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ill *° J. H. ESTILL,
Uavannah,Oa.
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***'■ k..,o!irt Ciuss Matter.
Georgia A flairs,
a, riirg to the Bulletin, a lot of
■' • n Irißjf about Home which smells
. r.-par mg for a grand military
, t i,,. .. h inst.. Memorial Day.
. ~n Veie-< says that when the Balti
v tem of road reaches Augus
- . ml put ou as many airs as
i *' J ,.,. mm week \V. C. Hyman, of East
irrai.ned l>< f re the Town Council
Tb • Times does not men
.. 7i , cie with him, but Mr. Berth's
. r : ~ aters would doubtless ap
jgjjjCG)
j* rgry well to his case.
' v r Arthur L ug, of Athens, was going .
• .tljerday.be was attacked by aL
_ , ..wl.i h made several leaps for
1 limat -ly Mr. Ix>ng had in his
.tick, with which be killed the
■v.:-t- lie w.iuid probably have been
1 .a;-'email in Athens about forty
has never taken a drop of
>r mhi 4 ,fc And he lived in Augusta,
. .. , i v.Tve or fifteen years ago.
r. V-n Melt ui. of Marion county, who
i .- i to tb" and . .r of his house and shot
_ ... u assassin a few nights ago,
i, a i Hi' >opposed murderer, Mr. O. P.
... t i ',.ui:ubus, has been placed in the
• Vista i ail. He denies the charge against
- ..rrt'si mdent from Thomasville writes
•r date of Thursday that there have been
. .. rriv. so? members cf the State Medi
j u. ... r in ihomasville. but the number
... >-. >-r:t for able, prompt and lnter-
A 1; * deliberations are attracting
, , • mteri st. and the attendance of
o -a large, although many have
_ r r yivr.!-.-l ft in being present by the ses
■ vi the superior Court. The grand ban.
, came :T at the Mitchell House Thursday
A y>r • Mr. Frank V. Evans, of the Alba
si j>k 'in ! rttser, and Corresponding
..tary of the Georgia l’rets AasociatioD,
l. Mr. W L. Danl-y. General Passenger
I'-'.i of the Xadiville, Chattanooga an 1 St.
. ..s Railway, gracefully extends the courte
t-, f tiia - me to the members of the Georgia
■ . \>.v ui w hich meets iu Home on the
: Jt.y, -a free trip from Nashville to
CUttano. ga and return.
TL-rv is no sut s"ying some people. Colum
;. ..aC:.- Eag.eand Plienix mills, is going to
hnesb.-an new system of water works, and
re .: wants t nave a paper.box factory.
TANARUS: - Ban.r■ . ige Democrat doesn’t see for the
v i ,1 can be expected to be in
;a rgia railroads unless the present
rt.ray caunission law ir changed.
P. u- Muxey. Seaborn O'Neal and another
f. • m from Monroe county are about e -
a ag a i.usiuess house in Barnesville.
Tu-w.i je t ie first colored Sim ever estat
iaiie! in that city.
: Saturday last,” remarks the Cochran
i ■ , "Henry Harvard, a colored farmer
= near the line of Laurens and Pulaski
. . • ■<. brought in a flue lot of home-made
a. i hams, well cured and sweet, and sold
a: a price that made him 'whoop'and
Lid never fail to raise the 'hind
sc: ft .-as long as he farms. On that
* jf iar a h .use in C ichran received account
‘ -ir f cue bale of cotton sold in Savannah
11-jeents per pound.”
The : r kee Advance states that Edwin
Him - :i of C'apt. C. C. Ham, who lives fif
fr :n Canton, fell in a well on last
r-:iy evening and was instantly killed. His
fc'iiw -- r ken by the fall, by striking either
•ftast tre p’. itform on which he stood or the
tax. ani he sunk to the bottom of the
* wi ;., h contained about ten feet of water.
T'vluw' ' ■ ~nnl ranges itself alongside
A '- .'xvaiLiah Ntwa, Augusta Chronicle,
Ttlej>aph. Americus Sumter Republi
* 1 A >i".y ,V. -rs and Advertiser, Thomasville
Bl .nuge liemocrat, Hawkinsville l)i
-and numerous other papers in the
fr- favor cf a decided modification of the
f'-tre: railway commission law.
A c.-e is JonesPoro last Saturday night de
' -itl.ee and man House and did other dam
•P- Tbe origin of the fire is unknown.
J <>. J Jan, one of the most prominent
' 'J- .Terson county, died last week.
AB. Kul!"ck has resigned his position
tf ; go Commissioner for theAtlantaCot
** Exposition.
'*. r ' •'e l inaeff Herald: “As the train
**• i.g in .a-g Thursday night, it stopped
1 ue i a n'f miles from t*jwn to let a
c'r.;f As it started, two parties, hid
•r. hurled several stones at the
" * x-striking the cab with great force
- struck the train behind. No
bit. hut it was evidently not the fault
perpetrators of this outrage. What
induced the guilty parties
i.inch disgraceful conduct is one of
. ' : ‘past ending cut,’ unless they can
' " c: “et. which we hope will yet be done.”
< Jlr .' '‘'Arrenton Clipper: “Afire at ’he
; -sM'.ing in the .’’aeon and Augusta
■ ‘ r. ay afternoon resulted in ihe
'-xg°f tt.f a pile of wood, part
' oid a f.mr horse engine belonging
■ -t t.st preacher. The fire i sup
rT-‘ :..ive ..riginated from a spark from
■7 ' rr ' : '‘i'i ttie morning or the accidental
' '■ ’ it match. The fire was so hot in
: that the returning two o'clock
; fer Ma .m was detained probaoly
p.':.5 '”"-‘F tnorning. Had the wimi been
* - . 111: or west a general conflagra
; * • : have desolated the country perhaps
"Aman died very suddenly on
—A- i ’ace in this county last week.”
A > esiioro Herald ’'lt was thought
the result of some medicine
'. • “* r *•>' a negro. But the investigation
~ ' tier fails to develop that she had
a: -- u 'ing i-xcept by direction of the
: "e have no doubt the practice
. 7‘ r 2,av ‘ of playing the doctor has
J ■ 7 at deal ot harm to that people.
”, ■ -d treatment is like the practice of
- l "gue among them It will con
• if result, till they are sufli
lui. "' 0 lt ”‘ ! ‘ ’ know that the treatment of
s, •/ Wa rn atter uf skill and experience, and
’■ losgierj and superstition.”
* * ' .. ' action of the Griffin Bank in
n accept State deposits, the Atlanta
Gre.'V 1 ‘ 'ays: "Treasurer Speer and tbe
g'. 7' - ni£i tig and Trust Company have been
, .'Lti ad' n for several cays the bank,
£- .1 \ ~ ■ the State depositories, having
it Pay into the State Treasury the
t ' ■“ - tie state and thus close the ac
•i- - ' "’ ''' ti the bank and the State of
in.,'.'? ib-- ar.Unow holds about twenty-
T.-7 % '’' v Gi 'Usand dollars of State funds.
A 17,7 " r submitted the question to the
”-t‘eral. and was advised that, as the
f.r:c_ g r 7 tiiat llc sha 'l u ke the money only
a--: the State, and as the appoint
l the bond fixed by the Gov
"f, 1 no authority to close the account
as ihe matter stands.”
t. w c \ tn ‘* r l>rise says “Twenty-nine men,
‘7 n ac <i children all German immi
*“l* Hi at Alcßae, Macon and Bmna-
V i : an 1 "ere assigned land and house#
* t I -and ami Lumber Company,
<Wj ?. t‘iey win work. They were pro-
Fontaine. Georgia immigrant
£’ouai*s,n y " lore *'i*l arrive this week. Our
tr seen the folly of trying to
fcwtH- ritT-raff of New York city to settle
’*rjr ,-s m jr f ” n the Southern farms and en-
JipV, . I '* nas turned his attention to im
■ ’-.taja,, r the ri Kbt kind. Commissioner
■it ~ 1 jln ß a good work for Georgia, and
r, c encouraged and sustained.”
