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all cprvaiits lire cruei; but we uo *
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rights should be upheld, even if the press
has to assist in the work.
M ATM ETTA Journal: “Death lurks in
every flower,” is is said, but one would
hardly suppose that death was «>ncealcd
in a brass lamp, where there was no ex
plosion. But such was the ease recently
at Roswell, iu this county, as wci jearn
from our correspondent. Mr. James Ma-
haffev. a well known citizen, had cut one
of bisflngsn. The gash gave b ““ "®
trouble, and he handled articles asi well as
usual. A few nights "S 0
was holding a brass lamp. The bmp'bad
not been kept as clean externally as tt
should have been, and the brass parts had
cankered, and some of the oil from the
lamp, became mixed with (lie canker,
the wmblnatiou created a green poisonotm
matter. Some of this matter got into the
flesh cut ou Mr. Maliafley s huger. J-]*®
virus penetrated his blood, and shortly af-
ter hisfiiigera, liand and arm became in-
flamed aud swollen, and much feverish
pain ensued. Medical attention was given
but no antidote was euffirientto counter
act the deadly poison, aud Mr. Mahalley
m Ji e d an agonizing death. _
Covington Star: More than 1,000
tons of guano have already been received
at Covington thi9 season. Tim warehouses
about the depot are alt full to overflowing,
ind still there is more coming. The pros-
ict now seems that tliere is going to l»“
l immense amount of it used the pres
ent year. It is a great int-fortune tliat
four people are unable to prepare their own
manures. It would be a great saving to
them if they could.
Augusta Neics: At a meeting of the
Masonic committee yesterday, who have
charge of the plan for building a new Ma
sonic hall on the old site, it was definitely
decided to build, in addition to the new
hall and assembly rooms, a grand theatre
in the rear, with the arcade entrance from
Broad, and the stage entrance or rear of
the theatre on Ellis street. This new Op
era House will be of the latest pattern and
most elegant arrangement, aud the im
provements contemplated by the Masons
will foot up between $50,000 and $00,000.
Hinesvili-e Gazette: Colonel John T.
Collins, the Republican candidate lor Con
gress who was so badly defeated by Col.
George B. Black, has decided not to con
test the election. This is a very prudent
step on his part, for a majority of 8, iOO is
hard to overcome.
H. W. G. in the Atlanta Constitution:
The most successful possibly of the young
Georgians who drifted northward after
the war, is Sam Sponcer, of Columbus,
who graduated at the university in 1S«7.
Spencer is now vice president of the Bal
timore and Ohio road, and practically its
superintendent. He is a great favorite or
the Garretts, gets a first-class salary, and
has such prospects that he refused, the
other d$y, a position offered him with an
income of *4,000 a year salary. He is
considered about the best practical rail
road superintendent, iu the country.
Augusta Ntics: The train from Ma
con, on Tuesday morning, ran over a ne
gro hoy about eight years of age, at Dev-
creaux and killed him. lbe boy, with
some others, was playing on the track,
and the engineer Uibikiug all of them
would jump off before ne reached them
did not check up, and this boy not getting
off in time was struck by the engine aud
killed. No blame is attached to the en
gineer. The train was behind time.
Atlanta Daily Constitution: At
the last meeting of the board of
police commissioners a resolution was
hissed asking the city council to rass au
ordinance authorizing the police to lorco
an entrance into gambling and
houses suspected of being gambling houses.
At the meeting of the council Monday
night this paper was presented as a com
munication, and Councilman Knapp, of
the second ward, moved to table it. iue
motion was carried, and Mr. Beatie gave
notice of an intention to movo to .recon
sider. Later in the meeting the matter
was again taken up, and on a motion to
refer to the ordinance committee, the yeas
and nays were called with the foHowiug
result: Yeas—Lowry, Goodwin, Barnes,
Pinson, Beatie, Buchanan, Boyd, Payne,
8: nays—Beerman, Knapp, Berkele, John
son, Jones, 5. The fact, that eight were
for referring to the ordinance committee
and five for tabling, does not necessarily
show that the mailer will pass when it
comes up in the form of an ordinance, as
there are gentlemen on both sides w ho
voted contrary to the way in which they
will vote when the question comes up for
fiual settlement.
Hinkiville Gazette: The timber bus
iness D still very lively, notwithstanding
the near approach of planting time. Many
sticks are on the bank3 of the water
courses ready to be ratted. Prices are still
very good. ‘
Mabietta Journal: Atlanta has been
made a port of delivery. TW» bnoCa
port of entry by a good deal, and Atlanta
will not be satisfied until ships from all
parts of the world anchor in Whitehall
and Peachtree streets.
Covington Star: A young couple m
Social Circle were married twice in one
day recently, Elder J. F. Edens perform
ing the coremony each time. It happened
in this way: The bride was a divorced wi
dow and had a bill before the Legislature
to chance her name back to her maiden
name. When the first ceremony was per
formed it was thought the bill bad passed,
but itWM soon discovered to be ft mistake.
Hence the second ceremony.
Savannas Newt: Some time during
Monday night the warehouse of Messrs.
W.C. Jackson A Co., under their office
on the Bay, was broken into and robbed
of a bale of sea island cotron. The rob
bery was not ascertained until yesterday
morning, when one of the employes went
to the warehouse, and found that a plank
In the door had been prized open. The
ynAii.«r is now in the hands of the
and it is to be hoped that the thief will be
arrested.
Augusta Neua: Rockmsrt, In Polk
county, had another killing last Saturday,
A man named Lowery waa killed by some
one whose name has not been published.
Lowery was represented to be a very bad
Atlanta Phonograph: Within the
last ten days the Macon Telegraph
has Improved wonderfully In its general
appearance. The old lady is getting
frisky In her declining years.
Hinesvill* Gazette: We are inform
ed that Mr. Middleton, of this county, has
lost already Irom the cold weather over
lony head of cattle. He found twenty-
one dead ones In one day. The loss of
cattle will be a serious thing to those who
depend upon their little stock of cattle to
fertilize their lands.
Sumtkb Republican: A gentleman
from the country recently told us that he
was digging a bale to place a post when
he unearthed a snake that was frozen
bard. He struck It with the flat of the
spade, and it sounded like rock. He said
that be often beard that they would thaw
if fro sen, and be put this one in a warm
place near the fire. In about half an boar
the repiile showed symptoms of life and
began to look around and more about.
He then killed the snake to make sore
Dut it would not biu the one that bad
wi^AiUcau Baptist church "case, now
Plrst African B 1 ^ Superior Court,
EffifisSw S»5* SS.-mp <*
of this county, was runoyerbyap^siug
train on the Altaraaba bridge last Tues
clay and killed. He was temporarily in
charge of the bridge at the time. While
attempting to cross the bndee before the
train he stumbled and fell and .was
crashed to death.
