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THE TRUE CITIZEN.
Volume 4
Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, August 7th, 1885.
Number 14.
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ver A bill lias been introduced
in the legislature, and has proceed
ed as far as the second reading, pro
hibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors throughout the state pre-
emptorily and without reference to
the people. This bill originated in
the senate, and will probably come
up for a third reading and be put
upon its passage at an early day.—
It is thought that it will easily pass
both houses. If any liquor bill at
all Is passed, in our opinion, this is
the one, as it is palpable injustice
to enact partial laws which places
the interests of other counties and
towns and small cities into the
hands of the large cities. This ques
tion will certainly he the most
prominent one in the next cam
paign, and will render the canvass
the most heated which has occur
red in the state since the war.
mr There is an ominous comet
Hocking the political horizon. It is
afar off, and appears in the constel
lation Joe Brown, it is approaching
with a retarded motion, being un
der the powerful influence of the
constellation through which it
now so dimly shows its baleful rays,
but it will cross the political orbit
of Georgia at the time of the
next gubernatorial convention.—
This political comet, coming charg
ed as it is with the attractions and
repulsions ot its governing constel
lation, has already disturbed the
delicate instruments of some of our
political astronomers. The instru
ments of the Atlanta Constitution
and Augusta Chronicle are extreme
ly disturbed, and now indicate Col.
A. (). Bacon as their choice for the
next governor of Georgia, but no
one who is acquainted with the past
erratic movements of the instru
ments of these prominent political
astronomers believes for one in
stant that their present position at
all indexes their intentions. It all,
however, depends upon the wave
ot Joe Brown’s hand, as they are to
him what the genii were to Aladin’s
lamp.
jor The Darien Timber Gazette
says: “The Waynesboro Expositor
never opens its mouth without say
ing something goodJ’ Then fol
lows an extract from The Citizen,
We confess that we are not so indif
ferent to the good opinion of our
contemporaries as not to appreciate
such compliments as the above
very highly. But when they are
credited to a paper not in existence
—a paper that has been dead for
more than a year—it renders them
of rather dubious valuation. This
error has been, and is being, so
continually committed that we
feel constrained to call the attention
of our frinends to the fact that the
Herald & Expositor passed out of
existence more than a year ago,
and that The True Citizen is the
only paper which has been publish
ed in this city since that time.—
While we thank our contempora
ries tor their kind intentions, they
must admit that such unpardonable
carelessness is annoying, and re
member that our sayings are not
echoes from the “spirit land.” We
have not yet gone to “Fiddler’s
Green.”
We have long advocated
the placing of faithful men of abil
ity in the oftiees, and let them re
main their as long as they perform
the duties of their oflices with fidel
ity to the peope. We have also op
posed the miserable rotation sys
tem which has so generally obtain
ed in this state with all our might,
and if there was a need of proof of
the correctness of our position we
would point to the reckless, igno
rant action of the present legislature
and say, behold the evidence! In
deed, were we prosecuting the case
before a court of justice we would
rest our cause right here. There
arc a few exceptions to the rotation
system there, to whom we say all
honor. These are men who have
had years of experience as legisla
tors, of unimpeachable integrity;
they enjoy the confidence of their
constituents in such a degree that
they limy return if they wish; they
need no schemes to insure a re-elec
tion, they feel that they hay 0 »cted
honestly towards their constituents,
and the people of the whole state,
and would not shrink from a criti
cism of the inurmost sentiments of
their souls by the world. These are
the men who legislate for the peo
ple—these are “the watch-dogs” of
the treusury.
There is another class of men
there who know that they lipid
their places as the result of well
laid schemes and well executed
tricks, by bribery and deception.—
These demagogues know that they
do not possess the confidence of
their people, and that an exposure
of their selfish schemes and unholy
purposes would so effectually damn
them that the hand of political res
urrection would rouch them—never.
These aro men who legislate for
their own benefit, and who care
naught for anything when they
have no further use for it to aid them
in mounting the political ladder.
