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The Portland daily press., 1883-11-06

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16


IT will be seen by an article else
where, from the New Orleans Pica-
yune, that DR.. Rauch, of Illinois, the
father of the so called Sanitary CounN
Gil of the Mississippi valley, has some
what abated his preteutious au>
thority. He has found out that
it is a serious business for an unau>
tborized body of Office seekers to
interfere with the commerce of the
Mississippi river. AS a result he has
modified the inspection business at
New0rleans and admits that although
he became responsible for the pay Of
inspectors, he is poorly supplied with
funds. Just now he admits that bis
chief capital consists of moral inAu
ence," whatever that is.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16

A GENERAL strike Of telegraph ope-
rators throughout the country has
been pending several days and to-day
was set for the main lick Of the strike
to be struck. 1t has not struck yet,
but when it does, the entire business
public will feel it from the
Chicago lard market to Dor
seys cattle rancho out in
New Mexico. The country would feel
worse than Billy Patterson when he
was knocked all in heap, Our SYM
pathies are always on the side of labor,
and we hope the operators will be able
to make the big monopoly come down
handsomely.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
COLUMBIA, TENN, July Il.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, July II,
EDITOR LEDGER: black berry
crop 10 this section is about in full
blast and many persons who could
make out until backberries came in
are now in clover. All the old ladies
are making jam, cordial, wine, etc.
I've had to march my troop of "Co.
Aytch" to the blackberry patch to
gather the berries, but Jennie says |
drink all my share Of the cordial be
fore it is made-i. e., raw whisky.
But never was much on crooked
whisky nohow.
The watermelon crop is also coming
in, and they are the finest that we have
ever had, and a watermelon is like
woman-God's last and best gift to
man. An African prefers them about
half ripe, gathered in the middle of the
day while the sun Is the hottest, and
they will go through all the perils OF
shipwreck, death and hell for half
green watermelon
Weston had him watermelon patch
and hired George to watch it. That
night Weston thought that he would
slip into the patch and seq II George
was doing his duty. Weston never
found out, for George poured the con
tents Of both barrels of a double bar
relied shot gym ipto Weston's body,
and the CoroBeg's inquest stated that
"GeOTge only did bis duty and there
was dead African to bury. Uncle
YOung told Prince aud Ezra that if he
cauo ~ them in his watermelon patch
that be wou,, sAnd them to the penis
Tertiary, and old Unc,c Toe SAID,
"Well, you can send them to the peni
Tertiary, but il ! catch 'em in my
watermelon patch dere will DO death
and hell right dere.
r The farmers in this section are all
busted" on Irish potatoes and wheat.
The Irish potato crop turned out about
100 bushels per acre, and those who
dug theirs and sent them to market
realized about ten cents per barrel
after paying transportation both ways
1t has been raining ever since the
farmers cut their wheat, and that
which he's been threshed is all heated
and spoiled and several carloads that
we're shipped to Nashville have re
/ turned, and so, Mr.. Editor, it turns
out that it is an ill wind that blows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
COLUMBIA, TENN.

The Blackberry and Water
melon CrOp-FarmeTs Having
Poor Luck with Wheat ana
Irish Potatoes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
For sale at u bargain.

A LSO $4,000 or 1900 feet of cypress and
"A, poplar lumber, about 1000 feet walnut
by purchaser, sell the land-llH acres-on
which the mill is located; good houses, z
rooms each, entirely above overflow. This
property is situated at the mouth of Hatehie
river, Upton county, Tenn. Can always buy
timber delivered at the mill for below Mem.
phis prices. Can ship all lumber either up or
the most desirable location for q 'saWmill in
the country. Reason for selling, | know
nothing about the business myself.
81 l2q Wv. WLIuLHs. Rand llph. Tenn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16

nobody no good" l have cut my oats
(seven acres). I Graded them myself
and hired Sid Goodloe to tie them
(Sid can tie bundle and throw it up
in the air and have another one tied
before the first one hits the ground).
Well, Mr.. Monroe Frierson had FIVE
hundred barrels of potatoes re-
turned in consequence OF no market
for them, and he told me to bring my
wagon to the depot and | nigh. have
all that l wanted. Well, | hiteheG
up Moses and old Jane, and brought
home and planted twenty barrels on
my seven acres where | had oats, and
if luck we'll, Mr.. Editor, will
make 700 bushels early rose potatoes
for the fall market, which generally
sells for 81 per bushel.
Also a carload of wheat was re-
turned because it was heated, and Mr..
j. told me if would unload the car
that might have what / could haul off.
! unloaded it in halt an hour and put
forty bushels on my wagon. l expect
to dry it and plant twenty acres, and
have some -four bread for Sunday be-
sides.
Well. you heard Of Columbia's big
fire. live nine miles in the country
and don't take the newspapers, and
consequently know nothing aboutit.
The corn crop is the finest that We
have ever had, and in the whole his.
tory of my life have never yet seen
the cotton so fine and so far advanced
In fact, this year bids fair to be a veal
of peace aud plenty.
Respectfully,
COMPANY AYTCH."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16

PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and Job
Office, IL Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
A Dividend Of Five Per Cent

was declared and ordered credited on stock
notes. tho said notes now being fully paid,
the Sec etsry was instructed to cancel same
and return to stockholders.
II. NJ. NELLY. President.
JOIN JOHNSON, Secretary. 1888
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16

AT the meeting Of the Tennessee
Bar Association. recently held at Bon
Aqua Springs, the following gentle
men were elected as delegates to the
American Bar Association, to be held
at Saratoga on the I'D Of August next
j. W. Judd, Springfield, Tenn, j. M.
Grant, Nashville, Tenn, and R. Dud-
ley Frayser, Memphis, Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
Dividend Notice.

OFFICE PHOENIX FIRE & MARINE INs. Co..
Memphis, July 2, 1888 !
A I meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of
"A this Company, held to-day,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
Tuesday, August z, 1883,

within lie al hours and in front of the court
house door in Memphis, Shelby county, Ten
nessee, sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash. tho following described lot or parcel of
zeal estate, to-wit: Lot No. A Of Peytou's
subdivision in the Ninth W ard, city oil Mem
phis, and bounded as follows: Beginning AT
the southwest corner Of lot No. 45, running
thence west lbs feet to an alley Is feet wide,
thence south so feet with sid allsy to the
southwest corner of said lot a; thence east
l25 feet to Peyton avenue; thence north along
tne, west side of said avenue to the beginning
with the improvements thereon.
l.. D. GRANT, Mo,tgaeee.
Memphis, Tenn, July u, 1888. lis n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
DIED.

CCHSNER-Mondly, July IS, 1888, at 4
o'clock am. MINNIE OOHsEKR, aged 19 years,
wife OF Samuel Uchsner.
Funeral will take place from residence, No
1856 Main st TOMORROW Tuesday, morn
ing at "a o'clock, Friends are invited to
attend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
GRIFFIN SPRINGS,
WHITE cONEgx, ARK.

UNHESE Springs. situated 81 s0ils9 nom ON
l. Searcy, are located amidst the L;SaSsss
SUBMITS Of the South, eastern extension o.
the Ozark mountains. Opened TO the public
but few years, thoy have already gained an
enviable reputation as a cure for all OF
woman's peculiar ills, malarial poisoning.
indigestion, granular sore eyes, diseases OF
the urinary system, dropsical affections,
palsy, paralysis, etc., etc.
Hotel accommodations perfect, and the
table is supplied with the best the country
affords. Fare reasonable. Fer further par
50 is7 V. ii. HENDERSON & co. Props.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
Trust sale,

DY virtue Of trust deed or mortgage made
ID to nae by Cfabtree Belcher on the Both day
of Cc.ober, 1877, which is unrecordei. TO Sc
cure the payment of certain notes therein
mentioned, which are past due and unpaid,
L will, on
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Condensed Locals.

