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FUO3TH YEAR 4.TO +^ the PEOPLE NORTHGA. §^AND»- .ALABAMA* Hard time o and ‘he scare,ty of ha. forced the price of cot «”**“* Ttbe iwp propose to l> ll t the low & n( t w " L i nrv* fiio>ods ice of Groceries and Dry Goods, large defers in mr line in Rome that don’t belong sortie keep the pnees of igoods U P’ WE HAVE been In business, in Home about 15 years, and have never joined an association of any kind that to cut prices for us to sell by. We began with a sing- < le little grocery store,; but by selling cheapfor cash and never trying to get more for goods than they are worth. We have built up a trade that any bod y might feel proud of. We now have six stores in the Fourth Ward. 2 with Grocer ies, two with dry goods and shoes, and one with Clothing and gent' Furnishing goods and one with Crockery, Glass Ware and stoves Our Crockery Store. And in addition to these we have or.e at 230 Broad street with a Mammoth Stock of Stoves, Crockery, Glass, Tinwear and House Pm ,ishing Goods. We buy i, large lots as cheap as any whole ale merchant and can buy and sell them as cheap as we ple^e. We Wholesale and Retail and if you have a little money to spend, we can and will sell you cheaper than any body in this city. Look At a Few Prices. Good Green Coffee 6 lbs for $1 Good sound Tobacco 11 inch plug o cents. Good Rad Flannel Guaranteed all Wool at 10 cents yd Heavy Jeans io cents a yd, Gotten Check cents and up Eheetng yard wide cents a yard Cotton Flanuell 5 cents a yard bleached Cotton yd wide 5 cent yd Dress Gingham cents a yard 1 lo ur, Meat, Sugar. Etc. Under 'h ft prices of the Association y° u are a merchant come oef ’eus, and we will save you m hy giving you our lowest Prices. Lanham & Sons, 316 - 3 18, 320,322,3- 24, 326 Fifth Ave ANDi 236 Broad St. THE IH STLEH OF HOME. A HEAVY STICK. In the Hands of the Nephew slays the Uncle. A GADSDEN TRAGEDY The Murderer (Being Persued by the She-its and Possee. Great Excitement Pre vails. An Unfortu nate Family, Gadsden, Ala,, October 15. n Bristoe’s cave, four miles from Mountainsboro, near the county line between Etowah and Marshall, there occurred a cold-blooded mur der about 8 o’clock Saturday eve ning. The facts are as follows as near as they could be learned : George Barnett and his nephew, Dave Hubbard, had been engaged in getting out stove timber and had some words over the settlement. Saturday they were engaged in gathering corn, when the difficulty was renewed. Bartlett was on the wagon and grabbing a hickory standard,struck at Hubbard, who a’so grabbed a large hickory stick an 1 struck Bart lett in the head, knocking him out of the wagon. Hubbard then went to the house and telllug what ho had done, fled the country. Parties went to ihe field, where they found Bartlett dead George Bartlett was an old man about eix'y years old, while Hub bard was his nephew, about twm ty-uiue years old. Great excite noent prevails in the neighborhood and the sheriff and a posse are hoi after Hubbard, who is still ac large The .(Bartlett family has beeu peculiarly an unfortunate one. One son was killed in Attalla several years ago, also one near where the father was killed, aud one drown ed . ' JUST RECEIVED One of the most com plete assortments of TOILET SOAPS AND TOILET ARTICLES Ever brought to the city. See our line of fine t imported tooth brushes They have no superior on this or any other market SOLE AGENT FOR candies J. T CROUCH & CO. Medical Building. ROME GEORCIA. MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER. 15 1894. THAT DECISION i Os Mr. Reeves Which Touches Floyd County Bonds CAUSES MUCH COMMENT Notes are not Bonds and In terest or no Interest, the National Banking Law Wont Touch Floyd's Issue. The following special from tl e Constitution’s Washington corre spondent will prove of interest to Georgians and especially- to the people of Floyd. Washington, October 14.