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Dr V D. Lockhart, ) _ Edi { ors .
Jfo. Barton, )
Democratic Tioket. 1888-
CLE VELAND A WD THURMAN 1
For Cong' mi 9th District,
A P. CANDLER.
For Representative.
J N COGGINS
Blaine bas been receiving b g ora
toi f> it: Nev Y oik and other placed.
M j Gen bebotbhi is likely to till
the vacancy in the (J. S. Navy, oans
•ii by the death of
Bamael Noble, the tounder and
builder of Anniston, Ala , la dead. He
died tbe 13 h int.
lint very la le is beard of Harrison
nowad ys la he Lush whacking the
country ?
A no oiler ut per pie haye bteu struck
by lightning in North Catolina with
in the last few days. Several death*
have teen reported.
Tbe ciiien oi Jackronviile, Fernan
dina, and St. Augnstine, are
almost depopniat and on account .f the
Yellow Ftvf:r scare
Independei. *iu is like Bermuda
grase—you cnn’t kill ir dead and ex
terminate it, until y n plow over the
g'ouud a linn tel timea and then sift
the dii t.
A terrible lire occurred in Chat
tanooga last week, destroying one
of the principal business blocks; fif
teen lives are reported lost.
The Banner-Watchman reports
the death of a boy by drowning in
the Oconee river near Athens last
week.
The Yellow Fever epidemic iu Flori
da will greatly affect the orange crop.
Those having large gro T e will leave
them nncared for, and the oranges vvi l
Le destroyed. The orange market
this fall will be scarce an and high.
Pledger, independent negro cand>
date for representative in Clarke, is
last losing ground, Many of the ne
groes will vote for Tack, the nominee
It is not reasonable to suppose that
any of the wLitos would vote for the
negro.
The 13 h iust , a tragedy took place
, Jackson, Miss., in which three
white u3‘>n were shot by a gang of ne
groes. Some of the negroes have
leeu caught and lynched by the in
dignant whites. Squads of citizens
are scouring the country for the re
mainder. They a*e likely to fare the
same, if not strongly protected by the
law.
The Banner-Watchman says
there is considerable confusion in
politics in Banks; that two inde
pendents are opposing Mr. Cog
gins, tho nominee; that Banks has
suffered much from the rule of in
dependentism; and the only way to
preserve the ‘autonomy' of the par
ty, is stand squarely by the nomi
nee.
——T ’ "
A massmeeting of Pickens coun
ty democrats assembled at Jasper
on the 7th inst, and adopted resolu-1
tions endorsing Qov. Gordon and
Congressman Candler. Delegates
were elected to the state and con
gressional conventions. They neg
lected to 9ay a word about Rev.
Thad Pickett.
The idea oi it v Mr. Pickett ran
sing against Col. A. D. Candler for
Congress, is one of tbe cheekiest things
wo ev-r heard cf. Who ia Mr. Pick
eti ? What claims has he oq the do
mocrary of the 9h district? We nev
er heard of biro until he concluded to
run for Congtces. He nays he is a
democrat. If bo. why oppose the noroi
uee of the party? Btmply to breed die
organization and build tip iniepeud
entiera. But he will get tired of it be
fore the eiectirn.
Yellow Fever,
Yellow Fever has broken out at
St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and
several other places in Florida. A
panic has taken place from these
cities, and every train from Florida
comes laden with refugees from
the dread disease. Quarantine
stations have been established 1 at
all principal places on the line of
Georgia, and all mail matter is to
be fumigated. All infected bed
ding and clothing has been ordered
burned.
Col. A. D. Candler has been
again unanimously nominated as
tlie standard-bearer of the demo
cratic party in this Congressional
District. His nomination willcar
ry enthusiasm into the homes and
hearts of every true democrat in
the district, and it is with pleasure
that we place his name at the mast
head of the Observer, and pledge
our friends in Banks county and
elsewhere, that from this on, we
shall, as in the past, do all we can,
in an honorable way, to secure his
election at the polls. *
Tne name of Candler insures victo
ry. We now feel that the party jr
this district is safe. It is true that the'
off ce hunters have tried to dispiJbe
hie , but the people spoken, and
with no uncertain sound. Victory.i*
already assured, but we must not oou
clude that there is nothing for us to
do. Let every democrat work with
all his might to give him a rousing
majority.
Candidates and What they are Do -
ing.
There is nothing like a triangu
lar contest to arouse political feed
ing among the people, yet there
seems to be but little interest man
ifested so far, in the county, in ref
erence to the race for
tive. 1
It is too hot. *
* * *
Mr. Coggins, the nominee, is a
“mighty clever gentleman and a
fine man.”
He has the backing of the Con
vention, and a fair record as a leg
islator.
Mr. Suddath is go ng it alone.
Your Uncle Tom Griffin, they
say, has “taken to the bushes,”
and i9 whooping up the boys in his
own peculiar way.
The End of a Celebrated Case.
About three years ago two
young English tourists took rooms
at the Southern hotel in St. Louis.
They were friends and spent much
of their time together. In the
course of a few days both disap
peared. Upon entering the room
of one of them, Mr. Preller, his
body, horribly mutilated wasfonnd
packed in a trunk. On his breast
was pinned a paper bearing the
words, “So Perish All Traitors to
a Great Cause.” Suspicion attach
ed to the dead man's friend, Max
well, and he was hunted down,
and finally arrested in New Zeal
and. At the time of his arrest he
had Preller’s money and jewelry
on his person. He was brought to
St. Louis, where he was tried and
Gonvicted. It turned out that his
real name was Brooks, and a de
tective who was put in the same
cell extorted a full confession from
him. Brooks, upon his trial, stat
ed that he was a surgeon, and that
Preller engaged him to perform a
very delicate operation. While
under the influence of chloroform
the patient suddenly expired, and
Brooks, in his excitement and
alarm, got drunk and did many
foolish things. Being without
money, lie took Preller’s, add pinn
ed the inscription about traitors to
the dead man’s breast to throw the
police of the track. He then tried
to make his escape. His story was
disbelieved, and, after several tri
als, appeals, respites and a request
for delay from the British govern
ment, the unfortunate man was
hanged.
During his long imprisonment
he was twice visited by his father,
a respectable school teacher, who
came all the way from England to
see him, and during the last few
weeks of his life he was comforted
by the presence of his mother and
sister, who were firm believers in
his innocence.
Brooks met his fate with great
coolness and courage, to the very
last talked pleasantly and intelli
gently about literary matters and
the events of the day. He stoutly
maintained his innocence, and de
dared that the detective had per
jured himself when he swore to his
alleged confession.
The case has excited great inter
est in England and America, and
some people will always believe
that Brooks, or Maxwell, told the
truth when he said that Preller
was accidentally killed in a surgic
al operation.—[Constitution,
A soup.of dried oyster plant is a wei>
era dish.
A Cincinnati boy has eyes which
can see in the dark well as the light.
A. C MOSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMKK, GKO KOI A.
Col lections made and promptly remitted
~P. M. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
HOMER. GEORGIA.
Will practice in all tbe Courts
of’the Western Circuit.
W. L. TELFORD,
Attorney AT Law,
Homer Georgia.
G. W. BROWN,
Maysville, Georcrin.
tfjM Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merritt,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Mayaville. Georgia,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
S. eial attention given to Scrrery,
OL 'tries and Chronic diseases of long
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PhysiciaN
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llom-r, Georgia.
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