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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, -WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 19 1889.
Down Go the Prices.
This week our prices will be lower than they ever have been, or perhaps ever
will be again. Bargains that never have been or* never will be duplicated.
3,000 yards Printed Union Lawn at 34c. per yard.
10 000 yards Dress Ginghams and Chambrays in Plaids, Solids, Checks and Stripes,
worth 10 and 124 c., all go at the uniform price of
7 1-2 Cents Per lard.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
THE BAPTISTS OF THE STATE FACED
BY A SENSATIONAL PROBLEM.
Dedication of the Capitol—The Old State
House—Candidates for State Senator.
Arthur Hayne'* Case—Fruit
Inspec’ors—Other News.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
10 pieces 20-inch Figured China Silks at 40c., reduced from 65c.
10 pieces 24-inch Surah Silk, warranted all silk, at 45c., wortn 65c.
10 pieces 24-inch China Silk, been selling all the season at 75 and 85c., will
close the entire line at 55c.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
2,500 yards Combination Zephyr Cloth, the prettiest wash fabric of the season, in
Plaids and Stripes, with Solids to match, worth 15 and 18c., will close entire
line this week
At 10 Cents Per Yard.
All our 35,40 and 50c. French Zephyr Cloth at 25c. per yard.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
5.000 yards 34 inch White Lawn at 4Jc.
2,500 yards good quality Checked Nansook at 5c.
2.000 yards 30-inch Plaid Lawns at Tic., worth 12£c.
2,500 yards 34-inch White Plaid Organdies, lovely sheer goods, at 10c., real vaine 15c.
1.000 yards fine India Linen, worth 15c., to go at 10c. per yard.
Beautiful line of Mnlls and Persian Lawns at the lowest prices.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
5,000 yards Wool Dress Goods in Greys, Tans, Brown, etc., in Plaids, Checks,
Dots and Figures. Jost the thing for nice traveling dresses. Goods that
have been selling for 18 and 20c. Here they go
At lO Cents Per Yard.
All oar Fine Dress Goods marked below New York cost.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
Beautiful Chantilly and Guipure Flouncings at 75, $1.00 and $1.50 per yard, worth
double the money. Choice styles in all Silk Drapery Nets at $150, worth $2.75.
A LACE SUIT FOR $i? 50.
ings, the consequence being that many
stocas to-night are materially higher,
while tbe few declines from last evening’s
figures are small and unimportant. The
absence of a large number of brokers of
sporting proclivities at the yacht and
horse races accounted for the diminished
activity this morning, bat the withdrawal
of Alton frcmr tbe interstate association
and the resignation of Commissioner Fink
had seemingly spent that force upon the
market, and there was a most pronouuqed
disposition to take a more cbeerfulview
of the railroad situation. There was
considerable selling of grangers
by western operators and the
effects of this pressure was most
Atlanta, June 18 — [Special.]—The Bap
tists of this and other sectior^ of the state i apparent in the first hour of business, but
find themselves faced ny a very sensational
THE W00LF0LK TRIAL
THE TESTIMONY IN THE CELEBRATED
CASE ALL IN.
The Argument to Commence To-Day—Col.
Rutherford Presented With Two
Bouquets — The Prisoner in
Good Spirits—Notes.
This includes 6 yards of 50-inch All Silk Drapery Nets in either Squares, Stripes or
Vine effects, and 8 yards All Silk Surah, for under dress. We challenge any house
south to produce this dress for less than $15.00.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
10 pieces 68 inch Bleached Damask in beautiful designs worth $125, will go
At 75 Cents Per Yard.
50 dozerf Turkish Towels at 10c., worth 15c.
50 dozen Turkish Towels, very large, at 15c., worth 25c.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
50 dozen Plaited Bosom Dress Shirts, sold up to date at 75c., will close the entire
line this week
At 48 Cents Each.
85 dozen “Moore’s Famous Dollar Shirt,” the best Dollar Shirt in America
At 87 1-2 Cents Each.
Through mistake the factory shipped us double the quantity purchased, and
rather than have them returned they gave us a special discount, and we are giving
our customers the fall benefit of same- See this garment at 874 cents, and match it
if you can for less than $1.25.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
Two hundred pieces of New Torchon Edging came by Saturday’s express. Special
attention is called to 100 pieces of Very Fine, Narrow Edgings at 6J, 8, 10 and 12c.
With the Torchons came 210 pieces of Hamburg and Swiss Edging and Inserting
from 4 inch to 6 inches wide, at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10c. per yard.
Beautiful Swiss Edgings at 8, 10 and 12Jc.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
75 Gloria Silk Parasols at 95c., worth $1.50.
50 Gloria Silk Parasols at $1.50, worth $2.00.
50 Gloria Silk Umbrellas at $1.50, worth $2.25.
25 dozen Dr. Warner’s Corsets to arrive this week. A complete line of Thomp
son’s Glove-fitting, R. & G., and other leading brands always at lowest prices.
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
50 dozen Ladies’ Lisle Thread Gloves, embossed backs in best colors, worth 35 to 50c
At 15 Cents Per Pair.
50 dozed Plain Lisle Thread Gloves, popular shades, good length,
At 71-2 Cents Per Pair.
I00RE BROTHERS.
POINTS ABOUT PERRY.
A Pleasant, Delightful Town. Where Cul
tured and Hospitable People Abound,
Perry, Ga., Jane 18.—Perry is the geo
graphical centre, as well as the county site
of Houston county. It is noted for tne re
finement, culture, hospitality and morality
of its people generally, and for the num
ber and beauty of its girls in particular.
