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ESTABLISHED 1850.
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED PROM OUR LATEI
EXCHANGES.
youthful Mall Robbers—Attempt to!
Wreck a Train—Kicked to Death by a]
Mule—Suicide With “Rough on Rats”—l
Burned to Death—Captured Whales at]
Brunswick. j
It is stated that there is at least 500 bales oil
c.itton held by the farmers of Early county!
tor a higher price, and there is also more meat!
in the county than there has been for several!
years. I
••Saioonaey” is anew word coined by one on
our Georgia exchanges to indicate the great
th r-t for beer prevailing in many parts of the
-rate. Entomologieally, it is almost equiva
lent to direct lunacy.
The artesian well at Thomasville has reach
depth of 1,040 feet, and is justly considered
a ~'reat 'bore. At the depth indicated above
quicksand has been tapped, which it will be
found necessary to. case through before any
w ater can be obtained.
I‘reparations art' being made for a mili
tary convention of the colored people of
United States, to be held in Atlanta, com
mencing on the 29th of May next, and to last
fr ten days. Delegates and officers willin'
|.re~ent from all the colored military compa
nies of the country, and most of the colored
companies of Georgia will be present in full
force. Captain Moses Bentley, of the Georgia
f lets, has the matter iu baud so far as the
Georgia companies are concerned, and among
t:i.' features of the occasion will be a grand!
excursion to Marietta on the 30th of May to]
ate the graves of the Federal soldiers at]
- .Idlers’ cemetery at that place. !
II stated that the European demand foil
-utiiera pine has become so great that a line!
and steamships is to lie established between]
I rnandlna and Liverpool, having principally]
in ' lew the exports of Southern timber. I
The majority for prohibition in Clavton]
,ninty at the recent election on that question]
A r.is.s meeting of the people of Rome will!
held at the opera house this evening 10l
the question of closing the barroom-!
t city at night. Judge Underwood, I>rJ
.ltney, Rev. Mr. Nunnally, and other dis-|
t.iTu.-hed gentlemen will address the meet-I
'1 he Rev. S. M. Provence, of Natchez, Mis-I
t -ippi, was. at an adjourned conference oil
t, • First Baptist Church at Columbus,!
< led pastor of the church on tbetirat ballot.]
. urad Bucher, a well known character of]
M- 'ii. committed suicide on Friday night]
i i-t I,■. eating a l>ait of “rough on rats." It]
.t said that he was laboring nnedr a lit of mental]
aid-ration when he committed the act.
[ lire Department of Atlanta Saturday]
w. re called out three times to three separate]
fin-i, which resulted in the destruction of pro-]
~-riy to the value of SI,OOO. |
Mr. R.il>crt G. Gray, a prominent dry good-]
r .i cut of Athens," made an assignment on|
Friday last and has applied for exemption of]
. r-.e\.tlty. Mr. J. A. Fowler has been np-|
'pointed assignee. j
Mr. E. L. Moran, of Milledgevilie, had hi-]
.eg broken Friday while working on Mr |
tgg fc Minor’s house. The scaffolding gave|
wa-. and he was thrown to the ground with]
th, above result. |
Two Atlanta artists will leavo Atlanta to-]
- to -tudy the appearance of the Seuate|
chamber, af Washington, with a view l.>|
working ,-omething of It into the proposed ptc-|
tar of the late senator B. 11. Hill.
f. ■ Citv Council of Milledgevilie ha-|
1 a law ordering all dogs to be shol|
w .ich may be found at large on the streets.]
K ; ,rts of several mail dogs being in the]
.aty caused Council to take this step. |
V large number of citizens of Jackson conn-!
t have nent a petition to Colonel Allen I*.]
Candler to have a postoffice at Askew. The|
{-.pie in that ueighliorhoo I need a post office J
jn !we hope that Colonel Candler can get it]
Mr. J. B. Jones, son of Mr. J. B. Jones, of]
Jr-ip. with others were cutting limiter near]
'■! . do creek in Wavnc county, last Tuesday,]
; Till.ult., when in a way yet unexplained.|
was felled - upo’n him. cru-hingj
... . mangling his body iu a terrible manner.]
A real killing frost, one of those that is ac-J
~>ar!.,nied with streaks of ice. visited]
1 ,‘ } ;tes county la-t Wednesday morning.|
l • mvdlc" to saw that it played 'havoc with|
, u ,,_ it, dons anh other garden truck, and.!
w . me. it destroyed the peach crop, a.|
1.. r !••. - were ail out in full ldoont. !
Tii, National Board of Fire Underwriter-]
.. otr.TC‘l a reward of S3OO for the detec-J
i -...virtiou and punishment of the party]
r r'l- - guiltv of tne crime of incendiarism!
. -.in. ii\ tiring the premises situated ail
i ' !'.c Branch, near the cori>oratc limit-]
M on. containing the household furniture]
ii. ~ ral stock of a country store bcloug-1
tin, t > 1.. Greenwood. !
Wilkes county to decidedly better off now]
than it 4 U-en any time since the war. Tin
.- l -1 year were unprecedentedly large,
unit t here more corn, cotton and oats held
l . tb • farmers now than has been known at
this -f.i- m of the vear in the last twenty years.
He- o-this, the farmers are freer from debt
;! .n at iny time since they went into the
deiit-m iking business.
\i iu-..' place of Mr. If. W. Hardy, about h
i. tc froiii t-enoia. a negro boy. aged dfteeti
i was kicked to death by a refractory
j mule. The b**v and mule were re
n.i „ ig Com.- after the day’s work was done.
ling; mule with plow gear on.
became frightened, and ai
thron I::,-bpy off. The iso *- fleet
. in the gear. Be teat
lii;,'d lie fore hel n could arrive.
• iiim— oiii r Henderson is busy sending
. ■■ In the Mate :._i *-
. ..it .chilli, members of Legislature, etc.
v . the varieties being seut an' milo.
in ait . F.gyptian ivory wheat, broom corn
Minnesota amber cane, and the coffee |iea.
a i- :. new variety that is very
gund. It was raised in this county l>v a mat
w.\i, |.i „ed out several from a sack of cotfei
and planted them.
Th residence of Dr. C*. B. Ridley was de
■ bv lire on .Saturday at half-past MM
el The lire originated front a sparl
alivlaiag on the roof, and was under sued
r.v.idway w hen discovered that no effort wi;
■ ■ extinguish it. Most of ththautM
luniiture was saved. A colored man war
slightly injured l>y jumping from a second
window.. Value of the house $4,000; in
sured for fi-ioO.
1 1 melon boom has rear licit Carroll county,
a number of her prominent citizen- pur
g into the bnaineas off raising water
ti -mi an extensive scale. N’.AA. Dogit
•ii Mellon Bros, will put in sixty acres
'I, , in Bros, thirty acres; Dr. K. G. June
..rt\ acres; A. J." Carver, Jr., thirty acres:
Dr. 1. I>. Graves thirty acres: B. Melton
tu itv-tive acres: J. X. Chatnbless twenty
five acres; W. A. Janes and T. R. Thorn tot
V.V Augusta Chrom'd* and Countltmlionali*
- I'.: do-,,n pa-senger train on the Au-
Knoxville jtnllrnnd Friday evening
tud narro w escape from destruction nftci
rr t - i; u Savannah river. While runuiiq
-■- > the engine encountered a pile of crus
. t. - I, iled upon the track for the purpose, n<
■ .of destroying the train. Luckily tin
t. .vre looselv’lata upon the track and th.
i T ne idowed through them without injury
t-r- > r than scaring the engineer and oilier.
•: i tram who were acquainted with tin
fact.*’
i • ’Allowiaff list showi the CWW remain
r. . <i-my-edof on the docket of the >u
. < ~urt of Georgia March 2d. lsxtl
x astern circuit, : Western circuit. 8
n circuit, B; Ocoaee circuit, 0; Albany
■ southwestern circuit, 6: Pataul;
3; i liattahoochee circuit, i; Macoi
t : 4; Flint circuit. 13; Coweta circuit
: ~ie circuit, 7: Cherokee circuit. 30: An
- -circuit. 9; Middle circuit, 5; Ocmtilge*
t j- Brunswick. 5; EasJern circuit. 7
N r-hern circuit. 3: Atlanta circuit, 11.
( ■ : irt convenes in Newnan tlii-s week, and
remarkable to say, iu a county of 21,000 people
’.Vr*. t, but one criminal to try. Heretofore th.
• , ha* sent uom six to twelve to the p*‘tu
t J- each court. Tile temperance advo
V,im that tbev have done the work by
-,r n K whisky out of the three counties, t<-
Newaau". >enoia and Grantville. Ii
-V ■ . ii about one arrest is made where the.
: : in-teen uudrr the rule of King Alcohol
V 1> Fret-wca U now circulating apo
t lo the Legist at uro with a view t<
dnvirig it entirely out of the county.
Middle Georgia .1 rgu*: “The most ImmCl
s- . that has meurred in Butwcount'-fo
niiiie happened to a young lady. Mi
• was living with the family of .Mr
< *ar Ihorntou. tn the vicinity of Stark
: ..tr miles Irout this place. Mias t 01.
* . :i distance from the house at th.
