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VOL. XXXII. be Colwmbns fi-nquim' DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 26, 1890. NO. 318 WE NEED MONEY! And have entirely too many WRAPS, therefore we will not refuse any reasonable offer for any of our Fine Plush Wraps, Newmarkets and Jackets. A choice lot of Fine Jackets, worth $8 to $15, reduced to $5. Another lot worth §4 to $6, reduced to $2.50. A similar cut in Children’s Wraps. x Buy a Silk Dress for Christmas. To encourage you to do so, we will make a special reduction of 10 per cent to any one buying a Silk Dress to make a present of. In Our Millinery Department Can be found many suitable articles for Holiday presents. Received last week a choice stock of Infants’ and Children’s Silk Caps. They are the very latest in design and are lovely. We continue to sell our Trimmed Hats at half price and our Felts at greatly reduced prices. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS or Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Sets, Handkerchiefs, and anything in the Linens. It is a well known fact that our Towels are lower priced and altogether better values than can be found in any other house. Kid Body Dolls 25c. Our stock of Dolls is growing beautifully less. The reason for it we are selling them at less than others. We are turning out from our Millinery Department Doll Hats and Caps made from scraps at 25 to 75 cents. They are exact duplicates of the prevailing styles. J. A K1RVEN & CO. A MOST BRUTAL MURDER. LITERARY LUMBER THE VICTIM A GALLANT VETERAN OF TWO WARS. A BRUTE ASSAULTS HIM IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS FAMILY—HIS LIFE TAKEN WITHOUT PROVOCATION. a meeting of the chief justices of subor- 1 i dinate lodges of the State to meet here to- i THAT | day for the purpose of establishing a State ! 1 lodge. A sufficient number of chief jus- j I t'ces are present, representing subordinate I lodges recently organized in the State. The meeting is strictly secret and no de- ALL NEW CONGRESSMEN FALL HEIR TO. Norfolk, Va., December 25.—There ' tads be gl ven out for publication. Ap- was a most brutal murder here this after- P ication J. are being received by the su- noon shortly after 12 o’clock. A veteran P reme ®" lcers for dispensations to organize Washington, December 25.—[Special.] of two wars, C. J. Calcutt, an ex-Confed- De Y d .® es .throughout the United States, 1 Some of the new members who have been erate, and a brave soldier in that war and ! ^ indications point to rapid growth unexpectedly thrown into Congress by the useless books published at great COST—WHAT BECOMES OF THEM. LANGSTON ON THE RACE PROBLEM. the war of this country with Mexico, was j tbe order " the victim. Until very lately he was one ! of the most trusted members of the police j force, and, for the past few months, he | has been the private watchman of j the wharf of the Boston and Bal-1 timore line and the Merchants and Miners SAD BALTIMORE MASONS. THEIR MAGNIFICENT TEMPLE GUTTED BY FIRE YESTERDAY. Baltimore, December 25.—The Ma-; Transportation company. Atari early hour j ® on ' c temple was bured today by fire, this morning, a man named J. E. Brady, a ! Luckily, the burning took place just before ; fireman employed by the compress asso- i Forpeaugh’s theatre, which is in the tern-i been accumulating for as much as thirty ciation of this city, applied to Calcutt to I hU wou ld be opened for the day’s per- arrest a man in the street who had been ] ,. offensive to him. Caicutt replied that he I . e building is reduced to a mere shell, had not seen the affair, and, in addition, upheaval of the 4th of November, without previous preparation, will find themselves suddenly possessed of a wealth of litera ture. Libraries of astonishing size and extraordinary dullness will be found to their credit. Stowed away in the cellars and dark recesses of the capitol, and in warehouses rented for the purpose are thousands of volumes, some of which have years. • UNCLE SAM's BIG BOOK BUSINESS. Uncle Sam runs the most extensive and i least profitable publishing house in the HUNDREDS OF LADIES AND GENTLEMI N CROWD DAILY THE MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE OP Chancellor & Pearce, Purchasing Christmas Presents Gloves to Please All, Kid, Fur-Top, Do?- Skin, Fie* ce Lined, Drivers’ and Railroad, and any style, from 25c to $3 NECKWEAR Suited to old and young, ladies and gen tlemen. Mufflers, Initial Silk Handker chiefs (50c to $1), Socks, etc, 5 Dozen Xmas Slippers Will be opened today. We sold more Fine Slippers last Xmas than any two houses. This season we expect to do better still. On Men’s Fine Patent Leather, Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes we have no competition—simply do the business. Our close prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and examine the line. CH4NOELLOR & PEARCE. N. B.—Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold. ... the records °f the Grand Lodge since , Jeasl prontaDle 1)u did not think his jurisdiction extended j than a century ^o, ^^17. Over 1,000,000 books printed outside the wharf. Brady left, but came ' P.P . . ' . ’ ' r< ls of mdi-1 and p U blished at government expense were back just as Calcutt was eating .'