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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORVINO, .JANUARY 11, WJ.—TWELVE PAGES.
,,KY 8KHIOUB ACCIOBMSOH ICY
!A bthkkw IN AUGU3VA.
, Hn,t - * na olh -
t-uttlit-r Heturun *.f
b~u«* <•! «*» County
Ei.ctlone Till* Week.
°"v 8 niKht thU Wf <*
abcnt $3(j0 UktR therefrom, together with
*} e * 8®°®*- There wan no one it the house
at the time. It ia the biggest rebbiry that
has betm committed h(tu in s.voral jeart.
COLUMBUS.
irorsT*. J'' nn ‘» , y 7 --™° weatheI
h i muridernbly warmer thU morning
“j^lmmenctd raining, which kept up un-
artrti afternoon, when it again turtle),
1,1 n„ u „,uo,nano;* now will again freeze
‘“ m riiirn! i'he grout dhaa tieeneov-
b * Son and snow for three daya. This
5'iL such an unusual occurrence hero,
l *” „ number of,] accidents tmva Men
? , ad bv p<r<ions falling on the icc; among
JSnamher are the following: Mrs, M try
eperatira in the Augusta factory,
Sfinontbeicc and broke her backbone
Lit, bow in a critical condition, and will
B&SdilJ A. U. Madrey, also au oper-
h'.I i ,he same factory, slipped upon the
f, tnd tailing c .tight hold of sc m« gear-
•” which lacerated Ln hand fearfully, so
'“"s .o that it wtll probably have to beam*
i ucl rtil»s Head, foreman at Lombard's
emocirv' ala > fell on the ice, breaking his
If'!,:, Which had to be cut out. Uo
wi 1 be b’ctipi le for hfc. •
At 7 o'clock this morning a severe noct-
hanutni d to Mr. Charles Malm, whose
fl ne trn.u death is almost a miracle. He
waning over his bn’oony, fully fifteen
. t from the ground, when he became
oreibdanced and fed to the pavement,
frtctonng the right hip and broking his
linMarm above the elbow. He is also
■ lit to bo injured internally.
"sir" Moses tte I ley, brother of the late
William 11 Wadley, died at his residence in
Ssoaiwvillo yesterday afternoon.
Consolidation of tin, (.'olnnibossnd We.trrn
milt tin Ilnnter nrd lllunli'glisin Koail*.
. Columbus, January 8. - Ata sp< c al nuet-
mg of th.. Stockholders to-day, the Colum
bus and Western and the Goodvrater and
Birtnii gham cir. ctors w.re eleoied: E P.
Alexander, G P. H tnison, of Opelika; 11
H. Upping, W. L Clsik, It. I. llutcbcr, of
Coinudins; Pat. Calhoun, of Atisnti, and
C. K. J) unison, ef Philadelphia. General
Alex mder was eheted president, Andiew
Anderson secretary, nun Edward UeTatvre
treasurer. It is stated that Mr. W.'L
Clark, of this ci’y, wid he made gene-tal
AUGUSTA.
A Pitiful Sight tn s X.gro Hovjl—Djrlog of
llucger nud Cold,
Augusts, January 0.—A meat sorrowful
spectacle was witutBsed- Ibis atteruoon by
jour correspondent. In alow, dirty hovel
in the son them
manager on the fiist of February to succeed
Dr. E. A. Flew. II, n.
UOMKKVilibE.
The New County OOtaari- ill aimed VTrrrk.
Homebville, January C.—After a spirited
cautest here yisterday the following were
elected county officers: Cbik Superior
C< nit, W. A. Ecord; sheriff, li E Mattox;
lux collector, William Gritti-; tux assessor,
J. C. Jones; tri usurer, U. C. Moire; sur
veyor, James Dame; coroner, D. F. Me-
Ibffia.
O t last Sunday morning a wreck ooenr-
re<l near hire on the Sivannah, Florida and
Western rail oad, which can ed considera
ble toss to the company. Five freight cars
were precipitated into the river below, but
no one was injured. Deficiency of the
lower works of the bridge is said to he the
cruse.
the southern portion of the eity, he, ao-
rupaniid by Coroner Piquet, round an
old negro imiu and woman und four chil
dren. Tue man and wife were sitting in
the centre ut the room, hugging close to
each other to keep warm, there not btiug a
spark ot fire or uuy wood in the house. Ou
au old mattress Icing near was tbe body of
a obil 1, who had just died from exposure
to cold. Ou another, covered by a tattered
Uiiutet, were three others, shivering will
cold nud seriously ill. All were entirely
hopeless, und seemed to bo awaiting
deatn to relieve their sufferings. They had
had nothing to eat since yesterday, uud
wt rc almost starving.
A do.tor was called In, who prescribed
for the sick ekildrtn, and wood and food
were given them, The dead child was taken
out and buried.
This is the siddest case that has ever
been brought to tbe knowledge of the (Al
eut*, and it it had keen repotted before the
family would have been provided for and
the suffering prevented
SAVANNAH.
COLUMBIA.
Wf 1ST POINT.
A fifty » l Which the Young People
TalkrU L'-venod l>. .} holly AVna Happy,
IVrsT Point, Jannary 8.—Friday evening
aratfcii' novtl entertainment took place at
the icsidonce of Mr. E. F. Lanier, in the
w.v of a “quotation" party, given by the
acwunpliihed Mis* Lottie Lanier in honor
ot Mi-sis Urine, her guests. The home was
t»n tally decorated. As the guests en-
terul the words “Love's reign is eternal”
mend them in letters of “living preen.”
