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FfiOM WASHINGTON.
Wadukotos, May 28.—In the Senate,
Mr. Brawn presented resolutions of the
Georgia Legislature asking for appropria
tions in aid of edueatioiTm the State*.
Mr. Garland reported favorably, as
fmarfiiii, from the judiciary committee
the Sanaia bill to attach the county of
Dade, of Florida, to tlie eon them district
of that State.
Mr. Miller, of California, introduced a
joint resolution to authorize the President
to declare martial law in the territory of
Alaska. Referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
The calendar was proceeded with, and
the Senate bill to secure the safe-keeping
of money paid into court was passed. It
directs the deposit of all moneys paid into
any court of the United States in a pend
ing cause with the treasurer, an assistant
treasurer or a designated depository of the
United States, and, where there is none
such, with a bank to be designated by the
court. Provision is made for bond and
sureties for the safe-keeping of the money,
and for judgment with damages upon a
failure to make payment.
The Senate bill to provide for the pay
ment of the claim of Joseph R. Shannon,
for aktoamboat impressed into the Union
eerrioo by General Butler et New Orleans
in 1862 and destroyed by the Confederates
while in that service, was passed, the com
mittee’s report asserting the loyalty of tbe
claimant and the liability of tbe govern-
meet.
Toe Geneva award bill came np as unfin
ished business, the question being on the
Howe bill, and Mr. Hoar explained its
provisions. After an executive
noun.
Soon after the House met this morning
an attempt was made to take np the
Mackey-Dibbto election esse. Filibuster
ing on the part of tho Democrats began
and still continues.
Mr. Calkins bad called np the contest as
apriviledged question. Mr. Randall an
tagonized it with a call of the States and
subsequently with Monday's special order
of business. Several votes taken showed no
quorum, while the calls of the Honso show
ed 223 members present. The,doors were
then shut and the sergeant-at-arms direct-
-ed to take absent members into custody.
Mr. Van VoorhU,of New York,was the only
member captured, and he was excused.
Several votes resulting in no quorum and
calls of the State* showing the presence of
more than a quorum were had. The re
mainder of the time was oonsumed in dis
putes among members. Finally, the House,
at 4:40, adjourned, having accomplished
nothing.
OONPUMATIOXS.
Washington, May 23.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nominations of H. L.
UV UUIUUMfWil! AUA.S ffUJ. wwaois K
postmaster at Tallahassee, and Georgs h,
Adams as postmaster at Gainesville, Fla.
TUX GCIXEAU CAUSE.
Washington, May 22.—The announce
ment that the decision of t% court en banc
upon the exceptions in the Guiteau ease
would be read this morning attracted on
unusual gathering at tbe Circuit Court
room. At 10:16 the judges filed into court
and took their places upon the bench.
Soon after the formal opening of the court.
Justice James said: “I am instructed by
tbe oourt to announce the decision in the
cue of the United States against Charles
J. Guiteau upon exceptions to the judg
ment of the Criminal Court.” He then
read from manuscript the decision of the
court. At its conclusion, Judge James
■aid that although the oourt was unani
mous in the views set forth, there were
some questions which it was
desirable to discuss more fully than could
well be done in the opinion he had just
read, and Jnstioe Hagner had consented to
discuss those questions in a separate opin
ion. Jnstioe Hagner then read his opinion
and Chief Justice Cartier made the follow
ing announcement: “Tho opinions which
have here been uttered are tbe unanimous
opinions of tbe court that anew trial is de
nied, end tbeiudgment below affirmed in
this case.” ' <?p court then adjourned.
Washington, May 22.—Tlu) Postmaster-
General, in response to a resolution of the
House, to-day sent a letter to the Speaker,
in wh'ch he reoommends that the postage
on second-class matter (papers and maga-
xinse) be abolished.
Ex-Assistant Postmaster-General Brady
to-day gave bail in $2,000 in tbe new cases
against him in the star route eases.
Wasbzxgtox. May 23.—In the Senate,
Mr. Pugh moved to reconsider :he final
rate on tbe passage of tho 0 per oent, land
Mil, and aa the measure had been sent to
the House, be'ooupled with tbe motion a
vequeri for a return of the bill to the Sen
ate. The motion prevailed—yeas 2G, naya
22. Upon the motion to recon
sider this vote tbe Senate became badly
tangled among points of order.
A question was asked of President pro tan
Davis, in reply to which he began, “The
oonrt would say.” Being apprised of his
error by a hearty burst of laughter, the
chair answered the query. Finally the
motion to reconsider was voted down.
Tbe Senate bill referring to the Court of
C airns the claim of the State National
Bank of Louisiana for ootton taken by tbe
United States after the close of the war was
At 2 o’clock tho Senate proceededwith
the unfinished business, tbe House bill for
tbe distribution of tbe Geneva award, and
Mr. Call addressed tbe Senate. The dis
cussion was continued by Messrs. Bayard,
Jones, of Florida, Hale, Frye and Hoar.
The i-s’tisg amendment, providing for
tbe claims of insurance companies, was re-
^*Mi?G*rian^ 'moved as an amendment
the bill reported by tbe majority of the
Senate oommlttee, recognizing the claims
of sufferers by exculpated cruiser*. Reject
ed Tbe bill than passed. Tbe following
is tbe vote in detail:
Yeas—Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Brown,
Call, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Gatnexon
‘ of Wisconsin, Chiloott, Cockfell, Conger,
Dawes, Farley. Frye, George, Goman,
Graver, Hate. Hawley. Hoar, Jonat, Jones
of Florida,. Jones .of ^Nevada, JUj^ha^
Morri°
SIS, MW1UI, Scwc
and Windom—38.
" - Davis of
Garland.
Gnome, Harris, Jactoon, Ma»y, Morgan
and Williams—12. Bayard, Ransom,
Vance and Hampton were paired with
Flnmb,Logan,KelloggandFsfa. ThebJl
' ■ h came from the House without
Adjourned.
lion of the ease tbe Republicans will seat
Mackey by a party vote, without investi
gating the forgery. Die Democrats are
ready to consider appropriation bills and
other public business, rat will not oonsent
to try this ease until a toll investigation of
the forgery is had.”
The House committee - on war claims to
day instructed Representative Honk, of
Tennessee, to report favorably tbe bill for
tbe payment of fljifiO to Mitchell J. Chil
dress, of Knox oounty, Tennessee, in pay
ment for supplies furnished Burnside’s ar
my in 1868.
The star route oases came np to-day,
and all of the defendants gave bond*
Tinder tbe new indictments, which had been
required under the old indictments. The
esses then went over tiU Friday.
Washington, May 24.—In the Senate,
Mr. Logan reported favorably from the
military committee, and asked the imme
diate consideration of it, .the House joint
resolution appropriating $16,000,000 to
supply a deficiency in the appropriations
for army pensions for the current fiscal
year. He explained that the deficit had
arisen in eonseqnenoe of the increased
clerical foroe having facilitated the work
of the department beyond the amount es
timated for in the original $60,000,000 esti
mate for tbe year passed.
Under the order of the calendar the
Sunate took up the Senate bill for the re
lief of the officers and crew of the United
States steamer Monitor who participated
in the action with the Rebel ironclad
Merrimack in March, 1802. The amount
of the .appropriation is stated at the actual
value of the Merrimack at the date of the
action, not exceeding $200,000. Passed—
yeas 24. nays 23.
A bill providing for an extension and en
largement of tbe Washington waterworks,
at an estimated expense of $400,000, was
passed and tbe Senate adjourned.
DOUSE.
The request of Ihe Senate for tbe return
of the 6 per oent. land bill was acceded to.
Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, rising to a ques
tion of personal privilege, sent to the
clerk’s desk and bad read that portion of
a letter written by Mr. Hewitt, of New
York, to Mr. Manning, of Mississippi,
which charges that the committee on elec
tions refused to investigate charges of for-
tloman from Indiana (Calkins) had Seen
alluded to in any relation to tho House.
