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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1878.
VOL. XI., NO. 20.
JT* 1. , ji" .. ; eoiuideratkm of which tl.e members of chaos was never before known. The Fruow-crmass, please ewort Anderson fprUP A \Tr\ fllSTTlT.TY t
ViWt 0 11 .jl 111111 0 U. ■ the general aaaembtv cannot escape, nor Cameron issue, the greenback element to the front rank of perjurer*, ancient or
■ i—L i. , n j ,i.. .t ,1.. modem, and there let him stand uncovered r—
ALL A HOAX.
A CONTESTED FEE.
ATLANTA. 0A-. NOVKMBER S, 1878
Ths outrage mill is again running in
the department of justice. It ia not.
however, the mill of 1874.
j can they escape from the popular senti
ment which demands that the old capitol
| buildings be utilised for educational pur
poses.
Ths Perils of Monarchy.
Absolute rule in Europe has been
Tna advantages of our system of dis- ^ b
tnbuting property after death are shown I f .^ n
in the recent cum of the relate* of the 1
four richest men of the Pacific' elope.
The deceaaed millionaire* were Mark
A* thing* are going the amarein
will certainly become no imjiortant ele
ment in continental politic*. The <*m-
ii v* nr hduVi Z P«w of Germany wa* ecarrely out of bed
Ifopkina, W m. 8. <1 Bneti, Michael Eerse | j wforB , , ml ; ^ B peedmg toward the
and David D. Colton. They left about fifty
million* of dollar* that they could not
take away, and the heir*, legatee* am!
lawyer* are indu*triou*ly engaged in see
ing that it ia well distributed.
I young king of .Spain. In each case the
I man at the butt of the pistol
I avowed socialist. It ia not dear that in
1 the cane of King Alfonso there wan any
I grievance except what everywhere exist*
Ms. Grown M. Cmurrrr, who is Sens- between the friends «nd the enemies of
tor Chaffee's probable successor, is the I thrones. Tliere has been, it is true, some
blue-ribbon carpet-bagger of tbe period. I trouble with the intransigente party in
A native of Pennsylvania, he has in turn | aoulh Spain, who desire a general elec-
been a member of the legislatures of I tion. At present their representation
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska ar.d Colorado. I i n the chamber of deputies is barely
He ia said to 1* an able lawyer, but | a dosen out of four hundred and
whether lie is or not, he is certainly a I flfty members. A new selection might
legislator of must varied experience. He I increase their strength, but whether it
is of opinion that a scat in the United I would or not, the king has steadily op-
State* senate would round out bis parlia-1 pooed a general appeal to the people. It
inciitary career. ^ I does not appear, however, that this had
Tna Oflieial figures from Ohio and In- anything to do with the attempted aiwas-
diana show that the rontractionists are in I rination of the king in the streetaof Mad-
a hojieleiM minority in lioth states. In rid. It is much more probable that the
Indiana llie democrats cast 104,401 votes, «*ult was an outgrowth of a hatred that
tbe republicans 180,755, and the nation-1 >» Is-coming gainfully prevalent in every
als 30,448. Tbe democratic plurality was European country, except .Switzerland
13,730, while Shermanism stands con-1 and perhaps France. The enemies of
detuned by an adverse majority of 53,181.1 kings anil emperors are organizing and
The fulling off in the republican vote preparing for a conflict that is simply in-
since 1870 amounts to 27,335 votes. In evitable in the long run. Repressive
Ohio the republicans cast 274,120 votes, measures may be effectual for a short
the democrats 270,006, the nationals I time, but in tlie end the question at
38,322, and the prohibitionists 5,674. Ity I "take must 1* settled by the sword
ailding the prohibition to tlie republican I The socialists are, however, doing
vote, ami the national to the democratic themselves more harm by resorting to
vote, we have thereat decision on tbe mr- murder than all the police and all the
rcncy issues. Tlie result is a minority of I force hills could possibly effect. Instead
39,484 against the imliey of the ailminis-1 "f relying ui«in public sentiment and
tration. Ami yet the gold-hugs rlaim I revolutionary movements, they seem to
Ohio! They slioukl, in order to be con-1 prefer; terrorizing, their chief oppres-
sistent, also claim Indiana. | "Or*. This deprives them of public sym-
^ ~ , . | pathy while it jiopularizes the crowned
Ttta Nashville _ Banner puts Judge tbat
survive their bullets. Me
Mark.' plnrahty lor governor of Tenni s- ||k# , Iofde , aril , Inan Moncaae never ^
see at 40,000. Dr. Wight, the repnl.liran l mc hMMa in the mindgol t __
nominee, will not poll the full vote of his w ^ (||r awon| of |he brave , not
arty, nnd the grrcnlwck nominee will
he a hail third in the rare. Judge Murkr
and the indefinite nature of both of the modern, and there let him stand uncovered
old-party platforms, have put matters in hro*d glare of the electric light of hia great BANK ROBBERY IN NEW YORK
into such a sliape that a lottery wheel is SuproWd 0dl«i« ff Uw Jraitor with ti. Bar-
VS! H southern eloquence riiould quote the fore- j “Jg** *
of Ihll and Hoyt are alike «ngu.ne If J ^ ^ I At-
Mason was out of the way Dill would be Z .T «. i 1 tempted—A Ksnae Elot
elected by at least 40,000 majority, and
that is about all that can be safely pre
dicted.
Tlie chief interest is centered in the
legislature. Here the Cameron dynasty
start out with a decided advantage. The
upper house consista of fifty members,
one-half of whom hold over. Of tlie
twenty-five holding over twenty-one
are republicans and four democrats.
With a majority of seventeen to start
with, with all the help that the adminis
tration can render, with all the influence,
money, skill and undue ail vantages of the
reigning family, with hundreds of corpo
rations in tbe field aa active allies, it will
not be strange if Don Cameron ia his own
successor. The Winnebago chief and
the heir apparent will not despair if the
greenbaekers hold the balance of power
in the legislature. They never despair
while there ia a vote that can be bought,
and legislative votes have been consid-
e ed marketable commodities in Penn
sylvania ever since old Simon’s sway was
established.
profits by running a winter schedule,
are a great country!
Wa had begun to feel an interest in
modern politics, but now that John W.
Forney ia about to start a new pajier, dis
gust has attacked us on four sides at once.
It is a great pity that the government
doesn't provide some sort of an asylum for
such mental invalids.
the Matter—A Card from
Mr Morohy.
The sutlers and Indian agenta on the! X*« Yoax, October 2&-Bvtwoen six and
plain,'have heretofore been willing to wait nine o'clock Sunday morning several Imr-
for the summer to come before reaping their *>■" 'O'*"* 1 the Manhattan Savings bank,
annual crop of blood money, but the pros- corner Broadway and Bleecker street, and,
pects are that thev aregoing to enlarge their *^ tcr haadenfling the janitor made him.
We • un< k r threats of instant death, reveal the
will have a clear majority of the entire
vote. Casey Young will, it is thought,
again carry the Memphis district, and if
he d«s*s, the democrats will elect eight
out of the ten congressmen, leaving the
two Fast Tennessee districts in doubt.
Hie leginlature will contain about twenty
rrpnhlieans and alsiut ten greenbaekers,
the latter coming from Nhelbyville ami
Nashville. Tlie democratic majority will
be very large, and a decided majority of
tlie whole will be, nays the Danner, what
are known in Teanemee as low-tax men
that is, men who will not vote for a state
levy sufficient to meet the annual interest-
the bullet of the assassin, that conquers
for freedom.
Democrat le Doty.
Tlie congressional campaign now pro
gressing in Georgia is rapidly drawing to a
close. It has been, and is now, the most
hotly contested the state over of any
since the war. Ik*fore the earpet-bag
|»arty disbanded there were opjiosing
candidates in each district, hut really no
campaign; there was not even a contest.
fpon one sale the whites were arrayed
and upon the other the blacks. There
no arguments between opposing
candidates. Tlie politics of tlure dreary
, . . . ...... I and dt'sperate days were too vital for the
charge on account of the public debt, or I . .
