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ATHENS, GEORG] ;90. innn i n\r co THE < CITY. it lajsiiile. ■ TOO HORRIBLB TO RELATE. i Scandal la Hl£h Social Ulo-lFop- liar Young Book-keeper Arrested for tbe Hein of His Sixteea- r-old niece. r Ito i glaring tctiuUl U afloat Id May*viIW. It ia the same old stoiy. of man’s in humanity sad woman's vtifkMw, and lu iiusuation in tbia iaat#aoa ia horri- imtMg of tbe parties and their close relationship to each «**er- Yj tjt A V \ { [ / From Am piry fact that the erring part Ware member* -of one of ttie beat families in Up town of, Maysville ve forbear from' giving their name* to afield tiaaao from tie condemnation of aeritiebing public. .On Tuaaday.but a beautiful young girl Juat arrived at the innocent age of sweet aiJctnen. and who belongs to as respected* family as lives in tbe town of Maysville, went to an official in that place and swore out a warrant for a certain young man.of the town charg ing him .with the blackest sin known to mankind’* catalogue of *in«—seduction ana bastardy. The young man i* kook •keeper for tbe largest firm in MaysvMIe and has hitherto been known a* one of tbe moat moral yonng men to b6 found in tbe land. The officer wa* surprised beyond n- >(■« warrant _ . obedient to iu command*, proceeded to arreat inn forthwith. eei»r, perhaps, . it these proceedings, he evince*} little uneasiueik at Or situation Into which lie hud so suddenly beenlauncffad. Wo was about to be imprisoned but unrftr a bound of ♦MOM was again set at liberty. and here flipmat ted rest* until; ten days lienee when the Case will come up for trisl snd the erriug young man will be AND SIDEWALKS. fin Alans *ia< ■ Oiktr Hews, called upon to pay tho punishment of hi* inhuman wcrlw* and atone for the rutooi the ivnooent girl, which he ha* •o effectually accomplished. Tli«Uwi> lias many good and influen tial friends in Mayaville and the sur rounding country who are greatly etpmlomllia'wUr, and there .was bift Hide; arable .in gaining the $600 bond upon which be is now at liberty. DMtt navBLATtoya man,! Beyond tho arrest of the guilty ruin of the pretty sixteo girl iu questML . brings to light the' d nature of the who knew him. Tho story ia tpo horrible to publish bens snd now, buli**lfett IfTls asfoilows: Five months ago, or perhaps, a little longer time, the girl blooming in the beauty aud innocence ef youth came to ETHjssfsSfSs apace with age. Her grand-mother was the mother of her seducer, thus making The crisis hor relationship to him that or niece, lie alto lived in the house of his moth- *r. When the girl had been in tbe house but a short time the young un cle began to regard her with an eye of last perhaps, half mingled with love, lie was especially kind to b< and showed many ovid than an uncle’s affection came at last. BHK STOOPS TO FOLLY. The young man began bis seductive overtures to his pretty niece about four mon hs ago. The girl tells with tears of bitter shame and reSaohe how her nnele coaxed her to yield to them, and b»w she hesitated upon the brink of everlasting ruin and disgrace until, Anally overeo mo.by his entreaties, I she stooped to folly and realized too late the betrayal of her better self The • liapter.bctwr en this add the arrest of the young man is replete .with* crime too horrible to relate, here;and now. When the girl found that she was •eucentiente. She was horrified and dis mayed. She finally decided to have her betrayer arrested to atone for his crime which has been done as stated above. ■WHO Til KY ARE. 1 here were not two more respected persons in Mi.ysville than those involv ed in this scandal. The man belongs to a good family, and has by his sobrie ty and diligence worked himself u A* Electric Fias Alarm ststbi A proposal will soon be submitted to tbe council to establish a sys etu of electric Are alarms. Every chy in tbe South tbe siae of Athens has a system. Why can’t we have one also? Will oo Home.—Mr. Mathews,of tbe University, will go borne today and spend some Ume in Hartwell on ae- eonnt of weak eyes. Ha has lately bad an attack of measles. Fiobtjng ox THE Stef-xt.—Tommie Johnson, a negro boy, was arrested last night by Chief Oliver and locked up. lie was lighting with two other bo; In front of McDowell’s store when tL. officers approached. Hit companions Yooro Fnssoxaaa.—Yesterday after noon policeman Culp pulle* vary young prisoners. They were two little coons about seven or eight yean of age, and were found brutally as saulting each other in a desperate fight They gave their names as “Catfish’ and “Doc,” Th* Colb Weather.