' ■ ii i-Uicg elothes.whcn her cangh
■>a fir.-, and heiore she could extinguish th.
hxii.'.'. lieing alone, her whole clothing wa
'■ari .-d fr.iin her person, at the same tim
f'-r-h.ng her hodv to a crisp, almost all over
boo, tne effects of "which she died on Friday
"wrmag last. ,
G.mi..'|-s Weekly : "We were shown on Tues-
W. Z. Oy berbay a bale of cotton place*
S- J ginnery for repacking by Mr. Johi
-l". - "f this countv. that ialietween twen-
U-fi‘ t ! thirty years old— having laid it
**■ M re:; a'.: lot" with about 100 other hale
’-- tore the war. It is covered w ith goo*.-
,g aul hound with -rope; has a rich
•and ;r. and is perfectly sound. It wa.
4 ::::i • worth $1 val a pound in New Aork
1 M:. Morgan did relitse in gold fot
J - bales. He is going w sell tbi
•• !ioi lie is hanl up, for nc u
T* r ,-ht. hut beeanse the thieves have beet
n, a little at a time.’’
, < ' r v!i=wick Ailrertiternnd A jtpeol: The wltal
|®? -sv i„ncr Lottie E. Cook, t.aptain Bietra
. in ; rt this week trying up tho hl'tbbero.
,' *mother and call, captured jusi
nr harbor. The calf, after being har
* 1. g >i aw ay, but died and drifted inlam
‘tr* ** found ilud towe*l up lo qitarantin*
Ibv the pilot lat Fannie Ju. Th*
nzirr meanwhile had licen notified ami
.* n and took charge. The large whal*
th' iboot ei Phty feet long and the calf thirty.
T xtUrsaid to be only six months ol*l
_ -r ivrgrr one will yield "about s3,i*Xi in oil
an ! whalebone, and the calf about SI,OOO.
Ett-mton 3t*inr<Q*r: *’Mr. E. B. Ezell, one
1 tatontoa’a lieet business men. went lo Sa
i M..n*lav, and returned Thursday. He
efore Mr. 11. M. Comer, one of the di
of me Central Road, Kalouton'a claim
' * uew depot. Mr. Comer told him that the
had come before the directors, that
am!.' , 1 , - aou l and the directors had recog
“•J r—toutoa - . ciatuu in the matter, and
Savannah morning news
|that we would have anew depot among the
jlir-t improvements made bv the Central The
proadls now engaged in finishing itnprove
linents, and will enter upon the work in
[Eatontou as soon as practicable. Mr. LzelJ
Lays that we will certainly get thejdepot.”
| A horrible accident occurred at Dalton
(Wednesday evening. As the 4:30 passenger
Jtrain on the \\ extern and Atlantic Railroad
jeame thundering in on time, Lucy Thomas, an
|aged negress of that place, was crossing
Ithe track at the I\ augb street crossing, and
pot seeing or probably hearing the approach
ling engine, was knocked off the track, the pi
ped of the engine striking her on the head and
[otherwise bruising her up. She died in a few
[moment-. McCabe, the engineer, and Jno. C.
[More, conductor, were arrested on Saturday
|>n their return trip for violating thecitvordf
uance in running too fast in the citv limits.
Xhey gave boud for apfiearance for trial in
Dalton on Friday next.
Brunswick AdvertUer and Appeal: “The little
boat Grace, which has made her semi-weekly
trips from High Point to Brunswick for the
past three months, started for the latter place
* ll Friday. February 2, to lie back, as usual,
rm the following dav. She did not, however,
return. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday also
passed away with no tidings. Considerable
anxiety was felt not only for the boat, but for
the mail bag also, which'was the maiu object of
her trips, on Wednesday the pilot lioat Robins
son, while past ing Jekyl Island, saw her sail
standing out from the sand, where she had
been run aground and deserted. Inquire re
vealed the fact that the mail bag was sa’fe ill
the post office at Brunswick, while the boat
man of the little Grace, which will lie nearly
ar quite a total loss, had l>een drunk.”
The town of Elberton is rejoiced at the
efforts which have been successfully made to
establish the nucleus of a tire department for
the us‘ aud protection of the town. The out
lit consists of a four-wheeled truck, made of
good material, painted and lettered in the
most approved modern style; two ladders, in
pi nest on rollers, 2i and 23 feet long, arrange*!
ho splice an*l make an adjustable extension
[ladder up to 4. r > feet long; two ladders, in a
[nest on rollers. 20 and 16 feet long; two ladders,
bn a nest on rollers, US 1 ;, and 12 feet long; four
[liand-hooks and poles, two pick iioles, one
i-hain hook, one rone, chain and pole, two
[plain axes, two pick head axes, thirty rubber
[buckets, four nickel-plated hand lanterns,
pni' rope reel and drag rojie, one gong and
[trumpet, the whole, including transportation
jt*> Elberton, to cost near the sum of five huu-
Idred dollars.
| The Bainbridge Democrat says: “A
[rare spectacle was witnessed on tliel
[street -of Bainbridge on Tuesday
[morning Vast —one that was calculated
No inspire the strongest hopes for
kite well-being of the county for the year 1883.
[The spectacle alluded to was a good new two
jhorse wagon—drawn by a pair of fat sleek
[mules— containing four or live hundred pound-l
Id th*- finest nicely smoked country hams an<i
[beautiful sweet lard for sale. Mr." H. C. Cur
ry, one of our most popular and successful
[merchants, was the buyer, and Mr. Charle,
|L. Martin, one of the most enterprising ami
[successful farmers iu the county, was the pro
llueer. Mr. Martin informs us that he ha-
N-till on hand to slaughter sixteen two hundred
|lounders, aud killed quite a number on Mon
[iay at 290 pounds net. Mr. Martin furtheii
[informed us that twelve months ago lie started
[with a few little suckling pigs, and that he
Bias now on haml about seventy head of stock
[and pork hogs besides what lie* has slaughter-!
ksl. Hi- venture was simply an experiment,
but his success has made him an ojieu advo
cate of the pork deal."
| Col. A. L. Harris, who has just returned to
| Atlanta from a trip to the North, informs tin
\cauditutila* that lie traveled iu company with
[Mr. J. 11. Tingree, of the Tingree Mauufac-]
[taring Company, located at isevniour, Conn.j
H'lie manufacture is plush, from the fleece ol
jtlie Angora goat, and the Tingree works arc!
[very extensive and successful. Mr. Tingree
[visits Atlanta for the purpose of conferring
[-.vith Col. Richard*Peters and examining Iti-j
|t!ock of Angora goats in Gordon countv. Mr.
iringree says that Colonel Peters undoubtedly
[lias iln' finest strain of Angoras in America,
|:<s their rteeocs bring a higher price than am
| >ther. Mr. Tingree is trying the experiment!
I.f breeding and maintaining the Angora goal
lin Connecticut, and savs they do well. Hel
|procure*l his Angoras from Colonel Peters;!
[but he says the South is the place for tlieii
[.•ropagatiou. There are about four hundred]
| huusaml pounds of fleece of the Angora goat!
['ODsumed in manufacture in this country an-J
[iinnllv, of which about one hundred thou-and|
[pounds is produced in America, and the othei|
|ihree-fonrths. or three humlred thousami|
JlKiunds, is iin|sirted. The factory of MrtTiii-|
tree uses six thousaud (mnuds per week. oi|
nltree times the product of this country, llerti
[is a chance for a very profitable industry.
| Sam Solomon and Thomas Laney were ar-|
I'estcd in Albany on Thurs*lay n : ght by al
|i nited states detective for robbing the b.i\e |
Id the |H-t office in that city. The Alban\|
|-V'< i r and A drerliner, alluding to the arrest o’ |
|' lie young colored criminals, says: “For scv-1
]*ral" *lays past some of the leading lmsiiies.-|
|iiou-es of the city, th*' Central Railroad Bauk|
|imong the nuntlier, had been unable to ac-|
|'oun! for the unusually small amount of inaii]
lotuid in tlieir lioxes at the jiost viffice. untiJ
last Wednesday evening, when it was diseov-|
[•re t that the Isixes were b*-ing roltbedb\|
[-omelssly outside. officer Bartley Ben-|
[aett took the case in haud, and -not,l
].ia*l bam Solomon and Thomas Lane\|
|-pottedas the robbers. Our post office has ih"< I
|\ ale lax-k or “Security” lioxes and drawers
[wiiich open from the outside with keys: Tho
] lours an- metal skeletons lined inside Wifi I
[glass, and when the glass is removed 1 lien |
[tre apertures in them large enough to admil|
|i small finger. Sam ami Thomas found tli!*'|
they could reach the spring Gills with whirl |
the doors are fastened on the inside, and thud
>pt*n the boxes out of which the glasses had|
been broken almost ivs readily as those could|
who held the keys to them." They kept u||
heir little game of rnbliery for two or thre*|
lays, and it will probably never be kuowi
.tow many letters tlu-v got "tlieir hand- on.”
THE STEAMER YAZOO Itl NSOX
AX OBSTRUCTION.
THr*-*' I’assenßers and Thirteen of th*
Crew Drowned—A List of the Save*!
unit Missing;—The Steamer Insured foil
a.'i,OlHI —Tile Loss on the Cargo Un
known. * |
Xkw Orleans, March 4. —A 77, /ie*-!
Democrat special from Donaldsonvilk
says: “This morning at 1 o’clock tht
steamlioat Yazoo, when near Bonnet
Carre, struck an obstruction, supposed to
he a log. and began to fill. Bhe was lauded
uul a small line put out. Tin
tin*' parted, and the boat sank.
