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•,»id the court.
■ the solicitor general asked each
in turn to stand np and answer the
the MACON WEEKLY TELEl.RAPH: TUESDAY MORvL v G, D CEMBER 13, S87.--TWELvK PAWES.
cording to the verdict of
INCIDENTS OF THE TRI
tnrnrni i2°!£ 0 *L* a, ? l Uy Wfta nok finely 1 from everybody in Macon,
turned in to the jury as evidenoe, the at-
toineya mutually agreeing f - •
neoeasary that it should be. ... LUUIOlUlj UV 11IUO U DIUUI, lur. I
w„»i-P r » > iT Dg fS j.'t’J’' and thua to the James M. Brodnax, of Columbus, wta mar-
Rollrienr n ? , n Thomas G. Woolfolk, ried to Mias Eleanor E Bctley, of Vineville;
the laws. I Mr. and Mrs Ayres left on the 5:10 At I All) DAVrAill’C MOVlfMli'VTti Tbo complainant testifled to tho facts in
ractDprrs op THi Taut. I lauta train, carrying with them good wishes I *•■ RH.IA J J »LbO iUU l E/JHEiti JO hta case, ami depositions of Rev. 8. n. Itnb-
eitson, of Savannah, and Ilov. J. AV.
SSE^^«RTVK5| At 8t. Psulk" Epi’s^J- Church, 0 J INTERVIEWS A NUMBER OF SEN- ' '
AVednesdav morning at nine o’olook, Mr.
ATORS YEsT. HO AY,
Rnlleifn, Vi "w'uuia, i iiou wi aims r.itanut x, oeuey, ei israimr, i The Thoebe-Carllale Content llccalls a Par- o™ mo |>»u, ..... » uuu u.u, uu »- . - .
.“ h, ? Taa .* I tb ® ®? T - W. Dudley Powers, reotor of thu aiiel One- R.dnetlon «r it,venue lions ought to be provided; that the only cb „^?? "V,' l ’'‘Ini
Gaines, cf Atlanta, were read, whon counsel
for Beard argued But tha discrimination I “ aT ™“ ^ouecu.rr.ausn'ss "UC
complained of waa against the whole race, i p mted bR * s Dapnty Mareh.d 1. ilr y re-
and not eimply their client; that when flrat- larDcd ?°f“/ “ ° P* 08 itHfin
elae. fare was paid, first clasa aeoommoda. "P™ 1 * *“*
<•“ .Urk Mr. Adama.
I. each juror's name was oalled and he
V game catechism was gone through
the same answer, “Yes, ilr," or “I
given without cxoeptioa to the
Bof the twelve.
l„ 6t >licitor goncral Baid as each one
‘jotot, look upon the prisoner;
Ler, look upon the jnror.”
i, itch juror looked at tho priaoner
** , l3 was mot with the same stesdy,
* fa look from those large bins eyes of
^od'yon'freely Bnd voluntarily agree to
igrerdicl?” was aaked.
• l j d ” was the Invariable reply.
•Do you BtiU agree to it?”
mV'eaoh jnror had been polled the Court
occasion to say to the jury thattioy
w tc t e d woll snd patiently their part, and
performed their solemn duty like con-
Sjuous men. That the oourt appreciated
’ lt attention and faithfulness, and
APbed tnem for it; that the remuneration
Jtbeir services was trifling and toad-
luate, hut that the oourt would remember
L mag task by exemption Irom further
„ duty for the present Again thanking
.j m warmly, he told them they were die
L e d, They thereupon bowed in ao.
•oriedgnient to the Oourt, gathered up
ie ir overcoats and bats snd went directly
j. of the room, free men once more,
ilbout a bailiff on eaob aide of them,
,d allowed to miDgle with their fellow cit-
rmi egain. The eonrt thon announced a
giia until ten o’elock this morning and
jd !ti» sheriff to dear the room.
da soon as the verdict was announced Uio
mliffa gathered in force together with
<ulot Birdsong within easy distanoe of the
runner's chair and on looking toward ths
oor it waa discovered that Lieutenant
foedand six polios officers were lined
ggog the railing between the audience and
. oar enclosuro.
The sisters and aunt of tho prisoner sat
liocod him weepiog In their terrible hour
i! distress and pitying glances were given
Item b; even the stem offleors of the law
sbo aro accustomed to suoh scenes of aor-
* ba ** ubile it was due him in tho | chnreh, officiating,
nature of the ease, waa no easy The groom is a gentleman of strictest in-
. ,0 **?•.. a °d he not only tegrity, and stands high la the social and
189 satisfaction of knowing himself I business circles of Columbus.
“*■ “, n *iT nasbaen manfully and con-1 The bride ia the only obild of Mr. and
aoientioraly performed, but he has the Mrs. Samuel J. Betley, of Vineville; is a I
warmeat commendation of tbs people of graduate of Wesleyan, accomplished in
ancon and ot Bibb oounty, for the manner mind, and lovable in her character.
1?.T “* labored to remove the | Many beautiful gifts from friends in Ma-
Bo. eia Foubtkmtb Stsir, N. W„
Wasmimotos, December IB, 1187.
[Socclal Correapeodeocc Macon Tzliohifh.]
