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^Fourth OWo xeghMBf^has; ..
Let been bwrA^Mfc.f T^m jr rrqs-x f JT C p
F them tbupriVaiU wure . ..*. JL Vj JT\ Cj
t *even-up on the flying coat
'the Colonel. .*«*!
are reliably informed that
rithera, of Walton, will not
iie the nominee for the
enate. Mr. C. ia tod good
not to be a leader within the
[tain Harry Jackson ia carry-
erything before him in the
district His election to con-
which ia assured, will be a
[victory for progress anti de
fy
|late visit of Emory Speer to
*, it is thought, had some
fction with the packed Ar-
bnvention last Saturday. Of
I Emory is expected ' to pay
| office.
(indications now are that Ar-
vill have almost a “solid
I to support him in the Chica-
Jvention Emory Speer is
up the Georgia delegation.
Tilden, we think Bayard is
Dngest iran in the democrat-
L. Bayard is one ot the ablest
st incorruptible statesmen
untry ever knew. In fact,
pure a man to be a sue-
j politician.
ms to us that this double
[convention business is a
on the part of Southwest
to defeat Gov. McDaniel,
anted more time to groom
ndidate. It matters but lit-
lour Governor. He is the
[of the people and no com-
bower in the state can defeat
its.
Teeunwh Sherman denies bit-
a democrat. This rids
of a grave responsibility,
the democrats contemplate
nstant taking up such incen-
and brutes as Si.crman and
we think it high time to dis-
We would vote for his Sa-
ajesty himself before either
Eatonton Messenger seems
some fear that Emory
w ill give us trouble in the Sth
Rest easy, brother. Our
lmo*y had as soon tackle a grizzly
the young democracy of
Athei
vhen
letter
is again. No man knows
he has enough of a thing
than Speer.
lident Arthur is puzzled over
acial status of O’Harra, the
congressman from North
11a. He is afraid to invite
ifc-.
0 his state dinings, and it
won’t
do to leave him out. He now
n his
ises to get up a special dinner
kitchen lor O’Harra, but the
ibonj
congressman is sensitive anti
lecUt
cs to accept.
ellow clubman named Lang-
n New York, publicly insult
ddie Gebhardt, but the dude
r o cowardly to resent it, and
be is ostracised by his friends.
Anyjnan who would seek notoriety
py speculating on the character of
s married woman must be a coward
ind a brute by nature.
The New York Times says that
District Attorney Speer and his al
lies are tr) ing io work up a solid
Arthur delegation in this state, but
that at least six of the delegates
havakicked over the tracesand will
follow their own sweet will at Chi
cago, The Times also says that it
^^Bdicted that the heads of Col
Johnson and Marshal Long
street will fall in the basket because
they are not assisting Mr. Speer,
The career of Emory Speer since
^^ftfeat substantiates every charge
Hg against him in the Banner
Watchman, and that he so bitterly
Bnfid upon the stump.
rampant brutality which
cbaitictcrizcs so many of the corn-
lies at the North is fitly illus
by the horrible prize fight
took place last week at
man, Pa., between a Hunga
anted Nickvest, formerly a St.
sport, and an unknown, al
to be Kelly, the Boston pugi
During the trip to the place a
occurred, in which several
ns were injured. Arriving at
ounds, a ring was pitched and
Ight began. Fifty-three rounds
fought with the advantage
it even, when a cry of foul was
A tenible riot ensued, in
knives and pistols were used,
iot lasted some time, and at
inclusion three men, including
•est, were stretched on the
d dead, while a lew others
badly wounded. Nickvest
hot in the head. No arrests
reported.
i Atlanta correspondent to the
rmah Times says: “As at
knt everything relating to cy
es is of more than ordinary in
t, owing to the frequency of
l events, I may as well refeirto
i information imparted tot your
spondent by Dir. C. M. Hitch-'
, an old Georgian, but now
ent of California. Said he; ‘J
ve that a cyclone Can be heatj* 3
1 destructive charge and dem
1 by firing a cannon heavily
1 once or twice in. the Vicinity
1 thing. The discharge~of the
on creates a concussion 'ot i
sphere, and the vacuum left
1 destroy the force ot the “blow.
Iley of musketry wouldhave
ame effect. Ontwo bcfcaWona
re teen ships aFseilafcd from
pr-ipotrts that would have car-
hem to the bottom by simply
i cannon heavily loaded. The
^r-spout after the discharge
lid break'and fall in a shower of
w-liltfMMn, . The cyclone;
Iwater-sjxmt, in my opinion, can
'rated with identically the same
NO XXXX1II
ATHENS, G-EOEGIA, TTJJESDA.Y, AJPR1X, 15, 1884.
VOL XXX
MRS.
6LANT0N
explains.
THE GLADE, OGLETHORPE
S&s la Not a Tramp Going Through the Country,
Bis aa Han tit, Bird-Working Women. .
<CtAAkK Co., Ga., April 9, fSSiV
There lately appeared in your pa
per a communication, written by
one Tuck, that seriously reflects
upon ray character. It describes
me as. a “female tramp, going
. h the Country consboy fash
ion and making, a living telling for
tunes.” I am, Mr. Editor, an' hon
est, hard-worjdng wogian, and
have always borne d good character.
My home is in Elbert county, where
I have resided for nihe years, andl
refer to respectable- people there
who know me, as to my character.
did not tramp over to this county
as Tuck affirms, but paid Wro.
Shaw $5" for a conveyance to bring
me here. To’ prove to you that I
came as-an invited'guest to an old
friend and former neighbor, I ask
you to publish the following certifi
cate from Mrs. Gen. King, a lady
well-known in Athens:
I wrote two letters, to Mrs, Glan-
ton, about twelve months ago,, for
Mrs. Zeriel Nash, inviting her to
come and"make a visit to Mrs. Nash.'
Mrs. Nash spokf kindly and re
spectfully of Mrs. Glanton and said
s le was a friend of her’s and ex
pected her to make a visit last No
vember. Mrs. G. VV. King.
April a, 1SS4.
To establish my standing at home
give the following credentials'
from responsible citizens of Elbert
county, among whom I have lived
for years.
