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1 THE MORNING NEWS, 1
J Established 1830. Incorporated 1888. >
i J. H. ESTILL, President. )
CORPSES BY THE SCORE.
terrible loss op lips caused
BY A FRESHET. '
Two-Thirds of Johnstown (Pa.) Swept
Away by the Torrent—High Winds
ana Heavy Rains Reported from
Many Parts of the Country—Danger
on the Lakes.
Pittsburg, May 31.—A sudden freshet is
rep rted in the N >rtb Fork i iver east of
Johnstown, Pa., in the Allegheny moun
tains. Two-thirds of Johnstown is said to
be under water, and the railroad and tele
graph lines are washed out. It i; said that
the reservoir atove t wu broke about 5
o’clock this eve ing and an immense
volume of water rushed down to tine
city, carrying with it death and
destruction. The houses with their occu
pants were swept away, and scores, prob
aby hundreds, of poopla drovue 1. There
is no communication with Johcstowgi, but
a telegraph operator on the Pennsylvania
railroad tower at Long Hollow, t velve
miles ths side of Johu.town, says at
least seventy-five dead b dies have
floated past. The wires are all
down ard r.o trains are running east of
Blairsvilie junction, which ri ab > t. twe ty
flve miles west of Johns own. There is no
v.ay t>g tt o the scene of the disaster, and
ful- p i ticularscan bar llv be obtained to
nig t, although every effort is beiug made
to do so. There will be i.o trains through
to the east before to-morrow.
GROWING WORSE.
Pittsburg, May 31, 11:30 p. m.— The
latest information received from Johnstown
comes through Pennsylvania railroad offi
cials, who aver that 200 dead bodies h vs
been counted 11 oat i g down the stream at
Johnstown alone, while along the line many
additional lives have been lost. In is as
serted that there are b t two hou.es in
Johnstown or per entire y above the wa er
line. A special train bearing Pennsylvania
road officials and a large number of news
paper men has lef this city f r the scene.
Telegraphic communication is enti. ely cut
off.
FLEEING to the mountains.
A special from (Tree sburg savs: “A re
port h s just reached hero that ihe greater
portion of .Lihustown has i ee:i flooded and
hu dreds of lives Ins'. House-: are floating
about, and pe ipie who are frße are panic
stricken and are fle i .g to the mountains.
At a point near Hew Flo e ce eighty
five persons have bee i seen fl rating
down t o river on driftwood. Oie re
port cones that but two roofs of houses ii
JohnA w : can be seen, Th > Covetown ad
New Florence bridges have been was ie l
away, ad all I .-addings al tig the Cos .e
--maugh river b t veen New F o auen anu
Joiiustown have beeu carried a wav. The
raiir al towers have been abaudouel by
the operators.”
CLINGING TO THE ROOFS.
Another special from Oreensburg, Pa.,
says: “Johnstown is con; k-toly sub nerged
a dt'ielo-s of life is be o and e-ti eating.
Hous: s are going (loin Coneina .g'i rive
by the dozen and people enn be ss ndng
ing tsn the roofs. At Caketown, a village f
several hundred r .habitants, th h uuses are
alnnst euiirely cover, and, and a great
many dwellings at Biairsviilo are s ib
l:urged. Scarcely ad e ling in tbe
■vicinity of Sang Hull iw ca ibo seen. Tue
bridges at Bolivar aud Ninsva, it is re
ported have give i wa-, aud th it at Salts
burg. it is feared, will be carried away.
People hero who have frie ds iu tiiefliod-d
district are eagerly waiting for ews at th •
telegi ai.h otlice. Great uneasiness prevails.
Ti e river at Livermore is rising aud great
destruction will follow.”
PROSTRATION OF THE WIRES.
Braddocks. Pa., Ma - 31.—(Eu roii’e to
thesceu* of the disaster). —The telegraph
wire bring down for six or seve i indes
below the immediate seen* of the disaster,
and being iu unw rknble shape three miles
distant, it nns at least 7 o’clock before an
outline of the iff.c, of the Johnstown tidal
wave could be learned.
The Sang Hoil w railroad operat >r
officially reports that before dark they Were
able to count 119 perso s elingin r to rai -
ings, m eesage, or drowned and floating in
the current. If tiiis informa ion i,
to be credited t o daiuago in the
town proper must be in the atu e
of a clean siv ep. As an- Iv ns 1 o’clock a.i
alarm was s nt to Johnstown t at there
"as da ger from tho dam. The raiiroa i
offieias were notitio 1 aid in a very snort
time began to carry people from the to -n
to |dace -of safe ymi regular trains a.id
hastily improvised rescuing trains.
a dam burst.
The reservoir dam at S utb Fork, which
is said to have b rst w.ih such terrible re
sults, is described by a gentleman ac
quainted wi h the b icality to bes i imme se
body of water forme ly used as a
water supply for the Pennsylvania
canal. It has been owned for several
years by a numb >r of Pittsburg gen.istneii
"ho used it as a Ami g grou and. Tue gen
tleman who gave this information -aid that
if the report of tho busing of the dam
"as tr ie he hail no doubt that the damage
nid isj ( f ijf u n . lS f u uy as great os indi
cated in .he dispatches.
HIGH WATER at RICHMOND.
Lynchburg, Va., May 31.—James river,
at this po.nr, is 25 feat above ordinary tide,
an'ali c > limunic uion is cut off in the
Richmond and Allegheny road. On the
upper river there have been heavy rains for
tue pa ttw , days, and three inches of rain
ha- fallen since last nig it up to 13 o’cl ck
to-night. The river is rising rapidly and
nmc • damage has been done in tie lower
part of the city. The ater works are full
o' water and the city is in dark ioss.
ran along the river.
Hagerstown, Md., May 31.—A terrific
®to: ni parsed over the Potomac river dis
trict of Washington c unty vaster ay
afternoon. It s eraed to fo I>w the course
ot the river, leavingd stru tionin its track,
'r : blowing do n buildings, trees and
te: l " fs , ami ruining growing crops. Te.e-
Knipk and teleph tin wir s are down and it
is impossible to obtain particulars.
A BIG BLOW ON TIIE LAKES.
Chicago, May 30.—Yesten iay and last
•“ght a fierce ga e ranged over Lakes On
tario and Erie, and ’portions of Lakes
Huron and Mictiiga i. All around the .awes
Tys-els are reported wind-bound and driven
I'me. Ar Chicago the wind reached a
c by of forty miles a i hour, and anutn
,* r °f vessels w. forced to a cnor no-
Hup- At Port Huron white caps eos
driven before a gaie of forty-e.ght miles,
and acres ilia river at Sar
a fleet of big boats was bound
®P afraid to move. Thest>rm is moving
eastward and Lake Michiga i will probaoly
be free from ui.usual wind to-day. At
i o’clock last night u north wind was blow
ing at the following ports with the veiocry
given; Ch.rago -40 miles, Milwaukee 42,
Lrcen Biv 48. Port Huron 48, Detroit 45,
Toledo 45, 8 ndn ky 33.
