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Ravannah. On
, ,and it ihe Pi>i OlHee In Ba*
,i, ,• mb6 Claaa flatter.
*>f nrla A flairs.
I ngTO boy. was deliberately
, ai aiehee county 1* t Friday so
4 the followiaK day. A white
, !"Je, committed the deed, and
... o c (Ter for it except that he
| . v runs it the time. Pade made his
■ it . t> be hoped he will be eai’fcht
r ft with. Uiunkeoneas. so far
* a -use for crime, is simply an
tni aa invitation to be present
. ,-rt'ises of the Atlanta Exposi
r m It wilt, no doubt, prove an
y >: .rr-tinr occasion.
.■!< rrtiser has htard of another
- successful in growing sugar
*t :un:y. The land planted was
taeifth of an acre. Half the
„,. .* 1 for seed and from the other
e gal ns of setup was made,
same man will doubtless
. is t , . cbe done on an acre.
.idcrrtisrr is one of the few
i: torgla which was iesued
n though Christmas day did
f. the first day of tha week,
as Mountain Signal didn't put
ace m the profes-iocs of the
. I they intend to plant more corn
(t sajs: "They have declared
a of and icg this for several y are
#n seed time came, in went the
tne harvest of corn was small.
will adhere to their resolution
.- W u,-e every farmer raises corn
• • tnd to s, are, and has his own
. :*• wari-d products of a farm that
an life, there will be no danger of a
► laud, and Western producers
th<-r market for their traahy hay
at: cured meat."
to Xortk tleorgian beasts that
- trunkenness in BeUton, according
> A. than any other town on the
jkur K ifway.
. a ■ „ day ia-t the John P. Ring Jtanu.
toipany. of Augusta, was formally
ythe e ect.on o* a President and
' l .K' ora Ihe Augusta Km says
A >l*l stoc k. SIOOO Old is ail sub
lu- o gaoization means bus ness,
• ; wo by the immediate beginning
•* i a< rk on the factory.
r Harris coanty, has been suffering
oiar.sm. Oa Satuiday right last
* of the Hisses bchley, of that
wa- • ro ed by fir.', and on Sunday
. rt to burn the residence of Judge
>r u.h was discovered in time to
•re-traction a s). We see by the
J- aier saw that Hamilton is very
• i .. . <a and excited about the matter,
txkiag preparations to overtake the
• who, it stems. Is determined to
the iown. 1 hey have the town
a . *sa many peop e s t up at eight
• . in •he r bands, ard it w< uld be un
is the man who is ca> ght at this devili-h
laeAsaer’._-.i order is of the opini n that
the . jif hard times was a little premaiuie.
and -ml the people have been needlessly
a'nrawd. It says: "The cotton crop has turned
to be ah averag one. while our farmers
at, wivet aa amount of forage that will go
j toward supplj mg the deficiency in the cot
- erv p. so that they will realize about as
ich clear money as usual. Now. if all will
•>t • wora and pay cff their small debts and
:-y and cl :e up the transact! rs of the year
ear as p sible. w e think it willbefound
: m ter will be comparatively easy, and
> ve n.ore loan they had hoped for earlier
la the season. *
w e irn from the Atlanta Post Appeal that
r day ive, mg last Alexander Johnson
• ar .at Id Susie Watts in lhai city with a
cause she had jilted him and married
• i ' The affair occurred on the corner of
' i and R!,.;.<!ph s.retis. Susie's husband
■ away from home, and Johnson swore to
- t -age, visited her house and shot his
e twice with a revolver, killing her al
w - uiUy. Ao officer is on the lookout
• ' h> ••.urierer, who has thus far made good
hi* escape.
rc.ing Raiimad bui.iiing in Georgia, the
.* -v - ■>* “Gapt M. F. Tutwiler came
- * us a day or two ago. and informs us
. r on the Macon and Brunswick exten
- ng push *>l forward in a manner th it
> * • a, :>iry t . all -oncerneo. Capt.
* of ib • engineer 8 corps, and is sta
at ie*cus*. Grove, in Henry county, end,
• he is one of the mist efficient vs
tbe country He informs us that
)• :r in Indian Spring, in B.ut'.s
; Macon, is almost completed, and
- i*o in an advanced state from Jack
'Sclloci ugh. He also thinks that
- June n-xt the road will be coin
fr>>m Ail in la to Macon. The
pan up a section of c untry that is
* r n ping, and will give the people
-ree of w hich they stand much in need.
'U um be so fortunate as to get the
M.mticello and Madisou itoad comple
• we tiave c nr! leoce that it will be, our
-cion will tie greatly benefited, as
*• * thee have competing outlets. Mr.
c. the late purchaser of the road,
-tai.ilr cot all jv the road to lay idle,
-neve the id less than a year trains
fr. m Griffin to Jao .son, if no further."
i ahijoega Mountain Signal says: “A
■ 1 of Mrs. league, aged about three
' whist playing on Fn lav last with a
' -if uoi ar, accidenta!!y let it slip down
Ttw* oath go* beyond the tonsils.but
arge to go any lurther, t: lodged iu
. -and was with great difficulty re
iur Uit* sufferer narrowly escaped
- at. n, but Is now doing well.”
' - ce i >ubln Ouxeffe: "Mr. H. S. Mont
1 last wee* three hogs, which Letted
' ■ -- .to* and ITS pounds, making the total
i .mis. whu.ii is worth, at U) cents, sl*6.
a is. be got twenty gallons of iard,
wi.i value at sl\ and we have slll
g*. at and we venture to gay the cost
tbo more than S2V Yet people pre
meat roller than raise it, wnec
-*: ea*t fifiy per cent, pocrertuan
“**eer home raised.''
r>- h a ing "Ccntemptibie Conduct.”
' * wt.ia T- Irfthone vs: "We are rehably
that to Mm lest trip of the steamer
X co in the river, between augusta
*' ot, i.jb's Ferry, a set of drunken rowdies
wed to tramp over the boat in a most
■ tl manner, us ng profane and ob
* rage in the hearing and presence of
> -eei gers, making >he trip anything
i *o.i We do not hesitate
it.ee such e.n uct in the strongest
' - win. iherec*n be no dou A that the offi
hargeof the hot.t are as culpable as
. i. re alien tney knowingl* permit
:u • hid they know of
:t ism and indeceaev of behavior that
g oh among these creatures who call
emu lr they did not it was their
enow it, and t > have compelled them
rrsp* , : to the lady p •asengera
awe kicked them off the boat ’
* Keoorder, speaking of dueling,
Ihe practice or this relic of bar
- not yet extinct, notwithstanding
put Up*ii it by this enligbten-
A real duel was fought a few day s
two yeutiis of the city . All the fore
■ - reij it.ea uj the code were conformed
'he .ogle exception of weapons The
as using instead their goo! hard
• or a njiiir, (air fight the injured
- Uld ! • .or of the tutrties were de
• i.d,.-o, when they shook hands and
a* good fneaos as ever.”
h*' > in the season." says the Americus
T ai iimtsfrof bets were made that.
• , - ..JTI cujp, the receipts for the
at tai point Wo 'ill' **dt reach ,W
as tie receipts already exceed ' h at
** - . a lit: rr of yieople are bewailing
~~ ‘*4 luck ur poor i idgment,an ian eoual
*' a e congi atu,anng thmise.ics upon
gagaeny" *
- ■ * i r*d in Augusta Wednesday morn
- - . -n destr.ya-i the store of Uurum dE
*' ■ tvai city, and seriously tbrevteutd
!" u btoMMtog*. 1 tie Chronicle and Const it u
•’ *iv-s the (■articiiars as follows: "At
c, wk this ic> ruing the alarm of fire for
‘ a dis.net was sounded. A Chronicle
t ’ ob runaiag around into Broad
found u (hied wito black smoke, be
■ iith. Continuing up the
au lot: the front door of Burum ff
* -'--r* . o the soutn Mr of the ctre-et. hvd
.** Ix * r *; open, and through the opening the
** *.i4 i*: aro turnitg brightly in
Prt < t th* store among the
Mm where it evidently origi-
few moments *• flames burst
* i dows of the s. oinl story, and
**t uc,af was soop a nuse of Bre, The fire
Sauannah morning news
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
department hurried to the spot and turned
several streams on the fire and on the
D'Aniignac residence next below, their princi
pal obj-ict being to save the latter as the store
was already past help It was announced that
a quantity of cartridges and some powder
were stored In Mr. W. D. Bowen's gun shop,
above Burum's store, and this caused consid
erable anxiety. As the fire grew fierce, the
cvrtri 'ges commenced to explode, and there
was soon a perfect fusilade. sounding like the
firing of a skirmish line. There were three or
four louder explosions as the kegs of powder
caught, but fortunately the walls of the build
ing did not fall The roof of Mrs.
D'antignac's residence caught despite the
efforts of the firemen, and was burning
brightly in a few moments. The family all
left the residence when it was seen that it
would catch. Nearly, If not all, of the fur-i
--tureand other personal property was saved.
