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IE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
‘pgfABLISllKD 18%.
of THE WEEK’S DOINGS
C IN THE GATE CITY.
Ir |»l of th. Dabney Cow.
™ iii-MUO. It). Peachtreei Si..
[iixoR* 1 ATI . ANti , Much ». 1M*.
. mited Stott. court thi. morning, Judge
M, ?“ M0C b. Utt cwtt of the govern went
l* 1 "".. „kon up for trial. Men
•ntl
rauto*-
r tT , p™™token up fortrUL Men
' l' J \.o <w m»<te iu VELWHUPH In May
’TArW m.tli.e will wrve to recall It to
For Bouie month! prior to tbit time
rtllieg themeelve! A. Waldheim k Co.,
ube the "Engltoh and Amertoan Loan
advertised eite-.nively through the
bv circulars offortug to advance money
Emm security at an interest of S per cent
commission, turtle* making ap-
loan wero required to deposit
to secure the expenses of
tn well an * guarantee
i-- 1 .
tbe co»r»nj
jij title*, etc.
. ilh |Vbc a the loan should be negotiated
kroterwe fee was to be token out of the
and the 110 deposit returned. Other
„!dl»n agents, notably the Corbin Bunk-
sere stttacted by tbs appearance of
j.'and the unusual term* of doing bust.
A. Waldbein k Co., and euspected aome-
,»„iivrd. l* ,,r "te protoetton of their bust-
tin, determined to inv™«g»to, and called the
mot *P°* 1 °® ce ■ u "l'* clor *° *•* and asked
CL nia eye open. Inveetlgatlon developed
t ttsi the buslneea of A. Waldheim k Co.
cmductcd entirely by T. J. Dabney, who had
lSpe on Broad s’rent. The address
Waldheim
MACON, GEORG 1 A* TUESDAY, APRII* (!, 188G.--TNVELVE PAGES.
k Co. waa P. O. box 178,
It wu found that money order*
♦o WkMheim At Co., uaually the $10
klrfvly mentioned* were presented by
D,bn<y. with regular argument on them to
Rofui Cartwright, Secretary of the English
I.twn Company. The post offloe it
t0 .l bis broken interoeted In haring the
nation naile were satteflad from all the
tbit tbc concern waa a fraudulent
Vihutf wss »rrr»ted on two charge**—*eud-
through the matt with Intent to defraud
md f«»r forgery. The accused Is » aon
Dihnef of Rome, and hie wife, aald id be a
excellent lady. U connected with a prominent
|family- Owing to the character of the
ted the high standing of the family the prose-
h*« excited considerable interest Much
pttbj hu been expressed for Col. Dabney, who
Mtly distressed over the trouble in which the
involved. Upon the trial of the case this
putrid Attorney Hill introduced evi-
forth substantially the facts Already
tad introduced a money order paid to Dab-
which wss originally payable to A. Waldhein
bnt assigned by Rnfus Cartwright* aacrotary,
Dtbney. It '• claimed by the government
ii;;nment waa made by Dabney kimself,
therefore s forgery. On this point the district
nt j is dubious of a conviction, aa it Is not clear
'j itriad upon the government. It is claimed,
wn, that the purpose of Dabney was to
irttohliovnuse the $10 deposit required, and
Una of A. Waldhein k Co. waa a fictitious
altogether.
defense was represented by Judge Hopkins,
I'alhonn and Colonel Cnlbenon. They accused
father. Colonel Dabney, sat with tha counsel.
!efrn»« claimed that T. J. Dabney waa in a par
levitlmete business, with no intant to da*
Witnewew were Introduced who had con
id with Mr. Dabney In regard to loans :desired
it. In which it appeared that the latteesought
•bate with parties here who wars making
u r«*l Ntate. In most cases the transactions
vu^h on one account or another, and only In
eceeded. In none of the unsuccessful cases
nrd had Dabney required tha $10 deposit
•wsea, however, were local. In other
the partite lived out of town, the $10 was
red, hut lu tach case the amount eras returned
g to the terms of the advertisement and
*• In rebuttal of this the proacoatlon
d that the $10 was not returned until after
had been arrested. In one case it had been
aed in June and in another as late aeOctober,
the arrest waa made May 33. 1881.
bag argument in the case, the court ad«
1- The taso will likely occupy the court all
Borrow.
^MUarcb :tl—-When the United
PPmed this morning it was in possession of
1 rwdkt in the Dabney case, the trial of
h« Wu fully reported In theTKLEuRi ~
7 'gUIk! thi* iu-ciimhI miiltw on nn« i.t i
den, Weil, Willie, Westmoreland, Gaston, Love,
Baird, Todd, and Taliaferro. Without goln« any
length with their testimony, it la sufficient to way
that all of them agreed fully that the death waa tho
result of abortion produced by violence, by the use
of instruments, and not by natural cause.
For a day er two it has been generally under*
•tood that the present inveetlgatlon by the Coroner's
Jury has for its object the discovery of any criminal
act, if any entitled, on the part of Dr. Green, the at
tending physician. The friends of the latter claim
that aa Dr. Green is not of the regular
school, there is a prejudice against him
o the part of the medical fraternity of Atlanta, and
that this is a case of persecution. Dr. Lindlay, who
waa a former paitner. It la elated, of Dr. Green tea-
tifled thr.t there had been nothing wrong in Dr.
