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THE MACDS’ TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1894. STORMS SWEPT THE LAND. From Every Direction Come Reports of Driving Snowstorms and Freezing Weather. MUCH DAMAGE ON THE COAST. Ob* Hu T****n I* D.sih la a p.ss,yi vaala Tawa—Railway aad T*f*> frftfh Oammanteasl«a O*. lay #4 la Maay SacUaa*. ’ fWaahlngton, Dec. 2T.—.Ijaiw niBtit’* atonn prowUlod .w;fb tnrjmg iatoartty over too entire cnonay east of the JtockJes. It avail moat severe nlons Olio north 'Atlantic coast u nil in the rcslou of the Croat lakes. Proto fSghtrea inches to Ctro feet of snow is repotted from jvorllhara Pommyiranla and cutinul and north urn (Naur York. Alt York, Pa., the storm Is described' 8t a Mlzswnl, and one mao arts found frozen Ito divi.th ajils manning. 'At bock Huron, Pa., with ttvanty iodhes of snow on a level, drifts of four to Ronrao feet «ro found, and travel of oil kinds Is about Huspandcd. At Hazlnlon, Pa., freight traffic on (he lullm.uls Ids been abandoned and trains ore delayed. All collieries have cuiK-ndod, throivlng 20,000 men out. A puKflCor it rtun on kite lehlgli Val ley ran Into a wumibank at Puna Ha- yeu Junction, <lw.rillqg the train and wrixikln* iha-Cioghie. > ,t Auburn, (S. Y., MpMfci eovoral pas senger tnalnn sulk’d In snow drifts and tho paasengeni f^l fly farmum .until rcfcased. OoDnftty iiltditvoys are 1m- passible. • OtsetO nnd TOrtnrtowtn, N. Y., re port tho storm n ttllswrrt, wind fifty- two miles nu hour, twrmty liiolim of snotv on a lord, and drifts of enormous proportions. Travel Is practtoklly sus pended Portland, (Me., reporM a gale, with Bnmv and hull. So YMMta arriving or depaittlng. At JJoatoa six indies of snow, wind fifty-two miles, lmii»porniur» ■oared? abova freezing aud ttuo snow turning to rain. In .Montreal too Street car tracks ere blocked fi nd traffieo Is suspended. Along too eastern part of New Jer sey about six Inches of snow M. mixed with ratn. ntid Impeded travel, lleorly every town along too Jersey const reports v,seels !u Ulstrtws along .the MM At Capo May the schooner nodmnn It. Nlckvanoai is whore. Bevon of tho craw rescued by the Ufa savers aud tou cook were drowned. At AtouuUo City nearly aTl the bath- ins I Louses were destroyed nud much cither damsiKo done. At FYur Hockiuwoy, N. Y., an unknown hark la ashore wlitit the ltfesavers uu- tolblq to fcacli her. ,* TUB DAMAGE IN NEW YOIUC. New York, Dec. 21.—Tho severe storm xvQUvli overtook tbja city curly lust o veiling «nd coatlmicd until this uflor- uoon will leave its mark for many (loo's ito omm\ From the Buttery to too Ulnrlein river too avenues ot tnuno nvrro vvetvlly covered wlto enow, fol- lauui by tv steady downpour of ratn, resulting In mtoiaturo rivers mid UW.s, In wading tihrouirfi which goloshes wore of no proteollon. When tho sue, which throughout the Buy only seproetfy uppeutvd, went down, tho mercury folkiwed suit, fall- lag mptiny. Tfla Mkes aud rivulets liv- esuro oouted with lee, tend the slush of tm« pavantent *uvo place to hard, compact musses of snow, wiUoh made difficult toe work of olotuUng too .tlffixull if tree A. The irible core. dwpito (he frequent use of snowplowtt war.* often stalled, -fend on aH lions oar Ijti.s Urn teams (Were douAed. BspeiOwlly ulun* South and West streets woo the elTevt of uu> storm iitosl ids-toirent, ’into ntitvets lettd- hig tx> tile vurious freight dutiots were lammed with mmtberlwst carts mud trucks, TIte shipment ot taStftvt was In rmSTT'Tnn heavily delayed. TVte tom- lu-AKure «rt nsduigtik was It degree* itnd tbs wlml was nViwrrfit from toe nornhivest at a 20 ml lc rate. ; AT ROCHE 9T HR. ' 0<V h-HUT. N. Y„ Dec. 27.—The storm kh»« hot been nXKlng throughout West ern New York tho rest twettly-four ilio'jm is one of toe oust severe kinsvn In tilts deixvde. Tho snow In piled up from two U> tlvo feel 4n deptih. Kvrry Une of nitliMsds entering this city has VvtfQn blocked throughout the dtty, aud sUI n.iin* uro from mo bo right hours Aue. On the CesTrai Hudson many pus- SNi'r titUns were Htsndoned. and ttrOght traffic M at n Htandstoll. The BU'rm dotnt toe QwMMM Vsbry was \ .y severe. Tile I IS r .'..i 1 1 -mine si tin* rspeendly tlrat issttie hc\X' sufTered from exposure, and country roads are well nlgli imsiasnahle. CinCACO IN PETTEU SUAVE. • Deo. 27.