Georgia, Elbert county, May
Sth, 1SS0.—We, the undersigned,
certify that Mrs. Glanton has
been in this neighborhood for four
years and that she has a good char
acter, so far as we know, and also
that she is a business woman both
in the house and field.
W. W. Forney,
Miss K. H. Cook,
Mrs. N. E. Jones,
W. G. B. Jones,
T. H. Maxwell,
T. F. Maxwell.
To flatten the falsehood that I
came here armed with two pistols,
and made so much money telling
fortunes, coupled with other slan
ders against my good name, I ask
you to publish a third certificate
from Mr. J. A. Nelms, of. Athens,
who was also a visitor in the house
at the same time as myself:
As far as I know there is nothing
of such reports as have been circu
lated on Mrs. Glanton. I was
with her only every Saturday night
and Sunday, and I saw nothing of
any such while I was there, or
heard anything of it. She says she
hired young Mr. Shaw to bring her
there on a visit, as they had written
tor her to come. I have known
her for three or four years. She is
a nice, respectable woman, and
lives with respectable people. I
have never heard anything wrong
of her since I have known her.
J. A. Nelms,
So it is seen that every word
written by that Puryear correspon
dent is wholly and absolutely false.
It is true, Mr. Editor, that I am
poor and unlettered woman, but
lave always endeavored to deport
rnyselfasa woman deserving the
respect and confidence of the peo
ple. It is certainly a reflection
upon the chivalry of the Big Creek
settlement, that a lady cannot visit
her friends without being made the
target for such outrageous slanders,
and be branded as a tramp, adven
turer and social incendiary. Mr.
\V. VV. Puryear was present at the
time referred to, and acknowledged
that he did not sec such actions on
my part as described by said Tuck.
1 never owned or carried a pistol in
my life, and would not know how
to use one even if possessed of such
a weapon. The true onus of the
attack upon me was that I told Bud
Tuck he was a coquette and
a flatterer, and he took this method
of revenge. I care but-little what
strangers think of me. but it is in
deed mortifying to have such slan
ders sent to my home. Bud Tuck
and the parties who assisted him in
preparing this outrageous attack
upon the good name of a poor, un-
protected woman will yet reap'their
reward, and I leave my vengeance
tC a higher power. May no unpro
tected relative of their’s ever feel
the pangs of mortification that they
have Inflicted upon me. I do not
attach blame to you, Mr. Editor, for
had you known the miserable use
to which these parties intended to
put your space you would not have
permitted it; but I lay the whole,
matter at the door of the men who
conspired to blast the reputation of
a poor and lone stranger.
Respectfully,
Mrs. S. E. Glanton,
Thy'
•oitdngi of tho Stock
Ahost -PoUUoi—Judge putt
LdoUoaSMd on urn—Popu-
Peter, Ga., April 8.—Editor
Banner-Watchman: We have here
one of the most orderly and temper
ate commuhities in the south; but
when we’clo get up a sensation it
is on a first-class schedule. It was
neap here that the horrible wife-
mufder of Tonfc® occurred; while
only a few days riqpe was our, peo :
pie shocked by learning that a white
girl had been accused of murdering
her new-born infant. That the child
was killed after birth is an establish
ed fact, as its lungs were found in
flated and its head crushed to a
jelly. , The birds -of prey had dis
covered the body first, and. had
pecked a hole' in its side. The
mpthef is agecMibout 20,* and* is
quite a good-looking yonng woman,
although for several years past she
has borne quite an unsavory reputa- 4
tion for chastity.' The father of this
child Should be equally amendable
with the unfortunate mother; and
by the'way, Madam Rumor’s tongue
is beginning to wag in severaldi-
rections. 1
The stock law is working like a
charm, and all sides seem satisfied
now with the change. A great
deal of fencing has been removed,
and good pastures built. There
are enough chestnut rails in this sec
tion to keep up all necessary fences
for a century. . By the way I learn
that Simston district has agreed to
keep up fences until next winter
and let their stoca confirm? to range
at large. This will doubtles result
in trouble, for it won’t work.
Legislative candidates are already
in the field. . Col. R. B. Mathews
was up to see us the Other day.
Rich is beiqg groomed by Ben
Raines, -and is overflowing with
confidence. Rich is a whole-souled
fellow, but I am afraid he will nev
er reach Atlanta on a free pass. Be
fore the ides of November, all the
hard feelings about the stock will,
have passed ofF, and a man trying
to run on either issue will find him
self a stranded wreck upon the
shores of a dead prejudice. Rich
Matthews is an honest-hearted man,
however, and has a host of friends.
Judge Platt is on a big boom down
here, and many of our best and
most influential citizens have de
clared for him. To show that
the Judge it a formidable candidate,
his opponents are already circulat
ing a report that he is not a citizen
of Oglethorpe county, but of At
lanta. There never lived a man
more thoroughly identified with
and devoted to old Oglethorpe than
Judge Platt. Why, Atlanta couldn’t
forge a chain strong enough, to tie
him away from us. He has done as
much or more for this county than
any man that ever lived in it, and if
he has an enemy on earth I don’t
know it. I shall vote for the old
Judge whether he is a candidate or
not. Vanderbilt don’t own money
enough to bribe him, and he will be
as true to our people and their in
terests as is the needle to the north
pole. Hon. C. M. Witcher has not
as yet made up his mind to offer for
re-election. He is one of nature’s
noblemen, and in honoring him
Oglethorpe would do credit to her
self.
The Glide is still on the improve,
and we have the foundation for a
thriving little town. Charliq Witch
er is now organizing a company to
start a cotton seed oil mill here,
while other improvements are on
tapis.
The Banner-Watchman has an
enormous circulation at this office,
and it is the first paper that our
people read. ^ I believe it goes into
every houseKold around here, for I
find a copy on the table of every
place I visit. Oglethoipe feels
like she deserves the credit, discred
it of making its editor wnat he is,
and we shall always look upon you
as home-folks. Will write you again
soon. Subscriber.
CRAWFORD DOTS.
A reporter for the Banner-
Watchman, wh : ile noseing around
yesterday, discovered:
favorite
THE LAST CYCLONE.
A Bight of TKTorla Wstkor Ooaatr. G*.
