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WY E. B. MURKAY & GO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 188?. VOIiUME XXI -NO. I WE havn't a BAT, but wo have a curiosity ex ceedingly rare. So com? around and soe two hearts! from one living animal, which is vouched for by a truthful and responsible warty. You will find it at! WILHITE & WILHITE'S, -i .:. ? The Acknowledged Headquarters for DRUGS, DIGIfilE /9 CHEMICALS, PERF?IMRY, Ix?iS, PATENT MEDICINES AND DYE STUFFS. Ul J- ? u i n g m m | o. Lj w M g f-i ca _ * - S a PH S >? jL o <j ? h-, a s <| }> H is ? A PH I Linseed, Machine, Sweet and Castor Oils. Combs, Brushes, Hair Oils, Pomades, Bay Bum, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Sponges, Etc. Fine Soaps, Insect Powders, Fly Paper, indigo, Madder, Etc. Face Powders, Powder Puns, Tooth Powders, Tooth Brushes, Ivan's Dentifrice, and Fine Toilet Goods. Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Supporters, Etc. Our CIGARS are of ?xtra quality. .?] None hotter in the city. v Best Coal Oil, Lamps and Lamp Goods. If you are troubled with Flies or Insects of any kind, come buy some of our Insect Powder and get rid of them. Wilhite's Soda Water is still the favorite beverage. July 9. 1885 . 53 ' FREE PASS TO THE EXPOSITION -AT. SMITH * CO.'S WB HAVE NOW ON EXHIBITION ONE OP THE Finest Stocks Spring and Summer Clothing in the market. COME AND ff 'OK US. Wo wi!! pass you in free, and charge you nothing for look ing. We i.ave jut>t receivrd .from market a beautiful line of MENS' AND BOYS? CLOTHING and Ffir. MrflliKC GOODS. HATS for Men and Boye. Como and seo bur SUITS FOR THE LITTLE FELLOWS. . Thc impression h ns go no out that wc wera out of the market, but wc want to in form our old friends thatwe aro here yet. Come and Beo ns, and wo will treat you right. . ?Sf Don't forget the placo. ? .. .. ,"' .> _J } km 8WHTH & co., WH1TNER STREET, Opposite Auditor1? Office. _March 26, 1885 87 ?i?M??MB FOR CASH ! , . ' I HAVE A FULL LINK OP Boots. Shoes, Hats arid Clothing That I will sell AT COST, and LESS THAN COST for the CASH. . 1 also have a A ?f?fVL TL?f? E OI'.' OT ll IS R GOODS that I will B?UvVfiRY LOW I for Cash. Good Bargains can ho found here. If you Odu'ljbollovo it call and se*, and you will not bc disappointed. ; ^^^I^?^aWiW^m^'^ % r^MW?MM??\ Wi . ^Allcr th J lOUi day of April next tho Notes and Accounts of the old Firm of REED * MOOItHK-?D will be found in tho banda of eh Atfc?r.?y for collection.. Timo and raonoy eau bc aavpd by calling before then ab?SeUliofc.wlth Joe. a-, PINK r^i?iaib. : ^V^^M?im^%ATCHES, . r j?\ r MORE S?CVJBBjyjqp? MORE J AXPmcm MORETO YO0H STATION, THAN. EVER * ??FORE. ' : .r!^' . EVERYTHING in the Bhap? of a Wat?b, Clock or Jewelry tborpag?rly repalfsd. ? ^tb&l?BS ' . ?O'-':? ;..:Fljf||f^ os?? A.**** ; x?xjtfi?& -, i Waverly Home???rh?r, An?ewpfl* THE COSYICm Au Official lleport at L??t on Major TwlffEs'a Camp. v.. 'umida Correspondence Neu t and Courier. The folk;-.,;.;;- statement and correa* pondence comprise the official record of tho Savannah Valley Railroad convict investigation : On the lGth of June Col. J. C. Has kell informed the Oovernor of reporta which ho had heard in Abbeville of cruelty to tbo convicta employed on the Savannah Valley Railroad. These rc ports ?vere to the effect (1) that at least one couvict had died iu consequence of brutal whippings by the guards; (2) that the convicts were overworked in viola tion of law, and (3) that there was ex cessive mortality among tho convicts, Bhowing^tbat great wrong was being done. Governor Thompson directed the Superintendent of the Penitentiary to investigate the charges, to examine per sonally into the general condition of the convicts, and to report fully the result of such investigation and exami nation. A:i soon as tao report of the Superin tendent was submitted Governor Thomp son sent an agent to Georgia with a re quisition for the arrest of Jackson, the guard who was charged with cruelly beating the convict, Henty Porter, men* Honed in Col. Lipscomb's report. The Governor was informed that Jackson bad returned to bis homo in Georgia. The affidavit of Col. Lipscomb upon which the requisition was based charged Jack son with assault and battery' with intent to kill. The agent left Columbia on the 22d of June, the day on which Col. Lipscomb's report was submitted to the Governor. He returned on tho 1st of July with out having arrested Jackson, but with information which induced the Governor to believe that a second effort would re Bult iu his capture. By direction of the Governor the agent returned to Georgia on the 2d instant. The publication of the reports of the Superintendent and Surgeon of tho Penitentiary has been withheld until this time, lest tue mnkicg known of their contents might delay if not prevent the arrest of Jackson. Aa the publication of these reports cannot now affect the result.of tho efforts which the agent of the Governor is still making for the capture of Jackson the Governor permita them to be published. . Tho report of Col. T. J. Lipscomb, Superintendent of the South Carolina Penitentiary, as submitted to Governor Thompson, has been given to tin public