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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1894.
PDMTMI AND CAVALIER
Eloquent Speech of Henry Watterson
Before tHe New England
Society.
HIGH TRIBUTE TO HENRY GRADY
A CobUbuIUb mt Ike Umm|» ©f Pete*
Klret Carr 1*4 From ibe |c«(h-
Bome oriho Otlrar Promlaenl
BpeahjNatth© Ulnaor,
Kent York, Oec. 22.—Tho Eighty
rinth dinnor of ttoe New England 60-
cloiy, which wan held this evening at
Sherry's, eclipsed most of ita predeces
sors in brilliancy. The Urge banquet
ing towfll w*» net for 100 coven, Uhe ct-
KuigaraeQt being one large table with
many smaller onoa. With the exception
of che main'tteble, on which at inter
val* inhere was banka of roses, there
were no decorations.
E. Noth presided, and seated with
him et the main table were Henry
Watterson, Charles A. Bou telle, Moj.
Oen. Nelson A. Miles, John DaCJell,
Chaunoey Id. Depew, Jornes C. Carter
and Cornelius N. Bliss. Among c/Rher
prominent guests were Seth E. Thom
as, Collls P. Huntington and John H.
Jimma.
The orator* were: Congressman Bou-
Hello of Mlaine, who apoku upon the
k 'Puritan Heaven in American Charac
ter”; Dr. Edwin C. Bolloton, "Ply-’
moi/rih Rook of ttro Puritan Founds
Hwi”; Congressman Dalxell, on tho
''Pilgrim of Today.” and Henrry Wtit-
tensm, “The Puritan oud the Cava
lier.”
Col. W»ttof»on spoke as follows*.
COL. WATTERSON'S ADDRESS.
Eight yeararago tjo-olght there stood
where I am standing now a young
Georgian, who, not without reason,
recognised the “significance” of his
pn*eenee hero—”Ui* flrst Sou'thorner to
speak at this hoard”—a circumstance,
lee me add, not very creditable to any
of ua-tind who, in words whose elo
quence 1 cflMiot hope to recall, ap
pealed from the New Houlh to Now
England for a united country.
He was my disciple, my prott?j?e, my
friend. 11? at mu to mo from the South
ern schools, where he hud pursued tho
arts of oratory and letter*, to get a
few hints In Journalism, as he said;
Holding so few, indeed, that but a lit
tle later, j sent him to ono of the fore-
im«t Journalists of this foremost city,
biviring letter of liitreductkm which
described him tw "the greatest boy
ever born in Dixie, or anywhere else.”
He fa gouo now. But, hIjoU hs his
life was, Its’heaven-born mlfwlon was
fulfilled; the dream of its childhood
was realized; for he tutfl been appoint
ed by Cod to carry a menage of peaco
on earth, good wall to men, und, this
done, lio~\unlah.«d from the sight of
mortal eyes, oven as tho dovo from the
ark.
X mean to take up tho word where
Grady left It off; out I *Us4l continue
th* sdntanot with a somewhat larger
confidence, and, perhaps, with a some
what fuller meaning;-• bscauss, not
withstanding the Puritan trappliigs,
traditions fund iMNniwow which «ur-
rouaid mo—visible llluMrtfUUxnM of the
self-denylDig fortitude of' tHe Puritan
character anxl Ihe somber slmpUcity of
tho puritan »nsi > and llablt I never
felt less out of pin** 1 ' In all my life.
To tell you. Ui»* ttiifli, I lam pfrtijrt
that I hnvo gnlncttVi^'ss here* bn false
3 • r .r I .tin n«* cav.TlIer at all;
just, plain UcotcMrisli; one of those
8oofch-Jiiah Southerners who nto no
Are kl the green leaf and has oaten no
dirt In the brown, and who, accepting,
for tho moment, the terms Puritan and
CavaUer In tho sends an effete sectlon-
allam once pought to ascribe to them—
dasoripUso ViNMs at one* classifying
and neparntlng North and South—ver-
tool redoubts along that mythical* lino
called Mason and Dixon, over which
there wore *uppo»ed by the extrtmlstH
of other dayo to be no bridges—I nm
much disposed to say, "A plague o’
both your houses!”
Each was good enough and bad
enough in Its way, whilst they lasted:
each in Its turn Ailed the English*
■pOSlllng* world with mourning; and
• It i. If cl'lit could have rod tried the
Infection of tho soli and climato they
found here, would be today striving at
the sword's point to square life by tho
Iron rule of Theocracy, or to round It
by the dlsxy vyhlrl of a petticoat! It la
very pretty to read about the (Maypole
In Vliglntar nnd very edifying and In
spiring fo celebrate the deeds of tiv*
Pilgrim AlAitia But there is not Cav-
tillor blood enough left in the OM Do
minion to pnnduo* a single crop of fliwt
families, whilst out In Nebrnkn n.nd
they claim that they have so
HUtppad New Etigland of her puritan
tfiock as to spare her hardly enough
for farmhand*. Thin I do know from
personal experience, Mint It la Impoa-
•Abt* for U»e stmnger-guest, sitting bo-
jwtli a bower of rosea In the lMlmet-
to Club at Charleston, or by a mlmlo
logheap H\ tho Algonquin Club at Bos
ton to tell tho assembled company
iiixirt, particularly after 10 o'clock In
the evening! Why. in that *cr«‘Ht Anal
otrugads between the Puritans and the
Oavahem—jwhldh we still hear some-
tlmeV\\um.tlly mentioned—although It
(Staled nearly thlntar • years ago—there
bad been .such a mixing up of Puritan
HiMca atM Cavalier taftcAflt during the
two or tiirce generations prcoedWiff It—
that tho surviving grandmothers of the
combatants could not, exospt for Vhelr
uniforms, have picked out their own
on any field of battle.
