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1 » «1 ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY, APRIL 9. 189a. 3ANY HERALD. 8. Editor ai Pnpriiiot, iIktomi, ........ Editor. ■ • ■ Business Manager. .. now f By mall, posture paid, or do- r carrier 10 centa a week or 4-) rente a e year. • 5 00 niontha.......... JM a niontha., 1 '49 il •ubacrlptlona payable In advance; no ex- i to this rule In favor of anybody. jtTUiHO Uatu reasonable, and made on application. 3* up stain, weat aide of Washington oppoalte the Comraemlal Bank. at the poatofflos at Albany, (la., tu am mall malfao SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1893. kbb li no plaoe for mugwumps In ) South. Tub Kvbmmki Herald gives you all the news. E you a stockholder In the Geor* t Chautauqua? Tub Hill boom seems to look the en- huslaam of sincerity. I Congressman Hosbs refuses to be be Moses of the Third party. Tub Georgia Baptist State convcn- :lon met In LaGrange Wednesday. It Is time for the Democratic party l Georgia to begin to call the roll. , Cleveland Is against free silver coinage, and Hill Is dodging the Issue, ^Albany is now known far and near i the home of the Georgia Chautau qua. Spuing seems to havepurted com- any with the lap of winter for good ns time. Sbkatob Gobdok has left Washing- on, on aocountof bad health, to spend ■ month at home. Tub Atlanta Constitution and Col. onldas Livingston seem to under stand caoh other. Tna feeling with regard to Central illroad stock and securities Is stead, r growing better. Tub Third party can’t, somehow, or nehow else, get rid of that pension plank In their platform | Thk Camilla Clarion has let out a ok lu Its dress, and conies out this ek very rnuoh Improved. Dkmoorats who are Democrats on urposo will give no heed to tho syren voice of Third party boomers, Now the Democrats in Congress had ist as well leave tho silver bill alone, Hut the country Is not done with It. Tub Hill boom Is threatened with lissolutlon, and when It is gone nn pproprlatp obituary would bo“Dlod f prevlousness." Speaker Crisp’s consistency and onesty with reference to the cloture will win In tho end. It pays to bo honest even in politics, TIirrk is a smooth, terse, overy-day- In-the-week solidity about the edi- ■lal page of the old reliable Savan- ah News that oarrieB force with It. Tna Herald expects to wield a free ice In politics tills year,but its spear III he pointed with true Demooray, ■nd will thrust no adversary below the It is well enough for all the county nooratto executive committees of ) State to oall themselves together • the purpose of ascertaining who’s here. . Eighty thousand bales of cotton ciit up In emoke lu New Orleans on unduy to bo pnld for by the Insurance npanies. Tho South has plenty of he staple left. . Congressmen who want to make speeches on the free coinage bill will i allowed to do so, but It is not now obable (hat anything more will be done with the Bland bill. To the friends of Congressman urner, over in the new Eleventh dls- rlcts Get up a meeting and arrange Turner and Judge Atkinson to neet in joint debate. Turner will do lie rest. Trkrb is a very noticeable oliange i the politteal tone of the Bainbridge i since the action of the Dlstriot llanoe convention at Cuthbert. The obe’s man failed to get the Alliance nomination. Thk Democratic party of the conn ry Is In a bad way indeed If it has cached a point where it Is compelled o confine itself to one State and choose itween two men for a Presidential ndldate. President Comer and the board of ctors of the Central railroad, have nanded of the Richmond and Dan- i the return of the $30,000 insur- ? collected on the Macon depot, and r expect to get it. O. B. Stevens, the Alliance date for Congress, carried Terrell lu the primary election held ,t oounty Tuesday, by a major- about three hundred. The con- Terrell was between Mr. Stevens Judge Guerry. The latter real > day or two before the eleotion Alliancemen were going to lor Stevens, and the result matter of surprise. LET IT AI.ONE. Georgians, let the Tblrd Party alone I It is a dangerous thing to fool with. As you value good government and appreciate the difference between Georgia as governed now and as gov erned while the Republican party had control of It, let It alone! There is nothing holy or