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Judgment.
■18 OPINION 07 GEORGIA 7ABB LANDS.
■In Filar* mt ihr
Ton can visit Niagr* Falls every day
for yean ami always find something
new and Interesting. It is the Maine
with the mammoth farm of Hon. James
It. Smith, in Oglethorpe county. There
is scarcely a month panes but I spend a
day or more with this hospitable gen*
tk uian, and there is tver something
now ana Interesting to see. Col. Smith
ly educated and intelligent man, wi
tin
lie clearest brain and soundest Judg
ment. He nukes a grand success of
whatever lie undertakes, and there is
not an office in our republic but
he would fill with credit to himself and
honor to his country. Col. Smith
would make one of the best Governors
Georgia ever knew; but he has no po
litical aspirations—his only ambition
being to show to the country what can
be accomplished by scientific farming
on our old bills. i
Col. Smith is a bachelor, residing in'
a neat two-story farm hunse at SiuTth-
sonia, the name of Ids place. He seems
entirely content with Ids lot, hut noth
ing delights Inn more that to receive
visits from his lady friends, who often
make op parties to spend the day at this
popular bachelor retreat. It is indeed
an Interesting sight to inspect this im
mense hive of agricultural industry.
Everything here 15 on the largest scale,
and several days can be most profitably
and pleasantly spent inspecting the va
rious enterprises, all owned by this one
man.
CoL Smith began farming here after
the war with a capital of less than $500,
and every dollar he possesses was dug
from the soil or made Trout industries
connected with his farm. No one knows
what Col. Hmith is worth Unlay—cer
tainly not lees Ilian a quarter of a mil
lion, and his net »nnual income is said
to he near $50,000.
Last ye-ir his farm products alone ag-
grega ed over $100,000. He made be
tween I,WO and 2,000 bales of cotton,
thousands of bushels of grain,
hundreds of tons of hay, and all man
ner of produce raised in this section.
He made 10,000 Imshels of corn from
land be had in wheat and oats. He
owutiiO mules, and- every one the
finest that can be bought. ITe has over
BOO head of cattle, and keeps them fat
on hud* from his oil mill. Col. Smith
was the first injtn to thus utilise these
hull*,** they were consider- d worthless
and burned. For slock feed he consid
ers them better than shucks.
Last year Col. Smith built and
equipped aeven miles of railroad, and
by next winter will extend the line to
San iy Cross, eight miles further. He
has '.ought :be rails tojmild branch
reads to different parts of his farm, and
will do most of his hauling by steam
power. He will first extend the road
to bis brick yard, and burn millions of
brick for market. His road is equipped
with new steel rails and the best rolling
stock, and everything was paid for
with cash. It cost $75,000, but
is a paying investment to
its enterprising owner. Every year
it has cost Col. Smith about $4,000 for
males to do Ids hauling, besides their
feed, wages of drivers and wear of wag
ons. All this is saved by the railroad.
Then it was found impossible to do bis
rapidly increasing busiucss with wagon
transportation.
Col. Smith has one of the best
equipped oil mills w the state, and is
one man the fast can’t jostle, as he
controls enough seed to keep his mills
geiug. The oil monopolists have never
dared to attack him. He also baa a
large guano factory, and besides sup
plying his own farm, will sell 3,000
tons tills year. One mammoth engine
propels his oil and grain mills, cotton
gins, guano factory and planing ma
chinery. Col. Smith’s policy is to con
centrate his business as much as possi
ble and save labor.
Col. Smith has just completed two
enormous new hams, and will add oth
ers- He is enclosing hundreds ot acres
near his house in plank and wire fences,
neatly painted. Ix>ok where you will
on this farm and there is an air of sta
bility about everything you see. The
most perfect system prevails, and both
- hands and stock move like clock work.
You hear no wrangling or disputes.
Every employee has bfs work appor
tioned out, and it must be done with
dispatch and in a satisfactory manner.
Col. Smith deals honestly by his hands,
hat he is firm with them, yet kind and
thoughtful for their welfare. At the
end of the year they always have some
thing to their credit, one negro and his
family drawing over $700 in cash.
He cultivates about 10,000 acres of
land, and it is being brought up to the
highest state of fertility. The low-
groumls are well drained, and where
subject to overflow levees are con
structed, at a great cost. His rolling
lands arc hillside ditched or terraced,
so that not a wash can be seen. Good
roads and bridges are all over his plan
tation. The tenant houses are neat,
clean and comfortable; and you can tell
ono of Col. Smith’s hands whenever
seen, by their brisk walk and well clad
and contented appearance. He has no
trouble to hire negroes, although they
understand that- when employed
they must do faithful work. He runs a
largo Rtore, and sells his employees
goods at the very lowest prices.
