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THE HUSTLER OF ROME. third year. PH® TbeJ met at the Court House Today and KAMED their sacrifices , 818D to soft sopb the brother in bUCKBT^ 8 ona °OMMIT MOPE runted UD STUNTED THAN EVER. Th, Third party calamity howlers me t iu «e»io“ hiday at the Court house .ad proceeded to name three mec tor representative, for Floyd The meeting was ca^ or de r b T Mr Ge«rg« Washington Fleet. Ld'chairman of the third party Xuti- committee of Floyd. Mr Tom Hampton was made per-J oU.iru.au and a Mr. Cowan ode secretary Mayor) Zack Har .rrove the ex-republican post counted the stand and scored the Harrisoi administration and en dorsed the Omaha platform, A call was made for a •ommittee of two, from each county district, and the committee thus created adjourned and after an hours ab scence, returned and as a fruit of their labors presented the nanses ol Maj >r Zack Harg.ove, T.C. Hampton and W. G. Dona hoo as candidates of the Populists for representatives for Floyd in the next legislatue. The meeting then endorsed these gentlemen by a rising vote, in which a large per cent of the 162 white people present participa ted Os the 60 negroes in the house 23 voted with the whites. •On the nominating cemmittse, Howells, Vans Valley and Texas Valley had no representation while from Chulio, Jar as Lacey, an old time negro was named, And acted. This was a bid thrown out by the Howlers to catch the vote of the brother in black—jest as if: "nigger aint got no sense no how? While this famous committee was out ex-republican Zack called on ex-republican Palmer for a speech and two wouring voices from the earner mumured : ’‘Pal merl Palmer!" So overwhelming was this in vitation that Mr, Palmer mounted the rostrum and spoke I aimer weared the crowd and it began to| lisprese-so he rested from his labor. Then the cry #o f “Speed ! Speed!” r ent the air Terrell Speed, th° e °°u skin statesman mounted the rostrum fronj OUB gido whi]H . McDonald-Spar ks-Stewart Company. We have bought 500 of these F.ockers ••nd will sell them at the extremely low price of $2.00 each ,b 1 torget our Matting sale. We havf just received another large ship ment and offer this week ’ ent Matting for 8 1-2 cents per yard 111 Mating for 10 cents per yard, ‘ 1 ' 2 Cent Ma tti ng for 12 1-2 per yard, 111 Matting for 15 cents per yard, Matting for 17 1-2 cents per yard, 11 Matting far 25 cei ts pe” yard. $2.00. $2.00. $2.00 incu °nad-Spaks-Stowart Co.i, 3 and 5, Thirlo, lorn Ga chairman Hampton skipped out the old way. It was evident that the leader did not want Teriell Speed’s free lance injected into the midst of ths meeting but Terrill was free pressable and though interrupted by Major Hargrove, Turrell failed to take the hint and succeeded, be fore the committee reported, in making the best speech ot the day. After the nominations had been made, Major Hargrove was called f»r another speech and being loaded for the occasion, he exploded- chal i l en g in g Messrs Wright, Reese am: ; i'onche joint debate on every stump in Floyd county aud a part of the no fence district of Cave Sorin" Au imported speaker named Dodd, from Canton, Georgia then uuiimbered ms bvtteries aud belched calomity doctrine uutil some os the populists were reeking in political gore way above their eyes. TO THE WEST. I s- ' VIA THE MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON RAILROADS, THE ONLY LINES RUNNING. Through trains to Memphis. The Memphis & Charleston Railroad has double daily tram service for all points in the west, Elegant day coaches and Pullman’s finest vestibule sleepers. No extra charge for fast time. The euly line running through tiaius to Memphis, thereby insur ing f»wer changes than by any other route. Trains for the West cross the Mississippi River on the great Memphis Bridge. Leave Chattanooga 7a. m., aud arrive Kansas City 10:45 next morning. For all information regarding any of the Western states or terri tories, state and county maps, write to or call on J, H. Sutton, District Passenger Agent *»r W. V. Lifesay City Ticket Agent at their new office 111 ReadjHouseChatta nooga, Tenn. 6 3tf. ° J Mrs. Wm. Lockett, of Albany, Ga., i» a guest of Mr and Mis W. M. Shropsire on Sixth Ave, Mr. abd Mrs. Lamar, Sparks ar rived yesterday and- will remain, here visiting relatives until after the Reid-Sparks Nuptials. Hon. Clyde Shropshir arrived in the city Friday night on the East Tennesse train and will be greeted by his many friends. Mrs. John D. Moore, who ha? been quite ill at her home, is re ported quite better. Miss Editt Carver has returned from Mary Shors College. GENUINE RATTAN ROCKER j in - - ■ - ROME GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 3.1894, j ■Eaitoj '-'a_■ ■ FgT- ■ . - ■> *5 * mvS AS A Ml. Single Handed the Corageous Keelin Defended the Bridge HIS COMPNION RAN AWAY This did not