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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, .JANUARY 19, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
TIIE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
A SMART YOUNG MAN FROM CHI
CAGO ARRESTED.
A Swindling Scheme Broken up—Lotta'a
Rlml—The Armstrong Cnee—Moody
Coming—A Prize Bonner—
Before the Conrte.
Atlanta. January 13.—Collector Crenahaw’e re
port since bis taking office la aa follows:
There ere now in operation in the Internal col
lection revenue of Georgia 33 registered grain die-
tlllerlee that produced during the month of Decem
ber. 1888, 31.090 gallons of corn liquor, against 40
registered grain distilleries that produced during
the month of December. 1884. 23,904 gallons of
corn liquor.
There were 800 registered fmlt distilleries during
the season of 1885 that produced 38,970 gallons ap
ple and peach brandy, against 281 registered fruit
distilleries during the season of 1884 that produced
24,438 gallons of apple and peach brandy.
Collector Crenshaw was sworn in as collector of
internal revenueon the first day of May, 1885. To
tal collections foroni May 1. 1885. to January 1,1888,
on each article or occupation $227,585.88, against
total collections from May 1,1884, to January 1,
1HH5, of|921H, 184.44, making an increase of $9,401.42
In the collections from May 1,1885, to January 1,
18fiA over the corresponding period of 1884 and
are suing for the recovery of this collateral. Their
main ground is that the Citizens' Bank was Insol-
Tent when the check was cashed. They claim that
the stockholders of the Citizens' Bank are entitled
to have the collateral distributed among them.
Hon. Clifford Anderson, of Macon, and Judge John
L. Hopkins and Milton A. Candler. Esq., appear
for the assignees, and Mr. Hoke Smith represents
be Atlanta National Bank. It looks Ilka a hopeless
Don't Want to Disband Ills Congregation.
Ailawta, Jan nary IT.—Money Is very tight and
interest very high here. just now. Folks who
must have small loans are bled moot outrageously.
I asked a minister one day last week why he did
not preach against usury. His reply was: “Because
I have no desire to disband my congregation."
TWO HOURS IN HEAVEN.
A PHILADKLPHIA MAS TELLS WHAT
HE SAW THERE.
Total collections for the month of December, 1885,
$96,755.29. Total collections for the corresponding
month of 1884, $37,900.74, making a decrease in the
collections for December of $1,145.45.
The collections for December, 1885, are from the
following sources:
From com liquor tax. 90 cents per gallon,. $28,287.90
From fruit brandy w * **
From retail liquor dealers
From dealers manufactured tobacco,
From manufacture of stills,
From stills manufactured
From tobacco, snuff and r ^ars,
7,525.31
406.35
980.80
20.83
2080.
1.420.67
1.25
Total 38,755.29
Collector C’rensaw rince he assumed duties, has
made eighty-one seizers for violations of the
United 8tales internal revenue laws, which include
illicit stills, wagons, mules, horses and liquors.
The collector says he has his employes now under
thorough organization for their duties and that he
especta to have very efficient work from them In
future.
Meriwether county heads the list in forty-three
fruit and one grain registered distilleries in that
county. This county went wet two yean ago, and
prohibition has no chance there.
Atlanta, January 14.—A local paper this morn
ing contained the following advertisement:
Wanted immediately—three smart, active young
i to represent a well known Eastern wholesale
house. Salary $73 per mouth and all expenses paid.
Must have first class references, and be able to de
posit $10 aa security for samples. Call at once. G.
II. Barton, Kimball House.
Mr. O. H. Barton now occupies cell No. 7. at the
station house.
He was arrested about half past three o'clock
this afternoon on a warrant charging him with
cheating and swindling.
The warrant was sworn out by Mr. E. B. Wilson.
Mr. O. H. Barton ia a young man about 27 yean
old. He is quite a good looking fellow, tall, fcir-
aklnned, blue-eyed, and baa a handsome brown
mustache.
He got la last night, registered at the Kimball
House, and was assigned to room 417. Before re
tiring he left the above advertisement for Insertion.
Aa a matter of course he received a number of
applications daring the day, Officer Font* and De
tective Matt O'Brien had their suspicions aroused,
both by the actions of the yonng man from Chicago
—for from that point he hailed—and decided to
work np a case. They sent several
gentlemen to room 417, and after
they had interviewed Mr. Barton, the officers ques
tioned themcloeely and reached the conclusion
that he was a fraud. The theory was that he in-
tendsd to get as many ten dollars deposits as pos
sible, and then skip the town.
I Among the smart, active young men who applied
was Mr. K. B. Wilson, who was employed to repre
sent "the. well known Enstln Home" entered Into a
formal contract and made his deposit of $10. Mr.
Berton stated that he represented a Chicago branch
of the New York Horae which is engaged
la selling Bntterick's patterns, and that samples
of the patterns named would be forwarded to
him from one W. H. Porter, of Chicago. In a few
days, and that he would let them put Mr. Wilson
on the road to sell the patterna. That waa the little
game. Mr. Barton also made contracts with four
other smart, active young men, but aa they did not
happen to have $10 in their clothing at that partic
ular moment, be said they could just make the de
posit between now and the time at which the pat
terns were expected.
After further investigation Messrs. Foute and
--O'Brien became convinced that Barton waa a
fraud, and the result waa that Mr. B. B. Wilsou
swore out the warrant againat him for cheating and
swindling. 11 was placed in the hands of Officer
Dick Clarke who topped upon Mr. Barton’s door
thie afternoon only to find that he was out.
Clarke then went downstairs, when Officers Foute
and O'Brien pointed Barton out, when he was at
once arrested and locked up. He will spend the
a Ight In cell No. 7 and be arraigned to-morrow for
SOME SAFE-BLOWING,
In Which Clever Crooks Get Away With
Two Thousand Dollars.
Atlanta, January 13.—About 2 o’clock this morn
ing it was discovered that the large iron safe of L.
Coheu A Co.. No. 57 Alabama street, had been
blown open and robbed of a little over $2,000 in
money and a chock for something over $100. Two
thousand dollars of the money belonged to Mr. Co
hen individually, and waa the accumulation from
rente and other personal investments, which had
been accumulating several weeks.
Mr. Cohen and bis clerks left the store by 10
o’clock and securely fastened the safe and store
doors.
