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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1885.-TWELVE PAGES.
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THE NEWS IN GEORGIA.
GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS
AND FROM EXCHANGES.
MARK TWAIN IN NEVADA.
"The Wnrrenton Clipper lias issued a hand
's on>e und elaborate trade review of Worrcn-
ton.
Dr. Hawthorne, of Atlanta, lectures in
Rome next month on monhoodand woman
hood.
Two men are trimming tho pear trees in
South Georgia, taking tlio trimmings for
their pnj.
A negro brakemnn named IVm. Heeket
was killed at Wayoross, Thursday night
while coupling cars.
A six year old son of Mr. C. B. Moore, at
T,ako Bluff, was run over and badly injured
by n baud car last week.
Mont IloweU, of Murray county, killed a
four hundred-pound bear near the head ef
COnnosauga river recently.
Mr. Tbouias B. Bagley, of Milledgevillo,
lost a pocketbook with eighty to one hun
dred dollars in it lost Tuesday.
Chorus of the weeklies: In observance of
a time-honored custom, no pAper will bo
issued from this office next week.
Tho old sign for three big frosts and a
nub hns fail d this time. There has been
four this week.—Milledgoville Chronicle.
“The lop-eared editor of the handbill at
Waycross ,f is the wuy in which the Jesup
Sentinel refers to tho Wnycross Reporter.
The Georgia Pine Lumber Company was
organized in Brunswick recently with a
capital of $40,000. George F. Montgomery
is president.
The people of Hawkinsvillo have, at a
public meeting, passed resolutions favoring
the building of tne Savannah, Dublin and
Western railroad.
The Confederate soldier on the memorial
monument at Newnan wears a United
States belt and a jug canteen. The work
was done in Italy.
About a week ago Milly Rogers, a negro
owman living on C. C. Ausley’s lot in Smith-
Wile, stuck u nail in her foot On Wednes
day she died of lock jaw.
It ia said that Rees Walker's wife has to
be confined in the gnard house, at Ameri
eus, every night for fear that her husband
will find her and kill her.
We learn from a relisblo sonreo that the
bnilding of a hotel at St Simona is an aa-
snred fact. It will coat $55,000 and he
completed by May.—Brunswick Breeze.
The handsome flag made by tho Sisters
of Meroy and given to the Montgomery
GuarJs on March 17th, 18G2, at Fort Pulas
ki, was presented on Thursday night to tho
Hibernian Society in Savannah.
The rascals who have been putting' tor
pedoes on the street-car track in Rome havo
been caught They were employed by tho
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and
their punishment was tho loss of their po
sitions.
Wednesday night after the family of Dr.
S. B. Hawkins in Americas, had retired for
the night some live coals fell out of tho
grate in the parlor aud rolled on the floor,
ami was burning a big hole in the floor
when discovered.
Grecno eounty boasts of an old negro
who never crossed his legs in liis life; never
took but one chew of tobacco; never whis
tled a tune; never shot s gun but once and
that frightened him so he threw the gun
down, and has refused to touch one since.
TIIF. MOUND BUILDERS.
Some Recollections of a Dramatic Mnnscer
who Knew Him Well.
New York World.
Mr. Robert Fulford is the husband of
that charming and successful actress, Annie
Pixlev. He is distinguished ns one of the
most level-headed men in the dmmatio pro
fession, and the fact that bis wife has inode
and saved, and has now well invested, over
$200,(100, is largely due to his enterprise and
bumness srgacity. In 1802 he was a printer
in the office of the Virginia City (Nevada)
Enterprise, and received the liberal com
pensation of $1.25 per thousand. The best
printers in New York are now paid 40 cents
per thousand. Mr. Fulford and his associ
ates at the case in the office of the Virginia
City Enterprise made from $100 to $125 a
woek. Those were flush times for printers
and everybody else in Virginia City. Men
were making fortunes in a day, and nil the
THE INSIDE OF AILANTA.
A >Iomid In Ilnrtow County on Which De-
Soto Slept Four Night*.
Tnx other night at the Gavrett House we
met Mr. John P. llognn, of the Bureau of
Ethnology, at Washington City, He issent
out by the department for the pnrposo of
eth nological survey. It is his business par
ticularly to find out all h can about the
Mound Builders. He visited the other diy
a mound on tbe place of Mr. Ashbury Tate,
and will again visit it for the purpose of more
minuto inspection. Mr. Kogan told
some interesting things. He found a
mound in Habersham county, ox the Tugslo
ltiver, on Mr. T. P. Jarrctt’s place. He
discovered, beyond doubt he thinks, that
this monnd was built for the purpose of
erecting a council House on it At each
corner there was a post upon which the
house had stood—scattered around wars
evidences of a Tillage. Mr. Hogan told ns
that tbero Is a mound in Bartow CO., Us,
three miles sot.inw'xt >;J Cuterville, on
which D- H >io slept four nights* Upon be
ing asked how he could know that tact, he
replied that they had found an old Spanish
history which spoke of tho fact and described
tho mound, and this is the only ono
that ajswers the description.
Another New ltaiir
Savannah Times.
The Savannah and Dublin railroad, it is
said is no longer considered a paper road,
but a reality in every muss. Hi*in the
hands of men who are determined to baud
it. and who have the money to back their
determination. It will run through tho
counties of Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Tat-
nall. Emanuel, Montgomery, Laurens,
Wilkinson. Twiggs, Pulaski, Uoutton,
Dooly, Dodge, Sumter and Bibb.