■..(. !t bert Enterprise tells the following
ktldg-. ‘‘ ,r 3 : “Las-t Friday, as Mr. J. E
*. r J >aa ??B near a negro house on his
*' j.' i, ," u “is vineyard, in company with
*, a"*y, he thought he detected
- <io tti e J.v 1 - ,Jliaway that the F go and
f'-ar.-l r r ,. to see if there was any
‘ < r !3 / ears *- Forcine tfaetr way in
7'a M,n dow. there lay just before the
s*ieLt “” Kro child, its clothes all burned
v f by_. a f l?r y 'mall piece under its back,and
n " ar lv to a crisp. It was just
•**, f JL** la ®f when found. It seems iu
h 1 n ln the habit of leaving it in
tL ifv!? rße box for safety when they
'*• d t - t , r 2 i ab 9 r on the farm, but this time
aTklent vi” 1 to P ve it more liberty, and it
2?- *i- n j..’ 1 ® crawling about it got into the
w teu*d” C * 0t * le * caught and death soon
Jlnmttt pinning Slims.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
In the midst of the prevailing feeling- of de-
Ti^i o h , a a S“v nS fru L t growers, the Eastman
Mfollnw= a . f .7 W ,T° rds of cheerfulness to u ter
“ ® becomes a matter of rejoicing
^r < f hte i llng of the fruit
*1 ion ha ? Prc'ailed almost every
,Trr^f^m. t ,„ the D. P . 6ach cro P would prove an
But ’ Potwifhstandlng the ex-
J°og .continued cold weather that
disastrous to range stock, and
bf* o *be chief cause of backwardness to the
we^?nt d *Kr >ps ' w ? 5 0w be £ tn to see signs fa
vorlng the conclusion that there will be no
dimumtion of our usually bountiful supply of
fruit. AV e can, of course, only spea t for
our own immediate locality, but at no
time within our recollection have we seen
peach trees so thickly studded with young
peaches as the few we have hai occasion
to particularly examine. The only trouble, it
strikes us, is the possibility of future shedding,
and we have seen a number of trees that must
either cast two-thirds of their crop or break
down later in the season under the weight of
excessive bearing. This, in connection with the
bright outlook reported from the wheat sec
tions of the West, is, indeed, gcod news to the
despondent.”
Cmumbus Enquirer-Sun: “Yesterday morn
ing a little negro boy named Newton Jones
Mine near being killed on the Southwestern
Railroad at Jones’ crossing. Fortunately he
escaped with some slight cuts and severe
bruises. The Columbus bound train was run
ln*Vr°n sideling to allow the other, bound
iJ ” ac - jn ' 10 Pa-is. The boy stepped from the
sideling on the main track, watching the first
train all the while, and being unconscious of
the approach of the train for Macon. He was
near the warehouse, which hid the last train
from view. The locomotive suddenly
dashed around the curve, and before
any warning could he given or the
steam monster brought to a standstill the
boy was struck by the pilot. Those who saw
i’ say the little fellow, who was not ten years
of age, bounced up the pilot and rolled around
like a ball for a second or so, when he was
thrown to the side of the road. The train was
s'opped, when the unfortunate youngster was
examtred, when it was found he had not beeu
dangerously injured. He received an ugly
cut on the right leg below the knee, and sever
al smaller gashes on the head These, with a
few bruises, was the extent of his wounds. He
walked off, saying he had to go to school.”
LETTER FROM APPLINO COUNTY.
Discouraged Farmers Tlie Turpen
tine and Timber Interests—A Trip
to Brunswick—Prosperity or the
City—A Pleasant Visit.
Scrrsnvt, Ga , April 21.—Editor Morning
Xeics: The farmers of Appling and contiguous
cjun ies are much discouraged and retarded
in their labors by the varying and unseason
able weather. Corn that has long been plant
ed is yet to be seen merging its green above
the chilled surface, and as to cotton, not a
seed has germinated. The ladies are as de
spondent, if not more so, than “lords of the
manor.” Their crop, which, in the culinary,
is so helpful, is much delayed. Garten vege
tables have suffered from these “cold snaps”
to such an extent that the housewife declares,
“No snaps nor no anything else. - ’ Whilst
writing the sky is o’ereast with threatening
clouds of rain; the atmosphere is cool, and iu
doors a bright fire is blizing on the hearth.
The damaging effects of these cold rains, suc
ceeded by polar winds, does not alone injure
planted crops, but the fruit is suffering severely.
Among the fruit growers much apprehension
is expressed as to total loss o’ both peach and
apple. The peach crop is about ruined, and,
with another cold wave, will be utterly anni
hilated.
lurpentiue farmers complain, as do the ag
ricultural, ihe sap siow exuding from the
pores of the boxed pine, the accumulation of
the resinous crude more uncertain than in
many springs previous, and we remark it is
fret, complain and lament, with the exception
. f the woodsman and amphibious raftsman.
They alone are extravagant as the waters re
main in drifting c ’edition and their wares are
floating toward the “briny deep” in great
quantities. Their expectations, however, meet
with reverse sides, as disappointment await
many at the boom of the timber mart. The
prospects are not so flattering as in previous
months, in consequence of cot an gales retard
ing the arrival of lumber ships at destiaed
piorts causing marked fluctuation in the prices
of timber, and many whose all is invested in a
“sixty-stick-raft,” see their all, and that is all.
The successful sales of time past now develop
apparent ruination, to those especially who
have mortgaged home, farm, etc ,to buy a
• timber team.”
Past week we took a trip to the seapoft city
of Brunswick, when our convictions were
confirmed by hearing expressions from disap
pointed timber cutters as to final results, if
such influx of scab, block ani square is run in
upon a now flooded market. Here also we had
the pleasure of press ng the hand of that chief
of “specials,” “Jack Plane,” so well known
through the columns of Ihe News. His jolly
ob sity is, as ever, brimming over with news
and fun, and we infer the Florida trip was
helpful We hope soon to read his experience
ia the ‘Land of Flowers.” We found Bruns
wick delightfully situated, and Its peninsular
form inviting. Our ride along the bank of itg
marvelous river impressed us most favorably.
It being early tnorning, the breeze was exhil
arating and strengthening, and we observed
that some of the passengers, who were for the
first time introduced to a "salt breeze,” enjoy
e 1 it hugely. Col. Jos. Cox. Jr., an attorney
from tne Q seen City of the West—Cincinnati
expressed himself highly delighted with this,
liis first, trip South, and as he remarked—pre
senting his business and corresponding card—
“l, you see. scribble sometimes, and I shall
certainly give the Enquirer my favorable
oini,-.ns of this trip.” So we may
lookout for a pen description of our
•v.un-land,” by one who sees it impartially.
The ity, was in a whirl of business, and the
hammer and saw in constant motion. Build
ings. public and private, are springing up every
where. and the citizens erdeavor to outvie
each other in presenting their place to tourist
and vi-ltor to its best advantage. Inducements
are offered to all of worthy report to stop and
consider their situation, and in converse they
are none too profuse in the merits, demerits,
advantages and disadvantages of their seaport
city, their excellent water-front, healthful and
invigorating atmosphere, safe anchor
age, peninsular form. Each and
ell are discussed with noticed
de’erence and courtesy to her more successful
sister city, Savannah. Our observations con
fined to the peninsula, we gzed upon the
pl-icid water front enjoying the breeze, and
st roiled through the principal streets and de
lightful environs. In our entire progress we
remarked improvement. The most noticeable
of pub ic buildings, which reflects credit upon
the energetic citizens of Brunswick, and the
d—igner architect, is the mammoth hotel.
“Hewitt's Oglethorpe.” Althorgh frame in
st-ucture. it is imposing and attractive,
and the guest is struck with admiration
when being presented to the interior.
Its spacious halls and comfortable
conveniences do not escape notice, and all
modern appurtenances meet the approval of
the travellug connoisseur. Through the kind
ness and assistance of the manager, W. C.
H- witt. we were shown through the “Ogle
thorpe.” from “cellar to garret.” All are
struck witlr amazement at the convenience of
Brunswick's hotel. For comfort and home
like arrangements there are n. ne superior.
The bedchambers are marvels of combined
heantv. taste and ease, airy, spacious and con
venient; the halls long and roomy with
exits of facility and freedom; the dining hall
capacious, being excellently ventilated and
having every modern convenience—entrance
as well as exit. Excellent views can be had
from the “Oglethorpe,” and one that has
orld-wide celebrity is Blythe Island, the home
of Captain F. J. Doerflinger, a prominent mer
chant in the city of Brunswick. After a
thorough “tramp" through this magnificent
structure, we separated from the genial host,
who by the way, is a scion of the old
Dominion, whose suavity and genial hospitali
ty follow him from his Virginia home
Our next step was to “interview” B y, the
Island King. Upon i otroduction. Captain Doer
lllnger described to us his home Surrounded
by the “salts,” in the midst of a dense pine
fores’, with a varying harmony of other sub
stantial growth, with luxuriant vegetation,
making it a desirable country seat, especially
during the intense heat of a Sou hern inland
summer; high and dry, with no malarial
marsh or fen to invite fevers or malarious dis.
eases so frequent upon similar situationsl
Many other points were visited with equa.
pleasure, but time prohibits their mention
We desire to thank Drs. L B. Davis and J. M.
