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j ESTABLISHED 18S0. I. ■j .T. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor i SUMMIT’S FATAL CRASH. FIVE PEOPLE KILLED, TWO DYING AND MANY INJURED. A Mistake in Reading Somerset for Summit in the Train Orders Caused the Collision—The Man Responsible for the Accident Becomes a Raving Maniac—it ach Train a Fast One. Chattanooga, Texn., Jan. 1.—A disas astrous collision occurred about 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon near Green wood,Tenn., between so-called “cannon-ball” trains bound respectively' north and south on the Cincinnati Southern railroad. These trains are the fastest in the South, making the run between Cincinnati and Chattanooga, a distance of 336 miles, in nine hours and forty-two minutes. Owing to the fact that the telegraph poles at the scene of the wreck were prostrated or burned, it has been im possible to get details of the catastrophe until to-day. RUNNING LIKE THE WIND. At the time the collision occurred No. 2, the north-bound train, was running at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and No. 1, the south-bound train, at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, and they came together witii a terrific shock. Fire at once broke out in the wreck and three cars were entirely con sumed. The accident was caused by the mistake of Conductor Shrutu, of the north bound train, in reading an order from the train dispatcher. BECOMES INSANE. The order directed him to pass the south bound train at Summit, hut he mistook that name for Somerset, which is a station i wenty-two miles farther north. Ho escaped serious injury, but beoamo insane as a re sult of the accident and is now a raving maniac. The persons instantly killed by the accident were: Lee Withrow, of Ludlow, Ky., baggage master. Lawrence Callan, of Ludlow, Ky., bag gagemaster. W. Bryan Powell, of Madisonville, O., a Baltimore and Ohio express agent. Fireman Cady, whose body was burned up. Miss Jessie Green, of Cincinnati, a young lady about 22 years of age was fatally scalded and died to-day. She had been visiting friends in this city during the holi days and was returning home. Two more trainmen will probably die from their in juries. TEN PASSENGERS INJURED. Ten passengers were seriously injured, among them W. T. Roberts, of Rieeville, Tenn., mail agent, who had an arm and leg broken. Both trains were totally wrecked, and it seems almost miraculous that anyone escaped alive. Trains on the road in the vicinity of the accident were abandoned until this morning, but the track has now been cleared and trains are again moving. TWO MORE DEATHS EXPECTED. James Severance, Jr., postal clerk, and Patrick Taylor, enzineor, are still alive, but are nrobably fatally hurt. Michaels, engineer of the north-bound train, saw the south-bound train as he emerged from the tunnel, and only fifty feet away. He instantly put on the air brakes, and with his fireman in his arms jumped down the embankment. Michels arrived here to-night and is more seriously injured than was at first reported. The fireman escaped unhuH. All the mail matter on the north-bound train was destroyed, including two through registered pouches. It is remarked as a strange coincidence that the engine of the north-bound train had in consequence of four previous accidents, received the name among the railroad men of “fatal engine,” and there was a strong superstition against running on it. It is now a total wreck. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Lexington, Ky.. Jan. 1.—A collision on the Cincinnati Southern railroad took place yesterday one mile south of Greenwood, Ky., on a 60-foot embankment, midway be tween tunnels 7 and 8, The following per sons w ere killed: I.ee Withrow, baggagemaster,of Ludlow, Ky. T. Candee, fireman, of Chattanooga,Tenn. Lawrence Callan, baggagemaster, of Lud low, Kv. W. B. Powell, express messenger, of Madisonville, O. Miss Jessio Green, of Cincinnati. SOME OF THE INJURED. Among the injured are; Mr. and Mrs. Avery, of Covington, Ky., M ere scalded and inhaled steam. They will beth probably die. They were taken to Covington to-night. Sam Sbrumm, conductor, was internally injured. L. B. Gibson, of Cincinnati* cn route home from Florida, was badly scalded about !he face aud hands, and it will probably | prove fatal. Joseph Nolan (colored), a porter on train oo ‘1, suffered laceration of the nip and hand. William It. Michaels, engineer of train Xo. 2, who jumped from the engine, sprained his ankle, had a hand scalded and a cheek gashed. Pat Taylor, of Somerset, Ky.. engineer of train No. i. is bruised and suffering from concussion, and is badly hurt. 'Pal Murphy, of Junction City, Ky., fire man of train "No. I. had a leg broken. W. T. Roberta, of Riceville, Tcnn., in the mail service, had a leg and arm broken, W. E. Jackson, of Ludlow, Ky., express messenger, had his hand, head and buck sprained and bruised. L E. Nackett.of No. 11! Richmond street. Cincinnati, news agent, had his head, face, hack and legs bruised. J. C. Burch, of Sydney, O., trav ling pa-senger agent of th<j Chicago and Alton railroad, is badly scalded, and his bead, face and hands are cut. Joe Hepp, of Covington, Ky., was scalded and bruised. Dick Patton, of Ludlow, Ky., a brake* man. was cut and scalded. J. E. Campbell, of Hanovertoif O., was scalded on the face neck and bunds. FIVE TAKEN TO CINCINNATI. In addition to the above train No. 2, w'ltich came north this evening, carried to ’ incinnati five or six badly injured passon geis. These passengers were in the boudoir ■ ar and the railroad officials refused to allow the Associated Press reporter access to them or to give their names or in .,uries. Dr. Reddish, of Frankfort, in charge of the Greenwood coal mines, left Greenwood with the wounded and the body yt uiss Green for Cincinnati. A later train followed, carrying all the dead except Miss Green, wiio was left at Somerset. Very shortly after the collision a wrecking train V.r Someeset in charge of Supt. ” Wells, carrying Dr. J. L. Gwens an d all the Somerset Physicians for