About 2 o'clock this morning John Fleming
porter for L. Cohen k Co., while on his way borne
from a dance, passed by the rear door gt the store
which opens into Kenny's alley, and found it open.
He snspected something was wrong, and notified
Mr. Cohen, who went to the store. When he dis
covered what had taken place, police officers were
summoned, and Captain Moon and Patrolmen
Oloer and Joyner responded.
The safe is Mosler combination patent. An
examination showed that the burglars had
drilled a hole through the outer door to the left
and two Inches belo n the lock. Home kind of in
strument was introduced into the hole and the
combination thrown off. After opening the outer
doors they filed the lock of the Inner door with
gunpowder, attached a fuse, lit It, and then closed
the outer doors to smother the sound of the ex
plosion. In this way the under door was blown
open, and the robbers had easy access to the small
drawers containing the money.
Mr. Cohen says bis loss consists of $500 in
Oeorgia State bonds, $500 in one dollar bills, and
$5,000 in $10 and $20 bills, and $300 in gold and
silver. One of hla clerks, Mr. 8telnhe.mer, had
$180 of his children's money in the safe, which
was also stolen.
Entrance was had through a back cellar door.
This morning an iron brace and bit were found
near the safe, and a large blacksmith’s hammer
and cold chisel were found in an alley in the rear of
the store. The money drawer from which the
money and bonds were taken was found in a wagon
in Kenney's lane.
This morning some employee of the Atlanta
Wagon and Timber Company went down to Cohen
A Co.'s and identified the tools, and stated that they
had been stolen from their workshop. No further
clew has yet been found.
Mr. 8. T. Grady, whose saloon ia second door
from Cohen's atore, saya be felt the shock of the
explosion of the safe at 11 o’clock last night
Aglancaat his mail leads to the opinion that he
belongs to a band of sharpen who have been
lag" various cities in the South for some lime past,
1 called on Barton at hla cell and found him *,ulU
reticent He expressed the opinion, however, that
he would nol be convicted.
He said that hla home is In New York, but that
for months past be has been traveling in the inter-
eetofW. II. Barton, of Chicago, and selling But-
larick’s patterns. Us also stated that he believed
hla arrest waa instigated by the Atlanta agent of
kfutterick's patterns, who represents the New York
bouse dealing in those articles.
A FATAL KbNCONTRE.
W. It. Thurmond Shoots and Mortally
Womids II. B. Mansell.
Atlanta, January 15.—To-night about 10 o'clock.
W. H. Thurmond, a Marietta street saloonist, shot
and dangerously wounded U. B. Ktausell, a young
An Kxploalon.
Atlanta, January 16.—The Atlanta and West
Point depot is used by the cotton seed oil mills as a
cotton seed storehouse. Owing to dampness and
combustion about noon to-day the seed swelled and
exploded with a tremendous notso, shooting one
end of the depot entirely cut, some of the bricks
and timber being hurled fifty feet np the track.
A Queer Henson for Hulcldlng.
Atlanta, Janaary 16.—Mrs. Elena C. Comstock,
who came here a year ago from Newark, N. J., tried
last evening to commit suicide. She resided at 30
Church street, where she kept a boarding-house.
Despondency in boarding-boose business caused
her act. She will eoon recover, aa the physicians
have relieved her of her overdose of chloroform.
The Hupreme Conrt of Georgia.
Atlanta. JanuAry 15.—Noe. S and 6, Ocmulgee.
Argument concluded.
Brunswick Circuit—No. 1. Brunswick. Drowdy
vs. Littlefield. Argued. Nichols A Brantley. 8. W.
Hitch, by King A Spalding, for plaintiff: F. 11
Harris, contra.
No. 2 Brunswick—Bedell vs. Scarlett Argued.
John C. McDonald,John C. Nlc >ols, 8. W. Hitch, by
Harrison A Peeples, for plaintiff: Spencer R. Atkiu-
son contra.
Court then adjourned to 10 o'clock a. m. to
morrow.
Atlanta, January 16.—No. 3, Brunswick circuit
rgument concluded.
No. 4, Brunswick circuit. Baker A Bro. va. Her
bage. Argued. H. R. Atkinson for plaintiff: F. U.
Harris, Hmitk A Barchardt contra.
No. 5. Brunswick circuit ftleridon vs. State.
Argued. It. T. Williams, U. J. Holton A Sou tm
plaintiff: 8. R. Atkinson. J. I. Carter, solicitor-
general. C. Anderson, attorney-general, contra.
No. 6. Brunswick circuit Wright vs. Lake.
Argued. 8. R. Atkinson ior plaintiff: Goodyear A
Kay. Chisolm A Erwin contra.
No. 7, Brunswick circuit. Withdrawn.
No. H, Brunswick circuit Doerfllngervs. Nelson.
Argued. Goodyear A Kay, F. U. Harris for plain
tiff: 8. R. Atdinson, C. Ky mines. H. W. Hatch contra.
Court then adjourned to 10 o'clock a. m. Monday
next
Atlanta, January 18.—No. 10 Brunswick Circuit,
8avannab. Florida and Western railway vs. Fokes.
Argued. Chisolm Erwin for plaintiff; John C Mc
Donald. Lester and Rovenel contra.
No. 11 and 12, Brnnswick Circuit. East Tennesson,
Virginia and Georgia railroad vs. Millock and vlcever-
*a Argued. Ooodyea A Kay for plaintiff; F. U. Harris,
Hill A Harris, Ira E. Smith, G. II. Mabry and contra.
Pending argument of thia case. Court adjourned
to 10 o'clock to-morrow.
Atlanta, Junuary 16.—On Thursday night abont
midnight Councilman Austin and several other
men of Decatur, ran upon Joe Smith, sexton of the
Decatur cemetery, and George Vaughn, janitor of
the Atlanta Medical College, both colored, while
engaged, with a young white man, name unknown,
in robbing a grave in the Decatur cemetery. The
ghouls took to their heels, and, after an exciting
chaee through the woods, Joe Smith was captured,
bat the other two got away. While the poeae were
carrying Smith to the Decatur jail, the two
fugitives returned, completed the robbery and
made off with the body, which, np to thia writing,
has not been recovered. Officers Green and Clark
arrested George Vaughn at the Atlanta Medical Col
lege to-day. He was carried to Decatur and jailed.
