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THE NEW FACTORY. ABOUT TBS'THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY RAISED. COL.CnARBONNIER GIVES THE STATISTICS OF THE WEATHER. Th« bltrfrkf of Albrn* Bbow. I> l.lberall)—The rmttmty a Urrat l.rHinMl-Tkf *’ltr will bo Cumwi. Ttic plan* for building » furniture factory iu Allien* arc meeting success ami encouragement. iu convocation with Mr. A. K. 8U>- p*i*-n, ol Atlanta, wlio Has the under- ink in;’ in charge, a JIaxnM reporter learned yesterday that about ten or iwrlT. thousand dollar.' had been prom ised for the building of the factory and timl this waa nearly half of tbo amount necessary. 'Hie capital stock of the Furniture Factory Company will be $15,1)00, and a provision wilt be embodied Im Uiii«liiirl$r grrntiog power to in crease ibe capital stock to $100,000 if ‘necenaary or desired. Mr. Stepbeu .aid that lie thought therewould be no trouble iu raising tbo remaining capital der-ired when tiie people of Athens realize the tiller need •f a furniture factory here and what a S end invest nient it would lie. He says i* the intention of the company to tun aagood a factory as can be found I Id* aide of-Chattanooga, and that lie could easily do it with the capital stock namml* Hr. Stephen bus just put up a liiclory at Georgetown, S. C., and says ilia doing mii excellent business. "As a general thing, do these furni ture factories pay on investmentV’" asked llm reporter. "There is not a furniture factory in the South today,” be replied, “that is paying Ices than twenty per cent., and many of them more than that. -There is not one of them able to supply the demand. Those in the South are al ways from sixty to ninety days behind orders, and are rushed to keep even this close up with their demands. Athens has a golden opportunity in this matter. Besides being a profitable investment that will pay from twenty to twenty- live pel cent, on the money invested, the furniture factory will be a valuable industry. It will give employment to a taint titty bands anil will impart about live hundred dollars in salaries per week into the trade and business of Athens.” Mr. Stephen lias entered into the undertaking with an earnestness that can hot. fall short of success, and the cit izens of Athens could not do betterthan to oneotlrage hint in the movement lid is a skilled factory' builder and knows tjie business by heart. He says that lie lus com*to Athena with the determination of doing all in Ids power for- it- uinluililiug. The furniture factory, wilM>e a great industry added to our various enterprises. He will < infinnc to canvass the city for the capital stock, and aosouu ns it has been ,raised a charter will be applied for. . Let every citizen subscribe liberally to the acock and show to the world that Athens’ enterprise is not yet dead. BARE COINS. Coin; of tne United State* Possessing a Numismatic Value. - GOI-J-4W P< Wight, ms to 1S04; $0 or Imlf eagle, 1705 lo 1834; $3,1873, ISl’S, 1876; P- ol), 1796 to 1831 (large head; small bead very common;) $1, 1803 to 1872, 1375 io 1877, anil any date, $1.05, Silver—Dollars, 1734 to 1707, 1801, noil, 1803, IH04, 1830, 1838, 1839,1851, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1850, 1857, 1858; half dollars, 1734 lo IS02, 1815, 1830, with 50 cents; the one with 50c no value; 1852, 1853, no arrow beads at side of date, or rays <>n reverse around eagle; 1801 half dollar coined by tiie Confederate States and so inscribed: quarter dollars, 1730, 1S01, 1823, 1827,1853, no arrow beads at tide of date nor raws on reverse; 20c, 1877. 1878; ]0e., 1730 to 1811.1822, 1S40; 5c, 1731 to 1802, 1840 ; 5c, 1734 to 1802 1810; 3c, 1803 to 1873. Copper—1 ecut, 1733, 1799, 1804,1809 1811. Nickel—1 cent, 185C, flying eagle 1857, 1858' no value. Copper—Half cent, 1733 to 1802, 1811 1831, 1830. 1840 to 1848, 1852; 5 cent nickel. 1877; 3 cent nickel, 1877; 2 cent copper, 1873 • V nitcil States coins prior to 1820 in perfect condition have a value above : tlM! face. Do not clean or polish up any coin, *■ as it detracts from their value. S. 11. A H. Chapman, Numismatists and Antiquaries, 1,348 Pine street, Philadelphia. The Naxtanm Jllaiaa. yrranm far Tiler S-Mipare With Thaw far Hr»|r«nPM-T»a Wtllkrr Far. CM. far Ta-S.f, (’oaring Knirrui.arrb-A Mar Law Mte-nr Uill Gnuljr Back —Biker llraraflalrrnt. Col. L. n. Ciiarbonnier over at the Moore building keeps up with the weather both winter and summer. To him and his instruments of endless va riety the citizens of Athens must look for the statistics of the weather, and a Banner reporter called on him yester day to get the exact slate of things as shown by Ids weather instruments. The following figures will be interest ing for our readers: For Tuesday the maximum