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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
THE QUAKE IN MACON.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TUES
DAY NIGHT'S SHOCK.
8om« Scenes and Incident.—The Talk of
yesterday—The Meeting; Last Night—
What rrof. Wlllet Says About
Karthquakes—City Hall.
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The talk of the town is the earthquake of
Tuesday night.
Citizens who came down to their places
of business related the experiences at home
during and after the shook, and while many
of their experiences were fraught with in
cident and interest, there was no injury to
person or loss of property worthy of note.
The toppling of a few chimneys constitoted
this latter loss.
The main excitement was confined to
women and children. The shook was folt
in every house, though a run over
the city shows that it was
felt moro distinctly in some localities
than others. The first shock, which was
preceded by a slight tremor, caused many
to believe that it was produced in the house
\by someone falling, a window slamming or
\oInching Similar. At the second shock,
ybkh was decided, the idea that the city
ww being tipu-aved by an earthquake pro
vided generally, and the adult members of
evtVyhou-ihoId ran for the children, which
in neirly nil homes had bocn put to bed.
All dong the residence street*
the men and women rushed
out of their houses screaming and
praying, gasping to their bosoms the chil
dren in tlv-ir night dresses. There was a
general null to the middle of the streets,
the crowdtrbeing led by the cooler heads.
Mt n who were away from home ran frantic
to the hoflsee which held their wives and
children, frightened at every step by the
screams and wails of those who had already
left their trombling firesides.
There were many instances of faintiDg
among the women, but none of them were
attended with any serious results.
Aiming the neeroei n panic prevailed.
The idea got among them that the world
was coming to an end, and in quarters
whore thoy wero thickly settled the streets
were tilled with men and women on their
knees, prayiog and shouting. The excla
mations and prayers of thoso were ex
tremely ludicrous.. They evidently fell
that their timo had come, and almost para-
lyzcd by fear they sought relief tn prayer. In
some cases many stoppedin tbeirhouses af
ter the shock to gather such articles as chairs
dishes, and from one house on Wolfs row
near Brunner’s drug storo two women
rolled out a heavy bureau into the street.
Hundreds of clocks stopped and the
hours indicated anywhere between 8 and It.
Tho 1 irgo regulators in the jowelry stores of
Williams A Stephens and Geo. T. llecland,
and that at tho Union depot,stopped within
a few seconds of 8 minutes to 9, which was
the exact hour at which the heaviest
shock was felt in Macon.. After that time
several slight shocks wero felt, lasting
for about ton minutes. At 12 o'clock
another shock was felt, sufficient in force
to shake furniture about and canso many to
leavo their honses. At twenty minutes
past four another shock was felt but of not
sufficient forco to cause much alarm. Hun
dreds of peoplo sat up all night awaiting
furthir disturbances, but none wero felt.
Several citizens dotlare that the earth
quake was not accompanied by any
electrical phenomena, though thcro are
numbers of peoplo who complain of soro-
ness in tho knees. A peculiar sensatien was
fnt iu tlie calf, which also affected the kneo
junta, by all in runes who wi re st.Hiding
on the ground, or who left tho honses. The
tremor of the ground was slight, bnt torch
hie.
Reports from tho suburbs and tho conn'
try districts show that tbs shook was dis
tinctly felt throughout tho country. In
Warrior, Hazard, Howard and God
frey too peoplo wero terribly frigbtenod,
and many families spent tho night in tho
woods. In tho Wa.. or district a Mrs.
Mosely was (rostrutcu and physicians
called in.
(In the cast eldo of tho rlvor,at tho Wilbnrn
place, whero a brick dwelling occupies the
highest point on tho east aide, tho shock
was terrific. This building was bnilt in
the good old honest days and is ns atrong
as brick and mortar can mako it, bnt the
shock wiu so great that it seemed to the in
mates Hint every timber in tho honso would
break. At this point five distinct shocks
were felt, four at one time and then one
more about midnight. Mr. J. O. Wilburn
and family left tho homo and aoaght refnge
in tho yard.
Mr. McKay, who onme In from Janes
county, reports thero the shock was felt se
verely iu ( that section, bnt without any
damage.
In the city n few fallen chimneys are re
ported iu addition to those already mention
ed ono at tho residence ot Mr. G. E. Daioonr
on Fourth street,and one at tho Whittle man
sion near the college.
Tho rooms of the Y. M. 0. A. were filled
with young men, and yet none of them know
anything of the disturbance nntll it was all
over amt they were told by aomo ona from
tho street,
A nickel club was in progress at Mr. Geo.
F. Wing's residence, and thero were eighty-
aeven peoplo present. The shook wo* felt
by some of them, bnt it was not known that
the city had been disturbed by an earth
quake until fifteen or twenty minutes later,
when a man passing by gars the informa
tion.
Christ church suffered somewhat by the
shock. On opening the church yesterday
it was found that there wero several long
cracks in the oeiling overhead, some ot
them being from eight to ten feet long.
There was also some slight damage to the
engine house of No. 4, the plastering falling
from the ceiling, etc., but nothing of a se
rious character.
they rushed out after him. Alderman Con
ner, who is nothing if not enthusiastic, was
the first to see the Doctor mount his steed.
The other nine didn't seem to care so much
about seeing the doctor off as they did to
see themselves off. Homo of them went
through tho front door, some through tho
back door, and they say Alderman
Hudgins went ont by tho window to
save Capt. Adama’s pet rabbits. Alderman
Smith put on Alderman McCrary's high hat
and went down the'back stairs, fonr steps
at a clip, closely followed by Alderman
Chapman,Lho wore no hat at all. There
are no witnesses as to how Alderman Ware
made his exit. It was rumored that ho went
through the floor.
