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in Mr.. Mayfeld's Office every time
any one was arrested, and that he
never felt that anybody was guilty
until Peterson appeared and gave
his testimony. Then he felt GER
tain that he was guilty, and said
to a white man that he didn't see
any use in taking the man before
Miss Baxter. He also corroborates
the statement of the other colored
man that the colored people of that
section now had not the least
doubt as to Peterson's guilt.
Mr.. Mayfeld received letter
last night by the hands of one of
the colored men from Denmark in
which it is stated that the woman
Sylvia, at whose house Peterson
was said to have stayed, now ad-
mits that John told her that he
had committed the crime and that
if God would let him off this time
he would never get into such a
scrape again. She also saya that
he was an escaped convict from
Alabama. One of the witnesses
at the trial testified that the wo-
man had said that Peterson was
the man.
Mr.. Mayfeld, who defended the
negro to the last, now says that he
has no doubt as to his guilt, and
he knows other people who had
doubts that are now thoroughly
convinced of the criminals guilt.
This all looks pretty straight.
These two negroes came here of
their own accord to prevent their
brethren making asses of them
selves, but arrived too late. to stop
them.
In view of all this is it not
probable that some "indignators"
:eel like crawling into hole and
staying there a season?
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1885 horses were still kept in
readiness along the line to help
out refractory locomtives on their
trips.
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Some Startling Evidence just
Brought Out.