Its projectors stats that a similar Mmpo-
nv is ready to build another road with the
West by tho way of Birmingham, Ala., thus
not only saving thirty-fiye miles trom Uus
city to Macon, but a good many mom miles
between this city and the important W«t-
era cities. Those interested also state that
the company ha* all the money it will re-
quire to build and equip tbwspsd onsssp-
itilist alone proposing to take $£000,0OG of
its bonds, and a manufacturer$350,000 of
its bonds, to be pai l for in steel rails. It is
further stated that the road will be com
ptetod within eighteen months.
CORRUPT U. S. OFFICERS.
Offering Negro.. Ten Dollars Eecl» to Con
vict a White Man.
This week Lee and Palmar,deputy United
States Marshals, cups to tins < ity and car
ried Mr. T. M. 8wi at to Savannah, charged
•with violating the accursed fhtemal reve
nue law. T" •» ni - r roe- «• re ,marooned M
earth oat there seemed to be lined with gold.
Mr. Fulford quit the printer’s case long
ago, and he is now making $1,000 a week
where he made $100 a week in 18B2, He
stood in the lobby of the Grand Opera
House Saturday evening talking to a group
of friends about the prosperous days he
had seen in the famous Wyoming mining
town, and he hardly seemed conscious ot
the fact that the little lady inside was call
ing ont thunders of applause from an au
dience that filled every nook and corner of
the house, as she disported herself in the
character of M'iiss, and that there was a
net profit of at least $500 in the entertain
ment. He mentioned the names of some of
the people he knew in Virginia and traced
the careers that some of them had made
since thoso memorable days of great gold
discoveries and high salaries. Of tho thou
sands who had flocked to Virginia City while
it was at the flood-tide of its prosperity, but
handful have made fortunes.
'One of these,” said Mr. Fulford, “who
has made both fame and fortune, is Mark
Twain (Sam Clemens). I knew him well.
He was a reporter ou the Enterprise while
I was a young boy setting type on tho same
paper. He tad a salary of $20 a week.
There was a wide difference then between
the man who wrote for the paper und the
man who set the type for it. While it is
trae, as I have stud, that Mark Twain was
one of the few men that I knew at Virginia
City who is to-day worth a fortune, and
while it is equally true ho has acquired
lame as well, yet ho mads neither while out
there, and gave no hint that he would ever
make them anywhere else.”
“You never suspected, then, that he was
humorist?”
“Never. I saw him every day and read
everything ho wrote for tho paper, bnt I
never suspected there was anything funny
about him beyond a little drollery in his
manner of speech. I think he got most of
his jokes from a fellow in the office we call
ed Truthful James. His true name was
Thompkins, and he wrote vejy fairly, but
he was at his beat when surrounded by a
lot of friends. He had an inexhaustible
supply of jokes and stories, and he told
them all with inimitable humor. Ho was
thoroughly original and was a noted char
acter in Virginia City. You will understand
that there was a gentle sarcasm about the
uppellation Truthful James. But Tbomp-
kins, with oil his good storios, never
nmobnted to anything more than ogood-
nsturod, good-hearted jokor of the Enter
prise office, and he is to-day unknown to
either fame or fortune, but there is Mark
Twain, whose books are now read by all
mankind,”
Was Mark Twain well liked among bis
acquaintances?”
“No; he was rather unpopular. I did not
like him then and I do not like him now. I
dislike him so much that 1 never read much
that he writes, but I think I can tell the
trdth about him, and I am aare I think I am
right when I say he retains as friends to-day
very few, if any, of those who knew him in
Virginia City. To illustrate the truth of
what I say 1 will tell you of on incident that
oceutred just about the time lie lettVirginla
City to go down to San Francisco. There
waa a little town or camp lost outside of
Virginia City, and the two placo were sepa
rated by a deep guloh, and the road that
crossed this was the scene ot many a mid
night murder and robbery. Some of the
boys laid a plot to give Sam Clemens ugood
scare betorohe left for 8anFraneisco. They
were to waylay him some night ss ho passed
along this lonely rood and take his
watch, pistol aud ra oney away from him
and retnrned them a day or two la tor. The
night came. He was coming home pretty
late from tha other side. The boys knew
he hud s pistol, and that it was a dangerous
joke; but that was the sort of practical
jokes we all indulged in at that time. It
would, of course, be necessary to gst the
drop on him, otherwise somebody
would get hurt. The plan worked all right
They rushed ont from behind a rock, with
pistols cooked and levelled,and commanded
him to throw up his hands, which he did
very promptly. There was nothing else to
do. Of course the boys were masked.
They took everything he hod including a
very common diver watch, and he seemed
to be very glad to get away with his life.
Tha next day he wrote a thrilling article for
for tho Enterprise, giving a detailed
account of the affair, abusing the sup
posed robbers with terrific vengeance. The
secret was kept dark till he was going to
leave on the stage-coach for San Francisco.
Just ss Clemens wss about to get on the
stage, s committee of the boys with very
solemn countenances walked up to him end
with a very formal speech presented him
with a neat-looking ease, which hesupposed
contained some pleasing memento by which
his Virginia City friends wished to be re
membered. You can imagine his surprise
and the yell that went up from tho crowd
when he opened the ease and found inside
the wstch, pistol and small amount of
money of which he had been robbed a few
nights before. The driver cracked his
whip and the coach went off with a whirl.
It was the sort of a practical joke Clemens
did not appreciate and it was the last he
ever saw of \ irginia City.”
LARGEST YIELD OF LINT.
Prlr.es Awarded by the Btato Agricultural
Department.
Atlanta, December 20.—The following
premiums were awarded yesterday by the
Statu Agricultural Department:
Club premium, to tnc dve farmera belong
ing to any agricultural club in Georgia, or
who live within a radius of ten miles, who
produce the largest quantity of clean lint
cotton on twenty-live acres, cultivated, five
acres each, by these five farmers, and on
which Gossypium only has been used, a
two-year-old registered Jersey ball, valued
at $350, or $350 in gold, awarded to T. A.
