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LETTER.
i CAUSES A GREAT
•F^mowahuh-
“* . uiv0 (ilKKl li.HHI.II* for
1" Belief comment of
T the !’«»••
tori! 18.—A five-line whip pttb-
£okp 3 8* *P" s ConeervHiiv.s to attend
-se-i mhW iioubo of Commons to-
lf ciet'M p ? on bund to vote for the
tW 80 “‘" of the Idfii .-rimes ao
cofiS f f ‘° * Members bejtan to troot
H diu e »' •• oniisiiidly early bon
in tb? ^™ e » t " 8ecnro seats, the belie f
d *' w /notber scene similar to Ihst ot
“will occur dmitiB theeveuiuR ►
letter of Mr. Purnell, sup-
Ttf “ s ^been sddres-fd to Mr. E*a ,
« r,)b t he ptionix Paik murders, whiot.
t: ‘ n, e« published this momiop, has
v ' e V .Lease excitement among all par-
'”^t, an iuterview to day, Mr. Clancy,
"Llhte member for D-.U-n county, said
‘T er was an infamoua concoction, and
WJu that it heart internal evidenced
► c Jr He aaid also that snspioion was
Su. directed ag-iast » certain pmann a.
"1, An 11 i'la member of Patiiau #;ii
this morning tor DaSilm to com
tbs hand-writing in the letter attrib-
Parnell with tbut of the person sus-
fjlohe, commenting on the letter,
. i.Until the horrible accusation that
lr* P-rnell wrote the letter is proved we
<3i?»credit it.’ ...
The P* 1 M *11 G zdte BR y" : Uot . il lhe
Lrhpiiticuy of the letter ahull he absolutely
- y j 0 **;i be no n««d to discuss its
Ik:
the
JTHE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2(i, 1887.—TWELVE PAGES.
r«,« James Gazette says: "The letter
l.,, crave a document that it will n t do
’’ , lf J it as genuine until Mr Parnell
Em be leud from concerning it"
1 Lt . | 0 bby ot the Honse of Commons la
L,ded»ith men b.rs eagerly discussing
r, alleged Parnell latter, lhe Irish mem
e„ joiligu mtly deiHre it to be a forgery,
ftesensation produced by the publication
L Ha letter has been so great that the
liKClaily large edition issued to meet ibe
inaoted dtmaud proved itainffijient. The
beta ex.owed special bulletins cslling
rtenutra to the letter and sfi.t extra snp-
i-l,,, to the railway news agent) and to
IhwUtaUs Tile P.rnellltcs all declare the
I Bias letter an infamous concoo-ion and
a i b-rate invention to publicly slander the
Itaier of the Home Rule party. Tceys .y
that even on the low ground of expediency
Parnell would be the last man in the world
to trite a letter containing snob
damning admissions. They contend, there
fore, that ell reason in the case proves the
let er to bo a forgery on the lace of it,
pciutibg tor proof to the contents of the
docmatn', esptoislly the wii'tr'a warning
tbs person to whom the letter purported to
be aritten not to disoiose thoaddrega,
while no address is given. The fuel that
is siatiai ire t» the onlx part cf the letter
in Pami It's writing is by itself, the Home
Bnl.r. argue, pro-.f that the whole thing is
s fraud, «», a wording to them, • while it
v.tu dbe d fiicult to obtain enough sped-
mm* of I’ururll’a handwriting to enable a
forger to imitate to the tx'ent necea-
*aiy to snootBsfully not iff a whole
latter as I is, it is not difficult
to obtain his signature, l’atn l', the agent
of the Associated Press is uuthor!/. d to
state, »i 1 categorically oeny that he wrote
(he I-Iter Parnell " ill make the denial in
the House ot Comm' na Ibe editor of the
Times sill be summoned to the bar of the
U use ot Commons to explain the satin r
snip of the l iter.
in an iuierviaw to-day, Mr. Parnell
piloted out that, although at first sight
Kmiof the letter in the Times' fso iluiil
ptiuted ibis morning appeared to reat-mbl
Lis autograph, a cl iao comparison show*
*1. .d-d 'ii.t -trihi'i;' *hff..ranee in many
important points. Mr Parnell said the
Inter and signatnre were impudent for-
l«rio*. and that be strongly suspected the
lOeiiTty ot the forger. Uo was i cd cidecl
wtHher to proseomo the l imes or not,
SrUonhard Hamuels n’s amendment to
the Crimea bill, lo 'he eflf. ct that the bill, if
p s-ed, would Incn-sae disorder in Ireland
and endanger the nsion and the empire, and
tb-rsfnrs shou'd t« rejected, was def sli d
iotbe Hi.nan of Commons to-night bya vote
o 307 to 269, and the second reading ot the
triuiea bill was agreed to without opp atilioo
in the House ot Commons to day Col.
Kibg-HariaaD, tb* new Parhsmentaty un-
dsr tfcretary tor Ireland, for the first time
dtioa his appolmm-nt, auswered inti rro-
ga'oiiee respecting Irish affairs. Upon
rising be was greeted with cheers by the
("seremeut support' ra snd groans and
d«ri-ive rri-e by the Hamel ties.
Mr 8 non asked whether t e govern
ment would cooscnt to re-cmd the ansp-u-
•ion of Mr. ti'-aiy. W. H. Smith, first
lord if the'reasury, replied for the gov*
ernmeut that the doty they had to Ois-
charge on Friday t ight was moat disagrees-
“I* Tho government were aotry they
*eref treed to aek that Mr. H. aly be i.aiu-
*d for turn g'eaaing ord ra ot the House
It wou'd be utt r y out ot question, bow-
•v'-r, wb-n no up-logy bad been givtn for
Una hretcb of debate, to rrsoind the ana-
peu.ion No m.ii jo that might be made
to that effeot could be e ter atued withou
the general concurrence ot lb H 'U-e.
