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THE COTON ACREAGE, A CONVENTION CALLED IN AUGUSTA TO REDUCE IT. This Important Subitot Is Euchaluing the Attention of Southern Business Men iverywhere--Meeting Held in the Au gusta Exchange. AUo'USTA, GA., Dec. 30.-There was a good attendance of representative business men at the meeting at the Ex change yesterday at noon. President Douqf ty said the object of the meeting wes known to all. It had been stated in the call, and was for the purpose of discussing the best meails to Insure a reduction in cotton acreage for the next crop, and to select delegates to attend tl e convention called for the same pur so, in Mempl 's, on Jan. 6, 1892. A 4Etter had been written to the Memphis Bichange asking information about i,e scope and possibilities for success V.their meeting, but they had not yet lifn heard from. It was deemed ad visable not to wait to hear from Mem phis, but to proceed at once in tihe mat ter for themselves. The meeting is rcady for business. IIon. Patrick Walsh said any man with any business sense e in a, )reciate the necessity of ieducing the acreage in cott 1. If somietiiig is not done and the farmers contei to making such ti nc tdous c .,ps and fcrcing the price of e( ton down below the cost of pro duction it will ioean the paralysis of the South. 'I he business men are be coming aroused to the necessities of the case, and . .eetings to taKe steps in ti is matter have been called in Mont gomery and in Yemphis. These will be atte,lded perhais by persons in that territory, but if it - pos ible there ought to be a general conveution, at which represenativ<,; fr( I all tton growing Stat shall tiect. We sh< !Id, I an sure, call a ipeting at least Ior the people of Georgia and Carolina, and if it is impraleticable to get a gen eral convention, a tj amber all along t lie liae migt-t answer the saie purpose. I mIove the al): 'tm -t of a cominit tee of th,ee to pr. .re resolutions fo adoption by this meeti og. Carried, and Messrs. 'atrick Walsh, W. F. Alexan der and Asbiry 1 ]ull appointed onl the committee. Mr. W. J. Cranston said i; seemed to him it was time 1ie South was doing sonet h ing to Prot ect tersel!'. The cot. 101 c p of 'TO '.l was 8,6f ),000 bales, ani this year it, i expuct'd to reach ,0J0,CC'J. MiIdIling cotton is quoted at - ce its, and selling a sixteenth mder that. With this - t of thing kept up, as Mr. W alsh has so well said, paralysis of all the business interests of the South 1h bound to result. For Ii i lf, he be lieved the receipts wot-'d rtainly fall off after the hohltays and that the crop would not exceed 7,79,0G. Mr. Crai SLOO then read tihe fo!lowing from the Nmv York Herald: "I atm capable of oeit her astonislment nor s rn, says a great ir odera state.; ma i: t-1 ese are i he sentiments ofv outh. l'his is all well v tough in its way, but any mIanl who is a bull on cotton would have i) en astoiothed at the capers of the market to-day and (ecidedly dis "oted, too. Prices cased off a lit tle at :4, o% ng to a declline in Averpool, Ait speedily rallied on loc!l huying 'd shorts covering. Then a bonibshell was tossed ito tre camp in thte shape of an estimate on the crop by a com mercm' c I.eml orary of 8,41.0,000 bales. It struck the mnarket like (ytiinite, and it fell 18 to 19 poinmts with a crash. WVhile this estitmate tlOubtedlyV had a matrkedi etfect, old and tonservative merchants to-night say that esti mates above or below 8,000,000) hales should -either not be made at all or else' should be made with the utmost caution. A good deal of sympathy is felt here for Southern interests, which are depressed by thte abnormam cheapness of cotton, and anything like an overestimate of the prop would be greattly deprecated by tmerchmnts of the htighest statnditng in this g.eat comtrercial cenitre." T1hat estimate al)ove referred to, said Mr. Cranston, wvhch has dlone suchl damage to the South, was by Birad street, whto receives the greater part of htis income c.om the patronage of the~ Sooth in .buying htis hooks. Biut in spite of this he sLabs us on Christtmas 10ye with an outrageous estimate of the crop which is bas.ed oni nothing, and is the wildest and most unitouiodett guess. lBut we tmust see to it that next. * year's crop is much smaller than last year's or thtis year's. Fac.ors have warehouses full of cotton now, and it * we advance on crops and bring in an other big crop ont tolp of the two last there is no telling how low cott an wilt go. WVe mast '-ke some actiotn in this matter curse yes, x id also appoint three delegatt to Memphis. The committee on re&solutions, hay retmired to get up their report, re en d anid Chairmn Walsh mlade the wing ret L: .ereas, Theli Aumgusta lE.chaege dc. in every practical way to loste: ~4interests oi toe farmer and thereby mote the genermal advatncemetnt of the Soul.h;.and, Whereas, It has become self evident that the productin Of ctOt,on by Soth ein planters exeends thle ' emulnds of the World's conk umnptton a - remneram tive p)rices; be it