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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY Si, 1888.-TWELVE PAGES.
down the long list. A friend remarked the expressive language of Mr. Morae, wire .
that Mr. Sam Coleman looked ten years a raa n who haa occupied the highest po- j
younger and laughed more than he had in e'tiens in the railroad world, and who i» '
ail years before.
(Sri. Bona waa as jubilant as a three-year-
old, and Dr. J. S. Baxter's usually digni
fied countenance took on a youthfulness
beyond description. Everybody was
happy. Everybody liad ' reason
to be happy, for were they not present to
witness and partake of the enjoyment of a
triumph that was as much to their honor
and glory as to that of the citizens of the
good town where guests they were?
FAILED OX KIltMT TEST.
A Member of the liluck lint Squad Who
Didn’t Answer tlio Uenn iptiou.
Atlanta, January 27.—One of the pro
visions of the ordinance parsed by the city
. .. _ council December 13. 1887. restricting the
good town where guests they were? | . - .. ... . „
Among the distinguished gentlemen who 8ale of 1k 1 U01 ; 1,1 Atlanta, imposes a fine
■UP the road.
, Excursion on tlie Cov-
* ington and Macon.
IK. BROWN’S GEORGIA
I uncti—Talk* With tl.e Kxrur-
* 0, uu--n.elloa.l 1» ■> OaUy-WhQ
*** a , Preseat—atneon Will be
Ilepresented—Notes.
n announced in our columns yesterday
^.consisting of several d.sUngmshed
»■ , n d quite a number of the leading
’.‘‘^hoarded the north bound train on
.„4>tocon' , iDllroad nt 10:20
• J, i,. Col E. C. Mnchen, Messrs.
•SfiSm* s n -
„ . officers of the road, with Mr. John
- hof de cuisine of the Hotel 1 10 "' 3 was set i
rjuioro,! cllcI uu , , a dinner such as is rarely laid before
," ief Who had a bountiful supply of the hungrT erowd-
^.i things of life in the forward compart-1 it she t..!
Sol the gentlemen's car.
tk. list of excursionists is as follows:
> DC . ..
11
regarded as an ex)iert, and who was wish
us to-day: ‘There is nothing to be ashamed
of and everything to be proud of.’ ”
came to extend
A CORDIAL WELCOME
to the town were Mr. N. B. White, Mr.
Henry McClure, Dr. Maddox, Col. hid
Smith, old Col. Preston, the patriarch,
and fattier of two as noble sons as ever
did or ever will honor Jasper county as
their birthplace.
Quite a number of the excursionists
went to the Meriwether House on invita
tion of the citizens of Monticeilo, where
they had a most elegant lunch set in their
honor. Everything that the season af
fords was set before them, and all enjoyed
At tlie train there was set out a chef
d’oiuvre made up iiy Crawford, of the
Hotel Lanier, in the way of a lunch, to
hicli ail the party was most cordially in-
JHC - .1 WllIL.il an U1C DAI fcV WAS iUUSk WUlUiaUT m-
Vr Alexander Brown, of the firm of I k v Col, Maclien. There were the
Pro*o A 8° n8 ’ hankers, Of Baltimore, 1 choicest viands, rarest of wines, and every-
•ndiljo connected wltIi_thQ two great | tjjng t0 temnt the most fastidious nalatc.
tfkinr firm* of Brown Bros. & Co., >
vPhiladelphia and Boston, and Bro
St A Co., I/>ndon and Liverpool. , nny -J
L Thw eentlcman has recently Jiecome >"'| it was certainly no fault of the generous
giettd < n Covington ana macon rail-1 ho9t ,
jVmito-dav took his first rule over the
^'Tu'L.
yiuan, Oswego, N. Y., who |
THE* RETURN TRIP
was most enjoyable. Although the train
with his w‘g Johnson" 1 'Judge: failed to leave as early as anticipated,
{*M?Urman,‘of’ New York; Judge W. Conductor Whitehead gave an order to the
oTrilhotton. connected with the U'ng.meer to “let ergo, gallagher'' and the
J.Weeks, 01 ;* ru,_ train went bounding away at a rateof
bounding away
speed not often attempted on old and set
tled lines. Part of the way we ran at a
rate of fifty miles an hour, and at 4 o'clock
JPT of the Constitution, Allan-1 w0 landed in Macon without jolt or jar, or
X7 B. Price, Aldermen M. anv apprehension of accident.
ffk.™ ud H T. Powell; 8. T. Cole- 1 Scar the conclusion of the tn
V-anick, Birmingham and Kansas City
iSroad, with W.E. Kagland and J. H.
