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CONSTITUTION” PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1879.
TWO RECEPTIONS.
SHERMAN'S PIRST AND LAST VISITS.
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Hbtory famishes few more dramatic
•pbodes than the one presented by the visit
of General rthertnan to Atlanta. Sevent«-en
year* a*., be entered this city at the head
of a conquering army. In the near dis
tance the gun* of Hood's army boomed sub
bnly. FIyin* before the advancing le-
jpona a cloud of women and children bur
ned from iheir homes. Breaking now and
then through the din of drum and trumpet
came the sharp crack of a rifle, as some
were maddened at the surrender of the
city, flr«*i on the victors, and then ended
his protest with his life. Two montlis after
ward General Sherman left tlie city. As lie
filed from the hills to the south of Atlanta,
he turned and saw it enveloped in a cloud
of artioke. through which gleamed the fitful
flames ai the old c»ty. representing years
of hemic labor, and. hallowed with sacred
memories, was melting into ashes. Hardly
had the hoof rinr of Uis lionet died h.vay
before the work of desolation and destruc
tion was completed. A mass of ruin-
marked the place where Atlanta had stood.
A liorrible expanse of charred and bluck-
eue«l wrecks stretched over these hills, and
lire dread gloom was broken only by the
call of tins sentry or the rumble of the ar
my wagon.
Yesterday General .Sherman returned to
the scene of this destruction and disaster,
and looked upon the answer that our people
had made to liis torch. A proud city, pros
j>en>u» almost beyond oonijare, throbbing
with vigor and strength, and rapturous with
the tlmll of growth and expansion. aland*
before him. A |*eopIe brave enough to bury
their hatreds in the ruina his hands have
made, and wise enough to turn their passion
towanh recu|»eration rather than revenge,
give fii in decr»rous greeting. In this new city
—In (his new life—in this metropolis, plant
ed amid the rakings of ash-heaps, his heart
must kindle with admiration for the people
who, rising from beneath his horses' hoof*,
stanched their bleed in* wounds, closed up
their shattered ranks, and bent their un
used hands to the labor of rehabilitation.
We give General Sherman welcome to this
city. We point him to Atlanta as a fair
sample of the readiness with which the
south has .recovered from the desolation of
a war that was cruel beyond precedent—a* suiwUiim charityr
an evidence that our people, brave enough ’" 1
to die in opposing his invasion, have been
brave enough to give themselves manfullv
to repairing the disasters that were scattered
from his lurnds.
The Last Visit.
General Sherman reached the city on the
12 :M train on yesterday. He was expected . .
on Wednesday, but switched off at Itolton ,uU F submitted,
and went down the Helma, Rome and Dal
ton railroad. A foolish rtimor that he h;id
a purpM in not letting the people know
when he was coming was almost too absurd
to mention. A large crowd collected along
the sidewalks tosee the general of the army
Tim depot was comfortably filled, mostly
with while people. A sort of light, good-
humor pervaded the crowd, spiced up with
curiosity to see (be man who had burned
Atlanta. There was no perceptible indigna
tion or feeling of prejudice. In most of the
clumps of talkers there were jokes flyii g
to anil fro. One man proposed to Mayor
Calhoun to go and oiler the freedom of the
city to General Hherman. "He made too
d—d free with it,” raid an objector, “when
lie was here before." Another gentleman
gnod-humomlly proposed that a procession
of widows in mourning, with bunches of
pine-kindling in their hands, be appointed
to wait on tlie general and offer to facilitate
his work. As tlie train rolled in, a gentle
man called: "Kingthe fire-bells! The town
will he gone in forty minutes!"
At the train rolled into the depot. Gen
eral Huger, General Augur, Colonel Black
and two or three officers went to the hack
of the train. A rather pretty lady was
standing on the rear platform. Almost im
mediately she was joined by a tall gentle
man with deadi-h brown and gray whiskers
and thin face, rtaid General Ruger, forget
ting bis military reserve—"There he is."
Tlie gentleman raised Ids hat with a quirk
and not ungraceful motion, and said: "Whv,
how are you, Augur?" being evidently
pleased to see the gentleman alluded to. He
came down the vteps rapidly, shook the
hands of the officers cordially, and then
saying. "General, won't you take care of
tlie girl*?" started out of the depot with
General Rnger. There was no ex
citement and no demonstration. The
people were curious to see General
Hherman, hut made no rush at all
A sort of |>athway was opened for the party,
ami the people stood alongside, looking on
quietly and keeping up a subdued run of
comment.
Upon reaching the Kimball house, Gen
eral Sherman registered. "W. T. Hherman.
Mr. Toutiilot, Miss Lixzie Hherman and
Nisi Kllie Sherman." General Van Vllet
and Mrs. Van Vllet registered below these
names. He expressed wonder at the mag
nitude of the hotel and the fineness of its
appointments, and at the general thrifty
look of the city, lie was assigned to the
brilliant parlors, and went almost immedi
ately to his room.
The programme of the evening was a
simple nut pleasant one. After a dinner,
served in an inimitable style, a number of
carriages called at the front of the hotel,
and General Hherman and his party were
taken on a ride through the city. They
went through the |.riiicipal streets, and
General Hherman was shown all the points
of interest, especially tboke i ,voicing the
battles in and anmnd the city. He noted
with interest tlie usee to which the build
ing he formerly occupied was now put—it
bring the girls 1 high school. The general
expreseed great admiration at the pluck
and energy shown by Atlanta, and the
marvelous recuiterations evidenced by her
growth, lie was astonished to find in the
south the b»ightneas and thrift of the
southern eitUw. He was very much
pleased with his ride. Colonel \V. C.
Morrill. Colonel Buck, and some other gen
tlemen, notably some of the officers of tlie
barracks, were In the company that took
the ride. After driving about the city,
tlie party went to tlie barracks, and wit
nested the dress-parade of the troops. The
company tetnmed about dark, and after
supper, pre|«anrd foe a grand complimenta
ry ball given by the officers of the post.
A modest reporter of Tax CdaxTirroos
attempted to interview tlie General, but
was repulsed with stately dignity. The
general did not like to talk on any subject
except the general thrift of the city, and
this was the theme on which he had al
ready been heard from.
THE COXrilXUTAKT BALL.
