The Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1881-1889, December 20, 1888, Image 1

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Tl|e Gn'Fpin Daily New VOLUME 17 Griffin, Ga. --j. Gritliil 1* ilit< liveliest, pluckiest, most pro gressivetnwn iuGeorgiu. 'I tit* lx no hjper ollval de*cri tioil, as the record of the lust Are years will show. During that time It lias built a id put into most successful operation n (100,000 cotton factory and Is now building another with nearly twice the capital. It lias pnt up a ; b ge iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fae- ory, an immense ice and bottling works, a sash and blind factory, a broom factory opened np the finest granite qnarr; in the United State", and has many other enter¬ prises in outemplatiou. It has secured another allroad ninety miles long, and while ooatcu on the greatest system in the Seuth, the Central, has secured connection with its important rival, the East Tcunsssee, Virginia and Georgia. It has just secured direct inde- pendent connection with Chattanooga and he W< st, aud has the President oi a fourth railroad residing here and working to its ultima'e completion. With ta five while and three colored churches, it is now building a $10,000 new Pre-byteriau ohurcb. It has increased its population by nearly one fifth. It has at¬ tracted around its borders fruit growers from nearly every State in the Union, until it is now surrounded ou nearly every side by or¬ chards and vineyard. It is the home of the grape and its wine making eapaeity has doubled every year. It has successfully Inaugurated a system of public schools, with a seven years curriculum, second to aane. This is part of the record of a half decade and simply shows the progress of an’ already admirable city, with the natural advantages of having the finest climate, summer and winter, in the world. Qrifiin is the county scat of Spalding county, situated in west Middle Gee gia, with a healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 foot above sea level. By the census of 1890, it will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and 7,0(10 people, and they are all of the right sort—wide-uwake, up to the timee, ready te welcome strangers and anxious to secure de sirable settlers, who will not* be any less wel come if they bring money to help build np the town. There is about only one thing we need badly just now, and that is a big hotel We have several small ones, but their uecom- modabons are entirely too limited for oar buainess, pleasure aud health seeking guests. If you see auybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel in the South, just mention GritBti. Griffin is the place where the Gaims N kwh is published—daily aud weekly—the twal newspaper in the Empire State ot the Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending far sample copies. This bnet sxetoh will answer July 1st 1(WS. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to bo changed to keep up with the times. PROFESSIONAL ) < - CTOfl H ENRY C. PEEPLE3, A : I'D Lt N E Y A 1 LAW HCMPTOs, Ol'.OBOlA, Practices m all me State and Federal Court*. oct'JdiSwly JNO. J. HUNT, AT 1’ O It N E Y AT LA W GRIFFIN, GKOKGLV. Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. 11 : V\ Lite’s Clothing Store. •narSSid&wl v D. DlSMl’Sk. N- M. OO 1,1,1 N8 DISMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYEU8, GRIFFIN, GA. Office,first room in Agricultural Building Stairs. marl-d&wtf THOS. R. MILLS, TTORNEY AT LAW GRIFFIN, GA. □ Will practice in the State and Fedetal tfc.urU. Office, over George «ft Hartnett’s a >rnet. uov2tf. LWS h. KTEWART. JtuBT. T. DANIKL STEWART Ic DANIEL. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Over George &'Hartnett’s, Griihn, Ga. Will practice in the State and Kedi idertt courts. iatit. D. L. PARMER, attorney at la w WOODBURY, tGEORGIA. a.ompt attention given to'all business Will practice In all the Courts, and where ever husli.css calls. I Collections a specialty. aprbdly Pnre KenincSy Bye WMsKies -AND- HEADQUARTERS FOR FLAT SHOALS CORN WHISKY. Also, all kinds of Wines, Liquors and Cigars such as are kept in a first class establishment. Everybody No. 4d, is nvited to call and see in© at West side Hill street. sSld&wSm JOHN ISON. New Felts JUST RECEIVE DO AT MBS. M. L. WHITE’S Millinery Store. Building. -Corner ofjHill and Broadway. ' m. de lews idoi American Capitalists May Yet Take Hold of It, WHAT. A PROMINENT WALL STREET MAN SAYS. 1 he Cunet May be Finished by Uncle Saul, and Make It au International Af¬ fair—Tbo Probabilities of the Course Pursued. Ni.tv York. Dec. 19.