The following persons, were picked
up by the steamboat St. John from
the floating debris: J. B. Sullivan, Cap
tain; VT. B. Koulk. first clerk: R. E.
Cooley, pilot; Bill Curtis, barkeeper;
Alphonse, the barber; Grant Miller, thin
aook. and six roustabouts, and the fol
lowing passengers: Mrs. If. E. Cooley.
Mrs. Daniels, and J. 11. Richardson. It
;s hoped the remainder of the crew and
passengers weut ashore while the lint
was lieing made fast.”
Captain Sullivan and other persons
■saved from the Yazoo, whose names wert
given in the Timex-Democrat dispatch,
•ame to thisjeity on the Jesse K. Bell
The Captain reports the following persont
mown to be lost: Lee Carjier, seeonti
•lark; Christopher Kearns, first mate;
Ino. Franz, carpenter; Dtui Lightner.
Reward; the colored chambermaid and
*ight colored roustabouts, also the follow
ng passengers: Mrs. Lewis, of Chicago:
lie seven months old child of Pilot
Cooley ami a colored woman, name un
known.
The disaster occurred at Gypsy Poiut.
tbout twenty-five miles above this city.
The boat was heavily laden with miseel
alie*>us freights, the value of which b
iot known. The boat was valued at $7,500
uul is insured for $3,000 in the People’i
.usurance Company, of New Orleans, atm
he Eureka, of Cincinnati.
STOVE BY ICE.
Varrow Escape from Loss of a Cotton
Laden Steamer.
Halifax, March 4.---The steamer Vio
et, from New Orleans via Louisburg, C.
hound tor Bremen, with cotton, put
a here to-day. in distress, her starboard
iow having been stove !*)' ice. ’•he left
Goutsburg after coasting fourteen
lavs ago. When forty miles east
•f that port a heavy drift’of ice was en
•ountered. The steamer entered it ex
acting to make her way through without
rouble. The ice proved heavier as sht
iroceeded and no headway was made,
-he drifted about the iee field eleven
lavs, during which time a large hoh
tbout sjx feet long was knocked in het
starboard bow below the water mark.
The water is flowing into the forwar*
xnn part ment, but is kept low by con-
Attueti pumping, and none of the cargt
ar ill le damaged. The steamer was fiyt
lavs after getting free of the ice in reach
ng this port. She will be docked and will
lischargca portion of her cargo to repair.
The Augustinian Society.
Lawrence. Mass.. March 4.—The Au
'ustinjati Society's affairs were referred
t 'o iu all the Catholic churches here to-day.
Society meetings will le held on Tuesday
,vetting next by the several congregations
to consider the matter. Twenty-one at
tachments, aggregating oyer $30,000, now
.•over the property of the society.
Death of Col. Harry Gilmer.
Baltimore, March 4.—C01. Harry Gil
mer, the well known Confederate cavalry
officer, who was with Ashby at the com
mencement of tlie civil war, and after
wards had an independent command,
.liod jo-night of-cancer on the face, aged
fort y-fl ve years.
A Blaze at Tallahassee.
Tallahassee. Feb. 3.—The handsome
residence of I>. B. Maxwell, agent of the
Central Railroad, was destroyed by fire
this morning. It was insured for $3,500,
The roof of the Methodist Church ignited,
but was extinguished.
A slight Cold.
if neglected, often attacks the lungs.l
Brown’s Bronchial Troches give sure
and almost immediate relief. N<>/ onl<j\
in boxti. Price 23 cent*. i
MNE TB BEST]
Cay. Steptas M
passing; Away Painlessly in a
Stupor-His Mighty Brail
Worn Oil.
■UNIVERSAL SORROW.!
Tributes to tho Dead
Statesman.
jPREPARING FOR THE FUNERAL.!
|The Remains to Lie in State
Till Thursday.
[President Boynton Notified.
iTo Take the Oath at Office
This Morning.
THE VIEWS OF THE PHYSICIANS
The Great Georgian's Career.
] Atlanta, March 4.— At about half-past]
|ten Governor Stephens sank rapidly into
[a deep stupor. The family, Col. John
(Stephens and wife, Gol. Grier and wife,
|and the State House officers rapidly]
[grouped around the bed of the dying Gov
-I'iuor. At aliout 2 o’clock it was evident]
[that he was much weaker, and that the]
[crisis was approaching. The doctors had]
|a strong mustard plaster prepared and]
[put on his wrist. They let it remain]
about twenty minutes, and when re-]
moved there was not the slightest sign]
of inflammation, showing that there]
was little vitality left. At]
about 2:30 o’clock his extremities]
became cold aud clammy aud assumed a]
purplish hue. Dr. Miller, one of the at-]
iendingphysicians, said: “Theend is not]
tar ofl’.” As the end drew near, Mr.]
Stephens was lying ott his back, with his]
Head turned slightly to the right. The]
husky rattle iu his throat that lmd been]
plainly perceptible earlier iu the iiigjjtl
had ceased entirely. There was no more]
heavy breathing, and not the slightest]
Lasping. At a quarter past three o’clock]
the family was called in, and after breath-]
ng almost imperceptibly for a few min-]
utes, he died without the slightest tremor.]
The news of his death caused the pro-]
roundest sensation, as it was not generally]
[believed he was so near death’s door. |
Colonel John A. Stephens, a nephew ol]
the Governor, said last night: “I him]
never known him to speak so little ot]
Tenth as during his present illness, or to]
[make so few arrangements for the worst]
:lmt might come. In all his other attacks
he has been most careful to impress upon]
hie the minutest details of his wishes and
intentions. In this illness he has not said
1 1 single word as to any ot his desires.
| This but confirms the theory of bis illness
[that it was exhaustion rather than dis
|*ase that brought about his death. It was
|miml and not body that gave way.”
| Mr. Stephens made his will some time
|tgo. He leaves SIO,(HX) in money to the
[children of his late brother, Judge
[Stephens, and the rest of his estate, with
|the exception of a few minor bequests,
|to his nephew, Colonel John A. Stephens.
W hat his estate will foot up depends
largely on the sale of his new history ol
the United States. He made about $30,000
in “The War Between the States,” and
his new book is selling well. Above his
bequests his estate will probably pay
SIO,OOO.
Telegrams from Senators, Congressmen
tnd others have .been received by Col.
lolin A. Stephens expressive of sympathy
for the bereaved relatives and indicating
their desire to be present at the funeral.
On this account the services have been
postponed to Thursday afternoon, at
which time the body will Ih‘ interred at
Oakland Cemetery in this city fur the
present, in the meantime the remains
will lie in state at the Capitol, to which
they will be removed to-morrow.
To-day they lie exposetl to public view
■ ii the north parlor of the Executive Man
sion, where thousands of visitors have
razed upon them, tiiere being a constant
line passing in one door and out the other.
The undertakers have arranged a coolei
jlegantly covered and draped with white
tatin. The body is dressed iu a black suit
is if in life, the Governor's eyeglasses
tanging from the neck. The left arm lies
>y his side, while the right is
crossed upon his breast. His
ace is fuller than usual,
tnd over it is spread a pleasant, natural
‘xpression. In nothing does he resemble a
•orpse, but appears as one resting sweetly
from his labors in a downy couch. After
t life of untold physical suffering, death
takes from his lace aud features every
;race of pain and anguish. A plaster cast
will lie made to-morrow.
The announcement of Governor Ste
phens’death filled the city with genuine
iorrow, but as the crowds came forth from
.he room of death this afternoon there
,vas evidence that the calm, serene faeeol
he silent sleeper, had mellowed tljeir
;rief and brought resignation. At 3
(’clock a largely attended meeting of cit
zens was held in the Senate Chamber,
presided over by ex-Goyeruor Colquitt,
with Ile-ury W. Grady as Secretary. |
Col. Isaac \V. Avery announced thel
views of the family as to the time for the
funeral and the place of burial, and
moved that a committee of fifteen, with
ix-Govcrnor Colquitt as chairman, be
ippointed to arrange for the services.
Gov.Colquitt said he should omit from
the committee members of the legisla
ture and State House officers.as President
Boynton would probably call them to
gether officially to act iu the matter, IJe
then appointed Justice Crawford, ex*
Gov. Smith, Mayor Goodwin, Alderman
Lowry and Councilman Uaimon, Hon. S.
M. Inman, ex-JustiCe Bleckley, Ordinary
Calhoun, Col. P. L. Mynatt, Hon. Julius
L. Brown, Capt. Henry Jackson, Hon.
Wellborn Hill, John Stephens, Esq., of
the Board of Trrde, and K. W. Dorsey,
Esq.
On motion of Hon. Julius Brown this
committee was also directed to prepare
resolutions of sympathy with the family
and respect for the illustrious dead, and
arrange for a public meeting to be held
probably on "Wednesday afternoon for
tributes to the deceased.
Senator Hoyt, of Atlanta, suggested
that Justice Crawford, a life-long friend
I of Mr. Stephens, otter a few remarks to
lie followed l>y other speakers.
Judge Crawford said ho had known Mr.]
Stephens twenty-five years and never]
knew a better uiau. He had seen his]
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1883.
sfgsfjsf
ALEXANDER 11. STEPHENS.
