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* * Ud TI d ESTILL,
Savannah. Os.
.. .i.reti at tue Post Office iu <*-
yauual- a* Sefii t laa .natter.
Georgia A flairs.
Tt . Atlanta Pham graph publishes a long
ctervfetv with Mr. James W. English, of the
• i-u and Alabama Itailroad. He states
’ >iu*el> that General Gordon, backed by a
J "_ V . n i any. has purchased the franchise
A Georgia Western for 85 \ouo, and will
-tor iv p ish the road to rapid completion,
t the line will connect with some rail
***', ;3 MG-issipi'i in whicn the Oenerai
.. jatere-ted. He expects to have his
, built and equipped inside the next elgh-
IB' ’Btfci*.
-h„ t- grille Fast has changed hands.
Y r Wi i has a-sumed control of the
paper, an t continues its publication.
T ■ ■.:i.ru M Chronicle says that no one can
, v :i -■•ugh A"? ista without-being convinced
f- • teavv am u tof building and improve
. -on I; is estimated that over two
buaih-l ti. usand dollars worth of building
tv- been lone th re during the past year.
P W;i- n. the negro saloon keeper, of Ma
a r- s-icly killed Mr. James Tinier In
'tv: city, ha- I wen arrested. It is reported
tU'.h- , a - .-a-Jured near the Florida line, as
he wa< hading for that State. He will prob
aoiv be token t> A'licta for safe keeping.
Tue Rome Courier thinks that Garfield made
, j vtty inaugural address, but that it showed
the partisan very a'rongty.
The (’• l imbus Times t inks that Garfield's
caving b ! n maujurated on Friday was an un
luetv circumstance, and that unless he makes
t g..-i Piesident for the whole country he
canEot hope to lie re-elected.
T. •Ac aoy .Yens mul Advertiser, heretofore
a- r c? Kailnal Commission aavocate, has
bec.met oaviß' -d that the course of the Nkws
on that -1 - jset is the correct one. It U now
iafovr of a commission, but that aucli com
nns-. a shall • rdy be an umpire between the
r ads and tl:-* ; e ople. an 1 ihat it shall not be
-iv. s i wch r.i oitrary and despotic powers. It
is th • i.i.v , i-tpsti in to take, and nearly
t .ure n'emporaries who reason fa riy, will,
we h tv-> no doubt, adopt the same line before
the Legislature meet*.
We see ly the Gwinnett Herald that
Mrs. KitcheO. widow of Mr. Jesse
Mitchell, ex ordinary of Walton cua
ty, was accidentally burned to death
on the iltii u'Omo. Itsiysthaton the above
date Mrs Mitchell an 1 her daughter were sit
ting together near the fireside, when the
daoghter wi-ni out of the room for a few min
ute- •>ah -r return she was shocked to find
her ui ;her horribly burning and gasping her
last It - ems that Mrs. Mitchell had beea in
very feeble health'for some time past, and It
ss:;: s-i that after closing the door after
tie nt of her daughter, she tried to regain
her chair, but her strength failed her, and she
u ttered into the fire, and there met her tragic
death.
Someone of our exchanges has been pro pos
it,’ v number of names beginning with B forth*
next Governorship of Georgia. The Eatonton
yieuengtr is inclined to think that the success
ful aspirant's name will begin with B and end
wi’h louat.
The Madison Madisonian savs that two ne
gro children werjj burned to death in Morgan
county, near the Putnam line, who had been
left aine to keep hous during their parents’
abe. -G.-e, It things there should be some law to
force parents to leave some grown person to
take charge of infants during their absence.
A negro man living n Mrs. Carson's planta
tion in Marion county was attacked with a pain
in the knee taro months ago. He sent for a
conjuring doctor, ard he used a liniment on
the ne ro s leg for about one month. The
negro was thought to be improving, and on
moving him from one bed to another bis leg
dropped off below the knee, bone and aIL
The Columbus Enquirer reports that on Fri
day morning last a sad accident occurred at
the house of Mrs Chalker. who lives near the
tec-mile house ou the Cusseta road, in Chatta
ti." ,t e county. A little daughter of Mrs C.
was playing near the hearth, when her cloth
ing took fire. Before anyone Ci-uld stop her
she ran into the yard, and in an instant the
fire, fanned by the wind, spread over her entire
person. Buckets of water were thrown upon
hsr, and the fire extinguished. At last accounts
she was expected 1> die in a very short time.
It is stated that owing to the unti
saa. y severe winter, and also the scarci
lahor, the farmers through
out Marion county are very much behind w ith
their fa in work. Those men who have had
m-jDey to employ labor and could get it, are
pretty we.l up. and are planting. The great
mass, however, who ran one, two or three
Ploughs are far behind, and will not be able to
begin planting in several da; s.
The f 'ret E, ess tells about a loggerhead tur
tle caught tear t^uitman, 4hich weighed sev
enty five pounds, its head being as large as a
mans. and its shell being seven feet in circum
ference. Some turtle i hat.
According to the Gwinnett Herald the guano
merchants and agents in that section are pre
paring for a big business.
Rum* Tnbune: "Some people think that the
■"■aaionai ovei flows which we have greatly
■Tr f ***** s * growth and prosperity of
wjruttleh.wn. Perhaps so. However, an inves
as f o the pr.ce of property might go far
-j-warcs allaying their fears in this regard.
**are reliably informed that property sells
nore readily and at much higher prices here,
10 an; of the other suburban villages,
-ue water there, instead of retarding her pro-
Y* may oees'eemed an advantage, iu that
P™* ° r property witbin the
Juun.is of moderation.”
ivienti* 1 a,xi<le r 8 frorn burning are still fre
ic‘ ? 'Y 1 ; r; ‘.d bs' our exchanges. In its last
ue me t’.ke County Xetrs reports a terrible
t , ,* u ' ’ On Jlon.’ay afternoon about
j k. a two roomed cabin on tbs plan*
,j : ■ * r -otn Aikio, near Barneeville, was
■ be °n fire. The house was occu
f tv *'° l women, who had two small
• a ’A n Harriet Morritt. one of the
ir: -a ,;n the p.&u'ation at work for Mr.
h.-.? ,iie 1 ther woman was left at the
care of the cliiidrvn and to look
v .Tip' f ‘‘rs. Instead of doiDg thia,
t l, t )i r u “ *'-ur ohi.dren up in the house and
hriU‘ < discovered the Are and
■avei. 10 * * l!ouae . rri ching it in time to
re * ' ' the child) en, but the oldest, a girl
W. ' ~ 'r s. p'<l. -he daugbterof Harriet Merntt,
fro- th i } burned when Mr. Aikingother
Um- I “ u:i, bag that she only lived a short
x .i' 1* “I le should be more careful
lh*H -'- ' ‘ r | °t | lJi en an i have more regard for
corn.on and lives.”
Herald : "Thomas X Skelton, of
rau-'-v-S Ja; ‘ f r of the county, was brutally
lav ev ? J a £ f . Kro > ,iear y Hill, last Tnurs
tar -r ' ' - * l£s heretofore borne a bad
jjn," . r ; 1 raving served one term in the chain
aoil 0 fJ 1 . * li “? since he was again arreated
m- iT,k Skelton on that evening
giv J “• to faed his prisoner, and after
~ ::i '“is food, fastened the door and
in- aj- s ’ mr w ter. , hiie he wag gore the
nket ~ bivoaged to get out of the cell, and as
,n ki.-ocked him down wiha
to j.. hi 4 ® and then literally beat his head
r., t V aua mad,- his escape. The crime was
r.*- '-'ereu until about nine o'clock that
tne 1 Jl*" 11 murdered man was found in
Sooe jV ei " erin, t in his blood, an 1 the prisoner
tae fier i'?. 1 "* , e * ort has been made to capture
iUrsi ???' ‘ J o . has up to this time eluded bis
av tY-T' , 13 supp. sed that he made his
-* ut - taro ir-a.”
’ev? I ?aA-‘-*v democrat: “A smooth faced,
stole _ l vy set darkey of medium height,
'he desk ofiti AO. w. How
"<ctair;.‘,' l ?? dav - at Barnett, Ga., a ahot big
most of I j:. h '‘i ween Sid and SAi in specie, the
P<mchi . COtt! -ivted of dimes and nickels
arre,? ~ A “’ ,t ' ral reward will lie paid for hia
v'hrr^.i'. information concerning hia
i-ountT u* Be said he was from Vt ilkes
„ • wore a truck gray coat.”
