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HE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
rTORNEY GENERAL ANDERSON
decides important cases.
. puitiiian Car Tax Caec-Tlie Artesian
'pump-What Wa» Done In the Court*
-Honoring Bobble Uurni-An
I ml inn Actor-Crop*.
ITLANI*. January M.-Hon. CllfTonl Anderson,
loniev-Generilnf the State of GecrgU, ha. de-
leil two important matter, brought to lii* alien-
U„n by Comptroller-Oonerai W. A. Wright.
nmlMt General A.-mbly incorporated the Au-
Mutual Life fcuurane* Company of Augusta,
vidinit in the charter for a special tax, dlft rent
other companlea. In October laat. and after
charter bad been granted, a general law was
d prodding for a uniftanv rale of taxation up-
-- cotupanie*. It wa* contended by*om*
’ tte laet l»w repealed the provision of tho cliar-
civinR » ■ I-octal end different rate of taxe* to
company. It wa* ln*l*ted by the attorney of
company, Hou. Jolut S. Davidson, that the com.
iv having organized under the charter before
»,.e of the general act. bad vented rights that
kl not be tahon aaay from them. Alimony-
eral Andetaon sustained tho company, and they
uuy different rate from the other companlee.
he other case was thlet A number of lienor
lew In compliance with the State law, regls-
d in the ordinary', office on tho IU»t of January,
when they went to pay the lax to the tax col-
, r found the eom to bo $50 lnetcml of $15,
r declined to pay it. and eloeed out their btt.i-
I The law provide* that if they do bueini
,'ont registering and paying the tax, they are
ject to indictment. It waa held by tone that
matter of closing out wa. transacting bueinnse,
mado them liable. The grand jury con.ldered
matter, and believing that there waa no inton.
i to violate tho law, refuaed to indict them. The
wney General hold that tho grand Jury having
ed to Indict the parties, they were not liable to
tax of $50, although they had registered
T ,.«ST>. January 33.—The front porch and a
lion of tbo residence of United State* Comm!*-
icr Aaron Collin*, at Carteriville, were chattered
icce. last night about 11 o'clock, by a dynamite
tridge.
ic fuse to tho cartridge waa three foot long,
tag the dynamiter* ample time to get away be-
I the rxplosion occurred.
Phe house waa In rolna, tho front porch waa
wn several feet away from the main building,
irly all the .hinglea were blown off the roof, a
,,, b 5 i* waa blown In tho floor of tho porch, and
window glaa.es in the hou** worn broken, and
we on tho porch were completely pulverized,
err lock In the hou*e wee Jarred to pleoee and
door, forced open. All thoJ'pla*terlng waa
sken loose, the waatherboardlng shivered and the
>nt post, blown down.
explosion alarmed tho town. Soon there uraa
lathering of citizen.. It was found that Ur. and
l. Collins, who hail retired early in the t
ie only’shaken up woll, and had eicaped from
i.r injuty. Sir*. Collin*, who. wa* very badly
ghtened, wa. carried to the houeeof Mr.Mexwell,
V by, end Ur. Collin, to ' Mr. Hudgins'* rrsl-
is time before Mr. Collin* "mold apeak
the affair, lie say. that hr and hie wife had re-
sd atan early hour last night, and that they were
aliened ont of a sound sleep by being almost
rown from bed. He never.knew what bad
rrcil until friend, began to arrive.
.'re Collin, i. .till in a highly uervou* condition,
d i. kepi under the’lnflucnce of opiate*. Neither
thought to be hnrt other than receiving * nerv-
rbecauitc of the crime la thought to be revenge
Commissioner Collins, who haa bound over
tuber of moonshiner* recently for court. A few
ago lie tried one Tobe Jaekaou. Jackson
ted on the charge of violating the internal reve-
aws, and taken- before Cotnmtasioner Collin*
lamination. While the examination wa* in
igress Jackson assaulted one of the witnesses for
government while ho wee giving hie testimony
striking him in tile face and feJUng him to the
ir. For this he was committed. Subsequently,
lit he wa. being tried for this offense, he escaped
•m the officers and made himself scarce. Ho waa
a in town taat night, and there ta no donbt but
tt bo t. the perpetrator of the outrage. Marties
now out with bloodhounds searching for him.
■ wiilliepretty iU retoreeiat end there 1* little
ihabllity that he will be taken alirs. Evon If he
dd be arrested the indications are that Judgo
h would make speedy work with him.
>e posse, beaded by Robertson, learned that
.on was concealed In |Stogail'* house about
down the road, and the place wa* surrounded,
.son was called for. and instead of answering
in ont of tho beck door into the wood*. The
e followed in close pursuit end Roberta fired
■hot from a gun, but missed the fleeing fugi-
Ah Wofford, ono of the posse, fired one shot
> a piatol and struck the top of » garden fence.
Akenuan, son of A. M. Akerman, fired four
* at Jackaon. but missed each timo.
