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■ ■ £ . — - ATHENS, GEORGIA, :SDAY MORNING JANUARY28. 18! — m m s I llB. LOUtS VTITAT A LARGE GEORGIA FARM ER HAS TO SAY. i • h __ Tta* Rm* Crtu«| Rtre TkmCMlof ml. «( Id s IM ■ Do4lr Ax* la lafarlafr* <■*«>* ^oxtoedfngty 1 .tragedy y«*ter- afuratefl ixiaiT of Wata-A .' John Marble*, » I mi nil, walked raw ford front tin* to a Mr. Johnson _ > calue out. The negro .„J an axe under bl» arm and w«i standing near Mr. Crawford. Mr. Craw ford stepped aiida and la dolor to he •lrflMrT#&XH b<nQl> to' the hand* of •me encehaed and Mr. CnjwfmitoldliiuAoniofoon and ret ont Miihunrdjr. * * i ' J- J The flood Rates of the darkey** wrath KM immediately openetl upon Mr. Crawford and vented tlmmaelve* upon him In curves and oath*. Mr. Crawford knew the darker wa* half witted and paid no 1 attention to him. About this time Ur. I!::: Iren came out of the atore with ,J ■" Ifllfijfl, and walking up to Itrusk him a blow. Mubles n Bmdcen, in his eyes Mr. Era se In great dan ger, and not being. armed, ran swiftly towanla Clayton street The negro foi l-wed and wa* gaining rapidly on Mr. Bradeen. just In front of Miss Rora Von Der Lletli’s tin- infuriated negro raised his ax • #v$rdfl* hptuhaiid brought it down with laiment'o fo«eu. If it hail struck Mr<l:r.idi«n ft would Imre killed him inst-ntiy. It missed Ids h ad about six inches, and buried itself about three itiohes in the brick sidewalk. This put a little more distance be- twefllMlnfBradeen and his maddened puipich nut .still the chase continued. Tk<7n*fro'CMrHted for blood, and in a swiff pace continued to run for his in tended victim. Sf. Crawford wa* not inactire all this time,. He knew the negro wss crazy •ml uypf fWiMponsible. and feared frit result from bis efforts. NuPjlMCYdr ffari was handy with which to atop the mailman, and seizing shriek he hurl*<V!t with all ids strength at him. It did noURkmfdin jquurely, hut struck a glauciiqc liuR on /he side of the head and brought tboblood. Tho negro then burled a rock at Mr. Bradeen, striking him on the arm, .andin Dieting quite a painful bruise. As he rounded the cor ner' toward*!the i 1 post-office, Messrs. Charley O’Fafrell and Tom Humdeutt grasped the <ucc, ami tussled with him for the mattery. It was quit®- difficult fai take his deadly weapon away from O’ Farroll^uMifsflnger very severely in disarming the uegro. 'ho police arrived upon the scene at this juncture, and took charge of the crazy would-be- inurdercr, anil took him to the cala boose. lie resist d arrest with all his might, hut soon, rested in the cage at the g <nrd house..-i ■, • ■ Mr. llnalean was quite ont of breath, and his arm was badly swollen,but oth ers Iseheavus uninjured.The negro was bleeding, freely from a cut in the side of the torn*,made by tfie brick thrown by The excitement was Intense Along the I i of the.’ disturbance. The ladl.as •cone of the disturbance t no iaui.es all*gdt Inside the stores, And the men hurried around td stop the murderous inigUtipii of the lunatic. Happily no li |,WH taken, although it looked like it would he necessary at one time to kill the negro to stop his devilish pur- llfc&Ws ‘has otui tiino been adjudged iu^UiiV-iuid-iuu Always manifested a i and unhinged nature. He cut off a negro's foot in Athens, some few i of h[* fits of madness, efl after closely by the prni Somefloif "htir efthtens believe that tins negro is rooSk knave than fool, and bis derangement is assumed to give ex cuse to his bloodthiratF hature. - This should be investigated. a bemakkIblereooyEry. Two Hen Stricken by Lightning Recover from the Stroke. Dr-. E. S. Lyndon gives ns the follow ing cases of suffering from a stroke of lighting which occured during the war, and they go to show chat even. light-, ning is not always sure death: In the summer of ’64 two soldiers were lying on the ground in their tent, near Petersburg, Va. They were fac ing each other, one resting on his right side, the other on Ids left. They were both struck on the head by lightning. The current ran across the face and breast and out where the hips rested on the ground, leaving a bum from one to six indies wide, and tearing the flesh fearfully where it escaped. The wounds were precisely alike—oiiiy in one it went from right to left and in the other from lett to right. One man had on a thick, old. fashioned home-made wool hat. f Ttu- lightning cut a smooth, round hole the size of a buckshot through it. Loth men were brought to the S. C. Hospital, Petersburg, Va., inanuncon scious condition, and remained so for ten or twelve days. When conscious ness was restored,- they said the last thing they remembered was lying in their teut talking during the rain. 'J here was partial paralysis in the low er extremities. Both men recovered sufficiently to travel and were fur loughed anil went homo. They were from South Carolina, and should either of them see this the writer would be glad to hear from them. ? llurMtBjr Grere Items* ' Harmony Ghovk, Jan 27.