OolumiL, the f i‘!?? ,n Z Boring Burglar,” the
n*:{‘t lr ? Sun s: “For ’ some
van;;. ~n „ t* 3 been a systematic robbery
■*es ijiliVn'?*/ ?,*, 11 the small towns and it
nv countin' lo Ul bus—Hamilton, in Har-
Hosaeli ' a a v? x bprii gs, in TalGot; t-eale, in
Vlaces "na a number of ether
ia tfce gan seemly been burglarised, and ail
bo j,i *“> • in each case tt.e houses weta
• were d . CD *° twwtly that the poo
<d lnc * d „ lt WBji done by an expart,
'Wiid we 0 thtt there was a well
bat in T ?® bfflcials in this city were
tor aoretSSfj- ot .f 1 'the facta at hand, and
“riooth they have hem wofkiag
Sanvannah morning News
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
UP th f. c M e : F-*st night they succeeded In get
ting their hands on on© of the chief among
them, and he now languishes in the guard
nouse. Tom Berry, a copper skin negro
man about twenty-five years of age, was
regarded very suspiciously. He was recog
nized last night and was arrested at
oacn. HU trunk was opened, and in
It was found an accordeon. a suit of clothes, a
pistol and five watches. He states that the
pUtol belongs to Mr Kimbrough, at Hamilton,
and the other things he got from Mr. Hirscb,
at Seale. He informed the officers where they
could find four or five pairs of pants, half a
dozen uulaundried shirts,a dozen pairs of sock-,
and numerous other things which he got in
burglarizing Hamilton, and which they will
make an effort to secure to-day. He says the
foods are the property of Mr. Kimbrough.
om talked very freely at first, but when sev
eral of the officers came his mouth seemed to
be sealed, and he refused to give &Dy further
information. There is sufficient evidence to
show that he was engaged in the burglaries at
Hamilton. Box Springs and Seale. The whole
affair will now be worked up, since such a
splendid clue is given He was taken last night
to Box Springs, and will be confined in the jail
at Talbotton.’’
Berrien County Kews: “OnThursday night
Bill McLendon, colored, was arraigned before
his church for some improper conduct, and a
thorough examination wis bad. The inquiries
were directed mair.lv as to whether he had been
on terms of toocloss intimacy with hU step
daughter. As the investigation proceeded, the
cas* increased in interest— in fact it assumed
rather an alarming aspect for the defendant.
The Aral vote was taken an 1 the said Bill was
expelled, but the church was still not satisfied
and watted the expelled member to answer to
a criminal prosecution. At this juncture,
he carelessly advanced to the door and at once
took leg bail for the nearest swamp. The
church pursued In hot haste and were onlv en
abled to overtake him by his coming in contact
with a stump which turned him a som
ersault into the mud and water. He was cap
tured and held in custody ail night, and at this
writing is waiting the action of the legal
authorities.”
Florida Affair*.
The Live Oak Bulletin reports that Mr. W.
W. Hankins, while repairing an old revolver
on last Tuesday, was wounded in the hand by
the accidental discharge of the same.
Hon. D. W. Hollamon, of Gadsden county,
died on the Ist Inst
Workmen are busily engaged in framing th*
drawbridge of the Feraacdina and Jacksonville
Railroad at Clark's mill.
The Jacksonville Union states that an effort
was made on Saturday to have W. B. Hughes,
charged with assault with intent to murder,
released on habeas corpus. Judge Baker, after
argument, refused to grant a writ or reduce
the bond. Later Hughes procured bail and
was released.
There are now eighteen prisoners in the Du
val county jail.
On Saturday a colored man by the name of
Richard Benjamin, while hewing on the engine
frame of the steamer Islander at Jacksonville,
bad the misfortune to split the first toe of his
ieft root in two, the axe passing through both
flrsli and bone. He was taken to Dr Mitchell's
office, where the wound was carefully dr. used
by the doctor.
The Florida Uni n says that th* tracklayers
on th* Waycross Road have Little
Trout creek and are now within one mil* of
“Dead Man's Swamp,” about fourteen miles
from Jacksonville. As soon as ail of th* iron
is down workmen will at once begin the work
of erecting telegraph poles along the line of
the ro.d. Mr. Haines, the superintendent of
construction, tells that paper that on* and
one-i-hrh miles of track was laid Saturday.
This includes handling the ties, laying, bolting
and spiking the rails, and bringing them up to
grade.
The Quincy Herald reports that last Satur
day a colored woman who lived a few miles
in the country accidentally caught fire and
was so -everely burned that she died the next
day. That paper learns that her own careless
ness was the cause of her death.
Mr. J. Yv. Pillow, successor to Bowen Bros.,
of Jacksonville, has already made four ship
ments of strawberries to New York, and will
continue to make two shipments per week
during the remainder of the season. Mr. Pil
low received a dispatch from his agent ia New
York, stating that the second consignment had
been received there in good order, and sold
readily at from $2 51 to $3 per quart.
Quincy Star: “A requisiiion being granted
by the Governor of Florida for \\ ilUam Lewis,
who killed Frank Crawford, the Marshal or
Beauregard, Mi-sLsippi. about eighteen
months ago Mr. W. A. Duke arrived here Tues
day.and placed it in the hands of Mr. Any us
'-ihol-on, who. accompanied by Mr. John
Wyatt, arrested Lewis at the Glen Juiia
depot.”
The Tallahassee Economist states “that the
farmers are complaining of a scarcity of ;
hands. Several of them are considerably be
hind In p'anting. bccau e of not being able to
obtain field laborers. This is easily explained.
Scarcely a train for the past mouth has left
for the east without having on board from five
to fifty colored men, who were going to the
southern or eastern portion of the State to
work on new railroads, now in course of con
struction, where they get one dollar a day.”
Live Oak Bulletin: “Special trains on the
J., P. and M Railroad are becoming quite
common of late. One Tallahassee-bound on
Sunday consisted of an engine, tender and a
passenger coach, carrying as passengers a
blind n gger and a flee pup, and as freight a
keg of spoiled and swelling fish l”
Jacksonville Union: "Most of the gamblers
who have infested this city duriog the winter
have cither taken their departure or secreted
themselves. Thursday night the keuo den at
the corner of Forsyth and Hogan streets was
again opened, ard from all appearances did a
good business. The proprietors of one of tha
other dens informed the reporter that they had
contemplated opening but had been threatened
with arrest if they did so.
The P-.nacola Advance states that tbs
threatening weather of Saturday night termi
nated Sunday morning in a squall of some
severity. Between three and four o’c'ock in
the morning the wind reached a height and
force sufficient to blow the Danish ship Percy
loose from her moot logs, and this vessel, Gritt
ing into shore, collided with the lighter of
Captain Arelson, in which collision the latter
was badly damaged. The Percy grounded
: alongside the wharf, but sustained little or no
■ injury. The English barkeatine Henrietta Dp
i h im. through contact with the English bark
Mery Graham, lost her foremast and maintop
ina-t. The Ut-ham was loaded and ready to
sail for Montevideo. It is thought her cargo
will have to be discharged. The Mary Graham
seems to have suff-rea but little iu the colli
sion. The English bark Virginia also parted
her lines, hut was brought under proper control
before grounding. Tbt-se are about the only
disasters we have to record. Some little hr- ak
age may be noticeable in one or two of the
wharves, bu the damage is of such a nature
ns to require no particular mention This
squall was apparently unlocked for, though
the wind during its prevalence blew strong
enough to fright in more than shipmasters.
Tallahassee Economist; “If nothing hap
pens to prevent, there will be a large crop of
green peas this season. We have seen some
very floe patches in the city, and were inform
ed that one party has forty dollars worth of
the seed planted. He has plenty of the plants
in bloom now, and says he would have had
peas in market in January if there had not
been such a severe freeze last December.”
Hamilton County Journal: “A colored man
living In the First district heard someone steal
ing his potatoes and fired his gun in that direc
tion. A few days after Henry McNeil, another
negro of notoriety, sent for Dr. Rowland and ,
complained of being a little sick. The doctor |
questioned hint very cloeely, and asked him ;
what his trouble was. He replied he ‘didn’t j
know what ailed him.’ He died soon after, ;
and cn being prepared for burial, he was found j
to have received thirteen buckshot in his j
breast."
