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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2G, 1%7.—TWELVE PAGES.
drunk.
k l»«‘^ ,Ab0,,t,ncbrle,y
* T ,„d n« C««''
“^flMtures would alwayB bo of
would never deserve to
Sterest. .. ;f every lecturer
S m *i UI ^*onld treat bis topio in tbe
e 60 M e; .i f^hioD which seems to have
v ongiaa* - tb th deliverer of a
on “The Hygiene of
l0f at Loudon House, St. James
,er %be lectures are given to ladies,
it. ',, s ht to carry away with
^“ LnaUon never to indulge in
«ri again, if any such decis-
ovioghowiag a j their case,
he author of the series, ex-
rf°“Smuch elaboration, the nature
A"', n biiunandtho ravages which
e Sdin the cerebral substance by an
.viness to alcoholic stimulants,
Ravelling on the “cerebellum,”
»»ery one knows, is the organ of
^„ll«i organ with which Mr.
^“'Martin Ohnzzlewit," ought to
intimately acquainted. It was
l f° j very curious fact that different
*$ alcoholic indulgence produced
Int kinds of loss of equilibrium. For
, .ine it was said, always caused
t-’wlThaa partaken of It to .walk
Whisky on the other hand.
Jan unmistakable tendency to fall
X face, while cider appears to be
at humiliating and dangerous of all
1 [ 0;it causes those who dnnk it to
„ their back." TIhb is alarming
ti everybody who commits tbe
enormity of a single glass of sherry,
‘ n accompaniment to dinner and
& to digestion, is going at once to
"n sideways, the foundation of so-
’ill be loosened, and nobody will
indulge in hospitality. Perhaps,
... Hr Schofield only meant that
rto drank immoderately of wine
fflicted w tth the inclination side-
nd if so it relieves the convivial
n a fearful weight of apprehou-
, the temperance lecturer from the
Z „f saying the thing which is not.
Idi of equilibrium which is pro-
br intoxication is one of the most
ifeature? of ihat condition; butit
given worse if n passer-by can tell
the sort of beverage in which a
ibbeen indulging by cbserving tbe
id in which he is inolined to totter.
Schofield’s remarks on this head are
:j by men of science it will, no doubt,
police a considerable amount of
- future. When they discover a
prone on his faoe in the gutter.it
onger be advisable to swear that
ells terrible etroDg” of brandy, or
iny kind of wine; and, conversely,
i gentleman is seen to be lying look,
it tbe stars in a maudlin cond tion,
fa verdict will be an unhesitating
“ddei”—a “little more cider, too,
ns at all good for him. Dr. Sobo-
diicovery is likely to be usefnl also
tor wsy.
jlssbo are going off on a mountain-
uoedition are always divided in
nsa to the best form of pick-me-up
ivitk them. Shall it be brandy, or
i, oroold tea? The answer in future
-take whisky and cider, and noth-
j; drink the whisky when going up-
id the cider when coming down. For
tbo fails on bis faoe when ascend-
totmtain has not very far to fall, and
ilia the case with one whose cete-
induces him to lose his equilibrium
dward direction when descending,
vay wo can regulate onr movements
ientific basis.
tbnaon once remarked that a man
posed himself to ridioule in the pub-
vtswhen intoxicated had not ao-
tbe “art of getting drank;” he was
ut skill in inebriation." For him-
* ugs of Fleet street declared that
»became tipsy ho used to “slink
Dr. Johnson has omitted to in-
i whether he fell forwards, or in
ilher direction; but then, with all his
2. tbe Monarch nf T.ttemlnre knew
nothing about the cerebellum. We
> happier, because a more temper-
‘more scientific, ago. People now
utd tbe consciousness of the knowi
ng not puff them up with too much
-That to drink in order to land com-
[I on their backs. Unfortunately, so
quonkre drank at the present day
M«e not enough points of the
itoaocommodate those who par.
ill of them.
hbitual champagne-drinker might
* ‘grieved to find that he was
Ito feel content with a position on
|bod which was identical with that
w by rum punch. This would low-
ami own eves, and might cense
t# a fluid which induces a loaa
libnum of a more original and ex-
character. No doubt Dr. Schofield
m right in describing the effects of
»h intoxication. The snbject is
•pestle one to treat before ladies;
the moral whioh tbe lecturer drew
«fill better not to become intoxi-
T*“> no feult could possibly bo
•until conclusions. We read now
wtonbetched in an original way
•rsteps of intoxication;” but we
no illustrations of those steps, or
i o! equilibrium which follows,
Sat* 1116 platform. Such a
•onldbe to carry originality too
, Parliament has recently aug-
l:° 0 ! el ®e»ns°f discovering whether
IS* h Ji T# atriTed siege of
Kjjt.’kioh is even better than the
Tr. n lbrmm M Colonel Waring
ISJ*'tnisater-Oeneral to mark the
Ik inf C0n, P“» on all pillar lotter-
Plain for all tolk to read.
