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VOL. XXXI. NO. 176 COLUMBUS. GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 30 1889. The Crowning Sale —OIE 1 - THE SEASON. For the next two weeks, preparatory to oar semi-annual stock taking, we will offer the grandest bargains ever shown in desirable Dry Goods. Without reserve the knife will go deep into every department. 200 dozen Ladiee Hemstiched Handkerchiefs at 4c each. 5000 yards Staple Prints, choice style, at 4c per yard. 5000 yards 30 inch White Lawn, at 5c, reduced from Sc. 5000 yards best Checked Homespun at 5c per yard. 2500 yards Dress Ginghams and Ohambrays in plaids, Eolids, checks and stripes, worth 10 and 1234c, all go at the uniform price of 7 l-2c per Yard. 200 pairs Ladies’ Lisle Thread Gloves At 7 l-2c per Pair, 2700 yards 32 inch Linen Delnde, fine sheer goods, i At 10c per Yard worth 20c. 3000 yards 24-inch Sheer Plaid Organdies, lovely goods, At 10c per Yard worth doable the money. ' 1500 yards Wool Dress Goods, nice for traveling dresses, in greys, tans, browns, etc., in plaids checks, dots and figures, worth from 15 to 20c, All Go at 10c per Yard All onr fine dress goods marked at New York cost to close. 2500 yards combination Zephyr cloth, the prettiest wash fabric of the season, in plaids and stripes with solids to match, worth 15 to!8c, this week’s price, At lOc per Yard. 20C0 yards Figured Mohairs, the latest novelty of the season in Dress Goods, At 15c per Yard. 25 dozen “Moore’s Perfection” corsets at 50c. This corset is made of fine contil and splendid model, and beyond all donbt the best £0c corset ever offered the trade. 25 dozen French Woven Corsets at 75c, worth the world over f 1. Onr line of f 1 corsets is unsur passed, twenty different styles to select from, including such popular brands as Common Sense, Thomp son’s Glove Fitting, Sensible Side, Warner’s Ooraline, Warner’s French Model, Beatrice, Flora, and others.] Beautiful Chantilly and Giripnre mountings at 75c, $1, and $1.59 per yard, worth double the money. 13 of onr $12.50 Lace Dresses sold in one day is the best evidence that onr efforts to furn ish a nice lace snit at a nominal price has been appreciated. Remember, a suit includes 6 yards 50- inch all Silk Drapery, in either dots, squares, checks, stripes or vine effects, and 8 yards of all Silk Surah for under dress. Everybody is Coming to Colnmbds on Thursday next to the great Fourth of July celebration. To one and to all we ex tend a cordial invitation to call and make onr place of business their headquarters. Special prices will be made in every department for those who have any shopping to do. Especially for tbe Ladies. * For the convenience of onr lady friends, especially those visiting the city, we have nicely fitted up a waiting room. This room will be in charge of one of onr young ladies, who will gladly wel come at any time onr lady friends. To the Public Generally. We feel grateful to the people of Oolambns and vicinity for their liberal patronage since onr opening, and in return will always endeavor to famish them with the cream of the |dry goods mar ket at lowest prices.. Onr advertisement in this paper will cease for the present, bat we assure yon that every depart ment of our business for the next sixty days will be more complete than ever. New goods will be arriving constantly and Bargains, Genuine Bargains, will be offered daily. MOOBB BROS. 1103 Broad Street, (McGough’s old stand.) At the Old Shoe Store. BUTCHERED m BARBOUR The Planters Brogan, the most satisfactory shoe for com fort and durability yet produced. More of those Fine Calf Bals, noted for elegant fit. Gentlemen’s Kid Oxfords, a dainty thing for evening dress wear, and our usual full stock of goods for all wants in foot wear. New Stock of Fitted Uppers, for Shoemakers; Calf rem nants, cheap stock. Iron Lap Lasts, Kit Lamps and Shoema kers Supplies, Harness, Sole and Upper Leather. WELLS & CURTIS. Notice-Public Sale. S TATE OF GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY—By virtue of an order from W. R. of said county, we will offer for sale to all buyers, at the usual hour of side, at W. R. Bedell’s Shoe Store, belonging to said firm, all that lot of Opera Slippers ranging in price from 65 cents to $1.25, will be knocked down to 50 cents a pair. Bounded on the east by lot of Gents’ Hand-sewed Shoes, former price $5.00, now U.50; on the west by a lot of Edwin E. Bosh & £0., and Curtis & Wheeler Kid Boots at a great reduction; also, 600 pair Bedell’s $2.99 Gents Shoe; on the south by the fbUowing lots: Ladies’ Kid Oxford Ties 75 cents, with patent tips $1.00 a pair; Ladles’ Tan Oxford Ties $1.25 a pair; Ladies’ Hand-Turned Dongola Button Boots $2.50 a pair. You will find several other lots, not fenced In, equally as low in our tract not mentioned here. On an adjacent lot is to be found a lot of Ladles’ Cloth Shoes at 50 cents a pair. Bounded on the north by as fine, stylish and durable a lot of Gent’s, Ladies and Childrens’ Shoes as ever greeted the shelves of a Shoe Store. Seeing is knowing. We ask an inspection from the public at large throughout our mammoth stock of Boots and Shoes. If you are not m this city, send in your size and last. We will save you money. 