Green's connection with the case, and that the ap-
pearawcea of violence shown at the autopsy may
have been produced in some other way and certain
ly not by any criminal operr.tion by Dr. Green. Dr.
H. Avary and Dr. Alley, as well aa Dr. Biggera, gave
thefc* evidence on the same line. Dr. Green him
self, who has suffered a nervous shock brought
about probably by the investigation, waa net pres-
enband it was announced by Dr. Lindlay that he
■* at home sick Iq bed.
After the medical testimony waa concluded
several witnesses who were examined at the first
investigation were introduced but no new inform
ation waa obtained from them. A Mrs. Boyce who
lived in the home when the death occurred stated
in her testimony that when she found Mias Locke
ntnlr Mhe visited her room dally and
waited on her- About two days before the death
while in the room Miss Locke requested her to
read to her the-Episcopal burial service, which the
did. At 3 o’clock the Coroner’s jury went into so*
cret sesMoo, ami invited every one else In the room,
including the reporters, to withdraw.
After a consultation among themselves, which
lasted until 3 o’clock, the jury reached a verdiot.
which was gtven out in the following language,
We, the jury, find from the evidence and an an-
J. if “ ‘
a quiet conversation this morning with one who is
in a position to know something of the true inward
ness of the sltnstion. Notwithstanding the recent
published statement, made with conaiderable flour
ish and an air of great Wisdom, that for the present
no one is authorised to speak for General Gordon
on this subject, the gentleman stated that his lnfor*
iiiation was reliable and came from headquarter*.
I am not permitted to five bis name, but he la well
known and responsible, and would hardly foist on
your correspondent an intentional misrepresenta
tion. He said it may be bet down as a fact that Gen.
Gordon will he In the race for Governor, pro
vided hia negotiations . for the si
hts interest in the great Florida railroad soheme is
brought to a successful termination. He is now
engaged on this business and he and his friends
are sanguine of a successful result. I inquired,
in the event of a favorable sale of that interest, or
rather of ■% successful termination, whatever its
character may be, what General Gordon expected
to realize out of it individually. He gave me
to understand that Qeneral Gordon would
get ont of the transaction f600,000. This amount
would reinstate him financially and provide him
with tho sinews of war of a political campaign and
make him pecuniarily comfortable in any position
to which he might be elected. Thus it would ap
pear that the gubernatorial outlook and the pro
gress of important political questions in a great
measure hinge upon a successful move on the
checkerboard of unbuilt Florida railroads. Early
developments in this matter are confidently ex
pected here.
topny by Dr. J. M. Boring, in the presence of other
phybiclans, that Julia Locke came to her death
from puerperal peritonitis superinduced by abor
tion, the cause of which is unknown to us.
U. J. Gnurrar, Foreman.
Them waa rather an expectation ondhe part of
the publio that the verdict would go farther. It is
now understood that the case will undergo investi
gation by the grand jnry, which will be in session
again to-morrow,
Atlanta, April 1.—The grand jury this morning
found a true bill against Dr. E. H. Green upon the
indictment charging him with having performed
an abortion upon Miss Julia Locke.
They also found bills against a number sf Kim
ball House poker players. The gram! jury then
adjourned till Tuesday,
A Fat Take.
Atlanta, March 29.—Judge Don A. Pardee left
for his home in New Orleans last night He signed
the decreo of foreclosure and sale of tbs last Ten
nessee Virginia and Georgia railroad, to satisfy the
claims of the Central Trust Company of New York
confirming the decree already ordered by Judge
Baxter of Tennessee, adding a clause providing for
the payment by the purchase of all liens against
the road declared In this court. The tale will be
made at Knoxvllls not later than May 35.
Judgo Baxter ordered dbat the sals be made by
Special Master in Chanoary William Bole, and
Judge Pardee confirmed this Appointment Wti
Buis the Special Master is the editor and pro
prietor of the Knoxville Journal and will doubtless
make a good thing ont of the transaction,
7 found the accused guilty on on* oi th*
rr? Alters through the mall with in-
u*-fraud. The other* barge waa forjpry, in
•ex a ui<»ney order to himself which waa pay-
to t. ttaldhem * Co. On this charge the
*tt *nu*y «a*t not aatlsfled himself, and did
r 8* I foaecution of It. Judge McCoy aeO-
uannry u> lujpriaouiusnt for six months in
Jail. Notice has been given at a
fewtrul. but tt will hardly be
*.re ItetAlapnieut, ,u a Dark Cl
M,ruh *. M J.—kt 2 oVlcck thi. .ft,'moon.
“«*i’ii",iiua (or th. tdjowtod MMion of the
U.l,l „u ui« body of MIm Julto Locko, qalto
*■! nili.rtd .t tuunm * Bowdotu, th. on-
-r». la addition to the Juror, and hUbmiw,
•m Mmu* Oenernl 1I1U, Judgo Manning.
* * #u “ OonnaBy. Captoin Crtm of th.
Partmtnt and the following physicians:
* “"ring. Baird. Westmoreland, Elkin, How-
^truDg. Gray. Todd. Lots and Taliaferro.
