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ESTABLISHED 1850. I
]j h EsTILL, Editor anil Proprietor.!
5 EVER PRESENT DREAD
KIUUIUiK MENTAL STRAIN OP
IHH CHARLESTON IANS.
,!lldc Wall* Constantly Causing
Friht Amonsr the People-Many
M)ndg Giving Way - Several Strange
Departure* From the City During the
Excitement —The Fruits or the Cbar
ituble.
charleston, Sept. 16.—Last night was
imparatively a quiet, one. The day was
. restively hot, and the peculiar condi
a of the atmosphere and appearance of
le skies gave rise to great apprehension
a repetition of the scenes of the night
Aug. 31. Some persons aver that there
cr e two slight shocks during the night,
i.t the correspondent of the Morn
sg News did not observe them. At
o’clock the streets were deserted and
osi people had retired to much needed
;t, lew persons who have not under
line the horrors of that fatal Tuesday
jjrht and those of the long two weeks
mowing, can realize the terrible suffer
prs of the women and children whore
laiu in Charleston, their anxiety, their
, ar3 their doubts, their despondency,
he horrible fear that, is always present
nit the fearful subterranean monster.
Inch wrought so much ruin, is only
coping for a time to come again with
rerwheiming force to crush, kill and
:uoy.
falling walls causing fright.
Now that the work of pulling down
Kalis is progressing, there are a hundred
naginarv shocks dailv, and these poor
Eople dwell in a constant terror of death.
I is no wonder that the human mind has,
manv instances, given away. A dozen
isos of insanity have occurred. One
dy, the wile of a prominent citizen, had
i be sent to the State Lunatic Asylum at
alumina; and in a number of others the
ives and daughters of rich men have
■en sent to private asylums North.
|ie-e cases are, of course, not
jnlisned for obvious reasons, and very
tile is known about them, but they are
to-, and the end of them is not yet. The
, ndr Charleston have behaved nobly as
teneral thing, although there are in
unoes where some have been utterly
moralized. A popular and fascinating
nnuiercial broker has disappeared. A
,rk in a well known drug store
artid to walk out ol the
ry on Tuesday night after
e shock. He walked as tar as Merick’s
rin r, tifty miles north of the city, and
en sent a postal card to his parents and
iiplover stafiug that be couldn’t return,
n the other hand many men who were
■sent returned to their homes as soon as
iey could get here, and most of those
bo were here remained firmly at their
ists.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
The situation .o-day is ruore cheering
ad the feeling more hopeful. Were it not
r toe constant fear of that apparently
dentl ss demon the city would soon re
iver iis wonted equanimity. Many men
re repairing their buildings, hut they do
in a hopeless kind of way, not knowing
hat the future has in store. Every
mridng brim's reports from Summerville
f additional shocks, and while these are
cuhtless somewhat exaggerated they are
) a certain extent true. As long as the
isturhaiicts continue at Summerville,
there they hist commenced, there can be
in leeling ot security.
The Summerville contingent report two
ili Ist shocks in that place last night.
The Relief Committee has issued over a
housand forms of application for assist
mc ;n rebuilding and repairing houses.
\ tention has recently been directed to
i:e character of the mortar used, conslst
rg largely of yellow sand, and the City
.’ntincii will probably take action on the
ut'ject to prevent any "Buddeusielc” dls
tsiers in the hurry ot rebuilding.
SIMON CAMERON’S LETTER.
Ex-Senator Simon Cameron in a letter
cnverim:sl,ooo into the rebel fund, says:
‘•I always associate your city and State
w 1 tn mv r*collections of your great
statesman. Mr. Calhoun, who occupied so
commanding a position in the Senate and
betoru the country at, my first entrance
upon public life more than forty years
ago. He received tne in tiie Senate with
tlie grt atest ol kindness, aurt during the
linder of his life 1 was
permitted not only to show with others
admiration ol his singular simplicity, ele
vation and dignity of character, but also
to experience almost daily some proof of
his personal consideration aud regard.
It naturally gives tue pleasuro, therefore,
to associate my recollections of him with
this contribution towards the rebel of the
citizens of ibe State he loved so well.”
The fund lor rebel now amounts to
13M1.1 IS.
MONTGOMERY’S CONTRIBUTION.
Montgomery, Ai.a., Sept. 10. —The
contribution of the citizens of Montgom
ery, amounting to $l,lOO, was to-day for
warded to Charleston. A sum aggregat
ing several hundred more had been sent
Previously to churches.
VI i; INI A JiAWS.
That Kclatint; to County Superin
tendents of Schools Null and Void.
i At’NToN, Va., Sept. 10.—The Vir
ginia Supreme Court of Appeals, sitting
here, rendered an opinion to-day Involv
ing the constitutionality of the joint reso
lution passed by the General Assembly
of Virginia on April 20, 1886, re
lating to the appointment of county Su
perintendents of public schools. The
court declares the act repugnant to the
State constitution and null and void, and
the action of the Hoard of Education
taken under it null and void, and of no
avail, a peremptory mandamus is or
fleredrequiring thud fondant, Mr- Miller,
" h" had been appointed County Sunertn
tendf Hi for Smythe county under the reso
lution, to restore theolHce, hooks, papers,
etc., to (!. w. Pendleton, the Superin
tendent displaced. Tnis decision covers
the school Superintendents in the
Ntate who had been removed by the
Boaid of Education.
Irooking; tor Train Wreckers.
