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Newspaper Page Textm Filtered as Second-class Matter at th e sandersvllle Postafflce April 27, 1980. SandersYille, Washington County, Ga, PUBLISHED BY A. J. JERNIGAN & CO. Proprietors and Editors. Subscription: $1.50 Per Veai, THE MERCURY. THE MERCURY. PUBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY. NOTIOEI A. J, JERSJdAN A! CO., Proprietors, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SUBSCRIPTION: $l.ti() Per Annum. AU Communications Intended /hr this Paper must be accompanied by the full name of the writer—not necessarily for publication, but ms m VOLUME VU. SANDERSYILLE. GA.. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1887. NUMBER 46. guarantee of good fhtth. We are In no u-av responsible for Me views or opinions of correspond- E. S. LANGMADE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SANDERSYILLE. Ga. A FATAL BLOCKADE, ATTEMPTED MURDER. iNH, H. D. ltVANS, .fa EVANS & EVANS, I RIGHTFUL FALLS FROM: TUB NEW YOJIK ELEVATED ROAD. An AmbuIi made Upon l»r. Keifer, of Savannah, Groraln Dr. E. J. Kcifcr, n well known propri- nu West ATTORNEYS AT LAW SANDERVILLE, GA. F, H, SAFFOLD, attorney at law, SANDERSYILLE, OA. Will practice in nil the Courtu of the Midiilo Circuit nnd in tbe counties iiirroamling Washington. 8peeinl at tention given to commercial law. H. N. HOLLIFIELD, Pliysician & Surgeon, SANDERSYILLE, GA. onion next door lo Mrs. Bayne's Millinery jtore, on Harris etrest. BUY YOUli from j-ER;isrxa-.A.nsr, (Nono (jennino without our trade mark.) Off IlAffD AND FOR SALE SPECTACLES, NOSE GLASSES, Etc., Etc. Watches, Clocks JEWELRY nKPAIRBD BY JEBITIQ'AlSr. Tito Pi InCD of Wnlcs. I asked Wilder, tho humorist, about his parlor entertainments in Europe,nnd especially nbout his evenings with tho Prince of Wales, says a newspaper cor respondent. “I gavo my imitations for him six times,” said the littlo man. “Lasttimo 1 saw him wns at Mrs. Sloano Stnnioy’B, and lio kindly set mo at his right at the table. All stnud till he sits, nnd ho rises lirst nt tho end ns n signal to the others. I. is not otiquotto to ent after ho finishes, but lie fixes thnt very neatly by continuing to pick nt tho food ns long ns lio sees anybody elso busy. Ho is a man of wonderful tnct in plncing people nt their ense. ‘•For instnneo, I took a sip of water oil sitting down. -That's wntor!' said tho princo, with n laugh, touching my wineglass. ‘Ah, sir,’ 1 said, ‘I am a blue ribbon uinn. I never drink any wine,’ ‘No?’he said; ‘very well.’ Ho wns polite. Ho did not quiz mo or laugh at or banter me as auotlior might, nnd sav, ‘Aw, now, just this ouco, ycu kuowl’ Nothing of the sort Ho turned tho talk to other tilings." ‘‘About your entertainment?’’ I asked. ‘‘Oh, my share? Well, I generally havo to Btand upon tho table, but tho princo lifted mo upon tho piano, whero, in the intervals of my imitations, there w ns good music made by an eminent professional. I stood with my faco to the princess nnd near to her, for she is getting quite deaf. One thing I noticed ns odd; the higher up you get tho least ceremony there is. The prince insists that overybody shall talk at tho table without ally reference to him, ns they would if they wcio at homo; and ho banishes mere formnlity just as far as court tradition will permit.— Washing- ton Post, fho Tantalizing Maid, the Tempting Brotzel mu! the Shroml Canine. Ht#' Fliegende Blaetter. A Swell Affair. —Judge, | Men WnlkliiK on tlio Truck, Hhnkrn Off to Thole llontli br Morin* Train*. j A lire occurred in Now York City at , o o clock Thursday morning in tho store i 0 Alohoil, the tailor, in the Bowery, nnd I caused a loss of between $50,000 nud $00- 0IU) Trains on tho elevated roads wore blocked by the (lames, A Idockndc oc curred all the way down to South Ferry and and on tlie down track up to Seven teenth street. A number of passengers left one train at Seventeenth street and started to walk nlong the narrow fyoU- patii nt tho side of the truck to the sta- Hon at Eleventh sticet. While doing so tlie blockade was relieved and trains began to start. Their motion shook the pathway to such an extent that a number ,,f passengers wero thrown down to tho street. Throe of .these wero instantly Killed und seven others badly injured. Soon after the lire occurred the down track was blocked with trains from Nintli to Fifty-second streets. All tho trains were crowded witlr people. Alongside the track is a platform two feet and a lmlf wide, used by trackmen. Above fourteenth street it is not provided witli a hand rail. One of the passengers, named Patrick Matthews, on the train which was blockaded between stations, grew impatient of waiting, and opened tho gate on the enr platform, stepped down