Madden for courtesies extended us during our
brief sojourn.
Dr. Davis, no doubt, is well known to many
of your readers as being foremost to offer his
valuable setvices to the strickened city of
Vicksburg during the fearful and destructive
yellow fever epidemic of unforgotten years
Dr. Madden, a distinguished surgeon during
the late war, Anderson's division, army of
Northern Virginia, is equally known. To
Colonels Harris and Kay we make our
acknowledgments for kindnesses conferred.
“1 was a stranger and they took me in.” May
their practice be like their shadow’s—never
grow less We specially mention the acquaint
ance of iha’ veteran journalist. Col. Carey W.
Styles In tbe moments of our conversation,
the t clone 1 briefly explained the theory of his
“pool scheme” for the encouragement of im
migration, to which he is now giving his per
sonal attention. Long mav he live to realize
the success of a project which promises such
important benefits to our section.
Space forbids, an.l time will not permit,
further details of our trip. Long, however,
will it be remembered, and the many courtesies
of Brunswick's fair will hover around us as a
"pleasant memory in life’s fitful B^kvns
Special Weather Bulletin.
Washington, April 22. — The Chief Sig
nal Officer furnishes the following special
bulletin : Indications are that threatening
weather and occasional rain will prevail in
the Gulf States, the Ohio valley, Tennessee
and the Middle and South Atlantic States
during to-day, and probably to-morrow, and
that fair weather will continue during the
day in the Lake region and New England.
The Missouri and Mississippi rivers will
p*obably rise.
Wliere for twenty years a person had no
movement of the bowels without medicine
or mechanical means, a month’* use of
Tutt’e Pills completely restored the bowels
to natural regularity. They are composed
of Innocent heibs and are incapable of hurt
ing the most delicate ° D ye B P e
to cleanse the bowels and blood of all Im
purities.
the NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE SITUATION GROWING IN
TERESTING.
Tlie Preftldeut Stands ou Hi* lu
augural-He Wauta Hla Nomina
tion* Acted L’pou—An KflTori to be
made to Intermit the Dead-Lock—
The Star IConte Revelations— Conk
ling to make a Fight—Longstreet
and the Senate—lmpecunious
Southern Place Hunter* Driven
Home—Another Day ot Thruet*
nud Counter Thrust* Gorham
Helping Brady Out.
Washington, D. C., April 22.—The ad
ministration disclaims all reponsibility for
Mr. Frye’s bloody-shirt speech. The Presi
dent said to day he did not approve of it,
and regretted the reopening of the sec
tional question, as he stands upon his in
augural.
The Republican Senators will hold a cau
cus Tuesday to arrange for an executive ses
sion, as the President has insisted that his
nominations must be acted upon.
The star route service frauds are the sen
sation, and the developments of the Inves
tigation inculpates numerous officials. Post
master General James cold your reporter
to-night that he could not yet 6ay anything
about the evidence obtained, but that no
guilty man shall escape.
Conkling’s friends say he has determined
to make a fight against Robertson now, as
he believes that he is stroager now than at
any time heretofore, and that he can beat
Robertson. He will undoubtedly get some
Democratic votes.
Washington is not only a city of magnifi*
cent distances, but of deplorable disappoint
ments as well. To this latter class, one
person, well known to the citizens of Savan
nah, is to be met. The whilom “King” Tu
nis G. Campbell is occasionally setn on the
street or at the eapitol. Ido not know him
nor be me, hut as this is the great hos
pital where the lame, halt and blind most do
congregate, we who gather news for the en
tertainment and amusement of the public
necessarily hear and learn a thousand and
one stories of the burled ambitions of this
man, and the sad, sad, domestic afflic
tions of that one. Old Tunis still
continues to wear a w’bite moustache and
goatee, and hangs on to his old-fashioned
specks, and is a constant attendant on the
debates now going on in the Senate. He
no longer “steps the king,” but with the
army of martyrs who, like John Brown’s
foul, are still marchiDg on, tills apparently
an humble position in the rear ranks of
glory. What he is doing here, except hunt
ing lor an office, I have no idea, but as 1
sat near him the other day, and studied the
fleeting thought passing through the mind
of another as depicted by his facial expres
sion, I imagined I discovered in this old
man’s appearance a longing for the days on
the plantation, when he happily joined in
the chorus and sung with his friends, “Oh!
run to the ham bone, and bite oil the end.”
The nomination of General Longstreet
for Marshal of Georgia, which was first
breathed to the public in the News, meets
with very genera! approbation. There are
no Democrats and no Republicans—except
those of the latter class who were disap
pointed in not getting the place for them
selves or their friends—who are disap
pointed or displeased. Everybody, with
the exceptions noted, is well pleased with
the appointment. Both the Senators from
Georgia express themselves as satisfied that
such a man as Longstreet is to be Colonel
Fizßimous’ successor. The Republican
Senators are all pleased with the
nomination. So there will be no oppo
sition to his confirmation. As soon as
the Senate sees fit to stop its wrang
ling over offices, and the Republicans
come down to the inevitable, the nomina
tion of Longstreet will be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. A favorable
report will follow with reference, and before
he gets back from Turkey, Longstreet will
have been confirmed. In this connection it
might be stated that Col. Fitzsimons will go
out of office without a stain upon his repu
tation. He has served a very good purpose
to the people of Georgia beyond faithfully
fulfilling Ahe duties of his office. The
chargesl?at have been made against him
have served to show up a band of conspira
tors, with Collector Andrew Clarke at their
head, who are fit subjects for tbe
grip of law. That service will
result ln some man other than
Clarke being Collector for the Atlanta dis
trict. Let thanks be offered up by all who
have a due respect for the public weal.
The Republicans in the Senate who want
to break the dead-lock and go home—and
there are a number of such—seem to be un
able to effect anything. They talk a good
deal and do their best to secure a peaceable
solution to the difficulty, but cannot bring
over a sufficient number of their side to
effect anything. Thus the dead-lock con
tinues with speeches from tbe one side or
the other. The monotony is relieved
now and then by what is called
“a scene”—that Is, two or more
Senators agree to abuse each other and
exchange sharp words. Nothing comes of
It but personal Senatorial abuse and the
filling of the Congressional Record with the
able efforts of distinguished Senators. That
Is putting it rather strong, but let It pass.
In the meantime there is no promising indi
cation that the present condition of affairs
will be speedily remedied.
Comparatively few Southern Itepublcans
are in town now. They have been thinned
out by long waiting and big hoard bills. The
disappointment and the expense have com
bined to drive them away. On a daily
average there are not more than ten South
ern Republicans In waiting at the White
House to see the President. On the first
flush of the present administration the daily
average was about one hundred. The nomi
nation of General Longstreet bas taken
from the city a large number of Georgia
Republicans. Peace be with them.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Vice President having laid before
the Senate the unfinished business, being
the resolution for the election of officers of
the Senate, the usual motion to go into ex
ecutive session was made by Mr. Harris,
and met with its usual fate, being lost by
yeas 17, navs 22.
Mr. Morrill then took tbe floor in denial
of what be termed the baseless charge of a
corrupt bargain which had been so flippantly
made, and which implied that the Republi
can Senators were parties to that
bargain. He would be sorry to know that
any Democratic Senator should have
such a poor opinion of him,and that a denial
of that charge should be needed. So far as
the vote of the Benator from Virginia (Mr.
Mabone) was concerned, he (Mr. Morrill)
had understood in advance that it would be
cast with the Republicans without any con
ditions whatever.
He referred to what he called a combined
attack of the Democratic Senators upon a
single Senator who had recently taken his
seat in this chamber, declaring that it was
not chivalrous cn the part of the thirty seven
honorable Senators to strike all together
at one fellow Senator. Senators were not
to be bulldozed. No one Senator had a
right to call another to account for the votes
that he might choose to give here on any
question. He gave instances of states
men having changed their political
convictions, and asserted that the charges
made against the Senator from Virginia by
those who were willing to wound, but afraid
to 6?rike, were as unfounded and calum
nious as those which had been made against
Henry Clay.