theref ore, Resolved, That a cotnvetntion of cot ton, planters, cotton factors, Alliance meni, presidents ;"md members of the various agricoltural socteties, Comi mi-sioners of A'mentltt'e for thme sev eral States, mer-e ants~tt and membrs of cottotn exchanges mi GJeorgia, Ca-ohitin andi the Sombi generally, he called to) meet at Augnsta at n)oonf, oni the 27tht ( day of Jantuary, 18l1, the purpose of the conve itlon bieitng to o operate and assist the plant -rs and Alliantcemen ini formiulating sonir e fective tilan to ctlr tail t.he cotton acreage, and reli've thte burdeni now resting upon t'e agricul tural interests of t ne South; Jie special rates given by the railroa'ds at that titme offering unusur;' facilities for making a succe: s o thuis mceting and securing a las ge attendance. * The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and on motion tihe Secretary 3, o' the Exchange wats instruct,ed to send a special int itation to lI on. .Jere miah Rtusk, Cotmmissioner of Agricul *. ture ol' the United States to att.end ,e Sconvention. On motion of Mr. Thomas W. P 'ex r,audem, the following resolution was passed: Resolved, Tha, a committee of live be. appointed to address a ci ct''ar letter LO alt Cotton Exchanges and Boards of Trade throughout the South calling attenition to the para lysis of t rade now threatenIng this section due -o the -overproduction of cotton, and request Ing them to take In their Individnal.ca pacities son a action lookIng forwaird ta decrea4in cotton acreage for 1892. The convention will be held while he carnival is going on in this city, a*d those whto wish to attend can come Io Augusta at the low .atc of.one cent , mie for the round trip.-COhronicie. Cratahed to Death. LONDON, Dec. 28.-The inquest int o the cause of thie disaster at the Theatre Royal, Gateshead, by which ten persons lost their lives, 6wing to a'panic on Sait urday night, caused by an alarm of flre, na commenced today. An Imitator of Jone. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 31.-Mar on and Dave Beatty and Gwyn 13ow. len. of Fcltress county, on the U pper rcnnessee, lie dead in their houses, and Edward Harris. their murderer, Is a fugitive from justice, with a reward of .ered for his apprehension and delivery at Jamestown. Three months ago, Mary Beatty, sister of two of the dead iici, caused the arrest of her own fittlier an a scaudalous charge, since which time she has beei living with distant re latives, llirain Iarris's family. Yes terday tle Harris family, accompanied uy Mary Beatty, came to town, the lat Ler to appear before the grand jury to testify against her father. On their re turn honc, after court had adjourned yesterday, they were followed by three men, who comnianded the girl to return to her home. When the girl refused to comply with their demand, Marion struck his sister a cruel lash with his whip, and also lashed young Edward Iarris, who attempted to defeud her. The next moment young Harris !iad drawni a revolver, and presenting it squarely at Mario) Beatty, lie pulleil the trigger. A sharp report followed, and Manon BeatGy Fell dead from his horse, with a bullet through his heart. By this time Dave Beatty clutched at the boy, and Harris struck him wit'i the butt of the revolver, breaking his skull. Three shots were received by Gwyn Bowden, an(1 arter finishing him, Harris shot Dave Bcatty through the head while he wils writhing and wriging oi the ground. ! iarris kissed the girl and his mother. and taking 1owden's hor.c, led. Thie Beattys have alwayvs enjoyed the respect of the people of tle country, and six yearp ago Claiborne Beatty was a representative in the legislature. le was engaged ini merchandise and lumber busluess. C.anvtcts E.cal.. oi-t'ainiA, S. C.. Dec. 28.-A most daring wicape from the penitentiary was discovered yesterday morning when the guards unlocked the cells of the mile portion of the iosttitition. They foutid .Joe Green nad William PerrY , both in for life were nissing. Intves tigaton showed inat a hole had been cut in the brick arch over their cell with an old chisel which they had pro erved by somie means. 'T,hrough the t )' ii,q imade they got on the roo,' and camne dowi by the way of' the fire es r pe to tlte gronid. ''hey crossed the 3airJ, broke the lock oi an iron gate pear the hosiery fact.ory and were sate. I'tiore going ol the outside of the wall t.hey % went, to the co 'im4issary store, Chatived their sti ip's for cit izeis clot h ig, took enough supplies to last. themi ' veral days and left. W'ere tie guards wert- while all this was going on is a (pnestion mid a suggestion has been imiade that they wero asleep. .Aht the place ihey catme out and down from the btiilthig was out. of' observation of Ithe guards and that they did thei r vork so quiietly its not to attract attention. "'Oine0 other prisotters hearl the noise of ji".tig in te commiiiissary store bi', Ltoghit n1otiling of it, sUtsosMig soime sit pplies were being received. 