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EBTABLISHED 1850. )
t n. E*TILE. Editor and Proprietor. |
; M> IN THREE STATES.
. HGIA. FLORIDA and south
, VKOL.INA PUT IX TYPE.
. ,*f the Georgia State Grange—
!• Veteran Commissioners—
l > . 1 >n<l Owner of Emanuel Coun
bUnt# of the Drought Near
( uthbert
etoteu.
er, of Talbot county, u dead.
Kemp, of Buena Vista, is dead,
rer is the new editor of the Walton
-a Jordan, of Dooly county, died a
i re is the newly elected Mayor
in Pula-ki county bad hoofs like
"" n county, is soon to have a
lover the announcement that
• ’.I- must go.
v, a demented negro, died in a
\1 . ii Thur~lay.
">• at work in Columbus. Three
entered Wednesday night.
m Electric Light Company
S .-fa. iditg its rays last night,
r -i-nc of Kntne’s Public School
laiil on the 20th inst.
an old well and was drowned
* * mgtoa one night last week.
. .tv !- t<* have anew $3,000 jail.
K c rntnencol imme<liately.
rt~ c.incctning the small-pox epi
1' '“V spring are said to lie exaggera
: all. formerly of Ta . lor county. has
.- rously stabbed without provoca-
Texas.
M. berry, who diktat Tif ton from
-. f chloral, dill Dot take it with
l!l James Kelly, of the Atlanta po
. d.ei of hyilrophoiiia at 2 o’clock
la;, morn-ng.
rr , k i . Morehead, Commissioner
-I - New orlean. Kxiiositiou, was
-!a Thursday.
- •• Iy fr.,m the North died at Augusta
and is llml ,tj on . was walking
-sreet Wednesday.
1 M S. My. recently of Hast Tennessee.
-I art mg a paper soon at Tallapoosa,
>1 the Enterprise.
:J a has shipped u.::02 hales of cotton to
There are probably 500 or 600 hales in
' v not yet ihipued.
i * t; has reenired this season about 8,000
-f cotton. This is about 2.ooobales short
i-t season’# receipts.
\ i in ‘.va- found in the cell of the mur
. -lames Crummidy. at Kastman, recent
i.iilier sun Me or escape was his object.
\i Albany two negro boys about H years
barreled almut going hunting. * One
i- a gun atnl shot the other through the leg.
Tlie Jackson records the fact that n
'man in Bulls county recently came up and
U i a man for a horse which she had bought
from him in 1866.
U . s. t.—ibee. of Burke county, had two
boa— and over 1(0 bashels of corn burned on
hi- place sundae night. He thinks il-.e lire
of incendiary origin.
The election held in Cochran on Thursday
* • ai;tbori/<- ;In < .niin-ii l.i I,- v \ :1 |\ to
,V fo- an artesian well, resulted in 105 for
\ ant 8 for no tax.
.1. Twigg-, of Augusta, has purchased
- \.t st.-amer Alice (lark, which will
i r run on the south Carolina coast, in
t on w ith the Georgetown Railroad,
olv in the Goldslmro neighborhood
i-ki - onnty is the possessor of 55 be<l
i lb* work of licr own hands, and
•i unilt two a week.
. eight bar rooms, and two more
• -iabi s||,..j soon. < hanncey. in
•univ. has fire, and application# for
- ■■• v two more have been made to the
re. ently elected.
s' - >n. E -,i* say: “We arc in
■ n a crowd of gentlemen from this
.. A.• I on their wav from sa
il a hand of rotiliers. but they sus
v ry little damage.”
~ berlock. one of two white traders
■mived near Talhotton a few days
tie ir families, dieil there. They
- : iretw to bare met the
f their migratory hand at Macon
nt fire in the woods aliont the Dooly
■ e, twenty -r more sheep were
- Hu-flames. The people of that
:n kept on their guard much of the
r icr to save themselves from the
s grass fires.
who lived in Athens several
r< l cived a notice from Texas
s2.soii ruining to him from the
! • g or. of Honor, which w as left to
- -in t,. urge, who was burned some
. a th. Kndc Hotel.
mulatto child born in Greene
w living in Morgan county, and
• .Id name. “Sin.” The child was
ihe place of John K. Dawson, of
■.u>. and. !>eing a mulatto, she was
‘siu.“ She i- now known to be 111
f and probably more.
Knox, of Lexington, arrived at
i iy. and captured a negro named
w as siisjiected, several years ago.
nghi* w ifeand concealing herbody
. : i pro >f could not lie had agair.st
s wanted in Oglethorpe for another
I! “A gem le
' . rkv.s Junction, in tiii# county, had
of an acre in sugar cane this
- paid him handsomely, not
. : lie dry ; rat. From this small
md he sold syrup to the value of
to the amount of sl3. and re
-i rup for the use of his own
. rents.of Telfair county, died
iv, r. near MeV die, on Saturday,
i- w:>.~ for a tune agent for the
,t.d and Lumber Company. He was
: citizen, and has many 'friends to
ieaili His father. Hon. J. Clinton
: i o sented the Fifteenth Sen at o
'<77. and dted during his sena
■ -r .and the Waynesboro Herald savs:
'1 len, a few days ago. a gen tie-
..re informed, owns 4 .000 acres
Km in net count'. He has liecn of
. ' r.in. *1 per acre for the tim
. 1. but di-ciires to accept the
k- that the trees on the land
> • r acre for lumber and turpen
\ : ■-< tty huge fortune for a plain
1 • . a farmer.”
' .. morning, the 14th of November,
-ix-room dwelling in Twiggs
was built bv Mr. Methvin m
• *st of a'siut SLO9O. together with
r i ainable improvements, the pron-
Mr. 4. XV. Bullock. was burned to the
Ihe cau-e of the tire is unknown.
- < estimates hi- loss at auont $2,000,
i g $1,200 insurance on the building.
\ - g:.>n E’ cr/ir o says : “Hon.
L IVck. of Rockdale, is spoken of as
i candidate for senator from this
If t'oi. Living-ton’s friends don’t
so send him to Congress, lie will
.v continue to represent us in the
iic for mme time to come. He
. to a faithful Senator—few, if any, l>et
.!! !e found—and he is mil a man Whom
pa-.nie wilt qxtteUv see retired from public
fc w ithoul good and'sufficient raus‘."
Tt V'.banv Vries savs: “The fact that nil
, . f our present t'ountv Commissioners.
Me—r*. i apt. J. 8. Stephens. A. XV. Crosby
.’i l B. F Wilder, were closely associated
with each other tn the war a- memliers of the
same company, the Xlliany Guards, together
with the fact that Capt. Stephen# and Mr.
nvs each l-i a teg. and Mr. Wilder the use
>f an arm in battle, furnishes a coincidence
worthy of mention. Thev are among the
ir\ few memliers of the old Albany Guards
who sun ived the war and are still liviug."
The XX dtoa XV j,- says: “There was as much
•tiffiNvn e in the municipal election on last
Thurs-lay and the one twelve months ago as
ere i-tn white and black. Last year the
mi. the deal, the lame, the halt. ati<i old
irkies who hadn't been seen for years, were
1 to the iHiils during the greatest ex
mint imaginable. Cuffy figured more
n-iuci,.iuly than auy other party, and it
- mount * your price" on every eoruer.
* year then# was no opposition. Cuffy was
- at. wi'ltng amt waiting, but no offers
re made. < 'uly one darkey Toted, old man
race, who, by the way, always votes the
Democratic ticket.”
t few dat - ago. at oi l Miliwoihl (now Eo
■ s . . in the Third district of Dooly county, a
nltv incurred between Jack XX'ooten. a
. .ms and James Linsey, who is clerk in a
grocery store. Owing toan old grudge.
" ...ten. the* negro, came at Linsey w ith his
kr.-.fe. iafficliag* several severe slabs
■ i cut-. After icing cut, Linsey procured ff
and -hot the negro several limes, the
-hot taking effect, the ball passing through
< tozro's Isalv. Linsey. though badly cut.
isg well. The negro is still living, hut
pro!■*!•!>- die of his wound. XXhisky
caused the trouble.
fiuihliert Enterprise -ays: “Charles
-4 who has recently lieen traveling in
-.‘•-tion Iwhiw t ulhbert. gives the follow
ing a# illustration- of how dry it i- in the sec
i sjioken of: He says he passed a pond the
>-r day where the water was not only all
but the fire had burned is inches deep
. the bottom of it amidst Ibe leaves and
. then coming within 100 yards of an
•r pon l he heard a peculiar noise. Reach*
- the pond he found a hundred cows with
'beurnoao##tu,-k in the soft wet earth, stick
• water which had left the surface,
rtcen cows lay around dead from thirst,
x: Dunlap's mill, three miles from Arlington.
"r> were l.ouo cows, all come for water at
' me. and the proprietor was notifying
-Miners that they would-have to go
- wh.-re. a# the cows were about to drink
np ht# pond.”