_ ... * I democrats to throw
any part of It
Add
Y flie District Democratic
Committee.
We commend to the serious attention
of the voters of the fifth district the admi
rable address of tlie district executive
ml, ‘7 1™*"' in TtraCOTWironoN I wbrd ^ thc ter^mnTol -strap
,.f yrotrnlay. It m one of the clearral an.i TO|nR „ w „ a ni „ tCT <>{ ^(.preoerva-
m<*t ranrluRivv . P |H-«la for party lmr- tk)n OB th( , „ , )f white I>n)portv .
rnony wr have yrt «on; it ia vigorou^ | ho| , |en| of ^ te to .uvreed-uxl it
was only after a long and severe struggle
away time in arguing
with an element as olwtinate and as prej
udiced as it was ignorant. They simply
made a strenuous ami happily suc
cessful effort to solidify themselves
against tlie mass of unreasoning
voters led by the scalawags and carpet-
earnest, eloquent and thoughtful; its
arguments are unanswerable. No
thoughtful man can read it and not Is*
convinced that it will be utter folly to
supj tort at this eon juncture an opponent
of the democratic party.
In a contest between democracy ami
independent ism it is most irritating to lie
roni|tcllcd to argue with a sane man as
to where his duty lies. We fail to per
ceive how the sophistry of Mr. Arnold,
a struggle grimly embroidered with
the dangers that stood threateningly be
hind the bayonet* that upheld the op
pressors.
Ixjokinghack upon those dreadful times
it is almost impossible to imagine a
tingenoy which, at this moment, with the
country yet to l»e saved, even as Georgia
was saved, by the union ami harmony of
the democrats in all the rdatoa—it
After tbe Fever.
The fever is receding rapidly, and in
the course of twenty days the channels of
trade will be restored, and people will be
free to go when and where they please.
No man will then be shunned and thrust
out, but hospitality and neighborly feel
ing will be resumed at the old stands.
For weeks, and in some eases months, a
man from an infected city has been feared
a* much as a mad dog is in August or a
leper in San Francisco. Railroad line's
have been remorselessly cut and mail
facilities abolished. Schools ami
churches, and newspaiiers uml trade,
and courts and even political gatherings,
have been unknown. Throughout large
sections all industry was checked, and in
many instances entirely done away with.
Tlie unity of our system was, in a word,
leatroyed. A Georgian could not visit
Texas, nor could a Texan visit Georgia;
and if it had been possible for either “to
run the guards,” he would have been a
very unwelcome guest. All this is to be
done away with. • Already trains ore
being restored to rusty rails, and people
are beginning to think that an innocent
newHpai>cr is not a disseminator of dis
ease. As the quarantine restrictions are
removed, trade begins to flow back and
forth as before, friends are reunited, and
long before Christmas the suiierficial ob
server will not detect any signs of the
greatest internal calamity that lias lie-
fallen the south since the war. But below
the surface the sad effects of this epi
domic will be seen for years and years to
come.
The Fair Next Year.
With admirable foresight the North
Georgia Fair and Stock association is
already mapping out its schedule for tlie
fair of next year. The directors have de
termined upon giving a huger and a bet
ter fair next year than has ever been pro
jected in the south. They pro]>ose also
to have a series of spring and fall meet
ings that will bring to our track the best
horses and turfmen in the country. By
organizing these large schemes this far
ahead ol time, and making mature and
ample arrangements, nothing but unqual
ified success can be looked for.
The people of Atlanta and of Georgia
will bid the association good speed in its
work of development and building up.
The Arnold men are making very boast
ful statementa of die number of vote* their
man is gaining, but we shall see when the
day of election comes.
It is too bad that they should be trying
to bulldoze Ben. liutler in Massachusetts
They ought to let Benny run his race with
out throwing obstructions in his path. lie
would make a good governor—for Ma-^a-
chusetts.
Ma. Eva»Ts made a sjieech in New York
the other day, and, contrary to usage, his
nentences were short, sharp and crisp. None
of them were more than a (not and a half
long. The first thing you know Uncle
Billy will get pungent, and then the country
will be in a dilemma.
It is very easy to see why John Sherman
has so little to say about Anderson's con
fession of the forgery of the celebrated let
ter. John doesn't believe it himself. In
fact, he knows it isn't true.
Tuic elements of bribery are so strong
the average republican that he is inclined
to believe everybody is equally susceptible.
Why weaken tlie true greenback party by
voting for Arnold?
or U,c -hilly MKumcnt- of tbe pn-rn- ^ ^ b ;bb . wc ^ iuulgine
lm.-k. ra, ran dmw any wn-ihh-1 wntinjwn( . y wbicbi at thia „„ inR . n ,
any
person. The Arnold campaign in made
on the avowed baata of opposition to the
democracy, and opposition to the democ
racy mean* republicanism in the end.
It means republicanism, and il it i«
ccssful now nothing can prevent that re
stilt in the future. This is self-evident.
It nereis no argument to prove it, and for
that reason we see the republicans array
ing themselves with the independents.
This fact, taken alone with no argument
t«> support it, ought to Ik' sufficient t<
awaken every democrat to a keen
of the dunger threatened by independent-
ism. It represents no principle and h:
no platform. It oppose* the organizrel
democracy, and this is why we hav
strenuously endeavored to arouse
people to a sense of their duty. It is i
them to say whether an oftening for tv
pnblicanism shall be made in the ranks
of the democratic party. Once more
call attention to the address.
would induce a democrat to deliberately
cast his vote against the organiza
tion which saved the state, and
hicli bid* fair to save the government
from the grasp of the thieves who now
have it in charge ami who are misman
aging its affairs, misdirecting its revenues
aud subjecting the resources of the coun
try to designs either maleficent or male
olcnt. It is impossible to conceive of
motive that would prompt a retire-ting
democrat to go against the ln*st interests
.1 himself, his state, his country and lii:
(H'ople l»y supporting what by courtesy is
independent ism in Georgia
We shall have few more opportunities to
warn democrat* against the insiduonsde
signs of the independent party and
allies, the bogus greenbaekers, but we
have indicated heretofore that the
■ment will have for its result
it «ioes not now hav
its intent? the resurrection ami the
The < Rniidin* *t Mlllrelireville I rehabilitation of the radical party in
We trust the movement to render ihe I Georgia. There can lie no other result if
capitol building at Millodgeville availa- I independent ism is successful. Depending
ble for educational purposes is losing I for its success upon republican votes,
nothing of it* force. The legislature is I cannot afford to ignore the element which
shortly to convene, and it is to he hoped I gives it victory. We commend this to
that our state contemporaries will unite I democrats as the only true and patriotic
with us in an effort to call the attention I view to take of tbe case. The duty of
of the members thereof to the necessity I every Georgian lies with the democratic
of utilizing this property in a direction | party
that will beat fit the interest* of the peo
ple of all sections of Georgia. It has
been suggested that a state military in
stitute lie established in Milledgeville,
It is a wonder some of the boys haven*:
alluded to Schenck as an old Poker Flat.
It is fortunate for the city and the state
that a party of gentlemen combining
so much of capital, experience ami sagac
ity, have taken the fair in hand, and will
push it to a bright destiny. We have
little doubt that this will become in years
the most important association of the
south, ami will be to this section what
the Izonisville jockey clubiato Kentucky,
what the St. Louis fair association
to the great northwest.
The country i
for Mrs. Jcnks.
•news its clamorous calls
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combination of the safe to them and deliver
up the keys of the bank. They rifled the
vault of presumably a large amount, as
twenty tin boxes, known to have contained
bills, were found on the floor empty. The
building is a six-story one, the bank occu
pying the ground floor, with an
entrance on both Broadway and Bleecker
street. Wendell Kehlmao keeps a barber
shop in the basement under tbe bank and
the janitor lives on the second floor. The
barber opened bis shop, aud looking at the
clock in the bank office safe- it was three
minutes past six. He says there was noth
ing unusual in the bank at that time. At
twenty minutes past nine o’clock, he was
startled by tbe appearance at the head of
the basement stairs of lha janitor, Louis
\Vertel, white with fright aud excitement,
with his hands handcuffed^tightly and tlie
key of the bank clutched between them.
