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RAILROADS UNDER WATER
THOUSANDS DEPENDENT ON
GOVERNMENT AID!
A Miwcrennt Cut* m Leyec-The Gram
River Bed und He Former Over-
nows.
Jiy TWfjjwjii f«> thr Htratd.
OTietai-His, Tenn., March 15,1882.—
, The overflow is not only causing death
and'destruction to the people below,
^b&eLthis writing Memphis, so to
speak, la cut offfrom communication
with the outside world by means of
her through lines of railrodds x The
waters of the Tallahatchie, to the
south, have flooded the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad track, making
the transfer necessary between here
and Grenada, Miss. The Memphis
ami T.ittle Rock railroad is under wa
ter to the depth of six feet from here
to Madison, Ark., forty miles to the
west. To the east, on the line of the
Memphis and Charleston adlroad,
two washouts have occurred between
Grand Junction und Corinth, which
delays travel, and this morning the
railroad bridge across the Big Hatch-
ie river, forty miles east of Memphis,
on the Louisville und Nashville line,
was submerged, and passengers from
Louisville and the east due here at
four a. in. did not nrrive until live p.
in. They were transferred at the
point named. The regular train on
this road which should leave to-night
has been discontinued. A large float
hu> been scut to where the bridge is
located and passengers will be trans
ferred on tliis improvised flntboat.
All these mishaps have been eaused
by recent ruins that have fallen
throughout this section and caused
ihc inland streams to flood their hanks
and add to the d "truction that pre
vails in tile Isitto lands.
A VAST EXPANSE OK WATER.
Your correspondent, in converva-
tion to-night with Captain J. M. Iak 1 ,
of the United States Army, detailed
to ascertain and report the number of
destitute people !•> the Stnte of Mis
sissippi, was told that there are about
sixty-eight thousand square miles of
country between Memphis and Vicks
burg, Miss., subject to overflow, and
nearly all of this country was now un
der water. The population of this
territory was 150,000, and fully one
third, or 50,000 souls were suffering
und would lie de]>endent upon the
bounty of the government for forty
days to keep them from starvation.
MANY PEOPLE NOT YET SUCCORED.
There is no disguising the fact that
the magnitude of the disaster caused
by the present unprecedented high
rive- is not fully comprehended. For
:t00 miles below Memphis the waters
have oveflowed the country on both
sides of the river aiftl there are thou
sands of persons yet within the inun
dated regions who have not lieen as
sisted by either privute persons or by
t lie government. They are cooped up
in their dwellings without means of
eonvoyance to reach the highlands
further hack in the interior and are
inaccessible from the river. They are
subsisting on parched corn and com-
meal, and their sutlerings can lie im
agined.
lit.EAT MISS OF LIKE PKOBAIILE.
Many lives must l>e lost by the ex
posure that these people ore subjected
|o, and it would be difficult to sug-
- gest a remedy. Four "persons—three
women and a boy—were drowned
yesterday back of Concordia. Miss.,
by the cnpsislng of a dugout. There
should be prompt action taken in pro
viding supplies to those lu the interi
or who have not yet been succored.
How to reach them is the problem
that must lie solved.
TIIE WHOLE COUNTY UNDER WATER
Captain George P. Melchoir, Sheriff
of Itolivar county, Miss., is in the
city. He estimates that no less than
thirty lives have been lost by drown
ing in tils county, and as the entire
county of Bolivar is under waterthere
arc fully 11,000 destitute persons In
that county alone. The loss by hous
es lieing washed away, fences de
stroyed, mules, horses, cattle, hogs
and sheep lieing drowned, is beyond
calculation. The county has been
wrecked and its inhabitants are now
paupers. He came here for the pur
pose of making some provision to sup
ply the people with food to keep them
from starving.
The river here declined about one
inch to-day. The government steam
er Finma Etheridge, with a survey
ing parly aboard, arrived at noon and
will depart to-morrow for an inspec
tion of the brakes in the levees. She
will also take supplies to the needy.
THE ARKANSAS SUKKERKKS.
Lieutenant Vedder, detailed for
duty iu Arkansas to ascertain the ex
tent of the suffering caused by the
overflow, arrived this morning from
Little Rock. He estimates that the
government will have to provide for
20.000 destitute people in Arkansas for
sixty days from the 20th inst., as the
suffering is on the increase and will
continue long after the waters have
subsided. ,
THE SITUATION AT HELENA.
A special from Helena, Ark., says:
"The river has fallen an inch, but the
overflow in the city has risen an inch.
< 'arcful watch is being kept on the
levee, and every efToit is being put
forth to make assurance doubly sure.
Many colored persona are coming in
from the lower districts, and from the
outlook now labor will be scarce on
thr plantations when the time for
making crops comes. Intelligence
from Clarendon, fifty miles west of
hem, gives a gloomy picture of the
situation there. Little or no business
is lieing done there, and the water in
some places is six feet deep in the
streets. The Board of Health an
nounced yesterday that starving cat
tle liad been killed and sold in the
market, and passed resolutions call
ing on tlie city authorities to prevent
such sale as being dangerous to the
health of the city.
IIKilt WATER AND HOPE AT NASH
V1LLK. "* *
Nashville, March 15, 1882.—The
Cumlierland river has risen two
inches within the past twenty-four
hours, reaching forty-six feet ou the
gauge. It is believed that the watei
will begin to decline to-morrow, un
less rain should should fall to-night.
The river is falling fast at the head of
navigation, and has fallen twelve
inches at Carthage, ISO miles above
Nashville.
inches and at six P. M. six inches be
low the high water mark of 1874.
A MISCREANT'S WORK.
The police to-day report that some
malicious scamp made a small cut
last night in the levee about a mile
below Carrollton. The cut was closed
before any damage had been done.
