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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY,. VOL XXII- COUNTY DIRECTORY. I Ordinary—J. F. Carmichael. I Sheriff—J. O. Beauchamp, Deputy—J. W. Crawford. Surveyor—B. J. Jinka. Treasurer —T. L. Williams. Tax Collector—T. J. Cole. Tax Receiver —C. R. Carter. Coroner—Simon Hardy. Clerk Superior Court—Joe Jolly ; ■court 3rd Mondays in February ■ and August. Road Commissioners—6ls G, M., ■ J. L, Barkley, H. G. Asbury, T. O. I Woodward; 013 G, M , J, M. Ball, J. E. Hale, J. W. Fletcher; 609 G ! M., J. W. Minter, J. L. Pye, S. K. Smith; 614 G. M., J. W, lioloway, J. 11. Cole, J. V T an Wright; 552 G. M., D. B, Moore. R. M. Harper, F. M. Maddox; 612 G. M. f W. O. Crawley, Cornelius McCluare, T. H. Nolan; 610 G, M., T. P. Bell, K. M. Fletcher, J. G. Coldwell; 616 G. M.,J. 11. Maddox, J. J. Wilson, J. C. Barnes. Board of Education--W. M. Mal let, A. G. Hitchens, J. T. Goodman, D. N. Carmichael, J. M. McMichael. E. E. Pound C, S. C. Office in court heuse. Jury Commissioners—H. N. By ars, T. L. Williams, W. B. Dozier. \j. J. Ball, T. P. Ball, Alex Atki nson. Justices Court—6ls Dißt., R. A Woodward, J. P.; J. G, Kimbell, N. P. 613 Dist, H. L. Brown, j, P.; H C. Thaxton, N, P, 609 Dist., ’V. A. Waidrup, J. P,; Steve Moore. N. P. 552 Dist., James Jolly, J. P.; J M. Maudox, N. P. 612 Dist., Howard Ham, J. P.; F . Z. Curry, N. P. 610 Dist., T.J. Collins, J. P.; T. P. Bell, N. P. \ 616 Dist., O. B. Knowles, J, P.; * J. L. Barnet, N. P. 614 Dist., A. H. Ogletree, J. P.; W. F. Douglas, N. P. city directory. Mayor E. E. Pound. Conncilmen—T. J. Lane, J. W. Car michael, B. P. Bailey, T. M. Furlow. CHURCH KB. Methodist —Rev. T. IV. Bell, pastor. Services every Sunday at 11 a.m., 7 .m. Prayer mtetiug every Wednes day night. Baptist -Rev. G. W. Gardner, pas tor. Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p.m. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Pres by led an—Rev. Mr. Pharr, pas te'!-. Sci viucfc At Sunday at 7 p.m. SBCJiET SOCIETIES. F. & A. M.—Chapter meets 2nd aod 4th Monday nights. Blue Lodge, let and 3rd Monday night*. Red men— 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights in each month. PUOIESBIONAL CARSS. M. V. McKIBBEN, Attorney at Law, JACKSON, GEORGIA. I M. M. MILLS, [B ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office iu court house, Jackson, Georgia. ANDERSON & CURRY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Negotiates loans on real estate. Office up stairs over the Yellow store, Jackson, Georgia. Dr.T. K.Tharpe, DENTI ST, FLOTILLA, - - GEORGIA. Crown and bridge work and all the latest methods of dentistry. Teeth ex tracted without pain. Prices moderate. Satisfactieu guaranteed. Dr. O. H. Cantrell DENTIST, JACKSON, GEORGIA. CLEVELAND HOUSE. JACKSON, - - QA. The only brick Hotel between Atlan ta and Macon. Board $2.00 per day. Miss Jennie Wallace. Prop. decl4-12m -—STOP AT THE Morrison House. EVERYTHING NEW ANDFIRST- CLASS. Cenveniently Located, Free Sack to Depot, C. R. Gresham, Propriet r. DEMPSEY HOUSE. SOUTHEAST CORNER PUBLIC SQUARE, JACKSON, GA. Strictly first-class in all respects. Give it a trial when you come to Jack eon. Terms moderate. Satisfaction guaranteed. MRS. A. HI. JESTER, Prop. dec!4-3ra hhhhhhhhhhhhhh THE TARIFF Still Engages the Attention of Our Statesmen. SI'GAH GOES OS THE TREE LIST. Secretary CarlinU Aak* for a Bond lasae— to*n CrrttfTcates Propouv-The Preaidant I.mtm the Hawaiian Mutter With Congrea#. Washington, January 17. —The civil service law and the way it is adminis tered was discussed in the senate to day. Senator Berry took exception to tha policy of allowing the fourth class postmasters to remain in office in order to carry out the spirit of the law. Senator Ballinger, of New Hamp shire, criticised the law and said it ought to be repealed. The federal elections bill .consumed a couple of hours, and Senator Chand ler, of New Hampshire, tried to secure an amendment recognizing the right of federal supervision over elections so far as to permit every candidate ior congress the privilege of appoint ing a watcher for each precinct to guard his interests in the registration and the election, but the vote was not reached. Secretary Carlisle today issued his circular announcing the issue of bonds in which he savs: “As soon as practicable after the Ist day of February, 1894. the allotment* of bonds will be made to the highest bidder therefor, but no proposition will be accepted at a low er price than 117,223, which is the equivalent of a 3 per cent bond at par, and the right to reject any and all proposals is hereby expressly reserved; in ease the bids entitled to allotment exceed the