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TABUSHEDWUO. pSIDE OF ATLANTA. , nl . tub WBKK’S D0WG8 is THE GATE CITY. „ r , h , Georgia Mutual Aid Association. u.n 1, K —The C°niptroll®r-Oen*rM lia* ^«“.«ryn!clwd problem that * ftnaenvUle. .ndbD * 111 - ‘ „ t » dlwwlrotw effect on one * „lwlM- enterprise of that com- .riot tlie 1st I^Bi«l«‘" re required In* onnmwd in tliie Stole, to com- “Lconditloi.. !*'<»* the Comptroller T*,li«n.eto do tmeiueee. Arnoug ,<e rcri’jired to ff le iu tlio office of tuo^nenJ * of their charter * MtMf* of tbi* act the fonnalltle# not required. Ir. compliant with the ti,. f.eorvia Mutual Aid Association, of », Oa, promptly made the return* indi- iniM the p*per* filed in hla office the at- i^c Comptroller General wm attracted to tt leT which the company had been ’.* it ippMied that the charter hail Bted by a Supreme Court Jndne, Judge of the Middle Circuit. The Comptroller led that rach a charter a a* radically do- .jtdillfnL and an examination of the lf r convinced him of tho fact. The *eo- ; of the code, reserved exclusively -lihUtuie the power to grant charter* to rfbitnncc companies. Au exception i* (he ce-e ot mutual aid societies, for paiely benevolent purpoee*. c 1mt to the Comptroller that tho Mutual Aid Association 'could not I under this exception, and notified tho thituoder the law he'could not grant M to do bu*id#i* under that charter, miAUt in full. Considerable corre- irsnlted. the company claiming that e* Biutuil aid association, the Superior jd lathnrity to grant the charter. The ,l>r maintain* hi* poaltlon and refuses to toe*. This decision will place the com- qiute an embarrassing position, aa they utble sow to obtain a legal [charter until •km of the Legislature, which, perhaps for th* country but unfortunately for put. U some months otT. In the mcan- ccmpany will necessarily be restricted i tntnaction of it* regular business, ivacf. claims for death losses now occur* urnflW to occur can have no legal status, •awetion it 1* proper and just to add that iwdfsetil Wright, iu speaking of the tbs Tkugbai-h correspondent, 1* careful at be ia personally acquainted with the gen- Vkare in charge the buslne** of the awo- ta4 bus high opinion of them. They arc nit character and prominence in tho com- liwbkh they lire, and have been acting in m4 faith u to the organization of the aaw>- ad tb« conduct of it* bnsinea*. There baa itio&al irregularity on their part, and W charter U procured there will be no losa turned or advantage* taken on account q*r»U3fla of the company under What be cowpslkd to pronounce an illegal charter. Interest hew to note that a similar case in Atlanta, when Judge Hillyer was on the t thU einnit A mutual aid association, eflM orfaniatlon in this city, applied to erifir Court in the usual form for a charter, “to* Bilijer readtiv granted. Afterward*. ■»» tkoroogh Investigation ot the law ■pon the matter, he became convinced that contrary to law and beyond the au- inferred upon him, aud publicly revoked *«e greeted. »• Technological Commission. *. March XL—Through the earnest anp* the Tkui.sai ii and the persistent and oft- 1 effort* of Hen. K. E. Barri* and other »c.l advocate* of the movement, the last 1 l 4 *** so act 'to establish a techno* Wkocl as a branch of the Ktate University,' * r 1money for the same, Section 11 •t l rv'Vldes that the Oovernor shall appoint and discreet persona, resident* of tbl* Bute. *&• “Commission on the School of who shall servo without pay, except actual *ipenses while away from their eev- «f residence attending to the °* such commlsaion may duties of the commission •boll l*. as soon a* practicable after P"! a intent, to procure the grounds and » n*«et»ary for the establishment of the W to determine where it aha 1 be located, !? “ ut 11 "a*** 1 within or near the conn <>f the Pity or town offering the beet In ‘•M** Preference muni be given to a place 1 to tetewibillty, eligibility, hcalthfulucss r v *ag tho matter under conalderatlon Ml**' **** ^ ov * nior mads announcement -* E ^Komaee to constitute the commla- H «ri». Macon; Ham Inman, Atlanta, E Ath,, n«; Columbus Heard, Greensboro; "erter Covington. .f.*** K*nU«u.n .re well known over «h. 1 , •'Ito-Uon n 111 doul.ttow glv. enure vVo . H * m * »»■> Ureurd in Uw ffod«.on l>nw, ( j i„ uoioutlU pnr' . ll! n,ui .nd Porto, to Uitormtod k,” I Ut. itomi u.ured i, ^7™°“ °* ***'“' uonltonion hu kti In , 1 ln U* Intorret of nnp ptor. or »d *m net Milrlp u thry think ot Ui« Kioto. It ... *** * M * ,h • fool Iirnmnot prefrrmc .. rn h to, ihrir own ptorao of rrektooce. . , nr *“011. Sir. Into on for Atlooto, Mr. * Att.n^ Mr. H«M for p.n«*ld nod . '“ r C'oln.ton or Oxford. Hot thi. «ut, •nhordlnotod to the W intone «mmu.ion nut w tect it. own cholnooo 1 fctl imble secretary. V(t A 11(1 V'S BAD LUCK. '" m • Conpt. of luth.r IU.1 Occidents, k Mr* ^ X2 —afteraooo about rif^‘V ,,ler * th * mm .. Ut . * ,A **JeUe New*, came near losing •«r<I! rB u* ,f>fH,U,t * r streets, hiiebaj .- UDUr wUen • two horte altetk who expressed the opinion that bis skull was not fractured and that no bone* were broken. At dark be was resting easily. Sometime ago the unfortunate boy's leg wan broken by a piece of lumber falling on it in Lafay ette, and on last Friday he wis sent to the Surgisal Institute for treatment. When the ’acci dent occurred this afternoon he had a brace on hia leg and being in a crippled condition could not get out of the way of the runaway team. J. C. Murray, the driver from whom the team got away, was ar rested aud carried to the station-house. Gu* Kapler, who was ran over this afternoon, la in a very critical condition. His pulse at midnight Is one hundred and twenty, respiration forty. Hi* father, editor of the LaFayette New*, arrived here to-night, and is at hie bedalde. The man, J. C. Murray, whose wagou ran over him, is ln a cell, charged with leaving hia team without a driver. MACON, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 188ti.