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• * * __ tl n^i Tn a e G r, __- FF ,n A H VOLUME 17 trllHti i- thu Hveliest, pluckiest, most gSwessiv*town in TUU u n " hJ ! >, r ir f p".i description, as the record of the Ei?e years will show. time It has built a>ul put During that j r > successful operation n *100,000 j*jtory and Is now building another j|ikl gSjw r twice and the brass* capital. foundry, It has fertiliser pnt up iron a tm immense ice and bottling works, ftushand btlnd faetory, a broom * opened up the finest granite quarry in Italted States, and has many other f prises in .outemplatiop. It has paother atiroad ninety miles long, and ooateu ou the greatest system in the th» Central, has secured connection with f important rival, the East Tennsssee, mtd Georgia. It ha* Just secured direct pendent connection with Chattanooga he W< st, aud has the President of a Vail road residing here and to Ua ' ultimate completion. ts five white and three colored I- ebarehes, it i* now building a $10,000 p pre-hyteriau ohuroh. It lias increased fe population by nearly one fifth. It lias I tracted around its borders fruit growers F nearly every State in the Union, until it now surrounded ou nearly every side by je ( bards and vineyard. It is tiie home of grape and its wine making capacity doubled every year. It has inaugurated a system of public schoo's, yseven yearscnrricnlnm, second to None. This is part of the record of a l.alr decade and simply shows the progress of an admirable city, with the natural advantages of having the finest climate, summer and muter, in the world. Oriffin is the county sent of Spalding county, situated in west Midale Ueo'gia, with a healthy, fertile nod roiling country, feet above sea levol. Ky the uensus of 1890, will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and T,000 people, and they are all of the right jort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to weleowestrangers pud anxious to secure lira tile settlers, who will not be any less wel «ome if they being money to help build up the town. There is about only one thing we need badly jnst now, and that is a big hotel We have several small ones, but their accom¬ modations are entirely too limited for our business, pleasure aud health seeking guests. If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel in the South, Just mention Grilfiu. Urltfin is the place where tiie flair ft N Nkws is published— daily and weekly—the tiest newspaper in the Empire State of the Georgia. Please enclose stamps in sending for sample 'copits. This brief sKetch will answer July 1st 1 HSS. By January 1st, 1889.it will have to be changed to keep up with the times. RUKESSIUNAL -> » . CTUrf H ENRY C. PEEPLES, I T O li N E V A « L A W HAMPTON, OKOBOIX. firm lives ui iii! tne State and Federal I'ouri*. oettlddiw 1 y JNO. J. HtiNT, v L' f O It N E Y AT LA W OBIFEIH. OEoKCHA. Office, SI Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H ; White’s filotbin* Store. iaar22d«fcwly J). DIHML'KK, N. M.OOLLIN8 Or.'SMUKE COLLINS, LAWYERS, griffin, qa. i>.lice,first room in Agricultural building Stairs. marl-d.twtf THOS. R. MiLLS. TTT8NEI AT LAW GRIFFIN, GA. Qivitl practice in the State and Federal •Lotte. Office, over George A «i >rn»‘t. novlML < hn i>. stbwart* boot. t. DATtllSL STEWART & DANiEL, attorneys at law, Over George & Hartnett’s, GritLn, Ga. Will vni nrHoWo* practice in the Statu ana remora inn!. D. L. PARMER, vttobnby at la VV WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA. a lumpt attention given to "all business Will practice in all the Courts, and where •ever business rails. aprbaty j 5 gf Collections a specialty. fm touch Efb WMsKies -AND- HEADQUARTERS FOR FLAT SHOALS CORN WHISKY, Also, all kind* of Wines, and Cigars sucb as are kept in a first class establishment. Everybody No. nvited 10 call and see me at West side Hill streel. s’ildAwRm .JOHN ISON. New Felts JUST RECEIYEDD AT MSS. M. L. Millinery Store. Ctark Buitdiag. Corner ofSHili Broads, ife iRLFFIN. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 19. I88». HAS JUS EYE ON US. The Coming President Wants Southern Republican. general longstreet not a * POSSIBILITY. Baxter or Tennessee lias a Boom—So Has Ouvls or West Virginia—Bullock of Georgia — Other Men for the Coveted Place. Philadelphia, l’a., Dec. 18.