Turning to the Encyclopedia of
American Biography, 1 tlml that Wel>-
**ter had all the vices that are supposed
to have signalised the Qi trailer, nnd
, Calhoun all tho virtues that are
; claimed for tho Puritan. During tw«v
ty years three wmiesmen of Puritan
origin were tho chosen party leaders
.of CavaUer . Mississippi: Robert J.
.•Walker, lorn and reared In Pennsyl
vania: John A. Quitman, horu aud
• reared {» New York, and Sargent 8.
PrtfflM, bom and reared in the good
oM state of Maine. That sturdy Puri
tan. John sided, never «t\v Louisiana
urrtlt he wti» old enough to vote and
to light; native here—an alumnus of
Columbia College—bur sprung from
?)fiW England artoartera. A'bnrt Sidney
Johnson; the imat reaplceidant of mod*
era Oivallem— from trig to to* a type
of tShe speolea—the very, rose nnd ex-
•pecfancy of the young Confe*V*mcy—
did not have a drop of Southern blood
,ln hie veins; Yankee on both itMee of
the house, though born in K<*ntucky
a wiuie hts father nnd
mother arrived tV> re fm-nn Connecticut.
The umhai*ador who serve* our gov-
tamment near the VTaati repubitc was
a gallant Confederate nMdter, and la
ft repreaentative Southern at*teaman;
but he owns the o*tat« In Mnef*achu-
oetta where his father was Pore and
■where his fathi*r*a ra-ther* lived through
many generation*.
Acsl tha Chvahcrs who missed %helr
Mlrnma somehow and got into Yankee
mo3)«T The wwdi were fult of them.
If Cutter was not a Cavalier Rupert
was a Puritan. And Hherwood nnd
Wadsworth a«ld Kearney, and McPher-
non and their dashing c>mpani«ma and
foil-orara! The one t>*ptcoj Purtun *cC
dier of the war—mark you!—ww« a
Poutham and net a Northern Midler;
Sionendl Jackson of the Virginia line.
And. If we should care to pursue the
subject further hack, what about
J-’h.m Alltai and John stark and Mad
Anthony Wayne, Cavalier* each sad
every one? Indeed, from Israel Putnam
to Buffalo Bill, it aeem* to me the Puri-
tana have had much *iie best*of it to
turning out Ctevniiers* Bo the least said
about the Puritan and the Cavalier—
exoept as blessed memories or horrid
eramplee—the' better for historic ac
curacy.
If you wish to jp?t at the bottom
facts, I don't mind triling you—In ooo-
Adence-qhat it was wo Scotcu-Iriah
who vanquished both of you—some of
us in peace—others of us in war—sup*
plylutf the mhaing link of adaptability
—the needed ingredient of common
sense—the conservative principle or
creed acS'l action to which this genera
tion o'f Americans owes its intellectual
and inorvil end nd pad on frem frivolity
and praarlcaiMii—jw rescue from tile
Scftriet Woman and the mailed hand—
nnd its crysta-lllzation into a national
character and* polity, ruling by foroe
of brains and not by force of arms.
Gantlemen—«lr—I, too, have been to
Boston. Strange a« the admission may
seem, it Is true; and I live to tell the tale.
I have been to Boston; and, when I de
clare that 1 found there many things that
suggested the Cavalier and did not sug
gest the Puritan, I shall not say I was
sorry. But, among other things, I found
there a civilisation perfect In Its union
of the art of. living with the grace of life;
an Americanism Ideal In Its simple
strength. Grady told us. and told us
truly, of that typical American, who. In
Dr. Tai™*®’* mind, eye, wa» coming,
but -who, In Abrah.m Lincoln's actuality,
had already come. In tome recent atudle.
Into the career of that great man I have
encountered many atartllng confirmations
of this Judgment; and from that rugged
trunk, drawing Ita auatenance from
gnarled root*. Interlocked with Cavalier
•praya and Puritan branchee deep beneath
the soli .hall spring, l< epringlng a shape
ly tree—.ymmotrlc in nil Us pirta—under
whose sheltering boughs this nation shall
have th# new birth of freedom Lincoln
promised It, and mankind the refuge
which was sought by the forefathers
when they lied from oppression- Thank
Ood, the a», tho glt/bet nnd the stake
have bad their day. They have gone, let
ua hope, to keep company with the lost
arte. It has been demonstrated that
great wrongs may be redressed and gTeat
reforms bo achieved without the shedding
of one drop of human blood; that ven
geance does not purify, but brutallies;
and that tolrtance, which In private
transactions Is reckoned a virtue, be
comes In public affairs a dogma of the
most far-seeing statesmanship. Else how
could thU nohle city have been redeemed
from bondage? It was held like a castle
of the middle sges by robber barons. Yet
have the mounds and dyken of corrup
tion been carried—from buttress to bell-
tower tho walls of crime havo fallen—
without a shot out of a gun. and still no
tires of Bmlthfleld to light tho pathway
of tho victor, no bloody asalse. to vindi
cate tho Justlco of tho cause; nor need of
any.
