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ESTABLISHED 1850.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
interesting happenings at
home.
found I>ead in a Field—Suicide by
{Tinging—A Father’d Fiendish Crime—
A Prospering Enterprise—Augusta and
Tiberton Kail road—Tired of Their
County Court.
Mr. A. A. Underwood, living about three
mile* from Sparta, was found dead in a field
near his residence on last Saturday afternoon.
He had been in feeble health for some time
and and *s supposed that his immediate death
was caused from heart disease.
The gold mine in Oglethorpe county has
qieu suspended. Not less than 1100,000 of
Northern capital has been sunk in these mines
siiJ hardly more than sloo has been realized
frsiu the outlay. The trouble seems to be
th.it while the ore is plentiful, no plan has
I. su discovered to separate it from the sul
phurites.
Mr. W. T. Andrew has been elected Commis
ner of Elbert county to fill the vacancy
< i i-ed by the disability of Hon. S. C. Starke.
It is the general impression that doe. Ste
!’hen~ is the first Chief Magistrate of Georgia
who died in that office, but such is not the
i a--'. On the iith of October, 1817, Gov. Wil
liaut Rabnn died during Ms term or office;
in conformity with the law. which was then
Mi)>-tantiaUy the same as it is now, Hon.
M itthew Talbot, as President of the Senate,
was called on to exercise executive functions.
A drunken brute in Hall county, named
Herring, on Saturday last poured a shovelful
f live coals on his infant child and burned it
to death.
Kockdale county has two government dis
tilleries in operation, and an ex-member of
the Georgia .senate is storekeeper and gauger
iq one of them.
Cotton is still coming in very freely at
W jshington, in Wilkes county, ami the Gaiette
rays there really seems to be no end to it,
winch is a very gratifying condition, it such
The Rome City Council has raised the li
cense tax on barrooms to SOOO and compels
ibr'in to close at 10 o’clock at night.
J s-.ge Estes has, by a decree, set aside the
verdict in the case of Ayers vs. Northeastern
K.i.noact, pud granted anew trial.
Rev. Joseph E. Tooke. an old and honored
in rioter of the Metluxlist Episcopal Chnrch,
; ,t-ed 00 years, residing at Pearson, died on
Wednesday of dropsy, after an illness of
(wo years. He was one of tile oldest and
i venerated citizens of Coffee county, and
the O f tie appears in the hahiliaincut* of
in .n>ing on account of his decease.
The Dublin drug store sold fourteen ounces
of quinine one day last week, and it wasn't a
g.>d day for ••shakes" either.
There are over 140 children iu the schooll at
Greenville. Meriwether county, at present—
attracted thither by tliesuperior school facili
ty . of that thriving little Georgia town.
Macon has been made a signal station, and
the neect -ary instruments were placed in posi
tion ou SaUmlay afternoon last. The instru
ment- consist of a barometer, a thermometer,
sad an instrument kuown as a weather
cauge, showing the foree of the wind and its
. Unction.
V.nrton Doolittle, a little four-year-old son
of Mr. 1.. I*. t mold tie. of Oconee county, was
. badly burned ou Tuesday evening last,
at he died on that night.
Dublin Ornette: "With whisky out and the
new Judge in, two new ad&Mnnoats, anew
court bouse and a bridge across the river,
I ani on* county ought to step rigiw up to the
top. Her aatural resources entitle he* ia the
The Washington Gaeeti* says: "Beeculture
it iiow receiving a good deal' of attention iu
iiiis place. There is a bee charmer here who
puts several hundred in his hat and walks
around as complacently us jf *be bees were a
mile away.
The Lincoln County Xetca saysf "There is
crying demand for labor, labor, in Lincoln
i- .unty- Let its have more labor here. Hard
.i fourth of our excellent soil is tilled, Some
of our very best lauds are annually turned
out. Much of ttw ricln-st capital that we
• •light to reap a large interest from is thus
tying idle and unproductive. Every induce
ment that a country can afford is offered here
for good laoor. And the cry is let wv have
more labor.”
The Columbus Kui/uirer-ciuH says: “General
Superintendent Rogers, of the Central llail
roiii; t apt. Wui. .Stevens, road m&oter of the
same road, and Cant. B- F. Hudson, road
master of the Southwestern Road, passed
through the city iu a special ear iu charge of
i onduetor W. A*. Dougherty yesterday. Tlicy
• ime from Macon via Eufaula and Union
-Vriugs and were on au inspecting tonr.
They report the traek and roadbed in excel
lent eoml it ion.
Berr.tu County Xeic : "From all directions
come favorable reports of this year's crop.
The oat* are iooking fine aud corn and eaue
are up in v*>tua sections and growiug, not
withstanding the recent frost. Cotton will
•a! be raised’so extensively as in the past, but
''row present indications our section will have
a -urplus of provisions. This ;t not a seldom
occurrence, however. We wish ail of our
farmer* success, and hope they may e*p an
abundapt harvest, for the "laborer is urtiiy
of his him.’ *
Greensboro Herat,t: "The death of Governor
Stephen-, though not altogether unexpected,
fab'.'with crushing force on our entire com
nil .v. hite and black, old ai*d young. No
man eve. was so much a part of our people,
ami was so thoroughly in the hearts of every-
IsMly as Governor Stephens. Tliev mourn fur
him as their fatitt r, as their near kiusman, as
their tried and constant friend, as their bene
factor and sure help ifl every time of nesd.
The world has had hot one Alexander 11.
Stephen- . anil will nevar h*ye another."
Mary Dodd, of Bell's district, Forsyth
county, daughter of Win. 11. l>odd. hung her
self last Monday morning. For sonw time
she had been laboring underft mental aberra
tion which doubtless culminated in self
• l.i-miction. She was unmarried, thirty-five
or fortv years old, and, in order to take her
own life, went to the stables, which were
double, with a cutting room between, from
which a ladder extended to the loft. Ascend
uig this, she tied a rope to a girder, adjusted
the noose over tier head and /(round her neck,
aud stepped off into eternity,
A meeting of the Directors of the A., E. A
< . H. It. was held Friday afternoon lu Ifo*
•<Bioe of President James I*. Verdery. at Au -
giL-ta. Th* report of tin* engineer, Captaia
Dwight, on hie survey from tlie jioint where
the railroad mi! leave the Augusta and
Knoxville to Little river was read, showing
the best route through Columbia county and
for twenty-one and oue-ltalf miles of the
route. The report was complete and showed
estimates far smaller than was expected.
• aptain Dwight has evidently done Ins work
well.-and the directors fully approved his
plans and his energy. The directors decided
to heg i u work as soon as possible, and ordered
tlie earth to be broken at once.
The Griffin Daily Xeu* makes the following
suggestion, which we should no pleased to see
carried out: -That the memorial services on
the laue funeral occasion, iuclumcg the
speeches delivered, should be compiled sn/J
published'in substantial form nt the expense
t (he state And distributed to the peiyile.
There is much .in the character of Mr. Me*
phens to inspire Die young. Let the good
seeds of hi example sown throughout the
state, and we may ftcll ex|>ect a harvest of
(•atn.Us to spring up. eve* /.ealous ill protect
jug the integrity of Georgia. Should there te
anv impediment in the way ©X tnls liemg done
at the State’s expense other arrangements
majr lie made to accomplish the same good
The grand jury of Clayton county in their
k-vnerai presentment earnestly recommend tin?
iifolitiou of the Cooaty Court. They say the
• ourt is a hearv exp4?m*e to the county, aud
lo not consider It of any material benefit, but
Miriensome to the people; and not a meujuin
through which the law is a terror to Offenders
of law, and further believe said court *a Oldv
icneficial to tire officers of said court, Kn.d
largely (ktriroeutai to the best interests of tn*
people. Therefore, we recommend aud call
pecial attention of Hon. H. t. Morrow, our
Representative, and Hon. 8. B. Hoyt, our
•H'uator, to use their utmost effort* to na\e a
local law pasee<l at the next meeting of tlie
General Amiably (aud that they are request,
od to giro legal notice of the intention to in
trnduce the same) abolishing the County Court
of Clayton.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
Hie Muscogee Manufacturing Company was
i Id Friday. The report of the treasurer was
read and received, and th* results for the
year showed a profit of IS>* Per ent. on the
capital stock, from which 8 dividend of per
cent, was declared—4 per cent, payable April
Ist. and 3 per cent. October Ist, 18*1. The old
board of directors were re-elected, and at a
suliseuuent meeting of the directors George
I’. mv dt was re-elected president, and “ • A.
Swift secretary and treasurer. The company
now in operation 5,000 spindles anu —c
looms. The stock of this factory has ad
vanced alsint 23 per cent, in the last six
mouths, and ia now doing a large and lucra
tive business. Their production* hay* at
tained a great popularity, ami are sold in 1-
wt every market.
■Ache Dublin GaitUe gives the following pen
wtte xp to how prohibition prohibits in lliat
tefofo the tine effects flowing from the re-
Wikother.hiiiition law in that section: "The
Vft§i TSini in Dublin w;u closed nearly six
’A, and the people have now had tune
.JKr— .r-c *ssort of opinion as to how the
Tvi nSrfffta. Y’b.ire are six unoccupied
111 i noLfcs in town, a greater number
irjffl-e have ever known before. But as four
• lh -;x are barrooms, there can be said
to lie only two business houses closed; and
that is a better showing than the town could
make at almost auv other period within the
past ten years. All the houses doing business
in town have good stocks of goods and appear
to be moTiag off with the new business year
with more train usual cheerfulness. So much
t rom a busimjia standpoint. On the moral
tide there hi* been a complete revolution.