Mr Sexton inqaired if it was competent
J* him to move toe rescinding of Mr.
H'atj's saspemuo. Sp.ak.r P. ele replied
that na mo, ion wonl I tie competent u a less
it appeared on the papers of the 11 due.
Ur Sexton said that in the absence of
Mr tie.ly he was anther xad for him to esy
that it M j t Siuuderaou withdrew the
offauaivs chargee to wlooh Mr H.aly’a
language tat a reply, Mr Hetly would
new government office or
parliamentary under secretary for Ireland?
Pa. uelite cheers.] For Sheridan and Col.
King. Harmon once canvassed tho same con-
'V.u' I,0 £.T‘ < ' !tb, r r E « cp ' *»•“. treasurer
• f the old Land Leaga« *aa for a long uine
*n intimate friend of Col, King-Htrmau
[Cheers] l'hey were fellow uiomUra of
he conn -il of the Home ltule L .-giie N o
only that E tgun wrote for the Colon*, bi,
pomu'alu -dns* tothotleot.ua [Loiguter ]
It pent association with men c,„rgc(l win
crime meant complicity in i hatcriioe, which
hid« of tho llouto wi<8 drepf fit ia ns-ocia
' «•*»* manifestly an ab.urdit • of
Vlujor santidi raon to accuse the executive
ot the Laud Lbsgue of knowing that men
were murderers because ttieir
uutnea were mentioned in con
motion with the Pnceaix P.irk affair. He
(Sexton) had Dever learned of any fact or
anything that had been proved which would
warrant him in changing the opinion he
always sustained that Egau and those
associated with him were innocent of the
niaglignant charge brought against them.
[Urits of "Hear!'] Siundcrson’a attack
was both mean and cowardly. It did not
contain direot and (illicit charges, hut it
was oompesed of insinuation founded on
scandalous stories. When uposed to the
light ot day, not a rag ot these Eoindslous
fabric dions would hang together
net one of them Would remain
wuetho. they took the shape of a simple lie
or ibat of manifest, clumsy «Dd malignant
forgery. [Parnellito cheers ] Whatever
Hhape they might henceforth take, the
speaker would^iiiy no attention to them.
The only w ay to argue witn this sort of peo
ple, who mada such attacks, was to horse
whip them or take them betoro the law. It
was hardly worth while to take the former
course wi h th«ui, and in the presentstate
of English pul lio lei ling an action at law
would be a farce if an Irishman were the
plaintiff.
Referring to tho hill under cotaidorstion,
Mr. SiXton euid the measure threatened
the existence of tho Irish National League.
He would remind the House Ihst the
•eugno was sided by the prelutes and clergy
of the Catholic Church and struggled to
maintain the moral laws. Vet this league,
so supported, was stigmatized as a con
spiracy maintained by criminals and dyna
miters. The bill itself was the grossest
kind of an attempt at violation of the moral
law. The bill aimed to sweep away at one
fell swoop nil cherished rights of the peo
ple. It was justified by nothing
in the condition of Ireland. The boycott ng
practiced by the Irish people arose nstu
rally iroiu the irrepressible growth of Trish
public opinion. The only way to do wilh-
ont it was to obtain for tho laws gov. ruing
the people of Ireland the Bympaihy el those
people. 0.
Lord Hariington, who on rising wa
greeted wit h cheers, Bald it was strange that
the Btotl. u ot Liberate now described by the
Parnellites as the great Liberal party were
t-v. r the persons who a abort time ago were
deutuuocd ns perfidious, venal and in eveiy
wsy contemptible The House had beard
the only auawer which Mr. S xton thought
me s-ary and sufficient to mtet the
obargts agaiost him and his friends,
madu can IIj cot ' within, bm.
outside tho House. Could the Honse
accept an unswtr that was hero even of the
existence ot any proof ot any kind to shake
the evidence supporting the HoensatiouV
[Cb< era.] He had himselt publicly declared
that (here was a connection betwe. n the
Irish party in Par.’i.uncut and the Fenian
association in America, and ho bud expected
that Mr. Parnell when Parliament met
would deny the accnsatiun and state the
grounds of his denial.
Mr. Parnel (interrupting)—“I stated
that it was false. I say so still."
Lord Hsrtir.gton— -III ink denial, in tho
fuo-i of oppn-ing proof, is worth nothing.
Tho Btatemeuia made iu the Times have
1,-tn widely circulated and have never been
shown to be wrong, and tho letter printed
iu this morning's Times has justified every
syllable uttered in assooistmg the Irish
party with the Fenian society. Ford, Egan,
Eronhttt “"d Sullivan were F. nian leaders,
and the statements ot the Times proved
conclusively that constant o immnnication*
II used between Paruell aue these persons ”
Mr. P,irnell—“Will the noble lord give
bis reasons for snppo'ing these gentlemen
to be leaders of the Fenians in America? I
do not know them as anch ”
Lord Hartington—"My. belief Is based
upon knowledge acquired when I was last
ia office. [Cheers.] There is also the fact
that the same statements have repeatedly
been made in papers without oontradiotiou.
Cau Mr. Parnell deny knowing that Alex
ander bss been a leader of the Clau na Gael.
Ur Sexton has alleged tbut the reason why
a criminal notion waa not raised against the
papers was the impo-sibility of getting s
tair verdict from a British jury. That ex-
case is not one that wilt have any weight
with the people in the faoe of to grave
and pe-eistent imputations The
country will not fail to attach
due weight to the fact that the Irish mem
bers have shiik d ao opportunity (or dis
proving these charges Voder oath. It has
not been deni d that Mr. Parnell and Mr.
Sextou have been membeis of the League
with Etgan, Brennan, Boynton and Sheri
dan. Mr. Sexton baa denied that Etgan
and Sheridan were on the executive com-
niiitec, but not that they were among the
ouief organisers of the League."