—[Special] -f-The merchants hero are preparing for a very largo guano trade this year, A good many farmers arc In the-Grove today purchasing supplies, preparatory to making another big crop, One ot the Banner's typos made a very laughable error in setting up my lastTletter. Instead of saving that Drs Hubbard A Harden had “secretly” dis solved copartnership, it should have read “recently” dissolved, etc. We are pained to chronicle the death of Col. and Mrs. W. YV. Stark’s little infant on Saturday night. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at four o’clock, at our town cemetery, and was attended by a large eqpeour-e of friends and relatives of the grief-stricken pa rents. THE NEGRO. Ihfir i'll! nS l*cfc *« Ua*rqy. probl ibgfi o:r , lens t" a BaXNEe man asked a lead- tig farmer of this section recently. r, It is a very grave and serious ques tion,” be replied, “and the more letudy it the more perplexed I get. 1 cannot eee that the negro has made any strides forward since emancipation. The little smattering of education that bis skull leu in does not improve him es a citizen, and only tends to bring out and develop his kont qualities. Let a ne gro stumble through his spelling book, and in hi* imagination he b a states- maa and a leader. He inveeto hie first earnings in a blue cotton umbrella, a long linen duster and a hymn book,and starts out preaching. The next thing you bear of him he has got into some devilment and is sent to a convict camp to complete bis training. 1 see these newly-fledged preachers pass my house every day. I can tell them at a glance, and it don’t take a Solomon either, to predict their ultimate doom. The negro is getting harder to control and more intolerant and Insolent in his demands every year. I notice it among my hands. This race b fall of self-con fidence, and you can pick ont the black est anil most ignorant nigger on my farm and he would unhesitatingly un dertake a contract to engineer a train across the continent or pilot a steam ship to Europe. Of course he would have a smash-up before you could turn around, but that would not deter him from tno next day accepting another job equally as difficult. The negro b lijce a parrot—lie is only an imitator, and never originated an idea. If he will submit to be guided by the superior brain of the white man, it would be all right; but this he won’t do, and insists on placing his judgment in opposition to that of his superiors. A negro will nover accumulate anything as long os the world stands Occasionally you And one oo well by listening to the guid ance of a white mau until he pays for a mule or a little tract of land; but so soon as this goal is reached be casts off bis friend and adviser, attempts to run business according to his own ideas,and 60CU looses what he has accumulated. A negro can’t stand prosperity, and so long as he has a dollar in his packet feels as rich and independent as Van derbilt, and scorns to work. To get any thing out of one you must keep him poor and dependent. As an illustration of this, I will recount my experience: I once hired an old man and his family. He was in debt to his former employer and I paid bun out, with the distinct undcrstanling that he must be guided bv mv advice. The old man was indus trious, having several sqm and daughters large enough to M>rk itithe Held, did ill. In a fexv years I had him clear of debt, he owned two mnlcs and plenty of bacon and corn to run him a year. Be sides he had over $700 in cash coming to him from his cotton crop, which I paid over, as be was anxious to handle the money. With such a start a white man would have done well; but not so witli the nigger. The natural instincts came out. aud from being Uie best set of workers on my place, the family got to be the most trifling. I talked to them, but to no avail. They Were always go ing to start to break up land the next day, but that day never came. They gave parties and kept the house full of negroes all-the time; the whole latnily were ever on the road to Athens, and came back loaded with tin pans, red calico, button shoes,and a hundred oth er useless extravagances. I knew what the end wouKl be and waited patiently. The first of February the old woman came to me, looking mighty sheepish. After some hesitancy she asked me to let them have a little meal and bacon,as they had wasted their year’s provis ions, spent their money and mortgaged their iun*es. She explained that licr husband wss ashamed to face me, after disregarding the good advice I gave him. It was time enough to prepare for a crop and they did very well after that. This is only one instance, bat it is a true illustration of the n«$ro as a manager, and applies to the whole race. I have studied the nigger like I would a book, and cau read him as plainly. Give one an inch and he’ll take an ell. To make him contented and useful he must be kept in subjection. He is now fast breaking loose from the control of the whites, and what will be hia ulti mate doom it is impossible for me to predict, They are now preparing for a grapple with the white race, and the argument they