1849 ESTABLISHED M. JOSEPH 1849 IMPORTER JL3ST1D JOBBER OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, JEANS .AJSTF CASSIMERE PANTS. Headquarters for Georgia Manufactured COTTON AND WOOLEN GOODS Of Every Grade and Description. A large stock and complete assortment always on hand, at BOTTOM PRICES. A full corps of Traveling Salesmen, who traverin Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, etc., etc. Competition met and DEFIED on any ground, and informa tion promptly furnished in reference to Goods, Prices or Terms, on application Nos. 1131,1133, 1135 and 1137 Broad Street, Colnmbus, Ga. POST OFFICE BOX 274. A NEGRO LITERALLY CUT TO PISCES NEAR CLAYTON, ALA. The Body Found In a Ditch With the Head Almost Severed and Fearfully Muti lated—A Woman the Cause—The - Murderer Still at Large. Clayton,’Ala., Jane 29.—[Special.]—On last Sunday morning Willis Ranks, col ored, presented himself at the drag store for medical attention, having a cut extend ed almost from ear to ear. He stated that Ned Clayton did the cutting; that the fight occurred about Mollie Johnson, a col ored girl, and that he and Ned made friends after the fight, and that Ned had gone to Georgia to visit some of his kin. Yesterday morning Captain C. W. Fenn, passing through his thick forest grove, ad jacent to his home, noticed buzzards flying from a ditch. On going to the ditch to in vestigate the matter, a horrible sight met his gaze. There lay the body of Ned Clay ton, with his throat cat from ear to ear, several ghastly knife wounds in his chest and back, and one leg nearly severed at the knee joint, buried in the ditch under a slight covering; of soil. The sheriff is m pursuit of the murderer. Another Account of the Murder. Eufaula, Ala., June 29.—[Special.] — Clayton, this county, was the scene ol a horrible murder last Saturday night, which was just discovered yesterday and given to yonr correspondent this morning by L. H. Lae. A negro, named Ned Clayton, was out in a field with a negro woman when Willis Banks, another negro, ran up and struck Ned. The woman and Ned both ran. Ned was followed and a fight took place, in whicn he was killed, his head being almost cut from his body. The mur derer then bnried his victim in a little gully near the road, and so complete wt 8 tbe job that, had it not been for sdme dogs uncovering one of his hands, which at tracted buzzards and resulted in the find ing of the body, it never would have been discovered. After the killing Willis Banks came into town covered with blood and a big cat on his neck, and reported that he had been in a fight with Ned Clayton, and that Ned had cut him and ran off. He supposed he had gone to Birmingham, Ala., where he has a brother. Nothing was thought of the matter after that until the body was found yesterday. Then the woman in the case told what she had seen and she was immediately arrested.and pat in jail. Th9 murderer is still at large. He was seen last night, but escaped. Officers are on his trail. This is the second murder he has committed. He got clear the other time on a plea of self-defense. MURDER AT GEORGETOWN. One Negro Woman Stabs Another to the Heart—The Murderess Arrested. Eufaula, Ala., Jane 29.—[Special.]—A murder was committed at Georgetown, Ga., just across tbe river from this city, last night. The victim was a negro woman, aged thirty years, named Margaret Smith. Her slayer was a negro woman named Cora Hioes. The deed was done on tbe way home from church. The weapon used was a knife, with which she stabbed her victim in the left breast, producing instant death. She was arrested at once and placed in jail. Both are married women. The murdered one is said to be a very quiet and inoffensive woman, while the murderess is a quarrelsome, bad charac ter, and evidently meant murder, as she provoked the quarrel. The coroners jury this morning found a verdict of murder in the first degree. McDOW NOT GUILTY. After Deliberating for Two Hours the Jury , Return a Verdict. Charleston, June 29.—The jury in the McDow case were charged by Judge Ker shaw at 12:30 o’clock to-day, and after de liberating for two hours, returned with a verdict of not guilty. EXCITEMENT AT CHIPLEY. Mr. Crawford Polls Capt. Hastey’s Whis kers and is Arrested by the Marshal. Chipley, Ga., June 29.—[Special.]