. *“ %n * lr «>f business about (base gentlemen
medical fraternity as well as the
»• till) connected with the inquest which
. tery cle * r l> that there had been some Un-
*• developments aa to the ranees of the death
»<>Hiati. The impression waa that the con-
b»d been reached that the death waa the re-
rualpractice. and that there waa evidence in
-ojnrict the guuty pities. It was deemed
*■ in K pbyaiciana not to make furtkar pnb-
'U Of tfcja f,... ,t, k .1
Trouble Anticipated in Augusta.
Atlanta, March $0.—The news from Augusta last
night and the editorial la ihe Chronicle Hhls morn
ing indicated great apprehension that attempts
would be made to lynch Freeon Valentins. During
the day the Governor resolved a dispatch from
8heriff Daniel of Richmond county stating that
apprehension waa felt that attempts would be made
to-night to lynch Valentine and asking that instruc
tions be sent the mllitajy of Augusta to furnish aid
for the protection of tire prisoner If it should be
nsoeesary. In reply to thisdhe following telegram
a A* sent from the Executive office:
Atlanta, March 30.—Col. W. Daniel, Cher Iff of
Richmond County, Augusta, Oa.: Your telegram
saying attempts way be made to lynch Preston
Valentine to-night received. It is your duty aa
sheriff to summon as a posse comltutatua sufficient
force to protect the prisoner from violence. It
the duty of mayor to aid you fully. A proper tw
municipal authority aiding you as sheriff, end sup
ported by law abiding citizens will preserve order.
Hhow this to Mayor May aud ask hia co-operation.
If danger becomes imminent the mayor has au
thority under section • military act of last year to
summon to your aid the local military companies.
(Hlgned.) Uc«by D. McDaniel,
to TSK Mi»A.
Atlanta, March 30, 1885.— Hon. Robert A. May,
Mayor of Augusta. Augusta, Ga.—Hherifl Daniel
telegraphs that there is danger of an attempt to
night to commit violence on tho person of Preston
Valentine, a prisoner lu jail in Augusta. In reply<l
have requested him to confer with you aod ask
your co-operation in protecting this prisoner from
violence. (Signed) Hensv D. McDaniel.
At a late hour to-night nothing farther has been
beard here from Augusta about the threatened
lynching.
Georgia railroad, has not been buried yet. His
body was embalmed and held In order that his pa
rents, who were in Florida shen be died, might ase
him. They were detained by the flood. t
They arrived here to-day at noon and proceeded
todarkston. The funeral will take place to-mor.
row. Young Lovejoy was only twenty years old.
He died of congestion of the stomach.
Moody and Bankey.
Atlanta, April 1.—The Moody and Bankey meet
ings will begin at 3 p. m. to morrow in the Bell
Compress building. About 3,000 tickets of admis
sion have been printed for general distribution, to
be used at each service. It is expected the atten
dance at these meetings will be large, aa nearly all
the churches of the city have been working for
them.
Condition of Convict Camps,
Atlanta, March 31.—The assistant keeper of the
penitentiary, Mr. E. T. Bhubrlck, filed in the execu
tive office to-day a sworn report of the condition of
the convict camps during the month of March, the
last montfi in the quarter. A summary of the re
port will sufficiently indicate its character and will
be of interest. Mr. Shubrtckin pqpwn visited the
Gimps mentioned, and reported on their condition
as follows: At Boiton there are 96 convicts. There
were at the time of his -visit three cases of sickness
two primary and one chronic. The barracks are in
good condition and well kept. General health of
the convicts is good, and the food snpply substan
tially in compliance with the requirements.
At Chattahoocheo there are 331 convicts and three
cases of sickness, one primary and two chronic.
The general health and condition of the convlcta
are very fine, and the customary high standard of
order and cleanliness strictly maintained. At
Cedartown there are 76 convicts and no sickness.
There is one case of insanity reported by the phy
sician and tbs county authorities notified. This
continues to be a model camp. At the Dade mlnea
there are 452 convicts, with 13 cases of slckni
four of these primary and three chronic. This is
the best showing yet made by tbis.ramp sines Mr.
Bhubrick’s appointment nine mouths ago. The
barracks are good, and the general health as gosd,
as conld be reasonably expected.
A* Rising Fawn there are seventy-sne convicts
wish five cases of slckneit, four primary »ud one
chronic. All the #k»k are convalescent. This camp
is always a model of neatness and Its management
In all respects thorough.
At these two esmps, Dade and Rising Fawn, and
also at Oglethorpe, Mr. Bbubrickwas accompanied
by the principal keeper, who expressed himself
well pleased at the general condition of things.
At Stone Mountain there are fi/ty-three convicts*,
with only one man* in the hospital, who has only a
slight complaint.
At Augusta there are eighty-three convicts, with
•Is In the hospital, one case serious, the others con
valescent. Here the regulations are substantially
complied with.
At Oldtown there are forty-fivs convicts with -ens
light case of sickness.
At Wrightsvllte there are forty convicts with two
oases of sickness, both convalescent. At this camp
the regulation as to fresh meat Is not compiled
with, none having been furnished in two weeks.
Tbs superintendent said be had made vigorous ef
fort to secure fresh mast but had failed up to the
day of tho visit when he had perfected arrange
mente for suppUeo of freeh meat.
