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jd ma ii circulation of any paper
is l,ed i» Savannah.
^ Afftiirs in Georgia.
d \y G. Whidby, of the Atlanta
^Ziwn says he is “for the elevation
morally, mentally, physically and
0 . „ In this connection we learn
ft the Colonel has invented a derrick
‘ e which will materially aid him in his
lie work of elevating people.
There is a break at Beaver Creek on the
(western Division of the Central
‘ .. V RIJ d Columbus now sends cotton
fforannahby way of Opelika, Atlanta
aid Angus!* 4
];al K Bussell, of the Batnbridge
Democrat, was in
town the other day.
[ lie freshet has occasioned much delay
r, fanning operations in Western Georgia,
fid will have to be rebedded.
The four negroes to be bung in Thorn-
,cvjlle on the 17th of April will be exe
cuted privately.
Twenty-five illicit distillers have re
cently been captured in Habersham,
rial,an and Franklin counties.
Mrs. S. G. Ginn, of Hart county, is
dead.
The Granitcvillo Factory near Augusta
j, shipping goods to Marysville, Cali-
fornia.
Oue of the convicts who recently es-
raped in Atlanta was the notorious rob-
te James P. Carden.
The Atlanta Herald learns from Gov
ernor Smith, who has just returned from
Macon, that the Central Railroad in ac
cordance with a promiso made to the
Georgia Legislature, during its last sit-
], as made the Macon and Western
Railroad a trunk line, and will hereafter
charge the same tariff for freight con
signed from Atlanta or any point on the
line of the Macon and Western Road to
U v point on the Macon and Brunswick,
t, if it was consigned to. some point on
the Central
Misplaced switches cause delay at Rey
nolds ou the Southwestern Road.
The Atlanta llerald fears “that the At
lantic and Great Western Canal project is
lest for the present.” Nothing is more
probable.
The National Bank of Augusta sets a
lunch for its employees every day.
An Atlanta burglar has been arrested in
Home.
Columbus hod a hundred dollar fire the
other evening.
An intelligent and observant farmer of
Thomas county assures the Thomasville
Enterprise that there will be no caterpil
lars to injure tbe cotton this summer, for
the reason that the winter has been so
mild and the spring so early and warm,
that Hies are all hatched out now, and
Till run their course before there is any
®ttou for them to destroy. We trust his
observation, of which he is so confident,
Till prove correct. If, then, we have a
food season, no storm, and a good price
a the full, our people will be in good
sedition once more, provided they raise
'heir own provisions.
Trout shooting is a very popular amuse-
ent in Thomas county.
Atlanta Herald: We are informed that
Jr. Joseph LeConte, who was takon to
ie Pacific Slope some years ago by the
'.empting offer of a high position in tbe
California University, has made up bis
-ind to return to Georgia, and will carry
■t that intention at an early dny.
icurgia is always ready to reclaim her
tiled sous, anil she recovers a lost treas
ure iii such men as LeConte. And be
»mes iu the nick of time, for tbe State
sas use for him. We have never coinmu-
jicated with the Governor of Georgia on
le subject, and have no knowledge of
■ - intentions, but we would suggest that
if Professor LeConte will accept, he can
not make a better selection for State Ge-
logist, created by the last Legislature,
ie has all the scientific qualifications
lecessary for the position, which to de
velop the wealth and greatness of his na
ive State would be to him a labor of love.
Thoiansville Enterprise: In our article
hit week in vindication of Southwest
ern Georgia against the North Georgia
(barge that we were without corn, in
justice was done Thomas and adjacent
raauties iu quoting the price. We should
have said that cofn was plentiful at sev-
mty-five cents per bushel instead of one
Lliar. • AVhen brought into market it
wdy sells for over sixty-five cents, and
au sold during the winter as low as thir
.'-five cents per bushel. During the
jpfffit week engagements from mer-
irnuts have been made at seventy-five
‘ruts. Fodder also is abundant, and
Buumands, upon an average, only seven-
re cents per hundred. One year ago
«>ni was scarce at $1 2i>, and fodder
. i er >y sought at 81 SO, and a little later
|?,. bhe season readily commanded
I bin is indeed a favorable contrast for
(nomas county, and now that we hear so
iiuch inquiry after peas, especially ground
■«is, we take it for granted that ourfarm-
are °uee more on the road to prosperi-
v- and will ere long have their smoke
uses aud corn cribs at homes.
Florida Affairs.
the Palatkans are worried by wander-
swine.
ir. Pichard, a Frenchman, living in
Bounty, has imported worms, and is
:S @ged iu raising silk.
L. Edwards, of Jacksonville, has
a Pi*>ijited General Passenger Agent
1 fke Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile
Hoad.
Tbe Jacksonville Republican has been
to the Hew South.
Fnlatka Herald says the orange
•°P is pretty well gathered. The trees
" iTS Deen in bloom for several weeks. It
■ strange and beautiful sight to see the
ssoins 0ll orim „ e Tr ee a clustered with
6 ripe fruit. The fruit is still juicy,
lT eet and delicious,
Savannali has been well represented on
f ^ Bonn’s this Season, Among those
. in? bow sojourning in that delightful
Judge Schley and lady, Judge
s °bn, Miss Pope, J, L. Hardee and
H - M - Demere, Z. N. Winkler, W.
Holland, Mr. Reppard.
•l&tia Palatka is an Indian
siren K^! tym 8 °° w ford, being thename
eonsen/ Heminoles to this locality in
iE*?.® 06 °f its being the point at
bant l? crossed their cattle from one
i.., “f 0 nver St. John’s to the other.
Kw*? °f about twelve hundred-m-
J. H. E STILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1874.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
THE BLACKSHEAB HORROR.
Additional Particulars of the. Atro
cious Murder of Young Cole.
R. W. CARPENTER BROUGHT TO SA
VANNAH IN IRONS.
