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TEE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
TWO ESCAPED MURDKRBB8 FROM
MISSISSIPPI RECAPTURED.
The End of the Poit-Oflflee Defalcation
Cases—The School of Technology
to be located In Peters’* Park
—Personal Notes.
Atlants, January 26.—Captain Moon, of
the police force, planned and execnted an
exoellent piece of work this morning be
tween 2 and 3 o'clock.
Some days ago information was received
at police headqnarters that two murderers
had escaped from the penitentiary at Jack-
son, Mississippi. Descriptions were given
of the men. It was thonght that they came
to Atlanta and were larking in this vicinity.
When last Been they were making acroes
the State of Alabama on foot
Assistant Snperintendant John C. Robin
son of the Mississippi came on here
and baa been on the lookout for the men.
Captain Moon, however, performed the
principal work in the esse.
He ascertained yesterday that two strange
men had been seen at a farm some distance
in the country, and working upon tbia clue
learned later through a negro man that two
men answering the description of the
escaped murderers were on the farm of
Mr. Tom Kennedy, about seven and a half
miles south of Atlanta, on the Gampbellton
rood.
Captain Mood left last night for this
farm, accompanied by Assistant Superin
tendent llpbinson and Detective Bedford,
of the fore*.
They reached the plaoe about 2:30 o'clock
and went immediately to the cabin in which
the two men were sleeping. They silently
entered. Captain Moon, closely followed
by Messrs. B Robinson and Bedford, pis
tols io hand, passsd right into the room,
dho Captain striking a match and ebining
R upon the black faoea of the mnrdereri as
khey lay aonnd asleep curled np in the same
bed. They awaked suddenly and slmnl-
tencont’y, and Captain Moon said: "Dc
you know this man?" pointy a.Hoblnsjn.
Thn men rnhbe . . ..1. i ,
warrant charging him with illicit working
in a distillery. He was taken before Com
missioner Height this morning and dia-
obarged, owing to the fact that tba princi
pal witnesses had left the oonnty.
Oliver B. Payne, of Dawson oonnty, an
alleged illicit distiller, was arrested on the
streets of Atlanta to-day and carried before
United States Commiieioner Haight on that
eharge. He waived examination and gave
bond in the sum of (300 for his appearance.
The Bit. Selected.
Atlanta, Jacntry 26 —Tbs Commission
on the School of Technology were in session
again to-day, considering the question of a
site for the school. At 1 o'clock Commis
sioner Porter arrived on the Georgia train,
and befere 2 o’clock the commission reaoh-
ed an agreement, deciding upon the Peters
Park site. Tho site Is situated in Peters
Park, a beautiful tract lately laid oat and
oontuining 160 scree of land.
It is owned by an improvement com
pany, and considerable money has been
•pent in beautifying it, although mnch re
mains to be done in that direction. It has
an elevation of 1000 feet above the sea
level, adjacent to the largest tax-paying
ward in the city, and within easy reach of
the celebrated base ball park, which is in
the samej,tract. Tba .selection will proba
bly give satisfaction, although there were
many advocates for the Grant's Park site
and Ibe Boulevard aits, and strong pressure
brought on the commission to make the se
lection of one of them.
DELEGATES APPOINTED TO THE
COA8r DEFENSE CONFERENCE.
Atlanta, Janaary 27.—A convention has
been culled of the South Atlantic and Gnlf
States to counsel ss to the beat method of
securing protection tor the coast based apon
modern requirements. President Cleveland,
the Secretaries of War and Navy, both com
mittees of Congress on military and naval
affairs, General Gilmore and Cipt»in Green
of the United Steles army, General Newton,
8, S. O&x of IJew York, and the Governors
of the States interested, have been invited
to attend. Toe Governors or the States in
terested are requested to appoint four de'.e-
THE TOWNS AROUND US.
SOUIAL AND NEWS NOTES FBOM
OUR CORRESPONDENTS-
Murder Trial In Oconee —Marriage.
Oglethorpe, IJiwun and Srlvsnla—
Trouble About Farm Bands—
Other N.wi of Interest,
Savannah, January 27.—The steamship
Chattahoochee, of the New York Line, col
lided with the British bark Pahona, at
anchor in the river fonr miles below the
city, late last night The bark lay in the
edge of the channel and partially ont of
sight The watch on deck saw the steamer
a i^reaching and gave the alarm on board.
At the same time the lookout on the
steamer saw the bark, bnt too late to overt
a collision, and in a second the crash came.
The port aide of the Pahona was stove iu
from the deck to below the water line. The
steamer's engine's were reversed and she
backed off and sent a boat to the bark's as
sistance. The bark was loaded with salt
and leaking badly. Her cargo was listed
and the steamer lay by her side all night,
bnt went to sea this morning undamaged.
Tho captain of the bark says her lights
were burning all right, and the collision
mast have been the reenlt of carelessness on
the part of the steamer's watch.
Gen. E. P. Alexander, tho newly-elected
president of the Georgia Central railroad,
has resigned the position of commiaioner of
the Union Pacific railroad,
Henry Stiles, a ten year old negro boy.
wta arrested to-day for murder. Stiles and
another negro, Chas. Borgens, a few years
oUleB senior, tesamo involved in a quarrel
several days ago, a short distanoeQat of tho
9 , tr ?,? k in the baok
with shriek, inflicting a fatal wound. Bir-
SM 1 * 1 * “orning. Stiles was arrested
and held to await tho result of the coroner's
investigation,
AMEKIGUS.
wyumiuua.
An Oil Hill and Uotoo Factory to bo Dalit
Soon.