At Dublin there are 104 convicts, one laid up
with airkneea but not In bed. The general health
is signally good. One of the convlcta claims to
have bssn frost bitten in the feet in January, but
Dr. Westmoreland, upon the case being reported,
aald it was not frott bitten.
At Dubois there are sixty-one convicts, with no
■ickneee, aud the samp in generally good condi
tion. The regulations are substantially complied
with except in the supply of fresh meats, which
point waa specially urged on the captain lu charge,
who stated that be bad been disappointed by par
ties with whom he b*d contracted.
At Chauncsy there are thirty-seven convicts and
no sickneee. The camp Is in good condition and
remarkably healtbv.
At Oglethorpe there are one hundred and two
convict^ with six cases of sickness, four primary
aud two chronic. Two of these are quite sick, but
the rest convalescent.
Mr. Khubrick did not stop at 8^ Central Railroad,
on account of hia own sickness, but understood the
camp waa In good condition.
During tbs quarter new and oommodlous bar
racks have been constructed at Oglethorpe catup,
and enlargement and improvement of barracks
the Dade camp. The avenue primary sickness
camps for the month of March was 3 l
ad of chronic 1 par cent., making a total
3 per cent., which the assistant keeper of the peni
tentiary submits as a good showing.
Aa to Judge McCay's Sanity.
Atlanta. April 2.—The effort m ide by Col.Geo. Fry
yesterday evening to have a writ of lunacy tamed waa
kept rather quiet and promises to prove a flash-in-
the-pan. Fry’s action baa subjected him to some
ridicule as being h«»-tv and iU-adviaed. Judge McCay
and hia friends regret that bis misfortune of a year
ago has been opeued np anew without reasonable
cause, except that a lawyer engaged in the trial of
an important case was not permitted to have things
entirely hia own way. At this writing the matter is
being considered by prominent members of the bar.
who will determine wbat action If any should be
taken in the premises. The affidavit and applica
tion has not yet been filed in the Ordinary’s Court,
although it is in the possession of the ordinary,
The termination or any further developments in
matter will be sent you later. Judge McCay
was on the bench this morning, and afterwards at
work in his private office. In the transaction of
official busiuesi, without any appearance or exhibi
tion of the lunacy complained of by Col. Fry.
FUBTHKB ABOUT JCIHlE M’CAT.
In reference to the report In the Constitution
tills morning touching bimaelf in connection with
Judge McCay, Ordinary Calhoun denied to a Tele-
obatu correspondent having been Interviewed by
the reporter, and repudiated the statement that be
would rather resign than hear the writ of lunacy.
has no thought of resigning, and as au officer of
^he law not only swore, bnt always ready to dis
charge his duty, if the application ii pressed before
him, he would have no thought bnt to carry out the
law as appeared proper under the evidence. The
conference this afternoon left the matter Just where
it was this morning. The application will not be
pressed, and consequently no warrant will lame.
It is proper to say here that while the members
of the bar, aa far aa I can learn, generally condemn
the action of Colonel Frey. Instigated aa It waa,
■till there is a strong feeling that Judge McCay,
who la old aud feeble, and perhaps aUll feeling the
effects of hia misfortune of a year ago, should take
a rest. Ho haa been almost continuously at work
■Dice the first of October, exacting work at that,
and he la in neither mental nor physical condition
to hold up longer under tho strain. There is a
strong feeling of sympathy for him, but if a hearing
should be bad there is no doubt there would be an
expression of this kind from many members of the
sufficiently slow for him to Jump off in safety. In
this he waa mistaken.
It waa a dark night when Mr. Candler saw the
lights of the Fulton mills glooming ahead of the
train, he went ouf on the platform and got down on
the lower step Intending when the train should
•lack up at the crossing to atep off and go home.
But instead of slacking up, the train passed the
crossing at the rate of about 12 miles an hour. Mr.
Candler did not jump, but turned to go hack in the
car and take hia seat In turning on the lower step
of the platform, his back protruded several inches
from the platform. He was struok by
pile of wood stacked up within a few
inches of the track and knocked
senseless, fte fell from the platform under the
care. Three coaches passed over both hie legs,
mangling them ao terribly that they were amputated
the aame night He suffered great agony and will
continue to suffer all his life.
At the time of the accident he was a lawyer of
nlhe year’s standing. He had earned about $1,500
that year, and with age and experience hoped to
sarn from five to ten thousand a year. Hie practice
was broken up and his capacity to pursue his pro
fession reduced at least two-thirds.
He was forced to abandon all business for six
months at a loss of $000. He expended $90 for
cursing. $950 for medical attendance, and $350
for a set of artificial limbs, which eet will have to
be replaced by a new one every flvo years at the
same cost He waa Just twenty-one years old, of
sound constitution and had a good prospect of
living at forty years longer. He was disabled
for life. The case will take several days.
cutionary entertainment at DeGive’s Opera House
next Thursday night for her own benefit. She is
ont of money and is sadly in need of funds to meet
her expenses. The opera house and her advertis
ing she gets free. Mach sympathy is felt for her
here and there la a good prospect for a large at
tendance. 8he is said to be a very fine recitation-
1st. particularly in dialect selections. The Imper
sonalities will be given in costume.