The almost dawright of onecr more indigent
men reeling vpfft of town has stopped
completely. \ie profane, obscene
and boisterous umgro vagrants have
disappeared. 1 naßrni >'-ss dimes aud quar
ter* formerly mean whisky now
go for the neve o and send happy
lathers home te, w*u4 children.
The solemn quo thekture has
vouchsafed to tltO *{V man.
•s not s.i iuucliljriT iendOßfc '.e<?#cket
Ww
been noticed by all intelligent observers, and
we believe everybody in the county, except
tlie parties financially interested and their
particular friends, are glad that whiskv is
out.”
We find the following account of a daring
and successful attempt at incendiarism and
an unsuccessful attempt at murder, in the
Biaekshear Xem and Signal: "Rev. E. J.
Benton, the owner of an humble home near
DuPont, was on Saturday away from home,
his wife, with several small children, remain
ing on the premises. Near the middle of the
day they noticed someone setting fire to the
fence. One of the children, a boy of thir
teen, went to where the fire was being set.
and shot twice at a negro man who did
the firing. Mrs. Benton and the small chil
dren went from the house to assist in putting
out the fire. A neighbor was sent for, and
while they were engaged in extinguishing the
flames oii the fence the house was set on lire,
but it was discovered in time to save the
building, with the loss of only a bed and bed
stead. which had been set on fire. Kerosene
had been poured on the bed Indore firing it.
On Monday Mr. Benton left the house to go
around the field where the fire had been first
kindled. He left his son with a
loaded gun, with instructions to
shoot anv one who attempted
to set fire to the place. He bad not been gone
long wlieu the same man came aud set fire to
the barn. Young Benton shot at him and the
man returned the fire, slightly wounding a
little girl of Mr. Benton’s iu the'leg. On Mon
day night a party of men went lip to try and
catch the man. They heard him walking in
a pond near the house, aud some of them went
ihruagh the poufi, t'.nviug,him opt past other*
of the party. Mr. Eckarir skot at Min, but
was too far off, aud did not hit him. Since
this nothing has tieen seen, of him. Parties
with dogs are still in search. The barn with
its contents was entirely consumed. Some
think that this is a white man disguised, aud
others think it is a negro. Whoever it may
lie, he is a public euemy, aud is capable of
auything, as his recent conduct has shown.’’
A’ii Earnest Tribute to tlie Memory
of Mr. Stephens,
At a largely attended meeting of the
citizens of Albany, (ia., held in the Pres
byterian Church in that city on Thursday
last, after appropriate preliminary ser
vices, ii]ni motion of Capt. John A.'Davis
a committee of live was appointed to pre
pare suitable resolutions for the occasion
The Chair appointed the foliowing: Capt.
John A. Davis, Dr. E. IV. Alfriend, Judge
G. J. Wright. Mr. A. M. Wolihin and
Judge D. A. Vason. The committee re
tired. and during their absence Col. Nel
son Tifl addressed the meeting in a patri
otic and well timed sjieech. portraying
the character and consistency of Mr.’Ste
phens. The committee then returned, and
their Chairman, Capt. Davis, in offering
the resolutions, spoke as follows:
Mr.Chairman: But a few months ago
I was selected to introduce to an Albany
audience a distinguished speaker, then a
candidate for Governor of Georgia. Ujion
that occasion I said the task was to me a
pleasant one, because it had been luv good
fortune to have been born in the village
of Crawfordvillti, that had been made
famous and historic by the long residence
of Mr. Stephens; that my revered father
usd lieeu his life-long friend and admirer,
and that my earliest recollections were
associated with him. But four months
have passed away, and I am asked to per
form a service of an entirely different
character; the melancholy duty of laying
an humble tribute upon bis grave.
1 could wish ttiai 1 were competent to
fittingly perlorin this se;yjce, and say
something worthy of the illustrious dead.
Some characters are so grand' apd some
characters are so distiuguisheu that jve
feel incompetent to discuss or review
them, and such is my feelings to-day when
called u|K>n to take a part in these memo,
rial services. The name of Alexander 11.
Stephens has been, a household word in
Georgia for more than half a century.
For forty years or more he has been in the
; public service, and his fame and character
form an u,dissoluble part of the history of
this country.
Commencing life ihho and friendless
and under circumstances hio'st adyerse,
he conquered success and fame ov flic
power of his energy and genius. Inherit
ing no illustrious name and backed by no
family power or influence, be became by
his own unaided efforts the peer of any
statesman in this hui.d.
From the cradle uV itis: lie was
physically an invalid, and yet he accom
plished iliental and physical tasks biTorO
which the stoutest stood appalled. How
there is in the life and character of
this truly great man to encourage the
young and strengthen the old. How many
beautiful lessons of p*o*y and devotion to
principle, and faithful pet-joru,a;:ge of
.duty may we not draw from a short re.
view of hi* character. As statesman,
mtriot,' orator, pbii*id" ro l ,ist ’ historian,
citizen, he performed his pari well, and
dying U3S joft a legacy to his’ State +y,£
country, a nfiing wfl;out blemish and a
character without reproach.
How beautifully did bi fife Illustrate
that—
" Honor and shame from no condition rise.
Act well your part—there all the honor lies.”
Lord Nelson, at the celebrated naval en
gagement of Trafalgar, bad displayed
front the masthead of bis flag-ship the in
spiring words, "England expects every
man to do his duty;" and in the brave dis
charge of dthy upon that memorable oc
casion he gave up hi. life and made Eng
land illustrious as uiisweei of the seas.
The hero to whom these memorial
are dedicated, adopted as his motto id
early life, "The State, the Union and the
c hurch esppeta every man to do his duty,"
aud in a long life, illustrious for faithful
adherence to tins ••iciple, he at last
gave up his life in the disccargg of duty.
Human life is a wonderful ajul complex
thing, presenting iu its mail} iihaofcs
much to excite the admiration of man
kind, but none of its varied developments
prestißs so lovable a picture as a long
and consistent life s]eiit iu the discharge
of duty.
Human life presents to pjan’B ambition
wealth, fame, honor, but none v*’ 111 of
these can satisfy, unless legitimately ut>-
quired in the discharge of duty, Hainan
life offers to the heart of man many and
varied joys, but none or all can afford
complete gratification unless we can have
li*t answer of a good conscience in a life
well spent- Human life develops many
charming irakts of character, but none
equals seif-abiiegaiion and devotion to,the
good of others.
If I am right in these propoauzo*n. and
1 think tliev are undeniable, then the life
of Alexander 11. Stephens seems to have
been especially designed to come up to
the full measure of greatness, and to
oiler to tug world a perfect type of man
hood.
Occasionally in tae disfoiy of fhe world
such shining lights are sefcn to cmu'ince
us that all of man is not sordid ad cor
rupt, and that under the influence of 4
imre Christianity mail may so live as to
bless bis fe|low man.
lu his death thp State, the Union and
the Church Lais inet4 suffered a great
loss, but the memory and ioiueupe of his
pure life and example Will live JM Uesa
the world after this generation and others
to come shall have been forgotten.
Mr. Chairman, I am iustructnd by tlie
committee to present to this meeting the
following resolutions:
W ijerkas. The sad intelligence of the
death of Georgia’s distinguished son and
Governor- Alexander 11. Stephens, has
reached this community,and whereas the
citizens of Albany, in common with all
the people in the State, have assembled to
do honor to the illustrious dead; therefore
bo it
' UesolredXy That in his death the State
of Gei.rgU) Joses a distinguished soil, the
United State* au eminent patriot and
statesman, the church a icopsistent Chris
tian, and the world a true philanthropist.
Unsolved 2, That the city of Albany aa a
part of the Commonwealth of Georgia de*
Sires to give expressions to its sorrow over
the sad event, aud JO offer sincere condo
lences to the immediate family of the de
ceased. __ „ .. ,
Jiesolved 3, That a copy id these resolu
tions be furnished the family of the de
ceased, and the .Veic* and Advertiser for
publication. . . . .
'Die resolutions were adopted unam- •
mously by a i*ipg vote.
General Gordon’s Railroad Commence*
Work Monday.
Jacksonville:, Fla., March 10.—
Work on the new international railroad
from this city to Tampa and Key West
begins Monday morning. Jhe work will
be pushed with the utmost rapidity, uen.
Jno. B. Gordon. President of the compauy,
is here directiPS ifi person.
Leo XIII. has just given au audience in
the Vatican to 1,600 children from 5 years
of age and upward, of the elementary
schools established aud supported by hini,
The children, who sang hymns in chorus
and recited pieces of poetry, were aeeom
puttied by their teachers, and at the cou?
elusion of the audience His Holiness gave
the Pontifical AUnoner 2,000 francs to be
distributed among the poor scholars.
Headache
In most cases proceeds from a torpid liver
and impurities of the stomach. It can in
variably be cured by taking Simmons Liver
Regulator. Let all who suffer, remember
that sick and nervous headaches can be
prevented by taking a dose as soon as
their symptoms indicate the coming of an
attack’. „ ...