-TWELVE PAGES VOL. LX, NO. 52. As to the State Fair. Atloita, March W.—The executive committee ot the State Agricultural Society met in the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon to meet the geueral committee appointed by the various public bodies of Atlnuta. to consider the invitation and hear the proposition to locate the State fair here perma nently. There was a full attendance of both com mittees, aud a full informal conference bad. At lanta seemed anxlons to get the fair, but the committee was rather at sea an to how to accom plish it The Fair Committee, fully appreciating the ad vantages of Macon, stated that It woutyi be neces sary for Atlanta, or another city, to offbr superior induceigentM to move it. The Atlauta representa tives were cautious as to offering financial induce ments. as they are in no coudiUon to do so/ They suggested various properties here suitable for fair ground*, and will take the fair committee around to-morrow to inspect. The result of the meeting to-day leaves the matter just where it has been. The question of permanent location will be settled the August meeting of the Agricultural Society. with Gtneral John U. Gordon on the street to day, and tried to interview him on the subject of his candidacy for governor. The General bad heard his name mentioned iu that connection, but declined to commit himself. It is pretty certain that there has been for a year, on the part of interested politic tans, to pave the way for General Gordon as a candidate, but it is not yet very widely believed that he will make the race. The Journal says, editorially, in reference to the matter: “We learn from a reliable source that General John 0. Gordon had a conference here yesterday with a number ot hia friends relative to his caudi- ture for Governor, aud it waa decided that he should enter the guliernatorial race. Tats informa tion Is in keeplog with what the Journal gave the public yesterday. We have no doubt In the state ment that General Gordon may be fairly considered ln the race, nor is Itexaggeiation to say that the campaign will b* one of the most memorable and certainly the most brilliant ln the political history of our State. THE TALK TQ HIOHT. Atlanta. March 23.—Latf.h.—Gubernatorial gos sip about the hotel* to-night la that Gordon is defi nitely in the tw«, and will enter upon an active campalgu: that McDaniel's withdrawal was a part of the programme, and that in due time Simmons Will g« t out of the way. leaviug the field for Gordon aud Uacon. him aa comptroller. After further reflection. Col Oilmore signified his acceptance end acquiescence in the decision made by the Comptroller. He ad vised the latter that he would return to Sanders Aside from nay political significance that might reasonably attach to such an organization here It la a considerably clearer proposition that its influence will sooner or later be felt ln tho business questions vllle, and organize the company under the existing affecting public interests. A railroad official who baa given it some studs, in discussing the Western railroad strike now obstructing the great business interest* of the county and referring to the Knights of Labor organization here expreised the optnlou coolly and deliberately that we would feel lta influence here in lees than six months. The Georgia public will be slow to share this opinion, as the labor of the State is not mneh given to romplatnta, and probably has no real adequate cau*e for such a course. Much will depend in the future here and elsswhere upon the termluati ju and adjustment of the labor strikes in the West A Railroad Rumor Exploded. Atlanta, Man h 22.—A recent Birmingham special noted the presence in that city of OapL Raoul, of Central, in conference with certain prominent railroad officials of the West, which resulted in an important combination which would lead to the extension of the Savannah and Memphis, owned by the Central, from Goodwater to Binoiafl well known Central Railroad official who i^as in Savannah yesterday with < apt. Raoul/ said this morning very emphatically to your cor respondent that there was absolutely nothing the rumor. Captain Raoul had just returned from trip to New Orleans and back through Binning ham looking after certain interests of his road, and that he had taken no part in a conference of the rharacter mentioned, and had contemplated no such combination as that reported. Csptain Raoul remained ln Birmingham scarcely an bout; giving him hardly sufficient time to consummate any rail* road combination of such importance. Asylum Trustee. Atlanta. March 22.—Hon. A. T. McIntyre, Sr., of ThntuAAVllle, was to-day appointed a trustee of the State Lunatic Asylum to fill the vacancy caused by the death of. Colonel L. V. Whittle, of Maoon. Colonel Mclutyre is a prominent citiaen of tho State—an ex-Congressman- whose name has more th£0£oe been mentioned favorably for Governor. The MarlettaSand North Georgia. Atlanta, March 24.