The yonng white man ia known to the police end
will be captured. The stolen stiff wae one Israel
Sanford, a negro, who waa killed some time ago by
the car*.
Destructive Fire Ju Opelika—The Public
Library—Baseball, Etc,
Columduh, January 14.—A lire occurred
at Opelika at 3:30 this morning, by which
Roberta bar-room, llazler'a barber shop
and Reiser's newspaper office were con
sumed. Reiser’s loss is $6,000; uninsured.
The other losses were covered.
Another tire occurred in the same place at
5 o’clock this evening, originating in Crim's
pillory and destroying three houses belong-
ng to Crim, and one belonging to Mrs. Mc
Coy. Crim had no insurance on his house.
A Thankless Undertaking.
Columbus, Jan vary 15.—When Thomas
& Chandler's law office was opened this
morning, it waa discovered that a burglar
had entered the safe during the night and
carried away the money vault There was
no money in it, however, and the the thief
got but a few papers.
Saved by a Suspender Button.
Atlanta, January 16.—Mr. A. A. Mansell, who
waa ahot by W. W. Hammond last night, will soon
be out, so say the doctors. A little lusponder but
ton spoils a big tragedy. The doctors all agreed
last night that Htansell would be a dead man in a
few hours. They thought that the bullet had pene
trated bis stomach. It turns out to-day that the
bullet struck a suspender button, forced it into his
body about two Inches, and then bounced out The
bullet and the button were both found to-day, and
the young man will get well. Hammond haa not
yet been apprehended, but it is stated on good au
thority to-night that he will give himself up.
What Is on Deposit,
Atlanta, January 16.—Several letters of in
quiries have been received by Comptroller
General Wright, about the deposit of the
Colton States Life Insurance Company, since
the articles In the Telkorath as to Secretary Obears
conduct. Tbe Comptroller says the company has
the following securities deposited with the Central
Railroad and Banking Company in Savannah Geor
gia: 7 par cent bonds, $27,500; South Carolina, 6
tier cent, consuls, $31,000; Western Railroad, of
Alabama, first mortgage bonds, 8 per cent, guaran
teed by the Central Road. $45,000; total $103,500. The
market value of these securities to-day to $127.18)5
A Preacher Flirted With.
Atlanta. January 16.—Last Wednesday a promi
nent Methodist clergyman, who was formerly of
Atlanta, but lately of Rome, and wbo bas been a
widower for about one year, came to Atlanta to go
to Jonesboro Thursday, where he had an engage
ment to marry a belle of that town, on that day.
He came here with bis clergyman, who was to per
form tbs ceremony. On his arrival here he received
a telegram saying that the marriage had better be
postponed, aa she had been married the day before,
which proved to be true. Tbe preacher to a wid
ower with eight children, and bis humiliation is
keenly felt by bis former congregation here.
Thurmond walked into Hess' drugs tore on Marl
•tin street, wbsre Htansell playfully caught him in
tbe collar Thurmond got angry and said: 'Take
your hand off of my collar; I don't allow any man
to do^tbat!"
This nettled Mansell, and hot words followed.
Friends interfered and Thurmond passed out upon
tbe sidewalk. After a while be re-entered the store
when Htansell said: “That was nothing to get mad
abont. Bill. You've put your hand in my collar
and I did not get mad."
Thurmond denied the statement. The quarrel
wae renewed. Sfenseli stepped back as if to
draw a weapon, when Thurmond polled a pistol
from|bls overcoat poclet and fired at Stanaell, the
ban entering hto bead. Thurmond then escaped.
Stan sell wae carried to Ida room in the back of the
•tale. The doctovweay the wound to fatal and that
he will die before morning. Up to this hour (mid
night) Thurmond haa not been apprehended.
A Dank Case.
Atlanta. January IA—The case of L. J.
W. 8. Thompson, assignees of tbe Citizens' Bank,
defunct va. tbe Atlanta National Bank, to being
beard in the Superior Court to-day before Lawyer
R. 8. Dorsey, sitting as judge, pr% km* sire. loll
on the Monday before the Wednesday upon wfa
the Ctttosae’ Bank went to pieces, the Atlanta
its
rberks tor $7,500. The check wae sent on to New
York aad went to protest Meantime the Citizens*
Bank had placed ia the Atlanta rational Bank col
lateral for the payment of the check. The
A Full on the Pavement.
Atlanta. January 15.—About 8 o'clock tvnlght
Mr. K. L. Jones, an old citizen, slipped on th» fro
zen pavement in front of Moore A Marsh's store on
Decatur street and fell, cutting a terrible gash in
hto forehead and breaking his right arm at the
wrist He waa removed to his home on Ivey street,
in a carriage. Mr. Jones wae president of the old
Georgia National Rank, and to the father of Mr.
Darwin Jones, of this city. He to suffering in
tensely.
A Match Factory Treasurer's Arrest.
Atlanta, January M.—Oreat surprise to expressed
hero over the arrest of Vandeck. of Gainesville,
for alleged embezzlement of the funds of tbe
Gainesville match factory, of which he to treasurer.
He to the eon-in-law of Mr. Pete Law she, of the
Gainesville Southron, and is said to be very wealthy.
Tbe warrant upon which Vandeck waa arrested
here was sw ">m out by 8. Lawshe. Vandeck to now
in Gainesville awaiting trial.
COLUMBUS AND ABOUT.
A Society item.
Columbuh, January 15.—Mr. W. A. Swift,
president of Swift's Manufacturing Compa
ny, of this city, waa married in Louisville,
Ky., yesterday, to Miss Armelie Compton.
A Fire at Waycrosa.
Waycboss, Ga., January 14.—This morn
ing at half past ten o'clock the ntoro of W,
M. Wilson was discovered to be on fire.
The firo was caused by a defective flue
from the Bartow shop. The prompt action
of the citizens saved the town, ns tne build
ing was aituated in the most thickly set
tled district.
A Boy Burned to Death.
Eufaula, Ala., January 15. -Near White
Oak Hprings, yesterday evening, a negro
boy five years old while roasting potatoes
caught fire and was so badly burned that ho
died in an hour. His grandmother was at
the spaing and hia grandfather was in the
field at tho time of the accident.
AN INTERESTING TRIAL.
Heumrkabla Transition—Fording the
Hirer 8tyx-8eelng Dead Friend* -
An Ingenlus Uoax Exploded.
Philadelphia Newa.