'lie wh(reabouts o' the inegeoes is uinkinown althoiugh dilligent search has been made for them. One is black and has '.1one teye, there being a sear over .6 lost eye.-Record. Couli Not Fiiid her Child. A'Ti'uANT'IA, GA., Dec. 24I.-There lies dAin. at St. Joseph's In'irm'y a Prus sian Countess, who ihas passedl eighi een years looking for her chiildh. She is tile Count.ss Meini Von Zeilieka. A litt!c over twenty years ago the Countess Von .h'witzska was one of the happ)iiest maidens in l'i'ussia. Clouds soon dirift edi scross her horizon. P.er father was exiaied' and she was forced to mairy a man whom she neiithen loved nor re sjlected, Von Zeldiek-a, oin oli :er in the I'l'uin army. Thet huti'band1t autsed his wi fe, whio final ly refused to live with) him, lie took ohirly o, a bria5,ht, ltlhasome clil. arid Iet ItlI'russia. She .soldh her estates and, leai'niing thlat lier hutsbanid was in Amer'ica, followed him to this counti'y. Slhe could get no0 trace of' the boy. 11er hush.ind, she lear'ned, died several y'ear's ag.o, leaving thie boy aloine. She wanideed from city to city until lher iortuniie wats almost exhatustedl. Thein shie taruht muhtsic to earni a livelihood. Shle wa .s ar hrt haant musician and1( ltond al ways~ any numilbe'r ol f'amil ies who were glad to have lien instruct t,beir ci)hidren. In this way she mianiagedl to live corm tortably in Art'anta. Now she is dying from pnecutmonia. She has willed all she has to the S -r's. A M"iraculona, E,,cape. brick d wellhntg ot' A. 1". Pr'iichardi, 2,1118 Small mani street, was blown to atoms shioi'tly bef ore 1 o'clock tis muorninig by an explosion of natural gas. iPritch ardt, his wi fe and three childre i, ai hired boy named David I oe 3, and liarbara Rleichi, a servanlt girl, wvere buried in tile ruins. Wisen rescued they were all foun td to be m1o. a r leqs seriously burn ed andi brai d, but no one was fatally ijuired. Theii cause of t'ie explosion was gas leakage in the cellar. Mlr. i'ri:hiard keeps a grocery store in his8 building, and( wenlt Ii >tile cellar to find a basket for a customer, which he had stored away, lie struck a match and the explosion followed. Th'le coneus sion1 was terrific. piieces of the buildling being blown half a uquare away. It is considermed a miracle thaut any of' those in I hu buiiling at the timie should have escaiped with their lives. A irs. I 'rich ar id antd three childreni, agedt 3,' an 1 9111 yeara r('spectively, were in) bed (on the lum i Iloor and wiere takenti of1 the D)eatni By Electricity. Oh NxaE, N. J1., D)ec. 20.-FIranak I' Williams, a mIilkmtlan, was killed by an electric shock on .11 i:;h street at, 11 o'clock thus morning. An old utnused wire of' the district messenger service broke during the night and fell acr'oss the wires of the city lighting system, which carry a volt.age oh 2,U000. This morning while Williams was dielivering rnilk his horse went athead andt, coming fi conltact with the wire, was knocked Clown. Williams ran to its assistance, and was struck in the face by the wire which he caught hold of with both lIflnds and( held on to. No one saw the acc'idenmt. WVilliams' body was taken to the mlorgue. Rloundsman 1)rabell LOond tire wire ii a dangerous condi tIon early In the nighlt, and notilled the Essex County ,Electric company. Tile engineer of the company went to the spot and mlade an examination and de cided that there was no danger. Starving to Death. NE~W YORIK, Dec. 28.-According to statements made by the warden and at tendants in Ludlow street jail, Edward M. Field Is in bad condition, lie neither eats nor drinks and is growing perceptibly weaker every day. HIe pass sd a very restless night and this morn ing efused to tako breakfast. Hie u'om hlos of pains in his head. ils phys' .lans called yesterday and left som ine. but he refused to touch RE -UCE COTTON ACREAGE ONI 'ONE WAY TO SECURE BETTEI PRiCES. He -, MeC 1 ure4 lVuUt be TaLen Imae dli Qly by Cotton PlAUters, Factore. an Me chants-Mr. She,person't Advic Wit ch onr Farmers Should Follow. SA ANNA H, G; 1ec. 24.-TheT follow ing letter his been received by Alessr. W. W. Gordon & Co., from Mr. Alfre B. Shopperson: 87 COTTON EXci A NUE. NEw YOnK, Dec. 21, 1891. Mlessrs. V. V. Uordon & Co., &vanna GeorUia: DI;Alt S1n.s:-Middling uplands col ton i quoted to day at 7 15-16c. in thl mat ket. and 4 jid in Liverpool. Thes are ,he lowest prices of this seasor The Liverpool quotation is 4%d lowe than during the depression of last sei son, while the New York figures are v the lowest price of that season. Ul on the basis of these prices the r tui n made to the planter is undouutec ly le.i than the average cost of produq tion. T,h' depression now existing an whic!' has characterizea the cotton mal ket for many months is caused by tt exce.;sIve supply and is due to over pr< duction in this country. Most people have a theory that whe any commodity is selling below its ac ual c(,st, an advance must necessaril and speedily follow. Confronted with the condition < over itocked markets in Amertc Eurtpe and Indin, and the immense r, ceipts from our present crop, this Ih4 ory Las not been of the least avail t stem the tide ot depression. Impor ant .taples often sell below their cos and vorn has been so cheap at tile We as to be used by the farmers for fuel. The price of cotton as of every oth commodity, is regulated by supply ai dem-ind. Combinations or speculatiot may temporarily effect or impede r opert-lion, but in the end the law < supp!y and demand in its relation 1 vali, s is inexorable. The cultivatic of I .ton is the greatest interest in tL Soul '. 