"Simmons Liver Regulator is a very
valuable remedy for dyspepsia, sick head
ache, torpid liver,’ constipation, piles and
such like. v; TT’ ~
President S. W. R. Ri Cos., of Ga.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE SPEAKERSHIP OF THE
NEXT HOUSE.
a
Trying to Induce Blackburn to With
draw from ihe Contest—The Secretary
of the Navy and the DUniiased Naval
Cadet*—A Specimen of Civil Service
Reform.
Washington, March 11.—There is
being brought to bear upon Representa
tive Blackburn a very strong pressue just
now. It is from his State and from all
those Democratic members who do not
wish to see Randall Speaker of the next
House. By remaining in the race Black
burn weakens Carlisle, of course,
and enhances the chances of Ran
dall. Carlisle is the only man
who is at all formidable against
Randall. This is the reason they 7 are
trying to make Blackburn withdraw. If
he would haul oil' Carlisle would gain
the votes that would otherwise go to
Blackburu. Blackburn has not yet con
sented to withdraw, but the pressure upou
him is so great and ol such a character
ifaatlU* aireost mm- to have its effect.
is pretty safe to say that he will with
draw as soon as he finds out exactly what
his strength is, and that he cannot be
elected,
THE CASKS OF THE DISMISSED NAVAL
CADETS,
The Secretary of the Navy has address
ed the following letter to tlie Superinten
dent of the Naval Academy relative to the
cases of certain cadets deficient in con
duct at the recent semi-annual examina
tion.
Navy Department, Washington,
March 10, ISSii.— Sir: The cases of Naval
Cadets Frazier, Qtiiuiby, Sweeting, Spar
: tin and McCord are referred hack to you
Tor further consideration anil final re.com
meiidution. All the papers concerning
them, which have been transmitted
to the department by you, are
hereby returned, and various letters
interceding in their behalf are also
forwarded to you for consideration.
It is not the intention of the department
to interfere, except for extraordinaiy rea
sons. with such measures and rules as
the Superintendent and Academic Board
may adopt for the discipline and instruc
tion of the cadets. Such frequent inter
positions, procured by parents or influen
tial friends of the cadets, would soon
demoralize the academy, and would
ultimately change it from a school of
special instruction and severe discipline,
designed to fit cadets for the perils, emer
gencies and patriotic enterprises of mili
tary life, into an ordinary institution of
learning. If it ever becomes such it
should not be thereafter maintained
at a public expense of $50,000 annually.
In making your final recommendation,
reasonable leniency should lie shown those
cadets whose improper conduct maiy have
resulted from hastfe or youthful thought
lessness, and their future career
should not be clouded by dismissal
for light causes. On the other
hand. the real welfare of the
thole school should Inexorably control
tue action of its authorities, and'the effect
Which may be produced upon the great
body of the cadets by thefetontibh of pe; ■
sisteut wrongdoers should have full
weight in any decision. Very respect
fully, ~Wm, E. Chandler,
Secretary of tlie Navy.
To Cdjit. F. M. laimsay, Superintendent
Xtmil Academy, Annapolis, Mil.
A CIVIL SERVICE REFORMER.
They are having a broad laugh iu the
Treasury Department at the expense of
u'uqge Thoman, one of the civil service
commissioners. '£he first act of Thoman
when he arrived' here was yQ p,aks
a reccommemlation of a friend of His
for appointment in the Treasury Depart
ment.
The civil service bill prohibits Senators
and members of Contiress from making a
recommendation of any one for a place,
’flits" because it is regarded as demoral
ing to the”service for a person of influence
to recommend appointments, {t (Joes
look a little queer that those who are td
reform the service should the very thing
take the course that is condemned iii
/jtjiers.
. THE FUEffitji SOCIALISTS.
Tli-ir Meeting Dispersed by the VuiiCJ
Cavalry—Another Meeting Next
Sunday. • *
Paris, March 11,1 30 p. m.— Tjro police
paye dispersed several groups of
cocifilfefa iff tlje Place de L'Hotel Re' :
Ville. They made ho resistance. Fifteen
hundred persons afterwards reassembled,
but the police again dispersed them,
and arrested live persons. The crowd
is now marching to the Place
du Trone, which is guarded.
To-day’s arrests number fifteen.
At a meeting of Masons to-day Yoes
{Juyot, v ho presided, said that Bnnapar
tists headed the meeting on the Espla
nade des fhv’frtldds on Friday. This re
mark was followed hy fin uproar, and a
free fight ensued, during which fjfiyot
was assaulted. .
At a meeting of Socialists yesterday, at
which to-day’s meeting in the Place de
L JLotel de Ville was decided upon, it was
delerjulued f*f invite all the Socialists to
a great meeting i© fife Champ de Mars on
the ltahinst. ViolencetCiv>af(Jsthe police
and troops was urged. Louise Michel j*
in hiding to avoid arrest.
The cavalry charged the crowd twice
to-day, knocking down aud crushing sev
eral men and boys.
A meeting of 3,000 persons was held to
dav to protest - against tee action of the
Chamber of pepatfes’ In having adopted
the motion declaring that the Chamber,
having confidence in the {loyeriiujeut;'re
jected the proposal to consider the matter
of revision of the constitution, Prime
Minister Ferry having declared that the
subject would be made a Cabinet question.
The meeting adopted a motion favoring
jeyMat:, Several Deputies belonging to
ihe Extreme j-efj were present.
TWO \OIADLr. I’UNEILYI S.
The Select Multitude that Followed the
Remain* of a Pugilist and u Mur
derer.
Ngy York, March 11.—The funeral
of Elliott, ttfe prije fighter, took place to
day. There were thirty-six pad fitters
wlio wore high hats, white regaliat and
mourning badges. Among them were
.lack Stiles, Elliott’s friend and backer;
Charily Johnstone, Jammie McGlinn. ex
'Aldcrhian Dunju, JJieo Tonner, Read la-a
ry, Shafig’ Dropet,' ’jUta cayne, Win.
(f’Brieu and ’Matt Grade. About one hun
-4i,-d ajid fifty COaehes and ft thousand
menandpovs follqw'eil lhs hearse. Four
ferry boats made fwd tpit* each to
carrv the crowd across East viyef fq
the * cemetery. In the procession
were James Lew is, of San Francisco; Sam
Coakly, Dan Dwyer, of Boston; George
Hooke, Frank White, Sam Collyer, Mike
Cleatv Prof. Wiu. Clark, Billy McGlory,
Fred lirohiu., Owne Geoghon, Pat
Moonan, of Baltimore; fie.o Morris, of
Chicago, and Gus Bento, of Clfiedmuu
Every well known thief iu the city wad
present. A largeforce of police preserved
order.
’ AtWtl’fl r notable funeral to-day was
that of Micnael McGloin, the young
ruffian who was hanged for murder on
Friday. The crowd which followed big
remains was as great as that at Elliott’s
funeral, aud of a rougher class of
humanity.
jfik FLOOD AT HELENA.
Four Children l)ru iif*-Clinging to a
Roof for Three Days.
St. Louis, March IL—A dispatch from
Helena says the first loss of huftiau life by
the sois that region occurred to-day by
the upsetting of a kaifse twelve miles
south of Helena in which were six ayjults
and four children. The latter Were
drowned. The former were rescued by a
jiarlv of hunters, who took them off the
Yoon, to which they hail clung three days.
Weather Indications,
Office Chief Signal Observer,
Washington, D. C., March li.—rndica
tiotts for Moitjjay:
In the South Atlajttic States, fair
weather, northwesterly Wind*, stationary
or lower temperature, and light pressure,
A Challenge to Oarsmen.
Boston, March 11.—George Hosmer, of
Boston, issues a challenge to Courtney,
ixiloy gud Lee to row a sweepstakes with
him for $2,000, or singly for SI,OOO a side,
three miles with turn, the race to be
rowed in July.
If You Are Ruined
in health from any cause, especially from
the use of any of the thousand nostrums
that promise so largely, with long ficti
tious testimonials, have no fear. Resort
to Hop Bitters at once, and in a short
.time you will have the most robust and
blooming health.
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1883.
WIGGINS’ PREDICTED STORM.
The Weather Record Along the North
Atlantic Coast —Frightful Storm and
Earthquakes at Waterloo.
Washington, March 10.—A storm of
great energy, which first appeared at mid
night on the North Carolina coast, has
pursued a northeasterly track, and is now
central near Delaware Breakwater. Dan
gerous northeast winds are anticipated
to-day and to-night on the New England
coast, followed to-morrow by clearing
weather aud westerly winds.
Boston, March 10, 2:30 r. m.—A spe
cial from Newport says; "A tremendous
sea is running here. The tides are very
high and now roach to the top of the
wharf {dates. Many residents are ex
tremely nervous. Tlie surf roars as it has
not doiie for a year, and Spouting Rock
is sending up ’columns of water to an
uuusual height, A telegram from High
land light says the wind is southeast, and
fresh indications are that a heavy gale is
coming on."
New York, March 10,— There were heavy
floodgon the Atlantic coast on Long Island
to-day. In Jamaica, Hempstead and Great
Southllays the tide was higher at noon to
day than has been known for many years.