use to one another is: IVe are too ignorant to cope with the white mrfn, but let us educate'our chil dren and train them np to assert their rights and take a leading place in the government of this country. And the rising generation is even more unfitted fsr this task than their parents, who were trained by whites and taught obe dience. The negro at heart is not friendly to the white man, and looks upon him with bitter hatred and dis trust. He always antagonizes him when an opportunity prevents itself, and will blindly follow any scoundrel who will pander to his prejudices. I believe that a conflict ef races is inev itable, and the longer it ia delayed the worse for the country. The Anglo- Saxon must assert and maintain his supremacy, and this can only be done by a bloody lesson to the blacks. When that day comes I have no fear but that we will have the best people of the North on our side, for blood is thicker than water. But where the perplexing problem comes in is. Where can the South get labor to take the place of the negro? A general exodus of these peo^ pie would bankrupt the country, os our chief source of wealth lies in farming lands, and no crops could be made during the long period between the shifting of labor. I tell you, this negro question is a serious matter, and the more 1 think of it the greater I am per plexed. The white people of the south will never submit to the domination of tlic African, and its going to be trouble to keep this race in subjection. They arc increasing mucli faster than the whites, which the school population In any country will show. To illus trate: A white girl generally waits until she is about twenty years of age before she marries, nnd the unmarried leading virtuous lives, do not add to the population of our country. But not so with the blacks. _ By the time their women reach their teens they often have children, and in too many cases they do not think it pecessary to call in the intervention of ti officer authorised by law to tie the nuptial knot. I believe a correct cen sus of the relative increase in the white and negro population the last decade will show an increase of at least 25 per cent, in favor of the lat ter. And there is no oae in signing the •natter. When the negroes overwhelm ingly predominate ho will control poli tics. 1 was once in Washington coun ty, Miss., where they elected every ©f- So long as be can vote he will he baristn, and like his ancestors in Africa, toon be worshipping turtles and toting snakes The only safety and hope for the South is for the white race to ooo- trol our government at all hazards.” This gentleman hat broad Maas, and is one of the best inormed farmers in in Georgia, who has controlled thous ands of bands, and can be considered as authority on the negro. His words are deserving of serious consideration. HR MORDECAI EDWARDS, Of Oslothorp* County, at Death’s Doer. The sad tidings reached Athens last nigt.t that Mr. Monlecai Edwards, of Oglethorpe county, was very low, and his death was momentarily expected. Mr. Edwards is one of the oldest, most honored and beloved of Ogle thorpe’s citizens, and his dangerous conditions cast a pale of gloom over Athena, where be is so well known anil highly esteemed. He is one of the best and purest men we ever knew and bis deatti would be a calamity to our State. Mr. Edwards wss one of the charter members of the Georgia Railroad, and ever a leader in all enterprises calculat ed to build up bis section and advance the purity aud morality of his people Several mouths ago Mr. Edward’s was stricken with paralysis and has since been confined to his room. His soil, Mr. Jas. M. Edwards, one of the lead ing railroad managers of the South,was telegraphed for and is now at his fath er’s bedside. “Uncle Mordecai” was one of the earliest, warmest faiemls the editor of this paper had when he started in busi ness and, in bis serious sicknses wc feel for him a filial love and affection. A DEAD CHILD Pound on CoUes* Avenue Sunday Evening A dead child aud no clue to its par ents. That was the fact that confronted a coroner’s jury yesterday in Athens. Late Sunday afternoon three small ne gro boys were playing in a yard on Col lege Avenue, near the intersection of Dougherty street, when they discover ed something entirely new to them, and the nature of which they could not toll. At any rate they became frightened and running into the house of Flora YVingefield, a nezro woman who lived on the lot, told her what they had seen, tilie wept with them to the alacc, and a horrible discovery was mode. Thereon tiie ground, uncovered and with no ap parent effort at concealment was the body of a child. The police were noti fied and they made investigation of the matter, turning it over to the coroner yesterday morning. The evidence be fore the coroner’s jury was of a some what conflicting nature, and served to fix the guilt of the child’s death upon no one. Dr. Powers examined it and found that it was about a four months foetus, and that from all appearances it was a white male child. The