—The city was thrown into a very unusual amount of excitement Friday. Mr. J. H. Crawford and Capt. J. B. Hastey had a difficulty which resulted in Mr. Crawford attacking Mr. Hastey by the whiskers, it seems, thereby creating disorderly con duct. Town Marshal Hill arrested Mr. Crawford, and in doing so pounded Mr. C. a heavy blow with his club, catting to the skull. Many conflicting reports are flying as to the conduct of Crawford and Hill daring the arrest. Some say Hill did right; others that he *cted too hastily. Some claim that Crawford had a knife drawn on Hill; others that he did not. It is to be trnsted that the matter can be am icably settled. If not settled, trouble is expected. Mr. Crawford proposes to sne the coun cil for $10,000. The whole affair grew out of a doctrinal sermon preached at this place last Sabbath. We have set forth the facts as is our duty, and the public here may judge accordingly. The district meeting of tbe 1st district of tbe Columbus Association is in session here. Col. W. R. Gorman, oi Talbotton, Hon. W. A. Broaden, of Madison county, and Felix Corput, of Cave Springs, tbe exec utive committee of the State Alliance, have been in the city this week, in con sultation with State Secretary C. L. Burkes. Married, at the home of the bride’s father, on Thursday afternoon last at four o’clqck, Miss Mamie Pearce to Judge U. H. Layfield, Rev. J. H. Eakes officiating. The bride is an accomplished lady and re ceives the congratulations of the commu nity. The groom is a prominent and wealthy farmer. They are both residents of the city, and all wish them much hap piness. AN EARLY MORNING HANGING'. Wesley Chisolm, tbe-Murderer of Robert JDanforth, Pays tbe Penalty of His Crime. LaFayette, Ala., Jane 29.—The negro Wesley Chisolm, who murdered Robert Danforth a few months ago, was hanged here this morning by the sheriff The law required the execution to be private, and as there was no suitable place at the jail the gallows was erected in D. C. Allen & Bros’, warehouse, near the railroad depot. The execution occurred about seven o’clock. Wesley’s neck was broken by the foil of eight feet, and after ffigbteen minutes life was pronounced extinct. The sheriff delivered the body to the negro’s wife and brothers. The doctors tried to get the body for dissection, but he de clared that his weight in gold would not bay it. There is a large crowd in town, bat owing to the fact that the execution took place earlier than was expected, most of theifr arrived after it was over. A good rain fell here last night and the crops are looking very well. All through this section crops are better than usual. More corn has been planted this year, and with continued rains very little western corn will be needed in Chambers county next winter. The Baptists have began the erection of their new church. Mr. J. B. Duke has began to build an elegant residence for his own use. The protracted meeting at the Baptist chnrch closed last night. NEGROES TO GO TO MEXICO. What a Colored Agent Says of the Scheme to Colonize Them in Mexico. St. Louis, June 29.—A dispatch from the City of Mexico says that two colored enigration commissioners from Texas have arrived there to consult with the govern ment officials in regard to procuring land for a large colony of colored cotton raisers from Texas. Ellis, one of the commis sioners, a bright, well educated colored man, stated he had an appointment with Secretary Pocheeo, and would fully ex plain the project to him. He farther said that if satisfoctory arrangements could be with the government for land that a colony of at least 10,000 persons would soon be in Mexico. Already 700 families in Washington, Wharton, Bra- z&ria and Bastrop counties have signed an agreement to emigrate. Tbeee, Ellis says, are hard-working, industrious peo ple. Many of them own forms and some are large cotton planters. “If we can find a proper location in the cotton growing belt ot Mexico, this will soon be the cotton exporting country, in stead of an importer of staple. Many formers and laborers from Louisiana and Mississippi will join ns, and there is not the prejudice in Mexico against colored men that there is in the United States. I have not a donbt that we will have at least 2000 families pledged to the move ment. As each family will consist of five to seven persons, all hard working peo ple, who are the largest cotton raisers in* the world, yon will see that we will be a very valuable contingent in Mexico’s re sources.” Iron and Stul Workers. Pittsburg, Jane 29.