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Wamimoton, April 3.-In the Senate, Mr.
Voorhees, from the joint select committee
on library, reported a joint resolution
appropriating $10,000 for the monument
overtho grave of Thomas Jefferson, at
Monticello, Va.
A was bill introduced by Mr. Morgan to
define the rights of eitizens of the United
States residing in foreign countries.
Mr. Voorhees submitted and had read
by the Secretary, a resolution declaring
that the conduct of the State Department
in relation to the arrest and imprisonment
of Daniel McSweeny and other American
citizous, by British authorities, is in viola
tion of American law, inconsistent
with the value of American citizenship,
and derogatory to the honor of the United
Status. Temporarily tabled at Mr. Voor-
ho«i reqLt.il, and subject to his call.
The iteuate bill ratifying the act of the
general council of the Choctaw nation of
Indians, granting to the SL Louis and San
Francisco Itnilroad Company the right of
way for a railroad and telegraph line
ihrojgh that nation, was considered. Mr.
Brown, of the committee which reported
the bill, stated that the proposed route was
to be from Fort Smith, Ark., through the
Choctaw territory in the direction of Farts,
Texas, and that the bill requires the com
pany to pay for the right of say to the
Choctaws $2,290 per annum, and to the
Cbickasaws *3,000 per annum, the money
to be added to the school foods of the
tribes. He maintained the right of Con
gress, by virtne of its sovereignty over the
Territories, to take the lauds of the Indi
ans. upon making compensation therefor,
in the same way that the lands of citizens
may be taken.
Mr. Matey, in advocacy of the bill, dis
missed the constitutional question and cited
authorities to tho effect that the fee to the
lands of tho Indians remains in the gov
ernment, and that the possession reverted
to the United States apon abandonment,
the right ol the Indians being simply that j
to with marked interest and attention by ' Democrats in tho negative; Davis, of I odgement that he had made suchi statement I JESSE JAMES KILLED
the Senate. The vital objection of the
President is to the twenty years suspenson
of immigration, which he construes as vir
tually prohibitory and therefore violative
of the spirit, if not the letter, of the nego
tiations upon which the treaty was based,
and as a breach of national faith, rhe
message calls attention to the propositions
made by the United States commissioners
on this point Counter propositions on
the part of China to show that the under
standing of the latter country, in the
agreement which was ultimate
ly made, was that immigration
would bo limited or restricted
to a reasonable period. The President
then points out other features of the act
which, in his opinion, can be modified to
The syste
advantage.
i system of personal regis
tration nnd passports is specifically men
tioned as undemocratic and
hostile to our
institutions, and ba alludes to the omission
of the act tefmake any provision f<. c trans
it to China of Chinese subjects now resid
ing in foreign countries, to which subject
the President adds his attention has been
called by tbe Chinese minister. The mes
sage refers to the altegod benefits to its in
dustries derived by the Pacific Slopo from
the presence of Cbiness heretofore; ex
presses npprehension of an injurious effect
ni>on American commerce with China if
legislation of the character of that pro
posed nnless carefully guarded, and with
out namiog nny specific period of suspen
sion—suggests that the length of the term
ild be ext
abould lie experimental. The message
and bill were temporarily laid ui>on the
table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Miller, of California, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported fa
vorably with amendment the Senate bill to
incorporate the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua.
The Senate resumed discussion of the
bill granting the right of way through the
Choctaw Indian country to the St. Louis
and Ban Francisco Railway Company and
Mr. Maxoy concluded his argument in
favor of the measure. Messrs. Hawley,Hoar
Coke, Vest and Ingalls discussed tho bill,
which finally went over without a vote.
Illinois, also v >ted no. The second branch
to refer the message and pape s was also
negatived—yeas 19, nays 29. On the ques
tion: “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding
the objection of the President?” the vote
was yeas 29, nays 21. Bo the bill failed,
two-thirds of the mombers not having
voted in the affirmative. Tbe vote in detail
was as follows: Yeas—Beck, Bsy&rd, Call,
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Cockrell, Coke,
Davis, of Weri Virginia, Fair, Farley,
Gorman, Grover, Hampton, Harris, Hill,
of Colorado, Johnston, Jones, of Nevada.
Lamar, McPherson,' Maxey, Milter, of
California, Miller, of Now York, Moreau,
Pendleton, Pugh,. Slater, Teller, Vest,
Vocrhees and \\ alker—29. Nays—Aldrich,
Anthony, Blair, Davis, of Illinois, Dawes,
Frye, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar, Ingalls,
Ke'logg, McMillan, Mitchell, Morrill,
Platt, Piumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell,
Sherman and Windom—21. Garland,
Jackson, Jones, Ransom, Saulsbury,
Williams and Vance, in tho affirmative,
were paired with Edmunds, MeDill, Alli
son. Logan, Forry, Saunders and Conger
in the negative. Adjourned.
but did not expect it to bo published. He.
refused to give tho namo of tho person to Tl __ _ r —
whom he had said thus. This led the commit- > 7 Two of Krt 0nu <im **~ ruU p * r *
tee into allowing him to read a statement
which ho had prepared for that purpose.
He made his statement from notes, and it „ , . _ , „ . . .
added nothing to the committee’s informa- ° T - r' 0L ’V ? ’ April 3.—A dispatch from St
tion as to the matter under investigation, Joseph, _M?., says Charles and Robert
t Icnlnr■ of tho Tragedy.
f By Tolegraph.1
bcingwholly devoted to attacking the char
acter of Uorlbat—a part of it being a
Tbe morning hour having been dispensed
with, the Home went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation bill.
The pending question was on tho ap
peals taken yesterday from tho dscision of
the chair ruling in order that portion of
, ,, , , - - , Air. Teller asked present consideration
of occupancy. He referred to the geo- 0 f the House bill admitting free of duty all
graphical location of tho Indian ter- article* for exhibition at the coming Colo-
ntory between the Btatu of Texns - — - •• •
and the States to the nerth
ard northeast, nnd contended Hint tho
question was practically whether this ter
ritory should be constituted a barrier to
communication between the States, or
Congress should exercise its constitutional
prerogative to regulate commerce among
the States and with the Indian tribes. Mr.
Maxey d tailed the history cf the legisla
tive assent of the Choctaws to the propos
ed legislation to show its validity, nnd
wi'hout concluding, yielded for an execu
tive session.
A message was received from the Presi
dent trinsmitting a letter from the Secre
tary of the Interior, setting forth
. the necessity for a provision for
the payment of commissioners and
election officers, to be appointed under the
anti-polyga.ny Id I. The President adds
the suggestion that, in view of the impor
tant and responsible duties devolved mi the
commissioners, their compensation .vLtid
be increased from $3,000 to nut less than
$9,000 per annum, as this would, in his
opinion, sec ire a higher order of ability ia
tbe persons elected, and thereby tend more
effectually to carry out the objects of the
law. Rdforrod. The executive aeeeion ad
journed.
Bonn.
In the House, a large number of the
bills introduced were passed, among them,
one by Mr. Robinson, of Louisians, ap
propriating $19,030 for a statistical report
ou the destruction of property iu the
Mississippi valley by tbe flood of 1882; by
Mr. M sore, of Tennessee, to authorize the
construction of a bridge across the Mis
sissippi river at Memphis, Tennessee.
Mr. King, of Louisiana, offered a resolu
tion instructing the committee of Missis
sippi levees to investigate and report the
extent of the present overflow of the Mis
sissippi river, tho destruction to human
life nnd the detriment to property, private
and public, caused by the same. Referred.
Mr. Crapo, of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules and opt a re olution
making the bill to extend to the corporate
existence of national banking associations
a continuing special order for April 19th.
This started a lively debate between the
friends of the national banking bill on one
nido nnd the greenbacker*, silver men and
those who gave preference to other meas
ures, ou tbe other. Finally a vote was
taken and the motion to suspend tho rules
was lojt—nays 122, yens 77.
Mr. Donnell, of Minnesota, moved to
suspend tbe rales and pass the bill to
amend the laws relating to internal reve
nue. Agreed to by a vote of 123 to 19.
(This is the hill which was some weeks
ago reported from the oommittee on ways
nnd means, and a synopsis of which was
published at th < time. It extends the pe
riod for the retention in warehouses of dis
tilled spirits, and places distilled spirits on
the same footing as snuff, tobacco, cigars
and fermented spirits.