8o I appeal from ths men In silken hOBe
who danced to mdslc made by slaves—
and called It freedom—from the men In
bell-crowned hate who led Hester Prynno
to her shamo—and colled It religion—to
that Amerlcaslam which reaches forth Its
arms to amlte wrong with reason and
truth, secure In tho power of both. X ap
peal from the patriarchs of Now England
to the poeta of New England; from Kndl-
cott to Lowell; from Norton to Holmes;
from Wtnthrop to Longfellow; and I ap
peal In tho raumo and by the rights of
that common citizenship—of that common
origin—back both of tho Puritan and tho
Cavalier—to which nil of us owe our
being. Let the dead past, consecrated by
tho blood of its martyrs, not by Its aav-
njfo hatrede-darkenod alike by kingcraft
and priestcraft—lot tho dond past bury its
(load. Lot tho present and tho future ring
with tho song of tho singers. Blessed be
tho lessons thoy teach, the laws they
make. Blessed bo tho eye to aoc, tho light
to reveal. Blessed be Tolerance, sitting
over on tho right hand of God to guide
tho way with loving word, as blessed be
nil that brings us nearer tho goal of true
religion, tree republicanism and true pa-
tlotlsm. distrust of watch-words nnd la
bels, slmms and heroes, belief in our
country and ouraelvos. It was not Cotton
Mather, but John Greenleaf Whittier, who
cried:
"Door God and Father of us all,
Forgive our faith in cruel lies,
Forglvo tho bllndncw that denies.
"Cast -down our Idols—overturn
Our bloody altars—make us see
Thysolf !r. Tby humanity.” ,
COL. FELLOWS EXONERATED.
Governor Flower Dismissed the Charges
Brought Against Him.
Albany, N. Y„ Deo. 22.—Governor Flower
ha* dismissed the charges of neglect of
duty, etc., preferred against Col. John It.
Fellows, district. attorney of tho county
of New York. The governor rays it is
clear to him that tho Important chnrges
that th* district attorney has neglected
his duy in not bringing Indicted persons
to trial Is not only wholly unproven, but
It Is actually disproved by tho evidence.
The governor flnda that no law wag vio
lated In permitting Assistant District At
torney Wellman to attend to his private
practice um noil no his public duties.
Tho governor has issued u cull ivc an
extraordinary torm of oyer and temlner
to l»o held la New York on Monday,
January 21 next, and to continue so long
ns may be necessary foi* tho disposal of
the business brought before It.
Hon. Pardon C. Williams, a justice of
the supreme court. Is designated to hold
the said extraordinary court of oyr* and
terminer. This action of the governor Is
an outcome of the cahrgee recently pre
ferred against District Attorney Fellows,
which were dismissed today.
SHERIFF BROWARD REMOVED.
Jacksonville People Indignant at the Gov-
amor's Action.
Jacksonville, Fla., Pec. 22.-Sherlff N.
D. Broward of this (Dural) county \ms
removed from office today by Governor
Mitchell and R. Fleming Bowden appoint
ed to tho position. Broward’s removal
grow* out of the tight betw c*»n the Dem
ocratic factions at the stato election In
October. The faction which controlled the
election machinery boasted they intended
to steal the election, and Sheriff Broward
appointed deputies to watch tho Inspec
tors of election and see that there was
n free ballot and an honest count. Charges
were preferred against Broward for this
and today Governor Mitchell, who be
long* to tho fiction controlling the elec
tion machinery, removed the sheriff.
There la great Indignation In Jackson
ville over tho governor's action.
DOCK SHOOTING* OM
Cleveland and His Party Left for
Washington City Yesterday
Afternoon.
BIG RECEPTION AT GEORGETOWN
Old Carolina HH,[uU(jr DI.pI.y*d by
tk. cl,Iren, a, t>10 Indian korl.tr
Ha.ni—& Far.w.11 Hand*
Shab.—Mo Ip.MhH.
THE BOAT SANK.
Catff. "Wait, and Hia Bktckhand Went
to th<» Bottom.
JdtokKttvville. Fla., Dee. *5.—Cdpt.
lAwTcno. W. Walts, a w.ll-known
Httwunboat man. and Ohnrlee Green, a
e..lor*d deckhand, were drowned today
hi th, St. Jolm*. river about four
milea above the city. The two men
aud Hurry Hurt, tho cnjrtuoer. were
on the Uttli nteamer, Aetovo. whleh
war* overloaded with ornmeea. Tho
etejmer filled nnd runk to tile bottom
Ju.t aa the men got Into H lifeboat.
Tile auction of tho nmktn# atMBMr ent>-
•laed tne boat, and Capt. Vatu and
Greea were drowned. Hart reached tho
Khope tknd walked to town. Th® bodies
havo not been r.vovorwl yet.
ELECTION FRAUDS CHANGED.
New York. Dec. Hebert A.
CtMetwrough, who \raa the KepuMtosn
rsi.W.1. in the Twelfbli cnareewronal
dtitetct at th. Vun election, servo! no
tice -'»Wr on Col. B. a. MaacOu,
who nan ,*n to. DemtvraUc ticket, tbVit
he •kmuld context .he election. He
charm-. aCtnieeaJe oataOUaMoo frauds
and that men were brouicht Into the
dWrrlot who voted Mevnlly. McClellan
hectares th® charge® unfounded.
Georgetown, 8. C., Dec. 2!.—The eea.
coast peoplo of South Carolina have
always beat* noted for their honpltablo
spirit. Georgetown entered with enthu
siasm Into the project of entertaining
the president of the United States.
Netting within the means of the people
wns lucking to show thdr apprecia
tion of Sir. Cleveland, nnd their recog
nition of th? sportsman’s compliment
he had paid to their ?voods and waters.
The principal streejH of the town
were decora uil'wlth flag® and festoons
and the houses bore banners embla
zoned with emblems of welcome. The
shipping In the Sum pit riven was gaily
decorated. The ladles devoted two
days to moke the epacioue hall of the
Wlnyah Indigo Society, Bn ancient or-
goclzaitlon dating back to early colo
nial days, a bower of beauty. The re-
oeprtlon unid lunch were to be given in
this building, and the Inner and outer
lioljs were decorated with exquisite
taele. Big palmetto trees bedded in
gray_ Spanish moss occupied the cor-
m i.-"., while (lltvitrM hUtl le ', lOmi Of
cedar, palmetto, gray moss and glossy
leaved ev-rrgreene dashed with orim-
soa color ugalnot tilre walls. National
and state Hags were prominent. The
nata-.ml colors drooped again--,, the
palmetto trees.
