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WANTED.

We want honest, pushing, active sales,rYn to
sell the Improved Singer Sewing Machines and
collect on accounts, in the different Parishes in
Louisiana and Counties in Mississippi.
No experience necessary or capital required.
Applicants must however furnish their own
horse aid harness, we supply a wagon and ma
chimes. A $500 honesty bond is required.
Address THE INGER MANFI. co.
Nov, 242t New Orleans Ia
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Chickens always on hand at Branch
stere of j. X. Sandoz & Bro.
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All dealers in good Cigars sell the
Royal Reception. 1t is the best 1Ocents
cigar on the market to-day.
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Get your machinery fittings a. j.
Meyers e. Con-
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Jos. Bloch's ia the place to leave your
small change and get some of his great
bargains.
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Fancy paper and envelopes, albums,
toilet articles. soaps, perfumeries, ETC.,
at Bailey's drugstore.
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large stock Of Ladies', Misses and
Gents shoes just received at Firnberg
Bros,
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For Sale.

as pairs fine young creole mules, large
size, raised near town, at 500 per pair.
Apply at J.. X. Sandoz e. Bros.
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Smokers of good Cigars, try the Royal
Reception, all handmade, for sale by
Rebt. Chachere.
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OF all mean actions an attempt to
take advantage of other peoples me-
cessities is about the most contempt
ible.
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Firnberg Bros. have an elegant as
sortm6nt Of dress goods and trimmings
to snit your taste and pocketboOk.
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FIRE-WOOD
At 1925 per Cord, Delivered.
OAK, GUM AND HICKORY.

A party wishing to realize the cash immedi-
ately, will deliver good tire-wood at 1925 a cord
in quantities to suit, if ordered without delay.
Orders lett at this office will have prompt at
tention. Now is the opportunity to get your
supply Tor the winter. jOct27
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Buy you Horse and Mule .Jewelry at
HackPs Hardware Store.
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Drugs, medicines, chemicals, patent
medicines, fine cigars, tooth brushes,
combs, &C., at Bailey's drugstore.
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II you need a cistern, give your order
10 Crawford & Hopkins, Opeiousas.
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The Hardware Store
Has no other but Pittsburg Coal.
Give us a call.
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The Police Jury will meet in regular
session on Monday, Dec. 10.
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Sboes-all styles, grades and prices at
Clements & Healey.
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Nothing like going to the right place
when yon need something.
C.. DIETLEIN.
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Prescriptions filled at all hours at
Bailey's drugstore.
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The Royal Reception Cigar" is all
handmade and Havana tobacco. 10
try them is to like them. diam.
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OF FINAL TARLFAU.
ESTATE OF AZELIE v. LAsTRAPEs
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
ST. LANDRY. No. 1919.

ST. LANDRY. No. 1913.
whereas. Louis Loeb, OF the parish of st, Ian
Dry, administrator OF the estate of Azelie v.
Lastrapes. deceased, has filed a final tableau
estate, accompanied by his petition prayine
for the homologation of the same; ~
And, whereas, the prayer Of said petition has
6een granted by an order of court hearing date
Nov. 10, 1894. ~
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
taDieau. to dle same in writing, in my Office In
the town or OpelOusas, within the time reuuir-
ed by law, why the said tableau should not be
hOmOlOgated and confirmed.
CHARLES M. THOMPSON.
Nov. "a, 1894. ct Cjerb
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Have you seen the display of Tenney's
Candies at C.. Dietlein's, sole agentg
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Market price paid for cotton seed at
Crawford & Hopkins lumber yard.
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"A NEW sewing machine can be had
CHEAP by applying at once at this Office.
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The hard times are completely offset
by the low prices at Jos. Bloch's.
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TWO DOLLARS A YEAR In ADVANCE.
S1.OO for Six Months.
OPELUUSAS

sATupn@,:: DECEMBER 1, 1894
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CONsTABLE,s SALE.
FIRST JUSTICES COURT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARSE OF ST.
LANDRY.
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VOL. XIII.
0ptlousas (;o"ritr,

PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY
/ EONCE & L. A. SANDOZ.
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EssoN ~ the time to subscribe.
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JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEMENTs.
No. 15,463,

e. P. VEAZIE VS.. LOUIS CASTOR.
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General Notes.

