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MACON, GA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1894.
com of i
,.tle Hopefulness in the Reviews of
the Great Commercial
Agencies.
I IMMENSE shortage on gold
jinty-TiTO Bltlllom Decrease In Tsro
weeks' 'I line—Legislation at Wash-
Ington Is Alio Having He
Depressing Effect.
V-W York, Dec. 31—Bradureot’s to-
incur will say:
•THe voluitn* of general trade con-
jU .s small, ns exported from evl-
flce * of tfirlnkage w.tlf.n the mootti.
ausually unseasonable weattiec con-
to check dlstritouttou of coal,
•ivy clothing, Shots nod rubber goods
Irtiiwcst; South and throughout the
wtral Western anti EnSteirn states, nl-
•inra at larger cities the favorable re-
, rs ns to holiday goods and opeciill-
, s at retnll are for toe greater part
i, oulcoma of the bright, ni.kl
weelt. 482,238, against 881,513 tut year, 260,-
086 year, before last and 376.691 In 1881.
Crop brought Into sight for the first
twenty-one days of December, 1,421,158,
against 1,498,185 last year, 993,858 year be
fore last and 1.301,413 In 1891. '
Comparisons In these reports are made
up to the corresponding date last year
and year before and In 1891, and not to
the cloao of the corresponding week.
Comparisons by weeks would take In 113
days of the season last year, 114 days year
before last and US days tn 1881, //-ptnst
only 113 days this year.
KILLED FIFTY MALLARDS.
BLOODY CRIME III IIS
Joo Isom., a Well-Known Farmer,Shot
Down by a Negro Named
Pike,
THE MURDERER IS AT LARGE.
Fine Spot For President Cleveland on
Thursday.
L-„tit»n goods ate weaker and sales of
jin slow. Sales at Now York re
al;,d favorably, lodicntliig that me
r . .. 11 wp 4» (^A Irwntaf nrjitrt
m«s in woolens is at a standstill
will remntn so until after January
ahiin the now tur.tt prmsioim go
olTeft. l’r.oes at which woolen
Ua are willing to take orders discount
prospective changes in the tariff,
it is declared American mils will
their share of the trade. Stales of
»1. too, are lower.
■i Iron break* all records by break-
, $9.55. Ait larger Southern cities
•il trade remains quiet, unchanged
of moderate volume, except at Au-
wtiioh reports a liitot shipment,
Sivunnah aud Jacksonville the dla-
hution of a tuples is relatively most
v,,. and at Ghutttianooga, where col-
ms are satisfactory, the indent-d
ot merchants is leas than for sev-
years- Shipments of Indian corn
i Now Orleans continue free. At
(Mtoo. Birmingham, Altltnttt, Ment-
'NaShYille and Charleston, S. C„
Ire Is l: -*e prospect for increased ac-
rity prior to the now year."
DUN'S REVIEW.
O. Dun & Oo.'s weekly review of
de tomorrow will say:
But for the largo exports of gold
.,1 .wwwptnsty with the tlnuncial leg-
dar.oo, the inttcutions would be more
t'ottraging. Some Increase is seen in
alers g.ven to manufacturing Works,
into tmUl t4»o year ittda the force
ttaliy at work nuturaiily dtmliKtoeet.
■ hofcctiy trade has beea rather poor
in-ist points, partly owing to the
..Id weather. There is distinctly more
■atidknee shown about the future de
ad for Industrial products, though
ices are out lairter.
Domestic exports Increase a mile,
agh exportable staples ore not beg
in pcitee. In November the excels of
•vh-indise exports over Imporu was
1,881. besides 82.931,011 diver, and
i-mber returns Indicate as large an
ex. For this very remain the export*
If no AS1 In nines lout L’r'fitv
Georgetown, 8. C.. Dec. h.—Dr. L. L.
Williams of the United States Marino
Hospital service and Dr. C. William* Bai
ley of this city visited the presidential
steamer Wistaria today on a visit to Dr.
O'Reilly, the president’s physician. The
gentlemen returned this afternoon on the
United States steam launch which had
carried them down and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with Dr. O'Reilly
and thetr visit generally. Today at 12
o'clock the United States launch Wacco-
mavv arrived here from the lighthouse
tender Wistaria with a large number of
mallards which were shot yesterday by
the president and party, and they were
expressed on the afternoon train to
friends North. A more beautiful lot of
ducks was scarcely ever seen tn George
town.
The Wistaria dropped down to South
Island this afternoon, where the presi
dent and party will hunt In the early
morning on the lands of Gen. Alexander,
returning to Georgetown later In the day
so ss to arrive In time for the reception
to be given In the Wlnysh Indigo Society
hell •* * O'c'cclr If* tho afternoon. The
hail was tastefully decora tod with ever
greens and flags by the ladles of the city.
The hall tonight presents a most at
tractive appearance. Lauge paiiiwitu
trees In thetr natural state grace the ap
proaches to the hall and nothing la being
left undone to give the president a moat
complimentary and warm welcome.
