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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH : TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 18S7.-TWELVE PAGES.
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MlU .ER HUMBUGGED
gS/S*****™*
_ . ii.—Jacob Miller is
iruiSTi. F tb ' n ,, J is pot a Quaker nor
tU bar* t He « a D Fjkir . Ear ly this
t a SU«ik® r * ® ie received in ibis city
Ling telegyjo® * ct a Shaker com-
ffclt ®ftSST O and Sheriff clseg>
,UJ u , c *v a rr>n county, Ohio, of which
2S*3*fBS“r D X«p hed Tlzl
b“ obl<:{ .. ,k a’togetber unreliable and
er U » crl “V robbery must be a pure
his story of 'heriff telegraphed that
rioatisU; /“* otan |r, a tramp and a
»b M‘ ,lc ' netting the telegrams Captain
.»)- bp Detective Bedford prooeeted to
and y e ardtnci boose, at 22 Hunter
*• Sllil h\re 0 sUd Jacob Miller. He was
v et, a» d “' ‘ Ltion house, grip Back in
pied to the stat tbo rooin o£ the
j sad carried "^. jj ups MUler let (all
tf of police- , £ b aoc iJont. Cap-
“ Com ^cTsd the little trick and
U"l’ th ?s™lTwher> Captain Crim
filler turtei P th y wtrd about to
“med V“ he ‘ ha He emphatically dented
ech b* « °, th committed 1 any crime.nd
h« h ‘", „, a T he bad been robbed.
^ruered you." remarked Cap.
and yon bad jus
- » Bft id the little man in tones
-‘.Nay, u.)* . a
iojated inocce ^ directed to
Retire ^'^“nd he did so with
i>^« P “tah“ In a twinkling
r ,toU *J d whioh he olaimed had beeu
‘ i vest ’ n ueti trom beneath Lia shirt
u;, «« pulled ironi ^ Not a
said the detective, -your
k eUnp "tun art right, friend," replied
BSESSW *>• -*
[a* ^rpxketbookoontidning several
K.l^e.moanta.whichMSlercun.
replied that there was no fund BYailable for
the purpose, and no law authorising such
an expenditure. He stated however that it
Mr. Adams wou.d send upacertilicate from
the olerk of the Superior Court reciting the
facts of the granting of anew trial he
would order that a penitentiary guard be
sent with Williams to Savannah without
expense to the State. A number of similar
applications have been made to the execu
tive department, and the Ooveinor will
bring the matter to the attention of the
Legislature so that provision may be made
A GREAT FIRE AT AUGUSTA.
THE QBBATE8T OONFLAGriATION IS
THE CITY’S HISTORY,
A Ilomb la theOsmpi
Atlanta, February 12.—The great seoret
of the rush of applicants for the appoint
ment to the clerkship of the United Stats
District Court is tho salary of $3 500 and
an allowance for clerk hire. This glitter
of big pay has tempted many a man who
is pleasantly employed and earning a good
salary to join in scramble for this office. ‘
The Huenlo Theatre, the 01t.be II Mel nod
Many 8 orra Dr.trryrrt—Tlie Lots
Aboni 8100,000- M's. Bowers'
Truape Lueses 1U l!*XK*E*.
mercury dropped below the freezing point,
nnd fires are again necess ry for comfort.
Farmers are bnsy preparing for thtlr
crops and sowing spiiog oats.
river just above here, he noticed a strong",
looking bundle lodged against the limbs of
n tree that projected into the water. By tho
nid of a long stick he managed to draw it
Mrs. Fannie Jones, consort of Ilev. Jos. to the bank. Upon examination he found
Jones (ism's brother), died last Monday.
He was off preaching, but reached home
the day she died.
Mr. A. P. Silva suffered the misfortune of
lo.ing bis piKketbook last night with eighty
dollars.
MAHIKTTA.
Auousta, February 12.—Tho most de
structive fire that bat ever vi-ited Am
gust* originated in the Masonic Theatre t
f-w minutes after 6 o’olock this afternoon,
destroying the Masonio building, the Globe
Hotel and thirteen stores. The fire origi
nated by a pieoe of scenery coming in oon-
tset with a gus get, only about halt an hour
after the matinee of Mrs. Bowers’s com
pany concluded, thus fortunately being too
late communication from the department at t* 080 a panic, which would have re-
Washington will have the effect of cooling off Bulted in the death of many people. No
some of these aspirants. The communication ?“® WBB building at the time the
gives notice that hereafter the fees for copy- “ r ® originated, and so t»p\a
fng the final records in criminal cases will WBB headway after being dis-
be disallowed both in Circuit and District covered that before streams con d be gotten
Courts. All the busloees in the District “P°“ th «»'“> entire Masonio buildiugwas
Courtis criminal cases, and the reduction ®^®‘®P® d ‘? *«“«•) which soon spread to
will cut off the fees just one-half. The re- ‘ h .® Glebe Hotel and a number of stores ad
duction in fees in the Circuit Court will joining. The firemen worked heroically,
also be large. I am informed that it has but 7“ r ® n ?? bl « to , ohe & ““® fUm ®* b ± r ,®
been some years since the fees of the office one-third ot the entire block was consumed.
•• . - ■ ■ - I Among the buildings consumed, the losses
and the insurance are as follows:
Masonio Theatre, insured for MO,000,
loss about $75,000. Together with other
1, as»' r; ''“ .. j VOUt “ remarked Cap- allowed by law have been sufficient to pay
\fe b»’ 0 ® , „ bad just as well own to Col. Buck his salary.
