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THE KILLING OF ADKINS.
We profoundly regret to hear of this oc
currence. Although the dead man was
probably one of the vilest of all the vile
creatures who call themselves Kadical
leaders in Georgia, we are loath to believe
that political feeling was the inspiration
of his taking oiF. The Augusta dispatch
states that a woman was mixed up in the
matter, and if so, the solution of the mo
tive of his slayer is readily arrived at. Jf
be has beetr interfering with guy man’s
domestic rela-iops, why, he ought to have
been shot dowu like a dog. But it is very
important to have that fact clearly estab
lished. A great deal may depend upon it
We hope, since he has been killed, that
such was the reason, aud that it will be
made patent—so plain tiiat even decent
Radicalism, if there be such a thing, will
shrink from attempting to gainsay it.
Rut if lie has been killed because he was
a pest, an incendiary, apolitical nuisance,
a great wrong has been done —a wrong to
the future ot Georgia, and her people.
While we have no tears to shed over the
grave of one whose life was a curse aud a
shame to good order, good morals, peace
and prosperity, still that life was oue not
to be taken by a political opponent with
out great detriment to the welfare of every
man, woman and child in the State. That
consideration, if no other, should have re
strained the linger that drew the trigger.
We cannot afford to jeopardize what we
have at stake by such acts. Georgia’s
status is still unsettled, aud she is still
wiibio reach of the merciless grasp of her
enemies in Congress. She may lose all
she has gained by one such deed as this
if the motive of political intolerance is
clearly established. We must be careful,
very careful, and cautious, or all is lost.
No people ever had greater reason to put
a restraint upon themselves than the peo
ple of Georgia. It seems miraculously
strauge that auy should need warniug on
the subject.
If, upon investigation, and we hope the
matter will be thoroughly sifted, it should
be demonstrated that the act had no perso
nal animus to excuse it, and that Adkins
was really slain simply because he was a
very mean aud pestilent old Radical, let the
law be vindicated toils extremest letter.
If his slayer has no excuse to off er save tiiat
of politics, let him pay the penalty. In
no other way can the good name of people
he preserved aud our enemies tougues
shamed into silence. Many of them will
still lie on, but if we cau go iuto the Con
gressioual court with suuli a.record, it will
he hard to beat dowu.
We have invoked patience and modera
tion almost to the last degree upon the
part of our people, aud we shall continue
to plead lor it. It is the duty of every
good citizen to second every effort in that
direction. If there were no other but
citizens of that description, the task
would be easy. Bad men are found every
where, though, aud the good are made to
Buffer lor their misdeeds. This is likely
to turn out a case in point. Bet us do
what we eau to neutralize the poisou. If
all are wise there will be no such occur
rences. When they do happen let the
law be invoked, aud its verdict sustained
by every citizen who has an interest in
Uie maintenance of peace aud order in
tbe Stute, ami the avertiug from our
defeuceless heads of penalties, the domi
nant party are ouly too eager to iutlict.
We sincerely trust tiiat, the motive of
this homicide will be proved to be entire
ly personal. Auy other result will be dis.
creditable to us as wise men, and will
surely work to our injury. In auy event,
though, let the law be vindicated, no mat
ter whose nec t is stretched, or how much
local prejudice is shocked. When we set
aside or bend law to spare individuals or
propitiate neighborhoods, w r e weaken the
innermost defences of the ouly fortress
tyranny has left us.
FIGHT OB FOOT RACE I
We rather think the American Eagle—
that “gel-lorious’’ bird—must have been
in considerable of a flutter, yesterday,
over the news from Loudon. We are sure
lie has had no such rufliiug of his plumage
in many a day. Now, we will see what
we will see. Grant and his hackers, the
valiant Sumner, and the phlebotomist
Chandler, have taken their stand, aud
like Fitz James (slightly paraphrased)
proclaimed to the world that
This rock shall flee
From its firm base
As soon as we,
but we have not forgotten the Trent affair
and the great Natioual characteristic of
bluster.
If war don’t promise well, we shall see
such crawflshiug! With an administra
tion composed of statesmen the necessity
for tiffs difficult choice would never have
been made inevitable. Wheu bluuderers
and iucapables are in power, one looks for
just these kiud ot straits. Graut aud bis
advisers may entertain the foolish notion
tiiat the United States (so-called) can, in
deed, “whip all creation,” and that a war
would bury, in a gush of patriotism, all
minor distractions, and so venture on it.
That will show their folly. The South
will neither take stock in it, or allow it to
put her memory or seuse of wrong to
sleep It is not war she wan' . but peace
and a restoration of stolen ri :is. If her
oppressors are victorious, eb stands less
chance of getting these thiup > .ban ever.
If defeated, tremeudous changes may come
about, aud—We leave it to others to finish
the sentence as they like.
Now, which shall it be—fight or back
down? We guess the latter. War means
ruiu to bondholders and “loyal” pockets
plethoric with greenbacks. That class
bought Grant’s electiou, aud they will
shape his foreign policy. They cau not
afford to risk the stake. There’s the key
to the whole matter. Sows are persuaded
tbe Eagle, after a few flaps of his wings
and a scream or two, will quietly settle
back on his perch, and content himself
with pecking and clawing at those whose
defenceless condition makes that pastime
perfectly safe.
Capt. Pace, representing himself as a
drummer fur an Atlanta house, was ar
rested iu Jackson county, Alabama, last
Week, on the charge of horse stealing. He
was found in possession of two horses—
\v" l * le property of Col. Peter Turney, of
* ’JP-*healer, Tennessee, and the other, of
a Mr. Sanford, of Maysville, Madisou
county, Alabama—which he claimed to
nave bought from another party. The
J-aptaiu was taken to Winchester for a
hearing. — Col. Sun, 1 lth.
wencgia. Battcnal and II csseigrr.
VALMAZEDI’g PROCLAMATION A POSSIBLE
CASTS BELLI WITH SPAIN.
New York, May 11.—A Washington
dispatch says it is thought that tbe infa
mous proclamation issued on the 4th of
April, by Count Valmazeda. the Spanish
; Commander in the Eastern Department of
Cuba, will, if carried out, lead to trouble
between Spain ami the United States. The
proclamation is regarded in official circles
here as one of the most infamous ever is
sued by a commander having auy preteu
tionato civilization. As there are many
American citizens in tiiat par: of Cuba, it
I is feared that an indiscriminate execution
of the proclamation may result in ehoot
iugof some of them. Should any Ameri
can citizen be shot under this decree, our
government will he prompt in punishing
tbeoutrage, and it is understood that in
structions to this effect have been sent to
Admiral Hoff since the proclamation was
issued.
Tbe proclamation, substantially, is as
follows :
“ First. Every native male over fifteen
years of age fund away from bis residence
without sufficient cause will be executed.”
“ Second. Every uninhabited dwelling
and every inhabited dwelling where a
white flag is uudisplayed will be reduced
to ashes.”
“Third. All women away from their
houses will come to Bayaino or Jiguaui,
or they will be brought by force.”
What did “ official circles ” think of
Butler’s order 28, or Grant’s order to Sheri
dan to desolate the valley of Virginia ?
HORSE AND MILE THIEVES IN HOUSTON
COUNTA.