Columbia Register, April a7th.
Peterson was the guilty man.
About that there can hardly be q
doubt now.
Two negroes from Denmark
came to Columbia last night to at
tend the negro mass meeting, and
to state frankly that the guilty
man had suffered a righteous judg-
ment and that there could no
longer be any doubt about it.
They gave their names as R. M.
Jewett and Henry Hutchinson,
and Senator Mayfeld, who is in
the city on legal business, corrob-
crates their statement. Jewett
stated that it had been positively
ascertained by witnesses that Pc
terson was on the railroad the day
he was accused of the crime. Sew
eral colored people had seen him
He made another startling state.
ment which shows, if anything
that justice. has only been par
TALLY meted out, and that two
fends deserved richly the fate
given to Peterson. He says thai
the men Harvey and Witchell had
made a plot with Peterson to com
nit the act, and that they were
near by but not in sight. They
were all to participate in a crime
that would be more heinous ant
fendish than the one that wa
committed, if such thing were
possible. He says that such state
ments have been brought out b.
colored people since the trial, ant
that all the colored people now be
lieve not only that Peterson wa
guilty, but that the other tw
should meet the same end.
Hutchinson says that he wa
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FlhSI SESSlON-IHURSDA
a and E offggahtlzdr15h. fgaht
II: 80. Address of welcome by
B. w. Rushton.
lao. Reply by A. B. Watson.
so. "What benefit do we hope
to gain from this convention?" 10
be answered by delegates.
SECOND SESSION.
2P. NJ. Prayer and song service.
2:9O. Verbal reports from Sun
day Schools by delegates.
200. The Bible model of the
Sunday School, by DIR. D. B. From
tis and Rev. C. G.. Bradford.
$3.50. How can we impress upon
parents the duty and responsibility
of encouraging their children to
attend Sunday School? by Rev, l
w. Wingo and Burr Riley.
THIRD sEss1oN-FRIDAY.
10 A. M. Prayer and song ser
vice.
1O:3O. The need of greater in
terest and enthusiasm in Sunday
School work by superintendent
and teachers by Rev. A. B. Watson
and l.. F. Dorm.
HOO. How best to keep chill
dren interested in the Sunday
School? by Rev. ]. L. QUITS anc
Rev. C. P. Boozer.
1880. Importance of emphasiz'
ing the spiritual element in ou!
Sunday School work, by E. M
Hix and R. A. Turner.
FOURTH SESSION.
1870 P. M. Prayer and song ser
vice.
200. Use of blackboard, by
: Rev. G. w. Bussey and Prof. L
B. Haynes.
800. What benefit do we hop'
will accrue from Sunday Schools
to the church? by Rev. F. F. st
Clair.
/, What benefits to the family? b.
Rev. T. G.. Herbert.
What benefit to citizenship? by
: DR.. w. H. Zimmerman.
400. Miscellaneous bushes
and closing exercises.
NOTE.
The meeting is not for Sunda,
: School workers only. all friends o
j. morality and religion are cordial,
invited to attend.
Delegates are expected fror
y every school in the county, AM
from every congregation without
0 school. Ministers of every de
Q nomination and superintendent
t are members ex-oficio.
Be prompt-put in full time
Appointees allowed fifteen min
: utes on topics, others five minutes
e Singing by the Sunday Schoc
y when convention is held.
e Preserve this programme TO
! future reference.
Come prepared to give as well
) receive help. Ask our Master
e bless this convention held in th
j. interests sf those whom He blesse
v while on earth, and said "of sue
! is the kingdom of heaven"
u w. H. ZIMMERMAN,
) j. L. SMITH,
IS w. H. YELDELL:
o B. L. CAUGHMAN,
D. B. FRONTS,
10 Elk. Committee.
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HURSDAY, MAY 4, I
rious difficulty in adjusting sucl
controversy.
The courts of the United States
! have always recognized the i'm.
portance of leaving the powers Of
the State in respect to taxation un.
impaired. Where the Constitution
and laws of the United States are
7 drawn in question, the courts OF
the United States must determine
the controversy for themselves.
Such was the aspect of this case,
4 proceeded the Chief Justice. The
receiver had denied the validity of
I q distinctive portion of the annual
4 taxes, and, under the direction of
the Court, had proceeded, by bill,
70 test the question in reference to
the levy for the previous fiscal
|. years. Injunction had been grant
led, issues made up and the case
fstood for final hearing. The al
legged illegality existed in the levy
for the current year. The receiver
paid the undisputed taxes, and
upon the forcible intervention of
the collectors to compel payment
on the balance, brought the con-
Etroverted point again to the atten-
Ition of the court in his applica-
Etion for the protection of the prop
lerty.
| The reasonableness of the con-
Etention that it would have been
wiser, in this instance, for the Cir
icuit Court to have directed the re-
f1ceiver to pay these taxes and bring
suits at law in nine different
courts against the county treas
urers of as many counties, to re-
cover them back, need not be pass
edupon here.
The jurisdiction exercised by
the Circuit Court had relation to
the property in it's custody, and
the proceeding before us relates to
its exercise of power in the pro-
lection of that property from un-
authorized seizure.
The stress of the argument of
the petitioner is placed upon the
proposition that this proceeding is
void, because it is a suit against a
State and forbidden by the eleventh
amendment. But this begs the
femfp1 f1haf}19oR, 81 ne WIS nUy. rrrv prvpv.5
was in the custody of the Circuit
Court, and if such possession
could not be lawfully interfered
with, the petitioner is in contempt,
And, apart from the question Of
the validity of such legislation,
we know of no statute of South
Carolina that attempts to empower
its officers to seize property in the
possession of the judicial depart
ment of the State, much less in
that of the United States.
The levies were, moreover, ex-
cessive, and made in large part on
property other than that of the
defendants, and in such way and
on such property as obstructed the
operation of the railroad. No
leave of court was sought, and it
was known, moreover, that the
legality of the amount unpaid was
disputed by the receiver, and that
the identical taxation had been
held by the Court to be illegal.
The sheriff declined, upon re-
quest, to release the property or to
yield to the order of the Court.
Such conduct was not to be toler-
ated, and the Court was possessed
of full power to v1ndicate it's dig
nifty and compel respect to its
mandates. It's action to that end
is not subject to review upon this
application.
The petition for the writ of
habeas corpus is denied.
The same judgment was an
nounced in the cases of the other
sheriffs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Ladies Hats at Cobb's.

Ladies Hats at Cobb's.
Ladies have you seen Jas. M,
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Don't fail to see his millinery
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WI hlElOh.
lynched and while they do not
hesitate to express their opinion
they are in very small minority
and the,general conviction is that
the outrager is dead.
COURT OF JUDGE LYNCH.
It is doubtful if such a scene as
yesterdays has ever been wit
messed outside of the wilds of the
west III the days we read about.
Never before has Judge Lynch
held court SO openly in statewhere
courts are organized and govern
ment established. The scene was
one very similar to that in a trial
Justices court. The prisoner was
placed upon the stand and made
his statement, evidence was taken
on both sides and the prisoner
permitted to cross examine the
witnesses but the jury of public
opinion passed upon his case and
the verdict was guilty.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
AT o'clock this evening Trial
Justice Rowell, acting coroner,
summoned the following jury:
S. G.. Ray, Foreman
L. L. Cox.
r. U. Cox.
S. A. Hand.
A. D. Pearson.
L. L. Kennedy.
J D. Turner.
L. j. Newson.
A. Radcliff.
= H. Mcoree.
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on Tue faiiroaa TRACK orsanilea
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TITS community ree1s vHav-
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;hile the outside world may
almly criticise and censure, the
revocation was sucn tha' Ae" -
nv communities similarly sltu-
ted would have acted otherwise.
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Of the Interdenominational S. S
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''If thou put the brethren in remembrance of
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of Jesus Christ. NJ Tim. 4:6.
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PETERSON WAS GUILTY.

