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.VOLUME VIII.
Church DirecfO’-y.
METHODIST.—-Douglasville—First, th !■'
in<l fifth Htui'lays,
KaltSi'KiNoa—Second Bundy, at <1 Sn nr a
before.
Midwat—Fourth Sunder, nnd Ratn-dav h
tore. W. I<.‘ F IO I E, I’Aaron.
Eat»: ist— DougJvviite, first and toarlh Sun
days. Bev. A.. B. Vaugbu, pastor.
Masonic,
I) nidiuviL'e Lodge, No. 289, F. A.
Ou Haroinight before the first and third
Bundays in var-h tuouUl J. 11. Carter, W. M..
IV. J, Cautl' becy.
County Directory,
Ordinary—ll. 'l'. Co< per.
•Clerk—-8. N. Dorse t.
(Sheriff—Hum Ward.
Deputy Sheriff—<4, M. Souter.
'4>x It culver— E. Il Camp.
Ta* Collector—W. A. Sayer.
’Treasurer—Sahnnei Hh-nmon.
Surveyor—John M. Ilney.
Coroner—F. M. Mitchel’.
•uraatop. court.
Meets on third Mondajs in January and July
a"d holds two weeks.
Judge—Hon Sauron W. Harris,
tail. Genl.—Hon. Harry M. Reid.
Clerk—B. N. Dorset C
Sheriff—Henry Want.
COUNTY COURT.
Meets tn qnarti-rjy staajon on fourth Mon*
in Fubnury, May, August and November
and holds until ad the casta on the dock tare
oalicsl. In monthly in salon it meets on fourth
Mondays % each month,
Jndgjr- Hon. 11. A. Massov,
Hol. '.enl.— Hon. W. T. 110. erta.
Bai'iff—D. W. Johns.
OtIPINARY’S O' CUT
Meet* for ordinary purpix-ca on first Mondav,
si.d for county pm poses on Oral Tuesday in
rich month.
Judje—Hon. 11. T. Cooper.
JUSTICES COURTS.
Tjdtii Dint. 0. M. meets first Thnrsdnv in each
ftwowth. J. I. Feely, J. I'., W. IL Uueli, N. I*.,
I. \V. Johns and W, K. Hunt, L. (J.
730th Di |. G, Ji., meets second BatUiday.
X. It Bomar, J. I*., B. A. Arnold, N. I’., 8. U.
Yen ger, R t’. K
781th D’.at. G. M. m-eta fourth Saturday.
Franklin (imr. J. I’., B. Baggett, N. I’*.,
J. .Ism,., *:••( J|, s, time, 1,. (Is.
125f)i.h D si. G. M. meeis >h r 1 Saturday. T.
M H uni ton. J’., M. L Yaus, N. I’., s. W.
Biggers, L.C., S. J. Join dan, L. C.
12uUdt Dm.,, G. M. meets third Saturday. N.
w. Carp, J. r,, w. b. i Udaun, N. r.,J. A.
Mj.L l . tX
T27lat Dist. G. M. meets flint Satnrdav. C.
<X Clinton, J. p. Aiberry Hembree, K. I’..
• —ll.
1272nd Dial. G. HL men's fourth Friday.
(Do. W, Smith, J. T., C. J. llobmsim, N. I’.,
meets third F idny. Tlr*
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
DOUGLASVILLE, GA.
(Office In front ronin, Dorsett's Birldt'tg.',
Will practicn nnyn here i xeepi in ■h, hiiinii
Court id iMtghu* cuitiili. '
W. A. J MES.
ATTOR.EY AT LAW,
IX’ill practice in al) the eenrts. State »u
Federal. Office on C’lHtrt Bouse Hqitarv,
DOUGLASVILLE. GA.
WM. T. ROBERTS,
ATTORNEY AT AW, |
DOUG I. kK VILLE, GA.
Will practice In ell the Court*. All legs I
biieim ss will ncviie pinmpl alii nirnii. LiU u I
it* Court House.
<?.!'> CAMP.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
DOUGLASVILLE. GA
Will prat tw in nil the courts. All Lmdmw I
tntnirtvd to him wdl receive pion pt. Hint.mi. :
BG. GRIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, I
DOU3I.ASVELI.E. GA.
Will practice in all the courts. Stale and
Federal.
JOHN M, EDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAV/.
DOUGLABVCU& GA.
Will practice In all the courts, and promptly
attend w all bualueas entrusted to his lare.
j. s. lim
ATTORNEY AT I AW,
OeVGL.VSVn.LF, GA.