—!Now Is the time for killing bogs and saving meat. Those who bare not done so before on account of the weather will seise this opportunity to kill their bogs and put away their meat for tbe year. It Is an acceptable change to the sunny and un seasonable weather that we have bad heretofore, and every one greets it with gladness. Ha Wears a Smile.—Collector L V. Murray will not be as hard on the moon shiners who may come in his way in tl o next week or two. The truth Is, his heart Is softened and bis miud fully oc cupied by tho presence of u little visitor" at his. home. To use tbe customary Phraseology, “it weighs eleven pounds and is a boy.” We are pleased to learn that ■ both mother and son are doing well, and that’s the reason why Mr. Murray will wear a smile on bis face lo-day am! be open to congratulations from his numerous friends. The. Stab of Bethlehem.—To per sons who put faith in predictions of ill coming mirachs, the following di«- I fW™® Vimna may be of interest: Within a short time the Star of Betle- hrm will be visible, making its seventh appearance since the birth of Christ. It comes once in every 216 yean, and is of wondrous brilliance for the space of three weeks. Then is wanes and dis appears after seventeen months. It will be a sixth star added to the Ave Axed stars in the constellation of Casai- opela, while it remains in sight. Malicious Mischief.—Yesterday , Mr. W. Richardson drove into the city M ■SS?i , t ls v ,1 Jan V uion , near Athcn » * nd a word of jqtlWMMflll ■BtfWmJpsatid a post near he bad st lacksmith shop on Washington When he went for it again af ter shopping through the town, he found that his turnout bad been taken away. He at once gave the matter to the police, and Messrs. Kelly and Goodrum set out-on horse back in search of the would-be * thief. Mean time two, negroes, George McIntosh and “Fiddler Diek” drove up in the cart, put it back in place, and skipped tbe ranbi police. It is supposed to be simply case of malicious mischief. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL Miss Sallie Campbell entertained a few friends at ber home last evening. Mr. Jake Stern is Visiting Augusta. ■ ...n , nm Mr - Albert H. Church, of Haselton A her at first ®°rier’s, 19 of T °n a business trip. jK - — 1 nig* Daisy Myers is attending the carnival festivities in Augusta. Mrs. Andrew Price, of Farmington, is visiting relatives in the city. Messrs. W. H., and J. W. Morton, of Oconee county, are in the city. Mist Kate Mitchell is visiting rela tives in Augusta. Mrs. Isaac Lowe has returned from Augusts. Mr. Guy C. Hamilton has been on a visit to Columbia county. Mr. W. H. Williams, of Greensboro, was in tbe city yesterday. Mr. Mac McCree, of Oconee county, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Lucius Pitner, of Jackson county, wo* welcomed in the city yesterday. Miss KUaDobbsentcrtaineda number of friends last evening. Mr. Hugh Rowe has la grippe. Mr. Dan Lumpkin has recovered from his recent illness. Mr. Fred Bain has returned from a trip to Augusta. RECKLESS ROBBERS. They an Growing Bela in the City’s Streets. FURTHER FACTS ABOUT FOOT PADS. If. GMQft M«U Followd to fits Gitl If ti Baiun Ptrty-Mf. Hat dock YiteM bj Twle- gnes-fte Betas Grav ing Monotonous. It is growing monotonous. The recent aocounts of the Buwss about the work of sand-baggers and foot-pads ia Athens are followed by others still, that have just come to light. It happened on upper Broad street only a few nights since. Mr. George MeU had been down *r| rtffTri PHUta#* the University bank posting hlsBook* up a splendid praeti oatilalmter hour than usual. He bad * started home snd reached the crossing on Broad street by the corner of Mr. George Thomas’ residence. A negro was observed walking slowly acros»>the street and seemed te make it conven ient to meet Mr; MeU at tjje corner. He said In a rather loud voice w* he passed Howdy Bees,” and wfIked slowly on. Mr. MeU who was walking quite rapid ly paid but little attention to him only glaucipg aside in bis face as be pKssed. followed bt the negro. Mr. MeU had up to this tiine enter ined no suspicions about the ne; that he had passed, and in fact and looked back to And the same negro that bad passed him so leisurely had taken up hi* own.rapid gait,aud followed him, he began to opeu his eyes. He walked a good many paces with tho sound of the negro’s root-steps respond ing to his own, when he thought be fore he got into the dark hollow on Broad street it was time to call * bait, tie did so, and ordered' the - negro—to pass. He was obeyed. - HE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. Mr. Mell nowl BESOTS* ten rid of the negro more peaceful thoughts. He,, had passed the