At this hour, 2:3W a in , the firemen have the
fire under control. The building containing
the stores of Burum & Bro. and W. D Bowen
hss been destroyed with all their contents.
Only the bare walls of the building remain.
The roof of the D'Antignac residence was
burned snd the dwelling injured by wat-r. The
* ore aud the residence are the property of
Mrs B’Antiguac. The total loss is fci'i.OOO. fully
insured. It is impossible at this hour to ascer
tain the losses The Clara Hall property, oc
cupied by Meyers & Marcus, was in serious
danger at one tune, but escaped. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by the explo
sion of an oil lamp in Burum & Bro.'s store.”
Says the Macon Telegraph and Messenger:
“For some days past a man with a had eye has
been in the city, playing a sharp game in the
way of getting change. At several places he
has representej that ue had too much silver,
and would ask as a sperial accommodation
that a paper bill would be given him in ex
change. He then puts down his silver, takes
up the bill and goes out. He plays the game
on young clerks or boys in the store*, and his
operation brings him several dollars a day. In
each and every instance the change turns out
short. For instance, for a twenty dollar bill
he gives fifteen dollars in small change.”
Aueusta Xetct: "The Southern Farmer's
Monthly, published by J. H. Estill, is the best
publication of the kind ever made in the South
for the farmer, his wife and children. If you
take it for one year, you will have it for life.
You will find that you cannot do without it.”
SOU 111 FLORIDA.
A Steady Flow oto Immigration—
Win derful tiro will ol .Saulord a..d
.Tlal'lai and- Improvements to beseeu
on a ftaitroed trip—The I’o.siblll
ilen or that Section or tlie State.
Sanford, Fla., December 23.— Editor Morn
ing Seics Your paper, one of the guardians
and advocates of Florida interests and enter
prises, continues to put in its weekly appear
ance, repiete with all that is spicy, interesting
and instructive. We take up our quill and pro
ceed to contribute our fund of news from thi s
portion of hinda Flora. We peruse, with in
terest, communications of similar import from
other sections of the State: and that impetus
—the effect of immigration with its long and
varied list of “booms”—which induces other
c ntributions, is most assuredly not wanting
with us.
While immigration cantinuts to flow in one
uninterrupted, and by no means minute,stream
into tnis State, Orange county continues, as in
the past, to receive a very large per cent.
The fine steamers cf the popular L'eßary
Line are daily freighted with passengers,
some coming to escape the freezing blasts of
the bleak Xorth,others to enjoy the sport of the
chase, and many as settlers, attracted hither
by cur genial clime and varied resources.
D spile the ui generous ami unmerited repre
sentation of certain jealous aud would-oe
rival communities. Orange county has in the
past decade made giant s.rides in tne increase
of population and materia development.
Barnord, which implied six years ago a
store, post office, church, and perhsps half a
dozen dwellings, is nowoae of the most pros
perous towns in the St John's river, and.
with its numcrou* business houses, hotels and
neat, cozy residences, presents a handsome
and inviting appearance. The S-inford
Hotel and minor boarding houses
are being rapidly filled with visitors, the mer
chants present, in their several lines, have
handsome and comp.ete stocks, and there is
an activity displayed in all branches of busi
ness indicative of a thrifty, enterprising town.
Nor is this rapid development confined solely
to SaDford. Act ompany us over the line of the
South Florida Kanroad, aud note the many
thrifty orange groves that have sprung into
ex stence: the many business houses and resi
dences lhat have been reared ia the Triages
along its route * Cast your eye over the charm
ing village of Maitland, and view ber com
modious stores and hole 8: her residences em
bowered midst fine groves, overlooking
magnificent lakes. Hie we then to Or
lando, and so rapiily have the wheels
of progress revolved here that
we are ;icc ioed to inquire if the influence of
the magician’s wand lias not co-operateo with
the slower methods of man in the creation of
these vost iuiprov-ments.
Nor do we confine ourselves to this line of
railroad: b it go with us through the more re
mote sections of the county, and the same
repid growth it everywhere apparent. Hun
dreds of tmiiu g orange groves relieve the
monotony of the once unbroken forests of the
pine. Thickly settled neighborhoods have
sprung into existence on every side. The how l
of the wolf is replaced bv the ringing of the
settler's axe. and the fl j et deer no longer
bounds unmolested through bis forest home.
These vast transformations have been
accomplished, foi the most part, in the
last ten years And yet, in an article
styled "Middle vs. South Florida,” which
appeared in your last issue, the
writer intimates that the man who comes here
mdinvesta his money in the cultivation of the
tropical fruit is "buildings on a bubble thatis
liable to collapse any moment, leaving bun a
ruined man. Taking the writer’s assertion
and our knowledge of the resources of Orange
county into consideration, we are inc ined to
think that the aforesaid "nubble” exists more
in his imagination than in any investments
made here. If the writer will come to this
section of South Florida, go over cur county
and observe the prosperity and contentment of
i:s citiz-ns. he will And very few who regard
themselves as founded on a bubble. We pre
dict, when he does this, that his imaginary
"bubble" will make a rapid transit into non
entity.
The truth is the people of no section in
F'O'i a aie estab ist.ed on a firmer basis than
ou s: and the continued influx cf settlers veri
fies our assertion. Were locating here so
hazirdous an undertaking, the world would
have, long ere this, been apprised of the fact,
and further development would have ceased
Nothing offers a surer guarantee of its reward
than does the production of the tro ic and fruits.
The world realizes this fact, aud to this is
south Florida principally due her continued
prosperity. The writer of “Middle vs eouth”
Flori- a is -*lso laboring under the delusion that
this sec*lon, with its “iow, sandy lands.” is
notable on*y for “being below the frost line,
and the culture of semi-tropical fruits.” These
a:e certainly two grand advantages of our
Middle Florida, but his assertion has not the
desirable features of South Florida,
if he will take the trcub.e
to inform himself he will find that truck gar
dening pays here as w-ell as iu his section, and
those who have turned their time and attention
to farming have raised good crops of co ton
and c <rn The grape also does well here.
He also chants his advantages ever us in
point of health, society and schools. Our high
pine lands are as healthv as any section of the
* tate. besides they are free of those maiigeant
fevers which pervade Middle Florida. As to
society, our people, as a class, are educated
and refined, and our school system is being
greatly improved, and wili keep pace with the
progress of our s.-ction. More anon.
Incognito.
FI HE CAUSED lIY ELECTIUCIIY,
tteault of tin- Couiactol Telegraphic
and Electric Llsbllng Wire*.
Philadelphia Press , i th.
A Miss B'-ady, who was in charge of the
telephone switchboard at the office of the
Philadelphia Local Telegraph Company,
southeast corner Third and Chestnut sereets,
w.is startled on Friday afternoon by a very
sharp click from the switching apparatus,
fo'iowt-d immediately by a flash which
brightly Mumtaated the room. Greatly
frightened the and her fnnale assistants
rushed screaming from the apartm-nt.
Roused by the outcry the male optrators
from the front rooms ran In and
found the switchboard charred, as
if by a lightning strike, and the
woodwork af the room So flames. One man
threw on a bucket of water, which added
fierceness to the fire, bat another, taking in
the situa lon, cut the wires, and all dagger
was soon over. The fire is attributed by
operators to tbe momentary contact, caused
by tne wiud, of a common telegraph wire
with one of tbe Brush electric lighting wires.
Tbe Very strong curreut always ploughing
through the latter was thus diverted into
the iormer, with tbe above result A. J. De
Caron, who has charge of the Brush Com
pat y’s works, near Twentieth end Chestnut
s reels, in answer to inquiries on Saturday,
said : “The mere burning of instruments is
happening eveiy day. The electric light
wires are not dangerous. I? they should get
entangled with a telegraph or telephone
wire nothing would happen except than an
instrument or two would be burned. Noth
ing serious would occur.”
Nine hundred and thirty six soundings
were made at the mouth of the Missis
sippi river last week by a select commit
tee of the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce, wilh a \iew of ascertaining the
actual depth of water secured by Captain
Eads’ jetties. The least depth that could
be found anywhere was on the crest of
the bar, where there were twenty six
feet of water, with the tide nearly two
feet below average flood.
A miserable effort at economy Is practiced
when the owner of stack decides that any
thing Is good enough for hi* horse. Bis
wiser neighbor uses Bt. Jacob’s Oil, and
never has anything else but good fortune
wl:h his animals, and pleasure in their ap
nearance.
GUITEAtf IN THE HOCK.
A FRUITLESS EFFORT TO CHECK
HIS IMPUDENCE.
Farther Proof* of Hi* Sanity-A
Level-Headed Expert—Tbe Anaas*
sin Frightened at Being I*llt on a
Level with Felons—Resolved to
Continue His Role.
Washington, December 28 —ln the Gui
teau case Dr. McDonald again took
the stand, and was cross-examined by Mr.