concerned Locals
Street lamps will be lighted at IL midnight and
eXtiDguiSned at 3:45 al
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Howard, wife Of Dr. FiOdoardo
long Illness. The remains will be brought to this
city Tomorrow morning, when the funeral will
take place from the Metropolitan NJ. e. church, at
10:30 O'cl0ckSs
AT a meeting OF the Worlds Arbitration league
the time and place OF holding the next annual
meeting OF the league was changed from Phila-
delphld IN November next to New York on the I'D
NJ February, 1854.
The requests for the immediate services OF a
minister after the issuance OF marriage licenses to
young couples, particularly from Virginia. have
been so frequent In the Office OF the clerk of the
court recently that some members of the press
yesterday arranged TO have a minister called by
telephone hereafter, so as TO prevent all delay
Luke OCOnnOr was before the Police Court Tn.
day charged with keeping more than two cows
for dairy purposes within zoo feet OF a dwelling
house other than his own. fine OF s. was I'M
posed.
colored man named John Fobs was charged I'm
The Police Court this morning with carrying a
PISTOL IL was shown that he was travelling and
only stepped OF the train, when he was arrested
and the pistol found on him. Judge Mills said a
man travelling has right TO carry pistol If he
OehaSeS himself. The case was dismissed.
Mr. Matthew McCully, OF the marshaPs Office
returned to-day to his post, after a pleasant two
months sojourn at his birthplace near Londona
derry, Ireland He returns in fine health an
spirits
BOOK SALE.-A very valuable collection of mis-.
ceilaneouS books a re now arranged and ready for
examination at the auction rooms of Thomas
day evening next Catalogues are ready for dis.
triDution.
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INTOXICATED RED Twn1rn FLANNEL
80 CENTS.
Az wool Red Flannel 20 cts, as cts 80 cts. 81 cts
All Wool White Flannel. IS cts, so cts. 81 eta
shaker Flannel, Is cts, 81 cts, 90 cts.
Blue Flannel for boys suits, 81 Cts, 90 cts
BLUE BLACK CAsHMEREs,
~ cts. 80 cts. 60 cts. rs cts, etc.
Colored all wool Cashmeres, ST. SO, 60, Is cents.
Ladies Flannel Suiting, all colOrs rs cents
LADIES Jersey Jackets all colors $3.50.
CANTON FLANNELS.
8 cts. 10 cts, 12K cts, Is cts
Sheedng Cotton, fun Width IS cts, 50 cts, 81 cts.
Turkey Red Table Linen, 50 cts. il, 50 cts rs eta
Crochet Bed Spreads, 81, 81. Is 81. so,
Marseilles Spreads. $50. 81. t2.6O. S..
BLACK SILKS,
81, 81 Is, 81. so, 81. rs g.
Colored Silks. IS cents, 81 yard.
Colored and Black silk Velyets.
NOTTINGHAM Curtain Lace, %. so, 81, 80 cts.
BED Comforts. 81. 8. Is. $3.50, x.75.
blankets per pair. s. 50, s.. SIS. 80, 81, etc.
G. n. TOwsON,
CSC PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
South Side. near tn. sens
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AnsusemeDts. &c, Tonight.
Lynne"
FoKD'S OPERA HOUsE-Thatcher, Primrose and
Vests MINISTRIES.
DINE Observation-Disclosures and Interesting per.
Torrance.
DRIVERS GARDEN-Varieties
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CITY ITEMS.

Observation-Disclosures.
! saw a vision in the night
Which chilled my blood almost;
And scared me into dreadful fits
An awful, horrd ghost!
With turtles head and Holsters claws.
Ghost made 1t plain to see,
I'd eaten rather late at night
More than Was good for me.
There came sound like angel voice,
Clear as a silver bell;
1t said, take "Perry Davis
Pain k1ller,-and be We'll"
DR.. MilIer's Neuralgia Pills; harmless;
no opium, morphia, belladonna, strychnia, &C.,
&C.
Vigor,
Strength and health, all found in one bottle Of
HUNTSVILLE, ALA.-Dr j. c. Spottswood says:
81 highly recommend Browns Iron Btters for
IANPICO, TENN.-Rev. ID. L. Manly says:
sBrown's Iron Bitters relieved me OF Indigestion
and nervousness after physicians failed"
GaIvano-MagnetIcT Treatment
OF DISEASE.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR AMOUNT PAID FOR
TREATMENT REFUNDED THE PATIENT.
IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN BALTIMORE ND,
DURING PAST Two YEARS
BRANCH OFFICE, EMBRACING ALL THE ADvAN-
TAGEs OF HONE OFFICE, Now OPEN DAILY AT
-
Office hours from to 12 a. IN. and 2 to %. m,
Sundays excepted.
eau or Send JOr pamphlets containing OpeT one
hundred Testimonials OF cures Of citizens Of Bal
Hnaore, cOrerinJ the entire range Of nerve and
otherwise itcua'Gbe diseases.
See morning Baltimore Sun for ddily an
nouncement of cures Of chronic diseases. Con-
sultation free at office or home of patient 8
Pure Grape Cider
at Chr. Xander's, No. 9l1 9TH street northwest.
Mother Swans Worm Syrup.
1nfallible, taSteleSs, harmless cathartic: for
iever1shnesS, restlessnes, worms. constipation,
2oc. 2
Dandruff
Is REMOVED BY THE USE OF COCAINE,
And 1t stimulates and promotes the growth OF the
hair.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts are the best
LundbOrg's Perfumes,
Edenia, and Marechal Mel Rosa
They All Use Hunts Insect Powder.
IL costs Is cents bottle, and Will kill or Danish
every Insect, such as roach, water bug, bed bug
ETC., from your premises. For sale by all drug
gists.
Pure Grape Cider
at Chr Xander's, No. GIL 9Th street northwest
&C. stovepipe-drawn from rood
KNIGHT. 1872 Penna. avenua
Milwaukee Beer.
Sc schoOnef-drawn from ,cOOd.
KNIGHT. 1892 Penna avenue.
"Alderney Dairy WaRons.'
and delivered in H-lb "Ward" prints, s5c. per 10.
Also, cottage cheese, buttermllk and sweet milk
SC. per Of Cream. 1sc. pint
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FoR MAakEr1sa
Send your orders to the
PALACE MARKET
Corner 14th at. and New York avenue
Everything hrst-cass. full stock. All the delica.
e3es Of the season, and at lowest cash prices
FRANK J. TIBBETs.
serS Proprietor
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THE EVENING STAR.
TIsU September 13, 1883.
LOCAL MENTION.

