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GEORGIA SEWS.
BOII Reid,of Tabcola, Ga., is adver-
tiiinic for a wife.
Tl<t Okefenokee swamps an adver-
tiaMl for tale by the state.
O vington ia trying to work up a
railroad to L« wrenoevt! le.
GENERAL NEWS-
Over 200 Philadelphians are down
with La Grippe.
Columbua, Mias., went democra
tic.
The alUaneemen in Sumter county
will eatabliab a bank.
Albany voted recently
works.
for water
There were nine deaths from electric
shocks in Mew York City last year.
Two young women in New York died
from the effects of gas.
Xabone says he has, no influence
_ _ _ _ . „ . .. . whatever with the administration.
m^riVlhond ai^is ruli^ n * I Carson Parker, formerly an eminent
not give bond and is in Jail At Dallas. preacher, died a drunkard in a sa-
Tbe population of Brunswick is 12,- ] Joon.
. , I A band of Mexican horse thieves at-
Two attempts were made to assassin- t^ked a camping party and killed two
ate Mr. C. Lowenthal, an engineer at | men .
THE CITY COUNCIL-
THE ALDERMEN* MEET IN CALLED
SESSION.
The Cetsea Stem Stake aa Appeal—A a
AS—t Driver* aaA
Their ffthrr
Traa-Mliaaa at (ha
Carrollton.
that the German gov-
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel
of pnrity, strength and wholsomeness-
More economical than tho ordinar-
ikind, nnd cannot tie sold in competi
tion with the multitude of low test,
short weight, alum or phosphate pow
ders. Sold only in cans. Royal Bax
iso Powdkb Co., 100 Wall St., N. Y
BLANK
BOOKS.
With the beginning
of a New Year, mer
chants start off with
a new clean set of
Books.
, N<W * co “P^ n * i eminent wHUenil another expedition in
the postal officials are getting worse ^ of the North Po i e .
and worse about the mails. I . „ „ , , . .
. __ A New York vessel reports seeing
Two negroes were murdered in Tay- MVen waterspouts off the coast of Cuba
lor county during the Chrismas holi- inside of an bonr.
I The Adventists have now fixed on the
James Keegan, an Irish brick mason, 17th of October next as the day for the
was killed by the train near Americus, I world to come to an end.
while intoxicated. J Frank Jackson, the negro pugilist,
The Bank of Madison has opened with has consented to fight John Sullivan
a capital of $50,000 all paid in and a de-1 for $1,000 a side,
posit of $54,000 in its vaults. I a hog two years old was killed at
Mr. Fontaine, of Marietta, won fifty I Anniston, Ala., that weighed 637
dollars by lifting a chair at arms length I pounds.
with a heavy man sitting in it. I The North Carolina Jpapers say they
The handsome new Baptist church at I can get along withoutthe negroes, and
Crawfordsville will be dedicated on the are anxious for them to emigrate,
twelfth. The governor of North Carolina is-
Mr. A. C. Riley, of Fort Valley, has sued death warrants for four men to be
been appointed Judge of the county I banged on Feb. 7.
court of Houston.
Mr. J. J. Nelson, a West End mer
chant of Atlanta, has disappeared leav
ing some debts behind.
Jimmy Cooper, a fifteen year old boy
of Carroll county, is charming Atlanta |
with his eloquence in the pulpit.
Garfield Beattie, the six year old At- |
lanta boy, had both eyes shot ont.
Eight negroes will be tried this week ' ause * fonductor.locked him out, and
at Perry for the murder of old man I ** c near *y froze.
It has been estimated that about
twenty-five tons of quinine pills have
been consumed in this country during
the last two weeks.
C. H. Charloochee, of Charleston, en
lerod ihe Confederate army when he was
only 11 years old, and served through
the war.