Yesterday the nutting party bagged
ninety-six mallards, the president bring
ing down fifty of them with his trusty
gun. The weather has been Ideal for
the past three days In the marches, there
being enough wind for the purpose and
•'s Neighbors Are Scouring the foun
ds Search of the Villain, and
1. ^sviay Ds a Lynching—
Robbed a Freight Train,
JI’CAURIN FOR FREE COINAGE.
Says tho Carliata Schema Is a Wall
Street Measure,
still not so cold as to be uncomfortable.
The result of today's shoot has not yet
been learned.
The president continues In good health
and spirits and he la having a glorious
time. The owners of the residences and
stores on Front street have been hard at
work all day decorating tho fronts of
thetr buildings gracefully and attractively
with innumerable Sags. The street to
night presents an elaborate holiday ap
pearance never before seen in George
town. The people are determined to sus
tain the reputation they have of never
doing anything by halve*. Everyone Is
deeply Interested and Is anxious to do
all they can to Impress the president
with the sincerity of thetr hospitality and
thetr deop admiration for him.
Quitman, G*., Dec. 21.—(Sptcial.)—
Oa top of' Brooks county's already
black record of crime, I will have to
chronicle two more—one which Is per
haps the foulest murder that will ever
bi recorded In history of this county.
Mr. Joseph Isom, one of the largest
and most prosperous farmers in the
county, was in Quitmuia yesterday.
While here he had some words with
Waveriy Pike, a negro living In Isom’s
neighborhood. It passed off all tight,
and Mr. Isom went out of town and
reached hia home, which la about ten
miles north of here, at 8 o'clock. He
unhitched his team and Started hack
on foot toward Capt. Tillman’s, his
fa.tlri'.r-ln-fci'w, in company with his
bivther-io-law. Mr. Henry Tillman.
They did not get more than about
half a util* from ImttiR Iwhen
they met four negroes—two on home-
back In froot of two In a wagon. They
recognized V,'uV.-ri> Pike in the wdguu
and Wen McCtlll on the hors;. The
negroes came up pretty fast, and came
very near riding over Mr. Isom, when
Mr. Isom said: “Lookout, boys, don’t
run over m;." Just oa lie uttered tho
sentence, Pike drew his pistol and fired
without a. word of wanting. The bail
entered Isom's heart, and |hs died in
stantly. Pike and McCall tired thr.-e
Moots each at Isom after he fell, none
of which took effect.
Pike then Jumped off his horse, got
Into the wagon with the two Herring
nvgroea and remarked: "By , I’ve
ki.led Joe loom,’’ took the lines and
drove off at the top of tiie horse's
speed. When he reached home, he
Jumped out and ran for the woods,
sad Is still at large.
The two Herring negroes find McCall
were captured anil lodged lr\ Jail this
HARDEE 'NOT GUILTY.
The State Failed to Prove That Ho Mur.
dered Miss Kaiser.
19,332,011 In gold since last Friday
1 the withdrawals of about three
ie« as much gold from the treasury
• the more noaced. Money -oGV.l.nu s
accumulate here, and there Is no
argement Ml tho legitimate demand
.. commercial loans, though some of-
Moga of paper, apparently to prcpiro
fo.- yearly saulenroot, hive excited re-
Tltuaville, Fla. Dec. 2t.-Thls evening
the jury in the esse of Mcntellus Hardee,
accused of the murder of Miss Katherine
Kaiser last May, brought In a verdict of
not guilty.
The case has occupied the attention of
the court for a week and has been very
sensational, owing to the prominence of
the parties Involved. Mias Kaleer waa
found dead In the wood* last May. her
head being levered.
Hardee was arrested about two months
after tbs crime. The state tried to prove
that he had eeduced the girl and then
had murdered her tn order to escape
marrying her, but failed to make out the
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Papers Found on His Person Showed
That He Owned Property.
morning.
The whole country for miles around
has turat-d out In search of Pike, and
the g.nerul prediction Is that If he is
cutout' the standing army of the
Uniied States could not keep him from
bci.ig lynched, for Mr. Isom wus ad
mired and loved by everybody—black
and white.
The other crime mentioned waa the
robbing of a freight train here by a
gaug of negroes headed by Dan Car-
roll, a ntgro detective who has b;en in
tile .employ of the SaranniD, Florida
aud Western railroad for the past ten
years.. They got on at Valdosta, and
broke Into a bix ear Just before reach
ing Quitman, und came very near com
pletely unloading It by the time it
stopped ill this place. They then weft
back and hid the goads thy had
thrown off. Carroll was arrested und
placed In JaJl this morning.
WnsihlD@ron, Dec. 21.—A Joint reso
lution offered by Mr. Livingston (Dem
ocrat) of Georgia and was agreed to
by tho house, pemfitilng foreign exhib
itors at Che Atlanta exposition to bring
laborers with them from their countries
to put their cxhlb.ts Into order and con
duct thorn .while the exposition Is In ex
istence.
In response to a question from Mr.
Wilson (Republican) of Washington,
Mr. Livingston said tho bill made no
provision for tho enitry of foreign
coachmen. (Lnugmer.)
