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ESTABLISHED lB‘2<>. MACAON, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15,1&5.-TAYELVE PAGES. THE INSIDE OF ATLANTA DODD AND JONES. i.r *10,- Thcy are Mound Over 111 the Sum 00(1 lied) to Koep tlie Pcatc. Atlanta, December 8.—Paul Jones and Green Dodd were both put under bond ot $10,000 each this nfternoon to keep the pence. William Heath, of the firm of Tan ner, Currier & lleatb, isbondmnu for Jones, and E. P. Chamberlain for Dodd. About half-past two this nfternoon Jones, according to his own statement, passing Dodd’s store, was snapped at by a very- vicious mulo of tho latter. Jones had n penknife in his baud trimming bis finger nails at the time. The smallest blade was open. He stepped in tho door of Dodd’s store and told turn that he must take that mule off tho street. Dodd at once drew n pistol and threatened to shoot Jones, who, throwing back his coat, said : “Dodd, you have not the courage to Blioot, if you lmvo shoot right here,” point ing to his breast. Jones, after waiting a few minutes walked away, and got n douhlc- iiurrel shot-gun which he took to his own store, and there awaited further develop ments. When Capt. Crirn arrested him, he found him sitting quietly in his store with tlie gun beside him. bad the gun to go hunting up the country with. Sir. Dodd’s statement is that whon he got back t o the store after dinner, his clerk told him that Paul Jones had been in thero hunting him, and quarreling about the mule. One of *his clerks handed him a five-barrel revolver which ho put in his pocket as a precaution ary self-protection. Presently Jones came IS his trout door with a knifo ont, and starting in, said: 'I’ll cut your heart out if that mulo is not taken off the street.' Knowing that ho was after mo and not tho mule, I drew tlie pistol and pointed it at him, and told him not to conic a foot fur ther or I would put five bullets in him. I told him I did not want to kill him, but thut I could, and tlie law would not do a thing with me. I have nothing against Jones in tin- world. I fought whisky be cause it rained lav boys and many of onr young men, bat 1 have no ill-will to Jones. 1 left my house after dinner from my knees, ns I always leave it, in humble prayer.” Whon the trial came oil beforo Justice Tanner, l'hil Dodd was present with his hand in his coat pocket, os if he had a weapon there. Jones told the justice that lie would like to have Mr. Dodd searched, for if ho ha i any- weapon he wanted it shown up. Mr. Dodd pulled his hands from his pocket. He had no pistol. The affair is the talk of the town. Many predict that blood will yet flow. walk and injured her spino so seriously that slie had been forced to go on crutches ever since. Mr. Hoke Smith, in the name of justice and the lady, asks for the sum of $10,000. Col. Dowell's Condition. Atlanta, December 11.—CcL Albert Howell is slowly gaining strength. A pe culiarity of his case is intense pain in his left foot, which is much swollen. Argument on the Prohibit Ion Injunction. Atlanta, December 12.—Hearing in the prohibition injunction case was begun this morning at 10 o'clock, before United States Judge McCay, and occupied the court up to when adjournment was had till Monday morning, when the hearing will be resumed. The court-room was crowded with promi nent citizens and lawyers. There was a full array of counsel on either side. For the complainants were \V. A. Hawkins, Julius L. Browne, II. \V. Tompkins, Albert Cox, John T. Glenn and Alexander C. King. The prol'bitionists were represented by Messrs. 1 -yor, Mynatt, John I. Hall, T. P. Westmoreland, II. It. Hammond and John Milledge. United States District Attorney Ben Hill also sat with the attorneys for the prohibitionists. Judge McCay -aid he would give foue Jones said he j hours to each sido to argue the cose. There Tlio Mncon and Covington. Atlas-rl, December 9.—I met to-day Mr. E. Q. Machin, who represents tho capital ists that si'-' going to bail I tin- Mm-nn an 1 Covington railroad. Ho is now hero in- tending to leave for Macon to-morrow after noon, when work on tlie entire line will be commenced and pushed rapidly. Tbo com pany have purchased six largo first-class Baldwin engines, have contracted for ele gant coachi - to bo of the same standard as used by tin- Pennsylvania railroad, and will be tho’finest ever brought South. Steel rails of tin- last quality have been pur chased, and the gauge of the road will be Mandat'd n .» in \. gi-.i- by -.11 th- 1 bn lines in the country. Mncon will be the headquarters—all tbo offices and shops will bo thero and will givo employment to at ), a.st .".nil hands. The Hat cars a ill nil bo built at Mncon, as well as many nf tho freight cars, and will put at work a largo nnuibcr of hands ill a short time. Mr. Machin will mako Macon his home and push the great woik he has in hand. All the details arc complete even to the preparation of putting men to work. Treasurer Hardeman limy. Atlanta, December K From now until Mnv next, Tree-nrer llob Hardeman has a tfiSbonds to sign, including the sixty cou pons III . .. n. 1 III. liail.. . Dint si mi hi- name m that lime gin,755 linn s. ! nr ll.i it will require one quart of ink and two dozen and nine pens. Statue i»f Senator Hill, Atlanta, December 10.