Drown, J. T. Luckie, W. L. Crowder, J. H.
Widner and J. R. Hubbard, of the Coweta
county club.
The individual premiums for the largest
yield of clean lint cotton made on five acres
in the State of Georgia, on which only Gos-
sypium has been nsed, were awarded as
follows:
1. Geo. W. Truitt, Lovelace, Troup county, 7,808
pound*, $2140.
2. D. U. Ponder, Hampton, Henry county, 7,667
pound*, $160.
3. G. M. Da via k Son, Pope'eFeriy, Monroe coun
ty, 7,644 pound*. $100.
4. It. W. Terry, Falrbura, Campbell county, 0,887
pounds, $50.
6. C. J. Sims, Palmetto, Fayette county, 8,210
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
0. J. A. Steed, Howard, Taylor county, 6,170
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
7. \V. L. Crowder, Handy, Coweta county, 4,040
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
8. D. W. Perdue. Miluer, Pike county, 4,681
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
0. T. J. Wyatt. Enou, Jasper county, 4,211 pound*,
one ton Gouypium.
10. F. Hudgins, Decatur, DeKalb county, 4,104
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
•• •. Handy,
11. J. T. Luckie, Handy, Coweta county, 4,162
pound*, one ton Gouypinm.
12. J. I,.*Clay, Dalian, Paulding county, 4,167
pounds, one ton Oouypinm.
13. U. H. Kelly, Peacbatone Bhoals, Henry coun
ty. 4, ill pound*, one ton Gouypium.
14. J. It. Hubbard, Handy, Coweta county, 4,102
pound*, one ton Gouypium.
I t. O. M. Itedmon, Homo, Floyd county, 4,000
pound*, half ton Gouypium.
16. J. H. Widner, Handy, Coweta county, 4,002
pounds, half ton Gouypium.
17. 8. Montgomery, Howard, Taylor countg, 4,018
pound*, half ton Gouypium.
18. J. F. Baker, Lovelace, Troup county, 8,678
pounds, half ton.
10. J. T. William*, Blountaville, Jonee county,
3,603 pounds, half ton.
20. T. W. McDonald, Newnan, Ceweta county,
3,471 ponnd*. half ton.
21. J. N. Dickinson, Good Hope, Walton county,
3,218 pounds, half ton.
22. T. A. Brown, Handy, Coweta eounty, 8,106
pound*, half ton. ,
23. J. Findley, Woodville, Greene county, 8,132
pounds, half toa.
24. J. It. McCollum, Newnan,Coweta county, 2,110
pounds, half tou.
For the largest yield of sound corn made on five
ycre* in Georgia, on which Gouypium only ha*
been used:
1. O. W. McWilliams, Btockbridge,Henry county,
496.24 bushel*. $150.
2. W. L. Lowrey, Hammond’s Mill, Floyd connty,
455.10 bushel*. $50.
3. J. R. Cobb, Constitution, DeKalb county, 440.00
bushels, ono ton.
4. J. L. Clay, Dallas, Paulding connty, 378.00
bushels, half ton.
5. H. K. Williamson, Griffin, Spaulding county,
808.31 bushel*, half ton.
6. G. M. Davis and son, Pope’s ferry, Monroe
county, 334.68 bushels, half tou.
6 W. A. Martin. “ ‘
bushels, half ton.
H. A. L. Pitts, Constitution, DeKalb county, 208.23
bushels, half ton.
8, T.o. Morava, Stools, Coweta connty, 178.26
bu,licit, half ton.
. A, Martin, Hamilton, liarrt. eounty, 338.23
CUT HIS JUGULAR.
A Ilalliir Cuts tho Throat o, a Newspaper
Solicitor.
Atlanta, December 18.—William Malone
bailiff in the United States Court, and who
is a one-armed man, cut tho throat to-night
of Coot England, an advertising solicitor of
the Evening Capitol. The wonnd is not
considered fatal. '
Atlanta, December 18.—Drs. Howell
and Westmoreland sa; England's jugular is
cut slightly and that probably be cannot l>e
saved. The catting occurred at the comer
of Whitehall and Wall streets snd the rail
road crossing. Malone was passing with
two womon. England and two companions
made some remarks about the two women,
which angered Malone, who, though with
but one arm, the left, and only three fln-
E en on that band, drew out his pocket
nlfe, opened it with his teeth, and plunged
the blade into England's meek. Malone
had been to the theatre with the woman,
and was jast going home when the af
fray occurred. He escaped snd was hid
in a house on Lino street. His presence
there was denied. The house was aar-
roandod by officers, snd Malone was cap
tured snd loosed Dp. Ten thousand dollars
bail was refused by the officers for his re-
loose. At one o’clock England is jret alive.
A Iloy Stabbed*
Atlanta, December 20.— Master Cole
Carlton, s white boyabontl2 years old, was
giren a cell at the station bonne at five
o'clock this afternoon for stabbing a white
boy about tho same age, named Ed Crab
tree. The trouble took place in ono of the
old barracks buildings, near West End,
where the mission Sabbath school of the
Trinity Methodist Church was in progress.
Both of the boys are pupils of the school.
It seems that Cole Carlton gave s party one
night last week snd failed to send Ed Crab
tree an invitation. This was doe to the fact
that both boys ore in love with a pretty lit
tle girl named Emma Stevens. Jealousy
seems to have prompted Cole to slight his
playmate. Of course all this offended
Ed Crabtree deeply. So this
afternoon tne boys quarrelled
in Sunday-school over the mother. Crab
tree applied a vile epithet to Carlton, which
led to a fight, daring which yonng Carlton
drew a large, sharp pocket knife and stab
bed his little antagonist in tbe left breast
jast over the heart, indicting a painful
flesh wonnd, which is not dangerous.