The officers and ladies of McPlierson
barracks gave general Hherman and his
company a complimentary ball at Me-
noon for Savannah. They will spend
about two days in that citv.
The First Visit.
When General Sherman's first visit to At
lanta was announced in September, IMA. by
the booming cannon to the northeast of the
city, a meeting was held to determine what
reception should be given tlie distinguished
visitor. It was determined to send a com
mittee to meet him, and Mayor Calhoun,
Council men Rawaon and Wells were ap
pointed. It is doubtful if ever committee
went to receive guests with heavier heart*.
It was their duty to make a request of tlie
gray-bearded man they were going to meet.
He bad ordered all the women and children
to leave the city at once. These gentlemen,
in.hehalf of tlie people and of humanity,
were pleading for permission for the help
less women and children to remain in their
homes. This is the letter in substance in
which they presented their appeal:
TUX LETTER TO MAJOa-OKSUtAL IflEtXlX.
ATUXT*, <* coasts, September 11. iwa.
Major Gcuersl W. T. Sherman—Sir: W\ ,
undersigned, mayor and two of the council for
the city of Atlanta, for the time being the only
legal organ of the people of the Mid city, to ex
press their wants and wishes, ask leave most earn
estly. bat respectfully, to petition you to recon
sider the order requirlcg them to leave Atlanta.
FREiKS OF THE JURY.!
GENERAL LEE'S PROPERTY.
BARTOW STEPS TO THE FRONT.
Tks fhasd Jmry of Sorter* Coaatj Grist " Halt”
ia tks Hi 11-Colquitt Controveny—A Pises of
Disiats rated Patriotism By Which tks
Stats Is Restored to Harmoay.
Hie uncertainties as to what a petit jury
will do have |waned into a proverb and
come down to # us through ages of the jury
system. Grand juries have usually been
accredited with more discretion, if not
more wisdom, and their vagaries have not
attained that general notoriety to which
they are not infrequently entitled. Why
the state of Georgia should give constantly
recurring examples of the extra-off ir:. rus
tless of grand juries we do not kr< a , hut
the fact had become so latent that ilm re
cent constitutional convention tackled the
subject and sought to stop the temh-ncicsof
there bodies to assume duties not their own.
Hereafter grand jurors are to be of a cla«s
of citiaens better qualified than those who
are made eligible for jietit jury service. It
is to lie Imped that a change in the actions
of grand Juries will speedily follow (he re
ad heartrending.
Wa only refer to a few facta to try to Illustrate
n part bow this measure will operate in practice:
as you advanced the people north of this fell
tack, and before yoor arrival here a large portion
id the people had retired south, so that the coun
try south of thisis already crowded, and without
a enough to aeeo *
e informed that
without the power to aasht them much,
If they were willing to do so r
a feeble picture of I
ire. You know the woe, t
We know yoor time and mind are constantly
occupied with the duties of your command, which
almost deters us from asking your attention to
this matter, but thought it mixht be that yon had
hope, would not make this people an exception
to all mankind, for we know of no such instance
"* ig oirurred—surely never In the United
1 what has this helpless people done
We do not know as yet the number of people
•dill here: of those who are here, we are satisfied
a respectable number. If si lowed to remain at
home, could subsist for several months without as
sistance. and a respectable number for a much
longer time, and who might not need assistance
at any time.
In concluston, we most earnestly and solemnly,
petition to reconsider this order, or modify it, and
suffer this unfortunate people to remain at home
and enjoy what little means they have. Respect-
r« r, i.oiiuniiuaH
L. C. Welui, Councilman.
And this is the answer mode by General
Sherman in substance:..
majob-oemebal shekxan won’t listen.
Headquarters Military Division of MlwMppf
in the rield, Atlanta, Go., September 12. law.—
James M. Calhoun, Mayor; K. K. Rawsoa and L.
C. Wells, representing City Council of Atlanta:
(tenUemcn—1 have your letter of the 11th in
nature of a petition to revoke my orders removing
all Inhabitants from Atlanta. I have read it care
fully, and give full credit to your statements of
the distress that will be occasioned, and shall not
revoke my orders, because they were not designed
to meet the humanities of the ease, (but to prepare
for the future struggles in which millions of good
people outrida of Atlanta have a deep interest) we
must have peace, not only in Atlanta, but in all
try. (To stop war we must defeat the rebel ar
mies. which are arrayed against the laws and con
stitution that all must respect and obey.) To de
feat these arnica we must prepare the way to
reach them In their recesses, provided with arms
and instruments which enable ns to accomplish
purpose. Now, 1 know the vindictive nature
•ur enemy, that we may have many years of
military operations from this quarter; and, there-
. _his quart
fore, deem it wise and expedient to prepare in
lime. The use of Atlanta for warlike purposes
U consistent with Its character as a home
for families. There will be no manufactures,
commercial or agriculture here, for the mainten
ance of families, and sooner or later want will
compel the inhabitants to go. Why not go now,
when all the arrangements are completedfor the
transfer, lit.tea*I of waiting till the plunging shot
of contending armies will renew the scenes of the
past month? Of course I do not apprehend any
such thing at this moment, but you do not snp-
because I cannot impart to you what we propose
to do, but 1 assert that our military plans make it
necessary for the inhabitants to go away, and 1
can only renew my offer of services to make their
exodus in any direction as easy and comfortable
as ptMsihlc. You might as well appeal against
da thunder-storm as against these terrible hard
ships of war; they are Inevitable, and (be only
way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to
live in peace and quiet at home la to atop the
war which can only l*e done by admitting that It
began in error and Is perpetuated in pride.
We don’t wont your negroes, or your bona
your bouses, or your lomls.or anything you 1
but we do want and will have a Just obedien
the laws of the United States. That we will
have, and. if It involves the destruction of your
improvements, we cannot help it.
Hut, my dear sirs, when it docs come, yon may
call ou me for any thing. Then I will share with
the last cracker, and watch with you to s'
every quarter.
Now, yon must go, and take with yon the old
and feeble, feed and nurse them, and build for
them. In more qatet places, proper habitations to
•bicld them against the weather until the mad
* cool down, and allow union and
M to settle over your old homes
Atlanta. Yours In baste v
Major-General Commanding.
After this interesting correspondence had
been concluded, the committee returned to
tlie city and General Hherman prepared to
eater it. This coming created very little
excitement.
