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THE GEORGIA PRESS,
Rfv. Watkins W. Hicks, D.D., so
■well known hereabouts, has been de
feated for supervisor of the census in one
of the Florida districts.
Athens is a favorite town with min
strel troupes.
A man by the name of Avener started
to New York from Thomson with his fam
ily, but deserted thorn in Augusta, leav
ing them in a very destitute condition,
Ai.abama slings are tolerated in
Thomson, and now a number of Macon
urchins want to arrange an exodus in favor
of Thomson.
The last Issue of the Cartersville Free
Press was made up of the advertisement
of Thomas W. Baxter, fertilizer agent, an
attack on General Gordon, and a few local
lines.
Bis. Jesse Wiki.e will remove from
Cartersville to Monticello.
A phantom party was held a night or
two since at the residence of Major C. H
Smith, (Bill Arp,) in Cartersville, a night
or two since.
A large brick hotel for Talbotton is
among the probabilities of the not distant
fut m e.
The fertilizer campaign has fairly open
ed ail through the State, and the knights
of the lmne dust are making things lively
for each other.
The cogs of a gin and a hand of Mr,
JolinT. Boyer, of Sparta, had a surprise
party Inst week, in which the gin came
out the happier of the two.
Mis.> Bake Whitaker was burned
last Saturday night by the explosion of
keiosene lamp which she was tilling.
Two Lee county men had an eatingand
drinking match last week, in whicli it
Was agreed that each should pay the
other's bills. The bills were one dollar
and a half each.
Wheat ill Sumter county evidently
has th«* rust.
Captain John A. Cohen has resigned
the presidency of the Americus Fair As
sociation.
The Hinesville Gazette is apprehensive
that, on account of the warm winter and
probable cold spring, the fruit crop
throughout the State will prove a failure,
Sparta IshmaelitK General Browne,
of *!.» ‘-tate University, now edits an ag-
grirnUiiral department in that old and re
liable journal, the Telegraph and
Messenger. This will contribute to
make this paper a still more welcome vis
itor to tiie firesides of Georgia farmers.
Tr.wtXTOX Southerner and Appeal: Our
fin in ; tell us that there are not enough
in--..its in the county to supply the de-
mi * for farm labor, and that many of
t\ ..*• that are here refuse to contract by
!!„• j '’nr, preferrin.g to rely upon making
a livi-g by odd jobs.
M, iH'FFlE Journal: Mr. Raysorwas
married to Miss Bloodwortli, of Grif
fin, last Sunday. This may be regarded
as u I .urberocs proceeding.—Tee. & Mess,
Wait till she attempts to strap him; then,
if lie’s got Bloodwortli a cent, he’ll Raysor.
- L8 seem to be subjected to rather
singular treatment in Sparta according to
t’ Minaelite. It says:
The old well near Mr. Martin's shop
has in- -n dug up, and a new one is being
pli.,iu.d a few feet further east. The
v. ifrr supply of Sparta is very limited.
P j,' ought to be very particular to guard
r.gni "! fires; for if one should break out
in town there wouldn’t be water enough
t put it out.
CAiirERSVH.l.E Free Press: Just as
,vc go to press Mr. Will Taylor, a train
i.aiiVl o;i the State road, was caught be
tween ihe bumpers of two freight cars and
mangle i to such an extent that no hopes
...ertaiued for his life. He was from
.will Carolina and had been running but
two months.
Aug usta Notes: Georgia has furnished
two Senators to Mississippi, Messrs. La
mar a ud George being natives of the old
wmiionwealth. They are both good—
none lietter. Our own Senators are na
tives. While keeping plenty of good
biaiii* at home, much that is valuable lias
been distributed abroad. Ours is not as
Stephen A. Douglass once described Yer-
luout—a glorious State to be bom in, pro-
i idod one leaves it soon enough.”
I' it kotton Register: Colonel Wad-
ley, through Captain W. E. Raoul, the
general Superintendent of the Southwes
tern .ailroad, has made a proposition to
imho, ton to furnish the rolling stock,iron
an.i c uss ties, if the people of Talbotton
would grade tlie road from Talbotton to
number six. This is a most liberal prop
osition, and there is talk of moving vigo-
ro.wJy in the matter.
A correspondent from Turin to the
Newnan Herald says: We have traveled
(iirougii portions of Coweta, Fayette and
Meriwether comities, and notice a large
acreage sown in small grain, and a more
pi miising prospect we have not seen any
year loan now for small grain crops. We
iiear of much soured meat on all sides,yet
uoiie that is a total loss. We think there
is not spoilt meat enough to affect the
price to any extent, and farmers would do
well to defer purchasing a while longer.
Much guano will be used upon the coming
c. oj., yet we do not apprehend that more
laud will he planted this than last
J ear. The present price of bread stufls
will indicate the better policy to the farm
er. Com now selling at eighty cents per
bushel, would suggest the planting of
inure com.
Tiiomasville Enterprise: Our com
munity was shocked cn Monday last by
the news of the sudden death of Mr. W.
W. Stephens, at the residence of Mr. Da
vid J. Hall, about three miles northeast
of this city. Mr. Stephens left town on
Monday morning early to go out and
drive up some cattle. He was accompan
ied by a colored man, who says that he
complained of being a little unwell on the
A ay, ani when lie got to Mr. Hall’s he
told ihe negro man to go and drive up the
cattle. Mr. Hall went with him, leaving
Mr. Stephens sitting by the fire. Mr.
Hall was gone but a little while, and on
his return was met by his daughter, who
told him that Mr. Stephens bad fallen
into 1 lie fire and was dead, she thought.
Mis. Hail had in the meantime called in
Mr. Kelley, who was passing the honse,
and lie had pulled Mr. Stephens away
from the lire. Mr. Hall fouad Mr. Ste
phens on the floor dead. He had been
curving as constable and deputy sheriff
for sometime past, and gave general satis
faction in the discharge of the duties of
his office. He was between sixty and
seventy years of age, and was apparently
in good health to the very day of his
death.
Beurien County News: We are call
ed upon to record one of the most heinous
crimes that ever darkened the history of
our country. On Thursday night last as
Mr. I. H. Elliott was walking in his hack
yard the contents of a double barreled
sbor gun were disclaimed at him. The dis
charges were almost simultaneous. One
shot struck his pants near the knee, and
another went through the back of his coat.
The remainder of the loads entered a
fence near by, and several of the shot
(buck shot) were extracted next morning.
Immediately after the firing a party *f
citizens examined every double barrel gun
is the place, but did not find any that had
recently used. So far, the affair is
snrouded In mystery, but every effort will
be made to ferretout the perpetrator. Our
people are justly indignant, as they feel
that the attempted commission of this dark
crime has cast odium upon tlicir country,
which calls for prompt and swift retribu-
t'- -i Tt is due Mr. Elliot to state tli&t he
is an honest,banl working citizen, and one
wiio attends strictly to his own affairs. He
liasihe sympathy of the people of Ala-
pahm aud will have their hearty co-opera
tion in seeking to bring the guilty party
to justice.