He was only half dressed, and gasped
“thieves! robbers! come: and see!”
The barber accompanied him into tbe
bank and raw the door ofrthe great vault
wide open, and the floor, littered with
empty tin boxes. Burglars’ tools were
scattered in every directing. Tlie barber
•titled the police, who were soon on the
scene. Tbe doors, windows and all means
of access from without were found intact,
and it was evident the thieves had entered
by means of keys. Dan Kelly, tlie night
atchnian, said he left his post at 6 o’clock
..i the morning, and aroused the janitor, as
was his custom, and left tlie building, bak
ing the hall door after him, certainly. He
left the corner at 6:10 a m., and then c
thing was right and quiet
AN UNFAVORABLE IMPRESSION.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
The janitor, Wertel, created an unfavont-
le impression on the c?oss examina
tion. lie said that at six, while he wa
dressing himself, seven marked men sud
denly rushed into his room, handcuff d
himself and wife, and demanded the keys
»f the bank. His motlier-in-law, an old
lady who was present, screamed, when the
burglars drew a pistol and threatened : *
siant death to any one who made a noise.
They then carried him into an adjoining
room and forced him to deliver up tlie keys
•f tlie street door. With these, four of the
party went down the stairs, leaving
three on guard in his room. - Three hours
passed, and Wertel heard the clock strike
nine, when one of tlie men from down stairs
returned, and after a whispered consultation
ail left. After lie regained his courage, he
went to the barber-shop as described. Wer
tel admitted to Superintendent Walling that
he bad given the vombination,unlocking tbe
doors of the vault to the robbers. He gave
it tinder threats of instant death, but lie
failed to state how he pot possession of the
combination. His wife corroborates his
i>f the attack, but said there were only
jen in the party. Mr. Lent, a Broad
way merchant, passed the hank noon after
»even a. m., and saw a young man dusting
the shelves and desks inside. He siipimsed
of the burglars endeavoring to
make things look as natural as possible.
Officers Vannorton and Tully said
they looked through the bank window
between six and seven o’clock, and all
was quiet. Inside tlie main doom of the
safe vault the burglars found the shelves,
pon which were tin boxes, filled with icw-
Iry, silverware and available papers. These
they emptied. They overlooked a box con
taining $50,000 in valuables, the property of
Mr. Klward Schell, president the bank,
and a brother of Augustus Schell. The
officers of the bank admit that the janitor
pus.ses.-ed tlie combination.
THE AMOUNT STOLEN.
The bank officers formally state that the
rohliery consists of securities to the amount
of $2,757,700, of which $250,700 were reg
istered in the name of the institution, and
not negotiable, aud $168,000 ar
payable to it. $73,000 are in coupo
and $11,000 in cash.
THE SENSATION Or THE DAY.
New York, October 28.—The robbery of
the Manhattan savings institute
Haye* In Maryland.
New York Sun.
Lo. Haves’ foot Is on thy shore.
Thv fields his circus tramples o’er.
His platitude- ihy patience bore.
Maryland, my Maryland.
Penn* j I * an la.
The contest in Pennsylvania doe* not
m> mni'h Tvlate to lb* control of a net ol
«n4 wo took oevuion to indorae tho *»»« officer*, of th. next l«si*l»tura o f ol
suggestion most heartily. Since then
it has been proposed that the bnild-
a particular delegation in congress, as
dew's to the continuance of the dynasty
ing IK. UW.I as a state oolk-g,-1 that -Simon Cameron set “p ami nveatly
lor the education of Georgia women. It hi " *"* ®°“- ^
i. urged in support of this proportion- «* “>is machine u widely known. It <s
«.d the argument is a verr striking on.- Vs-sl upon corruption of the rankest
that while the state is edocating her boys kmd-so rank that l'ennsylvama poht.es
and young men. she is doing absolutely I have a reputation t izt is consptt uous
nothing towards the education of her 1 <Ten 111 * n er * unsurpatwe. or ro
girl* and young women. The pithiness I
of this suggestion makes it food for
rious thought. If tlie state is to make
appropriations to educate her young men,
why should not vqu*l provision be msde
for the education of her women? Is it in
To hare-faced bribery and
shameless combinations with unscru
pulous corporations was added a
family feature not elsewhere found in
politics*. The great question in Penn
sylvania relates therefore far more to the
any respect mote necessary that site I perpetuation ..f the rule of the Cameron
should provide for the mental advance-1 Iam *ly , * ian to national po ltics.
ment and elevation of the one and not I The nominees l<*r pivemorof the three
for the other? We believejhat the «>-1 parties are all men of experience in pub-
tabUahment of a woman's university or 1 lie affairs, p*"d stump speakers and of
to the college at Dahlonega in point ».f I known integrity. Mr.IIoyt,therepubli-
thoroughnes* aud economy,but larger and I can candidate, i* confessedly a spoke in
completer as to it* curriculum, and more I the Cameron machine. Mr. Ihll, the
extensive as to it* accommodations. The 1 democratic gubernatorial nominee, and
Dahlooega college is one of the most con- \ Governor Curtin, who is running forcon-
After the Terror.
Of all the cities visited by the yellow
plague this season, it* ravages appear to
have been the most fatal in Memphis.
Tlie scourge is over, and the peox»le of
the ill-fated city are returning to their
homes—home* over which desolation has
shaken her black wings for weeks anti
months past. The Appeal and the Ava
lanche come to ns in their usual shapes,
and business seem* to be reviving with
some tlegn'e of briskness. The fever
over, but the results are still there, and
those who have been fighting through the
leath and confusion oi the plague are now
able to l«w>k around ami estimate the aw
ful realities of the calamity through which
they have passed. There is something
pathetically awful in the summaries
which the papers of that city are now
priming. For weeks there was only one
operator in the telegraph office, but he
stood to his duty, and through the deso
lation of the day and the sadly silent
watches of the night, sent and received
the messages which told tlie world of the
horrors of the disease, or carried relief te
the distressed. Of twenty-five operators
in the telegraph office, eleveft diet!.
Putnam wa* the only one of the old force
who did not succumb to the disease. Tlie
mortality among the employees and their
tamilie* was something terrible. Of all
those engaged in the production of the
Evening Ledger only one escaped, of the
Avalanche four escaped, and of the Ap
peal only two. Of tlie Ledger employees
4 diet!, of the Avalanche 13. and of the
Appeal 19. Of the Izedger employees
convalesced to recovery, of the Avalanche
10, and of the Appeal 21. These figures
are eloquent of the ravages of the pesti
lence among the newspaper pecqde. but
when our readers study the statistics ior
themselves, they will see that when the
wives and children who were dependent
upon these employees and employers are
taken into account, the story is intensi
fied almost beyond belief. Take the
Appeal office, for instance, where, out of
75 persons—men. women and children—
:V| were buried, 39 convalesced, and only
2 escaped. Sad and sorrowful facts, they
tell a story of endurance unparalled in
modern times, and of which we trust the
world will forever be spared a repetition.
spicuou* educational successes in the
country. It lias been managed so wisely
and with such a degree of efficiency that
all the various branches, including practi
cal agriculture, have been taught at an ex
pense of about four thousand dollars.
The president ami the professor* have
been more than economical—they have
been self-sacrificing, for with that small
amount they have contrived to give in
struction to three hundred pupils. If
this can be done in Dahlonega, what can
grew in a central district, are the chain
P 5 on* .*{ the effort to relieve the state of
the disgrace of Cjuneronisxn. Judge
Mason, the national nominee for gov
ernor, endeavored to shift the issue from
Cameronisin to tlie currency; and
the 75,000 votes, more or less, that he
will yet render a doubtful contest still
more doubtiul. There are Cameron and
anti-Cameron republican candidates in
the field. So there are democratic green
backere and republican greenbaekers,
The cheapest and best paper in the south.