—'TV>w»**d evening I ho tivUu Mirvloa Ion the Northern* aiut INY-ftt-rn rondN VmiHWCti t\n*l th« (KMtorheo oftloiuloi rv‘|K>rt fivaU from tin* Wogi atvtvtng on time. <>i» ih« Ktunetn rvnuln, however, tho »hu«rAm ta not to iVivomhle. All tmliM front there tmve beoit Cron one to throe im>ur3i and one trtuifc la »vpor;t^l am leaving Clex-eMnd fv»r here i^?vett lioun* fctte. In aww aectintia of the rlu- icburfa* tho matt dellverle* foe tltc fcftcrnoou wore nUutdoned. w*« clooed down and tho Hty !s de pendent upon jraa, oil and candle* for light hwnifcht. Several fro<j£e» were ua- rtx>fed and T»vntailly destroy«d. t4*eoa by the score “uprooted and many (peo ple Injured by Hying debris. BELOW AT GRAND RAPIDS. St. Paul, Mirra., Dec. 27.—Thla wnfig the oolden: day of the wtoit -r In Min nesota, the temperature ringing from 14 bolow zero at 7 a. m. to 4 below at 9 p. an. Out In the state 6H * nfoee -was from 25 below at Grand Kdpidu to 20 below ajt ft till water, but It is moderat ing rapidly. A 60HOONER FOUNDERED. Glen Cove. N. V.. Dec. 27.—An un known echooner fouuderod In Long lalad BoiuvJ. off Matinacock Point, near Uien Cove, kist nStfit. She sank In live laChoina erf water and It .la be- tu£ ' llevod -Lhat the entire crow «wa« lost. OH, HOW COUD1 6Cotuc CHy, la., Dec. 27.—Iiltenae cold hnta prevailed here »inca yenterday morxung, the mercury jdpoppdig from, CO above to 12 bolow zero. WJDATHHR 15DIOATIONS. Washington, Dec. 27.—For Georgia: Fair; ookltv, iw.th a cold ‘Wave la the northern portion; northerly winds. PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH. A Fair Degree of Activity for the last Week of the Year. Baltimore, Dec. 27.-«peclai reports to the Manufacturer’s Record show for the clo*lng week of the year a fair degree of activity in the general Industrial inter ests of the South. Cotton mills are re ported as very busy with a good many of them running night and day. A number of new mills are being projected, and several Now England people are in the South looking for good locations for mills. There 1s considerable activity in coal mining operations, especially in West Virginia and Alabama—the output of coal In Alabama being reported as Very large. The gus works of Atlunta have been purchased by Philadelphia people, who will, It Is reported, expend J&oo.ooo In Im provements. Among other industrial proj ects reported during the week were a 1200,000 company to engage in ramie cul- tUatlon and manufacture, and also to establish a rice mill In Florida; a 120.000 coal mining company, machlno^vorks and saw mill in Alabama; a 11,000,000 mining company, 132,000 electric light plant and a $10,000 Iron mining company In Tennes see; w 7100,000 cotton mill In South Caro lina; tho purchase of a largo water po-wer for the purpose of building a $600,0*) fot- ton mill and contracts let for, the equip ment of another cotton mill at a cost of about $100,000 in tho sume state. GTILL RETREATING. Tho Chinese ’Armies Perfecting Them selves In Backward Marching. London, Dec. 27.—A (LiarJatch to the Central Nanrs says 'tlho Chinese army under Gen. Hunur. having been dedicated at King-Wnl-Sel. retrealled to New Chwang. There they wore Joined fay the (troops under command of Gen. Mu. and 'th>-* combined force rc-tmited to Tlen-Ohtm-Ta, tho town of Now Ohwanar being completely ovaiouaJroJ. The OM- newo troops at Tau-lInn-Lieikaro noread- ing their <flnonlt and Increasing itfce num ber of their bamuvw, In tuiler bo moke the grvNUrtO poselfald dl'4oinv of HtrenudJh. Ja/pancno davalny scouts re port that 3.000 O.i2ne*o from KlnwChow have reached the TaO-llen. The native faHlcfcilfl at snurnghai and Ningpa are In a convolote *:«lte of oanlo fcuiring Japanese wtuvas&on. Ohaityg-Chl-Tung. tho now viceroy of Nanking, Is InawJctbttr uho forts on Oho Ynnx-TaO'Kdwvg, ondOartnrrtinnder (Moor head 4m sending now Eumapm-n <trM in- rtiruotjorH ito tho YnngTne Kiang forte undor tho viceroy’s direction. ‘TITE TROOPS UNDER ARMS. Augusta Poope Ready to Lynch Joo Murray’s AssaHsln. Augueut, Go., Dec. 27.—Detocttvo ,1oe Murray, ono ot (tho ofllocrs fthdt by Jliho Wiggine, the negro murderer, Sundfry uDlemoon, died today ot hlu wounds. The death of Dtteodnre Murt& baa Inr otraaed the s>eople, ou$d crowds alt 'this hovw U*.30 u, m.) arc reported forming U> 'move on ^ho jail. Oivulry has been •ndrer srins «Jil ndght, and nil tho In fantry companies are now forming at ithc Jill. Augusts, Ga., Deo. 27.—<AR 1s quiet again. Tho display of tlho military has had tlio effect erf deterring iflhe would- be lyncher* from nvakiug their oppear- cnco. P08T0FFXCE ROBBERS caught. Chicago, Dec. 27.