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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. fi W O. •> • j v ' . • QAaA 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, ' • 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.