righteous about this Third Party movement, neither Indeed can anything good come out of It. I.et it alone I It Is born of iniquity and treachery and Its mission Is one of ruin. It is the Republican party in dis guise. It seeks to divide the Democratic party, as Is shown by the fact that where the Democratic party Is strong est there have Its emissaries been sent to work. Beware of these Republican evan gelists who come In the guise of Alii anoemen to appeal to the prejudices of the farmers. They dare not come to Georgia as the avowed disciples of the party of hate that has done all in Its power to oppress, rob and humlll ate the people of the South. They therefore come like wolves In sheeps' olothing. As long as the Republican party lives and keeps up Its polloy of hate and oppression toward the South, there Is no place for a Third party In Georgia nor In any other Southern State. Let It alone! It will ruin every respectable white man In Georgia that Is lured from.the grand old Democratic party by it. It cannot succeed. It onnnot live and become respeetable In the South. Let It alone I Those who enlist under Its banner are on the high road to Republican headquarters and their own politloal ruin. About the best thing the Demoorats In the present Congress could do now for their party as well as for tho ooun- try, would be to adjourn. The twelfth plank In the Third party platform reads: “We demand that the government Ibsuo legal tender notes and pay tho Union soldier the difference between the price of tho de preciated money In whioh ho was pnld and gold.” The silver men who are trying to make n scape-goat of Speaker Crisp will fall In their purpose. Mr. Crisp hns shown honesty and consistency, whioh ip more than cau ho said of some of those who are now criticising him, Col. I.konidah Livingston brought Post, Maoune and Mrs. I .case to sow tho seeds of Third pnrtyism, amt tf lie ib sorry for it it is mete that lie should oome homo from Washington and go to prenolilng repentance and sound Demooratio doctrine. O. C. Post was born and bred a Re publican, and seems to have been, at one time or another, a member of all the political parties exoept tho Deni- erstlo. Ills history, rb given by Hon, J. 8. James, In a speech at Llthia Springs, the other night, is interest ing. Hebe is the wny the Sparta Islunael- Ite puts It on C. C. Post, the Third party apostle: “Emissary Post Is a Republican carpet-bagger, and there Is no wonder that lie hates tho Demo oratio party. For thirty years it has withstood tho plunderlngof the South by exploiters like himself, and he bears it no good will. The wonder is that intelligent white Georgians can be found to endorse his revolutionary and communistic purposes.” There was a great ootton fire In New Orleans on last Sunday. Four ootton oompresBes and 80,000 hales of ootton, together with four Bquares of dwellings, were destroyed. It is one of the most destructive ootton fires on reeord, and the loss of property is es timated at from $2,750,000 to $3,000,000. Tho cotton was held by faotors and commission merchants, and was all in sured under their open policies, so that the loss will fall mainly upon the Insurance companies. An inventor, who is now in New York, claims to have an invention which will overcome fog. Experi ments have been seoretly made at Sandy Hook and in Boston harbor. The foree used is a form of eleotrical discharge, but no spark is seen or ex plosion heard. The largest area yet cleared by one discharge is nearly two acres. The fog falls In the form of rain, but drifts in so rapidly from sur rounding areas that within live minutes the original condition pre vails. It is, of course, impossible to obliterate the fog, but by a succession of discharges at intervals of two minutes, it keeps the area practically clear. There can he no doubt as to its efficiency, and before long the appa ratus will be a part of the equipment of the trans-Alantic lines. The San Francisco Examiner has hit upon a novel plan to interest the young people of the Pacific coast In the World’s Fair and also in their soliool work. The Examiner proposes to send twenty of the brightest school children that can bo found In Califor nia to the World’s Fair and bear all the expenses to and from Chicago. The excursionists are to be selected oy ballot