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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR THE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY. MARCH 5, 1S7S.
No. 31>, Tolume X
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THIS Now
Tiik Washington Post nominates
Julian llartiidgefor governor of Geor
gia-
• Kmuland is about fo go to war with
ItUM'ia again. Some more windowH in
Mr. (atadtrione’M house were broken the
other nigh*.
Now that the dollar of our daddies is
to lie rut died up, let oi conclude that it
in heat to reMume when resumption
taken place. Forced remimplion in an
umffitigaled evil
A Well!) TO OUR FRIES US.
We want onr frienda to helpun in
circulating Thk Wkki.y CowninrioN.
Have you noticed the improvement in
the last two issue*? We intend to
make it the beat paper in the South,
and yon can be of good assistance to us
if you wiU get yoxtr neighbor to aub-
scribe. We want clube tn every neigh
borhood. Remember, ten copiea one
year for fifteen dollars, er two dollars
fjr single MiWriher
Tub veto power grown ouy of a fear
of popular rnle, out of a distrust of the
people. It ia high time that it
changed. Indiana has doubtless etruck
the right measure of this power. In
that state it .a but a motion to recon«
aider on the part of the governor, with
an opportunity to submit a printed
argument in favor of the motion. A
majority of both houaeacan then carry
out the popular will. This is the ma
jority rule free and unshackled, and it
haa worked admirably
that
oftentimes assisted the prevailing highest court of anv state ot territory
want of moisture. The latter, how- j or of the supreme court cf the District
. generally springs ^omjhn deaf:- j of Columbia for tbespace of shreejears,
j ».. gre t ( and shall have maintained a good
erandirg bef.re such court, and who
shall be a person of goed moral charac
ter, shall, on motion and the produc
tion of each record, be admitted to
practice before the supreme court ol
the United States. This is Beiva Lock
wood’s bill, and its re al object is to re
lieve the members of congress of her
importunities. She wants to practice
in the supreme court. The house said
she might practice in the supreme
court by 1(J9 to 87 Messrs. Cart
ridge erd S epbens voted vem, and
Messrs. Bell, Cook, Bount, Candler
and Harris hardened their hearts
against the brave Belva’s bill. Messrs
Ferion and Smith were absent. Mr.
Hartridge, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported a bill reative to
Ariadna, and secured its passage against
considerable opposition,
The silver bill was shortly alterwards
taken up, and Mr. Stephens moved to
in the senate amendments, and
upon that motion, at the conclusion of
the allotted hour he moved the previ-
estion. At the end of the hour.
Mr. Stephens cioaed the debate with
these words:
re parceled out the hour which I rnlgb.
hare u-efl for my*.If. I th'nk the question h«s
been rafflciently discu-ocd and I prop*** fo add
ry tew remtrka ia the minute or two
b»ve remaining
tution causes! by drough',
Ta-idng rebellion originated
way.
No insurrection at present exists in
theme northern provinces, but a famine
of unusual severity is prevailing among
their seventy millions of people.
The failure of crops does pn*
extend over the broad emp: e,
but the want of communications ren .
ders the central authority almost
powerless to relieve the suffering mil
lions. There afe no railroads ard but
few highways. The canals are con
fined to the river courses and their
tributaries, and they are altogether in
adequate. In some of tne provinces
o vehicles drawn by animals are ever
-*ed, the products of field or workshop
being carried to market on the shoul
ders of human beings. In the suffer
ing provinces clumpy two-w heeled
carts, drawn by bullocks
are employed to some
extent, tho'-gb they*IT-red no adequate
means of conveying f*»d to rommuni
ties whose local crops ha\e failed. It
is authoritatively stated that the entire
population of these extensive and
crowded provinces are in a stale of star
vation. Millions must perish, if this be
true.
Wk have stated in various shapes
that Dr. Felton failed to vote on the
silver bill when that measure was be
fore the house in its nine deal form.
He was kept away from his seat by the
serious illness of his little boy Howard,
w ho has for many days been in the de
lirium of fever. Oa Friday, the life of
the child hung by a thread. He lay
unconscious, and it was with difficulty
he could be aroused to take food or
medicine. We are sure that there are
none under whose observation this
brief paragraph will fall who will not
j tin with us in hoping that the bright
little hoy wi.l be spared to his father
and m Jther.
TUR "SAUOSAL" PARIy.
The party that the Blanton Duncans
of the country set np at Toledo 1 si
week does not commend itself to the
people of the south by its It
has been dabbed the Nuional Party.
Every political curse that the south has
known since the war has come under
the same name. Every bad meaeure of
Irttge proportions lisa borne the same
label, until the word has come to mean
not only centralization but rottenness
i well.
Just when the democratic party is
achieving grand resnha for the people
and has the brigntest .prospects for re
taining control of the government
B.anion Duncan & Co. step in and iu
vite its in- inhere to join a new and uu-
tried organization. They have, it is
true, | ut a pood many excellent plank h
in their platform. They insist that the
circulating medium should be issued
by the government; that the coinage of
silver should be p aced on the sim *
footing with that of gold; that congress
should provide a sufficient
quantity of currency; that
there should be a graduated income
tax ; that the public land* should not
be granted to corporations ; that useless
offices should he abolished and econo
my favored. These are excellent doc
trines, but the new-party bnilders
have inserted in their platform seversl
more that will not he apt to attract re
cruits from the only practical pony of
reform that the country pos^a^es. The
democratic party is not a party of re
pudiation. It believes in the sacred
ness oi contracts, however aijast
they may be. It does not be
lieve in *' national ” legislat o
limiting the hours of daily toil. It de
sires very little “national” legislation
instead ol a great deal. The “nation
als” evidently expect congress to regu
late nearly all our affairs. Both local
self government and the individual are
to be sunk in an omnipotent congress
This will never do. No conservative
man, no lover of our form of govern -
nient, will want any Duncanism in the
platform of his choice, after a few
utes stedy of it.
The coll of the states showed
that twenty-four slates w
represented, but it did not sin
that anv man of influence or reputation
was present. Georgia wa-* not iepre-
sented, neither were Delaware, West
Virginia, North Curolina, South Caro
lina, Florida, Alabama, Misesi-
sippi or Louisiana. General* Sam
Cary, Brick Pomeroy ami IV an
ton D mean were the controlling
spirits of the mixed gathering Judir*
Francis W. Hughes, of Pennsylvania
presided ovir.th* assemblage. Aftc
the platform had been adopted, a “na-
tional” executive committee was ap
pointed, consisting of one member from
each state. Georgia is represented on
this committee by Dan. H. Pittman ;
Alabama, by J. J. Woodi.il, and Ten
nessee, by Henry Richardson,
I i-rffer the Penan- amendin'nt» in some re-
iccU :o iheorig ual bill. I did not .Ike tbe
e«* c mage feature iu the original bill. Tb<-
nendm<nt of that feature I approve. The
her amendment*. Mr Speaker, I do not like ;
it not a -luple one of them i» of aoch a char
:ter th^t I would forfeit the paaaage of the bit:
:i acroun 1 cf :hem-notone
The great abject that I had in view, and that
I thi k 'he maj iritv of the home bad in vhw
iKnp bbel by thta bill; na*. in. the doub t-
ran^ard of valne bv U is to be ro-erabii*«hed In 1
I* country. By it the dollar of the father* is i
itorod By it Mlvar ia made m^ney. That is
the great object I had in view. We can ta-ily
uJonty of >his bouse shal: beresiter think
wiae *o.l do so supplement the bill in any way
we please. I shall vote for all these senate
dmerit?,'eat we h»x*rd the great important
yri eip'.e ec’ab i-h--«l in the bilb I aha i say no
>re, but qjw «sk the previous q lea.ioj.
Mr. Hewitt’s motion to lav the whole
I on the table was los: hj a vote o<
72 to 204 All the Georgia members
vo»ed nay except Messrs. Felton an«i
Smith, who were necessarily absent.
On the a«loption of the seriate amend
ment to limit the coinage and to abolish
the free coinage of stiver, Messrs. Cand
ler, Cook, Hartridge and Stephen*
voted yea, and Messrs. Bell, Blount and
Harris vote ! nay. Messrs. Felton ami
Smith were ab«ent.Oa the senate amend
ment providing for an iniernationa:
conference Messrs Cand ler,Cook .Hart-
dge and S:ephens votetl vea, ami
Messrs Bell, Boa t and Harris nay.
The Booth amendment was concurred
without a division.
Neither hjuse was in feesion last
Friday or Saturday—a fact that pre
vented the sending of the silver bill to
the president uutil four o’clock of Mon
day afternoon.
Of (von* We Were.
A TLA XT A, Ga.. Feb. 26.
Editors Coxbtitction : Were you
are «f yoor rr^und theoiharday when you
•uJd that good Liard, with furr1«hed rooms,
•ould be had In Atlanta at $18 lo SXO T P.
We were. ▲ earn 1* ju»t reported to-day
where a gentleman, wife, two children and
cune are bo-rded at a house, first class in all
nupecu, ’at $6) per month. The ladv keeping
the house wl. i be glad to dup lcate this contract.
WIi: give yon The names if you want them-
Obilge us by nevet doubting us.
Vo In for the Fresh Fellow.
Atlanta, Ga.. February M.
Editors Constitution—I am engaged
'Confidentially, yon know—to a young mar.
Lately, however I have
“ter yoane
with the
UNDER THE KNIFE.
FULLER DETAILS OF CLlTTOS^i
CRIME.
I like pretty well,
become v*ry much interested
m an vm it be best for me to break
Yea If the old fellow can’t hold hla own
without help, Juet better take the fresh one.
However, we are not authority on these points,
having never been a giil.
H tint Robert Thinks.
Daltwx. Ga. Feb
Editors Constitution :—Can you tell
* Bob irgeraoll’s religion i?T Doe* be
believe in a hell ? Inquirer
It Is hard to bonad Robert** religl us view*.