'The price realized for the crc aiTe:'s every business an(d iniustry i the iotth whose success depends I any t;egree upon home support. Unr mm raLive prices for cotton mea scarty of money, restricted trade, an finan-tial embarrassment it ever brat h of business throughout the co ton i.!It. .1To secure any marked improvemei in th price of cotton, tho chief essei tial -ill be to give to the world som cert:.n assurance that t he present larg stoci will be diminished in the net futi e and not again augm(nted b atol,-er large crop in 1892. If such ai tion hould be takein at the South as t indio e I lie belief that the acrea1e the iext cotton crop would certaini be ii, tterially redi!ced a liberal advamn in pr ces would ahmost certainly enst Spii-ers and merchants would n< wair for the stocks to be actually larg ly d;,-nished by reison of a reduce crop, but would discount thie fa4 mont is m advance of its actual acon plisl, itent. F",I years past many of the best me of tlh South have urged the policy plan ing less cotton and more corn has "suially resulted in a general acqu e'scer 3C in the so0oess1l25 of the advic whil.' each indcividunal planter has arti ally 'iut in a lit.tle more cottoni anid litt.le less corn, thinkinr his neighb: would do just the opposit.e and brin abot the result of making cotton hig and .corn cheap. Nearly every plantt thought it would be a shrewvd thing t bave a fuill crop of a dear commuodit and a small crop of a cheap one. Ti last .eason resulted in giving themn very big crop~ of very cheap cotton, an a evsmall crop of very dear corm ITpresent crisis is so grave, involvin as it does, many inlterests besides co toin planting, that decided nmeasurt seem to me to be imperatively dlemnan( ed t" avert impending financial disa ter to) the South. A reductiona of cotton acm eage cou ple wvith an increased acreage in grai would be of such incalcuable advantag to the'. planters, merchants and maui facti'rers thlat all should heartily unit to brintg about this result. Au indiefinite agreement to redlu( cotton acerage wvill not begin to met the case'. I beg to suggest that a practical plt and one almost certain of successfulI re sults, would be for the factors and mel chaims of each place to agree with eac other not to mvne adlvanices to ain planter upon the ne':t crop uiP is upoC the positive i iderstandhing that suc planter would plant 10 per cent. he: cottoni andi devote the decreased ac age to cos in additio.i to his previo. acreage inl grain. T1heun have the plan ers ot each election precinct form ".ec Per (Cent. Clubs," agreeing with e-tc other to put 10 per cemut. less acreag in cotton andl to put in corn every act thtus takenl from cotton, for the nem season. With only a fair season, a crop 4 8,000,000 bales of cotton can be grow upon the present acreage. A reductio of 10 per centt. would prob1ably redn< tho next crop to ab)out 7,200,000 balh or less, andl the markets of the w~orl would be relieved of the pressure of tI: immensC'1e stocks. A Liarge reduction of acreage woul not lhe advisable, as it would tend t stimulate prOdluctionl in other cou: ties, while a smaller reduction woul not b: sulliciently radical to accomnplis tbe dh aired resuilt. I ha',-n no pecuniary interest, direc ly vir inudircLlty, in cotton andl have ha nonne for mana yetirs. Aly friends thme C' tton trade here are all well awai of thu; fact, andl it is perhaps scarce niecesa~iry that I should assure you ofi I live niot thlought it necessary give any statistics of the present stoc of cotton in America and Eu rope cor pared withI previous years, for you al familiar withl the subject. The visib sumppiv of the world is today 1,125,01 bales greater than f or the correspon lug time last year, 1,000 more thi in 1% a nd 1,615,000 more than in 186 Tl'is lVtter is promipted by my sen of the graivity of the situiatin and earnest desirt to suggest some praci cal Ian of relle?, whichl, with t] welgat of your approval, would me with acceptance by the merchants am plan ters of the South. Yours very truly, A LFmD B. SInEPPEns( Foil Into a NInety-Foot Weil. CA nrLLAC, Mich,., Dec. 31.-Geor Stevenson, Jr., 12 years old, residii on a farm near Thorp, in this Count loll into a dry wveli Saturday 'evenin The 'yell wee ninety feet deep, and tl fall protably causedi death. The oli his lantern exploded and set fire to t1 rt mains. The father, surprised at t boy's long absence, started for the har andi madte the horrible discovery frc the odor of burning flesh. The remai could not be recovered until Sunda The head was burned beyond recogi tunn. CHILE MUST APOLOGIZE OR FIGHT. The PresIdent Ieady to Ask ConUrese for A I ower to Deoiaro Wac. NEw TORK,Dec. 28.