the scene of the disaster. I "o cars, the mail and baggage of train -Ao. 1, took tire, and were burned. At the time of the crash Withrow and Jackson were talking in the baggage cor when the car split open from end to end, the mail car and smoker shooting over them, and the other cars cutting irose and dropping back. D is reported that an unknown passenger was crushed und burned in a water closetof train No. 2. @he Jlafning THREW HIS WIFE OUT OK A WINDOW. Mr. Avery, of Covington, threwl his wife through a window and jumped out after her, both rolling down the embankment. Conductor Shrunun on misreading the or ders delivered to him at Winfield, mistaking Summit for Somerset, hurried his train down the grade at 30 miles an hour to make that point, probably running at that speed when the collision occurred. After the collision Conductor Bennett ran up to Shrumm and said: “I’m not to blame for this; read your last orders.” Shrumni took out his orders and looking carefully, threw threw up his hands, exclaiming: “Oh, my God! I have made a mistake.” a passenger’s story. Sharkey Withers, formerly of this city, but now of Edwards, Miss., was on the train going south, and made this statement: “We left Somerset half an hour late, and were running about thirty miles an hour up grade. I was in the coach next in the front of the sleeper, close to the front door, when shrill whistling alarmed me. I ran out on the platform and was pitched down an embankment of fifty feet. I jumped up and went to work. We helped to extricate the victims. I helped to take out three alive, two dead, one of them, Pat Murphy, l helped to dig out of the mud into which he was jammed nearly to his armpits. The next man we got out was the express messenger, w-ho was crushed under the trucks. The next was a baggageman, who was under the tender of train No. 1. We could hear his groans and dug him out, He died in an hour. Then we got an injured man out of the mail car of train No. 1. Withrow died in a few minutes after he was put on the relief train. Postal Agent James Severns, who was appointed one month ago, lay at one end of his car with blood streaming from his mouth. We reached Somerset at 10 o’clock at night. Withrow’s dead body was laid in the bag gage-room and the injured on our train* w'ere placed in the hotel.” WOMEN SCALDED. The baggage car and smoker of train No. 2 rolled down the embankment, and tbe ladies’ car of this train was thrown on the engine, the inmates being thereby scalded. Joe Hepp stated that a young couple that had got oil in Chattanooga were badly cut and scalded. The regular passing point of trains Nos. 1 and 2 is Flat Rock, south of the wreck. The railroad officials did all in their jiower to care for the wounded, leaving nothing un done to contribute to their comfort. Tbe two engines collided with such force that they were impalled together, the boilers shattering and discharging all their contents m a few minutes. The attempt to pull the engines apart failed, and they were rolled over the embankment to clear the track. TAKEN TO THEIR HOMES. Cincinnati, Jan. 1. —Three dead and nine living victims of the Cincinnati Southern wreck were brought to Cincinnati, Coving ton and Ludlow to-night. The dead were Withrow, Powell and Callan. The wounded were Jackson, Sackett, Campbell, Hejip, Gibson, Patton, Nolan, Burch, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Avery and G. S. Hats. T. E. Sackett is at the Cincinnati Hospital raving with delirium. The others are either in the hos pital or at their homes. CARLISLE’S CHAIRMEN. The Committee Lists Will Be An nounced This Week. Washington, Jan. 1.—Speaker Carlisle has had no Christmas holiday. He has the satisfaction, however, of knowing that his committee list is almost finished. He is still working hard at it to-night, but he hopes to have it ready to announce on Wednesday next. The chairmanships are pretty well disposed of. The House has already chosen Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, chairman of the Committee on Elections, the first on the list. The other prominent chairmen will probably be as follows: Mr. Mills, of Texas, Ways and Means ;Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania. Appro priations; Mr. Culberson, of Texas, Judicia ry: Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, or Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, Banking and Currency; Mr. Bland, of Missouri, Coinage; Mr. Clardy, of Missouri, Commerce; Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, Rivers and Harbors; Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, Agriculture: Mr. Belmont, of New York, Foreigu Affairs; Mr. Town shend, of Illinois,{Military Affairs; Mr. Her bert, of Alaliama, Naval Affairs; Mr. Blount, of Georgia, Post Offices; Mr. Hol man, of Indiana, Public Lands; Mr. Springer,of Illinois, Territories; Mr. Dib ble, or South Carolina, Public Buildings; Mr. Outhwaitp, of Ohio, Pacific Railroads: Mr. Peel, of Arkansas, Indian Affairs; Mr. Candler, of Georgia, Education; Mr. O’Neil, of Missouri, Labor: Mr. Matson,of Indiana, Invalid Pensions; Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina, District of Columbia. Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, is to be substituted at the request of the Republicans for Mr. Fuller, of Iowa, at the foot of the Republican members of the Ways and Means Commit tee. The Speaker wanted to appoint a | Western Protectionist to this place. The Republicans seeing Mr. Fuller announced as to be appointed expressed a preference for Mr. Ryan. Mr. Holman wants to go on the Committee on Appropriations again but he also wants to take the chairmanship of Public Lands and as he cannot very well take both, he will probably stick to the Chairmanship of Public Lands. POLITICIANS SHOOT. One Killed and Two Others More or Less Badly Wounded. New Orleans, Jan. 1.