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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
THt RSDAY, May 6, 1875.
THE ELECTION OF MR. HILL.
Our readers will rejoice with us this
morning at the glorious news announc
ing the triumphant election of Mr.
Hill to Congress from the Ninth Dis
trict.
Our special dispatches, received
from every telegraphic station in the
District, and from Atlanta, leave no
doubt of the result. What the precise
majority will be of course cannot be
stated until full returns are received.
But enough is known to state that he
has received moro votes than both his
opponents—Col. Estes and Mr. Price.
W r e refer the reader to the details in
another column.
Outside of the District the whole
South demanded Mr. Hill in Congress,
the next session of which will have a
material weight upon the Presidential
election next year. However much his
onemies may differ with him politically,
none will deny that he is a statesman
of transcendant ability, and that his
speeches in the Lower House will not
only be heard upon the floor by his
colleagues but by the whole coun
try. The people of his District did
themselves honor yesterday in electing
him, and they deserve and will most
heartily receive the thanks of all true
Georgians.
Nor will poor, down-trodden Louis
iana rejoice less than we. There he is
looked upon as their great champion
and friend, and will receive the news
which we publish this morning with as
much joy as anywhere else.
Mr. Hill has just reached the prime
of manhood, and will be a powerful
auxiliary in the unfinished work of
forever overthrowing Radical rule in
the United States.
“Athens Branch” nominates Chas.
H. Phinizy for President of the Geor
gia Railroad.
The author of “Editor’s Bore” must
have been there and taken the pictui'e
the spot. It is certainly very life
like.
The best way to settle the Cyclone
Telegraph Pole controversy is to plant
it permanently in front of the Augusta
Western Union Telegraph Office. It
can there be seen by everybody.
Hereafter base-ball matches will be
placed among the advertisements and
charged seventy-five cents per square.
One cent per word will be charged
when received by telegraph to cover
expenses.
The whole country is to be con
gratulated upon the approaching end
of the Beecher-Tilton trial. The ver
dict of the jury will be an acquittal of
Beecher, and the verdict of the coun
try a conviction of Beecher, Tilton,
Mrs. Tilton, and at least half the wit
nesses and attorneys. And if the Court
gets off unscathed it will be a wonder.
The history of nations fails to record
such an upheaval of social filth.
The following are the counties com
posing the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict : Bauks, Clarke, Dawson, Fannin,
Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gwinnett.
Hall Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Pickens,
Rabun, Towns, White and Union—
twenty in all. Many of them are re
moved from railroads and telegraph
stations, and it is doubtful if the full
official returns of the election will be
received in a week.
The Democrats of Montgomery are
happy. The official returns make their
victory complete. That city has been
under Radical rule ever since the war,
and it is useless to say every material
(and spiritual, for that matter, interest
has had the languor of death. There,
as elsewhere in the South wherever
the Radicals have had power, the ca
reer of their officials has been charac
terized by knavery. The people have
at last arisen in their might and
driven the thieves from places they
only polluted.
Wfi resume this morning the story
of the great cyclone. Like the details
of a battle, the heart sickens at the
long lists of killed and wounded, at the
desolated and ruined homes. Verily
has the hand of Providence been laid
heavily upon the people of Georgia.
Is it not enough for one generation to
suffer the horrors of war and the rule
of aliens without being twice scourged
in the short space of forty days with
the elements? We now have published
nearly twenty columns, and yet the
chapter of horror of horrors is un
finished.
Supreme Conclave of the Order of
Hepta Sopho.
Indianapolis, May s.—The Supreme
Conclave of the Order of Hepta Sopho
assembled here to-day, the Hon. Wm.
Foster, of Virginia, presiding. Rep
resentatives from a large number pf
State and territorial grand bodies were
in attendance. A temporary organiza
tion was effected and the standing com
missions appointed. The conclave then
adjourned to to-morrow morning.
iR fails Constitutionalist.
THE NINTH DISTRICT ELEC
TION.
MR. B. H. HILL ELECTED TO CON
GRESS.
He Carries Every County as Far as
Heard From—A Majority of From
3,000 to 4,000 Claimed —Mr. Hill
Makes a Speech in Atlanta —Great
Rejoicing Over His Triumph.
Clarke County.
[Special to the Constitutionalist.)
Athens, Ga., May 5.
In Clarke county Hill’s majority is
964. Madison county is reported for Hill.
Jackson county for Hill, but a light
vote reported. Watkinsvilie, Oconee,
Hill 132. Estes 20. J. H. C.
Another Dispatch.
Athens, Ga., May 5, 6:30 P. M.
Clarke county give3 Hill (Dem.) 1,005 ;
Estes (Dem.), 64. Oconee county yet
to hear from. Pi ciola.
Hall County.
[Special to the Constitutionalist. J
Gainesville, May 5.
Gainesville precinct gives Estes 366,
Hill 267, and Price 54, Republicans vot
ing solidly for Estes. Belton gives Hill
41, Estes 9. Hall county will be very
close. Toccoa gives Estes 150,*Hill, 83,
Price 6. Great excitement prevails
throughout the county. Reports from
Jackson county, up to 11 a. m., say that
Hill will sweep everything, the negroes
voting solidly for Hill. Rumors from
Lumpkin state that Price will carry it.
We don’t believe it, but think Hill will
carry it. W. F. F.
Later.
Gainesville, May 5.
Gainesville precinct stands as fol
lows: Estes, 366; Hill, 267 ; Price, 54.
Republicans voted solidly for Estes.
Tocoa City gives Estes 150, Hill 83,
Price G. In Crump’s district, Franklin
county, it is rumored that Hill has 11
majority, but I think the county will
give a majority for Estes. Norcross—
Hill, 135; Estes, 4; Price, none. Du
luth—Hill, 78; Estes, 1; Price, 5. Su
wanee—Hill, 39; Estes, 5; Price, 1.