HcDohouoh, January 27.—President
Alexander, Captain H. J. Copeland and Dr.
J. M. McDonald returned lest night on
train No. 13 from a prospecting tonr over
Georgia. They have visited several oil
mills and gnano factories for the purpose
of ocllecting items by which they may be
governed in building one at this place.
Your correspondent interviewed them to
day, bnt they were not disposed to talk. It
is generally believed that they have formed
a stock company and will at once commence
the erection of an oil mill and gnano fac
tory at this plaee.
AUGUSTA.
Partially Paraljrtd by a Current or Elec-
-trlelty.
Augusta, January 27 —Freeman Arring
ton, the billiard room keeper at the Central
Hotel, was aerionaly iejnred last night while
tryiDg to fix an electric lamp which bad
gone ont By accident he touched both
carbons at once, which sent a current of
elj 'tricity through his body, knocking him
to the floor. He was carried home and is
now in a critical condition, his throat and
tongue being paralyzed.
ATHENS.
A Trial tor Harder In Oconee—a Verdict
of Manslaughter Probable.
Athens, January 27.—Oconee county Su
perior Court is in session this week, Judge
llatchins presiding. The principal case is
that of the State vs. J. Whitehead, for the
utuiler of \V. B. Hardeman, some two
years ago. At the last spring term ofconrt
A £• iJlA JCiIkiAliuCi rt.’JJ
A IWVAIJ till A Ivii,
Tho Advocate* or Temperance Yesterday
and Mas* Met ting &ast Night.
Yesterday morning the executive com
mittee of the Independent Order of Good
Templars for the State, composed of the
following persons, met in exeontivo session
at Masonic Hall, and during tho day com
mittees from that body were in session,
looking to the interest of tho cause in the
State: Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, Atlanta, grand
chief templar; J. H. Polhill, Louisville,
past grand chief templar; Mrs. E. O. Cor
bet, MacoD, grand vice-chief templar; J. G.
Thorwer, Atlanta, grand eeoretary; Misa
Laura Glover, assistant secretary; Rev. R.
L. Gaultney, Rome, chaplain; Rev. J. J.
Keith, superintendent of juvenile work.
At night a large mass meeting, under the
auspices of Macon Lodge, was held at the
Academy of Mnsio, whore addresses were
made by Hon, John B, Finch, of Illinois,
grand worthy chief templar of tho world,
and Dr, J. B. Hawthorne, of Atlanta, grand
chief templar of the State.
According to the programme the exer
cises began promptly at 7:3d o’clock. Be
side the speakers on the stage were Drs.
Key, Warren, Battle and Adams, Rev. J.
W. Bnrke, Walter B. Hill and B. L. Willing,
ham.
Dr. Warren opened the exercises by stat
ing that the assembling of so large and
respectable an audience meant that the ad
vocates of temperance were coming out of
wiuter quarters. Men and money were said
to be the sinews of war; they had the men,
and would substitute women for the
money, and wage a moral warfare nntil
victory was achieved.
Dri J. 8. Key was asked to invoke the
Divine blessing on the meeting, which he
did in a very appropriate prayer.
Whitehead was convicted and sentenced to Hnn # jnh£ ~ pnytr.
be hanged, bnt through his attorneys ho R n O- *9bu B. Finchwas next introduced,
secured a new trial. The trial is now in &nd for about an hour and a, half bold the
secured a new trial. The trial is now in to( M° r abou ^“ n to ? r *“ d f '. hal£ held the
progress, and will probably terminate to- * adlenc ® * ltb ra P l attention. He is a
day. It is thought that the verdiot of the Tory entertaining speaker - pleasant in
jury will be manslaughter, manner^gracefnl in gesture and earnest iq
members ot that race
snch Grand Lodge, and not be An* ' 1
admto’on in the other Grand 1**“*"
as fraternal delegates.” “
It. G. T. Finch said that if ie
Lodge of Georgia would agree ta"
lodges after .hey were organfz*? g? r
lecturers in the field toviait,^ 1
and to explain methods of wori®
would agree to pnt a lecturer ..a ■ *
in the field to thoroughly renri.i.n- 0 ^ 1
throughout the State; UpoMSjH
resedved to raise the per capita ujVH
to 20 cents. This action to be H
to ratification by the snbordiMteuf
the lodges to understand that th«1 l< *
■-‘•ava
No. 1. The per capita tax ah.n e 1
ty cents, to be divided « foltaJH
centa to the Grand Lodge fund u ' 1
to the district lodge find in whiV?
lodge remitting is located. WtUcil
No. 2. The G. S. on receiving the.
shall remit the same to tho G T ,
which fund it ie to be placed.' Thenl
shall pay out the district fund on V.1
der of the distriot ehief and district J
dSriot Pay f ° r mUSl ° Q W ° rk doL « ial
No. 3. In case any district n,
for six months to push tho mlssion\j
the G. L. executive shall have power fel
tho funds credited to the district to 1
np the work of the district.
At a meeting in Atlanta on mg-
night, at tho conclusion of the n.ilr. j
Hon. J. B. Finch, $300 was raised to?!
purpose, with the promise that said tmJ
would be increased to (500.
Being no further business before I
executive board, the meeting odiZJ
aine dio - J- G. ThbowibI
Grand Seereti'
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to do.
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had ! lb '
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THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Qail
feetod
The Death or Sheriff IVhlte-The State Ag- aiffl*!;
rlrnlf llrul i'm.vaelln. U1CU last
e »i nurini IVIIIfJ—IBP I
rlcultarml Convention.