—The Panama tan.il matter engrossed the attention of several .ending bunkers downtown yes- terda . . ml the -nutation vva; fully dis¬ cus*©.! ai u in etiag held by those who are itne.esied in the rcheuie. J. & W. Se.igumu was one of the banking houses repre ented. 1 avid Seligman said: “A meeting of hankers has been held, but i cannot yet give the names of those who were pro.-ont nor tell what was done. The situation was pretty fully discussed, and in a day or two we may have something to say in the way of suggesting a me.h id out of the dilemma into which the a hairs of the company seem to have :alien. More than this I cannot .-ay at present." So far ;-.s could he learned, it soems to be the general bed a teat these tiunkers might be .nd.u od to take Itoid of the canal scheme an ! make au arrangement whercb itco-dd be contioiled in this contrv, and finished with American capital. One gentleman, in speaking of the matter, said : ■•I dtinot believe New York bankers wou d t. ke hold of the matter unless they co :ld wipe out all liabilities at say 5u cents on the dollar. Then they could start 1 esh with a general mortgage over the whole property and free the compa¬ ny °f it present complications of loans, and) t en by bonding it the v might be aide o do omething. lt would bo a’tre- nuti o .s ing tiling, and for these shares now o s tin the lottery loan, bonds are ic.itiered all over France, and, as inoit of tliem are no. register© I, hut sim¬ ply made payable to bearer, it woufd be a hard job to get hold of all ot them. The amount held in this country is much smaller than most persons believe it to be. 1 think $500,000 would cover tlie value of all the'securi¬ ties of the canal Company held by Amer¬ icans.’ Richard W. Thompson, ex-secretary of the navy ami the American agent of M. de Lesseps’ Panama canal enterprise, was at the Fifth avenue hotel yesterday. It will he remembered that Mr. Thomp¬ son resigned from Mr. Hay i s’ cabinet to go into the canal scheme, lfe receives a salary of $.5,000 a year. ’Thompson, A g eat many luormln people called oo II l/t on on Alt- Mr. 'f'l...... . .... but 1 ..a v ery few saw him. He __________ said he did ______ not be- lieve the crash was as bad as reported, and he had come on here to ascertain the facts. Tlie collapse of the canal project He would has seriously considerable afl'eet Abram S. Hewitt. money invested in a d;edging company operating on the canal, and has thus far drawn very fat dividends. White I’ttjm ar« ViimhnrtMl. Kansas City, Dec. Id.—A farmer liv¬ ing near here says he saw the White Caps pass his house on two different nights. Their caps bore numbers, and they appeared to be under command of a bugler. He followed them the second night bold i:nt.1 e.l. they halted and seemed to a com The chief, instead of calling his men by name, would address them as "No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, Nos. 8, 11 und 19. were appointed to go to some place that n Joe ght. The next morning a tenant on inned Milgrove's place found a notice ; on his door, reading thus ; "Frank Saojc :—We have you on the list. If you don’t quit we'll cowhide you. Let this warnin’ be sufficient. We’re or¬ ganized to clean this county out of ob- jictio.ia 1 characters. Don’t try to bluff us, but in ml: we mean hu mess. "White Caps." Prutoifaiiti Attacked In Spain. Madrid, Dee. 19.—[Special.J—The lib¬ eral government tries in vain to enforce a spirit of toleration among the people. To-viny, in Biscay, an agent of the Bi¬ ble society was attacked and insulted by twenty young students, who deprived him of his liihles, Te taments and tracts, an i made a bonfire of them. The Span¬ ish judges, after carefully in estigating the c.ise, dt ci ied to send the offenders before the tiil.u.uil for Ihe assault and the d’Siru lion of the property of the f oreign Bible so iety. The students will, however, lure e to appear lie fore the mu¬ nicipal nutg'stiae. eoiivicte but this official, fine if they are days' imprisonment. i, can only inflict a and a few Whilst this treatment is meted out to foreigners, the Spanish courts of justice send journalists the to religion. j en d servitude for critic.sing state (ielia.ul Hui-ri un im. Present. Indianapolis, itc. 19.—[Special. J— A new i on mendary of the Loyal Legion fio be known as the Commandery of In¬ diana. was instituted to-day with appro¬ priate ceremonies. The star of the occa¬ sion was President elect Harrison, E*- Dro-ident R. B. Hayes, commander-in- chief of the o dvr iu America, officiated at the ox ‘nit *. There were many vis¬ itors present from Cleieland St. Louis. Chicago. Cincinnati mid .Many veteran officers of this state are members of the order through presumed the that Ohio commandery, wifi hut it is they now ti ansfer do ir membership to the Indiana commandery. International Copyright. W ashiNGTON, Dec. 19.