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SOUTHERN STATES. NEWS NOTES CATHERED FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. SOUTH CAROLINA. The Eutawville railroad scheme is a Terr fertile theme of conversation and ■peculation in Sumter now. There is an old ladd seventy-three years old, living in Union county, who lost her teeth some fifteen years ago, and now has a full new set nearly developed. Captain George P. Anderson, a former citizen of Greenville, died at Santa Rosa, California, on the 23rd of February. He was once well known here, was a stu dent of Furman university and a nephew of Judge Pressley. The large and beautiful residence of Colonel S. M. Rice, in Union, caught on fire and was consumed in a short while. It is supposed that the fire originated by rats with matches, as it caught in the garret, where no fire has been used. Very few of the household effects were saved, and a large amount of jewelry and silver was consumed. The insurance is about $3 ,000, which will not cover the loss by a great deal. The court in Chester has been engaged for some time in the trial of Hay Rob bins, colored, charged with the murder of Preston Vaughn, colored. The kill ing occurred in June, 1885, in a bateau on Broad river. A jug of whisky belong ing to Preston Vaughn, and which, in some way was broken, led to the difficulty between him and Hay Robbins. The state's witnesses established a clear case of murder. The defendant, without any justifiable provocation, stabbed and after wards shot his victim, producing almost instant death. He swore that Vaughn made threats against him and attempted to draw a pistol upon him, but his testi mony was wholly contradicted by other and disinterested witnesses who were present. It made its impression, how ever, upon the jury, as they found him only guilty of manslaughter. A case of general interest and consid erable importance has been tried in Barn well. Eugene T. McCreary was arraigned for the homicide on the Bth of November last, of Thomas J. Rountree, a brother of Mr. S. Rountree, who represented Barm well in 1870 in the famous “Wallace” house. McCreary, the defendant, was represented by the two famous criminal lawyers of the second circuit. Colonel Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell, and D. 8. Henderson, senator from Aiken. The day was consumed in the trial, and the courthouse was crowded to its extreme capacity. Many witnesses were exam ined and the main defense relied on (self defense) seemed to be sustained by the evidence. The gentlemen charged with the conduct of the prosecution and de fense made strong arguments, and after the judge had fairly stated the law ap plying to the case, it was given to the jury, who, after ten or fifteen minutes’ deliberation, delivered a verdict of “not guilty.” ALABAMA. There are 1(>47 coke ovens in Alabama. The toll on the bridge at Tuscaloosa has been reduced one-half. It is feared that the recent frosts in north Alabama have killed the fruit. Ozark’s subscription to the capital stock of the Alabama Midland amounts to about $20,000. Negro members of the Presbyterian church iu Greensboro have erected a neat church in that place. After January, 1888, no whisky will be sold between Montgomery and Mobile on the line of the railroad. A writer from Larkinsville, Jackson county, says that the cows in that town have killed everv shade tree by hooking them. Mr. J. F. Pride, of Pride’s, is ninety six years old, A casual glance would take him to be about fifty, so sprightly is his appearance and w r alk. Lauderdale county contributed six recruits to the coal mines as the result of criminal trials at the recent term of the circuit court. A piece of gold ore about the size of a baby’s fist, found near Alexandria City, was recently sold in New York for $22. A large amount of this ore has been found in the Tallapoosa hills and owners are holding their lands at a high figure. Mrs. Sallie Potts, wife of Mr. John Potts, of Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale county, cut her throat at the residence of her sister, Mrs. E. G. Chandler, of Gravelly Springs, using her husband's razor for the commission of the dread deed. Grief for the death of a favoiite child, who died some months ago, is supposed to have been the cause of her in sane act. Avery shocking accident occurred near Anderson last Monday evening. Mr. John A. Bates had just returned to the field to plow when a cold rain and sleet began to fall, and he stopped by a large tree for shelter, when another tree fell upon him and crushed him into the ground. When he was found one of his hands was still on the plow handle, though his legs and arms were badly broken in several places, and the brains from his shattered skull were found sticking to the tree by which he was supposed to have been standing. He was a good man and leaves a wife and five little children. John H. Dent et al., heirs of Mrs. Eliza Dent, of Newnan, Ga., have filed complaint in chancery against B. M. Long and will bring suit for the tract of land on which Cordova, Walker county, is situated. This is by far the biggest suit ever brought in the county, as the land involved is one of the finest coal regions in the county. It lies between the Georgia Pacific and Kansas City roads, near the crossing, and will be at the head of navigation when