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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 |3ir -, Legal advertising must be paid in advance. Special reduction made by con tracts for advertising to go in larger space or longer time. E£“AU bills for advertising are due after first insertion of advertisement, un less otherwise agreed. B. T. BROCK, Editor. E. 0. ORIS CPU, Local Editor. Price $ i .00, in Advance. thFsouth ~ AT LARGE. A GREAT Eli A OF PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS IMPENDING. thk ulbok Kiai.i) PMtMi.aa and miuhkss okm AOTIYK -SOMKTHIMG ABOUT KUIKOAI) ACICI* BENTS. MIIBMfRS. fIiICIBSS, FIBKB, KTCT ALABAMA. At North Birmingham, Tuesday, George Avery, \ colored furnace laborer, was Drained with an ax and instantly Killed by an unknown negro who es sped. Dick Hawes will be tried in Birming ham for the murder of his wife and children. Judge Greene refused to grant the motion for a change of venue. When the decision was announced, Hawes,who was present, turned very pale and his lips twitched nervously, but he soon re covered his composure. The trial will begin on Thursday, February 14. The Legislature of Alabama recon vened. The most important work re mains to be transacted during the en suing session, which will convene twenty live days. The legislature will take posi tion c n the question of an appropriation to encourage and induce immigration and on another to complete the Confed erate monument. It is probable that Home new laws will he enacted relative lo the state convict system in Alabama. A robbery and murder which, for boldness, is seldom equaled, was com mitted in Birmingham Tuesday morning about 8 o’clock. Charley Thomas, the colored porter in the store of Brooks <fe Co., was left in charge of the store while the proprietors were at breakfast. A customer entered the store and found Thomas lying on the floi r, unconscious and bleeding from a terrible wound in the head. The alarm was given, and when the proprietors reached the 'store, accompanied by officers, it was found the cash drawer had been robbed and that the porter was fatally injured, his skull having been crushed by a blow with a piece of iron. A negro who gave his name as Harvey Nelson, was found con cealed under a heel in a rear room. The people of Lamar county are wild with excitement over a White Cap out rage and the arrest of three prominent citizens of the county, charged with crime. A party of masked men went to the house of Eli Johnson, a farmer liv ing near Vernon, forced an entrance and attacked him with clubs. Johnson was ibeateu into insensibility and then two of the White Caps turned their atten tion to Mrs. Johnsou. They were armed with switches and with these they gave her a terrible beating. The party then searched the house and after breaking a quantity of furniture earned oil $125 in money. Johnson had sold his cotton crop only a few days before and this was all the money he had. Several par ties in the same neighborhood have been assaulted and badly beaten by masked men during the past three months and this affair has caused much excitement. A few days ago an Associated Press dispatch was published, announcing the arrest of George Crouch in the Indian territory for the murder of Mark White in Cherokee county, Ala., in 1884. The time should have read in October, 1882. The Crouch family was one of the oldest in Cherokee county, but the men while looked upon as honest and good citizens, in the past they were inclined to rowdy ism, drinking, and frequently experi enced family broils. One evening in October, 1882, George and Frank Crouch were returning from the little town of Cross Plains, having im bibed rather freely and went by the home of Mark White, a brother in-law. While there a quarrel arose and White, while endeavoring to induce the boys to go quietly to their own homes, was shot down iu the presence of his children and bis wife by an unnatural brother, George Crouch, who ran away. ‘I AM AN AMERICAN!” Senators Allison and Cullom went to Indianapolis, Ind., ou Sunday, and wer met at the station by Private Secretary Halford and taken at once to Gen. Har rison’s bouse, lunching with him. Mr. Cullom said the Samoan question was discussed, and while cot ac liberty to say what Gen. Harrison thought of the matter, still it is believed he reflects Geri. Harrison’s views when he said: “I vm not in favor of permitting any coun try to throw brickbats at us. lam an American all through, and think we are big enough to take care of ourselves under the circumstances. However, while the Samoan matter looks serious at present, 1 believe the coming administra tion wili