Mr. Saiyres presented the concurrent
resolution providing for a recess of con
gress from Saturday, December 22, to
Tlmreduy, famuary 3, and on Its pas
sage Mr. English (Democrat) of Norvv
.1 rs»-y <t -in uni .1 i d.v .slim.
Mr. fhjrres asked for * rote by JMS
and nays, and it wus ordered, resulting:
Yeas 172, nays 123.
Tho house then want '.nto committee
of the tvJiole to resume discussion of
toe eurmacy and banking bill.
The discussion continued during most
of the afternoon, toe speakers being
Mestra. Pendleton (Democrat) of West
Virginia, Russell (Republican) of Con
necticut, Sicktfw (Democrat) of New
York. MoUturln (Democrat) of ttauth
Carolina and Rawlins (Democrat) of
Utah.
Mr. Molnurin made a vigorous at
tack up m 41b' policy of the Democratic
party upon financial mutters in (tie
past two years.
racy tn tbi> wide measure.” he said,
‘‘not a single principle of Democracy
In Us entire provision, nor a solitary
demand ever put forth by a national
Democratic convention. It Is fraud
upon the mnv* of Democracy and
bears upon It* fUcc the moral turpitude
itihaltmow seems to dominate that great,
alhough santewhut shattered, organiza
tion. The Democratic party for years
has asked -the people for a chan :o to
bring prosperity to their doom. Two
yen re ago that request was granted,
and what Stas been the result? Not a
single pledge has been redeemed nor a
single promise kept, but the entire
machinery of the party has been
placed tn the hands of that class of
Individuals who have been tn the past,
and are oven now, Che curse of the
greet plain people of the country. The
people bad relief to expect from the
Democratic, party, and the results of
last November may be taken us a
lively reminder of their disappoint
ment. and I venture the assertion that
If the pres*nt bill becomes a taw the
people at to* next election will wipe
out the Isdt vestige of the Democratic
party. Instead of granting them relief.
MI PORTER *10.
WAS WELL IN8URBD.
Blythes Store Looted of Goods and g
Fire Started.
He Is tho Negro Who Was Beaten j
in the Dodgo County
Chain Gang.
WORE HIS PLUG TO THE PEN
Thomaavllle, Dec. H.-(Special.)-The
city authorities made a ten-atrtke early
this morning In the apprehension of lira
incendiaries. Tho facts arc about these:
About 13:30 this morning a policeman
discovered lire burning In the back yard
and back part of T. J. Blythe's store on
the corner of Jackson street. The alarm
was given and the fire atoon stopped,
but the police found that tho trash and
back end of the store had been saturated
Lalrit Kept Dp Appearances on Ilia Way With oil. and upon further Investigation
1 found from 8300 to 31.000 worth of gooda
(o Columbus—No Teachers* Exam
ination!—The Small Boy's
Firecracker Work.
Atlanta, Dec. 21.—(Spectal.l—Gover
nor Atkinson went down to Newman to
day to look after his nfftiirs at home.
Before going he signed an order par
doning Nat Porter, the negro whoae
cruel behting in the chalngnng of Dodge
county has been the muse of so much
newspaper comment recently. Porter
was In for moo months for stealing A
cents. IIo wits stubborn and refused
to work. Then the overseer went to
work on him, tail ting him so brutally
Chat the grand Jury found him unable
to work when the case came to their
attention. All the court officials rec
ommended the panlon.
STARTED TO COLUMBUS.
Andrew Jackson Laird, the default
lug postofflee clerk at LaGmuge, along
weth ten whlteoappeTn, Jim latwuhe,
iiitt uuiuriouH uausetftiw, aud sev
eral other prisoners, wtre Started for
tlte Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary at 2
o’clock this afternoon. Tho party of
prisonem was In charge of Special Offi
cer Case and two deputies. Laird was
the most conspicuous man In the crowd,
wcuring a {dug hat und being almost
dud.sltly dressed. Laird stilt protests
his Innocence and claims tbit cons.d-
eration for others who would have been
Implicated prevented him from bring
ing out the evidence to clear himself.
“But,” ho said, as he stepped aboard
the uuln, “.t will aJl came out in the
end.” lie Is glad, be said, to get out
of Georgia Jail, because, being a Re
publican, he was not treated a. well as
he deserved. In fact, he thinks
at tha house of George A. Griffith, the
only clerk of Blythe's. The goods proved
to havo been moved from the store on
yesterday afternoon. Griffith and a negro
boy about 18 years old were soon arrest
ed. It waa learned that Blythe had lett
town yesterday at noon In company with
his wife. Nows has reached here that
Blythe has been arrested today at Pet.
ham, a small town twenty-five mtlea
north of here.
Blythe was well Insured and aome be
lieve was implicated In the Intended burn-
Ing,while others believe It to be a scheme
of Griffith to secure the goods without
suspicion. Nono of the parties have talked
yet, but It Is believed that aome of them
will squeal and give the straight of it.