Ti irslay'i Columbus Ti-nee says: “Vester
•lclegates to the Gnoi'gia State Grange
i nued to come in. and the number was
* tied to upwards of fifty. The Grange held
three sessions during the'day and will hold
; ~ r this tnorning. They will conclude
ti e r business bv main to-day. The follow ing
h er were elected to shrve for the next two
ir>: Master—D. Giilts, of Stewart; Over
- •■er—W. B. McDaniel, of Decatur; liurer
• tiwtllt, at Banks; Stewart-F. L.
•j nly. ..f Franklin; Assistant Stewanl—D. B.
g las#, of Terrell; Chaplain—G. K. Ijuil
.*!>. of White; Treasurer—A. Moflit.of Bibb;
' retarj-—E Taylor, of Monroe; Gate
Kreiier—4. P. Fontaine, of Elbert; Ceres—
Mr-, t. H. Kimbrough, of H.irns;.l*amona—
Mrs. W . J. Henderson. of XVashington:
Lady Amtttint Steward—Mrs. J. Max
well, of Elbert. A resolution was
i limited to the following effect:
“Requesting every subordinate Grange and
Uie agricultural abcietie# in the State to ap-
■ - \ 7 -V ' ‘ 7 >• ■ • _■ r .• .7 ' ' '
WMt
point suitable committees from the respective
aaiociations whose duty it should he tenure
samples of fertiltjers offered for sale In their
nrnunitieß i and have the same ana-
The meeting of the Grange will be
L n ® au * £Sv dle, on Deember 12th next, at
teh place there is now one of the most
nourishing lodges in the State.”
FLORIDA.
J. C. Kern, of AstatuJa, is dead.
Jasper* 11011 county uto hav e anew jail at
Anew hotel at Oxford, Sumter county, is
rumored.
The Herald w*ants the houses of Tavares
numbered.
The steamer J G. Speer has been launched
at Tavares.
i ifty alligators are on exhibition at a store
in Gainsville.
Tramps at Jacksonville demand food at the
point of the dirk.
The spongers at Key West report clear wa
tf-r and bad weather.
lair'ianks, in Alachua county, expects to
have anew hotel soon.
Pine Mount, in Suwannee county, has anew
saw mill and warehouse.
sugar canes, pumpkins and oranges were in
the Key West market last week.
M. S. Cornell is, of Ireland, has gone to Leon
county to engage iu stock raising.
D. 1. McGuire shot two fat deer near
Brooksville, Thursday of last week.
K. C. Swan will build a hotel of thirty
rooms at New Boston, near Penryn.
Pensacola’s street cars are said to have
proved a prefitahle investment so far.
The Pensacola Cotton Compress Company
will iiegtn operations on Monday next.
Madison is in need of cottages, and quite a
number of new ones are building there.
Sugar boilings are in full blast in all parts
of Hillsborough and adjoiuing counties.
Ducks are fat and plentiful along the coast,
and quails abound in millions everywhere.
An orange tree In Hillsboro county, six
miles from Shiloh, has borne lti,ooo oranges.
O’Brien, in Suwannee county, is to have a
post office, with Sim E.Collins as Postmaster.
A Suwannee county log required sixteen
mules to haul it ami made 30,000 feet of lum
ber.
Three huudred and thirteen balesof derelict
cotion have been picked up by small vessels off
Key West.
Fishing operations along the Gulf coast are
at a stand still. Cedar Key fish dealers are
salting many.
>. K. Casseau, of AVakulla count}’, has made
twenty-eight barrels of syrup from half an
acre of ground.
A large number of visitors are reported to
be at Key XX'est. where the flowers are bloom
ing luxuriantly.
La ( ro-se district, in Alachua eountv, has
nine public schools, live for colored and four
for white pupils.
Most of the $2,500 assessed by Orange City
for school purposes were promptly paid into
the town treasury.
The schooner James Bayles sailed from
Cedar Key last week loaded with railroad ties
for Tampico. Mexico.
The State Fair will be held at Jacksonville
from February 12 to 15 inclusive. The pre
miums aggregate $:1,000.
Midd’e Florida farmers are taking advan
tage of the dry weather to haul muck out of
the ponds for fertilizer.
Last week at Oxford, Sumter county, a Mr.
Finney bought of Mr. Barrvten acres of land,
for which he paid $5,500.
An old lady liy the name of King, living a
few miles north of Gainesville, died last week
at the advanced age of 107 years.
A\ . T. Carpenter has laid out an addition to
Bartow, on the west side of the town, and ex
tending from the Tampa road to Mrs. Mann's
Place.
s. K. Causseaux, of Wakulla, raised twen
ty-eight barrels of tine syrup this year on a
half acre of ground, in spite of the continuous
drought.
XX ork this week on Dr. Bruce’s hotel
an l sanitarium on Polk street, in Tampa.
The building, when completed, will contain
50 rooms,
• XX'. XI. Humphrey, of Madison, killed a pig
la-t week which was 18 month- 01l and
Weighed .310 pounds net. He was of Berkshire
and Essex stock.
It is reported that a great part of -an Pedro
swamp, which has become dry since the
drought set in. is now on fire. The smoke has
been borne as far as Madison.
Charles A. Hunt, of Sommervilic, Mass.,
consumptive, scrofulous, intemperate and
weary of life, cut his throat from ear to ear
at Tavares a few days ago.
E. b. Carew last week planted out 13,500
fine stravrberrv plants on the old Fort Brooke
reservatioh at Tampa. He reports the plants
as looking well aud growing finely.
The old Convent at Key XX'est is said to he a
fine site for tiie location of a $150,000 hotel.
It lia- a commanding view of the south beach,
the fort and harbor, and is admirably adapted
to modern hotel purpose-.
The entire upper story of Nos. ii, s, 10, 12.
aud It Reed's block. Jacksonville, has been
leased for a number of years by the ICI Modelo
Cigar Manufacturing Company. This com
pany has just been established. Herman
Myers, of the firm of If. Myers & Bros., of
savannah, Ga„ is the President, and Mr. Sigo
Myers, of the same firm, is the secretary and
Treasurer.
The northward bound construction train on
the Florida Southern Road was thrown from
the track near Leesburg Wednesday by a
loose rail. The accident resulted in instantly
killing Flasko Hilton and Robert Sims,
colored men, and wounding Ed. Rilev, a
white man, and Oliver Robinson, Wade
Harris and Wi liam Little, colored. A colored
man who was stealing a ride was also in
jured.
Following is a statement of the business
transacted at the Foiled States Land Office
at Gainsville last month: “Number cash en
tries made, 248; area, 27,28!) acres. Number
homesteads entered, 17ft; area. 20.987.8.5 acres.
Number pre-emption declarations. 3i. Num
ber final proofs made, 43; area, 5.442.64 acres.
Nnmlier warrant locations, 2; area. 120 acres.
Area commuted homesteads, 1,483.91 acres;
area homesteads purchased under act of June
13. 1880, 3.614.23 acres; acres selected by the
state of Florida as swamp indemnity. 560.63;
acres selected by the state of Florida under
act of September 28, 1850 (swamp grant), 581,-
179.71. Whole receipts of the office for the
month, $43,339 77.”
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Haile gold mine, in Lancaster county,
employs 200 workmen and thirteen engines.
The ginhouse of Mr. J. W. Payne, in Edge
field county, was burned by an incendiary
last week.
on last Sunday evening Mr. James F. Pitts,
of Lancaster coun'v, was found lying dead
near his home, with every indication that lie
had lieen foully dealt with.
Intelligence has been received from XVad
lnalaw Island of the burning of the residence
on Rosehank place, occupied by Mr. Win.
Jenkins. Everything was lost, including five
or six bales of cotton.
Barnwell People: “Typhoid fever is preva
lent in the neighborhood of Appleton. Dr. F.
P. Walker has had ten cases under treatment .
The di-ease has never before appeared in that
locality, and its existence is attributed to the
unfortunate melon crops.”
The barn and cotton house, together with
2,000 bii-liels of grain and several bales of cot
ton. of R. W. Riser, near Fort Motte, were
destroyed last week by an incendiary. This
is the tliini incendiary fire in that immediate
section within the last three weeks.
The residence of Mr. Charles 11. Lanneau. in
Greenville, was destroyed by fire on the 10th
in-tant. The fire originated in the pantry
from an unknown cause, and had gained
considerable headway before it was discov
ered. About half of the furniture and house
hold effect- were also destroyed, including
man) articles of rare value and a number of
family relic#.
The jury of inquest in the ease of James F.
Pitts, who was found lying dead in the road
iu Lancaster county last week with a bullet
hole in his breast, found a verdict that he
came to his death by a pistol shot wound in
flicted by either Thurlow XV. Gardner, James
Miller or Columbus Xtiller, who were with
him when ho was killed. James Miller has
lieen lodged in jail at Lancaster. Gardner
and Columbus Miller have evaded arrest and
left the county.
Tiie 80th annual report of the South Caro
lina Lunatic Asylum shows that the institu
tion is intelligently and economically con
ducted. The number of patients at tlie lie
ginuingof the year was 568 and at the close
of the year 616.’ Eighty-two died during the
vear, 70 were discharged as recovered, 28 as
unproved, 6 unimproved and 5 escaped; 239
patients were admitted. The cost to the State
of each patient for the year xvas sl4l 80.