In January 1879, I was told ♦bat a man
living in Mary street above Front had died
and bad come to life. In the front second
story bed-room of a two-storied house I
found a man, 40 years of age, sitting up in
bed, his cheeks slightly tiuged with the
flash of health and looking altogether like
anything but a corpse. His name was J.
Harry Schrack, He told mo his story in
awed and reverential tones. He gave me
all the details of the sickness through
which he had passed. His condition went
from had to worse, until finally ho telt that
his last hour had come.
This is how he described his last mo
ments to me: "About 9 o’clock on Saturday
night my eyesight began failing me. 1 lost
my hearing and my speech became thick,
my tongue being greatly swollen. I had
fully made up my mind I had to die. At
about 4 o’clock Sunday morning the tips of
my fingers became like lead. My sight was
now entirely gone. My stomach was swol
len and greatly inflamtAl. Each succeeding
crump was more severe and reached higher
np in tho stomach. All the passages of my
throat seemed closed. Shortly before 7
o’clock I asked to be moved to the foot of
the bed. My head had scarcely touched the
pillow when I exclaimed: 'Throw mo over,’
and then—I found myself in another land.
The vision I now looked upon wa* the most
beautiful man had ever seen. It would bo
impossible for me to give a description that
would do it justice. My first feeling was
that of falling down a great height, and
then I found myself in a valley. I walked
nlong till I came to a terrible, dark, black
river, at sight of which I shuddered and
feared. Before me and beyond the river
was a dark cloud. Others were walking
over the river and, although I dreaded it,
something urged me on, and I felt that I
had to go with the others. As I got nearer
to the (lark cloud it became bright and
beautiful, and expanding, it opened aad
disclosed the most beautiful sight. The first
I saw waa Jesus. I saw a great temple and
a great throne. I saw my little hoy who
was drowned two years ago, and my other
dead child. 1 saw my dead wife, hut I
could not touch them. I saw people
whom I had almost forgotten. I
saw mv old gray-haired grand
father, who died when I was hut two
} rears old. There were many whom 1
ooked for, but I did not see them. Then
the vision began receding, and I can never
describe the terrible disappointment I felt
when I found myself again in bed. I felt
indeed grieved. It was 11 o’clock when
I regained consciousness, and at once I
felt as though my life had been renewed.
I was a new man. I had not then nor
have I now an ache or a pain. My eye-
night, my hearing and my speech had f ally
returned, and I feel now os well os I ever
did in mv life. But why didn't they let
me die?’ T concluded poor Mr. Sehrack,
with a wail, as he buried his face in the
pillow.
Nothing more than a trance and a dream,
you say. Not so, for my investigations did
not end here. I found upon inquiry that
Schrack apparently died at twenty minutes
of 4 o'clock on Sunday morning. His
limbs became cold and rigid and around
his mouth appeared tho blue token of
death. A hand mirror was placed over his
month and its surface was not dimmed.
Crape was hanged by the door of the
dwelling. Mr. Schrack’s death was
announced in Old Swedes’ (Gloria Dei)
Church, and his Sunday school scholars
drew up resolutions of condolence. The
dead man, it was understood, had onco
been wealthy, hnt through indorsing notes
for friends, he said, had become sgdlf re
duced in circumstances. During his long
tliA a) n\.l ttu-Ailui' nlilir.tii
other in caring for him. He was destitute,
he said, and could not live long. Members
of the congregation paid his house rent
and sent him all manner of delicacies.
But as he did not appear to be in
a hurry to die this ardor did somewhat
subside, whereupon Schrack dragged him
self again to church only to have another
hemorrhage. Sympathy was revived, and
again Schrack livea in clover. When this
was repeated the third time, however, a
watch was put upon the man, and it was
found that prior to Schrack haying a hem
orrhage he cut his gums freely with a ka f •,
and when his mouth was filled with blood
be would fall to the ground and spit ont the
sanguinary fluid. He was openly denounced
as a fraud and driven from the church. But
this did not prevent his doping other con
gregations until he made his crowning effort
With the charit ihle people of Old Swedes.
Of course they were amazed when I put
these facts before them. I drew the story
miaaung* nei receipt*grow 865. ^r-
400; •lock 31,814; exporta to Qtnat Britain 783 *
Bouton January 18.—Cotton market
middling" 9\; net ' .— a***
, stock 0,310.
Wilmington. January 18.—Cotton market ateadr
middlings 9; net receipts 900. cross xj- Jjjj
; stock 10,347; exports to continent 1.470.
Philadelphia, January 18.—Cotton market dnii.
tlddllcirs 9*.: net receipts 1,619, gross l.Hjp
r 18.—Cotton market fine.
... receipt* 1.86®, gro« i,«m!
stock 92.104; export* co coastwise lii'
rnwi J.nn.nr IK-ZMia.
middlings
UlM .tock 24.001.
navaxsan, Jan-.iary
middling 8*4; net
Jm 1,000; .tock 9; SHI^H
Jfttw oujutta, Jamiarj IK—Cotton
Ami; mldtfltnK. 8 11.18; net receipt. 0,15a, —
1,088; .Ale. 8.000; .tock 398,080; export, (A S-
Britxln 4,001, to roaat.lae 3,803.
Moxilk, January 18.—Cotton market m;In;
8tda.y; mitltlUttgH 8 11*18; net receipt. 1,973 ,
“ **45; tales 600; stock 64,006; export, to comu^
Alinr*nx January 18.—Cotton market
middling 8*4: receipt. 1,169; shipment. 2u-'
■ Je. 8,000; .tock 160,618.
AcaL’nA, January is.—Cotton market
middling »).; receipt. 286; shipment. .,
np in all its details and aetnally went down
to Schrack’* bonne nnd read it to him. It
670.
waa worse than tbe way I have told it to
yon. He cried and protested, big man
though he wan, but it wan all in vain. 1
had clinched every allegation. Dr. Can
trell. who had accompanied me, mado a
rigid examination of the fellow and made
a wonderful discovery. He found that
the man actually possessed the power of
weakening the action of the heart and
canning apnama of that organ. He could
aetnullv prevent the fall volume of air go
ing into the lungs and thus impair the
action of the heart. When Dr. Cantrell
wuh upp yieg reinrdica to him during his
alleged sickness, Schrack was taking duets
of tartar emetic, which furred his tongne,
weakened his body and enabled him to
bimulute U10 approach of denth. What
liia fnll scheme was I never discovered. Of
course he was being supported by sympa
thizing church nierubera, but from some re*
marks of his I incline to the belief that he
thought of exhibiting himself as tbe man
who had died and had come to life. I got
a partial confeaaion from him of hia many
misdoings, but that his death had been de
ceptive he refused to admit. I gave him my
opinion of him and left him. IVhat be
came of him I never knew.