darkest shadow of the hol- J.ow and had forgotten the little occur rence which a moment ag his suspieiohs, when sudi the same approaching foot-si ing in his ears, and looking back saw the same burly negro tracking him like a dog and drawing nearer with each step. Mr. MeU again stopped and commanded the negro to pass him just as he had done before, seetaing not at all aroused or suspicious as to his salt. Tbe — An I Dr. 1 anditl where be i procure a i IN ATLANTA. lot which In the WHAT WENT ON IN THE GATE CITY YESTERDAY. Baptist Church Into tNe Courts * ‘ -Other M* Interest. medical the Kentuck ie, the Louisville Mel Atlanta Medical Col- Laboratory of New 1 certificates from the lyclinlc, the New York School and Hospital | and orhoids. a general practice, Dr. te especial attention to thedisMsesof women and hemorhoids, .nes will doubtless buila practice. He is one of che.finest physicians in the South, and it is jndecd fortunate for Athens that to locate in will at once take the leading physicians make Athens the Mec- humsuity. Besides his ician and surgeon, Dr. the Doctor i our city. Dr. 1 his place at of Georgia, i {Mur ? ur skill as Gose 4 an educated and polished gen tleman, anil With his estimable lady is quite an addition to the society of the Classic City. In conversation with a Banner man, Dr. Goss spoke of some interesting sur- gical oneratious-be had witnessed in fork. There was one man d«- void of a nose, and was anxious to have ‘orij this Seformity replaced. The surgeon ;!i _ . » n i . . took <>ne ° r th® patient’s fingers, and fl V n^ ®°i a >L after removing the najl split the skin so iose si searrifyingtSeplace so that tbe flesh would unite. The finger was then fas tened twitrptece with-plaster of Paris. K n about three .weeks the wound had ealfd and tHm flesh united, when the linger wasseverved and a good looking nose fashioned from it. The patient had his deformity cured at the sac- ?sr.«ssssr straighten bow-legs. The bones are made great strides of late years, aud tbe quiet wonderful operations are p formed. Of late years the robbing of graves to procure, subjects for the dissecting rooms, has been abandoned, as finder the laws of New York and several other States all the unclaimed dead in the hospitals are riven to the medical - col- . leges, which abundantly supplies the demand. li or suspicious as to ins pur- iSEsasr incite- aside in the darkest mi diligence worked himself up to a position of trust and responsibility with the largest firm iu Uaysville. He is a member of tlie Baptist church and a teacher in its Sunday School. His life has been marked by*his steady hab it* and good moral character. The story of 1ii» crime has come like a thunderbolt to his hosts of friends and relatives, all of whom are among the best people iu the county. The girl bcing a member of the same family was also iu a high social stand ing in Maysville. She is only sixteen year* old, is pretty and attractive in conversation. Her disgrace is regret ted by all. It is to be hoped that fur ther developments will somewhat light en the weight of guilt on the two par ties, and allay the intense excitement that is now prevalent in Maysville over A Frightful Deed. Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 14.—[Spe cial.}—Last night Bill Branuon. a pa tient of the Florida insane Hospital, broke in doors adjoining'his room and nttaeteil. three other patients, David Davidson, Samuel Thaekery aud B. C. Bellinger and choked them to death." Brannon acknowledged committing the frightful deed aud says he had tto it Justice Spear held an inquest and re turned a verdict in accordance with the tacts. No blame is attached to the asylum management, the insecurity of the .building being responsible for the affair. A number of wagons bearing spp'es •to. came down from tbe mountain ana* ywtfrdsy. Mr. Louis Bradeen has returned from a business trip down the Georgia rail- road. - ; , n, ; Mr. A. E. Beusse is down with la grippe. Capt. J. E. Rltch, of Jefferson, was in the city yesterday. Mr. C. W. Hood, of Harmony Grove, was in the city yesterday. Mr. J. H. Pittard, of Winterville, re turned home yesterday. Miss Dora Raine will arrive in this city next week from Atlanta, on a visit. Wo regret to learn of the continued illness of Prof. W. H. Bocock. Col. Burnett, of Ashville, N. C., fa ther of our esteemed fellow-citizen, Capt. W. B. Burnett, is iu the city. Mrs. Ed Johnson entertained a few friends at her home, on Thomas street, last evening. Mr. W. S. Grady continues to im prove, and will visit Atlanta in a few days. -*-’*• T "1/ v. Hon. Pope Barrow returned yester day from a business trip