Lyons, Mich., Sept. 10.—Early
•his morning a freight train wag thrown
Iroui the truck a hull a mile from here by
araii having been removed. Fireman
Newman was killed, Brakeraan Campbell
was fatally and Engineer Davis seriously
injured. I'beougine and fifteen cars were
completely wrecked. There is no clue to
the train wreckers. The people are
greatly excited, and lynching will lollow
the capture of the wreokers.
'touch Paid for the Ilolphin.
asiunoton, Sept. 1(1. A warrant
for s4,'),(Kill him Been issued to the assignee#
ol John Hutch in final payment for the
J'oiphin and tor the care of the monitor
J uriun. Thie la accepted In settlement
t’l all claims of John Uouah against the
government, and the Dolphiu becomes in
law, whutaoe long has been in fact, the
ptopei ty of the government.
SAMUEL J. RANDALL.
A Quiet Movement in Philadelphia
to Prevent his Re-election.
Washington, Sept. 16.—There is a
quiet movement in Philadelphia to pre
vent the re-eleotlon of Samuel J. Randall
to the House of Representatives this fall.
It seems almost improbable that the 3,000
majority which Randall had two years
ago can be overcome even by such ener
getic efforts as are now being made to de
feat him. But men who are engaged in
it are sanguine that they will at least be ■
able to ent down his 3,U00 majority very
materially. They rely partly upon toe
great dissatisfaction in the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania and partly upon the
special dissatisfaction which Randall’s
appointments in Philadelphia have
created. Just now all the business men
of Philadelphia are in a state of mind be
cause* Postmaster Harrity, one of Ran
dall’s appointees, has gotten the post
office into confusion by appointing a lot
ol greenhorns to do the work ol experts.
All the newspapers, without regard to
politics, are talking about the delays in
the post office. This is a sample of the
mistakes Randail’suppointeeshave made.
There fs another thing which will work
agaiust Randall, although it is not given
us much prominence in the calcula
tions of his opponents—it is
the gradual but steady growth
of revenue reform ideas in the city of
Philadelphia within the past two years.
But whether they succeed in beating him
or not this tali, the opponents of Haudaii
insist that be will not be able, when the
reapportionment of the Congressional
districts is made next winter, to secure,
as he has done heretofore, Just such a
district for himself as he desires. If this
is not nis last term in Congress, they say,
the next will be.
The only patent issued to anyone in
Georgia, South Carolina or Florida to-day
was that to WilbetJ. Dennis, Augusta
Qa., for plant and tree culture apparatus.
KNIGHTS ON A PILGRIMAGE.
The Royal Fashion in Which Two
Delegations Will Go to St. Louis.
Washington, Sept. 16.—The Virginia
delegation to the Knights Templar con
clave at St. Louis, escorting Eminent
Grand Commander Reed, of Virginia, will
rendezvous in Washington, where they
will join their brethren of the District of
Columbia and start on Saturday evening.
They have engaged a train of sleeping
cars, commissary car, and baggage and
smoking cars on the Pennsylvania rail
road, and will visit Chicago
before their return. Their train
will be in charge of Sir Knight Robert A.
Parke, ot Columbia Commandery of
Washington, and their programme calls
for complete subsistence en route on the
train. The delegation will leave St.
Louis after the parade of the Flambeau
battalion FriOuj. 24, rO'lCbin^
Chicago about noon Friday. They will
remain there until Saturday evening,
reaching Washington Sunday evening.
AMERICA’S DAIRYMEN.
The National Association Thanks
the Friends of the Oleo Bill.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.—Both the
Democratic and the Republican candi
dates for Governor addressed the Nation
al Convention of the American Agricul
tural and Dairy Association to-day. The
convention adopted resolutions tendering
thanks to Senators and Representatives,
the President of the United States and
the press of the country for th6ir support
of the oleomargarine bill, pledging them
selves to use all means to eot:re the re
eUctton to Congress ofSenatorsand Repre
sentatives referred to, "recognizing
them to be friends of the people and op
posed to the encroachment <f capitalized
fraud;” recognizing the nectssitv of addi
tional legislation to perfett the bill so
that its provisions may appy to keepers
of hotel's and boarding bouses and to thoee
who employ and board large numbers of
men; urging upon Congress to consider
the measure, aud finally reoommendlng
that States which have lawi relating to
the ealo co-operate with theassooiatlon.
SULLIVAN AND HfiRALD.
The Two Pugilists to >|ect at Pitts
burg With Gloves On.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 16—It has been
definitely settled that Joan L. Sullivan
and Frank Herald are to m*et and settle
their little differences with (loves on in
thie city Saturday night. Tie set-to will
take place in the Oraud Ontral Rink.
They will spar for points si rounds with
soft gloves under the Many's of Queens
bery rules. There will beio police inter
ference, as the managersof the affair
have been licensed to gtvttbe entertain
ment, provided the men o not violate
the laws governing gloveexhibitions in
Pittsburg.
declared ff.
Pittsburg, Pa., SeptJ, 2 a. m. —The
proposed glove tight itween Sullivan
and Herald, which wa to have taken
place hero Saturday nift, has been de
clared off. Failure to <uure a suitable
hall and a disagreemenover the amount
of money to be given Sullivan, are as
signed as the reasons.
CLEVELANO’iUKTUHN.
Preparations of t.l Itailroads for
Hushing Throgh His Car.
Prospect House, f. Y., Sept. 16.
