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TIIE MACON WEEL\ FELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, DEGEM HER 1,1SS5.—TWELVE PAGES.
THE BLUE RIBBON WINS.
ATLA5TA GOES DKY 11Y A VEUY
SMALL MAJORITY.
Ceorffia Ftirnlfbr, tho Kjrut City In tlie
World to Adopt Prohibition Under
Local Option—Tlie llulletlns
of tlie Day—Inrldeota.
Atlanta, November 25.—The sun
Rhone brightly. The red badges of liberty
of the anti-prohibitionists predominated.
The blue prohibitionists were less numer
ous but quite active. A sprinkling of large
snowflsik ■ fell, and there was thus n min
gling of red, wLitc and blue in the Btill
November air. At Cook’s district poll,
some ten caU*. bearing large red placards
with the legend “Libert)',’’ carried voters
to and from the poll. There were only two
carriages labelled blue.
By 10 o'clock 210 voteshadbeen cast, and
of these about four to one were red, in fa
vor of the sale of liquor. This is said to be
one of the most quarrelsome sections in
the county of Fulton, but up to the hour of
10 o'clock no disturbance bad taken plaee.
Onpt. Ed Cox is the mounted marshal on
tho outside. He is an anti-prohibitionist,
and is very active in placing the
reds in line. The colored men ap
pear to be true to their promises,
and as a rule vote the red ticket, talking
and Bhouting for liberty and jeering their
few blue brethren. Mr O. A. Smith, the
leading anti-prohibitionist outside manager,
polled up to 11 o'clock some fifteen blue-
bodged voters, and they voted red, the wet
ticket The blue managers are whispering
and hobnobbing. They look decidedly
blue, and promise that the Lord will punish
our people if tho wet ticket prevails. Their
anathemas are not loud but, self-constituted
ministers of the word, they prophesy evil
to all against them.
At 11:30 the Kimball House boys came
marching to the Cook district poll, 190
strong. At the head of the line a transpa
rency with tho legend, "Kimball House
Boys Marching on to Liberty and Victory,”
evoked cheer Otter cheer to the dismay and
terror of the prohibitionists. All wore the
red badges of “Liberty," and had tickets
in their hats, “For the Sale,”
Considerable delay was caused by the in
correct transcript of tho registration lists,
and a number of persons were obliged to
proceed to Mr. Cooper's ollice to obtain cer
tificates, after having the errors corrected.
Col. C. J. Weinmcister did Trojan work for
tho nntis at Cook's polling beat, as did also
Cant. Keller.
Paul Jones, Esq., .was on the scene this
morning and overlooking matters for awhile,
gave wise counsel and inspired with in
creased confidence and energy the already
sanguine voters and managers of tho wet
I'.cket.
Till 12 o’clock naught of ruffianism pre
vailed, except the ominous mnttcrings and
fanatic threats of the prohibitionists. At
1 o’clock, however, a solitary blue
labeled carriage appeared. It’s
' ^occupant tried to get np a “dry” shout, but
he fiuled most signally. Then ho hustled
around and asked for dry voters to go to
down to vote. Finally he succeeded in
financially persuading four more to go
along. At the time only red voters were in
line.
At half-past two one of tho window
challengers of the blues offered
a manuscript file of challenges. Tho
judges refused to accept it. Ho then said
ho would file it with tho ordinary. Tho
judges had noted the challenges made
against voters whose ballots they had ac
cepted. At the end of a most peaceful elec
tion, with an overwhelming wet majority,
it mast be said that peace and good will
characterized the sayings and doings of both
aides. Promptly at 3 o'clock the 876 votes
were cost, and of these it is believed, upon
a cartful canvas* oi the votes that the wets
received a majority of 500 voles.
At 6 o’clock a report was circulated that
Cook's district had gone wet by only 210
majority. It is known that not more than
75 at most voted the dry ticket out of 57U.
Ilulletin No* 1*
Atlanta, November 25, 8:10 *. Tho
morning opened raw with spitting snow.
The polls were crowded at tho bonr of 7,
when they opened. Tho antis, who had the
negroes down at the West Poiut depot all
night, marched them up in solid phalanx at
<> o’clock and got them in line. They are
not through voting at this time. Only 660
votes have been polled at the court house up
to this hour, onu nine out of ten are antis.
The dry men say the wet men are exhaust
ing themselves early in the day. Every
thing is qniet and orderly and the best good
humor prevails.
Bulletin No. 2.
9:40 a. xt.—An Immense crowd is gather
ing shout the court house and enthusiasm
on both sides is intense. Prohibitionists
are rallying largely. Their line to one of
the three boxes in the court honse is long
and compact. Every man and boy in town
ars on the street*. Tlie blue badges are
numerous and they arc really sanguine.
Carriages arrive every moment with colored
voters, with either red or blue badges. v "
negro walks to the polls now.
Ilalletin No. 3s
1006 a. u.—At Broad street polls bines
are a little ahead. Ur. Hawthorne haa just
voted. Negro preacher ttainea is walking
up and down the long line of blne-bailged
negroes and whipping them close into line.
Walter B. Hill has just told us that he was
in great doubt aa to the result, but said his
telegram in to-day’s Tki-kouach left him
room to crawl out in case of a wet victory.
liullrtln Ns 4.