- Tho committee on stin ts and the artesian well met this af ternoon in the mayor's ntHco to consider the petition of the Ben Hillmontnuenleom mittec, presented to council at the last meeting, for a spot of ground sixteen feet square on tho site of the artesian well upon which to place the monument. After much discussion tho committee concluded to reslie an mlv i rso report to council, on tho ground that all the spoce in that quarter of tho city i- imperatively needed for pumping nun iiiin-ry. 1 i.* seiiiinunt oi the committee favored granting the space asked for, bnt they seemed to think that the necessity of the ease demanded adverse etion. was an amendment filed to the original bill for the injunction, tlie main point of which is, that tho oath for registration for this election was that the applicant had to swear that he was twenty-one at the time of regis tration, whereas the constitntion re quires that tho oath shall be, that the applicant for registration will bo twenty-one ot the time of the election. The registration was closed ten days before the election, and all who may have come of age during those ten days before tho election, were deprived of tho right of suffrage. Mr. Brown read the bill, which occupied him just fifty minutes. Mr. King read the amendment. Then the affidavits of both sides were read. The Judge did not seem desirous of hearing tho affidavits of the de fendants, and exhibited impatience in the matter, telling the attorneys just to give him briefly the contents of the papers, and not to consume time by reading them at length. Bnt he listened pntiontly for nearly an hour to the reading of the counter affi davits. Captain John Millcdge offered a paper as a demurrer, which he started to read, but Judge McCoy stopped him short, and told him to give, in a tow words, tho gist of the paper. The demurrer is os follows: LSMunnxB. 1. That the court has no jurisdiction of tho parties, because citizens of Indiana ore joined with citizens of Georgia os corn ploinants in the bill. 2. That the court has no jurisdiction of the subject matter; first, because the elec tion Jin question in said bill was author ized by tho Legislature of the State of Georgia, and the duties of the defendant prescribed by that Legislature; second, be cause tho courts of the United States are prohibited by act of Congress from enjoin mg any court of the Stato in tho discharge of its duties, it being tho duty of the de fendant, umlor the act of the Legislature.in question to consolidate the returns of said election, and determine all questions and contests therein; third, because this court has no juriadiction to enjoin or in any way adjudge the political issues mado by the Legislature of M fStOtifW'Ueorgia, or to in any way determine or restrain the policy of the State of Georgia. 3. Because the complainants have fuli, complete and perfect remedy at law, pro vided by the statute of the State of Georgia, which is attacked by the bill, for determin ing the validity of the election in question. 4. That the chartered rights of the brew ers, incorporated by tho laws of the State of Georgia, ore subject to the police regula tions of tho State jnst os are the rights and privileges of all tho citizens of this State. 5. That the complainants have alleged no legal or constitntional right os to person or property that may not be fully asserted and maintained after the duties of this defend ant as on officer of the State have been done und accomplished, provided their said rights shall appear to have been infringed by the result of the election in question. Mr. Albert Cox opened the case, and spoke until after 2 o'clock, when Judge Mc Cay adjourned the conrt until 10 o'clock Monday morning. un. cox's srr.Ecti. • There are three objections to tho election: it is contrary to the United States constitu tion, it is contrary to the State constitntion, and the proceedings nnder the statute us passed by the Legislature providing for the election, have not been in accordance with the provisions thereof. The discrimina tion in favor ot domestic wine raised in Georgia, is clearly against the Federal con stitntion, which alone can regulate inter state commerce. Now, what is domestic