Buford—Hill, 102, Estes, 14; Price, G3.
Flowery Branch—Hill, 125 out of 164.
Belton—Hill, 41; Estes, 9. Cleveland
votes 276— Estes, 235; Hill, 35; Price,
6. As far as heard from in Hall the
county gives Hill 24 majority. Mount
Airy gives Hill 131, Estes 57, Price 31.
N.
Morgan County.
[Special to the Constitutionalist ]
Rutledge, Ga., May 5.
The election passed off here to-day
very quietly except considerable enthu
siasm among the Hill (Dem.) men.
There were 94 votes polled, 21 for
Estes (Dem.) and 73 for Hill, which was
a very small vote for this precinct.
The great storm of Saturday was the
cause of such a small vote as every
body was so busy working on their
farms, repairing fences, houses, etc.,
they did not turn out. The man that
Rutledge gives the majority is always
elected. We therefore consider Mr.
Hill our Congressman for the next
term from the Ninth District. Have
not heard from Fairplay precinct yet.
W. H. Gregory.
Dispatch from Commodore Dexter.
Madison, Ga., May 5.
Madison precinct—Hill (Dem.), 414;
Estes (Dem.), 355, with three precincts
to hear from, all Hill or nearly so.
Price (Ind.), 1. G. N. Dexter.
General Dispatch from the Whole Dis
trict.
[Special to the Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, May 5.
Dispatches received at the Herald
offie up to one o’clock show that Mr.
Hill is largely ahead and is pretty sure
ly elected, possibly by a majority over
both his opponents. Clarke county
gives him 937 majority over both,
Estes getting but 60 votes, and Price
but 4. Morgan county, though the
solid Radical vote was organized and
given to Estes, gives Hill at least 200
majority. He carries Madison by 55
and liutlege by 70. Mr. Estes leads
him 99 votes in Gainesville, controlling
the full Radical vote, though the Hill
men think they will carry the county.
Gwinnett county gives Hill 300 major
ity. In Duluth, Norcross and Buford
the bulk of the vote of the counties
will be cast at Lawrenceville, where
Mr. Hill speaks, and will give him 800
majority. Hill, it is thought, will carry
Hall county. He gets 114 majority at
Flowery Branch. It is impossible to
overthrow Mr. Hill’s majorities. His
election is certain by from 2,000 to
3,000 majority.
Later.
Mr. Hill has just returned from Law
renceville, and is addressing a crowd
in the Herald office. He is perfectly
confident, and is much gratified at the
tremendous verdict the polls have
given him. The people are wild with
joy. B. W. Smith.
Death of Miss Cunningham, Late Re
gent of Mount Vernon.
[Special to News and Courier.]
Columbia, May 4.—The remains of
Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, the
late lady regent of MouQt Vernon, were
interred this evening in the Presby
terian church yard. She was honor
ably distinguished for her successful
exertions to recover the Mount Vernon
property from embarrassment and
place it under national care and keep
ing. She died at Roseraont, her family
seat, in Laurens county.
The Nashville Turf.
Nashville, May s.—Today, up to
1 o’clock, was very unfavorable for
races. Light rain at noon and track,
very heavy. First race, Nashville cup
for all ages, dash, 2 miles. Ballankeel
Ist, Arizonia 2d, Oxmoro 3d, St. George
4th, Georgia Bowman sth, Orphan Girl
6th. Time, Second race, mile
heats. Vanderbilt, 2,4, 1,1; Modoc,
1,3, 3,2; Bally Shannah, 3,1, 4,3;
Fair Plav, 4,2, 2; ruled out. Time,
1:58, 1:54
race, mile dash, was won by Verdigris,
beating Brakesman, Natchez and Vo
calist in the order named. Vaultress,
Von Moltke and Vortex were distanc
ed. Time, 1:51^.
-AUGUSTA-, GA., TIIUKSDAY MORNING. MAN 6, 1875.
FOREION NEWS.
Favorable and Unfavorable Criticisms
of Gladstones Centennial Letter.
London, May s.—The Standard se
verely criticises the letter from Mr.
Gladstone, read at the centennial cele
bration of the battle of Lexington. It
remarks that tho habit of toadying to
Americans is discreditable in English
public men and journalists. The re
sults of the Republican experiment in
the United States are corruption of
public life, extinction of public spirit,
opposition of the minority, disgust of
honorable men with politics, and trans
fer of the government into the hands
of corrupt, unscrupulous and ignorant
men. The Times fully endorses Glad
stone’s letter, and says it would be
melancholy if tho first great attempt
to complete independence should re
sult in social anarchy, although there
is nothing at present to justify such
fears. Grave evils exist in some Amer
ican institutions which must be reme
died, if progress is to be kept.
The Daily News announces that the
Earl of Pembroke will resign the under-
Secretaryship of War, and be succeed
ed by Lord Cadogan.
The British Government intends to
send tho frigate Valarona to survey
Baffin’s bay and the North Atlantic.
Germany—Russia—Belguim.
London, May 5. — Ewald, German phi
lologist, is dead.
Russia excludes American potatoes
and sacks or cases which contained
them.
The Pali Mall Gazette says a fresh
note from Germany has arrived in
Brussels. This note, the Gazette says,
is in connection with a pastoral re
cently issued by the Bishop of Nama,
which is extremely violent in its refer
ences to the German Government.
Revolution in Hayti.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 5 —via Ha
vana.—A revolution broke out in Fort
au-Prince, on Sunday. General Bryce
was dragged from church aud shot.
Forty foreigners have been killed.