Hi* religion is tensuai and physical It is preb
bly best exprts-ed in a sentetee from his lee
ure In which he *ay*: "I am not fool enough
o go through tht* world drinking ekim milk in
the hope of getting a little butter beyond the
tlouda.” He probably doe* not believe In a
bell. If hv dos he i» running a very reck;e»
schedule.
Jnni Csm* tlong.
Caktxw-tuul Ga., F» b 24.
Editors Constitution : Whet time id
he Ktimroer doe* -h- pre»>* eacg meet In Gaine?
lile? Can we get membership in it m w, an+
t ut how? Vi. it a.
We ranuot xlve you the date of our meeting
)f c )urae yoo can jolu Just rome slot g to tb?
picnic and trii g $. to treat the aecretaij with.
Toe b>j* will a.l be glad to see you.
*’OneoMlie Tblnx*.**
Marietta. Ga . February *5.
Editors Constitc iion : Will thf
preaiQem sign the silver bill or will he veto it?
TO THE TOUSO FOLKS.
W« want y6n to; Lake an ihlere&tMn
our puzzle department, lu fact ltp^y -u
department. We want you to kt*ep it
We shall offer prizes in every
number to the one who first solves thi
Enigmas. Let us hear from you.
AFBIWRM TO CORKMAFONDEN1H.
The R-im.liig of Train*
Atlanta, Ga , F.'biu*ry 25th.
Editors CosaarcTiJN -Is there n*
city <>r state 1*w prohibiting the rapid runnlr
of train* wiihin cliy llmiir* " “
v.hy 1* it ;
Tit
many children are daily in peri;. W. B. B
Tnerejl* a city law ou the subject.* I. pro
hibit* the running of trams faster than f j
mile* per minute. That ordinance is iu force,
if not enforced.
Tbs Illffsrsnr* Ri twssn th* tlnlUrs
GbEENsB ,ro, F'-brUHty 24 h, 1878
Editors constitution P.ease letm
know If the trad** dollar of isTSontainr 41*2]
grain? ? Scm • claim that it is 5)-10 fine. Is ti
ro? Wbato.tLn.nce, if any. Pctwect the ue
atido.d? J M S.
The trade dollar of ’7C had 4-0 vsit'* A
trade dollrr* ever color d have thi* amount
They were mule for the China and Japan trade
and were officially proclaimed to have one do
lat'a wot'.h of silver in Uwm The old silv:
dollar (antebellum) had 412* grains. The o'.
and the trait* dollar are 9.;o purerllycr. The
d-* dollar ui worth !>J cent* in gold. The <
IUr ml the siiVtr halve* and quarter)
».Ui «>cent-.
mi9 as ass a ti soiiumrk.
li will lvroemliered by these who
ari» dourly watching the jmigrwwoi tne
new road leading from Cinc.nuati to
the heart of the cotton belt, that tl e
Cincinnati chamber of commerce ap
pointed a committee of thirteen to con
sider tl>e beat means of completing
the road. Their report was submitted
last week. It contains many interest
ing facte. The consulting ergmeer of
the road says it will cost $1 906,310 o
finish the work, while the general su
perintendent says $1,041,160 would
be sufficient. The trustees think
the former sura would complete the
road and supply such terminal facilities
aa would be sufficient lor the next five |
years. The trustees are divided
opinion in regard to the time which
will tie required for the work, varyirg
in their individual opinions between
•ix months and eighteen m rath a. The
committee of the chamber of commerce
are however satisfied that if money Is
• ipplied so that work mav lie ctn-
uieuced in the c rating April, the ro *d
Cau he finished for se before the first
day of next January. In view
tbeee facts the commit tee agree 'viih
the trustees that tao million more
of city bor.di should be issued
with which to complete the road
They believe that a lease of the road
in an ircompleted shape, w u’d be
m de at a great cost to the city that has
ventured »»> many millions, and that
has so much a: stake in a fair and lib
eral operation of the road when com
pleted. They submitted a memorial
to that effect, addressed to the Ohio
kfislamre, which is now in session.
Prompt action will doubtless be had,
and the needed legislation speedily
GEORGIA IS VOS OR k as
Senator Gordon, on the 18 h inst.,
tried to have ih« bill for the relief cf
tire Eagie and PI cp.iix Manufactmii g
company taken up out ot its order, but
as unanimous consent was required, he
did not succeed. Mr Ingalls, of Kan-ar
objecte^f. In the house the s-ates were
caheil for bills and resolutions, whe..
Mr. B ll introduced a bill for the relief
of the heirs of E izibeth Gunter.
Gen. Gordon voted for the bill to
provide pensioQS for the soldiers
1812, and Mr. Hill was absent, la the
house Mr. S ephens was applauded
when he stated that he
following day move to concur in the
senate amendments of the silver bill.
The bill to regu ate the compensation
.'f postmasters was taken up on tb*
20 h instAnl in the senate. The propo
sition to make the harking privilevw
written as well as prjnted matter
Jim Ilioni.M KIKm On* of a Party oi
Hiprfft* Kubbeta.
A private letter from an express mes-
ihe ’>xa» and Houston Cei tial rai -
roa l to Mr. M <riou Robert* cf the Atlanta ex-
preu office, give* an account of a
OR* 1‘ERATC ATTACK
e on the«xprcfc* car oa that road whic'r
in the charge of Jim Tbomaa, a well-kiiow;.
mta bt»y, amt a brother of oartownrmao
. Henry Ti.cmas, on the night of Feb. 221
k appear* that the train was slopped near
las by a large party of robb ,*r*. who at once
made an attack on ihe expire, box. ordering
Thomas to give it up. This he Hilly refused tc<
and, diawirg * revolver,
FIRED INTOTHX GANG
killing one ol ihe desperaduts*. He wa* cver-
powtred before he could do anyih.ug *l*e, and
e b >und ban » and foot, bucked and
iggtd, Tl.e t*jir wa* then robbed
or thousands or dollar*
orth of vatuab'.e^, and 'ben burned tbe car
They left Thomas in hi* bad predicament, and
remarkable that be escaped w*th hi* lift
slaying one of the gang. His many friend*
will be pleased to hear of bis lucky escap-
aud of his brave resistance against *uch terrible
odd*, ’ihe faithfulness and courave of Mr
raa* thouid be substantially rewarded by
company
FULLER FAKTICULAR8.
The New Orleans papers contain tbe followin'
ler parl cu arso' the robbery:
Orleans, Fcbriuay 23 —The Galveston
ewe’special dated Dallas. 231, says that last
night the loulh bound train ou the Central
railroad wa* boarded at Allen station by six
men,who rubbed ih« express car of S3;,000. The
train hud bar liy drawn np at the station when
jumped into the engineer** cab, covering
the engineer and firemtnJvith a revolver- The
other fire men attempted to enter the express
car, when Messenger Thomas showed fight.flri I
three *hois at the robbers, hitting one, and, it h
thought, killing him. The robbers fired five oi
ix shots at the mo-Atmger. aud rushing in over*
powered him,nit the bell ropd.and had the train
ing. Uncoupling tbe express car from
>(i, they ord. red the eegiueer to puli
on a side where the x
forced to open the safe,
from which they abstracted $2,500 in money
rlookinga package containing about $100.
s robbers were ail masked ssve one who
tied tbe engineer The paa engers were com-
y demorahz.*d, and thinking that they
would be visited a general scramble en*n« d in
the secretion of money aud valuables They
were not molested however. One of the party
proposed going through the passenger*, but the
leader comrr andod him to keep hie pi
come on. After securing the booiy tbe robbers
amounted their hones, which were hitched a
distance from the depot, and took a north
westward coarse There were gnoagh malt-
passenger* aboard to capture the robber*, but
they were so badly demoralised that with tbe
xception o*I ihe conductor and Cipt W ppere
i. who attempted to arouse tbe passengers
action, there was no disposition shown to maze
any resistenoe. Simultaneous with tbe firing
man rushed Id the ;outerger coach in great fear
and as he Lorried through, said the robber-
numbered between 50 aud 60. He was one of
the robbers. About 12 o’clock Superindent
Quinton telegraphed to tbe city marshal that a
would be at his service by one o'clock,
which was taken and pursuit of tbe robbers com
menoed.
A G; od Bim • Bad Eat!
me
A tla ST a, February 25.
Editors Constituti »n: As we
ad »o rrany syllcg.sms ibru-t upou ns lately.
a- oa* b»s encnDi.- tatl than no cat.
b re tort*, one cu hs.- three tail*. B
r ayllism, like many oihers, is right
shape, but f dse lu essence.
b*d beeu p b i>ii -d. a .id t
Flo
aa to who ia corn
Tne c vern- r’s proc
The CoNsTtrcnoN a
The new coustiiu’ion
b*f *re ibe proc.am
had be*n c*>«’, tbe C"i
ot force. The proctai
F binary MS*
ion: In c *nversa
• t.vk tbe loaitlo i that
lot in force, because
ior, haii tu ver by pro
of force that he had
it in y<
it fi
■» kly edi
E. J
matron was pnbllshe«l
I several other paperi
cn; into force howerer
. As soou as the ba
Itulion wa* ratified and
.lion was purely formal
A Prelij Healthy Kort of Wonwa
Atlanta. Ga . Feb 25.
'Er>ITOK%CoS8TUTTIOS : D Jt
Jull. >• Me IV. *lo«.r rf Mich:
MMTMirrr MILLION SfASriSO.
Owing to o climat e cfcandaring the
peer two centoriee, the northern pro-
T'Aoee ol Chine here loet to • coneid-
. table extent their capacity fo rnstain-
utgUfe. Three prorincea ate Chihli, in
which Pekin ia ait acted, Shigkiag,
gh.r'.i and Kantnh. Thee contain
{ally 70,000.000 ol hamao beinga. The
c'imatic change bee greatlp wasted
the. welercoursee, and (aotinee
have b>en of fnqaent occurrence
ri—. is51, on account of drought.
