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VOLUME V. ADVERTISING RATES. One inch, first insertion SI.OO Each subsequent insertion 50 Professional Cards, per year 5.00 Reading Notices, per line 10 Legal advertising must be paid in advance. £s=P*Special reduction made by con tracts for advertising to go in larger space or longer time. I2PAII bills for advertising are due after first insertion of advertisement, un less otherwise agreed. B. T. BROCK, Editor. E. C. GRISCOM, Local Editor. Price $ 1.00, in Advance, The late J. W. Drexel paid at the rate of fourteen million dollars per acre for the lot of land on which stands the Drexel Building, corner of Wall and Broad streets, New York, and yet it proved a remunerative investment. The Mempnis Avalanche proposes to offset the state of Dakota with a new one, to be formed of west Tennessee and Kentucky, east Nebraska and north Mississippi and Alabama, for which it compounds the name of “Tennarkala missky.” Cold figures convey a better idea than anything else of the amount of travel that takes place in New York city from year’s end to year’s end. According to a statement in the “Annual Review” of the Chamber of Commerce, the number of passengers carried in the surface cars in the year ended the 30th of last September was 203,452,439, and in the elevated cars the number was 159,819, 585, making the grand total of 363,272, 924. The Duchess de Dino, from whose abundant coffers are said to have come the funds that assisted in securing Gen eral Boulanger’s election to the French chamber of deputies, brought to the ec centric marquis an almost princely for tune, which he appears to have found available in furthering his political schemes, he being a republican of the Rochefort type. One of his peculiari ties, it is stated, is to occasionally sur prise the Anarchists by forwarding them a handsome check. The Duchess wa3 formerly Adele Livingston Strauss, of "New York. Never before, according to the Com missioner of Education, have superior institutions of learning in the United States occupied so large a share of pub lic attention or given signs of such vigorous and fruitful life as at the present time. Among these institutions are classed schools of science, pure and applied, which according to the Com missioner, ‘ ‘have greatly increased the provision for superior instruction, ex tended its province, and borne an im portant part in the adjustment of its processes to the demands arising from the extraordinary increase of scientific knowledge and its application to the ending industries of modern times.” James Gordon Bennett, the proprie tor of the New York Herald, may well be called a citizen of the world; he has a house in New York, one at Newport, one m Paris, a cottage at Bougival, a chateau and farm thirty miles out oi Paris, a villa at Nice, and a steam yacht to take him across the ocean or anywhere he wants to go. Mr. Bennett is well on to fifty years of age, but he does not look it. His tall form is as straight as an arrow, his blue eyes as bright as an eagle’s, and his moustache a golden brown. His hair, however, is very gray, and sets off his florid com plexion to the best -advantage. Mr. Bennett dresses quietly but handsomely. A locomotive’s ailments begin at her birth, says the Engineers’ Journal, and end only -when she is consigned to the junk pile. When she first comes from the shop she is “stiff in the joints,” and some one has to take her on the road and “smooth her down.” She has not the power of endurance, either, with which she is supposed to be blessed, for she will get “tired” after a long run. and frequently it is impossible to make time with her when she nears the end of her trip. The engineers say her “jointsswell,” but those who are not technical say that her axles become heated, expand and fit too tightly m the boxes to revolve with the speed necessary for making swift time. Ihus it will be seen on the one hand tne en gine seems to rival the trick mule in the circus; on the other hand she is not much better off than a hospital patient; but when she is flying across the coun try, drawing her precious burden, she does not complain of her sickness, and I no one knows of her caprices except her master, who is also her confilant. HARRISON & MORTON THAT'S THE TICKET NOMINA TED BY THE REPUBLICANS. IN THE SECOND WEEK OF THE CONVEN TION, GEN. BENJAMIN HARRISON, IS FUT AT THE HEAD