Dublin Post: Mr. George Howard
killed eleven partridges at shot SatUT-
day. There only twelve In the flock, and
the remaining one was taken in at a sec
ond shot. ■ ■
Columbus Enquirer: Mr. Clark, the
man who fell from the steamer Jordan and
was drowned near Haywood slandinon
the 3d, was a deputy United States
marshal, and lived near Jacksonville, Fla.
He was about thirty years of age. It Is
stated tliat ids cries for help, after lie had
falleu into the water, were pitiful in the
extreme, and the men on the boat were
forced to Witness his struggles for life un
til tho waves from the paddle wheels
reached him. As soon as the steamer
could be stopped a boat was launched
and sent in search of him, bat to no
avail. . 4
Sumter Republican: On Saturday night
Gus WillPt, who lives on Mr. S. C. 1 ry-
or’s place several miles from town, was
eolng home from tho city, when be ran
upon a dead negro lying In tho road. n«
called at the houso of Mr. Clemens and
cave the information, aud on investiga-
Lion It turned out to be the body of John
Green who made an assault on one or two
negro men, one of whom he stabbed, ana
in attempting to nse his knife on the
other one, Matthew Patrick, be received a
cut somewhere in the neck, that severed
the main artery which caused death m a
few minutes. Coroner Guerry’s jury ren
dered a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Butler Herald: The residence of Mr.
W. P. Caldwell came near being destroy
ed by fire on Friday night last. The
chimney of the main building had caught
and was making rapid headway when
some one'passing discovered the flames in
time to extinguish them without serious
damage.
Columbus Enquirer: Our boasted ad
vantages of position as a manufacturing
point will suffer, have sufiered and are
suffering for the want of less than a dozen
cars of' coal per week. Heavens, how
thankful we ought to be that our power is
Griffin has some people who do not
know how to behave in a public hall, or
if they know, they don’t do it. They are
duplicated in many other places.
If Georgia could maintain her streams
at their present flood-line depths, Mr.
Reagan and his river appropriation bill
might be retired, with pleasure.
Augusta has not yet a enstom house
or a well opened up river of her own, but
her western freight rates are entirely her
own. No other southern city has any
thing like them.
The Georgia railroad has withdrawn
its round trip tickets, much to the dis
comfort of those parties living on the
line of the road who do their shopping in
Augusta and Atlanta.
Sixty families In LaGrange contem
plate going to Fort Smith, Texas, at au
early day.
Mb. Geoege L Jobxston, the well-
known bill-poster of Atlanta, committed
suicide on the 0th Inst.
H. I. Redfield, the well-known air-
respondent of that most unreliable jour
nal in political lore, the Cincinnati Com
mercial, has invaded Georgia once more.
He is in Atlanta.
The local editor of the Cartersville
Free Press has had his photograph taken.
Here Is his description of it: “Reader,
did you ever see a sad-eyed man, who
walks with a nervous step, and the seat
of Ins trousers highly decorated with two
hay windows, and his general get-uplooks
a, if he would soon be the chief
Mon at a funeral t* Well, yon may put
iiim uown as an editor who has never
adopted the cash system?”
A special to the Atlanta Post-Appeal,
dined Americus, February Otb, says:
“Our readers will remember reading
last fall of the death by poison of
Mrs. Cook, near Grangervilie, Macon
county. It was then alleged that Mr. a.
K. Johnson, who has a store at this point,
sold the family morphine instead of qui
nine. Wc understand that suit has been
instituted against Mr. Johnson, laying
damage at $20,000.”
Columbus Enquirer: Yesterday tho
was so high that the mills were
forced to suspend operations. There were
a number of bevies of girls on the streets,
and in the afternoon the sun came out as
if in compliment. There are many mod
est, beautiful girls in the factory, and they
otten enliven the streets with their pres
ence. :
Cabtebsvillk Free Press: About 9
or 10 o’clock Sunday night the wild wind
cut up some fearful antics by tearing the
tin roof from the Bartow House and scat
tering the wooden timbers that supported
the roofing to a distance of fifty yards,
creating a mighty crash and fearfully dis
organizing the equanimity of the inmates
of the hotel. To add to the distress on
Monday morning a slow rain began to fall
and the third floor of the building was
saturated with water, a deluge of the
house being only prevented by prompt
and active bailing. Of course workmen
were In the meanwhile at work to repair
the roof sufficiently to save the furniture
in the bouse. _ , , ,
Savannah Neics: Yesterday mornm
about 10 o’clock a fatal accident occurre
at the brickyard of tho Savannah Brick
Manufacturing Company, a short distance
from the city. Mr. Hugh Grady, who was
in the employ of the city, was engaged in
loading liis carts with brick from one of
the old kilns, when a plllarsuddenly gave
way, crushing the unfortunate man to tho
ground and burying him partially beneath
the pile of brick. He was instanly killed,
and his body was very badly mangled.
The remains were brought to the city and
carried to hta residence, corner of Taylor
and Montgomery streets.
Newxax Herald: Mr. Jeptha Da
vis had* slight stroke of paralysis last
Saturday at his residence in Cedar Creek
district, five miles from Newnan, and on
Monday It became so severe as to paralyze
the whole left side of his body. He is
unable to move either left limb, though
lie retains his Intellectual rigor and speak*
with little difficulty. Being in his eighti
eth year, the hopes of bis recovery are not
bright. “Uncle Jep,” as he Is familiarly
called. is not troubled on that score, and
expresses himself perfectly willing to die.
THE Tslbotton Register in spesklng of
their railroad says: President Thornton
reports good progress In track laying, tht
work being started at tbeNo. 6 end of tne
road. The sideling, or switch, was com
pleted on last Thursday. On yesterday
the engine and cars belonging to our com
pany rolled out on the switch and inau
gurated tracklaying on our main line. If
the weather is good, we may safely pre
dict that the road will be completed to
Tslbotton by the middle of March. Tliere
is a good force at work on the short fill-in
near tho Tftibotton depot. This work, to-
gelher with the cut through Mrs. Cooper s
field, will ba completed in ample time for
the tracklayers. Some of the timbers are
1 on the ground lor the depot building,
which is to be a sabstantial wooden one
for the presont. Only temporary build
ings will be erected at No. 6, as It is the
Intention of Col. Raonl, of the Central, Ui
have the railroad lota properly mapped
out with a view to permanency when the
buildings are located. It Is rumored that
we are to have quite a handsome brick
depot at No. $, and everything will be ar
ranged with reference to this end and the
business te be transacted at that point.
Pebet Home Journal: The only rem
edy for the core for the day labor dicta-
torship, under which our farnstra are now
suffering, Is for our farmers to arrange
their plans so at to require no day labor.