NEWS FROM GRIFFIN.
A Charming Visitor—Election of Military
Officers.
Griffin, Dec. 21.—(Special.)—Miss Nannie
Sue Hill, a very beautiful and accom
plished young lady of Newnan, Oa_, who
has been on a very pleasant visit,
In Macon for several days, arrived tn
this city yesterday and will be the guest
of Mrs. Dr. E. R. Anthony for a few
days
The Griffin Rifles held a meeting at
thetr armory last night, where an elec
tion was held for officer? of the company.
There wot a full vote polled by the mem
bers and the result was as follows:
A. J. Burr, captain.
W. C. Elder, first lieutenant.
J. M. Kimbrough, Jr., second lieutenant.
Capt. Burr will appoint his aides—sear,
gents and corporals—In a few days. The
gentlemen elected are thoroughly qualified
to fill thetr offices and the company will
begin thetr regular drill, after the holi
days
OUTRAGED POPULISTS.
A Newly Made Gravp Bring* to Light
a Political Mystery.
Statesboro, Ga., Doc. 21.—The fol
lowing story in tire Times la a hit on
the puliikjrii situation in tills part of
t.. i the rist*:
. . A nice lrttle story oooiea from doiVn
politic. Hie cause of hi* preatmt predlc- on the river. Sir. Rogers had a hog to
a mem, asserting that he Is the victim
WASHED TO ETERNITY.'
Horse Dashed
Death.
ark.
i. iVger orders for manufactured pro-
ivih tilsve appeared, yet, except tn
>ts and Shoes, the general Uvnrienry
prions Is downwanl.
•Steel MIMs sail at 815 aJ PkUaburg.
1 Bessemer pig at 39.50 at VallW
Ills, and hi other products the tone
on the wtiefi* weaker, except in Struc-
rat beams, which hold the recent
mall advance. Yet quite large trans
it:, .ns asm reported In pig Iron anil
Piets, and Iraprovod demand tor bam
•1 .mil., while nothing kv doing in
.ib. and business tn taiert* and p«*tee
light. Competition between the works
- oi-'ration for bustnesh which U not
tough to kivp them employed puahes
priooH tn many lints below the orvll-
tary < o«t of production.
"The heavy auction sales of cotton
tods resulted In prices about 10 per
It. below those previously current.
- -i t.he announcement at numerous rc-
fa -tiion* In prices by agents are bey
tome .teemed evidence that many nSlla
lave accumulated larger stocks In ad-
rut» of consuming demand tbun had
■ a supposed. Quite large sales have
illowed. but the roarkea Is still irreg
ular and uncertain.
The volume of domestic trade does
bit gain except In ootmpurlson with
list year, when It was declining. Ex-
tkvnges for rise week here were 7.09
t-T cent, larger than last year, but
31.1 per cent, less than In 1892. and for
be month tho dally average haa been
<9 per cent, larger than taat year,
bat 25.4 per oont. lea. thkn In 1893.
[The withdrawal* of gold from the
isury Save been over 82.100,000
ice December 8, and are attributed
b part to replacement of bank gold,
hitch was reduced by the purchase of
totals. Yet K ta plain that the de*4ne
* f reign offices to get gold Instead of
cites rapidly takes from the treasury
ritatewc waa gained by BeMn* bonis.
"Failure have been somewhat more
bportaot, with HobMUes for toe tec-
kt week of December a* 32.114,2#!, and
hr two weeks of December the uggre-
r ' has been 3*,*40,4M. of which manu-
h^turlng liabilities were 32.4M.1M and
He trading liabilities 34,071,529. But
»»t year the ttabtlsdee in failure, of
tie same two weeks were 311.519.998,
•< which no less than 35,114.484 were
*1 m inufUoturtng and only 35,801.181 oc
■riding concerns. The failures for the
M«t week have been 249 in the United
-lies, .'gainst 344 last year, and 35
m ixntpja, aguinat 31 Uat ><«r.
St. Augustine, Fla.. Dec. 2k—The corpse
of Robert J. Aldrich was found this morn
ing by the railroad track with a hole In
its skull. He wu drunk laat nlxnt and
It la euppoaed he went to aleep on the
track and waa killed by a pasatng train.
The dead man'* mother, Mr*. Rosa Aid-
rich. live* at Barnwell, S. C., and from
papers found on Aldrich's person It ap
pears that he waa entitled to an .Interest
In a large estate.
NEW ORLEANS CROP ST ATM ENT.
>■<•« Orleans. Dec. 21.—The crop (late
st fro mBeptember 1 to December 21,
I'liulve. Issued by the New Orleans Cot
Exchange Is as follows:
>rt receipts 4.15S.28T bales, against 2..
•'.M3 last year. 2J3M7* yea rbafore last
>U 4.(04,580 for the same time In U#t.
’a - Man,I to mills and Canada, HI,380.
•«-iln*t 311,513 last year. 611.797 year be-
last and 142.Ml In 1ML Interior
ks In excess of September t, 481,313.