—Whilo the New York situation is bothering the eastern statesmen, (Jen. Harrison is de¬ voting more of his time to the consider - at.ou of the south and the representation it shall have in th cabinet. It is known that lie has been going over the not ver. large list of southern republican states¬ men carefully', in tiie hope of finding a man who shall lie of cabinet size, and at the same time a fair repiv emative of that part ot iIum-u, ntry. Mahone would be one of the mo.. ttlLta&tcful men, per¬ sonally, that Ueu. Harrison co.dd liave in his official family, lie leans to men less well unQv\ n and less di diked by the bulk of the southern p. o, le. The nature of the material from which ne has to se¬ lect, makes it natural that tin- attorney- generalship thought in should be the place most of connection with a southern man. fair Georgia ought to be able to furinsh a representative of this element in the south, but no s| ecial names from that state are mentioned yet. It is not be¬ lieve,1 :iiafc Gen. Longstreet is among the cabin possibilities. lie belongs to an o!d regime, that is good enough for dip¬ lomatic places or subordinate places at home, but will not mix well with the young and energetic blood that General Harrison expects will dominate bis cabi¬ net and iiis administration. who Young Lawyer Baxter, of Tennessee, was put in tiie running early by Congressman His Houck, is still talked of. father had a narrow escape from be¬ Hammond, ing Garfield's attorney general. Judge the well known ex-Confeder¬ ate,but guaranteed now to be thoroughly reconstructed, is said to be among the few men whose names are down on Gen. Harrison’s list as cabinet possibilities. Alcorn of Mississippi, and Bullock of Georgia, cords being are other fellows whose re¬ are looked over, if the law¬ yers tail to pan o:it. an available man, or if an attorney general shall be selected from some other section, the new and pushing business feat element that forms so prominent a , re in southern life at present, may get recognition. For such a case Gen. Harrison, lias his eye on Henry whom G. Davis < fViT- -t Virginia, with his personal relatinps are inti¬ mate, but whether Air. ID vis would ac¬ cept such a place is do til fid, in view of - his extensive finnu al interests that need personal looking after. I BOM WASHINGTON. A lit* publican Caucus —Matters lie fore the National Congress. Washington, Doc. 18. —[Special.]— A caucus of republican senators was held to discuss the question of adjourn¬ ment. -Vi its conclusion Senator Allison said; ‘•\Yo have about determined to hold tiie senate here through the holiday .sea¬ son. We will agree to a resolution per¬ mitting the house to ud.ouni, and we vvill remain in session, The question of adjournment was the onlv one dis- cussed. " When Mr. Merrill’s resolution for evening sessions came before the senate to-day, Senator Vest said there would not lio any factious opposition to the tariif liili, but lie gave notice that the re¬ publican senators day and could night, not and force the senate to meet could not force the senate to remain in session through the Christmas holiday's. in the house to-day. Mr. Springer said he would call a meeting of the commit¬ tee on territories to-morrow, to deter¬ mine upon tHo he t time for calling up the South Dakota bill. The house them took up the legislative appropriation bill. To bo Courto/l at a Fair. Fay mires, Pa.. Dec. 18.—Two pretty young women, who are noted in this section of the state as being first-class housekeepers, members of church and of goo l character and manners, have con¬ sented. with a desire of making a Sons ui America fair, possible, shortly to he held, as j-routable as to he chosen in public to he the’wives of any two young men who may prove The acceptable to them aud their parents. young women •will he at the fair every evening, and will have charge of booths. Any young man who is serious ami Imm-st in his in¬ tentions to marry, will lie required to say publicly n a loud vo ce in the hall where the fair is held: "I am here.' To tfiis ihe young lad . who is nearest, will promptly is to take answer; place ' .So in am the I." sight The of woo¬ all ing spectators,and arrived it if is an agreement be publicly to signed, marry is at; to the witnesses thereto to he selected from the audience. Republicans May Huy It. St. Louis, Dec. 18.