-The Washing. A ton coirespondett of the New York a h< Herald telegra pbs that pp per as fol)ows: ElII "1 have ohtaioed the most valuable in. wi a formation that has yet been made public ner, regarding the Chilean affair. There is era e no question that the administration ex- mai pects a full refusal from Chile to comply nO with the demand for an apology and il t indemnity, and Is ready to ask congress into for power to declare war, for which pre- han parations have been and are being made. agai "Chile, feeling that she is iu the right, 6, has determined not to apologize, even at the cannon's mouth. in "Such is the situation upon the diplo- you matic chess-board. oA "Chile has not yet asked for arbitra- a bE tion, but it is known to the cabinet and " 8 your corrcspondent that she is likely to Mr. e (10 so. Jk "Senor Montt, the Chilean minister, per, has long doubted the intention .of this ". r government, to declare war in the event han t- of Chile's refusal to accede to our de- [d t mands. Today, however, he realized his T mistake, and the result was that he the 3- cabled to President Montt that the sit- wei: - nation here was very serious; that this 1 government meant light, and that the ceet navy was being rapidly placed on a Mr. d war footing out r- "This in itself is startling news, and aga e here is wiore of the same sort: and - "Not only has the navy been made am( available in event of hostilities, but "] n great activity has taken place in the is o t- army, and both Jepartments are now " y ready to act in concert at a moment's rep notice. >f ''1 have it that Admiral Gherardi will hor a, be pla ed in charge of the naval forces. joki - Jt is also pretty deflnately settled that ", L' (en. Miles will have command of the moi ,o lanl forces. hor! t- "The plans have already been made to T t, prompL.y move 10,0)O troops. The men an i t, have been selected, the transports pro- abil vided and all is ready to place this force fina .r on Chilean soil soon after war is hor d formally declared. It is proposed to take turi is the:e troops from the regular service. pro ts The Western fort which they willleave pro t will begarrisoned by malitia and v3lun- he .o teer frontiersmen. New Y )rk and other swe n large cities, where troops are not needed, son ie wil also be drawn on. These troops, as Jud p planned, will leave the Unite States soa n from several di Iferent points. Some will wa n embark at San Francisco, and others at sai i- Galveston, New Orleans, Key Vest and the n other Southern points. 1B d "Of course, a proposition to arbitrate Dui y would seriously interfere with all this. his t- "Minister Montt, who is an exceed- wot imgly cau.tious man, and who knows his Lt the dilliculties of advising the home Mr. i- government when it is not blieved Th( e there that this government means war, by ' :e has at last suggested to President Montt hor Lr the propriety and advisibility of asking ovei y this government to lay the facts in con- 1)um nection with the Baltimore case before der o board of .rbritration. thal >t "I ain told that there is considerable wisi y doubt as to just how this proposition :e would be received." t Their Houses Sinkli. V WILKESB-ARi, Pa., Dec. 23.-The wt d ground in the vicinity of the Gaylor wi 3A slope at Plymoutii began to settle sud- an denly at about half-past three o'clock foil n this afternoon, and in a very short time coil >f the surface to the extent of two or three eva Lt acres was broken up and caveing in. Ile The big breaker of this mine is very dri :shaky, and it may fall at any moment. at aThe engine house, oil h ouse and storage in >r rooms surrounding the breaker are roo grad i;nlly sinking, and the machinery ber is being removed as fast as possible by he r gangs of men. who work in great dan- and them at any momeDt. The stables near ~i a' the engine house were first affected by ma: athe caveini and were broken to pieces. not dThe mulfes, however, were all saved by He the diligence of the hostler~s, who cut pro 'their straps and let them out. The con ghouse of a miner named Rkhard Glace, tiat swihbgan tosink late In the after- z .noo.i, is now in ruins. Lt wvas built of to ~ stone, and the first drop of the surface to 1 crumbled it to pieces. Glace and his to t d family were luckily out watchiug the Mir. n breaker. Their furniture is totally des. Ii troyed. The breaker this eveni~ng is Hem still mink ing. The timbers of tihe tres- bia, etIe to tue culm piles are broken off and foil the trestle is ini ruins. The breaker is "I surroundled on one side b.y houses, b)ut stat the cav'ein is fortunately extending in Mfr. the op)posite direction, and no further Tue damage may be done except to the mine Auj ,property. The of11cis say that the this working under the cave are strong- Mfr. h lv timbered, and they are unatble to ac. tra Scount for the sinking unless the cave thai n slants