Tallahassee Economist : “Late last Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Getzen, member of the Assem
bly from Columbia county, stepped on a piece
of orange peel in front of D. B. Meginniss' shoe
store, causing him to lose his balance and fail,
his left leg doubling under him. He was at
once picked up and taken into Mr. Diamond's
store until a vehicle could be obtained to con
vey him to his boarding house. While in the
store he stated that the lower portion of that
leg was artificial, and be feared in falling that
it had twisted and broken the thigh bone. The
messenger soon returned with a hack, and he
was taken to Mrs. Joseph Vi ilson’s, where be
was stopping, a physician being in attendance,
who, upon arriving at the house, examined the
leg and discovered that it was not as bad as
was at first thought. 1 here was a severe con
tusion of the thigh, the hip being badly sprain
ed, but not broken. The probabilities are that
he will be confined to bed for some time,
though not so long as would have been the
case had the limb been broken.”
The Live Oak bulletin relates the following
unfortunate occurrence: “Ou eaturday night
last Mr. John D. Wood, who has for several
years been in the habit of walking in his
sleep, happened to a very accident, and
the only surprise is that it did not prove fatal.
It seems that, after going to bed and asleep as
usual, he got up and started down stairs from
his room, over Geo. E. Dexter’si etore, for
some purpose. H# mistook the window for the
door, and, getting out on the piazza, fell to the
ground, a distance of about eighteen feet,
breaking his left collar bone, a rib, and o:her
wise bruising himself up quite severely about
ihe face and head. The fail was so great, and
his injuries so severe, that be lay for several
hours on the ground, unconscious of where he
was, or what was the matter. When he came
te his right mind, he was lying down across
the street from where he fell, suffering intense
pain. As soon as he got to a room and bed.
Dr. Flake was sent for, who gave Mr. Wood
the full benefit of his medical skill, and, with
due care from nowon, he will be able to go to
hia duties in some two or three week a"
The Pensacola Adi-unce states that “a some
what interesting cae is now pending before
th# English Vice Consul, O. C. Howe, in rela
tion to the alleged mutiny of sailors on board
(be British ship Silestria. which vessel arrived
in port last Saturday. The case in hand is that
ol the Captain, charged with the killing of ona
of the seamen, and though the aid of the Uni
ted Kate* Marshal has been invoked, the trial
may in all propriety be called an English pro
ceeding. or rather a proceeding under English
law. For the thorough examination, which It
seems to be the disposition of Her Majesty s
Consul to have, the written testimony of eight
or nine wtuteeew has W be taxon. The mutiny
from which resulted the death of the said sea
man, occurred on the 18th and mb, and so
slow and tedious is the progression of the trial
that before the next issue we will be unable to
give full particulars as to the remit. As stated
above the inauiry into the matter ef death
commenced Monday, and on the determina
tion of this the case of mutiny will be eonsid
ered. The man killed on the bUestria was
buried at sea.”
Jacksonville (/nion: “On Tuesday morning.
Mrs M. Halbide. a resident of ! aVilla. nar
rowly escaped a horrible death. She was sit
ting before the fire, when her dress caught.
As soon as she discovered the fire she sprang
U P an “ made an effort to run out of the house,
when her mother, who, fortunately, was in th*
room at the time, caught and prevented her
domz go. After some difficulty the fire was
extinguished.”
Jacksonville Union: “Anew locomotive, the <
Herald, was received here Wednesday for the
Fi°rida Railroad. It Is consigned to Mr,
ii.C of the road in this city, and
will be shipped to Saaford in a few days It is
supplied with three pairs of three feet drivers.
b , ** the Baldwin Locomo'iv* Works,
• hiladelphia. We understand that this road, '
under the management of its new President,
Mr. Ingraham, of Sanford, has so far been
very successful."
With reference to emigration to Florida the
Jacksonville Union says: “Reports from dif
ferent counties show that many immigrants
have come down this season and settled.
Lands hav* appreciated, and th* country
pr< i? per H ua ’ new railroads are doing
well, and opening up new sections for occupa
tion. Other roads will be built the coming
y®* l ?, connecting rivers and lakes,
with the trunk railroads of the Atlantic and
Gulf W hDe it may be true that immigration
has come mostly to the East and South, yet it
has come, and will not long confine itself to
thoee sections, but seek the fertile lauds of
Middle and West Florida. The recent severe
winter at the North has already led Western
farmers to Inquire about farming at the
South.”
Palatka Journal: “There has been a per
ceptible falling off in the shipment of oranges
for the last week or two, the crop being nearly
all marketed.”
A writer in the Palatka Journal says: “In
clearing some hammock lands in Putnam
county, we find the following varieties of tim
ber: Magnolia, white ash, hickory, mongrel
ash. white bay, sweet bay, dog-wood, holly,
tight eye, iron wood, white oak, live oak. water
oak, post oak, sweet gum, pine, wild plum,
cherry, cabbage palmetto, cniucapin, persim
mon. Many of the magnolia, hickory and oak
trees were from two and one-half to three fe*
1j diameter.”
Florida Union: “Friday a two-story frame
house, the property of the estate of C Park
burst. arid standing at the corner of Forsyth
and Second street’s, in front of W. H. Arpin’s
store in La Villa, blew down. The house was
built about fifteen years ago A family of
colored people were living in the kitchen ad
j lining the house, which fortunately was unin
> jure!. No one hurt.”
Florida Union: “We regret to learn that Mr.
; Witt, the former popular purser of the West
ern Texas, is seriously sick in New York.”
South Carolina Notes.
The Darlington National Bank will be ready
to commence business in about thirty days.
The County Commissioners' office will be their
place of business until January Ist, 1883.
There are twenty-two persons in the county
• jail at Spartanburg, six of whom are under
! sentence, and the other sixteen under indict
ment. Four of those undergoing sentence are
United States prisoners.
The granite for the base of the Cowpcns
| monument is arriving in Spartanburg,
j The State Medical Association will convene
at Newberry the Bth day of April and continue
i in session several days.
Mr. P. W. Hardin, while attempting to arrest
Jim Talley, colored, near Knox’s Station, Ches
I tercounty, recently, war fired on three times,
; one ball making a slight wound on his nose.
! Talley was working on the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad, and had assaulted another hand with
a pick. He made bis escape.
Three negroes on* night last week attempted
a forcible entry into the residence of Mrs.
| Brinkley, an aged widow lady, who, with her
! daughter, reside near Mount Moriah ,Church,
Abbeville county. A colored man living on the
• premises went t<j the rescue and was fired on
by ihe burglars, several severe wounds being
i inflicted. The burglars escaped.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has receiv
ed some new specimens of marl from Mr. J. E.
i Gudgeon, of Laurens county, and some native
j olives and olive oil of flue quality from Mrs.
Preston Brooks, of Edgefield county.
The commission to codify the laws of the State
met Friday at Columbia in the Judiciary Com
i mittee room of the House of Representatives,
and organised by the election of Hon. C. H.
I t imonton as Chairman. The commission took
a general review of the work before them, and
| assigned certain portions of it to each member
j to put it in shape to be acted upon by the cora
t mission in session.
On last Saturday week forty-nine warrants
: were issued by United States Commissioner
Ladd against citizens of Marlboro county for
alleged violations of the Federal election laws
at tne last election, Two of the warrants are
for preventing a voter from exercising the
franchise, and the remaining forty-seven war
rants charge a conspiracy on the part of those
named in the affidavits against qualified voters
| to keep them from voting. The parties again-1
whom the warrants have been issued are all
Democrats, and reside in Brownville and Red
Hill townships of Marlboro county.
The tim* allowed to Lee for taking testimony
came to an end on SBth February. Many of
his witnesses testify as much for Richarjson
as for himself, for they agree In saying that If
they had chosen to do so they could have
voted efter twelve o’clock, but that the orders
had come from Jack Bmith, their County Chair
man, and Dr. Lunney that it was too late.
Columbia Register : The new city bonds ar
rived Friday and the City Treasurer will be
ready to begin funding in a few days. T hey
are handsomely steel engraved in tbre* colors,
those of the denomisation of SIOO in green, 851.9
in brown and $t,(XK> in red. They were made
by the Franklin Bank Note Company, of New
York.