to tho platform beside the track and started to walk to Fourteenth street. He was followed by ninny others, until there wns a continuous line of men in single file in dose order on this platform, headed by Mathews. When Mathews had nearly reached Fourteenth street, the block ado was broken, and the trains •started up, one after another. The shak ing of the track and noise nnd rush of tho cars apparently frightened Mathews, be cause ho turned and dashed for the car platform. The man next behind did tho same, but Mathews’ hold apparently broke, and lie toppled buck upon thu in»n behind him, nnd both fell backward into tho street. The commotion created on the platform by this occurrence, frightened nnd demoralized others closo to them. Some came in collision and fell, while others in panic jumped from the platform to tho street below, and still others hurriedly scrambled upon passing cars. Tho shouts ami screams outside communicated tho panic to pas sengers inside tho cars and many women fainted. The trains were stopped, nnd everybody remaining on the platform was taken on hoard the cars. The men fell or leaped to the street, about twenty feet below, and struck up on the surface ear track or stone pave ment. Four were killed outright, their skulls being crushed in each instanco. 'J lie other six wero seriously hurt. One lias since died in the hospital, nml an other is reported dying. it is supposed several others made the leap, but were not so seriously hurt but that they could take care of themselves. The lire which was the primnry cause of tho accident, burned out Nicoll’s tailoring establishment, and a couple of small houses ndjoiuiug, causing a loss of $100,000. Mathews was one of tho men killed. All wore clerks or laboring mon who wero belated on their way to busi ness. ctor of n drug store on Stewart anu ,, Broad streets, Hnvannnh, On., wns shot by a young man named Thomas Fogarty. On Friday young Fogarty went into Dr. Koifer's drug store, nud being refused some articles, commenced a violent tirade sgainst Mrs, Keifcr, nnd used in her presence and applied to her some most obsccno language. Monday morning the mnyor fined Fogartv $10. It npponrs that after the police court , enso had been disposed of, young Fogarty • and laid in armed himself with a revolver wait for Dr. Keifer. About 11:35 o’clock ho saw the latter leaving his store in com- 1 p»ny with Mr, L. Nolan and Mr. <J. G. Fnllignnt, ami approaching the druggist from behind a fence, on tlie-north side of Stewart street, Fogarty fired. llu \mw within a few feet of the druggist when he commenced Ids attempt at assassina tion. The lirst shot struck him under ami behind the left car, and came out of his mouth The next one struck him on the fleshy portion of his right arm as he wheeled about to see who shot him. An other bullet entered his buck and in the fleshy part by the right thigh, nud nn- other one penetrated his right leg. The five shots were discharged with remarkable rapidity. Four of them took effect. The first shot was tired when the youthful ussnssiu was only a few feet away from liis victim, nml thu flesh was burned, in such close proximity was the pistol held to the head. As soon us lie emptied his revolver und before the af frighted spectators could do anything, Fogarty ran away down Sims street, and was lust seen going across Springfield plantation. Dr. Keifer fell in the. street, being un armed, nnd only u few feet from his store door. It is thought ho will come through safely, ns the wounds nro not considered I necessarily fatal, The attempt to murder him is a most dustnrdly oue. Fogarty was still at large at last accounts. “THEY MURDERED HER.” Rxultlns Scenes Over i lit* Dead Body of an AtinrcliUl’* Wire. There was a remarkable scene Tuesday afternoon at the bier of dead wife of An archist Neelie in Chicago. Whilo the room was filled with sympathizers of both sexes, a blonde little woman bent over the coffin mid burst into loud lamenta tions. With clasped hands and stream ing eyes she shrieked : “They murdered her! She was murdered by those hang men. Grin licit and Gary wero lior exe cutioners, She, in her coffin; her hus band in jail. Both victims of capitalistic bloodhounds.’’ The people present became highly wrought up, and during tho remainder of the day, in the death chamber, there wns no cessation of curses against those hang- mo i. Before evening a copy of tho Arbeiter Zeituiig arrived, containing an article declaring that Mrs. Ncebo had died from a broken heart, caused by the conviction of her husband. The articlo concluded us follows: “She and our friend, Oscar Neebo, are victims of a capitalistic band of conspira tors, known as the Citizens’ association, nml’of their tools—Gdnnell and Gary— they, in conjunction with an odious, ly ing press, serving the enemies of tho people, have murdered a brave woman, and made children, not of age, orphans. They will reap the curse of the present and the contempt of coming generations.” The sidewalk in front of Neebee’s house was crowded with excited people. A committee lias been formed to make arrangements for the funeral, and they decided to postpone it, and make it the occasion of a socialistic demonstration. WILL PROBABLY REBEL. Newfonnillnml Grvntlr Excited Over the Halt Bill. Advices from Newfoundland show thnt in their ultimatum to tho British govern ment in forwarding tho bait hill for the imperial usseut, the legislature of that colony is determined not to bo trampled upon by the queen or bvauy in authority * ' f; under her. The text of the address of the legislature of Newfoundland to tho imperial government shows that the island is greatly excited. It says in effect that Newfoundland will not submit to tho situation. Tho address goes on to say: “Wo must decliuo respectfully to uccept the view that the French or any other for eign power has a status to or consultative claim in tho control or disposition of our property, and we humbly demur to any recognition of their pretentious in this respect. Wo acknowledge no authority hut that of the imperial government, and their rights of their domain are wisely limited by our constitutional powers, which secures for us the free exereiso of our instructed intelligenceiu the manage ment of our local affairs.” The same advices state that the colony is on the verge of an open rebellion, and that little encouragement would ho re quired to cause a general uprising against the yoke of British connection, which, they claim, boars heavily upon them. Private dispatches state that a strong sentiment favoring annexation to the United States is spreading throughout tho provinco, which is likely to give serious trouble unless the British government yields in granting the demand tho pro visional government is now making. A SOCIALIST MEETING. They Grow Quits Excited In Dlteuaaln* Tliolr Views. FIGHTING AGAINST ODDS. Alex Crawford, a negro murderer, was taken from jail at Winona, Miss., by an immense crowd of enraged citizens Mon day and was Imaged from a trestle on thu ,-ailrood near the town. He made a des- nerntc fight in his cell against the crowd, being armed with a broomstick, which he wielded with effect, but was finally overpowered. He died game refusing to make any declaration. His victim was Vic L off gin 3, a prominent meichnnt of Winona, whom lie killed on the even ing of February 38th. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. An accident occurred to a passenger train on the Pemberton und Ilightown branch of tho Pennsylvania railroad, near Ilightown, N. Y., in consequence of a broken rail. The mail car and passenger were thrown from the track, and the former was burned and all the mails de stroyed. A. A. Pcrine, of Ilightown was fatally injured, and Levi Wilson, con ductor, wm seriously if not fatally hurt. One or two passengers are reported in jured. A number ot physicians went to look after the injured, • There was a large meeting of socialists nt west Twelfth street, Quinerhall, Chi cago Sunday afternoon, to discuss a measure pending in the Illinois legisla ture known as Merritt's bill to puniBnthe authors of inflammatory, incendiary speeches or writings. After an address by a newspaper man named Buchannn, denouncing capitalists, the press and tho military, a resolution wns adopted pro testing against the bill. Then some vory radical speeches wore delivered in Eng lish, German and Bohemian. Editor Ourrlin, of the Arbeiter Zeitung, advised his hearers to procure arms and carry them. Holmes, the English chairman, declared the socialists had the right to preach treason und the overthrow of so ciety, and the constituted authorities. Sooner than sco the hill pass, ho would take arms in hand and preach revolution. He was against the hill ns an American citizen, as a socialist and as an anarchist. If necessary they should all become de termined rebels, and preach downright revolution. Currlin nnd Holmes were widely cheered by tho crowd, which in cluded a number of women. MEXICAN MURDERERS. Tli* Bodies of Two Knnolimeu Found In a Burnt Cabin* A horrible doublo murder occurred at Lackey’s rancho near Albuquerquo, N. M., last week. On Friday a party riding E ast tho ranche discovered that tho cabin ad been burned. They also found the body of Frasier, Lacky’s partner, lying a short distance away with his back per forated with bullets, as though lio had been shot while running uway. Lackey was missing, but on searching the ruins carefully his charred remains were