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THfl MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPE: TUBSDa Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1887-TWBU E PAGES.
THE JOURNEY HOME.
THE DAVIS FAMILY STARTS THIS
MORNING FOR MISSISSIPPI.
The Eecort of Cltlzens-Retnrn of the
Lattice Prom Athene Where They
. Had an Oratlon-Abont Mr.
Davit’. Condition,. Ele.
)n> Deity Telegraph November S.
Let it be understood that the feeble con
dition o! Mr. Davis will not admit of any
handshaking or demonstration this morn
ing. He will ride in s carriage to the de
pot, escorted by the Macon Volunteers, and
the public should rtf rain from attempting
evaa to gst near him or to eheke bis band.
This stolid be remembered.
The Volunteers are ordered out at 0
o'ciocz. They will march to Hillcrm
and eaoort Mr. Davis and family
to the depot. The party will then be placed
on board the speetal ear, which, by the
way, ia the same one in which be came to
Maoon, and will be acoompanied to Beau
voir by a oommitteeof citizens composed of
Capt. A. G. Butts, Major Wot. fl. Rota,
CoL 0. M. Wiley, Cept. John L. Hardeman
and Hon. W. H. Felton. The name of
Capt. Carnea appeared npon the committee,
bnt he ia unavoidably prevented from
going, and CoL Wiley baa been appointed
in his stead.
Capt Bnttaisone of the veterans. He
ia one of the oldest men in the oompany,
S cd one of the oldeet members. Ha has
one valient service in its ranks, andhia
appointment by Chairman Smith was a
most appropriate one. CoL Wiley is another
tree veteran. He was one of the bravest
and knightlitat commanders in the Confed
erate army, and in peace timee ranks high
in military cirelea. Me j. Ross was a gal
lant soldier, and led his Second Georgia
battalion into many a hot ngbn Cept
Hardeman, while too yonng to go forth
to battle, fell heir to the
e.ptainoy of his father's old oompany, the
Floyd Rifles, and Mr. Felton was a boy in
short clothes when the straggle was over.
BETUBN OV THE LADIES
Mrs. Hays and Mbs Winnio retamed
last night from Athens, where tbtir stay
■won one grand ovation, They were aooam*
penled by a delegation from Athens, among
whom were the fallowing: Mr. F-. It.
Hodgson, Dr. J. A. Haanieutt, Mr. W. F.
Brittain, Captain W. C. Wylie, Mr E D.
Wtinor, Mr. Hugh H. Gordon, Major La
mar Cobb, Mr. Lamar Cobb, Jr., Mr. W.
M. Cobb, Mrs. Dr. E. s>. Lyndon,
Miss Emma Carroll, Miss Livvy Cobb,Capt
and Mrs. Joe Wbito and daughter, and Miss
Mariln and Gnssie Bacon.
On their arrival at the depot there were a
number of citizens to meet them, among
them being CoL A. R Lamar, Capt R. E
Park and others. Mrs. Hayes and Miss
Winnie were placed in a carriage and with
Ben C Smith and U S. Edward* and driven
to Hill Orest
All along the line from A'hens to Macon
then were people to get a
look at and shake hands with the daughters
cf Mr. Davis. These lsdtes express them-
■elvos as charmed with their viait to the
classic city, where they wore shown e ery
possible attention. Tney were the guests
of Mrs. Howell Cobb, and during tbtir stay
were the recipients of many floral tributes,
whioh they highly prize.
The Athens Banner of yesterday contains
the following in reference to thorn:
‘•After the address of Senator Colquitt,
the veterans were oalled to the front by the
bugle, and were arranged in trout of the
grand stand in flies of two. They marched,
over one hundred strong, near the oirriega
of tho daughters of the Confederacy,
which also bore Mrs. Uowmi
Cobb and Mrs. Lamar Cobb.
They were in command of Captain
Carlton and Captain Rich, and were beaded
by Dr. Mell, Dr. Lane, Rev. Mr. Epps aon
Major Stanley. Dr. Carlton in an eloquent
and impassioned speech introduced the Vet
era- a tv Miss Dev tit and called to the (tuut
Private A. L. Mitohel), who curled with bis
one atm the old battle flag of the Troup
exercise and moro excitement than usual brandy; 8. Altmayer, 0 bottles Rhine wine;
on the evening before.
At !> o'clook the Msoon Volunteers, num
bering thirty-two men, in oommand of
Captain W. W. Carnes, marched upon tho
beantifol lawn at Hillcrest and halt
ed in front of the Johnston mansion.
Gilbert Davis's line carriages were
there in waiting, and soon after the arrival
of the military the party were placed in the
carriages, the good-byes were said, and the
procession moved off to the same mnsio
flayed by the same colored mnsiciani who
tfllowed the Volunteers through the war.
The first curiage contained Mr. and Mrs.
Davia, Captain J. M Johnston and Major
J. F. Hanson; seoood carriage, Col. W. U.
Boss, Mrs. Hays and Miss Winnie Davis;
third carriage, Mr. B. 0. Smith and Mrs.
J. U Johnston.
Oa either side of the streets traversed by
Ibe procession were long lines of people
who stood upon the sidewalks with uncov
ered heads. It had been requested in the
Teleobaph that owing to the feeble condi
tion ot Mr. Davis no one wonld attempt
to shake bauds with him. The request
was strictly obeyed, and the ntmost consid
eration displayed for his health.
AT THE DEPOT.
On the arrival at the depot whore a large
crowd including many ladies had astern-
bled, the Volnnteers filed into the building,
and on reaching the oar halted and formed
in two ranks. Mr. Davis alighted from
the carriage and taking the arm of Capt.