Xiiwi.vrox Southerner and Appeal:
Deciding to take advantage of the recant
crM spill, Judge J. C. Bower killed a
■iber of Logs, and finding that four were
"'£» proceeded at once to hunt them
up. Two were found, perfectly wild, in j was as good as anybody and that she
the swamp. A lively fight ensued be- , should have something line. The clerk
tween one of these and the dogs, in which | threw down several, and selecting one
the latter were getting worsted, and Judge . that he thought would suit, the Troup
Bower ordered the negroes who were with county man asked the price: “twelve thou-
liimtogoto their assistance. This they
refused to do, and the Judge went himself,
when the hog turned upon him, inflicting
an ugly gash in his leg. Determined not
to be outdone, Judge B. 6ent for a gun,
and, after repeated failures, it was induced
to fire, and the hog was killed. Judge
Bower has suffered considerably from his
wound, and for several days was unable
to wear a shoe. The cut, we are glad to
say. is healing now, and we hope that he
will experience no further trouble with it.
The Athens Watchman thus grapples
with the railroad situation:
The route we would propose is, for the
company which has leased the Macon and
Brunswick Road to bring it on to Social
Circle, instead of by McDonough and
Covington. We are assured that this
route is not only more direct, but can be
built at a much less cost.
After reaching the Circle there are ten
miles already graded on the Walton Rail
road, from Social Circle to Monroe, and
from there to Athens is only twenty-five
miles. From this point we have the
Northeastern Railroad, {already in opera
tion) to Lula—leaving only about fifty-six
miles to build to the North Carolina
State line—a good deal of the heavy work
of which, in the neighborhood of Clarks
ville and Clayton, is already done. North
Carolina is willing and anxious to build
her link in this line, and we are sure that
the short gap In Tennessee will be filled
in immediately. This would give the
most direct and shortest line that can
possibly bo built from the coal fields of
Tennessee andKentucy and the grana
ries of the West to the South Atlantic sea-
baord.
One of the most wonderful things that
lias occurred in Augusta this week was
colored man who was knocked in the head
with a brick, from the effects of which he
died. A post mortem examination should
be held, as the occurrence, as it now stands
overthrows all existing theories.
Griffin will soon have a military
fair.
Albany had a few flakes of snow on
Wednesday.
Frederick Paulding plays in Albany
on the 10th instant.
The Evening Advertiser is to be con
tinued, having received sufficient patron
age to warrant this step during the first
month of its existence.
Mr. and Mrs. Mock celebrated their
golden wedding near Albany last week.
Hon. W. A. Harris Is said to hare re
ceived five thousand applications for cen
sus enumerators in the Second district.
R. R. Blocker got hurt last week at
Dawson while endeavoring to board a
train.
Twenty-six fish ponds are in opera
tion in Thomas county and more atten
tion is being paid to pisciculture,
The grading on the Gainesville and
Dalilonega road is progressing favora
bly.
Pike County has a minister named
Bellah.
CaptainB. J. Tabbutton, of San-
dersville, died in Orlando, Florida, a few
days since,
The members of the Wallack troupe
took a hand in extinguishing the recent
Hawkinsrille fire,
Albany had two small fires last week.
The more serious was the burning of the
kitchen of Dr. W. W. Bacon, which was
insured.
A verdict for a thousand dollars for in
juries, has been awarded 'John Thomas,
colored, in the Griffin Superior Court,
against the Central Railroad.
If the Greensboro Herald man and the
Warrenton Our County man continue to
call each other donkeys, they will con
vince their friends that after all it is noth
ing but a little family feud.
Mr. John Lowe, formerly a merchant
of Knoxville, Georgia, died in that place
Wednesday evening last.
According to the Weekly, an average
of five children per month have been bom
in Conyers during the past year.
Dakien Timber Gazette: Hon. James
II. Blount, of the Macon district, is one of
the best men in Congress.
The Dublin Post fears that Laurens
county hasn’t a very hopeful prospect be
fore it. It says the farmers fed away all
their com waiting for cold weather to kill
their hogs. When they did kill, the
weather fooled them and spoiled their
pork. We shall probably have a bad
crop year, taxes will be higb, and crime
ran riot im our midst.
Fort Valley Mirror: On Wednesday
last, Mr. George L. Lilly, of Fort Valley,
was married to Miss Lula McGehee, now
of Tliomasville, but late of this place.
We wish the happy young couple a long
and prosperous journey through life.
We learn from the Berrien county News
that Parson Jacob Young, of Irwin county,
killed a catamount last week which, it is
believed, had destroyed over one hundred
head of sheep for the farmers in that sec
tion. The animal measured over four
feet in length, and was the size of an or
dinary cur dog. It had long been a ter
ror to Irwin county sheep owners.
We note with pleasure the following
from the New York Press: “When col
lected in book form, as they undoubtedly
will be, Mr. Joel Chandler Harris’ graph
ic negro delineations, entitled ‘Uncle Re
mus’ Folk-Lore,’ will be oue of the most
popular volumes of humorous dialect
sketches ever issued from the American
press.” The Americus Recorder says and
we heartily endorse it: “Mr. Harris is a
graceful writer, and his subject is most
lappily chosen. In the preservation of
these legends he is rescuing from oblivion
the ‘Folk-Lore’ of a past memorable to
every’ Southern heart.”
Dublin Post: On last Tuesday night,
while Mr. Richard Odom was in Dublin,
attending court in the capacity of a grand
juror, some cowardly villain taking advan
tage of his absence went to his home, in
the extreme eastern portion of the county,
and burned a house, a stack of fodder and
some fence. The house stood some dis
tance in the field from the dwelling and
contained a quantity of oats and all the
plow gear. The party who committed
this crime is a very eligible candidate for
the chain gang, and it is hoped he inay bo
detected and brought to justice.
Cedartown Advertiser: There is an
old lady now living in Cedartown, whose
vitality, at her age, is something remark
able. " She is seventy-one years old, and
only a few days ago took up her knitting,
started at nine o’clock in tha morning and
walked to her daughter’s, eight miles in
the country, with whom she took dinner,
and chatting an hoar or so, returned
homo in the afternoon and cooked sup-
jer for four persons. Now, if anybody
mows an old lady who can beat this let
them trot her out.
Barxesvtlle Gazette: Captain B.
M. Turner is making a strenuous effort to
organize a Joint stock company for the
purpose of establishing telephonic commu
nication between Bamesville aud Zebu-
ion. It is thought that the cost of estab
lishing such communication would be a
much less than that of establishing com
munication by telegraph; for in adilitinn
to other things, there would be no sal
aries of operators to pay. The postmas
ters at Bamesville and Zebu Ion could af
ford for a small salary to S'"'d and receive
messages. We are very glau that an in
terest is being aroused in this matter. It
should, and doubtless will, meet with fa-
sand dollars,” replied the clerk. “Well,
yon just wait until I see my wife,” said
the Troup county man, “and if she wants
me to sell out my farm, my stock of goods
and everything else we have %nd put
the money in that shawl, I will let y ju
hear from me.” A. T. Stewart Jfc Co.'
clerk hasn’t heard from him yet, and the
probability is that he will not take the
shawl.
The Jesup Sentinel says:
Rev. W. B. Bennett informs us that he
has a stalk of com in silk and tassel.