found. The previous afternoon several shots were heard in the vicinity and four Mex icans were seen leaving there a short time afterward, Robbery is supposed to be the incentive. MANNING GOING TO EUROPE. Secretary Manning has arrauged to make a trip to Europe for his health. He left Washington Thursday for New York and will take a steamer from there next week. He will be accompanied by his wife and family and Treasurer Jordan. The latter is now In New York, but will returu to Washington prior to his departure for Europe, ijp BEECHER DIES. THE GREAT PREACHER QUIETLY PASSES AtVAY, The l.aal Kernel—Heartfelt Ke«ret—Letter* ill' Condolence. Ac. Henry Ward Beecher died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., Tuesday morning at l) o’clock. He began to sink slowly after midnight, nnd the watchers nt his bedside soon saw that the end was near. Mr. Beecher passed quietly away while asleep. He never recovered consciousness after paralysis stupilicd his mind. He died in the presence of his family. Present at thu bedside wero Col. II. Beecher, his wife, his daughters Hattie and Bessie, and John Henry Ward Beecher, Miss Edith Beecher, W. C. Beecher und wife, Uov. Samuel Scoville, Mrs. Scoville, eldest daughter of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Miss Scoville,who lias just come from the Pacific slope; Miss Bullard, Rev. B. B, Ilallidny und wife, Deacon S V. White, E A. Seueomb, ono of thu trustees of Plymouth church, nnd Major J. B. Pond. In accordance with the wish of Mr. Beecher no crape was found on the door, but, instead, n wreath of beautiful flowers hung over the bell knob. This bulletin was issued: “The ser vices nt the liouso will bo confined abso lutely to relatives,without any exception, it being manifest that any selection out side the circle would bo impossible, tho being too small to hold oven a small por tion of his nearest friends.” The interment will be in Greenwood cemetery. In accordance with un agree ment made years ago between Mr. Beecher und Dr. Hall thnt whoever died first the other should otiiciato ut tho fu neral, Dr. C. C. Hall will perform the ceremony. Dr. Sonrle has prepared tho following statement: “Mr, Beecher fniled decidedly after it a. m. His brenth was more labored and slow, und his pulse gradu ally grew weaker. The family was aroused about 4, and all gathered around his Ledsido. It soon became evident, however, that immediate dissolution was not to be looked for. It stole on him Btcadily nnd stealthily. It wns not till 8:80 that he could be snid to be dying. At II his pulse became feeble, and flickering, but it remninod percepti ble until a few minutes before breathing ceased. This occurred at 0:30. There was no struggle; ho breathed liis last quietly.” Tho news of Mr. Beecher’s death spread very quickly to all parts of the city, nnd Brooklyn may be said to bo a city of mourning. Even those who did not concur with him, had no hesitation in expressing their deep regret at his death. As a mark of respect to his mem ory. the Hugs on public buildings were placed at half mast, and Mayor Whitney had tho city hall boll tolled half an hour, commencing at ten this morning. At the same titno boys were soiling their extras on the street, announcing tho death of the great divine. tyuinoy Ward, the sculptor, is expected to take a cast of his face, for n statue al ready provided for by his staunch and old friend, II, W. Bnge, of Ithica. The statue will ornnment Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Telegrams of inquiry nnd condolence wero sent to the liouso on Hicks street during tho pnst few days by the following, among others: Dr. Parker, of the City of Temple, London; Miss Ellon Terry, Lou don; George William Curtis, Rev. Lyinuu Bramstoker, II. W. Sage, Henry R. Har ris, Francis Murphy and Clinton B. Fisk. The following is a telegram sent to Mrs. Beecher by President Cleveland : “Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C , March 8. -Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher: Accept my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of your bercavomeut, with the hope that comfort may be vouchsafed from the heavenly source you kuow so well. “Gkoveh Cleveland.” IIUSII SYMPATHY. The aldermen of Brooklyn held a special meeting Tuesday and passed resolutions providing for draping tho city buildings and closing the public offices on the day of the funeral. The municipal council of the Irish National Leuguo mot and unanimously adopted resolution of regret. PATH OF THE CYCLONE. It Hli-lltc* Monroe, Go, and Doe* mueh Damage. A small cyclone struck Monroe, Gn.,on Tuesday evening, doing some damage. People ran from their houses and saw a rapidly revolving funnel shaped cloud flying from southwest