Morton, prominent citizens of lalbotton;
Mipor ■ .tor Cooner and Hon.
trip a Tele-
The firm of Coleman, Bearden & | ?«Artt reporter passed through the cars
gSU; X W. Cabaniw.' Sihier of the I inquiring as to how the guests had enjoyed
Exchange ntlufeltern^fmUrQ^aS I Mr. Alex. Brown said, i4 I have not been
midentof the- • I connected witli the road for a long period,
tt .Tailon^WBliam’ Hi > became interested in it .f^Uor^
J^LcIpKVprli to be bail in regard to its pro.
tor of the Miron Tei-korai-ii; A. D. I* 8 ** I a "> satisfied that i will he a pay-
fcUll.1, firm of Schofield A Sonsj Julian ing mvest,nent, ami am fully convinced
Sd? I L; Captain s!V. Dunlap, Ure vitally interested iu it, will but .how
SL hardware man Captain Uoff Sims, 7°“' appreciation, it, use ulness w.ll he
jading shoe dealer; Herbert Brown, of the chanced in a wonderful degree
Daitr House Company; T. C. Bnrkc, load- „ J I' 1 * 0 . W88k * a " d ,*>«“"• M>rti . n
iu merchant; E. I). Hucguenin, capital- Ua K and > of lalbotton, expressed thetr
f*,,, *7 w m»h„ ®|,i 0 f ’# most unbounded sati‘»action.'
it; Colonel C. M. W iley, chief of police, | Miyop >lighted at the brill-
of not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not
exceeding one month, and a forfeiture of
the license of the proprietor of any saloon
convicted of selling or furnishing alco
holic spirits to any man wluxse name ap
pears on the black list. The ordinance
also allows the black-listed party to get
out of the payment of a fine by furnishing
to the recorder the name of the saloon
keeper from whom the liquor was pro
cured, together wilh evidence to convict.
Tho first case of this character came up
before Judgo Anderson in the police court
to-day, and resulted in the acquital of the
accused.
Yesterday morning, during the session
of the police court, Charles Aikin, whose
name adorns the black-list, was before tlie
court to answer the charge of drunkenness
on the streets. He was found guilty and
a fine of $5 and costs imposed. After im
posing the fine, Judge Anderson informed
Aikin that under the ordinance lie could
escape the payment of the fine, if ho would
divulge the name of the saloonkeeper who
sold or furnished him the liquor. This he
refused to do, and was locked up in a cell.
Later in the day, when the chances of iiis
going to the stockade brightened Indore his
vision, he concluded to save himself, and
admitted to the officers in charge m the
nolsce headquarters, that he had purchased
his liquor from the saloon of C. J. AVein-
ineister, and also furnished tlie names of
his witnesses, who were with him when he
bought his whisky.
A case was at onco hooked against Wein-
meister, and this morning it was called for
tTial in the Police Court. The evidence
showed that Aikin had purchased his li
quor there, but an examination of the de
scription of Aikin furnished Weinmeister
developed the fact that Aikin was de
scribed as a man with a clean face, having
neither beard nor moustache, while Aikin
appeared in court wearing a heavy mous
tache. Judge Anderson dismissed the case
011 the ground that Aikin was improperly
described, it appearing that he wore a
heavy moustache, while a discription of
him ’ stated that he had no hair on his
face. It is now an open question with the
police department as to whether Aikin was
erroneously described or whether, since his
second conviction, lie has not allowed liis
moustache to uome out.
Kutimate mt Dr. Mell’n CImmactor.
£ditor Telsgrrpii ; The annuncement
in your columns to-day of the death of
this great moa. will carry sorrow all over
our Southern, country.
Hundreds of hearts wilL long to place
tenderly the chaplet of love on
his bier,. hut there will be
found none- to mourn fox his loss as
sincerely us those who were taught tlie les
sons of life xL his feet.
I never kuew one who combined in him
self such elements of greatness, with the
softer virtibes of modestv and patience as
(1 i<l our dead Chancellor. Those who
knew him best will be his strongest
eulogists. The century has furnished few
equa's, no superiors Lu his departments.
All over the State his name stood for prin
ciple. lu tlie pathv&y of fanaticism, in
the march of that modern desecration of
things sacred, he rose up like a great rock,
hurling back with his single strength the
oncoming forces of error and evil. The
waves broke with fury on his head, but his-
hold never relaxed, nor did his strength,
once give way.
The State can ill spare him at this tim*.
IT., l...1.1 t .illi..
A MAN HUNT.
Escaped Convicts Trailed By
Blood Hounds.
ONE LOT OF-DOGS WHIPPED OUT.
Viiltlmuto’s Stoutly l*r®jre»s—Kuteanc«*ment
ot Local lteul Kfttnte—GaLuetiville
Claims to llusliitMtM Promi
nence— A Wreck.
He hold the traditions of ancient gentility,
of honor of unspotted truth. Often he
suffered God knows how his heart must
have grieved over the disappointments of
life, but he gave no sign to the world. The
outward suriace furnished no indication of
the storm raging beneath.
His strength lav in his great self-control.
