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LU olnmtm VOL. XXVIII-NO. 303 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS Speaker Little is the Stonewall Between th Demagogues and the People. ■r. B«nl», of Kfflnffham, Trlo« to Kill the Techno, loglosl School uiul in Foiled by Spenkrr l.ittlc ■any Bill* Passcd-Adjournmcnt Amrosclilnc' Other Items. Atlanta, December 20.-The house met at the usual hour, and alter the reading of the journal Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta moved to take up his resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to investigate the affairs of the agricultural department. He charged that it was the most expensive branch of the rtate govern ment, costing §36,000 a year, and that it made no adequate return for this heavv expenditure. •’ Mr. Simmons, of Sumter, opposed Che resolution, and moved that it be tabled The motion was carried. The house then took up the amendments of the senate to the general tax bill, and after a long debate, p irtioipated in by a number of members, refused to concur in the amendments reducing the rate of gen eral taxation, and making the tax on tele graph and express companies 1J per cent, of their gross receipts, A resolution by M r. Harper, of Carroll providing that members should receive mileage only one way this session and one way at the summer session, us in the con templation of tile law there was but one session, was lost. The resolution of Mr. Bawls, of Effing ham, calling upon the technological com mission to take no steps looking to the es tablishment of a school until after the summer session was next taken uu and Mr. Rawls urged its passage. He said the people of Georgia were against the school. Mr. Little, ot Muscogee, the speaker, op posed Mr. Rawls’ resolution. He said lie went north with the special legislative committee to investigate the technological school system, and from an indifferent man he became an enthusiast. He said the act establishing the school was a law passed by the general assembly and could not be repealed by a resolution having a simple majority, which was the purpose and effect of the resolution. The law ivas mandatory and could only be repealed in the constitutional way. Though he should have favored locating the school in some other city, all praise is due to Atlanta for her interest in the school. The state had appropriated only 7* 5,000, and Atlanta had appropriated §70,0)0 in cash and a s te. Mr. Little spoke in strong terms in favor of the school, and said above ail Georgia should put upon her banner “Progress and the best interests of iliu young.” The hour of adjournment having arrived, a recess was taken until 3 p. in. The following conference committee on the tax bill was appointed on the part of the house: Messrs. Gordon, Har rell, cf Webster, and Half. Most of the afternoon session of the house was consumed in discussing order j proceedings, mid the technological school question wont over under tho ruling order. Resolutions providing for a visiting com mittee to the lunatic asylum and peniten tiary during the recess, and authorizing the appointment of a commissioner to visit the American exhibition in London, were tabled. Tho following bills were passed: Defining the crime of incest. Chartering the Buena Vista and Ellaviile railroad. Incorporating the Salt Springs and North western railroad. The conference committee reported upon the tax bill, agreeing to the house rate of two and sixty-hundredths, and the senate amendment of one and a halt per cent, on gross receipts of express and tele graph companies. The house then ad journed until to-morrow. Siiniti 1 Pracee lings. Atlanta, December 20.—The senate met at 10 o’clock and was called to order by President Davidson. Prayer was offered by Rev. John Jones, D. D., chaplain. The roll was called and the journal read and approved. Reports of committees were received. Mr. Butt moved that the resolution pro viding for adjournment be taken up in or der to concur in the house amendment fix ing the time of adjournment at 1 o clock Wednesday. ,,, Mr. James thought it would be impossi ble to get through by 1 p. in. He favored transmitting the resolution _ back to the house to the hour fixed later in tue day. Mr. Butt thought there was no occasion for a later hour. He favored an hour cei- tain and definite. , . , Mr. James said he had no personal inter est in the matter. He had no bdl that he was seeking additional time for. . te uu been informed, however, by the clerk o the Inane and secretary of the senate, ta.it the bills recommended by tho join. com mittee us important to be passed could not be gotten throua'h with by 1 oclock. Mr. Pringle thought if an hour certain was lixod they woiild accomplish much more than if it was left open. He hivort the resolution as amended by the house. The resolution was adopted and ihe leg islature will adjourn at 1 p. m., Wednes- frouse amendments to the bill il,c( ’ r P or j ating