—The officers of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad made their third report the Governor fcxlap showing the completion of an additional one and a half miles of road, making tour and a half miles completed beyond Kllljay. Under the resolution passed by the last Legislature Is settlement with the road, they are entitled to a credit of (2,000 for each one and a half mile# com pitted, and this credit was to-day given them. furniture speed down °‘V>th. r toM, , hld , \ 'Via!"' 1 * f * llow to* 4 * » 0—tonto .tort I r.',T'‘L U * WWL **• tootm ot Ik. 4 "«r kUa p«u rn.lt ru | «»Kto4. Tk, mu. t.itow , u *s4 «nM to tk. Kbt- * “!■"» «*r Ure*. Ul rJ?!™?*' 19 showed «**°»U*tepef hie head ^■to-kHtottotoftotk. A Drummer’* Mysterious Disappearance. Atlanta, March 23.—Chief Coually gave me this story to-day. About the 9th of December, D. A. Harris, a travelling agent for the firm of Uliden k Joyce, varnishmen of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived l n Atlanta, and stopt ed at the boarding house of Mrs. A. I*. Berlins, 170 East Utfuter street. While staying there ho received flCO from his Ann. On the 17th day of December he left for Macon. Be ordered his mail sent to Macon for one week, at the end of which time be stated that he would return to Atlanta. Iio wcut to Macon with the avowed purpose of selling oil to Collins k Com pany. He did not return at the end of the week. Be has not been reen nor heard from since the 17th day of December. Chief CuiiuoUy has received letters from his wife dated Cleveland, recently, in whlrh she stated that she ho* not, seen nor liesrd of her bns- band since he left,Atlanta in December. Vis ftnu baa uot board from him. Mr. 1’erkina reported ^hc case to Chief Connolly sajing he thought there wav scan thing wrong about the drummer'* mysterious disappearance. Two tramp* who hail been boarding at Perkins's house for severed week* left without paying their hoard on the very night of Harris’s disapi>esraace. They have not been seen or heard of since. Chief Cotraolly's theory U that Harris was fol lowed by these tramps snd foully dealt with. The wife of tho missiug man thinks that ho ha* been murdered. In one of her letter* to the chief say* that her husband waa perfectly devoted ex, and sue u'uuw tbs idea that he has alum- doned her aud fled to parts unknown. At first Chief Connolly thought that the man might havo been murdered aud buried iu Atlanta. Hut after thoroughly investigating the case he ia sattsfii d that the in*n waa foully dealt with after lading tho city on the 17th. A. TALK OVER THE STATE’S POLITI CAL SITUATION. Atlanta. March M —There has been, apparently, decided quiet in Congressional movement* in this district for soma weeks, and surface opinions would indicate that the field la to be left open to Hon. K. Hammond and Judge Stewart, of Orlffln—of course with Colonel Livingston, of Newton, ln the dim background. In conversation this mornlni with a politician who is ever scaunlng the politics 1 horizon with a field glass, 1 observed a slight ripple on the apparent calm of the Fifth. It may mean much or little, but is given as a part the political driftwood of the will probably be news generally over the district and may ponaibly point to an iiu portent complication not heretofore considered by mauy. 1 waa tola that since the recent published letter of Gov. McDaniel t»Gen. Lawton, declaring hlniMclf out of the race for the Govern urn hip. snd perbap* prior to that announcement, hi* friends had quietly been feeling the way to make him a candidate for Congress in this district. It was not not stated that the Governor was taking any part iu thi* feeling buainee*. but very likely he is in no wise blind to it. The Idea conveyed if Jndge Stewart remains in the Held as au active candidate the Governor might come in between Hammond and Stewart and carry off the plum, somewhat as he carried off the plum previous and noted occasion. His friend* think he would have no difficulty in raUying to his sup port Walton, Newton and Rockdale, with? a fair chance to capture the Douglas and Campbell dele gation*. aud in the fierce fight between llaaiiimnd and Stewart secure the nomination. The opinion is indulged in by many that the Governor he* not yet given over political aspirations, or turned his back on future political preferment. An eruption of this s«>rt ln the Congressional campaign of thi* district would no doubt create a stir, and would hardly be relished by the candidatee who already are seeking the much coveted nomination. The campaign had promised to be hot and lively but the advent of a third candidate would hardly fail drive the mercury to the lop of the thermometer from one end of the district to the other. It I* cer tainly the belief Of many that there will third candidate in the fight but he doe* not eeem to be definitely locate ON THK DEMOCRATIC rLATFOBM. A party of prominent gentlemen, among whom a« Major Bacon, of Macon, a popular candidate for the office of Governor, indulged in a short chatty conversation on the * pending campaign Without taking the liberty of quoting this convi tion, I am tempted to give one remark which la me, and which may be allowed -cep D, to this co'umn without doing violence to the proprieties a* the conversa tion waa a friendly on# and somewhat private, not designed to be carried off lo the Telkorapm Bureau The recent speech of Gcwemor South wee disease#*, and hie effort to make the Railroad Commission the Issue in the gubernatorial fight with a view of for- |’g candidate# to go before the people on that lasua. Major Bacon, without entering further into that disenseion. remarked quietly that wbeu the Demo* era tic nominating convention formulated and an nounced it# platform this summer, he would fornul squarely on that platform- That declaration Is a matter of public Internet. and place* him where every Demonattc will have to aland who aeplian to be.Oovetnor of Georgia. Tho qneetkm now le whether Oovernor •mlth will dosninate that convention. GENERAL OoRtMlO AS a CaVPIDATU. Atlanta, March XX.