Demoralize the Soldier Who Stood to his pott in the Face of Tremendous Odds. Bristol, Tenn., June 1. —I had interviewed yesterday with a man who performed an act of heroism during the civil war of equal!) cool courage, aud und°r circum stances of far greater personal danger, than that for which Hora tius Cools has been celebrated iu song aud story for more than 2,000 years, for the soldiers of Lars Por senua were not armed with mod ern guns, as were assailants of thi? nineteenth century hero—neithei was he equipped with shield auc coat of mail, as was the brave de tender of the bridge across the Tiber. James Keelin was a member ot a battalion of confederate cavairj known as ‘‘Tnoma ß 's Legion,’’ which was afterwards I believe, merged into a regiment command ed by Cclonel Love. The “legion' was composed of hardy mountain eers from western North Carolina and was attached to the brigade commanded by General “Mudwall Jackson (so cal'ed to distinguish him from the immortal “Stone wall," and possibly for some other reasons). Keelin was only an ordinary pri vate soldier, without any education and his military training consist ed chiefly in being firmly impress, ed with the fact that his first dutj was to “obey orders.” , In November, 1862,Keelin was de tailed with some six or eight others of his command to guard the bridge at Strawberry Plains, Tenn., which was threatened by raiding parties of Brownlow’s “Tennessee federals.”On the 6th of November all the guard was withdrawn except Keelin and one other, and the extra guns they had were taken away by the recruiting officer at Strawberry Plains. This information was doubtless conveyed to Brownlow’s troops, for on the Bth at the dark hour of midnight a par ty of federal raiders numbering forty men appeared near the bridge with the evident intention of attacting and setting fire bo the structure. As soon as he saw the armed force making for the bridge, Keel in’s companion in arms fled in the opposite direction, carrying his gun with him, leaving Keelin alone with a single gun and a big knife of the “Arkansas toothpick’ variety, to defend ths bridge as bast he might. As hopeless as the task appeared, Keeling bravely determined to stand to hiu post despite the tremendous odds against him, and do his best to keep the enemy from burning the bridge. He posted himself on the top of a bank underneath the bridge and awaited the attach He held bn- Zuu at a “ready,” and when one of the partv advance<4with a light *d torch, prepared to climb up to the woodwork of the bridge, Keel in shot him dead in his tracks. The survivors fired a vo’ley at the soli tary guard, and with a wild yell made a rush for the bank. Though Keelin was wounded three times ny the volley —in the hip where he still carries a bullet in the left irm and in the side —he bravely dood his ground ; and not having rime to reload his muzzle-loading musket, he drew his big knife and awaited the onset. Fortunately for him the ascent was narrow, and the attacting party could only climb up the steep bank one or two at a time With fib knife be slew two more of the inva ders and wounded six others, hurl ing them gashed and bleeding down the embankment. Once he stumbled while aiming a blow at one of the paity, and before he could recover, a big fellow m idea vicious stroke at him with a heavy knife. He threw up his left arm to ward off the blow from his head, aud the blow sever oct Ins hand at the wrist besides inflict ing an ugly gash upon the scalp. He also received a dangerous cut in the neck, and another on the right hand. With al. these gaping and bleed mg wounes the brave fe low stood nis grounds, fighting with th< courage of a Bayard, and held th*' whole attacking party at Bay. At ast Bill Pickens, the lieutenant who was commanding the federal?, seeing so many of his men fall be fore the invincible arm of the brave confederate, called out with >rn oath : “Let me up there, boys, I’ll fix the d —n rebel I’’ But when he rushed up the bank fief was confronted by the sam« weapon, goary with the blood of nis subordinates, And, after re cievibg twd vic ions*outs, he t<»o re tired, calling off 'his men. They left the place hastily, leavihg their three dead ’ companions on the ground, but carrying off their wounded. They thought that a force of confede’ales was encamp ed a mile ofWo uji the river, and probably expected them to be at tracted to the scene by the sound of the firing. Keelin, desperately wounded as he was. remained at his post un til relieved. He bound up the bleeding stump of his arm and stanched the blood in hishalf-doz en other wounds as best be could, receiving n « medical attention uu. till after day light next morning. After he recovered from his wounds he continued to serve in the army until after the end of the war, notwithstanding ths loss of left hand. He is now an old man, far on the shady