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** °{down to 28 feet but to-day the
*f“Li D comroenoed using, and at
1 w (o-niabt the regiater at the bridge
,lc Mfeet 10* inches, and rising at
el „« from one to two inches per
Colts from np the river are to the
“7?* ra i n8 are falling, and if
Kne it is f«**d we *>» bay.
M .rtiflow more serious than 8un.
all that section above Gum-
a between Broad and the river
overflowed to a considerable
f "4 the water extends baok through
? ..3 over tne south commons. Grave
Entertained that before morning
.jUlje cvetflowed.
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH ; TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 0, 18S7.-TWELVE PAGES*.
rjgwS IN GEORGIA.
rt-PR RfSlSO RAPIDLY AT AU-
cUSTA,
A Negro Drowned—A New notel-A Uutld-
Ing Collapses, Etc.
Athens, August 3 —The body of a negro
*«en floating down the river at
High bhoals on Monday. He is anpposed
to be one of the bands that Mr. T.C. Hamp-
tonhashad working on the Mifcon and
Athene railroad.
Another hotel will be opened here by Mr
Feara, of Greensboro. He has rented for
that purpose the house on the corner of
Clajton and Jackson streets, formerly oecn.
crrt*> on the rise, and to- pied by Mre. Davis.
^Jdnlvlooto as i( we are to have Dr. Price, of Ooonee county, loot heavily
by the recent floods,
.... i„ Danger of Being Again
Cl [. tie,,arts of Damage to
-"‘“rrop. From Many S«o-
1 UoM-Otber Item..
August 3.-Tue waters of the
„„ are again e
1 vL t be D t l as 1 °hlgh u if net higher than
of Sunday.
ATHENS.
MEETING OF T9E GEORGIA BAR
ASSOCIATION
Addresses by Attorney-Genenil Anderson
and Judge Cooley—The Locomotive
Engineers-Returns of County
Wealth—County Records.
amehicus.
of Rain In Ten Days-The Laws
rncertalntles.
— Tf r. August 3.—A violent thunder
fJLLd over this city last night about
The rainfall was nearly 4
L which, added to the rains of the
*■ k makes the reoord of KHnches in
’ten days. Considerable damage
juonnd the city in the way of wash
fcwssrari within 8 the
j U was broken and considerable
'J:-so the mill oroperty. This prop-
Z, in the last few years obtained quite
^etj in both the State and City
The city has been trying to abate
aid as a nuisance and the Southwest-
ftoad also wants it done away with
it backs water on their right
,, y There ia a suit now
*.„■ between the railroad
U, Mitobell, and the pond has recent-
.o condemned by the board of health
Silful cause of sickness.
Um the storm the residence of D. A.
n in East Americus, was strnok by
Lin., Seven persons were sitting in
,ulor and an eighth had just left. Tho
tuh were thrown from a window, one
ujiuths room the other in the yard,
jiansa were tom from the windows
burled some distance in the yard,
wchairs were badly torn np, and one of
the gentleman had just vacated in
nut and strange to Bay that while the
mots of the room were eeverely
tied, none of them were seriously hurt,
at were lightning rods on the house,
tel which was considerably twisted up by
boll.
Ibe Americas, Preston and Lumpkin
Hoad bridge across Flint rivet is washed
it. It was a temporary bridge and the
■falls on the Atlanta Iron Bridge Com-
t f, which has the eontraet and is at work
atmetiog an iron bridge with a center
iv for the passage of boats. It will be
tot two weeks after the waters subside
re trains will be able to again pass
twelve years ago tho elty of Amerions
ill a budge scrota the Flint at a cost of
with the hope of loduoing a Urge
don oi the trade of Dooly connty to
»to Americus. The remits have not
ja tatUfaotory to tho oity, and now as we
ini railroad penetrating that Motion the
mil has decided to aell the eity bridge,
bridge with all Us franchises will be
to the highest bidder on the first Tnes-
flin September.
Sr. J, W. Migs, who lives two miles
the city, is trnly an unlucky man.
Im days ago a neighbor impounded some
'litcows under the provisions of the
Kb lav which wentinto effect the 13th of
l lone in thia district. He aned ont a
‘■morj warrant for his eowa before
djePilsbury, of tho county court, claim-
(illegality of the law. The judge de-
Maninithlm. Bo he had to pay the
and damages and coat to aecnre his
la A few days ego the Battle of other
aghbore' got into hia fields. He held
for damages. Another poMWOiy
it wu taken ont; this time bofore
dp Stubbs, justice of the peace, who
ulbatthaUw war not legally In force.
Uigs had to give op the cows, minus
*h» The eases will go to higher courtB.
LINCOLNTON.
ml Reunion of Confederate Veterans
-Damage by High Water.
llpioiSTON, August 2.-Tho hard rains
fm put few days have damaged the oom
'! this county to the amount of CO per
All the bottom lands have been
d with wator for three days, corne
al the crops on the water courses are
t*lj rained. The Savannah river at
oint U higher than it has ever been
“ to be in years, and Little river la
1 »>t higher than it has ever risen b<-
Dfil’a mills, on thia river, have been
Utely washed away, and all the other
■•factories serionaly damaged. The
“ •*> damaged the cotton crop to a
■demble extent by washing and beat-
j “a three chimneys in thia town were
“named by tho rains, and fell. Up to
• tune the crop proapects in this connty
“J J*»r had' never been better, bnt the
* Have ployed havoc with them, and the
“J are feeling very bine.