Mr. Sexton—"They were never anything
of ihe kind."
Loro UartinRton—"They were prominent
tm rnber*. then. The assertion of the
Times is that some of these men advocated
a sos-irati in, and that olbeis were impli
cated iu a conspiracy to murder."
Mr. Di'lon—"Two of these gentlemen
acted OLd- r me. I was chief organizer of
the Land Levgue. When did they make
spe. ch-» advocating murder?”
Lird Hartington-"In ISSOand 188-
CoutiKiaing. Hurticgion Mid b» would
yi«bfir*«r tb© * xpn ssi dm detoicd bv tho not a*»k» bimsolf rt*poofcible for Btute*
Hon.. r .. ... . ... a . .... d in » in T mat Vint wnnlil
home i If n-ive. ilr S xton iben movrd
•}** Mr He.ly be bear t at the bar of the
House. The Speaker declared that that
Coffin not be dnue.
Mr. (w xiou thereupon asked Major 8*un-
Oer.on | 0 withdraw bia aaartti.it.s legardiog
Mr Heal) and which had • X operated him
•at i making the mponaes lot which be wsa
»u*pearl. <i. M j , r Saundeisou temainiug
Went, Mi. Glsdstone put to him the direct
n 11 w htihtrhnwa» preparrd 10 reDder
We Home any as-ia'atce by withdrawing
DU i a n.ive rx,ir—sinna [ hma-rvatires
en-donr "N r "N I” 'Dm'.!"]
Hr Son,demon then ar>»e and said be
“■d Uev.r almted o Mr. H> aly directly or
t»»ir. eny. because be had f it si regards
sir H-ely that be wet unahle to aubsteu-
•late tbei hatgis so as to brii g conviction
J" Ills minds of members i f the Hons*.
I naa „j "H^r ] Ttte matter was then
<Hm pod. ‘
b ico qu'mlv Mr. Saxton, resuming de-
nn ibe Irian rrunes act emendmeut
lata
it., “ rriuioH rci ko^ouiueuv
,? • **ld that M j >r 8»unl»r*on had
wsfgwl Hn with dir ct comp'icity in
zj““ “ the aecusa'ien wtrewell f..u ded.
..V dW ! b ® IH»h viceroy approve bis pres-
t appointment aa high sheriff of Duhlio?
u D«m« ae a memter of the league h-d
w»'h lhatof Sheridan, the io- we..u*.—r ,
bu S icilian was n ver a member I wot entered epon [Ub«r |
»diSd*
*a»n i
1'. M, » lw»'«a. wuum in» ei jo* r.oo.vo —- o.—a
•Desnlly unsaccoaafuUy competed (or that now they tl
merits pnhliiUed in the Timea, bat would
quote, it was open to tho Parnellites to
disprove, if they thought it possible
to do ao. [Chetra] Tho Lind
League a d National League bad
rc eived largo sunn collected in America
through ibe ■ getev of tho Irish 'v> rid, a
pap r which openly advocated dynamite
and s»aa»*iusti"U. It had been stated that
T. V O’Oonutr vu In oommuoication
• ith Ford, and that when the Americao
L .nd Letgne wa© (onoded, having for ilo
promoters Egan, Brennan, Sbendan, Boyn-
tun and Salbvau, a telegram from Parnell
to the convention acknowledged it to be
the moat representative meeting that ever
a*s*u bl d to exprets Irish opinion.
T. P. O’Conner—"Why do you not men
tion that I waa present in the Chicago c in
vention of 1883, eitiirg between O Donovan
Boss sand Ford, .ndsuggeaUdby mystlence
that I appro* ed a new campaign ot murder
and ar*eo in Eogland?” . ,
L ltd ILititigtou said be had not nottoed
that io tbe times, but he had seen it assert
ed that O'Conner in 1883 was in eommnni-
cati n with Ford.
•1'aat was a 1U!" shouted O'Conner.
Lord Hartington—"Tbeae eharges were
criminal libels it untrue,, xpcfomg the papers
to enmic d proMOrtfon; 5'-l no pmmmUt
and mnst oppose coercion; hat that was uo
reason for the country, waich had unmis
takably pronounced against home rnle at
til" Ills! i-lcction. l! was enough for i’.ir-
lismcnt to be convinced that law did not
prevail in Ireland, chat league law waa sn-
perceding ordinary law. It was imp s»i-
ulo that the govern uo ot ct a gnat country
(toiil'i he penuan-u ly parali/ed by c.i-
niaoiinati >ns of secret societies ICa.-ers.]
Mr (Jiudstono, upon rising, was lounly
hreteu. Ho said that if tho bill passed Iht
political subsciiptions from America, which
some hud condemned, wore lik.ly to in
crease—not Irish subscriptions ainne, bu;
those humauo contributions which Were re
heating such splendid light upon America.
Uo had heard his supporters had been
charged with inconsistency in proposing
ooeiciou in former times snd opposed
it no w. He mignt admit a teeling ot sUame
over the failure of coercion bills. Ho did
not refuse the lessons of experience.
[Cheers.] He believed, and so seemingly
uid the Oonseivatives of 1885, that thougu
ooercaon in 1882 reduced tuo umouti. of
crime it had made tbe Irish more deter
mined than over to combine. Finding no
permanent result from that source, Liberal^
looked to some other. The mandate given
at tne last eleotion was to govern Ireland
without coercion. Wnen the liberals passed
a eoercion bill, they shaped remedial moaH-
ur.salso. Were tue government's remedial
proposals also? Were tho government's
remedial proposals a reality or an
imposture? Uo would withdraw that
expression and say illusion. Did
the government intend to Bland or fall
by their reluf bill. Before they went to a
division to-nigut be hoped and expeeted
they would give a clear, unmistakable and
uueqaivocable aaawer to that question.