OF THE TICKET. BENJAMIN HARRISON, OF INDIANA. On Monday, the convention was called to order by Chairman Estee, who was in good voice. The proceedings were opened by a prayer from Rev. Arthur Edwards, of Chicago. Mr. Houston, of Virginia, arose and said he desired to of fer a resolution regulating the order of balloting in the convention, which would prohibit the casting of any vote for any candidate who had not been regularly placed in nomination before the conven tion. The chair ruled that this could not be done, as nothing was in order ex cept balloting. Mr. Bcutelle, of Maine, arose to a question of privilege. Mr. Raymond, of California, made a point of order that nothing was in order except to ballot. If there were any speeches to be made, he wanted to make one for Blaine. [Applause.] The chair stated that he understood the gentleman from Maine desired to make a privileged an nouncement, and he was given the floor. He mounted the platform and said : “I find myself somewhat embarrassed in be ing thrown even into the semblance of antagonism to representatives of that del egation from the great Pacific slope, who have come here manifesting such devo tion to the chieftain whose banner 1 have followed with pride and affection these many years. [Applause.] 1 would like, uiauj jftoio. J ~ 7 were the occasion appropriate and did I feel it proper, in view of the courtesy to which 1 am indebted for an appearance here at all, to preface the announcement I am about to make by some explanatory remarks. I shall not attempt to do so. No one in this convention, no one in this magnificent auditorium, has any doubt as to where the affection, devotion and allegiance of the Republicans of Maine has been and always will be. [Ap plause.] No delegate here will doubt the regret with which I discharge the duty imposed upon me; but, Nlr. Presi dent and gentlemen of the convention, lam under constraint which I do not feel at liberty to ignore, and without at tempting to give the const ructions or in terpretations of my own to the language of one greater than myself, by far, I dis charge my humble duty as a representa tive of the Maine delegation by present ing to you without preface or comment the following dispatches which I have received.” Mr. Boutelle read the two ca blegrams. The first one was dated Ed inburg, June 24th. To Boutelle and Manly, at Chicago:—l earn estly request all my friends to respect my Pans letter. James G. Blaine. The second was dated Monday, and said: I think I have the right to ask my friends to respect my wishes and refrain from voting for me. Please make this and the former dispitch public. James G. Blaine. After the applause and confusion which followed Mr. JBoutelle s announce ment had died away, the conven tion proceeded to the sixth ballot. Harrison’s strength developed from 231 on this ballot to 278 on the 7th ballot, while Sherman’s ran down to 120. Ihe convention then proceeded to the Btli ballot. Mr. Henderson, of lowa, created a sensation by rising in his seat and with drawing the name of Senator Allison. The assurances which were received soon after the withdrawal of Allison that his vote would go to Harrison, took the last hope from the friends of Sherman, and Senator Quay told his friends to fall in line, and as soon as it became known New York would not, now that his nom ination rvas in sight, desert Harrison, there was no longer any doubt as to the result, and the reading of the roll be came mere formality. Harrison was nom inated after Tennessee's vote liad been cast, giving him 431 votes. Only a single vote stood by Sherman in Penn sylvania, and after that state s vote the Harrison movement became a landslide. The result was received with a burst of applause, and the great audience rose to its feet and shouted until it bad tireu itse f out. One of the officers of the con vention climbed on the chairman’s d. sk and waved a banner bearing a portrait ot Harrison. The ladies in the gallery waved their baud kerchiefs and parasols. Hats were thrown up and the usual scenes of enthusiasm followed. Cries of “He's all right!” were heard in the dm. Finallv, wifh three cheers for Harrison, the convention became quiet enough to DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES-OF DADE COUNTY. TRENTON. GA.. FRIDAY. JUNE 29, 1888. hear the official announcement of the result, which was as follows: Harrison, 544; Sherman, 