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The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26

MY dear fellow" I said. ''you are talk
ing riddles. Sit down and tell me calmly
what has happened. But, first of all, as YOU
look utterly worn out. l will ring for nv
man to get You some food"
mo. he said, II want nothing. Weary
am, for l have been to Scotland and back
as fast AZ man can travel l reached LON
don short time ago. and after seeing one
man have come straight to YOU, NV old
friend, for help-it may be for protection.
But have eaten and have drunk, know
ing must keep my health and strength"
However. insisted upon some wine being
brought he drank glass, and then, with
strange. enforced calm, told me what had
taken place. His tale was this:
After we had parted company OH our return
from Scotland. Carriston went down to the
family seat in Oxfor,lshi,e and informed his
uncle of the impending change in his life.
The baronet, an extremely old man, intirm
and all but childish, troubled little about the
matter. Every acre OF his large property
was strictly entaileti, 50 his pleasure or dis.
pleasure could make but little alteration in
his nephew's prospects. Still, he was the
head of the family. and Carriston was in
duty bound to make the important news
known to HIM. The young man made no
secret Ut his approaching marriage, 50 in n
very short time every member OF the family
was aware that the heir and future head was
about to ally himself to nobody. Know
ing nothing Of Madeline Rowans rare beauty
and sweet nature. Carristm's kinsn,en and
klnswomen were sparlng with their congrat-
ulations. Indeed, MIR. Ralph Carriston. the
cousin whose name was coupled with such
absurd suspicious, went SO far As to write a
bitter, sarcastic letter. full Of ironical felici
'ation. This and Charles Carristcn's naughty
reply. did not make the affection between
the cousins any stronger. Moreover. short.
" afterward the younger man heard that
inquiries were being made in the neis hbor-
hood Of Madelines home rs tn her posi-
ton and parentase. Feeling sure that only
his cousin Ralph could have had the curio:-
The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26
CHAPTER V.

1.-THE end has come sooner than Expected"
These were the sad words l muttered to
myself as, waving my frightened servant
away, closed the door and stood alone with
the supposed maniac He rose and wrung
my hand, then without q word sank back ID
his chair and buried his face in his hands. A
sort Of nervous trembling seemed to run
through his frame. Deeply distressed,
drew his hands from his face.
''Now, Carriston," I said, as firmly as
could, ''look up and tell me what all this
means. Lcok up say, man, and speak tt
me-"
He raised his eyes to mine and kept then
there, while q CHASTITY smile-a phantom OF
humor-fickered across his white face. Nc
doubt his native quickness told him what
suspected, so he looked me full and steadily
in the face"
mo-" he said, mot as you think But lei
there be no mistake. Question me. Talk tc
me. Put me to any test. Satisfy yourself,
once fcr all, that am as sane as you are. y
He spoke SO nationally, his eyes met mine
so unflinchingiy, that was rejoiccd to know
that my fears were as yet ungrounded.
There was grief, excitement, want of rest in
his appearance, but his general manner told
me he was, as he said, as sane as I was.
THANK heaven you can speak to me and
look at me like this"' exclaimed.
''You are satisfied, thenT' he said.
ION this point, yes. Now tell me what is
wronga''
Now that he had set my doubts at rest, his
agitation and excitement seemed to return
He grasped my hand convulsively
"Madeline!" he whispered. ''Madeline-
my love-she is gone"
'fGone!' I repeated. ''Gone wherer
''She Is gone, say-stolen from me BY
50 black-hearted traitor-perhaps for
ever. Who can tell!'
'But, Carristou, surely in 10 short time
her love cannot have been won by another.
II so, all can say is"
''What!' he shouted. "You who have
seen her! You in your widest dreams to
imagine that Madeline Rowan would leave
me of her own free will! No, sir. she has
been stolen from me-entrapped-car
away-hidden. But will find her, or will
kill the black-hearted villain who has done
this"
He rose and paced the room. His face
was distorted with rage. He clinched and
unclinched his long slender hands.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26
CHAPTER VII.