1 -. 0l gallant Colonel oa enaibly
n”Vf n I D K ( >r8 on dark and foggy
f « h ' ,t0 Had their way about town,
l et‘y.'.“°oably suppose that he also
km. UU * d f ri '«of helpingnootur-
[«• . borne withont calling in
r- a policeman to tell them where
Sell rn * ,e ‘* °i sobriety the finding
ilbifi 0 letter-box would not
roan. «. * Rnotleman coming back
L JZ* ?, n *ble to toll north from
iMifcamf? 8 . 1 y Pofsoode himself that
Ft at JK 4,0 ° moc b of aomething or
f tha .,V f y leeat had eatentoo
EJS “ d *po many oysters,
i , ,“*« l t 'y •* an aid to findini
fe-,h, " ^ e “‘>«ts.the device or
act ^ ets '* 0 *** lnt0 ootoposa**
ti»n°f n *! > ♦ibcacioue ea the propoeer
ate tT*®’*® imagine. What per-
FPsrticnGli ,l x tb . e ' 1 reckonings in
l.t whirl *'* d * wr * *° be informal
■but »h„. nort h and which
fta u,e m *r* and what road
pi coiv ew° me- They would probe-
■ » possible notion
U J ^. the
Homer’s account of the one-eyed giant who
ato up the followers of Odysseus, is cer
tainly not credible.
A giant is a giant: an icthyosanrus was a
species of enormous crocodile; and no two
creatures could well be more different.
Passing over this incidental point, however
we come to the extinct central eye which
Descartes considered to be the seat of the
sonl. If thoro really exists in the human
brain this central eye, wo ought to have
some explanation from Darwinians how it
ever, “ worked inwards.” Once upon a time
man, like the Cyclops of a mythical history,
must have had this ooular organ in the cen
ter of his brow; at what time and under
what circumstances, then, did theeyeoeaso
to be of uny use for visual purposes, and
retire into the substance of the brain? It
might have been thought that a lump of
red sand In the oerebxum or cerebellum
would be found very much in the way;
and under any circumstances, it is diffloult
to discover what particular bearing the cen
tral extinct eye has on the snbjeot of aloo-
bolic indulgence,
Is it the view of the temperance advo
cates that this lump of sand was the result
of wine-bibbing on the part of our prehis
toric ancestors? Or has it anything to do
with loss of equilibrinm? Does it combine
in some fatal way with whisky to trio people
np and throw them on their faces, or with
cider to throw them on their baoks, or with
anything else to make them “come a nasty
oropper” sideways? The whole topio seems
mysterious and requires some really scien
tific elucidation. The lecturer, it seems
from the report, was “particularly scornful
on the subject of bumps” on the head; but
if bumps on the outaide of the head, such
as form the study of phrenologists, are
scientifically unimportant, why should so
mnch attention be bestowed on a small
bump, or lamp, of red sand inside the
brain? A person who had aotually suffered
from that. !n»« nf equilibrium on which Dr,
Sohofield dilated as one result of the debas
ing habit of intoxication would certainly
not feel at all disposed to speak scornfully
about bumps on the cranium. He would
have only too much reason to treat them
with the utmost respect.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
TULE DAD.
A Quaint Old California Character Who
has Just Died.
Bed Bluff (Cat). People's Cause-
Old “Tulo Dad,” a remarkableoldmount
ain man, who early made a namo among
the hunters and Indian fighters of the Sier
ras, crossed over to the golden shore about
10 days ago at Jess Valley, Modoo county,
Cab He had reaohed the great age of 103
years, snd died at last with mind unimpair
ed and vigorous os when he had just passed
his half-century, mark. “Tule Dad” was
born somewhere in Missouri at the time
St, Louis was tbe headquarters of several
big fur-trading companies. It was by en
listing as a hunter with one of these that
be fonnd his way through the Rookies and
eventually across the Sierra to California.
•Tale Dad” is remembered by a number
of old Californians who are now on the
Comstock. They looked upon him
being a wonderful old man in the “days of
’40,” when gold was first discovered. He
waB a man who preferred hunting and In
dian fighting to gold digging. ■
A story is told of him which will bear
repeating. In the early duye some men
who were oamping on tbe banks of the
Sacramento river, above Marysville, on the
4th of July, concluded to eelebrate the day.
They began firing gnns and pistols, and for
an hour or two kept up a lively fusillade.
Presently their attention was attracted to
half a dozen black objecta bobbing up and
down on the waters of the river. As these
objects drew nearer they were seen to be
men swimming across the atresm with
their clothing and guns on their heads. As
Boon os the swimmers got within bearing
distance of the party on the shore the leader
‘What’s the war?"
The Monsters that One Finds In Articles of
Food and Drink.
Wubiagton Star.
'Now, you see,” said Dr. Schaeffer, the
microscopist, as ho held before a Star re-
lorter's eyes a little pieco of red something
te had taken from a bottle of alcohol, “if
the cannibals hal eaten him he would have
killed the whole tribe. Hut it was not the
trichinosis that killed him. He d ed from
Borne other cause.”
The thing held in the doctor’s hnnd was a
piece ot the diaphragm of a man who died
at the insane nsylnm, and it was completely
filled with trichina). They coaid be eerily
seen with the naked eye.