evidence of sev eral negroes was taken which served no purpose in the case. As to who the cruel mother of the dead infant is, it could not be determined. It had mos: probably been carried t-iere from the place of its birth and dumped ont on the premises of another. Whether investigation will stop here cannot be said. The verdict of the cor oners jury was returned by the fore man, Mr. W. A. Jester, and was to the effect that the death of the child resul ted from causes unknown to the jury. AFTER THEIR DINNERS- The Collage Dormitory Closed and the Boys Hunting Board. The familiar beUfof the Yahoo Hall failed to send forth its joyous peals to the hungry students yesterday, and the boys were seen hurrying kero and there to get something to eat from res taurant or hotel as best they might. And this was the reason. Sunday night at the supper table, it is said, a great deal of buscuit throwing aud gen eral disorder was indulged in by the boys, which offended Mr. otillwell, the boarding house keceper, an* he came quickly to the conclusion that be would be compelled to vacate. He has com plained for some time that the sudents were disorderly and gave him much trouble, and that te could not consent to stay there unless they behaved bet ter. Sunday night fixed a firm deter mination to this effect in his mind, and yesterday be informed the faculty that he could no longer manage Yahoo* Hall. He took an inventory of his goods yesterday morning, and told the boys to look somewhere else for board. It soon became apparent to them that he meant business, and they began to look ont for their dinners and a place whereon to rest their heads. Chancel lor Boggs says that itjs his earnest de sire that the boys should remain at the dormitory if they so desire, bat if they do, they must conduct themselves in an orderly manner. A Card of Thanks. The great and unwearied kindness of many friends in Athens, of young men of the Y. M. C. A., to my husband, Mr. Albert Grans, and to the family, during his last illness and after his departure, prompts me to express my gratitude for kindness so great anil unceasing. Though he has slept beneath the clay for several months, my giateful appre ciation of their sympathy, and help fulness of so many friends is unabated. My warmest thanks to them all. Mbs. N, L. Gbans Our New Nioiit Editor.—Mr. Jesse T. Gantt, late of the Elbexton Star, has been appointed night editor on the Athens Bannkr, and will take entire charge of the paper at sunset every evening. Mr. Gantt is very young to assume this responsible position but lie has had considerable experience in jour nalism. Those who have news items will please telephone him or send word to the BaXRES office up to two o’clock, when the forms will be closed, unless something unusual transpires. = A SAD SUICIDE. —- i. - J. F. GEER, PENFtELD’8 POST MASTER, PUTSA BULLET IN HIS OWN HEAD. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS- GRIMES IS RUNNING. WORKINGMINES. B**Bwtt*tk*CWw« Hb Bus Ait -HeLeam ■ Win ud Tfcrte Suit ChlMms. A considerable sensation was caused in Athens yesterday by the announce ment of the suicide ot Mr. J. F. Geer, a respected citizen and present postmaster of Penfield, up the Athens branobof the Georgia Railroad. He was before hi* appointment a* postmaster a proiperom merchant, and from what we can learn was not embar rassed by financial difficulties. The following telegram was received last night st Tu BaXgka office giving full particulars of the tragedy: Woody ilia, Ga., Jan. 27.—Jas. F. Geer, Jr., recently appointed post- Penfield, committed culc Sunday morning, 2Ctk-fasti, by shoot ing himself with a ,*pi»toi, the bell entering behind right ear and coming out at left side of month, cutting th* jugular, vein. It is supposed that death was instantaneous. He left Us home in the morning, telling his wife be would spend the day with bis parents who live IX miles in. the country, he taking a footh path through the fields. When shout one mile from town he left the path soma fifty yards to commit the awful deed, where bis body wss found about eight o’clock Sunday uight, with the fatal pistol yet in his hand. He leaves a young wife and twe or three small children and a host of friends to mourn his tragic death. He has been in bad health for some time and it is inferred that life bad become burdensome. No other cause is known why he committed the rash act. He stood wall in community aud was highly esteemed by all as a Christian gentleman. D. THE LIQUOR BUSINESS. DIGGING FOR GOLD IN WHITE t COUNTY. Owf* •■* Csthws Pi«s*rtlM— Important Mmansi. What Are Raw oa F*«t—Cleorsla News Rotr*. Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 27.