The Marietta Journal has the follow
ing. Can this be one of the results of
the election of the wet ticket in that
place:
We were awakened a few nights ago
from sleep, by a low, soft, sweet singing,
as if our mocking bird, which was in its
cage in the room, had concluded to seren
ade us. The notes were distinct, clear
and varied in tone. We listened quietly,
and then approached the birdcage, but
we were convinced that the music did not
emanate from our feathered songster. The
next day and night we frequently heard
the mysterious singing which proceeded
from different parts of the closet, until
we were led to believe that a singing
mouse had domiciled itself under our
roof. We were correct, for a few nights
thereafter the singing mouse ventured into
the room, trilling his notes unabashed.
In an attempt to capture this peculiar
singing animal, we had to kill it to pre
vent its escape.
Thomasville Enterprise: Monday was
the first day of the spring term of the
South Georgia College, according to the
first division of time, and several new
boys were expected. The school closed
on last Friday with one hundred and
forty-four pupils, showing a gain of four
fsr the week. The necessary steps are
being taken to introduce the military de
partment at an early day. Until a detail
is made by the Secretary of War, Mr. Al
exander, the newly elected professor, will
have charge of this department. Being
thoroughly qualified, the young men will
receive as thorough instruction in this
branch as they could from an officer of
the army. Colonel Wright, chairman of
the board of trustees, is in correspondence
with Senators Hill and Gordon and Mr.
Alex. H. Stephens, all of whom have
pledged their best efforts to secure the de
tail as early as possible,
Mr. Milton B. Lingo, a saloon keep
er, was assassinated by an unknown man
in Savannah on Thursday night. The
News says:
Last night two men entered the saloon
and called for drinks, which were fur
nished them by Mr. Lingg. The parties
than retired to a small room opposite the
bar, and commenced playing a game of
cards. Mr. Lingg went into tiie kitchen,
which adjoins the saloon, anil remained
there a short time with his assistant, Mr.
Ben Henges, when the parties again
called for drinks. Mr. Lingg returned to
the saloon to wait upon them, leaving
Mr. Henges in the kitchen. He went be
hind the bar, and had placed glasses up
on the counter, when one of the parties,
addressing Lingg with an oath, said
“You are the s—n of a b—li that killed
Dennis Shea,” and immediately drawing
a revolver, fired over the counter, the ball
striking Mr. Lingg in the left side, glanc
ing upon a rib and entering the intestines,
The parties then fled. Mr. Lingg stag
gered from behind the counter, and was
ibout falling upon the floor when Mr.
who had been dozing in the
kitchen, hut who was aroused by the re-
jort, rushed into the saloon and caught
ilm.
Upon examination the wound was pro
nounced mortal. Mr. Lingg was in in
tense pain, and was as soon as possible
placed under the influence oi morphine,
and every attention given him,
Mr. Lingg did not know the man who
shot him, but from a description of the
parties, it is expected that they will be
apprehended.
Up to half past two o’clock this morn
ing the parties had not been apprehen
ded.
The Amount of Ammonia in Cotton
Seed—Boply to Dr. W. I. Jones,
In the issue of this paper of the 5th in
stant was published a communication
from Dr. W. L. Jones, editor of the
Southern Cultivator, in which he takes
exceptions to a statement ot mine, Srst,
concerning the amount of nitrogen con
tained in cotton seed; and second, as to
the quantities of potash and phophoric
acid contained in cotton seed.
I am well aware that chemists differ
widely in their analyses of cotton seed.
The amount of nitrogen they contain varies
considerably, according to the quality of
the seed, the nature of the soil on which it
is raised aud the character of the season,
whether dry or with the usual amount of
rain. Cotton seed grown on good land
with adequate amount of rain during the
growing season contains a much larger per
centage of nitrogen than seed raised on
]>oorland during a dry season. Again, seed
from pickings made in August and Sep
tember are much richer in nitrogen than
seed from the last pickings. To these
well-kuown facts may be attributed, I sup
pose, the different resalts arrived at by
different chemists in their analyses of cot
ton seed.
I have not made the statements con
tained in the articles to which Dr. Jones
excepts, without good and sufficient au
thority. I made it on the authority of an
agricultural chemist, whose statements, I
am sure, Dr. Jones will readily admit, are
entitled to respectful credence, on account
of his universally acknowledged skill and
accuracy. I allude to my distinguished
predecessor, Dr. E. M. Pendleton, who
states the following:
“As an average, we may safely put
down seven percent, of nitrogen, equal to
a little more than three per cent, of am
monia. Fifteen hundred pounds of seed
cotton will make a good bale of cotton,
leaving one thousand pounds of seed.
For every bale of cotton, then, the plan
ter has seed enough left to make eighty
pounds of ammonia.”
I quote the above from a paper on the
value of cotton seed as a fertilizer, sent
me by Dr. Pendleton, and published by
me in the Southern Farm and Home. I
do not consider that my “official posi-
sion” Is in the least degree compromised
by accepting as correct the analysis of my
predecessor in that position, and which
lias been allowed to “go unchallenged”
from the time it was published
until Dr. Jon js challenged it when
repeated J>y me. As to the sec
ond part of my statements which . Dr.
Jones challenges as “calculated also to
convey an erroneous impression,” namely,
that cotton seed contains “a small amount
of potash and phosphoric acid,” and that
this amount of phosphoric acid is in
creased by the addition of a good acid
ffiosphate, I cannot see wherein I am ma
cing an “erroneous impression.” Accep
ting, as I am perfectly willing to do, Dr.
Jones’ “published analyses, giving twelve
joimds each (potash and phosphoric acid)
n 1,000 pounds of cotton seed, the addi
tion of 13.75 pounds of available
phosphoric acid in every 100 pounds
of acid phosphate, must certainly
be admitted to make the com
post more valuable, inasmuch as it is'in
disputable that,|for cottonl crops especi
ally, ph'osphoric acid in a soluble condi
tion is that in which our soils are most de
ficient. My mention of the acid phosphate
manufactured by the Georgia Chemical
Works, as containing 18.75 per cent, of
available phosphoric acid, which Dr.
Jones is pleased to consider “rather In
vidious,” was made for the simple pur
pose of showing the amount of soluble
phosphoric acid which a good acid phos
phate contained, aud farther to show that
an article of that high grade is manufac
tured at home in Georgia.
As to the matter of composting cotton
seed and phosphate some weeks before
vor from the citizens of both places.
Columbus Times: A gentleman from using, or applying them together in the
Troup county, who runs a store at Troup ! drill, I merely stated my opinion that the
factory, was in New York not a great former is the better and more efficient
while ago and decided that he would buy ! process, and I stated my reasons for that
a nice shawl and make his wife a hand- j opinion. Dr. Jones may hold a contrary
some present on his return home. He ac- , opinion—though he doesnot say bo—and
cordingly went in at A. T. Stewart & the question would still remain open for
Co.’s and requested the clerk to show him ; decision resulting from further experi-
something handsome, saying that his wife ment. William M. Browne.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Decisions Rendered February 31:
1880—Hon. Hiram Warner, Chief
Justice, Hon. James Jackson and
Logan E. Bleckley Associate Just!
ces.