Tbe Cbnrrh Injunction Caw.
iiuxu January 16. lien Howard Palmar
and Z. It. Darrtan to-day aiyud bofore Jail*.
Mar.hat Clark la ibancary. tbo btlla of Injunction
brought by BL Lake Eplreopal church, the Pint
Mathodikt church and tha Marietta .treat Metho
dist church asking that the city of Atlanta bo re
strained from wllUf tho ehnteh property to pay
for atraat paving. Judge Clark, marred hla dacla-
toa la three cam until Maoday.
Chlneae Conspiracy to Murder Belog
Unveiled.
St. Louis, January 18.—An immense
crowd, the largeet tho Criminal Court in
this city haa ever seen, waa present at that
court tail morning to witness the opening
of the trial of thcJChinese "Renders. The
Chinese inhabitant* of theoity were present
in large numbers, the opposing factions,
Hong Kongites and Cantonitta, occupying
positions on opposite aides of tire room.
The morning session waa occupied by tho
formal opening proceeding! and the wrnn
gling of opposite counsel over aome
technicality of law, A recess was taken
from t till 3:30 p. m. Tbe murder with
which the prisoner, are charged was the
culminating point of trouble which has been
sometime going on between Chinese Hong
Kongites, wbo have a membership in 8*
Louis of abont 200 and thp Cantonitee, who
number abont 400. The aocietiee fell out
over a gambling question. Cantonese high
roller* were in the habit of visiting a Hong
Kong gambling home kept by Chijo
Gon, aliaa Joe Gong, at GO Market street,
mill lost money there ho steadily and heavily
that they came to tbe conclusion that an
“Ah Kin" game waa being put np on them,
and in order to get even with the enemy
they decided to have the game stopped by
the antboritiee. For ,this purpose
they enlisted the service of Lon John
son, a Cantonese brother, who bod been
detective in Denver, and understood how
to apply American law to the Chinese brace
game. Johnson went 10 work and snej
reeded in having Joe Gong’s place raided, a
proceeding which intensified the animosity
ex inline between the two aocieties, and the
Hong Kongites met in secret session and
decid that Johnson mnst go.
A fund of $1,2UM waa raised,
and on the morning of Jnne 1 Johnson
wae attacked in bis room by a held of n>-
saaains and cat to piece*, hi* body being
found on the evening of the Mine day.
Several arrest were made, but a full reve
lation of the bloody plot waa not made un
til after the arrest of Cong Song, who lied
from tbe city after the murder and waa
caught at Hurphyaboro, Hi*., brought back
and made a clean breast of the affair, re
vealing the entire conspiracy, and detailing
the circumstance* of the killing, which he
said wa* done by Chy-o-l’ock nnd Chy-o-
Cbygik, while he watched at the rear win
dow. IF* mainly upon hi* evidence that
the prosecution rely for the conviction of
the defendants.
To Humader lllmwir.
Ana wa, January 17.—'T»-rmo*4. tb. ualoouIK
who .hoc rouai Hrew.ll Triduy alfki, bre not y*4
given blau.ll up. It la »ow stated tkal b« will nt-
rendre blaw.If lu-teomw. It M qarer, to rey
tb* treat, that Tbumoad I* la rOUST.at **—I-
catkin with ftoyb as to hto iateatloa* He, aad
relit be to filed u to reads arrest- TM. daw not
look well la vtew of Ik. fbet tkot all eoamateap to
date Indicate that tb. akoetlagwao quite a cold-
Drtvea Uraxy by Cold.
Clattok, Ala., January 15.—Joe D. La-
ney, the negro mail carrier from Clopton to
Clayton, on hia upward trip to Clayton,
last KUnrday, became ao benumbed with
cold that when he arrived at Cox Mill he
had to be taken from hie aulkey. When
carried to the fir* be wa* so crazy that be
ran into the Bre, bat trig taken ont before
bo suxtainad any injury. To-day be f*
much hotter and it i* expected bo will re
illness the vestrymen of Old Swedes' church
supported his family and extended umuy
kindness to him. His piety led to his be
ing made teacher in the Sunday school. The
attending physician, Dr. James H. Cuu-
troll—I mention names lest you might
think I am narrating a Action—was not
surprised when a messenger brought him
word that hia patient was dead.
“I expected his death at any moment,”
said the doctor to me. "He waa attacked
with nervous spasms of the heart. He waa
in such a condition since Sunday a week
that I did not dare made an examination of
hia lungs, aa I knew bo would not stand
it." Four hour* after death the body of
Schrack was completely stripped, and a
neighbor, Charles Shankland, was lifting it
from the bed preparatory to its being placed
in an ice box, when ho was horrified
by henring a feeble groan. The doc
tor was hurriedly sent for, tho
body wrapped in blankets, between which
bottles of hot water were placed, and
soon the dead man was sitting up. in
bed without an ache or ailment. Wonder
ful, wasn't it? Surely, if these modem
days have ever known a miracle, that was
one. There was nothing lacking to com-
F lete the gennineneaa of the phenomenon
was Hrmly convinced that the wonderful
event was a demonstration that waa unex
plainable by natural laws. Yet, my dear
friends, >1. Harry Sbrack was the most un
mitigated fraud und hypocrite that ever de
ceived a couBdirg world. I would have
been a believer to thia day in the marvelous
nature of hi* experience hut tor an un
locked for event.
UHABI.FSTO*. January IS.—Cotton market n;;..
offerings lesa; middlings 9: not receipt. 62; L. i’
624; tele. 300; .tock 79,086; export. toeoureS
2,322. ""
Macon Market Report.
[Corrected dally by T. Skelton .one. A Co. 1
cbandlM Broker aod Manufacturer. Aeenti
tosx or tb* unit.