Mayor Price was afraid the thousand dol
lar appropriation would escape and he re
mained to guard it, while Chief Wiley re
mained to protect Clerk Blue's books. The
Tex.eobafii man had not finished writing
up his notes and was not ready for th* old
building to fall. Consequently he got out
of the way.
When tho shock was all over and the
big old hall had settled, after bumping it
self in such a reckless way, a squad of po
lice was sent out to bring in the scattered
aldermen, and when order was onoe more
restored, tho appropriation was passed.
One of the spectators, tho only one
who returned, observed that if "Alderman
Cox's motion had called for ten thousand
instead of ono thousand, it would have
passed just as hot.” And then, as Colonel
Wiley said, on motion of tho city h. 11, the
council adjourned.
Up-stairs in the large hall, tho off-duty
police sleep until the hour for going on du
ty. Officer McCafferty was asleep in a
loose and airy Mother Hubbard upon the
o'd stage, while Officers Kennedy and Mur
phy occupied cots at the front end of tee
ball. The shock woke up the trio and Offi
cer McCaff-rty, imagining that his two
brother officers were fighting, yelled cut,
‘•stop your sky-larking, can’t you let a fel
low sleep!" As Officer Murphy gathered
his vest aud a pair of suspenders and fiew
down the stairs, he shouted "an earth
quake ! * Officer McCafferty rolled off the
stage, gathered one of hia red sooks and
n pair of cuff-buttons, which he values
highly, and was down stairs before the
aldermen gained the sidewalk.
After the shock tho aronsed officers hired
a man to go up stairs and bring 'town their
wardrobes, and then on the cold stone steps
of the city hall, and under the flickering
light from the electrio light tower they
dressed themselves for duty. Ono of the
aldermen paused in the search for his hat
long enough to remark that for the first
time Id the annals of the history of America
something had at last occurred that could
wake up n sleeping policeman.
Officer Chapman, who was on dnty as
watchman, und who had. laid his good left
leg upon the sacrifloial altar of his country,
was seated against the building on the out
side with hia wooden leg unbuckled, and
allowing his stump to cool. When he felt
tho building at Ins back begin to tromble
he gathered op his loose leg, and in three
skips on one foot was soon in the middle of
the street. Then he put himself together,
and waited for the building to fall and have
it all over.
TEE FIFTH DISTRICT.
NOMINATION OK JUDGB JOHN
STEWART FOR CONGEESS.
Fall Proceedings of the Convention—The
Vote Twenty to Ten—The New Ex
ecutive Committee and Other
Matter* of Interest.
At Harrisonburg, Vs.
Harrisonburg, September 1.—There were
two distinct shocks of earthquake r»t this
point last night, the first at 9:55 and the last
10:10 o’clocB. The vibrations were from
east to west and were so violent as to aronso
persons from sleep. In some portions of
the country it was even moro perceptible
than here.
Every House Hhaken.
Union Spbinos, Ala., September 2 —Dis
tinct shocks of earthquake were felt here
last night about 9 o'clock, lasting fully one
minute, succeeded by two lighter shocks.
Every house in this section was shaken, and
in ny of oar people were alarmed. No
damage was done.
Three Shocks.
Brunswick, Ga., September 1.—Bruns
wick was shocked by an earthquake last
night at 9:30, 11, and 4:30. The first one
was very heavy, lasting probably a minute
and creating considerable excitement, bnt
no damage.
Only » Partial Visit,
Uawkinbville, September 1.—Tuesday
night at about 8:30 o'clock Hawkinsville
was shocked by an eartbquuke which lasted
from twenty to twenty-five seconds. It
was severe enough to rouse all out of their
dwelling.
A Distinct Htiock.
Vienna, Ga., September 1.—A distinct
hock of earthquake, of half a minute du
ration, was felt here last evening at 9:30.
Houses rocked, doors were thrown open, , ,
and in some instances furniture over-. T. r)7cke*n, T. KSattODi J. B. Bostwia, J.
tnrntd. | b. New, W. T. Wilson, A. J. Henderson,
W. It. Tidwell, J. B. Mayo, H. H. Ponder,
Atlanta,September 1.—The Congressional
convention of the Fifth district met in the
City Court room at 12 o'clock to-day, for
the pnrpose of placing in nomination a
Democratic candidate for Congresss from
this (the Fifth) district of Georgia.
E. M. Word, of DeKalb county, a mem
ber of the executive committee, culled the
meeetiugto ordtr, in tho absence of the
chairman, Robert L. Ba ry, of Fulton.
D. N. Hudson, of Roukda’e, was elected
temporary chairman, and W. A. Jones, of
Donglass, temporary secretary.
U[ion a call of the roll the following dele
gates were found to be present:
Douglaa8--T. R. Whittle, G. P. Bowen,
J. (J. Rivers, W. A. James, J. M. Jones.
Spalding—N. B. Drowry, F. D. Diamuke,
John I. Hall. *
Fayette—T. G. Malone, T. C. Speer, J. S.
Thornton, J. M. Spnrleia.
Henry—Dr. A. G. No*th, W. P. Norman,
H. IL Stewart, B H. Welch, John Max
well, J. L. Sowell, li. W. Grunt, J. B.
Rowan, M. D. Rountree, R. C. Adams, W.
her of tho members were not in the city,
and an organization could not be perfected
in the usual way.