Among the victims is a servant of the
British Consul-General. Buildings were
fired, and every species of disorder
prevailed. A state of seigo has been
proclaimed. A British gun-boat, is
there, aud another will be sent there
to-morrow. Steamers were not per
mitted to enter the port and have
landed their cargoes here.
England.
London, May 5. — The Globe says
there is reason to belive that the Daily
News' report of the intended resigna
tion of the Earl of Pembroke is un
founded.
Spain.
Bilboa, May 5.— -Fresh risings of
the partisans of General Cabrera
against Don Carlos are reported in Va
lencia and Catalonia. It is stated that
the Carlist Chief Polo has joined them.
An organized body of Cabrera’s fol
lowers, under the command of An
gierre, is making progress in the neigh
borhood of Vera.
Minor Telegrams.
A long debate in the British House
of Commons yesterday, on the publica
tion of proceedings, ended in a post
ponement till May 25th.
Edward Watson, with several aliases,
was arrested for stealing a soltaire
diamond ring, the stone of which was
valued at §I,OOO. On the way to the
station house he swallowed it.
Quebec, May 5. —No news of the mis
sing steamer Polynesia. She has 1,300
people aboard, but usually carries pro
visions for two months. Other delayed
steamers are probably equally well
provided.
Hartford, May s. —Nothing unusual
characterized the inauguration. The
Governor’s message is mainly confined
to State affairs. He condemns Federal
interference in Louisiana.
Pottsville, Pa„ May 5. —Last night,
about 11 o’clock, Breaker and Ben
Franklin’s colliery, at Dontyville, near
Shamokin, was destroyed by fire. It
was owned and worked by Donty &
Bomgardner. As this colliery has been
working during a strike, the fire is
supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary. Loss, §IOO,OOO. There are
200 men and boys out of employment.
Terre Haute, Ind., May s. —ln the
municipal election yesterday, the Dem
ocrats elected the Mayor by 398 ma
jority. The city is Republican on the
vote ior Councilmen, by a small major
ity. The Democratic majority last Oc
tober was 600.
AFFAIRS IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery Circuit Court—How
Spencer Was Elected Senator—
“ When Rogues,” etc.
Montgomery, May s.—ln the United
States District and Circuit Courts,
Judge Bruch presiding, all cases under
the enforcement acts were passed to
await the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Louisiana cases. The
grand jury of the courts which was
empanelled yesterday consists of 20
Republicans and 3 Democrats.
The weather is cool and the crops
are backward.
J. S. Perrin, late Republican mem
ber of tiie Legislature for Wilcox
county, testified as follows before the
committee now investigating the the
means by which Spencer secured his
election to the United States Senate :
“ Troops were retained in Alabama be
fore the election on a requisition
of myself and others, it having
been understood that Spencer had
arranged for troops to be put
at the disposal of the Mayor
and other revenue officers wherever in
timidation was necessary. These troops,
accompanied by United States Mar
shals who had fictitious warrants with
citizens names prominently displayed,
and shown to persons who would in
form them, were paraded in vari
ous counties. I shot a hole in my hat
and reported that I had been attacked
by Ku-Klux, and I sent troops to arrest
the mythical assailants. I kept the
troops as long as I could use them as
a political machine. Our purpose was
to secure tho Legislature at all hazards
and elect Spence.” A number of wit
nesses testify to the use of money to
effect the same purpose.
Presbyterian Assembly.
Philadelphia, May 5. — The annual
meeting of the Trustees of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States was held yester
day. The Board has charge of forty
four trust funds, which it administers
for benevolent purposes, agreeably to
the wishes of donors. Hon. George
Sharswood was re-elected President.
A Happy Time at Columbia.
Columbia, May s.— One of the strong
est evidences of good feeling was the
participation of Gov. Chamberlain in
the grandest celebration here since the
war, the occasion being the anniversa
ry of the Richland Rifle Club. Gov
Chamberlain made a speech, which
was loudly applauded,
FROM NEW YORK.
Handling Grain—The Canal Frauds.
Albany, May s. —The committee of
the State Senate, appointed to investi
gate the prices charged at New York
and Buffalo for handling grain, report
the charges too high, and if New York
is to regain its commercial supremacy,
these terminal charges must be mate
rially reduced. The report of the Joint
Committee of the Legislature in rela
tion to the canal frauds and investiga
tion, reports that the system of
letting and procuring contracts for
canal work is full of grave defects,
giving opportunities for numerous and
varied deceptions and frauds—oppor
tunities that designing men have not
hesitated to embrace. In the brief
time allowed, It would not probably bo
possible to make even a catalogue in
detail of the frauds which tho testi
mony indicates in addition to those
which it seems to conclusively prove.
The International Rifle Match.
To-day was the last day of the com
petition at Creedmore for positions in
the team for the International Rifle
Match. The wind throughout the day
kept chopping from the southwest to
the southeast, which materially inter
ferred with the marksmen. The scores,
however, under the circumstances,
were good. The following is the total
score: Maj. Henry Fulton, 149 ; Col.
A. H. Gildersleeve, 146; H. J. Jewell,
142 ; G. W. Yale, 144 ; Gen. T. S. Dakin,
138 ; R. C. Coleman, 132 ; A. Y. Can
field, Jr., 132 ; Capt. L. C. Bruce, 118 ;
J. J. Latimer, 117 ; E. H. Sandford, 114;
L. M. Ballard, 110 : A. J. Roux, 105 ;
and Joseph Holland, 91. A meeting of
the board of directors of the assoeia
will be held to-morrow afternoon, at
which the choice and positions of the
team will be determined upon, but
from present appoarances there will be
no change from that of last year, the
old team having fully sustained its su
periority.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Discharge of Douglas.