—Postoffice Inspector. Btuart today arrested & man named Blake whom he believe* to bo tho leader of the gang that has boon robbing hun. dreds of Western poatoftloes during the pas* four year*. Liint Saturday night the pontofnoo at Dixon, 111., was broken Into mtd robbed Of $200 in cash and $300 In stamps. On Monday Inspector Stuart arrested Hugh Gowran, u brakonmn on tho Wabash railroad, on suspicion ot bring Implicated In the robbery. Soon after Ms arrest Uowntn confessed that he and three other men, "Peggy" Noo nan. Blake and Meyers, all under the leadership of Blalfh, had robbed the post- office. Blake woe arrested today and the police expect to have Noonan and Meyea In custody within the next #wen- ty-four hours. FUNERAL IN DANGER. Atlantic, N. J., Dbc. 27.—In going nervete tho meadown this morning a funeral train bearing ttbe'body of n child •was caught ty the rapid rise of the tide ouVri the mourners wore convpellcd to otbamVm the hearae. in attempting to regain the road I’hO horse became \imiMMnasrr.<*jble itrei had to be cut totm 10 prevent the CMTlogea from being overturned, nod tlio mourners were campefiod to 'take tlio tops of Hie vo- hVdea t\> get o*tf‘ of reach of the rising •water. They suffered acutely from the stinging cold and wind. A gpecla.1 train was sent to vheir «M. but had to return for life boatR to reach the imperilled people. They were safely brought to tho city iibout 2 o'clock today. BIG BAIL FOR BANK OFFICERS The fii. John’s Crisis in the Hands of the Criminal Courts of Hew Fonndland. KOBE W ABB ANTS ARE ISSUED. Olroctorl Ut Cam* Up tor Investigation {text WogneMtor—Ono Bank Ftsad to Bo iolptat and tho Other Declared a Total Wreck# St. Johns. N, F.. Dec. 27.—Ball for the accused directors of the Commerlcal Bank was increased to $20,000 each to day after consultation with tho crown. More warrants for officials were Issued tonight. Tho prcMmdnory investigation of <the directors’ cases will be heard on next Wednesday. Actions have been taken by-note holder* against the bank for <une payment of notes in gold. The legislative committee reported on the Union and Conn.merci.il banks to night. The Union Bank was found sol vent and able to pay everybody 100 cents on $1. with time and the passage of an act suspending actions for the payment of notes of gold. The Com mercial Bank was found, hopeiess’jy in solvent, and the uttmost expected of It 1b jtt emaH "TBvldend; but the govern ment proposed to guarantee Union Bank paper to the amount of 80 cents on $1, and Commercial Bank paper to the amount of 20 cents on (the $1* A warm discussion ensued. The opposi tion wanted equal guarantees, or a guarantee by tire colony of all notes at 'face value. Nothing will bo decided until tomorrow. Several speculators in bank note» are heavy losers. OPINION IN ENGLAND. London, Dec. 27.—The Dally Ndws will say (tomorrow, In a leader, on the arrest of the bank officials in New Foundland, today: “The arrests seem to be in Hhe nature of a 'heroic remedy lor «he jiwanckii troubls In the colony. Whatever the Is sue of the proeecuiion may be, It can hardly strengthen the public confidence on which the poor remnant of ithe colo ny’s prosperity for aho moment rests. New Found land Is in a piteous state. Slio has almost returned to finst prin ciples as a social organization, and she must now regret her shortsighted re fusal to enter the Dominion. If she 'had Joined the federation She would have 'had a better claim on tho sup port of her sister communities. Her refusal newer was based on any other reason than selfish prudence." BONDS BROKE IN PRICE. Garland Says itlralt Did N6t Cause the SynklloaJte to Dissolve. Now York, vDoc. 27.—^Vice-President Garland of tlho TMrst National Bank to day ctonflmKd 'the news Hhat the bond syndicate had been dissolved. urSdB been, dissolved by mutual coo- een't.” said 0ftr. Garland, 42 the (parties to lifoe tugrewmont having only agreed to hold the bonds for a modih. The ques- Um of continuing the ayndlcofo was nfat even oonsCderwl. "The dissolving pf 'the iSyndlcale will noi chuse amy^brejik In fthe prices. The break ha» already' come. .riTcro will wot bo any further cihUnige in the urlce. "In dissolving the symllcaite the par ties to ft took lhloo oqmrideratUon 1he ■unsettled condition of the mlarkct for bonds, due <o Hlho offering rto congrct^a of »lhe currency plan of Mr. Carlisle, •which toy its provisions wouW have compelled tihe national banks to dis pose of at least $200,000,000 In bonds *m or h/efore July 1, JS95. With &uch a pbu- ulbto stock of bonds to come on *he market, <ihe quwtion of continuing the cugrCejnent (to hold the bonds whs not eve tinougjlvt of.’