Tlc snlj ct selected was “Love,” and
many selections of every phase cf the tender
puli! wire prevented, lint Miss Mo
lt iniewns awarded the prizs by the judges,
rto wirn Mrs. Sue Lanier, Mr. W. T.
Hiigitiey and Dr. J. IV. Griggs. Mus Mc-
Koiuio presented Bourdillon’a beautiful
lints, and was voted the boob. It was a
qnstrii as to which of two competitors,
{li, M ltemie or .Miss Faunt Winston,
ihtnild have the ptizt.
Undo ft. d dancing was the order of the
iven 1 g. Afterwards all repaired to the
diniig room, where were bountiful tabl-s
laden ail, every conceivable dainty to tempt
tie ipicmian taste.
the success of this unique entertainment
was mrnense, and now ws may expect oth
ers to fallow—the season fairly begun.
Mbs Tuttle, of LaGr.inge, Ga., was present.
Oir political friends are making ready
for Hie municipal con'ost next Monday.
T»o ti 'lo ts iu the field with one narno for
tnijor, James 8. Bnkor, of A. M. Eady A
Co.
Mr. Lsvi.of AIdcod, is visiting friends (one
in particular) here.
Young Lady of i.-iurcus Ct.nn'y Meets a
K-ivrlha D.-s'li.
Columbia. 8. C., January 7.—A fatal ac
cident occurred yesterday, by whichnband-
some young lady met 'a horrible death.
Mias Lula Madtlin, of Laurens county,
while standing before an dp n fire in her
room, had her clothes ignited. 8he nibbed
from the house, and before assist ince
reached her had run several hundred yards,
atid was a nia-a of flumes. No remedy
could save her life, and alter several hours
' suffering she died.
of h
A Destructive Fire »t AVatktnavllle.
Athens, January 8.—Last rvgbt a very
destructive tire occurred at Wa kinsville,
the oiunty seated Oconee county, in which
the coutt house, tl.ne dwelling homes,
together with the store hr uses of Mesata.
Hutcheson and Arnold were totally con
eumed. Tho firo origina'ed on the outside
Dr. Araold's drug store and is snppo-ed
have been the work of an
cendiary. It was not discovered
until too late to check its
jirogreua, and so n the residence of Mr.
iiMlMiy Durham and two smaller owe)!
ere iufiiiuto. The court house, which
as destroyed, was the old Cl -rk county
court house, and one of the oldest iu the
8tnto.
Judge Hutchins to-dsy rendered a deck
ion 111 the contested eleciion for id le men
for the second ward between Messrs. Mo
Dowell and Murray. According to tho de
cision Mr. Murray, tho incumbent, received
majority of tho It gal voles polled.
UltlKKlN.
Tull fielurns frera the Comity Election—
—Duly Ouo New erttlcwr.
Gj.tms, January 7,—The full returns of
fie c ,unty election were rcctived
Die to day, aud resulted in tho elec
tion cf (he ticket printed in Oils morning’s
Trutmurn. The contest was very exciting
tbmnaliont yesterday, though it was con-
ductiel Tery quietly. The ticket elected in
composed entirely of the old otlicora, with
the t x n ption of Mr. J. C. Urooks, w ho now
entera upon his first term as county treasu
rer. The following is tho result of tho elec
lion and noijorities:
Sheriff—H. s. Connell; mrjority over J,
n Nutt, G87.
Cl-rk Superior Court—W. M. Thomas
tmjoii-.y ovrr W. ti Goodrich 250.
Tax receiver—B. A. Hardee; majority
our J ptbu Pullen 71-8
Tn colhctor—J. W. Travis; majority
I’tt C. T. ftigby h‘>4
Tria nn-r—J. C. ltrooks; majority over
ftll J,hnstnn287.
C t n-r—Wm. Litta; majority over Luke
o'sea, colored, 4SJ.
Sanvjor—W. T. Jordan, 1,351). (No
oP'-oueuL
.^“•"nunty commissioners elected were
ij. 1 '! 'Ogham, M. Patrick nud T. B.
"i la, they polling nearly tbe entire vote
«e couuty,
liYriON.
Afialst tVeiMIrg—sinking the Unres Hop-
Death cr Mrs. Uotr
»«w. January 8. - Yesterday a quiet
mi buintis-like marriage took place about
’tee milts trim thi* place. The contract-
—■ ...jui mnuucu, luu I'tHi.uci*
■J* I were Miss Nancy Engenia Hush-
If* U “ J Alexander Sstkirk Hmilh, Itev. J. F.
am perlorming the ceremony.
u -' t tarmers are very much afraid that
sre killed, aud tho only hope they
“• e 11 in the snow. A great number, how-
r, ihiok they are not iDjuretl,
milting slowly, and Iboboys
«. . f.V *° .make the hares hep. One man
ill' .‘i '’lace killed on yesterday thirty-
i* 111 ' *° *° day at noon, succeeded in
“Vk'ng a dozen.
« " - J ! - Hoff, near,tin's place, died on
ol poenmonls. 8he was an
‘"‘fy- »"'» Iteloved by everyone
et ik“, r tfcr ' 1181 remains Were interred
«' bw pLce on yesterday.
U,t«« , ** Uutemsn and 8-tllie Newman
C, llJ^ lf \i ,0 sttend Wralatan Female
ivt»T!i.i JE ' n °t yet reached
ior ti a J, 5Utn> “bd will both enter tbe jnn-
1 7h'ia' t ? <>r iuf , ,' 1 ’‘ Fcl)001 *>>1 open on the
tall a ..1" we do not expect to have
>oUv» .? hooU * htt8 ‘ oI ®re.yet wo hope
u a»vu a fair utiao.taa,-. ' r
- fair attendance.
