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the HUSTLER OF ROME. THIRD year. -shosth‘ te DEPOSIT. A VMS »■»»>' tMD „IM«« }ta« CM>W»“ ," ,W'« "“ be “ d ,in Br»11»r County. Ctw.rtV”« M,b " veCh “‘ , “" > o'‘ 0 '‘ ’ (e.t " b »“ t ““ e '. r ' ,e “ tlie denlb ml I‘Hins,- been f r °- L, bar. known of thin depo.ll er M *«tb«''"i.bot»»ta e week .go H ew wb»t the "trnnge sub st , nc ..»» They have repeatedly tried to burn it lor coal. There u. een.ider.ble excitement over the discovery. FLED TO CEDaRTOWN. BU T HE WA» AKREtTED AND WILL RE TURN TO ROME, Mr Raynmnd McConnell went down to Cedartown this forenoon after one Will Eberhardt who is wanted in this city on a charge of Larceny from the roost. Will seems to have been a broth er in black, who lived in full fel lowship with Jessy Frank’s band of East Rome Chic'-’en thieves. The band which marshal Lindsy pulled, -'feathers and all. Ii has developed already that this gang "set” many schemes on foot and “laid” their wires success fully enough to hatch out well feathered, hut fowl results, On one occasion, when the cur tain of night was pinned back with a star and the moon was roosting out of sight, this gang raided a hen-dustry and got forty bens two roosters and a muscovj drake, Mr Raymond McConnell will return to the city at 3:30 this p m and will bring Will and his Ebony heart with him. -4*60*10 Tie Holl Id The Wall For the tollowing goods, THINK OF THIS Fancy patent Hour, as good as theic is in Rome lor only $1 80 Next bes flour 1.65 One bushel meal 55 Half Bushel Meal 28 Peck of .deal 14 Oone Gallon best oil 14 One Gallon 150 test oil 12 One ib. Arb ckles coflee 24 Best lard 10 Next best lard 07 Magnolia Hams per lb. 11 1-2 Breakfast bacon per lb 10 1-2 Brand, per sack 60 Best Prunes 12 1-2 best Prunes 10 Corn, per bushel 55 Lemons, per dozen 10 Hosford's Bread prep. 16 packages pearline 10 Laundry soap, any kind, per bar 94 Best N. 0., syrup 35 Cold medal syrup 50 Owsleys self rising flour 20 Mixed nuts 20 Mixed Teas, per pound 25 \ery best tea 59 4<>, Pounds grits 1.00 A Ounces lemon extract 05 “■ ’> lbs granulated sugar.l.oo ” me t 0 see and be convinced. A ery respectfully, GEO, B. MORRIS Opposite Central Hotel. ROME GEORGIA. THURSDAY EVENING APRIL 19. 1894,’ ran mb Is on Trial in the Superior Court for his Life. HE SHOT PETER TEAGUK For lasulting hit Wife. A Contro- V rsy between ©actors as Well as Lawyers. Powell Makes his State- ment, Lorenz* Powell is on trial today, in the Superior court for taking ihe life of Peter Teague. The defendant and his victim were neighbors in the colored sec tion of North Rome, and the diffi culty grew out of repeated insults offered by Teague to Powell's wife, One feature of the trial was a controversy of the physicians. Jt was developed that Dre, Hammond Hammilton and Johnson were |he first physicians to respond to the call a*,d after a consultation these gentlemen decided that it was ab.outev necessary to pe form an < peration on Teague, to save his ii ■, The operation was performed nd 'ho physicians testified that ibout a half gallon of blood, much >f it clotted, was taken from the abdominal cavity. They also tes tified to the fact that the pistol had pierced the entrails. The defense put Drs. McCall and F«lt©a on the stand and en eavoied to show by them and other witnesses that the ball had ranged around the stomachs, be tween the skin and the abdomen w all. And that it did not enter the cavity at all, and further, that the death of Teague was not caused by he pistol shot, but by the clumsy work of the dectors and their reckless use of the knife The defense, however, made a signal failure on this line of their defense. The defense put Powell on the stand just before the noon hour, to make his statement. Powell prefaced his statement by saying that for six years he had been an employee of the Rome Rail road at freight depot inßoaie, and that in all that time h« had not lost eight days from his work. Three years ago he bought a little home in north Rome and it was at this home that the killing oncured, He then went on to state h<>w on last Christmas night Teague had in suit id his wife, who had promptly informed him of the occarrance. How he had requested Teague io keep away but the latter had on several occasions returned to his house and continued the