Mrs. Hendricks, an aged lady, died of pure
1 fright caused by the burning of the Batesvill*
j factory.
! The down freight train from Columbia on the
| South Carolina road on Friday had passed the
| four miie curve and was nearing the crossing
i about Sardy’s mills when the engineer, Mr.
| Keys, saw a loaded dray near the track, about
I two hundred yards ahead of the train. He
i blew the required signal, and immediately
afterwards the negro who was driving the dray
! commenced whipping the mule In an endeavor
to get across th* track ahead of the train, but
was struck by th* pilot of the engine. The
| mule and dray were thrown to the side of the
i track, and th* driver, Philip Strawberry, f >ll
- off, was caught by the tail of the dray and
; swung under the wheels of the tender. The
entire train of thirty-two cars passed over the
' unfortunate man’s body, striking him above
j the right hip and cutting him completely in
i two.
LETTER FROM TALLAHASSEE.
Closing Hours ot the Florida Legis
lature.
Tallahassee, March s.—The last day of the
Legislature is one usually of nervous anxiety.
Members are hurrying up the enrolling clerks
to get their bills ready for the necessary signa
tures. Messages fly from the Senate to the
Assembly, and the Secretaries are plied with
questions which thev are totally unable to
answer. Every half hour it is discovered that
there is not a quorum present, and the Ser
geant-at-Arms is sent in hot pursuit of absen
tees.
Such is a faint picture of the appearance of
things at the eapitol yesterday.
Many biTs in both Houses were lost for want
of time, aDd were buried amid the dustv ar
chives, perhaps to come to light at some future
period.
In both Houses the usual resolutions, com
plimentary to the presiding officers and cleri
cal force, were adopted, and neat and happy
responses made.
Dr. Bynum, Clerk of the Assembly, and Ser
geant-at-Anns Gonzalec. of the same body,
were made the recipients of handsome gold
pens by their respective staffs.
The evidence adduced by the committee
utterly failed to sustain the rumored charges
agaiost Judge Randall, and he was acquitted
by an overwhelming vote.
As the b 11 to amend the law establishing an
immigration bureau was defeated in the As
sembly, tbe present law remains in existence.
There has been a large amount of legislation
done this sesion, and the good or bad effects
will soon be visible.
I have procured the titles of all the laws
passed during the present session, for the ben
efit of the readers of the News.
At II m. th gavels of the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the Assembly fell, and
the Legislature of 1831 was ended.
There was a general shaking of bands and
many expressions of kind feeling, and the
respective rooms were soon empty.
The office of the Treasurer was quickly In
vaded when the greenbacks were in readiness.
The afternoon train carried off most of the
members and the remainder left this morning.
Your correspondent desires to express his
grateful thanks to the kind and hospitable peo
ple of Tallahassee, for the many courtesies
shown him during the past two months. They
have cheered his heart and lightened his la
bors. W. H B.
Shrewdness and Ability.
Hop Bitters, so freely advertised in all the
papers, secular and religious, are having a
large sale, and are supplanting all other
medicines. There is no denying the virtues
of the Hop plant, and the proprietor* of
these Bitters have shown great shrewdness
and ability iu compounding a Bitters whose
virtues are so palpable to every one’s ob
servation. — Exchange.
The old argument against the whip
ping post for wife beaters is that such
punishment is “humiliating.” You
can’t humiliate a man who haa sunk so
low as to strike a defenseless woman,
and that woman tbe mother of his chil
dren.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881,
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
SENATE.
Tbe Democrats Propose to Proceed
With it Forthwith—The Kepubll
cans la the Larch-Bath Sides In
Caucus Yesterday—Mabos* Stands
Alone—The Cabinet Qualified—Mr.
OotT Provided For.
Washington, March 7.— lmmediately I
after the reading of the Journal Senator
elect Mahon®, of Virginia, escorted by his j
colleague, Seuator Johnston, of Virginia,
advanced to tbe Vice President’s desk and
was sworn in, subscribing to the modified
oath. He took his seat upon the Republi
can side In tbe rear row, next to Senator
Mitchell, of Pennsylvania.
On motion of Senator Pendleton, of Ohio,
the Senate, at 12:13, adjourned till 12 o’clock
to morrow.
CAUCUS ACTION ON SENATE ORGANIZATION.
The Republican Senators held a caucus
to-day to discuss tbe Democratic move
ment for an immediate organization of the
Senate committees. The universal opinion
of those present was that If the Democrats
Insist upon attempting to organize the
committees whPe four Republican seats
are vacant, the effort should be strenuously
resisted as an endeavor to take an unfair
advantage,: s well as an injustice to the
incoming Senators, whose wishes In regard
to committee assignments should be con
sulted before the lists are completed.
The Democratic Senators also held a cau
cus aud decided to orgaulze immediately.
The Democrats take the ground that the
buslneea of tbe spt-clal session ought to be
disposed of as rapidly as possible, and that
It cannot be transacted properly without
the formation of regular committees, and
that It is therefore their duty to pro
ceed with the work of organiza
tion forthwith. The Democratic
caucus committee have held several meet
ings, and expect to complete their labors In
time to report to the caucus to morrow.
Senator Mahone received invitations from
both the Democrats and Republicans to par
ticipate in their respective caucuses, but ha
has not attended either.
MR. GOFF PROVIDED FOB.
Tbe nomination of ex-Secretary of the
Navy Nathan Goff, Jr., to be United States
District Attorney for the District of West
Virginia, was sent to the Senate to-day, but
failed to reach that body before the ad
journment. It will go In to-morrow.
ALL BUT LINCOLN QUALIFIED.
With the exception of Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln all tbe Cabinet qualified to-day.
CITIZEN SOLDIERS.
Convention ol (be National Guard*
Association.
Philadelphia, March 7. — Delegates to
the convention of the National Guards As
sociation of the United States convened
here this morning. The convention was
called to order by the President, General
George W. WlDgate, of New York. An
amendment to the constitution was adopted
relative to the manner In which the reve
nue of the association is to be derived. The
following resolution ,(lfered by Major Wet
more, of New York, was also adopted:
Resolved, That the Corresponding Sec
retary shall, two months before tbs
convening of the convention, for
ward a circular to tbe Adjutant
Generals of the several States, requesting
that a report be made to the convention In
the following particulars, viz : la relation
to the National Guar and of the State or Terri
tory what changes, if any, have
taken place therein during the
year; namely, as to the strength, equipment,
discipline and instruction; if any camps
have been held, their management and the
proportion of troops present, and other
matters of interest or suggestion to the
convention.
After the adoption of a resolution re
questing the delegates to appear at the ses
sions of the convention in the uniform of
their rank, the convention took a recess.
Upon reassembling, the following ques
tion was proposed for discussion: “Is the
efficiency usually obtained In cavalry aud
artillery In the National Guard sufficient to
justify their costs, and to what extent
should they be encouraged ?”
The discussion upon this question was
participated In by Colonel Peck, Adjutant
General Lotta, Adjutant General A. H.
Berry, Colonel Porter, Colonel Colton, Ad
jutant General Exline, General Rhodes,
General Swain, General Ordway, Major
Wetmore and General Reede. The majority
were of the opinion that the cavalry and
artillery in tbe National Guard fully justi
fied their cost, and should be kept up and
encouraged.
Encampments, their value and tbe beet
method of managing them, was the next
question proposed. Remarks showing the
value of yearly encampments were made by
Colonel Peck, General Barney. General
Rhodes, General Lotta, General Alexander,
General Snowden ar.d General Berry. The
convention then adjourned to meet at 10
o’clock to morrow.
THE REVISED BIBLE.
Statement of Rev. Phillip SchofT In
Regard to Ita Publication.
Naw Tohk, March 7.—ln answer to many
j questions, and to correct misunderstand
ings on the part of the public, I beg leave,
in behalf of the Bible R -vision Committee,
to make the following statement:
First. The Revised New Testament will
be published by the English University
Presses in May next, In different sizes, and
stvles of binding, at corresponding prices.
Second. The American Committee give
their sanction to the University editions as
containing the text pure and simple.
Third. The committee have no connection
with any proposed reprints.
Fourta. The publication of the revision
will be on precisely the same footing as the
present authorized version, that Is protect
ed by copyright in England and free In this
country.