For several weeks the j*cople had been
under fire. The city had been closely in
vested, and the night was stri|ied with kiss
ing shells. The populace had gone below
ground and were living in cellars or bnnib-
proofs. A great many had dug holes in the
sides of the railroad embankment and were
living in them, as wood-peckers in a hollow
tree. The city had been occupied by
UNIfilR THE LAW.
His Effort* to Irgsia It, aad What lie
Will Do With It.
Washington Post.
The trial of the case of Lee vs. Kauffman
et al. (the Arlington ejectment case) was Dtdstaa Ia tke United 8ta.t*s 8aprwa» Oowt Y»s-
TAXING HOLROADS IN GKORGIA.
I
resumed in the United States circuit court
at Alexandria. yesterday. Judge R. W.
terdsy—Tae Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
Tax Oar* Decided in Favor of the
Slate—History of a Long Sa.t
ewed the offer to pay over to the proper
representatives tlie amount of tax and ac
crued interest in order to complete tlietr case.
The prayers will be submitted to-day .and the
argument of counsel begun, but it'is proba
ble the discussion will be confined to legal
vision of the jury lists. " points and addressed rather to tbe court
* * than to the jury.
EUTTixo * sexatoe. J As the case now stands, the plaintiff has
It is not beyond the raemoiy of inan in I proven tliat the Arlington estate was the
Georgia when the grand junes of manv I property of G. W. P. Custis. who by will
counties in the state solemnly presented I devised a life interest in it to Mary A. Lee.
the fact in their reports to the court that in I wife of Robert E. Lee. and on her death it
their opinion the election of Mr. So and Ho I reverted, as an absolute bequest, to her son.
to tbe United Slates senate would conduce I G. W. C. Lee, the plaintiff. That the gov-
best to tbe interests of tbe state and country | eminent took forcible possession while it
at large. These Culminations they also or-1 was still in tbe custody of the owners, and
dered forwarded to the general assembly, j had since held it through its agents. The
tliat that body might not be in darkness as j counsel for the government simply asserted
to tbe views of this or that grand jury ujioii I tlie fact that the property had been adver-
tbe question of the senatorship. I tised and s Id, under the provisions Of a
Another and even more ludicrous exam- I law of congress, for the assessment and cul-
ple of how easily a grand jnry can persuade I lection of delinquent taxes, and filed in
itself to make of itself a laughingstock is I proof a copy of the deed issued by the com-
to be found in the latest I tnissionen under the law. Neither of these
fiBi.iD jury or BARTOW cocxtv. I propositions will be controverted, bat both
McC'utehen s special set P 7*q!rrsentinent!f” 'ZZS™,HggSU*wSSbS? £e‘to
in which they proceeded at iome length to K ' Alexlndria “® wltb Mr - I " ee 1,1
The claimant in the suit. General G. W.
^r.he'ru^.rrgon!',: s a*. h < £ , £r.rjs. S & &
s,r^u erri n£ e S/'-AJir.T S£?£SS!"S
w issTta-wsfssjtsssJz
fin? I an<1 «dthoug!i old enough to liave worn the
dnlv b K^^d nl ^Th» i ai^^ i to'thh!k stllra of • ^"eral in the oonfederataservice,
tha? Mr. SL^WhStaf&SI? ht'wfli" 5 "
patriotism and that the facto sustained him I dicate his position ui the pending fight
m his onslaught upon an unholy precedent ioo'SSert Swte thfs sSftr 9
They then ^.nitred Governor Colquitt -m.^o ^^eany ^n w“h/l shouM
"o» schficios.’ I not. Nothing, however, is certain."
after the manner of the Tennessee petit jury. I "The suit is for possession. Do you mean
The idea was that the governor wasn’t a bad 1 ’
man himself, bnt he ought to keep his eye
skinned and see that no bad men hood-1 or expect to change the existing order of
winked him. They then pounced upon I affairs. I simply want a fair payment for
Murphr, and as a Bartow man expressed it, I the estate by the government,’'
proceeded to "gi ve him gingery li—1” for his I "Why did you proceed in this mode?”
part in the bonds business. They piled the I "For the purpose of absolutely proving
mountain of sin upoh his broad shoulders I my right and title in a proper legal tribu-
and it was probably a straggle on their part I nab That once fixed there will hardly be
to keep from indicting linn They found any trouble in reaching a just settlement
him guilty anyhow and condemned him to I This is all I ask,"
everlasting obloquy, as it were. I This projiosition seemed fair to the Post,
thx jcdgk calls a halt! I and met with the approval of its ambassa-
Judge McCntchen received the present- I dor.
ments and took them under advisement. I
In a conversation with a reporter of Tnx J A PRINCE'S MARRIAGE IN OREGONi
CoasTtTCTioat he strongly intimated tliat he
Hughes presiding. All the counsel were!
present and tbe entire day was devoted to [
the taking of testimony and the wrangles of j
counsel as to admissibility. Hummed np, I Mondav afternoon at 4o’clock Attomey-
the results of the day’s labors were the es- General Ely received the following tele-
tablishment of the fact that tbe original gram from lion. J. H. Blount:
will of Mr. Custis had been lost; that the WAsnwcTos.D.C., January 27
copy presented in evidence was a true one;; Major R. N. BY, Atlanta. Ga The supreme
that Mr. Philip R. Fendall, of this city, court bos just decided the cases squarely in favor
had made a j roller of payment of tlie ®f the state. J. H. Bloc XT.
si<ecial tax assessed against the estate to the This brief message was pregnant with a
United States commissioners at the time it meaning of deep import. It refereed to the
was due, and before tlie sale had taken place, decision of the long mooted tax cases of the
and that the rule of the commissioners was State vs. the, Atlantic & Gulf railroad. In
not to accept the payment of taxes from order to give a clear idea of the importance
any peison not absolutely interested in the of this decision, as well as to properly pre-
Droperty taxed. The counsel for plaintiff sent its bearings we give the following
HISTORY OP THE CASES,
GEORGIA’S CREDIT AS FELT ABROAD.
