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BIDAY JULY 81, 1874.
»EATH OF THE H.TMH HAM.
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A TATAL UDOtO.
rom the London Dolly Telegraph, July 10.)
It woe nnnonnced juterd.y that at 7 p.
M. do Groof, the “Flying Mon,"
would repeat at the Oremorne Gardena
'hie astonishing performance of flying
through the air a distance of live thousand
feat.” True to this announcement, the
Flying Man did endeavor to repeat the
exploit which he had accomplished in
safety ten days before, and perished in
the attempt. M. de Groof was a Belgian,
ho had expendod years in constructing
or himself an apparatus with whioh he
slisTed it possible to imitate the flight
' a bird. The general outline of this
paratua was in imitation of a bat’s
Dgs, the frame work being made of
IB, and the intervening membrane of
nt water-proof silk. The wings were
ill thirty-seven feet long, with an av-
ge breadth of four feet, while the tail
i eighteen feet by three. These wings
Were inserted into two binged frames that
Were attached to a wooden stand upon
Whioh the ferment took his piaoe. Here
he had three levers whioh he worked by
hand to give his maohine propulsion or
guidance as might be required; his theo
ry being that having started from a given
height he oonld manage his desoent so as
to reaoh the earth by a sort of inolined
swooping motion, without risk of conaue-
sion.
Abont a year ago M. de Groof made an
attempt, of whioh our correspondent at
the time telegraphed the particulars, to
descend from a great height on the
OAnde Piaoe at Brussels. The effort was
a failure, but T Homme Volant, as be was
then oalled, escaped unhurt, though his
BANKING AND INSURANCE.
FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE
OO MPANY.
Chicago Losses Paid Promptly In Full, - - $528,364.02
Boston “ « “ - - 180,803.88
Total Auets-Gold—January let, IS74, $582,*32.02.
LIABILITIES.
Losses Due and Unpaid None.
Losses in process of adjustment, or adjusted and not due $22,898 00
All other Claims j gm 52
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT,
Inoome, 1878 $619,887 73
Income, 1872 826,217 87
Gai » $ 98,669 86
Lasses Promptly Adjwstsd aad fairly Settled by
G. GUNBf JORDAN, Agent,
00122 Vt OOLUMBP8. OA.
SAVE YOUR MONEY!
MOST ANY ONE CAN MAKE MONEY, BUT ONLY THE
WISE ONES SAVE IT I
If you will only Save what you Waste, It would be no
trouble to beoome Independent.
imeut at Oremorne Gardens with suocessi
Mr. Baum, the proprietor of the gardens,
had, it seems, after making an engage-
meat with him, felt tome nneasinesa as
to the result, and at first refused to allow
the trial to be made. The “Flying Man”
protested the abeolute feasibility of his
aoheme, and insisted on the eontraot be
ing oarried ont; and thia waa done. The
wiugs and stand were attached to a bal
loon guided by Mr. Simmons, who, after
drifting over London towards Brandon,
in Essex, released hie companion at a
considerable height—three or fonr hund
red feet, it is said—and the flying appa
ratus was immediately set in motion.
“For a time,” it is stated, “it waa a race
between the aeronaut and the flyer, de
Groof winning by two Helds’ length, and
attaining the gronnd in perfect safety.”
How the acoident occurred last night
cannot be clearly ascertained. The ap
paratus, previous to the ascent, seemed
in satisfactory order, and De Groof—
though, according to custom, he took an
affectionate farewell of his wife—ap
peared fully confident of making a suc
cessful ascent. About a quarter to 8
o’clock the balloon waa cut loose, and
rose slowly in the air, bearing with it the
flying man and his gear. There was
hardly a breath of air, a circumstance
which might have been supposed to be
favorable to the performance of an eero-
nautical feat of the kind. Be this as it
may, however, when the balloon had at
tained a height of three or fonr hundred
feet the unfortunate performer seemed
either to mistrust his own powers or the
capacity of his apparatus, for he was
heard by the spectators below shooting to
the man in the balloon to bring him
nearer to the earth. Thia request was
complied with, and the balloonist descend
ed slowly toward Robert street, which lies
a quarter of a mile or so to the north of
Cremorne Gardens. On approaching St.
