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THE WEEIO.YTELEGR A PH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1888.-TWELVE PAGES.
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WASHINGTON.
Cleveland, lias Rained a sjiarklinR in*
nouclance in his eloquence.
Good Bjieaking is a luxury. A true ora-
WASHINGTON.
.. „„ cc t1 lf > Tni-iff torjonly apeaks when lie has somethingjto '
Rapid Progress on t ne i arm 6ay « au ;\ howr little u saUl
Reduction Bill. 1 our ^est speakers! The voice counts for ii,
A Letter of Advice From Mr.
great deal, and with the voice dramatic Cat lisle S PllJ sicilUl.
expression, knowledge, sincerity. A talker i
. „Hibson's New offlcc-Mr. Stewart's going to the root of the matter, as Moody nnrOM’T rmmn nir nrnnnin rnin
* w) “' 1„ K mu—Oeorgla Pstltlon fre- i the preacher did, carries the power of true DOEoN T FAVOR THE GEORGIA TRIP.
1 .utnt—JUr.'l>le , ti ,, "° 11 to llouuco i oratory. So that while we do not, as a i
* e itenubilrim Clerics. general thing, commend speech, hut si- 1 „
1 fence and industry and earnest ti.onght, it 1 u,, - r 1,111 Orowlng In lnvor-l'rlvntoG.
is pleasant to note this tendency to care in
our oratory. It shows among other things
that our people are not 60 much in a hurry
as they have been; that they find other
SHOCKING INHUMANITY.
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[PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
Macon Telegraph Burbau, ")
No. 615 Fourteenth street, n. w., >
Washington, January 2o, 1888. )
The following letter was tent to Hon. Jan.
H. Blount to-day by Speaker Carlisle. It is
from his physician:
Washington, D. C., January 25, 18S8—
The Hon. J. G. Carlisle, City—Dear Sir: 1
j am in receipt of your favor of this instant
Ti,c wavs and means esmmi^te? is making employments than buying shares, pig
T 'lTroert-ss on the tariBrcdution hill, that sticking, fence building or farming; that
npul progre** . , T , life has sunny resting places—time for
j, to s*l> the Democratic membars are. They poet ^ wit and li^uence-time to
meet daily and discuss the features of the think and live and talk.
„ ur e Persons representing the wool, —
cotton, tobacco and fruit brandy interests j THE PROPOSED 'TARIFF BILL,
hare appeared informal before them. The x i„, Commute not to Present tho 'Measure
itatenicnt that the bill would he reported to , iiefore tlie Middle of Feburary.
^je House in two or three days is inis- .'Washington Special to Courter-Journl. , . .
1 adinc. I have it on good authority that it j ** n °t in the nature of brobabilitv | stating that you arc anxious to visit Atlanta
-in not be ready in a week. | 1 1,lt . t ‘ 1 .® committee oil ways and j on the Oth of February and Macon on the
the trust inquiry. I fTTcfF,Tri.1 biiFmTe HtFTTbrfTre 'the ; th; t ‘ mt y , ou , are,,ow “ b °“* t0! ;'; lvelhecit >;
The matter of investigating trusts aroused middle of Feburarv or 1st of March. £or 11 few da ' VS Icst nt Fortress Monroe, and
much interest this afternoon in the House.' It is the purpose of the committee | tIlat bcforc going it is important for you to
The original resolution reported hack from to prepare a bill which will pais know whether, in my opinion, it is advisable
ihe committee on manufacturers was amend-. "’lien it comes up for debate. The com- for you to undertake to make the trip to
i m Include oil, anthraoitc coal, whisky, I ®‘ttce ha« summoned many of the best in- Georgia. In my opinion it is not advisable
e( j to mciuue , ’ , | " formed manufacturers in the United States 11
and, indeed, all other Important combina intcrc8tc(1 the variotl9 lndnrtriei of
lions. While this inquiry was the direct re I tide* which will be the subject of tariff
mltoi the system of forced and unuatura- legislasion before it.for the purpose of giv-
-mtection, Mr. Randall was very eonspicn-, ing the desired informotion as to what is the
* l« having its acopebroadened. But both | necessity for the proposed reduction of the
were equally anxious not to have any- - ^hednic, together with the diversity of
*i l, t and vet there were some i lnlpre,t8 of commerce. The committee
thing excluded, and yet there were some t |,inks this is the better
gentlemen on the floor. • Virtual
commerce. The committee
way to arrive at a
e . , , —-ore intelligent standing as to tho amour,t
threats were made that these combina J of reduction which can be made than to re-
would not reveal what they lv upon the assistance of one or more pro-
hnevr, and to-night the impression is
that not much will result from the inquiry
except to direct public attention to the enor-
I inities of the abuse. The Kilbouhie ease, it
j .ill be recollected, showed that the jurisdic-
, 0 { the House is not sufficient to draw
t all necessary information.