I andauon and inanrreeuoo ban
led to a lot:R debate. The amendmept
gives the preeident, vice pr« siflent, sen
store and member*, the secretary oi
the senate and the clerk oi the house,
the right to receive and send letters
free through the mails under two
ounces in weight. It was adopted by
a vote of 33 to 21. Messrs. Goi don and
li ll were ’’absent” when the vote wa^
taken. Ii the senate bill ia accepted
by the hou-e, the old dead-head privi
lege will be fully restored. The ser
vants of the people, who are well paid,
will men compel the people, most of
whom are not well paid, to re
lieve them of the payment cf post
age on their personal correspond
ence. Tis cheeky, to say the least
Mr. Bayard asked the senate to tab
up the bill for he relief of the Eagle
end Pbceaix company. It was taken
up, and tbe debate that ensue*! would
fill several columns of Tiik Cosstot
tion. Messrs. Gordon snd Hill were
both present, and with the aid of Mr.
Bayard, succeeded in securing
the p*ft*ge of the bill
la the boose, Messrs. Bell, Blount,
Candler, Cook, Harris and Hartridge
voted for the admission of Mr. Acklin,
of Louisiana. The other members of
the delegation were absent.
Gen. Gordon offered, last Thursday,
a reeoln’ion directing the committee on
commerce to considerate merits of the
Merrsmon life-preserver with a view of
iu adoption in the life-saving ser
vice. It waa agreed to. In the
house a bill to relieve the legal disabil
ities of women waa put on its passage.
It provides that any woman who shall
have been a member of the bar of the.
How the Fatal Bow of Nalnrd.»y
Might Occurred, sad How Uncba
le* Met HU Dentil.
The bar room of H. C. Martin, situa
ted at the junction of Mu'.etts 6treet snd the
Mason’s and Tamer's ferry road waa la*t Satur
day x ight the ectne of a bl oty tragedy, tie
it* of which appe red in Sunday'* l*su
of tte Constitution. Tee bar room i* about a
half a rr.ile frtni the rolling mi 1 and nearly ha f
xt aide of tbe corporate limit*. The whol -
aflAirwaa
TERRIBLE IN IT* DXTAILS
and presents one of the moet unfortunate in-
dances of the blood-rhcd known In cur City f« r
year- pa*t. An eye w tuest give* the fo *
jw.ng p-rticular* of ihe tragedy.
day nigh: auout 8 o'clock, a crowd of te
re men, moet of th m employees of the
rollirg mill, were gathered in Martin’* barroom.
They drank and joked and
HAD A GOOD TIME
generally.
The general engagement wa* In errupted by
the entrance of John BackaJew, an employee of
rol in* mill, and a man who la generally
known a* a bully. It ia said that bef -re he left
bom • h * wife naked him to stay as he would pro
blyg*t intoafu** if he weU • uL He gave
her hi* knife and said, *• ake this. I expect to
die with my ‘h e* on any way.” With thi*
reckie** determination he aa l<ed cut
KKVKB MORE TO RETURN
alive. From hi-home, it ae*m* that he wan-
red b> the barroom above mention *1. It 1*
id tha* b t l . h'r motuer frequ ntly that he
never exp ct d to die wl b hi* ehoes off.
It i* aPo stated on eo d authority, that no lets*
i of hi* fellow w< rkrueu at th - rolling
mill had loa’ed pi-t 1* or gu * f. r him, deter
ued no longer to submit to the insult-* which
had frequently heiped upon them. Buckalew
ms to have bad a sort o! gloomy foreboding
that hi* time wa* near at hand, for be lo'd h : s
mother a day or two before that he ‘‘would n< t
see the dog wood blos-
It te.. ms strange that
Buck ilew hould have wandered to Martin’s bar-
forbehal not been there Ik fore sine? a
year from l»*t Cbiistmas. On that occasion be
cameintorai ea :*gu »r row. At anoiherttme
h id chased a Mr. Loft:a Into the sameb^r
im, a'd pur. ued hi.r with a shot gun with 'he
evident intention of Idl ing him. A1 the e
points toother with many o.her» goto show
t Buckalew was
a desperate bullt
1 w»s generally f.ared by all who knewb : e
character. When perfec ly sob- r, he ,w»s p«ace-
able and Inoffenstv-, but It te> ms that one dilck
ofwh'aky m de h:m fccccious a>.d 'err ble to
1 wh > come near him. Ue wa* a man of at* ut
26 years of age. of large biawny frame, weigh
ing about *00 pounds and about *ix fee’high.
This man with hi* bad paesi ns so well known
and half intox cited, came kto Mar’.in's bar-
and about a quarter ptst n<ne hwt Samr-
d*y night. In So: day’s issue it wa 1 stated that
then tn the barro m were playieg car ’*.
We desire, in just ce to Mr. Martin, tbe pro
prietor.tut’te hat this is a mistake. He s-ys
haenevera lo-Aedacardto be played inh's
concern, and that th • gtne al qule 1 of the prem’-
i» well established in the entire ne ghtHK-
hood.
ia* Buckalew er-tered. he wa* regarded
with euep'cron by mere than on of tbe
there assembled. 1 hey knew his character and
bought ih-y saw mischief in hie eyes.
a ss he entered the room he pulled off
hi- cost snd said
I WHIP ANT D-D MAN IN THE!
He then excepted Mark Sweat, a ene ai
ho was present. He repeared hie brags, snd
John F n’ey walked np to him snd handed b'm
knife and said: “Take my knife. I'm not
in*o this.”
Bucks ew tlren walked np to Green Clayton, a
deiica e, consumptive man.who drive* wood Into
the city and airaek him with his fist, a blow
which sent him reeling into the back of the
hdirhearae with hU brother-la-Uw, Ur
XxrlMcnd
BURRENtlERXD H'MSELP
the offic- rs. They brought him tato the city
ml l 2 o’clock he appeared with s^reral
nd In tbe office of Henry Tanner, Esq., ex-
cfd 5aa Ice of the p sc for thell2b district, G.
m Her- Mr Clayton oon-ulfed with h‘* counsel,
Co!. W H Uuls y and Mr W D E li*, as to various
Itnrksle^v. the f-^her of John Buckalew,
the slain mao, was also present with * me
fric- d». He wUl appe ras
cas** »n4 will employ con- sel, thoi-gh ye-terd-v
af ermwa he had not done so. It was arranged
after c'Csul sti n to have a
PRELININARY EXAMINATION
to day at 10 o’clock before Justice Tanner The
fu’l e^idenc of tie case v il t en prob.blybe
laced. Cl-yton’- counsel re conn ent olao-
aai tai even on pr limma y exam nation.
a beu he appeared in tbe ju ice’s offic- yester
day, he was, of course the ce-ter of a trac’ion
He »re the same .oat he h i on last Saturday
art wh.n ibo ru.l sl'iis*! 1 with fecUbw. c-
j ed thas ou it the maiks of that fierce
dueL There are nine cut* in ihe coat, some of
hem raverai i^ ches in length. In his hack nd
>u his lift arm two severe cut*, received
rom ban' * * f Buckalew.
cl v’oai-a man about 38 years of age. He ia
le dVruicI lift. looki.R. It. wws.m uM.che
i d rather rh it beard, both ne r.y black- His
uirl! p-mamrely gray Th. whoeappearnce
of the man indicates quiet and a iatcer ahrink-
ujj tnaiincr. He h . s for several years • een in
h* : h.alth saffenne fr m dy-rersia and some
cisve aff cti g hi* lungs. He bears a good
:n hi* neighborhood and la w 11 known in
THE TWO ARMIES.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE CRAY COATS AND IHE
BLUR BELLIES m JHE
LATE WAR.
Wbai a Non Combatant Saw and
Heard-'ceses in Botli Camps—Tbe
Yankee Bnmmsr and the Confed-
etate Soldier, Etc, Etc.
1 HE LEASED.
imptet«i> equUtai of Green flay ton.
TheL«nnouncement that the prelimi
nary ii&tsUgatlon in the case of Grt* i Ciayton,
charged ijiJi the murder of John Buckalew,
wouid Jfcnr yesterday morning at 10 o’clock,
befor^fiiide Tanner, brought together a big
crowd Jf spectators at the office of that magis
trate^ Curiosity brought many, «ni many
oth-TOcame from feelings ol friendship for the
accused. Tae office of tue Justice proved
small for the uccomm .Cation
of the crowd and proceedings were s-jjuru*d
to recorder’s court room in the station
house. The prisoner appeared very calm and
easy as he sal smoug his best friends. He was
rt*p;e*ented by Mr W. D. Ellis aud Co!. W. H.
Hul?e,-a* lejai counsel, Tne father of the de
ceased Buck-Jiw was represented by Mr. J. T.
Findley. The case
FOR THK STATE
was opened about 11 o'clock. Several witnesses
examined aud when the prosecution an-
nouurtd closed, the defense stated that they
would introduce no testimony but would en
deavor to show that, even on the snowing of the
prosecution, tbe prisoner had been
GUILTY OF NO CRIME
out had merely done what any man would
hare done under the circumstances. Besides
there was no evidence that Clayton nad inflict
ed the fatal stab, ai d It appeared much more
probable that it was diue by Buckalew himself,
strong arguments on these points were made b>
the csMmel for the defence Mr. Findley re
plied Yb'.y for the proscc tion, doing ample jus-
fter hearing ell the argument and evidence
in the case Justice Tanner gave his decision In
clear and forcible terms. He stated that no
evidence had been adduced to prove that Clay
ton had committed any crime. Ou the contrar>,
be had acted with remarkab e forbearance, a>.
he would have been just!fled in
KILLING BUCKALEW SOONER,
as he usd put ifiay'Oi's life iu fearful peril
Bi therefor j ordered that Clayton be dismLsed
withigit bond. He was. congratulated on hi.
release by his friends and counsel and went out
X FREE.MAN
with every trace of blood cleared from his gir
menta. The killing of a human being is a ter
rible thing, but when a mau is compelled to do
it by such circumstances as those that surround
ed Mr Clayton, it is merely a deed which is bat
natural, j'.ist and right We congratulate him
on hia acq llttaL
Mr H. V. Redfield, who is one of the
most careful and. observ.nt correspondsts in
the c untry, has ju-t contributed a p-pe: to the
PUiladelp' ia Weekly Tim. s, that product s pecu
liar interest and signification
Bl WEEN TWO FIRES
Mr. Bedfiel-. was during the war a strict non-
com ia apt. He waa Quaker like in his love f
peace, a* d pursued tla inoff n ive busi e s, with
a mi dly beaming eye. He was situated ou con-
ha ed ground; just between the nn'on and
co . Order, te armie*. One day he was surround
ed by theyunkeea. and the next Cay his place
and unruffled ftcs beamed like a foil moo.!,
from the midst of an angry rebel host
It ibus happened t at Mr. R.dfleld, wh),
was clipping a piece o’ non-expl slve calico, or
weighing a pound of (uot gnn powder) tea, would
observe things closely out of the rail »f his peace
ful eye, had a capital opportunity qf noting
.THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TWO ARMIES.