MISS OLLIE’S TRIP.
the facto of which were furnished the re
porter by Major Ely. The Atlantic and
Gulf railroad, as it now stands, is composed
of two roads—the Savannah and Albany
Gulf railroad and the Atlantic and Guff
railroad. The first of these was incorpo
rated in 1847. By the original act of in-
coiporation, the road was granted all the
lights, privileges and immunities of any
other road in the state. This provision was
afterwards claimed as an exemption from
any rate of taxation different from that im
posed on the Central and Georgia railroads.
The Atlantic and Gulf road was incor
porated in 1856. Its charter granted to it
the same righto, privileges and immunities
njoyed * y the Ce
those
rail mails. ^
these
fact __
then only taxed
would strike these presentments and order
tliat they be excluded from entry upon the
minutes of the court. Judge McCutcben’s
view is that tlie law requires him to confine
The Fortunes of a Lender la the Ana.
trlan Revolution or 1848.
Oregon Deutach Zeitung.
A few days ago the Oregonian contained a
THE FEDERAL CONGRESS.
pany began to areemwe at xne uarracK*
Lai) about nine o'clock. The hail was
beautifully decorated. Tlie splendid baud
of the 18th United States infantry dispensed
sweet music. Just to the right of the
main entrance, geneml Ruger, Mr* Ruger.
Colonel Black and Mrs. Black stood and
rccei.ed the guests as they came in.
Heveral arrived, among them some of tlie
citizens from Atlanta. Soon general Hher
man ami his party arrived. As they en
tered the hall the band struck up a grand
inarch, am) it scarcely afterwards gave time
for a general Introduction. The tint quad
rille was colled soon after General Hher
man entered. The general asked Mrs. Huger
todanee with him, and General Van Yliet
solicited Mrs. Colonel Black as a partner,
aad the quadrille commenced. General
Nherman took a hand in all tbe dances ex
cept the round dances. His second quadrille
was with Mix Colonel Black. He seemed —
en>*v tlie fuu hugely- A****' «be ball w
over a fine supjwr was announced. RobU
Fause was the caterer. It was not as elegant
a supper as iK'lmotdco could serve, but we
doubt if ever a supper was enjoyed by any
party at this fatuous restaurant more than
the one was last night.
General Van Yliet. who is with General
Sherman, is an old classmate, lie says lie
was not with Genera) Hherman on his first
march through Georgia, bat says Ire is going
to try the second one, and from the way it
has commenced he anticipates a good time.
General Yarn Yliet to the assistant quarter
master general of the United Hrnte* army.
He to a genial, p-xi ma t. lie can capture a
man with the twinkle of his eye. He looks
lust like the father of all the quartermasters.
We can go even farther and say he looks
just like the ancestor of good luck. From
a short acquaintance we can commend him
^Genera? Hherman will remain in Atlanta
u .til Friday. To-morrow there will be ai
inspection at JlcPbeooo barrack at ten
o’clock a. in. In tbe afternoon he will hold
• reception at the Kimball bouse—the hour
we are not informed about. He will, during
the day some time, take a further look at
tbe city.
General Hherman says he never burnt any
dwellings in Atlanta; he only burnt store
houses. According to this, tbe city was
composed mainly of store-houses when he
first visited it. lie says tbe growth of tbe
city is wonderful.
THE roc BE MOVEMENT*
of the party are not determined as yet.
except that they trill leave on Friday at
Hood's army, and the transfer to Sherman’s
army made little stir. There was a ripple
caused by the action of a Texan named
Mink, who, taking his stand at tlie corner
of Collier & Venable's drug-store, deter
mined to make one last defense. He
kneeled deliberately, and drawing down
his rifle leveled it at the advancing column
and fired three or four times rapidly. A
gentleman who saw tbe occurrence informs
us that be brought down at least one or
two of the frderala. All at once he was dis
covered, and a number of cavalrymen
launched out in pursuit of him. They
killed him on Decatur street, near where
the Willingham building stands.
This was the only demonstration tliat at
tended General Hherroan’s entry. Just
prior to tiro, there had been considerable
com motion in social circles. All of the elite
of the city—probably some 6,000 ladies and
children—rose np to do him honor by leav
ing. He seconded their efforts by furnish
ing them wagons in which to leave. They
were met at Lovejoy’s station by the wagons
of General Hood, in charge of Colonel
George Adair and I sham G. Harris. What
Colonel Adair calls "a charmed circle" was
formed by the wagons of the two armies,
and peace reigned within it. The transfer
was made, Sherman’s wagottohrent back, and
Atlanta was in tbe hands of aliens.
General Sherman remained in the city
tor some time. He took up his residence at
wliat to now the girls* high school, and lived
in tine style. Shortly after his
arrival, the citisrns presented him, at
his request, (vide order 92) with
all the cotton, tobacco, etc., within the city
limits. We suppose be enjoyed his visit.
We cannot better describe bow be left tbe
city than to use his own words, delivered
from the point where McPherson fell, as be
was overlooking the doomed city. He says:
Behind us lay - Atlanta, smouldering and In
min*, tire black smoke rtolRg high in the air and
hanelng like a pall over the rained city. Away
Brand jane, U,tb. dut'.« «UK«d th.m,
ZtJr "S” aCC, ^^!L are I am °ng themappared the followmg notice:
province of a grand jury. They are not the I p r :p..i Tnhann KuKskv heir nf »
S VAlh^™iuu t r‘n i 2 U “ , T7~‘nvMtim wealthy and influential Austrian family,
T, -» ■”*«*««► ,„d a ling line of illustrious ancestors,
r,.’, rLini "Uf I guant When sentence of ueatli was passed
Asg S2& to h ^ mra r„5 n fhe
fit matter fora courtrecord. | m}dier9 wbo9e bulleta were to terminate the
life of the noblest and bravest man of his
age. The fortitude Blum displayed at the
Among the very be* n.en and clearest I ^SSd°I^dier* Thai” Tfcw
Mc-I’u?rhcn are m»r^Itk*ewedtflS I IuonthV stud - v of the liberal publications of
McCutcbcn are approved. It is agreed tliat I j. vi him into the
grand jurors lmvj- ariglitt.. their <q.inions I ^ voln H*n.ry ® rtj. Botthe feuda^p.,-
" ; e I emment triumphed, and Prince Nadasky,
doubtless Will, “'"he }he»e pre-1 togetllcr w j,], nmn y other prominent lead-
setumento, he will find that the gww men I taken prisoner ana condemned to
of B«tow county and all Georgm will sus- d«th Tta^ugVtheinfluen” of his mla
tives his sentence was commoted to im
prisonment for life, and he was sent to the
dark toils of an Austrian fortress.