—The wage scale of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, for 1888 9, expired to-day. Three firms have signed the scale np to noon. They were the Maumee Iron Com pany, of Toledo; the River Side Iron Com pany, of Cincinnati, and Elba Iron and Bolt Company, of this city. With the close of to-day 40,000 men will be thrown oat of employment and nearly as many more will be indirectly affected. A strike or lockout is not apprehended. Repairs are always made at this season, and it is expected before thi middle of July a ma jority of tbe iron and steel miUs will again be in operation. I&the scale is not signed by that time a protracted shot down is g robable. A number of manufacturers ave stated that the scale will not be signed in its present shape, bat the iron workers say they are not alarmed at t e situation and express confidence that wh n the iron masters are ready they will affix their signitures to the scale. Raised the Lief nse Fee to 81000. Chicago, Jane 29—A dispatch from Joliet, 111., says: At the present meeting of the city council the saloon license question again cams no, and an ordinance was passed fixing the license fee at $1000, a threat which has been in force here for some time past. The vote for $1000 stood, 10 yeas and 3 nays. Billiard rooms were abolished in this city three years ago. An attempt was made to psss an ordinance allowing billard and pool tables in saloons, the license to be fixed at $25 per table. The ordinance passed the council all right, bat the license fee was changed from $25 per table to $5000 per table, much to the disgust of lovers of billiards. Row Among Negroes. Nances, Ga., June 29.—A big row occured among the negroes on Mr. P. J. Biggers’ plantation. The weapons used were weeding hoes and rocks. Etta Hill was cut badly in tbe head. Six warrants have been issued for the rioting parties— all women. The crops in this part of Muscogee county are looking well. Harris county crops are also looking splendidly. The big Alliance meeting will take place at Bethel next Saturday. Mr. Livingstone will sneak. Awarded the Gold Medal. Washington, June 29.—Miss Marietta Minnegerode, of Alexandria, Va., was awarded the gold medal to-day for the best drawing at the Corcoran art school nnder the instruction of Professor An drews. There were competitors from va rious parts of the country. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. Trouble jewing Over the Matter of the De>agoa Bay Railway. London, Jane 29.—A dispatch from Delagoa Bay reports a serious state of affairs there, arising from the railway trouble. A portion of the railway has been destroyed by the Portugese. An English engineer who tried to defend the work was fired upon.. Foreign residents are greatly alarmed, and are crowding to the British consulate for protection. The Portugese have placed a British interpre ter under arrest. English residents de mand his release. The Standard, commenting on the reso lutions adopted by the shareholders of the Delagoa Railway company yesterday, blames the shareholders for imprudence. It urges it will be useless to force Portu gal to fill her concession to the company and thinks Portugal should merely be compelled to return to the company the money it has expended and nay an in demnity for the disturbance it has caused. It says even Lisbon must be blockaded if that step is necessary to obtain justice. The limes is in fovor of forcing Portu gal to fulfill the concession. The report received by the Chronicle from Durban, that tbe Portugese decree cancelling the concession has been re scinded is not confirmed. Washington, Jane 29.—The depart ment of state has been informed or the cancellation by Portugal of the concession granted the Delagoa Bay Railroad Com pany, bat has no information of serious trouble having arisen in consequence of the action of the Portugal government. London, June 29.—At the cabinet coun cil to-day, it was decided to send an addi tional war ship to the Delagoa bay. Clayton Personals. Clayton, Ala., Jane 29.—Messrs. Gay Winn, Ned and Robert Alston, and B. Warren are at home from the State Uni versity for the summer. The two daughters of onr former rector. Rev. DeB. Waddell, are visiting their ola home. A GHASTLY FIND. The Bodies of Four Women and Two Men Found in a House of Ill-Fame. Patterson, N. J., June 29.—Later de tails of the finding of six asphyxiated bodies in the den at 47 Ryle avenue last night are revolting. Three of the female victims were less than twenty years old. Their names were Bella and Sarah Mc Nally, sisters, and Emma Wright. The other woman, Kate White, twenty four years old. Godfrey Gerlade, the seventy year old keeper of the resort, had evi dently died many hours before tbe others succumbed. The body of an unknown Turk, aged about thirty years, was found in a better state of preservation than the others. Broken china and toilet articles literally covered the floor, and filth abounded everywhere. The White wo man sat in a chair near the window and in a sickening attitude and presented a horrible spectacle in death. All had evi dently been crazed with drink and had a drunken brawl. Evidently somebody had tripped over the rubber tube which con veyed the gas from the iron pipe to tbe gas range. The windows and doors of the house were fastened, and the undertakers and embalmers were overcome in preparing the bodies, which were conveyed first to the fat and hides works of freeholder McCraney, and then to the city pesthoose, where they now are. The house where the bodies were dis covered has been the scene of two sui cides and one murder prior to last night’s ghastly find. The most teaching incident connected with tbe affair was the frantic efforts of the mother of the McNally sisters this mornipg in attempting to see the bodies of her daughters, whom she believed to be virtuous. Cotton Futures. New York, June 29.