The ladies of the Marietta Street Home have be
come interested in the league and will lend their
efforts to work up a crowd. Many tickets have al
ready been sold. ‘
Found by the Flood.
Atlanta .April 4.—A gentleman from CarterevlUe
•aid to-day thatTumlins Mound, three milea from
CarterevlUe, waa washed out by the recent floods.
Among the curious things which came to light was
a skeleton encased in a granite tomb. A copper
cross was upon the breast of the skeleton and a
curiously wrought mat of beads and pearls hung
on its back. Who waa it?
The Hallrond Commission.
Atlanta, March 3d.—The commission held a meet
ing to-day with a /nil board present The main
business before the commission was the petition*
of John N. Dunn aud Aaron Hass, Invoking tbs
powers of the commission against the discrimina
tions made against Atlanta by the railway and
Virginia and Georgia Railroads. The hearing was
continued to April 20th on account of the illness of
Major Q. A. Bacon, counsel for the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia road. Colonel John Ruther
ford, Major Cummins. Major Green and others,
representing the roads, were present. The case to
be heard is e vary Important one, and in the lan
guage of one of the commissioners, **is the biggest
that has over come before the commission."
toU fi .ture „f th, lavc.tlR.tloB uutll
t lea completed. The ladiastlon,
‘"'"her', jurj will pronounce the
’ •'cull Of , very pave crime.
'he .rrv«t of the fh yiiei.n
<"‘Larged will follow. At the hour op'
r ir ''hqurnk to begin It wu found that
, ' *** ‘•-totned »t home by .ickne.., end
’ . l’ r ‘‘-euL It wu mggeated tb.t hi.
■gbl be .applied by Judge Henning e Jim-
• t-tre. who wu pm.ni but after eon-
With sMiritor-Oenerel HU1 it wu thought
^tt«r«ne u.e u.,ion till the coroner could
•h"; An adjournment wu token till halt
'"-“"rtow morning, when the
„ * WU1 veanmed In Ihe grand Jury
, u ““* '°® n *“>“*•. In the event Coroner
nn»Ue to be preeont Judge Henning will
About the Capitol.
Atlanta, March 30.—Hon. N. E. Harris of Macon
called at the Capitol to-day. Of the gentlemen re
cently appointed members of the Technological
Commission. Messrs. Hodgson, Harris and Inman
yet to bo heard from,
no doubt of their willingness to serve. It is likely
a meeting of tho new commission wUl be called
next w*»k, probably in this city.
Treasurer Hardeman to-day delivered to Fred
Wolffe $148,0teJ more of the new 4'^ per cent.bonds,
f 13,000 of the amount were delivered to parties
here, and $133,000 forwarded to New York.
Aitoruey-General Amlereon passed through to-day
on hia way to Washington on buslneea before the
Bupreme Court In reference to the tax com.
Lie . 1 presen* evuige Mann
provide. In each
, u,«u,T h coronet. Jury InvuU-
* ho* ke cue met et the court ho<ue thie
M m IT™*?" tovertigtliot. of Ihe o
Kir.-- « cl •• unfortuneie wi
■ Wto. number of .pecte-
«,-r 10 **“ ro ° m ’ “ 4 *™’ * ur, * T
» ,’*>“* »** ‘Ob. noticed then et. the
. I >**■*—. prweent the
’ :a « »«rt
Mors Meningitis.
Atlanta, March 31.—Meningitis haa I
broken out in tho county jail and with fatal” re
ssilte among the United States prisoners. On* of
them died to-day, and another is in a dying condi
tion. Marshal Nelms aud District Attorney Hill
both telegraphed the Attorney General this after
noon, making a strong atatemeut of the case, and
asking authority to raTaaae ail the United States
prisoners not charged with penitentiary ?ffcnsee.
Mioxioht.— Nothing yet from Washington in re
gard to the release or prisoners from Fulton JalL
Judge Mci’ey ha* also telegraphed the Attorney-I
General advising the release. There are over sixty
Untied Btates prisoners in the jail exposed to the
danger.
Tho dead prisoner, W. P. Foate. of Gilmer county,
was well last night and about this morning, bnt
died in a few hours after being taken sick. The
disease is mysterious, though the jail physician
pronounce* it menengitis.
Futitea remains will be forwarded to Oilmc-r
county to-morrow If the train* are running. H
Appointments.
Atlanta. March 31.—Hon. L. G. Cartledge has
been reappointed judge of the Connty Cjurt of Cal
houn county. James Kiel waa appointed solicitor
of the same court.
Hon. John O Ferry haa been reappoint <d Judge
of the Connty Court of Baker county,
The following notary public commissions were
Issued to day: Hugh HrKate, 1213th district G. M..
Dale connty; N. W. Kale, 873d district G. M„ Dade
county.
uiottU- c * U * d to «*e ■totid amt testified
7 1 * 11 ! se to the
l*ris, of il. m . ■ their opinion,
** death: Doctors, Armstrong. Har
den. Gordon and tho Governorship.