3 Y-TY.
I ’ “th'h Bparvnw (rrlvaw—A Storohoaso
7r.T “"PoHuml, Kie.
I ?~°y some means, un
this t. ° !le here, then has cometc
I ’• -si >h sost t>0Ut * ‘ 1fz - , n tf the famous
I tb *J iti.^k?**', It is suppo.ed by some
frfiublvwbherein a freight cur,
' l»Md M ia'“ '“ l3r had gone to roost in tbe
set,!,' ,11, Diighi train from Albany
li, ?.r ? l'°mt at daybreak that thi
u« car when it was opened.
I f>F A;,p -J.. »* Will vllCIi
* wiwns wunt to kill out
I hi* to ti,, ,,'|*hileothiri ar.j more fsvero-
I ■ *«dn thi. if l “’hfry vbitors.
*' i 1-ormog tainacil sleet urefall-
♦•uulal
if****»b.
day Diorniug. They
. c, '»* ot bl'posiuuce tn their
I'-'al an. ; ,n teisptned with the lut-
centre.
11'*** »t ip- *" “W Chri-tmsu rurty .
- tf - UJi ®
-4 GfiMtlj cf tho 8fin-4 Dead
IS idy iu tti« Cublti of the Abtudoa-
ed Mo* p.
Bay ax 3 An, Ga., January 9.—Two fisher
men (Mint} upon au unknown eloop tils
morning Is in# nt anchor near Pipomuk^r'is
erte k. As thwy rowed past they hailed, but
c i\inu to reply, they went on board. Aii
tbe hatches wtro closed and there was every
appearance that the vessel had been
abandoned. Upon pushing open ene oi
tho hatches a terrible tdench came out of
the cabin. The men went down and dis<
•vered the body ot a white man, apparent-
sixty years old, ljing in u hunk
dead. The fuce was mutilated btjond
cognition, and no marks or papers were
fpund by which the body could be identi
tied. Tho veesel was without name and
had no popbts. lier hull was painted black
and she bad every appearance of having
been disguised. The body was brought to
the ci'y to-night, and a coroner’s investi
gation whs held. Nothing was developed
show who the man was or what ho died
from, und he was buried in the potter's
field. The death might have resulted trom
xposure.
lv
httontnn-Uou t of tint Kl'Ctlon.
Eatont. n, Ga., January 7 —The follow
ing couuty (.file* rs were «he Ucl yesterday
For c*prk Superior Court, IJ. F. Adams; for
shir ff S It. Lawrence; lor tax cjlhotor,
A. Clitmpion; for t*x receiver, Vf, II
Clcp'on; for county treasurer, O. M. I) ivis:
* ir Hutvcyor, II. It. Pinkerton; for coroner,
It. Ilcidgir.
Covington—-rhw I inti pi. tit-, ut. llratrn.
CovrsGTu.v, January 7. —The e-le-tion
held hero yesterday for county ofiU-ir.
Imseil rtf quietly. The entire ticiuiuatid
ticket waa elected. The corpse of indepiuid
Uitiiui was buried V-re yesterday, and W,
L. it. Hende'ann, N. it. Lee and J.
Nelms were chief monrnera and pull-bear
era. The county c flicers elected were aa
How.-: Sheriff, U. D. Anderson; tax Col
lector, J. D. It ibiuson; t x ricsiver, J. W,
Stephenson; treasurer, J. F. Henderson
comity surveyor, J. M. Geiger; corouer, W,
W. Osborn;county commissioners, T. J
Sheppard, W. G. Jones, J. L. Hay s, J. W,
Brown, T. 0. Swann.
The snow fell hero to lire depth of two
and a half iuches, hot is now melting away
rapidly.
Sjlvanla— Conviction Iu tbe guperlor Court.
Svlvaxia, January 8.— Scriven county
8nperior Court ne)j-)urned la»t evening un-
til the regular term in May. 1 be folluwing
ere the list of criminals found guilty : ltiot,
Jos. Hurst, Sr., fine $15-) or six n umbs on
the chain-gang; Jos. Hurst, Jr., $75 or six
mouths ou the obaia-gaDg; Naiu Hunt 3 .1
or six months ou the uhslu-gnDg; Mrs. Joe.
Hurst, Sr., $15 and cost; lure -uy from the
house, Jessie Scott, Uessey Scott and Si*
mon Dollcy, $50 and cost or twelve mentis
on the chum-guiig, each.
Judge John II. Unit, Jr., one of onr
young lawyers, has been sick for the lust
two week-ijvith -measles,lionseqasnily he
was nnabluto attend court this wetk, much
to the disappointment of his clients.
Y.tdostn-rn. Town un a II mm,
Valuosta, January 7. —Ten I irgo brick
storehouses wire built here List summer
and all were rented before completion, and
the demand for homes is not jut supplied.
There have been several pn:cbss.-s of rout
estate since the first and tho piospe.it
for a larger building is very flattering for
this year.
Colonel Harris ond Superintendent Hem
ing of tbe Savannah, Florida anil Wratorn
have been here this week and an account
of the increase of business hare divided
to build a handsome ] u senger depot and '
enlarge tbe present warehouse.
SintthvllD—The Eutirprtoe rtianf.aIrani).
SuiTirviLLX, January 8.—The Nmlthvii
Eattrunes catfit bus been purchased by
Mr. W. \V. Thompson and will appear onl
the 2tst instant as The Nmithvill* and Lee
Couuty News with Mr. F L. Star.ton, of
SoutU'Carolins, as editor. The paper will
be gteatlV improved and hat bright press
peels. Mr. A. J. Tison, f inter editor
the I'nb rpri-e, goes to Cocos, Fla.,
dhcre trrbjtk in tbe newspsper buainesa.