Johnston walked with firm step into the
depot, the crowd making room and show
ing him every possible respect. Passing
through tho reDks of the soldiers, Mr.
Davis boarded the car which bad been
placed conveniently, and was quiokly fol-
.owed by the ladies and Capt. A. G. Butte,
CoL W. H. Ross, Col. C. M. Wiley, Capt
J. L. Hardeman and Hon. W. H. Felton,
the committee of eaoort.
On going into the car Capt. Job- Von
asked Mr. Davis to lie down, bnt ho de
clined to do so, saying that he wanted to
see the people. He luu* a beet cear n win
dow, and as he had done all along the
march to the depot, lifted his hat in re
sponse to every one who apoie to him or
commanded bis attention. When his party
bad taken seats, qnlte a numb- * ot citi
zens whom Mr. Davis had seen snd
talked with sinos bis visit, entered the car
to bid him good bye.
HANDSOME TB1B0TES.
Toe Volunteers Dad giveu a oart bla cbe
ordar to Mr. D B. Woodruff, the florist
and also an old Volnnteer, for a fl >ral trib
ute from the company. It consisted of a
large basket abont two feet square, of the
cToioest out flowers, the majority of whiun
beiog tho rarest roses. The centre piece
was of chrysanthemums, in which
was the monogram, M. V., in bine immor
telles, tho whole farmiog a most bosutiful
tribute. Attached to the rim of tee basket,
forming a pretty fringe, were email wbito
cards bearing the name of each member of
the Volunteers firming the eaoort, and
eaoh card tied wiih a bis of blue ribbon.
This tribute whs presented by Capt Comes
v ho mentioned me foot that the care s on
tho basket was t. e me:b id employed by
the young men of the oompany to in ro-
duce themselves to tho party, and hoped
that the flower* would be appreciated. Mr.
Davis quickly responded by seying; "Cap-
ts‘o, tell tbose young men tbu their names
and Iheir tribute will be cherished long
after the flowers have faded."
Veterans will remember Ibe two flgurea
display-din theahow windows ot Lieuten
ant J. E Wells's store hut week. They
were photographed by Hill and mode on
interesting ptetnre. Two soldiers (tend
aide by aide, the Confederate fltg between
them. At the feet ot one are the figures
1S61. He is a handsome youog sol
dier, and he wears the rich uniform
ot the Macon Volunteers worn on dress
parades before the wer. At the feet cf the
oiher are the figures 1865. He wests the
uiitormot the Mscon Volunteers worn
a ben they returned home from the war.
This piotnre Lieutenant Wells presented
Miss Winnie throngb Captain Caroee, who
mentioned in presenting It Ibe striking con-
trait in uniforms. Mr. DavUtsld there
was a ■.ill greater contrast. The men had
gone to war covered wl'h flee cloth and bad
'Sipped to .tad returned covered with olory,
daughters t*2- Another present to thep-rty was a basket
d by “
ladles, and Mr. Davis’ two dasgl
deriv kiased the battle-stained folds of ,1m J „f Insclona'frult presented
old banner. The cheering at this time was I Sblnholstcr.
wild. Each veteran was men piasented to'
Mr. W. T.
the four ladies, all of whom shock bands
with them. At the conclusion of tils cere-
mony, Dr. Oarlton out lrom the faded field
ot the ba$tle flig two stars, and pinning
npon them the badge, red white and red, of
ins veterans, presented them to Mrs. Hayes
Unfl Miss Davis.
"As Miss Winnie clasped the star to her
breast, he* eyes flUed end she (aid: *0,1
prize Ibis so much; but it Is a pity to out
that brave old flsg!'
"President Morton then proposed three
cheers for President Davis; then three lor
the wife end daughters at the cx-Frestdent,
end there for their beet friend, Mrs. Howell
Cobb. These were given with a ring end e
wilL A large number of ladies and gentle
men were carried np to the carriage and
were introduced to ‘the Daughters of the
Confederacy.’
Miss Winnie Davis drove to the grounds
Id the carriage with Mrs. Howell Cobb and
Senator Colquitt, end Mrs. Hayes drove
with Mrs. Geo. D. Thomas, Msjor and Mr*
Lamar Cobb. The daughter* ot Mr. Davis
were received with tender end cordial oun
eideratiou."
CONDITION 0* MB. DAVIS
Mr. Da via continues quite feeble. He
did not get down stairs yesterday until five
o'clock, and then did not remain long, re
tiring ebook nine o'clock. The an usual ex
ercise of the put week boro heavily upon
him. At bi* home el Beauvoir he has been
leading a very quiet lile, the smooth even
ourrent beiog broken only by an oceuional
viait of a newspaper man
or entbnsiutio representative of
a fair association. To come to Macon and
to go throng. one of the most remarkable
demonstrations in the histoiy of the coun
try, was y severe Uz upon l is physics! eon-
ditlon, and he is now suffering from the
effects. Dr. McHatton, who has been at
tending him lu Macon, said last night that
Mr. DavisSwu much better than on Briar
day night. The qniet of the put
few days and the strict obedience to
the orders that bo should not be
annoyed by visitors hu built him up, end
it is believed that he will reach bis home
feeling u well u when he left it. It is In
the furtherance of this hope that the com
mittee, u well u Capt. J. M. Johnston,
that no one will attempt to shake his hand
to-dey.
Mrs. Davis, who ha* erjoyed the visit
equslly as well end probably better than
her daughters, eontioues in good health.
She wu ont riding yesterday afternoon.
Captain Johnston givu np hie distin
guished gcanta reluctantly. It hu bun a
source ot great pleuure and pride to bim
to have sheltered the grand old man and hie
family doting their visit to Macon.