Young Crabtree wav taken home and Carl
ton was brought to the station and locked
np. He took his arrest most calmly. Both
boys are the sons of highly respected and
well-to-do parents.
where he has been to see Judge Pardee, in
regard to the prohibition election contest
He and Mr. Julius L. Brown hod a long in
terview after bis urrivnl and they
seem to be satisfied with Jadge l’urdeo's
order for a rulo nisi.
Knslsml Homt-wlist Worse.
Atlanta, December 20. -England, whose
throat was dangerously cut Friday night by
Will Malone, is worse this evening. There
is danger of inflammation, in case of which
recovery is doubtful.
Colonel Howell’* Condition.
Atlanta, December 18.—Colopel Albert
Howell couti tinea to improve, but haft not
yet been pronounced oat of danger by hie
physicians.
Supreme Court of Georgia*
Atlanta, December 17.—No. 3, Cherokee
circuit. Argument concluded.
No. 4, Cherokee circuit fctone ot al. vs.
Richardson. Argued. T. R. Jones for
plaiutiff; McCamy & Walker contra.
No. 5, Cherokee circuit. Mcmler vs. the
State. Augued. Graham & Oruharn for
plaintiff; J. W. Harris, solicitor-general, by
R. D. Trippo contra.
No. C, Cherokee circuit. Stegall vs.
Baker. Argued. Miluer, Akin A Harris
for plaintiff; W. C. Glenn, J. A. Baker
contra.
No. 7, Cherokee circuit Hoffer vs.
Gladden et al. Argued. Graham & Got
ham for plaintiff; John Neel, J. 11. Wtkle,
J. W. Akin, R. W. Murphy contra.
Pending argument of this case the court
adjourned to 0:30 o'clock to-morrow.
Atlanta, December 18.—No. 7, Cherokoo
circuit. Argument concluded.
No.8, Cherokee circuit. Withdrawn.
No. 9, Cherokee circuit. Dobbins vs.
Etowah Manufacturing Company. Argued.
M. K. Stausell, McCutchen k Shumate, for
plaintiff; Jno. N. Akin. Henry Jackson,
contra.
Court then adjourned to 9:30 o'clock
a. m. to-morrow.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., December 19.—No. 9. Cherokee.
Argument concluded.
No. 10. Cherokee. Ford vs. Clerk, administrator.
Argued. W. K. Moore, W. C. Glenn for plaintiff, H.
J. McCamy contra.
No. 11. Cherukee, Woolbrigbt vs. Carlton
gued. W. W. k J. P. Jitcowuy, R, J. McCamy for
plaintiff, T. J. Lumpkin contra.
No. 12. Cherokee, Carlton vs. Ketcbersids 4k
Brown. Argnod. W. U. Dabney, T. J. Lumpkin
for plaintiff; W. N. k J. P. Jacoway, R. J^McCamy
contra. w
No. 13. Cherokee, Dobbins vs. Pvrolnsite Man-
B neae Co. Argued. M. R. Btansell for plaintiff,
llnor. Akin k Harris contra.
No. 14. Cherokee, Meeks, administrator, va.
Johnson, executrix. Argued. J. H. Conyers, M. R.
Btansell for plaintiff, Thus. W. Miluer, J. M. Noel
contra.
Nos. 15 and 17. Cherokee, Howard vs. Lowell
Machine Co,, and Clayton, assignee of Howard, vs.
Lowell Machine Co. et al. Argued. Milner, Akin
k Harris for plaintiff, B. F. Abbott, Graham k Gra
ham, King k Spalding contra.
Pending argument of these cases tbe court ad
journed to 9;30 o'clock a. m. Monday next
The l'rolilbltlon Injunction.
Atlanta. December 19.—Deputy United States
Marshal Mitchell served to-night on Ordinary Cal
houn the rule nisi granted by United States Judge
Pardee, in New Orleans, yesterday, to show cause
January 4tb why an injunction should not l*aue
against bis proceeding in the matter of the prohibi
tion election. Should Judge Clark refuse the in
junction asked for before him, the ordinary will
proceed to declare the result of the election. He
then has to publish the result for four weeks before
it becomes a law. Before tbe publication can be
ted the hearing will be had before Judge
and then the main and only objection made
by Ja lgeMcCay to granting the Injunction will be
obviated, vis: that the reetut of the election was
not k.iown and could not be until officially de
clared.
Atlanta. December 21. —The hearing of
le local option injnnoUon, which was fixed
•r 10 o'clock this morning before Judge
Marshall Clarke, was postponed until 8 o'clock this
afternoon, because of tbe absence of Mr. Aleck
King, who woe engaged in tha Supreme Court Tbe
court met at 8 o'clock this afternoon
There waa a fair attendance of spectators.
Mr. Tom Glenn opened the proceedings by
the reading of the bill asking that Ordinary Caf-
htun perpetually enjoined from declaring tbe
result of the vote in the late local option elec
tion.
When the bill had been read, and affidavit* wars
in order. Judge Hammond, for the prohibitionist*,
arose and stated that he did not think it necessary
for the other side to read affidavit*, because noth
ing In tne bill would be deuied, but that tho bUl
a* demurrable.
Mr. Julius Brown said tbe affidavits would throw
light on tbe subject and show tt up more in detail.
Judge Hammond insisted that a* none of the al
legation* in the bill were denied, end It was clearly
demurable the affidavit* should not be allowed to
be read. He read a few line* from a case in the
Sixty-seoond Georgia in support of hi* position.