—[Special. ] —The International copyright bill which a spe¬ cial order by Mr. Breckcnridge, of Ken¬ tucky. will come up to-day in the houge for con* dura inn, aud although there is con id. ruble oypo-ition is thought to it from that sources it will least expected, it b- passed with a good majority president, vote. in- Those who are close to the tju at - tjiat, "hfidld it reach him. he will promptly approve it. A Phonograph }n Court* London, Dec- 19.—During the triui-qf a trade'mark suit in the law courts s phonograph was introduced to reproduce a letter and other papers. The instru- gypl v__ worked successfully, trial, and Judge _______ Kay, who and presided pleased. at the was sur I 'jRIFFIN. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2«, issa. AI..1SKCS HORROR. v»««llii»iil Testimony ltefore the Congrvo- »l«»“»l Committee by u Witness. Washington, Dec. 19. —[Special.]— teaimony before the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries in regard to the charges of immorality in Alaska und the Seal island was of a somewhat sensational character. Wui. Gavitt, s eoial agent of the gov- erumeut luo*e at St. George’s island, testified to the state of affairs existing and the the extensive prostitution through¬ out the jsland. Thy natives, he said ployees were en of ouraged the in their vices by em¬ Alaska company, and cor¬ ruption was prevalent among the latter, one of whom told (iavitt that he could draw a second salary from the company if he would do a* he was wanted ta. GOV. WILSON’S NERVE. The Militia to be Called Out to Pioteet Democratic Coagfennuea* Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 19.—[Spe¬ cial.]—It is rumored here that Governoi Wilso;i_ has decided to callout the militia to support his contemplated action giv¬ ing certificates to four democratic con¬ gressmen. lt is claimed this action will give the democrats a majority in the house. Two republicans are elected on the face of the returns. FALLEN THROUGH. Xugutiutiomi fur tho Control of the 1C. T., V. und G. Kuilroad Syvtuui. New York, Dec. 19. —[Special.]— Negotiations between the Norfolk and Western and (he Richmond and Termi¬ nal officials regarding joint operation ol the East Tennessee system have fallen through, and the meeting arranged for to-day has been indefinitely postponed. WILL agree. Democratic am! llepublicau Senator* Will Call a Vote in January. Washington’, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—It is now understood that an agreement ha« been reached between the republican and democratic senators, by which a date for a vote on the tariff hill will be fixed for early in January, and the holi¬ day adjournment resolution passed. N<‘n»Htiunul Court Soeue iu Brooklyn. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec, 19. —[Special.] There was an exciting scene in the su¬ preme court, ex-Alderman llarthol- emew Kenny being the victim of a rnur-. derous assault by Richard Clark during the progress of a real estate tran-aetion, the wife of the ex-alderman being a party to the case. Clark became angry and without provocation seized 4 heavy inkstand and hurled it at Kenny's head, striking him. Kenny sustained a severe scalp wound. Clark wag arrested. Not UinuMtrck’a Moiuhi at All. Berlin, Dec. 19.— Considerable excite¬ ment w r as caused here this morning by a report that Prince Bismarck's residence at Friedrlchsruhe had been destroyed by fire. A later report, however, stated that it wus the village inn that had been burned. Grant'* lirother-iii-l.au' in a Critical State. Washington, Dec. 19. —[.Special.]— Col. James V. Casey, brother in-law ol the late Gen. Grant, And formerly inter¬ nal revenue collector at New Orleans, is critically ill at his residence. Mrs. Waits III. Washington, Dec. 19. —[Special.]— Mrs. Waite, widow of Chief Justice Waite, who has been critically ill ol pneumonia, is reported better, and will probably recover. Mayer Klectcil President. Baltimore, Mil., D- c. 19.— [Special.]— Charles T. Mayer I-" Ven elected presi¬ dent of the Balti r« md Ohio road, ic place of Samuel Spci.cer. llfrlt Vein of Silver Struck. Dt’Ll’TH, Minn., Dec. 19.—Word has been received here that a very rich strike has been made in the Badger mine, back of Port Arthur. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. In the house, Mr. Hill, of Meriwether, offered a resolution, providing for the prolongation of this session for ten days, and for adjournment then sine die. Mr. Hill thought that all business before the house could be completed in ten days, aud that a long session next summer would l* avoided. The lease of the U estern and Atlantic railroad was a matter that demanded immediate atten tion, aud he hoped that the resolution would meet w ith the approval of every member. Barker, moved that the Mr. Jones, of resolution Ire tabled. Tabled by a vote of 98 to 5. A l ill by Mr. Hill, of Wilkes, appro¬ priating tiie sum of $3,900 to the execu¬ tor* of Gen. Robert Toombs for services rendered the stale by him was next taken Up- Mr. Felton offered to amend by saying $2,500 inslead of $3,000. The bill was recommended to the committee on ap¬ propriations. Howell, of Fulton, offered the fol¬ >lr. lowing join' resolution, which wasaffopt ed: Resolved. That a committee of ten from the house hve from the senate be appointed to visit the university and at¬ tend the commencement exercises next June, and report the condition of tht university. appointed this The si eaker on com mittee. Messrs. Howell, Humphries ol Brooks, Perry, Fleming, Felton, Patter ton, Tatum, Twitty, and Johnson of Ford. order for the hour follow ’I he special reading of the journal, bill ing the a to accept the $15,000 under the appropriated Hatch by th« government act, w-a< displaced. The senate cgnsurred in certam huu« amendments to a bill incorporating th< Southern Brunswick Terminal railroad company. All be bouse bills reported read were a first and second time. Mr. Rice introduced a resolution to provide for the appointment capito! with of an salary engi ueer for the new a not to exceed under $1,900 jfcfi. per rule annum. Laid over one day HKARTLESS “REDS.” Chicago Anarchists Coldly Greet Mra, Parsons. THE FIERY FEMALE FLIES IN A GREAT PASSION. Aud bu>» vli«.* W«m*t In* IumiiU*! by Ivvni m Chit-utfo —I h«« Foli€« on tlao Unit for un> lu- Chicago, Dec. 19.—Mrs, Lucy Parsons sjient a -|uiet day. She i» not creating the stir it was thought her arrival might bring forth, but. nevertheless, -he is re¬ garded as being infinitely more import¬ ant thau Benjamin Harrison, the cabinet or the tariff bill at pres nt. The |Kilice are on the ijui vive, on ac¬ count of the reception which i* to be tendered her to-monow, and which will empty nil the slums in the city of "ied*" and outlaws. When Mrs. Parsons arrived home, she went direct to her home. She expected thut some friendly an¬ archist would have her children at the dejiot, aud if not there, that they cer¬ tainly would be waiting her at her in,me. But. not so. She entered tlie h -use and learned that her little boy and girl were still with friends on Halstead street. A policeman had seen her leave tho street car and enter her house, and he at once notified his station, whence the news was carried by fire to tlie offices of Chief iff Police Hubbard and Inspector Bontield. When Mrs. Parsons heard of this, her lip curled, the customary sneer lionlield came upon her face, and she bcored and his "gang,” as she denominated tho police "They force. cell Joliet already have got a at picked out for me," she said. "They can put me in it when they get ready, too, but tho movement will go right on after I am put away. Bee if it don't." The movement sl.e ae.erred to was the eight hour agitation inaugurated last of week by the American Federation Lab- r, at St. Louis, which the anarchists have taken u i|>- “They'd like to hang don't me,” Mrs. if they Par¬ son* wont on, "and 1 cape When she found her cluluren wore not at home, Mrs. Parsons went to the grocery'store of’Herman Cordits, at No. 835 South Haistead street, where they have been kept while the mother was abroad. Mrs. Parsons believes it will take a terrible uprising to fairly inaugu¬ rate tho doctrine of anarchy in America. "But It will come,” said she signifi¬ cantly. complaint Mrs. Strangely Parsons enough, made the arriving first here on was regarding the police, and when she was aeon oRo wa» not in the levst of humors. Her eyes were snapping and her tongue unloosened. “Now, I want to give This you an idea of the stepped Chicago police. the morning down when I on car to come here a lieutenant—I have forgotten his name, but his face I remember quite well—was standing on the car platform. He said: think ’Howd'y do, Lucy lt Now, what insult, do you of that'/ was an and 1 tu'nedtohiin and said: ’Although yo i are a police official, sir, still i demand politeness even from a’Chicago police¬ man.’ " THE GEN ERA I, RELEASED. Hm Follow* Hie Frine*.-.** Ann O’Delia from I.onjf Couiiiienieiit. New York, LVc. 19.— Geneial Dias Debar has been release 1 at last from Black w ell s Island prison. His sjiousc left yesterday. Tho general was locked up in another wing of the prison, about two blocks away. He has not seen a visitor since lie was sent up there. He got there a day after his beloved Ann, end that is the reason it takes him a day 'eager to get out. He says that he has uo plans lor the future. Tho o reporter tried to g«t from hiru some idea of what he intended to do,but did not succeed. lo the reporter Clerk Crane ; aid: "The general dozen has seen times, Ann's she broad hack about t wo but has not s- en a little hit of him." “llow- is that “Well, you see, they both attended the Catholic church services on Sunday, and that is the only another opportunity all. Ann they have of seeing one at was first there always. The general kneeled away in the rear. She oould not turn round. It is against the rules. He could see her back Wh-p le;v ing church she went out through a door straight ahead of her. lie passed out in an opp site di¬ rection ” The title of her iir*t lecture, or when she will give it. she r. fus d to disclose, and, in tact, refused to talk much any¬ way. been guarded in all that She 1ms very she has said to reporters. Ann is known to have n very fair balance at her bank¬ er's, an I hus no fear of starving, even if she doe* not get work right away She has received a numlier of com mu nicati n- recently from John L O'Sulli van, a prince of spiritualists, and it j. possible he> may go into partnership and establish a factory for the produc¬ tion t spirit j ictures. Died l itfltnrhingl')-, Hacki nsack, N. J., Dec. 19.— [Spe¬ cial. l—Joim Mvt-pj Dorepieis, why mur¬ dered hi »on, Jacob, iu June last, has be n ban ed ( ere. Doremus killed his son will, a cutving knife, because the latter run onstrated with him forabusing hi- mother. Dort-uius was perfectly cool, and died unflinchingly, as lie said he would. Ruln-rt Garrett’s Removal. Baltimore, Hep. 19,—[Special.]—A lot of baggage ha* arrived from Ringwood, New Jrree.. from the Garrett family, and a letter has been received here from one of tlie attendants, sayjng that Rob¬ ert Garrett \v ill he brought in a few dgye tq h s < oqiitry s«at. "Uplands,” near this city. • — i Tin is Mol nos Hlvar land coin ran y ha* deierpi tied to go ahead with lire evictions. Lomu.i- - D.dh-io was slot aa-i tiled at shs i.ikin Pa., by Pierre Chico in a «.n -irel^otj-.i-aUaJ '.vor agjigg;J y y i* \» lft V NOP .JOHN I-. f A Man of ItrnvsR U>uit«tl lor speaker of t!ir .lift ( on £ re**. Washington, Dec. 19. --Neputltean leaders such as Major McKinley and Mr, Cannon deny there iias been any cou.er- envo yet looking to the adoption of a new set of rules in thu next congress. Mr. C annon, who is on tlw committee on rules, deni s that hu ha* even talked with Iiiseo 1- ague on the committee, Mr. Ket’d, on the matter. The republican* r.-cognize, however, that they are going to have a serious time Leaves keeping the next house in control. of absence will not be granted tor fun, snd members vv ho show a dis- p> sition to stay away «ill receive sharp party will disci) be line. The presence, of a quo¬ rum the essential thing, and if they believe have they that tlie control republican the situation. managers can A motion is Usually made soon after the rules meeting of the hew t digress that the of ihe lad house lie in force until otherwise ordered. In the ubs. nee of auch An order tho house would lie governed by general parliamentary law s. '1 liis. Mr. Cannon said, d-es notreiog- ni/a filibustering, and if desirable the re¬ elaliornte publicans could decline to adopt any hail set of rules until they framed some that suited them. In any cas ■ it would bo in the power of the speaker to d-i something like Kei- for diil in five forty-seventh congress. It was in May, 1883, when the case of Mackey versus Dibble was under con¬ sideration and the committee on rules reported motions. a new rule democrats forbidding believe dilatory As the l that the effort to unseat Mr. Dibble was not justified tered by the adoption evidence, they the filibus¬ against the Keifer of amend¬ ed rule. Speaker refused to en¬ tertain motions made by democrats, and held that dilatory motions were not in order on a proposition to amend tho rules and prepared to carryout tlie man¬ date of tho republican machine. Mr. Randall Reed appealed contemptuously from his decision, hut Mr. moved to lay