—Soon after 1 o'clock this morning a shooting affray took place in Johnson’s saloon. No. 21 St. Charles street, In which City Administrator Patrick McaJey was mortally wounded, Mike Walsli dangerously and Daniel Markey painfully. The last named received a shot in the mouth. All were taken to the Gjiarity Hospital, where Commissioner Mealev diod at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon. Walsh remains in ajeomatose condition. It appears that Commissioner Mcaley mid a party of political friends, supporters of Gov. Nicholis, went into the saloon for the purpose of get ting drinks. beginning ok the row. While they*were there half a dozen Me- Euery men, including Special Officer Louis Clare and John Gibson, came in. As to the origin of the trouble the statements conflict, there being so many persons pres ent. Each side, however, charges, the other with being the aggressor-. Be that ns it muy they were shouting for NicholP, (or McEnery|nnd for Sheehan. Mealev and < Tare caiiie together, and then the shooting commenced. Twelve or fifteen shots were firod, showing that sev er;U weapons must have been used. / All ac counts agree in one particular, that Louis Clare and John Gibson began the shooting. Mealey declared that he had been shot by Clare. Both Clure and Gibson have been locked up, and charges of murder will be made against them. New Year Honors. London, Jan. 1. -Numerous New Year hopoj’H have been c*onfc?n*od by the Queen. Among the persons thus distinguished ai e Sir < 'Carles Warren, commander of the Metrop litan Police, who H made Civil Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and Mr. Browning, Mr. .Ba fours private secretary, who becomes a Cavil Com panion of the samo order. f SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1888. READING’S MEN WONT STRIKE. They Declare That it Would be Im politic to go Out. Reading, Pa., Jan. 1.-—To-day an in formal meeting of representatives from the Knights of Labor assemblies in this city, whose membership consists principally of Reading railroud employes, was held here. The situation was again fully discussed, and it was given out as the sentiment of the employes that under no circumstances would they strike, because they considered it impolitic, and on the ground that it would not help along the cause of the Knights of Labor. A number of assemblies in neighlioriug towns tele graphed here that they would be guided by the action of the Reading assemblies. A quantity of freight, and 1,800 cars of coal passed through to-day. About eighty men were employed here to-day and sent to Port Richmond to take the places of the strikers. NO CHANGE AT PHILAEKLPHIA. Philadelphia, Jan. I.—New Year’sday brought no material change iu the Reading strike, and the situation remains practically unchanged. The weather the past twenty four hours has been the most miserable of the season, and those of the strikers who did not remain at their homos passed the day at the various headquarters of the local assemblies to which they belong. All of the assemblies held meetings to-day, but only oue or two were of a formal character. Local Assembly No. 58110 initiated thirty-seven of the non union men who took strikers’ places at the Willow street wharves yesterday, and the members felt greatly encouraged by this acquisition to their ranks. Representatives of other local assemblies expressed them selves as determined to hold out to the end, and say they are in better condition to fight than is generally* believed. The railroad officials, on the other hand, say that tho business of the road to-day was larger if anything than usual, aud that they have more men than they need. Trains have lieen moved regularly, they say, and the yards were kept well cleared. Several boys were arrested this afternnon for ston ing trains on Pennsylvania avenue and hooting at train hands. They were all very youthful. No other disturbances have been reported. TO QUIT AT POTTSVILLK. Pottsville, Pa., Jim. 1. —A meeting of District Assembly No® 184, comprising all the local assemblies of the lower Schuylkill region, was held in this city last eveuing. There was a full attendance, and it was re solved that all of the employes of the Read ing railroad within its jurisdiction quit work Monday. SOUTH CAROLINA’S PROGRESS. A Splendid Showing for the Year Just Closed. Charleston, S. C., Jan. I.—The News and Courier will publish to-morrow a de tailed review of the progress of South Caro lina during the last year. The review shows that the total value of the agricul tural, manufacturing and mineral products of the State were over $101,000,000, against $72,000,000 in 1880. The increase in the value of manufactures in the same period is over $15.(XX),000, or 01 per rent., and of live stock $7,500,000, or 61 per cent. COTTON STILL KING. Cotton still gives one-half of the State’s agricultural revenue, but while the acreage has trebled since 1870, the average yield per acre has increased only one-third, which is probably due to the multiplication of small farms. In manufactures one-fourth of the whole increase is in cotton. Lumber and flour and other milling make up one-half of the remainder. There are now in the State 3,000 manufacturing concerns, em ploying over 30,000 persons. FRUIT CULTURE. Fruit crops are developing rapidly, as is also the mining of kaolin and granite. The product of the phosphate mines lias risen from 125,000 tons ill 1880 t 0452,000 last year. The increase in railroad mileage in two yen’s lias been twelve per rent., and more railroads are constructing and projected than ever before. In conclusion the review shows that the whole revenue of the State from agriculture, manufactures, mines and quarries, in 1860, with slave lalsir, was only $54,000,(XX), as against $101,000,000 in 1886 with labor. UNCLE SAM SWINDLED. Inferior Steel Used in Building the Cruisers. Washington, Dec. 31. —Naval circles have been thrown into a state of consterna tion by recent reports from California rela tive to the discovery of grave defects in the steel intended to be used in the construction of the cruiser Charleston, now being built in that State. While an attempt was being made recently to bend slightly heavy 8-inch steel deck beams several of them snapped in pieces under the strain of the hydraulic jack, to the great astonishment of the construction officers. The steel was from the East, and had lieen thoroughly tested according to the severe requirements of the Htnel Board, standing successfully all of the tests as to tension, elongation, elasticity, etc. Much of this steel has already been used in the construction of the other cruisers and gun boats now building, and the alarming feature of the accident at the California shipyard is that it casts grave doubt upon the strength of the other material that has already been built into ships and may fail at a critical moment. HUNGARY'S ATTITUDE. She Will Not Provoke War, But Will Be Ready if it Comes. Pesth, Jan. I.