Mr. Gladstone complained that the govern
ment hud wituheld from Parliament infer,
mation regarding the state of orime in Ire
land, of which there had been no sufficient
increase lo justify tbe bill. The only im
crease was iu menacing letters. Were
they outrages ? Then he bad
tnen sirj.ct to hundreds of
outrages. [Lxughtor.] But they were
always perpetrated by wbui was kuowu as
the "i.yid law-abiding party ot Ireland.! 1
[Parnelhte cheers.] They proceeded from
luu most pious persons of the kingdom,
mostly at tue time ot tue diseetabluninem
of the Irish enuroh. Proceodng to deal
with the bill, Mr. Gladstone contended
that the clauses embodying "white boy"
acts to be set in full. The essence of tue
bill was to suppress any combination to
secure a reduction ot rent, tie repelled
and repudiated tee allegation that It
crime bilk It was not inteuded to sup-
pie-.s emits known to U*e luw, but it
was a bill that made things
o.imes that never were crimes. Conspiracy
was already a puuishublu ciime; theieiore,
tne iuirouucliun ot tue conspiracy clause in
the present bill might tairly be called non
sense. A tenant refusing to pay rent had
theprosptet held out to him ot obtaining
u reduction by beooiuiug bankrupt At the
same time be would get the bent fit ot six
months’ bard labor. It was a bill aimed ut
nation. Boycotting, which was done in
England, especially among tbe upper classes,
was done in waatunneas. in Ireland it was
done frum necessity. The more bills of
this kind that were passed in tne House
would strengthen Parnell's iutlueace. He
had no doubt that the bill would lead to an
increase of crime and secret so ieties.
Legislation against a nation was vain and
fntilv. Combinations in Ireland could
not be suppressed. Tne question was
by whom were these combinations
to be guided. He maintained ny those
w ho were responsible to Parliament, not by
seoret agents. The government was moat
unwittingly going to encourage even ex
treme forms ut violence. In his opinion,
tboso familiar with dynamite looked witn
satisfaction upou tho prucetdibgd of tho
present government. In hut view, the bill
was pouon he would not present to the
lips ot Ireland. It most be presented by
other bands, nod it would be an honor and
a source ot happiness lo him to think thsl
be wss permitted to have the slushest shore
uaatag it — 120 g-im rid
Mr. Gladstone rt earned his seat amid
load cheers. Balfour awl Paruell rose to
gether, and after standing some time amid
cheers und counter cheers the Speaker reo-
ogcuzed Balfour. Btlfour advised Sexton
ho could to bring an action for libtl
against Ihe Times as the best wsy to refnte
the charges made by that paper,
Mr. Parnell followed. He said that Bal
four had, with characteristic . unfairness,
refused him, at a time when his words
would bave reaohed| the outside world, ten
minute* he craved to refer to the vile, bare
faced forgery [cheers from tho Irish man
lier*] printed in the Time*, obviously for
no other purpose than to influence the
division. He thought he was entitled
to have an opportunity to expose this
deliberate attempt to blacken bla character
in time to reach tbe outside world, it’s too
late now. In order to pass this coercion
act the dice had to be loaded. The great
organs of pnblic opinion were to be per
mitted to pay miaerable creatnres to pro
dace these. It wonld be ester ouder each
circumstance*. When he heard of the
j.*ncooUi.n in tho Times, he sup
posed that » me autograph of his had
fallen into the hands of a person whom it
ws< not intended, bnt wbeu be saw tbe let
ter he saw plainly that the signature waa
au audacious, unblushing fabrication. He
failed to understand bow the conductors
of what used to be a respectable journal
could have been hoaxed and bamboozled
into publishing the letter na his. Members
who eomi«red tbe forgery with his signa
ture would see that only two letter* of the
forged signature bore any resem
blance to his autograph, and the Times
could bave seen the samo. He never
heaid of, nor saw, any such letter nmil It
appeared iu tho Times. [Ptrnelliu cheers}.
Iu phnaeologo was absurd, end iu purport
preposterous, and every part of it bore evi
dence of an absolute and irrefragable want
ot genuiueueas. He had never known the
lltl', INSinif OR ATI A VTA I present ns near as possible in his own
iia.i uvotJJL. UT Alhil.Ufi. W urda; “I had left my private office, sud
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CON
VICT SYSTEM KAILS.
No Provision for the Kxpetlsea of the Com
mit tee-Cases Before the Courts—A
hurpii Drunk* Before the Itu-
corder— Personal, Etc.
•e."H u .ci'ian w»* n ver a member wot nroceeded. depie- heard before the commit ee stage «.
(XeewiTreouiMilofthrL odLsagu. Lord 'kn M c f the bill. r.acL. 1. Be tmtad iu Old that the Kt.g
Dui.8er.onin pointing tohm (f-xtot) eating he said, liab nation a,. 1 Parliament w ml I be save
j‘ 1 .Ii.-ar.,.- <•» r..l 1.1b. rd» w ho oft ; ( ru „, u,e peril »r,d degra'almn of pas.iu,
a.,.an, „,. Mt whom the M jor excu-ed themselves on tb o , ncU . measure .Cheers.
NOVEL SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Atlanta, Aprit 18 —At tbe winter session
of the Legisluturb n resolution waa adopted
in tbe Hon*e providing for the appointment
of a special committee to investigate onr
oonvict bjstem, ex .mine into the alleged
abuses that ixist iu the camps, the various
charges whi b hava been made against tho
lessees, and to report back at tb« summer
session of the Legislature. The committee
was given authority to sit doting the recess.