the Rome and Carrollton raili . were concurred in, BILLS FOIl A FIRST READING. On motion of Mr. Butt the rules werc suspended to rend house bills the first tune. The following were read: ... f To auth irize tae mayor and council ot Atlanta Lo issue bonds, etc. _ To repeal tbo act establishing the comi ty courtof Newton comity. To repeal paragraph o, section 38^°™“® code of 1882 aud amend same m r “"- rt ”' c to testimony of members of the • To incorporate the Atlanta and Alabama Railroad company. p,,ii. To incorporate the Austell .Street Rail road Company. . . . a, To provide stock law in certain districts of Crawford county. r nwnpe To prohibit lishing in Little Ooospce ri Toamend the roads and revenues law of ^I’o change llie time of holding the su- P 'tejite‘the G?mmnii'Loan and Banking company. . 1{nme To amend act incorporating the Koi and Decatur railroad company. .. f To authorize the mayor and coujcjJ 01 Fort Valley to issue bonds, etc. To amend section U89 ot the code. To amend act incorporating the town o H k h amend section 4003 of the code. To fix compensation ot the judge < . city court of Richmond county in Bis capacity as commissioner ot 10. ^To provide game laws for Richmond To "incorporate the Washington ai-d Elbertonrailroad company. A large number or bills were read too second time. BILL1 PASSED. , The following bills were read the till time and passed: , To incorporate the Augusta and C Donga Railroad and Banking comp i • receipts, and changing the general 8 'lax from 2 and 60-100 mills to 2 and 40-100 raiimad pty thC Alhens and Ponton in’cifflouSty. 0 ” rUfiiSt ‘' UUo ' 1 of votcrs court i°„ h “5?i thn «° f folding superior Tilf ? ?? d Colquitt counties. InsurZe Satton Un * rWriterS Mutual of T °^L d ? for a board of commissioners revenues of Hall county, o b, r °' ' c *° ior t\ board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Calhoun county! A message from the house was received cn^nrbi"® ' i e i ro,usal of the bouse to the tax Mll° Crta n 8UDate lunendmunts to :J t hc . amendments to which the house ob- I'mV 1 ? 80 ebantfing the tax upon express and telegraph companies from one rec < tUni= nd °!, lu it— S er ce ” l - of their gross rate .. mills. Ihe senate voted, under a suspension of rnu U es * ms * f ^ wpon its amendments, rhe reading of bills a third time was re sumed as follows; To authorize the mayor and council of the town of Jefferson, in Jackson county, to expend for other purposes S250 raised to macadamize tiie public square. Passed. lo incorporate the Tallahassee, Bain- bndge and Western Railroad company. To amend acts incorporating what is now known as the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad company. Passed. ’ To amend aii act incorporating the town ot Talbotton. Passed. COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. A message from the house was received announcing that they adhered to their re fusal to concur in the senate amendments to the tax bill. Mr. Powell, under n suspension of the rules, moved that the senate ad here to its amendments, and that a committee of conference be appointed consis’ of three from the senate and threi ': m. the house. Adopted. OTHER BILLS PASSED. The reading ol hills a third time was re sumed, and t he following were also nassed: To amend t he charter of Emory College. To incorporate the Douglassville Bank ing Company. To incorporate the Southern Live Stock Insurance Company. To amend the charter of the Columbus and Florida Railway Company so ns to make the same the Columbus and South ern Railway Company. To incorporate the Elberton Loan aid Savings Bank. CONFIRMED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. On motion of Mr. Butt, the senate went into executive session to consider a sealed eonnnnnieation received from the gover nor on Friday last, after which it should take recess until 3 p. m. In executive Session the following ap pointments were confirmed: Judge Howard Van Epps to be judge of the city court of Fulton county for four years from July 23, 1-88. Max Meyerhardt, Esq., to be judge of tho city court of Floyd county for four years from October 6,1887. IN TEE AFTERNOON. The afternoon session of the senate was devoted to passing bills. Messrs. Powell, DeJarnette and Wafford were appointed a conference committee on the tax bill. The following bills were passed: Providing game laws for Pulaski county. Appropriating 875 for an artificial leg for Elbert Willis, a confederate soldier. Submitting to the voters of Chattooga county the repeal of the road laws. Amending the laws governing proced ure in the superior court in the counties containing aci y of 10,01)0 inhabitants. Amending the charter ol Atlanta. Amending the charter ol the Macon Gas Light and Water Company. (Two hills.) Incorporating the State Bank of Gaines ville. Incorporating the Ellijay Telephone Company. Providing a stock law for a part of Dougherty county. Extending the public school term of Gordon couuty. Relieving the treasurer of the North Georgia Conference. Amending the road laws of Whitfield county. Amending the charter of Social Circle. Incorporating the North Georgia tele graph company. Fixing the fees of tho sheriff and jailer of Stvwart county. A resolution authorizing the president and secretary of the senate, the speaker and clerk of’the house, and r ;rtain enroll ing clerks to sign the mils and finish up the business in three olujs alter adjourn ment. . ..... r A bill prescribing registration laws for Richmond county was read the first time. The senate then adjourned till to-mor row. Vo XitiI ar Krlton. Atlanta, December 20.