Bolden and Pollaid rs. the State. Riot,
from City Court of Atlanta.
Jackson, J—Where three are indicted
for riot in unlawfully assaulting, beating,
wounding and otherwise maltreating an
other in a violent aud tumultuous man
ner, and the evidence is that two of the
three struck and wounded that other by
throwing rocks at ani hitting him on the
head, all acting in a violent and tumul
tuous manner:
Held, that the two vere properly con
victed of riot under the indictment; and
though the testimony ss to the persons
who began the rocking is conflicting, yet
there being enough to uphold the verdict,
aud the presiding judge affirming it, this
court will not interfere.
Gartrell & Wright, for plaintiffs in er
ror.
Howard Van Epps, City Solicitor, for
the State.
Brassel vs. the State. Voluntary man
slaughter, from Clayton.
Jackson, J.—1. Exception to the en
tire charge will not be held good unless
the whole charge be wrong.
2. Where no point is made in the ar
gument before the jury, or insisted upon
or contended before the court that the
case might be involuntary manslaughter,
and such grade of homicide is not appar
ent at all from the evidence, the court
need not charge thereon further than to
read the sections of the code which bear
upon it, unless specially requested to do
so.
3. Where no request is made to charge
in regard to prisoner’s statement, anil no
injury seems to have been done defendant
by the omission to charge in regard there
to, the omission will not require a new
trial—especially where the evidence abun
dantly sustains, if it does not absolutely
compel, the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
J. D. Stewart; W. L. Waterson, by
brief, for plaintiff in error.
B. H. Hill, solicitor-general, by brief,
fortbe State.
•Bacon & Rutherford; C. J. Harris, for is going on. The Archduke is the recog- gnch a ground,
defendant. nized friend of Russia. ) These remarks gave rise to averyspir-
IV ashington, February 6.—The House . ited, and at times very personal, coiloquy
resumed the consideration of the bill, between Mr. Stephens and General Gor-
pending in the morning hour, removing ! don as to the scope and purpose of the Li
the political disabilities of John Owens,of dependent movement in Georgia. It was ’
Bleckley, J. concurred dubitante,
Warner, C. J-., dissenting.
To entitle an employe of a railroad com
pany to recover damages against the com
pany for an injury sustained by him when
in the service of the company, it must be
shown that*he was without fault, or neg
ligence on his part, at the time of the in
jury, Code 3030.
It appears from the evidence of the plain
tiff himself hi this case, “that he was the
defendant’s engineer, running its train of
passenger cars, at the time of the injury
complained of; that it was against the rules
of the company to have anybody on the
engine, except the fireman and the wood-
passer; that he took a man on the engine
with him at Bolingbrokc by the name of
Emmerson, to go to Macon, and that he
had no authority for that.” The court
charged the jury, amongst other things:
“You may also inquire whether the plain
tiff allowed unauthorized persons to ride
on the engine with him. If you so find,
then inquire further, aud ascertain
whether those persons contributed to or
caused the injury. If they did, you would
be authorized to find for the defendant.
If they did not, then you would not be
authorized to find for the defendant on
that ground. The fault or negligence of
the plaintiff must contribute to or cause
the injury.” That the plaintiff was at
fault when he took Emmerson on the en
gine, and who was on it at the time of the
injury, in violation of the rales of the
company, cannot be disputed. The rule
of the company, which forbid its engin
eer to have anybody on its engine, except
the fireman and wood passer, was doubt
less intended for the better security of its
own property, as well as the safety of the
passengers being transported on its road,
by removing all inducements and temp
tations from the engineer to withdraw his
entire attention from his strict duty when
miming its engine and cars upon the rail
road. If other persons were allowed to be
on the engine with the engineer when
running its train, talking with him, or
otherwise diverting his attention from the
strict line of his duty in watching the
track before him to see if there were any
obstructions on it, it would not only have
a tendency but would be well calculated
to contribute to the loss and injury of the
company, and to the injury of passengers
also, and hence the adoption of the mle
by the company it may fairly be pre
sumed. At any rate it was the rale of
the company, and a violation of it by its
engineer was no minor fault, but one
which it will be readily perceived might
contribute to the serious injury of the
company, as well as passengers on defen
dant’s train. Suppose a passenger on de
fendant’s train had been injured, and had
sued the company for damages, and
proved that at the time of the injiuy the
defendant’s engineer and agent had an
unauthorized person on its engine in vio
lation of its own rules, what reply could
the defendant have made to the charge of
negligence in running its train? The true
law of the case is not whether the fault of
the employe of the company in viola
ting its rules, must contribute to the
injury, but the true law of
the case is, that the fault of the employe
in violating the rules of the company
might have contributed to the injury,
then he cannot recover for the reason that
he was not without fault on his part.
The charge of the court was that the fault
or negligence of the plaintiff must con
tribute to or cause the injuiy. Whereas
it is quite apparent that the fault of the
plaintiff in violating the rules of the com
pany, as its trusted engineer, might have
contributed to the injury not only of him
self, but to the injury of the company
whose emyloye he was, as well as to
the injury of the passengers on its train.
The plaintiff’s undisputed fault, as the
company’s employe, whicli might have
contributed to produce such disastrous re
sults, will not allow him to recover under
the statute against the company as such
employe, notwithstanding there is no ev
idence in the record that his fault in vio
lating the rales of the company did con
tribute to his injury, but he was neverthe
less acting in open violation of the rules
of the company when he was injured, and
thereby exposing the company and its
passengers to injury in consequence there
of; that was his admitted fault, and
therefore lie is not entitled to recover.
BY TELEGRAPH
Dumas vs. the State. Murder, from
Pike.
Jackson, J.—1. An indictment for
murder is good though it omits to charge
that the deceased was “in the peace of
the State,” and that defendant was “of
sound memory and discretion.”
2. Defendant’s statement on a former
trial is admissible against him.
3. A juror who answers ail the statuto
ry questions, so as to qualify is prima fa
cie competent, and if the defendant ob
ject afterwards to his competency, he
must try him and prove him incompetent.
4. A brother of one who contributed
money for the arrest of defendant and for
the employment of counsel and aided
thus the prosecution, may entertain the
jury at night by order of the court, he
being jailer, and being in the habit of do
ing so in all criminal cases; and it ap
pearing by deposition that the jury were
under charge of the bailiff all the while,
and that the jailer had no communication
with '.hem, and never had taken any part
in the prosecution, the court was right not
to set aside the verdict for this cause.
5. The defendant having made no con
fession of guilt in the case and only an
admission tiiat he was present when de
ceased was shot, with protestation of his
innocence of any participation in the
crime whatever, it was error to charge the
jury that “all admissions should be scann-
ed witli care, and confessions of guilt
should be received with great caution. A
confession alone uncorroborated by other
evidence, will not justify a conviction.”
0. A new trial will not be granted on
the ground that oue of the jury was not
impartial, on the deposition of one witness
who swore to the statement of the juror
against defendant, where the juror denied
on oath making the statement, and swore
to his perfect impartiality aud freedom
from any bias.
