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12 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