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VOL. VI. NO. 1.935. WILL BE WATSON. At Least the Indications Point That Way. NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR By Those Who in Their Own Language Are Called Populists. Special to The Tribune. Atlanta, Jan. 18.—The impression is gainii g ground that the third party peo ple are going to run Tom Watson for governor. It is known that Watson has been opposed to making that race, his ambition leading him to desire to get to Washington again. But if the quiet talk of the third party members of the executive committee counts tor anything It is a very strong possibility that Wat son will change his mind and accept the nomination for governor. If he dors that means the liveliest campaign which Georgia has bad in years. Col. Peek wants to run again but a good many members of the party are opposed to him. They say that he is not a man of any real ability though they don’t ques tion his honesty and integrity and his sound business sense. They believe, however, as one of them said today that “if Watson is nominated he will grea' -y strengihen the party in all parts of tLe state.” “I don’t live in the tenth disrtict,” said this member of the committee who talked ‘‘but I know that that district is safe for any third party man who may make the race. We could nominate either Charlie McGregor, of Warrenton, Ellington or Judge Sneed and sweep the district with him. Every man who voted against Black before will vote against him again and I don’t believe the otbe r fellows will be able to do the ballot bwx stuffing and counting which they did before. Watson ought to run lor gov ernor and I believe he will. If he does he will stand a very strong chance of suc ceeding Senator Colquitt for if we elect our governor or if we don’t the cbanc s are very bright for our carrying the leg islature.” This is the third party view of the sit uation. It is known that Watson has rot wanted to make this race, in fact he has time and again said he would not, but it begins to look as if the other leaders of his party would be able to put it in such a light that he could not refuse to lead the forlorn hope. Os course there is no question of his being defeated, but it would necessitate the hardest kind of fighting, and the impression in political centres here is that there is going to be plenty of hard fighting, even if he does not go into the race. Gen. Lee’s Birthday. Today is a legal holiday in Georgia, and the banks and bank officials took ad vantage of it by closing their places < f business. The banks and the members of the Virginia society, are about the only people who observe the day. To night at the Kimball bouse the members , of the Virginia society gave an elegant banquet at which about fifty people sat down. It was a jolly homelike affair and everybody present enjoyed himself fully. Stricken Down at a Party. Last night the members of Bc. John’s Methodist church got up a surprise par>y on their new pastor, Rev. W. R. Foote. Among those who went was Mrs. T. K. Key, mother of a well known attorney. Just as they got to the house, Mrs. Key, who is a very old lady, dropped to the fljor with a cry of pain. A physician was sent for and he saw that she had been stricken with apoplexy and that her death was a question of a very few hours. The lady was of course taken in charge by the good pastor and his wife, and was made as comfortable as possible there. The party was turned into a very sorrowful gathering, MET THEIR MATCH. Greengoods Men 12 outed by Two Kentuck ians in New York. Barbourville, Ky., Jan. 19.—T0 Gordon Gillespie, of this county, belongs the credit of beating greengoods men at their own game. Gillespie is employed as a collector for a commercial agency. His income nets him a modest living. To an intimate friend on last Sunday h« imparted the information that he was negotiating with New York greengoods men, and he was going to make an effort to beat them. He went to New York on Monday and has just returned, and in evidence of his success now exhibits two rolls of money. One contains $1,500 in crisp, genuine bank notes. The other to all appearances is the same, but an ex amination shows it to be nothing but green paper. Gillispie began a corres- • pondenee with the greengoods men a year ago. All messages that he received came from New York. He was to put in S3OO and receive $1,500 of the stuff which would defy detection. It was arranged that Gillispie should go to New York, and when an early train pulled into the city, Gillispie and a friend alighted from it. Gillispie carried a carpetbag and an umbrella. He was met at the station by a man who had a couple in waiting. When he introduced his friends there was some hesitation exhibited on the part of the man with the carriage. After * driving for about 15 minutes the cab was halted before a hotel and the two entered. They were met by another man. Acain it was necessary for Gil- THE ROME TRIBUNE. tv explain mUi ’ms companion na.a in his clothes hard cash and was willing to make a deal. After being conducted to another room, the first man whom they met exhibited and counted a roll of bills containing $1,500. The confederate suddenly appeared,' but the patrons kept an eye on the roll, ' ami before the flimflam game of ex changing the money for