Luke’s Churoh, Mr. Simmons, the bal
loonist, was heard to sav : “You must
ont loose now or yon will oome down on
the roof of the churoh.” The answer
was: “Yes, let me drop into the church
yard.” And these were no donbt
last words De Groof ever uttered,
cat the rope when about eight foot
from the ground, bat, to the horror of
the spectators, who must have have num
bered many thousands, the apparatus, in
stead of inflating with the pressure of the
air, collapsed, and turning round and
round in its desoent, fell with great vio
lence in Robert street, a yard or two
from the curbstone. Assistance to the
unfortunate man was instantly forthcom
ing. Although still breathing he was in
sensible; bat the dispatch with which he
was extricated from the wreok of his 'ap
paratus and conveyed to Ohelsea Infirma
ry proved in vain. He* never recovered
consciousness, and on his arrival at the
hospital the surgeon pronounced him
dead. Madam de Groof, who witnessed
her hosbsnd’s fall, fainted at the sight,
and a still more painful soene took place
a short time later at the hospital, when
she learned the whole sad troth. The
apparatus was carried off in shreds by the
crowd before the police oonld secure it.
From the hospital the body was removed
to the deid house, where it now awaits
the coroner’s inquest. It only remains
to add that the balloon, on being freed
from the weight of De Groof and his
flying machine, soared away over the me
tropolis in a north easterly direction, and
at dark was seen at a great height above
Victoria Park, where it was watched with
muoh interest by large numbers of peo
ple, who were of course, ignorant of the
shocking tragedy in whioh it had played
a part.
That Mexican Ml er Me.
On the publication, in Washington
City, a few days ago, of the statement
made by the Ssn Erancisoo Commercial
Bulletin, that the negotiations wore pro
gressing for the Bale by Mexioo to the
United States of a largo portion of North
ern Mexico, from the Rio Grande to the
Pacific, Mr. Nelson, late United Sates
Minister to Mexico, and now in Washing
ton, denounced the report as without the
slightest semblance of truth or founda
tion. But now appears in the San Fran
cisco Alta California a letter of Jane
20th, from the City of Mexico, which
would go to show that snob a cession of
territory has been at least discussed by
the Mexican officials and the new Ameri
can Minister, Mr. Foster. The .letter
says:
“A much more Herions point is the claim
which the United States Government is
making out against Mexioo, and against
which the Mexicans will have hot some
trifling offsets, since Sir Edward Thorn
ton decided that the Mexicans had no
right to claim anything for Indian depre
dations. It appears that Mr. Foster has
submitted to President Lerdo an offer of
purchase of certain Northern States, not
only in settlement of all the American
claims, but also in consideration of a res
pectable sum to get Mexioo out of its finan
cial embarrassment.
“Though such an arrangement would be
very desirable for both parties, neither
Lerdo nor Congress will dare to entertain
any bargaining for Mexioan territory. In
the eyes of all Mexioo their soil is sacred,
their oitizens are the descendants of he
roes, to whom they build altars, and it
would be sacrilege to part with one or the
other. If the United States want Mexi-
oan territory, they can only get it by
foroe of arms, and the straggle would be
very different from that of 1847.”
EIGLEt PH SWINGS DEPimn
Less than one year old, and has 378 Depositors.
The Legislature of Georgia binds, by law, over $3,000,000
for the security of Depositors—$12 In assets for every dol
lar of liabilities.
Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received. Seven per cent
compounded four timet a year. Deposits payable on demand.
N. J. BUSSEY, Pres’t. G. GUNBY JORDAN, Treas’r.
COTTON WAREHOUSES.
L. m. mm I*.
O. H. WILLIAM!.
BURRUS & WILLIAMS,
Warehouse & Commission Merchants,
Alabama Warehouse, Columbus, Ga.
Full Stock of Bagging and Ties on hand. We alio sell
the Brown Cotton Gin.
4W* Mr. W. II. HUGHES la with ui as Scalosman, and will be pleased to aervo hia old friends.
Jy 12 6m
A. M. ALLEN.
PETER FREER.
Fontaine "W^arelionse.
ALLEN, PREER & 1LLGES,
Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants
OOXaTT^nBUS C3kA_
DRY GOODS.
THE FOUNDATION PRICES!
THE LOWEST at whioh Dry Goods have ever bean
this State!
Joseph db
tro.
SECURITY—PROMPTNESS—LIBERALITY l
THE
Georgia Home Insurance Comp’y
CONTINUES TO OFFER THE PUBLIC
INDEMNITY ajainst Loss by FIRE !