—Mr. Fel’x A Reeves, the solicitor of the treasury, has rendered a decision which will be of interest to every citizen of Georgia. It was rendered at the request of Mr R. G. Clark, of Rome. Mr. Clark wrote to Secretary Carlisle stating that the county commis sioners of Floyd county proposed to issue a certain amount of coun ty bonds, bearing a low rate of in. terest, in denominations of five, ten and twenty- dollars. One of the purposes in view in issuing these bonds was the inten tion of using them the same as lo cal currency. Mr. Clark inquired whether such action would conflict in any way with the United >tates banking laws. Mr. Carlisle referr ed the letter to Mr. Reeves., who advised the secretary- that no stat ute of the United States prohibits the issue of county bouds dn any denominations. According to Mr. Reeves any county- has a right to issue bonds when not in contravention to the constitution of the State. As to the state bank tax of 1875, Mr. Reeves say-sthat the word ‘‘coun ty” iB not enumerated among the corporations, persons, firms, asso ciation, state bank or state hank ing associations, and, therefore, county bonds are not subject to the 10 percent tax. Mr. Reeves also said that the word “notes” could not be regard ed as including county bonds, and he was, therefore, of the opinion that the proposed issue of county bonds would not lie taxable under the federal statutes. A talk with solicitor Reeves by the Constitution correspondent today procured from him the fur ther statement, that whether the bonds issued by a country- bore interest or not, his opinion would apply the same. These binds, he admitted, could be in denomina tions as low as one and two dol lars, and could he used as a local circulating medium. This would mean, provided Mr. Reeves’ decision holds good, that the counties can provide the peo ple with all the money they re quire. The only possible chance of conflict with the United States au thorities on this question, would be in the manufacture of these bonds or motes in a form resemb ling United States currency, as in the case of the Mississippi bonds recently- seized. This, it is said could be easily avoided, warning the engraver of the new money not to Jimitate any vignette, seal or scroll work now •n use by the Uuited States. The question is whether or not Mr.Reeves’* decision conflicts wfth that clause of the Uuited States which provides that no state shall coin money or emit bills of credit. The supreme court in Craig vs. the state of Missouri has decided that no state can s-ue currency in any form —of course a county is a part of a state, but whether these Floyd county bouds will be cousided cur rency in that people will be requir ed t® take it remaine to be seeu, E. W. B. KILLED THREE MEN! And was Promply Lynched hy a Kentucky Mob. RIDDLED THE SHERIFF With Cold Lead. Leaders of The Mob Drew Guns and told him to Leap)Dld so and his neek was Broken Lexington, Ky., October 14. — Another lynching was added to the unusually large fall series of tpe Blue Grass lynching bees to day. Yesterday-at the close of the Beatyville fair Oscar Morton, a prominent citizen of Stanton, in Rowell county, went on the war* path. Only two weeks ago Morton killed a man at Stanton, and was out on a $5,000 bond to appear next week at the Pow-ell court. When Morton arrived at the fair he proceeded to get drunk, and then went to find Sheriff William Simms, who was his deadly enemy, a feud of long standing existed be tween the two men. Simms met Morton near the en trance to the fair grounds, and af ter a few words both drew guns and a quick exchange of shots followed, Morton using two guns. His first shot broke the Sheriff’s right arm at the elbow, and John Hogg, a friend of Timm’s whipped out his gun and joined in the bat tle. When the smoke had cleaned away it was found that Sheriff Simms was dead, having a shot through his breast, one in his ab d mien and another through his arm. Morton was shot through ti e neck, while Hogg was unhurt. Because a crowd could collect M 'ton was hustled to the county Jail and placed under guard. The people became infuriated and a big meeting was at once held in the public square. Colonel John Drum mond mounted a barrell and made a speech, in which he said the murderer must be hanged, but that the work must be done quick ly and with perfect order. M< rton had killed two men in leas than two weeks’time and he must die by the rope. A mob was quickly formed and marched to the jail. The jailer was overpowered and the keys to Merton’s cell were obtained. He was found lying ou the floor in his Cbll, and after a bitter struggle was seiz-d and dragged out. He then became impudent and told the mob that he d:d not care what they did with him provided tney did their word quickl/ After a short parley he was tak en to a little bridge some distance from the Jowd and the rope was placed around his neck. The lead ers drew their gur.s and told him tojumporbe would he riddled with bullets. Turning around, the doomed men cursed his captors, and, ut tering wild imprecations, leaped into spsfce, The jump broke his neck, and after dangling in the air fora tew minutes he became still ami a vol ley of bullets were fired iuto him None of the mob made