bogus paper ; could be accomplished Gillispie held the wa<l and offered his own in return. The dealers again tried to divert attention, but to their surprise they found them selves looking into a pair of pistols. Be lieving they had been duped by detect ives. the men made a break for the door. In their haste they dropped the roll of bogus paper which was intended for their victims, and, pocketing both rolls, ) Gillispie and his companion escaped through a window. This is the story ho tells, and he has both kinds of money to prove his words. Preparing: to Put Powderly Back. Pittsburg, Jan. 19. —A secret circular purporting to come from Pittsburg, and signed by 18 delegates to the last gener al assembly of the Knights of Labor, has been mailed to all parts of the coun try. The circualr defends Powderly and claims that the refusal to allow him to name the executive board, which result ed in his resignation, was unconstitu tional. It states further that in Secre tary Hayes’ report, just issued, the pro ceedings favorable to Powderly have been omitted, It is said that the circu lar is a forerunner of a movement to oust the present administration and reinstate Powderly at the next annual meeting. Don’t Like a Democrat. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jan. 19.—For a number of years the little town of Wal len, this county, has had a Republican postmaster. A few days ago Dr. Joseph A. Phillips, the only Democrat in the town, was made postmaster. He says this enraged the citizens, and on Mon day night he was mobbed. His arms bear evidence of the mob’s violence. The doctor says he has been tormented night and day by the mob. Before the authori ties hero he swore affidavits against over a dozen of the citizens of Wallen. The Siamese On the Move. Paris, Jan. 19.—La Lanterne pub lishes a letter from Bangkok, which states that the Siamese are evacuating the left bank of the Mekong river in ac cordance with the agreement entered into with France. The villages on that side of rhe river have been pillaged and burned by the Siamese troops engaged in clea ring the country for French pos session. The inhabitants and all the Siamese prisoners are being taken across . the river as rapidly as possible. A Preacher Goes Down Hill. Marquette, Mich., Jan. 19. —Social and church circles here received a shock by n?ws from Chicago of the arrest of E. M. Cheverton and M. A. Campbell on the charge of fraud. Cheverton was pastor of the Baptist church here six years ago, and married the daughter of the late Ambrose Campbell, then one of the leading bankers of this city. He left the ministry to go into the banking bus iness at Chicago, but his bank collapsed last summer. After the Mayor's Blood. St. Louis, Jan. 19. —S. J. Cox, an ex policeman, attempted to assassinate Mayor M. M. Stephens, of East St. Louis, at the race track in that city. Cox made a number of vicious lunges at Mayor Stephens with a huge knife, but before he could inflict serious injury he was overpowered by bystanders and locked up. The trouble is the result of an old political quarrel. The Banca Generale in Trouble. Rome, Jan. 19.—Continuous with drawals have compelled the Barca Generale to apply for a moratorium. The assets exceeded the liabilities by 25,- 000.000 lire. The Banca Generale has branches in Milan and Genoa, and was established in 1872. The capital of the bank was 50.000,000 lire, and among the former presidents of the bank was one of the Colonna princes. Troops for Hawaii. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 19.-—A report has been set afloat to the effect that an agent of the deposed Hawaiian queen has been in Canada for some time, se curing a little army for Honolulu. It is said that 180 members of the north west mounted police force have enlisted. »l ust a Gentle liiiit. Salem, 0., Jan. 19. —When John Ev ans, one of the leading coal men of this section, came to his office in this city he found a bomb lying against the office door. A piece of lead pipe fully two inches in diameter and 10 inches long, with a charred fuse running through a screw plug was loaded with dynamite and blasting powder. Evans, with other operators, has been having trouble with the miners over the question of wages, and the only explanation of the bomb business is that some of the miners sought by wrecking his building to in timidate him. Two Assassinations. Kosciusko, Miss., Jan. 19. Jesse Evans, while out hunting cattle near this place, was assassinated, being shot to death by some unknown party or par ties. His horse was also fearfully rid dled with bullets. No clue. Ono in Louisiana, Shreveport, Jan. 19.—W. C. Clark, doing business at Ruston, 10 miles from Shreveport, was assassinated between his store and dwelling. There is no clue. Brakeman Cut In Two by HI. Train. Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 19.—John Murray, a brakeman, fell from a car at Rutherford, and was cut in two. He lived in Port Jervis. JfOMJfi bA„ SAt UKUaI MCHNIwG, JANUAixY 20, lob 4 ABOUT BONDS. Opinions Pro and Con On the issue of Bonds. SOUTHERNERS’DISLIKE IT. Western Democrats Are Op posed to the Issue of Bonds-Their Reasons. _ Washington, Jan. 19.