Special inducements to agents. Send for
specimen copies. Any man. woman or child
in the state of Georgia can make splendid
wages by canvassing their neighborhood for
„ . j _ -. subscribers. Don't jail to apply for rates
not be accomplished in Milledgeville, the and even Sherman democrats are not un- j 0 f communion. Address
center of the most fertile and populous known. Sherman republicans, of course. Constitution Pueluhixo Co meant.
region of Georgia? This is a matter the are abundant. Such a degree of political I Atlanta, Ga
Thou scent the brand upon his brow.
it there thou know’st. and how.
The crops thy thrifty fartnei
AC Net of Sun.
t set of sun I watched for you!
The sheep-bell’* tinkling now I heard—
•wujtht else!—the hnrvc ~ *-
The g«te. with rustic j
And still 1 watched, t
At set of sun:
How far it seemed, your rreat. fair town.
Where sweeteiri-looks lure, ever new;
Where raae-leai lips rain sweet speech down—
Oh jealous heart! Oh love, be true!
ider looks and kisses min
From that dark cloud.
it seL that April sun;
... . *t4»le away:
bright:»
Tbe Story or Uncle Sammy's Betrothal.
Special dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Louis, October 23.—A decided sensa- THE NORTHEASTERN BONDS AGAIN.
tion wss excited in the high social circles«d
St. Louis this morning by the following an- Who is Entitled to the Mo ey ?—A Hice Question
nouncement which api»eared in the Globe- fop the ConrU—The Latest Version of
Democrat of this city this nfoniing: “It hn.-i ‘
been stated in the Globe-Democrat as a
rumor more than once that Mr. Samuel J. _
Tilden, of New York, wa* engaged to be i .
married to a St. Louis belle. We are now ! During the latter part of last week, an oo-
authorized to rav that the wedding will currence happened that the pressure of the
ta nf within three months, and that it f a j r a „j j ts multitudinous hapjtcnings kept
will oe the good fortune of Mr. Tilden t«» , ... .. . ...
make Miss Nellie Banltine the future mi-, fwm recc,v ‘ n 8 attention. As it .< «
tress of his heart and home.” . {long story, it is l»est that we should begin a*
A late edition of the Evening Post has the beginning and run it straight through—
iubj«t!°-i n n : r ,,Wns our ~ e * h . h •■“r—
this morning’s Globe-Democrat, authority-. ° W,II K to the thousand court:cimg ru-
tively, that Miss Nellie Hazeltine was en- mors.it is iHtssible we may misplace some
■ to be married to Samuel J. Tilden. circumstauee. or mistake some fact. Tbe
and the wedding was to take place within
three months. An Evening Post reporter
immediately waited upon Miss Hazeltine nt
her father's fine mansion on Pine str«*et,
and was shown into a reception-room ele
gantly furnished with a brocatelle suit in
green and gold, adorned with many hand
some ornaments, and containing several
fine pholoe of the belle of St. Louis.
After a short delay Miss Hazeltine
appeared. She entered the room
gracefully, and - in a frank and pleas
ant manner raid: ’I am sorry to detain
you, but I was refreshing myself preparatory
to to-night’s duties, when I personate the . . j
bride ill Tbe Mistletoe Bough at the Mcr- I>«ssed repealing the sets granting state aid.
With star-lit *tcp« Eve
Nor came there ever id bn*
Nor ever a ki«* *o sweet a* they;
I saw it now in life's hut day—
At act o! sun.
—Willie Carpenter, in Sprinpfield Republican.
A nooblfr In Maokactinwett*.
Boston Globe. Butler organ.
The Rev. Dr. De La M*t»r. the dJ*tfnEUi*hc<l
ooncTewanun-elevt from Indiana. U doing excel
lent work for the people'* candidate la this state.
Everywhere ht >pe*k4 his rrmarks are received
sensation in the banking circles. Notices
have Veen posted in tlie bank saying, fo
the purpose of preventing the loss to depos
itors, it is ordered that no jiayment* will be
made without sixty days’ notice. The
plus of the bank is more than stiflicient to
cover any probably loss that may be
taiued by reason of the robbery.
A great number of depositors have given
necessary notice. Tlie directors were in se
cret session to-dav. Every available detec
live in town has been assigned to the case.
It is fiossible that the amount taken may I*
more than first stated. Since, the content!
l»er of tin boxes which contained
many valuables that the bank is not respon
' bW for, have disappeared.
Nashville, October 29.—Miss Christiana
Caplian, aged thirty, daughter of M. Kap-
han, who resides on North Cherry street,
came to her death by a frightful accident.
A candle bad been placed on the Ho*
her use at 6 o’clock yesterday morning. As
she got out of bed her clothing was ignited
by the candle. She sprang back into the
bed with the hojie of smothering the flames.
She was so badly frightened, however, that
she did not succeed in quenching the tire,
which ignited the bed clothing, and all
were burning together when the men about
the house saw smoke issuing from the
room and rushed in to see what was the
matter. In her extreme fright she did not
even have the presence of mind to scream,
Had she given the alarm she might hav«
been saved. It is supposed she inhaled the
flaiuc. She lived only four hours after the
accident. She was much esteemed by all
her neighbors and acquaintances.
Baltimore. October 2H.—The refinery
the Consolidated oil company. No. 2.
Canton, was burned this evening. Robert
Dinsmore, Win. Smith and Stephen
Rrun, employees, were burned to death.
The Weekly Constitution will be sent to dul*
of twenty for twenty dollar*. That is one dollar
per copy. *
THE STATE FAIR.
with" the greatest enthusiasm, and thousands of
thinking men acknowletlge the force and consis
tency of his strong arguments on the currency
question. I»r. IV La Matyr sneaks like one hav
ing authority, for he thoroughly understands hi-*
subject. A loyal and patriotic citizen, he fought
bravely in defense of the union, and closely fol-
essential points, however, are about as wc
give them.
SOME UXSMNKD BONDS.
Some years ago, the legislature pussed an
act granting the state's indorsement to the
bonds of the Northeastern railroad com
pany.
The managers of the road went to work
and graded about 40 utiles of the track, being
moved to this progress by the promise of
the state. Shortly afterwards, an act was
cmntilc library.’ Miss Hazeltine was dressed
very neatly in a black polonaise, fitting her
graceful form beautifully. She is a typical
representative of beauty, and lias long re
ceived the appellation of the belle of St.
Louis. She is of medium height, slender
and graceful in all her motions. Her hair
was dressed high in puffs on the crown of
her head, and the luxurious auburn locks
were displayed to advantage. She has large,
magnetic eyes, of a beautiful liquid
brow*n color, fringed with lovely long, black,
curling laches. Her face shows in liest pro
file while the outline is statuesque in the
ne; in a front view’it is rather full of
positive beauty. In society her manners
pleasant and agreeable, and she is a
good conversationalist.”
The Post reporter broached the object of
of liis mission, when Miss Ha/cltine smil
ingly and blushingly replied: “Oh, no,there
t a particle of truth in it. It is the
same old story that was told two years ago,
which somebody seems to hqye renewed.
Why, I have never even met Mr. Tihlen.
I met Governor Hendricks at .Saratoga dur
ing the presidential campaign, and he toll
me that Mr. Tilden expressed a desire t-
meet me. but he has never been intr<
duced to me; besides 1 never would many
i so much older than myself.” The
rejKirter then ventured ujsm a delicate
question: he gently intimated a desire
know whether Miss* Hazeltine was still
maiden fancy free. “I am not engaged to
any one,” replied the charming belle, witl
naivete, anu a slight color mantled h<-
fair cheeks. Miss Nellie Hazeltine is twen
ty-one years of age. She graduated when
sixteen, and made her debut in society in
her seventeenth year, and this Is her fourth
season. SL Louis is not to loose its belle,
and Samuel J. Tilden will have to seek a
bride elsewhere.
Subsequently your correspondent met Mr.