The lowlands were cowered with water.
As far as com hi be learned there has beou
no serious dam ago to property or loss of
life. At Flushing the water was three
feet deep iu th.e streets and thecellarsof
dwellings were swamped.
All over Canada and at many points in
New England, northwestern and the
northern portion ot the Middle States to
day, the weather is very cold and snow is
falling heavily. At Boston a
northeast rain ’ storm set in at
11:45 a. in., aud continued all day.
The velocity of the wind is 29 miles
per hour; temperature 85 degrees;
barometer 29:32, and slowly falling. At
Plymouth, Mass., an extraordinary tide
is reported. At St. Paul, Minn., the worst
snow and wind storm of the season is re
ported along the line of the Northern Pa
cific freight business west of Fargo is
entirely suspended. All passenger trains
are moved with difficulty, Qraftqn, Da
kota. suffered most, business being en
tirely suspended during the day.
The fear of Wiggins’ storm has reached
St. Louis, About one.hundred and fifty
fishermen operate on the Mississippi
and Illinois rivers, from St. Louis
to Peoria, and they are said
to have all taken their fiefs out of tfio
river until Wednesday next. Fish are
consequently scarce, The weather is
cloudy, with rather high and dusty winds.
Halifax, March 10.— The wind is in
creasing in violence every minute, aud is
now blowing a heavy gale. Rain is fall
ing heavily. The tide, which will not be
at its highest until nearly 10 o’clock, is at
this hour (5 p. m.) within two feet of the
wharf tops.
Washington, March 11,—Snow and
rain are reported at various points in
Northern New York to-dav, but on the
Atlanic, from New Jersey northward, the
weather is clear and cold with a strong
breeze, but no gale
St. John, N. 8., March il,—The storm
which prevailed last night subsided about
3 o’clock this morning. The wind hauled
around from the south to southwest, aud
this forenoon to Ihe west. The tide to
day was higher than usual at this time,
and the sea broke over several wharves,
doing little damage, however. To-night
the wind it, flowing strongly from the
west, with snow’ squalls. is thought
the weather, though stormy, would attract
no attention but for Prof, Wiggins’ pre
diction.
Waterloo, March 11.—One of the
severest storms known for years is now in
progress. Snow began falling yesterday
afternoon and continued unabated through
the night. The wind lias been blow ing a
gale all day and the snow is piled almost
mountains high, making traffic of all kinds
absolutely impossible. Between 10 and 11
o’clock this lfiorfiing two distinct shocks
of earthquake were felt, the wave passing
from east to west, causing great alarm.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
Judge Crawford Not to Enter tlie Race—
Governor lioyiitou f a Chances.
Atlanta, Ga., March 11.—Judge Craw
ford is out in a letter tp-day declining to
be a candidate for Governor. This leaves
Gov. Boynton without any, as yet, strong
organized opposition. Other aspirants
are spoken of, but the general feeling
here just now in the most influential eir
plps. is in favor of the nominatien of Gov.
Boynton by acclamation. It is urged that
it Would be a delicate manoi Iq him
aside.
BUILDING UP OUIt NAVY.
Flve.New Vessel* to pe Built, pud Five
Monitors to be Repaired.’
Washington, March id.— Secretary
Chandler has directed the >ayal Advisory
Board to go to work at once In carrying
out the provisions in the naval bill in
regard to building up the navy. Five new
vessels are to be built, and five double
turreted monitors to lie repaired and com
pleted. The Advisory Board will prepare
places for this work. The completion of
the monitors will !>e first commenced. It
is thought the first contract will be entered
ipfff hi 4bo iii fwo months
THE ILL-PATER NAVARRE,
Four Sailors and Six Puftseugers Taunted
in Holland.
London, March 10.—A Dutch fishing
Smack lias landed at Maaslins, South
Holland, looi qiJ ( qre and six passengers
of the steamer Navarre, wbfefi foonfierefi
while on her way from Copenhagen to
Leith. There were twenty-five persons on
board the Navarre when she sank, who
made no effort to save themselves. Mr.
Manrall charges the Captain with cow
aVdfce, and says many more might have
fyerij suvG|. ‘
m v ste nrors~mii: rer.
Two Women Brained With an Axe.
Indianapolis, March 10.—On a farm
fourteen miles from here resided Mrs.
Lucinda Foreman, a widow aged 90, aud
a maiden daughter aged 01 years. Y'ester
,2ay tljey were found murdered. The
victims lived alone. One of the bodies
was found outside thd Hbfihe uijuei a
pile of straw, the other In the kitchen of
the dwelling. The weapon used was an
axe. There is no clue to the murderer.
A LODGING HOUSE FIRE.
Eleven Men Rnrhed to ZD.ai.fi and Four
Seriously Injured’ *
Bearwood, D. TANARUS., March It.—llood A
Scott’s lodging house at Brownville, a
wood camp at the terminus of the Black
Hills and Pert Pierre Railroad, was burned
at midnight. 'Ulctcji n,c> ( g’pre burned to
death and four others sertonSlj' fiijurea
The origin of the fire rs not known. :
Fviejgff Holders of Virginia Bonds,
London, March fo.—At a meeting of
committee of Virginia boiidfioldeLi yes'
terday it was resolved to do the utmost to
vindicate the claims of the bondholders
upon the State of Virginia, aud to advise
the holders not to take any step towards
converting the bonds under the Itiddle-
Wgeiact,
Advancing the Frlce of Pig Iron,
Cincinnati, March 10.—The principal
coke furnaces of Alabama and Tennessee,
which, through their officers here, supply
tfiost of the pig iron used in Cincinnati
and tributary markets in the West, to
day advanced the pffdes of all grades of
pig iron from SSO to SIOO per ton above
the figures of the past three weeks.
Russian Nihilists.
St. Petersburg, March 10.— Among
kho prisoners to be arraigned at the ap
proachifig inaf tieje of Nihilists, are
several important State criminals, three
naval oflicers, an army officer and Kobe
seff, the constructor of the famous mine in
Little Garden street.
The Charge Against Walsh.
Havre, March 11. English police
allege that John Walsh, whose extradi
tion is asked by the British Government,
was seen in Phcenix Park On the night of
the murders. ‘
Will Probably Accept a Judgeship.
London, March 11.— The Ohserrer
states that. Jiutalt p, Benjamin's health
perniiuing, he will probably accept a
Judgeship.
Death <fi Prince GorlschakoS'.
Baden Badkk, March JL—Prince
Gortschakotf, ex-Chaucellor of the Rus
sian Empire, is dead.
Twenty-four Hours to Live.
John Kuhn, Lafayette, Ind., writes us:
"One year ago I was, to all appearance,
in the last stages of Consumption. Our
best physicians gave my case up. I finally
got so low that our doctor said I could not
live twenty-four hours. My friends then
purchased a bottle of’Dr. Win. Hall’s Bal
sam for the Lungs, which considerably
benefited me. I am now in perfect health,
having used no other medicine,’* ,
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
NATURE'S TRIBUTE TO THE
GREAT DEAD.
Savannah at the Funerftl—The Military
—The Floral Offering*—The Great
Georgian’s Faith—Gofferuor Boynton
—Hearing Contests—The Executive
Department.
Atlanta, March 10.—Although this
month came in like a gentle lamb, and
gave promise of pleasant weather, we
have had rain and mud and chilliug winds
i in abundance. Happily,however, the day
I chosen for the funeral of Governor Ste
, phens proved an exception, although pre
ceded aud followed by a rainy day. Heaven
seems to ha>'e favored qs on that solemn
occasion. At least. oipaß sides I hear ex,
pressions of this kind, anfi see evidences
; of thois sincerity. Nodsy of the present
week has been suitable is every respect
for the funenHi aud Thursday seems to
have been mads so by some special provi
dence.
A lack of ears provuuLpd hundreds of
people lu various parts cftfKie State front
doming to the TUneral. Tlie raifroad offl.
cials found it utterly out of their power to
secure sufficient cars to accommodate all.
savannah’s representation.
I was gratified at the high praise given
to Savannah’s enterprise and martial
spirit bv our visitors to the Sesqui-Cen
tennial, but I am more than gratified at
the generous praise aw arded vour grand
representation at the funeral of Governor
Stephens.
Mayor Lester and his associates was
the most notable municipal delegation
from any part of the State, and was as
signed a position in the right centre of
Representatives Hall during the services.
General Henry IL Jackson, the gallant
soldier, the eloquent orator and distin
guished citizen, never spoke with grander
eloquence or greater power.
Only.’ once sine’e the war, I think, has a
Georgia cavalry company paraded our
Streets. 'J’he Richmond’ Ilussars, of
AugUstu, made a fine display here when
Get). "Fitz" Lee deHvered'the “Memorial
Day" oration. The Chatham Artillery
has been here before, never on parade.
Major Burgess created q w ide-spread ex
citement w ith his ‘?boy soldiers” from the
Savannah Military Academy, anfi au im
mense crowd followed them wherever tliev
went, Old military men said it surpassed
anything they had ever seen before.
While Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Grif
fin aud Americus were well represented,
Savannah furnished the great body of the
military, and people wondered, with grate
ful emotions, that such a large and
splendid display could have come all the
way trom Savannah to loin with us In our
tribute to the dead. Not a few words of
praise that 1 heard came from trembling
lips, and were made sincere by the testi
mony of weeping eyes. The Sesqui-Ceu
tenuial bound this section to Savannah
with strong cords of affection, but this
demonstration, here in {lie pupifal cit'\
has cemented the bond with a heartfelt
and lasting gratitude.
THE FLORAL OFFERINGS.
I was more than surprised at the num
ber and rare beauty of the floral designs
sent in from all parts of the State, ami
some from other States, ope anchor anil
wreath coiniug all the way from .Nrw
Orleans. • - • 1 ■ • •
Augusta -city of lovely women and
beautiful flowers—w as lavish of her gilts,
The bank of flowers from the Stephens
Hose Company occupied a conspicuous
place upon the Clerk’s desk during
the funeral services, while a magnifi
cent pillow of flowers, with a blue
centre and white letters,
GEORGIA'S PATRIOT,
rested oq life h ea d of the casket.
Standing with Bishop Beckwith aud
ltev. Dr. Jones at the door of the tomb, as
Sexton Bonnell slowly swung it on its
iron hinges, the fading light' of day fell
upon that beautiful pillow of flowers,
gave a tender shade to the bright blue
ground, and a brilliaut glow to the white
letters, and the last thing that fixed itself
upon our hearts and minds was the pecu
liar and su igii.g pamos and beauty of the
scene.
The ladies of Griffin also sent a beauti
ful pillow' of flowers inscribed
“OUR GOVERNOR," *
that was placed upon the fool of the
coffin, not the head, as staled in my
spec-itu. l A wealth of floral designs aucl
fragrant flowers surrounded tue casket
while it lay in state in the Beuafe cham
ber, and bore tender testimony that in the
hearts of the noble and patriotic women of
fJefjrgßi'the "Sage of Liberty Hall” had a
vyanti pla£o.
savannah’s military.
It is true that the occasion was a solemn
one-and the visit of the military a deli,
cate one—yet such scenes are not always
as decorous as they ought to be. But'in
this instance I hear of no complaint. My
own duties kept tue busy elsewhere, but
from all who were near’or with tlie sol
diery, I hear only praise for their good
conduct,
Ex-Mayor W. A. Huff, of Macon, the
proprietor of the Markham House, tells
tue l.e never entertained more gentleman.
lv find well-behaved sofiftefs, and life
Gate City Guard hear similar testimony
to their conduct at the banquet hall of
that company. Nothing lias ever so deeply
impressed Atlanta with the Importance
of having permanent and well-disciplined
volunteer companies iu the capital eitvof
the State.
Despite fog} JLat jke Grde City
Guard was in a partially diAorgantfied
condition, Captain Henry Jackson, tiu-ir
new commander that is to be, generously
put them in a condition to entertain the
visiting companies, and Atlanta hospi
tality was never more handsomely dis
pensed by a militaryoorps
*' ' fhiE COLORED MTIATaRV.
This was pot the first time the white,
mid colored military of the Stafe 'pqnjfjed
together, but it is probable that the cob
ored soldier never before behaved as well
or presented as fine an appearance.
It is due them that public recognition
should be made of this fact, as their
praise was ou all lips, even those that had
(.ever before given them a kincllv word or
jieiielous ti t oqgm.
From Macon, Columbus aqd
Rome they came, and the colored compa
nies of Atlanta, through the efforts of
Capt. M. 11. Bentley, formerly of Savan
nah, entertained them in a hospitable
manner. In the line of march tliev made
if qhq anpeai ai.ce, and if In any wa’y dur
ing the tfiiy rqivbeluiyedv' j bm not
heard of it. Gov, Stephens was their
friend, ami they honored hitu lu his final
obsequies.
TUB DYING HOUR OF GOV. STF.PHEN'S.
There was an important error of punc
tuation in lye telegraph ip report of re
marks or .Srdney He/bbrt at blthfens’
meeting on Sunday. 1 It read: "No Weep
ing ones were mourning his anticipated
departure last night. He passed hwaV in
astupok.k ft (djfiild Jijjye read; “l ast
night ho passed away in a stupor.” The
reference to “no weeping ones" had to do
with his anticipated deatli in 1876, when
he talked freely ofliis spiritual condition.
Governor Stephens seems to have had no
favorable opportunity to speak on this
subject before he died. His critical con
dition came with a giving away of his
mental powers, and he was thus deprived
of any farewell words to his loved ones,
or “last words" for the world at large to
remember.
Rut there can be no question ol his full
preparation tor death, as he had always
lived to die—ready at any moment to lay
down his work here and go to his rich re
ward beyond the grave. He did not
believe in death bed scenes or eleventh
hour repentance. His idea of a complete
life and finished character tvas One that
kept hitli ever prepared for the great
change that awaits Us, aud that frequently
comes as a thief in the night. ’ His niiiul
.was in a stupor it is true —but his pure
spirit yvent forth froin the frail body bright
hud beautiful in faith and love.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
I should he glad to refer to several indi
viduals of the Savannah military fitid
civil delegation, bnt where all did so well
and made such a good impression, 1 will
forliear to make any special exceptions. :
Governor Boynton has had an extremely
hard week, eoffiing as be did from a sick
Chamber to Ids new position, vet he has
borne himself as bravely as ntoUeslly un
der all the trying circumstances under
which he has been placed. A true gen
tleman at all times, he rncefe ev6ry de-
Waqd tyifb pourtesy and dignity, whether
ol a social or official character.
To-day the Governor has been engaged
in hearing the contested election case of
V\ D. Wells against W. H. Newsome,
Treasurer of Lee county.- E. G, Simmons,
Esq., of Americus, appeared for Wells,
aid Mai. R. N. Ely, of Atlanta, for New*
®me. The point raised was in regard to
< ballot box destroyed, but Gov. Boynton
iecidod that it could not have changed
the result, and Newsome retains his of-
Ifee.
‘'■"Nrs will b* nq changes in the Execu
tiveDepartment for the present. All the
officials are experienced and popular, and
Gov. Boynton joins heartily with them in
the prompt dispatch of business.
GEN. HENRY K. JACKSON’S
Oration at the Funeral of Governor
Stephens,
The following is the corrected text of
General Henry R. Jackson’s eloquent
eulogy of the late Governor Stephens,
The abstract of General Jackson's oration
given in the telegraphic columns of the
Morning News was necessarily brief,and
the revised text will be read with interest:
How profoundly must all of us realize
tlie impotence of words to voice the sad
spirit of the passing hour! A sigh, a sob,
a flood of tears, these are the eloquence
fit for an occasion like this; and these—
are not all of us prepared to give j There ;
has not beep a moment of niv waking '
life, since l heard that he was dead, when i
I could not have burst into tears like a
woman, or failed to feel that l need not
''lush to weep, With astonishment I have
uslvttd myself, Wimt is tbo meaning of
thist What relationship bound you to
the dead to account fortliU} That, for
many year* past, Mr. Stephens has been
to me a special admiration, is known to
all who know me well. But we do not
weep for those whom we simply admire.
M hen they perish, the world mav grow
darker indeed, but we do not feel so lone
some in it. How, then, am I to account
for this?
Oh! that speech in Savannah! God
only knows how grateful 1 was to Dr. Mil
ler for ihe few words, “His journey did
not cause his death.!’ Probably 1 was
most instrumental in getting him thither,
and meet it is that I should come to lay
ray garland, humble though it lie, upon
his bier.
Mr. Chairman, permit me to say, the
presence of that wonderful and phenome
nal man in Savannah came like a revela
tion to her people, and left a seal deep
upon her which will rest there forever.
No reaper ever gathered sheaves o'f grain
a lie gathered sheaves of hearts. But
still the question recurs. “How came
this tq hu sot What was there
ui the man that thus caused human hearts
to swarm to hife as the bees of Hymettus
swarmed to the honeyed lips of the fabled
singer t" Let us, for one moment, refleot!
I ask the most enlightened thinker of us
all—what is most God-like in its power—
wfiat iu rhetoric, what in poetry, what in
the world of thought; nay] what in his
tory, what in the world of action—what
is it that has the most God-like jiower to
concentrate human contemplation; to at
tract and fasten human affection! 1 As
cend, if you please, through the telescope
far up into the infinite! descend, through
the microscope, far down into the infini
tesimal! behold! contrast is the compass
that spans the universe of God! contrast
is the compass that measures the civiliza
tion of man! Lo! a God from Heaven
nailed to the wooden cross of earthi
contrast is tlie figure which Oiu-
uipotence . itself has . used (q rouse
filin’ Will ilid ioye of man
kind! And in whom among the liv
ing; nay! in whom among the dead, has
contrast ever so deeply enthroned herself
as in the man whom Georgia mourns to
day? Let those who stand at a distance
suspect or prate, if they please, of exag
geration ! We, who knew him, ktio\y that
here exaggeraviqtr is’ siffiply inj|K>ssible.
YFhat ffgiire’st'foug hnojigh to. illustrate
the truth?—a copdqF emerging from the
egg qf a dqvej the pyramid of Cheops bal
anced upon a schoolboy’s marble; the
genie escaping from the Arabic casket to
eclipse, with its stupendous development,
the sun in heaven. Nay! let the imagina
tion loose—give to her the wildest of
eagle’s wings!—she cannot exaggerate.