temperature w*» 69, min imum 40, the rain fall ll-l(J0of an inch. For the month of December a remark able weather rejiort has been made as follows: Maximum temperature 72, 01,15 minimum 2d, mean temperature 55, rain fall 03-100 of an inch. During the month tliero was ice only on two days, and frost on three days. This report snows a wonderfully w arm December, as the maximum mean teinpr . .iture for live years past dtiriug Decei ilicr is 69, which is 14 points lower *'.,an the past month, and the minimum 15, which is 11 points lower than the minimum for last month. The mean rain fa : l for De cember during the past five years is 4 inches anil 65-100 of an inch while that of the last mouth is only 63-100 of an inch. The mean number of cloudy Jays for five years during December is 12. The number for the last month is only two. All of these figures go to show that last month lias been the warmest as well as dryest month of December Ath ens has seen for many a year. It has been made up of the strangest weather of any December for more than ten years. TUB CAUSE UNKNOWN. Of course the cause of this singular month is not known, and can not be surmised by the weather uien. Uol. Ciiarbonnier dees not pretend to ac count for it. He said be knew noth ing about the singular weather further than had been shown by his instru ments, and said if anything had gone wrong with tiie the world it bad not yet been known to the scientific world. There ''as been a great deal said re cently in the news papers about the Gulf stream having probably changed its course and that it will in the future come to tomb our northeastern coast broadside, but this while possible is hardly probable. It is the only reason giveu yet or suggested to account for our mild winter. WEATHER FORECASTS. The war department’s Weather record from Augusta seut out ft renort yester day predicting a cold wave for Augusts, but as none was predicted for At anta. or any other point in Georgia, there was b it little faith put in the report. Later developments show, however, that the tbcrmjnneter W$JlJa!l Considera bly within the next twenty-four hours. To-day will be clear, and somewhat colder In Athens than yesterday, with a western wind blowing briskly. Mr. Fn«*x P. Grat.—Mr. Frank Gray, the efficient traveling agent of the ‘Atlanta Journal was in the city yes terday, and paid our office a pleasant call. Mr. Gray represents one of the best newspapers in the South and is mon-over a clever gentleman He is doing good work for tiie Journal. Jack Sailors the case of Jack every one is familiar, fore justice Fuller, pened since Monday was withdrawn, ho >f the girl, with charged with el A Little Bi ton, the pastor of has been so ill for ported better yi expected to live A Pleasant Sociable.—A pleasant | Ids many friends only TIIE CITY PARK. P little sociable was given at the resi- covery may be denceof Mr. J. A. Gareb»Jil hist even- days ing,complimentary toMisscs Bessie :ird Jessie Garebold. ' A delightful time Back from Til was experienced by the numerous Grady, an old A young i>eople who were present. brother of the lal returned to Athens lanta. He reach' .—Yesterday with which brought be ing been post- 11 ir prosecution r. by the father to Bailors was . J. W. Blan ch* pel. who days, was re- He was not it night, but : that his re matter of a few A Handsome Law Office.—Lump- | , . kin & Burnett have rented four rooms ?£*? * rom 3 .—Mr. IV. s. and the only enry W. Grady, night from At- dty a day or so here he has been ntlie Franklin building and will have *' T | n E ■ n< *t!lhs. He is warmly me of the must handsome law offices 'Y e loomed back to enr city by hi* rela in Athens. Mr. E. P, Upshaw will make his office with the firnrand will act in tiie capacity of striker for cheui. fives and friends here. Mo young man was better known here a few years ago ; and hi * ' - ' than Will Grady, Itis h o; hand today in the come. hundreds of the The Athenaeum.—Cards areo ni for anehtertniiimciitnt the Athcmvum to be given complimentary to Mr. and Mrs James Hamilton Friday evening. „„ One of the most elegant att'airs of the I Mi*s Blanche? season is expected. ae gras p of joyous wel. Entertainment“ikitioirr.—A delight ful entertainment Nfill be given tonight t - Jcotnb, at her beau tiful home on Millswge avenue, compli mentary to a select number of friends. The entertainment will he in the nature of a seven o’clock basket tea, a novel and interesting style of entertaining learned by the fair young hostess on her Dn. Dozier and Bmdk.