Thi. morning Sam Jackson, Mark Morrison and
Sliencer were arrested on suspicion of being
npUce* in tlie crime, end tree bill* were found
at them by the grand Jury, that ts now iu
for Belling whtaky without Uc*n*«. .They
liound over by Commissioner Collin*. MorrP
n and Spencer hate been in Jail In Atlanta for the
die grand jnry haa requested the Governor
ir a reward for the capture of. Tobe Jackaon.
1 the following gentlemen from Certeravllle or-
rd in the city today at noon to press the mat-
•• J- A. Raker. Eaq., Mr. A. W.' Flte. Mr. M.
Bbnsell, Mr. It. D. Graham end Mr. Dongle*
ikle.
The Governor in accordance with their request
fered a reward this afternoon of $300 for Tobe
ickaon.
At an early hour this morning Chief Connolly
"rived from John II. WUtle, the mayor of Carters-
'. a dispatch requesting him to send e good man
l two blood bounds to that place immediately.
1 ' *def wired back saying that the city had
d. hut if absolutely nsceaaary h* conld obtain
from Captain English's convict camp. Th*
Ply rune that the case waa urgent, and accord-
the dugs ware procured end sank About noon
eputy Collector Fite arrived In the city from
uteravilie and laid the facta in the cnee before
vernor McDaniel, who promptly offered a
Wd of titan for the apprehension and emit
ckaon.
■Collector Crenshaw, upon being advtawd of the
1 '. at once telegraphed a statement of the
ta to the commissioner of internal revenue,
“hlngton, asking him to also offer e reward.
.Deputy Marshall Flu who brought the near* hero
|is morning says, that Uta the general belief ■-
erevtl:*, that Jackaoa ta the man who blew
A-nerO carriage house with dynamite some
tbs age.
|*" , 4sr A January 3I.-TU. criminal aide of the
rvir Court took up the cue of Leonard Rattan
"V Is charged with assault with Intent
lr ,* r - Jeff Roberta, an engineer on
‘West Point rood. The trouble waa all about
r. hlbttion. Mr. Roberts was a prohibitionist.
During the election he asked Mr; lUtUree to vote
his way and he promised to do ao. The day after
tho election Roberts asked Kattarce how he voted.
He said: “I did not register. I told you that
waa going to vote your way but I
waa only in fun. If I had voted I would have put
one against prohibition." Mr. Robert* said:
'Why did not you tell me iliat before? I fee to
a man apeak his mind.'* Itattaree replied that
generally did as be Id n pleased. They
parted. Sometime after they met when Rattaree
remarked to Roberts: “I understand that you
have keen tattling about me." Roberta replied:
■Whoever said ao told a d n lie.'* A abort quar
rel ensued, which led to a light in which Rattaree
cut Roderta in the throat breast and back with a
pocket teUK
The case will be concluded to-morrow.
Dr. Armstrong anil III* Trial.
Atlanta, January 24.—The tide of popular aym
pathy for Dr. J. O. Ammtrong runa very high. The
it of hie trial to next Tuesday haa been
for the doctor. His congregation is
almost a unit for his acquittal. It la aald that only
ono man believes him goilty and desires his down
fall.
Thero is a strong feeling hero that should preju-
icceed in convicting the doctor, there are
many who would gladly build the doctor a church
for an independent congregation. Those wno know
Dr. Armstrong aay that such a thing would be im
possible, as he is a thorough churchman. I heard
one man say he would give $100 for an independent
church, and saveral others say they would cheer
fully contribute.
Atlanta, January $4.—A lady, giving hsr name
Mrs. Trist, died at the Kimball House to-night
about 11 o’clock. She cams to the hotel about threo
days ago from a boarding house on Capitol avenue,
accompanied by an elderly lady, her mother-in-law.
They stated that they came to Atlanta to Cincin
nati* Last night Mrs. Trist give birth to a stillborn
child and lingered in great agony until to-ni* It ‘
when she died. Several ladies went to the room to
offer their services, but were refused admission by
white nurse, a stranger. Tho alleged mother-in-
law left the hotel this afternoon and at this hour
midnight haa not returned. It ia stated that a tele
gram waa received to-day from the deceased’s hus
band. from Washington, saying that he will be here
to-morrow. Tho hotel people at this hou
have not been admitted to thi
room, where the woman lies dead. They regard
the case as quite peculiar—don't know what to
make of it Dr. James Logan attend d the lady.
He left for homo early to-night. No one waa in the
room when she died except the unknown white
nurse and two colored women.
Valuable Documents for Farmers.
Atlanta, January 24.—Yesterday the Agriculture 1
Department Issued two small pamphlets of unusual
importance to farmers just at this time. They are
'A Manual of Tobacco Culture for Beginners," and
■Analyses and Commercial Value* of Commercial
l urtilizers and Chemical* Inspected, Analyzed and
Admitted to Bale in Georgia to the 16th of January
1885."
The pamphlet on tobacco culture consists of six
teen pages, octavo sizes, large type, instructions for
planting, cultivating, gathering and curing tobacco.
