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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY. JULY 3. 1889.
ROUM) ABOUT B T GEORGIA.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM EVERY
SECTION OF THE STATE.
An Kducaled Terrapin In Atlan«»-
Confrderate A..oelnllon a
Indncnoo on a Jnry-duecr
WorfcorI.lsliiuliiz.
Mr. Robt. Adams has a pair of lndlet
moulds which were brought to this coun
try from Scotland in 1770 by his grand*
ii r uuui ia.vhui>« ••• . ,,
father. The moulds uwko an punco ball,
Huno of wliioli waw need during tho
eomo of wriioli were ueca uurmg jno
kit-mo <jf Sarnnnalu There Is probably
not a gun in America now like thu onct*
in which the*' bullets were used.
Judgo John Hell and Mr. Henry Tur
ner eurelv takm the blue ribbon ns
champion fiahermen of Emanuel county,
last Wednreday they caugUt with liook
nnd liue nine trout weighing thirty-five
iHiunds, and ono of which weighed
twelve pounds. The twelve pound trout
was tho largest over caught in the
county.
At Vienna last week whilo some ne
groes woro dipping a well deeper on Dr.
3f. E. Vason’s premises, they nnearthal
an old pistol that was firmly imbedded
in the bowels of mother earth. This
well is not an old ouo, but ono that has
been dug this year, and, having dried
tip, the doctor was liaving it dug deeper
when the pistol was found# How did it
come there/
A young man living near Sibhic,
Dooly county, went to take unto him
self a wife on Thursday night. He was
accompanied by several, and consider
able preparations had been made for tho
occasion. "When ho arrived at the house
where tho ceremony was to luive taken
place, the lady whom ho had expected
to marry hail disaptiearcd, ami the boys
had to leave somewhat disap|«intcd.
Atlanta Journal: “A lew days since,”
says a Indy residing in tho eastern part
of tho city, ** while sitting uimn my front
veranda, I was attracted by n noise on
tho roof of the house that sounded like a
small stono rolling over the shingles.
Presently it ce.ased, and u jrioco of money
fell at my feet. There was no ono in
sight who could have thrown it up, nnd
tho only conjecture that 1 could form os
to where it came from was that some
little bird had toon attracted by its bright
ness, and. in trying to fly with it to its
nest, Imd Jet it lull when over the house.”
At Hawkinsville a lifcUg negro toy, son
of William MeBurrowu, had ins tyit arm
fearfully bittern four wools ago by a
water nioccarin. Tho snake bit him in
the hand. Tho child seized tho snake
und nulled it lou e, when it coiled around
his left arm and bit tho arm several
tin.oj. Tho parents dStored it them-
wives until about ten duyp ago. whtii
they calieci a physician, The arm \vn»
swollen out of all shape and’wos almost
putrefied. Tuesday jt was amputated by
Dr. (iu* Taylor at the shoulder. Con-
trnry to tho jijiy&ioian's exiH.-ctulions, the
child bids fair to recover.
riy elected justice of tho peace in
Klllnghnm county delivered tlio follow-
ing charge to tho jury the other day:
“Gentlemen of the jury—charging a
jury is a new business to me, ns this is
my Unit case. You havo Ik ai d all tho
evidence in tho case as well ns myself:
you luivo nh-o heard what the learned
counsel Jmve said. If you believe whal
tho counsel for tho pl.m^f has told you
your verdict will bo fM tho plaintiff?
but on tho other hand, you believo what
the defendant's counsel has told you,
then vou will find for tho Uoicmfunt.
llutii you aro liko me, and don’t teUovt
whut either of them'said, 1 ’if bo-l-if 1
iiiqw w/mf you wi/i tW' Conatablo,
tako eliargo of tho jury.
One of the largest trausaellons In tho
Mieop bnsine.s that ever occurred in
Dooly oouuty hoa just Iw n conaum-
mated. It is the iiurehaie bv 0. Ik
Howard Of Fort Vaftoy of I ,V«>» «h* »*p
J. T, \ ’in ii dir, L. Koine*, William
hhort and W. C; amlO.K. Hamilton of
this county. T hey aro to be delivered at
>©rt \ alley, where they will bo driven
through tho country, and tho price to bo
l«id is |1.80 iier head, lambs, owes and
nil fiin-s included. Tiioy aro intended
n? r .° oV * ^ or< fc>n’« sheep farm, near Fort
valley. Sheep husbandry in Dooly
county will soon to a thing of the past,
tiio advent of railroads, turjHiitiuo farriis
•nd saw mills destroying tho ranges,
causing groat depredations on the stock,
nnd thus killing out the business.
On Tuesday JH, Jim Custleberry of
numter county was walking through his
Held when lie was suddenly broiiKht to
tho knowledge that there aro other agen
cies that work in a “mysterious way” in
tins mundane sphere. A Hash of fight-
Jung pas-etl before his eyes, blinding him
for a few seconds and striking two
stumjiH near him, toro ono of them oiieii
nnd set them both on lire.' Jim was
pnruiyred for awhile, and on recovering
(Hglit, gaxt-d at the burning btuin|>s and
then into tho heavens after the receding
wnoko. Like Moses at the burning lm*h
J«* did “exceedingly quake and fear,” in
the awful prusence, and knowing that he
•toodon “holy ground.” II,. didn’t pull
on ins shoes, hut he pulled himself away
in doulilo quick time und lias uut yet got
over bis tea re.
The screaming of two little toy* cre-
nted a small sensation on West Peach
tree in Atlanta recently. The workmen
engaged in clearing up thogrouud for
tne building of tho Porter houses, ut the
comer of Powers und West I’each tree,
iuni been burning brush and stuff in
l™ al * ,ul the yard. The young son of
Df* Scott and littJo Lloyd Field worn
I'jnvmg :a the yard und wulkcd into a
)„ ot ttshis tluit seamed to lie cold.
nr.T e .i We . re ,ivu coa k beneath the ashes,
7", the boys were barefooted, llotli at
vSi, „*°‘ l «remnuig to tho street.
vJJJ 5 ? wont home, but Lloyd
■n l ,i *p r, ' ,,lrt w *r® away from home,
wL i»7*. f dlow ran up uml down
screaming with pain.
tkin U { - 18 t & auk ’ u *“7 ,lot ,uuc f 1 larger
0«n , 1 „ u .K, r;u , l „ ffin^atopk l3m
X ‘hi. 1 Tr * Mra - J - H - l*n»lh«r,
2.'* “ 1 ' fl altuulnl to. The
aotw anil to,, were blietorod.