The Farmers’ Alliance, of South Car
olina has opened a business exchange
The grand jury of Fulton county has I at Greenville, and expeets to do a busi
returned true bills against the Bone ness of $300,000 per annum,
family and their associates for the mur- I Go». Richardson, of South Carolina,
der of Jim Woodward, I says the two races cannot live together
A Boston merchants’ association sent I in peace while both are aspiring for
thousand dollar subscription to the | supremacy.
Miller. The fiends found only $30 on
his person.
Prof. R. E. Mitchell has tendered his
resignation as president of Gainesville
College. Prof. A. W. Van Hoose was
elected his successor.
Mr. Pierre Lorillard, of New York,
has purchased an oak grove in McIn
tosh county and will improve it for
home
My stock embraces
everything that can
be desired in
3.T.!:
QUANTITY,
VARIETY
QUALITYi
LOWNESS IN PRICES
Inspection Invited
The li'e of Mr. Davis is now being
written under the direction of Mu
Davis.
In Washington City, a tinner fell
from the roof of a building, and was
killed by being caught on an iron picket
fence.
A passenger on the Northern Pacific
railroad sues for $10,000 damages, be
rm t
Grady monument fund. The fund now
amounts to nearly $16,000.
The depot of the G., C. & N. railroad
at Elberton has been located at the E.
A. L. depot. The survey will be com
pleted in a few days.
The marshal of Belton clubbed Eli
Powell while drunk. Powell lay in the
lockup all night and died on the day
following.
An election was held in Lula for
mayor and aldermen, which resulted:
C. W. Asbury, mayor; and Richard
Martin, H. N. Thomas, J. L, Smith,
and J. R. Martin, councilmen.
Albert Turner, colored, had his hand
mashed oo badly at the turning tables
at Carrollton last Saturday that ampu
tation waa necessary. He has brought
suit against the road for $10,000.
Sam Jones has announced his cru
sade against sin in New Orleans. He
said that when dogs barked
to see what they were bar!
all be wanted was the people.
A writer in the Brunswick Times af
firms that he was approached by a
friend four years after his diath. The
spirit touched him on the shoulder and I sarily fatal
Woods aud Claybnrne, two convicted
murderers in South Carolina had their
sentences commuted to life imprison
ment.
Dr. Kneffen, of Trenton, N. J., the
demist whose wife was smothered to
death, attempted to commit suicide by
swallowing aconite and cutting his
throat with a razor.
A California court has decided that
the Amercan Sugar Refining Co.’s char
ter is forfeited because it went into
trust. A judgment of $5,000 was also
entered against it.
By February 25 the Alabama Midlanu
railway’s splendid bridge over the
Chattahoochee river will have beei
completed and solid trains will
through to Montgomery.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says that
two Northern detectives went to Barn
well, S. C., to investigate the r.cent
jlecatne I lynching, but were advised by the citi-
ug at, and | z ens to leave, which they did,
Henry Baker, a Justice of Peace
Mobile, Ala., was fired' on from am
bush, and -9 balls penetrated the small
of his back. His wounds are not ueoes-
vanished without speaking.
Gen. Alexander was again chosen
president of the Central railroad sys-
A body of fifteen negroes visited the
home of Green King,colored, in Green
ville, S, C., aud severely whipped him
tern. Evan P. Howell and James I for being too intimate with a depraved
Stuonn team oianton nnur liivanfAvo r l’hn I i_i* n it l l
Swann were elected new directors. The
road will build two new steamships.
Henry Mucy, colored, shot and killed
Milton McTear, also colored, at Baxley,
Friday night. McTear’s wife was the
only witness to the crime. The mur
derer escaped and is at large.
white woman. Small gashes were also
cut in his neck and shoulders with
knives.
The largest cotton mill in the South
will be built at Florence, Ala. It will
have 60,000 spindles There is no rea
son, with the magnificent water powers
Green Waters, a negro living near I around Athens, we should not soon
Rocky Mount, shot his wife some days I have a million or more spindles in oper-
ago and then strucklier with his gun. | ation.