THE POINT COUPEE CREVASSE.
A special to the Timeu-Democrat
from Bayou Sara says:—“At seven
o’clock to-night tho news is still gloo
my. The Point Coupee break is wid
ening every hour, and the levee is
expected to break above at any mo
ment. Tlie whole levee will probably
go. The back-water fell over twelve
inches to-day, caused, no doubt, by
the breaking of Potin’s Dyke, a very
large embankment buit to prevent the
waters from entering False river.
This will fill False river and will cer-
trinly cause a brake in the Fordaelies
levee and inundate the Orossetete
country. Potin’s Dyke is about one
mile from the Court House and about
four miles from Wate rloo. It will be
impossible to estimate the loss to the
people In stock, crops, Ac. The steam
er Pat Bonner, witli flats, has been
busy to-day moi ing cattle, etc., from
Point Coupee to Cat Island. Many
animals died on the way from ex
haustion and want of forage. The
track of tlie West Feliciana Railroad
on the levee which protects the eas
tern side of the town will have to be
raised, as the water is still rising one
inch per day and there are not many
indies to spare.’’
fromTthens.
Preparations to Oust ths HrUllont Young States-
man of the Ninth.
From Telegraph »(• Mrxxrngcr.
Being stationed here for a few days, I
tender a short account of “Athens do
ings.” Tile event of the season lias been
the consolidation of the Banner and
Watchman, the two sterling papers
which some years juist have kept tlie
natives of “the hills” posted upon the
events and doings of the outside world.
(Athens you know has named herself
the “Inland Queen.”) The event has
just transpired and causes no little ex
citement in these parts, owing to the
fact that it means war on S|ieor, the
young, brilliant and powerful independ
ent who now seemingly holds the reins
of the Congressional chariot in which
many ex|>erts are desirous of taking a
ride.
In conversation with several promi
nent gentlemen here I lind that the dogs
of war arc now aliout to lie turned loose
u|ion the aforesaid “free lanee,” and the
ground will be hotly contested from the
very start till the “last day in the morn
ing.”
In the meantime Spoor and his friends
are leaving no stone unturned to find
some organ which may be induced to
assume his cause in this city and take
the place left vacant by the demise of
the Watchman, which, by the way, was
indeed a “watchman upon the tower”
for Speer and did telling work for the
young brilliant In the last campaign.
The knowing ones say that Judge Er
win is the coming man, who it is hoped
will carry the banner of success and vic
tory for the “organised,” and plant it
successfully where it will wave in tri
umph over the classic hills of the “old
niuth.” From appearances here I pre
dict that the events and excitement of
the coming contest will lie unequaled by
anything heretofore seen in these histor
ic regions. Judge Erwin is a native of
Speer’s banner county, and is held in
high esteem not only by his fellow citi
zens at home, but by all who have the
pleasure of his acquaintance.
An upright judge, a brilliant lawyer
and a wise law-maker, he will, I pre
dict, cause the “associated Inde|>endent-
Repnblican clans” to raise a howl of dis
appointment when the autumn days shall
come, should lie decide to cast aside his
judicial robes and buckle on his armor
and take field for the rights and liberties
of the “organised'” Success crown his
effort®, and may the Republicans and
their so-called “independent” allies lie
completely routed and the “old united”
be again enrolled among the “solid” dis
tricts of proud old Georgia.
It is rumored here that one of our most
prominent Macon citizen, whose enter
prise is almost uneqnaled, is about to
consummate a lease of tho famous New
Holland Springs, and by the lavish ex.
penditure of money npon it make anoth
er pleasant summer resort for our people,
when the warm rays of the summer sun
shall compel us to leave business for
awhile and refresh our drooping ener
gies. Ilis name is a sure guarantee that
the scheme will be a success and New
Holland again loom up as a popular re
sort for health and pleasure.
Rain, rain, rain seems to be unceasing
here and complaints are coming up from
the farmers. Work is delayed and mer
chants are blue. The clay hills aliout
here are very productive, but unless them
is soon a cessation of rain the outlook
will be very had indeed. Bnt yonr val
uable space has been, I fear, too much
trespassed upon already, so I shall bid
you adieu. Yours. “Cyri s Bits.
A TRUE INCIDENT OF COLLEGE LIFE.
As Told by ths Room-msts of ons of tbs Panic!-
A RECORD OF LEGAL RAPINE.
From the Fort-Appeal.
Ex-Collector Andrew Clark’s sum
mary of operations in his revenue
district for the past live years shows
numerous stills destroyed and an im
mense quantity of spirits captured. It
also shows 3,000 Georgians arrested
and twelve revenue officers killed in
the course of sanguinary engagements
with the moonshiners.
The internal revenue system was a
war measure, and it ought to have
ceased with the war, the necessity for
it no longer existing, as the published
statement of the secretary of the
Treasury shows that the national
debt can be extinguished within the
next twelve years.
During recent years its workings
have been abominable. In a time of
profound peace the workings of this
system have plunged North Georgia
into a state or almost constant guer
rilla warfare. Our sturdy mountain
eers never understood the internal
revenue system. In the pursuit of
what they considered an honest'busi
ness they Moke through the cobwebs
of the law, and when attached in their
mountain retreats fought like brave
men in defense of their property and
their liberty. It is true that a mis
taken -view of their rights placed them
on the wrong side In this matter, but
it Is impossible not to sympathize
with them. The vigilant raiders of
VERY HIGH WATER AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, March 15, 188S.—
The weather to-day was partly cloudy ... . Til ■ „ „
and warmer. The wind was gusty,
and varied from southeast to south- The abolition ofThliwar tax
west. Nothing new was heard from with its war-like methods of enforce-
the levees. The river showed the ment will be hailed with delight by
highest record of the season, being at 8°°^ people everywhere. Its contln-
uiiwh ivwn in m iunb, whrh nanee esa eerve so good pnrpoee, sad
ng but evil can result from it.
six A. M- ulna inches, at noon eight
Written Jot thr Bassrr-WaUkmnn.