wine? Oar Legislature lias expressed its meaning as to wliut are domestic wines; in uu act where it exempts domestic wines from taxation, which domestic wine it de fines it to be wine made from grapes grown in the State of Georgia. Now the i>olico reg ulation doctrine cannot apply here, where .... it allows heavy Georgia wines to be sold as struck on tlie anil lighter wines from other Ntates are pro- Bolh tallies of I hibited, for it is bnt purely a commercial f his head were airangeuent, a local Htate protection on its State. This law cannot do that, for there are counties that are dry and which this act will not permit to have an election on prohibition. Tho law says only those should vote who live "in tho places to be affected thereby," and that the ordinary shall “designate the places.” Now, is nam ing tho wliolo county designating places? Are the people at West End in a “place to be effected" by tho election, As to three ballot-boxes at a precinct, when that was found desirable in Sav an- nali, a special act was passed authorizing the several boxes at the one precinct. Bnt in towns where there was no special act it surely is illegal. Judge McCay—It is very queer that with all these years of voting in Fulton county it was not found out before tlmt there were not enough voting places in Atlanta. Mr. Cox concluding said, as the interests involved boro upon interStato commerce, it is clear that Judge McCav lias jurisdic tion, for it is contrary to the Federal con stitution. Atlanta, December 14.—Tho prohibition election injunction hearing was resumed before United States Judge McCay this morning. Quite ns large a crowd was pres ent as there was on Saturday, and interest in tho proceedings seemed unabated. Mr. Albert Cox resumed argument for tho jli.intiffs. He said in his speech Saturday io had inadvertently made ono or two mas- statements. Ho had said it was the duty of the ordinary to establish tho precincts, whereas it was the doty of tho county com missioners, and they had not established them, ns found at this election, three boxes or precincts in one precinct. Ho bad aUo said that there might be os many clerks ns desired nt a precinct. The fact is that the law only allows three clerks nt n precinct. There were threo clerks at each of the three ballot* boxes at both tho precincts of this city. There were either too many clerks or too many precincts; and either is illegal. The defendants in this case nay that we ask for a restraining of an act that there is rfo evidence was abont to be done. It is in afllilnvit here that the ordinary declared that it was his intention to consolidate the vote and count the same; namely, that ho would connt the votes of those districts which we contend should not be counted, because they were already dry, and conld not be affected by the election, and the law says that there shall bo no election ex cept in those places to he “affected thereby." It is also contended that this conrt has no A YanlmaMer Killed. Atlanta, December 10.—To-day at 11 o'clock Mr O. F. Knox, ynnl-conductor of the East Tennessee rood, while sitting on tlie top of a freight car passing under Un Meliani. I street bridge. ■ head and instantly kill- 1 the skull on the lift side ■ ■ crushed in upon tin-bruin. Mr. Knox whs commerce. In the case where a Western seated on the end of a furniture car which Btelfe prohibited driving Texas cattle was two fc t toller than ordinary freight through it to the North, from March to l ira and only two f.. i ten inch’. low. r: .‘September, on the grounds that the cattle ,1 ,,, ti, il, ,.lr nt tin- I were infected and would spread disease at 'rhe verdict of the ci.rimor’a jury eras that season among the cattle of tho State that l,c i .un.- to his death from riding uu- 1 through which they passed, anil that the ,1. r the bri'l e on an nnu tally high car. police power gave authority for the prohi- Ho wa-a bachelor of twenty-four years. ■ nition, the Supreme Court held that tho and hi"! he. n in Uu-employment of the I ! l»w was not violated. If this protective about four month-,. ’ ; tariff feature, amounting to discnminaUng prohibition, is not constitntional, the whole limiting for a >in" » >• » act should be declared null und void, be- Atlanta Dec mb. r to. -Mr. Bob And. r- the protective tariff feature is a part son, brother ot the recorder, eras arrested , ,f „„ entire intention. There are casea nt the court •house about noon to-day. 1 i ■ when one part of a law may be enforcible shot vrhile another fail; but that is only in ith dimMc-b.il ml tin hii when arr. -I- il, .itil.-. ■ si;.led .■plain Coi who tlmt be ; th. uiiist him hi i them. And- iking, and I. A suit Again; ,Deei-ml .; tho 'i'.' i;:; 1 -': :ise of Mr.