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Newspaper Page TextYqL. XXYDI—>0 60 FORTX-NINTH CONGRKfcS COLUMBUS, GEORGIA SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 188* PRICE FIVE CENTS? Bcsoli tlons Intridncid In the House «u the lelepbsue M bje t g„ *Iull*D* of Ii qul j Into (to T*l*- irROh t unhrr DIicquIqb at ihr Bdaeoiloa Hilt lo m» female SteoUl to Che Knaolter-Hnn. | Washington Febrmrj 26 - Mur* rlacn, Ircm the c< inmtltee on ru'ee, repented a bu6h<liutf* forthe Hanback and Pull z?r resolutions direcilrig in- quliy into tbe Pf n electric telephone matter. Tbe substitute Is at follow : Resolved, That a eelec'commit ee oor alettrgol nirie mTmhere <fibis bcuee be appointed, ar d when so appointed, the cottmlthe is hereby directed at as early a day as possible, to make it quiry Into any txpendlinre on (he part of tbe government incurred, relative to tbe rights of the BpH and P,n telephone companies to priority of patents, eaid irquiry to Include all orgMn’zatlou of ocmp»nlea that have sprung out of the Pan eleotric telephoi e com pany, or for a iy other purpose, and also lo make lull it quiry inlo *1 e Issuance of steefe known as the Pan E’eetiic telephone suck, or ary stock of any other company, companies or orgm izations spring leg cut i f the Pan Electric telephone company, to any person or persons connected with either the legislative, judicial or executive departments of the United Slates, to whom, when, where end for what consideration in money or it flu; ncreaid stock was des liveied; also as to what ( pinions, de cisiens and orders have been made by any < Aiders connected wi h the government and by whom ami all the ctrcums aocescoD- neoted therewith and ar sing tbere> from; and said committee ’s further authoi zed and directed to iscertatn and report whether either of the tele pbo: e companies herein mentioned or their < Ulcers, agents and em ployes have in any manner improp erly it fluenced or attempted to 1: flu- ance < ffictais or official aolion by, or through tbe public press, and if an when, by whom and in what maw ner such it iluence it: s exerted or at- templed to be exerted, aud wba' newspaper or m wspapers ware so used or attempted to be used by them Baid committee shall have tbe right to send for person* and papers, to ad- minister oaths, to sit during ihe sea slon of the house, to employ a stenog rapher and incur any and all sneb aeceeiary and reasonable expenses as may be r qul red for tbe pnrpo e of eonduotfrg said Investigation not to txceed tbe snm of 91000, which shall be paid ontof the contingent fund of the house apron proper vouchers cer tilled to by the chairman and one other member of the committee, and msy report at any time. After a brief, but excited debate, during which Glbaon, of West Vir ginia. bitterly criticised Puli car, whim he accused of shrinking be. bind the columns of hia newspaper to attack man, instead of attacking them on tbe floor of the house, tbe resolution reported from the c .imntt- tse on ruler was adopted. D olstry, of Missouri, from the •emtnittee on accounts, reported back the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the committee ol post i fliesa arid post roads Is hereby empoweted to ascertain whether ad dltional legislation Is necessary to prevent a monopoly of telegraphic faculties, to secure to the eouthern, western aud Ptciflo otalea the bene fltti of competition between telegraph companies, lu.d to protect the people of the United States asrainot unrea sonable charges for telegraphic ser vices' Bsid committee :s hereby au thorized to send fer and examine pt'isors and piq era, to admlmstei oatlia to witnesses and to employ f'ei.