Otis Hall, the society editor of the Globc-
Dcmocrat, who made the folloving state
ment in justification of his formal announce
ment of the engagement of Miss HazeUine
and Mr. Tilden: “On Monday he received a
note from Mias Hazeltine asking him to cull
and sec her on business. In obedience
thereto he called at her residence on Pine
street, where lie had a short conference with
the lady, during which Miss Hazeltine au
thorized him to formally announce that she
was engaged to Mr. Tilden. and that the
riage ceremony would certainly take [
during January or February. Upon this
authorization he made tlie announcement
printed above. He was positive and
phatic that tlie lady had fully authorized
i to publish the statement, but
to her motive or the real truth of the
matter, be knew nothing. Thus tlie matter
is left in entire mystery, and the knowing
ones know no more now than they did since
Miss Hazeltine filed her denial. It may be
stated that Mi*« Hazeltine is, or at least has
been for some time, the acknowledged belle
of St. Louis, and her father is, or was, a
leather merchant, who, about two months
ago, failed for $200,000. Tlie general i
pression of society is that Miss Hazelt
would never wed as old a man as Mr. Til
den.
New York. October 23.—A member of
ivemor Tilden’s family authorizes a direct
denial of the story that lie is to wed a St.
lxmis girl.
On the 12th of November next, clubs of ten
get the Weekly Constitution ut $12 5o per
annum.
BEACONSFIELD'S INCOME.
Tbe Features of the Exhibition—The
Race*.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Macon. October20.—The fair opened with
a small attendance. The exhibition is not
go good as former years, except horses and
cattle, which are fine.
l»r. Carver** ball shooting was the feature
of the day. It is simply marvelous. The
reports of his feats are not exaggerated. He
will repeat his performance even.* day dur
ing the week. t
The races began in the ram. The last one
i\a- trotted over a heavy track. The first
running race for Georgia raised horses, two
in three, purse $3U0. proved a walk-over for
Whirlwind, beating Nellie Newton and
Little Cassino in the order named. Time,
I MX, 1:56X.
The second wa* a trotting race for Georgia
raised horse*, three in five, purse $139.
won easily bv Griffin's favorite. Kimball
Jackson; Snider second; Bob Adams third;
Hell distanced. Time. 3:01 M. 2:56^,2:48.
The third race was for the citizen s purse,
«aic epistle transmitted by the Hon. Yewtceen $•>■), 2:45 class, three in five.
A Man who Harried a Rich Wife.
London Letter to the New York Tribune.
A story is in circulation in America that
Lord Beaconsfield gave $5,000 to the Princess
Alice fund. Which of his American ad
mirers invented that? His actual contri
bution was just one-fiftietli of the sum re
ported—$100. which is for him quite il
liberal a gift as the hundreds set agaiiuv
other names less known than his in the jmi-
litical world, but better known in the city.
Wliat is said in the same paragraph of
Lord lleacoiistield’s large fortune and the
generous use he has always made of it is
{ mrely imaginative. He never had a large
ortuiic. The pecuniary embarrassments of
his earlv years are notorious. He has him
self said that it was only his marriage with
the rich widow of Mr. Wyndham Lewis, in
1839, which enabled him to pursue his po
litical career. This aid to his ambition was
one chief source of the loyal gratitude
which he showed throughout his life to this
lady. But her fortune consisted in a liberal
jointure, which died with her, and after her
death her husband quitted the well-known
house in Grosvenor Gate, which he
might well enough have liked
to keep, as a good house for the chief
of a party, and for a man of still unsatisfied
social ambitions—a thing which it sound*
odd to say of a personage so distinguished
as Mr. Disraeli then was, but which is true
nevertheless. He kept his place at Hug-
henden: that was the pedestal on which
he loved, and still loves, to pose as the tine
old English country gentleman. When out
of office, he had his pension as ex-minister
of $10,000 a year—a pension obtainable only
by what is is equivalent to a declaration of
poverty. A minister who applies for it
must certify that he not only wants it. but
needs it. Iti office he found 1:
$25,000 salary as first lord so
from adequate that, on the retirement of
Lord Malmesbury, lie made himself Lord
Privy Seal, and drew that salary, too, until
a few months ago, when political reason*
induced him to surrender hi* lucrative plu
rality. Lord Beaconsfield’s private affaii
are of course no man's business but his owi
but if they are to be discussed they might
as well be discussed accurately. As
what is stated above, it has long been kn<
has been rejieatedlv printed, and concern*
rather his public than private life.
At the request of the friends of the
Northeastern rood, a clause was put in
this act, excepting all roads that had any
vested rights.” It was claimed thut this
exception covered tbe Northeastern road.
The friends of tlie road, to test their rights,
went into the courts, and ufter a tedious
aud hotly-contested legislation, the case
went to the supreme court. This court de
cided that it liad no jurisdiction in the
matter, and referred the whole thing hack
to the governor.
Governor Colquitt was then in office, ami
tlie case caine before him. He approached
the question with great deliberation, and
studied it thoroughly, Pending his deci
sion, he was deluged with legal opinion’*
U|m)!i the subject. General T«*»rabs. Gov
ernor Brown and others decided that the
law was clear uiniii the subject aud in favor
of indorsement. Sja-aker Bacon. President
Trammell and leading member* of both
houses declared that it was the inteuti<
the legislature at the time of the passage of
the bill to except the Northeastern road
from the oj»cmtion of the rcj»caliug
act. It was proved that the question had
been discussed, and at that time this jioint
was thoroughly understood by the fnei *
of the road before they
would vote for its passaue.
It was also discovered that a special i
f tlauatory act had becu-)ta*wed by this muu»-
egislature afterwards to cover this esjtccial
and remove all j*ossible doubt. The
was made out so thoroughly and m
trungly that tlie presscea-ed its opposition
almost entirely to the bonds, and iiovernoi
' ilquitt. amid an approbation that was al
most universal, signed the Isu-ds.
SENATOR MILL'S STORY.
And now for our story. Senator Hill, i
appears, had been employed by tlie Atlanta
rolling mill, which held the most of these
uusigned Kinds,! having advanced iron to the
road upon this security) to plead their
for them. He, says he, was promised $7,00u
fee contingent upon the indorsement of the
bonds.
Mr. Hill was out of the city when the
indorsement was made. When lie returned
called upon Mr. Morrill, with whom he
had made the contract alleged, and
demanded his fee. Mr. Morrill stated that
e could not pay it. Upon being asked
liv, lie said tliat he iiad already paid out a
large sum to another party on that account.
Mr. Hill says he was very much astonished,
and asked him who it had been paid
Mr. Morrill replied that he had tiaid it to
Mr. Wes Murphy. Mr. Hill asked him whv
he had paid it, and how much. Mr. Morrill
replied tliat he had paid him $8,000, and
that he had paid it for certain services that
Mr. Murphy had rendered in working up
the case of the bonds. Mr. Hill agaiu de
manded his fee, and upon Colonel Morrill
again declining to pay it he withdrew.
He then went to see Governor Colquitt.
The governor was astonished at his state
ment and said that he had no knowledge of
tlie matter at all. Mr. Hill insisted that he
should look into the matter and “discharge
Mr. Murphy.” Governor Colquitt
•lot do tins, as he had no power to discharge
Ir. Murphy, as he held no position under
him and was not under his control, aud he
sides he hud no evidence at all that he ha<
.ytiling that deserved an investign
tion.
GOING INTO THE COURTS.
Mr. Hill then went into tlie courts f<
his money. He entered suit against the
rolling mill and garnisheed Mr. Murphy
and the Citizens’ hank. Mr. Murphy
plied through his lawyers, Hopkins A Glen
that he did not owe tlie rolling mill an
thing. Hr. Hill traversed this answer.
On Thursday Mr. Hill was iust getting
the street car when Mr. Murphy called him.
He went across to Maddox & Rucker's store
here Mr. Murphy was standing.
Here the accounts differ. Mr. Murphy*
leal him. be is well dcaerclnx the coMbd nereptL»o
extended to him by the citizens of the Old Bay
A Ge
r constant woe.
A CHANCY!TO H IKE HONEY EASILY
The weekly per tingle copy for one year.
commencing 12th November — 9 i.50
The same for six months — 1 CO
en copies for one year, from 12th November.
W5A 12 50
from Tewgeen*s Pea.
Washington Port.