—secretary Carlisle’s proposed sale of bonds has at tracted widespread interest in congres sional circles. Among the members of the house, comment u,ion the secretary’s action varies greatly. The leading mem bers of the judiciary committee feel dis posed to criticise the secretary’s action, in view of the fact that the senate has before it- a resolution designed to prevent the issue of the bonds. This opinion is largely confined, however, to men who are identified with the silver movement. Such well known anti-silver men as General Tracey and Messrs. Raynor and Harter heartily approve of the secretary's course. Representative Holman, ot Indiana, takes a decided stand against the bond issue. "It is ab solutely certain," said he, "that this gov ernment can get along without a dollar of bond indebtedness. It can be done by reducing expenditures and the addition al revenue derived from the pending tariff bill. In my opinion, no party in time of peace can successfully urge be fore the people an increase of the nation al debt and of our bonded indebted ness. Representative Tracey said: “I have always favored a bond Issue, and had hoped the secretary would act earlier. The house will sustain the secretary if the question arises here, but it is not likely to arise, as the secretary’s legal rights are unquestionable.” Representative Catchings, of Missis sippi, said: "There appears to be a ne cessity which we cannot avoid. Mr. Carlisle has given much more attention to the matter than 1 have, and ’ e knows just what the condition of the treasury is. lam perfectly willing to yield to his judgment, as to the necessity for the issue of bonds and to sustain him in his action.” Representative Jerry Simpson said: “It’s an infernal outrage and inexcusa ble. There is no reason why the admin istration cannot tide over any embar rassment in the matter of revenue and expenditure without paying interest on the loan by issuing greenbacks the same as was done in war times.” Chairman Wilson, of the ways and means committee, said he had been so absorbed with the tariff bill that he had not been able to give a thought to the bond question. He added: “The sale of bonds was necessary and the secretary has done the right thing. There is, I suppose, no serious conten tion that he has not the legal right to sell bonds. That was settled by the re port made to the house at the last con gress by Judge Culberson.” Bourke Cockran, also of the commit tee on ways and means, said: "It was the only thing to do. A con stantly increasing deficiency meant the speedy insolvency of tne treasury and that would be followed by universal bankruptcy. An empty treasury would cause a total suspension of credit and there would be no business transacted. The sale of bonds was the most practical manner of relief open to the treasury department.” Representative Mcßae, of Arkansas, said: “I am greatly opposed to the bond issue. 1 cannot see the need of it so long as we have $55,000,090 of surplus silver in the treasury, which could be used. I believe that the action of the secretary is going to be unpopular. Among my people it will be regarded as disastrous.” Representative Bland said that he did not believe there was any legal authority for the bond issue lor the purpose for which it seems to have been made. Moreover, h j said, if the legality of the action was not in question, there was no necessity for it anyhow. There was a surplus of silver in the treasury, which could be rendered available for the cur rent expenses of the gouernmeait, and it was sufficient for the purpose. He could see no excuse for increasing the public debt while the government had money of its own which could be used. Representatives Oates also opposed the issue of bonds. “I do not like it at ail,” he said. “I think that the people in this country are generally opposed to an in crease of the public debt unless there is a great necessity for it. and 1 do believe that in this instance such a necessity ex isted. To be sure money is needed, but there is no reason why this surplus sT ver should not be used. The purchase of silver has ceased and it may be ac cepted as settled that there is to be no further increase of the silver money in the country for some time at least, but it certainly cannot be the purpose of the administration to abandon the silver we already have. “This silver in the treasury we have purchased. There is a surplus there representing so much value. Do they intend to treat it as so much rubbish? It can hardly be conceived that such a policy is to be pursued. The use of this silver surplus does not involve the ques tion of the free coinage of silver or the continued coinage of silver. It involves merely the question of using that silver which we have already accumulated.” Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, said: "I see no excuse for Secretary Carlisle issuing bonds at this time. He could have raised all the money needed right now by the coinage of the seigniorage in the treas ury.” IT WAS FATAL. That Pitched Battle Between Negroes and Officers in South Carolina. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 19. —The riot at Rouse Ridge near Jackson, S. C., 20 miles below Augusta, in which negroes made war upon the whites, was worse than at first reported. Paul Green is aeaa ana it nett vtreen will aie. Botn are prominent white men. | The trouble grew out of an attempt by a constable and posse to arrest a negro desperado named Jude. The negro had au intimation of the coming of the offi cers, and had about 40 of his friends in ambush about his house. Eight or whites ten were dangerously wounded and several negroes were wounded in a pitched battle which oc curred, but none were killed. The offi cers were delayed by a whitemanwhom they claimed they knew, and there are strong suspicions that there will be a lynching in that vicinity. - » Bucket Shops Condemned. Nashville, Jan. 19.—The annual meeting of the Commercial club endorsed the proposed Centennial expo sition in 1895 commemorative of the hundredth anniversary of Tennessee’s admission to the -Union. The Ameri cap first suggested the idea a week ago and the idea has been well received in every section of the state. The exposition will be held at Nashville. The feature of the annual meeting was a well considered paper on the evil that had been done by bucket shop gambling. In this connection there were several speeches, and County Judge Caldwell created a genuine sensation by the unqualified declaration that the state law on the subject was daily being vio lated by the operation of bucket shops in Nashville. A Panic in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 17.—Two sailors named Johnson and Matson, ill with smallpox, appeared at the city hall and, pushing through the crowded corridors, they brushed by the people who, with bared arms, were awaiting vaccination, and made their way into the health depart ment. Both cases were pronounced in a dangerous stage and the men were hur ried to the pesthouse, while a small pan ic seized the hundreds who had been ex posed to the disease. It Needs Remodeling. Chicago, Jan. 19.—1 t seems probable that the Fine Arts buildings at Jackson park will either have to be remodeled or reconstructed entirely before they can be used as the Field Columbian Mu seum. As the result of an inspection by fire underwriters the insurance has been raised, and the announcement is made that the building is not a fit re ceptacle for the exhibits, which will ag gregate fully $3,0Q0,000 in value. A Bullet in the Brain. Bolingbroke, Ga., Jan. 19.—Mr. A. F. Jackson, prominent socially and finan cially, committed suicide. He was found in his front yard with his pipe lying by his side and his brains blown out. Mr. Jackson was one of the wealthiest men of the county. It is said that he was in bad health and despondent, which was the cause of his suicide. Ho was an old bachelor, and there was no one around at the time of the shooting. What Leland Stanford Was Worth. San Francisco, Jan. 19.—The ap praisement of the Stanford estate has been filed. The total valuation of San Francisco property is $17,688,319. It is as follows. Stocks, amounting to sll,- 752,488; bonds, $3,833,160, and house and effects, $131,000; notes and accounts, $996,506; real estate, $9,898.82. This does not include the Palo Alto, Vina and Gridley properties, which were deeded to the university. Where Mining Does Not Pay. Knoxville, Jan. 19.—1 t is reported at Johnson City as coming from Colonel H j C. Nimson that the Cranberry magnetic ore mines are to be closed down entirely and that the company owning the prop erty will cease all operations there. It is said that the company has decided to take this step after six or seven years of experience. All the while they have been mining the ore at a loss. A “Private” Execution in Public. Cando, N. D., Jan. 19.—Albert F. Bambert was hanged about a mile from this place in a deep ravine surrounded by high hills for the brutal murder in July, 1893, of six members of the Kri der family. A tight board fence about six feet high surrounded the scaffold, but the execution was witnessed by 1,000 people, who climbed the hills and watched every detail of the event. Another Hanging. Lebanon, Mo., Jan. 19.—Wilson How ard was banged in the jail yard here at 9:17 a. m. for the murder of a deaf mute named McMorchell. The scaffold was erected just outside the jail building. It was witnessed by only a score of people. Birmingham Is Waking Up. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 19.—The city council has appointed a committee con sisting of five of its members to investi gate the industrial conditions existing here, with a view to determine the best and most speedy method of bringing about an industrial revival here. This committee has been instructed to hold daily sessions at fixed hours and to in vite all citizens interested to come and make suggestions, give information on industrial matters, etc. Not since the great boom here has such a spirit of en terprise as now exists had possession of the people here. Disappeared from Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Jan. 19.—W. O. Per cival, bookkeeper for Chase & Co., game and fish dealers, and secretary of the Chattanooga lodge of Woodmen of the World, disappeared last Monday, leav ing a shortage of nearly S2OO in the funds of the order. He collected dues from the members, but failed to turn over the money to the treasurer. Per cival is well connected in Covington, Ky., whence he came to this city two years ago. He spent the money for drink and is not believed to have been guilty of criminal intent. THE INCOME TAX Is Now Ready For Action in the House. AS A SEPARATE MEASURE. A Fight to Make It Part of the Tariff Bill—Some Feat ures of the Bill. Washington, Jan. 19.