The Speaker ruled that the matter did
present a question of privilege. Mr. Gal
kins then stated as long as the charges
against the committee were confined to
the newspapers, he bad not noticed them,
Congress it was a reflection on every
member of the committee. Probably it
was not so intended by the gentleman
(Hewitt), bnt nevertheless it was a reflec
tion which ought to be refuted at once.
Tbe committee on,electior s had never fail
ed to inquire into the truth of any charge
made before it.
A long and noisy discussion then arose
as to the action of the committee, Mr.
Atherton, of Ohio, claiming that it bad
refused to investigate the charges of forg
ery, and Mr. Calkins denying that state
ment. Both,of these gentlemen were
frank in their statements, and prooeeded
in perfect calmness and good temper, but
a great number of the members on both
si Jes were excited, and the interpolations
in the debate caused such confusion that it
was next to impossible to understand tbe
points made by the principal debaters.
The Home was unusually fall, and nearly
all the members were on their feet, many
of them speaking at once. Tbe confusion
increased as time passed, and at twelve
o’clock the House was in an uproar, which
only abated when Mr. Calkins demanded
of his friends that in a spirit of fair
ness Mr. Asherton should be allowed
to take the floor. Mr. Reagan, of
Texas, objected. Then Mr. Dibblo,
of South Carolina, arose to a question of
privilege, bnt his opening remarks failing
to present such a question, objection was
mad* to his proceeding.
Mr* Hewitt, of Hew York, then took tho
floor with another question of privilege.
He disclaimed any intention of making an
unjust charge against any member of the
committee on elections, and stated that in
writing the letter which had given rise to
the debate, be had based its declarations
on tbe minority report, the petition of Mr.
Dibble and the assertions of the Demo
cratic members of tbe oommittce. As one
of tbe foundations for his letter, Mr. Hew
itt desired to have.read the affidavit of C.
Smith, United States supervisor of elec
tions. Objection was made, bnt tbe Speak
er ruled that the affidavit might be read.
It simply charges interlineations, erasures
and omissions m the testimony taken in
the oontest between Mackey and O’Oon-
Mr. Hewitt, oontinoing, submitted
that that was a sufficient basis for tbe very
moderate statements which he made in his
lesson. He asserted that the whole matter
should be recommitted and the charge of
forgery investigated. Ii that were done,
he would be no party to any {filibustering
operations to keep any man from a seat,
even though he thought he was not entitled
to it; but so long as the troth was not ad
mitted in evidence, he was sure the people
would sustain tho Democratic party in op
posing to the last extremity any effort to
strike down the right to fiee representa
tion. [Applause on the Democratic side.]
Mr. Calkin-j then reviewed briefly the
evidence in the case, and read affidavits
in explanation and denial of that filed by
C. Smith, and his presentation of the facts
on which the majority of tho committee
relied eiieited|Mveral rounds of applause
from his party friends. In conolu*ion, he
ssid: “It is said that the Democratic par
ty is justified in its filibustering because
some testimony is questioned. If the
Democratic party can stand on such a foot
ing, we can afford to stand on the great
constitutional right, which for ninety-
three years has never before been ques
tioned, of determining by a majority vote
cf this House who is entitled to a seat in
tfriffi chamber.”
The matter was dropped, and Mr. Calkins
called up the oonteited election case. Fili
bustering again began, votes on dilatory
motions ana to adjourn showing three less
than a quorum, excepting on motions to
adjourn, which were voted do«n. Daring
the roll call on a dilatory motion Mr. Wal
ker, of Pennsylvania, who waa standing in
rear of the members’ seats, fell in a faint
ing fit. and was laid upon one of the sofas.
Mr. Walker soon recovered, however, suf
ficiently to vote. Matters then remained
in statu quo tor about an boar and a half.
The sergeant-at-arms was not dispatehed
after absent members. Those present killed
time as well as they were able in conversa
tion and reading until five o'clock, when
Mr. Gaisins, of Indiana, stating that he
would call np tbe election case to-morrow,
and advising members to bring five days’
rations with them, moved to adjourn. The
agreed to, and the Honso at
adjourned
five o’clock i
l until to-omorrow.
The Speaker laid before the House vari
ous exeentivs .communications (aireiufc
H. _jH of Mackey vs. Dibble was
then prooeeded with, Mr. RandaU. of Fenn-
tfrm in antagonism to the effort made by
sasSwEMSxsffli
yeas 127, nays I (Mr. Phelps, of Con-
nectioqt) 17 Ucs a quorum—and a call
of tho House im ordered. . . <
Mr. March, of Main*, (Greenbacker)
■dud far an indefinite leave of abseDoe,
on account of sickness. This was opposed
S theBepdblioans, and the motion fost-
veas 106, nays 12?. Mr. Mnrch was then
S2ftfWlv. Mr. Bice, of Massa
chusetts, Mr. Mason and Mr. Smith, of
KawYork, (Republicans) were also excua-
•ed for the day on the same grounds. The
doors were then dosed and the sergeant-
at-arm.i" instructed to bring in the ab-
hevras*ex«wed°^gn giving rattefrotory
•ero’analiona. The members sat around in
WAsanroTox notes.
Washington, May 23.—Tho President
f nMavWiinatid “ collectors of customs:
Francis E. Whitsell, for .the district of St.
_ of misap-
. “fund;, was ar-
Court to-day and
•".•ass'
TELEGRAPHIC ITERS.
NevtYoh, May 21.—Tbe police today
arrested a notod English pickpocket
named Woods, and recovered from him
nearly all of the $48,000 in notes, bonds and
securities stolen from a messenger of tbe
Mechanics’ National Bank, of this city, on
tbeCtbuf May.
PROMPT justice.
Cm or Mexico, May 22.—Five men, who
attempted to destroy a bridge on tbe Mex
ican National railway on Friday last, were
caught yesterday and, by order of tbe gov
ernor of the state, they were immediately
•hot
STRIKES Df NEW YORK.
New York, May 22.—All tbe boiler mak
ers employed in this city; Brooklyn and
Green point, who are members of the Boi
ler-makers’ Union made a formal demand
this morning for an increase of ten per
cent, in their wages. The demand was re
jected, and all the men at onee quit work
and were followed by the nonunion men.
They held a meeting to-day, and reports
stated that riveters have been receiving
$2.60 per day, and fitters-up $3J&
The journeymen plumbers of this oity
went on a strike to-day by order of the
union, and will remain out until all of the
members of the Bom Plumbers’ Associa
tion pay their men $4 per day.
MUKDEB TRIAL.
Knoxville. Mav Z
of
to-day
Court for the eastern district of Tennessee
in special session, to try the ease of the
State of Tennessee vs. George L. Larkin,
for a murder about ten yean ago. Larkin
waa a deputy United States marshal, and
killed bis cousin. The ease attracts much
attention as a test, becanse it is the only
one of the kind ever tried in a United
States oonrt. Judges Baxter and Key sit
with Judge Matthews. Tbe jury was oom-
ploted this evening and the oourt adjourned
until tomorrow.
STOWAWAY
Philadelphia, May 22.—When the
steamer British King arrived here from
Liverpool to-day, James Finnegan was ar
id at the instance of the British oonsuh
on suspicion of having been concerned in
the murder of Lord CaTendiah and Mr.
Burke. He proved to be only a poor stow
away, however, and was released.
THE IOWA FRATRICIDE.
Muscatine, May 22.—Notioe was tele
graphed Saturday of the murder of a man
named McMantmin, by his children. The
Mary, on Saturday, declared that sho
her father in self-defense. Her brother
and elder sister are here in jail. To-day’s
Daily Journal has a full oonfeesion from
the two girls, showing that the brother com
mitted the murder,in order that the children
might have things their own way at home,
ana that it was arranged that the younger
Bister should acknowledge the shooting,
with the idea that the plea Of self-defense
and her extreme youth would save her from
punishment.
the fbxxd:hn’o bank.