Ttom billy Telegraph November s.
Tba elegant home of OsjpUia Marsh
Johnston ia like a banquet half uestr-ed.
His distinguished guests left ysarirday
morning. By b o'clock Mr. Davis and fern
By wer* ready for brtokfss*. Mr Devi*
walking down stein unaided. He ex-
pt*u*d himself u tufllng very well, thanks
to his phyMdao. though be bad not peeaed
a oomfortable night. This wu due to more
in the pan
The oar was the same that was sent to
Beauvoir after Mr. Davia, and the interior
was handsomely decorated with bunting
Slid United States flags. It had been
sidetracked sines its arrival end reserved
especially tor the return trip.
The oommitte* made ample provision for
the oemfort ot the party during the trip.
Manager Crawford exeroiaed bis best tuts
la the prepiretio-i of e luncheon ot the
choicest viands, flanked by wines and des
sert of various kinds. He alio sent oneothls
best trained servants to accompany the
parly and serve the luncheon. An order
wu alio telegraphed to * hotel in Mont
Somery to have an elegant supper for leu
ready when the train reached tba: place.
At 10:10 tho car wu attached to tae tog
ulsr tram, and tnen the last goodbyes were
said. In parting with hi* gun% Ge l
John*ton was nnable to say a word, and
there were many unhidden le it* to be seen.
M. Nnssbaum, C bottles claret; L Cohen A
Co., 2 boxes clgarr; M. Putzeb 3 bottles
champagne; 0. H. Rogers, 1 package of
jugs of Ourabac; G. R. Barker, 2 bottles
wine; J. Valetino, 4 bottles Virginia wines;
A. Ullman, 2 bottles imported gtu;
Cox & Corbin, 5 bottles rye whisky;
8-ylHoge, 6 bottles wine; Warren Johns, 2
bottles whisky; Fleming & Johnson, 1 bot
tle Irish whisky; John Hurley, 2 bottles
wine; Duuwody Brea., 2 bottles wine; W.
T. Harbaum, 3 bottles champagne; Payns
A Kmg, 1 bottle brandy; Col. Lee Jordan,
6 bottles wine; J. H. Benner, 4 bottles
brandy; S. R. Jaques, 3 bottles champagne;
J. L. Hardeman, 1 box oigars; Sam Baer.
1 bottle wine.
The boxes were sent to the depot early
and plaoed in the sleeper, and will be hand
ed oat with the baggage at Beauvoir this
morning. It is not nntil then that Mr.
Davis will know anything abont it.
HOW MB. DAVIS ENJOYED HIMSELF.
When Mr. Davia lett his home at Beau
voir to make the trip to Macon he told
Mrs. Davis that he expected * to return a
corpse. "If I am to die it would be a
pleuure to die surrounded by Confederate
Buldiers,” he said. He was tired out on his
arrival by the close confinement in a c.r
and the demonstrations along the line of
road, but he obtained a good night's rest at
the Johnston mansion, and on Tuesday his
condition was not as favorable u his fam
ily had hoped. On Wednesday the exoite-
ment ot the grandest demonstration ever
made in the honor of man sustained bim
until late in the day, when he was almost
prostrated.
It was thought best by Captain Johnston
to oafl in a physician Mrs. Davis said
that Mr. Davis wcuid not have one, bnt by
u little strategy on the part of Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. Jotmston, Dr. McHatton was
called in. It wonld not be ont of place
right here to note the high compliment paid
the Doctor by Mrs. Davis. While he was
making hia diagnosis Mrs. D .via did not
utter a Wold, but wdiubeu uiuj CiOerij. Sue
kn* w her husband's aittmnta and oaudition
better, of oourse, than any onu el-e, and
she Was simply observing a test of Dr. Mc
Hatton’. skill. When the Doctor bad fin
ished, bad .-tried tne case and bad written
bis prescrip i m, Mrs. Davia said to Captain
Johnston; "Tuut yonng man knows bis
bind nee* - ho know* exactly Mr. Davis's
condition." After seeing the relief afforded
her husband, the asked for a oopy of the
prescription.
But, with ell lit feotlcness and bis
Bettering, Mr. Davis was highly pleased
with the visit. He enjoyed It moat hearti
ly and expressed himself u having been
paid more nnnor than ever in his life before.
HOW HE PassED THE TIME.
The order ot the physician that Mr. Da
vis should not see callers, and should keep
absolutely quiet, made him a prisoner nearly
all day. l'nis time was spout in hia room,
or the library. Hu read the Teleoiiai’u
every morning, and in the afternoon would
>lok up a book and peruse its pages. When
coding well, Mr. Davis loved to talk. It
was not gcoi for him, however, that he
should talk, and hit wife some
times kept away from him,
but Mr. Davia found a oharmiog little
friend lu the Douse, and he was not as
lonely as bis family thought. Baby, the
little teu-year-old daughter of Captain
Johnston, formed a great attachment (or
the invalid, and wonld slip Into hia room
and while be reclined on bis bed would talk
with him tor hours. Mr. Davis greatly en
joyed these little stolen talks, and consid
ered them a sweet comfort. Mies Biby
never tired of pleasi g bim, snd cMitd
him mnoh amusement. Site particnlirly
pie teed him one day when she carried one
of her brother R chard's great big roosters
in the library to show it to him.
A great many people o tiled at tho house
see Mr. Davis, but were denied the priv
ilege. People went there on all kinds ot
pretexts, bnt the boat wu mindful of his
gueal's ooDditiou, and obeyed the doctor’*
orders. One newapeper correspondent
oalled • dozen rimes, and each rime with
a new scheme, but was never admitted, s
feet he deplond vety mud, u he was in
■treated by hie paper to ace end iuteivlow
the tx-l’reeldtnt by all means.