W il iMw-tioe In tne tviirta of iMuglas*.
CamptaiL r'arrvll. I'aulding. F.du>u and
adjmtihtg couutii'A. I‘rompt attenuou guru
to alt nnsitreaM,
j. h. McLarty,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
DM’GLA-Vil.l.E GA.
Will practice in ah the c<>utts. both State and
Foil-r*d. Cot , dsn* a ..jwx'K-tjf,
JOHN V. ECGE. I
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
DOUBL.K3VILLE, GA.
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Forgot tho Answer.
’ I say. Miss Bello, I think I can be
weal intewesting to-night, even more so
than usual,’’ kM a young man who was
born that wffy, and can't help it, to the
young lady on whom he was calling.
“Is it possible?” was tho response.
“Ya a a You see I made a eonundwum
the other day and I wot© it down weal
qui k so'a not to forget it. Reah it is.
Why is it that when the weathah geta
weal wahm, it's always s'mother evening?
Smother etening- ain't that good.'’
•*.'ur what h the answer?” inquired the
listener. “Oh—the answer—er—by
;j vc D > you know I forgot to make
anv Muner to it. I must try Mid think
‘ ena up.”—JfercAeaJ TVawa’ar.
FAWISTIINGV TO KONE-CHARITY to all.
DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1886-
CUTTING TO BE BEHEADED
IN CASE ATTACK IS MADE FROM
BEYOND THE RIO GRANDE.
How He Took His Sentence-Great Ex
citement Among the People.
A dispatch from El Paso, Texas, says:
Excitement over the Cutting imbroglio is
much intensified. A passenger on a train
from Chiahuahua City, said that it is
known positively that General Maceyra
has ordered the Paso del Norte authori
ties, in case of an attack from Texas,
TO CUT OFF THE PRISONER'S HEAD
and deliver it to the Americans. Eight !
hundred Mexican troops are said to have [
left Lagos for Paso del Norte on Sunday ■
night. It is asserted that a second de
mand has been made and the American
officials have been notified to leave Mex
ico. Large crowds gather at every street
corner.
The arrival of company F, of the Tenth
United States cavalry, at Fort Bliss,
which was assigned here two months ago,
has caused a rumor to the effect that eight
carloads of United States soldier are on
the spot. The bad effects of these diffi
culties upon business are becoming very
apparent, and
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE WAR
from a Mexican standpoint. A report
was circulated to the effect that Consul
Brigham had confirmed the statement
that a second demand for Cutting’s re
lease had been made by the United States
[ government and the people went wild
with delight. Air. Brigham, the Ameri
can consul, however, says that he was
misunderstood, that he expects such a
i demand at any moment, but does not
know that it has yet been made. Cutting
has been called before court in Paso del
Norte and Consul Brigham is in attend
ance.
HOW CUTTING TOOK HIS SENTENCE.
As sentence wiis pronounced Cutting
| turned slightly pale, but was otherwise
, thoroughly cqmposcd. When the read
i ing of the sentence was finished, he asked
in a loud voice of the court, at the same
time pointing to Medina:
“About the S6OO, is that Creature to
get any of it?”
At this point Consul Brigham inter
posed to stop him.
“If the prisoner uses insulting lan- ;
I guage,” said the judge. “I can add i
i something to the term of his sentence.” j
Judge Brigham assur d the court that
neither he nor Cutting meant any disre-
• spect to it.
“Let us understand,” said Judge
Brigham, “just what this is for?”
“It is for the publication, on the other
' side, of an article which is held to have
vitiated a reconciliation on this side.”
“And this act. on the other side,” con
-1 tinned Judge Brigham, “was constructed I
on this side as a contempt of court?”
To this the court replied in the nega- '
1 tive. The court then turned to the pris- .
onere and asked:
“Do you still stand under the protec- j
tion of your government?”
“I do,” replied Air. Cutting.
“Do you wish to take an appeal to the 1
supreme court?” the judge asked.
■ “I have no appeal to make except to
the government of the United States.”
“If you should desire to take an ap- j
said Judge Zubiaj “you have five
days in which to give notice. Do you I
wish to sign the proceedings of this
court?”
“I sign nothing.”
“Do you wish to express satisfaction
; or dissatisfaction with the sentence?”
“No, sir; I have never recognized your i
j court or jurisdiction, and I do not recog
i nize its right to imprison me for one
hour.”