There was no appropriation made for the
expenses or per diem ot this committee, and
the distinct understanding was that what
ever expense siio uid he ibourrnd moat be
paid by the individaul members of the com
mittee. Tue fallowing gentlemen make up
the committee; Meters. .Schofield umlHuff,
of Bibb; Harrison, of Qiiimsn; Ham, of
Hal), and Terrell, of M-riwether, A meet
ing of the committro was called
for to-day, snd tbe following mem.
bora were present: hlessrB. Huff, Harri
son snd Him. Messrs, bohofield
and Terrell were nnavoi ably pievented
from nitending. After consultation it was
decided impracticable to enter at et.ee upon
the proposed investigation .tort a postpone
ment wss agreed upon until Jan.2(1, when
there i* s call for tuo committee to meet at
ihe capital.
Tne omuur.ttoe find themselves in rs-her
an embarrassing predicament. At Ibe time
of the appo ntuielit ot tbu ooaimiitso mem
ber* nf th« Legislature bad raiirou i passes
over all the Georaia roads. They were ex-
lectnd to pay thtir owd expenses. The
heaviest item of expense ordinarily would
bo the charge for transportation, and with
this covered by tbe passes the gentlemen
ou the oemmiitte thought they might afford
to delrny the fmtber ixpi nso out of their
own pockets. Ittram-pires now, however,
tbut nil the railroads, with tho exception of
the Western and At’antlo, have called in the
legislative passes. The principal keeper
of the penitentiary made au esti
mate for the committee that to
discharge their duty thoroughly under
tbe resolution they would have to
travel nearly 2,000 miles and visit Bixteen
convict camps. This would entail a heavy
expense on eaob member ot the committee.
Some of tbe members of the committee
do not feel able to inenr the expense for
tbe State, nor do they thick it should be
expected of them when they absent them
selves from home and private business to
do the State’s service. I talked with sev
eral members of the committee this after
noon and while they did not express them
selves so in words, I gained the impression
there will be no investigation of tbe con
vict matters by tbe committee until the
Legislate meets in Joly. There may boa
partial investigation of faeta, such as the
committee m»y find themselves able to
make without too great individual exponsc,
It is unfortunate, if tbe Legislature really
desired a thorough inve-tigation ot this
importance, that they have loft the com
mittee without adtqnate means to make it.
Tile Courts Invoked lor a Convict.
Atlanta, April 18.—Colonel John Tow
ers, principal keeper of tho penitentiary,
wss to-day served with a writ of habeasoor-
pus from the Superior Court ot Fulton
county on the petition of Caroline Daniels.
The petitioner avers that her sou, George
Daniels, is a convict at work in one ot the
camps, and illegally restrained ot bis lib
erty, upon the following showing: On
January 20, 188fi, Daniel was tried in tho
basement of tho court honse, Jn lge Rich
ard H. Clark, of tho Stono 1 Mountain cir
cuit, presiding, on tho obatge of burglary,
convicted and sentenced to ten years in tbe
penitentiary. The case wav earned to tbe
Hcprcmu Cuuit, when the nf the
court below was affirmed. At the time of
Ihe trial and conviction Judge Marshal J,
Clark, of this circuit, was holdingjcoort up
stairs in tho Superior Court ruom. Tne
peUtioner clatma that under tho law then
of Force, Judge R. H. Clerk bad no juris
diction over a felony cue in this county,
and that Daniels should have been tried
before Jqdge Marshall J. Clark.
Tbe plea is set np that ‘be oonyiotioD
was illegal and Daniel's confinement now in
the penitentiary is unlawful. This ques
tion was not raised on tho trial b-fore
Judge II. H. Clark, nor in tho review of
the oase in tbs Sapreme Court. Judge
Marshall J. Clarke granted the writ which
is mode returnable April 23rd, when Prin
cipal Keeper Towers is ordered to prodnoe
tbe body of the couvict in the Superior
Coart room with tho cause of hi* detention.
The double-barrelled court in this county
bu been once before osrried to the Su
preme Geuit, and it wa* decided that felo
nies most be tried by tbe Judge of tbe
Circnit. Sincx this, however, tbe act bu
been amended.
Ao Aged Shingle.
Atlanta, April 18.—Co). Samuel Bsnietl,
of Washington, visited tbe Department of
Agriculture this morning, and left a abingle
that illustrates the great durability of Mid
dle Georgia pine. It is from the roof of tbe
smoke bouse on tbe p ace built by Governor
Talbot for bis aon-in law. Captain Criawc-11,
in 178L Too place it in Wilkes county,
six or seven miles from Washington. Tne
dwelling ia said to be in good general con
dition, and tbe roof of the smoke honae,
though never recovered, is comparatively
•till free from leaks. Tbe shingle in tho
Department beers on its wo itber-besten
faoe tbe marks of time, but is still in a good
state ot pieservatiou. There are three calls
in it. They are of wrought iron, a d bave
stood tho ravage* of time equally as wcU.
late Mr. Forster’s life to be iu danger, or
that there wav any conspiracy ag licit
him. He did not know any
thing of tbo conspiracy of the Iavinciblec,
and nobody wu more surprised than him
self wbeu the blow fdl upon their victims.
If be bad been in Phcuix Park that day he
would gladly have stood between Lord
Cavendish and the dagger of the aseasain or
between tbe daggers and Bnrke. [Irish
cheers.] He had suffered mure than any
other man from that terrible deed,
and Ireland bad suffered more than
any other nation. It was absolutely untrae
that the National Logs had any communi
cation whatever, direct or indirect, with
Fentan organizations in America. He
never had any dealings with anybody in
America in respects to proceeding* of any
aooietita. Ail but sayings and duiuga in con
nection with Irish public life bad been
open and above board. As to Ihe till end
discnaaion it was the moat drastic measnte
proposed since 1833. It would empower tbe
government to subject their poli-ical op
ponenta to treatment reserved for
wuni ehi*i&M is Esgisei [Chi
'll.-- or. .[ ' . .rt =: tne K-izli-u pe-q-1
Uii- he- i , .1- v d, it,' ,i i -t tne I,
hop' d tbe country would make
sitting near Mr. Dozier’s desk in tho
general office, alien i suddenly noliced
Colonel Chapman standing on tho opposite
side of the elesk. I asked him ulut he
wanted there. He replied that he wanted
the number of some et ,mps, or Bumeihiup
to that < fleet. I to d him thsttbs last time
be wss in the office ho hid given mnu chok
ing, and hein'isi. got ou*sid» th* r*ihug ■'
he waa ou official I-ukIuch-, uml I wouln
give him the information ho wanted. H -
said he would not go out until he uUainuu
tho information ho wanted."