M "e preparations are being made
’•-union of the surviving members of
,wopanies from this connty, who
in the war between the States. The
““willlake place at Lineolnton on
rliliV 1 month, when a big bar-
_r,i .. Kiveo, and the affair promisee
jJ*• fc *gg«et of tho season, as all tha
. fc V e, *n* from the adjoining counties
"• b ‘« Invited to attend, also?
LEXINGTON.
"I" Washed Away and Hoad. I in pa. a-
able-LoM to Farmers.
August l.-The rains still
' e f* nna by tho water marks left
“7hi.* m,<m f i“i«t of 1840 tho waUrs
»u?. n >J!i T ® n f,4t Bigher in thia connty
J**t Thursday than were tho water
£*'“ “>« freshet of 1810.
Ua4i* 0 .?. cr °p*■ ni'uoat absolutely de-
-1. *“ fnis connty, and mnch upland
*jh*ged by being badly blown down.
muo1 * WW! bed in places,
Ikbu Te, J tall and heavily frnited
l*«fiiofn l wiv! w,lon thsgronnd; and thus
I iamJuT r °f before It can mature.
yitnont nuaber tav. i.< ,n washed
Ithdat. S 11 * 1 ® * number of mill dams and
I'Mthan^kM* b *7 I brekeh and damaged,
Mk t0 * dfi fnEbtfnliy wash's], so
I SaavaiJr® 10 '“passable until worked.
I'tlkia—V?®? “timato that the corn crop
I *1 b »« been lessened from thir-
I «ot5*L?5* by the recent rains and
I com-iderablv.
are washed away
I be mi “»ya to come the general pnb-
l’*uUdmlh rdlt ,' ,ro r'r repairing roads,
I b*W4mi aSTf*’*b° n t the pasture*, and
I J^fcailaLi!?®* on , lhe P Qb:ic highways.
■ ** DaSHa *** ®**yl*Wgnls r and v» li«\e
ed any papers in sevi ral days.
., , , The water carried
away bis gin house and buried his saw mill
in 6and. He will have to dig through ten
feet of sand to recover it
On Monday night one side and an end of
a two-story briok bnilding in the roar of Mr.
Tare’s atore, belonging to Mr. Thomas
Daily, fell. The rains had undermined the
walls of tho bnilding.
Tbe police committee have granted two
weeks’ leave of absenoe to each one of the
police force.
R. H. Allen & Co., of Buford, Ga., manu
facturers of saddles and harness, and Mr.
T. G. Hadaway, of this oity, also a manu
facturer of that line of goods, have consoli
dated. Messrs. Alien & Go. have moved
their plant to Athens.
The total rainfall in Athens einoe it began
last Wednesday, is 13.58 inohes.
CUTHBERT.
Meeting of tho City CooncII—Tlie Damage
By the Rains Very Great.
Ccthbxbt, Angnat 3.—At a regular ses
sion of the eity conneil yesterday evening
H. 0. Beall, Esq , was sworn in as oonnoil-
man-elect, vice S. E Freeman deceased.
W. J. Barry, the olerk, having decided to
engage in business elsewhere, tendered his
resignation to the body, which was doly
accepted, whereupon John D. Gann was
elected to fill the nnexpired term. The
council decided to establish tho office of
city weigher for the cotton season. E. J,
Harden was elected to this position.
We have a pretty day of it after so Ion;
time. The rains have washed the aoi
eonsldrrabiy. The ootton shedding its
sqnanes, the oom blown down, bnt the great
est damage done was to mill-dams in the
connty, besides the four already reported.
Barfield's, Coleman's and Harris' have alnee
given way to the great pressure. This is the
ilamago done to old Randolph by the
freshet
Mr. John Allen, an aged citizen of onr
place, died on night before {last of infirmi
ties (incident to old age. He was bnrled
this morning.
HIE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
CAMILLA.
Rust Spreading Very Fast In Cotton—A
tittle Child's Death.
Cawixa, August 3.—The rains have oon
tinned almost without abatement ainoe my
communication of last week. ' While we
have no running streams anch as branches,
creek, nor rivers, (exoept the Flint) in onr
connty, yet onr crops have been very ma
terially iojnred from the eontlnnona hard
rains. The rnst in ootton has spread rapid
ly. and tally 20 per cent, of that promised
on 1st or 15th of July has boen cut on.
There was never, perhaps, greater damage
done in so short a time.
The rnst, consequent npon an excess of
raio, la probably more destructive than
rnst from an; other eanse, at the same
time stioh a state of weather is favorable to
the generation anti propagation of the cat
erpillar, (already doing more or less dam
age to the orop, with a certainty of greater
harm in the future.
Another nnfortnnate result of the con
tinued rains, is the loss of a great deal of
fodder hanging on the stalks and unpalled.