Mr. Bandall was for a long while In the
Bhadow of reproach that rested upon the con and elaowhere testify to tho regard In Senate to-day talking earnestly with Sen-
ihRw n ,iM°? g “ tho tesponaibility of which the young lady is held. &t ors. He first engaged Gen. Gibson, then
that horrible, outrageous murder remtined Immediately after the ceremony at the n ^ XT ,, 9 ...
unfixed and resting npon the community church had been conolndtd, Mr. and Mrs. I Gen * Kanaom and next Mr. Qorman, with
at large. | Brodnax, accompanied by friends, left the | all of whom he oocveraed at aome length.
city for the home of the groom in Colum-1 He likewise met Gen Occkrell. On leating
allel One- H»doctlon of Rrvenoe
Expeniea-Uitrriage of
Frank Gordon.
OlACO! Tklkobaph Buukac,
IT WAS ACCIDENTAL.
bus.
The Jury or inquo.t oonolndei Th.tr In- I In noting the arrival in that eity the En-1 ‘ be “ emoora '‘^ 8lde °f l8d 6t , lb ® s ®*‘ ol .
ve.tlgation—The Verdict. I cjuircr-Snusaya: I Mil Quay, of Pennsylvania, and beckoned
The coroner's jury 1 upanelled Tuesday JIr - Brodnax is one of the most popular I him to a sofa in the rear of tho chamber,
afternoon to investigate the oaoae of the and anooesifnl business young men in the I The fact that be
death of Anderson Toeker, met st Justice cit T- The bride Is one of the prettiest and glu)OM go,, T0 THS benat* chajcbxb
Keating a offioe yesterday morning. most highly aoecmpltshed young ladies in I ,- . . , ,,
Mr. T. J. Butler wss before them and Uaoon - The Enqnlrer-Ban wafts oongrat- and that he made a number of separate in
made the followiog statement: He waa go- nlatlong to the happy couple. j terviews to day witn men who are only
ing home on the 24th of August, end met u f T night’s uibkiaoe. I moderate revenue reformers, and some of
two men oroeeiog the road thirty or {ort y T Hr whom are pro';otionl.ts, led to some spec-
yards in front of m ; paid no attention to I L^nie., hy Ivey. J. lt. winobCBter, Mr. I
them nntil my horse was within ten feet of Jefferaon wm married to Mfaa nlatlon. He did not ooMidt Goyernor Col-
them; they orosaed the road and I looked in Davis, both of Empire. The cere* quitt, Mr. Beck or Ool. Blackburn, but
front and a man was standing facing me; mony was witnessed by Mr. AV. L Martin I pi c ^ c j j,j 9 meQ w itli great caro ipparently,
.topped my horse . as.soon as pouible. at | aad w« 9 •*‘** a *jg£ jlfferTon will r" | “ «■ » 8 ‘ fleneully believed here that Mr.
Bandall means to agree to anything be
thinks opposed in the least to Pennaylva-
the same time apoke to him to ‘‘look out;’ , . . .. ...
his answer was “ yon had | main at the hotel for a few days.
better run over me;” I said “get ont of the 1
way then and you won’t get run over;” he I umwiA/aw I nia’s interist
said" get ont of Uie way" and | second Day’s sosalou-s.ttled an old Uorso I The elections committee organized to-
day. Another meeting will be held next
S.tt:d at the hood of the table, j ast in front
of the boo oh, with Ool. Bnthetfjrd on his
loft aud Mr. AValker on his right and hil
seeping sisters and annt behind him, with
Bailiff Jones near by. There were also
nesent Mayor Prioe, a few members of *he
«r, I/eutenant Wood and several polio
ofioers. A TitEoniPU representative and
the eonrt offloiaia were Iso present
The oourt said: “Mr. AVoolfolk, stand
p.” The prisoner arose and the eonrt said:
lave yon anything to aay why
SENTENCE OV DEATH
ihoold not be prononooed npon yon?”
'‘Well,” said the prisoner, standing erect
tad firm, “I say this, thst I bsve been con
victed by a jury composed of honorable
high toned gentlemen, I have been tried
Wrote an honorable judge, I have been tes
U4cd ogainat by many wit-
Hisses who also intend to be
toueet and to tell the truth, but under
Unit txcitement and prejudice they lied,
u-d oi the orime oharged against me I am
iaaooant, l-o b-e-l-p m-e G o d,” lifting hla
light hand and looking npward.
Judge Gtutin leaned forward and said
'Thiit oourt at this time baa nothing to say
u to the evidenoe upon which yon have
been convicted by one of tho most intelli
gent juries thst hss ever served in this
court. Never hss a more attentive aud
nineet eet of men sat on a similar cue.
They have paid the moet strict attention to
the testimony of every witness, and have
performed their whole dnty failhfnlly.
“So far ae this oonrt bis been concerned,
It has bad no alternative but to do ite dnty
u prescribed by the law, and in strlot ao-
sordaica with the law. without fear or favor,
The jory Impaneled to try the cue htve
found yon goilty, and nothing now remains
for me to do bat lo pass the sentence of tbe
Uv upon yon. It Is therefore ordered and
sdjedged that tho-sheriff of this oonnty
lake yon irom this oourt room to Bibb
county jail and that you be there safely
confined until the 10:h day of Febra.ry,
1888, and then said sheriff is ordered and
fireclcd, at some point within two miles
ol stid jail, within a private lncloenre, to
cause a gallows to be er.eted within the
came, and that you be there hanged by the
utek nntil yon aro dead.
It is farther ordered tbst the execution
he private. Only snob of yonr friends end
relatives as yon may see fit to eleot eball
witntss the cxeontton snd snob officers
the sheriff may tee fit to have present.