A TORNADO IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Maktinsburo, W. Va., May 31.—A tor
nado struck a sec ion of this county five
miles cast of here, yesterday afternoon and
after demoli-hlng a vast amount of prop
wty, it passed down the Potomac river, up-
rooting trees, overturning sma’l vesielsand
playing havoc generally with small build- j
irgs near the banks of the stream. The
storm tracked over an area of :e - miles
and then passed .ut to sea. Very few
trees were left standing along tho water
front. Those which e caped were
t i-ted out of aha e. The house of
Martin Borien, which stoo l and rectiy
in tbe tonmdo’s path, was {lifted from th ■
g ound. Two women who were in a little
frame kitchen were buried twenty feet and
senou iyi jured. A bar ,in w hich Georg >
Vogel and U. Powell bad taken refuge, was
blo.-.n down a .and the two men were kdled.
Tho damage to crops was groat.
STAUNTON’S STORM.
Staunton, Va., May 31. — The storm of
Tuesday iu the northwest reached here
Tliur day and coniinae 1 till this morning.
For fifteen consecutive hours rain fairly
poured down, accompanied by a strong
wind, and much wneat has beeu blown
down and damaged.
A HURRICANE AT HARRISONBURG.
Harrisonburg, Va., May 31.—There
was a gieat storm in tnis section last night.
The wu id blew a perfect hurricane. Wheat
was blown down, trees uprooted, houses
unrooted, and fences laid low. Tue dam
age is great.
SNOW IN INDIANA.
Wabash, Ind., May 31. — The heaviest
rain fall in years has i een pievaiiing
thr nigut th s ripi-n for two days. At
Bento i Harbor, M.ch., snow fe l to a iepth
of several Inches. Snow is aLo reported at
other places.
A NORTHEASTER.
Michigan City, Ind., May 31. — A north
easter, "hichis the firecest storm kmwn
here for yea s, now prevai s. quo w fell
here \ esterday to a depth of about an inch.
RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW.
Winamac, Ind., M iv 31.—Rain has fallen
without c asing for fort -eight hour), and
it chang’d to a snow storm yesterday after
noon. i here har lie*n near.v 22 i -ci.es of
rainfall and much damage wiil be done by
floods.
A HEAVY WHITE FROST.
Galena, 111., May 31.—A neavy white
frost visited this section yesterday morn
ing. Crn on the low ground was bl isted
t) the spronr and all kinds of tender fruit
was killed. T e damage is very serious.
AN INCESSANT DOWNPOUR.
Winchester, Va., Miy 31. — There has
been au i ices a t downpour of rai i for tue
la:t thirty hours. At times the winds were
very high. Ma vy magnificent who tfldls
are laid flat, ail w .am i, material,y in
jured. Ad the wa.er cour es are beyond
cro. sing.
MOVEMENT OF THE STORM.
Washington, Miy 31.—A h avy rain
storm i as prevailed aero since no m ye'ter
d y, and to-d y the rain has c one d>w i iu
torre its swe pi g though the streets in
she ts. The total preci itati in for the day
sool at 2% inches at 13 o’clock, wit i
two hours of down-pour to be heard
from to make the record complete.
The present storm originate! out in Col
orado, ad sweeping ea-award, spread over
Illi mis. I. and. -na and Ouio, <1 dug much
good 1 1 crop) i.i those states. Had it not
bo m for tie sforiu th s probabilities ure
that there would have been a i extensive
area of I>w tempo'at lie in the lak‘ region,
and tba a kilting frost would have
badly damaged wheat aud ottier crop;.
A section of the storm moved do vn
to Tenneisee, hovering aronn i that coun
try ing enough t • fill up the mountain
streams on w ,ch lum :er is sent to mill.
It tho i move l nort leas ward, an 1 after
ward, spreading ut, enveloped almost toe
whole Atlantic coast. It is now raining
from the Gdf as far nort i as
Ne v York. A uither section has lin
gered nr u ul tue great lakes and western
NewYorkaidPennsylva.il. idle pr bi
bilities are that toe s or n/.vill lie f ill owed
Saturday on tho Atl ci ic coast from New
York to Nor.'n Carolina by much colder
a idgener ilr fairer weather. Fr ists are
indie ited Saturday morni g for the state
of tiie Ohi ' val ey ad Lister iTe mes ee,
Western Virginia, Northern Georgia auil
Western Nur:h Ca oliua.
Reports received at the signal office from
the bs rv -r atllirpei’s Ferry show that
tue Potomac has risen 7 feet above low
water mar at that point, aid tnat 3fe t
of tlii-i rise occurred between 5 aud 7 o'clock
p. in. Both the Siiviianloan and U >ner
Potomac are rising ra idly and the i dica
tm s point to a big freshet ii ■he latter river
belo Harper’s Ferny. At Harrisburg
about 4 l <i mcuei of rui have fallen to-day
and a li i <1 may result ia the Susqn ma la.
Destructive tr.she's r* also indicated for
Jan es r ve and other st earns iu Virginia
ad the Middle Atiau ie s ates.
Rai r ad traffic l>as linen seriously 1 ter
f relw.th and no trains'from the vest
ca i.o in over t e Bulti no e ad Ohio rail
road. Southern trams were Unable t leave
the Pennsylvania station, owing to
washouts along tho roads, and railroad
traffic from t e south was at about a
standstill. Toe after ,oon train over the
Washington an i Ouio railroad, a small
local li .e, del not run on account of a
bridge being washe 1 a .av.
AN INDIAN ’.VAR SCARE,
Settlers Flocking into a Town and
Fortifying it for an Attj.cs.
Chicago, May 31.—A di-patch from
Omaha, Neh., savs: “An Indian outbreak
is reported ii Keya Paha county, on the
Dako a frontier. Settlers are said to be
fl icking into Norde i, and the place ii beiug
fortified. Whe her there is really any
trouble, or this is si nply one of the
periodical scares to which frontier settlers
are subjec , is unk iow i at p esin .”
“Mack’s” Comp.icity.
Chicago, May 31.—1 tis believed that
the man “Mack” who i> under arrest for
supposed com pi ici y*i i the Crouiu murder
is one of the Wiliams bro hers, who hired
the Carlon cottage in wnieh tne deed wns
done. He ans -. er very cios ly the a- senp
tion of tiie inun who drove tue buggy w.t h
a white horse. He is k.io vn to til police as
Wlll.a ..s, but his ide itity as one of the
Williams brotners remai .s to be estab
lished.
Out Go the Tickera.