Earnest R. and I were room-mates
at a boarding high school preparing
for college. A more genial, large
hearted and pleasant companion was
not to be found; and we formed a
strong attachment for each other. He
was naturally an Intelligent and en
tertaining talker and no man could
fill the place of Earnest when, after
study hours the boys assembled, as by
previous understanding and appoint
ment, at some particular room to “live
over” the incidents of thedayorwhile
away an hour ill anecdotes and jovial
conversation.
It was the custom among the larger
students to devote at least one even
ing of each week to calling upon those
fair creatures who possess the myste
rious power of enchanting the senti
mental and young seeker after knowl
edge. It had often been remarked
among the boys that it was somewhat
out of the usual order of things that
Earnest had never called upon the
young ladies of the town. Possessing
a handsome figure, pleasing manners
and engaging conversational powers,
(with his fellow students) they, won
dered that he was not a “ladies man.”
“Earnest,” said I one evening,
“though you have often declined a
similar proposition, come go with me
visiting after tea. I am sure you will
enjoy it, and Misses X have given me
a special invitation to come, with my
friend Mr. R. to a social gathering of
a half dozen young ladies and gentle
men this evening.”
He looked at me for a moment, and
said with his usual good humor:
“Well, if you renlly wish it, be hang
ed if I don’t go, though I’m afraid I’ll
feel*like a fish out of the water when
I get there.”
Having arranged his toilet with un
usual care we set out and at the ap
pointed hour we were shown into the
elegant and brilliant parlors of our
charming hosts, who were already
awaiting us.
I shook hands cordially with them
and introduced Earnest who bowed
three times in three different direc
tions. They expressed their delight
at making his acquaintance; he made
an ineffectual effort to respond, hut
bowed several more times with a
peculiar, and to my astonishment,
carries* movement.
We were seated, and a few common
place remarks made as to weather,
news, etc. Earnest gradually over
came his embarrassment and talked
freely and with such a happy combi
nation of elegance and humorous sim
plicity that made him a shining light
among the company.
In an hour after our arrival we were
ushered into another room in which
was a table well loaded with choice
fruits, cakes, wines etc., upon which
an attack was immediately made
without ceremony or restraint, all
chatting and giving away to the pleas
ure of the occasion. The glasses were
filled, but Earnest at first declined
the proffered dainty, but when press
ed by the bewitching smiles and
laughing eyes, he yielded and drank
once, then again. I noticed that he
became on a sudden, very lively and
communicative. At length the young
lady with whom he was conversing
made some playful allusion to an
awkward blunder which he bad made
upon his entrance. His face flushed
and hla eyes sparkled. I saw in an
instant that he was angry, and the
conviction flushed upon me that he
was intoxicated, and to confirm the
dreaded apprehension, I heard him
reply to the intended harmless jest
with an excited voice in words of
stinging reproach wholly unfitted for
feminine ears. I hastened to him and
assured him that no injury was in
tended, at the same time begging the
ladies not to take any offense at his
language. But he insisted that he
had been insulted in a house where
hospitality never dwelt, and finding
that his reason was dethroned, I bade
the young ladies good evening and
taking his arm succeeded in conduct
ing him home where he soon fell Into
deep stupor.
Next morning at early dawn, he
sought me, his face wearing a min
gled expression of mortification and
self-reproach. He told me that on the
evening before our visit he hod drank
glass of whiskey, proscribed by a
physician for a threatened attack of
neuralgia, and the wine, which by it
self could not have had such effect, so
aroused this previous stimulant as to
produce Intoxication. He informed
me that he hod just written a full and
explicit apology, laying on himself all
blame, and entreating their forgive
ness. While we were discussing the
unfortunate occurrence a note was
handed him from a brother of Miss X
which demanded an immediate ar
rangement for a hostile meeting. To
tills he replied by expressing his deep
mortification at the wrong he had
done, explaining his condition and
humbly begging pardon. In the mean
time the principal had got wind of the
misconduct and upon questioning
Earnest obtained a frill and free con
fession of all that bad transpired with
the exception of the challenge. Earn
est was informed that he would be re
quired probably to withdraw from
school, but his fata would not be fixed
hastily.
Another message came to inform
him that young Mr. X wonld neither
listen to nor acceptany apologies, and
that the only method of satisfactorily
adjusting the wrong was the one first
demanded. Earnest asked what he
must do, saying that he was unwill
ing to fight in orderto redress a wrong
which he himself had perpetrated. I
told him to go and see Mr. X., and if
he could not affect a reconciliation, I
would be unable to offer any Anther
advice as to his course of conduct.
This he did, and on returning inform
ed me that he had been compelled to
accept the challenge, and that they
would meet in a secluded spot at sun
set; at the same time asking if I would
accompany him as the usual guaran
tee of fair play. I cheerfully consent
ed, and sunset fonnd Earnest and my
self Awe to free with > Mr. X. and his
companion, who withdrew to one side
with me and again we attempted to
show the offended party the folly of
endangering each other’s lives when
In vain,
We placed them in position facing
each other at twenty paces, each hold
ing his own pistol. “All ready,” came
from the lips of him who had accom
panied X., and the weapons were lev
eled, and for the first time I realized
the fearful deed about to take place. I
thought of the many happy, careless
school days Earnest and I had spent
together, how he had told me of his
childhood passed with relatives who
had watched over him since his moth
er died, leaving him a little boy, of
his calm instructions to me that in
case he should be killed to let his
father know, that he might be placed
beside his sainted mother. I felt a
sensation of fear and reproach steal
ing over me. Fear because my bosom
friend might be shot and die before
me; reproach, because I had not in
formed the authorities and stopped
the whole proceeding. But I could
not act now—the calamity must come.
