of this division shou’d--be recalled to
carry on the State college here, ;as new
chairs were instituted and new apparatci
furnished. The trustees cut short the
apnrqpriations of the bratich colleges,
and hence the' dissatisfaetfhn
A committee has already been ap
pointed from the trustees of the branch
colleges at Cuthbcri to lay their com
plaints before the next meeting of the
University trustees, and to demand
their share of the landscrip fund that
was previously allowed them
The. matter is causing some little ex
citement in tlie University's circle of
trustees jiud patrons, aud a live discus
sion is expected to follow when the
trustees meet again. .
The whole business is just this, the
State is at fault for not furnishing more
money to the branches and the Univer
sity as well.
Tbs late!
predicted 1
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Mr. William Haddock gave a delight
ful party at his residence on Hancock
nue la
avenue last evening, which was the oc
casion of ranch enjoyment to the young
people present.^
MINOR ITEMS.
Brief News Taken from oar Reporter’*
Note Book.
The students are coming in slow ow
ing to the bad weather.
Were any new year’s resolutions
booked yesterday?
Ring out the old, ring in the new cal
endars. There are lots of ’em.
Small grain is beginning to show itself
n the ploughed fields.
He Elopes with Anqther Charmer and is
Arrested.
Sheriff Weir returned yesterday morn
ing from Nicholson, on the Northeast
ern railroad, where he went to arrest
Jack Sailors. ,
The trouble arose by Sailers eloping
with a Mias Seagtaves,Athens,
whom he succeeded in stealing away
from home several days ago and mar
ried, Hor is supposed to hare married,
without a legal right. It seems tint he
already had another wife-, and had left
her sometime ago without any apparent
cause, and for this offense there was
already a case pendipg in the courts.
Sailors fell in love with Miss Sca-
? raves, and eloped with her last week.
t was reported that he was in the vi
cinity of Center, and Sheriff Weir went
up to that place last Wednesday in
search of him. After looking the com
munity over, ho was found hear Nich
olson, and was brought back to the
Athens jail.
The social world of Athens wiB revive
with new life soon.
The G., C. & N. Ifirveyers have about
finished their wort. -
The freight} Waffle of the Athens
branch of the Georgia Railroad is im
mense now.
The merchants of Athens say that
the year just past is the most prosper
ous by far than they have seen for a
long time.
Work.on the Y.M. C. A.buildiu has
been discontinued for several days.
It is time to bring out that New
Years resolution, knock the dust off of
it and put a backbone into it,
There is no tiase like the present
time. It makes a man hustle to pay for
the presents.
Returned from Cuba.—Mr. Asbnry
Hodgson has just returned from a short
visit to Cuba, and now he is busy tell
ing bis friends about tbe sights to be
s-en Among other things ho says: “Tbe
ladies are beautiful, the soil is produc
tive, and the climate is good, and that
is about all you can say for tne pretty
little island j for I never saw such a cor
rupt people in my life as they are. In
stead of progressing they'seem to be
going back to barbarity- and you very
often see little children in the streets in
a naked condition. The people are aw
fully lazy, and are fit for little else than
making cigars. I asked several of the
higher classes what they thought of the
annexation of Cuba to the United
States and found them eager for such a
step. I could tell you enough abont
Cuba to fill a book. I think I will go
again next winter and become a Cuban
THE BONE FAMILY.
The Borderer of Woodward a Native of
Olarke County.
Tbe Bone family who have lately
come into such famous, or rather in
famous notoriety as the murderers of
Mr. James F. Woodward, of Atlanta,
were originally Clarke county people.
The father of the family, James C.
Bone, is nearly sixty years of age, and
was born near Athens in the year 1830,
and has been living in Atlanta for about
twelve years. He married a Miss Bus-
bee in this county in 1860, and has a
large family of children, lie has rel
atives still living in thio section who
are known to many Athens people.
All of Bones cbUdren who were con
nected with the killing of Woodward
are now in tbe Atlanta jail.
nobleman. You can get a big title by
paying the government a smallsum.”
The king of Greece is about to abdl
O&tCe
A FICKLE HUSBAND.