towardl some old wvorkings. The roat I1 toun is graduially excited, aLnel a thoui- tim ia id people are gathered at the scene of On the disaster, perf - - - -him S Aseassinateud ,y ils Rivali. n comes tonight from a town twenty miles TI Inorthwest of here and near the Laud1(- bee: 0 erdale and Kemper county line, of a ter 0 most atrocious murder. On Thursday tnight William Wright was married to W a Miss Phillips, at the residence Po i of the bride's parents. lrmmedliately of 1 '" alter the ceremony the~ bridal party re-' mach 4 paired to the p)arlor, where the merry.. be :0 makinig began. Suddenly a crash of mat as glass startled the p)arty, andI the next, In- Th d stanit the groom cried out: "Mlv God! AI o .I'm shot." Hie fell, and in a few min- 0P0l utes expired in the arms of his newly gu d made wi fe. The assassin wvas a man 12 ,o name] .Johnson, W right's rival for the gait 1- hand of Miss Phillips. iIe wa' ted out- the (I side the house until the ceremony was POul hi performled and thieii discharged the con- The tents of a doublebarreled shotgun at from - the formnof Wright, whiich lie could see mug, *d thirougli the drawn shades. Johnson clas nwas capltu red by a constable who hap- the e pened to be present at the wedding. pasI5 .y That oflicial started with his prisoner tue '' for P~hiladeliau, Miss., but it s sup T h o0 posed that JTudge Lynch has meted out con k.Just punishmuent to the asassin. are 1-- nate re .lltnmes theo Legial,t,ure. tn Ie LAUimENs,S. C., Dec. 28-Gov. Till- thu 0man and several other gentlemeni were erl[j [i- the guest of Senator I rby today. In tim im the evening the gentlemen were sore- seas 8. naidedl and several of them made speech- con; se Es. Gov. Tillman in his speech gave an met mn excuse for not signing the bill for the is b ,j. extension of taxes, andl thbn proceeded cap ie to excoriate Ihis Legislature. iIe said der e.t that another term in oflice would be and id necessary to make the reforms contem plated. That in the tide which swept from the mountains to the seaboard SI )N much (dead rotten driftwood floated into bro the Capitol, and that hie wvould have to wer have a new Legislature. lie closed by ers e saying that he would give them more wam g when he again wont on the stump. sac g. A Horrible Tragedy, log de RuinMrON1, Va., Dec. 26.-A Golds- thr in boro, N. C., special to the Dispatch says ihas ethat W. II. PearsalI and .his wife and :the efamily, living six ,miles from that city, por were burned to death in their d welling geti n,Tuesday morning. The charred bodies to]t mof the victims were discovered yester- Sing na day. Weightman Far mer, a former re- age V. jected suitor of P~earsall's wife, has been has ii- arrested on suspicion of having com- r mitted the crime. o A NOVEL HORSE TRADE. torr.o Deater hells Big Horse for a Handful of Gold. U(- 3TA, Ga., Dec. 25.-There was ws sale down at Oatts' stableS, on s s, reet, early yesterday morning, ch %as transacted in a peculiar man anti riot in common with the gen ity of horse sales. It was a bargain le on the spur of the moment, and r one man is out about $50. Early he morning Mr. Nick Johnson came the stables, having in one hand a dful ot gold. Seeing Mr. C. C. Dun a, he said to him: will give you all the gold I have my hand for that bay horse of rs." 1ll right," said Mr. Dunagau; "it's irgain." rite me out a receipt, then," said Johnson, "and the gold is yours." [r Dainagan, getting a sheet of pa wrote: 1eceived of Mr. Nick Johnson one dful of gold for my bay horse. ignedj "C. C. DUNAGAN." he receipt was then exchanged for handful of gold, and Mr. Johnson it back and got the horse. i the meantime, Mr. Dunagan pro led to count the gold. By the time Johnson was in the act of riding of the stables on his horse, Mr. Dun n had finished counting the money, to his astonishment he found the >nut was only $75. 1o'd on," said Mr. Dunagan, "there nly $75 here." kes, I know It," was Mr. Johnson's y, and started to ride off. Eou are not going off with my se," said Mr. Dunagan, "I was only ng when I ma le the bargain." roding or no joking, you have the icy and I hold your receipt, and the ie is mine," replied M r. Jon nson. he two gentlemen then entered into mnimated discussion as to t ie owner >of that bay horse. M1r. Johnson lly said that he wonld return the 3e, provided Mr. Dunagan would re i the $75 and 810 additional. This position did not meet with the ap bation of Mr. Dunagan, and he sAid would go before a magistrate and ar out a warrant against Mr. John The two men then went down to ge Hopkins' court. IIere, after te more talk, seeing that the receipt i dead against him, Mr. Dunagau I that he would give Mr. Johnson $85. ut the delay was a fatal one for Mr. iagan, for Mr. Johnson had raised ante 840, and now declared that it ild cost $125 for Mr. Dunagan to get. horse back. This was too much for Dunagan, but he could do nothing whole matter was finally settled Mr. Johhsen promising to sell the ie at tie best price he could, and all r 81:5 was to be turned over to Mr. iagan. Mr. Dunagan is now a sad but wiser man. ilo is convinced it is by experience that we gain liom.