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GENERAL NEWS, |
Near High Shoals, there lives a
man who is said to be” the biggest
cater in America. At one sitting
he consumed two large chicken |
pies, an entire hog, a peck of bis
cuit, two gallons of coffee and oth
er things in proportion. Parties of
ten club in and buy food just to
see the fellow eat.—Athens Banner.
The Columbus papers report the
commencement of the work of gra
ding the Greenville extension of
the Columbus and Rome road.
The construction g under the
'chm‘ge of Mr. M. E. Gray, who
starts out with a force of 50 hands,
!which will soon be increased to one
Thundred. As soon as the entire dis=
tance is Jocated and side-staked, a
harg(rr force will-be put on the crm-—i
struction and the work will be rap
lidly pushed forward. 1
Jesse D. Gunt, of Monroe, the
[slnyer of his father, has been liber- l
latcd as a result of the inquest held |
yupon the body of his father, W. R.
Gunn, the verdict being “justifin
ble homicide.” The latter, it scems,
ihml a shotgun loaded with buek
shot in Madison recently,
‘ and remarked at {the time
‘that he intended to kill his son
‘with it. He upon arriving at the
‘house of Jesse Gunn, called him
out of the house with that inten
tion, andin coming forth the son
shot his father with a pistol, put
ting one ball in his shoulder and
another between his eyes.
The farmers of this section have
nothing to grumble 4t so far. Corn
never looked better, and good
stands are the universal report.
Cotton, while not looking <o well,
promises to jump up as soon.as
the sun gets a chance. Garden veg
ctables.are simply splendid in ev
ery quarter. As yet we have heard
no complaints abotit labor, but it
l'nromiscs to he short during the
sumimer monfths.
—Jim Robinson, the boss hunter:
of the Furlow plaiitation, below
iLum:u‘, had a fight with {fwo wild
catslast week, fte largest of which
weighed 20 pounds. With the aid
of bis dog and gun he huntfed them
to their. cave, .and after & hard
fight killed them. When caught
sight of one of them was making
way.with the half of one of Capt.
Tohb's Lilly goat.—Americus Re
sorder,
TERRIBLE WIND STORM. .
Kaxsas, Crry, Mo., May |.=fhe
Journal’s speeial {1 Coffi ville, Kansas
says : The most destruetive wind storm
vigited this<city yesterday afternoon. The
new Christian church nearly completed,
was entirely demolished. Its roof was
carried upon a dwelling house adjacent,
crushing a portion;of the huilding to at
oms. A woman with a babe in her arms |
narrowly escaped. Hedden & White's
store and other buildings were badly
dunulg&l.:;}i‘ugn sQr five (l\\"(‘llin;f.s‘ wer
unroofe | and ¢hvefal hapns’ were blown
down. Rain fellin tor nte during the
storm. :
WasHINGTON, May I.—The debt state
ment, issued to-day, shows the decrease
of the public debt during the month of
April, tobe - § 5,242,075 00
Decrease of dgbt since
June 30, 1383 87,070,474 00
Cagh ingthe Preasury 399.753,206 06
Geld ce tificttes outs
standing - 101,116,200 06
#ilyer certificates out:
standing 116,374,231 00
Certificates of deposit 5
outstanding 15 13,125;000 06
Refunding certificates 5
outstanding . 208;450 00
Legal tenders oent- o]
. standing .. 846681,016 00
Trartional currénicy; fiot
- ineluding the amount
estimated ay lost or de> Pl
gtroyed ; 6,062,107,00
A Pateh That Wil swing
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| Fowt By, Ark, April 98.—
Thos, 1. Thomson, Dan’l Junes,
‘white mep, Jack Womankiller, a
Chetochee, Jonh Davis, a Choctaw,
tand Fa’;fitfi; Echols. a negress; con
| victed in the U. 8. ¢ourt of murder
linthe Indlan Territory dind Mat
| Music, a negtas convicted ofape in
| the Indias Dexyitorf, were seatanc
'd to be hanied Friday, July 11th
eA G Bg S e B R AT e T N B o O
BUCHANAN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1884,
Hon. J. C. Clements is clearly the
choicest of the democrats of this
district for reclection to congress,
and any man who antagonizes him
in the convention or out of it will
surely be defeated.-=Marietta Jour
nal.