Mr. Beck said that he liked the statement
which the Senator had made, that every
Benator be allowed to vote as he pleased
without being called to account for it, and
that the Senate could not be bulldozed. He
liked that doctrine, but in view of it, it 111
became the gentlemen on the other side to
stand up and charge Democratic Senators
with treason and rebellion because they
cast their votes under the rules of the
Senate for wbat they thought was for the
good of the country.
Mr. Sherman inquired whether it was
right or wrong to resort to dilatory motions.
Mr. Beck, replying, said : “Whether It is
right or wrong Is for the Senator himself to
determine, and, if we are acting within the
i ules, it is neither right nor courteous for
Senators to say that we are seeking to revo
lutionize the Senate and are gulitv of trea
son.” •
Mr. Sherman inquired whether it was not
within the power of fifteen Senators to pre
vent the passage of a bill ?
Mr. Beck replied that it was. The Demo
crats had avowed for good or bad reasons
that they intended to prevent the disorgani
zation of tbe Senate at this time. If they
were wrong they were responsible for that
wrong. It was because they knew that,
that he was amazed that the gentlemen on
the other side did not go into executive ses-
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1881.
sions. Why, when the Republicans could
get all the bread and butter,
should they behave like spoiled
children, and refuse to take it with
out sugar. He would be very careful of
what he said in view of the declaration of
tbe Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Burn
side) that “this thing was false, false, false,
and must stop,” because if be should have
to fight he might shoot his man, and thus
break up the “constitutional majority.”
The country believed that there
were controversies among the Republicans
which they did not like to take the responsi
bility of facing. The Democrats would
help them to do public work. Why did they
not do what the Democrats told them ?
Mr. Sherman—That is It; because we
represent the majority of tbe Senate, which
Is the Senate. The question is; “Shall the
minority of the Senate dictate to the ma
jority the order of business ?”
Mr. Harris said that he knew of but three
things for which Riddleberger was distin
guished: He had been the leader of a Con
federate cavalry company; he was a Read
juster, and he had been a Hancock elector.
Which of these things could have led the
Republican Senators to nominate him,
Mr. Sherman replied that the reason he
would vote for Riddleberger was that he
(Riddleberger) had ln open discourse pro
claimed his purpose to stand by those in
Virginia who were determined to see that
there should be & fair election and a fair
count.
After a disclaimer by Mr. Burnside of
any intention in his speech of Wednesday
last to reflect upon any Senator, Mr. Jonas
took the floor. He wished, he said, to read
some telegrams relative to the case of that
peripatetic individual, Cha°. Heath. He
read a telegram from Judge R. D.
Bridger, of Caldwell parish, La., deny
ing explicitly every statement con
tained lu Heath’s story. It denies
that Chas. Heath ever owned property
in that parish, the propertjrbelng held in the
name of Edward Heath. That that prop
erty was appraised at $3,500 instead of
$25,000, as stated by Heath, and asserts
that the cotton gin was burned to get the
insurance.
The telegram was endorsed by eeveral
citizens of the parish. He also read a tele
gram from Judge Caldwell, of that parish,
a Republican, denying that any man there
had been persecuted on account of his
political opinions. Those were facts, Mr.
Jonas continued, obtained from the parish
in which the Becator from Massachusetts
(Mr. Dawes) had pleased to locate that out
rage. The great fault which the Sena
tor had made was ln locat
ing the outrage at all. The
people of Louisiana would welcome
immigration, and he did not believe that
these malicious and slanderous stories were
endorsed by the people of the North, or
would deter them from going down to that
State. H* quoted an extract from the Bos
ton Journal, pointing out many apparent in
consistencies in Heath’s story.
Mr. Dawes said if the Senator believed
in the telegrams which he had read, he
might do so when he had put Heath’s state
ment upon record. He transferred the con
troversy with the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Jonas) to Mr. Heath. Having given
Ills information, he would leave the
question for the Senator to settle
with him. In conclusion, he bad
only to say that he thanked God that
he did not live where he could be tried by
a Judge wbo could so forget blmself and
his du’y as to put himself on record in the
manner the Senator had mentioned.
Mr. Jonas said that if the Senator from
Massachusetts had had the manlluess to come
and admit that the statements which he had
made were unfounded, or that he had not
the evidence to sustain them, there would
not have been any occasion for him (Mr.
Jor.asi to take the trouble to show the fal
sity of the statements. The Senator had
thanked God that he did not live in the
parish in which Judge Bridger resided. He
(Jonas) thought that the people of that
parish, after reading the Senator’s speeches
would join the Senator in grateful thanks
that his lot had not been cast among them.
Mr. Brown said that a few days ago he
had stated that many Republican papers
bad asserted that there was a corrupt bar
gain between the Republicans and Mr.
Mahone. 'That statement bad been contra
dicted by tbe Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Burnside), and he now desired to have
read from the Clerk’s desk various articles
from Republican papers.
Mr.Brown then sent to the Clerk’s desk and
had read extracts from the Boston llerald,
tbe Hartford Courant, the Philadelphia
American, the Denver Iritmne, the Portland
Oregonian, the Philadelphia Evening Tele
graph, the San Francisco Argonaut, the
Pittsburg Dispatch, and the Sacramento
Record Union, in some of which the dead
lock was attributed to a disgraceful bar
gain, and quite an amusiDg running debate
ensued between Messrs. Burnside and
Brown as to the politics of those papers.
Mr. Hawley laid stress upon a sentence
in a speech of Mr. Brown’s in which he had
said, “If you will give us (the Georgia Re
publicans) the fruits of the victory we have
lately won we will carry Georgia for Gen.
Grant.” His comment upon it being “con
dition precedent to bargain.” No man, con
tinued Mr. Hawley, could have resisted
that pathetic entreaty, and Governor
Bullock had made the Senator from Geor
gia Chief Justice of Georgia. That Senator
was a very persuasive man. It had only
been in the last campaign that he had ap
pealed to the colored men to support him
against the Bourbons.
Mr. Brown said that if there had been
any negotiation here it was between Sena
tors, which was a different matter from a
speaker ln a convention saying “you must
give up certain patronage cr we cannot pro
ceed.” He proceeded at some length to de
tail his political history, denying the state
ment that he had at the last election de
clared that he would not go into the Demo
cratic caucus.
Mr. Dawes then, stating that upon Mon
day the statue erected in Washington to the
memory of Admiral Farragut would be un
veiled, and that it was proper for the Senate
to be present, moved that the Senate ad
journ until Tuesday, which motion, after
some slight opposition from Mr. Harris, was
agreed to.
tbh bkadt business.
The Rational Republican of this city will
to-morrow publish the following:
When Postmaster General James came
into office he was informed by General
Brady that whenever a change was desired
in the office of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General his resignation would
be ready. On Wednesday last he was no
tified that the time had arrived, and he re
signed. He informed his friends that he
had no knowledge of the rea
sons which impelled the change.
The Postmaster General assigns no reason
which in any manner reflects upon the
Integrity of General Brady. A concerted
and concentrated fire of libellous statements
as to the causes appeared yesterday in a
number of newspapers, consisting of asser
tions without proof. The following tele
gram was received yesterday evening:
New York, April 22.
Ges. C. Gorham, Republican Office, Washing
ton:
You will please say for me that all charges,
direct or indirect, affecting my integrity as
a public official, are absolutely and un
qualifiedly false.
[Signed] Taos. J. Bradt.
To the friends of Gen. Brady, and all who
know, as we do, this denial was unneces
sary. By the general public it will be ac
cepted as a full and complete joining of
issue with his defamers, who for their own
purposes seek to do him wroDg. In the
absence of proof by them they must meet
the scorn which follows all who make wan
ton and malicious attacks upon personal
character.
another republican caucus to be held.
A paper addressed to the Chairman of the
Republican caucus, requesting him to call
a meeting for to morrow morning, has to
day been signed by ten or twelve Re
publican Senators, and us this is
more than a sufficient number, the desired
call will doubtless be issued. It is under
stood that the purpose of the movers in the
matter is to bring about the holding of one
or more executive sessions, at an early date,
la order to dispose of some portion of the
accumulated business, but with the under
standing that the contest over the proposed
election of officers 6hall then be renewed.