The Walker County Messenger,
of Thursday, April 3,’ says: “The
night of April r will be memorable
in Walker county for the severity of
the storm of hail that fell, for the
deluge of water that followed it
and for the destruction wrought by
the cyclone. The hail came down
in, a size and style that few had ever
seen or heard. Numberless panes
of glass were broken. Our cyclone
notes are limited. The whirlwind
preced the haiL I) crossed the
mountain at the cave lot, blowing
down Joe Pettijohn’s house. On
the Dixon farm it wrecked his saw
mill and stables and leveled the
chimneys of the dwelling. Atjas.
Hall’s, on the Broomtown road, the
outbuildings, crib, smoke' house, etc.,
went down. The east and west
fence were both blown into the
road. On the widow Ransom’s
place, Aleck Anderson’s house was
blown down and burnt up. The
house at the mill, occupied by Stiles
Hammond, was destroyed, and the
stone chimney leveled. On the
Summerville road on the G. W
Wilson place, a tree crushed the
house of James Jackson. His wife
was struck on the head by a piece
of timber and badly hurt. John
Wilson lost his baru, and the old
Cayers Wilson house was blown
down. A large gate post that had
been suk in the ground two feet and
well tamped was drawn out. On
the Alabama road, the brick house
known as the Calhoun House, and
all the outbuildings were entirely de
molished. W. A. Martin was seri
ously hurt. Mr. Martin’s little S
year-old-boy was buried about four
feet in the ruin of brick and plank,
but saved by His father. The escape
ot the family waS a miracle. A
short distance southeast of this scene
of disaster, in a-tract of forest, some
40 or 60 yards in extent, every tree
but one lies flat with the ground—f
single pinesaplingstandsinthe cen
tre of this circle of desolation. Lack
of space will not allow a detailed
mention of ' the wholesale
destruction of timber, houses
fences and other property,
In West Armuchee all the houses
on Young and Wallin’s places ex
cept their dwelling houses were ut
terly demolished. One dwelling
house on Spencer Brown’s place
was blown down, leaving the in
habitants entirely destitute. Adam
Griffin on the Clements place, was
left without house or barn, his barn
being burut with all his corn, etc.
Thcmias Norman was struck by a
piece of flying timber and badly
hurt. Several dwellings blown
do\vn and their inhabitants left
without protection. Fences blown
down across the entire valley, cov
ering a belt of nearly two miles,
The main cyclone was about thiee
hundred yards wide. Thousands
of large trees were lying across
each other in every direction. The
whole scene is one of inextricable
confusion. A ball of rumbling fire
was seen just in front of the whirl
wind. Immense branches of trees
were torn from their trunks and
carried hundreds of yards. The
very elements seemed on fire. The
winds seemed confused, blowin;
now south, now east The genen
direction of the cyclone was from
southwest to northeast. The storm
lasted from five to ten minutes,
leaving utter desolation in its track.”
PERILS OF A SLEEPER.
RABBET ESCAPE WITH
COLUMBIA.
The Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette makes the' interesting admo
nition to republicans “not to forget
that the approaching campaign for
the Presidency opens with the ad
vantage largely on the democratic
side.” It concedes the 153 votes
of the south to th* democrats, and
points out that seven of the north
ern states have at one time■ or
another gone democratic since the
war. "
The committee on territories of
the United States house is still con
sidering the Cassidy bill to take
the control of Utah out of the hands
of the Mormons, by taking away
suffrages and placing the govern
ment in-the hands of a - commission
the same as is in force in the Dis
trict of Columbia. There is no
doubt that the majority, of th» com
mittee will report in favor of the
bill. liie' Mormon representative
will do everything possible to de
feat it when reported.
1 — 1 i—- .
FIRE AT WEST POINT. ;
f ! Special Dispatch to Bmner-Watekwian.
'Atlanta, Ga., April 7.—A dis
astrous fire broke out at West Point
Ga., Sunday morning, destroying
five stores and two large ware
houses. A* ia o'clock : a dispatch
was received in-this city stating that
the fire was' utider control. The
loss Is estimated at over $2,1000000
®y>
That Judge Platt was
for the legislature.
That Total Wi tcher was the clev
erest dude in G corgia.
That Mr. Pope Hill, of Wilkes,
has the best blind mule in the world.
The Mr. Robertson, of Athens,
has been putting up some tomb
stones down this way. *,
That Mayor Dorsey drives a good
horse, and still cotaies to our town.
That all the fools and liars were
not deadyet.
Tnat C&pt. Talmadge was the
fine .i looking and cleverest drum
mer that comes to Crawford.
That R. A. McMahan was the
best peace maker in town, and the
best Mayor in the World.
That Uncle Jake Poyner was re
pairing his front yard fence.
That Dick Calloway, of Wilkes
county, was in town.
That Crit McMahan got Ware,
the insurance man, wound up, and
caused him to have to go back to
headquarters and come again.
That there was a man in town
seljing rose bushes, • strawberrf
plants, &c.
That Martin Bros, had commenc
ed to build their wooden store
house.
That there were more men in
town afraid of cyclones than Geo.
Hall.
‘ this regiedy pt J>r. Hitchcock’s including the burning of between {t1f miles this side of *wSth!dl
we enrafor cyclones, then the 1.000 and 1,600 bales oh cotton. The and made a fire by the trunk of a
er °^in
annon the
irouldbea no
on duty
at his side, wtitii
the first sight pf
monster as it cam
pnjtamission of, tJestijjcJjog,
>5 .1? vrqoWMU fl
,600 bales of- cotton. The
__ tton was partially insured. The
flames swept the territory from the
warehouses, taking in • Higginboth
to blaze: jams stores, and -extending to JCel-
' r itael- tv’s shoe store, onMain street.
mr . —~—.
. The Blaine eduCational-bill passe
the senate by a large majority^
That the Banner- Watchman was
the best paper in the state.
That Hon. C. H. Witcher was in'
town, but had not decided yet
whether or not he would make the
race for the legislature.
That Miss Lillie Wilson, of La-
Grange, .Ga^ was visiting our town;
also, that she was very pretty.
* That Prof. H.H. Little had or
dered himself a fine suit
That Joe Tolbert is still quite
sick., i '
That J- B. Poyner would build’ a
handsome residence this summer.