Bcoville. Hts questions were directed
mainly to the subject of temporary insanity,
and tbe witness was asked if, in his prac
tice, he had not met an instance of tempo
rary Insanity. He replied, “Yes, sir; I know
of a man who was insane for twenty four
hours ”
Mr. Bcoyille (eagerly) —‘‘And then he got
well ?”
“No, sir; he died.” [Laughter at Bco
ville’s expense.]
The witness was asked whst he meant
yesterday by saying, “I tbiok he (the pris
oner) has been playing a part in court?” and
replied: “I believe he has been feigning
what he believed to be insanity, not really
Insanity. I believe he has been attempting
to gfve the impression in court that he is
Inrane, and with that idea ha 6 been acting
a part.”
Dr. Randolph Barksdale, Superintendent
of the Central Lunatic Asylum, near Rich
mond, visited the prisoner at the jail on the
30th of November, when Drs. Loring and
Hamilton examined him. He had also
close’ v observed him in court, and from his
personal examination and observation was
of the opinion that he was sane. The wit
ness also testified that he believed Guiteau
had been feigning in court. Witness be
lieved, taking as true the facts set forth in
two hypothetical questions of the prosecu
tion, that the prisoner was sane on the 2d
of July, when he shot. President Garfield.
Upon cross examination, the witness
stated that he did not believe in moral in
sanity, though It was quite probable that
insane people might plan and conceal their
plans. In reply to the question, “Have
you not s'ated to Mr. Hayden In this court
room stnee this trial began that you be
lieved Guiteau to b* insane?” witness an
swered, “No, 6lr; I never made such a
statement to any person, here or any
where.” Afterwards, by consent of coun
sel on both sides, the question and answer
were stricken from the official report.
Dr. Juhn H. Callender, of Nashville,
Teen.. Superintendent of tbe Tennessee
S'ate Asylum for the Insane, had given spe
cial attention to the study of Insanity for
the past twelve years. Had seen about
2,000 cases during bis connection with the
Tennessee Asylum. Witness visited the
prisoner in jail and examined his head and
face. Fouud the head somewhat asym
metrical, but the lack of symmetry was not
more than Is frequently found In sane peo
pie. Witness bad also closely observed the
prisoner In court and believed him to be
perfectly sane.
Dr. Callender did not believe In moral in
sanity nor hereditary insanity, save only In
the idea of greater susceptibility to the de
velopment of Insanity in children of insane
parents. In his judgment do such form of
Insanity as “moral iusanity” existed, and
his idea of the significance of the term
“moral monstrosity” is a person of average
intellect, who gives free vent to his evil pas
sioi sand commits heiDOU6 crimes.
A hypothetical case was stated,describing
Guiteau’.* apparently rational conduct for
weeks previous to bis crime, and the wit
ness was asked if he thought a person
laboring under an insane delusion that he
was inspired would conceal his purpose as
the prisoner had done. He replied that
such a person really Insane would, even if
be did not talk about it, disclose bis pur
pose by his changed manner and conversa
tion.
Guiteau prefaced thereadiugof the hypo
thetical case by the statement that the
whole question was full of falsehoods and
added that he made this statement before
hand to avoid interrupting as the reading
went on.
After the recess the prosecuting counsel
renewed his motion that Guiteau be placed
iu the prisoner’s dock, and after some dls
cu°sion he was so placed.
During the discussion Guiteau, trembling
with anger or appreheuslou, shouted that
she District Attorney wished to have him
shot iuexposlDg him fn the dock and with
drawing tDe force of special policemen who
have so long formed his body guard about
the court.
Mr. Scoville, with much feeling, pro
tested against the proposed action, which
be said could not but be understood as an
i-ivftation to all who beard of It to shoot tbe
prisoner If so inclined.
Judge Cox gave bis opinion th|t no cer
tain measure to secure the prisoner’s silence
could have been taken that would not have
abridged his constitutional rights, and it
had been deemed, aud the Judge
thought rightly, that tbe prisoner’s be
haviour and utterances would prove the
best means of determining his mental con
dition.
Gui'eau, in bis most insinuating manner,
promised to keep quiet, If allowed to re
main near his counsel.
Judge Cox ref used, when Guiteau shouted,
“Then I give your Honor orders that the
court room bc'cleared.”
After Guiteau was placed in the dock the
plaster cast of his head was shown to Dr.
Callender.
When It was exhibited Guiteau exclaimed
that It looked like Humpty Dumpty.
Witness thought the head showed no
striking p?culiarlties of shape, but he
attached little Importance to that matter.
He had known plenty of-people of sound
mind with 111-shaped heads, and had plenty
of lunatics in his charge with symmetrical
heads. Witness did cot believe Guiteau
bad been feigning insanity in court, but
that he had exaggerated his natural charac
teristics of egothm (vanity) In silence and
audacity.
Guiteau continued to interrupt occasion
ally and when the adjournment was an
nounced he colled out: “O, I’ll get in my
work over here. Don’t you worrv about
that.”
SM ALL-POX.
Official Keporls-Kavagea of the
Plague lu Dakota.
Washington, December 28 —The deaths
from small-pox during last week, officially
repored to the National Board of Health,
were: P.ttsburg, 25; Cincinnati, 14; New
York, 11; Pniladelpbia, 11.
Wappkton, Dakota, December 28.
Seventy-seven cases of 6mall-pox have oc
curred in the infected district below here,
twen'y-ttve of which proved fatal. The
disease is spreading considerably on this
side of the river and seems to be singularly
fatal. Some of tbe victims are said to have
died within twenty-four hours after being
attacked, |i is also said that before death
blood gushes from the eyes, ears and nose
of the victims. These symptoms suggest
that the disease is not simple 6inall-pox
but partakes rather of the nature of the
plague.
Xbw Yokk, December 28. —The health
authorities reported this afternoon finding a
fatni y of fix persons—father, mother and
four children—dek with small-pox at a
t eminent house on Bletcker street. The
family is named Forrest, and all the mem
bers of it were in different stages of the
disease. They were removed to the small
pox hospital. Another case of small-pox
wa found on Second street, and three other
suspicious cases were reported for inves
tigatlon.
Weather Indication*.
Omc> Chibf Signal Obsblvke, Wash
ington, D. C., December 28 —lndications
for Thursday:
In the South Atlantic States, warmer, part
ly clou'y weather, local rains, winds mostly
southwesterly, stationary or lower pressure.
In the Middle Atlantic States, warmer
partly cloudy weather and local rains, west
erly winds backlog to southerly, stationary
or lower pressure.
In the East Gulf States, local rams fol
lowed by clearing weather, winds mostly
southwesterly, stationary or higher temper
ature, jfollow'ed by rising barometer.
In the West Gulf States, fair weather,
southwest veering to colder northwest
winds, and higher pressure.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley,
local raios, followed by clearing weather,
southwest veering to colder northwest
winds, followed by rising barometer.
A Crwab In St. Louis.
St. Louts, December 28 —James D. Faulk
ner, dealer in boots and shoes, made an as
signment yesterday to Bamuel C. Budd.
His assets are about SIO,OOO. Uls liabilities
are not stated. Faulkner sold on commle
flon for several Eastern manufacturers, as
well as on his own account, and his liabili
ties may be serious.
Terrible Loss of Lite.
Millions of rats, mice, cats, bed bugs,
roaches, lose their lives by collision with
•‘Bough on Bate.” Sold by druggists, 15c.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1881.
CONTESTED SEATS.
A Fine Prospect for Filibustering.
Washington, December 28.—There will
be a great deal of filibustering In the long
session of Congress, which la to reopen Its
doers in a few days.
There Is never more filibustering in the
House than upon contested election cases.
In view of the present large number of con
tested seats there will be much of this, to
which the packed election committee of the
House will add.
The E'ectlon Committee as organized is,
as is pretty well known by this time, ar
ranged to turn out Democrats and put in
Republicans. But the committee does not
constitute the House. The Republican
majority is so small in the House that the
r* p *rts of the Election Committee will only
constitute the basts of the fight. The ma
jority will win in the end, but it Is the in
tention of the Democrats lo oppose ty all
manner of filibustering th^partisan reports,
which the Election Commi'tee will make
upon all contested cases, etpiclally those In
the South, where ihe R-publicans expect to
do their principal turning out of Democrats
and putting in of Republicans.
It is perfectly evident that there will be
an unusual amount of filibustering In the
first session of the present Congress. In the
change from a Democratic to a Republican
House there will be a shifting of the filibus
tering. The Republicans filibustered in the
last House against the Democratic Election
Committee, but their filibustering, ;owing
to the wholesale tactics adopted by the
present Republican House, will but be a
drop in the bucket in comparison with the
eminent D mocrats who will filibuster over
contested eltction cases.
A MAIL THIEF CAUGHT.