bonds 'to be issued, they will be alloted pro rata. Washington, January 18. —A note to the president from Senator Walthall, stating that he had sent to the gov ernor of his state his resignation, to take effect on the 14th instant, was laid before the senate and placed on file. A resolution offered by Mr. Peffer was laid over till tomorrow, declaring that, in the opinion of the senate, the secretary of the treasury has no law ful authority for issuing and selling bonds as proposed in his notice of yes terday. A somewhat similar resolution of fered by Mr. Alien was laid over. The republican senator's met in cau cus this morning to consider matters connected with-legislatiqn now before the senate and agree upon some con certed plan -action. No definite conclusion waif reached and the cau cus adjourned after having which will consider the matter fur ther and report to a future caucus. The full text of the internal revenue bill, including the income tax, has been agreed upon by the demoorats of the ways and means committee. The bill provides that the income tax la to go into effect January 1, 1895, and that the first collection on incomes is to be made on July 1, 1895. All classes of incomes are included in the meas ure, and the uniform rate of 2 per cent tax on incomes over $4,000 is fixed. It is made obligatory on all persons re ceiving individual incomes of over 13,500 to make a return to the local collector of internal revenue. These returns are gone over and a list made of whose incomes exceed $4,000. No tax is levied on those under $4,000, but the committee deemed it expedi dient to leave this margin of SSOO be low the exemption point in order that the returns might be sure to show all who are subject to the tax. The pen alty for failure to make returns is fine and imprisonment, as well as double tax. It is estimated that not more than $5,000 persons will be effected by thi* limit, and the great majority of citi zens will not have to make returns. The bill provides for a tax of two cents per pack on playing cards, and on and after the second calendar month after the passage of the act, on all distilled spirits produced iu the United States on which the tax is not paid before that day, a tax of one dol lar per proof gallon is to be paid by the possessor on or before the removal from the warehouse within eight years from the date of the original entry for deposit in any distillery or bonded warehouse, except in eases of withdrawal without payment of tax as authorised by law. WAiHixaxoir, January 19.—The bouse this morning voted to reduoe the duty on steel rails from something over fl 6 to S4. The vpte was 100 to 79; many demo srats Voting for Tom Johnson’s amendment to put steel rails on the free list. The amendment proposed by Mr. Johnson was lost by a vote of 71 in the affirmative to 100 in the negative. After the defeat of the Johnson •teel rail amendment. Representative Henderson, of lowa. offered an amendment to substitute the present law for the agricultural schedule, and a long debate on agriculture ensued, in which Messrs. Hopkins, of Illinois, Hull, of lowa. Springer, of Illinois and others took part. It is evident that Secretary Carlisle will have no trouble in placing the new $50,000,000 bond issue. The capi talists are eager for them. One man has offered to take the whole amount on a basis of little more than 221* per cent., but the secretary prefers to place them among the people in small amounts. Washington, January 20.—1n the house, the amendment proposed by Mr. Henderson, submitting the exist ing law for the agricultural schedule of the Wilson bill was defeated bv a vete of 03 in the affirmative to 116 in the negative. The president in a brief note of transmittal today submitted to con gress the last correspondence relating to Hawaii. It comprises some brief notes of Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham, which are unimportant, but the chief features of it are letters passing between Minister Willis and President Dole, in one of which the minister complains of the uterances of President Dole as reflecting upon the rest of the United States, and a letter from President Dole in which he specifically inquires if Minister Willis’ instructions authorized the use of force. These matters appear to have been settled by the last mes sage from the president to congress and the last instructions of Secretary Gresham to Minister Willis. Washington, January 22. —The pres ident today nominated Wheeler H. Peckham, of Few York city, as associ ate justice of the supreme court. The nomination is for the place that Mr. Hornblower was recently nominated for. Peckham is the president of the New York City Bar Association. The third and last week of the tariff debate in the house opened with a slim attendance of members and visitors. After the reading of Saturday's jour nal and some executive communica tions, the house went into committee of the whole to consider the tariff bill There was nothing of public import ance in the morning business of the senate beyond the presentation of several remonstrances against the Wilson tariff bill. Many industries were represented in these remonstran ces, but particularly the clothing and woolen goods industry. After considerable discussion, Mr. Call’s civil service resolution was agreed?