That Mra. Brown, of this, place,
would open a ntillinfeiy establish
ment heroin a few days.
That M. H. Arnold A - Son are
still selling a large quantity of
guano.
That we are now having some
told'weatber.
Grenada, April 7.—Mr. J. W.
Henderson, the mail carrier between
this point and Walthall, has met
with a horrible dtath. He caitaped
Damage! by the Recent Pnee—Detail! of the Ter-
tlble ConflagnUoni.
Columbia, April 8.—Additional
details of the extensive fires of last
week continue to be received, and
from all accounts the damage has
been much g. eater and more wide
spread than the damage that has
been done by the recent cyclones in
this county.
Below Columbia the fires have
been very destructive and several
turpentine farmers have lost every
thing. 4
At Wm. Sloane’s place, about 15
miles below the city, his barns, corn,
fodder, and in fact everything ex
cept his dwelling house, was swept
away by the flames. AH his sup
plies were destroyed, and he was
left destitute of everything.
At Sam Sloane’s every riling was
lost—horses, mules, hogs, cattle,
dogs, poultry and every stitch of
clothing except what the family
had on.
At Capt. Henry Dixon’s place all
the buildings, large quantities of
rosin, fencing, &c.
At W. D. Kaufman’s his dwell
ing house, store, smoke house,
barns, stables, saw mill, provisions,
cora and fodder were all consumed.
At Wm. Watts’ all his fencing
wa' destroyed and timber ruined.
The turpentine distillery of C. U.
Jones and all the surrounding tim
ber was destroyed.
At Mrs. Caroline Jones’ the fenc
g and two outhouses were burned.
The two Leesburg turpentine dis-
tiUeries were destroyed. The tur-
entine farm between Garner’s and
laptain Henry’s was aU ruined.
The fire first commenced at Mrs
Ann Freeman’s, where a negro was
burning logs at 10 o’clock Wednes
day, and crossed Cedar creek and
Jumping Run creek, and was check
ed at the Wateree river at 5 o’clock
in the afternoon, after sweeping
over territory ten miles in length
aqd from two to three miles in
width.
Many negro cabins and thousands
of acres of valuable timber were
swept away by the flames, which
were so intense that fences to lee
ward would catch fire while those
to rite windward were burning, and
the one line offence would he de
stroyed as soon as the other.
At Captain Dixon’s place a peck
tub that was throws in on an open
field -some considerable distance
from the fire, was filled with live
coals and burned up.
and made a fire'by the trunk of a - I
trde and fell asleep. The old stump annually,
burnt down and feU across the'old f > !
mar’s body, und when awakenedH
he was dn fire, and m his efforts to
— -*-*Ve log- off himself he had his
and arms fearfully burned,
was fcundTa short time before
died and made a statement just
about as above indicated.
■ l ’ stl. • - ~
There
bar-rooms i
ty-seven licensed
imbia, S. C* Each
one pqysaljcenaetothedtyqfitoa
This make a whisky selling 1
nne of exactly $4^00. The new
boaid ot Aldermen, elected on the
first of last-month; will increase the
license for retailing spirituous
quors in Columbia • from' f 100
$1,000. This will probably close
up most of the grog shops, hut it
is estimated that at least ten will
survive: This will bring into, the
city’s treasuiy from this sourcefto,-
aauHW ot Tkn Utt.TMr dottn*. and
&r* Brought to the City Wrapped in Blanket*— ,
Th* Oar lnBnlns Ten MlrnitM From tbs Ttma
tk* Plr® Is DUcorerttd.
Savannah Ifevi,
As the Macon express rolled into
the Central Railroad _ depot at 8
’clock yesterday morning and came
to a stop, four bareheaded, bare
footed individuals, wrapped in blan
kets and looking like Indians from
far west reservation, stepped down
from the Atlanta sleeper, and march
ing to a closed carriage were driven
— : -11y to the Pulaski House.
e unusual sight attracted the at
tention of those who gathered in
the depot, and it was not until the
news oi the burning of the Macon
sleeper and the narrow escape of
the passengers was known that the
proceeding could be explained.
Master of Train Service W. W.
Starr, with other officers oi the road,
was in the depot and gave a Morn
ing News reporter the details of the
disaster. The train was composed
of five cars, two sleepers, two day
coaches and a baggage car, and left
Macon at 1:15 a. m. Near station
No. 13, a passenger in the rear sleep
er, discovered fire iu the upper part
of the car above his berth.
An alarm was given, and the
sleeping passengers were hurriedly
aroused, and tumbling out of their
berths rushed out with whatever
clothing they chanced to have on
Before the train could be stopped
the interior of the car was envelop
ed in flames. The greatest confu
sion and excitement prevailed, and
fora time it was impossible to tell
whether all had escaped. The por
ter. Anderson May, who was in the
front part of the car when the fire
broke out, workedjfaitlifully to save
tlie property of the passengers, and
forcing his way back through the
dense blinding smoke searched the
berths to see if any had been left
unwarned. He was compelled to
retreat several times and the last
time barely escaped with his life as
the roof feU in. The burning car
was disconnected from the train as
soon as it was brought to a stop, and
after the passengers had been res
cued and transferred to the Atlanta
sleeper it was left burning on the
track.
The fire was discovered in tlje up
per part of the car over a rear bertn,
where it appeared to have
caught between the ceiling and
roof and might have been burning
for some time before its discovery.
When it broke out it spread with
such rapidity that no efforts on the
part of the passengers or train men
could check it and barely time was
left to escape from the car before it
was a mass of flames.
The car was occupied by nine
lassengers, including one lady,
'lone of the upper berths were oc
cupied, hence were not made up,
and every opportunity for escape
was afforded. When the alarm
was given the lady who occupied a
centre berth jumped into the aisle
and rushed through into the for
ward sleeper before any of the
other passengers were aroused. The
others in the front part of the car
hurriedly dressed and attempted to
save their hand baggage, but this
was impossible in the confusion that
prevailed. The four gentlemen oc
cupying rear berths were unable to
save their clothing, and barely es
caped by groping along the aisle
through the dense smoke toward
the door. They were given berths
in the Atlanta sleeper, and upon ar
ising in the city were provided
with clothing at the hotel.