Bu.inresTi lmpmviag. Meet, still higher. Son
and ooffee strong. General trade good. "
OOPSTJiy PRODUCE.—Cahbego, 6 to ljc
need. Dried peaches, strictly No. 1 poeleed 6c ia
Oulou.,_ yellow. and red I8.2S per tvi
THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
j Hi
riott. Yet.
Dcnyeh, Junuary 18.—The sitnation with
the blockaded railroads look* somewhat se
riona. One train fiom the east over the
Santa Fe road succeeded in reaching
Pncblo on Saturday at midnight, tho Arst
since Thursday, and three other* arrived
here yesterday. Kansas FnciAo and Texas^
trains, which have been blockaded nearly
two weeks, will roach here to-day, but
these expectations may not be veriAed, au
mote snow ia falling here, Burlington
trains and those of the Union Pacific via
Julesburg arrived. The San Juan division
of the Denver and Rio Grande road ran no
trains Sunday. Reports from that part of
the State are to the effect that it has snowed
hurd all day; a foil of fully twelve inches
being noted. At Durango there are some
fears of a serious blockade on that line, hnt
that company will make no efforts to clear
tho rood until the snow storm ceaaes. Sil-
vorton reports that a Know storm began
there Friday night, but it did not assume,
severe proportions until list night,
when it was reported raging with great
forv with light light winds and drifting
badly, making streets impossible to travel.
Tobacco Culture In Georgia.
Atlanta, January 15.—Editor Tele
graph—Dear Sir; In your isane of tho
14th inst. you close a very timely editorial
on tho subjeat of tobscoo culture in Geor
gia with the question, "Is the agricultural
bureau in Georgia able to supply soed and
information now?" I beg to request that
you will any to your readers that I have
been engaged several daya in sending ont
nllflipg "Yullnor flrinnofi'' tnlinnon ono.l nu
Potatoes, 42.60 per bbl. Turnip. $2.26 to $2.60,
DBY GOODS.—Priote 8*4 to Sc. Oeoigiuhrou
•hirttng, 3-4 4c; 7-S 444c. Brown .boetibg, 4-4 |l
White oreuburg. M4 to 9c. Yams 82qc for h
makes. Brown drilling. 6J4 to Sc.
MOTTO.—Apple. $2.60 to $3.60. Orange* $2.K|
$3.00 per box. ItAnsuaa, yellow ?1.W)r
red $1.25 per bunch. Lemon. $3.60 to $4,90
box. CucoAunts $4.00 per 100. California po
at $4.00 per box.
UHuUEBIaH Butter, oleomargarine 20 to 1
n lb; uew May gilt edge 30c per lb; eotuv
1 to 25o i cr lb; Teuoeaioc 22 to 2on per lb. Cand
aaaonrd, in boxes 9 to 10c; In barrel. BKc. Cbw
fug cream 1114 to 12o per lb; lowor grade. 10 to ]|
Domed beef, cooked, 1 lb can. $3.20; 2 lb cans t]|
Coffee,choice 11)4 to 12)4c per lb; good 11)4 to 12c p
lb; medium 1014 to llo per lb; common 9)4 to 1
or tb. Ylih, new crop No. 1, In bble $12.00, h.
'Ida *6.00. quarter bbl. $3.26. kit* 79c; No. 8 mat
(rel, bbla Is.oo, half bbla $4.00, qnarter bbla *2;
kits 60c. Flour, common $4.60: family $4.67; pi:
family $6.20 to $5.40; fancy $6.00 to $0.60; pHt
*6.25 to $0.76. Grain, corn, good mlUlng 4He I
oar lota; flOc by renal] lots: mixed 60c. Oats, ween
16c; Georgia rmt proof 63c; Texas rut proof I
Bran $1.16. llay, Western timothy $1.10 to *L
•mall lota $1.60. Lard, tierce, and tubs 7)4 to
perlb; 10 lb imil. 9W0 per lb; 6 lb pill. *>4o per
3 lb paiu 10c per lb; LouurlUe kettle reudtr
tierce. 9)4e perlb. Meata.bacon.aidea6*4 toOHep
lb; .boulder. 4)4c per lb. Bulk tnexte, tide. I!
“ IT lb: ehmtlder. 4»4c per lb. Hem. tOqto logep
, a. to .lie and quality. Nuts. Terragonaalmc.
23c per lb; Prlncere paper .bell 24c perlb; Fro.
choice "Yellow Orinoco - ' tobacco seed, na
well aa "Big Havana"to the agricultural cluhs
in theStnte nnd to others who apply for them
hy letter. I am prepared to supply any
reasonable demands for the above varieties
(which are considered best for our pur-
poses) and to furnish printed information
in regard to the eulture of tobacco to any
eitizen of the State who will apply.
Very truly, J. T. Henderson,
Commissioner of Agricnlture.
The desks in tho United States Sonute
chamber aro of pulished mahogany and were
mado before moat of the Senator* were
born.
A few days alter I had listened to the tale
of tho man who had risen from the dead I
received an nnnonymoua note simply stat
ing that Sehrack was a scoundrel, but giv
ing no details. This did not shake my be
lief in the man, hut I determined to insti
tute a rigid investigation into his past life.
This occupied a week's time, hut ut it* con
clusion I was satisfied, even before seeing
him again, that I hail been completcly
boodwinked. His life, briefly told, I fouud
to be aa follows: He came of very humble
parentage, hia father being supported by
benevolent aocieties and bis mother being u
washerwoman. When he was seventeen
yaar* of age he was very officious at
a fnn oral, bnt when the hearac had left the
house a large quantity of jewelry ami
silverware had disappeared. It was traced
to the yonlhfnl mourner, and for this be
waa,sent to the Hoiiso of Refuge. When
he wa* rel -used from that institution he be
came a professional mourner, attending fu
neral* everywhere and picking np stray ar
ticle* about the house. Shortly after ho
became of *ge by a most audacious scheme
of blackmail he obtained a large inn cf
money, said to be $30,000, from a Third
street broker. This he slmaudered in lav
ish entertainment* and then started on
what criminals term the "religion* lay."
HU Ant venture was with the Spring
Garden Baptist church, of which he became
a member, and was soon considered an ex
emplary attendant and won the entire eon
Adence of Pastor McCain. One Sunday the
congregation va* startled by Brother
Schrack falling to the groand, and when
they lifted him np blood wa* flowing from
hi* month and had stained hi* ahirt front
A hemorrhage! Poor man! Thy carried
him home and tha ladies vied with one an
il AKKET REPORTS.
