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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 ►t f • g V. D. LOCKHART. ~ PhysiciaN J llom-r, Georgia. J. W. Sumpter, GENERAL BLACKSMITHINIi Homer, Georgia. and Waggons male to older. 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