? Al’Tn
oXhi aToM T,,m ot'-'f,, f T, J" tma T
• n«ukr
lay pomAfuUy „t tlE Ll ,‘ m £, >
auj never thouitU ol Ulne fiSkv ll5J»
« SUUUCU coaugi: cuino over tlin i.ilrli t
the Tomcat's dream the other dal * uni
new life was iufu^i
Kie family worn at , raf , r a fe
bou* when all upon tlwir knu, Ji ’.i
were jlU-nt in adoration. The„M , al
denlv bccamo quite im- -
ont /nr VlhVl.-‘“'l7 *'.nt Tho foUowtn* anccilote to told
this tiino Itrer ikd it cun ’’ 1 “J. al out; lute Mr. Fortune Chbbolm, who
z £ss onB ci u, “ woalthleM r
on him, and hell him fa t in his , uAs.s
Not satisfied,he allowed hU j„y to bub LI •
over, and went dancing into the r.-„ u t ,'i
show his wonderful trophy, Tbi l un-
ily were still at prayer. The an slittncd
aoiselcswly in front of the father and
placed the rabbit in his cliair, jvnd
xlion carao tlie tragic denouement. Tin
rabbit leaped from chair to c hair. Th-
sound of “Amen” mingled with th.*
wliizz of flying fur, an old Tom w.-nt
••In wing fiirirainly nt hh vj/*f}fn_ Tly.
ladliM gilt ujwn the chairs and tho littii-
boys threw hlicks at tlie combutants
demonium rcign«<l for • few moments.
TJm rabbit got kn ay, and (he old Tdm
cat may again be foundslumbering at
the hearthstone, Since Bfcr Rabb/t es
caped his clutches, he lias 1 never 'smiled
again.
Mr. John Youngblood of Emanuel
county has a verv peculiar shaped
scpiash. It Booms that one squash first
caino and grow to bo some sire, and thou
two others wore formed on either side of
the first squash, making throo distinct
squashes on ono stem.
Mr. Stove Grady of Atlanta has a ter
rapin no larger than a silver half dollar,
which is trainod to know Mr. Grady’n
voice. The little follow fo kept In a gold
lish I»owl, in which aro arranged seY’crnl
small branches of wc d on which ho suns
himself, and whenever Mr. Grady goe»
to the bou l and ta|w, tho terrapin hustles
off tho log and gets dose to tiio glass to
bo fed.
Mnj. Root of Atlanta has In his employ
a negro cook whoso son is quite a genius
in the matter of drawing. Tho boy’s
name is Marcellii* Cooper, and he is l‘J
years of ago. Iio has done soino re
markably good pen ami pencil drawing,
and seems to have an unusually good eyo
for form and shade. Properly dovoloped,
the talent will serve him well ns he grows
older. Maj. Root thinks most favorably
of the boy’s work.
LaGrange Graphic: Mr. A. C. Bird of
Troup county has produced what ho
thinks is a cross between rye and com in
his garden. The ear given us has five
heads, looking very much like rye, only
where the rye grains should bo is par
tially dovoloped grains of com. Wo
never saw one just like it before, though
several old farmers who have seen it
pronounce? it n “sucker,” amlsaythc^
are frequently seeu in cornfields.
A good one is told on one of tho society
young men of Amerieus who wanted to
tnlk to ayounghqly friend of his through
the telephone yesterday morning. Ho
rang up central and called for her num
ber, when by some mistake ho was given
OB, which is police headquarters. Im
agine his surprise when ho asked If Miss
was in and Clerk Brinson notified
him that he thought she was at home;
that lie was looking for her at the wrong
plot «■.
J. M. Ball, who run* a wood rack nt
thc? l-milo|»ost on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, in Pierce county,
killed a large rattlesnake near his rack
last Saturday evening. The siiAko was
first discovered by Mrs. Waldron, who
had a narrow escape of her life. She
v.ns within only n few feet of tho reptile
when sho discovered it. Mr. Ball shot It
four tiino* with ids Winchester, und
when killed it was found that it lmd just
swallowed a large rabbit,
Thomasville Timos-Enterprise: Mrs.
Jerome Bcnhaimer, a Northern lady who
spent the winter here three seasons ngo,
while returning North lost liar wedding
ring botweeu hero nnd Waycroea, Him
retHirted her loss to Conductor Bullard,
wh<» has boen unsuccessful in tracing it
until a few days ago, when it was found
at tlio 180 mile ixwt by a resident there,
and was identified by certain letters
upon it. Mr. Ballard is anxious to have
it returned to the lady, but has lost tho
address and thinks iierliapssouio one in
tho city may Iw acquainted with it. Wo
would Ik* glad to forward address, if left
at this office.
An amusing incident occurred nt St.
Simon's recently. It seems that thero
was a crowd ot merry bathers in the surf,
and among them was a popular railroad
ploye. While lie was battling with
» waves, ono came along tlmt was
larger than the others; ho dived to escape
it, uml in rising he “brought up” under
a htalAvart AtUntiun whoalso bath
ing. The Atlnntianevidently thought a
jiorpoiso had him for ho guvo an un
earthly yell and started for shore. Tho
crowd beiaiuo frightened and made
haste to follow him, and was only paci
fied when the juko cninoout. It is need
less to say that the Atlantinn was slightly
cnnfiuuil, hut p irtieiiiatml in the laugh-
' it an iieuriiiy as any one,
When the Atlanta nnd West Point
goober” train arrived nt Newnan Tues
day morning at ^o'clock, the agent ami
train men were surprised and alarmed
to fiiiil their ronductor, Mr. Gorman,
was not aboard, nor could anyone re
member wing him after leaving More
land, six miles south of this city. Tho
baggage nn-ter ruu the train on to At
lanta, \y hilo sonio of oiir citizens went
in search of the popular conductor. Going
down the road toward Moreland they
found him “hitting the grit” nt a 2:40
with hat in luind, and puffing like
oiiiotivu two miles north of that
station, * lien* they nicked 1dm up, und
brought him on to Newman. At noon
ho boarded tho up freight and', went to
Atlanta in search of his missing train.
The Brunsw ick Advertiser records a
isit to St. Simon’s lighthouse with
Keeper Ptykbam. The St. KimoiTslight
is a Hash light, and ono of the iln«*»t on
the Southern count. The tower is 100
feet high, and tho light fifteen feetalsive
the tower proper. It is reached by a cir
cular Mui: way of iron, 188 steps. Tho
lamp itself probably cost only a few dol
lars, but the prums that surround the
lamp and which give tho Hashes, and
the machinery that carries it urouml,
cost iu tho neighborhood of $12,000.
Whilst up in tho tower Mr. IYcklmm
showed the cracks ill tho tow'er and the
breaks in tho prisms caused by tin* earth
quake. Mr. 1‘ei klmm nnd his wifo are
the kei-peni of tho SL Simon’s light nnd
have Util for a number of years. They
spend every night of their lives from
sunset to siiurise in this tower, 100 feet
above the sen level; for that light must
not U* allowed to go out, clso soino poor
craft may meet a watery grave.