—Dr. Luth er Dozier and bride arrived in the city last evening on a visit to relatives. The Banner unites with a host of otiiers in . _ wishing ;the happy young couple a Snroprantourlx<t summer. It issafe;to long and happy life. *»y that the entertainment willlbe one of the most charmingly uuiquo ever known Bound Over—Tobc Hnyflled and H n l **is city bis associate Carolina Smith were tried I - _ »- _ _ yesterday before Judge Fuller and Honoror IIknkr Git a ® were lmund over to appear a Superior | V-'llJJ* court. They are charged with burglar- “ " ”” “* izing a house in East Athens. Has the Influenza.—A beautiful Maltese kitten on Prince avenue has a had case of the influenza. The poor little thing appears to be iu constant agony, and shows all the symptoms shown by |>eople. On account of the case being so extraordinary, the fami- 11 "Jv, “ . s P ly physician has tiie case in treatment. I ana Deorgiau. the University will hold memorial ex ercises in honor of Henry Grady at their hall on Clayton street. It will be remembered that Mr. Grady was a char ter member of this chapter, and was greatly beloved by all of its members. The Athens alumni, as well as the act ive members of tiie chapter, will he C resent to take part in these services of i onor to this peerless orator, journalist, The Clarke Rifles Fair.—Lieuten ant Hughes and Sergeants Briggs and Edwards were appointed as canvas rs for tee Rifles Fair to lie giveu in Fe.bru- PEUSONAL AND SOCIAL. _ Mr James Price was in the city yes- ary. Any contributions that would he I terday from Farmington, bench,iul in any way to the Rifles will Mr. John D. Little will mako the he thankfully received by the canvas- University Pandora a great success era. Now is the time for the citizens to AX EMERY WHEEL AT THE GEORGIA RAXGE AND STOVE WORKS DID HIE DEED. Accident to a Yoons Bog. Atlanta laud, Me., is authority for the inenr that about 6,000 tons of terra alba were recently iuijiorted through the port of New Yolk alone. The only mu- tor 'terra clba in any quantity is iu the aditl eration o' candies; and when these two tacts are put together they become very significant. The sulwtanee is min eral, utterly insoluble in the saliva or the gastric juice, and the result of eat ing candies adulterated cannot be oth erwise than excessively injurious. The deviiishness of the u-m of «tich stuff In i-andira is all the greater for tbe fact that most of the candies that are adul terated with it arc used by children of tender years. The extent to which It ex ists in certain candieamay by surmised byan iiicidi*nt;wliifh occurred with in. the experience of the editor of tiie National Druggist. A wholesale grocery house of Bt. Louis made a claim against the Boutli Shore Line for damages done a was grinding exploded. c.-ush- certain let of lozenges manufactured by Tu the entire left side a Boston house, and shipped in barrels Atlanta, Jan. 8.—[Special].— X ter rible accident occurred at the Georgia range aud stove works at 11 o’clock to day. The victim, was Frank Davis, a six teen-year-old white boy. The entire machinery of the works was in motion, and each man at his post of duty, when suddenly the emery wheel at which Frank Davis ing Tu the entire left side of tbe face and skull, causing instant death. As quckily as possible the entire working force rushed to the unfortu nate ad, intent on rendering the as sistance suggested by appaUedthumaui- tv, but it was too' late, lie was beyond the reach of human aid. When a reporter reached him lie was stretched on his back with a handker chief thrown over his face, which, when removed, displayed a ghastly wound in the face aud head. His en tire left face and forehead was crushed in’ showing the brain. The sight was sickening, showing clearly that death was instantaneous. His poor, widowed mother was at once apprized of the sad fate of her old est son and tiie distress of the poor wo man was heartrending. Strong men were moved to tears, wb-n alic, frantic with grief, rushed to the side of her dead boy, imploring those around her lo help her in her sad misfortune. Frank Davis was an indcstrious, no ble-hearted hoy, loved liy his fellow- employers. lie wa« a great help to his widowed mother who has three small children, the eldesta girl of 13 years, to support. The Georgia Range and Stove com pany shutdown immediately, and every employer was in gloom over the sad oo curretice. - - IX A HEAT OF PASSION. open their hearts and purses. Commissioner Burbanks.—We learn timt a petition is in circulation to dis place Major Burbanks as United States Commissioner at Athens, but we have no idea it will succeed, as be is an effi cient and popular otlicer, and a belter man for tbe place cannot be found. The Major’s friends are requested not to .Miss Ida Schailef, who has been quite sick, is much improved. Mr. Isaac Lowe returned from Greencsboro yesterday. Mr. Tom I.nmpkin has returned from a business trip down tbe Georgia road. Miss Daniel, of Augusta, has return ed to tbe Home School. Mrs. Franela Fontaine is expected in sign any paper with this end in view, this city in .