Amxkicus, January 26.—N. H. White,
uiuuuct, giovciui IU gODtUlO UUU C1UUU01 in — WWW*.*,
tone. Ho began hia disoonrse by staling The Case. Tried Before ir, and the p„
that he began his tour for the purpose in*. or the Court Generally ,
r. .TsomiTy 9K —Prof Frank Means of looking after tho interests of snbor- The jury in the case of ItnWe m J
. night of typhoid fever, at the home dtnato iodges under the jurisdiction of the were oat a u Tuesday niuht Ym~'
ather, Wm? Means, Esq , in Spoon- gtand lodge, not contemplating a tour of morning IVbitfleld was aKd to
l. oonnty. Professor Means was a JP®eoh-making. At many places which he payment of $30 and M d
Ferry—Death or Profeefor Mean..
PEBBY, January 9R —Prnf. Frank Means
the P
qoni
ot the convicts, made a Deneiaat uemmiait npiings, na., reDru- and made an exoellent sheriff ’He leaves n f n,iabla reputation
as if to spring from ary 8th next. Governor Gordon has ep- wife and fonr small children Otoin“4 L°l ,c T
Moonooverod him and pointed the following delegates to represent Speer has appointed Jas. A. Wiison sheriff U ' g K^ oh ,° o1
lonffed him in bed The this State at the convention: to serve until an eleeiinn me iJlil.i B *. g6d
-■qrilok movement
ths bftl, bnt Capt Moon ooveron mm and poinwn meioiioaing aeiegatea u> repreaem _
iUh twinkling handcuffed him in bed The this 8tate at the convention: to serve unrifanelection ca'n'behe"ld.°“Two
other man, Lewis Searoy, was quickly so- Stalest large-O. 0. Jones, Augusta; R — — - - -
a -- * ■■ ‘ ’ • * A. Vason, Albany; A. T. Mclu'.yre, Tnom
asville; I. C Plant, M con.
First Congreauional district—llobt. Fall!
ville, this county. Professor Means was a jpoeeh-makiiig. At many places wmen no payment of $30 and costa ’ "
young man, and bad already made a most had T, lB '7 d ’ h “ WBVer . b ® bad yielded to i n the cose of Lula Smith a net,™
ation as an educator. He has “Imitation and advocated the cause of tom- charged with burglary from'ton
al years the Dresident of the perance in pnblie, lie stated that there are Hr n “® hoa
other man, Lewis Searcy, was qniekly -
cured, and they were escorted to town and
locked np in cell No 1.
They escaped from the Missisasippi pen
xoey escaped worn me MwaiKsaippi pen- rirBi i/ongreasionai aisinci—ivoou rai
itentiary on the 30th of December last, gant, Chatham.
Both were trusties and both walked away Second district— Ben Bussell, Decatur,
at the same time.
lb UlO HUIQ IllUO, XI
Henry Folsom cut a negro boy’s throat fair.
Third district—Walter A. McArthur, T’el-
S ears ago Mr. W. H. Cobb was elected sher-
I with Mr. White as bis deputy. Mr.
Cobb died soon after his election it was
thonght from the effects of exposnre dur
ing the election campaign. Ur. White was
elected to fill the vacanoy. At the regular
election three weeks ago he was re-el:cted
THE GEORGIA PRESS.
from ear to ear for throwing an opoasnm
at him, and had served eleven years.
Lewis Searcy in a fit of jealousy shot and
rilled a negro man who was walking along
killed a negro u,uu wuv -wawn huu.
. the road with his (Searcy's) wife. He also
shot and killed bis wife at the same time.
He had served eight years of his sentence,
Both murderers were life-timo oonvicts,
and there was a reward of (50 offered for
each man. They will be taken back to
Mississippi by Mr, Robinson to-morrow.
The Atlanta Foat-ORloe Kmbmlrintiit
Fifth distriot—D. J. Bailey, Spalding.
Sixth distriot—W. O'Dauiol, Twiggs.
Seventh district—J. A. Blanca, Polk.
Eighth district—Pope Barrow, Clarke.
Ninth district—W. n. itsaainger, Lump
kin.
Tenth distriot-J. H. I’Mhill, Jefferson.
election mree weens ago ne was re-eHcted. good shape, Editor Anderson having recov
Daring the excitement of the campaign and d®d from his recent severe illness,
on the dftv of the election. 16a wnntl.Ae t T :
wwoaao "UBS IUDJ liUUDlUCIOU * 6VU, 11
tLnro wefn oiber uiid better ineane for tbe
purposes desired, he was willing to see
them adopted. He took the position that
» « m IX a Danng me excitement of the campaign and
Frih di d Pcn '2 nB ;,? albot ' ? D th ® da y of ‘ b ® eleotion, the wedther be
^ t,. _ . . mem aaoptea. Me took the position that
J ,Ram . *PP® ar ® ,n education was the trno basis of all reform
jod shape. Editor Anderson bavins recov. an( j thought it unwi-o to foBter and en
—luuuKii court go free schools for tho general edu-
SIl. , w»Sliyi{f i ?! 0 V 00#l * t Tf atlier **•; The new court house at Lexington will be cation and elevation of the masses on the
himuiV'lhtah^LiHA ?‘' rn i e « Iy , **P 0, ® d fln ta b ®ff Ibis week and fotmully turned one hand and on the other license the sale
i thn 40 1*1® , btl ’. eln 0V6r to 1110 eonoty. when the oflicers will of alcoholio liquor which would degrade the
recorded. It is thought that the election move therein. It is tbe handsomest build — **- <—-■« v -
to nil tho vacancv Will lm hntlv nnntoatxtal aa inn Ire ♦V.dc, ennii/vn cf 4k. at.tA a
•go
Atlakts, January 26.—Until a few years
ro probably no important poat-ofiice in tin.