Chairman Livingston suggested that it
would bo well for tho convention to con
sider the question of holding all elections
for delegates in the district on the same
day.
Tho suggestion seemed to meet with the
approval of the body, and the following
resolution, drawn by Mr. Coleman of Rock
dale, was adopted:
Resolved, That the executive committees
in the various counties of the district be re
quested hereafter to hold their elections on
the same day for election of Congressional
delegates.
Judge John D. Stewart, the nominee,
was then conducted into tho room and es
corted to the stand.
He addressed the convention briefly, tbank-
irg it for the honor conferred upon him.
In tho oonrse of his remarks ho took occa
sion to speak in most complimentary terms
of Mr. Hammond, characterizing him as a
statesman, 1 ■scholar, jurist, and a Georgian
that the State could well feel proud of. In
making the canvass he wsr glad to say that
he had never spoken an unkind word abont
his competitor. He felt particularly grate
ful to the people of the Fifth for support
ing him when he had such a competitor as
Colonel Hammond; and he wanted them to
know that, for their good, he was willing
at any time to sacrifice his personal wishes
and stand by them and the Democratic
party,
AFTER FOUR YEARS.
TllE COVINGTON AND MACON
WHAT A DIRECTOR
ABOUT ITS condition;
Ho DtM.cts an Artlcl. Pobllih» d , 3
Atlanta Paper and Cornet, n ln ,0 1
of the Many Krrnr. Con.*' 1 *
toloed in It. Statement.,
McRae Visited Hut Not Damaged.
McRae, September l.-At 9 o'clock last |
night an eaithqnako shock was felt here
lasting only a few seconds, and doing no
damage, more than frightening everybody,
and causing houses to trembls and panes to
rattle.
Rockdale—D. N. Hudson, J. I Coleman,
Newton—L. F. Livingston, J. W. Ander
son.
Walton—IV. J. Bay, Toombs Spierman,
R. 8 Hattie, D. C. Langford, O. L. Carter,
J. B. Sowalla,
Clinton—Elijah Hoie, J. M. Monday, J.
Considerably shocked,
Woden, September 1.—A considerable I W. Morrow, Dr. J. F. Dodd, B. F. Adam-
shock was felt at this place at 8:50 last I son, J. H. Iteeves, J. O. Hightower,
night. The rambling seemed to come from DeKelb—W. J. Houston, M. B. Bags'
northwest, and lasted about three minutes, dale, C. J. Carroll, J. T. Brand.
Abont an hour later a slight shock was felt | Fulton—T. I’. Westmoreland, John H.
Ellsworth, John B. Goodwin, J. M. Broom-
A Second Shuck at Raleigh. j bead. Frank M. Potts, E. W. Murlin, Jack
Rai-eiou, September 1.—This evening at J. Spalding, C. J. Hancock, J. M. M. Guirk,
5:10, tnere was a decided shock. The wave Seaborn Jones, P. Clark, Jacob Haas,
appeared to come from the northwest. It I At this point in the proceedings it was
shook all tho buildings. It is asserted by I announced that Campbell bad two sets of
some persons that there was another at five, delegates, and that there was a contest as
to which delegation should be seated.
Only a Few Weak Kneea. The delegates were A. J. Vickers, H. L.
Marshall ville, September 1.—Nothing j Johnson, Av. C. Parker, o. Bowan, favor,
serious happened here, more titan a good 1ing John D. Stewart, and E. B. Chapman,
many were made very about tho knees and I la Ballard, George Latham, for N.^J. Ham,
pretty badly frightened. I mond. ......
A motion was made that tho chairman of
Only » Minute Shock. 1 the convention appoint a committee
Dawson, September 1.—The effects of on of one from each county in the district, with
earthquake were felt in our city last night I tbs exception of Campbell, to investigate
between 8 und 9 o'clock. The shock lasted the contested case from Campbell and make
only a minute.
a report.
The chair, in accordance with tho motion
IN AND ABOUND THE CTTT Bill,
Eleven aldermen were at their desks. The
vacant chair belonged to Alderman Prond-
firi Mayor Price filled his accustomed
place cn the data with Chief Wiley, who
was acting clerk. Lieutenant Wood sat at
the chiefs desk, and the Telegraph man
occnpied bis seat at the reporter’s table. A
couple of interested spectators completed
the lint of persona in the conncil chamber.
Alderman Cox moved that $1,000 be ap
propriated for the purpose of improvement
of the streets.
Just as every eye had turned upon tho
alderman, mel visions of till weeds and big
gubi.-. sud rough roads and bad crossings
began to ft at aimak, there was a slight
tumor i i mo building. The eleven an’e
aldermen looked at each other as much as
to nay, “That appropriation is too heavy for
toil chamber," aud then thero was a silence
a) supreme that the batting of an eye could
have been heard.
Then came a rumble, a plain low rumble,
and the building rocked. If poeaible, the
ail. u.-e for a second or so was more intense
th&n u-fore.
They mayor remarked, "They are pulling
ont on. of the etcamers down stairs," and
t-.en the rumble became louder. Alderman
Mct.rary, of Kant Macon, remembered that
he wa, a long way from home, and then he
picked up Alderman Hmith’s hat in his
hurry an I made a break for the front door.
I he remaining ten al It rmen suddenly took a
nouun to sue the doctor safe on hia horse, and
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
A negro who hnd been seen going into a
large sewer at tho timo of tho ahock, was
asked why ho should seek so insecure a
dace as a sewer to run from an earthquake,
do replied : •• Well, boss. I seed Mars Har
din Johnsing go in dar, an' I thought I'd
go too.”