And it Is farther ordered thst Doctors
Holt and Wright be present and determine
•hen death Intervenoe, and if for aay rea
son they should not be present, then each
o her physicians as tbe oourt may hereaf ter
suggest. In ooDolosion, I would advise
jou to look upon this de
cision ss final, and not to enter
tain any hope of scenting Its
KversiL I trust yon wilt look only to the
future. X trust you will look only to him
who in bis mercy can grant yon forgiveneaa
here.Per and in whom alone you can find I
•aWstioD.
On the tenth day of February, therefore,
it iv ordered that you be hanged by the neck
until you are dead, and mey Gcd have
mercy on your soul ....
As the last soltmn echoes of the Judges
voice died out a few seconds of breathless
silence were r.nbroken in the oonrt room
•Re by the
sons or THE WEEPINOWOVEN
who sat behind the condemned man.
Before the solemn scene had ended the
door had been opened and a options
crowd from without had invaded the
court room but they stopped and stood
•we .truck and still in their tracks as they
caught the import of the judge’s words and
gsthend in the nature of the proceedings.
The prisoner received the sentenoe with
out t shadow crossing hit fiee aud when
Iks tiience waa broken tarned and for a
few momenta convened with hla heart
broken sister, Mrs. Edwards.
CoHHutherford asked the oonrt to hear
a motion for a superoedeas, but the court
deeliued to do ao until some future lime
Jpd ordered an adjournment, after OoL
Hutherford bad given notice that a super-
oedeas would be waked for.
The last of the trial over, Judge Quetta
descended from the btneh and tetrred to
k-*Private ofilie.
The crowd wea dispersed by tha effieen,
tad aoon the prisoner waa separated from
kiv lister and aunt and driven rapidly to
Bibb oounty jail, where ha wilt spend the
most unhappy Christmas of hla life, and
Probably remain until on tha tenth day of
pnt February bo walks forth on00 mote
«»o God's sunshine, < nly to
7
MACON COUNTY MOONSHINING.
An Internnl Kovenu® Arrest—Ought in the
Act of Making Will »kjr.
Internal Revenue Collector CabanfsB pnd
drew bU knife; then Idrovo to one side to
get around him: he caught the wheel with 1 The second day’s session of the South . ,
his left hend and had hia right hand in an I Qeor „ i(l Conferenoo oftheoolored Metho-1 Tuesday, whon
elevated position with his knife in it opeD; I j iat Kpiicopal Church assembled in Holsey I the tiioede-c.ibi.irle cats
I then picked up my pistol whioh was lay- (jbapel yesterday morning, and in the tern- w (|l be taken np. It ia not the expootation
ing on the seat of the oart and got ont and lmr „ T .hsence of liishoo Miles, wan. I ‘ . .
took a stick, and we both met; the negro a {, tr devotional exercises by Bev. Ma* thew I tbat this oa “® w1 ’* mak ® 8Dy proRre89 botoro
said “let him come, I have got my dirk on I Walker, oalled to order by Rev. B. J. John-1 thohtlid iys. Members of tbe committee,
him and I will cat hla neart open.” at I B0Ui presiding eidot of tbs Fort Yaliey dis-1 while not disposed to prejudioo the oaaea
thesamo rime calling me a “ ——5 I triot. I before it by haste, are of tho opinion that it
he was cutting at me when I struck htm; The con.ideration of the financial and I ought not to take the whole scssiou to try
after he cut my cost T turned tho stick | .t.tiatieal reoorta wss lesumed. Kabertlsix or eight oonteets. The
loose and stopped back; then he oamo at rooks, from Danbar City, A. J. Hason, iesaing and only notable «•«« !«
I mo again, and when he started I shat at ftom Davisboro, O. N. Lance, from Lonia- I that of Mr, Carlisle. Thoebe’e otherwise
him; after the Bmoke waa dear he started T ille. Manse Hamler, from MeDonald, H. I weak oase is injnrod by tbe employment of
tome again; then I shot at him agaio; ho I Wilcook, from Damasons, P. AV. Howell, I the notorious J. Hale Syphcr av hla attor
thon said “tho man has shot mo," and then £tom Columbus, J. H. Hudson, from Greon 1 n »y.
I heard some one down tho road ssy, “Yes, I j jj_ jiiioholl, from Fort A’aliey, J. I a raaaLLiL casa,
ho hag shotme, tnc;" fnpnoei R was An-1 Ogiotrce, from Vienna circuit, T. E. I A parallel to tbe Tboebe-Oarllsle easels
derson Tnoker; this happened in the night | Chnstmas, from Fort Valley, George Ham-1 the memorable oontest in the Twenty.
