Newspaper Page Text
0
The Pike . County Journal.
VOL. V.
JUSTICE COP RTS.
•/.EBP LON
W M Hartley 1 P
e ¥ Redding N V
fourth Saturday
EPPINUKR
S S Barrel t J 1‘
First Saturday
HOLLONVILLE
•J W Du n liar J V
s N P
First Saturday
DRIVER
VS .1 Ooggin, Justice
•I P Baker, Notary
Second Saturday
WEANS VILLE
0 i- Butler. Justice
R W McOinty, Notary
Fourth Friday
CONCORD
vl T Beckham, Justice
Hofei Ji McLendon, NcJary
Third Saturday
SECOND
Robi McLer. y, Justice
J R Sykes, Notary
Third Saturday
PIEDMONT
T M Ailed, Justice
J L Bussey, Notnrv
c Eourlh Saturday
MO LENA
1 ■ B Rlonnt, Jus ice
E M Eppjuger, Notary
rtiird Friday
BARNESVILLLE
R 1. Merritt, Justice
O £ Hugley, Notary
third Thursday
V MILNER
i! Moere. "Justice
■I E Gardner, Notary y
l onrlli Mon l-,
—
ZEBULON, GA.
z £ rior ih flanked attractieuH on all for sutes the hv noine-»eeker» gently }««,« sloping 31 ti
s^«5UoS e a n3 n –^^ excellent B ^rrUb,S school. Tic
oi the town is its most
mm“toVun vluliy?oi'St
rupiui<>f Harn<J«vUle, ih«state. Milner, Concord and Molena
art
.aTthflTwt
*.nportanee, besides «ixfcr-tiirei* miles of rail
^'.r^rVt'K ^ ««
from this central location The rik*
(County fcluw Jo a rim I people, issued hia weekly and rend
my more 5.oo0
■
interest.
Inquirtea the with reference to recef spec iitl advantages
of town or county will r 1 |,rom i ,t
tention if addressed to this j>aper.
_________
PllOFEHSlOy A I. CA K HA.
J S. POPE,
Attorney a |.»n
ZEBULON, GEORGIA.
S. N. WOODWARD
4 f t o r ft c y a t L nw %
BA BNESVlLLE. - - - GA.
E. F. DUPREE.
Attorney at Law ,
ZEBULON. < i A
wm »Villpractice „ r ^ n ., in all the courts. Promo _
attention given to all business on
trnsted to him.
...... —■——*---------------------
J. C. HOOTEN,
Physician and Surgeon.
HOLLONV1LLE, - - Ef R 1 A
All ( alls Responded , , to Promptly, Hay
or Night.
DR D. M SNELSON,
Operative – Mechanical
Dentist,
*> \ o Hit. ..... (iMOIUJIA.
—
D C BECKHAM,
Practical I Patch maker and Jeweler.
D
;
i !
H w
, 1
;
—
JOB PRINTING.
We are Prep red to do all kind* of
Job Work
-- WIIH
NEATNESS !
— AND
i
ant J,
j
! SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.
TUe Drift of Her Progress am Pros'
perity Briefly Med.
Happenings of Interest Portrayed in
Pithy Paragraphs.
!
j old. Lucy died Blair, old ft negro woman 112 years
of age at Atlanta Ha.,
• r
<hm3SZ. n kitZ 7,!”
■
““*>.< ...........
The Brush Electric Light and Potv
er company was capitalized at $250,
000 at Savannah, (hi., Monday, and
scooped Bower the People's Kh vt* i, Light
and company recently eatalo
j j Itailway lished in connection which with promised the Electric to
Company,
he a powerful rival to the old com
pany. 'l’Ue deal w,,« affected by an ex
] change of stock.
! Siohday was the time Bet for a re
j sumption of work in the shops of iim
Louisville and Nashville ntvd Nash
j i ville, Chattanooga and SI. Loltis rail
rowia at Nashville, Tenn., hut contra
! rv to expectation, the striking mn
(mittlets and boiler makers refused to
return at the reduced wages. The
[ men say they are just as determined
now as ever, and will not return at the
reduced wages,
The steamnhip R^ppahaimnoek, the
i initial sle–l–efr of the new ocean line,
WjpelaWl by the Cbesapoake sailed and Ohio
Railroad Company, from New
j port liverpodiwith News, A’a,, Fridu.V evening for
a miscellaneous cargo of
freight equal to 250 carloads. Included
j in her freight was 2,275 hogshead of
j tobacco which is the largest single
[ shipment of tobacco ever made from a
j Virginia port.