—Premier Tisza, replying to New Year’s congratulations from liberals to-day, said that he did not believe that war was imminent. Ho was convinced that Hungary would not provoke war, but that she would be ready if war was forced noon her. More than that he was unable to say. “Although a pessimistic view may not be justifiable." lie added, “an optimistic view had also disadvantages, because it of ten pnralyps resisting forces which we may possibly still need.” Herr Fall;, in expressing similar senti ments, said he thought the present gloomy uncertainty was worse than war itself. Necessity Knows No Law. New York, Jan. I.—At the close of Dr. McGlynn’s anti poverty lecture to-night he ivad this telegram, just received from i.on don; “Cardinal Manning, in a speech to-day, said every man has a right, to the life and food necessary to sustain life. So strict is this right that it prevails over all rights of property. Necessity knows no law; u starving man may steal his neighbor’s bread.” Ex-Gov. Joel Parker Dead. Philadelphia, Jan. 1.- Ex-Gov. Joel Parker, of New Jersey, war Governor of that, State, died at the residence of a rela tive, whom he was visiting in this city, at 12:25 o’clock 1 this morning from the effects of a paralytic st roke, with which he was at tacked at 4:30 o’clock lost Saturday after noon. SERMONS TO TIKE WOMEN. TALMAGE WILL AT THE SAME TIME GIVE THE MEN SOME HINTS. Twelve Discourses in the Series "The Coming Glory” Was the Sub ject on Which he Preached Yester day-Only Twelve More Long Breaths and the Century Will be Drad. Brooklyn, Jan. I.—At the Tabernacle this morning, the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D. D., announced that next Sabbath lie will begin a course of sermons to the women of America, with practical hints for men, the following subjects among others: “The Women Who Have to Fight the Battle of Life Alone,” “Marriage for Worldly Success Without Reference to Moral Character,” “Is Engagement as Binding as Marriage?” “Women \V T ho Are Already Uncongenially Married,” “Influences Abroad for the De struction of Women,” “Wifely Ambition, Right and Wrong,” “What Kind of Men Women Should Avoid,” “Simplicity as Opposed to Affectation,” “Reformation in Dress,” “Plain Women,” “The Female Skeptic” and “Christian Housewifery." This morning I)r. Talmage’s subject was: “The Coming Glory;” his text, i. Corin thians, ii., 9: “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, tho things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” He said: 1888. How strange it looks, and how strange it sounds! Not only is the past year dead, but the century is dying. Only twelve more long breaths and tin old giant will have expired. None of the past cen turies will be present at the obsequies. Only the twentieth century will sec the nineteenth buried. As ail the years are hastening past, and all our fives on earth wiil si ion be ended, I propose to cheer my self and cheer you with the glories to come, which shall utterly eclipse all the glories past; for my text tells us that the eye hath not seen, nor ear heal'd, anything like the advancing splendors. The city of Corinth has been called the Paris of antiquity. Indeed, for splendor, the world holds no such wonder to-day. It stood on an isthmus washed by two seas, the one sea bringing the commerce of Europe, the other sea brin ring the com merce of Asia. From her wharves, in the construction of which whole kingdoms had been absorbed, war-galleys with three banks of oars pushed out and confounded the navy yards of all the world. Huge-handed ma chinery, such as modern invention cannot equal, lifted ships from the sea on one side and transported them on trucks across the isthmus and sat them down in the sea on the other side. The revenue officers of the city went down through the olive groves that fined the beach to collect a tariff from all nations. The mirth of all people sported in her isthmian games, and tho beauty of all lauds sat iu her theatres, walked her ixirticoes and threw itself on t he altar of her stupendous dissipations. Column, and statue, and tempj-s bewildered the be holder. There were white marble foun tains into which, from apertures at the side, there rushed waters everywhere known for health-giving qualities. Around these basins, twisted into wreaths of stone, there were all the beauties of sculpture and architecture; while standing, as if o guard the costly display, was a statue of Hercules of burnished Corinthian brass. Vases of terra-cotta adorned the cemeteries of the dead —vases so costly that Julius Our was not satisfied until he had captured them for Rome. Armed officials, the Corintharii, paced up and down to see that no statue was defaced, no pedestal overthrown, no bas-relief touched. From the edge of tho city a hill arose, with its magnificent bur den <vf columns, and towers, and temples (one thousand slaves waiting at one shrine), and a citadel so thoroughly impregnable that Gibraltar is a heap of sand compared with it. Amid all that strength and mag nificence Corinth stood and uofled the world. Oh I it was not to rustics who had never seen anything grand that Paul uttered this text. They had heard the best music that had come from the best instruments in all the world; they had heard songs floating from morning porticoes and melting in even ing grqyes; they had passed their whole lives among pictures, and sculpture, and architecture, and Corinthian brass, which had been moulded and