What Went on In Onr Capital City
Yesterday.
Atlanta, Jan. 2—[Special]—Mrs.
Amelia Calhoun, widow of Hon. James
L. Calhoun, an ex-mayor of Atlanta,
died in Thomaston yesterday afternoon.
Mr, Emmett Carter, of Gidnesvillo,
was today elected principal of Ivy St.
school.
Ex-mayor John T. Cooper is improv
ing. and he will doubtless be out in a
few days.
The twentieth of January will be a
legal holiday, in honor of Gen. Lee’s
birthday. His birthday oomes on the
I9th, which is Sunday, so it will be
observed on Monday.
The Brosius Motor Sewing Maohine
Company will open their large factory
here in the near future. It will employ
five hundred hands, and will have a
weekly pay roll of $6,000. It will bo
the leading manufacturing enterprise
of the Gate City. Chancellor Boggs, of
the University, is one of tfe%directors
of the enterprise. ,
There are a few cases j
iu Atlanta. Thoy are
cases.
Memorial exercises i
night at the First Baptii
honor of Rev. Jeffery, D. D.,'
in Brooklyn, Dec. 14th.
Judge Porter King, the most eminent
jurist of Alabama, is very ill at the res
idence of his son, Porter King, Esq., in
this city.
The Grand jury of Fulton county
meet tomorrow to investigate the
Woodward murder- Meanwhile, the
Bone family languish in jail.
A few wees ago, Rhodes & Haverty,
furniture dealers, offered a fine desk for
tbe best recipe from a lady for keeping
husbands at home at nights. The prize
was awarded this morning to Mrs. G.
W. McCarty, of this city, whose answer
was: “Be womanly; make home at
tractive; be yourself apart of your
home; keep him in love wi|h you.”
Nearly five hundred bettor were re
ceived with as many sets of directions.
Messrs. J. F. Corrign and jW. G.
Cooper, of the Constitution, and Mrs
L. B. WylieJ of the Journal, acted as
judges.
A FATHER’S TERRIBLE AGONY.
BEAT HER TO DEATH.
Horrlblo Wife Murder In New York.
New York, January 2.—[Special]—
The police of the fourth precinct bad
their attention called today to a wife
murder, which, in all probability, was
committed early New Year’s morning.
Tho victim is Ellen Slogan, aged 27.
Tbe murderer, James Slogan, is at large,
but the police, who kuow him very
well, hope to have him by night. A
little room on tho top floor of Rookery
No. 114, Roosevelt street, was the scene
of the murder. Decomposition bad al
ready set in when the discovery of the
crime was made, about nino o’clook this
morning, by Mre. Kennedy, whose at
tention was called to tho room by the
disagreeable Oder.
Freaks in a Lots Affair.
New York, Jan 2—[Special]—Mr.
Levi Gordon is a human snake. Mr.
Louis J. Beck is a human pencushion.
He sticks pins into himself for a living.
Both the snake and the pincushion are
enamored of Miss Katie Burnes, a pret
ty seventcen-year-ohl girl of Newark.
The human snake induced Mies Bnrns
to elope with him to this city. The hu
man pincushion happened to be around
about this time, however, aud followed
closely on tbe snakes trail. At Cha
tham Square he caught the snake, and
handed him over to the policeman.
At the Tombs the human snake was
sentenced to pay a fine of $500 or hiber
nate for six months on f*e Island.
Unable to Protect His Child From an
Awful Fate.
New York, Jan. 4.—[Special)—Lit
tle Bertha Haines, aged twelve years,
was enticed from home by William
Sloan last Sunday night. Jtakcn to a de
serted building in Woodland Township,
Burlington county, N. J., and so bru
tally treated that she is not expected to
recover. Sloan is a hard character,
much feared on account of his enor
mous strength and reckless disposition.
Meeting Bertha on the road, he prom
ised her a nice present if she would go
home with him. The child went to tbe
hovel near New Lisbon occupied by
Sioan and a woman, where the ruffian
threw a shawl over her head and car
ried her off into the woods.