about 8 or 2 o’clock. I mock, of Jacksonville, Wyett Lowe, from I eight Congress between John Minor Bjtu
Tho jury returned a verdiot to the effect I ^ Grantville oirenit, M. AValker, 8. M. I and John AV. Jones, from the Richmond,
that Anderson Tnoker cams to bis death I Q recn #n ^ r b. Griggs rendered highly Va., district. Tbe latter waa chosen Speak-
by an aeeidental shot at the.handa of i • I oreditab'.e report!, fniUlliDg the requite-1 er. Ho claimed hla eleotlon as a momber of
T. Butler. mecta of tho law in support of tbe general the Hoaee by thirty four votes and was
nn naowie itaxas a statement. 1 ( an d, I was awrrded it, after six months’ hearing in
Dr. It M. Brown writes the following as Several of tho pastors were deficient in elections oommlttee, by 155 votes. As in
i bis testimony in the investigation ol I performanoo of doty, and were asked I Mr. Carlialo'a ease the other day, Mr. Jones
Sam Grant's death. n 0 stand aside for fntnro action of the can-1 made a brief statement to tbe tffeot that it
Editors Telsouaph: Please allow m® I ference, L. 0. Scott ftom the Dawson Mia-1 was proper that ho should ark the
space in yonr colnmns to correot a miarcp-1 B j on , Sjaborn Robinson from tho Green I House to relieve him trom the
resentation cf my testimony given at the Q f0Te circuit, P. Jefferaou from tho Sandy duty of appointing a oommlttee. Mr. Par
coroner'a inquest Sunday, tho 11th, in the ltan c { ra tUt, and Elliott Jefferson Irons the menter then offered a resolntion tbst the
esse ol Sam Grant, tbe negro who was shot I j t s ttt socville oironit, allot whom weremp- Speaker appoint all standing committees
on November 27lh. Tho question was asked plleii t(W j their reports which were ao-1 except that on election*. Tbe Bpeaker left
me: “Do you thick that this boy wonld 1 oe pted. Not being members of the body, I the chair and Mr. Beardsley, ol New York,
have died it he had proper attention? 11 ,, r c responsible to their several qnar-1 at hla request, assumed tbe plaoe. After
answered yes, he wonld have died anyhow, I tot w. conferences for their moralandoffiol-' I remarks by several gentlemen, the motion
as it was impossible to ligito the sahola- 4 a m i n tetration. I of Mr. Parmenter, of Maassohuaette, was
vian artery at tbe point where itwassev-l The report of AVyott Lowe, from tho I carried. J. Q. Adams observed that the
ered. Tbe statement was.read to me by the j Qrantvilie oironit, was good in all reapeots, 1 Immediate seleetion of tbo oommlttee as
secretary at the time, and it was eorrect. bQt tbe bishop called hia attention, from | urged would ereate tho vtry impression the
Bat, to my surprise, tbe statement which I ^formation received, to a horse which be I Speaker wished to avoid—thst whole thing
appeared in this morning's issue ot the I blu j borrowed from Alex AVilson, of West I bad hoeu settled beforehand. The House
TELxonaru was altogether different to that i p 01Qt> l0me eleven years ago and had not 1 decided not to adjourn. Mr. Dromgoole, of
made by ms to the jury. been returned. Daring a certain night the Virginia, opposed the proposition that tbe
I assert that no aurgisal operation csuld I boHe Tu ,t 0 len or strayed away while in I Speaker pro tern, appoint. The debate
have prevented hit death. | Lowe's possession, whioh resulted In very I proceeded. Mr, Wise difT.red from Mr.
Please make the correction and oblige. | aD pj eU ant relations bitween tbo parties. I Dromgoole. Mr. Beardsley remarked that
Beapectfnlly, oto. 11. M. Biown, M. D. ] Wilson iuaiited on being paid lot the horse | he did not want to conttitntothe committee.
, a and Lowe, who alleged that aa he The disoutsionthen then tamed on whelter
WKumau unuus. WM lto i eD| bo ought not to be j such appointments wonld be proper, aa the
Marriage of a Juror at Christ Churoh-A I held responsible. An arbitration I Speaker had called the gentleman to tbe
AVeddlnc at 8t. raui’a. I rc qnired Elder Lowo to pay filty dollars for I ohair, but by a vote ol 27 to 4'J, tho motion
Perhaps never before In Macon’s history the lost horse; and after paying some tblr- prevailed, and Mr, Bcardsley_(D:moeral)
sa there auoh an Instance of hope deferred ty dellars ho oonolnded to atop, because appointed the committee.
Justifiable di.tincUon was between those I _ On Sstarjay evening tho offi:or S located
paying flrat snd those paying second-class * b ® “ lll j ba | found no on o t he re, and they
tares. The case excites interest hi ra. daU ™ ln * d t0 VV ‘° ' ■
Asocial event of much importanoo took Monday they went out andfonndtlatthe
place today at 11 o’clock it St. John’s I ntill bad been remove 1. There wars,two
Ihnrch it was the paths leading away from the plaoe, nod the
MABBIAGE or mb. FBANK oordos, offloeta formed their plana. A well-beaten
son of Governor Gordon and Mias Georgia v»<* b ® evidenceamlhUchtngther
Louise KUbonrn, daughter of Uallet KU- hoi.ee they decided that Judge Cabaniaa
bourn, of this city. The chnroh was bean- ab ° ald ,b ® foot-path aid tbe marshal
tifully decorated for the occasion and was 9 in a
filled with a brilliant throng. AtuoDg tho d ®p‘ that the etill bad been carried off in a
Invited gneats were members of the Supreme 1 vehicle of some ktad. In a ahort while the
Court, ot tbe Senate and Housa and Execu- ““ sbal “ft;? Hll > b«foro he know it
live departments. The bridesmaids were uXui?!!!!” atii «>a
Miss Faunte Gordon, sister of tho groom, I act °*, workl ? R in a.distillery, ® l11
and MUa Williams, of Oonneoticnt. The U»* d ^P«f« d *« a f‘ “S 1 J r ‘ aud *^ d h ®
bride waa otven awav bv her father Mr I R»tag to hia house whether or no. About
Patrick Gataoua wa/tho brst man.' Govl that time hia litUescnran up witha large
eroor and Mrs. Gordon were present. The knife wh oh ha handed to hli « a ‘ b ®v- Th®
bridal couple left tbe oity for Now York to- mar ? ba \ tol . d bl “ t ®P n ‘ U "P’ b °‘ b * PJ
eight. Governor and Mrs. Gordon will I not Inolined until he a »w that the marshal
probably remain until Saturday. The eere-1 woutdatand no toolishness, and. Ihe then
mony occurred in the rain, but a canopy I g»yo it to bis eoo to carry bvok to the house,
from the ehuroh to the street sfforded At the still wae another maD, but ai he
ampi. protection. 0. W. a
senate i*iiounKtilN08. I go to hia house and'.tell his family good-
Matters tviilcli Engaged the Attention of b y 0 AVheu the marshat Bnd hla prisoner
our Law.Makers Veaterday. I reaohed the buggy they found Judge Gaba-
AVashinoton, December 15.—Aftor an in-1 nlei, and the party then turned in tho di-
troduction ot several bills, a resolution waa | tection of Reynolds and then came to
reported by Mr. Paddcok, from tbe coinrnl -1 Maoon. Hill was committed bifoia Corn-
tee on contingent expanses, to pay to tbe misaioner Erwin yesterday,
widow ot the late Ben: Perley Poore a sum I Bill lives about eight miles from Roy.