A sail scene was witnessed at an auc
tion sale by n lioiliiF ut tho corner of
Whitehall mid Alabama streets in At
lanta a few ilays ago. Thu bailiff was
m lling a lot of old furniture which had
Iwen levied on to |»y bouco rent. The
levy was made on a distress w arrant.
The furniture was sold piece by piece
tint ii u rickety crtullo w us reached,
homclsnly in tho crowd bid ten cents
uml the crowd laughed. A lady, dressed
in a threadbare black dress, with a face
upon which wo* stmuiied sorrow’ and
care, approached a gentleman and sail:
“Will you please buy tluit cradle forme?
My Ixtbyr girl died in it, and oh, sir, it is
mj pradous to me!” Tears trickled
down the to<-man’# pale cheeks. It was
her furniture which was old, and it was
doubtless many’ years that she watched
the little sufferer tossing alsnit with tho
fever Hurt burned its little life out. The
cradle w as bought and given to her. and
tho bailiff paid a drayman to haul it to
the woman’s home. And the crow\l
laughed no more, and there was a tear
in tho eye of the man who bid ten cents
for the old rickety cradle.
Tho following anccilote is told of the
.* Chisholm, who was at
the wealthiest and most
promiiK iit citizens of Atlanta. “I was
boarding with his family at the time,”
says the lady who tells tho story, “and
for some time his family had been tog
ging Mr. Chisholm to purchase for their
home a piano. The old gentleman was
kind at heart, but drew close his purse
strings, and it was with much ix-raua-
sioa that they finally gained his promise
to buy an instrument. One day he said
at dinner that ho had bought a
piano. The girls In tho house w ire in
testacy, and sent out to Invite a few
frit nils to spend the evening and eniov
ill... ... J. W.II *11... .1. J •
hoys threw ntwkn at Urn combatants tin* mu tic. Well, after dinner the niano "£.**)&** •*> P«*vtij !
3Wdtoi^wa«MH*nttM^iui tw.ivw.a. uur taiimaiwu Li
riY’al was the voice of Mr. Chisholm
calling from the veranda, ’Bring it in,
boys, bringit in?* Wo looked out of tho
window. There was the piano, being
lifted off the dray by two negro men. It
was scurcely ns largo as a dining-room
table, and it had fourteen yellow legs,
with music racks along the sides. It
looked liko a bug, and wo nil laughed,
but the family did not: they were indig
nant and had it put out of sight. ‘Why,
said Mr. Chisholm, ‘you put on a lot of
airs. I I sought it nt an auction this
morning and paid for it $13.’ The next
day he hired an itinerant piano tuner to
come and put it in tune. The man ’re
mained one week'In the house, received
$3 for his work, and left without bene
fiting tho instrument, which was never
seen by any ot tho friendsof the family.”
The Confederate Veterans’ Association
of Atlanta i< stirred by a case arising
from tho use of ono of iU badges. Tho
whole affair grew out of u trial in the
city court, in which Mr. Conley was
prosecuted by Sir. Maher for disposing
of mortgaged property, and sentenced to
pay a fine of $o,000. This was a sequel
to tho old suit by Col. Marcellos Thorn
ton for the outfit of the Post-Appeal.
Mr. Conley lost this case, and Mr. Maher,
who was on his tond, discovered that
Mr. Conley had di*t>Obcd of the outfit,
although it was mortgaged. Hence the
prosecution of Mr. Conley by Mr. Malar.
But the subsequent trouble all grow out
of an innocent little Confederate vet
eran's badge, or rather two little Confed
erate veterans’ budges. During Mr. Con
ley’s trial ho wore a veteran’s badge and,
as some of t Iio juror j were Confederate
veteran?, it might have had its edict.
Sir. Mniier was not ac tlmt time a mem
ber of the veterans* association, but, ns
Mr. Con lev alleges, wore a veterans’
badge while the trial was going
on. This might have hail a
counteracting effect on tho jury.
Anyway, after Mr. Conloy was con
victed, lie moved for a new trial and one
of his reasons was the fact that Mr.
Maher, tho prosecutor, wore a badge of
an order to which ho did not belong for
the pur|K)so of misleading the jury. Tho
new trial rvas refuted, and Mr. Conley
npjioaled his caso to tho supreme court
whero it now is. After tho case had
been dLspomxl of in the city court, Mr.
Maher made application and was elected
a member of the Fulton County Confed
erate Veterans’ Association. Shortly
afterward Mr. Conley weut before tho
nKHoriatiou, of which ho is a charter
member, nnd charged that Mr. Maher
liad toon a deserter. A committee
am win ted to investigate tho charges.
Mr. Conioy went to work to secure proof
and obtained a totter from tho udjutant-
S noral at Washington, stating that Miko
aher had born captured during tho
uml taken to tho Nashville pehiten-
tiury : that Yvliilo thero took tho oath of
ollogirnco nnd was puroled and assigned
to work in tho government shops. Mr.
Maher waste havo been court maislialled
lait Thursday nigh;, but tho trial was
postponed. Ho nmdo a statement, how-
nver, in which ho said that another Miko
Maher was referred to in the letter; that
ras in Nashville and can provo that
ho yvos a loyal Cjnfedcrato soldier.
A queer case was decided by the su
preme court of Georgia souio time ago.
several years ago Mr. John It. Jenkins
Ho hailed from Staten Island, N. Y.,
and was accompanied by Mrs. Theresa
Jenkins, his wifo. Ho resided with Mrs.
Tliero-u Jenkins a coiiplo of years nnd
then l>ecnmo weary of ner ana tho three
children in family. Ho left her and the
children, but she says that ho agreed to
supi>oi t her and her childfeu by the |»y-
ment of a small monthly-allowance, Sim
says that he paid it for a fqjg. months
And then Vtojqxtd. lime parsed on, MS
it usually does, nnd Jenkins bccamo
enamored of Mrs. Josio Christler, a
widow. The affection was mutual und
tii - * two were wed. He deeded some
property to his bride. At this juncture
airs. Theresa Jenkins reappeared ujkhi
tho scene nnd began a proceeding for
alimonv. which sho desired to get
out of this property given Mrs.
Jenkins second. The suit was brought
under the statute which gives a wifo a
living apart from her buabftnd. where
no suit for divorce is 'ponding, for tho
sup|»ort of hcrhclf and minor children uu
would to grunted if there was a libel for
divorce. Mrs. Theresa Jenkins ihowed
tho trial that Mr. John L\ Jenkins
had not only recognized her ns his wife
after removing to Atlanta, but intro
duced her to various jersons as Mrs.