- In 1883 parts ore entirely separate and distinct. .... bill in question was imperilled bnt for li, sp. -dalbail- t b,, amendment put on in the Senate as to las brother-in- domestic wire s, which formed a necessary part of the entirely ot intention of the bilL 1 he whole bill must fall because it was voted on by the people sa an entirety, anil only its ultimate adoption as an entirety by then will make it legal according to the au thority of the Legislature. AS TO TUX BRKW'ERY. In regard to the brewery.the constitution of 17 saiu its charter should not be revoked so as to do injury to the body corporate. It may he claimed that tlmt charter may be revoked for police regulation. We answer that, “yea, bat by and under limitation of ilia ».,vi .. It» ni i.m ** M It a sal s am a rtuViaawl f SM reel nest , stumbled over a an gnarled roots which a.1 lias mil..rtiiL.it. ig her way ■ the medical col- tall archipelago of ms the east aide- Tht ant is a general tra, the constitution.' ..nd herein it is uncnnsiitntional, because » j Tne law allowing only th. general law by the constitntion must be I may he a hardship, but it equal in its operations in eTery part of the I him. ^^^^^^HnmisDtcnoir; because the Federal conrt cannot enjoin a State conrt. That would hold did, we seek to enjoin a court; but we do not ask tore- strain any judicial proceedings in the Court of Ordinary. Wo ask that the ordinary be restrained from a ministerial act which might have been delegated to any other person; that lm be restrained from count ing. We ask that he be enjoined from con eofidaMng the votes; that is no JiIUh act. We ask that tlmt publication of the result be prohibited; is that judicial? It makes no difference ns to tho character of the ministerial agent; a Supremo judge may be that agent; and any ministerial act done as such agent, cannot bo regarded ns a judicial act. It is trne thnt the ordi nary has the power to hear contests, and is in thut cose a judge; bnt we do not ask tint ' Oourtuf Ordinary io enjoined, or the ordinary he restrained from any judicial act Now is the ordinary, as counter of the votes and declarer of tho result of an election, n judge? If he were, his “con duct” could not be inquired into, and yet tho law allows the ordinary's conduct in counting and declaring on nn election, to lie examined into by the Snperior Court. One court cannot investigate tho judicial “conduct" of another conrt. Thero is no appeal from tho ordi nary, but a petition is made direct to tho Superior Conrt by ono of the voters, declar ing fraud, irregularity, or complaining of the conduct of the ordinary in counting the vote or declaring the result of the election. Were tho ordinary in tho functions referred to here in this bill, s conrt, an appeal conld betaken; and as there is no appeal, it is clear that we nre not seeking to restrain any State court; and, therefore, your honor has muplo jurisdiction in this case. Judge McCay asked Mr. Cox several ques tions on this point, calling attention to the Federal statute which prohibited United States courts from enjoining State conrts. The drift of the judge's queries implied that ho was not disposed to interfere without clear evidence or proof of his right to do so. Air. Cox very clearly defined the difference between a judicial and a ministerial act. KX-JUDOE JOHN 1. HALL followed Mr. Cox, on behalf of the respon dents. lie sold that in answer to his brother Cox, who had said the law provid. ing for this election is unconstitutional, because, being a general law, it did not havo uniform action, was not general in its ope rations, be would show thnt his Honor, Judge McCav, when on the State Supreme bench, had decided the question opposite to the position token by Air. Cox. Whi n the Georgia Legislature paased a general law establishing county conrts, forty-five conn- ties were exempted; and yet when HU Honor was on the bench ot the State he himself bail rendered the decision, de claring the law constitntional, notwith standing the exemptions of certain counties. Now, what does Cooley say is s general law? One that deals alike with all persons whom it affects. This law deals alike with all co on ties whom it affects. The stock tow U a general law; and yet its operation U not f ’eneml, for there are many counties where t docs not apply; and where it does apply it is voted on just as is prohibition. As to the point mode in the bill before tho conrts that the law does not specifically repeal the other sectiona of the code in con flict with ito provisions, that is not neces sary except in sets repealing or amending thoee sections os such. The Legist ture can make a new. law, and the law stand and the code fall. The Legislature conld make the State iiqnor license 1100 instead of $25, without any reference