Sf.ab Mim’s Plantation, j
Near Fort Valley, Ga., [
April 12th, 1869. J
Mr. Editor’. That your community
may know what is going on among the
light fingered gentry, I write this, for it
seems you have a gang of horse thieves
located in your midst who are preying up
on Houston county farmers; and who, up
on stealing stock here, make for Macon,
and there, no doubt, after concealing the
stock a few days, go on the other side iu
he eon ntry traversed by Gen.*. Sherman,
and sell them where there is great demaud
for stock— sales easily made and no ques
tions asked.
Un Sunday night week, two thieves
stole five head of our stock, on the road to
Macon,two miles and a half off’. In pursuit
next morning we came up with three head
which had gotten away from them. In
hot pursuit, we got information of the two
other mules ahead, ridden by two persons,
but our informant could not tell whether
white or colored. They were pressed to
T< hesofkee. where we got tbe mules in a
swamp, turned loose. One of our neigh
bors, Mr. Ben. Bridges, lost a mule a few
nights before. Going out to his lot and
missing the mule, he jumped on his horse
rode up the Macon road, and found the
mule tied in a join of a gentleman’s fence,
two miles off, opposite to where a number
of mules for that plantation were confined.
No doubt the thief was then iu tbe lot,
picking out another good fat mule there
wanting a match. A. M. Murray, a few
nights before, lost a mule, and in the
morning pursued, rau the thief through
Macon aud into Jones county, where he
came up with his mule, hut the thief gave
him the slip. Last winter a number of
mules were stolen from this vicinity and
never recovered. Now they have com
menced the game ngain in the spring.
Yours, most respectfully,
George Bass.
ASSASSINATION IN TERRELL I OUNTY—THE
MURDERER NUT YET ARRESTED,
Dawson, May 12th, 1869.
Editor Journal and Messenger : Our com
munity was shocked last evening by
learning that one of our most respected
and useful citizens, Capt. Richard H.
Fletcher, had been waylaid and shot and
instantly killed. It is supposed that the
deruou-inearnate who committed the
deed is true John Lee, a young mau aged
about tweuty years, and who moved wltb
his mother (a widow) from near Marianna,
Fla., to this county during the last winter.
He and Captain Fletcher had some angry
words and probably some blows the eveu
ing before. Capt. Fletcher was returning
home late in the evening yesterday from
where he was superintending ttie build
ing of a bridge, accompanied by several
hands in his employ, and was riding
leisurely along on horseback, wheu he
was fired upon. Eight buckshot struck
him iu the shoulder, neck and breast,
breaking some of the bones of the shoulder,
and dislocating the neck.
A party in command of the Sheriff of
the county, went to Lee’s home last night,
for the purpose*of arresting him, but he
had fled. Some of them are still iu pur
suit, and hopes are entertained that he
will be captured. C.
THE CONFEDERATE DE a D INEARTHED—
TWENTY ACHES OF HUMAN BONKB.
While our ladies are mounding and dec
orating the graves in Oakwood, and while
tne massive stone monument to the mem
ory of those who lie in Hollywood is grad
ually approaching completion, it is dis
tressing to hear of the neglect of the bones
of those who are buried where they fell
on the hill sides and iu the valleys in other
parts of the rState. The reports that reach
us of the sacrilegious conduct of many
Virginia farmers are so shocking that we
hesitate to give them credence, although
our duty as journalists requires us to lay
them before our readers.
A few weeks ago we published an ac
count of the state of affairs at Fort Harri
son, which subsequent investigation
proved too true. Now comes a most har
rowingstory from Malveru Hill, where so
many of our best and bravest with their
last drops of blood sealed their devotion to
the Southern cause.
A correspondent of a Northern paper
says that on the northwest side of the fort
a most terrible scene presents itself. Thou
sands of Confederate soldiers having been
buried where they fell, twenty acres or
more have just been plowed up by the
owuer of the field, and the plowshare
turned to the surface all the skeletons.
Over the whole tract the bone-> are strewn
iu profusion, and griuuiug skulls stare the
visitors iu the face on every hand.
lien the farmer was questioned, he said
the land was uow the richest piece he had,
and, iu justification of the sacrilegious
act, stated that “he didu’t put ’em there,
nohow.” The writer learned afterward
that the bones had been taken away by
the cart-load aud sold to fertilizing mills
iu Richmoud. Two humane meu, too
poor to do anything else, came one day we
were there aud attempted to burn some of
the boues, to prevent the wretches from
carting them otl. —Richmond Dispatch.
The Sale of the Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad.— The sale of
the Wilmiugton aud Manchester Railroad
is to take place on the 23d of June next.
The stock in this road has been for some
time past selling for five cents on the dol
lar. This read is now under lease to the
bondholders for uinety-nine years. It is
understood that the sale is merely to ef
fect anew organization, and to perfect
titles, as the bondholders now own a large
majority of the stock. The chief owners
of the bonds, it is said, are Messrs Gar
rett, J. Edgar Thompson, Hinkley, and
others, who uow control the Wilmington
and Weldon and connecting lines to Bal
timore aud Philadelphia. The parties
who will come into full possession have
ample means to make the road tirst-class
in every particular. We look for its ex
tension to Augusta at no distant day.—
[Chronicle and Sentinel, 12th.
This Way, Gentlemen.—Quite an
exteusive moveraeut seems to he on foot
iu Yorkshire, Euglaud. among the cotton
spinners aud miners, who have been up
on a strike, to emigrate to this country.
They areaboutsending over a commission
to the United States to obtain tbe neces
sary information, and to arrange for tbe
employment of their companions. Several
benevolent Euglish capitalists, such as
Mr. Samuel Morley, M. P. for Bristol,
and others, are aiding with advice aud
money, aud forwarding tbe movement,
i bese are the men, under proper leaders,
to develop the latent manufacturing re
sources of the South, and they will afford
a wholesome addition, in many respects,
to the working population of our country.
Vi ta sine Xj iteris or s est.
STATE NEWS.
DEATH OF JOSEPH ADKINS.
On yesterday morning it was rumored
! °n the streets that Joseph Adkins, a noto
rious scalawag aud Senator in the Georgia
Legislature from the Warren District, had
been killed on tbe previous day iu Colum
bia county. By tbe mail of yesterday
evening letters were received in this city
from that county giving the particulars of
the tragedy. It seems that some time
since, when tbe Legislature was in session,
Adkins wrote a very insulting letter to a
respectable lady living in Dearing, Colum
bia county. On Monday morning, Ad
kins, accompanied by his wife, got off the
cars and remained a short while iu Bear
ing. When about to get in a buggy to
leave the village, Adkins was approached
by a mau with but one leg, an only broth
er of the young lady whom he bad
insulted, who said to him : “lam iu pos
session of that letter and demand satisfac
tion for it.”
At this remark, A. put his hand behind
him to draw a pistol, and Adams, being
unarmed, attempted to borrow a weapon,
but unsuccessfully It seems that here
Mrs. Adkins interfered, and persuaded
her husband to leave the place on foot
, with her„tbe buggy being left in charge
of a negro boy. After proceeding a mile
from town Mrs. A. returned, and. entering
the vehicle, was driven off by the negro
to overtake her husband. Some time af
ter this had happened, Mr. Adams and
two other gentlemen, leaving Dearing for
their homes in the country, overtook and
passed the Adkins party two miles aud a
half from the village. Adkins and the
negro were walking together in advance,
the latter with a cocked revolver in his
hand, while the buggy was driven behind
by the female.