equal to eix month’s salary of bis position nolds. Tbe still waa fonnd in a field at the
aa clerk to tho Senate oommittea on print-1 edge of a swamp and was a rode affair. A
ing ($1,100), Adopted. Bills were intro-1 wash-pot contained tbe beer, and ibo oap
dneed and referred si follow.: I of tbe pot waa a lager baer kig, through
or INTEBE8T To sECEivEBS I which waa a pipe lea ling to the worm,
By Mr. Call—To prohibit United States I which was bidden in a barrel. The tffloers
judges and oonrts from author ziog the bor-1 destroyed about 300 gallons of beer,
rowing of monoy by receivers of railroads The visit of (be officers will probably put
and other corporations beyond the amou-.t I a stop to illicit whisky distilling iu that sco
ot their annnal net inoome. Also, to pre-1 tlon for some time to come,
biblt the appointment of anch reeelvera
without evidence of the financial condition
of the oompany. He moved their reference
to the committee on Inter-State commerce.
IMTK8TIOXT1MO AN ILLXOAL PATENT.
This was in
L’ihaTof Mr“ Ajher“Avrer “ii'n'vui I *U*on curved him. Lowe presumed tbst I December 7, 1843. Ths oommlttee was
young man, and there la none more worthy the plea ure wblob It afforded Wilson to finally app.intad ooDjoembtr 14, Aaron V.
i n xru-oo His wedding day had been fixed eurse him waa worth to the career the bil-1 Brown, of Tennessee, having been lubsll-
'or the li'h of December, and the invita- anee of the amount, and very oomplaoent-1 tuitd for AV. AV. Payne, of Alabama, for
tlons were sent ont Among yoaog people ly considered the obligation discharged. I chairman. On the O h of June, 1844, the
who are about to link their desttaies this is Bishop Milos; in pasting on the matter, I oommlttee made its »Dort and tbe Hoove
one ot tho most Imporlant days in a life- among other things said: "Do yon expeot 1 unanimomly adopted tbo report, thmiit-
time The fntnro wsa brighL and already simply bicam. that uian ln.nltej yon that ting down very hard on Mr. Botta. The
thaailver had beonn to lino tbo clouds. He he should take the satisfaction of it for the remarkablo point in this ease waa that Mr.
me silver nan ucgua.v uu» _T" I . ... i ui. k- ..i. ■>< o
AFTER HKlt IIUSB VND.
I Deserted In lluinli. Twelve Year* Ago,
. . t|n Pinde 111m In Ohio.
From tha New York Kvenli; ; World.^
... * a % . i Not a day passes bat mat, ino empiorro
1 . T M.*®*pmi?h °»i Wd *ak.n er nn d * , divlft of Garden are called upon to livien
by Mr. Plumb was taken up, direct t(J gom# , tofy o{ de8e ,Uon. The narrators
’ n J,, „ tb ® “J' 0 “? 1 . nI ® Benerelly women and havo eomo from
iu.1,.1 in P *mnM tb ® old oonntty In searoh of their bus-
to Magnm Sweczon last October In oon- band(l They aro uvnally turnoil over to
fmmanro’hnm commence BOm ® hone9t hoatdiog-Uonse keeper until a
sui^to'hdl.voThc patent^ianceilcd, C t^ n j)olnt I jtjy prooseSfopon their"’ ‘ Dd ‘
Ao^nUnrm^^n^rim^nt'whUe^maVinB tho A remarkable case was told to a World
Agii.uUural Department while making the phis morning, ltihooca Harris
experlmenU outof whioh tho petent grew. ^ hoto ftom Oovener, Poland, a year
Mr. Pumb hoped that the resolullonwould , nd a f tor stopping a short time, went
be adopted, as the question involved was ^ennaylvanlo, where aho heard her bus-
a vtry important one. The resolntion, he I b . y
said, did not imply any eenanre on the Hh9 wag marfled to Lewis Harris twenty-
Commisaioner of AgtiouUnre, who had I , veara aoo and twelve years ago ho loft -
been very zsaloua and aelive in all mattere I ber nnd hw ohildren in Unaaia and camo to
relaling to the development of tho Borghnm I j b j g country. Sinoo that time aho liad re-
•agtr inaastiy. I pextedly attempted to hetv from him.
Mr. Edmunds moved the referenoe of Ibo I *UnUl shout four years ago sbo located
resolution to the committee on P atcn )*- I hi m in Centre county. Pa., where he was
After dlaonssion by ^Messrs. Edmunds, ma „j od t0 Eliziboth FanaL Her inrostl-
Plumb, Saulabuiy, Uiddieberger, Call, I gal j ocg olnted Uonia to leave that place.