Thk Tcleosaph Bceeau,
17 X Peach tan St., Atlanta, March 31. \
The attitude of General Gordon in the guber
natorial !»H««p*tgn la considered by many n very
troublesome unknown quantity. Tho question is
growing monotonously frequent, "Is General Gor
don in the race r If he enters the lists it will pre
cipitate a determined struggle, s warm, bitter fight
on questions that the masses of the people of Geor
gia would like to see thoroughly ventilated. Aside
from introducing new complications and bringing
to bear the old political manipulations of tbs ring
Into a contest over which the people of Oeorgia had
about made mods up their mladr. and which might
even be said to be practically settled, a condition of
things hardly to be desired. There is still a strong
fasting that it would be perhaps quite as weD bow
as at any other time to precipitate the Issue* that
would nircsmrtly arise out ui »~b a conflict.
It hiaoss on tho qamttow ©f Oenernl Gordon’s
candidacy. Oa this point yonr correspondent hod
Lost His Wife.
Atlanta, April 1.—Mr. J. W. Ratcliffs, who reached
the city last night by the Richmond and Danville
train la search of his wife, found her thla morning
at the Home in this city.
The couple were boarding at the Mountain View
hotel. Easley. 8. C.. where Mr. Ratcliff, who la
writing master, wss teaching a class. Two weeks
•go last Monday he got on a spree and went
OreenvtBe, f. C. On Monday he telegraphed
wife to come to him. Bho replied by letter that she
would come to Greenville on the midnight train,
but instead of doing ao ahe came to Atlanta, reach-
lag this point Tuesday. When he heard of II
ima-diately started to Atlanta In search of her.
Roth ware uni of money when they reached
They were furnished with’ tracspocUtion
Griffin by tho Moyer to-day sod left by tho 243
tndn for that place.
A .*nd I’sm.
Atlanta. April l.-Chartev Lovejoy, tho young
mas who died Lvet Saturdays! Clarks ton so
Mr. Davis Will Be There.
Atlanta, April 4.—It is now certain that President
Jefferson Davis of the Southern Confederacy will *
be here on the lit of May at the nnveiling of the
statue of the late Senator Benjamin H. Hill.
bar.
Atlanta, April S.—The most probable result of
the agitation which is being stirred up aod foment
ed by Colonel Oeorge Fry in regard to the sanity of
J^dge McCay will be that the Judge upon the ad-
of his friends aod hia own inclination take a
long vacation for rest and recuperation. In the
court this morntug hs discharged the Jury for the
term. After, finishing np such business as demands
immediate attention, he will adjourn the court for
tho term, perhaps early next week. It is (
tlmated by his friends that he will take
lengthy trip to the West, as far as California,
and spend toms months on the Pacific slope. One
feature of such an extended absence of Judge Mc
Cay from the city was tbs subject of some discus
sion this morning, and that is the difficulty of aatls-
factorily filling his place in the transaction of busi
ness that will necessarily arise. Judge Emory
fipeer of the Southern District would in all proba
bility occupy the bench in this circuit in Judge
McCay’a absence, and that It la quite certain, would
entirely satisfactory to the bar.
Lawyers asserted this morning, as
they did on a former occasion, that
ao (far as they are concerned, they would infi
nitely prefer to have Judge McCay on tha bench,
with all hia physical and mental infirmities, tban
to carry their cases before Judge Speer. Ate bar
uectlug held this morning, at which there was so
unusually large attendance, the matter was fully
discussed, but no definite action taken. A sugges
tion wss made, which waa received with considera
ble favor, that Congress be petitioned as early M
possible to retire Judge McCay on full pay.
Whether this will be done has not been de
termined upon, nor is tt dear Congress would aoe
Its way to make any such provision. Perhaps, if
Judge McCay waa situated comfortably in a finan
cial way, he would be inclined to settle the mat
ter by forwarding his resignation to Washington.
Bucb aa event, however, does not now seem at all
likely.
CoL Fry is to-day more determined than ever to
force the question of Judge McCay’• lunacy to an
open issue, sod asserts that be will certainly do ao
if the Judge remains upon the bench. The matter
remains about where it was yesterday, but there
may be developments later.
A LEOAL QUESTION.
Atlanta, April 3.—Xt was understood this after
noon that there would at present be no further do
velopmeuta in the Judge MeCsy lunacy matter, and
the situation remains as already stated in the TEf Jt-
oai-h. There has been some dUcusaUm am mg
lawyers whether a writ of lunacy issued by the
ordinary would lie against a Federal Judge. U con
templates his arrest, an allegation In the affidavit
being that he is daugerous. A Federal Judge is
exempt from arrest except in cases of felony.
Judge McCoy’s arrest would have disarmed and
paralyzed the United Btates Court, and would have
presented a very grave issue. Whether a Btato
court could proceed against a Federal judge in the
manner proposed, on account of bis conduct or con
dition on the bench. Col. Fry’a complaints arose
solely out of Judge McCay’s conduct on the bench
in the transaction of the business of the court.
Another inquiry is suggested by this affair. Bup-
pose every lawyer in Georgia who loses a case
should avear out a writ o lunacy against the judge
who decided against him. It would keep the ordi
nances of the Bute busy.
Moody and Snnkey,
Atlanta, April 3.—A report has been in circula
lion that the pastors of tha colored churches of the
city were dissatisfied with the arrangement to hold
separate meetings during the stay of Moody and
Bankey, and unless they and their hungry flocks
could participate in the big meetings at the com
press they would let the great opi>ortunlty for re
vival go £y. Your correspondent waa Informed
thla morning by a clerical brother In black that the
colored pastors had held a caucus about the matter
and decided that there would be no separate meet
ings, as they advise their people to stay away.