EUFAULA’S POSTMASTER.
The nomination of Henry C. Russell to
be Postmaster at Eufaula, Alabama, has
been withdrawn.
FOULLY MURDERED.
A Gang of Desperado** Kill a Fami
ly la Texas.
Cincinnati, April 22. —A dispatch from
San Antonio says: “A Uvalde special re
ports that on Tuesday afternoon fifteen
armed men rode to one McLauren’s house
ln Frio, Edwards county, Texas, and mur
dered McLaurens, his wife and a young
man named Lease. Nothing is the house
was disturbed. No explanation of the mo
tives for the crime are given.”
A Negress Hanged ln Virginia.
Mbhbrrin, Va., April 22.—Lucinda
Fowlkes, colored, was hanged at Lunen
burg Court House to-day for the murder of
her husband in January last. The execu
tion was private. Onlv tbe necessary officers
and lour others witnessed It,
HAaNCtED at monticello.
EXECUTION OF ANDREW FELL.
marvtloni Coolness of the Con*
demned—Protesting Hl* Innocence
—Declaring That He Would Get
Hl* Dinner ln Heaven—Hi* Neck
Broken by ihe Fall-General Con
viction That He Lied on the Scaf
fold.
Monticello, Fla., April 22.—Andrew
Fell, the brutal murderer of J. H. Whita
ker, was executed to-day. The event
brought a large number of negroes to town,
but only a few citizens were admitted to
the jail enclosure, where the execution took
place. Sheriff T. B. Simkins had been very
careful In all his arrangements, and It
proved to be a very successful execution,
and remarkable good order prevailed.
Andrew Fell was brought from his cell at
11:20 a. m., accompanied by Rev. F. Pasco
and two colored preachers, all of whom as
sumed positions upon the platform of the
scaffold.
For a few mlnntes the doomed man ap
peared to be dazed, but he;lßstant!y rallied,
and ln a firm, loud voice made a rambling
speech, in which he protested his innocence
of the crime for which he was about to be
executed, and assured his colored relatives
and friends that they must Dot grieve for
him, as he was happy and ready to leave ;
that he had eaten his breakfast here and
would get his dinner in heaven.
At the conclusion of his remarks
he called upon the ministers on the
platform to pray. All three complied,
aud then, at the special desire of the con
demned man, they sang, “On Jordan’s
Stormy Banks I Btand,” etc.
At 11:52 a. m. he stepped upon the trap,
the black cap was adjusted, the rope was
cut, and ln an Instant Andrew Fell was
dangling between the heavens and the earth.
He had a tall of five feet, and bis neck was
broken. He struggled for two minutes.
Life was extinct in ten, and he was cut down
after hanging seventeen minutes.
He certainly displayed a great deal of
firmness to the last. When he stepped up
on the trap there was not a tremor visible.
Although protesting his innocence to the
last the evidence adduced against him leaves
no doubt of his guilt, and it is the prevail
ing belief that Andrew Fell quitted earth
with a lie upon his tongue.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
A Flurry lu Elevated Railroad
bliares.
New York, April 22.—The stock market
was irregular at the opening, but specula
tion soon became weak, and the general
list declined from % to per cent., the
latter in Texas Pacific. At the first board
the market became strong, and under brisk
purchases &u advance, ranging from to
C>% per cent., was recorded, the latter in
Nashville and Chattanooga; Louisville and
Nashville selling up 4; Canada Southern
and Pacific Mail, Michigan Central,
Bt. Paul and Omaha preferred 2%, and St.
Paul 2)4 per cent. In the late dealings
Nashville and Chattauoega reacted 2%,
and recovered per cent., while some
other shares fell off a fraction from the
highest point. Elevated Railway shares
were much depressed, Manhattan Elevated
selling off 3%, Metropolitan 7, and New
York 2 per cent. This break was caused
by reports of legislative interference, and
that a general reduction to a 5 cent, fare
was to be made, both reports being entirely
unfounded. At the close there was a re
covery of 1 per cent, in Manhattan and
in Metropolitan. Oregon Navigation rose
4 per cent., and reacted 3 percent. Sales
ageregated 478,650 shares.
A WIFE MURDERER HANGED.
Abram martin, Colored, Executed at
Abbeville, 8. C.
Abbeville, 8. C., April 22.—Abram Mar
tin was hanged here to-day for the murder
of his wife. He was perfectly composed and
ascended the scaffold with a firm 6tep. He
spoke to the few who were present, saying
that he was at peace with God and ready to
go; that he expected to meet his wife in
Heaveu; that he had nothing against her,
and did not kill her because of another
woman. He assigned no motive for
the deed. He asked to be informed
when they were ready. When the
black cap was drawn over his head he
thanked the Bheriff for his kindness. Rev.
T. Hassett (colored) exhorted him to be
steadfast in keeping his mind on
Christ. He said, “I will.” The trap
fell at 1:17 p. m. At 1:37 p. m.
he was pronounced dead by Drs.
Parker and Calhoun, and was cut down at
1:38 p. m., and his body delivered to his
friends. None of his family were present.
Martin was fifty years old. The murder
was committed on the 15th of July last.
COMBATTING REVOLUTIONISTS.
A Proposition IromHuiiia About to
de made to tbe Powers—Tbe Social
ist Law lu Berlin.
London, April 22.—The Times' Berlin
correspondent telegraphs: “Russia is
about to make a series of represen
tations to the powers on the subject
of common security against revolutionists.
Prince Bismarck does not seem yet to have
taken any positive action on the resolution
of the Diet In regard to the right of asy
lum, but it is certain that he will
eagerly listen to whatever Russia or
another power may say on the subject.
Meanwhile the socialist law is being applied
here with renewed vigor. Various suspect
ed artisans and others have lately been ex
pelled from Berlin, and scarcely a day
passes without the name of some proscribed
publication appearing in the Official Gazette."
AN EXODUS FROM BRADFORD.
Operative* Coining to tbe United
State*—mill Owners Talking of
moving macliiuery Here.
Bradford, April 22—Trade Is so bad
here that factory operatives are emigrating
at the rate of fifty per week. The majority
go to the United States. Over sixty left
for America last week, and large num
bers are booked for the pres
ent week. Some of the Bradford
firms contemplate taking a lot of machinery
to America, and manufacturing American
wools on the spot. There are hundreds of
unemployed operatives here, and the ma
jority of the mills are running on short time.
THE CITIZENS’ BANK.
Tbe Amount of It* Liabilities and
A*aet*.
Atlanta, Ga., April 22 —The assets of
the Citizens’ Bank are $674,000 and the
liabilities are $601,000. It is thought $450,-
000 can be realized from the assets.
Tbe Flood* In tbe Northwest.
Sioux City, lowa, April 21.—The Mis
souri river is still rising at this point, and is
now fully one foot higher than at any pre
vious time this season, and also higher than
at any time recorded in the history of the
city. Dispatches from Bully report the river
still rising there, so there is no immediate
prospect of lower water here. While the
water is doing no particular damage,
it has penetrated to the lower parts of ihe
town. The Floyd and other small streams
are rapidly subsiding. It Is reported to-day
that the last of the imperiled Dakota suf
ferers have been rescued from their watery
surroundings and taken to places of safety.
Supplies for them are coming in, and as
fast as they can be placed within reach of
the sufferers the demand for food and also
for clotblDg will be fully met.
Chicago, April 22.— A dispatch from
Omaha says the water rose steadily all
night and is now six Inches higher than at
the late rise or than ever known before. The
river U still rising and the prospects are
anything but reassuring.
The water is receding in Chicago and the
mills which were stopped by the flood, have
returned operations.
Tunisian Troable*.
London, April 22.— A dispatch from Paris
says; “The Bey of Tunis states that he has
given the necessary orders for the protection
of foreigners, but that be eannot answer
for the excitement the Mussulmans might
{eel If the French croee the frontier."
HEATH’S TALL YARN.
Tbe Otber Side of tbe atorv—Testi
mony of tbe District Judge and a
Prominent Hepubltcan How
Dawes Came to Blunder.
New Orleans, April 22.—The Democrat
publishes a statement received by telegraph
from R. D. Bridger, Judge of the Fourth
Judicial District, in relation to the publica
tion made by Charles Heath concerning the
burning of his property in Caldwell parish,
denying his statements and saying that
Heath owns no property in the par
is]3, and never has owned any.