Jenkins. Sho went on to tell tho court
and jury that with the exception tif tho
clergyman who performed the ceremony,
thero was only ono witness to tho imp-
Hals, to-wit, au aged lady Yvhttao name
had faded from tor recollection, and
hoso whereulxnits could not to asevr*
tallied. Hho tried in vain to recall tho
name of the clergyman, lHit stated that
ho had given her n marrriagq certificate,
hich it hail toon her custom
» keep sus|*mlcd in a frame
at’ tho old homestead on Htatcn
Island. John R. Jenkins, she said,
dost roved this certificate after they cam©
to Atlanta. A witness nt the trial tw«-re
that he had Man the marriage certifi
cate. John Ik Jenkins denied all the
h'n ••merits relatiio to 'the marriage ami
tile certificate. The jury didn't believe
Mr. Jenkins; but they gave Mrs. Jenkins
$13 |>er month alimony. Mr. Jenkins
then asked for a new trial. The judge
listened to his Yvuil of woe, hut refused
the ri <[uc«t. The case wasearried to the
supreme court and that tribunal decided
that Jenkins cannot have a now trial.
Thu jury said tlmt John R. Jenkins was
married to Tberasa Jenkins. The su-
I irt ine court has indorsed this view. But
ohn It. Jenkins wqs tried for bigamy by
nuotiier jury und triumphantly acquitted.
Wiiat is tho r»*sult? According to tho
court above and the court below Jenkins
was married when ho remarried, but
according to tho court below he is not a
bigamist. Commanded by law to pay
alimony to ouo wife, permitted by law
to have another wife—this is the posi
tions in which Mr. John R. Jenkins finds
himself. The caso Is a peculiar ouc;
about os peculiar as the law.
COL. CltOWDKU’M WATCH.
Author of the Confederate Soldiers*
lllll llriiiemlirred by Ills Comrade*.
Atlanta, Juno 23.—[Special.]—Horn
J. T. Crowder, one of tho representatives
from Monroe county, was the author of
confederate soldiers' bill, and a
movement was started some time ngo
among the grateful beneficiaries of tho
net to present the crallnnt colonel with n
bauds*iino gold watch. Comptrollor-
General Wright was np|x inted to re
ceive the money and purchase the watch,
and the ordinaries of tho several coun
ties were requested to take eliargo of tho
suiwcn|>tioiiri. which wi re limited to 10
cents from each veteran.
While a con.Hidorablo iiortion of the
money has been turned iu, some of
tho ordinaries lrnvo not toon heard from.
It is desired to close the matter up hy
July 1, nnd Comptroller Wright requests
all ordinaries to hurry forward their sub
scriptions.
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GOV. JOHNSON ON PARDOUS
PARDON DOCKET OF HER8CHEL V.
JOHNSON BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
In the Book Are Found the Rules by
tVhlrh flic Old tiorernor IVa
Controlled In the Exercise
of Clemency*
Atlanta, Juno 25.— [8pucia!.] Bi
transferring tho executive archives to
the now capitol thero was brought to
light the pardon docket of Gov. Hersclud
V, Johnson, which was tho first and
perhaps tho last record of the kind kept
in the executive office. Gov. Joknsou
kept this record during his term of office
from 1854 to 1858, and every application
for pardon und every decision was en
tered in liis own hand. On tho first
pages of the book tho governor wrote
his views of the pardoning power, and
laid down certain rul s for his own gov
ernment in all coses, and commended
them to hi* successors in office.
What ho wrote was so sound and in
teresting tluit I send it hero to tho Tele
graph.
JOHNSON ON THE PARDONING POWER.
“Tho executive is charged with uo duty
more emtorrassing and delicate than
that of deciding upon jietitious for par
dons. In most case* tho application is
tmstfcined, not only by a long list of
signers, but by the streaming tears of the
heart-broken wifo or mother. To resist
such np| teals requires a firmness of nerve
tiordering upon stoicism, and a deofnt
to the cry of distress which resembles
indifference to human woe.
“But the executive, whilst he remem
bers his oath to execute tho laws in
mercy, must also look steadfastly to tho
grent interests of society which are in
volved in the exerciso or tho pardoning
power. The public are deeply concern -1
in the proper punishment ot crime. Tin*
security of life, property, reputation and
tho social weal depend upon it. / ---
tainty nnd uniformity are of incalcula
ble iinjHjrtance. They operate os terrors
to evil doers, whilst frequency and
facility in pardoning offenders give
liccnao to the commission of crime by
holding out tho hopo of impunity. I
have, therefore, resolved to exercise the
pardoning power with great caution.
A PARDON DOCKET.
And for tho purpose of preserving
consistency ns well as method in this
branch of executive duty I havo opened
this book to to denominated tho “i’ar-
don Docket’*in the very beginning of
my administration. I do ndt find that
any of my illustrious predecessors havo
luul such a book in the executive office.
I cannot doubt that theso wlio may suc
ceed me will see its imjx-rbinco and will
contiuuo its use. It will contain each
case entered in regular order, and a
brief statement of tho grounds on which
it was decided.
The immediate benefit will to to save
my successors from being annoyed, ns I
havo been, l»y tho presentation of appli-
nnd which may again to presen toil to
cxiHTimciit upon the sympathy of a new
executive. Tho ultimate benefit, if the
docket shall bo kept up and preserved,
will to to settlo the principles of tlMTpar
don ing power and establish uniformity
in its exorcise.
RULES FOR TARPONS.
earnest
down L.o following rules f«>r my own
government in deciding upon applica
tions for the interposiiion of executive
clemency. They will, of course, not to
binding upon my successors, except so
far os they arc founded in reason and
sound policy, lienee while 1 eonttneud
them to their favorable consideration, I
and tho entry of tho first case to to* oc
cupied by such alterations nnd additions
as may to suggested by their greater wis
dom and more mature judgment.
THREE CLASSES OF APPLICATIONS.
‘The coses in which the power Is in
voked may bo embraced in three classes,
viz:
First. Application* to remit tho whole
or part of the sentence of tho superior
court for offenses not )H*nitentiary.
Second. Petitions for tho {union of
peuitentiary convicts.
Third. Applications for respite in cases
of capital punishment.
“In tie* first class of cases I shall very
rarely interfere. It would bo taken for
granted that the jury who trial the case
are tho tost judg. * of tho guilt of the
applicant, and Unit tho judge w ho pro
nounced the sentence of the law is Lest
i|ualilied. all the fact* being known to
him, to determine both tho nature and
xtcut of tho punishment pnqicr to to
imposed. But it is proper to interfere, iu
tho exercise of a hound discret ‘o:i.
‘1. Where the judge has evidently im
posed an oppressive penally, iu view of
all tho circumstances uf the case.
2. Where, placing myself iu tho situa
tion of a juror, I aui satisfied toyoud a
reasonable doubt that tho party 'should
not have been convicted.
“8.' Whero sutoxiuent testimony is pre
sented which, if it Lad been produceu ut
tho trial, should liavo operated an ocquit-
“4. Whero tho inability of a defend
ant to jxiy a tine iuqto.uHl would oj.crute
a perpetual imprUonmeut.