country bad snch a crooked bittory a. tho
Atlanta office. Defalcation followed defal
cation nntil in 1883 there was a sensational
culmination in the indictment and arrest of
Ex-Governor Benjamin Conley, then post
master, and Joel 8. Nall, the assistant post
master. There had been a systematic tarn
poring with the government fands in tho
office prior to the spring of that year,
bnt for how long a period it. is
impossible to .ay, bnt at that time ibe
department at Washington discovert d that
tbe offleo accounts wera crooked, and
A. G. Sharp, then special agent of the Poat-
offico Department, now mayor of Chatta
nooga, came to Atlanta to investigate thu
matter. The result showed that Joe Nail,
tho assistant postmaster, was short in his
accounts, or a defaulter, to the araonnt of
(8,000 or more, and on May 31,1883, ho was
arrested on n commissioner’h warrant and
bonnd over in the anm of $6,000 to wait the
action of the grand jnry. He gava the bond
which was signed by Harrison J. Sargent and
Crosby E. Smith, of Ooweta, and C. J. Wein-
meiBter, of Atlanta. The matter created a
peat sensation in Atlanta at tho time, and
it waa even given a tragic color hy the at
tempted snieide of Ur. Nall at hia residence
in this elty.
Governor Conley, the postmaster, who
was regarded In this oommnntty as an
honest man and hsld in high esteem, was
shocked and prostrated by tbe development,
and to shield bis own name and
clear hit administration ot the stain, made
good the defalcation charged against hia
assistant postmaster. Ha waa removed
from offlee hy the department and a special
agent tent from Boston to tak.oharge. Tho
name of the special agent, as I remember it.
waa Camp, and I believe he got into aomo
trouble in the office beforo ho was removed.
The United States grand jnry at the Sep
tember term, 1683, of the District Court
fonnd a true bill againat Governor Con
ley and Nall, charging them with the
embezzlement of (8,022.67, and also with
tbe conspiracy to ombezzle the amonnt.
Tho main prosecution againat Governor
Conley waa to have been on tbe second
count, although there were few if, indeed,
any who believed him guilty of any inten
tional wrong in anything in connection
with the tr "— fi — -
waa arrested
(3,000 with ku, . viayion,
Crane and Bains B. llnllock
A Trl* graph 4;«itrrrpotidena Untied.
Atlanta, January 2T —it 6 o'clock this
evening os tba Telkobapb bureau waa busy
shaping np a baton »t nows items there waa
a rap at the door. An invitation wan at
once given to enter red R. S. Oi.iy, Esq,
and Captain \V. D Ellin, the well-known
attorneys who ssniated the solicitor gener
al in the prosecution of It. L. Jones for the
mnrder of Frat W Gray, came in. After
■haking bands Captain Ellis, addressing
himself to Mr. A. Smith Clayton,
thanked him for the splendid
and impartial reports of the trial
fnroiabed by him to the Teliouai-b, and on
behalf of the counsel for ths prosecution,
as a testimonial of their appncialinn of the
jnatice and fairness exhibited in bis reports
presented him with a costly and handsome
E old headed cane. Ur. Clayton was taken
y surprise, and a rayal flash lit np bis
face which showed his keen appreciation of
thn compliment that waa so unexpected- lie
made a graceful response in accepting the
eane.
Thn cane bears the inscription on its head
'A. 8. Clayton, 1687.
The reports made by Mr. Clayton of tbe
trial were fall, fair and discriminating, and
ths compliment is one moat worthily be
stowed.
, nmvuuuw; UVUtCOHJU IV
it is now known that two or more caudi
dates will ran.
The State agricultural convention meets
here on the 8th of February. Our people
are making ample arrangementa to enter
tain the large number of delegates who are
expected to be pretent Mr. G. W. Glover
has very generously tendered the nse of his
handsome opera honse in which to hold the
meeting of the convention. Captain J. A.
Cobb, Hon. G. W. Glover and B. H. Wil-
kerson, Eaq , members of the county agri
cultural society, and Captain J. 8. Adder-
ton, Hon. P. H. Williams and Dr. W. P.
Bart, members of the city council, have
been appointed a joint committee of arrange
mentri. who will HAA thnt nil «hA triali na nr
eni riht tba ® Iect , ion move therein. It is the handsomest build- person and destroy the intellect. He ar-
,'a !^i *. be boUy c ? nteat ® d *» tog in this section of the State, and will gned that it was wrong to tax the people of
is now known that two or more candi- ooat, when completed and the nronnds are aeonntrv to maintain fr.m
ments, who will sen that all who visit ns on
that occasion receive a hearty welcome.
OGLKrHGHPE.
Marriage or Mia. Lillian Nixon amt Mr.
Kambean—A Heaottfnl Ceremony.
Ooletborpb, January 27.—This morning
witnessed a most interesting event in the
society circles of onr little village, tbe occa
sion being tbe marriage, at the residence of
the hrldo'a sietar XT V. U'illL ...- M.
Forecast of tho Queen's Speech.
London, January 26 —The following ie a
forecast of tbs Queen'a ipaecb, which will
be read at the openiug of Parliament to
morrow: England's foreign relatiou. are
friendly. Affaire in southeastern Europe
are in a fair way ot settlement, but Eng
land must insist npon the obeervanoe of tbe
treaty if Berlin In Burmth and Egypt
there is a gratifying improvement Grave
anxiety is earned by tho state of Ireland.