From a casual peruaal of it, I find the instructions
skuplo and eaay to be comprehended.
ntvr pamphlets may be hail by any citizen
Georgia on application to 'the Agricultural Depart
ment here in Atlanta. A postal card to Commis
sioner Henderson will secure either or both pam
phlets.
The Cartersvllle Explosion.
Atlanta, January 24.—The dynamite explosion
in Cartersvllle has been the. talk of the town to-day,
Passengers in on the State road aald the excitement
at Cartersvllle and in the country waa indescribably
intense. He said one thousand men are on the
hunt for Jackson, and that if they catch him he will
be promptly lynched.
It ia a singular coincidence that only a few weeka
ago, DUl Arp, who lives near Carteravillr, should
havo published a column article, in which ho de
fended moonshiners and their traffic, and express
ed hopes that the man who had murdered Deputy
Marshal Kellett would never be captured and
brought to justice.
Mr. Arp’a chickens are roosting near home to-
uighb ______
The 1km Hill Statue.
Atlanta, January 21.—Doctor B. D. Balding re-
ceved a letter to-day from Doylo, the sculptor, stat
ing that the Ben UU1 statue has been shipped from
New York. Ho also got tho bill of lading. The
statue will probably reach the city to-morrow. It haa
been decided not to place the statue In Grant Pari:.
Mrs. Edgar Thompson, the daughter of Senator
Hill, haa tendered the corner of her delightful front
yard, at the junction of old and new Peachtree, and
it haa been definitely settled to place the statue
there.
It ia a most admirable location for the statue.
Tbe yard ia in the form of a right angle triangle
and the atatue will be placed within acute angle
which lies just where these two fashionable thor
oughfares conjoln.^Tbe time for the unveiling has
not been fixed.
It will take place in the spring, and a man of
national reputation will be Invited to deliver the
oration.
Chief Justice Jackson Not a Prohibitionist.
Atlanta. January 2?.—A good many will be sur
prised as I, to learn that, although Chief Jackaon, of
the Supreme Court of Georgia, ia a great temperance
man, he ia not a prohibitionist, and he waa not
during the recent campaign in Atlanta.
I get this from nndonbeed and undoabtabte au
thority.
Sidewalk Say So.
Atlanta, January 23.—Col. R. F. Maddox—"Bus-
InesM is at a stand atill in Atlanta. Something
must be done. Let na build a railroad."
Patrolman “Jumbo" Hunter—“Atlanta boot
blacks are very saucy and very bold. They com
Vtitutc an evil which calls loudly for regulation."
Officer Porter—"These green country fellows can
ik more questions than a reporter. They are
enongh to bore an artesian well.' 1
Atlanta's Artesian Pump.
Atlanta, Ga., January 25.—Tbe new 6-inch pump
the great arteniau well has come. Col. Eanm’s
large rubber boots were seen dangling around the
machine to-day. He is engaged in a frantic strug
gle to get it in place. This is the first time in the
history of tbe world that a 6-inch pump haa beeu
employed to squeeze the water out of an artesian
well. In most instances any well will give up wa
ter if worked by a pump. It ia understood, how-
fiver, that Colonel Damn and the city council, har
ing spent $24,u0i> vu tue »< U**tu Woil.tR> called, and
busted, are determined to call in the services of an
expensive six-inch pump, just to make the water
flow anyhow. Atlanta wants the world to know
that when tier artesian well ought to flow and wont
flow, ahe’ll make it flow—if she has to retain the
services of Colonel Baum’s rubber boots and a
brand new alx-inch pump to do It. ButO, Conscript
Father, If ye have no other name to call it by, aay
pump! Arlesian well is a misnomer—in tbe ab
sence of an involuntary stream. Pumpity— pump!
—pump, pump! _
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Atlanta, January 22.—No. 22, Eastern circuit.
Wetter et al. vs. the United Hydraulic Cotton Press
Company. Argued. Richards t Heywatd, T. M.
Norwood. Lester k Uavcnel, J. A. Cook for plaintiff:
Denmark k Adams, Chisolm k Erwin contra.
Court then adjourned 10 10 o'clock a. m. to-mor
row.
Atlanta, January $3.—No. 24 Eastern circuit.
Argument concluded.
No. 22 Eastern circuit. Argument concluded.
No. 26 Eastern circuit Bwiut vs. Central Railroad
id Banking Company et al. Argued. P. H.
Brewster, W. A. Post Lester A Bavenel for plaintiff;
Lawton k Cuuniugham, James B. Cunningham,
contra.
No. 25 Eastern circuit Welman vs. Neufville
executor. Argued. Chisholm k Erwin for plaintiff
In error, B. Falligant, W. G. Charlton, J. R. Baussy
contra.
Pending argument of case last stated, tho court
adjouriu-ti till Monday.
Atlanta, Ga.. ; January 25.—No. 23 Eastern Cir
cuit Gibson Vs. Smith. Argued. J. R. Baussy for
plaintiff Denmark A Adams by Garrard A Mtldrin
No. 25 Eastern Circuit Welman va. Neufville.
Argued. Chisolm A Erwin for plaintiff: B. Falli
gant, N. G. Charlton, J. It flkussy coutra.