The snow is all gone but the slush.
Il.mpt in- l N.w-pip.r Char*.
UaMAroN. January 8.—N. N. E Ige has
disposed of the lUuipton Enterprise to
Professor J. 8. McDowi I sr d T. It. Thruth,
who wilt unite. It- v. N. N. E Ige nil! de
vote tho whole rt his time to the ministry,
occupying two Sundays in this 1 lice.
The .round is still c vered with snow,
with a considerable sieet last n gTt
J A. Mexwi-ll, who ws* stricken with
psrahj-ris tome weeks ego, is alowly re-
CoVciing,
lie
tbe
’ lost
Caml Is-Xh. C“P Didn't slip.
Ca'Iillv, Ga, January 8.-“B i.tet
Gaui liu did not remain defeatwi long.
wiB aarritd to Mi** Wilder,
rootbffij couBtr, Bi 2 o'clock p. m*,
G uiagt, lUv. Wu»r 11. Ueggata I fflcUtio^.
Tbe cup »nd tbe lip **dia i»ot »Up tbie
“qbs Camilla nigh School will epen
Mu.day next. Teachers Uiv. Carrol ar.u
Powells.
Dedal Circle - sum tf Amess Defrnt.il.
SocialCiucut, 0», 7-Uth.
county tleeUou yesttrd.y nil tb« 0-.e-me«TU
were elected except the ah ,r -J- John
their yard do*, which had killed himself
barking at caudidatrS.
B^rneaville Demonr4»: Mr. J ick Phinin*,
who is well 1st.ivd iu Geor^ii, lunb^tUMif-
feriug sometime with omcerof the hoi.e of
his 1» ft arm. II * w*»nt up to Atluntn re
cently to nee D h. WriHtaior**Und anil Gray.
They decidad bm arm would have to ojuih
IT just below the tlb »w, and the time of
patatioo will take plac< JAumrv 10.
It moat have been colder in ColumhU
county iuet «et-k thnn any where (Le in
the Bute. Bays tho bcntinel, published at
Hail-nr: A pb^aiclin in this county ha t
tbe ill luck to hr.'ak the ainglctree to hL
bivpy« aQ d hr a time wus at a loss 11
know what courso to pursue Finally re-
(uilx riiu; tbo intensity of tho weather, he
pped the broken pneos in water and
. r.Ksed th^m together und instantly it was
ready for yse.
lltrnt^vijie Damocrst: Hrnnio Powell, son
Mrs. Powell neir Woodbury, bad a seri
ous aooident with gunpowder Christmas
week. While lcalinq some shells bia httl«
iftM'er. sUndin* near, struck a match at d
‘ gbt* da fire-crack* r . When the fine began
npatkle hh« started t > throw it iu the fire,
nnie, reahztnc* bin danger, struck the fire
cracker with bis band, nud a sp»rk f. ltiu*
tta power c imed it to i xplode. IIih facn
is badly Luriitd uud one, if not both,
bis eyes, it is feared, will be lout.
The five convicta who escape l from the
Augusta and Chattanongi rsilroad camp a
weikngo are still at large, liming iu tbe
swamps of Columbia couuty. Many f »rm
con p'uiu ( f raids on thiir barnynr Is, which
are probably made by these men. Three
of tuern visited tbo house of a negro in his
absence arid threatened to bent hH wife to
death if r-bo did Lot promptly famish tbrm
everything they WHnted to tat, hut, for
tunately, just ns she wan about to comply
the runii hoird the galloping of a horse and
hastened away.
Columbus Ledger: Yesterdny morning a
♦ cat belonging to S reet Overseer John
orsn, met its death in a singulsr rnaunir.
ONLY TUK R >IHH (iH 1 HFPRT8BNTA-
TIV* 8 IN HKfiSION.
McDaootfh A Ooautry Store BnrtvrJ.
McDoxouon, January G.—Mr. William
P. N.»rmon, who lives about seven milos
east of here, had his store and stock
goo's burned hut night. His loss is estb
mated »t $7,000; no insurance. It* was tho
work of au incendiary.
Tn bottou— l'lio 31uu cip *1 Kite l'>n.
Talbotton, J.inaaty 8.—In tbe municipal
election ht lit here to-ilay J. A. Spain was
dected major wiihour opposition. I.
Gibson, T. J Davis, W. A Watts, E.
Smi b, W. T. Allen, and B. Curley were
looted aldermen: L. D. Iiicbards, mur-
shat.
Wurrmton-A Hnall Pultnre.
WAnnirtioH, January 8 —C. J. Froiso,
dealer in furniture, coffins and caskets,
made an assignment to-cay to C. II. Card,
Liabilities one thousand dollars; assets not
known.
Mnntlo. I.o— The Tuwu Election.
MoNTicxi.no, January 8.—To-doy the
municipal eltctim was held here. Mr. "
W. Pi-urifoy, tbe pres nt mayor, and ttio
old c-tmueil were re-eleoted by a very close
vote.
AT MU NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Il.nb-trn Opp>u. th. Dill fur a Pnbtle
UiiilaiuK at Chart..ton—erunrirte.
Ax-ato on ih- Fr.-li|.n(tnt
Count Kill N iter, K e.
ATLAXTA.
It appears that on the i igbe before, tbe
Waiuhsoson. J inuary 8 —In the Ilonas,
Mr. Utriuer, . f PeunsyIvan'S, presented a
petition of oiiia -us of Gernointoaru, FUUa-
delpliia, in f iv r of the reduitiuu of inter
nal tax«-a. Siferral.