WILL NOT MEET WITH PAVOR.
There was a bearing to-day on lard adul
terations before the House committee on
apiculture. Investigation made in the Sen
ate shows that a bill which excludes n
healthy product like cotton seed oil from
competition with lard will not be received
| with milch favor.
It is said that while the policy of Mr. Vilas,
I now Secretary of the Ulterior, will lie to
sake as few changes as possible, it is thought
that Ur. Dickinson, his successor in the
TmVoSm Department, will be more aggres-
I lire in removing Republicans. The latter
| it already giving great satisfaction.
MR. STEWART'S COMINO HILL.
Judge Stewart will to-morrow, or very soon,
I Introduce a bill the purpose of which is to
fire persons, owners of property which has
I been seised by intemnl revenue officers, and
who can prove their own innocence in the
I me of such property to defraud the govern
I inent, the right to prove their claims for the
I same, or for damages to tho same, before a
district court instead of before the coinmis'
I iion»r of ini' rrnil
I will afford relief to a elan of weltattaning
individuals, who, at present, will suffer loss
rttherthan go' to Washington at great ex
I penie.
GEORGIA PETITION PRESENTED.
Senator Brown presented to-day the pete
I lion of the Georgia Legislature, in favor of
I the repeal of thp Import duty on medicines
I tnd medical and surgical appliances.
The appropriations committee reported
I favorably on the joint resolution of Senator
I Brown, which the foreign relations commit-
1 lee had reported, to appoint a delegate to
I the fourth International Prison Congress at
j Sit. Petersburg, and to appropriate $3,006 tor
I hi) expenses.
MAJ. GUWQN'.S NEW PLACE.
Postmaster General Dickinson has decided
I to ap|ioinl Major A. W. Gibson, a well known
I sad esteemed citizen of Macon, to the poll-
I don of chief oh thg inspection division of the
I ikutoSce Department, the place lately held
I hy Judge Goodrich, of Virginia. The salary
I i> 13,COO.
Col. itloimt called on the President to-day
|»od introduced Mr. and Mrs. 8. Altnmyer, of
l >U, 'en. C. W. II
POPULAR SPEAKERS.
>• sfileil l>.v Iter Relatives
nnd Left to Die Alone.
ie EUnrttm Ga#ette.
unday evening last a negro woman
name of Jane Adams died in town,
and we are informed that she died from
neglect, notwithstanding she had j»I * * n t v «.f
relatives who could have looked after her
and ministered to her necessities. She and
a woman by the name of Laura McDuffie
had been living in a house belonging to
Mr. E. P. Bailey, and some time after the
deceased got sick, the McDuffie woman
I away and left her alone sick in bed.
She remained alone for several days, with
out fire, food or attention of any kind,
when Mr. Bailey discovered her condition
and began doing what he could for her, in
which he was assisted by other white peo
ple of the neighborhood, but her feet and
legs had already been frostbitten very
badly. Dr. Smith attended her and did all
he could, and had her fever broken, but
having no one to stay with her regularly
anti attend to her wants, she died.
She has one or two brothers living in
town, who refused to cut wood and keep
her a lire after the white people had fur
nished the wood. Her mother and two
grown sisters, who live a few miles above
town, were here last week, but refused to
stay and wait on her. Several white ladies
went and did what they could for her—
giving her something to eat and keeping a
A NEW SCHEME
To Entice tlie Brother
Black to Emigrate.
AN EXODUS TO SOUTH AMERICA.
One of Kx-flovernor Clmmbcrliiin'n Tll-rl-
plo. Outlines tin* Scheme, and Throw,
in Some Itoiiinnco rroin n Ile-
pulillcnn Cniiijmlgu Hook
fessional expert tariff writers, whose servi
ces in the past have always been brought
into requisition in the promulgation of a tar
iff bill. Any branch of trade which in
nny way will be directly affected by the
enaction of a newly revised tariff schedule,
will be given an opportunity of a hearing
before the committee during tlie prepara
tion of a bill. To do this, it will naturally
require a longer time than it otherwise
would in the formation of the bill.
“The Democrats- of the committee say
they have no doubt of the fate of the meas
ure tliev will prepare, and they express
themselves to the effect that it will be a
bill upon which both factions of the Demo
cratic party can unite, and which will be
strongly supported by the Republicans.
"When the bill is once" before the House,
safe to say it will be
the subject of discussion for some two or
three weeks, ns nearly every member will
desire to dwell at some length upon the
question in the delivery of carefully pre
pared speeches, many' of which will be
presented partly fof the purpose of doing
duty to their own personal benefit in their
ri-|."('tivo di-tricts, or the subject of a rc-
clcetion.
BUTTERWORTIU8 PLAN.