Dnrligthe a ay hero Mr. Dials and the
family were the recipients of many pies-
in's, but the manner In which they were
given and tneir value always determined
their acceptance. Gifts, such as
tho pins to Mis. Davia and
the daugbttta, presented on putflio occa
sions end by the people were cf course ac
cepted, and arliol'.a ot little In'.rin-flo value
were aecephd also, but Mr. Davis wu
much av.rs* to taking any thing. Hence
wbcu Mr. J. L Shea made known bi* de
sire to prewet aim with e sinter amt cf
ololbea ne firmly declined. C .pi. Johnston
iuterp- sefl however, and told Mr. Davis
that Mr. Sues wu a bachelor and a good
citiz •u, and would esteem it an honor If he
wonld accept the pteaenb Uu dually yield
ed end allowed the measure to betaken.
KN BOUTS TO BKSVVOIB
When the 'rain was about to
leave Mscon, Dr. McHattou went
tutu the eat to note the condition of Mr.
Davis. He did not 1 ke Ibe symptoms, and
decide 1 to I Ojvmpsny him as fur as Smith-
ville t h« n-Jit >r retortml In the afternoon,
and when ask'd bow he left hta pati- nt, said
GEN. ALEXANDER SAYS THE CEN
TRAL SYSTEM MUST BUILD.
The Connection Link In tbe lllriulnglmm
Alr-Llne-BIrmlngbam and Atlan
tic View oY the Project
and Its Effects, Etc,
Oue gallant vetrrsn in saying goodbye to be was conMd.rably better tnan when the
Miss niunie, was forced to rush from Ibe | train left Macon, kill woe, In Ida opinion,
ear hafotehe oruld utter his well viehca, lo able to make the jiurney tbcouuh. *
It
should bo borne in mind that Ur. Davu I*
a very old mu,, and few man have goue
through with hi tu my ixoiliug scenes.
Tbe puny on ton car were in excellent
j spirits, the ladi** making the trip a charm
resist the impulse to give here parting kUa.
The ccuduetor of tbe train was Oaptatu
L. C. Youog, who fought on the ether aide,
but who hu on every occasion shown hts
love aud respect for th. brave ivlilrr,
whether westing the blue or the gray. H- j i’g one. At era ry staOou IL.-.rc were pen
considered it a special honor to Lave iu pie fo gat a thin pee of Mr. D.vis and bis
charge the train carrying Mr Davis luma. j f»m ly, and there were also many d rwet*
As tbe train wav pulling out, the Yiluu- finding ibt-ir way into Ibe ear from admir-
furs gave three cheers, in which the pony le j D g fnenda.
gave a hearty echo, and turning about fsee, | r—TTTTmTmTTm v
inarched to their armory and were die-1 A BL.ZKOF GLORY,
missed. Events of the Fourth Day of Chsrleatnn's
attar EWE pacbaoes j Uala We k -Visitor. br the Tltuutand.
•-*>**. «-
makeup a package of such utieles as And a f° nrtb day ot Chari*ittn * gala week, ended
place in tne sid-board of the old time to-aight id e b' >ia of glory. . Daring the
hmthtrn gentleman, and the suggestion j pu t three day« 2 .>.000 visitor* h ive arrived
“ -- • hare and oeneta-.t addition* ue being mads
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY ”
was no sooner made than taken np. and tbe
atnte of Lamar, Rankin A Lamar wu made
the dep attory. io a short time there wu
a sufficient quantity of articles, such
ts wines, liquors aud cigars
to fill Are large boxes These boxes were
cart fully pecked by Mr. John 8. Hcge, of
the film of Lamer, Rankin A Lamar, end
contained tbe following:
*1 5"*?’ 6 wlD i.V I - 1 ootlan'lih eoatnmev, re enacted the moat
to the throng by every train. Tbe pro
gramme to d y oona'itrd of a shot-gun
t lUriiamttit, pilot-boat races and bora*
race*.
The entertainment to-night wu an exbi-
Mtioa drill of the eity fire department and
a grand fantutie parade, in which five-
thoasand men, in all kinds of quaint and
Crawford, 1 box cigar* 3 bottles wbiskr. 3 .pirited scene* of msrdi gras. The dty wu
bottles brandy. 1 bottle gin, 2 bottle* aher- nmnilaeted from end to end, end the r fleet
ry, 1 bottle Iiiih whisky, 1 hot* a claret; ot Chieeu Illuminations was most enchant-
& D ,\. , 6 b ? lU “ *bt*ky; Bot i Dg . Ta , viu end nntl | 8tlor .
Wixalbaum.'O bottle* win* and cnampoigne; dty . Thoo , Md , of new viritora ore ei-
L. W. Hnur, A Go, 3 bottb s wine; N. ptoted to-morrow. The weather is perfect.
Gsns, 1 box cigars; John logalle, bottle > '
broody; Anthony Vannucki. 6 bolUe* wine Loudou 1'ress ou l'aacc.