The following gem wan embedded in a late pro-
lie epistle transmitted by the Hon. Yewgeen — ~ .
Hail «o the Hon. t». ratlin Gorom. Singularly Kj j j, Time, 2:36%. 2:35K, 2:3s. Billy
; Kin*»cond ; K«ic X. .hlrf; Buffalo Bill
“U»v» po.P-" «>jr 0».y ?! . j d Ti'na'rp"«\,‘rac'e* will be the U-t of tlie
week. A large attendance is expected.
I The military contest will come off on
j Thursday, when everybody in southwest
F b£S2 *” P - i G TKw«ltel»ri«ri»£ .It turned ju.
It hss been s long time-iruv we nwd anything enough to put the groun * m I 1 * •*■**" j* 1
more plaintive and unaffected than this. ditlon. * *
By Associated Pree"-
The »\t iionse I Macon. October 29.—The rain lessened
^ the attendance at the state fair to-day. The
Washington Fo-L j, heavy and in the first race.runntng.
■Hu figure* of the next house, as generally con- ^ in 'three. Whirlwind won two
redecLwitt >und as follows: ' ^ ,, heats with y ellie Morton second.
SSSnC::::Z:::ZZZ::::: l® Time: The second race trotting
Gxvmherkcm. Nationals, esc 1« be>t three in five. Kimball Jackson t'"*E
three heats and the race; Spider, second;
HS&S—-.* g braTtime, 2:43. The thirdWjrotti^.
From tbeTerv best data available at hesidquar- Grade D., first; BUlv King. J *
lets, it is confidently calculated that thmr figures F.. third; Buffalo Bilk distanced, best time,
will not be changed to the extent of more than 2 35^
GO TO WORK AT OSCE AXD SOD
IX CLU1
Great Redaction in Use Price of The
Weekly Constitution.
rate canvass of the Boston Herald been published. ^ after the 12th of November next the
How the Figures Would Have Rend.
Boston Globe. Botler organ.
Had the expensive, thorough and complete pri-
THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
New York Graphic.
Here is an end of all romance about hid
den ocean depths. We can qpeculate
longer about perils, in chambers of jieari.
mermaids, or heai>od treasures and dead
»n's bones whitening in coral caves. The
whole ocean floor is now mapped out f«
The report of the expedition sent out
from London in her majesty’s ship
Challenger has recently been published.
Nearly tour t ears were given to the exam
ination ofthe currents and floors of the
four great oceans of the world. The Atlan
tic. we are told, if drained would !»e a t
plain, with a mountain ridge in the mid.
running parallel with our coast. J
other range crosses it from New Foundlam
to Ireland, on top of which lies a subma
rine cable. The ocean Is thus divit.ed int.
three great basin*, no longer “unfathomable
depths.” The to|»s of these seamountains
are two miles below a sailing ship, and the
basins according to Reeiu-.. are fifteen
mile* which is deep enough
for drowning, if not for mystery.
The mountains are whitened for thousands
of miles by a tiny, creamy shell. The depths
are red in color, heaped with volcanic masses.
Through the black, motionless water of
these abysses move gigantic abnormal
creatures which never nse to upper cur-
reuLs. There b an old legend, coming down
to us from the first ages of tbe world, on
which these scientific deej>-sea soundings
throw a curious light. Plato and Solon re
cord the tradition, ancient in their days,
of a country in the western seas,
where flourished the first civilization
of mankind, which, by volcanic action, was
submerged and lost. The same story ia told
by tbe Central Americans, who still cele-
THE FIFTH DISTRICT
An Appeal to the Democratic Voters
of the District.
• Atlanta, October 2d. 1STS.
To the democratic voters of the fifth con
gressional district—On thi- day week the
voters of this district will decide by their
ballots who shall represent them in the next
congress. You have it in your power to say
who that representative slutll be. Two gen
tlemen aspire to the |xwition. One has been
long known for his sterling character, great
ability, and faithful discharge of the duties
incumbent u|*on him in tlie various rela
tions of ijfe which an active professional
and {tolitical career have imposed. He lias
been regularly nominated by your repre
sentatives in convention assembled as your
standard-bearer. Various gentlemen ospir-
ihts post of honor, submitted their
laitns to vour representatives, uml have
i-elully acquiesced in the result of tlieir
deliberations. Mr. Hammond was nomi
nated by acclamation. To elect him is your
triumph; his defeat is victory to your politi-
* enemies.
At the time that Mr. Hayes was inducted
into tlie presidential office, it was prophe
sied that his proclaimed policy would divide
the great democratic party ip the south,
and build up that destroyer of vim liberties
f our country, the radical party. This
. rediction was not then regarded as of
much force, but wbeu we see four congres
sional districts in ourown beloved state the
scenes ol hot political contests between tlie
regularly nominated standard-bearers and
independent candidates, we perceive that it
had more weight than was at first supposed.
Georgia has been recognized as tlie very
heart of southern democracy, and to destroy
democracy, of course the i>oi.soned
v would be directed at that heart,
t winged the shaft that has been dis
charged, it is useless now to discuss; but
the venom which is upon the barb derives
power, if any it has, from the fact that
was aimed by those who have heretofore
claimed, and still claim, to be democrats.
The other aspirant, until brought into
. rominence by the )Militical necessities of
the minority in this district, was compara
tively unknown. Hi* canvass has demon
strated thut he and lii.s friend* calculate for
success ujrtm the entire republican vote,
'itpled with every discordant clement in
lctuocratic ranks. It is urged that he
relies U)»on a majority of your votes. Is
there a sane man within tlie ranks of tlie
democratic party, white or black, who
ily believes it? What claims has he
, vour votes? Thut he was a gallant
infederate soldier? Why, old Georgia is
filled witli thousands as gallant as lie, and
lioui the memories of the
t from now dismembtrr-
„ party which represents
the principles of government to which they
recognize allegiance. Is his character as *a
l )*ot!ess that it should be held before
the public gaze a.-* an emblem of the purity,
and as worthy of imitation throughout the
length and bredth of this great land? There
arc thousand* of our fellow-citizens w ho chi
present records as bright, and yet who d<
nt reek to disrupt that organization which
. ... sought to bring virtue into
prominence. Are hi* abilities so great flint
they alone can save the country? lias he
demonstrated in the past that he belongs t.
the class of men with whom the mind as
sociale* Uulhouu, Clay, Webster. Crawford,
Berrien, Forsyth and Toombs, whose names
are amongst “the few, the immortal names
hich were not born to die?” If he d.
then we have thousand* of such men in
state, whose vast talent* teach them that the
safety of our jioliticul institutions require
that the democratic party .should exist
organization, and that to disrupt it is unbt^
coming the patriot who claims
serve his country by advocating
tlie principles which it espoused under Jef
ferson, and which it proudly guards to the
present moment.
Is tliere any reason why you should not
sup)>ort Mr. Hammond? I* he corrupt? Is
he intellectually too weak for the |»osition
which he aspires? Is he in any particu
lar unworthy of bearing tlie standard of
party? His bitterest political enemy
awards to him masterly ability coupled with
great purity of character. Are the princi
ples of government which he *upi*orts dis
tasteful to you? You made the platform
through your chosen representatives upon
which he is planted; he enunciated the
same doctrines beforo ths convention
and has advocated them since. He
thorough accord, and always has l>een, with
the democracy which, if you are true to
yourselves, will again give you, nt an early
uay, a land of liberty, peace ami prosperity.
Will you assist in the defeat of such a mat
. ourown standard-bearer, to put in office
gentleman whom thedemoeraLsof this coup
would not send to the Rarnesville
tion, even as a delegate, and who. in the most
leiun manner, agreed to abide by the
A FAMOUS DUEL.
DEATH OF THE SURVIVING PRINCIPAL
TheAfiiirBetween Ratcliffe and Tilly—Bateliffe'a
Death in California—Hie Life ia Augus
ta and His^Wandering* Abroad
—A Tragic Story.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the 10th con
tains tlie announcement of the death of Mr. Geo.