1035 a. m.—The prohibitionists have the
biggest crowd around the coart house now,
end they talk big. Dr. J. W. 1 tan kin, who
haa been at the polls since early morning,
says the dry ticket will win by 1,000 ma
jority. The dir men are pairing in their
strength now, /alias L. Brown finding such
s crowd at the door determined to drive to
a county precinct to vote. Before going he
asked Mayor Hillyer what county precincts
had already voted on the prohibition quea-
, tion, because, he aaid, he would not vote in
a precinct where the question bad already
been voted, as the voting there ironld not
be legal. This indicates s coming contest
Bnll.-tin No. 5.
1130 a. u.—Cook's district poll, West
Marietta street 315 votes were cayt np to
this bonr. The most careful estimates of
the anti-prohibitionists makes the result
thus far 3 to 1 in favor of the “wet” ticket
The prohibitionists admit that the antis
are ahead, bnt say that the prohibitionists
are thus far beaten hers by only 2 to 1.
Five hundred colored employes and their
friends have just marched, headed by
Charlie Beerman and covered in the rear
by Cot Sooville, out Marietta street to vote
at Cook’s. They were cheered all along the
line.
Bulletin No. 7.
12:35 r. M.—At Peachtree voting precinct,
out in tho country, up to 12 o’clock 178
votes had been cast, of which 122 wore for
prohibition. A vote was challenged at this
poll on the ground that tho voter lived in
south Atlanta nnd was registered in north
Atlanta. Tlie vote was relnsed.
At West End, at 11 o'clock, out of 114
votes only eight were wet. The red men
are looking hlne now nnd tho blue men
looking red—Hushed with victory scented
afar, but too far to bank on.
Bulletin No. 8.
12:45—At half-pest 12, Senator J. E.
Brown walked up to Mr. It. C. Gregg and
took from his hand a "for tho sale” ticket
nnd voted it openly at box No. 1. He was
cheered by tho crowd.
Bulletin No. (I.
12:50 p. m.—The second special train ar
rived at East Point at 10:45 with about fifty
] MBsengers. But for the voters from Atlan
ta this place would be of no importance.
No excitement. The wet side have no man
agers there and may lose by it. No resident
could be induced to act on that side.
The third train has just arrived with
about the same uuraberof passengers with
few nnlis. Two cars have been dropped
from the train, leaving two. The crowds
are not as large as expected.
Bulletin No. to.
At 12:55 p. m., about 3,000 votC3 have
been polled in this city.
At this hour, 1 p. m., the wet men are
offering to bet even with no takers.
Bulletin No. II.
1:30 p. m. —At court house up to now
_,000 votes have been cast, with wet ticket
leading. Voting slacking up at this hour.
Dry vote has spent its force now. It is con-
:eded the wet ticket is ahead at the court
house and that the dry ticket has spent its
strength. There are now open efforts on
both sides to bny votes. Although no
drunken men are seen Chief Connolly has
several names to report to the grand jury
for violating the liquor law to-day.
A crank named Withers, wearing a long
blue cocade, is speaking to little gatheri
about the court house and using tho Bible
to influence votes, bnt he is winning noth
ing.
Bulletin No. 12.
1:46 p. Cook’s district, 460 votes cast.
About 350 men in line, of these there are
bnt four who wear blue badges, all the rest
wear tho red. The Kimball House boys
aro voting now and they number fully 350
votes iu addition to those named.
was already dry and its citizens did not
petition fur another election.
Laiek, 10:05.—All the votes are counted.
Fulton goei ^prohibition by between 220
nnd 210.
THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES.
Wo Have Met the Kneniy, and Wo Aro
Theirs.”
Atlanta, November 25,10:40p. m. —Well,
it seems that the prohibs have nominally
won. They bavo won through doubtful
means. Tlie end is, therefore, not yet. Two
districts, East Point and West End, both
corporations, have hitherto declared for
prohibition, and under the diction thereof
they have been, as they still are, prohibited.
It is claimed to bo unfair that these two
municipalities, which have already made
prohibition a law unto themselves by voting
thereon, should have been permitted to vote
a second time on the same question—to dic
tate to the rest of the county to do as they
have already in the past decided to do, and
before thu expiration of the term for and
during which they then voted to be prohib
ited; and hence it will be claimed that the
votes of these two districts cannot he legally
counted at this time. There is sufficient
(round herein to contest the election, and
t is claimed by impartial gentlemen, learn
ed in the law, that the contest can ho suc
cessfully maintained. Thia is not a new
point, it has been broached on Severn! oc
casions, and it was clearly understood from
the ontset that tho anti-prohibitionUts
would not regard the votes of West End or
East Point as legal, and that the votes cast
there were under protest. It is thus evi
dent that the prohibition agitation is by no
means at an end. That it will be taken
into tho courts; that the result will not be
ltnlletln No. 13,
2:30 p. M.—It may not mean nnything
bnt at East Point several darkies wearing
red badges have been seen to vote prohibi
tion tickets after private conference with a
certain prohibitionist. Voting slow now.
No truin to East Point until just at time
poles close 3 o’clock. Total now at this
precint, 498.
Bulletin No, 14.