If you can hire but ons hand, plant just
—:—a »k«. imm, i* mUivslA—qq
more, no less. To us it seems better 'to -W*
plant a small area, have it c |g),t year old sou of Mr. Quince Heath
regular hands, and reap a| »“2‘{ h So was run over by a car ou Twiggs street,
than to plant twice as much with t » tbc 0 u Carolina shed. As the l ittle
nf rnmilnr labor and then P&y & , it a* tnmnin? oil tho steps,
amount of regular labor and then P^y boy fell off after jumping: on tho steps,
the profits for the biro of day t he Mr wheels mangled his lower limbs
the needed extra work. cnlnen- terribly from his leet up to bis thighs, an
Dawson Jmatuli Mr. IL X. WRpjp- M to be ainput ated. Thelittlo
a vounn man reared m lurr /viinJr f, snflerine very muehand it seems
jl'DOE WOODS’ DECISION.
The Great tallrotaCsseSvlilcd.,
Judge Woods has rendered his decision
In the great railroad case which has been
THE KNIFE OF JEALOUSY.*
A Ne*r» Ma« Jlnrdera n While Woman
—Coroner's -%'erdlct, Etc.
The hand of murder has again been
BIBB'S BLACKEST BLOT.
in the great railroad case wntcu nas neeii ^ ^ anJ lWs Unw lbe fata i
before the District Court of the Un.ted draln3 tbo life blood 0 f a white
, States for several months. The case was with whom sh6
brought by Geo. H. Tilley, an alien and woman, a fe -
per, a young man reared in “*£££££ fellow 6 suffering very much i
ty, has just returned ^om a three mo^ ^ lmpaas}bls for him l0 survive,
sojourn in Texaa, and ha» Georgia, i Daiuen Gazette: A correspondent of
spend the remnant of ” ,. L * ne ! lb o A'lanta Constitution suggests ex-Gov-
He was not at all plCaScu wm 11 *“ R f B Bu n ock 0 f Georgia, as a
Star State,” and says Terrell omuty^s ^, r for Garflel(11 |, put iu liisiCabl-
good enough for lnm. Mr. C. a , 8 , . s () utli Governor Bullodk'is
eledextensively througliout tho Sute of i st [ >“k anbut i3 nberal antl CO nserva-
Texas, and many of the Western Stat 1 ^ W0U H no t object seeing him go
while on ht* trip. n ,io the new Cabinet, for wo are satisfied
Sandeusville Herald: “A valuable , 1>at Iin . n mI1Gb bette r man than many
chalk bed,” says the Augusta Chronicle,
CIlaizA UCU, oajo ------— «
has been discovered on the Wilkinson
place, at Summerhlll, three miles from
Aiken. This tract was purchased some
time since by Mr. Julian Yates for $0o0.
It fa now valued at $5,000. The chalk is
said to bo of superior quality, and the de
posit is not more than a half mile from
the South Carolina railroad track.” Wo
copy the above from the Augusta Chroni
cle of last week. It shows the high value
in which this deposit is held. Washing
ton county, we presume, cannot be sur
passed in the State in tho quantity and
line quality of this deposit. On the War-
then homestead, near Warthen, there are
vast fields of as pure and snow-white chalk
as can he found in the United States.
There are also immense quantities of this
substance near tho waters of Buffalo
Creek. *' ., ..
Wabrenton Clippei: The oldest boy
of Mr. D. G. Story, a most promising lad
of 12 summers, was pulling tho rear
wheels of a wagon down the road a short
distance from the house when down-grade
was struck and the speed of the wheels
quickened. A!1 at once the front point of
tho hounds jammed the little fellow up
against a tree, striking him centrally in
the bowels. Tho hounds did not pene
trate, but left indentures on his back and
bowels. A physician was called for, but
the intense suffering tliat kept increasing
every hour took little Tommie off in death
a couple of clays afterwards. The ext reme
agony of his parents cannot even be im-
agined.
Rome Courier: We sincerely regret to
announce this morning the death of Mbs
Effie Mitchell, daughter of Capt. Luke C.
Mitchell. It will be remembered that
about six months ago Miss Mitchell was
severely burned by the falling of a kero
sene lamp. From tho injuries caused
thereby she never recovered, and after
lingering seveaal months, she died Tues
day night about 11 o’clock.
A cokkespondent of the Newnan
Herald says: While on the farm of U. G.
Clark, in Meriwether county, I saw sever
al large deposits of asbestos, which is an
article of great value; and Mr. C. no doubt
has a fortune, If he could but draw attenj
tion to those numerous deposits of this
article. Asbestos is indestructible, and
when made into paper, it forms an article
that resists the most destructive fire.
Sandersyille Herald: iir. Redden
Jones was found on his plantation last
Saturday in an unconscious condition,
having left home that day in apparently
good health. It is supposed he imbibed
too freely of cold water immediately after
fighting lire on his plantation, and was
taken with apoplexy or congestion. Ho
leaves a wife and six children to mourn
his untimely death. His remains were
followed to their last resting place by a
detachment and one piece of Howell’s Ar
tillery, of which he was a member, and
and after tho burial service by T. fit.
Harris, chaplain, a farewell of three guns
was fired.
that ho Is a much better man than many
of those who still persist in abusing him.
Ogetuobpe Echo: A few years ago
one of the wealthiest citizens in this coun
ty sold out aud moved to Texas. Ho de
posed of a splendid farm, woll stocked
with all tho heart of a fanner could de
sire. But adversity soon overtook him,
he lost Ii'yr property, and.wc learn, is now
driving a wagon tor support. ,
A New York letter contains the fol
lowing item: “A silver mine that is locat
ed In Wilkes county is the sensation Iu
mining circles hero just now. Some of
its ore has been assayed and yields $il.
to tho ton. This is the richest silver ore
yet found in the South, and there 13 a
sharp demand for the stock of tho mtne.
It is owned, I believe, by Mr. George T.
Jackson,of Augusta,and a few’ otlieis. It is
valued at $1,000,000,and sovcralthousaml
shares have been taken in New York.
Brunswick Adcertlscr: Hurrah for
ohl Liberty! She lia3 not only furnished
tea seed for the United States government,
hut also golden hull rice fo: general dis
tribution as seed by the Superintendent or
ericulture. Prof. LeDuc took Mr. L. B.
iOrruan’s entire crop of 1880 for that pur
pose. Tliis rice is said to be of superior
quality—hence the demrfhd.