One will think that a man would
be almost crazed by looking after such
an immense and varied business. We
doubt if there is a two-horse farmer in
this section but has about as much an
noyance as Col. Smith. He lias every
thing systematized, and his business
moves off as smoothly as a train of cars.
There is a boss for every field and de
partment, and he is held strictly ac
countable for the hands under his
guidance. And then again, we never
knew a man with such a wonderful gift
for control and business as James M,
never meddle* in the business of oth
ers. Bat it wont do to measure
with CoL Smith ualem you are pre
pared for deatb-eiuggle. for bo Is a man
who never yields a point when <
vinced that ho ia in the righL In the
late Senitorial race In hla district, CoL
Smith at first destined to take an ao-
tive part, as he was
to all of tha candidates. Bat
enlocky moment, some of Mr. Shan
non’s trends made a aide attack on Col
Smith, under the Impression that he
wae secretly aiding Mr. Harper. This
aronsed him,end be went to work with
a vim and determination that elected
Harper by 1,000 majority. It matters
not who u Col. Smiths guests, he never
permits their pres*nee toenterfore with
business. The visitor is made welcome
and than left to amass bimaelf until
the routine woik of the day fa over.
But this does not take all of the propri
etor’s time, and be baa several hoars
each day for rest and theeotertainment
is not only the largest and most success- of his guests. His hones is always
ful planter It* Georgia, but be is a high- filled with friends, awl there ia not a
Mm I ' with
more hospitable man in the South than
this great Georgia farmer He sen up
to a late hour at night answering core
raspondenoe and bearing reports from
his unbordinates, and sleeps until 8 or
8 o’clock. But by daylight the
ehinery of hia farm ia all in motion,
for the task of every hand has been
mapped out the night previous.
Col. Smith is a great believer in the
future of this section of Georgia. He
has travelled extensively, and says we
have the greatest country ou the globe,
if our fanners will only use industry
and good management He considers
farming lands the best investment that
can tie made, and says they are
cheap at $10 per acre. He is by no
means sanenine in regard to the future
or the negro, and says that while in
creasing much fatter than the white
population, they do not improve in in
dustry or morals. They are becoming
more insolent and harder to manage
each year, and is fearful that trace
war is pending. He says the nei.
roblem Is a very vexatious one, thathe
i not able to solve to his own satisfac
tion. It will not do to move them all
ont of the country, for it wonld deprive
us of our only source of labor, and im
poverish the South.
Col. Smith now has some extensive
improvements under consideration. He
will extend his railroad both to Sandy
Cross and DanfalsviUe, so as to bring
the bnsiness of these sections to Smith-
sonla. He u turning his attention large
ly to building up his oil miil and guano
bnsiness, and to do this must secure cot
ton seed and supply the farmers with
their fertilisers over all the tributary
country.
There fa not another man in the Sonth
like Col. Smith, and hia example is do
ing a great deal to encourage and ad
vance the agricultural interests of this
entire section.
A Petition to tii* Council.—Tho
citizens of East Athens are circulating a
petition to the mayor and council for
better lights in that portion of the city.
The petition has been signed by more
than two hundred men which shows
that East Athens is in dead earnest
sb->ut lights Athens is unfortunately
so widely scattered in its territory tbiit
if the whole oity were lighted as could,
be desired the town would be bank
rupted.
Tub “L. C. I."—The following in the
Atlanta Journal of yesterday shows the
estimation in which a favorite educa
tional institution of onr city is held:
Editor Journal.—On the occasion
of a recent visit to the Classic City of
Athens, I visited the above Institute
and found it in a most flourishing con
dition. It is one of the grandest insti
tutions for the education of girls ever
in the south and stands as a very noble
monument to the late distinguished
Gen. Thos. R. R. Cobb. Miss Ruther
ford, the principal, has shown herself
to be one of the most successful educa
tors iu the whole country. Girls at the
Luey Cobb are taught everything nec
essary to make them accomplished and
successful women. N.
Rather Loonibh.—A special from
Atlanta to the Augusta Chronicle gives
an account of Dr. Anderson, of Morgan
county, carrying a blind negro to At
lanta and placing him in the station
house for treatment by Dr. Calhoun.
Dr. Anderson did not show np for near
ly a week and hia strange actions caus
ed the police to think that he was con
siderably unbalanced. Dr. Anderson is
from Madison and is well known in
Athens. He is somewhat deranged,
though perfectly harmless.