and 1 fcailon oltva cil; J. E. Chambliss, 1 Loxro*. November 2.—The Telegraph,
box cigan; K Btnswanger, 1 bottle wine; J. < tba D nly New* and the Chtrooieimli con-
Denuenborg, 3 bottles wine; B. H. Bay, 1 lain editorials expne-tng the bt-litf that
box eigan; Kabt Out.-man, 1 b-.z cigars: Pcesi.tent;Cltveb>od i* in sympathy with
K.nkin A Co , J gallon of whisky; the p»*c« mem- nai movtmtn', oLdibat the
T. C. Dempsey, 6 boll It* claret; Brown oavaa Lu m*‘e an aflvarc-. The Standard
Monn, 6 bottles champagne; W. T. Shin- 1 say*: ‘Th* reply ot the Prewilent le la-
bolser, 1 bottle brandy; A. Gtbinn A CJ, 1 oooic, and, perLspa, e trifle oreoator, bat
box cigars; Louie Vonnucki, A bottle* Ital- we gather from-he caution • xtubued that
ion wiue; lottner, lltnkia A Lamar, 2 bot- he do** not *«e bis way to the immediate
ties brandy; J. Dinkier, 2 bottle* Ruin* maturing of .mb a treaty. Th* depute-
wlne; Ed O’Connell, 1 box cigars; W. A i Uon Heel! cut scarcely bay* toiled to die-
D*vi«, 1 bottl* cb<nip.gn»; J. F. H tuaon, I rent that th* President's language contained
box cigut; Sam Weichselbanm, 2 Lollies a covert rebuke to their eangume hopes."
Fobt Valley, November 3.—Tbe latest
scheme which, when completed, will be
tbe making of the town, is the bnilding of
railroad from Savannah directly to this
point and on to Birmingham via Columbus,
by tbe Central line. Tho only gap that
will be necessary to build in order to com
plete this air line frpm Georgia's most
prominent port to the rich coal fields of
North Alabama is from Fort Valley to Sa
vannah.
PBISIDXNT ALEXANDER STATED,
in conversation with a prominent oitizen of
our county, that the building of this pro
posed line ia an absolute ntcesti'y. The
completion of this and the Atlanta and
Florida railroads will make Fort Valley
the most prominent railroad point of its
size in the Booth.
\Ye already have roads running from
here direotly to Macon, Perry, Montgom
ery via Eufanla and Colambne, and with
tbe completion of these two lines we shall
have mads running out of For; Valley iu
seven different directions.
General Manager H. C. Harris reports
work on tho Atlauta and Florida railroad
going right aloeg. He left for Atlanta this
evening.
OBJECTIONS TO THE MACON END.
H.r.nn.h Newt, November S.
There was some disappointment her* yes
terday when a telegram stating that the
committee wonld report unfavorably was
received. Another dispatch contradicted
this and said that while the commitiee was
very ranch pleased with tbe Savannah end
of the Savannah, Dublin and Western, it
did not like tbe Macon end, and would,
therefore, demand a modification ot the
agreement With what tbe c.-mmittee ia
displeased and what modlfloriion it will
ask are not koown here, bot tbe Birming
ham and Atlantic Air-Line people say that
there eannot be anything of serious im
portance in the objeetion to hi Macon end.
Physically the road is perfect, but the o?u-
ferenoe demanded that there shall be no
heavier grade than forty feet to the mile on
tbe entire line from Savannah to Blrming.
ham. #
Major West, the general manager of the
BirminghamlandJAilaotio Air-Line, said lut
night that he did not know,wbat could have
displeased the committse. "There might
be, he said, "one grade on that section of
the lino which ia greater than forty feeL I
do not know that there ia, bnt there may
be, or perbapt there i« some other objlo
tion, bat it Is nothing serious. It there is
nueb a grade, tbe only tbag necessary la to
put a force of bauds at work and ent it
down and that will be done at ouce. It the
oi-jeo i >n is something else it will be reme
died.
CLAIMS TO BE MADE OOOD.
'The Birmingham and Atlantio Air-Line
will moke good its claims. I a the confer
ence it made* statement of wbat it hod,
and if anything fall* short it will be mado
up. What l mean ia tbit-: If we have graded
a half a mile or a mile has than we sail
we had, wo will grade that and make it
ooniorm to our statement Toe ouly in-
strnctions that I received -from New York
ngaidlng tk'i consolidation were to go in
to it on terms of equality and fairness,
and that I will do. Toe Alabama people
ere anxious, extremely anxious, for this
Hue so that they wilt have an outlet to
deep water, and they will come in under
tbe agreement if everything is as it waa
represented, and a. I said, if there ii any
thing Uut ia not, it will be mad* to Mme
np to the representa'iona.''
ANOTHXB BOAD INVOLVED.
Itls probable that the Savannah and
Western, tbe projected air-line to Eastman,
will go into the lonsoltdation also. Tbe
chief engineer of the line, Mr. Wlun, ac
companied the mimittce iu its trip over
tbe Savannah, Dublin and Western. The
Savannah and Western would parallel the
Birmingham and Atlantio (or a distance of
forty miles from this oily, and as tbe first
forty miles ot tbe toad was out ot Sart,nn>h
and more expensive to build than aoy oih
er sectioo, it ii not at all unlikely that the
Savannah and Western will go into the
consolidation for the purpose of using the
Birmingham and Atlantio track f it that
distance. President Meldrim of tbe Savan
nah end Western wti in oooferenoe with
the committee when it waa here, aud sub
sequent to his conference Mr. Winn joined
the committee in its Inspection of tbe road.
The direotors of the Savannah, Dublin
and Western will hold their regntar meeting
here to-day end while tbe matter of ooneri-
i-'ettou will, < ( eonr-e, be brought up the
directors wilt In A after only the routine
business of tbe line.
NOT SCABED BY BCMOBS.
The Birmingham *nd Atlantic prejecten
were very lunch exercised over the an
nouncement that the Central railroad would
build an airline to Fort Va ley, and thru
obtain almost an air-iine to Birmingham,
bat they «-y o w that 'Ley think the Cen
tral is only making a bluff. One of tbe di
rto'.ors of tbe Crural . iJ yesterday th-ri a
corps ot eng ne.'* t* already lu the fl Id
surveying the Fort Yallty line, bntrhe B.r-
mingham and Atlantio peopl, say tb.t
though that may fie troe. and though B few
mile* of road may be graded, they are not
afraid Ih it the road will bs ball;. One of
thrm w.s a ked why, and he replied:
"Wo have the rlflge Horn Savannah
wear. Oart-bariir prutibits any road to
build eublu ten mil- a cf a* ou either side.