The total deficit near! w
to this SCOOUDt. The serip, Churchill and
tbe clerk in his offioe assert, was burned ac
cording to law, though tbe books fail to
show the proper entries. Governor Chur-
chill and his bondsmen express confidence
that when tbe matter goes into oonrt this
will be shown. He personally paid little
attention to tbe offioe, which was managed
unsystematically, and the development*
have not shaken public confidence in his
personal integrity.
high waxen at mmmtmmt,
Shxxvxpont, La^ May 20l—The rear levee
on P. I*. Cash’s place, below here, broke to
day and several adjoining placee are par
tially submerged from the baek water.
Planters are aU hard at work strengthening
the levees. The river rase here twelve
inches up to 1 o’clock to-dsy. It is report
ed to be falling above.
Stales Circuit
ss, at its June term,
ui the Democrats for declin-
to the House the Mackey-
stion conteit are stated to-
iaiug members of ths parly.
Representatives Randal! and
-■ following word?: “There
"SsSs I ssssftfas
t to a considers- 1 Wednesday.
New
r Oilmans. May 2R—Tii
Light Guards,, from Houston,
Texas, ar-
He
self-de-
damage is60,000
destroyed 105
» roubles.
-The Gazette states
rincipal firms have
the pit _
dportent memorial to tbe
the deed was signed by Comptroller-Gen.
eral Knox to-day. The amount to be paid
by the United States is $250,000. In antici
pation of this purchase arrangements have
boon made for the payment of a dividend,
and Comptroller Knox will tomorrow issue
a circular announcing that a dividend of
15 per oent will be paid on or about the 1st
of Jane.
A MURDERER ACCIDENTALLY FOUND.
Baltimore, May 22.—Frank Burkman,
alias Frank Burke, was arrosted in thia
city last night on a charge of petty larceny.
To-day he confessed that be killed Capt.
Edward Nelson and his colored mate on
board the sloop Fanny Southard, in
ilachedoc creek, a small arm of the Poto
mac, river, in Virginia, on the 4th inat.
He is of German parentage and twenty-
two yean of age. He is now in jailjto
await a requisition from Virginia,
declares the homicides wore in sell
feuse.
HOUSE THIEVES LYNCHED.
Little Rock, Abe., May 22. —A band of
vigilante have been chasing eight horse
thieves in Missouri for over two weeks.
They were captured near KirbyviUe and
three were lynched. The other five escaped
but one has sinoe been killed, one mortally
shot and one captured and in jail. Tbe
other two are now hummed on White river
and will be captured and lynched.
A JEWISH CEMETERY DESECRATED.
Columbia, 8. C., May 22 —Upon opening
the Jewish cemetery yesterday afternoon,
ths undertaker discovere l that two large
monuments and numerous headstones
other graves liad been thrown
down and demolished. Tho ceme
tery had not been visited since Mon
day preceding, and is kept locked, be
ing enclosed with high brick walls, with
only one gate opening into it There is no
cine to the perpetrators, and it Is thought
to be the result of sheer viciousness with
out any aggravation.
TBS 6UFFEHIKQ JEWS#
Vienna, May 22 —The Press correspon
dents at Brody, says the condition of tbe
Jews there is more terrible than tho previ
ous telegrams led the public to suppose.
Complaint has been made against the
Liverpool relief committee that they only
transport strong yonng men to America,
while men and women with large families
aro left at Brody. Starvation is increasing,
and sickness is widespread. Emigration
from Russia is still progressing, and the
Jews are selling the whole of their proper
ty at any price, and are hurrying to the
frontiers. A later telegram states that the
mayor of Lemberg has directed the com
mittee of that town to oommenoe disburs-
tbo funds hitherto held back.
osdon, May 22.—A dispatch from Ber
lin to the Daily Telegraph states that the
Jewish committee have resolved that they
will only help those whom the action of
the Hnssian authorities or tbe destruction
of thtir property obliged to emigrate, as
they are no longer able to assist volantary
emigrants.
Sr. Patbbsbubo, May 22.—A fire in tho
Jewish quarter of Ko<
houses. Theda
Moscow, May
that seventy of the
addressed an impoi
minister of finance, setting forth the disas
trous consequences of expelling tho Jews
from Moscow.
A MEMUXa or PARLIAMENT WARNED.
Dublin, May 22.—A loaded gun has been
found at the door of Mr. Lyon, liberal
member of Parliament for this city. It is
supposed that it was placed there as a
warning.
TROUBLE BETWEEN AN EDITOB AMD A JUDGE.
Hr. Louis, May 23.—A few days ago an
editorial appeared in the Evening Chroni
cle, of this mty, criticising Judge Laugblin,
of the Criminal Court, and tho manner of
dbing business in that court. Yesterday
Stanley Waterloo, editor of the Chronicle,
was cited to appear before the oonrt to
show cause why he should not be com
mitted for contempt Waterloo's oonnsel
denied that the court had jurisdiction in
tbe premises, whereupon Judge Laugblin
said there being a difference of opinion on
that point, he would waive the rights of
the oourt in the matter and, aa an individ
ual, would give Waterloo until after sun
down to retract the obnoxious article
through the oolnmns of the Chronicle or
famish him the name of the writer. The
Chronicle last .evening oootained no to
traction, nor aid Waterloo furnish Judge
Laugblin the name of tbs writer, bnt be
tween 9 and 10 o’clock last night a letter
was delivered to the former by the stenog
rapher of the court, which reed as follows:
‘•St. Louis, May 22.—Stanlet Waterloo
—Dear Sir: That you may hive no eanse
to plead surprise when we next meet, yon
are now notified to make each preparations
for an emergency as to you may seem beet.
I shall make it my busineea to sec you
MOW A. M. 8TEPUEX8.
Me Write# Another Letter Denning
Ills POfSltOlia
Chronicle and CoruiiCntionalUt.
Washington, D. O., May 22.—In reply to
questions touching his relations to the
coming canvass for governor of Georgia,
Mr. Stephens bos consented to the pub
lication of the following letter, mailed to
night:
National Hotel,
Washington, D. O., May 22,1882.
Mr. Charles E. Smith, Washington, Go.—
Dmam Mb. Smith : Your letter of the 19th
inst is before me. In reply to your inquiry
about my position ia relation to the gov
ernorship of Georgia, I can only say,
briefly, that the reported interviews with
me on this subject, as published in the At
lanta Constitution, are substantially cor
rect. In reply to letters from all parts of
the State and from men attached to all po
litical parties, urging me to forego my in
tention to retire from public life at the
close of my present Congressional term,
and to oonsent to aocept the office of gov
ernor, I state that if my health continues
as good as it has been daring the past win
ter, and if unmistakable evidences should
be furnished me that it is the will of the
people of Georgia that I should so serve
i hem, I know of no reason that would jus
tify me in refnsing so to do. Thus the
matter rests at present, so far as am con-
oerned.
When asked the question whether I would
allow my name to be used in connection
with this office at the next election against
tbe nomination of another person by the
Democratic State Oonvantint to assemble
on the 19th of July next, my uniform an
swer has been “I would not.” This action
of tbe Democratic party would, with me,
be controlling evidence that it is not the
will of a majority of the people of Georgia
that I should serve them as governor. To
this conclusion I should come, notwith
standing the numerous letters i have rei
ceived from men of the greatest eminenoe
in the State, and the many petitions em
bracing hundreds of people in dif
ferent counties to which 1 have re
ferred, and the recommendation of my
name to be voted for as governor
by the people of Georgia, by the highly
respectable body of men wbo recently as
sembled et Atlanta, and whose good opin
ion and confidence 11 appreciate in no
email degree. I deem it proper, in this
connection, to add that white my political
affiliation is entirely with the Democracy
on principles and measures, and if in
either it has erred, such errors should be
corrected within father than without its
ranks; yet if I were nominated by the
Democracy and elected governor of Geor
gia by the people. I should not be a parti
san governor, but should look to the best
interests and welfare of tbe State by pro
tecting the rights of all classes of society,
which should be the obief object of all
government. The principles perpetuated
n the motto of the grand old State, “Wis
dom, Jnstioe and Moderation,” would be
the gaide of ray administration.