(courage and patriotism tested and his|
|charitj”extended beyond measure. Over]
(one hundred and twenty poor boys and]
Bgirls have been educated by him in who!*]
jor in part. When Ports Donald]
Ison and Henry fell Judge]
■Crawford was in Kiolunoml, and in part]
[ing with Mr. Stephens the Vice President]
Itold him the Confederacy was doomed]
land laying his head upon (his) Justice]
■Crawford’s shoulder burst into tears and]
[said: “I do not care to survive the liber
ties of my country.”
Gov. Colquitt spoke of how much Mr.
Stephens had done to educate poor boys
and girls, and asked: “Where is the man
of family who can show such a record for
his own descendants? His whole life was
[one of charity and his great aim was to do
Igood.”
| Super ntondent of Education Orr in
liorsed what had t been said by hotli
[speakers,and added that he first knew Mr.
[Stephens at Athens in 1*42, when lie then
[had two students at tho University,whom
|he was educating. Of late years lie had
[extended his aid to colored boys. Xo
[man in Georgia ever assisted so many
[poor boys and girls to an education.
| Captain Henry Jackson spoke of Gov.
[Stephens’ two great traits—kindness and
[firmness. While bis heart was all ten
[derness in one direction It was all firm
ness in another. Norhing could move
|him from his conceived line of duty. This
[combination made him the great man lie
was, and yet.* the poor aud the negro
race loved him and found easy access toj
him. At the Sesqui-Centennial theyg
crowded about his carriage and freely*
shook hands with him, despite his disJj
tinguished surroundings and the gran-l
|deur of the occasion.
Judge Bleckley dwelt upon the com-j
Ipletoness of Mr. Stephens’ character as?
khat which made him great. He siir-5
passed all Georgians in one respect. lies
[combined the great thinker with the great!
writer and the great speaker. He had!
[done a complete work aud lived a com-1
pletc life. i
| Major Sidney Herbert quoted the tcsti-J
|mony of Mr. Stephens on his supposed!
(death-lied in 1870, at Liberty Hall, to the!
[then considered completeness of his lift*
It ml labors. -*His death was hourly looked!
[for then, yet his mind was as clear, strong]
|and calm as ever it was. His soul was!
[full ot hope and faith in his Saviour, and!
|he had let iro his hold upon everything!
[earthly and said:
“I have now no work unfinished, no|
ambition to l>e gratified, no desire to pro-1
long my 1 if*'. lam ready and willing toj
go,” £
There were no sad faces about his bed-]
side. Xo weeping ones were mourning]
bis anticipated departure last night, lit*!
passed away in a stupor. B\it on that
other occasion he had every mental
faculty in full possession, and with his
soul radiant with a pure Christian faith,
be presented sueh an example of perfect
resignation that no eye could dim, no
heart sadden in his chamber where
the death angel’s wing overshadowed
his couch but with a silver lining that
made all the scene bright and hopeful.!
Thus would the great statesman have!
passed away this morning had his mental!
faculties been spared to him. Despite tin J
fact that he was in high official service hel
was prepared for death at any time. '
Col. J. C. Dunlap, who had known Mr.J
Stephens.for fifty years, gave some i liter J
isting reminiscences of the past, and paid]
a tender tribute to his Old friend’s virJ
lues. I
The meeting was solemnly impressive,|
tnd composed of our most distinguished]
•itizens. Including the Mayor and]
Council in a body, the State House offi-|
cers, Supreme Court Judges, the gentle-]
nen composing the committee, and]
several Senators and* Representatives.]
The entrances to the eapitol ifhd Execu-|
five mansion are partially draped with]
mourning. ?
President Boynton will arrive on the]
-mvgnnah fast train in the morning, ami|
•ie immediately sworn in l>y Chief Justice!
Jackson, p
To-day Governor Stephens* term in GonJ
rress would have expired, and he was to]
retire from public lile had he not accept.]
■d the Governorship. Strange, indeed.)
that death has retired him at the appoint-]
_>d time set by him while yet in Congress.]
The Clarke Light Infantry of Augusta]
have tendered their services as an escort]
at the funeral.
Uninterested parties suggest a detach-]
ment from each Savannah company, and]
if the Hussars for mounted escort and]
i huthaiu Artillery with a gun for salute.]
is the Governor’s last public appearance]
was at the Sesqui-Centennial. The miliJ
’ary could arrive and depart the sanul
lay. losing but one day from home. .
Later.— The burial casket has been]
•atried to the Executive mansion. It is]
i beautiful gold bton?e, with silver ex-]
tension handles, and lined with white|
satin. It is elaborate and appropriate.]
Ail elegant silver plate bears this inscrip-]
tion, in German text- '
Alexander Hamilton Stephens,
Aged 71 years and 21 days. ;
The undertakers are draping ReprcJ
sontatives Hall to-night, and will carry
the body quietly there in the morning,
escorted only by the Governor's staff. ;
Col. John A. Stephens is sick to-day
front loss of sleep apd anxiety, and Pri-j
vate Secretary Seidell is in charge of the]
arrangements, assisted by the State olli-l
cials and citizens. ;
Mrs. Linton Stephens, of Sparta, is not]
here as telegraphed, but will arrive with
her family to-morrow, as will also Dr.
Linton Stephens, of Crawfordville. The]
funeral will be the largest ever seen in
Georgia, judging from the telegrams from
all parts of the State. No other Governor]
has died within the past fifty years while
in office. |
Dr. Steiner who left Mr. Stephens, for a
few minutes about lo o’clock last night,
said to a reporter in respouse to an iu-|
ijuiry: j
Mr. Stephens is sinking verv rapidlvJ
and there is nut the slightest hope of hits]
rallying. . !
I do not think he can live more than an|
hour. Indeed we have just had a eonsul-|
tation to ascertain whether or not the]
beat of his pulse] is perceptible. Mr.|
[Stephens’ mind is all wrong, and has|
[been so ever sinee I saw him. He is adrift|
[at this moment like a lot of wood on the]
■ocean, perfectly helpless. I have treated]
■him for many years, and I have always
■relied mainly on his wonderful power of]
■ will to bring him through. His brain has
■never been shaken before and he has al-l
■ways been perfectly self-possessed. In
■this lias been his great strength. His]
l>ody, as a mere physical frame, could
■sever have resisted one-half the suffering
I ie has undergone and survived.
■ You understand that if you use any
■organ of the body excessively it wears]
lout. He has been able to do but little]
physical work, and his whole energies]
have been poured into his mental organ—j
the mental ganglia, or gray substance ofj
the brain—that part of the brain in which]
the mind exists—the outer surface of the!
brain. The continued and excessive use]
of - this organ has induced a nervous ex-]
liaustion, under which it has failed enJ
tirely, and left him without the power to]
rally. It may be that excessive studvj
has produced a rush of blood to the]
brain that resulted in capillary engaare-j
ment, or it may be that it has brought]
about _u depletion of the brain, litany]
event it is the constant and excessive use]
of his mind that has produced his death.]
For example he has been unable to sleep]
since I came, and consequently unable to]
give tlie brain that rest that was impera-J
lively needed.
We had aliout determined this after-]
noon to force him to sleep to-night by the]
use of chloral. Two or three hours ago]
we were discussing it. We discovered]
before using the chloral that he was dy-|
itig, and that nothing could save hint. If]
\ve had used the chloral he would have]
died under it, and the public might then]
have judged that the chloral had produo-1
ed the deatii, which it now appears was!
inevitable with or without it.
| 1 determined to see if I could not bring!
[him to fix his mind on something. I ap-|
Iproached his bedside, sharply caught him,l
[and arresting his eve, said decisively :|
[Mr. Stephens, who am I? He looked upj
[his bright eyes flickered for a moment,]
|i hen steadied themselves on me, and he]
paid: “Why, doctor, how are vou? Isj
[Mrs. Steiner with you?” and pressed my]
[hand just as he used to do. He then]
[seemed to be trying to concentrate his]
[thoughts for a moment, and evidently in-|
[tended to ask my wife and myself to come]
]to the mansion, or to his homo in Craw-]
|fordville, I could not understand deli-]
Jnitelv which, indeed, before he had ut-|
Item! his thought he was off'again, and l]
?<lid not attempt to arouse him. •
| In response to an inquiry as to whether]
[lie thought the Governor’s trip to Savau-j
jiiah hastened his death. I)r. Miller said: I
1 1 think not. lie was very careful of]
[himself mi that trip, and while he mav have!
[taken cold, he ltad commenced to dec line]
[before lie went to Savannah, He had]
[called iny attention to liis increasing!
[indisposition several days before we start-]
I’d to Savannah, and 1 had myself noticed]
[it. Shortly after his return from Savan-]
[uali. and his illness had increased, I be-|
[came satisfied that his condition was en-l
| tirelv different from what it had been in]
[bis former fits of prostration. For in-]
[stance, when he was attacked be-J
[lore, his sickness was always accompa-]
[nied with exquisite suffering. It was neu-J
[ralgia of the bowels, or bronchitis.]
[or rheumatism, or some such ailment that]
[brought .with it constant and racking)
■pain. His present illness has been enJ
[tirely painless and without tiny special]
[feature except an inability to assimilate]
[the nourishment lie took. 1 was very glad!