insults until finally on Sunday morning lan 7ta, he went over to Teague's residence and again warned him to keep away. He said that Teague came out of iis yard and followed him hone vaiking part of the way by his side —that he told Teague not to come but to stay away was ail b f asked 8 He said that Teague followao aim into his house to prove and lisprove certain statements and accusations and that Teague got i ito a dispute with his, Powells wife and that then and there he shot Teague. The evidence showed that on the following Wednesday Teague died. Solicitor General Nunnally is as sisted in the prosecution by bis part ner Col. W S McHenry and by Col Hal Wright who made the opening speech this afternoon. Ihe Defendant has the services of Messrs, Wright, Hamilton and Wright and Col, W W Vandi v r who are fighting, closely, every meh of ground. Powell is a good looking negro, and up to the Sunday »t the hom icide bare a good reputatiot ’ He is highly esteemed by his employ ers and is loved and respected by the better element of the negroes of this city. Col. Hal Wright opened the speaking before the Jury and was followed by Colonel Harper Ham ilton for the defense. At 3:50 o’clock Hon. Seaborn Wright opened for the dr-fe.ise. He will be followed by Major W. V>. \ andi ver who will also defend. Solici tor General Nunnally will close for the State. The case against Powell is an ugly one, and while he may not hang, the prespects are that he will go up for some years. IpIWTIiB H's llilWDl IM line. No A’ in Session in the City of Summon i lie. DR. GEOTCHIUSOF ROME. Unaniintnsly Elected Moderator for the Etwning Term. A I’rogrhmme for Exercises el the Meeting for the Week. Summer? ille, Ga ~ Anril 19 special te the Hustlerof Rome. —Tiie Presbytery of Cherokee held their first meeting last Rev. Mr. Biard, of Ackworth, Ga. preached the opening sermon to quite a large audience and made a most favorable impression He used the same text that ths Rev. Mr, Gamble preached from at ths time the Presbytery was first or ganized at this place fifty years ago. After the sermon, Mr. Baird, who was Moderator took the chair and requested the Secretary to call he roll and only about one-half ot the churches were represented Mr. Baird then announced that ihe election of a Moderator for the usuing term, was next in order. Rev. G. T. Gcotchius of the First Presbyterian church was unani mously elected. Mr. Geotckius re sponded in a short but very forci ble talk. The preperation es a program or this session was next in ordei and after a shoit discussion the following was agreed upon subject to change ii'hey should see fit l’h«y wid spend all today—be ginning at 8:30 a. m. in the trans action of all business incumbent upon them. Tonight a meeting will be held in the interest of Foreign M.ssions, Friday morning the ex erc.ses of the semi-centeniul will be held consisting of the following exvrcises: First, A memorial address by Rev. M. A. Milner of this place, iecon i, A i address on Presby terianism; its nature and histjry. by Rev: J M Baker. Third, Au address on Calvenism ; its genius and influence on civil and re igicus liberty, by Rev. J B Patton, The meeting on Friday will be in the interest of Home Missions. Preaching Saturday aud Sunday, — ACCUSED OF WHITE CAPPING. Two yo.m* fellows by the name if Beard and Evaus that were whip ped by white-caps last week neai Blackwood springs, went before U 5. |Commisioner Broyles in Atlana and had warrants sworn out against John Abbott Rufus Will la ns, John King “Newton Metis®. Benjamin Goodnight and Wm Offutt, This step on the part of these fel. ows may lead to no e seriot s tr u ble as it is thought by the neighbors and friends that the men for whom ihe warrants were issued are net g nil ty of the charges. One at lea t will have no trouble in proving he was in Chatanooga on that night another was attending the bedside of Mr Hood, who was sick at the tim e an 4it <,eems to be the opin. ion of those most likely to know tha' these men were in no sense connect ed with the affair Taese men all bi t King ( who gave up were arrested and carried to Atlanta . All gave bond but Goodnight and Williams. There seems to be a strong feeling against Beard and Evans for swearing war. rants for men the people believe to be innocent. —Gordon Citizen