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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1877.
NO. 104
EASTERN QUESTION.
Fighting in Asia Minor and alto in
Montanogro.
H.w Ike Ttrklik Cmauttn Bu
by til* Bmlu BsMerlra—Franc*
Declare. Iteatrel i,y, a* Dee. «re*l
Britain—BnalnaO** Preparation.
-E.fll.k tnktnntw Warn, tit*
■nltan Hot t* Unfurl Ike Banner
el tlie Propket.
WAS ITKMa.
Washington, May 1.—Odette is de
clared in t state of aiege.
The Bua.iana have completely obstruct
ed tbe Danube at the mouth of the £rytb.
Becrultiug and drilling in Jeddah and
all towns of Arabia is going on. Large
numbers are volunteering everywhere.
The Soherilf of Mecoa sends the Sultan
4,000 fully equipped troops.
Tbe suspension of the Galoe was eaased
by an article dtolaring tbe necessity of
making as vigorous war on the Adminis
tration as on Turkey, so as to suppress
robberies, which were the principal cause
of the defeat in the Crimea.
Tbe Sultan will not unfurl the stand
ard of the Prophet to arouse the Ottoman
feeling till other means of defense fail.
Tbe Timet correspondent at Buobarest,
believes Bussia will do nothing beyond
occupying certain strategio points. Delay
is a good polioy for Buasiaue. Neverthe
less a Busaian officer informs the corres
pondent that Bussia is fully prepared to
sacrifice thirty thousand men in foroing
the Danube, should oircumstanoea oompel
immediate action in that direction.
Tbe Porte gives offloial notice of no in
tention to carry on the war on Servian
soil.
Bussia appears to have given similar
assurance.
Mr. Layard, the British Minister, ad'
vised the Sultan not to unfurl tbe stand
ard of tbe Prophet, as it would end all
attempts to localize war.
Tbe Czar telegraphed to the Prinoe of
Montenegro: “I am finally resolved this
time to realize the scored mission of Bos
nia and my predecessor. God will aid
ENGLAND ONLY TO BBFLX TO DDSSIA—
ADSTBIA AND ENGLAND ASKING,
London, May 1.—The Vienna corres
pondent of the Timet telegraphs as fol
lows :
As things look at present, the British
Government will possibly .be the only one
to return a regular official answer to Bes
sie's representation that she is sotiug in
the interest and according to the wishes
of Europe. The British answer may pos
sibly indioate the limits within which
England would not oonsider her interests
threatened, and would therefore remain
neutral. The results of all this seems to
be that for the moment, at least, there is
an end to anything like oonoert, or even
common ground of European polioy, each
power being intent npon ita own inter
ests.
Becruiting has been progreesing rap
idly lately. Nearly every regiment in
servioe is full. Tbe military offloers at
Woolwich were excused yesterday from
regular monthly drill on aooount of tbe
emergenoy of the work on wbioh they are
engaged, namely, the repair and prepara
tion of the wagons and ambulances, con
stituting a field train.
Twelve ton naval guns have been ship
ped to Portsmouth, and four hundred
tons of ammunition and arms are being
shipped for Malta.
VBANOE OUABANTEES ABSOLUTE NEUTBALITY.
Vxbsailleb, May 1.—The Frenoh
Chambers re-assembled to-day.
In the Deputiea tbe Duke De Gazes
laid the yellow book on the tables, and
said the present oomplioations found
Franoe free from any engagement. Nev
er during the last seven years had her re
lations with foreign States been better.
The language of neighboring Powers left
no doubt of their pacific sentiments on
the Eastern question. Most absolute
neutrality, as guaranteed by tbe most
sorupnous abstention, will remain the
basis of our policy.
ENGLISH ANBWEB TO BUSSIA.
London, May 1.—In the House of
Lords this afternoon Lord Derby in reply
to a question by Earl Granville said the
Government had prepared an answer to
the Busaian oironlar which was approved
by the Queen. It will be sent out to
night and will be laid before the House
as soon as delivered to Bussia.
FIGHT WITH MONTENEOBINS.
A Beuter from Bagusa says : The first
engagement since the expiration of tbe
armistioe ooourred yesterday. A Herzego
vinian Insurgent foroe attaoked the Turk
ish vanguard near Neoisigne, killing, it is
stated, 15.
BEITOH FLEET.
Cobfu, May 1.—The iron dads Alexan
dria, Monarch, Bereflurr, Devastation and
Hot 8pur, of the British Mediterranean
squadron, arrived here this morning.
hobabt pabha buns the blooeade.
Special to Iht Enquirer-Sun.]
London, May 1.—The Telegraph, in
speoial edition, hasaPera telegram whioh
gives the following aooount of Hobart
Pasha’s running tbe blookade at Galatz,
in his steamer Bethymo. The
Admiral left Bustchuk at night,
On arriving at Galats, whioh
was guarded by torpedoes and
heavy batteries oommsnding the river.
