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The New Capitol,
Georgia’s aow oapitol is dra-vfng to
a finish. The people of Banks and
the state at large don't care how soon
t 8 completed. The following may
ho of interest to tbe readers of the Ob
t>etVor:
“The new capitol is steadily ap
procctiing completion. The beautifnl
pink marble waiuscotting is being pot
up aronud the walls of the grand o&r
--ridors on the first floor, and the white
marble tiling is being laid on all three
tioors. Tbe marble steps of the grand
srairway in one of the great light shafts
have been put in place and the iron
framework of the other awaits the
steps. The governor’s private office,
in tbe north end, is finished in maple
and the adjoining offices in cherry.
The executive offices extend from the
north entrance round tbs tak
ing up all tbe rooms on the first floor
to the entrance but two, which bare
been assigned to the secretary of state.
Tbe doors and door frames opening
into the corridors are all of oak, and
the inside of the doors is covered with
wood to match the finish of the rooms
they bpen into. Toe principal offices
on the first floor arc finished in oak,
sherry or maple, and on the second
and third floors the wainscotting and
door frames of the corridors are oak,
and the committee rooms are finished
inside in yellow. Tbe Mate library,
which reaches from the second floor
through tbe third across the north end
is finished in cherry, and the supreme
court room, iu the south and, is finish
ed in oak. Tbe senate chamber is in
oak, and the bouse of representatives
with thß surrounding corridors ia fin
ished iu cherrv.
It is thought that the building will
be finished in January, and that the
state officers will move in sometime in
February, so that c-*erytbiug e m be
in perfeot order by the time the suai
mer session of the legislature begins.
It was thought by some of the mem
bers of the capitol furniture commis
sion that tbe building could be famish
ed for eighty thousand, bnt the im
pression is growing that it will not
eoat less than one hundred thousand
dollars, the minimum suggested by
Treasurer Hardeman. Tbe gts fix
tures, for instance, will cost Un thou a
and dollars, the 219 desks for the house
and senate will cost probably four
thousand dollars, the 219 chairs will
cost something like ten dollars each,
making two thousand and one hundred
and ninety dollars more, and the desks
of the state house offices will cost sst
eral thousand dollars more. Then there
are the committee rooms, every one ot
which will have to be famished and
earpeted, and it will take a good arti
sle of oarpet to be economical in such
plaoes. Then there will be the fittings,
bookcases and shelving of the state
house offices and the supreme court
room, with the fitting np of the state
library."
Jackson, Miss,, 11th inst,-There
is general rejoicing inside and out
side the quarantine limits at the
prospect of raising the seige to
morrow morning. A salute will
be fired at 9:30 tomorrow morning
in honor of the occasion.
vew York, 11th inst.—A firs at the
oil refining dooks at Greenpoiat today
fcwrrasd three barges, one steamer, ser
ting wharves, etc., and 150
. -of oil belonging to the Stand
ii company. The loss is between
, t,ree hundred thousand. An
'?ng oil tank scattered burning
ng the firesien ; and six of them
.di^burned.
The House.
Washington, 9th inst. —In the house
in consideration morning hour, Mr.
Mcßae of Arkansas, on behalf of the
committee on public lands, called np
the senate bill to relieve purchasers of
and indemnify certain ’states foi
swamp and overflowed lands disposed.
Subsequently Mr. Mcllae, racogniz
icg the fact that the bill could not be
passed without the presence of a quo
rum, asked that the hour he oonsider
ed as having expired, but to this Mr.
Jackson of Pennsylvania, objected.
Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio —l want to
give notice that there will be no legis
lation this session unless there is a
quorum present, except appropriation
bills and pension bills.
Mr, o’rseil of Pennsylvania—l would
not say that I would except private
bills, to which there is no objection.
Mr. Taylor—l mean just what I
say.
Mr. Mcßae thereopon withdrew his
bill.
Mr. Bsrnes obtained unanimous
consent to report from the committee
on appropriations a bill appropriating
$50,000 for the enforcement of the
Chinese exclusion act, and it was pass
ed without debate.
Tbs senate bill was passed supple
mental to the act of February 3rd,
1887, providing lor the meeting of
presidential electors, eta. It provides
that certificates shall be forwardsd to
tha president of the senate forthwith
after tbe second Monday in January.
Mr. Burnee submitted the confer
snee report on the geueral deficiency
appropriation bill. Agreeing to the
report tbe vote stood 34 to 3, and Mr.
Dougherty of Florida, raised the point
ot no quorum. This action was insti
gated by irritation on the part of Mr.
Dougherty at a notice given by Mi.
TnjUr this morning, that no basinets
except pension and appropriation bills
should be considered.
Mr. Dougherty has pending several
bills of importance to his district and
he is especially anxious to secure the
passage of the measure for the sup
pressioa of yellow fever.
Mr. Dougherty declined to with
draw his point, and at 4 o’clock the
bouse adjourned.
Raleigh, if. C., 11th last. —Thsre
bad been an unusually large number ot
serious fights at camp meet mga this
year. News has been received of n
other, this time at the R;:ok Spring
campmeeting, in Caldwell county, last
Sunday. Half a dozen me a were
wounded, two of them fatally. The
row ecourred half a mile from the
grounds, and created great excitement.
It was no ordinary fight, bat a pitch
ed battle with Jenkias and Bugarner
factions. Rooks, sticks and knives
were freely used. Every man eugag
•and in the fight was more or less injur
ed. John and Lewie Jenkins were fa
tally injured. An old grudge between
the parties was the cause of the row.