These are the men who cajole and
fawn at the feet of wealth and pow
er, and who leave the needy wretch
to weep. These are they who are
ever ready to squander the people’s
money when by so doing they can
bind wealth and power to their
interests. These are they who are
“sick of the wath-dog of the treasu
ry.’, They scent honest ignorance
afar off as the carron bird does the
carcass, and by insidious deceit
usually manage to warp it to their
perfidious purposes—but always
cast asided the tool with scorn and
contempt when its edge has been
dulled in their service,
There is a third class of men
there whose ignorance is so re
markable as to cause the public to
wonder how they ever reached the
legislative halls of Georgia. They
are the results of this obnoxious ro
tation system, and the accidents
cast to the surface by heated polit
ical campaigns superinduced by this
same policy. No matter how hon
est this class of legislators may be,
they are dangerous by their liabil
ity to become the prey of the de
signing demagogue.
There is a fourth class of legisla
tors there. They are honest and
true men, endowed with talent and
possessed of shrewd intelligence,
but they are on the floors of the
legislative halls for the first time,
and feel their lack of experience
in the new role which they find
themselves occupying, and permit
wrong and error to fasten itself on
the legislation of the state, when
with proper experience and train
ing they would spring to the front
and aid the honest old legislators
who have grown gray in the ser
vice of the people to stamp the life
out of noxious measures or force
the passage of salutary laws when
presented. But before they can
possibly acquire that experience
which alone gives confidence to the
young legislator, he must give way
to a new man, honest or dishonest
as it may happen—and if dishonest,
he is sure to make his short stay,
with no chance to return, profitable
to himself at the public expense.—
And such is always the result of
rotation.
We do not believe there can exist
an intelligent citizen in the state,
animated by honest motives, who
will give this subject a cool consid
eration who can avoid the conclu
sion that this rotation system
has been the source of untold evils
to the citizens of Georgia, its influ
ence reaching beyond the limits of
the counties and districts where it
prevails. The policy should be
abandoned at once and forever.
No matter in what part of the
county, or in what county of the dis
trict a representative or senator
may reside, so long as he performs
his duty faithfully and well he
should be retained in office. But
the instant he fails, neglects or re
fuses to do his whole duty, honestly
and fearlessly, he should be discard
ed, and his successor taught by his
example that the Georgia legisla
ture is not the place to squander
the people’s money or trade in po
litical futures. The same principle
applies to county oflices, and,indeed,
to all and every position of honor
or profit within the gift of the peo
ple. By this course, and by it
alone, can the obtainment ot hon
est, faithful, capable officers be
achieved.
Tallulah, August 2.—Yester
day a party of several gentlemen
was exploring the mysteries of
Grand chasm, when one of the men
came suddenly upon the most enor
mous rattlesnake ever seen in this
country. It measured no less than
eight feet in length and two feet in
thickness, and its rattles were
twenty-five in number, while its
head was as large as a man’s hand.
The gentleman who first saw him
at once drew his revolver, a 41-cal-
iber Smith & Wesson, and fired
several shots at the reutile. As
soon as the first shot was fired, the
snake slid off into the river, dying
the water a deep red, showing that
lie had been wounded by the pistol
ball. As the huge snake swam
across the river he made waves like
those made by a large dog, and ut
tered a peculiar buzzing noise like
a swarm of bees. He reached the
opposite side of the river, and was
soon lost to sight in the cleft of a
rock.
Peanuts were never so cheap in
the South as they now are—the
price per pound being 3}., cts.
Last year prices were high, and the
result was a heavily Increased
acreage, and an overflowing crop.
The Atlanta artesian well is now
1,808 feet deep, and they aro still
digging away at it.
Tlitt Mate of llir Strainer Katie Kllluil.
Savannah News, Tuesday Aug. 4th.
Three shots fired in quick succes
sion and cries of murder aroused
the sleeping hands on the steamer
Katie, lying at her wharf at the
lower rice mill, at 2:45 o’clock this
morning.