On a table stood that inqniBitive little in
strument with which scientists discover
microbes, bacteria, infusoria, fungi, and all
those death-dealing invisibles, before which
hnman nature stands in awe. The doctor
said that npon the glass-slide under this
little instrument there might be assembled
’ i full war print enough microbee to infest
_ largo eity, and he stepped baok a little
from tbe table. Then when he thought
that acieuce has discovered that sogar, meat,
water, oheese, tea, coffee, and even Hour,
were vehicles in whioh these terrible little
creatures have free passage into tbe blood
of their human victims, the reporter decided
to forswear all food until Congress had
passed a law for the extermination of mi
crobes.
The doctor is in constant intercourse with
these Uttle terrors, and gets into their bo-
crets. He studies their habits, and is fa-
railliar with their mode of thought He is
on terms of easy familiarity with them.
'Is it really very dangerous to eat bread
and sugar, or to drink water?" the soribe
asked him.
'Mites are sometimes fonnd in sngar.
They are all dead in refined Bngar, They
live only in sugar that has not been re
fined,” was the reply. “In refined sugar
you eat their dead bodies. They are often
dreadfully rfiutilated by the refining pro
cess. Arms, legs, heads, and trunks aro
scattered in all directions. As to their
hurting you, let me say, I will eat juBt as
many mites os you will bring along. It
would tako many millions to make a good
meal. I am very skeptical abont the alleged
microbes of disease. For that reason I
have not mnch faith in Pasteur. I fail to
find this minnte life in fresh frnit, vegeta
bles, meat, water, Hour, or anything of that
sort. They come with decay. .The life
that is fonnd in unrefined sugars is no
more injnrions to the hnman body than are
tbe little skippers that are fonnd in oheese.
Limburger and other “high” cheeses abound
in microbes produced by partial decay, but
they are harmless. I do not think these
things develop in and remain in the ha
man body. I do not think they are con
structed for that.
“You may remember,” said the doctor,
that a learned gentleman of my profession
allowed some water to stay on raw meat in
the san for two days, until it had begun to
deeay and was fnli of bacteria. He then
drank it to see if the bacteria would get iu
to hia blood. Then at certain periods ho
took a drop of his blood and examined it
under the microeeope. At first he found
one microbe in his blood, then two, and
then more, eto., so he came to the conclu
sion that they went at once into the blood
after being taken into the stomacl)-
“But this was not conclusive. To test it
slill further 1 tried the experiment. I have
a strong stomach. I drank water prepared
in the same way, and in which were
many thousand million bacteria. At
no time did any of them pass into
my blood. I fear not ‘the deadly microbe.'
“There is nothing iu fresh food and fresh
water. The life that is to be found in water
is not injurious. Stale water and decayed
food are bad. These microbes are vegeta
ble, not animal life. With trichina) it is
different. They live naturally upon the an
imal organism, ltaw pork is a thing to be
shunned. The chances are that there are
THE TRADE OF MARRIAGE.
Fivo UumlreU Tliousitn,l Store Women
Than Men la England.
From ttia National Review.
The usnal retort, wlion women complain
of want of remunerative employment, is
that they should not work, bnt find men to
support them. As there nro 600,000 moro
women than men in England, it ia obvi
ously impossible that every woman should
have a husband. This state of things is as
bad in Germany also. The preponderance
of tho women over the men is greatest in
the professional and upper middle classes.
Among tho richer aristocracy of England,
and tho absolutely working people, tho
sexes are still eqnal in number, and
women can still marry. Hut the sons of
clergymen, o(Beers, oivil servants, lawyers,
dootors and Borne of tho country gentry
find the straggle for existence too great in
their kingdom; thoy emigrate or leave the
country by joining the military or naval
service. Their sisters all remain at home,
unable to find husbands, and unedneated
for work, oven domestic work. Theao “su
perfluous women” most undoubtedly per
form the first duty of their sex—that of
beiDg charming; they are often hand
some, are gener.lly well mannered, and well
dressed. They are “eharmerB,” but thero
is no one to charm. They know very well
tlint their chances of marriage aro almost
nil; therefore, should a solitary suitor with
oven a modest oompetenoy appear, they feel
driven to acecpt the first man who aska
them, whether thoy oaro for him or not,
and most generally they do not Their
parents wish to get rid of them, so they
mnrry without love. An evil arises out of
this more ghastly than can be described.
The marriageof eonveuienee is a recognized
social institution abroad. In England in
this nineteenth centnry tho women
of the npper middle classes adopt
it without acknowledging it. How
ever we may affect to deny it, - there
is a vast amount of married nnhappines in
all classes. The fault is sometimes as
cribed to the present degeneraoy of women
and somotimes to tho deterioration of men.
The fault really lies in our social system,
which gives a woman neither work nor
money, and obliges her to sell herself before
she has lost her only saleable commodities
—youth and beauty. As there exists four
“snp-rflaons women” to one man, the fe
male has no choice, while tho lordly mole
has Die greater number from whom to pick
and choose. Therefore, in this country
many women have not only no ehance of
marrying at all but no freedom of selection
whatever.