[that Dr. Steiner, who had been his physiJ
[cian for years atul was thoroughly ac-|
[quuinted with his system, was sumni’oned|
[to his side. Dr. Steiner stated that the]
[attack was different from any he has everl
[had before, and he shared my views in re-|
[gard to the causes and probable results. §
[ His mind lias been gradually failing, butj
[he mantained a persistent struggle for con-|
[seiousness up to Wednesday night, By|
Ithe way, you were mistaken iii saying that]
[lns last official act was signing Governor]
[Colquitt’s commission, It was somcr]
jtiiing more characteristic than*a morel
[clerical performance, On Wednesday]
[afternoon n petition for a pardon came up]
[tor itis action. He had examined it before.]
j.Vn lie was about to sign it Mr. Seidell]
[said: “Governor, perhaps we had]
[better delay this matter for a few!
■lays." Mr. Stephens imniediate-l
[ly replied. “I know very well whan
[i am doing,” and signed the pardon. II
[think that tile last definite consciousness!
[was the recognition of Dr, Steiner, IJol
[did not know that Dr, Steiner had been]
[sent for, and when ho appeared at bis]
[bedside and spoke to him there was as
(clear and instant recognition, lie talked]
[with him for a moment and asked
[him to accept the hospitalities of
|i he mansion while lie was in the city,
| It is uncertain yet what were the last!
[words uttered by the great statesman be-l
[tore his death, it seems to be agre*
|i hat his last olearlv conscious conversa-l
tipn was With I>r Steiner. M r Seidell!
Isays that yesterday afternoon lie recog-l
|nized Mr. John Stephens, his ncpliew.l
IMr, Stephens asked the Governor if lie!
[knew him, and he replied: “Yes, it’s|
[John.” Dr. Itaiues savs further that af-1
ter this occurrence he was attending tnl
Isonie of his wants, and moving him in!
[his lied when he said: -
I “Doctor, you hurt me.” *
| Dr. Haines says that those were the last!
(words he ever uttered. This was pure! v|
[an accidental exclamation.
I Washington, March 4.—Several disJ
patches announcing the sad death
[Governor Stephens were received here to-!
Iday. There is no expression hut that oti
universal regret. The Georgia delegation!
piok suitable action. The general im-S
Ipression here is that Representative!
jGlnunt will lie Mr. Stephens’ successor. S
I Acglsta, March 4.—The Chrotiiclem
Isavs:'‘•The death of Governor Stephens!
[*s a calamity to the State. All denomi-f
Illations and classes, irrespective of party.f
lire profoundly moved by the death of this!
[statesman, patriot and philanthropist.!
[though dead, he will live as the most!
[illustrious of Georgians.” j
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born!
|in Taliaferro county. Georgia, February]
|lt. 1812. Ilis name, “Alexander,” was]
[that of his grandfather, who fought!
|:n the revolution on the side of]
|th<' patriots. “Hamilton” he added in]
[gratitude lo his benefactor and pro-;
k'eptor. Rev. Alexander Hamilton Web-]
pter, of Wilkes countv, a noted preacher]
[of the time. His father, Alexander E.]
[Stephens, died when the subject of this]
[-ketch was fourteen vears old. His mother]
he lost in infancy. Before the death of]
liis father he attended the school ip the]
neighborhood, and on losing his parent, at]
the invitation of Aaron IV, Greer, his]
uncle, lie made the latter’s house his]
[home. About this time he attracted the]
notice of Mr. Charles Mills, his Sunday]
school Superintendent, by whose a--l
distance he was enabled to en-j
tor a classical school at Washing-]
[ton, • Ga., where he also became]
|a member ot the Presbyterian Church.]
K >n the death of his preceptor, through the]
aid of several gentlemen of Washington,!
|he prepared for Franklin College, Athens.|
[where he matriculated in August, 1828.]
[lt was the wish of his friends that he|
should give himself to the ministry. But]
pit the course of time he began to doubt]
ilis fitness for the sacred office,]
[and lie communicated his misgivings to]
bis uncle, who readily gave up to his]
nephew, who was still a minor, his portion]
M his father’s estate, which relieved him]
prom his embarrassment. Thus fortified]
roe* 'uiarily, he paid his way through col-]
Uege and graduated in 1832 with the high-]
pst honors.
| After quitting college he became J
[teacher at Madison, and iater in Llbertvj
[county. Being thus enabled to purchase]
la few books, he begau the study of law at
[Crawfordville, and was admitted to the]
[bar July 22, 1834, beiug then tweutv-tlireoj
[years of age.
j Despite the fact that he had studied]
[aloue, he was complimented bv Hon.j
[Joseph Henry Luntpkin in the presence]
of that eminont Georgian, Win, 11. Craw-]
| ford. He refused flattering offers made to|
( him to go elsewhere, aud preferred to re-]
■ main iii Crawfordville. Here he labored]
• hard, walking miles to court. lie con-1
ilined hts practice to the Northern Circuit,!
iwliicj was the arena of some of the!
[greatest legal minds of the State. Here!
.lie met sayre, Baxter. Thomas, Garnet,f
Andrews, Chandler, Toombs, and rose!
[rapidly to eminence. ::
In 1830 Mr. Stephens was elected to the!
lower house ot the General Assembly,*
[whore he served forfivecontlmious term's.!
( taking a front rank among the champions!
of internal improvements. In 1839 he]
was a delegate to the Commercial Cou-a
veution at Charleston, South Carolina.!
.In 1842 lie was elected to the State Semite,!
[where he was one of the foremost WliigS
[champions. In 1843 he was sent to Con-2
[gross by a majority of over three thousand!
[overcoming a previous opposition majori-i
jty of two thousand, and served in that!
[body continuously till 1859. MrJ
(Stephens was an ardent!
supporter of Mr. Clay for the Presidency!
[in 1844, though at variance with him oii|
the question of the annexation of TexasJ
[which he favored and supported in one of|
[his earliest speeches in Congress, he being!
[credited, in company with Hon. Miltonl
[Browa, oi Tennessee, with the authorship!
[of the resolution for its annexation. |
j in February, 1847, he submittedresolu!
jtions in reference to the Mexican ware
[which afterward became the platform off
[the’Whig party. He opposed the Clay ton|
[compromise in 1848 and was noted for!
jltis share in effecting the compromise on
[IBSO. As Chairman of the Committee ott|
[Territories, tho success of the KunsasJ
[Nebraska act was largely due to his!
[efforts in behalf of that measure,
j On the breaking up of the Whig party!
pir. Stephens joined the ranks of the l)e!
jmooracy, and was £ver the advocate offi
[the soundest Jeffersonian principles. At
[the close of the Thirty-fifth Congress in
[1859, Mr. Stephens declined a renomina
jtionr and during the memorable campaign
jot 1800 was a warm champion of the
[Douglas and Johnson ticket, making nn
jrnerous public addresses and writ
juig voluminously iu denunciation
[oi the advocates of a
[dissolution of the Union in the event of
[Lincoln’s election. In an address before
the General Assembly he stated the duty
[oi the South, as he understood it, his view's
[attracting wide aud warm interest, and
Beading to an exteusive correspondence.
[Among those who addressed him was
President-elect Lincoln.
| Opposed to secession, lie attended the
[State Convention and reiterated liis views.]
Upon the secession of Georgia he cast his|
lot with his native State. He was sent as]
a delegate to the Provisional Congress,]
and was chosen Vice President of]
the Confederacy, being afterwards elected!
by tiie people. March 21st he delivered in]
Savannah his famous '’Corner Stone”|
speech, in which he declared slavery to|
be the corner stoneof the new constitution,!
as it was of the old. In April he was sent]
to Richmond as Commissioner to Virginia!
from the Confederate States. He ad-]
dressed the convention there, urging thtl
union of Virginia with the Confederacy!
Mr. Stephens and President Davis]
had frequent differences, which led]
to tlieir estrangement. Mr. Stephens!
hieing opposed to conscription and the]
theory of martial law as held by the Coti-|
federate authorities, became identified!
with the anti-administration party. In ISO3|
Mr. Stephens was appointed a eonnnis-l
sinner to arrange for an exchange of prisJ
Miiet s with the Federal Government, hut!
ibis mission failed through the refusal of!
the Washington authorities to accept!
any proposition for such an exchange!
During the winter of 18(53 the famous]
resolutions of his brother, Lintou Steph-|
Mis, were offered in the Georgia Assem-|
bly with which it was thought Mr.|
Stephens had much to do. In|
1865, with R. M. T. Hunter,]
K Virginia, and John A. Carap-I
bell, of Louisiana, Mr. Stephens!
Conferred with President Lincoln and Sec-I
rotary Seward upon the subject of peace,!
hu a steamer in Hampton Roads, but!
the mission was barren of results.!
After the surrender at Appomattox, Mr.|
Stephens went to liis home at!
Crawfordville, where he was arrested and!
-cut to Fort Warren, Boston harbor, butS
was liberated in October, 18Q3. To liis]
treatment in this bastile much of .Mil
Stephens’ later bodily trouble is thought]
to have been due. In 1.8(56, Mr.l
j-tephens addressed the General Assembly!
in support of President Johnson’s police.!
Later he was elected to the Senate of tliel
United States lint was not permitted to!
fake his seat. Thence on to 1871 2 Mr.l
Stephens pursti ed a quiet life, tak-l
png little part in politics,!
but in 1868 he advised against the ratili-l
cation of the Fourteenth amendment. RiS
1871 ho opposed the Y r allat)dighain “new!
departure,” fighting it in the Atlanta!