This, the last week f the President’s
stay in the Adirordati, has been most
disagreeable, for, wit the exception of
yesterday, it has raid daily ever since
iast Saturday. The Hsldent will proha
blv return to clvillzsm over the same
route hv which ho h it. His special
car is expected meet hltn at
Paul Smith’s matt. The Vermont
Central railroad willke charge of this
car until it reaches Use’s point, where
it will be attached tolocomotlve on the
Delaware aid Hudsc Canal Comoany’s
railroad and drawn) Albany. In all
probability the partwill not start tor
borne till next Tuesd.
Ai'f|nittal ol ti SprncßiN,
Danville, Va.. Soue.—P. D. Spen
cer, who wrote the cnwbioh led to the
Martinsville street ht between the
Terrys and Spencers. * tried to-day lor
the murder of J. K. To, and acquitted.
Four of the participant! the fight have
now been tried, and alltere acquitted.
The teellng in the octy against the
Spencer party is Intens
Burnt UK <>f u Mill.
Eu Claire, Sept. 16.‘p 0 Chippewa
•Lumber and Boom Comiy’g saw mill
at Chippewa Falls. the, l£eH t j n the
country, was struck at 2
o’clock this mori la'j-Mn impletely de
stroyed. Thr-ilr i Ulu The prop
ertv was *
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1886.
ANTI-SALOON RADICALS.
l
THE FIRST NATIONAL CONVEX- (
TION AT CHICAGO.
Over 200 Accredited Delegates from
Various States Present Senators
Blair and Frye, Kx-Senator Wlndom
and Many Other Prominent Kepubli- i
cans Identltled With the Movement.
Chicago, Sept. 16.—The first national [
convention of anti-saloon Republicans
began its session in this city to-day. The
convention was held In the Madison Street
Theatre. When called to order there
were 287 delegates on the floor. A
few ladies and gentlemen were in the
gallery. Senator Blair, of New
Hampshire, was made temporary
chairman. On taking the chair Mr.
Blair said: “We are hero for the destruc
tion of the rum traffic throughout this
oountry and throughout the world. I
think I speak the sentiment of the con
vention when l say that as between free
rum and low license, we are in favor of
high license. [Cheers.] That as between
high license and prohibition, we are in
favor of prohibition. [Groat cheering.]
also as republicans.
Mr. Blair went on to say that they also
met as Republicans. They were in the
party and could not be driven out, and be
was one of those who believed that it was
only through the Republican party that
the suppression of the liquor traffic could
be secured. The Committee on Creden
tials found accredited delegates present
as follows: Illinois 40, lowa 20, Kansas
30, Indiana 118, Maine 1, Ver
mont 9, New York 6, Rhode
Island 7, Michigan 4, Wisconsin 11,
Massachusetts 12, Nevada 1, Minnesota
15, Texas 3, Dakota 1, Pennsylvania 1,
Ohio 1, New Jersey 8, New Hampshire 2.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Ex-Senator Winflom, ot Minnessota,
was made permanent chairman. Mr.
Wlndom said he never had the slight
est thought of attempting to organize a
new political party. The speaker said
the record of the Republican party for
twenty years showed its willingness to
grapple this new issue aud carry, it to vic
tory. The Issue was as grave as any that
the Republicans had ever to meet in the
past. It resolved itself to the question
whether the saloon was to dominate tne
politics of ttyenation. "We do not meet
to dictate to the Republican party.” said
the speaker. "We are here simply for
consultation. We meet to encourage it
to take hold of this question, which it
surely will have to do, and the sooner the
better.”
CALLING IN THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
He spoke ior thirty minutes on the gen
eral issue. He touched on the Prohibi
tionists and said it was his view that
they could carry out their purposes in
better way foiL>winv tne watt of the Re
publican party. Tuey would find that
that party had said that slavery should
extend no farther, and on that platform
slavery was abolished. If the Republi
can party would declare for nigh license,
local option,and recognize the right of the
people to vote on the question directly
when they wished, all lovers of temper
ance should follow that lead.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
The anti-saloon Republicans, by their rep
resentstives in national conference assem
bled, do declare as follows:
1. That the liquor traffic as it exists to-day
in the United States, is an enemy of society, a
fruitful source of corruption in politics, the
ally of anarchy, a school of crime, and wilh
its avow-ed purpose of seeking to corruptly
control elections and legislation is a menace
to the public welfare and deserves the con
demnation of all good men.
2. That we declare war against tie saloon,
and hold it to he the supreme duty of the gov
ernment to adopt such measures as shall re
strict it and control its influence aud extin
guish it altogether.
8. We believe the national government
sbonld absolutely prohibit the manufacture
anti sa o of Honors in the District of Columbia
and in all the Territories of the United States.
THE PLAN UF PROCEDURE.
4. We believe the beet practical method of
dealing with the liquor traffic in the several
States is to let the people decide whether it
shall be prohibited by the submission of con
stitnt.onal amendments and until such
amendments aro adopted by the passage of
local option laws.
5. That inasmuch as the saloon business
creates a special burden of taxation on the
people tosnpnortcourts. Jails and almshouses,
therefore a large annual tax should be levi- and
uoon saloons so long as they continue to ox st,
and that they should bo made responsible for
all public aud private injury resulting from
the traffic.
REPUBLICAN PLEDGES.
fi. That the Republicans, wherever and
whenever iu power, will faithfully enforce
whatsoever ordinance, statutes or eonstitn
tional amendments may he enacted forthe re
striction or suppression of the liquor traffic.
7. That vro approve the action of Cos ngress
in providing lor teaching the physiological
effects of liquor in our public schools, auil
that we earnestly recommend to every State
Legislature the enactment of such laws for a
thorough teaching of such effects to our chil
dren.