I'looked at EkWiest; his arm was
steady, and his features, though pale,
calm and determined. His antago
nist bore an expression of deadly ha
tred, standing like an enraged tiger
ready to spring ujion tlie object which
aroused his fury. The word was given
and the pistols were fired as If with
one rejiort. Mr X clasped his hand
to his brow and fell backward to the
earth. We hurried to him and raised
his head. After a moment lie opened
his eyes languidly, looked ’rouud him
bud attempted to rise, hut was pre
vented. Upon examination, the
wound proved to be a slight one, the
hall having merely grazed his temple,
inflicting u surfaee incision, hut the
shock had stunned him. I now ap
proached Earnest who was leaning
against a tree, with a look of apparent
unconcern. I had at first thought lie
was untouched, but soon discovered
that his coat sleeve was saturated
with blood, from the loss of which he
fainted in my arms just as I reached
him. The ball of his antagonist had
penetrated his arm at the junction of
the shoulder, severing a minor blood
vessel, causing a painful but not seri
ous injury.
leaving my companion to look af
ter his rapidly recovering change, I
assisted Earnest, through an unfre
quented way to our room, arriving
just at dark. A physician was sum
moned who dressed his arm and told
him he could take moderate out-door
exercise. The Principal of the school
had missed us, and suspecting some
thing wrong came to know tlie cause
of our atisenee at the dining hall. I
made him acquainted with tlie wlic'e
affair, and lie immediately informed
me that Earnest and I were no longer
students of High School, and
advised us to take our leave as soon
as possible, lest a higher tribunal than
his call us to account.
The following morning the early
train had among its passengers two
homeward bound, but not light-heart
ed and glad as they were one year be
fore, when they had set out for home
because vacation hud come.
We both entered different universi
ties the following fall, and two years
later Earnest graduated with distinc
tion at the University of .
He is now a prosjierous young bach
elor in a Western town, and the fol
lowing is an extract from a letter from
him.
“I have never took a glass of whis
ky or wine since the time it came so
near ending my existenee. Neither
have I ever called on any more young
ladies, though the temptation is great
among these “Western beauties," as
you would call them.”
But Earnest is young, accomplished
and handsome, and I predict that he
will yet be the model husband of a
hapyy wife.
Justice to Mr. X. demands me to
add that he afterward acknowledged
Ills stubbornness and, obtaining his
address, wrote Earnest a letter eon
taing words of admiration for the lat
ter’s courage and his own overbearing
demands. Jerky Muggins.
ANOTHER MURDER.
To* Wator Gives up Its De*4—A Hors# Thiers
(iirinnrtt Herald.
Considerable excit-ment was created
in Ben Smith’s district la st Saturday, by
the announcement that the body of u
man had been found in Perry’s mill
pond, a short distance from tlie court his hand,
ground of the district. Upon examine- “What can I do for you, sir?’
tion it was found to be tlie remains of a
But why? you ask. Ah, that is the
question. The judge, the lawyers and
the jury cannot tell. They have ascribed
all manner of motives to me. They have
said I was brutal and cold-blooded from
my youth—a moral monster. Wrong—
I am gentle almost to timidity. They
have said that there was a woman in the
case. Wrong—I scarcely knew the man,
and knew no woman that he knew. My
advocate has said that I am mad, and
that tlie waxen head reminded me of
some woman whom I had loved. Wrong
—I never loved but one, and she was
dark.
Tlie head, you will notice, is that of a
blonde.
Yes, I killed him, and for what you
will think a trifle—because lie refused to
remove a waxen image from the window
of Ids hair-dressing shop.
Odd, was it not!
Let me tell you my story. I was poor
—miserably, wretchedly poor. I had
come to the great city, as come so many
men, in search of employment. Any
thing, whether hand-work or brain-
work, would I willingly have done. But
work I could not get. The first day I
went to seventeen places. They were
sorry there was no opening; possibly
there might be; would I mill again? and
I was politely ushered out.
I waited. I called again. I was again
rebuffed—a little less politely than be
fore. I went to other places. The same
experience. In all the great city there
seemed no work for me to do.
I was gradually sjiemling the small
stoek of money I had brought with me
—all I had in the world. Finally it was
gone. I pawned wlidt few articles of
jewelry I had, and continued my quest
for work. At last I received some. It
was copying, at a miserable pittance,
but it was work.
My humble bulging was in a dingy
street, and directly opposite was a hair
dresser’s shop. In the window was an
object the sight of which annoyed me.
In this life you meet persons who are
repugnant to you, as wi 11 as those whom
you like. To one of a sensitive nature,
like myself, t’ie same rule applies to in
animate objects. Even for tables and
chairs I have my likes and dislikes.
Thinks, says the Latin poet, have
tears; so, too, have they irony. And
this object in the hair dresser’s window
produced upon me a disagreeable sen
sation of irony. The impression was all
the more disagreeable because I was
ashamed of myself for feeling it.
I crossed tlie street and examined the
object of my dislike. It was nothing—
nothing but a waxen head. But it was
disagreeable. It looked like a real head
—a head cut from a human body. It
was not a bust, such as hair-dressers or
dinarily have, but a simple head, cut
oil at the neck, and placed on a shelf,
with a background of coarse, ret! cloth.