—[Special) —An important oonsoHdatioo of min ing interests in White county is on the tapis. On Monday last, the Hon. John Simons, vice-president of the First National Bank, of Charleston, S. Sad Ending of those Engaged In the Traffle. A Basher reported yesterday met a gentleman from Greensboro, Ga., who in course of conversation said: “Do you know that there seems to be s streak of iU luck foVewing every man who engages la the liquor business? I am not a fanatic, who looks upon sel ling whiskey as an ungodly and awful calling; but 1 have a superstition about it, and would not run n bar-room if I tmoBwtiMnwfoffl a speedy for tune. I suppose, however, that in* dis sipation and ruination of nearly every man engaged in the traffic is caused by the handling of the stuff, and they soon become themselves drunkard—and no one can drink whiskey aud properly attend to busines. Joseph Hall was ordinary of Greene county for about forty years and he once toid me that be kept a list of every man to whom he sold a liquor license, and without a single exception, th.*iy either died of drink or became absolute pau pers. There is not a single exception, and his list embraced a great number, I have forgotten how many. Some of them were prosperous aud well-to-do when they entered tins business, and for a time made money very fast; but their doom soouer or later overtook them and their end was a most misera ble one. Yon may take the history of liquor-sellers in any country, and I be lieve on investigation will show as sad a record as iu Greene county. Occa sionally a man will quit the business in time to- save himself: but if he only sticks to it long enough inevitable doom will catch him. 1 am not even a pro hibitionist,” continued our informant, “for 1 do not see that it does any good; but since the people will have liquor, 1 want some one else to supply ft. I would not follow the business for worlds.” CLARKE RIFLES’FAIR. Win Be Held in Esster Week aud Will Be 'a Grand Success. The arrangements for the Clarke Rides’ fair hare all been perfected, and the outlook for its brilliant success is most promising. It was to have been held in a few days, but it has been de cided to hold it in Easter week, aud by devoting several weeks to its prepara tion, it is expected to present before the people of Athens one of the most enjoyable fairs ever held in their midst. A large number of ladies interested in the movment met at the opera house yesterday afternoon for the purpose of organizing and preparing for the fair. Mrs. Prof. H. C. White was elected president, and Mrs. G. H. Yancy, vice president; Mrs. Wyatt Owens, secre tary, and Miss Tillie Moten, treasurer. An executive committee was appoint ed consisting of Mrs. W. W. Thomas, chairman; Mrs. John Benedict, Mrs. J. H. Fleming, Mrs. C. D. Flanigen, Mrs. Cbas. Sterne, Mrs. J. S. Hamil ton, Jr., Mrs. H. L. Crawford, Mrs. H. N, Wilcox, Miss Jennie Smith, and Miss Moliie Dobbs. This committee will inset at the resi dence of Mrs. Prof. H. C. White next Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock for the purpose of appointing other commit tees and arra-ging for the work of the ladies’ department. Each lady pres ent agreed to make two present* of fan cy work to the fair. The meeting wss full of enthusiasm, and a lively interest in the success of the fair was manifest ed. n*lel Arrival*. Comubrciax Hotki. : J F Johnson, Louisville; J H Finnell. New Orleans; CS Kingsbury, WH ET Jersey, Wm Griffeth, D L Gregory, ET Jersey,Wm J Walker, J P Xuggfe, Frank D Grey, W J Long, Atlanta; Sam B Kennedy. Chattanooga; A W-Griesby, Nashville; H Wilcoxin, G L Alexander, W D El lis, BL Maymud, City; R J McKeidin, Philadelphia; J K Wright, Augusta; J W Bishop, Birmingham. Clayton House: diaries A Caldwell, Macon; L H Stokeley, Crawford; Geo L Cairns. Cincinnati;W J McNutt,Knoxville; W W Jordon, Harmony Grove [J W Stan ley, Cincinnati* Lamb J JHuistone, the or, arrived iu this city from ton, to keep an appointment with Mr. John Martin, managing director of the St George Gold Mining Company of London, England, and fir. H. H. Dean, at the offices of Messrs. Pelly A Dean, attorneys. tils object of the meetinu was to discuss the terms on which a consolidation of the properties owned by the two companies could be effected. The position of the St. George mines, ou the bead waters of the Chattahoo chee river, together with the valuable water rights, mining privileges and rich gold-bearing property, gives it a commanding position in the district On ’.he other hand, the Calhoun com pany owns the well known and val uable Lumsdcn, Edenton, Allison, Vest and Perdue properties, and controls the White-Mayes and the Union Gold Gravel company’s properties, besides VALUABLE WATER RIGHTS on the Nacoochee river. We understand a fair proposal for consolidation was made by the representatives of the Bathorn company to Mr. M*rtin as representing the St. George coiupauy, and that the proposal was cabled to London the same afternoon. Negotia tions are still pending, with, we be lieve, every prospect of a successful termination. Should such a combina tion be effected, splendid results are sure to follow. The united properties would far surpass anything of a like character in the South. The proposed capitalization of the new company is $2,500,000. OCONEE SUPERIOR COURT. Judge N. Jj. Hutchins Calls the Court to Cider. Watktsnille, Ga., Jan. 27.—[Spe- -cial.]