Mr. Oox, ot Norlu UatoUnn, from tba com
mittee ou civil service r form, Ie,,-jrted
back the Seuate bi t repealing tbo tenure of
ofiloti net. llott.o e demlar.
t he Hcxae then, in the morning boar,
went inm o iniiuiitee of the whole, Mr. Gox,
ef New York,iu the chair, for the considera
tion ef bills reported from tbe committee
on public burl-liuga nod g -ound'. Tbo first
bill idled up was thrt uppropri ding $jrK),-
UUO for tbe purchase nf the site arid e-ii-otion
nt n ptil> ie building at Chirlcstun, S. 0,
and sutborrziug ti e tnde of tbe pre.entpost-
i 111-s buiidiug in that ci'y. Mr. lt -pburu,
of fuwo, opposed the lull. The city ot
CbaiUa'on Lad been the rceue ot a terrible
calamity, which rendered it nawioe that the
govuruiiietit ahoulii * re-'t a new building at
a cost sf half a mi-lion dollars. T’li-ro huh
no | e.m.neut atiueinre there which had
not beeu seriously ii jar-d, if not well nigh
deatroyed. Vibrat.ons were oonriontug,
and in ttio face of that fact it did not seem
«iae to muk the appropriation at tbe pres-
tbe cite justified it, Mr. ilepbnrn moved
to reduce the appropriation to $20,1)00. L ist.
Ou a motion by Sir. Dibble, nf South
Carolina, to limit debate, Mr, Ilepbriru
raised the point of no quoroum,
and the morning Lour bav
ing expired in nn irnruccesssni attempt to
1L
Th. GsorcUs Urea..
Tile making is a new industry ot Savan
nah.
Sim Small preached three sermons in
Savannah yesterday.
Three steamehlpe and two sr.i'inp vessels
cleared from the port of Savannah Wednes
day.
The election for mayor and aldermen of
Savannah takes place on the 15ib. There
are many candidates.
Tim total loss by fires in Colnmbna dar
ing 188G Wes $10,188, of which $0,253 fell
upon insurance companies.
William Arnold, u negro, was darg-rons-
ly stabbed in the left side in a row un the
wharf et Savannah Wednesday.
George A. Mercer, of Savannah, has re
ceived Li* commission at colontl of the
First U giine-nt of Georgia Volunteers.
One of the Christman jokes ct Walton
county was the blowing up of the Moun
tain district coutt house with dynamite.
Tbe rune for tax receiver of Floyd county
between lthudv aud ILiriy was exceed
ingly clue. Ilhudy’s majority was only
t mr.
The arrivals cf coastwise vessels in the
port of Savannah List work were more nuur-
er us than ever buforo. The number was
eighteen.
A large mow white back bat been killed
in Campbell ccnuiy, and will he stuffed
and sent to the SuiithsoLion Institute at
Washington.
Birneavdle Democrat: If you cunt to have
a y ear of comparative happiness, eat lea-,
drink leas, smoko less, and think lets about
getting rich.
Th- Duke ot Sutherland and bit party
spent Thursday in Savannah. They tx-
prissed great aimiratioa for the beauties of
ttUiaveLtare.^^^^^^^B
A young man named McArthur dropped
u pistol at lleeves't station eno day last
week. The weapon was dis harged und the
bullet fa-sed through his took
A ptomiuent member of the new Central
railroad ditec'ory staUd to 8<v.nuabri-
perterx that tbe stock of the road would
not he showed to go below par.
A writer in the Athens Banner, aiming
birnsiit “Gordon Min,” suggests that iu
case Senator B own resigns Hon A. O Hi-
•"in be appointed by the Governor tn fill tbe
v cant seat.
A party of batf n drzen negrrer, equipped
wfdi fife and drum, attracted alien.ion on
the streets of Savannah Wednesday. Oao
ef the negroes proclaimed in a elector a-r
voice ou every cerntr the l ee ct a little
ni gro cLi.d. It is Lot stated that tbe child
wav foaud.
Ferry Dome Journal: Liet
Mr. J. W. Aultman, who own*
n fine farm in the Upper fifth distr ct of
this c unly, operated a tbr.e male f.rni
cuuivsriog eighty scree of it i • cotton. II-
LerTOted 43 txdeiof esttoo, 6U0 bn.h I.
corn, nqaantity cf pew, tie , in. t l j
pounds ct pork.
F- ' anti • o l: tv ■ an : i '■ ,*-• - ays that
hit el
door to the bake-oven of tin-cooking stove
had hern left open. The cat. probsbly at
tracted by tho warmth ot the oven, hr pp< d
into it nLrl curled up for a oemfnrtable
night's rest. When the cook came in yes
terday morning, ahe cl raed the oven door,
and thus uncnnicinu-dy impiiinneil the cat.
She iheu made a lire in the amva aud pro
ceeded to prep ire breakfast. Finally when
she had occasion to open the door, it
whs discovered that tbe cat hail been roasted
alive.
Dawson Journrl: Wild rnmori of a “nr
mint” witii bioud-nd eyes and filming tail,
whose vorn i u» appetite took iu all the
pigs, puppies, efo, have been fl ingarmnd
for mrveral we kv. Every d»y brought iu
new reports of his depredations, until la-tl
Monday night Jessa Hardwick found it in
tho act of devouring his puppy and shot it.
Ilebroight it town Totality morning, and
fra whdt it was the central attraction of
the town, overshadowing even thecluirasof
tbe candidates ou public attention, Opin
ion ia divided at to whit tho creature was,
me (tilling it a deg, and oikera a-seiting
Ju-t ns confidently that it was nn dog, hut
a wild animal ef some kind. We venture
no opinion.