8. We demand that the Republican party,
to which we belong and whose welfare we
cherl*h, shall take a linn and decided stand
as a friend of the home and the enemv of the
saloon. In favor of this policy arid these
measures, we pledge ourselves to do our ut
most to cause the party to take such a stand,
and we cad upon all temperance men and Un
friends of humanity, of whatever party or
name, to join with us in securing thcse ’oh
jects, and iu support of the Republican party,
so far as it shall adopt them.
Some opposition wus provoked to the
tilth resolution on the ground that it rec
ognizes taxation fit liquor. It was op
posed by Mr. VS right of lowa, and Mr.
Dodge of Michigan. The resolution was
defended bv New York. Kansas and
Rhode island and several other States,
it was finally adopted, and the report was
adopted with only three dissenting votes.
THE national committee.
The following National Committee was
appointed, leaving eomo existing vacan- !
cles to he filled hereafter:
Maine—Senator VV. I*. Frve.
New II a m pah Ire—Senator 11. VV. Blair.
Vermont— George O. Brown.
Massaebu-etts —Col, E. 11. Haskell.
Rhode Island—Henry B. Metcalf.
New York—Gen. T. VV. Couwav.
New Jersey—Rev. H. VV. Carrol.
Pennsylvania—Hon. VV. VV. Braun.
lowa—Hiram Price.
Minnesota—Gen. E. B. Nettletou.
Indiana—Ex-Gov. VV. Cuuibaek.
Wisconsin—E. I*. Wheeler.
Kansas— A. Griffin.
Illinois—Col. VV. A. James.
Georgia—lion. Alfred E. Buck.
The convention then adjourned sine
die. .
Brown’s Pilfering*.
St. Louie, Sept. 10. —Supt. Baker, of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
received a letter to-day from E. H. Brown,
the defaulting manager, dat'd Windsor,
Ont. Brown acknowledges his shortage,
hut does not explain how or why he took
the motiev, nor state its amount. Supr.
Baker thinks the manager's bond of
SIO,OOO will cover the amount misuppro
urialed
SILVER CREEK’S CRASH.
The List of Dead Increased to 10—
Where the Illume Lies.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Sept. 16. —The list of
the killed in the Nickel Plate collision,
which was further swelled to nineteen by
the finding ot three more bodies mangled
beyond recognition, is now supposed to
be complete. The responsibility for the
disaster bus been settled as nearly as
possible pending a full Investigation.
Engineer Brewer has not yet been lound,
but a letter from bim addressed to the
editor appeared in this morning’s Ex
press. The letter oore no date and the
postmark on the envelope was that used
by a clerk on a Lake Shore train,
THE LETTER.
In it he says:
I see that it is reported that I ran away for
fear blame would be put on me for that terri
ble accident at Silver Creek. I have not run
away nr r do 1 intend to, but in Jumping from
mv engine I hurt my back and Idp, aud as i
was unable to assist I left the wreck; but In
regard to my stopping at Silver Creek, l did
stop and took on passengers. 1 had or
ders to meet the local ‘ at Silver
Creek. There is no side track there, and
never having had orders before to pas- a tra’n
there, i proceeded, the conductor having giv
en me the signal to go ahead, which ho shou'd
not have dolie, as he had the Brae orders that
1 had, and when he saw me st-arting the train
he shou'd have used ihe bell cord or auto
matic brake in the coaches to stop me.
Lewis Brkyver,
Engineer of Engine No. 139.
FIXING THE BLAME.
If the above statement Is true it relieves
those in obarge of the treight train and
the train dispatcher from responsibility,
and places it solely upon Conductor Har
rington and Engineer Brewer. Parties
at Silver Creek ussert that Conduotor
Harrington signaled Brewer to go ahead,
but that he did so on the supposition that
the engineer had no orders to the con
trary, there having been no orders given
to either of them at Silver Creek. The
railroad officials state positively that En
gineer Brewer’s orders were to pass the
freight train at Silver Creek and that he
disobeyed them. Coroner Blood, of Dun
kirk, will begin an inquest to-morrow
morning.
CHOLERA’S GHASTLY WORK.
People Dying by Thousands in
Japan and Corea.
San Francisco, Sept. 16.—Advices
have been received by the steamer Gallic
from China and Japan as rollows:
The total number of cholera cases
throughout Japan since the first appear
ance this year is 59,000, of whloh 37,000
resulted fatally. The indlpatious are
that the epidemic is now abating.
Intelligence from Seoul, Corea, says
cholera is still ragiug in that city. Ac
cording to the oflloial returns the fatal
oases for July this year wert 48.600, out
ot a population of 250,000. Outside the
capital the epidemic is equally fatal At
Sblnshu, province of Keisbode, 5.0U0. and
at Torai 6,000 deaths are reported for one
month.
THE VICTIMS IN PESTH AND TRIESTE.
London, Sept. 16.— Adviees Irom
Vienna say that one person lied from
cholera in Pesth yesterday and three in
Trieste, and that two new cases were re
ported in the former city and nineteen in
the latter. The cnoiera returns from all
Italy since the last report show sixty-live
new oaßes and twenty-live deaths.
WEDS A SALVATIONIST.
Mise Oharleawortli Loaves Her Par
ents to Join the Army.