—The Son’s cotton review says: Cotton futures were without feature, except moderate business of An- S ist contracts at hardening prices. The verpool market was stronger, and crop accounts were good. Cotton on spot was quiet and steady; middling uplands 11c. SACRIFICED HIMSELF. After Getting Fire to His House, a Man Leaps Into the Flames. Chicago, Jane 29.—A dispatch from Clifton, Texas, says: H. D. Oieson, who livsd with his son-in-law on a form a few miles from here, made a sacrifice of him self Thursday night. He was abasing his daughter, when her husband ordered him to stop. The man procured a shotgun, chased the family out of the house, and then set fire to the premises, keeping the neighbors out of the house with bis gun until it was almost destroyed. Then he leaped into the flames and was horned. FELL WITH THE TRESTLE TRAIN WRECKED ON THE CINCINNATI AND GEORGETOWN ROAD. A Trestle Gives Way and the Train Falls Fifteen Feet—Fourteen Passengers Injured—Three People Killed at New Haven. Cincinnati, June 29.—Last evening the passenger train from Portsmouth to Cin ema ti, on the Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth railroad, with the directors’ car, two passenger coaches and a baggage car went down with a trestle one and a half miles west of Batavia. The trestle was one hundred feet long and from twelve to fifteen feet high. The engineer felt it sinking when he went over and turned on full bead of steam and saved the engine and baggage car, bat not the three coaches with the passengers. A heavy rain was foiling at the time. The coaches turned over and piled np a miscellaneous wreck. No one was killed outright. About fourteen, as near as can be learned, were injured, some mortally. Among the latter was General Manager Samuel T. Hunt. This is not General Sam T. Hunt, tbe attorney, bat of the same name. General Passenger Agent T. D. Rhoades was sitting at the sapper table. The table was driven into his side, inflict ing, it is feared, mortal injuries. H. L. Sanderbrich, wife and child, of Cinmnnati, were seriously, but it is hoped not dangerously hurt, though Mrs San- derbrich’s injuries are quite serious. Wm. Kain, conductor, suffered a broken shoulder blade and broken leg. Wesley Griffith, colored porter, was badly bruised. Can Newton was hart badly in the hip. Chas. Hunrod was badly hurt in the bace. Lon Helman was painfully hurt on the band and arms. W. H. Frazer, of Springfield, III., right legbroken and head braised. Serious. H. Balman, right 1% broken. E. B. Showman, of Covington, Ky., painfully injured on the right leg and hip. Mrs. Williams, of Williamsburg, serious ly injured. Mrs. Hayward, of Portsmouth, Ohio, bad a babe in her arms. She was thrown throngh a window and the babe left in the car. She recovered soon and screamed for her babe. It was found inside the car entirely unharmed. All of the above list, when not desig nated, are citizens of Cincinnati. All the iDjored, except Manager Hunt and Passen ger Agent Rhoades, who could not be removed, were brought here and placed in the hospital. ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECK. Three People Killed and Several Others Badly Injured. New Haven, Conn., June 29.—The limited express, which left Boston at 11 a. m., via the Boston and Albany road, was ditched just outside the city limits this afternoon. Three persons were killed and several badly injured. The killed are Miss Mary A. Brigham,of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has recently been elected principal of Mount Holyoke seminary at SouthJHadley, Mass.: Clarence May, drawing oar con ductor, thought to belong at Stanford, Conn. The third person killed was the baggageman ter, but his name could not be learned. The injured are Rodney Beers, conductor, arm broken, was thrown through the window; Drawingroom Con ductor Ellis,thrown through a windowjand cut about the heart; Brakeman McLean, thrown through a window with the porter of the car, bat was not badly hart; George Craig Meriden, badly injured internally and externally. Wm. H. Lockwood, of Hartford, with his two sons and two daughters, together with Berry F. Fisher, of 76 Farmington avenue, Hartford, woe on their way to Sbort Beach. All were badly shaken up and bruised. Lockwood is now at the hospital, with a broken ankle. Mrs. Bertha Lockwood was badly hart on the wrist, bat has left the hospital. Tfiere were several hundred passengers on the train, and the majority of them got badly shaken np, and were more or less braised and cut. They scattered so quickly after the accident, that it was im possible to get their names. Some of them were brought in on the relief train, while others took horse cars from Cedar Hil). The accident was caused by the spread ing of rails where a gang of trackmen were kt work relaying tne track. The engine passed over all right, bat they spread under the baggage car, turning it across the track and the other cars behind it, poshing it into a ditch. The smoker, one passenger coach and two drawing cars aho went over on their sides and landed in the ditch. The rear car left the track but did not turn over. It was 3:30 whan the accident occurred, and both tracks were blocked until 7:15, causing a bad delay to all east and south bound trains on tbe Hartford division. Sheepshead Bay Races. New York, Jane 29.