and by examination. The con test Is open to children in the gram mar grades In cities and to those not over fifteen years old in the country sohools. The pupils In the schools are to select by ballot one pupil who shall enter the examination, which will be conducted by the State Superintendent of Education, and the twenty are to be ohosen by examination. It Is a plan whioh does credit not only to the en terprise or the Examiner, but also to its patriotism and Its consideration for the sohools of the State. Sufch a proposition ought to stimulate the teaohera and pupils in every school of the State, for It will be an honor to the tencher as well as to the pupil to have one ohosen from his or her sohool. It will also excite an Interest in the fair among the school children, and If the young people are not well informed regarding America and Its history it will be because they are unable to get the books that will give them the in formation they seek. MB OF CHAUTAUQUA., TIIE FOURTH ANNUAL, SfeWoN ENDS IN A LOVE FEAST. FASHION’S FADS AND FANCIES. Ah Kff.rt !• b. Hltde ta Halle a Tab ernacle. I1KAVY RAINS. A Relax, la IV.rtk (leergla—Rapid Rise la Water dear.ee. From Thursday's livening Herald. Terrlflo rainstorms prevailed In the northern part of the State yesterday evening and last night. A speoial from Rome says: At sundown on yesterday the Eto wah'and Oostanaula were as blue and clear as mountain streams. This morning, by sunrise, they were roaring, raging torrents. In tho history of the oldest Inhabit ants never was seen such a downpour ns the rain which fell last night. Thu storm cloud began to pour a lit tle after 5 p. in. and thunder and forked lightning terrified man and benBt. Great ponds of water stood In the streets and so great was the deluge thnt the sidewalks became impassable and crossings washed away. The storm lasted all night, and the gauge of Mr. R. S. Norton registered 5:54 Inches at 8 o’clock thU morning. The gentle streams of yesterday were rising at the unprecedented rate of two feet per hour. Early this morning citi zens were nlnrmed, and when the register of the water guage was known some began to move thelrgoods higher and others tied to tho hills. The bul letin board showed heavy rains last night up the rivers. At Cnnton the rainfall was 0:81; Rcsaca, 2:18, and the river is rising twelve inches per hour. At Calhoun the rainfall was tremend ous and many streams had left their banks. At Dalton the rainfall was reported the heaviest In years, and still mining. At Cartersvllle the rninfall was great and bo the reports enme from nil along the courses of the Etowah and the Ostannula. The re ports nlnrmed those who lived along tho river fronts and they moved out. THEY (SEPARATED. Ilaw na Augusta Couple Celebrnl.il Their (Hirer YVeridlug Auulreranry. The Augusta Evening News tells this strange little story: Last Thurs day was tho twenty fifth anniversary of an Augustn couple's marriage. On that morning the husband, upon awaking, asked his wife how they should celebrate their silver wedding, The wife did not suggest any partic ular observance of the day. The husband then said, “Shall we remarry or sepnrnte?” The wife said It was immaterial to her either wny, and wlmt suited him would sntisfy her. lie then said he would just as leave part as not. The wife acquiesced, and she packed up her trappings and left the house, and they have remained apart ever since, and neither has sought the other or proposed reunion or any other sort of celebration. TVauld Y.u Hnw Peace a, Haaaef From Good Housekeeping. Open doors quietly and shut them without a bang. Use the door-mat, instead of the floor oarpet, for a foot scraper. Live sociably with your family, and peaceably with your neighbors. Let your manners at home be a little better than they are abroad. Be ns agreeable to your wife as you would be with “other men’s wives.” Speak as pleasantly to your husband as you would to “other women’s hus bands.” When the “last word” is likely to be an unkind one, let some one else say it. Look out for the olaws of the family cat when its paws are fairly let out of the bag. There are lots of well-educated fools in the world. From Evening HeroNI. Dr. Bolton’s lecture and stereoptlcon views at the tent .tabernacle last night were^the last ftenure on the programme