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sstyday,
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OVER THE CITY.
D«ikI»«t Niutrr.—A dance last
night at Pioneer Ilall was attended by
a urge crowd and proved a source of
pleasure »© all lit atte lance, until a
late hour. It was given by a number
of the young people of Rj« Atneni,
(lutatTHi Name.—Th* people of
Alliens would be glad to see the au
thorities change the nam>. of the Cov
ington A Marmi ft. Jl., S' this name is
highly misleading. The name should
l>y all means be .Macon A Athens, and
this chiuigc should be c arried before the
mutt Legislature.
An' Important Clue.—The author-
. ills* hsve recently lit iq-on a decisive
«im about the attempt to derail the
Georgia fa»t train » few nights since.
An otticer has the matter in hand and
something will rouit in the near fu
ture.
Ci.oskd Up.—The stove store of M.
M Maddrey was closed up yesl
the entire stock being placed ii
hands of a receiver by petition of the
Excelsior Manufacturing Company and
of lifts. Mr. K. 1*. L' pshaw is receiver.
A Circular Let’-br.—Mr. A. K.
St plo-ii has Issued acnulii- letter to
tocci'ixuns of Athens asking for sub
scription* lo the capital stock necessary
for the establishment of a furniture
factory in Athens.
PruPKMTT Sale.—Hon. F. P. Grlf-
f>-ih has iitiehased from Mi. A. S. Man-
d v lo his lot on J.nmpkiu Street, and
Wi I erect thereon a handsome resi
dence. The lot lies lust beyond the
waterworks mid is directly on the
route to the Lilly land*. This sec Ion
of the city is awakening to tho magic
touch of the roil estate boom, and is be
coming a most desirable portion of the
Ast Important Cask.—The case of
Dallance Jc Morrell a-id others against
UirtchfUdd A Illumcnthnl and others,
petition for injunction, receiver, etc.,
will he heard this morning befo-o
Judge X. f,. Hutchins in this city.
Amo nit involve-', ♦10,001. The peti
tioner* arc ropri-aeuted hy Harrow A
Thomas, T. W. Rucker, A. J. Cobb and
Thomas A Strickland; Hirschflcld A
liUimentlml hy Vr. If. C. Tuck; and
Cl vin A Co., and others by Hon. Boy
kin Wright, of Augusta, and Lumpkin
A Bur.i-n’t.
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Damaob flrrrs.—Hon.
is in Usit
(lourt of Halt oovinLY
in several ilsmaga suits that bava been
lit against tba B. 6 D. railroad,
the interest at tba road ba wilt
seethes* with ba usualabUity and
A New Pars*—Mr. X. 8 Alexander
contemplates starting a nawpnpar at
Harmony Grova It isj* Uva town and
the paper wBl do wall.
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At tub Tmxatbk.—A large crowd was
present hurt night at tba opera boose to
enjoy the recitations of Mrs. Scott-SM-
dons. The audience was a brilliant and
representative one, including tba Lucy
Cobb Institute and Home school, bo
lides a number of tba
society people oC ooi
dons isindo ds genius,
in the recitation of the beautiful and
i-stbetie is only equalled by the skill
with which she plays upon the lighter
chords of human feeling She has the
ability to make bar auditors huigl
weep at will; and last night tbe sad
occasioned by a story from Shakeapaare
would find relief the next moment by a
sketch from Mark Twain. The program
was excellent throughout, and Mrs.
Middnns may always count upon a cor
dis) reception here, whenever she
fit to visit os.
PEBSONAL AND SOCIAL
Mr.
solved _ _
ble substitute
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planter
several
at last found that jots has a superior
rival in the manufacture of bagging. It
is tbe silk weed.
This weed grows wild in tbe fields
and lowlands; - and is usually found
about waist Ugh when growing wild. If
cultivated there Is no estimating what
state of growth it might reach. Mr.
Boggs says that the libra of this weed
is superior to jute or anything that h:
yet been known to the world
mere*. He brought at)
fibre to tbe Baxxkb "
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much stranger and morn tenacious in a
twist. It snakes a substantial and
powerful cqnl, and will no doubt be
put to use at one*. For bagging it
could be made a much cheaper cover
ing for cotton than jute orjeotton.az the
weed growa on any soil in great abun
dance. This discovery certainly de
serves the attention of tbe manufactur
ing world, and should take the place of
jute forever afterwards.
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- ; “=«le their report
tho following ordinance
hicli they recommended to be adopted.
Idermati McDowell moved that tb
ilea be suspended. Minton adopted, i . nil
he ordinance wm then read and adopt- fra^iLe*
. Be It ordained by the Mayor and
1' Council of the city of Athens:
Suction 1. Xo person shall place up
on the streets or sidewalks of said city
any trash, waste, sweepings, paper,
hair, vegetable matter or any kind or
garbage. -For the convenience of all
persons affected bf the above at their
of bus!