Judge Clarke decided that the case read did not
apply to that case, and ruled that the affidavits be
Whereupon Judge Tompkins proceeded to resd
tbe affidavits, which were submitted to tbe consid
eration of Judge Mo* Jay. When the read
iug of the affidavits had been
finished. Judge Hammond announced that
that he would read some affidavits ou tha prohibi
tion side.
This completed tbe record in the case, aud Judge
Clarke adjourned the court until to-morrow morn
ing at niuo o'clock, with the remark that tbe daily
session would last from 9 a. m. Jill 8:30, with the
usual thirty minutes at noon, for luncheon.
Prohibition in Knixim,
Atlanta, December 19.—Collector Crenshaw has
a friend, Wm. King, a revenue agent, and who ia
Mr. Henry Grady's foUier-ln-law. and a strong pro
hibitionist. To-day tho collector received a postal
from him at Hannibal, Mo., iu which Mr. King
•ays:
Doan Cjloxkl: Be happy! 8oe Leavenworth,
Kansas, In the midst of prohibition, thorn are 2Gj
barroom*.
darkies to swear lie* in onler to convict
th.it tli-v miclit '■.uli-ct tn.tr
ib„ v w.-nt i.>.•»■! 'i.' ir.lxty- -i"'"
r iv they offered them ten dollxm each.
Other partis wbo overheard it »ay the
the tuime. . ,
Th-r- l- n in ..i in this t .wn wh • h n-r.
rmiltv than the ones above.referred to. ihe
” : i..............I do. nn.l other c.ise, m
___ h i reported this and . .
two yean. Thi* tan t hi* first at-
* getting kb fStowcttMi MS
K, (gfliamtlUtioa. Not by * good Mg
■l Aittbeeoowndrel U at
K Tire time of hta departure i* ,t hand.
u, von dirty riltain ! “Be aare jour ein
_m find yon .rot!" Jo,tic.a on yonr track,
:,:!i joa would do well to “hie to the mean-
um i" Yoa are in the wr I- »- Y®“ r
EbUl AriU.inotaUyin
Saved by a Ten Year-old Girl.
A Fottaville, Pennsylvania, special eaya:
The crew of a coal train on tho Lehigh Val
ley railroad had a sensational escape from
death at Yatesville this morning. The
workings of Fowler's colliery caved in daring
the night and censed the surface to subside
for 200 yards over which tho railroad runs.
The bottom of the cave-in cannot be seen,
and an attempt to fill up the branch to-day
was attended with so little success that
though 'JO car-loads of earth were dumped
into it the hole appears to be still as deep
and as wide as ever. Near the spot where
the cave occurred lived a family naued lte-
honv who during the night were driven in
fear'from their house to a neighbor’s out
side the affected area. At an early hour
thm morning little Maggie Bebony, aged 10
years, while fetching water, beard a train
cpming, ran to the track, snd by frantically
waving her cap succeeded in stopping the
train close to the brink of the cave-in.
When the train hand, mede an investigation
and discovered their narrow escape they
made the child a handsome reward for her
thoughtful ness, and uo facia have been re
ported to headquarters.
vour degrwUlion, have to strata yonr .yea
^KT^taeffmrttolook uo to where the
U uk, tne dog and the hyena stand—
Wav rose Eeportar.
Ticket agents' Commissions.
New Yoax, December 16—The executive
committee 0< tbe pool roads has issued an
order peremptorily cutting off the commU-
sjons hitherto pud to ticket agenta, tha
order to take effect January 1st, 1886.
•GOO Howard for Kell?ft*i Murderers#
Atlanta, December 15.—From the evi-
donee gathered by Marshal Nelms, in his
investigation of the murder of Deputy Mar
shal Kellett, it seems that James McCay
and James ltcilly are the murderers. At
any rate, the evidence 1* so strong against
them that the Marshal haa offered, on be
half of the United States government, n re
ward of $500 for tbe capture and conviction
of the two men named.
A Moonshiner Medical Student.
Atlanta, December 17. —Carter Richards
waa before Commissioner Haight to-day
charged with distilling. He waived exami
nation and gave bond for bis appearance.
Richards waa arrested yesterday In Augus
ta, where he was attending medical college.
The offense for which he was arraigned waa
committed two yean ago at his home in
Pickens connty. The warrant for his ar
rest waa issued several month* ago, end he
was only fonnd when arrested.
Kale of Seised Property,
Atlanta, December 20.—Collector Cren
shaw sold some government property Ute!y
seized for violation of tbe intenud revenue
law. Two molea were ao!d for $100 apiece
and two for $75 each. Thirty gallons of
brandy and whisky brought $1.90 a gallon.
Some copper stills, caps and worms were
sold for tty cents a pound.
Jolias Is natUfied.
Atlanta, December 10.—Judge Tomp
kins arrived from New Orleans to-day,
Tiro More Ntllls Captured.
Atlanta, December 19.—Deputy Collector Clem
ent* and Deputy Revenue A<eut Culipiitt cultured
t*o stills yt-Hterday. near klidvUlo, iu Kiiuuannul.
Oue Ik lou^Uii( to Oeo. W. bnurrod, aud tbe utlier to
Bcnj. Nherrod. Tbe former was arre*ted and car
ried to Havaunab. the southern district Beuj.
Sherrod was uot arrested.
A Sheriff IteMlens,
Atlanta, December 19—J.T. Register, tbe sheriff
of Colquitt county, bos filed bis resignation with
tbe Governor.
The Survey Completed*
Columbus, Ga., December *20.■—Tbe pre
liminary survey of tbe Georgia Midland
and Gnlf railroad ban been completed. It
ia not yet known when tbe work of locating
tbe line will begin,
THIEVES AT WORK.