- "re, days on a visit. He ha* no idea of resigning, as we ftaru Mr. Waiter'll liealley wfif feiurif has been reported. | 50on p, tbe law- class from his home in . Americas. The Zeta Cnis.—It is rumored that An Alabama Woman Shoots Iler Hus band Twice. Birminoiiam.Ala., Jan. 8—[Special,] —A sensational domestic tragedy was enactod at Bessemer, twelve miles dis tant, yesterday. William Rapleo, a ho tel-keeper, was shot twice and badly wour.ded by his wife. Raplee had been drinking, and when he reached home talked very naughtily to his wife. Mrs. Raplee finally lost her temper, and, snatching a pistol fired twice. Raplee has one hall in bis shoulder and anoth er in hi* hack. As soon a* she saw w’mt she had done, Mrs. Raplee repented, and begged that she lie sllowcd to nurse her husband, hut lie objected, sating be was afraid of her. Mrs Riplee is pros trated over her action, and says if her , , , , ■ Mr. Syivattus Morris lias been absent the college hoys have boc-u haying from the city for several days on legal some fun with the new comers since | business. CURRY WASN’T KILLED. A Sensational Report About an old student corrected. Who does not remember the genial Frank Curry who was a member of the Law school at the University three years ago? He was known to every citizen and was the most popular fellow in college. The boys all loved him for his cheerful disposition, his clever jokes and his many faculties of making friends wherever he was thrown. Some days ago a report was sent out by tiie reporters in Birmingham that Frank Guriy had been killed in that city by a freight train running o\'cr him, andstatpd that he had a letter of recognition ’in his pocket from Mr. Gradv- at the time of his death. This report. waa-published in the Bannku as well'us tfcq Atlanta Constitution. Mr. f>.„ JI. Arnold, who is a family connection of Mr. - urrv, informs us tliat tluvreport unfounded and says that Mr. Ourry-ls still alive. He nays that his brother went to Birmingham imme diately upon learning of ..Curry’s death and found that there was no truth in the report. This will lie learned with gratifica tion by his inauy friends iu Athens. There was rtever a more genial nor more popular student at the University than Frank Curry. Tho Decision of tbe Street Railway Com pany Postponed For some time past *n offer lias been lieforo the Street Railway company con cerning the oa-.-k. The offer was make by the city coun cil to Mr. Voss, that if his coiupauy would take ten acres of the Lilly lands and improve tiie grounds suitably for a park the city would give the laud free of charge. Mr. Voss asked to be allowed until the 15th of January to confer with the Street Railway Com pany beforo giving an answer. He lias not been able to lay the matter before his company for a full discussion yet, and has asked for more time to con sider. He was met by a Banner repor ter yesterday and asked about the plans of the company. Mr. Voss said: “I am not prepared to say just now what ihe company will do ' ' '-** that them an answer to their proposition. I ha^-e declined the otter made by the parties inter*-ted in the Linton land, as the locality was not convenient to us.” "Do you think your company will accept the oiler made by the city ?” 1 have not heard enough from my associates to make any reply. 1 am in- lined to think, however, that we will either dec ine the offer or make one ourselves to the Park committee, which will be a somewhat modified from their offer.” the new year began. The Zeta Chi fraternity has taken in several novitiate applicants for membership. Beit said to the credit of tho boys, however, ha/.ying in its severest degrees has be-, come a thing of the past iu tiie Univer- | probably enter the sity. Dr. Steedly has moved into the office formerly occupied by Col. E. T. Brown on College avenue. Ml Henry W. Grady, of Atlanta,will University soon. Mr. D. P. Ilaselton will return to day from Charleston, where . he baa Prohibition Tonic-In the last mayor’s been visiting his father’s family, court a case was brought against Mr. ,, „ „ , Alex Nabors, who runs a restaurant on . ^ r - Hamilton will leave in a Jackson street, for selling Intoxicating few da J s for Columb,a on ku «- beverages. The case was continued, ness - however, owing to the absence of Prof Mr. Harry Smith has been installed H. C. White, who was an important as a salesman behind tho counters of witness for tiie city, as he had been giv- Haselton & Dozier’s music store, en some of the beverage to analyze. The Chancellor Boggs, of the University, case will come before the next Mayor’s is out again from a severe attack of La court. I Grippe. Co'. Ham McWhorter, one of Ogle- The Weather Reports.