No. 27 Eastern Circuit. Withdrawn.
No. 28 Eastern Circuit Savannah Bank
Trust Company vs. Horirtdge. Argued. Chisolm
A Erwin for plaintiff; Geo. A. Mercer contra.
Court then adjourned to 10 o’clock a. m
morrow.
Our Mica IkposlU
Atlanta, January 23.—The mica beds of Georgia
are worthy far more attention than they have re
ceived. The mica of thia State is exceptionally fine.
As I learn from Mr. McCutcheon, the geologist
agricultural department the beds
have not been worked at all in com
mensuration with their commercial value. The
transportation of mica in comparison to its bulk
value, is comparatively cheap; for It ia worth from
20 cents to $10 per pound, according to the size
sheets in which it is found. The average aheeta
here are superior. The belt of mica reaches from
Carroll county in a northeast direction to Macon
county. Roberson and a few other isolated coun
ties, have valuable deposits of mica. Elbert and
the adjoining counties southeast, have good de
posits.
In Paulding county a new company la now work
log a prolific mine, which promises large returns.
Thera seems to be, no doubt, that the mica beds
of Georgia have a very decided value, and the de
velopment will prove of great pecuniary value
Our citizens.
A New Thirteen Mile UollrootL
Atlanta, January 23.—Conductor Harry Hill, of
tha Georgia rood, ia fixing to build a thirteen mile
railroad, from Union Point on the Georgia railroad
to Whits Plains.
Mr. BUI has associated with him In this railway
enterprise, Mr. W. B. Lowe, of Atlanta, and Mr.
Hart, of Union Point. Tha company i* organised,
money relaed end all arrangement* made to bnlld
tha reed In abort ordar. Mr. Lowe wilt place 100
eonrfet bend, ea work. The project will be began
the middle of February end will be completed
under ordinary calculation In three month* end
running in four month.. According to tbte expec.
tntion, which ta cot!**realize and well gnmnded
the road wUI b* ia operation noma ttme In Jon a.
Tb* grading la aaay a* tha ground ia ieTtFand thare
will be no tr mails or bteigaa.
OVER IN COLUMBUS.
Itailxrny Extension—Tteo Deaths—X
llurglary In Alabama.
CoLrwNcs, January 23.—It is said that the Central
diroad will during the present year extend the
pluxubtui and Western railroad from Ooodwater to
IiinlflRbsifl. tfvffig it connection n«r Meurpklw
Mr. J. W. Howard, who llvod several miles north
of here, died last uigbt of consumption.
Mrs. W. B. Thomas died at her home near Craw
ford. Ala., to-dny.
A burglar entered the jewelry shop of 8. T. Hooker
In BruwtH ville this morning, and carried off seven
teen watebtw, two clot ks and several other articles.
A Hunchback's Peculiar Death.
Cautkh-'Viij.k, January 23.—Dr. F. W. Memlcr
an buried here yesterday. He died last Wednc^iay
morning nndtr peculiar circumstances. He has
J ust moved back to this place from Marietta, and
isd not removed all bis goods from tbe dopot. He
waa at the court bonno Tuesday and went home,
saying to his family that he didn't feel well, and
took a dose of medicine, which must have been
poisonous, as he diod iu 1cm thsn twelve hours.
An Alabama Young Man in Jail.
Columbuh, Ga., January 22.—Jewie M.
McClung, a young whiie man, wan brought
from CbumhcrH county, Ala., to thia cit;
and lodged iu jail to-day, charged vi
being a common cheat and swindler, lie
obtained money from Sliulo & Etheredge,
warehousemen, by fraud.
Artesian Wells.
Editor, TFi.Kos.trii: Hevernl weeks itfjo
it wits stated iu tho Atlanta Constitution
that Dr. Joseph LeContc, tho distinguished
professor of geology in tho University of
California, had predicted, thirty your* nqo,
tbe impracticability of finding water by
boring artesian wells in Southwest Geor
gia, und that Captain John Fort, without
any pretensions to scientific attainments,
had proved the contrary, and thus estab
lished the superior value of sound common
sense to the deductions of science.
Dr. LcContc stands in the front rank of
scientists in this or any other country, and
from an answer to n letter I addressed to
him several weeka aince, I will make the
following extract:
‘T have never, to my knowledge, been
consulted or asked an opinion; nor have ~
given an opinion of any kind concerning
the probability of getting artesian water in
Southwest Georgia, much less tho absnrd
one attributed to me."
In Dr. Le Contis' work, "The Elements
of Geology,” trader the head of Artesian
Wells, page 09, wo find as follows: "Thus
there is on oil coasts a constant flowing of
water, both superficial and subterranean,
into the sea. Their relative amount it'
impossible to determine. Much depends
upon the configuration of tho country and
the nature of the strata. Tha heavy hydro
static pressure to which subterranean water
is subjected, especially in elevated countries,
brings a larger portion of it to the snrface
as springs. Bnt, in limestone regions, (thia
rock being affected with freauent and large
fissures, and open subterranean paaaagea,
as will be hereafter explained), large sub
terranean rivers often exist, and these, even
after coming to the surface, are often re-
engulfed, and finally reach the sea by sub
terranean passages. The largest springs,
therefore, generally occur In limestone
countries.