Beliold the poor, frail, emaciatecL physical
frame! Helpless - almost as helpless as an
Info nt iq its swaddling clothes-and then
hoe tlie mental and tlfe mdrql development
rising from H,
“Like some tail cliff that rears It* awful form.
Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the
storm;
Though rolling cloud* around its breast are
spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.”
Evoke from history, if you rleqae, the
grandest of her h,er qqs jtef 'A'fexaiulora,
her fJ:eart, her Bonapartesi— rest as
sured that in the comparison he will tri
umph. Circumstance, the king-maker,
fought for them; Circumstance, the man
destroyer, warred against him. Who
among us that observes, who among us
that reflects, is not aware that, with
the representative man, chronic dis
ease, continuous pain, the perpetual con
sciousness that death may l*e near, con
centrates thought, and emotion' oh fielf;
capturestlfenoblest examplars of our com
mon'humanity, and rivets tireiii down to
the very dust of self ? But how was it with
him? The more he suffered himself the
ffiore he strove Jo relieve the 6ufferiy.g of
eftiers:' EverJ pfing tb’at' struck at'liis
Vitals but sowed the seed of q grander
charity. Heroic conqueror of self and
circumstauce] to whom can we fitly apply
the term God-liko, if not to him?
And so he came to Savannah with the
serene light of heaven already in his eve.
Our people swarmed about hiin as he
moved along our streets. The high, tlie
humble, the- learned, the ignorant—all
ages, all colors—followed him, lord as he
was of tiie universal heart. From home
to home he went, repelling no invitation,
wliicu, ov possibility, fie cenlff •aedqjvt:
Weak and snfferifig ffe ga'ye himself to the
pleasure of others, Last of all he came to
us. Memorable day! who of us can
ever forget it? Richard was all himsclt
again. There was the feeble ring of the old
clarjon-like voice which years Before had
charmed me as never before had charmer
charmed so wisely. There was the ?:in;e
weird light of the wonderful eys, as jit? re*
nailed the memories of the past. Con
versation was directed to eloquence, and
how eloquently did he recount his own
experience of eloquent men. From
Webster, of the North, he came to foe
giants qf peorgia history.- Tftan-like
Tcbrnbs* hdrlwig his namilcar -bolt
ftgainbh the toes of his country: im
passioned Lumpkin, v.ith fqynadqtUke
elqqijeifce—rairi, rieci, uafo whirlwind,
all mingled together—swotmiug everv
thing beforr it; the classic Berrien; the
Apollo-like Forsyth; and, looming up In
the remoter distance, the Alpine in
tellect of Crawford. Oh! what a feast
of reason! what a flow of soul!
When there Wfit fi pause, I said to
dim. ‘‘ubverrfor, yon Lave given trs‘ the
great men Who figure irt Georgia history;
tell us something now about your tramp.”
The sweet smile that played athwart his
lips, what words can ever express! And
the eloquence of a practical life—how it
beggars the tongue of man! If ever hu
man words did express it. they came from
nis own uuiubU: servant: “Mat s Alec is'
kinder to dogs than most people-are to
folks.” What Demosthenlan or Cicero
nian lips have ever formulated such an
eulogiutu! -
“Governor,” one of us said, “we hear
that you have a room at Lilierty Hall for
tramps?” “Yes,” he replied, “i feel It
my'duty to try to make everybody as
happy as r can.’’ We saw tlie tips of the
angel wings. We realized that an angel
had blessed our house, and we felt, uh,
how profoundly! tbateyeiytyperothelinek
over which those wheels had rolled were
holy. That no Georgian could cross them
with a base thought in his head, or a
mean, malignant feeling iu his heart,
without becoming a traitor to the mother
earth whieh gave that frail, attenuated
form to the breathing world, and is now
about to hug it back to herself again!
Died from Her Injuries.
New Work, March 10.—Anna Leahy
was arrested last night on a charge of
Vagrancy, bhe was’ taken' to court this
morning, -and while going up stairs she
managed to elude the officer who had
her* in custody and jumped through an
open widow to the ground, a distance of
thirty feet. She died shortly afterwards
from her injuries.
Bishop (Jiiinlan’s Remains.
Mppij-tc, M arc h 10.—Thq remains of
John (Juinlan, Roman Catholic Bishop of
this diocese, arrived at 5 o’clock this
evenihg hy special train from New Or
leans. Tln-y were received by a large
concourse of people of all creeds. They
will lie in state at the cathedral till Tues
day morning, when the funeral will take
place. ' 1
"1 Have Been Afflicted
with an affection of the ttoroat from child
hood, caused by diphtheria, and have used
various remedies, but ffave never found
anything equal to Brown’s Bronchial
Troches.!’—iter. G. M. F, Hampton,
Piketon, Ky. Sold only in boxes.
Two ladies of Rome, the last descend
ants of Vespucci, who gave the
fiame ot America to the Western hemis
phere, are now begging that a pension of
ten crowns per month, which was assigned
to their family by the republic of Florence
in 1690, be restored to them.
HORS FORD’.S ACID FifQSFHATE.
Overworked Nervous Systems.
Dr. Edward L. Duer,Philadelphia,ears;
“I have used it for several years, cousidr
ering it valuable in overworked nervous
systems, and in the exhausted condition
following protracted levers,"
PENSACOLA & ATLANTIC,
THE NEW IRON HIGHWAY OF
FLORIDA.
A Speedy Run Over the Elegant Road-
A Delightful Trip Through a Promis
ing Region—The Seaport on the Gulf-
Fort Ptckeus-The Navy Yard-Home
ward Bound.
Tallahassee, Fla., March 8,-An
excursion party, consisting of members of
the Legislature and their friends, left here
last Saturday for Pensacola, over the new
line of railway recently completed' be
tween the capital and that city. It was
indeed a jolly crowd. The Legislature had
adjourned the day before, aud the Western
members were bound for “home, sweet
home,” happy at the thought of meeting
the loved ones there; for, iu the laiwu-ree
of Byron, * ‘ e
’Tis sweet to know there is an eve will mark
Our coming, and lie brighter when we come!
A number of the Eastern aud Southern
members were also of the party, as well
us some ladies, whose presence lent a
charm to and held in cheek the festive
throng. Of the latter all were married
bu t one. Thus, with sedate Senators, hope
nil Assemblymen, bustling railroadmen
artists, newspaper eorrespoiufents and
others, includmg charming ladies, was
the party made up.
ihe Honda Central and Western Rail
road Company bad provided ample ue#
! commodations over their road to the Apa
weaßler was delightful,
and the wild flowers, peering forth from
I “ e,(l a "ff forest, gave unmistakable evi
denee that the beautiful apring-time had
again dawned upon us. The an- was re
dolent with perfume, and the groves ran?
with the melody of the birds. Everv one
seemed to be in a good humor with him
self and his neighbor. Tlie tierv partici
pants m stormy debate in tlie closing days
session were pqw - ; { S jocose and
amiable toward other as twin broth
crs. M ould that all would thus forgive
and lie forgiven, forget their petty trou
bles, am) resolve themselves into a grand
excursion party, as tliev certainly are
moving on toward the “ beautiful river
A run of 44 miles, passing Midway,
Ouiqpy and Ciiattahooehee stations,
brought us to the Apalachicola river.
Here the railroad bridge, now rapidly
reaching completion, will connect the
Honda, Central and Western Railroad
with the Pensacola and Atlantic Rail
road, and thus give an unbroken all rail
route from Pensacola to Jacksonville and
lie j oiid. Ihe little steamer Newton, now
sei \ ing as a transfer boat, conveyed our
party across and down the riyer about
three nules to Sampson’s I.audiiu*, where
we were received aboard the special
train ot elegant cars by Capt, 1 W D
Chipley, Vice President and Generai Su’-
permteiident of the PeimpftJa and Allan
tic* Kailroaa Compauy, who accompanied
. . .1 J ” UVGDllipmilt'U
our party to the city of Pensacola. Tvven
tv-live miles’ run brought us to Marianna,
tne capital of Jackson countv, where wt
stopped an hour for dinner. Thfo fo a nice
I 1 t ? w J l toasting a population of abhut
1,000 inhabitants, a substantial brick
court house, a ntimber of ’ churches, busi
ness houses some cosy residences and
charming ladies. Here Jackson couniv’s
eutire dejegutifofo l;er Httfo Senator and
thrtip gvdftj lug Assembly mon-parted
from us, going to their respective homes,
ami we on our way rejoicing. One grave
benator, not being ou tiie alert, was lelt
behindj but joined us again two days after.
Leaving Marianna about 4 p. nrevye made
a win of about 136 mileg through intermi
nable pines and over a geiitly’undulating
sqrfaco, touching at New’Orange, Cliocto
luUcfiec, At-gyle- nod 'arriving in
lensacola anPut j fi. m, Sunday morning,
tired aifii ‘riqopy too,” The road from
Marianna to Milton runs through a hith
erto terra iHdu/nita, and piescnts the ap
pearance, as it is, ol anew country now
just entering upon the march of develop
ment. lhe station houses, store and dweL
ib.mr tb? S r 8 at - toptdk and villages
aiong the line ol rfomararo all new, Tit
t-reU.v molt lu Ui° wood*. The lands on
ejtheV side of tlie road may be had very
cheap now, but not so after awhile, for
the land speculator is already fookin-'
about tor lands with a view to investment 5 .