‘••tonst 391,851 last year. 34M*4 year before
and 3C.938 In 18*1. Southern mill tak-
. 3m.ll*. against WI.3M last year, 3K.-
. year before last and 270.I88 In Mil.
brought Into sight during lit dayi
1 He, 4.328,181, against 5.487.M last year.
: 2 year before last and l£U> In
*3. crop brought Into slghl for tot
Mil tod, Dec. 11.—Laat week Mr. J. E.
Lowe, :t prominent merchant of Duluth,
came to tills place on businras. While
returning home, hi* bone ran away
and threw Mr. Lowe from the buggy.
The animal dashed wildly on. reaching
the swollen Chattahoochee river, Into
which he plunged, carrying the buggy
with him. The last s;cu of the hone
and buggy they were being washed
away in the torrent.
WHITECAPS ACQUITTED.
They Were Thought to Have Been
Lynched, but Were In Custody.
Mobile, Ala.. Dec. 21.-Oeorge Brunson
amt Lee Brown, men presumed to be
outlaws of Meacham's boat. ClitrtW
county, who weroreporced lynched, but
resilly were »afely J* 11 JJf
Grove Hill, were e . rlc ‘»
and verier day proved an allot ana wen.
.lCwdiantcwl cInrke county people are
Indignant that wild reports Impugning
choir character tor absence of law have
been rircuLted.
NEW HURRICANE SIGNAL.
Washington, Dec. 11.—*The new hur
ricane signal, which will
at all toe ■wcitbher aba lion* on add af
ter January 1, will consist of to* two
red flogs with black centre*' ■to’rit
one above to* other, and wfU be used
to Announce the expected uupronch <*
tropical hurricane* nnd trim of (hose
extremely severe arid dangerous storm*
Which oooaMcnaWy croo# the take, and
the northern Atlantic const
will be toe wtsne os toe one* now used
for storm signals. the Ptorsant *>«*"*
rankteU. No distinctive iilght hurrt-
cune signal will be dl*p'*> , «l- t “‘
4Ms signal is ordered durlng thejday
and 1s not lowered or
dark the night atoctn signal will be
displayed.
FIGHTING THE GREAT OIL TRUST.
Sioux FaU. 8. Dr, D~ M--^**** *
Sella wholesale oU0 JL o u,y
rity. have begun ault against Deputy
Oil Inspector Arthur of lowi tor froud-
ulently rejecting oil shipped to Akron,
Iowa. The aUrS»U°n Is mad« that a
Stshdard oil agent was wHta Arthur
ttt Ihw time of inspection, and that the
irtsole ihipmentwa* reactedkftera-
•mining one or two ba rr<1 *-
Iffs have been making a vigorous fifeht
against to* trust for asveral year*.
NO BUTTERINB FOR MARYLAND.
Baltimore. Dec. 31.—As a result of
Justice Harlan's recent dedston sua-
tainlng the Maarochueetts law pertain-
to Hhe *al* of oleoinarE*r»*, Ar*
mour St Co., who were perhaps the
largest dealers In butterine In too
Stats, have decided to dtaconttoue hand-
!lng tit- article In ktaryUnd.Allof the
other wholaiale deahvs fa> oteomarcet-
tne hu.ve also closed up.
T1VO NEW COTTON MILLS.
Wilmington. N. C. Dec. 21.-Move-
s are on foot here to build two new
en eon tnllto in (Ms city, one on the old
plan of slaying up toe capkal stock at
v" "* .■ . .jliap svn His ItWiilmsnf
once f-s the Other on toe Instalment
r,'lan.' lstdlcattons are favorable to toe
success of such an enftafprtae. The co<-
ton receipts af tola port have reached
,55 243 Sim, which In 1,400 In excess of
toe entire receipts hsk reason, and to#
largest oa reooed for this port.
KILLED FOR HIS MONEY.
A Birmingham Dentist Enticed Away
by His Murderer*.
Roanoke, Ala., Dec. 11.—Dr. J. H.
Card, a traveling dentist from Birm
ingham, Ala., had established a tem
porary office in this pace and was
known to have a Cot of money on his
person. He was enticed away from
town about halt a mile and In a lonely
kine was that three times through toe
head, causing death. His perron <
robbed of a gild watch and chain and
Ms money. The coroner's Jury Is now
in session, but there is no clue as yet
to his murderer.
THE BODY ROBBED.
A Murder Which Was Evidently Com
nutted by Hlghwuymen.
Instead of giving them free coinage of
stiver ,is hod been expected, and upon
which lledse fully three-quarters of
the Democrats of this house were
elected, they proved recrvint to thrtr
trust and further degraded sliver by
repealing the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act tin "oliy there Is abso
lutely no msthett by which the volume
of currency can be Increased except
to* chance* of gold mining. This
places the people in a position where
they are the Vicrti.i* of all the disas
ters which >wnU upon, and ore sure to
fo'low. the stationary or decre.iMng
volume* of currency. This bill la flllel
with pitfalls and qutgmLrea, as are nil
rha fln&nclnl measure which have
passed congress since ISM. This ta
not Secretary OtrMsta’s bill. It Is tbs
tdulkluk hors* for Wh'.l street. It
bears the trade mark of that locality,
which Is beginning to b* recognised In
aCI parts of toe nation.”