the Warrior river is opened up. Messrs. Sam Price and Hewitt, McQueen & Cos. are attor neys for plaintiffs and Messrs. Gunter & Cunningham, of Jasper, and David Smith, of Birmingham, are counsel for the defense. The factory at Anniston employs 320 operatives in the various departments of the factory. The pay roll for one week amounts to $1,500, which money is verv largely spent weekly inside of Anniston. The amount of cloth turned out each day is 15,000 yards, which would cover in length over eight miles of ground. The mills are now running on full time, and are doing a fine business. In operation some six years these mills have only been 6hut down six months,which speaks well when we view the fact that nearly all the cotton mills in the United States have beeu forced frequently to close their doors. Anniston during this season has received 15,000 and Oxford 7,000 bales Of cotton. THE MONROE ADVERTISER: FORSYTH. GA., TUESDAY. APRIL 5,188 T.-EIGHT PAGES. GEORGIA. Washington county claim* to have the tallest man in the State, Mr. James; he is 20 vears old, weighs 200 pounds, and is G feet 7j inches high. Mr. 11. C. Walker, formerly of Twiggs countv, but now of Laurens, has just in herited SIO,OOO, left him by his uncle, John Walker, of Louisiana. The mineral excitement around Tunnel Hill is at fever heat. Nearly evety man in that neighborhood has discovered iron and manganese on his place. The Dalton cotton mill stock is selling at 115. when offered, but is held at 120. The Cherokee factory stock will go to 110 before a wheel is turned. Temple is about as good chicken mar ket as any town of its size in Georgia. The merchants of that place buy from 1,000 to 1,500 chickens a week. The Spring Place Times has been shown this week a recent assay of the Legal Tender mine which shows four ounces of silver and twenty-one pounds of tin to the ton. Avery fine specimen of iron ore has beeu taken from T. C. Napier's place near Rock Spring, in Walker county. The ore is brown hematite, and the indi cations are that it exists in large quanti ties. Mr. Charles F. Durr, formerly of the Rome and Decatur railroad, has discov ered a silver mine about eight miles from Rome. The ore contains fifty per cent of silver. He. will sink a shaft in a few days. Major Cross, who is working a gold mine near Tallapoosa, has a beautiful nugget worth eighty-five dollars just taken from his mine. He now has a stamp mill iu operation, and will proceed to sink shafts. Last Monday morning the colored peo ple's church and academy, in Rockmart, were consumed by fire, the origin of which is unknown. Loss $1,200; no in surance. John Swinson, a young man living about four miles north of Dublin, re cently through mistake swallotved strych nine for a dose of calomel. He discov ered his mistake as soon as be took the poison and at once swallowed an emetic which saved his life. On the lOtband 11th of May a conven tion of all the counties on the Flint, Chattahooche and Apalachicola rivers will meet in Columbus for the purpose of securing ample appropriations for this work, and greater activity in prosecuting it. The counties of Lee, Worth, Dooly, Macon. Taylor and Crawford are entitled to two delegates each. Last Thursday night a man named Davis, for some years a resident of Tat nall county, but formerly of Goldsboro, N. C., was taken to Reidsville and com mitted to jail. He is from the Perry Mills neighborhood, and is charged with bigamy and the murder of his first wife (married iu N. C.). The body of the unfortunate woman has not yet been found. Mr. John 11. Williamson, an industri ous farmer living about four miles south west of Butler, lost his dwelling and its entire contents by fire Saturday morning. Mrs. Williamson was engaged at ironing when the fire occurred, and the house was cirveldp&d in flames before if was discovered, consequently it was too late to save any of the household effects, there being no assistance present, except Mrs. Williamson and, perhaps, a few small children. The fire at Bowman was not attended with altogether as much loss as was at first stated, as all the merchants saved something, and some of them enough to move into other houses and continue bus iness, though the loss is heavy as it is. The iron safes stood the test. The Messrs. Gloer bad six hundred dollars in money in their safe, besides notes, books and accounts, and when the safe could be examined they were found intact. FLORIDA. The question of paving the principal streets of Tampa is being urged in that city. .Arrangements are being perfected to start a citizens’ bank at Dayton iu a shert time with a capital of about $50.