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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1S86.-TWKEVE PAGES.
FIRING ON THE STRIKERS.
PINKERTON UBK8 HIS RE VOLVER ON
RIOTOUS SWITCHMEN.
An Exciting Chare of Knadnes—The Mob
Take an Engine and Run Down a
Train of Police and Detectives
—Very Exciting Scenes,
Chicaoo, Jane 26.—The statement li made that
Grand Orpanlzcr Monaghan, of the Hwitcbmen's
Association said, concerning the plana of the Lake
Shore strikers: “The strike will not eitend beyond
Chicago until every wheel Is stopped here. If the
Toads keep together, we can. Th‘s is not like
a strike in an industrial eatabllsh*
xnent, like McCormick’s, for Instance,
where one concern supplies the shortage of others.
If a road handles the Lake Shore cats, switching
on that road will be atopped at one*, and if neces
sary this policy will be followed clear to Buffalo
There are four or five inen among Burling
ton switchmen’s crews, who are of
the same ilk as on the Lake Shore; but nothing
will be done to them at present Mr. Newell, it
seems, want* the whole length of the road In Cook
county lined with policemen before he moves trains.
There are other places where his trains
can be stopped, and they will be stopped.’’
Officials of the Lake Shore are awaiting the
return of Judge Gresham from Iodiana to
sak fora writ of injunction from the United States
Circuit Court restraining the strikers from inter-
ferrteg with traffic on their road.
skrkino vr.nr.RAL tNizuFunrsi r.
Judge Oreshara is expected in Chicago to-day and
application for the injunction to already drawn up.
2i is based on the act providing a penalty for
obstructing or delaying the regular operation of
Into -state commerce An injunction has already
be- n issued from the county court.
The report of last uight's meeting of strikers pub
lished this uumiiuM mm)m that a communication
from the firm of Armour k Co. was rectlve
which th promise wss given that no shipments
would be made over the Lake Shore, provided the
strikers would permit seven cars of ntea>, which
had been tied ur elm * the beginning of the strike,
to be moved. , This was agreed to. The rneeGn*
protested against the wrecking ef cars, and repudi
a led the action of the mob.
TH* MOB TtlBOWM STOKES,
I Lake Shore engine, In charge or the regnlar
crew, left the round house shortly after 1‘J o'clock
to-day. Two cabooses were attached to It. On
each caboose were about fifteen Town of Lake
police and twenty of Pinkerton's men. The train
proceeded at a rate
a walk until its arrival
when officers mounted the cow-catcher* of both
engines and of the cabooses, and the train started
off at the rate of twenty miles.an hoar. The crowd of
strikers bad mahed ahead of the trait, while it was
proceeding at a slow rate, and in a dead ntn aet out
for Englewood. As the train's speed
celeratcd the crowd waa soon i
ed, and a storm of atones aud
cinders were thrown into the men ou the oufelde
of the engines and cabooses. A cry of rago went up
from the throats ot the mob as tlio engines passed
fcj.
▲ MOST EXCITIRO RACK.
Soon two Ohlcago.Mllwaukeesnd 8t. Paul engines
and one belonging to the Nickel-Plato road, passed
the crowd of strikers. The engines were on their way
to Englewood yard to do some switching
for the roads to which they belonged, but as they
passed the crowd they were boarded by 1 0 furious
men, who, without ceremony, took undisputed pos
session. Then began one of the most exciting
races on record. Pursuing and punned sometimes
Tan at the rata of fifty miles an hour. Matt Pinker
ton stood on the rear platform of the train and
threatened the men on th* pursuing engine with
his revolver, but without effect
A COWARDLY ACT.
The pursuing engine arrived within a few feet of
The renting Insugutsttun of Prohibition—
A Serious Problem.
Atlanta, June 26 —On the first of the month
four Jays off, Atlanta will be confronted with one
the most aerlons problems in her history—the
Inauguration of prohibition. The most earr-eat
friends of the city are concerned as to what the tte-
■ult will be. It cannot be disguised that there is
considerable apprehension, not to say alarm. The
growth and prosperity of Atlanta is and
ought to be at the bottom of every public
move, and necessarily It ought to be
the bottom of this. Is it ? The experiment will
show. A frieud of the TkleoraFH bureau to-day
furnished the following information at to one
feature of the city’s condition which is respectfully
submitted to the prohibitionists. An examina
tion of the rent lists of the various real estate
dealers in Atlanta disclosed the following:
Leak It Lyle have for rent 2*4 Louies; 8. W.
Goode. 185; F. Roberts A Co., 72; H Krouse, 75;
W Adair, 26*. Frierson, 157: R. 11. Knapp, 87.
Here is a total of 056 houses for rent On the
first may be added to this aggregate about sixty
store houses, now occupied by liquor men. These
bouses have each a number of men employed who
have families. Most ot them rsut their houses.
The majority of them have made arrangements to
leave Atlanta after the first. This will add largely
the number of vacant houses. Including those
houtea which sre now in the hands of
private par Jes, it is not too much to say that when
prohibition sets in there will be in Atlanta for rent
not far from fifteen hundred houses.
It is well known that there are a number of cap
italists, who have no interest iu Atlanta except for
the money they can make, who are interested in
this movement It is believed by many that they
are waiting till property is forced down
nominal prices, whon they will
step in and buy from people forced
Mil, and when they have bought in all that is
posssiblo, the prohibition business will be knocked
the head and they will be able to realize large
sums out of the property so bought Whether
there Is any truth in this or not it ts extremely
plausible.
If the prohibitionists of this city are working any
such scheme as this, they deserve to be ta
and tarred and feathered. It is a monstrous propo
sition and difficult to believe.
The question most frequently a>ked here
What are you going to do after the first ?” Most
every man you meet asks that question. 8o far
many prohibitionists are concerned the question is
easily answered. They have laid iu liquor it bot
tles. Jugs, and barrels against the great drought. It
even rumored that the mayor of the city, a great
prohibitionist, hss bad a barrel of whisky put into
his cellar. Others of the same persuasion, whose
names might b - given.and will be given if asked for,
have provided themselves with liquor of one kind
and auotber for the dry season. A negro went iDto
the store of a large wholesale llipior dealer on Ala
bama street yesterday, aud a«ked for five gallons of
the flneet whisky In the house. He waa given a
five-gallon demijohn full of the liquor, for which
he paid elx dollars a gallon, lie was sent for it by
prohibitionist, but refused to give his namo.