Congress meets next Monday and will
adjourn sine die on or before March4.
Princess Bismarck, wife Of the Iron
Chancellor of Germany, died at Varzin
on Nov. 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06

you now as have beeL Tor myself all
the time.
The place we were in was sufficient
ly screened and the band making
enough din to allow of our consummat-
lug the reconciliation in the usual low
ers' fashion. after which we went to
supper. and this time, though the vi
ands had suffered considerably in the
interval, found my appetite complete
ly restored.
80 il is not correct that you have
contracted an engagement with my
cousin during the period of my dis
grace?" | inquired as VIC stood together
for the last dance.
Certainly not, sir. Are you ready2
Now. mind you don't hurry the time. "
That was the most delicious dance
we ever had. When it was over, Ella,
who was staying with some friends in
the town, had to 90. Her chaperon
was already yawning. 81 shall look
more sharply after my correspondence
in future, she said as she babe me
good night. Mind, if Miss Skittles
fails in her duty, am ready for the
staff corps and India. "
How we should ever have got home
that morning, except for Natty For
wood, do not know. Major Hardness,
the only good whip in the regiment
wSo had driven us over, was far too
overcome by the heat of the room to
take the ribbons going home, and the
chief would not allow any of the young
sters to drive. The champagne, he
said, had been too good.
You must drive, Martindale, he
said.
Il, colonel? l have never driven
four horses in my life"
Then you must get man from the
inn.
But, to avoid this indignity, APP
pealed to Nat. Like a bird, ;" he said.
So we put the major inside with his
wife and the colonel and young Phipps,
who Was already asleep and Natty took
the reins, with Geraldine in her new
furs on the box beside him, while Mrs.
Colonel and |, with the other fellows,
got up behind them. And away we
went with lamps faring and horn toot-
ing and wheels humming through the
sleeping town and out into the open
country till the dawn overlook US and
put our lamps to shame. Nat fooled
us home in safety after a delightful
drive, and then the indefatigable youth,
though he had ridden four miles of the
stiffest part of the Crackmore Vale the
preceding day and danced all night,
played nap until breakfast, after which
he accepted a mount with the South
Dorset, which met that morning at the
barracks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06


utes, there began murmur long way
down the cords which soon swelled into
a roar. Then there was mighty rush,
as with quick cracking of whips and
fhstling OF silken jackets in the breeze,
more like the swirl and fall Of leaves
in storm than anything else seven OF
eight horses swept by almost together,
and with breathless excitement caught
a glimpse of the blue and gold among
them. Then amid the tumult l heard
shouts of Pharamond!" Cork Jacket"
and once "Skittles" then "Phara-
mond" again. We tumbled out of the
stand, Nat and |, breathess, and saw
the numbers go up-frst 8, but while
l was looking on my card for the name
q l went up beside it-13-Skittles
number! l had won the Cesarewitch!
l had not realized it when Natty
pushed me forward, and | stumbled
through lane in the crowd to lead my
mare in to weigh. Another breathless
interval. Then "All right" as my
jockey came out, and the crowd gave a
ringing cheer, but not so hearty-for
l was quite unknown-as that they
gave the gallant Pharamond for his
splendid second UNDER such an impost.
Corkjacket was third and Sauvagesse,
the famous French mare, close up. Sell
dom, Nat said, had there been such a
finish for long distance race or SO
little won over the winner.
In fact nobody had won much but
myself, who had netted close upon e5,
600 by the stakes without single bet,
and two days later / received by post
an offer, from a we'll known owner, of
SO, 900 for Skittles, with which l i'm
mediately closed.
was enabled to make the required
settlement on Ella. We were married
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06

at Christmas. and with my winnings
together with my -. 900 and her s.,
600, we had enough To start with. /
have always hated the way in which /
won her, for it seemed nothing less
than purchasing my wife for so much
hard cash. thing obnoxious TO my
principles. but at least have the plea
sure of knowing that l owe the chief
happiness Of my l.io II my dear old
uncle's legacy as well az to the clever.
ness Of my old friend. who. hope. will
soon become something nearer, when
the mater has got used to the idea of
sparing Geraldine to him. -Cornhill
Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06
CH!CEEE|IRAISSSS

Piano purchasers as a rule know very little
about tone, act on aud construction Of pi-
amos. Some are made to believe that cbeap
shOddy piano that can be sold for two hun
dred and fifty dollars is just as good as any
piano on the market, only you don't have to
paw for a name. After we had sold a man
Chickerng piano the other day, he said: ."
have been looking at pianos all the forenoon
and did not suppose there vas such a differ
enee in their construction. | did not intend
TO put quite so much money into a piano.
but | am satisfied the Chickering will be the
cheapest in the end" Write for catalogue
and prices to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01
ABOUT 1905 TONS.
The Fertilizers Shipped Through Sa-
vannah This Year.