to-day, and is as follows : To His Excellency Hugh S. Thomp son, Governor of South Carolina-Slr : I have tbo honor to report that iu obedi ence to your communication of tho 17tb inst., I proceeded with Dr. Pope, physi cian of the Penitentiary, on that day to visit the convict camp of Major A. J. Twiggs, on the Savannah Valley Rail road, in Abbeville County. On reaching A bbc vii lu 0. H. that evenir*, I had a conversation with the gentlemen named by Col. C. J. Haskell in his communi cation, and was shown a note from a gentleman in the neighborhood stating that tho couvict reported to have been so severely whipped had died on Sunday morning, the 14th inst. Mr. M. L. Bon ham, Jr., acting for Solicitor Orr, on this information inst-, acted the coroner to go to the camp and bold au inquest. Tho body was exhumed and the inanest held in my presence on Thursday morn ing, and I attach hereto a copy of the finding of the jury, together with the certificates of the two physicians who were sworn and tes ti Ged. As will be seen by the certificates, it was found on inves tigation that Simon Daniela, the man who had died on Sunday, died from natural causea. Dr. Pope viewed the body also and concurred in the opinion of the other physiciana. I found, how ever, that one mao. Henry Porter by name, had been most cruelly beaten, and I requested tho coroner tb take the entire ?jury to the camp and make a personal examination of bia case, which he kindly did, and for myself I must say that I have never in my- life seen a human being more brutally beaten. Besides Henry Porter, Frank Smiley was the only man who had been severely beaten, although four others showed slight scars. All tho convicts cl aimed that their whip Sings had been inflicted by one A. W. ackson, who bad been left in charge of the camp in the absence -of Mr. C. M, Carroll, the regular overseer, and I ani credibly informed and believe that the said A. W.. Jackson is responsible for all of this cruel treatment. I have, therefore, sworn Dat a warrant for his arrest. In justice to Mr. Carroll, who was in charge of tho camp when we. arrived, I would say that ho was anxious, that that tho inquest should bo held, not only on the body of Daniels, but on ali of tho othcra who had- been recently buried. I would also' state that Dr.. Taggart told mo that Mr. Carroll was uniformly kind to the convicts, and never sent them out to work, until reported fit for duty by bim, and be (Dr. Taggart) I Lad visited the camp every day since they had been there except about four dayo, All of tho convicta at the camp ?ad also those recently returned to tho 'enltentrary regard Mr. Carroll OB their' friend, and speak In high terras of bia kindness, although Mr. OaJroll, himself, I admits that he worked there more than tho len hours per day allowed by law. These convicts aro not working under j the recent Act of the Legislature, arid therefore the guards aro not of my ap pointment, but since-my return I have i notified Mr. Carroll thaine batist comply With Section,2,730 of ;the Rovfcetf Stat ute?, governing the hours pf labor, Aa, nud havoEcnthim acopy'of tho. section. While there I cautioned blav that he was marching his hands too' far to their wet*/ ' (between two and one-half wt three miles.) He explained by saying that be 1 could not get a sufficient supply of pure water for the convicts any nearer to the work, and farther said that -in about st weera time ho would finish the work lie was now on and Would' move nearer to the Stockade. I would call your attention to Ute report of the physician, Dr. Pope, for the statement of the physical condi tion of th? convicts. I found that tboy had plenty, ot food (bread, rneat-and ticas,) but a scarcity of fresh vegetables. They f-'so Jiad sufficient clothing and cerovtsv ia hold taav bd W*s?: on the neely I *w TftWfctfcftt' the? ,batl ; its** two ( atnejPfor thia year, one ea j !9th of j ay and ono oa the 8th of Ji.no. ~ Mr. * formed that Major Twigg*, the contrac tor, has not visited the cam? for three months, but leaves the entire manage ment to Capt. Carroll. Respectfully submitted. T. J. LIPSCOMB. Supt. The verdict of tbe coroner's jury was aa follows : "We find that Simon Daniels came to bia death from diarrhoea and general de bility." Dra. Taggart and Johnson agree with the verdict of the jury. The following report was submitted to Col. Lipscomb by Dr. Pope, tbe physi cian of the Penitentiary : Sir : I herewith hand you my report j as to the condition of the convict camp of Mr. A. J. Twiggs, which was inspect ed ou the 18th of the present month. There are now, all tola, 103 convicts, who are under tho Immediate control of] Mr. Carroll. Of this number 90 were I out at work, two were oooking, one wash ing, one blacksmithing and three sick or injured. The stockade buildings are j sufficiently largo and well ventilated and the camp is woll located. Those who were in on account of sickness or injuries ! were George Wilson, lamed by shackles ; ? Hiram Lights, suffering from effects of a burn on tue foot, and Henry Porter, who was disabled by injuriea received at tbe bands of Mr. Jackson, who had been placed in charge of tbo camp during Mr. Carroll's