—k Journal reporter charter as a Benevolent Secret Order, and establish lodges just aa the Knight* of Honor and similar associations. Under this or ganization they would continue business till the next session of the Legislature, when application will be maae for an assessment insurance charter. After tlila settlement of the matter waa reachod your correspondent mat CoL Gilmore and had a pleasant talk with him on tho subject. He ex pressed himself as thoroughly satisfied with the adjustment of the matter as jnst mentioned, and that his compiny would go on quietly and smootMy under the new arrangement I promised to say as much for him in this communication. , Gen. Longstrmt Bnroswsfol. Atl*kta, March 25.—Since Om. Longvtreet re tired from the office ot United States Marshal of the Northern district of Georgia, during which period there have been two Incumbent*, he has found it impossible to effect a sattleuiont of his accounts with the government. He claimed and had vowel.rr* to substantiate the elalm that the government was indebted to him over $12,000, considerable portion of *his money was dm deputy marshal*, whom the General was anxious to pay. The government while ffot denying ih* claim, or rather, any considerable-part of It stood on tho technical ground that Geth Longatveot on other account waa due them, E$|aral thousand dol Urn, aud they would not settle with him till be set tled his iudebtednooi to tho government Oeaeral Longstrcct exhausted every effort to resell s settle ment and finally requested the authorities of the d<q>artmcnt to bring suit on his bond sud thus get the mutter adjudicated. A short while ago he went to Washington to \ res* the matter personally, aud ho I* still there. Monday, be telegraphed Mr. O. E. Mitchell, ohlef clerk in the Marshal's office, to come on at once that he thought n settlumeut was about to be reached, and would need his evidence. Uitcbcl was unable to go but »«nt on Mr. Will UatRht, United State# Gmnmisaioatr, who wa* familiar with the fact* ol ca«o. To-day a dispatch wa* received from Gen, Longvtreet that the matter bad been satisfactorily settled, and that th» money due him w ould be paid over as soon as there arevufficient fund* available for the purpose. About JKsOOOWf the 112,000 will be paid over at once, and the balance m soon a* appropriation ia made to cotfif )t- Of the $12,000 Gen. Longvtreet w ill get ouly f !,5U) hiin*cif, aa the balauce of the amount is due his dt-putte*. - He will leave Washington for Georgia to-morrow. An Important Supreme Court Derision. It U expected that the Supreme Court will meet next TuretUy and band down a decision in the case of tho injunction preyed for by the Flrat Methodist church against tho city of Atlanta, seeking to re strain tho city from selling the property of the church for the purpose of paying an assessment for the streets affected are assessed a certain portion of tho cost of paving, and a lien creat< the property to secure the payment of the or ment. When the paving was dono on the sireetv above mentioned the authorities assessed the First Methodist church and St. Luce'a for their propor tion of the: cost, which these churches refused to . _ Both went Into the courts, asking that tho city be restrained from eelliug the church property for the purpose of enforcing the pay ment of the as sessment. In both cases -Judge Clark refused to * the injunction. By agreement Urn iujosctisn by tno First Methodist Church was made a Mo and carried to the Supreme Court The case Was ably and exhaustively argued on both 1 deen mystery hsng* about the man's disappear- AtJr. Some people here think that Hauls had sev eral thousand d. liars on bis person; that the two tramps knew of It and followed him up, murdered aud buried him between this point and Macon, aud skipped the country with the blood money. Indian Spring Reservation. Atlanta. March 23.—September 2fi, 18W, the Leg* I stature adopted a resolution Instructing the Attor ney-General to institute suit against the leasee o; the Indian Spring property, Col. H. J. Lamar, of Macon, for the purpose of forfeiting the lease and recovering the property, dt was charged that the contract bad been violated ln that the property bad been sublet. The case came to trial last week in Butts Superior Court, and a decision ram Friday. A strong array of counsel was retained by the defendant, and quite a legal battle fought over , Judgment waa rendered In favor of the State. It Is understood the Supreme Court will be Invoked by the lessee, who le not satisfied with the suit. The property in lltigatino embraces about ten acres, including the celebratedAprings and a vain able water power. If the Supreme Court should affirm the judgment rendered in the Court below, it will opun for fut .re disposition a property of very considerable value. U will tether be leased again or sold outrijjht. A gentleman from Butts county, who waa in the city last night, iu conversa tion with your correspondent on the subject, was atrougly in favor of a sale and thought that was tbs prevalent sentiment tu hie community. His chief reason for favoring the sale was Idea that the purchasers, secure In the title, would be disposed to add such permanent improve ments as the importance of this place demanded and time make it one of the most attractive and popular summer resorts in the country. However, there are many people who will warmly oppose any disposition of the property which will give to pri vate parties absolute control of the spring, belie lug that its wonderful medicinal waters should re main free 4o the public. It is not likely that any pro)iosltion looking to private ownership of the spring itself would receive the cudoreement of any legislature. Tho <tnhernMturl:»l Convention. Atlanta, March 25.