The Wilmington, N-. (V, cotton mills,
' tttter * of lour weeks, will
resume Work September 25th. During
I th oughly * repaired "r and "i"" a now b,ls engine be “ thor and :
boiler for additional power 1 are to be
: f dded -. Tb * “» 11 "• il1 f «»
time in all the departments , , fov the
! present, hut the resumption will give
I ncSmmple J * * “ ** “
A BlMeeiftl front Canton, N. ( ., nayts:
• The most horrible Incident known in
I ('"iVwfmiwv nettI yt eainer Sf,, otaiion 1 ;? r v on Ud tiie n m m c Z7 illpiiv 1
iX Tl W " re r
! H
miU * * fxplohiou occurred about
j 11 o’clock and completely wrecked thr
: t .p ‘the fflatiob « iiimm ..f ilm .•
was left near
^ 1 ‘ ai,furt > S ; (
| Senator The _ Red Butler, Gross party, consisting of
senator w Lutler, , Governor ... Go vernor Tillman, lillman,
T J, inrt ‘ m > Di'. Larduor aud George
,1 n I'i.Unun spent Saturday on a tour
1 ,s, ““ dB * v|l ‘" j n K destruei'ive
results of the recent storm and beeom
, i . acquaiatea . , with . , the , suffering . and ,
1 "K
destitution resulting therefrom. Sun
day the party extended their mveati
gation an far north a« Charleston.
stotcBhnvwsFrldav^inliHe'dtl a . . ■ , r , ,, j ^ .
thev^wouid'receivi'n'Vni 're'mod* efaetmv
that railroad'yards
from the Central ‘ unless
....I, ’ * ' K ' lvw i j a ‘i’?’ . ( i,’
' ‘ ri.y 1 , VI i • - ; Vill j r
o... ’ ,* , , 1 , M
! P(1 l - flwmag
Z ever y "'Y y m “ «««<*.
mg the naval stores there. Iho fac
tors transmitted the letter to Superin
teudeut Kline who says he will do
what , . v he can to . remedy -t 41 the situation. ,
T » t! i« federal court at Charleston
u S. one ay, m gt lmoiiton 1, (
x »
a decree in the sun nrougnt by t-ne ;
Richmond and Danville railroad lo
a j )ro g a j e t die redlJced rates on hot;:: lorn
ordered bv t]ie rft u road commissioner :
.
law , Without i
under , .... the dispensary i
finally disposing of the matter Judge ,
hitnonton appoints tt. xv. >-uaw 'jB 1 ''
Cialmasterto take testimony as to
whether the change complained of by
the railroad is just and reasonable.
The case of M. J. O’Brien, ex-«„
treasurer of the Catholic
Knights of America, who is behind
ahout $75,000 in his accounts with the
order, came up Monday for trial in
the circuit court at Chattanooga and
was continued. The charge was cm
bezzlement. Among the prominent
officials of the order in attendance
were Supreme. President Him-. Bu
prerae Treasurer Hersch, .Supreme
Secretary Barr and Supreme Trustees
Duffy and Walsh. The continuance
was granted on account of the absence
of an important witness.
A A Memphis iiempnis special special of Mondav-i.v «„ .
Ex-Congressman Rice A. Pierce, the
member of the executive committee
for Tennessee appointed at Cliicag< > A n~
mist 2 d has remesting’ issued a call to the people of
the freeTiinage state all who believe in |
of rcHicctfve both gold and silver to
meet in their OctJheJ-21st county seats
Monday and pass reso
lutions*requesting their senators ami
representatives reneal in congress nurrhiisins? to vote .