DEATH OF BUGG.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
of them sang out;
That was old Tule Dad. Ho was then
66 yeara of age, and was able to outswim I Bome trichimoln any piece of pork you may
oTen the youngest of his companions, os-1 comG across. A vast number of hogs hsvs
pccially when he thought there was a chance | triohinoaia. The bno ia a tnrrihla hrandnr
Fairchild Going to Charlcaton-Claimants
for tho Twiggs Swords.
Washington, April 21.—Secretary Fair-
child has accepted an invitation to attend
the unveiling ot the Calhoun monument at
Charleston, S. G„ on tbe 28tb inst., and
will accompany Secretary Lamar on that
occasion. An effort was made to secure
the preaenoe of the Preaideot and other
members of his cabinet, but it is not at all
likely that they will be able to leavo the
capital at that time. The President has
designated Assistant Secretary Thompson
to act as Secretary of the Treasury in the
absence of Mr. Fairchild, and Assistant
Secretary Maynard to act in the absence of
both. The designation of Mr. Thompson
is in consideration of bis seniority iu office.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re
ceived two claims for the Twiggs swords,
which were seized by General Butler in
New Orlesns iu 1862, snd whioh are now in
tbe Treasury. Tho claimants are Genera]
Meyers, executor of the late General
Twiggs, who elaims thorn on behalf of bis
children, imd Mrs. Rowena A. Guedelle, a
resident of London, England, who elaims
that General Twiggs gave them to her as an
act of friendship. She was living in New
Orleans at the time of its surrender to the
Union forces and the swords were found
in her possession. She wss unmarried
JastlOablo Ilomlciilo la tho Verdict of tlio
Coroner's Jury nt tlio Inquest.
The negro Joo Bngg, who was shot by
Officer Johnson in East Macon Tuesday
night, died about 4 o’clock yesterday morn
ing.
Coroner Ilodnett empanneiled tho fol
lowing jury: G. II. Davis, T. J. O’CoduoU,
George D. Brooks, L. B. Herrington, Geo.
L. Smith, It. N. McKevitt, D. A. Keating,
J. E. Whitehurst, Anthony Vannueki, C. A
Ells, U. D. Dadd and A. J. Smith.
The inquest began at tho house in East
Macon, at which tho negro died, bnt owing
to the crowd of negroes that had assembled
in tbe very small quarters, the jury ad
journed nntil 3:30 in tho afternoon when
tbe inquest was conclnded with closed
doors. The following was the testimony:
Wm. Evens, sworn: On Tuesday night
abont 10 o’clock, as I got nearly in front of
Mr. Wammack’a store, I saw n colored boy
running across the street by the name of
Yonng. 1 hailed him to find ont the trouble
and ho made noreplv. Abont that time I
saw two men scuttling, one jerking the
other to him. In my belief, 1 saw the
colored man jerk tho white man to bis
knees, and about that time tbe pistol was
fired, snd the colored man ran off with his
coat on fire. Just ob he was jerked to the
other, I heard one cry for help, and I think
it was an offloer, and I told him to hit him
with a stick; as I thonght he bad ono in his
hand. The officer looked around for his
belt and said, “here is my belt that he
jerked off.”
J. G, McCrary, sworn: I was called be
tween ths hours of twelve and one o'clock
in tho morning, Wednesday, April 20tb,
1887, to examine the wound ot tin di
seased, Joe Bngg. I fonnd a wound be
tween the eighth and ninth ribs on the left
aide, directly across, and I furthernmre say
that the deceased wob under tho influence
of liqnor very much.
J. F. Mitchell, sworn: Thedeoeased was
a treacherous and dangerous man; I know
him well. I have been working him for
the past fifteen years off and on, and I have
also heard him say on severs! ocoasions
that no one d—n policeman could arrest
him.
Z. T. Thomas, sworn: The deceased loft
the briokyard in a rage Tuesday ovening
cursing everybody in the yard, and iu my
belief ho was a very reckless character,
L. T. Andrews, sworn: Heard Yonng tell
the offloar to airest him, as he had had a
difficulty with Yonng. The officor started
toward him and he ran off down tbo street
Witness followed on after, and when in
stops saw them In a scuffle,
and tho deceased said, “let us go back.
He made au attempt to get away, and the
officer called for help. While in tho Booflle
tbe pistol was fired off. The deooased had
a pistol in his pocket abont twenty-five
minutes before the souffle.
Geo. Wilbonrn, sworn: Was in the store
with deceased abont three or four minutes
before the diffloulty oeourred with George
YouDg. George ebowed bis finger and as d
deceased bit it. Then George went to the
door and called on tbe offloer to arrest him
8aw there was going to bo a difficulty. Ai
I started out of the store deceased said to
me: “W ere are you going, I'll kill all you
—” and thou threw his hand behind
him to get his pistol. Then he was put
out by the party in chargo of the
store. Ilo afterwards went around
by the back way and came in again, and I
saw the pistol just as the arrest was or
dered. When the officer went to arrest him
he ran off down tbe street. While attempt
ing to make the arrest ho was knocked
down by the offloer, and after being ar
rested be said, "Let ns go baok and see
what I have done,” and just before getting
to the sidowalk deceased knocked the offi
cer down. The officer jumped up and
caught deoeosed and culled for help, and uo
relief oame. Daring the sjuffli a pistol was
fired, and deceased ran off and his coat was
much good there ia in him. Tho letter ia
bulb touching and manly.