in the act to the sec tion making the license $25. It is alleged in the bill praying for this injunction that the registration for the elec tion was illegal because it added new qualifications to voters, in But they bail to be twenty-one years old at time of registering instead of at time of voting The constitution gives the right to the Legislature to regulate and provide for regutration; and in the wisdom of the Legislature it him placed the restriction that one hail to be 21 st the time of registering. Itegistration U a port of tho xiatmiNaav or an elkcttun, which the LrgUlatnre not only can bnt ought to regnl a -, so a, to prevent fraud Now, it is charged that two of the regis trars were not freeholders, as required by tho law. Judgo AlcCay.- - “Don't roiml about argu ing tlmt; tlmt ih a question well settled." Judge Hall proceeding said tlmt it was objected that there were threo ballot boxes at each precinct In the city of Atlinto Judge AlcCay —“Judge Hall be very clear on that point, for it 1ms impressed itself strongly on my mind." Judge Hall. The law is silent on tho subject of tho number of ballot boxes to bo ,1 at a priciiet. Il says only thnt there shall lie one precinct in each militia district. For all tho law says, thero might bo a dozen boxes at each pre cinct. Now in this enso although tlioro three boxes nt each precinct, all tho ballots of each box were coanted in the o of all three managers. Besides, there was nu agreement between tlio execu tive committees of tho two political par ties, the prohibitionists anil the anti-prohi bitionists to havo three boxes at each precinct, that all might have a chance to vote, anil that estops these gentlemen from complaint. Thero was no fraudulent ini. nt in u-ii tin • box- s. Was any in spired by them? If not right, not lawful, merely an irregularity, and does notaf- fcct the election. Did the threo boxes af fect the result? If they did tho bill does not show it, and the burden of proving that the election was so affected rests with the complainants. As to 11. dice powers of a Stato, Congress cannot limit them, although it does control inter-state commerce. The liquors of a foreign port may bo brought here by Messrs. Cox, Hill and Thompson, bnt when tho packages are once broken or tlio goods sold, immediately those goods nre subject to tho POLICE BEOCLATIONS OP THE STATE. There is a discrimination in tho bill, as claimed by tho other Bide, against wines from sister States. AVo nor no ono else holds that that part of the l'.>v can be operative. But, [nevertheless, under every rule and custom of interpreting a law, it is held that no law is vitiated entirely and rendered dull nnd void because ono part of it is inoperative. They wonld seek to have the wholo law declared nugatory because a portion of it is; but tho general rule is too clear against such procedure to need further elaboration. At this point Judge Hall started to toko np the point as to whether tho ordinary conld be enjoined at all or not. He told the conrt that he felt so badly he wonld ask adjournment till to-morrow, when he conlil conclude in forty minutes. As it was hut a short time before tho regular honr for ad. joumment, the conrt acceded to the re- quest. Judge McCay then announced that be would only give to-morrow to tho case. By agreement the tiuio was divided as follows: Judgo Hall, forty minutes; John T. Glenn, for the plaintiffs, ono hour; Messrs. West- morel,uni forty minutes, and Alynatt one hour for respondents. For plaintiffs. Air. Hawkins will close in an bonr speech. be a postal stamp, and hi- trunk check a register,' 1 package receipt. But even be fore that, his telegraph will benr s federal stomp and the boy who brought it bo “nn offensive, partisan. ” TUK SOUTH LEA VINO ITS MOOIUXOS. Wo are now seeking tho interference of n Federal Conrt in a little local election, nnd that, too, before a judge whoso mentality is questionable, anil yet w hose tenure of office is only limited by merciful but procrasti nating death. The Southern press is clam oring for national nid to the public schools, which, of course, means national control; and which to no vivid imagination means compulsory education, governed from Washington City. Under compulsory na tional education absence must be byauthor- ity which may take tho shape of a passport, anil any boy or young lady who is not too old for school mi.y be snb- ject to being stopped on thu street at any time nnd havo demanded of them a pass port Should a Georgia parent want to send a child to Now England to school, a government permit will be required. O, yes, wo nre tending very strongly to centralization. The national iletoctii e , a- pionage system is not by any means un im possibility'. Should it come in a few years Inspector O’Byrne, of New York, is booked for the chief of tho department. NO. 1. A Modern Wanted. Atlanta, December 12.