If the Central goes outatde of that ten-mil*
limit on one side it will get Into the Alta-
mah* button.; on tbe other into th* Ogee.
ehee bottom it wonld have to parallel as
(or fifty m I s, and tbit (t eannot do. It
would OJ*t * Ubolooa sum to build that
road through those bottom* and tbe (Jen
trot baa no intention of doing so. If Bir
miogham va* of os much importance a*
Pittsburg, and tbe Cuntra! was unable to
do its Birmingham business over ill pres
ent line, we might rteaonably expect it to
construct an additional line.
CANNCT INCXXASK IXPENIEA
‘‘It ia estimated that the present Blrming.
bam extension will ocat the Central t3,500,
000. The Carolina system La* already east
it about $2 500,000 and lie C ayton exten
sion t750,U00. The Control sill have to
pay. In Ihe fntare, tbe.eiLcreasedinltreria.
Prosperous years are the dream ot mankind,
but years of deproeeion ore the history of
thebnmau net The Central can build
tkie air lias by indoniog it* botda, tut it
U problematical whether in e period of de
pression it will meat iu preeent fixed
charge*. !v it likely that th* Central will
add to iU alreedy aeeamolated obi-griioo.?
Nj, but ve would not core if it did. should
it build its Fort Valloy line it will
render its present lino between Savan
nah and Fort Valley useless and
valueless, end the Central cannot increase
its obligations on the one hand and des roy
so much of its property on the other. Bnt
suppose it did? Where wonld Maoon be?
Left out in the cold. That would give ns
Macon and it would be as mnch ss we could
ask for, but note tho effect it would have
upon SavaDnab. It wonld destroy the com
petition that will be created by the con
struction of the Birmingham and Atlantio,
and as ‘competition is tho life of trade,' it
wonld deprive Savannah of tho advantage
it wonld otherwise obtain from competing
lines connecting it with the Central City of
Georgia.”
THE SAVANNAH, OBIFFIN AND NOBTH ALABAMA.
Gbiffin. November 3.— Special —Pnrsn-
ant to i all the directors and stockholders
of tho Savannah, Griffin and North Ala
bama railroad met at the court house in this
city yesterday morning ot II o'clock. W.
B. Berry, of Newnan, was plaoed in tho
obair ami M. H. Connolly was requested to
sot as secretary. The mlnntes of the last
meeting were read and confirmed. A com
mittee of three, consisting of A. B. Free-
man, W. W. Daniels and tbo seoretary, was
appointed to learn tbo amount of s ock rep
resented. They reported a majority present,
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TUE BOAD.
The president then handed in his report,
showing the earnings and expenses of tho
road for tbe past year as follows: Total P er cents, wss brai
earrings, $00,370.73; total expenses, $4G,- °£ Deputies to day. 7
889 32; uet earnings $13 481 41. Also the t"® 8 aD<1
O’BRIEN’S NARROW CEl
HE 18 CAGED IN « ]
8m «won_ab14 8 E^|
1 \
—Bismarck entUhosmun
Dublin, November 8.—The »n i
more jail whioh O’Brien has b^n Ji
is eight by six feet. D e fi u n * » ^
a plank bod. He baa given w^ “‘‘"I
governor of the jail 8 th,t h , ‘°* to l
to do menial offioes. wear th„ * t6 l
er associate with tbe rtmiMi, pri ¥ a &
ernor will await offlda! mS ., Th * I
the generai .prisons bo.M b*fc£ ! i
their decision that O'rJ.,, , en(or l
trjjsted as an ordtoVr, p®£*“ tt * ho «M I
?ffi l ,p w ir. oivmnn c,oth - SfciS
IN THEFUENCHCUAMBtl,
Preliminary FightOv.rth.BIO, oc „ •
Fonrann » luif Pcrc.nu Ictothr J
Pabis, November 3.—Debate on fittl
eminent bill (or the conversion 0 f nl
cent, rentes into 3 per cent. I
following statement of the bonded indebt-
neas, showing how much tbe company is in
arrears up to November 1st, 1887; Bonds
outstanding (due iu 1891) $500,000; past
due coupons unpaid, $232,780; interest dno
on same at 7 percent, $70,525.-
83; total bonded indebtness,
$839,305 62 The report was unsnimons-
adopted.
Tbe president then, in a a brief address,
reviewed tho condition of the road and
suggested iirat a oommiiieu ot three be ap
pointed from tbo stockholders to examine
and review tho condition of the road.
This Judge Stewart favored. Resolutions
to this effect were then offered by Major
Grantlsnd, Dr. R. A. McDonald suggesting
the names of the committee, and F. H. M.
Henderson, oi BowdeD, and Hon. J. S.
Boynton, of Griffin, offering amendments.
HTOCE HOLDERS TO INVESTIGATE.
The resolotion was as follows: Whereas,
From the report of Gen. E. P. Alexander,
president of the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama railroad, we are informed that the
Central Railroad Company is proceeding to
foreolose a mortgage suit whioh seri
ously threatens the property ot this road,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of five he
appointed, consisting of \V, W, Fitts, U
B Wilkinson, N. B Drewry, 8. Grantlsnd
. nd A. J. White, whose duty it shall be to
makeinveatigalions and report In their best
judgment the btat course for the stockbold
era to pnrane touching tbe matter.