After the flrat there will be a rich chapter of At
lanta hietory, which will be given the Tkleouai'U.
the caboose,when the To»u of Lake police Jumped
inside and closed and locked the door behind them,
leaving Matt. Pinkerton and three of hie men. with
the newspaper reporters, on the rear platform. A
htue lump of coal sailed through the air. followed
by three or four coupling pins, and one ot Pluker-
ton’s men fell headlong from the platform.
OP KM 1X0 rtUK OR TDK MOH.
Crack, crack, went Matt Pinkerton’s revolver,
and a striker fe’l off the engine The strikers
Jumps 1 like sheep, with the exception of a dozen
men at the flnt Are. Possibly others gave signal*
to the engineer to go ahead. Auother shower of
stones which smashed the windows of the caboose
without doing serious damage to any one on the
platform, and more revolver shots, also apparently
without effect, were fired by the officers,
and just then the pursuing engines
caught up to and coupled on
to the Lake Shore trains The striker’s engines
were reversed and the coupling pins snapped like
ao many pieces of glass. The Lake Shore train was
stopped Just aa the engine approached at full head
of steam aud struck the rear caboose a blow that
threw the thoroughly frighten* d polkemeu to tne
floors and shivered every pane of glass In the care
Police left the dangerous grouod and held
EARLEY WITH TUB NTRIEKR*
the result of which was that four engines and two
cabooses were pulled back to the Read street cross
ing. On the cahoots besides the police were Gen
eral Freight Agent Blodgett, Bupcrintendent Ame
deo and Yard Baste* Jours.
Returning with the caboose and engln .
crowd overturned several box cars ou the tracks,
blocking the two main Uacks. The
crowd along the tracks threw atones and
other missiles through the windows of
t*ie cabooses. Persons Inside sought refine under
tables and benches, aud escaped serious injury.
Tke arrival at Forty-first street was hailed with
cheers by the great crowd of strikers and their sym
path laws assembled there. The englus went Into
the round house, leaving the caboose on the side
track.
Accounts vary as to the effect of the detectives,
fire npon the pursuing strikers. It seems there is
no loom for doubt that some st.fkers were shot
The police aud detectives suffered no injury beyond
a few alight briuses.
CALLIN'! OR TUB GIERirr.
The Lake Rhore officials this afternoon, anticlpat
tng trouble, served a written notice on the eheriff of
Cook county, of the condition of affairs existing
along the line of the road, and notifying him that
he and his sureties would be held responsible for
any damages which might be inflicted by the
strikers,
Up to 2 o’clock this morning the railroad officials
had made no demand on the Oovernor for protec
lion, but are expected hourly to do so.
how or* mam surrKaxn.
live men stood In Superintendent Wright’s office
this morning. Two of them were terribly battered
np. One had a bad rut over hts eye; bts cluck
wss swollen, and he bore bruises ail over
his body. Tbty were demanding their transporta
tion tack bom •. M We were taken into a rat-hole
yesterday." said the worst used-up of the men.
"and left to be killed. 1 wsa taken ont
with five or six others and left in 1
round house this afternoon. There was
fellow lsft with us who who waa called a detective.
About twenty strikers came in sod made a rush
at us. There was no chance focus. The mob wss
armed with monkey wrenches. Iron bars, coupling
pins and with iron ore. They threw me down,
hammered me, and nearly killed me. 1 met ■
policeman who stopped me, turned me around
and asked me if my taroat waa cut; 1 told him that
and asked me if my taroat waa cut; I told him that
1 had been mobbed at Forty-third street. He naked
meTf I had taken the place of the etrikere; I eatd.
yes. He kicked me. and said. *1 wish they had
allied you.* I am going t« my home twenty miles
the other side of Toledo. 1
roues naiRo oh th* rioter*
About 4M p. m. another train was made np. A
number of Lake police and Pinkerton’s men.se wsU
as railroad officials, mounted it It steamed slowly
down to Englewood, followed by about 1,000 etrik
ecu. At Englewood the train put ont fast, and **
bad not gone beyond the Grand crossing when
engine filled with strikers was see
the distance. The train polled
fasts? and faster, but tha strikers
gaining on It: hut when they had just caught up
with It. their steam went out. and they fell back to
lb# depot at Booth Chicago, while the train of four
freight can proceeded to its destination. As the
cars were passing South Chicago a large crow' -*
strikers there began throwing stones at the p
who were seated on the car tope. The police
at the crowd. It ie reported that several men
MURDERED BY INDIANS.
liloody Work of the Kedakln Devils
Mexico.
Nogales, Aaizoxa, Jure 27,—Advices from Fort
Hnartates aa7 that a chief ef scowls, under Ceptoln
Lawton, arrived at that place yeeten ay. He re
ports the kilting a? five Mexican wood-choppers
near Han Augustin mine, seventy miles from Mag
dalena. ou the Sonora river, by hoe tilts. lm'
Lawton Is still on the trail, between /at
and honors, Mexico.
Gcayma*. M » !«•••. June 27.—Word baa been
eeivsd here that a band of Yaqnt Indians ariacked
a male team loaded with freight near Bacon, on
the 24th Inst., end killed two men and captured
thirty males. The report also says that a lkurenvat
colonel iasms not moactaluedi. and sixteen soldi ~
Were kigsd ty Yaquia near Paten.
WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST BE?*
THE OUTLOOK IN CONGRESS.
THE BIGGEST D\Y OF ALL,
BUSY WEEK AHEAD FOR
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
The Consideration of the Several Appro
priation Rills Likely to Occupy the
Greater Part of the Time of
Ruth Houses.
Wabhirotoy, June 21.—In pursuance of the
policy agreed npon at the Democratic caucus lest
week, “ 1 *~ *
the prescut week in the House of Represen
tatives will be devoted to the consideration of ap
propriation bills and bills declaring forfeitures of
and grants. Enough of the sundry civil appropri
ation bill remains to be considered to occupy the
time of the House for a day or two at the begin
ning of the week, and before it Is finally
disposed of tho appropriations coraniitteo will
have placed the general deficiency appropriation
bill ou the caleudar. This will leave bnt. one gen
eral appropriation bill—the fortifications bill—
to be reported to the house.