The lights on the steamer bad been ex
tinguished, but a rocket from Boumania’a
shore showed that Hobart Pasha's ap
proach was discovered, and apprised the
muscoite gunners. On his ooming
i abreast of the batteries, heavy guns be-
I gan to fire, but the Bethymo was run ao
able to depress their plecee fast enough
get good aim. The admiral only fired
one shot and the Bethymo passed to the
Blaok Bea safely.
ENGLISH PBEFABATIONS.
The Timet in a leading artiole, discuss*
ing the government's naval preparations
saya:The recent reported declaration of Hit
Stafford Northoote that the uneasiness of
the ministry is tempered by tbe oonvio-
tion that they have done and mean to do
their duty by their oonutry receives a
curious commentary in the naval intelli
gence we published yesterday. Tbe min
istry have been contending tor pesos and
cannot have forgotten the ancient aaaxlm
that to secure pesos is to prepare for war,
but a foreigner might fairly suppose their
preparations had been exclusively of a
diplomatic kind, when he reads of the
Heroules, Triumph and Inconstant being
all in dook and requiring the labor of
months to refit them for ac
tive servioe. Tbe Heroules
was probably the most effioisnt of our
rigged iron-olads and the Inoonstant the
fleetest oruiser, but the admiralty have so
arranged that the outbreak of an Euro
pean war finds all these ships disabled.
We are assured the Thunderer, whioh
represents the third great type of war
ships, is ready for sea, but tbe news from
the Mediterranean has already told os
that her sister vessel, the Devastation,
needs dooking, to repair, after a two
year’s oruise. If this is so the Thnnder-
er can only rank as a relief. Though we
have more and better ships than any oth
er Power, we cannot use the ships we
have.
BOUHANIA.
Special to Enquirer-Sun]
Boumania war vessels Fnlgerul and
Stefouoal Mare, and all dispensable Bou
maniau troops are again moved to-day in
the direction of Kalafat. Befugee fami
lies are arriving from Galatz, Ibrail and
Gurgevo.
ORDERED TO BEBVE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, May 1.— Beuter's Bagusa
dispatoh reports that all Mussulmans in
Bosnia and Herzegovinia between tbe
ages of 16 and 60 have been summoned to
join the army in these provinces.
TUBES AT BUCHAREST.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Vienna, May 1.—A special dispatch
from Buobarest to the Political Corres
pondence, reports that the Turks have
oaptured all the publio buildings, and
many private housee are decorated.
FRANCE.
DEMONSTRATION OF STUDENTS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun ]
Paris, May 1.—Noisy anti-OathoIic de
monstrations were made this afternoon
by students before various Gatholio edu
cational institutions. The polioe diapers
ed a orowd of students and 80 of whom
were arrested.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
MISSISSIPPI.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Jaceson, May 1.—The following addi
tional account has been received of the
affair in Kemper oounty:
Thursday evening John W. Gully, a
prominent oitizen of Kemper oounty, was
assaaainated by an unknown party, and
there was intense exoitement. Every
means was resorted to, to discover the
perpetrators.
Saturday two colored men made affida
vits that Benj. Bash, a white man, did
tbe deed, and that Judge Chisolm, who
ran for Congress on the Republican tlok-
et in the Third Distriot, in the last elec
tion, his son and Gilmer Boaenbaum and
Hopper, a prominent white Bepublioan,
knew of and instigated tbe crime. Chisolm
and son were arrested and imprisoned at
DeKalb. Mrs. Chisolm and daughter in.
sisted in sharing their confinement. Snn-
day, Chisolm sent to Sohooba for Gilmer,
for whom a warrant had been issued.
Gilmer came, and on his arrival was ar
rested, but just as he arrived at the jail,
he was set upon by a mob and killed. The
jailer was then overpowered by the mob,
who immediately attacked Chisolm, mor
tally wounding him and killing his son.
Miss Chisolm, in defending her father,
shot and killed Dr. Bosseli and
Mrs. Chisolm severely wounded Young
Gully, a son of Gully who was assassina
ted. Miss Chisolm was also seriously
wounded. Bosenbsnm and Hopper were
catried to the woods by a mob to extort
from them the whereabouts of Bush, the
alleged assassin of Gully. When last
heard from Borne weeks ago Bush was in
Arkansas. It is supposed Rosenbaum
and Hopper were hanged. It is reported
a horrible state of affairs is existing
throughout that section, and tbe people
wild with excitement. Other hangings
will probably follow.
INDIANA.
WABHINDTON.
HAYES WANTS HIS POLIOY DISCUSSED IN
OONaBESS—COLORED PEOPLE DEMAND AND
ABE PROMISED A SHARE OF LOUISIANA
FEDERAL OFFICES—DEBT STATEMENT—
RULES TOR ANTE BELLUM MAIL CON
TRACTORS—CABINET MEETING DISCUSS
EXTBA SESSION, AND FOBEIGN MINISTERS
—ONLY ONE SOUTHERN APPOINTMENT,
AND THAT FOB TEXAS.