A Shrewd Yankee Overhauled In
Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, December 28. —Richard
H. Leslie, alias Leslie H. Screvens, was ar
rested here tc-day by Thomas G. Hewlett,
Deputy United States Marshall of Northern
Alabama, on the charge of robbing United
States postal cars on the Bennington and
Rutland Railway in Vermont. Screvens was
conductor on the road and made It his cus
tom to go into the postal car on the pre
tense of helping the clerk, and on
all opportunities would steal registered
lettere. He carried this on fully four months
before he was suspected, tut was finally ar
rested and placed under bond. His friends
ou tbe railroad made up the amount of the
bond, and as soon as he was released from
the BenniDgton (Vt) jail he escaped and
went first to New York, thence to Chatta
nooga, where he entered the Alabama Great
Southern Car Works as a builder. It is be
lieved that he succeeded in stealing several
thousand dollars. He has two wives in
Vermont.
PATENT DECISION.
A Legal Battle of Baltimore Fer
tilizer Firms.
Baltimore, December 28.—1n the United
States Circuit Court to-day, in the case of
Boykin & Carmen against R. J. Baker& Cos.,
which was argued before the court several
weeks since, J udge Morris filed his opinion in
favor of the defendants. The action was for
an alleged infringement of the patent for the
manufacture of fertilizers and held by com
plainants, from the manufacture and sale of
which they would have derived large profits
had not the defendants snd others infringed
upon their patent. The court held that tbe
only difference between the formula patent
ed by complainants from the old Liebig
formula was the substitution of dissolved
bone and ground plaster for ground bone
and calcined plaster, and that the patent
was invalid for want of novelty or at y pat
entable discovery. A large luterest was in
volved in the re.-ult of this 6uit.
FLASHES FROM ATLANTA.
Two Minder* in Upson County—
Western and Atlautic Ckangea—
Kata) Quarrel of Negroes in Haw*
ktnsvilie.
Atlanta, December 28.—Yesterday, at
Debray, in Upson county, a general fijht
occurred, in which Doc Wilson killed Ed.
Johnson, his half brother, aud Brad Gar
land killed A. B. Harris. The fight was
with knives. There was a murder commit
ted in the same town some weeks ago.
To-day General Wm. Macßte. Superin
tendent of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, resigned, aud Robt. Anderson was
elected tq the vacancy.
Joseph M. Brown, son of Senator Brown,
has been made General Freight Agent.
E’ijay Whitehead was killed by Turntr
Sutton at Hawkinsville, Pulaski county,
yesterday. Both were negroes.
WEDDED IN DEATH.
A Jealous lUaine Lover Shoots His
Fiancee aud Kills Himself,
Biddeford. Me., December 28.— Leon
Moore, of this place, employed as a clerk in
Boston, came here a few days ago to spend
Christmas This afternoon he called upon
his affianced, Miss Belle Cushman, an esti
rnaule young lady. Shortly after his arri
val 6hots were heard in tne room where
they were, and the girl was found dead in
her chair and Moore on the floor dying. He
had shot her behind ths ear and himself
through the ear. Jealousy is the supposed
cause.
The New York Stock Market.
New York, December 28 —Speculation
opened for the general market firm and %
to % h'ghei’ thau yesterday’s closing
prices. Richmond and Danville opened at
166, an advance of 6 per cent. In the early
dealings a rise of % to 1% per cent, took
place in the general maraet. the latter In
St. Paul, which was succeeded by
a decline of to % per cent,
at noon. Between tne first and
second boards the general maiket fell off a
fraction, hut In the late dealings an advance
was recorded In the general list, ranging
from % to 1% per cent., New York Central,
Lake Shore, Canada Southern and Denver
and Rio Grande being most prominent
thereto. Richmond and Danville rose 5 per
cent, to 169, and closed at the latter figure,
and Northern Pacific preferred rose per
cent, to Ti%, but declined 1 per cent. at. the
close, 'fhe market closed strong. Trans
actions aggregated 435,000 shares.
Wholesale Jail Delivery.
Shreveport, La , December 28 —Last
night twelve prisoners, all colored, broke
out of the iron cage and escaped from the
pariah jail. Among them we-e John Mo
bile, Paul Pringle aud El Belton, sentenced
to be hanged in Mansfield, DeSoto parish,
next Friday. Ooly three have been recap
tured. The j all was new and was built by
P. J. Parley & Bro , of B*. Louts. Deputy
Sheriffs are scouring the country for the
escaped prisoners. Mbbile, Prirtgte and
Belton were Sent here for Safe keeping.
A Broken Bank iu lillnol*.
Hillsboro, 111 , December 28.— The
failure of the bank of Haskell, Harris 4
Cos., which wag made public yesterday, is
still causing great excltemeut here, and
there are runs on the other backs. Their
liabilities are $120,000. Their assets are
unknown. The Lank was established twenty
y are ago. One of the directors, W. A.
Young, was arrested on a charge of embez
zlement as be was about to leave for New
Mexico. He has been admitted to bail.
An Inlaut Sboota It* .Mother.
New Orleans, December 28. —Mrs. M.
C. Coppage was killed last night by the ac
cidental discharge of a pistol, with which
her four-year-old child was playing. She
had been instructing the child how to aim
the weapon, and sat down on the floor to
play, when the child aimed the pistol and
fired, the ball entering her brain. No one
knew the pistol was loaded.
Nntclde in America*.
MACqN, Qa., ijecember 28.—R. A. Brown,
a prominent citizen of Americus, took mor
phine, from effect of which he died this af
ternoon. He leaves a wife and four chil
dren.
S'earner and Cargo Goat.
Constantinople, December 23.—The
Mesagerle Maritime’s steamer Province has
has sunk by colli-lon. The loss on the
steamer and cargo is estimated at £240,000.
If you desire a true medicinal tonic that
will positively rid you of all your aliments
and general ill health, Brown’s Iron Bitters
U the best.
SOCIALISTS IN COUNCIL.
WHAT THE LABOR PARTY WANTS
light Honrs a Day’s Work—Child
Labor to be A bolisbed—Popular
Veto on Legislation— Honey Only
to be Issued by tbe Government—
The Land League and the Nihil
ists Indorsed —Rejoicing Over the
Victories in Germany.
New York, December 28.—The National
Convention of the Socialistic Labor party
continued its session to-day. The conven
tion had under consideration for the greater
part of the day the question of how to
bring together the two different factions of
the party,'the split having been occasioned
by the of a number of members
throughout the country for not supporting
General Weaver, the Greenback party’s
candidate for President, at the last Presi
dential election. At the afternoon session
the New York section was censured for not
holding a sympathy meeting on account of
tbe death of President Garfield. The plat
form was then adopted.
It demands a revision of the Constitution
of the United States so that a number of
cltizjns may propose laws, which proposi
tion will be 'referred to the popular vote,
and that all bills before Congress shall be
subject to a general vote If so demanded by
a specified number of citizens. It also de
mands poltical equity without regard to
creed, race or sex ; the establishment of a
national department of labor, which
shall embrace a bureau of labor
statistics; that tbe government Issue all
money; that eigbt hours be a legal working
day; the entire restriction from labor of
children under fourteen years of age;
universal compulsory education; that elec
tion day be a legal holiday; that all ballots
be printed by the government and that tbe
ballots of all candidates for office be sent to
voters two days before elec ion.
R solutions were also adopted favoring
the formation of na’ional and international
trade and labor unions, and pledging that
the Socialistic Labor parry for the next
eigbt years will not affiliate with any politi
cal party not indorsing Its platform. Reso
lutions were also passed sympaUffzing with
the Russian Nihilists, and pronouncing ail
expressions of sympathy from the republi
can government to Russia as shameful and
cowardly, pledging support to the autl rent
agitation in Ireland, denouncing England,
and glorifylDg in the success of the Social
istic societies in the recent elections in Ger
many.
A BRUTE DISPATCHED.
A Negro Found Killed After Slaving
One .Tints and Nearly murdering
Another,
Mobile, December 28. —ln Baldwin
county, near Sibley’s Mill, opposite Mobile,
Joel Johnson, a well-known citizen, was
shot from behind a tree by a negro. The
shot s’ruek Johnson in the head, stunning
him and causing him to fall from his horse.
Ke was thei dragged to a pond
and thrown in, and the negro
mounted the victim’s horse and rode
to a parly. Johnson revived and dragged
himself half a mile to his home. Abe
Johnson, the wounded man’s half brother,
who is a Deputy Sheriff, started to arrest
the negro, who had Joel Johnson’s horse.
The negro resisted arrest, drew a pistol and
exchanged 6hots with Deputy Sheriff John
son. The latter fell atid died In fifteen
minutes. The negro escaped, but was fou id
later half a mile from the piace of the
shooting dead, shot through the thigh and
wrist.
Big Blaze iu Wadenboro.
Wilmington, N. C., December 28. —A
special to the Star report* that a tUe at,
VVadesboro lss". night destri ysd twelve or
fifteen buildings. The lots L from $15,000
lo SIB,OOO The insurance is estimated at
from $7,000 to SB,OOO.