Mr. and Mrs W. 0. Twitty, of Pelham,
after an illness of many days, lost their
youngest child, one year old, on last Satur
day. The remains were brought to this
>lace on Sunday and buried in the family
mrial lot in the new cemetery.
BARNESV1LLH.
Children .Severely Shocked by Lightning—
One May Die
Baknesvili.*, August 4.—This afternoon
abont 4 o'olook while a severe rain and
thnnder storm was raging, lightning attack
the dwelling house of Mr. J. C. Dozier, who
lives abont two milts from town. The
bouse waa damaged slightly and his three
children badly shocked. It was found nee.
eesary to call medical aid for one of them.
The lateBt Is the ohlld will reoover but
probably the shock may prove fatal
IIomervtlle-A Fatal Aocldent.
Qoueiiville, July 30.—Willie Whitfield,
a colored man, was ran over and fatally
hert near here yesterday by train No. 7, the
fast mail, on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad. It seems be had been
sent back for some purpose by tho section
master when he met with this sad occur-
ence. He was taken to ThomaaviUe where
medical aid was rendered but to no avail, as
tha poor fellow died shortly after arriving
there. *
Rain at last, and plenty of it The crops
are booming sod the farmers are jubilant.
We understand naval store men are down
in the month on account of low prioes, bnt
fortunately ours of this place are able to
‘hold their own.'*
Columbus Notes.
Columbus, August 3.—The oity council
to-night instructed tho clerk to inform Gen.
Alexander that the city baa no stock in the
Mobile end Girard railroad which It desires
to sell.
There were sixty interments in the eity
cemetery during the month of Jniy, thirty,
six of which were oolortd; thirty were non
residents.
There waa not a tingle death In tha city
hospital daring the month.
A little child of Mr. Phillip Bower*, of
Birmingham, died here to-day.
Johnnie Baird, of BtowneviU*, while act
ing on a horizontal bar to-day, fall and
one of hia srenA
Buena Vl.tn-I'rUoner. Kreape.
Bucu Vista, August 3,—Two prisoners
confined in the eonnty jail succeeded in
makiog their escape by burning through
the floor, last night Officers are in pnr-
euit
Gunter Found Guilty of MamUnghter,
Mcntoomebt, Angnat 3.—The trial of
Harris Gunter, charged with the murder of
Policeman Montgomery in this city lut
Angnat, bu jnst closed at Prattville, where
it was removed on e change of venue
Gnnter was arrested for being drank end
wu bailed by e friend and taken home. In
a few minutes he got np. seized a shotgun,
rnahed down town in hianightdress.wentup
to tha police headquarters, mistook Mont
gomeryfor the man who had arrested him,
and shot him dead. The defense pleaded
insanity. The trial lasted a week, and the
jary give a verdict of manslaughter in the
••rest a.-grer, and fixed the punishment at
thirty months' imprisonment The cue
will be appealed.
The Atlanta.
VxwrosT, R. L, August 3.—The United
Stares cruiser Atlanta sailed this afternoon
to j jin the North Atlantic Squadron
Font*.’. Kitraet-
Atlanta, Angnat 3.—The Georgia Bar
Association assembled in annual scstion in
the Superior Court room at 10 o'clock this
morning. Hon. Clifford Anderson, of Ma
con, president of the association, was pres
ent, and delivered an address, which is ex
pected each year from the presiding officer.-
It bad been announced that this address
would be delivered to-night preceding
Judge Cooley, bnt tbe committee made
some change in the programme, which
brought it on at tbe morning session.
The report of. the exeontlve committee
was submitted through its chairman, Judge
Marshall J. Clarke. The treasurer, Hon.
Sam Barnett, made his annual report, whioh
claimed that the association is in 'good
financial condition.
The following new members were ad
mitted into tbe association: Benjamin F.
Hollis, Americas; Robert Hodges, Macon;
W. A. Wimbiab, W. S. Thomson, Atlanta;
J. T. Holloman,Gainesville; James T. Nes-
bit, Maeon, Charles Z. Blalock, Charles D.
Hill, J. C. Jenkins. L. Z. Rosser, T. R.
Walker, Atlanta; W. N. Spence, Camilla;
W. W. Fraser, Savannah.
An interesting and very entertaining pa
per on “The Clrenit Judge” was read by
John W. Akin, Esq., of lhoCartenville bar.
Hon. George A. Mercer, of Savannah,
chairman of the committe on legal educa
tion, submitted a lengthy, bnt an ablo re
port, recommending important and needed
reforms in tbe manner and requirements of
admission to tbe bar. Among other things
the committee reuuiumendcd -written ex
amination by an established board of ex
aminere in each j ndicial circuit, and at
least a year's preparation. Tbe report
met with great approbation and
called forth favorable diacnasion by
W. B. Hill, of Macon; Judge Sbnmate,
of Aug ata;MajorA. 0. Bacon, of Maeon
Hoke Smith, of Atl&hta, and others. Sev
eral resolutions were offered, eaoh (looking
to the introduction of a bill in the Legisla
ture to carry out the reoommendatlon of
the committee, which finally gave place to n
substitute offered by Judge Sbnmate, that
the committee which submitted the report
be requested to confer with tbe judiciary
oommittees of the Senate and Honse and
bave a bill ntrodneed tbal would embody the
essential features of h« report. Thia was
unanimously adopted. A special, commit
tee of five, made np of resident members of
tho association,'was added to tbe main com
mittee in order that the matter might not
be negieoted after the adjournment of tbe
association. A recess was then taken till 4
o'clock p. m.