There was no relaxing here, for he seemed
strongest in the moment of defeat. I never
heard an impatient word escape from his
lips.
JudgeT. J. Smith, of BmlthiboTo; Major.. . • -j, r
cl Brood Dr.’j. 0. McCrary 6olonel 1 1 «»|
Hismvnil, Colonel J. i\. Mea-lowe, ol
DuitlfvilMtDr. F. Walker, city pyhsi-
ri»n;Co!one! Minter Wimberly, Dr. L. B.
Clifton, Mr. ]I. 8. Morse anil others.
Much to the disappointment of the
prty, s
MSPATCII FROM GOVERNOR GORDON
unnunivd that he had been left bv the
tnia in Atlanta, and would not tic on
hand. The train pulled out and Captain
Frank Whitehead, the denial conductor,
Hon. Clark Howell was
very mats: tunc
in his expressions of appreciation in re
gard to his enjoyable trip.
Mr. Lyman said he had never enjoyed
an excursion so much. By the way. he
was captured by Cant. r. S. Johnson, at
the battle of tho Wilderness, in 1804, ami
held in durance vile for nine months, and
since the clouds rolled by Capt. Johnson
„ , .. ,. has taken his family to visit hi- whilom
tain to get in his work, and over the prisoner, at his home in Oswego, N. Y.,
kifU the panting engine went rushing at a during two seasons; and now Mr. Lyman
,, ,d i T ** * w ' tk W* * wo d c 8 an t coaches, is retaliating by spending some days with,
UW with the best men of Macon, who his daughter, at the residence o'f Capt.
iptred no pains to make the trip pleasant Johnson. Tlie two are inseparable friends,
ua agreeable to their distinguished guests, and nothing delights them more than to
At Bradley’s Mr. J.U. Van Buren board- recount their old ups and downs to each
«i the train, nnd lie brought with him ns a other.
»u»enir a resl (icorgia gourd, fashioned Judge E. W. Meadows, attorney for Col.
into the shape of a water dipper, well cal- J. M. Smith, said that it was one of the
Milled to awaken many delightful memo- nicest roads lie had ever ridden over; nnd
"win the minds of tlie happy travelers. I for its age, better equipped with rolling
A J™* halt at the little town of Grays, I stock than is usual, lie thinks that the
wmcti has sprungup like magic within the I road is already a grand success, and des-
jjweof six months, and then the journey I titled to be of much benefit to Macon and
*** twuineii. Everybody on hoard ex-1 Athens, and all other point* along its
FO*d their delight at the smoothness of I line.
Mid, and as tlie engino began to (latter The citizens of Macon were unanimous
ng at the rate of forty miles an hour, I in their expressions of surprise and grati-
nil * /’ ad l .} **** d,an * 7 car a 8°- wa * I ficatton. It waa evident that the condt-
i,o cn m ridge, end patches of woods. I tion of tlie road was immeasurably better
• Round Oak another sliort lialt was than ever they had dreameil of, and ri-
e, and the Messrs. Hunt, prominent I marks of approval come too fast to be in-
*fi ot that community, got aboard. dividually recorded. It may suffice to say
• every stoppiug place the traveler* ] that every man of this party of reprvscnta-
wi»i«f , *f u W l e 0ud <dM *' rs aud Aka 1 tire citizens was convinced that it is
whil •' ° *? 1 lc cnl l" 1 *> a *t’te' citizens, I bound to go through, in spite of all oppo-
lrirT er ii , a ."‘i n J* 18 dutt8r of a cam- I sition, and it* success is guaranteed.
yndlterchief from the window of * tai.k with .-iactien.
oodJi'a.i a idldc f-eorgia mansion A reporter of the TKLEORArii approach
h ill. .J: ,n i ere ** *kich the ladies took I Col. Maclien, and aski-d:
tnuupbant rida I “Iiow are von pleased with the trip?"
idhd ;»!* If*m*Jte» pact noon tho train “First of all let mo avail myself of your
sad th„ nt " t " 4 '" - ^ a ! r town of Monticeilo, kindness to express mv hearty tlianks to
eicunuomsts were greeted by the good citizens of ’Macon, who have
y.i,. _ the leading men joined in this cordial welcome to Mr.
tVnl., n J ho Ahmed out in force, as Brown. I know that it is a
tfeir uj? 11 to extend a welcome to I source of (ilcastire to him.
tash-i -• rlc , n “* nn d to the distin- I have always felt that wlicn the facts re-
corru caught,
The Lulu DUtlllcr Getfi n Heating In Gnlue*<
villi* .lull,
Atlanta, January 27.—Joel Coffee, the
owner of a distillery near Lula, who was
detected a few days ago by Revenue In-'
spector Chapman in defraudinx the gov
ernment by manufacturing whisky, and hv
lf-improvised plan waa running tin*
liquid through a hole in a post used as a
support, into a barrel buried in tlie ground,
rested yesterday. Coffee was not at
his distillery when Col. Chamnan unearth-
1 the fraud, and hearing <»i tlie discovery
he hid out, hut late yesterday after
noon Deputy Marshal Findley nm »tcd him
and carried him to the jail at Gainesville.