D.W. McGregor,
ATHENS BOOK-STORE.
be woman was badly injured.
ishot hi:
In the
scuffle Waters was shot himself in the
thigh and his wonnd may result fatally.
He is now in Greenville jail.
News has reached Hiwassee of a very
serious knife cutting affray which oc
curred^ Rabun Gap, in Rabun coun
go
CorxciL CitAJtBr.n.)
Athens, Ga., Jan. 7, 1890, J
10 o’clock a. m. )
A called meeting of council wi.s held
lis morning. Present, His Honor,
Mayor Brown, aud Aldermen Dootson,
Rucker, McDowell, Myers, Booth anil
Tlie mayor stated that the meeting
bad been called at the request of the
warehouse men to consider the cotton
ordinance, also to consider the question
of allowing loose teams to stand on the
streets.
Mr. R. L. Moss was present and gave
bis views' in regard to the hardships im
posed on the warehouse men by tliepre-
sent ordinance. He asked that the coun
cil grant him certain privileges in re-1
garil to delivery of cotton on tho streets. |
The following resolution, introduced
by -Alderman Rucker, was adopted:
Resolved, That all persons desiring to
place cotton in bales upon the streets of
the city shall make written application
to the mayor, stating what streets are to
be so used, which application shall be
ranted or refused by the mayor in his
iscretion, aud then filed in the clerk’s
office. Provided, no cotton shall be al
lowed on the streets longer than six
hours for the purpose of delivery; and
provided further, that this resolution
shall not effect section 05 of the ordi
nances.
Any applicant who violates the terms
of the privilege granted by the mayor
shall be subject to punishment as pre
scribed by_ section 56, and tlie privilege
may be withdrawn at any time by the
mayor.
This resolution shall cease to be ope
rative on April 1st, 1890.
On motion the rules were suspended,
and tlie following ordinance, introduced
by Alderman Rucker, was read aud
adopted:
Be it ordaiDed by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Athens:
Section 1. No person shall leave any
horse, mule or other work animal, upon
the stn^jts-of said city, unless such ani
mal is securely fastened to a hitching
post authorized by tlie city authorities,
nor shall any person turn loose or leave
unattended upon the streets of said city
any such animal whether hitched to a
vehicle or not. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, on conviction in the Mayor’s
court, be punished as prescribed in sec
tion fifty-six (56) of the ordinances of
said city.
Section 2. Tho chief of police shall
cause to be taken up and impounded
any and all animals found on tlie streets
in violation of tho above section.
Section 3. All animals tsken up under
the provisions of the foregoing ordi
nance shall be disposed of in the man
ner prescribed in section seventy-three
(73) of the ordinances of said city; and
if such animal at the time of taking up
is attached to any vehicle such vehicle
shall be disposed of in the same man
ner.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordi
nance are hereby repealed
The street commissioner stated that
he needed a room to do work incident
to bis duties.
THE BAN
JOB OFFICE.
LETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
STATEMENTS.
CARDS.
ENVELOPES.
PAMPHLETS.
PROGRAMMES,
ANNOUNCEMENT S
INVITATIONS
We think we are prepared to do FINE
ORPLAlN WORK more to the notion of most people, Ilian anvbody within one
question of furnishing suitable quarters | hundred miles of us. Everything about
and necessary furniture for the street
commissioner be referred to the street |
committee with power to act.
Council then elected the following!
gentlemen to fill vacancies in tlie board ]
of education:
J. A. Hunuicutt, from 4th ward.
Charles Stern, from 2nd ward.
Council theu adjourned.
W. A. Giu.si.ANt>, Clerk-
A good investment for some one if
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 18x36, plas
tered and rents well. Jan2-5t
Fob Rent.—One nicely furnished
Boom. Apply at Banner office,
janldlw
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they also correct an disorders of
roKolato bowls.