It ia well know that nearly the whole of
southwest Georgia rests upon a bed of lime
stone as described in tha above extract*,
and, as numerous experiment* have proved,
the allegation made against Mr. Le Conte's
knowledge of tbo geological features of that
portion ia simply preposterous and not
worthy of a moment a consideration. It is
to be hoped, therefore, that the silly state
ment alluded to in the commencement of
this article will not be
peated to the annoyance of a gentle
man who is punctillions in his advocacy of
truth a* his attainment* in science ore va
ried and profound. J. P. Htxvfxk.
January 25, 1885.
Malta's signal Htatiaa at Lost.
Maainra. January XL—At last we have a wrath
DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN
OHIO SENATE.
The Virginia Debt—Hunting Georgia Opin
ions of the Civil Service—A Alur-
. derer Lynched Religious
Trimbles—1 n Ueneral.
She Get. Into Trouble but Get. out Agnln
Triumphantly.
New York San.
Miss Elizabeth M. Belt, a pretty
woman, who says the is a type writer at
Union Square, was brought to the Tombs
yesterday by Detective Heidelberg, and Ja
cob It. Bnipkeril of Petuvian fame came in
and sat beside her; Alfred McK. Post, who
lives at the B&rrett Houso and says he is an
adjuster, accuses her of grand larcony. Ho
says that on June 3 last he instructed Miss
Belt to take Mrs. Post’s $500 sealskin clonk,
with beaver fur trimmings, to Simp
son's pawn shop and borrow $60 on it.
This Miss Belt did, and gave Mr. Post
tbe $60 and kept the pawn ticket Cold
weather enme on again, and Mr. Post says
ho osked Miss Belt for tho pawn ticket He
says that sho kept putting him off until he
determined upon having her arrested. Miss
Belt says that Mr. Post nover asked her for
tbe pawn ticket She produced it in court.
Detective Heidelberg says the girl has a
counter claim for $312 against Mr. Post.
Miss Belt was called up to Clerk McGow
an's desk to undergo the formal examina
tion to which every prisoner is submitted.
Miss Belt tried to answer the questions, but
wept instead. The venerable Mr. Shipbetd
lushed up to her side and said to Mr. Mc-
'swan:
"I would thank you if you' would defer
thia examination for jtut a little."
“You ain’t got anything to say here. You
ain't this lady’s counsel. All wo want is to
take her formal examination," Detective
Heidelberg said.
“I'm not her attorney," Mr. Shipherd
■aid, “but I'm Miss Belt's counsel und ad
viser in a variety of matters.”
“He has known me all my life,” Miss
Belt explained, tbo tears welling np ngain
in her eyes.
Shipherd made way for Miss Belt to go
hack to her seat, Heidelberg went over
and brought her back, insisting tlmt she
mnst tell her name and birthplace and
residence and occupation. She did, and
then she wns paroled into the custody of
her counsel, Junes H. Elliott, who hod
come in. Mr. Shipherd said to Justice
OUeilly:
“No honester lady liras in this city, your
honor. I havo known her and her family
in Georgia for years, and no better and
honester people aver lived. Miss Belt car
ries a letter of introduction from Governor
Brown, of Georgia, to some of the best poo-
ile in this city, among others the late Tliur-
ow Weed. He was much interested in
her." •
A FOORHOUSEBURNED.
Five of Its Inmates Lose Their Lives—'
Name*.
Jackson, Mich., January 24.—The coun
ty poorhouso was almost entirely destroyed
by fire this morning. Thero were forty in
mates, and all escaped bnt five, who per
ished in the flames. Tho remains of vic
tims were brought to the city to-day. The
dead are aa follows: Dolly Martin, aged
GO, insane, an inmate foi
twelvo years; Kale Avary, aged 70, insane,
on inmate for ten y«hra; Jano Atkins, aged
tt). ieaass. An InmOt* to»-Un soars: Jens “ nnat mouon was luuuo to
BOy d n TO n Ml g ^ d Tt, ^ JlTt ’fi..
aged 72, blind. The building is situated in
lonely spot four miles from the city. The
fire, tho origin of which is unknown, broke
out in the kitchen and the whole interior
wns destroyed. The tbennometerat the time
registered ten degrees below zero. All the
inmates lost their clothing, rushing out
into the (now in a naked cuudition. Thirty
of the panpers were brought to the i ity and
housed. Home of these will die fi ora the
effects of tbe exposure they wero subjected
to. John Doherty, a hired man, hronglit
three of tbe lunatics down a fire es. npo in
his arms, thus saving their lives. An im
becile boy, nineteen years of age, was found
in bed, eutl was rescued by means of the
fire escape. There wero only two nun be
sides the inmates about the place when the
fire broke ont, und they rescued the inmates
before other help arrived. \V. M. Mills,
one of tlio inmates, was tbe man who first
issued Handel’s .Spelling l)cok. At one
time be was worth a quarter of a million
dollars.