Whisky in ttuliber Hags.
Atlanta, February 12.-
, ...-There is some- "tides burned was the entire effectsof
thioR oew in prohibition Atlanta. India I Mrs. Bowers 8 troupe, valued at $11,000.
rubber bags about the size of a grown also $15,000 worth of personal property of
hickory nut ns being circulated here. Each I ^ly la 8"C'Chen.
little bag contains a drink of genuine j
whisky, which ie tied in the neatest porsi-
The Globa Hotel, the pr.-perty of Mr. T,
W. Corkery, wan insured for $20,000; loss,
hie manner. The little bags come in big I including turniture, about $23,UUO. ^
boxes and will uevei leak unless the string j
is cut.
The slock of ury g-Haln of D.I; * As
strong, insured for $2»,000; loss, $25,000.
The buildiDg and stock of clothing end
shoes of the J. B. White Company, insured
He
Charged With Burning a Srctton node,
Atlanta, February 13.—Thla morning I for MO,000; loss, about’$.'6 000.
Officer William Sheridan arrested Sam the stock of clothing of I. L StanseU,
Brewer in this olty. He is charged with insnted for $10,000; loss, abont $8,000.
burning a section house at Bainbridgr, on the stock of carpets of Bailie A Corkery,
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail- { D the Masonio building, insured for $20,
road, about two weeks ago. Brewer was ooo ; loss, about $12,000.
Isyn
body
pel th** . , be had not been robbed
Cconfiss’d that he naa n had
r"’ * 0d th*X had b^n robbed of $28.-
feel head meekly and said in the
Lit plieid accents:
f..ia®n’tknow- MU j 6? owed
in Tith a lfttle board bill of
,®“ Captain Crim locked him
“i.rgeoicheaUng and swindling
K-a..”.™StoeV—JL
fret urml.ss crank, 'bough many be-
f.. hir_ to bo a lnnatio, while the police
feodlie opinion that he la a very enn-
L t kir who pr .otl.’es such schemes as
t;“Ul hire lor the purpose of best^
EtboardlDg houses out of a liviug. Of
Eft thing there caU be no doubt-be sold
X-,..,1 eat to men, the police, the
|r S »ni the general pnbho tn Atlanta
lerj, rery cheai> 1 _____
Df. Bakar Acquitted,
Jatl'kia, February 11.—T'he trial of Dr.
fcooidsH. Biter, of Cartersville. which
|hoccupied the Bartow Superior Court for
Ik-uI davs, was concluded to-dsy result-
i-in s verdict of acquittal. Dr. Baker
lu charged with being accessory before
§s fact m the Tobo Jsukson dynamito out
Leot which .1 ioImou was aonvicted and
Int to the penitentiary. The evidence
Eyliating Biker wav mainly that of Tobe
“ti-on, who waa brought from the oonvict
tv to testify, and his brother's. The
is-i.tr-.-l jd great attention, both on ao-
lont o! the novelty of tho crime tn this
Iction *nd the proiuiQODCO ot Dr. Bsser,
io is t leading physician in Bartow, and
i beta s member of both branohes of the
|rcia!ature.
ratal Accident Near Home.
liiusTt, February 11.—The up pauen-
ton the Eut Tennessee railroad ran
oslreight this Bide of Rome to-day,
Itsccpiag ‘.he caboose. J. F. Ketcham,
le coadnctor of the freight, was terribly
Balded and is expeoted to dis. Lewis Mor*
a train hand, was badly huxt, and E. 0.
uter ihghily injured.
formerly employed on the Western and At
lantia railroad. He had been working
E, Liebscber, W. A. Ramsey, B. M. Nix
on, J. P. Cartwright, McIntosh A Roberta
engineer on the Savannah, Florida aod and Benson A Co. were also heavy loaera
Western railroad and had been reoently by the fire.
discharged. He
his innocence
he left Bainbridge to visit a dying rela
tive in this part of Georgia. Detective
stoutly asserts I It is estimated that the loss on the bnild-
and states that I logs, goods, eto., will amount to about
$200,000.
_ . _ At this hour, 1 a. m., the fire is still burn-
Bill Jones loft with him for Bainbridge on 1 ing, but is now under control, and there is
tho 6:5C Central train to-night
KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Albert Bell Is Struck hy the Pitot of an Bo-
(lae mud Killed.
Coroner Ilodoett was notified yesterday I
| no farther danger of its spreading.
MlLLKDQhVILLB.
The Aauual Ms^qurrarte Mali—The Char
acters Assumed.
Mii.lf.dokville, F.bruury 12.— 1 The an-
morniDg: that a negro man named Albert nni| j mttfi( m era do ball, given under the
Ball had been auspices ot the German Clnb last night,
freight tr.ain on was a social event long to be remtmbered
and Western railroad, in tbo roar ofI the iQ t ^ g xii© dress circle and balcony
residence of Mr. W. A. Huff in ' ln ®“ of the Amusement H »11 were packed to their
ville district. The coroner went out-at utm08t oap aoity. One hundred couples
onco to the soepe and found • toga crowd wete gyraUn({ aronn(1 in thepunuet and on
of negroes looking on at tho body of the t ^ e B ^g 6> Altogether, it presented a speo*
dead man. lie was lting on the slue of tho I a„,.n ,,,,in i-. f„htntien
Burning or the Van back Ivflrmary—The
Lon • JO.OOl),
MAUicrrA, Febrnsry 13. —The largest fire
that has visited Marietta in five years swept
away about $2U 000 worth of properly last
night. The Van Slaok Infirmary, a large
frame building situated near tho Western
and Atlantic railroad, in the northern part
of the oity, waa burned, togatber with allita
o intents. The fl re com municated from tbia
to a barn belonging to Dr. Dr. T. A. Slew-
art near by, which waa burned, as also
another small building on tbe same lot.