On Wednesday or Thursday the committee on
public lauds will call up the Northern Pacific land
grant forfeiture bill, and It Is the present Inten
tion to allow a few day's debate on
measure before putting it on
passage. If tho temper of the
House Is favorable, this bill will be followed
„ other forfeiture Mils in the in order which they
stand on the calendar and heir consideration and
necessary action upon conference reports will fill
The Music for the Fourth—Fresh Meat for
tlis R«rhrcue.
The friends of that noble institution, tha
Macon library, are rallying to its appeal.
Some of tho sturdy farmers, whoso hearts
are as big as houses, are sending pigs, sheep
and yearlings for the barbecue, which, by
the way, will be the biggest ever known in
the State, and Ihe thirty thousand people
that will go to tho {.ark on that day will
have a dinner as is a dinner.
Now, let a few m re good friends send in
animal to Captain Frank Johnson and
help the good cause.
Yesterday tie music was decided upon,
and the Baby Band of Hawkinsville was se
cured for the occasion. This is one of the
best bands in the country*, and will give the
great crowds some of the sweetest music.
For the dance, Prof. Weiss's band has been
engaged. Phis will please the young peo
ple, for tho Professor knows how to make
good music.
THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE WRL-
COMETHE PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE.
Racon Makes a Splendid Oration — He
Flares Gordoi.’s Character for Truth
in Jeopardy--An Old-Fashioned
Monore Couuty Rarbecue.
Foupyth, June 26.—"General Gordon knew it
as uot true wher be said 1 ?
That was Major Bacon’s reply to a gentleman in
the audience to-day, who raid to him that General
Oordon when here, had said that Major Bacon was
opposed to primaries.
“Will you vote for General Oordon, if be is nom
inated?" was a question put to the Major, by a
staunch Gordon man.
"I Will; CERTAINLY,'’
wan the response. Continuing. Major Baron said:
“Whoever is nominated, wt l get tuy support. If
Geneial Gordon is nominated, I will itupport him.
as a duty, a* au honorable party obligation; but I
out the week.
Apparently insurmountable parliamentary obsta
cles threaten to thwart Morrison in his desire to
secure action by the U<>u?o on his resolution d'rert-
ing the redemption of United States securities to
the extent of the treasury surplus. The resolution
is not privileged, under the present
rules of the House, nor is tho
providing for the new naval
establishment, but in each esse it Is the determina
tion to secure some action by the House duriDg the
next ten days. If it be within bounds of possibility.
IR THE SENATE.
It is proposed to devote one day this week to the
cnrmldnration of the Den Moines river land bill, aud
auother to executive business, if so much time is
required.
'o-morrow the bill providing for the adjustment
land grants, which stands as unfinished busi
ness, will be dis nssed.
It is expected that the rest of the week will be
devoted to the legislative and the post-office appro
priation bills, the latter coming up on the disagree-
ig report of the conferees.
The river and harbor bill will be reported, but
will uot be taken up till next week, as the fiscal
year will expire before the end of the present
week, and only one ot the regular appropriation
bill* has yet become law.
Congress will . be required to make
temporary provision ror the executive depart
ments. This is expected to be doue by
paeshig a resolution authorizing the continuance
for a few days of the expenditure for the several
branches of the service upon the basis of appro
priations for the present year. This proposition
THE COWETA PRIMARY.
may give rlao ta a short discussion. The policy of
anticipating appropriations is criticised
as leading to confusion by
son of the fact that expenditures sre thus
often made upon accounts for which it is after
wards found Congress makes no appropriation at
all in the regular appropriation bill.
The following is a summary statement of the
preeeut condition of the regular annual appropria
tion bills: Become law, the Indian appropriation
bill; swatting the President's approval, the milt-
t-ry academy bill; passed both Houses, but
now In the hands of the conference committee,
the post-office, army. District of Columbia, agri
cultural, consular aud diplomatic and pension bills.
pMH-d the House of Representatives aud awaitiug
report from the Senate committee, the river aud
harbor, the uav*l and the legislative, executive and
Judical bills; under consideration in the House of
Representative*, the sundry civil bill; In course of
preparation by the House committee on appropria
tion s, the federal deficiency and fortifications
bill*
Dishonest Methods of the Gordonltcs-The
County Safe for Racon.
Newrar. June 27.—The primary election that oc
curred yesterday was the most hasted affair of the
kind in the history of this county. Coweta, for
years, hss been under the domination of the
Atlanta ring, and was confidently counted
for their candidate in this race;
but honest Democracy determined to throw off the
yoke that has liecome so galling to them. Theie
are thirteen militia district* in this county, being
entitled to two delegatee in the county convention
that is to select delegates to the gubernator'al con
vention. Bacon carried six of these districts, Gor
don carried six, and two delegations will cotue from
the other, which ts the second district—one fer
Gordon and one for Haem, as both rides claim it.
The Gordon men claim U by two majority, while
the Bacon men claim it by a majority of three.
Ill's etate of affaire was brought about by the
Gordon men, over the protest of Bacon men, vot
ing five ruen not entltl-d to vote utider the regu-
1st I 1 ns of the p iiuarv—soma of then being men
rhv live outside of the conntv and State, and
th-rs who bad served in the penitentiary for the
otnmiasion of felonies and who had never been
pardoned.
Our postmaster at this place i« guilty of offensive
partisanship, if there is such a thing. Ho owes his
appointment to fik-nator Colquitt, and Hsturdsy
fouid this official at the polls in the Second district
(the one contested), actively at work for Gordon. 1*
It right, under the civil service law, that a post-
msster should leave his office and go ten miles in
the county to engage iu this work?
Bacon turn are determined to stand for their
rights In this matter, and Coweta will send a dele
gation to Atlanta for A O. Bacon.
THE NEW* FROM SAVANNAH.
Humored C liargee of Federal Officers—
Accident to nn Kxcureton Steamer
—111** Healtti of the City.
Ha varrah, Jane 26. —The report from Washington,
pubiUbed this morning, to the eff.ct that there
would be changes In the Federal officers hare vsn
soon, hss excited much Interest. It
known that Mr. Norwood has be*
working earnestly to oust the press:
Incumbents, and ranch credence la given
the report. It Is believed, however, that Colonel
L. M. Lamar, of Pulaski, will be very apt to get the
marehalabip. even if Captain G. W. Lamar should
get the po-tmastsrsbip. and that Mr. Wm. Hunter
stands at least an equal chance with Captain Whea
ton «>f getting the eollectorship.