Messrs, II. N. Wright and T. A. Cheat limn
Losers—-Aidemmii W. A. Davln'^trugglo.
A series of bold robberies was perpetrated in tkia
city early yesterday morning.
Sometime after midnight a thief entered the resi
dence of Mr. H. N. Wright, who lives on Progress
street He unlocked the back door with a skeleton
key, and then roamed at will througn the rooms.
He finally walked into the room in which Air. Wright
aud his wife were sleeping, and noisolessly took up
a chair upon which Air. Wright's clothes were lying.
He carried both chair and clothes oat of doors,
where he deliberately rifled the pockets of the Ut
ter. He secured a fine double case watch, a heavy
E old chain, and about twelve dollars. The money
• took from a pocketbook, which he waa consider
ate enough not to carry off.
Evidently determined to give Air. Wright os little
trouble os possible, the thief carefully arranged the
clothes upon the chair. The pocketbook, which
contained several notes, was carefully deposited
under the house in a place where U would be easily
seen when daylight appeared.
If the thief had carried hta investigations a little
further, ho might easily have secured more booty.
On the bureau in tbe room occupied by Air. Wright
and his wife were seveial articles of value, inclu
ding Mrs. Wright's jewelry. None of thoso articles
were dUturbed.
Tbe thief* entrance and departure from tho
house were so stealthy, that neither Mr. Wright
nor his wife waa awakened. Neither knew anything
of the r(>’u<ery until yesterday morning at tho usual
hour foi arising.
DE. T. A. CHKATHAK BORSKD.
A second robbery was committed at the residence
of Dr. T. A. Cheatham.
From tiie manner in which the thief did hi* work,
it Is supposed that be waa tbe same that robbed
Air. Wright's residence. He entered through a
window which be fonnd unfastened. Rooming
through the house, he entered Dr. Cheatham's room
and began his in ventilations, He . found a chair
upon which Dr. Cheatham's clothes were lying, aud
taking it up, carried It to tho wludow through
which he had entei-ed the house. He then rifled
the pockets of the clothes, obtaining a valuable
gold watch. Carefully replacing the clothes npon
the choir, he jumped out of the window and disap
peared.
Dr. Cheatham's watch Is valued at one hundred
and fifty dollars. It 1* a double-case, stem-winder.
Tbe ease is of the Louis XIV. style, and tuts en-
graved upon one side the monogram, ”T. A. C."
On the other there is a river and residence scene.
At the time It was stolen, the watch was In a buck
skin pocket Attached to the watch was a heavy,
oval link gold chain. Pendant to the chain was a
locket black on one aide and red on tho other. The
locket contained a Ukenesa of Dr. Cheatham’s wife.
Dr. Cheatham offers a reward of twenty-five dol
lars for the recovery of the watch, and twenty-five
dollars for proof euffleient to convict the thief.
This robbery woe os sncceMfuliy executed os that
at the residence of Air. Wright Dr. Cheatham and
hta wife did uot hear the thlaf, aud were unaware
of the robbsn until vesterday morning when they
awoke and b<$an to drees.
ALDKRMAX DAVIS'S STRUOOUt
A third robbery was attempted at the residence
of Alderman W. A. Davis, on the corner of Orange
street and Washington avenue, bat tt waa a (allure.
Before retiring for the night, Alderman Davis
woe careful to see that the doors of his residence
were securely locked. He felt safe from thieves,
and slept soundly until about 8 o'clock, yesterday
morning. At that hour, be suddenly awoke.
He lav still, listening Intently for the repetition of a
sound which he had heard jast as he awoke.
Almost immediately, he heard soma one slowly
turning the knob of the door leading Into hla bed
room. Forgetting his pistol, which waa under his
pillow, he sprang out of bed. ran to the door, and
attempted to open 1L He could not tarn the knob.
The thief on the other side kept firm
hold of it, thus preventing Alderman Davis from
carrying out hta purpose. Summoning all his
strength, Alderman Davis gave the knob a tremen
dous wrench, snd succeeded iu turning it and open
ing the door. He sprang Into tha ball Just in time
to see the thief, who wore no eboee, dart oat of the
back door.
lDve.tlft.tlon developed that the tMef had opened
the door with a ekalaton kay. lie then propped It
back with a email piece of wood, in order to (Ire
hlmeelf a clear axil In caaa ha ahonld he detected.
Aldermau Davie fonnd nothin* mMn(.
... .. - ■* — ■ —- attain
which of her friend* ho h:ul met in the
street.
In India Itinerant eye dortors go front
town to to«a crying their proh mJon, which
they practice right in tne open square.
Operations for cataract they perform with
tho almost celerity, using it common pen
knife, and very generally with excellent
success.
Excessitl tea-drinking is tho latest Pari
sian recommendation for tho redaction of
corpulency. Fat people take kindly to it,
and it probably unsworn just an well ns any
thing else.
At Tullobossce, Fla., the buzzards have
become such it nuisance perching on tho
State capitol chimneys thut the adjutnnt-
general has taken np anus against tho UI-
Omened birds.
Tu* widow of President Filmore lins a
scrap-book filled with newspaper clippings
of all sorts, eulogistic, cruel, critical or
whatever the character may be, relating to
her husband's illness and death.
An American sojourner in a German uni
versity town was Bturtled recently to hear
this question seriously put and hotly de
bated by a party of Btudents: “Wan Shakes
peare drunk when ho mode h'm will?”
A fabmkb of Washington Territory loaned
his dog to a man on Hnake river to whom
he hr.il sold a flock of shoep to drive homo,
a distance of thirty miles. Tho drover
wiros and interferes with tho electrio cur
rents.
Judge Loclirana'a Cable Company.