_ . Eight long years the prince lived the life
Mr. Hlirs Speech Opposing the War- j of a Convict, until at the birth of the crown
ren Mitchell Claim. I prince of Austria he was liberated, but han-
tiix senate. I isbed from his country for life. He came
... «... s . j _ __ I to San Francisco and devoted himself,
yL s EI ur ‘ der assumed name of H. Meier, to
31 ,he businc *> <>“* er gardener, earning a
16 states, praying fo' , «ho ««», b »y™ t ”f »f | |i Te lihood and accumulating a snail for-
and the appointment of a special com- A th? day was the decision rendered. The news
' ' squire what extent nuxdiinery I “ES^SJllnnr &"SS was received at Uiecapitol with gratification.
t,We of manual labor in manI y demeanor of the gardener. Not In Uie decision of the two
generai pmtluction and manufacture. Be- J* or L^° , a fw? JJSL "bSSrff <*•-« involved over $41,000, not inclu 1
in the «,mmittee on educaUon and 10 S "*! n . the interest on it. FL fas. against the
a sntall property for his bnsmws. , nd Gn |( ^jad for taxes for the years
.__-j .u.vin | (he J»»PPy j w,t * 1876 and 1877 have been issued, but the road
The senate ^ " b'll to pay a lovely boy and ‘he father found no rest went into the hands of the mortgagees in
\\arren Mitchell for cotton taken from him I j n the thought that his dear ones were des- - - - • •
at Savannah which, after considerable dis-1 tfned to lead an obscure life, away from the
cussion, waa done, and bv rejection of a | honors and luxury due them, and took
motion to proceed to third reading of the I f or Eurojie. He went to Vienna, and
bill. . , .... „ , in an audience with Emperor Francis Jo-
Mr. Hill in opjxising the bill, said he I j^ph succeeded in obtaining his pardon and
would vote against it because it was a war I being reinstated into his ancestral inher-
claim. He was oppiseil to the payment of I jtance. Post hast* he sped back to his fani
all war claims, whether they be from loyal I j|y an d nnder his real name he was again
or dtoloyal persons. He might except a few 1 married in this city to his faithful wife,
religious and educational institutions whose I xiie steamer Idaho, which left here Decem-
property warn destroyed. To pay them war 1 her 29th, took the happy couple and their
claims would bankrupt the government, I young son back to the castles of tbe prince
and as we could not pay all it would be an I J n the beautiful mountain regions of Aitv
unjust discrimination to pay some. The I jria.
senators on the republican side said I
Warren Mitchell was disloyal and should | THE KHEDIVE’S HAREM
not be paid, while tlie senators on the dera-
GEORGIA’S CLAIMS.
ocratiff side mid he was loyal and should Jn | la ward Howe Describing a Visit
be paid. What was meant by tl»e word 1
"loyalty r* Did it mean a man devoted to .
the states under the constitution? It was an I Woman a JournaL
easv matter fora man in MaineorNew York Hw in Cairo we meet the ladies of the
to proclaim his devotion to the union daring I khedive’s household, driving in handsome
the war, but farther down, where the sun is carnages, with running footmen. They
wanner, it required courage for a man to I wear the yashmak or Turkish face gear,
my be was demoted to tlie union. He (Mr. which has no metal nose cover in the mid-
Hill) knew thousands and tens of thousands die. They also wear it very thin so t hat
of men in the south who stood np and pro-1 one can see that soroeof them are pretty,
claimed their fidelity to the union to the I The day before yesterfav was the first day
very last moment. There were many men I of Bairatu, a great Moslem festival some-
who fought secession until it became a fact, thing like our new yeaFs day. On this day
and submitted to disunion as they submit- we were allowed to visit the three nnneesses,
ted to tbe death of a father or a son. When wives of the khedive We had been ad
>n came, the only thing they could I monish?d to wear our beat clothes, and. il
ww «togo with their people. This ques- possible, to avid black as the Egyptians are
tion of loyalty had not received the proper very superstitious about visits from people
definition, lie knew thousands of men in wearing that hue. My daughter, fortunately,
the south who would, at any time daring had a dress of lilac silk, which was not
the war, have terminated it on | unsuitable to the occasion I was obliged
the basis of honest reunion. *PIf*r in black velvet, modified by a
He believed the greatest possible white bonnet, which, though ha-tily impr.>-
calamity which could happen to thto conn- vtoed, had a gay and festive appearance.
_. AUU i w* om •action exercising the I We were also told to wear all our jewelry, ** eni ... ....
Mventf the conqueror over another. Since I which was not a very laborious thing to do. It is not J^nwaUvknownn to wh^claima
fie had been in coSigress he had beard men So we went, and a row of black eunuchs of tbe state this order refers. The facto are
denounce the southern people m disloyal. I stood before the door of tbe palace. Two of these:
thirteen vears after the wax/and be believed I them helped ns to alight. Having crossed During the revolutionarj war, the war
in his heart that if these men had been I the threshold we found ourselves m a little of 1812 and subsequent Indian wars, the
south thev would have rivaled William L. I world of women, where one man only has state of Georgia, with other states, advanced
Yancey iii their devotion to secession. ,l*e- I the right* to come. Here cigarettes
cause thev were men of the same tempera-1 were brought us, which etiquette
roenL Tue people of this country ought * *"
„ the general government large loans and
___ _ supplies to aid in the prosecution of the
to I quired us to accept. A whiff or "two satis- wars. It appears that many of the claims
wake ud to ih^conviction that"the latewar I tied our entertainers. We were presently of Georgia have never been paid. Thenml-
was an honest war. It wa<{a war fought on ac I introduced into the prwence of the three ter to in considerable confusion There are
cuuntof lh« con»ictk>u.lhal^hey were riabt. I wives, of whom Ihe thirf one. ^sumach papera m U.e office oltiie secretary
Thto nernetual talk about rebels and fidel- I the youngest and prettiest, spoke French of state of Georgia which
itv to the union did not come I tolerably. After shaking hands with each show tliat some payments were made
Central and Geor-
Tho main benefit
:> * h in the
rvads were
their net income and
were exempted from taxation cm their
property. On the 18th of April, 1863, an
act was passed consolidating tlie stocks of
the two roads named'above. The consol
idated company was known as the Atlantic
and Gulf railroad company. Now in the
code which went into effect January 1st,
1863, there is a provision that in all cases of
private characters thereafter granted the
state reserves the right to withdraw any
franchise granted unless the ]»owerso to do
' negatived in the charter. Matters went
snioothiv until the passage of tlie tax act
1874 which has occasioned all these
big railroad suits. That act instead of tax
ing tlie net income of the roads imposing a
tax on all the property held by railroads
required the presidents thereof to give
** -n just as citizens return their property
taxation. Then the trouble began. In
’4 the comptroller-general began issuing
tax fi. fas. against the roads for taxes for
that year though they claimed exemption
' their charters from all tax save that on
net income. Among the fi. fas. so is
sued were those against the Atlantic and
Gulf raMroad cot»i>any for $32,764.70. By
tlie law of the state such executions in case
of contested validity were made reiurna-
able to Fulton sujierior court. Ho this
case came before Judge Hopkins.