"I know tlat yon are familiar with the
grave charge that ii resting over my son,
who is now incarcerated in Macon. He is
my son, and it would be inconsist
ent with nil natural law
for mo not to love and sympa
thize with my offspring. • • • I have
deprived mjaelf of many comforts to
economize with what little money I had
that I might ednoato and prepare him to fill
any position in commercial pursuits and
now for snch a disgrace to be pending over
bis name is enough to break my heart. But
I beliovejin executing tho law, ; no matter
what tho mitigating cirenmatancea may be.
My motto ia to do right to ail mankind, and
if my son is guilty, ho ought to be pun
ished. If the oharges aro trim be is cer
tainly a dangerous man to go free in a de
cent community. The State uinst protect
her citizens. While my heart is suffering
extreme anguish, I believo it is right to
pnnish crime.”
The letter is quite a lengthy one and was
not intended for publication, bnt Sheriff
Westcott thonght it best to publish the
above extract es it shows tho tender regard
of the father for tho son, and yot breathes
tho spirit of tho law-abiding citizen.
HOW BUGG WAS SHOT.
An Officer Finds Himself In a Tight Place,
With No Assistance.
Mention was made in yesterday's Telk-
graph of tho shooting of Joe Bugg by
Oflioer Johnson. Owing to tho lateness of
of tho hour at which it was discovered that
tho negro was hurt, wo wero prevented
from giving any of tho details.
It Boems that Joe was drunk and was
fronting Miiiie disorder at the hton* of Htuup
Ball Bo was ordered out by Joo Daniel,
who was keeping store for Bump at tho
tim*. On goin« ont, bt mstds ns r.*t*cb on
negro nnmodGeorge Wilbourn and threat
ened to kill him. George saw a pistol in
Joe's possession and kept away from him.
Later, bo bad n difficulty with n negro
namod George Yonng, and in the fuss bit
ono of George's fingers seventy. It was
here Unit I Mliei r Johnson came in. George
asked tho ofltper to arrest Joe, bat whet#
ho attempted to do so Joo seemed to
square himself for a light, and used
the officer roughly. This occurred on the
street oar track in front of Jones's store.
When tho sidowalk was reached Joe
knocked the offloer down and the latter
called npon five or six who wero standing
around to help him, bnt thoy refused, and
when the mgr:; mode another !.«sk for
the officer and at the same time throwing
his hand behind him as if drawing his
pistol, ths offloer fired. Joe then ran
across the atreot and was lost in tho dark
ness. Later iD tho night ho was fonnd and
seemed to he Buffering from a wound. Dr.
McCrary was sent for. lie fonnd that tho
hall had ponetrated the left sido and passed
throagh to the right. The ball waajeut ont
jnst above tho stomach.
It was Bhown yesterday that Joo went to
McCarthy's store and told Jim Earp,.who
was in the store at the tlmo, that Mr. Mc
Carthy had sent for tho pistol. It was hand
ed to him.
Yesterday it was not considered that tho
wound was serious/ithongb qulto painful.
He lives in what is known as tho Blaok
Ankle district in East Macon.
Late last night t|io negroo's condition
was reported as critical.
A CASE OF INFANTICIDE.
Tile Olieitly Find of Two Young Men In tlio
City Suburb..
Yesterday afternoon whilo two yonng men,
named Davia. were returning from fishing,
they fonnd in what is known os tho old bat-
totjr, In tbs woods bt boat of Jtoddali
•tore, on tbe Houston road, what looked
to bo a drnmmer's samplo caso. It was
lying in the most around tbe old breast
works. and the yonng men debatod tho
on fire. Daring the eonffle I .aw deeeaaed I fi nMllon "bother to take the case with
I.I. «.._7i 111 "J I. I them or not. They passed on and after
tor a boot witn the reds, such tights he
looked npon as a regular, legitimate “war.”
He and a parly of Missouri friends had,
it seems, been duek hunting on the oppoeito
■hore among the tales, aud, hearing tbe
firing, imagined that an Indian fight wm
going on. They therefore swam tho river
in order to take a hand in tbe fan.
The man’s right name was Samnel K.
Matney. He never marrifd, and tho reason
ho gave for it was that he coaid not “split
an armfol of oven wood in half a minnte."
Hi said the women olwayssang out that
they wanted "an armfnl of cook-
wood in just half a minute.”
Halt a minnte, ho'said, was too short a
time for him. The old man was con
scious to the last, and was aware that bis
end was approaching. Afowhoura before
his death he talked with those abont him;
he told them that his race was nearly ended
but said he was ready to go, and rematked;
“I haven't been a very bad man. I never
did anything worst than kill Indians, and I
don’t believe that will be held against me.