Lynched By Negroes.
Vickspuka, Miss.,, April 28—
Samuel T, Wilson, a convict guard
on Richardson’s plantation, on
Washington bayou, was lynched
by a negro mob last night. The lat
ter claim that Wilson made bae
convicts beat a negro insensible
and then trow him into the river.
A posse is still scouring the coun
try for Jim Smithson, who murder
od his father-in-law, John Blacken
ship, en last Tueslay ev nings
Blackenship was a poor farmer 60
years old, living 20 miles from here
in the mouutiinous section.!Smith
son was a trifling fellow, often abu.
sing his wife. Blackenship accused
him as this and of being untrue jto
her. Smithson preduced a pistol,
stating that he wag going to kill
Blackenship, went to the field
where ilie old man was plowing
and shot him dead in his tracks.
The govsnor willoff era good reward
%y hiis arrest. :
On last Wednesday, Willie, a son
of Mr. Jdames Howel, who Itves tfear
Varnell station in the northern por
tion of Whitfield county left home
for the purpose of returning a bor
rowed auger to a neighbor’s. His
errand led him through the woods |
and calling to his dogs he set off
with the remark that he woald re
turn shortly. But as the shades of
evening was rapidly coming on,
and the boy did not make his ap
pearance, his parents grew uneasy
and a search for the lad was made.
About midnight the poor boy was
found &tiff and cold in death. The
coroner was notified and .repaired |
at once to the scene of the tragedy.
The hody was removed to Mr. How
el's where an inquest washeld. The |
verdict of the jury was that tho!
youth came to his death by a gun i
in his own Lands. It is conjectured |
that he was blowing in the gun to
ascertain whether or not it wa::‘
loaled, when it firdd and killed |
him,
Most Cruelly Murdered
Des Moine la., April 28.—Infor
mation has been received here of
the brutal murder of Hiram Jeller- |
son, ncar Anderson, in this Statc,
Tellergon was 65 years of agé, and
fived with his wife on their farm.
Saturday niht four ren entered
their bedroom, dragged them from
bed and pulled the old man's hair
and whiskers out by the roots. They |
then wrapped his shirt about his|
head, dragged him naxed Lo a tl‘m-‘
and hanged him. Mrs. J. came to
the door and tried to .alarm the
neighitidrs, the neare ¢ of whem liv
ol 400 yards away, but the murder
ers, who had finished their work
and started to ride away, I‘sl'cx'cnt-!
od her by threatening to hang her|
also. There is no clue to the perpe
trators of th” erime, as the night
was too dark for Mrs. J. to distin
guigh their features. There are
strofig suspicions of some of his
family are mixed up in the n.nrder.‘
His daughter’s " husband, John
Smyth, a hard character, is fi'ce]yl
charged with the crime It is also
suppesed {hat the old man’s son
Cicero, is one of the party wHo ditl
the banging.
DASHED TO DEATH.
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~ PrrrsßUßG, PENN.—A few nights'
azo, while tetnporarily insane, the
| wife 6f Hon. Robt: B. Carnahan, of
this city, el'u:d;ed the ' vigilence of
her watchers and escaped from her
home: While wandering ainlessly
about in the fdetftfknessgffiw stepped
oveithe edgé of Rock Bluff, almost
100 foet h;&g-emhem e e
ghany tiver; near Briliant £dation
ei e et ke e S AR
Her body was found by anengineer
on the Alleghany Valley Railroad,
at about midnight. The deceased
was 20 years of age !
Fiied Dynamites
Orticaco Int.—A dispatel to the
Daily News, from Blooming, Ind,
says: Karly this mornig a fire
broke out in a frame dwelling, near
Elletsville, Monroe. county. Adjoin
ing the burning building was a‘
gmall frame structure belonging to
the stone quarrying company, in
which was stoved a large quantity
of dynamite for Ylasting purposes.
The fire reached this building aml}
caused a terrific explosion killing
Wi, Williams and wounding 13
others. Among those wounded is,
Peter Mattlicws, one of the owners
of the stone works, |
AN EX-GOVERNOR DEAD.