Under a suspension of the roles, bills
passed providing for the erection of public
building* iu Louisville, Ky., and Rochester,
N. Y. An attempt was made to secure the
passage of n similar billjfor Columbus, O.
Mr. Camp, of New York, protested against
the rookless voting away of public money,
nnd said that there were 123 similar bills
before the House and its commissioners
calling for appropriations to the amount
of $17i300,OJO, and that in some cases pub
lic buildings where no courts had ever
been held. The bill was finally passed.
The Souat o bill also passed for the erection
of » public b.tiding at Minneapolis.
Tho a~.c-.-ike-! '.id before the House a mes
sage fro:n ths 1’. csident, transmit.! .g a
co mmuoication from the Secretary of
State in furthar reply to .the reeolation
.calling for information of Thomas Shields
-ffd throo other Americans arrested in
"oo. Referred. Tho documents dls-
no facts which hare not already been
nblisbed. Adjourned.
wamunoton oossip.
Wasuinotox, April a—The Supreme
Court of the United States granted this
is granted tins
evening the prayer of James U. Lieddy, of
New York, for leave to file a petition for
York, fork ■
writs of habeas corpus and certiorari in
tho Sergeant Mason court-martial case,
and awnrdod a rule to tho cause, returnable
ou the 17th of April, when the court will
bear arguments ns to its jurisdiction.
The President nominated to be postmas
ters: Richard H. Wray, ReidsviUe, N. C.,
and DoWitt C. Mnngum, Durham, V. C.
In the Senate eseeativo session to-day,
the following nominations were rejected:
Samuel Seasbury, as mechanical construc
tor: Pny-Dircctor James G. Wutmough,
as paymaster-general of tho navy.
The Chief Justice gave notice this even
ing that tho Supreme Court of the United
States will adjourn for the term on the 8th
of May, nnd will not hear arguments after
the 88th of April.
Tho Hou-o committee on agriculture
agreed to-day to report favorably to tho
House of Representatives Air. King’s bill
providing for an appropriation of $20,CCJ
to be expended by the Commissioner of Ag
riculture in the purchased seeds for dis
tribution among tho sufferers by the re -ent
overflow of tho Mississippi river.
Judge Blntcbford took his seat in tho
Supreme Court to-day. and but for the
temporary absence of Justice Harlan, the
bench would have been full for the first
time since December 24,1878.
The bill introJuo.d in the Senate to-day
by Senator Morgan to defiuo the rights of
citizens of tco United States in and when
residing in foreign eountriossets forth that
the rights of American citizenship in for
eign countries, which are required to be
protected in the manner and by the means
provided for in section 2031 of the revised
statutes, extend to and include the right to
be secure in their pc^gons, houses and pa
pers and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures and the right - to
be exempt from domicilinry visits
without a legal warrant, according to tho
fo-ms of law of the country iu which they
are committed, and the right, on demand,
■of themselves or counsel to be informed
of the nature and cause of any nccusation
against them, when they are under nrrest
or are imprisoned npon suspicion or accu
sation. on a charge of being guilty of any
crime or offense against the laws of such
country and the right of trial in such cases
within a reasonable time, to be confronted
with witnesses against them, to have a com
pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in
their favor, and to have oonusel for their
defense, lieferreu to committee on for
eign relations.
The cabinet session to-day was very pro
tracted, nnd was devoted almost entirely
to the consideration of the anti-Chinese
bill. It is cnlrrslood tho decision was
adverse to the bill end that the President
will stnd in his veto to-morrow.
rado exposition. Air. Anthony said he
hoped the request would be granted iu
view of Mr. Teller’s probable immediate
retirement from the Senate.
Mr. Inga Is (sotto voce)—“Though lost
to sight to memory dear.”
The bill indicated was considered end
passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Wasiussotox, April 4.—On motion of
Mr. Cook, of Georgia, theJSenate bill was
passed for the sale of the milit try barracks
at Savannah, Go. The morning hour hav
ing been dispensed with, the Home at
12HX) went into committee of the wuole on
the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, under in
structions from tbe committee on military
affairs, moved to strike out the compulsory
retirement clause, and insert a proviso
that whenever an officer has served thirty-
five years, either ns an officer or soldier in
tho regular or volunteer service, he shall,
if lie has served for forty years or is sixty-
seven yea's of age, he shall be placed on
the retired list, provided that this shall not
apply to the General, Lieutenant-General
and the present major-generals of the
army. After a tong debate, the excepting
clause was stricken out and tho amend
ment ns amended was inserted ia the bill
iu lien of the provision originally reported.
An amendment was adopted providing
that any aurperuumerary officers may be
honorably discharged at his own request
with the receipt of one year's pay nnd
allowances for every five years of his ser
vice, bnt no officer shall receive more than
three years pay and allowances.
Pending appeals from the decisions of
the chair on the point of order raised
ngainst the clause transferring claims
from the Quartermaster General’s office to
the court of claims, the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Washington, April 4.—The Ho ise elec
tion committee to-day agreed to report iu
the ease of Lynch against Chalmers, from
the sixth Congressional district of Missis
sippi, that Chalmers was not fleeted, awl
that Lynch was electeo to the seat nnd is
entitled to it.
i lie committee also directed a report to
be made to tho House in the case of the
third South Carolina district, in favor of
Aiken, the sitting member.
To-morrow’s meeting cf the committee
will dispose of the case of Mackey against
Dibble. A majority is in favor of Mackey.
The secretary of tho treasury to-day is
sued a call for fifteen million dollars of
three and a half per cent, bonds for re
demption, interest to oense June lf>th, next,
as follows: “Fifty dollars, numbers 2291 to
2495, both inclusive; one hundred dollars,
numbers 19701 to 17755, both inclusive, and
five hundred dollars, numbers 11101 to
119G0, both inclusive; one thousand dollars,
numbers 53501 to 99950, both iaclosire;
five thousand dollars, numbers 17101 to
175S0, both inclusive; ten thousand dollars,
numbers 36671 to 38819, both inclusive.”
Washington, April 5.—In the Senate, Mr.
Jonas, of Louisiana, presented memorial
received by him from the various ex
changes of New Orleans, earnestly peti
tioning foi favorable action on the Missis
sippi levee appropriation bill, nnd oppos
ing any experimental expenses to test the
engineering talent of the country. Read
and referred.
1 he bill admitting Dakota as a State was
reported from the committee on Territo
ries without amendment.
Mr. Aliller, of California, introduced a
bill to execute certain treaty stipulations
relitive to the Chinese (identical with the
vetoed Chinese bill, except that the term of
suspension of immigration is reduced to
ten years), and tiiat the time for it to go
into effect is made sixty days instead of
ninety days after its enactment. Referred
to the oommittee on foreign re'atione.
Air. Morgan called np his Mexican reci
procity r-'solutiou, nnd after some discus
sion, in which Mr. Morgan said that the
resolution contemplated legislative action
upon tho tariffs of the two countries, it
passed without objection.
Mr. Jackson. from tbe committee on
claims, reported a bill .referring the claim
of the State National Bank of •Louisiana,
for cotton taken by agents of the govern
ment in 1865, to the Court of Claims for
adjudication.
The Presidential count bill came np as
unfinished business. After some discus
sion of the status of the veto message as a
privileged question. Mr. Harris moved to
postpono unfinished business with a view
Washington, April 4.—The President to
day .sent to tbe Senate a message vetoing
the Chinese bill Immediately after the
reception of the President’s message veto
ing tbe anti-Chinese bi'i, 1:15 o’elock, the
President pro tem sa -pended the operation
of business to lay a communication before
the Semite, and directed it to be rend.
The reading by the Secretary was listened
to taking up the vetoed Chinese bill. A
vote being taken, Mr. Harris’ motion pre
vailed. Ye is 29, nays 25. The vote waaa
party one, except that Cameron, of Wis
consin, Jones, of Nevada, and Miller, of
California, voted aye with the Democrats.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, and Mr. Mahone
no with the Republicans.
The Chinese bill was then taken np. Mr.
Sherman moved to refer the bill and mes
sage to the committee on foreign relations.
Mr. Sherman supported tho objections of
the President and particularly of the Chi
nese minister, and urged that ns there was
no occasion for haste, measures should be
carefutly prepared ia the committee with
• view of obviating these objections.
Mr. Garland expressed the opinion that
in view of the protracted discussions of the
measure iu tbe Senate and in tbe House,
it was improbable that noy new light could
be thrown npon it: that as intelligent ac
tion conld be had at this time as at any
other. The only purpose of the proposed
reference was to bury the bill.