? the ttii of the i
nf Jl-rnission Mhermnn law nn lnw
I ,„ 0 T lv ® , . to /h return to ' ’
, renenlf .4 in 7 h
A Memphis, lean., special ,, Mon
or
day says: A reign ot terror-prevails ;
among the planters and gmners all
over northen Mississippi. The white
caps have organized in nearly every
county and posted notices in gins for
bidding the owners from ginning cot
ton until the price reaches 10 cents
per pound. Several ginners have dis
regarded the notice and opened their
establishments for business. The t
white caps promptly burned them to
the ground, and warned would them that an j
otbe* attempt to resume be pun- »
ished with deaUii I
ZEBU LON, PIKE CO., GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1893.
HE WAS DRUNK.
Senator Irby, of South Carolina, on a
Big Spree.
A Oulnmhiii special says that Heim
tor John L. H. Irby arrived in that
\ city Tuesday beastly morning from Intoxication. Washing
1 ton in n state 'if
, When It* got off the train at the union
i depot, he pulled from his pocket a
J ! a !' double-acting h ‘ ho UU'f revolver, *“,‘1 passed
m ’ u S TOOM
’JJ f 1 ‘''xVJ. ■ «s Lul-h sta;. m aP'S-’iu'' * a iVA ’ u Itbv
SSSSS–Stt–SiXl r"”'
*-»a»V'"
ills s:
recovering, Ulnltelio lie twain nulled pistol
but attempt to tire. He war
t(1 i„h 1, but left for Laurens in tin
same intoxicated condition. Irby’s
conduct excited much comment in Co
himbm.
~
ftT AT I'll]? lllij liii W A TTflKf 1 lUlliilj A T PAPITAT uni lliilt.
—
____
Almll'S ,... . 01 » GOYBl'lllllOllt . 311(1 _ ROlltlllS Ot
i
n, tDO n HOllSO Ti„,,„ n 311(1 j SflllSiB n,,,. n i„ D1SCHSS61.
_________
>0,es of , ““‘ rest ... * 0,,cernlu(t . ‘ ,10 „ **«»*
l»l« and Their General Welfare,
------
Jitoposes COhgteskffitiii Oales, df Alabama,
to introduce a bill providing
tor adding the territory of Utah to
Nevada, so as to make that state the
j tion. propel size and of sufficient, popnla
j The senate Friday confirmed the
following nominations: Collectors of
internal revenue, V. B, Trammell,
district of Georgia; B. Q. Randall,
district of Ahihanui, J T; lilssafy, sec
otid Tniihessee; F. P. Bond, fifth Ten
hesaee,
The president sent to the senate
Tuesday the following nominations:
William B. Hornblower, of New York,
lobe associate justi....... the supreme
court of tho United Staten, vico Samu
Blatchford* deceased l James J Van
Allen, of Rhode Island, ambassador ex
traordinar.y Italy. and plenipotentiary to
‘ fae ^'” al ib
the hOU 86 , luesday, Mr. Flynn, re
mibliean of Oklahoma nuked* moment
for the consideration of a resolution
r r it i ,,K thKt Kon "‘ th<i m ' uk ' rrt
the Cherokee . i strip had , been shot down
1,y l " >ldk>r# - «‘ d
further, by what- authority the it-oupfe
wete nuthw
KepteaentatiVo KepreseniatiVo Cbopcr, Cooper, of of Florida, Florida,
Will introduce a resolution in the house
calling * for investigation of the
of"Unfted an States' 5
course Judge Swain,
with w jfh a view to impeachment on charges
nfl'cctiiig liia administration of lniHi
u ,,ss in his court, especially in the
matter of the improper appointments
ot of masters masters and and receivers. receivers. Mr. Mr. Coop- Coop
e r’s action is taken in obedience to
resolutions passed by the Florida leg.
islatnre.
A. II, GalloliUe, of New 1 ork, up
pewed before the commlUee on ways
lu "^ means Tuesday and presented a
P? titdon °f th * A««ooIated Trades and
Workmen h lleiorm league of New
York, demanding that the duty on the
vegetable products of the Bermuda
island be removed or greatly reduced,
W) thftt tho raiddle cXam m . working P
People , W be able to purchase fresh
MU™ in the early spring. Heniy
I. Oxnard, of Nebrawka, spoke against
the repea.1 of «*© sugar bounty clause
„f the McKinley act.