- 000. The laying of iron on the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf railroad is pro gressing rapidly. Another caigo is ex pected soon. The orange growers of western Hills borough are just now* shipping the bulk of their oranges, and are receiving satis factory prices. The Tallahassee railroad fund has reached $36,000 thousand thus far. Monticello has subscribed $16,000, and the enterprise, it is believed, will be a success. MeMcckin is one of the largest orange shipping stations on the Florida South ern. The crop of this season will reach about twenty thousand boxes. The proposition to change the name of Gainesville to Alachua, has been voted down by tne city council. The propo sition is unpopular with nearly every cit izen. The large saw mill of George W. Rob inson. at Millview, valued at $60,000, and three million feet of lumber was de stroyed by fire last Thursday. The loss is partially covered by insurance. Over eight hundred water oak trees have been set out along the streets of Green Cove during the last thirty days, prompted by a resolution of the town council giving 25 cents for setting out, and 25 cents additional, twelve months hence, for all that are alive at that time. A convention of the people living in West Orange county has been called on to decide on the creation of anew coun ty, composing a part of Marion. Sumter and Orange. The call issued calls for a representation of five delegates from the east of the Ocklawaha river to meet in convention at Fort Mason, on Saturday, March 27. The new county will be called West Orange, 3nd probably will select Eustis as the county site. The neighborhood of Peuiel embraces many fine groves, and its people are cul tivated and refined. One of the hand somest places in this hamlet, about five miles from Palatka, is that known as the Taylor grove, until lately owned by Milo Patterson. No one suspected that the place was for sale, and many were amazed to learn that the deed was exe cuted and the purchase consummated. The consideration was $5,000. but the form in which the cash was tendered con stituted the novel feature of the transac tion. The $5,000 will be paid in the shape of vinegar, at twelve and a half cents per quart. NORTH CAROLINA. Near Cunningham's store, in Person county, Saturday, Mr. John Hendricks and his nephew were killed by a runaway horse. It is reported that a block of mica was recently found in Jackson county which j measured 26 by 36 inches, and was 18 inches thick, weighing about 1,000 pounds. The old Stewart mansion, located on the banks of the Catawba river at the point where Sugar creek flows into that stream, was totally destroyed by fire last Thursday evening about dark. The poor-house of Wilson county, sit uated about one mile from Wilson, was destroyed by fire Friday evening about four o'clock. Insured in German Ameri can insurance companv of New York for $1,500. The freight office of the Carolina Cen tral railroad company at Monroe, was broken open Friday night, and a small amount of change and a bunch of keys stolen. It was known that on Friday an j amount of gold bullion was placed in the office for shipment, and it is believed ; that the thieves were after this. On last Tuesday Mrs. Murray, the wife Mr. W. J. Murray, of Frogsboro, was burned to death. Mrs. Murray has been in feeble health and confined to the house for some time. On that day there was no one at the house with her but a little girl, and she went out for some purpose and on her return found her mother lying out iu the yard dead. It is thought her clothes caught fire and she ran out of the house and was unable to extinguish the flames. Jlrs. Nancy Byrd, who lives near Liles vilie was taken, during the early part of the year with what she deemed her last illness. On Saturday, the 26th ult., she sent to the store for goods out of which to make her burial garments. When the goods arrived she examined them care fully, gave minute directions for their cutting and making, and superintended the work during its progress. When fin ished she dismissed the subject from her mind and composedly awaited the end. On Wednesday night, she said to a friend who had just arrived, after having trav eled many miles to see her, “James, 1 want to turn over.” She was carefully placed in the desired position, and in less than five minutes passed away without a struggle. POST-OFFICE BURGLARIZED. The Albany, Ga., Post-office Robbed of Money and Stumps, A special to the Atlanta Constitution from Albany, Ga., Tuesday says: Our city was considerably excited this morn ing when it was reported that a bold j.nd daring burglary had been perpetrated at the post-office some time during the night. An investigation soon revealed the truth of the rumor and led to a dis covery of the amount lost. The safe was bored into, the drill being placed in such a position as to break the combination, and the drawers were rifled of their con tents. The vault containing the money was carried away with the stamps and registered letters. Six hundred or S7OO in money and SSOO or SI,OOO in stamps were taken by the thieves. Besides these, about thirty registered letters, the exact value ,of which is not' known at present, were stolen. An en trance into the post-office was effected through the back door, which was locked and barred securely when tbe office was closed for the night. Early this morning tbe broken vault and the papers were found on the banks of the river, where they had been left by the thieves after rifling them of their contents. The work is evidently that of professionals, who go prepared for their work, and strenu ous efforts will be made to bring them to justice and retribution. Captain Y. G. Rust, the clever and efficient postmaster, telegraphed immediately to the authori ties at Washington and to Inspector Booth, of Atlanta, notifying them of the robbery. A HAIL STORM. Hops Much Dnninge to Property at Ac worth. Ua. A special to the Atlanta Constitution, dated Monday, says: A terrible hail storm, accompanied with a terrific and destructive wind, struck