H s impressions gained, whil* e: gaged rathe
bloodless business of ke.p ng store b iween
lines, be has put into [rial. The points that he
m ike* furnish many reasons for the defeat of
the confederate arms.
The first pom. of difference between the erodes
was the dispai ity in eq. ipments The norther >
soldiers had the very best of cl thin, that money
could buy or the market* of he world furnish.
Th y bad spleunid doable overc at*, oil coth
coverings, a d p rfe, t guns and a:coutreu:eu *
Th. ir w :guns and ambulances were superb. * .,d
remarkably a- a-.tei for rouih campaign)Ac.
Their cavui y equipments w.re magn tice l> No
arm, ever went to the held better equip? A than
the union army
THE CONFEDERATES ON THK O'HER HAND
were sbsbbi y »ni insufficiently dre-sed. Ttey
wore homespun mostly, ai d it was of all c lore.
Iu one regiment • l cavaliy, Mr BeJlleld has seen
fourcr five kin la of rifles and aaot gnus, all
so.tsof saddlei come wi h rope sxlrrups, and
many of them wi.hout blank to. in one reg mem
waa rcaby laugh tble, he say-. The horees
poorly fed and poorly groomed, and he
in a half freezing and half starred condi-
FLOOD ASD FRESHET.
Stun
8he d es. She hod a twelve pound Daoy the
other dsy, wmch we con-ider a hard thing for
c imsginsr, woman t.» do. She finds that
•being made a f ol of ” pays very well. Her
»>etry Ming* good prices f.^r ito absurdity, axd
he ha* frequent cads as a lecturer.
A Prviijr Good M;n.
K.brnsry^S
Editors Constitution: JLi a por>*in
An Entire Village Swept Awsv
San Francisco, February 27.—It in
report ed ihat the villaite of Isieton, oe
Andrews’ island, in the delta ot tbe
S.-icrami-n o river, was swept away last
night, in consequence of the pressure
of water brought upon the levees by
the cutting cf the dikes on Grand
island just across the river. K >port6
continue coming of
III-ASTER BY FLOOD
in the Sacramento valley. The water
covers the whole face of the country,
aud ihe desiruction of property from
Colusia to the mouth of the river al-
ady aggregates oue million dollars.
Fortunately, with two or three excep
tions, as far as learned, no loss of life
has occurred.
RELIEF FOR THK SUFFFRKBL
Steamers and barges are busily em
ployed conveying live stock and other
property to places of safety. 1 he legis
lature has appropriated $25,000 for the
relief of the sufferer--.
Falinre la Great Itrltaln.
Londn, February 27.— tVm. H.
Lyons &. Co., batter merchants and ex
porters of cork, and Sutton & Co., coal
shipping znerc'nan’a at uie same
place, have failed, The liabilities
«if ihe two firms are, respectively,
f,rty and eighty thousand pounds. Ed
ward Shaw & Co., yarn m rchants and
spinners at Belfast and Ceibridge. Ire-
ouid have tailed. Liabilities $500,000.
knife. Buckalew then walked back of tbe couu-
where Mr. Martin was an’ cautht two bottles.
Mr. Martin said to Clayton “Ure-n uon*th«ve
any fn*s. Just let him alone.” Clayton then
put up his knife and said be was done.
£nck*lew still seemed bent on mischief and
began to knock tbe men in the rcom
IN A MOST RECKLESS MANNER.
He took swsy a thin blade iron bandlo pocke 1
knife from Dr. Donahue, a man of sbou’ 35 who
was r recent. At last he c - me around to Clay-
•on again and commenced to pull him around
in a very rough manner Ue threw him down
and jerked him Into the front room, which ii
occupie * a* a family grocery. He jerk d Clay-
t n down by tbe hair and pat his bem
floor. He also kicked him in tbe ’ace a ter.tide
blow with hlsnngh shies, drawing the blood
from one s de of his cheek.
He sal 1 to Clayton. “Go home yen d—d graj
s—n of s b—h.” 1 lajrton stunned by his fall ard
braises, said, “I will, as soon a* I get the dirt
oat of my ey.-s." Buckalew then continued
jerk him around, and Clayton
B EG USD FOB HIS LIFE
and besongh' all in the room to save him. Most
o the m<*n had fl d when they saw Buckalew
grow so desperate, and Mr Martin h'metlf went
b:hin i hla counter for protection. He s*ys be
he dared not go to Cl a. ton’s relief. He asked
noiber man to do so and he refused. Buckalew
ou'iued to best Clayton and kickbim sllthe
way from the barr>«m. through the front room
and oat the front do. r. As he w.-nt oat. Mr
M-rtiu saw him brandishing his knife over Clay
ton a* d cutting him In tbe back. One witness
royt Clayton’s head was under Buckalew> left
arm. Clayton begged for his life to tbe last.
Th.* men went out the door toge her. In
me* t after they disappear d, Buckilew rushed
back in.o the room and excla'm. d.
THE FEDERAL FOCUS.
’recced Inca In iengms-Ccblnet
U and Stiwt Gt*nafp. *
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, February 27.—Hoar,
of Massachusetts, presented the peti
of the citizens residing at Cape Cod,
Mas achusctts, remonstrating against
the pas age of Sargent's hill to orgenize
a coa t guard and life-having service.
Laid on the table, the bill now being
before the senate. Sargent, of Califor
nia, said the reports of the life saving
service emanating from the treasury
department showed a
DISGRACEFUL STATE OF INEFFICIENCY
iu the service. It was well-known that
in some instances, where the officers
and men of the present life saving ser
vice were in sight of vessels needirg
relinf they were afraid to man the boat:*,
and other persons had come forward
and performed the service. Persons
were appointed cow to
PLEASE POLITICAL FRIENDS
and not on account of their fitness for
the work. He thought sailors acciis
tomed to sea and used to military dis
cipline wou’d improve the service.
PENSION AGENTS.
The bill to amend the revised stat
utes to allow the president to appoint
a temporary pension agent vice Col
Costar. who is diielict in his bond of
$250 000. was opposed by Conkling and
Edmunds, on the ground that it would
place in the hands of the president the
appointment of revenue agents
throughout the country without the ad
vice and coueent of the senate. The
matter went over, hut*fhe debaie was
quite bitter. There waa an executive
session on nominations.
that ef t he p.isnt pn
ebsrac:
differ
‘Cl
How 'that he b*.« n.Hbw Drain*
B.-H. V.
be astirg cf snch a question as the
abev * is a p-etty go-d sign Unu he lacks the
first iu. m mentioned.
Hie Ufftrl* rxre»1l!»n.
CovisaTON, Ga.. Feb. 24.
Kdit-rs Constitution: v.h%t will
he** to goto t e Psrs eatposffon? Doy.a
know ol jo v reiisb e Azccraions being fvwmad
go
ard apparantly
fair at rnttea. the *iunm*d ap fia) in gold, as
the -otal co*t el a rp xo Paris, icc ud’nx one
mocth'* stay in th c.ty and c verin. r t Ii the feea.
Weihl.k tas * ui fairly pi'- yon ihr.ugh.
Several exevraioos “re twing f-.raeJ m New
Ycwk. Mr V.n Go disnoven of tbi* dry is fet
ing np an excursion we believe, and cm - doabt-
ese furaisu yoa more podave infomatiga
Over a Kegiment.
Oxford Ga , Feb. ft, 1»S-
Edit its Coxstucuoik How many
ch- recurs did D.duras gtTO * --
the hand ol
fiTCDENT
The beet writer* oa Dickens *groe tha; he
airly gave character-*ue» and jut.iae to ow
1,1.0 names.
A Queer fieri ©I Qncstlea.
ALRANY. Ga.. FtWf *-
Editoi* Constituiion: If G* vertior
Co.qnv.t were to csli ice weD-atcre n g tter at
profit.t wtxh one werod saomue i Cou.d xt
txansset gertrai bLflx«s>? M.
Of ccurs* e tewly-eUcted Ug sls-ure would
meet. It i o-d aht trarsset geenu broicea
nndrr s call Itcculd only do the sieofic work
tot whWv it toi stflfid ’fyeOtof.
Mile© Parker Pearbe*.
C lumbia, February 27 —Niles G.
Parker, cx-state Treasurer, has been
released from jail on his own recog
nizance. He has given evidence incul
pating h;s f rmer associates in office,
and eurrenderid documentary proof
gain»t them. Ia consideration of such
testimony, he is accepted as the state’s
witness ia future prosecutions, and
allowed his freed^m_
A XrniFLi. failure.
Memphis, February 27. —Shane, Har
ris di Co., motors and commission mer
chants, have assigned. Labilities $<>0 f -
000, covered by assets consisting of
notes, accounts and real estate.
A FsslUa VlrgiB.
Evansville, February 27. — Mrs.
Saieto Evans, to day, presented the
“Red R bboa” ’emrerance club with a
Iot, vaiutd at $10,000, for the erection
of a public hall thereon.