* with an amendment (sub mitted .or that offered by Mr. Berry) requiring the date of the appointment to be giveiv which would indicate (as Mr. Cockre*' uggested) the politics of the persons Appointed. The resolu tion offered '*or e Mr. Peffer (populist) of Kansas, lacvp. declaring that the secreta"*. Mae treasury has no authority to ik„ ae or sell bonds as proposed in his notice, was taken up, and Mr. Peffer proceeded to address the senate upon it. Washington, January 23. —In the senate a resolution was reported from the eommitte on foreign relations and went over without action till tomor row, declaring it unwise and inexpe dient at this time to consider any pro ject of annexation of the Hawaiian territory to the United States; that the provisional government there, having been duly recognized, should be allowed to pursue itc own line of policy, and that intervention in the political affairs of these islands will be regarded as an act unfriendly to the United States. _ Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, addressed the senate in support of Peffet-’s reso lution offered on the 18th instant de claring that the secretary of the treasury has no lawful authority for iaauing and, a* > After two hours’ labor, the- house voted that Mr. Warner’s proposition, looking to free refined sugar, adopted yesterday afternoon, shall be treated as a substitute and not as an amend ment. This released the house from the taugle in which it adjourned. The paragraph, as amended, was then adopted by a rising vote of yeas 161, nays 38. A demand for tellers re ceived but 19 votes, not enough to secure them. The object of this vote is to put all sugars, raw and refined, on the free list. The bounty was abolished by the vote yesterday afternoon. The sugar schedule being disposed of, the coal schedule was taken up and a number of amendments offered to it by democrats from coal producing states. CONVICTS ESCAPE. They Use Dynamite, Wound a Guard aad Blow Open a Gate. Birmingham, Ala., January 21. Seven desperate convicts, led by the notorious Jim Morrison, effected an escape from Pratt mines last night by dynamiting the guai’d, John Patton. The entrance to the opening in which they worked was guarded by a heavy iron gate and Patton stood just out side of it. The men lighted some dyn amite sticks and hurled them at the guard. They exploded at his feet and he was knocked senseless and mortally wounded. The convicts then blew open the gate and escaped to the woods. Officers gave chase with hounds. About midnight one of them, Marshall Wyatt, was caught in the woods ten miles away. He said the men had separated at that point, each going in a different direction. The officers followed one of the trails which led into Bessemer, Ala. There it was lost and search was abandoned until this morning, when it was learned that three of the escapes, Jim Morrison, Jim Davis and Will Allison, had visited Morrison's father’s home near that city last night and procured weapons. Deputy Sheriff Frank Dex ter, who knew Morrison’s old haunts, among the hills of Bibb county, start ed with several good men to search these rocky fastnesses. When the posse reached a wild section of country in the neighborhood of Greely mines, they observed the three convicts in the road in front of them. The convicts saw them also. Simultani ously both sides opened Are. At the first volley, Sheriff Dexter fell dead with a ball in his heart, and Jim Davis, one of the convicts, fell mor tally wounded. The firing continued until the convicts exhausted their ammunition. The dead officer and wounded convict -were taken toGreely and a fresh squad set out after the escapes. Morrison is a desperado, as is his partner. There will be another battle when the officers meet them again. The other escapes have not been heard from. Capture of Chihuahua. El Paso, Tex.. January 20.