Cutting was taken back to jail.
EXCITEMENT AT EL PASO.
| No sooner was the fact of Cutting's sen
| fence known than l>oih towns on the Alex-
ican and American side were alive over :
! the matter. Two secret meetings were '
I held at El Paso, and companies of min-
I utc men were organized. The merchants |
fear harm if soldiers are not promptly on
j hand. They realize that Congress only j
: can declare war, but the superior num- ‘
‘ ber of Mexican soldiers in Paso Del Norte
j would play havoc with the single com
i pany at Fort Bliss, one mile from El Paso, i
Arms and ammunition are not scarce
however, and citizens are secretly organ
‘ izing, so as to act on the defensive, i
| Their voice is unanimous for the vindica
' tion of American honor and the protec
tion of our citizens. The Afexicans, too,
are angry at the tone of our press, and j
people are fearful of violence on account
of the numerous mass meetings which
! are being held.
EDWIN ALDEN & 880.
The Cincinnati Adverti«ln E *<ent» Fail i
Fora Large Atnannt.
Edwin Alden & Bro., newspaperadver
' tiring agents, at No. 66Wcst Fourth
; street, with a branch in New York city,
j made an assignment on Monday to A. M.
j Warren. Their nominal liabilities are
estimated at $192,000, with nominal as
sets at $272,000. These consist of con
tracts for advertising and form a peculiar
i j sort of property. The firm has been of
1 long standing, and carried on a very ex
-1 | tensive business. No close estimate can
' be made as to the real assets and liabili
j ties, owing to the uncertain nature of
■ outstanding accounts.
L j
TEN YEARS.
* Tobe Jackson, the Cartersville dynami
i • ter, was sentenced to the Georgia peniten
s ttary for a term of ten years on Saturday
I by Judge Faiu. of the Bartow superior
, j court, the sentenced being Jackson'sre-
; ward for dynamiting Judge Aaron Collin'*
1 rasidenoe fn C*rte«vili» last January.
BELFAST RIOTS.
THE MILITIA FIRING ON THE
MOB.
Children Killed on the Streets. Women
Shot in Their Doors—Terrible State
of Affairs- t
During the rioting, wmich occured at
Belfast on Saturday, eleven persons were
killed and 130 seriously wounded. A
majority of the injured persons have shot
wounds. A fierce encounter took place
between the soldiers and the mob. A
soldier at close quarters fired at a boy,
shattering his hand. The soldier was
arrested. Reinforcements of troops to
the number of twelve hundred have ar
rived in Belfast.
Attempts to stop the rioting have been
unsuccessful, arid the violence of the mob
is increasing. Thirty rioters have been
wounded. The police keep up a merci
less fire upon the mob.
The city, owing to the wreck and ruin
of houses, presents a deplorable aspect.
Its appearance is similar to that of Paris
after the commune. It is feared that nu
merous deaths resulting from the riots,
have taken place which will never be
heard from. The hospitals are taxed to
the utmost to accommodate the great
number of wounded persons in need of
attendance. A painful feature of the riots
is the number of children wounded. A
boy was shot while returning from Sun
day school. A little girl was shot on the
street, and, it is thought fatally wounded.
She was carried away apparently lifeless.
An incident of the disorders is as fol
lows: Airs. Alcllwaine on Saturday ha
rangued a small crowd of neighbors in
regard to the riots and roundly abused
the police for firing upon the people.
She afterwards expressed the fear that
she would lose her life on account of her
speech. She, therefore, in order to
avoid recognition, put on a black dress on
Sunday instead of a white one which she
wore on Saturday. This precaution
failed, however, to save her. During the
progress of the riot, she ran to the
door to gather in some straying children.
A bullet struck her in the head, and she
fell lifeless in the doorway.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Eight Fine Race Hornes Instantly Killed.
Lightning struck the main stable of the
Omaha Fair association, containing six-
* ; valuable Ihhesos, as wUmJ* eight wem
either instantly killed by electricity or
burned to death. The animals were in
training for the races, and were of excel
lent promise. Those killed were, Dick
Aliles’s three year-old pacer, valued at
$3,000; Legal Tender, owned by J. P.
AlcShane & Tucker, a four year old stall
ion, valued at over $2,000; Ned R. Young
, a trotter of more than usual promise, Ida
owned by Ed. Pyle, of Humboldt, and
valued at $1,600; Captain P., owned by
same, and valued at $1,500; Afascotte.
with a record of 2:27|, owned by Air.