7. Acknowledgments of his presence
by the defendant without any promise or
hope held out to him by the witness are
admissible, though the witness received
the defendant from a detective who had
held out the promise to him that he would
protect him from all danger.
8. There is no error in charging “if af
ter an honest and impartial examination
your minds are wavering, unsettled, un
satisfied, that is the doubt of the law, and
you should acquit; if that doubt does not
exist, you should convict.”
Judgment reversed.
F. L. Haralson; J. J. Rogers; IV. S.
Whitaker, for plaintiff iu error.
R. N. Ely, Attorney General; F. D.
Dismuke, Solicitor General; J. A. Hunt,
fer the State.
The Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia vs. Mitchell. Case,
from Bibb.
Jackson, J.—1. An employe of a rail
road company is not a competent juror
to try a case in which the company is a
party.
2. The declaration alleging that plain
tiff “in his body was violently and griev
ously bruised, mangled and broken, to-
wit: in and upon his head, arms, legs and
body, and particularly as to the serious
injury and wounding of his intemal'vital
organs,” such allegation is sufficient to
permit testimony of injury to kidney,
urinary organs, bloody urinal disciiarges,
and the nervous system.
3. A scientific expert may testify in re
spect to the character of cuts, embank
ments, slopes, etc., though his information
about them is derived much from books.
4. The natural bias of relations, or ser
vants, or employes, is matter for legiti
mate comment by counsel before the jury,
whether such witnesses he introduced by
one side or the other.
5. Charges of the c*urt objected to by
parties will be construed in coimection
with the entire charge, and if unobjection
able when so construed, will not author
ize a uew trial.
6. Though the evidence on the subject
of notice be conflicting, yet the court may
charge on the legal effect of it if the jury
believe that it was given.
7. A railroad company is under obliga
tions to employes to observe all ordinary
and reasonable precaution to keep its
road in such condition as to make their
passage reasonably safe, and if it neglect
such ordinary and reasonable precaution,
and the road become unsafe, aud employ-
are thereby injured, then the company
is liable for damage done by such negli
gence, if the injured employe be without
fault.
8. Before an employe can relieve him
self of the legal consequences ol violating
any rule of the company whatever, no
matter how disconnected it may appear to
be with the disaster which damaged him,
he must show that his violation of the
rule did not contribute at all to that dis
aster. Upon clear proof that it did not
contribute at all thereto, his'recorery will
not be defeated by such harmless viola
tion of the rule. Thus, where the engin
eer is the plaintiff, and he permitted a
brother engineer of the company to rido
upon the engine with him from Boling-
broke to Macon, (the rule prohibiting him
from permitting any person to ride there
on), and the disaster and damage was
caused by the falling of .in embankment
near Macon, and it was made to appear
from the testimony of both engineers that
everything possible was done to avert the
catastrophe, and that the presence of the
passenger engineer did not in the slightest
degree contribute to the disaster, but that
the same was caused solely by the falling
in of the embankment, there covery of the
plaintiff will not be defeated by his suf
fering the other engineer to ride on the
ngine with him.
9. The charge of the court being en
tirely unexceptionable as a whole, and
perfectly fair to both parties, and the evi
dence being sufficient to sustain the ver
dict, this court, in accordance with its oft
repeated ruling, will not control the pre- eight million'of francs for the construction
siding judge in the exercise of his discre-! of subterranean telegraph lues,
tion in overuling the motion for a new | A Berlin dispatch says from the fact
trial based on the ground that the verdict 1 that the Aicuduko Aibreieiit i» to repre-
is against the weight of the evidence. ! seut Austria at the twenty-fifth auuivcrsa-
Judgment affirmed. I ry of the Czar’s accession to. the throne, _ .
A. R. Lawton; Lyon & Gresham, for the German press conclude* that a re- North would favor the appointment of one j in the most positive manner.
• Lu ..1 ' « ’ £””i3 who based his arp'b'dtoa for office upon’ Washington, February 7.—Henry
Washington, February G.—The House
Committee of Commerce to-day devoted
another session to the subject of regulat
ing intcr-State railroad commerce.
The sub-committee on the Reagan bill
were ready to report it back without ma
terial modification, but the sub-committee
on the McLane bill had not fully com-
ileted their consideratioh of that measure,
tt was, however, discussed at some
length, in connection with the Reagan
bill and McCord’s proposition, and finally
the whole subject went over for possible
action at the commif.ee’s next regular
meeting on the 10th inst.
The House, after transacting some mis
cellaneous business, proceeded to the
consideration of private bills.
New York, February G.—The special
committee of the Indian Commission, in
vestigating the case of ex-Commissioner
Hoyt, has completed and made public its
report, after considerable modification.
The report says the charges involve seri
ous accusatieus against Agent H. L. Hart
and Inspector J. H. Hammond, implicat
ing the Commissioners as passively con
senting to Hammond’s irregularities, _ if
not actually co-operating with him, with
the understanding that Mr. Hoyt and his
friends were to be benefitted thereby.
New York, February G.—An old man
namca Kenneth Albro, who came here
Saturday from Texas, where he is said to
have been extensively engaged in cattle
raising, was robbed of his satchel, con
taining $125,000 in registered United
States bonds, while lie was ascending the
steps of the Sub-Treasury office. He al
leges that he was accosted by two men,
one of whom dropped his pocket book be
fore him, and his attention being called to
it, he was pushed down and the satchel
wrested from hii hand. He has no clue
to the thieves, except an answer to ad
vertisements which he caused to be inser
ted in tbe morning papers, offering five
thousand dollars for the return of the
bonds. The answer agreed to surrender
them on the payment of twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
New York, February 6.—Denver
specials state that on tlie morning of the
third, Major Morrow again caught up
with Victoria in the Malpais and lava
beds, on the east side of the San Andreas
Mountains. Victoria held a strong posi
tion on the top of a bluff and made a de
termined resistance all day. Toward
evening he was dislodged and compelled
to abandon his position. The darkness
and rough country prevented pursuit that
night. The troops lost one Indian scout
killed and four men of the 9th cavalry
wounded.
New Yobk, February G.—A Columbia
special says: - A colored family of nine
persons, named Lorick, living four
teen miles above Columbia, were burned
to death Tuesday night, by the cabin
taking fire.
Memphis, February G.—James A. An
derson, late public administrator, was ar
rested yesterday on an indictment found
by the grand "jury, charging him with
fraudulent appropriations of moneys col
lected from the estates of minors. An
derson was held in the sum of $9,000. It
is generally understood that the defalca
tion amounts to $75,000.
Pabis, February 0.—Several more
deaths have occurred among the wounded
in a railway accident, atad many others
are expected.
London, February 0.—A Berlin dis
patch says it is now certain that Count De
5t. ValUer will returtf to liis post at Ber
lin. The Radical journal, Berliner Zei-
tung, has been confiscated for publishing
a sharp attack upon the government.
This is the first instance for many years
of a non-socialistlc paper being sup
pressed.
A Paris dispatch states that the Budget
Committee proposes a vote of credit of
Virginia.