Coffee waa placed in a cell next to a couple
of mooushiners, who were singing 41 Paw*
Around tho Bottle."
This greatly infuriated him, and he told
them to Rton, but they paid no attention to
the orders from the adjoining cell,and Cof
fee threw a bucket of water on them.
This morning when tho pri
taken out to breakfast, Coffee came out
first, and the two prisoners whom he
had ducked with water jumped on
him and gave him a terrible beating.
One^of them beat him up with a stick,
badly skinning his head, while tho other
threw brickbats at him. 4
Colonel Chapman went up this afternoon
to be present at tlie preliminary trial,
which occurs before Commissioner Gaston
to-morrow.
The probabilities are that Coffee will get
a heavy sentence. Dnnlap and Perry, of
Gainesville, will defend him.
wus invincible in ihe neLl of polem
ics. Here his last hold never broke. Like
the chariot-driver in the ancient race, his
hand caught the mane of the charger in the
moment of his overthrow, and before his
opponent was aware of his design, ho had
vaulted again into the seat just vacated,
and opened anew, with incredible skill and
ourage, the struggle unto death.
Few men have ever equaled him in tho
skill with which he could handle the cold
logic of facts. His sword whirled in
(laming circles about his head, keen
trenchant, irresistible, till it quenched its
glittering lustre, so to speak, in tlie very
lifeblood of the adversary.
No odds deterred, no dangers appalled c,e
him. lie grappled with tho keenest zest
the most difficult problems. Metaphysical,
seemingly calculating, he yet threw over
, question of morals or law, the glamour
f pathos, and fervor and eloquence.
Though tho consummation of hit pur
poses was sometimes delayed, hia ohnrroed
life finally carried him to the goal,
Ho know how to \f||k Time never
dulled the edg* of desire* nor changed, nor
softened the sting of defeat. His heart
was always fresh with the aspiration to
conquer bv the newest offer of truth.
‘•It is afl mv fault,” he said once—like
at Gettysburg—when the venture had
From the Walton News.
Last Monday uight v four convicts, Belk
nap, Gregory, Freeman and Butler, made
their escape from Powell’s camp between
11 and 12 o’clock. Wednesday afternoon,
having been recaptured, they were taken
back to their convict labor.
Sheriff’ Knight and* Mr. O. E. Carter
took a successful hand in the chose, and
indeed, had it not been for them, the es
caped convicts might Btill have been at
large.
Tuesday morning Keub Knight learned
the men liad crossed the road above town,
and at once put out on the trail. They
liad crossed the road near the Stone place
where Spence Gower now lives, ami were
hotly put sued by houncbi, but tlie dogs had
been Beaten hack, one of them almost
killed, and when the dogs were met bv the
pursuing party it was thought the trail had
jeen lost.
When Sheriff Knight returned at night
he was joined by Mr. Carter, and then the
fnll nartv, reinforced hy more dog*, con.
aisting of Knight, Carter, Toon I’owell
Pink Price and Langston.
FRESH DOGS TUT ON.
The convicts, running four together, had
come up the public road to Bob Aycock's,
then up Jack’s creek and crossed out by
Gowers. The party had come this far,
and sent for fresh dogs, and when they
came everything put out. They crossed
Pressley’s bridge and tracked the convicts
to near Dickinson’s and found where thev
had struck camp there at twelve o’clock
Tuesday. The trailing was kept up until
between ten nnd eleven at night, when the
hounds were called off just even with A1
Powell, Price and Lnn
ton nnd the dogs staid at McIntosh’s, while
Knight and Carter rested after two o’clock
but in every instance permanent improve
ments are contemplated which have been
made necessary by an enlarged and still
growing business.
One of the purchasers at the largely en
hanced values mentioned, said that he had
been waiting for a decline in the value of
our property for several years, hut that ho
could afford to wait no longer, as his al
ready large business required more room.
Our growth is quiet but steady, and has
come to stay.
The new road sheds bright prospects on
. bright existence.
George Edwards Killed Hy a Trap Gun.
Savannaii, January 28.—George Ed
wards, a farmer, was shot and killed to
day, at Guyton, by a. trap gun set for
biurglare. Edwards was in a store buying
goods and was instantly killed.
U
failed for the time; but the success was his,
too, when the effort was renewed nnd the
enemy had capitulated.
The example of such a man cannot he
lost. Beaching across the chasm of two
generations, he will leave the impress of
his work on the hearts of thousands, com
pelled by his life to study nnd appreciate
the worth of his purposes and achieve-
ldlerof the Truth’, the bright
1 V his armor was never tarnished, hut
ing generations as h
t the level beams of God’s Su
J Righteousness as brightly and divinel
s when in the splendor of tho morning h
aught the first rays of that earlier rising
i N\ E. Haiuu?
steel u his armor was
thi*?.V'nnck to the eon
A GIBSON ASSIGNMENT.