“5. AV here, from nil tho circumstances
of tho case and the standing of the par
ties. it it obvious that tho violation of
the law was unintentional, or from ignor
ance of its requirement*, und whero tho
justices of the superior court, in which
the olTeiue may to committed, join in
tho application to remit the fine,
SECOND CLASS.
“Tho second class of cases, involving
tho liberty of tho citizen, it is not unsafe
but tho duty of the executive, to exam
ine with a shade more of lilwrality mud
favor. Convictions were sometimes the
result of popular prejudice, tho term of
service imposed by the judge Is occasion
ally to-yond tho demerit of tiie offense
when viewed in connection with the cir
cumstances of the case and the youth
or advanced ngo or inferiority of tho
convict, nnd tho condition of thd pris
oner in the penitentiary is sometimes
such as to challenge favor*, if not admi
ration. This i» especially likely to occur
in refpremv to Midi n* •rolmiutrahlp nnd
upright in nil other respects, but wdio,
under tho lit at of |iassion iu vindication
of character or defense of person, have
uyfmtunately committed an offense
which subjects them to tho ignominy of
{tenitentiary imprisonment. As tho ex
erciso of that same discretion which
theso consideration* should at once *og-
gest nnd limit, 1 shall feel tound to exor
cise the pardoning )>ower in occordoaco
with tho following rules:
“I. Where it is shown i]ie convict is of
tender years, ami bore previous to the
commission of tho crime a food charac
ter for integrity, seemed to\e over|tow
ered by sudden temptation and not to
haye acted with deliberation^ and in
genuity, and when ho gives eridem o ol
deep contrition, and lias served long
and wickadness of ids fnuuKn«sion 1
, Where it is shown that tliejio]
lar prejudice was so excited agafn.it
accused at the time of trial as to p ' 1
4 Urn vm Uni uiuU vs Usv ja
frivo nn aggravated coloring to tho testi
mony of the witnesses.
“3. When from tho infirmity of n^o or
disease tho continuance of his imprison
ment is likoly to result in permanont in
validity or premature duty. In sucli
cases, afl a general rule, tho certificate of
tho physicians of tho penitentiary should
be produced as tho best evidence of such
condition.
“4. Where the convict is a lunatic,
sometimes insane and sometimes lucid,
and satisfactory evidence is produced
that the crime was committed in one of
his spells of dementation.
“5. When tho prisoner becomes lunatic
or insane after conviction.
“(i. When tho conduct of the convict
is uniformly good, and ho.voluntarily
gives information tluit investigation
shows to bo truo to tho officers of con
spiracy, tho making of false keys, or of
any concerted plan to effect an escape.
THE EXECUTIVE AND CLEMENCY.
“7. Tho executive should view with all
possible clemency consistent with a'
enforcement of the law applications for
pardons in tolmlf of inen of acknowl
edged integrity and law-abiding habits,
who, under tho heat of (KUiMion, with
out malice, have dotio nn net which sul>-
jocts thorn to the penitentiary. When
tho majesty of tho law is fully vim 11*
cated it is not its policy to degrade its
victim.
“8. The executive should rarely over
rule tho verdict of an impartial jury up
on tho evidence of impartial and cred
ible witnesses.
“D. When tho evidence upon tho trial
appears conclusive of guilt, but subse
quent and aliunde testimony is produced
of facts which it proved at tho trial
should haw led to an acquittal, or when
supervenient circuimtnnces develop
themselves which show innocence.
“10. When tho crimo docs not neces
sarily imply a depraved heart, whore the
previous character of tho convict is that
of an orderly, law-abiding citizen, and
when ho has served a largo portion of
his term, the executive may mitigate tho
sentence of tho con\’ict, which, if rigidly
enforced to tho letter, would operate
more rigorously than is required by tho
proper ends of punishment..
“11. Where tiio term of imprison
ment is deemed, u(>on full examination,
to bo too long fur tho nature of the
offense.”
JOHNSON’S SPACE STILL BLANK.
It is almost unnecessary to say that the
blank space left hy Gov. Johnson for tho
uso of his successors is still blank, ami
has remained 60 for over thirty years.
Indeed, the pardon business has grown
to such proportions tlmt it lias become
tho burucii of tho executive, and to keep
the record, as recommended by Gov.
Johnson, would require tiio entire time
of Georgia’s governors of the present
day.
1 understand that Gov. Gordon, in Ills
forthcoming message to the legislature,
will rc-now Ids recommendation for the
creation of a board of pardons, which
will relioY’o tho executive of this respon
sible and onerous prerogative, or at feast
relieve him of tho tutors which the in-
i stigation of tiio cases necessarily in-
rolvo
ATLANTA POLITICAL COSNIP,
Judse Mewart’s Consresslonnl Neat.
Atlanta, Juno 20.—[Special. 1—The*
latent political gossip at the capital coi^
nects Mr. Grady with tho next campaign
in tin fifth district as a candidate for
congress. That Judge Stewart will havo
to contend with opposition from At
lanta in his next raco, there is now very
'•Itftvlng given tho subject ti* ^i*t jiUjc doubt and that it will covno in the
irnest'and patient lotmsideratfnff, 4 la^ slmpo of Mr. Grady 1* among tho proba
bilities. Atlanta naturally feels that sho
is the big rtog in trio district und it was
originally tho understanding that in the
new ap]M>rtionincnt this was cut out as
the Atlanta district. Politicians here
have never been satisfied that Homo
other county furnishes the representa
tive
A well-informed gentleman who, is
figuring on a Urudy-Btewart fight said
this morning:
“If Grady should como in tho raco as
I believe he will ho will carry Fulton's
six vote*, two from Newton, two from
Rockdale, two from Campbell and four
from Walton, giving him sixteen sure
votes. Judge Stewart would have with
out much dispute.two from Spalding,
two from Fayette, two fmu Clayton uml
two from Henry, a total of eight votes,
with a fighting chance for Deivalb. This
would nominate (irmly.”
Judge Stmvait will proliablv put ill a
very strong objection t > the division of
the votes iu his district, and those who
know the gentleman’s talents in politics
will not ut this early day readily accent
such au easy disposition of his cumii-
docy.
lun EYE ON TIIE SENATE.
Still further, with referenco to Mr.
Grady it is quietly hinted tluit iu look
ing to congressional honors bo wijl
merely feed an ntoorlnng aspiration for
the united States Senate. Ho is not
likely to enter the lists against Governor
Gordon for tho first vacancy, but two
terms in congress would find him ready
to make the issue with Senator Colquitt.
RAILWAY TAX UKTITtNft.
Atlanta, Juno 20.—[Hnccial.]—Tiio
Comptroller General lias had a great
Comptroller General lias luul a great
deal of trouble this year with the rail
road* in tho matter of tbeir tax returns.
These corporations although exempt
from comity and municipal taxation
cxliibit great reluctance, mildly shak
ing, about making proper returns for
tho statu tax.