Some of the pretty creeks and branches
bordering the town, which lies on high
ground, are given the pretty names of
pretty girls. Big Indian creek is on the
south and west, while Fanny Gresham
branch is on the northwest and Katie
Flanagan branch is on the east, making it
almost an island town. It is a remarkably
healthy and pleasant town in which to
live. Many northern people spend their
winters here as a sanitarium with exceed
ingly beneficial results. The streets are
wide and abundantly shaded with elms
and water-oaks. It has three churches—
Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian—
a male and female high school, Masonic
lodge and chapter. Odd Fellows, Knights
of Honor and Legion cf Honor lodges,and
a miltary company, of which the people
are justly proud. The variety works, just
across the creek, manufacture hames,
brooms, furniture, "grinds meal, gins and
packs cotton, and saws and dresses lum
ber. Perry has an excellent public library
of ten years’ standing, well sustained and
patronized. Its example in this regard
many of the larger towns would do well
to follow. More than 5000 bales of cotton,
many car loads of melons, large quantities
of apples, grapes, strawberries and other
fruits are shipped annually to market. A
large trade in general merchandise is sus
tained, and the merchants, even now
in the dull {season, are wearing a smile,
shov ing that their trade has not de
creased.
The learned professions are well repre
sented both in number and- ability.
Perry has a population of about 1200,
permanent and solid, and has. many hand
some residences, adorned with beautiful
flowers and shrubbery. Taken all in all, a
more pleasant, well-ordered community
than Perry would be difficult to find.
Much of this is doubtless due to the able
and fearless manner in which that excel
lent paper, tbe Perry Home Journal is
conducted by its gentlemanly editor, Mr.
J. H. Hodges. A perusal of its columns
will demonstrate that it is one of the best
weekly papers in Georgia, and which the
people of Houston county will do well to
liberally support.
Carrollton Prospering.
Carrollton, Ga, Jane 18.—Carrollton
is one of the Georgia . towns that is in a
good humor with itself. She has compet
itive railway routee; she has increased her
cotton receipts heavily the past season:
her carpenters keep busy; northern men
are prospecting the neighboring gold
mines; a larger cotton mill
will be built at an early day;
the opera house will soon be fin
ished; a new patent brick making machine
will 8o.,n be in operation; and last, but not
least, the old mischief-maker has but few
followers up here, for nearly everyoody
has joined the Baptist church, so that
there is scarcely a corporal’s guard to do
m ®»“neas and drink whisky.
When our new hotel it built in one of
^ j^sptifu^ groves, the people who love was the^nm^Wt
freestone water, away up eleven hundred
feet above the sea level, may just pack up
and come along. We expect to tell about
our parks, too, after awhile, but at present
they are only marked out and expressed
in grand old oaks and refreshed with cool
spring water, bat ere long art will embel
lish nature’s handiwork and both combine
•to give us delightful pleasure resorts.
Over at Opelika.
Opelika, June 18.—Mr. C. S. Baudy, a
member of the Opelika bar and a justice
of the peace, died here a few days ago.
Messrs. Dowdell and Lipscomb have
completed their contract with the Co
lumbus and Western Railway company,
grading for the new depot and building
sidetracks.
The Farmers Alliance held a meeting at
the opera noose in this city to-day. It was
largely attended. *
Mrs Fitzgerald is having nice brick
pavements put down in front of her stores
on Chambers and south Railroad streets.
We have had copious rains in all sections
of the county and crops are looking fine,
so the farmers report.
Rev. M. Howard has commenced a re
vival at the Baptist church in this city.
The commencement exercises of the
Opelika high school ended Friday. Prof.
F. W. Thorne has demonstrated that he
is an excellent educator.
Bishop Keener will preach here on the
23d inst.'
,problem.
Rev. Mi T. Martin, of Texas, and one of
the editors of the Standard Gospel -Expos
itor, came to Atlanta some weeks since
and began a revival here at the Third
Baptist church. Mr. Martin preached the
peculiar doctrine that all members who
find that they were not converted when
they were baptized should be rebaptized
when they do become converted. A large
number of the old members of the church
were rebaptized here.
Some time since Mr, Martin was invited
to conduct a series of meetings at the
church at Woodstock, in Cherokee county,
by the pastor, Rev. J. A. McMurry. He
accepted the invitation, and a large num
ber of the members of that church em
braced the belief of Mr. Martin and were
rebaptized. Among the number to adopt
tne coctrine of Mr. Martin was the pastor
of the churoh, Mr. McMurry, who will be
baptized the second time in a few days.
This gentleman was at one time pastor of
the Central Baptist church in tnis city,,
and has been a missionary for the state
mission board of the Southern Baptist
convention.
This board violently repudiates the
views of Rev. Mr. Martin, and Mr. Me-
Marry was cited to appear before tbe
board at the First Baptist church here this
morning to answer the charge of gross
irregularities unbecoming a minister of
the gospel.
The board met this morniDg, but Mr.
McMurrj did not appear, andafier a short
session a resolution was adopted with
drawing his appointment. Mr. McMurry
will also be handled by his church, and
his only recourse will be to join the church
again before he can preach.
A Pathetic Scene in Court.
The case of Arthur Hayne, the boy who
is charged with murdering the Italian,
Christophine, here last fall, was very un
expectedly discontinued in the superior
court this afternoon. AH the evidence
was in, and the lawyers were arguing the
case, when a messenger arrived and an
nounced the death of the boy defendant’s
mother. Mrs. Hayne was in the last stage
of consumption, and when her son was
placed on trial for his life shs began to
sink rapidly. When young Hayne heara
the sad news he turned deathly pale and
faiDted. As soon as he regained conscious
ness he went into violent convulsions
which threatened to end his life. A
hurried consultation was held between
Judge Clark and the lawyers employed in
the case, which resulted in the discon
tinuance of the trial until Thursday next.
Young Hayne was placed under a $2000
bond for his appearance, and the jury was
dismissed with instructions to allow no
one to talk to them about the trial. This
was done so as to allow the prisoner an
opportunity to attend his mother’s funeral.