down the Geor gia railroad. Gen. Boke walked over the city yes terday, and was struck with its pro gressive appearance. He has returned to Monroe, N. C. The many friends of Mr. Fay and Miss Temp Cruidup, of Cleveland, Ten nessee, will regret to learn of their re turn home. During their stay in this city, Mr. Cruidup and sister have made many friends, who anticipate with pleasure their return next year. Even if tbe negro had gone by and shown up no more Mr; M< 11 would have believed that nothing more thqh a casuality h.d happened, but the: end, was not here. When the same negro overtook Mr. Hell again he was con- vinced that foul play waa brewing and that the negro was after robbing him. Ho said nothing though and didrnot at tempt to demand an explanation from the villain whose mysterious pursuit' had aroused his suspiuions and cs him to grow'alarmed. He and consequently thought not to open an attack on the negro, or to call « bait in' bte mad career. He was certain that the legro had pursued him with the deter mination to rob him, thinking perhaps that his position at the University bant was a sufficient evidence that he car ried his pockets tuU of mopey. Mr. Mell continued hiarapid walk home ward and was followed almost to his own gate by the unkuown negro. He did not recognize the Rian. - MR. HADDOCK FOLLOWED. Mr. Haddock who keeps a store on Prince avanue opposite the Home School has recently experienced an in cident very similar to thatjust recount- A few nights since he counted up 'Inch had accumulated in mer Home Destroyed by Fire Fiend. - CAPT. TANDY’S HOUSE BURNED- M Handsome fix th’ Capt. Goodlqe Yancey returned yes terday from i rvisit to his plantation and summ&r home near Clarkesville, and_brought the pews .of his serious joss Capt. Yancey had been up to his place Tor several days looking after some of his business affairs there, and thus chanced to be in the house at. the time of'thfi fire. He says be went to his room night before last leaving in structions to be awakened in time for the train to Athens. Whan he was called the next morning t at three o’clock he thought it was time nrArS for.him to get up for bis train, but he ou D nt ^ best Wtt8 goon called the second time and be house. was on fire, and unless ■ r ’' i be caught in the i hal Atlanta, Jan. 16—{Special]—The Seventh Baptist church was in court this evening. The Seventh Baptist wa*once In Wal ter R. Dale’s pastoral charge. It is not in his charge now, and tbe circum stance* under which be m removed brought tbe Seventh Baptist church into court. t* has been published, tbe members of tbe Seventh Baptist hade conference, and. by a vote of seven to six, Dale was made to step down aid out. Among the six members who were for retaining Dale was Mr. T. M. Cowan. After the decision of the church was made public, Mr. Cowan wrote a card in the Journal, in which he published a list of the seven aoti-Dale members and referred to them in an offensive man ner. > . , . Mr. Cowan was arrested last week on a warrant charging him with libel, sworn out by Mrs. Lizzie Flournoy, one of the seven anti-Dale church members referred to by Mr. Cowan in bis card which Was published in the Journal. Cowan was taken before Judge Horton, tbe Beliwood justice, ana Messrs. Speairs & Roan were on band to defend him. The ease was taken out of Judge Horton’s court, as the Judge was charged with having been mixed up with the row himself. The papers were transferred to Judge Owen’s court and this morning aet as a time for hearing the case. At 0:30 the case was called. Hie defendant’s attorneys moked that the case be dismissed, and the judge dismissed it for want of prosecution. Just as he made the last stroke of thd >en upon the order, Mr. Rarrettaprom- nent anti-Dale man, rushed in and said: “The prosecutrix is coming!” “You are too late,” replied the judge. “Then we will just take the case to thd grand jury,” said Mr. Barrett. The Dales and anti-Dales began to leave the courthouse. A lady member of the ebureh, belonging to the Dale faction, said she thought there ought to be prayers before dispersing. Mrs. Flournoy will go before the fraud jury and try to get Mr. Cowan ndictod for libel, and it . is probable that some of the members of the Sev enth Baptist will be mixed up in the courts for several months to come. EXPOSITION OFFICERS. / The directors of the Piedmont Expo sition meet this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Thbe committee on officers will TOLD TO G ANDTHEYGOT. SOI CLAIMANTS IN C, COUNTY “TOTE THE MAIL.” jYHL T THE CAPITAL. r HAT IS TRANSPIRING A MON THE NATION’S LAW MAKKRfi T.r*a Applicant 31 rpart A Pretty Hard Story on the People of that County-Mr. Peek Is not Enthusiastic over Their Mr. A* K. Rcwuie a F*rthe AUrei Pm( Ofllc •C the Shsratait The Far heal Fiafcealea U ttftWo •m Brunswick, Jan. IS.