— It was currently reported in the Southern hotel rotunda that a number of wealthy capitalists had formed a syndicate to publish a republi¬ can paper in this city The in opposition to the Globe-Democrat. syndicate is headed by Mr. R. C. Kerens and John pending W. Gatos. for Negotiations the purchase are of said the Post- to be Dispatch plant, and a committee repre¬ senting the capitalists is now in New York on that business. Mr. Pulitzer is said to be looking and for a purchaser likely for that his western paper, It is quite lie fore the end of the present week the bargain will have been completed. Will Cm 11 an Extra Session. Indianapolis, Dei’, 18. —[Special.]— Gen. Harrison has accidentally let fall his opinion that there will be an extra session of the fifty-first congress called. A delegation froth Brooklyn called on the president-elect and invited him to attend i>0tb. The the general memorial said day it exercises impossi¬ May was ble now for him to promise to be with them. as. he would be verv busy about that date, and and probably there would congress be would he in session a num¬ ber of bilk before him for consideration. IN TICK.NATION AT. GO WRIGHT. of th. Printing Tmde* in Op. putetiun to the Ponding lull. New York, Dec. 18.—An organization the Printing Trades Opposition to International Copyright Bill lias lieen here, and is extending through¬ the country. It has reached a mem¬ of about 2,000 in this city, aud forwarded to Washington lengthy against the passage of the bill. claims that tho early endorsement of hill by several local branches of Typographical Union was se¬ without a full discussion understanding of its merits that the measure is really antago¬ in a (Denounced degree to the in¬ of the artisans of tne printing and also o. small publishers, the and j a, cr trade. It asserts the present system of free oompeti in the publishing business gives the tiie cheapest literature in the while it furnishes employment to much larger number of printers, press¬ electrotypers, binders, artists, en¬ and newsdealers, and consumes prices larger quantities of paper, than raised if the higher of foreign English reprints level, were as is pro- by the copyright bill. The or- recommends that compensa¬ be guaranteed to foreign authors, that Americans be relieved from the of pirating foreign foreign by literature, by of grant to writers congress right to collect a reasonable royalty their books reprinted here, leaving publishers books as free present, to repro¬ and foreign as at foreign operating in this monopolies claims of that country. It of pending hilt is practically anil a powerful grant to a few men houses in London and on our seaboard to control the publish¬ business and in its of results the English-speaking raise the price to books and make the dissemination of more costly, and, hence, less KILLED IN SELF-DEFENSE. lee, u Clayton County HuHi*?, .Shoots a N ejf ro. Jonesboro, Gn., Dec, 18.—A homicide keen committed in Clayton county. negro named Homer Griffin used force recover a horse which had been sur¬ to satis :y a ft. fa. from the in fi. fa., who was taking the fo his home. The plaintiff sought arrest under a warrant, and two offi¬ went from Jonesboro to make the The officers became separated, one of them, a bailiff, named Jeff found Griffin and attempted to ar¬ him. The negro resisted, fought stoned and beat Lee until he was to shoot him in self-defense. The is dead. Creation of Cardinal* Postponed. New York, Dec. 18.— The Catholic has published a dispatch from stating that, contrary to expecta¬ the pope has postponed the crea¬ of new cardinals until the March i ecause of a disagreement France over the nominations. The also mentioned tho recent con- made by the Vatican to Russia regard to episcopal and other appointments and lhat country that the benefits matters, the holy to will come sooner or later in the res¬ of the temporal power of the Diplitherla at Sioux City. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 18.—There is prevalence here of typhoid fever diphtheria. There are scores of cases, and the disease has unusually fatal, death; among being especially frequent. cold weather It was in hoped that would as soon be ns diminution of lucre a cases, but the red cards are as nu¬ as ever. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. The house met at 9 o'clock. Mr. Clifton, of Chatham, introduced a from several working people Savannah, asking that the general as¬ look into the evils of the convict system, and take measures to cor¬ those evils. Mr. Patterson, of Bibb, announced the ath this morning of his offered colleague, resolu¬ Mr. 0. Chambliss, and a which was unanimously o'clock adopted, the house adjourn and at 12 as a of respect, that a committee three from the senate and five from house be appointed to attend the fu¬ The chair ap; ointed on this c iiumittee Huff. Johnson of Ciawford, Do- Goodwin and Williams of Upson. In the senate, after the reading of the Mr. DuBtgnon presented a me - sUned l.y a largo number of tho men of Savannah. The caption of the memorial is as fol¬ ’ : the General Assembly’ of Geor¬ gia : We, the underigned, citizens of the in who various are industries by occupation and working¬ employ¬ desire to enter our solemn pro - against what we believe to be an in¬ wrong to the free 1 iln>r of the and one never contemplated by law-making power. For the last few certain lessees of state convicts pay the stato for their services a pittance, and who in greedy desire personal profit have so far disiegaAdr the rights of free and hon.-.-t labor as bring in of competition business in with the it-upon conduct the of private of these industries felons. the chains and -kies As citizens of state who obey and respect the laws, whose living is earned by the sweat our brows. We earnestly call to your by this memorial our com¬ in the premises, and respectfully relief and redress. To the petition was nearly 200 signa¬ of well known workingmen of Sa¬ of whose character as citizens DuBignon bill spoke highly, A Griffin senate Street was Railroad passed incorporating company. Vice- Pre*id «nt Smith. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 18.—It is stated good authority that Orland Smith continue the vice-presidency of the and Ohio railroad. AND PINS. Naughty LMss Debars Handled Them Gracefully. THEY CLOSED JAIL DOORS BEHIND THEM. O'l)rlia in the “Picture ot Health,” Which Ik a* Faria the Picture tine an She Will Oo—L»wy«r Marsh In Hull a Believer. New York. Dec, 18,—[Special.J—Ann Disn Debar, the producer of spirit has been released from tbs pen¬ ou Blackwell’s Island Both and her husband have been exem¬ prisoners during their incarcera¬ She is the picture of health, has worked faithfully in the room every day. Once in four weeks slit- has lieen to receive visitors, but these have not been many Laws er Marsh's nephew has called a few times, and O'Sullivan, the great spiritualist who figured in the Diss Delxir trial, baa been ft visitor on several occasions. No re¬ porters have been allowed to annoy her, This was in response to her request. Gen. Dis-i Debar, who wjll leave a day later than his spouse, has been employed a clerk in the pin shop, and has not missed a day's work since his term be¬ The madam has lost fifteen pouiuls weight, white th r general has in¬ eight pounds. Lawyer Marsh is re [ sir ted to still have plenty of faith in her manifestations and mediutnship, and has sent her many delicacies. nephew was at tho foot of TwentyMhird to day with a carriage to receive the madam, and she will presumably be to Lawyer Marsh’s house. BIG RIVKB OVERFLOW. Much Done to Dwelling's Kallroad Tracks, Etc., In I’cnutfjlvfMilii. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 18.—[Special.]— High water caused tho I ackawana river overflow during the night, flooding of houses on the Scranton dia¬ and Providence flats, carrying away barns and outbuildings, and caus¬ ing great damage. People were forced to h ave their homes in many cases by bouts. At Pleasant valtey a portion of the and Lehigh in this railroad city track Than was carrried mile away, more a of the Central track was torn away, while part of the Delaware and Hudson suffered a similar Ids.;. thousands The total dam¬ age will resell many of dol¬ lars. A Most Miserly Wretch. Wi»mritu, Manitoba, Dae. 18-—The most miserly man on the continent of America, has just been discovered at Clan William, a small settlement a few miles from this city. His name is McRae, and ho is a Scotch farmer, who lias lived in the district for some time. On Sunday his wife contributed fit) toward the building fund of tho new Presbyterian church. When MeRae heard of this he went almost crazy, and going into his barn he tied one end of a strong rope to a raf er of the ceiling and the other end around his neck, and at¬ covered tempted him, to hang and himself. with His wife dis¬ tho assistance of a friend cut him down in time to save his life. He was determined to put an end to the misery he experienced over the loss of his money, however, and later in the drowning, day attempted but to commit suicide by "Filially ihe church was authorities again rescued. decided to return the man his money, and he is now happy. They Will Kwu|» I'lacos. Maysville, Ky.. Dei'. !