. , Cdr. Garia.nd aald tha<t ithe amount o< bondH which *Lhc syndicate .intended to dtaptae of to the public, an<l which were mill unsold, aggregated about $20,000,000. FIRE AT BUFFALO. The Damage Estimated to Reach at Least $300,000. Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. 27.—Fire occurred tonight In the three-story brick" building at the corner of Broadway and Fillmoro avenue. The building was occupied by Eckhardt & Co., Oswald Tinkler and Charles Weisman as stores. The tire spread over the whole block and across Broadway to the three-story brick block extending from Fillmoro avenue to 016- son street, burning out John F. Eckhardt, furniture; Atlantic and Pacific Tea Bom. pony's store; Frost’s grocery; Cobier's furnishing goods; Kakur’s real estate or- fico and Stover’s grocery. The loss will roach $3oe,ooo. Owing to frozen hydrants. It was thirty minutes before the itremon could 4um r stream of water on the lire after arriving. LIBEL SUITS 'WILL FOLLOW. Richmond, Von, Dec. 27.—Hon. John (E. Matwoy, stAte superintendent of pub lic VnrttruoUon. rvrriovxl lrMw* city today, omu tionigfat held h, <\mf\\rence with the guvernor nml tho attoo*ncy-gencml and who dlber mombera of Who boaixl of ed ucation regarding the chaxxrM of the Nortf oik Phot (halt ho (Massey) was bribed *» put the b<xkka of the Ameri can l>x»k Canvixi ivy on tlio rubBo sictiool lis:, and rt*a’t tho governor and tiiltor- VMQf-Ctnonai have boon guilty of nog- lectl.vg tlioir duty In pcininitthuc a coa> nipt oorttnuit to be renewed. . The «axvcmor ami luttorney-scenerott wlil a s tt ItogcffheP* and their course will be mnnouncod In a day or two. air. Mamey rvnnoimccs hie purpcee U> cnv«- eoute rfhe nudu>r of tho eharcert* civilly aisd criminally *o the extent of (the law. t AT QUEBEC. • Quebec, Dec. 57.—A hurri<t*na, which las sglng here ail day, rem^hed Ids h <*ht about 8 o'clock tilki cvs-nlisg. tthe .‘•tracts arc ah blocked s-Mh enow, o'reea suid fcm.*ea yfOTOi blown down In till dlTMlOOt and damage dono to property. T »legra;>Jtok* and l.-S-piwsdo mnunuricstlon is tli'm»tml* izc\i. and the ciiy U In (hrKn«w to* Slight, eleotrio stt* hetring tx'- ico p Xhe mixed up with the tnhvc vrimx 14m trrfdr*«nc the atwusn Is grmdunAly VuWJkg. A NBIGHBORLY KILUNO. NashvlU*. T*nn., Dec. ST.—A serious shooting took place aSbut tlvs miles from (his city yesterday In which H. day Kadi, ons of the moat prominent stock- t in this state, was fatally wounded I vy p. M. Kills, a farmer and neighbor of Kaell. A number of shots were exchanged nnd both Kills and hi wounded. Kills made shooting, but officer* suit. Ths shooting w old f.*ud existing between the two fam ilies. BfRDCKINIRJThGE’S LECTURE. mto slightly w after tho erase pur- rsult or SMALLPOX IN VIRGINIA. Richmond. Va,, Doc. 27.—Dr. Oppon* belmer, city health officer, returned today from the Poimnnkoy Indian res* orvnibkm and confirms the report that there is a case vrf emallpox oo the reservation. Tho viatim Is a coueln of th.» chief, and tho txiso has bcou quar antined. y HTMNEJT BLOWN DOWN. x Adams, Musa., Dec. 27.—Forty* >t of the los-<U>t chtemey of the vills Woilsn «ntU was bk*wn Mown this* morning Joat boforo 7 h’clvk. ’Hie bricks oraahed tnrough Ihe roof of O* boiler house, mriking and killing Jofhn Adaow*. tile tinman, bt.o w%ta working «4xvj* the b'dcr. ffTun* f«>un<1 be wn« twdt>- soaM d, but flee.PU had tvei-n kartarttasioous. A CHICAGO INVESTIGATION. Cbloago. Dec. 27.—Judge Tuley this after noon appointed Arthur J. Eddy special counsel to assist the grand Jury In lta Investigation of State's Attorney Kern's office. The Investigation begins tomor row morning. KALB NOT CRAZY. Columbus, O., Doc. 27.—The Jury ne- MOUtt to faes upon the sanity of George Kalb, the ostfeemmlerer, tfevid- «xl tokay tivst be was sa no. nod he was h«i*i for murder fe\ tun© ftnfe d»*rec. The trial liugins February 17. ! lrEA.VT DAMAJOE IJf JERSET. n, Y. J., 1)m. IT.—Tn, storm In tills vk-nlty —«. the m.ot sevors ttoKa tlis cyrton. << lSyl. Elnetrio wires of i.r. kliKt. ts*rs torn from to.tr r l-’ -nffis. *nd ixXts ,n* klos-n dotrn Y tlv htch «-1m1 Msrkrt .tre.t on, pf tor Drtootpst th.