It is perhaps the only instance of the kind
on record. The scene in the court room
was pathetic in the extreme, and the eyes
of those present were wet with tears.
The Southern League.
Arrangements were perfected this after
noon by which the southern league will be
kept together. The Cnarleston team has
become the property of Atlanta and will
begin a series of games in Macon to-mor
row. The Metropolitan Street Car Com
pany agrees to fix up the Atlanta grounds,
with the exception of putting the roof on
the grand stand, to which the company
will contribute $25. The work will cost
$75, the remainder of which will be raised
by subscription. The grounds will be
ready by Saturday, at which time Atlanta
will play New Orleans.
Atlanta Street Railroad.
The Atlanta Street Railroad Company
will rebuild the street railroad line be
tween Broad street bridge and West View
cemetery, and run dummies on it at an
early date.
Fruit Inspectors.
Commissioner of Agriculture Henderson
has appointed the following committee to
inspect fruit shipped from Atlanta: Dr.
S. Hope, Messrs. T. Booker, M. W. John
son, W. B. Henderson, R. J. Redding and
Mr. Hanie.
Candidates for State Senator.
Mr. Paul B. Trammell, the son of Col.
L. N. Trammell, has announced himself
as a candidate for the senatorial seat in
the Forty-third district, made vacant by
completely disappeared during the after
noon. The great feature of the day was
the strength in Northern Pacific and Ore
gon stocks, because of the final settlement
of complications, though Union Pacific, in
whose interest the provisions of the settle
ment were made, failed to respond to the
news at all. Coal stocks also again came
to the front late in the day, and Jersey
Central, Delaware &Dd Hudson and Lacka
wanna all reached still higher figures than
before attained, and scored handsome final
gains. Realizations in the last hour caused
' a limited • reaction. Final figures are in
most cases something off from the best
prices. Sugar trusts took another upward
start and became active. Final changes
are almost invariably in the direction of
higher prices, and Delaware and Hudson
rose 2j, Lackawanna and Oregon Naviga
tion 2 each, Jersey Central and Oregon
Transcontinental If each, Northern Pacific
preferred 11, and common 1 per cent,
sales of stocks aggregated 245 000 shares.
Review of Chicago Market.
Chicago. June 18.—Wheat was active
but irregular. The opening was stesdy
and prices later '•were advanced g to 40
above yesterday’s closing, then broke off
14 to 11c, recovered some and closed from
4 to ic lower than yesterday. .The break
was caused by liberal offerings and much
long wheat bought yesterday coming on
tbe market. The close was unsettled.
Corn opened quiet, but later became active
and firmer. Transactions were at slightly
higher prices. Oats were quiet aDd easy,
becoming firmer near the close. Offerings
were light and prices advanced 4 to 1c.
closing steady. Pork was fairly active and
after fluctuations of 10 to 121c, closed
steady and about 24 to 5s higher than the
opening Lard was steady and duil, closing
tame. Short ribs were active and steady,
becoming easy toward the close. Prices
were about unchanged from opening fig
ures.
The British Grain Trade.
London, June 18.—The Mark Lane Ex
press, in its weekly review of the British
grain trade, says: “The rain fall has been
abundant. Cereals look well, except in
midland couuties, where the soil is satu
rated to such an extent that wheat is rust
ing. Sales of English wheat during the
past week were 4765 quarters at 28s 4d
against 39,609 quarters at 31s 7d during the
corresponding week last year. Off coast
trade has been slow since Whitsuntide.
The sale of California wheat at 333 4Jd in
dicates steadiness. Much English wheat is
offering under 30s, Indian 6d and American
3d dearer. Flour is dull. Mating barley
is firm. JJjlay arrivals of Chilian and Cali
fornia have gone to consumers. Grinding
barley has advanced 6 pence during the
past fortnight. Light oats are firm, and
heavy oats are flat. Corn is 3d and Deans
and peas 61 lower.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
Items Front Seale.
Seale, Ala., June 18.—Our worthy
townsman, Mr. W. A. Bellamy, had the
misfortune to lose a fl ne horse this morn
ing. Several days ago it was driven a
long journey, and from over heat or some
result from hard driving was thought to
be fouudeied, which resulted in its death.
Major J. G. Harris, past grand master
of the grand lodge of Alabama, will be
here this week, and will on Sunday deliver
an address to the public at the Baptist
church. The Seale lodge and the com
munity will give a public dinner on Mon
day for their friends and members of the
fraternity.
The crop prospect for the community is
very flattering. With few exceptions,
there has been plenty of rain, and “the
crops are in fine condition.
West Georgia College.
Hamilton, Ga., June 18.—The trustees
of the West Georgia A. and M. College
bad a called meeting Monday morning
and transacted very important busi-
n «M«. They were very much interested in
the snbject of education.
Messre. A. F. Tkmitt, Col. J M. Mobley
and L. L. Stanford left Hamilton Monday
morning for Athens on a bnsiness.trip.
Watermelon Shipments.
Ty-Ty, Ga., "June 18—A good many,
carloads of watermelons have been shipped
over the Brunswick and Western railroad
the past week, going west. The melons
around this section arc several days later
than they were last season. Plums, ap
ples and peaches are plentiful.
Death of Mrs. Sullivan.
Yy-Ty, Ga., June 18.—Mrs. Sullivan, a
very old lady, and the mother-of Mrs. J.
H. Ford, Mrs. R. T. Ford and Mrs. Albert
Williams, died at the home of the latter
Snndapnigbt. It is supposed that old age
her death. She
IUC I GIIJ IUUU UlOWR/t, uiauu vataut kjj
the death of Senator Field. He will be
opposed by Colonel W. H. Tibbs, an out
spoken and well known farmer of that
district.
Old Cotton Bagging.