Pledger Famous.—The Inter-Ocean
and other republican papers of Chicago
are devoting columns to IV. A. Pledger
and his speech in that city. He deliv
ered a most violent address against the
Southern people which of course was a
sweet morsel to roll under the tongues
of his Northern allies.
Got Their Commissions.—Yesterday
the commissions of the officers of the
University battalion arrived and were
given to the boys by Col. Snelling.
They are handsomely printed on paper
and will be quite ornamental for atiiiu-,
even though they do not last long.
Messrs. Pryor L. Mynatt, P. S. Ark
wright and D. S. Sanford received cap
tains’ commissions, and Messrs. R. H.
Sheffield. W. D. Ellis, Jr., A. F. Har
rington, A. S. Harper, F. E. Calloway,
A. F. Johnson, N. L. Poullain and B.
C. Collier got commissions as lieuten
ants.
J. B.
coons and as Mack as the am of spade*.
Judge R. B.
11 the city
TSlmadge 1
in their mllli
Mrs Scott
lug s remarkib
Editor
Cauobta Possum.—Mr. Frank Lip
scomb caught a 13 pound ’possum in
the front yard of his home on KlUedge Herald was in
avenue Tuesday night, and will give
hi* friends a ’possum supper in the near
futon.
Labi'xxy vbom m Houaa.—Yester-
day Easter Moody stole a considerable
sum of from the home of Nathan
Robertson The crime was easily traced
to him, and a warrant for bis
was issued by Judge Fuller.
A Hatty Marriage.—Mr. Z. W,
Betts, a prosperous Athens bnsiness
man, and Hiss Leila Hudson, dauguter
of Mr. Tom Hudson, a prosperous
Clarke county farmer, were yesterday
happily united in marriage, at the resi
dence of the bride’s father, near Athena.
May prosperity and much happiness
attend them through life.
Two Boxxs or Pius’ Tails.—Col. C.
W. Baldwin received yesterday by ex
press a box of long, fat curly pigs* tails
from a fanner down in Oconee county,
and one also from a prosperous planter
in Oglethorpe. No name accompanied
the boxes but they were glad gifts to
Col. Baldwin. Since the cold weather
set in Col. Baldwin has been the recipi
ent of many of these delusions viands.
At it Again.—It seems that the col
lege bays at Oxford have an undying
enmity against the University Reporter
published by the students In Athens.
The Reporter has frequently been made
a victim of the venomous criticisms of
the Emory Phoenix, but has always
come ont on top. Now they are at it
again, and the boys over here will make
it-bot for them, no doubt. Ever since
Emory got licked at the inter-collegiate
base-ball game, she has had bat tittle
respect for the University.
Nothing in It.—The Atlanta Consti
tution published a statement yesterday
that Prof. A. L. Franklin would have
resigned his position as Adjunct Pro
fessor of Latin and Greek at'the Univer
sity yesterday, and would enter at onoe
upon the practice of law at Jackson,
Ga. A Bankxr reporter ascertained
that such was a mistake. Prof. Frank
lin met bis classes yesterday with usual
regularity, and sent no resignation to
the Chancellor. Be is studying law at
leisure moments, but will perhaps not
resign bis position in ihe college until
June, if at all.
A Welcome Visitor.—The Rev. Mr.
Burnett, of Buncombe county, N,c.,
and father of our gifted attorney. Is
visiting his sou in Athens. Mr. Bur
nett is a polished and geuial gentleman,
and always fiuds a hearty welcome in
the Classic City. He tells us that the
exodus fever has not struck the negroes
in the Western section of his State, as
they are few in number, but it is East
ern North Carolina that they are leav
ing. He reports bis section as develop
ing very fast.
Shot in East Athkns.—Cato Bald
win’s wife, a negro woman who lives in
East Athens, was recently shot in the
head by some unknown party while
among a crowd of negroes. The crowd
was walking along one of the streets
over the river, when some one fired a
istol into their midst and ran away,
’he bullet took effect in the negro wo
man’s head, and inflicted a serious,
though not necessarily, fatal wound.
The woman fell, and is thought to have
broken her arm.
A Frightful Accident.—Tuesday
night a frightful accident happened on
the street railway. While a Milledge
avenue car was descending the bill at
the Methodist church the brakes failed,
and the car ran upon one of the mules.
The mule was caught beneath the front
wheels and held in a most painful posi
tion until aid could be summoned to
lift the car from him. Severe wounds
were inflicted on the animal, though
they were such as can be cured. For
tunately, there were no passengers in
the car.
Judge W. B. Thomas.—Judge Bailey
Thomas, of Tallulah Falls was in the
city yesterday with his hosts of friends.