Wants
I Isms of the Most Gifted of Now York
I Orator*,
I * ew Ywrk Herald.
I '” r ''arlyle was afraid' not many years
I --"'that the two finest nations in the
1 English and the American—
I "going off into wind nnd tongue,”
I “mi that even the maid servants in their
I , tlle ““logics” neglected to make
I w bed* properly. Thoughtful critics ob-
I we a tendency to speech among the later
| ^’“I'Ushments of this brilliant genera-
Ojanncejr M. Depew holds among dinner
i iTi*o VT ilion equivalent to that of
•sI'li Sullivan in another arena. Ilor-
tb -T r crow, l* him hard. Ilotli are of
l * l *" 1 comedy order. Ingenoll, when
c, 2. , kept from going to the devil, has
hoe flight, of fancy. Mayor Hewitt
pwesses invective, but lie
get angry and forget what
sill
Commercial Union With
Canada.
Washington Special to Boston Post. #
Hen Biitterwortu of Ohio was in his scat
to-day, after his long illness, and offered,
strong resolution in favor of commercial
wren rkia country and Cnnad
His preamble sets forth the contiguitr of
the two countries, their close union of in
terests and the importance of adjusting
existing differences. He then quotes some
remarks of Mr. CliamberlaioV) before lie
left England, setting forth that any
arrangement of the fishery dis
pute must be temporary, ’ because
commercial union u in the. near
future. He quotes also the unanimous
resolution of the recent conference of the
premiers ank other cabinet ministers.of
the several provinces declaring their opin
ion that a fair mersure, providing under
proper conditions for unrestricted trade
i• 1:11i ii- with tin* Unit..I Slat.-, would W
of advantage to all the provinces, nnd the
resolutions adopted by boards of trade
and other bodies to the same effect. The
lint M-ctioii ot tin* pn-aiiddr dtt'l.iiv> t!i:it
the proposed change would not in any re
spect infringe or interfere with the princi
ple of protection, which is considered es
sential to the welfare of our . na
tional industries. Upon this basis of
preliminary declaration, the resolution!
propone to make the House of Kepresen
tatives affirm that the United States should
use all proper means to secure an honorable,
speedy and permanent adjustment of a
differences and controversies with regard
to the fisheries and in aid and support of
the permanency of such adjustment, to
remove all obstacles . and hindrances to
complete and unrestricted trade end com
merce between the United States and the
Dominion of Canada. The last resolution
censures Canada for not doing her share
to bring about these cordial relation* by
more liberal construction of the treaty of
1819.
Tli** Kailio.nl Mtiiatinii ot TIioiiiuwx ill#-.
From Ihe ThoraasviUe Enterprise..
ThomaHville is waiting with consurn
mate ease for railroad lightning to strike
her.
Thomasville will most likely continue
to wait railroad lightning is not in the
habit of going out ot its way to hit towns.
Two new lines are pointing south—one
from Atlanta, the other from Macon.
Our city is not in the direct line
either, but too far west; bvt with | UtUfc]
effort, and even if it requires a big effort,
the occasion is worthy of it, one at least ot
these lines can be brought to Thomasville.
There are reasons that are peculiar to each
line that make it desirable as a means of
obtaining what we want, a northern outlet.
The Atlanta line reaches further north,
for yon to make the trip to Georgia. Wha
you need is rest and recreation. These you
would not get by such ft trip, for the purpose
for which it would be made, and to return
here after the wearing excitement of that
trip in your present condition would be ex
ceedingly hazardous. Whilst fully appreci
ating your strong desire to meet your en
gagements in Goorgia, ray earnest advice is
do not undertake it. Yours truly,
“Z. T. Sowers."
Senator Colquitt and Col. Blount will, on
the return of Mr. Carlisle from Fortress Mon
roe, if he is improved in health, os it is ex
pected he will be, urge him to visit Georgia
the time already arranged.
The Potter bill to refund the national
debt at two and a half per cent., and nllow
circulation as now at ninety per cent, of the
bonds deposited, is meeting with some favor.
Among others approving it is -Col. Herbert,
of Alabama, who, In a short interview with
your correspondent this morning, came out
unqualifiedly against tlie Wilkins position.
The Postmaster-General lias addressed a
circular lettei to postmasters of cities where
new post-office buildings are proposed to be
erected, the purpose being to elicit informa
tion which can be laid before Congress to aid
it in legislation on the subject. These in
quiries were sent to Atlanta, Columbus,
Brunswick and Savannah.