—A dis patch to the mayor of Juarez says that Chihuahua is in the hands of the rebels. A first attack was made by a detachment of revolutionists on the west side of the town, which called the federal garrison to that point, immediately, the insurgents rushed into the city on the east. The masses of the people being in sympathy with Santona Prez, there was no resistance from that source. JACKSON, GA., JANUARY 25, 1894. GOOD FOR PI., dill The Aquidaban the Only Vessel to Cross the Bar at R ... THE CITY IS BOMBARDED DAILY. The President of Brazil Thinks 'be End of the Revolution Is Xear, hi the Resources of the Rel-e't are Wanting. Rio de Janeiro, January 22. —Presi dent Peixoto, of Brazil, authorises the following announcement of the condi tion of affairs at Rio concerning the prospects of the revolution generally: “The revolt ssems to be dru ving to a close. The rebels here nur er less than 800 men, anS only the A -Jidaban is able to pass the forts at the c trance of the harbor. There is no po -ability of the rebels capturing Rio de Janeiro or Nictheroy, as every hill is fortified. The regular troops are still 'a their barracks, the situation not having been such as to call upon them for their services. All the lighting has been done by the national guard, who have displayed great bravery. “Almost daily the forts are called upon to fire their heavy guns and the rebelships bombard the lower portions of the city with their rapid firing guns, killing people in the streets with wanton savagery and with no possible gain. “Father Joa Raptista, the guide and private secretary of the papal nunc here, has issued a pamphlet for pri vate circulation advocating the estab lishment of a monarchy. In tills pam phlet Father Baptista says 1 bat Ad miral de Mello promised to restore the monarchy as well as the rites of the church. “The wholesale and shipping busi ness is at a standstill, and one-fifth of the- people have left the city. It is said that Admiral de Gama s begin ning to consider the advisability of trying to .obtain favorable 1 rms of surrender. All the Americans here are in favor of the governmeni. ,f ARMS FOK PEIXOTO. * Swann air, Ga., January ‘ l. —The steam yacht Natalie, which ca ae here December 1, left last Monday morning with a cargo of about ten tons of arms, which it is supsosed - ere in tended for Brazillian watei The arms came by the steamship City of Augusta srom New York, a I were consigned to Ernest Merrit The captain of the Natalie gave •-s name as Antoni Selina, but receh and tele grams and communications u tier the name of Nelson. Among T v< ms is posed "tfie arn$ t T^ih' ,s be < transferred to some steamer bound for Brazil. The captain refused to give the steamer’s destination. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE. A Bill in the Virginia Senate Looking Toward Reorganization. Richmond, Va., January 22. —A bill was introduced in the state senate to day authorizing the purchase of the Richmond and Danville railroad, their successors and assig-nes to become a corporation, adopt a name therefor, and possess and exercise general pow ers and authorizing the consolidation therewith with other corporations. The security holders and creditors of the Richmond and Danville have been for some time endeavoring to organize the road and to that end have prepared a plan of reorganiza tion, which has been pretty generally accepted by all parties interested. It is now proposed to carry out this plan of reorganization and in so do ing it is likely that the road will be sold. The bill in question affords the legislation necessary for the purpose to form a corporation and authority is also given to straighten out and re tain the control of lines in other states embraced in the Richmond and Dan ville system. EXCITEMENT AT COAL CREEK. Fifty Convicts Escape—Guards Pursuing Them. Knoxville, Tenn., January 23. Fifty convicts escaped from the branch prison at Coal Creek tonight by crawl ing tfirough the bars of the w-aterway leading to the stockade. This occurred about dusk and it was not long after that the guards discovered the move. The guards gave chase and fired pro miscuously although it is not known that any were killed. Several hold ups are reported as following the es cape. It is doubtful if any will be captured. The Coal Creek disorders of two years ago will be well remem bered. Several of the convicts who escaped tonight were liberated by miners on former occasions only to be recaptured. The Mexican Revolutionists. Chihuahua, Mex., January 19.