tho up|M-al on the table. Mr. Springer asked to be excused from voting. Tho stieaker ruled his request out of order and refused to entertain an appeal. Mr. Cox pro. enti d a protest signed by 106 members ah of the house against the speak er's conduct, but the republican pro gramme was reh ntlesillv carried out. There was great indignation among the democrats, and some of them were believed to lie considering a plan to re¬ move Mr. Keifer from tho chair. When ho was informed of this by Mr. Cannon he clutched with hi* lug hand the heavy gavel and replied : "If any one cornea up here to lake me out of the chair 1 will split his head opt n.” like Capacity this will and be weighed audacity by to do things the republi¬ cans in making their selection of the speaker. IV rfor hi Baltimore, Dec. 19.—A lioilcr maker named Charles Howe astonished the epi- cu) es at a swell up town restaurant last night by eating five dozen raw eggs, shells ami all, on a wager of $5. The eggs were placed before him on the eat¬ ing bar half a dozen on a plate. He stood up in front of the ten plates of eggs.and, ta' ing one after anotlie . 1 roke the point, lilierately sucked chewed the eon tents and then de- up and swallowed the shells. Af er finishing spirits. the first dozen he asked for some Whisky tv as offered, but he preferred nh-olq l. and took a big drink from the not le that supplies the spirit lamps twelve I'e to, eated the (lose after every eggs. : n half an hour half the eggs and over a pint of alcohol ha 1 been consumed. lit- After pocketed swallowing th buttoned tho last of the iiis eggs • $5, up vest, remarked that he had often eaten nine dozen egg* in the same manner and left the group of astonished nun wondering whether the boiler maker had an iron plated Howe stomach, is alive and well to-day. About Hint lti|f SniU£j£llii|' ( ungpinicv. Ht. Pail, Minn.. Dec. 19.—There is every reason to believe that the smug¬ gling conspiracy which the United States officials discovere 1 here is the formation of the bund arrested at Denver, and ths subse ueiit seizure of 800 pound of opium at 8t. Vincent is mote far-reaching and of vastly greater proportions than was at first supposed. It is certain that the operation* confine 1 of opium, the hut smugglers were not 10 silks and other that costly large quant¬ ities of fabrics from China have been landed in British Columbia and ( rougbt to variou-j points ou the Canadian Pacific railroad, con¬ signed the to the smugglers, ft is known that governnn-nt officials here have recently seized several small lots of silks that are said to be disposed of to St, Raid and Minneapolis merchants. The offi¬ cials refuse to say anything. Marshal Campbell far-reaching would only and sav: ' ineludge The case is so that it may so many (arson* cannot be given o it until we have arrested the of¬ fenders.” ProMiniUnji HU Divor .;«*! Wife for I’erjuiy, Buffalo, Dec.19,—Mrs. Jennie Pome¬ roy was pla-ed in jail to-day charged with perjury Pomeroy, by her divorced husband, Josian 13-ye’ar because she *tolc from him their old son, Lester. Mis. Pomeroy s sister, Misa Emma Harris, is charged with the same offence, but has not been arretted. Tlie Pomeroys were divorced when tho hoy w as four years old, awarded and the custody of the child was ta the husbaud. While return¬ ing from school recently Lester was seen by with liiw her n other, friend* who in persuaded Ithica. him There to he go to was succea-Jnlly hidden from the detec¬ tives for several weeks. Meanwhile Pomeroy entered habeas corpus proceed ing* against 'he mother. She and her sister, however, swore they knew noth¬ ing about the theft of little Lc»ter. He was finally fouqd with the Ithaca folks, restored to hjs father, and the pefjury prosecution foilowr,. A Rad Wreck. Atlanta, Dec, 19.— [Special,]—Near Allatopua. on the Western and Atlantic railroad, there was a bad wreck last night. Section A of freight train No. 7 left the city yesterday afternoon with 12 cars. The train was manned by engin¬ eer McDade aud Ftreiqa^ Qelashaw. and Conductor Smith. When near Ailatoona about 49 mites froyn Atlanta, it where the accident happened. Del.ashaw and a train hand went hurt. RECALLED BY BLOOD. Horrible Woolfolk Butchery in Macon. BELIEF THAT THE PRISONER WILL BE FREED. Attorn#jr Walker FipreMfi Hit Cottvlfttltm of Hi* iBiiwcimpp—rerltap* the Birmiatg* hum Murderer May t>«* AUo Freed for the •same Ileakou—Walt* ing for Deriiiou, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 19.