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THE AMERLCUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1891. ORA IS OUT. MRS MCKEEACQUITTEDYESTERDAY IN ROME. .fury Out About Two Hour*—And Ite urn V«r**ict of Not Guilty—A Bril- Ii*nf hy ,,wn * Se * , » or n Wright— Tlie ) ,-rdlc t What Wan Expected. (ia., April 9.— [Special]— 1 The :is“ is concluded, and tLe beau- tTful dark-eyed Ora is a free woman, ac- by a jury <>( twelve men. 1 The verdict of not guilty was brought n jius afternoon at three o'clock. ts the words freeing the woman were s|>k<n!ii. not a sound was heard, and no lemonstration of any kind was per ceptible- Mrs. McKee puckered her lovely lips inI „ „ beautiful smile. ■piiat was all in any way notleea- The efdict what was expected Mr. sc.ili Wright began liis argument f,,r the defense yesterday. He is a most m.ijcstic speaker, and liis argument was i.llcti with brilliant Mights of oratory r „l Miund logic. \i ijvc minutes before 11 o'clock Mr. Wright < his speech, and Judge M.idih'x. before beginning, asked for the |,j|],,f indictment. It c.iuhl not be found, so the judge or- dcrcl everybody to look for it, as lie Mid the raso could not lie concluded until it was found. The lawyers for the state all declared tint Mr. Seal) Wright had the bill late crilay evening. r. Wright denied it, and then a gen- searrli was instituted. Col. J. J. Wright, for the prosecution, was just rhiring that Mr. Seal) Wright had the bill yesterday afternoon, when he hap- ><1 to run his hand in his pocket and there it was. He held it high in the air and begged the court’s pardon tor having declared positively that the other Wright had it. .bulge Maddox then charged the jury, leading the charge. It was a clear and strong presentation of the law in the He said a great ileal had been said about a motive in this case, and he charged the jurors that they were autho rized to find a verdict of guilty if the evidence showed beyond a doubt that the defendant was guilty, although no motive eoiild be shown for the commia- >i«>n of the deed. He charged the law’as to flight, and as to confession. Concluding his charge in about fifteen minutes, the jury then retired, and a of conversation filled the room. county, aud find them neatly aud cor rectly kept. ^ in parting with His Honor, Judge Fort, we desire to express our high ap preciation of his eminent services to us iu the administration of the law’ during liis term. liis ability, impartiality and uprightness as a judge, and urbanity and kindness as a man has endeared him to in no ordinary degree, and we part from him witlfregret. Still this regret is tinged with pride that his merits have called him to a larger constituency and a wider field of usefulness to his fellow citizens. Our sincere well-wishes follow him in his new station, and we hope to still higher honors which await him in the future. IVe also tender our sincere thanks to our solicitor, C. B. Hudson, for the many courtesies extended to our body during the term of the court. G. \\\ Dili.aKi), Foreman. J. X. Foreman, W. B. French, B. F. Goss, J. T. L. Blakey, W. F. Christian, T. M. I.owrey, W. F. McCurdy, R. H. Parker, J. W. Tyler, M. II. Pervy, P. II. Spann, J. B. Ban entitle, John Harrell, T. J. Tharp, J. L. Dismukes, II. II. Kendrick, P. L. Christian, K. F. Brannon, J. I>. Irwin, G. H. Williams, ■ UN K1: A I. U R ESENTM ENTS Jury of WebHter Sii|H*rior i April Term, IKUI. Wi the grand jury, einpannelcd and FROM KI.LAVII.LK. Schley Court Convened-The Bank Pros pering—The Peacock Home. Ei.lavii.lk, April 14.—[Special.]— George Smith was here to-day looking for a horse stolen from his father, the contractor on the new hotel in your city, but he seemed te be on a cold trail. Mr. J. F. Landreth has invented a spark arrester, which he has in opera tion, and it is said to be a complete success. It is a “goose neck,” which carries the sparks into a tank of water, and thus avoids all danger of fire from that source. It is intended for use at gins and will be patented. (’apt. Peacock, the proprietor of the Peacock House, has won an enviable reputation as a hospitable host. Yes terday was the first anniversary of the opening of the hotel and a most elegant repast was spread, fully fifty guests be ing assembled at the tables, which were handsomely decorated and w’ell filled with good things to eat. Schley court assembled yesterday morning with quite a number of visiting attorneys from your city and elsewhere in attendance. The business of the court will probably keep it in session throughout the week, but there arc no important cases to come up at this term. The jail did not contain a prisoner when court commenced, and the criminal busi ness Is light. The Ellaville bank, which lias only bccu in