— The report was brought here today by a government courier that Victor L. Ocha and Santa Perez, the revolution ary leaders, are in the vicinity of Ojo San Antonio, about eighty miles northwest of here. The number of followers is placed at 800 to 500 men. A dispatch was received here yester day stating that the revolutionists have attacked the custom house at Presidio Del Norte and took several prisoners and secured a considerable amount of money. This report has not yet been verified, but it is given general credence here. The federal troops and rural guards will soon have the rebels surrounded. There is much anxiety felt here as to the re sult of the prospective conflict. Killed hy a Tongli Citizen. Bristol, Tenn., January 23.— At Kingsport last Saturday evening, Bob Ketron and Joe Bird well became in volved in a difficulty which resulted fatally to BirdwelL The two men were engaged in a quarrel at Ketron’s house, when Ketron struck Birdwell in the head with a club. Birdwell lingered Until Sunday morning, when he died. Ketron ia under arrest. Both were married men and Birdwell had the reputation of a peaceable citi zen, while Ketron was a tough char acter. (iL'iLuii uDuliiuii.l iFo J, Raleigh, N. C., Januarj' 21.—Dr. E. Burke Haywood, of this city. a ph\’- sician of prominence and a surgeon duriug the late war. died here this morning. Columbia, S. C., January 20. —Gover- nor Tillman has offered a reward of SIOO for the capture of the party who burned the store of H. tS. Folk at Bam berg, on January Bth. Athens, Ai,a., January 23.—The safe of lligtower & Grisham, of Elk River Mills, near Athens, was blown open last night. About three hundred and fifty dollars in money was stolen. There is no clue to the burglars. Knoxville, Tenn., January 22. —A negro named Gamble committed an as sault on the eleven-vear-old daughter of A. B. Francis yesterday afternoon. He was captured, taken to Central Jel lico, identified b.y the girl, and hanged by a mob of citizens last night. Anderson, S. C., January 20. —After the meeting of the county alliance the members of the old farmers’ associa tion met and passed resolutions favor ing a March convention to nominate candidates for state officers as called by Editor Bowden, of the Cotton Plant. Birmingham, Ala., January 20. While the Bookkeeper of the whole sale hardware firm of Mayberry & Watson was in the front of their store last night some thief entered by the back door and took from the safe in cash and exchange $2,000 and escaped without being seen. There are no clues whatever. Birmingham, Ala., January 20.—1 t is stated that furnaces at Shelby and Ironaton, Ala., are being put in readi ness to beg'in operation by about the first of February. Each of them has been idle for six or eight months. The mineral district of Alabama is fast get ting back to its normal condition and a much better feeling is now existing. Chattanooga, Tenn., January 19. — George Mapp, the seventeen-year-old negro boy, convicted of the murder of Marion Ross, in December. 1892, was sentenced to hang March 13th. The sentence was received with seeming indifference. This was one of the most cold-blooded assassinations ever com mitted in Hamilton county, and a clear ease was made out by circumstantial evidence. Savannah, . January 24.—F. A. As penwall, of Patterson, has been ar rested on a charge of murdering a tramp named Nad Sullivan, who ap plied to him for something to eat two weeks ago. Sullivan’s pathetic death bed letter to his mother, as wired thp Southern Associated Pr ess, attracted widespread attention. Aspenwall gave bond for $5,000 for his appearance. Knoxville, Tenn., January 19.—1 t is reported at Johnson Citv as coming iiou/ WLUIId I* l—VT- CTraacrok, ° Cranberry magnetic ore mines are to be closed down entirely and that the company owning the property will cease all operations there. It is said that the company has decided to take this step after six or seven years of experience. All the while they have been mining the ore at a loss. Nashville, Tenn., January 20.—A desperate shooting affray is reported Gainsboro, in which Jim Whittaker defended himself from an assault committed by two drunken mefi, with whom he had quarreled. John Staf ford and his brother, Nathan, entered Whittaker’s house and attacked him with drawn knives. Whittaker had a pistol handy, and shot the former in the back, inflicting a probably fatal injury. The other man was shot in the leg. Chattanooga, Tenn., January 19. — Dick Jones, alias William Sylvester Harris, the desperate highwayman and alleged murderer of W. W. Inger soll in December, was recommitted today till the next quarterly term of court. Depositions of important Ala bama witnesses could not be secured. Indictments were found against Har ris for kukluxing, highway robbery on four counts and for murder. The insanity dodge will be resorted to by the defense. Louisville, Ky., January 31. —Fire at an early hour this morning com pletely gutted the telephone exchange in this city. The loss on the building