Tht oh ll l!° l f tp “broad. I gardingthis road wero put before the prac-
i • , W J PI P wa> 1° emphasize I tical, thinking, business people in their
fell* the j j w® PJ»pl® of Macon true light, that with their usual shrewd-
enteriJ* enHl ? n ftn ^ completion of ness in Arriving at estimates, this enter-
*kneto u' ,e ’|Sr *° not I prise would commend itself to them. Ilav-
world tk.t u t»rown, hut to the entire mg its headquarters at Macon, and having
that Macon b in hourly **mn e thy I d-s-cnsii-ted h- usefsisees by pourin*
^ r ‘iT T a7i*li n ^ a *bl to fier pros- I into the Tap of Macon a phenomenal
*>11 foster * ,! 't the community at large amount of new business, considering its
wh Cncof, J # G* an( l protect capital unhappy surroundings; that they only had
to he brought face to focc with existing
facts to enlist sot only their earnest sym
pathies but their hearty co-operatisn. It
■j DhreTer it come*. Ah *nch' tli
vrr. tl10114 B PP roT *l *nd satisfac
triag of^ 0re . hM f w< boen a finer gath-1 h a source of very great pleasure that the
**iii ent«*r * en * a * l ^ e P t,0 P^ e sanction representative business people should have
iu wSgS wilh . t} ieir approval. I given such unqualified exprehsions of in-
■jlMIdlttnlAllsMMMllI" 1 * ant surprise as they
ID# (in . | , UI'J'IUJBI. I glTVIl BUUli U ll«| Uill MM
"fr. I , cx l’ re “' <,n on the li[w of I dorhfincnt ami picas
Hiw Ti„'■ ?*, wa * ,,ne ot ple**ant sur- fiarc this ilav."
ri P«ted to timl it fine “What is.vour stati
•“•Hrr• through a progrchsiTe
petto { 1,8 n>o«t sanguine did not cx-
J7, carr »«I STd- an entirely new
*ilh u .f’V 80 ^ forty miles nn hour,
8 ° a f <>t * ami safety, an,I
tie,, i, . tttry of such grand positiili-
Bight m‘ 1 "‘ bu i Mi ?« » f ‘ h “ toad
i " u ro L m '^ n ' 1 K° n8 , ani1 , lik8 .
L».’ o 0 took, the stream of life might | clai
Might *?* f°t*»«r, ami the world
jM r. , J** 8 * known that there cx*
W tki, | lne ‘ yjjJj “ •>»* Wn opened up
‘fine
froad.
If. rn,. | ,. AT ttoXTIf’EI.tZ)
*Wne MJ,,p,,n,8d * nd *»'
"mgratnlntlon,
unc were ci
tato. with the road?"
“Tlio court has granted,•pending a hear
ing in the injunction case, (icrmission for
mo to continue tile work, at my own.cx-
ponse, and this is Being done, though st
very great disadvantage. Tlie creditor* of
l'mi A Ingcrsoll, through whom the
road | trouble* of the mail were brought on, made
me a proposition for settlement of their
upon tlie basis of 100 cents on the
dollar. I accepted the proposition and
am here keeping my tender of the money
J ooil daily. Tlii* is all that I can do. My
aitli for continuing the progress of tho
work, in advance of the removal of the
temporary receivership, is based upon the
••kens of ih«Ii •*, wl1 *' the atndy j auppoeitt, n that all of the creditors hav-
JjMple turned ,nriTm 8 *'iwn. The good I ing joined in tha proposition to me, and all
“nr friend, ..j .c*" ma "se to welcome of them having united in a petition to
*“ d war
^ntlemeq of middle
and
and
having united in a pet!
the court to remove the injunction,
that attorneys who arc desirous of
receiving extra allowance for doing what
clients have unanimously declared is
ppoeition to their wishes, will
to sustain their position. It is
A Marun Man tlie Receiver—Some County
Fund* Involved.