The icqniHt on tbe remains of Kit Lin-
htm, co • r ;d, who waa iroz-n to death iu
Augusta lati week wh-ii drill,k. and whose
body lay undisoovelot several days, re-
snlud iu a virdiet iu nccordai ci with the
tncts pievioDhlr print d. Tt e jury, alter
lookitg eirelu ly into ull the p.,r icalsir,
returned a verdict that the naot atiiae ot
Lunhaiu’a deuili was not positively ifiovn
but that them was no reason apparent to
indiosle the idea of fuut play. Tun brother
of the deceased, efler tho inquest, took
posses'inn of the body and saw ibst it
was properly interred. A tevol ing sight
was that witnessed when one of tue men
present part y i tuned tbe body i ver during
the ext-onni'i >:i. II) was startled by nn
apparrut effort of thn corpse to move.
Tue stir lasted but an iustat-l when two oi
three Urge water rats rushed Inn ht-math
thn body and disappeared iu their hid s
h*fore the arnaiad bystanders knew what
La t happened. Thee ghoulish rodeDts, so
Ae-nre a qa wum, the committee rose and
tbo bid went ov> r without action.
The 11.)U"* theti(yea* 151, nays 33) went
into committee ot th) wlioln on tho MU
consolidating cer o-'n bureaua of the Navy
Department. Auotbi-r politioal debate
f. hoard, in which Mr. Gofi, cf West
Virgin! s and Mr. Boutelle, of Maine,
opposed the bill, and Mr. Buck, of Gou-
neciieut, nut MI. Taomss, of Jll-nois
advocated it. Tne corumitlce roe^ without
action.
Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, reported the
rivt-r and harbor bill, and it waa ordered
-rinted nud re-eommhtcd. The House
ben, after tho introiluc ion and reference
ot turioLft bids, at 4.20 adjourned,
A Large Lot of etiuu Uaoda ltccovercd
by tbe I'ollee,
Atlanta, January 8.—Mounted Officers
Toni Terry aud Biuce Harris made a big
haul of stolen goods this afternoon from
Iho house cf a negro woman nam-lJano
Williams, nn Forest avenue, below Calhoun
street. Tbe house ii not numbered.
The offlo-r* found two trunks, one qnito
'argA, two good aiz-d wool'-n bcx--s aud n
small vsliao. They were Ailed wi li a great
variety of arliolt-s, and the station hou-)C,
while ihe men were looking over them, tbit
afternoon, presented the appearance of a
small store, with heterogenous st ick. Seme
of the things are valuable. Amougthc-m a
silver Cake basket, a glass castor and a
collectiou of crockery inclining ; 1 it-s,
cups *o., two good bnsiness roots, two
hwta, two thermometers and several books,
including u Mg dietionary, » volume of
American eloquence, ,a bible, patent
office reports fa , ,to. An inventory of the
articles wont l make a column, uud tho
entire assortuu nt is probably worth ever
$llk>. Tho person who aU le these goods is
a negro man known to the police—but hs
has not yet been oiptured. They -Xpert to
get him. He hex systematically robbed
people for whom, from time to time, he ha3
woi ked.
Among his viotiraa are Chief Justioe
Jam ia Jaokson, D.-etor 1L 2-1(11, Diotor
oolley. Mr-. T.Image, of the Tnliuogo
o lie. Mr. Carl Wei- m-lat r, Mr. Lyle, of
Leak .t Lyle, Mrs. llnil who keep.) a hoard
ing house on north I’ryor afreet and Mrs.
Chi sb Howard. Among the stolen artioles
are several photograph*, one of Mr. Warren
Howard, ’i fu ta are cuffs marked W. N.
Dxv and enffs and oollars bearing the ini
tials G. W. W.
These persons are requested to call at tho
sta!ion and identify their stolen property.
E l Green was booked this afternoon for
the illegal sole of spirituous aud malt liq
uors.
Allen DivD, John Harrison and Charles
Ilcrron, ihr-«email negro boys, were mu in
by officers Nolan and Mnnhbnrn this after
noon tor stealing cake and oranges.
Tho Electoral eJoilnt lllll.
Wasuino r -N J-aunnry 8 —Tbs conferees
on tbe electoral oonnt bill held two meet-
it ga to d y, and practically reached an
agret moot on that lucnsnrc, although Kn
ottier eoufen-nce will tie hi Id next week iu
order ta perfect the text of the MU. Tbe
smendinontH made by the House in tho
S, Date I ill have substantially received the
pproval of the S lmt-s conferees and whut'
v, r changes have been made by the con
ference oeiumitteo are iut- nded to make
even more plain and beyond contention tbe
proposition that with tho-States rests the
powi r absolutely to determine any contro
versy with referei ca to tbe eleotorsl votes,
nd in tbe event of the failure of a State to
make rich ffoi i ton ns between two ee
returns, milker ut t c in becounfed, except
upon a concurrent vote ot tho Uousj and
Senate.
tInserting Against Cholera,
WASBiMoTOR, January 8.—Surgcon-Gon
oral Hamilton, of thn marine hospital ser
vioe, n turned to Washington last night
from a tour of inspection along the Atlan
tic and Gulf coast, with a view of osoer-
ui-iing what safeguards sre needed to pre
vent the lot rod li ■ t iu of cholera or yellow
fever from the South. Dr. Hamilton was
accompanied on his tour by th« health offi.
otrs ot Charleston, Savannah, Tampa. Ban
fold and Jacksonville. Tho Atlantic ojost
potts were found to ho well protected, but
ri _ _ w the eon)mitten decided that a quarantine
wo are told, had evidently beeu feasting on hospital is nuded mar Key West, Florida,
the remains tor soma uae.