—lion. J. H. Pollttll, chairman tho State Democratic Executive Committee, waa the city tv d»y iu attendance on tho Supreme Court. His presence here has started a rather early discussion of the time of bolding the gubernatorial convention. A* f*r aa I could learn, Mr. PolhlU has net yet determined upon ealllng tbs executive com mittee together, and hu no idea yet a* to wbat tlmo will probably be designated. Be simply favors a short campaign. It is likely a meeting of the com mittee will be held before a great while. It la perhaps early to precipitate the autual cam paign, but other Statu are already taking action, The Democratic Executive Committee of Western and Atlantic railroad. Public bunding* " Decatur street lot In Atlanta " 1B3I shares Bank State of Georgia Worthless. Aoo share* Bsuk of Augusta •• 10,000 shares Atlantic an-l Gulf railroad 14 LuniLtTtns. Bonded debt $«,T0t,88fl CO jtKonirTs. Ktotc ronnutinn. ’ttoUhni.b.t^ .r^tW«mu Au Obstinate Witt J Atlanta, Match 23.—A witness fhoni the wihls of I Fannin county bad a tilt yesterday with Jndge Mc Coy In the United State* Court, and downed his {honor. He hod already been convicted of running a blockade still and was put on the stand to testify as to the i-oiuphrity of utlur parties. Judge MrCoy {took the wttnMM iu band, a favorite amusement with him, and }ropmuidcd the necearary leading queettoos. The Mitaess refused to answer, and. though the court Ealsed his voice in a threatening manner snd more than intimated that the thumb sx-rews ot the law would be brought into uqnisition to compel biui. he maintained a determined silrnce. The Judge finally sn *rumbcd. The wltncaw after wards remarked that he would have gone to the dunge«>u and lived on atraw till he died before he would betray bis friends. This is further evidence that the Georgia moonshiner is of a hardy diapo-1 Bitten. That Defective Charter. Atlanta, March 23.—The publlcnticu in tbeTxxje- Lrai m a few days ago of the coraplb atlon affecting the Georgia Mutual AU! Association of Saoderevillr, growing out of the decision of the Comptroller Omtrsl that they were operating under • defective or illegal charter, bad the effect ot stirring up the members ot that orgaaixatioo. CoL John X. Gil more of Handewrille, the company's attorney, reached the city yesterday and has since Wen in reference with the OesnptroUer on the anbject After some discussion CM. Oilmore regfistsil sub- mating to the JUtane j General for hi* opinion two questions: 1. Whether the chatter M leal. 2. -If legal. U the association of such a character contemplated by the act ol URaodH make tho returns thereto preerefbed. | The Comptroller was petted)/vfUteg *» rebmit they had reason to believe were indulging in a game * on lire iLmi floor. Detective BeUforu waa sent up ln advance to room 33*, but before reaching that chamber somebody recognized him and the in mates, if any there were, in 338 “caught on" and "skipped'* before the officers got there. The birds had flown. But in the centre of the room was a large poker table, in the drawer of wUch was found a stack of red, white and blue china and $5 in money, all of which were removed to the sta tion home, where they await a claimant. There were unmistakable evidence about the room that a game bad been going on last night. mball Honse management say that If „ goes on in the hotel It docs so without knowledge or consent. They condemn in strong terms the use of any room in the building for such a purpose. A Pointer on Rents. Atlanta, March 27.—It is stated ou good author ity this afternoon that Mr. Charles B. Tyler, the haberdanher, has settled with his creditors for 33 1-3 cents in the dollar and will rc-o]>en business here next week. He has rented a store under the Kimltall Uon*6 on Fryor street, a few doore above tho one which ho formerly occupied. It Is the same size and only rents for 125 a month. The other cost him $1,330 a year. Thla ia apoluter on declining touts iu Atlanta-a big pointer too. An InlervktlDg Sermon. Tun TKLKoRArn Bureau. 1 17pEAc imtKK ftt., Atlanta. March 28. J - At the Central Frcsbyterlau church this morning the services opened with the grand anthem, 'Glory l>e to God on Iligh.” Hcv.br. Mricklur delivered a very practical and interesting discourse ou the sub ject ol tliu religious training of children. Luke, xvili, 10: “Suffer little children to come nntoMe." The clrcutuataucea under which thla remarkable passage w»> uttered by the Savior were *Ul*trated, and the most probable cause of the rebuke given bv the disciples to parents who had brought their chil dren to be blessed was explained. At the time rid.., kui tUo opinion of tho Huprcmo Court In I uhrtot niand In bWIok lu.tnicUon to t mol- Yttelml for with wont Intoreat. jo tho com} to*h- j , wut tho dtoclple, thonitht It inopportune to Uonrd th. nmoamentdemanded smonnto to . lltUo lu ttmipt Him. At