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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
SOUTH GEORGIA MELONS.
The Biggest Melon Ever Grown Exhib-
tied.

FoRT GAINES Ca, July 49, Special Mr.
John I. Jones, of Melon City, brought in the
mammoth melon Of southwest Georgia. tip
ping the beam at seyenty-three and quarter
pounds. lie carried it to the variety works,
had it nicely Grated and beautifully decorated
and forwarded it this morning per express to
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Washington, D. G.
Melon growing in this section is assuming
large proportions. -Four to five hundred cars
will be shipped this season from our imme-
date neighborhood. The Fort Gaines melons
have made quite reputation in the markets,
being considered the finest in the south. 1t is
not uncommon for the cars to be loaded with
have averaged forty pounds. Prices SO far
have been quite satisfactory and remunera-
tive. We have just seen the books of one
grower who has shipped oyer twenty cars, and
his sales have made an average Of $S9.31 per
car. 1t is no small thing to have $20,O or
$25,000 distributed in our community during
the dull months Of July and August.
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Alien Landholders.
From tho Argonaut.

Very few people have any idea of the vast
areas Of government land held by alien andholders
in the United States The largest tract, 100000
acres, is held by the Holland company, OF New
Mexico. An English syndicate holds 30CO 600 acres
in Texas; Sir Edward Reid and syndicate in
Florida own LOO acres 600 acres belong to
an English syndicate In Mississippi; 1750000 to the
Marquis Of Tweeddale; 100000 TO the Phillips
Marshall company, of London, and 1900 900 acres to
a German syndicate. These comprise the larger
landholders There are, however, a score or more
ofpersons and syndicates owning less than $50 COO
acres The grand total oots up to 90 600 acres of
government land held by aliens in the United
States.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
Six Persons Drowned.

CHICAGO, July ia special from Fort
Smith, Ark, says: Six persons-three men
and three women-were drowned while cross
ing the Arkansas river near this city today
Tom Davis, Sallie Jackson Mary Pettis and
Carrie Davis. The party had been attending
dance, and were on their way home when, in
the middle of the stream, the boat upset.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
Freight Trains Coliide.

AsHEvILLE, N. c., July 1.-Two freight
trains collided on the Western North Carolina
railroad, about fourth of mile from the
depot at this place, about o'clock this morn
nmSer Of cafs negro braRema2 Was
killed and five persons wounded, though not
seriously. All the trains have been blocked
today, but will be running as usual tomorrow.
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Tuesday night an officer of Hot Springs was
informed that gang was raising disturbance
In the northern part of the city. and he imme-
diatoly repaired to the scene lie was soon in
the midst of the gang and what followed is
thus described by the officer himself:
II put my hand on the pocket of one of the
men and found that he had pistol. l told
him to consider himself under arrest, and he
jumped back, throwing his hand on his gun.
At this juncture the others drew their pistols
and covered my head and said if
l didn't throw up my hands
they would Kill me. So my hands went up.
They took my pistol and compelled me to go
with them, under penalty Of death When we
got TO the woods they made me stand up
against a tree, and thought they were going
10 Kill me. They asked me If was a Mason
or an odd Follow, and said no. They danced
around the tree with pistols in their hands and
told me had poor chance for my life. They
asked me how much wanted to keep still
money, and / told them /
would be glad to get off with my life. They
took all the cartridges out of my pistol and
returned IL 60 me, and admoniShed me to fly.
came back 20 town through the mud and wa
ter. ] never had any such experience before,
and hope l never will again. They punched
my ribs with six shooters Till l am sore all
over"
The officers have succeeded in mr.
resting J. L. Young, who will have
an examination before United States
commissioner ON charge Of passing
counterfeit money. Early this morning Oms
Ger Bollon, smartings under the Sc
we're treatment administered to him,
attacked tho Houpt brothers, under
the impression that they were members of the
abduction party. Bolen had drawn his pistol
when parties interfered and arrested him
This incident caused some feeling against
Bollcn rs it was clearly shown that the Houpt
brothers were entirely innocent. The abduc-
uon outrage has caused intense excitement
and indignation, and many citizens are volun-
tcering Ia organize n posse TO hunt down the
escaped outlaws, who are supposed TO be from
Marble township.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17

COLUMBUS, Ga, July 15.-TspeciaI. I'm
the safe of NJ. T. Lynn, a saloon keeper, and
secured $3.50 in cash and some important pa
pers The work was evidently done by pro-
fessionals, who left their tracks we'll covered.
The Markethouse bar in this city was also en-
tered, but the burglars made small haul.
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Two Cranks Suicide.