of the fourth annual session of the Georgia Chautauqua. There was a fair audience, composed almost entirely of home people, and the pictures and leoture given by Prof. Bolton were enjoyed perhaps more than any of the series, his subject be ing the Golden Age of England. At the conclusion of Prof. Bolton’s lecture he wns given the Chautauqua salute, and then the officers of the Chautauqua Association asked the au dience to remain a while for the con sideration of matters relating to the future of the Georgia Chautauqua. Capt. R. Hobbs, President, made a statement showing the financial con dition of the Association, and sug gested s plan for building a perman ent tabernacle. He thought that by selling off half of the Association’s sore lot on tho corner of Pine and Jackson streets, and by colleoting the balance due on the original Btook sub scribed to the Association, enough money might be raised to put the As sociation in position to negotiate with the city with the view of forming a sort of alllanoe by which a building could be erected on the re maining half of the lot that would fur nish the city what It very muoh needs In the way of a olty hall, and at the same time serve tho Chautauqua As- sembly as a permanent tabernacle. “Ilow muoh money do you think you will have to raise, Capt. Hobbs?” asked Dr. W. A. Duncan. “About four thousand dollars, In ad dition to what we have in sight," answered Capt. Hobbs. “Then I will be one of forty, ond of twenty, or one of ten men to sub scribe It,” said the Doctor. This liberal proposition upon the part of Dr. Duncan was greeted with applause and seemed to awaken Borne enthuslas.n upon the subjeot of build ing a permanent Chautauqua taber nacle. Capt. John A. Davis was coaxed to the platform by Dr. Duncan and Capt. Hobbs, and when they had him where they wanted him, onlled on him for a speech. Capt. Davis responded In a few well- ohosen remarks, which showed him to be thoroughly in sympathy with the proposed Improvement and his readi ness to contribute to It. An Impromptu canvass was made in the audience for new stook subscrip tions, nnd sixty shares, or about $800, were subscribed In a few minutes. A CANVASSING COMMITTEE was then appointed to take up tho work of raising enough money by stock subscription to build the Chau tauqua tabernacle on tho plan sug gested by Capt. Hobbs. This commit tee consists of Capt. Hobbs. Messrs. T. M. Carter, A. C. Von Gundell, L. E, Welch, E. L. Wight 8. J. Jones and A, W. Muse. The committee, or a majority of them, met this morning and went right to work. When seen by the Herald reporter on the street at noon they reported that they wore meeting with as much success as they had ex pected. It is fair to say that tile outlook for a permanent Chautauqua tabernacle in time for the next Assembly is encour aging. A LOVE FEAST concluded the exercises at the tent tabernacle. It had not been announced on the programme, and wns an im promptu affair, but none the less im pressive for tlint. Dr. Duncan made one of his tender, loving talks to the people of Albnny, and they responded In a manner that must have assured him thnt they appreciate the work he has done here and that they love him, After a few touching remarks at the parting, Dr. Duncan called Miss Nettie Sherwood to the piano, the audlenoe rose and sung “Sweet By and By,” re ceived the benediction, and the fourth annual assembly of the Georgia Chau tauqua was at an end. FIRST CYCLONE OF THE SEASON. The woman who is homely, who is aware of it, and who is not ashamed of it, is generally a companionable sort of a person. Anything in hats is admissible, from the tiny toque with but flimsy chiffon for a rim, to a leghorn or tuscon with a wide flaring brim. The shirt waist has coine to stay. Your wardrobe ia not complete with out a number of these convenient articles of apparel, They are worn with suspenders to match the skirt. ‘ The baudean Is a necessary feature of an evening dress. A small ring that slips but half war on the little Anger Is the latest thing. Gingham Is the goods ordained by Dnme Fashion for every-day spring wear. . The woman who will not- orimp her hair is without the pale of fashion. And it is alBo deoreed that you shall wear your lialr parted—parted and orlmped. The ultra fashionable wear no bangs, just