th.umoilmo th. en.mto. of mrj- .thouanddolU-*tart ril lh. chnroho. tilth, obrtotin. «K«rly looting for »n opportunity to city «ro pomomod In tho ftn.1 hin t It to «•«- m»ho coinpUlut Him. The, We ltu»ilp m»tcd the Mcwmout prrpotod when hrounht , p ,,ii«t U m toot auction of ““-Inat all the churches of tho city would aggregate v i,f lllV t . UC9, snd means that much lout to th* city or 1 that much lost to the churches. The real import ance of the question involved Is by no means confined to Atlauta. but directly affects, as well, all the growing cities of Georgia. Tho imsltlon assumed by counsel for the First Methodist church iu this case is a strong one, ami may be briefly of the State expressly exempts from taxation church property. The street assess ment proposed is in the nature of a tax, snd can not be enforced unless the power was clearly granted to the city by the Legislature. Much power was not so granted iu the act under which it is sought to enforce tho assessment, and the grant of ■h power unless explicitly stated ronnot be im plied. Further, It is against the well established policy of the State to weaken its encouragement of religions Institution* and good morels, by counten ancing the sale of churches and the dismember ment thereof. From well informed sources 1 am led to believe that tho Huprcmo Court will undoubt, edly sustain the position taken by the churches. A Financial Statement. Atlanta, March 27.—Tho following abstract of the quarterly reports made by the Treasurer and Comptroller-General shows the financial condition of the State for the quarter ending December 31, 1883. It has Just been completed: assets. Bonds Marietta and North Georgia Rail road $ 00.233 82 Dfi share* Georgia railroad stock 25,000 OO 440 shares Southern and Atlantic Tele graph Company stock 10,003 00 ’' "* ~ “* — ••- * . Not estimated on the first of August, two months before that of Georgia. John Brown's bad Lot. Atlanta, Maruk^Sfi.—In tbs United 8tatea Coart hero last anmmer Judge Emory Speer convicted John Brown of Camybell county, upon information of a violation ot the revenue laws and eeatenoed him to two yeare in the Albany i*nitentiavy. A few days ago Brown waa reissued on a writ of ha beas corpus under a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court that a part}* convicted on in formation. not by Indictment cannot be een- fenced to the penitentiary. John Grown was die ebargrd and wants to come borne, but has no money. The officials at Albany declined to famish him transportation for the technical reason that he had not served bis time. The poor fellow is there fore waiting till bis friends can send him money to get home. A subscription wee tek-n about the cue tarn house this afternoou in his behalf. A Nrgro Womsii Murdered. Atlanta. March 25.—Meagre details of tho mur der of a nrfft\> woman at IklwardevlUty twelve mites in the country, were received heje -to night It D reported that her name was Tislty. surname unknown; that she vm slud and dsngereiuly wounded by a negro man, nomeainknown* several nights ago. because she attended a party against his wishes. He ((are it oat that who was sick, end told her that if she eipoerd him that be bed shot her lie would kill her. She realised that shows* gating t<> die end exposed her murderer, bat not noon enough to preveut his escape. An inquest will be brld to-iuortow, when the foil particulars wilt com* ont tm.OO Thnnsnud In 4 1-8 Per Cento* Atlanta, March 23.—About dark this evening Trenserer Hardeman completed for shipment to Near York, 252 of the haaiteume, new 4** percent. State bond* and they will! go ruw by express to Fred Wolfe, who has succeeded in placing that many more of th* toaue pan-based by him. BbU ahipm-'ut rnahea in all fl.tft»V the issue now delivered. Three remain* to be tururd alsmt over to Wolfe May I*t tract something over f'JJjou.uim. The last delivery will be e very important ooeaodlt is proUble that they w ill be taken to New York by the Governor and treasurer In person. This will close a financial Uausoctian very creditably to the Mute. Balauce in treasury October L 18M 4*4.190 73 •1.380,771 04 Civil establishments, ( 26,171 03 Public deb 2»7.7M 30 Public Institutions 78,1 m MS New eapttol fli.aCM 7fi Sundry items 27,730 18 Pay-roll LegiaUture 110.243 70 Reboot fund M.107 30 Balance in treasury Dec. 31. 1888 fifln,TM 70 Tbov have ftnallp . bis assumption of Indi vidual power aud dominion, in asking: “Ia it lawful to give tribute to Cmsar or not?” The disci- S ics were anxious that the mind of the raster should not be, at such a critical time di verted from subjects of momenton* Interests to the lees important of bleseing children. The claims of the young on Christians have bceu defi nitely and emphatically settled by the author of ( hristlauity. Religion makes provision for all claeses learued and unlearned, young and old, the infant end the man of three-acore-end-ten. In eve-y covenant God made with man children were included. Therefore when parents carried their children to Christ there wee no new departure from the customs under the first dl*i»en»ation. While the most complete provUion is inode for the salvation of children they cenuot of themselves go to Christ; their parents go for them. They cannot cxcrct&e the nucciuary faith, therefore the faith of the parent must be exorcised for them. Some par ents Instead of taking their children to Christ are opposed to any training that would Iced to that re sult, having the opinion that religion U an indi vidual matter for