At 12.40 o'clock the president arrived
on the WMtri* and landed at tho
Caix»nna Steamboat Company's wharf
to the welcome of everybody In the
city. He and hit party were met by
Mayor Morgan nnd the executive com
mittee of the Palmetto Club, and 1 were
driven In open carriages through the
principal streets to Wlnyah Indigo So
ciety’® hall. Here the indies’ commit
tee was Introduced, and the president
seemed pleased. The reception lasted
until 8 O'clock. At tlint hour, the Inner
Italia were entered, where tho lunch
was tendered by tho Palmetto Club.
The presld.rntlal party were started at a
centre table, which, was surmounted by
a canopy of crimson bunting trimmed
with gray nwee and holding In the
centre a boll of snow white camelias.
The officers'of tho club aa t with him;
the ret of the company were served
from buffets. At 3.45 o’clock the presi
dential party was escorted to the rail
road Btation and lert at 4 o'clock on a
special train far Ldne’s, where tho
Wildwood will be nttndhed to the fast
mall train df the Afhuttio Coastline,
northbound. At the station of the
Georgetown had Western road a special
phiefonn was erected und beautifully
decorated. Along this the president
passed to hie car after tile reception
over a carpet of pine needles nnd un
der arches of palmetto. The president
expressed himself as having enjoyed
Ills visit grently, and ru'so as highly
appreciating th, uetrbstruetlve and un-
exaotlng courtesy whch has been shown
him. The weather was delightful.
ON TKE JOURNEY.
Florence, 3. C... Dec. 22.—President
Grover Cleveland und -par-tv passed
through Otero tonight on tr.iin No. 32,
iho northbound hurt mall, ui his private
car. the Wildwood. Train No. 32 was a
few minutes lane, owing to Oho deljry
at Lanes, putting on itho president’s
oarr. When the Oral'n rolled into the
Coast Lino depot there were about 500
people present to catch a glimpse of,
the nnUan’e president. The curtains’
were down anil lit was Impossible to
oaloh a glimpse of him (live when the
curtain would bo moved taolf a,nd forth
by the ulr passing 'through the car. 1
When the Itrnln stopped Che Immense'
crowd flocked around the ear, which
had been placed dn the twirl between
the iuKF.iwt' nn llrot-cl lsa crouch. Mr.
Ctoveland was called for. Mr. M. L.
A. Goniaier, chairman of th* Florence
Democratic club df old-time neorr°rucy,
the presence of the president. Ho In-
stepped upon the car and walked Into
vibed him to the plnitform. Mr. Cleve
land lotd Mr. Gardner he could not
mAh out long. rMr. Gardner re
plied:
“Only rrant you ?o sr-ak to the peo
ple."
Mr. Cleveland arose from the table
and appeared on the pint form, when
Mr. Gardner called for three cheers
for dhe president, tit was heartily given
by men, women and 1 children. Mr.
Cleveland stood on the p'utferm of 'the
Wildwood end bowed to tho people
nn shook hands with over a Waif hun
dred. The tram Iff* nit R:0S o’dlnck,
Ju-t fifty minutes Mil. Tho president
was called upon far ai Bpeodh. but m-!J
up hib hands and saJd: “No speech to-
nUttht." ,
He was in goodhumornnd niUBthuvo
enjoyed hts trip to South Carolina.
ALL FROM CIGARETTES.
-.J*" 1 ???}' Em ' 23—L*»nl Randolph
Churchill h* paralyzed on one sMe. and
Is unable tlo recognize hf" frlorids. Ills
mother and elator, Iauly Wlmbom have
started to Marseilles to mere litm. Con
st ttu'.lonuUy he is of an exoiitable temper
nnd -this hns been Ovenstattlnsd hy ex
cessive clgaire.t'lOvsmekl'ng. Tho want of
outdoor exeretso ami lntterally the use
of opiates are given as caurres of the
wreck. It Is ImpteaSble for hint to con
tinue In poWUce8.
MORGANFIBLD IS ILL.
Cincinnati. Dec. a—Charles A. Morgan,
field, the train robber, wna to have been
taken to Frolericksburg, Virginia,
today, but It has been decided to postpone
Ills removal for a day or so. na he wna
not Improving as rapidly as expected. Ho
la still In tho hospital and not ahlo to
walk. If he la moved It will have to be
done with the aid of crutchoo or a
stretcher.
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
come to you If you're * suffering woman.
The messenger in this case is Dr. Pieros'*
Favorite Prescript iou.
Ita » toolo and oorrlne, a remedy pro-
ecrihsd by an wuliMnt phrudan aba spe
cialist tor all Iks peculiar lilt and ailments
of women. Vy daughter. Mm
Muiu. was dok and
wa ealled in on© of the
heal doctors Ivors, 8b©
(rot so weak that! had
to help her out of bed
and draw her In a chair.
§he then trted so ms of
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription. In leas
than a week aba was
out of bed and haa been
working about Hr*
w©ek» now, and looks
the picture of bsahh.
Aa for myself 1 aa
much bettor of my fw*
tnilp complaint. Before
wmvmn taking th© "Favorit*
MOB mkskih. Prsiflripttoo.- 1 suf
fered moat of th© time from catarrhal inflam-
iuMoo Yours rrapectfuQy,
Mrs. NANCY MRKKKB.
Dnnrwnm Dtlawar* Ol, JT. Y.
P1EBOB CURE.
SAYS SCHMITTBERGHR LIED.