THE LON J-MirSI.Net COL. CAMPBELL
KKAPPK4B8.
Atlanta, January 0.—Not long slnc»,
perhaps just at thn sasimbtlogof tbe Leg
islature, tbe Tilkuiui-u id this corres
pondence, published a notice nt the mys
terious disappearance of Col. John Camp
bell, a gentleman quite well known m this
city. 11a was for years engaged in the
clerical force of the Stito Senate, employed
by lion. W. A. Harris, the secretary. 1
understood that he was formerly engaged
iu newspaper work in Charleitou, and snt-
stqiiently here. Just about the time the
last Legislature met Coloml (.’ampinII was
missel by h-s fii -nds, aud it was a ion ac
cepted that lie had tele the eity, el-bough
among those who knew him there was an
UDSccouutaide mystery about his dsap-
• earance. It was apprehended by a line
that he bad wandered c ut ot town iu u de
spondent mood and had committed Luiclde
or bad died suddenly in some nut cf the
way place whan, hi* body would not b»
easily discove ed. Frequent inquiry was
made as to biu whereabout*, but without
buo'is*, and as week after week
passed ml ro word was heard from
him, the theory first advanc'd
Came tj be eonaidir.tl by miny ss the ex
planation of Lis atserce. Ye nr coin
spondeiit baling oiigti.ally* published ibe
Ur, which ou yestetday cleared the mys
tery. It appears that tbe gentleman baa
been in tbe ciiy all the time and witbin u
few blocltu of tue eipriol where he woe f ir
yesra a familiar figure. It seems that in
Ortober last be wua taken sick, and hating
no family or homo here be was cirri, d to
tbe Benevolent II ms, where he bai sines
ismained in Ibe charge ur.d ore of that iu-
aritu ioli, Uu-il Very feCenCly Ledi,i not let
it be known w bere 1 e ws*, or if be gave any
information of tbe fact it w*« on'y to a
f,-w who ki pt th» secret well. He baa now
about r-civeied fr ior bia illness, end while
he has given u > iatimatlon of *u ioiention
ot leaving lb* II 'ms, It is txperted that be
will ome lurlb from bis retirement in
few day*.
el Dr. Hamilton will mokes recommend*,
tion to that eff'rt, Cuba was rIsq vluted
and its entire coast line Wad Inspected.
I', til Ion fir Coumiutallon i r Sentrncr,
Atlanta, January 8.—At tbo last term
of the Superior Court of Melntosb county,
Joseph Cooper, a young negro, was con
victed nf murder aud seuteuee-d to bo hung
next Friday. The crime was committed
during a quarrel with another negro, whom
bo hit .witn a stick, tbo blow inflicting a
wound whioh prcilnoid death. Tbe peti
tion for * eommutai ion of the sentence to
imprisonmint for fife, received by the Oav-
feroot to day, is signed by tunny cllizius of
Mclnlo-h county, by the mnn , «(i of tho
jury who sat upon tho case, und by Judge
Adams, who pro-id-al nt the trinl. The p>
titioa will receive immediate consideration,
as the day fixed for the execution U near
at band.
hlrkaros of Slate lloase onlo-ra.
Atlanta, January 8.—Tho very inclement
psiherui, present enjoyed by Attanto Lax
indisposed a number of the t flleiais at tbo
cspitul. The Gomptr.filer-Uen. isl has been
confined et his reside-noe for a day or two,
anil is still unable to come down to bis
nftlc*. Captain Furlow, of tbe Comptrol
ler-General's office, appeared ut his desk
this morning for the first time in a week,
having bet n l iid up at home with asevcia
tp II of sickness.
Trcaaun r Hardeman hsa been edging to
wards i he list, but continued nt ins office
until this afternoon, when be had to suo-
curuli. The ewes are not serious, and a
few days' oare will doubtless bring about a
recovery.
Capital Prize $1.50,000
“Ws do herahj certify that wsauMrvtas lbs a. range
niouta for all tbs Monthly and Nsml-annust lira*-
lniil of Tbs Louisiana HUU Lottery Company, and
In person manse* and control tho Drawings tt —
• dwlth I
filth toward all ponies,
pony to as* this cent deals
with fac-simtlisa of ourshraatuita uttaehed, in Its
•dvtfUssmants,”
A lllll to L'wr In'srnal Taxation.
WasniNOTON, Jainsry 8. —A bill to roduso
tbs lulerml revenue taxation and dntieson
r iw sugar and for other purposes wss in
troduetd In the House lo-day by lte|
eutitive Hissook, of New York. The
n oat striking fealure of it is a provision for
s bounty cf two dollars per ton of sugar
oane or butts, Vaiaed in this conntry und
mannfaclnred into sngnr, the bounty to be
paid to the farmer or planter raising it. Tbe
duties on sugar are much rednoed, the to
bacco tax is repealed, tho tax on spirits
Used iu aria or manufactures is aboli.hed,
as is also the tax on medical preparations of
compounds curtaining spirit*. Tin tax
upon spirit*, if any nf it is intoudod for use
os a beverage, i* retained.
I
MOltK TriO'HM DKMANDED.
un * twain>.*iun.