I had to do it,” Tbe feet ii that the old fel
low had really no oompnnotion in regard to
shooting Indians.
THE TALE OF A CLOCK.
jal :$*“*•* of the spot to which
r* 1 Uctc.. , ooorae of Dr.
Fain re n ui^ nUon J to a BmaU
'irstmonSiSl *•£ “ad. *hGh
-i theDescartes to be
? ^ tha .which to now
1x4 °* *“ extinct een-
f u ”'5rfr lu turn
^‘4 "supposed to
llow Mr. George \Y. Childs Outbid A. T.
Stewart for a Tline*Flece. *
Philadelphia Record.
The handsome Mexican onyx dook which
stands in the reception-room of the olty
residence of Mr. George IV. Chilis, at the
southeast corner of Twenty-eecond and
Walnnt streets, haa b. cn mnch admired by
tbo tbonsanda of visitors to that hospitable
mansion, few of whom, probably, know
the history ot the expensive time-keepir,
which is recalled by the death of Le Grand
Lockwood, in New York. Daring the Paris
Exposition of i8o7, Mr. Lockwood, who
waa a visitor, became especially enamored
of this strikingly beautiful clock, whose
base, font feet in height, supported a
superb silver statuette of liberty swinging
from one hand a pendulum. Mr. Lock-
wood, who was then very wealthy, deter
mined to own this clock, and in the anotion
of exhibited articles bought it, thongh the
Czar of sU the Bossies, to whom Time wee
then of moment, was a competitor in
the bidding. Safely transported to
Norwalk, Conn., Mr. Lockwood's home, the
costly time-piece was much admired by the
visitors to Mr. Lockwood'e house, and by
none more than by Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Childs. Several yeara later Mr. Lockwoods
house snd its man. articles of vertu were
offered for sale, and at the suggestion of hie
good wife Mr. Childs determined to buy this
clock. Arrived at the sale, and the dock
put np, Mr. Childs's first bid was $3,000. A
stranger sitting immediately behind him
raised that $600. Mr. Childs saw the raiie
and raised tack $500q when the astonished
stranger reaching forward remarked:
“Sir, I come from A T. Stewart with or
ders to get that clock, and I must have it.
"I don't care if you come from Goleou-
da," was the reply of the Philadelphian, end
he kept raising tie bid of his opponent,
mnch to the auctioneer's eattofaction, until
he had offered $6,600, at which figure Stow-
art's man weakened. Mr. Childs removed
the time keeper to bis eity residence, where
it now ticks end tolls that time to flying.
of disease. Besides Being responsible for
trichinosis, it distributes tapeworms. It to
a great orime for butchers to sell pork that
has been fed on the offal of a slaughter
house, as I have seen done in this district.
It is a spreading disease, just ns n farmer
wonld spread thistles if he sowed them with
bis wheat They eat small particles of tape
worms from tho entrails of other animals,
and the eggs develop very rapidly, and may
be planted in tbe human body by the eatiDg
of tho hog flesh.
From two joints of a tape-worm I have
.-een, under the glase, myriads of these eggs
flowing ont I handle moat any poisonous
thing without fear, but I am always careful
to wash my hands In alcohol or earbolie
aeid after handling any part of a tape
worm. These are the things that belong
with animal life, and are to be dreaded.
There la nothing to fear from microbes,
that scientists speak of in fruit, flour and
sngar, etc.
“I have formerly drank water out of tbe
canal I wonld not do it now, but it would
not be the ordinary impurities In water
that would deter me. The ordinary atop or
filth might be thrown into the river may be
very disgusting, bat there wonld not necea-
sarily any disease come from it. Disease
would result only from diseased matter.
Typhoid fever might be spread through the
water if the slops from the alck room, con
taining the germs of the fever, were thrown
into the water. No one knows how many
miles of water it would take to wash it
away. It would be as if you throw millions
of fish eggs in the river above the aqueduok
Tbe chances wonld be that some of them
wonld And their way through the water
pipes into some one’s drinking glass.
“Bat to sum up, microbes are uot found
in fresh food, and they aren't such terrible
Uiiug*, anyhow.''
at that timeand bore the namo of Rowen. put his hand behind him as if he wo. going di.tanco ? conoaded to return
Florence. The act of Congress authorizing to draw a nlstol. I
George Young, sworn; Deceased struck at
tne return ot tne swords provides tbat all
claims shall be filed prior to Jane next, and
tbat hey be referred to tho Court of Claims
to determine who is entitled to the swords.
They aro threo in number and aro valuable,
being inlaid with diamonds, rubies and
o'her precious stones. One of them, which
was presented to General Twiggs for gal
lantry in the Mexican war, to valued at
$20,100.
ltow at a Political Meeting.
London, April 21.—At a meeting of the
Ladies’ Liberal Association at Kensington,
last evening, at which several members of
Farliament wero present, a row arose on
tbe Irish question. Finally the platform
was stormed and a free fight ensued, in
which fnrniturein the hall was smashed to
pieces snd nsed as weapons.