COTTON FLUCTUATES.
Appointed to West Point.—Mr. J.
Ratio Whelcliel, who is now a member
of the Mopliomort- class of the Univer
sity', has through the influence of Con
gressman Candler, received an appoint
ment to West Point. He will leave in
iv few days to stand tlm entrai.ee exam
ination. Mr. Whelchel has made many
friends.here who legret to see him leave.
Tor O. B Gkrmax.—The boys of tlio
O 11. (iorirta i Club speak of. giving a
. d -iiglitfiil dance in the near future.
Their entertainments are always pleas
ant and largely attended by tlie young
people.
A Great Deat. ov Sickness.—There
Is much sickness in the State and
throughout the south since tlx) recent
warm nnd unseasonable weather. As a
nutter of course there is some vickt.ess
in Athens, due to this cause, hut the
C ftssie City is less fteo from it than any
o; her town in Georgia. We have an ex
cellent sanitary inspection and our
health record for the past year is un
precedented.
A Goon Selection.—Dr. J. A. Huti-
slcntt who owns an interest in the Ath
« ns Gas Light Compnnv lias been elect-
<d president of the cofupay. A better
selection eould not have been made.and
the company lias reason to congratulate
itself on securing so valuable an oflieer.
Dr. Hunmcutt has by his past service
in otllee of public trust proved himself
to be enterprising and thoroughly de
serving of the high esteem which he
won from every citir.cn. The gas light
company will ptosper under his man
ipulations.
The Star of Bethlehem.—A recent
cablegram from Vienna says the Star of
Bethlehem will again be visible this
? 'ear, the seventh appearance since the
firth of Christ. According to some
astronomers it conies but once in 315
* years, and is of wondrous brilliancy for
* the space of three weeks, and then
wanes nnd disappears after seventeen
» mouths The belief seems, however, to
be pretty well established in the minds
* of scientific men that the so-called star
of Bethlehem is very largely a myth,
and has no standing In the astronomical
world. Prof. Frisby, of the United
Stales Nnval Observatory, has hot little
fniih in the many fabulous stories about
this star.
The Elbkuton Star.—The first issue
of the Elberton Star, under the man
agement of Messrs. Mclievenell A
Williams, has come to our.exchange ta
ble. The improvements on the paper
are marked, and the fact is manifest al
ready that these gentlemen will give
tho people of Elbert county as good a
paper ns cau bo found iu the tanks of
Georgia weeklies. The news columns
lire ladcned with fresh local happeifings
and general news, while the editorial
utterances are ably written, and fuK of
force ami sound sense. We are glad to
see that the people of Elbert are liberal
in their patronage to the new manage
ment.
A Suit for $10,000.—In the Fulton
comity superior Jcourt Cobb A Harts-
fleld have brought suit against Well-
house A Sons, of Atlanta, for $10,000.
The plaintiffs claim that their suspen
sion several weeks ago was caused by
this firm suing out a verdict of attach
ment, which injured their credit umh-
desorvedly as the claim was not due.
The claim was for $170.50, and Well-
house A Mo ns claim that Cobb A Harts-
ficld fraudulently sent their goods out
. of the stale before they were paid for.
T|# latter claim li st, the goods sent out
w.ue iii their usual coarse of business,
ue is an interesting oue.
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> IIkre.-Mi. C. K. Ober, of
the traveling secretary of
" ~ ‘ ' Sir. Jer-
Yo;k,
tollege Y, M.C. A.,and _
tbe State secretary ortho Y. M.C
A., arrived in the city yesterday on
business connected with the Associa-
ti"0. Mr. Jenner was called away y s-
terday afternoon to Macon by a tele
gram, but Mr.Ober remained iii the city
last night and delivered a very interest-
inc address to tl
o iliiu-d the wori
ution in a very interesting manner, and
lie leaves the University Y. M.C. A. in
a more flourishing condition than erer.
1I-* leaves to-dav for Oxford, where he
)$ to address the Emory College boys.
Mrs. T. H. Dozier is quite sick.
Bed Btar, tbe Indian preacher, will
soon visit Athens.
Mr. M. A. Mvers leaves this mdesung
for a visit to Atlanta,
Hon Fred Foster, of Madison, .1$ iu
tbe city.
Mr. J. M. Fleming leaves to-day for
Augus-
Mr. H. X. Taylor la down the Ga. R.
B. on a business trip.
Mr. L. L. Williams, of Madison
county, is iu tho city.
Mr. II. C. Jackson; of Oconee, Is in
the city,
Mr. Henry Myers, of Wintorville, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, of Savannah,
have been visiting relatives in tho olty.
Mr. M F. Conlon has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mr. George D, Thomas will remain
some time in Florida.
Hon. Pope Barrow is in Gainesville
to-day.
