The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-27
WAY DOWN IN DIXIE.
Interesting Items PROM Our sister states
In tho south

\ Georgia paper reports That n man VINO
ros in the woods near Dawson, Georgia.
last Saturday saw a small raiilesnahe las
climate bird almost into its mouth. ! ne
bird. in ilyIng circles. almost reachol Wy
snake. when il suddenly fell 10 lhe E'"u""
dead, no doubt from terror.
The Charleston News and courier mus
sums up the weeks contest between lIle
THlmanites and Democrats III Souln 'aIo-
Ina. ,.The net result Of the weeks conNass
los boen 10 intensity the bitterness and To
widen the gulf between the two factions, II
tbnt were possible. In fact, the gun may
fn said already 20 have assumed abysslnal
pronortions. and the only thing possible
tbat may beat il will be the adoption, ny
Gr AUGUST convention, Of the primary plan
of choosing delegates 90 the state Nominal
tiuo Convention. Til,man and his lolloW-
ors have greatly cmbitlercd the slraightouls
by Their methods. During the week ne mas
oncnly insultcd two prominent Delnocrauc
LAWYERS and a prominent pcmocTauc I"I III
or. none Of whom were present Nheh 'nc
insult WAS given. and has IN turn bech
',i,en tbo lie direct by a newspaper CORE
spondcut. II is more than probable thai
T'iUman. somewhere IN the near future, VIII
find himself, governor or no governor WIN
three frs,-class personal affairs on MS
hands,
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Compauv. of Nashville, Tenn. again al-
near rs "A central figure in rumored eN-
ieneiNe deal. This company Is sad To nave
nartcd with some OF its coal ana iron l'os-
sessions i'm Tennessee for the sum OF seven
millions of dollars. which, according
IN tbe rpuort. are 10 De applied 10
he purchase of the company's bonis that
are on the market. or invested 50 as u
earn the interest on the bonds until matuI-
itv. The rumOred probability OF me cohsol'
idation of this company with the lie baTue-
lelen Coal and Iron Company. ana tne
southern Iron Company created a sur IN
fnqnciol circles few months ago, which
soon di-aupearcd. and the company since
then has been pursuing the even tenor ol
u- way until the aforementioned rulnol
made lis appearance.
The people OF \ icksburg are greatly IN
ceuscd at tine result of the census. ana Pre-
ponce il a farce. The Herald says: " ne
urouo,itiOn advanced hy the census-takers
Thai Nicksburg. which, i'm 1850, had llolu
Uorsons. has in $500 no more than l1,2ol, Is
universally ridiculcd by the most lntclli-
cent citizens. who point 10 the TACT thal
,hc larger part of south \lcksburE ha' bceh
! built up since that time, ana Wulle nome
have been built by hundreds, the supply mas
never cmalod the demand. There l. "a
general clll for a recount, when u ls esti-
mated could Dee made hy the city IN ten
DAYS al "A cost of about $500, ana the exam
ME of ~. Louis. which has secured a reYE e
| ION and the addition OF 32.OOO 90 the cstl-
males Of the census-takers. Is quoted as a
! lesson for Nicksbur-.'
4 mysterious tragedy occurred near AZ
! hluy. Ga. few days ago, when Mr. Jof-
/ dan Walker was killed. \ special To the
| Atlanta Constitution says that the impress
! sion generally prevails that Mr.. Walker
wa. ~not by some hunter who took INN Tor
"a bear. Many have been the rumors OF as
| -asinatio1. etc. 10 seems, however, that
| the negroes had been hunting the animals
| atihat spot for some time. Mr.. W dlAer Had
| been SICK. and, going TO the cool snade "I
/ the COllaWahcc swamp, he wore MS over
| 1lt. Reclining there among the corn, his
! po.ition when found. and clad IN his heavy
/ great coat. De would more than likely nave
! thus been mistaken by some wary hunter
cr9Wling up o. obtain a shot at a bear.