Mr. McDurtn then advocated free
coinage of Oliver as the demand at the
hour and toe duty of congress.
4 SICKLES' POSITION
Gen. Sickles created much smuatmere*.
by his answer to a question by Gen.
Henderson of Iowa, as to what waa hia
attitude toward the btit. He said tint
while not approving (t, be stood with
the committee on bunking and currency
Fn favor at the measure.
Mr. Rawlins was the last speaker.
When he had concluded the commILee
row and Mr. Springer presented tor in
formation to the h->us* and grirtty dta-
ousaed Its provision* the substitute ho
yould offer at the proper time for the
pending bill. He stated (hat It was the
work of the majority of toe members
bt the comcnttrce on anklng end curren-
been approved by Secretary Carlisle,
cy and that tbs chancre proposed had
To expedt.e the consideration of tbs
bill, Mr. Walker (RpubHcan) of Maria-
chUMiita suggested that the b.ll Jurt
read be substituted at once for toe
porting bill, bul this wee not agreed
to. It wna agreed, however, thaf it
should be printed In bill form and pub-
Ittoed in the Record. Uminimal* con
sent was also given for members to
print remarks on the currency bill In
• .he Record et any time during tiro ses
sion. The house then, at 5 o'clock, ad
journed unto tomorrow at 12 of dock. ■
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 21.—About
sundown this evening near the fair
grounds, three miles from the city, the
dead body of J. F. Thornton eras found
■nark and attff in the roldle of the
rood with a bullet In hta breast. Ills
horses, attached to a light wagon con
taining merchandise, were grazing
near by. The dead man’s watch wu
missing and hie pockets turned wrong
side out. Robbery was evidently the
cause at the crime. No clue ns yet.
Thontton wus a writ known grocery
uwrcMint of West End. a suburb of
this city, and married. Much excite
ment prevail*.
A BURST PIPE AND A DEAD MAN.
New Mortinsvlhe, V*.. Dec. 21.—^Yes
terday afternoon, while Oapt. Jam*
Clegg, foreman of a pipe line gang for
toe new Mactlnr.llle Natural Ga* Com
pony, was caulking a pipe under a
thousand pounds of direct pressure, th '
pipe burst, throwing Capt. Clegg nearly
a hundred feet into the air, and killing
him Instantly, hia neck being broken
Half a dozen of the workmen about
him were knocked down and severely
injured-
A BURGLAR'S RAZOR.
Roswell, G3., Dec. 21.—Mr. T.
who Live* at Lebanon Mills
two miles east of here, had a struggle
with a burglar the other night Mr.
Gregory mi* unarmed, the burglar had
a razor. By presence of mlud. Mr.
Gregory saved Ms throat, oa wtucii toe
burglar made a vicious attack. The
ooal sleeve nnd Mr. Gregory's left arm
bear the marks of the conflict Tat
burglar escaped.
BIO COTTON CARGO,
Charleston. Dec. 21.—The British steam
ship Aldworth eras cleared here today for
Bremen with a cargo of 14,314 bales of
cotton, the largest cargo of cotton ever
shipped from this port. The deep water
on toe bar Is bringing tn the big ships
persecution,
NO TEACHERS' EXAMINATION
State School Commissioner Bradwell
has sunt out to the teacher* In the state
toe folowltvg notice, which explains
Itself:
For your Information, aud In an-
swer to numerous Inquiries, I *m com-
pellrid ho nay toot there will
je no examinations before toe
close of toe year. The acitton of tho
general assembly and-toe elgoature of
the governor to Che bills changing the
taw did not allow time enough to give
the proper notice of toe ex nMM
before the close of tho year. I have no
authority to order an examination to
be held after I retire from office. Jart
ns soon US'*! o*n have access to the
school ME* which have become tawa I
WEDDING AT VALDOSTA.
Valdosta. Dec. 21.—(Spertalt.—AIr.
T. Moore iin<l Ulm Fannie Lon Briggs,
both of this city, were married ye."’ -r-
day ftl 13 o'clock nt the Presbyterian,
‘i. Rev. J. I*. Ford ofltclaxinig.
H ML . groom ta one of Valdosta's most
wit Issue circulars giving full lufor- prominent young men, and ta connected
motion.” (rlth vnr.ous enterprises In thin city. •
A RECEIVER APPOINTED. H ® *» pre«ld -nt of the Dike Park Ina-
r a., r „-r,nkin trtUv oBBointed J I Pririement Company oral a prominent
Judge Lumpkin today appointaU J. real PmatP agent. The bride ta a must
W. English permanent receiver for the I accomplished and highly crtit-metl
Van Winkle Gin aod Machlnery Cogn- youn< , tody, , n ,i n daughter of Capt.
puny. Capt- Lngllto waa I W. H. Ilrigg'. n prominent hardware
temporarily acme week* ago. HI* bona I dealer, and on* of the founders of our
wis fixed at 125,000 and he wus to- city.
struoted to make «t> Inventory of the The bride was accompanied to tha
asset*. The Vtn Winkle failure was altar by her stater. Mtae Dottle Briggs,
one of the biggest of too year In this I and the groom bv Ur. Lee McLendon of
eeetbro. I Montgomery. Ala. Tho ueher-t w*re'
THE SMALL BOY'S FUN. I A - Snjtt. D. iL Demrvirk.