The Savannah Cadets celebrated their annlversa .
yesterday by an excursion to Warsaw Island ou the
steamer St Nicholas. Just before reaching the
landing the rudder of the ship wsa
disabled by striking on a shoal, and the captain
had to send a small boat to the city for a tug. Tow
ing the disabled steamer last night through the
tortuous channels wss slow work, and ahe did not
reach the city until 6 o’clock this morning. Al
though some excursionists got home about 1 o’clock
via Thunderbolt
The city health officer reports 27 deaths this
week— • whites and is blacks. TbU is about half
the mortality of last week and of the week before.
There »as not a death from fever this week, and
only ooe from measles. This favorable report is
very reassuring to the people of Savannah, some
of whom were disposed to apprehend much sick
• this aumn
RAILROAD RUMOR.
The Gainesville and liahlonega Railroad
Relieved to Have Changed Hands,
OAixtsviLUt. June 26.-It to rumored on our
streets, and with some show of certainty, that the
Gainesville and Dab looses railroad has changed
wners. CoL Price, of Dahlonega, who has had
control of this road, has been here all the week In
close consultation with an Eastern gentleman. Ac
cording to the rumor, the road
to be bu<lt from this point __
Carte re vills, Ga., connecting there with that nar
row gauge road. Then a branch to to build from
rheetatee river to Dahlonega. Work will be com
menced In thirty days from this time. The brt Ige
across the Chat taboo bee and four miles of track
are now reedy for ao engine. This road and the
Augusta and Chattanooga, when completed, will
put Uaineev.lle on a fiord Ude of prosperity,
THE HTATK UNIVERSITY.
nigae
Senior Speakers’ Fleers A war ded-Names
of the noeoeesful Contestant*
Athena, June 26.—Senior speakers’ placet were
awarded by the Faculty of the Ut>ivarsity yesterday.
The class Is the largest ever graduated from the
Unit entry, numbering forty-eeven. the talent
therein bring somewhat extraordinary. It was n
well-fought battle for those who secured plscee.
there being several coming so very Cost to them.
The folio* ing are the successful young me
the degree of A. M„ John W. Fain and J. M.
both of Atlanta; In the A. B. degree. J. D. Car*
well. Wajneebor* Oa.; W. L. Clav, ttovatinah; J. J
OUbert Columbus; E P. and W. 5. Upshaw, fioctai
Circle. Oa. and Pryton L. Wade. Atacns; In the B.
Ph . Charles II UcrOL MUledgeville. and Charles
tL M-.rris, Athens: fifths b E-. M. B. Bond. Ten-
nee we. end C. H. WOkns. Athens.
Grimes Curries Uarris and Taylor.
OnMTMacs, June 26.—Ten precincts In Harris
coeaty gives Grimes 51 majority ever H. It. Harm
for ’Coigns* with four predacts to bear from.
Primes carried Taylor ~
Cholera la Japan.
not only from Macon, but all parts of the
State. Mr. L. O. Stevens, who has charge
of the tournament, writes the folio wing note
the Telegraph:
The tournament practice for the fifth of July Is
pwi/resfling satisfactorily. Quite a number of
knights were out yesterday afternoon. Next week
they will put in some solid work. It is not yet
known who is the probable wearer of the diamond
ring prize.
Yesterday Librarian Herbst was hard at
work getting the bicycle track in order. As
all know, Mr. Herhst is an indefatigable
worker, and he has rolled up his sleeves in
the work of preparation for the big dav.
Everything is being pntin shape and ays
tematized. Next week the grounds will he
put iu apple-pie order by Mr. Fennell, the
gate keeper, and when the people go down
there they will find the grounds iu fiue con
tlition.
this State seeking to blacken my character."
[Applause.]
Alter this, Captain Briggs Kapler who had set
quiet iu the audience throughout Major Bacon’*
speech, arose, cocked and primed with m number o
tentative questions, the nature of which it was
evident, from the very first one asked, wss t>
draw Major Bacon into a discussion ot side tomes.
His first question was as to whether Major Bacou
had promised to reappoint Nelms as keeper of the
Penitentiary, which was promptly and emphati
cally answered in the negative.
The second question was about the Joe Brown
Interview. Major Bacon distinctly said that he had
not sent for Joe Brown, and had not sought the
interview with him; aud that nothing occurred at
the interview that was uot entirely right, and Iron
orable to both persona.
RAPlRn OR RAPPER?
The third question wss impudent and imperti
nent, and received the rebuke it richly deserved.
Major * aeon said he wss perfectly willing to an
swer all legitimate question*, but ho would not give
his time to answering 1 relevant question*. He
would answer any one seeking information, but be
ONE WEEK OFF.
The Library’s Rig Day Will Soon Re Here
, —The Knees, Etc.
One wcok from to-morrow, early in the morning,
and over a hundred pigs and sheep and yearlings
will be suspended over big piles of glowing hickory
coals, and the savory odor will give an appetizing
ediie to the air.
The Library's good friends are sending in the
spare animals, and there will be plenty for all.
The business men are coming np and planking
down a little cash to help make the day a big one.
* list of these friends will bs published iu a day or
). Messrs. J. W. Rice k Co. send ton dollars, to
be used as a prize.
The Kmrlre Store gives a hslf dozen of the flneet
shirts in the store as a prize.
Al) the prizes and contributions will be published
soon, as well as all the entries in the various de
partments.
Mr. W. M. Bearden, who hss charge of the fan
tastlca, requests us to say that “all parties who In
tend taking part in the fsntastics will please give
their names to Mr. W. M. Besrdvo by next Wanes-
day when all entries will close.” Mr. Bearden has
a1«n charge of the wheelbarrow raco and the pig
Mr Alfred Mack gives us the following entries,
The list will positivily close Wednesday night:
Foot race, 125 yards—first prize $25; second prize
10. 1 C. J. Julian. 2 T. B. Hale*. 3 Louis Dinkier,
W, Bra<ly, 5 W. Johnson, C Fred. White, “ *
Cohen, h II. Solomon.
Hurd e race, two hundred yards, eight hurdles—
GOV.F1TZHUGH LKt/8 LETTER.
Complete Text of Hi* Itesponse to the
Kansas Clergy man.