At the afternoon session the offioers of
the Bar Association for tbe ensniog year
were elected. Mr. W. B. Hill, of Macon,
who has done more than anyone else to
make the association a success, was elected
president J. H. Lnmpkin, of Atlanta,
w. s elected secretary, and Samnel Barnett
re-elected treasurer. A new executive com
mittee was eleoted, with Mtj. A. C. Bacon
chairman.
In the court room to-night Judge Cooley
delivered the annnal address on “The un
certainly of law.” He was introduced in ■
very complimentary way by President An
derson. Judge Cooley denied that the law
la uncertain, claiming that it has more of
tho elements of certainty than moat other
things. To establish this he referred
to r Federal and State jurisprudence, oivil,
criminal, commercial law, the law of wills,
etc. The address waa thorongbly entertain
ing, and delighted a large endience for an
The style was polished and scholarly, with
hour, a fine vein of humor, which relieved
what might otherwise have been rather a
diy subject. At the end, beepoke in warm
praise of Georgia and her system of Iswb,
and paid an earnest tribute to t‘. e long list
of men who bad devoted their best talents
in making It what it Is.
At the conclusion Major Baoon moved a
vote of thanks for tbe interesting and in
structive address and a request for a copy
for publication.
Meeting of tbeBrotlicrhood of Engineer..
Atlanta, August 3.—'Tho Tiliouapu Bu
reau has been honored with an invitation to
tho grand nnlon meeting cf tho Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, of the
Southern Division. The invitation cards
and programme of exercises are elegantly
rotten np. Tbe work was done by Mr.
Harry 8oott, of this city. Tbe meeting has
been arranged by Division 207, of Atlanta,
□ere is tbe programme:
SATUUDAT, AUGUST 13.
9:00 a. m.—Publio reception at DeGive’a
Opera House.
Address of welcome on behalf of tbe State
of Georgia, by Governor John B. Gordon.
Address of welcome on behalf of the city
of Atlanta, by Hod. Tyler Cooper, mayor.
Address of weloome on behalf of Division
No. 207, by T. J. Shivers.
Response by Grand Chief Engineer, P. M.
Arthur.
Address by Hon. Henry W. Grady.
Short address and invitation to reception,
by W. R. Bosard, secretary railroad depar
meat Y. V. 0. A.
7:30 p. m.— Reception at Conoordla Hall,
given by railroad department Y. M, 0. A.
aUNDAT, AUGUST 14.
2:00 p. m.—A meeting will be held at
Division room.
8:00 p. m.— Attend First Baptist Church
in a body. Sermon by Rev. J. B. Haw
thorne, D. D.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15.
8a. m.—SpaetalexenniontoSaltSpringa,
by Georgia Pacific railway, reinming to
the city at 5 p, m.
County Wraith.
Atlanta, Angnat 3.—Tbe Comptroller
received the Ux digest of eight counties to
day, as follows;
DeKalb returns $3,801,819; on increase
of $30,084.
Heard returns $1,061,013; an Increase of
$3,944. ,
Ooonee returns $1,021,OCo; an increase of
$55,454.
Cherokeo retorna $1,980,086; a decrease
of $29,227.
Barks retnrne $2,885,931; an increase of
$111,408.
Towns returns $329,480; a decrease of
$2,614.
Fannin retains $520,633; an increase of
$10,395
Whitfield retnrne $2,363,202; a decrease
ot $131,848.
Hancock returns $2,681,322; a decrease of
$25,019.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, August 4.—There was a slightly
large attendance to-day of the Bar Asicci*-
tion. The following gentlemen were ap
pointed additional members of the com
mittee on legal education, with a view of
furnishing legislation on the examination
ot applicant-, for adm:--ion to 1 t.c tar:
Meaars. A. M. Fnnte, Hoke Smith, B. Ia
Leonard Phinizy,
Augusta; Chaa. W. Seedell, J. H. Lump
kin, Atlanta; Harper Hamilton, Rome.
In the absence cf Chairman J. 0. 0.
Black, Mr. Alex Erwin read the report of
the wiatMitUe Cu jurisprudence and .ntr re
form. The committee recommended tbe
enactment of two atatutea proposed by the
American Bar Association—one to prevent
fraudulent divorce, and one relating to
acknowledgments of instruments affecting
real estate.
The committee indorsed Judge Clarke's
taper on appellate courts, and an act to
re drafted therefrom. They also recom
mended a law to make deeds, mortgages
and liens of all kinds operative against
third patties from the time they are filed
in the clerk’s office.