Washington, May 5. —The displace
ment of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Douglas was a surprise to
that gentleman, as he had no previous
intimation of it yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Bristow called upon Douglas,
saying he did so at the request of the
President, and to perform the dis
agreeable duty of informing him that
ex-Senator Pratt *had be. n tendered
and accepted the position of Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue. Douglas
made one inquiry only, following this
verbal communication. It was whether
his integrity as a man and an officer had
been in any manner impunged, to
which the Secretary replied, not in the
slightest degree. With this Douglas
expressed himself satisfied. Other
changes in office are intimated.
BOSTON.
The Pine and Palmetto—A Powder
Case.
Bosion, May s.—The report of dele
gates from Boston to the recent fair of
the Washington Light Infantry, of
Charleston, S. C., was read last eve
ning at the Parker House to those in
terested in getting up the Boston ta
ble. The delegates reported the com
plete success of the Boston table, and
also spoke in highest terms of the
hospitality of the Charlestonians. A
committee was appointed to confer
with the city government in reference
to the presence of the Washington
Light Infantry at the Bunker Hill cen
tennial celebration, June 17th.
The gunpowder case, which has ex
cited so much interest here and which
was a suit against the city of Boston
for the value of goods and building
blown up during the great fire to pre
vent the spread of the flames, was con
cluded in the United States District
Court yesterday. Verdict for defend
ant given.
THE MONTGOMERY ELECTION.
Official Returns—The Democratic Vic
tory—The City Illuminated.
Montgomery, May s.—Election offi
cial. Moses, Democrat, for Mayor, 484
majority; Smith, Democrat, for City
Clerk, 548 majority. The Democrats
carry every ward, electing every Al
derman. Among the Aldermen elect
are Hon. G. W. Stone, the last Justice
of the Supreme Court, and Maj. Thos.
G. Jones, whose memorial tribute to
the Federal dead attracted so much at
tracted so much notice at the North
last year. Nearly half the colored
people voted the Democratic ticket
straight for the first time since recon
struction. The city was illuminated
last night, and, amid cannon firing,
bands playing and general jubilation,
almost tbe whole night passed. Men,
heretofore leading white Republicans,
were serenaded by bands, and many
speeches made.
.
Election of Labesliorc Railroad Direc
tors.
Cleveland, May s.—At the annual
meeting of the Lakeshore and Michi
gan Southern Railroad the following
were elected directors: Cornelius
Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt,
August Schell, Robert L. Crawford,
Samuel Borger, John E. Burreli, of
New York; Henry B. Payne, and
Amasa Stone, Jr./if Cleveland ; Wil
liam L. Scott, Charles M. Reed, Judah
C. Spencer, of Erie; Albert Kemp and
J. Condit Smith, of Chicago.
Probabilites for To-Day.
Washington, May 6, 1. A. M. —Du-
ring Thursday, in the South Atlantic
aud Gulf States, falling followed- by
rising barometer, southerly winds, and
warmer with cloudy weather.
Died from His Wounds.
Mr. Tim Lyons, the man alluded to
in these columns on Saturday morning
as having been found lying on the
side-walk with his body bruised and a
gash In his head, in an insensible con
dition, died yesterday from the effects
of his wounds. He recovered con
sciousness yesterday morning enough
to recognize his wife, who had come
from Augusta to nurse him, but could
remember nothing about who were
his assailants, or anything about the
difficulty.
A jury of inquest was held over tho
body yesterday evening, by Coroner
Alexander, and the jury rendered a
verdict that Mr. Lyons came to bis
death by a blow given by some heavy
weapon in the hands of some person
unknown to the jury.
It is incumbent upon the city au
thorities to investigate this matter to
the bottom, if for no other reason than
the fact, that a person could be so
wantonly maltreated, and his assail
ants not brought to justice, is calculat
ed to injure the reputation of the
city.— Charlotte Observer, 3ti,
THE GREAT CYCLONE.
THE TALE OP HORROR CON
TINUED.
The Counties it Ravaged—Lists of
Killed and Wounded—The Planta
tions it Ruined—Work in South Car
olina-Many New Points Heard
From—But All Terrible.
A Trip in the Cyclone’s Track.
[We have the pleasure this morn
ing to continue and conclude the
graphic and interesting description of
his trip in the cyclone’s track with Mr.
Shipp near Madison, furnished by our
genial friend, “Commodore” G. N.
Dexter of that place. [
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
Madison, May 4th, 1875.
It is impossible to fitly describe the
ruin wrought by the cyclone at Mr.
Almand’s; so suffice it to say it accom
plished complete, perfect and appall
ing destruction, beds, bedding, furni
ture, crockery, clothing and so on by
the storm, being carried away. Every
shelter was blown down; his stable feil
on his house, killing him. So taking
leave of these sufferers wo inquired the
way to Mrs. Molan’s about a half mile
distant. We are told and the best way
to get there, said Mr. Allmand, would
be to cross yon field, as we wouldflnd it
impossible to go the road. Mounting
the feoco which had just been put up
by the neighbors here we meet the
Methodist preacher,
Mr. Ilume iu His Shirt Sleeves,
in the mud, fence rail on his shoulder,
with a squad of white and black men
busily running up the fence, who tells
us he was on his return home from
church Sunday afternoon, when he
learned of the troubles and immedi
ately sent for all his force, both white
and black, and here they had been ever
since busily rendering what help they
could. Moviug on we strike obstruc
tions at almost every step. After wind
ing about through the field, climbing
over trees and logs, we halt and listen
to the sound of hammers. Taking the
direction we move on toward where it
is, and soon we are in sight of a cabin
being erected, several hands hard at
work making a place of shelter for
Mrs. Molan. Arriving at the spot we
meet Mrs. Molan, who seems glad to
see us. She’s getting dinner, she tells
us, as best she can out of some scraps
of meat and dirt, about all that’s left
her ; everything gone. “Every rag of
clothes I’ve got,” she said, “are on my
back, and what few dry bed clothes I
could gather I carried over to cover up
poor Mr. Allmand with.” She invited
us to seats; so taking seats we
look around, and on all sides it is
terrible—not a single shelter left,
as at friend Allmand’s. Here we
find the stove in the peaen
orchard under a small tree, and she is
cooking dinner for herself and the
hands at work for her on the house.