^ bU^s ^ly baftners rel.es that sent P out from 1Jouse fol( £ ng room bis dinner, which had been : re £ laced -andl the fine library of ; durin „ the flrst session of this Congress brought to him by his wife' . . . ,? . , ‘ l , rlle . ' The mas- j an d this was by no means all that were in and two little grand children, who re-; “JXh ^ lra “ ens . e b< ! at i print, thousands being stowed away rriamed to help cheer up what would other- j * blcb with.n,but the east end of the ; because the me mbers to whose credit thev wise have been a lonely Christmas meal, j *° utb " ail was forced considerably out , wer0> did not c!ailn tbem . Xot less than While the meal was in pi ogress, happy 1 P;“ n ‘ J and wdl ha y e . t0 j half as many more were sent out from the laughter and bright jokes going the round j The fire broke out in the • Senate folding room. Each member is of the little- circle, Bra.ly returned, aad : . t ^® at f r ’. on the second and i finished with a catalogue covering going into the office where Calcutt was i ■ ,, ’ " !’" ls occupied by Fore- n j ne t een pages, giving inerelv the names eating, applied a vile epithet to him and there ’ ( tbe spread to . of the various b o 0 ks to which he is en- called on another watchman of the wharf j tbe ,=> e room . s upstairs. The burning titled bv virtue of his office, to arrest him, which was refused. ! structure was isolated by a paved yam thousands of volumes Brady then made at Calcutt j *( om 4 ald ® 1 resbytenan Episcopal ‘ ’ the Other watchmen interfere.! and ! church on the >■ orth, and from the ware- Each title represents perhaps hundreds, separated them. Calcutt went out into : and factory of P. Hansonhiss Com- perhaps thousands of volumes Of the the yard to put Brady out. so that his vile ! P a ">' ° n the So “ tb - fire ra S ed ou the • f.S” c ( lltura! re P orts alo “ e 4d0 ; 000 are P“ b - language could not be heard by his wife i to P. . floors - Tbe firemen took up hsbed each_year and divided among the and little grandchildren. Calcutt put his P 0SltI °us on the roof of neighbor- hand on Brady and the latter jerked away, jbuildings, and heavy streams drew a pistol from his overcoat pocket and it would free the banks, who charge inter est, from their manipulation and so leave the volume of currency undisturbed to do its legitimate functions. There is nothing in Mr. Carlton’s bill, he declares, that fa vors the bondholders, but on the contrary the great body of the people would be re lieved by its passage. THREE MEN MILLIONS. Mr. Carlton called attention to the fact that three men in New York—Gould, Sage and Vanderbilt, held more money than all the National banks in New York com-. „ t- n , . bined, and when this trio saw fit to corner ! It0r S e ® e Ft white, was s.abbed in s J * .j 1 saloon row by an unknown white man A PAY OF CASUALTIES. HOW CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRTED IN THE MAGIC CITY. A WHITE MAN STABBED AND ANOTHER KILLED—A ROY LOSSES HIS EYES—OTHER VICTIMS. Birmingham, December 25.—[Special.] The following is a partial list of Christmas casualties here: the money market they found it easy going. One clause of Mr. Carlton’s bill pro vides that not more than ten per cent, of the bonds deposited shall be redeemed by the owners in any one year. E. P. S. GIVING THEMSELVES UP. fired, the ball striking Calcutt in the ear and coming out on the other side of his head. Calcutt fell, and death was almost instantaneous. Brady was at once arrested by those around and taken to the station house. The affair soon became noised around and Brady would have fared badly if the crowd that gathered could have got ten hold of him. The police authorities are strong enough, however, to prevent any summary proceedings, and the law will take its course, though there is great indignation. the roof of neighbor- j members. From this number it runs down and heavy streams to four or five sets of some of tbe rarer were poured into the windows. Finally and more expensive publications to each the fire was under control. The Masons member, stood sorrowfully about, among them Grand Master Sliryoek, contemplating the wreck and ruin. The fine building, which had cost $450,000, was entirely gutted. The loss will be very heavy. The crowds THEIR ENORMOUS COST. The cost of all these publications is something enormous, and there are proba bly not more than a dozen of them that 1 any man would pick out to put in his PARNELL EXPLAINING DEFEAT. of people that the holidays gave liberty to : ]ib J rary . The an „ U a) edition of the agri a the fire, had only one thought, and 1 cu ]t U ral reports, one of the very cheapest one heartfelt merry Christmas greeting. | publ i C ationsV costs about $40,000. That How fortunate that the fire did not break is onl about 10 cents a volume . In the out an hour and a half ater. At that time j case J of the t in which there thousands would have been in the theatre j are m cut9 the c0 P t of ’ each vo i ume is and a holocust would have been the result. considera ble. The publications include, THE THIRD PARTY. GNAWED BY RATS. SOME HORRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF PEO PLE IN GOTHAM. New York, December 25.