Fifth. The American Committee will pre
sent to every old and new contributor of
less than ten dollars towards the expenses
of their work, a memorial copy of the be6t
University edition, In royal octavo, hand
; somely bound and inscribed. This offer
! holds good till next May, and copies will be
forwarded free of expense as sooa as re-
I cel ved. Phillip Sohovv,
President of the Committee.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Openlus Irregular and Closing at a
Decline.
New York, March 7.— The stock market
opened generally strong and higher, and
continued to advance with occasional
slight resctlons until after the second board,
when the highest figures of the day were
touched. The improvements In values
ranged from to 3 per cent., the latter In
Northern Pacific, Louisville and Nash
ville, Western Union, Nashville and Chat- j
tanooga, Denver and Rio Grande, Iron
Mountain and Pacific Mail being also
prominent in the advance.
Towards the close speculation again be
came weak, and the final sales showed a
decline from the highest point of from
to 3 per cent. St. Paul, Reading, Nashville
& Chattanooga. New Jersey Central,
Northwestern, Denver & Rio Grande,
Western Union and Northern Pacific lead
ing in the downward movement. Transac
tions aggregated 507,000 shares.
..♦■)
Tbe London Grain market.
Loudon, March 7.— The Mark Lane Ex
press, in its review ol the British corn trade
for the past week, says: “Good home grown
samples, from mere scarcity, advanced Is.
fid. to 2a. os Friday, both in London and the
provinces. Bad wheats were unchanged, and
neglected. Foreign wheat, until the middle
of the week, was improved, American red
winter and Australian to the extent of one
shilling. The advance, however, was solely
due to the paucity of supplies, and buyers
are now waiting for prospective
supplies. Flour generally advanced fid.
Foreign flour was in temporarily Btuall sup
ply, chiefly from America. Malxe on the
spot in short eopply improved fiJ., but the
j demand was light.”
■
Steamer Barnett on tbe ITmos,
Memphis, March 7.—Private advices
report the burning of the steamer Carrie
Hogan, ia the Yazoo river above Yaxoo
City, on Friday, with 786 balea of cotton.
A cabin hoy was drowned,
i r
j Invest, young man! Invest! twenty-five
j cents torn bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup
; if your sweetheart has a cough, and be
h*ppy. mhfi-lt
A CORRUPT STATESMAN.
A Colored member of th* North Caro*
ltna Legislature Commit* a For
gery.
Raleigh, March 7.—Tbe committee of
investigation in tbe North Carolina House
of Representatives, composed of three i
Democrats and two white Repnblicans, to- '
day reported unanlmoasly, after a long In
vestigation, that Wataon.colored.the Repub
lican member from Edgecombe, obtained
from tbe Clerk of the House a certlfi- j
cate of per diem In favor of John i
Newell, colored Republican, member
from Bladen, and forged Newell’s j
name upon a warrant upon which :
money was obtained from the State Treas- j
ury. Newell discovered on the 15th filtlmo ;
that the records showed a payment on his
per diem up to date later than he himself '
had received. He epoke about the matter, \
and Little Page, misunderstanding the case, |
subsequently asked him If he had found the ’
money. Newell thereupon took Page j
aside and threatened that If he ;
did Dot return the money he should
go to the penitentiary. Being alarmed, Page
drew some of his own money and gave it to
Newell, and then told tbe doorkeeper,
whereupon an Investigation waa ordered.
Page was shown to have been entirely Inno
cent of any connection with the money, and
the committee traced the forgery to Watson,
the mem tier from Edgecombe.
THE DERANCE MURDER.
Tbe Evidence Closed—The Case t* be
Argued To-Day.
New Orleans, March 7.—ln the Derance-
Mlx murder case to day, several witnesses
testified that Mix had threatened to kill :
Dsrsnce’a brothers. Ben Poincy, claiming '
to be a friend of Mix, and also of tbe
Derances, testified tb&t he loaned Mix a
pistol and told him not to bother with the
brothers. “I will give them every d—d
shot,” 6aid Mix. Witness asked to be given
the pistol, bnt Mix refused, and he again
warned Mix to givv up pursuing the sister,
and Mix said it was his own busiuees and he
was responsible for bis own action, and tbat
he would have the sisttr if it
est him hla aud be would
kill every one of tbe Derance brothers on
their own banquette. About a week before
the killing, witness communicated the fact
to Ferrara Derance that Mix waa a married
man. The Sunday before the homicide wit
ness met him on a lake steamer. Ferrard
was pale and haggard, and much excited by
! their conversation. The testimony closed
I to-day. The case will be argued to-morrow.
TUE WESTERN SNOWS.
Some of tbe Inconvenience* to
Wblcb tbe People Are Subjected.
Chicago, March 7.— The trains are still
weather bound In nearly every part of Wis
consin,Minnesota and lowa, and in Northern
Illinois even milk trains from neighboring
dairy towns are stopped, and there is not
a little trouble in consequence at hotels
and private houses and restaurants.
Snow plows are working in every direction,
and large gangs of shovellers are busy aiding
them. In the city the snow is still so plied
up that the people walking on one side of
the street cannot see those on the other
side. The snow, however, is slowly melt
ing.
ROUGH WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.
Hallways Blocked by Snows—Sev
eral Vessels Wrecked.
London, March 7.—The snow storm in
Scotland has now abated, but it will be
tome days before railway communication is
restored. About nine vessels have been
lost on tbe Aberdeenshire coast, and
about one hundred person drowned. Tbe
ship Benshydding, from Calcutta to Dun
dee, has been wrecked near Aberdeen, and
thirty persons drowned. Two or three
small vessels were lost with all hands oa the
coast of Northumberland.
Weather Indication*.
Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, March 7.—lndications for Tues
day:
In the South Atlantic States, clear fol
lowed by partly cloudy weather, variable
winds, mostly easterly, stationary or high
er temperature, and nearly stationary ba
rometer.
In the Middle States, fair weather, winds
mostly northerly, generally higher temper
ature and higher barometer.
In the East Gulf States, fair weather
during Tuesday, variable winds, stationary
or lower temperature and barometer.
In the West Gulf States, fair weather dur
ing Tueeday, winds mostly northwesterly,
stationary or lower temperaUre, and gener
ally higher barometer.
In tbe Ohio valley and Tennessee, cloudy
or partly cloudy weather, with occasional
rain or snow, nearly stationary temperature,
and stationary or lower barometer.
Return of tbe Visiting military.
New Sobk, March 7.—The detachment
of the Seventy-first Regiment, which at
tended the Mardi-Grass festival at New
Orleans, arrived at the Liberty street ferry
at 11:30 this morning. They were expected
at ten o’clock, but owing to some delay did
not arrive on time. They were met at
the foot of Liberty street by the
Veteran Association of the Seventy
first Regiment and a large crowd of
people. The Fifth Regiment of New York,
with the staff and band of the Fifth Regi
ment of Boston, met and escorted them to
their armory. They presented a very credit
able appearance in their march up Broad
way, and were cheered all along the ronte.
The Fifth Regiment of Boston will leave for
their homes at 10:30 to night.
Would-Be Negro Lyncher*.
Nashville, March 7. —The body of Mrs.
White, the missing wife of Ananias White,
in jail charged with her murder, was found
yesterday buried about a quarter of a mile
from her residence. A large crowd of ne
groes made an unsuccessful demonstration
against the jail.
The Coroner’s jury which viewed the
body, rendered a verdict that White killed
her. The principal witness was White’s
son, six years old, who described the man
ner of the murder.
Tbe Isehtan Earthquake.
London, March 7. Rome dispatches
state that three huudred bouses have fallen
at Caearaacciola. Tbe earthquake opened
fissures in the streets fifty centimetres wide.
Many fled from the town and camped in tbe
fields. The government Is sending relief. A
Naples dispatch says forty corpses have
been recovered and sixty-seven wounded
sent to the hospitals.
New South American Cable.
Bogota, United States of Colombia,
January B.—The Executive of the United
States of Colombia baa executed a contract
with the Central and South American Cable
Company for a cable, north and south,
from the Isthmus of Panama, to connect
with the United States and Europe, via
Central America and Mexico.
Wrecked on the Tortuga*.