He said to a Banner reporter that he
was still working for the extension of
his railroad from Tallulah Falls to
Knoxville. He will very soon probably
have every arrangement made in the
near future to begin work on the ex
tension. There is not a more live and
enterprising railroad man in Georgia
than Judge Thomas, and whatever he
attempts is crowned with success.
An Enthusiastic Meeting.—An en
thusiastic meeting sf the Athens Y. M.
C. A. was held lust night at the Asso
ciation rooms. It- was a regular busi
ness meeting of tbe Association, And
was well attended. It was presided
over by President E. E. Jones. Ar
rangements were mado for lifting the
debt now banging over the Association;
and reports received from the Building
committee indicated that it would
not be long before the Association
would be in its handsome new building.
It will then be able to do more efficient
work than at present.
W. II. Prt
bed in a Pul
company auc-
an, of Atlanta, was rob-
»n sleeper. He sued tbe
covered bis money.
A Flourishing Railroad.—Air. j.
H. Dorsey, the efficient freight and
passenger traveling agent of the. Geor
gia, Southern and Florida railroad is
in the city. Mr. Dorset - represents ono
of the finest young railroads in the
South. The G., S. & F. makes the
quickest connections from Macon to
Jacksonville both in freight and pas
senger schedule, and is reciving the
enormous patronage that it justly de
serves. There are many good features
of the schedule of this road,but this fact
is worthy of note, leaving Athens at
noon passengers reach Jacksonville for
breakfast the next morning. Tne road
will be finised to Palatka by February
1st, nnd will lie tbe popular route for
Athens people going South. „
The Covington & Macon.—The
stock holders of the C. & M. met in
Macon on Monday. It was an enthusi
astic meeting ami was largely attended.
It was called to indorse the recent ac
tion qf the directors of the road in is
suing bonds to tile amount of $(>42,000
for the payment of the floating debt of
the road, and also for improving the
terminal facilities in Athens. The bonds
were indorsed and will run twenty-live
years, bearing 6 per cent interest. * It is
probable that the C. &. M. will com
bine at Athens with the G., C. & N.,
and the Georgia Southern at Macon.
This would give an air line between the
East and South Florida, and the people
of Macon are jubilant ever the pros
pects of the road.
of Oconee was
rail calls
on number 37,
is described a* be-
Jbpf,
of the Jackson
city yesterday,
Mr. John Boats ck ot Morgan was In
t m city yesterday.
Mr. Robert V" *
was in the city
Mr.R.H.Lii
cty.
Mrs. L. H
better yesterday,
Mrs. Wray, of
Jackson jeonnty
Lexington fa in the
a little
is still quite sick,
arrived in
the city yesterday on a visit to the fam
ily of Cell. L. H. Oarboanier.
ht, who has been
of Oglethorpe,
t call yeater-
Mr. P. S. A
quite ill, is
Mr. J. 8. Vi
paid tide Banner a
day.
Mr. 8. V. Swindle, an excellent
tleman from an excellent county,
the city.
Mr. E. F. Lovell, Jr., of the Univer
sity has been quite
days.
Prof. C. P. Wilcox has organized a
large Spanish class among the Univer
sity boys.
Mr. P. B. Vanghn and family of
thorpe, have moved to Athens a
cupy Mr. Charlie Ca*per’, house.
Mr. John Sims and Mis* Mattie Sor
rells, sister of Dr. Pat Sorrells of this
city, were united in marriage in Mail!
sou county yesterday.
Senator Lyle was in tho oity yester
day, and says he will net run agsinst
Dr. H. H. Carlton for Congress under
any circumstances!
Mr. J. E. Reeves is back at the Uni
versity after a sad visit to his home in
Walton county. He has recently bad
tho sad misfortune to lose his mother.
Mr. Tom Atkins, of the senior class,
has severed bis connection with the
University and returned to bis home in
Harmony Grove.
Mr. Busbysbell, of Philadelphia, who
lias for some time been visiting his
friend, Mr. Howell, iu Athens, will re-
turn to the North to-day.
Tbe many friends of Mr. Lamar Cobb,
who left sometime ago to accept a po
sition in the Baldwin Locomotive
Works in Philadelphia, will be glad to
learn that he is succeeding in bis new
line of business.
Dr. H. A. Lowranco has had a tele
phone placed iu hfa office on Broad
street and he.is ready to receive calls
from toothache si ~
ferers and other;
88 whenever you
re and other enf-
nts. Ring up No. usual
Chim. TTrsPCra 1
PAID FIREMEN.
The Volunteers Growing Tired of Their
Labor of Love.