The telegraph brought only a portion of
tho letter of Governor Fitzhngh Lee, of Vir
ginia, whioh was calh-d out by an allusion
to himself in tho Lecoration Day addresH
delivered ot Topeka, Kan., by tho Rev. Mr.
McCheBney. Following la the complete text:
CoMMORWEALTn OV VlROtRIA, GoVERNOR'l
VICK, Kn Va., June 10. Imss—Mr. U. W.
Clarke. Secretary “Flambeau Club,” Topek* Ksn
—Dear Sir: 1 have duly received your letter and
the copies of the two paper*, namely, tho dally
C. J. Jtihan, 2 J. II. Holmes, 3 Louis Dinkier,
W Brady. 5 E. stallings, 6 Fred. White. 7 J. Cohen,
II. Solomon, 9 K. Lumpkin, lo W. Kellogg,
Mr. John G. Kuan, who has charge of the tub
race says;
“At tue approaching library entertainment prom
ises to he one of Its most amusing features; this
race also affords a Jolly good time to the contestants
whose efforts are. equally divided between coming
in flrat at the winning post, or avoiding ship-wreck
oo Ocmnlgee’s nimbly current The list of entries
is fast filling up. and parties who do not want to
miss the fun, should send iu their names by Wc<l-
neslsy at furthest First prize $7.50; second
prize $2.50 in gold.”
Mr. ltusn also says of the swimming match:
’•The prizes for this exhibit! n of skill sre $15
in gold to the first msu and $5 to the second. This
should give a ful* list of entries. Parties intend
ing to enter should hand in their names at once.”
“Onlv room for one more entry in th* batman
race. First prize $7.50, second prize $2.5o In gold.
Commonwealth and the Ksnsaa Democrat.
lbs following are the facts iu the case, to-wlt
Previous to and Indus.ve of the 4th ef March. 18*6,
(the dato of President Cleveland’s inauguration).
1 was a commissioned officer in tho State
service, commanding Virginia volunteers. The
State troope having decided to take part in
thoee ceremonies, 1 accompanied them; upon my
arrival in WasblDMton a number of voluuteer com
panies from other States were assigned to my com-
MERGER UNIVERSITY.
maud, the wb >le forming the thin! division, tha
first two being common-ed respectively by Oeneral
Ayer* an officer of the United State* army, aud
General Uartrsuft, iu command of tie Pennsylvania
dlv.Bioo. with General 8locum. ot New York, as chief
marshal commanding the whole, which also In
cluded the fourth division, composed of civic so
cieties.
OC course l waa obliged to wear the uniform of
Virginia State troope; the colors of that uniform are
fixed by the Oovernor and commander-in-chief, the
coats being gray and the pantaloons blue. In ac
cordance with law, therefor* on that day the coat
1 wore was gray, with the Virginia buttons ou it. and
“i# pantaloons blue.
Of coarse the statements of Dr. McChesney are
false, via: That aa ex-Confederate general led the
military in the procession in Confederate uniform;
as well as his statement that Lieutenant-Gen. Sher
idan In bine was placed In an Infer or position,
and that the military was marshaled (as he b
pleased to express It.) “by a man in the color of
aahe*” Life, however, is too short to waste time
on a man who twenty-one yean after the wart*
°ver could make the speech reported in the
0 •mmouwealtb.
Ja»t after reading his aboard sentences enmpar
ing the color of gray to ”Mhee,” etc . 1 read to au
other paper of the action of some Federal soldiers
in Watertown, N. Y.. who had received pension*
under the tows of the United Sum* but who, not
requiring them, had sent them to oorne Confederate
soldiers residing in this Slat* because they
thought their neceesi tee greater. Which is doing
most for the promotion of a restored union of
coequal States? The na row minded, bloodthirsty
preacher, who probably never smelled gunpowder,
or the ex-Unton soldiers, who stopped fighting
when the war waa overt
I could safely leave the answer to that question
to the very audience which assembled in Topeka
on May 3 at to hear the Rev. McChe#ney*e address.
1 can only pity a man who remains belligerent so
*oDg, and express the hope, that after death his
’ashes” may bs at peace. Viry respectfully yours.
Frrzstrou Lee.
P. 8—The Inclosed letter from General Albert
Ordway, who, as aide to the chief marshal, Oeneral
Slocum, had charge of the formation of the proces
sion at the Inauguration of President Cleveland,
explains Itself, and is a most satisfactory answer
to any cavil In regard to Lieuteuant-Oeneral Sheri
dan's participation In the Inauguration cere-
mot) tee f. L.
Wasiiirotor, D. 0., June 2, 1886.—Col. Caznew
McLeod—Dear Sir: I have the houor to acknowl
edge receipt of your letter of Hth Inst In reply to
your Utter I would esy that U«*nt.n»n. Sheridan
was not In the Hue of the procession at the lnaugu
ration of President Cleveland, and was neither ‘
vited nor expected to be there, as there was
place assigned in the profession to him or any
other distinguished people. I may properly add
that Gen. Sheridan participated In the inauguration
of President Cleveland at the place assigned to him
and which he was Invited to occupy,namely,n seat on
the grand stand on the eastern portioo of the rapt-
tol when the oath waa admlnUtered to the Preal-
dent and the tnangnral address delivered. R
epectfully yours, Albebt Ordway.
Meeting of tho Hoard of Trustees Yester
day—Class Tree Fiantlne, Etc.
The board of trustees of Mercer University met
yesterday at the uuiversily buibling. The day was
consumed In listening to the reports of President
Battle and others. The election of a professor of
Latin Unguage and literature, and'principal of the
sub-freehman department will be held Monday.
The following members of the board were in at
tendance:
Rev. Charles M Irwin, D. D., Fulton county, Ga.
Rev. Benjamin F. Than*. D D., Houston ro mty.
Ga ; Rev. J Allies H. DeVntie, D. !>., Spalding conn
ty, Ga.; Cant. John T. Wimilleld, Wilkes countj,
Ga.; Hon John 1< James, Fulton county,Gs.; Rev.
Washing! n L. Kllnatrirk, D. D., Richmond comi
ty, Ua.: Daniel Walker, Ksq., Coweta couuty, Oa .
Hon. John T. Clarke, L.L D., Randolph county,
Oa.; Virgil Powers, Esq., Bibb county. Oa.; Rev.