< gittphers. and the expem-es lor n.eh ir vc ligation not ;o exoetd t. tidal i f $1600 ie hereby authorized t< be paid out of il e contingent fund (f the 1 < uee. Fin Dec, ol Missouri, from the c'm tnttlee on appropriations, repurten the immediate d* ficiency bill, and H wsa referred to the eommlfie<* of the whole. It appropriated 9634 452, ot which 950,000 is for ju - ore’ fe-s and 9135.000 Ir,r witness fees for United B'atea in urfs. The speaker then proceeded lo call cooiardtlees for reports of a private character. At the end of ihe call the hcuBe went into a committee of the whole on Ihe private calendar. At. 4:20 the committee rose and the beus; passed several private bills and then, at 4:30, took a recces until 7;30, the eveuiug session to be for the ojutid» trulion of pension bills. The house at its evening session PReied iwenly-eigbt pension bills Rnd ai 0:35 p in adji urntd until to- morrow. S1S1TI. After the transaction of routine bojliiees Mitchell, of Oregon, cbtrJu- ed the floor to deliver a speech on the bill r'oontly introduced by him to Provide for the a hr- gallon of all treaties permitting the immigration °f Chine!-,e to the United B ates. As ilitohell was about to proceed, Rale Bnii it was so lid.3 yeaterday ^’lien George completed bts speech ou the tduooiioD b.JJ that he (Hah) had not, thought it worth while taen to interfere with tbe coiuiderition of the bill named, but now gave nodes •hut today, on coin pint ion of Mlteh- ®;l’s rr.mt.ike, he (H»'. ) would prove tlon of fxecutlve UuBlLei*. Mitchell then addressed the senate O', the completion of Mlohsll’s re marks oo hie aoti Chinese bill, Hile moved to go Into execu lve seaBtoo. but ou objection frem B-ck, with drew tbe motion B ck sidil ue supposed the object whm to cm:! d r'*a cose frim Maine.” E Itnuuds sold this remark wag not io enter Bttk remarked that he did not tbInk anything would be gained by an e-xec-u'iv. leB-ton tr-lay, and be elilep, the senator from Indiana was absent. 8.) the matter went over till Mon- •Jay. Tbe Mluca'lon bill wag then taken up aid Ps fur'her corsidtintion pro- rreik-d with, Blair taking the fl ior. AIUbou made a formal presentation of an amei dmeut snggmted by him yeBterday, to tbe i fl ot that whete separate white and colored schools 1 xiwf money she uld be paid out for the support, of such white and coo r it schools “in the pioportion that the illiteracy of ihe white and colored pettous afori said bear to each other as shown by tbe census ” Blair oi jeeted to tbe race dtacrlml- OB'ion this amendment made. Riddle be. gei said the amendment (hoiinguiehtd betweeD white and col ored public -cbootB The moment that is done hy the United BtateB government the publio schools are ue»:roj ed, Allison defended his amendment, easing ihat wiihout it tbe money appropriated under tbe bill or uld be diatrll.u eJ ny the state government according to numbers, while tbe pro portion of Illiteracy of colored child reu was vast y greater than of the white. Allison quoted from the sta tistics of the school attendance In Si utk Carolina as shown by a wit. cet-s before the senate committee on education to the efl-ct that out of 251 000 colored children io that state only 12 119 attended schools. Hampton was sure there was some mistake or misprint about tbe figures. TLe report ol the superintendent of education for this year showed that the school enrollment of white obild- reu of Scuth Carolina whs 78,458 and of colored 99 565. Miller, ol New York, favored the bill, but opposed Allison’s amend. merit. Rather than adopt this amend ment Miller thought the bill had bet ter he abandoned. In that amond. ment he sew the loginning of a race distinction that would result in rsee ha'red and a war of races Tbe debate for the day taving closed, Hals, a' 4:30 p m, moved au exeeutivs sets on. At 6:15 the door* were re-opeaed and tbe senate ad journed