—The Ban- thorpe’s most genial attorneys, was in nkr has made arrangements with Col. | the city yesterday, Xo Apples—The fruit merchants of our city have not had any first-class apples on hand for nearly two weeks. The cause of the scarcity of this de lightful fruit is the shortness of tbe Jag Tnrrrn Topic*. Jco Tavern, Jan. 8.—The new town council is Dr. J. C. DeLoberriere. Mayor; R. L. Carithers, N J. Kell, J. M. Tackaon, Z. F, Jackson, C- unci Dr. G. W. Debaperriere, Clerk; C. W Harris, Treasurer, and H. D. Jackson. Marshal. * Tim surveying party of the G., C.& N. railro .d arrived here yesterday, loca rille. L. H. Charbonnier, of the University, , . ... to publish each day the weather re . 1 have told the park commiUcc I ports for Athens. We will give also at by the 25th of January I will give the weather forecasts for each d day as obtained from the weather bureau at Augusta, which Col Charbonnier ,*c- Mr. John C. Stevens, a leading mer chant of Sandy Cross, was in the city yesterday, Mr. Sandy Rucker has been quite sick for some time, but is steadily im- ceives each day. This will be quite in- proving now. tcresting and useful to our readers, no Mr. W. W. Gordon, Jr., returned to doubt. I the University yesterday, after a visit to his home iii Savannah. over that line. The general agent of of the line procured some of the "loz enges” and brought them to tiie writer for examination. The result of our in vestigation showed them to consist al most entirely of terra alba, ..bound to gether with a little gelatin or gum (wc have forgotten which). Further inves tigation developed the fact that they werc simply blocks or forms to be used in preparing cheap lozeuges, tbe meth od of use belug simply to immerse them for a few moments in syrups flavored with peppermint, wintergreen, etc. Tho agent, armed * ith these facts, re fused to pay any damages, and the con cern, rather thanjrisk the exposure; in cident upon a law suit, dropped tin- claim.—[National Druggiat. A TERRIBLE CRIME. A Tale of Atrocity from Monroe County. Mr. Robert Peters. Ucsien and B»bb*d. Forsyth, Jau. 8.—(Special)— 1 Tin Monroe Advertiser of this week con tains the following particulars of an atrocious criinu in this county : “Early on Monday morning of last week, Mr. Mike Peters, living in the western part of the county, was found on his bed in a semi-conscious state, with a huge gash in tbe head The nature of the gash indicated that it was Hindi with tho sharp edge of * hatchet, tins skull being fractured. he couldn’t explain. When aroused to consciousness, Mr Peters could give no account of how the wound was inflicted upon Ids head. butgstated that on retiring the night before, lui had about his person 882.75, looming .... Lewis Kueth, a 15-year-old Atkerson, Kao., boy. shot himself with a pistol w fil* i “ “ ' * because hK sweetheart, aged 13, pre fer: ed the company of another boy. The life of Jefferson Davie will be completed and published this year. Waitnamaker has appointed au ex- convict postmaster at a city tu Kcu- A 15-year-old girl of Mr. AtcH Parka, of Smith county, • eon,, eloped with a man her fat' er had hired. Grand Master Workman Powderly ia very sick at Trenton. A Pennsylvania justice flood two men $20 each for fox hunting. Brazil will increase the oxport duty on coffee 4 per cent. There was a light between and Indians in New Moxluo, and — . i s: Indian was killed. England Is getting ready to force Portugal to terms or will declare war, A remnant of the famous te Jupiter has been discovered iu ! Postmastei-Geheral Wnnnanu get about $500,004 by the silk 1 case decided in favor of the The pay of ectisus supervisor* will te per increased' from $500 to $1,000. An unknown man studded in the Tremnut house in Washington City, , The Hiawatha, Kan., hotel was bann ed. The guests escaped by jumping from wiudows. A dozen were more 'or less injured by the flame* aud jumping. One train killed four men at Jobu$- town, Punn. Alice Jackman, of St. Louis, rah away from home and Hod about being abducted. Tho desire fot notoriety In spired her spirit. There are suggestive reports from Washington that the Republicans of tlio House will attempt to revolutionize the rules of that body today, riding rough shod over all precedent and decency, and ramming through rules by which a small minority will constitute a quo rum, thus preparing the way for t.lm partisan legislation whioh they have in view. TURNED THE TABLES OX HIM. and gave the size of each hill and each piece of silver. When the injury done Mr. Peters was discovered, this money was missing and as not to be found, and also a common ateh. A negro, from certain circumstances, as arrested, but the evidence brought out failed to fasten the crime upon him. much feeling om it. The future inaj yet develop further facts in the ease,-und it Is Imped it will. in a wreck some time since aud recov ered $7,000 damages. A NOVEL WEDDING. covered hia net earnings for tho year, There is much indignation over the alfiiir, and the law officers are on the hunt in earnest. The Spirit of Thomas Starr King Said - To Have Performed the Ceremony. San Francisco, Jan. 8.