His brother, Edward Heath, owns a
plantation In the parish, ten miles below
Columbia. The total appraised value of
all his property is $3,540. In conclusion
Judge Bridger says : “1 have conversed with
eye-witnesses of the burning of Heath’s gin
and the circumstances attending it, and all
are fully convinced that the property was
burned to get the insurance money.” Judge
Bridger’s statement is accompanied by the
following:
“Columbia, La., April 21.—1 am a Re
publican, and have been one since the war.
I was born ln this parish in 1830. I am a
lawyer. Voted for General Grant twice.
Was parish Judge of Ouchlta Parish, La.,
from 1870 to 1873, under appointment of
Governor Warmoth. I became a resident
of Caldwell parish in the month of Septem
ber, 1878, settling in Columbia, and
know the place owned by Heath.
There has been no more quiet parish
in politics than Caldwell. Everything
for years past has been conducted on
amicable principles, so far as politics is
involved. Every man in this parish can
freely speak his political sentiments with
out tsar of molestation. No man’s property
is endangered on account of his political
principles.
“[Signed] Robt. J. Caldwell.”
Boston, April 22, —Charles Heath has
explained certain points of his recent state
ment regarding the outrages upon him in
Louisiana in showing that the story thereof
was originally related to Mr. Bowman, of
Mississippi, who gave it to Mr. Dawes.
Heath admits he was incorrect concerning
the dates mentioned in his recent statement.
BRITISH TOPICS.
A Native War Thought Inevitable lu
tbe Transvaal— I Tribute* to Bea
conafleld.
London, April 22.—The Times' Durban
dispatch says: “A split is reported in the
Triumvirate. Kruger and Pretorius, sup
ported by tbe war party, object to the ces
sion of the territory and Indemnity for
goods pillaged in Natal. Joubert and his
party abide by the conditions peacefully.
The Upper Chamber of the Cape colony has
shelved an address to the Queen, approving
the terms of peace, by the casting vote of
the President, Debate in the Assembly con
tinues. English residents of all classes are
leaving Pretoria. It is believed that a na
tive war is inevitable in the Transvaal.”
It is understood that tbe House of Com
mons, when it meets on Monday, will pass
a vote of condolence on the death of Lord
BeacoDsfield. It will be moved by Mr.
Gladstone, and the House will immediately
adjourn until after the funeral.
The Prince of Wales will represent the
Queen at. Lord Beaconc field’s funeral.
Lord Beaconsfield’s coffin wa3 closed and
fastened this morning. His face showed no
signs of change. Several members of the
Royal family have intimated their Intention
to attend the funeral.
The Times says: “We understand that
the surplus of the Duchess of Marlbo
rough’s relief fund now at her disposal is
only £3,400, and that she is keeping it ln
the Bank of Ireland until some good
scheme for emigration Is set afoot to
which it can be given with the approval of
the trustees of the fund, and with the satis
faction to the Duchess that it will do the
utmost possible good to Ireland.”
THE GREEK (juESTION.
Tbe Situation at Athens Beportcd
Grave.
London, April 22. —The Athens corre
spondent of the Daily News says : “The situ
ation was never more serious than at pres
ent. There are frequent long Cabinet coun
cils relative to the reply to the collective
note. Premier Coumondouros on Wednes
day expressed his surprise to the foreign
Ministers that their note is silent relative to
the Epirotes, for whose welfare the
Greek note strongly interceded. Tbe
Ministers reply that they have instructions
from their governments relative to Epirus.
As Greece considers it her Imperative duty
and Interest to stand by her enslaved breth
ren it is believed that If the choice is be
tween war and the abandonment of their
cause there is little hope for the mainte
nance of peace.”
Weatber Indication*.
Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, April 21.—Indications for Satur
day:
In the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy
weather, occasional rain, easterly winds,
stationary or higher barometer and tempe
rature.
In the Middle Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather, possibly occasional rain ln
the southern portion, stationary barometer,
Stationary or higher temperature, variable
winds, mostly south to west.
In the East Gulf Btate6, partly cloudy
weather and occasional rain, southerly
winds, stationary or higher barometer and
temperature.
In the West Gulf States, partly cloudy
weather and occasional rain, variable winds,
shifting to southerly, higher barometer and
temperature.
In the Ohio valley and Tennessee, partly
cloudy weather and occasional rain in Ten
nessee, easterly winds, stationary or lower
barometer, and higher temperature.
The Week ln mincing Lane.
London, April 22.—1n Mincing Lane, be
cause of the holidays, there were few auc
tions until Thursday, when a large quantity
of coffee was sold at extreme rates for good
to fine, and at easier rates for pale and gray.
S >me plantation Ceylon brought barely pre
vious terms. Stocks of both plantation and
native Ceylon are considerably lower than
at the same date last year, and will show a
farther important decrease later In the sea
son, because of n deficiency ln the crops.
Tea was quiet, but there is now rather
more Inquiry at the low current rates. In
dian at auction on Thursday was steady.
A limited supply of West India 6ugar
at. auction brought firmer rates. Low
brown kinds have risen fully three pence.
Jagghery, for spring shipments, sold at
sixteen shillings per cwt. Refined was
In good demand at hardening prices. Spice
was inactive. A moderate butiness was
done in rice at last week’s rates.
British Breadstuff*.
Liverpool, April 22.—The leading grain
circular says: "The rise in prices in the
United States has caused wheat on this
side to be held for an advance in all posi
tions. There was rather more activity in
the various spot markets, hut only a few
advanced slightly. Business ln cargoes and
off coast and for future arrival wasjslow,
as they were held above buyers’ Ideas. On
the spot and in the neighborhood since
Tuesday there was a good consumptive de
mand for wheat at Tuesday’s full prices.
Com was steadily held and a shade easier.
The attendance at to-day’s market was an
average one. A moderate consumptive de
mand for wheat continues. Flour, except
some particular brands, was dull. There
ws a fair inquiry for corn at the later sales
for American new mixed.”
Cotton Iu Liverpool.
Liverpool, April 22.—This week’s circu
lar of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Asso
ciation says: “Cotton was dull and Irregu
lar. ODly a moderate business was done,
and prices are generally from 1 l-16d.
lower. American was in small demand.
Tbe better grades are reduced l-16d. and in
terior Sea island was ln limited request
at unchanged rates. Futures opened weak
and gradually declined fully 3 32d. New
crops are more steady than summer delive
ries.”
lUancbester market.
London, April 22. —The Manchester Guar
dian, in its commercial article this morning,
says; “Tbe market is dull. Where business
of any magnitude is mooted It is mostly
impracticable, owing to the length of time
of delivery or the insufficiency of the prices
offered. Sales therefore are almost entirely
confined to small lota for early delivery.
Prices do not show much change, but ln
some directions they are a little weak, ea
peeially for yarn.”
Bed Bag*, Roscbei.
Rats, mice, ants, flies, vermin, mosqui
toes, Insects, etc., cleared out by “Rough
on Rate.” 15c. boxes at druggists,
FOUND HANGED TO A PINE,
SUPPOSED LYNCHING OF A
FANATIC.
Bev. Bobert mattock, mingled Ku
tbueiaat and Desperado—Singular
History of Hl* Vagaries aud
Crimea.
Little Rock, Ark., April 22.—Advices
from Izard county state that the body of a
man, supposed to be Rev. Robert Mattock,
had been found suspended to the limb of a
tree in the pine forest on the mountains be
tween Calico Rock and Batesville.
The Indications are that the man was
lynched by a party of six, who have been
following him with that Intention, and who,
coming upon him ln the lonely, desolate
spot above described, carried the design
into successful effect.
Mattock was a notorious character. In
the summer of 1880 he, with several others,
began a religious reformation in a number
of counties ln central Arkansas, creating
intense excitement, and driving many peo
ple Insane. The doctrines advocated were
a strange medley of fanaticism and super
stition, one being that the shedding of
blood was necessary to appease the wrath
of an offended Deity. This latter bore fruit
ln the murder of three or four innocent per
sons, by some of the reformers or their de
luded followers. The heads of the mur
dered persons were severed from the body,
placed on poles, and set up in the midst of
the woods. These tragedies aroused the
neighborhood in which they occurred, and
led to a series of lynchings, all tbe male
persons implicated being thus summarily
dealt with. The guilt of Mattock not being
clearly established, he escaped the fate
meted out to nearly all of his companions.
