The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05
GEORGIA NEWS.
ETESTs OF 4 WEEK IN TIE EN-
PRE- STATE.
to Catch the Bye and Interest tho
Reaslcr-OsIcr Matters.


The Head line steamer Ramoorehead
crossed St. SiEon's bar this morning on n
mean high tide. drawing twenty-three feet
Of water under her. She is the largest
steamer that he's ever loaded between Nor.
folk and New Orleans. Her cargo was val
ued at over quarter million dollars. Her
going over 50 easily is evident that Bruns-
wick has deep water through Colonel Good
years dynamite work.
The Den=uc Prevalent.
Wavcross Ga. November I.-(SDec!af1-
The dcngue = prevalent IN many commuai-
ties Lereabouts. and deaths are reported
i'm several instances. Physicians are busy
81 attendance U0on the sick and the sick
list does not diminish to any pcrocptible
extent. although patients recover almost
every day in the various communities.
When a person has rcC overed very often lis
friends are attacked ~ the disease. How
ever. the densue viii soon disappear. as
the cold weather has began.
Captain EcuHss - III Bc Mayor.
Augusta, Ca. October 2S.-tSpecial.) THE
citizens committee of one hundred met To-
night and nominated AR Jesse Thompson
for mayor in opposition 70 Captain William
T. Young Mr. Thompson promptly declined
the nomination. and will not be "A candidate
under any consideration. This practically
ends all opposition to Captain Young who
will surely be Mayor Alexander's success
sor- the popuiistS were IL the majority at
the citizens meeting. and tney have been
endeavOrins to bring OUT an opposition tick
- ia the municipal campaign with the hope
10 split the democrats. thereby ia iursng Ma
JOr Backs chances for re-els elton. bat they
have failed completely ia their purpose.
ssI>~ AnuI.'- i.asnucs..
Amcricus Ca. November S.-lSpecIall-
Miss Annie Hall. twenty-five years ola ana
Juc daughter If NJ. joel IIau residing nv.
miles west Of Amcgicus. came near ending
her existence yesterday by taking stryca-
nine only the herculetn efforts or Dr. Oar
by prevented the success OF the effort ut
seIf-desiructicn, for that 1t was an attempt
at suicide there can h no doubt The
young lady has been an invalid Cor long
while. ard Though the recipient Of every
comfort aua lUAuIy that could b4 desired.
tired Of life in Ltr condition and deter
mined 20 end her existence. Strychnine
was the means adopted, and very deliberate
y she went abaIt taking the IaJal dose.
\ fIye-srain capsule Was filled with the
deadly drug. ami after wTitiE- long letter
10 her parents. telling them Cf ner rasn
deed and ASKING forgiveness. she swallowed
TIE poison. Shortly afterwards, however.
members Of the family discovered her con
diti0n and gave ;he alarm. = messenger
was sent post haste Cor DIR. Darby. who
wen; with an speed u tire Ran homestead.
when he arrived there Miss Hail was un-
conscious. but after several hours hard
work she was partially revived. Last night
anu her ultimate recovery Is hoped fer. IL
was very narrow escape from horrible
death
The Yankee and the barbecue.
AR describing the beauty az the autumn
dls the Electrical Street Railway Review
gives ihc following description of the Ceor-
Eil barbecue Recently given 10 the street
railway men iu Atlanta.
1t was just s,lcl a. day. on S-ifay. the
Isth. when, at O'Clock, thc barbecue was
served at Ponce G- Leon. "a resort en- the
city uf Atlanta. where There are woods
au- ooats ana hatline places ana bowling
ALLEYS. which in the north woulI be called
Ei..iie grounds 10 was r uolisht.ul walk
81 about Ju feet from the street car line
10 thc Ions hlTuecuc tables of GEORGIA
pine on which were placed tEe wooden
dishes with. Bruins sick stew.
-'Eut the beer came lrst. Many kegs. with
long wooden sui-ots. were sweating flon
tLe cool amber Hull. breWel iu Atlanta.
which IS superior 20 ru. uorthern beer.
Zach hex supported huge piece of iee,
and as tasy stood at ta. entrance 10 the
sroauIs. were very inviting 10 The thirsty
visitors. who enjoyed lie cool refreshment
Of tine lone drinks.
TEE u4rueeuc consisted Of twenty-five
caE,sssr.. 81 uI-. iaR.s aul kii. an TruU-
slay . trench twenty ices long. three ANA a
hsiiE feet wife ana eighteen inches deep
w.is du-. hickory log-hy Were Tut Iu and
s,t on ii-e at midnight D,ae- fires were
started ne-F by. when tHe wood had
burned a. ashs-. which TOOK about three
hours 1--we Goals from tha other tires were
fi.. 90 the Trench. Eaen carcass was laii
ol two hickory poles. or two iron RODS,
lU.s was placed over Sine trench. being
cooked -sy the heat from tha wood Goals.
vl.eh were Heil- constantly r,rierislei.
TIA. cooking Ls,at is hastal for four hours
by e Ions stick with s~.a ou the END.
from e mixture 90 Ept waiter. salt, pure