absence. This occurred three weeks ago, and, as evidence of the sever ity of the whipping inflicted I would dato that -the ' ttBsues have sloughed, leading an opon sore eighteen inches long by ten inches wide. The punish mont must have been very cruel ; I doubt j his complete recovery. Tho condition of those who .were at work was very fair, with b:t a single exception. Frank Smiley had also' been .severely whipped by Jackson, and was quite unwell. Ho j was sent back to the hospital at onoe and treatment commenced. Tuero were abm ! slight ?cara over, the bodies of several of the other convicta,- all of which were attributed to ithls same Jackson. Tho hands are beginning to Bhow some signs of scurvy among them. The bedding was not clean and there was a lack of | straw. The quantity of food waa suffi cient, but fresh vegetables are sorely needed. A portion of the convicts walk at leant two and a half miles to their work, which is too long a walk for men in shackles. According to Mr. Carroll's own ?talement the men are ont by 4:30 a. m., and do not return until 8 at night, excluding the two boors at noon, ana it ] leaves thirteen working hours. I think that under the circumstances the hours for work are too long. Mr. Carroll promises to rectify as soon as possible. No complaints of cruelty were made against Mr. Carroll, but rather expres sions of confidence. I examined the body of Sim Daniels, which waa taken up by the coroner, and sa* no evidence of recent punishment. As to the condi tion of the seven convicts returned from this road, I append Dr. Gaubert's opin ion. I fully concur with him. In con clusion I would state that each man was subjected to a thorough examination. Dr. Gaubert's statement is as follows ; D. S. Pope, M. D.-Dear Sir : During your absence I attended to tbe duties you requsted me to perform, a part of | which was to examine carefully the seven convicts. returned from, the Savannah Valley Railroad, and could find no indi cation of Ill-treatment or cruelty in their ! cases. _ Wliy the Convicta are not Returned to the Penitentiary. STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) EXECUTIVE CHAMBEE, Y COLUMBIA, S. C., June 29,1886.1 Col. T. J. Lipscomb, Superintendent Penitentiary, Columbia, 8. C.-Dear Sir: I have received your report with accompanying papers of the investiga tion mado by you of the convicts now employed ou the Savannah Valley Rail road. In conversation with you on the subject I understood you to say that iu your opinion and in that of tho surgeon of the Penitentiary, the return of these convicts to the prison at this time would be prejudicial to the interests' of the in stitution. I would request that you submit your views od this snbject in writing, together with the opinion of the Surgeon of the Penitentiary. Very respectfully, H. S. THOMPSON, Governor. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,- V S. C. PENITENTIARY,' } COLUMBIA, Jone 29,1885. J His Excellency Hugh 8. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina.-Sir : i bave the honor to say in answer to your communication of this date that, in my judgment, it would be very prejudicial to tho health of this prison to return at this timo any number of meato he added to tho number, at present in confinement. We are badly crowded now. In many cases we have three (8) men Confined in cells built originally for the nae of one, and besides the. prison building, avery: available compartment has been utilized, to confine onr overflowing population. Last night we bad 101 men locked up iu a room about 97x20 feet, and scarcely ten feet high, and a number' of other healthy men confined in that portion of the..hospital.designed for conva?ssconta for thc lacl^ of other ^quarters. I^am vieta fdr Jone and July have been and will be much in excess of oar lesser. There were confined here laut night 708 ana any material accession Co that hum ber will require at once the erection of a stockade either inside or outside of the frison Inclosnre for their accommodation, would respectfully call your attention to the remarks of the surgeon for a further statement cf tho objections'to an increase in cur population if it ; can poa-, that from a financial point of view it would be little less than suicidal. - Oar, expenditures exceed our cash ro Ct?pta about $1,000 monthly attftlstta?, i&2 wo are, therefore, unable to take ewe ct and provide for a larger number of hands with our. present income, and, of course, if the convicts now on tho ?vanndj Valjay Railroad were returned here Onr income would be reduced about $1,250 per month, and oar number Of convicts would be Increased by one hun dred, being a net oss to tho prison ia two ways, and cost of maintenance about $2,000 per month. ; Your Excellency, will 'readily under stand that if I 1h*j^-i3fetW for the health ?nd treatment of tho con victs in queat?OB tcqolred their immediate connection; but I am conviocodfrom all the information at hand thai Mr. Oanoll, U o regular overseer nt thfe camp, was not x'asponsiblo for the cruel treatment reported, and that now the convicts are humanely f r^ated and properly .?red for ; acd further, they aro cow in a healthy W*?t;y with the very beet drinking water, and evo:? under more favorablo COLUMBIA, 6. C., June 24,1885. Col. T. J. Lipscomb, Superintendent S. C. Penitentiary.