The system adopted there of combining to
foroe tenants to evade just debts may com
pel further legislation, and the government
will not hesitate to aak additional power, if
necessary.
Among the bills to be enbmitted by the
government ate mtasnrea relating to land
transfer, railway rates, trade-marka and fa
cilitation of agrtcnltnral atlo'menU.
Tbe Queen's speech U characterized hy
more than nanat vagnenets. The hints of
legislation for Ireland are especially ob
scure. The only allusion to the conspiracy
hill ia fonnd in a itferanoe to tho "plan of
campaign” and the government's intention
to introduoe, if oacesaary, a bill altering
tho existing law so aa to enable it to cope
tho bride's sister. Mm. M. E. Willis, of Sir
D. deU. Rtmbean, of Blnffton, Ga., and
Miss Lillian O. Nixon, of this plaoe. Tt
the ioapiriug strains of the wedding march,
played by Uisi Emma Hornady, the maoly
groom and his bonny bride, preoeded by
Master Leon Greer and Min Clara Willis,
and Master Parser Willis and Miss Hatlis
Harvey, entered the beeutifnlly decorated
parlor, where in tbe most impressive man
ner Rev. P. 8. Twitty.with the beantiful cor-
emonyof tho Methodist Episcopal Church,
united their lives "for better, orforworse."
Tbe bride is one of onr sweetest and best
yonng ladies, who by her many noble iinai-
ities baa endeared herself to a large circle of
fritnda. The groom is a aterling yonng
man, and wa could pay him no higher
compliment than to say be la worthy of the
jewel he has won. Tha popularity of the
conple waa attested by tbe array of presents,
which wckj uutiiefuQi md limidtutue. They
left on the noon train, accompanied by the
beat wishes and heartiest congratulations of
a host of frlauda
DAWSON.
^ a.ullocJc a* KQretlfB. A* , uk cuhiuii8mhu win o ra*ue in a
After this time he fell into feeble health measure to ameliorate the condition of the
and in tho early part of last year died, oxtetry- The leading measure for Eng-
The case waa called in the United States laDd aod Scotland ia a county government
flonrt tn-.liiv bill
Court to-day.
J edge Dorsey, representing the defend
anta, made the snggtHtlon of the death of
bill
The defeat ot Mr. Gosehen is felt by
members ot the Carlton Oinb to be a great
All the elnbe were crowded
auvn, iubuo uu! suggtaiion or tno death of 1 “ ot toe v-aetum uuu io do a great
Governor Conley, and produced s certified i att y disaster. All tha clubs were crowded
copy ot the records from the offlee of the at a tat* hoar to-night and there woe mocn
ordinary of Coweta countv showing that <scitam«nt over ths result cf ths slssties.
ordinary of coweu county showing that
Joe Nall had been adjudged a Innatio and
sent tothejaaylnm at Uilledgeville.
The recoida from Coweta show that on
Jannary 7th of this month M. Cole, R. It.
Cole and E. M. Cole, the three neermt
cole and K. u. Cole, tho three neartat li ne mould be provided with an nnconuwt-
adnlt relatives of Joel 8 Nail, filed a peti- **• mi, he cannot eit in tbe Rouse for the
tion with the ordinsrv alleoino th.i r.- »•- next ten days, and doling the period there
will probably be critical .debates and di
visions. It ia reported that
— * ...»~.*w wa wuvi AJ .V ill I, UICU U l II 11-
tion with tha ordinary alleging that he waa
a innatio and asking that commission issue
for his trial
Threo days after a jnry after a foil inves
tigation pronounced him of nnaonnd mind,
and the ordinary directed that he be carried
to the asylum. Upon this statement of
matters Jndge Newman, npon the motion
of tho district-attorney, ordered the case
noL proas ad.
4
Havanas Matters.
Atlanta, Jannary 2C.—Deputy Collector
Hubuon report* the seizure of Austin
Uruco'a illicit distillery in Lumpkin county
ye*ter dey. Bruce w u Arrested and carried
before a commissioner and pnt under bond.
A fifty-gallon copper alili, 1,500 gallons of
beer, tin of whisky and fcrty-fiveof sing
lings were among the articles seised. Mr.
UarlUon also seized on Saturday an illicit
distillery in Dawson county, belonging to
Waahiugten Gently, who was arrested to
gether withAibury Blackburn and Wm
Flannigan. All three were committed to
xulton county jail.
Deputy Mttrs.t.K.1 McDonald arretted Bnd
MerrlAjge of Mt»* &f»ttie Hall and Dr. I’*|.
tenon.
Dawson, Jannary 27.—At the reaideeoe
of the bride's parent., Jndge and Mm. H
8. Bell, on Wednesday lost et 12 o'clock,
Dr. Jar, W. Patterson, of Hamber, Stewart
oonnty, wee nnited in marriage to Mias
Mattie Bell, of Dawson, The llev. F. A.
Branch performed the marriage ceremony
In a very impressive manner.
Tbe attendants were Miss Emmb Qsrvsy
ot Cnthbert, and Ur. F. W. Clark, of Daw
son; Mias Com Anthony, of Dawson, and
Mr. J. G. Pinkston, ot Lnmpkin; Miss
Minnie Clark, ef Dawson, and Mr. J. E.
Humber, of Stewart oonnty; Misa Edna
Brown, of Dawson, and Dr. J. C. Patterson,
of Lnmpkin.
Tbe newly married pair were the recip-
tents of many beaniifnl and elegant pres
ent*. They left on the 1 o’clock train for
their future home, at Bomber, Stewart
Memta-ra of the National Liberal Club wera
jubilant. The absence or Mr. Ooaehen
ooat, when completed and the grounds are
graded, about $26,000.