—Agnes Mc- •Quileen, a girl of seventeen, who lives at 1D4 Nevins street, about 6 o’clock this morning, took a lamp Jo go down in the cellar for kindling wood, and when she got on the second landing saw what she supposed was a drunken man lying in the hallway. George Herbert, a young man who lives in the house, was just going to work, and Agues asked him to get the man out. Herbert took the lamp and examined the body. The nose was completely eaten ■off. Both ears had been gnawed around the edge, and a large portion of the right cheek had been eaten away. The fingers of both hands had been gnawed to the 1 are bei bui:t atld jm prove- bone. ihe police were notihed, and found | m ^ t8 Qf y £ i(ms kinds are in CAMP HILL NOTES. Camp Hill, Ala. December 24 — [Special.]—Messrs. Walter Spinks, Jesse Seroyer and LaFavette Walker, have just returned from Howard College at Bir mingham. and Messrs. John Watkins and Oscar Newell from Greensboro. Each of these young men have bright prospects. Mr. W. R. Powledge is comfortably situated in his new home, which has just been completed. Messrs. Skins «fc Land have located here as merchants in Mr. W. M. Pulliam’s old stand. The Baptist Church at this place had on last Saturday and Sunday twenty-two ac cessions, occasioned by the dissolution of Mount Pleasant Church, which took place on the first Sunday in this month, about half of the members coining here and the other half going to Waverly. Quite a number of new dweil- that the man had on a cutaway coat, two progress. The two schools which have vests, two pairs of trousers a white shirt j l ° succeS sful operation during the and a necktie m which was stuck a pin ! r with a potato bug top. Two bottles of medicine were in the pockets, one of which had been received from the Brooklyn Cen tral Dispensary yesterday. It was ascertained that the man was John McDonald, a barber, of Albany,?.'. A'. Nothing further is known of him. It is supposed that feeling sick he entered the hallway, took the mat from the front door, made a pillow of it, and either went to sleep or died immediately. One worn in who lives in th* house said: <l Rats ! why they come and sit on a ch. ir near me while I am eating my breakfast.’ Richard Stocker, an elderly man who for a long time has lived apart from his grown children, was found dead last night in the rear extension of the cellar under a saloon on the corner of Graham avenue and Grand street. The face was fright fully disfigured by the gnawing of rats. Stocker was last seen on Thursday night. He was then intoxicated, and it is sup posed he crawled into the cellar and died during the night. He was formerly in the employ of Meyer & Knapp, lithographers, but during the last few years has not done any work. PARNELI. IS FIRM. Dublin, December 25.—Parnell said to day that he would go from here to Paris to offer his congratulations to O’Brien on the success of the latter’s mission to America. In regard to himself, he said that he would not recede one inch from his positioD. After his return from France, he proposes to resume his cam paign, beginning at Limerick. Mr. William (Buck) Brummit, an esteemed citizen ot our town is in a low state of health, and is not expected to live very long. Our thriving city is fast in creasing in population. Quite a number of farmers are moving their families in for tbe purpose of send ing to school, and of being convenient to church and Sunday school. Dr. C. C. Davis, formerly of LaFayette, now of Dadeville, and Miss Josie Seroyer, daughter of non. Jno. P. Seroyer, who lives six miles east of here, were united in marriage on yesterday, Dr. Z. D. Roby officiating. Dr. Davis stands at the head of the list as a citizen and also as a phy sician. Miss Josie Seroyer is a graduate of Shorter College, Rome, Ga., and is one of those highly educated and refined ladies which make up a perfect woman. SEALE DOTS. Seale, December 25.—[Special.]—The spelling bee will come off at the court house Friday night, December 26. An admittance fee of 10 cents will be charged for all, Doth spellers and spectators, and the proceeds given to the cemetery com mittee to finish paying for work done on the cemetery. All are invited to come and spell. Yillula, Longview, Pittsboro and other suburbs are expected to enter the lists. Let everybody come. SNOWING AT THE CAPITAL. WASHiNGTON.December 25.—It is snow ing hard this evening, with every indica tion of a protracted storm. HE ATTRIBUTES TIIE RESULT TO THE PRIESTS. Dublin, December 25.