reach an adjustment that will be satisfactory to the country. I think a lolution will be reached without diffi tuity -’• TEN PHOTOS OK WASHINGTON. DOINGS OP THE OCT'SAND WHAT THE -IN S" PROPOSE. CONOKKSS. On Tuesday, the Senate resumed con sideration of the diplomatic and conuilsr appropriation bill, cht question being on the amendment to make the title of ministers to France, Germany, Great Britain and Russia, "ambassadore.” Agreed to. The amendment in relation to Samoa having been reached, Mr. Hall said: ‘As these amendments involve a construction of the treaty, and wilt nec essarily give rise to a discussion of what may be a very delicate relation between Ihe United States and a foreign power, 1 move that the galleries be cleared and that, the Senate proceed to the consider ation of these amendments with closed doors.” The motion was carried. Mr. Sherman made a lengthy speech on the subject, saying in conclusion: “No necessity for war—l do not think it necessary to menace any one. I believe that a straightforward, manly uegotia tion should be entered into between these three powers. It would bo a dis grace to our civilization and Christianity if we could not agree upon some mode of government, for these islands. Whatever the newspapers may sav, there is nothing in the situation that would justify, ou the part of either nation, a breach of the peace, and until every effort is exhausted to bring about a quiet and peaceful settlement of the controversy, first, we want to assert and maintain our right of the station at Pago Pago, and no body will call that right in question.” ... The House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, in the chair, on the sundry civil appropria tion bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating SI,OOO to equip and maintain meteorological stations in the West Indies; another appro priating $2,000 for the repair of the road to the national cemetery at Hampton, Va., was inserted on motion of Mr. Bowden, of Virginia, and another upon motion of Mr. Ford, of Michigan, ap propriating $20,000 for the construction of an iron bridge over Mill creek between Fortress, and Elizabeth City, Va. The Committee then roje and the bill was passed. After some further local and routine business, the House adjourned. The credentials of Mr. liutier, of South Carolina, for a new senatorial term were presented by Mr. Hampton in the Senate on Monday, read and placed on file. The Senate bill to change the date for the commencement of the March term (from the first to the second Monday) of the United States district court for the northern district of Georgia was reported and passed. The army nurses’ pension bill was taken up, amended and passed. It provides for a uniform pension of $25 a mouth to all women nurses during the late War (prior to August, 1865,) who come within the provisions cf the bill, The diplomatic and consular appropria tion bill was taken up....0u motion of Mr. Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, the Senate concurrent resolutiou was agreed to in the House, providing tor joint meet ing of the two houses of Congress on Wednesday, the 13th of Febiunry,for the purpose of counting the electoral vote. The House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, in the chair, on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Several amendments were adopted involving small amounts, and pending action on the bill, the House adjourned. MITI'S. Judge Crisp, of Georgia, reported from the committee the bill appropriat ing $20,000 for a light house at St. Catherine's Sound, Georgia. Senator Vance, of North Carolina, has ruined the sight of one of his eyes by his «reat labors ou the tariff bill, and his physician informed him that it would be necessary to remove the organ. Electoral messengers from all the states except Florida, have deposited certificates, giving the result of the meeting of the presidential electors in their respective states, with the presi dent pro tern, Ingalls. The contract for the granite wharf at Charleston, S. C., awarded to I). A. J. Sullivan, has been revoked and a new contract made with the Southern Con struction & Quarry Co., to perform the wmrk at $107,800. Senator Brown, of Georgia, introduced a memorial from the Southern Manufac turer’s Association, and the association of exhibitors at the late Augusta exposi tion, irdorsing the American Shipping and Industrial League. The President has commuted to five years’ imprisonment the sentence of James D. Fish, formerly president of the Marine National Bank oi New York, who was convicted in April, 1885, for misapplying the funds of that bank, and sentenced