«.—It is said said that Postmaster A. C. Bespesa and Mr. Kobest Fickiin, agent of the Mays¬ ville and Big Sandy and the Kentucky Centra! railroad companies, have made arrangements to trade places. The post- ina-ter will turn his office over to the railroad man. and the railroul man will transfer his will job to then the send postmaster. The postmaster in his resigna¬ tion and recommend Fickiin a< his sue censor, using his influence, through Sen¬ ator Bick. to have Fickiin appointed. The hitch at present seems to be Senator Beck's illness. Fickiin thinks that if he can get iu now, being a republican, he will hold on for the ne .t four years, Ouay hi Imlianapoli*, Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. iri— [Special,]— Senator CuR)’. his son Richard, and Thomas Britton, chairman of the Inau¬ gural committee, passed through city, oonfe on route with to Indianapolis. Harrison Britton will • in relation to th > final arrangements for the inaugura¬ tion. while Quay will talk with the gen¬ eral about his cabinet. He admitted he nauiaker would for push (dace the claims in the of cabin John -t. Wan- a IpnjAStAPOLis, Dec, 18,~[Speciai,]— Chairman Quay arrived at 9 o'clock and was driven to the new Denison, He met by Mr. Halford and Col. Bridgman, and taken t-> tl.e apartments which had been prepared at the hotel. HorrHilf Sight iu a St. l.miU llo\rl. St. Louis, Dec. 18.—Trie cries of child attracted the attention of a officer about 1! o’clock p. m. r and lie tered one of tie- most wretched on Madison street. his A sickening was pre-ent-d to eyes. Herman Peaser was the lying helplessly and drunk in corner of room, on tiie only in the ho se Say th.- dead body of wife. Three small children, thinly clad in rags, suffering from cold and completed the exosed family. The the legs of the woman were to Knees, the rats had badly mutilated thorn. ■Cruelty ot m Chief of I'ollce. Raclse. Wis., Dec. 18.—Last night the appointed of by tin; mayor, of vestigated made charges, against cruel liief treatment prisoner* < of Frank rSchneJder. It «a- proven that had horse* hipp d a tramp in southern part of the city, un i th.it he wnipped nitnaeif another admits with a strap in a He that he mitted these acta. A ‘t ill >D;il:r...Y WHITE C IF. tie Uiiin* the i»f a Haw Who \V»* fitU ItottiUmnti. Netv Albany, Ind., Deo; 18 .—VVm. Gregory, one of the alleged White Cups of West Fork. Crawford county, under $l,0i* bond, came to the city yesterday and called at the residence of M. Si, Hcott. a re*pi viable merchant On State street, an l met Miss Lilly 1 avis, daugh¬ ter of G. W Davis, a neighbor at West Fork, who is on his bond for f 1,000 to an*wet for White Capisin. The young lady, w ho Is scarce eighteen years old, had lieen to Mooresville, this county, on a visit to her aunt, and told hei that her brother, Will Davis, «a; in the city, drunk at the Farmers' hotel. 1 revious to that. Gregory had met voting Davis and induced him to take a think from a (1 ask of whisky. and As soon as young Davis ru o ered learned that hi- sister and Gregory w ere seen together, he reported the facts Uj the police. A watch on the train* was kept, but nothing could be discovered •of tiie Whereabouts of tho guilty pair This morning early young Davis met his .si-ter on the street, and she at first denied all knowledge of the where- <ibouts of Gregory smee early iu-t evening. ted detective The girl that finally she and admit¬ to a Greg¬ ory hint occupied a room in sonic hotel in Louisville, where, she could not tell, and The that heretofore he had accomplished bore good her ruin. girl a reputa¬ tion in ( rawford county, hlic- i; a large, fine h oking country girl, weighing aUmt 109 pounds. Gregory has a wife and three children, and lives a neighbor to Davis. Jlis wife has been ill in lied for several weeks, iiud both families wore vary intimate. Old man Davis has lieen telegraphed expected to con e home at once, and is home. It is believed that if ho or his son meet Gregory, there will lie blood¬ shed. Foil* Gregory who is is the believed store keeper have at West to lieen wounded Moreland's iu the fight with the white caps at house last summer. It is believed that Gregory has fled the country, and will forfeit his bond when the white eu trial ’ comes off. '* "" Tiie girl ' ' says he bid u-r going good bye at Louisville, rill saying lie was home, A Colored Womiau Turn«?