—First race—Seven furlongs; Loantark won, Banoock second, Jav Gedee third. Time 1:261-5. Second race—Six furlongs; Petersboro won, Leoconia second, Drizzle third. Time 1:17. Third race—Six furlongs; Fides won, Seymour second, Blue Rock third. Time 1:15. Fourth race—Mile and three furlongs; Firenzi won, Eorius second, Bella B. third. Time 2:24 1-5. Fifth race—Mile and three-sixteenths; My Own won, Sam Wood second, Panama third. Time 2:04 3 5. Sixth race—Two miles, on the turf; Sel- lic won, St. Luke second, First Attempt third. Time 3:34. washington;kews. Marshal Nelms, of Georgia, Resfgos—The Public Debt, Etc. Washington, June 29.—Bond offerings to-day aggregated $56,500; accepted, $36,000 of 4£ per cents at 106J. Tbe Fourth National bank of Chatta nooga has been authorized to commence business with a capital of $150,000. It is estimated at the treasury depart ment that there has been a decrease of about $15,500,000 in the public debt since June 1. This will make the debt redac tion for the fiscal year ending Jane 30 $88,182,200. Tbe resignation ot John W. Nelms, United States marshal for the northern district of Georgia, was received by the attorney-general to-day. The president will leave here Tuesday evening for Woodstock, Mass., and will be accompanied by a party, including Mrs. Harrison, Secretaries Tracy and Noble and Sir Julian Panncefote, British minister. The president and Mrs. Harrison expect to return to Washington Friday evening. Judge Speer Fines Jailer Birdsong. Macon, Ga., Jane 28.—Judge Emory Speer, in the United States court here to day, imposed a considerable fine upon Nat Birdsong, state jailer, for chaining up by the neck for several hoars Joe Warren, colored, a United States prisoner. War ren hod been disorderly. The judge held that the punishment was cruel and un usual. in tbe meaning of the constitution, and inflicted unjustifiable torture on the prisoner. The jailer’s counsel demurred to the jurisdiction of the court, bat it was held that as to United States prisoners, the jailer was an officer of the court, and as such was amenable to punishment for cruelty. The case creates some excite ment. THE CRONIN MURDER. Detectives Trying to Find a Policeman Who is Connected With the Case. Chicago, Jane 29.—Ever since the in vestigation into the murder of Cronin be gan, there has been a persistent search for a policeman, who appeared at Dinan’s lively stable late on the night of Cronin’s death, and inquired if all the hones were in. It was at Dinan’s stable and on the order of Detective Coughlin that the horse and boggy were second in which Cronin was decoyed to his death. It was a natural supposition that the policeman who in quired whether the horses wen all in had this particular horse in mind, and that he was therefore implicated in the crime. The Times this morning says John De laney, the lock-up keeper at the East Chi cago avenue station, which is about a block distant from Dinan’s stable, is the man. It bases this statement on the alle gations that Delaney is a member of the notorious No. 20 (Jlan-na-Gael; that he is an intimate friend of Dan Coughlin, and has been identified by Dinan’s hostler as the man in question. The paper says De laney, when questioned about the matter, made a nervous denial of its troth, bat showed signs of breaking down, Chicago, Jane 29.-5:30 p. m.—The grand jury has indicted Martin Bnrke, Patrick Cooney, John T. Beggs, Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O’Snllivan, Frank Knnze and Frank Woodruff, for complicity in the murder of Dr Cronin. COLUMBUS REAL ESTATE. Review of a frubjactof Never-Falling Inter est to Onr People. Columbus real estate is a subject full of interest, to all the readers of the En quirer-Sun, whether they live in Colnm bus or at a distance. The advance in values during the last few years has been very remarkable. The increase has on the average been eqaal to abont three hun dred per cent, and yet the advance has been so steady and uniform that many of our cit zees have not fully realized wnat has beSn going on. The happy effect of this gradual advance, as contrasted with the sudden and. in many instances, ific i- tions booms of some of onr neighboring cities, has been that of maintaining a per fectly steady market, and obviating any thing