A few minutes later the body of
William Shackleford, the mate,
was found dead on the wharf, a few
feet distant, with a bullet wound in
the pit of the stomach. By his side
lay a Smith & Wesson six-shot re
volver with one chamber discharg
ed. The last shot had hardly been
fired when one of the deck hands
roused up from U pile of freight,
where he lay asleep, saw Morris
Bell, the watchman, bend down
and pick up a pistol which lay near
the wounded man, and putting it
in his pocket, start on a run up the
wharf under the long row of sheds
and disappear.
Officer Spann was patrolling Bay
street and heard the shots. He ran
down the steps leading under the
factors’ walk and found the man
lying on his back gasping for breath.
He was in his shirt sleeves. A
glance showed that he had been
mortally wounded. The only one
near was a negro deck hand who
said he heard the two men fighting
on the wharf and a moment later
the shots were fired. The watch
man did the shooting and then ran.
Word was sent to the police bar
racks, and Officers Dunham, Rus
sell, Fleming, Collins and Morgan
soon arrived. The man was still
alive and a messenger was sent for
Dr. Elliott, but before he came the
wounded man died. *
The wound was made by a 32-
calibre bullet piercing the arteries
near the back and causing death by
hemorrhage. Officers Collins and
Morgan started in pursuit of the
murderer, who was traced up the
wharves to the Exchange Building,
and to a saloon near the market,
where all trace of him was lost.
The murdered man was about 30
years of age, and had been mate of
the Katie for about two years. He
lived in Augusta, where he had a
wife and two children. He was
generally regarded as a sober, in
dustrious man of temperate habits.
Bell also lived in Augusta, but had
no family. He was formerly a
member of the Ocean Steamship
police force in Savannah. The two
men had not been on speaking
terms for some time, and the fatal
quarrel was the result of an old
feud.
Shackleford was on South Broad
street late last night with several
companions. When last seen he
said he was going down to the boat
and went towards the river. He
had evidently not gone on board
the boat when the shooting oc
curred. Bell was seen a short time
before sitting on a pile of freight
under the storage shed on the
wharf. It is evident that the men
exchanged shots, as one chamber
in Shackleford’s pistol was empty
and lay by his side, where he had
dropped it.
The coroner was notified and took
charge of the remains. Several
negro deck hands and employes on
the boat were held as witnesses and
taken to the barracks. The police
were kept on track of the murderer,
and are confident of his arrest to
day. The coroner will begin his
investigation this morning.
SUud S’* New Itceoril.
Cleveland, July 30.—Twenty
thousand people at the Cleveland
driving park to-day witnessed the
effort of Maud S. to lower the re
cord of 2:0!)' 4 , and when the chest-
uut mare passed under the wire at
the finish, trom 20,000 throats rose
a wild shout, the vast crowd taking
its cue from the demonstration in
the Judges’ stand, which plainly in
dicated that the effort had been
successful. The conditions, while
not so favorable as might have
been asked in advance of such a
remarkable performance, were
nevertheless good. The sky, except
near the horizon, was clear. The
intense heat was tempered by a
gentle breeze, which was not strong
enough to affect the pace of the
horses. The rain last night had
left the track a trifle heavy, and
there were prlvato bets at heavy
odds that Maud S’s effort would fail.
At Mr. Bonner’s request no pools
sold on the mare's efforts.
Before any of the races on the
programme were trotted, it was an
nounced from the judges’ stand
that Clingstono had been with
drawn fjrom the free-for-all, his
owner, W. J. Gordon, being unwill
ing that ho should trot against more
than one horse, and it had been de
cided that he should be sent against
his record of 2:14, alter Maud H com
pleted her trial. Clingstone was
brought out at 5 o’clock and driven
a warming up mile. When he re
tired Maud H, driven by Bair, went
upon tho track and up tho home
stretch. The multitude in the
grand stand rose and received the
tall beauty with applause. Bair
was compelled many times to lift
his cap in acknowledgement of the
greeting, and Maud herself cast a
proud, inquiring glance at those
who were admiring her, as if to
make sure that all this noise was
for her. -*After jogging the mare
around the track at an easy gait
Bair relaxed the tension of the lines
a little, and permitted her to trot
the warming up heat in 2:29. A
heat of the 2:30 race followed.—
Then Maud S again came upon the
track at 5:30. As before the crowd
greeted her with wild applause.