in Augusta Chronicle.
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14

An eagle measuring six feet eight
inches from tip to tip of its wings
was captured by a dog near Scio,
Or, recently. The eagle was eat~
ing gander it had killed when the
deg stole up and pounced upon 1t.
An exciting struggle ensued, in
which the dog was much hurt by
the eagles sharp beak and talons,
but 1t ended in the death Of the
bird.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14
Tax Collectors Notice.

l will be at the following places the dates
mentioned for the purpose of collecting State and
County tax for the year 1898:
Marietta. Sept o. Oct. Q, p and 2S.
Howells, Sept rs morn; October 10 morn, an %
morn,
Coxes Sept % eve; Oct 10 eve, and % eve
Austell, Sept Goth; Oct II aud "a
Powder Springs, Sept 27 Oct II and 25
Oregon, Sept % morn; Oct 13 morn and 26 morn
Red Rock, Sept Is eve; Oct ID eve and q morn.
Smyrna, Sept 20 MORN Oct ii morn and 3Omorn.
Lemons, Sept 90 eve; Oct IA eve and 30 eve.
MerrittS Sept 80 morn; Oct l6 morn and 81
morn.
Roswell Oct 4, II and Nov 1.
Post Oak, Oct morn, Is morn and Nov morn
Gritter, Oct eve IS eve and Nov eve.
Acworth, Oct G. 10, and Nova.
Big Shanty, Oct morn; Oct 20 morn and Nov 4
morning.
Lost Mountain, October &c eve.
l will also be in Marietta all other days until
the 10th day of December The Books will then
close. hope all will meet me promptly and pay
their tax and save cost. J. V. STANBACK,
Tax Colecto
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14
BEA UTTFUL SLEEP

lis an expression used for sound
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14
DONT'S FOR WIVES.

Don't be jealous because your
husband is gentleman and conse>
quently polite to other women.
Don't bother him with details of
dress making, put on your prettiest
clothes for him. Don't worry when
he talks about mothers cooking,
but ask your mother in-law to make
visit. Don't have Bridget's and
Mary AIMS failings and shortcom-
ings for dinner. Don't attempt to
out-dress Mrs. Smith when her hus.
band has twice as much salary as
yours has. Don't talk about your
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ually wish one Of them had you.
Don't leave the children entirely to
the nurse girl and then wonder at
their behavior. Don't forget that
they are q little better than the
fascinating lapdog. Don't be talk
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it's tiresome. Don't be cross and
irritable when little patience may
save a family quarrel. Don't, if you
have to do your own work, keep at
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14

Ats o'clock on the morning of
the 22d the sun will arrive at the
winter solstice, after which the days
will again begin to lengthen. On
the evening of the 30th the earth
will pass through the perihelion
point of it's orbit, when it will be
three million miles nearer the sun
than in June. Its motion in its
orbit is nineteen miles per second,
and the attractive force Of the sun
necessary to hold it in its orbit is
equal to the tensile strength of a
steel wire cable five thousand miles
in diameter and reaching from the
earth to the sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14

Thu fine picking weather has in
creased the cotton crop fully 90 per
cent. This, together with the in,
creased acreage, will put the crop at
100000 bales, and some say 8,0O0,-
600 bales. With this big crop, in
excess of the demand, prices cannot
be expected to 60 up much, if at all
Dalton Argus.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-14

"Hcre, young man, go to work ;
get off that box and quit whiting
and growing and be cheerful. II
you can't sell goods, saw ice if you
can't handle cash, carry coal-do
something. Act! IF something
don't turn up, take hold of it fiat
sided and turn it up. Be man for
six bits day If you can't get a dol
lar-yes, take fifty cents a day for
doing something rather than com
plain, for worse than dubbed loaf.
er to boot. Rustic! Test your
muscle, strike hard and that often
This is the boom that wins.