THE STBldOLX.
I walked at once to win ro he stood and
took bold of him to put him outside the
private door. When he struck at me I
partly warded eff the blew nr.d seizing him
by the beard began to strike him with all
my might. In tbe struggle that followed
we both went down, Coi. Chapman ou top.
I retained my hold on hn whiskers and
had my ting- ri in both of his eyes. About
this time tho olarks ia tbo office cauio np
to separate ns. 1 told them lo let ns alone,
bnt Mr. Dozier said 'separate them any
wsy.' Col. Chapman said be was willtug,
snd the gentlemen palled ns apart. Col.
Chapman was bleeding -considerably about
the eyes, and it wou a have be. n inhuman
iu me to obj' ct to bis bathing bis tuce and
washing off the blood (rom his eyes, which
be proceeded to do in a bowl of water near
by. I molested him no farther, and a ter
he wss given tl e information he was so.k
ing, he retired.
'■‘What I did was to msiutsiu the honor
and uignity ot my office. Colonel Chapman
had no right iu the private part of the room,
and I intend while I am in this office to he
at the head of it "
Siz or seven of iho clerks in the office,
wbo beard this statement, corroborated it
in every essential particular.
Colleotor Crenshaw e tme out of tho fight
without any apparent injury, and was evi
dently *u a much better frsm* oi mind over
the result thau he was in the first round, i
which ha wih rather worsted. He had in
tbe office a thick handful of tbe gloss; black
whiskers of Colonel Chapman, tbo posses
sion of which bad come to him in the melee.
COL, chapman's STATEMENT.
. Liter in the afternoon the 1'eleouatii
correspondent called ut the residence of
Col. Chapman and wsa at once admitted
into bis private apartment. Uol. Chapman
was in bed and an attendant was engaged
in changing wot banduges over his eyes,
which were rather badly punished, but not
at nil serious. Upon stating the object of
my visit, Col. Chapman promptly and
pleasantly accorded mo the information re
quested. Ha said: "I have been sick for
several days—taking medicine—and u as in
no condition to go down to the office this
morning. However, there was au offiofal
letter I was anxious to write, and weut to
the office to attend to it. While writing it
I found there wss some information in tbe
collector's office it wa. neceesiry for me to
have. As there was no oue to Bend I went
op myself. I went into the general office—
the collector's private office was a-ijoining—
and up to Mr. Dtxer's desk, with
whom I bad bad commnnication
before since my difficulty with Mr Cren
shaw. Iliad no idea of meeting tin, and
bad no thought of any diflicnlty. Mr. Do
zier was in another part of the toom, and
Mr. Crenshaw was himself near tbe desk.
He asked mo what I wanted, and I told
him. He ordered me out of tbe office, and
that be would give me the information,
told him I was then on offlcit.1 business, and
as revenue agent I had a right to earch
tho records, and would not go ont until
I bad done so. He then made at
mo. lie says l struck at him. I may
have done so, as he bad attacked me.
Ha at once began grabbing at my wbiskers,
and scratched my eyes and face. I threw
him to the floor uud got on top of him. At
that time Mr. Irish and tbe olborH came up
and separated us. I do not remember that
Mr. Crenshaw said anything about letting
ns alone, and I may have said that I was
willing that the fight shoald be stopped, as
I had not gone up there (or a diffiuut-.y, and
was in no condition for a rough and tumble
fight.” .
It will be notad tnat ejnioui-1 Snpws':
statement and that of Mr. Crenshaw are
substantially tbo Bume, Colonel Chapman
was suffering with a violent headache, and
showed tbe effect of bis recent illness.
TOE PUBLIC VIEW.
The affair has been the subject of a greet
deal of comment to-day. Wnilo the public
do not go mneb into the merits of the per
sonal controversy, tbo opinion is general
that tbo department owes it to tbo pnblic
service to straighten out tbingB at the cus
tom house. These' personal difficulties
between high officers, ln| business hours
are far from creditable, and should not be
permitted to continue.
A Nc
oil JuWcier Wantn Damaged
Recnuso UU Grammar was Hldiculed.
New Haven, April 19.—A ten thousand
dollar libel euil was to*day brought against
he New Haven Union by G. H. Ford, pro
of oce of the hisbionablo jewelry
;Kfcity, Tho suit in a peculiar
h »8 created coDfiidi-ruble comment,
• n#. NJe\\\Haven will formally dedi-
Ih* -«’ monument, and a number
of oitiz th b re have for some time been en-
ge i i.i m kiik arrangements to bave the
ceremonies imposing >iad attractive. It
was dccidud that it wonhl be imp s-uble to
make tbe cele bration a compiuto success
unless President Cleveland and bis wite
were present, bo it wos determined to in
vite them. Jeweler Ford, who was ou the
invitation committee, a© the story goes,
mode np his mind to get tip an elaborate
invitation for tho cbh t mapistr.tte, and ho
did so with the aid of a local artist. It was
bo gorgeous that Ford placed it on exhibi
tion iu one of bis show windows. While
thus exposed to view, it was discovered «hat
tho. wording of the invitation was extreme
ly ungrammatical, and the Unioa called at
tention to it tbrnngh its columns This
did not ploiiM* Jeweler Ford, and he hai
brought suit asking for $10 000 damages.