Having Paid her Friends and Patrons Since the War $800,000.00,
She Wants a Chance to Cot it Back.
J. RHODES BROWNE, GEO. W. DILLINGHAM, SAM’L S. MURDOCH
A.m *raw YORK!
The thousand! who have visited thia establishment since It led in the redaction of Dry 0 c
JOSEPH * BIO., n Irssd llrnL
Grand Clearing Ont Sale!
TO MAKK READY FOR THE SPRING TRADE, WE; NOW OFFER
Our Entire Stock of Fancy Dress Goods
AT AND BELOW COST, FOR CA8E!
AMD EVERY OTHER ARTICLE AS LOW AS TO BB FOUMD ELSEWHERE.
CHAPMAN <fc VERSTILLE,
Ja4 deod #• BROAD STREET
OPELIKA DIRECTORY.
President.
Columbus, Oct. 1st, 1873.
Treasurer.
1849.
1874.
D. F. WILLCOX,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
81 Broad Mttx*oet,
Representing Oldest and Strongest American and English Companies.
H. n. KPPINM, Pres’t. H. W. EDWARDS, Cashier. B. I. HULPORD, Aas’t Caah’r.
The Chattahoochee National Bank
OF COLUMBUS, GEO.
Thl* Bank treneaet* ■ General Banking bu»ln.M, pay* Int.raat on De
posit* under tpeoial contract, give* prompt attention to oolleotlona on all
aooeeeibl* point*, and Invites correspondence. Information transmitted
by mail or wires when desired.
aprl dCm
3S0. V. DILLINOHAX, Cashlsr.
J. RHODES BROWNE, President,
GEORGIA HOME BANK.
Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Deals in Exchange, Coin, Stocks and Bonds.
Drafts Collected, and prompt returns made.
THE GEORGIA HOME SAVINGS BANK
Offers the greatest inducements to those having idle funds,
for which they want undoubted security, a liberal
interest, and prompt payment when required.
DEPOSITS of $1 and upwards received. Deposits can
be withdrawn in person or by check by those of our patrons
who live at a distance.
INTEREST allowed at Seven (7) Per Cent., compound
ed January, April, July and October—four times a year.
SECURITY.—By the terms of tho Company’s chartei,
the entire capital and property of the Company and the
private property of the Shareholders is pledged for the
obligations of the Savings Bank.
DIRECTORS;
J. RHODES BEOWNE, Pree’t of the Co. N. N. CURTIS, of Well.,Cnrtie ft Co.
JAB. F. BOZEMAN, Capitalist, Atlanta. L. T. DOWNING, Attornsy-at-Law.
J H CLAPP, Manuftr, Clapp's Factory. D. F. WILLCOX, Secretary of; h Co.
Hon.’ JOHN McILHENNY, Mayor. JOSI AH MORRIS, Banker, Monvg’y.
JAMES RANKIN, Capitaliat. CHARLES WISE,
mart odiwlt
“My Kingdom for a Cash Buyer!”
L et all know iti we ark offering extraordinary inducements to cash
Buyers 1 We must do buiineBs at all haxards, profit or no profit—the goods must move.
Our 8tock of Spring and Summer Dry Cooda
ia being constantly replenished. Juat received,
a. VUXjXa LINE OP PAHA«OI,*l
Among them another lot of thoso with beautiful Silver-mounted Handle#, in Sword, Spear, and many
other chaste designs. Our stock of
JTAOOIVBT TH.IMMISJOB
■ large, and is offered cheaper than ever before in this market
We respectfully ask all to call and examine and get prices,
consider it no trouble.
NEW YORK
apclt 11
Wo always show goods obeerfally, and
STORE.
B, LAXBAVia.
Doctors.
DR. I. T. WARNOCK,
Surgeon and Physician.
Office at Slaughter’s Drug Store. Railroad street.
febl4
DB. J. W. R. WILLIAM*
Offers his professional services. Office over K. M.
Groeu 4 Co.’s, Chambers k R. K. Stroets.
nov25
Millinery.
MISSES WHITE St TUCKER,
Fashionable Milliners and Dressmakers.
Gentlemen's Shirts cut by chart measure, anil
guaranteed to tit. Chambers streot, next to
Kalin's dry goods store. tebl
MRS. O. V. BARLOW,
Fashionable Milliner and Draaamaker.