to Monday ni xt. ON ’CHANGE. Ik. Baikal Srsrmi* by Baasra, •paaial to B salra* San. New York, February 26 —Theie was tom* depression In stock tbit morning on repurt* which were lc- dustriously circulated that the trunk lines had in fact practically o resent ed te pro rate with their connections west of the Missouri river in trans continental business, wblob it was argusd was i qul valent to a general disruption of the pooling arrangements that have been made to control traffic betwseu (he seaboard and west. Theofenlcg wan get erally J t«, i lower than last evening aud (tiers were further free tional d« cliues during the first hour, but the lowest [ rioss of the dsy wets made before 11 o’clock aDd from that time until tbe olree the market war. very dull, but stiong, (showing only slight fluctuations, but slowly creep Ing upward, so that the highe.it pricsr of thu dry wore established by 2 o’clock. During the last hour thi market was dut'or, if possible, than earl'er, aud stehdy un'ii near the olcse, when i showed renewed atreugth. It- some ci-sse tbo highest prints ar d the closing weie. the i-in vie, but in mo>.: matancea the flual figmi a are freu j .i J pei cent lower ibsn the best o Aia day. Ao compared wi'h lust cvenirg the cha ce-.i are pre'tj evenly divuird be.ween small gvtu.- aud losses. There Is a manifest dts- position ou ihe pan of outside opera- :orw to await lurther deveiopmenfs beforo taking au active icierest In speculation Ti o muiket closed strong. Sales aggregaled 312,842 shares. Tt>» K(Klava* Bac«atl. Special to Enqulrer-San Cincinnati,February 26 —Nearly 209 guests were seated as. the editors’ banquet las: night, at whiot) M»yor Bmitn presided and Gun Michael Ryan < fll dated as tosst master. The arrangeuiont of the toasts was not to givo subjects to speakers, bui simply to call on a representative from each stato to speak as ho pleased. G W Williams responded for Arkan*as, U B Feldwlsoh for Colored/, who gave a glowing description ot what the association would see when it holds its next meeting In Deavei; W Scott Robert* responded for Dela ware and Maryland, E W Caldwell for Dakota, Wm McWilliams for Florida, R M Roberts for Indian Territory, James W W Hopper for Kentucky, M F Blgiru-y for Louis iana, J T Childs for Missouri, A Mo- Miilati for Michigan, H A Castle lor Minnesota, L Hirpcr toe Ohio, Wui Kennedy for Pounnyiwiia, W J Slater for TenneB3ea, L L Foster for Texas, Mr Wh’te for Wes: V T irgin;s, and EJ Price for Wisconsin. The «..i-ci-.nou is fmna !y adjourned to i_ D.nvi- J..— . 1887. GIBSON’S GAB. Tke Telephone Uniloe g illv s Bias (o a spicy liebrte. Glbfiott llakei m ft-*v I In a «| »c • mo it riMt(ff«flO0'*!lonlioa dun fltft r»f*»r tfti» Kttolutiun* «nd Itatf *re Advpitd. to ITDq*Hrer*f*nn. Washington, Feb 26 —Thehcuee o >mmutee (iii i ducation to-iiay iIIk- mis.id a bill corresponding to the B-air educational bill. A motion to lay the bill ou thetubie whs detected by a vote o( 4 to 5, us followp : Ayes, Miller, Birries, Hirait. and I K Tay lor, of Ohi. ; nays, Ctndler, Willis, Mahouy, Wbitlng and ODmnell, At this Juncture two memnera en tered the committee room and an at* umpt was made to rtconsider the vole Willis moved that the mol ion to reconsider be laid on the (able, bu' (be committee infused by a vote ot 7 to 3 The Hiihject was (ben postponed (ill he next (nesting. THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS lu reporting to the bouse from Ihe o mmitiee no rules, to day, hie sub stitute for tbe Hand back a*'d Puli z-ir resolutions for ihe Pa> Eecti.o in vestigations. Mi.