When the proposition was made to
nt coa j ou the free list, the New York
capitalists organized a big trust and
purchased extensive coal mines in Nova
Scotia. Tuesday a strong delegation
()f milJG ownew frora Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
arrived at Washington and organized
at the Willard hotel. Tuesday after
noon they appeared before the com
mittee on ways and means to argue the
Proposition of a duty of seventy-five
“"ts per ton on bitaminow coal.
lh ‘f «?«»»* ie /'»"»««• to
! !OB “ l,n, ®E interests oi this country
to put coat on the free list.
.iu»", e ii«r..bio.v,..
, nd ?® Hornblower is a prominent
a nd , widely known New York lawyer
«ud wlm lias f.or many years had a very
»««« practice before the supreme
f ‘t>nrt «f w h, c h he xvill soon become a
J nember - Senator McPherson, who
knows him personally, says he is a
man of strong mind and great judicial
attainments, wd ha natural aptitude
'°r eonstitutional subjects. He comes
of a family of jurists, his father New having Jersey
been the late chief justice of
where his grandfather was a leading
practitioner at the bars of his day
Mr ' Hornblower was tor a number of
y”“ r »^he laxv partner of ex-Governor
‘ffiainberlam of Booth Carolina and
I s a rektive by marriage of the late
'■^.‘“Vj'ubtower bZvev T« J“ll In° stetee^Mr ’ndhrn 4
Horn ” ,ower 18 small, reminding rem
on ® mno ^ P resent
cll * e / justice of the supreme court.
H® * 8 a trustee of the New York Life
Insurance Company, of which William
B. Grace is a director. It is evident
that the appointment of Mr. Horn
Wo wer wiB not he received with pleas
nre by all the politicians of New York,
Senator Hill declined to discuss the
nominat ion, but simply said that the
democrats of New York would be dis
aV mointed *
14
________
France _ hag , ,, the distinction .... .. of , be n*
the most carefully cultivated agneui
tural country in Europe.
---------------—--------
Atwms keep posted *htx ou jubiotthe ail public mat
tet», to tm nbls to An new.
1 WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL.
I
The Layiuj of (lie National Capital’s
| Conur-Sioiie Celebrated!
Imposing Civic and Military Proves*
.
1 sions— A Brand Bcinonstralion.
^ conionnml of the rmtidii.il tflipl
........ L^'hirc;
.«
uriles sllunte deeded by Mui-ylaiid Itlld
Virginia for the • ije of the national
l ' l 'l ,ital ) »“ d escorted by Virginia and
Maryland troops, and masonic and
| other civic bodies moved in procession
! to Capitol hill and there laid the oor
j ner stone of the national eapitol, the
weather could not possibly bate i'eeh
mei-.r,blrusant on that occasion than
the clear skies and buoyant sunshine
which smiled on the centennial com
| memoration of that groat event Mon
da Y merwng.
dhe day was ushered in by the ring
)“« of tbo ceutcnuml chimes. Follow
i l>s closely as possible the program
j «»/ the original ceremonies, the prunes
I »ioH haft cliiofly (ibnfined to ciVie bod
»<*i h»«e* the matshalship of General
| Orel way, coffinmnding the district na
tiiitirtl gitahl,
okdANJZA'froNK In i,lNk.
The organizations in lino included
! in the first division, Odd Fellows, tho
j I oldest Elks inhabitants, and Knights of Pythias, } I
“Noble Bed Men.” The
j second division composed the Society I
i of Cincinnati, the O. A, R. and tho I
! Mekican .Veterans and tV “Sous of
; ilm American Revolution/’ in which
i ! organization are included many of the
most honored names in public life,
j which, as »« organization,
' 'W>ubho debut Monday. Thethirddi
v,81on W,,H the ft,Ml com l ,rlaed
Virginia, The fourth division was
composed associations; of Veteran firemen and vis- j
itiiig lire including Vet- ;
ei'ti.nh fioiii Brooklyn aiid New Yoi-k;
and Virginia and Maryland.
At the hand of the procession, ini
mediately and following Grand Marshal
Ordway his well mounted staff,
rode the president of the United States
and his cabinet .-officers.
In tim *i,- 1 ,. ri
dent, came the orator of the day Ifeft , Hon,
,!* T, t,., ‘ • *... tSi ** ... r 1, -i
" ' .