—Tbo Governor to-day issued an order for n reward of $150 for the arrest of Sumter Nichols, who is ehargod with having murdered W. T. Jordan on Ocl. b* r t». Is !, in Haker county. Tho or<i* • t t the r< ward allegui thnt NichoV i. la* gui justice. A National Detective 11 arena* Atlanta, December 13.—To-day, my dear Teleubapii readers, has been the dull est I ever saw in‘Atlanta. At midnight it began to rain, and it pound bard all night until 8 o’clock this morning, und drizzled all day. The ehnrches were sparsely at tended. Alost of the congregations were so small that they looked like congregations ono sees at' poor folks’ funerals. The streets were deserted. There was no travel on the railroads, and the union depot was doll and quiet. Tho street cars even found no travel, nnd the hackmen despairing left their stands early in tho evonipg. The ho tel lobbies showed a little more life; but tho gatherings there were of the boarders, who were seeking each other for mutual consolation. Tho scarce policeman hud dled in the doorway. The lonely stray dog hied himself to some unwelcome kitchen. The wind blew, the clouds lowered, the rain dropped und pattered by fits and starts, snathe newrgathcrer moved on his rounds in silent, sorrowful gloom. There wss no “live news.” In lien of startling local intelligence,! let you into the secret of a bill about to be in troduced into Congress. The other day, talking to n umn well up in public affairs, he told me ot it. This dreary day I fed like taking yon into my confidence, giving yon all arm choirs shout my glowing grate, and while the smoke of gocsl cigars wreaths fancy pictures in’ito clouds, tell you the not very great secret, and yet really live piece of national news. AN IMPOBTANT DILL will be introduced into Congress this ses sion (hat, from its novelty to onr govern, ment, will be very interessing. The scheme originates in New York city. It is to place all officers of the federal government, no matter of what department, whoso duties partake of tho police or detective character, under one head; in other words, to form a national detective bureau or system after the French style. Those who favor the idea, say that it wonld cost thifgoverament very much lesa and render very much better service. At least this branch of tho service wonld be free from politics, for the chief would be held responsible for the entire system, end not held so in a perfunctory way, and he conld not, therefore, afford to rids any bnt experienced men. By haring the entire system nnder one head, the different de partments wonld not require separate forces, as are now maintained at enormous expense. DXimxo TO CEETXILIZATIOX. These and many other reaooca are given by frieuda of the plan as entitling it to adoption by Congress. Of course to me the very idea u repugnant st first blush. It would give great secret power to any admin istration. It suggests national espionage which is abhorrent. However, the unde niable and inevitable tendeuey of the people of this country to towards central ization. No power is denied the general government, and State goreranniito really HIGHWAY ROBBERY. A Mnn Kobbetl of Fourteen Hundred Dol lars In a Dark Place. Atlanta, December 13.—P. W. Hovle, of 27 Exist Mill Ktreet, was “stood up’’ and robbed nt 10 o'clock to-night on Elliott street, near tbo old gas factory, of $1,400. Two men stopped him in n dark spot, and, pointing two revolvers nt him, told him to hold np his hands. Being unarmed, he held up his arms while one of tho men went through him nnd took $1,100 from his hip pocket. With tho pistol at his bead, he was ordered to movo on, which he did. Hoyle was in the hone and cattle business with bis brother near Athens, Tenn. He wun on Ids way to the East Tennessee road depot when ho was robbed. This afternoon ho sent his son to send a telegram to his brother at Athens, saving he would be there in the morning with money. The boy rewrote the tele gram and throw the original message on tho lloor. It is thonght that tho highway men found the message on the telegraph office lloor and so got on Hoyle’s track* Up to this hour no arrests have been made. Two Penitentiary Cason. Atlanta, Dccembei 13.