New York, May 31.—it was officially
ant o meed at the N-w York Stock El
change ai3p. m. to-day that no more quo.a
ti u wiil be distribu ed i y tue stock ii ii
cators or tickers. Qu ititi ms will i.e gath
ered on tl e floor to-morrow, b it the mem
bers will have to famish them to custom rs
by niemuru dum as in former ti nes. The
new order wi.l g - into effect to-morrow.
Dixie's hx—surgeon General Dead.
Richmond, Va., May 31. — D.\ S. P.
Mo re. who was surgeon general of the
con ederote states, died siitlieiily at h:s
residence in this city tuis morning, of con
gestion of tue lungs.
Danv.lie’s Building Disaster.
Danville, Va., May 3L—ilenry Oakes
died to-d iy, making six deaths from tue
collapse of Penn’s tobacco fact >ry yester
duy. The other men injured will recover.
Gold for Europe.
New York, May 31.—Gold was ordered
to-day for shipment tJ Europe by tx-mor
roe’s steamers to the aggregate amount of
, $3,350,000.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE I, 1880.
SEALERIES AND SAMOANS
THE STATS DEPARTMENT RETI
CENT ON BOTH SUBJECTS.
-
The Attitude of 7 his Government on
the Alaskan Question One of Posi
tive Assertion—, he Protocol on the
Bumoan Question Only Awaits Gov
ernmental Approval.
Washington. May 31.— S'ate depart
ment officials absolutely decline to discuss
tiie Samoan c infereuco or Behring sea tan
gle. Of the former they admit that matters
are in such shape as to warrant the exp ela
tion of a speedy conclusion of the confer
e ce. Comparatively uni uportaut details
only remain to be adjusted; but u on tbe
provisions of the treat", if a treaty has yet
b.*eu drawn, they refuse to t dk, further
than to say that the publ.c must receive its
information respecting treaties in the
usual c.'urse, namelv, after action upon
them by the U ited States Senate,
to which b dy all treaties must be sub
mitte 1 for approval bef ore they become
' p-rative. The obvious reason for this
course lies in the tact that important
am - dnien s are often inad • by tne Senate
after treaties have bee i arran ed by tie
diplomatic • ffi ers of the treaty powers.
So radical are he changes, ii fact, that
they have caused the failure of pendi g
treaties, a notab.e instance occurring in the
last emigre s.
BEHRING’S SEA FISHERIES.
So far as can be learned, there is no new
phase in tue Behring sea matter. The
President’s proc.a nation appears to have
closed the history of the case, and it cann >t
e l -arned that there has been aiy corres
pondence between the government, of tie
United St tes and Great Hr.tain on the
subject. Accor ling to the position taken bv
the United States government by con
gressional declaration the jur s fiction of
the U fired States over tne waters on the
Ala ka side of Behring sea is not admit e 1
to be a subjec. for negotiate i. Odr gov
er ime t simply asserts its abs lute r glit
and admits t.:e existence of no q lestion for
negotiation.
ORDERS OF THE BEAR.
Secretary Wiudom t i-day signed the
sailing orders of tiie revenue steamer
B-ar, one of the vessels de-ignated
by the President to assist in the
e forcimen of the laws for the piotection
of the Alaskan s* il flshei ie-c The reve me
stftimer Rush is als > detailed for th • service,
and is expected to sail f om Sa Franc seo
for Beliring se to-day or to-m rrow. The
orders to the Boar are ide i icai with those
of the Rush is u*d about a week ago a id
published at tie time. Tue Bear is orde e 1
to sail up hi receipt of the ■ rders, which
were mailed to-day. It D said at ths de
par meat that the instruct! sto the com
manding officers of the Rush ad Bear i
regard to the seal fi Ueries are practica ly
the same as those under which they acted
last year.
THE PROTOCOL.
Berlin, May 31.-“- The Samoan confer
ence will not meet again for several davs
The commissioners have agreid to ths quos
ti ms at issue, a id have drawn up a prot i
coL Tbi< has been telegr lohed to the gov
ern re its and it is eipected that
replies will be re eived by wire. On their
arrival the final tormal sitti >g will be held.
NORFOLK LOSING WORK
The Monitor Amphitrlte to be Finished
at League Island.
Washington, lay 31.— 0 dors have been
issued ti make ready the Amphurite, an
other uncompleted double turreted monitor
lying at the Harla l & Hollingsworth ship
va its at W.lminjt hi. Deb. to l>a towed to
Lsagu I land. Sue will be comp eted at
tnat navy y ird, greatly to the d.sapn i it
ment of tiia Virginia people, who have b *en
endeavoring to nave th< work and ne at Nor
folk to make gio t the loss of th'’Puritan.
Decrease in the Public Debt.
Washington, May 31.—1 t is estimated
at the treas .ry .iwlay that there his been
a ileci'o ise • f #B,ooo,:i'H) ii the public deit
during May, notwit s'a ding t ie di-burs -
me it of nearly 1i0.000.D00 dun g the
month on account of psnsio s. Ths treas
ury surplus is now stated at s.‘>l,oo ),OGO.
Bond offerings.
Washington, May 31.—The bund offer
ings to-day aggregated $1,305,500, of which
$303 SJO were
remainder were 4-. at prices above 109 and
were rejected.
GALLOUP s’S DISAdTuIR.
All Would Hava Been Saved Had
They Remained on the Barge.
Watertown, N. Y., May 31.—P irther
particulars have been received about the
barge Bavaria, one of Calvin’s floats that
was reported -trended o i Galioupa Island.
Itaenis that who i the baige struck the
shoal the crew and eight passengers in al
too . to a s nail boat, b it on a -cou tof th
terrific gale they c >uid n t reach the island
and were lost. T.iey were seen at one
time by a passing tug clinging to
their yawl. The tug c hild not 10 drr any
.'ssbtknce. Ti e yawl was afterward seen
fl'iatmg with no person in her. Per issiou
had to be obtaine 1 from the treasury de
partment at Washi gt in before any wreck
ing assistance could be sent to the barge.
Wuen she was reached they f mud her in a
very good condition, with scarcely any
water in her hold. The clothes belonging
to the men were dry. and h J tney reniaii.e i
aboard of the burge all would nave been
saved.
Hyppoilte vlaims Victory.
London, May 31. —Aoabli dispatch has
b en received in i his cit from Gen. Hypno
lite, the insu gent leader ii Hayti, sa ing
that b * has defeated Gen. Legitime, cap
tured Pert au P l ice and proclaims himself
provisional p es.denh
A Bit rasa Deciled. '
New Orleans, May 31.—Judges Hardee
and Billings of tho U it ■<! States circuit
court to-dav dec do.l the drainage warrant
case, invoivmg $1,250.0. W, in favor of ttie
plaintiff.
A MILITARY COMPANY HOAXED.
The Albany Guards Drummed Dp to
Arrca a mesoerad _>.