London, Sept. 16.—Miss Cbailesworth,
whose enlistment in the Salvation Army
against tne wishes of her parents and
detention in the ranks despite the
nrotesls of her father led to
such an outcry against Gen. Booth
some time ago, was married to-day at
Clayton to Gen. Booth’s son. The mar
riage ceremony was attended by thous
ands of persons. Miss CharDsworth’s
sisters were present, but her father was
not. The Salvation Army had a great
torchlight demonstration in London to
night in honor of Gen. Booth, wlio departs
to-morrow for the United States.
SIO,OOO FOll AUGUSTA KNIGHTS.
Secretary Turner Promises to See
the Strikers Through.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 16.—The Knights
of Labor have received over SIO,OOO to
date. This is sufficient, it is reported, to
pay off the debts contracted by the hands
of the Augusta Factory for the last ten
weeks. No money has yet been received
for the bands in tlm other mills, but Sec
retary Turner, from headquarters in
Philadelphia, writes that the Knights
will take care of the Augusta operatives,
and they will not return to work till the
mills advance wages 15 per cent. He de
clines nowtosubmit matters to arbitra
tion as the offers heretofore made have
been rejected.
Miners in Convention.
Indianapolis, Ind„ Sept. 10.—The
National District Assembly of Miners and
Aline Laborers of the United States begnu
its first annual convention here yesterday.
They represent a membership of 30,000.
The order was organized in St. Louis last
May. being that branch of the Knights of
Labor who are miners. The business has
been confined, so far, to the appointment
of committees on iaws, grievances, state
of the order, districting and finance.
Knights Acquitted.
St. Louis, Sept. 16.—The trial of the
Knights of Labor Frank Young, Oscar
fiarron and Fred Ilundhausen, charged
with conspiring during the late South
western railroad strikes to injure the Mis
souri Pacific Railroad Company’s prop
erty aid business, was concluded last
night. The jury, after remaining out for
two hours, returned a verdict of acquittal.
Mining on tlie Co-operative I'lan,
Huntsville, Mo., 8-pt. 16 —Mine No.
3, the largest in this vicinity, after being
idle more than five months, has just re
opened on the 00-operatlve plat). The
miners are to have use ol the company’s
machinery, and to pay the lait-r a roy
ally of lc. per bushel, retaining for divi
sion among themsolves the remainder of
the profits.
Granted an Advance.
Youngstown. 0., Sept. 10.—Tho con
ductors and brakernen employed in the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio and
rittshurg and Luke Erie yards struck to
day for an advance of 10c. per day. Toe
advance was granted and the teen re
turned to work.
The Window (flans Worker* Give In.
Pittsburg, sept. io.—The window
glass workers of the West have decided
to withdraw their demands for reduc
tions, and a general resumption Is ex
pected .
HEMP ENDS A ItAVISIIER.
JUDGE LYNCH AGAIN PRESIDES
AT MILLEN.
Armed Men WreHk n Terrible Revenue
on a Iturly Hriita—-The Identity of Two
Sennatlonnlly KutwhHfthed
by a Single Arrest—Kail of a Professor
of M tittle at Jacknonvllle.
Millen. Ga., Sept. 14.—A tragic cor
roboration of the truth of the old adage
that crime will out comes from along the
line of the Central railroad, in this
State. At Rogers, three weeks ago,
during the absence of her husband,
Mrs. Thomas Willis, living at Rogers,
was assaulted in her house with crim
inal Intent by a negro. Mrs. Willis de
fended herself with a gun, which she
used as a club, blit was on the point ol
being overpowered by the burly brute,
when a negro girl, armed with an ax,
rushed to her assistance, dealing the as
sailant several severe blows on the head.
The two women, after a desperate com
bined struggle, put the negro to flight.
As be ran he seized the gun and tired at
the females, but the shot failed to do any
harm.
Despite the efforts of many posses be
made good his escape, carrying the gun
with him. Tuesday afternoon Edward
Foy notioed a negro named Wilkerson
with a gun pt No. 4 % on the Central rail
road auswering the description of the
weapon carried off by Mrs. Willis’assail
ant. The negro was arrested, but denied
ail knowledge of the Willis outrage. It
was decided to send bim to Millen for
sale keeping. On his arrival at
the depot there he was recognized
by a lad named Brinson as the negro
who had outraged his sister, aged 11
years, near Millen a year ago, the burly
brute having sprung from a thicket by
the roadside as the children were going
to school, aud dragged the girl into the
woods to accomplish his purpose. The
girl was sent for, and on seeing the negro
on the depot platform Identified him, and
fell in a fainting fit. It wag a foregone
conclusion that lynching would
follow, and an extra stiong
guard was placed around the
jail last night to prevent it it possible.
During the night the prisoner confessed
his guilt in the Brinson ease and staled
that he had obtained the gun which led to
his arrest from a negro named Berry
Wigg. Wigg, who bears a bad reputa
tion, was working in the cotton fields
about Millen when Wilkerson was
arrested, but upon hearing of the
oharges against Wilkerson Imme
diately disappeared and has not
been seen sluce. Other links in this sen
sational chain of evldenoe loave no doubt
that. Wigg is the fiend of the Willis as
sault and posses of citizens are scouring
the oountry In search of him. This morn
ing Wilkerson was sent to Bylvuuia to l>e
lodged in jail there as a better precaution
against lynch law. This more had been
anticipated, however, and as Wilker
son was proceeding across the country
guarded by three officers, they were met
by a band oi fifty masked and well-armed
men three miles from Millen. Having
obtained possession ol the prisoner, they
hung him to a tree near the scene of bi’s
crime and riddled bis body with bullets.
A similar fate is in store lor Wigg when
oaptured.