—Well, Eugene C. Beck, who shot his wife and her sister, and who was convicted up in Rabun county two months ago and sentenced to tho penitenti ary for life, has been refused a new trial. The case was argued before^Judge J. B. Estes yesterday. Able counsel presented every phase of tho cose possible that at all favored Beck, bnt Judge Estes stood by the law. An appeal to tho Supremo Court is threatened, but it is doubtful if ono bo taken. Beck's cose recalls that of Smith, who was sentenced to live years in the penitentiary yesterday by Jadge Clark. Tho case at be«?t was not very pleas ant reading, and most of tlie real facts were suppressed. But I have conversed with six or seven who attended the trial, nnd every ono of them pronounced the verdict an out rage. That is a noteworthy fact. Men have no mercy for their fellows who assault ympothy i- dw for the gentler sex. Yet six or seven men who heard tho testimony in tho cose denounce the verdict as being unjust and unwarranted by tbo ev< idence. Can it be that oar sentiment in such matters led the jury into on error? Prejudice is an enormous power. Has it sent an innocent man to the penitentiary? Many think so. Suicide of un E. Shumate, It. M. W. Glen, t«»r plain till in error; H. 1\ Lumpkin, F. W. Copeland, contra. No. 7, continued. No. 8, Davis vs. tie State. Ar umI. Dabney A Foucke, J. M. Billah, for plain tiff in error; C. T. Clements, solicitor- du ral, contra. No. 9, Tanner vs. Chapman. Argued. W. T. Cheney for plaintiff in error; It. D. Har vey & Son contra. The court adjourned till 0:30 a. >a. to morrow. Atlanta, December 10.—Xo. 10, Homo circuit. Curran vs. Flooring et at Argued. Henry Walker, J. W. H. Underwood for plaintiff in error; W. D. Elam, by brief, for defendant in error. No. 11, Borne circuit. Cox & Boggs Vs- Coleman. Withdrawn. No. 12, Borne circuit. Glanton Admin istrator, vs. Whitaker. Argued. Dean A Ewing, Alexander A Wright, for plaintiff in i i"i; <\Y I ', iih- i -t mntra. No. 13, Rome circuit. Bailey & Co. ve, Ogden et ah Argued. J. H. Hntdcinson, Alexander & Wright, for plaintiffs in error; C. A. Thornwell, contra. No. 14, Rome circuit Madden et al. vs. Jones et al. Argued. Dean A Ewing for plaintiff in error; Reece A Denny, contra, rending opening argument in case loot stated court adjourned till 9:30 a. m. to morrow. Air. Max Meyerheidt, of Rome, is at the Markham. Mr. H. D. Cothran, of Rome, is in the city. Dr. W. E. Baker, Mr. R. Baker, Miss* e Eva and Fannie Baker, of Roswell, are in tho city. Atlanta, December 11.—No. 14, Rome circuit. Madden et xri. vs. Jones et. al. Ar gument concluded. No. 15, Rome circuit. Shannon A Co*, vs. Feicheimer, Goodkind A Co. Argued. Daniel S. Printup for plaintiffs in error; Dean A Ewing, Underwood A Rowell, Eve** A Denny, contra. No. 1C, Romo circuit Cothran vs. Brower ot al. Argued. Underwood, Rowell A Cheney for plaintiff in error; Wright, Mey- erharot A Wright, contra. No. 18, Romo circuit. Sproull, adminis- *i‘;.t'>r. \s S.Miv Lxi'li ill.:' -1 for No. 17. Argued. Dabney A Foncho for plaintiff in error; Wright, Meverhardt k Wright, contra. No. 17, Romo circuit. Allrcad vs. Harris. Argued. Daniel S. Printup, R. D. Harvey A Son, for plaintiff in error; C. N. Fcathe*- stone, J. A Blance, contra. No. 19, Rome circuit Camp ve! Mont- Bonding oj.. ning aiguim-nt <f this case tho court adjourned. Atlanta, December 12.—No. 19, Rome circuit. Argument concluded. No. 21, Rome circuit. Brower vs. Coth ran. Argued. C. N. Feathers ton, Alexan der A Wright, W. W. Brooks, for plaintiff; J. W. II. Underwood, Daniel S. Printup, contra. No. 25, Rome circuit. Brower vs. Coth ran ct nl. Argued with No. 21. Same coun sel . Court then adjourned to 9 a. m. Tues day next. ITEMS FROM COLUMBUS. -Marri>»K«‘ rECIAL TEt M.] Columbus, Ga Ex-IJnltc<l State* Mnr-lial. Dallas, Tex., December 13.—Major Jos. A. McKee, former United States marshal of the Northern district of Texas, committed suicide yesterday by cutting his throat. lie hod recently been sick with denguo fever, but wss convalescing. Yesterday morning he was found in his room breathing his lost from a wound in his throat indicted with a pocketknjfe. Tho 1 to venue Haiti. Atlanta, December 14.—Special Revenue Agent Colquitt and Deputy Collector Chis olm went into Jasper connty Saturday, and near Bear creek, just over tho Newton county line, they ran upon a new blockade still, running in full blast. Tho officers entered the house and arrested a man natm-d Bur- tow Ivy, and captured a new 100-gallon •UP, between 300 and 400 gallons of beer, 25 gallons of low vines and some raw mate rial. They destroyed the beer and low wines, and brought tho man and still to At lanta. That Hovei>xt« J£*j>cilith>i>. Atlanta, December IL—Csptoin J. \V. Nelms, the United States mandial, and bis posse of fonr men. Deputies Hanes, Mur phy, Garrison ninl Grant, returned this morning from their trip up into the moun tains of North Georgia, in search of the as sassins of Depnty Marshal \V. S. Kellett. Captain Nelms anil hia men are oil much fatigued from the effects of tho trip, which was a very hard one. Daring their absence they arrested fire men, including Calvin Young, who was with Kellett, nnder arrest, when shot Tho marshal is verjr reticent as to tho results of his trip, bnt it is under stood that in the five men-arrested ho be lieves he has a part of tbo conspirators against Kellett if not tho ssesssids. The (sets seem to indicate that the Y'onng fami ly were at least implicated in the murder. Farther developments are awaited with in terest Supreme Court of (ieorcto. Atlanta, December 8.