At the Bell Compress, which is some distance out
Decatur street, tho Moody and Bankey meetings
were inaugurated this afternoon. The place select
ed la removed from tho centre of the city and in ati
ont-of-the way place, very Inconvenient for the
masses. Notwithstanding this fact the people were
on hand at the opening, and the indications
that the meetings will not fail
lack of attendance. Probably* 3,000 people filled
the chairs during the exercises thla after
noon, and the platform waa comfortably crowded
with preachers and singers. The able pair of
evangelists occupy a kind of box arrangement rath
er in the rear pf the platform but elevated, ao tbat
Brother Moody and his acoompanlment. Brother
Bankey and hia organ, are easily seen and heard.
Tha exercises this afternoon varied after the usual
manner, between exhorting, singing and graying,
and the large audience came away feeling highly
pleased and it Is to be hoped abundantly profited
by the occasion. The evangelists again fined the
compress to-night in a service "for men only." The
meetings will be continued at least till next Toes.
A It In k Democrat Disgusted.
Atlanta, Aprils.—A “prominent Democrat”of
Atlanta, who haa always heretofore been In the
charmed circle of the Colquitt ring made a state
ment this morning endorsing a somewhat similar
view entertained by the TELEanirn that not a sin
gle Federal appointment in Atlanta la an Improve
ment on the former Incumbent, and be la sick of
tha way things ora being manipulated. This re
vive* the inquiry made the other day, suggested by
Pledger's defection. Ia there about to be a split
among the faithful?
. Bupreme Court of Gcorgln.
Atlanta, Oa., March 29.— No. 8. Au
gusta Circuit. Argument concluded.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
No. 1. Northern Circuit Seymour vf. .
Bailey. Argued. S. P. Thurmond, E. T.
Brown by J. H. Lumpkin for plaintiff;
Barrow & Thomas, J. J. Strickland contra. .
No. 3. Northern Circuit Dismissed.
No. 4. Northern Circuit. Almond Y8.
Gardner k Arnold. Argued. T, C. Carl
ton, A. O. MeCnrry by J. 1L Lumpkin for
plaintiff; J. N. Worley, J. P. Shannon
contra. „
No. 2. Northern Circuit Snider etal.,
v«. Saudera. Argued. J. H. Skelton, Mo-
Curry k Profflt, J. II. Lumpkin for plain
tiff. F. B. Hodges, J. P. Shannon contra.
Court then adjourned to 9 o’clock a. m.,
to-morrow.
■ Atlanta, March 30.—No. 6. Northern
Circuit Shelton vh. O'Brien. Argued.
Tutt k Lockhart, A. H. Morgan, J. L. Grass
for plaintiff; James Whitehead contra.
No. 0. Northern Circuit. Carr vs. tho
State. Argued. C. W. DuBose, Jordan k
Lewis for plaintiff ;W. M. Howard, Solicitor-
General.
No. 7. Northern Circuit Stevens vs.
MiddlcbrookH. Argued. James Whitehead,
by J. II. Lumpkin, for plaintiff; J. A. Har
ley, Jordan k Lewis cont.a.
No. 8. Northern Circuit Anderson vs.
Barksdale. Argued. W. M. k M. I*, ltecso
for plniutiff; Hardeman k Irwin contra.
A lllg Damage Suit.
Atlanta, April 3.—A most interesting cam was
The Political situation.
Atlanta, April 1.—Th# appearaao* of things in
the gubernatorial arena remains unchanged, peo
ple are still discussing tha probability of Gen. Gor
don's candidacy, and are still in tha dark about it.
The managers of the Gordon boom appear to be
nuraing it carefully and tenderly, and may put it
upon the aklda any day. There are not a few who
say that if Gen. Oordon'a candidacy depends upon
his getting a fortune out of the Florida railroad, ha
may be considered out of the race, as that scheme
will never materialize. It la assarted that Oordon
and hia partners were at ona time offered a million
dollars iu very cold cash for (hair franchise, but
now, owing to other railroad enterprises tbat have
been projected since In the same territory, that they
will not be able to realize much out of it. All this
railroad business, however, maybe considered Idle
speculation. It la not generally believed to have
anything more to do with the case than the Mikado
flowers that bloom in the spring. It la understood
thla boom
consider it essential to success
it shall be made to appear
the public In someway, somehow or other, tbat
Gineial Gordon is now In a fldancial condition to
accept office at the hands of the people. Btnce he
explained his resignation from the Senate and ita
•alary because of poverty, be could* not well affold
to occupy the Executive Mansion on Peachtree with
half the salary unless he has other means where
with to foot the bills of his official household.