Atlanta, Jsnnarj'O —The celled session
ot ttio N moual'Fa-inersCoag rtS will meet
in Ws-Liogi.n City next 'Faroeay. Tbe
object • f the ip-eiai aessbinla t> urge npon
Cougrrts ibe pas* go of oritin mesoures
aff.-'jiiog th* agricnltar-l tuterseU • f tbs
country. A large Dumber of drl gate* w ere
*i p in'ed to reprwusut this Bute ond it M
• x m ou d niany uf (hem will utteud. J id -e
lleudarson, toe Caiuisl-- <> tor ot Agiicil*
tare, and U id. Carter Tate, > f l'i k
e mniy, left for Wsahiogtou this , v, t,
aod it ia <xp o sd that a - -..i
de • q»t . wt:l ou t t-a.iu‘.-.
Tbs res** AdJ'1-ant.itsbSiat )fakrs * Fierce
Attack on Cue KotRhCs of Labor.
St Lours. January 9 — Adjutant-General
King ut Ttiaa, ia his annual rep.irt to
G jv,rLor Ireland, of that Slab-, very
strongly urges the Logialstare to make lib
eral appropriations aud ene inrage the mili
tary, that it maybe au eUMinrt foro ia
ca-e ol necessity. He says: “A well
iqniped force ia imperative, because a deep
vails, and iu many seiuons, even ef onr
own State, this discontent bar taken the
form of lawlcamesa, violence and bio >d
abed, a d bus assumed proportions, n adi
claim, and Uiu-etted doctrine* that threaten
tbe very existence of the State* of the
uuton,”
He then, without specifioally namirg any
particular orgaLlx itiuD, givte u scathing
dt-ntti ciarioo, which is oiearty si tried at
tho Knight* ot Liber, and aids: '-Under
the mad and tour leroai teaching of Com-
mauistsand Socialist*, tlieae oatb-bcund
orgunxuions bsvehad many stiikew, have
openly de fled tbe law, h eve beaten and
aousast and some'imra killsd people who
only desired to* am a livtrg, have destroyed
property and murdered those whote duty it
was to protect it, b-ve violently iute-tfered
with tbe busini e« of many States and causet
lows to many thousand people who were
not responsible for Ure alleged wrong* about
which the asecret organicttiooa were earn-
plaining, lo view of these thing* in the
part, o E tk«i? active vxLlcorc nt prjw>t.t,
•nd ot their probable cootinuK w tjr roi
time in future, U U the d * “
Rule*, of the general
the orJer-hvitttf, le^r- ___
/ to n . f r . v ith force trtiy pci^t
the duty of the *vet*l
»1 goverameai end of
v-itiilug, pitnotij citi-
lOUANDPIUZK or
IORAKD PRIZE OF L
a LAIU»E HIIZRHOF
I XrtAKQK PHlZJhe or
eoFiuziaor
50
loo
100
2.179 Prt^B
Appllcettoea for nM to clabe i
eely to the of&eeef the oompenr la
Fir further Inforraattoo write etc
eddM. POSTAL JIUTIS. Krpr^i M
K«w York bek&i* in or.llsuuy li
by tzpre— <et oet e»pen—>. >Jdr—>
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^ A. SZiAfS: W. M.Cra- Cox, a
VtA* 4 Misbr Irwin l'..n-b. about
*• p »«»y k Cc.'a SUIT* h auto me: h
ImoJTwhobas been she, II forlweU.y- U. rt«toW«« rmwl* he - , ,-l -i a - r i, . n,
Vww dtfe.taalbjJ 'hhJ- • d l -Hal .L ff . .h
- g .ormutasut fsimtr ot lbs eounty. byswerad hisoaU. Uponb-^n ry. I -1 , , , It. L*
WO msjonty- Tbue »dsuo. t'"• 1 h.t -
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Wo. lbs uadenlgusd Duke aud Eankan, vrll
par *U yrlss* drawn tn Th* Louisiana mats Let*
terlM which may U prawntert at oar oountan.
{• 5' 29!‘J2K',. r 2!y9‘ l . l !! ,l * ta “ Ka,tn ' 1
J. W. KIMIKKril, Pmldant stt'» hatlsiul Hank
A. BALDWIN, rnaldeut B. & National lunk
iVttractionl
Over ltelf a Million I)i tril u'cd.
Louisiana 'State Lottery Cc.
tun for Bducsttnnal sod Choritabls yutpcMa wuh
a oapieal or $L«M.(M0—la which a mervefuadot
over (MO.UQO ho* since hem added.
Dy an ov«rwh*lmltig popular vote its trancfclee
wee mode a pan of th* pneent But* cone- -.alien
ertented Deumber Id, A. D.. Is7».
Th* > nly Lottery ever voted ou aud ladoraod ty
tbo pooploof am Kioto.
It Xever Sea leu nor 1‘ostjxmcn.
It* Or&mt Single Knmbor Drewtas* Uk> place
monthly. the too.! Antm*l Dr»«inga re^ululy
•v*ry bis month* (Jana end Drctmber).
A uvp*»i»-«i*l»; u wMitwiMiMiSSCGSS
aUkNDDKvWIS i.CLlHH ll ln the Aoed«niy of
Orlreoa. TUIWDAY, Fh-biUary 8.
1H8T—80i«t Monthly Drawtnf.
Capital Prize $150,000
•irN«ike.~Ttrket* art Ten Mian tely. HjJtcm, |5.
lUlhA |2. Tenths |L f
uvror huzza.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF 1150^000....flto.000
•0,000.... 50,000
a^ouo.... 20,000
KM»J0.... 29,000
2*2,000
L<00.... 20.000
500.. .. 25,000
»1.000
200.. .. 40,000
100.. .. 51,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES,
loo Approximation Prizes of poo.... ji i.rco
““ *' ” 2*>.... 7(.000
• ... -A-bJ
Lurjtu^
MU*.
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