Lewis of this city. Little Wilkes a stall
ion, the property of Captain Smalley, and
a promising two year old colt, sired by
‘ Ethan Allen, running in a pasture near by,
was also killed by lightning. John
Simpson, a groom, was lying asleep in
the stall within four feet of where the
, lightning struck. He was knocked four
, feet and thrown against a wall. Al
though stunned, he at once realized the
situation and yelled and aroused the other
hostlers, all of whom worked desperately
to release the animals which were Fish
ing about in their box stalls, crazy
with excitement. All the doors were
! thrown open and great efforts were made
to drive the horses out, but several could
not be forced to move and were left to
; their fate.
CHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Four I.ivt-K Lost nnd Nevcral Fatally In
jured.
A railroad accident by which four lives
were lost and two persons fatally injured,
• occured on the Chesapeake and Ohio road,
between two freight trains, near Lime
stone, Ky.. on a short curve. On the
cast bound train Engineer Higgins had
les loft arm tom from hi* body, and his
i left leg broken. His fireman, Harris was
badly burnt. Scliernan, his front brake
man was instantly killed. Os the west
■ Ixnmd train, Engineer Davinball was
killed outright. His front brakeman, !
Wm. Sho, was killed, also his fireman, B
W. Ballard.
ATLANTA AND HAWKINSVILLE ROAD.
This company met on Tuesday at 10
o’clock at their office. 40 and 42 Alabama
street, Atlanta, and organized by elect
ing John N. Dunn preaident, Aaron Haas
vice-president, R. J. Lowry treasurer,
J. K. Brunuer secretary, and Henry L.
Collier chief engineer.
The directors are confident that they
will be able to begin work before many
weeks have passed.
A NEW ROAD FOR .MOBILE.
T. G. Bush states that the Alabama
Grand Trunk has secured a terminus in
Mobile, and x.ill petition at once for a
right of way through Mobile. The ter
minus will be south of and adjoining the
IxiuisvilU and Nashville depot. Sur
veyors are still on the line, and the road
will run through the Warrior cold fields,
connect with several railroads and
trike Birmingham. The building of the
•/bad begins as soon as the right of way
to a terminus is granted.
HANGED AT FORT SMITH.
Kit Ross, a quarter breed Cherokee, was
banged at Fort Smith. Ark., on Friday,
for the murder of Jonathan Daws, a
white man at Dechoteau, Indian Terri
tory, the 20th of last December.
CONGRESSIONAL LABORS,
THE WORK DONE DURING THE
SESSION JUST CLOSED.
Measures Introduced and Passed, and
Bills Vetoed.
i The first session of the forty-ninth Con- |
gress, which has just ended, began on Mon- |
day, Decemcer 7, 1885, and covered a period
of seven months and twenty-eight days, or 211
days, exclusive of Sundays. Os this time the
Senate was in session 16-1 days and the House
185 days. During that time there Were in
troduced in the House 10,014 bills and
214 joint resolutions, and in the Senate 2,891
bills and 83 joint resolutions, or a total for
the two houses of 12,202. The greater num
ber were measures of a private nature, or of
local importance only.
The total number of measures that passed
both Houses was 1,101, being 241 Senate bills
and 860 bills which originated in the House.
Os these 1,0J5 were received by the President
and of that number 814 were approved; 157
became laws without tho President’s signa
ture; 115 were vetoed,and 9 failed for want of
signature at time of adjournment, ten days
not having expired since they reached th<3
President. Os the new laws 746 were House
measures and 241 Senate measures. Ihe laws
that became such by limitation were, with
two exceptions, private pension and relief
Os the measures vetoed by the President
thirty-six were Senate bills and seventy-seven
House bills. Twenty-eight of the
bills vetoed were private pension bil's. ThreS
were for the erection of public buildings at
Dayton, Ohio; Sioux City, lowa, and Zanes
ville, Ohio; one was to grant to rail
roads tho right of way through the
Indian reservation in northern Mon
tana; one to make Springfield, Mass., a
port of delivery; one to provide that the
bodies of paupers, criminals and strangers
dying within the District of Columbia, un
claimed within a specified time after death,
shall be turned over to the medical colleges;
and one to quit title to settlers on the Des
Moines River lands, and one to provide for
the construction of a bridge over Lake
Champlain. .