The Fertilizers Shipped Through Sa-
vannah This Year.
About 100000 tons of fertilizers have
been shipped through Savannah since
Jan. l, the greater portion of which was
the produce of Savannah manufacturers,
or was handled by Savannah capital.
The fertilizer season is now about at a
close. The shipments have been some
what less than they were last year.
The Savannah manufacturers turned
out about the same amount of
goods as last year, but the shipments
through the port have not been quite as
great. Prices have been slightly less
than last year.
1.-THE fertilizer business has been very
good, considering the great financial de-
preston and the bad year that last year
proved to the farmers" said a leading
manufacturer yesterday. Georgia ap-
pears to have taken about as much
fertilizers this year as last. The
other states in this section have taken Is
to 20 per cent. less. 1t may not be gener-
ally known, but Georgia consumes more
fertilizers than all the other southern
states together The difference in the
total output is, l think, about Z per cent.
less than last year.
The fact that the farmers of Georgia
are willing and able to buy as
much fertilizers this years as
in previous years is good evidence
in my judgment that the farmers in this
state are IN good circumstances, notwith-
standing the low price received for cotton
last year, and the general scarcity OF
money. They are evidently going to
work hard fora good crop this year Our
reports go to show that the farmers are
perhaps better of than any other class
Just at present.n
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NO SENATOR NAMED YET.
No Chance Of an appointment Before
Tomorrow.

Bacon Strongly Urged, But His Eli
gibflity Questioned - His Friends
Argue That the Constitutional Pro-
visien Does Not Apply to an Office
of This Kind-Mr. Inman Has a Con-
ference With the Governor-Speaker
Crisp May Be a Candidate for the
Long Term.
Atlanta, March 31.-At II o'clock to-
night Gov. Northen announced that he
would suspend consideration of the SEN
atorIsl appointment until Monday
He has had the matter in hand all day
at the capitol, receiving delegations and
correspondence, and continued the con-
sideration at the mansion tonight He
confesses that Speaker Crisp's declina-
ton has put him in a dilemma,
though he expressed the hope that
he would be able to reach a conclusion
some time tonight.
Predictions as to whom he will appoint
is as scattering now as it was before the
first appointment, though the names
most generally suggested as the winners
are Messrs. Inman, Of Atlanta, Walsh, of
Augusta, Bacon, of Macon, and Mitchell,
of Townsville
BACoN's ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONED.
A delegation of prominent Macon peo-
pie, headed by Judge Miller, came up to-
day and urged Mai. Bacon's name. Judge
Clifford Anderson's name was also urged
by another Macon delegation In the
course Of the days developments
Mai. Bacon's eligibility was called
into question, but his friends
declared that there is nothing at all in
the way Of his eligibility. The point was
made on a section of the state constitu-
ton which provides that no member of
the legislature shall be appointed to any
Office of emolument during the time for
which he was elected.
Major Bacon's friends argued to the
governor that this applied only to officers
paid by the state, though mis- opponents
took the opposite position.
THE SPEAKER MAY BE A CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Inman had a conference with the
governor this afternoon, and it is under
stood, urged the governor not to consider
his name if it made any embarrassment.
Speaker Crisp's letter declining his APP
pOinJment is taken here to be an an
nouncement that his name will be
presented to the legislature for the long
term, and much speculation on the effect
of his candidacy has been INDUCED in.
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chine2 All classes of men. / have seen
business men drop s. worth of nickles into
a machine at one standing, without get
ting so much as penny in return. Then
like enough, some old skate with a case
nickle would drop in, spring the
door and take all the money But the
machines are good thing for the house.
The percentage is so big that it is an OBJ
ject to have them in the place, no matter
if they do take up deal of space Most
of the propretors buy the contrivances
outright in order to get all the rake-off.
There is one place in town where the
owner has nine machines of different pat
terms. His winnings for one week paid
for three of them. When he counted up
on Saturday night he found that his
share Of the investment of his patrons
was Sl27 in nickels, and that is not reck-
oning what the players spent at the bar.
think, though, that the time is coming
when the machines will be recognized as
gambling devices pure and simple and as
such become matter for police attention.
But they are good substitute for the
poker-room, which, as everybody knows,
Is thrifty adjunct to any saloon.
SCHEMES TO OPEN TED MONEY BOX.
''Do players attempt to open the
money boxes by tampering with the ma
chlnesf' repeated the saloonkeeeper Well
| should say so. Wires, nails, buttons.
beer checks and metal Of the same
weight and size of a nickel are used, but
they seldom work. The most success
tul schemes for breaking machines with
pegs Is TO tie n string through a hole
bored in nickel and then drop the coin
into the slot, its course being governed bv
the hand Of the operator. One sharn
fellow got heap Of money out Of our
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a NEW SCANDAL IN FRANCE.
Ferry, Flourens and DeCourcel
Charged With Fawning Before Ger