Mr. W. D. Griffeth an ex-member of
the city council, and who has by Hi*
valued service as such won golden opin
ions fiom tho citizens of Athens, was
interviewed by a Banner reporter late
ly in regard to the inauguration of a
paid flrddepartment in this city.
There is not a gentleman in Athens
more conversant with tbe needs and ad
vantages of the oity than is Mr. Grif
feth and his opinion in this issne will
be of interest to every citizen. In
speaking of the feasabllity of estab
lishing a paid department Mr. Griffeth
said:
‘It is a well known fact that the
volunteer firemen of our city are grow
ing sick and tired of their work. I
do not wonder at it. They have labored
long and patiently in the city’s service
and have more than once brought
credit upon their city in contests with
other cities. They - have always given
a prompt service and have been of in
calculable value to the town and citi
zens. But all of this was a labor of
love, and naturally the boys have
grown tired of their work, especially
since all of theother cities in tho State
have adopted the paid system. When
Augusta and the other cities of Georgia
used to assemble annually for an oc
casion of merriment and fun, thore was
some pleasure in the work of volun
teers which made their labors lighter,
but since this has been done away with
by every city establishing a paid sys
tem of fire service, our boys have grown
lonesome, and tired.
“Athens must have the paid service
soon or lato, and it is high time to
consider the matter. Of course the fi
nances of the city could not warrant a
large department at present, but tho
city might have three good reel com
panies by employing two or three men
to keep watch over them continuously,
and a number of others paid only a
certain amount for work at each fire.
This wenld give a cheap service and
still would bo one of much value to the
city. It would be as cheap as the pres
ent system and world not inconven
ience the young men who are at work
in other positions as is now the casr,
whenever a fire breaks out. <
walks made, and the woods will' be to
tally transformed into a beautiful sub
urban town. The bouse* will be rent
ed or sold to those who may desire
them and will doubtless reach a ready
rental from the influx ot population
that the G., C. & N. win bring with it
next foil and winter. .
The men who have taken up the move
are prominent gentlemen of Athens
who have enterprise and means to make
a grand success of the nndertailcing and
that they will do this is a foregone cou-
It is .said that owing to tbe delay of
the Street Railway Company in accept
ing the offer of twelve acres of land foi
■k ont at tbeLUly property that the
has been withdrawn. It is also
rumored that a proposition wiU be made
the Street Railway Company to extend
the line out to tbe land company’s set
tlement, which will probably be accept
ed. If not accepted a system of her-
dlcs or a dummy line will be establish
ed.
With regard to the establishment of a
park on the Lilly lands, Mr. Voss, the
enterprising manager of the street rail
way, was interviewed by a Banner re
porter, Mr. Vow said:
“Tbe park question has been answer
ed definitely by the withdrawal of the
offer made our company by those inter
ested in the Lilly lands. The made ns
an offer of twelve acres of land to be
improved and transformed into a suita
ble park. We were to have answered
their proposition by January 15th, but
owing to other business affaire that
were pending with our company we
asked to bo allowed until the 25th Inst,
to make onr answer. The time was
granted ns, and promptly on that day
we would have riven our reply, but in
tbe meantime I nave received a notifi
cation that the offer is withdrawn. Of
course then the Street Railway Compa
ny is at its rows end. The park ques
tion has been settlod, but our company
is in no ways to blame for its unfavor,
able settlement. Under this light we
desire to be viewed by the citizens of
Athens.”
Hut ll«, Joha IVnaamaktr
Act Been Heard F»u ou tbe
Subject bl ihe A thru* »*«.»
Office. Other No wo.
Washington, D. C. January 23.—
{Special}-CoI. Locke was very bmy tt^d‘tobeco
this morning at the pout ^offUm depart- ary.
ment, closing up his affairs. He will
leave tomorrow night for his post. It
is understood that he will have no trou-
A DELIGHTFUL EVENING.
An Enjoyable Entertainment at Mrs. B. A.
Crawford’s.
Mrs. E. A. Crawford last evening en
tertained a number of frieads in her
usual charming manner, the occasion
being complimentary to Prof, and Mrs.
W. H. Bocock, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hamilton.
Tbe evening was one of those rare lit
erary treats for which Mrs. Crawford’s
home issojustly famous, and the fact
that the enjoyment was up to tbe
’ standard attained
Wftnyg lUuepUomiiytol
p-
mand. The central feature of the even
ing was a delightful lecture bv Dr. H.
C. White. No speaker in tbe city has a
flow of lane
and
language
White, and he was at
more charming
thought than Dr.
his best last night in bis eloquent ad
dress. After this lecture music was
famished by a number of ihe young
people present, and the evening came
to a most delightful conclusion, leaving
in tbe minds of all but one thought and
that, the hope that Mrs. Crawford will
give many such literary and musical
treats in the future.