Albany, Ga., May 31.—Junes Hornsby,
who is charged witu the killing of Thomas
Carroll, a blind Irish peddler, m A ril a id
woo was released at his commituie t trial
before Jus'ice Sh ver i . Wort emutr, was
trifd again to-day before Judge B. B.
Bower ad sent to "jail without b and. The
evi ence is pretty strong against him. He
will be eld in tue Albany jail until the
fall term of Worth court. Tiiere wa. s me
excite i ent in tue c ty t is mor nng, caused
by tue receiving of a teleuiain by
the Albany Guards, *ro n the sh riff of
Berrien county calling o i them toco edown
ad help a rest tue desperado Jake Young.
Thesueriffsti.ed in the teleg am tnat ho
was authorized by Guv. J >im B. Gird n to
call on the nea es military i rga izition
for help. The roil call was sou ide 1 bu t.ie
Ui u iinner, and a bugle blast was s u ded to
“fall in.” At this.pui.it it was discovered
that the message w as a hoax.
G3QRQIA’< CAPITAL CITY.
An Estranged Couple Separate—The
stolen Examination Papers.
Atlanta, Ga., May 3b— ! s. Black, a
Baltimore wife who c une here in search of
her husband, who hai deser> l her, came
ton satisf ic.ory und'rs au ing with him 1
this m irning. Bloc: had be > i cap ured bv I
the pnl.es and locked up to bring hi u to
terms. He began money tal c ye ter lav,
ami to-dav off .red Ins wife ttill 1. 1 let him
alone for all lime. Sieco i ented, ad the
two entered into a i agreemsnt, writte by
Justice O ens, and the twain are again
wi-e apart a id content.
A MISTRIAL.
In the ci'y court to-dny the jury made a
mistrial iu a se sal ion 1 cas< in w'-ich Dr.
W. Gardner, a physic.a i, 11, ire 1 as de
fendant. i lie charge was malpractice pro
duced on a c 'lored girl. Tlni d.;clor was
reuia de l to jail.
THE STOLEN EXAMINATION PAPERS.
Tue list if ques ions prepared by the
state souo >1 c > .nut .sinner, ti be used in
the exa 1 1 natron of colored applicants for
teacher’s lics .ees, was stolen, a id copies
soil freely for sl. It appiais tuat
applcant ■ here and ii a mi übar of
cou ties have b en supolied. J. H Roun
tree, sc o;i. commissi nor of Etna met
county, re mr - I t • Judge Hoot t i-.t :y the
ca eof ses Wol-h, a negro l'r -si from
A lnuta U l.ors.ty, wh > iie found had car
ried the a i wars pr pued into thsex iiua
ti"ii room, ad wna i the napir wns de
inauued of uitn refused to gi e it up and re
tired.
THE FOURTH BATTALION.
Adjt. Gen. Keil has ordered the organi
zation of the fourth butalion, w ich will
be composed of the A lin a Rifles, Gate
City Guards. Atia .ta Zouaves, Columbuj
Guard, LaGr inge Light Gua Js and tne
Spaidi g Gtey-s. The eiectiun for lieuten
ant Colon 1 will be ho and Jnua 10.
A CHINAMAN IN COURT.
Harp Sing, a Celestial, was before Re
corder Anderson to-day for thrashing a
negro boy sent down to his place by some
practical joktrs to sell hi n a huge rat.
Harp was bound over iu $5 ) forassau.t and
battery.
Commissions have been issued to A. P
Wrigit, Job i L. Fruin, J. A. Bullock, M.
K Mai ette and Ja ies F. Lilly as c im.nis
sioners of roadi and revenues for Thomas
county.
A MURDER.
George Alla i knocked his wife, Dollie
Ale i, on tieh al with a piece of gas pip*
yeste day af ernooti. Tho parties l.ve in a
s .iu 1 houso near tiie cor .er of Magn lia
stree., aid ihe Western and Atiau.ic rail
road. Y sterday tie b -eane engaged in
a qia re!—a by no meins uuumil
occurrence—and Allen toll his wife
tat ue was go lig to kill t er. He
got hoi 1 of a t iece of gas lips about
two and a h#!f fo and long and n i cli in
diameter and carried it around with him
tvo or thr e hour.-. Af er awnilu tu i wo
ma wont out on iliahi lewabt and began
taikiv.g with a neigubur. Ad n came
quie ly out fr m ar it and tne co nor of the
house and aims 1 a blow at his Wife. A
wnite b y saw hi u a al crie I out to waru
iho woman, but it w s too late.
Stie was knocked senseless. Tiie woman
was carried i to the house, leaving a
great pool of blond on the ground where
-lie fell. Dr. Beil B.zz-11 ad Dr. W. j
Orton we e called and dre sed her wounds.
Thi-y f u and t. at the gash in er head wis
between 3 and 4 i mties 1 ng, and the b lie
of tier skull, ne >r the b si of tho braio, was
driven in, ca isirg a w u and from waxen she
died earlv this morning. Patrolman Aobott
was c file 1 a al came in a run. but Alien
e ca ed as soon as tie s iw the result of his
m rler us attack, and outran tho "(He.*r.
D idging i.i and out la* cached Klliott street
and entered the large sewer that
runs from t o rai.r ad 1 1 tho rock quarry.
Officers B "If rl ad G-i Ciu :h vvout oiil
to as-i t the patrolman, but they
fafiel to find toe fugitive. About 8
o’cl ck last night Allen came out of the
sewer, uid was seen by gjvorui parties.
Dogs w. re put n his trail, but he
escaped. As Allen left the scene of the
t age ly ’e st ppa 1 for a u ouient at a
hue of a i acquaintance and rep .rted
what he had do e. uDgiug that Ins wife
ha 1 ciievved u > a #2O bill, and that it made
him angry with her.
AMEstlwUci ANNALS.
Preachers Follow Divorces by Re
marriage—A nich Farm Hand.
Amekicus, Ga., May 3.—The drought,
which iasto l for m r.' 1 1a i five week-’, and
cause Ia p o ensi ins of groit dauiagn to
crops am mg far .ers, has be n m oke i
thr ughout t.iis entire see ii. Fine rains
have fa lien at intervals during the fast day
or two.
Court is in s -ssion.
DIVORCE FOLLOWED BY MARRIAGE.
A p eacher was gra to l a divorce at 5
o’clock last Monday af tern ion, aid Tues
day at nx>i he wa* married to anotbe
ludy. A o her pea lur, w.i iis th* son of
a , ost wo toy mi star, was g ven a ni
v rce on Toes lav, and tue ain i.iuce eit is
muds in i loci pape.’ that he is tube mar
ried early in June.
There are sever 1 very important crim
inal cas*s to b ■ tried during tho prase t
term. Same are for murder and others for
arson.
A RICH PLOWBOY.