Andrew j. Beck. Baldwin county, Ga.; Rev. Georg*
It. M* Call, D. D , Pulaski county, Ga.; Rev. Ab. er
B. Campbell, D. D , Muscogee county, Ga.; Benja
min L. Willingham, Ksq., Bibb county. O*; lli
John L. Underwood, Mitchell county, Ga ; Rev.
W. Warren. D. D., Bibb county, U*; Rev. B. M.
Callaway, Wilkes county, Ga.; Thomas Willingham,
Esq, Dougherty county, Oa.; Hon. George 8 Obear.
Bibb county, Ga ; John G. McCall, K-q., Brooks
county. Oa.; Alvin D. Freeman, Esq , Coweta conn
ty, Oa.; James J. Davis, Esq., Richmond county,
Ga.; Hon. John D. Stuart., Spalding county. Ga;
Rev. F. M. Daniel. Bartow county, Ga; Rev. A. A.
Marshall, Hall county, G*
CLASS-TREE ELARYIRO.
BACON AT FORSYTH.
strike Sstnrday a week ago, , nd .
rnnined on the strike ever sine.
ker ismnDing it alone anil a*v H ll !
them that be can get there all the s 1
—Sixteen bridges in Laureiu
washed away by the late fr^het. 0 ”' 1 ’
—Aaron Carr, aged 8ft, ot OcoL.
lately q*t 225 raiis a day,
—There is said to be seven v
Knights of Labor in Cobb count, ,
ganized into lodges. '
would not yield bla time to one reeking to ask
qne.tkn. solely fur the purpoee of bedaering.
iontlnutnghe,.ld: "If you have any legltlm.to
question to aak, I’Ll answer It; hut It you are here
ouly to try to put hedqerlug queetous, I lay hi yon,
—The Americns, Freston and I.r
railroad will this fall erect shop, , t
cus for the purpose of repairing cm
other machinery on the road. The
will coat about $15,000.
—Mormon elders who have been t
to gain converts about Fish CrrHr B
county, have departed. The Carta,
Courant wants tho citizens of the tout
organize aud lynch the rascals.
—Negroes of the lower class in Stn
refuse to have physicians visit them*
cause of a foolish superatition agaim
profesaion, and the result is that the
rate among them is alai mingly high.
—A strong stock company ku
organized at Athene, with J. H. Ij;.,
president aud A. H. Hodgson aecrelu
the ere clion ot a large elevator and grl.
teed mill near the Georgia railroad de;
—A yonog man of Newnnn lately
Mias Bettie Echols to » picnic at Fm
They stayed over night. In the toe
she took a rido with H. Daniel. Out
ing, she totd the young man that he
go home, for she was married.
—The Union Point correspondent i
Greensboro Herald says the stock Ut
produced nn army of snakes andetet
of hug and insect known to Science
world of vegetation that will soonero
breed Us full quota of sickness.' 1
—Willis Hudson, under sentenced
on July 10 n; xt, attempted to hmk J
Fort Gaines last week. Some pit.
niched him nn axe, and by its aid be'
a fruitless effort to escape. He veil
ered and the tools taken from him.
—The Cnthbert Liberal says that
... .. ...... . . Saturday night the residence of Mr.
After the speaking » bounteous barbecue wss . r-otem.n 1 . Ran™,
serve;!. Crttalnly not less thsn three thousand Andrews, near Colemans htttiOQ
sir, take your seat and send for your masters to
come put their questions.” [Orest applause ]
Turning again quickly to the captious Captain, the
Major in a bau.i-rlng manner, said: “I'll ask you a
question: Is your name Nap er or N*p-
K r?" This sally was greeted with pro
nged laughter, and the Captain
tborouuhly abashed, left the audience; and. It is
said, hied nimtielf to the telegraph office, where he
vented his indignant, pent-up wtath In a telegram
to the Constitution, which yon will probably find
there in the morning.
AR AUTVITL "DODOER.”
Holding up an octavo street dodger. Major Bacon
said he bad spoken in Bucbauan. Haralson county,
yesterday, wheu the dodper was given him. The
dodger announced that Gen Gordon would apt ak
Iu Buchanan on June 1st. At the bottom of the
sheet was the announcement:
Major Bacon has Iwou invited to be present.”
The Major U wl beeu iuf<jrmn<l that Gen. Oordon
bad said about the same thing in his speech as the
dodgerhad. After relating briefly the facts In con
nection with the stopping of the Joint discussion
which had occurred before Jnue. Major Bacon
said: "On my honor. 1 was not invited to be there,
aud I was uot notified that General Gordon would
be there.”
It was a little before 12 o’clock when Major Ba
in began speaking, and he held his audience of
uot ess than three thousand people in wrapt at
tention for fully two hours and a half.
I)f. L. B. Alexander Introduced the Major In
neat five minute sceech which he closed by saving
there were “few politicians m Georgia whose recotd
can compare with that of tho distinguished guest,
the Hon. a. O. Bacon. 1
THE BOUNTEOUS BARBECUE.
After the
—Much eicknesa prevail.
Greene county, .ml the
mire call, than they can attend.*
—Oarnesville Hegister: Most of a
tom lands iu this county have b,.„
three or four times, and no stand of!
—Union Point is fall of counterfeit
—ten cents, quarters, haves and, !
The merchants take stock every ajon-
see how much they have on hand, '
-Greene county has a promitieattJ.
who has not cast a vote since J, w v
was elected President. He vowed ti
would never vote again, and he has i
—The wife of Dr, Tt A. Ware -•
Iambus, has been raising silk worm,"-
small scale tor several years, she hi;
about 20,000 cocoons, each reiiteT
one worm. *
—The Senoia Sentinel says that an
Campbell county had thirty-six boa
enough to fiaht in the last war, and'
ty-tbree of them were killed. He hu
married nine times.
pronle were fed. and It U due to the generous ho
pltality of old Monroe to esy that every one had
abundance. The meata were cooked lu the best
art of cookery, and many were the praiee* sounded
In behalf of tho skilled housewives There were
throe hoard tables fully one humlmd feet long,
each, aud theee wero occupied by reUys for about
ouo hour and a half. A feature of the occasion
wsa tho large numbtr of ladles present.
* " with each other iu dispensing
who
re»l rld-fssbloned Monroe hospitality. ’ Major
B«cou partook of tho 1> rb< cue in real Democratic
fashion, and he sremed to relish 6 rib of spring
latub hetweoo his fingers and a hunk of rich yell-
corubread with the gusto of a man with a keen
appetite. Tho erod’d remained in the grove chatting
and walking about until after 4 o’clock, wheu it
broke up, the f«nuere lcaviug for home.