For n time it seemed that Dr. Btswart's
dwellirg and all other bnildtoga on the place
would burn, as the wind was blowing di-
reotly from the Van Slack building to it,
and eparks as large as a man's hand were
falling like ruin on everything iu that di
tion.
Htd the Stewart bail ling burned it is
very probable that every residence on that
aide of the street for a quarter of a mile or
more would have burned also, as there was
a fierce wind blowing and no water was
available, so tho engine was of no service.
These residences Indnle some of tbe moat
fashionable of the city, also Harwood Sem
inary. Fortunately when the Van Stack
building was bnrnirg its fiercest the wind
shifted and tbe groatest danger was past.
People worked with a will that only deeper
ato circumstances could command.
Tbe Van Stack building was jnaf complet
ed last Juno by Dr. Van alack, a geotlemau
from B stou. It coat about $12.MOO,
and, together with the furniture,
was insnrtd for $13,00), There were about
twenty-five rooms, whioh were famished
with elegant furniture requisite for their
use. Oaing to the newness of the build
ing, as it had not got odrertued, there wera
but few occupants—about a dozon wealthy
oitiz us of Boston, who lost most ot their
effects. The heat was so intense that it
was uncomfortable at 15) yards.
The barn of Dr. Stewart’s contained
several hnodred bushels of com, immense
pi'es of cluver, hay, etc., which were easy
prey to the Himes. His loss will reach
over a thousand dollars; no insurance.
Oindi rs from the Vau Slack building are
found in large nnmbera all over town on a
line with the fire, and for a mile and a half
below tbo scene.
While the fire was raging, hews was
brought by train from Atlanta of the big
fire at Augusta,
it to be a bag sewed op at both ends, con
taining tbe dead body of an infant of light
complexion. He at ouoe started for town
to report hia discovery to Coroner Soot),
whereupon Mr. Soott bad the body broght
to town for examination, nnd if pos i-
ble to tin 1 s-ime clno as io who the perpe
trator- of th 1 " crime were. A corone V jury
was impanelled this morning, and sever-.!
witnoests were swoiu to day, bat not suffi
cient evidence wns proour d to oonvict any
one. The jury adjourned at 7 o'olock to
night without rendeting a verdict
ONE OF OUR ENTERPRISES.
A GLIMPSE AT THE SOUTHERN SEED
COMPANY’S RECORD.
An Invitation of Wbleh the City Should !»•
I'roatl—WhAt It liu Dons and la
Djfng to Advartlae Itself and
Mfccon- Orlier I'uiuta.
AUGUSTA
Movements <
dead man. He was lying on
track very nearly in tbe aanie position as he
taole once seen and never to be forgotten,
T. E. Hubert (Warrenton), "Bine btar;'
waa knocked by the pilot of the engine that B i’ ra j cy ••American Gentlemen;'' T. D.
.. A... „1. kim I . * . . . .. . a n t. •
struck him. _
A jury was empanelled with Dr. W.
Lane, "Spanish Brigand;” D. Smith,
Italian Peasant;" B. F. Joe), "Sailor;"
this <
to
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news 1
ctuta,k
at the e:
ve men
would t
at, and I
k SOB*
is i .
i racakj
iheey
n Sir
mot L.,
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GoTuemiDt Swindled at a Brclstereet
Distillery.
Arum, February 12 —One of the largest
ettrnl government distilleries in Geor-
has been ran, until recently, by liham
"lerlonl, about seven miioj from Love
tt Clayton county. The distillery
Mont Urge quantities of spirits, and
year* everything baa gone on awimingly.
ue time ago tbe suspicion took hold of
*sa officials here that Unole Sam Was
btiag dealt fairly with by Crawford, and
"ret uniion waa started in a quiet way.
>ne,dcioaa circamstauoe should be
*1 In tbe outset, whiob, I believe, hsa
“or b en referred to in the Tcleorapu
big still was run in thenamsof Wil
'• r, an illiterate negro, who, it
vae paid $12 in money, one bushel
and 12 pounds of meat per month
"sfiznro head. Tho investigation
t tbe officials that the bueiuess waa
1 and a raid waa made. It wu dis-
that Crawford pretended to ope
' "U bo inches long, when in reality
i *>re U) iaohes, thus increasing the
beyond the legal limit. He waa
tod with this offense, also with refill-
'lisped packages, sailing at wholesale
»license and with being in oollus-
b J. II. Davis, the government state-
and ginger. He was also assessed
■won the excess of whisky msnafto-
*eld without tepurliug the ruiur,
'I II,IKK). The affair is developing into
‘Hung of a sensation,
ftoiootbepubliely known, but it Is,
run- Use, a fact that Crawford is one
ae atreties on the official bond of Hon.