side of sixty, and lives by the fruits of his daily toil iu a little cabin in West Bris tol . .i He is modest and retiring disposi (ion, and comparatively few people in this city, wlieie he has resided for a number of years, have ever seen him or heard the wonderful story of which he is the There are sev eral; persons here however, who are familiar with the incident, and from an old confederate, who was in the vicinity when the fi 'ht occurred, The C >urier-Journal c< rreipordeut heard the story before seeking an interview with Mr. Keelin. When asked why he did not run away with his companions when he saw the overwhelming force ot the enemy, he modestly replied that he had been put there to de fend the bridge and save it from i destruction if he cou'd, and he did not think it right to give it up without at least making some show of fight for it; and when he got in to it, “there was no way to get out except to fight out,” as he pqt it. He seemed to heve very little idea that his deed deserves to rank with the bravest in the records of mankind. He does not complain of his lot, but wends his quiet way unnoticed and almost un known. He deserves a pension, both front his native state and fn.m the railroad company whose propertv he so bravely defended Louisville Courier-Journal GUARANTEED LARGEST SIZE MADE r- - -■■ - : ffllg ws. Carries six out of Nine Coub ties Heard From LEADS BY TWENTY FOUR VOTES AND ELEVEN COUNTIES TUB BEi-T OUT uF THE 55 THAT HAS ACTED A STATEMENT OF FANNINS ACTION. Yesterday was another Atkin son day aud this morning the gal ant y»ung democrat, has, not on ly recovered all tiie losses of the week but has increased his lean over Atlanta’s candidate. Os the twelve counties that act id yesterday, Mr. Atkinson carried Coweta, Chattahoochee, Catoosa. Flares, Charltou aad Heard giv ing him 14 votes. General Evans ias carried Dade, Mclntosh ano Putnam with six votes The re • uiis of yesterdays battle are about vnat even the Evans men were dreading, but had made up their minds as morally certain to be meted out to them, FANNIN ALL RIGHT. A? staled in Friday afternoou’t Hustler or Rome, Fannin county vss all right, despite the Couaftu lions “grand stand” clustering. Friday night the Hustler received me toilowing special from Canton fiom a most worthy man who wa in Morganton on the day that Fan iiu acted, and while the boomei uay not enjoy it. it is the tiutl all the isame, aud Faunn’i wo votes will go uo where, j o attempt to ge no where else, sav< into the Atkiusoß column: Canton June I.—Fannin couu y went for Atkinson by a majori ty of eight votes. The naeerim ■sab called to order at 12 o’c'ock and the vote was taken by ballot. I’he court adjourned for thre. hours until the vofTug was over I’he executive committee immedi ately met at tbs court house ano procla med the result, namely— Atkinson received 153 vstes; Ev ans, 145, A number of votes wen cast for Evans by msu who d-iu not reside iu the county aud some who did not reside in the state. The committee issued certificate* to the Atkinson delegates. Many of the staunchest Evans people of Rome have given up th? fight,and some of the mare offering to bet on the'final results of the campaighn, After next weeks work those who will not yet give over will (»• 1 like the little fellow that the Kalf run over —In the meantime ’Mr. Atkinson is doing very, very, weil, thank you.” STANDING TO DAT! Atkinson. Etam Meriwether 4 Elbert 1 Baldwin 2 Terrell 2 Coffee 2 Bartow 4 Clinch 2 Lincoln .... 2 Douglas 2 Tel If air .... 2 Cherokee 2 Richmond .. 6 Oconee 2 Hall 4 Talliaferio 2 Murray 2 Monroe 4 day 2 Butts ~.. 2 Floyd .. .. 6 Milton 2 De Kai u 4 Irwin 2 Whitfield .... 2 Jefferson 4 Randolph .... ! Wilkes 4 Echols 2 Muscogee 4 rult.cn 6 Troup 4 clarke 2 Carroll 4 Dade 2 Dodge 2 Mclntosh ..2 Glasscock 2 Putnam 2 McDuffie 2 Gwinnett 4 Glynn 2 Hancock 4 Macon 2 Fannin....”” 2 Heard .., 2 Coweta 4 I ] Cbattaheochee 2 caloosa .' 2 Charlton 2 pierce 2 ■ - Total 82 5i IN DOUBT. Canmden 2 Polk 2 Mitchell 2 Jodrs. 2 Os the above Camden is claimed by both sides, Jones in pretty cer tain for Atkinson, Mitchell about as safe for Evans, while Polk with two precincts to hear from ha? given Evans 12 majority. Th : s is counting 30 negroes and a few populists who voted at Etna pre cint Advices from Polk last night stated that the Atkinson people would serve notice for a contest if the two precincts to hear from did n<>t overcome the black vote of the Evans district of Etna. CATOOSA IS ATKINSONS, Ringold, Ga., June 2.—Catoo sa county went democratic today and gave Atkinson over a hun dred majority. All State House officer? were reelected except Chan dler. Clifton carried the county solid fsr secretary. W’■ Trox Bankston < 10 CENTS A WEEK Pahvs TREMENDOUR BAR- GAINS IN WHITE GOODS * LACES* GREAT INDUCEHEHTo ? 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