A gentleman ciuet < An t ficus about, on *
year ago f om Ohio and beg m to v. rk as a
eo unri n labo er voerev >r h * could getre
niuuerative e.uiployra mt. lie w irked la<l
sumuier as afr ti haul. Ue a no* mi It
in ;e' vs and doing o er farm rock. II
attr. e'ed uoa. outi m until a loutone mouth
ug * •vn-n ne b-gn to u lea estate
His purchase) amou it to several t ousa id
dol.ars. He always pays cun. T e fact is
i.ev loped tba win i ho was plo wing last
su inner for #8 jx-r m >nth he ua i several
tho sind do.lns in money and No Yo k
exohang: on iiis perso He is still buying
wu.eii he finds a bargain.
—
KILL -D BY A TRAIN.
A Negro Boy Stealing a Rl&e Falls
Under the Wheels.
Folkston, Ga.. May 31. A negro bov,
about 12 ears old, was found lying on the
railroad tra k near ours his mimi.g iu a
dyi.ia co niiiio >, ins lap au 1 thigh oemg
crushed. He was c mscious u nil ho dieil at
1 o’clock, and sta e l that hi. mm ; was lin
West, and tnat ho •'as steali.ix a ride on
iheeariy south bo nid f eig *t train aud
fell u dor tiie trucks. No b.ame ca.i bs a.-
lac ed to the r.ulr m Icon a iv.
Murder ia Jeffar3in County.
Gibson. Ga , Miy 31.—1 t is reported that
8a nuel Evan -, a y mug wui.e man t
Mattnew*. Jeffersm county, ni eteeninil-s
lie ow uere, nail his bru s blo.vu out by a
i egro man ua ~e i Pnil B -li t.fis afternoon.
Th - negro was usi g pr fane 1 ng.i ig*, and
a >1 . Evans tried to get him to st. i . ho
’ killed him wit out warning. The murd * er
escaped and as yet as not li -eu captured.
Lectur -r .errsll at Blai-ts.iear.
Blackshear. Ga., May 31.—H >n. Ben
ja ii Terrell of Texas, na’ io tal 1 cturor of
tie Fir ners’Ai iance, a i ire>ssl thecitizi is
of Pierce county to-d ty in behalf of tue
above named organization.
A NEGRO OX TIIE GIBBET.
HE WA3 ONCi A WAITER IN THIS
AND OTHER CITIES.
The Murder of Hie employer in a Dls- j
puto About Wag*s the - ausooflthe |
xecut on—He Went Under an Ae
eumed Name Because He Had Dis
graced His Mother.
Norfolk, Va. Mir 31.—Henry Cole
man (e Jo-ed) was hanged in t e Norfolk
cou uy j Ail t ,-day. Sever il days ago he at
tempted suicide by t iki ig iioisiu, ail until
last night he displaye 1 great nervous weak
ness, but t i-day after receiving tie last
rites of the Cathol o churc i, of wh oh lie
was a member, he asee id and tho snaff ilil he
twe;e Fa.her Brady, his spiritual adviser
and tiles lonff, with a firm step and did not
show the least fe u- of death. He made no
deinonstratio l on the sentt 41 a id ma In no
remark, of any kind. Hi had previously
conf s. fit .e ernne to his priest. His neck
was broken and he die Ii i -tautiy.
THE CRIME.
The crime for wine i lie was han red was
the murder last Bepte nber of liis emp’oye ,
Ja 6* Grant, a oairy nan of Noifuk
c uuty. Grant hud accused Coleman of
stealing aud o th *diy of tne nurder had
o doreil him off liis farm. A quai rel a on*
as ' o tne s ttle.neut of w iges and Cole nan
kil'el Grant with an ax. In c nfesslng
hu crime be also acknowledged this morn
ing that Col *man was not lus ruil name,
which wns Ma B.erney. He was b urn in
lrvmg, Laure s c u.ity, Georgia, about
thirty-two years ago.
ONCE WORKED IN SAVANNAH.
When 10 years of aje he ran away from
home ad trueled fr m place to place,
working ch efly iu hotels in Mao ; , Savan
nah aid Atla .ta. He uaveled to South
Caroliim, living for a time ii Charlrst n,
ti e ics went to Wilmington, N. C., and
fr mi the last named city came to Norfolk,
i ita di g t ireac i New York, but bis money
giving out lie s > ig it work in No folk, a.i i
li ere remai id mill he killed Gra t.
Coleman’s m >tSier lives iu Irwint m, Ga.
Her n tine is Betty Cummins. Tho re ison
lie gave for passing under an assumed name
wis that he nail brought digraco on hi*
mother.
COOK COU iTYri BOODLER9.
McGarigle Returns iron British Colum
bia and Is Fined.
Chicago. May 31.—E. J. MoGarigle, ox
warden of the C iok cou u y h spitii, w o
has been a fugitive from juitica on in lict
ma tas one of t ie bomlle.s in the c m i y
ring, livi- g :or Mima time m British Coiu u
b a, walked into Judge S lopard’sc mrt io in
shortly betore no in o day and delivered
himself up. McGa.i le ploided guilty to
a charge of co ispiraey, and a fine of $1 000
•as at once imposed. Whe i McGmfiglo
fi si 1 1 Ca ladn, nea ly tvo years ago, n •
was under so te ice of two years in tin*
pmitentiary, but a oetition fir anew tri 1
vus ne idi gi i the c nirts. Afw-r his fl giu
petitions for a ne v trial in liis case
ami that of Klw rd MoD i.ml I ward denied.
Me Do.laid’* car* went befoie l te sup erne
court, a id the and eisio i of the lower court
was reverse i. Tiie action bef re Julgc
Shepa 1 this morning was simply t o
granting of a ne v and (mined ate tri il to
M Garigle, and the linpossi.ig of a fine on
his plea of gud y. At the same time t o
stiite’.-ia t rney dis nlj-ed the c so against
Edward McDouall. Tue state’s attorney
aid t .at as thesu[ireme cut had gran e I
McDouall anew trial, he was convi c-l
tnat lie c nil l not be ag ii ic > vote 1, aud
t mt a. bo had been co ti ed in tue c u.ity
j il f r a year and a ball, tie state was
willing and op further proceedings. Orders
were made, the floe ad costs paid ad
4c fiurigla and McDonald were free nun
once more.
RUNN.NG RACcia
The We’ther cod and Wet and the
fi rack Stiff at Latonta.
Cincinnati, May 31,—Tnis was the
ifieventn day at Latoniu. The weather was
cold * and wet and tho trank stiff. Tue
events were s fob >ws;
First Kacb.—Selling; S-veir-olls and up
ward: six fm longs. Jki ■ Tool's won, wltn
Hoiia and -neon ia id flla-ijur Ui.ril. Ten *1: .Z'4.