As»lg«cd
Ithaca, X. B., Feb. 27.—Andrus
McCnain & Co., booksellers and
! prin’ers, have assigned. Labilities
$75,000. _
He was bleeding profu ely Irom a cm
right sid« of tbe necre Ue ©:emed to be perfect
ly Erratic Hnd attacked Dr. D >nthne with hi*
own knife. He infix ed sev rat severe cn.s on
bis body snd wre *topp d by Mr. J A Loftis,
wh > l.vcs t ear by, and wbo came to the see e.
after he was stopped from cutting Donahue,
Buekolew said. “John, I’m a desd man. I’m
h eeding !ik« a li tie man.'’ Wish this he fe 1
p.r of the front ro m aud in a few
moments he died, after bleedirg profanely. Ue
d ed about flfieen 'ninutes before ten, ju t about
t! irty minutes tift-r heen'ered the house. Wh n
he died thsre were present Mr Martin, Mr Webb,
Mr Warren ant Mr J A Loftis. Clayton did not
re appea. after be weni out of the door in Buck <-
lew’s temb'e clutches. It is suppo* d by
that be drew his snif ' and gtve Buck lew the
fatal stab, while ot era think that in the straggle
Buckalew jobbed his own knifr into his ’hroit
and severed the artery which bled him 'o death.
Buckalew had a ga-h seven lieuesUng
back which Cla ton probably made. It is eap-
p-©ed tha: the fa al cat w-.s given at tl
of the house for they next morting found bluod
there an 1 marks of a scuffle.
Sunday aftereoon about 3 o’clock th 1
hold an inquest over th) boaj of Buc slew, and
aboo: the above facts were added. Tbe verdict
was that Buck ew came to hi death by a cut
the neck, inflicted by unknown hoed*.
Tbe evidence d es n.-1 show whether Backa-
lew cat himself or wether Clajton did. Ihe
evidence seems to
FIRFECTLT rUSTTFT
Clayton in whit he diJ, and his friends say that
i he will appear soon trad give himself up.
Notxase oi him has yet h.-vniouud by any
officer of the law. bat we expect that he will
f eelyoaowsr b.fcrs the cour.s for all thathe
has don*.
Baes aiew leaves a wife but no children. Clay
ton h^s a wife end s.x children. He i* a th n
man who h^ been in bad health for a long time.
It was reported Inn night that Cl»yton was at
his home just outside the city, ana wa* r sdy to
give h mrelf up just as soon os s warrant is pre
sent©! Thera is do doubt of his intention
return.
INLAND WATER COMMUNICATION.
Mr. Merrimon, of North Carolina,
presented a mem.trial of the New R’
Canal company of North Carolina, *ug
nesting the importance oi inland water
communication between the lakea
the north and the Mississippi
river by way oi the Erie
canal, Hudson river and numerous
sounds, rivers and short canals along
and near the Atlantic coast aud the
Gulf of Mexico, and at king the govern
ment to purchase the free use of an in
land canal and water route between
P.mlico sound, North Carolina, and
Charleston harbor, South Carolina.
A WAR CANAL.
He presented a similar petition from
the Wilmington, North Carolina, board
of trade, and also introduced
authorize the secretary of war to pur
chase from the New E ie canal com
pany for military purposes the free use
CL AT • OS'S SURRENDER.
Hla Appearance la Conn Taeadaj
of aa inlaud canal and water route be*«
tween Pimlico sound. North Carolina,
and Charleston, South Cuolina, paying
for the same
BY INSTALLMENTS,
as the work is completed between cer
tain navigable bodies of water. On
motion cf Mr. Merrimon, it was ordered
that the bill and petitions lie on the
table f r the present, and he gave no
tice thLt he would call them up on
some suitable occasion for the purpose
of submitting remarks in regard thereto.
in the hccbe.
In the ho-.se, tne bill o pension the
soldiers of the Mexican and Indian
wars was diseased. There was no
action on th* bill authorizing the presi
dent to review the court "martial of
1854, in the case of Surgeon General
Hammond to annul the same and place
him on the retired list without past,
present or future pay or allowance.
“in the breakers/’
Later—The schooner reported in the
breakers at Tybee island ia the A. D
Henderson,of Biston,bound out in bal
last. Sne is etill asrronnd.
GREENBACKS.
The committee on banking and com
merce of the house decided to insist on
.dditional provisions to the bill substi-
An even greater d ffcrence wa* observable in
tie supply *»f food that w*s served to ttu two
armies. The eder Lai ways u ad full ratio aoi
t>eeb p.rk, coffee, salt, bread and beans. Th ir
articles weie of the best- quail y, and the regi
mentou ovided with such convenient cooki >g
Ils tout tin y we e able to pr pare Itappe-
tizragly- They never suffered from hunger oi
poor rations.
The confederates on the other hand had scan
ty and poor eating They had irtuaUy no
cookiug uteosiia, and tne poor food that they
hod was miserably cooked. In the spring oi
6i Mr. Bedfield spent a lew days in the camp
of a confederate regiment and found that they
hod nothing for rations |nt beef and flour.
There was not even an ounce of salt. The bread
literally nothing but flour snd water. It
was bake, in pans and the beef
WAS EOASnUA ON A STICK.
Mr. Bedfield states seriously that the r bun-
ilance of coffee was worth thousands of soldiers
to tbe anion side. It wss a fine recruiting pow
in the border states. He tells of a lather and
o sons who fought for a year or two with the
confederates. They were then captured and
paroled. Oue day the sons went dowu to the
federal comp, and were treated to some Cm
coffee. They becime so fond of it teat they
ally joined the f-derals. lust to be able to get
plenty of it. The lather followed very
get his sons out of “the disgraceful scrape ” and
wound up by yielding hla patriotism captive
( be coffee, just as (hey had done.
It is amazing that tue southern armies, com
posed for tne most part of men used to bounti
ful living and a warm climate, sonld hav.
fought and marched, aud suffered as they did
for five long years amid the rqpuutalns of Ten
nessee and Virginia. Their soldier-life
If there had been no battles. It re
quired more courage and.patriotlfcm tn suffoi
and endure, and starve, than it did to fight.
CLEAN CAM'S AND SLOUCH Y ONES
Mr. Bedfield noted a vast difference in the
camps of the two armies. Those of the federalh
Infinitely better. Of course thi«
to be expected. They had
much better tents aud appointments—laigir
waeon traiua and more experienced help about
fixing the tents.
But beyond all this, Mr. Bedfield notes tha t
tbe federal camps were much better token c»re
of. They were vastly cleaner and more con-
reuiently arranged. The first thing the federal
)ldiers didAxhen they made a camp
construct b de off the ground in eich tent by
calling forked stick* and using the leaves
They would arrange convenient cooking pieces
Arrangements were made to colli ct all the flltb
of the camp where it could be removed without
trouble. The scene when a federal regiment
pitched camp was always A busy aud active oue
The men instinctively sought to make their
home-like, clean, comfortable and attrac
live.
The eouthera soldiers on the other hand
never took any such trouble. They pitched
their camps hastily, crept ir.to them and
to sleep. Tht ir camps were slouchy, filthy, and
and had no pretensions
TO BE FIXED
Mr Bedfield thinks that much of the slck-
tes that scourged the southern armies, espe
cially t'-UTlng the first yean of the wai, was due
to the ffitby condition of their camps.
One of the most Important aiff^rpeoes that
our observant noted waa tbe discipline that was
so much more perfect in the northern than
southern army. In the former tbe discipliue
vu perfect from the first. The officers
supreme in the federal army. They
obeyed implicitly and with noa-que*
tloning promptness. The
different with the southerners. There was
more iudividua'ity among heae ro diers. AI
mos: every mau had hlga ideas ot personal dig
nity and independent. The most of them
considered themselves the equals, many of
them the superiors, of their officers The most
of the companies were nude up in towns or
vllagesiu wh tea ail the men were acq alnted
wlih tach other It thus happened that
A LOT or LOCAL PRXJCDICXS AND SNTE8
were banded together in each company and car
ried all through the
Mr. Kedfl -id noticed a great deal of “talking
buck” on me part of onr men to their officer.-,
sad a good many high-strung privates offered to
lick the bffiixrs that gave them comma .ds they
didn’t like. The standing cf the indivi ual
confederate soldier waa much higher (socially
speaking) than that of the northern. Tnis ol
itself made them unruly at first.
GOING BACK ON THK OFFICEBS.
Hr. Bedfield says there was mach greater dis
position on the {©rtof the confedera es to nut
all the blame of a defeat on their officers than
there was on tbe other side. In short, tha led
era’s were more like regulars, the confederates
more like volunteers; ihe one were “machines.”
the others men.
A CKITICISH ON “BUHMXN®.’’
Our observant says that one of the most nota
ble point* of difference between the two arm.es
was the manner in which the federals ’'Dam
med’’ and played the vandal, while the south
erners didn’t bam and played the gentleman.
He says the touthtrners did no steafins. Tne
rights of prope ty in the country through which
they mirch d were sacred. They did
not steal, except in unusual coses, and
considered confederate territory. It was a nest
of unionism, ana had regiments in the federal
service. If the confederates had been induced
to plunder, they could have fouud plenty of
Cnion men through that section to strip—and
f*t ones loo They did not do it, however- So,
when the army went into Pennsylvania, it wss
the universal testimony that ihcre was lera
pillage and p uuderiug than ever done by so
Urge au tunny on the march before.