Athens Banner-Watchman: Mr. Math
ews, who runs a store at the upper bridge,
tails na that he boa no idea the streetcar
stock had glanders, and ho wonld have
bought the animals that the city had killed
and enred them. Tho disease has not
spread and all ot the tick stock are getting
well
A movement Is on foot in Augusta to inane
debentures to the full amount of .took of
the Georgia railroad to the stockholders. It
ia contended that, even after this is done,
the stock will pay 8 per cent and will he
worth 160, so that stockholders on the pres
ent basis will realize 250. John Jay Cohen
is at the head of the movement.
Athens Banner-Watchman: Last Friday,
onr friend, Oapt. John White, was ia a
turkey blind, when a drove of fine birds
came to the bait. The blind waa built
very cramped, and Captain White fired bis
gnu withont putting it to hia shoulder.
The weapon rebounded, knocking him in
the eye and inflicting a painful wound.
Tbe shot, however, got three turkeys.
Captain Whitetsaanoceoafnl tnrkey hunter,
and has killed aa many aa five at a single
shot
Americas Recorder; The Brunswiok and
Western is going to Colnmbn* and Blrming-
ham, and Amencns i« on the route, *o it
will not be a branch, bnt tbe main line.
The road from Amerions will probably he
by way of Friendship to Colntubna, With
•uch a road the Central may bo gobt led np,
but Americnf will atill have a line to tbe
aes and tbe Northwest. Some people seem
to have the impression that because the
Amerions, Preston and Lnmpkin will con
nect with the Brunswick and Western at
Gum Creek it will lie bnilt no farther. This
la a mistake. The road will be bnUt on to
the Oomnlgee river ae originally contain
plated.
Campbell News: Last Friday night some
person made a dastardly attempt to wreck
a train on the Atlanta and West Point rail
road, ahont three miles above Fairborn. An
iron rail thirty feet long waa laid acroes !h«
track and fastened with enffa. The freight
train which reaches Fairborn abont 8 o'clock
•track the obatruction when going at abont
fifteen miles an hour. The wheds did not
monnt tire rail, bnt carried it before them e
distance of one hundred yard* or more
The obstruction was placed on the road at a
point.where there is s sharp carve in a deep
cut, and waa carried entirely through the
ent, when the train was stopped and the
r*ll removed. The end of tho mil ploughed
bnge furrows in tho embankment and 'tore
out a tonus of a Urge size, bnt kept its place
in front of tho engine wheels. How the
train kept the track is a wonder. Of oourae
deal * a D ° Cln ® *° 0,6 pefpelratov of the
Tlie Angnsta Chronicle tails tbe story of
a thrilling experience of a yonng lidv of
that eity, living on Greene street. She wa»
at home alone Snnday night, and satin
the dining room reading when ahe
disoovetsd by a reflection that a negro
was •Batching he-from behind » dooiuf
country to maintain free schools from
which good and nsesul citizens wonld go
ont into the world and at the
game time license an institution
tho eviU growing ont from
which wonld entail yet heavier taxation in
the employment of officers to hunt down
and punish crime tbna licensed.
The speaker was happy in his illustra-
tion*, eloquent at timea, and hi* remarks
from first to last were cordially received by
tbe hearty and frequent enoores given him
Dr. Warren next introduced Dr. Haw
thorne, of Atlanta, as the champion of the
prohibition movement in that oity. Dr. Haw
thorne, beeidea being a fine specemen of man
hood, is a magical orator. Ho stated that
at no period of the great conflict had be
been so fnll of hope for the oanae he advo
cated. He remarked that a great deal had
been said, written, and printed abont the
"jng lino" to Atlanta ainee prohibition
went into effect. He had been watching
ynd even making some figures and that
whereas, from the beat of evidence, AtUnta
nted to oonsnme abont H,6U0,wcrth of alco
holic liquors per day, she did not now con
sume more than (300, worth and
that drunkenness had been re
duced 85 per oent. This, he considered,
was a great victory for prohibition. Dr.
Hawthorne was also quite ready with argu
ment and illustration to sustain his propo
sition, and was very eloquent when alluding
to Encland'* Lto»a.rvi. n
to EngUnd’a great Liberal statesman, Mr.
Gladstone. When waited on by a commit
tee from a congress of the brewers' associa
tion and asked how he proposed to raise a
revenue to sustain the government if he
withheld his indorsement of them, he re
plied: "Sirs, give me a liberally educated
people, and the government can raise all
the revenue the may need,”
The close of Dr. Hawthorne's address was
followed by hearty applause from the and!
enoe.
Tha following oommlttee of gentlemen
waa appointed to solicit lands for the pro-
motion of tbe temperance canoe: Rev. J.
Bnrke, R. H. Brown, John R. West and W.
0. Turpin,
After •inging tha doxology and the bene
diction by Dr. Battle the meeting adjourned.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
Meeting ef the Bxacutlve Hoard of the
lirand Lodge at Georgia, I, o. G, T,
she was
— —not pronounc
The case of George Mays, charged
was taken up. George 1
, with Mr. Ferris, who lives .
miles from tho city, and hod i
employed. In the difficulty George
shot. Before the grand jury he swore l
Ferris had tho pistol with which he
Bhot concealed where it could not be i
When the case went before the Oity Co
he swore that the pistol was in Ferriage
poeket and could be seen. His defense:
that tho question of the golieltor-gei
excited him. The jnry brought In a ve
of not guilty.