OrELiKA Observer: An Englishman,
now sojourning in the neighborhood or
Columbus, a gentleman of extensive ob
servation, after reading the amlUal report
of the Eagle arid Phenix Company , re
marked tliat if such report were made to
the stockholders of a Manchester milljnev
would regard it as chimercial as a HE
from the Arabian Nights. This gentle
man had received iudubitable evidence of
the fact that neither New nor Old Eng
land is the place to manufacture cotton;
he was convinced, furthermore, that the
business had been declining both in the
North and in Great Britain. And we
firmly believe that within the next twenty
years that the cotton spinners and weav
ers from every country In the Christendom
where there is a factory to-day, will be
compelled, purely in self-defense, to move
their labor and machinery to the bouthern
cotton fields.
Americus Recorder: Since the inquest
over tire body of Mr. J. J. Hudson on Sat
urday morning last, other evidence from
from parties arrested awakened public so
licitude to such an extent that the jury
were called upon to have the body disin-
tered and re-examined. This was done
yesterday, and three physicians were call
ed to make an additional autopsy. Tho
examination was conducted in the pres
ence of the jury by Drs. Hinkle, Fort and
Head, aud the evidence furnished by them
was concurrent, and was to the effect that
Mr. Hudson was killed by suffocation;
and tho second verdict was in accordance
with that testimony. The jury came out
alter the day was nearly passed. Tho
corpus delicti being proved, we presumo
other legal steps will soon follow, and the
foul and treacherous murder will be fixed
upon the guity. , .
The Albany News and Adcertiscr, of
owner of Stock in the Savannah, Florida
and'WestomRallrOirtlragalnst-said com
pany, tho State’s Railroad Commission
and the Attorney-General.
It was brought upon an application for
au injunction; and was regarded merely
m3 a test case by which tlie constitution
ality ot tho act creating the commission
might be ascertained.
After reciting the origin of tliis railroad
company and Us titles, the bill sets forth
tho grounds upon which tho injunction
was prayed. The decision would fill more
than five columns, and cannot bo produced
here. The main ground set forth in the
prayer for an injunction was, that the
commission was unconstitutional; that
though the Legislature had power to con
trol the railroads, it had not tho right
to delegate that power to others.
There were numerous other grounds
stated, for wherever a clause in the con
stitution could be found to favor tho Com
plainants, it was introduced in hope3 that
upon some one the commission might be
impaled. The decision ot Judge Woods
sweeps away every minor ground and dis
cusses the main question at great lengtli.
He takes occasion to compliment the com
missioners upon their method of dealing
with the roads. Judgo Woods held that
the ouly remedy the roads have is in the
was cohabiting, is suspected of doing the
deed. How long, oh, liow long, shall Uiis_
thirst for blood continue! Human life
nurse iur wvuu . — taucu ntc —
seemsUo be coasiderciL-but as the flicker .fainad Mormons. Once or twice the mat*
" ter has been brought before the courts
Wlint a Xldniglit Raid In “Hell’s Bot
tom” Developed — Curt ons Neemes
Near the Citjr of Colleges.
We have been notified time and again
by the police and others that there exist
ed within a stone’s throw of the limits of
tho city a state of affairs more horrible to
contemplate than the inner life of the so-
1 called free lovers of Oneida, or of the far
of a candle.
Yesterday morning a white woman
aged about thirty years, named Nancy
Dykes, Was found’dead, weltering in her
blcod, in Pickett’s 1 alley, just beyond
the Vinoville branch. She had been living
with Harp Thomas, a black, short, thick-set
negro man who worked at the brewery,
and is undoubtedly guilty of her death.
Tho couple"were said to' have lived at
times on unfriendly terms, ami .frequent
quarrels had ensued between them. The
circumstances of tho killing, as deduced
at the coroner’s inquest, seem to bo as
follows:
Thomas and Nancy lived at Mrs. Cor-
sey’s, together with a son of Thomas’,
some eighteen years old, aud a daughter
of Nancy’s, aged fourteen years. Thomas
went homo as usual on the "night of the
killing to supper, and said he would go
out and procure some coffee. Some time
elapsed and he not returning, Nancy re
marked to M«- Corsey that she would go
out and see what hail become of Thomas;
and going to the door and looking out
said, “Yonder is Harp talking to his
sweetheart up tho alley now/1 am going
me only reuicuj ^ to see who it 1s.” Nancy left aud went
Legislature; that the courts cannot grant toherdealh; tbat heing the last seen of
them any relief. Tho conclusion of tho j w „ 1|M flnd notb ins farther leamed or
written decision is fts follows i
The railroad company, after testing tlie
results of the schedule of rates fixed by
and the graud jury, but nothing has ever
hecnsluie to root out the evil which, in
the meantime,-has been hie reusing until a
condition of things now exists as call for
tho sternest measures and prompt appli
cation. Wo refer ,to tho open adulterous
miscegenation which curses all the district
above the cemetery and in tho rear of
VInevillo.
The Tklegbapii and MESSF-XGEnhas
always lilted its . Tolce aud wielded its
power in behalf of the law In Bibb coun
ty, and while conscious that it is now
dealing with a subject noL pleasant to
contemplate at any time, It proposes to do
so openly and fearlessly, regardless of the
consequences- The morals of the com
munity demand it; respect for the white
race and colored race, and the young of
this community demand it, and the fair
county of Bibji cries out beneath the load
of filth piled upon it. Whatever is here
written is done upon actual knowledge
obtained from the best authority—the
eye.
A Telegraph reporter op Thursday
night met up with Chief of Police Hurley,
and was informed of a contemplated raid
A STARTLING RUNAWAY.
A Gentl«m»n and Lady Thrown Ont of
ft Kuif^y,
One of the most startling runaways that
ever occurred on the streets of Macon ban
pened yesterday eveuingaboutsix o’clock
in which the life of a young lady visitin-
tlie city and that of a well known Macon
gentleman were greatly imperiled, and
their escape from death was iudeed ml*
raculous. It seems that the couple were
out driving in a buggy drawn by a double
team, and the horses became .frightened,
we understand, out on First street by a
pair of lose horses running about the
streets.