The difference wss ttrs and Mr. Bedfield
st tesit, also. The northern armies were re
cruited, for a great part, out of the slnm* of the
great cities. The disreputable, thieving class cl
the cities, saw a magnificent chance for p'under
aLd thieving in the proposed invasion of the
opulent south, and they joined the army just
for the purpose of beiug “in at the stealing ”
Thousand* cf irresponsible men hired as “tub-
sUtnies,” and went into the war merely as ^
mon* y-gettliiR venture. Of courts these ciaraes,
and there were enough of them to give complex
ion to the whole northern army, 6tole and plun
dered ou all occasions
THK SOUTHERN ARMY WAS MADE CP
by quite a different proceduie. There were
very few Urge cities in the south to draw “whaif-
rato and bummers” from, and tbe most of those
who juined the army were patriots aud gentle
men, rallying to prevent iuv.ision and enslave
ment of their couutry. They did not expect to
plunder, and cotut qarniiy found no trouble in
restraining th. irhind*. [
Mr. Bedfield notes m-uiy other potato of dlf
f rence between the aroies, and altogether hto
letter ah« ds a grAit deal of light on the problem
of the war, and tarnishes the thread cf its filia
tion. He says, nmr g other things, that the
southern soldiers were much more if tble to
panics than the northern soldiers. This fact, if
true, may be accounted for ly tae be ter discip
line of the northern soldiers. Beta,; under more
implicit control, then the olheis, they were
e tsier rallied.
This view is supported by the fact that after
the war had p ogicsaed for a ye tor two. and
the sol tiers were under better order, there were
very few, if any, panics.
/I We wish ihat we h»d space for Mr. Ke.'fl -Id’s
utire article. It is intereMirg and instinctive.
BRACK AMD MORTAR
Program ol Bnlluiox In Atlanta.
It is well known that the cold
and rigid climate ot Atlanta in winter prevents
certain extent any amount oi building. In
cold weather the mortar frees:* aud can not be
ust>d with any successor satisfaction. For m ny
winters—for mouths at a time—not a brick could
bs laid, aud our people have nearly made up
their mind that there is no use trying to do any
thi ig while tbe weather u so stubborn. The
present season, however, has been quite a quan
tity of building going on, not only in
the city of Atlanta but ia adjacent towns and
um mer resorts ■ Yefterday we strolled through
various
PARTS OF THK CITT
to see what was going oa iu the way of building
and were rewarded with much tucctsa
The Fuat Presbyterian church Is
going up rapidly. For two # or
three days work was contended for some rea
son or other but was resumed yesterday, and an
additional number'll workmen put oa so as to
hasten the completion of the edifice
The building will be a very handsome one,
and will cost about fSi.OOO. It Is expected that
it will b3 ready for occupation about the drs. ol
November. The congregation of this church
under Rev J H Martin, meets every 8u-_day a!
the Northern Methodist church ou Marietta street
where service'* will bs held nutil the church Is
finished. This church when completed will s6at
comfortably 1 000 persons.
Work on the Trinity Methodist church, on
Peachtree street, at the j auction of Broad, has
been started again a'ter a stoppage of about ten
d iys. We understand that ho delay will occur
uereafter, and that the church will be pushed
rapiaiy to completion.
This will be. when finished, the
largest church in thk city,
aud will be capable of holding a very large con
gregation. It has always oeen favored with a
large congregation, and tbe membership 1* c
ceediugly large, probably one of the largest
the city. We understand that the building will
be ready ior occupation oy the time i hat the
convention meets which will be about May
The United States court houre snd postoffice,
known to many as the cus.om house, is beiug
rapidly pushed forward. Ai. additional nut
her of haud* have b en hired and put to wo
npon this bnilding, irenoug whom are a corps
stone carvers who do the finishing work
This is done on the inside of the tuild'u***
where the blocks of stone are to be used Ii is
thought that the building will be ready for the
officials of the United Slates department to
move in and - ccupy it in
ABOUT TWO TEARS TIME.
Mr. Fealcy, thecooiractur supervises kII work
in p;r-on, and rushes it on as rapidly as possi-
OUR FIELDS OF FLEECE.
A History of Onr Progr*Mi-VrlerH
istut Receipt* ('ons|<teml-She Prow*
peer tor fbe Fitiare.
ble.
During the last four yesra Atlanta's cotton re
ceipts have increase! to rapidly until she to now
one of the most promising interior markets
within the cotton belt. Like the progress she
has maae iu every other department of trade,
she has now attracted the attention
OF THE LEADING HEN
of the country in regard to her cotton facilities.
Ii Is out of the qaerlon to suppose she will ever
be able to pay the pilce that the staple brings at
the ports; but, nevertheless, it toon acknowl
edged fact, ihat with our low rates of freight
through to Liverpool. Havre, Ac-, we are en
s bled to pay very near the tamq price as the
nearest towns to the seacott. The
JUST DISCRIMINATION IN COTTON FREIGHT,
as compared with other interior towns, is not
due to the desire of tne railroads to bnild up
Atlanta as a cotton market, but is a'together dm
to the great competition by the many railroads
and their connections, radiating from this point.
The roads have tried, through their pool com
bination*. to give tu no advantage in frei- hts
other interior , town* with Ice*
railroad facilities, but m> far have been unable
to check, by c mtracto made in their pool room,
the positive fl^ht by , various soliciting
•gents for the cotton freight from this place.
ihe **. A SON
thus far may be bri eviewed lu regard to
remark, t, os foiiow .
16 the mouth of September the market opened
ith a largo demand t» fl 1 foreign exporters'
orders, enabling our buyers to pay full prices
for all grade« offered
Of alt the shipments daring this month, only
about two hundred and fifty bales found their
way to
NEW ENGLAND MANGFACTUKKRS
It soon became apparent that we mast look
fot orders from the par's for foreign account, a*
leticin spinners who had hl'herto ph.crd
orders in onr market had transferred their fa
vors to Texas. Although the market opened
during thia month with a good demand, oar re
ceipts woald not admit of very c-x ensive opera
tions by our shippers The month closed with
fair bnsl:<eas being dose
The market opened in October at lO# cents
for middling cotton and from this out
OUR RECEIPTS INCREASED
with astonbhiug rapiJity, and during this
mouth most of our buyers placed their esti-
of Atlanta’s receipts at one hundre-d
thousand bale*. Tne demand for all grade-* o!
cotton to fill continent orders g ive us au acive
market all during tbe mon.h, closing with lit-
e or no change in prlc?
For the early part of November tbe avenge
price was 10 cento. Daring this month the
market aaw but little change in time and pric
there being but
SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS
in quotations; oil our sbtppm doing a large
business 'or foreign exporters, and both of our
compr.8 es being steadliy at work.
The larg.at shipments that have ever taken
place in this market, were during the firet week
in December, upwards o ten thousand bal *
goii g forward, middling 10% cents, bat a few
order* from Amei.cju spinner*
beiug in our market, and like
the previous months most shipments found the
same outlet,
THE SOUTHERN PORTS
receiving tut a few shipment*. The latter part
ot the month, our market became quiet ou ac
count of the holiday*, closing steady and un
changed.
Tbe month of January saw but little change
for the better grades; the 1 wer grades seem a
neglected, and quotation! were much reduced.
Previous seasons we had received very
little cotton below the grade of low middlin j
without being suited; but during to!* month
a large quantity of strict to strict ordinary cov
tons found their —-— - _
WAY INTO OUR MAftKJET,
the absence « f the better grades Doing much
felt by toe buyer* in filling their orden.
THIS FALLING OFF
in grad* being uulookt-d for, our buyers fouud
liL.mfeivts without a piece for the poor grades.
The market doted quiet at 10 cents for mid-
oliiig.
The whole month of February, thus fat has
been dull and the marker drooping with i tic
animation and until the last f -w d v*
transactions have been very limited. Sales of
THK OAT AND FffSriFK
For tbe benefit of fhe readers of
TheConstituiion v ho contemplate nome day
miking the acquaintance of a leading ectreea.
wi’havirwof matrimony, we append a list of
lost pronrueut with the eges of each:
Mrs Jtau Drew it)—MjKute Fitaer .36
Mrs John Hoey t2)..„5 C.hAtloUe Thoinp-
Mme. Eihtori— _6l! sou 35
Mr*. Baruey WII- Adelina : Atii Ifc) .Ai
(Mrs.
Emma Waller.
Lydia Thompson — j May Howan.
..SO
Mrs. Lan ier (5)
Magpie M itched v 6).._^
K ue Denta-... 4^
Rose Kytinge »7{ 42
:rab1ree-t9)~
•*onnie WornII (&■
K b’ht)
MM May F.bk(U)...
Mias Fannie Dare
Tree - '—...27
ison......
ickie Umrard......
391 Mice HarrLsou.... MMM .27
ickie U * “
pita L *
Fay JXmpletoa 115).....
DniL'ce U2)..l8
u noron 04)... 15
r Anderson 4X3) 1G
Tbe New Orleans races will com*
mence April the 20ih.
The Mobile meeting dates April
10th. »
—Tbe races at Nashville will come off
ib jut tbe lost of April.
-Ol Hart, has seiit Dollar in the
country to winter.
— B>b Maynard can entertain any
an for an hour on “hone talk.*’
Mr John Moon, of Macon, recently
bought* fin*trotter ta Kentucky which'he will
put upon the track during the spring races.
C >1 C. A. Hamilton, of J .nee coun
ty. haa three running horse*, “Ifcsino,” “Short
Dog,’’ “Sweep." whic i are doing well
—Spider, the frtm na Columbus trot*
\ 1* matched for a $500 race at Jackson. Miss.,
about the 15th March
The sorrel mare MaJlda, owned by
Mr. LouK to In Borne. Sbe. it will be icmecn-
bored, won a race here last i UI.
Smuggle has challenged Rsrus to
trot three races for $1000 each, the first to come
off at Clerelaud Ohio, in the early part of June
Mr Bird Barry, of Newnan, has his
rwcer, “Bu tou," and't otter, *fl*m Weller," in
flueconulUou for the apriug races
— At Savannah, on .Friday lent* a
ce wss trotted in which ‘ Irish Gir ,!Iemered
by Mr. M J. Doyle, took tbe purwe of $T 0.
—Oliver J-meshasH racemuie which
was raised in Georgia It to by a cyclone, out
of a gale, and is vtiy fast.