Winnsboro' AV we awl Herald : “About
fifty negroes in the neighborhood of Little
river, in this county, are preparing an exodus
to Florida. The real cause of the movement
is not definitelv known, hut the parties
moving in the "matter seem to lie laboring
under the impression that things are iu a
better condition in Florida, and that laborers
art- there better remunerated. l'|K>n the
whole, the white element of our population
mi \ congratulate themselves on the prospects
of the exodus.
The Bcnnettsville Sun says: “This will be
the hardest winter of any since the Avar for
the colored laiiorers of the country. Already
they are roving from place to place begging,
for work. There is at present little work to
do. The crops are all gathered, the small
grain crops planted, consequently the com -
ing winter presents a gloomy appearance to
those whose daily bread depend entirely upon
their dailv work. As usual, the colored pim
ple have 'laid away nothing for the winter
season. Their cotton picking money was ail
rive lit as fast as made, apparently without a
thought of the dull season which must of
necessity follow the short crops of this year.”
Dickens eorrespomlencc Xetre and Courier,
December 10: “Mrs. Martha Gunthorp and
her daughter Mattie, a young lady about
grown, were committed to jail here yesterday
on a charge of infanticide. The Gunthorps
have been living in the towu of Central for
some time. They moved from there about the
Ist Inst, and Mr.'C. 11. Alfortl moved into the
house previously occupied by them. On the
evening of the’ 4th Mr. Alford's wife and a
servant were cleaning up aliont the yard, and
found a dead infant buried just under the sur
face of the earth behind the chicken house.
A a inquest was held over the dead body by
Trial Justice Johnston, and the physicians
who made the post mortem examination tes
tifv that the skull of the chiid wr.s fractured,
and that in their judgment the infant once
i breathed. Tne Gunthorps are considered a
very good family, the father of the young lady
holding a good position as bridge contractor
on the Air Line Railroad, but the testimony
| taken at the inquest makes out a pretty strong
| circumstantial case against them.”
AT TIIE NATION’S CAPITAL
A $500,000 PUBLIC BUILDING
FOR SAVANNAH.
I indemnification to be Asked for Mr.
Bawls—The Adjournment and Date of
Meeting—Senator Williams, of Ken
tucky, Confident of Re-election—Hoar’s
Danville Investigation.
AA ashingtox, Dec. 14.—Representative
Nicholls will introduce Monday a bill to
appropriate $500,000 for a public building
at Savannah, and also a bill to pay Mr.
Rawls for his house near Savannah which
was destroyed by the Union troops.
THE DANVILLE IXX'ESTIGATIOX.
Mr. Horr, whose resolution looking to
an investigation of the Danville occur
rence went ox’er to-day upon objection,
says that he is now through with the sub
ject, yet he will try to hax'e the resolution
adopted under a suspension of the rules
next Monday. “That resolution,” he says,
“is worded almost exactly like the O’Don
nell resolution which thev adopted the
other day. 1 want to see if they are more
interested in the fate of foreigners con
victed of murder than in the killing of
innocent native citizens.”
Mr. Cabell, who represents the Danville
district, says: “Our people have done
nothing to be ashamed ot. They are per
fectly willing that the occurrence of the
third of November last should he fully in
xestigated. I will vote for an investiga
tion, although to order one would be
establishing a very dangerous precedent.
The Danville affair was altogether a State
matter. No election tor any Federal
office xvas held in Virginia last November.
It is the State not the government that is
concerned.”
THE AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
The report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture has been sent to the Presi
dent. It details the experiments made in
extracting the juice from sorghum, and
shows that from 25 to 30 per cent, is
gained by the diffusion process over the
milling method. He laments the loss of
a large share of the experimental crop
by a hail storm, preventing the carrying
out of the full plans of the season. Our
forest products for the year were $700,-
000,000, ten times the value of the gold
and silver production.
XVILLIAMS’ CONFIDENCE.
Senator Cerro Gordo Williams said to
night that he had no doubt that the Ken
iucky Legislature, which meets the lat
ter part of this month, will re-elect him.
He says: “Carlisle, if not now out of the
race, will be by the time the balloting be
gin. Mr. Blackburn has more real
strength. In tact, there is practically no
opposition to me. All advices that I re
ceive point clearly to my re-election. I
xvish Carlisle and Blackburn xvmkl both
go before the Legislature. I xvould like
to show hoxv badly I can beat them.”
GEN. CLARK’S APPOINTMENTS.
The Clerk of the House. Gen. Clark,
made the following appointments to-day:
John A. Palmer, of Virginia, Index Clerk,
vice Judson Holcomb.of Pennsylvania; F.
H. Riehardsou.ot Georgia,Assistant Clerk,
vice AV. E. Morris, of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Clark says that he will retain a texv
assistant clerks until those recently ap
pointed to the offices become acquainted
with their duties.
FOLGER’S ILLNESS.
The illness of Secretary Folger is occa
sioning the usual amount of speculative
gossip as to coming Cabinet changes.
Your correspondent learned from the Sec
retary to-day that he is suffering from a
bilious attack of no serious cousequence,
and that he has no idea of resigning.
APPROPRIATIONS ASKED FOR FLORIDA.
Representative Bisbee, of Florida, has
introduced a bill to make the following
appropriations: To improve the mouth of
the St, John’s river, $500,000; Fernandina
bar, $250,000; A’olttsia bar, $50,000, and
Ocklaxvaha river, $15,000.
THE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT.
Congress will adjourn next Friday or
Saturday lor the holidays. The adjourn
ment will be, it is generally thought, to
January 7th.
In the House.
Washington, I)ee. 14.— 1n the House
this morning Mr. Iloblitzell, o( Maryland,
introduced a joint resolution requesting
the President to issue a proclamation urg
ing the various religious denomiuations
throughout the country to commemorate
December 23, 1883, the one hundredth an
niversary of the surrender by George
AVashington of his commission as
Commauder-in-Chief of the army, and to
request that business be suspended on
Monday, Dec. 24, and the same treated as
a public holiday.
On motion of Mr. Kassou, of loxva, the
resolution was referred to a special com
mittee to be composed of five members.
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, introduced a
bill directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to settle the accounts of certain States
and the city ol Baltimore growing out of
monies expended for military purposes in
the war of 1812. It was referred.
Mr. Horr, of Michigan, asked leave to
offer a resolution that the House bring to
the notice of the President the case of the
recent ip order of several persons alleged
to have been citizens of the United States,
and the serious injury of several other
persons, also alleged to be citizens of the
United States, at Danville, V’a., in the
hope that the President may ascertain
whether the persons so murdered or in
jured were citizens of the United States,
and if so, whether the killing and injuries
ot said citizens, if they were such, were
in contravention of the provisions of the
municipal law of the State ot Virginia or
of any of the United States laws.
Mr. Morris, of Illinois, objected for the
present, saying that the President knexv
as much about the matter as Congress
did.
Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, said that as a
representative of the people assailed by
the resolution he was sorry that objection
had been made. He was willing to have
the fullest and fairest investigation of the
matter.
The Committee on Rules were announc
ed us folloxvs by the Speaker: Messrs.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, Randall, of
Pennsylvania, Keifer, of Ohio, and Reed,
of Mai’ne.
Mr. Cox, of New York, asked leave to
introduce, for immediate consideration, a
joint resolution for the repeal of the test
bath. It was objected to. The House
then, at 12:45, adjourned till Monday.
CHECKING THE CHINESE INFLUX
The Pacific Coast Delegation in Con
gress Agree Upon a Series of Amend
ments to the Law.
Washington, Dec. 14.—The Pacific
coast delegation in Congress have framed
a series of amendments to the Chinese
restriction bill. The amendments, which
will lie embodied in a bill to be introduced
in the House by Representative Henley.oi
California, on Monday next, provide for a
passport system substantially identical
with that contained in the vetoed twenty
year bill. All Chinese are to be required,be
fore leaving orentering the United States,
to provide themselves with certificates
containing detailed descriptions of their
personal appearance, which must be ex
hibited to the customs officers at ports
of entry or departure. A special cordon
of officers is to guard the frontier of
British Columbia in order to prevent un
lawful immigration of Chinese trom that
country, and every constable, Justice
of the Peace, Sheriff and Deputy Sheritl’
along tbe border was to have the power
and authority of a United States Marshal
to make arrests for violations of the re
strictions of the laxv. The appellation of
merchant, under which so many Chinese
have recently entered the United States,
is to be clearly defined and to
be held applicable, not to ped
dlers, hucksters, etc., hut only to
persons actually engaged in business
as the word is popularly understood. Iu
view of the recent decision of a Boston
Judge to the effect that the present law
does not apply to Chinese who are British
subjects, it is proposed to amend the law
by providing that no native Chinese shall
enter the United States, except under the
legal restrictions. A number of regu
lations of minor importance relating to
the enforcement of the proposed new pro
visions were also unanimously argreed
upon, aud the entire seriesof amendments
will go before the House as the work of
the whole Pacific coast Congressional
delegation.