This was the last seen of the Senator un
til after the tragedy. Some time after
passing Sturgis’ Mill two gun shots were
heard, and the alarm being given, parties
repaired to tbe spot, and found that Ad
kius had been shot and mortally wound
ed, The wounds were made by a shot
gun, and the wouuded man stated that he
was shot from the cover of a tree by oue
Adams. In falling, his pistol was dis
charged, and the hall lodged in a fence
bordering the road. In contradiction of
this, both his wife and the negro state
that they were unable to see who fired
the shot. A search at the place from
whence the shot was fired, disclosed the
footsteps of but one mau, and he a negro
probably, as the tracks were those made
by a No. 10 negro brogan. Augusta
Chronicle dir Sentinel , l'2th.
Crops in Lowndes.— Our crops look
well, corn iu particular,although we have
had more rain than was healthful for
vegetation of auy kind, and at tiffs date
the streams are swollen so as to render
travel very uncertain ami quite uncom
fortable. Ido not think that there is a
larger breadth of land planted in cotton
titan was the last year, hut our planters,
mauy of them, have bought largely of
fertilizers, and have procured the im
proved cotton seed at considerable ex
Providence, who “ causes his sun to rise
on the just and unjust, and seudeth his
rain on tiie evil and good.” we may ex
pect a larger yield this year than the last.
The plant, so far, looks healthy and
strong.
The oat crop was considerably thinned
out by the severe cold of the past winter,
but what was left has done its duty well
by spreading out aud multiplying its
brandies so tnat a very good oat crop may
be counted ou. Wheat is not often grown
iu this latitude; sometimes it does well,
but as a general thing it is considered a
very uncertain crop. Tbe sugar cane crop
will be small, owing to the loss of seed
cane from the treeze of last winter.
The planting interest was never better
cared for in tiffs county than it is this
spring. Our planters seem to have waked
up to renewed energy and industry.
[Cor. Federal Union , 11//t.
Don’t Go to Texas.—The Rome Cour
ier contains the conclusion of Dr. S. A.
Hamilton’s letter front Texas. He says
Texas must be made either an agricultural
or giaziing TOUt.try ; that sickness prevails
there much ; that lie dou’t advise people
to go there ; that if they will go, to go in
communities aud by private conveyance,
aud that politics is dark there. He says
they have so mauy North Georgians it is
called Georgia, often. He mentions W.
A. Mercer, £. C. Dyer. W. N. Johnson, 8.
Sledge, Barringer, Drake Hill, Daniel and
Col. Barrett, brothers of Jos. Barrett, of
Calhoun, Ga.
Another Negro Murdered. —A gen
tlemau who passed up the Gulf Road on
Monday, informs us that a negro, whose
name lie did not learn, shot ami killed an
other negro at No. 6, on Sunday night.
Ou Monday morning our friend found an
excited crowd of negroes at the station, a
portion of whom, accompanied by the
Sheriff of Wayne county, took the ears
for No. 7, where lie found the murderer, a
large, desperate lookiug negro, aud pro
ceeded to arrest him. The negro, who
was armed with au army revolver, at first
offered resistance, but ou being notified
by his pursuers tiiat tbey were resolved to
take him, dead or alive, surrendered, ami
was taken charge of by the Degrees, who
threatened tolynoh him, but finally prom
ised the Sheriff to deliver him to the civil
authorities at Thomasville. Our friend
could learn very little of the particulars of
the murder, which was represented to he
a savage aud cold-blooded affair.— Sav.
jSews, 12 th.
Drowned. —Yesterday afternoon, about
six o’clock. Captain Geo. A. Bickford, of
the ship Ellen Southard, was drowned.
He had been aboard of the strip Theobold,
which was lying at Wetter’s Press, to see
about oblaiuiug riggers for kis vessel,
which was to sail ou Friday. While re
turning, he attempted to move some
tackle, which prevented lffs passing on
the gaugway, lost his balance, and fell
overboard. His fall was noticed, and
three men immediately jumped overboard
to rescue him, but he only rose once,
threw his bauds about, and sunk before
lie could be reached. The river was
dragged, aud by seven o’clock the body
was recovered. Every means was resorted
to. under the superintendence of Dr.
Habersham, to resuscitate the body, but
of no avail.
The Captain was forty six years of age,
aud a native of Richmond, Maine. His
wife was on bis vessel, a short distance
from tbe scene of the accident, but fortu
nately did not behold it.
Fire. —About lialf-past three o’clock
yesterday afternoon a Are broke out in the
upper story of one of the buildings iu
Hodgson’s Range, north side of Bay, be
tween Barnard and Whitaker street?,
occupied by J. McLaughlin as a general
variety store. The destruction of tbe
goods of Mr. McLaughlin by fire was
slight, but tbe greater portion of the
stotk, consisting of dry goods, notions,
etc , was more or less damaged by water,
and from rough and careless handling in
their removal. Mr. MeLaughiiu had a
stock valued at from $15,000 to $20,000,
upon which he had an insurance of $5,000
iu the North British and $5,000 in tbe
Liverpool and Lou don companies, of which
Messrs. H. Brigham ami W. C. Cosens are
agents.— Sav. Adv., 12th.
Col. Edward Connor.— We regret to
learn that Col. Connor died on Monday
morning, the lOtb of May, 1869, at Fay
etteville, Ga. He bad been a citizen of
Fayetteville for more than twenty years,
and enjoyed tbe confidence of tbe citizens.
We kuew him well. He was a sound law
yer and an excellent Judge of the Court
of Ordiuary, which office he held at the
time of his death, and had discharged the
duties of the office faithfully for many
years iu Fayette couuty. Peace to his
ashes. —Atlanta Intelligencer , 13th.
The Gold Region.— Mining operations
in the up-country are not, perhaps, as
geueral as might be desired. Some com
panies are miuing on a large scale in
Lumpkin, we learn, but not so many as
formerly. Tbe most successful mining we
beard of while up tbe country, is now go
ingou in Whitecounty. Large nuggets of
pure gold are frequently fouud, and the
prospect of future operations is considered
quite encouraging. We regret that we did
not have time to visit tbe mines.— Athens
Watchman, 12th.
Wheat —ls no disaster overtakes it,
we think, from what we have seen and
heard, there will be a fine wheat crop
harvested in Northeast Georgia this year.
It.certainly looks very promising now.
[Athens Watchman, 12th.
MACON. GA.. TUESDAY, MAY IS. 1869.
Gloomy Crop Prospects. We ex
ceedingly regret to learn that tbe rains,
some two weeks since, materially injured
both the wheat and cotton crops through
out this county.
The wheat has not spread as it would have
done under favorable circumstances, and
it is now “spindling up” with short beads,
and the indications are that even if it
escapes rust, there will not be over a half
crop.
The cotton to a large extent is utterly
ruined, and mauy are plowing it up and
planting corn instead.-.fiome Courier,
13 th B
Another Horrible Murder! —A
negro man by the name ofTbos. Colt, liv
ing on a rented plantation below Poul
iain’s Factory, one day last week, killed a
negro boy that he bad employed, and
then cut him up in pork style! Toe body
(or .ather pieces of it,) was found buried
near by. The murderer was suspected;
and sufficient evidence was elicited to
convict. — Ibid.
House Burned.— We regret to learn
that the dwelling house and personal
effects of Mr. James Elder, five miles
below Watkinsville, was burned last Ba»i>.
day. Nothing saved. Beyond u donr»t
tbe work of an incendiary.’
It is supposed that a couple of war ijies
were stolen and the house then firfed by ■
the thieves.— 7 Nd.