—[Special]— A Spiritualist proceeding out of the or dinary run took ptuee at the Metropoli tan Temple last night, ill which A. S. Cleveland and Mrs. Louise Beatty were married,as the medium said, by tiie spirit of Thomas Starr King. Two thousand people gathered to witness the ceremony, und listened attentively to Mrs. J. j! Whitney, who, arrayed in a costly C'istumo decked with diamonds, proclaimed herself a minister invested with all 'necessary authority to tie a binding matrimonial knot. She claimed to speak only as Starr King’s spirit dic tated, and, after repeating the nsnal Unitarian service, pronounced the couple man and wife. COLUMBU8 IS SNEEZIXG. A Handsome Law Office.—Messrs. , , , . . • i Mr. W. H. Quart*rman, of Liberty Lumpkin <fc Burnett are having tlioir colM ,ty, it meratier of the class of ’88, law office greatly enlarged and hand- has entered the Uni vet sity law school, somelv fitted up. They will have two I ... new rooms added at their present office j ^ r -„Vi „/ WnPtlSt hi* ».i and will have four rooms in :ull, which oc f ,n ‘ ,,e . H,, ®VmLrli u' l £ L^i will connect with each other. Hand- * llts *® Uono ° f glass [fronts will be put in the our !“° 8t br,Ui * nt men ' , front rooms. {Altogether it will be one Miss Emma Lou Tichenor, a eharm- of the handsomest offices to he found in inR young lady of Atlanta, will visit tiie Classic City. friends and relatives in this city this week. A. O. Lyndon Assionment.—The | Mr. T. D. Biggs, of Elbcrton, passed jossibility of getting good apples has >een a cause for regret with many of onr people, with whom tiie apple is a favorite fruit. SUIT AGAINST AUGUSTA. Columbia County Wants $5,000 Dam ages. Augusta, Jan. 8.—(Special).—Col- The Lowell of the Sonth has the Grip by Good Majority. Columsus, Ga., Jan. 8.—[Special.] The influenza has taken a firm hold here and is rapidly spreading, accord' ing to information gleaned from gentle men in a position to know. sixty cases. The announcement in the Ledger yes terday afternoon that there was as much a* sixty cases of the epidamic here was a surprise even to a resident physician, until tbe doctors got to comparing notes. THE DOCTORS BUST. Tiie doctors are kept busy attending to it and it is at present spreading. A11 kinds of remedies for its prevention and cure are being tried by the jicople of the city. Thera are no very serious esses assignee. Mr John L. Moore has lately I Hon . K . Reaves left yesterday af- been appointed to the office, and as I t^moon for Augusta, to be present at soon as the creditors are all heard from lbe meeting of the C. and M. directors, the stock will.be closed out. Mr. Lyn- I which took place that city last don’s assets are $1,680, and his liabili- HIir ht. ties something over two thousand dol 1 h lars. ppe love ting from Lawrenceville. A slight change in the line WM made in this last survey, which is more satisfactory (while ago. r a long and Bterday. She 'lady, and her i n severe loss to ?arf*vj> : as fSfuQtwi ‘gw*? unibiii county has commenced suit against the city of Augusta for $5,000, being, itis claimed by the authorities of that county, the ainouut due by the city of Augusta for taxes on tiie canal locks which are inColninbia county and on that portion of the canal lyingin the same county. NEVER COLECTBD BEFORE. This levy is, no doubt, a serious an noyance to the good people of Augusta. They have never before, so far as can now be recalled, been called upon so summarily for the payment of taxes to Columbia county on this valuable prop erty. Formal notification of the levy was served on the mayor and council dur ing the last session of tiie Augusta city council by the sheriff of Columbia county. There is no doubt that a com promise will be effected and expensive litigation between the parties to the affair avoided. a shining mark, and Mr. J. H. Stone is out on the road establishing agencies for the Weekly Banner. We are working for 10,000 uew subscribers, and give the best and newsiest paper in America. Mr. A. K. Stephens, of Atlanta, has been working up the furniture factory An Important Cask.