At the end of a mile jog, the mare
was driven up to the end of the
home stretch, and turning about
came down for the word. Fifty
yards behind followed a runner,
driven by John Splan, of Pittsburg,
When the wire was reached the
mare’s gait was a fast one. As the
word was given, she leaped forward
into a terrific pace amid murmurs
of admiration. She held her gait
around the turn and past the fur
long post and the breathless watch
ers were yielding to the conviction
that she would succeed, when sud
denly she went into the air and
was brought down to a walk before
completing the first quarter. Back
to the starting point she went at an
easy gait, and, as she passed the
grand stand, seemed disappointed
in that applause was not forthcom
ing.
When she came down for the
word the second time it was at a
swift, determined pace that never
for a moment flagged all the way
around the track. There was a
sigli of relief when she passed the
point of her former discomfiture
with long graceful strides. A mur
mur of applause went up when the
quarter post was passed, a score of
watches indicating that the time
was a quarter less than thirty-three
seconds. On the back stretch her
speed was increased a little, and
when the half was completed in
1:04V.j there was a suppressed shout.
In the third quarter the runner
which had jogged along about fifty
yards behind came up rapidly, and
Maud thus encouraged sped by the
three-quarter post in 1:35**. As
the horses rounded into the home
stretch, the runner was close upon
Maud’s heels, and the entire as
semblage rose to witness the finish.
A hundred yards from the wire
there was a momentary flagging on
the part of the mare. Bair’s whip
was quickly out and came down
soundly a few times upon her back.
She recovered her gait almost in
stantly, and passed under the wire
amid the wildest applause, the spec
tators instantly realizing that the
record was broken.
Those on the ground broke over
the railing and surrounded the
mare. Grant, Maud’s groom, was
wild with joy. When tho excite
ment had subsided a beautiful
horseshoe of roses was brought
down from the judges’ stand and
placed around the neck of the pant
ing animal. The applause again
burst forth, and only subsided
when “Billy” Edwards waived his
hand as a signal that the tune was
tq be announced. He said: “Gentle
men, I am happy to state that on a
track which the directors do not by
any means consider fast, Maud S
has just trotted a mile in 2:08%-”
There were more demonstrations
of applause and loud calls for Mr,
Bonner, who was not present, Bair
was the recipient of hearty con
gratulations. Maud S trotted for a
silver cup which will bear tho re
cord of her performance.
When the track was cleared
Clingstone was brought out and,
accompanied by a running mate,
trotted around to lower his record.
It was an even and pretty perform
ance, and the time was 2:14, his
previous record.
Darien Gazette: Everything now
points to tho almost certain and
unanimous nomination and trium
phant election of tho Hon. Augus
tus O. Bacon, of Macon as governor
of Georgia. Major Bacon now has
more friends than ever, and if the
convention was held this summer
ho would be nominated with a
whoop. Ho deserves tho honor
more than any other statesman in
Georgia, and wo are anxious to see
the day come when he can take his
seat In tho big red chair at Atlanta.
Among the beautiful shade trees
on Greene street at Augusta are to
be heard nightly countless myriads
of martins that have made that lo
cality a roosting place, to the in
tense annoyance and disgust ot the
residents. Bleep is almost out of
tho question, while the general dis
comfort created by their presence
is getting to bo Intolerable. The
police have instructions from the
mayor not to molest them or per-
’mlt any one else to do so.
The IloffUH Cattle queen.
Savannah Times.