HEAD
Ache they would beaimprtpriceioM to those
who suffer from this dlstisisrine complaint;
but fortunately their goodnessdoes intend
here, and tlmso who once try them MU find
these little puls valuable in ao many ways that
they will not bo willing to do without them
But after all sick
WtA* H
is the bane of go many lives that here Is where
we make our great boast Our pills cure it
while others do uot
Carter’s Little Liver Fills arc very small
and very easy to take. One or two pills make
a dose They are strictly vegetable and do
not gripe or purge, but by their gentle action
Mease all who use them. In vials at 25 cents;
live for $1. Sold everywhere, or seotoy mail.
CAET12 IfltSISXSX CO., New Ink.
land. The two later were seriously, if
not fatally wounded by several cuts in
the back and arms. Robert Long and
Terrell Curtis have been arrested and
carried to Gainesville jail for safe keep
ing. James Mosley made his escape.
Cause, whiskey.
The editor of the Fannin county Ga
zette says: Another gander-shanked,
pigeon-toed, whopper-jawed sun-of-a-
gun in the person of J.N. Barnes sends
os word to “to let him know if we get
pay for his paper before he does.” Mr.
B. will pay his subscription and that p.
The lawyers of Kremlen, the New
York murderer sentenced to death by
electricity, will now carry his case to
the court of appeals. There are also
two condemned murderers in Sing Sing
prison waiting to be put to death under
the new law.
A Naples correspondent writes that a
terrible storm in the province of 'Cata
nia w»s marked by a curious phenome
non. Near San Metto a rent was formed
in the earth from north to south nearly
a mile long, 9 feet wide and from 6 to 30
feet deep.
During the recent floods in Japan 2,-
419 persons were killed and 155 were
wounded;.90,000 were deprived of the
necessaries of life: 50,000 houses were
swept away or rendered uninhabitable;
150,000 acres of agricultural land, with
their crops, were laid waste; 6,000
bridges were carried ^ away and hun
dreds of miles of roads were destroyed.
The results of this year’s labor of Cur-
Onion Sets, White and
Red. L. D. Sledge & Co.
d. q., too. Also, if he will show up . The results of this year’s labor of Cur-
and we can’t put him four feet under I c,s Wmbat, a colored farmer of Pickens
ground inside of five minutes, w>3 will I county, Ala., shows what the negroes
agree to cancel the insurance on our of- *?ave an opportunity of doing in the
flee, set the shanty on fire and leave tK>uth - With four mules, he made thir-
town on foot. I ty-two bales of cotton, 1,000 bushels of
The spring term of Hai« Superior c?™. 5 »°°° bundles of fodder, 300 bush-
court shows fifty-three cases returned. «"*$.potatoes, 190gallons of sorg-
This is unusually large, but there is no I bum, 4,000 bushels of oats and 25 bush-
case of special interest among them and I ete ot P®* 8 *
all for small interests. Court convenes
third Monday and the most interesting
case will be the trial of John Coffin for
the murder of John N. Merritt, deputy
United States marshal. He was tried
last July and a mistrial resulted, the
jury standing eleven for acquittal and
one for conviction. Public opinion is
ymuch divided as to the result.
Coffin has been in the Atlanta jail ever
since Ins recovery from the wounds re
ceived in his capture, for safe keeping.
At Phillip’s station on the E. T., V.
& Georgia railroad the passenger train
was brought to a stop. Before the pas
sengers could learn the object of the
stop the cry was heard, “Jump!”
and as the last passenger was stepping
to the ground a freight train crashed
into the rear, completely demolishing
the sleeper and wrecking the entire
train. Mrs. J. P. Moulden of Straw
berry Plains was the last to leave the
train. She bad a baby in her arms. Tho
concussion threw her violently to the
ground. She is badly hart, but the
baby is not hurt at all. Dr. H. K.
Main was in the toilet room, and was
forced through the window. He was
badly bruii
Flannels.
They are going cheap; at Davison,
Lowe? & Shepherd’s.
New Dress Goods.
They are going at 50 per cent under
market value, at Davison, Lowe &
Shepherd’s.
Davison, Lowe & Shepherd are sel
ling the cheapest dress goods ever seld
in Athens.