Mr.*Norwood says the reason for the in
structions of the committee on foreign affairs
for re-reference of the Nicaragua Canal bill,
was that the commerce committee considered
the subject last year nud were familiar with
it. The foreign affairs committee had not
investigated the matter, but as the measure
mas last year referred in tlie .Senate to the
latter committee, he had deemed it best on
the dav the bill was introduced to have it
lire as much of the timo as they could, but
her kin and colored friends refused to stay
with Jic-r at night, nnd she had to stav
alone. No one was present when she died,
and we arc told that she remained in the
house alone until Monday morning, and
her brothers only took measures then to
care for her remains after being threatened
with prosecution for their inhumanity.
NINETY MINERS KILLED.
Kxplo
In tlie Wellington Colliery In
ltrltlsh Columbia.
Victoria, B. C., January 25.—An explo-, f j
sion occurred yesterday in the Wellington This is not a question of politics nt the bot-
eolliery while over 200 miners were at work.
It was at first suppose 1 no lives were lost, os
the miners were rapidly hoisted out, but it
now believed that ninety or more were
killed or suffocated.
The bodies of twenty white miners were
taken from the mine last night, and there
are about seventy more men still in the mine,
nnd there is no reason for believing that any
of them are alive, and no hopes of saving
them are entertained. Three-fourth* of the
men still in the mine are Chinamen.
There is no scarcity of volunteers, and the
officials and employes of the Vancouvre Coal
Company are rendering every a**i>tanet* re
quired. How tho explosion took place
Chicago, January 2C.—A special from
Indianapolis says Col. A. A. Jones, of the
State auditor's ofice, who is connected with
the latest proposed exodus of negroes from
the Southern States to South America, talks
freely about the scheme. He is an active
friend of the movement for the improve
ment of the condition of his race, and was
engaged in the first exodus of 1879. He ac
companied Gov. Chamberlain, together with
several other colored men, to South Caro
lina, from Massachusetts, ami entered hear
tily into that movement, j
“This exodus,” he said, “will be effectually
pushed, and by May we expect to have our
first party on the road. There are no head
quarters os yet; the movement is very young,
less than a month old, so far as active work
is concerned. Headquarters will be estab
lished probably in New York. We shall
have three agents in Cincinnati, one at St.
Louis and one at Chicago. I am the agent
at this point. We have some of the best
people in the country interested, men who
are
willing to go down into tiieir pockets
for the relief of their oppressed brethren
We have some colored people in thi? coun
try who ore pretty well fixed and they are
committed to the work. There is no fixed
amount of capital. We hope to accomplish
by the exodus, first and foremost, protection.
tem, although it will, of course, have some
political bearing. Why, do you know that
n the lost fifteen years' 18,000 black people
have been killed in the South for their po
litical opinion and nothing has been done to
remedy the matter? It islife or death with
u-, primarily. We an- tin <1 of having Kt-p-
resentatives in Congress upon a voting popu-
lation that has no representation. There is
no other renirdy. So we propose to ].till
out. The colored man has developed and
made the Squth what it is, nnd the white la
borer could not and cannot do the work that
our people do. The Southerners will find a
difference when they have to use white
labor.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
ferred there.
Judge Stewart presented the following pe
titions to refer war claims to the Court of
Claims: By James J. Cowan, DeKalb coun
ty; John N. Smith, L. J. Smith, Campbell
county; Henry Cooper, F. M. Wynn, Dou
glass county; Samuel M. Murphy, A. 1*.
Wells, Thomas Mitchell, Clayton county.
Mr. Clements introduced a bill for the re
lief of Mrs. Josiah Hatcher, which provides
for the payment to her of $1,327, for prop
erty seized by the government during the
war.
Judge Stewart introduced a bill to pay
Mm, Mary Pe Caindry $1,500 jointly with
Adolphus Wamolig and Amelia Oldham.
Customs Collector Dodd, of Brunswick,
leaves to-night for home, after a visit of one
week.
Messrs. Blount, Barnes and Grimes, nil of
the delegation, were at the White House re
ception to-night. C. W. II.
DUEL IN A BALL ROOM.
Ilivnl Lover* Benoit to Their lM»tol* i
One ol tlie Two U Killed.
Special Telegram to Macon Telegraph.
Columbia, 8. C., January 35.—Last night
a large dance was given at the house of
John McClure, in York county, five miles
from Yorkville, at which there were gath
ered people for miles around. Among those
present were Jumei Beam, from North Caro
lina, and John Fhillips, who were rival lov
ers.
Daring the evening a quantity of “moon
shine” whisky was circulated, and about
midnight the majority of the men were un
der the intluence ot liquor. About this
time a quarrel occurred upon the floor be
tween Beam and Phillips, in which several
other* joined. Pistols were at once drawn
and firing was begun In the room full of
women.
A terrible scene ensued, and when the
smoke cleared away Beam was found upon
the tlonr, shot through the heart. Others
were slightly wounded. Several of the wo
men testified against Phillip* and Georg
Gunthrop, who nave been jailed.