shaped until there was no chariot wheel in which it iiad not sped, and no tower iu which it had not glit tered, and no gateway that it had not adorned. Ah, it was a bold thing for Paul to stand there amid all that and say “All this is nothing. These sounds that come from the temple of Neptune are not music compared with the harmonies of which i speak. These waters rushing in the basin of Pyrene are not pure. These tntues of Bac chus and Mercury arc not exquisite. Your citadel of Aerocorlnthus is no. strong com pared with that which I nflnr to the poorest slave that puts down his burden at, yjiat beaten gate. You Corinthians think this is a splendid city: you think you have heard all sweet sounds, and seen all beautiful sights; but I tell you eye ha’ll not seen nor car heard, neither have entered into tlie heart of man, the things which God hath prepared tor them that love Him.” You see my text sets forth the idea that, however exalted our ideas may be of heaven, they come far snort of the reality. Some wise men have been calculating how many furlongs long and wide is tho new Jerusalem: and they have calculated how many inhabitants there are on the earth; how long the earth will probably stand; and then they come to this estimate: That, after all the nations have been gathered to heaven, there will bo room for each soul —a room sixteen feet long and fifteen feet wide. It would not be large enough for mo. I am glad to Know that no human estimate is sufficient to take the dimensions. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,” nor arith metics calculated. I first remark that we can in this world get no idea of the health of heaven. When you were a child and you went cut in the morning, how you bounded along the road •>r street—you hail never leltsorrow-or sick nss. Perhaps later you felt aglow in your cheek, and a spring in your step, and an exuberance of spirits, and a clearness of eye that made you thank God you were permitted to live. The nerves were harp strings and the sunlight was a doxology, and the rustling leaves wer the rustling of the robes of a great crowd rising up to praise the Lord. You thought that you knew what it was to be well, but there is no perfect health on earth. The diseases of past generations came down to us. The airs that float now upon tiie earth arc riot like those which floated above Paradise. They are charged with impurities and cis tern ((er/. The most elastic und robust health of earth, compared with that which those experience before whom tho gates have been opened, is nothing but sickness and emaciation. 1 s>ok at that soul standing before the throne. On earth she was a life-long invalid. See her step now, and hear her voice now. (latch, if you can, one breath of that celestial air. Healtu in all (lie pul ses—health of vision: health of spirits; im mortal health. No racking couglr, no sharp pleurisies, no consuming fevers, no exhaust ing pains, no hospitals of wounded men. Health swinging in the air: health flowing in all the streams; health blooming on the banks. No headaches, no sideacnes, no backaches. That child that died ill the agonies of croup, hear her voice now ring ing in the anthem. That old mail that went bowed down with the infirmities of age, see him wa k now with the step of an immor tal athlete— forever young again. That night when the needlewoman fainted away in the garret, wave of the heavenly air re suscitated her for ever. For everlasting years to heve neither aches, nor pain, nor weakness, nor fatigue. “Eye hath not seen it, ear hath not heard it.” I roipark. further, that we can, in this world, get no just idea of the splendors of heaven. John tries to describe them. He says “the twelve gates are twelve pearls,” and that “the foundations of the wall are garnished with ail manner of precious stones.” As we stand looking through tho telescope of St, John, we see a blaze or ame thyst, and pearl, and emerald, and sar donyx, and chrysoprasus, and sapphire, a mountain of light, n cataract of color, a sea of glass and a city like the sun. John bids us look again, and we see thrones; thrones of the prophets, thrones of the patriarchs, thrones of the angels, thrones of the apostles, thrones of the martyrs, throne of Jesus—throne of God. And we turn round to see the glory and it is thrones! Thrones! Thrones! John bids us look again, and we see the great procession of the redeemed passing; Jesus, on a white horse, leads the march, and all the armies of heaven following on white horses. Infinite cavalcade passing, passing; empires pressing into line, agek following ages. Dispensation tramping on after dispensation. Glory iu the track of glory. Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America presssingfinto lilies. Islands of tho sea shoulder to shoulder. Genera tions before the flood following generations after the flood, and ns Jesus rises at the head of that great host and waves his sword in signal of victory, all' crowns are lifted, and all ensigns slung out, and all chimes rung, and nil halleiujahs chanted, and some cry, “Glory to God most high,” and some, “Hosanna to the son of David,” and some, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain”—till all exclamations of endearment and homage in tho vocabulary of heaven are exhausted, aud there comes up surge after surge of “Amen! Amen! and Amen!” “Eye tiath not seen it, ear hath not heard it.” Skim from tho summer waters the brightest sparkles, and you will get no idea of the sheen of the everlasting sea Pile up the splendors of earthly cities, and they would not make n stepping-stone by which you might mount to the city of God. Every house is a palace. Every step a triumph. Every covering of the head a coronation. Every meal is a banquet. Every stroke from the tower is a wedding-boll. Every day is a jubilee, every hour a rapture, and every moment an ecstacy. “Eye hath not seen it, ear hath not heard it. ” I remark further, we can get no idea on earth of the reunions of heaven. If you have ever been across the seas, and met a friend, or even an acquaintance, in some strange city, you