paaac. Crenshaw, the collector of inter-
revet ua for this district. A strong ef-
.'* , being made to effect a
' nient of the caee with the gov-
vent, and consultations - and confer-
’here and proposition* at Washington
KS*3 o1b F on tor * 0 “® ti “ 1 ®' Uraw-
«« effered to compromise the matter
ill’ll I?' r 11 ' 5, ,,ndt, “*• ,ul ®. baa de
ll uvi? *S* onot with the proper author-
rrai, 1.°“®' hM been accepted and
rmbably not he.
i ‘f 0,he " luiTe bad a share
^ tae bnsineaa and the offi-
it ik!rL f,n ; U “? ‘be matter. It
id, fk tb A* futt b* r the investigation
►d'. the deeper is the rascality devel-
i^ d , u ** l ““ r » perUe* are found to be
ia ak,d^ d "‘ bp “* U “® P rom '
Gibson as fereman. The facte brought out w D Mimg (LorrUne), "Cyclone Miller;''
by the evidence are about these: Bell was E Hendtix ..Knight of Silver Cross;" E.
an employe of the Central '““T 1 ,* nd B. Fowler, "MiUedgevilleLight Infantry;
worked tu aud about the shops. Ho lived a a Kockwdll (Savannah), "Fireman;
in tbe locality known as Pleasant Hdl, to Marion Harris (Macon), "Fireman;” Ton
the east of ▼IneviUe, and was in the McCri(rtue .. 0ne of tho Boy.;” R. H,
habit of working bard all the Hatohins ( Uacon) , " Ml tk A&tony;" L
week and drinking »ome on Kenao .. 0adet M> G . M> A a. College;'
Hiturdny night. Onl last Saturday n ght . rom Hgll ,. Handy Andy;'' U. Hunter,
he waa seen near his house by an another .. Prinee charming;" J. Wilkes, "Wanki
negro named Louis Upward, who, joeing p .. w E U aygood, "Count of Monte
that he was drinking, told him to go home. C risto;'' John Prince, "Don Valtx;” G. C,
Howard then left him and went to hi* own I Crawford (Atlanta), “Mexican Greaoer;'
bouse. Yesterday morning at 5:40 o olock j_ 0> Ual i "Dogberry;" W.
Engineer James E. Flanders, who waa oom- p trWnl "Country Cousin;" W. .
ing into the city with his freight trriu, *aw naJ , , 8rtg)> t{ the Guard;'
a man lying acroaa the traok. He blew the w )§[. Qd| "Prince of the Carnival;" G.
whistle, applied brake* and d ' d o. Green (Eatonton), "Duke of Durhaq;"
everything poa«ib!e to attract p at er William*, “Sir Walter Scott;" D. 8
attention of the man. but it wa* S an d ford. “Jay Gould;" R. T Avant,
impossible to (top the tnin, and he »aw the I ..Athlete;” Dan Lockhart, "Old Veteran;"
pilot when it struck bim on the head. R w Bob.,,, .. 8ir Walter Raleigh;" Val
the tririu ran *eTeral car lengffi. before it na,,,^ (Eatonton), "Knight of Red
oould be stopped, and then went baek to c L .' Jaoluion> '..Damfiuo;" Dan Wax-
tbe *oene. Conductor Floyd *eut “*«• elhaum, “Count Caramack;" Terry Trcsnor,
man William McCrary up the road ..Virginia,.” j. c. Bell (Albany), "De-
with a red * t °P,*b® fiance No. 3;" Ed Treanor, "Lister;"
passenger train, which was then almost due. Mia, Leila Humber, “Pleasant Girl;" Mis.
•° “t® P'ejeot “S| “® Lily Seott, "Prinee** Raweti*;" Miese.
(night The oonduotor then examined the &nuis Barksdale, L:l* Adler, Annie Berry,
body of the unfortunate man and found it ..p^oe Little Mails from School;" Miss Bee-
warm. PrentiM. aranef U ®-sleLamar, “It.inbow;"MiaaBelleOompton
hia yard, and hearing the repeated whistle* "Crosa Patch;" MU* Lula Tripp*, "Fan-
and seeing the train stop and go back, sup
posed some one bad been run over and
wont to the railroad. He found th* body
lying on the aide of the road with the train
men around it. The freight train then w*ut
on into the city. The flagman having
atoppod the passenger, boarded it and fob
lowed th* freight
There was a good deal of hearsay evi-
denoo before the jury to the
effect that a man had been
seen who saw Bell about 4 o'olock try
ing to get into a house not far from where
he was killed; that Bell did not live happily
at home and drank whisky in oonsequence,
and Unt Bell and one of hi* neighbor* had
■ dispute about some land a long time
ago, etc.
Dr. Gibson made au examination of Bell's
in j uric*, and found that the skull had been
traotured, but that death had been caused
by tbe concussion. There was a scalp
wound and a contusion. On* of the wrists
waa also fractured.
Some of the jury thought that possibly
the min had beeu killed and then placed
upon the track, as In the ease oi Harrison
Brown, for the murder of whom Green
ltickeraon wa* convicted, but the
theory was upset by the testimony of
the physician and 'he engineer, one
testifying that he saw tbe pilot of bla en
gine itrike him, and the other that if the
oody wa* cold in death, the wound it re
ceived would not bleed so profusely.
trill H
few d*y« ;
in * ,rom H « T »"a»n.