It is generally known, says the Gibson
Enterprise, that Mr. I. S. Peebles, of Gib
son, made an assignment to B. F. Walker,
Esq. All of the Macon creditors of Mr.
l’ecblott, through their attorneys, Thomas
and We B. Willingham, filed what Is called
a creditors’ hill. In this bill certain thing
are alleged against the assignor, which h
intended to attack the alignment and
have it set aside. The bill also prays for
the appointment of a receiver to take pos
session of the assets of the assignor, which
mar be In the baud* of the assignee. Tin*
bill now under consideration by the Macon
creditors of Peebles was presented to tin
judge and he granted an order appointing
ML N. M. Sdomon, of Macon, and al
one o» the creditors of Mr. rerbies, re
ceiver. Clothed with authority from tin
proper tribunal, Mr. Solomon at once pro
ceeded to have the order of the judge »*x.*
uted, and came to Gil>>«m. with tin* powei
tliu- void, :cid d.'Mianti. •! • ' t!ic a>sii;ucc
Mr. Walk.r, tl*. t*,.; Mr. IN si
Waller at once obeyed the maml.t
judge and turned over to the reci
«et» in hi* jwemion,
In appears that the assignee, in cativiag
out the onlerof the juage } especially In
paying over the cash in hU hamls lie paid
over to the receiver $1,02(».
claimed as money belonging t
county, in the hand* of Mr.
oounty treasurer. It alw> appe
money was paid over without
save that it was at the time
county money, bnt inasmuch as i
found in the assignee’s nossc>.tio
thought l>cst to obey the order of the
so it waylaid over. Mr. Solom
claims having any money btlongi
Glascock county, though in truth i
be the money of tho county. Just
time the treasury of Glascock coi
empty. But be it remembered that
can be satisfactorily shown to the
that the money so turned over by tl:
A Story of the Sen.
From the Loudon Telegraph.
At Plymouth yesterday two Swedes were
landed, the »*olc survivors of twenty-eight
pa.v-engers and crew, all told, of the Amer-
ners were j ( . an ship Alfred Watt*, which was found
in a wrecked condition off the Bahamas by
the Lizzie Perry. They tell a remarkable
story. It appears that the Alfred Watts,
after terrible experiences, was thrown on
her beam ends; all on board were cost Into
the water, but they managed to crawl on
the wreck. An hour later a terrific sea
swept the whole. of them overboard.
Nielson, Anderson, and three others
managed to get on one-half of
the ship’s forecastle, which hod been
broken away from the ship. The owner's
son. seeing the men on the raft signalling,
and being a good swimmer, he with con
siderable difficulty swam safely to them
in the face of a heavy sea. Those on the
detached portion saw their only chanoe
was to get back to the wreck of the ship,
which, the following morning, they saw
some distance off. Pieces or the fore
castle were broken off, and small span* be
ing picked up, the poor fellows by this
* to pull to the wreck!
nit .i!*** ajtcmpti <1
At the end ol thirty-sfx hours the owner's
•• n. who h;ul exhibit*-l sign* *.f «1< 1 riw a
through want of water, shouted that he
saw laud and was going to walk to it.
With that the poor fellow jumped into the
water, and kept atloat some lime. Sud
denly he wax seen to disappear, owing to
ul iliving failed him or to
hi
his*
by a
’ Afte
tl:
rength
having !»*•* n pulled down
$bark—presumably the latter,
r many hours of wearisome pulling
got within 200 yards of the
^* Te . . mia,||e “n'-* amt receiving e:
^1 r r%rir,!l inlI Kn ? and talked, their client
to Ho J u\W*°W veterans are indirect oj
i*l bo»n hnrnu: r JN toU of h*>w lie not bt able
l>;( -*pt. IhxslJU .* ij klontlcel- a peculiarly
••^Sine in u P 5 ,d of *0" ^ used to go thVcredit#.
I*, j -creek, years an.l vears cord on on«
tnne ulthat his • onlv desire
I , *’ n * “ad even * ^ Ivrc >° ^be years ; ana as anxk.*w» ^ Run •» w *ci
J?®® with a AiJ® n acquaint- they are to receive it. TTie physical ccndL
whutn re latiwe of a family 1 tion of tho rad speaks for £elf. It ie cx-
• connected, and so on hibiud to th. public with pri‘i.. inti ton*.
. Mr.
f tlie
whirl
Gl:w<>.ic
ra that the
nv protest
daimed as
i- it wa>
I:.
will mo
tvccivvi
ble for
lowc it.
ItniM.r. to It/ron*. >1.
Atiienk, Greece, Jai
dmlth annivenan- of
Hvron wa* otxwrvr 1 hr
ron rlnb and the .fi.lrn
formed the nnclen. of a
the Aern(M>ti., where
were delivered end * po
publielv erowtied with
la (he evenlne the Acroi
ilancoek .
nredlv be forthromii
now Ka* it i* fnllv
and filMcork coant
wn i'lt, mid nil IrLhm.n ri-.i'iiat t.ivae-
I I - j il ill (•.•< i II v.-ri.. .:t r.l u i:h II -hi. ill I i 111-
hii
ining ti
Watt* tl
Ritli,
iiml rink.