-rr.sun s and that the report was a uuaulmou* report of ihe committee ou rules, hut ihat he did not think tbe matter should be adopt ed at the present time. Gibson, of Wes Virginia,said : “It is with extreme r, lucauce that I ot pose tbo resolu'ions coming from tl e committee on rules, but I feei I have a duty to perform io my non eil.uents and the country as well as the commitke on rules have, and I i.m uuwilling lo sit here and ste this body dilltfrg into au iuv 8‘igailon that bvings no resptcl, to it or cm fldence to the country, or no gjtd to any human being Theie has never ye; been made a charge sgalDsi. any per sou occupying on ifflclal position such as would iusiify the lrial of any mau in this country, but yet a mem ber of ibis house—I refer lo the geu tleman from New York (Puli z ) - hitr seif an editor of a pap* r, did Lot set fit in his i flic a! capacity to attsok these gentlemen in an open, honest, manly way, which a representative alu old have done, but undertook to retreat behind tbe irresponsible col umns of his newspaper for the pur pose of creating a scandal—for what motives I am not here to sta e.” Holman— 11 I eall the gentleman’s attention to the fact that the gentle man from New York Is not present.” Gisson— “The gentleman i« not preeern? I cannot help that. He < right te bn here I remember that gentlemen who have lived a long life of good reputation, and by their io tegrtty and capacity have won the oonfldence of the country, have beeD arraigned by an irresponsible news paper and the democratic mr j rPy is rmsblng to the front with a hue and cry to do that which must only do the gentlemen injustice. There is not a sbarge embraced in these rtso- Intious. They do not charge that there Is any oorrapt act by tbsse parties. They do no charge that the attorney general has given a corrupt decision ; that ths secretary of the Inti nor has given a conupt decision; that a dollar has been illegallv expended. On the cons irary hey refrain whh wonderful u a 1 tuny from rnakiug any snob onarge. All that has been done in tho telephone mat’erhas been lo re> er It to the courts Let the courts decide whe’her It lies been properly ie'err*d i r not. If It has t een proper ly referred, what has congress io ilo will) lb- que tion of rtfeicnce? They siy thegvntlemen tome it me nr other owned Block. I Blind on the flour of (his house and heard a member boost thru be had hui.'drsds of th usands of do)- bus of railroad stuck aud would combine will) tbo railroads to en.g up the courts wi’h business, hut no o jicry was made against it I sec iili aruurd m.* totn who hold rai;- n ad stock aLd national hank stock- voting with sacks in their p-.ckcts. and io ou’ery it made Bghinc it Tin d stioi. Uisbed gen leu.u i from N w Y rk (Hew- ), himself a Isrgomon- ufao.urcr, id ui work, aud hus htc:, sit wotk lor years, io reviso thetai.il go :hat itis mauufaoiorif s may be more p.-ciilabli'. [Laughter.] There i.i tho guntiemen m,m Bcuth Carolina on tne committee ou coinage, who is a m mb.rof anRiioual bank.” Browne—“I want lo know whether they paid for ihe s.cck ?” Gibson—“It matters not whether they paid for it or got it gratuitously. The question is, have they acted die honestly T It’s a mere bcggl. g of the question in a childish manner to talk of whether they paid for f.h stock. How mauy members own national bank stock? How many railroad stocks? If I am not mliln- forined tbe late president of the sen ate was hitr sslf counsel for one of these telephone companies. Who cried cut against it? If I am cor- reotly Informed Ihe piescnt pies dent of the senate Is a national bank stock holder.” Cutclieon. of Michigan—'"Was it presented to him?’’ Gibson—“Was it presented? Dtes ihat make frsuo? It ta not the man- . a: in which the stock w?s onno by, hut whether the action was t. flu-, euced by the stock. Has congress got nothingclao to do but a'ss a hue aud cry bgainst honorable gentle men, at alnst wh bj tecordsyon can /. .y no'.’t.iug? What will the- corns iDittee repo:'? Will tney repoti, that • .