Col. Isaac Hardeman says it appeared to
him as it gome Brobdignogian giant had
taken hold of his house and given it a vio
lent abnkiog.
Too following private letter was written
by a lady in Atlanta to her husband who is
employed in this office: “Were you fright
ened? I had not time, for my body-guard,
Ella and lthodsj 'carried on' to such an ex
tent that the ehock was a minor affair. I
was lying on tho bed nursing Dolce, when
I felt giddy, as I thought; next noticed my
cathedral head-board shaking, and then tho
room was swaying, the bed going back and
forth, llboda und Ella at the same timo
crying end screaming in tho next room. _ I
called to them to come into
my room. but, poor things, in
their fright, got into that little closet and
couldn't get ont. With Dolce in my arms
crying, I groped- my way to the door, for
the lump had fallen off the bureau and
went out, and opened the door for them.
I never eaw anything like Rhoda. She got
on her knees, cried, prayed, and blamed the
artesian well for our destruction in nearly
the same breath. When 1 realbud what
was taking place I tried to get out ot the
rotten house and away f om the ponderous
furnituro. I only got off tie porch
them the motion leaf eued. The ,m igubots
were all out. When I same back I had
mattresses put iu the parlor, fur I did ex
pect another jar. We slept all in the one
room; soot and mortar a'l abont The
atcel plate of the fireplace fell in and broke
the fender, l'art of the chimney fell off,
and a lamp was broken and our nerves
•»hatterea.’ My head actus this morning,
and I yet feel the aee-aaw motion. Hone,
I have all the experience I wish in earth
quakeo.”
Col. Steve Johnson, of Atlanta, was on
Seceful street talking to some friends at the
time the shock occurred. He saw the pco
pie rnshing into the middle of the street
and joining the procession sang ent “I'm a
stranger in these parts, boye, bnt I'll follow
the gang."
The choir at St Paul's church was prac
ticing. They were in the miilat of a song
and the organ was fullof wind. The shock
came and the members of tbe choir ran ont
of the church believing that tbe organ was
abont to burst. After a while they return
ed and concluded tbe practice, and knew
nothing of the shake nntil they went home.
Major B. F. Stone gathered an egg ont of
tbe mat of a new ben on his place which
was ab ut the tixe of a pigeon egg. Ho says
it was shaken ont of the hen by tbe quake.
One enrions thing abont it is it wilt not lay
on its side but on its end. Christopher
Colnmbns had to break h'» egg to make it
stand on its end.
Yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock an
other distinct shock eii felt over the city
bnt it caused very little alarm. The chib
dren, who had gone through the sensation
and fright of the night before, were ex
peering another shaking up last night.
Flften Minutes shock. I appointed the following committee:
Indian Spbinos, September i.—A distinct * Uouolose—T R. Wbitlev
earthquake shock was felt here last night Fayette-T. C. Malone.
ut about 8:15 o clock, lasting some fifteen or 1 — —
twenty seconds.
Repented Shuck* In Savannah.
Savannah, September 1.—Eight shocks of 1
earthquake were felt here to-day.
PROF. WILLET ON EARTH QUAKtS.
Henry—W. T Dickon.
Rockdale—J. J. Coleman.
Walton—W. J. Bay.
Clayton—J. O. Hightower.
Spalding—F. D. Diamuke.
DeKalb—M. R Ragsdale.
Fullou—T. P. Westmoreland.
A recess was then taken far fifteen min-
II. Gives III. Oplnt,.,, aa to Thetr N.ture nt “' th » °“ umi ‘ l “ re ,V re<J .. - ,
-A vaein... lien.. At tho expiration of tbe Umt allowed for
v i- „„ _,. h _ tbe recess the convention was called to
re^ilTi -TKIu " i.'thillS? £ “jjto" VtS order, only to find that the committee had
i or • uni! iu*kc«. The *n».jcci la I not agreed upon a report. Upon a confer-
•iM4jur*> l bMtuiu4:uay«t»iu*ii''ub«#r**tiun I eiico with tho committee, it was learned
".W* is satlsfa 1 t*r." mfonusitmf report conld not be reached inside of
Can—« of »»rUMin «k«* wer* formerly attributM I two hours. The convention then adjourned
to vole*'>ic *k«ucy Main, denial***. I until 2:30.
proctor irjiu xolcjida cans* a. wh km »ie j AFTERNOON SESSION.
The jonotcr P'tnjr. In bk •croimtut m* violent I
death of i.u uncle, by betutf im-r«b*iutf<l »ith a The convention reassembled at tho above
•tnrtu of mi t* from VmuvIuh, which covert'd Pom-1 hour.
“* IUl Mr. Coleman, of Rockdale, submitted
htu« ha* tn*u iu* cmier of many cartbiptaket. I majority report, which was in favor of seat-
ona uoUhle ona within a few mouths pa*t. Tho I ing the Stewart delegation.
Biotas of cum. Paru and Vancmaia, surrounding I Mr. Westmoreland, of Fulton, presented
their great volcanoes, have almost conataut trem- I - wnftr * „.:,i 0 u t^i nn?
bllnga, with occaalonal outbursts of terrible ,io. » “mortty report, which hnd tOT iU par
lance. I pose the seating of neither delegation. In
Uut earthquakes sometime* cannot be traced to I presenting tne report Mr. Westmoreland
1 Tot f. ° t pmi
sad is nf.vrwl to In joor utra of tod.?, ThUj county had not beeni consolidated by tbe
w.. nmot. trumall volcsulo dnturb.ncr, and th. I managers, as required by the cull.