An Interview with the Prisoner.
it i
We have already given tolerably full
particulars of the horrible assassination
of young Walter L. Cole, one of the most
popular and prosperous business men in
the little town of Blackshear. The cine
which had been obtained to the perpetra
tion of the deed by findingthe broken gun
at the house of his uncle, R. W. Car
penter, caused public opinion to point to
him as the probable murderer. There
were many, however, who still refused to
believe that Carpenter was capable of
committing such a cold-blooded crime.
He was a quiet, unassuming man in his
business relations, and had hitherto
borne a good character.
At the commitment trial, to which
we have already alluded, enough evi
dence of a circumstancial character
was developed to warrant Carpenter’s
commitment to await his trial before
the Superior Court. On Wednesday
another committee was appointed to
search the premises of Carpenter, and
their investigations resulted in bringing
to light evidence of a character to leave
no possible doubt upon the minds of any
that he committed the murder. In a loft
in his kitchen, accessible only by a small
aperture, were found the pants he wore
at the time of the assassination, and un
der the floor, in a cellar, were found the
shoes he wore. Both shoes and pants
have blood-stains upon them, but the
former were particularly bloody about the
heels, caused, it is supposed, by violently
stamping his poor victim.
The finding of these evidences has oc
casioned much exoitement in Blackshear.
It is supposed that Carpenter committed
this terrible murder for the purpose of
obtaining young Cole’s money. He knew
that his victim had sent a lot of drafts to
this city for collection, and that it was
about time for the money to reach Black-
shear by express. Young Cole also had
a note against Carpenter for $850.
Carpenter furthermore knew that in
the event of Cole’s death, that
he would take charge of the young man’s
business, aud administer upon his estate,
and such would undoubtedly have been
the case had not suspicion fallen upon
him.
Carpenter was brought to Savannah to
day in charge of Deputy Sheriff Aldnch
and placed in the Savannah jail for safe
keeping until the July term of the Su
perior Court.
As soon as the arrival of the prisoner
was known, a Reporter of the Morning
News proceeded at once to the jail for
the purpose of obtaining, if possible, an
account from him concerning the affair.
Upon reaching the jail he made known
his purpose, and was promptly admitted
to the lower corridor, where Mr. Carpen
ter was oonfined in the cell No. 13. Mr.
Carpenter appeared to be perfeotly will
ing to talk on the matter, and the con
versation was opened at once as follows:
Reporter—Mf. Carpenter, I have called
to see you in reference to the late murder
at Blackshear, and if you have no objec
tion will come to the point at once ?
Carpenter—I have no objection what
ever, sir, and will cheerfully afford you
any information I can.
R.—Where were you on the night
young Cole was killed ?
C.—I went to church in the evening
and returned home after service.
R.—Did you leave the house again that
night ?
C.—I did not, sir.
R.—How far from your house is the
place where Cole’s body was found?
C.—About three hundred yards.
R.—Did you hear the report of'a gun
that night or any unusual noise?
C.—I did not, and knew nothing of the
killing until Monday morning early, when
Dr. Moore called at my house and told
me that Walter Cole had been found in
the road dead. ’ 1 was asleep at the time
he called. I got up and went at once to
the store to see if all web right there, my
opinion being that Cole had been robbed
and murdered.
B. —Did you endeavor to avoid any one
after the murder had become generally
known?
C. —No, sir; I had no cause to do so;
I had the body carried to a suitable place
and telegraphed to Savannah for a metal
lic case, intending to have it properly in.
terrod.
R.—I understand your gun was found
with the stock broken and with blood and
hair on it.
C.—Yes, sir, that is so; I was out hunt-
ing Saturday evening and broke the stock
by striking at a dog that attempted to
eat some birds I had shot.
R.—How about the blood and hair on
the gun; did you kill the dog?
C.—No; I don’t know how the blood
got on it, if there was any on it at alL
B. —Were you on friendly terms with
the deceased ?
C. —Yes; X was instrumental in bring,
ing him up to Blackshear; was in busi
ness with him for some time, and
afterwards helped him financially on
several occasions, I hold his note
now for money due me. I nev.er had
any unkind words with him, although I
opposed his manner of doing business,
and frequently advised him on the sub
ject.
Further conversation followed, which
we .will briefly present as a statement
from Mr. Carpenter: -
He stated that on Monday a nogro
by the name of Charley Jones had been
arrested on the charge of being concerned
in the murder; but from some cause un
known to Carpenter was released. Sub
sequently Carpenter was arrested. The
prisoner’ states that there was a strong
feeling against him, and he had heard in
timations that he would be lynched. He
is postmaster at Blackshear, and says in
that position he has made some personal
enemies, and feels assured that they have
sought to create the impression that he
is guilty of this offense.
Mr. Carpenter is a man-little over me-
dium height, spare, light blue eyes and
heavy shaggy whiskers. He appeared to
be perfectly calm, and, although not
willing to communicate the particulars,
on a bold and beau; stated that he felt confident of being-able
point oat the guilty parties. He had
itained Coi J. C. Nicholls as his counsel,
and felt’perfeetly easy as to the result.
In answer to a question why he was
brought to Savannah, Mr. Carpenter
stated that he did not know exactly, but
on account of the in-
105th w! A 8 a ' X)ut on ® hundred miles
iDmld of the river, and
^ om lts . location and means of
to» nfm* 11011 Savannah, Charles-
srtat ei,v m °. re L Philadelphia, aud the
PBate, y of New York, a place of far
juagifltiida and importance in
• of view than jt has yet at-
tense feeling against him; he was glad of
it, as it would have been unpleasant lor
him to be kept in custody in that town
as long as this charge was against him.
Mr. Carpenter stated at the close
of the interview that he was writing to
his wife, who was in Carolina in delicate
health, and he feared this news will kill
her.
This was said in a simple manner, as
though the speaker was alluding to some
misfortune, but not as one would naturally
speak in referring to a matter in which
he was personally concerned to such a
serious extent.
A friend of the prisoner, who had heard
of his arrival in the city, was here shown
in, and, with a few general remarks, the
Reporter withdrew.