—No. 3, Rome. Argument concluded. No. 4, Rome. Wallin vs. Shofonl With drawn. No. 1. Rome. Walker vs. Logan, (passed yesterday, because of sickness of counsel). Argued. W. E. .Spinks, ivy F. Thompson for plaintiff in error; J. Monroe Spinks con tra. No. 5, Rome. Rntledge ve. McFarland Argued. W. H. Payne, J. E. Shumate for plaintiff in error, F. W. Copeland, Harrison A Peeples, contra. Jiid.i Steivait, of the Flint circuit delir- . ered an opinion in No. 17, Macon drenit! foetures.' Brou n etol. vs. Gunn, affirming jtnl caber 11. li. B. M"--. i' In* in ' id' nt.illv lei ill I liim-i if .0 1. home in Harris county last week, hail been carrying nn accident policy ot $10,000 on his life, which had expired only uhout a week before his anfortnnate death. Mr, W, C. Gorman died at bis home near Seale, yesterday, aged 35 years. E. J. Itonkin, Charles ll Davis anil Col onel Halbert, who have been canvassing for the Georgia Midland, returned to tins city city to-day. They report thnt including Griffin’s subscription of $96,000, $61,000 have bsen subscribed from that city to th* Flint river. Woodbury, this side of tin river, subscribed $5,000. The canvassers will begin work at this end of the line in n- few days. ilr. Forbes Liddell, of Montgomery, and MU Myra ltovcnseroft, of Troy, were mar ried at 7 o'clock tbU morning, and pasted through this city to-day on a bridal tnor. Ih 11. Williams, of this city, died to-day. i il'. i'iii'.h. il no to-niglit and tin- newly elected nhlermcu took the oath of offil e. Tho following officers were elected by tbo board: City treasurer, J. N, Barnett; city |ili>-n mu. i. W. Culm ron; city attorney, S li. Hatcher; clerk of the market and maga zine, I I (l. Innigl.i--; il,i-(dtaL hi . per, Mr-. C. Anderson, first lieutenant of po lice. .1 A. Rnl,i id-: -• em.il lieutenant, Zeno Pickett; city asse—oni, li. II i raw ford, l i. K. i iagi r and .1 M Smith; port wardens, Thos. Chatlin ,R. A. Carson, G. J. Burnis, J. A. Kirn n and I . L. Wells; mayor pro hm., W. IL Brannon. The salaries were fixed at the same as laat year. Ella A Stone's Specialty Company dis banded hero to-day, and some of the mem bers haven't money enough to pay their way ont of town. £n Muscogee Snperior Court to-day D. Wiggins and Wm. Carter were given six months each on the chain-gang for oimply larceny. A wliito woman and a negro woman, escaped from jail at Caaaeto on Friday night and are still at large. Cans of Tri. ldno.l., Toot, N. Y., December 14. This morn ing E. B. Jones, residing on Ellsworth ave nue, Mechanicsville, was discovered in her yard, tearing a fence to pieces and wildly gesticulating. His wife came running from tho house, acting in tho same manner. Th" neighbors quick i v collected, and endeavor,. I to quiet them. It appears they bad i.m u eating largely of fresh p,.rk and xau-aio and a doctor who was called preno a case of trichinosis. The family ing of Mr. Jones, his wife auil t w o are all sick. :il it- ehtldrei At Montpelier, France, the imn.it. - of the homo militury pri-"" ar • r--;.' iyedin Work ing up the Material in oil boots . nd shu. . which nre not only coll .till from ,11 France, but even imported from abroad. Every particle boa its u-e. The nails nre drawn oat nu 1 piled up. the iron mi - 1 ing si paroled from the brass by magmT i. lentil, i is worked into u van. n of m . . •asm to be intrenching upon indiridnol I of the court below. " e rasamptian i and. righto at every turn. At ona time the idea Messrs. John H. Reece, W. T. Cheney, hit pu Xe huu- a.T ,i, r 'i'.'J [•' •’ ,‘t ot prohibition was regarded a- an jnst, R..bt. Harvey ami Will E. Spinks were ad- ry tbs formula of a maple v.,.ui; r . u... abhorrent to free govt rr.ment and l’urium rallied to the bar, speedy sod pemisni at cure ot i uniun i u. a. i..-. a coL It was held to be mnaptn«y, and be-1 PMdtag ABoMjiMit, ljourned ull 9:30 u. m., to- debility ami sll nm.m* ..ft. r rar Las vond the power of tbi broken down the**- harriers. State's rights, with fell it* pn<{> of iiH . ^try, has littlt ii j •• of portnity; II It tmj antb iOtUai bl«*od ionbr< ken-tluwu ?q>ort. ('■ ntrali/..- ti'-n it ti . : r> Mt_Lt t!.- rult- of th.- majority it rijit. It i.i not .1 oi. tutT off wLil...l i ndlrtad ti-'kH will laded. No. C ra, December 9. —The w&s transacted in tho Ar.'un t«-*t* d it* .Siq., Simmons. Argued. I. 1 bw