Haines became alarmed at the ab
sence of his daughter and began a
search of the neighborhood. Accompa
nied by a woodsman named HenryBush,
he searched woods till tracks were
found, which, by the light of a lantern,
they followed for miles. Tbe tracks
led to a deserted hotel, through a win
dow of which Haines saw his daughter
lying on the floor In front of afire
Sloan had kindled. Being without
arms and knowing the desperate char
acter of the man, Haines sent Bush to
Woodmansee, three miles away for as
sistance. The doors and windows were
barred and the father watched out
side until Bush arrived with Constable
Alfred Adams. They found Haines
nearly crazy. When they approached
he burst into tears and whispered:
“Go in quick or he’ll kill her!”
Constable Adams burst open the door
and seized Sloan by tbe throat. The
ruffian broke away and struck at the
eonstable with an axe. Sloan was
bound hand and foot and taken to the
jail at Mount Holly. Sloan had evi
dently had the abduction in mind for
some time, as he had stored food and
bedding in the hotel. The girl was
nearly dead when rescued.
During a race distur „
county, Texas, two
killed.
A scheme is on foot to oolonize 4
lahoms with negroes.
J. Walton Fi
millionaire. di<
Mary Anderson,
gaged to young Navarro.
Rev. J. H. Strau, an eit^,,
minister of Sprinfield, Ohio, is in‘j—
for obtaining money under. ..false pre-
A report troin Vassar female college 1
shows that it does not pay current ex« - w
penses. ’^3
A reporter of the New York Wori'tf '
saved a young girl from the hands of fe' • r
man who was attempting to assault hor.,
Mr. Clark Howell will be now 'man-,
aging editor of the Atlanta Constitu- J
tion. af uiMH .'3 ...
A company waits to buy tha Chero
kee strip for tlio purpose of colonizing '
it with negroes. .«(. g -.jf - >
It is said that Hon. Samuel J. Ran-?,...
dall cannot recover.
A drug clerk in Newark killed a pa
tient by giving the wrong metlieino. 1
The friends of Mrs. Hannah B. South-
wood fear that she will not live to bo
tried for the erime.
A divorce couple in Ohio died on tho ’’
same day and were buried in. the samo
grave.
A six yoar old boy came from Ger
many to America to visit his father.
Col. W. F. Sanders has been nomi- >
nated by tbe republicans as United
States Senator from Montana. ‘
Every day reports are made of poi
sons insane from La Grippe, commit- ,
tingauicide.
Maj. McGoodman fell from a hotel
jrindow in Frankford, Ky., while in a
somnambulistic condition and was fa
tally injured. .
Martin Maginnls and W. A. Clark,; !
both good men, have been nominated *
by the Montana Democratic Legislat
ive caucus for United States Senators.
The public debt was reduced $4,000,
000 during Decomber. For tlie past
six months the reduction was $23,005,;- -
610. ,
It is said that B)uhit$:rh inoj.m
derived from funds famished him b
rich widows.
A body of workman struck and walk
ed out of Indianapoiis machine shops
because a negro laborer had beon tem- ■
rarily employed. -
Is She Another Mrs. MnybrlckV ,
Clinton, Ont., Jan. 2.—[Speoial.]—
Hugh J. Whitely died May 23, 1888,
under what were thought to be supi-
cious circumstances. In the fall of 1889
his widow, who was young and fairly
~ood looking married aguin, but had'
ardly passed the honeymoon before
she was arrested at Woodstock, on the
charge of administering arsenic to the
former husband. Minnie Johnston,
who was a companion of Mrs. Whitely,
gave information under oath upon
which the arrest was made. She swears
to having seen arsenic given twice to
Whitely by his wife, once in his por
ridge and azain in his tea. She says -
Mrs. Whitely threatened to treat he?
likewise if she ever said anything about
it. A coroner’s inquest resulted, in. a
verdict that deceased was poisoued hy-
arsenic, criraimdly administered :byhis .
wife. Examination of ';he stomach-
showed the presence of aramic, bnt in
such a large quantity that the analyst
thinks it might be due mu re to the use
of embalming fluid than by absorption
in the tissues during life.