1»—Some months
“ lbf jlrtnf in th * Chatham SQDerior
twjSHSffsag
ea.«.k ““P*- 8. B. Adams, Em„
tanah, eonnifl fo, WUIUms, hli
Governor advising him
th*
“®* trial hM
htau “ d
JK.?; vxpsnae* of getting
tocktobavanuah. Th. Governed
granted
*Ak* that
Fan;" Mis* Rose "bite, "Whit* Kitten.
Miss Annie Weekea (Talbottoo), "Nobody
Darling;" Mias Bell* Wuite, "Somebody'*
Darling;" Ml*a Hopkina, "Lady of Lyons;
Mis* Ada Evans, "Evening Star;" Miss
E lan Fox, "Yum.Yom;''Mui*Berta Wadeli,
"Gypeie Maid;" Mias Mamie Fox, "Maid
of the Mist;" Miss Olive Hetty, "Icicle.
Mi** Minnie Bellamy, "Diana;" Miss Mar-
wood Herty, "Maud Muller;” Miaa Rachel
Jo*l, "Spanish girl;" Mia* Sadie Hall,
"Maid of Sarsgota;" Mias Sallie Lockhart,
"Peppermint Candy;" Mia. Lula White,
"Merry Eingan;" Mia* Rewte (Sparta),
"Princea. Beatrice;" Mie* Florence Mar-
•hall (Macon), "Macon TxLEf.naru;" Mb*
Annie Treanor, "Giggling Otrl;" Ain* Mol-
lie Router, "Nobody but me;" Mias N >ra
Treanor, "Twawrie;" Mils Grace Lampley,
“Jolly;" Mr*. E. Treanor, "Lady of Mar-
seille*;' Min Gertie Treanor, “Spaniah
Lady;" Mils Roaa Carrington, "Princes..
LambelL"
OABTEBSV1LLE.
The Netsrisss Ssbs .'arris —coper r.-c=
Jail—Note*.
Cabtbssvill*, February 11.—Bartow Su
perior Court baa juit closed a live week*
term. Several important com* were dis
posed of. TUom of pobtie importance,
wen: Tbe Stats vs. Sam J-tckeon and Dr.
T. H. Baker, charged with complicity in
the dynamiting of Judge Collins’* house
n Kt.u to Itep.lr the Uamace
Done bj the Fire.
Avov.,t\, Febtunry 13.—Tbe people have
quieted down sinoe the fire, and a move
ment is on fjot to rebuild a magnificent
opera bouse. Subscriptions will be stsried
in the morning. A telegram from a wealthy
Northern capitalist, offering to take stock,
was received to-dsy. Toe Masonio order
will hardly rebuild the hall on t'.o same
plot, bnt will probably dispose of the old
site end erect suitable quarters elsewhere.
A snbecrip'ion list to build a splendid ho
tel on the site of the old Globa Hotel baa
also been Started,
Tha Oearlla Brass.
Evans & Paul, of SmithviUe, have sus
pended.
Vanderbilt's yacht, Alva, is daily expected
at Jtkjl I-land.
Messrs. Calmns A Pro., of Hawklnsviile,
have resumed buMuess,
TbeElberton A-r Line railroad will be
changod to a broad gauge.
The Carrollton public schools opened
with an attendance of 162.
Messrs Schofield, of Augusta, will put up
a hotel at the electric well at Sharon.
The Salvation Army hn* hi gun a cam
paign iu Augusta. Captain Ella Brucker is
iu command.
A Brunswick hnsines* man reoently
lighted a cigu.' wit's a $75 check. He did'nt
go to do it.
The rate of taxation in Jefferson county
will be reduoed. Tho rovenue is now laig- r
than the oounty needs.
A Vlaht Oeoe-is N iiia!I.m tn Savannah
Savinxau, February 12.—The sensation
of tbe day in Savannah ia a penoi ul en
counter which took place this ufteriiuoii be
tween M. J. Salomons, a prominent broker
aud treasurer of the Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Compauy, and Guataru
Eckstein, a leading dry goods merchant
The quarrel began in S domons's office, and
;rew out of a misunderstanding in regard
a tbe sale of some stock. Hot words en
sued, and Eckstein atraok Solomons in tho
face, knocking him down. Tbe latter de
termined to have aatiateotion, and this af
ternoon waited near Eckstein’* store for
Eckstein to retnrn • from dinner.
They met and at onco
came to blows Eckstein'* olerk*
came to his assistant)* ar.d several members
ot Solomons'* family entered tbe fray, and
there waa a free fight until officer* inter-
ferred. Pistols were drawn and clubs were
fraely uted To-night Solomons, two of hia
sons aud bis ion fu-liw were arrested and
placed under bond*. Eckstein will Ira ar
rested later on. All ot the partie* will be
before the grand jury next week. The
principal* ia the affair are prominent citl-
•an* Vt • V ikatain Kcinrt nna nf Iha W/itlth.
In tho history of ilauon'.a steady growth
end improvement, none of her enterprises
or iostitntienH have taken a bett-.r etou t
than the Southern Seed Company.
The rapid, almost marveloue, thrift that
has marl; • d Its con re* aud given to it tho
prominence it enjoys to-day, is renderml
morn worthy of commendation and of notice
when the comparatively short time within
which it ha* beeu uocomplisbod is remem
bered.
Outside of this city and the soction of
country immediately dependent on it, tho
business now oonduoted so successfully
under the style of tbo Sonthorn Seed Oom-
panv waa scarcely known at the beginning
of 1885.