—ou*trf»res, n tut lit. srsUv tik.'kM wlto ihr itokris unto Into in tor .lav. His dsiuror nt fire |Mi 1 k>»* llfr fr.r'a the wire* w,o «vu tout ton tlsctrta UdiUnx dsnt L.YV10XS r>lSCHAnOED. Nrw Orlesnw Dro. IT.—KIJ I-AYlimo *’.ut party wrre Jts:h,rswl this tnonUnx ky JuJrr Ancoln on the tlndlnf of the ooro. r.rr , jury that Ito am, the Dries nsrhter. h.oi met hi. desth by conretr.lon of the hreln. produrei by .trtkm, the unpaJJe.1 floor of the tins. vubanvro xuutxry. Rtoixikwri. Deo. 27.—U 1* nn.U'iritnotl thst Ooveronr 0'Ft>rmn h*a tlotor- mltv.l p> anlor a court of lmuriry to luvirit^iKtto all tou :riWn in ttio F.rttt Vi«;ni4 ««inioat. Hi. AttowUnce Light and too Bo- cMipm Were AJhtached. CjKinnatl, Dec. 27.—OoL Brwtin. ridge spoke at toe Pike Often House tonight on “Erne ot American Derekyp- irmu and tiielr O-MaciMen." He had on atid'mcu ot 230, wo runty- five of whom iwere wonnen. His lec ture was pleasit^s to tile ear, hut was received wito Ubfle eoUtuatesm. In the m'.rtut of ft a rumor spreod over the house that 'the door receiifts hsd been attached by 'Miss Pollard, hut 1W» proved a mistake. The receipts were attnohed, (but it .was by a local notary public to secure a >500 fee for taking a deposition (for Deriha Breckinridge In his father’s cose. CoogreHsnxnn Breckinridge, accompa nied by 01m. (Broeklnridge and hi, son, Dertu, arrived in toe city from Charleston, W. Vh., tills tnoro'.-ng. FOSTER TO 'HELP CHINA. He is to Advise the Plenipotentiary of tube Chinese. ■Washington, Dec. 27.—Air. John iW. Foster has been requested by the Chi nese government to go tto Japan and meet the rpl-enipotenUarieB of the for mer government to aid ithean in their negotiations for peace. iHe has ac cepted the invitation and expects to leave here In a day or 'two, sailing from Vancouver, B. C., for Yokohama on January 7, unless Informed of la delay In the departure of the plenipotentia ries. Tho Japanese gdVornnnent has been advised or toe appointment, and itB minister In 'this city has expressed his satisfaction with it. Me Foster dartre* to have It under stood that he goes to Japan purely in a private oapao'.ty as an. advisor of the Chinese plenipotentiary. Ho has no authority Ito represent or speuk for the government of the United States. HIS HEAD CUT OFF. Horrible Killing of K Fireman on the Western and Atlantic. Atlanta, Dec. 27.—(Speclal.)-(Hcmry Pharr, a freight fireman on the West ern and Atlantic railroad, met with a horrible death ait Reaacca early this morning. While Iris train was on the siding. Pharr wus ordered to ejean out the fire box by the engineer, who had left hta cab. Pharr was undeneath tlhe engine sit work, when, the throttle flew open and the engine ataalted off under u full head of Bteatn. Ho made an at tempt to extricate himself from his perilous position, but only managed to get his (head out. when the wheels passed over Mb neck, cutting his head off as If it hod been dan.- with nu axe. Pharr lived at Marietta, twenty-six mile, from this oity< with his family. RACE BIOT IN CAROLINA. One Negro Killed and a PollceOfHcer Wounded. INCENDIARY FIRK. VsrnvUl*. 8. C., D*c. 17.—Tb* storv xnd stock of F. M. Jrnnjr & Co. and the postoffice at MUlejr's, tn this county, tm miles from the courthouse, were burned lstt nlict.t. It ti supposed to be the work of so ln<vn«1txr>\ The loss U between U.M0 and R<XU CARTER in court. New York. Doc. 27.—EdwxuxS R. Car ter, the fiofnubliur bookkeetssr of she National Back of Commerce, wan taken birfore Justice Kyan, In the i^sllce court thin afternoon, who ordered him turned over to she United States authorities. NO MORE FOOTBALL. lm*ami*o;U» Inti. Dec. 27.—The pn«- sfaxita «rf when* In this state, ml a nwMKinff fccM In this clt>-, decided to prohftMi lnter-fx>lk^flate football xxraea .lereorff’.er. ExhtbftSon oporto of any kind only will be allovrodU Mills, S. C., Dec. 27.—A race rlo>t oc curred last night on Factory Hill, grow ing out off emi attempt to put an end «to a ■nogro -fe^tivai, which Was he^ld on the hll'i «t an woqfty store room, and ■which was dl^:uifblng tihe people in- that vi cinity. Tho ruagrooa became otoe/lreipeir- ous, and It Is said that ono of their number fired the finst »ho; and then the fusillade begun. Forty or fifty Ehots ■wera fired, arid ithe result wlas one ne gro Ittited almost Instantly and W. F. Johnston, an officer, wo-unded in tiho arm. Great cxcStemenlt was occasioned by kihe affair, and snore trouble is ex ported. An inquest was heii ovejr tho body ctC the dead no^ro today, and the usual verdict In ouch case was ren dered, 'tfixait Uho negro come to hia deoltli oA. the hands of partleo unknown. VAIL SEEKS RETIREMENT. He Has Tired of the Wickedness of New York’s Police. New York, Dec. 27.