—The city coun cil to-night passed an ordinance restricting wine room lien uses and requiring the ap plicant to give §1000 bond, state definitely the place where the room into be kept and to have the application signed by two ad jacent reputable neighbors. No screens or painted windows shall shut oft the view livm the street and no wine shall be drank in the rooms unless in a restaurant or a hotel with a meal or at lunch, the license not to exceed §100 and the mayor aim council can in their discretion refuse or grant the license. An Accident. Vti \nta, December 20.—The out-bound Georgia Pacific evening train ran into an open switch near tbo Chattahoochee river late this evening and overturned two cars. The road authorities claim that nobody is seviou. l.y hurt, but they uro uncommunica tive. Charley Boss Arrested. Atlanta, December 20.-A telegram jYor.i Texas announces the arrest ol Charley Ross in Dennison. A Mnrringt*. \ti \vta December 20-Unlted States Commissioner William Haight married Mrs. Ida J. Boyd this evening, in the Luna rian church. Handers Lynched. A-riANTA, December 20.-Sanders, the setnr in the Franklin tragedy, who was re- burned, v.as taken from franklin {idl and lynched last night by a band of 1-a Tl e Xomimiiinasiinil ihe Claims Court. Washington, December 20 -Thesenate in d-iv confirmed the nominations of Kit- h fosnek postmistress at Wesson, Miss and Willis Lang, postmaster, Vai- d °Th,’ court of claims to-day gave judg- 4 1 „ c,in gig in favor of the rth brigade ^|^&swssisws. ,, s AiiiitherMMnia Falls. Washington, December 23.-Tlmscoro- tnwofte treasury has appointed L Ben- ‘" ’11 . , cr' m. of Indiana to be deputy M ,,,, r of internal revenue, vice H. C°Th'''mc The change will take effect January 1. A Wordy War On the Patent Law in the House. A Brief and 8|iicy Debate—The Government Is After tile Roll Telephone Company—A Batch of ltrlaht Items from the Nation’* Capitol. Washington, December 20.—On mo tion of Hoar the Pacific railroad funding bill was postponed as special till the second Tuesday in January. He expressed the hopeth.it the matter would he taken up in the house and disposed of one way or the other. On motion of Eustis the bill declaring the forfeiture oflands of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Backbone postponed as specia Wednesday in Janus till tho second Wednesday in January. Mr. Vest introduced a substitute for the bill to incorporate the Atlantic and Pacific Ship railroad company, and stated that it simply provided for the naked incorpora tion of the company without any guaran tee by the government. It was made the special order for the seetmd Tuesday in January. The senate passed tho house bill for the relief of the survivors of the exploring steamer Jeannette, and the widows and children of those who perished in the re treat from the deck of thnt vessel in the Artie seas. Albo the senate bill to con struct a road to the national cemetery at Cornitb, Miss., and a number of others of only local interest. The executive session then adjourued. The House. Washington, December 20.—Mr. Wil- kins, of Ohio, from the committee on banking and currency, reported back the Weaver resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for tho following informa tion: First—'Whether any portion of the money appropriated by the sundry civil bill of last year had been expended 111 issu ing notes of large denomination in lieu of notes of small denomination, cancelled or destroyed. Second—How many if miv of $1 and |2 notes had been cancelled and destroyed since tho passage of the act; by what au thority they wore destroyed, and what sum was expended in their destruction. Third—How many of such notes were mutilated and whether notes of like de nomination were issued in tlicir stead. Adopted. Under the call of states the following bills and resolutions were introduced and referred: By Townshend of Illinois—Resolutions calling executive information. The fol lowing is the text of the resolution: That the secretary of the treasury be requested to ascertain whether any national banking association located in the city of New York has during tbo present month loaned its surplus money or deposits to brokers or other persons operating instock and bonds without security and merely upon receipt of interest on the same for the purpose