operation three months, lias proven to be a profitable institution, and the capital stock will soon be raised HE TELLS WHY MRS. ORA M’KEE WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER. One of the Jurors Explains Why the Ver dict of Not Guilty Was Found-The Evi dence Was Insufficient—A Negro Woman Sent up for Life. BLAINE A CANDIDATE. "or,11„ servo at this, the April term of j from twenty-live to tll0,,8an ‘ l ll ° l - iir court of saiil county, bog leave to b* 1 '*' nake the fo.lowing presentments, to-1 The Ellaville variety works, under the tit; management of J. F. Landreth, which iv,■ have examine,1 the court house, I are beln K bul,t aI,ov0 tbfi depot,noar the til mill pauper farm buildings, and we ruilroa.l, will soon he in operation. The ml die court house in very good rondi-! buildings are nearly completed. •t, except two window blinds have J-F. Hudson has opened a refresh- •lltttt "if. We would recommend then. | ment » tand just .across the street from l,t up. aud all the blinds kept close,1 so ' t be hotel. - to prevent their slamming and break-1 Mr - "■ c - Arrington Is making prepa- QgiloA’ii. I rations for a new residence which will dnii* fhi'l tlie jail HuOiciently secure, 1'ut not enough ventilated for the com* f ,,r t of its inmates. We would there " re recommend that more lights be put ln *l ,e Insltlo rooms. Wo further recom mend that the jail he scoured and laldeil at once, and when vacant the 'i'X'is be opened and sufficiently aired. "e find the dwelling houses on pauper larm in a very poor condition. Wc would recommend that the proper authorities look after them and see that !,le *v are l M,t in good condition as early b practicable. " u have examined the books of the ouniy treasurer, and find them neatly indcorrectly kept,and accompanied with Ie proper vouchors, and showing a ^ glance on hand amounting to 5 lmve examined the books of the ■ erk of the superior court, and of the er,l *‘ ‘hiding them neatly and correct- l *' t ’ an ^ a ^ so ^*0 books of the ordi- •nd tind them correctly kept, the htrators and guardians being pro- ‘•d by good and sufficient bondsmen. L examined the books of the J u, ‘Uetor and county school com- I together with the work of Unance committee. Satisfactory. '•*« ••inineml that the county school ri ' ,1 '“ 1 lv ’ io,U!r keep a book seperate n j m ‘j 54 record of minutes, in which to t Cr * u * n,l, *d>er of days and parts of actually engaged in the duties of his iati Un ^ 0I or ‘* ors °f the board of ed- 1 ' n . as a basis upon which to render ^•‘‘lount for approval by said board. tJi ,l,l h Hie roads in very good condi- 11,1 bilious parts of the county. We i( . that the several bridges In l M,t in good condition at .j 0 *^ HO recommend that a bridge 1 1 a °ross Bear creek at what Is ‘ as the Saunders ford, on the pub- »-ading from Preston to Weston, \y ' ‘ ln K cr «us to cross there. a that J. w. A. Hawkins "nted to HU the vacancy, soon to V * u-‘\ ry ,,ubUc of thc TOth district, u j LbHlur county, Ga. 1 Ke exat nined the books of the be a handsome addition to the town. Mr. T. A. Collins will soon commence to build a brick store house, on the street leading to the depot, and will move iuto it in time for the fall business. Major E. S. Baldwin lias tldrty-si acres in watermelons near town and is making calculations for a line crop. He has 420 bills to the acre and hopes to make two melons to the hill. This will give him thirty-six car loads of melons, which at $50 a car would be $1,800, and ho has his set profit set at anything over $1,000. Wo wish the major suc cess. Homk, April 10.—[Special.]—The ver dict of tho McKee jury is being discuss ed on the streets. The jurors who gave the woman her life and liberty are being buttonholed on every corner. One of the jurors, Mr. John T. Dren- non, was seen this morning at the court house. He has been ou the jury in five murder cases, all of the men being found guilty with a recommendation: in this the record was broken, for ho helped to bring in a vordict of not guilty. In speaking of this case he said: “Wo just couldu’t help bringing in the ver dict wo did. It was caused, not from the speeches, but from tho evidence. The state showed that Mrs. McKee had no other poison but phosphorus when the peaches were given. Prof. White swore that it would bo impossible to mix phosphorus with any thing without making it taste very strange. Xo evidence was introduced to show that the peaches tasted out of tlie way to Mrs. Wimpec. That knocked tho bot tom out of that part of tho testimony. The state charged that poison was ad ministered in tho whisky. “The defense showed that Mrs. Mc Kee had no poison at that time but phosphorous. “Prof. White's testimony was that phosphorous could hardly he mixed w ith