Mr. Rose is on a- detsetire tour
of Ooonee county. \U-,
Mr. Bruce Smith, of Atiante,-1sWith
his numerous friends in the city.
Messrs. Sam and Frank Myers, of
Augusta, are visiting Hr. Cbas. Stern
and family on Hancock avenue.
Mr. J. H. Dorsey, of Macon, a prom
inent railroad man; was -in the city
yesterday.
Miss Jude Weaver, a most charming
The Pr lass Wars Off a Tow Batata Tastes
day. But the RIso Is Still On.
Cotton played , like a oork upon the
waters yesterday.
The night before it lea.
and the cotton men were mi
at t|ie sudden and. unprecedented rise
_ y sterday morning It began ebb
ing slowiy, and by noon New York ra
sped up to 10J£,
re much excited
ty
The:
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t MAINE,
rar.mc"'
^pointed to | Tho (oSIgoatloa of tho Democrat. Over
uerchants in j uusiojouaod Ctktud of Ret-
the Grady I
)S OF THE
.AINK. reported that ho had in bonk five
Srwsassssssa scsfiRfi ts
nos, it shall be
The lorralmeut of
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24.—[Special]
nary, unconstitutional
i ruling of Osar Reed
of tbe House yesterday
l of today by both mein-
use and Senate. Tbe
uunoiution of the new
as strong as tbe virile
capable of giving,
publieans 'bave been by no means
as doughty in what they say. While
they uphold their Ctcsar, they yet tinge
their impressions at adherence with
ber* of t
Democratic
__ In this
therein m.~nS4n,.~r.i tn . , -i-V..,i .irTTiTi." | aftermath the manner In which Mr.
preskled over toe House, while
place the same on the outside of tbe
sidewalk every morning between
wmj urii^uv HKVbunsiVH, mtnciuiy
and the buyers knew that the rise was
still on, as tbe crop has nearly all been
marketed. ‘.‘The rise has come to stay.”
skid 'a prominent buyer tab reporter,
“and the Remand ..will increase from
nowon.”
“What is being done in cotton circles
todsyf*’ asked the reporter. ' • sms w
_> “Things are ifuiet in Athens. _ Very be large!
.... ... lone, am
i cotton is being handled, either 1
hours of seven and nioc except Sunday.
After they have been emptied, they
shall be immediately removed and not
replaced until the proper time the next
day. If they are not emptied by ten
o’clock a. m., they shali be remove-'
til the next day.
Sec.-. Xo merchant or other person
shall be allowed to obstruct any public
street or sidewalk for the purpose of
selling, vending, showing or disposing
of wares, goods, merchandise or other
articles. This section shall not be con
strued as to authorize suei
nse such portions of He
will not obstruct free passage along the
same, bnt no stands for sale of fish;
oy.-ters, fruits, and other merchandise
■shall be placed in the outer edge of the
sidewalks on. Clay ton and Broad streets
and College avenue. And no person
shall plage mpre than one ‘‘ ‘
In fiont of their place of
Clayton or Broad strei
id tl;e coop so placed shall not
r than three feet wide, live feet
.uu no person
scoop of fowls
t business on
or College av-
date I’ -
“About 70,000 bales;'
abo-it 55,000 then. The crop, thou
In thio. sect Ion jOAtiie SflHtbls fat '
than that of any other. The st
show that the Piedmont section ii
of any other In tbe cotton crop this
year.”
It is believed
will probably reach
which is an enormous amount of cotton
to be handled by a town of Athens’
site. . .
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. and eighteen inches Ipgh.
Sue. 3. Xo person shall place, throw
or empty Into the streets or upon the
sidewalks of said city any broken glass,'-
eanws*or filth of any kind'Trom their
booses, lota, stores, stablte, • gardens,
that Atheas’ receipts
ch 90,000 this seasou,
and accomplished yuunglady of Greens- J
boro, is vi^trng ralatlves in the efty. j MINOR ITEMS.
Miatni Fonma FiiIIiIava nn«l Ken f . .»
Misses Fannie Fullilove and Era
Woodis, of Oconee, were in the city
yesterday.
■Dr. T..J. Brown, of Danielsville, is
welcomed among hu numerous friends
in the city.
Mr B. H. Collier, a prominent Jack-
son county farmer, was in the city yes
terday.
■Mr. and Mrs. Atchinson, of Dorieh,
Canada, are visiting the family of Mr.
Alex Bishop, on Milledge avenue.
Mrs. J. W Bearden, of Madisou.bas
returned to that city after a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Rhodes, of this city.
Capt. Batcher, of tbe Georgia Rail
road, reports freights as being heavy on
the Athens branch.
Mr. Joe Stone baa returned from a
trip to Gainesville court in the interest
of the Banner. He will attend Wat>
kinsville court next week.