-'.Lui-'u j* *t the Heck vi hou. paying anything for it? Was that wronti? Who h going to ssy it was wrong? I am not standing as a champion of the administration of th a* men. While I acknowl edge the loiesiy and clean lines* of the administra tiou us i qunl to that of any we have ever hail, I have very little regard for Its nolhlcs. [Lioghter and ap plaud.] [am h< re to prote, t against this congress, lo protest against the democrado majority going inlo an iuvestigii'ion mat can nflict no credit on It or do no good. If'the at torney gineral Is to bB assailed with the certainty you would hssall a ohicktn thief, let him be assailed with tbe manliness whioi) the ohsr- acter of his reputation de,eive» Lsi It bt done in an open, straightfor ward waj ; but let no man come here behind the irresponsible columns of a newspaper to arraign the chamoter ot an bouoiable ge:v e " »n and ask ue to stand by him Bit the lesoluiion goes further. The newspaper? are to be investigated aud congress must inv s igate tba' matter and report whe her or not they have been paid anything Now, we enter into a magnificent, field cf investigatin'), impossible to arcorn pltsh a yihing. and tbe result of winch will Oe absolutely ridiculous How can we go into a general Inves tigation of ihe newspaper.-. ? Can we go into every ooi:gre<slonal district and see woat newspapers have brought it fluence to bear on mem bers of oongreBi? It is uiti rly imp, e Bible It eau do nothing. I’s futile ” Morrison raid : “This investigation havii g been d> maudt-d by .he mem bers i f the house committee on rule?, and every member of it no ught it improper to refuse it, and i s a friend cf ihe i flioer tupposed to be most I. fleeted, it anybody is to be sflioted by this inves igatlon, having unlim ited confidence in dis honor and lo bis personal and ■ fll-ial In’egrliy I want this resolution to pass aud I want (his invesligaiiou (o go ou ” R gers and Breckettrid n e, of Ar kansas, did not think the gentleman who are supposed to be aff cled by these obarges will ib the slightest de gree welcome the opposition made against ihe committee’s report F r themselves, as personal friends end political asst dales of tbe attorney- general, thr y were glad the in vesaga- tion is to be made. R-ed, of Maine, ssiosstioally sym path asd with the natural! feeli g - f solemnity which hts fallen npon the democratic party at tbe present time. He thought Gibson was aolitaiy and aloaetn opposing the lnveeUgahhr', Morrison—“The gsntlsman Is m *« taken in tnpposing that tbe demo cratic party is in any trouble. We nropose to investigate tbe chs'ges against oar own people as we did those agalDst theirs, aud I trust if we find then) guilty of anything nnbes coming houeet i fficials we will not be found as the gentlemen on the other side have been found, attempt ing to shield them ” [A, plauae on the democratic aid* ] The reeoluiions were finally adopt ed without division, tbe debate «pcn them having occupied almost tbe en tire time of to day’s ssstioa. TO INCRSAAB THI LIMIT. Ssnaior Harris intredueed a bill In the senate to-day to Inorease' tbs limit of the approbation for ths ertetion of a public halidlng at Chat tanooga, Tsnn, to 9250 000. nr* la SalttBUH ■ssels! w JEcqairanttss. Baltimobh, Feb 26—The five- story imn front block, oomprldug Nos 19, 21 and 23 Booth Howard street, was psrilai'y destroyed by fire to-night Nor 21 and 23 were occu pied by Charles Weiller & Sons,mac ut&oiurers of clothing, who lose about 960.C00, and No 19 wss occupied by G SHowser, wholesale dealer io hstr, ii s* esiimau.d at about 930 000, and tbe building w»s owned by Jobnsoo Bros, r ml damaged to tbe extent ol 915 000. The building and ttook war c.veil'd