Killed by an Elevator.
Baltimore, Dec. 14.— Emil Mueller,
aged 15 years, xvas caught and killed this
evening in the elevator at Lincoln’s furni
ture warehouse. He was found dead with
his head lying in a box, which he took up
with him.' He lived at the Boys’ Home.
Disasters ou the Water.
London, Dec. 14.—The steamer Auk,
from Liverpool for Rotterdam, was
wrecked in the gale which prevailed last
Tuesday, and her crew of twenty-one men
were drowned.
Mr. fl. Tamm, Savannah. Ga., says: “I
have been greatly benefit by using
Brown’s Iron Bitters for kidney disease.”
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1883.
BLACK FRIDAY'S WORK.
Burt Ellis, of North Carolina. Sure of
Joining the Host of Ebony Angels.
Charlotte. N.C., Dec. 14.-Burt Ellis,
colored, was hanged at 1 o’clock to-day,
in Shelby, for the murder of Mrs. William
Logan, an old lady of Cleveland county.
The hanging xvas public, and was wit
nessed by 3,000 people. On the scaffold
Ellis made a full confession of the crime,
and said that his trial was lair and just,
and that it was only right that he should
hang. He was willing to die, and was
confident that his sins xvere pardoned, and
that ha was going straight to heaven.
He spoke composedly for about
twenty minutes, and warned the crowd,
especially his own race, to let whisky and
bad company alone. To these faults,
coupled with disobedience to his parents,
he owed his downfall and his end on the
gallows. After bidding all farewell, the
black cap was adiusted and an ap
propriate prayer xx : as made by Rev.
Samuel Hunter, colored. The trap
was then sprung. At the expiration
of 20 minutes the pulses ceased to beat
and the body was cut down. The crowd
who witnessed the execution was very
orderly. The murder lor which Ellis paid
the penalty was committed on October
19. Ellis went to AA’illiam Logan's house
bent on robbery. He heat Mrs. Logan to
death, and left her husband unconscious
from choking. He then covered both with
cotton and set tire to it. Logan regained
consciousness and raised an alarm. Ellis
was captured the next day and lodged in
Shelby jail. He was tried November 19
and sentenced to be hung at Shelby on
December 14.
AN INDIAN’S TRAGIC EXECUTION.
Fort Smith, Ark.. Dec. 14.— Levi
James, the Choctaw Indian, who was
convicted last November of the murder ot
-Tames Tulson, was shot yesterday at
Scullyvilie Court House, Indian Terri
tory, in accordance with the Choctaw
law. The prisoner sat upon a blanket and
the Sheriff held one hand and his deputy
the other. Another deputy took a po
sition five paces distant, and witha Colt’s
revolver deliberately aimed and shot
James through the heart. James died in
two minutes. He was educated and of a
good family. He leaves a white wife and
live children.
ANOTHER GONE TO HEAVEN.
Vicksburg, Miss., l)?e. 14.— Pleasant
Hall, colored, was hanged at Rolling Fork
at 3 o’clock tWs afternoon for the murder
of an old negro last November. Several
hundred persons, principally negroes,
xvere present. Hull made a’speech, in
which he said that he was ready to die
and that he was going to Jesus. AVhen
the drop fell the culprit was lifted clear
of the platform, and after hanging eigh
teen minutes death resulted from stran
gulation.
ANOTHER TO GO.
Silas Crane, coiored, will be hanged at
the same place next Friday tor commit
ting an outrage on a little girl.
FAILURES IN BUSINESS.
Howell & Cos., New York Brokers, Re
fute an Announcement of Their Fail
ure.
Nexx - York, Dee. 14. F. B. Howell &
Cos., lard brokers at the Produce and
Stock Exchanges, were posted this morn
ing as unable to meet their engagements.
Alter the announcement of their failure a
note was received by tbe President of the
Produce Exchange from Messrs. F. B.
Howell & Cos., stating that one of their
partners, George Bullard, had been acting
improperly and bad caused the posting of
the tailure at the Produce Exchange. The
firm deny that they have failed, and say
that they are ready to pay all their liabil
ities promptly on presentation.
DUN & CO.’S REFORT.
New York, Dec. 14.—Tbe business fail
ures in the United States, as reported to
K. G. Dun & Co.’s Mercantile Agency,
number for the last xveek 290. Canada
and the British provinces had 35, making
a total of 325 as compared with 307 last
week made up of 2G3 (allures in the United
States and 44 in Canada. More than two
thirds ot the whole number occurred in
the Western, Southern and Pacific States.
In Nexv York city the principal assign
ments are those of J. Rowland Son, job
bers of hats; Charles Fox’s Sons & Cos.,
hats and caps, and J. P. Billupfe Cos., cot
tqn commission merchants.
A TEXAS FIRM ASSIGNS.
Galveston, Dec. 14. — A special from
Palestine, Texas, says: “Blumenthal &
15r0., dealers in general merchandise,
made an assignment to-day to James
Alson and Henry Ash. The liabilities are
estimated at $35,000. The assets are un
known.
bankers fail.
Elmira, N. Y., Dec. 14.—8. C. Wick
ham -fcCo., bankers, of Troga, Pa., failed
to-day. Judgments have*been entered for
SBO,OOO.
LABOR AND ITS HIRE.
The Canadian Pacific Boad Beported to
Have Beaten the Strikers.
Winnipeg, Dec. 14.— Canadian Pacific
wheels are beginning to move regularly.
Three express trains left here this morn
ing for the west, east and south, with the
higher officials of the company at the
lever. The inconvenience to the public
has been comparatively insignificant.
The engineers will not be taken back un
less they sign an agreement with the com
pany. The newspapers express the be
lief that the strikers have been frozen out,
as the company expects about thirty men
from the south. The schedule of wages
xvhich was published to-day shows that
134 engineers earned on an average of
over $l3O during November, while some
of them made over S2OO that month. The
head engineer of the workshops says that
they will be reopened oon.
MINERS ORDERED TO STRIKE.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 14.—A strike of
the coal miners in the third pool of the
Monongahela river has been ordered for
the 20th instant. The men have been
working at a reduction of one-fourth of a
cent per bushel, and the strike is tor the
purpose of getting the district price,
which is 3>£ cents per bushel. About
1,000 miners are concerned.
SIRS. CHRISTIANCY DEAD.
The Ex-Senator’s Wife Hies Under
Tragic Circumstances.
Nexv York, Dec. 14. — Eight xveeks ago
the divorced wife of ex-Senator Cliris
tiancy came to Brooklyn to visit friends
at No. 35 Chermerhorn street. She con
cealed her identity under the name of
Miss Lizzie Lugenbell. As there was no
room for her in the house of her friends,
she lodged at the house of Dr. Dupree,
next door. About a week ago Dr. Dupree,
who had become convinced by the actions
of his lodger that she xvas a victim of the
chlora habit, made the discox-ery that she
was the wife of the ex-Senator.' On Mon
day last she became very nervous and
began to show symptoms of insanity, and
yesterday she was so violent that seda
tives had to be administered. Consult
ing physicians were called, and it xvas
decided that she xvas in a dying condition
from mental and physical prostration.
She continued to sink rapidly, and died
this morning with all the symptoms of
acute mania. Her parents arrived from
Washington too late to see her alix-e.
VIRGINIA’S LEGISLATURE.
Tiie Congressional Delegation Asked to
Work for the Abolition of Internal
Revenue Taxation.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 14.—Both Houses
of the General Assembly have passed a
resolution instructing the Virginia Sena
tors and requesting the Representatives
in Congress to use their best efforts to
secure the unconditional and immediate
abolition ot the internal rex'enue system,
“this method ot collecting taxes being
greatly injurious to the public interests,
and especially to the people of this State.”
The House of Delegates to-day passed
the joint resolution telegraphed y’esterdav
declaring tbe acceptance by the people of
Virginia of the settlement of the State
debt as provided tor bv the Riddleberger
law and calling upon the creditors of the
State to fund their claims and bond un
der the provisions of that act. The Sen
ate did not act ou Uie resolution to-day,
but will doubtless do so to-morrow.
Jo.siali Davis’ Trouble.
Josiah Davis, North Middletoxvn, Ky.,
writes: “I am now using a box of your
Henry’s Carbolic Salve upon an ulcer,
which, for the past ten days, has given
me great pain. This salve is the only
remedy I haxe found that has given me
any ease. My ulcer was caused by vari
cose veins, and was pronounced incura
ble by my medical doctors. I find, how
ever that Henry’s Carbolic Salve is effect
ing a cure.”
PISTOLS AT THE POLLS.
THREH KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED IN NEW ORLEANS.
Over Fifty Shot 9 Fired During the Me
lee—The Trouble Precipitated by an
Inconsequential Squabble—Uapt. Mi
chael J. Fortier One of the Dead-
Three Arrest# Made.