Ralbiou, December 28.—The following
are the chief losers by the tire atWades
boro last night: Peters & Williams, J 11.
Horion, J. A. Boggau, G. R. Horton, Thos.
Urowson, B. B. Horton and A. G. Bremer.
The loss fs now given at $20,000, and the
Insurance $9,000.
Texas Happenings.
Galveston, December 28 —A Morgan
special ssys : “A lire broke out yesttrdr.y
morning iu the furniture store of Anderson
& Pierson. The II ones spread, consuming
the residence of A. G. Higgins, the store
house of R. H. E lmunson, grccar, and a
number of wagons. No esTmate has been
made of the loss.”
A Dallas special says : “At 6 o’clock last
evening a runaway team collided with a
street car on the San Jacinto line, killing
John Spencer, a lad fount en years old, and
seriously injuring the driver.”
■
Terrible Tragedy In Jones County-.
Macon, Ga., December 28—At Round
Oak, Jones county, forr.y miles from here, a
young farmer named Jack William Gray
interfered with a negro dance on Monday
night, and was fatally stabbed by three
negro brothers, B Jb, Henry aud Alex. Jack
son. Gray tired at the brothers, killing all
three, one dying on the spot, one before
reaching the door, and the other a few
hours later. Gray crawled out of the house
and died on the steps.
A murderous Quarrel iu Alabama.
Chattanooga, December 28.—A special
to the Times gives an account of a terrible
tragedy, whlca occurred this morning at
Bellefount, Ala, a small station on the
Memphis aud Charleston Railway, 44 miles
from this city, resulting In the probably
fa'al shooting of C. M. Fenel, W. D. Mar
tin and hts son John. They are the only
merchants in that place, and the difficulty
originated in jealousy. The weapons used
were pistol*.
A Noted lied Desperado Caught—An
Expressman In Limbo.
El Paso, December 28. —The capture and
execution of Chief Arsate, long the terror of
Presidio Del Norte aud vicinity, and thirty
of his band, near Chihuahua, Is confirmed.
The express and train robbery on' the
Southern Pacific RUlway, near here, re
ported last week, has been charged upou
Express Messenger Bauvard, whose exami
nation Is now progressing here.
One Negress Miat by Another.
New York, December 28—A Decatur,
Ala., special saye: “At Peacock Tract last
evening Mary May, colored, eighteen years
of age, shot and killed Catharine Rogg, a
girl of thirteen, also colored. Mary May
confessed the crime, but give no cause for
the act.”
A Lightship Run Down.
London, December 28—The Bouth Arka
low l'ghtship on the coast of Ireland has
been run down hy a four masted vessel be
lieved to be American. The men belonging
to the lightship are supposed to have b'een
saved. Three steamers have left. Queenstown
In chase of the vessel that caused the acci
dent.
Failure in ITlempbt*.
Memphis, Decembei2B.—Bejach & Biasb,
dry goods, clothing and notion dealers hero
and at Huntsville, Ala., made an assign
ment this afternoon.' Their‘liabilities are
about $67,000, due principally in New York,
Boston, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Tnetr
assets are not stated. J). C. Loewenstein Is
assignee.
Navigation Resumed In the North*
wett,
LaCrosse, Wia., December 28—The
Mississippi river is now open from Bt. Paul,
and navigation was resumed yesterday.
Like Pepin is also open. It was never be
fore known to be open at this season of the
year.
The Store* of Rulkm Grain.
Odessa, December 28.—1 t Is calculated
that the O lessa magazines contain a million
and a half quarters of grain ready for ex
portation, and the other Black 8 a purls *n
equal quantity. The total is vaiqp.l at Bp,‘-
000,000 roubles. Butiness is quiet because
of low prices in England and France,
Gov riior-Elect Cameron’s luengu*
ration.
Washington, December 38—Governor
eleet Cameron will retkrn to the old habit
o' Vi glnia’s Governors, and will, on Mon
day next, be sworn In without any formal
ceremony whatever.
A Baltimore Block Consumed.
Baltimore, December 28 —A fire at Nos.
86. 88 and 9J Camden street caused losses
aggregating $40,000, divided among several
manufacturing firms In sums of $3,000 and
$5,000 each. The losses are mostly covered
by Insurance.
THE MAHONE MOVEMENT.
Garfield Would Never Have Coun
tenanced It—Administration Aid to
Repudiation in Virginia Solely the
Result of tbe Shot from Gniteau**
Pistol.
A Washington special to the St. Louis
Republican of the 26th says: “The Wash
ington Pbst to-day publishes an article on
what it calls General Garfield’s views on
the Mahone movement in Virginia. The
sta’ements made therein, according to the
Post, came from a ‘near friend of the late
President and one who, of all others, knew
his mind and Intentions. ’ This near friend
is supposed to be Blaine. The revelations
are to this effect: ‘lf General Garfield had
lived he would never have aided Mahone in
In any way. He was so utterly opposed to
anything savoring of repudiation that he
would rather have seen the Bourbons
triumph for a time than had the Republicans
win such a victory by coalition wltn the dis
honest money element of the Democratic
party. General Garfield did not believe
that the Republican party could gain a per
manent control In the South upon such a
basis as was adopted In Virginia in the last
fight, where the real Issue at the bottom
was a selfish one, and where the victory
gained for Mahone was the accomplishment
of selfish ends. He believed in extending a
helping hand to every hone6t element of in
dependence In the Boutb; but when ltcame
to striking hands with dishonesty to wage
war against honesly to gain a merely tem-
Sorary advantage, General Garfield would
ave turned his back and absolutely refused
to proceed.’
“Commenting on this statement the Post
says the above ’announcement of Gen. Gar
field’s views, coming from the highest pos
sible source, Is of historical value, and
shows the great difference between the two
administrations that were elected by the
same votes.’
“Whatever may have been Gen. Garfield’s
views on the subject in question, one thing
is so well known that it is indisputable, viz :
the active use of the Federal patronage in
aid of the Mahone movement was begun
long before Arthur’s accession to the Presi
dency. During the extra session of the Sen
ate it was a matter of which there was con
stant commeut that antt-Mahone Federal
officers were being displaced from time to
time by the appointment of Mahone men.
Furthermore, Congressman Jorgensen is au
thority for the statement that he called on
President Garfield and protested against
any policy of the administration which
would give encouragement to Ma
hone, and the President replied In
effect that he thought such encouragement
6hould be given, and that It could be given
without sanctioning the repudiation feature
of Mahone’s fight. It was also well known
at the time of Mabone’s Readjuster conven
tion at Richmond on June 2, that of the
Republicans who constituted a majority of
the convention many wore indisposed to
join Mahone unless they had assurance that
such action would meet the approval of the
administration, and In order to satisfy these
‘doubting Thomases,’ dispatches were ob
tained by Mahone from Washington, giving
assurances that the administration was In
sympathy with the Mahone movement.
These dispatches were shown by Mahone
and his lieutenants, and they had a power
ful effect in influencing wavering Republi
cans. The fact that these dispatches were
sent from Washington, and that they accu
rately represented the views or the admin
istration has never been authoritatively
denied.”
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
The Geographical Society of Sfc. Peters
burg has resolved to do all that is possible
to assist the crew of the Jeannette.
In a row which occurred about a dog
fight at Helenwood, Tenn., John Cecii was
shot and killed and three West brothers,
W. Smith and J. Thompson were danger
ously wounded.
The Japanese Government Is about to
establish a central bank with a capital cf
$20,000,090. The object to be accomplished
is to render the government independent of
foreign backs and to encourage direct
trade.
Dr. Patterson, a well known physician of
St Paul, Minn , shot and killed himself re
cently. His body was found between the
graves of his son and daughter. Whisky
and o* ium are supposed to have been the
causes.
Kidnapping female children for the pur
pose of sale is still prevalent at Hong Kong,
in spite of the efforts of the authorities to
suppress it, and government prosecutions
are frequent. Piracy on junks is much com
plained of. The pirates have made a raid
on the island and shot a Bihb policeman.
A messenger in the employ of E. H. Har
rlman & Cos., Wall street, New York, lost
in the street, on hts way to bank, an envel
ope containing certificates of stock valued
at $125 000 The property was found by
Henry Wolf, of Hoboken, N. J., wbo re
turned it and received a donation of SSOO.
James Wogan, cqlored, got Into a diffi
culty with his wife in Harrisburg, Pa., aud
drawing a revolver shot at her. Margaret
Carney, a stepdaughter, aged sixteen, jump
ed between the two and received the outlet
in the right shoulder, near the neck. The
wound is not fatal. Wogan has been ar
rested and admits the shooting.
A man was seized while picking pockets
in the Church of the Holy Cross, at War
saw, when a cry of fire was raised, which
cheated a paDie among the congregation,
who rushed for the doors, whien became
blocked with a dense mas. Thirty persons
were killed by being crushed and trampled
on, and many, chiefly women, were Injured.