SANDWICH, ILL.,, July 9.-David Clark and
a. Cages farm, near here, last evening.
They left paper, signed by each, saying that
they died for each other. Clark was 30 years
old, and had been employed by Gage few
months. He came from Streaton, and had
been married two wears.
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Ant With His Pen.

CoLUMpUs, Ga, July ia negro boy
named Birdie Brown, was arrested to-day,
charged with forging Superintendent Hender-
sons name to street car tickets. The boy was
employed in the Office and managed to secure
a lot Of unsigned tickets. The boy admitted
his guilt to the officers.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
Snow in England.

England is abnormally cold. Snow has fallen
in the suburbs of London, and the peaks of
Skiddaw and other mountains are covered
with snow 1t is the first time snow is known
to have fallen In this country in July.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17

cash prices today: Clear rib sides SIC eugar-cured
hams lc Lard-Pure Leaf. tierces 20: refined SIC.
CINCINNATI. July 14-Pork steady at sli.OO Lard
firm at 7.yuG91.92i5. Bulk meats stronger: short
rbs7.75. Bacon firm: short ribs -; short clears.
Naval Stores.
WILMINGTON, July i4-Turpentne steady at 81;
rosln steady strained 1o good strained 70: tar firm
lBSl.4o; crude turpent1ne firm; hard s10O; yellow
dip Sl7r virgin S1.70
ECHARLESTON. July 14-Turpentine quiet at oJ1z,
rosin quiet; GOOD strained 90
SAVANNAH, July 14-Turpentine steady at sIsz,
rosln steady at W.
NEW YORK. July 14-Rosin dull at SLO56SS1.I21<,
turpentlne quiet at 49,.
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All Right, If You Know How to Manage
Them.

From the Journal of Education.
A brch-bark canoe and girl who loves to
rt, OF the several things in this world that
man can never safely trust.
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Tho Emneror ne Sea.

BERLIN, July 15.-The royal yacht Hohen-
zollern, on which Emperor William is journey
ing to Russia, and the accompanying fleet, was
east of kiel.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.
CONSTITUTION oFPTcr

ATLANTA. July IA 1884
Net receipts at all United States ports for day
9i bales; exports S95 bales; stock 225 354 bales
Below we give tie opening and closing quotations
o. Cotton iulurSS i'm New YORK tNdav;
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
God steaty. sRlcs l. l00 hAIe

NEW YORK, July IA The total visible supply
OF cotton for the world IS $50 SIS bales ofwhoh
9SSSlS hales are American, against l,tjiga7 bales
ana 926 ISL bales respectively last year. Receipts
AZ ell interior towns S770 bales Receipts nom plan
tauons - bales. Crop in sight 5.592,0 7j bales
NEW YORK. July lS-The following is the com
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SOUTH CAROLINA,