Acworth, Ga., last night, about 8:30 o'clock, and lasted about three-quarters of a minute. In this short time the whole scene was covered with the icy drops and drifted in many places a foot deep, The wind lifted the tin roofing off of two storerooms, and the rain which fol lowed c mpletelv wet their entire con tents. The owner places the damage at $2,000. David Leak's and John Green’s dwell ings were both completely demolished. No piece of timber was left in place, and yet, strange as it may seem, no ODe was hurt, notwithstanding there were six in each family. Some of the children were in their beds. The furniture w r as badly damaged. Another house was also made a com plete wreck, but the inmates were all away from the house at church at the time. Another was almost set up on one end. The colored folks' schoolbouse and II bertsou’s giuhouse and cotton press were also blown down. MILLS BURNED DOWN. A 5260.000 fire Takes Place in West Poinl —To be Rebuilt. A special from West Point, Ga., dated Monday, says: A tire broke out to-night at 7 o'clock in the West Point Monufac turing company's mills, four and a half miles below town. The fire originated in the wheel house, cause unknown. The building was totally consumed. It was insured for only one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The owners, Messrs. Lanier, say they will rebuild at once. The losses will be borne by about fifteen insurance companies. About two hun dred operatives are thrown out of work. Superintendent Long's residence is in great danger of burning. The winds are blowing strongly in that direction. It is favorable to the warehouses, and they may not be lost. INTEKNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS Washington D. C..—Collections of in ternal revenue during the first eight months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887. were $74,248,868, being $917,607 less than the collections during the cor responding period of the last fiscal year. There was a decrease of $3,735,596 in receipts from spirits, an increase of $989,- 270 on tobacco, an increase of $1,873,- 798 on fermented liquors, an increase of $14,903 on miscellaneous objects and a decrease of $54,794 on penalties. Re ceipts for February. 1887, were $80,063 less than receipts for the same month of 1838. i SOUTHERN PROGRESS. THE IMPROVEMENTSIN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. Manufacturing and Other Itnalnrsa Impr ests Booming-New Kailronds. Ktc. Marks & Laird will develop an iron ore mine at Laird. A canning factory is to be established a t Lexington, Ivy. John J. Wolf has erected a saw mill at Rogersville.Tenn. An SB,OOO school building will be er ected at Calvert, Tex. Jacob Bear will develop a mangauese mine at Greenville. Ya. A wheel-barrow and tool factory are to be built at Decatur, Ala Troutwine & Semones have built a foundry at Union City, Tenn. A company ha 9 been formed to build a creamery at Natchitoches, La. The Catholics of Birmingham, Ala., c ontemplate building a fine church. A company has beeu formed at Mary ville, Tenn.,to manufacture churns. Machinery will be erected to develop a silver and lead mine at Mason, Tex. A company is being organized to build a cotton compress at Bayou Sara, La. James Hare is erecting five buildings at Manchester, Ya., to cost SIO,OOO each. A horse shoe factory is to be erected at West Nashville, near Nashville, Tenn. A company has been formed to develop magnetic iron ore mines in Ashe county. N. C. Negotiations are being made for tbe erection of a cotton compress at Summit, Miss. A gold mine is being developed at Abbeville, S. C., and machinery will soon be erected. The Nashville Iron company will put in their works puddling machinery and 16 furnaces. It is reported that the money to build a paper mill at Lynchburg, Va., has been subscribed. A $25,000 stock company has been or ganized at Gainesville, Tex., to build a grain elevator. A Fire-Arm company has been char tered at Little Rock, Ark. The capital stock is $3,000. It is reported that a company is being organized to build a large marble yard at Knoxville, Tenn. The Tyler Lumber company will build a planing mill at Tyler, Tex., and have purchased machinery. The United States navy department will build a large dry dock at Norfolk, Ya., to cost $600,000. A. S. Emerson will erect a shirt and underwear factory at Charleston, S. C., two stories, 56x160 feet. Negotiations are being made for the establishment of a sewing machine fac tory at Little Rock, Ark. D. G. Palmer, Geneva, Ohio, has pur chased 200 acres of mica land at Canton, Ga., and will develop it. I. N. Biggerstaff, Forest City,N.C., has purchased machinery to erect a saw and corn gin. The Rolling Mill company capital stock SIOO,OOO has been incorpo rated at Birmingham, Ala. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad company will extend their Mineral Rail road, in Ala., to Huntsville. It is stated that a company lias been organized at Selma, Ala., to build a rolling mill and a nail factory. The Sylph Mining company recently organized, have commenced developing gold mines at Booneville, Ark. Samuel R. Bullock & Cos., of New York, have contracted to build five miles of street railroad at Paducah, Ky. A company has been formed to build gas works at Decatur, Ala., and will also build a similar works at Hartselle. A bill has been passed in the legisla ture to allow Winchester, Va., to issue $20,000 of bonds to build a city hall. A bill will be introduced in the legis lature to authorize Gallatin, Tenn., to is sue $40,000 of bonds to build water works. The West End Rolling Mill company will be incorporated at Birmingham, Ala. to build a rolling mill of 150 tons ca pacity. The Tuscaloosa .Northern Railway Cos., has been organized at Tuscaloosa, Ala bama. Their road is now being ar ranged. Middlebrook Bros, are building a saw mill and a planing mill at Plano, Texas. The capacity of the planing mill is 40 M feet daily. A $25,000 company has been formed to start a stove foundry at Morristown, Tenn., by C. R. Johnson, of Girard, 0., and others. A New York company has bought a site at Paducah,Ky., and will erect a hotel to co9t SBO,OOO. It is to be completed by January, 1888. The Ripley Cigar Manufacturing com pany has been organized at Maysvilie.Ky., and*will at once start a factory to employ about 50 hands. The Montgomery Furnace & Chemica. Works, has been organized at Mont gomery, Ala., to build a charcoal furnace and chemical plant. The Bridgeport Brewing company, Bridgeport, Conn., will build a large brewery at Houston, Tex. Work will he commenced at once. A. Chance, of Loudon, and Mess s. Craig and McMullen,of Knoxville, Tenn., have purchased 125 acres of marble land and will open quarries. The Columbia Bridge company, Day ton, Ohio, have received the contract to build an iron bridge across the Duck river near Centreville, Tenn. The English syndicate have completed the purchase of the gold mines in Whi'e county, Ga., and will, it is said, begin to develop the property at once. Boston parties are negotiating for about 12,000 acres of land at Mammoth Spring, Ark., with a view to erecting a large cotton factory and flouring mills. The Cotton Seed company, capital stock $500,000, has been organized at Vicksburg, Miss. The company has four machines erected for cleaning cotton seed and will soon erect four more. Each has a capacity of ten tons. They will erect more machinery this summer; also an oil mill. Smith & Sharp, Nashville, Tenn., have received the plans for a $70,000 stone church to be built by the Episcopalians. The Tulip street Methodist church, same place, will erect anew building to cost about S3O,0 jO. Plans for a SIO,OOO Baptist church to be built same place are being prepared. The Enterprising Manufacturing com pany, Augusta, Ga.. have decided to utilize the surplus power of their cotton mill bv putting in 10.000 spindles and 800 looms. The North Alabama Oil it Asphalt j companv capital stock $1,200,000, has been organized at Birmingham, Ala. The company owns about 2.000 acres of oil and asphalt lands. The Atlanta & Alabama Railway com pany to build a railroad from Atlanta, Ga.! to Selma. Ala. 175 miles, will sur vey their road at once and expect to be gin building it at an early day. Walter W. Davin, Birmingham, Ala bama has purchased the light to manu facture terracotta lumber by a patent piocess. and will erect a plant at Bes semer and probably at Sheffield also. The Farmers' Alliances held a meeting at Temple, Tex., recently to consider the erection of a cotton factory. A oh.irttr for a company to build one to cost about SIOO,OOO was drawn and officers elected. The Banana & ludian River Inlet C'o.. has been formed in Florida to build a canal to connect the Atlantic ocean with the Banana and Indian rivers. A com pany to build a canal. 1.800 feet long, from Lake Ola to Lake Carleton has also been organized. The Bear Mountain Telegraph & Tele phone company has been chartered at Bear, Arkansas, and will build a line from Hot Springs to Fort Smith, via Bear. The Standard Charcoal, Iron and Chemical company, Nashville. Tenn., have licensed a company to build one of their charcoal and chemical plants at New Orleans. The Roanoke Manufacturing company has been organized at Roanoke,Va.,to sell lumber,coal, etc., and manufacture meal, flour, lime, plaster, etc, Tbe capital stock Is to be not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000. FROM WASHINGTON. Letter to Aclinic Secretary of llie Treasury —Bond toll—Other Iteiue. The acting secretary of the treasury has received a letter from Deputy Collec tor Spencer, at Tampa, Florida, saying that for weeks past several persons, prom inently identified with the former filibus tering expedition to Cuba, have been congregated at Ybor city, adjoining Tampa, some of whom, he says, came from New York and others from New Orleans aud Cuba. Acting upon stand ing instructions from the department, aud with a belief that the men meant to send an expedition from Punto Gorda, arrangements were made with the collec tor at Key West, and with the com mander of a revenue cutter at that port to prevent their doing so. The suspected men made themselves very offensive to the cigar manufacturers at Ybor city, in terfering with tbe employes, and threat ening bodily harm to Martinez, Ybor & Cos., if they did not pay them a certain sum of money. The manufacturers at once appealed to the citizens of Tampa for protection, and a committee of citi zens waited on the filibusters and ordered them to leave the town. All left quietly except two of the party who are confined in jail at Tampa, Fla., for a murder com mitted at Ybor some time previous. This action on the part