Hon. A. J. Williams, member of the leg
islature from Upson county, sent Com
missioner Henderson, of the state agri
cultural department, yesterday a sample
of cotton bagging that covered a cotton
bale forty-five years ago. It was manu
factured by the old Thomaston mills and
is very much like the cotton bagging
adopted for use by the State Alliance,
though it appears to have been stronger.
Request for a Convention.
Hon. A. P. Butler, commissioner of agri
culture of South Carolina, has issued a re
quest for a convention of the commis
sioners of the cotton states, to be held for
the purpose of indorsing the use of cotton
bagging. While favoring the use of cot
ton bagging, Commissioner Henderson
thinks the proposed convention would be
unauthorized.
To Survey and Map Counties.
Mr. M, Hockett, of the United States to
pographical survey, left here yesterday
with a party to survey and map the coun
ties of Hall, Banks, Jackson, Fraualin and
Elbert.
Dedication of tbe Capitol.
Tiie legislature will assemble in the old
state house Wednesday, July 3 It is the
purpose of the general assembly to have
some ceremony for the formal dedication,
as it were, of the new capitoi. Hon. F. G.
DnBignon, president of the senate,
stated Saturday to a Journal reporter that
he thought it about decided that the leg
islature will arrange, on the first day of its
next session, appropriate ceremonies for
the taking possession of the capitoi. The
programme’ is to meet July 3; give up
tbe day to arranging tbe ceremonies; then
adjourn over to Friday, July 5. The 4sh
is a national holiday, and will be devoted
to the dedicatory exercises.
What the exercises will be is left to the
legislature. When that body meets on
July 5, it will be in the splendid halis ot
the new capitoi.
The Old State House.
The old state house has become a big
white elephant on the hands of the state.
It cost $100,000, and will sell, if it sells at
all, for a song. Advertisements for bid
ders failed to bring forward even a possi
ble purchaser. Purchasers are shy, be
cause the old house will have to be torn
down. It Is probably beyond repair. Thus
the old building, venerable as the seat of a
sovereign state government for twenty-one
yea: s of reconstruction, recuperation and
revivification, is a useless relic for the leg
islature to dispose of. It will be an object
of care to the general assembly that meets
on July 3.
The New Capitol Occupied.
The state officials wear smiling faces to
day. Their smiles, however, are a trifle
mixed with dust. They have moved bag
and baggage, scrip acrippage into the new
capitoi. The move was begun several
days ago, but they are all settling into their
new places to-day. The governor’s office
and the comptroller’s are being transferred
slowly. CoL Bob Hardeman, watch-dog
of the treasury, alone holds the fort. He
will stick it out till his vaults come. As
the officials go in the immense building
absorbs them.' They are lost iu its depths
of apace. They say it will be very lonely.
The Report Denied.
•e Washington, Jude 18.—This telegram
was received here to-day:
San Francisco, Juue 17.—To the Adju
tant-General, Washington: The following
has been received from the commanding
cffficer of the department of Arizona: Re
ferring to the recent reports, in the news
papers regarding the alleged killing of
Mexicans by Indians in Sonora, 300 miles
south of the international line, I am ad
vised by Governor Torres that after a full
investigation, made by him, he finds there
is no truth whatever in the report.
[Signed] Miles, Brigadier-General.
The. Prohibitory Amendment Defeated by
a Large Majority.
Philadelphia, June 18.—The vote in
this city shows that about three-fourths of
the total vote was cast at the special elec
tion to-day. With two wards to hear from,
the figures are 113,011 against the prohibi
tory amendment and 24,530 in favor
thereof, showing a majority against the
amendment of 88,481. Oa the suffrage
amendment, whica aoolishes the poll tax,
104,751 votes were cast in its favor and
19,028 against its adoption, making
the majority in favor of its abolition
of 85,723. Tne two wards to hear from
will still further increase these majorities.
There was a notable absence of women
from the polls. The distribution ot ice
and sandwiches was not so profuse as had
been anticipated. In soma portions of the
city the prohibition folks utilized Sunday
schoolchildren to distribute cold water
tickets. A number of polls were manned
by ministers.
Returns from 46 out of 67 counties in this
state show a majority against the prohibi
tion amendment of 169,454. Fall returns
from the whole state will probably raise'
the figures to near 200,000. Corrected re
turns from all the wards of this city shows
the following result: For the prohibitory
amendment 255.875, against prohibitory
amendment 119,625; majority against
93,750.
Perry, Ga., June IS.—[Speeial.]—When
coart ^opened this morning only a few
spectators were present. Two handsome
bouquets adorned the table of Col. Ruth
erford, leading counsel for Woolfolk. The
prisoner exhibited a lively interest in the
proceedings, and read the “Life of NaptV
leon” during recess.
The prosecution offered in rebuttal Cal
vin Well, G. P. Rankin, G. W. Yates,
John Searcy and W. H. Smith, who fully
sustained the character of Davis and Wil
son for veracity.
J. S. McGee, superintendent of the Bibb
connty chain gang, swore that Geo. Cad-
well was in the gang at the time of the
killing.
G. W. Yates impeached the negro wo
man, Julia Woolfolk, as to her testimony
in regard to the time of his arrival at the
scene of the killing. He also testified that
Tom didn’t say anything about screams
that morning.
G. W. Oaley testified to hearing Tom say
that when his father was struck, blood
was flying everywhere.
J. B. Battle testified that Nancy Bird was
at home on the night of the killing.
The state closed at 2:20.
The defense, in rebuttal, introduced a
prominent witness, showing no improper
means had been used to secure tbe evi
dence of Nancy Bird. Reference to Dr.
C. R. Mann by the learned counsel while
on the stand created amusement.
Witnesses sustaining S. S. Pennington
were uot present, and caused delay and
argument, the court agreeing to admit tbe
evidence after argument had begun.