which every one la responsible for himself; that the opinions of children should not be influenced by parents. Tbeir inconsistency is manifested by the careful moldiug of their opin ions in matters pertaining to their temporal wal fare. Home pareuts allege that many doctrines are nnsettled, therefore it would not be right to impress them upon the minds of their children. The great fundamental principles of religion ere irrevocably settled, and can they not safely be taught to children 7 Many things in science and art are unsettled, but we still pursue the arte end sciences with interest end confidence. like appeal to parent- to assume the personal instruction of their children ln religious matters wm forcible, tn the S ir.iLy delegate to the Huudar school teacher or to friends thla the most Important of parental duties. Scripture teechee that Infants, dying iu in fancy. are saved. If saved in death, ere not child ren proper subjects of salvation ln life T A 1)UEL WITH KNIVES. Two riiyeldans Attempt to Chop Kach Other to Mlnormeat. Ft-a nr a. March 27.—We leant that e serious diffi- uUy eecurred at Jewell's store, yesterday, between toetors Rhode# end Darden, who bad but recently formed a partnership for the practice of medicine In the neighborhood of Jewell*. It appears that there had been bed blood between is parties for scare time, the exact netimt ot which have failed to ascertain, but upon mooting this __ ruing without ns * * “ knives end began wl Atlnuta Knights of Leber. Atlanta. March 20-It U daily tH-r.»adng more apparent here that it i* among the p»»«»i!t;ktlee the «rganiukti»a known as the Knights of Latter will «ieid an influence more or te#s active iu the poiiti* contents now beginning to prere upon the atten ttoa of the peupte In this ae -tton sndovri the State. Thu till* will Le sn <q*U fight with ite m :• But clear, a* the leaders of the K. of L. claim that they have no part in politic*. jTbeir att-tade locally, howeitr, ia becoming e subject of ptittkak gossip an«t raur..it we I Le ignored, ft i* tilted and nave h-ard it lu»re than omr. that the orgaruatton will etuteavor to have at ktut two cut of the three reprewntativee to th* Legislature from Fulton, elected in this intere»t, if Indeed they do rut aspire to capture the delecatem. It la f'inker claimed, with how mm b truth. 1 have not jet been able fo ascertain. Uwt this new factor, if it may be called so, ia Geootia politics, will throw a *olid vote in the election for Congressman in Uili ■ll.trict. au'l in the gubernatorial election. On the look*.at for each a contingency it Is asserted that politician* have already I een trying to ret on the sonny aide cf this eu«>W»*tion. If there is any thing ln these report* it le of interest to note what strength the organization would bring into the fight Rome weeks ago tho membership of the K. of L. mi Cite county wa# pieced ae high ae «.«**>. To-day it was even placed as high ae >.000. A* the membership has bean In creasing rapidly. ItwillreeJilybeseexthatacaa- Qte flret qe—tion le the Attorney-O wend, as to the I dUole who coaid rely on mte vote to tend him to legal corporate existence of tho ceapeay. bat held | the Legtelefuto or to C—greee might leek forward that the second waa a qaeatfo* to be determined by i to the rerntti with some degree of ceafiieaee $1,160,371 01 About the Capitol. Atlanta. March 27.—Mr. S. W. Kent of Angns'a waa here to-day to get a requisition for Preston "alentiue, charged with the murder ol the old man, 'ales, ln that city some time ago. While here Mr. Kent received notice from the officer who had Valentine under arrest in Virginia that ths prisoner had consented to com* without a requisition, and waa on the way to Angusta. Acting on tbte infor mation th* requisition waa deemed unnecessary, aud Mr. Kant returned without it. A considerable reward was offered for lb* apprehension of Valen tine with proof to ooovtci. of the whole amount the Governor offered $SW. Hon. John Bell, ordinary of Emannel county, writes that the commission of Notary Public issued to Francis M. Turner, has been received, but no such man can be found. It waa a mistake of tbe grand jury who Intended It for William Turner. Tbe mistake will be corrected. Mr. K. R. Hodgson of Athens, has signified his acceptance of the appointment ae a member of the Technological Commission. In the Agricultural Department It appears of cord that tip to (hi* date there have been loaned 1.C34,ua) tag* for rerttiurrs. This will tag m.'ou tons, which le about tbe same aa last year at this time. The Georgia Poultry Breeders and Pet Animal Union UK-t tu the agricultural department to-day for th* purpoee of organization to get ready for the poultry and bench tdiow of next month. Tbe fol lowing officer* were elected: President. Wm. Wll- of Went End: vice president J J. loon; treas urer, O. W. Wbldby; secretary, Henry Toon. A committee was appointed to prepare a constitution and suitable hv-Uws. An invitation wa* extended to all poultry breeders In the State. Who desired to do so, to join tbe union. There will be another, meeting at the same place next Saturday. ■ ’ledger Gives a Pointer. Atlanta. March 27.