THE RENDERS.
HAYES WANTS HIS POLICY EXAMINED.
Washington, May, 1.—It is given out
that the President desires Congress to
fully discuss his (Southern polioy during
the extra session; without suoh thorough
discussion, he fears that the Republicans
of the Nath might labor under mlsappfe-
henai|pl*whieh might affect unfavorably
the /all elections.
COLORED PEOPLE AFTER FEDERAL OFFICES
IN LOUISIANA.
FIVE KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED.
Chicago, May 1.—A speoial dispatoh to
the Timet, from Bloomington, says a re
port was reoeived there late last night at
the telegraphic headquarters of the Chi
oago, Alton and St. Louis railroad, of a
terrible acoident near Ohioago, about six
o'clock last evening. As a switch engine
of the Chicago, Danville and VincenneB
Railroad was coming out of Ohioago, and
when at Twenty-Sixth street, the engine,
from some cause unknown, jumped the
track and completely overturned. Eight
or ten persons were on the engine. Five
are reported killed and their bodies lying
under a ponderous looomotive. Two men
esoaped with terrible injuries, one of the
engineers having both legs broken. One
of the killed was fireman of the engine,
and another was the Chicago and Alton
Railroad telegraphio night operator at
Danville, named Fahey.
LATER.
Chicago, May 1.—Wm. C. Fayhe, tele
grapher, killed in the railroad aooldent of
Ohioago, Danville and Vinoennea road
was out twioe in two; Thos. Halvey, both
legs cut off, and three others were badly
injured.
A REGULAR FIGHT ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Lafayette, Ind., May 1.—The com
bined foroes of the Toledo, Wabash A
Western,Cincinnati, LaFayette A Ohioago
and Indianapolis, Cincinnati A LaFayette
railroad companies, with six engines,
made two attempts last evening to push
the engine from the LaFayette, Munoie A
Bloomington Railroad Company baek
westward off the bridge. The LaFayette,
Munoie A Bloomington engine is chained
to the tracks, and has a large, well armed
and determined guard to proteot it.
The Toledo, Wabash A Western en
gine is standing with a tender next
to the LaFayette, Munoie and Blooming
ton engine, and has pieroes of wood
placed under and behind it,so that it must
go over if pushed westward. Several
gangs of men have been sent to ismove
it, but have been warned by the LaFay
ette, Muuoie and Bloomington guard not
to touoh it at the point of their lives, and
no one wishes to take the responsibility
of moving the wood after being thus
warned.
A most interesting oontest is progress
ing over the New Orleans Naval officer.
Pinohbaok and Antoine are the contest
ants, and may be said to represent the
rivalry among the colored element.
Senator Bruoe of Mississippi is disposed
to support Finohback on the ground that
he is more logioally the representative of
tbe colored men of Louisiana, having
fought their battle in a higher sphere
than Antoine. Autoiue has had the State
loaves. Pinohbaok has bad national kicks.
General Chester’s views elaborated by
himself follow. Senator Buroh has ar
rived, Pinohbaok is expeoted to-night,
Tbe presence here of several prominent
colored men from Louiaiania is to advise
appointments upon the basis of the Presi'
dent's Southern polioy, and with a view
to a more commendable and discrimina
ting recognition of colored men.
General Chester has the President’s as
surance that tbe oolored people will have
a just representation in the oustom house.
Buroh reoommenda Lieutenant Governor
Antoine for the naval office. Pinohbaok
is likely to oppose this movement. Ches
ter is inolined to deprooate tbe removal
of Biard without oause, and will continue
to advise with the authority here what
will best subserve the general good.
THE DEBT STATEMENT
shows a deorease of over four millions.
INTERESTING REMINISCENCES OF THE 0HER-
RYVALE HORROR OF 1873.
The periodical sensation known as “the
capture of the Benders,” tho bloody
butohers of Gherryvale, has couio to be
regarded like tbe occasional announce
ment of the reappearance of Wilkes
Booth, and is entitled to equal oredit—no
more. If disembodied spirits are per
mitted to revisit the glimpses of the
moon, it may be the fortune of somo en
terprising polioe deteotive to Btumble
upon them unawares, but as living enti
ties they no longer cumber the eartb. The
entire family, consisting of the old man
and wife, son and daughter, were captured
by a baud of vigilantes while attempting
to eaoape from tbe scene of their horrible
atrooities, and lynohed. Their remains
were oonoealed in a swamp, and although
tbe facte wet* never made public, they
were communicated to Gov. Osborn as
well as Senator York, brother of Dr.