Spabta Ishmaelite: Wo had the pleas- xua aiosuy nova um* , —
areola call from Rev. Joshua Ball on mi, instant, says: Early yesterday
last Thursday afternoon. He Is from Cc- mor ning Marshal Westbrook, of Albany,
dar county, Iowa, and is of the reli^icms I • a i e ]o>'ram from the sheriff of
sect known’as Friends. UodewerolH SgjS«un£ Florida, dated at Quit*
interesting and instructive address in the | __ Ucorcia, asking him to arrest ono
Methodist;Chiircli en Thursday night, to a I jj en [ l j 3 white, who would arrive
large and appreciative Eudience. There on tb |s ava „„ a i,, Florida and Wes-
is no body of Christians that so fully Ulus-1 Ra jj w , gtat j n g f urtber tbat a bb .
trate the charity f nd Lral reward would be paid lor him; as he
Christianity as do the Friends. Mr. Ba i ^ c h ar g cd with murder. Tho marshal
is travelling through tho countiy on foot. d when tlie train atnved,
As a matter of course he meeta with a I ^ not a ^ w to lay hold of tho fugi-
kind reception at tho hands of our people | ^ b rouglit Eagan up town, aud
wherever ho goes. I be |d him until the Savannah, Florida aud
Hawkinsvtt.t.e correspondent of the -\Yestcrn train left yesterday afteniooti,
Atlanta Constitution says: Mrs. Mary I wbon lbe officer and his prisoner boarded
Roebuck, aged 13 years, died yesterday it an d started southward. We_ suppose
morning at the residence of her soib Mr. I —i..ii.o
tho commissioners, and finding it to bouh-
just and unreasonable, can apply to the
commissioners for redress. If redress is
denied them there they can apply to the
legislature for relief. Believing the law
under which commissioners are appointed
to be within the constitutional power of the
Legislature, the redress must come cither
from the commissioners or tho General
Assembly; it is not in tho power or this
court to give relief. As remarked by Mr.
Justice Swayne in Gilman vs. Philadel
phia, 3 Wall § 713, “Many abuses may
arise in the legislation of the States which
are wholly beyond the reach of the gov
ernment or the nation. The subsequence
and remedy are to bo found in tno virtue
and intelligence o r tbe people. They can
make and unmake constitutions and laws,
and from that tribunal there is no appeal.
If a State exercise unwisely the power
hero in question, the evil consequences
will fall chiefly on her own citizens.
They have more at stake than tho citizens
of anv other State.”
It has been the policy of Georgia, at
i least since January 1, 1803, to grant no
'charter which would not he subject to fo*
vision or repeal bv tlie General Assembly.
Whether wise or unwise, this policy has
been embodied in the constitution of 1877.
It was clearly the purpose of the people in
the adoption of that revision of the organic
law to keep tho charges of tho railroad
companies of the State within legislative
control. They were not satisfied with the
rules of the common law on this subject.
The act of October 14,1870, is but tho
practical expression of the will of tho peo
ple ol the State as embodied in their organic
It is the exercise of a right winch
j ■ it aim JlJIltll ouirn...... " “ .
: her son, Mr. bo was turned over to the sheriff of Mad-
west of this ison county last night. We understand
Idren wh* idol- tbat tbe sherifl'and his posse tracked Ea-
S. A. Rcebnck, three mile*
place. She leaves five children ™ mu.- . tbat tbe 8beri n an u ms posse iracauu x.»-
ized her, vis: Judge P. T. McGriff, our gan ^ far 43 Quitman yesterday morning,
ordinary; James A. McGriff, Mr. Pleas A. j kUoea the country, but the train had left,
Roebuck and Mrs. Frances Dykes, all liv- with Eagan on board, be
ing in or near Hawklnsville, and Mr. W. f ore they reached Quitman. This
Roebuck, of Cochran. She was one of man Eagan is a prominent Radical
tbe oldest residents of Pulaski county,and politician of Florida—one of tbe
had many friends. She was u consistent carpet-bag species and intimately connect-
...V. Cinmao /Innni’or St* f 111! 1.1£L3
IAII • Aw IJ vuw wav» - rt , ,
they have been careful to reserve, and sub
ject to which the defendant company weie
allowed the franchise to exist as acorpora-
U °My conclusion is that the act of the leg
islature of Georgia, approved October 14,
1879, entitled an act to provide for tho reg
ulation or railroad freight and passenger
taril& in this state, etc., etc., is not inv o-
latlon of either the constitution of tho
United States or of tho state of Georgia;
that under the constitution of Georgia
power and authority is conferred on the
Legislature to pass laws to regulate freight
and passenger tariff) on railroads, and re
quire reasonable and just rates, aud it is its
duty to pass such laws, tliat it may pre
scribe such rat es, either directly or through
tho intervention of a commission, and that
! her alive and nothing farther learaed of
’ her until she was found dead yesterday
morning.
It was shown by witnesses that Harp
never returned that night at all to
the house where he was living, bat
spent the night with some negroes on Mr.
Nottingham’s place and going to work
sooner thau usual the next morning, and
on being told that Naucy was dead ap
peared very much surprised and endea
vored to weep over the matter. Ail tlie
evidence points to Harp Thomas as the
murderer, and jealousy may be at the
hottomof the whole matter.
Nancy Dykes is the grand-daughter of a
highly respected citizen of a neighboring
town, and her mother is now living, we
understand, in this city, near the gas
works. What a terrible state of allairs.
White and black cohabiting in a civilized
community like Bibb county. Nor is tliis
tho only case. Wo hear there are a num
ber of others in the same neighborhood
where lived Harp Thomas. Surely the
grand jury must do something in the mat
ter.
But the end of Nancy Dykes has come
at auy rate and tho last act of Harp Thom
as in connection with this terrible crime
may obtain a final on tho gallows.
Dr. Mcltauer yesterday examined the
wound of the murdered woman, and we
give his certificate:
I find a wound on the left of tho lace
inflicted with a sharp, narrow instrument,
extending downwards iuto the neck anu
wounding the great blood vessels of tliat
region to an extent sufficient to produce
death from hemorrhage. There is no oth
er apparent cause of death.
(Signed) H. A. Mkttaueb, M. D
The following is the decision of the
coroner’s jury, which was arrived at after
faithful efforts on the part of Coroner Gi-
rardie, and makes things look a little dark
for Harp Thomas:
We, tho coroner's jury, empaneled
this day on the body of a whin woman
found dead in Pickett’s alley, in the Vmo-
ville district of the county of Bibb, find
her to be one Nancy Dykes; tint she earn*;
to her death from tlie stab of a knife or
other sharp-pointed instrument, inflicted
on tlie left side of her neck. Wo further
Lull IHIMIIIIMWI ** Lwttsujwiw 1 * uu iUO 1U1U
the question whether the rates prescribed and cons ider said death a murder,
by the Legislature, either directly or imu- a . fronl th0 evidence, while wo are nna-
rectly, are just and reasonable, is a ques- .. tQ tvho committed the deed, we
nau many mJRB ■ ™ . - .. ,
member of the Baptist church. | ed with Sternes, Conover 4s Co. Hejuas
The residence of Mr. HP. Cowan,about I a ccumulated considerable property* Jn
five miles northeast of Hawklnsville was yi or jda; is a lawyer and a planter. He is
destroyed by fire on Saturday morning wen dressed and a man of intelligence;
last. The roof of the house caught from pe r ii aps about forty years of age. It seems
sparks from the chimney on the oast end tb at his crime is that of accessory in the
or the building, and a strong east wind mur der of young Patterson. He is charged
blowing at the time, the whole roof was wJtb urging the negro Savage on, and, af-
soon in flames. Several feet of the roof ter tbe faUd abo t was Ored, Eagan is said
wlian dUmvArAfl. blit bv ftil I fnmnd fn t1u» iu»r*rn anti remarked!