One Savannah Hoy Trie* to A**anlnnte
. Another—Dropped Dead.
Special to Macou Telegraph.
Savannah, January 2i>.—Dick Taylor, a
thirteen-year-old boy, while walking iilonga
street in the western part of the citv to-night,
was sliflt by another boy, who wns in ambush
behind a fence a few feet from the sidewalk.
The ball struck the boy In the groin, and
he staggered and fell acn>*» the walk. The
repsrt of the gun attracted the attention of
the police, who found Taylor lvingin a heaj
on tlie pavement. lie said lie had been shot,
and pointed towards thd fence. Behind it
Taylor an vs he knows who shot him, but he
doei not know why he was shot. H
Uki the hospital nnd searuh whs made
for the bullet, but it was not found, 'Hfe
wounded hoy Is in a critical condition, biH
the doctors say be may live.
John Blue, an employe of the Coast Line
railroad, dropped dead in front of the jail t
iglit. lie was suffering from heart diseal!
The Two Tiixe*.
•om the Charleston News nnd Courier.
The Atlanta Constitution has repeatedly
serted that the people of Georgia paid
$1,000,000 in the form of internal revenue
taxe- last year. Th«* Macon Tki.kokauu
shows that, in fact, tliev paid about $337,
000.
In the same year the people of Georgia
built 231 miles of new railroads. The
tariff added to the eost of constructing
these roads nearly $*112,000. for the rails
lone, besides tho increased co*t of every
rticle and material of tiieir equipment.
The people of Georgia will pay every dol
lar oi this enhnneed cost, when they pay
their passage fare and freight bills.
Steel rails last onlv ten year*. One-tenth
of the whole railroatl mileage of the State
vnewed every year, at an enhanced cost,
account of the tariff, of about $1,350 t
mile. Add this coat to the increased cost
of construction of new road* and it will be
seen what the people of Georgia paid in
1887, on account of the single tariff duty
and there are over 4,000 of these duties.
The internal revenue tax is paid to the
government for the people's benefit. The
tax on steel rails goes into the pockets of
a few protected manufacturers.
The Constitution's object is to cutofi the
internal revenue tax, in order to maintain
the tariff duty on rails, and other duties of
like charactc r and purpose. The people of
Georgia ought to be able to see clearly that
whatever interest the Atlanta newspaper
lies at heart, it does not represent their in
terest.
WE HAVE SELECTED SOUTH AMERICA
for a location because of its climate nnd
the adaptability of its soil to produce such
rticles ns the colored people are acc
tomed to raising. We have investigated tlie
country and received favorable reports. Our
•pie do not want to come North and West
nuse of climatic conditions, and because
prejudice against the black face follows them
even there. In South America, ns well as in
other parts of the world, color of skin d
not bar one out of the race for the best
We shall start our emigrants from Eastern
points. I cannot sneak more definitely now
than to say that a boat will run to firazil
and will carry passengers at $14 a head
Certainly, it is cheap enough. We hnv
ngents at work in the South now, nnd \\
►hall get ns many emigrants ns possible out
f MisMHMppi nnd Louisiana, while not m
.•ting Missouri ami Kentucky f and if the
not a big emigration from there next »u
mer, then! miss ray guess.”
it . *
h^u «” exl doming he might have
E inn! Wr * Lvart# has charmed two gener-
I fk . i wc “°P® he may charm twcntv.l
I mid would In* rl.. |ii. i.t
| * * self-conscious—if hi# name -—- --- .
^mth, for instance. O’Gorman wns and will give a better system of western
* mver-tongued counsellor, but is now a connection*; the Macon line will be a part
puent judge. Brady, like the brook in the of the great Richmond and Danville #ys-
I» 1 Vi P** 00 forever Roscoe Conkling! tem, which will give better eastern connec-
IttfeiuJ* 1,1 taMKimtion If lu-«• r.-n t i • n ms. m *
I min K * tradition. Noah Davis is do- It is thought the Atlanta line will be
I not? 1 .? 1 h* it not nuttawfil umii we I » P*rt of the new roststs lUMBVUfc
I n?. » j u<, 8 eB generally go into senti-» hr way of the Marietta and North Georgia,
I Him* » 1 KxUvIBlIJ UU IIIIU PTHII* I
h*. .k W »? —T leave the bench. 1'ryor I
|.i t - V. ohn 1 . Itan,lol P 1 > faculty oi per>ua- ‘
which will be cxtemlc.1 to Atlanta in a.
<hnrt time.
I lira L • ■■muwiiiu ibcuiiv ui in-iRuu- . —-y_--
lightning, while Snr.-ct Cox] Thu.it will be wen that either route
I A.'* ,k * » Frenchman talking good • powewe* great advantage*. If Thomasville
I u ill c Jo,m F«How» ha. no .uperinr secures either she most throw ofl the mxs-
I t.-rU ina, tivilv that h..1.1 i<I• a grip
1 '■-=' * mi i.l.-a that I (a-nrv I i.-.-rg.' ' "f ' r "'i. an.l u""' '1"« n int" her in.nicy hair-.