3 p. M.—Five hundred nnd seventy-six
votes were cast in Cook's district np to this
hour, when tho polled wore closed. Quite
a number that had been in line went back
to the city. Tho best obtainable estimate
is, tbe wet ticket has a majority of 490 out
of tho 576 votes cost.
left at a late hour for a tour. On thoir re
turn, they will take up their residence on
Peachtree street.
A Spiritualist Wrought Up*
Atlanta, November 25.—Mr. Cates, the
spiritualist, whom Dr. Hawthorne mentions
sneeringly and disrespectfully in his letter
to Julius L. Brown yesterday, to-day sent a
personal letter to tuo Doctor demanding
retraction. Those who know Mr. Cutes
say he will not tolerate any silent contempt
business and that he must have some kind
of satisfaction.
here tn-da.v by thu evening papers:
PRECINCTS.
Total { Major-
Vote. | itiei.
Dry Wet | Dry Wet
use ...,i ass
What Airrilis Thing Cost.
Atlanta, November 25.—The election
cost the wet men $12,000 nnd the dry men
$10,000. This docs not incl’.u.,, much
money spent by persons iu the individual
electioneering. Surely $10,000 has beeu
spent in the campaign.
Hath Arms Broken.
Atlanta, November 25.—Wm. Bender, a
respected and aged citizen of this city, fell
down to-day on Pryor street nnd broke
both nrms just above the wrists, lie is
resting easy to-night.
Col. HowelFfl Condition.
Atlanta, November 25.—Col. Albert
Howell is getting along finely to-night. The
prospect is gooel for his recover)’,
Suprenie-Uomt of Georgia.
Atlanta, November 23.— No. IS Macon circuit.
Arguweut concluded.
No. 4 Macon circuit. Smith vf. Wellborn. Argued.
. W. Pettcnon for plaintiff; Hilt A Horns, Dun
can A Miller, Hardeman k Davis contra.
No. 17 Macon circuit Brown er. al.. vs. Ounu.
Butberford for plaintiff; J. It. Ilatl contra.
No. 23 Macon circuit. Gibnon vs. Patterson.
Argued. Hardeman k Davis, Gtistlu A Hall tor
plaintiff; It. W. Patterson. It. F. Lynn contra.
Court then adjourned to 11.30 o'clock a. m. Friday
next
Smith Atlanta
North Atlanta
West lind
Cook’s
East Poiut
South Bend
Bui-khead
Oak Grove....'
Bryant's
AdamsviUe
Collins
Peachtree
Total 1,82s ;|,COO 81o| 582
Majority for Dry Ticket 228
Bulletten No. 13.
3:15 p. m.—The North Atlanta precint has
just closed. Twenty-two hundred votes
were polled. Hundreds of maskers with
banners flying nnd bands playing arc march
ing across the city to the court house,
where the last groat fight will continue till
0 o’clock,
Bulletin No, 10,
3:30 p. m.—The wet men have carried the
North Atlanta precinct This is official.
Fifteen more wet men huve just voted at
tho court hunso.
counted, beenuse illegal, the anti-prohibi
tionists will huvo been victorious. This is
about tho upshot of the election at thi-
w riling.
Scenes nt the polls at East Point to-day
were not uncommon until tho first train
from the city arrived. Then for more than
nn hour men were crowded around the
polls so deep that those who had voted
found it difficult togetont. Not a vote was
challenged during the dny. Everybody
seemed in best of hnmor. The sntis lost
many votes by not having their own mnna-
g ers. It was the worst managed election
ere I have ever seen. In counting ont ven
few of the large blue tickets were opened
until tho two were found folded together
andhinnnnibered; then they were a little
more particular. It may occur to some
that it is a little strange how it was that
there were only 209 votes cast, nnd yet the
prohibitionists got 145 and the antis sixty
six. This demands an explanation. 1 be
lieve they said they found a number on one
of them after they had counted ont all the
rest, but the “Teleobapii correspondent’
can tell something about what was on them
nt first for he was there. Not more thnri a
half dozen antis came out on the truin.
Once there wus only only one man wi aring
a red badge came ont aud he wus hooted nt
nnd jeered, nnd it seemed as if, ho would be
mobbed. Tho prohibitionists certainly had
thinga their own way after they did get to
work. All the antis voted early and drew
off from tho field.
The thing is already gone into politics.
To-night inquiries nre instituted os to how
each nominee tor councilman and alderman
voted to-day. There will be run a strictiy
anti municipal ticket in order to completely
whip out the prohibition crowd; a negro is
to be nominated for tax collector. At last
the nntis nre working np to make nn ag
gressive fight which would have saved them
to-daj'. The antis were too much on the
defensive, but from how ou, every inch of
K id will bo fought aud the war will be
e aggression.
ltnlletln No. 17.
3:35 p. si.—At court house it is going 2 to
Phil Dodd had a man arrested who is
charged with accepting $2 for a vote. Tho
negro is in the lockup, and $2 found on
him. Jacob H. Rosenthal has just bet Phil
$5utl that wet would win. Dry men have
men watching for crimes.
Ilulletin No. 18.
11:50 p. M.—Polls closed at East Point.
Two hundred nnd nine votes east. Ono
hundred and twelve registered here, about
thirty of whom did not vote at this precinct.
List" train brought out only eight voters.
About seventy-five votes bavo been counted
out, two-thirds of which aro for prohibition.