Mu'/*/ S/i/i, which he purchased, He also!
fought the Greeley movement in 1872,!
iiis paper advocating Charles O’Conor fori
the Presidency, who was nominated bv!
the “straightouts.” His venture in!
journalism was a costly 'one to Mr.l
Stephens, as it S'.vallowed’upthe earnings!
bf his life. 9
I In January 1873, he entered the SenatoJ
[rial race against Hon. B. 11. Hill and Gen.]
fichu B. Gordon, tiie latter of whom wad
Elected after an exciting • contest, Gen]
[Ambrose If, Wright, member ofj
[Congress for the Eighth dis
junct, having died, >fr, Stephens
[was elected to fill tlje yacancy witfiout|
[opposition, Before taking his seat lie dr]
flounced the “Virginias" outrage, and was]
firm in Ins conviction that full reparation]
[should be exacted from Spain. In 1874,|
[despite Mr. Stephens’ feeble health, his]
f riends insisted upon renominating him]
for Congress. Tiie struggle in the con-]
vention was animated, but he triumphed]
and was again elected. At tins session]
hts great effort in opposition fo the suppleJ
fnentary civil rights hill attractedmarkod|
[attention, Mr, Stephens was continued]
[in Congress until ids election as Governor]
in 18S2. His course upon the Potter resoJ
|i ot ions provoked the celebrated Casevl
[letter, which led to his vindication!
[by liis constituents. Ilis canvass|
for Governor was brilliant, and lds|
[indorsement by the people handsome in]
the extreme. He had just entered upou|
what promised to lie one of the most rei
[markable administrations the' State l|ad|
Me.’ witnessed, when the grim destroyer,]
whom lie had fought so long and so]
resolutely, smote him. If is last public]
[appearance was at the rooent Sesqui-CenJ
pemtial celebration. Mr. Stephens was]
fatigued by the trip but seemed to reeu-J
hierate during his stay in the Forest CitvJ
[and Ids death, whatever the immediate]
cause, was primarily* due to a breaking!
down of the wonderful organism that he|
possessed. :
Asa writer, Mr. Stephens exhibited a
rare versatility. His letters fin public
questions are models of clear analysis!
and masterly presentation. His cor-l
respondenee with his intimates is rcpletd
with much that delights and
charms. His great work, "The Wat]
Between tiie States,” mirrors his com]
prehension of our political institutions
and is a mine richly stored for the stuJ
dent of American politics. Its produc
tion alone would have insured his fame
but.it was in flic role of public counsellor!
that he achieved his world-wide renown]
in January, 177, Mr. Stephens was s<]
prostrated at Washington that it. was]
announced that he was netuallv dead]
Lmd numerous journals published obitua-J
ries of the supposed departed statesman]
[Happily be recovered, and liis wonderful]
previous recuperation then deceived man v|
when lie was seized with what has proved]
liis mortal illness. \
[Presentation of a Chronometer to a]
Shipmaster.
| Ilis Majesty, the King of the Nether-I
[lands, has been pleased to present a gold]
[chronometer, with inscription, to ('apt]
J William Ihincombe, commander of tin]
[British steamship Persian Monarch in]
Leeognition of his noble, though inetfect-l
[tial efforts fo save the disabled Dutch]
[steamship Edam, in January, 1882. Thel
[Persian Monarch while towing the Edam|
[lost her at night amidst a snow storm.|
[and the hitter was subse-1
[quentjy towed into the port of New!
[York bythe steamship NapierJ
[which latter vessel was awarded $25,0001
[by the American Court for the services!
[rendered. It is pleasing to record that thal
[heroic conduct of Captain Ituneombe has]
[been acknowledged by the King of tliel
[Netherlands, although the law of this]
[country did not entitle him to an award]
[in money. Walsh, a sailor on board the!
[Persian Monarch, who jumped over-]
[board to pick up tfie Edam’s hawsers!
[received £5, \
|Hrlgltt’ti Disease, Diabetes, Kidney,|
Liver and Urinary Diseases. |
[ Have no fear of any of these diseases if]
[you use Hop Bitters, as they will prevent]
[and cure the worst cases, even when you]
[have tajen made worse by some great puff-]
[ed up pretended cure. j
THE FALL OF THE GAVEL.)
IAD J OI’RXMEXT OF THE FORTY
SEVENTH CONGRESS
[The Business Transacted During the
! Session—Tiie Tariff Bill a Law—The'
] Shipping Bill Fails to Get Through!
j the House—A Tribute to Governor
] Stephens.
| M ashington, March!.—Congress went j
.out very quietly, when the scenes of
Hast few days are taken into cotisidera-l
[tion. There was a very full attendance]
pf members at the adjournment to-day.]
[The tariff" bill, which was passed, settles]
That matter for at least’a number of years.]
[The night train took away many mem-]
tiers, but we will have qtwte a quota here!
'for some days. ■
' All the regular annual appropr iation]
bills obtained passage in both bouses and]
have becduie laws. The sundry civil]
lull, upon which an agreement was!
reached in conference, received the Pres-1
adent’s signature at 10 o’clock this morn-|
ing._ During the Forty-seventh Congress
10,0,0 bills and joint resolutions have
[been introduced in the two houses—B,olß
Hn the House and 2,652 in the Senate—and
k>f these 832 have been introduced iu the
House and 357 in the Senate during the
session whhrb has Just" closed. In
kiach _ house, the great majoritv
tot these measures still remain with the
(committees to which thev were referred,
kind of those reported from the commit
tees a larger number remain upou the
calendar ol' the respective bouses. Aside
from the regular annual appropriation
bill, 163 bills and joint resolutions have
passed both houses during this session!
land have become laws. Seven hundred!
and sixty bills aud joint resolutions an S
left on the House calender and 233 upon!
the Speaker’s table, having failed to s*M
k-ure final action by the House, und 3981
Mich bills and resolutions remain on thel
Senate calendar. The shipping Dili, which!
passed the Senate in its last hours, failed!
kif passage in the House because of the]
klead-lock on the South Caroliua elections
case.
The last bill which passed the Senate!
to-day was the House bill to fix the terms ofj
t lie L nited States Court for the Eastern!
and Northern districts of Texas. The bill]
reached the House just as Speaker Keiferff
began his remarks preliminary to de-|
daring the House adjourned sine die. Tiie]
clerk, hill in hand, rushed up to the desk|
and endeavored to attract the Speaker's]
attention, but without avail, and the]
gavel fell without the coveted signature.!
Fhe aggregate amount of the appropriaJ
tions called for by the bill of the session
just closed is $229,327,511. The amount of
the last session’s appropriations was
$295,509,039, including $18,738,875 for rivers
and harbors. The bill providing for rivers
and harbors for the session just ended was
killed in the Senate. It called for
$8,047,000.
' SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| Washington, March 3.—ln tho Senate
[the unfinished business,the hill to exclude
[public lands in Alabama from the opera-j
[tiou of laws relating to mineral lands,
|was passed.
| Mr. Bayard offered the following, which)
[was agreed to unanimously:
| Jtesolyed, That the thanks of the Senate'
|if the United States are due and hereby
lire tendered to Hou. David Davis, Seuato’ij
jiront the State of Illinois, for the eourte-*
| ms, impartial and able manner in which!
[lie has presided over their deliberations
| tnd fulfilled the duties of President pro!
[tempore of the Senate.
| At noon Mr. Davis, of Illinois, resigned
|the office of President of the Senate, andl
| >n motion of Mr. Anthony, Mr. Edmunds
|was elected. He thanked the Senate foil
[the honor, and said that as he thought ho
liught to take an oath of office he wouitfi
[ tsk Air. Anthony, a Senator oldest iu thel
her vice, to administer it. He was then
[-worn iu by Mr. Anthony aud took the
[chair. ’
| The credentials of Senators-elect Bowen,
|of Colorado, and Colquitt, of Georgia,
| were presented.
] The Commerce Committee reported thel
Fiver aud harbor bill without recommen-1
[lation. Air. Ingalls moved that the re
port lie printed, and that it lie on the!
|table until to*morrow. Agreed to. !
] This action settles the fate of the bill,|
| *s it carries over until to-morrow the con]
| -adoration of the bill itself, and as Sunday|
|is not a legislative day, no further action]
jean be taken by the Senate on the bill at]
[this session. It is generally understood]
that the purpose of the motion was lo kill]
[the bill. ;
I The deficiency appropriation bill was]
[reported. An amendment was adopted|
I uitliorizing the payment to Charles H.j
Reed for defending Guiteau a sum not to]
[exceed $3,000. The bill was reported t* J
the Senate and passed. The Senate then]
went into executive session. At 4:40 the|
[doors were reopened. J
The bill to refund to the State of GeorJ
ria money paid out for the common de-[
tense in 1777 was passed.
The House bill to affard assistance and]
relief to Congress and the executive de-|
pertinents in the investigation of claims!
tnd demands against the government was]
passed, A recess was taken till Bp. m. |
In the Senate evening session, the eon-|
ferees on the sundry civil appropriation!
bill reported their "inability to reach an]
agreement, and asked further insfrucJ
cions. The Senate insisted upon its posi-|
tion, and ordered anew conference. |
The House joint" resolution providing]
for anew mixed commission in ac.cordJ
anee with the treaty of tsqo bet\yecu th*l
United States and Venezuela, was passed!
without amendment. |
Bills were passed authorizing the oonJ
st ruction of bridges across the OgoeeheeJ
bcottee, Ucmulgee and Chattahooctiee|
rivers in Georgia. I
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
| The House adjourned at 2 o’clock this
[morning, having sjient the time from
|ll:20. until adjournment iq discussing the]
[flection contest of Cook against CuttsJ
prom lowa, The case was still petitlingl
|at adjournment, ,
The report of the tariff’ conference eoin
[mittee was not reached. The House con-]
[feronce report is not signed by Senator!