Resolved (2), That sutd o immittee report
by printed circular, mailed to eaoh e ork-
holder within forty diva from this <1 it-.
J. H M. Henderson's amendment was to
the effeot that they appi iit a time
and place for holding an extra session
of stockholders, if, in their judgment it
ahnnld necessary.
J. S. Boynton's aoundment wee that said
committee inqnire into tbe ruan«g«uient of
tho road, it* preeent condition and pr. a
pacts and al.o to conf r »i b the Lo dtra of
bonds and anthoriflis and report wbat, io
their lodgment, Is the brat crime to par
■ns with relerei.ee to the pendieg trouble
Alter some discussion ibe raa- ln'.iousatid
and amendment* a ere ad- pt- d
ELECTION or OFFICERS
The following tffio.-ra were -ben elected
for tho ensuing year; Pre-id n , E P
Alexander; diieori rs, John D. S.ewait, U.
B. Wilkinson, A. D Freeman. W W Mer
rill, J. U. Horne, H J. Sargent, A. Hutch
inson and W. W Fitts, The amount of
■took roled wo* 7,430 share*. The meeting
then adjourned, after th.nkiog the obair-
man for oourteais* and passing * resolution
to grant tbe inveetigailug oommitteo free
passage during tbe forty days ot their in
vestigstlons.
•TOCKBOLDOBS' MEETING.
arltBoVass. No.arau.rA
l'o-d-y thu .loo*ttoido'a of the Savan
nah, Griffin and N rth A'abama rtnroad
yli) holj th ir si-nn.l meeting in tbl* eity.
Tue meeting ot tbe stuebboUers prom
ises to be ix.retmly lively, as many things
oome nt> for di-euision and explanation,
as s*ver«l things h-ve been done not on-
tirel> to tbe aati.f ic’ion of some of the
stockholders in these part*.
LOUISIANA STRIKES.
Tlte Crop In Danger tr, III Freer, While Ihe
Laborer. 1’rr.l.t In fhrlr fiirlkr.
New Orleans, November 3 —Up to Ibis
hour, 8 p. ui, nothing ne « hu* been re
ceived to day (cum the variahes whet* tbe
strike ol plantation hand* is in progr.se
regarding the .Bastion. H. Zaeberer, of
7. n hirer A Behan, owners cf sevtral large
sugar estates, r turned home this morning
sll.r » wteS’s abreroe spent in ir.speo leg
the plantations. He very much lament*
Ihe occuireice r.-f ibe strike, .a the Irost
seaton ir at ha d snd the o jus qoe.it dan
ger to this, a* fir e if not Ibe fi e-t sng-r
ctop avet gtoww in Liuntano, ii v i. gtert.
Along the »>.v-*r »• v-ral uUntera i-sv> on-
ceded Ihe ra*e of wages d*mi'ul«$125
per day, where Do comru'-t* x-.Irn
Zaoheiti beys he rvoi-vnii * ih-
d.i.ger iu ?i. filing t. rh'»
ctmtod f->» *n iuer-e-se m -*'*e*wh*r» ! -
borers h-.v e >n r-ct- d el $1 per da I r m .
so-sod, us the ea »hli-bii g »i • p-.u.l.n-
of bra.kir g c n rsiia through u * m-dnim
of et- ikes wonld ran in tne .t ibllfiy ot In* -
ness, estimated so very D*u,.sjry to toe
surces- of p: iiiarion w.rk, tm i s-ible.
J-id.eE D Wutte H'uted this min ing
that be dt.r n -t mins well at alt ot the aim-
elfin. In Arson jritn ell binds are at
work at ale-* rate than the judge is pay
ing and the soap-' -ion of labor on bin
plrn'a'i m is an lonbt* fly th* foolish work
of at me ignor.n aud n i-ria ipled leador*
LiFonrcbt’ pi nu>r* h v » nt btrt«ia w d
every point to pay the buhi at wages pos
sible end until now the pt>iab h*r be t no
trouble and hts enjoyed tn„ be<t reputation
It h Ujwditfijalt to sty wfiat the sod will
be.
WH lTK CAP (.'UIME8.
Tbe Indiana dull wa Again at Thrlr Vlu
Isnlra-Court* Terrorised.
Indiinat-Qua,IInd , Nunn.bet 3 -A tele
gram from Bomb.e«t>ro Iudi-ura says that
tbe Wutte Caps are again ont eommitriog
more ouiraps. Tn-> outlaw* visited the
house if J.rho Amy, io H rriern county,
.nd ia hie prteeetoi *111; p d bis wife amt
e-iminister.ri forty loahesleifl an bard. It
'* ““ * onto . flU-Lle are tbor
oagbly twronz d, esit.b.w., by the f,et
• bet the ease ifCb.ifi* LmgfofB, of Mount
irupte’y Crttfurdwontj, «m ir««Dud
to Ut* grand juty with proflt of fiLutiiy tf
rite nun whoouuag d Lu f.mily, bat Ih*
) try ref used to pr... nr a true btiL L tag-
i jefitot* the marks Dim lb* f era ot !> ->
‘ '“V"••‘‘Ml* and I.sjgciiad bis neatest
" y b ?’ . >a<> . fiebfilh »t enemy in one. In
►pita of -hu h roafii net induce say prose-
• alion b* toe court, which :tired It* van-
gjA&ot if bii mulinii.
Targe and Soubeyran admitted y the A
d ency of the conversion, bot
disapproval of the mlnisJerial fi.
bringing it about. They declared th.?l
mearnra really contam; f*Ud .<
another name. *“
Kibott defended the measure, bn 1 .
reservation. Amsgat opposed it.