by insurance, mostly In cut ot town companies. Tli» Birlt.ri Win. iwtsl i’lTTMUiBG, February 20—Tie r\ ke i1i'..wers at ihe Morgan f. uniliy, the White at.d fc'umn.il worke, wu struck yesterday for sn vdvance r/ 5 cents pi-r ton lor diewiig f:„ a 1 ) evens, r.d urced *o werk 'ins inorn- ir.g, the opt morn hrvirg conceded tbe increase Bnveral woiks are wtil idle bcoause of local gr ovaucus, bu; as steps uis being taken to settle m.v- lers at present in dispute a general rtsumpiiou is exj.eottil in a tew days. The operators have decided to reh ase all Ilacgirisins now under arrest for riot except the ringleaders. WHISTLING WINDS. A Hi iff Breeze Visits ihe Northern and Eastern B’aies. Tk« Wl*d RMfihtv m Il*»« R»f»- uoat«« rnr«#ffd'l'»ii<’(8 lllimn Iff irv •ni Tcleli u|»ltlo ( ommnnlctiloii lu* terrapttd. to Riwjalror-Snn. Buffalo, N. Y , February 20 — About 9 o'clock last night, while the wind was blowing a strong g»le. «. i«dy, said in be a sister of liie laietx- G ivernor Heymour, wus blown from a Lskephore (rain, i etween Oye and Dunkirk. Hhe attempted to pass from the diuiog car to the sleeper with her husband, aud bail no sooner stepped upon the platform than s'u w as carried swiftly off the train. Her husband barely escaped folli.wli g her The train was stopped anil backed for uearly a mile before tney fjund tbe lady, who had escaped death, but receive'! a deep gasli over her left temple. Brit was iakeu to a ho'el In Dunkirk, Hive is about sixty years if age. The name of her com panion and herself c uid not be ap- certalued. Harrisburg, Pa, February 26 — A wind storm ol the most disastrous chaiacier lias prevailed in the neigh borhood for the past tweniy-four hour-i, and still continues. House- have been uur< f d and chimneys blown down. This afternoon two of tl e large aland plp» s of the L ichlel iron woiks were toppled over, one of which crashed Into the work* For tunately do person was Injured Tho damage throughout (lie cunty and city will be o lusiderabie Baltimore, February 26—After asevir. rainstorm last oigli Balti more and viciDily wta visited by a huirioane more stvi ie Ilian fo- sev eral years In the western secticn of the oi;y h"U-es worn uoroo'eJ ;,nd lu several ins’unce.-. uot only ihe tin was blown from tbe route, but the sheet ing was torn i ff and hurled entirely across the streeis. The dt range will be considerable, To-day the wind is still very high with frequent gusts of sin w. Btaunton, Va, F bruary 26—A violent wind storm passed over tbi* section last night, lell'-ng timber and unroofing houses A high cold wind bas been Plowing all day Philadelphia, Pa. February 26 —The wind played hav; c wiib house tops all over the d'y to-day. Shingles were blown In tho air andtiu roofs were torn from tlicit fasleuings and hurled to the ground A three story house lu Juui; er s r el, opposite the publio buildings, was unroofed and a meat of (in auipeoded above (he yard in the rear. The spire of Arch street Methodist church i<wayed ominously this morning end (hose who pass'd that way gave tbe building a wide barth, but it still remains in position Tbe velocity of the wind to-day naohed 45 miles an hour. Washington, February 26—A heavy wind storm has prevailed here since midnight yeaterdey. During last night and to-day several houses and stores were unrooted, shutter blown off, ilgns demolished au* windows smashed in various parts of the city. The root of the new pen sion buildieg suffered sevurely from tbe gale, tbe slate aDd tin being torn oft In mauy plaoea. A frame shanty in the western p?rt of the ofty was blown down this afternoon. The highest velooiiy of the wind wag thirty two miles an hoar. tbe fame exceeded tbe b' c'que fever of pome years ago, replleo : “Veiy decidedly. Bi e que was pretty mncb> con fluid