Last Dat.—Today will be the last
chance to get a first-class cooking stove
atyonr own price. Sale oloses today
without fail. J. R. Moors,
Assignee.
-A complete outfit
sold at
MINOR ITEMS.
Brief Nows Notes Taken From onr Kepor-
ter’s Note Books. *
The doctors say the mild winter will
more than likely be followed by muelt
s ickness iu tbe spring.
The Y. M. C. A. will hold a business
meeting in the near future. Work has
been discontinued on tbe new building
for a while.
There will be room iu Athens for two
or three contractors this summer. The
building boom will strike the city with
full force.
There are a number of good amateur
photographers in Athens who are fre
quently seen out “viewing” the grand
eur of the city’s suburbs.
Mrl Scott-Siddons’ recital will [be
largely attended.
The negro church near the C. & M.
depot will soon be moved, out of the
way of the company’s new building.
It is becoming a general complaint
from all parts of this section of the
country that negroes are slow to make
contracts on the farms.
Tinners’ Tools.-
of tinners’ tools will be sold at auction
today. All who are interested, will
please be on band. J. R. Moore,
Assignee.
Soft Solder.—Will be sold today,
everything in the way of a complete
tin-shop outfit—patterns, soft solder
lead.&c., <fee. Last day. Come and get
& great bargain.- J. R. Moons,
Assignee.
A Talented Young Musician.—Mr.
Lowndes Calhoun, of Atlanta, now
pursuing a course of study in the Uni
versity, shows a rare musical talent,
and has reached a very high degree of
excellence as a pianist. Mr. Calhoun
is well known to Atlanta audiences, and
is director of the University Music club.
TaLhadge’s Mills. — Talmadge’a
flouring mills commenced business yes
terday. Messrs. Talmadge Bros, show
commendablo enterprise iu erecting
each a fine mill, and will no doubt re-
cevo as large a patronage as millers as
they receive as grocers.'
New Crossings.—The street hands
were at work yesterday putting down
new crossings on Clayton street. A
number ot these crossings have lately
been put all over the city and have ad
ded much to the improvement of the
sidewalks and streets.
The Rifles Fair.—Contributions to
be rallied at the Clarke Rifles Fair are
being daily received from all portions
of Georgia in response to a circular let
ter sent out by the managers to their
friends. Athens people should realize
the fact wjiat a necessity a good mil
itary company is to every town, and
give tlie fair a liberal patronage. A
hull will be given every night during
the fair and a fine orchestra will be had.
Tlie names of all those who contribute
will be published.
W. W. Brown, ex-postmaster at
I. C. Plant, the banker, Mr. Ar-
, of Albany, and Tomlinson John-
of Savannah, all men of means, are
»u or as hfa prospective securities,
bond for tho Macon office fa $35,000,
bat the snritiea are required to qualify
for doable that amount. Colonel Locke
said this morning that he had not de
termined who his assistant wonld be.
Any changes as to the personal of his
office would be made after he had be
come acquainted with the duties of the
office and the merits of the employes.
PLEDGER ON DECK.
Bill Pledger was at the postoffice de
partment today with a large delegation
of colored men. They were standing
around in the big corridor, waiting to
see Mr. Wanamaker. Pledger is the
chairman of a committee appointed by
the recent colored mex’s convention at
Chicago to present an address to con
gress, and he is here for that purpose.
In reply to an inquiry about Mat Davis’
chances for tbe Athens postoffice, he
quickly saidthat“Mst would get there ”
Pledger’s speech before the convention
waspublisi el in full in the Inter-Ocean
and the paper bad a highly eulogistic
editorial notice of the speaker.
postmasters named.
Tbe following fourth class postmas
ters were comtmssiened yesterday:
W P Harp, Garden City; WK Van
diver. Bellmont; J J Bennett, Brent
wood^ J West, Richmond.
From tbe attorney general’s reports
recently published it appears that there
were 515 persons convicted in the fed
eral courts of Georgia last year and
sentenced to various -eras of impris
onment. Of this number 512 were rev
enue offenders.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Jflhnson l as been confirmed as col
lator of customs at Savannah.
It has been determined by several
members of the house to file bills in the
court of claims to recover the money
they lost by Silcott, and tbe attorney-
genernljhas consented to have thehaer
ing of these cla.ms advanced so rs to
determine the government’s liability
in the p>emises. This procedure may
rid the house of this vexed question.
Elias J. Allred, of Pickens county,
has been commissioned a government
gauger.