Up to this dato tho comptroller has
been forced to reject tho returns ot
nearly every railroad tluit has couio iu.
In three or four instances tho governor
has found it necessary urnlt-r the law to
appoint assessors to appraise railroad
property at tho expouso of the state in
order to ascertain tho real valuo of tho
I iroiierty subject, Tho return of the
ticlimoml and Danville railroad was
sent back to-day for correction ami for
the second time this year. Tim comp-
trollcr is after tho Savannah ami
Charleston atout the valuation of the
nmis rty of the rood in this state, while
ho has heard absolutely nothing from
the Bavannah, Florida and Western.
Their neglect is inviting a visit from a
state I mart i of ttsies^ors.
A Call Issued for a Mate Convention
on August 13,
Atlanta, Juno 20.—[Special.]—A
movement has taken definite shafte for
the organization of the State Association
of Confederate Survivors, the object l»o-
to effect thorough organization in
y county in Georgia. A call lias
toon sent out for a state convention to
to held iu Atlanta August 15. Where
associations are already formed, there
will to no limit to tho numto*rof dele
gate*. In counties where there has been
no organization ns yet veterans will to
exited to get together and send dele
gate*.
The railroad will to asked to givo re
duced rates and ample accommodations
will to arnuiged hero fqr the entertain
ment of those who attend tiio conven
tion.
Fora disordered liver try Dcccham'i
GKOHCalA HHJLE1 HYING.
A strange Disease Appears Among the
Ulules of Clay County.
Atlanta, Juno 26.—{Special.]—A dis
ease lias mode its appearance among tho
mule* in Clay county which is causing
considerable apprehension. It is sup-
posed to be glanders, although tho fact
has not toon determined.
Tiie Commissioner of Agriculture re
ceived a communication' to-day from
Mr. Belton Joyner of B. ufton calling his
attention to the situation, and asking
'that tho department send a veterinary
surgeon there at once if possible.
NIL HENDERSON INVESTIGATES.
Commissioner Henderson desired some
additional invitation before inking any
action, and at once wrote Mr. W. B.
Bryan of Blufton, president of tho farm
er's club, requesting him to make an im
mediate investigation to ascertain if tho
diseaso is of such a character u» to ftu-
dangtr stock in the neighborhood.
A VETERINARY BUBO EON READY.
If it is found to to of such an aggra
vated nature Mr. Bryan was requested
to telegraph tho commissioner and a
veterinary surgeon will be dispatched to
BInfton. In tho meantime tho com
missioner has made arrangements with
an expert iu such diseases, ami ho is
ready to leave at a moment's notice.
PA IB BIHBIN OF JINK.
Texan Win* a Ciifhbrrt Bride—
Wedding at Sylvitnlu.
Cuthbert, Juno 26.—[Special.]—Mr.
P. 13, Stanley of Nacogdoches, Tex., and
Miss Jennie Beall of this city were mar
ried this evening, Rev. G. W. Mathews
officiating. The marriage was quiet. Tho
couple took tho tirst train for their Texas
home.
II LA CK-H AN MON D.
Sylvanu, Juno 26—[Hj*»dnl.]—Mar
ried lust evening nt the residence of Jlrs.
Nellie P. Black, Miss Mary Black to Mr.
James Hammond of Beech Island, S. C.
Tho ceremony was ]>erformcd by ltev.
Mr. Jones of Augusta in the presence of
many friends of the happy couple. They
will leave this morning for Beech Island,
S. C. The young briue will to greatly
missed from the social circles of tho vil
lage and by all who kuow’ her.
BANDEUS-1IOOKS.
•Gordon, Juno 26.—[Special.]—On last
evening, at the‘3fethodist church, in this
place, just at 0 o’clock, Mr. John Hooka
us married to Mi^s Minnie Sanders,
Rev. L. H. Green officiating. The couple
looked happy, indeed, as they inarched
to tho music given by Miss Com Barclay.
After the cennony the young i»eoplo
retired to tho residence of Sir. U. Nelson,
where a grand reception was’ given
them. Congratulations were exchanged,
nnd some lmndsomo presents delivered.
Tho brido and groom left on fho 2:30
train for Cincinnati and other (<oints.
Miss Minnie is ono uf Gordon's most ac-
pILhcd young ladies, and tho town
is louth to give her up, though sho can
bo safoly trusted to Mi. Hooks.
LOOK OUT, Nil-;LON MEN,
nuS'i«ii>ei« AtUspi is Krt'.aThcJr
Work Around Uuttmau.
QUITMAN, Juno 26.—[Special.]— 1 The
melon shipping season*has dovoloped
houio queer episodes. For instnneo, Mr.
Rosentlmll, that's what ho called him
self here, emuo along tho line of tho
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
last week and purchased twenty or thirty
cars of melons as the agent of tho house
of Bayard C. Holer of Now York. He
did not have any money, but drew on
hi* bonM in Now York. All U said
drafts havo been dishonored. Mr. Roen-
thnll, so-called, is not hero now. Query:
Where is Mr. ihuenthall now with all of
that sweetness?
William Moilago. so-called, of Louis-
buying melons as agent for Albert M.
Muffin. Ho purchased a car from one
Mr. .Shiver. He didn’t have any money,
drafted on his house in Louisville, but
the draft was dishonored. Mr. tihiver
got out a warrant for Mr. Meilogo, so-
calleil. Ho gave tond in tiie huiii of
$150. lust night ho left. Hewasover-
tiil:c'ii at Waycroaa, and is now coiiiiued
in the jail in tluit city.
FRUIT AROUND TENNILLE.
Tennillk, Juno 26.—[Special.]—Tiio
llpmcnt <>f fruit ftoOIVIa point con
tinues to to heavy. The fruit crop ha*
not been so largo in y.nir*. ^pff although
the fruit is snuili, it is«>r iilteqUiiilty and
shippers are realizing U tter prolitH than
from the few Itrnt inferior Hhipmi nts. A
canning establishment at this place
would pay handsomely, for fruit i* not
more plentiful anywhere tlum in this
county. _________
ALL FOB COTTON BAGGING.
Farmer* Around Wal.lcn Acalusl Ilie
lultjullou* Jute Trusl.
Walden, June 20.—[Special.]— 1 To-day
nt this pfcico the farmers met to take
hoiiio action regarding the purchase of
>ttuii bagging. The alliance men had
already decided to use it in prefere nce to
lute bagging, and called this meeting
nviting all farmers, who are not mom-
ier» of the allinnco, to join them in their
stand against tiie jute bagging trust.
T1 e meeting was presided over hy Mr.
William Ryder. Perfect harmony And
griut enthusiasm prevailed among’ tiie
farmers. OrdeA were taken for several
thousand yards of cotton togging, und
forwarded at onee to tlfe mnnufheturers.
The farmers are thoroughly in earnest,
and show a determination to cripple, if
not kill the lagging trust.