Washington, D. C., March 7.—The Sig
nal Corps Station, Key West, Florida, re
ports that the barkentine Tomeleo, of
Lussen, Peccola, from Galveston to Bre
men, loaded with ectton, went ashore on
the Tortugas and burned. She is a total
lose. The crew are safe.
Charles Clarkson, a railroad engineer,
living in Chicago, was young, handsome
and the object of much admiration from
the opposite sex. His wife was ugly,
and she believed, mistakenly or not, that
the wide difference in their personal ap
pearance prevented him from loving her.
bite resolved to kill him; but the drug
gist whom she asked for strychnine, sus
pecting her motive, gave her some harm
less substance instead of the poison. Fail
ing in her attempt at murder, she changed
her plan to that of ruining his good looks.
While be was asleep she threw vitriol
into his face, disfiguring him terribly.
“An old fogy” says that members of
Congress forty years ago used to buck
the tiger, but that such a thing as tak
ing a bribe was unknown. If these two
facta had any logical connection we
wish they would begin to buck the tiger
again. —Boston Post.
-
A reliable savings bank. One box of Dr.
Tutt's Pills will save you many dollars In
doctors’ bills. They will tardy cur* Chill
and Fever, Dyspepsia, Disordered Liver or
Bowels, Sick Headache, Jaundice or Chronic
Constipation, and expel every impurity
from the system.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
AN ARMISTICE CONCLUDED WITH
THE BOERS.
Progress of tbe Arms Bill—Debate
on Candabar Up in tbe Cemmons
—Afghan Quarrels Likely to be
Renewed—Tbe “Scientific Fron
tier” Soon to be a Thing of tbe
Past—The Indian Government and
Press Disapprove tbe Step.
Durban, March 7.—Dr. Barber and Dr.
Dyaa, while being escorted from the Trans
vaal to the Orange Free State, were fired on
by their Boer escort after they had reached
the Free State. Dr. Barber was killed and
Dr. Dyas wounded. Tbe affair was similar
to the murder of Captain Eliot.
The health of the troop* is excellent, but
the weather at tbe front Is very bad. The
rivers are swollen by rain.
London, March 7.—A dispatch from New
castle states that General Sir Evelyn Wood
has concluded an armistice until the 14th
with the Boers.
The Daily Rons publishes the following
from its correspondent at Newcastle, dated
7 o’clcck Sunday evening:
“General Sir Evelyn Wood went to Mount
Prospect to-day, and subsequently had an
Interview with Joubert, which resulted in
an armistice until the 14th instant. Rumors
of pesce are rife throughout the camps,
but I learn that it Is improbable
| uuless we agree to all the Boers’ terms.
! These are formally stated at the complete
Independence of the Transvaal—in fact, all
j they rose to obtain—and amnesty to all the
! leaders. By the terms of the armistice per
i mission is granted to send provisions for
' eight days to the beleaguered garrlsoas. Tbe
Eighty-third Foot, two squadrons of Dra
voous and three guns are expected here on
Tuesday.”
The Morning lUt says Sir Garnet Wolseley
will be raised to the Peerage, In order that
he may conduct and explain anew scheme
of military reform in the House of Lords.
The various answers to questions In Par
| liament to-day show that the government
! have approved General Sir Evelyn Wood’s
‘ action relative to the armistice with the
: Boers. During the duration of the armis
tice both parties promise not to make any
j forward movement, but retaiu their
j liberty to move within their own lines.
( Only provisions, and not ammunition,
i are to be sent to the garrisons,
i J übert undertakes to inform the garrison of
; tbe armistice, and will use his Influence to
| Induce the Boei’s commanders to permit the
| removal of the British wounded from the
i garrison to Natal. Joubert also undertakes
j to pass the provisions for relief of the be
leaguered garrisons through the Boers’
j lines. Oa the arrival of the provisions at
the garrisons the blockading and the be
sieged parties are to suspend hostilities for
eight days.
A dispatch to the Tuna from Durban to
day, says; “General Wood will return to
Newcastle to-night. The Boer soldiers fer
vently hope that peace may result
from the eight days armistice
just concluded, but it is
not believed that their leaders will accept
anj thing short of independeace. There
will be great consternation lu the coloay
should peace he signed without the Boers
having felt the superiority of our arms.
The Boers at Laingsnek have been for tome
time subsisting on half rations.”
A dispatch from Candabar says prepara
tions for the evacuation of that place by
tbe British are proceeding.
A dispatch from Calcutta says Abdur
rahman Khan is making preparations
which seem to Indicate hia intention of try
ing to occupy Candabar when the British
have left. The departure of the British
will probably be the signal for a sanguinary
i-truggle between Ayoob Khan and the
Ameer, Abdurrabmar Kahn.
A dispatch from Calcutta to the Times
says: “By the 18th instant Jamoud will be
the most advanced British post towards the
Khybur pass. On the Kuram”frontier the
Thall garrison has been reduced to a mere
outpost of sixty men. The remains of the
Kuram field force have been removed to
Jagba. Thus the ‘scientific frontier,*
which cost so much to gain,
will in a few days, so far as Northern Af
ghanistan is concerned, be a thing of the
past. It Is the all but universal opinion of
the Indian public and press that the govern
ment will, before long, have bitter cause to
regret its hasty retreat.
In the House of Commons to- day, Mr.
Edward Stanhope, formerly Undersecretary
for India, gave notice of a resolution con
demning the withdrawal of the British
troops from Southern Afghanistan in the
present critical state of affairs there as not
conducive to the true interests of India.
81r Stafford Northcote will to-morrow
ask what day will be convenient for debate.
This action will amount to the moving of a
formal vote of censure by the opposition on
the government’s Afghan policy.
Mr. Gladstone, replying to Blr Wilfred
Lawson, confirmed the report of the con
clusion of an armistice with the Boers un
til midnight of the 14th inst., In order
to give time for a reply from Paul Kingar
to Gen. Colley’s and subsequent com
munications, made with the view to the
peaceful settlement, of affairs.
Arthur Arnold, Liberal member for Sal
ford, gave notice of a vote of confidence in
the Ministry as an amendment to Mr.
Stanhope’s resolution.
The House of Commons went into com
mittee of the whole on the arms bill this
evening. Several Home Rule amendments
were offered and rejected. The proposal
that persons suspected of carrying arms
should be arrested and taken before a
magistrate, instead of being searched by
the police, was Inserted in tbe bill.
In the House of Commons this evening
Mr. Gladstone, replying to a question, ad
mitted tbat It was Impossible to expedite
the ordinary business, and said merely re
pressive measures would not attain the ob-
Je*‘.
Jay Gonld on Subsidies.
New York Herald Interview.
"Are you in favor of a subsidy policy
for steamships?"
"No. lam opposed to subsidies for
both railroads and steamships. I believe
it is wrong and vicious. As I said be
fore, I believe that was the great mistake
made by the gentlemen who built the
Pacific Railroads. They have been wor
ried and harassed ever since. Suppose
the telegraph companies had been sub
sidized by the government, we should
have the same trouble there. What we
want is free ships, the abolition of the
absurd navigation laws. When Ameri
cans are allowed to purchase their ships
wherever they can get them cheapest we
shall have American lines of steamers.
I believe we ought to have them, and I
am sorry that we have not, if for nothing
else, to give us the school from which to
recruit a navy in the event ofjwar.”
"But can they be run without sub
sidies?”
“Certainly. lam somewhat interest
ed now in a line from San Francisco to
China and Japan, and I am glad to say
we are doing well. Our outgoing car
goes are now about ns heavy as the in
coming ones. We get no subsidy, and
we are succeeding. The old Pacific Mail
received, I think, three quarters of a
million a year and failed. We do not
even get paid for carrying the mails.
But, owing to our absurd laws, we are
compelled to sail under the English flag,
for our ships were bought where we
could get them cheapest.”
A novel combat was witnessed by a
large crowd in Kerry Patch, St. Louis.