Sbi.ono Hace.—Ss lint; 3-year-olds and up
ward; mile. Ke lar Khan won. with Castaway
seroitd ami N'jl ptlia to.nl. Time I
Third Hack— For d-year-old Uiiies; four and
a half turioiigA Adele il. won, with Uailylioo
second, nod Lady Blackburn third. Time
1:01)4.
f ocrtTH Race— For S-year-olds and upward:
one in le and s**v mty yardi. Ban 'az**n woa.
with Dad second, and Qulndaro Belle ihird
Tun • 1 :.Vi t
i iFTii Race—Sensation stakes; for 2 year
olds: ,•*' i aided; si< furlon/s. Av jnilale won.
witu Starter Caliv'ed second, and outlook third.
Time l-.dgi*.
AT JEROME PARK.
New York, May 31.—At Jerome Park
t* and y ihe weather wa gloomy, ti e atteu l
ance lighi a id tne raoi g of s ..all interest.
T. o e outs we * a billow-:
First Race -Five and a half furlongs. I.a ro
w iii w.ifi Tel - -hone, second and May Queen
tinrii. Ti i.e 1:10)4.
,->E'' )Ni Rai s —inis race was a walkover for
Long Kid lit.
Third Ra e—Mile. Tides won, with Auricona
and 8 non i a in a dead heat for second place
Time g;00)4.
Fourth Race—Six furlongs. Lonely won,
witu i .vn Cuurlie sacond ami Khafiau third.
Time :
Fifth i.ace— Titon C-rse; 1.400 yards. Eol an
won with Connemara second. Tima l:i!3i4
There were only t -vo star ers.
Sixth Race—l,loo yards. Miracl-i won, wit'i
C i-a s eon lan 1 T p’-k 1 third. Ti ue 1 : .’4
,-r.v :-. i'B ItAC :ia inrlo igs. Erne*t won,
with Long Knight second Time 1:18.
ON TH 1 DIAMOND.
Results of ths Gin ss Between the
ountry's Leading Teams.
Washington. May 3i.—Bus Pa 1 gun s
were p ayed to-Jay with the fsiluwing re
sults:
A Philadelphia—m rninv game.
Phila l I >*iia 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 o—ll
IndainAU-sus 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0-8
Base i-: f* uladelp in Pi, In 1 anspolis 13
Errors: 1* iaddp iia ti. In liahap >us 5. B it
te.ie ; 8 ti le s and Se.iri.-er, Wuituey, Dauy
and B lcxlcy.
A i* . luhiA (it'ier 100-i -am )
Philadelphia 2 116 0 I—ll1 —11
India i..p dis 0 0 0 2 1 1— 4
ha.<e uu: P.ii a telp a 13, m liana poll) 7. Kr
ror : P jilad dp da 3. luiiirio ulis 10. Batter
i** ;: Peter iVool a.idli-ck r; Getz in and Buc -
ley.
At Baltimore—Bal i.n ire-Kansas Ci y
game ostpoue ii> * aicuu.it of Tain.
At C ■ -i sou .
Cba-I'*ston 2
Ciai.tu.KOga 7
.hit : Ciir'es:on 6 Cli. inoiga 16.
Errors: Cairljvtou 3, Ciattaioita J Bat
teries: otapeitju aud A a *."*n, Jones and
bpuar.
riai.-ep-, at Phi a lelpfiia no Natl mat
Leagu. games wars o ayid to-iav. O ily
one American A- icia.io.i game was
played. float b.'twen Lmisviile ail
Columbu- at t.e litter city. No Atlantic
League games wer • pla red.
The Bam >.aius too Late.
Grantvili e, Mav 31. —The rains came
too late to benefit tue oit crop, wnici is a
fai u e, but ot er crops are greatly betie
ti el. Gar le is, hiwever, were almost
rmued by the loug drought.
fcUICIDE AND A ROMANCE.
Cornelius Donnell,- Hnnrs Himself in
His day Suit.
iV atkrtow.v, Miy 3J.—Tne failure of a
husband t > (to control of h;s wife’s in >ney,
so t-iat he night live i 1 i l!p mss a 1 luxury,
was the c tuse of a sensational fuic.de in
th s citv yestor.lay afernonn, an 1 the
bringing liefore the public of a romantic
storv. l\ie man who was male the victim
of his wn f. 11 wai Cornelius Donnollv, a
paiirer, a-il 37 eft. Dm telly was a
dapper sor. of a fellow, ami dressed like a
dandy. He wa. goad looking, and vain of
Ins per-o.ial oiarms. Lit February,
after a romantic eur ige cent ami separa
tion, ho was man led bn Mrs. I'a'.b trine
IU is.iaie, in the villi ,-eof PUiladeip m. tns
countv. He had known Airs. Ilms Ini * from
eliil ihoo.l tier nama h n was Catherine
Greer. When the was 16 years of ago and
ne 13 they lived In tie tit le Canadian vil
la ;o of It oisporr., n toss t ie St. Livra ce
ir >ni Alex in.t ia tiiy. Here, at this ten er
ag), they br ume encaged, but obturate
pare its interfered ad D molly ran away to
California. That was the 1 ist soon of him
in Canada for nine eeu year .
Li t f il, hi- parents having di*d, he re
tu no! to is old bums o ta ce possession
of a small farm to which lie vu.s t>e t dr
heir. Daring his ui ete n years absenc
i.latharine Or or came across the liver and
lived at Oxbaw. ere she met l ail lie
dale, t lo ey wi 1 wir, aged 8J years.
Hi isdale becmnea suito lor ner baud, aid
not. it istanding ids a iva mil a e she ac
cept* i Inin. Ho ias worth $ Vl.ooj ii nard
cash. T i tv were married aiiout mg it year,
ag >, and just ni ie mouths from tie dav
the cere uony was performed the .ago l
bri legroo n liala strike of p raiysis a id
passed over tho uig divide. Hi< w ife took
o e-third of his prom tv, am ai iting t
# 18,0 JO, and thn rest wis and vido I a.uoug
their children by a firmer wife. Wi ,n he
snug little sum left by her h sband M s.
Hiuada ■ and tod ip a nics and co-ey litHe
home m Philadelphia.
Wuen Don elly came back to bis old
bonn in Canada a few inontusago, a friend
of Mrs. Hinsdale's wrote lit)' tell! ig of hi,
return. Tim widow at once wrote to the
lover who hi l sued for lor haul in chlld
h > >d. A pnotograa i and a let er came 1 i
reply. Thou she iuvit and him o visit her at
her home. Hu came, and within a week
after bis arrival tuec wore married 1) >a
nelly wa ted to take his wife to Canada to
live, bu s.ie wou and no, consent, so hi sold
Ins ia an for |J,'i K), and t.my cam t.o thi i
cn y to live about a mo th ago, faking up
their residence in a neat outage on Pul
doc t s reet. H > obtain 1w > k a ms trade
as a painter, but i.o seemed lo feel above his
calling.