.Mr. Conger, of Michigan, opposed the
bill for the reason that the petition at
tempted to smootlie over the late war of
insurrection by calling it the “war of the
Confederacy.” He said there had been
too much of this attempted qualification
of treason and rebellion by calling them
rose colored names. If the petitioner
wanted his political disabilities removed
because he had been in rebellion against
his government, let him say so and not 1
call the rebellion the war of the Confed
eracy.
Mr. Goode, of Virginia, said no particu
lar form of petition had ever been pre
scribed heretofore, and he thought it too
late in the day, fifteen years after the end
of the war, to take a new departure like
this, and make a man write the words
“traitor and rebel” on his own brow with
his own hand, and- get down in the dust
and ciy “unclean,” before the great gov
ernment would consider his petition.
Mr. Conger repUed with some acrimo
ny, and the House seemed on the point of
drifting into an excited political discus
sion, when Mr. Wood, of New York, ob
jected to further debate as unwise and un
profitable.
The bill was then passed by a vote of
ICO to 4G.
The bill removing the political disabili
ties of Joseph A. Seawell was passed with
out objection.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back to the Senate
the bill for the relief of Gibbs & Co.,
of Charleston, South Carolina. Passed.
The House then went into the Commit
tee of The Whole on the private calendar,
but without transacting any important
business, the Committee rose and the
House adjourned until Monday.
Washington, February G.—The sub
committee of the House Ways and Means
Committee will give a hearing on Monday
to parties interested in the passage of
Representative Jjigensen’a bill, providing
for the cancellation of export bonds of to
bacco manufacturers at ports of clear
ance. The matter is one of great interest
to tobacco manufacturers of the country,
who have made several attempts during
the past three years to vring the s ubject
before Congress and becure relief.
Liverpool, February G.—This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Broker’s
Association, says: Cotton was in good
demand throughout the week and consid
erable business was done at advancing
prices. Although the market closes quiet,
quotations are generally raised. There
was extensive business in American cot
ton which advanced 3-lGd, but there was
less doing Thursday and quotations
closed only |d above those of last Thurs
day. Sea Island continues in steady re
quest and the market was freely supplied
at previous rates. Futures opened with a
hardening tendency. They became strong
and active Tuesday and advanced 3-lGd,
but since then have been quiet, and after
some fluctuations, the final rates show an
advance of £d over those of last Thursday.
Richmond, Va., February 6.—Messrs,
Parnell and Dillon arrived here from
Washington this morning and were met
by a committee of prominent Irishmen
and escorted to the Exchange Hotel. This
afternoon they visited the capitol and
were accorded the privileges of the floor in
both branches of the General Assembly.
In response to a welcome extended by the
presiding officers, they made brief ad
dresses in each House.
Nashville, Tenn., February G.—The
Republican State Convention has been
called for May 5th. A candidate for Gov
ernor and delegates to the National Con
vention will be selected.
Washington, February 6.—The Sen
ate Exodus Committee held a protracted
session to-day, and examined nine wit
nesses. The most of the evidence was
simply to corroborate that previously ta
ken, but some of it was very interesting,
especially the testimony of colored farm
ers from various parts of North Carolina,
who before the war were either penniless
or slaves, and who are now owners of
farms of from two hundred to a thousand
acres.
C. S. Wooten, a farmer living near La-
Grange, attributed the exodus to the mis
representations of an agent named Perry,
who deluded the negroes with the idea
that their traveling expenses would be
>aid by the government. Perry, he be
lieved, received one dollar from the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company for ev
ery passenger furnished their road. Woo
ten ridiculed the idea that the negroes
were oppressed in North Carolina, and
thought they had as good an opportunity
to make a living there as laborers have
anywhere.
James Buchanan, ot Indianapolis, said
that there was no room or demand for
more laborers in that State. Every win
ter the supervisors of the poor had to feed
able bodied men who could not get work.
He was, and always had been, opposed to
the exodus, and he believed nine out of
ten Republicans in the State were opposed
to it. Half a dozen Republican leaders,
however, whose names he gave, had tac
itly encouraged the movement with the
hope that their party woold derive benefit
from it.
John O. Kelly, of Raleigh .North Car
olina, who was a slave before the war,
testified that he was worth $5,000. An
other colored man from near Goldsboro,
North Carolina, said he owns 475 acres of
land, part of which he rents to white men.
W. W. Arlington, of Nash county, testi
fied that he was a slave before the war,
but now owns 1,000 acres of land.
Washington, February G.—At the
Cabinet meeting to-day the sentence of the
court martial dismissal of Major Reno
from the service was approved, aud the
order of dismissal will shortly be issued.
Tjie Cabinet also considered the threat
ened invasion of the Indian Territory,
and it is understood that the President
will soon publish a proclamation, warn
ing settlers that attempt to invade the
Territory will be forcibly resisted.
New York, February 6.—Considerable
anxiety is felt concerning the safety of
the Lighthouse Department supply steam
er Fern, whicli is over due five days. She
left Key West on the 26th of January for
Salte Island, and no tidings have been
beard of her.
Madrid, February G.—Official dis
patches have been received giving further
details of the recent hurricane in the
Pnillipine Islands. Twenty-five vessels
of various classes were wrecked, includ
ing four French frigates, and a large num
ber of other vessels were damaged. Forty-
six persons were drowned.
Rio Janeiro, Februaiy 0.—The new
crop of coffee is reported good and abund
ant. Private advices estimate the cotton
crop at 4,250,000 bales.
Washington, February G.—The Dem
ocratic members of the Senate committee
on the census held a long private meeting
to-day for the purpose of conferring with
the members of the Georgia Congressional
delegation in reference to the contested
nomination of Rev. Thomas J. Simmons
as census supervisor for the First Georgia
district. Representative Felton, who pro
cured Simmons’ nomination, was not
present, but his side of the controversy
was earnestly supported by Representa
tive Stephens and Senator Hill, while
Senator Gordon and Representative Ham
mond insisted that the nomination ought
to be rejected. The latter gentleman op
posed the confirmation on the ground
that Simmons is illiterate aud wholly in
competent to properly discharge the du
ties of the office, and by his free use of the
epithet “corrupt secession traitors, etc.,”
he has made himself a common slanderer
of the great mass of the people of Geor
gia.
Messrs. Hill and Stephens on the other
hand, contended that although Simmons’
orthography is by no means faultless, he
is quite competent to supervise the taking
of the census; that he is recommended by
r d people, .and that the charges of slau-
are not of sufficient gravity to warrant
his rejection.
General Gordon pointed out that Sim
mons in his autograph letter of applica
tion to the President for this appointment,
said he (Simmons) wanted it because fc it
wonld give him a “victory over corrupt se
cession traitors.” General Gordonsaidno
enlightened Republican audience in the
also developed that Mr. Simmons recently
telegraphed .Representative Felton to
cause his nomination to bo withdrawn,
but that Mr. Felton insisted upon its re
maining before the Senate, and that the
struggle in regard to it has now assumed
the phase of a contest between the regular
Democratic organization of .Georgia and
the friends of the independents.