leaving the hair to make a fluffy appearance all around the face. But style will not make a sensible woman dress unbecomingly, and the appearance of most women is greatly improved by that curly fringe of hair softening the outlines of her face. The all-jet bonnet is stylish and elegant—and exorbitantly high in price. Slender neok chains with a single enameled heart or flower pendant are much worn. ALLIANCE VOTE IN TERRELL. Knntn. In la It na Usual. A tornado of mad destructiveness swept over the country from Texas northward through Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas and Minnesota on Thurs day night nnd Friday last. Late Fri day night the storm, then much abated, passed through Michigan and into Canada. The town of Towanda, Kansas, con taining about 1,300 inhabitants, was swept completely off the face of the earth. At Atchison a damage of $50,000 was done to buildings. From all along the track of the storm comes news of de struction, suffering and death. A speoial from Kansas City to to day's Constitution says that at about 10 o’clock Sunday night another tor nado struck the town of Cherryvale denibiishing half a dozen houses ant killing several people. How I hr Vole IVm Divided Between Guerry and Site vena. Albany, Qa., April 7, 1892. Editor Evening Herald: — In your issue of yesterday you say that Judge Guerry’s defeat In Terrell was not a surprise to him, from the faot that it was known several days before the election that the Alliance would vote solid for Stevens. Now I can say on good authority that this is not true as to the Alliance vote. First, that the Alliance did not vote solid for Stevens, and next, that Stevens got more votes outside the Alliance organ ization tlinn did Judge Guerry, That is to say, Stevens’ majority over Guerry was greater than the number of Alli- ahoeinen in the county; besides, Judge Guerry did get some votes from the Alliance. W. O. W. THE TAX RECEIVERS. A BIG HAUL A Gang of Thieves at the Rail roads SPOTTED AND ARRESTED-ESI- PI.OYES OF THE CENTRAL Aad F. As W. Rnllratlda IVfea Have Rccu mitring Into Eueh Other’s Hnndr and NyilcnKitlcnlly (Menling. A NIlNnadenitnadlHg of the New I.nw Corrected. From Thursday's Evening Herald. Yesterday’s Atlanta Constitution says that a misunderstanding lias pre vailed among the tax receivers of Georgia in tlielr conception of the law bearing upon their duties: The following explanation is being mailed to them from the Comptroller- General’s office to straighten matters out: Atlanta, Ga., March 29.—Dear Sir: Section 2 of the act providing for a board of equalization, does not mean that the commissioners must complete their work within thirty con- seoutive days. They cannot meet before the 1st of May, but after that time they can meet whenever they see proper until the usual time of closing the books, provi ded all the days of meeting, put to gether, do not exceed thirty. The time for closing your books is not affected by this law. Very respectfully. W. A. Wkigiit. Comptroller General Through the mistake that was made in constructing this law, many of the tax receivers have advertised to close their books within thirty days, which is not nt all neocssary in the eye of the law. A SEQVBL OF JOHNSTOWN. From Tuesday’* Evening Herald. Chief of Police Westbrook flushed a big game and made a good haul to day. For some time past the Central and S. F. & W. railroads have been suffer ing from Btealage, and the looal agents of the company have been’ greatly an noyed by the mysterious disappear ance of various goods. They tried to oatch up with the thieves through their own “spotters” and detectives, but failed. Finally they placed the matter in the hands of Chief of Police Westbrook, and to day he “oailed the game" and made five arrests. The parties are all Ne groes employed by the railroads. Some of them are well-known Negros, and have, heretofore, been considered as “above suspicion.” The five men arrested were: Jim Ham, Mose King, Fender Holmes, Ike Rutherford and George Stubbs. Jim Ham works at the Central de pot, and the other four are employes of the 8, F. *' W. The first man arrested was Jim Ham, and as soon as he found that the wily Chief had him thoroughly trapped, he concluded to give away, his accomplices. ThlB fixed the whole business, and in a very short time