Vice President Morton entertained
a select company at his elegant resi-
Ano— Inst Friday evening ilOigaor of
G. W. Smalley and daughter.* Among
the senators invited and present was
Senator Colquitt.
B. X. BRUCE APPOINTED.
After consultation with his friends,
and especially those who claim Indiana
as their place of residence, the Pres
ident has determined to succeed Re
corder of Deeds Trotter, of the District
of Columbia, with another colored man,
Ex-Senator Blanche K. Bruce,of Missis
sippi. This conclusion has been reached
after a careful consideration of the sub
ject, and especially in view of the foot
that a precedent was established by the
appointment of Fred Douglass, now
minister to Hayti, to this important
and lucrative position. But tbe Boston
colored politician, who now holds the
place, is not likely to be disturbed for
some time in collecting fees from prop
erty-owners at the Capital, as tbe Pres
ident evinces a desire to hold np the
appointment until Congress takes some
action regarding ttie proposition to
make the office a salaried one.
Covertcdito Judaism.
Montgomery, Ala. January 32.—
{Special]—Miss Ella Gaston, of Barbour
county, bas been converted to Judaism.
Miss Gaston is a handsome intelligent
young lady about twenty-three years of
age. Her parents are Methodist and
she was reared in that faith.. It is now
reported that she will bo married soon
to Mr. Abraham Lehman, a young mer
chant of Greenville of .Jewish parent-
a paud faith. Hiss Gaston came to
ontgomery last Saturday. She was
met there by Mr.Lehman,whoIpresented
her to Rev. E. K. Fischer, pastor- of
the Jewish Congregation, and after
confessing conversion to Judaism she
was confirmed in the faith. She thee
returned to her home inJBarbour coun
ty,and her fianoe went back to hi3 home
id Greenville.
Ill Whlthi Smallpox.
Nkwnax, Ga., Jan. 22.—[Special.}-
There is no undue excitement here or
hereabouts over tbe reports of tlie prev
alence of smallpox at -Lutherville, and
Newnan has not quarantined against
that point.
It is understood that Hogansville and
Grantville have quarantined against
Lutherville, and have taken precautions
against the danger. However, there
has not been, so far as learned, any
spread of the disease.
Tlie only case is that of Mr. Nathan
Upshaw, and he is very low. Dr. Long,
of tiiis place, is attending him. There
is little hope entertained of his recov
ery.
“Death of a Harvard Professor.
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 22—[Spe
cial]—Francis Bowen, one of the oldest
E rofessors of Harvard college, died at
is home in this city yesterday morn
ing.
He was born at Charlestown, Massa
chusetts, September. 8, 1811, and grad
uated at Harvard in 1833. He was at
one time editor of the North American
Review. He became a professor at Har
vard in 1853. His writings have been
on philosophy and political economy.
England and Portugal.
London, January 22.—[Special]—The
Daily News publishes a dispatch from
its Lisbon correspondent in which he
states that he learns that the Portugese
government has promised the British
minister that it will notallow the angry
demonstrations of the people to develop
into violent or lawless acts.
A Postmaster Arrested. 5££
SmocTON, Wia., January 22.—[Spe
cial.]—Postmaster L. E. Darling, of
tiiis place, was arrested here yesterday
afternoon, charged with robbing the
mails. Darling is a well-known politi
cian, and hi3 arrest has created a sensa
tion.
whichi diabits the vicinity of Monro
via. His name ia Benjsmine Payne, of
Demu r, in his language. He is dnlv li'.,
but has* two wives that he lies never
St.'U. Tlie wives were bought hv his
rather whet, he was young. Ho is des-
■* *" me a Methodist niission-
of this interesting group of Li
berians is Thotnasey, or Frank* Payne.
Ho belongs to tho kroo tribe, of which
his father is Chief. Tiiis little follow is
beaming over with fun, and has been
greatly annoyed by hi? clothes and
hopes weather will soon be warm
onough for him to have Off hfa civilized
garments and appear in his native dress,
which consists of a small girdle hung
around his loins, reaching below tho
waist.
Manna, ©r Harold Wood, aged to
years had retired when the reporter ar
rived, but tho scribe was allowed to
gaze upon his dusky form when wrap-
-*] in she arms of Morpheus lie also
dongs to the Kroo tribe.
The smallest ol tho lot is Bukwarm,
or Gilbert Haven, who bn mem Nr <d
tho Dca tribe. Ho is only S
and has one wife, of whom hois
proud.
k«helittlo Africans enn converse very
well in tlie English language and hope
veiy soon to bo able to return home.