approaching a panicky desire |of holders to unload. A sudden and abnor mal advance in the value of any commod ity always superinduces a speculative demand beyond the natural limit, and capital is temporarily diverted from legit imate enterprises to engage in the haz ardous effort to double itself and return to its original channel because its absence has been sensibly felt. Even mere tempo rary success in such efforts is the rare ex ception, and permanent success almost unknown. The unerring law of supply and demand will inevitably assert itself, and the moment the demand is checked the supply is enormously increased. The effect of such a state of affairs is most dis astrous to a community in which it occurs, as it shakes confidence and forces con servative capitalists to “handBoff” until time has Testified the error of a mad m - ment. The fact that Colnmbns has been able to successfully steer between this “Soylla and Charybdis” (stagnation and speculation), is due to a combination of causes. The financial institutions of onr city, daring its period of transition from a retail trading town to its present im portance as a manufacturing, commercial and railroad centre, have been presided over by men of marked ability, ripe in years and experience, and conserative to a degree that, at times, was exasperating to the hot-headed, wonld-be Napoleons of finance. The important enterprises which have marked onr progress have been inaugurated consecutively, one fol lowing another, usually after the wisdom of the preceding venture in the same line had been demonstrated; and thus from a town of seven thousand—by the official census of 1870—we grew to twelve thou sand by 1880, and will show np thirty thousand by 1890. So much for the past—now for the pres ent. We can safely say there has never been a time when Colnmbus real estate commanded so high a degree of confidence among the most conservative capitalists; a deed to a quarter acre of Columbus dirt is about as easily nogotiated at its assessed value as a government bond. The aver age banker will lend within a very small per cent of its value, and the retired capi talist will take it as a permanent invest ment, feeling sure of obtaining a steady annual revenue therefrom, and of seeing it enhance in value each year as long as he holds it. The question is frequently asked, “Where are the people coming from to occuoy all the new nooses and to settle the hew territory?” Now, if the “doubt ing Thomases” will take tbe trouble to post themselves they will find that, start ing as we did, from a very small begin ning, we are necessarily obliged to grow or burst. Colnmbns, as originally laid oat, consisted of just about thirteen hun dred quarter acre lots, and the commis sioners of commons have since sold about three hundred lots, and the annex con tains scarcely five hundred available lots. Thus it is seen that with a population of fifty thousand by the year-1900, we have only about two thousand lots averaging in size less than a quarter ot an acre; from this number most be deducted such tracts as may be reserved for parks, or granted for terminal grounds to railroads and for other public purposes. From this view of the case it appears that we most inevita bly again enlarge onr limits, and those who now think they most wait until they can “find something cheap” in the imme diate vicinity of the bell tower, before providing themselves with a home, will wake up to the foot that very few eligibly located lots can be bought within a mile of that useful but not very ornamental structure. A very encouraging feature of onr city, just now, is the disposition of all classes of citizens to own their homes. This, in a measure, is a result of the evident and steady advance, past, present and pros pective, in values. A clerk,or bookkeeper, or mechanic, or laborer, grows restive un der the constant drain of rents. If he is a close calculator he discovers that, with a small snm in hand, be can borrow the bal ance needed to purchase a home. For a lew years, instead of rents he pays inter est, taxes, insurance and repairs, and im perceptibly, even to himself, at the end of five or ten years the home is paid for, in terest ceases, and the value of his place has increased fifty per cent, and Colnmbns bas gained a permanent citizen, perhaps a well-fed alderman; while his companion, who was waiting for “something’ cheap,” has drifted off to Birmingham, and thence to Chattanooga, and thence to Brnnswick, and finally back to Colnmbns, and is still a renter, who will probably not be here long enough to vote in a three-cornered race for mayor next December. We have grown too large now ever to seriously think of backsliding. If we were a community of mossbacks from Swamp Town, onr city would still grow, for tbe outside world has its eye upon ns; and should we drop a real good thing some smarter man, from another city or state, would soon pick it up. 1887 brought ns the Georgia Midland, 1888 the Colnmbns and Western, 1889 tbe Bnena Vista and tbe Colnmbns Southern. 