A YVORM IN HER LUNG.
inary 25.—The Repub-
can members of the Ohio Senate contin
ued in session from 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and it was the intention to have ad
journed at 4 p. m. unless the Democrats
put in an appearance. As the latter hour
approached and it had been lonrncil tlmt a
majority of the members would be thero
on time, the Senate chamber filled up rap
idly. Half on hour before the joint meet
ing all available spaco had been appropri
ated. Among tbe spectators were a large
number of local politioians of both parties,
each ono claiming that the
other had the boll packed for
emergeney. There was plenty
of anxiety and any number who were ready
to fight at a moment's warning. The ser
geant-at-arms took advantage of the situ
ation. before the arrival of the Democratic
members to dear the floor. As the major
ity members filed in they were greeted with
applause by the Republicans, who apparent
ly construed their presence to be an admis
sion of defeat. The sergeant-at-arms soon
quieted the demonstration and the tactics
of Friday afternoon were proeeeded with.
The cell of the Scnato showed all members
present, and a motion to dispense with far
ther proceedings under the call would not
be entertained by tbo clinlr, he
holding the call had exhausted
itself by the presence of all
members. Over an hour wits spent in
discussing an appeal from his decision,
which was afterwards withdrawn, and the
chair allowed tho motion to dispense with
further proceedings to he voted upon.
There was no apparent point to be gained
either way on a contest over this motion.
In the flood of suhseqnent motions and
appeals which followed, the Republican*
were insisting upon the order of the day
and endeavoring to get the oontest cases
before the Senate, while tbe Democrats
were engaged in on effort to get before the
body's resolution which had been agreed
upon in caucus, proposing the appoinment
f a Gommittecjto consider tbe constitutional
and legal relations existing between the
Senate and its presiding officer. A Repub
lican Senator had been recognized, and
was about to report the trial of the con
test case when a motion was mode on the
Democratic aide to adjourn. The chair
held thia and several other motions of a
dillatory nature not to be in order.' Mr.
Pavey, Republican, yielded tbe floor to Mr.
Cable, Democrat, for n question of
privilege, and tho member was
proceeding to state hit question
and making the Democratic caucus resolu
tion a part of the same, but the choir held
that nothing waa in order except rules in
contest cases. The Democrats being una
ble to get their resolution before the Senate,
a final motion was mode to adjourn, and a
ilet.niiid wns mode by.the l)‘u that
the clerk proceed with the fall call. Tbe
President St first endeavored to drown the
voice of the clerk with his gavel, bnt he
finally become quiet, and the roll was called.
Twenty-elx members voting for ad
journment, the Democratic members
rose from their seats and walked
out while the elerk banded the roll to the
President to be announced. That official
tore the roll in several pieces and threw it
on the floor, while the orowd surged in
front of tha railings and the grentost con
fusion and violent demonstration prevailed.
The clerks all left their places, and as soon
aa partial order conld be restored, the
President read the rules himself, which bod
been offered by Mr. Pavey, with one
of tho senators at the clerk’s desk.
The Republican minority voted
on the rules, and they were declared
adopted. In results tho Henate proceed
ings are about where they wero this morn
ing. A Democratic adjournment was taken
to Wednesday at 4 p. in, and tbe Repabtl-
' The affair la
y ull unpreju-
#r aidial pole. Tb* trot flex jnzt ip Unlay wa* a Rent
sold irave signal. close
Ik) Cnrsfnl Wticu You Drink* Isit Yyu
Swallow Something Dcsiils Water. *
. . Mr. W. C. Smith’* pla.:c in Elhert county a few
dayn ago, Mr. Smith handed bis daughter Ethel
•tome water In a mug. After Mhe had drank, be dis
covered a peculiar looking worm at tbe bottom of
the mug. Her narrow eecape led a physician of
thin county to relate in the Elberton Leader the
following actual occurrence:
During the yeer 1857 or 1858 one of my neighbors
bad a negro woman taken sick. Aa be wae a man
who read, observed and thought, be rarely ever
called in a pbyiician to treat an ordinary disease
In hU family. But thia cane battled bla skill, and I
waa called In to advtee with him. Tbe woman bad
been nick about a week, and all the time Buffering
tbe most excruciating pain and referring it to
hrr hip joint, and for aoveral days her cries bad
beau almost incessant. Blisters *ad been applied,
and the naual constitutional treatment for acute
disease* of the hip Joint, bnt to no purpose. I will
never forget tbe unspeakable agony expressed in
her countenance. Her breathing was hurried.