of the citizeas had a good effect. Deputy Collector Spencer says the at tempt has evidently been abandoned and that it is not likely that any more efforts will be made to sturt a similar expedition from that neighborhood for some time to come. THE BOND CALL. Another call for three per cent bonds for redemption, tbe 148th, has been is sued. It matures on May Ist. Follow ing is a description of tbe bonds: SSO original No. 17 to original No. 28, both inclusive. SIOO original No. 157 to original No. 351, both inclusive. SSOO original No. 66 to original No. 148. both inclusive. SI,OOO original No. 767 to original No. 1,221, both inclusive. SIO,OOO original No. 1,912 to original No. 2,885, both inclusive. ' Original No. 23,778 to original No. 23,797, both inclusive. Total $10,000,000. Three months interest due May 1, 1887, on tbe above described bonds will not be paid by the checks forwarded to holders of bonds, but will be paid by checks for warded to holders at the time of presen tation. Parties holding bonds called by the circular can obtain immediate pay ment with interest to date of presenta tion by requesting the same in a letter forwarding the bonds for redemption. FOR OUR DEFENSE. Bids were opened at noon Tuesday in the office of the secretary of tbe navy for 1,310 tons steel gun forging and 4,500 tons steel armor plate for the completion of vessels now under construction by the department. The bid for 1,300 tons gun forging were as follows: Cambria Iron company, $851,513.90; Midvale Steel company, $1,397,240; Bethlehem Iron company, $902,230.79. For steel armor plate about 4,500 tons, there were but bids as follows: Bethlehem Iron com pany, $3,610,707.50; Cleveland Rolling Mill company, $4,021,560. The propo sals of the Bethlehem company were ac companied with a memorandum stating that the prices named wer: based on the condition set out in the advertisement of their bids to cover both armor plate and gun forging and should therefore re ceive preference, all things being equal. HOW THE MONEY MUST BE FAJD. The first comptroller of the treasury has decided an interesting question in regard to the execution of the act p issed at the last session of congress, providing for the redemption and sale of school farm lands, now held in the Beaufort, S. C., by the United States. One of the provisions of the act is that “before such redemption shall be awarded and title restored on any such application and proof, such applicant shall pay into the treasury of the United States the amount of the tax. penalty, interest and costs properly chargeable against the lauds described in such application, together with the cost of advertising the sale of taid lands,” etc. A question aiose as to whether it will be in compliance with law, if the money is paid or deposited to the credit of the secretary of the treasury until invested in United States bonds: and also whether if the money is paid into the treasury it can be invested in United States bonds without a special appropriation. The first comptroller has decided that as the act specifies that the money shall be paid into the treasury, it I would not be in compliance with the law to deposit it to the credit of the secre- ] tary, and that after the money has been deposited in the treasury it cannot be drawn therefrom, but in consequence of appropriations made by law. SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT. 4 Hotel Man of Gallatin. Tenn., Elope* with Me Wife’* Sister. Gallatin, the county seat of Sumner county, Tenn., was thrown into a state of excitement Tuesday when it became known that Charles Moseley, proprietor of the Sindle house, and Miss Alollie Phillips, his wife’s sister, had disap peared. They left town iu a hack, but the direction they took was not known. The police authorities of Nashville were notified, but not having any authority for the arrest of the couple did not endeavor to find their whereabouts. Moseley t re ated a ripple of surprise by appearing at his desk in the Sindle house Wednesday morning, but the youug lady, Miss Phil lips did not return, and no one in Galla tin except Moseley knows what became of her. Miss Phillips is a daughter of the former keeper of a toll gate near Gallatin, but for several months has been living at the Sindle house with her father and his family. There are many rumors afloat about Gallatin as to the elopement, but when a reporter sought information regarding the case, the informant was very reluct ant about giving it. lie said they had been seen in a room together. Reporter went diligently to work end; avoriug to find the young lady, llis efforts were successful, and she was located at the boarding house of Mrs. Pitts, on Xoith Cherry street, Nashville. Late at night Dr. W. F. Glenn was called to the board ing house to see a young lady with a broken limb and was ushered into the room where were Miss Phillips and Mose ley. Miss Phillips was lying on a bed suffering intense pain. They were both very much excited. Moseley said that she had jumped from a window in the Sindle house because her father threat ened to kill her, and came to Nashville with him. He told several different sto ries about the escape, but all his state ments conflicted very much. Mrs. Phillips arrived this afternoon to attend the bedside of her daughter. Miss Phillips, in an interview, claims that she went into Moseley’s room to play with the children. The children went out and she heard a chambermaid telling her sis ter she was in the room. Her father came up, and for fear of him she ran and jumped from the window, and Moseley then brought her to Nashville. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Wlio I* to bo Secretary nml Treasurer is the Absorbing Theme. Washington, D.C. — It is now regarded as settled that Assistant Secretary Fair child will succeed Air. Manning as secre tary of the treasury, and that his appoint ment will be announced the latter part of next week. Solicitor McCue and Comp troller Maynard are spoken of as possible successors of Mr. Fairchild as assistant secretary. The former, however, is said to prefer the new r circuit judgship in New York city, and the latter is said to prefer his present position. Third au ditor \V illiams and Chief Clerk Youmans are also said to be aspirants to the assist ant secretaryship. Nothing has yet been settled in regard to the treasutyship. Air, Jordan’s resig nation has not yet been accepted, and, while he requested the president to re lieve him of the duties and responsibili ties of the office about the 3d of April, it is thought he would consent to retain the position a while longer if the presi dent so desired. The chances are, how ever, that the president will be able to select his successor before the date speci fied by Air. Jordan. It is said that the president desires to select anew treasurer j from the west. There was considerable comment at the treasury department over the failure of congress to make any provision for pav ing tire salary of the new circuit judge of New A ork. The act creating the office fixed the compensation, SO,OOO per an i nuin, but no provision for its payment I was made in any of the regular appropri ation Dills. The new appointee will, therefore, have to look to congress to supply the omission in the next deficiency appropriation bill. It is not likely that the office will be declined for this reason. THE CHICAGO BOODLERS. I Tbe Grand Jury I’incl* Oyer Thirty True Bill*. | The grand jury of Chicago has found f something over thirty true bills against ! the county boodlers. Said a gen Reman j on the inside Thursday: “Solong as they are not presented to the court the jury’ j of course, has power to change its mind, i It is evident that there is some delay in ! proceedings, but the jury is unanimous in its opinion. T know this to be true. The official corruption was barefaced enough for the jury to make its present | ments almost at the very outset of this j investigation. “Some of the merchants and contract ors who have been subjected to shaq questioning before this body of twenty three staunch citizens have exhibited themselves in a most pitiable light, j While these men have confessed th< ir 1 guilt, it is probable that in consideration of their services, some of them will es cape punishment, excepting perhaps the I disgrace attaching to au indictment. The authorities are after the arcli thieves. The evidence has been overwhelming against the boodlers of high and low de gree.” A CHURCH DEMOLISHED. Before daylight Thursday morning members °f the Nanticoke school hoard near \Vilkesbarre, Pa., with the aid or a i force of workmen, broke op< the ' „ Congregational church, threw out ail the furniture and lore down the building. They claimed the right to do this under the will of the late John Alills, who left the lot for school as well as church purposes, and it is claimeu fur ther that the church society never ob tained legal posession. The action of the school board has ereated intense excite ment. The church trustees declare that tney intend having every member of the board arrested on criminal charges and that they will also sue the school board for heavy damages. A LARGE COTTON SALE. The largest single transaction in spot cotton in the history of the trade of Texas, if not of the entire south, occurred at Galveston \V ednesday afternoon after business hours, in the sale of 6,300 bales by Willis & Bro., to Kauffman & Runge for export. Total spot sales in the ket aggregated 8,118 bales, representing over $4(10,000. The total stock of Galves°- ton was 13,556 bales, but the above heavy purchase reduced the amount of cotton remaining for sale in first hands to about 5.000 bales, whioh is less than the stock n any previous year of this season. THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED UNDER THE IST FU ST ATE COMMERCE BILL. Th* Names of the Men Appointed anil ihe Terms Which They are to Serve-short Sketches of Their Lires The president lias appointed the fol lowing interstate commerce commission ers: Thomas AI. Cooley, of Michigan, for a term of 6ix years; William R. Alorri- o, of Illinois, five years; Augustus Scliot n maker, of New Y'ork, four years; Aldacc F. Walker, of Vermont, three years; Walter L. Bragg,of Alabama, two year-. SKETCHES OF THE COMMISSION. The fact that Air. Cooley's name heads the list does not necessarily indicate ti nt he will be chairman of the commission, as it must elect its own chairman. The following is a sketch of the public care, r of the men composing the commbsu :, excepting Mr. Alorrison, whose public services are so generally known a? • . need no description. Thomas AI. Cooley was born at N. Y., in 1824, studied law in that state and removed to Michigan in 1843, where he has since resided. In 1857 he was : elected compiler of the state laws and in 1850 reporter of the supreme court. In 185f he was chosen by the regents ns commissioner to organize tlia law depart ment of the university of Alichigan. and he has ever since been connected with it. In 1864 he was elected justice of the su preme court and was re-elected in 186'.