Judge Himmons waa in tha city yesterday, but left
on the afternoon train for Macon. As the train waa
leaving he said to yo«r correspondent that there
waa no truth in the goes ip that be would at any
time withdraw from the race in the interact of
Gordon. It was mentioned in this column •
days ago tbat political gossip about the hotels
it that General Gordon would come Into the race;
that Governor McDaniel's letter declining to be a
candidate waa part of the programme, and that
later, aa the next feature of tha programme. Judge
Himmons himself would gat
way. Judge Himmons aaya there is absolutely noth
ing in this talk. He is in the campaign to stay, and
haa no tntentiou of getting off the track in favor of
Oenaral Gordon, or anybody else. The dispatch
referred to seems to have gained pretty wide circu
lation, and thla statement is given aa showing
Judge Himmons’* attitude toward tha proposed ar
rangement
During the next week or ten days the lines of the
campaign will probably be m*re sharply defined.
A Novel Damage Suit.
Atlanta, April 3.—A novel damage suit waa filad
this morning. Eliza K. Htevena sues Dr. Ely Orillia
No. 9. Northern Circuit. Bwint vs. Carr.
Argued. J. T. Jordan for plaintiff; J. A.
Harley, R. H. Lewis contra.
The committee appointed to prepare a
memorial of Hon. 12. II. l’ottle, deceased,
submitted their report, which, after appro
priate remarks by the court, were ordered
iprcAd noon the mimiteg. Couxt then ad
journed to 9 o'ciuck a. iu. to-moiTOW.
Atlanta, Ga , March 31at, 1886.
No. 9 N orthera Circuit. Argument con
cluded.
No. 10 Northern Circuit' Berry, etaL,va.
Turner, et a). Argued. Seaborn Reese, J.
T. Jordan for plaintiff; C. W. DuBose, J.
A. Harley oontra.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.
No. 1 Western. Nunn, Rdministrator, et
fil., vi. Burger, et ol Argued. W, I.
Pike, W. 0. Howard, A. 8. Erwin for plain
tiff; W. 8. Morris, Borrow A Thomas contra.
No. 2 Western. Diamiased.
No. 3 Western. Bates va. Messer. At-
ifued. W, L. Marlor, W. I. Pike for 1! m-
tiff; J. A. B. Mahaffey contra.
No. 4 Western. Rogers vs. Felker. Ar
gued. J. F. Rogers, Roy A Walker for
plaintiff: J. H. Felker contra.
No. 6 Western. Withdrawn.
Court adjourned to 9 o’clock a. m., to
morrow.
Atlanta, April 2.—No. 9. Western cir
cuit. Argument concluded.
NORTH EASTERN CIRCUIT.
No. 1. North Eastern circuit Prater vb.
Beam. Argued. W. F. Findley, Dunlap A
Thompson for plaintiff; M. L. Smith, U. H.
Perry contra.
No. 2. North Eastern circuit Lilly ct at
va. DeLnpritrc. Argued. W. F. Findly,
W. 8. Pickrell for plaintiff; Dunlap A
Thompson contra.
Court then adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m.
to-morrow,
Atlanta, April 3.—Argument waa heard
to-day in the following cases from the North-
sitern circuit:
No. 2. Lilly et al. va. PeLaPiere: W. F,
Findley and w. 8. Pickrell for pluintiffg in
error, Dunlap A Thompson contra.
•No. 4. Porter vs. the State. Barrow A
Thomas, Sutton, Crane A Jones for plaintiff
in error; W. 8. Erwin, aolicitor-general,
oontra.
No. 5. Grover va. tho State. Home coun
sel as in No. 4.
No. 3 waa dismissed for want of prosecu
tion.
Pending argument of No. 6, Beck vs. the
State, the coart adjourned till Monday.
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A BlffCtaaHIlf SAFE KOUBERY-
Wayt-ruu Loh. Fit. Thotunnd Dollar* in
On. Lump.
Waycmm, April 1.—Ltnt night tho ntoro
of Canon & Hiller wan broken open anil tho
tnfg cracked. Four thotunnd dolUrg in
money wu taken and note, hill*, deed.,
etc., making a total of ♦5,(100. The ntora
wu entered at Uiu rear and a hole drilled
into the iron oaf, between the dial and
handle, cutting die iron iu half. Tbia
morning tho empty money drawer and
pockethooka were found in a cow lot our
by, the drawer* being thrown behind a
wood pile. There ia no doabt hut tbat tho
bnrgUra were profeaaional crack .men, who
executed a neat job. There ia no pcuible
clew that might lead to their ormt The
town ia greatly excited. Bomegypaiea ware
arreated bat thero being no evidence
againat them they wen releaaed.
Oglethorpe’. Now Court Uoum.
Lxxixotox, April A- The granite fonndaj
lion of onr new court b6naela nearly com
pleted and will aoon be ready for the brick
work to commence. Forty thouund brick
the yard ban arc mined at by the heavy
raiiu.
Tha Savannah, Dublin aid We.Urn.
Ktvunn, April 2.—Preoident A II. Lin-
derrnan, of tha Savannah Dublin and West
ern railroad, and wife, arrived hen from
Philadelphia. Ha uya tha work will begin
division within tha next
on tha Savannah
ten dajra.
Covington •eeomauxDUoa. H. turfed th, sight
•tprara «n th* Owtgla ring, to tea ding to gM «drt
our th. rn.ton mill.. lit thought th.
Hem to forty, rad btfora th. acctfeat rtw
•nrntng gMOfnrn
Tho Convict*. Wife.
Atla.t. Sprtl Mn. Bolton, wlf, of th. eon-
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! or ran got him ratenmd. nttOovt.
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