Two prohibition tickets folded together and
unnumbered have been found in tlie box.
Count ended with 115 fur prohibition nnd
66 against
Bulletin No. 10.
4:15 p. si.—Now is dry’s hurrah, reach-
tree station, Tight Squeeze, gives 170 dry
to 60 wet.
Ilulletin Nn. 20.
4:20 p. v.—Antis are now running ahead
anil the town is ablaze with red men. North
Atlanta is conceded to antis by 250; South
Atlanta is gone wet hy the flood.
Bulletin No. 31.
4:30 p. v.—Cook district, Fulton connly
—This district has heretofore borne tho
notoriety of being the most quarrelsome
S recinct on the outskirts of Atlanta. To
ny, however, a moat peaceful election took
place. This poll gives nearly 400 majority
wet. _____
Bulletin No. ft.
435 p. m.—Judge Tompkins, chairman of
tbe anti citizens’ committee, says the out
look now is thnt the wet ticket will get
there by a good majority. Dry men cun
cede the court-house precinct tu the wet
men.
Balletln No. 23.
5:30 p. u.—Aa an Irishman says, “It now
looks os it it would go neither way” by 300,
and that in favor of thu wet side. All the
K ills except at the court house are closed.
y judgement is dry men are defeated by
325 majority.
Ilulletin No. 24.
5:40 p w —There is no use for any one to
figure on the result now. Dry men are
sanguine and wet men are growing despond
ent. Your correspondent still feels that
wet will win and haa bet 10 to 5 that way.
Bulletin No. 23.
5:55 p. M. — Decision •*-pends on conrt
house |tolhk Wild -rovrd around the polls
now; horn* blowing *.■»'. -rowds halloing.
Nothing d** -ate.
Hull, tin No. 20.
6:15 p. M.—The county districts give 640
dry. The .lection depend* on the Brood
street precinct. Broad street is doubtful,
with probably 100 for wet. The court
house is easily 600 wet The fight is very
BnUctla No, 0.
11:45 a. M.—Senator Colquitt ha* jn*t
voted. H. ha* taken a look at the Broad
street end court house poll* and he ia confi
dent of victory. Tbe bln. bulge* are cer
tainly making headway now, and the whis
ky men keep up their courage by offering
to bet $200 to $160 that wet wine.
Bulletin No. 27.
8230 p. M.—1,026 votes at court house
counted *o far, giving wet 76 majority. It
looks aa if dry haul won. Wet men’s faces
are a yard long—38 inches to the yanl
I.net Bulletin.
10 p. is.—It is thought that West End,
which gave about 400 majority dr], will be
thrown ont or contested in the courts, as it
REASON FOB CONTEST.
I have interviewed the leading lawyers
ou both sides.
ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE CABINET DISCUSSES THE PRESI
DENT S MESSAGE.
Kinu Alfonso's Serious 111 nest Announced^
Detail* of u Great Storm ou l In- < oust
—TI»o New Steel CmUm-iji.
point incuts to Office, Kto.
Washington, D. C., Novembe r 24.—Lite
thin ulteruoou the Spanish minister re
ceived a cablegram Kent by tho minister of
foreign Affairs at Madrid, stating that King
Alfonso woh last night atricken with a vic£
lent disorder of the respiratory organ**, and
was alarmingly ill. The cablegram was sent
from Madrid thin morning.
There was a full attendance nt tho cabi
net meeting to-day. Tho session lasted
The lending lawyers on either side gey i three hours, and was devoted mainly to tlie
that the West End und East Point must be * consideration of the President's message to
thrown by tho following flection:
Section 9. Be It further enacted. That no election*
•hail be hold under tho provitiianH of thin act for
ttuy county. city, town or any other place in tlm
State, where by law the sale of nplrituouM liquor* is
already prohibited, either by high licetiHO, local op
tion or other legbilatlon, so long an these local lawn
remain of force: provided that no election nhall be
held under tbe proviaionn of thin act where an elec
tion has been held under any local act. uutil two
yearn shall have expired from tho date t>f nsid elec
tion under said local act where the result wan "For
the aale."
now TEEY FEEL.
BE LOCAL OPTION LAW.
THE MAJORITIES.
Tho oleotion on prohibition in Fulton
county to-dny was carried by the prohibi-
tiouifltH by a majority of 220. Ah far as
learned at thin hour the dry dwtriots give
majorities ns‘follows: South Beat, Kii;
West End, 313; East Point, 74; Collins, 23:
Peachtree, lib; North Atlanta, 5; Adams-
ville, 38. Total 7«0 majority. The wet
districts give majorities an follows: Cook’,
216; Buck head 27 nnd South Atlanta
326. Total 3112, mukiug the dry majority
221 according to my count. There were
between 8,G0U and 0,000 votes polled.