— [Special}— What lias become iff the Woolfolk case? is tiu* question now almost daily asked. The Birmingham tragedy ha* revived tlie horrible murder of the Woolfolk family in Bibb county, and queries about the young man who is charged with uitirdt-ring his own family are? frequent¬ ly made. Woolfolk is still confined in Bibb coun¬ ty jail at Macon. i ne of his attorneys, Mr. Frank H. Walker, was seen-by a reporter yester¬ day and questioned about Woolfolk'* ca*e. " Wooffolk’s ca*c is simply awaiting a final decision by the supreme court,” said Mr. Walker, “and it will prol-ahly not be reached befdFe next February. 1 have little doubt but what Woolfolk will get a new trial, and 1 believe, since the excitement lias by died away, he jury. „wil) Ik? found not guilty an impartial 1 never havo believed Woolfolk gui‘ and don't think there was evidence enough to convict him.'* '•Why hasn’t before the supreme court takes his case un because now T was asked. “Why, the supreme court has never reached the Macon circuit since the The appeal Woolfolk vvus tiled." and + Hawes inurdery seem so analogous iu cold-bloodedness the question also be arises, freed will lack the Birmingham of suspect on evidence) A GOLDEN WAR. (•nthaui Jffwellen und Fnwitbrokers Cannot 1‘oMlbly Agree* New York, Doc. 19.— [Special. ]-5 Tit* war between the jewellers of Maiden Lane and tho pawnbrokers, is causing $ feeling of unea*ine»a among the latter, w ho, having no sort of organization and no influence, as they assert fear that they will lie worsted. Of the I’ll licensed pawnshops in this owned city, by only about twenty-live are men who have capital enough to conduct an hon¬ est business. Among those are tlie Simp- Kins, sons aud nephews of the original Simpson, ’United Ftvifsirl an lingli ;lishmiu|, who came to tts.v tht; States Ulotnl more than eighty aloatf years ago, and in 1822 estabtiohed a office in < hailiam street. It is said that the Simpsons, of whom then- are five cousins, are the only Gentiles in the paw nhroking claim business. they The i n wubro¬ ker* that are the friends of tin- juently people was the much, as securing they have been ire means of the ar¬ rest of notorious burglar* and cracks¬ men. Therefore they think when their business is L-tug interfered with, they arc which not their receiving services the the consideration authorities • to entitle them to. J. Hull Wants No futarfan-ncc. Paris, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—Thepolicy of the Turkish government with refer¬ ence to the concession of the Ismidt Angora railway has led to diplomatic representations iieing made on behalf of the British and Austrian subjects, repre¬ senting the English syndicate who are the lessees of the line from Constantiao- pl ' to Ismidt. This syndicate has bv virtue of au agreement with the Turkish government, preferential claims Minor. for all railway extensions in Asia The syndicate line refuses to give up possession of the until their claims are settled. The Turkish government having threat¬ ened drastic measures. Hir William White and Baron Calico have presented very strong notes to the that porte, the Brit¬ ish ambassador stating the English government would allow no interference whatever with the rights of the English syndicate. A Mlrntcjfl** War Game. London, Dec. 19.—[Special.]—By per- mission of the commander-in-chief, a war game wu> played to-day at the levee room of the Horse Guards, at Whitehall, in the presence of many officers and rep rcK-nlatives of the government. The general idea upon which the oper¬ ation* were based, was lo the effect that un army covering laandort lmd fallen back to Staines and Guilford,'where it was fining reinforce 1, and was opposed by Hungerford an invading army which had reached and Andover, covering the i ail way lines. It w as also assumed that W incite-.ter invested. was occupied Lieutenant and Ports¬ mouth Colonel Cooper King was j riccip.il umpire, and the players Wingfield, were i aptain Surties and Lieutenant Lieutenant vvingueiu. of ol the theGolastreai Coldstream Guard*, opposed to Captains J. V. Dav son and V. Ferguson.__ 1 lot! Slirrlilaii Htatu*. Washington, Dec. 19.—[.Special.]— The committee appointed by th© Army of the Cumberland to erect a statue to the late Gen. Sheridan will commence active opp©ration* very short!v. The Army ol the Cumberland erected in this city the statue* to Thomas and Garfield. It raised in each case th- sum of f30.