Mr. Morgan argued that tbe motion, by
involving virtual ieoonsideration of the
matter, was an evasion of tho constitution
al requirements of direct veto. Referring
to a memorandum of the five objections
to the bill, by the Chinese minister, which
accompani-d the Teto, he said he believed
this to bo the first instance in American
history in which the President of the
United States had consulted a foreign
power, about which Congress was legislat
ing, as to whether the proposed legislation
would bo agreeable to that power; that so
far as tho President is concerned, the ob
jections of the Chiqeso minister had been
worth more than tho aguments upon which
tho bill had passed Congress, and charged
that the Republican administration had ar
rayed themselves in hostility to any legis
lation on tho question. He arraigned tho
Republican party for having assumed a
like altitude, and(jssid the Republican
leader in ’the Senato was now attempting*
to smother the the question, and >!ip
around it, by referring it to a committee.
Mr. Bayard'followed, in a long speech
ngainst tho rcferencs and in defense of tho
bill. i~—I
At the conclusion of Air. Bayard’s sre.-ch.
and the pending question being divided, at
the request of Mr.'.Garland, ft vote upon
the first branch to refer the bill to ths
committee on foreign relatioas resulted-
tbe clause under consideration, whi h pro
vided for the transfer of claimspending in
the Qunrtermsst-r General’s department
to the court of claims; nnd out of order
that portion which regulates tho man
ner in whi :h the court shall pro
ceed to the adjudication of claims.
The chairman statsd that he had
not yesterday decided on the point of or
der as an entirety, but merely indicated
what portions of the text would and what
would not be in order had separate points
been raised against them. There were,
therefore, be said, no nppea’s pending and
be proceeded to render his docision, sus
taining the point of order and holding that
os tho transfer feature was in part obnox
ious to the rules, the whole clausa must be
eliminated. '
Air. Hiscock, of New York, then offered
an amendment providing that co money
appropriated in the bill shall be used in
the investigation of claims by ths Quarter
master General’s department.
Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to
amend the amendment by transferring
claims to the court of claims when the
claimants may so desire,
tices hnd prevailed tho officials were guilty,
(as there was ground to »u«i>ect that they
were.) Parties paying blackmail money
were os guilty os tho receivers. That tho
evidences of improper practices wore cor
rect, ns ho had taken occasion to satisfy
himself by submitting them to various
members of Uie House to whom the claim
ants were known. Some of the criminal
parties were to-day employed in the two
departments of the government. Somo
had passed ont of employment daring the
past few years, but hnd left behind them
evidences of their official misconduct in
their own handwriting. Au investigation
of this matter would come at the proper
time, and that soon: that he was seeking
to warn the Home against allowing to con
tinue for another day a system of adjudi
cation that was rotten to the core. He was
willing that any member should examine
the pa|>ers which he hnd in hi* desk, tend
ing to show the corruption which had been
charged.
Mr. Rred, of Maino, hoped that the
gentleman, instead of haviug a side show
at his desk, would make his charges openly
and directly.
Mr. Blackburn replied that the eharges,
as the papers in his possession seemed to
present them, were tint the men employed
as important clerks in two departments
had been m the habit of levying blackmail
to the extent of five per cent, commission
of the clninis which they recommended.
He meant to say no more. That there
wero receipts after this fashion :
Rpctived of five per cent, fees in
the cases of George Jonoq J. C. Smith and
Lucinda Cowgill, $000,95.
[Signed,] J. L. McFahlaxd.
McFarland was then, Mr. Blackburn said
as he was informed, chief clerk of the ex
amining division. Mr. Blackburn stated
that when the committee rose he would
offer a resolution directing the committoo
on expenditures iu the war department to
investigate the mailer.
Mr. Reed states that lie had just received
informati m that McFarland was not in
theQunrtermaster General’s department in
1875, tbe date of the receipt, but was an
attorney in Washington. A long discuss
ion then ensned touching the merits of the
court of claims and the Quartermaster
General’s department as a tribunal in which
claims should be’ adjudicated, enlivened
by a brief speech by Mr. Bragg, of Wiscon-
cin, who alluded to tho rebel claims as a
bantling fattened in tho Republican tent
until the Republican party lost control of
the House; then it had driven the bantling
to a seat at the door of the Democratie tent
and said “we will cry mad dog, and when
we come back to power we will feed yon
agaiD.”. Ho intimated that the result of
transferring claims to the court of.claims
would be to admit disloyal clai rnnuts.
Mr. Cox, of New York, favored tho
transfer, and consented that a tribunal
should lie established for the* adjudication
of nil private claims. There were on the
calendar of the Hoase private claims ag
gregating $911,090,000. There were $22,-
000.000 wanted for public buildings. The
old river and harbor steal would come in
for ten and twenty millions more. Refer-,
ring to the opposition made by Mr. Reed,
of Maine, to the tram for, he remarked
that probably some of these fetid “loyal”
c'aims had been bought up by cunning
speculative Yankees who had advocates
around tho eapitol. The amendment of
fered by Mr. Thompson was rejected, and
that offered by Mr. Hiscock was adopted by
a vote of 84 to 70. The committee then
rose nnd’reported the bill to the Honso-iMr.
Reed, of Marne, demanded a vote upon
Mr. Hiscock’samendment. Adopted. Yeas
10(t, najs 58. The bill then passed and the
House at 6:20 adjourned.
WASntNGTON OOSSIP.
part of it being
newspaper article containing charges
sgainst Hurlbnt’s military career. This
occupied the time to adjournment.
A communication from the State De
partment in reply to the House resolution
of inquiry as to American citizens arrested
in Ireland, says it appears from Minister
Lowell’s returns that the following ai rests
and imprisonment of persons ciaiining to
be American citizens were made after
January, 1881, namely: M. B. Fogeriy,
Michael Boynton, Daniel McSweeny, Hen
ry O’Mahoney, James F. Daley, Dennis H.
O’Connor, Michael Hart and Jos. Dalton.
In the course cf the correspondence it ap
peared that Boynton was not an American
citizen, and some doubt was thrown by the
coLsa) at Cork npso O’Mahoney’s natural
ization. On tho 3d ol March last, tbe Sec
retary of Stato instructed Lowell to nse all
diligence in regard to late cases, especially
those of Hart nnd AlcSweeny. Some of
theso named have since been released, but
tbe communication is not at all clear as to
who were arrested prior to the date named,
or who still remain in dnrancs.
Ford, who at one time belonged to the
TELEGRAPHIC ITERS.
Settle James—student Murdered by
Negroes-Comments ou tbe Presi*
dent's Veto.
STEAMSHIP BULLETIN. . • v.
Special to Tcleyrapn and 1fessenger
Savannah, April 5.—Arrived to-day from
ihii ~*
Boston, steamship Worcester.
INDICATIONS.
Washington, April 5.—For tho South At
lantic States, fair weather, easterly winds,
lower barometer, stationary temperature.
TnE JESSE JAMES MATTES.
Sr. Louis, April 5.—A special from St.
Joseph says that prosecuting Attorney
Wallace, of Jackson county, und Mattie
Collins, wife of Dick Little, arrived there
this morning. They botli identified the
remains of Josse James, and Wallace will
take charge or the dead outlaw’s effects.
Tho remains have been kanJsomely'laid
out and are now encased in an expensive
casket which is at the undertaker’s await
ing the preparation of the special train
which will convey them and a large'party
of friends and officials to the home of Mrs.
Samnols, near Kearney, whero they will be
buried. Captain E. Ford, brother of Rob
ert and Charles, arrived hero this morning.
In an interview, he sail: “I had been in
this thing since last fall and tried several
months to get Charles nnd Bob into it.
Jesse James had said if any of ns went
b tek ou him be would kill ns. Wo thought
he was after ns, nnd tor that reason went
into it. I knew the boys had him located,
but did not know where. It w«s only a
que-tion of who should shoot first. Wo
tried to get him to our house, and he d'd
come there twice, bnt I was not. at home
eithert'ine and nothing was done. I know
where Frank James is, bnt don’t propose
to tell just now, but ne is somewhere East.
Frank will avenge Jesse’s death, and some
body connected with the affair will un-
Washi <oton, April Dio utterances of
the Pacific const newspapers on the veto of
the Chinese bill indicate strong feeling
against tho President and the Kepnblioan
managers, in that they practically give up
those States as no t worthy of contesting.
At several places on the Pacific coast tho
President was burned in effigy last night.