118; Alger, 100; Blaine, 3; Gresham, 59; McKinley, 4. Governor Foraker then to' k the plat-1 form, amid applause, and said: “Gen tlemen of the Convention: The delega tion from Ohio came here all Sherman men. They are now all Harrison men. -[ Applause.; It is easier for us to be so when we remember that General Harrison had the good s?nse to be born in Ohio. [Laughter.] lam directed by the unan imous vote of the Ohio delegation tc move the convention, on behalf of the state of Ohio, that the nomination ol Gen. Benjamin Harrison be made unani mous. [Applause.] Mr. Boutelle, o Maine, gave assurance of the heartiness, cordiality and enthusiasm with which the people of Maine would ratify Benjamin Harrison. He promised that the old re frain would come down from Maine as it did in days gone by when Harrison wa3 in the field. He promised his state to the Republican party, and declared that in the forefront of battle would be found gleaming, as it had in every criti cal tight of the Republican party, the white plume of our Henry of Navarre. After the convention had been ad dressed by Messrs. Wise and Mahone, of Virginia; Proctor, ot Vermont; Lynch of Mississippi; Thurston, of Nebraska; Harris, of North Carolina; Williams, Oi Arkansas, and Bradley of Kentucky, all in the same strain, the chairman put the motion of Foraker, which was adopted with a shout, and the chairman declared Gen. Harrison the unanimous nominee of the convention and of the party for President. Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, thought that it was desirable for the con vention to take a recess, and he there fore moved one until 5 o’clock in the eve ning. The chairman stated that the motion was not seconded, and directed the clerk to call the roll of the states foi the presentation of names of nominees for vice-president. The clerk proceeded to Call the roll amid much confusion occasioned by the frantic efforts of the chairmen of the various Southern dele gations to persuade the chairman that they had seconded the motion. Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, finally succeeded in getting recognition from the chair, and renewed the motion that a recess be taken until 5 o'clock. The motion was seconded by several states, but the convention, by an overwhelming vote, declined to ad journ, and went on with the regular order, placing in nomination candidates for the vice-presideniial nomination. When Kentucky was called, Mr. Deuny, of Kentucky,. ascended the platform and declared that the nomination of a Sou thern republican for the vice-presidency would send a thrill of eonfideix* 0 ~*“ 1 hope throughout the republicauo of that section, w ho. had so long been “hewers of wood drawers He placed in nomination William O. Brad ley, of Kentucky, and the nomination was seconded by Mr. Griffin, of Kansas; Mr. Warner, of Alabama, and Mr. Houk, of Tennessee. Mr. Houk charged that the South was solid much because of the neglect the of republican party to look after republicans in the South. While nominating speeches were being made, Chairman Estee resigned the gavel , to General Hastings, of Pennsylvania, j who presided with dignity and success. Mr. Wall, of Georgia, joined in second | ing Bradley’s nomination. A. T. Kinser, i of Michigan, on behalf of part of the 1 Michigan delegation, seconded the nom ination of Bradley. When New Jersey was called, ex-Senator Sewell stated that it was the intention of New Jersey to present the name of William Walte r Phelps for the vice presidential noinin; tion, and the convention adjourned. 1 In the evening, Levi P. Morton, ( New York, was nominated for Vi< President. After passing the followin resolution, the convention adjourned die: “First—The concern of all good governments is the virtue and sobriety of The people, and the pnrity of their homes. The Republican party cordially sympathizes with all wise and well di rected efforts for the promotion of tem perance and morality.” BALLOON ACCIDENT. Prof. Williams, the aeronaut, fell from his balloon at Tolchester, Md., and in falling, struck Henry Scales, severely in juring him about the back. WilliarnSj escaped in jury, but was badly dazed when| picked up. The accident was a peculiar, one. The b.illoon was held by hand un-j til ready to be let loose. The persons who were bolding on one side let go and the others, supposing the order had beenj given, also let go the balloon, which