Iw 0 !«k “captivating after .linn'er -i»>k- It is needle*, to write of tlie good that I
I J 1 * would leave his.ine theme ami In- northern outlet would do our people.
lora.,. l f n /?: W. note Mr. Dana a. no Everyone recogniz.- it, must recognize it,
I °‘ ‘clicity an.l taste. Mr. KeM ha. and the only question of moment incon-
‘he hall* of the Lotos clash- nection therewith, worth shaking of, i.
I • ' I'riiTi.lia 1 . I.|.i. 11. .*. I,iI.•
I L.t. " ..Knox has fed mnnv a patient
: crowd from Yokohama to
,ian * lo know whether wo
Lvut iil 1 roe William C'urtis the .--
L . V""/ Addi-.... „ r „ |,k"
1 ■ hut both qualiti.". ar.- lh. ro.
I 1 : • " -1.. .IK- ... Utile that hi- ora
l‘iae» V* T' 11 ' ' Henry Watt.min
became lord in waiting to Mrs.
A TOWN OF THIEVES.
•«l by the
Fifteen Prominent Citizens Sc«
Minions of the Lnv*
Sprisofirld, Jahuary 2d.—An exU-n*
and *ystematic coal steal lias been disc
ered at Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio,
carload of coal would at times duappeai
a single night and the peculation becaim
extensive that the railroad company i
ployed detectives to unearth the thfo
The result has been the arrest of fift
prominent citizens of Bainbridge, including
4he city marshal, ft hotel proprietor
Presbyterian preacher.
The detectives say that half of the c
of the tone are implicated hi the steal
These peculation* amount to many hu
of dollars and the extent of them i
ii• i.i_ri11• ••! \Gi«-ii it i> known ' that although
coal is universally used in B6lnbrldge, in
Mnulecar load ha* keen billed to a mid
of that place this winter.
Inte
W*
The oi
• d to the Go
;>«*ople against
re refused hut
Dynamite KEpIoslon.
PITTSBURG, January 26.—Terrific explo
sion sf dynamite occurred this morning af
tin- t arlmn Umestoiu* <'om|*:inv\ ipiarricw
located on the line of the Pfttsbnrg and Lake
Erie road, about ten mile* from Young
• s* ii. <>. The foreman <•! tin- eompany
placed twenty sticks of dynamite on a stove
In a than tv in which five Italians were
lounging. The explosion occurred and the
hasty w us blown to pieces. Masters, the
foreman, \ru picked up some twenty feet
away, with life extinct, his body being hor
ribly mangled. All the Italians are more
'injured, nearly all having (Mr legs a
anas broken. Two, it is thought, wul di
The accident was cau-ed by Masters failing
toi.l'uy order* in regard t-- the dynamile.
Hallway CollUlon in Cuba.
Key West, January 26.—Owing to a mis
take at a signal station, a fearful collision
ecurred on Saturday night on the Oeste
railroad, from JIava
district, Cuba. A p;
with a freight train *
Lallerramiura static
f both trail
id th<
■ bodi-
e the new* of it was
actor of the pass.-m;.-
e miles to telegraph
quently many of the
before meumai aid re
the Vuelta Ohaj*
ger train collided
iteen miles cast
The engineer* an 1
re instantly kill-
•ii.ui.1* 'l.'iii. l :•
r less badly hurt
• 'tub- ■ *
after th
*d, as
in had to?
accident,
red pakseit
td them.
Lorisviu.E, Ky., January
ciala of Pike county have sppl
ernor for troops to defend the
the Hatfield gang. Troops u
the people were given |*erm
th*-ni-*Ive-. The sheriff «»F Pike county has
in\ A-h d We*l Virginia to raptunr the' out
law*, but the West Virginia sherill is out
with a t<» drive him bark to Keutucky.
Couchs an.l ll.mr.enrs*.
An Otttrtnl Denial.
New Yohk, January 26.—The eonsu
eral of .Spain at this port officially ami
pbatiralfv denies the truth of rumors
1i«hed in several newspapers in this r
regard to the unsatisfactory comliti*
affair* in Cuba ami declares that the*
mors arc entirely unfounded. He say
peace prevails in the whole bland.
of
A TEXAS MYSTERY.
Child Taken From Between It* Father
anti Mother and Thrown Into a Cistern.