Jerry Hollis on the -stand denied point
ing out the hand mark on the drawers to
R. H. Hailey.
Bailey’s own extravagant expression
when he said be would not favor hanging
Woolfolk if he had killed half of the peo
ple in Biob county, caused him to say his
opinion of Tom’s gnilt could not be
changed by the angels jn heaven.
The defense conditionally closed at 3:15,
the witnesses were discharged at 3:20 and
court adjourned at 4:15 until to-morrow.
Daring the trial the defense examined
thirty-mne witnesses in nineteen and a
half hours, including the statement of the
prisoner. The stenographic report covers
seventy-six pages, comprising 38d,000
words, about twice the size of the record
of the former trial. About $1200 was paid
out by Bibb county to-day aad about
$6000 to date.
Solicitor Felton onens to-morrow morn
ing for the state, followed by Colonel Dun
can, for the defense. He will be followed
by Hardeman for the state, and Miller and
Rutherford for the defense. Guerry will
close for the state.
Dr. Holley, an important state witness,
was arrested at the intance of W. A. Huff,
of Macon, as soon as discharged, charged
with selling mortgaged property. Holley
swore out a writ of habeas corpus. The
case is set forS a. m. to-morrow.
The prisoner’s aunt and sisters are still
unremitting in their attentions.
Argument in the case will occupy several
days.
The negro was disarmed and severely pun
ished.
Prof. W. Taylor Thom, a graduate of
Washington-Lee University, and now
editor of the Roanoke, Va., Times, and a
member of the faculty of the Hollins, Vir
ginia, Institute, delivered the annual ad-
aress before the alumni association to
night.
To-morrow is commencement dav,
when the session closes with the delivery
of diplomas. To-morrow night the an
nual ball will take place, and it is ex
pected that a brilliant company will take
part.
Tbe new chair of constitutional law was
filled by the election of the Hon. John
Randolph Tucker, L.L. D. The newly
created department of history and ora 1 or
was filled by the Rev. H. A. White, a grad
ate of Princeton.
Baseball Yesterday.
At Philadelphia—Athletics 22, Columbus
6. Base hits—Athletics 9, Columbus 9.
Errors—Athletics 8, Columbus 12. Batter
ies—Weyhing, Matthews, Cross and Gun
ning. Athletics—Baldwin, Peoples and
Bligh.
At Baltimore—( Postponed game) Balti
more 17,'Louisville 7. Base hits—Baltimore
16,Louisville 10. Errors—Baltimore 6, Louis
ville 7. Batteries—Cunningham and Cantz,
Ramsey and Vaughn.
At Brooklyn—Brooklyn 4, St. Louis 5.
Base hits—Brooklyn 6, St. Louis 4. Errors
—Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 2. Batteries—
Terry and Boshong, King and Boyle.
At Chattanooga—Chattanooga 5, New
Orleans 4. Base hits—Chattanooga 9, New
Orleans 8. Errors—Chattanooga 7, New
Orleans 5. Batteries—Jones and Celgan,
Houston and Schacheren.
Upson County News.
Thomaston, Ga., June 18.—Upson supe
rior court convenes on the third Monday
in July. Besides a heavy civil docket,
there is a number of criminal cases. Three
prisoners charged with felonies now linger
in jail.
The commencement sermon of the R E.
Lee Institute will be preached in the in
stitute chapel next Snnday, by Rev. Mr.
Cheney, of Carrollton, and the commence
ment address will be delivered by Prof. W.
W. Seals, of Leesburg, Fla., on the follow
ing Wednesday. A large atten<)pnce is
expected to witness tbe closing exercises
of the school. The R. E. Lee Institute^
one of the best schools in the state, and is
the pride of Thomaston.
Mr. W. J. Perryman has a Rocky moun
tain goat of the neuter gender. Its hair
reaches the ground, its horns are two feet
long, and it weighs 127 pounds. It is a
great cariosity.
An aged lady, Mrs. Jackson, who lived
and died in Marion county, was buried
here a few days ago. She was born and
raised in this county, and was formerly a
Miss Barrett.
Thomaston waits anxiously for tbe Ma
con and Birmingham railroad.
The Worth County Fair.
Ty-Ty, Ga., June 18.—The premium list
of the Worth County Agricultural Asso
ciation has been published in the county
paper and embraces nine departments.
Premiums are offered for the best county
raised horses, mules, cattle, shetp, swine,
etc., best cotton, corn, peas, and, in fact,
the best display of all kinds, of produce.
While the premiums are generally small
they will bring out a large collection of
exhibits. The people all over the county
are deeply interested in the fair, and it
promises to be a grand success. The fair
will oe held on the 24th and 25th of July.
Sheepshead Bay Races.
New York, June 18.—The weather was
cool enougn for light overcoats. About
30,000 people were present.
First race—Foal stakes, for two-year-
olds, five furlongs; St. Carlo won, Civil
Service second, Beatify third. Time 1:01.
Second race—For three-year-olds and
upwards, mile; Seadrift won, Inspector B.
second, Brown Charlie third. Time 1:44j.
Third raca—Tidal stakes, mile; Salvator
won, Eric second, Reporter third. Time
1:44 2 5.
Fourth race—Suburban stakes, one mile
and a quarter; Raceland was an easy win
ner by a length and a half, Terra Cotta
second, George third, Euros, Brian, Boru,
Badge, Elkwood, Volunteer and Bella B.
in the order named. Elkwood palled ap
very lame. Time 2:09 4-5. The winner’s
neck was encircled on his return to the
weighing stand with a gigantic floral
horseshoe, on which the legend “Suburb
an” was worked with flowers.
Fifth race—Handicap, for all ages, one
mile and a furlong; Bessie Jane won. Tea
Tray' second, Dunboyne third. Time
1:56 4 5.
Sixth race—Heavy weight handicap, one
mile and a quarter over the grass; Bill
Bond won, Larcbmont second, St. Luke
third. Time 2:15 1 5.