to card placers. Picgroaslvs euchre Is played by all sorts and couv dlt oils of men and women wilbou) regard to ruce, color or previous con* dltioo of serviiude. Have you seem tbeiuvilatloo curds toihe progressive euchre panic- ? No, not that kind . that is a general card lor any sort ot a card party. B> sure and do not send those to Mrs Dc.'c>- hauiy.” Tire clerk, who had' produced a hand'u! ol oaiu*-> with a miuiaiuie king 11 clubs lu the upper left hand corner with “Al Home” engraved in the middle, bs- uea'h a blank space for Ihe name of: (he hostess, put them back and pros duced another lot. They wire tHe-.- same, with tbo addition in (he lowerr left hand corner of the words “Pro- greativ Euchre.” “The sets,” con*- tinned the stationer after his visitor had seen aud admired,“cost 93,”and he produced a box Ailed with score cards lettered in bright gold, table cards (rimmed with red and blue rib* bons, and dainty pencils for keeping the gHine, like those which are at tached to the record of Mrs Barra- way’s conquests at dancing parties. floftmirk fctfll rerw. to £ctrals«r-8«a> Chicago, Fehrusiy £6.—Tbe visit of the com Bolt lie of fifteen to Mc Cormick yesterday afternoon was not productivj of results. But two of th* committee were wnplayesof tbefic- toiy, all tbe rest being outsiders. They c’atmed, however, to ropresont nine-teuths of the men. The com mittee modo another demand for the discharge cf non-union rm lifers That er.de 1 the oonf ranee, McCor mick again declaring that he would listen to no each proposition. r*f kfttt Wtik, flpfjc’.tl to Kt-QuIre/'Scm. New York, February 26— Busi ness rallUAs cceuriing ihmughc tv tho country during the Iw wtok, es reported lo R G Du 1 & Co, nnruber Ini tilt Uiii'ed S's’.a* 2’.4 i.rd Cana da 34, a total i f 248, ag-niu.-d 286 i03t week aud 270 tho v,*'il: j.tovh.us 'l’ae v.'Uth and west still o-.nHnui to fur i sh more than half the v e. kl> GEN. HANCOCK’S WIDOW *h« l> ■ I" (tie l-caaiiiiiHj of A New Y' rk loiter to the Hartford T men ntj- : Tni-rn is i very lik li no..I that ti e fund no G.d.crsl Hsn cock’s widow hi i ' (, t > 950 0 0 Il ha., mad" d itmuikaidy go d;i i-r, and Ihe pdl.sitriplliiiia are no: only prr mp', ! u' deciU! dly g nuro This, givt-si. gr a d : l .f »a’.lf-fsetio.*), for thar? t.< v v wsm % sol tiler whom ih. people ' l N-' * Y.-.ik ht.td in h'p.b.rj rcgaid ti.a- Uuneral lis; c ck. I'h > feeling tcwaid him was. v -:y ii.ll r ! o"t fiura that tulerin;.'. o I tow; rd G noiai Gift it, or cvlti toward McCiellau. Il was cro of tho most coidiel pe.riional t.dmir iflr.n Gram wus tbe aucueesfulgeccrin; M Cicl inn U.e Ii.litiful and high rndided leadei; Hancock Uiu brilliant aud splendid-lookiug soldier, the heuu ideal of a superb chieftain in tho saddle. Whether congress grants his widow n pension or not, the will not be left in need. Her tastes are mod erate, end a plain way of Jivii g will pleas* her better than any other. She is recovering from the prt stration Ihat followed her husband’s death, but It will probably be come time before her strength la fully restored. The AppletoDs have found a fair sale for ineir “Life of General Hsnoook,’’ since hi* death, but this Is not li kcly to continue, Tne book, though very good of its kind, w.