ith the intention of
When close to the Alfred
msn wa* seen to throw up hi*
The linin’* of those
Inntril the r:ift wen-*lmtifi,-ii. ;tn,l :i K
sisn next jumped into the water in de
spair, iktermiqed to reach the ship or fail
in thenttempt. He wu Mixed by shark
faefere he had^ gone far. A fourth member
of the survivors was washed overboard,
1-ink too exiiauated to resist. The two
hwislaa ■ Anderson and Kcilson- made
determined efi'ort to -ave themselves, and
nil night they r ached the
*hip. Next morning
*ere gone except the lower
ship, thus rid of her
top hamper, righted herself. Her deck
wu under water, but her forecutle wu
•landing well out of tlie sea, and the two
men. having reached thia, sank down ex-
hausted. On recovering they ducoverMl,
euible joy, that the two
which arc fitted in alt
II .1 r-le
all the
:1U,1
.den
an *ld|e. under the top-gallant
'I- head wire full of fresh water,
h they drank heartily. They
tlv found n box of codfish, on which
■sert they lived eight, . n davs. At
PURUoo of that time the cargo i
I rollout out of the vowel, and the
:>od Is)xe* of provision., as th .
rom toe f .reiiold, were retained bv
" and A odor for consumption
nt one of the Burton’s, on the Social Circle
nnd Jersov road.
It will be remembered tliat if was a fear
ful night—cold, high wind* find washing
rains. The next morning alni;ut two
hours by sun tliei trail was again found
by the wonderful dogs, although twelve
hours liad gono over the tracks nnd rain
liad almost obliterated every trace of
them. Tlie trail le<l to the camp where
the wretched fugitives had spent the night
and there they were jumped. Two of the
convicts, a white man ami a negro could
swim, the others couldn’t, anil the two
that couldn't were soon picked up by the
party that kept with tho dogs.
HIDING IN THE BtYER.
The convicts that ran into tlio river
made 1’owcll and Prico think they liad
crossed, but they were only near the bank
hid in the cane and bushes. They heard
Toon Powell say, "boys, they have crossed
and wc will liavo to Ret on the other
side;” and the moment their pursuers
wi re nut oi night nnd sound, they emerged
from their freezing concealment anil again
took a stand by their camp fire.
Tlie move was warmer than it was wise.
In n few minutes Oscar Carter, riding a
little in advance of Kctib Knight, follow
ing tlie trail of Powell’* party, rode upon
them. There was a wild dash for the
river, but the whito ninn was caught.
Sheriff Knight then pursued the negro
convict, nnd finding “where lie slid in the
water like a mink,” lie rode lii* mule into
the river ami found tlie negro behind a
tree in deep water, Ilia coal-black head
looking like a black knot on a stump.
Tlie negro wa* beyond reach, and persisted
in staying where lie was. When threat
ened, he said: “Well, shoot I’m nearly
dead anyhow, boss.”
Oscar' Carter had to bring his white
prisoner down to the water’s edge to coax
tlie black one out on dry land, nnd still he
wouldn’t come; lull, finally, when Rcub.
While told him Toon Powell would not
whin him, lie came out. He was nearly
dead, sure. In a run of seventy-live yard-
to tlie river to gel in the second time lie
fell three times, and when lie got out
HIS ri-OTlim WERE FROZEN STIFF
and his arms and legs were as stiff as
pokers. As soon as possible they were
warmed and taken to n negro house near
by, where some shoes and dry clothing
were procured. When they were started
for town the negro was made to walk in
order to limber him up, but most of the
wav they rode behind their captors.
Jluclt' indignation was expressed by
some of our citizens when they saw tlie
condition of tlie recaptured wretches. It
cannot be disputed that they are not prop
erly clothed, having on only thin cotton
striping and inadequate underclothing.
In climbing out over the roof to make
their escape, three of the convicts left their
shoes, and their feet were in an awful con
dition. One of the white msn, Belknap,
lost hit hat in the fight with tlie dogs.
Heilman said one of the dnea swam un to
him in the river, anil he patted him on the
head.
Belknap was sent up from Iialiersham
county for stealing jewelry; Gregory is a
Greene county convict, while Freeman and
Butler, the negroes, hail from Newton and
Jackson. Freeman liad made up a nice
little scheme to take his pards by ni* wife’s
house in Newton, there to exchange their
tell-tale stripei for citizen's garb, get shoes
and hats, and thence to ride a* tramps
Birmingham.
The weather was hard on the men who
successfully made the pursuit, and Sheriff
Knight and Oscar Carter deserve a large
reward for their valuable service*.
VALDOSTA.
Remarkable* Knlianrement of l*rl
Real K*tnte tn Rerent Venn*.
Corr.*s>ot»<!ence Moron Telefroph.
VlUMSTA, January 28.—The right of
wav of the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad is open to this place. The hands
reached here to-day.
Outsiders may suppose this will start
boom in our town, but its steady and rapid
growth for year* precludes the possibility
of a modern boom. We have advanced so
steadily, rapidly and quietly for years,
that our own citizens can only realize the
result bv a comparison of value* now will:
those of a few year* ago. For instance,
town lot bought by a merchant of o
town a few days ago for two thousand dot
Ian was only worth fifty dollars in lii
Another piece sold for fifteen hand
WRECK BELOW JESUP.