to northeast. In five minutes it was many miles away, ris ing upward. It descended right in the midst of tho town,blowing down a frame liouso of Mr. O. G. Nowell und tearing off the tin roof of the store belonging to B. S. Walker and occupied by A. S. Nowell & Co. Houses in tho immediate truck of the cyclone were not touched or shaken. It seemed to have como straight down from above, blew over tho house and tore off the roof, and then us- cended agaiu. A buggy was lifted from the ground and its wheels sent spinning nround in tho air in a rapid rate, and then placed back on tho ground just a few feet from where it was struck. A horse was standing hitched to a post with a saddle on. The saddle was blown from bis back, breaking the girth. i’HE APPROPRIATION HIM.*. A statement of the footings of the ap propriation bills passed at the Inst session of Congress has been completed by the clerks of the Senate and the House com mittee on appropriations. It is as follows: Agricultural, $1,020,730; army, $28,724,- 718; diplomatic mid consular, $1,429,924; District of Columbia, $4,265,890,Indians, $4,220,897; legislature, $20,702,221; military academy, $419,936; navy, $25,- 758,105; pensions, $70,252,500; post- otlice, $55,094,050; sundry civil, $23,- 382,490; Mexican pension deficiency, $0,900,000; public printing deficiency, $107,000; miscellaneous appropriations, estimated, $3,500,000. Total of actual appropriations, $247,387,144. The river and harl harbor bill, which was not signed, appropriated $9,918,000, and the defic iency which did not pass, though it wns agreed upon iu sonfereneo, carried an ap propriation of $4,275,023, A DETERMINED OFFICER. a Cnwd sf Kodak* Kndeaver In Detain a Prisoner. A special to the Atlanta Constitution from Chattanooga, Tenu., says: Sheriff Connor, of this county, returned Monday from Asheville, N. C\, in charge of one Goodluke, wanted hero for felonious as sault. The seliriff bad a thrilling exper ience. Goodlake’s friends made a des perate effort to rescue tho prisoner, and nt one time the constabulary and better citizens of Asheville came near having a riot with roughs who were Goodlake’i friends. Sheriff Connor wns urrested on a warrant charging him with forgery, de laying him one day. Then an effort was made to further delay him by securing a writ of habeas corpus, which he eluded by taking tho place of tho fireman on the engino, on the train on which lie had placed his prisoner. As fireman, he avoided the writ until within six miles of the Tcnnossee line, when he was discov ered by ono of Goodlake's friends, all of whom remained in the train. The plucky sheriff then ran forwaul to the cow catcher where lie rodo until tho train touched the Tcnnessoo line, his prisoner in the meantime being iu charge of a deputy who refused to give the prisoner up until ordered by his superior. The affair created excitement in North Caro lina. Goodlake's friends declare they will prosecute Connor. Tho prisoner is now here to await his trial. A SWINDLER ARRESTED. Tno Proprietor of the Vlotor Watch Com puny In the Toll*, I‘ or a number of months the liostofllcc authorities have received complaints from all parts of the country nbout a concern doing business at No. 48 Maiden Lane Now York city, known as the “Victor Watch Company,” which was flooding the mails with circulars, advertising cheap watches. Inspector Hartshorn was given chnrgo of the ease, and after careful ex amination ho discovered that the concern was a gigantic swindle. The Victor Wr.tclf company has been run by a man named Charles West. He advertised gold plated watches for $0 50, received the money and never sent the watches. Tuesday Inspector Hartshorn arrested West in his small office on Maiden Lane and took him before United States Com missioner Shields, who held him for examination. West lias made thousands of dollars out of the scheme. Tho in spectors are limiting up the names of people who have been swindled. A STRANGE WII.I.. Edward Kuclil, of Omaha, Neb., 09 years old, was found lying dead in n bed at 319 South Tenth street. Kuchl was a well known eccentric character about Omaha, He was a shoemaker by trade, but made a great deal of money by toll ing fortunes. In hts will he directs tlmt John Baumor tako charge of the remains and sue thnt his body is cremated, nnd all his expenses and debts paid, and then that the residue bo offered to the Fran ciscan Sisters. His ashes lie desired placed over n certain bnr in the city, where he wns nccustomcd to drink. It is thought thnt the money und property will amount to $3,000. Mr. Baumer will take the body to Buffalo and have it cremated at once. A NOUTHKRN VESSKI, WRECKED, A dispatch from Camden N. J., says : It is feared that a steamer bound for