Th *n* I> * JI *fi?at C wwk I Ttte couple lert on the U:30 (rain fi>r
rrua firecraoker gdt ln hl fl Now Orleans, where they will spend the
season *o*«Y- A Y?ung*tor threw mta-mne to Valdoota after
,nnon cracker at the driver ofa I jooiuary l. anti wUl make this cky.
THE TREABURY STILL LB.1K8.
Heavy WltodmaxH of Gold for Export
to Europe.
Washington. Deo. 21.—The treasury
has loet tn gold withdrawals today
31,400,000. earing the reserve at to*
close of business *S»,900,000. There was
a large drain from mintage sources
A larpro uruin rrom huiu.ikw huuh.™.
Commisoloner Miller of the Internal
revenue bureau reports (hat toe total
receipts from Interval revenue sources
for the first five months of the pres
ent fiscal y«r aggregrt* 371.347,851, *n
«r the corresponding monitor
K t fiscal year of 3H.512.921
reaee 310,800.000 art*** from
fhe Increase of the tax op spirits and
wMhdrawtUs nude to anticipate tost
increase,
CHARTER VACATED.
Montgomery's Water Company Is In
Receiver's Hands. ,
Montglmery, Ala., Dec. 21—Ttre *u
preme court today «™.d*r«l inoMnlon
vacating the charier of the Ghpitol City
Water Work* Company and placing i:
in the hands of a receiver to be ap
pointed by the court.
The decision Is not on account of (he
finances of the oompany. but the ron-
ainiodon of contract. The owners w-iti
no doubt speedily conformto the opin
ion and be reinstated. The plan: ta
worth several hundred toouautd drtlaiv.
Governor Oates todxy appointed
Thomas R. Roulhac Judge of the E'.ev-
cr»:h Judicial dtatrtot. This 1* a now
circuit created by the presvut rentral
cuaembly.
PROMINENT TEMPLAR DEAD.
Montgotntry. Ala.. D« IL BdWofd
R H-i - ngu, fimiul rec ru<*r ot tn^
grand commandsry Knights te mplar
of Alabama, dl-l at i.---ud-:..
(hie city riila nft r:i • n fr>,m coiu'ump-
tloo.
COTTON MILLS BURNED.!
Jacksonville. Pec. 31.-Early this merit
ing fir* at Gainesville. Fla., destroyed the
cotton mills of Dutton it Co. The loss I*
about 314,45#:
WILL DOUBI.
gDfiganwry. . AIS-. m 1
IKmlg~ Mrr rtUi
* new msddnsw^rtal
ppe i r t:ig ' • run ,:s.U t:..
up W.’.h Old ra
APACITY
die from cholera, and he carried bn-'
off from the house by th» river swamp
to bury her. to prevent other porker*
from ostchlag the disease. Somebody
pawted along that way and saw the
fresh mound thrown up. and nt onco
suspect d that some third portytte hnd
betel put out of tho way by foul
means. The report went out. and the
acnsatlon grew till sonic portlet went
to Investigate. When th' faithful o'at
Democratic bow was dug up. Imagine
too constant itlon—(he crowd dlepor-rj ■
ldlng on Inquest.
wltho
** V - - - a nlrOAf I If
city trash wagon ■"*?; their home
early this morning. It struck one of
the borers. The (com ran awny and
threw Bob Reed, to* negro driver, out.
breaking Ms back. He t* now In toe
hosptfil. 'totf.e to die of hi* Injuries.
TWO RAILWAY COMPANIES.
Railroad building eUll J"
Georgia. Today Secretory
MlARRAIAGE AT ELKO.
Elko, Dec. 11.—(Special).—A surprise
marriage occured laat evening at the
regdence of Sir. and 51m. J. T. Snit'.h,
near this place. The happy emir are
Mtae niannie Watson and Mr. Smith
Deonard . Rev. M. A. Ferrell ofllolat.-l.
rvrodler granted charter* 4o taro new The community Join in Wishing thto
rompitaATtoe BnvUnnnh and Term!- young couple ell the >oy* esrt hetwtoess
^1 -rwt the Georgia Northern. The of a married kfc.
atook oTtoe former 1* 3500,000. Mr. W. K. Till baa Just opened a new v
lUtato ro^bS* mtlea from Savannah ^ °f »o«ta In «»>• •'orrt.oujore-'-
|„ the river front. The capital stock of SS?!f occuphid by Profeoaor Means.
u *1**nin”from I Tt.la ia a new worel
the eeccnd la .8150.000.^J t _ ^ | Both the Baptist and Methodlnst Bun^
vla . Moultrie, Both the Baptist and Method I n»t fiun^
northern'line (Mywohoohi will unite end have their
ColquIM county, to the northern iin ehrietmaetreoon Monday evening next
of Berrien county. ttle chapel of the Elto> Htah Bcho ‘
ASYLUM TRUSTEES.