BY TFJMffH
THE MORNING NEWS.
Noon Telegrams.
DESPERATE BATTLE AT BILBAO.
The Carlists Attacked by the Repub
licans.
STRIKE OF WORKMEN ON THE ERIE
ROAD.
HOW LOCOMOTIVES ARE “FIXED.”
Home Rule In Ireland.
BATTLB AT BILBAO.
Madrid, March 2G.—A desperate en
gagement was fought yesterday before
Bilbao. The Republican army, under
command of Marshal Serrano, attacked
the Carlists at six o'clock in the morning,
and met with a stubborn resistance. The
battle was kept up all day, and was only
stopped by the approach of night, when
the Republicans encamped on the posi
tions that they had captured from the
Royalists. The loss of the national
troops was 470 men. Gen. Loma com
manded the centre, and Gen. Primo de
Rivera the right. It is probable that the
battle will be renewed to-day.
THE VBTV. STRIKE.
Susquehanna Depot, Pa., March 20.—
Nine hundred workmen left the Erie
shops. The march from the shops was
made amid the ringing of bells and the
screaming of whistles. The turning-
table has been crippled, and also engines
by taking out pins. As fast as the trains
arrive they are “fixed.” Only mail trains
can leave and stock trains go only East
to Deposit, /where the feeding-yard is
located. By order of the men the saloons
are closed.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, March 2G.—In the Senate
Mr. West called up the House bill appro
priating $30,000 to continue the dredging
at the mouth of the Mississippi fiver.
The bill was passed, and goes to the
President.
HOME BULE.
London, March 26.—The prominent
Irish members of Parliament here re-
sion.
BALLOTING IN BOSTON.
Boston, March 26.—On the second
joint ballot Dawes received 92, Hoar 82,
Curtis 74, Adams, 14, Banks 6, scatter
ing 4.
OBTON.
New Yobk, March 26.—Hon. William
Orton, President of the Western .Union
Telegraph Company, has gone to Europe
in search of health.
SMALL POX.
Madrid. March 26.—There are two
hundred cases of small pox here, and
there are several deaths daily.
STRAWS.
Providence, Maroh 36.—Seven of nine
wards have voted for Bnmsido for United
States Senator.
BURNED.
Luddington, Mich., March 26. — A
lumber yard here is' burned. Loss $00,
000.
LOSS.
Memphis, March 20.—Tilt loss by the
Crescent City explosion is $300,000.
ENDED.
New Orleans, March 26.—The Print
er’s strike is ended.
THE GAD’S HILL BANDITTI.
Pursuit of the Robbers—Capture and Mur
der or a Detective—The St. Clair Cavalry
Fi«ht—Death of One of the Bund and
Two of their Pursuers.
Ever since the bold robbery of the train
on the Iron Mountain Railroad, at Gad’s
Hill, on January 31, 1874, measures for
the discovery of the perpetrators have
been on foot The Post Office officials,
tjie Adams Express Company and the Iron
Mountain Railroad finally placed the mat
ter in the hands of Allan Pinkerton, the
well known detective of this city. It was
at last concluded that the five men con
cerned in the robbery were the famous
James and Younger brothers, the former
living in Clay county, and the latter in
St. Clair county, in Missouri. These men
traveled down into Arkansas, giving ont
that they were bound for New Mexico,
and then doubled on their tracks, the
James boys going one way and cautiously
working up to their home, while the three
Youngers sought their home by another
path. The pursuit was thus divided into
two parts, and the tracking of the James
boys by a detective resulted in his death
at their hands last week. This detective
was named Joseph W. Whicher, and
he arrived in Liberty, Missouri, Tues
day, March 10. There he sought a
banker, named Adkins, with whom he
deposited some money, as he had more
With him than it was prndent to carry.
He told Adkins of his errand, and was
advised by him not to undertake it, as
tbe boys would be snie to kill him.
Whicher, however, was fearless and per
sistent in going. Adkins then recom
mended him to talk with the Sheriff, who
conld direct him where he wished to go.
The Sheriff also advised Whicher not to
go, telling him that the boys were a bad
crowd, and were away from home, but
that the old woman was there, and that
she would kill him as quick as the boys,
for she would shoot as soon as a man.
Whicher obtained a description of the
boys and of the way to their house, and
started off on his perilous errand. He
left Liberty on the afternoon of the 10th
oh the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad.
Reaching Kearney Station at about dark,
he left the train and struck off across the
country for the James boys’ place. The
next known of him is from John Brickey,
the ferryman at Blue Mills crossing on
the ‘ Missouri River. He says he was
called up Tuesday night by some men on
the north side of the river who wanted
to cross. His assistant on. that side had
been aroused, but conld not row the
boat alone. He asked who they were
and what they wanted, saying that
he could not ferry at night. They
replied that they were Jim Baxter,
the deputy-sheriff, and his posse, and
that they had arrested a horse-thief in
Clay county, and wanted to come over
and get another in Jackson county. They
said that unless he came over and took
them across, they would cut his boat loose
and send it down stream. Rather than
lose his boat Brickey. got into his skiff,
crossed over the river, and ferried the
men across. When he got to the Clay
county side he found that the men were
not Baxter, the deputy-sheriff, and his
party, and began scolding, when they re
plied : “Y r ou have got this d d horse-
thief to thank for all this.” Tke party
consisted of four men on horseback, two
of them riding bay horses, one on a sorrel
horse, and the fourth man on a gray.
The fourth man was tied on his horse by
a rope fastened to his legs and passing
under the horse’s belly, and had his arms
tied behind him at the elbows; his hat
was tied on with a handkerchief. One of
The Youngers, Jim and John, came up
with the detectives, Allen and Wright and
Ed. Daniels, and commanded them to
surrender, whereupon Wright spurred his
horse forward and escaped. Allen and
Daniels unbuckled their belts, letting
their revolvers fall to the grouncL At the
same moment, Allen, who says he thought
they would be killed anyhow, drew from
his rear pocket a small pistol and shot
John IJounger in the breast. John re.
turned the fire with a shot gun, the
charge of buck-shot shattering Allen’s
left arm from the shoulder to the wrist.