Mr. Gladstone, replying to a corre-pond
ent who had called attention to the fact that
bands of Mormon missionaries visit Great
Britain annually, decoyirg thousands of
voung persons to a life of immorality in
Utah, arid inquired if the government could
not do sometning to prevent the practice,
says he fears it is not a matter in which he
can interfere, as It is to be presumed the
young persons go voluntarily.
Serious disturbances are reported from
Canton, where the mob has burned the
Monastery of Chong Chow, known to for
eigners as the Temple of Longevi y, the
largest and richest monastery in South
China. Tne riots originated in the alleged
immorality of the CeDobites. The military
was called out and quelled the emeute at
the cost of loss of life and the wounding of
several mutineers. Two priests were burned
la the flames of the temple.
A private dispatch received In Leaven
worth, Kansas, a few days ago, has the
following with reference to tbe cowboys
who figured in the late escapade at Cald
well. It is from a reliable party at Caldwell:
“The desperadoes are, according to what I
learn, corraled down in the Black Jacks,
near Cantonment, J. TANARUS„ by tbe Indian
scouts, who have taken their horses and are
fighting them We want them up here very
badly, aud will have another matinee when
they come in.”
A few days ago in Louisville, Ky., Edwin
Heflield cat his wife to death In a most
shocklug manner. She had become de
mented from neuralgia, and he had become
of the same mental condition from watching
and anYiety. He was left alone with her
the last watch of the night, and In the morn
ing It was found that she was dead, with
more than a hundred small knife wounds In
her body. Heffleld Is now In jail, and Is a
raving madman, declaring thp,t hi3 wife is
not dead) and e ; onstanUy asging for her.
Tbe John P. King man ufacturlng
Company.
Augusta, December 28.—The John P.
King Manufacturing Company was organ
ized to-dav with a capital ot $1,000,000.
Charles Estes Is President, and C. C. Bald
win, of New York, and 0. H. Sampson, of
Boston, are amoDg the director*. The first
instalment of 10 per cent, is called for, pay
able January 10th proximo.
Steamer Asbore.
London, December 28 —The steamship
Gallert, from New York for Hamburg, ran
ashore to-day off Cuxhaven during a fog.
Six tugs have betn sent to her assststance,
and a steamer has been dispatched to take
off her passengers, if necesEary.
A French Office Abolished.
Paris, December 28—A decree is gazetted
abolishing the post of Dlrtcteur dee Cultes
at the Ministry of Worship.
Parlor theatricals are gll ihe rage ir.
Paris this season. Sometimes the roles
the sustained by amateurs, but when a
hostess wants to give au exceptionally
brilliant soiree she engages professional
actors and actresses, oftentimes at an
enormous cost. The highest salary paid
for these occasions is three hundred dol
lars a night respectively, and no actor
will come under one hundred dollars.
The most charming little one act come
dies are written purposely for tiie.-e en
tertainments.
The Japanese have a very perfect
post office system, and iff a few years
wili have railroads all over the empire.
They are very rapidly outstripping the
Chinese in bringing modern inventions
i(ito common use.
EXPOSITION LETTERS.
A GLANCE AT THE MAIN BUILD
ING AND ITS CONTENTS.
Grand Display of Cotton machinery
—Carriage* Silk Manufacture*—
Spool Cotton - Textile Fabrlcs-
Wlre Fencing —Cotton Factory
Good*—Cotton Gins—Agricultural
Implements Prepared Palm*—
Sewing Machines Hardware
Steam Engines—South Carollua
Display—Savannah Exhibit*—side
Notes.
Atlanta, December 87.—1 had intended to
make brief notes of the entire contents of the
various buildings, but finding a swarm of im
pecunious newspaper correspondents soliciting
pay for such notices fro n exhibitors, and, not
being in that business, I concluded to sum up
in a single letter the contents of the main build
ing, only noting the most attractive features.
Entering at the east end, from the public
comfort building, the visitor beholds a lively
scene at the very threshold. In front is the
manufacture of barbed wire fencing, on the
right a candy factory and a printing office,
both in full operation, and on the right electric
bells, fire alarms and hotel anunciators, all of
which exhibits are lull cf life and activity.
The same is true of the entire building and
the machinery annexed. As the visitor pro
ceeds on his tour of inspection, he beholds the
latest improvements in cotton machinery, in
leather and rubber belting, in beer bottling, in
asbestos roofing, in railway supplies, in silk
manufacture and other industries. The J. &
P. Ccats thread exhibit, by Capt. J. W. Thom
as, is most extensive and elegant, and is the
chief attraction of the east wing. Near it is
the la-ge collection of exhibits of textile fab
rics from the State Department at Washing
ton. From this wing you enter the carriage
annex, where an elegant railway car ana a
fine display of carriages and wagons can be
seen.
The centre of the main building is mostly
given up to the three engines that run the ma
chinery and a score or two peddlers of every
description. Several beautiful steam fire en
gines are also located there, and the profusion
of fUgs and banners and streamers that run
up to the dome and also decorate the second
story, where the Georgia agricultural display
is made, help to make this one of the liveliest
portions of the building. It is a sort of meet
ing place for detached • xploring parties.
Turning into tie right wing we find an
elaborate starch exhioit on one side, the fine
display of Coffin, Al'emus & Cos, drygoods,
on '‘he other, and in the centra the “O.
N. T.” Clark’s thread exhibit, the chief attrac
tion in that wing Then follows cotton factory
machinery, and either side elaborate displays
of cotton factory goods from Augusta, Colum
bus and other manufacturing cities A cotton
exhibit from various countries of the world
adj'iiH a displav of coffins, burial cases and
undertakers’ supplies. The exhibits of the
celebrated Eagle and Phenix Cotton Mdls. of
C'lumbus, are quite attractive, embracing
about a hundred varieties of fine goods, for
which an extended and ready sale is found in
the South. The Arkwright Cation Factory, of
savannah, are included in the elaborate dis
play cf Messrs. Coffin, Alt,emus &Cos , of New
Fork, and other c’ties. who are the felling
•gentsof the factory. Georgia has no reason
to be other than proud of her meritorious cot
ton fa tory products.
Returning to the left wing of the main build
ing the visitor strikes the greatest scene of
bustle and confusion. After passing extensive
and attractive exhibits of hardware firms, pre
pared pßints aDd other manufacture! articles,
we come to the cotton gins, cotton cleaners
and similar inventions, some being of Fnglish
manu acture. Each inventor is certain that his
machine is the best the world ever saw, and
the competition beats the spool thread and
sewing machine war in other parts of the bui'd
ing. In this wing the cotton growers and manu
facturers flDd many points of interest, and the
general visitor sees several elaborate exhibits
that were among the noted displays at the
Centennial. On a line with this wing is the
machinery hall annex, where a still livelier
scene is to be witnessed and competition grows
exciting. All kinds of farming implements
are displayed, some of the exhibits being quite
extensive, notably that of the famous Ault
man-Taylor Company, of Ohio, whose free dis
tribution of handsome illustrated literature
and music has drawn thousands of visitors to
their display. The entire annex is alive with
activity and valuable inventions.
Returning to the centre of the main building,
the visitor enters the west wing, where are to
he found the chief attractions for the ladies.
In the main space, for nearly half the wing,
the Willimantic Thread Company are running
a small sized factory, which shows the various
processes from raw cotton to the spool thread.
Thev also exhibit a model of the original Eli
Whitney cotton gin, and employ some Pickens
county matrons to run old-fashioned cards,
wheels and looms, thus showing the ancient
and modern methods of manufacturing cotton.
On the left of this exhibit are several sewing
machine displays, and on the right the Wheeler
and Wilson sewing machine occupy a similar
Bpace, and make a m-gnifleent display. The
rest of the wing has miscellaneous and mixed
exhibits Messrs. T. M Clarke &Cos, of this
city, have an elaborate display of saws, plows,
hardware, scales, etc., under Major John A.
Fitten’s especial supervision. There are also
saw displays, steam engines of small size,
paints, wire screens, iron safes, dye stuffs,
chemicals, bottling machines, cider presses,
etc. Mr. Andrew Low Green, of Philadelphia,
makes a very elegant display of dye stuffs' and
chemicals, and near by can be seen Dr. D. B.
Plumb’s elaborate exhibit of Georgia prepared
paints from the factory in Augusta, made
from paint ore dug from the earth near that
ciiy. As this is the only enterprise of the kind
in the South, and the exhibit shows the paints
to be of a very superior character, this displav
attracts universal attention, as it promises to
open up anew and profitable branch of manu
facturing in this State. Mr. W. B. Cleves, for
merly sewing machine agent in Savannah, ex
hibits a very meritorious cotton seed planter
and guano distributor, which practical plant
ers have highly endorsed. Mr. Chas. B. Doug
las, of Troy, Ala., also exhibits a sulky plow
and cultivator that promises to create a revo
lution in that braneh of farming, as it is a won
derful labor saving invention. Mr. G. T. Raoul
of New Orleans, father of Captain W. G. Raoul,
of the Central Railroad, exh bits a superior
pattern of cotton gin and condenser, and his
son, who is also quite an inventive genius, ex
hibits a railroad car wheel box that has no
superior for real merit in this country. Mr.