w hisky without making it taste so strong that Mrs. Wirupee could detect it. Wo had to let that link drop. Then tho tes timony of the witnesses from Mr. Wim- pee down was taken, and all 6f them swore so far apart that wo could not, from the oath we bail taken, bring in any other verdict. “We sifted tho evidence thoroughly, and then we took the indictment and the charge and considered them. After we had done this wo took a vote and the twelye men were unanimous on a verdict of not guilty.” The case against Nora Bay was finished to-day. She was charged with burning Mr. K. J. Gwaltney’s house, and was clearly proven guilty. She was sent to tho penitentiary for life. HE WILL ENTER THE ARENA AGAINST HARRISON IN ’92. The IMuim-d Knight Hum Be«n Smarting I’mler the L’mnanuerly Ac tion I nwiirdi Him and Now Accurei HU I'rfeiuln that He Will Bun. New Yokk, April 11.—A special to the Sun from Washington says that Sec retary Blaine, smarting under the un mannerly Interference by the president in hisCAnadiau negotiations, has assur ed some of his friends that he w’<*ld not withdraw his name if entered in the presidential race in 1892. According to the Sun, two of Blaine's friends, citizens of distant states, called on him Thursday night, and demanded his consent that they should go to work fixing up their delegation for Blaine in the national convention in 1892. Blaine, according to these men, said that ho could not be a candidate against Harrison, and was himself for Mr. Har rison's renomination. “Wo don't want Harrison ami th country docs not want him. We want you. While it is true that you cannot come out as a candidate, you can promise us and other friends that if we go to work for you, you won’t withdraw your name or write any letter of decli nation. Will you promise that?” Mr. Blaine’s friends say ho did prom ise and they left him to go home and whoop it up for Blaine in 1892. Washington, April 11.—The Xew York Sun has a special to the effect that Blaino will be in the presidential race for ’92. It is exciting much comment here, although no one is susprised. Mr. Milliken,, member of the house from Maiuc, said to your correspondent yesterday that Blaine would stand and that ho would bo tho nominee. Mr. Milliken is very close to Blaine. A BBCTAL ATTACK. CARLISLE NOT A CANDIDATE. It Is Not Time, Yet, For Southern Men He Thinks. A Terror Shot Dead. Bainiihidok, Ga., Apiil9.—At a coun try store near heae, In this county, Riley Singletary, with a double-barreled shot gun, instantly killed Charles Bell, alias Holmes, while Bell was advancing upon him with a drawn revolver. There had been a previous difficulty and Bell bad been hunting Singletary for the purpose of shooting him, and had threatened to kill him on sight. A coroner’s jury found a verdict of justifiable homicide. Bell was from Mississippi and had killed a man there and bail to run away. He was a terror In the neighborhood. ul justices of tho peaco of thc She Wanted More Dresses. Wilmington, Del., April9.—Thc wife of Wesley Alexander, a well known res ident of this city, has eloped. Mr. Alex ander was in comfortable circumstances, but was unable to gratify the extrava gant t.istcs of his wife for dress and so ciety, and so sho made up her mind to go off with somebody who could. Besides lier husband she leaves two small children. Went ft Week Without Sleep. Detroit, Midi., April 9.—George Cunningham to-day completed tho sleep fast of 198 hours. He w’as the only one of the contestants to complete tho pre scribed limit. Townsend, tho old time pedestrian, avoided sleep 100 hours ami then col lapsed. He exhibits strong symptoms i f insanity. Lorisvii.LK, April 10.—[Special]— Senator Carlisle is pn the city visiting ex-Congressman Albert S. Willis. He states that his trip has no political significance whatever. Upon being asked what lie had to say regarding the articlo in tho New York Sun suggesting him a presidential possi bility, he replied: “Nothing whatever. It was a high compliment, of course, which I fully ap preciate, but 1 do not know whether the time has come for men South of the Ma son and Dixon line. Everybody knows that I ain not a candidate. I appreciate the compliment, however," The Senator did not care to commit himself either regarding the speaker- ship race. J. W. Elliot, of MuNcogee County, Terribly Beaten by Two Negroes, Colt.Mill’s, Ga., April 14.