Inc lyuCulDB OF hlanSo " alurOpJ WHO
man, by mob Of negroes, near Central,
on the night Of December Both, 1887 is the
first case where white man has been lynched
by negroes for such crime in the history of
the south, and their trial at Pickens Court
house, Thursday created much excite
ment Nearly the whole male population of
Central and Pickens county were present to
hear the trial. The negroes, in many parts of
the state, have made contributions to aid the
defense of their colored brethren.
Manse Waldrop is n white man, and was
charged with having made criminal assault
on a negro girl, about twelve years old, named
Lula Sherman. Waldrop was brought before
Trial Justice b. d. Garvin who sustained the
charge, and sent him up to court. Constable
Garvin and Deputy Easton started at once
with their prisoner for Pickens Courthouse.
They had gone only short distance on their
road when they were met by about thirty me-
groes Garvih, suspecting their intentions,
attempted to turn his team and 90 back to
Central, but the negroes caught his horse,
dragged Waldrop from the buggy and took him
in the woods where they hanged him to tree.
1t was thought at the time that many OF the
most prominent citizens Of Central would be
implicated in the trial as having instigated the
lynohing, but the grand jury found "no bill"
in the case Of the state against d. e. Garvin,
DR. T. w. Folgar, Alexander Anderson, Rich
ard McCorde and Green Roberts, charged with
murder, as having melted the lynching
The next case was the state VS.. Bill Will
liams, Foster Knox, Cato Sherman. Henry
Bolton, John Reece, II. Heyword, and r. G.
Eaton, charged with tho murder of Manse
Waldrop. All plead mot guilty. to the
charge. Lucas Gnatt, young negro of about
twenty years, who works at the coal chute at
Central, testified that as Eaton tied Waldrop
in the buggy before leaving for Piokins, he
said: "This rope will break your C. d
neck before you get to Pickins." After the
buggy left the stable I went back to the coal
chute and fed the up passenger train with
coal, filled the coal dump and after finding out
that no more trains would pass that night 1
went to bed: A short time after Bill Williams
and Harrison Heyword came along. I asked :
"What did you do with that fellow?" They
replied. Bolton shot him twice and then we
hung him to tree. We had 10 pull
we will do you the same way A number Of
other witnesses were sworn, and their testi-
mony shows that there is no doubt Of the ne
gro'S guilt.
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father and Mrs. Glenns husband as TO their
future movements, and would write Officer
Jones their decision in regard 10 trying Mrs.
Glenn on the warrant. In the event of a trial
il will be had on the third Saturday in August.
Mrs. Glenn's brother informed Otcor Jones
that the misdemeanor charged in the warrant
was unfaithfulness on the part Of Mrs. Glenn
since her stay in Macon. This charge Mrs.
Glenn most vehemently and Indignantly
denies, and says she is guilty
had so cruelty treated her were angry be-
cause she had left home and would not submit
longer to their abuse. If the misdemeanor
charged against Mrs. Glenn was committed in
Macon she cannot be taken to Newton, on a
warrant issued from Newton, TO be tried
There seems to be no love whatever between
Mrs. Glenn and her brother.
Mrs Glenn is about nineteen years old, very
ane looking and altogether quite an attractive
looking person.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
Live Stock.

ATLANTA, July ID Horses - Plug s65090
good drive $l50@S200; drivers Sl25@S1i0 fine $500
$500 Mules-141a TO 10 hands S1l5@$l25; 10 to 151z
hands S135@}S160
CINCINNATI, July14-Hogs strong: common and
Light S45g@S5.e0; packing and butchers ~ 50@$5.yA
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TEXAS.

A tragedy occurred at Navasota Tuesday
morning near the depot. Moses M. Camp,
proprietor of the Camp hotel, opposite the
depot, was shot and instantly killed by J. S.
Looring, proprietor Of the Exchange hotel,
and his son, a youth OF about IS. Considerable
rivalry existed between the two men. At
noon Tuesday they had fist fight at tho depot.
When the afternoon train arrived a renewal Of
the difficulty was only prevented BY the inter
ference of friends. At night Looring and his
son went to meet the Saute Fe train, which
was late. About the time the train
was coming in Camp went over
10 the depot, and seeing Looring, walked
IN the direction OF him. When within few
feet, some words passed between them. Loor-
ing struck Camp, it is supposed, with his fist,
staggering or knocking him back. As soon as
he recovered himself, Camp fired on Looring,
missing him Immediately afterwards another
shot was fired, by whom has not been known,
aud Camp fell dead on the railroad track, with
his pistol beside him. The train was approach
ing, and bystanders lifted his body on the
platform. The shot, n 4j-calibre took effect
in the center Of the back of the neck producing
instant death. The Loorings left town, but
returned next day, ia charge of n deputy
sheriff, to whom they surrendered for
the purpose of being present at the inquest
and preliminary examination. Both are old
citizens Of Nayasota, aged about 30 years, and
have lived there since early bOyhCoi. Both
were men Of family, and were highly respected
by the community.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17

ATLANTA. July IA Market steady HORSE
shoes "a 254 so; mule shoes So 20S55 50; horseshos
nails l292Oc IronboundhGmesS $3.50 Trace-cheins
S2@7Oc. Ames, shovels $500. Spades $1,000 Well
buckets s.. 5Og$450 Cotton rope 156l6c sweed iron
&c; rolled or merchant bar PIC rate Cast-steel 100
l2c Nails, iron, $3.50; steel 500. Ghdden barbedi
wire. galvanized, e. Ii 5to51ac. Powder, rifle 5000
blasting &. ID Bar lead &c. ShotS1.6Q
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TENNESSEE,