of enabling speculations to lock up and prevent tho ufe of money in business transactions, and thereby produce a scarci ty of money and greatly increase the rates of interest on loans, and also whether during the same period any of said hanks tur purpose aforesaid knowingly permitted total liability of any person, corporation or firm to exceed t.ne amount limited by statute in such eases, and that said secre tary report all facts to this house ss soon as practicable with such recommendation as he may deem proper. By Tauibe, of Kentucky—A resolution reciting that it is stated in the newspapers that the secretary of the treasury has paid interest on certain bonded indebtedness of the United States before the interest was due and without rebate, and that it is also stated that said advance of iuterest was made for the purpose of affecting the mar ket value of certain stocks in Wall street, and requesting the secretary to inform the house if such interest has been so paid, and if so, why and by what authority. By Findly o' Missouri—To prescribe the rate of standard silver for certain coins of the United States, to enlarge the legal tender quality of the half dollars, and to permit the issue of silver certificates on deposits of the same. By Johnston of New York—Resolution instructing the committee on ways and means to report a bill repealing the inter nal revenue laws. By Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio—To reduce the amount of United States bonds to be re quired of national banks and to resture to tile channels of trade the excessive ac cumulation of lawful money in the treas ury. It provides that the compulsory re- ouirement of the deposits of bonds with the treasurer by national banks be limited to §1000 of bonds for each and every na tional bank, provided that t he voluntary withdrawal of the bonds for tho retrench ment of national bank notes shall not ex ceed the sum of §3,000,000 in any one month, without the approval and consent ot the secretary of the treasury; and further provided that this act shall not apply to the required deposits of bonds to secure deposits of public moneys in. national banks. Section 2. On the surrender by a national bank of any sum of its circulating notes by the required deposit of lawful money with the treasurer of the United States for their redemption, the entire liability of said bank for its said surrendered notes shall utterly cease, and they shall be redeemed by said treason r for the account of the United States and destroyed, as now pro vided by law; and this account shall be construed to determine the liability of tho nalimuu banks which have heretofore thus lawfully surrendered any or oil of their circulating note:!. But no national banks sh ill be required nor denied the right to appoint an agent at its own expense to witness and attest the destruction of its re deemed and cancelled notes, Sections. In lieu of the fund of lawful money heretofore set apart for the re demption of surrendered notes of national banks amounting to the entire sum unre deemed of said surrendered notes, the treasurer of tho United States, under the advice and direction of the secretary of the treasury, shall establish a reserve fund of lawful money in amount not less than 5 per centum, nor more than 20 per centum of the entire sum unredeemed of said sur rendered notes. By Air. Warner, of Ohio—To provide for the investment of lawful money deposited in the treasury by national banks for the redemption of their circulating notes. Tho following is tile text of the bill: Section 1. That the secretary of the treasury be, and is hereby authorized and required to invest 00 per cent, of the lawful money deposited with the treasurer of the United States a! the date of the passage of this set, and 00 per cent, of all such money hereafter deposited for the redemption of the circulating notes of national banks, as provided by section 4 of the act of June 20,1874, and the amendments tin reto, in United States bonds not subject to call at the lowest market rate, tho bonds so purchased shall be held in the treasury iri lieu of such lawful money to secure the redemption of the circulating notes of na tions! banks. Section 2. That the interest on the bonds purchased as required in this act, as the same aecrues, shall be conveyed into the treasury, and whenever the bonds at tlicir par value exceed the amount 01" the out standing circulating notes of the national banks for the redemption of which lawful money has been deposited, the excess of bonds over such outstanding circulating notes shall be cancelled and destroyed. Secion 3. That the circulating notes of national banks for the redemption of which lawful money has beou deposited, may bo redeemed out of any money in tho treasury not otherwise appropriated; and whenever in the judgment of the secretary of the treasury such circulating uotes can not he redeemed out of the money in the treasury without impairing Its general