Liverpool, Februaiy 6.—The interest
attached (o the contest for the seat in Par
liament made vacant by the death of John
Tow, arising from the fact that Lord
Ramsey, the Liberal candidate, had made
a bid for the Home Rule vote by pledging
his support to an inquiry into the question
of Home Rule, brought out a remarkably
heavy vote. The vote was as follows:
Lord Ramsey, 23,885; Edward Whitley,
Conservative, 26,106. Whitley’s majority,
2,221.
London, February 6.—In the House of
Commons, William A. Redmont, Home
Rule member, moved, and O'Gordon Ma
lion, Home Rule member from Clare,
seconded an amendment to the address iu
reply to the Queen’s speech,
William Shaw, speaking in support of
the amendment, said he had no wish to
condemn the government for what they
were going to do in the future, but for
what they had done in the past. If the
government had offered to make advances
to Irish farmers in the first instance, at the
rate of one per cent., they might have
done much to avert the calamity now
upon Ireland.
The government ought also to have
given greater power to the board of guar
dians. He said the gradual process of
starvation had been going on in Ireland
for some time. He did not wish the gov-
srnment to lavish too much money on
public works, because the people were de
moralized by the manner in which money
liad been wasted in 1842. He acknowl-
?dged that the problem to be solved was
a difficult one, but the difficulty was not
insuperable.
St. Louis, Februaiy 6.—A dispatch
from Dallas, Texas, says reliable advices
have been received there to the effect that
Jay Gould and Tom Scott, representing
the Texas aud Pacific and Missouri, Kan
sas and Teias railroads, have purchased
all outstanding bonds and securities of the
Dallas and Wichita railroad, which will
be extended so as to connect with Denni
son and the Pacific extension of the Mis
souri. Kansas and Texas railroad, thus
making Dallas the terminus of the latter
read, and establishing a competing line
with the Texas Central railroad.
! Charleston, Februaiy 6.—The third
day of tha South Carolina Jockey Club
meeting, weather good, attendance excel
lent aud track heavy. In the first race,
one and a half mile dash, Vagrant won,
beating Ben Hill by two lengths. After
beautiful contest; time, 2:48.
In the second race, mile heats, Round
Dance aud Gabriel, were entered. Pools
sold at fifty to thirty in favor of the lat
ter. First heat was' a dead one. Time,
1:48J. Round Dance won the second and
third heats, in 1:50 and 1:54.
The third was a selling race of three-
fourth mile dash, with five entries. Much
excitement was displayed. Whitehall
was slightly favorite, with Lucky Hit and
Hawk Nest in pools. Lucky Hit won by
three-fourths of a length, with Whitehall
■second, Ilawk Nest third. Time, 1:20|.
The winner was sold for $500.
London, January 6.—The Times of
this morning says the following telegram
has been received from General Roberts at
Cabul: “Before November 12,1S79, seT-
enty-three men were executed—viz: a
magistrate and six others, convicted of dis
honoring the bodies of the officers of the
British embassy, seventeen convicted at
tacking escorts of tbe embassy and having
property of the embassy in their posses
sion, and forty-nine convicted of the mur
der of camp followers and of implication
in the attack on the British residency.
Since November 12, nine have been exe
cuted for attacking the residency, and fif
teen more sentenced to death for killing
wounded soldiers and participating in the
attack on the residency.” The Times
says: “We understand that the report, to
gether with the names of all the persons
executed and the chaiges against them, is
now on its way to England.”
New York, February 6.—Serious
strikes are reported from the iron ore
mines along the East Pennsylvania rail
road, east of Reading. The strikers are
intimidating the miners who remain at
work, with threats of violence, and trou
ble is anticipated.
London, February 7.—Tlie blue book
on the Afghan affairs, has been. issued.
General Roberts reports that he had a con
versation with Yakoob Khan in October,
1879, in which the latter stated that the
British Mission under Sir Neville Cham
berlain was turned back by the advice of
the Russian envoy at Cabul, M. Stalci-
toff, and when Shere Ali quieted Afghan
istan in December, 1878, he issued a fir
man to the authorities of Herat, declaring
that M. Stalcitoff had written to him as
follows: “The Emperor’s desire is that
you should not admit the English into
your country, aud like last year, you are
to treat them with deceit until the cold
season has passed away; then Almighty's
will will be made manifest to you. That
is to say, the Russian Government will
come to your assistance either by diplo
matic actious,or otherwise. We will en
tirely cut off all English communications
and interference with Afghanistan, or
events will end in a mighty and impor
tant war.”
London, February 7.—A Berlin dis
patch says theUltramontanes in the Bava
rian Chambers hare resolved to appeal to
the King, imploring him not to consent to
'the augmentation of the army.
A Paris dispatch states that the GauloPs
positively asserts that tjyenty-two dead
and one hundred and sixteen wounded, is
the sum total of casualties of the recent
railway accident.
Liverpool, February 7.—The Court
of Inquiry on the Bomssia disaster has
exonerated the owners, captain and offi
cers of the vessel, but is not prepared to
say whetherthe vessel was perfectly sea
worthy.
New York, February 7.—The Herald
revived the stories of the detectives hav
ing obtained tbe clue to the missing Char
lie Ross. It says: “ Two or three of the
most astute detectives on the force have
been daily in consultation with Captain
Wailing, under whose direction they a rc
working. For a time their secret was well
kept and their movements remained unex
plained, but at last a reporter beard
enough to satisfy himself that the super
intendent and his picked men had at last
obtained a clue which they expected would
lead to the recovery of Charlie Ross, and
the arrest of several persons who are con
cerned in his abduction. It says a bulky
letter will be received this morning by
Mr. C. K. Ross, father of the missing boy;
that the clue now being worked is four
years old and implicates parties belonging
to a gang in which the burglars Mosher
and Douglass operated.
New Orleans, February 7.—The
Picayune applauds the munificence of
the New York Herald, in contributing
for the relief of the famine stricken Irish,
and has opened a subscription, heading
the list with a liberal contribution. All
collections will be forwarded to the Her
ald for distribution.
Louisville, Ky., February 7.—A fire
in the Dupaw Glass Works last night de
stroyed the pot-house, box factory, grind
ing house and storehouse. The loss is
from thirty-five to fifty thousand dollars;
insurance, ten thousand dollars. The fire
is believed to have been incendiary.
London, February 7.—Tlie Blue Book
respecting the affairs in Central Asia has
been issued. It showed that, on the 9th
of July,£1879, Lord Salisbury, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, asked Count Schouvaloff,
then Russian Ambassador to England,
whether there was any truth in the re-
jorts that the expedition fromthe Caspian
ntended to occupy Merve. The Ambas
sador said that tbe expedition was direc
ted against Tekke, and that ho entirely
disbelieved the existence among any sec
tion of Russian statesmen of an idea to
make an advance on Merve.* On theJIGth
of July last, M. Degiol of the Foreign Of
fice, reported these assurances to Lord
Dufferin, British Ambassador to Russia,
plaintiffin error.
prvt7iiau.it bclv
C.
Olney, of Colorado, Register of the Land
Office of the Saa Juan District, testified
before the House Committee on Indian
Affairs to-day, relative to the recent Cti
troubles. The evidence was mainly cor-
r >borative of the statements of Governor
Pitkin and others, and indicated that the
relations between the whites and Indians
was anything but conducive to hannony
and mutual confidence.