Warrants were sworn out Monday before
Justice for the arrest of Hiram Strump, ut
Nashville, on three charges. The first charge
alleges assault with intent to commit rape on
his step daughter, Miss Geneva Hopkins; the
second alleges assault with intent to commit
murder, and the third alleges n misdemeanor
that he carries a pistol All the parties
formerly lived in Franklin. Ky. Strump mar
and the girl alleges that two years
ago he seduced her during her mothers
absence from home. Mrs. Strump has an APP
plication for divorce pending. The girl OK
hibted dress she had on last Saturday, when
Strump made the assault on her. 1t was cut
almost into ribbons, as the girl says, while he
was attempting to force her to submit. Miss
Geneva is a pretty girl of eighteen, tall, we'll
developed and good talker. Her mother
lives in Sladetown, and the neighbors say
that Strump hangs around the house. calling
himself John Dafron. They were surprised
at this, rs they knew warrants for his arrest
had been issued. He has disappeared and the
officers can not find him.
A number Of wonderful relics of the mound
builders have been found in near Nashville
recently, but the finest is a recent discovery in
Sumner county. Mr.. John Smith, while
blowing in Colonel Wynns field, on which is
o large mound, plowed across the mound
which has been gradually lowered from time
to time His plow point caught and pulled up
n stone which, on examination, he found to DO
q beautiful carved head, neck and shoulders
representing lovely woman. The stone is
graphic granite of the purest grit, and tho
work Is done in the finest style of art. The
head, neck and all are entire, except part Of
the mouth and nose, which was torn off by the
pillow. The type of woman shown does not in
any way resemble the American Indian, nor
the white race. 1t has delicate chin,
small rounded cheeks llmpid, sparkling
eyes and moderate ears The hair is long,
parted in the middle smoothed back behind
the ears, and adjusted in club on the back of
the head like an elegant Phmniciau woman in
the time of Dido. 1t is wonderful and has an
intellectual physique, There is on the right
side Of the neck line of oriental characters.
This beautiful rolic Of the mound builders
must have been brought from distance, for
there is no stone about there Mt all like it. 1t
Is fine exhibition Of art, and the hands that
used the chisel must have been skillful and
well trained.
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Country Produce,

ATLANTA July l4-Eggs--10Gll. Butter-Choica
Tennessee lo@l DC; other grades ! "a l5c Poultry
aHens2}@27c. young chickens large l3@lSc irish
Potatoes - 50 0O@5.0O Sweet Potatoes-9oc6Ds 10
Honey stralnedG@Sc; IN the comb oGl0c Onions.
Sj509S4.G0 Cabbage-115d3c
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ATLANTA. July II = Apples = S20O@s2. so Der
Dbl Lemons = S6.5o. Oranges = S6.oO@s7.O0.
Cocoanuts-6c. Pineapples-s40O Z. doz. bananas
Selected sl.75@S200; grapes PIC p pound
Figs - boise. Raisins = New London Sa2a
q boxes $l.75; q boxes Soc Currants-71@9so
llc Brazil-1O@11c. Filberts-l21%c Wanuts-s
l9c Dried Fruit-sundred apples SIS6D14c, sundr,e4
peaches S4@10c: sundried peaches pealedllc
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iAA5ALS2 Aaoa SNzMC 'sd

ONERRlE Morphine Habit Cured I'm 10
Eh4SkE M 70 20 days. No pay TIA cured.
GE AQEtk br' j. Stephens Lebanon, Ohio.
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tn Tuesday 18th of July 1855 Papers sent by to.
days mall "A. NJ. SCALES Governor.
The main facts in the case are that Potts
was brilliant but dissipated young lawyer
With him Lincke's wife was too familiar. 1t
appears that Lincke was in their way and on
the night Of June Z. 1887, Potts entered the
room where Lincke was sleeping put pistol
behind his ear, and murdered him, as he said,
in note to Mrs. Lincke. "For your own
dear sake.'
Potts was jailed for murder. Mrs. Lincke
was arrested and put under bond for appear
ance at, court, as being accessory
to murder, but afterwards released.
Her bondsmen surrendered her that she
might be in Jail near Potts. She is fine look
ing woman. Lincke was very intelligent,
progressive farmer, and managed one of the
largest estates in eastern Carolina. Potts is a
member Of fine family and the fight to save
him from the Rallows was long and deter
mined.
WHY THE nEePITE WAS ASKED.
Potts attempted suicide Friday morning by
taking morphine. He was found in dying
condition by the iaier, who wired Governor
Scales for respite until next week, to which
almost an immediate reply was received,
granting a respite until Tuesday, the 17th.
Potts had written a letter to the sheriff
stating that he had relieved him
of painful duty and that the
physicians were in no wise responsible for his
possession Of the drug. Upon the reception of
the respite from Governor Scales, the sheriff
placed death watch over the prisoner, with
rigid instructions to allow him to see no one
except the physicians. Ho made nc response
how long it was granted, Potts states that he
took twenty-five or thirty grains of morphine,
but the attending physicians say that he could
not have taken over two or three.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-26
Oyster sharps fin Congress.