effi ciency. he may order the sale of as many of the bonds purchased and hold as pro vided in this act as may be necessary to re deem the circulating notes of the national banks, as the same are presented for re demption, but not to accumulate at. any time a redemption fund to exceed 10 per cent, of such outstanding nbtes. Section 4. That no national bank shall be required hereafter to deposit or keep 011 deposit to sceuro circulating notes, United States bonds to an amount exceeding one- twentieth of its capital stock, and in no cose more than $20,000; and hereaftorall national banks shall bo entitled to receive circulating notes for such bonds at their par value equal to the par value of the bonds so deposited. Mr. Morrison introduced a resolution for a holiday recess from December 22nd to January 4th. Referred to the ways and means committee. . Mr. Hlscoek called up his motion to sus pend the rules and pass the bill relating to the duties on tobacco. The bill amends tbo statutes relating lo the duties on leaf tobacco ns follows: Leaf tobacco in any bale, box, package or bulk, any part of which is suitable for wrappers, if not stemmed, 75 cents per pound; if stemmed, $1 per pound upon the whole contents of such bale, box, pack age or bulk. Section 2. That this act shall tako effect on and alter its passage. Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, opposed the bill. He said that since the introduction of this measure, and only as late as last Saturday, the house, vvitli the concur rence of the gentleman from New York (Kiscock), had decided not to have any revenue legislation, neither to increase nor diminish the revenue, and indeed not to consider the question. He had been ill hopes that, obedient to tbo will of the house, the gentleman would h ive with drawn llda proposition to increase a tax already enormously high. Mr. Iliseoek’s motion was lost—yeas !K), nays FIS. Mr. Forney, of Alabama, on behalf of the committee on militia, moved to sus pend the rules and pass the senate bill amending the statutes making an annual appropriation to provide arms and equip ments for the militia, with an amendment proposed by the house committee making tho annual appropriation §100,000. It wus agreed to—yeas IBS, nays It). Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, on behalf of the committee on patents, moved to sus pend the rules and pass tho bill limiting flic jurisdiel ion of t iio United ytati a courts in patent oases, amt to protect persons who without notice are bona fide lminii- fojjurers, purchasers, venders and users of patent articles. The bill limits the juris diction of United States courts in patent eases to cases wherein the amount in con troversy docs not, exoced §200 against one person or citizen. Section 2 provides that the purchasers of any patent right for actual use shall not tie liable to damages, royalty or for the value of the same, or for infringing tiie same in any maimer, who ot the dale of such pur chase had no knowledge of the claims of any third person, or that tiie inventor of the same has an interest therein adverse to the seller thereof; that no person who shall in good faith purchase, use, manufac ture or sell without previous knowleege of the existence of the patent there for any article, machine, machinery or other thing for the exclusive use, sale or man ufacture of which any patent has been, or hereafter may be granted to any person, persons or cor poration whatever, shall be liable in dam ages or otherwise for an infringement of such patent, until after a written notice of the existence thereof shall liuve been per sonally served on such person nr persons or corporation, and such infringement shall ho thereafter continued. Mr. Townshend says the only purpose of the measure was to protect innocent pur chasers against blackmail. Mr. Hammond opposed the bill and de clared that the first section would strike down seven-eighths of all the patents in the country while the second section would place a premium upon scoundrel- ism. .Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, regarded tbo bill as a bold attempt to kill this goose that laid the golden egg. it was due. to the patent system I liat the United States ex celled every other nation to-day as a man ufacturing country. The bill practically wiped out the patent system, while it would leave monopolies, if any such ex isted in tliin country, unharmed. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, sai l that the real purpose of the bill was to prevent the masses of t lie people who did hot enjoy the benefits of the golden egg, but who bought patent instruments, from being mulcted in damages and dragged intu- oourt by wealt hy corporations until they were served with a written notice, Mr. Moigan of Alabama, regarded the provisions of the bill as a restraint on the able o of the law n ,il thought that they would improve instead of breaking down the patents system. Mr. O'Donell of Michigan, contended that the p. lifting provision would not in terfere vriLh patent rights but would cre ate abuses. Under the law men were per secuted aud swindled by tiie operations of the patent laws, and the people of the agricultural districts were growing restive under it system of puti nt robli ry. Mr. Townshend saw in the opposition to the bill a rc-neival of the old struggle be tween onupoly and anti-monopoly. In order lo prevent a vote being taken on tne bill. Air. Mills of Texas, moved to adjourn. It was agreed to, yoas 121, nays 12i, and accordingly tho house at 4:19 ad journed. llellw! Central. Washington, Deccinboe 20.—The gov ernment wil! t-ooa institute proceeding in Boston to test the validity of the patent granted (lie Bell Telephone company. Solicitor-General Junks his prepared a draft of the bill against the company and copies of it have been sent to Judge Thur man iu Ohio, Judge Lowry in New York and other special attorneys employed by the government in this place, fur their consideration. Action will tie deferred until thesfe gentlemen have expressed their views in regard to the proposed bill. They "Want Tlmt Little Long.” Washington, December 20. -Tbo pres/ dent to-day nominated Wil Us Long to he postmaster at Valdosta, Ga. Tilt' Went l’>lint 1'i-opli*. Washington, December 20. -The mili tary academy appropriation bill was com pleted to-day by the house military com mittee. It appropriate! $383,337.' Thu estimates were §483,253, arid the appropri ations for the current year were $286,687. Ill) IN A A Dying Woman Unfolds an Awful Story. Tw«Stato onirinlK Visit Kicliiiiontl, Va M and An* Nofor Hoard of Again—Whore Olio of Them Wont-Tho Murderer Still at Large—ll« Wrltea to a Deflective. Richmond, Va., December 20.—Rich mond is again stirred by a murder sensa tion. This time it is the result of a de serted wife’s ante-mortem statement in re lation to acts committed by her husband. It appears that some months ago Richard Shinnick, keeper of a barroom in tho vicinity of Second market, on Sixth street, which is patronized promiscuously by whites and blacks, sold out liis business and soon afterward left the city for the west, leaving his wife behind. Last Satur day Mrs. Shinnick, who has been ill with consumption, complicated with other diseases, finding her end fast approaching, and having received all tho religious ministrations of lier faith, made known her desire to make a public statement. Police Justice Rich ardson was sent for ami to him the dying woman related the details of a murder perpetrated by her husband over a year ago. Shinnick lived over the bar-room and his wife was frequently called upon to assist him. She said that one night last fall, between the hours of 11 and 12 o’clock, she happened to enter by the back door when she saw her husband, who was in front of the bar counter, strike and knock down a white man with a pair of brass knuckles; thnt he turned, and, seeing her, ordered her to go upstairs, which she did. She could not rest, however, and creeping down again she peeped into the bar, when she was horrified by seeing her husband drag the man’s body behind the counter, rob it of a roll of money, raise a trap-door at. the end of the bur and push the hotly into an old well under the floor. Upon this information tho police wont to work to find the remains by pulling up the iloor and dragging for the hidden well; but up to 0 o’clock to-night they made no discovery. Tho whole place, however, will ho thoroughly overhauled. Last fall state officials J. M. Carroll, city treasurer of Htaunton, and W. JI. Craw ford, clerk of Bland county, left their homes for Richmond. Since which time neither of them has ever been luard from, and the belief strongly prevails that one of these was Bhinnick’s \ietim. The wife’s description of the murdered man, in some respects agrees with the appearance of both, but more in regard to Crawford. She describes tho murdered man as lame, and Crawford had a sort of shrunken leg arid used a crutch. The last that was heard from Shinnick, lie was in Cincinnati, whence ho wrote last month two letters to an ex-detective, asking for information as to what was going on in Richmond, and if ho was talked about in any v..»y and what was said; if his wife had ever given out anything about him and saying ho hod gotten a divorce, from her and that be wanted to come back to Rich mood, tie warned the ex-detective to s .y nothing about, bis writing to him. Tho Cincinnati authorities have been telegraph ed to arrest Mhinnkk if he can be found. WAS IT A MURDER? A Ibmf Mule and Ills A HI mi cod Suddenly Dlsnp* Raleigh, N. C., December 20.