GEORGIA’S CAPITAL CITY.
J. J. Northcutt Now tho Senatorial
Nominee in the JJsth District.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.—After Mr.
Clay declined the Senatorial nomination
in the Thirty-fifth district there was some
discussion here as to what course would
be pursued. The member# of the
old convention settled the matter
by calling a meeting of the old
delegates, and the convention met here at
5 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Clay’s letter
of deolination was read. The Cobh county
delegates not having arrived, tho con"
ventlon adjourned until after supper,
when J. J. Northcutt. a young lawyer
of Cobb count y, was nominated unani
mously. Mr. Northoutt is a Prohibitionist,
but wi'll probably be elected without op
position.
END OK THE PAPKR SUIT.
The trial of the suit of the Scott Paper
Company et al., of New York, against W.
G. Kobinsnn et al.. ot Atlanta, which has
been going on in the Superior Court for
four days, ended to-day by a verdict being
rendered In favor of the plaintiffs. Some
time ago Mr. Robinson failed, and his
effects were placed in the bunds of a re
ceiver, who sold them. It was claimed
that the sale was made to R. U. Robin
son, a brother, and that the goods were
mortgaged to .John L. Conley and W. O.
Charlton. The jury, after being out only
a few moments, returned a verdiet
that W. G. Robinson was a trader
and insolvent at the date the
bill was tiled, that the mortgages claimed
to have been made by VV. G. Robinson to
Mr. Conley, Mrs. Eliza Conley and W.
O. Charlton are not valid, also that the
alleged sale to R. U. Robinson was not
valid, and that the price obtained by the
receiver was a fair valuation of the goods.
A SMASH IJP AT ALBANY.
Freight Cars Hun Down by a Hush
ing Cannon I tit 11 Train.
Albany. Ga., Sept. 16.—The cannon
ball train on the Southwestern railroad
left Montgomery one hour and a quarter
late. When It reached here at a o’olock
this morning it was only twenty minutes
behind and coming at the rate of a mile a
minute. As it turned the curve before
reaching the depot It crashed into a
Rrunswiek and Western Ireight train,
which was drilling on the track.
Engineer Scovllle leaped from the
engine, breaking his ankle and thigh.
The engine was a total wreck. The fire
man was injured by wood fnlling upon
him from the tender. Two of the freight
cars were completely telescoped. Agent
Davis exonerated Engineer Scovllle from
blame. The surgeons fear that his leg
will have to be amputated.
Two negroes hmi a serious uffrav last
night upon the Tower place In Raker
county. After some wrunglmg a laborer
struck tho foreman In the bead with a
tenoerall, knocking him senseless for ton
minutes. Upou his recovery ho pursued
the negro, shooting him four times.
Though severely wounded, It Is expected
that tie will recover.
Fire at Miteon.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 18.—Flro broke out
to-nlgtat at 8 o’clock in tho stnbles in the
rear ol l’atriok Triton’s store, on Mul
berry street. The stables were owned bv
Mr, Priton and were burned to the
ground. Prompt work of the tiro depart
ment saved the block, one ot the largest
in Importance in the oity, from serious
damage.
Berlin's State of Mcge.
Berlin, Sept. IV.—The Bundesrath has
agreed to prolong the minor state of
seige of the city of Berlin.
A PROFESSOR’S DOWNFALL.
Jacksonville! Circles Stirred Up by
an Alleged Count’s Downfall.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 16.—Jack
son vine’s high social circles—the bon ton,
the literati and music-lovinir circles—
were shaken to their foundations this
morning by the sudden announcement
of the fact that, l’rof. Von Weller, the di
rector of the Philharmonic Society,
teacher of music and Instructor ot church
choirs, had proved to he either a sneak
thief and confidence man or a horn klep
tomaniac. The professor is nnw In the
hands of the law and will probably turn
his versatile talents to turpentine gath
ering on the convict farm In Suwannee
county.
Tne professor catne here about a year
ago from Cincinnati, where, It. is alleged,
ho was a teacher In the famous Musical
College of that city. He also claims to
have been a teacher of miude in the Notre
Dame (Ind.) Catholic Institute, lie also
says he has lived in California, and
claimed to own a splendid orange grove
there near Los Angelos.' lie has also re
sided ut various places In Missouri, and
at Topeka, Kan.
POSING AS A COUNT.
Upon his arrival hero he took apart
ments at the Bt. John's House, where be
has boarded ever since. At the hotel he
soon made known his musical culture,
and was not. long in ingratiating himself
into the acquaintance and favor of Ibe
Opera House management and the leaders
in musical and drnmatlo circios. He
confided to some that, he was in reality an
Austrian Count, giving his true name
as “Count Ravul Geo' Von Goustenan,”
but owing to family differences and po
litical troubles at home, had decided to
como to America. He had, he alleged,
splendid ancestral estates there, which
he would come Into possession of
sooner or later. He frequently
wrote to supposed titled people In Aus
tria, and always took Iho pains to show
and talk of these letters. He is undoubt
edly a man of a good deal of musical cul
ture and tine general intelligence, ii"
dressed well and possessed an abundance
of cheek and suavity of manner. He
very soon won his way into the confi
dence of some ol the best people of the
city. He was chosen director of the
Philharmonic Society, and after this
seems to have carried things in a high old
way.
AFFAIRS OF THE HEART.