Yotk, one of the Bender victims. The
secret has been carefully guarded until
the month of August last, when a mem
ber of the lynobing party, then residing
in Silver, Colorado, and suffering from a
supposed inourable illness, narrated to a
friend and companion tho oiroumstanoes
attending the affair, in whioh he was an
active participant.
Many of our readers can probably re-
oall the main features of the Gherryvale
horror. On the 8lb of March, 1873, Dr.
William York, a brother of Senator York,
mysteriously disappeared from bis home,
Independence, Kansas, and all searoh for
him was in vain until about tbe first of
May following, when bis body was found
buried on a farm about six miles north of
Gherryvale, Labette oounty. The remains
of tbe murdered man—for it was evident
that he had been murdered—were thrown
into a hole four feet deep, a foot and a
half wide, faoo downward. The grave
was in a plowed field adjoining a house
formerly ooonpied by a German family
named Bender. This family consisted of
an old man, his wife, son and daughter,
who had settled upon the place, a railroad
claim, about two years previously. Their
apparent vocation was that of keep
ing an eating and lodging house for the
accommodation of belated and unwary
v„-1.
WIRED BRIEFS.
MONTOOHEBT, ALABAMA.
DEKOORATS CABBY CITY ELECTION—FBOST.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Montgomery, Ala., May 1.—Mayor
Moses and tbe entire Democratic tieket
were re-eleoted. Majority 340.
J. A. 0.
PRESS DISPATOH.
Montgomery, May 1.—Tbe oity elec
tion was qniet. Tbe Democrats eleoted
Mayor. Clerk and Aldermen by n large
majority.
There was froat in many parts of the
State this morning.
laabrlhe Raeee.
Nashnvillr, May 1.-—Two yaar olds,
htlf mile—Swergert's Milan won; John
son's Bramble, seoond; Biee A Betbnne's
Dunoan F. Kenner, third; fine time—50^,
61*.
Mile for maidens—Summary: Rico A
Betbuue 1; Darden A E. 2; Hunt A Rey
nolds 3; others not placed. Time—2:14.
Mile heats, all ages—Snmmary: Courier
1, 2, 0, 1; Grit, 4, 1, 0, 2; Fair Play, S, 4,
r o; Amanda Warren, 2, 3, r o; Glasgow,
5, 5, r o. Time—1:45*, 1:45*, 1:47, 1:48.
The body fonnd in the Lake was not
Bliaa’.
Four hundred miners at btraitsviUe,
Ohio,are on a strike,marohing from place
to plaoe. Trouble ia apprehended.
Cheater, Morgan A A rend, of Buffalo,
carpets, have failed for quarter of a mil
lion.
It is reported Shyroek A Rowland, com
mission merchants of St. Louis, have fail
ed.
James A. Hill, oashier of the Union
Banking Company of Philadelphia, Pa.,
ia $25,000 abort. The conoern has gone
into liquidation.
The Pope ia again reoeiving pilgrims.
His general health has improved, bat
physiaiana warn him ngainat fatigue.
The sohooner Velocipede oapaiaed near
Raoine, and the crew of three men were
drowned.
Rev. John Lsnoaater, of St. Miohael’s
Ohureh in New York, was yesterday con
secrated Bishop of the new diooese of
Peoria, Illinois, at Patriek’s Cathedral
with impressive ceremonies, Cardinal Mc-
Closkey presiding.
A portion of the roof of the new post
office buildiog, in New York, on tbe Park
Row side, fell over a large room used as a
dormitory for railway postal clerks. Two
laborers were killed. It is believed no
postal clerks were there when the roof
fell.
S. H. Mountain, hop merebsnt of Lon
don, England, baa failed.
Several other laborers ware hurt. No
more are dead from tha falling of the
post office roof.
ANTE BELLUM OONTRACTOBS.
Washington, May 1.—A eireular issued
from tbe Postoffice Department, direots
that olaims for ante helium eontraola, di
reots that application must be made to
Second Assistant Postmaster General by
the oontraotor or bis exeontive. As money
ean't be paid to assignees, the application
mast show tbe character and exteut of
the servioe, length of route, how much
in eaoh State, if it extends more than oue
and tbe periods for whioh the claim is
made. The evidence in writing or print,
whioh tha olaimaut may have, must ac
company the claim. Facta must be veri
fied by the testimony of two witnesses,
who were postmasters on the route. If
this is impossible, two other disinterested
persons who reoeived their mail at either
of the terminal points ou said route. Appli
estion and statements must be made un
der oath, and tbe eredibility of the per
sons making the oath must be certified by
a person before whom tbe oath is made.
Where the oath is made before a Justice
of the Peace, his offloial character and
signature must be certified by the clerk of
the oourt of record in the county where
the oath is made.
Failure In Richmond.
Richmond, Va., May 1.—Boroughs A
Wing, tobaooo brokers, have failed. Lia
bilities $100,000. Assets, mainly debts,
are considerably short of that figure. The
members of tbe firm formerly belonged
to Atlanta, Ge.