June 27, 1885, to ten years’ imprisonment iu the state prison at Auburn, N. Y. This case was part of the Grant-Ward “episode” in financier ing. The interstate commerce commission h- s promulgated an opinion ou the sub ject of passenger tariffs and the rate war. The commission recommends that the interstate commerce act be so amended as, first: To define wliat is ton idered excursion and commutation tickets; s 'cond, to prohibit all the payment of commissions on the sale of tickets for interstate business, except by the regular agents of earners; third, to require car riers to provide for the speedy and con venient redemption of unused tickets or coupons. Previous recommendations in respect to amendments relating to joint DEVOTED TO TUB DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF DADE COUNTY. TRENTON GA., FRIDAY- FEBRUARY 1, 1881). tariffs and notices of reduction of rates are renewed. Secretary Whitney’s mail on Monday morning contained a long report from Gapt. Mullan, commanding the warship Nipsic, dated at Apia, Samoa, Dec. 26th, giving a detailed account of oc curences on the island since December 3d, the date of his last report to the De partment and covering the period of en gagements between the natives and Ger mans and of alleged insults to the Ameri can flag. The officials refuse positively to make public, at this time, any of this correspondence, confining themselves to the simple statement that there is noth ing in it that has not already appeared iu newspaper accounts of the same oeur rencea. I Major Barnes’ House bill to establish *U. 8. Court in Augusta, which, upou Senator Brown’s motion, passed the Senate, places the court in what will be termed the northeastern division of the i southern district of Georgia. This will make Judge Speer the judge of the court, and will necessitate his presiding in Augusta, besides in Macon and 8a vaunali. The bill, as it passed the House, put the court in !he northern district, but, at Judge Speer’s request, it was amended by the Senate so as to keep Augusta in his district. The division ! will include the counties of Warren, Glascock, McDuffie, Ooiumbia, Burke, I Richmond, Jefferson and Washington, of I ihe southern district, and Lincoln, I Wilkes and Talliaferro, of the northern, ft now goes to a conference and then to the President. A serious rupture in the cabinet is threatened over the Samoan difficulty. Secretary Bayard Iras been roundly crit icised for his inaction, and Secretary Whitney does not seem disposed to shield his colleague. Secretary Whit ney did not bear with equanimity the strictures placed upon his department for thq week-kneed foreign policy of the administration. The cabinet meeting a few days ago was very brief, in conse quence of a row between the premier and the secretary of the navy, and the latter, Mr. Whitney, says to his friends that he does not propose to have the in competency and cowardice of the State Department saddled -upon Ihe Naval Department, and the climax was reached when he transmitted in his letter to Mr. Herbert, chairman of the naval commit tee of the House, a copy of the letter sent to Secretary Bayard over a week ago, asking what the policy of the Uni ted States was to he toward the German aggression at Samoa, iu order that he might intelligently instruct his subordi nates. LONGSTREET’S VIEWS. Geu. Longstreet passed through Chat tanooga, Tcnn., on Monday, on his way to Petersburg, Va., where he goes tc visit Gen. Mahone. From there he will go to Washington to meet the committee of arrangements, which has charge ol President Harrison’s inauguration. In an interview relative to the composition of President Harrison’s cabinet, the gen eral expressed the opinion that no South ern man will be honored with a cabinet position. If he should be, he will be a native born Southerner, but for some un fortunate things that have been said against, the colored people by Gen. Mahone, he thought Geu. Mahone stood the best chance of being selected cf any other republican in the South. In re sponse to a question as to w hat would be the policy of the new president toward the South, the general said: “I am not authoritatively informed by the presi dent-elect as to that, but in my judgment Mr. Halstead, of the Cincinnati Com mercial Gazette, a few days since sounded the keynote of the policy of the new ad ministration when he said it would be conservative. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. The walls of the burned opera houst in Duluth, Minn., fell and buried sev oral persons in the ruins. Near Plum Creek Station, ou tin Southern Pacific road, a passenger trail was crushed into by a freight train. The report that Lord Saclcville Wes; would succeed Sir William White a: British ambassador at Constantinople ii contradicted. David Sheehy, member of Parliament, was found guilty of violating the crime* act and sentenced to a six months’ im nrisonment, without hard labor. FL.OIMBA. The mail si earner Sam sunk opposite Apalachicola, Wednesday. No lives were lost. Overloading and rough weather caused the disaster. Contracts were signed Wednesday un der which five thousond tons of Alabama coal will leave Pensacola each month for the West India Islands. At a largely attended public meeting held in Jacksonville on Monday in the Board of Trade rooms, it was announced that the small outstanding debt of the Sub-Tropical Exposition had been funded, and that' the Exposition would be opened, ns announced on February 20. President 11. B. Pant, of the Plant Investment Co, and plant system of railroads, states that the travel to Flor ida has so far been very light, although the same inducements have been offered to visitors as heretofore. This he at tributes to the mild weather prevailing in the North. He expects the present sold snap to send many of them South ward, and looks for an active business from now until the end of February. The Florida orange crop is estimated at 3,000,000,600 b >xes. “i'liis,” says the arithmetic m n, “is teu for every poi son in the United States.” Any person that doesn’t get more than nine is entitled to kick. ALL OVER THE W ORLD. .1 MOST INTERESTING MEDLEY OF CAREFUL CULLTNGB. wavrls ooino ox ix kcropk —diktinoeiSHin BEAD— tKANCK’s PE it II, — GERMANY AND IHE UNITED STATES. Sullivan, the notorious slugger of Boston, Mass., has gone on one of the wildest of sprees, and physicians think 0 will wind up his caree.r. A duel was fought on Thursday by M. C.trnude.t member of the Chamber of Deputies for the department of Creiise, France, and M. Charbronilland, editor of a newspaper. The latter was wounded. I'he duel was the result of a quarrel, growing out of the candidacy ot Bou langer. A Catholic colonization society, with a capital stock «>f SIOO,OOO, divided into four thousand shares, lias beeu formed at Pittsburg, Pa. The objects of the so ciety are to establish Catholic colonies in the South, engage in manufacturing, mining, lumbering, stock raising and so forth. Archie Trigg, a colored wrestler, whose home is in Virginia, was shot and instantly killed by James liibon, a white coal miner, at Steubenville, Ohio. They had been drinkihg together and a dis pute arose about meuev. Ripon pulled two revolvers and let Trigg have the contents of both. Nine persons living at 29 Cottage Place, New York, four of whom are policemen, were poisoned, probably, the physicians say, from impure milk. The principal dishes at the morning ifleal were fish and oatmeal. Of the latter the boarders all partook, using plenty of milk. Shortly afterward they were taken sick. It is computed that 100,000 conserva tives and as many more radicals and socialists voted for Gen. Boulanger. Mr. DqLesseps claims credit for the general’s immense majority, as a result of his tell ing his clients how to vote and publicly dining Boulanger. Since July, 1887, Geu. Boulanger has received in different elecHo- * an aggregate vote of 700.000 vote . i’j French had a meeting Monday morning and discussed meas ures to be adopted in the eve nt of disor ders arising. It is stated that a major ity of the ministeis ar in favor of dis solving the and holding a general election in but first modi fying the election laws in pre vent plebiscitary proceedings, members of the Chamber of Deputies ad vocate strong anti-Boulangist measures by the government. The minietiy ten dered their resignations at once, but President Carnot declined to accept them. M. Dondeaville, presiding at & meeting of the committee of the royal ists, said: “Current events are a prelude to the restororation of the monarchy. Only a few weeks ago I had the honor of being received by Comte De Paris. I found him full of hope and thoroughly convinced that he will save France.” Thousands of students paraded in the Latin quarter of Paris and broke the windows in houses occupied by persons known to be partisans of Gov. Bou langer. TENNESSEE. Johu Blackwell was stabbed to death by Lulu Meredeth at a dance given in the filth ward m Chattanooga. Black well was paying attention to some other girl, which enraged Lula, and she plunged the blade of a dirk into Black well’s heart, killing him instantly. The murderess made her escape. A shocking tragedy occurred at Dal ton, ou the line of the Cincinnati South ern railroad, which will result in the death of