rectly, are just »*,*. .— r , - - -
tion which, under the constitution, the
legislature may determine for itself.
it results from these conclusions that
the motion for injunction pendente life
must be denied and the restraining order
heretofore allowed must be dissolved, and
it will be so ordered.
soon in flames, oeverai ieut mu **~* ter tbe faua 811 ot was urcu, jua^au »
was ou fire when discovered, hut by an t0 bave t urn ed to the negro aud remarked:
extraordinary effort, Mr. Cowan saved all I uj) a mn him, shoot him agaiti,” and after
»i« A nei.ieKia MintAnfji ftf tho building* I Csmm waa iaiud. Iia oi Ljiinizod tll6 HC-
exiraorainary cuuil* jua* ~ I “Uaiuu IIIIU, Baums
the valuable contents of the building. g aTa g 0 was jailed, he
Mr. Cowan is a graduate of the univeraity g roes and advised tbei
m ** * — a«<1 An IabvIikv PflliAFA. about I «fl\if oa
MACON AND BRUNSWICK BAIL-
ROAD.
Yesterday, a Telegraph reporter
[dropped into tho pleasant office of the Ma
con and Brunswick railroad, on Mulberry
n is a grauuawe ui j groes ana aaviscu 1
l and on leaving college, about a g a i M t the whites.
e farming at his occupation, I cuae d of being the ,
and has been an industrious and success- wholo trouble. He seemed very much
fnl farmer. His many friends regret his f r ig b t ene d yesterday, fearing that ho
loss. would be mobbed. He stated that lie was
• ■ ■ * 1 n .! I *•_ • A a In nLifnn 1*1 lift* tliat. Ilf*
of Georgia.
1875, chose
and has been
them to arm themselves
In fact, Eagan is ac-
leadinc spirit in the
He seemed very much
street, and asked, as usual, for news. •
“We have nothing of special Interest to-
* -
day.” replied tbo courteous superintend-
ent, Mr. J. M. Edwards, “unless it would
e Ini
as. I would be mobbed. =*-**... ■■ —
The Baptist Sun, published at Rome* simply on his way to Jacksonville; that lie
e~*u. * ne,. a. i
widening out and occupying a place j morning—thence to Jacksonville, where
among our Baptist friends not covered, be desired to remain until the excitement
they think, by their central organ,, the at Madison was over.
Christian Index. Rev. G. A. NannaUy b “° a jading attorney in the
is contributing editor, ft man well-known 1 CQun ^ j n ^ conduct oi a case before tbo
all over the State for his energy jand county commissioners, to convince that
learning. W. eon.rn.nd *. ,uWlell... tad, *££
to the Baptists of this section who I prohibit the sale of liquore. The question
a cheaper paper than tbo XacZfX* Price $11 gyjjj probably go before higher courts for
per annum. decision. It is a veiy important as well
The “wet ticket” in Greensboro will as a very nice one to decide,
acain enter the field In the city election Oglethorpe Echo: Mr. Luthi, a.shoe-
whiehcomeaoffinApnloext. iXXSffij
The Darien Gazette continues “* 1300 years. It seems that Mr. L. Is the tail
sketches qf the “Fourth Estate.” A short | en d 0 f an illustrious lino of Swiss shoe
time ago it published an ad ml
cle on Colonel J. H. Estill, of tne o.y«*- . 5---^■^Heather,
nth Aloes. It puts our genial conlem- _ gbang* Reporter: The wheat
porary, Hon. Pat WaUb, editor of tbe I cn) j n ^ section will doubtless be small
Aueusta Chronicle, before the public, and I owing to the fact that many have heen
Harrison, of the Christian Index, will ap-1 ^ 15ee j t8>
pear. Dublin Gazette: There are at leastona
Since the death of the lamented Cap- ji Un dred vessels on their way to this port
tain John McMahon, vice president of tbe to load with timber and lumber. During
Southern Bank in &***,
Kelley, Esq., who lives In New York City, 1003 feet; and 101 rafts of scab timber,
has resigned the presidency of tho hank, I meaauringl,349,803 feet; making a total
and Captain John Flannery, one of the of 5,061,763 feet. . «-
most prosperous cotton merchants if Si- ^^ 0 Yentryl^to^ the Bmirfer makes the
vannah, lias been elected president. Hor-1 f obow i n g pr oposition: “Let the mediants,
ace A. Crane, Esq., the late cashier, vaa an d others interested, combine and make
elected vice president.
Travel through Savannah is o» a roads tributary to Ath-
boom. There never has been such rnsh. I ttn , p nnw excursion should come from
The Cuthbert Appeal reports that Rev. Lula, or beyond, and one from Union
He.T,M7.fcra.«rl,orihl.dt,.l.™ P Wl7
Improving mid vrlU be out MOP. JSKjgSSKSffi. of doll.r. Into
Ham says: The Macon Telkgbath I y, e d |y t ba t would never find their way
seems to be shaking off some ol its logy otherwise. The time for these ex-
ways, and taking on tbe drive and push {3 j, u t after the ipring stocks
of tbe modem newspaper. I have arrived, and a week or two should
Maoist Ntts fls
confined to bed with sickness. hereafter on this snbjea.
„ , I Brunswick Advertiser: There are in
1 Oglethobpb JBeAo: CoL J. T. Olive j _ art ^ tbif u handsome a set or ves-
showed us the other day several pieces of I / aboa t twenty in number) as we ever
decorated pottery found on his place near remember geelng here at one time. The
Lexington. Mr. Olive says there is a great I „ n>ar p^ rt 0 f them are three-masted
quantity of it in one of his fields, where a 1 * shoonei 5~ an d represent, in round figures,
manufactory of the same must at one time I ln Ta i ue> a half million dollars.
, bave beep established. i xhese, when loaded, will carry about 4,-
| Americus Recorder: Died at her home, 000,000^feet of lnmb«i wwth,.right ^re,
' near the western limit of the county, on over $00,000. . Thu n "f „ t ¥" k * p tty
Wednesday last, Mrs. Amanda Burke, be-1 good showing for any one day. 4
ing near her 70th year. She was the wid-1 „ . '2 * WO nld call
ow of Absolom Bnrke, who died last year. IdHlAlUrida A L-marwould au
She waa a lady much esteemed for her attention to a lot of beimimuy area-
vU ^ and ^ accomplishmenU.^ * mooted candles they have In stock., tf
be interesting to youi readers to know
that the extension surveyors are cow in
the extreme northern part of Henry aun
ty, about fifteen miles from Atlanta.”
“Is Major McCalla with them?”