Ferry, Flourens and DeCourcel
Charged With Fawning Before Ger
many.
Paris, March 31.-An article published
in the Figaro, alleged to have been writ
ten by NJ. Florens, formerly minister of
foreign affairs, has created a diplomatic
scandal that seriously menaces the repu-
tation Of NJ Flourens and several others.
In the article in question it is
charged that when Jules Ferry
was premier and Baron DeCour-
Gel, French ambassador to Berlin the
French government was subservient 10
Prince Bismarck and endeavored to form
an alliance with Germany. Baron de
Courcel has published a letter of protest
to-day, but the Figaro declares that it can
prove the truth of all the charges made
from official documents
There is rumor abroad that the for
eign ofice authorities are discussing the
question of prosecuting M. F'iourens for
putting 10 wrongful use the documents
OF the government archives.
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SEIZURE OF THE RAILROADS.
Tillman's Notification 20 the Rich
mond and Danville.

mond and Danville.
Washington. March 3l.-The officials of
the Richmond and Danville railroad in
this city. have received a dispatch con-
frming the report that Gov. Tillman has
notified the officials Of the Atlantic Coast
Line of his intention TO seize that road.
Darlington, where the trouble occurred
yesterday, is on the line of this railroad.
A telegram TO the Richmond and Dauville
officials from their chief clerk in Column
bia. saws Gov Tillman has called the at
tention of the latter to section Z, $50 of the
general statutes of South Carolina, giving
the governor authority to seize railroad
and telegraph lines in the state. when
the public safety may require il. He has
also requested that the legal strife be-
tween the state of South Caro-
lima and the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company be forgotten,
and that the railroad company be
prepared to furnish him with facilities
for the transportation Of troops if it
should be necessary. The request win
be held in allegiance until the governor
makes a direct demand for the railroad
property The officers of the Atlantic
Coast Line in this city have not yet re-
ceived notice of the proposed seizure of
their road.
THE COAST LINE NOT SEIZED.
Wilmington, n. c., March 31.-J. R.
Henley, general manager of the Atlantic
Coast Line, was interviewed tonight
and authorized the following statement;
Gov. Tillman has not interfered with the
movement or assumed control of the At
lantic Coast Line trains in South Car
.olina, nor with the railroad telegraph
lines. All trains are running satisfac-
tory and moving as usual.
THE WESTERN UNIONS ATTITUDE.
New York. March 81. 49, George H.
sFearons, attorney of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, was asked this
afternoon to state what methods had
been adopted by the governor of South
Carolina in seeking to control the tele-
graph lines in the state. Mr. Fearons re-
piled: THE governor simply notified
our manager at Columbia not to accept
any messages Of an inhammatOry charac-
ter, or any that might increase the ex-
element IN the state, and referred
him to section 1852 of the statutes
of the state of'South Carolina. The reply
Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company to the governor was TO the
effect that the telegraph company could
not act in the capacity of a censor; that
it could not undertake to say what mes
sages were of an infammatory character
and what were not and that as long as
the company retained physical control of
the telegraph lines within the state it
must receive and transmit all the dis
patches offered "
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AUCTION SALES.
SALE MAGNIFICENT
FURNITURE,
BY J. MCLAUGHLIN & SON,
On WEDNESDAY NEXT, 4th April, 1894
at 154 BroughtOn street, at L o'clock,
Removed for convenience of sale,