A bantam game cock made a fierce at
tack upon a small bull terrier which had
approached close to a number of chick
ens that were feeding. At first the dog
snarled and showed his teeth, but did
not attempt to iniure his impudent an
tagonist The bantam would not be
subdued by such a moderate manifesta
tion of spirit. He flew upon the terrier’s
back, and sticking his spurs into the
hair to obtain a foothold, apparently,
tried to put out the dog’s eyes. Ter
rier then attempted to snap off bantam’s
head, but the latter was too quick. Af
ter inflicting some slight wounds, ban
tam flew a short distance and crew
shrilly. Then he darted back again and
met terrier half way. The terrier was
agile and fighting hard, but was never
able to get a bite of his opponent. He
made a snap every five or six seconds,
but the wily rooster always escaped in
jury. The fight lasted some five min
utes, and only once did bantam's life
appear in imminent danger. Bantam
lost some of his feathers in the fight.
Terrier lost one eye and considerable
blood.
A natural beautlfler and restorer of the
complexion—Cuticura Medicinal Soup.
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
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A Li*l of Act* Passed and Signed
fcT tbe Governor.
The following is a list of all the acts pa c sed by 1
the General Assembly of Florida at its late ■
session that bare been signed by the Governor. :
The remaining acts that have not yet received i
the Governor's sigcature will be published as i
soon as received:
1. An act to amend section 1, of chapter 2 .93 1
laws of Florida.
2. An act for the relief of Thomas A. Car- i
ruth.
3. An act to prevent the wanton ißjury of ,
animals.
4. An act to define the boundary line between
the counties of Leon and Jefferson in this State
3. An act in relation to the punishment of :
crimes and misdemeanors
6 An act to authorise the Circuit Courts of
this State to convict and sentence criminals in
certain cases.
7. An act to prevent illegal voting in this
State.
8. An act to suppress gaming.
9. An act relating to the custody of persons ;
charged with or convicted of crime.
10. An act to punish certain defalcations in
money or property.
11. An act to incorporate the Florida Com
mercial Company.
12. An act to authorize Alexander D. McKin
non and James A. Herrin to construct a lock
mill and dam on and across the Big Sandy, in
! Holmes county, Florida
13. An act to supply deficiencies in the ap
i propriations for the years 1877, 1879 and 1886.
14. An act to permanently locate the county
site of Holmes county, and to prevent contro
| versy thereon.
15. An act to authorize the Board of Com- j
missioners of State institutions to purchase a j
small tract of land.
Id. An act to provide for the execution of j
[ writs or decrees, in special cases, in other
: counties than those in which they were Issued, j
17. An act for the protection of parents and
; guardians, or other persons having the legal
: supervision over minors in this State.
18. An act for the relief of the heirs of John j
i Broward.
19. An act to provide for the assessment and !
j collection of taxes upon improvements on the 1
Kublic lands, and for the protection of occupy- i
ig claimants of said lands
i 20. An act for the relief of Walter Gwynn,
j Treasurer, and others.
I 21. An act to make certain regulations of
! practice and pleading in actions or ejectment.
22. An act to enable a married woman to
! dispose of her separate property by last will
I and testament.
; 23. An act to admit Solon B. Turman and
Harry L. Branch, of Hillsborough county, to
; practice law in the several courts of this State.
24. An act to amend an act entitled an act to
grant certain lands to the Tampa, Peace Creek
and St. John’s Kiver Railroad Company, ap
proved March 4, 1879, the same being chapter
3168 of the laws of Flori ta.
23. An act to amend section 2 of an act enti
tled an act for the protection of ports, harbors,
bays and rivers of this State, and to repeal
chapter 1900 of the laws of Florida
2b. An act to incorporate the Live Oak and
Rowland's Bluff Railroad Company.
27. An act to authorise W. H. & D. N. Cone
to establish and maintain a toll bridge across
the Suwannee river.
28. An act to amend sections 20 and 21 ef
chapter 11 of the laws of Florida.
29, An act for the incorporation of the Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Tem
plars of Florida.
30. An act to authorise the real parties in in
terest to bring and maintain suits at iaw in
their own names in certain cases.
31. An act to require plaintiffs in attach
ments sued out before Justices of the Peace to
; execute a bond.
| 32. An act to repeal an act approved Febru
j ary 4,1861, and entitled “An act to improve tbe
' navigation of Peace creek, and to drain the
’ swamps and overflowed lands thereon,” and
an act approved February 9, 1870, entitled “An
act to incorpoiate the Peace Creek Immigrant
and Agricultural Society,” and to provide for
the sale of the lands covered by said acts or
either of them, and to clear the title of the
trustees of the internal improvement fund to
the same.
33. An act to prevent the selling as butter
of oleomargarine or any spurious preparation
purporting to be butter.
34. An act for the relief of Frederick N.
Foy, Collector of Revenue for Marion county,
in this State.
35. An act for the relief of A. Mosely, Sheriff
of Leon county.
36. An act relatlug to tha arrest of fugitives
from justice from other States.
37. Anaet to repeal and dissolve municipal
corporations under certain circumstances, and
to provide the manner in which such cities
may become re-incorporated.
38. An act for the better government of
cities and towns in this State.
39. An act for the better protection of pas
sengers on railroad cars and the employes of
railroad companies.
40. An act concerning the county site of Cal
houn couuty.
41. An act to make the public use of indecent
or obscene language a misdemeanor and pro
vide for the punishment thereof.
42. An act to incorporate the Pine Grove
Camp Ground in Suwannee county in this
State.
43. An act to regulate proceedings before
Justices of the Peace In cases of peace war
rants.
44. An act to provide for the service of sub
poenas in chancery in other counties than the
one in wbieh action is brought.
45. An act for the relief of Thos. Ellis.
46. An act to fix the time for holding the
Circuit Courts in the Fifth Judicial Circuit of
Florida.
47. An act relating to landlords' liens, for
what, and upon what it exists.
48. An act to enable persons whose lands
were sold for taxes assessed, prior to the year
1877, to redeem the same.
49. An act to legalize the town government
of the town of Quincy, Florida.
50. An act to incorporate the Lake George
Fruit Growers’ and Library Association.
51. An act for the relief of A. L. Randolph
and W. A. Rawls.
52. An act to amend the fourth section of an
act entitled “An act concerning the office of
the Clerk of the Supreme Court of this State.’’
Approved February Bth, 1861.
53. An act fixing the time for holding the
courts in the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
54. An act to encourage the planting of oys
ters in the waters of this State, and to protect
the rights of owners thereof.
53. an act fixing the time for bolding the
Circuit Court in the Third Judicial Circuit.
56. An act to authorize Commissioners to
swear witnesses and legalize oaths heretofore
! administered by them.
57. An act to give concurrent jurisdiction to
l the courts of Walton and Washington counties
i over the waters of the Choctawhatchee Bay.
; 58. An act for the relief Daniel Morrison. Jr.
59. An act to amend section 1 of an act enti
-1 tied “An act in relation to certain State bonds,
| approved March 7, 1877.”
I 60. An act for the benefit of sheep raisers
and for the protection of sheep and other
: stock against dogs.
i 61. An act for the relief of Meredith B. Aber
nathy.
! 63. An act for the reiief of W. J. McDonald,
j of Holmes county.
63. An act to authorize Thomas E. Dekle to
j erect a milldam across Five-mile creek, iu
1 Bradford county.
j 64. An act for the relief "of Ely C. Horn and
I others.
65. An act for the relief of Caroline Jones, of
Suwannee county.
i 86. An act to incorporate the Lake Ueorge
! Cemetery Association.
| 67. An act to provide summary proceedings
i against delinquent tenants.
63. An act to amend section 7of an act en
i titled an act to amend the 2d. 29tli, i
! 35th. S6 l h. 58th and GBth sections of I
an act entitled an act relating to pro- *
ceedings before Justices of the Peace and j
judgments of Justices Courts, approved Feb- >
ruary 27th. 1875, being chapter 2095, laws off
Florida, approved February 10th, 1877.
! 69. An act for the relief of Wm. J. J. Duncan j
I and Nehemiah Hall.
I 70. An act to incorporate the Carrabelle and )
Thoinasville Railroad Company,
i 71. An act to incorporate tbe Walton County l
Co-operative Association No. 132, of Patrons of 1
Husbandry, in Walton county, Fla.
72. An act relating to the intermarriage of
white persons with persons of color.
73. An act to furnish the Attorney General’s
office with Florida Supreme Court reports.
74. An act to provide for the surrender of
municipal franchise by cities and towns
76. An act to amend an act entitled an act to
Incorporate the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the diocese of Florida, approved February
10,1838.