“No. The Major is in Tennessee. The
surveyors make their report to 1dm, but
they are under the immediate supervision
of Major J. C. Long, a most excellent
field officer.”
“Where Is our young friend Fletcher
Hurt?’*
“Hurt has heen promoted to the posi
tion of roadmaster on the Mobile and
Montgomery railroad, and has entered
upon the duties of his new position.”
“What: Is McCalla doing Inlennes-
sec ?** •
“He Is engaged upon the road bo-
iunr b ultt from Caryville up ,to the
lower Kentucky line. My Information
is entirely unofficial, but If you will
examine the map you will see tho plans I
will describe. The Kentucky Central
railroad has ordered a read from near
Paris, Kentucky, about -sixty miles south
to Livingston. The Louisville and Nash
ville have ordered a short road south from
Livingston to tho ; Tennessee line, and the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road have ordered a short line built from
Caryville up to connect with the line ex
tended by tho Louisville and Nashville.
It is upon this road that Major
McCalla is now engaged. You see tlfo
three short roads lead straight north from
Caryville, which is connected with Knox-
yilli straight Into Kentucky, aud after
traversing it we will have choice of two or
three roads into Cincinnati. With our
extension to Atlanta built, the line from
Brunswick will be complete.
“How Is the Brunswick road getting
on ?**
“Very smoothly. We have just pur
chased steel rails for 20 miles or more,
and I have orders to purchase or construct
one hundred additional freight cars. That
looks as lr we intended to act Ingood
faith, does it liot?” continued the gentle
man with a smile.
“It does. Are the floods hurting you ?”
“Not much. The water, however, was
in two feet *flta mark a few weeks since.
There Is a singular thlug connected with
our road. When it is finished to Atlanta,
it will follow the water of the Ocmulgee
from its source to the ocean crossing them
five limes—at No. 9, at a point live miles
below Macon, at Macon, at Covington
ini! near Atlnpta,
“How long will the entire line be?”
“Xwo hundred and elghty-flve miles.
By our road It will be about 298 miles
from Atlanta to 8avannah; by the Cen
tral 290, and by the Georgia 303 ’’
“How does the new sch - " 1- '"
work?”
“Our earnings have fallen off Just one-
fourth. They may possibly Increase
when the cheap rates are well understood.
Hawklnsville thinks we are charging too
much, but they are mistaken. It Is thirty-
nine miles from li re to Cochran, for
which we get three cents per mile; from
hednle of rates
bio to say who committed the dc4d, we
are justified in believing tliat Haip Thom
as is the murderer, and therefore recom
mend the coroner to issue his warrant ac
cordingly. „
rsienedl J. P. Holmes, Foreman.
1 C.D. Winn,
W. R. Holsibs,
John W. Thari-,
Chas. Marshall
W. W. English,
Preston Day,,
Luke T. Thomas.
Harp Thomas was accordingly arrested
and brought to the barracks, and after
wards conveyed to the Jail. Chief Hurley
aud Officers Steven, Bishop aud Merliu
have been very falthiul and efficient in
arresting Thomas and working -up the
case generally, and are still hunting all
testimony that will fasten the crime
on the guilty party, as is proven bj Officers
Bishop and Martin, who last night
brought to oar office a hickory walkiug
stick about the size of the middle linger
the handle of which was stained with
blood, and was found last night by officer
Martin at the house where Thopias staid
on the night of tho murder, aud Thomas
confesses to tlie ownership of tho said
stick. Thus another link is obtained in
tho chain of evidence.
at the jail.
Last night a Telegraph reporter call
ed upon Harp Thomas at tho Jail, aiwl
heard his delenso. Tbo prisoner made
several conflicting statements a3 to hi3
whereabouts on Wednesday night. He
first asserted that ho was not in the neigli-
horhood'of Pickett’s alley, whe’ro the
murdered w*man was found, after
o’clock, until ho went over to the room of
a woman living on the Nottingham lot, at
about 10 o’clock. Finally, he stated that
he was near the mouth of the alley when
the Macon and Western train passed up.
This train passes Vinevlllo at abont twen
ty minutes to nine.
It will be remembered that Mrs. Corsey
stated on the witness stand that the mur
dered woman, on leaving the house,
remarked, “Yonder la Harp, now, talking
to his sweetheart. I am going to see who
it 3r.” When asked what time it was she
stated that it was about the time the train
went up. Thus, by Harp’s own statement
and by the witness’ own testimony,
he was at the month of the alley when
the woman went out, avowedly to meet
him. This is one point gained. There are
several suspicions ci ream stances, however,
which place Harp in a most unfavorable
light. He told Leda Brown on the night
of the murder that he was done forever
with Nancy Dykes, or “Puss,” as she was
called. Moreover, he passed tho night on
the Nottingham place, instead of returning
home, in the room of a woman named
Mattie, whose attention he attracted by
throwing a pebble upon the roof of her
house. There are several other clues not
necessary to state here, which will be
worked up.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
woman was mnidered either by Marp
ThomaFor some woman with whom he was
taiifing when tbe unfortunate Nancy ap
proached hhn. The wound was such a
all $1.66. of a female.
into the region, above described; the ob
ject need not be stated here. Obtaining
permission to join the-excursion, the re
porter put iu an appearance at tho bar
racks at midnight, aud soon found himself
joined with tlie adventurers, headed by
Lieutenant Wood. The opportunity fur
nished an excellent occasion to inquire
into the truth of tho many reports hither
to heard.
Passing through Collinsville, the party
struck out by the Holdridge property and
xoon found themselves in tho wood3 be
yond tho old brewery. The moon was
shining hrightly and the white buildings
uf the hospital on the hill to the loft shone
out clearly and distinctly. The hundreds
of little houses which make up Collins
ville, Pepperville, Pleasant Hill and Bone
Mills were clearly visible. Dotting tho
valley immediately around us and the
hillside were numerous other dwellings, all
built on the sarno planand havingbut two
rooms. Not a light was visible in any
direction, and as the officers knocked upon
the first door the court house clock away
oil' in the city struck one.
No one responded to tbe summons, and
after a half hour spent in trying to arouse
the inmates, or some one of the neighbors,
tlie officers were about to leave when it
was found that the door was fastened
within by a button. At the same mo
ment ono cf the officera succeeded in
opening a rear shutter. Instantly, a wo
man insido shouted, “Whose there?”
Thrusting aside tho curtain, tho officer
disclosed a bed froin which a white wo
man was rising.When told who was with-
uut,tlie woman laughed and began to fum
ble for a match. In the room was a negro
man. Tho officers In pursuance of their
object searched the room thoroughly, tho
darkey looking on with tho utmost non
chalance, and tho woman, showing to the
reporter several fine bantams which sat in
her hand blinking at the light. This
white woma/1’3 name was Ellen Odom.