Martlb Issue# a Circular In Dutfetts® at
Hdmpetf.
New York. Deo. 22.—Praaldctvt Martin
of th® polio® department Issued a ataltls-
rrvanrt today, im Wnddh be de.Oes bne of
Copt. SdiTrdttbergor'u enatcenentts end
explaJins others. In refereno0 to 'the
statement tost he order-vl Sohmkuber-
ger to send bis man o -Mm. West’s d4s-
ontorly bouse l'n West Flfty-ftrt stireeit
aud apologize for disturbing It. Mr.
Mantjn says Mrs. Werst'o hoeroe whs re-
pottffied lo him to be an entirely private
hliuse, and We Sold air. SabmlttberKer
to Inverttl tattle tiho mottar. rati if lie
fo.mll dt was iprivaits to iat it alone. Mr.
Marlin say.-r that ex-Srtngeant ljubers.
w-ho djohmAthelKer miv® paid 83.000 dor
promoWoci. was appointed by him on
retjornmien'daition of Larwyer J. Btmers
amd Surrrogarto FJczgernald. and that no
money was told, lie dentes that he or
dered Schirnttborger to let the disor
derly (houses on Forty-slstto street alone.
Ho never trald any d-.-allngs with Capt.
Schmdttbersor on the eubiedL Wtu-n
Kdbjnlttbergar gave him 31,500 flu- elec
tion expensts In October. 1893. he re
fused do accept more lahan 350 and re
turned the rest do SdltmUttherger. Capt.
Schmlttbenger iwsss tranrsfertred front mo
Nintth prccrlnot Ito the Fifth prreoinct
not because Wo marie “Wornnst excise ar
rests," but booaiuse of Ul*- rumors that
reoehdd thle board, thtu h& men were
trying do colledt brlbute from tho sa
loon keepers. There rumors could not
bo suba’.antlalted at the itate, butt U was
thought advisable to matke the transfer.
Inspect tors Willlamfl and MibAvoy,
to bath of whom OapL Schmtibberger
says be paid a pan of his "collec-tUonn.
are a good Ueal disturbed. Neither
would'talk for pidrUmMoo, and cut Short
aal atkenupts to tricont-Jew Ulvem. Sahmltli-
bepger tha» been rewarded as a nutotege
bf WJUtonts, a/ml 4t is generally be
lieved that SchrmffBtbtirger'e suoceeo In
the force has beetn largely duo to She
Interest Williams took In hum. It was
said this morning that Williams and
MoAvoy had engaged counsel to dafentl
them. The jxrosont Situation 1m the po
lice department Is unprecedented. With
the execution of Suipefilacenakint Bynncs.
nearly till of Sts mlamy offlalatla havs
been accused, Cbnunlsslaner Sheehan
says:
•’Sdhmfittbergera whole testimony, tn
tar aa tt relatieB to myself. Is, In brief, a
fabrloadlon made out of the whole
cloth.’
GALES ON BRITAIN'S COAST.
Reports tof Graft Damage on Land and
Water.
Lopdoo, Deo. 22.—A hoavy gale pre
vails all over the south of 'England,
Wi.tlea and Ircrland itodiay, und reports
are ipouring In of damage boh on land
and wafer.
Two pefeons were Milled In a faotery
a,t Proa ton, county at Lmcastar, by
Calling .walls, and In GrUndby county
ono poMon was ld/ilod. Ait Bersiton, Not-.
tinglMmahlre, tnvo cMldtvn, who woro
playing in tlho street, were oaught un-
ifer a wall •which was overturned by
the -wiind and crushed to dautth. Ad-
vlees Cram Belfast, Ireland, Stolte hat
the American ship Kennebec, Capt.
Sakyer, at 'hat port from Port Blake
ly, tvas torn from her moorings by the
gale and ooIKded with several vessels,
tittwng htim a tug, which was sunk.
All vessels outwent bound from Lon
don are andheral ait the nnbuth of ho
Thames. The gale Is Increasing. It Is
raging heavily on. tho French coast.
Ttito !Brlt.’.sh hark Kirk Michael, Capt.
Jones, was driven on tlho north end of
the brdalSivtttier at Holyhead. Same of
the craw wore landed by means of the
rocket apparatus and he rest pnohubCy
mil bo saved this evening. The sea is
rolling over he breakwater. Tho Nor
wegian lurks T.tau'.a and Valhalla
IMntol heir cables off Ponrohios, Car-
unmvMKtvlre, and wnnlt a Strove. Tho
Oaraortun Ufo boat lias been sent out
to saTe the craws. Tho schooner Dart
parted hen onKo off Anglesey and
grounded a few minutes lator. The
bark Lotus Is ashore at Southport. The
three nlhoustnd ton steuanship Brltwh
Queen lost two nnchwrs with s’xty ftitlt-
otns of chain and went ashore n,t Itotig
Bdich. She 1b expeatad to float attho
next tide.
THE PARISIAN CHAMBER,
An Application for the Adoption of
Hoffman’s Serum.
Paris, Dec. 22.—In the chamber of
deputies today a resolution'was passed
voting 200,000 francs for the adoption
of Professor Hoffman's blood serum in
public institutions us a cure for diph
theria.
M. Mlllearud, Socialist, interpellated
the government In regard to tile two
days' imprisonment Inflicted upon the
soldier deputy Leon Mlrman, for hav
ing Blgued a political tmnlfiSto. Mlllea
rud unmercifully scored the govern
ment for treatment Mlrman hud re
ceived since lie wns conscripted into tho
army, asserting that the conscription
would never have been agreed to by
til i chamber had he been of any polit
ical ftUth than that of a Socialist. Gen.