Brownwood, Tex., January 25.—City
Marshal Butler and wife were kept up nearly
all of Tuesday night by a sick child. At 3
. m. both fell asleep with the baby lying
between them. When they awoke the baby
was gone, Scorch discovered it dead in the
cistern. No servants were employed nnd
the only theory held is that one of the
i orcnU drowned it in a fit of somnambulism,
r’ho ever did the terrible net carried the
Jiild through the house, opened nnd closed
two doors, and after putting it In the cistern
replaced the cistern cover and set a water
bucket on top of it. The parent# arc frantic.
A Colorado Clock.
From the Blackshcar Journal.
* On last Saturday morning we saw the
finest clock of the kind in Georgia at Mr.
J. W. Ryan’s residence, near the Journal
office. It was sent as a Christmas present
by Mr. Ryan’# mother to hi# wife, from
Denver, Colorado. The frame is set with
the following stones, which are polished
by hand: Gold and silver bearing quartz
from Lcadvillc, tiger eye and agates from
Gunnison and the Hot Springs, turquoise,
crystals, lead and copper quartz from the
Rocky Mountains around Denver, and the
white and smoky topaz, anil mountain
coral iron around Colorado Spriug. with
a thermometer set in the top.. It will take
the prize at the next State lair.
Syplicr Repudiated.
New Orleans, January 26.— The First
Congressional district convention yesterday
adopted a preamble and resolutions denounc
ing J. Hale Sypher for assuming to represent
the Republican party in Louisiana. He is
declared, among other thingi, to be a non
resident. _ _ ...
New Orleans, January 26.—n. C. Miner,
who was nominated yesterday by the Ikpob-
licnn State convention for the office oi
Lieutenant-Governor, stated to-day that he
would not, under any consideration, permit
the use of his name on the ticket. Ex-Gov.
Flanders, who is on the ticket for the office
of Superintendent of Public Education, will
also decline, according to statements of his
friends.
Congressional Aspiration*.
From the Marietta Journal.
It is said that Hen. Joel Branham, of
Rome, will contest with Hon. J. C. Clem
ents for the Congressional nomination
We’ve got mighty good timber in Mari
etta in the person of Hon. A. 8. Clay, who
would make an able Congressman. No
telling what will happen.
Pleating To He Sure.
•om the Wrightsville Headlight.
The Macon Telegraph, in i
clothes, presents a dleasing appear
ance, to be sure, and reflects credit
upon the new management. The Tele
graph, both daily and weekly, is entitled
to and should receive a generous support
from the people of this section.
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Decisions Ken«I« i*- ( | .January 2fltt», 1888-
Special Report by Henry C. Peeple*.
Cooper vs. Jones. Complaint, from Hous
ton. Before Judge Simmons. (Him—
mons, J. being ■ lalifkd, Judge
Lumpkin of the* Northern circuit pre
sided in his stead.) Negotiable instru
ments. Pleading. Evidence. Compro
mise.
Lumpkin, Judge.—1. Where J. draws a
draft payable to himRelf or order on C.,
which is accepted by C., a statutory action
thereon by J. against C. will be main
tained, although the draft is not endorsed
in any manner by J.
2. A letter from the purchaser of goods
to the seller thereof requesting the latter
to take back a portion of the same, and an
other offering to pay the seller fifty cents-'
on the dollar in settlement of his entire
demand, there being no existing dispute or
controversy between the parties as to the
seller’s right to have his money or the pur
chaser’s liability to pay it, are not such
propositions made with a view to compro
mise proof of which is forbidden by tho
statute, notwithstanding the writer of such^
letters may therein terms his offer an effort
to compromise. Judgment affirmed.
W. C. Winslow, M. G. Bavne for plaint
iff; H. M. Holtzclnw, Hardeman & Davia
contra.
Thorp, et al., vs. Yarbrough. Complaint
for land, from Crawford. Before Judge
8iramo!iB.(SimmonH, J., being disqualified
Judge Lumpkin ut the Northern Circuit,
presided in his stead. Deeds. Construc
tion. - .
LUMPKIN, J.—A deed, the consideration
of which is love and affection, from A of
the one part to the heirs of B of the other
iart, there being three children of B in
ife when the deed was executed, passed
dren of B subsequently born toot no inter
est thereunder. Judgment affirmed.
L. B. Moore. W. S. Wallace & Son for
plaintiff; J. H. Hall, R. D. Smith, contra.
Obear vs. Little, next friend. Attachment
for contemptj from Bibb. Before Judge ,
Simmons. (Simmons, J., being disquali
fied, Judge Lumpkin, of the Northern
Circuit, presided in his stead.) Chancery •
Courts. Jurisdiction. Chambers. Con
tempt.
Lumpkin, J.—I. A court oi equity is
always open, and the powers of chain try
over trust estates may be exercised in
acation, upon proper proceedings, when
ever necessary to protect the interests of a
cestui que trust.