■
the general , commitxee. Kach . cabinet . .
officer the wuh attended by two mem bora | |
of committee on arrangements.
After the cabinet officers came Bishop 1
Paret, of Maryland, Episcopal chaplain for the
day, in his robes.
Then name the Associate Justices
Brown and Field, representing the
: United States supreme court, and af
! I ter ter them them tho the joint joint committee committee of of con
I i gfess, the cotamissionets of the dis- i
; trict'/and the general committee,
AT THIS CAPITOTj,
The procession arrived at the capi
; tol shortly after two o’clock, and the
parade was dismissed and ceremonies
of commemoration commenctal from
j ntandB erected on the east front and m
j the spectators, presence of an immense concourse
of The musical part of
j ! the and program was exceedingly notable
effective.
. Fho oratorical , . . part , of the plooeod- ,
; mgs was commenced fay Mr Lawrence
Gardner in an address of woleotno,
which had merit of being as brief as
j was appropriate. the audience He closed chairman by intro
ducing to “as
j of the ceremonies the worthy successor
| of Washington, the president of the,
\ United Btates, Grover Cleveland.”
i President Cleveland, who had beeB
greeted with warm applause all day en
| route to the eapitol, received a still
more enthusiastie welcome when he
I arose to address the assemblage.
After the president’s brief address
! there was music by the hand. Then
j ! the Henry orator oi !Virgtmsi of the day delivered William an Wirt ora
, twn which was both lengthy Bpangled learned
and ornate. I he Btar
followed, Banner ” sung after by which the gi-and ice-1 resident chorus
x
Stevenson was introduced and made a
; historical and interesting address.
The presiding officer of tlm senate,
with a brief interlude of musm, was
followed by tho presiding officer oi
, the house of representatives, Speaker
Crisp, whose remarks were brevity
itself.
The closing ever,uses consisted of the
rendering of the grand Chorus, 1 lu
Heavens are Telling, ” from Hayden s
oratorio, “The Creatou,” a judicial
address by Associate Justice Henry
Billings Brown, of the United States
supreme court a dosing speech by
Commissioner Myron Parker for the
district government andithe rendering
; (l f “America” by the Marine band,
<dwr " R R,,d * ndlence>
'
- -----------
On ine day before the last earthquake
(J f /ante a cloud of fluttering objects, at
j first mistaken for locusts, made its ap
pearsnee near the Village of Megaponto, it
on the coast of the Morea. As ap
preached the village it was seen to tie
, hats of a small, rust-colored variety that
haunt the coa ; t swainpa in the night
tune and pass the day m caves. 1 hou
sam xM the squeaking little excursionists
«' tt ' ed ,,n Uie l-.wer branches of the
shade train* or drooped on the ground ex*
hansted, as though Ih-.-y luut comc from
*considerahle distau U i supposed
. that tlisy hadextab. tm-'f dormitory
m the vaults of the , ge limestone cav
werUdisM^d”'hi-’tfn from e. of uptlTn'r volcanic sul
pburuos cleft* that vapors tb« oos tbs in all
eroH coast range
diructitm* \
GRAND OPENING
OF THE
NEW YORK STORE,
Griffin, Georgia.
We respectfully announce to the trading
publicotPiket,,at wehave °P elleti » a>st-c'ass
(mods and ciothmg Estiiblisliments
W0 tfl , Ollly tfa.6 , UGSt gl'–dO - .
PPUpOSO OSLTIJT Cl
“ O'OOClS ill all deDafttlheilts ** Jilld WQ Will Sell at
STRICTLY
ONE PRICE TO EVERYbODY.
Write us for Samples and prices on goods
either at Retail or Wholesale.
David Wgxelbaum – Comp’y
i IT LYONS’ OLD STAND,
©BIFFIN, BA.
J. A JlYCOCK. i
MANUFACTURER
SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MANTELS,
MOULDINGS, ETC.
ky blinds and doors are nut up with mathematical acuracy and no wedges are
used. In reliable workmanship I yield to no consern in the tfouth. When you
ct ready to
Build a House
« win ^ very mile tro» W . *«*„,« and, ».V .„H von heU W .ban anyone e„
in both material and prices
EXCHANGE WARE HOUSE,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA,
Open Sept. 1 st, 1893
For the purpose of Weighing and storage of Cotton, with good Fire-Proof Shed,
good Wagon Yard, with fine well of water and feed troughs for the patrons of the
Warehouse. OLA Y DRIVER will havo charge of the Scales, and give his personal
attention to al' who favor him with their patronage. It is tlie most convenient and
weU arranged 1FA RE-HOUSE in the city. Truly,
De W* PATTERSON %
MAD RUSH FOR HOMES.