—Friday morning Walter Bingham, a deaf mute, son of William Bingham, formerly a prom inent educator, hired a horse and buggy here, and took M iss Furlinglon, also a deaf mute and matron in the state institution for deaf, dumb and blind, apparently to ride. lie was engaged to be married to Miss Furlington and procured a license here. The couple did not return. They took tiie road to Durham. They were seen riding together Friday afternoon within eight miles of Durham. That evening Bingham alone took the train at Durhi.m and on the train inquired the time of arrival at Atlanta and New Orleans. Foul play was suspected and telegrams were sent out after Bing ham, and officers from this city are in search of the lady. A telegram received to-(lay says, Bingham was in Carmans- ville, New York, (the upper part of New York city) on Sunday, that he was erazy and bad disappeared. Ite was of violent temper. Miss Turlington was n remarka bly discreet and intelligent woman. It is feared that Bingham insisted on an im mediate marriage, that Miss Turlington demurred, and in the heat of passion ho lulled her when near Durham. Miss Turlington did not know thut Bingham had the license. She hud promist 1 to marry him next. Rummer. Both parties arc of age. Miss Turlington is oi Wilmington, and Bingham of Oaks, Cobalt-!.am county. Bingham has never heretofore b< en thought. *r> he of unsound mind. Both parties are highly esteem d by their frien !s. Bingham is about years old, six feet high, has black f air, brown eyes, sunken nose, and is intelli gent and well educated for a deaf mute. SHEFFIELD’S BiG BOOM. soon rallied when the selling pressure was removed, but there was a drooping ten dency throughout the day and toward tho close another attempt to liquidate long ac counts induced a renewed selling by the bears, which, notwithstanding free offer ings of money at low rates broke the list badly, and the market closed very active and weak at material declines from yester day’s figures. Reading, Union Pacific, Lackawanna and St. Paul were tho special objects of attack late lu the day. the weakness i» Union Pacific being attributed to the fail ure of the house of representatives to con sider the refunding bill. Sterling ex change rates were advanced J cent in con sequence of the sales of securities iu thin: market. The opening this morning was remarkably weak, stocks showing a de cline from Saturday’s final figures of from 1 to 15 per cent. There were other declines in most of the active stocks during the first half hour, which was followed by a com parative dullness with prices fluctuating within a narrow range. The last hour, however, saw the renewal of selling prices again yieldirg materially and the close was weak and active at tne lowest figures of the dav. The total sales were 11(1,000 Everything on the active list is lower this evening with very few stocks in whiebb the net decline is lower than 1 per cent. OVER THE WATERY WASTE. Tho Cani|»l»«*ll Divorce Suit Kn«ls In ii Faroe— London. December 20.—The argumen.SK on both sines of tin* Campbell divorce casor was concluded to-day, and the judge pro ceeded at once to sum tin t he case for the jury. Ilis charge leaned strongly in favor of Lady Campbell. He said the evidence of the doctors that Mary Watson, with whom Lord Campbell was charged with, adultery, was intact, ciicl n . negative tho testimony of Lady Miles, ; *' * die had seen the pair in a compioimping position. Campbell, however, \viu» entitled to the benefit oi the doubt if any existed in tho minds of the jury. At the last trial in which Lady Colin secured a decree of separation, it wus shown that Lord Colin had given the plaintiff a disease in such a manner as to amount to the cruelty which she alleges as a basis of her plea for separation. Tho evidence against, Lady Campbell, the judge said, was wholly that of the servants olT the defendant and should be regarded with suspicion. He pointed out inconsistencies- and contradictions in this evidence and declared his belief that portions of it were pure inventions; and ho discredited the story of tho key-hole peeper, O’Neill. Lord Colin’s conduct toward his wife, while she was in- Paris on the occasion when’ tho telegraphed the Par.'s police to arrest her and lodge her in the prostitutes’' prison, Justice Butt characterized as out rageous, remarking that lie bad never known of anything more dishonest than- Lord Colin’s allegation to the Paris olli- cials, that his wife wus living in open adul tery with one of the correspondents andf should be arrested ana treated as a com mon woman of the town. Generali Hut U r’s failure to appear on the stand* the judge characterized os incx; re*-ibly mean and a desertion of Lady C.«.mjih'.>,i,but lie caulionud the jury against e.e ■.'.mi.' ' t ids absence as an evidence of" guilt on the part of either himself or La ly Campbell. The case was then given otho jury, who soon reported a disagree nenfc. They were sent hack and returned at 10 o’clock and reported that they found that Lord Colin Campbell ha l not cnnunitUd adultery, uru that Lady Colin, laid not committed adultery with any ot the co-rt spoiidonts. The jury added ther rider that the conduct of (Jen. Butler was unworthy of a gentleman and an officer^ and had caused tiie only difficulty'which the jury experienced in reaching a de cision. The announcement of the verdict was received with applause. Kiigluml. WHAT TIIE STANDARD BAYS. London, December 20.