Their order was made through n mer
chant iu Macon, w hich shows that they
do not desire to ignore their merchant
friends, but simply have arrayed them-
’ ch in determined opposition to tho
ging trust. Full threc-fourtto of tho
farmers will use cotton togging.
1IANDMOBE UAILWAY COACH I'M.
N®\i
The Wrlghuvllle and TeunllP
B*|Ufpment«
TENNILLE, June 26.—[Special.]—Pres
ident W. B. Thomas lius just returned
from Jeffersonville, Ind., where ho went
to ins|Mi-t and receive tho now eoacdies
for the Wrightsville and Tennille rail-
kuI He brouglil the coueluM with him.
They are models of their kind, being fit
ted up after the late> t and most approved
Ay It*. Tho coaches cost each at
linOhin Falls far Coiaiiaiiv's sIioim.
They will to put into service at once.
President Thomas says tluit his rood is
in a flourishing condition, being taxed
to its utmost to &i't>p up with the enor
mous amount of freight. The roodtod
is in line order and the line equipped
with heavy stool rail*.
Intellectual Women.
“I do believo those women,
Who for years and years and years,
Keep (ali'shing their intellects,
To ornament their biers”—
should again call the attention of their
sex to the remedy especially provided
for tho correction of their physical ail
ments by Dr. B. V. Pierce of Buffalo. It
is colled “Favorite Prescription.” Wo
of intellect for years and year* and
years liavo used it and pronounced it tho
tost corrective of nil “fr^nalo weak-
ncssea** that euu to luul anywhere. Ask
your druggist for it. Full directions for
using. Guaranteed to give satisfaction
~ luvuvy rvfuudeU,
UNMOVED HE HEARS HiS DEATH
WARRANT READ.
TOM TO HANG ACGDST 16.
I
court tho hilt of exception, ^'-
ute. In It tho defend mtlpS+T '
in« of tho case, K SgjSJJg**
uny that it ,va» an error on tK’rfl
tho oonrt. Tho overruling of thoS 0 '
for clian«e of venue from HoS“°"
account of public oxcltom™f°^ h *
When Asked Why Sentenco Should
Not Iio Proiiuunecd he Exclaimed!
1 Ain an Innocent Itlau—The
fuse’s Future.
Perry, Juno 25.—[Sjxicial.l—As ft by
magic, interest, in the Woolfolk case causeslore also considered
- ^.• < ‘^._ nv "r“ lin K of tl.emoUon ^
died out last night, when tho verdict of
tho jury was announced. On all sides
during tho evening, court, counsel and
jury caino in for compliments, and some
of the ladies went so far as to say that
they wanted to embrace every juryman
for such a prompt Mid proper verdict.
Hearing most of tho evidence they lmd
fully made up their minds as to tho guilt
of tho prisoner nnd unanimously ap
proved tho verdict. This is tho
nearly every household in Houston
county.
THE LAST OK THE TRIAL.
... u wvei j uuug Ol the motion
continuance, tho overruling J
lenses to tho array, the
counsel to uk jufcrs “eS” u t l a ,TO
the refusal of the cuurt™^ tu? 0IU ’
liens hiuielf, unless ujurcrfuil,l,' |U ' 1 *-
dorstand the statutuiy oum!^?
sssigned as errors of the court “?
the defendunt could not have JJ? I
tial tnal, according tu the eonstin I
of the state nnd ..f the United StaT®
TUE MOTION FOB A NEW TU1AL,
The motion for a new trial c
a few grounds, Imt is a ler^-th^'™
Tlic last ocremonlcs of the trial took
Ktv. s as grounds the usual „„es of tl, 0 I
place this morning. At 9 o’clock Judge
Gustin mounted the bench, and li\o
utes later Col. Rutherford appeared.
“ttmd up, Mr. W'oolfolk. ’ said tho
court.
An awed husli foil upon tho court room
where in curiosity half a hundred people
douco and also su contrary to I'swS
evidence ns to lead to tho cJncWs S
-ouciiulon that
prejudice,
luul nawmblod to hoar the end. lxioks
of pity apiKxired upon their faces, and
tho prisoner was the centre of attract ion
once more. Tho three ladies in black,
tho aunt and two sisters, were seated to
tho right of the prisoner. Ou their fa
appeared despair, but they luul fully
made up their minds to pa.s« through tho
trying ordeal of hearing tho death war
rant read. In this they were successful.
Not a tear, net a sob nor a sigh came
from cither prisoner or relativ
A Hush went over the face of tho pris
oner as lie rose. There was a vacant
stare in his eyes.
Havo you anything to say why tho
sentence of death should not to iMissed
upon you now?” said tho court.
“I AM AN INNOCENT MAN.”
Rousing up, Wooliolk fixed his eyes
ujion Judge Gustin'* far e and in a deter
mined tone of voice, said: “Nothing, sir,
except I our on innocent man.” With a
sigh he dropped to hid seat und leaned
back against n table.
Col. Rutherford then asked for a sus
pension ot sentence, ns tile defense wore
preparing a motion for a new trial,
which, if overruled, would force tho de
fense to carry tho case to the supremo
court.
Tho court said ho had no doubt of tho
intention of tho defense, but that, in
accordance with tho rules of tho court,
ho would jkiss sentence.
“Stand up, Mr. Woolfolk.”
Once more Torn Woolfolk rose to his
feet and leauetl slightly forward os Judge
Gustin read the seuteucu of death. The
aunt and sisters, with expressions of
pain, listened to every word. Tiio audi
ence listened to every word and a death
like stillness pervaded tho room.
there was bias
thecourt
continuance la araignwl u a ground.*}
because tho court roiu*d*to iM
clmrgcr requested by Ulu state “Hi!
general charge to the jury comes in far
another ground. The rofusal „( lh “
court to inJc any except the blalutorr
questions is another ground. ”
TO HEAR THE MOTION AUGUST 10.
Permission wnfl s j ven tho dcf '
amend tho motion hy a brief of era! m3
11 copy of documentary cvidenco in it,
order granted by Judge Ututln,
the hearing of tho motion for a new trij
Augw, w in Iijbb court house. Br
tide time Cleric Unrrue will probablr
liavo prepared tho evidence in the
a record of 1,500 pages. ’
Woolfolk’* Dralli Nctilcnce,
In a firm, clear and deliberate tone,
Judge Gustin then read the sentence.
“Tho State vs. Thomas G. Woolfolk—
indictment for murder, No. CO, Bibb su
perior court, November term 1&JJ7, trans
ferred to Houston superior court.
Verdict nt April adjourned term
Jlouston superior court
“Tho jury impunelcd in tho caao hav
ing returned a verdict finding you,
Thomas G. Woolfolk, guilty of tho crime
of murder, and you 1 show ing no reason
why tho sentence of tho court should not
to prenouucod ujion you,
TO HANQ AUGUST 10.