a northern port has been wrecked off the New Jersey coast during the storm ol Ihursduy last. The ocean bench between Barnegat inlet and Seaside park is strewn with wreckage, Southern fruits and early vegetables iu erntee, and barrels are washing ashore in the surf, and arc being picked up by the beachcombers. This afternoon nearly twenty barrels of green cabbage were oast upon the sands. As yet nothing has been saved tlmt gives the slightest indication of the name of the vessel. No bodies have been found. ■ HOT IN TI1E DAItK. About miduight Mouday Mrs. Smith, a widow who lives six miles south of In dianapolis oil Bluff road, witli her grand son, Cornelius E. Sutton, a young boy, was awakened by some one demanding admittance. Sutton was also awakened nnd wnrned the intruder away. Instead of leaving, however, the man attempted ' iaow. to gain nil entrance through the win-„... Sutton fired through the glass and tho fellow went awuy. Tuesday morning his dead body was found near the gate with a bullet through bis heart. His identity is unknown. ANSWERED 111 A SHOT. 5Vm. Mills, an English laborer, was udr shot and killed Monday afternoon by u man named Pierce, at Coosa tunnel, on the Goodwater extension, twenty miles from Birmingham, Ala. Pierre was a timekeeper, and had struck a drunken laborer with n rock. Mills and three companions followed him to a store near l»Yi nnd Mills asked Pierce why lie struck tlie man. Pierce picked up a double- barreled shotgun and said: “I will answer with this.” lie fired, and the entire load passed through Mill’s head, killing him instantly. Piereo escaped. KILLED HID WIFE. James F. Goodman, a wealthy citizen of Huntsville, Mo., had a dispute witli liis wife Sunday night about a piece of real estate he had presented to bis little son. Goodman kicked hi* wife out of bed and then brainod her with a boot- jack. The child witnessed the killing. Goodman wont to the barn, severed an artery in his arm, and hanged himself to u rafter. The dend woman was good- mans’ third wife, and the boy to whom the property had been presented was tlie sou of a former wife. I'ETKOLKUM IN ALABAMA. Information has been received of the discovery of petroleum oil at Vance’s statiou Ala., thirty miles below Birming ham on the Alabama Great Souther.i rail road. Oil wa9 found at tlie depth of fifty feet and a steady stream is flowing to the surface through a two inch pipe. Indi cations of oil were found iu the same lo cality about one year ago, but no holing was done until recently. Much excite ment is caused by tbe news, INTO THE RIVER. A TRAIN GOES DOWN WITH A TRESTLE. A Sli|*ltr Aeeldant lha Iron Mnunlnlu and Bonthern Railroad. The Texas bound train of tlie Iron Mountain railroad, which left St. Louis Saturday night, was precipitated into the crock by tho bridge giving wny two and 'if Victoria, Missouri. a half miles south oi The engine and all the pnssengor coaches went down togothcr. Only the sleeper was left on the track. The accident while not being at nil un usual in regard to fatal casualties, proves to have boun quite remarkable in respect *Y ‘ .... to tho several clrcumsiancos which at tended it. It occurred nt Victoria, a lit tlo after 10 o'clock, nnd was occasioned by the giving way under tho train of tho trestle which crosses Joneliim crock, at that point. Tho train wns tho Toxn3 ex press and consisted of bnggngo, express and mail ears, a smoker, two coaches und four sleepers, carrying nbout id * “ 180 I pusseugi day and crs. A heavy rain lmd fullcn At Hematite, tho flrst station this sido of the trestle, tlio engineer received orders to run cautiously, na tho rain had been lioavy aud tho creek was out of its banks. Engineer Kelly says lio ran slowly beyond that point, and both he nnd his fireman, Win. Hach,watched tho track very close ly. As lie approached thu track, Kelly observed thnt tlio track wns entirely straight and level, showing nothing wrong, and he went on without the slighust fear or hesitation, but when his engiuu reached about the middle of tho trestle, he felt tho whole structure sink ing beueath him. Iu i un instant ho opened tho valves op ened the valves operating thu air brakes the full width, aud brought the train to so quick n stop that the front cud of ono the curs was crushed iu by tlio sudden shock. This saved the coaches, but tho e, mail, express and smoking curs [it went into the ragiug torrent below, car rying with them all tho men on board. Engin ngfnecr Kolly and Fireman Hach went down with the engino, and were sub merged in tlie flood. Kelly, in his strug- ? ;lo to free himself, found that ono of his cct was held fast, but at the same in stant, and just as ho realized thnt lio must drowu, the engino turned over, his foot was