John’s -horse here became unmanageable,
and ran away. He soon returned and
shot Allen in the left side. In the mean
time aim was chasing Wright, but failed
to overtake him. It is thought that be
fore starting on the chase Jim Younger
shot Daniels, who was killed on the spot,
shot in the neck.
The scene was witnessed by a negro
who was at work in a field near by. Allen
crawled into the woods and concealed
himself. Jim came back to John, picked
him up and asked, “Can you see me?”
John made no reply and died a minute
afterward. Jim then -rode to Snuffer’s
and gave directions concerning the burial,
and saiff he was going to leave Sk Clair
county forever.
Allen, when found, feigned death, and
somebody suggested that he be killed cut-
right. Others said this should not be
done. He was then taken to the negro’s
house and cared fpr, after which he was
conveyed to Roscoe. The inquests were
held before ’Squire Ray, of Roscoe,
Wednesday morning. Younger was buried
near by, and Daniels’ body was to be
bnmed at Osceola this morning Much
excitement prevails, and the people think
the end is not yet.
Lateb.—A minister who came this af
ternoon states that he saw a young lady
yesterday who had met Jim Younger, and
noticed that he was bleeding profusely
from a wound, apparently in the left side.
solved to pass the home rule biff this sos- T** “ eu ““ -
- F the men dismoimted and took the pnson-
The Pbooeess op “Cremation.”—Sir
Henry Thompson’s paper on “Cremation,”
says a London paper, has attracted much
notice in Germany, having been trans
lated twice, besides obtaining warm sup
port from an eminent physician, Dr,
KopL Moreover, the practical Austrians'
have the idea up as one that, has people in Clay county that Whicher was
really now passed beyond the stage of
discussion.. The Communal -Councils of
Vienna and Gratz have adopted a pro
posal to establish in thffir **hetef
necessary apparatus for eremati
use of which will be optional and open to have been at home for a year, except for
— a day or-two after the Iowa train robbery.
On Thursday night, the 12th, the James
boys rode into Kearney and threatened
four persons, saying to them, “If you
don’t stop yonr G—d d—n talking about
,liis murder, and connecting our names
th it, we will blow your d—d heads
iff.” The Sheriff went to their home last
Sunday with a posse, but could find no
one about the place.
. These men have established a perfect
terrorism, in their neighborhood, and
everybody is afraid of them. People will
all.” A “veritable agitation,” wff are
told, has arisen in both, places, tl
whetherthe excitement is all in favi
the fiery furnace innovation, or whether
the attached supporters of their pic
turesque churchyards are indignant that
these venerable depositories of all that is
mortal should be deprived of thqir pre
scriptive rights, does not seem very clear.
We can only wish success to an experi
ment which will be carried out for our
benefit, though not at our cost. Where
the light-hearted Viennese would burn
a sigh or a murmur, and afterwards tran
quilly contemplate the beloved remains
in a jar neatly labelled and inscribed with
all the virtues of the lamented deceased,
the more practical English and Americans,
too, would like to proceed by easy stages,,
without unnecessary shock to Mrs.
Grundy’s unaccountably strong feelings.
But when the fnmace system becomes
fashionable on the Continent of Europe
it will spread by degrees, and the . more
advanced spirits among us will not be
slow to defy prejudices by nobly bequeath
ing “their works to all ages, their bodies
to the consuming fire.”
Thb Massachusetts State Prison
Badlt DiatAagK—DMflm.-JWui. 1 ; MilUl
21.—Shortly after noon « fire broke out
in the workshops of the Tucker Manufac
turing Company at the State prison,
Charlestown, which were entirely con
sumed with their contents, consisting of
a large stock of gas fixtures and other
bronzed goods, besides a large quantity
of raw stock. The convicts were- fortu
nately at dinner at the time, and were
otherwise would have occurred. The fire
is believed to have caught from baskets
placed to dry over an oven in the Tucker
bronze drop. The westerly end of the
wing, 150 feet in length,'and about 150
feet of the northerly wing were comnimed.
The loss on the building and property
owned by the State is estimated at $50,-
000, with no insurance. The manufac
turing departments burned were the bas-
shop, the French bronze shop, the cooper
shpp, the machine shop and polishing
room of the Tucker Manufacturing Com
pany, the State repair shop, the laundry,
ami the bath rooms. The officers of the
Tucker Company estimate their loss at
$150,000, on which there is a small insur
ance. Mr. Kenney estimates his loss at
from $1,000 to $2,000. Messrs. Averills
& Hunting, brush manufacturers, saved
most of their stock. The Tucker Manu
facturing Company employed 225 prison
ers, Mr. Kenney fifty or sixty, and Messrs.
Averills and Hunting forty. . ,
Iowa juries hold that in case a marriage
engagement is broken, the parties must
return all the presents or their worth in
money, •
er from his horse. Brickey says that the
prisoner took things very coolly, and
stamped his feet as if to warm them byre
storing the circulation. Not a word was
said all the way across the river. The
ferryman saw that all the men except the
prisoner had the lower part of their faces
covered with mnffiers, and their hats
slouched down over their faces. When
the south side of the river was reached,
one of the men asked what the fare was,
paid it, and the party rode off without a
word. When Brickey got back" to his
house the dock struck three.
On Wednesday morning, a man going
to Liberty with a load of wood found
Whicher’s dead body lying at the meeting
of the Lexington, Liberty and Independ
ence roads. He was shot through the
temple, through the neck, and in the
shoulder. A fourth shot, evidently fired
by a man on horse-back, passed between
his legs and was found in the ground.
The pistol with which he was shot
through .the head was hdd so close as to
bum the handkerchief with which his hat
was tied on, while his neck was also badly
bumed from the close discharge of a pis
tol. Coroner Hindle, of Independence,
was notified, and held an inquest, the jury
returning a verdict of “death from gun
shot wounds at the hands of persons
unknown."