From the dsy of his marriare Donnelly
began to wo ry his wife about m i my ma -
t®rs, and it was only abou a week ago that
she told him sue had I Hi,Odd. VV aen she
gave tnis i formation ha wan e 1 live like a
gentieiua i and hive the handling of the
cash. His wife refused to alio v him tu
ha idle her money, tdl ng hi a they waul I
need it when tn y were aid. He could not
sor too |>oi .t, ad c > stantly uphrni led her
for a lowing him to work, ad bv the
day, when she was wealth . La-t Wedne -
• lav night lie th: ea lined to cit his thro t
with a razor winch he held in his nanl
if sie did mt let him hav hrr mousy.
•Sue pleaded with him a li tie, and he put
the az ir a ray. O.i Friday nlgat he go a
rope, ail i going upstairs ii tie li mse ti id it
to a nook ii a c.ot os p ess aidar>u id nis
neck, pretending that he was going t > m kn
away with bimse.f. His wife followed
him soon aft-rward aid u itie 1 thi rop*.
Hihadn t alio .ve lit to choke him very
badly. He h i ive 1 then u itil rtatU'div
night, an las Hs. U u nelly’* b o ier had
tola her timt her husba and was o ily tr ing
to scare 1 er, she did not beoome very badly
frightened.
Oil Hunirday evening Donnelly was about
town. Hh wife was ou ridi u, an I, meet
ing him so ne distil ice fro n their no ne, he
asg and her io g t out of he oi riag• anl
walk ho ne with him. She ai Ish i vas ot
feeling wed on mg i to w dk, a i I asked hi n
11 ride bone with ner-e f i el her i> jtha •
He refused and went horni alone. He wis
there when his wife g it bie.c, and w ,eu Rhe
put her a. m aroun i hi) neck and ki sed
him lie would not spea i to her. Ho
retir-d early, and ar si* early ori Su -
day morning toe.it ii eakfa t with i< wife.
Ai or break, ast he dr sand In anew Prince
Albs, t suit and a silk hat, and, with prayer
ti ok in ha aI, he at, *n ed mu-s at -St.
Pitrick’s church. Who i ~e re'urne 1 ni*
wife was away. Kie came back in a snort
t m- and pro a red dinner, but lie wo id not
e.a', saving bo >ilp>ci e 1 hisdln mr and >w i
town. Ho - id 'io In i p arced his tru 'k to
go to Now York to work, where b-could
g.*t o ite wage..
While his iv fa was ailing dinner ha
asked f r the rope, saying lie w mted to :is
his trunk "itii i . ms wi.e till hi n where
it was. Hu <’ t'j it and we it up sta r*. N>t
h' .nri ig aiiyt.il g f . s >me tlin >. Mr . D .it
nelly went up to s e wti t lie was ifof >g.
£ i tin* saino eioiet viierj she h id taken the
rope from her lius i.i.i leek on Fr.div
s e again found mm. He lia 1 tbil toe .ds
of tii; roiie, a common p o"c* of clothes tin ,
tog t or, malt.n ;n 1 <> a ib a l iroe feet In
ie, g i, O eenl of t .is was tlirow . o er
a clothe** hook o i tlie w.ili, a omit
five fat from the floor. Donnelly
uns oil his knees, with bis heud stuck
through t o iher end of the I op. A
mirror taken fr ma dress c in an adjoin
ing bedroom set o i the fl i>r in front of
liiin. His wife quickly u iti and the ropo and
spoke to him. A su i ill i so, she mys, tie
lo iced up at he •, gavo o gasp f r breath
anif-lso wad on the fliir. Tueu he
situa io i overcame lie •, and her er ams
brought all the eighb is for iwo blocks
aron id. VV e i h vcane in Donnelly wa.
s.on • dead on I c closet fl or.
D mindly made lu i y ;rie ds in this citv,
end it is t ie o n i.n of n a ly all hi. asso
ciates tmt h and d’not mein to con ni, sui
cide. Ev rythi ig goes to show that, he was
endeavo i g disc ire is wife, first hv sir
ing e was goi ig t > New York, and then by
maW.i; a sho of ha iging himself. But he
carried o tiling a l.t.ie uio fir, aid nab
it a grnn re uitv. Wit i the exception of
his co uplands ah ut t e money everything
hedge cam othly ill hi ho ne. His wife,
wh is a bright ani iut dii eit woman, is
aimosl crazed by tois terrible act.
RHODE IKJLAND POLITICS.
Corruption 1 i tile legislative lection
Brought to Light.
Newport, H 1., Miy 31. —In the general
a s inb.y this morning a re o t f urn the
committee on elections ci. err n g the
Bio.-It Island bribery ca 3 as read. The
rep rt st tel that 75 to 10J men were
brio*! t > vo.e for J im G. S iel3 Id, Jr.,
re iu'idcau, w o h 1.1- 'ho s > it, tro n ID to
fl Oiling pa I for vol-s. The corruption
reveal and b. the report wasalin s inipouibie
to be.iovo. T ere gulicsM m aio c uit r
Charge agn :st no .nmin.ruts of si ..iiar
proc eli gs. iV it the rep i t a* a reoiu
tio i : it .Shell Id was not legally elected,
and not cut tie I o his seat in the House,
ami tuao Curistonher E. Chain iio i was en
titled to tlie seat heid liy Shi-iil Id. 'lhe
iiou*> vote I, by 4i to 21. t > contiuuo the
matter to Urn January session. A in >tion
to • cmi-dil • \'P.i able i, which dis >uei of
>t u il Ja uary. due com milt eouspec al
legislation re urted nac c tiling aco ,v..m-
Uou to prepare a cons.Kulion, a .and it was
immediately passed by a majority of L
i DAILY. *lO A YRATt, )
■f 5 i'ENTS A COPY. V
(WEEKLY, $1 * A YEAR i
FLOIIIDA’S LEGISLATURE
SENATOR CALL H.2LP3 CONSUME
THE LAST DAY.
Two Hours Used Up in fpealcinar on
the Pub ic Lund Grant Issue—Judge
White Makes a Hep y—Considerable
Important Leg.slai.lou Bound. to Bo
Left Unfluished.
Tai.Lahas.ssk, Fla, May 31.— The last
day of the session has stirred matters to
the liveliest point at the o ipitol, aid there
is a hurrying t > and fro of senators, tnam
birs, clerks, pages, ni ssmjers and lobby*
is s. Everything is on the rash to git
•‘things through" before midnight, the
hour for the leg si, it are toadj >urn sine die .