Carrtston slept on late into the next day:
knowing that every moment Of bodily and
mental rest was precious boon to him,
left him undisturled. He was still fast
asleep when, about midday, gentleman
called upon me. He sent up no card, and ]
supposed he came to consult me profes'
sionally.
The moment he entered my room I recog.
ni1ed him. He was the thin-lipped gentle
manly person whom had met on my jour-
ney to Bournemouth last spring-the man
VINO had seemed SO much impressed by my
views ON insanity, AMI had manifested SUCH
interest in the description had given-with-
out mentioning any name-of Carristons
peculiar mind.
l should have at oncs claimed acquaint.
anceshlp with my visitor, but before couia
speak ne advanced and apologized gracefully
for his intrusion.
You will forgive it," he added. when
tell You my name is Ra !ph Carriston.'
remembering our chance conversation.
the thought that, after all. Ciar-es Carrls
IONS Wild suspicion was we'll founiei flashed
through me like lightning. My great hope
was that NV visitor might not reuemoe,
my face as I remembered his. ! bowed
coidiy, but SAID nothing.
believe. DR.. Brand" be continued. you
nave young relative of mine at preseh'
STAYING with you:'
Yes Mr.: Carriston is my guest AL
swered. I'VE are old friends
AN, Ibid not know that do not re-
member having heard him mention YOU.
name as q friend. But. 80 it is 50. no one
KNOWS better than You do the untortuna's
s'ats OF his health. How do ycu find h''"
to-day-violentr
pretended to ignore the mans :,leaui'lS'
The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26

He stood aside for the girl to enter.
the bed upon which she expected to see the
helpless and sha. tered fern of the man she
loved, heard, or fancied she heard. the door
locked behind her.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26

PART THE FIRST.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-09-26
CARRISTON'S GIFT
Fly HUGH CONWAY.

author Of Scaled Back" "Darh: Days
"a Family Affair."" etc.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
WINKING AT THE JURY.

A case was tried last SATURDAY in
our Superior Court and verdict rem
nered contrary to the evidence and
the charge of the court. During the
trial the party i'll whose interest
the verdict was made was caught by
two different parties winking at the
jury and as soon as the case was over
about onc-half Of that body followed
the winking litigant to a bar-room,
where he treated them to whisky.
There is a crime in Georgia, known
as embracery, and we think the soon
er some man is made an example OF
in Walton county, the better it will
be for all classes. The sacred right
of trial by jury should be as carefully
guarded as the dearest OF the people.
- Walton Ne,cs.
The above is a specimen of the in
efficiency and lack of integrity OF
many of the juries in Georgia. 1t is
Il crying shame that such mems
names are placed in the jury box to
sit in judgment upon the rights and
liberties Of others. A citizen Of
Cobb county tells us that he had a
case in Cobb Superior Court that in
yolved $4,000, yet on the jury trying
the case were eight men who could
not sign their names or make a cal
culation in interest. We heard OF
another case where a juror was try
ing case for perjury and he did not
know the meaning of the word. Such
stupidity and ignorance will do in
the drudgeries of every day life, but
is totally out of place in the jury box
where life, liberty and property are
at stake.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
FREE PASSES.

The Georgia Legislature on Mon
day consumed the day mostly in dis
cussing the ''free pas" system. The
bill made it unlawful for members of
the General Assembly or Judicial of
ticers to receive or any railroad to
grant them free passes. The bill was
defeated by vote of ~ to IS. The
members will continue to ride on
free passes and draw their mileage
from the state treasury. This free
pass system has been an aggravating
source of delay in transacting the
business of the Legislature, causing
absenteeism to such an extent on
Saturdays and Mondays that a quo
rum could hardly be mustered. There
is no way to correct the abuse-the
Legislators have the matter in their
power and they are going to use it.
This Legislature has been regular
farce IN enactlng or doing anything
in the interest of the tax payers of
Georgia. Not single bill or meas
ure so far has been passed that will
rebound to the good, happiness or
prosperity of the people. The mem
berS of the malarial districts oflower
Georgia regard the Georgia Legisla-
ture as great summer resort con
venience in enabling them to recre-
ate in n orth Georgia at the expense
of the tax payers, and consequently
the sessions, in place of biennial, are
made annual and prolonged through
the hot months, until cool weather
enables them to return home to their
mlasmatlc regions. Free passes aid
them to large extent to spend their
Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays,
three days in the week, at the differ
ent places of resort adjacent to At
lanta. The burlesque still continues,
iatiguing Indignation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
BETTER TIMES.