—In an interview today before his departure from this city, Parnell said: “Being aware of the condi tions we had to fight in Kilkenny, I kuew that the carrying of the seat was almost hopeless. I never expected to win.” “You made allusions to influences used unfairly against Scully?” “Yes,” said Parnell. “The conduct of the priest almost surpassed belief. The pressure brought to bear upoii the masses of people who would have voted for us had j '“ 1 1<lu they been left to exercise their own judg- ! a s< ment without intimidation, was undreamt of. Was it kind for the priests to hold over their flocks threats of spiritual penal ties? It is a serious matter certainly, interferance with the liberty of an election cannot be tolerated. This is not all. Cases occurred, of which there is the full est proof, that threats of personal violence were used. The priests led the people to tbe polls like sheep. In mauy cases when they could not coerce the people, they prevented their voting. If a petition were lodged it could be backed with such evidence to prove undue influence as to make the result in our favor certain. Scully is a strong Catholic, but he sees clearly that if the priests are permitted to similarly influence the coming election, Ireland will be lost. The general elections is not far distant and I shall push forward preparation for it. “ What view do you hold of the pros pects of the d.fferent parties?” To this question Parnell replied: “Should the dissolution occur soon Gladstone wdll have very little chance of returning to power. I piopose leaving Kingstown by tonight’s mail. I may be detained in Lon don for a few days on matters concerning the reorganization of the party. I expect, on Monday, to start for France to meet O’Brien. On my return from Paris I shall MG RATH DECLARES IT WILL BE ORGAN IZED IN TIME. Topeka, Kans., December 25.—Me- logy, forestry, astronomy, geology, etc. Gratii, president of the besides the laws, the Presidents’ messages, reports from the departments and special bureaus of the departments, works on ex- plora'ious made under the auspices of the Government, works on entomology, etlino- I.ARGE NUMBERS OF HOSTILE REDSKINS HAVE SURRENDERED. Pierre, S. D., December 25.—Captain Norville, special agent, has just returned from Fort Bennett, and reports the Indian war there over. It seems now that the Indians have been the most sacred of any body. They have been afraid that they would be massacred or they would have come in before. After the Indians arrived at Fort Bennett, several councils of war were held to determine whether they would give up their arms or not. Finally they agreed to when Gen. Miles asked them Agent Palmer said: “No arms, no rations or blankets.” This soon brought them to time and all their arms are now stacked up at the agency. Capt. Hearst, com manding officer at Fort Sully, has received the capitulation of 174 LTicapaps, including seventy of Sitting Bull’s band and fifty from the Rosebud agency. Narcisse Narcelle brought in 412 of Big Foot’s Indians. Out of this lot ninety-eight stands of arms were collected. They were nearly all winches ters of every description and of every pat tern. Sitting Bull’s men wish to remain at Cheyenne, and say they are afraid to return to Standing Rock. All have surrendered and the best of care is being given them. All of the trains at the agency have been started to Dupree to bring in the sick, and the women and children. Many of the leaders among the Indians acted very ugly in making final settlements, and there was a great deal of quarrelling among themselves. who escaped. It is a dangerous wound. Jack Lynch, white, was cut in the arm by a drunken miner on Brown's Hill. Wesley Sparks, colored, met John Jones, also colored, and said, “Merry Christmas.” Jones drew a revolver, shot and fatally wounded Sparks, and escaped. William Hunter, a beer-wigon driver, was shot in the leg by an unknown man. Walter Dennis, a street car driver, was shot and killed, late last night, by Jim Griffin, colored. Griffin is still at large. An unknown white boy had both eyes blown out by a sky rocket. THE KILLING AT FLORENCE. A STRANGE STORY. Kansas Alliance, in an interview today said that the legisla tive c immittee of the National Alliance will meet in Washington some time in February. Thirty-five States, he said, will be represented at the meeting, and the Third Party movement will be one of the principal things to be acted upon. “This movement.” said McGrath, “will eventually embrace all labor organizations in the United In fact, about all of them aie committed to it now except the “Grange” and most of the “grangers” are of the Farmers’ Alliance. I cannot say when the party will be organized, but it will be done at the proper time.” ALL SORTS OF BOOKS. There are several books on Alaska, sev eral accounts of Artie cruises, books on | a ,^ n.\lAfi/knn nn/1 ini n f t n 1 Ion? o n ! ^ 0 0 WARNED AND SHOT. Atlanta, December 25.—[Special.]