im mediately began to ascend. Mr. Wil liams grabbed the ring of the parachuti and was carried from the ground. Wher * a't a height of about forty-five feet in tho air the balloon fouled with the staging which had been erected to assist in hold ; ing the balloon in its position. Theforc< ; of the collision was so great that the par achute broke loose and began to descene c at a terrific rate. Mr. Williams struck n guy rope, which partly broke his fall s H -fell backwards, striking Mr. Scale, i on the left side. t HEAVY OAT CROP. At the Hickory Level plantation of J 1 B. Beall, near Albany, Ga., the hand' have just cut one of the largest oat creg • made in that section this season. It; amounted to over 2,100 bushels, and vas. cut with old style cradles, taking a wfek 1 to cut, stack and house it. — VISIBLE COTTON SUPPLY The total visible supply of cotton for the world, according to NewYorkre ; ports, is 1,625.267 bales, of which 1,- 447,867 are American, against l,b/3,;t92 and 1,197,992 respectively last year. Re ceipts this week at all interior towns 7,- i ?78, Crojjjn sight 6,792,940. SOUTHLAND ITEMS. PARAGRAPHS, SAD. PLEASANT AND TERRIBLE. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS —THE EXCURSION t ■EVER—RAILROAD ACCIDENTB-SVICIDES DEFALCATIONS —COTTON REPORTS, ETC. Florida. Nine thousand crates of vegetables were shipped from Ocoee Station this season. While Mrs. Giddens of Milton wa# handle a loaded revolver, it was aec!‘- dentallv discharged, and the ball passeek through the legs of her little daughter, inflicting a serious wound. Prof. It! Voyle, while at Lake City procurred some green tobacco leaves, and in five days thev had been made into fine cigars, of a most excellent flavor. This fine quality of tobacco is grown right at Lake City. C. C. S. Keeeh, a postal clerk between Tarpon Spring and Monroe/was arrested on Thursday moAinijjflr Monroe by. In spector Boykin,- of thtf-U. S. mail serv ice, for stealing valuable letters. The money stolen fyom test letters was recov ered from KeeeL. He made a full con fession. During a thunder storm at Mango, a bolt of lightning entered the house of Mr. Kyle and split the headboard off a bed, and in the next room literally trans formed a meat box into kindling wood. Nothing else in the house was injured, and where thf lightning entered the building cannot be ascertained. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Were in another room, ant] were only s lightly shocked, though bad ly frightened. North Carolina. Claude Stephens, a young white man, from Central, in Pickens county, fell from the top of a car going fr»m Atlanta to Charlotte, Saturday morning, and was fatally injured. He Was' emptoybd as flagman, On Thursday evening L. W. Hill, of Orange ounty committed suicide by hangine himself. The only cause that can be :signed for the suicide is aberra tion of the mind. It is not known that Hall had any financial trouble. He was sixty four years of age, was highly es teemed and was an influential faimer. Week before last, Dr. H. S. Keith of Coleraine, died and was buried. It was believed that there was foul play in the case. Public feeling, grew so high that thege i as a demand f ;r a disinterment W tR« o> y an ’ ’ postmortem examination. The C ,vas opened, and the casket was l,{ted oh. It was found to contain no. on?some, brick and pieces of wood. What became of the Wtv, or whether there was a burial, is a profound secret. There is great excitement in Hyde county by violation of the new oyster laws by non-residents from Virginia. Trespassers upon states’ oyster bed have ilso come from other Afcs. Thirty vessels have been trespaSing upon the yster grounds at one time. A thousand lushels of oysters can be removed in one (ay. The oyster rocks of Pamlico sound re extensive, but at this rate, they will « entirely exhausted, and consequently oyster planting in North Carolina will be suspended. Georgia. Nearly fifty of Atlanta’s butchers have formed a protective association. The principal feature of the organization is a black list of “delinquent” patrons. W. H. Parsons, a well known citizen of Atlanta, with a party of friends, went trout fishing near Gainesville, and while proceeding up a hill was stricken with apoplexy, and died instantly. In the superior court, at Columbus, Emanuel, Henry and Walter Smith were convicted of arson. The first-named