remember how your blood thrilled, and how glad you were to see him. What will be our joy, after we have passed the seas of death, to meet in the bright city of the sun those from whom we have long been separated. After we have been away from our friends ten or fifteen years, and we come upon them, we see how differently they look. The hair has turned, and wrinkles have come in their faces, and we say, “How you have changed!” But oh, when we stand before the throne, all cares gone from the face, ail marks of sorrow dis appeared, and feeling the joy of that blessed land, methinks we will say to each other, with an exultation we cannot now imagine, “How you have changed 1” In this world we only meet to part. It is gbod-by, good by. Farewells floating in the air. We hear it at the rail-car window, and at the steam boat wharf—good-by. Children lisp it, and old age answers it. Sometimes we say it in a 4ight way “good-by;” and some times with angu sh in which the soul breaks down. Good-by! Ah! there is the word that ends the thanksgiving ban quet; that is the word that conies in to close the Christmas chant. Good-by, good-by. But not so in heaven. Welcomes iu the air, welcomes at the gates, welcomes at the houses of many mansions—but, no good-by. That group is constantly being augmented. They are going up from our circles of earth to join it —little voices to join the anthem — little hands to take hold in the great home circle —little feet to dance in the eternal glee —little crowns to be east down before the feet of Jesus. Our friends are in two groups—a group this side of the river, aud ii group on the other side of the river. Now there goes one from this to that, and an other from this to that, and soon we will all be gone over. How many of your lovod ones have already entered upon unit blessed place. If I should take paper and pencil, do you think I could put them all down? Ah, my friends, the waves' of Jordan roar so hoarsely, we Jan not hear the joy on the ot her side when that group is augmented. It is graves here, and coffins and hearses here. A little child’s mother had died, and they comforted her. They said, “Your mother has gone to heaven —don’t cry;” and, the next day, they went to the graveyard, and they laid the body of tho mother down into the ground; and the little girl came up to tho verge of the grave, and, looking down at the body of her mother, said, “Is this heav en ?" Oh! we have no idea what heaven is. It is the grave here—it is darkness here— but there is merry-making yonder. Me thmks when a soul arrives, some angel takes it around to show it tho wonders of that blessed place. The usher-angel says to the newly-arrived, “These are the martyrs that perished at Piedmont; those were torn to pieces at the Inquisition; ih s is the throne of the great Jehovah: this is Jesus.” “I am going to see Jesus,” said a dying boy; “I am going to see Jesus.” The mis sionary suid, “You are sure you will see hint!” “Oh! ves; that’s what I want to go to heaven for/’ “But,,” said the missionary, “suppose Jesus should go away from heaven —wtiat then!” “I should follow him,” said the dying boy. "But if Jesus went down to hell—what then!” The dying hov thought for a moment, and then said, "Where Jesus is there can tie no hell.” Oh! to stand in his presence! That will be heaven! Oh! to put our hand in that hand which was wounded for us on tho cross—to go around amid the groups of tho redeemed, aud shake hands with the prophets, and apostles, and martyrs, mid with our own dear, beloved ones! That will bo the great reunion; wo cannot imagine it now, our loved ones seem so far away. When we are in trouble and lonesome, they don't seem to come to us. Wo go on the banks of the Jordan and call across to them, but they don’t seem to hear. We say, “Is it well with the child? is it well with the loved ones?” and wo listen to hear if any voice come hack over the waters. None! none! Unbelief says, “They are dead, and they are annihilated,” but blessed be God! we have a Bible that tells us different;. Wo open it and we find they are neither dead nor annihilated—that they never were so much alive as now—that they are only waiting for our coming, aud that we slra.ll join them on the other side of the river. Oh, glorious reunion! we cannot grasp it now. “Eve hath not seen, nor ear heard, noil her have entered into ihe heart of man tue things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” Oh what a place of explana tion it will be! X see, every day. profound mysteries of Providence. There is no question no ask oftener than Why/ There are hundred? of graves in Greenwood and Laurel Hill that need to lie explained. Hospital- for the blind and lame, asylums for the idiotic and insane, alrrtshouses for the destitute, and a world of pain and misfortune that demand more than human solution. Ah! Hod will clear it all up. In the light that pours from the throne, no dark mystery can live. Things now utterly inscrutable will be illumined as plainly as though the answer were written on the jasper wall, or sounded in the temple anthem. Bartimeus will thank God that he was blind; and Lazarus that he was covered with sores; and Joseph that he was cast iuto the pit: and Daniel that he denned with lions; and Paul that he was humpbacked; and David that he was driven from Jerusalem; and that invalid that for twenty years ho could not lift his head from the pillow; and that widow that slip had such nurd work to earn bread for her children. The song will be all the grander for earth's weeping eyes, and aching heads, and exhausted hands, and scourged backs, and martyred agonies. But we can get no idea of that anthem here. We appreciate the power of secular music, but do we appreciate the power of sacred song! There is nothing more inspiriting to mo than a whole congregation iifti'd on the wave of holy melody. When we sing some of those diar old psalms ami tunes they rouse all the memories of the past. Why some of them were cradle songs in our father’s house. Thoy are all sparkling with the morning dew of a thousand Christian * Habhaths. They were