—The income tax bill as it comes from the committee is proposed as a separate measure from the tariff bill proper, and a vigorous fight is expected to make it a part of the tariff bill, and in the fight a pretty good idea of the strength of the measure will be obtained. The friends of an income tax in the house are very hopeful that they will be able to muster sufficient strength to at tach this to the tariff bill. They argue th it without the money provided by an income tax the tariff is incomplete. The friends of the measure are vigorously at work and believe that they will win. The bill provides that the income tax is to go into effect Jan. 1, 1895, and that the first collection on incomes is to be made on July 1, 1895. All classes of in comes are included in the measure, aud the uniform rate of 2 per cent tax on in comes over $4,000 is fixed. The most important detail of the bill is the method provided for the levy and collection of taxes. It is made obligatory on all per sons receiving individual incomes of over $3,500 to make a return to the local col lector of internal revenue. These re turns are gone over by the internal rev enue collector and a taxable list is made up of those whose incomes exceed SI,OOO. No tax is levied on those making a re turn of about $3,500 and under SI,OOO, but the committee deemed it expedient to leave this margin of SSOO below the exemption point in order that the re turns might be sure to show all who are subject to the tax. In case a person having an income over $3,500 fails to make a return, it be comes the duty of the revenue assessor to make inquiry as to the amount of the person’s income. If this examination discloses that the income is aboves4,(K)o, the income is subjected to twice the or dinary tax under the law and the party failing to make his return is deemed guilty of a criminal offense, and is made subject to fine and imprisonment. The main purpose in framing the above pro visions has been to avoid an inquisito rial operation of the law. The commit tee believes it will do away with the ne cessity of having assessors pry into the private business of the people, unless the latter have a taxable income and try to evade the law. It is expected that not more than 85,- 000 persons will be affected by this limit, and the great majority of citizens will not have to make returns. Provision is also made by which no information can be made public as to the details of the income reported by citizens. If such details become public it might injure the credit of a firm or individual. For that reason any public or private person who divulges any part of this information concerning incomes is made subject to criminal prosecution, with heavy fine and penalty. Particu lar provision is made for the collection of the income tax due on salaries; not only official salaries, but the salaries of individuals received from business firms, corporations, etc. Tne individual receiving the salary does not pay the tax, but it is made the duty of every government, state, county and municipal disbursing officer to re tain 2 per cent of all salaries over the taxable amount. This 2 per cent is to be taken out of the salaries in bulk at the last payment of salaries for the year. The tax upon corporations includes every phase of corporate stock. This tax is general and is without the $4,000 exemption allowed to individual in comes. It is provided that in collecting the tax on corporate stock, the corpora tion shall pay the tax and deduct the amount'from the dividends of tbe stock holder. To Vote Next Monday. Washington, Jan. 19.—There was a much better attendance of members when the house met than for some time past. At 11:10 the house went into com mittee of the whole to consider the Wil son tariff bill. At the request of Mr. Wilson, chairman of the committee on ways and means, unanimous consent was given to consider the sugar schedule of the Wilson bill for three hours imme diately after the house goes into com mittee of the whole next Monday and that a vote shall then be taken. The amendment proposed by Mr. Johnson, of Ohio, putting steel rails on the free list was lost by a vote of yeas, 19; nays, 100. After the defeat of the Johnson steel rail amendment, Representative Hen derson, of lowa, offered an amendment to substitute the present law for the ag ricultural schedule, and a long debate on agriculture ensued, in which Hopkins of Illinois, Hall of lowa, Springer of Il linois, Hanger of Wisconsin, and others took part. Mr. Bailey’s Resolution Postponed. Washington, Jan. 19.—The house committee of the judiciary discussed and postponed until Wednesday next final action on the resolution of Mr. Bailey, of Texas—reported favorably from the sub-committee —declaring that the sec retary of the treasury has no right to issue bonds to supply the present de ficiency. This action was taken on mo tion of Mr. Goodnight, wbo-wanted the matter to go over until Secretary Car lisle could bo heard. Ho will address the committee Wednesday next. Left with Another Woman. Galion, 0., Jan. 19.