Best fitting Corsets from 35 eants and
upwards, at M. Joseph's.
eodtf
Cnnse eF the Burning of the Leo.
New Yobe, May 1.—Two fireman es
oaped from the burnt steamer Leo, say
thirteen barrels of gin oarelesaly rolled
between decks. The men went below
with a lamp to aeonre these barrels, wbioh
bumped fearfully during tbe storm. The
vapor from tbe gin ignited, oauaing the
Nnvlgetlan Opened.
Bioga, May 1.—Seventeen steamers
have resohed Bevel. Navigation is now
opened Fifty steamers bound for Rioga
have put into Wiudaiv.
Weather.
Washington, May 1.— Indications —
For South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States slowly rising barometer northwest
to southwest winds,olear or partly oloody
weather and stationary or rising tempera-
tare.
DEBT STATEMENT.
DeoresBe daring the month, $4,375,000;
ossb in Treasury, including nearly $15,-
000,000 held for the redemption of oalled
bonds not presented, $105,500,000; our-
renoy, including $6,000,000 held for tbe
redemption of fractional ourrenoy, $8,-
375,000.
MAILS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, May 1.—Tha Postoffice
Department has advioes of tha mail de
layed by the litigants who have blookaded
tbe road between Lafayette and Temple
ton, Indiana, pending decision of the
ooart. No through trains yesterday from
Chicago and Cinoinnati.
MoPberson took charge of the bureau
of printing and engraving to-dsy.
Tbe President commissioned Henry F.
Best, postmaster at Texarkana, Texas,—
tbe only one for the South.
CABINET—oonqresb and foregn minis
ters.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, May 1.—Two hours' Cab
inet. Tbe suggestion of a call of tbe ex
tra session ou tbe 15th, instead of the 4th
of June, was discussed, but no aotion.
The vetbaige of proclamation is agreed
upon, but to date it is still blank. This
will be deoMe# Friday, and most likely
tbe 15th will be inserted. Tbe reasons
for tbe change are uukDown. Several
foreign appointments were dUcnssed, bnt
none made. Tbe President desires that
no foreign ministers shall Bail until con
firmed.
bled. He was thrust through a hole in
the ice, the ground being frozen ao as to
prevent digging.
Tbe graves wore all deep and dag in a
systematic manner to the depth of about
five feet. Tho snrfaoe of (be soil was
kept seporate from the subsoil and pre
served to cover the top. After the burials
the ground was oarefulty plowed and har
rowed over. *
Great exoitement prevailed throughout
Labette and Montgomery oouuties, and
bands of vigilantes were organized to
bant down the fugitive assassins. They
were traosd to Thayer, where a team and
wagon belonging to old Bender bsd been
abandoned. It was reported that having
etrnok the railroad, they were known to
have purchased tickets for Humboldt, and
ainee tbia disappearance they were never
afterwards seen.
Our informant, however, asaerts that
they were reoaptured by vigilantes, and
before their cxeontion made a full admie-
sion of their aiokening crimes, and that
the faots and oirenmatanoea were commu
nicated to tha family of Dr. York and to
Gov. Osborn. The fear of retribution on
tbe part of the mnrdorous loague with
whioh the Benders were belived to be as
sociated, and whose operations extended
throughout southern Kansas, prevented
farther publicity, and bnt for the confes
sion of one who participated in the lynch
ing, and who was prompted to narrate the
ooonrrenoe under a conviction of his own
impending death, tbe fate of tbe Benders
would still have been shrouded ia myste
ry.— Kansas City Journal.
Administrator's Sale.
_ NEXT, between the legal hours of sale,
at tho oornor of Abbott A Newsoui’s (formerly
Freer,Illges A Co.), on Broad St.,In the city of
Ing Real and Personal i
Urquhart, deceased, to wit:
Tne premises on the oorner of Randolph and
Molntosh streets, being a portion of lot No.
606. running 147 feet 10 tnohes on Randolph
and 87 feet 10 lnehes on Forsyth street, known
the late resldenoe o! Dr. Urquhart, and now
ooonpied by Mr. Gordon.
Also, the premises Immediately north of the
former, containing 00 feel front on Molntosh
street and running baok 147 feet lo Inches, and
iso, 1 Easy Chair, 6 Picture! in frames, 1
China Va es, 1 Tea Table, 1 small Trunk, 1
Corner Wash Stand, 1 old Sola, Candle Stand,
Glass Candle Shade, Cut Glass Pitcher, Cut
Glass Wine Sett, Plated Sliver Walter, pair
China Fruit Stands, China Bowl. 2 Settees, 9
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEW YORK.
TWEED HAH MOT CONFESSED.