released, und lie came to tho surface. Seizing a pnssiu log, lie clung to it desperately nnd was swept down the torrent nnd lodged against tree 150 yards below. With scarcely strength enougli to move, lie clasped liis legs aud arms around tlie limb of the tree, became unconscious and was not restored until two or tbreo hours after lie lmd been taken from the tree, when lie found him self kindly cared for in a house in Vic toria. IIis face and head wero severely cut, two of his toes cut from one of his feet, and lie is very bndly bruised in various parts of the body. He will re cover. Firomuu Ilach was curriod about 500 yards down stream, lodged in a muss of brush or drift and was rescued soon after the flood subsided. He is n good deni bruised, but not seriously hurt. Tlio postal cur was swept away some distance, und ns tho wntor rushed through it from end to end, the mail was literally washed out, and is now acattored over miles of territory, or embedded in tlio mud of the creek. It is regarded ns almost n total loss, the whole of it being completely soaked, nud the addrmises of tlie letters being obliterated. The postal clerks, McCullough, Shaffer and Ilyau, were badly bruised nnd almost drowned, and being stripped for work, they lost their ‘ies, gold clothes, gold watches und $250 iu money, which were carried away by tbe flood. The smoker, which ia said to huvo con tained some twenty persons, was swept down ubout 800 feet below tho trestle, and its occupants are believed to have been saved. They succeeded in getting outside the car, and clung to its top un til rescued. There is some doubt about tlio baggage man and express messenger being suved, but a late dispatch from tlie wreck says that noue of tho train men were lost. A special truiu wns sent out conveying physicians and medical sup- Tni plies. Tlie train returned nnd brought a number of passengers and train men who didn’t care to wuit at the wreck until the trestle was repaired. SHOWING HIS GRATITUDE. An Uiubralfn Meedere* Good Forfiin*—Heir to Thousand*. Charles H. Helscr, an umbrella-mender of Pittsburgh, Pa., who occupies a third story back room iu u squalid lodging house there, lias received a letter saving that lie is one of the heirs to a fortune of $225,000, left by a cousin iu Australia, William Tutge. Tho other liolrs are a sister, who lives in Germany, and a brother, who is inspector of police in Hamburg. When an orpliau, Tutge was taken in by Charles II. Heiser, Sr., a gamekeeper for Emperor William at Hnrtzburg, C Germany, aud educated with liis two S( us. Mr. Tutge has taken this way of showing his gratitude. The Pittsburg Heiser was tlie private dispatch carrier and personal attendant of Presi dent Lincoln during the late war. He also served in tlio Franco-Prussian war atul hud two horses shot dead under him at Qrnvelotte. Since living iu Pittsburg Heiser lias been attacked with a lung complaint and he became so poor that lio was compelled to pawn a gold watch pre sented to him by Abralram Lincoln. Gen. Phil Sheridan, it is said, is endeav oring to get a pension for Heiser. DESPERATE PRISONERS. Tli*jr Threaten to Kill Any One Wlia En tered 1 heir Cell. George Watson aud Arthur Greene, desperate Welch mountain thieves, con fined in Lancaster county Pa., prison, became rebelious Tuesday morning and threatened to brain any jierson who en tered their cells, with big oak sticks which they broke from a carpet loom. Keeper Burkholder thrust - a pUtol into the cell to iutimidate them, when they knocked the weapon from his hand and secured it. They have siueo held pos session of the cell, threatening to shoot any person who comes near, and all at tempts to dislodge them have failed. An effort will be mode to starve them out. THE TIDE WILL TURN. The skipper stood on the windy pier, “O, mate,” ho said, ‘‘set every sall| For love Is sweet If true and dear, Rut bitter is lovo if love inust fail." “No hurry, skipper, to put to sea; Tlio wind is foul nnd the water low; Rut tho tide will turn if you wait a wee, And you'll got ‘Yes' where you got‘No.’" Tho skipper turned again with a smile, Aud lio found his lovo in a better mood; For sho had had time to think the while; "I shall find ton worse for ono as good.” So the tide has turned aud lie got "Yes.” Tbe sails wore filled and the wind wm fair. Don’t limit tho pleasant words I pra; Thoy nro for overyono every whero. Tlio tide will turn if you wait a woe, Aud good’s not lost It but deferred; Supposing your plans have gone a-gley, Don’t ficenway likoa frightened bird. Say that you've nskod a favor in vain, To-morrow may bo a better day, The this of fortune may turn again, And you’ll got “Yes” where you rot "Nay.” Tlio tido will turn if tho thing you mind Is worth tlio watting aud worth tbecoat; If you seek and seek until you find, Then your labor will never be lost. For waiting is often working, vousee, And though tho water may now be low Tbe tide will turn if you bido a wee, And you’ll get "Yes” whero you got "No." —Harper's Weekly. PITH AND POINT. Tho fishery question—Who’ll take the cel off ?