St. Louis Races.
St. Louis, June 18.—First race—Four
furlongs, for two-year-olds; Rhyne won,
Light second, Victorine third. Time 0:53.
Second race—Five furiongs, for two-
year-olds; Watterson won, Kyrle B sec
ond, Joe Nevins third. Time 1:11.
Tnird race—Six furlongs, selling, for all
ages; Red Stoue woo, Neva C second, May
W third. Time 1:22.
Fourth race—Seven furlongs, selling, for
all ages; Glockner won, Cora Fisher sec
ond, Fasteral third. Time 1:354.
Fifth race—Mile, for three-year-olds and
upwards; Oarsman wou, Unlucky second,
Stovall third. Time 1:49.
FIRE AT JERSEY CItY.
Cashing’s Machine Works and Other Build
ings' Destroyed.
Jersey City, N. J., June 18.—Fire
b$Dke out in N. B. Cushing’s machine
works, at the foot of Moreysistreet, at 11
o’clock to-night. The building was a five-
story brick structure, 50x100 fret, and was
filled with partially manufactured ele
vators and other stock. The building and
contents were destroyed, with the adjoin
ing frame buildings belonging to the same
firm. The flames spread to Geo. D. Tuck
er’s molasses refinery on the west and
crossed Morris street to the Wallis iron
works. Theo. B. Smith’s extensive machine
works on Essex street, in the rear of the
Wallis works, are also in danger. The
firemen were delayed by the confused
alarm. The westerly wall of Cashing’s
machine works fell at 12:40. Tucker’s
refinery is now in flames. The entire city
fire department is at work. The fleet of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
other tags are striving to save the Red
Star and Inman steamship piers, which
adjoin the horning building on the east.
Killed by a Woman.
Lardis, Miss., June 18.—John Williams
was soot and fatally wounded Sunday at
Emery church, ten miles east of here, by
Mrs. Matt e Campbell. The shooting oc
curred immediately after religious ser
vices, and Williams died the following
morning. The provocation for the killing
was a charge made by Williams that he
had criminal intercourse with Mrs.
Campoell several mouths ago, upon which
statement a bill for divorce is now pend
ing.
General Washington News.
Washington, June 18 —Bond offerings
to-day aggregated $17,400 of 44 per cents,
at 1064; all accepted.
Marshal M. Mott has been appointed as
sistant United States attorney for the
Western district of North Carolina, at
Salisbury. .
The comptroller of currency has de
clared a fourth dividend, 5 per cent, in; fa
vor of the creditors’of tbe State National
bank of Raleigh, N. C., making in all 45
per cent on the claims proved, amounting
to $3,260,094. The back failed March 27,
1888.
NEWS FROM JOHNSTOWN.
Several Bodies Recovered Yesterday.
Women’s Societies Fall Oat.
Drifted Ashore.
Mobile, Ala., June 18—The British
ship Bruckley Castle, Guthrie, master,
from Buenos Ayres to Mobil., in ballast,
drifted ashore in a heavy gale at 2 o’clock
this morning. She lies on the sonth of
Sand Island near the entrance to Mobile
bay, in ten feet ot water. Two tags have
been palling at her since 4 o’clock this af
ternoon, but she remains .hard and fast.
Her position is considered precarious,
owing to the long reaches of shallow
water on the shore of the island.
Russia's Warlike Preparation.
Berlin. June 18.—A memorial was
handed the emperor by General Count
Woldersee two weeks ago setting forth
that Russia was arming her troops and
begging the emperor to a9k the czar the
meaning of these warlike preparations.
The commnnication has caused the em
peror considerable irritation. Prince
Bismarck is persuaded, however, that
Russia has no hostile intentions.
The Striking Seamen.
Liverpool, Jane 18.—The ship .owners
ot Liverpool have unanimously refused to
grant the advance in wages demanded by
the striking seamen, and the strikers
stubbornly insistlthat they will not return
to work until the increase is granted.
There is little prospects, therefore, of an
early settlement of the troubles.
The Stock Market.
New York, May 18.—The stock market
was somewhat lees active to-day, bat it
pinrin ap in intenet what it lacked in imi
tation. and during the entire day, with the
exception of the first and Uat half boon,
' aattis
Th-i Panama Canal.
Paris, June 18.—The committee of the
chamber 01 deputies to which the govern
ments Panama canal relief bill was re
ferred, are still discussing the matter.
Seven members of the committee favor
the bill and lour ask more time in which
to examine It.
ifea
- Weather Probabilities.
Washington, June 18. — Indications
CON, JO
» Fair,
Johnstown, Pa., June 18.—Already this
morning four bodies have been blown up
in the wreckage above the railroad
bridge. They are all horribly decomposed
and cannot, on account of the offensive
odor, be identified. The blasting i3 still
going on, and tbe work seems to be sys
tematized. The polls are opened in three
wards of Johnstown proper for the con
stitutional prohibitory amendment elec
tion. The prohibitionists are making a
special fight, but up to 11 o’clock a light
vote has been polled.
Fair weather and an increased army of
workmen seem to unite to-day in cleaning
up the debris. Everybody is busy. Work
is becoming smooth and more systematic.
An open outbreak between the Women’s
Society of Pennsylvania and the same
society of western Pennsylvania resulted
this morning in the separation of the
two societies, and separate headquarters
have been established. The oid fight be
tween these two societies caused the dis
ruption.
FLOODS IN KANSAS.
and
Four Farmers Drowned—Railroad
Otlier Property Damaged.