Albany, May 1.—Attorney General
Fairchild was examined before the Woodin
committee to-day. He bad no confession
of William M. Tweed, nor any paper
signed by him. He bad a communication
from Mr. Towusend, which informed him
of what Tweed would testify to in his
onto if he was granted certain immuni
ties, bnt declined to produoo the paper or
tell what its contents were.
Emperor William.
A Reuter from Strasbourg says Empe
ror William arrived here at five o’olook
this afternoon.
travelers passing that way. Dr. York’s
friends, while engaged in the Bearcb, bad
frequently visited the house and made
inquiry for the missing man who had
been traced to that yioiuity. The seoret
departure of the BendorB eioited sus
picion, und led to the investigation whioh
resulted not only in finding the body of
York, but some half dozen others. An
examination showed that York had been
killed by blows on the head with a blunt
instrument, one on the baok of the head
at the base of the brain being sufficient
to prodnoe instant death. There were
two others on either side of the head,end
his throat was oat from ear to ear, and so
deeply that tbe head was nearly severed
from the body. Two hammers and a
ha chet were fonnd upon the premises,
one of whioh fitted the wonnd on the
baok of the head.
The house wbioh the Benders had oc
cupied was a ono*story frame, divided
into two compartments by a cloth parti
tion.
The generally accepted theory of the
manner of tbe killing is that travelers
were seated in suoh a manner that their
heads would lean against and indent tho
doth partition which crossed the room.
Some one stationed behind the ourtuiu
would then strike thorn with a hammer,
and some one in the front room was rea
dy to finish the job. Alter that thoy
wore taken to the trap door, where they
were thrown in, their throats cut, and
they were left until night, when they
were oarried out and buried in the patch
of ground alluded to.
The location was in the northwest oor
ner of Labette oounty, on tho road to
Osage Mission and Fort Scott, about ten
miles from Thayer, and five and a half
from Gherryvale. The building was out
of view from every other house, and
seemed to have been chosen expressly for
the murderous purposes for whioh it was
used. It was iu a hollow or swale iu the
prairie, far from timber, and where they
could see a mile iu any direction, and be
in no danger of interruption for at least
half an hour. There was a stone stable
on the premises, where horses could be
securely hidden until such time as they
could be run off and disposed of. After
tho findiug of York it was determined to
make a further search tho next day. This
was done, and the horrible disclosure
made that there wore at least seven other
graves ou the same piece of ground.
Willing hands were soon engaged at res
urrecting them, and the bodios of seven
more victims were brought to light, all
killed iu the same way and disposed of in
the same manner, with the exception of
a little girl, who showed no marks of
violenoe, bnt was supposed to have been
smothered or buried alive.
George W. Longoor and daughter had
been missing since the latter part of De
cember, 1872. They had started to go
to Iowa from the neighborhood of Onion
Greek. Mr. Longoor was a neighbor of
Dr. York, and had purchased a wagon of
tho lutter. Ho and his daughter were
buried in the same grave, tho duughtor—
eighteen months old—boiug placed be
tween its father’s feet. The father was
stripped of all clothing except bis under
garments (as were all the victims) but the
child was buried with alt its clothing,even
to a pair of mittens.
Mr. Brown was from Codarvale, in
Howard county, and bad traded horses in
the neighborhood of Lidore with a man
named Johnson, lie was recognized by
a silver ring which he wore.
W. F. McGrotty resided uear Cedar-
vide, in Howard oounty, and was contest
ing a claim before the land office in Inde
pendence. He was on his way to Neosho
oounty, where be expected to get money
to carry on his oontest. He was not sup-*
posed to have had any money with him.
Henry F. McKinzie, of Hamilton o >un-
ty, Indians, bad been missing since about
the 5th of December, 1872. He was on
his road to Independence, where he was
expected to locate. Ho had little or no
money. He bad a sister in Independence,
Mrs. J. Thompson, by whom tho body
was recognized. De was about thirty
years of age.
Mr. Boyle was supposed to be another
one of the victims, but was not positively
identified, although his wife, who was on
the ground, was tolerably certain, lie
had been missing since Deoomber, 1873,
and had started for Osage Mission.
There was one body unrecognized, and
■o disfigured as to be hard to describe.
He was of medium height, and appeared
to be bald on both templeB.
The ninth murder was that of a man
named Jones, whpse body was found in
Dram creek some time previous. He
was killed in the same manner aa the
others, and had been hauled to the creek
in Bender’s wagon, whioh was easy to
track, aa one wheel was dashed and wab-
» ana* kjisiuus, uuiua utMt', m (3UUUUS, w
Uiuhfcmed Chairs, Silver Sugar Tonga, Silver
Soup Ladle, Sliver Fruit Knife, pair Plokla
Forks, Sliver Tea Satt—consisting of Tea Pot.
Sugar Dish, Cream Pot and Slop Bowl; l Gold
Lookat, Gold Braoelet and Gold Medallion.
Real Estate one-fourth oash and balance In 3,
8 and 9 months, with Interest.