Ho fell In love with no les* than three
highly connected and accomplished voung
laities ot the city, and In turn proved the
ardent, devoted lover to each. He repre
sented to them his fine talents, his noble
lineage, and what a groat mistake It
would be for them to refuse his offer of
marriage. Ho told them that he would
write to bis father, the Count Von VVIII-
Inghurgh, in Austria, and have him atte“t
to bis nobility and tiio possession of large
estates Fortunately the young ladles
are women of superior sense and caution,
and, not particularly loving the suave
professor, declined the brilliant offer.
Dr. Mallette, of the then firm of Sum
mers* Mnllette, Is President of the Phil
harmonic Society, and tnrough him Prof.
Von Weller made their office his head
quarters. For several months past both
Drs. Summers and Mallette have missed
valuable cases of surgical instruments,
pictures, books, brlc-a-brao, etc., from
their office, but at such intervals that no
watch could be kept for the thiet. Prof.
Von Weller was never suspected.
GOING TO CALIFORNIA.
Some two weeks ago he packed bis
trunk and boxes at the St. John’s House
and notified the landlady that he thought
of going to California on n trip. 11s
owed $lO2 for board, but intimated that
he would settle that before leaving. He
tnen disappeared from the house and was
not seen there again until .Monday last,
when he appeared again and gave some
plausible excuse for not going, and also
for not paving up.
The offices of Drs. Summers and Mai
lette are in the Klv block, in which there
are also other offices and a number of
sleeping rooms on the third floor. H. S.
Ely, owner of the block, also lias an o'-
fice there and is a memberof the l’tillha<-
monies. Prof. Von Weller 'ret) non ted
hlsoffice Wednesday. Mr. Ely missed a
key that was left at his office bv one of
bis tenants who was out oi the city, and
went to the room to see if the door whs
looked. Upon entering the room he saw the
bed dishevelled and the room looking
badlv used. Happening to look under
the bed, he then discovered Prof. Von
Weller. He also noticed lying on a bureau
a tine SSO meerschaum pipe belonging to
Dr. Mellette, watch had been missing sev
eral weeks before. Prof. Von Weller was
asked wbat ho was doing there. He gave
as an explanation that ho had been on a
big spree, and in wandering around in
the building found the room open and
came in.
WHAT A SEARCH REVEALED.
Mr. Ely told his discoveries to Dr. Mel
lette, and It was decided to go into an in
vestigation. in the meantime Prof. Von
Weller fled from the building and disap
peared. Drs. Simmons and Malletto got
out a search warrant, and had hia effects
at the St. John’s House searched, when
the truth came to light. Prof. Von Wel
ler bad been stealing trom them and
other parties persistently, and there
was taken from his room over
S2OO worth of valuable personal
effects. A lady at the hotel Rome weeks
ago lost a fine diamond ring which she is
now confident Prof. Von Weller got. Mr.
Ely has frequently lost small sums of
money from his room, at one time $35 be
ing taken.
Prof. Von Weller was found this morn
ing secreted In the Union Congregational
church, to which be bad a key, and ar
rested. Upon his preliminary trial before
Justice Jackson be was committed to the
county jail to await tho action oi the
grand jury,
Thomas County's Legislative Ticket.
Thomasvillk, Ga., Sept. 10.—The pri
mary election for Representatives from
tbls’county resulted in the Domination of
Hon. 8. G. McLendon and P. J. Franklin.
Mr. McLendon’s nomination was con
ceded by all from the beginning, on ac
count of his natural ability and emiaent
fitness.
Mr. Franklin is a strong Prohibitionist.
This was made an issue, and many of
that faction, fearing bis defeat by Mr.
Bulloch, voted only lor him, thereby se
curing bis nomination over Mr. Bulloch.
It Is thought by many that an untl-Pro
hibltiouist will enter the field, and that
his ebanoes for election are very promis
ing.
Lost His Foot.
Jacksonville. Fla , Sept. 16. Joe
Wright, a colored section hand on the
Florida Railway and Navigation Corn
pay’s lino, was run ov>-r bv a tram to-day
and injured so badly that bis left foot had
to he amputated. Wright was from Bos
ton, Ga.
A Paper Dies Aged One Month.
Mon ilk, Ala., Hcpt. 18.—The Morning
Telegram, a dally newspaper start* and here
one month ago by a stock company, made
an assignment to-day for the benefit of
1U oludiiors.
IPIUCK #lO A TEAR.!
1 r fiirs a copv. j
A TRUCK TO OBSTRUCTION'
PAKNKIjIjITRS to give tiiej
OOVEItNMBNT A CHANCE.
Conclusion of tlio Considerotlon of tti*
KsMtimt en to l Pormllted After A
Full on the Vote for tho IrmU,
I'ollco Force Acknowicrlßinents ol
Contribution!! from Amnrlcs.
London, Sept. IG.— The Parnellit#
members of Parliament, at an informal
meeting to-ilay. agreed to abate their ob
structive tactics after a full debate on the
vote for the Irish police, and permit the
government, to conclude consideration on
the estimates. The object of this decision,
is to enable Air. Parnellite’s land bill to
reach its second reudinc on Monday. The
plan of the government is to pass the a,*
propriation bill also, before allow-'
ing division to be taken oni
the Parnell bill. The government whipJ
will muster as many members as possi
ble, and it is thought that the attendance!
of Conservatives will he larger than at)
any time since the opening of the session.)
No special call has been Issued for tbei
Gladstonian members, eighty of whom
have paired. Mr. Gladstone will
in the House Tuesday.
At the opening of the next session tlm
government intends to introduce new
rules ol procedure to prevent obstruc
tion of business.