The indications strongly point to
better times. The business on the
railroads is improving. The mer-
chants are selling many goods. Cot
ton and wooden factories all over the
country that have been stopped are
starting up. All the furnaces in the
south are selling more iron than at
any time for many months. Capita
lists, for the first time since the great
decline in iron, are preparing to pur-
chase on speculation large quantities
of iron. The price is too low for the
offer to be accepted, but it is what
capitalists would not do few months
ago.
Here and there somebody is pro
posing to build new railroad. PEG.
pie are generally cheerful and all
agree that the crop prospect surpass-
es anything ever known in the coun.
try.
Farmers, who always see the worst
side of the future, all speak pleasant.
ly of the fine crop. Upon the whole
the chance for better times is good.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
IMPOTENT RAGE.

The Iowa Republicans in their re-
cent State convention, Haunted the
bloody shirt and protested against
the South, ''the rebel soldiers" hav-
ing two votes against a union soldiers
one, on account of the negro being a
voter. And they further declared
that the issues of the war were not
settled unless the negro voted the
Republican ticket. At least that is
the true import of their resolutions.
Now, that the negro is no longer a
tool to keep the Republican party in
power, these fanatics would disfran-
chise the negro with view to rob the
South of numerical voting strength.
The negro vote increases Southern
representation in Congress-, which
the Radicals did not have the sagaci-
ty to see in their blind zeal to humil-
late the Southern people when the
ballot was conferred upon the negro.
Chickens have come home to roost, .
and the cause of universal suffrage .
so-called, has come home to plague
the inventor. Let the Iowa Repub-
licans gnash their teeth in impotent
rage, they are powerless to change
results or deprive the South of her
political power. The negro has the
right to vote and the Republicans
cannot longer control his vote. lie
sees that it is his interest to vote for
his own best interest and not simply
as a tail to the Republican kite, and
when he does not see this he is toe
ignorant to be anything else but a
purchasable political factor. The
South is not responsible for the ne
gro being made voter, but now tina
he is voter, the South will protes
against the Republicans disfranchis
ing him because he no longer sub
serves the wicked purposes of tn,
party Of hate. Keep the rascals out
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
EMPHATIC LANGTAGE.

The Boston Herald talks out in
meeting in regard to John Sherman's
recent speech in Ohio. The papers
have already been dosed with a syn
opsis of this stupid and unpatriotic
delivery. The burden of his com
plant is that "the rebels are on top"
and he declares that "the spectre that
now haunts American politics" is the
alleged fact that "the men who led
in the civil war have been restored
to civil power, and hope, practically,
to reverse all the results of the war"
Commenting on this remarkable state
ment, the Boston Herald says;
''The shortest way to meet this most
monstrous perversion of the facts of
the political situation is the best.
If John Sherman and his party did
not wish or intend that the white peo-
pie of the south should resume their
duties and meet their responsibilities
as citizens, why did they force them
to remain in the union? If they con-
sidered that joining the republican
party, or acquiescing forever in any
rule which it might see fit to impose
upon the states of the south, were
essential conditions of the reconstruc-
ton of the union, why did they not
enact them in an amendment to the
constitution? tits stultifyingpuerility
for Mr.. Sherman to cry out against
the former rebels for performing the
duties and claiming the rights of cit
liens in holding office, when they
were compelled by force of arms to
resume their citizenship and had their
disabilities removed by republican
congress, for the express purposes of
opening the way to the service of
which the senator from Ohio now
complains. Either the war was a
bloody farce or every ex-cpnfederate
now in the service of the nation has
just as good right to be there as
John Sherman has. The stupendous
qualification of the republican leader
is increased by the fact that his own
party has placed in office, and is now
in alliance with, some of the worst
and meanest of the confcderates,
while the democrats have brought
forward, as a rule, the best and ablest
of them"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