New Orleans, Dec. 14.—The primary
elections for delegates to the Democratic
State nominating convention were held
to-day throughout this city. The contest
in the Seventh ward was regarded as
close, and much ill feeling was shown,
which culminated this afternoon in a ter
rible tragedy at a poll on the corner of
Monroe aud St. Bernard streets. It ap
pears that a man whose name is unknown
came up to vote and was challenged.
Capt. Fortier and his brother, it is stated,
tried to get the man away from in front of
the poll, but the man xvas finally knocked
down or fell doxvn. A shot was then
fired which seemed to be a signal, as the
firing immediately became general. The
greatest excitement prevailed, the police
being powerless against the combatants.
When the shooting ceased it was found
that Capt. Michael J. Fortier, a promi
nent Ogden champion, had been mortally
wounded. He was removed to his resi
dence, where he expired in a few minutes.
He leaves a wife and three children. Capt.
Fortier was well known as the command
er of a battery in the competitive drills
at Nashville, Indianapolis and other
points.
Gus Renaud, Superintendent of Streets
in the Seventh ward, under Commissioner
Fitzpatrick, was picked up unconscious
and taken to the Filth Precinct station,
where he died in a little xvhiie. Four
wounds were found on his body. He
leaves a wife aud one child.
Edward Mason, a deputy constable, re
ceded three balls in his leg, which severed
an artery. He survived but a short time.
He leaves a wife and txvo children.
The following are the names of tiie
wounded: Sheriff Robert Brewster, bul
let in one of his legs; John Brexvster, shot
in the side—it is a dangerous wound.
Gus Peardeon. Mike Early and
Peter Brannon received wounds with
blunt instruments. John Dominick was
also wounded in tbe leg. Charles Fra
zier, Dax’id Kraekerman, George Tirado,
John Astredo, and Charles Flacho, are
reported wounded. After the shooting.
Sheriff Robert Brewster and his deputies,
John Dominick, Daniel Douglass, and
Michael Early, who had pistols in their
hands, surrendered to the police and were
locked up. They refused to make any
statement. It is stated that forty or fifty
shots were tired. There was a large
crowd about the polls at tiie time.
New Orleans, Dec. 15, 1 a. m.— The
fatal shooting affray in the Seventh xvard
created great excitement, and increased
the bitterness already existing between
the contending Democratic factions, the
contest being' between McEnery’s and
Ogden’s followers. Reliable particulars
are not obtainable. No one seems to knoxv
who fired the first shot, but the three men
killed were all prominent Ogden
workers in the ward, which has
heretofore been carried by Brexvster and
his followers. Brewster and the others
mentioned as arrested charged with the
shooting and killing of M. J. Fortier and
others at the Seventh ward polls, xvere ar
raigned before Recorder Ford and com
mitted to prison without the benefit of
bail. Lawrence O’Donnell, a McEnery
delegate, is among the wounded.
ALLEGED ARMY CRUELTIES.
The Canadian Border Also Claimed to
Have Deen Ignored.
Toronto, Ont., Dec. 14.—The Globe
recently published a letter from a Cana
dian named Surtaer, who, having desert
ed from the American army, was followed
into Canadian territory and arrested there
by American soldiers. The Dominion
Government was asked to take action in
the case, but have never done so. The
Globe to-day published another letter,
signed by Henry Watson, of Halifax, who
says that he and two other Canadians es
caped from an American post in Mon
tana, iu June last. They were cap
tured in Canada by a party of
United States soldiers and taken
back to Fort Assinboine, Montana, where
one of the deserters, made desperate by
threats of severe punishment, broke away
from the guard house and perished in a
snowstorm. Watson and his companion
were tried and condemned, but have not
yet learned what their sentence was.
Meantime they were in prison at Fort
Snelling, Minn., and kept in irons. They
were made to work early and late, and on
Sundays they were deprived of their bed
ding and otherwise punished. The Globe
says: “It is the duty of the Dominion gox’-
ernment to take steps at least to inquire
into the truth of the story told, whether
redress is procurable or not.”
FATHER AND SON SENTENCED.
The Last Tragic Chapter In the Trial of
the Lists.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 14.—Lewis F.
List, convicted ot murder in the first de
gree, in killing George B. Taylor and his
lather, Lewis List, convicted ot mur
der in the second degree as accessory to
the same crime, were sentenced this af
ternoon. A motion for a retrial in the case
of the younger man having been refused,
young List was sentenced to be hanged
Friday, March 14th, next. The elder List
was sentenced to pay a fine of SI,OOO,
and be imprisoned for the rest of
his life. Both of the prisoners
strove to bear up firmly, but their
faces were pale and they trembled
nervously. When asked by’ the court
whether he had anything to say the
younger prisoner simply answered that
he had not made a practice of carrying a
revolver. This xvas in reply to the Chief
Justice’s suggestion that he might not
have committed the crime had not the
xveapon been so handy. After the sentence
the young man buried his face in his
hands and wept quietly.
Salvationists Victorious.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 14.—1n the
City Court this morning Judge Deming
discharged the members of tbe Salvation
Army from arrest. The Judge said that
from the evidence produced there xvas
nothing done on the part of the Salvation
ists to provoke a breach of the peace.
After the adjournment of the court Judge
Deming saiu to the Captain of the army
that he did not believe that they would be
interfered with in singing, praying and
exhorting from the steps of the’old State
House, but that they must not parade the
streets beating drums, etc. Police CUicf
Webster says that the army will have to
obey tbe orders of the Mayor.
Prince William and the Pope.
Rome, Dec. 14.—Herr Von Schloezer,
the German Minister to the Vatican, held
a conlerence to-day with Cardinal Jaco
bini, tbe Pontifical Secretary- of State,
upon tbe question of the Cardinal’s visit,
on behalf of the Pope, to theCroxvn Prince
Frederick William, of Gertnanv, in re
turn for the Prince’s visit to the Pope.
The matter is one difficult to be adjusted,
as the Prince white in Rome will reside
at the Palace of the Quirinal, the resi
dence of King Humbert.
Rome, Dec. 14. —The Pope is in consul
tation with the Cardinals concerning the
visit of Crown Prince Frederick William.
A Child yvlth an Klephant’g Nose.
Ithica, N. Y., Dec. 14.—A child was
born here a few days ago with a peculiar
nasal formation resembling an elephant’s
trunk. It died on Wednesday of convul
sions, the primary cause of death being
its inability to nurse. The parents of the
child bad previously had one similarly
deformed, which lived but a short time.
Such malformations were a hereditary
characteristic, relatives of the lamily a
generation or two back having possessed
the same strange developments, which in
their cases did not prevent them from
reaching maturity.
Uncle Rufus’ Suit# Discontinued.
Nexv York, Dec. 14.—1n the Superior
Court to-day Judge Truax srranted orders
discontinuing the actions' brought by
Itufus Hatch against the Western Union,
American Union and Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companies, the Union Trust
Company, Jay Gould, Norvin Green, Wil
liam H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage and
others. These two actions were brought
to restrain the consolidation of
worth of so-called watered stock. The
motion for discontinuance was made by
the Western Union Company, and upon
the consent of all parties.
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RAVAGES OF THE FLAMES.
The Standard Theatre. New York, and a
River Steamer Among; the Property
Reduced to Ruins.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 14.—The steam
boat Josie Harry, while en route from
White River to this port, was burned this
afternoon at Reeves' Landing, fifteen miles
below here. Her cargo consisted of 600
bales of cotton and a quantity of cotton
seed, which, together with the steamer,
was totally destroyed. The fire had its
orisrin on the starboard side abreast of the
boiler amoiii the cotton bales. Capt. Milt
Harry at once marshalled his entire crew
and fought the fire, but without effect,
and seeing the danger xvhich threatened
the passengers and crew, ordered that a
landing be made, which was done. All
escaped, but tbe boat was burned to the
water’s edge. The x’essel was owned by
Capt. Milt. R. Harry, and was valued at
$30,000. The amount of insurance is un
known. A sum of money that was in a
desk was saved, but the safe was lost.
A NEW YORK THEATRE BURNED.
Nexv \ork, Dec. 14.—The Standard
Theatre, at Broadway and Thirty-second
street, took fire about 7 o’clock this eveu
tng and burned so rapidly that the flames
were bursting through the roof bv the
time the engines got to work. The pros
pects are that the building will lie totallv
destroyed. The new comic opera en
titled “Enstrella” was produced there for
first time Tuesday night at great ex
pense, and was expected to have an ex
cellent run.
New York, Dec. 14,11:30 p. m.—When
the fire broke out there was no one in the
theatre but a few stage hands and two
voung actresses who were rehearsing
their parts with the prompter. Thev had
no difficulty in escaping. Stories conflict
as to when and where and how the fire
originated, except that all agree that it
began in tbe neighborhood of the stage.
T lie flames spread with such astonishing
rapidity that the whole structure was a
total wreck within au hour after the
lire started. A portion of the rear wall
of the theatre in falling crushed
in the wall of an adjoining dwelling
house at No. 108 West Thirtv-third street,
causing a loss ol $3,000 to the building,
and $1,200 to the families who occupied it.
Thb theatre building was valued at $50,000,
and the scenery and stage property at
$25,000, which are a total loss. It is said
that the property xvas insured for nearlv
tts full value.