Atlanta, December It Ind*e O. A. Loehrane
and Patrick Calhoun, of this city, with Edward H.
Htckea, C. H. Heed. Dwight Townsend and Edward
Lautebecb, of Naw York. Sled la Niv York on Urn
I7th a cartldcata of Incorporation as tha Southern
Telegraph and Cable Company. Its lines of tale-
« raph are to ran from Naw York and through oat the
hlted state, and Cauade and to any point on tha
coast of Ire laud, to Pensucs sod to Londoo. to
Brussels and to Parts. The capital atoek of tho
company la IHMXM. divided Into ICC share, of 1100
each, with tha right to Increase It.
Supreme Court of Ueorsla.
Atlanta, December 21.—No., is and IT. Ch.ro-
he* Circuit. Arpimrut coodndwL No. 13, Chare-
In, Nicholson va. Cook. Argued. W. B. Payne
for plaintiff. A. T. Beckett. J. K. Shumate, contra.
No. ft. Cherokee, Orton at al. va. Madden M aL Ar
gued. HcCutchan k tthumata. Samuel P. Maddox,
McCamy It Waller for plaintiff; W. K. Moore, T. It
Jonse, W. C. Olenn. B. Z. Bern don contra. Pmtd-
lng argument of this case tha court adjourned to
Isa o’clock a. rr. to-morrow.
Cheap Rabbit, and Squirrels.
Atlanta. December 12.—Yesterday afternoon I
rew an auctioneer salt, in open air. on Marietta
.treat, at public outcry, about two doare rabbtte
sad a dozen .qulrret.. all with skins on, at 23 crate
for tha lot. The .kins ought to ba worth many
times that amount. Tha market ia doodad with all
kinds of gam. bare, at prices far below the pcicaa
asked for chickens ducks turkey, and butcher
meat
That Throat Culling Affair.
Atlanta, tie., December IS—Oenrrsl Oartrell
haa barer retained to defend Mr. Will Malone, who
gashed Mr. -Coot” England', throat but night
England's physician daeUned to glvs Drasrsl Oar.
trdi a certificate this afternoon to tho effret
England la ont of danger. The outlooh this altar-
noon la that he will recover if todammatton does
Dot ore In. Chief Co natty still holds Mr. Mato*.,
refusing to re less, him on bond.
hulng tho Phut Tcnnraarr.
Atlanta, December I*.—Matilda Scott colored
haa brought suit against tha Georgia Perth.- and
EaatTranaMM. Virginia aud Georgia railroads for
tha killing of bar husband, tha akatdog car totter,
tha other day. Mr. L. M. Grace ha. likewise brought
•nit for personal tnjartee sustained by him la the
wreck. Matilda ia represented by L. W. Thotaaa
Eret. Grace by L. W. Thomas sad Jam— t May.
Other iutu will.
George Shafer Itelrased on Rond.
Atlanta. December 1*—Gram Khafer
brought here to day on a writ of ball invar awora out
la tha Interest of John MerryawaAOo. II. scut
before Judge McCay and waa reieemd oa I V
bond for hta appearance next Moo day weak., s. M.
Inman la hta bondsman. Mr. Shafer appreux r ^
ia very poorhaalili.
A Reward for a Criminal.
ATtarrra. Pewtnr 19 —Oovemor MrDaatrl is
sued aa order for a reward of (JU for tha arrest of
Emm Ward, for an a**ault with latent to murder
hla wife. Ida Walks', of Mutter county. The as-
resit waa committed November 3d. las.
Another Rule Nut.
Atlanta. December 21—Hutted mates Itepeti
Marshall Mitchell to-atght svved another rate nld
ra Ordinary rialhma. granted by Jades Pardee, la
ta the can of L. Cobra A Co., va. ts« ordiaary.
rebar desires y«t to he bread from, and.
It is thought that tha thief, who i
this
tempted
robbery, waa tha asms who robbed Me
Wright and Cheatham. Tha police era looking for
Halts Threatened.
It k; likely that tha Dibb county oommlreloa.nl
will have to appear In the Superior Court aa da-
fondants In several suits for damagre.
It appears that at the connty Jett soma of tha
calls are not hosted. In cold weather, each as waa
•zp.ri.ncsd during the past two months, prisoners
who occupied th. untreated calls wars subjected Id
great discomfort, and, .
made sick. Among them was J. M. Wabb, who
waa lodged In Jail on a warrant for oanrlng n coo
reeled weapon, awora out by hla brother-in-law,
Oeorge Morgan. Wabb waa placed 1a a eel! on ths
Ant door, between the rear calls and tha resident
portion of tha building. It waa cold and uncom-
fi.rtsbla and W.bb suffered irately. After be was
tried in the City Court, he consulted a lawyer
aa to whslhcr a suit tu recover da
for tha Improper can taken of him while ho
Jail would lie against tha commissioner.. Tha
lawyer, on. of tha ahrewdret In tha city, fold him
thatUe thought socks sultoould ba trough! and
mad. to stick. If Wsbb sure ba will probably do
so tn two ways: be Will an* tha eoaamlater
their corporate capacity and aa Individuals.
It la understood that others will take tho cue from
Webb, and also bring suits.
Tha lawyer whom Wabb consulted told a Tils-
oasra reporter that tha law did not Intend that a
prisoner ahonld ho treat'd aa a prince, but that, at
tha sains time. It did intend that ha should bo prop-
crly cared for. In tha Jalla prisoners, under tha
law. most to treated aa human brings, and glean
treat comforts anmclent to prevent their losing their
Bon not often Judicially I
Tho Weekly Telegraph Free.