These hands, through the kindness of
Mr. J. R. High, a merchant of our place
whose plantation joins hers, were fur
nished her, he hiring them and telling
them to go to work there and not mind
his work that could be attended to
some other time. This I thought spoke
well for Mr. High, but those who know
him bestknow him to be a man of a big
soul, a large heart. Would that others
would imitate the example no has set
them, for there is still room for moro
help, A visit from a good physician
wouldn’t be amiss, for it strikes me
forcibly Mr. Allmand has some ribs
brokeh ; besides, I learn Mrs. Butts,
who was in the house with Mr. Allmand
and family, has to keep her bed, she
being badly bruised in different parts
of the body. Well, I’m leaving the
subject—but the people need help, and
lots of it. Returning to the conversa
tion at the store, as to how did you
escape being hurt, how did you get out,
she said: “ Mr. Dexter, I can’t tell
you, for I was so scared I don’t know
how. I got out some way, and I found
myself over at Mr. Allmand’s, but how
or when I went, for my life
I don’t know.” Mr. and Mrs. Rice com
ing up at this time, we were introduced
to them. “These are my neighbors,”
pointing to where their house was, but
none there now, she said, “I tried to
make them hear me by calling; no an
swer could I get. At this time my-roof
was gone, the chimney tumbled iu and
the timbers were falling all around me,
and what to do I did not know, and
down came the hail stones the largest
I ever witnessed.” How large were
they? and in reply they all three agreed
they were as large as your fist, unlike
other hailstones; they were irregular iu
form and rough on the outside. Said Mr.
Rice: “After my house was blown down
my wife started to jump out among the
ruins, when I caught and held her,
and, gentlemen, for fear the hail would
knock my t rains out, I held as best as
I could a board over my head, to pre
vent it.” Said Mrs. Rice: “It must
have been the hail that bruised me i p
so, for I don’t know how else it could
have happened.” “What became of
your stock?” “Well, the finest sow I
had a tree fell on it, just over there ;
my cow, I don’t know, I expect she’s
killed, have seen her since.”
“Nobody in the house with you?”
“Not a soul.” This and many other
questions too tedious to mention here
were asked and answered, so we were
about to leave. Wo were invited to
remain to dinner, but declined doing
so. “Well,” says Mrs. Molan, “I
haven’t got a joint of stove pipe left
for my stove.” Although no place for
joking, all being well acquainted, I
could not help tne reply that here she
needed none, for it was impossible to
fill the house with smoke, being all out
doors. Then thinking of her Bible,
which she had several years, said she:
“My Bible iu ruined.” “Well,” said I,
“I’ll furnish you with another in its
place-” So enquiring the route to
cross Sandy creek, which is near by, we
moved on. When but a few steps, we
are into the woods among large
forest oaks, as finely timbered land as
we ever saw. It is all down, torn up
by the roots ; and where trees had
strong hold and held fast at the roots,
it twisted them off some eight and ten
feet from the ground as if they had
been broom straw. For some time we
scrambled about among the trees and
worked our way to tho creek, which we
found it impossible to cross. So con
cluding we had well nigh seen enough,
we retrace our steps towards our horse
and buggy, passing over very much
the same ground we had gone. Arriv
ing at our horse we unhitched and gave
water to him. Reaching the creek
where our buggy is, we pause for a
minute contemplating the job of get
ting it out of the mud, and somewhat
hesitate to plunge in, but quickly de
cide we are in good luck any how, and
in we go, friend Skiff and L I could
not keep from laughing to myself when
I thought of the contrast but a few
hours ago of friend Skiff seated at his
watch bench busy cleaning and putting
a watch in order with his broadcloth
suit on. I called on him to take this
trip, and now, with the same suit on,
he is tugging away in mud and water to
get our buggy out. Well, we were
in good luck, for soon we had
it up on the hill-side, and hitching our
horse, Prince, in the shafts, drove
through the cotton-field back to the
road near the residence of Mr. Butts.
N*w we strike out for another survey.
We are just on the edge or out-skirts
of the storm. Great havoc among the
fences and trees. Having gone about a
mile we arrive in front of Mr. Wesley
Little’s dwelling, a large story, and a
half frame house, not quite finished
when the storm came. Here is somewhat
the same to be seen as we have already
seen ; not a shelter left on the place.
Stepping to what’s left of the house wo
find Mrs. Little and her children and
several ladies. Inquiring for Wesley,
we are told he is off on the plantation
fencing with a squad of hands. Cast
ing our eyes around everything is in a
confused pile as if they had just had a
big fire. “ Did any of your family get
hurt ?” “ No, sir; only myself. Some
bricks from the falling chimneyjbruised
my wrist,” (showing me her wrist,
which is but slightly bruised.) “How
in the world it was possible for you all
to escape being hurt is more than I can
see.” Replying she said: “ Mr. Dex
ter, not being well I was laying down,
my baby by me. Mr. Little was trying
to keep the door shut, when air of a sud
den he was pulled out the door by the
wind and blowed up against the house,
hurting hied in the side badly. My
other little ones an to me and we were
all together on tho bed, not knowing
what minute would be our last. Soon
part of the roof blew off,” then point
ing to the chimney and the bod on
which they all were, sa,id she, “that
chimney fell through the roof. It
came on down through the ceiling and
on to the bed where we were, and soon
we were packed among a pile of brick
and morter. About this time Mr. Lit
tle managed to get back in the.house,
and getting me and the children from
among the rubbish, we all got up by
the fireplace and there stood, the roof
blowing and falling about and not one
of us hurt. One of my little boys was
in the field and tried to get home;
taking shelter iu the stable, he stayed
till it blowed down, and starting for
the house was caught and carried a
considerable distance, when he struck
a small sappling; wrapping his arms
and legs around it and slipping down
close to the ground, he managed to
remain without being huit.”