The police snooeeded in restoring order
after a hard Btroggie, making several ar-
reats. Many persona were injured, Inclu
ding two members of the House of Com-
mom.
The ladies present, among whom was
Mrs. Ashton Dilko, made their wey to the
eile of tho hall, whence they witnessed the
row.
Protect the Girl*.
i'MUd.lphl. Bword.
Kinship has duties that too many per
sona shirk. A lesson from tho stilled lips
of the murdered young girl at Rihway to
that tbe guardians of young women ahonld
look after them more ■olicitonsly.’’
WHERE EMERY COMES FROM.
The Great Deposit. Which Have Recently
Been Fonnd tn tbto Country.
It was abont fifty yean ago that the large
deposits of emery were fonnd in Turkey,
and since that time they have furnished to
tbe world fully three qaerters of the entire
demand. Iu the yean 1865 and 1866 emery
was discovered in the United States in the
Adirondack mountains by Dr. Smith, snd
in fact, this substance haa been found to
greater or lets extant in all countries, Tbe
deposits are, as a rule, near the surface and
only require unearthing. It to not mined,
aa is generally supposed. The method’em-
ployed to proepent for emery to very simple.
All that is required are a few eteel rods and
a sledge. The steels are driven into the
ground, and ou examination, after palling
them np, the moat inexperienced eye can
detect the presence of emery by the deep
scratches on the rods made by it. At the
deposits, the crude material ia only broken
into pieces of 100 pounds or less, and large
lumps are generally left alone, aa drilling
into them for a blast does not pay. The
crude ore, if it may be so called, to brought
to this country M ballast, and the freight
accordingly does not amosnt to much,
ia here worked up by stampers, or crushers,
into many grades, from the coarsest
quits a fine powder.
A Horrible Accident*
Stbacuu, N. Y. ( April 21.—At Morari
N. Y., to-day, Frink CIom (ell under a eir-
The Foster homestead at Pittsburg,where
!&'S’ tot» toro°downby^iU c^ia.^-jhradMid bod,
“• to anybody who follows newowntr, 5?. Henry Hammer. Ita * ntiNUn * th *
The Construction Company.
The publication in the Tuxobaph of the
fact that a construction company waa being
formed in Macon for railroad building gave
the people something to talk about yester
day. To complete the 5300,000 to be mixed
in Macon, only $30,000 was needed, and
before noon the amount was made np, an
other share taken, and threo u-ore shares
were applied for.
List night tbe company met and perfect
ed organization. Application will be made
at once for a charter, and aa soon as obtain
ed they will get to work.
Grew up With the Dogs.
Officer Banner has just returned from a
visit to his brother-in-law, Mr, B. W. Will
iamson, who lives in Baldwin cjonty. He
reports rather > carious cue Several
mouths ago Mr. Williamson found s little
puppy and carried it bome in 'bis pocket.
Not raring any thing abont it, he pot the
pnppy among a lot of pigs and they grew
np together. Now the dog and hogs are
inseparable companions and they roam tbo
woods together, eat and sleep together. In
fact be is as mnch of a hog as any of bis
companions, and no amount of coaxing can
indace him to leave them.
another maninHvmpHaH'sbarlD Evil Ma
con, end Itbrewnpmyhandondsaid,“Aiox
Johnson means no harm,” and deceased
Rnbbed my hand and bit my finger. I
asked bini wby he did it, and ho said he
uked them no odds and would “kill all
your ,"and placed bis hand behind
him as if he was going to draw his pistol.
Knoving he was a very dospente character
I called npon the officer to arrest him.
Both ran off down ths street and whan I
saw them again they were standing together
aa if sooffling. Abont tbat tims I heard a
pistol fire and when I went down there the
deceased was gone and Officer Johnson was
looking for bis belt.
Ahck Johnson testified that he was in
nsmp Hall's bar snd saw deceased bite
George Young's finger snd the sonfll i with
th • i Ulcer.
The jury rendered the following verdict:
“We, tbe following jnrors, find tbat tbe
deceased came to bis death from a pistol
shot wound, said pistol shot fired by Odior
Jeff Johnson, and in onr opinion it la jnati-
fiabU homicide."
There wss considerable dissetbfseiion
at the order of the jury doting the doors
of the room in which they met and exolnd
ing all other persons. City Attorney Fat
terson, nowspaper reporters and .11 others
were exolndcd. Major A. O. ILcoo and
other lawyers were asked as to the right of a
c ironer’s jary to exclude all persons and
hold secret session, and they g.ve it aa their
opinion that there was no law whatever for
it. The eoroior'a jury to idea leal with
any other jury except the grand jury and
the giving in of teetimor. y before them to a
pnbfio proceeding. Itia only when they
are making up their verdict tbat they have
the right to retire to tbemaeives. Their ac
tios in this instance ras the subject
much unfavorable comment yesterday, an
Coroner Uodnett should see that future
juries do not bide themselves from the
publio.
MICKLKJOIIN ONUB MORE.
stolen and carried ont there by tho thief.