—{Special]—The Mate papers have already published the Cm! that westorn aen are laying claim to large tracts of land in Camden comity, and had gone there tolacate their property. Mr. Peck, one of tbe claimants, has returned from hi# Jaunt. He was teen by a Brunswick Times reporter last night, apd the old gentle- man was looking, exceedingly wan and pale. When questioned about his trip to Camden, Mr. Peck said: “Oh, never let me hear 'the name of Camden again. I feel as I had escaped a most horrible death and if I live to board the train to-night and ride safely oat ot Southern Georgia I shall feel exceedingly thankful and greatly re lieved.” . A TOUGH EXPERIENCE. “Why did yon have a tough experi ence in Camden t” questioned tho re porter. “Tough doesn’t expnes it. Why, nun, if I had OTeu intimated, that I had cometo c i a i m my fond those people would hare cut me and fed me To the hogs. You don’t know how bitter they feel against anybody who visits the county with even a shadow of a claim. They’ve been troubled so mneh. they suspect st rangers the first time they lay eyes on them.” ' SUBROUNDED BT FARMERS.’ “What did they do to you when yon went over?” “Well, ft was like this: Mr. Brown and I reached Camden about noon last Monday. In the meantime, I showed Mr. Broun my claims to about 88,000 am-es in the county, and I told him I expected him to point out these lands to re-survey them. We took dinner with a good old substantial farmer, and induced him. to go along with us. Pretty soon he discovered what we were up to, and the old fellow got too wrathy to see. Be immediately left us and carried the news to several neigh bors, end in less than an hour Mr;* Brown and I were, surrounded by at lA*er • k.lf Al. _ -rTf J . least a half dozen of the citizens and . _ one of them wanted to know who I improper establishment of a monopoly Washington, D C., Jan. 16.—[Spe cial.]—Tho Athens poet office still hangs fire, but the prospect now'is that A. E. Beusse will be appointed. He is strongly endorsed by Congressman Carlton, and it is also said that Senator Colqniit will give hinilii-i support. CoL Buck ia here in the interest of Matt Davis, but will throw Milfibnoos to Betuae rather thru let joflgn 8f«r name the appointee. Buck ia very bit- ter against “our enemy”*ovei a linle financial transaction between .them, used his influence to defeat him at every appointment. President Harrison is adverse to appointing ne- grqea to .important plaoes, where they come in obnoxious contact with tho whites; and Postmaster-General Wan- namakcr, being a clear headed business man, is anxious to fill every plaoe with men who win reflect .'credit upon his administration. Matt Davis’s illiteraS oy and utter unfitness for tho nlace he seeks, is a strong card against him. Tho Postmaster-General is in possession of doouineuta that it is jhought will defeat Davis. Newsome never had a particle of showing for the ofllee. Bis claims are not even considered. It is tho im pression that this appointment will not ie made for some time yet. Those be hind the scene, say that the position of > po«tinaster was never officially tendered to Dr. X. W. Speer, Mid that telegram waa only sent .to let him rest easy, as . his name had been prominently men tioned In ootinecdon with the office. Emory Speer has no influence with the administration when be comes in conflict with Buck. Last night there was a conference held be tween certain conflicting elements, but we could not learn what was done. A communication was received at tho ^ treasury department today from the Occidental Fur and Trading company, Soft Francisco in regard to the Alas- seal fisheries. They charge that present lease has resulted in the was and what I bad come for. ADVISED TO LEAVE. “I gave him my name and told him I had merely come to find some laud, which I owned in the county, and, that I intended to sell my claims as soon as a survey could be made. No sooner did I finish making the explanation than the spokesman for the crowd cried out; “That’s a brother to old Primrose, who came here abont forty years ago to cheat us out of.a house and home.” I ager,<v > ' The report t be t to the exclusion of all legitimate com panies, and that the annual catch of 100,000 seal is sold in Euglaaud, to the greatest prejudice of American dealers der the present law for several reasons, the principal of which is that the law has failed of its purpose, And because of the consequent loss to tin say that the besti ment would be sul government should retain absolute con- the government. ' of the if the doubtlessb of the committed will unanimously adopted. insisted that they were mistaken and „ that I intended them no harm. At that trol of the islands and.the fur seal flsh- juocture - the - crowd drew off to one cries. In this way their preparation aide and held a whisfered consultation. tton-WoUld be saved to American labor. Pretty soon they came back and told ms it wasn’t healthy for me in Camden, and advised me to route out of the corn Washington Items. Washington. Ga. Jan. 16.