-Sir : In response to your inquiry as to whether an additional number of convict? could be placed within tho prison yard without endanger ing tbe health of Ute institution I would respectfully state : That there are to day 700 convicts within the walls of the prison, about 75 more than can be safely housed. In order that you may fully understand this statement I will give you the site rf the different rooms where tbo prisot er. are confined at night. Thc prison building has 260 cells, con taining each 280 cubic feet of clear space. The old loom house bas 18,203 cubic feet. Tho hospital in all of its rooms has 23,073 cubic feet, a part of which cannot be used in damp weather. Tho women's quarters are largo and will ac commodate very comfortably and safely all of tho women-48 in number. All of these buildings are already crowded beyond the limits of safely. In each coll in the prison building two men are confined, which allows to each man only 140 cubic feet of breathing space. Thia ls barely safe. Just at this time some of theso cells have ?'.reo men in. them. This is positively dangerous and cannot be continued long without serious risks to tho life of the inmates of these celia so crowded. This has been demonstra ted time and again. In the loom-nou&o 100 men are con fined at night, which allows to each man about 180 cubic feet of breathing space by actual measurement. This building will afford reasonably safe accommoda tions to ?O men only. It is not safe to place more than 80 men in the hospital at any time. The prison count for last night shows that there were locked up j 620 in the prison building, only safe for 1600 ; 100 in tbe old loom-house, safe for 60 : 48 in female prisi?n, safo for 43 ; 88 I in hospital, safe at present for 88-show ing 701 locked up with sufficient air for butG31. Thus you will see that there were 70 more men than you had reason ably safe accommodations for. Very respectfully, P. S. POPE, BL D., Physician S. C. Penitentiary. Why the Convicts Dl?d st Twlggs's Camp. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, ) SOUTH CAROONA PENITENTIARY, V July 0,1886. ] lils Excellency Hugh 8. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina.-Slr : I have the honor to enclose certificate from Dr. W. M. Te?gart, setting forth the cause of death itt the cases, of too convicts who have died at tbe convict camp of A. J. Twiggs, in Abbeville County, since May 5, 1885. Tho death of Wm. Timmerman has not been officially reported by tbs officer i? charge of the camp. I also append a list of all the convicts who have died at said canap since the commencement of the present fiscal year, with the date of each death as reported : Ben Jones, January 19; Robert Lad-' son, January 19 ; Tom Wilson, January 30: Larkin Bretton, February 4: Rich ard Graves, February 16 ; Wesley Hedge, February 16 ; Arthur Campbell, May 5) ; John Holman, May 18 ; Robt. Riley, May 18 ; Swann McNiol, May 26 ; Sam Flood, May 80; Isham Robertson, June 10; John Fant, June 10; John Davis, June ll ; Samuel Daniels. June 18. The death of Wm. Timmerman has occurred since my visit on June 18. Very respectfully, your obedient-servant, T. J. LIPSCOMB, Superintendent. (Enclosure.) Arthur Camble, "eryslloe;" John Holman, congestion lungs'; Robert Riley, disenso of heart; Sam Flood, congestion brain; Isham Robertson, "homorage" lungs ; John Davis, abscess ; Swan McNeil, pneumonia; John Fant, pneumonia; Sim. Daniels, "diarrhoea;" Wm. Timmerman, dysentery. I do hereby certify that the above is a correct list of the convicts in charge of Capt. Carroll that have died since I havo boen attending them. Saw them first 5th day of May. W. M. TAGGART, M.* D. July 2, 1885. An Excursion to tho Battlefields of ; ' Virginia. At the meeting at Chester-last Monday pf the Chester division of the Sixth Reg iment survivors, the preliminaries were arranged for an excursion to the battle* field of Seven Pines during the month of August, where the annual reunion of the regiment will be held, A n&dution was adopted inviting Ute survivors of. sll commands engaged Tn the late war from Chester, York, Lancaster and Fairfield Counties and the relatives of surviving i and deceased comrades to join the excur sion, they paying their own expenses and subjecting themselves to such dis cipline as may be ordered for tbe govern ment of the survivors of the Sixth Reg* i went. .In the event of 100 men joining in tho excursion, the cost Of the rouuti trip would be tl0.50 per man, and in tho o vent of 260 men going the cost would ' only be $5.75 per man. AU persons who 1 intend taking the trip are requested to send their names to J. H. Buchanan, Chester, S' Cv, on or before the 20th of July. The old veterana ara looking forward to the occasion with anticipa tions-of great pleasure. General John Bratten trill deliver the address.