When t’ ey retained, however, tho caso was
gone. It to suppose to linvobeon taken
away by somo person who, at tbo time tho
’young men passed, was oonceolcd from view
by the boshes or embankment. On
into tho ditch, looking to boo if thoy
coaid find any truco of tho case, thoy saw
the edge of a box in the dirk They dag It
up and it provod to be a wooden box, miah
as are made for candy makora, and iu it
wav fonnd the dead body of an infant, pro
bably only a few days old, wrapped in a
piece of cloth.
Tbe box was carried into town and Coro
ner Uodnett notlfiod. lie took charge of tho
body, and last night deposited it in Clay's
undertaking establishment where an Ta
nnest will bo held this morning at9 o'clock.
The coroner and others who examined the
body are of the opinion tbat it was mur
dered, its head bearing evidences of having
been crushed.
It to tbe opinion of some that tho body
was carried to the old breastworks in tho
A Fine Cojr,
Mr. K. R. Price has receded the follow
ing clipping from the Athens Banner con
cerning a cow owned by his brother-in-law,
Dr. C&rlton. Such n cow ii worth having:
♦'Dr. W. A Carlton's fine' Jersey cow
gmre five and a quarter gallons of milk
urday and five and a half gallons Sunday,
Mr. Jackson says she will reach six gallons
before the week to over, and he is not forc
ing her, either. This milktonot measuitd.
i?lred, so the
e to no deespuon I
be finest Jerseys k
don brought he
Ills Trial Yctterdaj-A Touching anil
Stanly latter From Ills Father.
Frank Mieklejohn was again before Jus
tice Poe yeeterday morning to have his
preliminary hearing on the second charge
of forgery. This was one of the three checks
bearing the forged signatures of Campbell
k Jones.
Tbe testimony was that of experts in
handwriting. Ths handwriting on the face
of the checks was compared with a letter
received by Chief Wiley from Mieklejohn
and which has already been mentioned in
theTzrxiiaarn and a receipt given Mr. Abe
Ellis when in the employ i»f E. Crockett.
Messrs. N. M. Hodgkins, It H. Flint aud
otcers testified tbat they believed the band
writing to be the same.
Jnstiee Foe thought so too, and held the
prisoner in another bond of fire hundred
dollars.
Ehtriff Westcott has received a letter
from the father of yonng Mieklejohn. Mr.
hiickifjohn resides tn Aiunta, and Is sinter
ing from injuries received in a railroad
coliiiion at Griffin aever.l years ago. He
and tbe sheriff were moet intimate friends
both having worked together for years in
ths Central railroad shop*, lit waa among
vaiiav or sample oase ny some person and
baried. Coroner Uodnett obtained a clao
last night, which may load to the deteo'.ion
of the Inhuman persop.
PUSHING TO MONTICELLO.
The Covhigtun and Macon Willi In Six Miles
of tho Town-ltarbecue, Htc.
Tbo track-laying force of tbo Covington
and Macon railroad wero at tbo Glades yes
terday, about six miles from Monticollo.
The force will be in Montiiello, without
donbt, ou Hatnrday week, at which time tho
good people of Jasper will again put tho big
pnt in tbe little one for those who go up
from Macon. They will. If possible, surpass
the Hillsboro barbecue, lly the way, they
up there the* the poop's had Leu fat
tening pigs, tarkeys, chickens, etc., for the
completion of tbe rood to Monticollo, bnt
the pigs, turkeys, chickens, etc., grew too
fat, and they thought it best to barbecue
some of them when Hillsboro was reached.
Bnt they have enough left to feed a multi
tude. It to probable that a big hall will he
given on tbe night tbe train ran* throagh
for the first time. Tbe citizen s of Monti-
ceilo will make the occasion a jubilee affair,
and will spare no expense to giro their
Macon friends a royal and hearty welcome.
Yesterday was pay-day on the road and of
conrse was, as nsnal, the happiest day in
tLe month.
Col. Frobel yesterday received a letter
from Col. E. C. Machen who to now in Ger
many. At the time of writing his condi
tion W09 mnch improved. This will bo
good news to his many admirers in Macon.
Colonel Frobel gives tbto to show
the indomitaoie will of the man.
When Col. M&cbcn was carried aboard the
steamer bonnd for Europe where the doc
tors commanded him to go that he might
have absolute rest, he propped himself up
on a pillow andjwrote this to Col. Frobel:
“The doctors have torned mo ont like an
old horse to die; bnt I will not die; I am
e-iu.il.gl.it k lo Georgia to help yo.l build
tout I tbe best workmen in the rbope, and w as one
our I of Macon's law-abiding citizens. Sheriff
to I Westcott bes permitted the following ea|
I tract from the Ictier, which will show how
The drinks consamel at the recent ball
at tho Faria Hotel de Ville included 50,Or)
be -Vs, 2,500 bottles ot champagne and
3,000 punches. The sandwiches oaten only
numbered 4,6*10. There proportion, of
meat to drink do not dir
l: from that recorde-l in the tai ern -
-1 the lamented Sir John Falvtaff.