Iu September, 1884, it was incorporated
into a stock company, and from that period
its history as an enterprise may be said to
have begun. Mr John R. Elba, the present
efficient nnd oourtoons tuamger, took
charge of the business at that time, and in
the folloenng September wa-e mile presi
dent and manager, both of whioh positious
he holds at present.
Tne object in the organization of thin
company, waa to establieh right herein our
beantitnl Central City headquarters for eeod
for tbe United SXatee.
Some would be inolined to think at firs t,
considering the wonderful competition in
larger and mote powerful oitiea of tho
Uuinn, tuU iiitae uujeoU, eVca if a tr.flc
ambitious, weie pretentious, to say tha
least.
That that they have not proven so, but on
the contrary.have been in a measure ao-
complishc-d, even at this early stage, an in
spection of this record is iov.ted. Th*
first year's business aggregated $20,001
The second year’* work shows an increase
cn these flgnros of over 50 per cent, or
nearly $50,000. while the present Mason
will show an increase equally as tl itt.-ring,
running tho total to nearly an ovon
$100,000.
Nj oaa csndcubl, in tho face of such ro-
Tbe jary*eonciaded it* ’investigations at) January, 188.5. Jackson was found guilty
the city htll yesterday tfmrnoon, and ten- laat week and was yesterday sentenced to
j j ;l. <.iu«in<t wAv/tiA'? “We, tbe
deredthe following vordiol:
jury, find that th* deceased, Albert Bel),
came to bi* death by being slruck by the
pilot of a freight train on the Macon and
Western railroad, near tb* ell laboratarv,
on Sunday moroiug, Feorntry nth, 1887,
and thstno blame U atUched to the iaU-
"rhegenerally scoepted theory 1* that Bell
wa* drunk and wandered upon tb* railroad,
not knowing where he was going, he
finally laid down upon th*tr*ck»nd went
to sleep. On hi* person wo* found n fluk
of whisky, with about one-half of the eon-
tents gone.
Flra at Ilutte, Montana.
000; Imoisnce f11,000.
Another Lickj Mwah'*®" <*•«“•) K *"'
wort ..Mtradtkrtat taelMt
is:,
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^JyesterdsyL.. ______
aiz years in the penitentiary. Dr. Biker
was arraigned last Monday morning and the
matter wua submitted to the jury yesterday
evening, when they retired aud returned in
• abort tim* rendering a verdict of not
guilty. Tnis winds np the dynamite bnsi-
ness, with the exception of R F Jones.wbo
stands indicted f-r harboring Tobe Jack-
son.
Tobe Jackson wasbronghtdown from the
coal mines os a witness, and laet night
abont 10 o'clock effected bis escape fiorn
the jail by sawing out, taking only hia
brother Sam with him, and they are now
toth at large. Tobe says ho b> only going
to get Sam ont of danger and then he ia
coming back to give I.lmseif np and serve
ont hia sentanoa.
Something like a boom struck our placo
a few days ago and several plecea cf rial
estate changed hand*. Judging from Jho
oommoo talk onewonld be led to believe ,,
we are on tbe verge of a proape ran* financial
revolution and that Bartow's nndevelop-d : at bdnd ‘*7
mineral wealth would coon bo a thing of
reality. We are all animus tbia may be the
tarn and bring our county to the front. j i*«xiy of a
We have had several day* of pieman I a.r
■weather, which haa caneed bu.i* to aw. II | MlLLXDoxvtL
and graaa to ahow iUilf, bat but night the day,
sens, Mr. E iksteln bring on* of the wealth
iest merchant* in Savannah.
Charles S. Blno, secretary ot the Pro
gressive Social Club, was convicted in tbe
Superior Court last week of keeping a
gambling room, »nd wu to have been sen-
tenoed to-day. Soon after hi* conviction
ha disappeared. His Ci-mppeannco wu
followed by tbe discovery of other irregu
larities. The Savannah Bank and Trust
Company dleoonoted a note for $1,600 to
whioh it wu discovered that Blnn had
iorged his brother'* signature. Steps were
at one* taken toward * prosecution. Tbe
note wu bought up by Bmn's wife and the
matter wu hushed up. To-dsy Blnn for
feited his bond by failing to appear at
court for untance. His wtertabout* are
unknown, bathe is supposed to tra in Now
York.
AMBHIOUS.
Death of Mr. Jutra Halils—Th* Superior
Coure—P.isansl.
Anauccs, Febiusry 12 — Mr. John N.
Hollia, of Marion county, died to-day in
this city, at the residence of bl* son-in-law,
Judge Allen Fort. He hu lived In Marian
eounty 40 yaara, wu honored and respected
by *11 who knew Urn. Ha leave i four chil
dren, Uon. Howell T. Hollis, of Bnena
Viata, Mr*. CspL A. Taylor, of SmithvUle,
and tne wivu of J adge Allen Fort and CoL
E. O. Simmon* of. this city. Hi* wife is
also living at a ripe old age.
An adjourned term of Sumter Superior
Coott will Ira held next week. Anumberof
criminal coosa are expected to bo tried.
The oau attracting most attention ie tbe
Btate vs. Annie Mooie.eharged with the kill
ing of Pat Eratrin.
Mrw. A. L. Reea, who haw been visiting
relatives in thi* city, l*it for home to-day.
Mtu Ells Andrews, of O ilumbos, is vis
iting in this city, to tb* delight ol the many
friends she made here during a visit lut
summer.