—[Spe- ial.]—The election for mayor aud coun cil of Washington passed off quietly on Monday. Mr. C. W. Sims was elected mayor, and Messrs G. E. Lyndon, won’t do to fool with those y for me in Camden, » take the nearest county limits,” BROWN IN DANGBR. “And you took their advice?” “Weil, I-thought they meant every word of it, and [made haste to take the first boat for Brunswick. I tell Boyce Ficklen, R. O. Barksdale and W. M. Hill were elected councilman.', Mr. R. Toombs Du Bose is: getting ready to publish a Farmer’s Alliance , ournal at Washington, says the Chron icle. — - ed. his change, w , _ his money drawera.and putting it in a and with the money in his hand started home. It was rath er late, and his path* was along a dark sidewalk. For this reason Mr. Had dock took his Tevohrer from a-nhelf and carried it in his band for fear of an at tack. He had nbt walked very Jar in thirway carrying the bag of silver in one liand aud the pistol in the other, before two negroes walked np behind him. They kept at a reasonable dis tance behind him or ho would.have, thornght they meant to rob him, for' they followed him so determinedly, it seemed probable that-such were their intentions. Mr. Haddock entered his house without being attacked! which perhaps is due to the fact t hat he o ried his pistol ready cocked and finger on the tri* When he we; flames Looking out in the hall he saw the red glare of fire and smelt the dense smoke which toid him he was in danger. Grasping his shoes and trousers he managed to make a hasty escape from the burning house, bat saved only two chairs which he graspei as he ran through the hall. The cost, of the house was about $3000 and was covered by insurance for $2,000. There was about $1200 worth of furniture in the house which was cov ered by about $390 insurance, thus making the absolute and total loss about $2,000. The origin of the fire was at tbe comb of the-roof where the chimney poises out, add ibis supposed that the shingles the root Caught from a spark from A RUNAWAY TEAM. . S. Ktogft Co.’s Delivery Wagon Team Serious of the Horse Show, Gave One of Their Own. Runaway teams are fast becoming chestnut in Athens now, and the one which occurred yesterday, though a dangerous and frightful proceeding to county people. I wouldn’t there for half the county. 1 “What became of Mr. surveyor?” him with ILyou.it Camden go back Brown, the be enacted on busy the chimne; saved. The outhouses were PAH) FIREMEN. Chief Dorsey Says We Will Hare Them. ' Within Twelve Months. “The Athens volunteer fire depart ment will soon be a thing of the past.” So says Chief W. F. Dorsey. “It has got to^the point where we must have a ■KS ent, and we re propose one more grand jubilee about September and then throw up'the sponge to the professionals. his posed with! “Oh no. will be.kep companies- be dis- ■SmS { iced np in time to see a .negro’,? ! outside peering in through the money on atabl glanced i glass. - He says he knows who tlTe par ties were. All of these accounts of the work of foot-pads, in Athens is sufficient to serve as a valuable pointer to parties 'snMFpass down and up town at night. It can not be doubted that highwaymen are lurking in the dark corners of the city nightly for booty. HISFATHERON THE DISSECTING *T table. A Yonng Man Discovers His Parent’s Body In a Medical College. Cincinnati, Jan. 30.—{Special.