‘It is, therefore, considered, ordered
d adjudged bv tho court, that you
(Thomas G. Woolfolk) tho defendant in
said cause, to, by tho sheriff of this
county, convoyed from tho l»or of this
court to the common jail of said county,
or such other jail os suid sheriff'muy
select, or as tho court may otherwiso or
der, where you shall to safely confined
and kept by said sheriff until the six-
teeth (16) day of August, in tho year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty-
nino (1880). when you shall, by said
sheriff, to taken from said jail to a gal
lows, to to orucled at tho oxiiense of said
county of Houston in terms of the law,
withiu an encluiuro within two miles of
th.. juil of said county and ou said gal
lows, vou, the said Thpiras G. Woolfolk,
‘ 41, by said sheriff or lu* lawful deputy,
WHS. BISHOP FIKBCE DEAD.
She Passed Away Near Sparta letter* I
day Evening.
Sparta. Juno 23.-[SpechU.]-Mre.
Bishop Tierce died this afternoon at £un-
shine, tho residence A Mr. John Turner I
and the former residence of the I
Bishop Pierce, at 2:51 o'clock.
Sho had been ill tome montlia, and no I
POpW we been entertained of her re* I
covery, though sho has shown mirocu-1
loim ervlur!*nc9 and vitality. She wi31
to buried beside tho bishop m tho come- I
tery hero to-morrow morning. Sho u I
mourned and missed by nil who knew I
hor.
Sparta, Juno 26.—[SpecialJ-Th« fa-1
neral of Mrs. Ann M. Pierce, wifo of the I
Iato Bishop Georgo F.. Pierce, occur*! I
hero this morning at It o’clock. Tta I
pall-bc aixx s were Mem. P. L. Little, Ik I
ii. Thomas, J. R. Lewis, J. L. Culvur I
andJ. W. Moore. According to apre-l
vlous request of tho deceased no funeral I
was preached, but tho service tor the I
dead wat lead m church and then ccn-1
eluded ut tho grave. Tho hymn suag I
was tho ono Winning, “In the Chrii-1
tinn’s home in glory.” which Mr*. Pierce. I
a few hours before’ sho died, requested I
her daughter, Mr*. Turner, to sing to I
her, after wliicli she passed tjuletljraway. I
Her last moments seemed to bo free froci I
the suffering sho hod Imn undergoing I
Jor so many montlis. Sho is buriod Ly I
tho gravo of hor husband, and it ha I
been suggested tluit au inscription to her I
memory bo engraved on tho blank aid* I
or tiio DlsnupY inonuiuem. inu lunwid I
services were cottdocttd by Meant I
(^ul)lian, Timmons and Britt I
Mrs. Pierce was 78 years of ago tho I
15th of this mouth. She was a most I
beautiful character, and all the vlrtuej I
and Christian graces were in her devel- f
oped to sueli a degree of perfection that I
liar life was ono continued hleming to I
everyone who caino withiu tho scoj* of iti V
loving and loveable, ancTher tender arm-1
pathics brought her closo to everyom I
who sorrowed. Now that sho is gone, p
sho leaves behind a sweet memory.
FIIKLPM FOB GEUBANY.
Ilnrrlsou Appolut* VF. W. Pbrfp* *•!
Cke Court of Berlin. I
Washington, Juno 26r—The President I
to-day aimointed William Walter Pholpe I
of New Ifampsldro envoy extraordinary ■
and minister plenipotentiary of tu|
United States to Germany.
to Imaged by the nock until you are dead
—ddad—dead, iTnd may tho Lord havo
mercy on your soul.
TOM WILL SWING IN PRIVATE.
‘It is fur.her considered, ordered and
adjudged thut you, tho said Thomas G.
Woolfolkrto so hanged by tmid sheriff iu
private ou said day of Aug. 16 in the
year of our Lord 1889, between the hours
of 10 nVlnek il III. uml 2 <>V1
of 10 o’clock il iu. und 8 o’clock p. iu.
It is furtlier considered, unlerud nnd
adjudged, that such friends of the said
Thomas G. Woolfolk to admitted to said
hanging a* you, tho said Tin.
Woolfolk, may desire; that tiio relative.*
of you, the said Thouim* G. Woolfolk, tho
officers of tho court, und such guard nnd
deputies us tho sheriff may de.siro uuiv
nbo to present, and that Drs. 31. W.
Harris and C. R. Mann bo pre»eut to de-
ido when death supervenes; and in the '
vent of the failure of cither or totli of
said physicians to ap(>eur, that such phy
sicians a* may or hereafter to designated
by tho court shall attend.
“Tliis.Jun4.-25, 1889.
“O. W. Gustin, J. S. C. 31. C.”
“Take your seat.”
THE MOTION FOB A NEW TRIAL.
Col. Rutherford then inquired if tho
court would detenuiiio the timo for
hearing. stenographer Barnes an
nounced that the record would to - 1,509
imgcs und that he could finish it proba-
lly by the first of August.
Cob. Rutherford, Duncan and Miller
then retired from tho court room to pre-
lore the motion for u new trial.
Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Cowan and Mr*. Ed
wards remained ami conversed in u Iniul
tone with tho prisoner during tho
orning.
Cjpt. Davis, Solicitor Felton anil
Judge Giles then went into :ui argument
»a|thi I
Ttu> n.i.r 1W.» J* u}«3 10 ,i -'
Ih.11. t" 1L ' (0 ,
Merit Wins.
RKSStf!£&* if
• motion for a
new trial -for Uenri-
i«»:
soned the Dasher family. That ended
the case and tho audieuee retired, leav
ing only a luilf dozen stragglers.
tom’s bisters klss him good-bye.
At 10:20 o'clock the ladies left the pris
oner after embracing and kissing him.
At 10:80 o’clock, tot ween .Sheriff Cooper
and threo deputies, tho prisoner, now
under sentence of death, pained out of
the court loom down to his cell in Hous
ton’s jail.
During the day Judge Gustin heard
several motions, and at 8 o'clock ad
journed the April term’of Houston, su*
perior court.
In tho case of n -nrietta Allen, Under
sentence for poisoning tho Dasher fam
ily, Judge Gustin granted a now trial.
Tiie mnndamhs on Treasurer Urunaen
dr. SCHENCK’S
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Daeva of the btoroMh a*
because ^
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Hate pure blood and pro >tfW
Thus teifti nutriment to «'«T I
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nnd admirable trealfce on tt: I
Uver, and tho ' *J„Er»t ii-fcor.. I
nnd care. It ^ouodx m thoe I
vital organ* and the law* 0
bad before. Sent Bee.
DR.SCHENCK’S MED5CINE6J
fur i*iu w itthKokfcca of Dr. JJoffoy w a«
cided. Dr. Hfflley, yirouff n/rieud,
reived tiff? v^liole amount dutrinrts, $1
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