The completed returns from the munici
pal elections held in Ohio, Illinois, Michi
gan, Connecticut, nnd several other States
yesterday, indicate very general Demo
cratic gains, bnt n light vote. Only local
issnes were ut stake.
General Humphreys was hea’d by the
committee on the subject of improvements
on the Mississippi river. Ho favored tbe
construction of levees of certain height be
tween Cairo and Now Orleans, and gave
his views on the genenl subject of im
provements, arguing that there was no
question bnt that the owning of outlets
would lower the river.
Tbe Hottfe committee on elections to-day
adopted the mnjority report in tho South
Carolina contested case of Mackey against
Dibble, which recommends that Mackey be
seated. There will be a minority report.
Tho signal corjsj station at Key West,
Florida, reports as follows: The Spanish
steamer BuenaiVentnra, with u cargo of
cotton nnd molasses, ran ashore off Rebec
ca shoals.
The President to-day nominated James
i. Partridge, of Marylaud, minister to
_’ern; Henry O. Hall, minister to the Cen
tral American states, and the following
lostmastars: Wesleyan C. Snow, Paiatka,
Fla.; Henry T. Hedges, Plum Creek,
Neb.; H. C. Travers, Rockdale, Texas; J.
W. Flanagan, Jr.; Long View, Texas; Geo.
E. Ynlad, Beaumont, Tex.
Shipherd appeared before the House for
eign relation* committeo again to-day.
Before he took the stand Chairman Wil
liams read a letter from Hnrlbnt, dated
March 15, announcing his intended depart
ure for home, and concluding as follows:
“The United States are in a bad way ont
here in tho lino of reputation.” Shipherd
then took the stand and read a tetter dated
May 21st, which he stated was really a post
script to the ono of Msy 20‘h, and which
his son had failed to send when copying
the former letter. It is as follows:
“Sin: Since my letter of yesterday was
closed, ths remarkable letter of General
Grant to Senator Jones has appeared in
print here, and has already determined my
clients to reconsider their intention to
offer to General Grant tho presidency of
this company, and I am instructed to re
open this parcel and add this intimation.
Of course, my clients read General Grant’s
letter through business eyes only, but none
the less it disturbs them. I am further in
structed to say that my clients will be glad
to consider any nominations to the presi
dency of the Peruvian Company which the
President may be eo good as to suggest
Among the many capable men, other con
ditions being equal, we shall, of course,
prefer lomi one enjoying the President’s
entire confidence. Very’ respectfully,
*‘J. R. SaiPHuaD.
“To the President.”
Shipherd then asked leave to make a per
sonal e xplanation of the. statement pub-
shed in the Xational Jlepublican, credited
ayes 18, noes 32. It” was a party vote, ex- to Shipherd himself, that he "proposed to
cept that Cameron, of Wisconsin, Ingalls, create a sensation in the c jmmittee room.
Jones, of Njvadu, Miller, of California, ■ His explanation, under questions of the
Plumb, Sewell and Teller voted with the committee, Harrowed down to au acknowl-
doubtediy be killed. This matter is not
] et ended.
COMMENTS ONTUEFBESIDENT’S VETO,
San FbancisCo, April 9.—Tho Alto Cali-
fomian comments bitterly on the action
of the President iu vetoing the Chinese
bill, and says ths “veto appalls every Re-
pnblican in tho State and proves that ths
President is a slave and not a master of
the Eastern bigots nnd scared New York
merchants. He reminds ns of our insig
nificance nt last, nnd that the wauls of
California aro nothing to that of Massa
chusetts nnd New England. The veto
means a loss to the Republican party of
California, Nevada, Oregon, Dakota, Ari
zona, Utah and Wyoming, and the demor
alization of tho party west of tho Rocky
Mountains. Wo acknowledge the bitter
ness of the defeat, bnt wo do not give np
the fi^ht.” The Call says tbe “veto is per
haps the most arbitrary act an 'American
President evor performed. The veto
of the ‘fifteen passenger] bill’ by President
Hayes was a stretch of power, but not so
wanton and an [excess of executive pre
rogative as the veto nuder consideration.”
The Call publishes au interview with
John F. Swift, ex-treaty commissioner to
China, who says regarding the twenty
years suspension clause of tbe Chinese bill
“that tbe commissioners of both countries
contemplated a considerably longer period.
When discussing tho terms of the treaty,
tho Chinese commiasionr rs understood ev
en better tbau we did the problem of com
petition in labor, and were willing togigreo
to the means of relief. The time of ens-
pension was thoroughly discussed and it
was agreed that tbe suspension of thirty-
three years or one generation would be
necessary to rem.dy the evils complained
of. I folly hoped that a suspension would
have been proposed for thirty years.. The
Chinese government wonld not havo con
sidered tbe faith of the treaty impeached if
we had been fifty years or more.”
BAILBOAD COMPANT MEETING.
Chablestox, April 9—At the annual
meeting of the South Carolina Railroad
Company in ihis city to-day, Percy P.
Payne, T. Bailey Myers and Frederick Har
dy, of New York, were elected directors in
place of E. E. Chase, J. H. Fisher and H.
C. Hardy. Henry P. Talmage, of the firm
of Henry Talmage <fc Co., of New York,
was eleeted president.
In the United States Circuit Court to
day, before Judges Bond and Bryan, the
first of the election prosecutions was called
fortrial. A motion to quash the informa
tion filed by the district attorney against
all the defendants was made by the de
fendants’counsel, and tho grounds were
fully argued r>y Mr. Tbeo. G. Barker in
support of the motion, and by United
States District Attorney Melton, opposing.
Attorney-General Youman will be heard in
reply for tbe motion to-morrow at ton
o’clock, to which boar tho court adjourned.
A FISE.
Little Rock, Aprils.—An Eipaso, Texas,
special reports three >fins brick blocks,
with their contents, bnrned at Hearno.
oss $15,000.
A PETITION FOB THE LEVEES.
New Obleans, April 5.—A petition sign
ed by tbs mayor and presidents of the cot
ton exonauge, prodace] exchange, clearing
house association and other leading busi
ness associations has been addressed to
Congress earnestly reqnestiog a favorable
action on the leved appropriation hill be
fore that body, |nnd the recommendations
of the Mississippi river commission.
OKMOCBATIO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Nashville, April 5.—Tho State credit
Democratic exeoutivo committee have in
structed their chairman to call a guberna
torial convention in conjunction with a
all by the chairman of the other wing of
e party in order to nnite the sections.
STUDENT KILLED.
Augusta, April 5.—Walker Ronndtreo, a
univerity student, was shot last evening, at
Athens, by two yonng colored men named
Frank Johnson nnd Enoch Echols. Bis
wonnds are in* the neck and back of the
head. Ho died to day. Johnson and
Echols are in jail. There is great excite
ment in Athens.
. A special to the Chronicle and Constitu
tionalist to night, from Athens, says the
coroner's jnry fonnd a verdict of wilfnl
murder against Frank Johnson, as princi
pal, and Enoch Echols as abettor. Three
hundred armed negroes surrounded tbe
jail last night, bnt no attempt was made to
release the prisoners, and the streets, to-
nigbt, are filled wi h negroes, who seem de-
“ ‘ The mayor has detailed fifty citi
zens to guard the jail. Trouble and
iloodshed are apprehended, as the mayor
has summoned the ringleaders of the mob
to appear at court.
A FAXLUBE.
Boston, April 5.—Louisville, Ky., dis
patches announce tne failure of Ingalls Sc.
Co-, wholesale boot and shoe dealers. Their
liabilities are abont $71,000, largely due to
bouses in Boston and vicinity.
SENATOB bill’s CONDITION.
Philadelphia, April 5.—Senator Hill, of
Georgia, continues to improve. It was his
intention to leave the early part of this
week for the South, bat he has concluded
to remain with bis physicians until noxt
week.
JEWELBT ESTABLISHMENTS BURNED.
Boston, April 5.—A fire at North Attle
boro. Mass., to-day deitroyed a number of
jewelry manufactories, involving a loss of
$125,000 and throwing 250 people ont of
employment. The insurance was very
light.
STEAMEB INJURED.