is not great. The total loss is estima ted at 8100,000, about half covered by insurance. The building is the prop erty of the Ohio Valley Telephone Company. General Manager Gifford says it will be three months before the loss will be repaired. The switch board contained 3,000 wires and was completely destroyed. Chattanooga, Tenn., January 17. A verdict of murder in the first degree was returned by the jury at 9 a. m. today in the case of George Mapp, col ored. Mapp and “Buddy” Wooten will probably both hang for the murner of old man Ross. The convicted boy who is but seventeen years old, laughed at the foreman when he made his return to the court. Thirty witnesses were called during the trial and a conclu sive case of guilt was made out wholly from circumstantial evidence. Nashville, Tenn., January 23, Mike Rooney, an aged car inspector, was instantly killed this morning at the union depot. A switch engine backed up against a car under which Rooney was repairing the brake, and Rooney was dragged quite a distance. When Picked up he was dead. Hi* neck and one leg were broken, and his skull crushed. He was sixty-five years old, and had been employed by Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway thirty one years. He leaves a wife and three grown sons. Barnwell, S. G., January 22.— 1 t is, perhaps, remembered that Howard, the Jackson divine who was recently tried and convicted, ran a portion of his career in Barnwell county at Hat tieville on the Port Royal and Augusta railroad. After posing there awhile as a pettifogging lawyer, he ran over into Georgia with the wife of the sec tion master, with whom he boarded. Some ten years aftemvard he returned to Hattieviile to gather testimony in his favor in his infamous libel suit which he instituted about 1887 against Dr. J. R. Graves, of “Iron Wheel” fame, am 4 ether Baptist divines. PLOTTED TO ESCAPE Dr. Howard is Put in a Cage For Safe Keeping. BROCKAWAY MAKES A CONFESSION It la Believed That He Haa Given the Scheme Away—Hle Wife Threateua to Suicide—Could Not Stand the Disgrace of Guilt. Jackson, Tens., January 24. —Judge E. L. Hammond, of the federal district court, finally concluded the famous case of the United States vs G. F. 13. Howard by refusing to fix a bail bond pending the decision of the supreme court. In deciding the case he said that after full argument made by Mr. Canada upon this application, he did not see any probable grounds to believe that the su preme court would reverse the convic tion and grant anew trial, and he would therefore refuse the writ. It was impossible to say how far his convic tions on this question were influenced by the course of the trial. The court adjourned to February 19th, when the grand jury and petit jury will be summoned to investigate and try the four young men from New York who are accused of perjury. There are rumors on the street that Brockaway, the leading man in the quartet, has confessed aud given the whole thing away. It is certain that he has been closeted with the district attorney all the afternoon and it is not improbable that the grand jury, when it meets in February, will indict Howard for subordination of perjury, aud that these witnesses will be used against him on that trial. Mr. Canada has applied to the marshal to hold Howard here until the matter is dis posed of which will be in about ten days. But this will not be done, and tomorrow morning Howard will b© carried to the penitentiary at Colum bus, O. Immediately after the decision of the court Marshal J. A. Manson or dered the prisoner removed from his luxurious apartments in the county jail to a cage, and at 5 o’clock two deputies went to the jail for the pur- Sose of removing the prisoner. Dr. toward was found reclining in an easy chair faultlessly attired and in conversation with his wife who, through all the gloom of his situation, has spent every moment possible with him. As it was about the usual hour tor excluding visitors, she was re quested to retire, after which Howard w&s placed in the cage. He made po serious objection, say ing only that he did not see why that was. but that he recognized persecution S*>-±ben requested that bis wife be informed of his removal to the cage. It is now understood that the reason of the change was a hint drop ped by Brockaway to the attorney gen eral that Howard had devised a scheme for the whole gang to escape, and that the plan would be put into execution in a little while. The young man, Brock away, just before his confession, re ceived a most touching letter from his wife advising him to confess and gain his own freedom and that if he was con victed and sent to the penitentiary, she would suicide. There is no doubt of the guilt of these four birds. DOUBLE MURDER. Foster Kills a Neighbor and a Negro in Cold Blood. West Point, Ga. January 18.