HALL
Mahogany Sofa, Large Japanese Vase.
Clock, Landseer Engraving, Magnificent Hat
Rack, etc.
DINING ROOM
Large Dining Table, console legs Chairs,
upholstered in leather; Elaborately Carved
Sideboard, Handsome Buffet Piano Lamps,
in bronze and BRASS Plate Chest, Rugs, Mat
ting, Expensive day Mantel Clock China
Dinner Service, Cut-glass Claret jugs De-
canterS, Clarets, Goblets and Wines and
Finger Glasses, Solid Silver Spoons, Forks,
Ladle Desserts, Oyster Plates, Plate Chest,
etc.
LIBRARY
5 grand Book Cases, carved, plate glass
doors; Library Table, Reclining Chairs.
morocco; Splendid Lounge, Large Rng An
ttque PLAGUE, Bric-a-Brac Oil Painting, cost
$500; Bronze and Marble Statues.
PARLORS-
Carpets. Water Colors. Candelebra, Hand
some Lamps. Hanging Lamps, Elegant
Wicker Parlor Suite Loo and Chess 4 ables,
Lace Curtains, Portieres, Fancy Mating, Ma
thushek Piano, Rugs, etc.
BEDROOMS
Contents of nine rooms, Bedsteads. Blu
reaus, WardrODeS, Springs, Wash Stands
Rugs. Toilet Sets Nice Hair and Moss Mat
post Mahogany Bedstead, Handsome Cherry
Dressing Stand, etc.
LINEN ROOM
Counterpanes, Sheets, Pillow and Bolster
Slips Napkins, Damask Table Cloths, Bath
and Bedroom Towels, English Blankets,
Quilts, Curtains, etc.
ALSO
About 700 or 500 elegantly bound Standard
Works will he sold on Friday
Ladies are requested to call and inspect the
furniture previous to sale.
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machines by slipping a nickel into inc
slot and then tracing it into the recepta-
cles by means of powerful magnet when
he held against the glass. heard IaIIer
that he worked the same gains
n other places and that his Winnings
amounted TO many hundreds OF dollars;
If the glass had been Theoretically sealeu
to the frame work it would have been I'M,
possible for the magnet to influence tlo
coins. The patentees now provide agalnso
the sort of trickery and the machines as
they stand to-day, are almost invulneIa'
BILE to manipulators. But the time VII
come when some smart fellow will GET up
a cOntrivance which will upset all tlo
precautions taken by the makers ana gl,o
him access to the vaults of all the ma
chimes in town"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

While the electricians and the cycle max,
ers are threatening TO exhaust the supplies
OF india rubber and gutta percha the advent
OF new rival to these valuable substances is
x99o9 news says the London Daily News.
'Balata such is the name OF the newcorner
is, according to Mr. Smith Delacours re-
port. already one OF the most valuable OF the
forest products OF Surnam. it is described
as combining IN some degree the elasticity OF
caoutchouc with the duCtihty OF gutta
percha freely sOtteniug and becoming plas-
Tic, ana being easily nodded like gutta
percna The tree which produces this is
widely distributed over Dutch Guiana, even
IN parts 80 far IN the interior as 10 have been
natoIy visited as yet, and the industry. now
ma experience has taught how IL can Ice
carried on without the Wasteful exter1nina-
Lon OF the tree. should have q positive future
kalue' better means of access and Of work
ny however are required. Balata has hith
~ peen principally exported to the United
5tales OF America, but small consigumeuts
~'e also reaching Holland and Great Britain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01
AN EDITOR SHOT.
BE Claims That i-Prohibitionists
are Bent on Killing Him.

Athens, Ca, March BIN. d. Lamar,
associate editor of the Oconee Enterprise
of Watkinsville, narrowly escaped death
at the hands of an assassin last night,
having been shot at several times, on g
shot taking effect in his right arm, near
the shoulder. Lamar was badly done up
also, Wednesday night, near his office by
an unknown party.
OcOnee county is to vote on prohibition
Thursday, and Editor Lamar has been
waging an aggressive war on the whisky
ties. Several times he has received let
tiers with skulls and cross bones and cof-
fins, notifying him that If he did not
cease his warfare against whisky that
he would be called TO a settle
ment. The game young editor stood
his ground, and now says he will
not let up Parties state that they saw a
man run from Peachtree street after the
shooting. Excitement is high and fuel is
being added to the flames by some of the
"wets' saying that Lamar shot himself,
but there are few who believe this.