<l Whit a. New York, Dec. 18. —At Rock street, near Summit, avenue, Jersey City, lives a woman who is now white, hut was formerly black. Her name is Julia ( isco t and she is about fifty-two \ ears old. It was said that she is a Degress, and a re- iiorter called on her to get an explana¬ tion ot the anomaly. Mrs. Cisco said that until recently peo¬ ple had she always thought dark, hut her a negress be¬ cause was so that she was tiie daughter of a Hoomo Indian and a Black Hawk squaw. In 18-50, when she lived in Mulberry street. New York, she one day noticed a large white spot on her neck. It remained and she wore a cloth around her neck to hide It. Hhe was treated for it by Dr. Morton, of Grand and Elm streets. The white spot went away, but soon afterward a manlier of them came. She feared was washing >he ha-1 for leprosy, foreign sailors, and she but Dr, Morton quieted her in this respect, lji 1871 sho moved (o Jersey City, where one day she spilled so ,ie hot tat on ihe skin of her wrist and it became permanently white, and soon after that she burned her other hand w ith an arid, it and her aim heiam whiten* marble, and white spot* appeared on her neck and face. These gradually absolutely increased in size until she became white. Dr. Pyle raid he had attended the wo¬ man for fifieen years, and that she is suffering from leucoderina or vitiligo, which, lie said, meant a loss of coloring matter in the skin. The case of Mrs. Cisco is tiie first he ever heard of. ex¬ cepting the case of a white woman in .Scotland, whose body became covered with spots whiter than the skin. \Vrppked liv Opium. Looansi-ort, Ind.. Dev. 18.-—For some time past tiie Cumberland Presbyterian church congregation ami oilier friends of Rev. Baxter Barbee, minister of that church, have lieen much aggrieved and alarmed concerning the unfortunate mental condition of the reverend gentle¬ man. He ha* a desire to wander, and it has required his wife much and exertion friends upon the part of to prevent him gratifying His wishes in this respect. Some month* ago Rev. Barbee had been severely ailing with chronic diarrho-a, and went south iu hope of recovery. his Southern condition physicians small do recommended of opium for os as a sure remedy for tiie exhaustive com • piaint. Tins the Rev, Barbee did. Tho of habit hi* of opium elite, eating The scion desire got po increased session apj •with every amount taken, and the size of the doses wo* enlarged i ntil its use liegan to affect inveterate tlie brain. smoker, Rev. Barbee i* al o an and the combined effect of opium and tobacco wrought ;i dreadful destruction with the mentai faculty. he He continued growing worse, until was hkiii di-covered in a lamentable plight. Rev. Barbee is 25 years of age, and ha* a wife and one child. Ho came to 1 oiguusport from Tenues ee. and is talented and brilliant. Two ( (Moaimt 'hip* Ott-rthp*, New York, De -. 18 .— There is reason to fear that two vessels consigned to Leopold Schepp, eo-.-oanut dealer and manufacturer at Hudson and Duane street*, are lost. One of them is the echo---net Frederick E. Schepp. from San Bla* an 1 the Mosquito coast. She is several days oier due, aud it i* believed that the w (is pear the coast during the high wind* of Tuesday. the Tiie other is the brig Nile, from same regien, and due a-'uut the satnewrime. The .Schepp had 600.000 eocoanut* on ixiard, besides a lot of iron wood and t onoj.se shells. Tiie shells are of considerable value, and the cargo all told is worth about $25,000, The fact lhat a great niapy coeoauufs Jiave washed upon tha southern Jersey coast during the past fwo days adds to the anxiety concerning the vessels. The brig tarried a small cargo. There were at least twenty men in the two crews, llisman-k’s llraldrsw Iluruad. Berlin, Duo. 17.—[Special.}—' Gast- wirtlHuhaft," the country residence of Prince Bismarck, took fire Testerdar and was totally destroyed. Yhe furni¬ ture, pictures, books and valuable docu¬ ments were saved. DOOMED iii CliliSES. They Shut Him Out From His Own Church. THE PRIEST CAST THEM UNDER A BAN. Four Only fti* Uft In Tell th* Tut*. Ys*t- »l>hori<-ally £|>* i» l»tn* , and Ttm, Hum the Ilay Tfcay lnjorri, Hli (iiml Character, Springfield, Mass., Dec. 18.