The name of tho negro was Lucien Nes-
bit.
A11 officer had been, in the meantime,
stationed in the adjoining room, where a
woman was entertaining him with some
profane observations. Standing in the
door the reporter sawher with the negro
man dressed as they had risen. The wo
man was white, the man black. Her
name was Fannie Williams, and the ne-
groe’s, Miles Mills. He was the negro
knocked off the M. & W. railroad by a
train sometime since, and was deaf. •
As we left this place tho reporter looked
back aud saw tbe last named woman’s
face at tho door, disfigured by a leer.
Shuddering at the scenes jnst mentioned-
we passed on with the party.
When the party first arrived aud
knocked, a negro slipped out of an adjoin
ing house and disappeared. His name
was Ed Campbell, and the officer, who
knew personally all the people of the dis
trict, pointed out the house and told the
reporter that Ed lived in there with a
white woman named Annie Greer. We
were destined to meet up with Ed later
At the foot of tbe hill, wa found a
house, wherein dwelt a somewhat noted
old well-digger named Oaxey Ben, fa
miliarly called Okey B. A rap on tho door
brought old Okey to the door, and the
party were invited in,which invitation they
accepted. Oakey could not find a match;
and thei\had lost him lamp, but finally
was assisted to recover themalL In the
bed, with head covered up, lay some one,
and when the cover was pulled down there
lay Ed Campbell, whose flight had been
noticed. Ed’s eyes shone with a fright
ened look, and his pretense of sleep was
but poo-Iy assumed. After joking Oakey
upon Ills newly acquired boarder, the
question was asked, “Where Is Lucy
Quick?”
Oakey shoved aside the curtain and es
corted tho party Into the next room.
There on a mattress lay two women with
eyes wide open and fixed upon the two
officers’ uniforms, They were both while
women, Lucy Quick and Ellen Yarn, and
they live with old Oakey.
Passing to the ontside to avoid the Af
rican presence which pervaded the air,
tbe reporter was informed by the offi
cera that within a half mile of where be
stood, were a dozen cases similar to these
he had just been brought into communi
cation with—white women living with ne
gro men.
It will be remembered that the white
woman found stabbed and dead on Thurs
day morning was at the time living with
her supposed murderer, Harp Thomas, a
negro. Upon the witness stand It was
developed that this negro man, white
womau, her white child of thirteen or
fourteen, and the man’s eighteen-year-old
boy ail slept In the tame room.
We shall write no more upon this sub
ject ; it sickens the heart and unnerves the
hand. Surely, if ever there was amoral
ulcer that needed the law’s keen knife it
lies within tbe scenes just described;
surely, If ever there was a people for whom
we should recall oar foreign missionaries
they exist here at our very doors,
in this class who, morally and
physically, are nearly lost. Well has
the place been dubbed “Hell’s Bottom.
There can be no lower level. The Influ
ence of these people npon the young, es-
peciallv the young of tbe colored race, is
most fjst&l*
If my one desires to see it, let him ride
among these people some Saturday night
when they <*m£*ata at tbo Ylnevilta
brand*.
The buggy came into Cotton Avenue
from First street and dashed down the
Avenue at a feartul speed, striking against
vehicles on every side. When near Wax-
elbaum’s, one of tho rear wheels came of^
running into and breaking a window u,
tbe above named store. Yet, all might
have gone well, had not a dray drawn
across tbe path of the flying steeds,
when nearly opposite Payne’s drug
store at tho intersection of Cotton avenue,
Mulberry and Second streets, against
which the buggy dashed with terrific
force, the young lady and gentleman be
ing tb.own violently out, one of the
horses hurled from ofl his feet and falling
heavily to the ground, and the buggy fit.
erally torn to pieces—as oomplete a wreck
as was ever seen. An immense crowd
collected.
So far as conld be learned lost night
neither of the parties was seriously hurt,
though severely braised. Wo trust no
extremely hurtful consequences will fol
low. At the time of the accident the
young lady was assisted into an adjoining
store and afterwards taken in a carriage
to tho residence where she i3 visiting.
We hope that both the gentleman and lady
will quickly recover.
Lawrence Barrett la “Yorlck’s Love.”
This eminent tragedian must bave felt
all bis resentment against the people of
Macon die from his memory, when last
evening he looked out upon the sea of ea
ger faces and heard the generous applause
which was accorded him. Surely there
was nothing in the audience or their ap
preciation with which he could have found
fault on this occasion.
The drama, “Yorlck’s Love,” has heen
published in brief twice within these col
umns. We shall not attempt here to re
peat it, but devote onr circumscribed
space to a proper consideration of the
parts. First, as a troupe, the company
which appeared last evening were far su
perior to any thing seen upon the Macon
stage in many years. There was not a
second-class actor in the entire
play, and the unity of the
piece was as apparent as though one
voice had pronounced it throughout, and
better, the passion and fervor of the
main character was not in contrast to tho
remainder of tho parts, each actor seemed
to take power from the fountain and to
feel his words. So seldom has this been
observed upon onr stage that there are few
outside of the audience who will be able
to appreciate the effect.
Miss Marie Wainwright, the leading
lady, possesses beauty and a wonderful
histrionic power.
Mr. Louis James, as Edmund, acquitted
himself handsomely, and indeed each and
all gave perfect satisfaction to the im
mense and elegant audience.
Lawrence Barrett, though, as Yoricz,
was the grand star upon which every <T«
turned and became fixed and dazzled by
his mighty power and glorious fire. He
shone with a brilliancy never eclipsed by
any other light that ever illuminated tbe
theatrical firmament of Macon.
Lawrence Barrett is one of the mtF*
faithful and finished actors on the Ameri
can stage. Either when swayed by
mighty passion or so gentle that one might
think him possessed of the dove’s nature,
he was the very personification of elo
quence aud feeling, true refinement of act
ing and perfect and complete in every pir-
ticular. His reception last evening wui
perfect ovation, and time and oft waste
rallied before the curtain. Lawrence
j Barrett has welded himself stronger tbe
ever in the favoritism and good will
the people of Macon.
An lave*tlx*ting Committee
The recently elected board of coun.7
commissioners are officials of great excel
lence, and have entered upon the d>
charge of their duties in a manner t!
will benefit the best interests ofBi
county. A thorough discussion as to t
needs of the people and the condition
the general affairs of the county ensue!
st the meeting of the board on Thundt’
and steps were taken to pursue only tbos*
plans that would result , in the greats
economy.
A committee, composed of Commissi'-
«re Giles, Stubbs and Wilder, were f?
pointed to go on a tonr of investig*^
tbroughout the county, examining bridg*
etc. The well-known business and
getic character of the gentleman, is r&
cient reason for believing that their - ‘
will be well done,
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