The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF A WEEK IN THE EN-
PIgE STATE.
Tersely Telling of Passing Events Calculated
TO Catch the Eye and Interest tho
Reader-Other Matters

Athens. Ga. September 19.-CSpeciaLl-
The University OF Georgia opened ITS nine
ty-third session here today, ana wheh the
old college bell called the boys TO the
opening exercises nearly two hunufeu STU
dents filed into the prayer nan.
A Duel TO the Death.
Dublin. Ca. September 1.-TWO young
,nan naua5 Robert Clemens and James
PulIen fought a duel to the death with
Doclet knives last night in the WOODS near
Blackyille without seconds. physieiahs OF
witnesses. They were found AZ '''n'sh1
nv = farmer. Each was stabbed twenty 10
thirty times and are beyond recovery. NO
cause is known for the GneI.
Half Rates.
c.o,sr,hsr csth-october 9th to ali points
on Union Pacinc system
- mi particulars. rates OF fare, etc,
address James +. Agar 6ehetaI Agent
9Ig North Fourth Street. St LOUIS.
Took Arsenic ny Mistake.
Albany. Ca, September 1S.-(SpeciaL)-
NJ ,Tyvittv. a highly respected lady Of
.bis CITY. had a narrow escape from death
,..stsrsav- she intended to take powder
~ some kind in whisky. but by mistake
dissolved the powder il 2 tablespoonful of
IswIer's solution OF arsenic. She discov-
cred her mistake and Dr. -. J.. Davis
gave prompt attention. preventing the dose
from having a fatal result.
Ernporsant tn Farmers and Secdmen.
send 81 to J. y. Finley. Finley, Ala, and
receive instructions how TO destroy rats
quickly. Try H.
spirits are Very Low.
Savannah. Ca. September l9.-tSpecial)
The bottom seems to have dropped out of
the spirits % turpentine market. The fac
tors received an offer from the buyers to-
day of pa cents gallon for $4,000 casks
OF spirits Of turpentine, and after con-
ference they decided TO accept the PROPOSE
q d
ago they were holding this stun for -
cents. This deal alone represents s575,OOO.
wnser cure saaItnrlum.
Il permanentIy located In Crif.i1. Ca, to
receive and treat ali invalids. Send postage
stamps for CIRCULAR
March l.. 1894.
DIR. ]. n. ARMSTRONG. Proprietor.
rnar20 wk Tyr.
Suicide OF n Georgia Farmer.
Macon. TIA. September 1S.-BoZe Wood
son. n respectable colored farmer, forty-one
wears old. living in Warrior district, killed
himself today On account Of the low price
OF cotton. MoouSDn owned a farm and was
out oC debt until last year. Saturday he
came to 1Tacpu. paid up ali his debts. hav-
ing three bales Of cotton left. He said the
price was too low to sell and brooded over
the matter until today when ne committed
suicide by shooting himself.
You hardly realize that ii is medicine
tEey arr very small: no bad effects: ali
troubles from torpid liver are relieved 10y
their Use-
Fired Into from Ambush.
Abbsville. Ca. September I7.-Great ex-
element was created here this morning
when il became known that District Al
torney NJ. T. GOriy and Sheriff 4. l..
Blanc were hred into from ambush by I'M
known parties while shey were conveying
six prisoners TO jan Two Of the prisoners
We're killed. BlOodhouuds have been put
on the tracks OF the assassins and large
posse II deputy steTiffs have gone IN pur-
suit Of the murderers.
The SEg{n und knowledge
Essential e the production Of the most
perfect ana popular laxative remedy known
have enabled the California Fig Syrup Com
-pany 10 achieve q great success IN the
reputation 81 its remedy. Syrup OF Figs, as
n Is conceded to be the universal laxative.
For sale by all druggists.
Tn~ F.sfg was Fatal
Athens. Ca. Se5tember lS.-(Special)-Lit-
sc Hamilton NcLendon. son o. $. q. lie
Tendon. or Thomasviile. died this morning
at II o'clock from the injuries received
Sunday Tu failing over the bauister railing
a. the home II his grandmother. ErS. X. &.
Hamilton. 81 this city. The physicians in
attendance seeing Thar death WAS luevit2-
Die. made 8 5a~J effort through q surgical
operation. ut tle little hos dted in e few
minutes after t"e operation WAS Etets .rnlets.
Tie remains WUl De iuterrc' iu oeuuee
cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Notice.
I want every man and woman in the
United States Interested in the Opium ana
Whisky habits t1 have ONE Ut mas books
on hose diseases Address p. ~ Wnauev.
atlanta. Ga.. BOX ssS. and one viii he sent
v0G free
A Barn struck ~ Lightning.
cave Spring. Ca. September 2a.-tspeciatl
The hardest rain OF the season fell here
Monday nseht. II was ushered in with a
cycEuuizh wind. which di1 much harm 10
both cotton and corn. During the ram
storm lIr. Felix Covputs large hay barn
was struck u.s. lightning anu the fool SET
ou hre- But for timely assistance me
barn and contents would haze peth con
stunned s r.nariSabie fact in connection
ys-frH rHES rarffeular bolt is t~~t after SEX
ting the roof on fire il passed Gown an ~,
shiver,I q plank. On one Sue ol v ( ~, !
There was i large quantity "i oltS a.lU -,
4l.c other hay stood up against II ten
fsat deep. Neither was ignitea-
I'M tests have shown the superiority Of
~ Prices Baking Powder In leaFehlhs
strength and purity
Poison His Balm.
In little room in Atlanta IN me
building in which the court OF justice Ian
drum operates. Monday afernoon' n :
O'Clock. m u. Smith. an engineer thirty-t"o
Years old. ended his existence VII" 'i'i :
ounces NJ lau3auum-
Tho man had been in an intoxicated eond'-
ton for some days and It was while under
the influence Of whisky that he committee
the deed Daring the morning ne had tolo
several that nc was going out 10 the circus,
He lett tn seq the procession ana returned
more intoxicated than before II was nee
essarv for some of his friends to put him
in .he room. There h. was left The rest
Of the occupants left the place and return
ing from the circus 1T > o'clock found the
dead body
Smith was originally from Raleigh. y. G
rUre ID was developed that the biInetaI- ma,
element had a minority report with ac,
N TO oppose the free silver plank and rec
her war OF words was in order. all.
Ne
GoIdbuGS showed Under. :.
CoFfSh # the old Ro- ca!
Commissioner Stahlman issued n circular
last Tuesday announcing the result OF the