The victory of the prohibitionists fell like
a thunderclap cm the untifl. * It was entire
ly unexpected even by the most cautious of
the antifi. The surprise und disappoint
ment is very ftreat to-night. Men crowd
the hotels discussing the subject. The onu
erv is “contest the election and West End
will be thrown ont, which will give tho
antis a majority.” It ia agreed by the raoHt
of those who lost bets not to nay until the
pies tion of tho election shall be legally de
termined. There is very hard feeling
on the port of the defeated
and it is certain that unpleasantness will
;ret arise. This has been anything but an
i deal day for tho election, the disagreeable
weather of yesterday continued to-day with
a cold blustery wind blowing from the
northwest, making overcoats a necossiry to
comfort and outdoor exercise not any too
pleasant Bnt despite all this, the people
of Atlanta were early astir thin morning
and daylight disclosed the presence of sev
eral hundred at each of the central voting
precincts. No election has ever been held
n Atlanta which can compare
with this in the interest manifest
ed and the party work which
has been closed by those Rides. This fact
has l>een specially apparent to every visitor
to the polls to-day. Hundreds of interested
parties have surrounded the voting all day.
seeming to nave no regard for the
cold and winds. The prohibitionist*
of the city served lunches in the vicini
ties of tbe central. precincts
and were kept constantly busy. There has
been no trouble of any importance up to
the hour of this writing and tho probability
i» that there will bo none. Two or three
incipient rows were speedily quelled by the
police.
A BILL
To be entitled an set to provide for preventing the
evils of intemperance, by local option, in any
county in this State, by submitting the question
of prohibiting tho sale of intoxicating liquors to
“ e qualified voters of such county: to provide
nsltics for its violation, and for otuer purposcH.
Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of
Georgia do enact. That, upon application by peti
tion signed by one-tenth or the voters who are qual
ified to vote for members of tho General Assembly
in any county in this State, tho ordinary shall order
an eloction to be held at the places of holding
elections for members of the General As
sembly, to take place within forty
days after the reception of such petition, to deter
mine whether or not such spirituous liquors os are
! !;• !;• 1 !>. •! ■ -. >. I ’ 1 11 ! 1 "1 till” ;i. «
sol.l within tho limits of such designated places:
provided that no election held under this act shall
be held in any month in which general
elections ore held: so that such elections
os are held under this act shall be separ
ate and distinct from any other election whatever;
provided further, that the ordinary shall determine
upon the sufficiency of the petition presented by
the tax books of the year before.
Section 7. Be Is further enacted. That notice of
such ele :t!ons to be held, as are by this act provided,
shall be published once a week for four weeks in
the official organ or organs, of the ordinary or
sheriff of the county where such elections are to
be held and such other notice may be given os the
ordinary may think proper, to give gen
eral publicity to the election. Such elections shall
be held tinder tho same regulations as arc now pre
scribed by law for holding elections for mtmifxin
of the General Assembly, except as otherwise pro
vlded by thi* act. All persons qualified to vote for
members of the Oencral Assembly are qualified to
vote under the provisions of this act, provided that
they have actually resided within the territorial
limits to be effected thereby at leaat six months
next preceding the election.
Section s. i* fnrthi-r enacted. That all persons
votiug at any election held rnnUr tbe provisions of
this act, who aro against the sale of such intoxicat
ing liquors as are mentioned In the sixth section of
this act. shall have written or printed on their
tickets, "Against tho sale," and those who favor tbe
sale of the articles mentioned in said, sixth section
shall have written or printed on their ballots, "For
the sale."
Section 4. Be it further enacted. That all managers
of elections held, as by this act provided, shall
keep, or cause to bo kept, duplicate lists of voters
and tally sheets, and it shall be the duty of such
managers to deliver one list of the voters and tally
sheets to tho Clerk of tho Huperior Court, to be
filed in his office, ami one list of the voters, bal
lots and tally sheets to tbe ordinary, who shall
carefully consolidate tbe returns and decide all
qucMtloua aud contests arising under elections hold
* virtue of tbl* act. If tbo result of any eloction
It is useless to say tho antis arc not dis
appointed— they are sad, weary and sore at
heart.
Bets will not be paid here until tho cause
Hliall have been settled by law.
The Tklforaph’b conservatism is praised
ou all sides.
I refrain from peraonnl interviews, be
cause I desire only attract truth, that the
readers may know the news without bias or
feeling.
The wet men are sad and crestfallen.
The dry victory continues to surprise und
depress all hands.
Money for a Contest.
Atlanta, November 26.—Tho whisky
men lmd a meeting to-night and agreed to
contest the election on the ground that
votes at West End and East Point were il
legally cast in tho election. Fifteen thou
sand dollars were raised to carry on the
contest.
Feeling of tlie People.
Atlanta, November 26.—The feel
ing is very strong against pro
hibition. The people are absolutely in
dignant. Thero is no sympathy between
the parties, Prohibition has divided the
Democratic parly in Fulton.
MILLIONAIRES IN CONGRESS.
Members of the House with Plethoric
Fumes ami Pocket* thnt Bulge.
Washington Letter in tho Chicago Tribune.
The richest man of the next ITonse is
now heie at Washington. Hit* immo is
William L, Scott. Ho is a Democrat, from
Erie, Po , and he if said to be worth $12,-
000,000. I .aw him nt the hotel to-night.
He is a well-informed fellow, of medium
size, no* over forty live years of age, and ho
carries about bint too general air of a good,
common-sense, business nutu. He has made
his own money, and it has not turned him
into a sneb. lie ia very popular among his
friends, and is known os especially fond of
horses. When Scott was nero as a page
Henry Clay was still in tho Senate, Daniel
Webster was in bis prime, and John C. Cal
houn had yet many years to live.