Os the seventy-so Yen House bibs disap
proved by the President, seventy-four were
private pension bills and three were for the
erection of public buildings. The proposed
public buildings were for Asheville, N. C.;
Duluth, Minn., and Springfield, Mo.
The number of measures vetoed during
the session was four more than have been
vetoed from the foundation of the Govern
ment to the beginning of the session just
closed. While nearly all of the vetoed bills
of the Senate were reported back from com
mittees with the recommendation that they
pass, notwithstanding tho President’s objec
tion, and, while similar action was taken
on some of the House hills, only one
(that granting a pension to Joseph l-tonnser)
was passed by the twoHouses over the veto.
The Des Moines River bill passed the Senate
over tiie veto, but failed to receive the requi
sifai two-thirds voio. tho House. Motions
to ]>ass the bills to grant a pension to Mary
Anderson and to Andrew J. Wilson over the
President’s veto were defeated in the House.
The consideration of the other veto messages
has been postponed until the next session.
The measures of general importance that
have been enacted into laws during the ses
sion, in addition to the regular appropriation
bills, are as follows:
The Presidential Succession bill, providing
for the succession to the office of President of
the members of the Cabinet in case of the re
moval, death, resignation, or inability of
both tho President and Vice-Pres.dent.
To provide for the study of the nature and
effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics.
To remove the charge of desertion against
soldiers who re-enlist without having first
received a discharge from the regiments in
which they had previously served. _
To legalize the incorporation of National
Trades Unions.
The Oleomargarine bill,providing for a tax
of t wo cents a pound on imitation butter,and
requiring that the packages containing it
shall be branded ana stamped.
The bill for the increase of the navy. It
provides for the construction of two soa-go
ing, double-bottomed armored vessels of
about 6,000 tons displacement; one protected
double-bottomed cruiser of from 3,00d< to 5,-
000 tons displacement; one toijedo
boat, and for the completion of the four
doubie turreted monito:s now bong con
structed. It appropriates 82,500,-0 K) for the
construction of these vessels and $1,003,000
for armament.
To provide that homestead settlers within
the railway limits restricted to less than 160
acres of land shall be entitled t> have their
additional entries patented without any
further proof of settlement and cultivation.
To reduce tho fees on domestic money or
ders for sums not exceeding >5, from 8 cents
to 5 cents. , .
To enable national banking asso-iations to
increase their cap tai stock, and to change
their names and locations.
Authorizing the construction of a building
for the accommodation of the Congressional
Library. . , , it ~
To forfeit the lands granted to the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company, and restore
> the same to settlement.
To increase to *l2 a month the pensions of
' widows and dependent relatives of deceased
; soldiers and sailors.
Declaring forfeited certain land g-ants
made to tlie States of Mississippi, Alabama
i and Louisiana.
! To direct the Commissioner of Labor to
i make an investigation as to the convict
j labor.
To establish additional life-saving stations
at various points on the Atlantic audxa
cirtc coasts, and on the great lakes.
In addition to the foregoing, the subject
matter of various spec al bills ha« been en
acted into law in the several appropriation
f bills as follows: .
Ln tV Agricultural Appropriation bill
directing the Commissioner of Agriculture
to purchase and destroy diseased animals
whenever, in his judgment, it is essential to
prevent the spread of pleuropneumonia from
one State into another. .
In the Legislative Appropriation bill
Creating the office of Assistant Commissioner
|of Indian Affairs. . ....
In the Sundrv Civil Appropnat on bill -
Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue silver certificates in denominations of
one, two. and five dollars; also ap; ropria
ting $46,006 for the establishment of an in
dustrial home in Utah lor women wh > re
nounce polygamy and for their children.
Tho important measures which, after de
| bate, were defeated in the House in which
taey originated are: The Senate bill to in
crease the efficiency of the army; the House
bill for the free coinage of silver, and Sena
tor Vance’s bill to repeal the Civil Service
act.
The one important measure that failed, by
reason of the adjournment of Congress be
fore executive action hail been taken thereon,
i was the •’Morrison Surplus resolution.”
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
I A lady, named Miss Bartlett, was
crossing the railroad track at Clifton j
Forge, Charlottsville Va.. when she was
; struck by & passenger train and killed.
’ The body was cut m two.
NUMBER 28.
THROUGH NIAGARA RAPIDS.
Two COoffcCs Make Barrels anrf 4-c Through
in Thorn.
The turbuletot waters of the Niagara
whirlpool rapids were again navigated in
cask on Sunday, the perilous feat being
successfully aceomplished by two men.