(nuts damns la too s»rth with apb.s.sl A motion was made to adopt the major-
^ll A? tiuT k,report, Whieh was substituted by
probable explanation of most .srthqiukr., I wilt another morion to adopt the minority r.-
iliuatrata It. We ora apt to think the body of the I port,
earth solid and ftnUhed, eo to »peek. The great. Mr. Westmorelsnd read the call by the
vulnmMof «“••><"« from volcano-. 1 ex , on u V e commitue of Campbell county,
however, orov. the interior of th.mrtn to be not ^7,?.
No Damage Don*.
Pesbt, September 1. —The earthquake
was felt here last night The first premo
nitions were heard at 8:G0 o'clock, and tbe
whole thing occnpied from one-half to one
and one-half minntes. One or two (light
shocks were felt after the first eevere one.
No damage was done.
EllavUle Alarmed.
Ellaville, Heptember 1.—A very percep
tible earthqnake was felt here last night at
9 o'clock. Many of the people felt it, and
were alarmed by tbe movemeat of the
buildings. Tbe motion created a peculiar
sensation, which was not dispelled for sev
eral momenta.
Ifoaoca Nearly Toppled.
Dalton, heptember 1—Lwt night at 9
o'clock we had quite a ahoking up by an
earthquake. There were three diaunct
shocks. Honses were shaken almost from
their foundations. Fnmitnre and other
household goods were overtnrnid and
strewn about.
? TO 8AY j
uoeoici, uttHE tuo iiuattut ui ass* sanu iu tat uut ■ , . , , , , ,, , . - . s
all aolid. Tbe alow ilalng ot oar Atlantic coaat, tbe I which stated that tbe vote must be consol
•low ainking of <«r»«rUna. ate., •**., *how the body I idatnl on the 13th ot the month following
of tbe aorta not tu ba ttnlaUed. Ou - partly liquid I l i l0 election
Mr. Di.muke. of Spalding. addret»ed tbe
an tsk.es p's.« wt.tlD sh tb. while. -ibe»erwk-1 couvenlton briefly aavocating tbe adoption
Ints, bsuilws., etc., of tbs rocks below, absa Urge I of the majority report. He was followed
“ ,d Mr - LiTiD8,ton on
Another fact: The coal miuar follow* hi* Iwtl of I ~*iu0 line.
coal ALougTaay horizontally, under th* aatth for The sabstUnte was put and voted down
month*. Suddenly bla bed of eoal alvei ont; bo I and the majority report adopted
Anda nothing but rock. If ba baa emparlance, be 1 - •
doea not atop bare, bnt drivaabU shaft up or down, $ r : . _ , r a «
sod. to tusoy coaM on bis bet bit of cool. Livingston woe elected as permanent chair
and than fotiova on again. The rock and cool I man, and Mr. Reagan, of Henry, was sv
bad a vertical crack to taka place, and ona aide annk I looted am n* ert t try.
^lht* •Upptos*of' ,2; EiSE Mr. Hall, of Spading offered a r.aoln-
of rock could hardly occur quietly and without I tion indorsing Cleveland and liu odminis-
vibrationa. I tration, which was ade pte \
jksja.adp-^tA jo» The-ajontyrul. wa. then adopted for
of vibrations radiate in every diroc loo. the nomination.
The disturbance le greatest at the canter. Mr. Ray, of Walton, nominated Judge
and becomes lees at tbe points more ona I John D. Stewart, paying him a bandnome
end geologist meets them everywhere. There are MDt * c R ln tf Ability •** a jariat. Ills char-
perbaps tmraeands ln the granite here in Blbhl acter aa a dUzon uLii hia worth as a man.
county. These crackings andeUpptoge up end! The nomination of Judge Stewart was
‘ iwn ore thought to be the —— ——^ i ...... ^ —
W* do not know the oriein of our earthquake. It I Mr. Coleman, of Roefcdale.
may be the tar-off effect of some (Antral American l Mr. Goodwin, of Fuiton, in a fitting
Bdt. Ul * Ami manner, placed before »be convention the
.TMh.E.ss.mmSJlat to a cnu. Ho «>- J - «*»“““?. 01
in that direction—ether on Und or out in the At-1 The nominal! n of Mr. liamniond was
lonuc. Home crac«itg and sliding »f tbe rocks I econded by Mr. Ragsdale, of Dt Kalb
within th* earth produced a terrible ahock In tue I . . _ „ ... , ,, .
earth above, and the waves radiating from that I A. vote wart then taken With the following
as a centre sent an earthquake over all tbe btatee I result:
cast Of the ktiislMippi. ibis is ventured only as For Stewart—Campbell 2, Clayton 2,
selector* with ear (seesat usountot tofunw Douglas. 9, Fayette 9, Henry 2, Nwton i
A wont as to how thtjr stmt. .srtbqosiM. Tbs Rockdale 2, Hpalding 2, Waltnn 4 -20.
obsstvsttona are mads mostly by Modslum. S*11D( I For Hammond—Fulton 6, DoK Jb 4 —10.