-Rock Hill Herald. A Successful Colored Mon. On Monday, the G th instant, tho last wi ll and ten?ame nt of Samson Hall, col* oreel, was admitted to probate before Ute Prob-,to Judgo pf York County, r The document is a plain, business-like paper, and names Mr. Peter Garrison as exec* tflor. Tho testator was an industrious colored man, and wb?e bis example is welt worthy'of imitation by all of his .rice, it should serve saan encouragement io any cf them who may be aspiring to true citizenship. At tho time of his death Samson was possessed of 188 acree of good fanning- land near RocL Hill. $1,000 in cash, and personal property of tbo Value of $500. This is equitably de viled among bis heirs, consisting of vrifo ?d eight children. Until the clcso ?f o'war ho was a ?love, and his poxses >tts:were acquired after his freedom by gW1 tn?hagement, economy and indus try. Ho worked industriously and raised bfs children to/Work. He was.naivet fly reopected by the W&to Pfeople pf community as honorable ti&*fiu&I? ' bis business transaojions and with th? merchant*, of Rock Hill his CTedltwaa always ?rood.. He, however, resorted to tho credit system In his pureba*? Very "?singly, r; Aa ono extiapJo of nia meUicds, Jt may bo mentioned that ? lo ai**, of buying grain ho sch? it anti so corni feted his farm rt* to make it self supporting, and ' this was one reason of bis success.- YortvUb Enquirer. - Te have" been a wife/X widow, a mother, and agalu a brido lo one year may ba crowding a goid deal foto life; but lt io what, with various other things, H??tty littlo Indy haw In JactRonvi?o, Jurada, has succeeded in accomplishing. Without economy nono era be rich j with economy few noed be poor. A WILD CAREER. A Sketch of th? Ufo of ut Atltfta? Baited Boy. Alltnt, (Ja., Banner. Athens has furnished aa many bright minds to the world as any other little city in the United States. Sho hos never, ho wever, had many heroes that have so far been written up by di me novelists. We pro pose, in this short scotch, to give the history of a young man who was born and educated in our little city, and whose character for plain, un vara isa ed rascality and recklessness would shame tho re nowned John A. Murrell and "Three Fingored Jack," the pirate of tho placers and the marauder of the mines in the gold digging days of Californio, would be eclipsed and pale into insignificance. Our hero bas no fancy, high-sounding name, but the simplo came of George will do to give his history and bis many little freaks and escapades during the days of the late rebellion. When war's dread alarm was Bounded io 1861, George was a mere strippling of a youth, with a handsome faco. good address aud a slight mustache. Wolle tbe balance of tbe young men of the South shouldered the ir muskets and went to the tented field. George shouldered his sword and did meei of bis fighting at the hotels in Richmond and other clues. Tho writer's first no* tico of George was at the American hotel in Richmond, w here ho was sporting a handsome Confederate Brigadier Gener? al's suit, and waa the friend and boon companion of tho officers that stayed around tho Confederate capital. Ho had a suit of rooms where his friends were always welcome, and would treat them to wine and cigars that were too costly for any one not drawing a large salary or having a good backing at his home. Georgo made the acquaintance of the best ladles in Richmond and was on familiar terms with tho President nod all of the cabinet officers. He bad an im aginary command on the front lines with Stonewall Jackson that ho took particu lar pains never to go and seo about. Georgo finding bis cash running short, dressed hi m tefl up in a captain's uniform] went down in Rockets, a place where ali the wharf rats of Rich mond lived, got up a company of forty men, made out bis pay roll and marched his com pany up to the paymaster's depart ment and drew three months pay for his whole company. Tho next, we hoard of Georgo his cash is again short and he made a bold dSBh and drew money three times in ono day : first as Colonel George, next as Major Georgo and last as* Captain George. Finding things wore getting rather hot for bim in Richmond after he made the draw, he left for better climes around Atlanta. As soon as the paymaster's department in Richmond found out that they had been duped they sent dispatches and detectives on every road to arrest Gentle man George and bring him back for trial, but he was never caught, and the next time we hear of him he IB traveling ou one of the railroads coming into At lanta, with a party of officers. Gentle man George wai dressed in. a handsome artillery captain's uniform, and made himself very agreeable to his newly made friends. Captain George made a bel with one of the officers of a basket of wine, to be drank as soon ns the party reached Atlanta, that ho could read every man's passport on the train. One of the officers accepted the bet aud fold Cap tain George to start with him. tts he wse certain that he bad no authority to make bim. produce his passport. George de manded the passport and '.