AN INCENDIARY FOILED.
New York, Dec. 14. —On AVednesday
night about 11:30 o’clock the night xvatch
man of the Casino Theatre, at Broadway
and Thirty-ninth streets,discovered a large
box lilled with shavings, papers and
saturated with oil in an unfinished box in
the upper tier. A lighted candle was
burning in the centre of the box.
The iact was reported yesterday
to inspector Byrnes, who detailed
Axyo of his detectives to xvork up the case.
They succeeded so well that before the
day was over they arrested Edward
Rough,-a stage carpenter, who had been
discharged the day before for disobedience
of orders. Although Rough denied the
accusation he was locked up over niiffit
and to-day, and when confronted by Ru
dolph Aaronson, the lessee of the theatre,
he confessed that he was guilty of the
charge. The proof against him was most
conclusive. His motix r e xvas revenge for
his dismissal.
TEN FIREMEN INJURED.
Lowell, Mass,, Dec. 14.—Harris’ mill
burned this morning. The flames from
the mill communicated to the wood turn
ing establishment of the Merrimac Cro
quet Company, and caused an explosion
which threw a wall upon the firemen.injur
ing ten of them. The most serious injury
is a broken thigh. No one was killed.
The damage is about $50,000.
FLAMES EAT UP $12,000.
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 14.—A
dwelling, store and warehouse, with their
contents, of D. Halle & Cos., at. Rogers’
store, Orange county, were totallv burned
last night. The loss is $12,000.
AN ENGLISH COTTON MILL BURNED.
London, Dec. 14.—The cotton mill of
Jones & Cos., at Leigh, has been destroved
by fire. Tbe loss is £30,000.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
An Interesting; Synopsis of Yesterday’s
Proceedings at Macon.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 14.—The third day of
the conference opened with a fine at
tendance. Quite a number of visitors
came on the morning trains. J. D.
Anthony withdrew the application of B.
S. Key lor a superannuated relation. G.
C. Thompson was made Secretary of the
Joint Board of Finance, vice H. P.
Myers, resigned. Resolutions looking to
the improvement of statistical blanks
xvere passed, and the following
committee was appointed: A. M. AVil
liams, R. M. Lockwood, H. P. Myers.
L. I). Palmer, business manager of tbe
Southern Methodist Publishing Company
at Nashville, addressed the Conference in
the interests of that enterprise, represent
ing it to be in a prosperous condition.
Bishop Keener, in addressing the young
men about to be received into tbe Confer
ence, xx'as most happy in his expres
sion and style. Tbe address was full
of instruction and wise suggestion.
It was pronounced by some old
ministers the finest that they had
exer heard on such an occasion. The
Board of Trustees of the Orphans’Home
requested the reappointment of L. B.
Pavne as agent and J. T. Lowe as Super
intendent of the Home. The examination
of the character of elders was resumed,
and over thirty names were called and
characters passed upon. Hon. J. G. Orr,
State School Commissioner, addressed the
Conference on the subject of common
school education. Dr. A. G. II ay good
gave a history of the introduction
of the hall system of boarding at
Oxford by tbe students of Emory
college, whereby indigent voung men arc
enabled to secure board at from eight to
ten dollars per month. He spoke of tbe
liberal Savannahians who gave him SI,OOO
to purchase Andrew Hall for the use of
such students. Bishop Hargrove left for
Alabama this morning'. Dr. D. C. Kelly,
of Nashville, has arrived, and will re
present the missionary interest at the
anniversary on to-morrow night. The
collection for wornout preachers amounts
to $5,067. There are fifty-nine claimants
on this fund. All the collections are in
excess of last year. The most marked
increase is that for foreign missions.
THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.
English Subjects Complain or the Recent
Bombardments.
London, Dec. 14.—Additional advices
of the French bombardment of Madagas
car ports state that the French Admiral
gax-e no notice to the people on shore be
fore opening tire upon Vohemar, nor
offering to secure the safety of British cit
izens there by taking them on board bis
vessels. On leaving that place the
French offered to convey all British
subjects to Tamatave. The offer was
accepted, as tbe people had lost every
thing and feared the resentment of the
natives, who might hold them responsi.
ble for their misfortunes. When passing
Mohambo, while returning to Tamatave,
the French commander observed the flag
of the Hovas again fixing over the town.
He then bombarded the place for the third
time, but fiually passed on, leaving the
flag flying.
A dispatch from Tamatave, dated No
vember 13, says: “The French continued
their marauding expeditions along the
coast. Ttiey have bombarded Mohambo
ands me small ports in Antongil Bav
and Vohemar, in British Sound. Land
ing at Vohemar they burned the town
and destroyed a quantity of British prop
erty, over which the British flag was fly
ing. The Hovas retired from the town.”
Georgia’s Supreme Court.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14.—1n the Supreme
Court to-day, Eastern circuit, cases 7 and
8, Daleetal.vs. Marmelstein and Daniels;
case 9, Bishop Gross vs. Butler; case 10,
Lee vs. the State, were all argued. Case
11, Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way vs. Barber, was commenced, and the
lawyers were pushing their arguments
when the court adjourned.
Enforcing the Scott Law.
Cambridge, 0., Dec. 14.— At the ses
sion of the Common Pleas Court yester
day Judge Frazier sentenced twelve
saloon keepers to pay fines aggregating
$4,000, and imprisonment in the county
jail for a total oi 400 days, for violation of
the Scott law. There are several cases
yet to be tried.
France’# Embassy to the Vatican.
Paris, Dec. 14.—M. Raspail moved in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day that the
French Embassy to the Vatican be abol
ished. The motion was rejected by a vote
of 325 nays to 191 ayes.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A MURDERER NEARLY PERPE
TRATES ANOTHER.
Murder by a 17-Year-Old Boy—What the
Murderers of “Indian Joe” and Hl#
Wife Say—Frank James Taken to Gal
latin to Answer Another Charge of
Murder.
New York, Dec. 14.— John Degan, who
killed his wife several years ago by drag
ging her out of bed, pulling her about a
room by the hair of her head and then
stamping her life out with the heels of his
heavy boots, and who served a sentence
of seven years for the crime, committed
a murderous assault early this morning
on a man whose wife he is believed to
have been improperly intimate with.
Boone A. Seers and lus wife
took apartments with Degan
in Water street, Brooklyn, some
months ago. Seors* business obliged him
to be absent a good deal at night, and bis
wife and Degan were left often together.
When be went home this morning Seers
found his door locked, and, suspecting
something wrong, burst it open. If Mrs.
Seers was there she made her escape.
Degan seized a small claw hammer and
stuck one of the claws of the hammer
through Seers’ skull. Seers' cries brought
assistance. Degan was seized and Seers
was taken to a hospital in a critical con
dition. Degan said that if he had not
been interrupted he would have soon
finished Seers.
FATAL RIOTING AMONG RAILROAD LA
BORERS.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 14.—A special
from Newburg says: “A serious riot took
place last night at Blue Mountain tunnel,
near here, between Italian and negro la
borers. During the night two of the latter
broke into a shanty containing provisions
for the laborers, and were discovered in
the act. An alarm was given, and about
100 Italians attacked the negroes of the
camp xvith shotguns and pistols. The
negroes, being unarmed, defended them
selves with clubs and stones, but were
finally forced to seek shelter after four
of their number had been wounded, one
latally and three others quite seri
ously. The latter will probably
recover, although their bodies xvere
filled with shot. This morning the riot
ing xx’as renewed, and the negroes were
driven axvay. Everything is how quiet,
and no further trouble is apprehended.
INDIAN JOE'S MURDERERS.
Richmond, Me., Dec. 14.—Lorenzo
Turney, one of the men concerned in tbe
murder of “Indian Joe,” confesses to
having outraged Joe’s wife, but asserts
that he knew nothing of the murder un
til arrested. The party, he savs, hearing
sounds of music, went into joe’s house
merely to have a good time. The warmth
ol the interior made the liquor they had
drank take effect, and murder and out
rage xvere the result. The liquor dealers
who sold the rum to the men were this
morning fined SBO and costs. The prison
ers to-day pleaded not guilty to a charge
of murder. They waived an examina
tion and were held for trial.
MRS. GOODWIN’S PUNISHMENT.
Easton, Pa.. Dec. 14— Mrs. J.C. Good
win, who is wanted at Wheeling, AV. Va..
Springfield, Mass., and other cities, for
swindling girls engaged by her to learn
her art of dressmaking, for larceny, and
lor obtaining goods under false pretenses,
was convicted here this afternoon on a
charge of defrauding a hotel proprietor.
She will also be tried here for larceny and
obtaining money by false pretense. She
is next wanted by the government officials
for illegal use of the mails, and the Massa
chusetts authorities will then claim her
on a requisition approved this morning by
Gov. Pattison.
brutal work by a 17-year-old boy.
Paola, Kansas, Dec. 14.—George Orr,
a youth of 17 years, went yesterday after
noon to the house of Monroe Trum'ble, an
old blind man living near here, and alter
a short conversation, shot and killed him.