J. D. Weld, of Savannah, who (s general agent,
makes a fine exhibit of the commercial fertil
izers handled by him.
Capt. J. Smith Barnwell, of Darien, exhibits
specimens of his imitation of Aspualtum for
pavement, sidewalks, curbstones and insulat
ing purposes in constructing underground tele
graph lines. Messrs. W. B. Jones & Cos., of the
Birdsville Seed and Stock farm, in Burke
county, have added largely to the attractive
ness of the cotton display by their magnificent
exhibit of Herlong cotton, which has carried
off the prize, and which the Japanese Govern
ment official selected for cultivation in Japan
Mr. Leonard Bricker, of Falrbmks Florida
has a display of Florida curiosities. Messrs.
B. H. Bromhend & Cos., of Atlanta, have a very
tasty display of doors, sash, blinds, paints and
builders materials, arranged by Mr. Frank
I ryon, in the centre of the west wing. Messrs
C. W. Motes & Cos., of this city, make a fine
display of fine plated harness, saddles, whip3,
etc., that would have done credit to the Cen
tennial. I have never seen a displav of finer
workmanship and material.
Passing out of the main building at the west
end the visitor enters the annex devoted to
South Carolina’s display of commercial ferti
lizers and agricultural exhibits, which Com
missioner A P. Butler has arranged with con
siderable State pride. This display shows that
State ti be rich in materials fo? the manufac
ture of fertilizers, and to possess a soil capable
of producing the most abundant harvests
From this annex the visitor is ushered into the
Railway Building, the exhibits of which 1 >-
scribed iu a previous letter. Adi*-' ,r?"
bui ding is an annex in wb*\ tbl *
haViD **bemfcrowded
attractive display, which has been much
admired, and to which I devoted one of my
first Exposition letters. In this display Savan
nah has several very fine exhibi a. Capt. W.W
Gordon’s cotton samples in bales, of which I
shall write fiilly after the awards are all in;
the cotton types sent by the Savannah Cotton
Exchange, Mr. J H. Johnston’s rice exhibit,
and other meritorious articles Savannah has
not sent a great quantity, but the quality is of
a superior character.
SIDE NOTES,
We have been having very bad weather fer
the past week, which has lessened the attend
ance at the Exposition, and made plenty of
room at the hotels.
The buildings and property of the Exposition
are advertised for sale, but this is a mere for
mality, as it is well known that a ring was
formed weeks ago to gobble up the concern
and keep it just where it is for manufacturing
purposes.
Christmas was a horrible day here, being
ushered in by a heavy rain, which kept up pe
riodically ail day Drunkenness was universal
and several negro mobs run riot in certain por
tions of the city. Our police forge is good
enough, but is only suited in size to a small
town.
On Sunday he Markham House gave its
Exposition guests a grand Christmas dinner,
ex-Mayor Huff beiDg on hand to make the affair
a complete success. I have never’seen a more
elegant bill of far e or sat down to a finer dinner,
The room was profusely decorated, ana clus
ters of red ripe oranges on the branches, and
moss from Florida, hung from the chandeliers.
I am glad to note the fact that a presentation
has been made to Gen. J. R. Lewis, D S. A.,
(On retired list) who is Assistant Secretary of
the Exposition. No more modest and efficient
official has come under my observation, and
none more worthy of a testimonial. Although
he lost an arm in battle, Gen. Lewis has per
formed his clerical duties with great prompt
ness, and always with marked courttsy and
politeness. He has never assumed the airs of
a “swell” or sought to impress visitors and
exhibitors with the idea that he is the main
spring of the Exposition.
Nor can I refrain from saying a kind word of
Director General Kimball. Despite the fact
that I have never sympathized with his policy
and management of the Exposition, and have
frankly criticized maDy things that were open
to censure (as I thought), it is due him to state
that he has never failed to treat me with
marked courtesy on all occasions, and to af
ford me every desired facility as the represen
tative of the Morning News to view the Expo
sition and participate in the exercises at
Judges’ Hall. This is a peculiar feature in the
character of the Director General, ard it
enables him to maintain popularity with those
who cannot always indorse his methods. He
has hh faults and fle makes mistakes, but in
this direction be ia generally “all right,”
iSiDNKV Herbert.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
OUR JACKSONVILLE LETTER.
Southward the Star of Empire Takes
Its Way—The Young Athlete—A
Big Laud Trade—Money Kings and
Plethoric Coffers—America, Eng
land and Holland Falling Togeth
er—Let the Snarlers he Quiet-
Change* In Railroad* Effected and
Contemplated—Business of Jack
•ODvllle Good Now, and Growing
Better—A Worthy Man Gone—The
United State* Make a Water Haul
—The Negro Juror— Better Give It
Up—How Christmas Was Observ
ed, Etc.
Jacksonville, December 28.—Florida's lucky
star is verily in the ascendant, and the year
just about to terminate should be noted with
a white mark in her calendar. It has witness
ed the greatest and most rapid progress ever
recorded in her annals, and the rise of the
tidal wave that will bear her triumphantly for
ward into the haven of plenty and prosperity.
Henceforth her course will be onward and up
ward. The impediments that have heretofore
clogged and retarded her movements have
been cast aside, and no barriers interpose be
tween her and a signal success. With hope,
energy and vigor throbbing in every pulse, and
directing the action of every muscle, her fu
ture is assured, and anxieties and fears have
been cast aside forever.
Two millions of acres embrace a very con
siderable scope of country, and a sale of such
an amount is a large transaction Yet sucli a
trade was made last week between the Florida
Land and Improvement Company, as salesman,
and Sir Edward Reed, representing a powerful
Dutch and English syndicate, as purchasers.
One-half of the Disston purchase of four mil
lions of acres has already passed out of their
possession. Fnglish sovereigns and Dutch
guilders will henceforth be equally interested
with American eagles in promoting the growth
and development of Florida A tri-partite
alliance and a strong combination! American
push, English solidity and Dutch perseverance!
The result of such an union should be and
m ist be success.
The syndicate above alluded to have already
largely invested in Florids, having, it is said,
furnished an ample supply of funds to secure
the construction of the Tropical Railroad to
Tampa and Charlotte Harbor. The same com
pany are also the virtual possessors of the
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad,
and propose to capture, if possible, the Florida
Central, when that line is offered. Thus it will
be seen that their interests in this btate are
now so large that they cannot afford to flag
in their efforts, and must bend their energies
to fill up their vast domain with a sturdy, in
dustrious class of population that will render
their lands valuable and productive.
We may reaionsbly expect, therefore, to
see occasional cargoes of English and Dutch
emigrants finding their way over to Florida in
a very great while. This big transaction will
doubtless have the effect of directing a strong
tide of trans-Atlantic people in this direction.
Two millions of acres will just give the famous
“forty.” without the muie, to 50,010 families,
which, at an average of five to each, will
double ou* present population. So you see
that immense possibilities are involved.
It is about time now for the few carping
critics and chronic growlers, who, from the time
the Disston purchase was made, have never
ceased to vent their dissatisfaction and express
their aporehension, to adopt a different tack,
and try to take a more cheerful view of affairs.
In spite of all that may be said to the contrary,
that great sale of State lands took the chains
off the limbs of Florida, and gave the impetus
to the numerous great enterprises that are
now bearing her onward to fame and fortune.
It was the grandest advertisement ever written
of her advantages and resources, and the notice
as published caught the eyes of a countless
throng of readers. It started the wheels of
progress, got up steam, end set all the ma
chinery in working motion. It effected almost
instantaneously what otherwise would not
have been accomplished in years, and put
Florida forward a quarter of a century, im
mediately following its announcement occurred
the railroad boom, which will soon give relief
lo almost every section of the btate, and
whose good effects are now being aeon in the
present unexampled rush of settlers of the
btate.
The purchase of a majority of the stock in
the Florida Central Railroad by Fir Edward
Reed, and his election as its President, gives
rise to the belief that as he is known to hold
the most cordial relations to the Dutch bond
holders, the lengthy and vexatious litigation
that bas so long involved the two roaau will
Boon be amicably adjusted, and that both will
lie brought under the same management. The
probability is that the entire lines from this
city to Chattahoochee, and theuee to Pensa
ola, will be in happy accord, and that the best
results may be expected from such a combina
tion.
A large amount of capital is being invested
in Florida, and the vivifying effects of the
golden stream are witnessed in the marked
increase of general business. Merchants in
this city frankly admit that the trade of the
past year, even during the dull summer
months, was larger and more satisfactory than
was ever known previously. With the material
Advantages that Jacksonville possesses in the
way of freights there is no reason why she
should not bo able to do a large wholesale
business, and supply most of the goods re
quired by the country merchants In East and
couth Florida. The few houses now here that
sell only by the package are apparently well
satisfied with their success.