Mr. J. H. Dorsey, Soliciting Agent
for the G., S. A F. R. K. has been in
the city several days working up tbe
interests of bis road.
Misses Anna' Bell Alexander, of
Albany, and Ada Almond, of Elberton,
are visiting the Misses Thornton, on
Lumpkin street.
Misses Maude Penn, one of MontkfiT-i
lo’s beautiful young ladies, and AMuk-
Hightower, a lovely brunette, of Grays,
spent a short time in Madison last Sun
day en route to Athens, whither they
were going bn a pleasure trip.—Madison
Advertiser.
OUR TELEPHONE SERVICE.
A Few Pointers About Our Telephone Ex-
Ostsia'
The number of telephone subscribers
in Atheus continues to increase and
Manager Conway is devoting his time
to tbe interest of his subscribers. There
ire now sixty-five stations and many
others are thinking of availing them
selves of:this public necessity. When a
business man tries to do without a tele
phone these days of hurry and push he
is standing in his own light. The cost
is only about sixteeneehts per day fora
store or twelve to fourteen cents per
day for a residence. The amount of his
own time a business man cau save is
worth many-times the cost besides the
other conveniences he necessarily re
ceives. It is also to the Interest of all
the subscribers to. endeavor jto increase
tbe cumber, as ever new subscriber
adds to tho value of the others.
Athens is now enjoying better tele-
phono^ service than for a number <-f
years past, owing to the energy ai d
strict attention to tbe business of the
present employees. |
There should by all means be stele-
phone at the water works so they could
he notified instantly when a lire occurs
to turn on the pressure. This might
save thousands of dollars. Every mo
ment is valuable in case of a fire. Each
telephone station is equal to one fire-
alarm box, and arrangements should be
made to save every moment possible.
Manager Conway will be glad to see a
new subscriber every day this winter.
Both of the literary societies will have
interesting sessions to-day. '.T ■)
We learn with much regret that our
genial fellow-townsman, Mr. W. H,
Davis, may go to Dalton, where he will
reside in the future.
The Phi Kappas will have a large
crayon portrait of the lato Henry W.
College boys. He Grady placed in their hall.
of the college associ- '
Since the recent accounts of foot pads
the hardware stores have had a rush in
Smith & Wesson pistols.
The Richmond & Danville will put
on a vestibule train in a short time,
Brief News Notes Taktn From on* Repor
ter's Note Books.
Mrs. L. H Charbonnier is'atil: quite
sick. Her many friends hope to bear
of her speedy recovery in tbe near fu
ture. 7 ., .
Again we are revelling in the glori
ous sunshine of spring weather.
Many applicants are mentioned for
the tutorship in the University made
vacant by the resignation of Professor
Franklin, ., , , ,.i
A large number , of country people
were in the city yesterday selling cot
ton while the high prices last.
Tbe Waterworks are giving^ood ser
vice in Athens.
The C. A M. railroad company will
remove all of the negro houses near
their depot, and will have a handsome
building and a desirable locality.
The student* are already beginning
to prepare for tbqir field dayjt /?-
Booth Broe.-haekiHed-the biggest hog
that bag been handled in Athens for
many a day.
Property all over the. city Is going up.
Now is the time to buy. y
More thau ten families have come to
Athens since Christmas to educate their
children.
The new street cars are great addi
tions to the street railway.
Capt. Nickerson says there is a great
deal of superior iron ore around Ath-
is.
The Pandora editors are moving on
w.th the work of preparing: copy for
doubtless :
appear on
the book. It will
Bay 1st.
La Grippe, measles and whooping-
cough are all on the decrease in this
part of the State.
tr cellars or other premises
1 place upon
i-alks any empty
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ft as provtuea-nr sec
tions one and two of this ordinance.
Sxc. 5. Any person violating any of
the pn -visioRs of this ordinance shall oh
conviction in the mayor’s court be pun
ished as prescribed in section fifty-six
(56; of tba ordinances.
Sac. A Section 196 and 230. and all
Ordinances and parts qf ordinance* in
conflict herewith are bL-itby appealed.
The petition of tbe & A M. railroad
company asking the council to allow
them to change the direction of Mitch
ell stroa^ was then token up. Petition-:
To the Honorable Mayor and CTty
Council of the city of Athens:
Geutlenien: It being necessary for
the construction and build of a depot
in the city off Athens, of such dimen
sions as will be required, on Jackson
C. A M. railroad do most respectfully
~ Mtlon and request yorir honorable
ly tograut it the privilege of closing
Factory street from where it joins
Thomas street, and that it bo allowed
to open a newbtreet from Thomas to
said Factory street, along the line of
the Athens Manufacturing-Company.