Tbe sheriff election occur* on tbe 25th
iuaL The friends of both Mix* and Mar-
kett are working hard. The result ia
doubtful.
TY-'IY.
Angry Hr. Ilerrla— Bl.aty of Posenma and
TrUh.
Tt-Tt, February 13.—Ur. SxmO. Harper
came back from Savannah tbe maddest nun
of all the delegation that attended the
Uoited States Court lut week. The 8a-
vau. ah Morning Naws reported that Bam
O. Harper, of Tatnall county, wu eonvicted
of silling intoxieanta oontrory to law, and
wu sentenced to pay a fine oi $100, or im-
prsonment in tbe Savannah jail one
month, whertu Mr. Harper waej from Ty-
Ty and wu acquitted ot th* obarges pre-
fered against him.
I raw in tha Georgia press eolumn of the
Teutoasrn s few days ago an aocouot of a
Berrien connty man carrying a cart load ot
poteuma to Quitmao. Ty-'l • cm see that
and go one better, u Mr. Williams’* two lit
tle sona have the two laat Saturdays
brought into lown a small load of poenums
in their cart, and u talers are plentiful and
ebaap iMi an •tij matter to get up an n-
Mu I
Ofeeneaborohu voted to iuu. bon*i to H th» Investment, tho
build two bohnol bonoee, one for vV.t* and j [if w a at t be mnnag m -nt p'opoaed
ie ior colored children. (0 2 - CO mptnD. or tho fai-h exblbl'cd in the
DeH .vcn’s show tea* nttwcUd at Affitri- f n t nr< , „f u i , tb* best city in tbe eottra
onsby oneot the employs, who claimed I gnnth.
that bla wages lial nut beau paid. '
S. A Fogle, of Brunswick, short in big
acojnnts with hi* employers, has been ar-
nsted in Thomu county, and will be vig
orously pros ranted.
Last Wednesday, near Attapulgus, Mr*.
Annie Simpson was buried. She died from
appoplcxy. Just one week before, at the
same hoar of the same day, the wu mar
ried.
A hnrglarstole the fine medietas chest of
Dr. McOisin, of Arlington, and several days
after it was found safely tnckod away under
the step* of tbe Methodist chnroh.
The Norwegian bark, Tiled, got aground
on Floyd shoals, near Brunswick, Thurs
day and wu so badly injured that she will
have to go ou the way* at Savannah lor re
pair*.
Fort Giinet Tribune: A white bey,
about sixteen years of age, passed through
here Wednesday, trom Detroit, Micb.,
bound for St. Anguattae, FU. He came all
the way horsebaek.
The grand jury of Jackaon oounty failed
to indict SheUmet, the white man who wu
so terribly beaten tome weeks sinoe by
regulators, and who waa accused of the
burglary of Statham's iters.
The bridge of the Amcrlous, Preston and
Lumpkin railroad terou the Flint will be a
handsome Iron struoture, with a draw for
the passage of boats. At the point seleeted
the bed of the river is solid rock.
Mr*. J. S. Fletcher, of Brook* county,
while Rttendtag to her ebiokeu* discovered
two immense rattlesnakes in a gopher hole,
and wu brave enough to ge t her husband's
shotgun and kill both. Th*y bad ton rat
tle* ucb.
Mias Emma Donaldson and Muter Jim
mie Donaldeon, daughter and eon of Mr.
H. B. Donaldson, ot Dnbllu, died last week,
Mias Donaldson wu to have been married,
bad not lllneaa interfered, two days before
hex death.
Mr. William B. Candler, aged abont 41
yarn, a son of Mr, John A. Candler, of
While Oak district in McDuffie connty,
committed anioide Friday hy hanging him
self in bis father's barn. Financial embar
rassment is assigned u the motive.
Mr. Jame* Anderson, a Cochran carpen
ter Working at Eastman, toil from tb* ve
randa of a new bnildlng on which b* wu »t
work, and wu followed by • bundle cf
shingtea, whioh toll upon him, inflittog
severe injuries in addition to those caused
by the toll.
Tha nutwell Sun publishes a letter from
W. W. Jackson, tbe man who stole a trac
tion engine, and when under strut made
his esoape by jumping from a train near
Tooooa. The letter is dated Lincoln, Kan
sas, and came in tbo registered mail. Jack-
ion writes in a humorous vein.
John Smith, a negro, while stealing n ride
on tbe train from (Jolumbus to Maoon, fell
eff near Reynolds and wu dragged five hun
dred yards. When picked up It was found
that one foot wu nearly muhed off above
tha ankle, the other foot split open, bla
right arm broken and other serious injuries
inflicted.
Edward Kennedy, an Irishman living In
Berrien ooonty, bad a narrow escape from
(tooth Frilay. He wu iu Albany that day
and beoomiug almost helplessly drank, sat
down on the railroad atxrat a mile from
town. Tbe engtmer of the first train that
nasaed saw him in time to slacken rpced,
MILLKDIir.VILLK.
fast Found —Tb* C
r'a In* -eilsatlua.
li.k, February 13, I.eat Fri* I gr
pro sue fiebin^ in tne uconee *0
I e.i ,1 otw taeua nan aaoAAu au nia-Atu rjc
but not to atop, and the man was totted
from the Dark by tbe ocwotteher. Elim
ination showed tint ha wu only slightly in
jured, no bones being broken. '
SenoUSentine’; A negto living near de
note enl hated one act* it leai iu totlon
lut year. The lend wu pretty good, he
need no fertiliser* and from lb* one acre be
gathered nine bale* of cotton weighing
■ometbing over 600 pound* each. Daring
Forman’* palmiest day* be gathered jast
five bales from one acre and his land wu
heavily manured and highly cultivated.