Me refer roaeofed .the language of
Mlllearud, and appealed to the presi
ded of the clfiumber, Brtsson, to inter
vene. Gen. Morcler contended that Mir-
mnn M not « soldier, according to
the rules of the army, nnd not a dep
uty enjoying the privilege of a member
of the chamber.
TESTING THE INCOME TAX.
FELL UNDER A TRAIN.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.-R & Rodgere, a
young white man, who was stealing a
ride, fell under a train at Norwood, Os.,
this morning and wia killed. Ha waa
from Millwood, S. C.
■-Si
The First Case Has Been Filed at
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 22.—The first case
to test the constitutionality of the In
come tax law has been brought in the
district supreme court.
The petitioner is Mr. John G. Moore,
of the firm of tMooro & Schley, SC
Broadway, New York. The complain
tint is n prominent director of the Man
hattan Railroad Company, Western Un
ion. etc., anal proposes to fight tho
case through the supreme court of the
United States. His attorneys are ex-
Senators George F. Edmunds and
Messrs. ShoSht'hergrr 4 Wilson. The
petition is for an Injunction restrain
ing the commissioners of Internal rev
enue from oollecttug the tax.
BICYCLE RACE ENDED.
Philadelphia, Deo. 22.—Tho blcycla
race, which began at 1:35 o'clock last
Monday morning, ended at 10:37 o'clock
tonight, when Atdtlnger had scored 1,300
miles and Foster 3.2S5. Gannon, who
was Injured thta morning nnd did not
again appear, soared 1.0S7 miles. These
three men will receive a drove of the
receipts. Six men started hi the race
on Monday, three of whom. Starbuck,
Smum and MJexcll, dropped out early
In -th® week. The attendance during
the weak hoar been very light. The
amount earned hy the three men was
not announced.
MRS. ASTOR DEAD,
London. Dec. 22.—Mrs. Wlllta-m
Wafdorf ABtor <71—1 «r Cltveden, the
routary sear tfsrt her husband recent
ly ptroohuaod from the Duko of West-
minster, may. Mrs. Aster had been
111 but a short time.
HATWARD ARRAIGNED.
Minneapolis. Minn.. Deo. 22.— Harry Hay
ward. the alleged chief conspirator in the
murder of Catherin. Glng. rru arrested
this morning and pleaded not guilty. The
caie waa aet for January a. 1SS3.
WEATHER INDICATIONS,
Washington, Dee. 22.—For Georgia:
Fair; norffi wimts, becoming variable.
SOCIETY AT FORSYTH.
A Postponed Marriage Which Has Ex
cited th» Curious.
Forsyth, Dec, 22.—The nta/trimortal
epldattoc that swept over Forsyth r«-
contiy haa subsided, and in oonnectitm
w'.th IQs' tkkile tfliere Is an interesitlng
story—a sernariJcaMl story. The ooupte
involved move in the stmrt set here,
and tho poStoouetmenit of the Intended
nupifels has bean the subject of no
little oom-mentt. -
It (s a story thax smacks of adven
tures nnd violets; one that would be
rich ranking bawvoati the prehide and
the and of a pocket library novel.
The swell affair wns to have taken
place a few hours after ihe New Year
was ushered In, and an eager public
was a-nftlclitvtfng the event with & deal
of curiosity.
The bride that was to be Is a yotrng
lady nt gnutt iwrsr.nol benuty and ut-
traxiUvenoss, and ihe groom Is one of
the most popular and hajslaome of the
society set.
The real cause of the Indefinite post-
pon.mwui may never be kntmn, but
there Is one thing -that is sure, it is tout
tho whole affair Is shrouded in mys
tery, and, the curious are jhoto ’than
anxious to learn of the differences that
existed between the supposed loyal
couple.
The Saptomore class of Monroe Fe
rrule College gave a delightful candy
pulling to their friends last oveu’.ng at
the res-idt-rnce of Mr. Joseph A. Huddle
ston. The affair was hugely enjoyitd
by all who atiwnded.
'Mr. and Mra. C. Bunks Alexander
tendered a deligUtful -whist party to a
few frteniLs on last evrm'.ug,
Mr. and Mrs. -Alexander entertained
ihelr fttKsnds In their usual royal style,
and every cue preset® spent a most
delightful evening.
Thursday evening, at fhe residence of
Mr. Frank. A liiippy marriage took
place. The oonoraetsne parties were
Mr. JWhn Stuart and Miss Alice Little.
A large number of friends of the hap
py couple wOro /preseolt to witness the
oeremiony. Mr. and Mm. Stuart were
the recipients ol mlanty hearty oongnat-
uUtloos In their new venture.
Oltss Alice DaHuvetn, one of Sflacon’s
must fascinating young ladies, returned
home t-lds eveniing, alitor a dollghtful
visit to Miss Clifford NU-pter. Miss
DeHiLvem has made ininumetuble
friends during her stay, and her visits
ro Forsyth wlh aways be hulled with
deS'.gh’t by them.
rpopuktr <Dd. Napier left this evening
for M'aaon, whldh place ho will make
bis future home. Mr. Napier’s many
friends exceedingly regret to see him
leave.
Ool. Enoeet M. Smith loaves 4n the
mounting for Guitrcsviltie, where he goes
on legal business.
rMlss Janie Napier, one of Wesleyan's
most popular girls, Is Spending the
Christmas holidays wJtihi fhe home
folks.
Messrs. Paul and Wlghtlmtan Bow
den Perry Stood worth and: Walker
White arrived from -Atitena ycaferday
to spend the holidays at home.
The Shubcfit Symphony Chib, a mu
sical aggregation of no little merit, en
tertained a small audfdnce here last
might. The Shtlhettfe are undwuhitcdly
a rtatjenlted sat, anti tho progrutmme, as
presented on tost evening was superb.