YazooCitt, Miss.,April 6.—The steamer
City of Yazoo ran into the iron bridge hero
this morning, knocking down a stationary
spau at the right bank The length ot the
span is 85 feet. The bo it woa but slightly
injured. The stesmor Desmet had her
wheel-hou-e tor/, off and shaft broken by
running into this span of bridge three
weeks ago. The total decline of the river is
43 inches and it is fnliingat the rate of four
inches per day.
wotu'-o feral.;. HUU vuio t _
Winston and Blue Cut tram robberies,
have b:en in St. Joseph for a week for tbe
purpose of arresting Jesse James, but be
ing afraid, as is alleged, to make the at
tempt they shot him down at Sixteenth
and Lafayotto streets to-day, and then sur
rendered to tbe authorities and were lodged
in jail.
There is tremeadonsexcitement over the
affair, several thousand people being on
the streits. Thewifo the esperadowas
on the spit a few minutes a r ter the shoot
ing and wept copiously over his remains.
The body was taken in charge by the po
lice. Considerable ammunition at d several
weapons, including pistols acd a rifle,
wero found in the house where tho outlaw
hid been stopping.
St. J03EFH, Mo., Arril 3.—At the first an
nonneement that Jesse James bad been
killed in this city, it was greeted doubtful
ly, but os it began to be realized that such
was the fact, the excitement ran high, and
tbe following details soon lecame public :
In a frame shanty in the southeast part of
the city, on a bill, not far from the World’s
Hotel, Jesse James bas lived with his wife
since some time in November last.
Robert and Charles Ford, two of his
gang, bad their headquarters at his bouse.
Charles, it is said, has iivod with him in n
shanty ever since the war. Robert arrived
about ten days ago, and tbe three bare
been making preparations for a raiding
expedition, on which they were to start to
night. James and tbe two Fords were in
the front room together abo»* *i»o o'clock
this morning. J amc i took off hLs belt and
laid his pistols on the bed, preparing to
wash himself, when Robert Ford sprang
np behind him and sent a ballot through
his brain, tho ball entering the back of his
head at the base of the braio, coming out
over the eye.
The Ford brotheis at once made known
what they had done, and gave themselves
np. They are now under guard at the
court house. The body of JAso James
was conveyed to an undertaker's, where it
was prepared for burial, and whero a pho*
tograph was taken. James’ wife has tele
graphed his mother nows of his death. A
number ot men have identified the body,
and thero is no donbt abont it being
that of Jeese James. Tbe house where
Jamos lived and in which he was killed,
has the appearance of qn armory. The
number jf gnus and pistols, including re
peating rifles, needle guns und navy revol
vers with a good store of ammunition,
wero fonnd there. Jesse James was in tho
habit of wearing two belts with a brace of
very fine revolvers and twenty-five extra
cartridges. In a email stab'e near his
hou-e were discovered several fine horses,
the property of James. The Ford Brothers
claim that they are deteotiveil, and that
they have been on James’ tracks for a long
time. It is believed thnt they were with
James iu the Bine Cut train robbery, and
that they wero influenced in killing him
by the hope of getting a big revard which
has been offered for James, dead or alive,
by the Governor, and by the express and
railroad companies,
SPECIAL CORRE8POXDEXVE. ‘ity, who constituted a guard of honor for
_____ j the occasion.
Misses Rofsie and Annie Trammell
Hewer Cm INmmhs.
Editors Tt'lryraph and ilessenger Itt
Item* of Interest from Hawklnsvllle, . m.u
Easimew. Wi.rllle, Aperies, and have be-n absent f om the city for about communication I euuiarcrod
Schley lountv , two mouths visiting friends in Cariersville, “explain th:- exceedingly virulent, quail.
. * ; Dalton and Rome, returned homo on i;™ —Tree .....rd in-:ib>| u ,m;l slAAlthv
Eastman, April 3.-At the Upland Ho- Thursday last. i ties of ee.wer gas ar.a its subtle auJstoaitny,
tel there is a pleasant social gathering of; Mr. C. T. Login, former city ed tor of th:ugh certain inrends upon the hnrao&f
people from various parts of the couutry. Xeics, has retired, and is now connect- «-*--• -* •
Amoug the number may be mentioned ed -.villi tho Atlanta Cotistilulion.
. . Prof. Butler, Ihe recent purchaser of
Griffin Femalo College, intends making
extensive improvements on the buildings
and grounus, so as to make it one ot the
Mrs. Wells, the widow of ex-secretary
of the navy, Gideon P. Wells, and family,
and Judge John Erskine, United States
district judge for Georgia. Kessler’s band
is here and furnishes delightful music day
and night. Cotton plinting is receiving
tho attention of farmers and tho weather
is propitious. Hon. Wm. Pitt Eastman
has generously donated to tbe .town may
or and council, and their successors, two
segments of the circle surrounding the
conrt house, upon condition that they fence
it neatly and keep up the roads and walks
and use it for a free public park at all
times. The other two segments Mr. East
man geve the town eome time ago and
this completes the handsomo donation.
Tbe people of the town fully appreciate
the public spirit manifested by tins timely
and liberal act.
The timber, inmber and turpentine in
terests are kept busily engaged.
CoBEEpONDEXT.
Hawkinsville, April 3.—Arrangements
hate been made to stait a cotton seed oil
mill here. Tho machinery is bought and
gentlemen of means and energy are run
ning the enterprise, who will make a suc-
138 Of it. *
The types made ns say in our last tbe
“James H »u*e.’’ Wo wrote Joiner Houi-e,
of which D. O. Joiner is proprietor.
Jndge Pate and the solicitor left Friday
for Irwin Superior Court and will take in
Capt. lorn Willcox’e on the route and en
joy the fine shad which are being caught
so plentiraily there new. -fudge Hawkius,
of Americns, and Judge D. H. Pope, of
Albany, will attend Irwin court next ses
sion, as there aro some important criminal
coses in which they are of counsel to be
then trier 1
OCK.VLGEE FARMERS' Cl.111.
April Meeting—Election of OIUccik-
Tho Mncou a nil lirunswick Exten
sion—Crop Prospects—Tlio Village
ot llolaton.
The meeting of the Ocmnlgee Farmers’
Club last Saturday was a very pleasant
one, and of more than ordinary interest
The annual election of officers took place.
In the absence ot president and vice-presi
dent,Mr. Charles W. Howard was called to
tbe chair, and presided with dignity, dis
patching business in order, and promptly
The following officers were re-elecled for
the ensuing year, viz: President, Hon.
Abner M. Lockett, vice-president, CoL
James W. Myrick; secretary, Jndga W. D.
H. Johnson, treasurer, Robert E. Bowman;
members of executive committee, Joseph
K. Johnston, Robert E. Pork, James W.
Myrick.
Tho application of Col. H. H. Jones, who
has lately bought the fine farm of the late
•Judge Hunter, for regular membership,
was read, and he was unanimously eleoted.
Several valuable agricultural works were
presented the club by Col. E. C. Grier,
secretary of the State Agricultural Society,
for which thanks wore voted.
In view of the absence from Ihe district
of several members who havo railroad con
tracts to complete, it was resolved to post
pone the usual annual picnic until their
return home, or at least until passenger
trains commence running on the Macon
and Brunswick extension. The railroad
track is now laid and construction trains
are running to Towaliga, twenty-six miles
above Macon, nnd seventeen miles beyond
Holston, and it is hoped a passenger car
will soon be put ou the trains.
The members of the club were deeply
interested in an exhibition of agricultural
machinery mnde by Messrs. Ed. Schofield
aud Kennedy, representing the firm of
J. B. Schofield & Sons, of Macon. They
illustrated the practical workings of the
Deere walking cultivator and McCormick
mower, and made some liberal proposi
tions to the club. Thanks were returned
these gentlemen tor their attendance and
interesting exhibit. They were' invited to
attend tho club meetings whenever possi
ble, and promised to do so in May, ana to
make further exhibits.
Messrs. Lockett, Myrick, Bowman, and
J. Ai. Bowman, of the dub, have all been
grading the new railroad, and tho last
three arc now engaged on the Rome end of
the line.
Tho crop re ior(s were excellent-oats,
wheat nnd barley prospects unusually good;
corn is generally np, and cotton lands are
being prepared for tho planting. Peaches,
grains and other fruits are very promising.
The prospect of a pretty suburban vil
lage being built at Holston is very fine. As
soon as transportation for lumber can be
obtained on tho railroad, some stores and
residences will bo erected. Messrs. G. W.
Sims nnd J. W. T. Howard will eject a
store, residence, and wood and blacksmith
shops. A good boat will be built, and a
regular ferry established between Holston
nnd Jones county, across tbe Ocmulgee.