Sinco writing the above I have seen a
telegram dated the 15th instant, from At
lanta, Gfto the Chicago Tribune, pub
lished in the Augusta Chronicle and Consti
tutionalist of the 20th instant, sta ing that
I had telegraphed to the Atlanta convention
of Independents that I would accept the
nomination for governor. It is utterly un
true that I ever sent any such a telegram
or authorized its being sent by anybody.
Yours, Alexander H. Stephens.
P. 8.—This letter yon can use as yon
A.H.8.
Pottsville, Pa., May 21.—Last night at
Trackville several boys were tormenting a
party of Hungarians, who could not speak
English, when one of the Hungarians in
his rage attacked Bennie Kantner, aged 16,
an innocent spectator, with a hatchet,
crushing his skull and cutting a deep gash
across his face. He then attempted to
place the boy’s bead on a block, intending
to cat it off, but was prevented by out
siders. Young Kantner cannot reoover.
Tbe Hungarian was arrested to-day and
jftiL
Little Bock, Abe., May 20.—The tong
deferred report of the Senate investigating
oommittce on State Treasurer (now Gov
ernor) Churohill’s accounts and those of
the preesnt State Auditor, Crawford, both
running through three terms of two years
eaeh, was filed with the Secretary of kata
late this evening. The committee have
bean at work sinoe March, 1681. Their
finding is, that ex-Tressomr Churchill’s
books fail to balanos by 1189,400, from both men have plenty of nerve,
whioh he is entitled to credit for $24,800 Late last night it was discovered, that the
for serip turned over to Treasurer Wood-
raff, bnt not credited to Churchill on the
books.
[Signed] “Henry D. Laughlm.”
The oontenta of that letter were not
known until 10 o’clock this morning, when
it was determined bp Waterloo and his
friends to publish it, and tbe
are that onlm the friends
can prevent a m
bloody enoounter
be probabilities
of both partiee
there will be a
author of tbe offensive criticism waa ex-
Judge Horatio W. Jones. This morning
from the bend: of tbe Criminal Court
Judge Laugblin said the situation had ma
terially ohanged. He knew the name of
the writer of the article. Sooner or later
he would settle the matter with Waterloo.
When he left the bench last night be had
intended to take off hi%b idge of servitude
and resign. Now, he would not retreat
under fire. As to the man who was the
author of the article, he was beneath con
tempt. He was a chronio slanderer and
coward.
Judge Hayden, on behalf of Waterloo,
aooepted full responsibility for the artii ’
and refused to apologize. He oonside
tbe action of the coart illegal, and would
take no further notioe of ihe tribunal. The
matter was then dropped. It ia now be
lieved that it will remain as it now stands,
and that tbe height of the sensation is
Eureka Sfbisgs, Abe., May 24.—Tbe
health of Senator Hdi, of Georgia,- who
hes been here several weeks, is much im
proved, and hie physicians Bay there is
strong hope of a core, o: at least that his
life will bo greatly ptoloDged.
REPVRLICAXSIX COVXCIL.
iMtlagst Sue Republican State Cen
tral Committee.
The Republican State Cenlral Commit
tee met yesterday in the United States
Court-room, A. E. Buck in the chair. The
committee at once went into an election
of chairman and the reorganization of the
executive committee. H. P. Farrrfw, of
Atlanta, and Jno. H. Deveaux, of Savan
nah, were nominated for chairman.
Pledger made a warm speech favoring
Deveaux, and was particularly severe on
Farrow and the “syndicate.” Tho vote
stood: Farrow 7, Deveaux 15.
Farrow declined to serve on the com
mittee, bnt finally consented to remain on
The following were then made tbe exec
utive committee;
Erorn the State at Urge—H. P. Farrow,
A. E. Book, W. A. Pledger, James B. Long-
street.
First Congressional District, John H.
Deveaux; Second, John Few; Third, E.
Seward Small; Fourth, J. C. Bell; Fifth,
John L. Conley; Sixth, J. F. Long: Sev
enth, W. a Wikle; Eighth, W. J. White;
Ninth, W. H. Heard.
A resolution approving tbe coarse of
President Arthur was adopted.
Resolutions similar to those adopted by
the colored canons whioh met in Maoon a
short whilo ago, expressive of holding
aloof from the independent party, were
adopted.
A resolution to endorse the eandldaey of
Hon. Alex. Stephens for governor was
tabled.
A committee was appointed, consisting
of W. W. Brown, Walter Johnson and if.
P. Farrow, to asoertain the number of
Democratic employee in tbe mail setvioe
in Georgia, and report same to the Poet-
zxuuiter-Qener&l.
The “syndicate” seemed to be the bone
of diioontent in the camp, and it is evident
from the snatches of conversation picked
np by oar reporter, whose preeenoe was
not desired in the oommlttee room, that
tbe majority of the members are in arms
against anything that belongs to the syndi
cate. Pledger and Deveaux were hot
against it, and they held quite a strong
gathering.
The oommlttee met promptly at 12
o’clock and continued in session until after
turn,
in camp of the “hydra-headed syndicate,'
nothing would have marred the ooession.
SHOT MIS WIFE.
Henry Hinton Grows Jealous of Ula
m
About half past pne o’clock on Saturday
night, Maryland Hainesrthe colored cook
at Christian’s restaurant, came hopping
downtown hunting the police. Finding
offioers Murphy and Yaeger on Mulberry
street, he informed them that Henry Hin
ton, a colored bricklayer, at work on the
college, and living on Walnut street, had
shot bis wife. Taking officer James with
them, Messrs. Murphy and Yaeger hurried
to Henry’s house and found the oouplein
the room.
They lived in a portion of Hayne’s
house, and be had heard the trouble. He
says he heird Henry oome in and com
mence to abuse his wife. In a short while
be heard the pistol shot, and then went for
tbe police.
Henry was at once taken into custody
and lodged in the barracks. His wife was
shot in the lower part of tho back, bnt the
Very littlodiffleaity
FOr.VJO GVILTT.
Carrie Sfaesry Convicted of tbe Mar
derof Hr. Ryans.
Yesterday morning was the time set for
the trial of Carrie Massey, alias Carrie
Mathaws, alias Emma Johnson, for the
murder of ffm. Evans, Esq., at Summer-
field, six miles from Maoon, on the 14th
of last MaroH.
Carrie was brought into the oourt room
by Sheriff Westcott and took her seat near
the Judge’s dais. Col. Billups and Mr.
Washington Dessau were appointed for the
defense, and though, they had but a slen
der thread, did all that was possible for
the girt. Solicitor General Hirdeman was
assisted by Geo. T. and C. L. Bartlett.
was experienced in
consisted of Messrs,
enry, C. F. Collier,
Michael Daly. John Hams, E. F. Smith,
A- L. Wood, S. H. Boynton, Leo Herring
ton, E. 8. Barnett, George A. Keith ana
JohnR. Saulsbary.
The jurors were qualified and took their
seats. A hen the solicitor general ar
raigned the prisoner and asked the ques
tion: “Guilty ornot guilty ?” she respond
ed “Not guilty,” in a tone loud enough to
be heard ail over the oourt-room.
Quite a large crown was in attendanoo.