WILL be sold before the Court House door
in the city of Marietta, Cobb county, Ca.
during the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday i'll October 1885, the fllOWing
property to wit:
Lot of Land No. 1866 in the 18th district
and End section of Cobb county, Ga, cons
tanning 40 acres more or less. Levied on as
the property of H. d Wallis to satisfy Fl
ia issued from Justice Court 1893 District G.
M, of said county in favor of H. d. Nc
CutcheOn, agent VS. II 3 Wallis Levy
made and returned to me by l. J. Morris,
L. G.
Also at the same time and place the fol
lowing town lot in the town of Austell,
Cobb county, Ga, known as Lot No in
block No. s. and lots Nos. 2, and OF
block No. 3 of the John NJ. Huey survey
of the town of Austell, being a part Of lot of
land No % in the 18th dist and 2nd sec,
ton of Cobb county, Ga Said lots being
fifty by two hundred feet Levied on as
the property of Henry West to satisfy fl
ia issued from the city court of Atlanta
Fulton county, Ga, in favor of g. 0. Moze-
ly for use of Frazier q Morgan.
Also at the same time and place one
house and lot in the city of Martha, Cobb
county, Georgia situated on Atlanta street
and bounded as follows: North by the prop
erty of G. f. Mansfield, east by street or
alley, south by the property of Mrs. WEIGH
and west by Atlanta street Levied on as
the property OF J. w. Bozeman one of the
defendants in this ii ia, to satisfy If ia issued
from Cobb Superior Court in favor Of II. &
+. Hartman VS. Bennett and Bozeman.
Notice given to said Bozemau.
Also at the same time and place the fol>
lowing described parcels of land, namely a
strip off of the east side of the city lot in
Marietta in said county where I. j. Atkins
son lately .resided, said strip fronting on
Roswell street III feet and running back
south 800 feet the same width also levied
the same on that portion OF said city lot ly>
ing in the north west corner, bounded west
by Atkinson street, north by Ros Ell street,
East by line starting on Roswell street, POO
feet from the north west corner, and run
ming south until it'interSccts line starting
on Atkinson street and running east Is feet
north OF the barn on said lot. SAID two
parcels of land levied on as the p operty of
L j. Atkinson, deceased now in the hands
of 5. l.. Atkinson, administrative of said
T. j. Atkinson, to satisfy ii ia issued from
Cobb Superior Court in favor of Langston,
Crane & Co, VS. 5. l.. Atkinson. adm x of
of I. J. Atkinson, deceased. Notice given
to said 5. |. Atkinson.
II C0RYETJ, Sheriff
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

Frank Wadsworth committed sui
eide in Atlanta Sunday by taking
laudanum.
With but few exceptions the coun-
try is blessed with fine crops of corn,
cotton, &C., and the people feel more
hopeful and happy than for years.
Jesse Cook, the Taylor county
wife-murderer, has been found guilty
of murder with recommendation Of
mercy.
Miss Matte Lavender, of Whitfield
county, who has recently developed
a power similar to that of Lulu
Hurst, will soon begin a tour of the
country.
The boys in the service of the new
United States quick letter delivery
are to be paid eight cents for each
letter.
The Eatonton Chronicle says
"We learn that one day last week a
negro woman in this county, gave
birth to twins, one black and the
other white. This is something re-
markable, if not out of the order of
nature. The children died"
On top of Lookout Mountain last
week, at Lulu Lake, a rattlesnake
was killed, which a reliable infor-
mant asserts was nine feet long, and
six inches through at the thlckest
part. 1t had thirty rattles. People
came for thirty miles to see the dead
monster.
}. c. Pinkerton, travelling agent Of
the Watertown Fire Insurance Com
pany, attacked Mr.. j. B. Pound, of
the Macon Evening News, Tuesday
evening, whereupou the latter gentle
man knocked Pinkerton down sever
al times and finally knocked him out
of his office.
Georgians have novel entertain
ment which they call "honey gath
ering. One in Irving county, lately,
was attended by eighty-fve persons,
and an account of it says the four trees
being on spot not much larger than
three acres it was not any trouble to
move from one tree to another, and by
. o clock every tree was cut and reliev-
ed of its sweet contents, of which
there was an abundance, so much so
that everybody had enough and plen-
ty left. The bees were in good hui
NOR, and but very few people were
stung.
\ woman with tive children, one
only six weeks old, was taken care of
by the city authorities of Augusta
from Saturday night until Monday
and then given a pass to relatives in
North Carolina. She says her hus-
bands name is James Mitchell, that
he is drummer, and after advising
her to sell her home for 500 she
went to Augusta to meet him. Then
he took the money and her watch
and left her with only seventy-fve
cents. Ii was a cruel desertion, ifher
story is true.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