Z Speaking of the rich men of thencxtCon-
gress, there aro many millionaires among
the new members, and some of the old
millionaires have been returned. New
York, as usual, heads the list. Perry Bel
mont has a fortune in bis own right, and
has millions in prospect. Abe Hewitt re
ceived several millions through the death
of his father-in-law, Peter Cooper, and Ar-
The Work or the Police.
Atlanta, November 25.—The following
men were arrested and run in by the police
daring today's election for violation of the
city ordinance: A. J. Brown, D. R. Poke,
George P. Jones and Thomas Adamson, all
white, and Robert Puyne, Sum Marable,
Charley Burke and Ransom Miller, all col
ored, for giving away whisky within two
miles of a precinct, and Jack Mi-Elroy aud
George Taylor, colored, for selling their
voter. Warrants will be sworn out against
all of them for misdemeanor.
by virtue of tbJ* act. Jf tbe result of any ejection
nh»ll bo "AgAitmt tbe **le," tbo ordinary ftball pub-
lUlt tbo natno once a week for four week* in tbo
paper in which ho gavo notice of tbe election.
Thin act Hhnll take effect aa soon aa aaid
publication he* beou made the time pre
scribed; provided no liconae to aell liquor* of
auy description prohibited by thin act ahall bo
granted during aaid time of publication, cxco.it aa
to vented right*. Within twenty day* from the day
on which the ordluary declares the renult, one-
tenth of the nntnlier of voters having voted at auch
election, may petition the Superior Court, setting
out plainly and dkUnctly tlie can*e of eoute«t;
vrhcu, if tho cause »ctout is such a* impeaches the
fairness of the election, or the conduct of the ordi
nary. the judge shall grant an order, directed to
thne justices of the peace of tho county, requiring
them to recount the ballots on a given day. and re
port the result to the next term of tbe Superior
Court of that county, or the term of the court to
which tho petition may lie returnable, at which
term Dm citao abail bo heard; provided ten dayu*
notice baa Wen given tbe ordinary of tho
filing of tho petition; bnt such peti
tion abail not act as a supersedeas of
the result as declared by the ordinary, nor shall
the judge grant a MUpcracdeaa; and the contest so
instituted shall not be continued by the Huperior
Court, but must be tried and determined at tbe
term to which the same is returnable, provided
such term i* held, aud if the same is not held, then
at the next regular term of the conrt; aud in the
event that any one or more of the plaintiffs nr de
fendants to such contest shall die landing the con
test, it suall not be necessary to make parties in
place of such deceased party or parties, plaintiff* or
defendant*. Either party may snbpttna witneaae*
to prove either fraud in tbe ballota,
the countiug thereof, or in tbe conduct
of tbe ordinary, or of tbe managers of the election
and introduce evidence to establish either proposi
tion, or tbe converse thereof. Tbe judgment of the
Huperior Court shall be final, unless the case is car
ried to the Supreme Court for review. If tbe elec
tion shall appear to have been fraudulently con
ducted. or the votes fraudulently counted, tbe judge
shall have power to declare tbe result and overrule
the action of tbe ordinary in the premises.
Hection *. Be it further enacted. That if the rcault
of any election held under the provisions of tbi*
act shall be "For" or •• Against" the aale, then no
other election shall be held in the same county in
less than two years thereafter, which must be done
upon a new petition, as aforesaid, and by otherwise
con funning to this act.
Hection a. Be it further enacted. That if a ma
jority of the votes cast at any election as by this
act provided, shall b« against the sale, it shall be
unlawful for any person, within the limits of such
county, to sell or barter, for valuable considera
tion, either directly or indirectly, or give away to
induce trade, at any place of buslnee*. or furnish it
other public places, auy alcoholic, spirituous, malt
or intoxicating bittera, or other drinks which if
drank to excess will produce intoxication, under
penalties hereinafter prescribed.
Section 7. Be it further enacted. That section
4fi?0 of the cods of ISH-i. in regard to prohibiting the
sale, or furnishing of spirituous liquors, on elec
tion days, ahall apply to all elections held under
the DtoviidoDB of this set.
Section A. B« it further enactril. Tint nothing in
this act sh.il b. to construed m to prevent the man
ufacture, And bm of domesttc wines, or cider,
or the mIo of wines for uermnenul purpose,; pro
vided such wine, or eider shsll not bo sold In bar
rooms by retail; nor .ball anythin* herein con
tained prevent licensed drusgists from selling, or
furnUhing pure alcohol for medicinal art, sclen
tine and mechanicl purposes.
•Imills to llstrtliorue.
Atlanta, November 25.—Mr. Jnliu*
Brows tuia tbe following to ASjT of Dr. Haw*
thorn.’* attack on him:
This lea production of a trading prohibition let,
one died doctor of dlelnlty:
O. etuune. where U thy blush?
It ie my painful duty to ley before the pobllr this
eatnordlury production. The argument is too
glimmering and the logic too nebuloaa to admit of
reply. I am sure the public will eiruar me for de
clining to exchange epithets with a blasphemer or
bandy words with t blackguard.
Jclii's L.
II) menewl.