— Will Smith, a white man, was fatally shot by negroes at Bolton last night. He came to Atlanta yesterday and returned under the influence of liquor by the midnight train. Near the depot he fell afoul of a gang of negroes, one of whom ordered him not to folliw them, threatening to shoot if he did. He paid no attention the warning and the threat was executed. The wounded man ivas carried to his home at Chattahoochee where he is still alive. Richard Erwin and Dick Scott are under arrest. The former is supposed to have done the shooting. foreign relations and international law, an infinite number of volumes on fish, and volumes «f eulogies on all the members who have died in the service. Each mem ber has the right to have one complete set of government publications during his term of office—bound in library form. These volumes in sheep-skin binding are piled up like cord wood in the clerk’s criaiige od } ce document room, it being impossible mem e s t0 sb jp them off as fast as they come in. : There is often a car load of them in the room at one time. A WASTE OF RAW MATERIAL. Except this one set for each member the volumes are bound in the cheapest possi ble manner in black cloth. They are bound whether the member to whose credit they go wants them or not, and the result is that thousands of volumes are not called for by the members and they lie about and get musty or rot. ' A COMMON INHERITANCE. When a member dies, or retires without disposing of his books, the books accumu lated are put to the credit of his succes sor. Some of the new members coming into the next House will fall heir to numer ous volumes of greater or less value in this way. WHAT HON. DICK VAUX GOT. When Mr. Vaux succeeded Mr. Randall, he fell heir to an odd and very large as- MYSTEKIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN AR KANSAS PLANTER. Pine Bluff, Ark., December 25.—I). Y. Brieklev is a man well and favorably known to all Pine Bluff. He was once Chief of Police, and since that time has been a prominent planter, owning cotton land in the vicinity of Greely, eighteen miles south east of here. Saturday morning Mr. Brickley came here and drew $1200, with which to pay the hands employed on his plantation. He left town just before noon on his return home. Since that time nothing has been heard of him. He has disappeared as completely as though the earth had opened and swallowed him up. Searching parties are scouring the country in search of him, but there is no '.race. Whether there has been a murder or whether the missing man is a victim of dementia is a matter of conjecture. He was in good health and in good spirits when he left Pine Bluff. MURDERED HIS BROTHER SURROUNDED BY INDIANS. Dickenson, N. D., December 25.—Maj. Carroll made a forced march Tuesday night, with fifty-five cavalry, of sixty-five sortment of books, Mr. Randall having miles in fourteen hours up the Cannon been one of those who took no account of Bal), arriving at New England City,at 8 the books to his credit, rhere are very o’clock a. m., complying with orders from , f ew Government publications which the Fort Yates, by courier, to the effect that j average city Representative has any use for, Captain Fountain, of the Eighth ; but to the county member they are so take a few days' rest. Had another Sun- j Cavalry, was surrounded in the Cave| mucbeam P ai S nmaterial - d iy elapsed before the voting, it is not im- bil *s by five hundred Indians, probable that our votes would have been ! Tw o hours rest was taken at New England diminished. It is a remarkable and an I City and Major Carroll continued his encouraging fact, that in the district where people were not coerced by the priests we polled 00 per cent of the votes. I wished to penetrate the district around Castle Comer, but was prevented by fear of blood shed.” “You may have observed,” said the re porter, “that McCarthy lias been saying that North Kilkenny was one of the worst districts for the anti-Parnellites to fight.” “1 intend to resume tiie campaign in Ireland early in the New Year, opening at Limerick. From there I go to Ennis, Waterford and other centres.” Parnell went aboard tbe mail boct at Kingstown at 7:•’>’) o'clock this evening. There was no demonstration at his depar ture. A FIENDISH ACT. forced march southwest in the direction of | Cave IIills, fifty miles distant. Ilis force got to Capt. Fountain’s assistance this morning. Aid may have come in from tbe south, and if not, the surrounded forces are thought to be in position to hold off the Indians till assistance arrives. Highest of all in Learening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking ABSOLUTELY PURE ATTEMPT OF STRIKERS TO WRECK A TRAIN. Glasgow, December 25.—A railway chair was found fastened to the tracks of the line between this city and Kilbride, but the obstruction was discovered in time to 1 r-vent an accident. The purpose was to derail the night tia : n, and the strikers are accused of the fiendish act. Numbers of the Aberdeen strikers are resuming work. There are prospects that the strikers in Glasgow anil Edinburg wiil consent to arbitration. SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN. Washington, December 25.—8 o’clock p. m.