18S9 will proba bly bring the Chattanooga, Rome and Co- lumbns, and extend and widen the Co lnmbus and Rome. Each new road brings new industries and capital and population, and population brings demand for real estate. We have none too much to supply the demand, and values a few squares from the bell tower will stand a decided advance over present figures. The Miners* Strike. Altoona, Pa., Jane 29—Indications to day are that the strike among the moun tain miners will be far-reaching in its effects. Those employed at Gallitzins, Lilya and Sonman ana Ben’s Creek are now reported out, with a single exception of the miners in the employ of W. H. Piper A Co. Also, about 1000 are affected, and it is probable that those employed by Crosson & Co., at the Port Coal Coke Com pany, will also go out. FROM JOHNSTOWN. Ten Thousand Laborers Wanted-Lumber Badly Needed. Johnstown, Jane 29.—The citizens of Cambria City met lost night and ap pointed a committee to adjust the loss. The greatest need of the people at the 5 resedt time is lumber and carpenters. here is work enough here for 10,000 laborers and 3000 carpenters. If the work is not done daring the summer, when the snow foils there will be a num ber ot people homeless and without shelter. Colonel Douglass is catting his force of workmen. The number, as nearly as can be estimated, has been reduced from 1800 to 900. James McKnight, con tractor, will have only 200 laborers at work Monday. International **e»ce Conference. London, Jane 29.—Advices from Paris state that the first informal session of the international conference of delegates from legislative bodies in the interests of peaoe and international arbitration, opened this morning. The conference is largely attended. The Fourth of July —IN— Columbus Grand All Day Celebration at Exposition Park, Where there are handsome buildings, beautiful grounds and the finest mile track in the South, ending with a mag nificent display of fireworks, interspersed with music by a splendid Brass Band at night at the beautiful suburban There will be a continuous round of sports, spectaculars and amusements at Exposition Park, from 9 o’clock in the morning until late in the afternoon. The day will open with a grand civic, spectacular PARADE THE HAYMAKERS of the Improved Order of Red men, Creek Tribe No. 11, headed by a crack brass band. This will be one of the most interesting and attractive street parades ever seen in Georgia. When the Haymak ers’ parade reaches Exposition Park the sports will commence there. Exposition Park Programme. The following is a partial programme of the splendid at tractions arranged for the cel ebration during the day at Exposition Park. Others are being considered and several will probably be added: One mile running race, parse $50. Half mile running race, purse $25. Boys’ pony race, parse $10. One mile trotting race, best two in three, parse $50. Half mile slow male race, the last male to cross the line the winner, each mule to have a rider that is interested in having it beaten, parse $10. Bose ball between Troy and Columbus, parse $25. Tag of war between fifteen Georgians and fifteen Alabamians, best two in three, second contest in a series ot three for the interstate championship, parse $15. Grand regatta on the Chattahoochee river, at the foot of the park, under the auspices of the Crescent Boat Club. There will be a number of boats in the race, and an exciting contest is assured. Purse $20. Quarter mile foot race for whites, purse $10. Quarter mile foot race for blacks, purse $10. Potato grubbing match, purse $5. Wheelbarrow race, purse $5. Sack race for boys, purse $2.50. During the day a number of beautiful balloons will be sent np by a Columbus amateur balloonist. A very fine brass band will furnish music all day. Admission to Exposition Park for the entire day only 25 cents. Fireworks at Wildwood.Park at night free. The dummy and horse car lines run into Exposition rark, and carry passengers for 5 cents. There will bean abundant supply of free ice water at various places in the park all day. Lunches and refreshments can be had in the park at reasonable prices. Railroad Rates. The various railroads lead ing into Columbus, the At lanta and West Point Railroad and the Western Railway of Alabama, will sell tickets on July 3d and 4th, good to re turn until and including July 6th, for one fare for the round trip. Children under twelve years of age half of fare for adults, or one-fourth of one full fare for the round trip. These special excursion tick ets will be sold at all ticket agencies of the roads. Passen gers must purchase tickets before getting on train, as conductors will not be author ized to observe the above rates. A royal welcome and a grand time guaranteed to every one who comes to Co lumbus on July the Fourth. jtme23w&su30