Cuarrestowy W. VA, Ex-gover
nor Henty Mason Matthews died
at Lewisburg lest hight.
~ The news has just been received
here of the killing of Sheriff Adkins,
of Boone county, who was waylaid,
murdered and his body horribly
mutilated. There is little doubt but
that the deed was committed by an
organized band of outlaws “James
gang,” as Adkins has been zealous
in hringtiig ti offenders to justice,
An armed [posse are scouring the
country in pursuit of the assassing.
AcwortH, Ga.~Yesterday during
noon recess of the Acwortd high
gchodol several or the boys went (o
Proctor’s creek, bathing, among
them LeeZAlien, son of Mr. J. B. 4l
len, one of our substdntial farmers.
After they had been in the. water
but a few minutes, Lee was seen
siuking to rise no more alive. The
Boys made heroic efforts to save
him, but made the discvoery ov his
danger too late. Before assistance
could be rendered and bis body
fished for from the bottom he was
dead. Dr. James McConnell did all
he could to restore him, but noth.
ing would avail anything. The
shock wes 4 terrible one f© the
whol% contmunity, especially his pa
rents. He was about 16 years of age.
He wasa good boy and loved by all
who knew him. The entire commu
nity sympathizes with th? bercaved
famils
HLYDROPHOBIA.
On Friday afternoon a young col
ored woman, named Annie Smith,
died on the Fill, of hydrophobia.
The girl ¥as bitten exsictly hine
months ago by a dog which showed
every symptom of hydrophobii
and both the girl and her parents
were in - constant dread that - she
might at any time be taken with
the terrible malady, mere especial-
Iy at sonle specified period after
having been Dbitteri—nine days,
webld or meiths. She was first
taken sick about a week dgo, and
as she had been particularly fear
fug this time, she &t once conclu.
ded that her tronble was that aw
ful “iiglady, hydrophobin. She
grely rapidly worse and at the
sight of water yas thiown inte con
vulsions. She would ask for water,
and, whed Brought so her would
grasp the tuuabler, '10\5,51( at ghe wa
ter, then dash lit from her and fall
fall bagk in spasms. Dr. Wileox
gayw the givl and endeavored to give
her soine soothing dese, which she
tried to swallow, but failed, -her
thigat Peing 48 dry as parchment.
She iihgered in this terrible condi
tion,suflering great agony, until
TFriday after noon she became un
congeious and shortly aftérwards
‘died. The girl in hey suffering was
sometimes very much excited,
but Gffered |no personal
injuty to any one. The
dog that bit her had beén running
loose, exhibiting all the symptoms
qgf_‘hvd,'rophobia{.' This is the first
cage of the kind occurring in Augus
ta for five years and was a clear
daso of hydsophobin. Tho gl was
for sevaraldays without water and
'ny—Augusta Chronicle, -
~ The Georgia Pacific, |
The various rumors concerning
the resumption of work on the G.
P. railway have lead the people to
inquire {or general facts on the
subject ; so the Chronicle interview
ed Manager Johngston this miorning
and elicited from him the following
information. Said he:
“The board of directors of the
Richmond and Danville extention
company at tireir meeting in N. Y,
last week resolved to proceed at
once and build the road from Coal
burg to Crain erveck, which isthe
unfinished gap between Atlanta and
Columbus; Mississippi ”
“\What is the lengths of this gap?”
inquired the Clironicle.
“Only 44 miles, but a rough coun.
try it is; rocky and hilly, and we
must bridge the two forks of the
Warrior river.
“What is the centire distance
from Atlanta to Columbug,” we ask
ed.
Atlanta to Coalburg is 177 miles,
completed : Coalburg to Crain creck
44 miles, nncompleted ; Crain creek
to Columbusis 76 nules, completed
‘This makes the entire length of
the road from Atlanta to Columbus
13297 miles.”
“When will you begin work?”’
was our next inquiry. :
ST am going to lut out ten milex,
commencing at Coalburg and going
west, immediately, and the othe
part a little later; but there will be
noneeesfity of work until the gap is
filled.”