MONROE ?OR BACOX.
Bacon, notwithstanding the surccotful bunching of
a U’g” number of Gordon c ount es to day. The
crowd here to-day waa. wlthont any attempt to ex
aggerate two to three times larger than was that
when Oeneral Gordon was here. “Cleaner
methods m politi •*” is the cry in Mon
roe, aud Major Bacon is the worthy
exemplar of mat principle. The speech
In the afternoon a Urge numlier of lsdiea and
gentlemen, fi tends of the university, assembled on
the campus to witness the ceremonies attending
the planting of tree for the class of HW6.
F* r the occasion the following officers ware pres
ent: Orator, W. B. Hardeman, Harmony O.ove;
prophet T. H. Boon* Americas; historian, O. W.
Garner, Dike county; poet, L. M. Burras, Colum
bus; president O. T. Holiday, Lincolnton; sec re
tar r. T. C. DavU. Macon.
The esercbee were li-teres ting and highly enjoyed
by all present
This morning at 11 o’clock the baccalaureate ser
mon will be p eached at Mulberry Street Church
by Rev. A. B Cnmpboll. of Americas To-night at
• o’clock,Rev. 1. R. Braubau will deliver tho ser
mon before thn University MDsionary Society at the
i church.
today of the Atlanta rmg in exhaust ttg its
etr* ngth to bunch counties, purely for the effect
that neemlug leading u*y ac-wtupllsh.
ARRIVAL OV THE MCAOR TRAIN.
When the Macon train rolled into Forsyth, this
raorn'ng, a stirring scene waa witnessed. A dense
crowd was In waltiug. one feature of which wee a
mounted escott composed of probably one hnn-
hundred young men decorated with small ttsg>.
As the i assengere disembarked cheer alter cheer
rent the air.
A procession was at once formed, of carriages,
wagons and buggies all leaded down with ladles,
and preceded by a brass band, moved off through
the town. Crowds of spectators througed the. las-
walks along the line and cheered incessantly. A
noticeable feature of the day was tbs number of
young men and ladles present tha sidewalks
were rainbows af color and the procession vocal with
tho shouts of young manhood. The crowd was es
timated by competent judges at three thousand,
and a more enthusiastic d monstratten has proba
bly not been witnessed anywhere durltg the ■■
The Great Tele
ope.
The contract fir mounting the 364a ch objective
bee been awarded by the Lick Trustees to Warner k
to forty-two Inches. The tube u an*t«nd*d at the
mid41* and th* point of suspension to to toe thirty
Location of Glnhouse nn*l Engine-
Tke question has been often asked by farmers
"How snail 1 locate my gin house and engine?” It
has never been answered satisfactorily until now.
Mr. K. Crockett, the well anown toundrytuan of
Macon, fumt«hee the TELEonarH and the Dixie
Fanner with the following which will be of value
to all farmers:
“The boiler should be placed south or south east
of gin house, as the north and west winds are
strong and dry, while the southern are mild and
damp, the former are more frequent in G -orgis.
It should be about luG test from the giu house, and
be covered with a t ght house. The engine can be
placed in the gin house of a separate boiler U used,
steam being carried to engine by pipe* or, the en
gine may be placed near the boiler, and a line of
sha.ting run to the gin house. The second method
to 1 think the better as well as tha cheaper in time.
Never place tie boiler near the Unt loom. A fif
teen horse power engine will gin eight hundred
tales of cotton In sixty days or thirteen end one
third balsa a day.
“I should buy a 16x20 or *>-horse power engln*
with tabular boiler, aud two 60-saw glue running
the ten inch saws three hundred revolutions per
minute. One power press which can peck n bale In
two minute* will be enffirtent. Running a gin at
over three hundred revolnti -ns per mlnntn to poor
policy. Two hundred and Aftj will make the beat
lint which will pay for the extra cost.”
seven feet above the floor of the dome. The axes
on which the tube moves are supported by a heavy
iron column 17 by 10 feot at its We. Provisions
are made Ire which it la possible for the otwerver at
the eye sad of the telescope to command all the
noeeiUe motions, and these earns motions can also
be controlled by an observer etattoaed on a small
bnlcony twenty feet above the floor. It is
expected that in spite of the great efre of the tele-1
ecoi e Itself and of iu great weight, the mechanism
he so delicately adjusted as to require little
physical fores Messrs. Warmer k fiwaeev are to
have this mounting completed In Apr L 1**7. and
sometime during the summer of 1867 theg)ess will
b# brought to Mount Hamtllrmaad put in place.
The cost of the entire apparatus to ee fallows: Cost
of the dome. $fi*MW; cost ef the menattag. $42.-
Ob0; cost of the v tonal object!** $53.00*; additional I
cost of the Photographic ohjectiv* $13.06fi. Total.
$l£4.a50. Besides these sums several tbooaeodl
dollars wul be required lo put the instrument into
Ue Anal completed slain.—Ben Fra-ctoco Bnliettx.
To the Penitentiary for Lire.
Thera passed through Msec n lest night a white
woman who gees to the convict camp for Ilf *
She waa In charge of «r. E. J. Kay»bp. oi
the penitentiary guard* and will be talren P> Old
Town, to Jefferson county. Her name to Isabula
Haney, and she to from Clay county. On Urn 1st
day of August of last year she and her mother as-
aaalt-d the wife of Mr. James William* la Clay
county, while she wee engaged to washing. The
husband came no to defend hto wtf* when he wm
shot deed by Will 8. Hudson, brother of l**buls.
In October hut. Mrs. Raney, the mother, died to
jail at Fort Gaines. The girl and her brother wsre
tried and convicted. Owe will he hanged on Jnlr
10th. and tito other wttl e|ewd the halaaoesnf her
days to the penitentiary.
the woman to ab
plain country Ira*
Colli* P. Huntington wsa one* a fanner**
r 1st Connecticut. Now bt i* worth *40
^000. He i* sixty-five year* old, aid
Wedding Card*
Eastern Young Lady (to western young
to not getting cards to your
Warn r-
arts?
"’•areff
unu $1 limit -fur
ilontroyed by lire, together with >11 it
tents. The house is Huppo-ed tt
ouuulit front a lamp that wua 1th bn
Nothing «w eavril and there tru o >
once.