*
The (ihrokee Strip Formally Opened
: for Settlement.
A special from Arkansas .City, Khijb. ,
j says: One hundred thousand people
j settled upon the Ohrokee strip Saturday
j ! On the lines in the vicinity of the
various border towns the boomers had
: gathered in groat numbers. As far as
! the eye could reach in either direction
j could he seen men mounted and in
j wagons and afoot closely packed to
gether making a solid column 200 feet
! or more in the middle and tapering
: ^• » ™re «‘>’eak of black in the
j stance.
thb mav »ush of ths boomkiis.
Tho scene when tho column broke
at the firing of the signal gun, and
each individual entered to contend for
a common prize, can he imagined bet
; ter tljsn described. Confusion reign
ed everywhere. Bo closely were the the
contestants packed together that
start was a hazardous one. Horsemen
we re unseated, wagons overthrown
and pedestrians prostrated in the mad
rush to be off'. Tho cries of angered
men, the shouts of the racers, the
clattering of hoofs, the rattling of
wagons and the shrieking of locornf t/ *
tives combined in a roar similar
j accompanying the progress of A .
; nado . i
|„ the race many men were injured
and some killed. Of the latter some
met death by accident and two were
murdered. The details of the crimes
are not known, but the dead bodies
T n‘n ° thet
through the head—tell , the manner ot | j
• death. Many dead horses have been;
found on the prairie. Borne diod of;
over-exertion, some were killed by fal- i
]j n g j n j] t ,. race, and others received
: broken limbs in the rough prairie, !
were fihot ,, y til 0 j r owners.
youR mmnr povunous , towns. TOWVK
Saturday night the »*»!> wholly de- ,
twelve hours before was ;
serted, was a populous country. Four
of the new town Bites have populations
estimated »t 6 ,000 each. Others boast
populations rangiug from *,000 to
3 0 o 0 Everr desirable claim has at
i fiaHt one claimant and may have two
to four - Contests wil), of course. be
««»««».
j , .
Advertise . ««w; it will ... pay you. „
HOW ABOUT
HARO TIMES?
Are you a supporter of tho present finan
cial system which congests tho currency of
the country poriodioidly at the money centres
and keeps the masses at the mercy of classes,
or do you favor n broad and
mmm system
Which protects the debtor while it does jus
tice to the creditor? ,, V
If you feel tiiis wav, you should net ha
without that great chainpiua of the people’s
rights.
The Atlanta Weekly
CONSTITUTION
Published at Atlanta, Ga., and having a
circulation of
More than 156,000
chiefly flffimig the farmers ot America, and
going to more homes than any tire weekly earth. news
paper published oil the lace of
H is (f|g liogesf
and Issi Weekly
newspaper pubUsbeii in America, covering
tho news of the world, having correspondents capitaK
in every city in Amer.ca and the
Europe, and reporting in full the detai s of
the debates in Congress on ull question* of
public interost.
THE GOMSTITUTIOM
is among the few great newspapers publish
ing daily editions on the side of the people
as against European Domination of our
money system, and it heartily advocates;
1st. The Free Coinage of Silver.
Believing that the establishment of a
single gold standard will wreck the pros
perity of the great masses of tho people, have
though it may profit the lew who
already grown rich by federal protection
and federal subsidy.
2d. Tariff Reform.
Believing that by throwing our porta
open to markets of the world and levy
ing only enough import duties to pay
the actual expenses of the government*
the people will he betler served than for by
making them pay double prices
protection's «ake.
3d. An Income Tax.
Believing that those. »ho have much
property should beai *0 burdens of
government in the saj proportion to
those who have little.
The Constitution heartily advocates an
Expansion of
the Currency
Until tliarc is enough of it in circulation to
do the ligitinmte business ot the country.