The music-loving public, however,
failed to appreciate the Show, as was
evidenced by -the small engird In at-
tertdluaoe. ' " - <•
SMALL SENSATION.
A Young Man Accused of Holding Out
Cold Tickets.
A small size sensation was created at
tho Academy of Music last night by Man
ager Baldwin of the Baldwln-Melvllle
Company announcing that he believed
fraud had been practiced In the drawing
of tho prize of J25 in gold offered to the
holder of the lucky number.
The Baldwln-Melvllle Company has
been playing at Academy of Music all
tho week and at each performance gave
out numbered tickets at tho door, stating
that tho person holding tho lucky nub-
ber would receive 325 In gold on Saturday
night. Four young men of tho city were
engaged to give out tickets, and when
Mr. Baldwin announced from tne stage
last night that the person holding a cer
tain number could come forward and get
the prize one of tho young men w-ho had
been employed to give out tickets went
forward and presented a ticket bearing
a corresponding number to the one draw
ing the prize. Mr. Baldwin recognized the
young man a® an employe of tne house
nnd told the audience he believed a fraud
had been practiced. The young man pro.
tested and said he had been given the
number nt the door when he entered, but
Mr. Bill'd win claimed that this could not
be true, as all numbers given out last
night were above 3,000, whereas the win
ning ticket was between 2,000 and 3,000
and was glvjn -rut early ’.n tho week. He
then left It with the audience vriether
the young man wns entitled to tho prize,
and tho audience said no. Another num
ber was drawn and Mr. Phillip Wachtel
won tho prize.
Mr. Baldwin's explanation of th® man
ner In which the young man got tha
ticket waa that while employed In giving
out tickets In tho early part of the week
ho held out a largo number of tickets
and the lucky number wna among them.
DISARMED BY A ONORBSSMAN.
Ban Had Killed His Stepdaughter and
Defied -the Police.
Warth/lrogTAm, Doc. 22.—Mra. Annie
Lonhy waa murdered by hier stopfntiier
Jceepih A.Boiui, a stadr-buHder. at her
tome in this city, shortly aiUoer 3
o'clock ’Jhle afternoon. Tthe murderer
ttot tflio woman five times, and orfler
she had fallen dead at htto feet kicked
her time utnd again. Thun loading Iris
two revolvers lie drove book aoLtcome-n
who- attempted to arrest him. and
ruslherd outt Into the street threatening
to shoot anyone <wtho attempted to In
terfere wjth him.
RoprceenfiWiive Ge>rs'e MMkleJotin at
Nebraska, who was ttlreetty In Bean’®
way, grappled wfrh Mm. dlra.nr.tmg Mm
In n. taT-re, and turned him over to the
tfjUoeman, The congrMWnmm, who la 37
years eld. Is a much smaller mam than
the murderer, but he caught tile Litter
In udh a manner aa to pinion hi® arms
to bto side. Dean raw fihnit a fight was
impossible, and noticing Mi-.klejoCm’s
wafJdft chain, gasped:
"Are you a Mason?"
"Yas," amnweecri the congressman.
“What havo you done7"
The murderer Iren to hi the story of
his eri.rno, allowed Mr. Metklejoho to
take his revolver, and accompanied a
poltoe officer -to tiro station without re-
Htst.-uroe. Bean’s wtffe drove him from
rtspilaiughter of g
home some works ago, and he aocured
hts raepdaurarter of Influencing her, and
ftrvilly became t*> incensed over tine mat
ter that he daotded to Idll her.
OOL. HA.TCHKLDER DEAD..
■Boston. -Muss., Dec. 22,—Ool. J. B.
RatcheMer. * United Stakes government
Gettysburg hbstortan, died at Ms home
at 8 o’clock rills morning 4n Hyde
Park of pneumonia. He hart been iff
two weeks.
FATAL RATLWAT COLLISION. *
London, Dec. 22.—Fifteen peraor
were killed arid many Injured hy a
collision to-tay between the Manoaecter
express and a goods train.
RACING AT NSW ORLEANS.
The American Brewing Handicap Hie
Evenk of the Day.
New Orleans, Dec. 22.—Tits event of
the American Brewing handicap at-
treated a large attendance of ladles to
today’® races, which, together with the
usual number of ’’regulare,” swelled the
attendance to about 3,500 people. Char*
ter and Festival were the two wtnavtng
favorites. B. F. Fly. Jr., a 30 to 1 shot,
together with Pennine and Clementine,
ta the two remaining races caused the
knowing ones to gw t dumped. Young
Artou, tin tho two-mile race, was a prime
favorite, but could show no better than
tMrd. Clememtdne, the winner of the
Traction handicap, also captured tire
Americaa Brewing stakes, making a
mite record of 1:40 3-4. The -weather wns
delightful and the track fast. Summary:
First Race—One mile; selling. Time
1:43 1-2.
Charter. 38; 2 to 1 .....(Casein) 2
Mary Tonelbn, 98: 30 to l..(Newcome) 3
Malaga, 107: 8 to 5 (J. Hill) S
Seoontl Race—Threre-quartera of a
mile. Time 1:15.
13. F. Ply, Jr.. 102 : 30 to 1 (J. Hill)
Merritt, 104; 7 to 1 (Newcome) 3
Longrook, 106; even (Penn) 3
Third Race—Two miles. Time 3:33.
Pearli-ne. 102; 8 to 1 (Williams) 1
Centtlnella, 102: 6 to 1 (Pterin) 2
Young Arlon ,105; 2 fo 5 (J. Htil) 3
Fourth Race—One mile: American
Brewing handicap. Time 1:03.