Stork* and llondz.
LccaI market corrected daily by J. W. Lockett,
fitota and etty bonda. |N. E. 7s, 1st m. *93.. .115
a. 6a, 1589 lu7 G. * R. end. by Cen.l'X)
la. 7a, 1580 104 Railroad.
H. 7., pcld lUx'A. h W. P 93*
la. 7a. 1
Muon 6a 110
▼annah ia 100
Oolutnbuafe 95
Itlantofe. 107
iuiputaOa lu7
Railroad bonda.
tkG. VJ, lit mort.116
C«n. 7a, '93, lit mort.116
Qa. 6a. *97 109
M kG. *93, 2d tnort. .Ill
U.kK *93,1 m, 1909.109
125^ A. AW. deb 100*
A. A.H.7B, KUtd....:
O. R. K. stock T*y t
,C«n. certificate#..... 93
a W. *7e, gnid 117V
iQa. R. R. atocka....l69
I Mlecellaneoua.
W. F. Coll, bonda...107
I Ma. O. L. A W. stock. 95
1 Macon Vol. Armory. 107
Bibb MTf Co., let
I mt’g.bondj par and lot
6,079
Cotton.
Macon. January 18 —Good middling ft*,'; middling I
9M: •trictlow middling 8; low middling 7\; etriciI
|ood ordinary 7. 1 ,; good ordinary 7A«'i ordinary
—. Market firm. ■■■
ntCKim, IIHFXKNTS AND CTOCK.
Received to-day, by rail 35
" by wagon 39
Received previously 51,514
SUnk on band September 1,1885. 668—52,182
Shipped to-day 61
Shipped prevlouaiy
” NT TXLF.ONAPQ.
Raw Toms, January 18. uooo.—Htocka quiet but
firm. Money ea«y at l.S to 2. Exchange, lone
$1,561,', short $4.89. State bonda are negleutcd,
'tovernment bonds dull bnt steady. g
Evening.—Exchange dull and steady at 486*^1
Money 1>j to 2. Hab-veaenry balances: Coin,
$153,466,000, currency |14,3il.ONf Government
•eonrities dull. 4 per cento. 1.23V, 4.^ per cento
1.00‘a. State bonds flteady.
BT TfcLEORAFH
Liverpool, January 18, noou.—8pob*. free imp-1
ply offering: middling uplands 5 MC; middling
Orleans 6 3-16; sales 10,000; for speculation and
export 1,000; receipts 26,iuo. American 25.700.
Futures steady at a decline. 2 p. m.—Rales to-day
included 8,500 American. Futures steady. 5 p. in.—
Futures closed quiet.
fanuary
January-February....
February -March......
March April
April-May
May-June
June-July
July-August
nguet September....
2 p. m. (Closed
5 ft— 7-64
5 11-10-64
5 13-64
617-64
6 1-64
5 1-64
• 6-64 * 5 5-64
5 8-64 5
5 11-64 5 11-64
5 14 64 5 14-64
6 17-64! 6 17-64
*«W York, January 18, noon.—Cotton steady;
middling uplands ft 6-16; middling Orleans 9J»i
410.
Evening-Cotton, net receipts 1,
Futures closed steady; aalaa 66,900
The following table shows the opening and dot-
tng quotations;
Open'd.
Jan
Peb
March..
iE::::
Jnne....
Closed. |
9.23-25 J
Open'd.
|J«ly....
9.37-2», August..
Not..
rioted
M14I
».KS-S9
9.S7-OR
»JS)-61
Maw You. Jurorey IS. avrette*—Gotten Barts*
doll; Mteo !*); apland. 9 MS; Orleans »X
eofuoHdated are rereipte It,SO; aiporto to (lrral
Britain 12,04, to Frenc* X3J*. to con Hunt *.*43.
OAX.TUTO*. January la—Gotten tenrkre q>
ntlddUn* ■ lf-W; ut recniu* 4.71X, *tom «.
teten 7*; Mock **«*; report, to Ores* Bn
1.741. to
, January IS.—Cotton tenrkre nttedFi
»; ut iwrept. sre. ra at; reock
>3*5; report, to Oimt Britain 2*6. to
**.677; ante. Ml; re porta
Trane. to curewlM 36)292.
pinto
$1.25; quarto $1.76; halt bzm
lain and mixed $7.00. Ralulna, u
hyere $3.75 per box; new London lire
$4.25 per box; looee muscatels $9.00 per box. fig
good 6c per lb: prime 6Kc per lb; fancy 7c perl
Helt, Virginia $1.00 to $1.26; Liverpool 96c: by c
load tlavse prices ran be shaded, ttordinee, Aim
can $7. W; imported $13.00. Btarch. boxes 6c per!
1 lb boxes 6c. bugar. crushed l\c, powdered 7j
granulated 7k, ▲. 7V white extra 0.6jg. yellow
Hyrup, New Y< ^ J " * *’
lyrnp. New York sugar 90 to 40c per gal; New (
leans 90 to 69c per gaL
HARDWARE.—Horae shoe* $4.60 per keg. X;
■hoe* $5.60. Iron bound hamee $3.50 to (■
Trace chains 35 to 60 cento pea pair. Ames »hon
$10.00 per doxen. Plow boot 4 to 5c per lb. Hi
man's plowetocka $1.10. Axes $6.6® to $8.001
dozen. Cotton cards $4.50. Well buckets $11
Cotton rope 16 to 20e per lb. Swedr iron 5 toi>
perlb. refined 3*{e baste. Flow steel 4Sci
lb. Nails $2.90 to $3.00. basts of lOd. Powder $4
eg. Blasting powder $2.75. Lead 8c k
shot $1.60 per bag. Barbed wire 7 to Vi
DE8. WOOL. ETC.—Hides, dry flint 9 to 12^
salted 8 to 10c. Wool, unwashed 16 to 18c; wait
20 to 26c; burry 6 to 19c. Wax 18 to20c. Tallovl
OILS.—Signal 50 to 60c; West Virginia black I
lard oil 70c; cotton seed 60c; headUeht Ho, W
oeene 16c; neetafoot 78c; machinery 26 to 35c; 1
seed 68 to 71c; mineral seal 98o; cotton teed refit
65c
LIQUORS.—Rye $1.06 to $4.00. Bourbon %\M
$4.00 Redistilled rye and oora $1.10 to $.60. <
and rum $1.10 to $3.60. N. O. corn $1.40 to fl
Peach and appla brandy $1.60 to $2.60. Catai
wins 95 to $l,ou. Port and sherry wine $1.26 to $4
Cherry and ginger brandy 90 to $1.00. Fm
brandy $5.00 to $5.96. Domestic brandy $1.71
$3.00.