Sauer kraut at W.M. Pitman’s.
IHM
for bargains in dress goods. They are
selling off their winter stock.
Onion Sets, White and
Red. L. D. Sledge & Co.
Cold Weather.
Celd weather will soon be here. Go
to Davison, Lowe & Shepherd’s for un
derwear. They are closing out all their
winter goods.
Sauer kraut at W. M. Pittman’s.
•Fine fish and select oysters all times
at Booth Bros.
Cloaks.
Buy your Cloaks from Davison, Lowe
& Shepherd’s at half price.
Mr. A. G. Elder will build a hand
some residence in Cobbham.
Tlio brass band held a business meet
ing last night. $
J. T. ANDERSON. |
in BROAD STREET,
■A.THE1STS, GA.
Offers the following bargains in real |
estate:
$1000 ^ynvcnS u ^ffifine°a n c“ u '|and as near perfection as can be.
41 inn WiHbuy the prettiest buildings loti
<]) JL1UU on Mill edge avenue containg 1 acre.
buy a one acre lot and a 4 room ]
house on Hodgson street. House oc
cupied by a good tenant
$300 Fora good 2 room house rnd 2 acre lot |
ant.
THE OFFICE ISNEW
i East Athens occupied by good ten-
We have in or to come in immediately,
Full Lines of PM
(toflft Will buy 5 acres of land with 2 good I
qJCl VU houses on it. Occupied by good tenant I
in liast Athens- 1
<1*1 nOn WiUht.y a comparatively new 4 room
Y i '' uu house undJiacrelot on Baxter street
Occupied by tenant 49 per month, % cash, bal
ance on long time.
ftflfl For a six-room dwelling, tw
.uUU servant house and 2 acre lot more or
less on Pulasla street, close in.
I Onn " ill buy a splendid 5-room house and
nice lot on Jackson street. Terms |
easy.
I will sell S27M acres of as fine land it _
tliorpe county, 4 m lea from Maxcys depot and I
4 miles of Harnett's Shoals, where is now being I
built one of the finest factories,in tlio State, for I
3 dollars per ucro and a good 4-room^dwelling I
and ail the ham and stable necssary, mid about 1
200 aeres of land in cultivation.
Sirs. Delony ha i placed her desirable lot on I what yon want. As to style of printing, our Mr. CHRISTY can use his own
Brt>ad street next to Dr: Pope’s oflice In my I “
hands for sale. Sii e of lot 00x112. This lot must I
be sold In the next ifew weeks, A splendid riv I
er farm containing 200acres, within3 1-2 mills I
of Athens. J, T. AXDKBSOX, R. E. Ag’t. I
No. Ill, Broad St. I
| but if we cannot suit you, we can use the wires and the Express, to obtain just
GOOD TASTE
BUIST’S NEW CROPI
OF
GARDEN_SEEDS-
We have just opened up the largest I
stock of garden deeds ever brought to I
this city, consisting in part of 60,0001
papers Buist’s Prize medal stock. 501
bushels beans and peas, 50 bushels 1
choice onion sets. j OF adopt yours as you think best. Our JOB OFFICE is an important feature of
saieand^etair* the l0west at who,e '|our business, and we mean to push it thoroughly, We want your work.
Special prices to market gardeners.
John Crawford & Co.,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
Athens, Ga.
Call and get one of Buist’s Garden |
Manuels for 1890.
MONEY AT SIX FEE CENT. I
Albert L. Mitchell,
LAWYER.
Loan, Broker and Insurance Igent. |
No. 35, Clayton st.,
ATHENS, * GEORGIA. I
Win give pr..mpt attention to all legal busi-1
ness. Will Insure vour property in first-class-1
Companies against Ions by lire. Will negotiate I
loans on farm lands running 5 years at C per I
cent per annum pavnble In whole, or part, af I
anytime. Cpne and see me.
Albert IMitchell.
GIVE US A TRIAL.