Her cries feeble, yet heartrending. An examina
tion revealed no aoreucae or swelling about the blp,
and it/ waa evident that she ha d mialocatod the
pain. Auscultation and percussion abowed that
there wae an occlnaion of the air-cells
throughout tbe right lung. Bbe died
that night An autopsy revealed
neit day no trace of di«ease in thi hip, bnt exhib
ited a worm one and three-quarter inches long in
hrr lung. It was white and flat with a black head,
reaembling cloeely the common wood sawyer. Much
worms 1 have seen in the mud of springs and
branches. 1 suppose she swallowed It while drink-
lag- 1 traced the track of the intruder through the
costa of her stomach into her liver, thence beck
through her diaphragm into her lung. What will
appear moat strange to the physician, she neither
coughed nor expectorated. I refer the incredulous
to Col. W. II. Mattox, bin father and Uncle John W.
lfattox, who witnessed tbe autopsy, sow the worm
and ’its path of destruction.
Done by a Hllck Nwlmll *r.
Fanh4h City, Jan. 24.—A weU<dre«Md
young man, styling himaelf J. Whitney,
came here recently And opened an office,
being ostensibly in the cattle bwiineM. He
opened accounts with several banka, de
positing a number ot drafts tdgned by
Omaha bonko, aggregating $14,000. Two
week* Ago he CAahed these And left the city.
The draft* went to the Chicago clearing
house and were eahed. When they
reached Omaha they proved to be forgeries.
The Chicago clearing honae haa called npci
the b^nks there to make good the loea, but
thia they decline to do, and a law anit will
probably result. Whitney made good hia
escape.
Charged WUh Train Wrecking.
of Alex. MfLancMhb
Pub. and Ex. O. J. P„ at this place today, and waa
required to give bond ia tbe sum of six bandied
dollar*. He wae charged with tbe
tempting to wreck a railroad train.
hundred and fifty dollars for an a
ononneed disgrace!
Bed niindn here.
Mr*. Graven’ Murderer Lynched.
Evansville, Ind., January 25. —A special
to the Journal from Henderson, Kentucky,
■aya: At an early hour thia morning a mob
took Calvin Bimpoon, the mulatto murderer,
of Mm. Graves/ from the jail and hanged
him to a tree half a mile from town, after
which they riddled hia body with bulleta.
The mob told him to say hia prayers, which
ho did. They then aaked him what he
killed Mrs. Grave* for. He replied that the
Lord aaked him to do so.*' They then said
Up you go to the Lord,” and strung him
np. They then retired and left him ha
ing.
FIERY WINE. 1
of Ilurulnx Vesuvius-Y
I Ban Frsoeiaou Chronicle Letter fMn Milan.
Somethin]; has already been said obont]
the vineyard of tbeHcnla Brothers on -the
Vesuvine. The vintage was in progress
when I visited it, and I saw the treading of
This is court week in Jesui'.
Fort Gaines has resumed work on her ar
tesian woll.
Tne Georgia Press Association meets in
Mn 'on May 5th.
Athens will pay her superintendent of ed
ucation $1,060 per annum.
The grangers hall, at Greens' Cut, waa
burnod one night last week.
The Griffin Manufacturing Company
made a shipment of 100 bales of sheetings
to Shanghai last week.
The academy at Blakely, nndcr tho mon
ument of Z. I. Fitzpatrick and wife,is ono
the best schools in that section.
Col. E. 0. Bower, a prominent lawyer of
Blakely, has sold his hundsomo residence,
anil rumor says he will remove to Califor
nia.
The Baptists of Blakely on justly proud
their recently erected chcrcb, whichr is
said to be the finest bnilding north of Ma
con.
Dr. A. Coleman, ono^nf the oldest and
moat highly respected citizens of Reynolds,
died in that place on Sunday of dropsy of
the chest.
David II. Honsor, of Fort Valley, pnf up
6,000 pound! of ice, in the Into freeze!,
hia pond, and will be independent of ie*
dealers in tbe coming snmmer.
Little Clifford, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Baton, ot Wnycross, had his arm broken
while playing Saturday. Both bonoa of
the right forearm were broken.
John Holland, tax receiver of Chattooga
county, was before Commissioner Deck on
Saturday, ebarged with removing illicit
whisky, bnt, there being no proof, he won
released.
An Emannel connty negro was at tho
Waynesboro depot, one day this week, ami
purchased a ticket for some point on tbo
road, and stood gating at tho oars, forget
ting to get aboard, until tho train was
gone.
Below Lexington, an old negro, named
Bon Watkins, haa n small carp pond that
froze over during the cold wcath. r. Tho
water was as clear as crystal, and by walk
ing ont on the ice yon conld look down at
the fiah swimming beneath ik
At Dongltaville, Katnrday, Upson Byron,
a negro man sixty-three yean of age, woh
knocked from the track by an engine on
the Georgia Pacific. Several ribs wero
broken and internal injuries sustained suf
ficient to canne the death of tbe old man.
There is in Dooly county, says tbe Vienna
Academic, a Baptist minister who, for
nearly a year and a half, servod a church as
punctually ns be possibly conld—often
walking twelve miles toted, hia link, and
received as a compensation for bin services
only four dollars. Two dollars of this sum
were paid by a young lailv who works tor
her living,* ono'by a widowed lady not
over-bleSHcd with the goods of tbo world,
and one by this widow 1 - daughter.
THE GEORGIA MIDLAND.