— 1 The Standard! assuming that the rents were not collected! in Ireland yesterday under the plan ofth® campaign, says the absence ol rent col lecting yesterday in Ireland, and the fact, that the Parnellites are confining them selves to heroic talk, indicates that Lh& campaign L ended. The Standard inter prets Parmdl’s sudden appearance in Lou don as showing an intention on his part to rn ake a virtue of necessity by refusing to sanction the continuance of the campaign. The ParncDito leaders, t ho paoer says, are not likely to support Win. O’Brien’s hint- to let loo.-.e the energies of crime. Irrhuiit. THEY HOODWINKED THEM. Duhmn, December 20.-—Jas. Richard^ Hex, Jeremiah Jordan and Joseph Edward' I Kenney, Perncllite members for east and j wc .t Clare and south Cork respectively* i succeeded yesterday in totally hood win k- I ing the police and in collecting and eseap- ; ing with all the rents due from the tenant® , of the. Vundqlcur estates in County Clare, j Some of the County Clare authorities are ; yet in doubt as to wh< ther the Vandeleur , rents w< n* certainly collected yesterday or | whether the statement that they were iff j not u p ».rt of a stratagem to throw the po lice ofl Citii' guard against postponed col lections. It is Auothnr Manic. City Springing Up. Montgomery, Ala., Dccemb r 20.—The Sheffield directors met here to-day, Presi dent C.dycr in the chair. meeting was large and enthusiastic. The directors declared a cash dividend of 10 per cent., payable on February and March 1, and in structed the executive committee to de clare* dividends as rapidly as the Binds ac cumulate in the treasury. The officers were authorized to Mib:.eribo to wards building a ruilrt aii from km (field in a soul ii westerly direction. Okie con tract with tho Lomu file and Nashville railroad, recently cntcrml into by the committee, was rut find. Gas works v. ere ordered to bo < reeled, tne work* to commence within sixty di*s. Electric lights will also be placed. Shef field stock is rapidly advancing, .£! 5 Doing paid hero to-day. Vice pr,:sid : »t and gen eral rnanager, A. II. Mo.es says tfiat the rapid sales of loU in .Sa-dliold is u-ipr ce dented at daily advancing p-.ces. Tele grams received advise the arrival of a number of buyers in Sheffield to lay. ON ’CHANGE. hit • ;il it • A Day of Fluctuati Mini No Kvents. New York, December 20.—There was heavier Belling for London account this morning t-han has been noticed since the decline first began. 'The market opened decidedly lower, in sympathy win the London market, and the bear.] mid hi come trader* also, which resulted in further ma torial declines. During Um first hour sell ing for foreign account had a decidedly unsettling effect upon the opinion of tho street. While there was no news of any special character to affect values, except ing the reports of earnings by tne Northwestern arid O.wth.i companies, which were favorable, the market Figures. Washington, December 20. -Tho col lections of internal revenue during the first live months of the present fiscal year amounts to *IS t 005,80o, being $7J2,50'J less than the collet lions during the correspond ing period of the Just fiscal year. Ther® was a decrease of $2,(>11,014 in the collec tions on spirits; an increase of f507,489 om tobacco; an increase of £1,041,093 on fer mented liquors, and an increase of £75,223' on miscellaneous objects of taxation. The- collections from oleomargarine up to Nr>- vember 30, were £225,299. The total col lections during November were $375,734 greater than those for November 1885. There was an increase of $101,939 on spirits; of $19.),012 on tobacco, and of $166,015 out tciinented liquors. A M itr.U rt r in thi* Tolls. Winchester, Va., December 20.—Rite- nour, who is charged with the murder of Bray, was re arrested to-day by tho com mon wealth’s attorney, who’ was absent at the time of his first examination. The re hearing brought out new evidence impor tant enough to justify the sending of the* prisoner to jail. His pistol aud horse- blarlke' have been found, both with blood' on them; and the bail taken from Bray’s, head tits an empty cartridge shell in the | pistol. It seems likely that Hitenour will be convicted of the murder hv a strong- j chain of circumstantial evidence. His : counsel will apply for a writ of habeas cor- i pus. \ Test iasi*. I Wash:noton, December 29.—The s»i- pri me court granted to day a motion to advance the important bank tax case of the M " a rib* -rational bank anntnst tho city or New York, involving the legality of taxjH aissssed up <ti the shares of national banks in Mu’tcity It) the amount of two* j million dollars. 'Phis is one of thirty-five similar eases, and is intended as a tustTcase. | The case is set. for argument on the first 1 day after the February recess.