Bonvter, prime minister, said U i
Ce ?’2i. tho pr l ncipl ® °* the mtMnre L
pointed ont the advantages to bs d J
from the proposed canve sion tod toil
government wonld udh*.* i„ u.. " ' 1
stood. ’ *
Solis preheated the report of the can
tee appointed to inquire into the C.f
soandal. The president inquired wh.ii
the chamber would anapend diioutooBl
tbe flnanoial measure to hoar the r-iJ
and the cnamber voted in the negstiral
M. Rouvier then continued; The 1
ation of thirty-seven million franc* ofl
4 c:nt. rente, he H*id, would produce dl
, Th ® »bolitlon of the extrrordinf
budget for 1888 was impossible, but!
government wonld Hrrange e?entoiIlI
suppress such budgets. The prime i
ieter concluded by demanding the.
tion of tbe bilk °
At a subst qnent meeting of the Eichl
was resolved not to oonvert iato a cabil
question a debate which should tern
purely financial.
I’ichou moved an amendment protiu,
that 4J per oent rente* be oonveried ind
per cents. Premier Rouvier UuntluL
challenged the extreme left to interpfl]
the government on its general policy T
stead of changing the character
i financial debate. The conversion,
‘io, would cost taxpayers- nothii
tbu government would obtain 1,000 tool
francs for aimnnenta without iecifsaf
tbe burdens ot Ibe state. Pichou's suiel
rnent was rtj.oied, 314 Io 172. Thai
was passed in Us entirety by a vrte if I
to 181. Konvi r consented t-> lednce
ocst of conversion to 1,500.000 francs.
AN INF-iKNALMACHINE
Chief Justice Wall* Orta a Na.plclems
Through the Slatl-Sa.plelaea
Wjbbinoton, November 3.—An all
waa mode to night, either to kill or mi
Cbitf Jo lice Waite, of Ihe Uoiled 8t-
Soprem* Court, or to perp unite a >1
fool. About half past six o'elcck a
box waa sent to bis house through the
del delivery postal servioe. I: was ■
board box, about ten by six incl
lookirg somethlug like
entine box, and
addressed in a small, cramped and tpi
ently disguised brokhsnd writing, "To
II in. CUbf Justice Wsi'e, 146 I stira*.
W , Weahluglon, D C.” Near the
w. re tbe words ‘‘inpirtant papers," si
sot-red. Toe thiug »i closed was s yl
tnhe, shout ten inobea long so l of It.
amet.r of a lead p-n -il Toe tub.
bent at an angle ot >l>i
six') dtgr.eeand wasfarten.il t > sbn
means ■ f email pi.O's of hraf) |>
p- st.it over it. The mb. for moet ot
l.ngih oentoired a jet-black l:q<
bn' abont one and a bail inobea from
ki fl wa* a ye amston asp ssp*r-
the fluid from a little more iban so in
,'Osr** powti.r, upper.ntly what It kco
os at)** powdor. At the otbir end uf I
uowai r woe anotber ptroeasinn rap, aid]
thie was attached a wire atiob »*►
e illy intends d to explode tfce tube,
wire wu* joined to a rmall raw
band, fastened to one side of the hoi
another wire ran (rum the tubbe' tu
"hook aud eye,” which was held lay!
by a pieee of paper |>n-hed over It.
If the machine is really whit it terns
be, rafting the li-t would esplofle it. •
f ue it reuohed tbe jn.tico's house,hovt'1
it wo* slumped on onr tide by tie po-i
floe employ,•* -in-kthe force with which
blow w, s atrnck in stamping etcrao
* tr* to slip ilirough Ihe hook ted eye,
i > -rr g the L'ccsaiy connection.
'i'lieru sre some cirr rmataoce* vt|
!• *.! io ihe .n-picioa that the whole “
i< * beer. Tne p.r.on through whcin'
mafier was brought to the stt’btiou
iLe police is a yr.ung mao who sells it* B *
r-.w.pap.r correspondents, ted who Uj
by lusuy regaroed ss truatworiby.
fi.me is withheld at the Xrqoeat ol tit [
lire. Ue preteud* to ii.v. * .n an unino
ni.n * i n .»iug the b.'i at the post
Tt* chief jdktioe opened the box »
Lome.
Itnratl»c of • lt*** rrolr '
Ft. Loom, November3 —Th* n **Ty
•oik* n o-iiily ooo.troeted by Oolons*
Ward, *t Li.lie Rock, Ark , *•* i«,‘■•"“J
npeurd y»et'rd*y, bm at W 01 ' T „
centre wall dividing It e twiioewr’'. ,
uire d on an ei.vafrd mountain jr
above the eity, gave way and el to' * d
OOO.CriQ gallon* of w*t< r to run b*« “
xi e m iuntain into the ttv-r. iu (
re*er«otr wa* fil l and the
npp.r one rushtd mti-sfidesu e<i
fi>w in a col nun at Ls"‘ •J 4 * tB . (
Freparatinns had been ‘ u rD i
tainiawwl rse nun-berof >
gronndr, and the pl»«w .^..u
b-low tbe reservoir in th« pw** 1 brBI
the column of w*-er. Laek'IT »® tu
ocenrred br fore It. r*«pi*
The damet-e ts $l n . l,| R-__^^^^^g
Pustpuiioil Aiiiiilnletrator’i'^fi* 11
died Mid SfiylUuiKr..rataad.ra*J^ J
StofSwm. ""[Jr
Osoral*. fkt.I*Wr•’•5E, 1 fui»«»aad •
obl* b*l dlaga tkareoa- h*’“* gaalrif '
.eneoadad by r *
Ity, aitblaou.t
• ’.a l-a t ad* r
dtalrtburiae
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