}—A sensation was created in Cincinnati College of Medicine yesterday, by young man named John Daly. Just as a class in waiting was gathered about the body of an old man on the dissect ing table, Daly recognized tlie remains as those of his father. He threw him self on the body, exclaiming: " My poor father!” The father’s name was Carroll Daly. He was of dissolute habits, and died without his relatives’ knowing any thing of his whereabouts. They saw the death notice, however, and made inquiry, with above result. Tlie hospi tal authorities at once surrendered the body to the son. The volunteer machines up to serve as a kind of re- » the paid boys when things get mu not Tor them.” • “How much will it cost to establish a fruit deportment ?.” “At the least estimate I think it will cost about $8,000 per annum and $6,000 to get started—to buy new machines, etc.” The history of the Athens fire depart- menthasbeen a briUiantoho.TheP.oneer llook and Ladder company was organ ized nearly 25years ago by Capt. Henry Beusse, and has hold the championship of the State for over ten years. The Hope Company Was organized before tlie war and lias held the State championship several times. The Bloomfields were organized about 5 years ago and have had a bril liant record, holding a position as third best in the State, Tlie colored companies have had a no less brilliant - record, and have held the championshin numbers of times. While Athens welcomes a paid de partment, it parts with sincere regret from thelnoble volunteers who have so long watched over the safety of their homes. An electric fire bell -is also needed— similar to the one in use in Augusta, Ga., to sound the alarm to the people „ streets of a growing city, was, by the force of habit, classed a small matter by tbe average Athenian. J. 3. King & Co.’s new de livery wagon and its dashing team were the principal actors in tbe scene, and becoming frightened at the band of Prof. Bristol’s horses, they flew as if by common consent. After a brief and frantic run up Broad, College avenue and Clayton streets, the wagon fell over one pf the horses, and there was a gen eral mixture of potatoes, lard buckets, delivery wagon and horse flesh. The horse came out on top, with only a sprained ankle to tell that he had such a harrow escape from instant death. No injury was done to the wagon, and all the goods were recovered mostly. 'A Good Show.—The Banner regrets that the lateness of th-.- hour prevents a more extended endorsement of the show at the opera house last night. It was without doubt, one of the most inter esting exhibitions ever seen here, and our citizens will lose something good if they do not take advantage of the op- >ortunity of seeing it to-night. Prof. Iristol’s horses are wonderful animals and they display on every hand a sagac ity and knowingness almost human. The large audience which was present was intensely amused and delighted with the various evidences of training which the horses showed, and the long irogram, which was carried out to the etter, was enjoyable from " end. Let every He was in jeopardy when I last saw i. They thought ho waa in league h me to defraud them, and I wouldn’t be at all snrprised if he pays the penalty with his neck.” THE EFFECT IN EUROPE Of Our Ways and Means Tariff Discus sions. London, Jan: 15.—[Special.]—The testimony before the congressional com mittee of Ways and Means is followed with a great interest by European man- ufactureis. A slight increase of the tar iff on many lines of goods means the cessation of exportation; and of wit nesses that the duties should bo made higher, fills continental jobbers and manufacturers with consternation. They say; and probably with truth,that owing to the strict interpretation ot the laws by the United States consuls in Europe, and endless squabbles about invoices, their business has been great ly damaged, and any additional burden placed upon it would prove ruinous to them. English exporters are more philoso phical, having generally larger capital and growing outlets for their goods in the coloniers; but tin plate workers are somewhat concerned over the reported richness of tin mines in Dakota and the possibility of losing their best market. Bohemian makers of buttons and oth er small wares, and German manufac turers of ladies’ wraps and cheap opti cal good* have some dim idea that the high tariff imposed by the United States areadopted partially as a meas ure of retribution for the exclusion of ome Amer ican food products from hose countr ies, and have proposed to heir govern ments a relaxation of such saws^rVi'/YcWk a A Doctor Shoots Three Men. Macon, Mo. ; Jan. lG.—[Special.]