The case of M. G. Bayne, charged ■
aiding a prisoner to escape waa taken
Some time in the fall of 1885 a piok
named Meridith was arrested by the u«
and placed in the barracks. The folloi
statement made by Ur. Bayne in hisi
behalf gives the circnmstances: “A :,
pocket named Meridith was arrested by I
police and placed in the barracks. I \
to tbe barraoks to see him, and fonsd
no warrant had been issued np to that to
Be lent for me as he said he ones sail
in Atlanta. I asked him on what cburgJ
waa arrested and he said he waa ‘
for sake keeping I examined ths ™
docket and found that he waa marked \
safe keeping. I then wont to Chief Wil
and told him that ha had a man in the l
raoka who waa wrongfully detained. C
Wiley said he wonld gst a warrant for .
at once. I left soon after and ha did ,
out a warrant Oo my way down to*:
met Depnty Sheriff O'l’ry and had a a
vernation with him at the bottom of
steps, Meridith bad employed me and L
referred me to a friend named BlackvJ
who wonld see him ont He wanted 1
to get the bond fixed and fiodl
bondsman, I spoke to one or two part
about it and went aronnd with O'l'tr
several parties and then s tw Jndge 8ima.c
Then I saw the solicitor-general at the i
and apoke to him abont arranging the
bnt he said he conld not do il
O'Pgy was looking for Jndge Haarii, wi i
Jnstiee I’oe, who had issued tho warr
I thonght he was the man to tlx
bond. Poe wrote tho bond for U
for his appearance at tho City Cod
next morning. I thonght a good ‘
oonid' be fixed np, and then
saw Judge Harris aeross tho street. I»
the Jndge that Meridith was wrowtu
detained, and asked about the bond. Jte
Harris said if Meridith pnt np ths mot
relesse him. O'Pry ssid, "Put it np«
who. Jndger The Judge replied: "Letl
pnt it np with the sheriff or some of
officers." I then told O'Pry to bring 1
np from jail and I wonld Bx tho bond. I;
np the money and O’Pry went after '
O Pry brought him to my office, i
there waa a gentlemen in the office. I
not want to invite this gentleman
The door was open. I then asked pet
aion to step ontaide with tbe prisoner
I might talk with him. As soon as we|
out of the door tho prisoner broke and
Iin ran dnvn tl«n tiaii i.»i r
urana Loago or Georgia, i. o. G. T. „ aoormo prisoner broke ant
The executive board of the Grand Lodge ?' 0 ra ? down tbe baU > b »f I couldn't t
I. O. G. T., of Georgia, met in rooms in the b ®, W b ® BOt . ont ; Certainly be
Masenio Hall at 10510 o'clock a. yeater- ? i *•* ont ®f the baok wa
day morning. ' ' bat * not soon Meridith from
day morning. ' ' uttu not seen Meridith from
Hon-J. B. Finch, Right Grand Chief 2S!.L l ? ok, .V ) h, !L ,t tho barrack 1
Templar of thu worid; Rev. Dr didnot ‘ ia vo time when we went to the
Hawthorne, G. W. o. T, of "
Meridith
. ... w to arrange everything with him! E
Georgia; Rev. E. W. IViurenTp. G*’’ ehapt “T* t ^ ,t 1 d ? n ® waa d ? n ® 1“
lain; Rev. J. W. Bnrke, P. G„ oonndlor- “ d “ f“ r “ I kuow the money was
Hon. W. B. Hill, P. representative-W A.’ bends."
Poe, D. G. T.; C. H. Harris. D. G. T.; W,
A. Gibson, 8. D. G. T., \V. W. Windham
S D. G. T.; Prof. J. 8. WilaoD. J. J. Keith
8. J. T., and J. G. Thrower, G. 8., were
in attendance.
The jury brought in a verdict of i
gully. Mr. Beyno was represented
Hardeman A Davie, end Dessau AIU ’
Tha groom ie one of the most prominent the roomr“Thongh“much“ frightenter she
enng nbvaieiane in this n.rt of th» st-,. . . . . ingiueneo, sue
t attendance. . — niiwssn »*■ JH. |
On motion of J. O. Thrower, the baste h.nn.7. i*71
t stt'l uient on the reunion of the two 7 thejsil onTuesday nigbt. Ci
O*---* — »» JPtUUllUlUl
juuuaui. m uu luwoca ok nr. uoscatn young phyMciaut io thi* p*rt of tbe HUtc,
Hum the House ut Commons leave* the while the bride is one of our society favor
(HlV. rnntfiltl In an SwVaw.^ tuuiti vn I.'»*„ ifas nnaaasai»» _« «. i ta .
of serii. meat on the reunion ’of the two , V J»H pn Tucsday night.
K k . ..i..-. -1,,,-1/TZLT.. *r° returning to the jail after a short visit
i adoption it tn* b Sowing resolution?- .7“* , . l, “
government iu an awkard position. Even ilea, possessing many charming traits of small chiimdoseL* Then * »baeia of aetUemeui
— ...s»»», eua -WhSreaa l. . vtivi of ,h. building was htillisnUy iil—inatad.
J'f“* D0B 8 b to make no outcry, and great orders havu i i em.i went to work at onco to find tne eaaae.
U4 k bi “ BeU in * a buU of wtUsm^: .;.;.: ‘ hi “ «• » ba ‘ be found out: The p
ESLttMy&eE.'S *! **!, b ™ T f fully ,considered, mid ^ hold bf “
UiiWahD.