We will send ths IViiili Tklegiiapb
one year to any one wbo will get np a club
ot five now subscribers to it at one dollar
each. w-tf
MATTER O’ FACT.
nz> rnoToaiAPH.
Quite carelessly and with a laugh
Kha handed aw her photograph
With, “It la horrid—.ut-If you
Insist, don’t crittrtre J, too/'
Of course I knswsb. dkln t mean
A word >h. mid. With pleasure keen.
Mbs couldn't hid., ah. a sir he I ms white
I pasta In wood—at bar sty la
Ttore, Ilk. . nuera, ah. was array rd.
Mrr real skin aaoqno waa well .1 replayed
O'er reus draw with royal train
And earrings, pin and * atch and chats.
My admiration x
At ao mack elegance revealed
Gave tor tha met wxqaireu Joy,
Caul rushed ta tor awful toy.
"Ob. mat Pa says yoa msk. him laugh
A Ah owing folks yonr photograph—
That weqa. aad drew and watch, yoa know,
Yon borrowed Jast lo make a show."
Tag new wharvea at Charleaton, & t\,
rest on zinc-covered piles.
Woven are admitted to practice a* Law
yers ta the Oregon courts.
Chehter Brooks, the last survivor c f the
Pequot Indian* west of the Connecticut
liver, died recently.
Wooden bonnets are the latest novelty.
They are as light ok others and somewhat
resemble pals fawn Suede kid.
Cnivnxt sweep* develop an extraordi
nary liability to eaneerons affections. This
may throw tight on tbe cans* of the disease.
“Sun had on a suit of .tail carpet,* laid
a man wbo was trying to inform bis wife
TUTTS
PILLS
25 YEARS 8N USE.
Tho Grentost ^cdica^rium^h of tho Ago!
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Toss of nppctltftf HoirHs costivr, Fain la
tho bend, wllh a dull sensntion In tha
buck pnrr« Fain under tlio shoulder*
blndct Fullness nftcr entinar* with ndls-
inclination to exertion of body or mind,
Irrltnbilltyof temper, I.oiv nplrlts ( with
nfoclinffofhnvliiff neglected some duty.
Weariness, J)l7.7.1ness f Fluttering at tha
Heart, Dots before tho eyes, llondacho
over tho rljlit eye. Restlessness, with
fitful drennis, llishly colored Urine, and
CONSTIPATION.
TUTT’S FILLS aro especially adapted
to such cases, ono doao effects sucli a
cbnngn of feeling ns to astonish tlio sufferer.
They Incrense the Awirt Uc.nivl cause th*
body to Take on Flcali^thiis tho system is
nourished, *mi by their Tonic Action on
tho Digestive Orcrnns«llrt;tilnr M tools aro
produce.I. l‘rlm 4 4 Murray M..W.Y.
TUTT’S EXTRACT S.aHSflPARILLA
Heuovatea the body, makes hcnittiy Hush,
atrengthena the weuk, repaint tbe wastes of
the ejmtera with pure blood and hard muaclo;
tones the nervous system, Invigorates the
brain, ami Imiouts tlio vigor of manhood.
• I. sold by druggie*.
OPFIOB It niarraySt..NoxvYork.
CLINClHAft’S
THE CUMIN TOBACCO 0I8TIENT
S HK .MOST F Ti rr’l
ON "ti mtrkct t r l*il.
• Mi l fil. ll« . i
i j-tivi: 1'itriMit »-
; i'll"' A-rui < i Id:
•lilrijJ’lli v. Uu never failed to ft**
• " ■ < w . . . V I I” A'-,.--,
lluals. T'-.I r. ti.lt libel ... n.rl.r'a lull, limit-
xwm nm*ire drew red B- i -> i, .
Ti c CLINQMAN TOBACCO CAKE
NATUUi?* iyy» BRNKIUTi Carrs »U
rrsinsi Kn-<i*•!«•.
!;. 'i, ‘.
ij» «U lot i lrnutk it mitl
ITHI ClINGMAN tCBACCOiPLASTER
l'repnrrd nrrordiiifr to tfir im»Mt nrlrt iiRr
UmndSLoJuvBP
lUsZi&bhtt
snd Fsiasi R to inn
A yonr drags tot for th— rrnwlk*. or writs to ths
CUNGMAN TOBACCO CURE CO.
DURHAM, N. C., U. S. A.
MOTHERS’
FRIEND.
mm CHILD-BIIITH 1 un.
Th# time tuu corns *tU*t
vdu u the terrible s^eny in
cident to this wry crit
ical period in a woman's Ufa
can avoided. A ills tin-
Kulnhed physician, who
pass'd th* greatest portion
of his Ufa (forty years) In
this branch of practice left a
child bearing mother thla
priceless legacy and life-sar-
there an thousands of tha
baat women of oar land who
ha vine used thla remedy bo-
fore confinement, rtoa up
and call hia Damn blessed.
We receive letters from
•very section of the country
thanking us for placing this
preparation in the reach of
run-ring woman. Ono lady
from North Carolina write*
tu that she would like to
thank ths proprietors on Lx
knees for bringing it to her
notice, aa in a previous con
finement she had two doctors
and they were compelled to
nee cnbroform. Instru
ment*. etc. And she »uff«r>
ed almost death; bnt this
time she need Mothers*
Friend, and her labor was
shore, quick and almost like
M|ie. Now, why should a
woman suffer when aha can
avoid it? We can prove all
we claim by living * itneoae*
aad any one interested can
call or nave their huabands
Jo eo. at our office^ and see
the original letters, which
we cannot publish.
Ikit remrdy ia one about wluT h cannot pt
ltoh certificate*, but It tea wonderful liniment to
need after Urn first two or three months.
Seod for treatise on the health and happiness
mailed free, which gives all particulars.