Our readers remember Mrs. Balm,
the alleged Texas cattle queen;
how she created a sensation in At
lanta by making public her vast
possessions, and afterwards draw
ing a pistol on the irrepressible
Bruffey, of the Constitution. They
also remember how she came to
Savannah and gained some notorie
ty through notices of the local
press.
It now seems that she is a hum
bug of the first water. A Chicago
dispatch, dated August 1st inst.,
says of her:
“Mrs. Salm, the self-styled cattle
queen of Houston, Texas, and inci
dental owner of four large cattle
ranches, 125,000 head of stock and
diamonds to the value of -$75,000,
who has been attracting considera
ble attention here during the past
week, has suddenly departed from
the Palmer House. She disappeared
from that hotel yesterday, leaving
behind her the alleged valuable col
lection of Jewels and her trunk as
collateral for an unpaid board bill
aggregating $75. ^Irs. Balm’s arri
val took place a week ago yester
day. In addition to occupying a
room and frequenting the dining
room three times a day she whiled
away the time by driving a team of
spirited horses, a four-in-hand be
ing her outfit one day.
“The money lor this little amuse
ment failed to appear at the clerk’s
desk, the hotel being responsible
for her livery bill. Her board bill
was growing in dimensions and no
deposit crowded the safe to her
credit. The clerk on Thursday in
sinuated that it was customary for
a guest not known to the proprie
tor to make a deposit for the board
bill. Mrs. Balm expressed her re
gret that it was after banking hours.
The clerk intimated that she could
have no objection to delivering her
jewels as collateral for to the bill.
Bhe said she was a business woman,
was acquainted with the ways of
the world and had no objection to
such a proceeding. The jewelry
included an alleged diamond neck
lace, pearl earrings and a silver
spoon with Heged diamond in
the bov ■ y value, as assessed
byaje «.— unt, is now ascer
tained, to be $18, the most valuable
article being the silver spoon.”
Let Charity Benin at Home.
In Albany recently a poor wo
man, Miss Sallie Hobbs, was tried
by legal process in that city and ad
judged to be an idiot—a subject un
fit to be at large. Bhe liad an uncle
living in Lee county. She was put
upon the cars and sent up to Lees
burg in the expectation that she
would be given a home and shelter
by him. Her uncle refused to have
anything to do with her, and she
was put on the cars and sent back
to Albany Monday night. She re
mained at the depot until yester
day. Officer Itichardsou supplied
her with food, and Marshal Smith
collected six dollars with which to
defray her expenses to East Flo
rida, where she wishes to go. She
was sent off on the train yesterday
—whither, she probably knows not
—a poor, witless waif. We take a
deeper interest in the heathen that
are afar off, across wild waters and
under strange skies, than in the
human wrecks that call for pity
in vain, under the very shadow of
churches. Every community
should have a home, a place of ref
uge for Just such unfortunates as
the one that was sent forth yester
day to meet the hardships and des
olations of idiocy and friendlessness
in another state. There ought to
be something like systematic chari
ty in this community and in every
other community for unfortunates
who are not responsible for the
great misfortune of being heathen.
Hun. i. U. I'arkii’ Teitlmoiirjr.
I cheerfully state that in my opin
ion Bwlft’s Bpecific Is a most excel
lent tonic. In the month of Sep
tember, J883, my health failed by
reason of overwork while attend
ing the state legislature. I was at
length induced to try Swift’s Bpecif
ic and was greatly beneflttod.—
When l began using it I could
scarcely take a step, but after I had
finished the seventh bottle I realiz
ed that Swift’s Bpecific had contrib
uted in a large degree to my grad
ual restoration to health and
strength. I have also used B. B. B.
in my family with satisfactory re
sults, giving it to ono of my chil
dren this soring. The little one’s
appetite, strength and general
health were perfected from the use
of B. B. a.
James G. 1‘arkh.
Dawson, Ga„ May 22, 1885.
For sale by nil druggists.
Treatise on Blood and Bkln Dis
eases mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer
3 Atlanta, Ga. JL Y., 157 W. 23d
Street.