The oyster is Washington's most popular food IL isl great favorite among public men. To most of them the fresh, juicy oys- ter of Washington Is a novelty. The west srners and the members from the interior u. the south, speaking generally. never saw an oyster in any shell except that made of tn until they came tO the capital Their stay here always kills their taste for canned oys- ters For three hours in the middle of every day the two restaurants at tue Capitol are crowded with members and senators. stand ing or sitting before heaps of Lynn Havens and Blue Points
 A few months after the beginning oi his term in congress and in oyster eating the back country member becomes extremely particular about the nativity and freshness of the bivalves set before him. He likes 10 have & wondering and admiring listener ou such occasions, 6 constituent in a state uf primitive greenneSs on the oyster subject. Some of the congressional walters, always decorous and patient, have to provide them- selves with large sleeves m which to hide the laughter that such experiences inevitably excite. IL Is fad like unto that adCrtsi hv an occasional callow shipper snapper who questions and discusses the wines that wero born century before be was. - Boston Gloie
Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-26
STRANGE SYSTEM OF SIGNS.

How convicts Communicate iu Spite oi
 Close Surveillance-An Example.
 Incidents that must necessarily follow from
 intercommunication often happen in Ieui-
 tentiaries, where the rules are rigid and sur
 veillance so close that a convict Is never
 from under the eye of guard or taskmas-
 ter. No matter to what extreme the rule
 prohibiting conversation between convicts
 may be enforced, they find some means by
 which to inform themselves of what is going on or what is to occur. But, more than this
 a convict may conceive the idea of escape or
 revolt, and for him to communicate 1t to one he wishes to have as an accompiice Is not difficult. They bring others into the plot or plan until twenty or thirty know it. in the details for the carrying out of which each Is assigned his particular part. Tlis necessi- tates thorough explanation of the minutiR and calls for a system of communication for which a limited use of signs would not an- swer
 The system, whatever it is, involves no doubt an elaboration of signs, aided when ever chance offers the means by written com municstion. The secret use of the latter means for expressing ideas and purposes will not account for the completeness Of inf0rma- ton convicts obtain of what takes place in prison walls, for, whether anythin., occurs ID the office or the most distant par; Of the pri son, within fifteen minute there Is not a con yict who does not know all about It. Peni- tentiary officials have tried again and again to obtain even a clew Co tbe system, but they are no nearer a solution than when they first began to investigate the matter They know there IS a system. and that it rests on signs. but whether on those made witt finger. eyes and lips, or the bringing into play Of other features, or whether it depends on all to- gether, thy do not know. Prisoners. Co curry favor with the officials, often tell them what they have learned from other couvicts. They go to especial trouble at times in exJls- ing plots, and are ready to reveal everything except the means by which they learned the facts. No convict has yet given the slightest suggestion which would lead to the discovery Of the secret that has defed the shrewdest de tectives.
 Il have seen" said on ex-priSon official. two eonvicts, sly..feet -gUarf. facing each oteeg. -@uey did not utter a word, nor could discern the slightest movement of the lips or eyes vet knew they were communit1t- ing something. They gazed at each other for l minute or two before had chance Co inc ierfere, bu; am satisfied that one told thc other all he wished to tell. Three CT four of hem will be standing around stove or to- ,ether in other places of the prison, and yet with sufficient distance between them to lead ,ne to think that they have nothing m com non, but while there is not the least sign of observable they arc talking tO sach other in their own ."-Indianapolis | Journal