—Policeman Robert J. Vail, formerly detective under Capt. Schmittberger in the steamboat squad who gavo such damaging evidence against Schmittberger before the Lexow commit tee,has filed an application for retire ment with the police convhfiBsloners. Vail was one of tho Levow committee’s principal witnesses. His testimony had something to do with bringing about the confession from Schmittberger. Vail told tho committee while he was In the steamboat spuad, he collected $3,001 blackmail for Schmittberger. Vail also told his story to the grand Jury. Ho has been on the forc-e since August, 1873. HIs application win come before the police board at Its meeting tomorrow. AN AGED MINISTER DEAD. He Officiated at the Funeral of William Henry Harrison. Lynchburg, Va., i^ec. 27.—Rev. David Teesc, a Presbyterian minister, died at his residence at "The Camp Place,” In Amherst county, on Wednesday evening at 4:30 o’clock, aged 80 years. He was a native of Ireland and came to* thld country tn his childhood. Rev. Mr. Teese wua the minister who officiated at the funeral of President William Harrison. Mr. eeee married a daughter of Rev. John T. Paacoe, who woa for a long time a resident of Lynchburg. The funeral services will takd place at Westminster church, thle city, Saturday morning. Old STEAMER AND CREW LOST- London. Dec. 27—Tho washing ashore of a lot of wreckage upon the Scotch coast Indicates the loss of the steamer Oswald with »her crew, bound for Cardiff. The wreckage w&a chiefly washed ashore three miles north of Port Logon, Wig townshire. DEPUTIES PROROGUED. Tarls, Dec. 27.—The chambers were prorogued today until January 8. LIKK A THIEF IN THE NIQHT, Consumption comes. A slight cold, with Tour system in the scrofulous condition that's caused by impure blood. Is enough to fasten it upon you. Consumption Is Lung- Bcrofuln. You con prevent it, and you can cure it, if you haven't waited too long, with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. For Scrofula, Weak Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, and all severe, lingering Coughs Putacx guarantees a Cuojl Before taking the “Discovery" 1 would have four or live bed coughing spells every day and would cough up mouthfuls of solid white froth, sod before X took one bottle it stopped It. X could not walk actum the room with the Min ~ * ftSsTi tends ; but soon • pain was all gone. 11 oouM sleep w«u at My general night. health Is much better since taken the “Golden Medical Discovery " al though 1 hare been _ _ on a farm. Mrs. JOHN LINCOLN, Mas. Lxnooun •hilged to work hardmi OUn AaneaTijwWCo^dit* TWENTY BEAUTIFUL SUITS on front counter, prices, $7.60 to $12.60 each; your choice for $5.00. TWENTY ELEGANT SUITS on next counter. Old prices, $12.50 to $18.00 each; take your choice for $7.50. Lesc than piece goods. Only one suit of a kind. UNDERWEAR—Splendid assortment. After Christmas prices all through thia department. STYLISH CLOAKS at New York cost. CHILDREN’S CLOAKS 26c on the $1.00 to close. BLANKETS AND COMFORTS—Don’t you want one at New York cost. That is the price. . DRESSMAKING—After looking through our cut price Wool Goods, if we cannot suit you, we can now make a limited number of suits bought elsewhere. Burden, Smith. <fe Co. SHORT STORIES OF THE TOWN Interesting Items of News Gathered Yesterday by the Telegraph Reporters. JUST TOO SHORT FOR HEADS* quite a genebax, killing. Helena, Ark., Dee. 27.—Pistol., guns and knives wer. used In a flght over a clap Kune ftt Hffihouse, Miss. Louis Allen kill ed two nesroes Instantly, mortally wound, ed two other, and, belnc .hot by anoth er or the party, fell deed on the body ot hU victim*. Allen*, father brought the body here today for burial. Som. city Item. Which Ara of Conald- .rabl. IaUr.it to'Ussy of ths as.ld.nu of ths City snd th. Suburb*. MR. BORNE BUYS.—Mr. E. A. Horne has bought the renting business of Mr. (Fitaink M. Oliver. MIDNIGHT ADAjRiM.—'Ete alarm of Are at midnight might before last nvns caused by ithe hunting of a lot of rub bish in a furnace in too candy manu facturing deipancmeat of HeOfrich & Co., on Fourto eirodt. No damage was done, but had toe fire mot iboem. discov ered us soon as It was the loss might ha,vo been heavy, as tome was a great quantity of InfliimimUiblo onlatorial near by. The discovery was made by Po liceman Frank MoseJer. ANNOYED BY TRAM/PS.