—Pnch Tlie world may owe us a living, but tlio most of ut havo to scratoh around pretty lively to get it.—Siftings. The chick now through the eg^Hholl breaks, Which many weoks lias hid I Cries, as its weak existence wakes, "My little hnteh it did It.” —Siftings. Tobogganing might ho defined as an instantnneous fonsotiou followed by ■ long walk up hill.—AW York World. An astronomer Bays that there are ca nals on tho planot Mars. We guoss he means Saturn, lor it is Saturn that has the rings.—Post in Courier, "All Hush is grass,” nu ancient truth, By which it will be soon That in tho spring-time of our youth We nro so "Jolly green.” —Texas Siftings. A boy can walk four miles to go skat ing, and drag some oilier boy’s sis- vho ter on liis sled all tlio way, but whon bis mother wants him to bring a bag of crack ers from tlio grocery, ho tells hor that his kidneys are so weak thnt he don’t dare do it. --ftiter-Ocean. "Well, that’s just liko the cheek ot those foreign artists, ” observed Mrs. f-'naggs. "What is?” asked her hus band. “Why, tlmt man Munkacsy ia coming here next summer to paint Ningara Fulls, and I believe ho’ll juat spoil them, sol do.”—Pittsburg O/ironi- Tlio Prescott (Arizona) Miner has the following: “Is this reservoir water healthy?" asked a newcomer ot an old Hassaynmper. “Do you see that mule, stranger?” “Yes,sir." “Well, tenmontha ago that mule was a jack rabbit, and drinking this water has made him what lie is to-day.” suns ENOUGH. I kissed hor hand. She slapped my chesk, Tho blow came sharp and quick, Her eyes flashed fire. She did not speak, ”7 bio My blood boiled hot and thick. "What do you mean/" I asked, enraged, alii’ "We’re all alone here, aud You know quite well that we're engaged, Then why not kiss your baud ?” "I do detest a man,” she snapped, ‘'Who’ll kiss my iinger-tipe, lu love’s ways oue should bo more apt— Else what s the use of lips 1” —Somerville Journal. A Queer Search, “Where do ail the pins go to?” asked a friend of me the other day; and “whut becomes of all the dead birds!” I asked in reply. This brief colloquy led me to try an oxperiment. Having a day at my disposal, in consequence of ■ slight indisposition, nnd the weather be- • det ing tine, I determined to devote a whole day to looking for waste pins and dead birds. I first hunted all over the floor of my room for pins, mid as I passed out of the house made a soarch along all the halls and at the front door; but I could not find a pin. I then walked along tho street all the morning, looking for pina and dead bird 1 , but found none. In tho afternoon I took in several of the parks. I bunted noar the seats for pins, and under all the treos and in the crevices of fences for birds, but ail in vain. Toward evening I realized how bene ficial it is to walk “with an object,” but I did not have a single pin or bird to show for my hunt. I was compelled to if a i admit that it was something of a puzzlo to tell what became of them. Not, how ever, that I never see a stray pin or a dead sparrow. 1 have met with a num ber of people who never saw a dead goat or a dead mule, but everybody hns picked up a pin, and at long intervals :Te is ia p while so many millions of pins nnd birds must be gotten away with every day, we find so few of them. By the way, I think I never saw a dead pigeon in my life.—Chicago Journal. Amputated Fingers Reunited. “Numerous instances have been re corded of late in the medical journals,” says Science, “of tho complete reunion of portions of fingers which had been cut off from tho hand, in some cases by the knife and in others by the iix. In ona case a man, in cutting his kindling for the morning fire, accidentally cut off tha sd i end of his thumb. He had gone from the place some twenty feet when he re turned. pickod up the end, wiped it and replaced it, binding it in its original place as nearly as possible. The wound uu ted, and tho finger is now as good aa ever, save that its sensibility is somewhat diminished. In another case a boy chopped off the end9 of three fingers. He was seen by a physician three or four hours after the' accident. The end of the fingers had been found in tho snow, and were brought to him. He attached them, aud two of the three united.” Germany has 28,000'miles of under ground telegraph wires and France 7,200, all in successful operation, v

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, March 15, 1887, Image 1