was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years, and the two latter for five years each. Emanuel and his two sons. Wal ter and Henry, set fire to Ed Reese’s barn last February, and while the family were trying to save the barn the negroes 1 burglarized their home. i Tennessee* Johnson City was lighted for the first s time by electricity on Saturday much to I the surprise of the citizens, as very few r were aware that everything was iu readi ’ness. j A water spout at Bluff City did im mense damage. Monk & Smith tannery _was swept away, and all the bridges in the neighborhood were carried away. e An epidemic of flux is prevailing in rthe Fourteenth district, across the river (from Kuoxvi le. Fourteen deaths have : occurred in the past sixteen days, and several people are lying at the point of (death. Luther Hall, the twenty-year-old son of one of the wealthiest planters of Se ! vier county, blew his head off with a shotgun. No reason can be assigned for the rash act. His little brother, aged three years, was lying dead in the house :At the same time. The ast spike of the Chattanooga, Home ifc Columbus Rail road was driven lon Friday, and passenger and freight grains will be running between Rome and early in the coming week. 'The construction of the company's shops c in Chattanooga will be begun at once. Harry F. Griscom. formerly postmaster it Chattanooga, and removed by Pre i- Cleveland for partisanship, died on Unday of consumption. The deceased r as only 32 years of age. He engaged - t the newspaper business before he had - ached bis majority, and remained in it 2 it;n when he was postmaster, until a '• tar and a half ago, when he was com filed to retire from business of all , nds. J TIIE WORLD OYER. CONDENSATION OF FACTS BY ’PHONE AND TELEGRAPH. SOMETHING ABOUT CONVENTIONS, RAIL ROADS, WORKING PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS, EUROPEAN CROWNED HEADS, ETC. The French ministerial council decided that it would be impolitic to rescind the decree of expulsion against Due de Aumale, as requested by the French in stitute. The thermometer in New York regis tered at 3:30 p. m. 98 degrees. There were thirty .prostrations from the heat, six cases being fatal. In Brooklyn there were ten cases and one death. Charles A. Pitcher, teller of the Union bank, at Providence, R. 1., has absconded with the hunk's funds amounting to $500,000. Mr. Pitcher has been em ployed in the bank for a number of years. Pitcher took about all the valuables he could iay his hands on, even to pennies. Mrs. Lizzie Pfiffer was a passenger in an electric motor car at Jamaica. L. 1., during a thunder storm. Lightning struck the car and burned the skin off the first finger of one of her hands. A few minutes later there was another shock which she received in her left side. She will be a paralytic for life. Billy Porter, alias Morton, the Man hat an burglar, who accompanied John L. Sullivan, the Boston slugger, on his trip to Europe, and a colleague who has lived under many aliases, were arrested by English detectives, in London, on an extradition warrant, charging them with burglary at a jeweler's shop, in Munich. It is alleged that property at the value of £50,000 was stolen. The -worst flood ever knojv in the his tory of Mexico occuned recftitly About 500 houses were swept aw’f, and many lives were lost Zelbs, labile at Leon •one thousattfUwfUea bifrp'be&n recovered. One mile square in the heart of the lat ter city is gorged while every hour brings to light new horrors. At Lagon, about forty miles north of Leon, the loss of life and property is nearly ns terrible as at Leon. Hundreds of families are homeless at all point*, many are starving. Crops are ruined. On Sunday, a party of sixteen ladies and gentlemen hired the steam yacht Oli vette and left Newark, N. J. At the jetty at the mouth-of the bay a tug, with a tow was met. The tug gave the whistle and the Olivette answered, signifying that the latter Woyld take the pert side. The two passed ' right, and afteihv. rd, Wm. Huizhaber, the pilot rc part ;• *n er of the Olivette, surrendc.ed the wheel -dar-luhaurl named Dauver. It being flood tjfe the jetty wa3 covered wfth water. Ttauver had scarcely got his bearings when he heard a sharp grating sound, and realizing that he was on the jetty, stopped the engine. Several of the male jumped over on the jetty, and in wing so the boat lurched and slid off into deep water. r Jhe