Tbe said railroad agreeing to furnish
tbe ground suftieient forthe street, and
togrado the same, and to put-it ingood
condition for the Use or the pubUc, at
their own expense; and they further
agree that the grade of said new street
shall be the same or less than the por
tion of Factory street which they in
tend to close; and agree that the city
if the city of Athens--be em
powered to lay out inid grade said
TeutyjUilio PYp^nfiH ni railroad.
To build a depot of the size and di-
menisons that said railroad desire, it is
absolutely necessary that said privilege
" ‘ -the reasonHbat-they
own the land on both sides of Factory
street where they desire to build said
depot, and there it not room enough on
either side of the street to put such a
building as they desire. Respectfully
submitted, . Zi/. I'
’. Covington A Macon B. B. Co.
By G. C. Thomas, Att’yfor said road.
Alderman Rueker moved that the
•favor be uthoriaed-te $£*•< tba usual
was never better than now.
The police did not make a single ar
rest yesterday.
Mr. A. B. Mathews has gone home to
Hartwell from the University with
measles. - .
We are informed thst the gauge on
the Elberton Av-L R, R p is now being
changed to standard measurement and
lhat eighteen uiile's have already been
finished. '
SIMMS THE SEDUCER.
He Is Brought to.Taw and Asks for a
Compromise.
The case of Chas. Simms, for the se
duction of bis niece, Miss Lord, was
tried in Maysville Tuesday. Miss Lord,
who is Simms’ sister’s child, is about in
l.er seventeenth year, and was raised in
Maysville, where her parents reside.
Her uncle and seducer was also raised
there under the protection of a wid
owed mother, and has several brothers,
who also reside there. Siinirm is about
SO years old, a young man of good ad
dress, and for' some years has been
book-keeper ip the large firm of Comer
Bros. He is said to have been a Sun
day school teacher, leader in public
prayer, a member of the church—In all,
seemed a' Christian gentleman. His
non-appearance at the case caused his
brothers to forfeit his bond, which is
$1,350. Cols.-Brown,'of Homer, and
E, T. Brown, of Athens, represented
the defendant. Judge M--ss, of Hamer,
and H. C. Mtandridge, of Maysville,
represented the plaintifi'. The case
has not been settled, but it is likely a
compromise will be effected. Though
it is said tiie father of the girl has said
nothing short of sending Simms to the
chain-gang, would satisly bin-
legal notice in regard to petitioning of
the C. & M. road, as required by the or
dinances on opening and closingstreets,
said notice to be returnable at the regu
lar meeting in-March next. Adopted.
Mr. Flatau appeared before the Coun
cil and asked that he be allowed to run
his one-horse dray on his iwo-horse
dray license.
Alderman Booth moved that the peti
tion be granted. Adopted. ,v' t ,
Alderman Rucker moved that the ac
tion just taken be reconsidered. Molion
adopted- - l.
On motion, Mr. Flatau was allowed
to run bis one-dray on his two-horse
license for thirty 'days, as requested
Adopted.
Petition of a number of. citizens re
siding ou Barber, street was presented,
asking Council to place additional
lights on said street.
A petition was also read, signed by a
number of citizens, asking that lights
he placed on North Lumpkin street.
On motion of Alderman Pitner ? t!ie
petitions were referred to Committee
on Lights with power to act.
Council then adjourned.
W. A. Gillelanp, Clerk.
MaysvlUe News.
Maysville. Ga., Jan. 2-1.—[Special].
—Dr. T. G. Underwood’s little son, age
about 2 years fell down the steps of the
rear veranda of his residence to-day
and broke his thigh, midway between
the knee and body. Surgical attention
was rendered by Dr. M. P. Alexander,
of Maysville, and Dr. L. G. Hardman,
of ITarmony Grove, for whom Dr. Un
derwood telegraphed.
Robbery at Palmetto.
Palmetto, Ga., January 2-f.—[Special]
—A gold watch, a lot of brogan shoes,
shirts, fine hats and other goods were
stolen from the store house of C. II.
Arnold last night. Thieves secreted
themselves in the house before it was
closed in the evening, and went out by
unbolting tho back door.
was its official head, came in for
good deal ot comment, because con
trasts are always most striking.
And the contrast between Speaker Car
lisle and Speaker Reed is as marked as
a newly branded steer. The one was
all fairness, justice and impartiality;
tbe other is oil of the bulldozer, tbe
Bully and possessed of an utter disre
gard of the Constitution and the leeit-
iurate children thereor. Mr. Carlisle
was often so fair that it caused some
dissatisfaction among the more impet
uous Democrats in the three Houses
over which he pn sided. They com
plained upen more than one occasion
that he, in his effort to be as impartial
as possible, strained a point in favor of
tbe opposition, that there might not be
even a suspicion of partisanship in what
tie did, Perhaps Mr. Carlisle aiu make
himself liable to such complaints. Bat
it is safe to say. that no Democratic
Speaker will ever do so again. The
Republicans have forfeited all claims to
consideration at- tlie hands of the Dem
ocrats.