Too Senate ha. di .posel ot a ia ga am aunt
of I usi ness to-day, though more t inn three
hours wj e .ost m dit uislng II mse joint
resolution No. 27, relating to public
la nis granted Florida by congress
in ISoi. Tins is Ss tutor
William Call’s pet srheme, a id for the last
two sink, ne his been an the 11 >ors if ihe
ilna y a.id He at )a<l in aie corridor's
wo ki ig for tiie measure. T -d av he ad
draised toe Senate fo two hours o i tho
me isure, on whic.i the U ded stat s su
pra ue C)U!-D has given a dec ion adverse
to his claims mid on winch al > mne than
one Beo. alary of tiie lateriur iius ruled
aguiu.it him.
GIST OF THK MEASURE.
The gist of th) m a3uro is claimed to be
the dispos essio iof t..e Pe sueuli and At
lu tic railroad o. certain lan li granted to
it by the sinte of F.ouda, wnio i fund S)nu
tirCai. wants con gross to declare forfeited
by tie R-ato and restored to t.e public
dom in.
Ju.l,e P. W. White replied to the senator
in an Hour’s speech, q lo.iug law, amt de
cism. sin su port f tie i hi.road’s claims,
and will speak on the subject agai i t i-ni :ht.
i lio senator’s e .emies are u ichuritublo
enough t' Biy the cuasoha.iie sbu iceuibe,
and will Ihj used to aid ins re-elec-ion tab
years hence, aid that wi. ia i tiie preced
ents the passage of ihe bnl would only have
the eirecw of cl mdi ig the lides to the lands
in qU) tin i witho it tin cli mo o ever ben
ettai g seltiei-s, waile it would deprive tho
st ite of a large domain should it by any
chance succeed.
A HARtJ vigut.
Tills is one of the biggest and heaviest
fought fights of the aessio i, a id hn to-day
cos- i,.ie ate mar i touu $1,0.1) ac ual cash,
besides put in othe. and m ire i ope. uaut
legislation bo vo nl tne hops of sal Via Till.
The more important bills dispu t'd of to
diy were the f dlowi g: Tue cie.iat: mil to
rstab.s.i aid niai it.aiu a sta e prs.ujtha
He id.e bfli to os-ab lib a u dioiMi -yitem of
public com.non a I ni,;h bcuo il-; the
..ouo b.ll i. c irporat ng the Oclawa a.
Ca al Lo.npa iy; the H use bill to pro
vide for th") Uan go of we. lands
and 8 vamps far ugricudural aid sauitiry
purp es; the Hour - bill to prov and ■ for the
ivcordi g of marriagei and birt is; cue Sen
ate tn.l to reduce ui> price of ihi p inilc
lauds held by tha iru.tees of t o Internal
liiiprovouie.it fund.
the night session.
The Senate lust two h u s more to-night
on Senator Gail’s rosol itio i which, uf er
bomg emasculated b/ amendius it, pa sed
by a vote of 14 to id. The Sena e also
passed n nu nber of Lilas, and the pivsnle it
at 11 o’clock is busy si niug those euro.ivd,
bu thero will at .east eighty left o the
Henute caiemia • 11 di •, mid m re Lhau half
that number on tne House calendar.
Tue House ,is al .o w .rki ig at a rapid
rat ■, ami as so n as a bill passes "Jhird read
ing it i immediately c rtilled cr ehroilcd.
It is likely taiat the Hands of the c <ck will
b) turned bios, and midnigut will uiova
toward daylight.
Wola ta’s Orange Crop.
Welaka, Fla., May 31.—Toere was a
good rain hir T ies ay. It ha 1 h sen f irty
(lve days si .co rain f li. In is aupp sod th at
t,e m cc s o i liie orange fro s have now
disappeared. The g ouii isc.verei with
leaves, ami a now growth will now pit out
uud the ire. s w 11 sa.ui lo ,k well as ever.
Lain at Brooksvl.le
Brook svillk, Fla., May 31.—There wa*
a goo l ram ner) We lues lay a. ter no an,after
a drought of six weeks a ,and t.iree and .ys.
A D .ILL A r AfHdiNd.
Sergeant E. 8. Ark jvrig.at Finally Car
rlee Off the Trizo.
Athbns, Ga., Ala r 31. Toe individual
priza drill of the cade s of the state uni*
ver. ity was hell tills afternoon for a gold
hoa led cane offered by (J. A. Sc add r of
this city. About thi ty cade s eliteei ths
drill. Tile cmi minds were g.veu by Lieut.
Col. Hnee.i iga. Tne dri i was close
and exc.U ig. t>ut a catch ca mound put
down the ranks u .ti. 8e gt. E. 8. Ark
wright w s ihso dy nan left a id wo i tiie
pro •. The ouuipauy lias decided not to
outer the rize drill at Si. Suh >u* Island,
as ti.ey will be cam pei led ta drill agaiust
cadets Ouiy.
slain by a N.toao.
A Planter’s Head B 1 iw.i off -.vith a
Shot Gun at Mattuews’ htatlon.
Augusta, Ga., May 3i. —A horrible
murder oceurra 1 at, Matthews’ slatio ioa
the narrow gauge rai road t -da , of which
incomplete dc all reach here t - ight. J.
C. Evans ..f .hat piao was sot in the
head ith a su t gun by a negro in his
employ named Piip 13 11. Toe top of
Ev s'head is laid to have be n blown
entirely off, the uegre bei g only 10 feet
from bun w eu he li. ed. It it sai i t hat Mr.
Evans was lecturi g t o negr * for cursing
ii the , rose .ce of a lady. W iat ba l iieeia
s id w eu the negro saot has not beau re
ported to e.
Thrown from Their Carriage.
Brunswick. Ga., May 31.—1'his evening
Col. W. E. Kay an if wife were riding
in Winusur park when an accident occurred
to the ciirna ce by w.ucii both .ere t .own
out. Mrs. Ky is suffering fr m the ner
v..us Bbi-ck, i ut her ( hysician do-'* not c >u
isid.-r her i juries so ions Col. Kay li .and a
tiogur broken, an l sulfered slig t contu
sio .of tlie head and hi . The fl ger his
be m reset, and he is resting as well as
possible.
EARTHQUAKE SHOJK3.
Portions of the Unite! Kingdom and
Par.a Thanea Up.
London, May 31. —Dispatches show that
eart q lake shocks were not only felt iu the
Channe H ands yesterday but also in the
Isle of Wigi.t. Disturb* ces were also ex
po io ca l in ma ly 1 1 v s o i the mainland
of 1 10th England a d Franc. A noug tie
p ucss includ'd arc P rtsmonth, Hava t,
Cherbou g. Havre, Rouen, Gr nvi le aud
Caen. No damage was done a y where.
Paris shaken. ,
Paris, May 31.—A shock of earthquake
I was felt on ne left bu ilt of the Sjoiiio iu
.his ci y to-day.
Shocks were also felt in the suburbs at
this city.