Several parties in Macon speak of buying
lots at Holston nnd building homes for
their families. Captain Wheeler is to be
ont to-day with Me srs. Park, Sims and
Howard nod others, and will regularly lay
out the grounds adjacent to tho engineer's
station, nomber 500, agreed nx>on as (be
place for the depot, into Iota, streets, al-
oys, und numbering and locating the lots,
will have them ready for purchasers.
Some parties are speaking of starting
variety works, some of starting a steam
grist mill and steam cotton gin, and others
of starting machine shone, at the now sta
tion. A brick-yard ia also spoken of, as
the earth is very suitable for bnek. The
good people of tho vicinity will welcome
all such persons.
COL. COLE RETIRES.
Humor or tale Leaving the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Ueorgla Ball-
road Mysteui.
Correspondence Xashsille American.
Chattanooga, Tesn.. April 3.—I have it
from o reliable, indeed, undisputed, source
that CoL E. W. Cole lias withdrawn from tho
active management of the Seney—East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia combination as Us
President, aud that these duties are to now bo
performed by .Vice President Thomas, with
headquarters in New York, it Is evcrtiius with
men who bring about large combinations, aud
do not control the majority of the stock or In
fluence. it is not so much a nutter of brains
and energy as a matter of management and
shrewdness nowadays. With wratith at hU dis
posal, U>1. Cole will find association with his
friends in Nashville Infinitely to be preferred to
the harraaingjorring of thankless corporations.
—Sir Henry Wiexon Beecher, Bart., of
Creagb, county of Cork, Ireland, and Lady
Beecher, were saved from the steamship Douro,
which was sunk iu a collision off Cape Finls-
terc, with the steamer Yrurac. The names of
twenty-four passeugers saved were published,
but includes no Americans. The third and
fourth engineers of the Douro were also saved.
—Commissioner Price thinks that no
good is accomplished by visits of Indians to
Washington. “I think,” he said tho other
day, speaking of the Bae delegation, “this is
the lust Indian pow-pow we shall havo here
while I am commissioner, it is perfect non
sense their coming here. They don't know
what they want when they start, and the long
er they stay here the leas they know, and it Is
only a waste of time and money.”
XTabermen,
We havo received tho carks you have
been dreaming about so long. Tho very
thing for perch, bream and sheep head.
Lamar, Rankin <fc Lamab.
A Toilet Luxury,
Sozodont is a luxury as well ns a neces
sity. Placed where it should always be np
on the toilet, it adorns it, and grntiflet tho
taste aud tense,. It send»out b delicious
perfume, and gives pleasure aud health to
its users.
Editor Woods at Wilcox conrt received &
ox squirrel for subscription to the Dis
patch, bnt daring the storm on Monday
night his squirrelship made his escape and
he is a little disheartened in his effort to
establish an editor’s menagerie.
The river here is foil but not ont of its
banks. In Wilcox the rains were much
nearer and the streams impassable on
Tnesd y. Onr citizens have materially
aided Dr. Walker who suffered such severe
loss in the late storm.
Dr. Curr’s lectures wore excellent and
much appreciated.
Mr. O’Brien is pushing to completion the
fire proof vault ordered by tbe grand jury
in our court house. When this is complet
ed we will have one of the most secure de
posits in the stale for publio documents as
well as ono of the most tasteful and con
venient conrt houses.
Tro Baptists here are de'ermined not to
enlarge their present boose of worsh’p, bnt
to build a new brick church to meet the
wants of the growing chntch, large mem
bership nnd congregations at this point.
Their pastor, Rev. Mr. Coates, is qnite pop
ular, and a good, strong thinker and
preacher.
Fishing /parties are getting popular, but
the results a e not prolific. A crowd, con
sisting pf Messrs. K. G. Lewis, J. L. Willis,
Cbesley William', D. G. McCormick, Col.
Stiles and others, spent Thursday night at
Willcox’s mill. They pnt down the gates
and made every arrangement to make a
large catch of fish in the waste way and
mill race, and while they werWhus engag.
ed, aud their anticipatioas running hitch, a
country crowd slipped np, opened the
gates and turned a flood of water npon
them, upsetting nets and ceariv upsetting
their boats. Result: A tired, hungry
crowd slowly coming into town next
morniog, sadder if not -wiser, and mims
any fishes. - Sioux.
sietcm, even when inhaled iu n greatly
diluted condition. My apology for offoring
another communis*tion upon this subject
is its great importance, as sower gas Im
perils the lives of so many in a certain
■ortatoodrafa^tihitionsof"toamtag’ta f^u^some*to
the State,
Steps aro now being taken to rcorgarize
iQ M .H»irmr»nin KripiAfw W at r»r»4ima n
very popular musical organization of our
city.
While the storm was not as severe here as
m other sections, on Monday last, we had
quite a large amount of hail; but I have
not learned of any damage done.
Onr purchasing merchants have returned
from the eastern markets.
Owing to an announcement to that effect
in the Aetcj quite a large number of our
citizens, young and old, repaired to the
pond of Mr. Abel Wright thi3 morning to
view a blooming pouu lily, described as
being one of the most beautiful ‘
being one of the mc»t beautiful eights
human eyes ever beheld. It being the first
of April,however, the lily would not bloom.
Our citizens generally are very much re
joioed over tho arrest, in'your city, of Wm
Simmons, a sneak thief who abscondee
ons,
on list Wednesday, carrying with him _
very highly prized ring, the property of
one of onr most popnlsr yonng ladies. He
ha* —■
i been guilty of similar crimes in neigh
ing cities and will doubtless receive the
rbenefit of the law.
J. L. M.
Ella ville, March 31.—Passing from the
west of this place yonr correspondent call
ed at Ellaville. This is a flourishing little
inland village, populated with a more than
usually cultivated people, and at this sea
son nature seta it off with a drapery of
green ou the oak bowered streets that is
very pleasing to the eye. The native trees
on a plat like that of Ellaville are more
pleasing than when set in direct lines of
less vigorous growth. Up to this point the
crops in the counties of Marion, Schley,
parts of Webster and Sumt-r aro as prom
ising as the lend will afford. A few havo
cotton so far advanced as to be ready for
the hoe. The greatest an-l mostlfavorable
feature is the grain crop. Tho oats are
unuaual'y fine and forward. Most of the
fall sowings are beginning to pnt
out beads, at a height that prom
ises well. The spring sowings are
also very fine and green with no rust; all,
however, are a little too thick, too many
on tho gronod. Tho wheat is damaged
by rnst as a rale, with exceptional patches.
Corn is also forward and fine. These
facts argue well for the industry, energy
and progress of the planters of thrifty sec
tions of Southwest Georgia.
An hour or two in Ellavillo enabled me.to
to bear some of tbe current talk of the
people.
Judge Simmons of yonr city, was hold
ing conrt, vice Judge Crisp. During tho
week, by a uniform bnsinei tact, be bos
discharged a large amount of business and
won golden opinions. Indeed, from tho no
tions of some, he has bnt few peers and
ranks among onr best circuit judges. Some
parties mentioned his namo in connection
with gubernatorial honors, but ne stjrs be
is not aspiring that way, and invariably
state that he is not a candidate.
Bacon, your worthy townsman, is spoken
of as the next govorror. His prospects in
Schley are flattering. Hinton also has
friends in this county. Mncon has three
worthy aspirants and all are good and true
men-Bacon, Blonnt and Hardeman. In
the nomination of either, south Georgia
will put her shoulder to the wheel for his
election as against any of the late covenan-
°We were amused by tbe statement that
those who had prepared holes in tho ground
for safety against cyclonos several years
aco had the;r bomb-proofs pnt in order
again after the late ravages in Lee, Doojy
°s. IK!, cfolo Tho
Peebt, Ga., April a—The accustomed
WteRlfiS sWM’M
Superior Court. The town is filled with
lawyers, witnesses and jurymen. Among
the members of the Macon bar we noticet
Cants. Juo. P. Fort and J. L Hardeman.
Jtxd^e Simxons on ipening the court stnt-
ed that be had received a note from a lady
saying that although the liquor traffiic had
for tbe most part been suppressed, yet
there were some, who by vanoos subter
fuges were seeking to evade the law. His
Honor theiefore charged the grand jury to
use grt a’, diligence in detecting and report
ing all such violations. Shortly afterwards
we saw a gentleman tap a membtr of the
legal fraternity on the shoulder. Tho law
yer remarked that a short time ago that
simple action woulJ have been replete
with meaning, and be would have saun
tered to the nearest bar. But now—and a
great sigh which crept np from the depths
of his manly bosom completed bis sen
tence.