Sherman nor Representative McKinley,
liotlr Republicans. !
In the House, this morning,
in the Cook-Cutts contested election ease]
which declare tin contestant elected t*J
the seat, were adopted—yeas 155, nays
hi—and Cook apjieared at the bar of tin!
[i louse and took the oath of office.
Air. Calkins, of Indiana, tfi'en called up|
the South Carolina contested election cast!
[of Lee vs. Richardson, !
Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, with the
tariff conference reports in hand, raised
[the question of consideration, and the
ilouse refused to consider the election
|case. Air. Kelley then submitted the eon
|ference report.
Messrs. Hubbcll nnd Bayne demanded
the reading of the whole report of the confer
ence committee, which was ordered. As
this included tlie reading of the entire
hill, it occupied till 2.10 p’, in. Owing to
tlie strain to which the voices of the read
ing clerks have been subjected during the
past few days they are quite hoarse, and
were from time to time relieved by
Messrs. f?peer, of Georgia, Robinson,
of Massachu setts, and Miller, of Pennsyl
vania. The latter proved to be an exceed
ingly rapid reader, and greatly expedited
the completion of the long task. Jt was
arranged that a vote should be taken at 5
o’clock, and Mr. Releiyopened the debate
ill support of the bill, llis explanation
of the effect ot the bill as it comes from
the conference committee was practically
the same as that of Mr. Morrill last night.
Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, sarcastically
asked Mr. Kelley what action the confer
ence had taken on the constitutional
question submitted to them.
Mr. Kelley replied that the words of the
resolution of instruction were only per
missive on that i>oiot, not mandatory'
No further explanation could be obtained
from Mr. Kelley, and Mr. Carlisle spoke
in opposition fo the adoption ofl
the report. He called attention to the!
fact that the rates of duty were higher
than tiiose named in either the House or
Senate bills, and he wished to know what
influences produced the result. The duty
of iron, for instance, had been placed at
30 per cent, in the Senate, at 30 per cent.
;ul valorem, equivalent to about 57 cents,
by the House, while the conference report
assessed it at Toe. On cheap earthen
ware the duties had been raised about 33
per cent. On cheap cotton goods, which
now pay 35 j>er cent, ad valorem, the
duty was raised to 40 per cent.
Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, said he would
vote lor the bill because it was better
than the present law, but not because he
was satisded with it.
Mr. Kohinson, of Massachusetts, was
opposed to the passage, of the conference
report, for the reason that he considered
that the interest which he represented
(wool} had t>een wrongfully treated.
Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan, said that the
inlerence might be drawn from the report
that the latx>rs of the conference had been
so attractive and intense in the interests
of iron that other interests had been given
the go by and stobbed a deadly blow.
Mr. Speer believed that the gentlemen
should take a patriotic view of tlie ques
tion, and that the woolen men and copper
Sunn should recognize tjiis great attempt!
■to reduce taxes and to relieve the people,!
■now that the conference committee had
* agreed, and that the Senate had!
accepted the conference report,
■some men wanted to defeat!
motion, because their particular interest!
jaici not get all the advantage thev desired]
■He told a story of an old negro
H ‘lied “Fiddle Billy," who was tried fot!
■fighting and sentenced to receive thirtv-j
nune lashes. While his lawyer, an old]
■methodical gentleman, was w'riting a nto-j
■tion for anew trial Billy was taken out
feud got his lashes. When he came baek|
■his lawyer said to him, • “Never]
■mind, Billy, you will get a]
few trial.” “Oh, no, master,”]
■said Billy, “fur God's sake let us have no]
■more new trials.” So the people having]
q-“ne through alt this tariff excitement,]
a wanted to get rid ot it and "hear no morel
febout it. He avowed himself a protec-!
r ionist, and said that he would go home]
fend preach protectionist doctrine to the|
[people of Georgia. [Applause on the Re-1
[publican side.]
Mr. Kassou closed the debate, advoeat-]
lug the adoption of the report. A vot|
was then taken and the conference report]
was adopted—yeas 152, navs 116. The]
announcement was greeted w'ith applause!
and the bill now onlv awaits enrollment]
and tiie signatures of the presiding of-J
fleers of the two houses to be sent to the|
President for his action.
’’"After fifteen minutes spent in the vain|
eflurt to accomplish any further business,!
the House, at 0:45, took a recess till s|
o'clock. *
AVhen the House met in evening session!
the usual “last night” assemblage]
thronged the corridors, and standing room|
was even at a premium in the galleries.!
The proposition made by Mr. Belford, ot|
Colorado, to have the families of]
[members admitted to the floor]
[met with objection. There wasj
feras a large attendance of mem-]
Piers, ; many ol whom, with favorite!
[bills in their hands, clamored lor reeogni-|
[tion, but the Printing Committee wasj
[accorded the floor and several joint reso-]
Elutions were passed for tho printing oil
|various public documents.
[ The contested election case of Lee*
[against Richardson, from South Carolina,!
[was taken up and was discussed for more]
jthiiH an hour. But little attention was]
[paid to the speakers, whose voices were|
[drowned by the buzz of conversation in|
[the galleries and the louder shouts of]
[laughter from numerous groups of mem-l
Piers on the floor of tiie House. Lee!
[was given fifteen minutes to speak|
[in his own behalf and Richardson]
[submitted his claims in a brief speech.]
[A vote was then taken on the minority resoJ
[lutions as a substitute for the majority!
[resolutions declaring Lee entitled to it|
seat, and they were adopted—yeas 121.|
nays 114. There was a good deal of indig-!
nation manifested among the Democrats!
at the result of this vote, as it|
is the first time this session when!
the resolutions of a majority of the corn-i
mittee have been voted down, and thel
Democratic members were free in their]
denunciations of what they claimed was|
an attempt to put SIO,OOO ifito the pock-i
|ets of the contestant. Tiie majority of j
[the committee reported tiie resolution giv-a
|ing the contestant leave to withdraw liis!
[papers without prejudice, the effect of this!
[being to confirm Richardson’s right to liis]
[seat, and the report was signed by Cal-3
|kins, Miller, Jones of Texas, Paul, 'Beltz-g
[hoover, Atherton, Davis of Missouri, andl
|Moulton. The minority report was signed!
[by tiie remaining Republicans. The vote!
(then recurred on the majority report as!
[amended, and th*' Democrats refusing tol
[vote the House was left without a quo-S
[rum, the_ vote standing yeas 128, nays 6.S
[A call of the House was then ordered’. P
| A call disclosed the presence 0f250 inem-S
Ibers, and further proceedings were dis-5
moused with, baton tiie question of the plec-v
[tion ease again uo quorum voted, Anoth-s
M call was hud and once more a quorums!
[answered to their names. At 12:30 ai
[motion for recess until 10%’clock to-nior-j
[row was iost. ii
g THE SUNDAY SESSION.
I Washington, Alareh 4.— At la. mJ
■both Houses are still iu session, waiting'
|*o r the enrollment of the tariff bill so it
■may lie signed by the presiding officers of,
|botu houses in open session. They are
]also awaiting the result of tiie conference 1
[on tiie sundry civil bill. vMiich ought to bifl
[sent to the President to-night to avoid the:
Jrisk of its failure and consequent extra’
■session. A recess will probably- be taken!
ferom about -J o’clock until 9 or 10 in the]
[morning. [
| In the House several efforts wore made:
[to get rid of tho dead-lock upon the vote]
[by which the previous question*
[was ordered on the South Carolina]
[election case, but upon every mo-]
|tion to reconsider the Democrats]
[retrained from voting, and no quorum]
[resulted. The conference report on the]
[deficiency appropriation bill was agreed;
[to, and at 3 o’clock the conferees on the!
[sundry civil bill reported an agreement!
[with the Senate conferees, and the report]
| was adopted, The House recedes from all]
[puints of difference with the Senate.
| At 4:30 a. m. a motion was made fora]
[recess, but the friends of the “bonded*
[extension” bill opposed it and raised the]
[point of no quorum. For half an hour]
[the tellers stood in their, places and be'-]
I’ame tiie hut of jocular remarks and sttg-J
[gestions on the part or tiie members, win*]
[were it, ihe liest of humor. The usiialj
[scenes attendant on an all night scs.j
pion were enacted, though the gal-l
[leries were practically vacant. Thel
(attendance on th*- floor was good, and tlie|
[members lounged back in their chairs and]
Mnokt-d and told stories and laughed to!
|their hearts’ content.
I At 5 o’clock Mr. Butterworth moved to]
proceed to the business on the Speaker’s!
[table. The motion elicited a shout ot]
[laughter, and was ruled out of order by|
ithe Speaker.
| After another unsuccessful roll call!
[on the South Carolina election case tiie]
members settled down to fun. The sleep-]
mg members became targets for paiieri
[balls and copies of old hills which were|
[hurled at them from all directions, and|
[many a nap was unceremoniously dis-]
[turbed. As morning approached, how-|
f'ver, sleep departed and the members ap-|
bleared as bright as in the earlv hours ot]
Ithe evenin''.