A flowing blonde wig was upon it, and
its glassy blue eves had a metallic lus
tre. There was i mechanic smile upon
its painted lips—a disagreeable smile,
almost a contemptuous smile. Anil I
could not help thinking that the thing
looked superciliously at me.
I finished the copying I lind, and went
for more. None to be had. Again I
went my weary round. No work. Dis
pirited and melancholy I returned to my
lonely room. It was after dark. The
hair-dresser’s was faintly illuminated by
a sickly, sputtering lamp. But in the
darkness there shone out two brilliant
points of light.
They were the eyes of the Waxen
Head.
I began to grow alarmed, dispite my
self. Could the cursed thing lie acting
on my brain? Was I in danger of mad
ness? But no; what folly! I would
not look U|>on it. I would avoid gazing
out of the windaew. For a week I would
not let my eyes fall upon it. But it was
not without an effort. I experienced
veritable tugs at times, pulling me
aronnd to look at the Wax Head. But I
resisted.
At last one night I was returning
home just after dark. The window was
not lighted; I was safe. Just as I
reached the front of tlie shop a lamp
lighter touched a street lamp near by.
The flame shot from tho jet, the light
fell upon the window. Starting out of
die darkness I saw the mocking Head
1 could not restrain myself. I en
tered the shop, determined to make the
owner remove the hideous thing. As I
crossed the threshold a snug fellow ad
vanced, liowing, smirking and rubbing
fools.
Curses on them! I wonder I did not
do'murder then.
One day my friend Arnold came to see
me—the only friend I had in the great
city. He brought good news—he had
secured a place for me as clerk in an
office. The pay was wretchedly small,
but it was a place. I could have wept
for joy. I pressed Arnold’s hand con
vulsively, and thanked him as few men
are thanked. I was to take the place in
two days. He left me a happy man.
The next evening I was seated in my
room. It was cold and I was shivering,
for I had no fire. It was ths 20th of
February. Oh, yes, I remember that. I
can never forget It. As I sat there think
ing over my unexpected good fortune,
and pinching myself, partly to keep
warm and partly to be sure I was awake
1 heard a knock. - I opened the door. A
letter. I unfolded it and read:
Dear Mir—We regret to inform you
that the positlen which sraa secured for
you in our employ by Mr. Arnold is no
longer vacant. It has been filled by the
appointment of a relative of one of the
members of tlie firm.
Yours, very truly,
I crumpled the letter convulsively in
my hand. The room began to whirl
around me. 1 staggered and fell to tlie
floor. *
When I recovered my senses a new
and strange light fell U|ion my dazed
eyes. The curtain was drawn, but still
tlie light came through. Mechanically I
pulled usidu the curtain to see what it
could lie. I recoiled. For tlie barlier
had fitted up his window with gas-jets,
and in the centre of an aureola of ten
lights appeared the Waxen Head.
I glanced at it. There was the same
haughty look from its glassy eyes, the
same sneering smile upon its painted
lips. They moved—I swear I saw them
move.
With a hoarse cry I bounded from tlie
room. In two seconds I was in the vil
lain’s shop.
“S"Oiindrel!” I hissed; “you have
mocked at me—you shall never ugain
have tlie chance.”
“l’ooli!” said he, insolently; “wliat’s
the matter with you? Go and sleep the
liquor off.”
There was a sneer upon lib fool’s face
lie spoke.
A knife came to my hand.
There was no sneer upon his white
face when lie died.
negro, anti the fact that chains were
found around the arms ami legs of the
deceased, was conclusive evidence that
lie had lieen murdered and sunk in the
jioud with the expectation that the
crime would not he discovered. Bnt
murder always comes to light, and tlie
Iiodv which had probably lieen iu the
pond four or five weeks, had risen to the
surface to tell its ghastly tale.
Coroner Peters was ai once sent after,
and arrived on the ground on Saturday
night. He proceeded on the bright Sah-
bath morning to investigate the cause
of the dentil.
Only two witnesses were introduced.
Thomas Dillard testified us follows: Ou
Saturday night, about live weeks ago,
some unknown parties came to his house
about nine o’clock, and got a chain and
rope and carried off a negro tn tn known
as Thomas Martiu. Witness did not
know liow many were in tlie crowd,
lleariug the noise he went out, when
one of the party told him logo back and
go to bed. that they wore doing witness
a favor. They also stated that they hud
lost a horse and wanted to talk with tlie
negro awhile. This was about tlie sub
stance of the conversation with him. G.
T. Willard testified that from the quills
found In the pocket of deceased and his
clothing, he was satisfied that the body
was that of Thomas Martin, who was
taken from Mr. Dillard’s on the night of
the 28th of Janomrr last. - ——
This appears to have lieen all tlie ev
idence accessible to the jury in reference
to the murder or the .perpetratora of it
or the cause which .led to such high
handed taking of life.
We give below the verdict of the jury:
Georgia, Gwinnett County.—we, a
Coroner’s jury, this day summoned by
Coroner^. J. Peters, to hold an inquest
on the body of Thomas Martin, colored,
now lying before no, having carefully in
quired into the cause of the death of
said Thomas Martin, colored, Dr. J. W.
Riley making the post mortem examina
tion in onr presence, are of the opinion
that deceased came to bis death bv a di
rect blow on the leit side of his head,
crushing the skull, and causing death
instantly, by some unknown party.
Editor H. H. Cabaniss announces
the sale of his paper, the Monroe Ad
vertiser. to Mr. John T. Waterman,
late of the Athens Banner. Mr. Wa
terman is one of the most able and
purest editors on the Georgia press,
and he will doubtless make a grand
success of hi* new purchase.
“Nothing,” said I; “that is, nothing
in tlie—what a very singular head you
have there in the windoy!”
“Do you think so, sir?”