2. The Superior Court may, in term oral
chamoers, oy. attachment for contempt,
enforce an order rightly granted in vaca
tion, directing n trustee to pay certain
money for the support <«f a beneficiary.
3. When, at the instance of a next
friend of a cestui que trust, a rule nisi m
granted requiring a trustee to show cause
why he lias not obeyed an order of tho
court to pay over money for the support of
tilt cestui que trust, and the answer shows [
the money has not been paid as ordered,
but the trustee therein sets up that the
cestui quo trust is largely indebted to him,
and that by an agreement between the
cestue que trust ana himself the order of
the court has been dispensed with, and
whore it appears that ihe cestui que trust
is laboring under some mental infirmity,
it is not error to make the rule absolute
and enforce it by imprisonment. Judg
ment affirmed.
Lanier A Anderson for plaintiff; R. T.
Lyon, J. C. Rutherford contra.
of Georgia.
26.—No. 7 Macon
Supreme Cou
Atlanta, January
ircuit. Concluded.
No. 8 Macon circuit. Dismissed.
No. 10 Macon circuit. Gartrell vs.
Linn. Argued. H. F. Stroheckcr by J.
II. Hall for plaintiff; A. Proudfit contra.
No. 13 Macon circuit. Hardeman vs.
English Huesenin. Argued. Harde
man tk Davis, Hill *k Harris, Dessau
ik Bartlett for plaintiff;* R. K. Ilincs, U. F.
Lyon, Bacon tk Rutherford contra.
Court adjourned to 9 o’clock a m. to
morrow.
AN KUFTY GRATE.
A Negro Clisrgod With Selling the Body of
111* Dood Wife to tho Doctor*.
Atlanta, January 25.—The detectives
are now engaged in working up a very pe
culiar case. On last Saturday, the wife of
a well-to-do negro by the name of Greene
Henson, died on Foster street, . near the
Air Line shop*, and it is now claimed that
he sold her body to one of the medical col
lege# located here,
Sunday morning was the time appointed
to buv the woman, and on the evening
preceding, Henson sent a negro man out
beyond Edgewood to an old burying ground
and told him to dig the grave ami to dig
it deep. Ilenson told hi# relative# and
friend# that he desired a private burial,
and that he did not want anv funeral.
The negroes all considered thi# a pecu
liar wav to do, but submitted to bis wish.
Early Sunday morning he secured, a dray
and laying the coffin containing hi# wife’s
body in it drove off in the direction of
edgewood, where she was to be buried.
Several of his friends went down to the
burying ground later in the day and one
of the crowd took a shovel along witli a
view of investigating to see if the woman
had been really buried. The dirt was re
moved anu ihe grave Wii wSSu empty.
One or two of the negroes announced that
they believed Henson had, instead of
burying hi# wife, “sold her to the doctor#,”
uiul this excited them terribly. Yesterday
the city detectives were informed and the
matter will be investigated.
Henson claims that he buried hi# wife,
and that some of his enemies stole her
body and turned it over to one of the med
ical colleges; but this, however, his rela
tives and friends do not credit. IIia wife’s
relatives are verv much wrought up over
the matter, and they declan* he shall be
brought to justice, if they have ic take the
matter in their own hands.
Ruined Her Kyr.
ys ago, as Mr*. Henry Fi
The Only Difference.
“What is there about Pig-Iron Kelley
„n.i Sam Randall to show that they belong
to different political parti**#?”—Chicago
Herald.
“A big difference. Mr. Kelley gets n<>
chairmanship of committee#.” 'New York
Herald.
t'omlnx tu a Wsi
TORONTO, January 26
the t'enlrol Bank
Sunn to-day.
rr Climate.
_ . Cashier Allei
Lsconded to the l
A few days ago, as Mr*. Henry 1‘ranks
of Jones county, was sweeping up the
floor of her room, she swept a small dyna
mite cartridge into the fire. It exphaled, a
portion striking her in the eye, N esf'irdav
cam*' t" with her hw-band ami
consult-. 1 *! with Dr. W.C. (Jih-<m. The in
jury was io great that the *i.« t<ir i* oiin-
llnl to
i the
Nominated OB the 118th Ballot.
Marquette, Mich.. January 26.—The
Republican Congr»***innal convention for
the Eleventh district of Michigan succeeded
in nominating Henry \V. Seymour, of Haul!
St.- Marie, on the 116th ballot. The noioina-
tiv«n wa* made at 7:45 this evening, after a
two day*’ session.
Augusta Items.
Aunt -TA, January 26.—[Special.]- “ r **
Seabrrok now ha* entire eharge
nf the Aa-
I# spi
of all i
gn-ta i>a
Mias Li
Winte
Ha
, j * ouyh »?ru^ tukra
II take* the lend fo
lurch. Both i
r attendants w
i Jack non
sbvterian
al favorite*, and twen-
in.l the alur.