ROYAL ARCANUM. Regular meeting of Hill City Council No, 535, Royal Arcanum, at 8 o’clock to night luitia'ion of candidates. Brethren fraternally invited. Max Meyerhardt, Regent Jr. Mullen, Sec’y. VHU VnlH/ ’ w MW itt®. Ate Exercised over the Com ing Constitutional Con vention. TOO MUCH POLITICAL Jobbery Hence the Effort to have State aud National Elections held in Alternate Tears. No City to dis pose of Public Franchise. New York, April 18, 1894—The Constitutional Convention, which meets next mouth, is now occupy ing the minds of many thinking people. A great many changes are needed, and just what form be changes will take, is so far. a matter of speculation. It is no ticeable that many of the subjects under discussion are identical with those which have or are oc cupying the mind of Maryland re formers. llie principal one is the ques tion of home rule m taxation and •local government generally . Con ferences have been held for sever al weeks past at the City Club for the purpose of outlining for the convention what special changes •ire needed in the Constitution to secure good, government in New \urk City and the other large cities ot tne (State, I tie conferences have been be tween representatives of the organ zat ious °f the city interested in municipal reform, including the mbor orgrnizations. These repie sentover 60,000 voters. So far agreemts have been reach, ed upon three important questions. These are separate municipal elections lorne rule and public ownership of city franchises. The efforts to divorce municipal affairs from politics is hope less, as long as the city and political elections are held at the same time. The reformers wi 1 ! ask that the terms >t the state officers and of the mem. bersof the Legislature shall be made either two or four years and that ol all city officers the same, and then i.iiat all the State elections shall be arranged so as to fall npon President io I years, or half way between- By this arrangement there will be one entire year intervening between uy polii'ca'. campaign and a niuiicu pal campaign a w role y ear in which politicians will have time to lorget all their deals in trades and •ofis. Tne next most important pro vision which the conference regards as necesary to insert in the new con. stituton, is a clause which will in some fash'o 1 give cities home rule The proper line of division be tween State and local authorities, says the reformers, is one that cannot be determined rigorously, and it would be especially danger gerous to attempt to mark ®ut that division in so permanent an instrument, as the constitution. It would be far better to leave the matter to the larg« discretion of rhe State Legislature. But, never theless, the constitution nrght make the provision, that no act of local application, passed by the Legislature, should be in force, un til it has rece’ved the sanction of the community to which it ap plies. Perhaps it might even go fur ther; it might even say that a community shall have the right to pass any act or measure not in contravention to the constitution itself, and that act or measure shall supersede any conflicting enact ment of the Legislature. The third important step on which the con ference seems generally agreed, is a provision which shall absolute ly prohibit any city from dispos ing of public franchise. Mr. J. A. Gkver is arranging to rebuild his two stores adjoining the King corner. DOLLARS SAVED. If we do not save yeu at least twenty cents on every dollar you invest with us, why then we ask not that you give us your patronage. We have no old goods to offer you at low fig ures, but a beautiful, fresh new stock at prices unprecedented for cheapness. Thousands of yards of spring dress goods going at a mere Bl(1 BA [{G AIN'S Every department contains hundreds ot bargains, so mag nificent that no one can doubt their genuineness. Our silks are going like wildfire. Hundreds es yards being sold every day. This department is full and com plete. EVERY I)VY Is our bargain day a d ever Article is a bargain. Don't fail to join the crowd this wec3. reaing is being convinced. THOS. FAHY. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The revival at. the First Ba.pti-st i church moves on grandly aud gio riously. Last, night a great many asked for prayers and said tlmy desired to be Christians. After tie conclusion of Dr. R. B. Headden’s sermon last night the doors of the church were opened and the fol lowing were received: Mr. Geo. Woodruff by letter and Misses Alice Tucker, Celeste Ayei Ruth Smith and Nannie Lewis by experience. The four last named will be baptized Sunday uigl t. A BULLET PROOF. A little German taylor of Manheim named Dowe, has invented a cui. raess nr breastph.t , weighing six pounds, which, when buttoned to the military coat of the soldier,ren. ders himj ibsolutely ballet proof- The breastplate on the surface looks like ordinary cloth, but it is lined with resisting materi d, the com position of which is kept a secret.am one of the steel pointed bullets fired from the modern rifle it the plate re mains imbedded in it a shapeles ; mass- So confident was Dowe in the ini. penetrability of his breastplate, that he allowe I count Shouvaloff, the Rus. sian ambassador of Germany, to fire a number of shots at bis breast, after he had donned the cuirass, and the tests were a perfect success. The plate will be adopted by the German gov. ernment. ® W?NTS A NEW TRIAL the State—Bramble poisoning case ON TRIAL TODAY Dalton, Ga April 19 Counsel —in the case of Bob Ramsey, convitted of murder here last week and sen fenced for life, has moved tor a new trial, The motion will be considered by Judge Milner in chambers after the adjournment of court hear. The State —Brain blett poisoning case has been set for tomorrow ,The poisoning occurred last summer Nine persons of the Brainblett household were at death's door for twenty four hours after drinking their breakfast coffee. It is alleged that Mrs. Slate put poison in the coffee pot for revenge About one hundered witnesses have been summoned iu the ease and the entire Benderburg neighborhood is on hand to hear the trial. A farmer living near Chestertown, Md., has become insane on the sub ject of the Ferris wheel. Wuen he re turned from the World’s fair, he set I about making a wheel of his owe, I and became crazed on the subject. | IO CENTS A WEEK The Woman’s Auxiliary ot the Rome Keely League are arranging Ito give an entertainment to raise funds to send another patient for treatment. This is a cause that commends itself to the hearts and pocket books ot all Rome's best people. Help our noble women in this grand work. AN aGENT WANTED. In another column of this isssue appears the card of Messrs. Harty and Apple, (Savannah) General Agents for Georgia of the Massa chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. The Masstchv etts Mutual is ■ire of the best and most p ooula of the old line life insurance Com panies doing business in this Country. It pays large dividends to its policy-holders annually, and writes a most liberal contract o ifo insurance, endorsing in plaii iriiri-8 in all its policies, tht Cash-surrender d nut 'aid-ip policy values for ever’ ear after tl e first. This is a spien id opportunity for a good man vho is anxious to devote his ime to life insurance. KNIGHTS OE DIXIE. Gen. W. 11. Sebring, of Bronson* Florida, Deputy Grand Lecturer for Georgia is here for the purpose ' of instituting a lodge of the K. of D , the order is Fraternal and en > dowmeiit. its d -gree works fine and us insurance feature founded ou a <olid business basis. It admits to its membership male and female, 1 his society is ot Southern origin and more adapted to our present wants and sentiment. It seeks to elevate mankind by harmonizing : 'he better feelings of his nature. It has an immediate burial fund of $200,00. It has an endowment fund of from $500.00 to $2,000 it presents its seif to everj true Southern man and woman es the South. General Sebring can be found at the Central Hotel. He will take great pleasure in ex plaining in detail every feature f this order, THE GRAND JURY. At about 4 o’cluck this after noon the grand jury filed into court a id read th«ir presentments. They concurred 111 the finding of the former gr ind jury, four members dissenting so far as the county commissioners were concerned. They recommended Professor Gwaltney’s report about lelucing the court stenographers pay but upon the judge giving them, the law theyj returned - to their room; and struck this part of ths report 1 out. They “requested *• the papers J of the city to publish the present I meats.