The position of the state
was tliat the act of consolidation made a
new corporation. As the consolidation oc
curred in the April after the January on
which the code of 1863 went into effect, tlie
new corporation was liable to the law which
E rovideo for the withdrawal of franchises
y the state in cases where the express pro
visions of a charter did not forbid it. Judge
Hopkins heard the case on an agreed state
ment of facto and decided it in favor of the
state. An appeal was taken to the supreme
court and Judge Hopkins’s decision wan
sustained. Counsel for the plaintiffs in er
ror then took the case to the supreme court
' the United States on a writ of error, and
went on the docket as No. 103. This is
the course by which the first caae went up.
Now as to
THE SKCONII CASE,
hich was based on a tax fi. fa. for about
$0,000 issued against the ro :d for taxes for
the year 1876. This case was tried by J udge
Peeples in tlie same manner as the other
had been Ly Judge Hopkins. Just before
this the supreme court of the United States
had decided the tax cases of the Ceutral
road advereriy to the state, and Judge
Peeples ruled against the state. The case
went up to the supreme court and was
argued at the January term, 1877, by Gen
eral Toombs and Attorney-General Ely
for the state. The supreme court rerereed
Judge Peeples and then this second case
went up on a writ of error to the supreme
court of the pplted Stares where it
place on thj as No. 772.
23rd of last December the first case came up
in its order and the supreme court consoli
dated the two as the same issue was made
them. The two eves were therefore
argued together on the 23rd aud 24th of
last December before the supreme court of
the United States.
For the state appeared General Toombs
and Attorney-General Ely, while the plain
tiffs in error were represented by Colonel
Robert Talligant aud Judge W. S. Chisolm,
of Savannah. The attorney-general had
studied the cases Ion}* and arduously, and
presented the points in an able brief. Gen-
Monday last developed one of the richest
and most complicated sensations that we
liave ever been called upon to chronicle.
About two o’clock in the day Captain Con
nolly arrested Wra. Winant and Julia
Winaut, his wife, upon the charge of kid
napping a young white girl about thirteen
years of age, by the name of Ollie Gunnell,
daughter of Mrs. Annie Gunuell, who re
sides on Mitchell street, near the corner of
Whitehall. The news of the arrest, and the
causes which led to it, were soon spread in
every quarter of vhc city and was
the subject of much discusssion.
At first the case looked sufficiently compli
cated to puzzle tlie best detective skill in
the country- Captain Connolly however,
went to work with the determination to get
the bottom of the case and that as early
possible He obtained a slight clue from
e mother of the girl. Upon this lie com
menced to work. Before night lie had col
lected together sufficient evidence to not
only greatly encourage him, but to settle
the fact beyond doubt that he had arrested
the main parties to the transaction. He
learned tliat tlie girl had absented herself
from home Sunday morning last under the
pretense that she was going to Sunday-
school. Nothing more was learned of the
child until night, when it was ascertained
that she was at the Winauts. who formerly
kept a butcher simp on Whitehall street,
near the corner of Mitchell.
her brother,
t^d for Miss
Ollie; ail answer came from within that she
was not there. It was afterwards learned
tliat she was there when her mother kuocked
the door, and tliat she was put out the
k window by Winant, who took her hi
Miss Carrie Williams’ on Broad street.
Here all definite information as to the di
rection in which the child had gone ended.
Various surmises were offered by every
ie. Home contended tliat she liad gone off
Charlotte, N.C., when it was known that
e Winants had arranged to go upon the
afternoon train, while others seemed to
think that the girl was smuggled
somewhere in tlie city. Numerous
houses were searched where it
known that the child was in the habit
going, and telegrams were scot to Char-
utte with a view to have the girl arrested
upon her arrival in that city. .Shortly
after the sending of the first di.qiutch, which
was directed to the chief of police at that
point, an answer came that he couldjnot
make an arrest uppn a telegram, but must
haven warrant liefore he could take any
steps in the matter. As the answer to the
dispatch was dated before the hour for (lie
arrival of the train at Charlotte, it was of
course not known that the girl was on the
line of rood at all.
Captain Connolly, as soon as he received
the dispatch, had Justice Butt out of hto
bed and had a warrant taken out for Ollie,
charging her with larceny.
The second dispatch was then sent, ami
operators were brought to a standstill
awaiting an answer, which was expected
immediately ujion the arrival of the train at
Charlottce. Up to a late hour none came.
BLOWN UP.
1876 and these fi. fas. liave never been
levied, as the road has been in the control
of a receiver nearly ever since they were
issued. Of course the decision yesterday
delivered settles the principle of
all tlie . cases against this road.
There may be some points of difference
between these and the cases against other
roads in Georgia. All the fi. fas. against the
Atlantic and Gulf railroad will amount to
about $70,000, including interest due. It
is probable that the road will be sold to sat
isfy these executions. The decision of this
fatuous case will be of interest to the people
of the entire state.
Aoodated Press Dispatch.
Washington, January 27.—The decision
rendered by the United States supreme
court to-day in the case of the Atlantic &
Gulf railroad comjixny agaftist the state of
Georgia, affirms the liability of the road to
taxation under the act of the legislature
approved February 28th, 1874, on the
ground that tlie act of 1863 consolidating
the Savannah, Albany Gulf railroad and
tlie Atlantic <fc Gulf railroad op
erated to create a new corporation, and thus
deprived those companies of the privileges
A Fearftal Accident Yesterday.