On the snbjeot of “punishment of frand
and reaching property of debtors concealed
from creditors,” tbe committee recommend
ed two aots: One “to provide for the more
complete exao (nation of witnesses," and
one “to provide for enplementary pro
ceedings against judgment debtors and-
others "
Ool. R. S. Lanier read an able paper on
Usury laws as affecting securities for
debt” He showed how publio sentiment
on the snbjeot of usury bad progressed
from the time when tho taking of any sum
whatever for the nse of money until the
present time. Usnry as now defined is the
collection of more thnn the legal rate of
interest
He attacked vigorously the principle of
law that would work the forfeiture of the
whole debt The remission of excessive
interest he held to besnffioient. Heat-
tacked tbe decision in thecase of Broaoh vs.
Kelly, where it was held that a mortgage
could not be foreclosed, beeanse it was a
usurious contraot. He held that in eases
where mortgage was seoniity for debt, if
usurious rates were charged and tbe debtor
sought to set aside tbe contraot on that
E round, he should be required at least to
ring into court the money for which the
mortgage waa security—which w»« the
property of the mortgagee—before be asked
that the eontraet be declared void. This
point be ditenssed at some length, and
maintained that ia this ease
there was tho same equity for the creditor
that there waa in the Byrd case, which bad
been previously decided by tbe oonrt in In
vor ot tbe creditor.
In conclusion, Col. Lanier said: “It will
be nnfortnnate, indeed, if when high en
terprise is abont to develop the resonroea of
the State, the reoreativo money power is
manacled in the shaokles of empirioal legis
lation.'!
He was londly applanded as he sat down,
and Mr. H. E. W. Palmer arose and said
the association hod been entertained by a
most able paper on a practical subject—one
wbieb the Legislature is now considering
in a bill that will be very sweeping. He
moved that tho paper be printed and 300
copies laid on the tables of the members of
the Hoase.
Judge George Hillyer seconded the mo
tion, aLdjsaid that be had the honor to de
liver the opinion in the Ballard case with
Jndgea Crawford and Spoer, Tbe main
ground waa that the debtor is In possession
of Ptbe money that was the prooeeds ot the
transaction, and that it is against con
science for them to keep the money arising
from a trauBaotion which is to be made
void. The principle rested on tbe very
mnd-eills <£ jurisprudence.
The motion waa put and considerable op
position was manifest. Mr. Hoke Smith
rose to 'give his reasons for voting in tbe
negative. He and thoao with bim favored
tbe Noitbentt bill, wbioh will prevent the on-
forcement of usurious contracts. “My view
is that every nanriona contract shall be de
clared void.” If in the Legblature, would
vote for a bill that rendered void not only
a deed of thia character bnt a mortgage.
Mr. John Aiken and Judge Hammond
objected to the motion on the grrmad* ttlt
it would appear to tbe Legislature to be
undue attempt to influence legislation.
Mr. McIntyre disagreed with Oolotiel
Lanier's position, and Colonel Lanier re
quested that the motion be withdrawn,
which was done.
Mr. H. E. IV. Palmer read an ablo papor
on restrictions of evidence. Ho thought
tho policy of opening tho door widor for
evidence a wise one, bnt advoented the re
quirement that interested parties furnish
toittmooy to corroborate their own.
He thought there ebonld be corroborative
testimony where husband and wife tastilied
for each other, or in divorce eases and snita
for breach ot promise.
Judge Hammond read tha report of the
committeo on legal proceedings. He read
Ur* bill to provido for uniform proceednre
at law and in equity, so that a suitor can
amend hia plea.
The secretary and troasnrer were voted
salaries of $100 a year.
F. G. DaBlgnon, P. L. Mynatt, P. W.
Meldrim and Hoke Smith were appointed
delegates to the American Bar Association
at Ssratoga next year.
There was an elegant breakfast at the
Kimball Honse this morning, compliment
ary to tbe visiting members ot tbe assooia-
tioD, tendered by Mr. Hoke Smith. It was
erjoyed by a large number of prominent
lawyers of tbe State.
lieu thereof. This is an amendment to
The Feoltsntlary Investigation.
Atlanta, Angnat 4.—At tha session of
this atternoon Capt. W. D. Grant did not
appear in person bnt had delivered tbeorlgi
nal papers connected with the sale of his
interest in the'ease, tho original indemni
fying bond, etc These papers were not
read bnt ore now in the hands of the com
mittee.
Mr. E. T. Shnbrick, tbe assistant keeper
ot tbe penitentiary, testified as to the con
dition ot tbe convict.camps at Griffin, abont
which chargee havo been msde. His tes
timony was a repetition of tbe statement in
hia July report as published in the Tilx-
osaj-h.
Colonel Towers and Captain Lowe were
questioned us to tbs number oi wardens
tust would be required under the new plan
proposed. From tbe beat eatimato it ap
pears that not lea* than fonr will be re
quired, and they will coat tbe State in the
neighborhood of $5,000.
Ceptsin Lowe, in anawer to a question,
•aid that at the time Major George f. Jack-
ion wu sent to the penitentiary, he wu
approached to see if Jeekaon would
be allowed ‘certain privilege*
In any of hie camps, one of whioh was that
bsahoniJnot wear the it ripe*. Captain
Lowe said bejronld not enter into any ar
rangement witbont the order ol the Gover
nor, and that was an end of it. This wu
baton Jackson went to Jamtfc’e ca np.