A Large Klee Cro|i l’mllrtrd.
New Orleans, August 3.—The
first new rice of the season, 23 sacks
of rough, was received here to be
milled. To-morrow it will be sold
on ’change. The indications are
that the rice crop will be large.
Death of a Hlgamlst.
Columbus, O.—Charles Edward
Neuville Conswiesky, who was
serving a seven years’ sentence for
bigamy, died in the state prison
here yesterday. His father was an
Englishman and his mother was a
Prussian Countess. He was a
young man when he came to Ame
rica, and had not long been in this
country before he had married fif
teen different women.
A Lour Mm Found After Death to be Klch.
C. C. Carpenter, an aged pattern
maker, died suddenly in Chatta
nooga, the 3d of this month. He
was supposed to be comparatively
poor, but in looking over his per
sonal effects a startling discovery
was made. It was found lie had
$7,000 in cash in one of the banks,
$15,000 in stock in one of the best
paying coal mines in the state, and
many thousand dollars in bonds.
He has been living in Chattanooga,
for twenty years, and so far as can
be learned has no living relatives.
Immense Cotton Crop.
Norfolk, Va., August 3.—Price,
Reid & Co., have issued to-day a
comprehensive crop circular, cover
ing an analysis of 1,408 replies, em
bracing every county producing
one thousand bales in the cotton
belt. It places the crop above an
average up to July the 25th. Bixty-
six per cent, of the replies show the
condition to be better than at the
beginning of July. Only eleven
per cent, show a decline, and the
remainder reports the natural pro
gress of the crop towards maturity.
The Cholera In Spain.
Madrid, August 3.—Despite the
increase of cholera here the busi
ness of places of amusement seems
to be unaffected. Theatres, cafes
and other resorts of pleasure, in
fact, appear to present scenes of un
usual liveliness and jollity during
the crisis. The heat everywhere
throughout the country is excess
ive, and has been so for several
days. Tho number of new cases of
cholera throughout Bpain yester
day was 3,807, and of deaths from
the disease 1,304. In th.is. city 37
new cases and 23 deaths were re
corded.
Th« gnlratlon Army Attacked.
Paris, Aug. 3.—A mob attacked
a corps of the Salvation Army
while it was parading with religi
ous ceremonials on one of the bou
levards yesterday evening. The
attack was very violent and the
police had all they could do to res
cue the Salvationists. The leaders
of tho mob urged on their followers
with the cry “Down with the Eng
lish,” and succeeded in so thorough
ly enraging the Frenchmen against
the uniformed Britons that the lat
ter were locked up in the police
station against the fury of their
assailants.
Bltl’i Rntnet.
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 2.—Tho con
viction and sentence of Louis Riel,
the rebel leader, is the all-absorb
ing topic to-day. Orangemen and
English subjects generally consider
it a righteous judgment, while
among the French Canadians con
siderable excitement and indigna
tion is manifested. They claim
that the trial was not a fair one,
that valuable evidence from the
Metis standpoint, was suppressed,
and that important witnesses were
denied tho defense. Levicque, who
tore down a Riel effigy during the
reception to the sharpshooters, was
to-day presented with a gold watch
and chain.
A Burial at Situ.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2.—The
Boston bark Hancock, Capt. Eaton,
which has boon lying at tho quar
antine station since Wednesday
last, undergoing fumigation, caus
ed by one of her crew dying of yel
low fever, arrived at her dock to
day, where her cargo of sugar will
be discharged. During her stay at
Cienfugos, Arthur Eaton, steward
of tho craft, died of yellow fever.
The young man being tho captain’s
son, and he being desirous of hav
ing the body Interred at his home
in Reading, Mass., the remains
were put in a liquor cask in a sit
ting position and tho cask was filled
with rum to preserve them. The
cask was then lashed fast to the
upper deck of tho vessel. When
she was threo days out the cask was
covered with heavy chains and the
remains were consigned to the
deep, the intense heat making
further carriage impossible.