Kogineer Devine Killed, anil Hi* Fireman
Probably Fatally Injured.
From the Savnnnah News, 20th.
The north bound express from Jackson
ville, due here at 7 :-58 o'clock lust night,
was wrecked seventy-three miles west of
Savannah at 6 o’clock. Engineer William
II. Devine was instantly killed, and hiri
fireman, Ilenry Bristow (colored) was
probably fatally injured.
The train was running in two sections,
five minutes apart. The forward section
was composed of empty coaches, which
wept down with the tourists' excursion on
Friday, and wero on their way back to
New York.
The second section was the regular train.
The freight train was side-tracked at the
“3-mile post waiting for the regular to
pass. The first section stopped at tfie turn
out to cool a hot journal and was just
moving oft’ when the second section crash
ed into the rear coach completely telescop
ing it. The lamps were exploded and the
burning oil set lire to the car. In an in
stant it was in (lames. Tho fire communi
cated to the next coach forward and that
wus burned. Before it could be got under
control five coaches in all, two of which
were Pullman sleepers, were destroyed.
As soon as the locomotive of the rear
section could be got at, .the debris was
pulled away.
Engineer Devine had not been seen, and
it wax Riinnnftcd that lu> was buried under
neath the wreck. It was impossible to
make much headway in the mass of charred
and smoking ruins, and it was some time
before the engineers body was found. He
had stood at his post, and evidently had
his hand on the throttle when the crash
His body lay on the foot board of the
eneine and was almost buried under a pile
of burning wood and timbers, U waa ter
ribly mutilated. Olio eyo was tom cut
aud a sharp rod had evidently gone through
his bruin. The flesh was torn from liis
body in pieces, and what was left was
burned to I he bone.
Tho body was pulled Out from where it
j lay QMtbf Under the furnace d*>or, and.
| was laid by the side of the track.
Fireman Bristow jumped when the crash
came, and ho was found unconscious about
forty feet from the wreck. After jump
ing he alighted in a slush of mud and
water, but recovered and walked some
'istancebefore befell. He was &trip|>cd
nd an examination was made to see if
nv bones were broken, but, so far &m
ould be seen, there was not even
a bruise on his oodv. Ho was unconscious
for two hours } until placed on tlx* train
Savannah, when lie revived a little,
but wag unable to talk. He wa* brought
here and taken to the hospital. Engineer
Devine’* body was taken to Valdosta,
where hU wife lives.
Except the engineer and fireman, no
one was hurt.- The engine kept the track,
but is a total wreck. The pilot and smoke
stack were torn off’and the cab was com
pletely demolished. The tender coupling
was broken and the tender ran back thirlv-
feet or more from the engine when tnc
train collided.
Engineer Dcviue’s section'was running
at full speed when the collision occurred,
but in suite of that the shock was hardly
felt in the roar coaches.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Tlio Technological School—Dr. Melt's Sue.
ccsBor—Tlio Allien* Outlook.
Atlanta, January 29.—Mr. E. R.
Hodgson, of Athens, one of the niend>eni
of the Technological school hoard, is in
the city. In answer to* Quest ion regard
ing the new school he said: “The board
of trustees will meet next Thursday, when
a number of vital matters will be consid
ered. Wc arc going slow in our work nnd
intend to do all wc can to make the school
a success. We have about settled on the
number of chain to be in the institu
tion and have our eyes on a number ot
available men to fill them. It hns l>een -
tated, I see, that Professor II.. C.
White, of the University. ban
been elected president of ; the
Technological school. This is untrue.
While it uj more than probable that the
position will be tendered him, yet none of
the places has been filled, nor is it proba
ble that any will be in several month*.
We hope, however, to have everything in
readmes* to throw the departments opou
by the l»j of September.”
“What is the feeling cf the people of
\thcns in regard to the vacant chancellor
ship?”
“Well, that is an open question.
It will take mature conoid-
ration on the part of the l>oard
f trustees to select a person of Dr. Mell’s
ability for tho position. It is a position
that a man of more than ordinary ability
is required to fill. The new cfiancelio
should, besides being well educated i i
every line, have that iwculiar knack o
managing the students for which Dr. Mell
was so noted. Professor Leroy Brown of
Alabama, Colonel C. C. Jones of Augusts,
Professor L. IL Charbonnicr of Athen*,
and Professor IL C. White arc among
tho*e suggested for the position.”
“What are Athens prospectsf*
“Oh, they are excellent, the city is pros
perous: a number of new stores are going
tip, ana real estate is advancing in value
right along.. Beside this, we are elated
over the prospects of two or three new
railroad-, among them the Covington and
Macon, which will certainly be built.”
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have bet
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fo.
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that
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fists of Rome, rt * —- *
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