How Grlflln la llrglnnlngto Look U|»- The
Prospect, 48a>
Gbiffin, Jnnuary 25.—In addition to tbo
$25,000 first naked of Griffin to the bnilding
of tlie Georgia Midland railroad, another
• I---U - i 1 -rd -It- .
samo of tho country pn .Sin tk Sot ri rponil•
ing ns liberally an . .h hoped for. And In
this connection it U only proper to state
that to Hon. - 8. Grnntinnd, onr worthy
mayor, add Mr. Jos. M. Brewner.one of onr
moat enterprising merchants, are doe too
everlasting thanks of oar citizens for liio
noble work pat forth by them in behalf of
this enterprise. They worked hard early
anil late, neglected their privnto affairs for
the pnblio good, but they nave the satisfic-
tionof seeing their labors crowned with
success, such of their efforts well deserved,
bnt they hardly dared to hope for.
In anticipation of the Georgia Midland
real estate is looking np. Several elegant
bnilding lots hava been sold within tbo loll
few weeka to parties here, who will at once
erect bnilding* thareon. Every vacant store
and there are bnt a few here) is being
lied np ready for occupation, and several
of thorn have been rented in the lost few
days. The completion ot the moil will ne
cessitate a wholesale grocery house in Grif
fin. This is one thing we are needing bad
ly now, one of onr business houses doing
considerably now in the way of jobbing dry
goods. We are on a boom, anil onr Loom
stands on a good, solid foundation.
the grapes and the first stages of wine
making. Tlie room used for the crashing
was a part of the family mansion, and wa*
scarcely more than fifteen or twenty feet
square. The platform for tbs treading
was, perhaps, three feet high, four or five
feet wide and bnilt entirely across ono end
of the room. The front of it was raised a
few inches to prevent tbe escape of th*
grape juice, and it was carefully cemented
in every part. There waa bnt u single per
son treading, a stalwart peasant, who os
tentatiously washed his feet before begin
ning in a small tab of water, standing near;
aa he afterword explained, ont of deference
to the stranger. Hia feet were uncommon
ly broad at the base of the toes. His dress
waa a calico shirt and short trousers, which
he rolled np a little, probably because be
wished to keep them dry, and not ont ot
reaped to the wine. Half a ton of gra]
were pnt on the platform, and the tread:
began abost the edges and then systematic
cully all over the pile, which was kept as
well as possible together. The jnieo soon
began to flow freely screes the platform and
ont of a spout mails in th* little barrier of
cement into a large tnb. It was intended
for champagne, being tho first. It is the
usual arrangement for treading where wine
is made in large quantities.
Few locating one mon.ou another fellow’s
claim a real estate agent in "
token from his bed
horsewhipped, compel
over patches of cactus, and finally thrown
into the cold waters of Bncknor river.
A BROKEN GUN.
X Wife Who Oliji-cleil to Ilsr llnshand Go-
Ins Hunting.
Griffin, January 20.—Rumors of a hor
rible murder, sold to have been committed
Saturday night or early yesterday morning,
were current in this city yesterday after-
■i^BUpon investigation, tho following
ffoeta were developed: On the plantation
of RobL Freeman, living three miles from
the city. Uvea a negro who has a j. vision
for hunting, and to which sport hut wife
hod a strong aversion. On Saturday, when
the husband signified his intention of going
hunting, she adzed the gnn, which was
loaded, and throwing it upon tha floor with
great violeno* tried to break it. Tbs gnn
was discharged, the load entering her hipe,
and sho bled to death.
Hearing of the reports, the negro came to
town this morning and demanded an in
vestigation. In the trial before a justice of
the peace there was no evidence other than
the shove and he waa discharged.
In Jail on a Serious Charge.
LxGkanok, January 22.--Mrs. 8. E. In
gram wa* about being ejected from her
premises on a tenantcy warrent,saed onl by
her husband, who hod abandoned her. 8be
was committed and imprisoned thi* morn
ing for burning the oom crib on the prem-
Hhe is apparently intelligent, and in
She had been advized by
aria
r a party of men,
to ran barefooted
- - lly
FIT
well>d refilled.
Judge Whitaker to be qaietiy evicted, au
was expecting the sheriff with the evictio
warrant. The crib was burned last night.
The sheriff lays the circninstance* are
strong. She can't give bond. She is lb*
flret white woman ever jailed here.
Cliattanoaxa Dooles,
Cbxttxnoooa, January 25. —The report
that the iron industry at Chattanooga is i.i
a standstill is incorrect. Every roUing
mill in the city is running night and day.
The furnaces hava sold all their stock nu.1
have sold ahead, the capacity of the three
largest iron plants being doubled. Are ,
rangiAients are being made to start the
Roane Iron Company Bessemer Btccl Mil is,
to employ 600 hand*. Iron taannft t in n
■tide they ore more actively eegoged than
for three yeane
The Tunnel Again K< |i tlrcl.
Kxoxvn.uk Tm., January 1
tunnel on the East Tenner —e, YlmnL. _■-*
Georgia railroad at Jli- i. rv 1. '
been repaired, and all trains i
usual.