On August 17,1880, there was a Hancock
barbecue, near Flat Rock, Independence
county, which drew together several thou
sand people, including Mattock. While
conversing with a planter, named Thomas
Miller, he suddenly drew a knife, plunged
it into Miller’s heart, and in the confusion
escaped. Subsequently he was captured,
and was tried in the Lawrence County Cir
cuit. Court on change of venue and acquit
ted, while the spectators, who crowded the
court room, were denouncing the verdict
and calling for Judge Lyuch. Mattock was
discharged and succeeded in leaving the
town unobserved. Since then parties have
been on a still hunt for him, intending to
avenge Miller’s cruel murder, and It ap
pears they have succeeded In accomplishing
their designs.
A short time ago a murdered man was
found on the top of the mountains between
Calico and Batesville, and circumstances
pointed stronnly to Mattock as the mur
derer. The community was greatly excited.
THE LAND LEAGUE.
The Connell Yesterday—^The Irish
Parliamentary Party Empowered
to Perfect the Belief Bill.
Dublin, April 22.— The National Land
League Convention resumed Its session to
day. Mr. Parnell submitted a resolution
declining to make the convention respon
sible for the land bill, and expressing doubt
whether any addition could make the bill
acceptable to the. Irish people. Mr. Parnell
also specially condemned the emigration
clause of the bill and the omission ot pro
visions for laborers.
The Land League Convention has unani
mously adopted a resolution giving the
Irish Parliamentary party full latitude to
devise amendments to and watch the pro
gress of the land bill in the House of Com
mons.
The Sanitary Conference.
Evansville, Ind., April 21.— The Sani
tary Council was engaged yesterday in
heartDg the report of the committees and in
the reading of comunicatlons from the New
Orleans Board of Health and others. Dr. J. J.
Speed, of Louisville, was elected President,
and Dr. Johnson, of Mississippi, Vice Presi
dent, for the ensuing year.
The Porte and American Pork.
Constantinople, April 22.—The Port#
has prohibited the importation of American
pork. A committee composed of Americans
will be appointed to ascertain the value of
the stock already arrived, after which it will
be destroyed.
Candahar Evacuated.
London, April 22.— A dispatch from Can
dahar says: “The evacuation has been com
pleted. The British flag on the citadel was
hauled down under a salute. All the troops
have left the city.”
Brief News Nummary.
Two persons have been arrested ln Mos
cow for posting revolutionary proclama
tions.
The surplus revenue of the United States
Government for the curreut fiscal year is ex
pected to reach $100,000,000.
Placards protesting against the execution
of the Czar’s assassins were openly posted
at Geneva, the police remaining neutral.
Humphreys, the last of the mail stage
robbers who recently depredated ln South
ern Texas, has been arrested, and is in jail
at San Antonio.
A woman named Nutt, being insane,
drowned her five children in a well near
Camden, Arkansas. The eldest, a boy of
twelve years, she knocked in the head be
fore throwing him into the well.
Forty-four Mormon missionaries are on a
proselyting expedition in Wyoming. They
are all inferior and coarse men. Most of
them have from two to five wives at home.
They will work in the mining and iron dis
trict.
The statue of Admiral Farragut, in Wash
ington, will be unveiled on Monday next.
There will be a naval and military proces
sion, prayer, music, addresses by the Presi
dent and ex-Postmaster General Maynard,
and tbe firing of salutes.
William Wise, the jeweller of Brooklyn,
whose store was robbed some time ago of
$5,000 worth of watches, most of them left
by customers for repairs, has recovered the
stolen property by paving $2,100 to the rob
bers. The police were powerless in the
matter, hence the compounding.
Near Danville, 111., a few days ago, Wil
liam and John Nichols, youDg brothers, had
a quarrel, when William seized a double
barreled gun, loaded with buckshot, and
fired at John, wbo was only twelve years of
age. The shot took effect in the lad’s face,
putting out both his eyes, and causing death
ln a short time.
On to Pollard.
Bainbridge Democrat.
We hear talk, insinuations and rumors
to the effect that our Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway is to be extended
to Pollard, Ala. Of this great expecta
tion, however, we know nothing defi
nite.
It is plain to the most squint-eyed
that the extension of the road would
benefit South Georgia more than any
other one thing under heaven. It is
also plain that Savannah’s prosperity
would be put beyond peradrenture. It
is further certain that the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway by this
extension would become the leading
highway between the Mississippi Valley
and the Atlantic Ocean—and hence
would make its value incalculable.
This road is one of the longest in the
State. Its line is 350 miles in extent,
and therefore the cost of its operation is
large. It has never been a paying rosid
to the stockholders, because it has had
to depend almost entirely upon its local
traffic. But while it has not been a pay
ing investment as a railroad, it has built
up Southern Georgia, and has added
millions to the taxable_property of the
State. Thirty years ago 150 miles of
the domain through which it runs was a
wilderness; to-day it is a thickly settled
and prosperous country.
This railroad has contributed more
to the building up of Georgia than any
other enterprise ever established —and
should it be pushed forward" to its
western terminations, the good results
would be far greater. From Pollard,
Ala., it would find a connection with
the West, and probably become a part of
the Southern Pacific.
But will the work be pushed forward?
Capital, and a great deal of it, will be
necessary. Can it be induced here to be
invested in property, which is under the
despotic control of three men—the Rail
road Commission? The powers of the
Commision ought to be revised by the
Legislature at its next session—so as to
give railroads the management of their
own business, so long as they are fair,
just and reasonable. It is the Commis
sion’s business to prevent extortion and
unreasonable discrimination by rail
roads—not to strangle them.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
ROBERT E. LEE’S ANCESTRY.
A Statement Showing Ilia Descent
from “The Bruce of Bannock*
barn.”
Historical Papers.
Recently while collecting material for
writing a biography of Major General
Alexander Spotswood, Governor of Vir
ginia from 1710 to 1728, I discovered
that through him Robert Lee, of Virginia,
was seventeenth in direct descent from
Robert Bruce, of Scotland. Moreover,
that of the five heroes who particularly
distinguished themselves on the glorious
field of Bannockburn, in driving back
the invader of their beloved country,
Lee, through the same channel, was the
direct descendant of four, namely:
King Robert; Thomas Randolph, Earl
of Moray; Walter, the high steward, and
Sir Robert de Keith, Great Marischal of
Scotland. These facts have never been
brought out in any of the biographies of
Lee. Indeed, until now, they were un
known to any of the descendants of
Governor Spotswood, during the present
century. I know this to be the case, for
I have often conversed with my paternal
frandmotner, whose maiden name was
lartha Dandridge, a great-granddaugh
ter of Governor Spotswood, on the sub
ject of the ancestry of the Spotswoods.
She was quite an antiquary, and knew
many of the traditionary tales of ‘ the
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe,” their
romantic ride over the blue mountains
of Virginia down to the cool waters of
the silvery Shenandoah. The old lady,
with pardonable pride, used to tell us
children of her ancestor, the Governor,
being on the staff of the Duke of Marl
borough, and of hi3 being wounded in
the breast at the battle of Blenheim,
August 13, 1704; of the Governor’s
grandfather, Sir Robert Spotswood, < f
whom the Earl of Clarendon says: ‘‘The
Scots put to death several persons of
name who had followed the Marquis of
Montrose and had been taken prisoners,
among whom Sir Robert Spotswood was
one, a worthy, honest, loyal gentleman,
and as wise a man as that nation had
at that time (whom the King had made
Secretary of the State of that King
dom).’’
She once read to me Sir Walter Scott’s
account of Sir Robert Spotswood’s exe
cution; and I well remember how her
eyes indignantly flashed when she came
to Sir Robert’s calm but withering re
ply to the canting Puritan minister, who
interrupted his last devotions. With the
exception of some dim ancestral tradi
tians of the old border Barons of Spots
wood, and more especially of one Wil
liam Spotswood, a man of great bravery,
who accompanied King James IV. in his
unfortunate expedition into England in
1513, and poured forth his life’s blood
with his royal master on the fatal field
of Flodden, my grandmother’s family
lore did not extend much beyond Sir
Robert’s father, Archbishop Spotswood,
Primate of Scotland, who crowned King
Charles L
GARFIELD’S ADVISERS.
Sensational Humors About Cabiuet
Changes—Tlie President’s Distrust
of Blaine—Kirkwood to Betlre.