Tbo best grammarian in the city decided
that tbe “Union” was light, and the gentle
man in charge of the arrangements for the
day of dedication h^d another invitation
prepared, which read more oorreotly, and
which was recently tendered to President
Cleveland.
A Cyclone in Virginia.
Suffolk, Apiil 19.—Last night a oyolone
visited this eection with fatal and destruc
tive effects. Its track was about one hun
dred yards wide. The house of John
Wright, six miles north cf Saffolk on tho
Norfolk and Western] railroad, was com
pletely demolished. Wrigbtnnd his wif?,
and young sister and James L ke were in
the bon*D« »t thn time. Mrs. Wright and
Mr. Lake were killed, tho young girl fatally
irjtued, and Mr. Wright seriomly hurt.
Much other dom»ao wa* dot e to property
along tho path of the cyclone.
Watt and Schwartz Found Guilty,
Mobbib Ilu*., April 19 —Tue jury injthe
case of W&tt and 8ohwurlz, tho •ir.ikciucn
who have b^en on trial' ere recently lorthe
murder of Express Messenger Nichols on
tbe Hock Inland train, a jear og >, -o-night
brought in a verdict pronouncing Watt und
Schwartz guilty of tuurder. and sentencing
thiw to impriaonmeut in iba penitentiary
for lit©. Tne verdict was received by the
prisoners without n look or action of sur
prise
DENTISTRY'—DR. S. D. BARFIELD,
No. *<>)» Mulberry Si root, A! apod, Georgia.
Ottco houis—U a. m. to 6 p. m.
Cyclone at Kingston.
Atlanta, April 18.—A little cyelone vi»-
ited Kingston this morning, bat no Bevy
damage I. reported. A few booses were
blown down and the drpot unroofed.
A SECOND ROUND IN TIIE CREN
S1IAW CHAPMAN FIGHT.
Atlanta, April 19.—'The custom boose is
getting to be oonaidersbla ot a battle
gronnrt, although the belligerents to far,
bave been tbe tame pertiea. There was
war again lo-iUy between Colleotor Cren-
bh.w and Revenae Agent Obaptntn,
ami in tbe icrimmage blood and bait li.ur
e*l quite prominently.
About noon it was rumored on the street
that there had been another personal ca
counter in the custom honse, between Col
lucter Crenshaw and OoL Chapman, which
wav r .thcr more serious in its results than
tho first one, allhonqh neither of tbe torn
batanU waa very ludly injured. There
were so unity confiic iuz report**, as
the caeo at er th* hrM difficulty, tn,t jour
corie-pondtnt determined, if po-i.I*le, to
iot'-rview both the gMUtamon in the ho;
of b -ing abie to pubiuh the tree Ve-rrios
the affair.
THE rXINCIPALS SEEN.
In tbs oollector'a office Mr. Cren-hvu
fonii't .tandiig i.e.r Ihe icen-of tl..-bloody
engagement. II- vn .-..mparativ, ly
and tree of excitement, and uuLont n<
tion gave me tut loi'oaingaUtement, «
BABY’S SKIN.
Infuntilo niitl Birth Humors
Speedily Cured by
Cuth'iirn.
F. r rl-amlDP the Xkln and 8ca)p ot Tong Its-
more, for allaying ItibiQjr, Darning anil Iufl uaxi-
Ron, for cu^nt tbo fint »rmpu>n>« of A czern», I» o-
rU*} - , Milk On»e». Rcald li**d. HcrufuJa and other
inherited ekln end Mood dUozaet, Cnticnra, too
proat '•kin Core, and Catlcnra ri ep, au exqmplto
hkln ltaantifler, exteri^lij, end CuticurA Lee l»>n»,
the new dlood Purifier, lz.ternfcUy. are iuHUiMe.
Absolutely pure.
MV OLDEST CHILD. .
Sow fill yetre ofjge, when an imaut ilx month*
old, wu etteokedSbUh » virmeui, w*ltttnii*t rkln
dUe**e. Ail arlluer/ reruedl t.tlh* v. wo called
our f tut My physician, wbo e*t*mptHd tnurei ; but
It spread with almoat incredible r*j» rilty, until tie
lowar portion of the Ut le fellow’e person, from tho
middle of bla beck down to hi* knuo*. wm one
anlid nub, ugly, painful, blotch*d, and ina ic'< na.
We lad no rvst at nhiht, no pe*eo by d»y. Tuo
pbyaicUn did not know then, and does no* k w
now, ehat It ti*. Finally, we w^r# ad*l rd t> try
lu tlcur* Remedies*, without the kn iwbd^eof our
phjaicUn, I procured a hex of Gutlcura aud a cake
of Cuticura boap. Tbe effect
WR nlMPLY M vUVK' LdlN,
Using the two together, first wa»blng him tho
ongbly with Cuticura Ho*p, thou anointing him
witn ihjtleura. From the first application a charge
for tbe better appe red. The doctor aald we had
no further u* rd of him, and ceas d bla vlalt*. In
tbme a* foar VMM©©otn!<!• :" . *Bg ^ r-.u^tir.
leielng the 1-tUo fellow’* person a* wdim ».*d
hoalthv a» thougu h** bad usv-r b«oo attacked. In
my«pinion, your ralasile rtQMdiM eaved hie life,
and lo>day be U a strong, heal by child, perfectly
wet*, no repetition of tbe <il«e*** having cut oc
curred. You are welcome to make *ny m»« of thin
you may doom bast. OKn. n. uMirif,
Att’y at Uw and Sx-Prot. Att'y,
Aabland, Obh*.
iUftreoce: J. O. WeUt Druggie’, Ashland, O.
CU*ICUf(zi. tUEUB >IKV
Are sold erer* where. Price: CuReura. BO c*nt«.