The murder was one eftbe most brutal
known to the oounty, and that in itself
brought out a full foroe of people who
wished to gratify a cariosity to see the per
petrator of the crime. Carrie is by no
good looking woman. Her eyes
. ercrag, and ehehis a way of fastea-
ing them on an object that, associated with
the terrible deed ebe committed, oauses one
to shudder. She came into the oonrt room
an old felt hat which was not re
moved during the day. Her dress was dark,
and perhaps the same one she wore on tbe
who
The following is the evi-
I am eleven years old: was in the store
when Mr. Evans was killed—slept in the
bed with him—in the back room ; saw
Carrie strike a match, and blow out the
candle; she lit the candle f and looked
towards the bed. Mr. Evans and me were
in tbe bed; heard Mr. Evans holler; heard
her strike him ; Mr. Evans hollered, “O
Lordy,” and “O, God ;” heard him strug
gling : heard nothing else; don’t know how
many licks were struck ; there were sever
al ; I didn’t do anything—stayed there tiil
day—didn’t see anybody bnt Carrie when I
went to ran out; I was running to open
front door ; Carrie was in the back room
in the ootton seed. I ran to the front
door; Mr. Tucker told me to open it. I
unlocked it and took the irons away ; it
was propped with a piece of iron; there
were several pieces of iron to prop the door:
the door towards the railroad is the front
door; the side door is toward the shop; I
opened the front door, but don’t know
how long after I beard the licks. Grandma
and a lot of ’em called me; they called Mr.
Evans and then called me. It wasn't very
long after I board the licks that they called
me; they told me to wake np Mr. Evans. I
mean by Carrie, tbe girl in the chair
(pointing to prisoner): 1 saw her before
that night—about two weeks before: she
said her name was Emma Johnson.
Grandma lives about fifty yards from the
store; her name is Harriet Hill. Don’t
krow how Carrie got into the store; was
not there that I know of when I went to
sleep; she went in the front room and bad
a light; looked like she was trying to get
out. After I beard the licks I was too
frightened to do anything.
By the defense.—Saw Carrie two works
before at ‘
also refused to swear out a warrant against
him.
Henry’s statement is that ho went home
drinking, and that whilo lying on tbe bed
fooling with the pistol it went off. He says
he ana his wife had their occasional spats,
bnt nothing of a serious outbreak ever_re-
suited. His neighbors say that wh
rv was drank he was extremely
and ha shot off his pistol merely to fright
en, with' no intention of hitting her.
Tbe ease was tried before Jnstioe Freeman
yesterday, and dismissed on the ground
that the snooting was accidental, there be
ing no positive testimony to the contrary.
Washington Irving Whitney Flirts
with Fortune [
He is 48 years old, but has the
ance of on* who has gone through with
long years of hard work. His family con
sists of a wile and four children. He
bought a half of ticket No. 78,637, in the
April (the 143d) Grand Monthly Drawing
ofTbe Louisiana State Lottery for one
dollar. He received promptly $15,000,
and has invested $3,000 in the purchase
of house No. 205 W. Jefferson street, and
the rest ho will Invest against a future
possible rainy day .—Fort Wayne (Ind.)
Sentinel, April Vlth- The next drawin
will occur Jane 13tb, when Gen’ls G. 'I
Beauregard of Louisiana, and Jubal A.
Early of Virginia, will scatter over half of
a million dollars amongst those wise
enough to invest. Any one can apply for
farther information to M A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La.
While the Mexicans are using their
Pulque, being the fermented sap out of
the root of tbe American a’oe, the French
man his wine, the German and English
their beer and heavy ales, tbe Russian bis
votki, mankind Is using “Conrad’s Bud-
weiser Beer.”
1 night.
The first witness was the tittle girl
in the room whan tho mnimr
grande
the night Mr. E
.ms's; did not see her until
Evans was killed; did not
Bleep with Mr. ETaus often: don’t know
how many times I slept with him; slept
with him since Christmas; went into the
store after 9 o'clock that night by the front
door—same one I opened in the morning;
there was one door to tbe back room.
When I went into the store that night Un-
Evans opened
: inside
; it was half an 1
r afterthe tram
morning; it v
passed that I heard the ticks; 1 beard the
licks first; the sound I heard wassomsthiiu;
like killing a hog or a cow; I went in the
store the fore part of tho night to get my
iy;ho settled with meevi
sixminuies aitorineara inenoksths
got out of the shop; I was sleeping on t
orga that night. Before we all went
bed I saw Uncle Henry end Mr. Era
money; ho settled with me every night;
there were foar or five people in there trad
ing when I was m there; at the time he set
tled with me he had the change in his
hands; don't know where he kept his
money. Sometimes he looked tike he kept
it in nis drawer; did not see Carrie there
that night; I sew her in jail once before,
and then I saw her outthe*e about three
week* before tbe killing; Iwaa in jail
when I saw her. I suppose it was five or
six minutes after I heard the licks that I’
tenths
went to
Henry and Mr. Evans
shoot off the gun. Unde Henry come out
with the gun and I suppose he shot; he said
somebody was after the ohickena; it was
about an hour after dark when the shoot
ing was done; did not see Emma oome
to the store; saw Henry bnt
she was not with him when
I saw him; I went off, and was gone to Mr.
Coleman’s place about an boor; Henry
was there when I got back; I saw the axe
the morning I went in; did not eee it that
' '' It was three-quarters of an hour
Emma opened the door after we
called her. I heard the men around the
house, and I knew they^sre there. It wee
not too dark that night to see anybody;
judge from tbe voioes that they were at the
iront door. Mr. Groce was standing at ths
comer: Emma took down the crcsa-tar;
heard her unlock the look and pull the door
wide open. There is no window in thfc
room Mr. E. slept in; there was one iu tfc7
com room—it bad a shatter to it. \Yi#&
we went in we could see very well. Tbe
front door was opened; we lit a candle to
go in tbe front room; we tit three eandles;
Mr. Carr was not there when we first went
in; don’t think be had got there
then; don’t know exactly the size. I
thought I heard him holler at the first two
licks; then I heard five or six. I looked at
him that morning, bnt did not examine
him; Mr. Tucker told ns not to touch him.
We got the candle from the counter; did
not eee any candle in the room where we
went. Don’t reoollect seeing any table.
State.—Henry Hill lives rtight straight np
from the store in the pine thicket a tittle
ways. Heard Emma take down a cross
bar. Carrie had on a black dress no
■hoes on. I was tamed out of jail by Mr.
Foster; I was charged with fighting with
Lewis. I saw an axe there; would know it
if I were to see it (shown axe); think that’s
the same axe*
W. O. GRACE, SWOBS*
Knew Wm- Evans; be is dead; died aboot
March 14, this year; died on hi* bad
in his store in Babb ooanty. Saw
him on the 14th of Maroh, about
8 or 4 o’clock. I was sent after
and when I got to the store I met Mr.
Tucker walking about the plaoe and I
aaksd him wbat was the metier . Ha said
there waa something, but didn’t know what.
We pushed and kicked at tbs doors, but
oonldn’t get in. We concluded to stand
guard. We got Harriet Hill. Emma’s
grandmother, to call Emma. Emma an
swered in a low voioe and said sho oonldnT
went
store, where I staid
When she went to the door she
screamed, and if she bad been afire she
could not have screamed louder. When
sho opened tho door she oome out end her
olothes were all bloody. We then went in
and I went to the oountar. It was hollow
iml \m£d*hk*bMd ^ ^llradud 25
into the oom room, and I held the gun;
Bill Carsterphsn gotten tbe pile of oorn
and when he found something that looked
like clothes he polled farther and said,
‘•Here is a d—d woman.” Itold him to
pull her out, and they pulled her right un
der my gun. We expected trouble when we
went in. There are three rooms, the store
room, the bedroom and tbe oom room.
There are two doors to the store room.