Tbs negro's success wu not in cultivating
bit patch, but it wu in picking hia cotton
at night.
Sumter Republican: Thursday night,
when DaHaven'a circus wu about to leave
Pnston for Americas, and the trein was
crowded, the engineer bad detached tbe
engine and Under, and ran a rod or ao op
tbe track. The augim <ir bad stepped out
of the rab and wu working on the engine,
and white he wee thua engaged, some mis
erable wretch slipped into the engine, re
vereed the throttle an-1 jumped out Tbe
engine and tender rn-lied back on the
crowd- 1 train and would have done seri
ous it jury, bat tb* (balance wu net great
enongu to tarnish the impetus to break in
to tbe ocachew. A.e it we* the tender w -v
illy damaged and will coat the road
eUiing tar repaira.
U la a uotaaorlby but humiliating truth
that, until very recently, the South hat been
almost wholly dependent upon her neigh-
bora on the other aide oi Mason end Dixon's
tine (or molt of the article* cousunud at
home. Hats, shoes, clothing, machinery,
and even tbe oommoneet fruits of tho noil
— such an oabbagea, turnips, buckwheat,
apple*, Irish potatoes, and many other pro-
t note, are transported hundreds ot milts,
and told at our d-iors, thus impoverishing
onratilvis and enriching the denlxen* of tho
distant North. Even in tho matter of gar
den needs, ontsido of the traditional long
collard aud okra, our truck farmers have
been, iu the main, forced to rely upon tbe
seedsmen of the West and East for llioir
seed supply. And this, too, io the faco of
the fact that seed (in exceptional instances
only) that are reared in those high latitndos
are often not to be railed npon, lacking the
essential element of acclimation.
Tbe Southern S ed Company in every in
stance has spared no pain* or expense to
proonre the very beat crop* that could bo
grown in every variety of seed bandied.
What they oould not grow (tor no seed
establishment can depend on any one local
ity for its supply), their have procured from,
the very best growers in other localities, in
each sod every instance testing for them
selves the merit* of the varieties nought,
In this way they have built pp a reputa
tion for reliability that extends fur and
wide. They have no failure*. Thcro are
no oomplatota from their patrons. The
stock is at ati times fully up to every re
quirement, the demand is good, and the
bui tae» firm and satisfactory.
Not only doe* th* Southern Seed Com
pany supply a territory extending over the
entire country, and inoluding almost every
Southern city, tut when other crops are
abort they moke a market for the thrifty
planter, in which the demand is always
steady and the prices good. Take, for io-
stance, the ordinary field or specxled pea.
To such growers as eau produce them tho
Southern Heed Company pays 80 cents per
bushel, buying them Lorn time to
time in lota a* many on 2 000
bushel*. A1I sections are supplied,
the Southern Seed Company being tho dis
tributer. Lut year they sold over 5,000
bushels. This year th* ssis* will reach
iii.Olit) iiUiiisis, or more. In Oeorgls col-
lards last year this comp iny sold Hires tons
of seed, ot <1,000 pounds; this year the enle
will be equally a* Urge. Jo milo main tha
company handled last je*r*bout2<) pounds.
This year th* number of pounds will not
fall short of 5,000.
These figures, in addition to showing
what a market for seed crops the company
has establUhed, gives au Idas of the extent
Of its busiaeas.
It is not no esssry to add anything in ref
erence to the list of the basinets. It would
only be to detail what has already been
mentioned. What baa been stated in re
gard to partilulor branohes noted, could
be said in reference to all tbe others. Every
variety of ***<1 can be found there, and of
the purs.t kind. The** include oil the
fancy varieUer of cotton seel, that hava
been vrocured after diligent search, aud
after having been thoroughly tested.
T'he company, by a system of judicious
advertising and fair dealing, baa established
its name and bnilt np a wide reputation. It
U known everywhere. Its friends are in
every section, and its orders arc not oon-
fined to tb* limits of thU country. In ad-
vertieiog Itself it has advertised Mtoon,
and, sa a Macon institution, tbe TsLxunxra
ia proud of it, the nemo it bears and th*
business it doe*.
MsxIoa i l fiLilojert.
Washington, February 13.—The Com
missioner of Peniiona invite* pens! mars
under the Mexican pension Uv to comatn-
nlosto directly with the Pension Bureau at
W aahtagtan. The Cotnmioaioner has pre
pared letter* of instructions and blank
iormsof application and affidavit fur wit
nesses, which willb* famished to each di
rect applicant, and which, it properly used,
will greatly hasten tha adjndicatiou of the
the rights or applicants.
AHonthern Lad/ to Marry Id Italy.
Eons, February 13 Mas Terry, of
South Cdtultaa, who h u been received into
theOatholiaCbureti In M.r ballaa, will
merryConut Muccioti »i Munlsiplo, ou
Febiusry 20th. Cardinal Gibbons, it Lia
engagements will p-ra.it, will afterward
perform the retigEu. c> ri-mony ia the
Chap-1 cf the An n in Coll-g». The Car
dinal confirmed Mien Terry’s mother.
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have a "*w«ll«el h»*4.
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i. r•cower cent tor far'd. Mid
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