-bo officers refused and demanded bis authority. Captain George-went down in the slue pocket of his handsome captain's uniform and produced papers with authority from Jeff Davis, General Lee and everybody else in power, and Informed the officer that unless bis passport was forthcoming that ho would be arrested and put in chains and carried to tbe nearest mili tary post. The officer saw that Captain George had him, produced his passport and paid the fine. George took quartern in Atlanta, and by his fancy dress, good looks end lavish expenditure of money soon made friends in that city. He ran as passport conductor on the West Point until ono day, while in the zenith of bis glory, an order came from General Bragg, then in command at Chattanooga, to arrest Captain George and send him to his headquarters in irons. The order was shown to Captain George and he insisted that the handcuffs should not be put on him ; that ibero was a mistake, and that as soon as he could see General Bragg he would make it all right and be pack in Atlanta in a day or two. He wa? such a good talker that Colonel Lee, then commanding the post in Atlanta, sent him up to General Bragg's head* quarters without a guard, nod George out-talked General Bragg and was soon back in Atlanta at his old tricks. Gen eral Bragg sent, another order siter him. and be again went to see General and explained everything satisfactory. Cap tain George cut a big dash in Atlanta. He always had plenty of m o noy. dressed better than anybody and kept Wines nod cigars at his rooms that ? king might envy. At last a shadow came over this young man. It was whispered around that he bad never had a commission from tbe Confederate government; and he was arrested on some kind of a charge and lodged ip the barracks at Atlanta. ThiTConfederate deserters' and yankee prisoners were all in the same stockade, with only a plank partition dividing them. The t writer had occasion to go out to the atockado ono evening to lcV>n tify it prisoner who had been put in for bUDhwbacklng. and who ahouldho find on tho icsido of tba stockade but G cu tier jan Georgo, there oborn of his handsome artillery uniform and dressed up like a com mon soldier. George at o nco accost ed tho writer and 1 n for jocd him that he w;ts to theroosa detective, to keep the Yankees 2nd Confederate? from trading together. The next day Gentleman SCvcorfjo was sobs coming between two :Srds to the old Washington bsU. wheVe o Markham house now utanda. Ho to|d Ibo guarda that his wifr, whom he claim td was very wealthy, was stopping at the Washington hall, and asked tho guarda to wait outside while he went in Die room to see his Imaginary wiffc-' Tho ? u asm-pec ting guards waited for Gentleman Georgo to maka his appear ance ; but bo never carne ; ho hr.d slip ped' Ont of the window and mada hit? escap?. This was the last heard of-bini for - some *!<ne. >' ' When- the Yankeea Carno to Athens; he waa band In glove With tbeloand rodo around showing them whore tho richest peoplo lived. Gentle man George disappeared from Athens end went to Washington City and sued out a; pardon that he was worth over twenty thousand dollars. President And rew Johna ton pian ted tho pardon, ?a?umMHk the do^ftwtfaaa wealthy Southern jelanter. he made ?tis way to Indiana, and coon ingratiated himself with the family of a Major-Gensral, who hao a daughter worth $18,000 in her own right. Here was a chance ibs Gentleman I George; and be'availed himself of it, ' aw.soon married her and proposed to tako his rich bride to his brother's ranch in Texas. The nasir?Mw'ta^^ J? With him, and going down th? Missis* sippl rlypr tho- fundV of Gentleman -,-,-?-1-1 Gcor^o begab to grow alarmingly ehort. Ht? found a passenger on the coat who had plenty of the filthy lucre, and he, together arith two others, robbed tho rich passeoger. For this Gentleman George was arrested and lodged in Baton Ronge jail, with a fair chance of going lo tho penitentiary. Bis young bride, almoet heart broken, went back to her father's in Indiana and told him, with tears streaming from ber eyes, that the rich bridegroom waa a fraud. From tills point we lose sight of Gentleman George for some time and a great many have said that he served several yean in the Bnitentlary for robbing the man on the Isshwippi. Others, more knowing, say that he got out and went to Mexico, where he was engaged in getting horses from tho Mexicans and trading them in Texas. We are inclined to believe the latter story, as Gentleman George never had any idea of going to the penitentiary, end if there was any chance to get out hb availed himself of it. The next.we heiir of him he is on a boat going down tho Potomac river from Washington City, Where a gentleman from Athens met him, on .routo for Europe, with a party of f;eiu.cincu. He said that he had a large ot of cotton In Europe, which he was going over to sell, Gentleman George landed in Europe, and got into the ser vice, of tho queen of England as a detec tive. From high living in the queen's service he contracted consumption and a few yeaia ago died. He was one of the shrewdest, sharpest and boldest rascals ever raised in any community. He was as liberal as a prince and aa bold aa a Hon. He played for big stakes, and had he turned ois attention to better thing? would have been a very useful man, Athens has never furn inned n poet or many actors of uote, but fbr daring ros cal i ty Gentleman George take* the cake. Another Sad