Hoar, Gray, Butler, Teller, George, Haw* I b remarkable oaae," paid tho
ley, Beck and Sherman, the motion to refer ..j Q9t mink 0 f a
waa n j.oted and the resolution adopted. It ^oman traveling 10,000 miles to find her
rearia: Ihuib iiid. I hire jail received ti letter
“Ueflolved, That> thei Attorney•Goneralbe I how >he euccecded In hor Bcnrcb.
reqnes ed to lnvectlgato the laiOAnce of le» 4 . Abo “ t ioQ da y/, * R0 fbe located him in
n’f ? 4 , e fn i°KH7^n^* ff*to , hte 0 loa™.n" SteubenvUle, O. Upon her lodging this In-
Oatobsr 10,1887, and, if, In hia judgmen', formatlon , bo nnyot sent lor Harris, who
the same ia invalid on any ground, or was I bu lboro tour years, during which
proou.ed by reason oflnformaUon obtalnci ll§bo bM aoted l, horse dealer and
from eaperimenu made by the goveinmen*, taloonk f He u oottlfotbl blo cir-
Etaid In tht nam"”^."United Btate” to ®® 0 m '\‘ D T c ®®’ owb1o « ,tT ° ril p!e5 “ of 8004
commence inch anit prompUy to have the 1 .,^ h ^ cn^med by hU former wife ho
I completely wilted and acknowledged openly
aatd or . ® laln ‘* a g ood « that aho was hia wife, bnt claimed untaiib-
him perpetually enjoined. I fulness on her part in the old country and
to°~ r toht Uwoof,hochll,lf ‘ n <il<J DOtb0 *
to Inquire and report wh'lhsr in the present »f “,'ward» offered to make any ro-
(,»to cf the law, the government uss the I palat ( on i n b i, power to provide for the
uV. tna I children. IBs wifo indignantly rtfnsed.
United Ktates authority to institute jadlofsl I »c.» ... „ ot i rave u d in wu
proceeding to vacate a patent for an Inven- *!T—'TTfc « n„
tion on any gronnd whatever.
haaw Iin-a J and' they are da/s of I Chris*. Yon ought not to have allowed I morrow. The holiday adjournment will
anxietv 'lie does not know this reflection to nave hnng over yon so I probably take plaoe about the 21st Inst.
anv Doaaible wav of knowing long. If a man borrows a dollar and lcsrsl Tho President left the cabinet meetiog to-
whethtr or not he wi" be wanted. Finall? «. fii «a bound to pey .lt b ck; and if a man | day io receive
he la oalled, and (tending up bsfors ths
assembled people, nearly all of them know,
ing his matrimonial plans, be is ealeebised
aa to hla bias, bis prejudioe, his idea of
punishment snd all that sort of thing, and
then, answering the questions with that
trnthfnllncss and sincerity which go with
many other virtues thst bsve made him so
many friends, hs stands ther i in a pillory,
his tormentor having said "jnror loos npon
the prisoner, prisoner lock npon the jnror.
AVhst a moment that 1st Not a moment of
sixty seconds bnt an age—a life time. In
that moment the pilloried young man sees
visions of fair illusion, the surplteed min
ister, the smiling faces of friends as they ten-
dereoDgratnlatioD),the orange blossoms and
wedding cake, the good-byea and tho wad
ding trip, and other aweet pletor.'S pass by
like a panorama. Then, es the preeoner
end hie attorneys bend low their he de and
east furtive glances at him, other picture*
come bet ire hi* virion, end th**e are hor
rid for they are printed in blood. M Mat
tbe apell ia broken and ha la a priaoner him-
■elf. For tendayi heleoatell with com-
mnLioation with all the world, eavei hi*
eleten fellow juror*. A* the day* PM* by »
ray of hope d«ooe* like a sunbeam in the
iail-Uke jury room. There U an indiexuon
that the ease will be ended on the eve be
fore tbe wedding day, bnt ae tbe great trial
oo«i od that nj of bopt vaoUhef. Tb#»M*
ding day oomee and ha (a etill e priaoner.
It pvses by, it takes its place amoeg
the dead cycles of time and the sun of
another morning shtaea upon the world.
Bat on thte morn the ehaek.ee are broken
and onoe more be breathes the air of free
dom. Frienda gather around him and con-
gratnlate him. He ha* don* his dnty snd
; earleasly.