BY virtue of an order of the Court of Or
binary OF Cobb county. will be sold before
the Court House door of said county on the
first Tuesday IN October next the following
property to wit: Lots of land Nos. 500,
651, GO, 677, 67S, go, $50, 729 and 100
and half of 75l and halt of 731, all lying
in the 18th district and 2nd section of Cobb
county, and containing in the aggregate
four hundred acres. Also one Hedge Saw
mill, corn and wheat mill, gin and press
and one % horse power engine. All to be
sold AS the property of A. G. Mcintosh. de-
ceased for the benefit of the heirs and cred
itors of said deceased. Terms, one half
cash, balance on - months time with s
per cent interest," bond given ior title.
This farm has about POO acres w,ll timher>
ed balance in a fine state OF cultivation and
lies one mile north OF Powder Springs: we'll
watered, good comfortable room dwelling.
i good tenant houses, barn and other npces
sary ontbuliings; fine fish pond well stock
ed This is one OF the most desirable farms
in North Georgia This Sep; LIST. 1885.
AUltIl.LA MCINTOSH. Adm'X.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

A Manitoban farmer was sharpen
ing a stake with an axe, when flash
Of lightning, accompanied by single
clap of thunder, came from the only
cloud visible, small one immediate
ly overhead. The bolt struck the
head of the axe, splitting it into two
pieces and breaking the handle. The
farmer was knocked to the ground in
sensible, but speedily recovered, and
upon searching about found the frag-
ments Of his axe forced deeply into
the ground.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

IT is reported that Mr.. Ezra A.
Osborn of Middletown, n. j., has
planted $500 acres in southern Flori-
da with 100000 cocoanut palm trees.
The seeds for these tress he brought
from South America. One-halt of the
trees are two years old and one-hali
one year old. He calculates that
when the orchard is in full bearing
each tree will pay from SO to SIS a
year His tract of land is on the At
lantie, and is sixty miles in length,
extending from Lake North to Cape
Florida, all Of it being south of the
frost line.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

John Sherman delivered a bloody
shirt speech in Ohio last week, in
which he proclaims the rebels in pos
session the government. Evident
lythis is the issue Of future campaigns
With all the mingling of the blue and
the gray around the grave of Genera,
Grant, sectionalism is still rampant
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

THERE are many persons in the far
West who keep large focks Of ducks.
and realize handsome profits from
them. As many as one thousand are
kept together. They are fed on
wheat, and the animal cost maintain.
ing each is about s1.15. They Law
each about twelve dozen eggs year,
which sell for twenty cents per doz-
en-, leayinga margin ofproft Of about
SIPS for each duck. A person keep
ing one thousand ducks may count
on very good living, made in very
easy way.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
The smallpox epidemic is still
raging in Montreal.

The New York World, with its
usual enterprise, when rumors were
rife Of the Presidents illness at his
hunting camp in the Adirondacks,
sent a man to interview him and
find out the truth of the report.
President Cleveland was found at the
upper end of Lake Saranac in his
shirt sleeves, sitting upon stump
and preparing for 4 matutinal meal
of broiled yension, baked potatoes
and hot biscuit. He looked down up
on his robust figure and laughed at
the idea of his illness. lie is fishing
by day, shooting deer by night, and
living in primitive outdoor fashion,
away from newspapers and the broils
Of political life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY

Whereas, John NJ. Green, Executor o
Sarah j. Scrihner represents to the Cour
in his petition, duly filed and enteaed on re
cord, that he has fully administered Sarai
j. Scribners estate This is therefore t.
cite all persons concerned kindred anf
creditors, to show cause, il any they can
why said Administrator should not be dis
charged from his administration. and re
ceive letters Of dsmission on the first Mon
day in December 1885.
II. VI. HAMMETT, Ordinary
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

Our usually correct contemporary
the Marietta Journal, has got things
a little mixed in the above. It's
Turner of Troup and not Turner of
Coweta, that refuses to ride on free
Carroll Free Press. We stand
corrected.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-09-03

Fred Brownson, 10 years old, and
Grace Hart, 10, who eloped from
Waterbury, Conn, on Friday, were
captured at Blue Mountain, Lake
Adirondack, New York. They were
living in bush shanty., cooking
their own provisions. They were
taken home. They said they had read
dime novels, and thought it would be
romantic to run away and live in the
woods.