Horse Stolen. —We learn that a man 1
calling himself A. W. Fain, of Calbouu,
Ga., about 6 feet high, square built, weigh
ing 170 pounds, dark hair aud eyes, limps
in one foot, aud a fluent speaker, stole a
sorrell roan stallion nearly three years old,
bald face, white legs and white spot on
one side of belly, near Anderson C. H., j
8. C, on Friday night last. A reward of
S3O will be paid for the apprehension and
recovery of man aud horse, or $25 for the
hhrse alone.
We understand that a mau aud horse of !
the above description were seen at Gills
ville, Hall county, a day ortwosince.
Our Georgia exchanges will please
copy.— lbid.
Crops in Webster County.—All is
quiet in this beat. I regret to report that
we have shared to some extent the cool
weather of the past week or so—greatly to ’
the injury of the young cotton. Bome
have plowed up and replanted a large por- j
tion of their crops—being afraid to risk '
the sickly plants. Previous to ttie cool
spell I don’t think I eversaw a tinerstaud
iu Webster county. Fertilizers have been
used quite freely, and the farmers are
working manfully to regain their lost for- i
tunes.
I think there is less complaint about the
freedmen than there was last year, hut
can’t brag on them much yet-
Most of us have fine stands of corn; and
I ouly regret that more of the laud is not
plauted iu corn. Even with a good crop
year, I do not think there will be more than
half the corn made that should be in this
county.— Preston cor. Amer. Cour., 13 th.
A Thief Caught.—On the night of
the 4th inst., the jeweliy store house of J.
N. Lodeu, of tiffs place, was entered by
means of an auger which was used for
boreing through the shutter, just below
the latch, to enable the thief to put
through his hand and raise the latch. On
examination, it was ascertained that
several watches had been stolen. Sus
picion rested upon one Janies Jarrard,
who had been staying iu town for a short
time —he having disappeared the follow
ing morning. No officer being at the time
present, A. J. Davis, J. P., appointed Dr.
W. A. Watson to pursue and arre- 1 said
Jarrard. In about two hours the Dr. re
turned with the prisoner. He confessed
lffs guilt; he had left the property at Mrs.
Waters’, boxed up. She informed the
citizens that Jarrard had left a box at her
house. The box beiug opened, was found
to contain nineteen watches, stolen from
said house. Jarrard was brought before
Justice Davis, and required to give bond
in tbe sum of SIOOO, or be committed to
jail to await lffs trial.
Jarrard is but a youth, and we learn,
his father is a highly respected citizen of
White county, Ga.—Gainesville Eagle , B th.
Gallantry and Presence of Mind.—
Our traveling agent reports to us a very
intefesang* iooiUont lh&%:.appe?md. Be
up freight train on the Macon and
eru Railroad yesterday near Griffiu.
A little child got on the track, and b**
norant of danger, it remaiued unmoved
directly in front of the approaching train.
The engineer blew tbe whistle, but its
shrill scream of admonition was unheeded
by ttie little innocent. The mother flew
to its rescue. On thundered the crashing
locomotive, unable to check up its terrible
momentum. The mother, with outstretch
ed arms and agony of terror, sped for tiie
little one, when just as site nearly reached
it, her foot slipped and she fell back iuto
the ditch.
Tbe little one still sat uuterrifled. The
cruel wheels rushed remorselessly on. The
hot breath of the iron monster lapped the
victim. The screaming cry of tbe steam
seemed hut to amuse, instead of portend
ing to the child the mangled death that
awaited it.
Just then, when the bloody doom was
almost certaiu, Robert Riohardsou, fire
man, dashed out on the engiue, and with
inimitable presence of mind and heroic
seif-possession, caught up the infant, and
Del cl it safe iu lffs arms, rescued from a
horrible death.— Atlanta Constitution, 10 th.
Darkey May Celebration.—Deter
termined that their white friends should
not monopolize all the fun incident to the
season, the colored people had a May cel
ebration iu the suburbs of town on tSatur
day. They were out iu large numbers,
aud doubtless enjoyed themselves muchly.
The following “opening ode,” sung with
great relish aud gusto, is said to have in
augurated the festivities:
We’s nearer to de Lord
Dan de white folks, aud dey knows it;
See de glory gate unbarred.
Walk up, darkeys, past de guard ;
Bet a dollar he don’t close it.
Walk up, darkeys, froci de gate;
Hark ! de colored angels holler,
Go way, white folks, you’s too late,
We’s de winnin color —wait
Till de trumpet sounds to follow.
Hallelujah ! t'anks an’ praise,
Long enulT we've borne our crosses :
Now we’s de sooperior race,
We’s gwine to hebben afore de bosses !
1 Monroe Advertiser, Ilf A.
Real Estate in Forsyth.— Last Tues
day being sale day, several valuable pieces
of property were disposed of by tbe
Sheriff The house and lot occupied by
Mrs. Jordan was sold to Mr. Thos. E.
Cbamberless, and brought $1,700. A lot
of land containing about two hundred
acres—owned by D. F. Walker—was pur
chased by Geo. W. Adams for s62s.— lbid.
Delegates to Memphis Commercial
Convention. — Ihe following Lave been
appointed by Council as a delegation from
Atlanta to attend tbe forthcoming Com
mercial Convention at Memphis : James
Ormond, John Rice. Richard Peters, W.
M. Lowry, Amos Fox, Thos. C. Howard,
W. W. Clayton, V. A. Gaskill, Joseph E.
Brown, E. E. Rawsou, E. Hulbert, J. L.
Hopkins, C. C. Hammock, A. L. Mc-
Bride, R. Campbell ; Mayor Hulsey was
also addtd to the committee. —Atlanta
Era, 1 1th.
Incendiarism.—lt i9 with no idle
words we state our sincere sympathy with
Mr. Jas. W. Broadfield in his recent loss.
On Friday night last, an attempt was
made, by someone, to fire bis mill. For
tuuateiy it was discovered in time to sup
press the flames with a few buckets of
water. On Saturday night he left tbe
mill at dark to go to bis supper, leaving
a youug man. w ith gun in hand, to guard
it for baif an hour until the return of Mr.
Lowry and bimseif, who had arranged to
guard the property for the night. The
guard left his post, and in a few minutes
the mill wa9 iu flames, aud the entire
property—a two-story frame mill house,
gullet giu, liut room, sixty bushels toll
corn, S3OO worth of mechanics’ tools, a
new aud valuable saw mill, and over 20,-
000 feet of lumber, were in flames.—Amer
icas Courier. llfA.
Grave Charges Against a Savan
nah Merchant.— For the past two days
there have been numerous reports afloat
iu the city, reflecting upon the character
of Mr. Win F. Brantley, who ever since
his return here after the war, has enjoyed
the confidence and esteem of all who have
had dealings with him. Many of the re
ports we know to be without foundation,
but enough is known, however, to say that
he left the city suddenly, owing many
persons various sums of money and not
I letting any one know of his departure nor
hi 9 intentions. His alleged defalcations
amount to aboutslo,ooo.—Savannah News.
11/A.
SHALL A WOMAN PREACH I
Interesting Sketch of the Widow Yan Cott. the only
Licensed Methodist Woman Preacher In the
lßleed Mates.
From the New York Sun, April ->6th.
A stir was created iu the New \ r ork M.
