The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
GEORGIA NEWS.
EYENTS OF A WEEK IN THE EN-
PRE- STATE.
Tersely Telling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
Reader-Other Matters.
O. cotton'S on a rush

O. cottons a rush
An the times are getting flush
An the people are d-tellin' of the story;
The country'S took bound
An she's jest a-spinnin round
An goin like 2-forty on to glory!
DIR. G bIs is Dea,.
Madison, Ga, December 15.-(Special)--
Or T. Preston Gibbs died here this morning
If O'Clock of quick consumption. He had
not been confined to his bed more than ten
DAYS, though going down for some months
never having recovered from d case of Ia
grippe
Hon. Henry Graves is Dead
Coyington, Ga, December 16-(Special)
Hon Henry l.. Graves died at his residence,
about SIX miles from here, last night. lie
had long and serious spell of sickness
several months ago, and, although he got
able to walk about, he never recovered
from the effects OF his illness and his ply
steal constitution Was completely wrecked.
q ,eusu> oi uturta.
Augusta ia, December 13.-(Specai)-
Augusas population is Al ,66l now: These are
figures furnished today by Mr.. Walter How
ard VINO has just completed a canvass of
the city, getting up the city directory This
is an increase OF S,5lh over Lhe oAlteu otates
census of 1890.
HON. lis,irv ~. uiIlisrd Dead.
Hon. Henry w billiard, diplomat, states
man and orator. is dead.
\ co..telnporar! OF Clay and Webster,
he was also recognized as their peer. in the
American congress. lie served as min
lister TO foreign courts and also as minis
Ter of higher courts in his proclamation of
the gospel.
i fluent pen was also one of his re-
murkabie gifts and he wrote with great
briiiIancy.
ID was altogether a wonderful career
a career whose influence will outlive the
century.
tfconee County Politics.
gconee touuty. the great third party
stronghold Of the state, is still mucn divided
u,iifirt.Iy Tn, democrats met and nom-
fafrd Mir Bob Miller, who was the demo
cratic candidate for the legislature from
t}.at county IN sac last campaign, fer sheriff
ana Mr. George Mayne, for tax receiver.
No othcr nominations were made. The third
MARTY mas a tuii ticket in the field. 1t Is said
ingf fh,, deInocrJts went TO Sheriff Overly.
fl. nreseut incumbent, who is the third
partv nominee. and promised them their
l.lInprt if H. woulu agree to vote the demo-
c,l;ie ticket. This he refused to do
and lh,. Democrats nominated MIR. Miller,
an. Of The best men i'll the county, and now
H.. Great bttjc Of few weeks age. will
l., fought over with new zeal and reinforce
Ul,,nts iii OcOuee county.
80, =, f., skipped.
home, Ga, December 10.-tSpecIai)-
\ tow DAYS ago Nettie Mckenzie, young
whit. woman, had her husband Sam Nc
kprzie locked UP in the station house under
:, ..h1..r. Of beating her. She exhibited
several bruises on her head and lace ana
said they were caused by Sans blows.
When The case was called next morning
before Recorder Fouche the woman did not
ai,pcur against her husband and he was re-
leased. >,
lie went back home but his wife could
4.nt bn found He made inquiry for her ana
81 Ter searching for some time learned that
She had left Rome He says that she ran
away with man named Dustin ana that
h.. does not know where she Is. Mcl\enzIe
Is, in deep trouble over the affair
!. camden county Merchant Killed.
Brunswick, Ga, December 16.-(Spe-
ciaI.l-'rhe most horrible mangling of a
human body that was ever witnessed IN
brunswick was done by the brunswick
and Western switch engine No. | at D
o'clock this afternoon when John @. Owens,
a Prominent merchant of Spring Bluff,
Camden county. was instantly KILLED. lie
CAME to the city TO sell Cook Brothers Il
rat of logs and went to the mill this af-
trrnoon 10 see them. While crossing the
track at the rear OF the tralii ms 1907
,..u4at III some scattered lumber beside the
Isa! and lie stumbled, the engine and one
.tr passing over the> body, cutting 1t INTO
many pieces and scattering fragments Tor
a4t. hundred feet Coroner Jennings was
,,yo hours getting the body together and it
lea. o'clock tonight before any one identi-
:rs the remains. Owens leaves wife IN
':..iier. who has been sent 1or.
1Irs. James swami Dead.
telegram was received in the city Mon
l.v ,4.orlirls announcing the sad death III
New York of MIS- James Swami.
,.rs Swami WIS q daughter OF The late
t.c...iai Alfred GU>teH, VINO Tor a number
Cd ygl.s Wa lite president OF the Allahll
:-.aot.i,I bank ua3 prominent member Oh
II.