-» prepared lu a hurry, for the presidential campaign of 1880, and tho books written umlsr such c.reumstances fc.ro not always satisfactory. There will probebiy ba a new life of General Hancock noma daj, and if res.iiy worthy of it:i subs jp-ct, it will ba one of tin m int inter- esiiug biographic) in Amsricivn liie- latiiro. HYDROPHOBIA IN WILKES: Vforrifttfc fit mb «f n !ti<y Firm Tit in- Yerttbln V>lisoi»iin. In tbe eaily part of January a do«' which whs ibougbt to be mad pas ctii Captaii! Cades’plantation andenusud) some exciiemi ni at the time ny se» verely liiilng one of Henry Murray’s boys. He ry lives on Cap! Cades' plaoe, ami whs groaily plrascd to sea that the wound which was made by the dog on his won’s lips healed up ve y quickly Ou last Fiiduy, biwever. Houry'a <0 ) was attacked with very sMgbi' convulsions, something like hani,l chills, and Dr R I Walton was - culli-d in Thehoy, who was about, fifteen yt-arsold, seemed to have hut aud start and a as veiy i ervous alii ihe tiins. Dr Walton found it very difficullf to ttiiminia’er any medioine, the coin-*- vulsions gradually growing un>r*» violent, until Buniiay, when Di Beif. ? of Elbert county, v as caked In to sen* sist. O i Sunday morning the boy toldi : his mother that “This is the doy for’ me t.. go mad,” and he soon beoanuo so violent that it wan thought best to>> tie him to hi* bed. In the piisoacre.- of his grief stricken father aunt mother, several atro g men; hd him. band and foot and ssouroly fastened') him to his L ds'.'.ad. Ho bit wtoa’I snapped at ev ryibitig that came > near him and fro tisd at the mouth) continually Too nth accumulated’; «o rapidly that it had to he removed, by a stick with a mop on tbo end ofC U. The convulsions rapidly grew; more violent In tbe afternoon antli late In the eveuh g the poor boy died,, after the tnoet Intense suffering*.— Washii gton Chronicle. Th* esaiiMi** rtHi. tgMfsi to MmtnOtr-Mu*. Charleston, 8 C, Feb 26 — Thftw was the eecoud day of the aprlngr: meeting a. Wagono Park. First race, intledasb, all sg?s—wont by Pacefe B*ile, Link secood, Bridge#.. Kenton third Time 1:534. BeooDd race, trotting race—Dans won in three straight beats, Aicbi** Cuvier second. Time 2:50, 2:44J and. 2:444. Tuird race, running race, milr. heats—won by Marvl", Etln Burtc focond. Tim*. 1:5<‘J, 1:62 aud l;54£y Erin Burk won tin IL#’. tuat. Ta* Tan in ill* Seen. How dots ibo sailor know there a man in the moct ? B oon' e he hK» tx-eri to si e (-e-) hud u.Cw.'s that, whenever ho t he a cough or cold he* takes Ti-.y r'.i Ch rulue Remedy oft Bv.-cst ( i. in m d Mo l in. ^ Ifi- o> ■ ii conakultt* T’l ’i •. f: V r -1 i!R WniiiiiNuiow, Februcry 2(i. — ho i!.)-g;;.tn win) nceiv d at the navy oh ..omci'.t this atlcrnoon, from. C .muiiu duni G.tMun at Pensacola,,. F'.-rMa, i- c,y 1 1 g ilia:, the quartets oo- CUJ ! :d by il.c oUlgC U ol .. e Lav«4' savil wuretolelJy destroyed by i.ih: ghi, »i"i ilie hnriiiv bt.rily esiw- oai o i in thtir uignt iiitBsti). Ki V )'*)).» )«u Lf «ioaS*. 3roc!i\I to 7?na*lH i-Jan. Norfolk, Va., February 26 — Th*-. baroi Norfolk uasnimout.ly adoptedf leBoliuiotiH to-e'ny expressing absc» lutocunfl ie.ice tu tho integrity off" Solicitor General Go da, and vlndl* eating him .against tho charges under*' stood to have been brought againe*', him before cotgria*. Uurlu’a r.il Wife. Why is the letter p like arcle's fwif wife Boirig up hill ? It make* an! pant (sum), and cooling cfl too saos, produoes coughs and colds. Taylor? Cherokee Remedy of Hiveat Gog and Muiic-in will cure ber. C'Mtiiriff tbe Bpiiclfiil Jo SoqiiiUyi»MQB. Chicago, February 23.—T'ae Cnf**- cogo licee running to iho Mls-ourS nu t ate H?liin<j flrot ela»a l'.milevU. tickets to San Fiancicco this mori>- log ai f39 60. Emigrant ratca r«* main at [27. Tie la thtr.jf in q,T> vhltfcR? do 4* cars i Ice tq-ilnkhid rpoa iihsiu* AH »>(«» *>v« K r«utiv* flnm»rs. K’ntccklaris nor: lens to talk ot Mer B a’loaera eay that pTog.---..8ivo ! carl.aiouH a (smH.cv:) f-r the senate,. euotiie ih the greatest rage o! «,l 'i\»| curd g.. m >* they have eve: s. 'd Oae : Two tnP-t.- o f.. e of "a.i h.iy'3 be-j.it , 2.-.. L if la. v . -ui of ?a tiered fn ni'h -Ludru. 1 -

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Columbus daily enquirer-sun. (Columbus, Ga.) 1877-1886, February 27, 1886, Image 1