E. Ratcliffe. at San Gabriel Mission, Los Angeles
county, California, on October8th. Mr. Ratcliffe
was formerly in the cotton business in Augusta,
aud was one of the principals in the celebrated
Ratcliffe-Tilly duel, fought at San Bar Ferry, near
* ta, in December, 187."*. and which resulted
death of Mr. t’has. D. Tilly, who waa well
friend* say tliat lie denounced Mr. Hill
unmeasured terms; that Mr. Hill
drew hack twice to strike him, and that
Mr. Murphy said
‘Just come ahead!” and rejieated hi* de
nunciation. WliereujHin Mr. Hill with
drew. Mr. Murphy’s friend* say that the,
ivitnesses to tub
mi. Hill’s friend* u>. .....
after asking Mr. Hill if he had made the*e
charges ana had told Mr. Glenn that he
should be turned out of oflice, Mr. Hill
said “yes.” Mr. Murphy then said, “you
d—dscoundrel!” Mr. Hill thereupon
to strike him, wheu Mr. Murphy drew
back hastily, and put his hand behinil him
Mr. Hill then said, “I see that you i
armed, and I do not propose to allow >
to assassinate me—I publicly denounce y«
'r. as a coward and a ruffian.”
They say that he then stopped a gentle
tan who was passing (we believe Mr.
Joe Simms, of Covington), and n^ked hitn
to hear what he had to sav to Mr. Murphy,
and that he then repeated what he had said.
These, we believe, are the account*, given
by the friend* of the two parties as to the
altercation. Nothing has corne of tbe mat
ter, and we suppose that as the trouble has
been relegated to the courts, it will be set
tied there. We sincerely hope so.
WHAT MIL MURPHY SAYS.
Mr. Murphy says he does not see the
cessity of making any statement. .Since,
however, his action in the matter has bee
uisrepresented, he promises to have it
estigated. He says that he made a coni
t>perform certain*services for the <'itiz«
hank. (Mr. W. C. Morrill being the <
trading pariy,) for a certain sum of mot
lie performed these service* to the satisfac
tion of tlie j»artie* contracting with him and
received the tuouey in accordance with the
t* of the contract. It is hardly necessary
y tliat Mr. Murphy declares*
IN THE MOST SOLEMN .MANNER
that the governor did not know anvt!
this contract, had nothing wliatcvei
itli it. and that his name was not mention
ed directly or indirectly in any way, aud
that he was not approached in any way,
directly or indirectly on the subject.
While we are not authorized to give the
detail* of the service that Mr. Murphy re:
dered. it may lie proper to say that he
the gentleman that collected all the oj
ions u|»on the subject in favor of the
dorse ment. He went over the state gather
ing the views of leading lawyer*, member*
f the legislature and j»arrie* who were con-
ersant with the facts. He spent time and
money in this pursuit, aud claim* that *
justly earned his fee.
We believe that the above is a true ver-
im of the whole matter. A* the ca*e w
.me up for investigation in the courts,
public will then get the full detail* *.f
whole occurrence.
death
tion of that
‘e are usaued that your devotion to lib-
', to truth, to justice will prevent such a:
unfortunate catastrophe. Whatever ma
have lieen Mr. Arnold's services in tlie pas
a soldier, a- a democrat, or a* a citizer
they cannot authorize or warrant his present,
course. It would be better for you to vote
avowed republican, for then you
would recognize the fact thut you were
placing in position an acknowledged politi-
cal enemy; but to sup|»ort a gentlemen
claiming to be u democrat, and who yet
spurns every democratic precedent and usage
—a gentleman w ho assumes to himself bom
for work done in the interest of our party i
the past, and who yet now seek* to divide i
is simply to he all accessory to yotirow
destruction. Remember, at the j»olls o
next Tuesday, that your district is j*;rha|i
the most prominent in Georgia, j»oliticallv,
that Georgia carries the utaudard of south-
democracy; tlint the eye* of the world
.... upon her, and do your duty! Remem
ber what democratic division in 1860 brought
, member what radical union im-
)»osed ujK.n us in 186^-60-67-68 and ‘69; re
member what democratic unity gave to us
in 1870, and then consider wliat may be our
taiutuph in 1880.
Fellow-citizens, will you endanger the
safety of our institutions? Will you trifle
with the holies of the future? Will you
consign the *outli, by your division, to
second state of degradation and captivity
We confidently await your response.
Henry Jackson
John. D. Alexander,
J. F. H. Hodues,
the District Executive Committee.
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CoXHTlTUTIoN rt'BLISHINO UOi l
Since the above ha* been written i
been handed the following card frotnGaji-
taiti Murphy, w hich we publish with pleas-
Special to the Evening New*.
••Atlanta. October26.—In a few days the nuK
lie will probably become iu-quiii»ite*l with the facts
Murphy and others will figure. There are
rumor* on the street iu which the governor and
Murphy appear to disadvantage in connection
with the signature* of the bonds."
The matters to which the above ru
mors refers are involved in litigation
between Hon. B. H. Hill and myself in
Fulton superior court, and will undergo
thorough judicial invert!gat'
: r *v>oi t
lead-
In that
investigation I shall vindicate my* If
morally and legally. I have no fear of tlie
result. It is not proper to state my case
the public prints before a trial. I am l _ _
the governor’s secretary. I do not hold my
position under him now, and never have.
The business transaction referred to
ior Bome **”* *** **“ ***** price of The weekly Constitution will be
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Miner..
wmfining all the news and printed with t
cataclysm which destroyed this land wii
it* stately cities. De Bourbourg and other
archeologists assert that this lost land ex-
I tended from Mexico beyond the West In
dies. The shape of the plateau discovered
br the Challenger corresponds with this
theory. What it some keen Yankee should
and publish the figures.
•lately false that Governor Colqnitt
had any connection with it openly o:
secretly, directly or indirectlv.
John \V. Murphy.
Atlanta, Ga., October 28, 1878. _ , . „
Time is money; emphatically so when
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup frequently cures
XUS} tree G« tout irirtibor » ui. U>ii p»P«. vet drrfm oo, "from iu anlMbomed slime the price of ilia wcckly Cosunraw to fhey will be sold, mod the proceeds mpplied, »lds, oouehs etc., in l«ath»a»d»y. Pri«,
** SbtahedMtheairtS. norswtf the IctAtUntist? euteeriben to tl soperunum. nort wtl with the remumng eucceseion ol Courbet, 25 cent, ahottle. bold etexy where. 213
—The descendants of Jacob Full
■migrated from Wurtemburg 150years og«
md settled in Berks county, Pennsylvania,
recently h**l a grand reunion at the fanii
William Folliner, near Milton, and 500 in
women and children were present. They
came from divers parts of Pennsylvania, and
from other states, ami 500 more are reported
to be scattered throughout the country*
The German immigrant purchased from the
government u vast tract of land lving in *
valley extending from Milton to Utueitu
ville. thenan unbroken wilderness, but n
one of the richest aud most populous *
turns of the state. A record of all those
chiming kinship with original Jacob, either
by Mood or marriage, was take
on the occasion, and measures 1
been adopted to bring the other
into the family fold. The Follmers
represented as n very prolific race, some
them having had a- many a* 8. 10 and
children, and this fertility has been trans
ferred. it is said, to the remotest branches.
The extraordinary statement is made that,
*o tar a- known, not one of the members
The immense family has ever been arraigned
for any crime; lias ever become a drunkard;
or been disloyal to his or her marriage vows.
They have so many virtues that they ought
to lie most desirable citizens. Money-making
nti|*ean* to lie one of their talent*, score* of
them being rich, and not one of them de
pendent. The breed deserves to lie j>er-
petuated. It evidently thinks so itself.
—A romantic story is told concerning the
I iroperty left by the painter Courbet. After
laving been judicially condemned to pay
fur the restoration of the Vendomc column,
he very quietly hired an apartment at
Resancon, where he dejiosiied several very
large boxes. He attached great value to
their contents, because he offered to pay
forty thousand francs to a carrier if he
would undertake secretly to remove them
across the frontier to Switzerland. Courbet
and the carrier both in question died before
the plan of saving the mysterious boxes
could be realized, and perhaps nothing
more would have been heard of them if the
carrier, previous to bis death, liad not com
municated the fact to his nearest relatives.