sung by brothers and sisters gone now—by voices that were aged and broken in the music—voices none the leas sweet because they did tremhle and break. When I hear these old songs sung, it seems a* if all the old country meeting homes joint'll in the chorus, and city church and sailors’ Bethel and Western cabins, until the whole continent lifts the doxology and the sceptres of eternity Nat time in the music. Away then with your starveling tunes that chill the devotionsof the sanctuary and make the people sit silent when Jesus is marching on to victory When generals come back from victorious wars, don’t we cheer them and shout, “Huzza, huzza/” and when Jesus passes along in the conquest of the earth shall we not have for Him one loud, ringing cheer/ ; ; “All hall the power of Jesus' name: I>-t angels prostrate fall. Bring forth tne royal diadem, And crown Him I sad of all." But, my friends, if music on earth is so sweet, what will it be in heaven! They all know the tune there. All the licet singers of all the ages will join it—choirs of white robed children, choirs of pa triarchs, choirs of apostles. Morn ing stars dapping their cym bals. Harpers with their harps. Great an thems of God, roll on! roll on!—otbev em pires joining the harmony till the thrones are all full, and the nations all saved. An them shall touch anthem, chorus join cho rus, and all the sweet sounds of earth and heaven ! poured into the ear of Christ. David of the harp will be there. Gabriel of the trumpet will be there. Germany, re deemed, will pour its deep lmss voice into the song, and Africa will add to the music with her matchless voices. 1 wish we could anticipate that song I wish in our closing hymn to-day we might catch an echo that: slips from the gates. Who knows but that when the heavenly door opens to day to let some soul through t here may come forth the strain of the jubi lant voices until we catch it? Ob, that as the song drops down from heaven, it might meet half way a song coming up from earth. They rise for the doxology, ail the multi tude of the blest! Let us ri|p with them; and so at this hour the joys of the church on earth and the joys of the church in heaven will mingle their chalices, and the dark apparel of our morning will seem to whiten into the spotless raiment of the skies. God grant that through the rich mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ we may ail get there. GEORGIA’S CAPITAL CITY. The Probable Action of tbe New Coun cil on the Liquor Question. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I.—The new Coun cil, which meets for the first time to-mor row evening, will soon devote its attention to the liquor license question, and from present indications, will undo to a groat ex tent the action of the old Council. Theanti- Prohibitionists had a big caucus at the Kimball House last night to determine the course of the new Council as to license and limits. There wore present tho anti-prohi bition members of the present Council, the members elect and the leading anti-Prohi bitionists of the city. It was determined to largely cut down the $1,500 license, to re strict the sale of whisky to the present lim its, but to take off all restrictions as to lo cality on the sale of beer, ale, etc. This will lie satisfactory to the mass of the anti-Pro hibitionists. Henry Shackleford, for many years an engineer on the East, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, died suddenly this morning at his rcsi lenco in this city. There were several Atlanta people in the Cincinnati Southern accident yesterday. Their families were grearjy alarmed ami anxious till dispatches to-day announced that none of them were hurt. An eloping negro couple from Waynes boro were arrested here to-day on a tele graphic request. Tho bride expectant is a young girl and the man is charged with ab duction. They are held at the station house. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Two Men and a Horse Stunned by the Same Bolt at Albany. Albany, Ga., Jan. I. —During a severe thunder storm here this morning the stable oi Capt. Ed. K. Wight was struck by light ning. The bolt fell upon the cupola used as a pigeon house, tearing out one side of it and then divided, bursting its way down each side of the building. In the stable a valuable sick horse was being doctored by Capt. Wight and Drane, the groom. The lightning struck the men and horse, throw ing them to tho floor. Capt. Wight thought at first that, tho stable had been blown up by a dynamite bomb. He was struck in the "back, and a huge blister was raised with a hole in the centre. The groom's urni was paralyzed for the time and was thought to be broken. The horse was struck iu the head and stunned. He was considered dead , but a liberal supply of whisky rendered him conscious. Though one side of the pigeon house was torn out, none of the birds were hurt. A Bridge Washed Away. Milleixikvillk, Ga., Jan. L—The tem porary bridge across the Oconee river at Milledgeville was washed away last night. This was a structure erected Inst August for temporary use, when the old bridge suc cumbed to the floods. Passengers on tho Macon branch are being transferred in boats until the bridge is replaced. The new iron bridge in course of construction is nearing completion. Egg Harbor City Devastated. Ebc* Harbor City, N. J., Jan. 1.--<The most disastrous fire in this county for many years occurred in this city at 11 o'clock last night, sweeping away almost the entire business portion of the city. The loss is *58.000. t PRICE $lO A YEAR, i ) 5 CENTS A COPY, f LEO’S GOLDEN JUBILEE. PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS AT ST. PETER’S AT ROME. The Pope and all the Cardinals In the Church Enthusiastic Demonstra-, tiona by the 30,000 People in the Church—Special Masses Throughout Great Britain. Rome, Jan. I.