—The signal office furnishes the fol lowing special bulletin to the press: The present storm promises the greatest amouut of snow in any single storm for several years. Warning was sent Thursday morn ing to the railways in Pennsylvania and New York of the coming heavy storm which, during Friday, will extend to South ern New England. From three to seven inches of snow has fallen today in the Ohio valley. The snow now extends from In diana to Virginia. A heavy easterly gale, with snovr, and low temperature, are ex pected Friday from north California to New England. AN ACCIDENTAL KILLING. Atlanta, December 25.—[Special.]— Lewis Cargyle, a half-grown negro boy, was this afternoon killed by Lula Free man, wife of a cook at the Capital City Club. The two were in a party of ne groes firing crackers in the outskirts of the city. Some one gave the woman a pistol to shoot. She is said to have had a dis pute with Cargyle over the fireworks, and some think the killing was intentional. SOME MEMBERS ARE THRIFTY. j Some of those from way back semi out to their constituents, not only all the books that comes to them as their share, but buy or trade for as many more. Some of them never fail to send a book of some sort to A VERDICT OF GUILTY AGAINST ISAAC SAWTELL. Dover, N. H. December 25.—Isaac B. Sawtell, on trial here for some days for the murder of his brother Hiram, was to day convicted of murder in tiie first de gree. Hiram' s body was found across the line in Main and the chief effort of Isaac’s counsel was directed to convincing the jury that what ever crime was committed occurred in Maine, and not in New Hampshire. Also, that the body found was not that of Hiram Sawtell. The verdict was against them, however. The case has occupied a large share of public attention in this section for a year past. VERDICT OF THE CORONER’S JURY—A GENERAL FIGHT. Additional particulars of the killing of the negro George Shelton, at Florence, were received yesterday. An inquest was held Wednesday over the body of Shelton and the verdict of the jury was that the deceased came to his death by gunshot wounds in the hands of unknown parties. The evidence went to show that Shelton was killed in a general tight. Another negro, who was in the room at the time, received a gunshot wound in the shoulder. Neither of the three negroes appeared at the inquest as witnesses, and they are sup posed to have fled the country. The four negroes are reported to be desperate characters. They were gambling at the time the house was approached by Officer Bishop and his two friends, Messrs. Cliatt and Moore, prominent citi zens of Jernigan. According to the testi mony of witnesses, the negroes were the attacking party. The fight was a desper ate one, and lasted for some time. Shel ton threw Officer Bishop to the floor, and Mr. Bishop fired several shots at his an- taeenist while in this condition. A MERRY CHRISTMAS. HOW THE GREAT HOLIDAY PASSED OFF IN COLUMBUS. Christmas day was a merry one in Co lumbus, and no incidents of a disagreeable nature occurred to mar the pleasures of the day. Nearly all of the business houses closed at noon, and many of them closed before that time. The saloons closed at 10 o'clock, as is required by the city ordi nance, and were not opened again during the day or night. Crowds congregated in groups at various points about the city during the day to exchange compliments of the season and shoot fire crackers. Last night there was a pretty general display of fireworks all over the city and in this respect the night was the liveliest Christmas night experienced in Columbus in a good many years. Good order was preserved during the day and night, and the day was thoroughly enjoyed by Columbusites. A GALLANT COP RESCUES SEVERAL PERSONS FROM A BURNING BUILDING. Washington, December 25.—Fire this morning in the gentlemen’s furnishing store at No. 355 Pennsylvania avenue caused damage to tiie stock and building to the extent of $1000. Tiie fire was dis- CHRISTMAS IN BRUNSWICK. Brunswick, Ga., December 25.—[Spe cial.]—Christmas in Brunswick has been lively. Burk’s circus, McCabe & Young's minstrels, Indian shows and flying horses have taken the town by storm. While Mc Cabe’s minstrels were parading tonight, members unacquainted with the fireworks orders, shot candles on the street. They I wbo wan t them to send them to their con- were arrested and will be fined $10 each, i stituents. every voter in their districts. 4 hey say j covered by officer Kenney, of the police there is nothing better to gain the honest j f orcej wbo , :fft,er he had turned in the farmer’s good will than a copy or agricul-; a ] arII1 _ went into the house anil bravely tural report printed at government ex- rescued a woman anil child who were pense. \N bile but few of these publica- j s ] eP p- n g f n one G f tiie rooms above. He tions are of much value to a well-appointed j ^ ben returned to the house, and succeeded, ibrary, t.:iere are certain thrifty members . a fter some difficulty, in rescuing a servant girl who also occupied one of the rooms. wlio manage to make them available. They trade them off at a second-hand book store for volumes they want in their libraries, and so get. such works as they want free of cost. The second-hand man sells the publications to others members Some citizens think the arrests are wrong, as others who were shooting were unmo lested. The affair raised a breeze and was much talked of. There were no casualties. THE PLATE GLASS TRUST. Pittsburg, December 25.