E. Conference in Sing Sing by the an
nouncement of the presiding elder of the
i Eilenville district that the quarterly Con
ference of his district had lieeused as a
preacher the remarkable “Widow Vau
Cott.” The Conference at once became a
stormy sea of debate, about one-half beiug
in favor of contiuuiug the “widow” in
Uie good cause of converting souls, while
Ice other half were strenuously opposed
to such a proceeding, avowingopeuly aud
above board that it was a woman’s suf
frage movement, with which they would
have nothing to do. The Rev. Mr. Mc-
Cauber moved that the Conference disap
prove the practice of licensing women
preachers, hut his motion did not pievail.-
An attempt was made to censure the pre
sidiiiij eldei of the Eilenville district for
licensing the Widow Van Oyit to preach,
but it did not succeed. The next day the
widow’s case was up again. and the sub
ject was referred to a special committee,
torepoit at tiie next annual meeting of
the Conference.
politely crushing her out.
“But,” said a clergyman, after the ad
journment or the conference, “it is secret
ly understood that the ‘widow Vau Cott’
will not have her license renewed.” This
will be news to the widow’s triends who
attended the conference, and who sup
posed ttiat in accordance with the action
of tiiat body she is empowered to preach
until the next conference meets.
description of the widow.
The “widow Van Cott” is settled in
Madalin, Dutchess couuty, where last
wiuter there there was an extensive re
ligious revival, first in the Baptist Church,
under the ministration of the Rev. E.
Tompkins, and now iu the Methodist
Church. The widow is holding fortli in
Lite latter, and is daily aud nightly im
pressing the minds of the unconverted.
In person she is considerably above the
middle ht?ight. and very stout, weighing
over two hundred pounds. She dresses
with neatness, iu plain black ; her man
ners in private are unassuming. Her
countenance wheu at rest is heavy aud
sensuous, with something of the expres
sion of Dumas, the elder, hut in the ex
citement of oratory her kindling eye ex
ercises a maguetic influence on her audi
ence. Like most revivalists, she is more
declamatory than argumentative, appeal
ing rather to the passions than to the rea
son. Her articulation is distinct and easi
ly heard iu auy part of the church, (we
had almost said village,) and her style,
being varied, does not fatigue the hearer.
the widow’s oratory.
At times she amuses ttie fancy with
familiar talk filled with flowery imagery,
fixing the attention and winning her
hearers until, rising with her theme, she
rushes on with the excitement of in
spiration, breaking down the fortifications
of the ungodly, and carrying tiuur works
by storm. She is not an educated woman
iu the popular sense, aud her influence as
a consequeuce is chiefly that of a popu
lar orator. Bhe is gifted with a very re
markable flow of language; her gestures
are graceful and her general style would
give rise to the notion that she derived
iter ideas of public speaking from dramatic
performers. Her powers of endurance are
very remarkable, enabling her to speak
nearly tiiree hours every evening through
the week and twice ou Bundays. She has
alieady converted 60 persons at Madaliu
and upward of 2,000 iu the Prattsville dis
trict. She is fair, fat and forty, and has
the promise of a long career of usefulness
before her.
From the Chronicle aud Sentinel, 11th.
SINGULAR CARE OF POISONING.
We yesterday witnessed a most singu
lar case of poisoning, and if it occurred as
the patient states, one whieh will puzzle
i mm 1 1 \t Learn
ing on yesterday evening thffT A
woman living iu the upper part of the
city had been poisoned and had died in
cousequence, we repaired to the piace to
get the particulars for publication. Hear
ing that the poisoned resided on McKin
nie street, near the Canal, we went aiong
that thoroughfare until reaching the cor
ner of Greene and McKinnie streets, near
the depot of the Street Railroad Compa
ny, we found the house. The house is an
old two story frame building, situated
' uear the intersection of the two streets
just named aud within a few feet of the
Canal. The place was, of course, sur
rounded by a throng of negroes of both
sexes, drawn thither by curiosity, and
who did not seem to like the appearance
of a wiffte face in their midst. U|>on in
quiry we found that the woman was not
yet dead, but that there see.ued little hope
of her recovery.
Forcing our way through the crowd,
we found the sick woman lying on a bed
in a room iu the basement ot the building.
Her name we found was Sarah Robertson,
aud she looked to he about thirty years of
age. Her own statement is, tiiat she was
poisoned ou last Thursday by a negro mau
from South Carolina, whose name, how
ever, she refused to give She says that
this man was an adept in the mysteries of
“fetish” poisouiug, aud, iu order to re
venge himself upon her, gave her a pres
ent of brown sugar on last Friday, in
wlffcti was mixed the “fetish” compound.
On Friday night, having tiiat day eaten
some of the sugar, she was attacked with
a slight sickness and giddiness, hut as it
soou woreoff'she had no idea what was
really the matter. On ounday the same
symptoms returned, with the addition of a
violent pain in tiie abdomen, accompanied
by fever and delirium.
Beginning to believe now that she was
poisoned, with the superstition of her race,
she ascribed it to “fetish,” aDd refused to
send for a physician, but contented herself
with takiug remedies of her own. On
yesterday morning she was much worse;
the pains in tiie abdomen returned, wfcile
frequent vomiting ensued. And now
comes the strangest part* of the story.
She, and numerous of her friends, declare
that while vomiting she threw up a
small snake, several inches in length, a
large spider, two or three cockroaches
aud a quantity of human hair—which
were manifestly the result of “fetish.”
We have no idea that our readers will be
lieve this story, nor did we, ourselves, but
the articles enumerated above have been
carefully preserved by the negro atten
dants, aud show that one of ihe most sin
gular cases of poisoning on record has oc
curred, or else a most gross imposition has
been practiced.
One thing is certain, however, the wo
man honestly believes tiiat she has been
felisbed, is in a most dangerous condi
tion, and will, iu aii probability, not re
cover, as she and her attendants still re
fuse the services of a physician, alleging
that white man’s medicine will kill if it
touch fetish poison. She was delirious
nearly all day yesterday, aud in the
evening, though lucid, seemed tobesink
iug rapidly. Though perfectly willing to
disclose tiie manner in which she tbiuks
that she was poisoned, she still refuses to
give the name of the poisoner, or the rea
son w hy the poison was administered.
Why Gold is Low.—The following
analysis of the causes which have led to
the present 1 >w price of gold, is from the
New York Evening Post. They are com
prehensive and no doubt correct:
1. The depreciation of the currency is
measured by the average inflation of
prices, and not by the price of gold.
2. The price of gold is and has for sev
eral years been artificially depressed by a
variety of local causes; the whole finan
cial policy of the Government, the large
revenues which strengthen its credit, and
the disuse of gold as currency lessening
the demand for it, being the principal
ones
3. These causes, which under the com
mon laws of trade would have been de
feated by the export of coin, have been
sustained and aided by the export of
United States bonds, in payment of inter
national balauees.
4. Gold being depressed far below the
general level of prices, the products of
foreign lands find their best market in
this country, and imports are stimulated
to excess.
HOME MISSIONS.
Rev. Dr. McFcrrln on ihe MtaaiMippl Operations of
the >l. K. Church South.
At the recent meeting iu St. Louis in
behalf of the home missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, the Rev.
j Dr. McFerriu, ot Nashville, tn au address
1 of considerable length, gave smie partic
ulars of their home missionary work. We
have, he said, iu our conuecuou. twenty
eight annual conferences, extending from
Maryland aud the borders of Pennsylva
nia to Oregon aud California. Os tUese,
ouly sixteen havMeported to the Secre
tary at Nashville In time for this re[H>rt.