WORKUOUHJCiS AS .CAMPS,
I>ciiun, Bept. 10. — United Ireland sug
gests that, in view of the probable rejttc*
tlon of Mr. Parnell’s land bill, all dis
tressed tenants in Ireland resort to tbs
workhouse. “While it is disgraceful,”'
says United Ireland, “to enter a work
house ns a loafer, it would be in the
highest degree honorable to occupy tbuj
workhouse as an encampment agaiusu
landlordism.”
NO ADDRESS TO UK PRESENTED.
Dublin, Sept. 16. —The corporation of
Dublin, by a vote ol 21 to 6, has rejected
a motion to present an address to the new
Lord Lieutenant of Irelsnd.on the ground
that he represents a government opposed
to the restoration ol an Irish Parlia
ment.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE FUNDS.
Detroit, Sept. 16.—The following enr s
respondonce lias been received in this
city, and is its own explanation:
House or Commons, Aug. Bn, 18sb.
To mv bear I>h. o’ltßii.i.v—The enormous
pro-sure which has hern ii|ion me during ami
since the general election liar prevented me
from sooner acknowledging the receipt of
voor cablegram of June 21. announcing tin
transmission by vou of X 12,000 to ihe trustees
of the Parliamentary fujJ, and which l ainq
dnlv to hand. For tl W very large sum f
have now to briefly ask yon to convey to the
Contributors the best i hanks of my colleagues
and myself. I have also read with Uuk
greatest pleasure and Interest vmir further)
cablegram of the 2d ultimo. Informing mol
that the trustees of the league In AmenrM
had received £-1,000 more for the fund. I aui]
yours very truly, Chah. S. Parnell.
■MB, BIGUAR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
London, sept. 10, lass.
To Rkv. and Peak sir -It is my pleasing!
duty to acknowledge the receipt of youf|
cablegram of July 2. followed on July R bv a
draft for X2,0000n the Alliance flank of Lon
don. and by a furtlier remit! ance of X'K.OOO
vised by cable on JillV R on the same bank,,
these two Hums rauklug the cs.ooo referred to
in your cable of July 2. Tills acknowledg
ment lm been unavoidably delayed by tlm
lute elections and other manure, and which,
you will kindly accept as mv excuse for tha
delay. With very beet thanks, lam faithfully
yours, Joseph E. Biooak.
KNEELING TO THE CZAR.
Bulgaria's Parliament Asking ltus
sia’s Good Offices.
Sofia, Sept. 10.—In the Sobranje to-day
it was resolved to send a telegram to the
Czar saving that, Bulgaria would pray tha
Almighty to grant him a long and happy;
lile, and laying at the Czar’s leet the <io
votion and fidelity of Bulgaria. Hope is
also expressed that the friendly relations
between Bulcnria and Ruem will be re
sumed, and that tbe Czar will defend Bui
[/Brians in itielr aspirations for union andi
independence. After a healed discussion
the expression “detend Bulgarians” wag
substituted for “protect Bulgarians.”
The sum of $20,000 was voted to defray
Prince Alexander’s traveling expenses.
THE ST ATE Or SIEGE.
The Sobranje iia resolved to prolong the
state of siege In Bulgaria, and also to,
court msrilal eighteen officers Inculpated'
In the kidnapping of prince Alexander In
order to restore tbe morale or the armv.
Tbe Sobranje’s reply to M. Stambuloff’s)
speech at the opening of tbe session de
nounces “the inlmnntis coup de main ol
Aug. 21. which was organized by a
handful ol miscreants, and which caused
a feeling of rbep revolt among Bill,
variant*, obliging them with their valor,
ous army to rise like one man to defend
the honor of the crown.” It demands
that tbe authors receive exemplary itun
iabment. It concludes with the worda
“long live Bulgaria.” England, Austria
and Italy have recognized the Bulgarian
regency.
RUSSIA NOT TO OCCUrY BULGARIA.
London, Sept. 17, 3a. m —ln an Inter
view with Prince Bismarck, 31. de Giors,
the Russian Foreign Minister, distinctly
promised that Russia would not occupy
Bulgaria.
Cheaper Freight Hales.
New York, Sept. 16. A move affect
mg passenger traffic from New York ta
the south and Southwest will be made to
morrow by the Commissioner of tbe
Trunk Line pool, who will announce a
general reduction of from $4 to $7
to nil Southern anti Southwestern
points. This is caused bv tho
tact that the East. Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia air line has grown restive
under continued cuts made by tbe Balti
more and Ohio via Cincinnati and in re
cognition of the rigiits of tbe East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia road this
reduction is allowed by the trunk lines.
The now rates will lie: New York to New
Orleans $25, Atlanta S2O, and other poiut*
on a similsr basts.
Asseiiibllng of the Itch-list ig.
Berlin, sept. 18.—The Reichstag win
opened to-day. The speech from tho
throne was rest). It was confined to ail
explanation of the object ol the commer
cial treaty with Spain. The President
und Vice President of the last Reichstag
were re-elected.
An Antl-Jewiah Hint.
London. Bept. 16.—An anti-JewUh
riot broke out at Krojova, in liouinania,
to-day. Tan mob plundered and destroyed
a number of houses belonging to Jews.
Several rioters were wounded. One hun
dred arrests were made.
Anti-Jesuit Agitations in Iluly.
Rome. Sept. 16.—Tee Pope’s course in
layering the Jesuits has caused general
dismay. It is proposed to bold public
meetings in Rome and other towns to
urge the government to inexorably en
force toe laws Hirainst tbe Jesuits.