—Messrs T. W. Rucker and Frank Upson, of this city, have been employed by the caveators in tho case of the relatives of Mrs Su- sen M Wray against Judge Samuel Lumpkin, of Lexington. It will be re- I for Athens during the past few days, meinbered that Mrs. Wray, who had I He says he is hopeful of securing the lost her mind, willed Judge Lumpkin capital stock. her property, disinheriting her inline- M Jiln Ri.lgeway.of Oconee county, dmte relatives who were lu very needy who WM injured last summer by the circumstances. 1 he case will P r ® bab *> explosion of a fruit still, was in tbeeity be tried inOglethorpe county, and some He savs his health has not nch developments are expected. | go gince -^e accident. m-fjjnff, _ therefore sets its victims at work pol ishing their noses. A Valuable, Gift.—Mr. Andrew J. I H*«*i Arrival*. Cobb has presented tbe University of Commercial:—H II Starr, Ga; A R Georgia with a very interesting and I Anderson, agent Bristol’s^ Educated valuable gift. It is a handsome leather Horse Show; W W. Chace, New York box containing tiie component parts of R E Maun, Madison; A W Crook the Atlantic cable, which are extreme- shanks, Atlanta; S S Pardue, Geo. C ly interesting to study, as they give Robinson, Augusta; Hamilton Me every detail in manufacture of the wire Whorter, Lexington, that connects the new and the old Clayton House:—C W Munnerlvii world. The parts of the wire were I Baltimore; W H Robertson, Ga; G'W token from the eable many years ago, I Ryington, q- e Owens, Atlanta; B II and were given to Hon. Howell Cobb, N oble, City; B S Walker, Monroe; C who was at that time secretary of State D Tlndson, LsGrange;Wm. Hazlehurst, by the Atlantic cab’e company. Prof. Mil ,^ u; W L McCarty, Jefferson. Andrew J'. Cobb gave the valuable box i to tiie University and it is now in the Physical laboratory. See Julins Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters! HIS SALARY WAS CUT. And he Declined tu; Favor the City Furthor With His Services. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 8—[Special.]— Judge Dunbar has handed in his resig nation as recorder of the city of Au gusta. He declined to serve in that capacity for the salary sec aside for the recorder. His former salary iiad been $1,200. but since the spirit of retrenchment has gotten hold of Augusta, it has been cut down to $500. Judge Dunbar decline* to serve fur this amount and has, as stated, resigned. To further carry out the policy of re trenchment, offices have been abolish ed and other salaries severely cut. The mayor’s salary has been cut $500, leaV' ing his compensation now $3,000. Au gusta is determined to live within her income hereafter. Poisoned tbe WholeFami'y. - Pittsburg, Jan. 8.—[Special.]—Ed ward Church, son of Woodford Church a farmer living near Hnntington. W, Va., became angry at his father yes terday and today went to Guyaiidotte where lie purchased a'liox of Rough on. Rats, which lie put in the family flour barrel. The whole family except the boy ate heartily of biscuits made of the flour aud a 13-year old girl died and the father and two other children are dangerously ill. Young Church; who is but 17,1 JUDGE PORTER KLNG. Gentleman Wall Known Here, Dies Last Week in Atlanta. * Last' Friday night, Judge Porter King, of Alabama, died iu Atlanta, af ter a serious illness. lie was known by many here, his second wife having been Miss Lumpkin; thus making linn tiie brother-in-law of Dr. Lumpkin and Mrs. '1 R. U. Cobh, both of tills eity. Many friends here will regret to learn of his sad aud almost untimely death. Judge King was one of the most emi nent men and jurists of Alabama, of which State he was a native, lie grad uated at eighteen at the University of Alabama, and went thence to tiie legis lature; und afterwards responding to tiie dread call of war, was conspicuous for his gallantry as Captain of the Ma riou Light Infantry. Returning from the war he engaged in the active pur suit of liis profession, until some years ago when he was compelled, by il. health, to adopt a farmer’s life. Judge King was a prominent man in church, as well as ill other affairs. He was a member of the Baptist church, and was President of the Board of Trustees of Jtidson Institute, as well as Vice Presi- dcut of the Florence educational com pany. He was a member of the Knights Templar, and esteemed the Order second only to his church. In his death, Ala bama loses a prominent citizen, the South a valiant champion, and the church of God a firm aud consistent ad herent. A Minstrel Troupo Vindicates IU Hon or. nud Sings fur tho Judgr. Spit ing field, ill., Jau. 8.