the offioer had all the evidence he wanted to warrant the arrests made. The five men were arrested at about noon by Chief Westbrook and speoial officer T. E. James, and are now all in jail. At the house of one of the prisoners, George Stubbs, Chief Westbrook found a quantity of goods, inoludlng twelve or fifteen pairs of pants, coats, veBts, shoes, eto. Other goods in the hands of the gang have been located and will be brought to light. It appears that these employes of the two railroads have been carrying on a systematic stealing, playing Into the hands of each other, for a long time, and there is no telling what the extent of their operations has been. Some of the goods found to-day were Identified as belonging to Mused: Cox, and have been on the “short” list for nearly a year. Chief Westbrook has done a good piece of detective work in bagging this gang of thieves. BOR COOK ARRESTED. Ilimbniul null Wife Reunited After I?lnny Year, of Narrow. Louisville Special in St. Louis Globe-Democrat At the time of the Johnstown horror James Agnew was in the employ of tho Cambria Iron Works, which were destroyed by the flood. Just below the illfated-town lived Agnew and his wife Elizabeth and three children. Mrs. Agnew and her children were among the human waifs cast up by the flood homeless and hopeless. She was sinking in despair, when there came a letter from this city. It was from her brother, John Pritchard, a machinist at the Louisville and Nashville shops, He bade his sister come to him. Now as to the father. When the de stroying waters swept over the works Agnew was swept away in the wreck. Down the river he floated and thought he was lost. At last he was picked up and carried to a Red Cross tent. There he lay many days unconscious, shattered in mind and body. When he got on his feet again they told him that his wife and children were dead and buried. Until recently, Agnew. who removed to Allentown, Pa, never doubted this statement;'then, through the inquiries of a good priest, it was learned that the Pritchards lived in Louisville, mid with them the lost wite and children. James Agnew and Elizabeth Agnew are reunited, but they will never forget the Johnstown horror. ' Girls are of three kinds: The girl who is awfully pretty hut hasn’t any sense; the girl who is mighty nice, but isn’t very pretty, and the girl who is neither. Auother of the Dougherty County Jail Breaker. (Secured. Deputy Sheriff Godwin wore a smile Tuesday. He had heard from another one of his escaped prisoners,- Bob Cook, who was one of the gang that broke jail in January last. A telegram from Sheriff Patterson, of Decatur county, notified Mr. God win that Bob Cook had been arrested and wns safe in the Decatur county Jail. Mr. Godwin will go to ThomasviUe to-night, nnd Sheriff Patterson will meet him there with the prisoner. Bob Cook is the man who is charged with an attempt to burn Mr. F. F. Putney’s mill at- Hardaway, and will have to be tried for arson. THE I'HINT BALLOT. How She Vote In (he Democratic Conven tion YVIII Probably (Hand. New York, April 2.—The New York Press’ Washington correspond ent of to-day hns interviewed the Senntors and Representatives from all the States, and gives the probable first ballot in the Democratic Convention in Chicago in June as follows: Hill u > *- • * Carlisle Patt-ison No votes will be cast for Gorman, whose strength, it is said, will lie on the table with other candidates, as dark horses. The votes against Mr. Cleveland, and not committed to other candidates, will be 78. Georgia’s 26 votes are put down as being against Cleveland. The same correspondent says that Mr. Harrison would be nominated by acclamation if the Minneapolis Con vention was held to-morrow. Tried (• Jump Her Beard. Mr. W. P. Holley came near being victimized by a would-be board jumper last Tuesday. A woman who gave htr name as Mrs. Williams took a room at Mr. Holley’s boarding house several days ago, and up to that that time had not paid any board. A friend of hers, named Quinn, was going to leave on the 11:10 train to-day, and the woman went to the depot, as she said, to see him off. Mr. Holley “smelt a mice,” and go ing to the depot, found his boarder about to leave the city. He stopped her, however, but it was some time be fore, the matter was settled and the money paid.