The Weather.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, !
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept Is, 1888, 80 am
Fer the middle Atlantic states, clearing weather
In southern portions, light rauS followed by fairer
weather in northern portions, slight rise In tenn
perature, light, variable winds.
SPECIAL BULLETIN-wARMER CLOUDY WEATHER To-
MORROW.
Slightly warmer partly cloudy weather is fndl-
Gated for the middle and south Atlantic st ateS on
Friday
SCHOOL Books and school supplies at j. c. Par
ker5, Tia and GIG eth street.
For RANGES, LATKOBES AND FURNACES 90 to
GIrtrells, SIS 9TH street Ranges, latTobes and
furnaces repaired.
FUssELL's Ice CREAM shipped anywhere out OF
town.
NoTICE.-kets kemethys, 1109 Pa. av.. takes one
de- nne pnotOS with one thirteenth painted, for So
HAMS RELIABLE SHOES q household word
wherever known. $40 7th street.
JOHN ADAMS to-day fled bill agt. Reuben Clark
et 81, II Remove cloud from the title TO lot T. SUBJ
OF north hall squire 594.
No. RYE WHIsKEY, s. gallon, &c. qt bottle
MCGEE, 40i 9Th street.
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A ELLINGTON ACADEMY. coRCoRAN BUILDING.
Corner Pennsylvanie avenue and 18th street oppo-
Men; Number %isea Only seh9IsEs q sood
Der 10TH. Day and Evening Sessions Careful and
thoroqeh instruction in the Common Enelsh Branches
Book keeping, Shorthand, Higher Arithnletc Ace
bra. Geometry, Latin and Greek. BURTON MA.
CAFEE. A. NJ. Principal. Washington. D. O. aul6- SIN
FRENCH LANGUAGE TAUGHT N RIGHTLY
q GINEsI.
ADDRESS, Il Droit PAX. oepl.2Ws
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FAIL OpES1sa Day GooDs.
We open TO-DAY fun lines Of all the new FABRICS
e WOODEN DRESS GOODS in the most desira6 ole
ensdes, with yELyETS aad VELVETEENS to MACH,
BRUNSWICK" vELvETEENS are the best
Pull lines of DOMESTIC GOODS. FIANNELS.
AOUStkEEPING LINENS, LACE CURTAINS aud
~ needfu things for the season.
JOHN 7. MITCHELL.
epA 9S1 Pennsylyania avenue.
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''AIderney Dairy Wagons,
Fresh Attorney Butter. churned every morning
and delivered in 4-lb. "Ward" prints S5c. per lh'
Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and sweet milk
SC. per qt Cream, 15c. pint
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JOHN ADAMS to-day fled a bill agt. Reuben Clark
e. al, 10 remove cloud from the title TO lot T. sub.
OF north hall squire 594.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

No RYE WHIsKET, s. gallon, &c. Of. bottle
MCGEE, 40i 9Th street.
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They All Use Hunts Insect Powder.
IL costs Is cents bottle, and Will kill or Danish
ETC., from your premises For sale BY all drug"
giStS 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-13

Milwaukee BeeF.
sc. SchoOnef-drawn from GOOD
u KNIGHT, 1892 Penna. ayenue
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Pure Grape Cider
at Chr. Xander's, No. GIL 9TH street northwest.
Milwaukee Beer.
sc. stovepipe-drawn from ,rood,
u KNIGHT, 1872 Penna. avenua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-13

HAHE's RELIABLE SHOES q household word
wherever known. Sl6 7th street
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~ street. West Washington. Boarding and Day
School for Young Ladies and Little Girls. Thorough
and German: The twelfth year begins September L.
1888 For circulars apply to Principal. MISS LUCY
STEPHENSON. au6-2 m.
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Dandruff
Is REMOVED BY THE USE OF COCAINE,
And 1t stimulates and promotes the growth OF the
hair.
Burnetts Flavoring Extracts are the best.
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For RANGES, LATROBES AND FURNACES go to
GtrtreiPS, SD 9Th street Ranges, latTobeS and
furnaces repaired.
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SCHOOL Books and school supplies at j. c. Par
ker'5, Tia and 619 eth street.
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NOTICE.-kets KemethyS, 1109 Pa. av., takes one
de- ine photos with one thirteenth painted, for So
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The following Trains leave the B. s O. Depot
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-09-20