The eounter is cm the left-hand side of the
store; the store is on the right-hand and
this side of Mr. CGleman’s place. There is
a middle door and one outride door to the
went
, Evans’ gun
and went out to shoot at somebody be saw
in tho woods and be then shot at them; I
saw nobody when I come; Uncle Henry
said he saw somsbodygoing through the
pine thickets. Tho first thing
we dono when we got into
the store Uncle Henry got the gun:
Mr. Evans always put the gun behind
tho counter. The candle was on the coun
ter when we went in. Saw Mr. Evans
close tbe frontdoor and fixed the irons
like be always done: there were two looks
on the door; when he took the candle to
go to bed be got a drink of water and went
lobed; didnotlook around to see if any
body was iu the store. After the two
o’olock train went down, I saw Carrie bold
the light; did not hear anybody in 2 ho
store; I waa dreaming a frightening dream
and waked up. It was a fanny dream.
When Ifirst waked np I saw Came strike a
match; said nothing to her and she said
nothing to me. She was standing by the
bed. Iws* on tbe back side of toe bed.
She was on the front side. The head of
the bed was up toward the back of the
store. She struck several matches; struck
and blew them out whenever anybody on
the onteidewould say anything; strask
one before the tick was given; didn’t
have a light long; I saw Carrie when she
struck tho matches; I knew it was her be
cause I knew her favor; Mr Evans was
asleep when ebe struck the match. He
did not speak to me nor I to him; the
light was blown ont before any lick was
head was tamed toward her; I
sr; the lick was struck in the
dark: didn’t know if anybody else was
standing near the bed or not; the axe was
in the front room when I went to bed; it
was near tho front door: I opened tbe door
next morning; both locks were tufned and
iron put against it; did not see anybody
in the store bnt Carrie next morning. 1
have not been called on to talk about this
affair; my mother told mo to tell jast what
I knew and no more. Iwentrightoutwhen
1 opened the door; I went back when they
opened the door: when I opened the door
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Grace, Mr. Carr and his
wife and Unole Henry all went in; it was a
tittle after 2 o'clock when I woke up: it was
before day when they all come on the out
side; I waa scared and didn’t let’em in at
first; nobody in the house said anything to
me; the bed was a common bedstead; Car
rie was standing right at the bed; she had
a box of matohesin her hand; the candle
was on tbe table; the table was close to the
bed; Mr. Evans put it there when he went
to bed. Had nothing inher hand when she
lit the candle; the axe was in the front
room when I went to bed and I did not see
it until next monring: it was perfectly dark
in tbe room when she put ont tbe tight
Tbe book door wasn’t opened at aU.
By the State.—Don’t know who was the
first person I heard calling me; when I
went to open tho front door I saw Carrie
in the cotton seed; I told something about
this matter at the inquest
Defense—St was alter day when I opened
tbe ooor; the ootton seed was in tbe book
room. Did not get np till after day; it was
not so dark in the back room; the son was
up*
Juror.—The back door waa barred np;
that is the reason I didn’t open it
1 slept in tho blacksmith shop the night
Mr. Evans was killed; it is about thirty
yards from the store and about fifty yards
from tho railroad; I know what I heard
that night; I heard two ticks passed in the
■tore, then heard five or six or seven more
and then heard him holler; never heard
much fussing in there before; I got np and
hollered to old Henry, and by tbe
time he came I found the key of n.y rhop
and met him; he asked me what it was all
about, and said ho thought I had fallen out
of the loft; I sometimes slept in tho loft;
he had a gun when he oame; I stayed there
with the gun till he went baok and got on
bis olothes; th6n be came back and got the
S from mo and went after Mr. Taoker; I
him I thought there was somebody in
Mr. Evans* store; he put his clothes on,
got his pistol and Vo went back; thea
we font after Mr. Grace, end
some of his boys oome. After Mr. Grace
oome. we called Mr. Evans end called the
girl: Bmmn was in there; we didn’t go m
until it got light; we cmlcd Emma and rite
got up and let us in. We heard somebody
and trying to get under the oot-
seed:l was at the back comer of tho
*e; Mr. Stono’s son waa at the front
door; I was at the backdoor, alinqotfaomg
it; the others were at tho front 8hd side
door next to the shop; saw nobody outside
but TJncle Hoary, Mr. Grace, William, Mr.
Taoker end some others. It was after
light when we tried to get in the house;
didn’t try to break the door; back door
and side door was locked; we went in the
front door; Emma unlocked the door;
heard lockuulock; we triedali the doors;
pushed at ’em all; only one window and
that is to tho corn room, whore we caught
the woman; it was fastened when I saw it|
we found no one in-ide but that woman
thoro (pointing to the prisoner); she was
way back in the comer, nid; the ootton seed
was in tbe north oomer where the bod
waked me up that morning. When I
got there I met i im between th- shop and
thought he said something about tbe loft.
He asked me if Mr. Evans was subject to
making a noise in his sleep. That night
there waa no one. in the store but Mr.
Evans when I left. He asked me to bring
Emma down. When I bronght Emma he
handed me the gun to shoot off from out of
the door. I shot it off and then he re
loaded it and we both wert out but did not
see anybody, and he vrenttobed. It was
good day next morning when Emma was
I called. Mr. Carr did not cet there until
■ got the prisoner. Mr. Tucker got
■ifo. ti Emma’s grandmother came.
Emma lived in the same house with me.
State.—Emma slept with Mr. Evans often.
The road where I lire is right straight, and
I the shop is on o&9 side and the etqreraffiM
Did not see Carrie tost
■De/«ru#.-No sash in the window; bad
only to nnhook it after taking away a prop,
I was there on Tuesday; I was stopping
there assisting him as clerk; I left there
that evening about half an hour by eon; I
occasionally slept with him; when not at
home I slept there. The train from Maoon
by about 9 o’dook; I was not si ths
that evening. I was sating brsak-
f&st next morning when cal!ed;it was about
surmise. I wsntover at onoe. It took me
shoot too or nfteen minutes to walk tho
Idlstsnne. When I got there, there were I
I about fl'tssn or twentypsrsons present. I
saw Mr. Graoe, Mr. Tucker and a blsH
man, bringing the woman oat. No letffiH
directed to mo was received that morning.
Ill married Mr. Evans* ateter. Hahadan-
tother sister living oat there. Knew notb-
lingof a wfilantu the day be wm tmrisd.
He said there was port of tbs family b*
did not intend to give anything to. Thera
was n> dispute growing out of this inten
tion of Mr. Evans that! know of. There
was no special reason why I wanted to go
MHthat night I ate all my meals at the
W»e I staid then. He ■■■■■
rthere; trteaevery wmaowanaaocrto
tin when we were trying to get in; saw
> place where a man could get through;
b back door was barred by an axlttree;
ho right-hand i
u’aplice. Ther
door to
bedroom; overhead tnere is a board oarer,
no ceiling; a few rails np there. We
searched the loft, the ootton seed, behind
the counter, behind all the barrels and
boxes. The floe to the chimney ia small.
Saw no signs about the fireplaoe; could not
see where anybody could get out. I search
ed also under the honso; saw nothing un
der there; tried every window and doer to
get in when
the
the other door bad boxes and barrels
against it. The oorn in the corn house was
nearly to the roof. In searching we found
a pair of shoes—women shoes, an apron,
bonnet, and a tin box of money. 1 was at
E’s store the day before the kilting. He
sometimes kept bis money in small boxes
and sometimes in bags; do not know how
much money was in the box that was
found. When I went in Mr. Evans was
a on his bed; there was a lick in bis
and I could have laid my thumb in
the eat: there waa also a tick on the ride;
the brains and staff were oozing into his
hair; saw an axe under, or by the side of
the bed. That is the axe. (Shown axe.) Mr.
Evans claimed the axe, bnt Henry Hill eat
wood with it. (Shown Donnet and apron.)
These are the things that were found; I
only beard that Carrie claimed them.
That’s the woman there that are pulled
out It was about good daylight when
Emma opened the door; it was tight
enough to distinguish persons in the room.
It was an ordinary log house and was very
open.
Defense.—The oom was in the ear; there
was about seventy-five or eighty bushels.
The person was pulled out in the corner;
did not see her until she was dragged out.