At the end of the i lamination Ur. Ham,
of Hall, asked CspL Lowe j scnlsriy if there
was any reason wny his attendance on tbe
committee'* meeting* should not be more
rigniar. Thi* created an audible emile of
amnsement, a* Captain Liwe never mures
a meeting, and is Uinally the first on band
and tbe last.
It has been decided to briDg the special
inveadgatlon to a close next Saturday.
the act of 18CG in reference to attorneys,
An act to repeal an act entitled an act to
amend section 1C89 (nn) of tbe code by in
serting after tbe words “paid in,” in the
flftb line of said section, the following: “or
if the necessities of tbe road require more
thnn one-balf tbe nmonut of the capital
stock already actually pdd in, then to the
ainonntof three thousand dollars per mile,”
and for other purposes.
An act to incorporate the town of Will-
iamsbnrg, in the connty of Calhonn.
Brrltenbuclier Leaves the City.
Atlanta, August 1 —Mr. Phillip Brelten-
bneber has left the oity, and it is, stated on
perfectly good authority that be'has gone
to Birmingham to open a saloon. Before
leaving he forgot to settle a fine of $500,
which was imposed by Recorder Anderson
for violation of tbe liqnor law nearly a year
ago. Onr worthy mayor refused to reduce
tills Ado because Britenbucher was hauled
up so often for violating tbe law and showed
no disposition to behave himself as others
did whoso fines were reduced.
This fine cannot be collected unless Bri-
tenbucher returns to tho city ot bis own
free will. He gave no bond in the case and
deposited no check with our worthy ohiof
of police, so the floe will be a dead loss to
tbe eity if be stays away.
It is also true that should the Sapreme
Conrt affirm tbe decision of Reoorder An
demon, which a little while ago sentenced
liiitenbncber to tho stockade for thirty
(lays and which was appealed, he cannot be
brought back here to servo tbnt sentence
beeause it was made for a oity effense. It
would seem that Philip has played it ex
ceedingly fine on the city,
Tbe friends cf Phillip Britenbncher claim
that be will return to the city sod settle
th t fine.
Gbief Connolly presented a check for tbe
amount to John U. James to-day. Mr.
James said: “He has no foods here, bnt I
believe be will pay the fine, beeanse I re
gard bim u an honest maD.”
Tax Ulgcats.
Atlanta, August 4.—The Comptroller-
General received the following tax digests
this morning: Telfair, $704 863, an increase
of $15,946; Oolqnitt, $152,458, nn Increase
of $13,895; Lowndes, $2,180,336, anincreaso
of $172,156; Henry, $1,998,050, an increase
of $18,125. Total Increase of digests re
ceived foots up $3,750,000. Thirty-six
oonnties are yet to be beard from.
THE FlllK RECORD.
A Great Fire in Baltimore Causes tlie Loss
ot *800,000.
Baltimore, August 4.—Fire broke out
this muinicg in tho extensive cracker bakery
of James D. Masons & Sons, on Pratt
street, nenr Light, which was entirely do
strayed, with all its contents and machin
ery. It extended on tbo right to a doable
bnilding occnpied by jlenderson, Laws Sc
Co., cracker, cake and candy tsetory, which
was also dontroyod. William Sohntte, fore
man of engine No. 12, was on one of tho
floors when the upper floor fell in, and he
was bnrled beneath the ruins and killed.
Ilia body has not yet been discovered.
Chief Engineer Hernick, of tbe fire depart
ment, was on the same floor and
was serionatar injured. His death
is feared. The ilnmes continued to
spread on the right io the warehouse ot
Liebrandt, McDowell Sc Co., which was
destroyed, and to tbe agricultural ware
house of E. Whitman Sc Sons, tho uppe:
part of which was burned ont. On the left
o'f the building in which tbe fire originated,
was tbe book and stationary store of T.
Newton Knrlx Sc Son, containing a large
stcck. This was burned, and all the nppei
floors of the grain and prodnoe commission
honse of E. B. Ovens A Co. destroyed.
Tbo fire spread to the aonth and'took hold
of the rear of tbe tin warebonae of E. L.
Parker Sc Co., fronting on Charles atreet,
which was wrecked and the stock rained,
This damage is estimated at $60,000. Tho
entire damage is now estimated at upwards
of $500,000.
Up to two o’clook this afternoon no defi
nlte acreunt of tho loss oould be obtained.
Firemon were still at work on the rains and
the walls of the honBos of Mason & Sons
and Henderson, Laws A Co. had been polled
down. Tha body of bcbnlty Is Btill under
tbe rains, and it will be several hours bo
fore it can be reached. It ia now said tbe
loss of Mason A Sons will be nearly $200,-
000, upon whioh there ia only partial iDsnr-
auce. They are said to havo on hand near
ly 2,000 barrels of floor. Henderson, Laws
A Co. are insured for $75,000, which will
about oover their loss. Liebarant, McDow
ell A Co. yesterday morning obtained addi
tional insurance, and their damage ia said
to be abont $30,000. Whiteman
A Sons save all the maoblnery on tbe
first floor,damaged by water. Tbelr stock is
ci'imttei at $20,000 and is In the hand of
a trustee. Newton Knrlz loses bis entire
stock ot books and stationery, bnt be baa
ai yet made no estimate of tnedamafie E.