—[Special]— Intelligence reached the city this morn ing of a brutal attack niado on Mr. J. W. Elliot, overseer on tho Bass place, last night by two negioes, Fred and Will Gilbert. Mr. Elliot was terribly beaten, after which the two negroes fled. Deputy Sheriff McMichacl visited thc scene this morning, but secured no clue as to the whereabouts of the two negroes. Mr. C. St. C. Kirk, a representative of the United States treasury department, reached tho city this afternoon for the purpose of examining into titles of sites offered for tho $100,000 public building to be erected bore. Several sites were offered the government, but none will be selected until the spocial agent returns to Washington and makes out Ids report. to sustain 1dm until those charges are preferred and proven before the proper tribunal, viz: the state or sub-alliance, as the casj may be. Now, Mr. Editor, in conclusion, you or any other fair-minded man would con demn tho Alliance ns unworthy the name of men and of Georgians were they to do otherwise until said slanderous charges are made good. I will say fur ther, that under tho circumstances no true-hearted Alliancoman who looks for ward to tho ultimate success of the glo rious cause we are battling for will allow his name, under any circumstances, to be a stumbling block for any brother, and thereby cause the slightest division in the ranks. There is no man who can be brought out against Livingston that is equal to the gratitude of the Alliance- men of Georgia, and lion. L. F. Living ston will bo selected by an overwhelming majority, no matter who announced Ids candidacy. A Gkokgia Ai.lianckman. IIE SfOLE A HORSE CAPTURED HOURS. IN A FEW Cftptftln Jlimes Smith Loses a Flno Animal. But It Is Recovered In a Few Hours -Tho Thief Captured Below Leesbur*—He Is a Young White Man. At Law Over a Find of *7 7ft. Xkw York, April 9.—A curious case is before the Xew Jersey court of chan cery. Four small boys were playing on a garbage dump in the city of Elizabeth six years ago. They found a stocking which contained $775. One of thc boys seized the money and took it home. His mother, being an honest, woman, de livered tho stocking and money to Chief of Police Keron. lie spent $50 in advertising the find, but no owner ap peared. The fathor of one of tho boys brought suit for tho money. Senator Marsh yesterday filed a hill to have the money divided equally among the boys. The supposition is that the money was hoarded by some servant who died, and the old stocking was thrown out with her rags Into tho ash barrel. AN ALLIANCEMAN'S VIEWS. Something About tlie Alllunce IVnitleiicy From u Member of That Bod)’. The Lea«e of the Central. Savannah, April 10.—The loaso of thc Central railroad by tho Georgia Pacific has not yet been signed, and Gen. Alexander axya it is not likely to be signed for some weeks yet until the officials and counsel of the various roads in the system return to New York. In speaking of the fact that tho Geor gia Pacific guaranteed 7 percent, on Central stock while Its own stock is only quoted at around 10, a director in New York is quoted as saying: “Tho lease will carry with it the en dorsement of both the Danville and the Terndnsl as to the Centra) dividends. If it is thought bast, the directors will ar range an independent outside guarantee. Tho Terminal company, however, is fully ablo to go into the guarantee alone. It has a large amount of unpledged treas ury securities.” HrltUh Gold Coming South. New’ York, April 9.—A special dis patch to tho Times from Chattanooga, says: At a meeting of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railway Company at Tracy City an offer of two aud a-half million by an English syndicate for the property of the company in Tennessee was con sidered. There was some opposition, and tho meeting adjourned to allow the stock holder:; U) consider the proposition. It is said that all opposition will be overcome by the next meeting, and that the property will likely be sold. Mercy For Itlotem. Baltimqkr, April 10.—[Special.]—In tho case of the threo Navassa rioters now in jail here under sentence of death, President Harrison referred the testi mony to the United States district attor ney, Elisor for his review. Mr. Ensor has sent the evidence back to tho presi dent and recommended that tbe sentence in each case be commuted to imprison ment for life. To Thk Timks-Rkcohdek:—I sec in your issue of April lltli, lust., an edito rial, headed “The Alliance Presidency. Will you allow an Alliancoman, who know’s whereof he speaks, space for : short reply. In the first placo had these gentlemen Gov. Northen at tho head of them, per formed their entire duty as Alliancemen there would have been no thought upon tho part of Hon. L. F. Livingston of coming before tho Alliance for re-elec tion, nor would the Alliance have brought him forward. But the circum stances are changed by tho action of Gov. Northen and those of his friends who determined to break dowu Col. Livingston’s usefulness as an Alliance- man, a congressman and os a citizen of the state. I say It without fear of successfurcon- tradiction that no man in tho state