The accident occurred about 3:30
o’clock, just after the train had pass
ed station 13. All of the passengers
were asleep and the aisle and upper
portion of the car was filled with
smoke before any were awakened.
The curtains prevented it from pen
etrating the berths and the cause of
the awaking of the passenger who
gave the alarm was the crackling
of the fire in the roof just over his
head! Fortunately, none were se
riously injured, the only one receiv
ing any injury at aU being one of
the four gentlemen who were un
able to save their clothing, and who
was slightly burned in the face.
None ot the four saved anything
except the single garment upon
their backs. One gentleman lost a
valuable gold watch and a large
sum of money in biUs. The others
lost their watches, money and jew
elry, and also the checks to their
baggage- As soon as the loss was
reported to the road, Maj. White-
head, General Passenger Agent,
directed the purchase of new suits
of clothes at the company’s expense,
and requested that statements of
the property lost by each gentle
man be made and presented for pay
ment This was done and the loss
es, so far as the company was able,
were promptly made good. Three
of the gentlemen were commercial
men and lost their order Books and
price lists, which, of course, it was
impossible to replace. The other
property was either replaced or
paid for in full. One of
the four gentlemen, the repre
sentative of a prominent New York
firm, wax found by a Morning News
reporter at the Pulaski house a
short time after the train arrived
dressed in a new suit of black, from
which the creases had not yet been
pressed. In speaking of the disas
ter he said: “I was in a berth in
the rear of the car when I heard the
ciy of fire. I jumped into the aisle
half awake, and before I could real
ize where I was I was overcome by
the suffocating smoke. Leanin;
against the side of the car I coul_
hear the crackling of the flames in
the woodwork and the rush of the
air as the train sped on. Realizin
that something had to be done,
jumped for the beU rope and pulled
it several times, but without any
result I then began to feel my
VOLCANO IN THE MOON.
Strut* Pbmomnia Sam cm tin Faeaot*the Lu-
aar Omout—a Lofty Mountain SUndlngont
rroatkeSaitaoeoftbeQuuoC Night.
For a lone time the astronomers
have noticed changes going on up
on the fqce of the moon. Bright
spots that bad previously been seen
and delineated in, drawings - arid
photographs of the’ earth’s satellite
were found to have disappeared,
and other bright spots were found
to have developed in localities where
there had been previousl} black ex
panses. The astronomers teU us
that the bright spots seen on the
face of tlm moon are the summits
of mountains are illuminated by the
sun, which is shining upon them,
while the great dark splotches are
simply deep valleys shaded from
the light by surrounding and over
hanging mountains. These theo
ries of the earlier astronomers have
been established to be facts by the
researches of modern science, armed
with the far-reaching telescopes
that have made the exploration of
the heavenly bodies so pregnant
with importance and sp fruitful of
astonishing results. There is no
doubt that the side of the moon
which is turned toward the earth is
studded with mountains of great
height and magnitude, standing in
profound valleys and traversed by
canyons or clefts of enormous
depth.
The volcanic character of the lu
nar mountains is unmistakable. All
the crust of the earth’s satellite is
honeycombed with craters, and the
volcanic action has, some time or
other, been astonishingly energetic
and widespread.
There are mountains on the
moon as much as 26,000 feet above
the surrounding country, and they
are much more than that above a
low datum line like the line of the
sea, but no sea is visible in the
moon.
The moon has been called a dead
star, but if its internal fires can give
it any claims to life it is certainly a
living corpse. The signs of a re
newal of volcanic action, which be
gan to be discussed a century ago,
are_ now not • merely sci
entific nuts to be cracked, by the
astronomers, but they are facts for
the people.
In 1878 Sir William Herschel de
clared that he had seen through his
powerful telescope three volcanoes
in a state of eruption in different
parts of the moon. He had seen
new mountains heaved up out of
the dark valleys. His jannounce-
ments were met. with incredulity
and the matter passed from notice;
but in 1866 Dr. Schmidt, at Athens,
announced that the lunar mountain
Linne, in whose summit was a cra
ter five miles in diameter, had disap
peared from the face of the moon,
and the fact was soon after substan
tiated by the eminent Father Secchi
at Rome, and was acknowledged
by astronomers at various other
points.
_ Since then these' changes in the
pimples, so to speak, on the face of
the moon have been more and more
frequent, indicating that the internal
life of the so-called dead planet has
again been revived and is in vigo
rous operation; but nobody was
ared for the astonishing chang
tat have taken place on that
wonderful place in the past week
while it was in its fourth quarter out
of sight.
Signs of peculiar and decisive
changes have been observed on the
slender crescent of the present new
moon. An astronomer within the
past week claims to have discovered
something unusual going on in the
great peak of Tycho Brahe, a big
mountain which has always been a
prominent object on the eastern side
of the moon. Tycho is a volcanic
crater, nearly 20,000 feet high and
fifty miles in diameter, and it had
up to within a few days a peak a
mile high, standing in this crater.
This peak which was only a
bright spot in the midst of a black
crater, has suddenly grown to be a
gigantic mountain, nearly. filling
the entire basin of the crater, and
towering above every other moun
tain on the moon. It is estimated
now to be about nine miles high
and promises some startling phe
nomena.
EXECUTIVE . COMMITTEE.
The Meeting of the 'Committee la AUiate To*-,
tatdir^Bulaea Tnnuoted-Two Oonyentleni
Atlanta,, April 5.—The State
Executive Committee met at the
reading room of the Markham
House, Atlanta; this morning at ten
o’clock. Upon the assembling of
the committee Hon. Henry Jackson
called J. H. Estill, of the First Dis
trict to the Chair, and thereupon
tendered his resignation. Captain
Jackson stated that he was actively
in the campaign for congress and
felt that he should not h<fld the po
sition. His resignation was accept
ed with regret by the committee,
and Col. J. H. EsteU Was elected
his successor. The proposition as
to whether there should be more
than one convention caUed was dis
cussed.
Propositions of CoL Daniels, of
the Tenth, and Judge Hall, of the
Fifth, were each Lid aside and a
vote direct was taken'upon the plan
originally proposed, and it was de
termined that it was expedient to
hold two conventions, whereupon it
was ordered that a convention be
called to consist of double the num
ber of representatives to which each
county was entitled in the lower
blanch of the General Assembly, to
beheld in Atlanta on Wednesday,
the 1 Sth of Jurtfe, at 12 m. and that
a convention of like representation
be called to meet at the same place
on Wednesday, 13th day of August,
to nominate Governor, State House
officers and Presidential electors.