—[Spe¬ cial. ]—A young man am! prominent cit¬ izen ha* just died at Holyoke under strange circumstances Forty ' earn ago a Catholic priest in this city, Father Dougherty, w m* charged with the IwUrayai of a young lady. The Sunday following the exposure a crowd of forty or more excited parishioner* gathered at the church door and refused rather Dougheity admission to the church The angry priest thereupon turned cursed those whoso hands were against him, and it is declared that near¬ ly all of thoao cursed have died unnat¬ ural deaths, while their children have not been exempted. Three or tour of the • accursed" itro still aliie. Among them is Owen O'Connor of this O’Connor’s city. About two year* ago Mr. youngest son. Dr. P. J. OCotmur, com¬ mitted suicide at Worcester, aud to-day another O’Connor, son, et-Mayor Holyoke, and died City of Physi¬ cian of apo¬ plexy. Dr. Su-azey, one of the witnesses against Father Dougherty, fell through a bridge near Northampton several ypar* ago, and was killed. John Cardiff, fell win, down was one of flight Ute of leading prosecutors, and died. a stairs John Topping, another who opposed the priest, fell instantly thirty k feet filed. in John an ice-house Madden, and was who w as one of tho leading salcfNb keep¬ er* of New England twenty years ago, Caine under tho ban. Misfortunes crowd¬ ed in ujion him, and from a prosperous merchant with a $100,000 hank account, .he died almost a pauper. Michael Burns, of Park street, became an atheist. Ed¬ ward Kile, an old armorer, died of par¬ alysis,, his daughter became insane, and his son. Edward Rile, is now violently insane, and in his delirium ha raves aIxmt Father Dougherty's curse. Many others, died whose violent names cannot he used, have or mysterious deaths, and people are debating the question, ‘•'Who will he the next victim of Father Dougherty’s curse ?’* A WAR OF HACKS Great Kiritument In Wahalak, MtiuUssfpiii —Till- I'iiuft of Ihe Riot, Meridian, Miss.. Doc. t?.—[BpociaL]— A number of telegrams received here, state that a riot hud occurred at Walia- luk, Kemper county, 30 miles north of Meridian. Holly Morton, of this place, is reported killed. A jiarty of 60 men left here on a speciai train for-the seem*. l ast Thursday the ion of Mr. O. F. NicoLon was driving a wagon along the road brought leading to Wahalak. vehicle in and accident¬ ally his contact with one driven by a negro desperaio. The negro liegan cursing the youth, when Mr. Nicol-on interferred in the boy's be¬ half. The following day Mr. Nicholson told ins friends of the negro’s assault, and on Saturday it was determined to organize a 11 < iH*e and arrest Maury. Two white men organized the negroes to These resist white any attempt to arrest known Maury. the men are to Jieo; le of Wahalak. hut tlieir names cannot ed be learned. They will bo lynch¬ ii eaf'ght. whites The p ■**•■ of baited in front of Maury h si place. lence, A but few found them it walked deserted up t i him n I rom the residence they went to the smokehouse, These where they found the three negioes. were asked w in r ubouts of Maury, hut they pret no- i they could not tell where he ecu; u- found. While tho whites were trying io extract some information from them a man on the outside shouted: ••Here is Maury. Hupjosc you come and arrc*t him T The whites ruslie l in a body from the building, and a* they emerged were re¬ ceived !»• a volley of muskets and shot guns. Five white men were fatally wounded, and others more or less seri¬ ously. Site wit* HouimI to IJnp*. Syracuse, N. Y„ I>*-. 18.—Charles A. Listnian, a prosperous young liveryman, aged 21 year*, has courted Kittic Foote, the daughter of n carpenter, for more than a year. 1 er parents did not want her to marry i.istiuon, mid. fearing that *he might run away, they have recently kept Kittic her ha* 1 e*t clothes reach locked d the up. Miss now age of 16. Last we. k List mall called to see her, but w as driven out of the house. At about 8 o’clock la t evening he drove by the house iu a carriage. Kitti* ran" out without a hat or wrap, and jumped into th • carriage. Her elder sister saw her, ran ;iflor the carriage, and tried to pull Ktttie out. but she wai not stout enough. Then she caught hold of the spokes, but Listnian beat her hands with the whip, and rim had to let go. Ttm pair drove to the Lev. F. C. F. Grumbioes residence, where they were married Liftman's in his parlor, and then went to father’s. Mr. Foote asked the jioiice to arrest his daughter for eloping, but they refused, a* -he is old enough to marrv if she wants to. Kittic says she is sorry to displease her parents, but she could" not help it. '•Ot«I IliOrti" t« 11**1*11. Chicago, Dec. Is.