-Chronicle. Was Mr. Leitch Dt nk? he Augusta Evening Herald, the paper that charged Mr. Leitch li being drunk, sticks to its charge, on the 18th instant published the owig: 'he Columbia Record's informant is siderably off. Mr. Leitch, the noted ogeiist, who was spoken of in the :ald's article, was most certainly nk and a good old fashioned drunk hat. iIe came to the Augusta Hotel ~he afternoon and was assigned to ni No. 18. At this time he was so A bout ten o'clock Tuesday night ivas seen to vomit on the office floor wa-i 50 drunk that he did not know had done so. Night Cierk R. J. son then refused to allow him to re n in the hotel, stating that he could have the rooms messed up. The 'ald never publishes what it cannot ve, anid, if wanted by the parties oerned, the above will be substan ed by aflidavits from respected citi of Augusta. With all due respect Ir. Pickett, the Herald is comipelled aformn the public that his statement be Record was a mistake and that LeiLch was very drunk." repl to this last article of the ald, Rev. L. L. Pickett, of Colum writes the Riecord of that city as >ws: see the Augusta H-erald denies my ements relative to the arrival of Leitch In Augusta at 9 o'clock sday night. It says he came to the rusta hotel in the afternoon. In the Herald is emphatically wrong. Leitch and Rev. J. Ware Brown eled with mes from Catersville, Ga., day, arriving on the Georgia Rail I tramn at 8 p. m. St. Louis (their) 3, 9 o'clock Washington (our) time. leaving the depot Mr. Leitch was 'ectly sober. I cannot answver for at a later hour." Thne Mason Cutton Hlaryejiter. te following certificate wnich hasi given the Mason Cotton Hlarves' Company by the HIon. Patrick a sh, president of the August a Ex- a tion, 's a gratifying endorsement it he practical usefulness of their hinet for picking cotton, which will rnanufactured and placed on the ket during the coming season. following is the certilicate: "The on cotto,a harvesting machine was 'ated in a field of cotton in the Au a Exposition grounds November mid 13, 1891, and I am infor.ned tered the cotton from the stalks at, rate of 200 pounds an hour, or 3,000 nids per working day of ten hours. cotton harvested was fairly free n trash, was ginned without clean and produced lint which was sed as middling cotton. While nmachtins does not gather, at one iage, all the open cotton, it leaves plants and unopen bolls uninju1redl. essential feature of the machine is tained in the picking fingers, which so constructed that they discrimi t between the open cotton and the pen bolls and foliage of the plants, i affording the opportunity of gat ig the cotton by machinery from the e it lIrst opens to the end of the on. The machine as at present structedl is not beyond improve at, but its discriminating principle oth ingenious and practical, and its acity for work is sufficient to ren it a valuab'e auxiliar.y to the slow expensive process of hand-ptcking.'' Two Moe Outlaw. Lynched. [IUJLITA, Miss., Dec. 28.-John Sims, ther of Bob, and Mosley, a nephew, e lynched last night, and the lnch are in hot pursuit of a negro who with Bob Sims the night he mas red the Thompson family. Bob's 4lling, together with all out-build s, has been burned, and every living g except the family on the place been killed. The Sims family say y will leave the country. It is re tedi that Neal Sims has gotten to her about forty men, and threatens mirn up Womack lill today. Bob s' body and those of the three Say a who were lynched a few nights ago e~ been cut down and thrown in a veyard. John Savage'd body is still ging. alt fays the Ffe A GnEtI' OaI- A THAT MAY tl( ) IT BE R)-,PEATEu. 60 DO N(O DM-AY. "&r3TIB WE LS THI IRON IS HOT." Writel for Catalogue now, and say wia paper y u saw V its advertisement in. Miwneinber that I sell everything that gt isto urnishi.iga home-tanufactur Ing som-i things and buying others In the largest possible lots which enables me to wipe ou , all core pet(tIon HERE &RE A FEW OF MY 6TART LING BARGAINS A No 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 plees of ware, delivered at your own depot, all freight charges paid by me, tot only Twelve Dollars. Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Uookin Range 13x18 inch oven, I8x2S Inch top, lit ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR iTEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight tc your depot. IDO NOT PA Y TWO PRICES FOB YOUR 1MOODS. I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit, walnut frame, either in combination oi banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50, toyour .ailroad station, freight paid. I will also sell you a nice Bedrolos uit 9onsisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high head Bedstead, 1 Wabbstand, 1 Centre table, 4 cano seat chairs, I cau seat and back rocker all for 16.50, and pay I reigh to your depot. Jr I will Bend you an elegant Bedroom suit witi large glass, full