* and in 1877; he was nominated by tl republicans for re-election in 1885. and was defeated. He is author of a number of a andard legal works. He was re .‘in ly appointed by United States Judge Gresham receiver of the Wabash railroad | company. Aldace F. Walker is a Vermont lawyer, • about forty-four years old, a republican lin politics, who studied law with Sena tor Edmuds. He served as colonel in the union army and has since been practicing ! law at Rutland. In the Vermont senatu he has taken a leading part in framing legislation to solve the railway problem, and has given much study to the ques tion. Augustus Shoemaker, of Kingston, X, Y., was born in Ulster county, N. Y., Alarch 2, 1828, and is a lawyer in active I practice. He has always been a demo rat |in politics. He has been judge of his ! county, and candidate of his party for j supreme court judge. He was a state | senator during Governor Tilden’s term us ! governor, and was one of the leaders in the legislature. He was always a cl<>- • , personal and political friend of Air. Til den. Air. Shoemaker was attorney get!- | eral of New York state in 1878 and ’73, succeeding Air. Fairchild, the present acting secretary of the treasury. In 1886 he was presented by the anti-Tammany j delegation from New York, in the demo cratic state convention in 1875 and in 1880, and also the Chicago convention in 1884. Air. Shoemaker is now a member of the civil service commission of New York state, having been appointed by Governor Cleveland and retained in oflh e by Governor Hill. Walter L. Bragg was born in Alabama in 1838, but resided in Arkansas from 1848 to 1801. He was educated at Har vard university and the Cambridge law school, and practiced law in Arkansas for some years. At the close of the war he settled in Alabama, and was for some years the law partner of Senator Alorgan. He has been a leading democrat in that state for some years, and has served as national delegate, presidential elector and a member of the democratic national committee. In 1884 he was made presi dent of the Alabama state railroad com mission, and served in that position f air years, during which time many impor tant questions arising between the -lil roads and their customers were patio.ac torily adjusted. STEALING COTTON. i wcnly-flvo Bale* Dianppt'nr nnd Are Snbarqacntljr Found. A case somewhat startling was heard before a justice of Columbia, S. (’., \\ ednesday morning. Several days pre vious a freight car of the Charlotte, Co lumbia and Augusta railroad,on a siding, was found emptied of twenty five babs of cotton. After a consultation with railroad officials suspicion fell upon Ben jamin F. Turner, vardmaster of the com pany. He was accordingly arrested. Ho stoutly declared his innocence. Sixteen bales of the cotton have been found in the ginhouse of Joseph Taylor, a colored man living in the southern portion of the city. The marks on these bales have been obliterated. Taylor says he hauled this cotton to the ginhouse at the request of Turner. A car lock and a railroad lantern were traced to Taylor’s possession. It also came out by Taylor’s statement that lie had three bales in his carriage house. He claims to have put them there by Turner’s o.der. T urner is about 38 years old, mar: 1. and he has hitherto borne an excel, it character. He has been employe 1 by the railroad about three years. Tayl r was prominent in the heydey of radical ism in South Carolina. lie was never bitter. He is now an extensive dealer in wood and coal, making money. The present indications point to Turner’s and-- charge, and to Taylor’s commitment f r trial. The case has excited unusual in terest, and the result is awaited with some eagerness. Both defendants aie out on bail. DISASTROUS HURRICANE. \\ f*t Virginia Visited and Mach l)nni;igfl Hone to Property, A terrific hurricane early Saturday morning did a large amount of damage in the vicinity of Wheeling. W.Ya., al though the city itself escaped, owing to sheltered position. At Aloundsville the large barn of Charles Jasper was wrecked. Near Cameron Mr. Ott’s dwelling house was destroyed. At Littleton three barns and a saw mill were wrecked. The Cath olic church at Broad Tree station, on the Baltimore road, was twisted at right an gles to its former position. Six miles above Wheeling the large stock barn of Edward Miller was blown a quarter of a mile and reduced to splinters. At Bur ton a large amount of lumber was widely scattered. Reports of other damages are constantly coming in. NORTH CAROLINA FRUIT. A heavy frost Wednesday morning did much' damage to truck in many sections of North Carolina. Report from the Xewberne section show much damage, particularly peas. In the Wilmington sect:on the cold weather has set back the crops Horn two to four weeks and has injured the fruit, particularly peaches. Ihe latter fruit is also hurt badly in the Xewberne and Goldsboro sections. West of the Blue Ridge it is reported as not injured.