He then brutally beat old Mrs. Trumble
about the head and face and fled alter
robbing the house of SBO. A posse of
twenty-live citizens is searching for the
murderer.
miss bond’s assailants.
St. Louis, Dec. 14.—Testimony in the
trial of the three men at Taylorville, 111.,
for the outrage on Miss Bond is still be
ing taken. It has already been given to
the public in statements'and the former
investigation. The feeling against Mont
gomery is growing bitter since his identi
fication by Miss Bond.
A VICTIM TO HER HUSBAND'S DRINKING.
Rockville, 111., Dec. 14.—John Ban
ner locked out his wife because she re
fused to supply him with money to con
tinue a drunk. She went to the woods
with her children, and while building a
fire her clothing caught and she was
burned to death.
FRANK JAMES TAKEN TO GALLATIN.
Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 14.—-Erank
James w r as taken to Gallatin this even
ing to answer a charge of having mu rdered
Cashier Sheets in the Gallatin bank rob
bery in 186!).
FRANCE'S WAR WITH CHINA.
Further Speculation Concerning the
Poisoning of the King of Annatn.
London, Dec. 14.—A dispatch from
Hanoi, dated December 5, confirms the
report of the breaking out of a revolution
at Hue and the poisoning of King Hie
phema. The new King of Anuam is
Tiephoa. The influenceof the anti-French
Mandarinas is paramount at Hue, and
war against France has been proclaimed.
The French force in charge oi Hue is
insufficient to meet the new danger, and
reinforcements are urgently necessary.
The British War office is daily issuing
orders having reference to the shipment
of supplies and war material to the Brit
ish stations in China. The steamer Han
kow, under orders to sail for China next
Wednesday, is shipping heavy guns and
howitzers.
Paris, Dec. 14.—The government is still
without any information relative to the
reported* revolution at Hue and the poi
soning of the Annamite King. It is well
known, however, that the King’s position
has been a very difficult one since the
signing of the treaty with the French.
Eight hundred French troops occu
py the ports at Hue and on
the river, and seven gunboats
are stationed in the stream. The govern
ment. therefore, has no fear for the safety
of its forces there. The report of the ar
rival at Marseilles of M. Tricon was er
roneous. If the news from Hue should
lie confirmed, M. Tricon, wno is about to
proceed to Hanoi from Saigon, would
probably be sent to Hue with a mission
in the interests of the French Govern
ment.
Advices from Hai Phong, of the 7th inst.,
state that the murder of King Hiephema,
of Annam, was instigated by China.
All the members of the Senate Commit
tee on the Tonquin Credits are in favor of
granting thecredits. M. Barthelmv Saint
Hilaire is President of the committee.
La France says that three battalions
have been ordered to be prepared to em
bark for Tonquin on the 23d inst., and
that volunteers have been called for to
form three more battalions. These six
battalions, it adds, will form a brigade
under Gen. Lesquilles.
Le Temps says that Gen. Millot will be
appointed commander of the land and sea
forces in Tonquin with 15,000 men, not in
cluding those on board the flotilla.
Spain s Political Parties.
Madrid, Dec. 14. — At a meeting of the
Dynastic Left a resolution was adopted
to adhere to the programme of universal
suffrage and reform of the constitution.
The chiefs of the Sagasta party also met
and passed a vote of confidence in Senor
Sagasta, and authorized him to bring
about harmonious relations between his
party and the government. Senor Sagasta
made a speech in which he expressed
friendly sentiments towards the govern
ment.
More Rumors Concerning Hicks Pasha.
Cairo, Dec. 14.—The Governor of Don
gala telegraphs to the Khedive that the
Kowawcer tribe report that Hicks Pasha
was alive and safe at Birket on November
15, but that all communication with that
place has since been cut off by the Gawa
m a tribe. The Governor says that the
Bedouins of Dongala generally credit the
news. It is not, however, believed at
Cairo.
If disease has entered the system the
only way to drive it out is to purify and
enrich the blood. To this end, as is
acknowledged by all medical men,
nothing is better adapted than iron. The
fault hitherto has been that iron could not
be so prepared as to be absolutely harm
less to the teeth. This difficulty has been
overcome by the Brown Chemical Com
gany, of Baltimore, Md., who offer their
Town’s Iron Bitters as a faultless iron
preparation, a positive cure for dvspep-
Bia, indigestion, kidney troubles, etc.
IRELAND AND THE IRISH.
Harcoort Reported as Refusing to In
terfere in the O’Donnell Case.
London, Dec. 14.—Binns, the hangman,
has arrixed at Newgate prison to make
preparations for the execution of O’Don
nell. Mr. Lowell, the American Minis
ter, says that he is not free to discuss the
steps taken to obtain a respite for O’Don
nell. He is hampered in approaching the
British Government upon the question by
the result of the Lamson case.
Efforts are still being made to secure a
meet ing of the members of the jury under
the strictest obligation of secrecy. Tbe
Exchange Telegraph Company reports
that all of the jurymen who convicted
O’Donnell have been seen, but that ail
efforts to get them to join in a memorial
to the Crown for a respite have thus far
been unavailing.
O’Donnell’s statement to his brother
yesterday is substantially the same as
that quoted by Mr. Russell at the trial.
O’Donnell adds: “I never said to Cubitt,
the witness for the prosecution, what he
swore about my having threatened to take
Carey’s life. Ido not intend to make any
further statements.”
Meetings were held in various parts of
Loudon yesterday in support of the move
ment to procure a respite for O’Donnell.
At a conference held at Bt. Bridget’s Club
in Holborn, the following resolution xvas
passed: “We having heard O’Dou
neli’s last statement to bis brother,
made on Thursday, earnestly
urge the Home Secretary to obtain
respite for O’Donnell on account of what
we are firmly convinced was a miscar
riage of justice for daring to defend him
self against a murderous attack made by
one who has been fitly described as the
most iufamous criminal of modern days.”
A copy of the resolution was sent to
Premier Gladstone.
Washington, Dec. 14.—The Cabinet
meeting to-day was attended by all the
members except Secretary Folger, who is
indisposed. It is understood that the case
of O’Donnell xvas again under considera
tion.
London, Dec. 15, 3 a. m— The Daily
Telegraph this morning says that it under
stands that Sir AVilliatn Harcourt, Home
Secretary, has decided that on no grounds
will he interfere with the execution of
O’Donnell. In reply to the request of the
American Government to postpone the
execution pending inquiries with refer
ence to O’Donnell’s citizenship, an an
swer has been sent that Her Majesty’s
Government has carefully considered the
whole matter, and is convinced that no
reasonable ground has been assigned to
warrant a stay of execution.
ONLY A SCARE.
Dublin, Dec. 14. —The seizure of arms
in the house of a man named Dunne has
had a ridiculous conclusion. Dunne is a
loyalist. He is a poulterer and required
guns for shooting game, but failed to take
out a license. He was remanded for a
wees on bail.
REFUSALS TO PLEAD FOR POOLE.
The Protestant and Catholic Archbish
ops and the clergy of this city refuse to
sign a memorial to the government peti
tioning for the commutation of the sen
tence of death passed on Joseph Poole for
the murder ot John Kenny in Seville
Place.
The French in Haytl.
Paris, Dec. 14.—The Chamber of Depu
ties to-day discussed the estimates of tbe
Foreign Office M. Grex’ille Reaehe, Depu
ty for Guada loupe, addressed the Cham
ber. Referring to the position of the
French residents in Haytl, he criticized
the conduct of the French Consul during
the recent events at Port au Prince. Prime
Minister Ferry replied that the Haytien
Government had admitted its responsi
bility in the matter, and had undertaken
to indemnify the French sufferers. He
said that France would see that the in
demnity was paid ami an inquiry into the
conduct of the Codsul instituted.
A Warning to the Swiss.
Berne, Dec. 14. M. Reiehonnet, head
ot the political department of tiie Federal
Council, speaking at a military banquet
to-day, said: “Be on vour guard. Let
the Swiss people prepare to defend their
country. Many black clouds are gather
ing on the European horizon. War long
averted will hardly be escaped alter 1884.
It may even come next spring.”
A Railroad Leased.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 14.—T0-day the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
was leased to an Eastern syndicate for 30
years. The line extends from Goldsboro
to Morehead. The terms of the lease re
quire its extension to Fayetteville within
4 years. The lease was made by the
stockholders, subject to ratification by
the directors.
Marriage Among Freethinkers.
Milwaukee, Dec. 14.—A legal ques
tion has been raised in this city as to
whether Max Groosman. President of the
Frei Gemend Society of Freethinkers, has
authority to marry people. He has per
formed one ceremony only, but bis pre
decessor in office performed many, and it
is claimed that the statutes do not author
ize it.
Chili and Peru.
Lima, Dec. 14. — Elbien Publico pub
lishes a telegram stating that Arequipa
has been evacuated by the Chilians. It
also publishes the President’s letter to
Gen. Caceres, assuring the latter of his
perfect security.
Parliament Further Prorogued.
London, Dec. 14.—The Queen has
further prorogued Parliament until Feb
ruary 5.