Warning. OJrrespondtnc* Temperance Worker. Dear W?rter: About three mouthe ugo three promising boys of our city bo carno Involved io a difficult*' about ll o'clock at night, resulting in tho serious injury of a man who had recently, come into our midst. These boys fled tho cits that night, and have not returned yet One of them is now at college in anotho: State, kept there by his fathor, who hat been almost broken-hearted hy the con duct of this son, in whom so many hope: waa centered. Ono year ago this gooc mon was sorely bereaved by tho death ol a noblo Christian wife. Soon nitor hci death the father rented a storo room ant started his son in business, but alas ! lik< so many other boys in our land, ho lg nored the advico of a hind and indulgen; parent, and associated himself with nae company that led bim first into the poo room, then into the dram shop, wnici caused him to neglect his business, am finally to commit an offense against th* law, that makes him an exile from hi State, and worst of all, cuts him off fron those home influences that should be s< dear to every boy's heart. This unhappy Soung man bas recently written a lotte; > a younger brother, warning hin against bad company, and the danger q strong drink. This doubly bereaved fathor hos con Bented to the publication of this lette only with the hope that it may bo tin means of arresting other young men win have started in tho downward road tba inevitably leads to shame, and disgrace God grant that it may be a warning t< such, and cause them to forsake th> haunts of vice, and turn them into path of righteousness. Here ii the yousg man's earnest appes to hiB younger brother : --GoLLBGB, June 16,1885. MY DEAR BROTHER : Excuse me fo not writing sooner. Everything is s quiet up here that I don't know what t write about. School will close on th 25th of this month.. AU the boys ar fplng home, and I expect I will bo prett one-cm c. Were yon confirmed to-day I hope you are feeling happy after it. . Brother, you are in a city, and if yo take my advice you will be caution about the company you associate witt Yon will have plenty of chums ae lon your father keeps a store; they wll show you how to spend money, and teac you all kinds of exoesses. Those boys who tell you not to min tho "Old Man" are. your worst mernie, You are growing up now, and you wi! have to watch yourself closely. Whai ever you do, don't drink that infera; poison, whiskey. Let my life for the lat year bo a warning to you never to tone a drop of intoxicating liquors of an kind. Where would I be now if i was'nt for whiskey t I would bo at bom attending to father's business, honoree and respected by all, walking in the be; society. I ought to have taken tho om den of trouble from father's shoulder^ Have I done so f No, a thousand Umt worse. I havo laid tho burdon on. hcavi< than ever. What am I but an outcai who cannot show Bia face at home Thank Qodt that father was so kind as i send me hers. Ho could have cast os off. after the way I have treated BO lcdu gent A father. My dear bro thor, when you aro temp ed to do anything wrong pray to God f< strength to resist. I hope you Bay yoi prayers oycry evening before going I bed. It would not hurt you to asy thei every morning also. You may ,'sur change han como ovor mo. Thank Go? them is * chango, I hope for the bette ? wish fathor would send you hore fi one year. I know it would be to yov spiritual tia well as to your worldly ac vantage. -, '' {Bro'tbcr, you are just at the ago whe ?-fellow begins to turn foo), and i doti want yoi) to follow my example. Ye 'bloat mind everything father tells yoi Try to do everything that you know wi please him. .Don't go out at night Stay at hom and try to make lt cheerful. Going m aft night., Is Where ?a boy's ruin begin listen to me and I will tell you what foy doeswheo,losft around ^ Ho BOO n finds kia. way Into th? p ool roon then the bar-room, then the gam olin Iden. He clays out all night ?por.di2 ;W/athens or employer's money, drib! ?jag, gambito? and carousing about. aft? honest pcoplo are in bed. Your place fe regular hoi 1 after hight. There ia os niuo gambling dono thero as in much ?arg? eiiieo. . Who gains by it? Vii tell you it is the einooth-faced har-kecp.ftr, The ?^J^a?^t ? long as yoj mo:>ay lasts..-and tho? kick you out. uni yo? get another' supply ; then they ? m ^tonguedL?ti?w,: B^,itW| from them, broker.r.Bo .?frUto,*ufii? your distance. This is rhy advico f< yonr good. -.. Would Mk? to write moro, but bav*i ^Ptb^e. ;. , Youraffecuonato : - y -BspftgjB^ - Wa would like to find a aeieci?st i thia enlightened country who eau sali factorily explain how a boy's shirt ge turned wrong W>A out Awarm . day woe 3*b?* "bein right to towool' and .back. ? There nav?; was a bey whocould im agi i how it happened. r- H. yon have an opportunity to do BILL ASP'S LETTES. fir? Ka? Bometblag to'Soy About tUy C ri?os Fourth. ? The Fourth of JuIy?