It was recommended that dele
gates to the first convention be elec
ted on the first’ Tuesday, the 3d of
June, and to the other on the first
Tuesday, the 5th of August.
The committee requested that the
state convention allow no delegate
to take his seat, who was not either
regularly elected a delegate or alter
nate by the county from which he
came.
DANIELSVILLE DOINGS.
t
. A riot of striking miners atDen-
ain, France,, has axsaitied serious
proportions. -The cavalry Charged
upon the crowd and wounded sev
eral.- The rioters fired back, and
cried, “Long live the social repub
lic”
way along towards the front door,
and finally reached it just as the
train came to • stop. By this time
the curtains and bedding were in
flames and the car was beyond sav
ing. As soon as all were out it
was cut loose and left to burn to the
track. It was not over ten minutes
from the time the train was stopped
to the time we left the burning
wreck.”
The origin of the fire is not known,
bnt |t is supposed to have caught in
the roof from sparks from the engine
or the stove in the car. The only
fortunate circumstance was that it
originated in the rear part of the
car. Had it broken out in the fr
car or in any car but the one at
rear of the train, there wonld doubt
less have been great loss of life.
at Altoo-
sa, Pa., lolled his wife.
MARRIED TO A CORPSE.
pension agent,
dissolution Rob-
Augusta, Me., April 2.—Samu-
B. Bodbins moved in the little
village of Appleton fifty : one years
ago. He served bravely in the civ
il war and received wounds which
entitle him to a pension. For six
ears he has lived with his brother
Joah. Last July he began to fail
rapidly* and a month ago it was ev
ident that he could live only a short
time. If he died his pension mon
ey would be lost, for his wife was
dead and he had no children. In
this emergency it was decided thab
a wife must be obtained for the dy>
'~g soldier.
In Rockland was found a woman
who under the circumstances, was
willing to become a wife and wid
ow iq quick succession. February
26 the bans were published. - The
law in Maino requires five days no
tice before the marriage. March 2
Robbins fell into a comatose con
dition and did not recover ■ his
senses ‘ * till he died
March 4. It is said that when
’Squire Pease, the
learned how near
bins was-he seht posthaste to Rock
land for the bride he and Noah-
had selected. Unhappily, the wo
man did not- arrive till midnight,
nine hours after Robbin’s death. >
The woman ttas hurriedly taken
to the chamber where Robbins lay
deap, and the mockery of a mar
riage ceremony betwsen the living
woman and ' the corpse was gone
through with. Pease’s son took the
clammy hand of the dead man and
placed it in that of the willing wid
ow. - At the funeral she Was intro
duced as Robbin’s wife, and, it is
understood, claims the pension mon
ey. A legal investigation wiU be
held, _
The Toledo Commercial gives a
different version of the Cincinnati
not from that given by the local
newspapers. It states that the
home papers .dare not tell all that
their reporters know about the riot;.
that the coroner dare not hold an
inquest; because the testimony
would show that there was no mob,
no need of the military and no need
for them, to open fire. That they
fired on nnoflending- people, and
that such of the policejnen and mi-
litia as were shot were (hot by the
military, that Sheriff ’ Hawkins has
no brains and lost his head; that the
firing was utterly uncalled for and
cowardly; that the bystanders could
not believe that bullets were being
fired until they saw men falling.
Danielsville, April 7.—Geo.
Long, the desperate negro, who,
with four others, broke and escaped
from our jail sometime since was
brought into town this morning and
delivered to Deputy Sheriff Scar-
boro, by Messrs. J. D. Winn. Joe
Watson and Willis Johnson. A day
or two ago it was rumored that said
George had returned to his old
tramping grounds, near Fork
church, with the avowed intention
of killing Lindsey David, col., and
of having revenge upon Mr- John
D. Winn and every d—d man who
went in search of him, the said
George, immediately afteVtha steal
ing of Mr. Winn’s horse, early after
the jail delivery. Before George
succeeded in putting his threat into
execution, the boys, about thirteen,
armed with double barrel shot guns
and such other implements of war
fare as they could readily lay hands
on, made a little dive for the said
George. They found him at the
first house, that of a negro living on
Mr. Wm. Young’s place. The
boys separated into three parties,
surrounded the house, which was in
an open place, and came up from
three directions. George, ever on
the alert, heard the breaking of a
stick stepped on by one of the boys
perhaps 100 yards from the house.
George could be seen by the light
of the moon by two of the party,
and was commanded to halt. He
disregarded the command and tho
boys, knowing the desperate char
acter of their man, opened fire. A
number of shots were fired. George
finding himself confionted by men
who had grit, turned in another di
rection, when he found himself cov
ered by a gun in the hands of Mr.
John Winn, and knowing that gen
tleman wasjnot “just foolin’,” hesur-
rendered. George had a large na
vy six, with chambers full of pow
der and ball, and a smaller pistol.
Ye correspondent noticed only four
small shot received by the said
George—two in back of the head,
one in right ear and one in left arm.
George seems not to mind his
wounds much, and is in fine spirits.
He says he will stay in jail about
two weeks, when he will again
break out and go about his business;
that next time he will kill somebody
and have his neck broken right. He
is now chained in jail,. and it is
thought that he will remain with
-the jailer till September court.
George had in his valise a pair of
new pantaloons, to all appearances
more suitable for a much smaller
man; a pair of new boots, No. 8; a
lot of other clothing; a number of
pistol cartridges, &c., &c., all of
which goes to create a suspicion
that George has visited some mer
chant when the proprietor was not
in. George told the jailtr that he’d
die and go to h—1 before he’d be
chained—but Reconsidered on find
ing bluff so poor a game in the
Free State.
Thos. W. Mabry, an old and
teemed citizen, died'and was buried
here on Friday. Mr. Willie Echols,
a noble young man, died yesterday.