A lllll to Tux Hurhi'loru.
Atlanta Constitution, August 4th.
Yesterday a sensation was created
in the house of representatives by
Mr. Connell, of Decatur, who intro
duced the following bill for a first
reading:
A bill, to be entitled an act to pro-
Mbit the evil of too many old
bachelors in the state of Geor
gia, and for other purposes:
Section 1. Be it enacted by tho
general assembly of the state of
Georgia now convened, That from
and after the passage of this act all
male inhabitants of this state, who
have arrived at the age of thirty
years and who have never married ’
shall be taxed $2 50 per annum for
the enjoyment of this unmarried
state, and each year so long as they
shall enjoy the enviable position in
life of single blessedness.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That the taxes
so collected shall be appropriated
to the school fund in the county
where the old bachelor paying said
tax may reside, in order to pay the
tuition of children who have no
fathers, and that said tax shall be
collected in the 3ame manner that
poll taxes are collected.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That any
old bachelor falling under the pro
visions of this act shall be relieved
from this extra tax by marrying.
And the good ladies of our grand
old commonwealth are hereby earn
estly requested to join the reform
ers and moralist of the country in
order to correct this most monstrous
and ruinous evil which now stalks
abroad in our sunny south and
would be virtuous land.
Bee. 4. Repeals all conflicting
laws.
“Shall this bill be committed or
engrossed ?” asked the speaker.
“I move its reference to, tho com
mittee on lunatic asylum,” said
Judge Harrell, of Webster.
The bill was about to take that
direction when Mr. Connell moved
its reference to the committee on
finance. It took that direction but
later Mr. Connell withdrew it and
had the bill engrossed. He says he
is confident of passing it.
PUNISHING WIFE BEATERS.
There seems to be a very strong
and growing sentiment against the
unmanly crime of wife beating, and
this feeling has resulted in the in
troduction of a bill by Mr. Bond, of
De Kalb, to make habitual wife beat
ing a felony. This bill was intro
duced yesterday. It provides that
for habitual wife beating, or for the
second offense, a husband may be
sent to the penitentiary for a term
of not less than two or more than
five years, provided that if the Jury
shall recommend the prisoner to
mercy, his offense may be punished
as a misdemeanor. The bill also
provides that on such a charge the
wife may be a competent witness
against the husband.
A Murderer Ceiitured.
Savannah Nows, August 4th.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Vinzant, of
Duval county, Fla., passed through
Bavaunah yesterday with Gus
Effige, a negro, who is wanted in
Washington county, Ga.
On July 18th Effige fatally stab
bed Crawford Smith, another negro.
He was seen last night in the coun
ty jail, and told a News reporter
that he was captured in East Jack
sonville on Saturday by Sheriff Hol
land and Deputy Vinzant. Accord
ing to his statement he and Smith
had not been on good term* for
some time. Early in the slimmer
he was met by Smith one day, not
far from his home, near 12,** on tho
Central railroad. A quarrel result
ed and Smith threatened tcfekill
Effige the next time they met.—
About dusk on July 18th Smith
went over to Efflge’s house and
abused him and threatened to kill
him.
Effige says that he went to his
gate, where Smith was standing.
As he approached, the latter put
one hand in his pockrf. Effige
then seized him, threw him down
and cut him several times with a
knife. When ho got up, Smith
walked off.
Effige went to Smith’s home add
told his family what had occurred.
The wounded man lived but a fw
days. Effige was arrested, and two
constables started to tako him to
Sandersville fora preliminary hear
ing. While tho party was driving
through a dense piece of vyoodland
Etfige Jumped out and escap'd, add,
made his way down to Florida. Ho
wus taken to Tennillo last night
and there delivered to tho Sheriff
of Washington county. He is not
at all a vicious or brutal looking
man, and would not be taken for a
murderer.
—Boston Home-Journal: At the
Harnett House, Savannah, Ga., you
et all the c mi forts ot high-nricod
lotels, and save from $1 to $2 pur
day.