I Their names were Win, Poti* and Geo.
I Hazelett, two coopers employed in the
same shop with Grahatfy who made the
• initial trip about three wedls ago. Bar
| ret’s boat was ten feet long', conical in
i form and built of the best locust staves.
! It was supplied with a keel, rudder, screw
i wheel and turret, with glass covered
i peep holes. About three hundred
pounds of sand ballast kept it right side
lup most of the time. The two men lay
| back to back while passing through the
i more turbulent waters, clinging to the
handles made fast to the sides of the
cask. Each was likewise kept on his
i own side of the cask by means of
a canvass sling made fast to sta
ples. The start was made from the
| Maid of the Mist landing, on the Canada
I side at 4:25 p. m. A row boat towed
I the cask to a point just above the cantel
evet bridge, where it was turned adrift
i in the middle of the stream. The novel
! craft was submerged about half the time
I While passing through the rapids, but
i while circumscribing the outer circle of
the whirlpool its occupants thrust their
I heads through the opening and Potts
calmly smoked a cigar. A successful
i landing was made at Queenstown on the
Canadian side five miles further down
the river. The entire voyage occupied
fifty-five minuets. The feat was witness
ed by 15,000 spectators.
THE COTTON CROP.
Report of tl»e National Cotton Exchange fox
the Month ot July.
The following is the National cotton
exchange crop report for tho month of
July: Glancing over the belt, we
find that the two Carolinas have contin
ued on the downward scale. Alabama
has made considerable improvement;
Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ten
nessee show some advance, while Arkan
sas has added neatly to her former good
condition. Texas, however, has just
about held her own, and fears are ex
pressed in this latter state of a threatened
drouth. In localities worms are mention
ed, as will be noticed in the state reports,
but no damage has been done thus far.
The bulk of the crop of the Missis
sippi is, however, backward, and there
fore dependant upon favorable conditions
from now on for the maintainance of the
present prospect.
The average for the belt is 854 against
835 last month and 97 last year.
THE DRILL IN GALVESTON.
The inter-state drill prizes, approxima
ting $15,00(1 was inaugurated m Camp
Magruder at Galveston, Texas. Some
fifty companies are in camp. The city is
i beautifully draped with flags, banners
and streamers of all nations. In the
i pools in the inter-state drill, the Houston
i Light Guards are the first choice, the
Branch Guards are the second, and the
| True Blues third. Brevet Colonel Rose
lis in command of the encampment. Be
sides the militia, four companies of
' United States infantry and one battery
of flying artillery and two military bands
are in attendance.
A NEW RAU.ROAD-
On Monday at 12 m., ground was brok
en on the Deptford plantation for the
Savannah and Tybee railroad, in the pre
sence of a number of invited guests and
stockholders. The first spade full of
dirt was thrown out by Master Tommie
Purse, the young son of Captain D. G.
Purse, president of the company. It is
rather singular that it was the fiftieth ao
j niversary of the breaking of ground for
1 the Central railroad when the first shovel
! full of dirt was thrown up by the late
i Hon. Thomas Purse, grand-father of this
1 youngster.
“LITERARY LIFE” ALL RIGHT.
A settlement lias been effected with
the creditors of A. P. Elder, prop! ietor
j of “Literary Life,” of which Miss Rose
{ Cleveland is editress, and the custodian
1 placed in the offiee of the magazine has
. been released. It is stated by Elder that
the seizure Monday would have liecn
| obviated had he received sufficient notice,
and that the publication of the periodical
will proceed as usual.
THE I'Ol’E WRITES TO GREVY.
The Pope has written a letter to Presi
dent Grevy. iu which be says the China
i incident will rather promote than preju
■ dice the French interests, and expresses
the belief that good relations betweeo
J France and the Vatican will be main
tained.
THE AUGUSTA SHUT DOWN.
The mills all closed down on Tuesday
in Augusta, Ga., as the factory hands
| did not return to work. The knights
i held a meeting and organized committees
j to see that no harm was done the
property of file mills during the lockout.
A TEXAS COURTHOUSE BURNED.
The courthouse at Hardin, Texas, was
i destroyed by fire Sunday. All the county
records were destroyed. The loss is in-
I calculable and much litigation is antici
pated in consequence thereof.
DEATH OF AN EX.GOVEKNOR.
Ex-Governor John W. Stevenson, of
Kentuckey, died on Tuesday, at his resi
dence at Covington, after a short iEness,
qged 78 year*,