“Yes. Can it be possible that it is of
any use to you:”
“Oh, yes; it serves t» a’tract custom
e rs, and to display wigs. And then, you
know, it is one of the accessories of our
business.”
“But,” said I, liotly, “why do you not
have a host? You certainly should
have a bust. He tvas staring at me.
went on more calmly: “Besides, with
bust, a handsome pair of shoulders,
necklace, or something of the kind, yotir
window would look much more attrac
tive.”
“Very true, sir,” he replied, “but
such things cost money, and money, sir,
is something not very plentiful In this
shop.”
I grew excited again. 1 could not
help it. “I do not care,” said I; “that
object there looks like a genuine head-
a human head. There are people whom
such tilings affect. A nervous shock
might be caused ”
He burst into a roar of langhter.
I changed my tone. I became hum
ble. I admitted that the head produced
a sinister impression on me, and begged
him to remove it.
“Why,”'arid he, “If yon are so ner
vous, you had better change your lodg
ings. It is easy to do that. I do not see
why I should injure my bus! dear on oc-
count of your whims.”
He was right. I could not rightfully
ask him to do it. But change my lodg
ings—what a bitter jest! I could not
pay for those I had, much less secure
new ones, with payment in advance re
quired. I went ont dejectedly, my head
bent, and left the Thing still in the win
dow. And yet they call me ferocioosl
Bnt my torture was only begun. The
cursed barber told his neighbors of my
visit. 1 became a show foe the giggling
shop-keepers. They would watch lor
my goings and comings, and when 1
passed the window, with averted faces
they would chuekl c an d sneer. Even the
AN OUTRAGEOUS MURDER
(iirinnrtt Herald.
We have learned of an outrageous
murder committed in this county on
Tuesday morning, by a band of men
claiming to be revenue officers, for
which, as wc understand the facts,
there is t.o semblance of excuse or jus
tification.
It seems that Jackson J. Hlx, an
old man, supposed to be between six-
and seventy years of age, lately put
np a little still house ou Red Laud
creek about four miles southwest of
Lawrenceville. Ou Monday night a
party of men come into town on the
train and proceeded out to the locali-
of tlie still house. About sun up
on Tuesday moruiug they found the
old mun at the still house and when
lie discovered them he started back to
residence about three hundred
yards distant. Tlie revenue men fol
lowed and just as the old man got in
the yard and was walking along with
his hands in his pockets he was shot
down by one of tlie men in the pres
ence of liis wife. The hall is suppos
ed to have passed through his heart,
as he fell dead on the spot. They then
shot at a sixteen -year old boy, who
had just started to feed the horse, and
had a pan of meal in his hand* When
he was shot at he threw up his hands
like he was shot and ran. They pur
sued and caught and beat him. They
then left, carrying the boy with them
The party went in the direction of
Atlanta and it is supposed they car
ried him there. A coroner’s inquest
will be held to investigate the facts
and the inquiry should be full and ex
haustive.
There was no excuse for shooting
down an old mun by a party of five
men who could have captured him
without trouble or danger. And an ex
ample should be made of them. Let
revenue men and all others be taught
that human life cannot be taken with
impunity in tlie county of Gwinnett.
Tlie perpetrators of this horrid crime
should be arrested, it known, and if
not known, a reward should be otter
ed by the county authorities, and the
Governor for the arrest and conviction
of the murders.
repcirh*
edas having uttered the following re
cently in a lecture at Palmetto:
1. As to the origin.
Darwin would say they were evolved
from the nature of things in the garden,
when Adam saw he must be clothed,
and no money, no means, no credit.
John Stuart Mill would say that, ab
stractly considered, they were brought
into the world by the concurrent action
of atoms, space accidents, but that these
thingR can’t carry them out of the world.
Experience teaches us that they have
their origin in false economy, laziness,
prodigality, etc. The farmer sits down
and calculates on paper how much cot
ton, corn, etc., he will make, and how
much lie will get for them. He never
calculates the cost of production, and
leaves no margin for short crops, loss
of stock, etc. Wherever or whatever it
costs, more to run a farm than you get
for the crop, hard times is the result.
Merchants invite the presence of hard
times in the style of goods sold to farm
ers. Six dollar hats, five dollar shoes,
twenty-five dollar suits, and tlie exposi
tion thrown in, dont grow legitimately
out of our present system of farming.
The merchants this year will realize
about sixty-six cents on their collections
and they will find, on examination of
itemized accounts, that they have about
received pay for tlie actual necessaries
furnished the fanners. Clear headed
farmers and merchants of fine judgment
is the antidote for the present trouble.
THE PARTIES AFFECTED BY TIIKUAKD TIMES.
1. Those who trust to luck, or fortune,
or genius.
2. The indolent.
3. The prodigal.
The child who expects to find a liag of
gold at tlie end of the roinbow is not
more chimerical than he who trusts to
luck. The man who sits in the shade
and bosses a crippled negro makca crop,
or who wastes his substance on the
cravings of pride, have each a clear case
of hard times. The fanner who puts liis
forty acres to the mule, and buys his
corn at $t.25 per bushel and liis other
supplies at credit prices, I tell you, the
grass will get his crop, tlie buzzard will
get his mule, and the sheriff will get
him. After a hard year’s work lie comes
out like a youiqmr brother of mine, who
ran away from lionie one morning and
returned late in tlie afternoon. He said
to mo, gleefully, “Buddy, I have made
one-dollar and seventy-five cents to-
lay.” “How?” said I. “Peddling
cake for Joe Craig.” “Well,” said I,
what did you do with your money?”