In the chapel of the Elina High School
bidding. Tne hearts of the Urile ones
tfe Ast .lnh Joseph of MittddgevYD* yrMl he mad* gtad. for old Bern* C!«>»
hue lre«» appointedto succeed Col. W. end his wife wiU bo on hand to die-
, trorr „r Macon, who resigned, a* a dlbuto too prewiita.
V Huff of Macon, who resigned,
member of toe board of trustoe* of to*
frtate lunatic anylum. Dr. O. \y. man
ton of Brunswick ba* also bo<m «b-
potnted on the board to fill to* vs- |
cincy caused by the death of Hon.
W. T. McArthur.
A LATE CROP OF COLONELS.
Governor Atkinson added irirdoree- I
MARRAIAGE AT DAMASCUS.
Damascus Deo .21.—(Special).—One of
the happiest marriages (hat ever oc
curred In this section was coneumroxted
last evening by Mies Ftlix Vivien High
tower and Profesror Alfred Fraeeur,
Rev. T. D. Ellta officiating.
....... „ , The affair was ooe of eteganc* and
moots to Wi ttae of Metrich non. The church was preirtiy deo-
fodhy, making hia staff now **vem» orsttcU w*h emilax, Ivy. roe** and to-
four strong. The latest addition* are nonju*.
E. H. Caltowuy of Atfcwrts. the Khm bride ta the youngest daughter
bill house hotel clerk, who ts known Lee Hightower, representative
far and wide; Albert R. Burdette of of Early __ !?ulH y. she bear* toe eter-
NVwnan. John B. Parson* cf Yalbot- u of her father, together
ton RH. Knott of Darien sod J. E. wl ^, dteOngutah-vl mein. The groom
. . -re I t_ * Iks TVunagPlU
Dunoon of IaiOrange.
- prfeenor of (he DXraascua High
School, and haa proven himeelf one of
our country’s beat educator*. Many
DEATH OF CAFT. Q^rden I costly preaenta were received on toe
MllneriDeOjIt. P^st’gy^y He occasion. The wedded pair will spend
STS3JSS? OStS I TRIAGE AT ZEBUUIN.
....iniatb'« Tits ChrUUan 11(6 Mt a
^rouatntaUcea"*Hta'Christian life set a 1 Zoi.ulon. D»:. 21.—(Bpectal).—Zebulon
,h« vounrer genera- I witneesol suite a romantic marriaeo
don He was a'menibeV rf toe^mo- tota ^taT Tjjo omeractlmr nartira
tlorn He ora* a . hld „ c c Castlen and MtaaBlan-
eratlc exroutlve canmi Wee. and w »^ |mA ^ of thta.piare. AN
P'lK'h varioue way. by hie toe gev.d«rt- M of tota pure.
fellow dtlxens. | I tDnwSl make Culloden their home.
M.-». Clovelaod is quite *n
pllshed young lady, having graduated
4 : i. TIonikM. (II.
AFTER BOOZE.
Carrollton. Dec. 21.—A few nlgbtajago I Jt R.”c.' , Lee”lt» Uute, Thomeaton, Oa.
two prteonere were brought Into town I ^ qigge a boot of friends who wiU
and locked up by Mr, John Waitn-. A , :1 ner ,.I the happlncea that la n.'*-
Tbcywere a white nun aLd r. • JJt,... Mr. CaeUen Is on.- of CuL-laj
' - t.k -—t-— »-» h»*. i/ inti j i »-i-- younc men, and nai
c d»ry^.& ,o orni t r. ,nt j« » essss^ss&ss^s
Hrtlli^wo?! nrar town. They rere SfItaU of good wtabe. from
willing to risk much to gratify ^heir | nis many friend*,
craving fbr Uquor.
F1RH IN CAROLINA
Bock Hill. S. C.. Dec. 21.—Fire InJ this
town laat night destroyed the All *
Barber bonding occupied by F. It
Fndden It Cc„ buggies and harness
the boarding house of Mrs A. 1-
McFadden a Co. were Insured for
(5,031. Mrs. Allen was not Insured.
INTER
POLICE
- h*M
■er.ed
DEATH AT CULLODEN.
Culloden. Dee .21—(Special).—Mra
5(»«o?rnrh^. c ^S
ooty a few bourn.
M! ; ELLIOTT IS DE.VD.
Mc Do High. Ga., Dee. 2L-Oh* at
filar, county's bwt and cleverest etti-
, ' is d-d Mr. Floyd Elliott leiv<*
i '% ..mtrte and a great nu-.y rrta-
uvi-i Tt 1 •• Tb* oan-M rtw.-r.uat.
^ xn^uraa hi* Atati'*