—[Special.] —Some days ago uiiu-h excitement 'was caused on a railroad train between Keo kuk and Jacksonville by the complaint ol a traveling man, who asserted that 1000 had been stolen from him while ho was on the sleeper. The MoCalie A Young troupe of minstrels were fellow passengers, and the traveling man at once accused them of being concerned in the the t. They made an indignant protest, but, unfortunately, a bill waa found under a seat where two or three the compauy had bits playing po ker, and the traveling man claimed that he recognized tbe money as his. As n Tosoh', the whole i-ompnnv- were de tained here for an examination, a search warrant having boon granted.. , Luckily tiie facts came nut upon in vestigation, and the burnt i ork people are now the lieroos of the town. Tint truth seemed to be that the favellng man had cither spent or gHWldod rile money, which belonged to the house iio represented, and hi* cry of theft was to divert suspicion from himself. At the hearing the judge released the mem bers of the minstrel hand, who recipro cated by singing “Tho court house In the skies” at the request of the justice. At night they gave a show to a packod house. The travelling man is under arrest, charged with blackmail, and tiie manager of tho miustrels has entered suit against the county for $20,000dam- ages, which he claims resulted from the detention and tho wide publicity of the arrest. ______ Harmony Grove Items. AFTER TIIE GAMBLER8. A Kansas City Woman After the Mon ey Lost by Her Husband. Kansas Crry.Mo., Jau.8.—[Special ] Suits aggregating $22,000 have been brought against five proprietors of gambling houses in Kansas City, Kau., I,y Mrs. Laura Preriuan, whose hus band, she says, lost $12,000 in these houses at playing faro, l'he $2,000 ad' ded in each ease to the amount of moil ey said to have been lose is in the way of damages. In her petition Mrs. Prer- inan avers that tho money her husband wagered and lost belonged to her and was given him to increase ills business and invest for her in real estate. WHIPPED BY WHITE CAPS. Joel Brown Leaves His Wifr and Pays the Penalty In a Lively Manner. Chattanooga, Jan. 8.—(Special) — Last Tuesday Joel M. Brown, of Day- ton, Ten«., separated from his wife, tho separation being cansed by a noto^ rious woman with whom Brown was infatuated. Saturday five masked men went to tho house where Brown and tiie woman were staying, anil whipped them both at most to death. Today Brown returned to Dayton and effected ft reconciliation with his wife. He states that there were five men dressed In women’s clothes, and that they first started $o destroy the house by cutting it down with an axe. Brown ran out in a woman’s garb, and waseaugbtand whipped unmercifully. The ‘‘white- cappers” then went into tho house aud whipped the woman. Harmony Grove, Ga., Jau 8^ cial.j—Mr. Albert Stark, a prominent business man of Texas, is spending a few da vs with his many friends in our town. Our new school building is rapidly nearing completion and it 1b thought that it will be ready for occupancy by next Monday, , Apropos, our most excellent school--, opened last Monday with an attend ance or seventy five pupils, and this number will bo greatly increased when the new school building is completed. With its superb corps of trained teachers, its ample accommodations Tor all who come, our school is destined to become the most popular and potent one north of the Classic City, Mr, J. J. Sheppard and Mr. H. 1*. Herring and wife of Banks county have moved to town this week for the purpose of sending their children to our most ex cellent school. These are the latest ar rivals, several others having moved here before Xmas. Jelferun Jdliast. Jefferson, Jan. 8.—(Special).—The mother of our townsman, Mr. Ike Austin,* died near Jug Tavern yester day, and will be buried- to-day at the Vi •> rimuin SImltViD V9 church near 4lr. Green Smiths.” Jackson county dirt brought good -ices on sale day. Dr. W. B. J. llar- priees on sale day. deman bought the Wood* Jackson lands. Among the crowd that attended the sale was Mr. C. W. Hood and Dr. G.Hardeman, of Harmony. Grove, Mr. Johu Brooks, of Atlanta, has been spending tiie Xmas holidays with, the old folks at home, and his bride is , well pleased with our people, and wo. hope to have her often with our people. Mr. IraJHudson, the new teacher,has moved in here, and our people like him. THE RULE OF THREE, ’ A Trio of Birmingham Negro** Murder a Companion. Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 8.—[Special] —Will Black, a negro, was found m some woods, near North Birmingham, vesterday. There was a hole in the back of '■!« head s and hi* body showed evidences of having been dragged distance. Surry Dozier, Walsh and Josh Martin, three negroes, arrested for the murder. Befo Coroner today, each of the thr knowedges that one pistol hall tl work, hut each lays the murder o of the other two. They Re 1 "’-- that after Black was killed dragged him oi.t of the roai »y. All went to their homes and the murder was not discovered imtil the next evening, Sunday. AU of the three arrested have been commuted to ja-l, nni