If you wish to help in-shaping the legisla
tion of to these ends, GIV E IRE CON
STITUTION YOUR ASSISTANCE, lend
it a helping hand in tho fight, and remember
that by so doing you will help yourself, help
j neighbors, arid help your country ‘
your
POLK’S REMAINS REINTERRED.
They Arc Given a Sew Resting Place at
Nashville.
A Nashville special says : After forty
three years in the tomb, the remains
of ex-President James K. Polk, for a
brief time Tuesday, reposed under
the roof where the happiest days of
his life were snout, and then, followed
by civic and military authorities, conveyed state
and federal officials, xvere to
what will probably prove their final
reu ting place.
Hits is the second time the ex-pres
rdeiRs^ mnains^have been move,.
buried in the old city ,g cemetery. ,/ Then
^ ton|)j at the Po plftce as e reet
,, d> am l, on May 22, 1850, tho remains
W cre placed therein. President Polk
mft de an invalid will, and when Mrs.
Po i k diod August 14, 1891 suit was
B00u after brought by the heirs,-and
the will broken on the ground that it
^tempted to create a perpetuity,
Thereupon the Polk place w as ordered
so id, and the last legislature granted•
permission for tho removal of the tomb
to Capitol Hill. A beautiful site was
K , de ct H d just north of the Jackson
Kia tute. and there, the tomb, a suuare.
ien -mple with plain columns has
erected The caskets containing
Ul( , remains of of President and Mrs.
Poik were encased in new boxes and
taUel , illto tll( . , mrl orof the Polk place,
wll ,. r(! prayers were said. Brief ser
vi( . 0B ,. on ducted by Rev. B. A.
steel and Rev. Jerry Withersoon, af
ter which the caskets were placed side
** side “ nd ™ in B eac( ‘
Fearful Flood in Japan.
A San Francisco special says: The
steamship Peru, Monday evening from
China and Japan, brought the noxvsto
September 3d. The Japan Gazette,
dated August 26, gives an account of
a great flood in Fifn Ken. Three
hundred and four were drowned, and
30,00(1 are receiving relief. It says
a]g0 that 2,856 cases are reported sick
aud 4i7 dead
.
Train Robbers Get $70,000.
A train of the Mineral Range rail
road was held up between Hancock
and Calumet Mich., by three masked
men Friday
® 70 >“° L in turmoU
** 5 ?®*?’ ' ?. ifv a
Tiers w«l »o Wood^ed. i
SO. 46.
AS A NEWSPAPER:
TIIE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION has
no equal in America! Its now* report* and cover
the world, and it*correspondent* agent# ,
are to be found in almost every baliwte* in
the Southern and Western States
AS AN EDUCATOR:
Jt is a schoolbouse within itself, and a
year’s reading of T11L CONSTITUTION
is a liberal education to any one.
AS A FRIEND AND
COMPANION:
It bring# cheer and comfort to the ft vs!4$
every week, is eagerly sought by tiie cbi Wrcn,
contains valuable information l«»r tho mother,
and is an encyclopaedia of instiuotion for
every member of tho household.
ITS SPECIAL FEATURES
are such as arc not to be found in any other
paper in America.
THE FARM AND FARMERS’ DEPARTMENT,
THE WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT » '
THE CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT,
M!> ail under able direction these and ore departments specially
attractive to those to whom
are addressed. such,
Its special contributors are writers of
world-wide reputation as Mark Twain, Bret
Harte. Frank R. Stockton, Joel Chandler
Harris, and hundreds of others, while it
oilers weekly service from such writers
ns Bid Arp,' Saroe Plunkett. Wallace P.
Reed. Frank L- Stanton, and others, who
give its literary features a peculiar South fireside •■171
flavor thut commends it to every
from Vhwinia to Tkxah, from. Missouri
to California.
^re Vou a Subscriber?
If not, solid un your name at once. If
you wish
A SAMPLE COP
write fur it and settfl ithe names and addensfl whod
of SIX OP YOUR NEIGHBORS, to llu
vou would like to have sample copies of
iho paper sent free. BOLI.AR and
It costs onlv ONE a year,
agent# are wanted in every locality. Write
fat- agents' terms. Address
THE OOWSTITUTSOH, Atlanta, 6*,