—The Superior court of Oconee county was commenced here to-day, His Honor, Judge N. L. Hutchins, on the bench. The most of the day was taken up in arranging the dockets, and ail the pr -linvnariis necessary to the transaction of business. It will be diffi- euit to finish tho bu iness pf the court this week. On the civil docket is quite an interesting damage case of T. W. Powell, et. al.. vs. James Frazier. Powell sues for $2,500 damages, which be avers he has sustained by a dam erected by Frazer a short distance above High Shoals factory. This cose involves titles and reservations as far back as the fifties, and will be fought stubbornly by both sides. The plaiutifls are represented by ex-Governor H. D. McDaniel, of Monroe, while the de fendant is represented by Messrs. An drew J. Cobb, aud E. T. Brown, of Athens.. On the crininal docket are two mur der case;, both defendants being ne groes. One of the murders was com mitted a short while smee at Farming- ton, and the other a few weeks ago at High Shoals. Quite a number of visit : ng lawyers are present attending court. Hade a Fortune Hunting Cat’s-Eyes. San Francisco, Jan. 27.—[Special.] —A Ceylon paper, received by to-day’s China steamer, gives an account of the largest cat’s-cye of which there is any record by a digger at Galle, Coylon. It weiglrn nearly seven pounds. The find er was a man who had been very poor. A few months ago, however, his dig ging for gems was awarded by finding a cat’s-eye which he sold for $5,000. Soon after he dug up another, for which he realized $10,000, and then his run of lack reached a climax when he unearth ed his large stone, which is described as of perfect lustre. He had been of fered £19,000 by a syndicate of local dealers, but has refused, as he declares he can cut the gem into forty stones, each of which will bring £1,000. A short time ago he found a larger cat’s- eye than this big one, but the ray was imperfect, so it is not more than one- quarter as valuable. His total findings in one-half year, at the lowest esti mates, will reach $150,000. Death Caused by a Dr. am. Glens, Falls, Jan. 27.—[Special.]— Frank A. Paddock, s prominent lawyer of this place, died on Wednesday last, aged 62 years. His death was the re sult of a singular hallucination. Thrfee ears ago, while Mr. Paddock was at is country seat in Delhi, Delaware county, he one dav read Rider Hag gard’s romance “Allan Quartermain.” The incidents narrated in the,book made sneb a vivid impressiop.-upon his imagination that that - night he dream ed that be was in the sea swimming away from reptiles. He thought he saw bis brother standing on a rock, stretching out bis arms to save him, and imagined that he had to dive to save himself from sonic approaching monster. So real was the dream that he rose to his feet and dived out of bed, striking his bead on the door with such force as to cause severe injury. Paral ysis subsequently set in as the result of it, and although he returned to the practice of the law later, he never ful ly recovered from the nervous shock occasioned by bis dream, and to which his death is directly traceable. Mr. Paddock was a graduate of Un ion College, of the class of ’47. He was one of the earliest members of thi Un ion League Club, and at the time of his death was a member of the Committee on Political Reform. He was also a member of the Bar Association and Chairman of its Judiciary Committee. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters. Tne remains will be inter- red at Delhi. £*! TnE Schools Photographed.—An itinerant artist yesterday photographed eanh grade of the public school in Athens iu the yard of the school build ing. The chubby faces of tils children arc shown up splendidly. A bill to prohibit the aala ® r SjK** rettes to minora was tabled iu the Ken tucky house. ▲ Kansas City manager has sued Maggie Mitchell for breach of contract. He wants $5,000 damages. Wesley McNara, of Gabatha, Kas., who waa bitten ou the finger iu a street fight with s stranger, whose supposed name is Gilbert Jones, died from hy drophobia. Covington and Louisville will be united by a new railroad system, reduc ing the distance between Louisville and Cincinnati thirty miles. An earthquake at Bollfort Lake, Ten nessee, is reported. live men were killed in a railroad oollison at Camp Hiil, Ala. Nelly Bly reached the end of her globe encircling trip at New York In 72 days, 6 hours and eleven minutes. Acurious ease of a girl who has been sleeping nine days and cannot be arous ed, Is reported at West Fort, Ho. A rumor of hog cholera in Kansas has caused the Mexican government to quarantine against American pork. People for mile* around Comby, ind., ore expected to turn out on the 30th instant, for the purpose of killing a panther that is terroiiziug the commu nity. There is said to be a three-months’- old colored baby at Hopkinsville, Ky. t that cau talk plainly.. Wm. Stewart, an escaped convict from Bibb county, was shot by a negro while attempting, to rob his house. There are hundreds of people sitting in farm houses going mad from want, near Huron, Ohio. AFFAIRS IN THE NATIONAL Capitol yesterday. i Government Exhibit at the Next Piedmont-Bills Introduced— Candler Talks of the Next Race tat the Ninth. Washington, D.C, Jan. 27.