JOHN PEABODY,
Adm'r M. J. Urquhart.
O. S. HARRISON, Auctioneer.
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Administrator’s Sale.
outcry, on. i.tt of WALNUT MEL
FUKNITUKE, eonalatioic of Centre Tablv,
lledit.ail, Marble-Top Bureau. Waelietantl,
Towel Hack, 6 uhalre, 1 Hooker, Went robe,
Mattreee, Pillow., no,
THE MAOKEY1TES OEAYING FOE ADMISSION—
JUSTICE WBIOHT AND THE OOBRUPT SENA'
TORS GROUCHING NEATH THE DAMOOLEAN
BLADE.
Speoial to the UhroDlolo and UoDetltutlonallet.]
Columbia, April 30.—Tbe day Uas been
one of comparative quiet here, bnaiueea
in both Houses of the General Assembly
being restricted utmost wholly to matters
of ordinary legislation; even tbe admis
sion of tbe six additional members of the
notorious Maolcey House attraoted but
little attention, as tbe interest in this
matter baa died out, save in the breast of
tbe candidates for admission tbemselvoB.
Four of these were from Darlingtou, one
from Newberry and oue from Sumter.
Tbe whole number of Maokeyites admit
ted up to this time is 26.
There are no new developments in tbe
investigation of tbe negro, Judge Wright,
bat his final and speedy overthrow may
be confidently relied ou.
The charges against the Bepublioan
Senators and Clerk of tbe Senate, of
divers frauds nod otber crimes perpetra
ted during their late and long misrule, are
being oarafnlly investigated, and new
proofs of guilt, sufficient iu number and
kind to insure thsir proseoution and oon-
viotion, are rapidly aoonmulating, and
will be brought to bear at an early day.
The objects of the investigation are al
ready badly demoralised, and it la poest
ble will seek to arreat their impending
doom by resignation so soon aa they Me
the sword descending.
The transactions for whioh tbe Bing
are now arriagned, oover in their ooui-
mission a period of years. They cannot
elaim that it was a passing error. It is
rather a long calendar of crime. Tbe
game was carried on with a recklessness
that oan only bo aooounted for by the
confidence of the perpetrators that they
would forever hold the power and forever
hide their sius.
At nearly evory committee meeting the
Clerk of the Senate would send the orders
signed by him in his offloial oapaotty to
Columbia merohauta for ohampaguo, ci
gars, brandy, etc. These orders were
honored, ana at tbe close of tho session
the merobant was furnished with a certifi
cate signed by the President and Clerk of
the Senate, in moat instance., on the con
tingent aocount. In some cases the mer
chants were paid by the State, while in
others they reoeived warrants from the
Comptroller General; some of which are
incltidod in the little bonanza bill.
Among the hundreds of theso orders
I have seen are the following specimens ;
Columbia, S. C., March 8, 1872.
Mr. George Bymmers : Please send
oue box best ohampsgne.
J. Woodbuff, O. 8.
Send to Finanoo Committee room.
J. M. Allen.
Rooms Joint Special Inves t'ing Com.,)
Columbia, S. O., April 7, 1871. f
Mr. Bymmers : Pltase deliver bearer
one box best cigars, one gallon best whis
ky, and one box (pints} champague, for
J. Woodruff, per order of above.
J. B. Dennis.
December 16, 1873.
George Bymmers, Esq. : Please send
a osse of champagne to Senator Naah'B
residence, and charge.
J. Woodruff, O. 8.
December 16, 1873.
Mr. Symmers : Please give bearer one
dozen bottles whiskey. Pot in a box, as
I wish him to take it to Senator NaBh’s
residence. J. Woodruff, C. 8.
Resides those, which give n fair idea of
the whole, thero are orders for barrels of
sugar and fiour, and luxuries of every de
scription ; and those orders, while in
some oases they do not boar the signature
of the clerk in his official capacity, are all
headed either “Senate Chamber” or some
committee room. This evidence, stand
ing alone, is powerfully convincing.
What, then, will be the effect when this
proof is snpplomontod by (ho oral testi
mony of the merohants, that they mere
paid for these goods in almost every in
stance in State warrants, signed by the
President and Clerk of the Senate. A
few days will bring matters to u point,
and it is now the general opinion that the
members of tho Ring will “fold their
tents like the Arabs and as silently steal
(aa usual) away.”
laitfmi a iiiuwii Hi')
Alio, one Book Case and about 160 Mlscella*
neous Books—as tbe property of John W.
Brooks deoeased.
Term oath. JOHN PEABODY,
•ii/an rciADGDi.
Adm’r of J# W. Brooks.
U. S. HARRISON, Auotloaoer
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Muscogee Sheriff Sale
By AOEE A YONGE, Auctioneers.