Ihe completion of the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad marks anew era in the
history of Western Florida. It brings the
people of that section of the State in°cloße
proximity to the Middle and Eastern di
visions of the Stare eo thar iUtrip to
the capital, ci to Jacksonville and
oUiev vpoints ' in * the Peninsula
is • now made in a few
hours, whereas it used to take days hv a
circuitous route throinfo Alabama and
Georgia, Ihe new read is said hy compe
tent .nidges to l>(> WcelTenL. Your corre
spondent does not profess to be competent
to pass judgment upon such matters, but
lje t)oes kUQW wUtm. a train gets over
ground rapidly without jolting. By this
test the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
can pass for first-class in his opinion,
lie heard no complaints whatever. On
the contrary, he heard the remarks oft
repeated, “What an excellent road”’
"How easy it rides!” "Mate's splendid
tune!” etc. - ■
On our arrival in Pensacola, most of the
parly were quartered"at fhtr Merchants
and. the-Glty Hotel. • Late as was the
hour, we retired anil slept finely until 7
a, m, Rising much refreshed, we were
soon after summoned to breakfast, and
did our whole duty, too, taking the ovsters
on the half-shell, stewed and fried
Breakfast over, and it being Sunday ev
ery oue betook himself ui fancy "lead,
some going L.ero, outers there, sonie u
(•Uuren, Others to the Oseeofo Club rooms'
the privilege of which had been tenZreri
the members of Our party for ten Z *
On Monday morning a programme
nnn"^’ t 0 the vT^fo*' 8 a t the hotels an
n"’ c .~." “*at at Ip.m. of that day an
recursion would be made on Pensacola
J ’ yartl #* *’°rt
seven-v V At appointed about
seYemjfore souls, including our party
wentou hoard the Staunch little tug Mary
ij lttlc u “’ *]} e stars and stripes floating
jroni her flagstaff. From the ntimber of
baskets of refreshments—solids and fluids
—brought aboard it might have been
vovl-e U t \n!i we ., were going Oil a long
\o}a ft e. And sq jt uietapUo,ricallv
far lo.ug will ifliVe (q our mein
oriefc. • ’
Jfajor Brent, who seemed to be manager
general ot the excursion, gave the word
and our boat steamed out with flving coll
ors, passing many sail lving at anchor
awaiting their freight of Florida pine
lumber. At tunes more than two hundred
vessels tyav be seen m port, all' to Ik;
freigutea w iiu lumber, destined to North
ern markets and to Europe. Pensacola
ships more lumber perhaps than any other
port in the United States, its monthly
shipments being about 15,000,000 feet of
lumber, besides square timber,
After a run of g few miles down the
' fe'H’ 4 011 *’ Wade fast at the navy yard
Wharf, when ail parties took a’ walk
through the yard, looking at the various
buildings, beautiful payemeots, and other
objects of 4 warlike Character to be seen
there. The navy yard embraces aliout
twenty-two acres, has within the inelosure
about thirty buildings, large and small,
ail brick, and some of them large and
elegant structures, the whole costing Un
cle Sam something over $6,000,000.
Thus was spent an hour, when wo went
aboard our tug and steamed for Fort
Pickens, aliout two miles distant across
the bay and on the western end df Santa
Rosa Island. Ilero a part' or the excur
sionists went ashdre to look at and walk
through the fort, while the rest remained
on board and steamed out into the Gulf of
Mexeico to get a little totiqfc of a “life
on the ocean wave.” How old Nep
tune received the land lubbers I
know not, not being of this
of the pafty, but some of them
on their return looked more thoughtful
and were less noisy than tie fore. Those
remaining at the fort proceeded to ex
plore the same, going round, over and
through it. At one time it had mounted
upon its walls about one hundred and
forty guns, Insides other pieces at the port
holes. Now there are but few guns about
it, none properly fixed for service,' but a
large quantity pf snot and shell stored
within. The fort encloses about five
acres, and cost, first and last, more than
16,000,000, But it shows signs of decay now.
and may never again under the improved
system of nafal warfare be occupied bv
soldiers during hostilities, should our
country again be engaged in war. How
the corroding tooth of time laughs at the
puny works of man. 'flps great fort,
costing millions, is gradually decaying,
and will ultimately crumble before the in
cessant strokes of time. While
sitting on its highest wall, in conver
sation with a gentleman who seemed
to somewhat familiar with the
history of this and the adjacent forts, we
made observations and estimates as fol
lows: From our point of view, could be
seen the navy yard, to tte northeast; just
north of us was Fort Barancas,|costing it
is said, about SB,OOO,QUO, the
barracks; to the west was Fort Mcßea
now almost in ruins, costing up in the
millions; at our feet was Fort Pickens
costing as stated above. The to
tal cost of th<s three forts
above named. the navv yard and
other minor m.iitary works near by, and
the lighthouse to the northwest, just
across the bay, was abouts36,ooo,ooo! But
enough of this. ’
About the tug returned, our
wing of the party having in
the meantime partakeu of a collation
spread in tlie main entrance to the fort, as
we learned, under the auspices of the
Oceola Cfob. On the return trip to the
city we had a view of tlie sliip
tiing .in the bay, as showu
- .foeir numerous lights, reminding
us of Mark Twain’s description of Venice
I)} moonlight. A number of appropriate
songs were sung by the young gentlemen
aboard, some of the older gentlemen join
ing in the chorus. Everybody seemed to
he pleased. Even the representatives of
the l ensacola press, though diflering in
politics, and sometimes saving fair,l
things ot each other, seemed on this occa
sionto be jolly good friends. Taking it
all m all, we had a good time, and the
memory or the excursion to Pensacola
aud on the hay will not soon
lade away. ho far as we have
heard any expression, it is in compliment
to all parties contributing to the pleasure
of the excursion party; to Captain tTiip
lev and Conductor R. li. Alexander of the
1 ensacola anil Atlantic Railroad, -to the
Oceola Club for its generous kindness as
Jell while on the hay, and to the citizens
of the city of Pensacola generally, and
tlie representatives of the press espeoiallv
for the part they contributed to our pleas
ure while with them. Long live Pensa
cola. Success to the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad. Our party left Tuesday
morning, reaching Tallahassee at 8 p. m.,
all safe and well pleased with their trip
over the Pensacola aud Atlantic Railroad !
to 1 etisqeo,ia aud return. J. V. D.
NAMING THE BABY.
A Family Dispute that Eu.ls iu a Sepa
ration ami a Divorce Suit.
-Yic York Herald.
John W. Britton, his wife and his
daughter Mary A. appeared in special
term of the Supreme Court before Judge
Larremore, Thursday, as the promoters
of a suit on the part of the daughter to
obtain a decree of separation from her
husband, Charles Applebv, on the ground
ot cruel and inhuman treatment and aban
donment. The father of the plaintiff ap
peared quite substantial, and ihe ladies
were richly dressed, the mother in plain
silk with sealskin coat, and the daughter
in a suit of embossed silk. Roth wore
black velvet hats, that ot the older lady
decked out with some topknots of
the same color, while on that of tlie
Younger was bound a tropical bird of
brilliant plumage, with one wing left
loose to flutter in the breeze.
The parties to the suit t\m married in
October, 18. i, and ifiiuil October to, tssi,
lived together in (he house of the wife's
parents, w hen the husband left and took
up hts quarters elsew here. A short time
after this tlie wife commenqui me present
suit.
In her conydaiiit she charged that at
various; time's during the four years they
joed together her husband ueeifthi-eaten
lngand abusive language toward her, put
ting het in feared bodily harm, and that
lie finally abandoned her aud neglected to
provide for her and her children, leaving
them to be supported by the bouuty of her
pareuts. The defendant denied in his
answer the allegations of cruelty, and
asserted that on one occasion his wife
threatened him with Iyer foeuelied fist, and
that lie is now and always lias been ready
to provida her witfi a suitable hoi\ie anv-
Yfoere but in her father’s but that
she lias refused fo ga with him. On the
t mil both, sitlos. HbuudoiKHl the charges of
cruelty, and the ease for the wife was
allowed to rest solely ou tlie charge of
abandonment.
They had two children born to them,
one named Fanny Britton and the other
John Britten, anil the wanuUg of these
children, according to the testimony,
seems to ha,ye been tlie most potent cause
of For the first, the mother
proposed the name she now has, iu honor
of her ow n mother. To this (he husband
objected, saying ho \vrihod' the child
named alter uofoor. “What is vour
mother’s ua*oe?” inquired the wife.
“Elisabeth Ann,” was the reply. “Oh!
that’s a horrid name,” said tlie
wife; "I wouldn't have any child
ot mine called that. SRe must be named
after my mother *u- have no name
at all. _ T’L'fo wife had her way. The next
came when tlie boy was born,
his lnother proposing to call Ufoi John
Britton, after her father, This the hus
band would not tolerate, aud announced
jus determination never to yield the point.