Monday afternoon there occurred a ter
rible accident on the premises of Mr. Mike
Malier, on -Mangum street. A white man
named Milton Clayton, and a negro were
blasting in a well. They had loaded one
drill and were making another nearby when
the hammer, by an accidental miss, struck a
steel drill near the loaded hole and the
spark caught the powder. There was a
fearful explosion and at once the horror of
tlie situation was realized. Help came as
soon as possible. The two men, burnt and
stunned, lay senseless in the well. They were
taken out as quickly as possible. Dr. Dan
iel H. Howell waa called to attend Mr.
Clayton. The suffering man was carried to
his home in Tight Squeeze. Dr. Howell,
assisted by Dr. Ed. W. Roach, examined the
injuries. The right leg was broken in a
compound fracture. The left leg
is broken in a simple fracture.
The right arm is fractured in two places. It
is feared that both eyes are out. The poor
man » suffering agonies, in spite of the
most careful attention. Not long ago he
was hart while working In the same well,
and his wife begged him not to go there
again. His recovery is very doubtful. The
negro was attended by Dr. E. J. Roach.
His skull is fractured and his
eyes fearfully burnt The accident is one
of the most shocking we have recorded in
many a day. It is almost a miracle that
both men were not instantly killed. Both
suffered fearfully, however, and are now in
such a precarious condition that the result
of their injuries cannot be predicted with
certainty. Mr. Clayton is a man of thirty.
He has a wife and child and stands high in
the esteem of those who know him best.
A Missouri Tracedy.
St. Louis, January 27.—A Missouri trage
dy has been brought out in Dallas, Texas,
that causes much comment here. Tlie par
ticulars of the previous history of the af
fair appear to be ' " w ~ ‘ L * J
Proceedings in Washington.
In the United States senate on Friday,
n motion of Senator John B. Gordon, it
a*
“Ordered, That tbe papers In reference to the
of the state of Georgia be”withdrawn from
the flies of the tenate and be delivered by the
* * “ O. Tussle,
i the rear of Howard’s oof
fUttefinx in the sun, and
white-topped wageusrtretehtaK away to the
south, sad nsht before us the Uth corps, maxeb-
tnr rwadDy aud rspidly. with a cheery and
•• inline pore. Tbe hand by accident struck up
the anthem«C “John Brown «8ouI Goes March
ing Ou:' themes caucht up the «train. and dct-
wldoie or dace haeeTlwaid the chorus ^“glo
ry. glory hallelujah'' sung with more rplritor in
better harmony of time and place.
And thus began and coded General Sher
man's first visit to Atlanta- It was a healthy
visit while it lasted—beginning with the
l>touring of cannon and ending with the
clangor of tbe fire-bell. The general to
doubtless a fine man in hto way, but when
ever he feels his bump of destructiveness
feeling tender again, we trust be will find
it convenient to dodge Atlanta. One visit
of that sort to about all a town con aland.
NOTES or THE TRir AND GOSSIP A POUT THX
i.KXKRAL AND THX CTTT.
—It to a uotable fact that
OmUmuu rvcvnr.1 oimu on lu> ant tuu,
and that 1>U aun. Mayor W. L. Calhoun,
metis him on his second visit.
—In 1*74, Colonel R. A. Alston, in St.
Louis, incited tbe general to make a trip to
Atlanta. “So,” he said, laughing; “tha
time has not yet come for me to eisu Atlan
ta." We suppose the times bare ripened
—"I did not meet Sherman,” aajd Smith
Clayton, reflectively, winging his enrpet-
bag to and fro, "when he was here before. I
left aa he came. Id tact, I’eeso got into the
habit of leaving when be cuaeee that I must
be off again," and he boarded the train tor
Flocda.
tnm magnanimous spirits. Tbe war is over; 1 in turn, we were invited to take seats, and
the uni™ is restored, and it is time we 1 chibouks were brought to ns, whose length
should leave tire tensions of war behind. leachedifrom our mouths to the carnet. I
Tbe maimed southern soldier would never I wrestled with mine as well as 1 could, hut
ask congress lor a pension; his widow and I by good fortune it was not well lighted, and
orphans would neierask for it. They ac- 1 only got one good puff of the tobacco,
cepted their lueses as penalty for failure a. which caused me to cough with some
brave men should do. The sooner the peer violence. Then we had coffee brought in
pie of the south were taught to repair iLsir 1 ponflmn rape, the stand breach cup being
losses by work, by frugality and industry. | richly ret with .diamonds. Then, with pne
the better it would be tor them and the I found courtest mg. we took our leave. In
rountrv Let the tames of tbe war gu, and if I tlie great ball below several attendants
the people desire to avoid such tosses in the | brought us beautiful bow!. (>f porcelain set
fmure. lt.ey must avoid war. Mr. HilLeou- l with diantouds. filled with a sour-sweet,
limiine.-rid h# wastite humblest man in the I spiced dnnk, which we were afterwards
democratic party. The party was now about I told was sherbet These women also
to return tall fledged to power, because tbe I ned napkins w tih pcioen fnngea. Then
people were satisfied that tlie republican I carriage was brought to the door. The
pmty was uo longer competent to remain in I eunoehs helped us to ret into it, our dais.
Eowir. There were tour things which the I or footman, ran on before, and we drove
democratic party ought to proclaim to the I away,
world, and adhero to them with fidelity. | Diphtheria ..
to the state on such claims, but it to also
evident that there has only been a partial
settlement of the claims. In order to get a
clear and exact knowledge of the true status
of the ea««e. Governor Colquitt, about a
month ago, appointed Hon. W. O. Tuggle,
of LaGrange, to go on to Washington as
the egent of tlie state. While there he will
carefully examine all tbe papers
in the federal archives touching
the claims of the state. By comparing
these with the p*(>era at the state capital, he
will probably put the matter in a more defi
nite shape than it -lias yet assumed. At
present very little to certainly known. Tlie
unjxrid claims may amount to a great deal
or they may not. Another contingency,
which may prove more troublesome, is that
when the exact amount due is ascertained,
it may be paid or it may not.