America# Item#.
Correspondence of the Mornina Hews,
Amkkicts, Ga., Dec. 13.—The annual elec
tion for city Aldermen caine off yesterday,
and, after an exciting contest, resulted in the
overwhelming defeat of the anti-school men
in the election of Messrs. Burt, Hawkins and
Cobb,by a majority of nearly three to one. Burt
and Cobb xvere former Aldermen, and Haw
kins xvas elected in the place of H. XV. Witts.
The indications noxv promise an exciting con
test for the office of Mayor next year.
The artesian well has ceased to be an attrac
tion for the time being. The contractors are
taking a rest after pulling the drill out o'f a
rock where it had been lodged a day or txvo.
The sale of lands to Northern parties is in
creasing, owing in a great measure to the ef
forts of Major Glessner, publisher of the Re
corder here. It will be remembered the Pe-
I'order won one of the Morning News prizes
for articles on tbe development of the South.
Our hotel boom is not dead yet, and though
Savannah is more assured of a hotel than xve
are, hope still lives, and we cling to the be
lief that our splendid natural advantages
xvi 11 bring parties who are xviliing to invest
that way.
Reports of the extent of the drought below
us are alarming. Wells have dried np, springs
have failed and cattle are suffering to a great
extent and no signs of rain. H. O. S.
The Mexican Language.
Cor. Cleceland Herald.
There are those xvho assert that this
venally soft-sounding Castilllian is an
easy language to learn, but they are
but they are generally those who never
tried it. What with reciprocal pro
nonns, reflective verbs, preterite conju
gations, backward construction, and
genders which change every word in the
sentence, it is the most aggravating lan
guage under Heaven. The mistakes
which tyros make are sometimes too
dreadful to be amusing. An American
lady in Monterey, who prides herselt on
having mastered Spanish qaickly—and is
withal something of a coquette—desired
to display her newly-acquired knowledge
for the further captivation of a handsome
younjj army officer. As he halted one
morning outside her window,'' according
to his daily habit, she rolled up her eyes
at him in sentimental manner and meant
to say, ‘*l am very lonesome”—Yo estoy
may solitario:” but what she did say—by
merely changing the tense of the verb and
the final o into a. was, “I have a tape
worm!” Not until long afterward did
she learn her mistake and comprehend the
look of horror—not unnerved with com
passion—that swept over his face, as he
precipitately took his leave, never to re
turn.
Hall and Hats.
The largest manufactory of ball bats is
at Hastings, Mich., where 100 men are
employed. Half a million bats are sup
posed to be the demand for the present
year. Ash is the staple bat wood. A
proportion of fancy (and necessarily high
priced) bats are made of cherry. Inclu
ding ihe different woods and sizes there
are twenty-two styles of bats made for
the trade, ranging'in price at retail from
ten cents for a juvenile article up to $1 60
for an a'stheetic cherry bat. The Hast
ings factory will use in the neighborhood
of 350,000 feet of ash, 250,000 feet of base
wood and 50,000 feet of cherry lumber
this season, which means about 2,500
gross (or thirty car loads) of bats.
Another bat factory at South Bend, Ind.,
will consume about 125,000 feet of tim
ber, and one at Grand Kapids, Mich.,
75,000 feet more.
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A BRIDAL CHAMBER’S WOE
A PRETTY GIRL DEAD BEFORE
BRIDE AND GROOM.
The Windsor Hotel, New York, the
Scene of the Tragedy—The Victim
Alleging a Grievous Wrong When
the Fatal Shot was Fired.
New York, Dec. 14.—A singular trag
edy occurred at the Windsor Hotel last
night. A young, handsome and well
dressed lady called at the hotel and was
shown to a room occupied bv a bridal
couple named G. W. Dunn and wife.
Shortly afterwards a shot was heard
within, and officers burst open the door
and found the visitor dead with a pistol
shot in her temple, and Dunn and his wife
utterly demoralized. The girl’s name was
Rosa Reiser. She was of good family,
and belonged in Utica, N. Y.. wher- her
mother now lives. She was well educated
and accomplished, and was supporting
herself by stenographic lal>or. She left a
pitiful letter addressed to her mother say
ing that she had suttered a great wroti ir
Dunn and his wife left the hotel, and the
body of Miss Reiser was removed to an
undertaker’s, where it still remains.
Detective Schofield happened to be in
the hall of the floor where Mr. Dunn and
his wife roomed, and was told by one of
the servants that a loud and angry con
versation proceeded from their 'apart
ments. He went to the spot and could
plainly hoar Uig voicos of the three per
sons in the room. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn
spoke in such low tones of voice that he
could not understand their words, hut
much that Miss Reiser said he could dis
tinctly hear. “You have wronged me,
and will yet be sorry for it,” rang from
the woman’s lips. To some remark made
by Airs. Dunn, Miss Reiser replied, ‘You
are a liar,” and she repeated the expres
sion four times.
THE WILD MAN OF NEW JERSEY.
He Docs Not Eat or Drink unU Loves
tli© Ice and Frost.
Xetc York World.
“That poor fellow hasn’t tasted food or
drink of any sort in thirteen davs, said
Superintendent Jeroloman, of the Belle
ville, N. J., almshouse, “and yet he ap
pears to be growing stronger.”
A queer looking man, short and squat,
with a pale face and great dark eyes,
hushv whiskers aiul shaggy hair, was lying
on the uncarpeted floor of a little rooin iu
the almshouse while the Superintendent
was speaking. Slowly and with effort the
man raised himself to a sitting posture,
and then by the use of his hands pushed
himself across the floor to a window,
dragging his powerless legs after him.
Upon his head rested a cloth saturated
with ice water, which was dripplug down
his cheeks apd falling on his exposed
bosom. A cold and frosty wind blew
through the two open windows. Tho
strange man chuckled and ejaculated
when the wind blew fiercest and coldest.
His language resembled the jabbering of
a monkey. An attendant offered the poor
wretch a glass of milk, a cup of coffee
and two eggs, urgiug him to eat and
drink. The man waved the attendant
away and growled in anger.
“Several months ago,” said the Super
intendent, “this man pccasioned much
alarm in Franklin township, which ad
joins Belleville township. He was seen
in the woods by different persons, and his
strange appearance gave rise to the story
that he was a wild mail. Finally he was
captured and brought hither.”
“He was given warm drink and sub
stantial food,” the Superintendent went
on to say, “and for several weeks he ate
heartily, l’hysicians tried to give strength
to his helpless legs, but they failed. In
his pocket was found a paper written in a
strange kind ot Polish or Russian lan
guage—a mixture of both, perhaps, and
the paper was a passport. By it was
learned that the man's name was John
Yoss, but we do not know whence
he came or where he belongs.
In the hope of curing him
the authorities removed him to St.
Michael’s Hospital,Newark, where skillful
physicians and surgeons examined him in
vain and pronounced him incurable. Ever
since that he has refused to have a fire iu
the stove or a lamp in the room. His win
dows must bo open day and night, and he
is only happy when the wind blows. He
appears to he suffering from great inter
nal heat. He appears to be stronger since
he quit eating and drinking. It was just
thirteen days since he positively refused
to eat or drink. He sleeps soundly, and
his legs are recovering strength, ji week
ago he could not use them at all. Physi
cians are puzzled about his ailment. He
does not appear to bo paralyzed, and yet
his legs are powerless. Nobody has yet
come here who can understand bis speech.
An Unbidden Guest.
Xeic York Herald.
When the dancing was about to begin
at Mr. Vanderbilt’s reception on Tuesday
night, an odd looking man walked into
the hall room carrying two chairs. His
clothing was much the worse for wear,
and he was thought by those of the guests
who noticed him to be a waiter.
But the house servants quickly saw
that the man had no business there
and seized him. The stranger seemed
duinblounded. The chairs were taken
from him and he was handed over to De
tective Rogers, of the Central Office, who
was on duty down stairs. The prisoner
was arraigned yesterday in the Toinlis
Police Court. He described himself as
John Williams, of No. 17 West Eleventh
street, hut the name and address are sup
posed to he fictitious. The detective said
he had no complaint to make against
Williams, who seemed to be more of a
simple minded crask than a bold thief.
Justice White discharged the prisoner.
To Clerk McAfle Williams said: “I
stood lor hours on the sidewalk watching
the dancing lights inside. I heard the
soft music and saw the gleam of rarest
jewels, and yet I did not long to enter.
But suddenly a curtain was for a moment
pulled aside, and the glimpse I caught of
a bed ot roses made me wild to get near
them. 1 love flowers. I went to the door;
it was open. I could smell the roses so
plainly that, taking advantage of the ab
sence of the doorman, I slipped In, and,
picking up the two chairs so that they
would think I was a servant, I walked up
stairs. I did not want to steal, hut I did
want to 6ee the magnificent display of
flowers. What I saw more than repaid
me for the scrape I got into, but I won’t
do it again.”
None of the detectives in court had ever
seen Williams before, but none of them
“took any stock,” as they expressed it,
“in his flower racket.”
Mrs. M. Singleton, Savannah, Ga., says:
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