—The cold wave seems to Waive brought with Ct an unusually lare number of tramins. and fkom too numerous compialnTB made at police iheadquaiUcrs.B It seams iChait they are glvintj people In tlhe residence por tion of the city considerable trouble. Yesterday Policeman Henry caotured cue who had bean glvlnr several resi dents is tbs nWgWBonhood of St. Paul's dhuroh conalaerabie trouble and dock eted htm wltat drunkenness and va grancy. OUT ON BOND.—.When Jack Hajnle- mam was arraigned before the recorder yesterday mamtax for commitment on the ohargd of arson, Frank Powens, thxj prosecutor in the case, asked for a con tinuance on the ground Unaithe timid not get an attorney. The recorder asked Powers (to muke cu d:atetn«nlt as 'to the circumstances of the iburnUng of the fireworks. After Phwteim had done so. toe recorder said he didn’t think the Charge of arson coud be sustained, and told Powers If he wamred a continuance he would hold Hardeman under bond for tmaillcious mischief. PowetB nignod the withdrawal of toe warranit for „ Eton Bond was provided and Hardeman released from custody till this mou.-.iimt. ■when a Wearing for cammiitmenlt (will be had. ANOTHER FIRE.—Ait <5 o'clock yes terday viftctru'ixm an alarm (was spot !n calling the dapuittmont to itoo second story of 'toe (building formerly used for the offices of Oamtpbeil jc Janies' ware house. The fire (was first discovered by several young men .who were at work in toe second story of lithe building, who heard an explosion of some kind and shortly afterward noticed the building filling wLth smoke. A hasty search resulted In finding the fire in tho Justice court room of IW. P. Carlos, where tho flames were gaining rapid headway. The chemical engine was on too scene in a mlmfie after (the alarm was given and soon exltiingulshed the fire. Tho fire is supposed .to have been caused by toe exiptoslon of a lamp, us no one nvas in the room at the time. The building belong, to the Hardin Johnson cfttite. Vary ItCde damage was done. OHUROH RECEPTION AND RE UNION.—On Monday evening, Decem ber 31, there will be hteJd a.t toe rest- deuce of Rev. S. Ti. Morris, 325 Adams street, a social reception and reunion of the TVSatnull Square Presbyterian church, to which ail toe mamture of the church mod congregation are in- vi'ted moat cordially. Tlhe object of this social gathering is to introduce an toe members to each other. As there have been forty additions to tola church during toe year, many of the members are unknown to maay others, snd it is very much hoped (that all wiU be able to attend this reunion. The following oommititees are expected no take cbsrge and contribute to 'the success of the evening: Committee on introduction and reception, 'E. S. Witoon, T. B. Went, Milton E. Smith", Mrs. J. A. Orme, dint. iM. Codington, Mrs. D'xzie Dougherty and Mies Bessie Napier; committee on entertaioment, F. R. Pomeroy, Walter VautHoarten, George Otto, Miss Orrie M. Henri union end Mias Moilie Keafi; committee on sw ing Tafmfuneots, n. J. JUofitor. Mra. D. D. Craig, dire. R. A. Ware, Mrs. J. W. ii'.peey, Mrs. J. T. Clancy. Mrs Da vid Rees, Mrs. A. Y. Adamson aud Min Gussie'iHerringfoo. BOLD. BAD BUKGT2AR.—It would seem that the very boldest of burgjirs would do a deal of thinking before en- reriug a poitcemau's house to rob, hut it Is not infrequently tost they do. Night before last Jane Cox, a negro woman, reported at toe police station that she had seen a umopFawttog about toe premiaes ot Pobcenun Bdwarda, on Near strertL Police Oflicera Grace and Drew honied to toe bouse, and on entering toe back yard, where toe wo. nun had seen toe man, could find nothing of him. toft found toe letch an the cool bouse broken. They tried toe outside doors to Mr. Edwards' boast but they were all secure, sod, as no trace of the mao could be found, they left. When Pofioeman Edwards went home ait 12 o’clock he entered (the front door and, not suspecting anything wrong, undressed to retire After be had undressed he henird a susptetfons noise do ifitSe haMway, and on opening the door of fibs (room dtood almost face to face with a burglar. The policeman Stepped back to get Me pistol and tho burglar nan out of lihle (back door, which he hod broken open. Wheat Policeman Edwards got his (pistol he gaiva chase. When ho (reached ithe alley on which his back gate opens he saw toe burglar only a short distance In front of him and fired at him three rtlmes. Neither Bhat took effect, howCror, and ithe bur glar gat away. , jSfl i THE TROUBLE A,T QUITMAN. Tho Killing ol Three Negroes the Subject of Resolutions. Quitman ,Gm, Dec. 27.