—The pontifical mass to day was a great success. Thousands of people thronged St. Peter’s square early in the mormng awaiting the opening of the Cathedral. Sixty thousand admission tickets had been issued, and the cathedral was packed. The Pope entered at 8:30 o’clock, followed by the Cardinals in pro cession. His holiness was received with loud and loug-continued shouts of “Long live the Pope.” The music of the mass was deeply impressive and many persons in the audience were affected. The Pope blessed all pro ent and left the cathedral at 11 o'clock, the whole audience expressing its joy by clapping hands, waving hats and handkerchiefs, and enthusiastic acclamations. Later in the day King Humliert expressed himself to a deputation from Parliament as being highly satisfied with the smoothness of the cere mony, which, lie said, was the beet proof of the Pope's liberty in Rome. TROOPS ON DUTY. Two battalions of the line and a larga number of carbinieri regulated the move me'ita of the crowd at the Cathedral, and a thousand policemen in plain clothes were stationed inside of the edifice. A few ladies faiuted in the crush, hut no accident oc curred. In the chapel the columns and pi lasters were hung with red damask. The statue of St. Peter was clothed in pontifical garments with a tiara on the head. . The orchestra included the fatuo ;s an- | cient silver trumpets. Princes Atilieri, Colonna, Orsini, Ruspoli, Poldini, and many other members of the nohility were present. The Pope wore the pastoral ring presented by the Austrian Archdukes. His tiara was covered with a thousand pearls. The chalice used by bis holiness was the gift of the King of Portu gal. and the golden plate used in the service was a present from Queen Victoria. The to deum was sung in tho church of St. John later on in tho presence of the Cardi nals and Diplomat* Corps. FORTY EIGHT CARDINALS PRESENT. Forty-eight cardinals and 238 archbishop# and bishops were present at the mass, and it is estimated that there were 30,000 per sons in the audience. The Pope prayed for, a long time in his private chapel and then received the homage of the court cardinals f in the sola ducalc. While assuming the sacerdotal vestment the Pope was overcome \titb emotion and fainted. Strong salts| were administered and he soon returned to consciousness. Ha then as cended the gestatorial chair and wa* borne on tho shoulders of the Sediari, attended hr the Cardinals, into St. Peter's Cathedral. Just before he was fully vested for the altar lie again fainted, remaining uncon scious a few minutes. The mass occupied twenty-eight minutes. After pronouncing the benediction the Pope again seated him self in the gestatorial chair and was borne completely around the altar to the Capella del Sacramento, where he offered up a prayer of thanksgiving. During the cere mony the Pope wore the triple crown pre sented to him by Emperor William. SPECIAL MASSES IN GREAT RRtTIAN. London, Jan. 1. —Special masses in honor of the Pope's jubilee were celebrated to-day in the cathedral* and other churches throughout Great Britain. The ceremonies were largely attended and fervent enthusi asm was manifested. ST. PAUL’S CELEBRATION. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. I.—-The Cathedral was packed to the doors to-day, the occasion being the celebration of the Pope’s jubilee. Solemn mass, with orchestral accompani ment, was celebrated by the paster, Rev. John Shanley The eulogy of Leo XIII. by Bishop Ireland was an eloquent and masterly effort. Ho declared that the Pope is an ardent admirer of America, in which he beholds a land where the civilization of the future is to bn developed, and which presents a model to other nations in its unrivalled constitution. The Pope strongly sympathizes with the working classes. Toe Bishop declared thas tho soulution of the vexed Roman question is at hand and will be met in the broadest spirit by ttie Pope, w ho is not as anxious for large territorial limits as he is to have certain ter ritory, of which ho may be sole sovereign. The Bishop dosed with an earnest appeal to his Protestant fellow-citizens to make the history and character of the Catholic church a study. CELEBRATED AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Jan. I.—The golden jubilee of Pope lasi XIII. wa. celebrated with elaliorate ceremonies in the Cathedral* of Batata Peter and Paul, in this city, to day. A heavy rainfall had no effect on the attendance, and when the solemn pon tifical mass began the vast building was tilled to the Rev. Alexander A. Gallagher was tho celebrant of the mass. The archiepiscopal throne wa* vacant, Arch bishop Ryan being in Rome at the present time. ALL ABOUT AUGUSTA. The River on a Boom—A Newspaper Change—Broke Hie Arm. Augusta, Ga., Jan. I.— The Savannah river is on a boom. Heavy and continuous rains have fallen in this section for twenty four hours. New Year’s services were •slimly attended in consequence. There will be a general suspension of busi ness here to-morrow on account of New Year celebrations. James Maloney (colored) jumped from the incoming Georgia train tins nfternoon near the orphan asylum and broke his a -m. It is rumored that the Evening Sews will change hands tomorrow. John M. Weigle, one of its founders and business manager from its first issue, will retire to accept the position of business manager in the Daily (tnzette office. T. R. Gibson, it is said, has purchas'd Mr. Weigle's interest in the Sews. Tne former gentleman lias bee i connected with that journal as its city editor for years. v Jacksonville's Base Ball Club. Jacksonville, Fla , Jan. I.—The base ball club here has received a challenge from the Cuba club to go to Havana during holy week, and play a series of three games for $l,OOO a side. If the Cu bans will include hotel expense* in the challenge the boys will accept. | The Jacksonville and St. Augustine clubs will play soon for B.V) a side. The time and place is' to be decided by the JacksonvilU club. Athletic sports promise to be excitiug here this season. Fire at Pregnall’s. Augusta, Ga., Jan. Fire at Preg nail’s Station, on a branch of the South Carolina railroad, early this morning do stroyod the railroad depot and a larg quantity of freight. Owing to the fact that the telegraph office was included in tht general destruction only meagre particular are obtainable.