76. An act for the relief of Chas. Gwynn,
James El wood, Joseph Acosta and John Smith,
of Monroe county.
77. An act to relinquish the claims of the
State of Florida to lands in the former Palatka
military reservation embraced in certain en
tries, and warrant locations in the United States
Land Office.
78. An act to authorize Irwin Johns to erect
a mill dam across Sampson river creek and to
back waters on certain swamps and overflowed
lands.
79. An act to authorize Hiram Wilson, a
minor of Col ambia county, to take charge of
and control his estate.
80. An act to prevent the selling, hiring,
bartering, lending or giving to minors under
sixteen years of age, or to any person of un
sound mind, certain firearms or other dan
gerous weapons.
81. An act for the relief of Dr. Henry J.
Paramore, and the widow of Dr. Samuel M
Tucker.
82. An act for the relief of Walter L.
Fresco.
88. An act to authorize Dunlap F. Judah,
of Pensacola, to take charge of and control
his estate.
84. An act to legalize the town government
of Orlando, Fia.
85. An act to empower the Governor, Treas
urer and Comptroller to borrow money for
Btate purposes.
86. An act for the payment of costs ad
judged against the State of Florida by the
Supreme Court.
87. An act for the relief.of Henrv J. Stewart,
of Hamilton county, State of Florida.
88. An act for restoration to rights of citizen
ship of Augustine Waidroo.
89. An act to dissolve municipal corporations
under circumstances therein stated, and to
provide governments for the same.
90. An act to incorporate the Orange Ridge,
Do Laud and Atlantic Railroad Company
91. Ad act for the relief of Robert B. Savage,
of Brevard county,
92. An act to proteot officers lathe execution
of legal process.
93. An act to confirm the organization of the
Jacksonville, Bt. Augustine and Halifax River
Railway Company, and to grant certain ferry
privileges and lands to aald oompany
_94. An act for the relief of Robert Funke, M.
° K Archer, JanuM Somerville, Jeremiah
£a 0 w J 5‘5S5 b ’ J ' *• RuaU. James A.
Barnes and N. McCollum.
96. An act to amend sections 2, 8 and 4 of an
aot entitled an act to incorporate the 8t John’s
ESTABLISHED 1850,
and Lake Kustfs Railway Company, approved
February 80, 1879.
96. An act for the relief of county officers.
97. An act to authorize the Governor to ap
point a Chaplain to visit the convict camps.
93. An act for the adoption of a child by
Martin L. Douglass and his wife, Martha Jane
Douglass.
99. An act to prescribe tbe minner in which
counties shall sue and be sued.
ICO, An act to amend section 4 of an act ap
: proved February 27th, 1872, entitled an act al
lowing the voters of the several counties in
i this State to locate their respective county
i sites.
101. An act to enforce a distinctive wrapping
• and proper labeling of preparations of mor
-1 phi ne.
102. An act to authorize State attorneys to
■ compromise certain claims.
103. An act for the relief of E. C. Morten, of
! Polk county.
J 164- An act for the relief of Peter Goss.
105. An act to authorize executors and ad
ministrators having an Interest In the estates
which they represent to purchase the property
of such estate at public sale.
106 An act to provide for calling out the
organized and enrolled militia cf this State to
aid the civil authorities.
107. An act to incorporate a com
: pany, and to facilitate the construction
and equipment of a railroad from
Green Cove Springs, upon the St. John’s river,
in Clay county, to the town or village of Mel
rose, in Alachua county, under the style of the
Green Cove Springs and Melrose Railroad
Company.
1( 8. An act to grant certain lands to the East
Florida Railway Oompany.
109. An act for the relief of T. W. Downing of
Alachua county.
110. An act to prohibit the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors within two miles of any camp
ground used for religious worship in this State.
111. An act to restore Columbus Cohron,
i convicted of an assault to commit murder , to
I the full rights of citizenship.
j 112. An act foy the relief of D. M. Hammond,
i of Nassau county.
113 An act to legalize the town government
: oCthe town of Madison, Fla.
1 114. An act for the relief ofAugustus J. Drig
gers, of Orange county, Fia.
115. An act for the relief of Frank M. Jolly,
! of Alachua county.
i 116. An act for the relief of the estate of
! Boiling Baker.
117. An act for the relief of Lot Bryant, of
I Leon county.
118 An act to prevent the Improper living
1 together of certain persons.
119 An a<!t prohibiting special taxation in
certain cases.
120 An act to reapportion the Congressional
districts of this State.
121. An act to authorize William T. Jackson
to construct a boom on the Suwannee river.
132. An act to amend the first section of an
act, approved March 2, A. D. 1877, and entitled
an act to regulate criminal proceedings before
j Justices of the Peace.
| 123. An act in relation to land grants made,
: and to be made, at the present session of the
i Legislature.
j 124. An act to amend the first section of
chapter 31S8 Laws of Florida, entitled an act
prescribing a uniform rate of fare upon rail-
I roads, approved March 11, 1879.
| 125. An act fixing the times for bolding the
: Circuit Court in the Fourth Judicial Circuit,
j 196- An act to designate the holidays to be
i observed in the acceptance and payment of
i bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory
notes.
I 127. Joint resolution requiring the Governor
I and Comptroller to instil ute legal proceedings
against all railroad companies who have re
j fused to pay taxes on their railroad property,
| for the collection of said taxes.
128. An act to provide for the completion
i printing, distribution and sale of the Digest of
j the Laws of the State of Florida, and for
I other purposes.
i 129. An act to protect sailors, and to prohibit
; persons engaged in the business of shipping
! sailors and the agents of such persons board
! ing vessels and remaining thereon, in the ports
■ and harbors of this State, without the consent
j of the masters of such vet-sels.
150. An act to provide for the preservation
and safe keeping of the records and vouchers
in the office of the Comptroller.
131. An act to incorporate the Pensacola
Street Car Company.
132. An act to incorporate the Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad Oompany and to grant
certain lands to the same.
133. An act for the assessment and collection
of revenue.
Mr. Hayes' Last Veto.
Washington Pott.
What is the secret of Mr. Hayes’ sub- i
serviency to the national banks? Why
has he complied with the demand of
their agents for a veto of the funding
bill? Why has this incumbent of the
Executive office, who, eight days ago,
was ready to sign the bill, been induced
to kill it with a hasty veto, prepared in
advance and rushed into the House with
a precipitancy more common on the
turf than In grave matters of State ?
The vetoed bill was as carefully con
sidered in all its details as any measure
that has passed Congress since Sir.
Ilayes was inducted into the Presidency.
It contained no assault on the banks, no
menace to any interest. The power
which it asserted over the banks was a
constitutional and necessary power.
If the creative authority is not to be
dominated by the thing created, if Con
gress is not to be the servant of corpora
tions, if monopolies are not to be built
up by legislation to oppress the people
and bully the government, then it is ne
cessary, is wise, fit and proper, for banks
to be so hedged about that they cannot
rule or ruin the country by creating sud
den and crushing contractions of the
currency.
The friends of the funding bill, know
ing that they were in the right, having
every possible assurance that the meas
ure would successfully accomplish its
purpose, stoutly resisted an almost over
whelming pressure. The banks sent a
deluge of appeals by telegraph. They
were represented here by scores of agents
and attorneys. They brought to bear
such a weight of influence as has seldom
been seen or felt in the capital.
But the Democrats and those who
acted with them stood squarely and
firmly by the bill, and were able to'show
that it was both just and expedient, and
that its operations would not be injurious
to the banks.
The minority filibustered under the
lead of Mr. Conger until they received
assurance from the White House that the
bill could not become a law. The deter
mination of Mr. ilayes to obey the dicta
of the banks was made known at the
capitol by gentlemen in his confidence,
and that knowledge was used on Wall
street. Nor was this the only use made
of Mr. Hayes by the Wall street opera
tors. While the veto message lay on the
Speaker’s table, it was copied and sent
; off by telegraph an hour before it was
read to the House.
The close of Mr. Hayes’ illegitimate
| term is in keeping with its inception.
| As be began official life by robbing the
! people of the result of a Presidential
! election, it is, perhaps, fitting that he
should close his career by taking tbe part
of speculators against the people.
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punches.’ My friend entered at the
moment and I handed it to her. ’Why,
where in the world did you get that?’
she asked, ‘l’ve been looking for it for
six months.’”
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