— Dr. J. T. Norris shot three persons in , L . -.... ~ the streets of Macon this afternoon, and mSTchildren'. It fc a show that E P e .A 9 physician and druggist, and able from beginning to Athenian go to night ve Bingham, of Penn sylvania, has a bill before tbe bonse whose purpose is to reclassify railroad postal, -clerks intosevenMusses with salaries running- frhm $800 to $1,800 dollars per annum. ’ The Sherman anti-trust bill has been reported from the finance committee. It declares all arrangements, trusts or combinations made with a view, or which tend to prevent full and free competition in the importation, trans portations, or sole of articles imported into tbe United States, or in the pro duction, manufacture, or sale of articles of domestic growth or production, to be .unlawful and void as against public policy. Authority is given any person injured by the trust arrangement to sue in United States courts and recover twice the amount of damages sustained with tike costs of the'suits.' Any 'per son entering into any such trust as an officer, agent or Stockholder, or In any capacity whatever, is declared guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to a flao of not more than $10,000, or imprison ment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years, or both. A statement has been sent to the sen ate showing the annual salary of army officers placed on the retired list be tween March 31,1889, and December 31 last, to be $173,475. A bill introduced by Senator Harris today authorizes the Postmaster-Gen eral to extend the free delivery system to all places having 1,000 population. The Secretary or State recently re ferred to the Secretary of the Treasury a communication from Mr. P. G. Mar tinez of Philadelphia, inquiring wheth er any duty would be imposed on light ning bugs to be brought from Cuba, with the expectation of doing business with them. There is a provision in the tariff act prescribing a duty on bees, birds and live fish, but lightning bugs have never been thought of as an arti cle of commerce. It is said the hugs are intended as ornaments for ladies dresses. The Cuban bug is especially large and luminous. _ The house committee on invalid pen sions has authorized a favorable report on the Morrill bill extending the pro visions of the act removing the disabii- ity of those who, having participated in the rebellion, have since its termina tion enlisted in the array and become disabled, to all who subsequently to their participation iu the rebellion en listed in the navy or marine corps, anu incurred disability therein. ■ and little children. It is a show that is in every respect interesting and com- Prof. Bocock, of the University, has been unable to meet his class for the last few da} 8 on account of a slight sickness, in every re: mendable. Mr. Allie_ Beusse seems to be a fa vored applicant for the Athens post- office at Washington. notel Arrival*. Commercial Hotel:—Ed Lieber- tnan, Joe Hirsh, H R Colloway, Drew Wade, John D Bradford, Warren Boyd, Atlanta; J W Little, Nashville; JH Dobson, Bjilto; Wm Lemon, Cincinna ti; GE Di.lard, Washington; John D Young, J Hoffstadt, Louisville; -R K Pharr, N Y; R D Stokely, E T Shur- rick, Ga; I CVanduzer, Hartwell,Ga. ClaytoxHouseFADille, Atlanta; Henry Snider, A A Thompson, Frank fort, Ind; John C Patrick, Boston; Chus May, Cincinnati; Thomas Amis, Anon, Ga; W P Farming, Centreville, Ga; A G Craig, C & M R R. Minos pi* will keep * man awake loDgee than • guilty eoueeienc*. he 3hot Dr. W. G. Larrenbee through the right shoulder and leg, S.M. Wig gins through the groin, and Deputy Sheriff Poison through the body. Poi son’s wound is believed to be fatal. The trouble occurred over a bill which Dr. Norris claimed Dr. Lanabee owed for drugs. Dr. Norris says; “I presented the bill to him to-day on the street, and he denied receiving some of the articles. Later he came in the drug store and said I ought to charge the drugs to the people he bought them for. I told him that the man who would make such a proposition was dishonest, and ordered him to leave the store. He armed himself and returned. He called me out, and then drew a revolver and began firing at me. 1 " A Mythical Person—Emin Pash: Why this fnas about a man who does not exist? There’s no M in “Pasha. vent* him from going too far. Under the Wheels. Emerson, Ga., Jan. 16.—[Special.]— At McGuire’s crossing, two miles above here, night before last, Mr. Steve Un derwood was struck by the Rome ac commodation and instantly killed. He aud a Mr. Steadman attempted to flag the train down, but were not seen by the engineer. As the locotaotivo neared them, they attempted to cross to the other side of the track. Mr. Steadman crossed the track safe ly, but- Mr. Underwood was struck down and killed. The jury of inquest found that “deceased came to his death by being struck by a train.” JTcffcrsM J»«i*l*. Jbfferson, Ga., Jan. 15.—Judge n. W. Bell and J. L. Williamson visited the Classic City on yesterday. Judge Bill having sold his lovely suburban home to Mr. King, of Frank***® lin county, Ga.. for the handsome price of seven thousand dollaro, is moving tc town this week. Col. W. T. Bennett, our efficient clerk of the Superior court, has purchased q third interest in tbe Jefferson mill,