—A sensational episode exploded during the last few days that has stirred the city from end to end. It has developed that (ignTaa PRICE HVE CENTS. vaiuweii, tne wen Known Bine railroad detective, has left the city, and, instead of taking his own wife with him, took another woman. All his effects have been attached, and Mrs. Caldwell will sell her goods and also leave the city. She claims to have received a letter from her recreant husband, but says she will never follow him. Caldwell was a terror to the evil doers and stood well with the Erie company as its detective. Mrs. Caldwell will return to her former home in Ross county. BREW HER OWN BEER. The State of South Carolina Will Take Control of a Brewery. Columbia, Jan. 19.—1 n a few days the state of South Carolina will go into the beer manufacturing business. The state board of control has adopted the following resolutions: Reso'ved, That the county board of con trol of Charleston be authorized to estab lish a dispensary at or near the Palmetto brewery, and f hat the said dispensary, in addition to selling liquors, shall be the distributing depot for the ale and beer sold in Charleston, other than export beer. Resolved, second, That said dispensary. Under rules adopted by the county board and approved by the state board, use t’ a wagons and employes of the brewing co. - pinyin handling the beer made by the said Palmetto Brewing company in the city, and in shipping the same to all points outside the city to other dispensaries when ordered bj the state commissioner. The resolutions explain the deal to a certain extent only. The new dispen sarj' law gives such companies 30 days to dispose of their manufactured pro ducts. Governor Tillman says that they intend to take charge of the brewery to all intents and purposes, though it will still be run by the company. They pro pose to put their own man there to see that everything is properly managed and that pure goods are made, and he will attend to the business end. All the money will pass through his hands. He will settle with the brewery people weekly for the beer. By this arrange ment the company saves itself from los ing all that it had invested in its plant, and at the same time will continue in possession, though it be under the super vision of the state authorities, and the stuff manufactured can be sold only to state authorities. NO EXTRA SESSION. ’ Tennessee’s Governor Will Not Issne the Call for One. Nashville, Jan. 19.—There will be no extra session of the legislature this year unless something now unforseen should arise to demand it. Governor Turney has just said positively that he would not call it together to repeal the penitentiary bond act. Comptroller Harris a few days ago suggested in a published interview that the bond act be repealed, and the state depend on the surplus revenue of the present year for funds to meet the de mands of the penitentiary act. He es timates a surplus of $440,000 in the treasury on Jan. I, 1895. Governor Turney estimates it at $148,000, or near ly $300,000 less than the comptroller’s estimate. BEYOND THE LAW. ' Convicts Commit Murder and Think the Courts Cannot Touch Thein. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 19.—Henry Sin gleton and Horace Smith, negroes, have been convicted of murder, and will be sentenced to be hanged. Singleton is the convict who stabbed and killed his convict mistress, Lilia Payne, three months ago. and then cut his own throat with a razor. Smith killed another con vicj by splitting open his head with an ax. Both of the murders wore commit ted within the pen walls, and created great comment on the management of the state prison. The lifetime convicts entertained the idea that the}’ could not again be handled by the courts, that they wi re dead to the law and did not hesitate to commit mur der or any other crime when opportu nity occurred. This opinion is expressed by some of the best lawyers in the state, and the case will probably be carried to the Supreme court on that plea. CONVICTS ESCAPE. A Bloody Battle Occurred When Officers Came Upon Them Later. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 19.—Several desperate convicts escaped from the Pratt mines by blowing open an iron grating with dynamite. A guard, John Palton, was blown up and seriously hurt. A posse of officers, led by Deputy Sheriff Frank Dexter, came up with four escaped convicts near Gerthite. Dexter called on the convicts to surren der, when a battle followed, the con victs having secured guns. Dexter was instantly killed. One of the convicts was fatally hurt and the others escaped, but officers with dogs are in pursuit of the convicts, led by Jim Morrison, the noted Bibb county desperado. Further bloodshed is expected. Carried Over the Rapids. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 19.—Mr. Thomas Delmo and wife, and Joseph Rogers were crossing the river at New River in a small boat between Nuttles burg and Fayetteville, when they lost control of the craft and were carried over the falls, all three being drowned. The upturned boat was found contain ing two valises, and in them were two revolvers, two dirks, some clothing and a pair of boots. On one valise was the address, "Thomas Delmo, New York city,” and on the other, "Jim Rogers, New York city.” Ordered to Cail. Berlin, Jan. 19.—8 y command of Emperor William, all the ladies and gentlemen of the court will call upon United States Ambassador Honorable Tmodoie B. Runyan and Mrs. Runyan ou Tuesday next.