An expression of the opinion from
tlie Hon. John D. Long, of Massachu
setts, on. this general subject would
prove interesting. Long, who is one of
tho best educated and most thorough
gentlemen that ever satin Congress, is
a Republican', yet more thau once 'lur
ing the six years that he sat under Mr.
Carlisle’s gavel, ho took, occasion to
speak bf the great courtesy and consid
eration which tlie Re publicans received
at the hands of tlie theu speaker. Oue
of'his speeches relating thereto was as
neat and well put together a chain of
words as ever came from the mouth of
man. Imagine a Democratic member
of this House even thinking of attempt
ing to follow in the footsteps of Mr.
Long with Czar Reed as his topic.
.* INGALLS’ SPEECH.
Seniitor Ingalls, of Kansas; delivered
hi* promised speech on the negro ques
tion yesterday. The Senate galleries
were closely packed nnd a multitude
were turned away for lack of room to
seat iheui. Fully one hundred mem
bers of’the house were attracted over to
the:senate wing ou the unusual occa
sion. The speaker commenced bis ad
dress by paying a eulogy to the Hon,
Henry Grady, and by promising an un-
iinpassioned review of the subject un
der discussion-. His address was two
hours long and it was characterized
throughout with intense malignity and
sectional bids. It is generally under
stood that this speech is a' part of a
conspiracy to revive sectional preju-
promote tbe republican
scheme of passing federal election laws
and continuing in control of the govern
ment.
CANDLER AND CARLTON.
Mr. Candler remarked hist night that
be would be compelled to antagonize
Mr. Carlton’s bill to establish an east
ern court division. His conntiea are
rotating against tho change from At-
nta to Athens and unless Mr. Carlton
would co. sent to amend his measure
so as to leave his counties in statu quo
e would havetafi^ht H. The Carlton
-ilA proposes--to establish an eastern
court circuit or division,with Athens as
the court town. Seventeen counties
are named in the bill to constitute the
circuit; nine' of these belong geograph
ically to Mr. Carlton’s congressional
district, seven to Mr. Candler’s, and
one, Walton, to, Mr.' Stewart’s. The
counties protesting are Jackson,Banks.
Habersham, Rabun, Towns, Union and
White. .: -
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
Tm following fourth-class postmas
ters weie commissioned for Georgia
yesterday: 'Dauiel G. Pope, Buckhorn;
E. Z. Byrd, Patterson; Joe N. Buff,
Winchester. The postoflice at Delano,
in Oconee county, has been discontin-
ued. . ■ • HS ffcfsSp
* OCR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.
While the tariff reform revisers sre
at work in Washington, tbe continued
Investment of English capital in our
protected industries must make queer
reading. A computation just made
states that abont $150,000,000 of foreign
capital is now getting the benefit of toe
tariff for protecting our infant indus
tries. The absolute control of the pot
teries is the most startling incident of
this situation of the affairs, where th •
profit afforded by the protective tax
will go uireetly from American-pockets
iuto European hands.
THE HOUSE RESTAURANT 1
The contest which has been going on
eyer since the Speaker announced his
commiitees as to who should have con
trol of the House Restaurant and reap
the emoluments thereof, which emolu
ments are very healthy ones indeed,
was’settled to-dav. This bi’ of fat pat
ronage is at the disposal of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
There were in all twenty-eight men
who wanted, it. Bat until yesterday
there were but twenty-seven of them.
The last comer was the successful one.
Uis name is Emerson He isfrom Mich
igan, but runs a small restaurant in this
city. He is, however, the brother-in-
law of Mr McLean, the Chief Clerk of
the office of Supervising Architect of
the Treasury, an office that has very
much business with tlie House Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Ground-.
Mr. Emerson’s cocoanut, it will then be
seen, was uot devoid of milk. Assist
ant Postmaster General Clarkson also
supported Emerson.
Sho is Improving.
Nf.w York, January 2-1.—[Special]—
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., is improving
very slowly, and it will be months be
fore she can leave her room. .She is
suffering from rheumatism and her
right leg is in a helpless condition.
thousand dollars, and the rest of <he
money subscribed would bo added to it
as fast a* it was oo levied.
A resolution was adopted requiring
the treasurer to take toom the hank an
interest bearingcertific ,te for the money
on deposit there.
The followiug resolution was unani
mously adopted;
Resolved, That subscriptions to the
Grady monutu nt fund be dosed, the
ihiriy days having expired since Mr.
Grady’s death, and no further sub
scriptions be solicited.
A resolution was adopted authorising
the appointment of three committees of
five each, oue on pedestal, one <-n model
and figure, and a third on location.
Tho following were the committees
On pedestal, Clark Howell. J J Fal-
vey, Barton Smith, W P Hill and B C
Freeman.