The body was buried at Independence
on the 12th, and reached this city, by ex
press, last evening, in charge of Mr. L. L.
Augell, a relative of the deceased, and an
employe of Mr. Pinkerton.
There is no doubt in the minds of the
munlered by the James boys. Between
Kearney Station and the James place the
settlers are all respectable. It is known
that the James boys were at "home on
that Tuesday night, the first time they
Footpads iu Ohio.
On Saturday evening last, Mr. N. B.
Bepler, a prominent merchant of Cincin
nati, left the city in his carriage driven
by a hired man for his country residence.
When they reached a point about a mile
from Sedamsvilie- two men jumped from
tbe roadside and demanded a halt. The
driver, too frightened by this sudden
onslaught to make a desperate drive for
liberty, at once checked up, when one
of the men—both of whom were dis
guised—caught the horse by the bridle-
rein, while the other, pointing his pistol
at the driver’s head, ordered him to give
over all valuables he had about him.
silver watch comprised the amount of his
wealth. This he handed over without a pro
test. The robber then went to Mr. Bepler
and repeated his demand; but that gentler
man,not easily overcome by the sight and
dread of a cocked revolver, jumped out of
the carriage, and, refusing to be deprived
of money or valuables, began to reason
with the fellow. By this time, the other
footpad hod left his post at the horse’s
head and came to his fellow criminal’s
aid; but this increase of desperate force
had no effect on Mr. Bepler, and with his
reason interspered some words that indi
cated resistance to the last if they at
tempted to ta e anything away from him
by force. The pistol stiff in the hand of
the first man was brought to bear on Mr.
Bepler’s breast as an argument, but failed
to convince him that he should pass over
all he had in his pockets. It was at this
point of parleying when the struggle
commenced.
Several shots were fired, but neither of
which appeared to effect its aim, though
the villains succeeded in overpowering
their victim and filching from his pockets
all the money he had, which was only-
fifty cents and a watch. During the.al
tercation and just previous to the firing
two young ladies—the Misses Williams
drove up. Mr. Bepler asked them to
remain, but they were too badly fright
ened to hear his request, and, giving
whip and rein to the horse, drove rapidly
away to give the alarm. The robbers
having effected their purpose, fled from
the road through the woods, and had not
been discovered up to a late hour this
morning. Mr. Bepler got into his car
riage and ordered his driver to go hack
to Sedamsvilie.
Here he notified the officers, and for
the first time felt any pain or thought of
any serious wound. He suddenly became
exhausted, and by the aid of friends
reached his brother-in-law’s residence.
Dr. Neimer was called in, and making an
examination of Mr. Bepler’s injuries,
found a gun-shot wound in his left side,
just above the lower rib. The elothin^
worn by the wounded man was perforated
by six shots, two in the sleeve of his coat
and four through the body and vest; but
one ball, however, took effect. Dr. Neimer
succeeded in extracting the bullet, but he
could give no assurance that his patient
would live, as the course of the ball was
in the region of the heart, and barely-
passed the vital parts. After a time Mr.
Bepler became easier, and, having secured
some rest, evinced more favorable symp
toms. His condition, vrt last report, was
encouraging for an ultimate recovery.
The wounded man is still at the house
of his brother-in-law, where his family
was called last night to attend (as they
thought) his dying bedside. Mr. Bepler
purchased yesterday a set of jewelry for
his little daughter, and had it with him
when the affair occurred. This also the
villains secured.
their progenitors or descendants without not talk about the murder—or if they do,
- •’ —’ — ■— it is only in low tones and in the seclusion
of back rooms. The James boys have
made hosts of friends by stealing from
the rich and giving to the poor, it is said.
They have means of receiving timely no
tice of any steps to trouble them, and
Whicher’s fate shows that they do not
scruple at desperate measures to relieve
themselves from molestation.
They are #"eurse to the country in
which they live. . Land in Clay county is
worthless, business is dead, and no one
will go there to live on account of these
desperadoes and the security in which
they live.
Three of Pinkerton’s best men were
detailed to pursue the Younger brothers,
quid left for the woods soon after the
murder of; Whicher. They first sent out
as a spy one of the employes of the Iron
Mountain Railroad, who came across the
men in a ravine near Monagan Springs,.
SL Clair county, and was at once cap
tured, but played his part so adroitly that
he was set at Uberty and told to leave the
country. Instead of doing this, however,
he hurried,to Pinkerton’s men and gave
them what information he had gathered,
therefore locked in a large hall in the east
wing, thus preventing their escape, which snd they at onee started on Monday last
A V ■ — 1 .1 L A v-f|'l, - R. -C A.1 1 —
for the ravine. Although working their
points finely, the detectives did not suc
ceed in wholly surprising the Youngers,
and a bloody bush-fight was the conse
quence, resulting in the wounding of one
C : the detectives, the death of a citizen
ho was with them, and the death of
John Younger, one of the desperadoes.
Appleton City, Mo., March 20.
The fight between the detectives and
nhnpnf T'f’*" M Kenney, the spelter ont-laws occurred two and a half miles
v ' _ n fvAm nnr\rmTV Cnvinno nn ^Iki/ui^nw Tin
from Monogan Springs, on Tuesday. De
tectives Allen, of Chicago, and Wright,
of St. Louis, had been in the vicinity for
several days, having shadowed the Young
ers from, Gad’s Hill by way of Spring-
Jeld, called at Chalk Level and other
laces, left Osceola on Tuesday morning,
rent to the residence of Theodolite Sniff
er, an old citizen, whose sons have been
requently seen with the Youngers, and
inquired the way to Widow Simms'. The
old man gave the desired information and
they started in another direction. This
aroused the suspicions of the Youngers,
who were in the house taking dinner, and
they made some remarks, but finished
their dinner. Soon afterward they
mounted their horses and rode away,
armed with revolvers and shot-guns.
An Elopement in High Life.
On Wednesday evening George jW.
Wheeling, a Trenton merchant, eloped
with Mrs. Smith, daughter-in-law of S.