Casting an eye up the road we see a
company of hands putting up the
fences, while here comes the young
men of the neighborhood to assist.
Among them we see several we know—
young Mr. Mallory Gibbs, and others
whose names we don’t recollect. Taking
leave of Mr. Little, we drive on a half
mile distant; meet friend David Rod
gers, who inquires of us as to the
news; having told where we had
been, he invited us to turn back and
view the damage just below. “ Why,”
said he, “ my son’s house, anew one
just put up, is completely blown away,
and the roof never haa been heard
from.” But we drove on and entered
the road leading from Madison, by
High Shoals, to Athens. Soon meet
Mr. Hardeman, and we were induced
to drive down that road about half a
mile to view the damage done. There
in the road is a large, heavy oak log,
part of a big tree cut down several
years ago ; this, wo are told by Rod
gers, was taken up by the wind and
whirled about as if it had been a straw.
Halting in front of Mr. Rodgers’ house,
we talk with him, when we are told
things which, as he said, it was hard
to believe; every thing was torn to
pieces. Said he: “I was in this house
(referring to the one he was erecting)
with my family, it blew down, chimney
and timbers falling all around us.
Gathering all together we took shelter
in the stable and soon it began to leave,
and strange to say the bottom
sill was lifted and carried away, and
not one of us hurt. What to me and
others seems the most strange is that
amid so much damage and danger no
body was killed.”
We Drive Back Towards Home;
passing Mrs. Brooks’, 5 miles from
Madison, several large oaks are there
torn up about the house, chimneys
blown down; arriving in front of Mr.
Shoes’, 4 miles from Madison, several
old oak shade trees are blown down
and part of his house down, also his
barn; on down the hill and we cross
Hard Labor bridge and soon we are
back in Madison again.
The course of the storm is in some
what of a northeasterly direction, in
width varying from a quarter to half
mile wide. In some places on elevated
ground you can trace it as far as tho
eye can reach, clearing as it were an
avenue or road as it went, dipping
down into the hollows and bottoms as
well as striking on top of the hills,
sweeping every thing before it. And
thus ends my story and yet half has
not been told, but what I have related
part I witnessed and the rest is from
the lips of those I can rely on for cor
rectness. G. N. Dextek.
At Maxey’s, (la.—A Thrilling Account
Taken from a Private Letter.
[Atlanta Herald.]
Maxey’s, Ga., May 3,1875. —Yester-
day, between 2 and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon, could bo seen in the west a
terrible looking cloud, the lightning
playing incessantly through it, follow
ed by heavy peals of thunder. At first
it created but little attention, but as it
neared us I was apprehensive of it, and
feared danger. On it came with the
swiftness of lightning. It was fearful
to behold. The whole heavens in the
west looked as if it was on fire; it was
near upon us. I gathered my little
babe, told Myra to follow me, and we
flew to seek a place of safety. By the
time we could reach Flemming’s store
it was upon us. Trees which stood the
storms of ages fell on all sides. The
houses rocked, and we expected every
moment to be swept from the earth,
but we escaped the fury of the storm.
Our houses at Maxey’s did not leave
us, but how they stood I cannot tell.
But not so fortunate were many of our
friends and others.
From Poullain’s quarter, below the
factory, to this place, there is but
two or three houses left. It blew
away all the houses near the ford
at Sandy ureek—the Burgess
place—and every house at or near
tho Sugar-Tit, followed the road from
Sugar-Tit to Maxey’s, blew away the
large house just this side of Macedonia
Meeting House, on the left of the road
coming this way, now owned by Mr. R.
T. Asbury. His wife and three chil
dren, all girls, were in the house at the
time. Mrs. Asbury was seriously
wounded, and one of the little girls had
a finger cut off. The others escaped
unhurt.
It destroyed W. A, Porter’s gin house
and several other houses-; blew down
the chimneys and a part of Lizzie and
ranny Moore’s house, and every out
house on the p lace. There was eigh
teen houses demolished on A T Brisrht
well’s place. * &
H did not spare a single house at
Poufiams lower quarter, below the
factory. Nearly every tree in that
beautiful grove has been destroyed.
Beyond that we have not heard from.
It blew James Arthur’s house away
who lives only half a mile from here*
and carried his wife fifty yards. There
was three little children in the house
with her. When she recovered, she
made her way back to where her house
was, and found the little fellows sitting
where the house had stood.
My best fruit trees are blown up by
the roots. All is excitement and con
fusion at this lime. The people are
bewildered. Everybody is expected to
turn out to-morrow and help rebuild
the fences. jj
Talbotton, Ga., Maj 3d, 1875.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger —
On Saturday, Ist instant, the upper
part of this county was visited by an
other cyclone, which is reported as
destructive as the storm of the 20th of
March. We have heard as far west as
Hamilton, Harris county, Ga., as trav
eling a part of the time in the same
track as the former one, rendering
some of the persons, the second time,
homeless and destitute, and traveling
with great speed in nearly an eastern
course, destroying tho houses and
fences of Rev. John Harris, killing two
negroes; destroying, also, the school
house of Miss Trussel, wounding her
and her sister, Mrs. Kendrick, badly,
and killing youDg Mr. Kendrick; de
stroying Mr. Canada’s place, mortally
wounding him and killing his wife.