But these sixteeu, which have reported,
have given statistics of 170 missions, witti
20,100 white members, and 145 eolored
There were received in the Church
tiie past year, 2,852* Twelve conferences
have not yet reported. If we had these iu
the number would be greatly enlarged.
We have formed, iu connection with
our Church, four aunual conferences
among the colored people, with 225 travel
ing preachers, a large number of local
preachers and about 100,000 members,
twenty-three conferences have collected
and paid out iu these domestic missions
$41,742, aud five conferences have not yet
reported. Wheu we shall have received
these reports we may safely pay that we
have collected and disbursed during the
year $-50,000 for domestic missions iu the
Ofinods of the Southern Methodist Church.
The speaker passed ou to notice (lie in
struction of the preaching of the gospel in
this State, aud said tiie first pioneer
preacher was Jesse Walker, a Tennesseean,
who penetrated this part of the country,
crossed this majestic river aud uufurled
the banner of Methodism in tiff s great aud
prosperous city.
Another tact was, that the American
people, aud especially all the Northwest,
are indebted to the South for the gospel.
They were tbe first to preach it iu Tennes
see, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri aud Illi
nois. He gave an affecting accouut of the
dark days through which the church had
passed during the war, of its wonderful
rivival, and stated tlmt there were three
cities—St. Louis, Louisville and Balti
more—which had deeply imbedded them
selves in the hearts and affections of the
Southern people, for their hospitality;
generosity and kindness He drew a
startling picture of the present deplorabie
condition of their ministers in Western
and Southwestern Missourt for the want
of support.
Thirty-two missionaries in the St.
Louis conference were appointed for seven
mouths on a promise of $l2O each, aud
the first quarterly instalment had not
been paid yet. In this Slate there are
31,000 Methodists, and they have given to
the use of foreign missions a little less
than $5,000 ; 16,000 of these members are
in St. Louis. He stated that one mis
sionary iu Kentucky, with a wife and
seven children, had ouly received $72 for
one year. He strongly urged all persons
present to contribute liberally to tiie
cause.
Subscriptions to the cause, amounting
to $2 300, were announced iu tiie meeting,
and a collection was afterward made.
CLOSE OF THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Tiie close of the Episcopal Convention,
which has been iu session iu our city
during tiie past week, was marked by cere
monies peculiarly solemn aud impressive.
Tiie morning service was read by Rev.
Robert Elliott, son of Uie revered aud la
nieuted Bishop Elliott—other dignitaries
of the church, unknown to the Reporter,
assisting. Upon the conclusion of the
morning services, Bishop Beckwith de
livered, allliough evidently suffering from
some acute attack, a most masterly dis
course from Ist Corinthians, ij chap , 14
verse: “But the natural mau receiveth
not the things of ttie spirit of Cod’; for
they are foolishness uuto him; neither can
he Know them, because they are spiritual
ly discerned ” Almost iu tiie very outset
of his discourse, the Bishop acknowledged
tiiat the thread of his discourse proceeded
from the thoughts of another—Coleridge—
as to the nature and progressive character ,
of the faculty of faith. But it was quite
evfdent that the acknowledgment should
have been restricted to mere suggestion,
as me leanur,. fiviue merely
took the thread where it had been dropped
by that profound thinker, and continued
it by argument full of eloquence, with an
exposition so clear aud lucid, and so irn
pressive, as to make himself understood
and felt by the commonest understanding
among his congregation, and by ttie most
obtuse among his listeners.
The church was crowded to its utmost
capacity, benches having been provided
along the aisles, which, as well as the reg
ular [>ews, were densely [lacked, while the
doorways aud vestiuules were thronged.
After the delivery of the discourse, the
rite of confirmation was administered to
fifteen candidates, most of whom were
adults.
Ten were confirmed at the Church of
the Atonement in the evening, making
twenty-live in ali, added to tiffs church on
this occasion. —Augusta Chronicle and Sen
tinel.
SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
The recent Mumler trial in New Y'ork
city has excited considerable curiosity in
relation to the so-called spirit photographs.
The evidence iu tiie Muiuler case sassed to
show the means by which lie obtained
his pictures, or that he used any decep
tion. It lias, however, been proveu by tiie
testimony of experts that there are seven
or eight ways known to photographers
by which these spirit photographs can he
obtained without Uie knowledge on the
part of the sitter tiiat auy trick is being
played. Some of these processes are as
follows: - m
1. A g/ass with an image on it of the
desired spirit form could he placed in the
plate-holder, in front of the sensitive
plate, so that the imageon the glass would
he impressed on the sensitive plate, to
gether with tiiat of the sitter. The size
and distinctness of ttie resulting spirit
form would vary according to the distance
between the two plates.
2. A figure, clothed in white, can he in
troduced for a moment behind the sitter,
and then withdrawn before the sitting is
over, leaving a shadowy image on the
plate. This is knownas “ Sir David Brew
ster’s ghost.
3. A microscopic picture of tiie spirit
form can he inserted in the camera box
alongside the lens, and by a small magni
fying lens it can lie thrown on the sensi
tive plate with that of the sitter.
4. A glass with the spirit image can be
placed behind the sensitive plate after the
sitting is completed, and by a feeblelight,
the image can be impressed on the plate
with that of the sitter.
5. The nitrate of silver bath could have
a glass side and the image be impressed by
a secret light, while apparently the glass
plate was only being coated with the sen
sitive firm.
6 The Spirit forn can be printed first
on the negative, and then the figure of the
living sitter added by a second printing,
or it cau be printed on the paper and the
sitter’s portraitt printed over it
7. A sensitive plate can be prepared by
wbat is known as ttie dry process, the spirit
form impressed on it, and then, at a sub
sequent time, the portraitof the living sit
ter can be taken' on this same plate, so
that the two will be developed together.
The Assassin Akrested.-We are
much gratified to learn, as we do, from
tiie Dawson Journal, of yesterday, that
Lee, 'he assassin of Capt. Fletcher, of
Terrell county—an account of whose kill
ing we published yesterday morning—has
been arrested in haridoiph county, and is
now in jail at Dawson. He said, when
captured, that be would do it again under
similar circumstances.
North Eastern Georgia,—The de
termination of the Georgia Railroad to ex
tern! their road from Athens to Knoxville,
is the best news this section bus ever
heard. It needs development more than
any other portion of the (State, and will
return rich results for the outlay. We are
heartily glad to know that such good
fortune is in store for the mountain folks.
The Tennessee Wheat Crop.—The
Nashville Danner says the prospects is
favorable in Tennessee, this summer, for
tiie most bountiful harvest of wheat ever
known in this section. From one end of
the State to the other ourexchanges bring
the most encouraging report.
HOW TO MAKE SWEET BREATH.
Extract from * How Not to be Sick,” by A. J.
Hallows, M. D.
Food, to he perfectly digested, must he
I taken only in sueli quantities as the sys
j teui demands, aud if we take only natural
j food, in which is the appropriate mixture
I of necessary elements, the appetite can
always tie trusted to interpret the de
| mauds of the system, and in ttiat case we
I should never eat 100 much. But eating,
j as we do, Hour, butter and sugar, which
j have hut a part of the elements required,
these articles can ouly be digested as they
are eaten with food deficient in the ele
ments which they coutain. ami these are
very few Consequently these redundant
articles, in just the proportions in which
they are eaieu, remain undigested in the
stomach aud bowels, causing flatulence
ami derangement of the secretions of the
stomach, mouth, and all the digestive
orgaus, and the sordes of the teeth, bad
taste in the mouth, foulness of breath,
and fastidious apatite, which they al
ways have who liveou these concentrated
carbonaceous articles.