On model and figure, Charles S
Northern, T A Hammond, Jr.. Alex W
Smith, Fulton Colville and J J O'Neill
On location, J J Spalding, Gus Long,
J R Gray, F M O’Bryan and J R Holi
day.
These committees were 1st
proceed at once.
RIDDLEBERGER DEAD.
Tha Re-Adjuster Senator Died Yta-
trrday.
Woodstock, Ya , Jan. 3A—[Special.]
—Ex. U. S. Senator H. H. Riddleberg-
er, died at 2:80 this morning, after a
long illness. His death has been ex
pected. His family were present when
he died.
Mr. Riddleberger was born at Edin
burg, Shenandoah county, Va., Octo
ber 3,1344. He had a common school
education, and then studied with a tu
tor at home for two years. He was sev
enteen years old when the war began,
and served three years in the confeder.
ate army as lieatenant of infantry and
captain of cavalry. After the war
closed he studied and practiced law at
Woodstock. He served four years in
the Virginia house of delegates, and for
a similar period in the state senate. In
1883 he was elected United States Sena
tor and served one term until 1889.
Jtlfemn Jitunp.
Jefferson, Ga., Jan. 24, ’90.
Henry .vicLestcr, colored, a true and
faithful ex-laveof J, O. McLester, who
recently died in Athens, fell dead at his
home near here on yesterday. Henry
was highly respected by his white
friends. He was chairman of the Coun
ty Republican Committee, and to his
conservative position the excellent feel
ing exi-tiug between thoraces »s large
ly due.
“Store,” a Cheyenne Indian, gave
the people here two lectures on the In
dian question, which have been highly
appreciated By our people, and they
all think that the poor. Indian has not
received his just dues.
Charlie McEntire, of Carnesvflle, a
student of the, Martin Institute, was
callod home ou yesterday to attend the
burial of bis grand-father, Mr. Jones.
A Terrible Mistake.
Obeblin, O., January 24.r-[Special[
Intelligence has just reached here of
an accidental killing committed late
Monday night near Kipton, a small vil
lage about eight miles west of here,
Laura Litton, abont forty-five yearsold,
was sliot and instantly killed by two of
her fripnds. The lower part of her face
was entirely blown off. She lived alone
in an old house near which many rob
beries had been committed lately, and
had asked two young men to come and
stay all night with her. During the
evening tlie boys saw some oue moving,
and when they received no atiswer they
fired, killing her instantly. The boys
are nearly crazed with grief. They
have not been arrested, and it is be
lieved they will not be.
Caesarian Operation.
New Yobk, Jan. 24.—[Special.]— 1 The
surgeons of Gouvenonr Hospital per
formed the Ctesariau operation this
evening to try and save tbe life of an
unborn babe after the death of its
mother. Only half a minute elapsed
from the time the woman breathed her
last till the little babe, a boy. was
taken away through an incision in the
abdomen. It only lived long enough
to show that it was alive, by a convm-
sive fit. Dr. Merrigan tried to restore,
or more correctly to originate vespirar
tion, but was unsuccessful. With the
death of tbe mother, the circulation
bad ceased. The mot’ was Lena
Bremer, 28 years of 6 e, whose body
had been burned a 1 ost to a crisn by
her clothing catcl g fire. She sufi . d
terribly, for nearly six hours.
Bishop Brieflets.
Bishop, Ga., Jan. 25—The C. &
are building section houses in Bisb
Mr. Anderson Hale, of Athens,
bought a lot at this place and wiu
bnild soon.
Dr. J. H. Elder has just completed a
nice little cottage.
Mr. A. C. Jackson has just let the
contract for a large dwelling.
Continual rains retard the farmers
greatly in preparing their lands for the
coming crops.
JoeBishop is at school in Athens.
A Private Citizen.
Cincinnati, January 21.—[Special]—
Ex-Governor Forakcr, who has been in
Washington testifying in the Wood
forgery case, has returned to Cincinnati.
He is now a private citizen, and will
resume hiiri*f. practice. He will have
to go toM^^ter:' u again on the 1st of
Februar-
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Mr. D. S7l
hear the <
A man i
through the wc
saw qn hia shoulder,
step over s lo* l' '
under him and be I
to a limb for a
loose, fell with i
ting hts ear ope
Sheriff Buret,
him a nice little
OOL ETUOItPS <
The Echo ooraplaiira of tho
ble mail service.
Mr. Ora Mathews and Miss
Amerson are married.
The Alliancemeu will build a hall at
Sandy Cro*s.
Mr. S. II. Almand and Mias Annie
Sanders are married.
Mr. Reese Watkins is being treated
for a cancer. .
Col. John T. Hurt speaks of leaving
«*S3CCy8e
Mr. R. S. Gilliam, of Maxeye, made
30 bales of cotton this ye -r from thirty
acres ot land.