Mr. R. H. Kinnebrew and Miss
Mary Lou Hulme were married on
the 1st, and Mr. George Evans, an
aged widower, and Miss L. A. At-
away, a teacher near town, were
married yesterday morning, at the
residence of Mr. John Bruce. Rev,
D. F. Rutherford
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
Judge Simmons declines to enter
the race for Governor. .
Heavy failures reported, Tuesday
all over the country,
Pennsylvania democrats declare
for RandaU for President ■ ,
' The Cincinnati dramatic festival,
failed on account of the riot .
Frank Tames has been arraigned
for robbery at Huntsville, Ala.
Russia is now having agrarian
troubles and hundreds of men are
kiUed.
In a railway accident' near Elen-
dale, Texas, nineteen persons were
injured.
Indiana, ku-klux are torturing far-
mere to make them' , giVe up their
money.
Some one attempted to assassi
nate Major J. C. "Smith, of* Iiaw-
renceviUe, Ga. * i 1
Seventeen persons were' killed
and wounded by a railroad' wreck
near Clyde, Texas.
A steamer struck off Halifax, Fri
day night. Out of 130 passengers on
board only nine were saved.
The republican convention in
Washington City, now in session
is a most disorderly affair.
Chatham, Va., lost $30,000 by fire;
New York, $100,000; Pensacola,
$35,000, and St Louis, $150,000.
The Macon negroes met .and
passed resolutions endorsing Nor-
cross and Longstrect’s white man’s
party.
Tom Ochilttee comes into fresh
notoriety by appearing as‘defendant
in a suit in New York for the rent of
the rooms occupied by 9 Russian
baroness named Ratckoff.
■ The democrats have in the main
been successful .in the Cincinnati
election, though by a greatly reduc
ed vote. Republican gains appear
in all the other municipal elections
in Ohio.
A lady was tun over and kiU-
by a beer wagon in Washington
’ } 'A w
l that Senator Fair
1 wifo-wlU sbon r b’d
Complaint is Jbeing made ftuDel-
awarie that the whipping poet faile
to reform wife-beaten. . ;
A Pennsylvania editor has- just
resigned his position 'to- become
S resident of the Harrisburg Base "
all Association. . Hi
On rlfrjday 350 Hungarians pass-
ed through. WilkesbarreJ on’ their w
way to the mines, where - they wiU : M
bo employed in the plateof strikers. .. '/
Breeders of Jefsey cattle in Ten*'’* < ’
nessee have doited in a combination
sale, designed as the tint of an an
nual scries, which will take place
at Nashville May 3.
Since Chicago has gone demo
cratic .again the virtuous republi
can papers of that city almost envy
Cincinnati. They think ' a riot a
much better than a rout
Mra. Kate Sprague Chase has
taken a house in the A,venue du
Bois de Boulogne in Paris, and pro-
, April
al cut the throat of Jack Tenkins,'a
negro, last night. Royal discovered
Jenkins in. criminal intimacy with
lis wife. Jenkins will probably
die. '
Washington, April 8.—Mr.
Hewitt, of New York, took dinner
with Tilden the other day. He adds
to the many complicating state
ments as to Mr. Tilden’s condition
He says that he is in a very bad
way. He cannot, says he, well eat
without assistance, and has to be
fed with a spoon.
THE WHITS MAN’S PARTY.
Down Loneiomh Looking msngnraton—The
Lending Spirits—B&dorstng Arthnnl Admlnli-
tretlon. 4 . - . .
officiated on both
occasions.
Col. J. J. Strickland is visiting
Atlanta on business.
Our Sunday school was organ'
ized this morning.
Halifax, N. S., April 7.—Three
of the surviving passengers ot' the
Daniel Steinman are now in the
city. They say that the vessel
strqck lightly twice and that the
captain summoned everybody on
deck, directing them to prepare to
enter the life boats if it should 1 bei
come necessary to do so. . Ope
was launched and all made, a rus!
ed to the steamer bjr a rope. :When
thosa op board the . steamer were
about cutting the rope vessel sud
denly went down, dragging the
boat and its untortunate occupants
with her. The boat, it was noticed,
turned over and over and every
person in it was thrbwn out and
drowned. When the stern of the
vessel sank, the cries and screams
of the women and children were
heartrending for a few minutes.
The’ survivors remained ip the rig
ging until next morning, when they
were taken off by a boat from the
shore. The rescuers exposed their
own lives to great lives.
A workman at Winston, Miss.,
committed,suicide by tying a rope
around his neok ana.jumpitagi from
»log.
at
iican
Atlanta, April 8.—To-day
>on, a white man’s Republi
party met in the Senate 1 Chamber,
at the capitol, and was called to or
der by Hon. Jonathan Norcross, of
this city, who made an address, in
which he outlined the policy ot the
organization as he understood it.
He said the white men and negroes
should not have conventions togeth
er. They would have to work to
the common end, but separately.
William Markham Was elected per
manent chairman. The attendance
was about twelve. General James
Longstreet, United. States Marshal
for this district, was present and
participated.
A long address was delivered by
Col. Marcellus E. Thornton. He
denounced the present Federal of
fice-holders in Georgia in severe
terms and spoke of the crying need
for reform in the men and methods.
Resolutions were adopted censur
ing the corruption at the ballot box
and pledging the support of the or
ganization to the efforts at purifica
tion, favoring judicious protection,
approving of the civil service re
form and educational bill now be
fore Congress, and urging an invi
tation of Northern and Western
statesmen to speak in the south on
political questions, as the only way
to break prejudices. President Ar
thur’s administration was endorsed.
An effort to name the new organi
zation the Whig party was made,
but the matter was tabled. The
convention adjourned till to-morrow
morning at 9 o’clock. It is not be
lieved that d«
Chicago.
delegates will be sfent to
of Europe.
The case of Bill Jones, for attempt
ing to shoot Guiteau through a win
dow of the police van, while he was
being conveyed to the jail, is set for
trial on April 28th, at Washington,
the District Attorney refusing to
nolle prosequi the case.
It is said that the last cyclone not
only uprooted trees, but it actually
denued fowls of their feathers.
Whenever the winds can be relied
on to pluck fowls and scale fish
then , they will be held as public
benefactors.
Tennessee boasts that she is not
entirely impoverished by the Polk
defalcation and that she is some
what burdened by a surplus in the
treasury. Her cash on hand amounts
to near $700,000: She had better
make provision for the payment of
her bonds. ' .