B Owens A Co. are damaged abont $5,0U),
folly insured. E. L. Parker A Co.'s build-
ingle bnroed out anil a largo part of tbe
walls have fallen. Their damage is esti
mated at $200 000, on which there is perlial
insnrance. The building cn Pratt street,
adj lining tho Parker warehouse, is oornpied
by Fitzgerald A Ca, wholesale grocers, who
loat about $10,000 (insured ) and the build
ing adjoining on tbe aonth by Sadler A Co.,
wholesale liqnor dealers, was slightly dam
aged. They ore fully inanred.
HEAVY LOSS AT TAMPA.
Jacksokvills, Angnat 4.—A Times Union
Tauipa, Fla, special report*a seriona fire
there to-i^ay, destroying all buildings on
two block*, izcept three. Thirty-five bui-
neaa firm* were bnrned ont, with an aggre
gate toes of $75,000, and only $1,30J insur
ance, owing to high rates. Tbe fire oo-
enrred on the blocks bounded by LaFay-
ette, Jaek son, Tampa and Monroe itraeta.
The crigin of the fire U nnknown.
CLEVELAND'S INVITATIONS.
SEVERAL CITIES WANT HIM TO VIS
IT THEM.
Memphis Send*a Delegation ami Cli
l.e ter V fal.lm-t Meeting at
White IIouso—The Fluhorle
Dispute With Canada.
Washington. August 1.—The President
came in lrom Oak View at 10 o'clock this
morning and the cabinet met at the White
Honse et the nantl hour. All membeis
were present except Secretary Bayard and
Attorney-General Garland. Tbe President
has virtually dooided to make short stops
at Colombns and Indianapolis on his way
to SL Louis In October.
Tna risBxaiia dispute.
Nothing can be learned at tbe State De
partment with regard to the Toronto dis
patch asserting that fresh proposals for the
settlement of tho fisheries dispute h .ve re
cently been submitted by the Washington
authorities. Governor Porter, noting Sec
retary of State, refused either to confirm or
deny the story, and s dd that be coaid ssy
nothing abont tbo matter.
|U UB. CLEVELAND INVITED TO UEMPBIS.
A delegation of citizens of Memphis,
Tenn., headed by Senator Harris, arrived
in tho city to-night, to nrgo the President
to visit Memphis daring his Western trip
tnis r*it. Arrangements wore made by
whioh tbe delega ion will be received by the
President to morrow morning.
CBICAOO'S INVITATION.
Chicago, August -l.-The oommlttee ap
pointed by citizsna of tbia city for the pnr-
jeso of extending an invitation to tho
.’resident, forwarded the following com
munication on to Washington by this af
ternoon's mail:
To theJPraaldent: “On;behalf cf tho city
of Chicago, and of its uitUena, tbo under
signed Mnil-r yon a cordial invitation to
visit Chicago and accept its hospitalities at
snob time in the early fntn-e as may suit
your convenience. We beg to assnre yon
that onr people will be glad of an opportu
nity to express their respect for their chief
magistrate, and will extend to yon a hearty
welcome in tho event that yon find your
self able to respond favorably to their wish
es in this regard. We enclose copy of pro
ceedings cf the city council, and tho notion
taken thereunder, and remain, with high
esteem, yoar obedient servants.”
Here follows tbs signatures of the oom-
mittee, headed by the Mayor and Hon.
Melviilo W. Fuller, chairman of tho com
mittee, who also sent the following;
“Mrs. Grover Cleveland—Dear Madam:
Wo beg to extend to yon, in behalf of tbe
city ot Chicago ana its citizens, a cordial
invitation to onr cily on tho (ftsuaion of the
visit which wo treat tho President will con
sent to mnko na in the near foturo, and wo
assnre yon that it will give onr people tho
highest gratification, if you find yourself
able to accept tbe hospitalities they heartily
tender.”
CINCINNATI ALSO INVITES HIV. ’
Cincinnati, Angait 4.—Tho Chamber of
Commerce and other bodies which havo
united to invito President Cleveland to visit
Oinclnnatl.this autumn telegraphed him a
letter of invitation, whioh will later be en
grossed and presented formally. The invi
tation,includes Mrs. Cleveland.
TUB TEXAS KLICTION.
S5E£.Srt? ££ h, i r a* p: UMyoatn
exunMMtawra* 1 - 1 Ihe roil ot member- was incre.-cJ by
BllU Approved*
Atlanta, Aogast 4.—The Governor aigned
and approved the following bills to-day.
An act to amend section Rs/J of the code,
relating to the sale of lands and tenements
by commiaeiooers where the same are sold
under procerdingi for partition.
An a.-t to repeal par.graph 5 of auction
3864 of the code and make an amend_ent
Tim numn-LaiiKaiuu T. UJ.