—A double murder was committed near West Point, this morning. B. Y. Fos ter shot and instantly killed H. C. Hudson, a neighbor, and John Tripp, colored. Foster had sued Hudson in a justice court about the location of a fence. The case was tried Saturday and went against the plaintiff. About 9 o’clock this morning, armed with a gun loaded with buckshot, Foster went to Hudson’s home, and finding him overseeing work in the field, called him from the hands. Hudson, unsuspicious and unarmed, responded to the call. When within twenty feet Foster fired. The load entered the back of Hudson’s head, killing him instantly. Turning, Foster went to the house of John Tripp, who lives on Hudson’s farm. Tripp was a witness in the case Saturday. Finding John in the house, Foster shot him above the heart, killing him instantly. Foster is still at large, but the officers are after him. He has threat ened the lives of two other negroes and his own. TO PROTECT GEORGIA. The Brave Sheriffs *f the Border Counties Will Do Their Duty. Waycross, Ga., January 23.—This morning Sheriff Miller was called to Brunswick to confer with the sheriffs of Glynn, Camden, Charlton Pierce and Clinch counties, in regard to per fecting plans to prevent the Corbett- Mitchell contest taking place in this state. While the sheriff would not admit it, it is understood here that the sheriffs of the border counties will meet the state attorney general to night, and receive private instructions in reference to their duty in prevent ing the pugilists from crossing the St. Mary’s river January 24th and 25th. Mr. Miller said that the state would eertainly provide a sufficient number of troops along the lines running into this state from Jacksonville. Convicts Murder a Guard. Roxbobo, N. C., January 23.— A man named Royster, who kept the jail here was murdered by two ex-convicts yes terday. It seems Royster went into a cell occupied by these two negroes. He was accompanied by a little negro boy. The door to the cell was opened and a broom was handed to the men. They swept up as usual, but on hand ing it back, they caught Royster and pinned him to the floor and literally choked him to death. The prisoners then loeked the little darkey in and made their escape, but were recap tured four hours later. Royster was a popular man in the town and it is quite probable the negroes will be lynched. BFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COONIV. SEWS OF THE WEEK COSDESSED, The Exchange Bank, of Ottawa, 0., assigned Saturday. Governor Stone has retired from th,i senatorial race in Mississippi. The Rome, Ga., foundry and machine works resumed work last Tuesday. It is thought that a federal prison will soon be built at Atlanta, Ga. Brock Beckwith has been nominated for collector of the port of Savan nah. Hon. Jere Simps on, of Kansas, hai announced his candidacy for re-elec* tion to congress. The Speers’ Creek baptist church, near Columbia, S. C., was burned by an incendiary Sunday night. Conductor Anderson, of the Norfolk and Western railroad was run over and killed near Suffolk last Tuesday. Two new railroads and river navi gation to the gulf are among the good things iu store for Dallas, Texas. Hon. Marion Butler, it is said, will be a prominent candidate for United States senator from South Carolina. The Columbus City, Ala., Mining, Manufacturing and Development Com pany lias gone into the hands of a re ceiver. A bill pi*oviding for the establish ment of free public employment offices is pending before the New York legis lature. North Carolina turfmen will meel in Raleigh February 14tli for the pur pose of organizing a running horse association. Late Thursday night W. C. Clark, do ing business at Ruston, La., was assas sinated between his store and his dwel ling. No clue. The great Imperial porcelain and glass factory at St. Petersburg, Russia, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The loss is very large. Again the meeting of the director* of the Western Railway of Alabama has been postponed. The date now fixed for the meeting is March 21. Jesse Evans, while out hunting cat tle near Kosciusko, Miss., was shot to death by some unknown parties. His horse was also riddled with bullets. L. M. Ezell, the Atlanta balloonist, dropped from his airship at Washing ton, N. 0., Saturday afternoon, and was dashed to pieces by the dizzy fall. Harry Hill, the Atlanta man so of ten arrested for forgery, has been captured in Chicago. Efforts are be ing made to get him to atlanta again. Lillian Russell, the actress, was mar