I Shortly before dawn Mr. Young, oil
[Ohio, suggested a compromise proposition]
[that at 11 o’clock the House should vote|
hipon the whisky hill and the election]
[ease.
I Mr. Randall objected.
I “P,o you propose,** queried Mr. White,
f ‘jo swap off a colored Representative for
whisky f'
*‘l do,” replied Mr. Young, with a frank-l
ness which was relished by the Ilouse.l
and was greeted with roars of laughter:
“but 1 am unwilling to swap off a colored
Representative for a crank.”
“Does the gentleman know what u]
crank is?” [Laughter.]
“Before the trade is closed.” shouted]
Bragg, of Wisconsin, •’! wanted to know]
how much whisky has been drank?”
Mr, White—Whisky will come up per]
haps when this case fs over, but not now.]
“I don’t want to hear from a crank,”]
retorted Young.
“The river and harlwr bill has hail the]
stuffing knocked out of it.” ejaculated]
I Van Voorliis, somewhat irrelevantly. ]
Sometime was occupied ill u vain at J
tempt to come to some agreement, uiul|
shortly after ii o’clock a. m., Mr. Robeson]
rose and galled attention to tlie hour.]
This Congress was making a record be-l
fore the country and a record in history]
and he thought that everybody won id]
agree with him that too much wliiskv]
had been taken out of bond already,
[Shouts of laughter.] It was in the inter-
L*stof good order and good government that
the House take a recess for three hours
■it order to avoid any difficulty
of personal controversy, and
in order to avoid any false attitude before
the country. Let every man have time to
cool and to reflect. Lef there lie no hiatus
in the position of business. Let the mem-]
bev come back in three hours and try to]
Jo their duty according to their convic-J
Itions, He asked unanimous consent fori
la recess of throe hours.
Mr. Ennentrout, of Pennsysl vania—l]
object unless the gentleman withdraws]
his remark about too much whisky.
Mr. Robeson—l withdraw mv remark.]
Mr, Ermentrout—Then 1 withdraw my]
objection. I
But tlie objection was renewed bv Mr.*
Butterworth, andj again a
roll eall was proceeded with.
At its conclusion, at 6:20, the House *
took a recess until 9:30.
On reassembling at 9:30, the House]
proceeded to pass bills on the Speaker’s]
table, a number of which were disposed]
of.
The, chair being temjiorarlly occupied]
hy Alt-. Blackburn, of Kentucky, the]
usual complimentary resolution to the]
Speaker lor the ability and courtesy with!
which he had presided was offered by Mr. ’■
Randall. i
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, inquired]
whether one objection would prevent the]
present consideration of the resolution, Ifj
so. he would object.
The Speaker pro tem, stated that it]
would not. The question was then put,?
Mr. Blanchard anil several others insist-,
ing on a count, and the resolution was]
adopted—B6 to 8.
In the course of the forenoon, Mr.]
I PRICE *tO A YEAR. |
I 5 CENTS A COPY. (
HKnott, of Kentucky, stating that his Con-
Hgrcssional career would iu an hour and a
Shall' close forever, appealed to the
■courtesy and luaguahimitv of the mern
■ bers to let him have the poor privilege of
■a vote on the kill in which the people of
■ his own district—of his own Ccugres-
Hsioual district and State—were pro-
Btoundly interested.
■Mr''white ids colleague,
1 ; 4 ft is bill such a number,” Knott re
spited.
9 ”\\ hat !” exclaimed White iu a tone of
■surprise aiulj horror, “The whisky hill!
J iul on Sunday! Never! never! iLoud
■laughter.] I call for the regular order.”
■ An effort was then made to get the Lee
land Richardson case out of the way of
■other business by a motion to lay it on the
■table, but that motion was voted down.
I At 11 o’clock there was an immense
■crowd in the galleries, all the doorways
■being packed up aud the hails and cor
ridors of tlfe building were almost impas
sable by reason of the multitude of people
[that had come to witness the last scene of
[the 47th Congress. On the floor of the
[House itself there was less uproar and
confusion than usual on such occasions.
At 11:30, Mr. Reese, of Georgia, offered
tu<* following resolution,which \vns unam
mously adopted:
, Ifcsolved, That the House has just
learned, with the deepest sorrow, of the
death of Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia, and so long
a useful aud distinguished member of this
House; that this House express its heart
felt sympathy with the people not only of
[Georgia hut with the people of the whole
|country in the loss of a statesman aud
|patriot.
I At 11:55 the committee to wait upon
It lie President reported that he had no
■further communication to make, and
■Speaker Keifer made a brier farewell ad-
Bdress, thanking the House for its vote of
[thanks and each member for the kindness
land courtesy which all had showu him
[during his occupancy of the chair. He
[then declared the House adjourned sine
wife.
| When the Speaker closed his remark*
|there was a very general manifestation of
[applause on both sides of the House. Fol
ia long time afterwards members were en
■gaged in taking leave of each other, and
[the utmost cordiality and good feeling
[were manifested in these farewell greot
|iugs.
I At 11:15 j). m. the Senate went into ex
ecutive session. When the doors were ro
openefl the shipping bill was taken up, the
amendments of the Commerce Committee
agreed to, and the bill passed. Several
private bills were passed, and at 2:40 a.
m. another executive session was held.
The doors were reopeued at 3:15, when a
short recess was taken, aud the Senate
killed time in various wavs until the con
ference report on the sundry civil hill was
received, with the message that the House
had yielded its objections. The report was
adopted and the Senate then (at 5 a. in.)
[took a recess until 10 o’clock.
■ The President pro tern, called the Sen
late to order promptly at 10 o’clock, but
[nearly half an hour elapsed betore there
[was a quorum. Some miscellaneous
[business was transacted, but no action of
[general interest was had.
J Mr. Fair, at his own request, .was ex
cused from further service on the Com
[inittee on Education and Labor, and Mr.
[Pugh, of Alabama, was appointed Iu Ids
[stead.
jAt 11:45 the committee to wait upon the
(President reported, and the remainder of
(the time was passed in conversation. At
precisely noon the President pro tern, de
clared the Senate adjourned without uav . •
The President reached the eapitol
[about 9 o’clock last night aud occupied
[the President’s room near the Senate
(Chamber for the purpose of promptly ex
amining and signing hills. At’2:33
(o’clock this morning the tax and tariff
(mil was signed by the presiding officers
(of both houses, and a few minutes later
[it was signed by the President and it is
[now a law.
a nominations and confirmations.
■ The President to-day nominated Alexis
|E. Lomee ns Receiver of Public* Moneys
[at Natchitoches, La.; Morris Maiksas
[Receiver of Public Monets at New Or
sleans.
| The Senate confirmed John Paul as
[t inted States District Judge for the
[Western district of Virginia; James 15.
■Edmonds as Commissioner of the District
[of Columbia; P. T. llerwig as Assistant
[United States Treasurer at New Orleans;
SL. O. Graves to be Chief Examiner of the
■United States Civil Service Commission,
ji h- latter, however, has declined the np
gpointmout.
jdfcThe Senate last night confirmed the fol
[iowing nominations: Receivers of Public
[Monies— Alexis E. Lemee, at Xutchi
gtoehes, La.; and Morris Marks at New*
[Orleans; Geo. Drury to be Collector of
[lnternal Reveuue for the district of Louis
liana,
I The following nominations of Posfraas-
Iters were rejected by the Senate: J. T.
[sharp at Wilson, X. C.; X. Atkinson at
[Asheville, X. C.; J, S. Mobley at Uniou
Courts. C.; E. U. Deae at Darlington,
I THE MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOW.
IA Large Area of Country Under Water—
| People Deserting tlieir Homes.
I Sr. Lons, March 4.—The latest news
jiVont the overflowed country along the
[Mississippi river is that what- are known
[as “sunk lauds” in the St. Francis river
[region are entirely submerged, and that
[nearly as far down as Helena there are
jbut few places above water. The people
[are living in the upper stories of the
[houses, when there is more than
[one story to the house, or are floating
[around on rafts boats. Most of the
[inhabitants have deserted their homes
land have gone to the high lands back
[from the river. The, streets of New
|.Mudrid are submerged to a depth of from
[two to four feet, and there is water
[in almost every house. The
[whole country back of that place, as far
[as Cairo on the Missouri side and from
[Hickman south for over liirv miles, is
[inundated. Corn, live stock 'and fences
[have been destroyed, but no great amount
Iff suffering among the people is reported.
A Batch of failures.
j Nf:\y York, March 3.—Humphrey &
j('o„ hide and leather dealers, have made
[an assignment. Liabilities between $600,-
[OOO and $700,000.
I Philadelphia, March 3.—Joseph
[Myers X Son, cloak and suit manufac
turers. No. nis Market street, have sus
[pendetfc Liabilities estimated ut $150,(100.
| Paris, March 3.—M. Raynalid, a large
|beer operator, has failed for £120.000, but
|nis debts are divided among many brokers,
[who will be able to keep their engage
niients.
Tlie North Carolina Kailua).
Rai-eigii, N. C., March 3.—The North
[Carolina Legislature to-day passed a bill
Living relief to tlie Western North Caro
lina Railway Company, allowing that
company to market its own bonds and re
lieving it from its contract to build its
lines to Murphy.
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