I took a cake for the dolla:.” “Well,
what ditl you do with the seventy-five
cents?” “I took another cake for that,”
said lie. Cakes without other tilings are
dead, being alone. Some violate every
law of economy, and blame providence
for results. Like the brother at the
camp meeting, who gave liberally to the
collections because ho left a bad fence
around his crop at home, and wanted
great Providence to keep the stock out of
his fields. When he returned home, he
found, to his astonishment, that tlie
stock laid demolished his crop. He went
back to the camp inerting,' complaining
to the preacher of the dealings of Provi
dence after his liberality the day before.
Well,” said the preacher, “the stock
ought to have eaten up your crop. Any
body that would make a gap-boy of God
Almighty should be eaten out of house
and home.” How many men in Geor
gia have assets enough to pay their
debts if they were forced on the market?
Alex. Stephens may be a croaker, but he
is no joker. We have one class of citi
zens who are easy. They and their fam
ilies do not pander to the fashions and
extravagances of the time. Like the
Irishman, they do without the things
they are obliged to have; they will do
without rattier than go in debt. A nun
said to me some time ago: “I can’t run
without help next year.” He had corn
and meat enough to do him. Ilis wife
remarked: “We can do without sugar in
our coffee.
iwwsnijrspi ,
fast as men and money can accoinj^tlsk.
The road is now’nearly completed to
Tallulah Falls, and the train will be'run-
nlng to that point before the 1st of May
—the time stipulated in the contract.
Lately, In conversation with a prominent
gentleman of Athens, Col, Foreacre re
marked: “and when I get to the falls I
won’t give the hands breathing tithe be
fore putting them at work on extending
to Rabun Gap—and when that point is
reached then I shall strike for Knox
ville,” This road, for nearly its entire
length, will pass through a rich and vir
gin country, abounding in mineral
wealth and affording the grandest scen
ery on the American continent. “Here
Is a field for capital such as can but at
tract the eye bf the Invester. Right ou
the line ol the road there are water-
powers enough to drive tlie machinery
of the world; mines of iron, coal and ail
the precious metals; marble of every
hue, and with grain as fine as the purest
Italian; and a country, too, that knows
not the curse of cotton, but will gladly
exchange the provisions so much need
ed by our people for ttie fruit of our
looms. And all this section will pay
tribute to Athens—its natural .fount,
and the terminus of the great trunk line.
Our city has certainly a grand future,
and it will not be long in breaking upon
us. Atlanta has been christened the
Gate City, while Athens has heretofore
been a sort of “Drawer-Bars City”—
having to let down a gap every time
freight passed through. But when the
Northeastern is completed, our two mil-
roads connected, tlie Jug Tavern Road
built—with our cotton compresses, our
grain elevator and our varied manufac
tories, you will see fresh enterprise in
fused into our people, and Athens take
tlie place that she merits—at the head of
the commercial centres of the South.
OUR POST OFFICE.
C»pt. B. P. Eberbart Accept* the Poeltlon of
Deputy-Tho Bondsmen to Nome the Km-
ploy***
Postmaster Madisqn Davis has for
warded his bond to Washington City,
and we are informed that Messrs. R.
L. Bloomfield, R. L. Moss and Pope
Barrow are among his endorsers. It
seems that these gentlemen liad an
understanding with Davis that in
consideration of their going upon his
bend that they were to have the
naming of all the appointees, and
were to exercise a general supervision
over the business. But it seems for
some time that it was found no eaity
matter to gel a man to accept the place
of second-fiddler, and for the past
week or so rumors have been rife that
first one man and then another had
been approached on the subject, but
respectfully declined. Yesterday we
noticed in the Chronicle a statement
that Capt. Edward P. Eberbart, late
of Danielsville, had been chosen, and
meeting that gentleman we asked the
truth of the report:
“Yes,” was the reply, “I shall have
charge of the register business and
stamp office. Mr. Bloomfield propos
ed the matter to me, and I informed
him that I would accept, provided the
the right kind of men were put around
me. In mentioning the subject to
Capt. Barrow he said my appointment
was just what he desired, and intend
ed proposing my naifie himself to the
bondsmen, as they wanted some one
in charge of the finance who was en
tirely responsible.”
“Then you have no intimation ef
who will have charge of the general
delivery?” we asked.
“None whatever; but I presume it
will be a white man, as I should cer
tainly not consent to serve In connec
tion with any other. Messrs. Bloom
field and Barrow both said they in
tended to have men placed in charge
who would be entirely acceptable to
the people of Athens. I think it is
also the wish of Davis to manage the
“No,” said lie, “not as I offlee so as to overcome the prejudice
THE LIQUOR LAW.
Comptroller General Wright has just
finished sending out blank liooks to
the ordinaries and tax collectors of
the various counties in the State, to
be used in carrying out the law passed
by the last legislature requiring liquor
dealers to register. The law is not
generally known of among saloon
Keepers. It requires that after the
first day of April, 1882, sellers of li
quor shall, before engaging in busi
ness, register their names with the
ordiuary of the county in which they
propose to carry on business. A special
oook is kept for that purpose. It is
then made the duty of the ordinary
to notify the tax collector of his coun
ty and the comptroller general of the
State of his registration; and the
comptroller is required to keep a reg
ister of the same, the tax collector is
also required to keep a record of the
names of the liquor dealers, When
the register is made the dealer is re
quired to at once pay to the tax col
lector the entire year’s tax, and the
law provides that a failure to pay the
tax or to register is punishable as a
misdemeanor. The tax collector Is re
quired to give information against
the oifender, and his failure to do so
makes it the duty of the comptroller
general to proceed against blip, for
the amount due by the defaulting li
quor dealer. The books are furnish
ed by the comptroller general to the
ordinaries and collector. The tax
collectors are to make quarterly re
ports to comptroller general and re
mit to the State treasurer. The aot
does not relieve saloon keepers from
the operations of the United States
or local laws. The grand juries of the
countries are required to examine the
registers, and indict offenders.