During the morning session tbe Jidgo
was requested to appoint a committee to
draft fultaiblo resolutions on the dea’h of
Gen. Eli Wsrren. Me*srs. Hnll, Whittle
and Rutherford, of Mbcod, and Messrs.
Duncan, Holtzciaw, Miller and Davis, of
Perry, were sriected to conduct the me
morial services. Judge Simmons stated
that Gen. Warren had been practicing for
oyer forty-two year*, and ont of respect to
his memory bo wonld adjonm the court on
next Monday, after the memorial servici
We heard Capt. Fort, last night, review
his experience with artesian wells. The
discouragement he had met with at fifst,
tho testimony of men who bad made the
a'te npt and failed, his reasons for be
lieving hs wonld succeed. Ho believes
that artesian wells nre practicable in
Houston county, for the layer of shell
m ?ss which it is necessary to bore through
in some plares, lies almost on the surface.
From tbe attentive manner in which he
was listened to by some of tbe first men of
the county, we feel safe in predicting that
the attempt will soon be made.
To-day the members of tbe last execu
tiro committee of the Democratic party
tendered their hesitations and a new
committee was appelated. Each district
is represented and every preparation will
be made for the toming campaign.
anger to ttw
people’s health? It is a reproach to the,
ntoUigenee of tho civilization auuM
which wo live, that somo guard against tho
peril does not stand prominently on the
pages of our sanitary laws.”
Dr. J. P. Brown writes: “No one mourn
ed more deeply and nono de-ervod greater
sympathy than Mr. and Mrs. Edward \\ e*is-
sart, who tivedatNo. lOSOlybonrn avenue,
Chicago. They had five as healthy and
prorni.-ing children n\ any in the city, in
two weeks four were taken from them and
the one left was barely rescued from death.
The case was the more pitiable in that tho
deaths seemed to have beon entirely un
necessary. Tho four died of dfpththeria
or diphtheritic cronp, ns the attending
physician called it, and tho cause for it was
as evident as that flowers are cat down by
frost in the chill nights of autumn. Sewer
gas was the cause of their dtath.
Health Commissioner DeWolf said: ‘‘It
will be a blessed thing for Chicago and
other cities, whtn every m n am every
woman ask*, first of all things, abont the
drainage of tho house into which hs or she
is to move, nnd then will not go into the
bnilding'until it is certain that sewer gaa
will bo shutout. People by the.scores have
come to me to ask, with considerable anx
iety. if there could be so much danger at
tending defective houso-drainage as report
ed. I have used bnt the one auswei only:
‘The reports you have road contain not
only facts, bnt not even hall tho trnth has
been told. It is a subject over which
yon may be alarmed with reason. There
aro many sources of deadly suffering
but none so terrible and retentions as sew
er gas. It is a poison as sure ns you are
living, and no atom gets into your eyotem
that does not weaken it and hasten the day
of disruption in yonr mental and physical
structure. For the five months ending
February 28th, there have died 1,008 per
sons from the so-called zymotic disease*,
which, in popular language, would be un-
nnderstood by tho expression, diseases iu-
duoedby poisons taken into or acting
— it. ^ !■* w'AMona trova *
and other counties of this state,
question how are they to avail themselves
of these retreats if the cyclone, like the
Talbotton, April 4 —Memorial Dsy will
be properly observed here. At a recent
meeting of the Memorial Association, Hon.
Henry Persons was (fleeted as orator of
the occasion. He bas accepted the invita
tion of the association.
We notice from the Washington dis
patches that Mr. O. M. Bethnoe, of this
place, is applicant for the Coinmbas pcst-
offlee. We don’t know what the Federal
Congress will seo fit to do in the matter,
but there is one thing oertain—a better
man than C. M. Bethuao conld not be
found to fill the position to which he as
pires. He bas been in ths Talbotton post-
office since 1875, and should he be so forta-
nate as to get the Coiambus appointment,
onr people would regret exceedingly to
part with him.
No local cows abont town. Colonels R.
W. Willis, J. W. Matthews, J. H. Martin
and J. H. Worritl are attending TtoyPr Su
perior Court this week.
Thomasville, April 3.—Mr. Tandy
Thompson, who lives in the npper part of
the county had a horse stolen from him
about the middle of last week. Aftrr fol
lowing the trail to Tallahasseo, Fla., he
nnd the sheriff of Thomas county gave it'
up and returned home. Yesterday a tele
gram was received from the sheriff of
Leon county, Fla., stating that he had the
manji negro), and the horse, whereupon
the Thomas county sheriff left immediate
ly to bring np both parties.
virgins of old, comes in tho night.
Niblo.
Amewcus, April 3.-NO copies of tho
Telegraph wore received in Americas yes
terday, greatly to the disappointment of
your many readers. It was remarked at
tho post-office that the route agent stated,
while the train was at tho depot, that he
had put them in the wrong sack. If offi
cials must make such mistakes we would
like for them to occur on other days than
^'Another citizen ot our county, a young
and brilliant lawyer, has, in a published
card declined legislative honors. If tins
is to continue our people will have to sub
mit to a draft, or onr county go unrepre
sented. We refer to CoL E. G. Simmons,
and. seriously, if be wonld consent to rep
resent us the county would have a repre
sentative with the courage to dare andthe
oloquence to plead for whatever was to the
interest of onr oounty and State.
Wo see it going the rounds of tho press
that tbe most temporate man in Athens is
a liquor dealer. Athens i* certainly not
ahead of Americas in the possession of a
te “X™onewho m wRS placed as clerk m
„ bar-room by his father u 1852, w .en ho
was eleven years old. Since, then he has
never fora day been engaged in any other
vocation. He is now proprietor of our
leading saloons. Daring the lasUwenty-
seTen years—ever since he was ronrteen
vests old—ho bas not tasted spirituous or
SSt liquors, cider, beer or whisky, and he
bas never used tobacco in any .^™' ,. V ®
challenge the State to produce his counter-
P A number of our legalfriends leftto-day
to attend Webster courtr Several of them
will meet for the first time Judge Willis, of
Talbotton, neon the bench. A caro.ui sitt
ing of liis record would fail to find a mus
tard seed of intentional error.
Schlet Count*, April 3.—Superior Court
is now in session in our village, Judge 1.
J. Simmons, of your city, prraiding. All
the attorneys are pleased with his dispatch
of business. Will take np the criminal
docket to-morrow morning., w e have one
murder case, which will be trum to-morrow.
Don’t think tbe prisoner will be convicted.
The prisoner is a negro about twenty-three
years of age. He killed another negro
three or four years ago, bnt was not cap
tured till first of last year. The farmers
are fearful lest their gram crop is injured
by rust. *
Gbijtin, Ga., March 3d, 1881.—The
event foreshadowed in a former com-
manicatiofe, is now a thing of the past,
as the following will explain: Maimed—on
the 29th inst., at the residence of the bnde.s
father, Mr. J. L. Bass, of Griffin, to Miss
Eolah Ford, of Rome, Ga, Mr. Bum is the
seDior member of the firm of Ba-* A Heard,
of this city, and alio chaplain of the Griffin
Light Guards. He was accompanied by
Messrs. S. K. Dick, R. T. Daniel, U. K.
, Blakely, C. P. Beeks, C. A. Niles, C. 1. Lo-
j gan, E. A. Heard and H. U. Bass, all of out
Taking Time by the Forelock.
Sunday School Gazette.
At the battle of Grovetou Stonewall
Jackson tried an experiment which nearly
frightened a Federal division ont of their
boots. Bars of railroad iron were cut np
into foot lengths and fired from some of
his heaviest guns, and tho noiso these mis-
siles made as they went eniliog through tho
air was a sort of cross between the shriek
of a woman and the brayt cf a male. The
Federate listened in wonder at the first few
which banged through the tree tops, and
presently one of the pieces fell jnstin front
of a Pennsylvania regiment. A captain
stopped forward to inspect it, and after
turning it over he rushed to his colonel
with the news:
“Colonel, them infernal robs are firing
railroad iron at u*.”
“No!”
“They are, for a fact!”
“Captain advance yonr company to P-at
ridge and deploy, and the miuute you find
Jackson is getting ready to fire freight cars
at ns send me word. I don’t propose to
have my regiment mashed into tho groond
when it can just as well be decently exter
minated in the regular way!”