PxTxasnuao, Angnat 3.—The only wit
t-eea txamintd in tbe Langaton-Ri.ffin mur
der trial to-day wat Dr. It. D. McThaine,
wbo was kept continuonsly on the aland,
•with tha exoepuon of the recess taken for
dinner, from 9 a. m. until 2 p m. Ruffin
waa Dr. Me ihaine’a patient. Hit tesDmony
related, tint, to his treatment of tbe ease,'
then to tbe postmortem and th* facta re
vealed thereby, and then a* to tho getters!
course and treatment of gonehot wotn.de
Tbe jury appeared weary with tbe two day s'
mass of (Xpert testimony, and there it
likely to be two or three days more of it
before the evidence for tbe defenceU intro
duced.
Tbe conrt to-night took ander advise
ment amotion made by eommonwealtha'
attorney to employ a stenographer to take
down the evidence md facilitate the trial.
The jury is evenly divided aa to color, and
while practioally they are kept together, the
white and colored men eat at different
tables and sleep in different rooms.
Won(lerfal Pigeon Shooting.
Ltxcdbcbo, August 3,—Dr. Carver and
W. S. Mitchell engaged in a shooting match
at tbe fair grounds here to-day under the
Eoglieh rule*. Carver broke tbe world'
record, killing tiity pigeons, making n
score. Mitchell killed forty-two, missing
eight. A gi'-at crowd witnessed the con
teat. Carv* r and Mitcheii will shoot to
morrow in Richmood tor the championship
of tbe world.
Chicaoo, August 4.—A Time* special
from Austin, Texas, says tbe prohibition
election passed iff quietly. The vote in
thia city gives the antu6G8 majority. News
from different part* of tho State indicate
that tbe State has gone anti-prohibition.
Cuu-Abo, August 4.—A special from
IIonstoD, Texas eaya: Election returns on
Itu prohibition question are coming In rap
idly. Alt oonnties in Southern Texas are
, gaining largo m> joritles for the antl-Prolilbl-
tionlst*. Tho present returns, carefully,
estimated, indicate that the prohibition
question will be snowed under by a major
ity of 85,000.
Austin, Tex., Angnst 4.—The resnlt to
day hts been a wstorloo to the Probibl-
ti.’litis. The returns thus far received in-
dicate that their amendment has been de
feated by a majority approximating Ul.iss).
AU the largo towns gnvo a majority against
tbo amendment eicopt Fort Worth, which
give a mejoiity of 198 for It. The election,
wbllo hotly contested throughout the
State, passed off quietly and tho best of
order prevailed at the polls.
Galveston, August b—The vote ot the
city ia for prohibition.
Foot Worth, August 4.—Tho prohibi
tionists admit their defeat in the Lute by
15,1 afi -nej irity. Tiie auti-prnbiljition vote
is 3,452. Sixty-one towns give 4,017 major
ity agaiDst prohibition
MOONEY'S TRUNK SEARCHED.
Ho waa Prepared to Hlnk a Fleet—Other
Irishmen Deny Knowledge of Him.
New Yolk, August 4.—All prominent
Irishmen of tbo city deny any knowledge
of Mooney, the man wbo tried to destroy
the st.-am.r (Jneen yesterday. J. (>. Msa-
ghre Condon, of the Irish world, said the
man had no conntolion with that paper,
and he believes th .t tile Hie-iety Mooney
claimed to represent ia a myth. Mooney's
trunks have been seized and searched.
Mooney’* effects were foundin a zinc cov
er d oak bound trunk and two valise*,
all carefully packed, as tbongh
the man had made preparations for
bastySdepartare, In tbe trnnk were
found two pieces of gas pipe, package* of
powder, snlpbn;, phosphorus, crystal* of
eblorido of potarslnm, several gist a tabes
and Borne blasting caps for Atlas powder,
besides clothes and note books. There
was a picture of Dr. McGlynn, ami a few
personal letters. Several yards of lose and
a box draftsman's instruments, completed
tbe list. The pipes were of very
heavy brass, of uniquel 1-ngth-q and
at abont one-third of tbo distance from
one end of each a cock, which the police
did not attempt to turn to-day. The shank
of tbe cock was made of aoft metal that
could be eaten away by an acid placed in
the smaller chamber, and thns explode tbe
contents of the larger. OapL Oaalio, who
made tbe elimination, remarked: “Mooney
waa ready to blow np a fleet.”
Fatal Railroad Accident. ,
Riubhond, Va . Angnst 1.- An accideot
occurred this atternoon abont a mile west
of Glenwood cn tbe Newport Nows and
Mi.-isaippi Valley railroad, by which tbe
first cla-,. coach and two sleepers oi the
Louisville express coming ia.t were thrown
from tha track aod considerably damaged.
B. TV. Pat way, baggage luister, g! ti.i-t city,
a as killed and about a dozen p u-n- ngers in
jured, none, however, serionaly. Tbe
names ct the injured are not known here,
except tbese of M. Cohen and E. D. Starke,
both cf Richmond.
ClutUnoogtt'i Great Growth.
ClLiTTANOOOA, AngiMt \ A careful and
reliable census cf the peculation cf Chatta-
noc K a buuvn I inhibitants. This is an
increase cf 34 per cent, in the pant twelve
mouths. The cenaoa jnat Uken ia the
result of a hou»e to hoane c%nv»$*«i. The
ia.rra.-e in mannfa taring and commercial
interest* in an great aa that of population.