On (Ictoiler 10,1881, the dav of the separa
tion, she announced to him her final deter
mination to call the child John, and then
the cable parted, There had lieen some
slight disagreements between the defend
ant ami his mother-in-law on the question
of soothing syrup after the birth of the first
child, and a little loud talk at table on
some other disputed point, but the forego
ing appear to have been tlie must aggra
vating circumstances £f foe case. Testi
mony was also given on behalf of the de
fendant tai he had offered to make suit
able provision for his wife apart from her
parents, even sending her a diagram of
the apartments for her approval. Counsel
for plaintiff contended that a case of aban
donment had been made out, while coun
sel for defendant insisted on the onposite.
Judge Larremore said the only question in
the. case was that of abanff’sfomeut, and
wlule reserving his dofosifoi, expressed
regret that the parties could not become
recoifoUbd, '
AN QLD EDITOR’S CURIOUS
FANCY-
One of tlie Most Remarkable Funeral*
on Record.
A special dispatch from Gow anda, New
York, says: The death and burial of F.
G. Stebbins, for twenty years editor of the
Cuba Patriot, caused a sensatfon in West
ern New York, and will go down as one Of
the most curious affairs of the age. Steb
bins was what might be' pronounced an
lngersollite. For years he lias been dving
of consumption, and for months he brood
ed over his approaching dissolution. He
wus impressed by (he refusal of diaries
It, Thorne, Jr„ the actor, to have any
religious services held over his bodv, and
prior to his death he exacted from his
family the promise that no minister of
whatever denomination should l>e allowed
to hold a religious service. He was a
member of J-odge No. 553, Kuights of
Honor, aud asked (Lai the ceremony
should be conducted by the lodge. He
desired the Knights, in follow ing hisbody
to the grave, to sing “Marching Through
Georgia,” repeating the song when the
earth fell upon his coffin. On leaving the
cemetery they were teeing "Good-Bye,
My Lover, |BoQdvPye.v Stebbins died
last Friday, the funeral taking
place here yesterday, Twenty-eight
Knights in full regalia attended the
funeral. They sang the songs requested,
both in going and coming, and created a
sensation in the quiet town, the citizens
of which did not understand how such
songs could be tolerated at a funeral.
The mourners did not seem tOiinind the
strangeness of the obsequies_l Tlie scene
at the grave, when the earth clattered on
the box and the Knights started up the
old war-song, was impressive. As the
last words died aw ay the cqrfoge moved
on, and when outside, (he cemetery the
sentimental go/ag was taken up and’sung
with spirit. It was a strange funeral,
btepbiua two years ago was appointed
United States Consul to one Qftho L’hilin
pine Islands. i
Brief Telegrams.
M. Co.umundol Coumoundours, a well
known Greek statesman, is dead at
Athens.
ihe Royal Commission at Cork advises
the closing of Spike Island prison, the
scene of tho recent revolt.
The following Postmasters have been
appointed by the President: Mrs. Vir
ginia Sharpe, at Wilson, N. t'.; 11. L
Gudgers, at Asheville, N. C.
Mr. Tulles’ Dublin committee have se
lected four thousand i>ersons for emigra
tion,half of whom will go to friends in the
United States and half to Canada.
Abill passed the Arkansas Senate Satur
day chaugiug the name of Dorsey count v
to UeSoto county. It was named for ex-
Senator Dorsey during the reconstruction
era.
In the Chamber of Deputies at Madrid
Saturday a, bill was introduced for a
credit Of 85 000,000 pesetas for public
works. Bonds issued under the bill are to
be redeemable in twenty years.
The German Government has forbidden
the introduction into Germany of the
t All/jemeine Zeitum / during the
next two years. The Berlin tribunals have
a i r ??. y pronounced against two numbers
of this obnoxious journal.
The authorities at Vienna have closed
the reading club of German students at
the High School because of the reeent
meeting held in honor of Wagner, which
partook of the character of an Irridentist
display in favor of union with Germany.
Large palm leaf patterns appear in in
volved designs, covering the entire sur
face of new cashmere broches of the finest
quality.
1 PRICE SIO A TEAR. )
I 5 CENTS A COPY. j
ODER THE INFLUENCE.
A SUNDAY MORNING TRAGEDY
IN NEW YORK.
A Roundsman Shot and Instantly Killed
by a Drunken Policeman lor Making
the Latter Do Hlg Duty—Lynch Law
Threatened—The Murderer Said to be
Insane.
Xkw York, March 11.—At 11:30 o’clock
to-day officer Patrick Casey, of the Hun
toi s I oint police force, shot and instantly
killed Roundsman Richard Comisky. The
murdered roundsman was sitting at his
desk in the First precinct, conversing
with two officers, when suddenly Casey
entered. It was noticed that he was un
der the influenceofliquor and acted rather
strangely. He went into the rear room
and called in two officers to help him fix
jus pistol. They did so. and shoving it iu
his pocket Casey walked out to where
Comisky sat. When within two feet of
the unsuspecting Comisky he halted amt
said, “IV hat do you follow me so for'’’
Comisky replied that it was to
vreK 0 . his, duty.
\\ ithout another word Casey drew his re
volver and fired. The ball entered half an
inch below Comisky’s eye, and he fell
naek dead. The murderer was instantlv
Secured, and hurried to the county jail
a fortunate thing, as within fifteen
minutes a thousand porsons hail gathered,
and under the impression that he was
still in the station made strong efforts to
get hold of him.
It is supposed that Casey was in a state
of insanity when he shot Comiskv. <>n
the way to jail he manifested great fear,
laboring under the impression that everv
ouo wanted to kill him.
Comisky is a brother of the Chief of the
Hunter's Point Fire Department, and
was unmarried. Casey has a wile and
three children. A strong guard is posted
about the jail to-night, as open threats of
lynching are made.
EX-GOVERNOR SPJUGUK.
The l.iito Executive of Rhode Island
Married in Virginia.
A special dispatch from Staunton, Va
says: “Ex-Governor William Sprague!
of 1 royidcnce, H. 1., was married at the
V lrgima Hotel, in this place, Friday
night, to Dora Inez Calvert, formerly of
Connecticut, but lately a resident of West
Virginia, and claiming a residence in
Staunton, Va. The troubles of this couple
in securing their marriage license were
some want remarkable. The groom
eleet arrived Here ou Wednesday,
afternoon and busied himself to-dav
in endeavors to procure a license and to
induce tue rector of the Episcopal Church
here to perform the ceremony. The effort
to obtani a license was first 'made at the
office °f the County Clerk. Failing in
tins, by reason of the fact that the Clerk
. could not and w'ould not issue a license to
parties neither of whom were
Augusta county, the ex-Governor went to
tlie Clerk's office of the corporation. litre,
after many difficulties and with the con
sent ot the City Attorney, the license was
at length secured. The ceremony took
place at the hotel above named, ami was
performed by the llev. W. I>. Hullihen,
formerly a cadet In the Confederate ser
vice and an officer of General J. E. R,
Stuart's start; uot without, however, a
careful inquiry of ex-Governor Sprague
as to his diverce from his former wife
Having taken legal advice dually, Mr_
Hullihen submitted certain questions to.
tlie ex-Coveruor, which, being satisfac
torily answered., the ceremony was per
formed. It Yas not known that the bride
was al*o a divorcee until the marriage
ceremony had taken place, after which it
transpired that she was lately divorcod
from a Mr. Calvert, now a citizen of Cin
cinnati. The ex-Governor put down his
age at fifty-one ami the bride at twenty•
three. The bridal couple left to-night on
the 1 a. in. train for the North.
Heads Ijike a Romance,
-A’i o \nrk Special, 9th,
A story that reads like a romance comes
from the Children's Aid, Society. James
Anderson, a New Vcu* merchant, failed
inlßob,aud his three children, William
Michael, George and Margaret, ages
eight, ten and fourteen years respectively,
were pjaced in good homes in Michigan
'the following year by the Children’s Aid
Society. Through its agent, Rev. J. F.
Root, frequent reports were received
from them. The little girl died, but
the boys grew to manhood and entered
the army, receiving . honorable dis
charges at the close of the war. They re
turned home in Michigan, where one ot
them married and built up a good legal
practice. The other is a farmer. Their
iuterest in the Children’s Aid Society was
kept up by correspondence, and in 1870
one of the brothers called at the office
when on a visit East, It appears by the
death of Michael Root, in 1881, in Edin
burg, Scotland, these children fall heirs
to an estate worth several million dollars
The former agent of the society. Rev. Mr.
Root, called at the office c4' tlie society
last week to gather the (acts preparatory
to claiming the estate in behalf of the
heirs.
* Persona whose blood has been cor
rupted, and the circulation deranged by
foul secretions—the result of the disorder
ed chemistry of the body—need for their
purification something like an inward
baptism at the hands of Mrs. Lydia E.
Pinkham, whose laboratory is at No. 238
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Her Vege
table Compound is fairiv inundating the
country as with a vivor of life.
Suiting gloutdrr.
fj _
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low lest, short weight, alum or phosphate
powders, sold only in cans. KOYAL
BAKING POWDER CO.. 700 Wall street
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Pain fuller.
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HAS .
HO CHAHCE
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I 1 ■
This wonderful remedy has saved the
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8. Henry Wilson. Lawrence. Mass., says:
The surgeons pronounced my case Diph
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reach it. Perry Davis's Pain Killer saved my
i LibeousLeach, Nashua, N. H., sayß: “I had
painters’colic and dlphtheretic sore throat very
severely. Pain Killer drove both away."
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