”'7_d»l|^to'y- T b»y*"j“‘“<«'» » shsn. point Whi n the result was announced Mr. Mir-
•*«. «* cou..uti,,n in
eufficleut when a pencil le used. TbU pendulum | an appropn-tte manner. He euid th tt the
awitiga under the swaying of the building, and tbe I people ot Fa'ti4>u Lever took the stilka Ire-
I cense their wish could not be grAt.fteO.
witcU ^.bow. tie time. 1 reelo, out on , | Judge Stewart would reejive the support ot
John ttenford Arrt-Bt.il for a Dual Murder
Committed In 1HH3.
Mr. I. J. Fountain, sheriff of Wilkinson
county, and Mr. E. F. Pettis, sheriff of
Twiggs county, arrived in the oily last
night at 7 o'clock, bringing with them John
m t. Benford, charged with the murder of
'. S. Wood and Joseph Johnson in Jeffer
sonville, Twiggs county, ln 1882.
Benford was arrested near Carrollton,
Csrrolljconoty, early Wednesday morning,
by Sheriff Hewitt, of that couDty. When
discovered he was asleep with a pistol under
his head, and bnt for the prompt action of
Sheriff Ilewitt in making tho arrest Ben
ford would probably not bo in the Bibb
county jail this morning.
The circumstances of the crime, as de
tailed by bber ff Pettis, are abont as fol
lows:
Ou.Tuly 4‘b, 1882, there was a primary
election held ut J.ffersonville, county site
of Twinge conuty. A number of ptoplu
were present, aud whisky flffwed fretly.
Wood and Johnson wero in a bar near by,
standing at tbe counter taking a drink
together. Benford came up and rushed iu
between the two men, shoving them apart,
and going up to the counter. Wood asked
him what lie meant by it, Benford replied
that he didn't mean anything by it, but if
he, Wood, wanted to "take it np,” he was
at liberty to consider it anything that he
pleased. Both men pulled o>» 'heir ki.ivus
and began to fight. The set file was kept
to the r"..r door ■ t the store. Benford got
ont of 'tie door, und walked around tbe
house a few steps, lie was met by a tre nd
who insisted, it is said, on his returning
and deteuding himself. He went baca amt
entering the door shot Johnson, who was
standing with his arms resting ou the
counter, the ball bitring him m the back,
near tbe right shoulder.
Alter shooting Johnson, Benford stepped
down eff the steps, to the ground, and
wrulked nwuy aa It ho was going from
tho door. Wood then came
tho door. Benford was standing
on the ground near tho steps. When
Bentord saw him ho drew hia pistol and
shot him, the bnllet striking him in the
stomach and killing him almost instantly.
Johnson died a few minntea utter Wood,
Benford succeeding in eluding the off!
ccra for several months, and finally made
hia escape from tbe connty. He waa twice
arrested, once by W. H. btokes, ex-aheriff
of Twiggs connty, and the second time by
C. W. Ennis, sheriff of Baldwin oonnty.
The Governor offered n reward of $100
for lteolord'a capture, and for the last luur
S ears Sheriff Fountain has been traekiog
im over tbe country in the effort to cap
ture it He succeeded a few days ago in
locating Beoford about sixteen mile* from
U- rroilton, and telegraphed Sheriff Hewitt,
of Carroll county, instructions to arrest
him. He did so with the result above
stated.
A reporter called on Benford at tbe jail
lust night, hut found him not inclined to
talk. Ho was chafing sorely nnder bis ar
rest, ami positively refused to make any
statement.
Be iford is tall and sparely bnilt. He ba.
a right complexion and moustache and light
blue eves. He has a determined expres
sion, and is indiued to be stubborn.
He leaves in Carrollton a wife end one
child, end a large farm nnder nice cultiva
tion He said that he intended to have
given himself up several rimes, but waa ad
vised not to do bo by hia frienda
He will be held here for aefekeeping.
KMUUKt.D DOWN BY A TRAIN.
map tb. dtractions of the sweep, of the I Fulton county heartily He moved to moke
pendulums at many placoo. we seta map ot the | the nomination 'inaMUOiif. [Applause 1
euttuputo. Professor Newcomb, of the observe- 1 mntinn tv, , -eennit/.t hv Sir It „
torr »: Waahtercr. tuned u» shocks Ust ntvht u , xne «nouonwr < weepnit'd 0} Mr. li u
•j boon, 59 mtnutoa, 20 ascends—V, 5»JK and lasted j wQ, OK TbO tiut he VtMUfl
UK VM to tha aatrond. lie will protably tasks oat I cast the vole ot LU ceui.tv for IlMiutuoud
whBti.ih.fB>".. * nii ’“M"* ***• *"I»|"“*00 ubunimotu.
tnfilriSlmh jh* “°J ion . ,u adnpt.d, amid applause.
CborksLm we may b* so ramnu aa not to rccoiva I The followiDF er.eemvi- rommUtee lor
so/ waves of d*t>K*roiM tnt»n*»ty. the district wam then eui*oinir«l t the dele-
Hob^?“^. U tr^^1^»tto H u^iSjl •?*" M ’° r,d c ' ,u, ‘ ,ia ‘ ■°KR«ting
pen. He le a smdneM of Morcer. of the Bern or I u ‘ e,r riamea.
which l)r. ttjale and onr iamentod rolleacue. Prof.