^yiLLJBE SOLp t ON THE FIRST
UU MS Mil □UAJA', WAV A 11U final
TT TUESDAY IN JUNE NEXT, la front
ol Abbott It Newsom’s oorner, Broad street,
following property, to wit:
The inrerest of W m. L Stapler,deceased, In
lot and Improvements thereon known In plan
_ _ __ of olty lot
number 119, said Interest being the fee simple
title to said lot, subjoot to and reserving the
life estate therein ol formerly Ruohel Stapler,
now liuohel Grimes, sold as the property of
said Wm. L* Stapler, deceased, to satisfy a ti
Bttiu ft ui. is, obi»|iiar, uhuvmuu, tu imiiiiij ■ aa
fa In my hands iu favor of B. F. Marorum vs.
Jas. 8. Dosier,administrator of W. L. Stapler,
deceased; property pointed out by plaintiff’s
attorney.
Also, at tbe same time and plaoe, one blaok
iavor oi joun w x»ruoae, uh«m«u. vb r j
Mott; property pointed out by plaintiff’s attor
ney.
Also, at the same time and plaoe, the undi
vided one-half Interest In that part of olty lot
on tho east side of Broad street, corner of
Broad and Randolph streets, running 140 feet,
more or less, north from Randolph up Broad
street to an alley, and running east from
Broad and along Randolph street 70 feet, more
or less, with Improvements thereon, sold as
of the estate of Charles (Jleghorn,
the property of the t „
deceased, for the use of the Chattahoochee
National Bank of Columbus, to satisfy two tax
lor the years 1874 and 1876, transferrer .
Bank; property pointed out by Samuel B
('leghorn, administrator of the estate of Uhas
Uleghorn. Amount of taxes |849 46.
J.G. BURRUS,
myl oaw4w
Sheriff.
Georgia—Muscogee County.
) Petition to In-
ELIAS^HaIMAN J corporate, Ao.
To the Superior Court of raid County:
T HE PETITION of Ellas Halman, George
J. Golden and Wiliam L. Clark, respect
fully showoth that they have associated them
selves together for the *—**
the business of man
dealing In Plows and
f dements and maohlnery In this oounty, aud
or the more oonvonlently carrying on of said
business, they desire a charter for the term
and period of twenty years, to be granted by
his honorable Court under and In pursuance
ol the (Jude of this State to them and suoh
othor persons as now are or may horealter be
associated with them under the corporate
name of “Southern Plow Company.”
purpose of conducting
the business of manufacturing, selling and
otber agricultural
MOUTH CAROLINA.
HAMPTON fl STATES OFFICERS IN POSSESSION.
Columuia, May 1.—Tho Republican
State offloers yesterday, having signified
their willingness to withdraw from tbe
content to day, by counsel, went into tbe
Supremo Coart and moved to withdraw
their answer# from file, and consented that
judgment should be entered iu favor of
the plaintiff*. Hampton’s State offloers
were adviaed of the entry of judgment in
the ooart, and the offices will be trans*
ferred to them to-morrow. The work of
transferring the Treasurer’s office wil
probably oocupy a week or ten days.
Petition filed In Clerk’s office of the Superl-
r Ooi
1877.
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NEW MILLINERY!
Mrs. M. R. HOWARD,
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE,
RANDOZjFH ST.,
SUMMER MILLINERY GOODS,
braelng all the Novelties of the season In her
line In the way of HATS, BONNETS,
FLOWERS, TRIMMINGS. JEWELRY.
PARASOLS. FANS. Ac. These Goods ouiinut
be surpassed In the olty, and MUST UESOLD
at prices to suit purchasers
49" Call and examine the Stock, "ft
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Profumo’s loe Cream Saloon.
My Saloon, on Crawford Street, U
now Open for the Seaton.
W UDDINO PARTIES and PIU-NICS
supplied on favorable terms. « akea
and Oouteotlonery furnished at short notice.
ap22 eodlm F. X. PROFUMO.
PUTS lgggjrpgjCALisi
STRADDLES!
$25, $50, $100, $200,
ALEXANDER FROTDIMHAM k CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 12 Wall street, New
York,make for customers Investments In Cotton
and Stock Privileges, in amounts to suit,which
frequently return from ten to forty times the
amount Invested. Stocks oarried on a margin
of two to five per oent. Explanatory Circulars
and Reports of the Cotton and Stock
Market sent free. ootkl eodly
NEW FURNITURE,
Just Received.
FUKNITUHE
Of all kinds In the line, consisting of
Jaoonet Embroideries—a fall and com
plete assortment, from 4 cents and np-
ards—at M. Joseph’s.
w eodtf
BED ROOM SETTS,
FINE and COMMON
PARLOR SUITES,
CHAIRS of all kinds,
BEADSTEADS in Great Variety, fco., Ao.,
all of the latest styles and fresh, and will be
sold low.
Furniture Repaired Promptly and
Cheaply.
L. ROONEY,
as sand 85 Broad Ml., Up Slabs,
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