has labored harder or done nearly so much as L. F. Livingston for the upbuilding of the Alliance in the state of Georgia. He has also done an immense amount to help in our sister states. Ho has beon rewarded, if it can bo called a re ward, to place a man in tho position ho will occupy In congress in tho very fore front of the battle to continue Ids efforts for the good of tho cause, and where if he go with the support of his brethren he can accomplish more for our good than any other one man in congress. But, if Gov. Northen and others who are striving to split the Alliance in the state of Georgia, succeed in dividing the Allianco and defeat L. F. Livingston for the presidency of the Alliance, they know they will leave us with one of the weakest men who would be in the next congress. It is not because simply that it is Liv ingston: it is not because any one man is bigger than the Alliance that we pro pose to elect him to the presidency, but because we know’ there are no charges that can be brought before tho state Al liance for failure In official duties. If so why has not Gov. Northen and his sup porters picked up the gauntlet so royally thrown down to thorn? If It is charges of a personal character, why have they not preferred them before the proper authorities, viz: the sub-Alliance to which Brother Livingston belongs? I will tell you why, Mr. Editor. Simply because they picked up rumors that had no foundation. The Alliance of the state knows that belias been assailed to satisfy personal spite, and the Alliance has the gratitude Wouldn't Toast tlieOuwn. London, April 9.—At a dinner given yesterday evening by the Devon Congre gational Union at Tavistock, Devonshire, a sensation w as caused by tho presiding minister, Rev. R. Davpi, who said that he could not propose the toast to “Tho t^ueen,” anu that ho would therefore call upon Rev. Mr. Johnson to perform the task. Rev. Davis added that ho (Johnson) might also toast the Prince of Wales and all the gamblers if ho choso to do so. Rev. Johnson, consequently, proposed tho toast of the “(/ueen,” say ing that her majesty had no more loyal subjects than tho dissenters. Thereupon tho assemblage, with tho exception of Rev. Davis and Id* wife, roso to their feet and sang the national anthem, “God Save the Queen.” Nltor-Glycerlne Blown Up. Pbtholia, Ont., April 9.—Broadley’s nitro-glycoring works, half a mile from this town, blew up this evening. How tho explosion occurred will never be known, as tho three workmen, Albert Bradloy, James Chambers and D. Mc- Dermand, were instantly killed. Suffi cient of their remains have been found to identify them. Where tho building stood there is a hole 15 feet deep and JO feet wide. There wore thirty quarts of nitro-glyccrine in the building. For a Confoilvrate Moniinimit. Ch a itlotte, N. C., April 9.—[Special] —A patriotic North Carolinian living iu Baltimore wants a monument erected to tho lato Colonel Saunders, Secrotary of State, <n tho capitol square at Raleigh. The gentleman will subscribe $100 him self, and a number of other North Caro linians in Baltimore will add their names to the ll.,t. Bln/i* Among the Balee. Memphis, Tenn., April 10.—[Special.] At 11 o’clock last night the cotton sheds of Hill, Fontaine & Co., caught lire, It Is supposed, from tho sparks of a locomo tive. Eight or ten thousand bales of cotton will probably be destroyed. The loss will reach $J25,000. Tho insurance is unknown. Fava Goes Home. Nkw York, April 21.—[Special]—Ba ron Fava, Italian minister at Washing ton, sailed for Europe this morning on the French steamer La Gascogne. A number of prominent Italian citizens and some of the attaches of the Italian consul’s office wero at tho pier to see him off. He will go direct to Rome. Lout IIIn Arm. Joe Walker, a negro train hand at the S. A. A M. happened to a painful and serious accident Thursday night at 11 o’clock. He was coupling cars, and as he at tempted to drop the pin his left arm was caught between the dead bumpers. From the wrist to above the elbow the arm was crushed to a jelly. The bones were smashed to atoms and all the tissue devitalized. Dr. C. A. Brooks w as called in, and proceeded to dress tho wounded member and place the negro in as coin- fortablo a position as possible. Yesterday morning‘lie called again, and seeing that it was impossible to save tho arm, he cut It off just above the elbow. He was assisted in this by Drs. Fort and Eldrldgc, and the job was neat ly and skilfully done. The negro at last reports was resting easily. Mnrrinl. At the residence of thc bride’s parents, in I,cc«ljnri>, Sunday l'Jili ln»t., Miss Ueulali Walden was united in marriage to Mr. Campbell, a well-known citizen of Cordele. Miss Walden lias frequently visited Amerlcus, and a