Mr, J. Weaver had his fine residence
and out-houses all demolished, wound
mg him, it is thought mortally, and
killing two negroes. The two churches
known as tho “ Double Churches ”
were blown entirely away, as well as
the academy located on the road from
Talbotton to Greenville, about nine
miles north of this place. It destroyed
Captain Gamble’s plantation. His corn
fields are reported to look as if swept
with a broom, and every plantation in
the track is literally ruined. The worst
part is reported to have been about one
hundred yards wide, taking all before
it. The trees in many places fell in
ward, as if trying to fill a vacuum. It
crossed Flint river south of Double
Bridges, about four o’clock, being but
a few minutes in crossing the county.
Many persons are wounded; some
badty, some slightly.
Joseph Jackson.
Clayton Connty.
[Correspondence of Atlanta Herald.]
Jones boko, Ga., May 3, 1875.
A fearful tornado passed through the
eastern portion of our county on Satur
day evening last. I was profession
ally called to the sufferers from this
terrible storm on Saturday night, and
gather the following particulars: The
storm commenced in the southern por
tion of the county, and passed through
it in a northeasterly direction, doing
the greatest havoc. The first damage
was done at John McConnell’s, two
miles south of this place, blowing away
the top of a tenant’s house and throw
ing a tree down on his own, but for
tunately hurting no one. It passed
thence to William Betts’, John
Nanees and Wyley Berry’s, blow
ing down trees and carrying'off fences;
also completely destroying a house oc-’
cupied by Mr. Cochran, on Mr. W.
Berry s place. It then seems to have
gathered force, and struck the planta
tion of Mr. S. Ellis, completely demo
lishing all of his houses except his gin
house, which he has temporarily moved
into. It then struck the plantation of
Mr. Fields. Having been called to see
Mr. Fields, I give his statement. He
says he and his wife were in the house
when they heard the storm coming.
He ran out into the yard and caught
hold of an apple tree, when the hurri
cane struck him, blowing up the tree
by the roots, and carrying it some fifty
yards. He also states that he saw tops
of trees, limbs and rails flying in the
elements. He and his wife were badly
hurt, The storm struck the house of
Mr. Luke Livingston, making a com
plete wreck. Mrs. Livingston was
in the house at the time with en iu
iant. She was thrown between two
but both miraculously escaped
without injury. The scene was indeed
as sad as I ever beheld—farms
completely wrecked, and some farmers
perfectly houseless. The width of the
stronger current was about three hun
dred yards, in which everything is per
fectly destroyed. There was not a
bush nor a leaf to be seen. The growth
in the track of the tornado is as black
and desolate as in mid winter. I send
you a list of those reported to have
been damaged : B. A. Jones, houses
completely demolished; Mathew John
son, reported hurt; Dr. Dick Hightow
er, bouses torn to pieces and himself
and little child badly bruised; Mr. Car
roll’s two little daughters badly hurt,
and also Miss Gallmann, a young lady
who is stopping at his house.
T. W. S., M. D.
P. S.—Since writing the above a large
number of the citizens of our town
have left with wagon loads of provis
ions for the sufferers, and say they ex
pect to render all the assistance in
their power. T. W. S.
Spalding County.
IGriffla (May 4) News.
This hurricane, on Saturday after
noon, passed over the Macon and
Western railroad, between Jonesboro
and Lovejoy’s station, some sixteen
miles above Griffin. Houses were
blown down, trees uprooted, and the
forests in some places were literally
torn in pieces. We are informed that
in some yards adjoining farm houses
along the line every tree is blown
down, some of them being venerable
oaks which have perhaps stood the
shock of storm and wind for centuries.
Parties are busily engaged clearing
these away, and visitors who ought to
have known these places well would
not know them now-. In Griffin we had
a pretty sharp blow and hail, but it did
but little damage. In some sections
near by the stones were as large as
partridge eggs, and in a portion of
Butts the hail was also very heavy.
The hurricane traveled with great vio
lence and did considerable damage.
We earnestly appeal to our friends to
send us accounts as early as possible.
Details of the Devastation - iu Harris
County.
IColumbus (Tuesday, May 4.) Enquirer.]
In Harris county the first trace of
tho storm was northeast of Hamilton.
Hon. E. Moss, Jr., member of the Leg
islature, narrowly escaped. He got
himself and family into a cellar when
he saw the storm coming. His house
to the flobr over them was swept away,
with all outhouses and fences. Stock
killed. No person injured. There’s
advantage in having holes in the
ground.
Mr. John Booker’s fine residence,
.New Series— Vol. 3. No. 87
outhouses and fences are afl gone
Here Mr. Elbert Comette and son were
injured, one severely. Mrs. James
Campbell had her right thigh and
lower leg badly broken and was in
jured otherwise. Mirny negroes were
seriously hart here ; none killed.
Mrs. Smit h’s house was torn to pieces
She was wounded seriously in the baeki
Her eldest girl had her head cut; the
next was bruised all over; the youngest,
Miss Clara, had left arm broken, the
right ear nearly severed from her head,
the head cut in two places, and bruised
all over. This is a very seiious case,
and without very close attention she
may die.
Next the storm struck Mr Caloway
Da\ns, tearing everything to pieces.
He is wounded vefry much like Miss
Clam. One of his daughters had a leg
woken and a negro boy a l(g broken.
Many more on this place were injured.