Henry Hill live# about 60 or CO yards from
the store; Henryis Harriet Hillt husband;
Henry knew Evans and recognized Emma
as bis child; Henry frequently kept the axe
at his house. I was at the store the even
ing before: don’t know whether the axe was
i store that:
The tittle girl i
not there when I left. Heard the report of
agon that night; don’t know who fired it
The head of toe bed was against the wall.
Mr. Evans was on the back side of the
bed. He was struck between the eyes;
did not know at the time what kind of a
weapon was used; there were blows, hot
couldn’t have tola what they were done
with. I did not examine closely; too blows
could have been inflicted by
i of the bed.
standing at toe side of
The first
cutty with anybody. There was some trouble
with Fhillit Howard. It Was about break-
ingopen his store; Phillis has relatives in
the ne’crbborhood; Phillis lived about a
a
I at toe
i not a married man; never
had her arrested and sent to jaiL I was
was present when the woman was dragged
from the oom. IVfaen ehe got to the dpor,|
she said when Taoker got to MtoM
ont of to- pockets, that “I
the man ;” I was somewhat excited atB
tims, and asked her why she killed him.
I fftote. —We seratehsd m the sonar, bet
could not find anyone else. Mr.Evsnswaa
lying on the bed next to toe corn; tbe bed
was covered with blood; it waa as bloody
as it could be; Emma’s clothes were bloody;
Carrie’s clothing had epecks of blood on
them—aptatered about on them; there was
some on her sleeve and some on her apron;
my opinion ia that tbe spots were blood. I
Mr. 1
had bee
EZNST HELL £W0B2f * L_
I live in Summerfield; my house is sixtyl
[ seventy yards from Mr. Evans’ store; II
■as living there at the time of tbe killing;
Bill Carstaphen gave the alarm, and I ran
down there in my night clothe?; I took my
gun with me; I told. Bill to take
tho gun while I Went h-me and
loot OR nay shoe? and pant*.
That night when I was at the store, Mr.
Evans asked me to bring Eorma down to
sleep with him. When I went out I heard
somebody among the chickens and I went
in and got toe gun. He told me to go
through the woods and res if there was
anybody among the chiokens; be said he
was not feeling very well and said he was
going to bed. It was about three o’clock
when I heard Bill call me, and I wont
down in my drawers; Bill stood guard
while I went back to put on my clothes ;l
when I got back, Bill said there is some
body in the stote for they struck a light.
Thau I sent Bill after Mr. Tucker, mid I
said I would shoot the first person who
came oufci then my wife came down and
called Emma; told her to get h;> and come
out. Emma come to the front
door and hollered, and when
the door was opened we all
went in. We then searched everywhere:
up the chimney, under the house, and
everywhere; Bill Cavstarphen went up on
the oom and found the woman. (Shown
the apron, bonnet, eta). Those are the
things found; she had on the cloak when
Bba came to my house three weeks before,
on one Sunday evening; she called herself
Emma something— not Carrie Massey—|
and said she came from Savannah. That
i* Mr. Evans’ axe; I cut wood with it: I set
it inside of the house; I always carried it
other. Did not a*e On
nssEisrass
Mr. Evans at night. It
at night. It had been about a
eez since Empta slept there. '
State.—When Mr. Evans and me w<
E “"* ~
mBZOV qwwig
I know where Wm. Evans’ store was; 1
know where he died. I was called by Chas.
Stone to go to Evans’ store on the 15th of
March. When I went I found Mr. Grace
drawer i
and Mr. Tucker and other parti**, who
were bringing a woman ont of too stare;
they aaidabehad kilted Ivans. I want in
and found tbs money drawer open. I
the . store toe evening before. Tl
between six and eight dollars in
er when I left I found one box that
in a barrel of bran; there
ing in tbe box—nothing in
any of tbe boxes. Cimia Massey
had on a dirk calico dress. The frontdoor
had two looks; tbe other door had an im-
perfect lock: was fastened no. He u^ualiv*
fastened the front door by locking it an£
then propping it withpteoes of wood and
hi ved ho was dsad ; thi? wus b#oi
dcor wm opened ; when I saw, sha
around to where I wa* . when ehe t«
t- d and went to to the front door. I i
the back door ; I did not hsur her
any noise nut’l she begat, to scream
she screamed vary loud ; dou't remti
hearing the locks acd bolts removed.
B i<**d et the front door, and wo* js 1
;er than usual in opening the door :
stopped seres mine when the door
opened ; don’t remember the sound •
neavy bar falling ; ghe up pee rod to
as she was going to tbe door ; she »c
perhaps more than twice, I think,
we went in, I think Mr. Qmce lit the
first; did not notioe anything lying
floor when I went in; I was esperi
meet somo bad character?, ?nd to be ’
at; did not oxamiue his woandj* m *ho t
saw where he was wounded. Hi? urn
lying stretched serose the bed; 1 f t l». i
arm and it was oold. The head of th
was to the wall; think there vs, n .
table on tbe front side of the bed; the t
was sitting near tbe bed; he ,
resoh the candle on tie table (
he wa* found lying. When w
woman I examined the wound, but ..
closely; there isra?, perh&pt, the ■
two inches between the two wound?; ti
wound was about siraifht; it did not f
tbe whole print of the axe; think a
could have made both wounds stand
toe same position; saw nothing to it
that Evans changed his position bnt
little; one wound seemed to have
with something flat. It
window that belonged to tbe corn room,
5,2 RSRSftU'Srisl'St
iere think it was stiff.
m. State.—The weather was pretH
bed was in the back room; the I.
bed was towards the riverH
was not directly toward the raf
remember if the bed exactly
WILLIAM A. FOSTS
. I know Carrie Massey.
Phillis Howard was turned out
peek ago.
The State here rested
u.ike any statement, co’
Rons. CoL Billur* an
Dessau would make the main
lowed by the solicitor. Theywei
•carefullystep by step and i
_ riy. %Ir. Destan made 1
speech and most manfully i
his client. ns
charged the jury I
did he work I
law
of toe
■tah
bo saved. Atar.
jury retired. At about i
ter nine o'clock they r
diet of guilty. Oarrteraewv.d
nounooncent with indifferenoe.
tbe crime, or
fsazful
store about 9 o'clock. I staid there about
two weeks, and I closed a? soon as I could.
The negroes came in after work to make
The appraisers said ho
There
lawyers and other parties if they £newofa
will. I am toe administrator of the or
tate. Never saw tbe woman Carrie before
Before going to bed I al
ways took a candle and examined all over
toe house; parties o mid have eoneealsd
themselves in toe store; people who visited
■store; people who
the house ought to nave known tori
the itonBB
that there
in which they
trnles? special
not bars been
bamli. Mr. Evans
tried to keep books; be did not a*U exclu
sively for cash; there were a tow negroes
who were indebted to him when he was
killed; the largest amount was four hoa
rded and some odd dollars; there is one ne
gro who owed him something over two
hundred dollars; Charles Street is the man
who owes him the four hundred dollars;
the book that ho used in the store contains
State.—Mr. Ever s’ condition wm a de
plorable one; he wm getting over that
when be was killed. I searched here for a
will about tbs 16th; at the coroner's inquest
nothing wm said to me about tho will;
there was though on the day'of the funeral:
I wm spoken toby partiretivtagtoMaSm;
I looked for the wiilbefore I was appoint
ed administrator. Mr. Evans’ general hab
it was to fasten np the store when I didn’t
doit.
Defenses-l have seen Phillis Howard—
iw her only ones.
Juror.—There warit door leading into tbe
com room from the bed room: there was a
window there, and if the window had been
open the corn would have fallen out. .