ried to John T. Hatterton in New York Saturday. Her husband is a leading member of her present com pany. More than a million unclaimed let ters were left in the Chicago post office last year, nsarlj' all the increase over the preceding year in this bureau "being due, of course, to the worlds fair. Jim Corbett has issued an announce ment that the fight between himself and Charlie Mitchell will positively take place in or near Jacksonville Fla., January 25th. A Baltimore dispatch announces a threated injunction by the Knights of Labor against Secretary Carlisle to re strain him from issuing the proposed $50,000 in bonds. The populists of Blount county, Ala., will convene at Gadsden on the 27th inst., to select delegates to the state convention, which meets at Birming ham February Bth. Near Concord, in Mason county, Kentucky, there is a burning moun tain that has been afire a month. It is supposed that the flames are fed by oil that flows from a crevice in the mountain. Major Burke, the absconding state treasurer of Louisiana, who embez zled $3,000,000 and fled to Honduras, is manager there for a mining syndi cate. He says he will come back and stand trial as soon as he gets rich enough to defend his case. Shea Was Eismisxed. Knoxville, Tenn., January 24. —John Shea, who shot and killed Walker Mills, colored, Saturday, was released when his preliminary trial was finish ed. The four presiding justices de cided the killing was done in self-de fense. The negroes threaten to push the matter further. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES. Report of the Situation for the Week Ending January 22, 1894. In its review of the industrial situation ia the South for the week ending January 22 The Tradesman reports that the newly es tablished Industries continue to increase in number and Importance. The report for the past week aggregates a larger number t-.an has been noted since May 1893, and they include al most every branch of industry. Enlargements have increased in equal proportion, and enqui ries for new machinery continue active. The reports from all parts of the south concur In the statement that the settlement of the tariff question will be at once followed by an exten sive revival of industrial irit res s. Fifty .new industries are reported as estab lished or incorporated during the week, together with twehe enlargements of manufactories ! and eleven important new buildings. Among the prominent new industries of the week [ are the following: A cotton mill with 1200,000 . capital at Aug: sta, Ga.; machinery works with I 00000 capital at Atlanta, Ga.; yarn and ho siery mills at New Orleans. La. capital 8100 000' a bridge company at Point Pleasant, W. Va ’ capital sco COO; a steam excavatin' company at Marshall, Texas, capital i0 000: a foundry at New Orleans, La., with 53,000 capital; a lum ber company. capital $3.; 003, has been organi eri at W heeling. W. Va., and one with 830 000 capi tal at Smat kover Ark. A furniture company cap.tai 1.5,000, is reported at Pine Bluff , Ark ; a lumber company, 8.0 000 canital. at Toccoa Ga.: an ice factory, capi al *3O CK3O c. Dallas.’ Texas; a *10,003 It mber company at estmins ter. S. c -- and trick and tile works capital *6,000. at Jacl son, Miss. Brick works are reported at Glen wood, iQa • cotton mills at Opelika, Ala., and Spartanburg S. C„ and v. oolen mills at Staunton, Va.; flour and grist mills at Piedmont and Pollard. Ala Mountain Homs and Roseville. Ark., aud an ice factory at Tavares, Fia. F.lectrieal plants are to be built at Mammoth Springs and Vanßuren Ark.; machine shops at Glenwood, Ga., aud Covington, Ky., and oil mills and refineries at Camden. Ark., and New Braunfels, Texas. Paint works are to he established at Little Rock, Ark., a pottery at Augusta. Ga.; refrig erator works at Gainesville. Fla., tanneries at King’s Mountain. N, C.. and El Paso, Texas, a shoe factory at Statesville, N. C., and a tobacco factory at Raleigh, N. C. The woodworking p ants of the week include a box fa story at Tavares. Fla.: saw and plan ing mills at Emory an t Georgiana. Ala.; Cam den and Mammoth Springs. Ark.; Cave and Co lumbus. Ga.; Lo isviile, Ky.; Trenton. Miss., and Corsicana. Texas; shingle mills at Little Rock and tmerril, Arm, and a wagon factory at Center Point. Arm Water warks are to be built at Madison. Fla., and Crawford. Texas. Tee enlaigemeuts for the week include a cotton mill at Athens Ga.; fertilizer works at Lc ui le. Ivy; ;u lee fac tor 'at Columbia S. C\: r n forks -. Opelika, Ala., and Augusta, Ga.: oii mills at New Ire n feis, Tsxas, and woodworking plants at i-u-at ka, Fla.. Wayirtseiile, N. C., Lexington, Ky,. and Poplar Spring, Tenn. NO 4.