The select Committee of the House on
the Ship Canal held a meeting to-day, and
was addressed at some length on the sub
ject of our'treaty relations as effecting the
projecting ship canal, by Earnest Dich-
man. United States Minister to the Uni
ted States of Columbia. He appeared be
fore the Committee, and explained the
Wyse contract upon which the DeLesseps
project is based.
Admiral Ammea also appeared before
the Committee, and rehearsed the features
of the route, which he illustrated ly
charts and drawings, and advocated as in
the main superior to the claims of any
other route yet proposed.
Washington, February 7.—The House
Committee on Pensions at their meeting
to-day agreed to report favorably
tlie House resolution of Representative
Vance that the act of March 9th, 1878, be
so construed as to include all classes of
soldiers and their widows who served
iu themititary or naval service of tlie
United States during the war of 1812,
notwithstanding a portion of the time may
have occurred before the declaration of
war or after the proclamation of the
treaty of peace with Great Britain.
Atlanta, Februaiy 7.—The Supreme
Court of Georgia to-day refused to grant a
new trial to Cox who was sentenced to
imprisonment for life for the murder of
Colonel Alston. The case will be earned
to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Atlanta, February 7.—While Mrs.
Pinson, an elderly lady, was sitting near
an open grate yesterday, her clothing
caught and she received injuries from the
effect of which she died this morning.
St. John’s, N. B., February 7.—Dur
ing a squall Sunday afternoon last, a
schooner was capsized at Cheneys, and
John Nesbitr, Frank Robinson, John La-
ny, Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Simon Frank
lin were drowned. All belonged to Grand
Manan.
New York, Februaiy 7.—A sharp and
bitter contest between ex-Police Commis
sioner Nichols and Mayor Cooper, which
had been bilterly fought since the ousting
of the Commissioner from the Police De
partment, finally resulted to-day in a
complete victory for Nichols. Judge
Lawrence has just given his decision.
The matter came before the court on a
writ of certiorari, to review the action of
Mayor Cooper in removing Nichols.
Washington, February 7.—All the
Georgia members of Congress ha. e be
come involved In the contest over the con
firmation of Simmons as census supervi.
sor. To-day the Democratic members
from Georgia, who are opposed to Sim
mons’ confirmation, held a conference and
agreed to use all their influence m sus
taining Senator Gordon. A paper protes
ting eamesly agaicst the confirmation of
Simmons was signed, and will be submit
ted to the Senate committee on the census,
and if necessary be used when the case
comes before tbe Senate in executive ses
sion, for action. The protest was signed
by Senator Gordon and Representatives
Nicholls, Smith, Cook, Persons, Ham
mond and Blount. Senator Hill and Rep
resentatives Stephens and Felton are sup
porting Simmons, and it seems Represen
tative Speer has not yet joined either side
of the controversy. In the decision before
the committee yesterday, Senator Hill
stated that Representative Nicholls fa
vored the confirmation.
Senator Gordon denied this, and re
marked that he wanted more than the
word of his colleague to satisfy him that
it was true. A rough passage took place
between Senator Gordon and Mr. Ste
phens, too. The latter said he had heard
that the former was seeking to reject Sim
mons because he wanted ex-Marshal
Smythe appointed Supervisor. General
Gordon peremptorily demanded to know
who had told this. Mr. Stephens declined
to give his authority, and General Gordon
said: “I pronounce it an infamous, in
fernal falsehood, from whomsoever it
may come.”
London, February 7.—Baron Jomini
told Lord Dufferin tbat tlie expedition
would stop 200 versts short of Merve, but,
he added, “we do not intend to go to
Merve or do anything which will be in
terpreted as a menace to England. You
must not deceive yourself, for the result
of our present proceedings will be to fur
nish us with a base of operations against
England hereafter, should the British
Government, by the occupation of Herat,
threaten our present position in Central
Asia.
On the 18th of August the Emperor as
sured Lord Dufferin that there was no in
tention of the Russian troops to advance
on Merve, but on August 5th, M. De
Giers, commenting on the terms in which
Hon. Edward Stanhope, British under
secretary of State for India, conveyed
Russia’s assurances on this subject to the
House of Commons, said that he consid
ered tbat Mr. Stanhope's language went
too far, and that although the advance bn
Merve formed no part of the programme,
Russia did not intend by a solemn pledge
given for all time to preclude herself
from ever going to Merve. Nevertheless,
Lord Dufferin might rest satisfied that
Merve was in no sense the object of Gen
eral LagarefFs expedition.
Washington, February 7.—The Star
slates this evening that it has been deci
ded to remove Thomas M. Blodgett, Col
lector of Customs at St. Marys, Georgia.
It says; “It appears that he has witliheld
about a thousand dollars that should have
been forwarded to the Treasury, and up
on investigation it has been found, it is
stated, that he gambled the money away'
A long petition Las been presented to
Secretary Sherman, asking for the re-ap
pointment of Mr. Sheppard, who was suc
ceeded by Blodgett.
The Gazette will to-morrow state that
Governor Jarvis, who has been in Wash
ington, has determined to call an extra
session of the Legislature of North Caroli
na, to meet March 10th, to consider cer
tain propositions submitted to tbat Com
monwealth in reference to '.he purchase of
the State's interest in the Western North
Carolina Railroad.
London, February 7.—A dispatch from
Paris to the Times says M. Jules Casot,
Minister of Justice, in an interview with
a committee on the subject of the amnes
ty bill, stated that the government objec
ted to it as re-opening the question settled
last year by the enactment of a partial
amnesty law. They reserve to themselves
the right of individual pardons, however,
and would furnish a copy of depositions
against them to any person
condemned by default, who might
apply for it, though such a favors contrary
usage. The number of persons still ex
cluded from clemency is S90; namely,
543 who were condemned in persons, and
263 by default,including M. Rochefort and
others. M. Paul de Cassagnac has writ-
len a letter to M. Gambetta, President of
the Chamber of Deputies, thanking him
for the justice rendered his father by M.
Gambetta in the Chamber, while an
nouncing his death.
Cincinnati, F bruary 7.—It now ap
pears that clauses in the law providing
for the last issues of bonds for the Cinein-
nati Southern Railroad prevent the con
tractors from turning it over to the trus
tees until fully completed. The trustees
will ask relief of the Legislature to allow
them to receive the road.
Des Moines, Iowa, February 7.—The
House of Representatives this morning,
by a vote of fifty-seven to thirty-one,
adopted a resolution for submitting the
constitutional amendment to the people,
making women eligible to the Legislature.
New Orleans, February 7.—Captain
Coleman, of the steamship General 'Whit
ney, reports that on Thursday, when forty
miles off St. John’s Light, Florida, he
passed a foreign bark and an American
schu j.ier, both water logged and aban
doned in the track of steamers bound
down the coast. He could not ascertain
the names of the vessels.
An incendiary fire occurred last night in
the cargo of the ship Charles, ioaded with
cotton. The fire was soon extinguished
with a small loss. An investigation has
been ordered.
—Attention is called to the advertise
ment of bowlers wanted in another col-