any at tempt to conceal their identity and the hanging was conducted with as much formality as if it had been a legal affair. The dead sheriff was only recently married aud leaves a young wife. The murderer was a wealthy man, who lived at Stanton. He has killed three men. Coming to the fair he tried to kill the fireman of the train because he would not increase the speed of the locomo tive. This is the eighth lynching in central Kentucky in the past threb months, aud the peoplehavodeter mined to put down murder if they have to take the law in their own hands every time a man is killed, Morton’s relatives are incensed over the lynching, and it may be that some old sued will be reoped ed. JAIL DELIVERY. Eight Desperate Criminals saw theit way out of THE GADSDEN JAIL And are at Liberty Kase Knives And Sweet oil help them on their way to Sweet Liberty. A List of Them- Gadsden, Ala., October 14. — There was a wholesale jail deliv ery in this city tonight. At about 8 o’clock the jailer went in to lock up the prisoners, when he only found four men to lock up, and on investigation he discover ed that eight men had gone, as fol lows: Joe Ward and John Bridges, highway robbery-; J. P. Jenkins, recently couvicted of forgery, and sent up for two y-ears, awaiting ac tion of the supreme court; R. A. Dewgar, rape; Dave Adkins, Wil liam Green, W. A. Gray, selling whisky, and Charles Davis, color ed, chicken thieg. They made their escape by saw ing two bars in the steel cage aud then sawing the bars to the outer wiudow, thereby getting out. Eight made their escape and the ja’l would now be empty had the jailer not gone m when he did. Four only are left. Two short caee knives made into saws.aud a bottle of sweet oil were lonnd in the cell of one of ihe prie oners who stated that the saws and oil were handed in horn the out side. So far the escaped birds have made good their escape. Sheriff Burns is away after a murderer aud as yet no attempt has been made to capture them. The filing of the bars was doue Saturday aud Sunday while religious services were being held in the jail S, M. STARK. I desire to inform my Friends and Patrons and the Public gtner ly, that my elegant line of Fall and Winter WOOLENS Has been received,and are now open Tor in 7 spection, And I willfur ther state that ! am now better prepared than ever to turn out FIRST CLASS WORK akto FIRST CLASS GOODS, At prices never before heard of in [Rome,* S. M. STARK, maun Tin 16 ARMSTRONG HOTEL 10 CENTS A WEEK C -A. KT TO Conclusion Quickly When the facts are be fore You? WE X PRESENT to the parefc»- ing public one o v the-great foun<4l*” tione of mercantile success, EXs— PERIENCE. THIS gives the knowledge the most desirable products can be procured. THIS enables us to become ac quainted with the taste aud ne*H!l* - of our customers^ THIS secures the articles de*Mf~ ed at the lowest market value - Self Interest Will prompt you to examine oust stock. Ever since the arrival s£ our gigantic assortment of fall i winter goods. Our store has thronged with eager purchases and zealous lookers; some exclaim. * ing “Ob, how pretty,“ others esy~ ing vehemently, How very and others remarking, “I wonwr if they will sell al these goods. To say that w© feel proud •£ these crowdn and complim© docs not begin to express our *s*- precation; in fact words aro in adequate to express same. Thebe#* evidence that we know of to pr»w our appreciat ou, is *o continue- si. the figure the same squareness %oa. fairness in our business that have so successfully conduct at, for nearly twenty years. DRESS GOODS OUR purchases in thialine been unusually large, and we pre sent some of the handsomest pus. terns of the season: Camel's- Ssaer. . * serge. Henrietta, bedfords 3or-flh. boardcloths, cashmere plaids, ette aud various new wears fafS aud winter. Ladies wraps WE cant be be beat in Jtoaar goods. Every lady should see stock before placing her order where. It is to your interest*. Otae ' Ladies Misses aud childrens nave got to go aud they will guy, for the quality, style and 'gpixur attached to them can but maiim them sell We are pleased wiltik. last weeks sales, and this weeagr; you c*n reap the harvest of- ban.- gains in any of our departmaa&e- Well we cant converse vith yam much longer, for our spaoe ia limi ted, but before we say good by, want lo say unother word a.boct£ OUR CARPETS? For now is the time Sor yt>t» i* - place your order. It is absolutory useless for us to attempt to des cribe the beauty and merito-of owe* stock, but we cau cordially inn#* y m to come aud look through department. THOS. FA 31.