The religion of Buddha is 600
years older than Christianity. with
400, 600, 900 Of followers, but it is
not strong in H,ndostan, where it
was born. It is, however, the great
religion of Asia. 1t was founded by
reformer, who, like Christ, was of
a contempIative spirit, and was born
prince. He made a study of hui
man life, was something of repub-
lican, and lived to be so years old,
and was 40 years preaching his gos>
pei, combating the Brshmins as
Jesus combated the Jews His writ
iDgs were collected by his followers,
and the Buddhist scriptures are $50
years older than the gospels of Christ
The Chinese Buddhists look on India
as the Holy Land, and send pilgrims
there for centuries Their religion
is a humane one, and is based on the
idea that the soul of man transmi>
CRATES, and will continue to DO so
through various animals, and that by
sacrifice and doing good we reach
better existences, and finally can
become so wise by purity and knowl-
edge that we can remember every
stage through which we passed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-09-20
IunaE FuRMAN DEAD.

Judge Parish Furmsn died at bis
home near Milledgeville, Ga, on last
Friday night, in the 3Sth year of
his age, leaving q wife and two
daughters. Judge Furmau had be-
come we'll known throughout the
State, owing to his intensive system
of farming, which had met with such
great success. He had formulated
a fertilizer which be was working
into considerable notoriety by nu-
merous speeches in the State. 1t
was after returning home from this
trip that he was Frustrated with
malaria and died Of congestion of the
bowels. Judge Furman had set a
worthy example to the young men
of Georgia in turning away from
politics and law, and devoting himself
to agriculture, with the prospect of
intoxicating ideas that would advance
and improve the system of agricuI
ture to a higher state of productive
ness,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-09-20
CONVICTED BY A BALE OF COTTON

81 went TO Texas some years ago
for my health" said a truthful young
Pennsylvanian, land it suited me so
we'll that stayed there year or
two. Most of the time | was cot,
ton clerk at a station where a great
deal of cotton was shipped. 1t is a
cotton clerk business to keep q
complete record of every bale of cot,
ton that leaves his station. Each
bale, you know, is 80 marked when
it's put up thai it can always be
easily identified, so it can be traced
back through record after record by
it's marks from the mill in England
10 which it ia opened to Liverpool,
to New Orleans, to Galveston, to the
railroad station where it was first
shipped, to the cotton gin where it
was first packed, and finally to the
field where it was grown. The sys-
tenn is perfect. | remember when |
was there they traced back in this
way bale of Texas cotton which,
when opened in England, was found
to contain the body of boy. He
had mysteriously disappeared from
the farm where the bale was pressed
about cotton picking time. A man
who worked there with him, and had
a grudge against him, gave out that
the boy had told him that he pro,
posed to run away and return to his
friends 10 the North, aud it was as
sumed that this was where he had
gone. Instead, he was on his way
to Europe. That bale of cotton con-
victed that man, and he was hung
for the murder"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-09-20
ESCAPE OF CoNvICTs.

On Saturday afternoon at Lock-
EFT u Co.'S camp at Chattahoochee
river, five convicts, three white and
two negroes, over,pOwered a guard,
took his gun and escaped across the
river, except one of them, who was
shot at by Mr.. Lockett, wounded
and recsptured. Officers from At.
lanta went 10 pursuit, and traced
them to Nickajack Mountain, but
bad TO give up the pursuit. Two
hundred dollars reward each is offer
ed for their capture. The following
is description of the escaped men !:
J. A Wilson, white, is from Chat,
tooga county, and was serving a
term of twenty years for burglary
He is twenty-eight years old, SIX
feet one and half inches high, black
hair and black eyes. He at one
time lived in Heard county.
Charles Johnson, white, is from
Gordon county, and was serving out
a sentence of twenty years for mur>
der. He is thirty years old, FIVE feet
eleven inches high, black hair, large,
nervous, hazel eye.
Theodore Slade, white, is from
Brooks county, and was serving a
sentence of five years imposed for
larceny. He 10 thirty years old, five
feet six inches high, with black hair
and grey eyes.
Norman Singleberry, negro, is
from AppIiog county, and was serv
ing lifetime service for murder -
He is thirty years old, five feet
eight inches high, and copper col
ored.