Wichita, Kansas, June 18.—The violent
rain storm on the head waters of Walnut
river caused an immense flood to reach
Augusta and Eldorado. About midnight
Sunday the waters came rushing up into
the town, washed away 1500 fret of the
track of the Missouri Pacific and carried
away twelve residences. Yesterday four
farmers were drowned a few miles north
of Eldorado. East of Eidorado, on the
tributaries of Walnnt river, the Missouri
Pacific tost six bridges. At Augusta 300
feet of the Santa Fe track were lost and
the bridge of Frisco carried away. Great
damage was done to wheat in rich bot
toms. Over 1,000,000 (bushels were de
stroyed.
General Sevier’s Remains.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—The
remains of General John Sevier, first gov
ernor of Tennessee, reached here to-day
at noon from Montgomery, Ala., near
which place they were exhumed yester
day, after a burial of seventy-four years.
The cask was in charge of Governor
Taylor and staff and a committee of ths
legislature. The party was met at the
station by local military companies and
by citizens, and the casket was taken to
the chamber of commerce, where it re
mains in state in charge of a guard of
honor. The remains will be taken to
Knoxville to-morrow for reinterment.
The Georgia Pacific.
Atlanta, Ga., June 18.—A Winona,
Miss., special to the Constitution, says:
The last spike was driven to-day in the
Georgia Pacific railroad, one of the leased
lines oi the Richmond and Danville Rail
road Company, thus making one continu
ous rail line of eleven hundred and ten
miles from Washington, D. C., to Green
ville, Miss., via Lynchburg, Anniston,
Birmingham, Columbus, Miss., and West
Point, Ga. The Pacific has secured the
use of the existing track of the Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas railroad, and thus
secures connection with the Missouri Pa
cific system.
A Ghastly Find.
Baltimore, June 18.—A special to the
Sun s^ys that a colored girl to-day noticed
a horse’s head in the water of Cow’s creek,
two miles from Gloucester court house,
Ya. Investigation showed that the horse
was attached to a mail wagon, and near
by was the drowned body of P. G. Shawn,
the mail carrier between Gloucester and
Mathews. Of the fonr mail bags known
to have been in the Wagon, one was miss
ing. Shawn was in the haoic of watering
his horses at Cow’s creek, and the acci-
is probably due to the water being to-day
deeper than nsnal.
Cotton Futures.
New York, June 18.—The Sun’s cotton
review says: Futures opened a little weak
and unsettled under the decline at Liver
pool, bat better spot markets here and
some speculative manipulation, caused an
advance of 7 to 8 points for this year and
2 to 3 points for next. August having
dropped J cents from the highest figure,
was considered a sale purchase. There
was more doing in the next crop with
October and December the favorite
months, bat they made only a sight ad
vance. Cotton on spot was lttearer and
jisi
THE CRONIN MURDER.
THE CHICAGO GRAND JURY STILL
INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
Many Witnesses Examine^, bat No New
Evidence is Developed—The Arrest
of Barke—Snllivan’s Connec
tion With the Case.
Winnipeg, Jane 18.—The police au
thorities here believe Martin Burke, alias
Delany, under arrest on suspicion of hav
ing been implicated in the Cronin murder,
is the man wanted by the Chicago police.
Burke came in on the Northern Pacific
Saturday afternoon and put up at the Rus
sel house. His actions at the hotel excited
the remark that he was nervous and agi
tated. His description tallies, even to the
freckles on his face, with that of tbe man
wanted. His ticket to Liverpool was made
out in the name oi W. J. Cooper. He had
a valise containing only one snit of clothes,
showing he had evidently packed in a
hurry. He says he is a day laborer of Chi
cago, andeays he was .going home to Ire
land. When Chief McRae went in to get
a definite answer as to whether or not he
would waive extradition proceedings, he
covered his face with a newspaper and
answered in monosyllables. He, however,
left no doubt in the chief’s mind of his in
tention to fight the extradition.
Chicago, Jane 18.—Fifteen or twenty
witnesses were before the grand jury this
afternoon, but by far the greater number
were singularly devoid of information.
Robert Boyington, James Knight, Patrick
Brennan and James Monahan, all em
ployes of the ice man, Sullivan, testified
to the habit and demeanor of their em
ployer about the time and previous to the
Cronin murder, and were particularly
questioned as to his relations with Cough
lin and Woodruff. They knew nothing of
Sullivan’s intimacy with Conghlin, and
all testified that they had never seen
Woodruff either at the ice house or any
place else.
Maloney, a saloon keeper, told about a
row in his place between ex-OfficeF Roach
on one side and Coughlin and Sullivan oa
the other, and Roach was called and cor
roborated the story and otherwise testified
to intimacy between Coughlin and the
ice man.
The Carlsons were again called to testify
as to certain incidents in connection with
the renting and occupancy of the cottage,
and were given another chance to identify
the pictare of Martin Burke, supposed to
be Williams, who rented the cottage.
They did not appear any more certain of
his identity than yesterday, and the jury
was loth to return an indictment against
Burke without additional evidence. In
this the jury failed to agree with Chief
Hubbard, who appeared before the jury
and urged the prompt indictment of
Burke.
Henry Stotteuberg, Alexander Sullivan’s
clerk, was questioned at length regarding
the alleged intimacy between the Irish
leader and Dan Conghlin, bat failed to
fulfill the expectations of the jury. He
knew nothing of Coughlin’s calls at tbe
lawyer’s office, bat admitted that the
former might have entered Sullivan’s pri
vate room without being observed by the
rest of the firm.
Mrs. Rich, who lives on Ashland avenue,
diagonally across from the Carlson cot
tage, was called npon to describe the peo
ple whom she observed at different times
entering the cottage and loitering around
the ice house, but she failed to describe
any one who bore an accurate resem
blance to Burke, and was unable to iden
tify his photograph as that of any one
she had ever seen.
Thomas Given, an employe of the sewer
department, testified that he knew Burke
during the latter’s recent residence in the
city, bat had no knowledge of his inti
macy with Sullivan, Conghlin, or any
other of the suspected persons.