Oanton, 0., 11th inst—A north
bound passenger train on the Cleve
land, Canton and Wheeling road came
in oollisioa with a freight train near
Massillon, about eight o’clock this
morning. Both engines, two passen
ger coaches and several freight care
were completely wreeked; one freight
and one pnsaenger braketaan were ta
tally hurt, and two passengers serious
ly; one probably will die. The acoi
dent vu earned by n ehnnge of sched
ale.
Reading, Fa., 11th inst.—A woman
aged 62, who had her ribs broken and
receiyed internal injuries at the dieaß
ter at St. Mary’s Catholic church on
Bnnday, died this forenoon, the first
fatal ease of the 150 injured.
Stories of the Stiet.
‘•Talking about echoes,” eaid a
well known boot and shoe merchant
of a large city; “I have(more of them
submitted to me in a daj* than I can
considerately weigh in six months.
But, say, the latest thiu| out for adop
tion was sprung on me he other day,
and do doubt some veit fresome chap
will adopt it some tin a. When he
does there’ll be a howl. A man walk
ed in here not long ago ind introduc
ed himself as so-and-so, accompanying
his card with the assurance ♦hat he
had the thing I was in search of—a
novel advertising advictf. lie wanted
to sell me the exclusive use of it in
stantly. And truly it was great. A
vertable automatic printing press con
cealed in the sole of a boot. It con
sisted of a pair oi men’* size foot-gear
with wooden soles oi light construc
tion. Describing tbs sole of the foot,
where the stitches usually appear on
an ordinary boot, was a line of bris
tles about tbe width of a thread seam,
or little wider. These were fastened
to a small tube inlaid into the sole.
The tube came out at tho back and
rau up tbe leg to a small rosvoir to a
circle of rnotal at the top. The re
servoir was to be filled with ink, or a.
colored fluid of soma sort, and was in
tended to supply the small tube and
eventually fill the bristle or brash
lines.”
“The scheme was, as he represented
it, to put on the boots afer he bad in
scribed an 'ad.’ for my house in bris
tles inside the lines desoiibing the sole
and then walk down the street having
stone sidewalks. Don’t you see every
btep taken would leave an imprint on
the flags, and a lasting advertisement
remained to confront the populace.
His idea was to do the walking at
night, when his tracks would not be
noticed until daylight revealed theta
The ouly reason I did not go into the
scheme with him was that i feared
our high-toned citizens would come
down on me for damages When l
u 'gected this the inventor left to eon*
suit a lawyer as to his liability in the
matter, and l am awaiting h s report.
Stencils and like devices hays been
used in the f r this purpose, but
hi-* beats any ting I have ever beard
nf What do yoa tbmk of it?”
The lawyer informed the agent ol
the patent the city eould sue the ad
vertisers lor dam tges. Tnis knooked
h a patent out nfgear.
Birmingham, Ala., llih inst -Near
Ensley city, six miles from here, a ne
gro named John Davis, met with a sin
gular accident today. He was in tbe
woods with Wm. Beeler, helping to
fell trees and haul timbers The
men had a team of horses and wa
gon with them during the after
noon. They cut a tree in two, but
in its fall it lodged against anoth
er tree, In the afternoon the treo
tell, striking John Davis and two
horses and killing them instantly.
A branch of the tree was driven
through the man’s body, and his
head was crushed into a shapeless
mass. Both horses were mashed
into the ground and their bodies
horribly mangled.
London, 11th inst.—Twenty thou
sand Yorkshire colliers have given so
tioe to their employers that they will
go on a strike unless they are conceded
ten per oent advance in wages. It is
expeotod that fifty thousand oolliers
will givy notice te the same effect be
fore the end of the week.
It now looks favorable for the
democrats all over the country.
Gunnels, Power & Cos.,
-a — *—.HARMON Y GROVE,—•—. -A
DEALERS IN-
Plantation Supplies.
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We Keep in stock a lull supply of goedand fresh goods. We can i be
surpassed in Quality and Dir *mi v. Wa buy at lowest market figur a
defy competition in prices. We want only a living profit on our s- We
do not claim to be Vanderbilts, nor fii> wc wish to accumulate tfn*M f<> r tines.
We are receiving daily, a full supply for Customers ev< r. • rs *
Country Produce Tak<-u Exohr. t-o a’. Highest M
Athens Music House,
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114 Clayton Street, Nex D P J’ • Athens, Georg
Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors,
1 Wjjmin i*-yr4'-‘7ft Keeps 'w y n nd 'ne oest makes of
VIOLINS AND BANJOS3
And all kinds of Musical Instruments at the very lowest prices for Cash,
or on the Installment plan.
"Written gurantee on all instruments sold. Special reduced rates to church
eg and Sunday schools.
Pictures and Picture Frames a specialty. All sizes aud styles of Frames
made to order at short notice. Buy from qs and save agents’ commissions. 16
North-East Georgia
Fair Association.
Fourth Exhibition Will be Held at
Athens, Georgia, Nov. 5,6, 7,8,
9 lOth i’BB.
OVER $3,000 IN PREMIUMS.
Races Every Day, Re-union 16th Georgia Regiment Confederate
Sham Rattle. Good Band in attendance. Special premiums ior County
Exhibit*. Grounde in Corporate limits. rates. One Cent per
Mile on Railroads. Special puree ior North Rt Georgia Hoteee.
SYLVANUS MORRIS, Sieretary.