W. H. CASON SWORN.
I remember the killing of Mr. Evans; I
went to hie plaoe between 8 and 9 o’clock
on that day; lexynined bte wounds; saw
his head was mashed in(dssoribed wounds);
to be struck with the pole of an
I examined the room be
killed in, and tho floor
plank by plank, and went into the store
room ana examined it; then went ont and
examined the outside and under the boose;
I found no plaoe when any one could hare
possibly gotten in or oat; I took my stick
and examined the roof by punching it;
saw nothing ont of the way; looked troths
chimney, and sew no traoes there. I was
ip the store-room tost afternoon when toe
inducting tbs inquest; I taw
^ . .. - (rioQLTboonsk, sto.) sad
Carrie Ma&ejr churned them; she was com
plaining of being cold*
Defense^—When she claimed the doth©*
she said she bad left them in ths store:
said nothing aboqt the crime* I examined
the wounds; I saw only two; think on# wm
made by the pole of the axe; did not see tbe
wound from wh ch toe brain wm protru
ding; one wound, I should say, wm made
with the fiat ride of the axe. Mr. Evans
the left ride of the bed; from
my examination of those woancU,
I do not think they could have been made
to the dark; it would hare required aim,
though possibly it might have been dune
in toe dark. Gould not say how tar the
licks could have been heard. His whole
faoewM covered with blood.
State.—Don’t think Mr. B. had been
Sheriff Westcott took her back t
WHERE IS HEY
[ysterloos Disappearance of •
Known Kan.
Yesterday a wrok ag j, Mr. T. Jeff,
dan, of Ooriiran, earns to Msoon. Hu 1
■■■■■■■i- dollars with him, i
d aring the day checked out $1,10
Judge
non taw him when be was here
contrary to his usual habits, did noi
the Judge’s store and talk with him.
Yesterday Mrs. Jordan came to Ms
ised. Tele#
direction.
father, in Washington, Ga,
to but he replied that Mr. .
. Judge Cannon then
■ search o ter the city, but
his buying a suit of clothes, settliii
board bill and drawing tho money
tho bank, could find no traoes of him.
Several theories rs to his disapp
were advanced yesterday. One is
some one saw him making a mde of
kind probably and dealt-foully with
in order to secara his money,
had told some of bis friends a short
ago that he intended going to Alai
others he told ha was going to Tm
I some mm cteo he told he we? going
Mrs. Jordan is at the Lanier House i
fering the greateet anxiety. Hi? h
was happy, and be was entirely out of l
He had a store ami ?aw-miU and
property in and aromd Cochran, ■
reason can be ascribed for his myi ■
tearing. It ia to be hoped thathu win 3
turn np all right* Should thi? meet his e
he will please communicate with hi? (am
at once, as it may be possible that 1
written and fata letters miscarried.
Ycnnor's June Bntlstlu.
I The general outlook for toe weather
the eumir.ar season in southern a
western sections is improving,
tho continuance of very windy w I
northern and western sections of
and the United State*. But ■
spring makes a severe autumn,”
the outlook for the autumn of H
creasing to severity. My theory of ‘
is working just r
•aU over the northern !
feel much greater c
the periods of
3. Hence, I
as statements i
stormy e
in of extreme s
this reachic
....... We are
caee one of the coldest pei
term of years during the early part
winter of 1SS2-3; bnt ths cold will eo
a lump, and the latter half of tho ut
likely to be mild and open, with i
van :ed spring. H. O. ■
Editor of Vee
reiterate my
ing “a very oh
early setting in <
heavy snowfalls, 1
iroujv Severn;
caching to i
lr p e e£K‘
Woman's primitive
tbeea lost,
w _ Defense.—I put the axe to the store that
’"iiefensc—My shop is about twenty or • night; 1 know I put the axe in the store
thirty yards from the itore; sleep there | that night, because I carried the wood iu;
regularly; train passed there about 3 o’clock ! it wits my rule to oarry tbe axe in every
in the morning and wakes me nearly every night. The alarm of Bill Oarstarphen was
.*■ : Ik :
I live about 900 yards from Evans’store;
Mr. Stone’s family lives with me. On tho
morning Evans waa found dead, oo March
16, it was about 4o’eloek; was in bed; beard
some one call me; did not answer at first;
recognized voioe of Bill Osrstaruhen; he
told mo some one wm to Evans’store and
killing him: I took mypiiitol and we rad
down there; we found Henry Hill, but evJ
ery thing was quiet. Henry said some ond
was in there striking matches. I wenl
to th* book door and called Evans; I rel
ceived no answer and was then satisfied
something wse wrong leant Henry Hill
after Mr. Grace, and when b* came we
thought it best fa? wait until day. We
waited until tight; about that time Henry
Hillk wit* Mm* down and said Emms
was in toe store; I told Carrie to call Em-
mat Inna did not answer for sonw time,
but finally answered and said that she
could not wake up Mr. Evans, that she be
lieved he was dead; she ran to toe door
screaming; Mr. Grace was at toe front
Aomt fiS nuout andaaid Mr.Evans
was dead, that he had been knocked in toe
head with an axe. We went in and looked
around carefully ond saw nothing until wo
got to the baok room, and there found Mr.
Kraus on his bed dead. I want into tbe I
oorn room but saw nothing. I finally sug
gested that some one get onthe oorn and
Took.
Some were disposed to use vio
lence but I inte-fered; told them to let the
law take its course. Mr. Grace, I think,
got a plow line and tied her. 1 don’t re
member to have tried to force our way ia.
be* MML°fttdnkeome^cf w^tedtto
windows of the oorn-room. Don’t
toe side door was tried from the out?
Defense.—The oom was taken ont of the
oom room through the window. I had
seen oom taken ont of the window. She
was in tbe corner next to thu wall. Tho
oorn oome np a tittle above toe middlo of
tbe window. No effort was made to get
into the house except by shaking the doors.
The grandmother of the child came after I
did. Nobody called for Emma until Har
riet came. The first I knew of her being
there was when Harriet camo and called.
It may have been fire minutes altar she
oame when she called. Trioorl at tbe back
dcor about the time Emm awes coming out
of the front door. From where I stood I
don’t remember whether I could see who
was guarding the front door. The
baok door was near tho comer of
bouse, and I stood whore I could yeo
one in froni When Emu
“ma’am.” Bba remarks
been called three or four times, i
oould not wake Mr. Evans ; that
■ beauty and
which havo been lost, can be rest-
retained by too action of certain
tional agent?. These agents ne
regulate, build up, fortify and antagt
all existing female irregularities an-
Cc53w, or ODSixuciiozis wilier* produce
ill health. The remedy muet *
locked up secretion?, add iron
Mrateghto system and vitality
cir.cdy is found in tbe ns
lish Female Bitters.
A Firth A\
Avenue •sid^to*
ore and higher footing than
we ran stores. We do the cr
tint. cm. they get the. tenemi
day in speaking c
ourselves on a
tiio undertakers who I
■cream of the business, i
they get the tenementhouM business
great deal of the riff-raff. My own. I
generally ran from -300 to ' W0, and i
cases os high as 11,000. I have lew !x
to wait a long rime for my money. "
i estate, we can’t get our m
' j And the
leaves an
»’tget<
year, till the lawyers settle it And th
come to us with our hill »ud tall us
must take off 13 or » per cent Bowes
tainly. But,” (with a wink) “we 1
to put on that much extra when w
our bills. My foes for opening t
the week are from • 10 to ix.
weddings we generally got rann
though X could tell you cl spmu ve
fairs where the wxion Rot hardly a;
ton in churches where
In after one of t
>t tied. Those i
business U get)
nereis. People got.
tnnato incp.as oni\ .
designs. I had a fun
not long ago, and all the
would not liavc cost]
course It’s good for oar ■
i mind saving to yon that
latfamliic-,
w ill j
ride
' Im
ne reform In
_ am fi«€ to wit !
wdifiay somc-c f the sextons of c
■ rude and uncivil. Your-
inrch. but even at fu
1 to conduct. This i
to say that he i
SR.
fiAKy
[: ’lithe
t*. they 1
wnerexcouta eeo any-
lEmm* arwered,ehe said
imarked, after shu hud
ir four time?, that ?he