*• »vpva tiu tuitt
hir Joba Mowbray i* | rt*dy to
bi* seat ia ibe House of Coinmons for Ox
Tro«bl«* About Form H«nd*-l>e*th of
Wcll-Knuwn llorso.
rnongh to eljly bolt the door upon him end
intimidate him by threatening t^boot 2S. a 1
with an old nUtol sbe baniedlv innb
with an old pUtol sbe hurriedly took from 1 «?' 9 S* Mneiui da most ear-
a drawer. T hebnigl^ iraa held anriJonM uc8 “.?. d,,ir ?‘ be ^»n of ta. t*o order.,
for some time, until the lady heSrd thi “^ n -7 > . b ®. briJU « b ? “b- nt
fcrd UnivenityTanil that h^m ^’“r^d “m7 Bm.n^mVo'a^n
to the «»ng«. If be do M resign, the Lib- eral m.rcanuie b “ne«i B “
Kfiles Will ff/lflill* ana! l)<rnnli (Km* have rvn . a . .
ntu anawi uor». for some time, nntil the lady provided said unEon caa be bsuugai ao- ni on,- ■ t.v ...
Ho***®; Janoary 27.-Mr. D. R. Brown fwUtepa of her brother returning home, we reSl^“? ffk lw?',,, j«-» »«ti from one ot^thiir buckets, i
® D il r ® D,CT “‘ of Oeo. when suddenly all her conrege deserted thef^,o!,i,?i D0 , ‘“i Fteced it on a wire hook pUced on the
r—- ——-e— — “a** ai two brooms, —
.'it, by tearing np one secured enough wiret
eplicethe two handles together. Then C'
most ear. took the wir6 f roI ^„ oand ^
»»t * tin p*n md f*«uned it
on« rud. T*kiOw • Lite*
, e::' r*"!" I *«» •»« from one of thiir buckeia, (
her, and the fled screaming to meet him et iull:
—.Trjzrrtr «u mercantile tmatnesa. the door, but feU falnUng in the halh The w
°?f lb **L lh °y. h hf™ The farmer* ere hauling off large qnantf- negro lost no time in breaking the door
iZ:tie. ofjtueno. At the -tS,. tim?th. q , term from its hinge, and making h^eec^e.
h..7not ..t T.s-iiiCT7E3I uea or gnano. At toe aama time they term na tungee end making hie escape. Be i.ar.
iX
^ „ y 7k®!‘ ^ There Mem. to be wm. complMnt in
, . Ib^u-for*-, bi it
'KttMfed, Tcmt w* t tb* c&ecutivo r^c-
. ,l f', d«u*ly obtAined from Homo on# At
! bi hc H n of r nri * hile * c * tor trui * thf *
- TT . 4 mere *eems to be gome comnUint in - w»'«uj«hu upon b]
3ffiR=:rusasB=
. k- tb- adoption
of the ot hviUnueuiuojjre'd epon by
the Boston conference, provided that
Mr. Gladstone MU to do so.
Took Alt III* Fatns Away.
A. M. Chubolm. Of So, IT1I ktjddanl olnot
Louis. Ho , wrltoo:
Loan. Ho., wrltoo: s-rswoourg s contracts ana Frattabarg i
"Da.to* my Ion* rooldeneo la Osaads 1 nffcrol P®®*-. Henee it is nobody's business
for roars Trow wvrro pole* Is my book, aemoo ike l’rattabarg’s.
ISJ* "“‘“'J' Hightower," the valuable
Cm n nitu.iiri'Mhi iaai. i ... ...i. •dmirwi bcgBy bom of Ur. D. .
__ other's ~taro 'hands roti-
wrong! > *bu**th.y^are E5S3SS?SK^^ K whe^d^ST 7 ^ 6 ^
Prattabnrg's contracts and Prattabnrg^ ne- i«s«ier. rakrurj eth!^nw intSavu*^ w. - that .the
.kk-AJo. i , hut Sj* 4 1 ^ au "* ,lta » , - ,1,, ter'se» Me sack, aad frec-
Uonalteaths at $1 ireb. la Juao and Down ‘
tto eapitol prtso will bo Itoo.eoo. oad on otter
and csoioni llle.uo. Hat fall icfonualt ,o con bo aac
OB appllcoUoo to H. A- Doopbla, New OrSoiBS,La
LSBOBeeMn-l.l-.l - —LT7, - . .
Cooper, in 1‘anlding county, yeoterdoy on a Lbee ol koyirnd
event of a jnrisdiction where race or lan
Btuge necessitate the organization of a
018 flight Worthy
Grand Lodge shall sustain the integrity of
,ko ” cb DmI Grand Ledge* by giving snch
Grend lodges fnll jurisdiction over the race
for which the Grand Lodge waa especially
created, anduntil the necessity for snch sep
arate organization ceases to exist each Grand
Os, hr Lodge slall have jurisdiction over and deal
■ only with the race for which it waa created.
- — ' - —»■# a ~ft tvi Ait-si, Siit; ■
nfrt to tit* f*t uitat, end by ibrnitiog t-
handles in rough tbe bare tamed on thi g*
and lit it with the blazing meal TW
had several bnmere lighted, and were I
ing to light another when the jailer ahp
in and caught the handle. It waa pi-
through tbe bar* *nd the light* pul ont, 0
jailer not ottering * word.
A Vara for thills.
. A subscriber hands the TkLXoaar* I
*®* b ?"f®g. which is well worth tryiDg:
Fill three botUes with boiling water,
hour before chill time go to bed, and i
one of these bottles on each side tbet
and the third at the tost, Ilemain un:
tma lnflnence aufficient time to paa§ u
criAi*, and the chill will be broken for t-
time. Continue thia treatment for a wn
or ten day* and tbe break will be J*
manent.