~everybody is dead who rondo it-moat all their chil dren are dead. I don't believe I kno^r a living son of a revolutionary sire, We used to think a good deal of tho national birthday. We always had a celebration? Soctothnea wo hr.d a barbecue and nom? big speeches, bot ii' we didn't do anything moro we had a gathering at tho court* boase and had one maa to read' the dec laration of Independence, and .another to bo tho orator of the day and wake n> patriotic speech and say Washington 200 times and Jefferson 100 tUvae and this "glorious Union" 50 times and the great bird of liberty "ad libitum" ?nd wind up with a tribute to woman. I read the declaration once and George Lester inane the speech, and ba mad? a good'.^no. He always could do that, especially when tho ladies were about. He dwelt on Mio heroines of tho revolution and proved conclusively that. if it hadn't been for woman our boys, couldn't have fought much and the British would have licked us. "Bocked in tho eradlo of liberty," said ho several times, for his mind seem ed to ruc on cradles. Well, 7. em glad that tito notable day has at last come back to us, and ou e people begin to feel Uko ii ,. Tho fact is, that it is our day more than anybody's day. We are tho rebels; The only difference between us and oui- revo lutionary sires is that we got wlti and they dtdent. The principles wem all, tho samo. They seceded pud said "let us alone," and that ie all we dono. But it ia all working ont vary well now, and so I think wo can afford to celebrate the day, for the day. mcr.ns: rebellion against tyranny and tases. Tho South bas been down for 20 years, tho bottom in tho fight, but she has at last throed and got on top, and sho will ba: apt to koop there I reckon. ?Just want to brag a little to keep Murat Halstead read and a fow moro like him. I love to see them squirm and hear them growl. Wa will divido tho 4th of, July with them, and I'the bell of Independence, and wlU shake hands and be frlonda if they want to, but If thoy don't want to wo don't caro. ' 1860 you Atlanta folks have get up a big battlo monument'association, and got Joe Johnston and Shormnn ali mixed np in tho concern. I didcot ; knot? that Sherman had ever repented yet. He hadent when last, heard from. What ia that mouumentio commemorate ? Is it to be a great national Uni?n Monument, to commemorate the valor t?ili patriotism of dead soldiers of both armies? If ao, then that is all right, provided eyorythinfe. is on an equality. Everything I. eay. If their mahnen soldiers and Boiaier&? widows aro pensioned, then oura muss be too. We want no pfunkcying around. If our cripples and widows havo got to sleep out in.the cold we don't want any raonumont about it. Wo are tired of ail honor and no pay. If our soldiers, do acrvo a monument thoy deserve apeasioa . they deserve equality before the nation. Better try and see how much money can bo raised for a confederate widows' futid. Dr. Felton is on that lino now-the Uno of pansions for maimed and invalid sol diers, and he writes moat ?oel?jg?y ami eloquently about what is due them from the State.: How much will G?n?ral5 Sherman and company giv?^nHH Will they vote for a national ponsion ? For twenty years; tho South boa fce?ir t?ed to pay, pensions to the Northern soldiers and we never said a word. ; Now wnat wal they do for ours? If nothing i then we wont no Union monument. Wo have bniit some simple marbia columns' in pur cemeteries ead they wit lo for history ?ud glory. Pansions finit ?nd> monuments' afterwards, . is . my motto. We won't demand pay for tho negroes, for they beloved to rich falk?, but tho maimed eoHLrs end tho \vidows are poor. If it. Isn't but tori dollars o piece every year lt will bo a rec?gui?on. of patella, valor and bo more grato;V%'received than' forty monuments, with tho islet of treason on tho Boothera aide of them, ; I The bino and the gray' can't mi*, tuns fvfay-^ne with a pocket fall money and tho other with nothtnj; only with nothing but bas* fe help & > other's pocket. Oh/ pshaw ! Let's all thia foolishness. We can traffic and minglo and mix and /?ei elong fjithout It. Wo canvass sad robci-. tho feller Eaid about his ball ; but manufacturo sentiment afc the jpfo Md ?lf-r?rpc .Berthold! business that is str -. nation now. Nobody' cares, about itv If tho' pfqti:: .truth; It is the ugliest/ihiDg i Thotolu nothing, grand or .emblems boat; lt It is e klg curiosity, like sphms or the. pyramids and ?bou -?nieltt?. - Lot us . run iasee . .^irbeforo we tc5e upauoi1 . ' jail is a good recroftti?n but a >tbusiness.;-? I read of abey who J^^?^fc'?t : Mineo ' lab -built a monument ovar.Iii; iQCribcd on it, "Ko-excel': . ?lamond and waa the bait ; trojBO??.?* . Hurrah for bung ; died in glory ; peace ! ly boy went to a baseball in nu his.nogo looks like a mushroom: oe, wont eet in the frei -.''hey nay? to ts** the*?rtoisio; Uko taking : tb? measles, orthobangn. %HUof other disease. Brit we can afford to " r, for it Involves a princ; Ori? day in a year, about that long; too I v to last longer|$|9^^9 morfey that we :\\ i principios Mou?y . :? . i?, and so let everybody- got rn What Ko Thonglii A negro..atlnUteV who tri sooner. oft%r ibo doatU.of h eome of hlit .slstora ti? . b wts^mfcr t?ifil'* * evefy way for -?j? norie cA?e,V ?si&ji Genesis to the I plea fy of promises ?e^K^?ffwl vi' ; <? i ??? ? ' chan?^to^&yl-> ? would do ?o ?gai u. ~ I fconsldsr. that j dead a? ?he .wonk He emil toi the bs vV.Tfcn?.