The plantations of Mrs. Hopkins,
John Hadiy and Lemuel Du vis, Mr
Crawford and John A. Middlebrooks’,
came in succession and were badly
damaged. On the place of J udge M.
H. Spence three negroes were killed
outright and one more is expected to
die.
Murrah Mills and Mr. Pink Hurrah's
houses were next struck. Judge Spence
had just paid, in cash, 81,(00 in gold
for an interest in these mills. This
is the second time they have been torn
to pieces in about two years.
From Mr. Caloway Davis’ to this
point one has only to have seen the
destruction of H. W. Pitts’, W. S. Web
ster’s and Dennis Miller’s places on the
‘2oth of March, 1875, to have a correct
idea of the vast power of the destruct
iveness. Words cannot tell it. At Mur
rah’s Mills Jordan Rally (coL) was
killed instantly. He was a clever, good
man, and had many warm friends
among the whites. Mr. Thos A Iverson
had his right big toe smashed, which
caused him more suffering than all his
other wounds, his left arm—both bones
broken in two places—broken and dis
located at the elbow joint, two cuts on
the head and otherwise bruised up. He
will get well. Mr. Dobbs was at the
mill; also Mr. Johnston’s Lttle son—
both were bruised up considerably.
Mr. Alverscn was unhitching his mule
from the buggy when the storm struck
him. The buggy was blown to atoms,
and the mule seriously hurt. Two mill
stones and a big water wheel is all that
is left of the mill. The race was torn up.
Beach Spring Church (Baptist) was
scattered to the four winds. From the
mill the storm struck the Beach Spring
school-house, doing it as it did the
other buildings. Mr. G. Murrah’s (Sr.)
residence was damaged not very bad.
He was only in the edge of ;he storm.
It passed on between Murrah’s and
IV m. T. Nelson’s houses and struck .
Pieken Murrah’s, tearing everything
to pieces. He and his wife were in the
house when it went off—neither of
them hurt. She remarked, Saturday
Bi&iß. “I have nothing at home,
everything I had was blown away.”
She had a needle, thimble and thread
in her hand when the storm was over.
From here it went to Mr. Ca.vin Teel’s
(a very old man, a pensioner of the In
dian war.) Some of his family .were
injured—the same old tale of destruc
tion here. From here the storm
crossed the Pine Mountain, east
of the N. & S. IL R. grade, between
Hog and Bryan’s trail, to J. S.
Irvin sand Mrs. Westwood’s farms,
on to Mr. A. C. Harris’ and R. B. Mob
ley’s. Here many of his (Mobley’s) ne
gro houses were torn to pieces and one
negro had a thigh brokeu. and others
were hurt.
From here to Mr. Jesse Roberts’ (au
old man, also a pensioner) houses were
damaged. No one was seriously
wounded. Thence through the plauta*
tions to Pink Grant’s, passing between
Oscar Barnes’ and T. N. Sparks’. Pink
Grant’s houses were all swept away;
Morgan Murrah’s houses blown down
and all provisions gone. McGrant’s
buildings all down except one room.
Here the cyclone entered the track of
the one on March 20th, going due east
and destroying houses which had been
rebuilt. Dr. S. G. Riley’s houses were
all destroyed, except his residence. At
T. J. Middlebrook’s a great many trees
were blown down, and Lis orchard
completely riddled. These last three
places were in the track oi the storm
of March 20th.
Losses in Harris
were four negroes killed, numerous
whites and blacks wounded, one mill,
one church, one school house, and
thousands of dollars of property de
stroyed. Harris has suffered terribly.
This is her third heavy storm since
March. The storm struck
Talbot County
at J. D. Mver's place in the valley, at
3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, de
stroying his fencing and timbers, and
badly damaged his grain crop. Every*
house on the plantation of Rev. J. H
Harris was blown down, and a negro
woman and child was killed, and sev
eral others wounded. At Simeon Be
Loach’s place one negro w t 'is killed. M.
V. Wilson’s house was swept away, he
slightly and his wife severely wounded.
At Rev. John H. Barnes’ residence all
the outhouses except his dwelling are
gone, and fifteen white persons killed
and wounded, besides negroes. W. P.
Crawford’s place is torn up badly. The
houses of J. M. Weaver were blown
down, he badly'wounded, one negro
killed and severalwounded. M. V
Wilson’s house was destroyed and his
wife fatally hurt. The place of G. W.
Kennedy was demolished, his wife kill
ed and himself seriously injured. Miss
Nancy Trussell and Mr. Kendrick’s
houses were destroyed. Mrs. Ken
drick’s shoulder was broken and Eddie
Kendrick killed. Valley Grove Church
and another, and a school house were
swept off. R. H. Bullock’s, Judge
Means’ and George Elder’s houses were
completely destroyed. Judge Means’
two daughters were seriously injured.
Several negroes were killed. James
Weaver was badly hurt in the chest.
Two of his daughters, Miss Nealj’
and Mrs. Holmes were badly hurt
about the head. One negro was killed
on the place. Two negroes were
killed at Jim Ellison’s place. Mr. J. W.
Kennedy’s wife was killed.
Losses in Talbot
were some sixteen whites killed, ten
negroes killed, four whites mortally
and many slightly wounded; two
churches, a school-house, houses,
fences and crops destroyed. The peo
ple took to the ditches everywhere.
The Storm in Alabama.
The cyclone evidently moved from
above Opelika in Harris and Talbot
counties, Georgia, for it was first ob
served three miles above Opelika. We
have reports of its track from Good
water, the terminus of the Savannah
and Memphis Railroad, to West Point
Nearly everything in it*, track, which
was about one quarter mile wide, is
demolished. Near Good water a lady
was killed and her husband is not ex
pected to live.
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