Atlanta, November 25.— Mias BntMie
HiU and Mr. Carroll Uatme, of New Or
leans, were married at 6 o'clock this even
ing In the Chnrch of the Immaculate Con-
ctjdion, by Kev. Father 8emme*, of Macon,
who is a relative of the groom. Tee conple
cbie Bliss is Said to be soverol times a mill
ionaire, though I understand he has lost
money lately. Gcorgo West, tho new Con*
i iressman from ltallston, is the grent neper
nctor, nnd lins $1,000,000 in paper bogs.
Im Davenport, who was defeated by Gov
ernor Hill, is in the next Honso nnd is rich.
Editor Fulitzer owns a fortune as the pro
prietor of tbo Now .York World, nnd John
Arnot, of Elmira, is a hunker with a fortuno
of about $3,000,000.
As to the Pennsylvania millionaires, there
are Scott, with liis dozen millions; Tom
Bnyno, of Pittsburg, who gets a million
through his wife, and Harmer, of PhilailelJ
phis, who has two or three millions invested
in mines. A new Ucpublieau Congressman
from Pennsylvania comes from Hcranton,
tbo groat coal town, which is named after
his family, and Congressman Somnton is
worth a fortune in coal and railroad*. One
of his ancestors was in Congress late In the
fifties, and I am told he was a member sev
eral years ago.
'Hie other millionaires are oenttered.
Wisconsin has one, Mr. 8tepbenson, who
owns a fortune in salt and real estate, nnd
North Carolina has another named Green,
whose money is invested in grapes, and
who boasts that ho hog tho largest vineyard
east of the Hooky mountains. The
check of William Walter Phelps, of
New slerscy, is good for several mill
ions in one day, and his van is now going
around the world in hi* own yacht Con
necticut bos twice a millionaire in Charles
L. Mitchell, of New Haven, who is a di
rector in twenty different corporations, anil
thero is a new member from Hon Mateo,
Cal., who is said to be worth half as much as
Scott and has made his money in speculat
ing in oil and tninea. Ifis name ia Charley
Felton, lie is a yonng Republican and ia a
rollicking good fellow. The Illinois delega
tion is said to have several millionaires.
Louisiana has a sugar millionaire in one of
ita new members, Mr. Gay, end there arc a
number of other Slates which have Con
gressmen who are worth in the neighbor
hood of $100,001) and more.
Congress. The document is in an ad
vanced state of preparation, und will be
completed Boon. Ono of the questions
discussed to-day was ilio order in which
certain topics should bo considered. IUe
President favored the custom adopted by a
lunjority of his predecessors us to tho order
of precedence, with a fow exceptions, und
was sustained in his views by all members
of bis cabinet.
Storms amt Uxtruurilinary Tides.
A heavy storm has pr ( vailed during the
past tivo Gays through i’cnusylvunia, New
Jersey, New- York, eml along tho lower
New England coast. The along shore tide
was extraordinarily higher and Inland snow
fell in depth from .ix inches at Westmins
ter, Md., to two ;-et nt nemo points in the
coal regions of Pennsylvania. In the Inker
district railroad traffic is so greatly impeded
that work was suspended at some collieries
because tho product could not bo moved.
Iu this district there is now eousideihhle
dread of warm weather, ns u thaw would
cause disastrous freshets. At Hunter’s
Point, on Long Island, opposite Now York,
nnd tho termiuous of the Long Island rail
way, tho tide rose this morning to a depth
of eererul feet above the dock nud
tho Btrect for a distance of a hundred
yards, rendering travel to tho ferry
nnd railroad impossible. Wegoneeonldnot
get aboard the ferryboats, the latter being
several feet above tbo ferry. A greutjpart
of Coney Island is almost submerged. The
Brighton Beach race course is flooded, The
horses havo been taken away from the sta-
bles and there w;.s no racing to-day. At
Sheepshcad Bay tho water on tho bou’levnrd
is six feet dee]), tho basement! nnd first,
floors of many nouses b< ing Hooded and
their occnpants compelled to move furniture
to npper floors. Many small buildings
have been carried away. No serious dam
age has ss yet been reported, but it is feared
that more of tlie btneb m ar tbo hotel will
bo washed ont and tbo basement of tho
hotel and yard of the Brighton Beach rail
road flooded. Very many waterside wil-
1»<’"- on both sides of Long Island nre
k. it submerged.
There mot a very high tide nt Newport
last niglit, and many wharves were flooded.
At places on LongWhnrf row boats laid to
lie used to get to tho shops.
There is a lioavy sen outside of Newpoit
to-day, nnd tho surf at the beach and cliffs
is magnificent. The illockj Island steamer
failed to make its trip. A higher tide is
fenred to-night.
At Fall Biver, Mass., an enrthquako wave
in the lake u| 0:30 this morning caused the
tide to rise threo feet above mean high
water mark. No damage is reported.
A similar extraordinary tide and heavy
gale prevailed all along the Jersey coast.
At Uccau Beach, N. J., the ship Malta,
whiffh wnB rebuilt from nn old steamer,
came ashore this morning. One sailor
jumped overboard and was drowned, but
the oth*r members of the crew, thirty-
three in number, were brought ashore by
tbo lift? saving crew. The ve el was load
ed with empty oil barrels.
Reports front along the New Jersey coast,
Hudson river, Long island Sound and the
south sido of Long Island show that the
tido to-night is even higher than last night
and tbe damage correspondingly greater.
Long Branch hns suffered considerably,and
the New Jersey Southern railway, between
Sandy Hook and Long Branch, ia covered
with sand in some places throe feet deep.