LIME, CALCINED PLASTER AND CEMENT
Alabama lump lime $1.16 to $ 1 per bbl; Geer
$1.06. Calcined plaster $2. AO to 75 per bbl. H
40 to 60c. LouievlUeand Rose.* jde cement $!
to $2.00; Portlaudcemcnt $3.76 to $4.00.
Grain ami ft*r*nrtoloi».
Chicago. January 1H.—Flour unchanged
closed IS undir yesterday: January 7fU7
February 78 l ,a79.V. Corn dull ami feature!
cash 3iiJanuary 96 V February 36\aJ
Oats firm; cash WV January 2h*«'. February:
Mesa pork advanced 20a25: Cash $10.90, Fr!
ary $10.H5aol0.95, March $in.96a$11.0$. I
opened steadier end cloned 2 1 , higher: C
«fl.l5a*.17,V January $6.15s617 >,. February $1
6.17k, March $6.2<)e0.25. Bulk moats steady:
salted shoulder* 94.00a4.05, short rib sides $5.f
5.40, short clear sidea $5.80a6.W. Whisky fire
$1.10. Sugars unchanged.
Cincinnati, January in.-Flourbarely steady:
lljr 94.00a4.25. Wheat dull: No. 2 red winter!
92V Corn in good detoaun: So. 3 mixed >
shoulders 4. 1'ork—met
$9.50s$10. Lard, chok e $7.70a7.7ft.
Ht. Louts. January 18.—Flour quiet. \
Wheat opaned active hut dosed weak: No.jredf
85V Corn opened quiet and closed uncbanired:
2 mixed cash ttla&l 1 .. January 33*33*4, Feb:
33*,a33* a . Oats tipened dull but closed lino:
mixed caeh ‘2* V Whisky steady at fl.lo.
steady and unchanged. Provisions in good d< n
and firm, fieuerally higher. Pork steady a “
10.66. Lard firm at $6.00. Bulk meats, k _
lots, shoulders $4 15, long clear $5.12)4, rhort
$5.25, short clear $6.40; boxed lots, long clear I
short libs $5.2r*a6.25, short clear sides |3
Bacon—Shoulder* $4.15, long clear $5,65*6.75.
ribs $5.80a5.H5, short clear $6.95. Hams unchi
at $9.cui*ll.U>.
Louimvillf. January 18.—Oraln dull, fl
No. 2 red 92. Corn—No. 2 mixed 37.
No. 2 mixed 31 ‘;a33. Provisions steady and <T
Bacon—clear ribs $5.90,clear sides f0.12 l 41 eho>'-
$4.50. Bulk meats—clear rib aides $5.25,
sidea $5.50, shoulders $4.00. Pork—Mess nor
at $10.75. Hama—Hugar-cured $9.60alO.U).
quie: Choice leaf $7.75*8.00, prims steam $
choice family $7.65.
I iULTiMoRE. January 18.—^Flour steady: Hff
street and Weetsra superfine $2.62a3.00: <
$L25al.O0; family $4.25*4.75; City Mills sap
$2.50*3.00; extra $3.50*4.15*. Rio brands $4-* j
Wlre.it—Knuthem nominal; Western lower, j
Southern winter red spot 90*93, amber 9U*.
No Western winter red spot 86 bid. Corn—frtj
iiteady; Western easier but Inactive;
white 46a5Q: do vellow 46*50.
Naw Yohk, January 18. —Flour—Souther*
changed. Wheat—spot shade lower, south** 1
ummifiled red 84' 4 a90; No. 2 red spot
Corn, erot opened dull; ungraded 44a49, No. t
January 49\ %5o. Oats dull and a sbade W
No.2 rods^K)t36>4. Hops quiet. Coffee, sp*
rlnftk. Hugar steady: fair to good reflntWt
5*,: refined dull—C S^aV;, oxtra C 5 7-H
off A 5’.art, mould A6V sUndard A 6\.cutb
5-16, crushed 5' 4 . powdered 6 13-16. granulst^
a6 11-16. cubes6V Molasses steady; Cube P
refi dug) ‘iitt. Rice firm. Cotton aaed oO *M
crude 3!a32. Rosin-refined $la$1.05. T
tine— Ann; 40. Hides—steady. Wool—8rt
mestic fleece 27a36. Pork quiet: Mesa. $10.26
Middle* firm: Long clear $6.68. Lard 7*3ij
higher: Western steam, spot $6.50*6.52JW
$6.4HefU8. Freights to Liverpool pet si'
Cotton ‘,a9-C4d. wheat 2^d.
Raw Oeleanm. January 18.--Coffee
Rio (cargoes) common tn prims 6Xei»'.
easier: Lou if Una open keUto etrktl*
4 13d6a4Ji, choice g, common to fair 4'J
Louisiana centrifugals, plantation gracuU' r -l
choice white fiS's* 1 ^ granulated choice yelto«C
fled 6. Mo biases steady: Louisiana, opcif
strictly prime 34a37, prime 26aW. good re
24. centrifugal and strictly prim* 21a25, <
good comtoi fi 2U23. Rice weak: Louis
nary to prime 3 l ,a5»;. Cotton seed oil •
weak: Prime crude 21*21. summer v
$6.60*6.62)*. Whisky unchanged: Western »
Navel Mores.
Savannah, January lft—Spirits of
strong: Regulars 37a.l7>4; aalaa 100barrel*
dull at $1.00*1.06; a*lea Barreto.
Wjlvinotdv, January Hi—Spirits of <
firm at 36^. Rosin Arm: Strained
■trained H>. Tar firm at $1.00. Cm*/I
tins steady, hard $1.00; yellow dip
Chaelkstov, January 18,-Aplrtts of t>
W7 arm at 38*. Borin ata*4jr; Btraln^ “
Wool.
Sew Toes, Jaaaaiy la.—Wool lm:
• taS*; aood4oteteU.lMC.37 *•$*).! >
23; Tuau 3 to 33.