Washington special to Chicago Times.
Kirkwood’s retirement from the Cabi
net of course means that he will be cared
for somewhere else, as be gave up his
seat in the Senate and so cannot be sent
back to private life. Kiikwood’s going
out, too, will make the first break and
perhaps give some excuse for the general
disruption of the Cabinet that everybody
in Washington now believe is not far dis
tant. The Blaine people are in favor of
a reorganization, but it is a fact that
within the last two or three weeks Presi
dent Garfield has become distrustful of
Mr. Blaine.
One of the Garfield chums eay that
the President now suspects Blaine, and
regards him nearly as much his per
sonal enemy as Conkling. Blaine he
credits with the responsibility for his be
coming so involved in New York. The
chums whisper to Garfield that Blaine
really is as desirous of making him per
sonally unpopular as is Conkling. That
when the climax is reached, Blaine in
tends to retire from the Cabinet and
make capital for himself.
The real truth is that Garfield is al
ready looking feverishly ahead to his re
election, and nearly all his actions are
shaped bv the hopes and fears for the
future, ft is doubtful if Mr. Blaine
himself can remain long in the Cabinet
unless he secures entire control. The
President now distrusts him, and yet he
was taken into the Cabinet as his warm
personal friend. If Mr. Blaine is not
really his friend, then the President is
without a singie supporter in the Cabinet.
Not long ago Gen. Garfield sent for an
unofficial friend to come and see him.
This friend he addressed by his first
name as he said: " , I am in a bad
box.” “Yes, and lam glad of it, d—n
you!” was the frank reply.
This blunt visitor then went on to say
that what the President needed more
than anything else was a few friends.
His present policy was alienating them
all. What he advised him to do was to
reorganize his Cabinet and put none but
Garfield men in it. This advice was re
spectlully considered, but it is not ex
pected that it will be followed. Gen.
Garfield at the present time is not
worrying very much. He is represented
as in buoyant humor, and, as one ob
server put it, is doubtless up to some
new Ohio surprise for the country.
TUTT*S
PILLS
INDORSED BY
PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, ANE
THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE.
THE GREATEST MEDICAL
TRIUMPH OF THE AGE.
SYMPTOMS OF A
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Fain in tneffead.with a dull sensation in
tEe back part, Fain under theshoulder-
Elade, fullness after eating, wlth a dialn
cßnation to exertion of body or mind,
Irritability of temper. Low spirits, Lost
of memory, witha feeling of bavin* neg
lected some duty-weariness, Dizslneaal
Fluttering of the Heart, the
eyea. Yellow Skin. Headache, Destleas
nessat nightTHlgbly colorecTTTrine.
IF THESE WASHINGS ABE UNHEEDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
TUTT'S FILLS ere especially adapted to
such cases,one dose effects suchacbange
of feeling as to astonish the sufferer.
They Increase the Appetite, end cause tbs
body to Take on Flesh, thus tbe system is
nourished, and by thelrToule Action on tbs
Digestive Organs, Regular Moots srs pro*
Suced. Prloe 28 cents. 85 Murray it,, W,T.
TUTT’S HAIR DYE,
fa*Y Haik or Whiskers changed to a Glossy
lack by a single application of this Dye. It
imparts a natural color, acts Instantaneously.
Sold by Druggists, or tent by eiprea. on receipt of ft.
Office, 35 Murray St., New York.
<lr. TCTFS MiKCAL t Ttlu.bl* 1.r.n5.t1.. at h
Uafei Bentou vUI It ntiiff iKU sa tvUcu**.#
mylß-Tu.Th.Bly
Steel Barbed Wire Fencing.
SOLE Agent* for WASBUBN <t MOEN
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, owners
of patent. For sale by
WEED & CORNWELL.
mh2t-tf
Busby’s Anti-Electric Alarms and
Call Bells
CAN be attached to any door knob, and ad
justable as an alarm or call bell. Every
housekeeper in this community should have
one. It is a protection against sneak thieves.
Jam as mcGinley,
York near Bull street.
Also on exhibition at palmer BEOS’.
mh2s-tf
f garter,
W
II
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POWDER
Absolutely. Pure.
MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR.—
No other preparation makes such light, flaky
hot breads, or luxurious pastry. Can be eaten
by Dyspeptics witauut t ear of the ills resulting
from heavy indigestible food. Sold only la
cans by all grocers.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,
feb7 ly New York.
Itostettrrs fitters.
nosing
RtfreßS
Shooting Chills Down the Back,
Dull pain iu the limbs, nausea, biliousness, are
symptoms of approaching fever and ague.
Use without delay Hostetter'sStomach Bitters,
which substitutes for the chilly sensation a
genial warmth, regulates the stomach, and
imparts tone to the liver. The bowels, the
stomach and the biliary gland being restored
to a healthy condition,the disease is conquered
at the outset.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers gener
ally. ap2-B,Tu,Th*wlm
a lb-fa*.
A Mkdic’o*fhiht Lozenoc of the
. Premier Class.
Prepared fromH.'Tl lj tropical
fruits and plant#.
Isthe Best and Most
Agreeable Preparation
in the World.
For Constipation, Biliousness,
Headache, Torpid I.iver, Hem*
orrlioidH, Indisposition, and all
Disorders arfHinjf from an ob
structed state of tlie system.
Ladies and children, and those who dislike
taking pills and nauseous medicines, are espe
cially pleased with its agreeable qualities.
TROPIC-FRUIT LAXATIVE may be used
iu all cases that need the aid of a purgative,
cathartic, or aperient medicine, and while it pro
duces the same result as the agents named, it la
entirely free from the usual objections common
to them. Packed in hronzed tin boxes only.
Price 25 cts. Large boxes 6oc.
Sold by all first-class Druggist^
febS-Th,S,Tu&wly
.IfonOa itfaur.
THE
IMPERISHABLE
PERFUME.
Murray & Lanman’s
FLORIDA WATER,
Best for TOILET, BATH.
and SICK ROOM.
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DIAMOND SPECTACLES.
THESE Spectacles are manufactured from
“MINUTE CRYSTAL PEBBLEB” melted
together, and are called DIAMOND on account
of their hardness and brilliancy.
Having been tested with the polariscope, tho
diamond lenses have been found to admit fif
teen per cent, less heated rays than any other
pebble. They are ground with great scientific
accuracy,- are free from chromatic aberra
tions, and produce a brightness and distinctness
of vision not before attained in spectacles.
Manufactured by the Spencer Optical Manu
facturing Company, New York.
For sale by responsible agents in every city
In the Union. 8. I*. HAMILTON, Jeweler and
Optician, is Sole Agent for Savannah, Ga., frosa
whom they can only be obtained. No peddlera
employed. Do not buy a pair unless you see
'he trade mark O CELLULOID EYE
GLASSES a specialty. mhlK-Tn.Th.S&wlv
iUmovai.
REMOVAL.
I HEREBY notify my friends and patrons,
and the public generally, that I have per-
S“HK w DOO “- 818 U AND
NO. 190 11R01GHT0N STREET,
Opposite St. Andrew’s Hall,
where I shall continue to keep constantly hi
stock a large and well assorted supply of goods
in that line, including MOULDINGS, STAIR
RAILH NEWELS, BALUSTERS, LOCKS.
HINGES, SASH WEIGHTS, etc., etc. Also,
LIME, PLASTER, HAIR AND CEMENT. And
in connection with my large stock of PAINTS.
OILS, VARNISHES. RAILROAD. STEAM
BOAT AND MILL SUPPLIES at my old stand
No. 6 WHITAKER STREET. I am prepared at
ail times to fill orders at very lowest market
prices, and AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. Esti
mates cheerfully furnished.
ANDREW HANLEY.
roh9 tf BAVANNaH, GA.
Join A. Christian's Saloon,
JEFFERSON, COR. CONGRESSBT. LANE.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS,
THE best to be had in the city. Also the cele
brated Milwaukee Beer always on hand.
Free Lunch served in the best style of the art
from 11 to 1 o’clock daily.
BUDWEISER BEER ON DRAUGHT.
Saturday night lunch from 8 to 11 o'clock
Jan22-82m
jlMffl. ~
FOR SALE,
y HEAD of Extra Fine
suitable for Timber and Turpentine
men. Long time, with approved city accept
ance#. aP. GOODWIN. aplS d&vtf
yry it once, and you will esteem tt
highly as a safe and effective remedy.