Resolve nt, »1.00; Hoap. 23 cent*, i'rrptred by Pot-
— - - |, MVaa.
ter Drog and Onemtcal Co., Boston,
Semi for "IIow to Cnr® Skin DL
Developments in the lllackwood Case.
Atlanta., April 19.—Tko action of Gov
ernor Gordon to-day in referenoo to the
Blackwood kidnappiag ca*o will not tend to
relieve tho exoitiog dfplomitio strain be
tween Georgia snd South Carolina. The
Governor ot Sooth Carolina first madu a
form d demand on tbe Governor of Georgia
for litackwood’s release, claiming that he
was kidnapped by tho Aogmta police offi
cer; forcibly brought from Sou h Carolina
to <J?or|rU without a rcqniailion. Daring
hi* recent vi-it here on this bnsinea*, At
torney- Jeneril Eule was forced to recede
trom this position,us manifestly there ia no
authority vmt*d in tho executive to order
the n lease ot Blackwood, who U iu the cus
tody of the courts. Tho oext request w«s
that Governor Gordon eboold r-Nr tbe
matter Ut tho judiciary for immediate ac
tion. Daring a conference between At
torney-Gem r*l Eule and Governor Gordon
it was agreed that there ahonld bo a con
ference at an early date in Augusta
b< tween Attorn y O htr-1 Earle aua At
torney-General Anderson for the purpose
cf &c;o*i£.h y inveatiaaiing the case, uml,
if pottibH reach some saiisUotory agr.*e
moot in n gard to it 8ino» that agreement,
however, AU* rnej-G. ner.1 Anderson h*a
carefully txemi ed the authorities snd has
advised the Govarcor tla*. he a -ta no oe
cetMity for the proposed conference. II
S vea the opiui n that there ia no preceded
Geoigia that would warrant the Gov .r-
nor in referring the question to the court**
and advises him to deef ne to acce* d to the
request made by the Governor of Smth
Carolina. Governor Gordon coincide* with
this view and has determiLed to decline
order Black wood’s release, or to r ft r the
question of his release t » the judiciary. In
examining the anthorities two c*m*s &r<
found which clearly sustain the Carolina
position. They are very similar cotes to
this and came np between 1’ennsyl-
vania and Michigui, aod New Y >rk
and Pennsylvania It waa had
down in those ca»es that when proper de
mand should be made for the piKnner’e
release, he should be dnclurged. S »nth
Carolina will now h »ve to try aomo otb♦ r
method of obtaining tbe release of her ci-i
zcd. The next appeal will probably be
made dirt ct to the court, *o that the qu
tion m*y be ju icially determined.
hr. *Q exqaliItaly pe
RHEUMATIC FAINS.
~ N-i
Mm
K*tjr*l*lr, dalle. 8adden, Bsn snd
Sonrou* r*tan mud Mirzio* r* n. v. «l fa
• hr • Hticur* 'Aiiil-
^•n Wam it tod. At Ml
IritfvifiU, 23 o*oi*; fivrt for H.00. Pot-
Drag Mini Chemical Comp*uy, Uo*-
PARKER’S
HAIR SALSAM
tho popular favorite for ilrr*»ln(f
ibe hair, R—lorln© cotor »kn
frmjr, prewaRfi© VaadruS.
It cleaxixa tb* trails *top* tho
boir f ailing, and U aor* to [>U**q.
SJe. and tL*0*tl>mnrUU.
HINDERCORNS.
Th*Mfwt. *u»»*t and U*»t rare for Own*. Bunion*. A w
Btojuollj iln. Iln**ir*w com fork N<*v*rt*ll*
to cure, li ctrouzl LrugsbU. Uucua & Co., N, V.
•«plwed.*aUwk-ly
$1,200
gtvi;n away
ABOUT JULY !*t. 1887.
One Cash Prize of .$600 m)
100ah Prizes of $6 each 60» 00
Ticket* divided in twelf<h(. With f• worth of
•hoc* w* give whole tl> k*i; with $3 worn, «* ive
a half tic- ii* «ui) |i |u worth of iboti w*giveone-
fonrtb of a tick* t. You may get for nothing a very
handsome prize.
Wo kell «hf) 8bocH Msule lor
tho Prices A>k**tit
T Bcnnntt k lUrrzro’* b«*t French Kid,
babd-tnro bo Ron Moot* $3 30
A BennoRA Dzrasrd'* bett french kid M. 8.
half Vm>ch b**l button B >oU 6 CO
| \ Uennott k barnani'* band-turn kl 1 Ox-
ford tie* 3 50
J Curcnxkl l, 4 button Oxford tio« 2 »<0
*■ Curcoiktd, b*«tope a slipper K French
keel
c
A.Torpr.
ol!j(. Mu
April 19.—A
rxpl'jded under the torpid ) laan<
thin a'urnoon, and nunk bur in one
and * lull. Eufcigu Muir iu cb
H»7»r..I U »Vrtl c-a(1*-tx Th Oil b H
they were U-kcE eff iu n*fety by hl
r^e au<i
rd, but
oyxter
1,76.
Missth' Pebble Button Boots, hoel and
spring heel (L25 and 1
Minos' tine kid Button Boots, $1 75, *2, *2.5**
m»*ee* CnrcOK kid but on boots half
Frenchhe*l. handsome 3.50
FOR GENT8*
Calf, whole ump, luht or h»»vy eol*. band
#*w*d, Ui>i «*'l or pl lu to*. lr. l-« ••, butt, n or Con-
fimtt $5. <0, (6.10and $T.
Fine kangaroo lac*, butf ,u and Conjrr>«* $6 5o
' -» ' i ' » ill 1 :..-r-s- fJ.Vi, (11»)
- r li wLi «lr
• I2.e'. tJ So and
id gl.f
i I SO Coi
MIX & EVERETT\