—The board of county commissioners at Its regular ses sion yesterday passed the following reso lutions concerning the killing of the three negroes in this county: "Whereas, Several murders have re cently beenperpetrated in our county, and there negroes shot down without provo cation, as far as we can ascertain, and other Innocent negro men and women were abused and submitted to nameless Indignities; therefore be It "Resolved by us, 1. That we deplore and most solemnly condemn the spirit or law lessness that seems to pervade our coun ty. "2. That we feel that these crimes have left a blot on the fair name of our county. "3. That we call upon all lawablding citizens to put down these crimes and we appeal to the courts to see that these criminals are brought to trial, and. Justice meted out to them. “4. That the report given In the Atlanta Constitution of December 25, Is entirely wrong and calculated do do our county Inestimable damage; that there has never bean any race riot in our coun ty; that the negroes have never been under arms, and that the whole trouble has been caused by about twenty-five white men, not over four of whom lived in Brooks county; that we Invite and appeal for a fair Investigation of the facts from the papers. "S. S. Rountree, Chairman.’’ The board consists of Messrs. S.S. Roun tree, Robert L Grover, J. N. MoLcan, Mitchell Brice and J. W. Hitch.* A LYNCHING LIKELY. Williams Shot Bickley Without Apparent Provocation. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 27.—A terrible tragedy is reported from Btokler’s Mills. Va., In which J. W. Williams shot and ■ killed Bass Bickley. They were In Wal- ' ter Dickinson’s store, when Williams , costed Mr. Bickley and told htm he wanted to talk to him. As they started fj m m a® m out of the store, Williams shot Bickley twice, killing him Instantly, The first, shot penetrated his breafct near ‘the heart, which turned him around, and the sec ond took effect In the back near the spinal column. The murer has not been _ \ captured, but he cannot make his es- capp, for there Is a large posse pursuing him. The murder has created a great sensa tion. and If he Is captured he may be lynched. Williams Is a low, heavy-set man with dark sandy hair and moustache, and la About 35 years of age. He formerly re sided at Marion, N. C. SSL m m ANOTHER BIG ROAD. It Leads From Knoxville, Through Ra- . bon Gap to Port Royal. ' Knoxville, Tenn., Dee. 27.—Preliminary steps were taken today looking to the organization of Raibun Gap Railroad Company. The company proposes to build a line from the Jelllco coal fields via Knoxville, and through Rabun's Gap to Port Royal, 8. C. The plans also Include & belt road around the city of Knoxville, some twelve miles In length. Col. Albert Boone of Zanesville, O.,. who built the "Black Diamond" system of railroads !n that state. 1s identified with the company and Is .now in the Kaat perfecting his plans. The road will be constructed with for eign capital and county and municipali ties along the route wiU not be Asked to purchase bonds. The headquarters of the company will be at Knoxville. DR. WEKERLE'S RESIGNATION. Buda Pesth. Doc. 28.—Premier Dr. Wekerte has informed hie party that he resigned because be found he did not have the full confidence of ths crown. The iritotetry would hold to the principles Qf the pending reform bills, be said, and these bills must be adopt ed without cotvgreM. ELVTtTTHQHAKE* IN SICILY. Rome, Dec. 27.—©tally baa suffered from severe earthquakes tn the last twenty-four hours and much damage is reported to ihtarve been done. Messina and MDazzo felt tihe shocks most kenly. FAILURE AT RICHOND- Richmond, Va.. Dec. 27.—>A. A N. GreenwaU. dothinsr merchants, as- idgned today. Liabilities $$,000: ustla not given. SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE. Rome. Dec. 28.—Rtggta dl Calabria, ths district at the extreme south of Ooo&uoui Italy, was shaken severely yesterday. The most violent €Boc*. either In* Maly or Sicily, was felt in IQ- Or. Price’s Crease Bakfeg Por$M Meet Perfect Made.