—Concerning Ti;k Branch, in *
county, tho An.t-riuua Kecordtr ut
wan lo>t Mk calf which had a bell on
heatd the hell iu Ihe branch, acd i
ter bin calf; the hell waa in the po
of a large tick The ticks had ratom
calf, and were ringing the boll to i
cow up, that they might eat htr."
—Prepuratinna lor tho inUr-Stit;!
tournament at Co’nmlma on Jnijlf.
17 are about completed. The pwei:
Home of the linndeomot
brought South. Seventy-lire, wlitcdi
fJUU, w ill be offered in the rariotu tt
—'Titlbotton New Era a»y«: Iti*»
no doubt truthfully, that the *teck
Talbot county ha* increiwed tbs o
of partndgea or quail. There ut’ri
aeon aa muuy aa we have no*. Tb*
cannot inn at large and break op the
aa formerly.
The Jump Sentinel print! the foil
a. an infallible remedy for >B*ke
"Kill the make and cut in pirw*
three inehca in length. Apply the *>
to the wound, ooe at a time, ami
remain aa long a* they will adhere
tinne tbia prne- aa until all baa Ixeatf
when the remedy will be effected.
—Oncer, the little ion of Mr. W.T. 1
of Madiaoa county, waa bitten Ij <
laud moccasin. Ilia little »i»t':r,
with him. bound apiece of biokor;
very tightly around hi* Unger *!»'”
it waa bitten, and he hurried hen*-
father took the fioger in hi* mouth, i
peraiatently aucking the wound, rnn.-
in Arlrartlitiff tin* Itoi.-'OO, 4£
AMID HERAT EXCITEMENT
the crowd proceeded to the Cabemss grove just
beyoi.d the bnvluess part of the city, where a
platform had beeu erected aud seats provided
These were already or speedily occupied, and even
thm three fourths of the crowd stood up. The
platform was occupied by the committee, reporter*
and a group of veteran* among whom were to be
*tso a one-legged soldier.
Cries of “Hecon,” “B*con,” w»ra Beard upon all
side* end Colonel Cabwntoe was just iu the act of
req eeting quiet and attention, wheu, with * crash,
the whole
rLATVORM WERT DOWN.
Beyond the bruising of n foot or two,
a* done, and Colonel Caban is >, regaining the at
tention of the cr twd, announced that the platform
bad been built by a Gordon man, who could elate
whether the frame work bad been made too weak
purpoasly ot accidentally. The de toy waa tempo,
rary, however. A score of willirg hands rushed In
the big band wagon and Mr. Bacon was at once
elevated to it.
ALL ABOUT THE STATE.
Fresh News from the Outlying Towns nml
Count It*
A telegraph line i* being conntrneted
from Marietta to Marpby.
—The New Yotk Sun print* a long ami a
good poem from th* pen of Mi** Orelia
Key Bell, an Accomplished young lady of
—Robert Hines, cf Coin nib us, t candi
date for admission to the Military Academy
at Weat Point, successfully passed his ex
amination Tuesday.
—The Riverside mill, Angnati, Is again
in full blast, the strikers' placet having
been filled. A few of the female strikers
were taken back.
ceeded in extracting the pokon,*
•welling subsided.
—Cslhoun Times: L »st SstonLy«
quite a crowd gathered at
small town just across the " [*»«**“
snd among them were Bud MilW
Clemons. The former bantered
for a wrestle, but was refused-, T
Miller angry, and be drew bn
gave Clemons throe severe coh»--« n
left side snd two on the left shoulder,
bare the shoulder blade. »
—Charlie Itinhop, tho »«•«<"
Ho.ln water fountain at Long *
at Athene, cotue very near wing •
death the other day. He bed be-B c -
hi* coat uith benzine, »ndm»Uf»r
light a cigarette the m»t*h igt®
clothe,, and in a »econd tbebu**^
above hu beed. Ue bid tbepn*|
mind to keep hi* month »hut, ^
could not inhale the tUmee, w’ 1 *'
the! litre et aud threw hun-Ifft*',
rnnitdy tiDce, which noon eitifi- ••;
flame. Charlie wn fc*dl/
hair wm singed around the edg**-
Inter..I lag
Hiram Csmsron, furniture
O*. tolls his experience thus: * ,f V, *
have >ri«! every remedy on the mark**
sad Kidney Disorder* but got M> ** g
used Electric WUe«-
now cured, snd think Ete* tric
Blood Purifier in the world.'” *
West Li!..-rty. Ky., need Elertik* 1 . ,
fctati«lini» Kl<lii*-y affection arid . I
ever doue me so much good M .
Hoi J at fifty cento a bottle bj La»
—D.tlton Citizen: The farmers g*ner J!y
sre ve y gloomy over tl© crop pro*-i>*?'* f s.
The protract*«> rjtnn bfcv#* dehy-d farm
work r»t a most itn|mftar«t time, anti ii any
lcw-!ft“d cr.y s hsv* been drowned o;*L
-OtiiiwW# E tgl«: The *b<»ni sr**l rat
crops lure beon bi*dljr imaged by th
Lte stt.riny w* alhtr, sad in mu»r pi ce
the corn Las b*-en ro badly b'own down
that it m l be aluieat importable to ;>
“-Th. Chicago time of . r«*nt d.tc “» “°”’
**J>*. A o*T load of fin, watcnucion* from
Southern Georgia arrive* 1 in Chun go ynt- r-
d*y morning end noM rtwlily at *ev,ntv
ont* Mcb. The tint mu.kmelon* of the
maon wer. recemd from Sew Orluuui.
—In Sumter county Lem Parker'* farm
“-di, ¥ig«s band, and cropper* went on
—Oglethorpe Echo: Mr. t L d ^
Crawford, once accepted.'*'**<fjJ
of J. P. in one of the di*tnd* «*
county. Soon after he ***‘'\, ii,
pie preaented themnelvej tohe J ,
man and wife. It »>'
np the job to the brat of *- u a",
third mgbt after tbep*rfona*n«
of the Oceanian .tol. a
r.-. »eek after waa aentem-ed '
.wti "Z- TW**0dl*g«*t*dM*-
..w! "I- bis commUnion, M}i»B r"; j.
ltd acts wi n to b' ,e ‘. tt