Col. S. B. Nortliup. Police man Doughty and several friends went into the livery stable to warm. They made some noise, which annoyed Col. Northup, who was sleeping off a spree in the room above. Northup sent word for them to get out, but they refused fo obey the order and the old gentleman went dowh stairs, and taking Pol ceman Doughty by the arm led him to the door. When the men arrived ou the scene, Northup began beating Doughty over the head with a cane, when tiic policeman drew a revolver and shot the colonel through the body, inflicting a mortal wound. VIIMJINIA. Information has been received from Page county of the unearthing of a re markable murder. Twenty years ago Daniel, son of Daniel Dovel, a wealthy but somewhat eccentric man. living iu East Rockingham, had a difficulty with his father and said he intended to leavfc home and never return until the father's death. The mother sided with her sou, telling him that as he could not remain .it home iu peace she would give him sane money—some say $350. With this imount he left home, and, it seems, -topped at the house of a man by the name of Hull, living not far from his father's. • While there he very impru dently showed his money. It was more than Hull could stand. He remarked that he believed he would put him ot of the way. Daniel begged him to spare his life and take the money. Not long since Hall and Ins wife quar relled. The result was a separation. She then rt veateJ the murder. Relatives have examined the cellar of the build ing, which lias been torn down many years and filled up, and brought to light the bones of the murdered man. Friend —Doctor, did you over fight a duel? Doctor —A duel? No, indeed. Wliat. novelty would it bo for me to kill u man I NORTH CAROLINA. At Greensborough, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Danville, Va., was robbed of S3OO, and then so severely stabbed with a knife that she died soon after. There is no ciew to the murderers, who enticed her to suburbs of the town under pre tense of showing her the way to a hotel, she being a stranger in the place. During a recent storm, two school children near Hitchcock, Dakota, per ished in the snow, and a third was severely frozen. Owing to the stonu, their brother could not get to the school house as usual to take them home, and after waiting until dusk they started home, but lost the road and were soon overcome with cold. Last. September, Amina Eliis, a colored man of Sampson eounty, killed his fatb er, John Allen Ellis, under circumstances which made the crime peculiarly atro cious. After the crime Amnia fled, but was soon captured and convicted. His execution at Raleigh ou Tuesday was public, and three thousand persons saw it. There was a military guard, but no disorder. The north bound freight tram which left Charlotte Saturday morning, con sisting of thirty-five cars, and drawn by big consolidated engine No 100, was wrecked at the siding at Mizpah, near Reidvillc, at 9 o’clock that night. The wreck was a terrible one. The Mizpah siding is the place where the nortli bound and south bound passenger trains meet. The switch was misplaced and the en gine turned out on the spur, and reach ing the end of the track plunged down to the creek bed, carrying fourteen ears with it. Engineer W. A. Kinney was at the throttle, and Fireman H. A. Adams was shoveling coal. Before the fireman could realize the situation, the end of the spur had been reached and he was buried under the tender with the wreckage of fourteen box cars piled above him. The coloredhrakenmn, who was eating his lunch at the time, was buried in the wreck and his body has never yet been recovered. His name was Sydney Lee. Kinney escaped by jump ing. HOI Til CAROLINA. Things are lively in Beanfort comity. W. J. Whipper, probate judge, and VV. P. Graham, coroner, were airested and jailed for contempt, of court in refusing to obey a mandamus issued by the court, directing them to surrender the records of their office to the candidates who were declared r looted at the recent election. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. A merchant who arrived at Suakiin from Khartoum, asserts that the der vishes captured Emin Pasha, who, how ever, escaped. Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., signed a contract in New York with Manager Daniel Frohman, of the Lyceum theater, by which she eugag s herself to him as an actress for the term of three years. Mr. Frohman will give her a leading part with a good company in a new so ciety play, and her season will begin about the first of November next. While speaking on the East African bill in the German Reichstag, Bismarck’s voice was unusually weak, being almost inaudible except to those near him, and gave the impression that as he was slightly indisposed, his speaking troubled him. His reference to the co-operation of England with Germany in East Africa caused a good impression. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad financiers—Henry 8. Ives and George A. Stayner —were transferred on Monday from the Sinclair House to Lud low street jail, in New York City. They had been allowed to remain in elegant apartments in the hotel that they might secure the $2.10.000 bail required of each of the distinguished prisoners. Bucket shop keepers, in New York, have achieved a decked victory in the supreme court, general term, Judge Brady writing the opinion. It is in the case of E. W. Todd, against whom some months ago in the court of general ses sions a conviction was secured under section :J43 of the penal code for keep ing a room for gambling. On Monday the decisiou was reversed. Fire was discovered in the Grand Opera House in Duluth, Minn., shortly before 2 o’clock Monday morning. A row of frame buildings next to the opera house were in great danger, but all were saved except the postoffice, which was consumed. All mails were safely removed. The Hotel St. Louis, just across the street, was threatened, and the guests moved out, but the flames did not attack this puilding. The opera house was owned by Minsell & Marked, and cost $112,000; insured for $70,000. The total loss will reach $200,000 or more. On Monday afternoon, two wagons emerged from the Atlantic Railway company’s stables on Atlantic avenue, near Third avenue, in Brooklyn, N. Y. In each were thirteen policemen and eight employes of the company. Twenty mounted policemen formed an escort to the men in the wagons. A large crowd was gathered about the stabies, and when the wagons started towards the Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth street stables, the crowd became a mob, howling and sweurinir, anil brickbats showered upon the policemen and tremb ling employes. Many lioters were struck by clubs and flying missiles, ; id several policemen were hit, but as far as known, wns severely injured. It has beeu resolved to tie up all the surface railroads in New Y’ork and Brooklyn between four and five o’clock Tuesday morning, in aid of the street railroad strikers. The new Chine a trealy wdh the Unit'd fts.t s makes the sp eia! provi-ion that Aiueri- Mit shall ac t inipojt op uui into China. NUMBER 48. COUNTY DIRECTOBY COUNTY OFFICERS. J. A. Bemwrt* Superior Court Clerk 8. H. Thorn**® Sheriff W. A. Byr*l Tax Receiver CTaytou Ta;um Tax Collector Thos. TitiNw Treasurer B. P. Major*. School Superintendent. .3. P. Jaeoway. Surveyor W. F TOWN COMMISSIONERS.. B. P. Majors, B. T. Brock, J. P. Boa&% J. A. Cure ton, J. B. William*. J. P. Bond, Presldaaft B. T. Brock, SecretaQt B. P. Majors Tran inn J. T. Woolbright, Gity Marshak, COURTS. Superior Court J C. Faio lodgis. J. W. Harris, Jr Solicitor General. Meets third Mondays in March I September. Ordinary’s Conrt J. A. Bennett Ordinary_ Meets first Monday in each month. Justices’ Court, Trenton District. Meets second Saturday in each month. J. A. Curetcn, T. H. B. Cole, Jutticm. Rising Fawn District tncsfa third 3*4- urdfij in each month. J. M. Car.t'eli, J. A. Moreland, Jrm tees. ■. MASONIC LORE. Trenton Chapter No. Off, B. A. ft. S. 11. Thurman, 11. P, M. A. B. Tatum, Secretary. Meet* second Saturday in each mon&k Trenton Lodge No. 179 P. and A. M. J. A. Bennett, W. M. T. J. Lumpkin, Secretary. Meetings Wednesday night on and be fore each full moon, and two thereafter. Rising Fawn Lodge No. 293 F ay A. M. S. H. Thurman, W. M. J. M. Forester, Secretary Meetings Saturday night on and bef>i_ leach full moon, and two weeks ther**& ter, at 2 o’clock p. ni. CHURCH NOTICES M. E. Church South.-- -Trenton Gfere ruit, Chattanooga District—A. J. Fra zier, Presiding Elder; Rov. J. 11. Har well, Pastor in charge.; 8. H. Thurman Recording Steward. Trenton services second and foverSl* Sundays in each month, at 19.30 a’dodt a. in. Prayer meetings evri*y ffiicuday night. Byrd’s Chapel. —Services seconi aci l fourth Sundays in each month ak 3 o’clock p. in. Rising Paws. —Services first and-thas# Sundays in each month, at 10.80 VcJodk a. m. Prayer meetings every Wednesday and Sunday nights. V ~ Cavr Springs.— Services first w third Sundays in each month at 30’eha p, m. Furnace at night. BOARD OF EDUCATION. B. F. Pace, President; G. A. It. R. W. AcufT, W. C. Cureton* Job* Cla>-k. NOTICE. Any additions to bo made to the abwx changes or errors, parties hitereofca*. would confer a great favor by aotUyvag us of the game.