T. J. Conway told the jury that he was
intimately acquainted with Dr. Cronin
daring his lifetime, and that the latter had
frequently expressed the conviction that
his life was in danger and that he was lia
ble to be murdered at any time by the
emissaries of prominent Irish leaders,
whose practices he had checkmated. Con
way also stated that he was a member of
the Riverside Camp of the Clan-na-Gael,
and had heard John F. Beggs’ speech de
nouncing Cronin.
John F. Beggs himself was next called
upon by the jury, bat his evidence con
tained nothing new and was substantially
a repetition of his testimony of yesterday.
E. G. Dunn, Wm. J. Hyne’s law part
ed
ner, was on the stand ten minntes, bat
failed to relate anything that reserved the
dignity of the testimony, and was followed
by James Quinn, the Clark street natter,
who again testified to certain incidents
indicating intimacy between Snllivan and
Dan Conghlin.
Dennis O’Conner, secretary of camp 20,
was questioned at length regarding Clan-
na-Gael affairs, bat warmly disclaimed
any knowledge of the secret trial and the
sentence of Cronin on the charge of trea
son.
Miss McCormick, sister of Mrs. Whalen,
staled that she was at Sullivan’s house the
night of the murder, and remembered that
the ice man got up about 10 o’clock to ad
mit a couple of his employes, who had
spent the evening in some part of Lake-
view. This statement agreed with the
evidence of a couple of the ice men them
selves, who, earlier in the day, testified to
having entered the house about that hoar
and had been admitted by Sullivan.
Frank Johnson, formerly confidential
clerk of J. T. Lester & Co., brokers, testi
fied in regard to certain fortunate specula
tions of Alexander Snllivan, and is alleged
to have a substantial story that Sullivan,
after certain lncky deals, made him a cash
present.
Father Derney was called to the stand
and asked to give the particulars of P. W.
Dunn’s charge of embezzlement against
Alexander Sullivan, and the reverend gen
tleman’s subsequent investigation of
this charge by agreement of the principals.
Father Derney related as nearly as his
memory would permit the circumstances
of this charge, and stated that it was only
after a full investigation of the affairs of
Snllivan and the amount of his annual in
come, that he pronounced Dunn’s charge
groundless. The reverend gentleman was
also questioned closely regarding his
knowledge of Clan-na Gael organizations,
bat failed to disclose any particular knowl
edge of their workings.
active in export and home coBsamption.
WASHINGTON-LEE UNIVERSITY.
Meeting of the Board of Trustees— Distin
guished Visitors.
Lexington Va., June 18.—To day was
alumni day at Washington-Lee University,
and the meeting was largely attended.
The board of trustees of the nniveriitv has 1
been in session all day and probably to-I
morrow a change m the faculty i
■viil be reported. A cornet and string !
band from Washington is here. The uni
versity campus was crowded this morning
with distinguished statesmen, members of
the alumni association, students, cadets
and hundreds of pretty girls. Lively
music, lawn tennis, tournament and social
parties made up the pleasures o(*the day.
Early in the morning a party of Students
undertook to clear the grounds of some
obnoxious negro boys, and in the attempt,
which was successful, J. C. Withers, a
student from Kansas City, Mo. t was
A New Invention Tested.
Raleigh, N. C., June 18.—A test was
made to-day on the Raleigh and Gaston
railroad, in the presence of a number of
prominent railroad men, of tbe process
recently invented by Baylns Cade, ot this
county, for telegraphing to and*from mov
ing trains. The curreut is maintained by
means of a drag, which is attached to the
car and which slides over a set of wireg
laid along the track. Messages were re
ceived from tbe offices at Raleigh and
Greensboro while the train was rnnniifg
at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
Sensational Case at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., June 18.—A sensa
tional child murder case has just been
unearthed here. Late yesterday afternoon
two men walking through an oid unnsed
graveyard near the city discovered a
child’s new made grave. Suspicion was
attracted to it and an investigation dis
closed the fact that it contained the body
of an infant about one year old, and that
the child’s head had been crashed in. It
was buried only about one foot below the
surface, face downward, in an old wooden
box. Before the coroner’s jury this morn
ing, an old man living in the vicinity of
the graveyard testified that several nicely
dressed unknown white men go to the
grave and kneel down beside it for half an
hoar at a time, as if in prayer.
Chandler Elected Senator.
Concord, N. H., Jane 18.—The senate
this forenoon took a ballot for United
States -senator which resulted as follows:
Harry Bingnam 6, William E. Chandler 18.
In the boose a viva vooe vote for senator
resulted: D. K. Knowles 1, J. H. Galler-
ger 1, Lather F. McKay 3, Harry Bingham
137, Wm. E. Chandler 165.
Howard Pound Guilty.
New York, Jane 18.—The jury in the
case of William E. Howard, for obtaining
$6600 from the defunct Electric Sugar
Company, has found the defendant gouty
From Enfaula.
Eufaula, Ala., June 18.—[Special.]—
Mr. A. H. Stephens, the newly appointed
agent of the Central railroad at Eufaula,
arrived last night and took charge of the
office to-day.
Mr. J. L. Mays, reprenting the South
ern Express Company, is in the city.
Mr. Hugh Dent returned last night from
the University of Virginia, where he has
been taking a law coarse. Hugh was the
pitcher for the Eufaula baseball club last
year, aud his return is awakening an in*
terest in the game again, which will re*
suit in a thorough training of our club,
and a series of games with the neighbor
ing towns.
Butler College.
Butler, Ga., June 18.—The commence
ment of the Butler Male and Female Col
lege is now in full blast. Governor Gor
don was to have delivered an address be
fore the faculty, trustees and students yes
terday, but coaid not be present. His
place was filled by the Rev. jT B. K. Smith,
of Columbus.
The doll drill, dialogues, etc., were well
rendered last night by the little folks. The