Found After Fifteen Years.
Council Bluffs, la., . an. 2.—[Spe
cial)—Mrs. Anna Bradbury has just re
ceived a letter from her daughter, who
was abducted flttesn years ago and lias
been missing ever dnee. The girl was
five years old when taken from home. *i
It appears that a neighboring man and ,
wife who were without children took a
fancy to the little one and carried her off.
They told the child that her mother
was dead, but she has recently nad
doubts and began writing to every one
cf her name of whom she heard, hoping
to locate her parents. The long-lost
girl is now living at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich., and is to visit her mother at
once.
AN END TO COLLISIONS.
Chester, Jan. 2.—[Special]—J. D.
Berry, a section master on the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad,
has recently patented a safety lock sig-
. . . ,■ . £
Pine Bluffs, Ark . Jan. 2.—[Special]
A bad wreck occurred on the St. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas railway, near
Wabbasea, fifteen miles north of here,
at six o’clock last night. The south
bound passenger train was thrown
from the track, and the engine and
baggage car went rolling down a twen
ty-five-foot embankment; Engineer
Apperson was killed, and four men
were seriously hurt. There were three
coaches filled with passengers. The
number of passengers hurt is not
known.
nal to be used while repairing a tracl
This invention enters a field never before
occupied by inventors, and it promises
well. At present when a portion of a
track is taken up one man is sent each
way with a red flag and is required, if
the rules be strictly obeyed, to stay
with his signal and not leave it stuck in
the ground, perhaps to be blown down
or removed by some mischief-maker.
The present plan is hence expensive,
costing two men’s labor, or on the'other
hand dangerous of the signal is left by
itself as indicated above. Mr. Berry’s
invention obviates both these
difficulties. All the section mas-
ter.has to do is to send a man each way
with the signals, which lock firmly to
the base of the rail. The bands then
can return and go to work. The target,
something like those used at switches,
stands at one side, out ]of Itbe reach of
a passing train, and is red on one side,
white on the other, thus indicating
clearly which way the danger is.
Near Boston, Ga., some one fired on
a team of four fine mules belonging to
Mr. O. T. Harper, 'and badly wounded
three of them. There is no clew to the
perpetrator.
A Boy Sentenced to Death.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 2.—[Special.]—
Judge Solders this morning sentenced
OttoLentb, a I7-year-old boy who was
recently convicted of the murder of lit
tle Maggie Thompson, to be hanged at
Columbus on April 16th. .Leutb’s
mother, who was, during the trial, an
object of popular pity, tainted on hear
ing the sentence of her son, and had to
be carried from,thepourt room.
Another Bad Wreck.
No Cigarettes for Frankfort.
Frankfort, Ky., January 5.—[Spe
cial]—At a late meeting of tho board of
council of city of Frankfort, an ordi
nance was adopted prohibiting tbe sale
of cigarettes within the c irporation.
The law went into effect yesterday, and
there is not a cigarette to be had in the
city.
Hotel Arrival**
At the Clayton House: L. R. Van,
devir, K. C. N. & B. R. ;Newt Watkins-
Madison*: Ham McWhorter,Lexington;
Clark Davis, Centreville; Hal Howard,
Lexington; J. G. Dunahoo, Dry Pond; -
D. C. Campbell, Atlanta.
At the Commercial : J. J- Jehnston.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; J. M. Fleming,
Augusta; Thomas W. Grimes, Colum- .
bus; J. N. Morgan, Birmingham; S.
Ferguson, Jug Tavern: A. B. Mnnn,
N. Y: C. B. Trumbo, N. Y; W. H,
Stiff, Louisville, Ky.; D. G. Strickler,,
T. P. Fleming, Augusta; J. N. Turner.
City
A good investment for some one if
hey buy
they buy one or more of the six beauti- • •
ful lots that will be sold to highest bid
der at court house on next Tuesday.
Only a few steps from street car line.
One lot has a house on it 18x30, plus- ,
tpred and rents well. Jr
The goose bone moat nave Deeu 01
is not bracing op theoold weather
to promise.
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