B. Smith, the opulent State street hanker.
Mrs. Smith's husband died in the Trenton
Asylum for the Insane last summer. She
continued to live with, the hanker, and
move in Trenton’s best society.. Her
beauty was the envy of half the ladies of
business. His establishment wa3 patron
ized by many ladies, and it’was here that
he first met Mrs. Smith. He was a hand
some man. The two became infatuated
with each other. That Wheeling might
visit her she departed from the banker’s
house, and occupied apartments in Kos-
suth street. Her husband had bequeathed
to her several thousand dollars, which
were in a saving’s bonk.
On Saturday she drew this money, and
sent all her household effects to an auction
room, where they were sold. Meantime
Wheeling procured a Mr. Dunn’s indorse
ment to paper which realized’$500 cash,
sold a.show case that did not belong to
him, disposed of as much of his stock as
possible at ruinous prices, obtained pos
session of a neighbor’s valuable gold
watch, and packed $2,000 worth o'f stock
ready for use. He then went home, told
his wife that he was going to Baltimore
to his mother’s funeral, and showed a
spurious dispatch summoning him. He-
bade her and his two children adieu, re'- 1
tamed and tacked a notice on the door
of his store saying he was absent on ac
count of a death in the family, and went
to the depot, where Mrs. Smith awaited
him. They went away together.
Yesterday telegrams sent to Baftiiiiore
revealed the fact that Wheeling’s mother
was stiff in the flesh, and that Wheeling
had not been seen there. Mrs. Wheeling
is destitute, os what little property re-,
mains will not cover Wheeling’s liabilities.
—H. r. Sun.
The labor problem seems to have
reached, its last analysis in Mobile,-where
a negro labor imion rampages round the
streets enforcing its edicts, tinder penalty
of “licking to "death” any darky who un
dertakes a job below “de rates ob de so
ciety.” No people are so devoted to lib
erty, equal rights and all that sort of
thing as the Americans, black and white;
bnt none are so ready to s4ll their per
sonal liberty and responsibility for the
blessed privilege of paying weekly dues,
and submitting to the domination of
committees —Macon Telegraph.
At a Dubuque wedding, among the
presents ostentatiously displayed was a
one-hnndre ) dollar biff, a present from
the doting father to his darling daughter.
After the guests had departed the old
man coolly rolled up the biff and put it
in his vest pocket, and that was the end
Of it. ” ”
gry (Soofls.
1 Rare Cham to Me Me).
Better than Five per Cent.* a Month.
—G O T O—
Emm, eckum & <m
AND PURCHASE YOUR
Blankets,
Shawls,
Cloaks,
Worsted Dress Goods,
Undershirts,
Cassimeres,
Flannels, &c., &c.* &c. ? &c.,
WHICH A he OFFERED FOR TWO WEEKS, TO CLOSE OUT THEIR RETAIL STOCK,
A.T GREAT BAJRG-AIlSrS.
EINSTEIN, ECKMAN & CO.
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
I
pit lx; and summer goo
DeWITT, MORGAN & CO.
HAVE NOW IN STORE
,D S
New Style English and French DRESS GOODS;
Black ami Colored DKESS SILKS;
Solid and Striped Japanese SlLKS and POPLINS;
Black Solid and Satin Striped GRENADINES;
Colored English GRENADINES;
French CAMBRICS!
Full Lines MOURNING GOODS;
Fall Lines of WHITE GOODS;
Printed LINEN LAWNS, PERCALES and ORGANDIES; New Style LLAMA LACE SACQUES and
"HEVlt —
SHAWLS; 6-i WORSTED COATINGS and SCOTCH C
HOSIERW SKCK TIES, HANDKERCHIEFS,
AT
mh23 iL'Of"
CONGRESS
•TS, for Gentlemen’s Salts;
S, &C.y &C.
STREET.
JOH9T Y. MXOl A CO.,
132 Broughton Street,
Are offering the following
SPECIAL BARGAINS ft'orn AUCTION:
W nrTE BRILI.IANTE at 20 and 2S cents, worth 35 and 40 cents;
PLAIN and STRIPED SWISS at 20 aud 25 cents, worth 30 and 40 cents;
INDIA TWILLS and NAINSOOKS at IS and 20 cents, worth 25 and 30 cents;
LINEN DRILLS and COATINGS at 20 and 25 cents, worth 30 and 40 cento;
SC-OTCn and DOMESTIC GINGHAMS at 12>tf cents, very cheap;
Wide BLEACHED and BROWN SHEETINGS at 35 cents, worth 50 cento;
Heavy BROWN SHIRTING, 12 yards for $1, good value;
SEA ISLAND “ 10 cento, very cheap;
4-4 BLEACHED “ 10 cents and upwards.
We have just received 25 dozen Ladies’ Black and Colored KID GLOVES (two button) at SI per pair,
worth $1 50. JOHN Y. DIXON dfc CO.,
mills 132 Broughton street.
SpijscfUancrisi.
' MILLIONS OF aCKFS
RICH FAK3IIY LANDS
IN NEBILAS: U
NOW FOR SALE YL.
Ten Yean Credit—Interest «
Descriptive
wit}
i CHEAP.
IjrSfae
.‘Ctional Haps,
THE PIOT EER,
A handsome Illustrated Pap. , cor raining the
Homestead Law, mailed free i all parts of the
world. Address ( F. DAVIS,
Land Commissi tier U. P. R. R.,
Omaha, Neb.
NEW YORK DAY-BOOK
A Democratic Weekly. Tstablished 1S50. It
rapports White Supremacy, political and social.
Terms, $2 per year. To clubs, nine copies for $8.
Specimen copies free. Address DAY-BoOK, New
York City.
$250,000 for $50!
FOURTH
Grand Gift Concert
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Public Library of Kentucky,
On March 31 st; irist.
60,000 Tickets, 12,000 Gifts.
LIST OF GIFTS.