—A meeting of the manufacturers and jobbers of the plate glass trade will be held in this city in the near future. At the recent New York meeting it was decided to advance prices 30 per cent, but since the Western men have made a stand for 25 per cent advance, the avowed intention of the fraternal combine is f o keep plate glass prices at the highest figures possible, and at the same time keep it low enough t* shut out all importations. STRENGTHENING THE STRIKERS. London, December 25.—English and Irish railway societies have issued a joint manifesto asking railroad hands generally to abstain from helping t»he Scotch railway companies at this juncture. They are asked to remain neutral, and if the em ployers bring pressure to bear on them to assist the crippled companies, they were told that they must strike. BURIAL OF A SOCIALIST. Brussels, December 25.—The funeral of Ceser Depolpe, the Belgian socialist took place today. The remains were followed to the grave by an enormous concourse of people. In the procession were deputa tions from 500 socialist associations, who carried banners and were headed by bands of music. SNOW IN CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, December 25.—Snow be gan to fall early this morning and has continued all day, with the thermometer at 2S and 30 degrees. There has been a moderate wind. The horse cars kept The woman, however, protests that it was j going with difficulty, but the electrie and an accident. I ® able lines run on time ' SECRLT POLITICAL ORDER. Garden City, Kan., December 25.— The new secret political organization known as the “ Knights of Reciprocity” 13 about to form a State organization by or ganizing a grand lodge for the State of Kansas. Numbers of prominent members of the order are now here in obedience to an overjoyed at^tne order promulgated by the Supreme Judge of WHAT LANGSTON SAY'S. Speaking upon the assumption that the Force bill will fail, Representative Lang ston said today that the negroes themselves would work out the race problem. He is a rarity in that, a negro himself, be makes a philosophical study of the race problem and is an advocate of individual effort. Since he succeeded in his contest for a seat in the House, he has not taken an ac tive part in the oratorical part of legisla tion, as he was expected to do, but he has been North and South talking to the negroes. AN UNRELIABLE FACTOR. “As the negro starts out for himself,” says Mr. Langston, “the Republican party cannot rely on getting his vote. Some of the ablest of them have gone over to the Democratic party. Cleveland had no diffi culty in finding an able negro in Boston for recorder of deeds at Washington. He sent a very intelligent negro to Hayti as minister.” KEEP YOUR EY'E ON HIM. The negroes understand the Farmers’ Alliance movement. They appreciate the advantage it offers them. Many of them are joining the farmers. Among the farmers they receive fair treatment. The negroes are solving the race problem for themselves, and both the old parties must keep their eyes open.” mr. cablton’s bill. Mr. Carlton’s bill to relieve the present stringency of the money market and to in sure hereafter against money panics pro vides for a deposit of government bonds by private holders who will be warranted to receive treasury notes to the amount of their face value. In other words, he pro poses to allow the individual bond holder the same privilege that is now exercised by national banks. HOW IT WILL WORK. 5tr. Carlton suggests as an explanation of money panics that capitalists like Gould o’brien AND gill re.iotce. wb o own thousands of Government securi- Paris, December 25.—O’Brien and Gill, ties go to the banks, deposit their bonds the Irish'delegates who left New York ou | and borrow all their cash, or a sufficiency the steamer Obdam, arrived at Boulogne j of it to create a stringency and so accorn- at 11 o’clock this morning. The two | plish their speculating schemes. If this envovs were met at the landing by McCar- | class who have to be toierated, because thv and Sullivan. They said they were j they cannot be gotten rid of, were permit- suit of the recent elec- j ted to deal direct with the Treasury and tion held in North Kilkenny. 1 borrow on their securities without interest All, including the officer, were partially overcome by the smoke. GRIM HUMOR. HOW A TEXAN, LOADED WITH WHISKY, AMUSED HIMSELF. San Antonio, Tex., December 25.—J. W. Conley, a man half crazed with drink, was arrested today and jailed on a charge of assault to murder. Conley had corralled ten Mexicans around a camp fire just south of this city and amused himself by shooting directly over their heads and commanding them to sit silent and immovable on pain of in stant death. He resisted arrest, but was finally overpowered and jaiied. A DRY GOODS FAILURE. Council Bluff, Iowa, December 25.