—Pledger, ex-collector of thla port, though be no longer has comfortable bead quarters la the curium bouse, dorea ti Intend to get ont of lolltte* entirely or to lose his grip on the colored voter af this State. I saw him this morn ing, looking sleek and fat as though he might still be drawing good rations somewhere. He Intimated that be hoe designs on the next Legislature and aeema to expect th-t when the clerk of the next House calls the roil he wtU be on band to answer ae one of tbe delegates from Fulton county. I au inclined to think there are number of political possibilities vastly Rhodes was at first reported ae stabbed in the tangs, but bts wound Is a alight on*, the knife being gtopped by his breast bone. Darden, however, re ceived three woundet on# penetiatlug the outer table of ths skull, another about three inches long, acroee tk* top of the bead reaching the skull; tho third in the right shoulder, ov er the shoulder blade. Nous of the** are thought to be dangerous. Kite Tlie Georgia Midland. Oairmr, March 27.—A few days ago Capt. Seaton Orautland and President Uuuby Jordan, ot the Georgia Midlaud, went North in the Interest ot that road. To-day. GapL Grantland telegraphed that the contracts bad all bceu signed, aud work will be commenced at once. Our people are jubilant pver the good news. Coll'mhux. March 27.—Tbe Enquirer-Run received a telegram to-day from Presl out Jordan saying that the contract for tbe building of the Georgia Midland to the Boat Tennessee, Virginia tend Geor gia lisa beau signed and th* work will promptly A War Incident. Editor Tklkokai-u; Tbe piece entitled "A Bob*) Spy's Scheme” in your yesterday's issue, reminds me of an Incident occurring in the latter port of the war. An old Confederate, worn out with • war e dread alarums” concluded be would hava a little rest, and reported that be bad been struck deaf and dumb by a shell bursting over bis bead. We all sympathised with him and he was straight way sent to the hospital, A few days after, w# were i urprteed to see him Izct fully rcrtrrrd. Vvfm inquiry be stated, that ' “ J, the aur * more impossible than this. Pledger remarked, with a trifle more gravity, that it was the height of bis ambition to be a member of the LegUlature follow ing. which will be railed on to elect (Senator Col- q'itit's successor, so that he might • eat one vote against tbe “U«-r«» of Oluatee.*’ As an explanation U this remark—though there may be a more vital one—be said: “After campaigning the Stale for him in I8m>, for which service I received the cash remu neration of |38, he waa the first to advbe me to cover mreelf all over with glory by resigning the office of eolWctor. and I want to put in oca vote against hia return to the United States Senate." Dote this por tend a spilt among the faithful? The Historic Howl. Atlanta, March 27.—In the executive office to- day the old seal which has been umnI ia that de partment by a long Una of the Governors of Geor gia wa* set aside aad a new one eubatitnted at a cost of $0. The old one is worn and • hackly and bad lost Its usefulness. But it has aomrthing of a hi-tory which should recommend IU preservation somewhere among the archives or valuable* of the (Mala. It wee in use during the administration of the lamented Gov. Charles J. Jenkins. When he • ,b * 1 upon reportingat the hospital, the surgeons seemed to doubt, from the very first h's malady, and re sorted to every exprdtent to entrap him. hut that ha meet ►•fully maintained hi* a»»mued character sod seemingly was about to triumph, wbeu one of tbe stirgeona approached him from the rear, bolding in Ins hands a quantity of silver win. and gave them n vigorous ahak* ln dose proximity to hu ear. The |*aor fellow had not heard that pleasant sound for year* and it woe irresistible. Involuntarily he turned his heed ewer and gave himself away, owned np and came back as Jolly a* ever. F. Warrior Items. The oats and wheat between Macon and Craw ford county are growing finely. Misa Susie Wikle, assistant te.cber in Tbarp'a A'-adt-iny, Worrit r district, who baa been quite sick for some time, U recovering. Mr. RobertD. Smith, who wie stricken with raralyeis during ths recent term of Crawford Hu- oerior Court, has *o far recovered as to be able to Leout. Over forty families are dowi with the meaalea ia W’orrior district. The dt*e*>e has alto appeared In Crawford county. In Hazard dUtrict every mem ber of Mr. Ben Burnett's family hi tick with the di***«e. A ■winders, who kidnapped the daughter of Mr. Matthaw* in Crawford county a short time ago. is in jail at Knoxville, be being unable to give bond, hid Saunders and a mao named Martin have been Indicted for complicity is the crime. M< IUrMurray's .tore, in W amor district, ia a great 1.U.W of resort for the v oun H rum of that neighbor- ho-Hl. On Tuesday afternton quite a lane party assembled at the atore and eugar * * sports. A good den) of liquor was i md quite enough to make anybody « county , chunifton .ti l It.ah s»nnd«. M Warrior,. At th. -n.1 ot th- rontnt Y.rboru UJ mkM ity tno «ju. util K.under, tw.lt.. Mid both om fttrttlj .otter. Thi- taBMi Ui. lMs.nl—.t iio,. t Ti.rlr. 1. JntlM When h. I Hut nvqnnM.. ,ood i Wt« th. -i.cuUt. oOc- mt Mtlt.dK.TiUc, dri.cn out "'i* 0 ' M w.ll u uf potion a UiUllMy occut*tlon of the a^dtal it Milledcc- _ lr. WOO. Other property of th. Ktate cnrrUd od ! A. Old Cltlicn Kpe.ka. b I bl, *_ , ? r **{• tb— old -Ml. II ,n I Mr. J.M. Norris-uoUr-Udont of Bonn On. nrWM^lordKriyl U»n. O M-d. m STtaS^nSdTJT* ordtf u.»y •*, WJ«, nuklnf Ilr-T.t h-4 tri-J tnMiy r,n*dtc- wtthoat I “2«1 »•»"«« riorernor of, b-ymn ukin( hlMHrtc httlm Mid *•» Bt»ttac of hi-tory nd donhtlM. Iu—•—d f~i WtU Dockin'. Atolrw i .Mtro. * F.k.r riwyl.c In th. Klinbol! IIoo-«. * - A*°w^ IhrithM. hu Atiawt*. March «—Aboot mldntrht hut nl»ht | to |«m. Chief Cooaolhr. wl>M by C-i-uln Critt Mtn Itc.tf.rrd. cnuiwd th- Ktwab-U