% 'ell or the habits of their coun-
interesting manner, and
: of Mi
and the worahip-
> revailing r
ing of Idols, which ia the prevailing re
ligion in their country. They say thnt
in Africa street fights, no wttapons are
used except the hands, handnnd teeth.
The/say their countrymen are such
skilled butters that death is sometimes
cau-cd by a single butt of tha head. In
war they use sword* and guns, which
are obtained from the Europeans in
jxcliange for ivory, skins and eai.iuet
wood, which are their products. The
captives taken during battle arc forced
to devour their own dead, which fa con
sidered a great disgrace, but if a very
fat man Is captured he sent to gather
some bananas, of which ho is compelled
to prepare a kind of soup, and during
'
m
says that ho baa
tasted this kind of soup And enjoyed it
excedingly. In their country when a
witch dies she 1s cut into- smalt pieces
aud then burned, and her ashes are cast
upon the water.
A murderer is either behepfed,burned
to death or drowned.
A thief has a large bunch of straw
wrapped on hfa right . forearm from
wrist to elbow t ana then tbe straw is
fired and the victim is thus marked as
a thief.
Another native-born African at tho
college is Mo Mo Lu, and he acts as in
interpreter for his newly arrived fel
low-countrymen. He was a prince at
home, bat ran away and was sent hero
by Bishop Pcincfc. He has been ih
Nashville about a year, and ia studying
to become an Episcopal missionary.
MARRIAGE IN GAINESVILLE.
A Sister of Mayor Brown, of Athens,
Weds an Atlanta Gentleman.
Gainesville, G a., Jan. 22—TSpecial]
This morning at 8:80 o’clock, Mr. Win.
Henderson, of Atlanta, and Miss Min
nie Brown, of Gainesville, were united
in marriage.
The wedding took place at the Pres
byterian church, Rev. T. P. Cleveland,
formerly pastor, now of Atlanta, offi
ciating.
Misses Henderson, Garrison, Sanders
and Hoyt, and Messrs. Stevens, Brown,
Lawrence and Clarke, were tlie assist
ants, while Miss Dean presided at the
organ, and Messrs. Cobb and Dean
were the ushers.
Mr. Henderson is book-keeper for tho
well-known jewelry firm of J. P. Ste
vens, of Atlanta, and is a young man of
repossessing appearance and of ster-
ng worth; while the bride is the sis
ter of Mayor Brown, of Athens, daugh
ter of Mayor Warren Brtfltn, ot Gaines
ville, and one of the accomplished,
beautiful and charming young ladieB of
the Queen City of the Mountains.
The best wishes of our entire city go
with them through life. The couple
left on tho morning train for Atlanta,
where they will make their future
home. iu
WASHINGTON WILKES;
What is Going on iu That Charming
Little City.
Washington, Ga., Jan. 22.—[Spe
cial.]—Col. James M. Smith, it is said,
will build a railroad to Dauburg from
Smitbsonia.
Misses Fannie and Meta Tope, two
beautiful young ladies are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. J. W. Callaway.
Miss Mary Toombs Hardeman is quite
sick at Mrs. Daniel’s in Augusta. Her
parents went down to see her on* Mon
day.
Messrs. F H. Colley, W. M. Simg and
E. T. Shubrick went to August! Mon
day on legal business in tho Superior
court of that city.
TheJIrvin Guards have been assigned
Dy adjutant general Keii to tbs First
Batallion of Georgia volunteers with
headquarters at Augusta.
The Washington Foundry and Manu
facturing Company is the name of a new
corporation just organized here. It
will be a great thing for the town and
county. The men at the head of it are
of the right sort.
TO TRAVEL IN COGNITO.
A Newspaper Building Burnt.
Lisxlk Rock. Ark., Jan. 22—(Spe
cial.)—-The Arkansas Democrat’s build
ing, the handsomest newspaper office
in the southwest, was completely de
stroyed by fire last night.
Four men were drowned near Bur
lington, Ill., by the team In which they
were riding bucking over a bauk.
The Prince of Wales will Visit America
for His Health.
New Yore, Jan. 22.—(Special )-New
York* rs are in a flurry over the an
nouncement that the Price of Wales,
Prince George and tlie Prioress of
Wales are arranging for a tour of Cana
da and the States, in cognito, for royal
health.
Ilis highness’ physician has been for
some time recommending a sea voyage
for the health of the princess, and her
husband has decided, now that she has
the influenza, to make the trip just so
soon as stie is able to start.
The heir apparent has not been free
from ailments himself o? late, and
thinks the voyage will also benefit him.
Prince George, who will accompany
him, is his second son, amt will bo 35
next June.