That was a sad death of lur. D. 8 Place, the
Superintendent of the Florida Exposition at
Atlanta, last Saturday. The success that has
attended the display in Florida Hall was, in no
small degree, attributable to his individual ex
ertions. From the inception of the enterprise
he has been earnest and zealous in his efforts
to render it a success, and for some months he
had devoted his entire time and attention to
the subject. It was indeed hard to fall on the
very threshold of success, just at the moment
whan his anticipations were on the eve of re
alizaiion. In his sphere he was a faithful and
valuable citizen, and his departure was a cause
of great and general regret.
Thus far the United States authorities havo
made a signal failure in such of the oases of
alleged violations of the election laws as have
been on trial. In not a single oase, so far, has
a conviction been obtained, nor is there likely
to be upon such flimsy testimony been
elicited. A few years ago when jurors were
required to take the iron-clad oatn, and when
men who had served “the lost cause” were
ruled out of the jury box, things wore some
what different. Under the present system re
quiring the panel to b composed equally of
men from both poUtic&l parties, the intelli
gence of the juries has been increased, and
there lias been less opportunity for the exhi
bition oi partisan malice and vindictiveness.
Still, however, the average negro, wben serv
ing as a juror in any case that bears the slight
est relation to politics, considers that he is
doing his duty to his party, and to his country
to bring a verdict of guilty against the offender
when a Democrat. This guiding principle is
dtieply imbedded in his nature, and manifests
itself on all occasions. Asa general rule in
all such cases, when there is a mistrial the
negroes hang out for conviction and the
whites for acquittal.
There are still numerous similar cases upon
the docket in which the same result is prob
able, judging from those already tried. Judge
settle’* rulings and charges have been emi
nently just and proper, and he h&s held the
scales in the most admirable equipoise. Ilis
course is warmly commended and admired by
conservative men of all parties.
Ho w much longer the court will occupy it
self m such matters is not known, but it looks
as if time, expense and annoyance could ba
saved by entering a sweeping nolle prosequi
in the remaining indictments,
, Christmas (Sunday) was most pleasant and
delightful. The various Churches were elabo
rately and elopani I ', attired in flowers and
evergreens, the fine music attracted Igrge
audience j n the afternoon, the Christmas
'.-.aval of the children connected with St.
John’s Church an 1, its three chapels occurred",
and the exercises and carols were of a most
interesting character. The address was de
livered by that good and noble Christian gen
tleman, Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, who
mentioned the interesting ract that among the
priests connected ith his diocese were eight
full-blooded Indians, who were doing faithful
service in the cause of their Master.
Monday, the2ih, was generally observed as
a holiday, and in spite of the rain that fell al
most without cessation, the streets were filled
with people, and wore a lively appearance
A constant fusiiade was kept up of Chinese
crackers and firearms, while the night was
rendered brilliant by tha explosion of rockets
John Barleycorn claimed but few victims, and
the police were seldom tequired to interpose
their authority. Bands of youthful musicians
mingled the sounds of tneir drums with the
shrill notes of penny whistles and the hoarser
footings of tin trumpets, and the day was ob
served in the usual Southern manner.
Merchants boast of larger galea of presents
than have ever before been noted—a gratifying
fact, as it indicates an unusual abundance of
money. Innumerable boxes of oranges were
sent during the week to friends in the North,
East, South and West, and the express men
look jaded and careworn.
Coup's circus gives three performances to
day. and eg usual will g-coop all the spare cash
in the city. No Southern white man can resist
the temptation of iuch an exhibition, while the
darkeys go absolutely crazy. The proceeds of
many a a illegal raid on coops of chickens will
find their way into Coup’s exchequer.
Other great ohanges in railroad affairs and
their prosent management are contemplated,
if not yet consummated, which will greatly
simplify railroad matters, place them on a
sound financial basis, and bring about a condi
tion of things which, it is hoped, will result in
great general benefit. This is aq age of money
eianis, and transactions that require millions
attract no more atteniion now than those that
formerly involved thousands of dollars.
Six new saw mills, located on that portion of
the, Waycrogs Hoad, within the limits of th s
State, will soon be in operation, and their pro
ducts will be brought to this city fur shipment.
This will give a still greater Impetus to general
business and add to our commercial impor
tance. A grain elevator is expected to be one
of the adjuncts of the above enterprise i-oad
shortfy-
The hotels are full, and the holidays hare
made but little abatement in the tide of tran 4.
A happy New Yearl W. H. B.
Kidney Disease Cored.
(JHEISTIANSBURG, Yam 1881.
Suffering from kidney diseases, from
which I could get no relief either from
medicine or the prominent puyeiclans of
our country. 1 tried Brown’s Iron Bitters,
which cured me completely. A child of
mine recovering from searlet fever had no
appetite, and did nor seem to be able to eat
at all. I gave him Iron Bitters with the
happiest results. J. Kylb Montagus.
MORXONIBX IN UTAH.
WhaUHlgb Dignitary of tbeCbureb
Ha* to Say A boat It.
Washington Post.
Bishop Sharp, of Salt Lake City, who is a
high dignitary of the Mormon Church, now
in New York, was Inquired of the other day
as to what his people thought of the Presi
dent’s message and the proposed legislation
by Congress in regard to Mormonism, and
replied substantially to this effect:
“President Arthur deals with the question
in the same way as President Garfield. The
latter's message was very pointed, but it
was his aim, as I have private means of
knowing, to prevent the further extension
of polygamy while not interfering with
existing family relations. Ido not see what
more could be done. Are families to be
broken up, brothers and sisters, husbands
and wives separated? That Is something
which we don’t believe will ever be at
tempted or carried out.
“If the strong arm of the government Is
brought down upon us in such a way, I do
not think it would be wise for us, a mere
handful of people, to resist. But, as I said
before, I do not think that the followers of
the church, who have joined it as a religi
ous duty, will be persecuted. We are not
anticipating any trouble. I find it to be the
sentiment of the masses of the people out
side of Utah, with whom I have been
brought In contact, to limit the church to
its present proportions, or at least to pre
vent the extension of polygamy. We re
cognize that in time some such action may
be taken.”
Upon being asked whether he did not
fear such an increase of Gentile population
as would outvote the Mormons and take
the Territorial government out of their
hands, he said:
“No, we do uot fear It, because if they
will give U 6 as good a government as we
have always had we will have no objections
whatever. We have always selected men to
administer the government because of their
fltuefs, and, of course, had to go Into the
church to get the best men. The taxes are
lower in Utah—much lower—than In any
of the other Territories. Tue city tax in
Salt Lake is only one-halt of one per cent.,
and the entire city, county and Territorial
tax is only one and a half per cent. We
have good schools, and are building up and
Improving the city and Territory. There is
a railroad now running four hundred miles
north of Salt Lake, and another running
two hundred miles south. There is great
undeveloped mineral wealth. The mining
interests, however, are in the hands of the
Gentiles principally, as the Mormons have
engaged very little In that industry. Agri
culture and grazing are our principal em
ployments. We have to resort to Irrigation,
but there have bec-n some successful ex
periments in dry farmlug iu the last three
years. One person raised twco’y thousand
bushels of wheat this year without any Irri
gation.”
The present membership of the church is
about 150,000, and besides its uatural in
crease, which is grea’, there is an annual
immigration of 2,000 or more every year.
There is no thought, of removing the seat
of the church from Salt Lake.
More Evidence Against General
Johnston.
General Dabney 11. Maury, of Rich
mond, who is well and favorably known
throughout the country, relates the fol
lowing incident concerning Mr. Davis
and the Confederate specie:
“When Davi3 and his Cabinet were in
Danville they heard of Lee’s surrender.
While being entertained at breakfast in
tne house of one of the citizens of
that town they begau to discuss their
present resources. They were slender
enough. One Cabinet Minister had near
SIOO in gold. None of the rest were so
fortunate. Mr. Davis kept silent until
his host said: ’Mr. Davis, we have not
heard from you. We hope you have
been more prudent than your Cabinet.’
“ ‘Sir,’ said he, ‘1 have not $1 in the
world, save the Confederate money in
my j)urse,’
“Soon after the party took the train
for Greensboro, and ju6t before starting
a Virginia woman sent to Mr. Davis a
bag of gold, with her simple ‘God speed.’
With great emotion he declined to ac
cept one cent of it, and so cast his for
tunes to the last with his people. At
Washington, Ga., all of the coin (about
$30,000) carried along with the Presi
dential pariy was divided among the
escort.”
There is an effort in Liverpool, Eng.,
to have instruction iu cooking made a
compulsory feature of the course in the
elementary schools. They have there a
training school of cookery, and now
they want to have all the girls taught the
cooking as a class subject in every
school.
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