—’Hpe- ciai J-Mr. C. A. Collier, vioe-jpre2dS£ and general manager of the Piedmont Exposition company for 1890, has ap- plied for a government exhibit at the fobs held in Atiauu this TheappHcation is made through Con- of Raised a Stick to Strike the King. Athens, Jan. 27.—(Special.)—The] King of Greece, walking in the street saw a man thrashing a little boy. In dignant at the outrage, his Majesty in sisted that the man should release the ltd. The man shook his fist at the un known person and raised his stick toj strike him. The King knocked him down on the spot, called the police, and revealing his identity, ordered the man to be taken to the police station, aud there beaten with the same stick and released. A Tragedy of the Florida Coast. Punta Gouda, Fla., Jan. 27.—[Spe cial ]—A report was received last night that Buck Matthews was found dead on an ialand'Sbout Cape Salele, with two bullet holes in his head and a bloody hatchet near him. Within a quarter of a mile his partner was found dead, with his head split open with a hatchet. Their boat was on the beach bottom ud, and a quantity of bird plumes and alli gator heads were scattered about. It it supposed that iu a quarrel Matthews struck bis partner with a hatchet, and in return he was shot, both dyi-g on the island. Matthews made his head quarters here, and was a reckless and daring fellow. For the past year he has lived iu the wilds of the Ever glades. ' ** » Wine Drinking Advocated In the Pul- pit. Washington. Pa, Jan. 27.—[Spe cial.]— This thriving town of 7,000 or 8,000 people is witiiout a licensed sa loon. Probably in no section of west ern Pennsylvania is there a more robust temperance sentiment. That is why the Rev. R. R Cayley of Trinity llall, a Protestant Episcopal institution of learning, has created a grea* deal o> ex citement by statements which he made from the pulpit of the Episcopal church here hut Sunday evening. Mr. Cayley said in substance that there was nothing wrong in drinking wine, and advocated its use. The mem bers of the congregation are great tem perance people, and these remarks agi tated them considerably. A leading member arose and said that the state ments were not borne out in the Bible The matter was, however, finally quiet ed down for the time, bu the feeling has since again broken out, and it is the principal topic on the streets to-day. Many hints have been given the gen tleman to leave the town, but he inti mates that nothing can move him. A Reporter Falls Into s Mine Air Hole. Shahokix, Jan. 27—[Special.]—W. L. Shindle. a reporter for the Dispatch, had a thrilling experience this mowing. Shindle, accompanied by J. F. House of the Eiqgle, started across the moun tains to bnnt up a prize fight, as that way was the shortest route to t ie farm where the local pugalistic lights were to meet. The two men were walking along side by side, when Shindle sud denly disappeared from view. His companion was horrified to find that he had fallen into a mine air hole. Had not the large storm coat worn by Shin dle caught on the ledg»s of rock he would have fallen into the mine below. As it was, he was fifteen feet below the surface. House went to the nearest farm bouse and secured a clothes line, with which he rescued Shindle, whe had almost given up in despair. Found a Robber’s Cave. Fort Smith, Ark., Jan 27. . cial.]—A veritable robber’s cave been found in the mountain fastness of the Flint district in the Cherokee Na tion, and the robbers themselves are now behind the bars ef the United States jail in this city. Country stores and Post Offices along the border have been plundered fer a year and many persons have been robbed on the pub lic highways of tho Cherokee Nation. All efforts to identify or capture the robbers failed. A hunter accidently found a care in the monntains on last Tuesday and was surprised to find it well supplied with a variety of goods and miscellaneous supplies, guns, saddles, firearms, and the like. He saw at one he had stumbled upon a robber’s cave, and so reported to the authorities. The place was searched and nearly three waggon loads of stolen goods found, among them a quantity of postage stamps and a tliousan i decks of cards. A party, which was placed at the cavt on guard, captured Gordon Stanford and Lewis Maddox when .they came to the rendezvous. Both are young white men. who stood well in the community where they live, and were not suspected. Sullivan’s Fight With the Negro. New York, Jan. 27.—[Special]—Pe ter Jackson, the colored pugilist, ttlio arrived here yesterday on board the Adriatic, is in splendid cond ition, and expresses the hope that he will very soon meet Sullivan in the ring. He will accept any terms which the California 1 Atbie'ic club may offer. exposition Th« appl gressman Stewart, whowiU take’care it, and endeavor to bring about sompl auoe with the request. It is p rob ah that the only difficulty will be that of transportation, An appropriation may b * n cessary to wiu .