I have often wished—but of course
never dared to suggest the idea—that our
fastidious confectionery and cake eating ,
young ladies, who have no appetite ex
eept for unnatural carbonaceous food, and
whose breath in consequence so offensive
to themselves as to require constantly
some aiouiatic seeds or trix, and wbt se i
mouth is so filled with offensive saliva,
and whose teeth so covered with sorties,
tiiat charcoal and a tooth-brush used every
day will not keep them clean, might
look into the mouth of a cow, a dog, or
even u pig, neither of which use charcoal,
tooth-brush or trix, and see how clean the j
mouth and teeth are, aud how pure tiie j
secretions, and (“angles and minister*
of grace defend us!’ )—how sweet their
breath is ! comparatively. Now why is j
not the breath of a young lady us sweet as I
that of a—little chiUi who needs no more 1
charcoal, trix or tooth-brush than a pig ?
and why is not her uppelite always as
good, aud Iter teeth as clean ? No reason
can he giveu hut that to which I have re
ferred. Little children, cows, dogs and
pigs digest all their food, and tiie waste
passes off, leaving the system pure The
food of the young lady who lives on cakes,
pastry, starch and butter, remains undi
gested, to derange all the digestive func
tions and secretions in just the propor
tions as these carbonaceous articles take
the place of natural food.
A COMPANION OF WASHINGTON YET ALIVE.
Captaiu John Webster, who lias reached
the advanced age of 104 years, was horn in
Dublin, in 1765, and came to tiffs country
in 1798. Soou after his arrival lie was ap
prenticed in Georgetown to Uie firm of
Noble & Crabtree, ship-owners and chand
lers. After serving lffs time he became
Captain of a vessel, and followed the sea
for seventy-five years. He was a school
mate of both John and diaries Wtsiey,
and their friend for yeais, is a strict fol
lower of Wesley still, and speaks af him
with the greatest affection.
Having some business with the family
he is visiting I called t» see him, and iu
answer to my ring lie came to tiie door
himself, 'i bis being the first time I had
seen him, imagine my surprise wheu lie
replied to my question of “ How old are
you?” “Oue hundred and four years.”
He must have noticed the strange look my
face bore, for, smiling, he said, “I have my
proofs in black and wiffte.” It seemed to
me as if some grave had given up its dead,
and for some minutes 1 could do no more
than stare the old man In the face and
mutter to myself, ‘‘Cau it be?” Said he,
“I knew Daniel Webster well; was very
intimate with him; have walked arm-in
arm with him many a time; have con
versed with General Washington time
and again.
My wile died five years ago, aged ninety
eight years. My eldest son isoverseventy
four years old, and I have one daughter
living in this city over sixty. The old
gentleman is in excellent spirits, und
does not seem to tire of conversation. He
ha* his second sight, and can read writing
if finely written, as well as the papers,
without the aid of spectacles. His home
is at the Sailors’ Snug Harbor, from
which place he comes unattended to visit
bis friends in the city.
Tff h'? Vt> se-Ht this oui .. man and talked
with him, seems mgtvff one a ncw-iSSSe
of life—to fill oue with noble purposes—so
that one's end may he like this noble fol
lower of the Master, to whose praise lie
gives ail moments of lffs latest years. To
those who would like to see this old land
mark that will soon have passed away, he
extendsa cordial invitation to visit him at
the Sailors’ Snug Harbor, Stateu Island.
Sailors' Magazine.
Remarkable Mukdkk Trial. — Tothe
Editor of the Tribune: Sir—The VV’ilsou
trial came to au end yesterday. In some
respects this was the most remarkable
case that has ever had a place upon the
criminal records of the country. It ex
cited great interest in this part of tiie
State, and during tiie last ten days tiie
court-room has been pretty generally
crowded with eager listeners. The facts
in tiie Wilson case were simply these ;
Oil the 17tli of February, George L. Rod
erick provoked a quarrel with Dr. R. Wil
son, in front of the Union Hotel, in this
place. Wilson put up with a good deal of
abuse before he even showed temper. He
even tried to pacify Roderick, hut to no
purpose. Roderick called him a thief,*a
liar, a swindler; yet Wilson bore it ali
calmly. Roderick grew more excited,
and heaped oue opprobrious epithet after
another upon Wilson, and finally called
him a member of the New York Legisla
ture. At this Wilson sprang to his feet,
and remarking to Roderick tiiat lie would
not take that from any man, shot him
dead with an axe-handle. Such was the
evidence elicited upon ttie trial Tbe
court acquitted Wilson upon th i ground
that the provocation was sufficient.
Mark Twain.
Elmira, N. Y., April 29.
That Silver Tie. —Commenting upon
that piece of Yankee sensational tom
foolery, the “silver tie” and “gold spike,”
for the Pacific Railroad, tiie National In
teliigeucer caustically remarks:
“We cannot ask that itffs extravagance
shall be extended to other parts of tiie
work; hut since the company, which lias
swallowed up millions upon millions of
the people’s money in tiie pretended con
struction of a lame and impotent apology
for a railroad, is able to iudulge iu such
needless and wasteful expenditures, the
hope may he entertained that some sub
stantial material will lie substituted for
the worthless cotton-wood aud mountain
pine ties, with which a large portion of
the track has been put together.”
Faculties Well Preserved.—Mrs.
Elizabeth U inn, residing near Barnett,
in Warren county, who celebrated her
ninety-sixth birth-day on the sth instant,
is in possession of her laculties of sight,
hearing and action, almost unimpaired.
She can read with nearly the same facility
as when twenty years of age, and busies
herself about domestic affairs with an
activity that would put to blush many
of those wh > call themselves “sweet six
teen.” The secret of this preservation of
her faculties is doubtless due to the fact
that in her younger days she never went
on a Grecian bender, or any other dissipa
tion of folly violative of nature’s plain
laws Those who are bent on cultivating
the curve, are in no danger of getting
their names mentioned in connection with
a similar record.—Constitutionalist.
South and North Alabama Rail
road. — Mr. SuperiuteudeutMiloer is now
on the line of this road, settiug his stakes
preparatory to the commencement of ac
tive operations. Major Wallace, we
learn, will airive in a day, and with a
large force will commence wo/k at this
end of tiie line. Recently the consolida
tion of the Alabama & Teuuessee Road
was ratified by the proper authorities,
making the charter of the South & North
Alabama extend from Montgomery to
Decatur, where it connects with tiie Nash
ville Road.— Montgomery Mail , 9 th.
Selma and Montgomery Railroad.—
Os this road, in whose construction the
Central Railroad is so largely interested,
the Montgomery Mail says that a con
struction train now runs out from that
city to Catoma bridge, a distance of over
five miles, and a large force is now en
gaged laying track. Col. Jones intends to
reach Lowndes boro on the 4th of July.
VOL. LXI., NO 9.
A \OHLK ACT—TUKILLIAU M EU
Od Monday last a young boy, a son of
Mrs. Forest, living on Kiddle’s banks
near this city. ba<i occasion to take bis
aunt across the datn of Jessup A Moore’s
paper mills to the east side of the Brandy
wine creek. On returning, owing to the
strong wind anil high freshet, the boat
became unmanageable, and wa« car.ied
over the dam breast. Providentially, the
; boat, as it whs rushing down the rapid
water below the dam, struck upon the
only rock in the creek whose top was
above the water, and here voung Forest
scrambled, and thereby was saved from
immediate drowniug. The people sixm
gathered for the rescue, but the question
arose as to how the boy was to be saved
from his perilous condition. At that mo
ment a lame boy with a crutch came for
ward and Mill, “ I can fetch him off!”