—Mr Jin . Rdstou's tro’ting mare,
Lucy, with a record of 2:40 is dolus well in
aeon, where she has tbe u»e of tha fiae tracki
all to herself.
—Mr. Clint Tavlor is the ''wier of
quit*- a number of fln^ rsc -rs, anonr which la
vi.c irot.I"g sta'liou * Storm," which wou a good
record Iasi reason.
-Mr. F. A. H’gtrina, formeriv of this
city, is now iu Eu faii I a Ala., where he is put
ting ‘-uranger’’ and ‘P-gassus,” two Oh-.* 'rot-
ters,intraiui gfor the com ■ g r- c k thi- k -ring.
—At Gr ffin, J^hn IV mb e J ckson
to the only ra'-er of any com* qut T, ce. II* is «ai1
10 t-e io^xceilent c *qdl»lori, and win di card
his present record foi a better one this fs'l.
- ‘ Faugahalangh,” owned by Mr M.
J. Doyle of Savannah, with a record of 2:26, to
at I'bllsdelphU. where he will u nm uiow his
heels to an ndmlrn.g anaienco.
Clint Tay or doles on gray horaea.
He buys every one that emrea along, especially
11 Urey are dsp Jed grays He has now twenty
flue animals of .hi* color.
•Many of the horses in artendarce
, the Charleston races have left for B lt:-
among which are “Jim Boil" aud '‘Ben
—Clint Tavlor, who K perbaps/one
of the bmi jude^H of horse fl>h iu th<- south,
h*s a number of flyers whicn will shr.w their
speed thee mii.g reason
—^■ Fitly-four l rotters have won a
name on the track amonJi U*r icmolN grew
horses. Hsnnis. *1 ed I y M .mbrn . Fliot.le d*
with a ne rd of 2:19^ ah- U' twevty have a
class cf 2;/5, aud the re maiuder raLff.i g to
£ as’us Corni"R’s trotter, George
cord of 2:24 Mr Oiri ing re’used to rell him
Mr J Mi Bride for S40 0.0.
—It in intended that Ten Broeck shall
The tall account of the unfortunate luting treasury for national bank notea,
BackJw wMr.il, ye.t.Td.j'. P ro T ldl SF treasury notea shall be
l*. ae f thr CoNTi-TL-no*.tilth, preceivable f or one-third of any one
c^r.rf t h,.r«tap'o tttino., Aa ««tb.n payment oteuOomj and the remain-
icg two-thirdsj payable in gold or silver
dollars, and these treasury ffoies also
to be interchanged for four per cent,
bonds.
Bawl’s YearUacs
stated, the friend* of Gre*n Clayton were sure
tha: he won d give hiznrelf up at tou* proper
time and bile aJi resequences of his action.
They ny he woald r er«ar tuve fled after Bucka
lew was s ain, bad he cot feared that some of
the rolling mill men would bare au- zapted
TO AVENGE THE DEATH
of cne of their fellows. He deecred it the bet.
ter cotree to get away snd come bock wh n pas-
Yeaterday morning, he commaieoted to tbe
police an hori ies that he would rate some of
the force at the fair grounds at some smted
hour.
Captain Mike Wtlte and Patrolman Starnes
west to tte place, bat they received ward from
dou tfulaatothesaff—
New York, February 27.—At tbe sale aios should be OTer and he could hare the in-
of CuaOiiel McDaniel’s thoroughbreds, partial protection of the tow.
twe ve of Harry Baeset’s vearlings were
sold at an average of $450.
Aaelkfr Fail are.
Cl5CINSf ATI, February 27.—Lars An* c syran tlutbe St U wo* dou tful se to the safety
derbon, a prominent capitalist, brother of comtot eoptoii winie repaed that he >hoaid
j of Maj. Anderson ol Fort Sumter fame, j S
Mad. | acUj H o’clock. One mini* Mow tat appom-
chickess might roo-t in safety on the edge of
their camp*. Mr. Recfield says that “he i*con
strained to confetw, ithougn why he does It
under constraint we can't imagine) that at the
opening of the war the mass oi the southern
army were geptieraen.” As the struggle deep
ened and the soldiers were starving, of conns
changed to a degree, but even then the
confederates paid for everything they took.
It was totally different with the federals
They foraged shamefully. They stole every
thing from chickens on therofet up, or down.
They respected no sentiment or helplessness.
Tt>es were vandals in the wont sense. Mr.
Bedfield mentions, among other things, tut-y
entered his store (the temple of peace, by the
way.) and built fires wi h homes worth 12 50 a
pair. A hundred or so Bibles they tore up and
scattered oa the flxtr, or mode bonfires of
What they could not use they destroyed. Tbe
author says: “Such utter and wicked waste I
hod not thought human beings capable of.’’ He
oars further, “No amount of faatpniny caul
keep out the pillagers. Nothing was too sacred
to he stolen or ueatroyed.”
THK EXPLANATION OF IT ALL
Mr. Bedfield explains this difference by say
ing that the federals were in an enemy’s coun
try, and felt that everything waa a fit mtj xt ot
plunder; while the coated*rates, marching
Only one more *tory will be pat on a d then
tbe roof will be p aced in position, after which
ual w rkof the building wil be hurried
through wi h.
Mr Rhodes Hill wUl *oo:i ccmmei cebu' dlnga
$15 0 0residence on Peachtree street, ue-rthe
rnrofCain.
Th i buildiug w.il b» mule of brick and will be
a Very handsome o:c.
Col. A. E. Buck md Judge \V. B. Wood-*, have
ui: coatempl .te » the building of residences on
Peachtree street on a part of the Kimball plat
near the termination of tbe street tor line on this
fashonabl: street.
ttev Frauk Quarles, colored, president of the
Normal and Tato okIcaI institute of this city, is
making arrangement 1 * to build' a $5,000 ed fice
tract of ground already purchased for the
purpose. This institute will be used to finish
the education oi colored people who contemplate
adopti: g some profession for their support,
is contemplated to make an addition to
bui.dlug which will add to the cost $10 (00.
Tbe building will b. of wood and It will be. it
expected, flubbed by the totter part of May.
Mr B if Brcomhead bus nearly completed
building three residences ou Eud Hunter
t cost of about $8 000. They are of brick and
understand have already been rented
liable tenants.
Mr I 8 Boyd has recently built a small bu:
very neat residence on th = earner of Petchtree
and Hous on streets at a co t of about $5 UK).
Mr Wallace B *yd has completed his ruu rence
on Forsyth street, which Is a very neat one, and
add* much to tbe appearance of that section.
MrJ H Porter, the courteous ticket seder at
the union p*8B-nger depot, has ia proc
construction a fine sore on Alabama street
Tne building is nearly completed, and will be
ready for occupation lu about ten days
Tne parso-..ege of the Genual Fre-byterlan
church ou Wa«uington street haa been
pieted, and is a very handsome one. Ii is
pied bv Dr J T L*. Itwich aud famdy.
Mr Judus L Brown ha* recenty built
residence on Washington street where h«
resides. The cost of it, we understand, waa
about $5 0 0.
Mr T F (indy has built up almost a small
town at the end of the street car line,
Donougn street, fronting on McDonough and
Frazier street*, lo our perambulations yester
day we were struck with tne neat appearance oi
very flue tenement houses,which he has jud
erected. The houses ora so built that each
house hts free access and faces on the street.
Thru: of them open on Grady's oily, and tae
other three face ou Fraxer street. They are oil
doable houses, four rooms each, and, for tene
ment houses, are tne very beat we hav-; yet seen
In Atlanta, as tech bouse contains lour rooms,
well plastered, and furnished wlrh terra eoiu
chimneys. He has also erected a very fine store
oa tbe prem.ses, wh ea, for couvenieLce and
comfort, is ao-urpassed Tne house* rented os
fas. as they were finished,and the plac<: ha* now
the appearance of a small villng: Mr Grady
has iurnisned co .stunt emp.oyment to from
twelve to fourteen laborers since las’ N - vember.
He has put down a pavement 158 feet long,
which to equal to the best iu the city, at his
o wn expense, and has also had a sewer three
feet deep ard 158 feet long laid through hto lots.
four miles, for any sum from $i,5f)0 »>
0,»O3, provided the races are ruu eituc-r at
Lcxiugfon or Lwitevillc.
Mr. M. J. D.nyJe, of Swan nab, Jt*8
ntimbe.-of trotters* am jt g which are “** »ei*y
rod "Irish Girl •’ They are hand loci by
Hummers, who is also the owner of «ev--
ABOUT THREE THOUSAND
bsles having been made in tbe ia*t three or four
days, the market bong on a basis of 10c for mid-
d tags. Our receipts tha* far this season are
about
NINETY THREE THOUSAND
bales and will probably reach one hundred and
five thousand. Stock on hand »hout twelve
thousand ba es—nearly twice as much as thi*
time last ye ir. Atlanta may well be proud of
her rapid stride* in the cotton trade Having
TAKEN SUCH A PROMINENT PLACE,
behoove* her to use all exertion and
ergy leaving no stone unturned, whereby she
y Increase h r prominence In the cotton cir-
Her nucurat gain in cotton receipts wi
about thirty thoutand over tost year, for the
that about fifteen thousand bale*
tost seaeon’a receipts were forced
here bv the y-llow % fev«r in Sivannah, t»r
in other words, Atlanta's receipts tost year in
round numbers were
NINETY THOUSAND BALES
Deduct fl’teeo thousand forced here by the fev<
h markets arake* her natural receipt*,
for test reason seventy-five thousand. a?ainet
which we Will reculvo this season one hundred
and five thousand bales, sta win? a legitimate
ii crease of thirty thousand. We
reason why
ATLANTA’S RECEIPTS,
with her great railroad f icilities, should not in
crease in (he came ratio fa the next five, as
has hitherto done in the past five years
great many shipments mide during tbe pas’
season Iot foreign exports went direct to the ship
without n handling at the port, saving this cost
and benefiitag the planters os it enab'ed
buyers lo pay more for the cotton than when
rehandled at the porta
The planter will seek that mark-it where he
knows that he will receive tbe bignest price to
his cotton, of course taking In'o considers!-
(he expense of reaching that point. Our buyers
l! fly*?:
l- park in a race, is «i Ju -gu Wilson s farm,
six miles from Atlanta, where she Is re*
capers* I ng.