host of friends here will extend heartfelt < mgratulations to tho newly married pair, and wish for them a lifo replete with happiness. Capt. James Smith, who lias the con* tract for the new hotel and other big buildings here and elsewhere, owns one of the tiHost horses in the city, of which lie Is very fond. Resides this animal ho has others, all of which are kept in a stable back of Mrs. Adams’ residence on ! Lamar street. Yesterday morningearly Capt. Smith went to the stable and found the part of the plank to which the lock was fasten ed entiroly removed. The door was open, and on Investigating further ho found liis favorite horse was gone. That it was stolen was evident from the fact of the lock being removed, which was scientifically done, auger lodes being bored through the plank on either side of tho lock. Mr. Smith at once began instituting inquiries, and found that a mail had been seen riding the animal about eleven o'clock the night before. The other horses locked in tho stablo were loose on the streets the rest of the night. The police were at onco notified and telegrams sent to all the surrounding towns. About 12510 o'clock a telegram was re ceived from Albany, stating that the horse had been recovered and tlie thief captured. Ofliccr Fcagin hoarded the southbound train leaving hero a little after 1 o’clock for Albany to bring tho thief hack hero. Just after the train left, Chief Lingo re ceived another message. This was from Leesburg, from Sheriff Martin of Leo county, stating that thc liorso was there, and that McNorton, tlie thief was under arrest at that place. Oflicor Feagin was then telegraphed to go to Leesburg in stead of Albany. Tho mention of McNorton in tills last telegram confirmed the suspicions of Mr. Smith. As soon as ho discovered tho loss of Ids lioi'so Ills suspicions foil upon this man, who was at work for him on the hotel up to Monday morning. Ho complained of being sick that day, and drew 'soino money for medicine. Ycstorday morning lie failod to show up at all, and a combination of circum stances strongly pointed to him as tho culprit. MaNorton is a young fellow of some twenty-two years, red-headed and said to pussoss a countenance not at all cal culated to invite contldenco. He hails from a South Can Una town, and lias been hero several months. The arrest was one of the quickest on record, considering the start tho fellow had and that tlioro was little to work on. Tho only description given in the tele grams sent out, was stating that the horse was a “handsome sorrel.’’ This so wJl suited tho animal that anyone lay; ing eyes upon him would rocognizo tlie fitness of if. Oflicor Kongtn was expected hack this morning at 3r25. In Miunter .faff. There are fewer prisoners in our jail to-day than tlioro have been in two years. So says Sheri IT Forrest. The last torm of court carried off many, soino being released, and the others carriod off to some convict enmp. In the jail now aro only b!x prisoners. Of those, Andy Fletcher lias been in tho longest. Ho was landed in Sumter’s public boarding bouse over two years ago, under charge of setting lire to the Slappoy building. ltlcliard Hill was Incarcerated for sot.ing fire to the gin house of Mr. Council. Charlio Smith has been in about six months and is charged with burglary. John Jackson was brought bore last week, and was found guilty in Wilcox superior court of the killing of Mr. Bee Urown of Itoclielle. lie is under sen tence to be lung on the 20th of May. John Taylor was brought here at the samo time, and rests under the sentence of eight years in the penitentiary. Jim i'rcsslcy is tho only white man there, and is charged with assault with intent to murder, and burglary. The Fruit Killed. Fruit growers aro greatly discouraged over the prospects for a crop. Yester day Mr. John Speight brought to Tut: TlMKs-ltxcoitnEU otlice a branch otf of a pear tree and one oft a plum tree ln liis orchard. Both were covered with fruit, which to all appearances was un hurt, but on being examined showed a black interior. AI1J wore undoubtedly ruined, and Mr. Speight says this Is true of all fruit, Tlie young fruit may uot oven yet show the effects of tbe freeze, but he says the limbs will soon he hare. It is killed, and the warmth of the sun will soon cause It to drop olT. HU Melons Safe. Mr. John 1*. Callaway, who lives near Leesburg, comes to the front with thirty acres of melons uninjured by the recent freeze. He took the precaution to cover tm tho young plants, and thus saved them. They are now growing and do ing well. On the tug Inca, at Brunswick, is a smart pet cat. He la well known as Tommie,” and will stand or walk about on his hind feet. He has been known to walk from tbe forecastle to the aftercabin on bis hind feet.