Buie Agent ol' Uutlerick A Co.’s Patterns.
At tho late Banking House of tshappard k Co.,
Opelika, Ala. ja23
Notaries Public.
V. D. HIGGINS,
Being appointed Notary Public for Lee couuty,
respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends.
Holds Court 1st and 2d Saturdays of each month,
at R. C. liollifleld's law ofiice. Ja23
Furniture, Ito.
At Panic Prices.
A. O. HARWELL,
Dealer in all kinds of Furniture.
Also, Metallic, Wood Coffins, and Caskets.
jal8 Chambers street.
Lawyers.
A. J. V1CKEKH,
Attorney and Counsellor, nt Law.
Office opposite Alabama House.
Practices in all the Courts of the State. jo3
Tailors.
J. B. CAMPBELL, Tailor,
Cutting and Making in the Latest Styles. Re
pairing neatly done.
8outh Railroad St., over Furniture Store. Jal
Dentists.
J. L. K. SMITH, Dentist,
Does Plate Work and Plugging on reasonable
dec23] terms. Chambers street.
Barber Shops.
WEbLEY BARRINGER, Barber,
Corner South Railroad aud Chambers streets.
dec23
BIGNON A TURNER, Barbers,
South Railroad street, uuoor Adams House
dec23
Hotels.
ADAMM IIOUNE.
When you go to Opolika, bo sure to stop at tho
Adama House, opposite Passenger Depot.
dec23
Insurance.
E. €. BOWEN A NON,
General Insurance Agents.
Office, Railroad Street, over R. M. Greene A Co.'s,
nov23
A. O. Harwell having withdrawn from
the firm of Harwell, Griffin & Co., ban
removed to Chambers atreot. Ilia friends
and patrons would do well to call on him
in his new quarters, and examine stock
before baying elsewhere. Prices at panic
rates. jal8 snAwedtf
Pure Cold Soda!
Kissengen and Vichey Water
FROM
TUFT'ft NEW SODA FOUNTAIN, AT
J. 1. GRIFFIN’S
jet tf DRUG STORE.
READ AND HEED!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
EVERT ONE WHO WISHES TO SEE
SOUTH SUCCEED
HOLSTEAD&CO.
Columbus, Georgia.
Cattw Ola*. < •«•> Ptcsmb,
Harm Paw era, Fraft Cattcra,
CI4>r *■* Wlar Mills.
Bawiil nacklan,
Pratt Kalrn, Flaws, Bata,
TkrHk.n u* Faa Mills,
Cant Shaitan. Kara* Raktt,
■■•rrawa aad Caltlvaatara,
Buab and Hrambla Scythaa,
Rpadea, Parka, dec, die.
AMO,
tl.orfla Halaed Raat Proof «a*a.
tioorgla aad Tanacaaaa eSya.
Wheat, Barley, Clorar aad Clraaa
Seed.
CheatIcala far Maklap ap Varttll-
aara ad hainr. Aililr.at
HOUTXAD dfc CO.,
J.30 tf Aarlceltnr.l Dipot, Oolomboa, Ga.
HIDES.
CHEAT BARCAIN !
Safe and Paying Business Already
Established, for Sale.
TkJfY DRUG STOCK AND BUSINESS ON
1Y1 fsvoreble term*.
Consumers and country merchants would do
well to cell, as I am determined to reduce my
large end well selected stock.
€. J. MOFFETT,
j»M In 74 Broad It., Columbus, OA,
Wanted for Cash!
100.000 lb*. Dry and Green Hid**,
200.000 " Reg*,
80,000 “ Beetwsx,
H. H. HIRSCH,
Cslnmbni, 6a.
Wrapping Paper, Paper and Flour Begs, sold At
sweat market rates.
myll r»A28 dly
REAL ESTATE ACENTS.
JOHN BLACKMAR,
St. 01 Air Street, Ounby’i Building, next to
Preer, lllges Is Oo.
Real Estate Brokerage it Insurance.
Cotton Factory.
A. CLEGG & CO.,
Columbus, Ca.,
Cotton Checks,
Ginghams and
Stripaa,
all of which Are in fast colon, And of Me lnUat
And most approved patterns.
A#* Factory corner of 8t. Clafr nod Jaokson
street. Office on Jackson atraat.
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may 27'—dAw4m Proprietors.
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