! Finding the terrible deed he had committed.
| bc lacked The courage tO dlNulge H. ana
| thus this tragedy remains mystery.
The following special has been sent to tie
! Montgomery advertiser from Mount YER
nom. The disappearance last Monday week
/ of Private llOlleN. Of one Of the companies
! Of tine Fifteenth Regiment, United states
/ Army. stationed 40 this place, was sup
posed 90 Doe owing tO dc7cfiion. Nothinc
was heard a him until saturday, when his
body was found The horrible discovery
was brought about by the presence 81 "a
! flock of huIZardS lowering over the spot.
| II vas plainly "a case of suicide, and was
| the second attempt Of the Kind bee had made
| lately. The first time he attempted 10 shoot
| siuseli but was prevented hy having the
gun taken away from him. The next time
! he took poison His corpse was so much
dacOmp0sed that 10 was buried where II Was
| found
one dav this week. says the Americus
| OGaI Recorder. "a negro ON the plantation
of Mr. j. j. Murray, i'm the twcniy-elGhih
district OF this county. was ont looking Tor
stray hos. ON passing through low,
damp place, he stepped on something SOFT
On looking down Dee saw huge rditic9nahe
under hi. foot. Mr. Murray says that upon
actual measurement the negro Jumped i'
feet. He soon returned and killed the snake
aud carried il 10 the house. II had thirty
rattles. weighed thirty pounds, and was
seven and "A halo feet in length had TWO
ftng- one inch long and measured - inches
in circumference. Alr. Murray had him
skinned and stuffed, and Will bring the skin
! 20 The Recorder Office and place IL On cNhi-
bition. Ever, body knows that Mr.. Murray
is a Gentleman of undoubted yeracity.
The remarkable growth Of the Southern
cities eNcitcs much surprise ln the North.
, The New \ York Herald, for instance IN "a
recent editorial saws: zone Of the most
encOuragink as il is one Of the most sur
prising, results of the census returns is the
growth Of Southern cities. We are pre-
pared for surprises from the West. That j.
| "A new and rapidly growing section. I'M
migration from abroad and from other
parts of the country has contributed steadi-
| lv and literally 90 the swelling Of it, pOpu-
lation. But in the south we have not looked
for any exceptional or striking advances in
urban population. such, however, are now
disclosed by the returns increases which
/ far Surpass those of many fl0uri-hing North
em and cyem Western towns
A Nicksburc, Miss, special reports that
! the petrted remain, of "a Mammoth MastO-
! don have been unearjhtd M the nils on the
plantation ofJ b. Brab,ton. IL is stated
| that the specimen is one Of the most perfect
| ever discovered. Ii shows fully the form 81
! ihc bones. tusks and teeth. 10 is not yet
| entirely moarthcd. hut some very choice
! specimens have been taken from the skele-
! ton. 4 Gentleman was ont rambling over
| the hills when he saw something That
struck him as unusual i'm the rocky iorma-
| ton of one of the rayincs. lie procured "a
| spade and soon found that he had discover
! ed the prehistoric remains OF an animal
| greater i'm size than arelephant. The rains
| this spring and summer had partially I'M
| covered his mammoth frame, making 1t
easy to dis out.
| 4 few years AGO a Christian father and
| mother appeared at the altar Of church in
| CoWcta county, Ga, 10 have their little
baby boy baptized. The services were sol
cmn, and the prayers Of papa and mamma
| assembled on high, while the man Of God
sprnklCd the chcrub's head. As the water
| lrippod upon the inn0ccnts head, a smile
was created boy the little fellow raising his
! ewes and gazing into the solemn face OF the
minister saving "mOre water The
father, i'm relating the incident, says il was
| born in Dcfouc9t, as his grcai-grandiather
was ON one side and grandfather on tine
| otlur were Baptist ministers. Dcforrest is
| "a bright bow the joy Of the house hold, and
! with his parents now resides in Griffin.
The Augusta Evening News, discussing
| the bitter political contest. now going on in
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