^.snlntinr. IMkah~ the freighting ef I grimes will again bun. Mr. Grimes has expressed his deter mination to again make the raoe for "ingress in his district. The prospective candidate*in his dis trict are Atkinson, Freeman and Smith, of Coweta, German, of Tolbert. Judge Harris, of Campbell, and II. B. Harris, Meriwether. It is not definite that any Of these gentlemen w»| allow their names to go into the pot,bat they lmro been memtioned as suitable penous for a congressional seat. BILLS INTRODUCED, ■ Amongjthe bills introduced in the houso to-day was the following t By Mr. Barnes, of Georgia, making . the United States arsenal at Augusta, Ga., an arsenal of manufacture, con struction and repair; also, to refund the cotton tax; also, for improvement of Savannah river. CONSULS NOMINATED TO-DAT. The President taMlsy sent the follow ing consullar nominations to the sen ate: Louis Gottschslk, of Cali fort ia, to be U. 8, consul at Stuttgart; John T. Winter, of Illinois, U. 8. consul at Mannheim; Richard Guenther, of Wis consin, U. & consul general at City of Mexico; Thos. McDermott, of Tennes see, U. S. consul at St. Thomas, West Indies; George W. Pepper, of Ohio, U. S. consul at Milan. Mr. Candler, representing the ninth district of Georgia, will net he a candi date for re-election to congress. His determination as to this is fixed. He does not hesitate to say that be thinks he could be renominated and rc-clected if he would signify to his people that be again desired the office, but ne does not want it and will not ask for it. In speaking of possible successors to his seat, he says: “Of course Judge Brown’s name has been mentioned, and there are others. Smith of Gwinnett has been spoken of, and so has Peeples and Wynn, of the same county, And Tate of Piekena. Any one of theso would do as well here as I—maybe bet ter—and out of the list I presume some one can be selected who will give satis faction to the ntiro district.” “Will Judge Hutchins or Judge Wellborn or Colonel Pike be in the race?” “No, I think not. I can speak cor- tainly for one—Judge Wellborn—he will not be a candidate except for re- election to hia present place as judge. as to Judge Hutching I do not know positively,hut I think he will not at tempt it.” _ ( MAT DAVIS TO GET IT. Bill Pledger in Washington Advoca ting Mat Davis for the Athens 1’ostofflco. Washington, January 27—Colonel Bill Pledger and his Alaska overcoat are still in Washington. This morning lie visited the treasury department and got fourth auditor lynch,and the two went down to see Brother Wan masker, of thepoetoffice department in the in terest of Mat Davis. Pledger says Davi8willbe appointed postmaster at Athens in two or three days. Action on the matter has been postponed two or three days for the purpose of await ing the arrival of Book. This was the result of the interview with Wannama- ker. Buck. Pledger says, is for Da vis. Buesse has not given up the fight and is still hopeful, but I think he will get left. ' A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. A L. and C. Train Wrecked and two Men Killed—Many Injured. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 27.—(Spe cial.)—A train on the Louisville and Chicago read wasjditched eleven miles north of this city, this morning. Four passengers were burned to death, end many injured. The train wrecked vras the morning express from Chicago, due lere at 8:30 o’clock. The train was well filled with passengers. Conductor Angle was badly,though not fatally hurt. The tender of the engine j umped the track as the train crossed a long trestle over Wilkins’ creek. The engine and bag gage car passed over safely. The dav coach and sleeper went into the ditch and were burned. The killea are: Mrs. Eubanks, burned; two children of D. S. Oldham, of Sheridan, burned to death; an unknown man, who died veiy soon after being rescued; Mrs. Lizzie Fitzpatrick, of Indianapolis, missing and supposed to be dead. Another $100,000 Fire. Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 27.—[Spe cial]—A destructive fire broke out this morning at Kittery navy yard in the boiler room of the building occupied by the construction and repair department as machine and iron shops. The fire soon extended into the machine shop, destroying both buildings and contents. Loss $ioo,ooo. Buried in a Snow Slide Downielyillk, Cal., Jan. 27.—[Spe cial.]—A house at Logansville ten miles from here, was buried by a snow slide during a storm yesterday, and two of it* inmates killed. Fear prevails in Si erra City of another slide. Many fami lies have abandoned their homes and taken refuge in the lower tunnel of Butte mine. Two houses there are al ready reported to have been crushed in by slides. A Chinaman started from Sierra City to his cabin, about a mile distant, hut lost his way in th* deep snow and perished. Miss Newman, a well-known lady, and little Marie Eddy, of Atlanta, died yesterday. '