The latter being recently in Paris, revealed
the deposit of the boxes to the minister of
tbe interior and the prefect of police. Tbe
judicial seals liave since been affixed tt>
them. It is reported that they contain
paintings and works of art of great value.
th is given in the Chronicle, one of the 1
„ iwiper* of tlio Pacific coast. Mr. Ratcliflb
about thirty-five years old at the time of his death,
was a native ol Baltimore city.
The above paragraph brings back to pub-
attention one of the most notable and
interesting figures of our jost-bellum Gcor-
society.
Mr. Ratcliffe, rs is stated above, lived for
eral years in Augusta. He was a band-
some. dashing fellow, a great favorite with
the ladies, and a leader in society. He was
very well off, having nt one time an unusu
ally heavy business. He was audacious in
loves as in his hates, and soon made bit-
partisans. Generous, brave and talent-
he held his friends firm and command-
the respect of his enemies,
had numerous little “difficulties,” and
t a firm believer in the code. He was,
indeed, accepted a* a sort of authority on
the subject of “aflairs." He at length be
came involved in a difficulty with Mr. C. D.
Tilly,
WHICH RESULTED IN A DUEL.
this duel Mr, Tilly was killed. Rat
cliffe expressed grout sorrow at having
killed Tilly, ami never afterward seemed
to lake the same zest in life that liad char
acterized him before the fatal occurrence.
His business declined and his income was
lessened. At length, moved by what seemed
to be an uncontrollable desire to get away
from the scenes of his old life, he left Au
gusta for California It is understood that
he was doinj; very well in the golden state,
and was rapidly making money. Nothing
definite has been heard of him, however,
until the Post of this morning brings the
sad tidings of his death.
The duel in which he was engaged is a .
remarkable one. The coolness displayed by
the two principals was wonderful. Tho
provocation was an unusual one, and the
corres|»ondcncc*short and vivid. It cannot
fail to interest oUr readers, the reproduction
' the main points of the tragedy.
THE STORY OK THE DUEL.
In the city of Augusta, in almost daily con
tact with Mr. Rat cl i lie was Mr. C. D. Tilly.
He wa* a remarkably hand*ome man, be
ing pronounced the finest sjtccimen of phys
ical manhood iu the state. His strength
•mething wonderful. Having btttn
trained in tlie best of gymnasiums, he wan
the superior of many professional athletes.
He was skilled in all social accomplish
ments and was a great favorite.
George E. Ratcliffe was a young Mary
lander. who w as ulso a popular aud con
siderable figure in society. Both these
young men were young brokers. It is said
that there was for u long time ill feeling
between the gentlemen. A rumor prevails
that Ratclifle was engaged in a game of bil
liards with a party of friends one day,
hen Tilly entered amt was asked to tako
part in the game.
A* he consented, Ratcliffe threw his cuo
down, remarking that he proposed to play
only with gentlemen.
Nothing came of thisaffair, however, even
it be true that such a thing took place,
day or two after this reported occurrence,
Tilley was approached by a friend, who in
formed him that a hideous rumor affecting
his position as a decent person was being
circulated about the city.
Tilly at once set out to find the author of
tlie rumor. It wo* soon traced to Ratcliffe.
Tilly at once opened correspondence with
him. Their mites are worthy of publication
full. Mr. Tilly wrot«:
“George E. ItatclIffe^ICsq—Rumors, detri
mental to my character, coming to my ears
as having been rejieated by you, makes it
obligatory ujion me todemandyourauthor-
What these charge* are it is useless
e to mention, as 1 am sure you must
be aware of their nature. I pronounco
them base, false and malicious, and will
hold any man rfsjMinsilile for the further
repeating of the slanders. C. D. Tilly.”
To which Ratcliffe replied as follows:
“Mr. C. It. Tillv—Your note of yesterday’s
date was received. The rumors that you
refer to came to my cars in the shape of a
common rejiort. and a* such were repeated
by me. The difficulty that would attend
effort of the kind *coni|iels me todeclino
to attempt to cite you any special authori
ty. The last paragraph of your note is so
general in it* character,and based so entirely
ujxni contingencies, that may arise in tho
future, I do not feel called ujion to answer
Geouue E. Ratcliffe.”
Tilly replied, saying that Ratcliffe, in his
note, liatl added insult to injury, and de
manded satisfaction “ for tlie wrong vou
have done me.” Ratcliffe answered: “The
atisfaction you demund for the effront you
think I have put upon you shall be duly ac
corded.”
At the meeting, which was speedily ar
ranges!, about thirty jiersons were present.
The men were dressed in black suits, and
stood facing east and west. The distance
was ten jiaces—the weapons pistols. Both
men were cool. As he was walking to his
position,
TILLY ROLLED A CIGARETTE
with great precision and carelessness and,
lighting it, took a whiff or two. In settling
himself on his stand Ratcliffe, in a tranquil
way, kicked a clump of grass out of his way,
and utaiujied two or three times that no
ight get a firm and square stand. The
en looked straight at each other and sa
luted slightly. The tiring was unusually
quick, both pistol* exploding simultaneous
ly at the word “One.
The men stood like statues after the firing,
and for an instant it was supposed that
neither had been hit. Neither of them spoke
single word. Their seconds walked
slowly up to where they were standing. Sud
denly some one called to Mr. Hasns (Til
ly’s second)-—
“Look to your man there; he’s hit!”
Harris hurried forward, and as he reached
him, Tilly put out his right hand, still
grasping his pistol, and dropped his head on
his shoulder. It was then known that be
had been severely struck. His splendid
vitality, however, lei! him to hope that he
was strong enough to stand and deliver an
other shot. He raised himself erect, shook
his head liack a* if summoning strength for
the trial, but as soon as he had straightened
himself, he gave way suddenly and
sunk helplessly to tlie ground—mortally
wounded. Ratclitl'e was very piuch
hocked when he learned that the wound
vos fatal, uud all hi* anger seemed to have
gone with the lla*li of his pistol. With that
same flash, however, went the mission of
death.
The particulars of Mr. Tilly’s death'are
said to have been affecting in the last de
gree. He was reconciled to the thought of
dying, as far as hi* -jii ritual future was con
cerned, but seemed agonized at the thought
of hi* superb body perishing. It is said that
' ’ e died f
just before he died he raised his splendid
arm. its muscles standing out like whipcord,
with infinite strength and liealthfulness
throbbing through its length and with a
groan said: “Oh! it is hard that so much
strength and vitality should die’.” But the
fatal bullet had brought death to the fame
of the young giant, and almost without a
struggle went to hi* rest. Every possible
kindness was lavished on the young Irish
man, and his people in the old country were
notified of his death.
or RATtLIKFE’a DEATH
we can get no particulars. 1 he sad fact is
ail that the mail* have brought.
With all his faults, he was a fine fellow,
an oj>eri-hcarted, brave gentleman. Beneath
his ap|.arent severity towards Tilly, '
-aid there lay a deep and bitter s<
sense of in-
just, was driving him
i may, there are thou-
jury that, just •
ahead, lie this .
sands of hearts of men and of women tliat
will lie saddened at the death of this debon-
naire gentleman, *o gallant, so winning, and
A Mexican World** Fair.
City ok Mexico, via New Orleans, Oc
tober 29.—i he minister of public works an
nounces that the government, at the sug
gestion of Zamacona, is about to nominate a
commission to organize a special exposition
to lake place at a conveniently early date,
for exhibitors exclusively of American and
Mexican productions, the same to be held
in.this city under the direct auspices of the
government.
There is no reason why housekeepers
should fail in their efforts to have delicious
ly light, wholesome bread, biscuits, rolls,
cake and all articles prepared from flour.
To have perfectly latistactory results every
time in all your baking, always use a strict
ly pure baking powder—such as Dooley’s
Yeast Powder. This powder costs only
about tbe price of the adulterated kinds, and
in buying it you get full net weight. 16
ounces to the pound. It is never sold in
bulk or loose.