.One of . !i*< bystanders objected, until
bis fatt er. Patrick Mulrieu, who was
present, said "Ijet him go; you can't
drown that boy ” A rope was procured,
ami young Mulrieu, with rope and crutch,
went to tlie rescue. After feeling tiie wa
ter a little, he threw the crutch ashore,
ami manfully plunged into the rapid,
rushing tlood of waters, headed for the
rock in the middle of the creek, wheresat
the half-drowned, chilled, aud frightened
boy. Mulrieu swam round and round till
he got through the eddying water and on
the Ice side of the rock, where he scram bled
up, tied his rojte around young Forest, aud
with liis (Vet had to pu-h him off the rock
into the seething, boiling current, as the
hoy stubbornly refused to leave the only
place of safety, being benumbed with cold
and aliaid to face the dangers of the rapid
tlood again. The men soou pulled him
ashore, where kind hands miuistered to
his wants. The trouble then was how
Mulrieu was to get hack again, as he still
sat upon the rock, and looked quietly at
the people then at the rushing flood. He
prepared himself for the plunge, and after
circling round the partly covered, danger
ous rocks, direcied his course down the
creek, made headway with the current,
ami very soon gamed the shore, some dis
tance below the scene of the disaster H’r/-
min(/ton (Del). Commercial.
ML’HDKBKD.
Tragic Death of one or Porreni'a “Urderllea."
Shortly after 1H o’clock last Friday, a
tragedy was enacted in the streets of Jack
sou, Tennessee, which resulted in the
death of a young man named John
Hodges, better known as one of General
Forrest’s orderlies during the wgr, and
who went by the sobritjuef of “happy
Jack.” The (acts, as detailed to the V\ est
Tennessee Whig, by eye-witnesses, are* as
follows:
Wiley Taylor and Modes were standing
on the pavement, near Gauter’e store, en
gaged in a loud ami angry quarrel, which
was brought on by insulting language
used by Hodges toward Taylor. Hodges
was drunk, ami had just attempted to
shoot Taylor, who only saved liis life by
thrusting forth liis hand and interposing
bis thumb between tbe hammer aud tube
of the pistol. Taylot wrenched the pistol
from Hodges’ grasp, ami told him to go
off; that lie did not want to hurt him.
Hut Hodges became more boisterous ami
furious after being disarmed, and began
to curse Taylor in a loud voice.
A young muii named John Pryor, in
the employ of Mr. Gondell as wagon
driver, happened to In* driving liis wagon
near the scene of the difficulty, ami hear
ing Hodges’ violent language, jumped
from his wagon, and walking deliiierately
up to where Hodges stood, drew a revolver
and shot him through the head, inflicting
a wound that < ccasioned death in a few
hours.
Pryor had never seen the murdered man
before, ami gives as his reason for killing
him, that he thought Taylor's life was in
danger.
After committing the deed, Pryor at
tempted to make his escape by flight, but
was pursued and arrested by Captain Mc-
Cabe and a posse of young men, a short
distance from the city, ami brought back
and lodged in jail.
Pryor came to Jackson about a year ago,
from Atlanta, Georgia, where his kindred
reside. He was, at the time of this last
shooting, under bond for shooting Mr.
George Bussman, in this city, some time
in Jauuarv last. He is about twenty-two
years old. Cottier aim ujuuin , . .....
Hodges was about the same age, ami lias
a mother, who lives in Marietta, Ga.
The murder'd man and his murderer
were drunk when tlie tragedy occurred.
Cl’BA SKVVB.
New York, May 12.—A Washington
special says the Spanish Minister received
last night a submarine cable dispatch from
General Dulce announcing the final -up
pression of the rebellion in Cuba. It is
asserted by Dulce thatonly I,2ooinsurgents
are under arms in detached bodies, with
out leaders or concert of action. The
news was submitted to the Htate Depart
ment. It does not receive great credit
here, and is supposed to he promulgated
to discourage Ainericau sympathy with
Calm and deter filibustering schemes.- The
(Julians here affirm the ability of their
countrymen ts hold out against the Span
iards for some time. They claim that the
armed bodies alleged to he wandering
around constitute the nucleus of force- to
tiie number of eight or ten thousand men,
working on farms and plantations, that
can he concentrated at any time to strike
a decisive blow.
The Tribune says : Tiie reports of en
listment for Cubans in tliis city are un
founded. A large number have volun
teered to enlist but were declined. 'Die
Cubans have soldiers enough on the island
acclimated, and only want materials, with
which they are being supplied a- fast as
possible. Under tiie espionage of their
agents here and elsewhere, they are sub
jected toHpanish spies and officials. Many
American officers have been engaged t<>
superintend shipping war materials and
are engaged on that duty. (Some in tiie
South will go to Culm a id take an active
duty.
An Old Acquaintance in a Scrape.
—Probably there is not a lawyer in Geor
gia, or tiie South, who has not, in the
course of liis life, had one or more letters
from John Livingston of “Livingston’s
Law Magazine,” New York eity. They
will weep to read tiie following :
A Lawyer Convicted of Fraud. —ln tiie
Common Pleas Court, before Judge Daly,
yesterday. Frances Wayland recovered a
verdict of s<j 890, with interest, against
John Living-toil and his sureties. Liv
ingston is a lawyer, and was administra
tor of the estate of tiie deceased husband
of tiie plaintiff, in thesettlemeut of which
he wa- guilty of frauds of such flagrant
eharaeter as to call for severe rebuke by
the Court, who pronounced Livingston a
disgrace to his race, country and profes
sion.—Lf. Y. Herald. 7 th.
Another Mail Robber Caged.—We
learn from the Rome Courier, that
Charles Mills,route mail agent on theßel
rna, Rome and Daltou Railroad, was ar
rested a few days ago, charged with rob
bing tiie mail in his care. It appears that
the postmaster at Selma, a short time ago,
gave Mills a registered letter arid took bis
leeeipt for it. The letter having failed to
reach its destination, be called on Mills
for bis receipt showing timt it bad prop
er y passed out of his bands. Mills could
not make the proper showing and hence
ills arrest. Hiuce he was carried to At
lanta where he is still in custody, Mr.
Ray, Brakesman on the same train, lias
been arrested and carried there, probably
at the instance of Mills .—Cob Sun, \\th
An Extra Session of Congress —The
Washington correspondent of the Balti
more Gazette says that I* l ® dispatches,
received in that city by the Government,
leave no room to doubt an imminent and
wide-spread revolution in Mexico. here
is no reason to believe that our Govern
ment has any policy in view of anarchy
there. Our foreign relations are in such
critical condition ail around, and the
members of the Cabinet so much at va
riance that it is not unlikely that the
President will call Congress together by
the first of August-
Looking Up.—An Orangeburg corres
pondent of the Charleston Courier, of
Monday, says that real eßta,e 80,(1 there
the Monday previous at a great advance
~n orevious prices Land that woulc not
have brought fifty cents an acre twelve
months ago. gold for threeand four dollars
acre. We are glad to see it and to
know that these prices were paid by
farmers, not speculators.