Hection 9. be it farther enacted. That noetectione
■hall be fcelci under the pcoviaione •>( this act for
a*r con sty. city. town, or ear other place In this
State, sit*,-* L, Uv the ule ..f enirttnona liqnon u
already prohibited, either by high license, local op-
tton or other legislation, so long as there local lavs
remain or fore*; provided, thu no election shall be
held under lh* prorieiona of this set, where an slee-
tlon has been held under any local set until two
yean ehsll have expired from the dote of mid elec-
thm nnder aaid lool act, where th* nanlt waa
the sale."
Hection 111. Be It farther enacted. That any person
voting illegally, U any election held under th
provision* of Ihie act, or otherwise violating any
provision of the mm* ahall. on conviction thereof,
be punished as prescribed In seeOea 4110 of th*
code of 1MO.
Section 11. Be It farther enacted, Thu all lews
end porta of laws In confflct with thia art be and
the seal* am hereby repealed.
Illcli One Minute, Poor the Nett.
Tlie Bradford (Pa.) Era *ays: Iu 1841,
at tho breaking out of tbe Alleghany oil
field, one Jim Parker Btruck ltickburg with
scarcely a penny uliout his clothes. A week
later found him worth $10,090. He had
bought a good lease and disposed of it, do
ing the business with $5, which sum lie
lmrrowed. He went through with the
$10,WI0 in a comparatively brief time, how-
ever, and for the post three yearn has bnf-
teted from pillow to post, as the old saying
goes. Last week, however, he made another, nau to ms ur. ,i
ra.se He landed in Kiimmi .fewweek. “u^arion,
a ;o, aud by some means procured a lease.
e then let the drilling of a well by con-
tract. It is aaid he slept In the derrick and
ate hie meals from the driller*’nails till last
week, when the well was finished and
S tored a gusher, and he sold out. realizing
18,000 in clear money. h
What Saved 1IU Life.
James Gamble, a Baltimore gambler, was
stabbed with a large knife. The force of
the blow was checked by e package of pool
tickets in hi* vest pocket. oSSwWhla
heart would have been vrerfonted.
llurnlng lilt Wife with a lied Hot iron.
A Ccnajoharie, X. Y., special says: John 1
BURNING OF A HOTEL.
The Metropolitan, In M. Lou!., Destroyed
-One Woman Killed.
St. Louis, November 25.—At 2 o’clock
this morning a fire was discovered in one of
the uortli rooms of the Metropolitan Hotel,
Seventh street The fire department ar
rived promptly, bnt the flames gained such
headway that it required considerable effort
to confine them to the building. One men
was taken from his bed nearly suffocated
and severely burned about tho head and
body. Hu inis taken to the !*>■■pitai. A
women was seen at a window on the third
flour. In seemed powcHls* to open it. A
fireman threw a rock, breaking the window,
nud thu wuman threw herself head fore
most to the pavimmt. She died a few
minutes Inter. She was badly burned and
had a incision in her throat, which looked
as though it had beeu done with a razor. It
is thought the building wns accidentally set
on fire by some woman’s lover, ulthongh
there are rniuora that the woman who-*-
throat was cut had been murdered nnd the
isain set fire to the building to OOTer liis
crime.
A BRIDEGROOM'S BAD LUCK.
A Cruel Train Separate* Him from ill.
Drcatnr, Ill., H^wciel.
There wns a sensational scene at the
union depot depot this afternoon. Patrick
T. Keating, a stalwart Irishman from W«-
I-*’ . !!l.. 1 M i.. Mir. I'. K Min. v wi r<-
married this morning id the Catholic Chnrch
in the presence of a largo company of
friends. The bridal party dined at e lead
ing hotel iu great style, and nt Irj)
Keating and his bride boarded lie
Central train to go to tli ir fnture
home at Wapello, twentj.nix milt s north of
here. Keating left the trite to we that'the
baggage wot property checked, sad while be
wee in tbe office a moment tbe train pulled
out. Tbe bridegroom of hix hours flew up
the track, yelling after the receding train
bearing his bride, at the same lime naing
ing bis bat ami handkerchief in the uir to
attract attention, but the train dh
and'to bp! great di be can
~ sank in
and was all broken up. Relatives
bride were there, nu 1 tbe light-1
ones laughed and tittered a* they t<
the situation. Keating, in reply to n
tion, “Where are yon going?’ broki
“Oointf lam just i. .rri. 1, and I u.
to Wunella to-night, Mir.'.” He ,
reach there until about S o'clock to-W
Asthe train was -.lingup tiro ira.'» t!
of the bride appi artm outside « «i
Her state of mind id this writing
known. A party of fri. nil* *, r. to
Wapella to receive tbe coruf
i ■ "im -it i, „!.
ot stop,
panting
a chaii
if tiro
toiled
ik in
Complete Return* from Vot.ng Precinct*.
Atlanta, November 26.—W-il, tbe fight j Hall, of AmsUnlam, defiberiitriy !,. itod*s _ mam
is over. As yon said this morning wehav* | poker rod hot this morning nnd burned will'rarer
met the enemy, and we ere theirs. The | holes in his wife’s face until it is feared >di.
oortecteU vote is u follows, as published • ia fatally hurt