—A rumor has got around on the board that Mr. B. P. Hutchinson was going out of busindka on January 1st, and that lie would leave town for awhile for the benefit of hu health. As the t4d gentleman was not on the floor yesterday, and when as he was really looking rather i*dly he appeared on change this morning, the rumor gained rc|Kjrtod some liave credence. closed The old nun was of his trades to yesterday, up nearly and all in com to have given notice to one of hie broker* that bis services would not he required after January 1st it is nothing new for the old man to “fire" a looker, hint neither is It mi entirely new thing for to announce that tie L going out of bnsiue**. A* be L not in good health now, ho • c er, the report may | msihly h« c < r o ndatioo. » -•-h. ' : /#•.; *# *■ lls&S#* ¥?*• -feJi'V' * ;, r - NUMBER 851 ITEMIZED IftRCLEVANCMW Mm* n«w. ttm pp ■ ■i n— «n u » »s » s Tegtfhse- «* v'o.s s ens e mm* * %» !« ■ «« . tie:. Fa her Dowling.of Ptrterborpafflt, t km, has t sen appointed bishop ui Hsns llton. «» iuui i-iuent is on foot at CotamtHW, O., for the establish uit-a t of an asylum for inebriates, Thi: tv-Bve divarcs ce ses — si x of whtoh were tried were disposed of in on* hour b> » Chicago judge. J;.% O. W Partridge, n well kMeanm- piper nun. committed suicideet Kmuss City by taking laudanum. A change tor the worse has in the condition of E. L. Harper, and U 1 «f is expressed that hi* relief fat t* uporary livei lost. robberies from ►tract letter boxes, were fo unt guilty. John ! ..............S5T5.SS oyW,* colored *........ an elevator shaft and was probably fa¬ ta 6«v. I. injured. I'oraker, of Ohio, announose'tlwt a»v further outrage* on tha part of »o- c.ilb-d white caps will be attended to pro aptly by the state. - Mr*. Albert Kauffman and fr** And . ter Alma,of Upper Bern ( county. by Pennsylvania, hot ware critically burned tallow. Out of »» indictments by the United States grant! selling jury for northass town, 74 are for liquor without govern¬ ment license, . - . Wm. J. Calhoun lute at Wilmington. TTU. lie Del., of — „ arm* t* -9 atr-i ML penalty is death. ( It is believed st Washington I calling of an extra session will largely upon th* amount <4 tions mad* by the pre se n t cosgraae. known Jerry McCarthy Now York and John aliases, aa arrested thieves, in t were I., for passing dollars. Matt Kennedy, another Wounded in the attack Birmingham, the Ala., twelfth te making plorable conflict. A dispatch from Berlin says: Henr He* rensky, thinks that chief Emin of the has been African *" that not Stanley. tha white It traveler* is more *• Osman Digna is Captain Comte, the ian explorer. The dead body ot a wall dressed man woe found in the w oods aba miles south of Birmingham, Ala. were several frightful wound* • man's head, and i with blood was f crime, Robbery was the evidently man’s pockets the ohjoM hod < been os turned. The body hoe not yet burnt idea* lifted. re «*•■ irn*tmm Tenttavr t# 'few Vhlsest F Baxter Hpuihoa Kan.. Dec. 18.—(Spa- cial.}—About one hundred and titty dsi- egatm from the states and u r l ofM- aw hare to attend the ’ndbin Terr f^rv cotte ’ veutiou to-day. There is general ntt* nirnity of sentiment in favor of o. enatff up the Indian Terri!®.**, Many of Indians favor the plan b ttowmeat of land* mid the territorial or .» of got era- Veil Uete le a Pin steal Little Fails. Minn., Dec. 18.- ward Davy, of this city, has letter from » Umdoa barrister,, that an aunt of hi*, w ho died t that city, lelt him t-M!,W0, or ail invested in British consofs; valuable tract of tend in NorthC ----r— To Urge a Nktigw Mao’s L xmtm, Dee. Iff — The state grange adopted Friday * i requesting the Michigan «* delegation Hat the to appointment urge <m ^^idttiLElact at 3. J, Wood¬ n»on oten^to- man. of Few Paw, Mich., as sionerof agricultural. He is sx-mostor of tiie state grong«. A Mother ntwttvd !• Fort Dornut, Iowa., Dm. If.—While ' roasted alive. Her six children t her awful death, soma of thorn 1 badly burned trying to save bar. UnitUln* llekeUb j Nkw Yob*. Dec. V4.~H*rt*r'e Hcnrih- ly will publish an ilinttrotad «rikd»«$k.f Dakota n (he February number. Coat* mi.wtoner McCluie, of the bun au, is die author of the i Rich Vsta mt Slim Mnllk Duluth, Miim., Dec. 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