While the court house at Cincin
nati was burning Saturday night,
and the battle was raging between
the militia and the mob, a small boy
mounted, the porch of the court
house with q bell in his hand and
tried to auction off the burning
building.
The gold craze at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, continues to grow, and a
great rush is being made to the
camps. As high as twenty gold
uuggets to a single pan of dirt have
been obtained, and amounts range
from that down. People are wild
with the gold craze.
The Christian Union makes a
comparative showing of the liquor
traffic with that in real necessities.
In the United States there is annu
ally spent $900,000,000 for liquor,
$505,000,000 for bread, $303,000,000
for meat, $290,000,000 for sawed
lumber, $210,000,000 for cotton
goods, $196,000,000 for boots and
shoes, $155,000,000 for sugar and
molasses and $85,000,000 for publi
cations,
A young man in New York is
now engaged in eating sixty eggs a
day for five days on a wager. He
gets $25—if he wins. He eats thir-
eggs at a sitting, twice a day, has
: eggs soft-boiled and emptied
into big soda water glasses. Three
glasses hold thirty eggs. So tar he
does not appear to be at all incon
venienced by his unusual meals, and
if his liver continues in working or
der. will probably win his money.
ARTISTIC EASTER EGGS.
The raikloneMo Wey to Tint Them In Gloving
Water Colon.
The Easter novelties this year are
even more varied and unique than
those of last season. The custom of
sending dainty cards, painted or
embossed in flowers, or covered
with pictures, has extended further,
and now prettily tinted eggs are
sent to friends. Two of these eggs
are colored in the good old vray-r
that is, by sewing tightly up in bril
jiantly colored calico and droppin
into a pot of boiling water, althoug
logwood is used to a great extent
The fashionable way is as follows
First, select large white eggs and
boil them hard iii perfectly clear
water. When cold they are hand
tainted in water colors, in butter-
1 lies, lilies, roses, etc., with Easter
greetings in old English Jetters. A
way which is more .artistic is to
take a brownish-white egg and en
grave a-few pictures on it with a
penknife. One seen had the sun
on- the pointed top in full gloty,
with two owls sitting on a branch
on one side, the moon high over
their heads, and two little chickens
just out of the shell on the .other
side.
The inside of an egg may-be re
moved if a pin is pushed through
the 'shell at the top' afid the hole
carefully enlarged to’twice thesis*.'
1 Unless great care is'taken the egg
still break. The shell is' then paint
ed of etched and an efastid ^passed
through the egg with hrige ribbon
bows at each end. Veiy dainty
Easter giftsf are little boxes- oft satin
or plush, in the form of an egg, that
open ana disclose'two boxes of co
* * llAW !.
logne. A large bow of ribbon is
placed on one end, and the outside
is frequently hand painted. One
of pale blue satin, hand-painted in
apple blossoms and bo Jered with
pale blue chenille^ was seen marked
$3. The bottles were cut glass and
filled with the best white Toih co
logne .Little ink bottles, scent bags,
work boxes and bonbon boxes are
all shown in the forth.of eggs. Dark
blue, purple and green velvet 'are
seen in the former, while? the bon*'
bon boxes are large and works of
art. Some are ornamented on top
by a natural calla Or ascension lily,
while others have, hahd-paintei
clusters of flowers, bunches of arti,
ficial cheries and the like.
GEORGIA ITEMS.
There is only one bar-room in
Henry county now.
Catoosa county will have an elec
tion on the fence question on April
3°-
The Glynn county agricultural
fair will be held on the 27th, 28th
and 29th of May.
Andy Roland, colored, was hang
ed at Spring Place, Ga., last Thurs
day, for the brutal murder of Alec
Wdtkms, a year ago.
Uncle Jonathan Norcross, in his
address, says: “The first thing usu
ally resorted to to control a negrp’s
vote is the whisky bottle.
Elder Sam Echols, of the Mormon
church, has created another sensa
tion by having a new wife ‘sealed
unto him’ in Paulding county.
A farmer in Elbert county has
300 bales of cotton for sale, and not
needing the money it would bring
prefers to hold it lor a better price.
There are * in Elbert county
twenty-nine schools for colored
children, and in these twenty-nine
schools are 1,459 colored children of
school age.
. Macon, has raised the, amount re
quired of her by the State Agricul
tural Society, and the state fair will
begin in that city on the 27th of
October.
Mr.' George W. Vinson, of Wil
cox county, had thirty-six nephews
in the late war, and all were, killed
in battle, except three. Fifteen of
his nephews belonged' to the same
company.
B. L. Wolf, of Red Oak Level,
killed a few days ago a wild tnrkey
which weighed 20 pounds. It had
tour beards, the longest measuring
' 10 inches, while the shortest was 6
inches long.
The Rome Courier says: “Died
in Chulio district, ot this county, the
other day, Parrish Smith, a negro,
aad according to what seems to be
reliable information, he was 106
years old last December.”
Two Mormon elders were in
Douglasville last Sunday week.
They asked Dr. Pool to entertain
them for the night, but he told them
Be was not in sympathy with their
sort, and that they had better move
on. * Served them right
Thus far all the delegates elected
to the republican convention in
Chicago, from Georgia, are for Ar
thur. The reason for this is that all
the conventions held have -been
manipulated by Federal office
holder?. '"f
The Brunswick Herald sayat
“Farmers in! Glynn County, ‘VhOse
crops bave been depredated upon
by, crows, have a npvel mode of
ridding themselves of the nuisance.
They put strychnine Inside one end
of* ah eggs, and put several thus
prepared in an open- box in -toll
view of Mr. Crow. He sees the
eggs, and loves them, tpo, and nev
er refuses' them, and darts down,
aiid gobbles up’ the eggs, and fre
quently falls to the ground immedl-
htely after feasting.
university 1
bed for i
ripen before their time.' The Wal
ton News ibentijoni a : young short
staple statesman—now enjoying
the forcing process in [ that in'stitu-.
tion—who proposes tO' take charge
of politics in Walton county during
the coming campaigns. It is diffi
cult to see the wisdom of appropri
ating $8,ooo a year to furnish aspir
ing wings to negro politicians.