General GartreU says with God’s
help he will be elected .Governor in
October. The General has evidently
been converted untjeg one of Dr. Fel
ton’s political sermons. We think
the Lord’s vote will be about his
only chance,
The Gainesville Southron entered its
7th yesr with the last issue. May the
paper and Uncle Pete yet survive a cento-
long as I can get credit.” I asked him
in tlie presence of his wife: “Which
would you like best, to be a man and
have no sugar, or coffee either, or to be
t^big baby, und have sugar and coffee,
both ?” There is more true manhood in
a glass of cold water with corn bread
than in all luxuries of life with tlie con
sciousness of dependence. Manhood
lived out in economy, honesty and
truthfulness never tastes of hard times.
Hard times has a lesson for all, and that
lesson is, “Every dog has his day.” A
man who has met all demands np to the
hour lie goes to bed, and then worries
and rolls sleepless upon his bed because
of the demands of to-morrow, Is as un
just to himself as he is unwise. Let us
never meet hard times on half-way
ground.
REMEDY FOR HARD TIMKS.
Economy! economy! Industry! indus
try.
Some one of tlie Methodist preachers
of Georgia got np at conference, a few
years ago, and said tie had a wife and
six children, had to pay house rent, aud
only received $100 for his year’s work.
Another brother asked, “How did yon
do that?” He replied, “By financier
ing!”
Let us do as we ought—do wliat we
say we will, and I speak for a brighter
future. Remember that paying debts is
more honorable and ruanly than mak
ing debts.
at his appointment.”
“Do you know when the new man
agement will take place, Captain?”
we next inquired.
“I do not. • You know there must
first be a Collector of Customs chosen
in the place of Davis, os be cannot
hold two offices at the same time. But
the time is not far distant, and so
soon as the change is made every ar
rangement has been perfected for the
Athens post-office, so that no time
will be lost in changing Us manage
ment.”
In the United States district court
at Atlanta, on the 14th, the following
cases were disposed of; Thomas Nix,
illicit distilling and working, plea of
not guilty; one month in the Bartow
county jail, $1(K)0 fine and chats. Lum
Baugh, illicit distilling, etc., plea of
guilty; one month in Fulton county
ail. $100 fine and costs. William
Stewart, illicit retailing, etc., one
month in Fulton countyjail, $100 fine
and costs. G. W. Holloway, illicit
distilling, etc., pica of guilty; three
months Tn Hail countyjail, $200 fine
and costs. Aaron Chandler, illicit
distilling, etc.; three months in Hall
countyjail, $200 fine and costs.
JONES’ BOMBSHELL.
Jones’ speech fell like a bombshell in
to the Republican camp; bat there was
no reply lo him. It is one of the reven
ges of time, that the Paciflo Coast Sena
tors who lmd, once helped fasten the
fourteenth aud fifteenth amendments
upon the prostrate South were now ap
pealing to that section to come to their
aid, and protect them from their own in
sanity. Tima, at, last, makes ail things
even. A Republican Senator, in the
year 1882, has risen in his seat ami bold
ly announced that negroes ought never
to have been allowed to vote; that their
presence is a curse at the South; that
the white man’s government is the only
one fit for the Republic; and that recon
struction was a blunder and a crime!
And not a man in that Senate, ou the
Republican side, dared stand up. and
challenge this bold and startling decla
ration. Even Hoar Sat mom and dumb
founded. If Jones hat not sounded the
alaim that rings like a fire bell in the
night, I would like to know the mean
ing of his language. What will come
otit we shall soon know. ‘But it needs
no sage to rise from the dead to prophet
sy that either $he Pacific Coast is drio-
ing to Democracy or. that the Republi
can party is about to “shoot Nlagira.”
George, of Mississippi, .and Jones, of
Nevada, have clasped hands over the
black chasm!—Augusta Chronicle.
The excessive zeal manifested by
Worshipping by telephone ■ has be
come a practical success in Hartford,
Conn. Every Sunday a hundred or
more subscribers are put on the Sonth
church circuit, and generally succeed
in following the services with only oc
casional and slight interruptions, The
solo singing sometimes reaches them in
a rather dilapidated condition, and if the
preacher tarns his back upon the trans
mitter there is a break in the sermon;
but on the whole the instrument doe*. -
fairly well by choir and clergyman.
ry. The old man is naughty and “goes Mm mon missionaries In making con
fer’ us, but we return his fire and bear verts is causing trouble amongi the
him no UL people of Gaston county, N, C,
The temperance question promises to .
play an important part in fnany State '
elections this year. • In Kansas and Iowa
an effect Will: be made to elect anti-pro* ,
hibitiou.Legislatures, while in Ohlo,lA- -,,
diana, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Car-'
olhia and Georgia the prohibitionists “
will endeavor to choose Legislatures- fa- -
vorabie to their vfr)Ks. . i.vMnrrtvwy
It is said that a count of noses and
close canvas of toe situation Indicate
that the Democrats will have agood •
working majority in the next Federal
House of Representatives. - The local
elections to the Northward are said to
indicate Democratic gains.
Since Uncle Alec' has refused to run
again for Congress, we next fall look
for a regular stampede mnonglong-
wattlpg statesmen in the 9th. There an
23 men who have been hanging on the
ragged edge ofexbeotusl’mfwpe'i
ten years.
, - LH - ! ..**'■* L- : '' ■ ■ .
The
swamp
hi slast Charity
gains credence. That’s bard on INbft
friend and admirers. They will ha»»
. - - - ' i - i.*i'
report that Grant has been *
ed In speculation, and that even
t charity fund has been absorbed.