— The large dry goods firm of Henry Eisiman & Co. closed their doors this morning. The assets are reported at $300,000 and the liabilities $200,000. The firm is tem porarily embarrassed, and expect to resume business in a few days. LABORERS FOR POSEN. Berlin, December 25.—It is announced that the decree which was issued by Prince Bismarck, prohibiting the admiss ; on of Russian and Polish laborers into Posen, is shortly to be rescinded. The reason as signed for this action is the scarcity of laborers in Posen. ANOTHER HEAVY' SNOW STORM. Harrisonburg, Ya. December 25.—A severe snow storm set in this morning and it is still snowing. The country roads are yet blocked from the snow storm of the 17th and 18th, and travel is almost entirely suspended. Tiie Lily' Clay' Combination.—The theater was filled last evening with a mod erate size audience to greet the Lily C ay Combination of “beautiful young ladies,” presenting three shows in one. The audi ence was composed exclusively of the sterner sex, and it was evident that these shows are losing their magnetic power. They fail to draw as they did some years ago. Time was when on a holiday night such a show would have been greeted by a packed house. There is nothing specially “ awful” about the show, beyond the fact that the majority of the performers are young women who are airily attired, a lit- tlcjmore so than eve nin the burlesque comic operas, and who consider it essential to be a little frisky. The most attractive feature in the performance last night was the trapeze act by two rather attrac tive looking young girls in red tights. The feats executed by these daring female acrobats have not been surpassed; indeed, it may be said that some of the acts have not been before equalled here. The skill, strength and daring exhibited called forth great applause. The other portion of the entertainment was creditable, and some of the specialties were good. Those who ex pected to see something particularly naughty and wicked were illsappointed.JThe company left after tiie performance on a special train for Macon. The Presby terian Mission School Christmas Tree—Promptly at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon there assembled at the First Presbyterian Church a hundred or more children, witli bright expectant faces. The occasion was the annual Christmas exercises of the mission school which took place in the Sunday school room. The presents were grouped on and about a beautiful tree, and after the sing ing exercises and a short address by Capt. A. V. Boatrite, were distributed to the children. It was indeed a pleasure to see so many little faces light up with glad and happy smiles. The efficient superintend ent, Mr. W. C. Pease, conducted the exer cises, assisted by an able and enthusiastic corps of teachers, who are indeed doing a good work in their care for the poor chil dren of the city. Death in Phenix City'.—Mrs. Mary S. Willis, aged 63 years, died at her home in Phenix City at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning. For a number of years Mrs. Willis had been a consistent member cf the Baptist Church. She leaves four sons, four daughters, twenty-five grand children and five great grand-children to mourn her death. The funeral will take place from the residence of her son, Mr. J. J. Willis, in this city, at 9 o’clock this morning. Rev. J. IV. Howard will con duct the services. Before the Mayor.—There were sev eral cases docketed for trial before the Mayor yesterday, and all of them were dis missed except two. One of these was & Eufaula darkey named Alonzo McLeroy, who pounded the head of another negro, Munnie Snead, with a fence pailing. Mc Leroy was held for trial. He is a brother of Clarence McLeroy, who is confined in Muscogee jail on a charge of murder. The other party held was a tramp who was re leased Wednesday morning and ordered to leave the city. SNOW AT STAUNTON. Stal'nton, Ya., December 25.—Snow has been falling all day and i3 now four inches deep. The country roads are block aded and business is partially suspended. JOURNEYING TO PARIS. London, December 25.—Parnell arrived in this city tonight, en route to Paris. The May'OR to the Police.—Yester day morning Mayor Dozier presented police headquarters with three handsome shaving sets, a hundred fine cigars and blacking and brushes. The gift was an appropriate one and the police force ap preciated the kindness and thoughtfulness of the Mayor very highly. Marriage Last Night.—Mr. Madison A. Adams and Miss Mamie M. Kelton were married at the home of the bride on Upper Broad street at 8 o’clock last night, Dr. Robert H. Harris officiating. A num ber of friends of the young couple attended the wedding. Mr. Adams is a prosperous and energetic young business man, and his bride a loa-ely and charming young lady. The young couple have the best wishes of the Enquirer-Sun. The Races Yesterday'.—There were two races at Exposition Park yesterday afternoon. The first race was a pace, best two in three. * Little Ben and Roanoake were entered. Little Ben won the first and third heats, time 2:37. The second wace was a half mile dash. Entries: Billy Bush, Hardware and B. G. JBilly Bush won, time 53.