THE MiBBIAOX
It iu the Intention of Mr. Aytee to meet
hi* brother Albert in CbatUnocge this
mornitg end from that city *o down th*
river to bi* brother’* farm in North Al»-
bam*. By » UttI* eriontation of aohednie*
h waa found th»t H tbe marriage took piece
yeeterdey *fternoon and the young people
felt on the 5:10 train, this plan could yet be
eertied out, Mr. Albert Ayre. betag tnlgnor-
an** nf the (act that fu& obstacle had been
pUoed In the way of the {uld linent of the
programme. The ne*» friend, cf
iheiouog people icon hid mattere ar-
„® L aid at 4311 yeeterdey afternoon
Mr^Ayreeand Ml.e L'-ela Conner, foflowed
taler Oi' riredre of - «»- Obrijt Chweh ^taMe^d
tertata eternity through the dlagraeo of the Mr. Harrie g ^ «.h made
Hallows, leaving behind him a dishonored
borrow■ a hone and lose* it, he is bound | the ibish membexs or faxuamext,
to return it, or the value ot it Yonr failure I Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmond* end
to pay for that horse has been a scandal on I Arthur O'Connor. They visited the oapltol
the church." I and were admitted to the floor ot the Sen-
Elder Lowe prcmiied to pay the balance ate, where Becaton of both parties vied In
of tbe iudebtedneae, and the matter wae I giving them honor. They remained there a
dropped upon that condition. little while chatting with Senators. O'Con-
Rev. J. II. Mitchell presented to Bishop I nor is a tell man with dark beard and hair
Miles, io the name ana on behalf cf J. A. I and fine bearing. He wears alight over-
Hooke, a member of Holsey Chaptl, a coat. Erenonde, the grandson ot the great
carpenter, a very niet looking gtvri, whioh oratar, Grattan, ti small and slender, with
he made ot the wood of the etoekede ot 1 light complexion aud heir, and dre-eed In
Andereonville. dark coat and light pantaloons. At admner
Tbe Bishop, In acoepUng, said: “I re- I given in honor of the** gtnUemen by the
orive it at a token of respect, aa a feeling of Irish organizations to-night at Chamber-
good will and brotherly friendeblp, and 11 Hu’s, Mayor Brown was one of the speak-
extend to him my heartfelt thanks for thia I ere. Of oonrts he acquitted himself in hie
gavel, which i* really appreciated, and to [ usual happy manner,
yon, through whom it is presented.” I aacsRaav faibchild'h decision
The pabite wee excluded, end ■ private I that euetom revenues must bs collected with
session was held to examine how well less coat has brought to this eity a number
founded certain unfavorable rumon were I of collectors from small districts, some
affecting one or two mtoisterial reputations, I from the South. There are are 133 eoileo-
before pairing upon tbe matters in open I tion districts, in sixty-four of which the
utiioDv I rtYtuuei are le§i than the exDenaee. Uv
The following oommittee on admissions j the dismi-sal of useless offioera andem
waa appointed, to whom all applicants were j ployce 1100,100 a year can be eared,
referred: P. W. Powell, A. D. Marlin and I Congressman tells me of
N. T. Thomas. | a riaca or cheexinesi
in Ihla oonneetion probably unanrpaaaed.
The employees at one of there nm-lnm
tan* and a record written in the crimson
Mood of hie father, his mother, h a
brother* and his sisters
bub and wUriwbU* ta.'riendawhohad
assembled in th* church responded with
sincere omens.
HOLD AND SILVXa C S BT] FI CATCH.
The Senate then took np the bill lntto-
dnoed by Mr. Stewart last Monday
to provide for tbe lasne of ooln
certificates to oirculste as monoy,
and was addressed by that Senator in ex
planation and snpport of hia bill, Tbo pur
port of the bill ia to allow tho deposit at
any mint or assay offioe of i old and stiver
bullion in quantities not leas than five
onnees of gold or eighty ounces of eilvtr,
and receipts therefor of oolu oertifirvte*,
whioh aro to be Ugsl tender; to have exist
ing gold and silver certificates cancelled
when received at tho treasury; to havo no
gold oolned hereafter except aa necessary to
redeem obligations expressly payable iu
coin; to have tho bullion received under
this sot meltid Into here and deposited in
tbe treasury, end to repeal the sot ot Feb
ruary 2 a , 1878, requiring tho color ~e of
2,000.000 silver dollars monthly. At the
olose of Stewart’s remarks the bill waa re
ferred to the committee on finance. The
Seoate, then, after a brief aeoret session,
adjourned till Monday.
THE HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Holds Ite First Medina and Bervea Notice
on BleMta. Carllale ami Ttio«be.
AVasuikoton, December 16.—Tbe Hones
committee on elections organized and bold
in first meeting to-day. dll of the mem
ber* were present exeept Mtssra O'Neill, of
Indian*, and Bonok, ol Tenneaiee. The
first business w>* the selection of a olerk,
and AV. U. Mobley, of Georgia, waa chosen
forth* place. A sab-committee on pro-
cedaie we* appointed, oontitUog ol
Ueeare. Crisp, O'FerrtU and Lyman. Al
most without discussion tha oommlttee
solved to take up )h* Thcebe-Carllel* con
tested ease, and notiee* will be issued to
the eontestenU or their MtorMyE to appear
mf'tfttolut Llm oil so taslly. U«
bound over to await a hearing on a cuarga
I bigamy against him.”
AM ERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR.
tion of tbe ease will bo fixed. Th* eommit-
tee adjourned to next Tuesday. Beyond
general detire to speedily dispose of the
Thoebe-Carlisle esse, there was no lntima-
Uon
io a hich contested
the committee will be considered.
NATIONAL RrPUItLICAN CLUBS
Their First Convention In New York-1 houses voted ege'nst hla nomination, not
Many Del*gate* Present. on'f. bn ‘ plnmped their vote* squarely
New Yobe, December 15 -Standard* aR *^*‘ bl “ *‘‘ b ® i„„ „JS . b »foi* the commltteo at its neit meeting,
--o.re.a.swreva.-re.
ss.’VSbA.’K’oS-’kick’s: .«•- ...a, *‘«««>;
tional R pobliean Club oonvention. Under Oiinber of IM
the eundords delegates from the Htatee F^ ) r r t . I, R?ck n amA
will be Heated. One thousand two hundred I ml *o.
tickets have already bsen issued to dele-1 8Ut * l °* pl4C ® °*
geiei, end (till they oome. Th* largest del* l.iyriJ* iilfiii*v PnluM tea t,,.-
fe 0O p.“nwlV.nU*0hta ®“ k of r th.oommi'tt««“ elation?:
"‘“J* J’-T Sro'madVno^xc^rionto
land. Tno Terrltoriea are here, too Ei* I Cfili P “ade exception to
Gov. Little head* the Arizona delegation. I “® ®’ „
* ,b “ y * r h| .ion. It wax on th* complaint o' William
L b f.!fi.a~n r?n^, Tw^Hitehth H ot Charleston, * negro preecber.