<XlO, and a similar sum will easily be raistaL to aid dan. in keeping As in green the two the memory instances, o< Sheri¬ the* government will previous asked to donate os tlie site aud tho i»edestal. and the re-quest will, no doubt, be complied with. To l ik« a Mteliicaa Sian*. AppataluCaL Lansing, Dec. 19. — The Michigan state grange adopted Friday a resolution requesting the Michigan congressional delegation to urge upon President-Elect Harrison the appointment of J. J. Wood¬ man, of Paw Paw, Mich., as oommis- sioner of agriculture. He is ex-mas tec of the state grange. A Mother Boasted to Deet*. Fort Dodge, Iowa,. Deo. -9.—While Mrs. Wood was working over a stove dress roasted caught alive. fire Her aad six children she was literally witnessed her awful death, some of then being badly burned trying to save her, NUMBER 252 Iff tStIZED l-hilr Now* H»|> to o l o gs Ussitll t» amw Spa m MS rsHwww. L* 11meets in Gvdaey's Y 1 k harbor, with the eioctric harlair Irnoya, have been so that the svotetn will fie extended 3 Edward Kennedy, "* Cttfut '**’-* l ^ aUasH^Mvt . ^ charged John liawkin r.uffifng him. of ft,6 opium joint. Prcparatii na for ths China* 1 t:on©*| ouding to the AmeriMUS Mi . mas. are I eing made this^renria York upon an i The yellow fyver refuges* i 3*ck onvBla were met with 1 ai.d the city is Itself again. , j 8am Merritt, with a gang Of went t* tho resort of Andy Fi smashed Bridgeport, keno Conn., layout. aad with ~ a ■ Rev. Hugh t Griffin,of 1 Manor, Md., celebrated the of hi* \ Dr. G W Williams, of Omaha, KMs* charged with a serious crime, took id- ug»- in suicide. Manufacturers of window ffhgm ssf attempt counteract to present organize a pool production in mfmi over an low pricea. Judge Ross, of California, tea t" that at the i United States had over Indian* committing crimes, cordingiy five seven m murderous murderous Two ’___________ to year* imprisonment. The latent advices emphasise thThand* the ofdn ion that Stanley is in of thA Arab*. ' 'H ' ' k *”**“~*~™“ thudox Bishop church, Vladimir, at the M confirms the _______ made concerning the sale of native j in Alaska for immoral purposes. cisco at the recent eleetta. S' A Baltimore buiter maker rtMtted Howe won $5 by eating five dozen new eggs, shells and all. at one sitting. Tbs injunction CoL^ of Wn. CtmaffM against ‘ ' solved. l/mg Bi ship denied. President 8. B. , at the i cago, St. Pant and taken steps to form waterways and railways coal and iron ftom St. Paul to PI John L, Sullivan says that the for a receipt lacker* for the F IH'ZWW/ money Wf Kil rain’s was binding h-ftopen the by match. then in order i his introduction of a bill in tftmiMMwelf reqireMcntative* repealing the be •' i interstate commerce set. * THK HITTUI owumwffff, a Si & OMDtShs Dem.«*,« Tiasw Bhidownwt, Conn., Dec. l»,~Th* hustle has had a blow. Hm Taylor biwtle di partim-nt in Warner Brae.* corset fed- t ry has shut down for Hunt week*. Mr. Taylor, the luventorof titefohiing hustle, tuu made a fortune off hie afaf conductor and lias built himself a splen¬ did residence witli the royalties paid him on his bustle. * .Miss Hattie bear Do* and Miss Mullen have been fomwomen ? bustle departments. When It \ nounced that the bustle factory shut down, each of the»e. forewa were presented with a valuable i ring. Bros.’ factory,la Warner corea-t 1 thu hustle has been u an of act tinues to turn out tlie usual 1 waist-s ,uec er*. Dr. Warner hu inc* lu-vl r was bettex. AUmt a Gear ago Mrs. tin? dedicatory etectel by o .cruise* of Bcaslda i tutc, Warner 1 ro*. lari u»e of w or ..in* wo nett, waa With firoidered an exqufa silk :e jair of oorsefe ena* in m It i* thought here n w of Mr. Taylor that it with (olitic to patent have foiding pr-ented bustle. Mr* a The corset business thrive*, bustle must go. IIRl'TAL AFKICAM, Frl*litfal i LogDOfft, Dec, 19.—[Special.]—A db- patch from Zanzibar repmrte a horrible exhibition of faaatMen by the sultan. He ordered the instant beheading fat a public ,Greet of four native* charged with murder, but as yet untried, sentence wi * accomplished with clumsy brutality, and the bodies were aBoww to lie in tlw street until evening. Th* sultan j r«|K>*es to re(ieat this every day for a we.-k. there being twenty-four men and a woman under sentence of The butcheries have caused a profound sensation, and common action will he taken by the represen tail vee of torm ign I owers here to prevent tbeir reocurreacn. DAILY MARKET REPORT!. itracsALLV aoeuaros at asaDoa as ATum. Go.. Dt eemtof ........ JfiblMXt.......... Ve^raarr........... XUrcQ . iT " June............... r July ......... August ........ September.. Ocv-lrr ...... ...... . Novcmi>er *. ... ■Bused al»*i* »rvcelj** steady. safe* tro.ew; tasca ** stock bDtftk. * V v . Caicsoo, HL. 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