One Grand Cash Gift $250,000
One Grand Cash Gift 100,000
One Grand Cash Gift 50,000
One Grand Cash Gift. '. 2S,000
One Grand Cash Gift- 17,500
10 Cash Gifts, $10,000 each 100,000
30 Cash Gifts, 5,000 each 150,000
50 Cash Gifts, 1,000 each 50,000
80 Cash. Gifts, 500 each 40,6U0
100 Cash Gifts, 400 each 40,000
150 Cash Gifts, 800 each..... 45,000
950 Cash Gifts, 200 each 50,000
325 Cash Gifts) - 100 each 82,500
11,080 Cash Gifts. 50 ea&» :... 550,000
Total, 12,000 Gift* all Cosh,
amounting to $1,500,000
PT The Concert and Distribution of Gifts will
positively and unequivocally take place on the day
now fixed, whether all the tickets are sold or not,
and the 12,000 Gifts all paid in proportion to the
number of Tickets sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tiekets, $50; llalves, $25; Tenths, oi
each conpon, $5; Eleven Whole Tickets for $o00.
Send for circular.
The time for the drawing is near at hand, and
»rsons intending to purchase tickets bave no
me to lose.
THO. E. BRAMI^ETTE, .
Agent Public Library of Kentucky, and Mana
ger Gift Concert, Public Library Building, Louis
ville, Ky.
EXdLLElA COTTON FERTILIZER!
Well Known and Entirely Reliable.
Analysis by Dr 0 Means, Feb. 21st, 1874:
AMMONIA ; 3.20
SOLUBLE PHOSPHORIC ACID 10.00
DISSOLVED BONE PHOSPHATE 21.83
PRIVILEGE GI VEN OF PAYING IN COTTON 15 Cts.
For sale by
JOHN W. WALKER,
Claghorn & Cunningham’s Be
nar20-lm Bay Street, Savannah, 1
©rotericsL
GREAT
EXCITEMENT
THE BED GROCERY STORE,
22 Barnard Street, Corner of Congress Street Lane,
Where will always be found a nice assortment of the best Family Groceries, kept in good and dean
order. Also prepared for the German Table.
Ten Pounds of Nice Sug-ar for One Dollar,
Good Quality of Parched and Ground Coffee at....Forty Cents.
Excellent Table Goshen Butter at Forty and Fifty Cents.
Etc., etc. Call and see for yourselves.
FEMX RTJSSAK.
Goods delivered in large or small quantities in any part of the city, free of charge.
febl3-3m « . •
loot#, ittul gats.
AT WHOLESALE.
Exclusive Boot, Shoe and flat House.
wants of the trade! Orders will have our special care,
examine onr stock before making purchases.
mart0-2t, IfriJLSsW1 in
Cash Buyers will find it to their interest to
BRUNNER & FAXON.
ijuruttur*.
i-^YLOJNXTXJXfcE! FURNITURE!
O. JEi. MILLER,^
(SUCCESSOR- TO "8. S. MILLER,)
Dealer £i& Furniture of ail Kinds,
Ware-Rooms 109 ami 171 Brongliton St., Between Jefferson, and Barnard Sts.
Tills OLD-ESTABLISHED FURNITURE HOUSE would call* the attention of purchasers to the
LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF FURNITURE, which is replenished by every arrival
frum Northern ports. febl4-tf
jstatf imisiury §tott«;S.
the place. A year ago Wheeling borrowed T,.,,,,,.,,,,,, /vf G/VAVfV J‘1
$2,000 and established himself in the hair A1 edhlll J 01 OeOi gild,
ATLANTA, March 14, 1874.
noised that the Bonds must be
at the
Holders of Over-Hue Bonds
OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA,
hereb
.State Treasury in Atlanta,
Whereupon, If Genuine, those payable in New
York, or elsewhere out of the State of Georgia,
will be paid. in Exchange on New York, if de-
sin-d, aud those payable at the State Treasury or
elsewhere ill Georgia, will be paid in currency or
checks on Alliens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon or
Savannali, as the holder may prefer.
All matnred coupons of approved bonds of tbe
Stale of Georgia, wherever payable, will Ik? paid
on presentation at this Department, and all paya
ble out o t C the State will be pai s on presentation
at the Fourth Xatioual Bank of New York.
No YntCreiflt on Over-Dnc Bonds will be
Allowed
after the 31st instant.
cpress Charges to be paid by the owner of
Bonds. • * - ♦ * -
By*Order Of the Governor.
JOHN JONES, Treasurer.
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Treasury of Georgia,
ATLANTA, March 14, 1874.
I .> OB »»UV •
folders of the Change Bills
OF THE
Western & Atlantic Bail road,
:ore and during the war, are hereby
that they can present them for exami
nation at the State Treasury on and after the
First Day of April Next.
Thd person presenting them will be required to
accompany them with the following affidavit,
GEORGIA, County.
I, , of said county, do solemnly
swear that I am the. bona fide owner of certain
Change Bills of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
herewith presented, amounting to. (Leave this
blank, as some, on examination, may be
as spnricftifi)
in the j egnlar coarse of business, and that I did
not purchase them, or any part of them, for extra
profit or speculation, and that I have had them in
myvjjrorassion from and after the first day of
(Signed with the owner’s name.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
N. F- : or J; P.; or any other officer authorized to
administer oaths or lake affirmations.
By order of the General Assembly.
: \ - JOHN JONES, Treasurer.
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S. W. GLEASOX & LO.,
St. Jnllan Street, Savannah, Ga.
I KON FOUNDRY end MACHINE SHOPS;
Portable and Stationaiy STEAM ENGINES;
SAW MILLS; GHIST MUXS, of all sins, con
stantly on band, or famished at abort notice.
Steam PUMPS; Steam GAUGES; GOVERN
ORS; SHAFTING; PULLEYS; PIPE and FIT
TINGS. Agents for the Utica STEAM ENGINE
COMPANY; “Watertown STEAM-ENGINE
COMPANY;” “Qneen of tbe South" GRIST
MILLS. Iron and Brass CASTINGS of all kinds.