Rvpubucan Club u Wert T^mty-elghth | H<arf ^ B ‘ a m i,
Msvetel bandrt?criUre^before the hour to, SSSA h [“’ ri S* 6
| b * ^ a ^4^oar^tae"ao«Mnmo<UtIone
Xfuatioo. 53S th. eonvtntion
0Wl - r ‘ — . 1 and claims the benefit of th* inter-Steto
Gov. iiadw.il Dead. I commerce law. The road’* solicitor, CoL
Hallow*L, Me., December 15.—Gov- j J. B. Camming, presented depositionv from
ernor Bodwril died this morning. Hi* I effieera of tbe corporation, in which was
death was canned by congestion ot the I thowo the general custom of the road in
lungs, malting from exposure and over-1 providing for the aoeommodetion ot pee-
work. 1 aengtrs in different cars according to oslor.
Sob-Committee to Investigate Nominations
Wabhixoton, Dicember 16—Tbe Sen
ate committee on commerce to-daytoppoint-
ed Meeere. Keane, Vest, Coke, Gotlom snd
Palmer a anb-oemmitte* to whom shall be
referred all executive nomination* which
may rcqnin any investigation.
Fourth-Clous Foot-Ofllevv.
AVavhixotox, December 15.—The follow-
log fonrth-cluo post-offioee become presi
dential offices January 1st: Biloxi, Mix*.
Dayton, Tenn., sad ChristUnaburg, Va.
The Alabama State Uar Asaoclotloo.
Moxtoomebv, December 15.—The State
Bar Association mot be,* to-day with a
large attendance. Judge John T. Dillon,
of New York, delivered the annual address.
A Cougb, Cold, or Soro Throat
Should not be nejleciod. Brows’* Bronchial
Trochoe woerimplsreme-lr, aadrivo prompt
Uvf. Mevauabox.
AVhat tho Various Trades Represented De
sire In the Way ot Legislation.
Baltiuobe, December 15 —Tha morning
session of tbo American Fedoratlon of Li
bor waa consumed by the Introdnotlon of
almcet innumerable resolutions on various
■ubjeota. One waa to boycott one, Doug
lass, a shoe manufacturer, another waa A
protest (torn the clgarmakora of tbe Inter
national Union against a reduction of Inter,
nal revenue tax on tobacco. The Oyster-
men's Union want a law prohibiting the
taking of oysters that are not threo years
old. Tho Progressive Tailors ask official
endorsement for their label, and aevoral
trades want Congress to pass a law that will
irsvent the employment ot men enlisted in
ihe army cr navy in any capacity where
skilled labor oan be used. A dis
patch wss received by tho
convention trom tho president ol tho In-
letnetlonsl Typographical Union appoint
ing AV. L. Oyster as a delegate from the
anion. Ojrster was on Tuesday refused
admission as a representative of tbo Fed
eration cf Trade* ot tho District of Colom
bia, and a long discussion arcao aa to the
proprety of admitting him to-day, even as
a representative of the Typographical Un
ion. Oyster bed some friends on the floor,
bnt hla nopea were again crashed, as his
appointment wss held over nntil he could
secure credentials beating tbe seal of the
International Union, vitb tbo signature of
the president end eccretary, which oanld
not be obtained this week.
Alabama EisUMIseliti ir. Cssvestfsn.
Moxtoomebt, Ala , December 15 —The
Alabama State Prohibition convention met
here to-day. Delegate* to the national con
vention wereeboseo ae follows: J. C. Ore,
Z. A. Parker. L. F. AVbitten. M. V. Henry,
T. J. Tyler, J. S. Gbseoo, L. C. Conelaon,
G. A. LofUn.J. A. Anderson, S II. Denton,
daring to-day'e proeeedinge^of the order G. P. Keye , L F. Goldman, E. A. Stone,
hich contested election caeca now before F, U. Pueblo, Jehu T. Tenner, J. AV.
Cooper, J. B. GerelJ, 0. L. Harwell, J. H.
Anderson and J, 0. Wall. The attendanoe
waa small. Resolutions were adopted favor
ing Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jersey, for
President, and J. T. Tanner, of Alabama,
for A'loe-Preaidcnt.
Treasure Recovered.
Cbicaoo, December 15.—Over 51,000,000
worth ot valuable papers and money were
recovered this morning from the iron vanlte
in the rains cl the Phelps Dodge A Primer
■hoe bctoiy whioh was recently bntned
here.
A WoBtUrful Food And Medicine,
Known and need by phjalcUce all over tha world*
ticuit'a Emolaion not only glvaa dash and atrancth
by rtrtna of tin own naUitiouc propertlac, bnt
craa’aa an appaUta for feod that up tha
waa lad body. H hara baan ualac BaotTa Enuleton
for atranU yaara, and am plaaaedwith lu action.
Sly patents uy tl U nUaaant and ; aiautlf, and all
crow mrniaw and gain flash from tha um» of it. I
net It In allcaaaa of a &atlng di»eaee«. and It U —
racially naafol for chlblran whantmtn>Dt medi
cation la naaded, aa in Marjk#a.u4.*.—T. W. Mercs.
M. D., KnoiTllIe, Ala.