“Is the line frolm Columbus to
Cain creek doing any business
now?”? 7
“Yes we are running tii-weekly
trains out there and are building uy
a business. You knoew the Alabawma
and Mississippi and the Virginia
and Alabama idinide companies
are opening mines out there, and
we shall comtirence haulitig coal
from them next weex. The Virginia
and Alagama company are- con
strreting a short railroad to con-
nect sonte of their mines with the
Georgia Pacific near Crain creex.”
“What about the Sheflield rond ?»
“Well, it is understood that they
will connect withus somewhere west
of the Warriorriver, I have ne pos.
itive information on this Foili.”
The Chronicle then asked Major
Johnston what was the general feel
ingamong the Richmond and Dan
ville people in rezard 67 Birming
ham which he answered :
‘They believe that Birmingham
and this section of Alabama are
now ¢oing through a thovongh test,
The depressed state of iron market
makes the test, ani if your city
goes through this she is &ifc
i . e .
and “ur people wil believe you wilj
have; a great. city here, with =
growth beyofid the reach of panies
oranything else. If they did not
have a good deal of faita in the fut
ure of your own town and section, it
i« hardly reasonable to suppose thal
they would be spend ng ro much
meney down here. They are putting]
down thousands upon thousands
of doliars in , the development of
this section.”—Birmingham Chron
icle. ‘
LYRCHING THE ROBBERS. -
CiiarLpsion, W, Va.—Ata late hour
last night Seott IHill and Browitow Hilj
were I‘r:ln-{;::g(ael_("»_q an, ¢lin tln-c e mile
west of the Tolwn by & maob .of ive bun
‘;‘h'ul men, who were unmasked. Thoe
nob captured the Tl boys jrom the
gnard at the hotel, took théw to the place
named; fas.eted a haltinehe colton ecrd:
around their, necks, threw the other enl
over a convenient limb and sent for Rey
. Stumpe, who duestioned the desipera
does ilo their crimes. Scott Hill con=
dessed that he and Jack. lobsong last
Raturday night, visited the home of ex-
Sheriff Atking, of Boone county, deman
ded his money and were refosed. Hill
then shot him and left him for dead. The
robbers then wentte Spurleek’s resi
dence on Main Mudgiver. The two Hills
and Spurlocks then visited Wood’s resi
| dence where théy expected to secure
| $2,500. They blacked their faces, enter
ed the house and deinanded -thie #uey,
but wrre refused. One -of - the robbers
| wereknocked down by old man Woods,
Vwho Was shot Three times. The robbers
were then shot at several times b! lflwfi
Wonds, who had been attracted gofiq.‘.:».z
Lther's room. The villains could notie
stand the fire and fled. . They saw youn; v;.'
Woods going across a field and believed =
he was aftor help. Scott Hill said .v‘fl‘r::'r
shot at young Woods fifty yards away,
where he was found a few hours ht.e
dead with a bullet through his heart and *
awound in the mym. After the Qon!eu~?
jon Rev. Mpr. Stumpe was asked ta s
prav. When the religious services were
over several stont men took hold of the :
ropes and pilled the bodies of the twe
[lil'B three feet clear from the ground and.
fastened the ropes. They returned w'h‘y "
villave, l(-:n'ing’ tl}c bodies;_,fign lingigt”
the air, a_ warning tdevflfi'fi%s . The s
Lodies were left hanging two or three ¢
hours, and were then cut down, faken -
to the village and placed.in an underta~
kine establishmeut, where they were
viewed by hundteds -of people. The moks
was orderly. Spurlock was rescued trony
the mob and brought to this city thid
morning, where he ‘ in jail. Much e=s
¢ tement prevaily hereland in St. Albans,
and it is feared the mob will make’ axn
effort to take him out and hang him. Tha
officers who brought him here,
together with the “prisoner;
walked twelve miles to reach - the jai's -
Spurlock’s confegsion is substantialiy i &
saine as Seott Hill’s, but he adds that he
did pavrt of the shooting. The band ii
composed df over one } hundred [mr:<
derers, who are sworn to proteet eacir
other. He says that the Hills have been
iperating for two years and have. killed.
four men and woulded several, He has
a wife and children; and hig house was,
the meetmg place for she band. oOld
man Woods ¢annot recover. The rol.-
bers were identified by Miss Woods
Spurlovk hag liverl a number of yea & -
near Woods, and knew he had money iir
the house, 5
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