E. a. stead were memben. Beu.crab.riue hU old
teacher, Minister Unbberd sent me from Tukle, Je-,
pen. e few weeks eiace e mecaxlna. Sirup, to up
it wee e Journal on eetthqitekre—Tnnrurione • f
the aotemomatcel hoc.efp of depea. v.t. V III. IMS.,
Itcontatne meek in'er—tinp matter. I elll ref.r
oalp to one article, headed •■Cetelrgue of Buth-
qseeeeforToklo .July. MM; Pebnuey, Use). The
otpemtlon. of tkem wero mad# at the Imperial
Meteoroloptcal Obeervetorr. with the beet of lti.Irn-
aanu No teas than 101 eanh'iukkae rmearrinn
at Tekte dertng tbe I year, a mantas end 17 da)s. I
ere neoided aa to rime, force, dutettoa and dura
tion. How bleat nra we ta comparison with the In
habitant, of Tekto! And If aap Mercer boy woMMd
u ruled Bt.ti.MioU! rherrvfter he muht .
c coaatry leae ehekr thee depea. Teavtmlr.
d. t VVlLLkr.
Mr rtrr Ualvenity. I
Dougl.at— C. P Bo«en.
Bpalnlcg— A. M. Collins.
Fayette—G. W. Gray.
Henry—W. T. D oken.
Rockdale—J. A. Coleu-tn.
Newton—O. 8. Porter.
Walton—Toombs Spieroun. *
Ciajton—W. L. Wettaraon.
Campbell—L. K. Rowan.
DeKalb—W. K. hegminte.
Fulton—Jack J. Kpelding.
Mr. Watter&oii, of Claytoi, wn author
ized by the convention to call tbe executive
mmittec together at bis etnven enre for
the imrpone of perfecting org. nizatixo.
This wai deemed necessary ta quite a num-
Cuuiluetor Calhoun he. a Narrow h.c.pe
l'r> in a Horrible Urath.
The repott reached tbe union depot yes
terday morning that a man had been ktiit-d
by the incoming Atlanta train ntar the
Georgia Mills. A Telkobaph man burnt d
to lue aceuo but found the report untrue,
though Conductor Albert J. Calhoun ban
been knocked down and badly bruited about
tho head. He w is found at the residence of
bla aiater ou Hazel street, near the Georgia
Mills.
From thoae who witnessed the accident
the following particulars wire obuintd
Conductor Calhoun, who runs on the accom
modariou train on the South* este.-n railroad,
had been sitk tor several days with malarial
fever iu Montgomery. He camo home yes
terday morning on the regular train, and
atke-l Conductor George D. Smith to slow
up a little at tue Hazel street crossing that
be might save the long walk fiom the depot.
Trie tram a due at 9U», but, being a little
tutu, arrived at the junction about tne same
rime aa the 9.;10 passenger train
fiom Atlanta. Trie two trains were
parallel trucks and g ing to the depot
tog*tb»r, tha Southwestern with engine in
front and tbe Atlanta with engine in the
rear. ,Wu«ii the uroaaiog wot reached Con
ductor Calhoun stepped off, but did not see
the Atlanta train, winch waa just behind.
Aa he reached the ground the eud of the
rear car of tv- train struck him on tbe
Dead wito urrifii force, knocking him
Iowa. Foitu.-utely the blow stunned him
and threw him between the tracks, his
head receiving another blow by striking tbs
corner of a crooatte.
Thu poaseDgm who wo'e on the platform
of tLe rear c.r, aud olht-ra who witnessed
IDs accid.nl, telt curtain that tho mau bad
been kitted, and so reported it at tue union
depot.
When tha two trains hail puttied several
men ran to wbt re tu» conductor ut:, and
he waa soon earntd ri> bis borne aud Di.
Hall summoned. Tha doctor made an ex
amination and found that no bone*
were fractured and the in j ones were iu
the shape of severe contusions. It being
the conductor's et ill day, the effect uprtu
bis system waa greater than it would other
wise have been.
Attest aeeount- I man van
resting easily. The ai v7r.*Tijpne is that on
tha left temple, which is a go*b cut by tbe
cresstie. •■-- '
The Constitution of yesterdav B ,u- , . I
rather aseniational article with'n-h ,', lshel *
the Covington and Macon railroad whiri
article places the road in rather an uotm i I
ble position. Meeting Judge W I!
"."."t the di„..-tur,of tn„ r ; lu j I
streets, the Tiu.eoii.U'II halted hiiutor ofM
counnentB ou the publication.
, ‘‘ lh « article in the Constitution" mt*
Jndae lliomas, “does great injuatic^tnii
Covington and Macon railroad" t0 ltt ”
"In wbat way ?" asked tbe TzLEoaim
"Well, instead of tho work procnJrfJ
Blowly, it is being pushed as rapidES
work can bo done. Thero haa%^s
delay about the temporary bridge inMac^J
I'M tliil 1.) . , . '
being washed away. Tbe grading is finish^ li
up to within two miles of Shndv Dale tn.il
the track will be laid in a few davg ' tP
preliminary survey to Athena is complilei,
and the eogineera ore now “100*1910'
work for the gmdibg. “
“How about the pending suit?”
“I do not know abont the suit alltn
to, bnt you may depend upon it, the r Uv
does not owe the money or it would harj
been paid. It is one of the few new niill
roads that has paid cash for everything. Ini
stead of being behind with pavmenlst
contractors, advances have been made n.
them over and above the engineers’ ettil
mates. *
“Before taking a place on the board
utteeluio of the Covington and
road dir. Machen exhibited to me his heal]
book and paid checks cancelled and re
turned to him. They included engines
rails, construction, etc., and amountedt
I think, abont $900,00U, not a dollar ,
which camo out of anybody's pocket i_
Georgia Mort-ovtr, not a dollar of th]
Georgia subscription to the road has t
asked for yet,
•‘Mr, Machen baa every dollar of th|
money to complote the road arranged for.