William Bailey, of Maxeys, came near
being killed by a runaway mule.
The Echo states that Congressman
Carlton Is quoted as saying that he will
not offer for the offlrq again.
JASPER COUNTY,
Mr. Riley Wootten, living on Mr.
ArivNewton’s place, owns a stock of
cattle that are remarkable for possessing
a strange freak of nature From birth
the oaln-s are marked either with an
“over” “underbit” or “swallow fork”
or a “crop” from the ear, all wcll-
knbwn marks used -by owners of cattle.
The Alliance will add to the regular
routine of business the discussion of
subjects pertaining to the farming in
terest. The topic for consideration
next Saturday is the preparation of land
for corn.
A party of prominent railroad officials
stopped over for a short while iu Von-
ticello iastThursday. Among them we
noticed President John 41. Robinson,
of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad,
President W. G. Childs, of the Colum
bia and Newberry railroad and others.
The Alllauoe of Jasper county adopt
ed on last Tuesday Georgia farmers’
Oil and Fertilizer Company of Madison,
Ga., as their house for guanos, adds
and cotton seed meal for tne year 1890,
his house having made tho lowest bid
on the goods.
WALTON CO UNTY.
Mr. Corrie Williams and Miss Vesta
Ivy are married.
Messrs. Foster, Hester and John
Still were thrown from a road cart.
Mr. Hester was thrown violently
against a tree, and sustained fearful
bruises about the head. He Was uncon
scious for quite a time, but has now en
tirely recovered.
John Coffee will be tried in Gaines
ville next week, or daring the term, a
second time for the killing of Merritt.
The wild cranes have flown north
ward. Are they deceived this year, or
Is winter really at an end without ever '
a beginning?
The three reVenue officers who are
said to have put tlie pistol ball into
Treasurer Morris’s house have been ar
rested by Sheriff Weir of Clarke coun
ty. They hsve givea bond to appear
before the county court here on the
second Monday in February.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Henry McC’esky, colored, chairmen
of the Repnblican party of Jackson
county, dropped dead last Wednesday
evening. He was one of the oldest men
in Jackson county, being about 80
years old.
Judge W. C. Howar 1 has sold his
C it ion, just outside the northern
of the town, to T. L. and J. N.
Ross. The price received was $12.00
per acre. The place contains about 125
acres.
Mrs. Delilah Seymore, of Jackson
county is dead.
Mr. Jack Duuahoo lost his entire ma
chinery, which consisted of a gin and
Itrist-mill, which were destroyed by
lire, the loss being about $1,000.
Garrison anu Boyd came near having
their gin house burned.
Mrs. Cathrine Black died of heart
disease.
Miss Mattie Couch, a blind lady of
Athens, who has been giving instruc
tions in music to some of the girls of
this place, has returned home,, Her
witty conversations and delightful per
formances on tho organ hare won her
many friends in this place.
ELBERT COUNTY.
ODR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
OCONEE COUNTY.
■ v ‘ — •*“ N'r-A-U •
Oconee court convenes Monday.
The store of Vr. O. F. McRec, at
Barnett Shoals, was broken open and
robbed.
There are six prisoners in jail. Two
for murder and four r or stealing.
The water wheel for the Barnett
Shoals factory is being put in.
GREENE COUNTY.
Prof. W. S.Tubbel was stricken with
Four brides and five grooms wero at
Dove’s Creek church last Sabhath.
Mrs. Ann Brawner died at the home
other son-in-law Mr. Milton Herring
in Oglethorpe county the 13th inst
Mr. B. A. Smith, and Miss Bell Kelly
are married.
The surveying corps of tlie Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad passed
through Elberton this week, on their
way to their new camp near Goss’ store.
From Maj. Morrison,we learn that they
are surveying a newline hy waycf
Harper’s Ferry, and in that vicinity.
The rock is fast being hauled for El-
berton’snew 825,000 hotel.
Therehas been a lodge of the Colored
Farmers’ Alliance organized in Elbert
comity
Mr. Phillip R Wilhite and Miss An
nie Brown are married.
Dr. H. C. Edmunds, of Elberton,
purchased the first box of Tutt’s pills
that were ever made.
On the first Tuesday of this month,
the Farmers’ Alliance of Elbert county
arranged a scale of prices for their trade
for 1890, and submitted the same to
the merchants of Elberton. It seems
that these prices did not suit those
merchants who did a supply business,
but the cash houses readily acquiesced,
and signed agreements and we learn
that since that time there lias been a
boycott Issued by tlie alliance against
five business houses: J. H. Jones c'o
Son, Swift, Wilcox & Braswell, W. B.
Adams, Gairduer, Arnold & Co. and
Brown Bros. & Hawes. No agreement
has yet been reached, »nd the boycott U
still in effect,
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