—“Beaumont,” the bandnocne four-
year old p'aSl.on, belong!i
have closely studied the Interest of the farmer
and
ALWAYS PAY AS MUCH
as Justified by the controiirg marks. Every little
cost aa<l expense In hand lag cotton they
de&vor to save, which has a tendency to ke*-p up
full prices in our market, bo tbe nlegbboring
pi-inters will seek Atlanta oa the market in
which to ell their cotton
t alic
* thi* *
< In i
*,nd
tl, it will be remembered, *
, where he to
. Thi* flu*
the sUUiou
at
e coming «enson. Thi* fin*
rack at the firet Gr.flln fair.
—The beautiful trot ling nmre Lady
Turpin ha'idled by Mr. Doc Smith, of Atl mta,
teat, year will come south in the *prh.~ *
bly take pise-* in ihis city.
■Mr Wm. A. Brown’n friable, con
sisting cf tbe running horses Berateh*. Bur^un-
T-n Uil!. will l<*ave * hortefton for thi*
ug »h-i early pjtrt of next iBO r "h where
...-J remain.a f. w preparing them-
retlve* for lx>m tana, w&cre BttrgimOj wu» (u
for a 920,0 0 purse.
—The c.iallenjrPi of Col. Ru»eell to
Pmupgler" ag*invt ''Ruus’' ht%a already
produced a
ailcngo 1
p for 95,ono
(attiSt* Smuggler,’’ either «
*lde. or a series of mx race* for 91,100 or 92.000
snide, e«ch race “Luclle.” ‘God Dust,” or
“Great Eastern " would probably ba the horse
named by Green.
—Mr. Wm. Hodpe*, who ownes Min
nie Taylor, the winn*r of the testr
thorpe park, will lethia " —
Frid ■* *
: , for a purac <
.. in about
95<e. Hhe has been
m-tebed with a Nashville horse re-wen route
to this dly. Eve*y orrangeme t will he made
ge* out a crowd at the park upon that day.
id fine sport mav be exacted, as the track is
tag plac’d In fine condition by Mr. George
Kries, the k -eper of the grounds. Major B W
wrenn will put on a train for the occ siou.
— Th four year-old running home
General Phillips, 'a’ely in attendance upon the
Charleston rec-s, U in New York, to which d y
. me iing closed. He
r>ne. In which he has
Austin, N<w Orleans,
Sivannah and Charleston. At the latternlaca
W B. Astor. ol N -w York,
he mm of $10,
the colors of t
heen enterwi aiucc.
CLAIMS.
The senate com mi tte on claims, by
on*? majority, has decided to report
$150,000 for th* Methodist Episcopal
oooi agency for the use of its building
at Nashville. Tbe claim as presented
called for $450,000.
The ways and means committee
acted ficaily on the sugar tariff to-day.
Tbe details are ir accessible.
The committee cf public lands of the j through th dr own country,
house Lei agreed to report a bill con- I <ud not feel like destroying and plns-
ierring to Aitb&ma the lauds previouev I Bering. This is hardly
ly selected^as swamp and overflowed
lands.
The whole to fe-ced in onl each house divided
off by a good, substantial f« nee. Each house
fine well of water and every other conven
ience u> be wtoaed tor Tbe lota In tbe teat ot
each of these houses furnish very fine gardens,
which hto tenants are now cultivating. Mr
Grady deserves great credit tn giving employ
ment to so many poor laborers daring the winter
months while times were so dull ia Atlanta. At
lanta ought to have more such young, enter-
priilrg and successful men aa Mr T F Grady.
The above is only a partial list of the new Im
provements going on in Atlanta. There are
many houses being built and numerous addi
tions being made to buildings already com pie-
hsve escaped our attention. After
tektag the rounds, we visited the offices of Mr.
W H Parkins and Messrs Fay A Brayn, where
we found these gmtlemen busily engaged
drawing ap plans for numerous buildings,which
will go up this summer.
Mr. Parkins hid before him a plan for the
bal ding of a Baptist church in Perry, Houston
coanty, also a residenc- for CoL B. J. Powell, of
B'rnesville. This expert architect always has
his hands fall of work from the country town
in this state. Messrs Fay A Bruyn are well
known In the same line of business, and com
mand a .ante amount of patronage.
We understand that there will be a large
iy many of „
> m EmI TenoMKe ».»**»..». SrtKrS? J££ S^KSSS
I fedaraey is which Becleid lived, wm hardly tit, ton oil fears bapkhed of a do toy in the wor
An Explanation
In the senate, Mr. Gordon, of Geor
gia, said he desired to make a brief
pemon&l explanation. When the silver
bill was on its final pa^s-ge, he sta’ed
that his colleague, Mr. Hill, was pair- d
with tbe senator from Tenneesee (Mr.
Harris) and if his colleage bad been
present he would b*ve voted against
the bill. On bis colleague’s return
from Georgia he (Mr. Gordon) mitun-
derstood him as to tbe extent of the
pair, and that his purpose was to pair
on the fcen&te amendments and not
he bill.
MR. HILL’8 REMARKS.
Mr. Hill, of Georgia, said he concur
red in tne statemenfpbf Ms colleague.
■Ss he was leaving the*fcitv for the state
of Georgia, being compelled to be ab
sent, he requested hiB colleague (Vfr.
Gordon) to have the senator from Ten
nessee (Mr. Harris) nair with him on
the senate amendments. He had stated
to the senate that, he would vote for
the house bill with certain amend
ments, and therefore could not have
said in advance that be would vote
against that bill. After he left the city
AN ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE
fora pair between himself and the sena
tor from TeoneBsee (Mr. Harris.). Mr.
Gordon said “his colleague was correct
in saying that he referred to the
amendments, but he (Mr. Gordon) had
no thought that he intended to limit
the pair to the amendments.”
Colored Hnrderor senteneed.
Indianap lib, February 27.—Wm.
Greenly, colored, who killed Ida Ker
sey, colored, last Christinas eve, was
fonnd guilty, the jury affixing the death
penalty.
In tbe Breakers
Washington, February 27.—Thes’g-
na 1 de vice station at Tybee island, Oa.,
repoits that a large three-masted
schooner was carried into the breakers
on the northeast point cf T>bee at 7
b. m. Immediate assistance is needed.
The heavy sea breaking over her pre»
yents the reading of the name.
spent oi Mr W B. t
bought Mm for ihe ram of $10,0 0, and he will
in fait
liora’-
*barr .
and Tom;Ochiitrre.’
—The Augusta Evening News says
that at H*p>?i*’oMab!ca, in that eity, there are a
number of fl,-era.km mg which are White Cloud,
a New York horre. owned bv Mr Brantley, with
a record o: *:J0 Thornhill to the property of Mr
Bd'mean, with a record of 2:50 Vatnbrino
Pa'c en Nh» o»,owned hy C*pt In Moran.with
a Rood pedigree. B tile B II and L'zzle OL,
owned hy c H Phir>a ;e, with a xe-ord ot 2:50 In
double barn era. Besumor.t,owr.ed by Mr Chuck
Ai d- reon, of Marie ta.wi h a record of 2:35 and
Nora 8'rams, h Kcntuckv fl ly owned bv Colonel
Bob Simms, ot Car.ish, Kentucky. Ail cl these
bones are in 1 ra dug.
—A table of Kentucky trotting sires,
recently pub’lshcd. shows that Mexa-drr’s
Pilot, jr.. has got the greatest rmmbcr of D**re
formers that have recor* s under 2:30 tha’ A ex-
amer’s vbdsllah has tbe greatest number under
2:25, ann that Alexander'* Norman and Go d-
Ou*t arc equal o i the 2:
ol tbewe rirea have pur
.o^k at thos- now on tt
of Msmbt
with five tvrf rm'rs n»jd-r2:30: Ericsson and
Cisrk Chief (bo.<. dead) tie ou lour »«ch, with
tae van wita *wo p-rloimera. <-»eorye wilkea,
Woodfo'd Mam bri’o. 4lmo U, 8lr dder’s Clay.
C-arkChi*-f, J^okon* Mam bri no Chief jr . Mom-
Lnuo, PavchvL and rtnow -Unm aaca nave one.
SUN'DRY SPLANHKS.
— In Rtewurt com ty recently, in this
ite. Mr John Tatum and Mr S*mu I Bcail
;ntf x hunting and m«?t with raua sutci a.
They jumped fonr rud fores -nd caught two.
"(J’re nMid wi-re raised by Mr.Quuufcf-Smith,
niihsStation. Ala.
At a recent bench bTjow he’d in St.
Loui*, Mo , between five hundred and one
thousanddrw* were on ixhlbltion. The evhi-
ed ten days during which time ta^re
amount of mutic ia tha; favored
vicinity.’
Burned.
Chicago, F*b. 27.'-C«meron A Am-
bery’s printing and bookbinding eatab*
lishmeal is burned. _lx>ss $127,000.
A Gentle Hint.
In our style of climate, with its sud
den changes of temperature,—rain,
wind and sun-shine often intermingled
in a single day, -it is no wonder that
our children, friends aud relatives are
so frequently taken from us by neg
lected colds, half the deaths resulting
directly from this cause. A bottle of
Boschee’s German Syrup kept about
your home lor immediate use will pre
vent serious sickne-s, a large doctor’s
bill, and perhaps death, by the use of
three or four doses. For curing Con
sumption, Hemmorhages, Pneumonia,
Severe Coughs, Croup or any disease
of the Throat or Lungs, its success is
simply wonderful, as your druggets
will tell you. German Syrup is new
sold in every town and village on this
continent. Sample bottles for trial.
10c.; regular size, 75c.
Mdl^dBodAwapu?* Wj