"If the Constitution's informant u in «,
good financial condition as tho Covingtol
and Macon railroad hia cash is lurgeivii
excess of hia stock of veracity.” ' ■
“How abont the iron tor the road, L
reference to tho statement that it baa bet!
recently claimed that the Covington an]
Macon railroad had at Brunswick 16,0(1
tonsofraila?” 1
"No such claim boa ever been made. Fcl
this aa well as his other facts the reliable (f
intormaut of tho Constitution haa dr.uu
open bis imagination. Asa matter of taf
two schooner loads of rails have ncent(
arrived there of 6tH) tons each. Of tl
1,000 ton* the East Tennessee, Virginias
Georgia railroad hauled ubout 400 tons a_
the Brunswick and Western tailroad in
remainder. All previous shipments kin
been over the Central.”
"What of the reported sale?"
“In reference to the sale of the Covingtol
and Macon to tho East Tennessee, Yirgis|
and Georgia railroad, there is not t)
slightest foundation for such a statenu
No negotiations aro now, or ever baud
been pending oven looking toward inckj
thing. The nearest approach toitwaatf
pureba- o by the Coving'on and Macon ral
road from parties connected with the EjJ
TenncH.no, Virginia and Georgia rallied
of tbo old roadbed and franchise* lia
Madison to Griffin. I
“Tbe n>xt statement that the'road so I
not be bin!' ir in Mniiticeiloto Athstua
cause tbe Richmond and Danville wca
not aid it since the collapse of tho Savtj
nnb, Dublin and Wcsrimla about ousp
with the other eUtements. I expect tos
it completed to Athena by tbe latter parti
December. Tbe Richmond and Danrillif
not bnilding the road. All the sriaod
ments niado with the lli.hui md and P j
villo, I pcnonaliv aaaiated in making. T
Richmond and Ilantillo rail trail only i
-•iimcd the Athena subHcribtion of $ 1 1 * 1 "4
This has not been receded from and tb^
is not the remotest probability that it«
be.
"Wo have recootly taken deed* to the a
lire right-of-way from Madison to Adorn
I have also arranged for ten acres o!
for depots and side tracks in the very b«f
of the city of Athens. This iifurui»heJ|
Atboi s.
“Thii looks very much like we exp
hnlld tho road to Athens."
“Are Machen, Frobel and Livings!
about to engage in a war?”
“In regard to tho'bitter neweptptr'
tending between Messrs. Mtchea *1
r'robel and L. F. Livingston,’ -tbl* tdj
ment will bo news to Messrs. Machen a|
Frobel, as well at to the publio gec«»T
I have never seen a line of it in any p*(H
Livingston baa no Interest in or ooonicui
wiih the Covington and Macon 1*0™]
having sold out entirely his Interest te *
Machen. I have not seen tbe origin** tl
veyance, but I bnvo seen a verbalist
ot it. I am therefore at a loss to **•
the war i* to come in. I hope IM P®,
will not wa.te any sympathy on u.c
ington aud Macon. The road
mod it, nor dots Mr. Machen. J'* 0 ',
the future by the past, he i* not o®*I fl
.iMa In ta L. mi .a al Klmaalf lillt 11*^ " ■
ublo to take oaro of him«elf, but Uw *
ington and Macon railroad also.
The Agricultural Society.
Tho executive committee of tho
Agricultural Society mat at IM n
of tha secretary yeaterdar ■]
ing. There were present CoL U-“ 1
aton, Cot. E C. Gner, CapriR.J.F 0 ** 1 :1
B. A Nlabct, Ur. T. J. Lyon, 0** *±
Hoblay, Capri Gaa W. Adams,
HoUU, Capri J. 0. Waddell and CoL
Homo. „
in tuo momlng aeasion MajrorPn"!
with them, and tho perminent Io«“"n
tb* fair at Haoon wts dlactuead, |
ooucluaion arrived at . .
In the atteruoon the general a
tho fair were discu-ned and prep
made fur Its holding.
anitB. It. ChlWA “'j'J
—Me*«r*. IL T. Boo* i
county, war* ln tha city l
feltconfldetitof comumto Mocos ol
on the CoTtnKtonand ^ ^
Anthnilaatla nee* lh» ftiul khri IHO * •
CSKN’L DAN NACAl’L«V
Broad waj and 40lh •***•*•
Oppoalto Oaalno aud
Utttropolliau Upon (!•••*
out of tUa moat alasaut ot U*
How Haul« of U*a NairopoIU.
Comfort aud luxury.
A bums (*>r ramluM.
A resort for bualnaaa mao. ttMl£e . i
H* lUnnn of an.ttn>a**ed axeau"-
Rodarata cb*r*c* houm* from *» ]
Ow l Da* MacaULST -bd . _
HaiaTKA U. Fowsoa lf»a namm*
Broo**«»y car* pa— tb* do*»r.
Wonderful Carta.
w. D. Hoyt k CA.whottori.*»D
of Bonu, Ga. •»;: «. kav. o««»r
N.w lUAcovcry. Etoctrie BttwjJwJJJJ
eaHatv. for two year*. Have *to«v —.
dto. that Mil a. well, ■ «tv» ial»* 1
fertlito. TWre .ft!" «W- ^
r«, t m bvtheee ■eStrinto to twjjria*
owe. of prooeamek OtortiapG* „ ktto* ]
I) cur^lby im of a fw pto*”
lriveovOfT. taken to toU** 1
1! troiirc i:. —A -*. '