Clementine, 116; 6 to 1 (Casein) J
Wahatohie, HO: 8 to 1 (Penn) 2
Aurelia May, 109; 6 to 6 (Leigh) 3
Fifth Race—Brve-elghthis of a mile.
Festival, 103, 2 to 1 (Penn) I
Occula, 103, 8 to 1 (Oaerin) 2
Fabla. 103; 3 to 1 (Clayton) 3
IN THE PAVIMON.
First Race—One mile; selling. Time,
I. 431-2.
Charter^ 08; 8 -to 5 (Oassin) 1
Mary Tension, 38; 10 to 1..(Newcome) 1
Malaga, 107; 9 to 5 (J. Hill) 3
Second Race— 1 Three-fourths of a
mile; selling.' Time, 1.15.
B. F. Fley, Jr., 102; 15 to l....(J Hill) 1
Merritt, 104; 8 to 1 (Newcome) 1
Longbrook, 106; 6 to 6 (Pen-n) 1
Thirld Race—Two miles. Time, 2.35.
Pearllne. 102; 5 To l....(H. 'WllUaims) 1
Centenella, 102i 8 to 1 (Penn) 3
Young Arlon, 105; 1 to 3 (J. Hill) 1
Fourth Ruce—One mile; Brewers’
handicap' Time, 1.40 3-4,
Clementine, 116; 4 to 1 (Oassin) J
Wahatcliie, 115; 6 to 1 (J. Hill) 3
Amelia May, 104; even (Leigh) J
Fifth Race—Five-eighths of a mile;
maidens. Time, 1.03.
Festival'!, 102; 2 'to 1 (Penn) 1
Oocula, 103; 8 to 1 (Cttssln) 1
FaBla, "103; 10 to 3 (Clayton) !
ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.
First Race.—Three-quarters mile—
Eva L:, 94; Cork), 94; Dominion, 97t
Rasser, 97; Reynaud, 97; Gaten Brown,
100; Brakeman, 100; Loftin, Jr., lOOr
Yemen, 100; Vancluse, 100; Theodora,
II. , 100; Readina, 100; Bluestone, 103,
Prince Imperial, 103; Void. 107.
Second Rnoe.—Five-eights mile. Sell*
lag—Pots, 100; Ned Comar, 100; Alaqtfen,
100; Adah Foy, 100; Dr. Reed, 100: Nel
lie H„ 100; Brevity, 100; Red Veil, 10P;
Van Brant, 106; Nellie Osborne^ 10(1.
Third Race.—Thirteen-sixteenths ol
of a imile. Maidens—Dick Tension, 99;
Norvln, 99; Grace A., 99; Bob Hol
man, 104; Red Cloud, 104; Anna K..
104; Blacksmith, 104: Nell Coras, 104;
Dollle, 101; L.-wln, 107.
Fourth Race.—Three-quarters mile.
Handicap.—Black Satin, 89; Lottie
Mills, 119; Gleesome, 103: Garza,
93; Ransom, 89; Daisy K„ SO; Bessie
Nichols, 108.
Fifth ffiice.—One-eighth mil?. Sell
ing—Nicaragua, 90; Ora, Audrian, 102;
Alary Tension, 102; Little Miss, 102;
Belle Stout, 104; Shiloh, 104; Footrunner,
104; Daphne, 104; Terrapin, 105; Clebi,
105; Masoulo Home, 105; Vlrdertt, 107; lx-
Ion, 108; ‘Fort Worth, 110; Hot Spur,
110.
CAR AFIRE.—A flje alarm wat
turned In from box 24, at the Central
railroad shops, last night. The fire w-.i3
found to be in a box car In the East
Tennessee yard nnd was soon extin
guished by the department.
BOUGHT THE BUS.—Manager Jack
Clancy of the Park hotel bought the
Iloifel Dirtier bus yesterday and trill
now run a free bus 'to Hie Park. Mana
ger Clancy keeps right abroust of the
times, and says when they move tho
engine house from In front oT the Park
he intends to make a number of im-
provments.
WAGON SMASHED—A Vinevllle
trolley ear collided wit), a wagon ut 'the
alley by Parker’s store, at the Vinvllle
branch, last night, and although no
ono vvus hurt 'the wagon was demol
ished and one of the mules slightly In
jured. Foffeemnm Clark summoned
Motorman Hall to appear before the
recorder on the charge of reckless
driving.
Suffering_Sisters
Salt Rheum Causes Much
Suffering
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purlflea the
Blood, Wins Another Victory.
" C. I. Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass, t
“Gentlemen:—Hood’s Sarsaparilla has
done so much for my children that It is
with pleasure and thanks that I write for
publication a few lines, i cannot find
words strong enough to express our confi
dence and gratitude for Hood's Sarsapa
rilla. Both of my little girls have been
troubled with salt rheum. When quite
small, blotches formed all over their bodies
and on their limbs. The flesh broke out
and the Uttle ones
Suffered Great Agony
on account of the Itching sensation. I had
read of the good Hood's Sarsaparilla had
done in cases of salt rheum, so I decided
to give It atrial. Myrtle, 5 years old, had
several eruptions on her forehead, while
Bernice, 6 years old, suffered much from
sores back of her ears. After the flrst bot
tle had been taken they began to Improve;
they seemed brighter and th* humor
Began to Disappear.
They have taken five bottles and Myrtle Is
entirely enred. .Her flesh la smooth and
soft, her health is better and she is bright
and sprightly as any child of five years of
age. From the start, Bernice has Im
proved and th* humor Is nearly all gone
HOOD’S
Sarsaparilla
CURES
tad she ts In better health than before, I
cannot praise Hood’s Sarsaparilla too
highly." Mas. W. Hookkb, Concord, N. H.
K. B. Be sure to get Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Hood-8 Pills core all LiTer Ills, Bilioui
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