girls then made a rush for the side of the boat. w This caused her to keel over suddenly, and in a second she turned bottom side up, and six of the party, five ladies and one gentleman were swept away and drowned. NATIONAL CAPITAL. I WHAT THE SWELTERING PUB LIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING. j PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS—IMPORTANT ACTS OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND —AP- POINTMENTS AND REMOVALS, ETC. GOSSIP. Sarah Story, mother of Bishop H. M. Turner, of the African Methodist Epis copal church, died in Washington on Thursday. Gen. Sheridan has continued to im prove. The intense heat is, however, beginning to tell upon his strength. It is evidently becoming necessary to con sider the question of removal soon to a more favorable locality. He will prob ably be taken to Atlantic City or For tress Monroe. PLOT REVEALED. A sensation has been caused by the Tageblatt, of Berlin publishing notes left by 'the Empetor Fiedeiick, regarding overtures made to him while in San Remo to abdicate in favor of William. The progressist papers maintained that the notes are authentic and that they were kept in the custody of Fiederick till the visit of Queen Victoiia, when the em pre-s confided a poition of them to her i mother. The documents show that Wil liam urged bis father to consent to the regency proposal, but failed, owing to the strenuous resistance of the then Crown Princess Victoria. Somii < nrollnn. A proposition has been signed by the real estate owners of Laurens to submit to vote the question of issuing SIO,OOO or $15,000 iu bonds to put the streets in good repair and to build a market, city hall auei engine house. A severe thunder squall passed over a small village adjacent to Beaufort, known vs Dicksonville, and a small house was struck by lightning and Sherman Simons and Ben Harvey were instantly killed. •Four others were seriously shocked. There were about ten persons in the house, all colored. “A genteel carver,” says a book o: etiquette, “always sits when be carves. Carvers who get on the table and have . wrestling match with the chicken ar known by some other name. — R<jc!<e*t» Express. NUMBER 17. COUNTY DIBECTOBY COUNTY OFFICERS, Ordinary J. A. Bennett Circuit Court Clerk S. H. Thurman Sheriff W. A. Byrd Tax Receiver Claytou Tatum Tax Collector Thos. Tittle, Treasurer : B. P. Majors. School Superintendent.. .J. P. Jacoway. Surveyor W. F. Taylor. TOWN COMMISSIONERS. W. N. Jacoway, B. F. Pace, J. A. Cureton, J. A. O’Neil, B. P. Majors. W. N. Jacoway President. B. F. Pace Treasurer. B. P. Majors Secretary. John Cuzzort City Marshal. COURTS. Superior Court. J. C. Fain Judge. J. W. Harris, Jr. Solicitor General. Meet* third Mondays in March and September. Ordinary's Court. J. A. Bennett Ordinary. Meets first Monday in each montli. Justices’ Court, Trenton District. Meets second Saturday in each month. J. A, Cureton, T. H. R. Cole, Justices. Rising Fawn District meets third Sat urdt.y iu each month. J, M. Cantsell, J. A. Moreland, Jus tices. MASONIC LORE. Trenton Chapter No. 60, R. A. M. S. H. Thurman, H. P. M A. B. Tatum, Secretary, Meets second Saturday in each month. Trenton Lodge No. 170 F. and A. M. J. A. Bennett, W. M. T. J. Lumpkin, Secretary. Meetings Wednesday night on and be fore each full moon, and two weeks thereafter. Rising Fawn Lodge No. 293 F. at A. M. S. H. Thurman, W. M. J. M. Forester, Secretary. Meetings Saturday night on and bef<i each full moon, and two weeks thereaf ter, at 2 o’clock p. m. CHURCH NOTICES. M. E. Churcit Sooth. —Trenton Cir cuit, Chattanooga District—A. J. Fra zier, Presiding Elder; J. A. Prater, Pas tor in charge; S. H. Thurman, Recording Steward. Trenton services second and fourth Sundays in each month, at 10.30 o’clock a. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday night. * Byrd's Chapel. —Services second and fourth Sundays in each month at 3 o'clock p. m. Rising Fawn.— Services first and third Sundays in each month, at 10.30 o'clock a. m. Prajer meetings every Wednesday and Sunday nights. Cave Sprcngs. Services first ai third Sundays in each month at So’clo p, m. Furnace at night. BOARD OF EDUCATION. B. F. Pace, President; G. A. R. Bible, R. W. Acuff, W. C. Cureton, JohD Clark. ISTOTJOE. Any additions to be made to the abov changes or errors, parties interested would confer a great favor by notifying us of the same.