marble top, lot I30, an. pay freight. Nice window shade on spring roller * 00 legant large Euut,t day alclock, 4.0* Walnut lounge, 7.00 Lace curtains per window, 1,0 Icannot describeaverytihing in a smiall advertisement, but have an immense store containing 22,i00 feet of floor rooma, with1 ware houses and factory buildings in other parts of Augusta, making in all the lar gest business of this ind under one man agement in the Southern States. These storsand warehouses are crowded with the choicest productions of the best facto ries. My catalogue containing illustrations of goods will be mailed it you will kina) 6ay where you saw ,lu advertisuniot. I Pay tLeight. Address, L. F. PAUGETT, Rroprietor Iladgett's Futuiture, btove and Caret store, } IL10-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA.. DO YOU WISH TO E 1112001 01F 11101R 01WI MHEN BUY TUE THOMAS STEAM PRESS AND SEED COTTON ELEVATOR. It is theo most perfect systein u use, un loading cotton from wagors, cleaning and delivering it 'nt gins or stalls. Cotton does not pass through fan and press re guires no pulley nor belts. It saves time and mon .y. TALBOTT & SONS' NGINES ANi) DIOILERS, STIATVION EARY AND PORTABlE. OLD DO TALBO .TIS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED FRICTION AND ROPE FEED 1"00 TO 100 LUJMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT. TON GINS AND COTTON P'RESSE8. We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginnurs thae most conlete outfits that can be isoughit and at bottom prices. V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL AGENT, COLUMBr A, S. C. THE TALBOTT ENGINE 18 THF. [BEST Feb 19-lv. YOUNG WivEs3 Who are for the first time to w. tergo woman's severest trial we offev! WOTER'S FRIEND remedy which if used as directed for few weeks before confinement, rohn of its Pain. Horror and Risk to Life f both mother and child, as thou-. mude who have used it testify. A Blessing to Expectant Rothers. MoTnEn's FIIIKon Is worth Its wighnt in gold. My wife mi,ffered more in ten~ min utes with either of her first two chilidron than she did altorether with her last, hzav ing previously used'( tour b)ottles of Morn. En's FRIEND. It nI a bie'sing to mothers. Carmtl. Ill., Jan,., 1890, G. F. LoCKWOOD. Oell,t of price $l. 0pr bottle o!r y l druggist.. Book to Mother. meaied f . BRA DrELD RaoUz,JrEOa Co,. Atlanta. qi. First Class Work. V e ry Low Prices. Buuiesu, (arriages, Road Carti, Wagone, aec., War'4ated Necond to none. Inquire 01 nearest decaler In these gc>ds, ar send for Catalogue-Mentioning thie taper. IIOL LFR & ANDERSON4 ABBDT CO* S - Pp Cu ALL EKIN AND PP CUR ES, ' 1 at . t A Bit , .' %V r opr at I oor , of IX Aho CT.111A - T E. .' lpI S? u bl iSl p" R. P tsU 11"" D,ai4Ec. C brnle Tewia crt "? o~,Ttter, 1cl 114', O-t.b .. . P. P. . to g towerful Hi.. obi n Rxch Leto oe ae1 aplonod e T' bm de d th an mt-iehod . J s to to a trin r tular-il >la Witou knoin hfAtttecto Mue -ffere on e t e ol, or o jico iins PfW16 f P-P-P. owcn y anj I LIPMiAN' BRO9.V Prp'tru )OTTONSAMPLE] AIOE At the gin ota tM. 1 f. t. Obuer y in elleril Wll and County. Jut befol'o Sta-tl)~ i aIlo levator e 11ile had bee. twtt. ted by the t fmet reod. Just aftorsta iog tow leva or anoter balowasgitne fre i thesalo )11(1. Without knowilig !111' ftt -t the cotton Uyer offered one cent Per p0ut., d . r hig bale ginned t.h t. of A.tWo leva. ,or. Read the statements or tit~ buyer anid ziler: COPY. This will certify that of two samples ot totton offered us today by Mr. Ih rose ae arket value of one, ex d i th\n t of h he other by one cnt rer poi nt . [6igned.) D. CR&AWF0111-)J & SONS. Thiss wil certify that the t 6"balw of ,.otton offered as abovo wet 1~III from thle mame p)ile of seed cotton, ax--. , 11umied in tile iame gin. Oneo was varriet. to Itho gin In ,)askets and ono through tLe ' .iior Seed Dotton Elevator. (Signed.) J. h". ROSE. The best enis. P'asw, tElevate..e, Engines and toe 'Uc:i ma;chzi.uery o' au'l (in<1s, for sa'e bty Co' UM M1A.8S. C. I'HE LARGEST STIOCK. J.OWiFS I.' PRICES -F. H. HY.rT athbetplace in South. 91 Southern Slates to secure s4 A.meriean and Italian Mab aoi do ,Work. Al' Cemetery W~ i.speciallty. TA BiLE TS, IIEAD)STlONE-, MONUMl Send for prices and uili In fo NS c A pril 8 1y COL U \1U a * LIPPMAN 8BRO. Pro Druggists, L.hppman's Block.- rs, L.eesville lgo CO-EDU CATI. PRiIMARY, CD ATE and COMM ER CO0LLEOF Vocal and Instrumental COURg LIon,, PhysIcal Culiture, * At,~ EJOC I Ling Domestte Econo &. Dress hut. Btudles. NIne teachers. (okly Dibli ear 180. Pu pIls from >:Imbont, laot ~tr( ng moral and rellg 'icountbon bar room nearer than 'ene Healthful locatIon, h-s. level of the sea, 400 f a b)ove P28 feet above Alken. . io : Col Young iaadies can board wiUs'en Ce e Dnly College In the State that gooCj vIio n for yonng ladles to redu *as,y. ~, Wagons' by doIng domestIe work. Seve,w ror literary course and boa t es gi di ion tha. ;100 to $130; music, $30o nlesg goods ing, 120. Next session opes dfl .nng5l 23d. For catalogue add ress iO Sep 9-3moe Leesv