Gniieau'e Case.
Potomao.” the Washington correspon
dent of the Savannah News, writes : The
case of Goiteau bas been almoet dropped,
out of sight. But there is one man here
who is devoting much of bis time towards
proving that the assassin is insane, and is
not responsible for the crime he commited.
This gentleman is Dr. George M. Beard,
who nos attciuod distinction, both iu this
country and Europe, as a neurologist.
Speaking of tho snbj'ect to me the other
dsy, he said that Guiteau was iaiano at
eighteen, and has been insane ever since.
“The type of his insanity,” he said, “ia re
ligious monomania. While one part of his
delusions wore of a religious character dis
tinctively, yet all can bo traced back to a
religious source.” Dr. Beard bases his di
agnosis ou tho conduct of Guiteau
from bis youth to tbe time
he went to Washington as
an office-seeker. The assassin’s conduct
while in Washington, ho throws out alto
gether, and this, of course, excludes the
shooting of the President. He goes so far
as to say that Guiteau went into court with
a more abundant and varied record ol in
sanity than any criminal monomaniac that
has ever been brought .to trial in any
couutry. If be had been properly tried,
he asserts, this fact would have been clear
ly brought out. When I askod why it was
that so much doubt as to the assassin s in
sanity was developed in the tria', Dr. Beard
replied that soience and law were dnmb in
the presence of political assassination. A
court of justice is the worst placo.in the
world to attempt to make clear scientific
facto. ’
To begin with, th© Judge knows no’hing
of any science; the lawyers are not alter
the troth, but are striving to gain their
cate. The jury has etill less comprehen
sion of scientific facte than ihe Judge. As
a matter of fact, Dr. Beard continued,
thero is no disease known to medical sci
ence that could not be disproved before a
court ol justice, provided great i Jtereits
were at stake and professional ambition
and passions were aroused.. IT. Beard has
examined Guiteau several times, but whilo
his condition and conduct confirmed his
views of the caie, yet he says his diagnosis
rests entirely on tho record of his life be
fore tho commission of the crime. In the
coarse of his investigations be has discov
ered some new evidenoe which is in sup
port of tho theory' that Guiteau is a mono
maniac. Dr. Beard has begun a volumi
nous book on the subject, and is making
converts. I forgot to say that he remarked
that non-expert expert* (the expression is
his) Rro hired as horse.* nre hired, to go
whither they are driven.
confirmation cf the scientific principles
enunciated in toy former article.
Prof. C A- Liudsley, of tiie m'dioal de
partment of Yale College, has recently
written. He says: “By the commingling
iu the sewer of such immense quantities in
ever changing proportions and kinds, and
in ailstnges of putrefaction, the sewer may
be considered, in the language of the
chemist, as a va-t test tube ot prodigious
■Iraiwhiit cv iLa stiliiondnivi
proportions, stretching its stopeodoua
length beneath the surface of highways
an d ramifying its branches In all oar
huu-os.
The activities of the liquid filth poured
into it aro not merely those of motioii pass
ing down a declivity, but they are activities
of a widely different nature. Silently, per
sistently, yet energetically and inevitably,
thel^vsof chemical action aro set in opera
tion, and among the products of the
chaugea resulting from the contact with
each Other of such various matters are
tho formation of noxious vapors, recog
nized under the general term of sewer gas.
Now, as sewer gas is lighter than common
air, it flows upward as naturally ns water
Uows downward. • * * Does not
consistency demand that the authorities
which have provided sewers to protect the
peorlo’a healtii should also provide that
ov.Lo . uo.il ...* -.- - -»» of da
npon the organisms in various way*
Prof. Walter S. Hain
noi relates his obasc*
rations as follows: During a recent spring
a family on tbe west side, consisting of
five members, were afflicted by sewer-”as,
which filled their whole house. The oldest
of the children waaa yourg man eighteen
years old. The other two were young
fir’s. The throo were brought to their
beds. Two physicians spent nearly two
months over them, absolutely ignorant of
the cause of their prostration. The two
girls became deaf, dumb and blind. One
side of the bodies wan paralyzed, and the
nnfortenate victims wero barely kept alive.
Betides being without eight and hearing,
their sensibilities wero sa hardened they
did not seem to care to live. A
third physician was summoned,and he said
that sewer g 8 was responsible for the
whole trouble. An examination of tho
home pipe showed that it wm broken a
half dozeu places and that gas was escap
ing.”
I might go on and accumulate evidence
similar to the foregoing sufficient to fill a
volume, but enough hes been written to
arouse those in authority to a sense of
their responsibility to so many of our citi-
zens who are now suffering from the effuots
of that virulent poison, which
have been so graphically portrayed by
others in similar circumstances. Ths
writer has a feeling recollection of the suf
focative, nauseating aud disgustiug odor
by which he was aroused from a deep
sleep, when, two years ago, he occupied a
room in proximity to that abominable
sluice in the rear or tho Stabblefie'd House.
His blood poisoned by tbe debris of organ
ic substances emanating fro in that filthy
streamlet; enervated for tbo time in mind
and body, he was compelled to flee to the
mountains with railroad speed to escape
from a protracted if not a fat il attack cf
typhoid or typho-malarial fever. It is
raid that Macon is on a “big boom” so far
relates to her commercial pros
perity. ' We have the evidence
of prosperity in palatial residences, mam
moth business houses and enlarged com
mercial relations. Can wo not snperadd to
these those hygienic conditions that wiil
secure to the suffering, health, without
which all material prosperity is insignifi
cant and valueless, a mo :kery and a sham ?
\Ye would urge the extension of the sewer
in question n3 soon as possible before the
commencement of hot weather. Bacteral
germs in offensive Iocatites are absorbed
with water into tho soil sometimes to tho
depth of several feet, and when the soil ia
turned up and exposed to a high tempera-
tare, under the influence ot
moisture • they hatch out and
become much more virulent, aud are more
destructive to health than when buried un
derneath the surface. Tho work, there
fore, should bo commenced immediately
and pursued with all possible celerity.
8.
Mhootlng of a University SteUrsl.
Athens, Ga., April 4.
Editors Telegrapn and Messenger .'—A
very serious shooting affray occurred in
the city this afternoon, in which Mr. Wal
ter Rountree, a student of the University, ,
was very seriously if not fatally wounded.
The facte of the case a'ro about as fol
lows:
Not long sines Matt Davis (colored) was
appointed to the position of postmaster of
this place. This hag, in their opinion,
greatly increased the importance of the
negroes, and this has made itself manifest
in various wais, nnd for the last ten weeks
the students have been subject to frequent
insults from regularly organized bands of
negroes, whieh to-day resa ted in a ver/ se
rious and most unfortunate affair.
Mr. Walter Rountree, his brother and
two friends were taking a walk, and noon
bc-c:une aware that two negroes were dog
ging their steps, and just before they
reached the court house the Legroes passed
them, but soon turned, and on nearing
Mr. Rountree, one of them was heard to
say, “We Won’t give them a d—d inch of
the sidewalk.” and Mr. Rountree imme li-
ately demanded if Be included him in his
remark, whereupon the neiro replied,
“Ye*, i am tqseakiug to you, Walter Roun
tree, end I want you to uuderetaud it.’
Wherturon Mr. Rountree immediately re
sented the insult.
The negro’s companion drew a pistol
and fired, wound ng it is feared fatally,
Mr. Rountree, tbe bail entering tbo center
ot his back between the shoulder blades.
Mr. Bartow Rountree immediately a raw
his pistol to defend his brother, aud quite
a lively scene ensued; but soon the atten
tion of all those present was concentrated
on Mr. Walter Rountree, who had fallen off
the sde walk, and m the excitement ths
negroes made off and would have esoapsd
had it not been for Mr. A r min us Frazer
audit- R.Kotieau who gave chase and
pushed them so hard that they took retag®
in a dye house, aud the students who had
joined in the chase surrounded the plaos
aud held them prisoners. ,
They are both now i-afely lodged in jut,
and the excitement is inteuse with both tbs
white and colored population.
It is kuowa thatthese negroes endeavor
ed to obtaiu a pisiol several days sgo,
*t tting that they iuiended to kill the Boual
tree boys on sight. “•
Eastkb egg dyes at Lamar, Kank.n A
Lamsr'i
A Favorable Sfvtotrtey.
Tho good reputation of ‘‘Broim's Dre»-
chial Troches” fir the relief
colds and throat diseases has given i
a fsvorab’e notoriety.