Repairs to Machinery promptly attended to at
reasonable prices. Circulars and Price Lists tar
nished upon application. feb!4-tf
BOYS AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN
Trained for a Successful Start in Business Life,
taught how to get a Living, Make Money, and be
come Enterprising, Useful Citizens. Eastman
Business College. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., On-the-
Hndson, the only Institution devoted to this es
pecially. The oldest and only practical Commer
cial School, and only one providing situations for
Graduates. Refers to Patrons and Graduates in
nearly every city and town. Applicants enter any
day. Address for particnlais and catalogue of
3,000 graduates in business,
H, G. EASTMAN, LL. D„
Poughkeepsie; N. Y.
DO YOUR OWN PAINTING
WITH THE
Ayerill Chemical Paint!
WHITE
AND ALL THE FASHIONABLE SHADES,
OP PROPER CONSISTENCY FOR USE.
Are sold by the gallon at less price than a gallon
of the best Lead and Oil can be mixed, and the
Averill wears longer and is much handsomer.
Beautiful sample cards, with what the owners
of the finest residences say of it, furnished free
by dealers generally, or by the
AYERILL CHEMICAL PAINT CO.,
32 Burling Slip, N. Y.
WOOD’S
HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE,
The Best Dollar Monthly.
Sit fA1 K a day made by canvassingfoi
LU A tl this Magazine—now in its 14t't
volume—with Chromo,
The Yosemite Yalley,
14x20 inches, in 17 Oil Colors.
Magazine, 1 year, with Mounted Chromo .$2 0 /
Magazine, 1 year. with. Unmounted Chromo. 1 50.
Magazine, alone, 1 year 1 00
Examine onr Clubbing and Premium Tint*;
Two First-class Periodicals for the price
of one. We solicit Experienced Canvassers
and others to send at once for terms and speci
men Magazine. Address
8. E. 8HUTES, Publisher,
41 Park Row, N. Y. City, or Newburgh, N. Y.
WANTED!
Coal, Iron and Timber Lands
Favorably located, on or near railroad or water
transportation routes. Address
NICHOLSON A CLARK,
111 Broadway, (Room 16,) New York.
Exterminators
AND
INSECT POWDER
tats, Mice, Roaches, Ants, Bed-Bags, Moths,
J. F. HENRY, CURRAN A CO., N. Y.,
Sole Agents.
FITS I EPILEPSY
Positively cured. The worst cases, of longest
standing, by using DR; IIEBBAKD S CURE. A
bottle sent free to all addressing J. E.. Dibbles,
Drngzist, 814 Sixth Avenue. N. Y.
SOI
rj. if. COATS’ BLACK
HI
rn fir yonr MACHINE.
DM
ABIT
Beck’s"
ji.oisi'mSH H
speedily cinrcd by Dr.
only known and
SURE REMEDY.
NO CHARGE
for treatment until cared. Call bn or address
DR. J. C. BECK, Cincinnati, 0.
"DSYC
I How either sex may fascinate and gain the
e and affections of any person they choose, in-
ntly. This simple mental acquirement all can
po-sess, free, by mail, for 25 cento; together with
s Marriage Gnide, Kgyptian'Oraele, Dreams, Hints
to-Ladies. A qneer book. 100,000 sold. Address
T. WILLIAM i CO., Publishers, Philadelphia.
tnar7-d<fcw4w
gowiny, Sc:
Baltimore Pearl Hominy Co.
H AVING Ihe Sole Agency for tlie sale of the
above GOODS in Savannah, I to call tli<;
attention of Grocers, and the public in general,
to the following articles, manufactured by tin?
above named Company, from pure Southern White
Flint Corn; and warranted to keep for years iii
any climate. .
‘♦BREAKFAST HOMINY,” in barrels and cases,
of ,10 caddies of 50. pounds each. .
“SAMP” or COARSE HOMINY, so popular
with Virginians and in the Northern States.
ttN FLOUR,” very choice, and white as
>u n , can be used in connection.
“PEARL MEAL,” with wheat Flour, for all
kinds of Pastry and Bread, children’s food, blanc
mange, &c. % .
CORN MEAL,” in sack?, well adapt
ed for the country trade and ordinary use, being
superior and cheaper than the home-made Meat. •
/• “MILL FEED” or “CHOP,” a superior article
of food for neat cattle, horses, cows, swine, &c., '
’‘ring cheaper than any other feed, and fncreasing_
ie flow of milk in cows.
AH of which will be sold at manufacturer’s
prices for CASH, freight and exj
feb!6-2m No. TG6 Bfly
%tust\w atut Wi
GEORGE PACE & CO.,
Hanufactartra of
PATENT PORTABLE CIRCULAR
SAW MILLS,
ALSO STAH0KA37 &FC3£A2Ii2
STEAM E-VCI VKi,
Ho. 5 Schxoeder Sc
BALTIMORE, MD.
Grist Mills, Lcffel’s Turbine Water Wheels,
Wood Working Machinery of all Made, and Me-
ahininto’ Sundries. Scud for Catalogues.
mhC-d1y
J. W. TYNAN,
Engineer and Machinist.
Canal St., near Charleston Wharf.
-- - Repairs of all kinds of
M A C H I N-E-R Y;
BLACKSMITH WORK,
In all its Branches, promptly done.
fsbSltf
F. D. JOR
m
7cn
135 Congress Street,
TYEALER in IMPORTED and AMERICAS
4—- \\ ATCH ES, Fine JEWELRY, Pure 4 SIL
VER and SILVER-PLATED WARE, CLOCKS,
GOLD PENS, &c-
Watches and Je
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SF-
Cut This Ont.
(Successor to FRED. GOEHMAX,)
PBACTICAL
JETYULEB, 4
180 BBIi
B ETWEEN'- Barnard and 1 Je
Dealer in Swiss and Amer„
Silver WATCHES, fine JEWELRY^—
Plated WARE, CUTLERY, Ac.
Repairing in aH branches done at short
abt-im