Id. Lewis.
Newport, R. I., January 26.—The mother
of Ida Lewis, who has raved so many lives
follows: In the fall and
winter of 1875 Charles Holloway was the
confidential clerk of an old man named
Ralston, at Kingston, Mo., who was an ex
tensive merchanLand also interested in the
cattle business. Holloway had so won the
esteem and confidence of hto employer
that he successfully addressed the old man's
daughter. The day for their marriage was
fixed, but the devil entering that paradise
of love, Holloway giving way to tempta
tion, seduced ana accomplished the ruin of
Hto lovely voung fiancee. When he found
exposure Imminent he fled the country,
after having forged Ralstou'i
name and secured stolen money
from the store to the amount of $600.
Hto stolen funds amounted in all to $3,000,
and with this he came to Texas, roaming
around on the frontier. At Fort Worth
he fell in with the gamblers and blacklegs
of that place, and got rid of his money.
With want staring him in the face the mis
erable fugitive went to the fields and picked
cotton along with the negroes. The fall
months wore away and a cool January
morning found Holloway on horseback
riding into the town of Dallas. As he rode
up to a wagon-yard, where he proposed tr
leave his horse, he was met by two men
He turned pale,and trembled like a leaf. N<
word was spoken. Defiance shot from tlie
eyes of one of the men, whose effect on
Holloway seemed like that of the ghost
of Banquo at the feast. This man was th~
cousin of the ruined Mira Ralston, now sai
to be an inmate alone of the “gilded pala-
e» of sin," or one of the
‘dives* and bagnios scattered
throughout the great city of the weak aud
future capital of the United States—St.
Louis. The name of Mira Ralston’s friend
was given as Georce Walker, who, as soon
as he recognized Holloway, mounted a test
horse and started in hot pursuit of Miss
Ralston’s seducer. The latter lost no time
in turning hi* horse’s head and takir **
The High Place Her Securities Have |
Attala ed. I
On. of The CovsT.vmo.v reporters ! AND THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING IT.
dropped into the office of the state treasurer I
not been off to New York for two weeks and To *?? ““J* "V™"“h
was in duty bound to tell us all about it.
After an exchange of the compliments of
the day the reporter asked:
"How about those baby bonds?*’ *
"Oh, they are all right. Tbe American
bank note company is hard at work upon
them and they will be ready in a short
while, and will be beauties."
WHEN THEY ARE TO COME.
“When do you expect to have them here
and placed on sale?* f
"If no unforeseen nriahap'occurs they will
be here and ready for delivery about the
15th of February. I cannot promise you
any before that date.”
"How do you expect them to go off ? Is
the prospect good 7*
'Just as good as could be wished. I have
every reason to expect full demands for
them. They will be popular beyond a
doubt"
"Has there been any cliange in the de
signs of the bonds?"
"None except to put tbe coupops upon
the end of the bond, so that they may be
clipped without disfiguring the bond?* r
"They will run tne full width of the
bond?"
"Yes; making a much neater affair of
them and doing away with one of the main
objections made to the circulating feature
of the bonds."
SALKS IN NEW YORK.
"It was speo.ialed here to us that you had
made sales of the bonds in New York? How
about that?”
"Yes, I did make two sales there, for do- , ......
IGory when the hon.to are ready. One of J}'* ,I,, * ,i * cr .m-cutnpamed byher brt
them was to one of the strongest banks in at lJ,e " Inkms aim diked for
the city. The president of it entered into ^
writings to take $25,000 of them."
"Why did he want them?"
"I do not know, unless as an investment,
or for a reserve fund. It is a good invest
ment for them, as their money can hardlv
command good securities at a higher annual
rate.”
“What was the other transaction?"
That was by a broker who told me he
wanted $10,000 of them when read}*."
“Did you have other inquiries for them?**
"Yea. When I got there to New York l
was called upon by a nuniiier of the bank
ers and brokers, who desired to make
inquiries concerning these four per cent,
bonds. They asked fully as to their nature
and the act authorizing them, and as to the
financial condition of the state. All thc*e
inquiries were answered truly and to their
satisfaction."
A CALL FOR SIXES.
‘What was the result?"
‘Why, they went off and began to take
up all the Georgia sixes they could find in
the market The premium went up at
once, and when a gentleman asked
e to see if he could
it five of them, I left the matter with a
iend, and here is his telegram just re
ceived."
The reporter found that the telegram
offered as the best terms for sixes—“10514
with accrued interest”
"Then y »u found Georgia securities stand
ing in good repute?"
"Why, they are among the best on-4fee
market For instance, Georgia gold 7’s, due
in 1890, are selling at 111& The 7’s due in
1896 are at 112J4; the 6*8 due in 1889 art at
105)4, and these new 4’s are at par. If that
to not a splendid allowing for a state tliat
was left more than bankrupt by the tide of
war thirteen years ago, I do not know what
would be satisfying."
GEORGIA AS A MODEL.
"How does that showing compare with
the state of the securities of our sister
southern commonwealths?"
"Compared with them, Georgia to the gilt-
edge state of the south. Among all the
best financiers of the north, the regret to
expressed that other southern states have
not followed the example of Georgia and
attempted a square settlement of their
debts. Georgia is the model state, in tlieir
view, and the president of one of the largest
moneyed institutions of New York told toe
his bank would cheerfully let Georgia have
all the money she wanted at 5 per cent”
"Your general idea, then, Is tliat our state
is healthy in her pocket-book?"
•Solvent as a legal-tender dollar! The
people can wipeout their debt at any time,
and if they don’t want to sell their state
possessions and do that they can get the
lowest rate on their bonds that will be given
any state in the union."
Treasurer Renfroe related several interest
ing conversations with moneyed men of the
north in relation to Georgia finances,but the
above gives the spirit of them all.
A NEW COURT-HOUSE.
VOL. XL, NO. 33
THE STOLEN CIPHERS.
The Purchase of a Lot by tbe County—
Preparations for a Future Contln-
POTTER'S DISCOVERIES YESTERDAY.
It was currently rmuored on the streets
Tuesday that Judge Daniel Pittman, the
ordinary of Fulton county, had purchased
the Moreton lot on the corner of Pryor and
Hunter streets for the use of Fulton coun
ty. lost night a reporter of The Consti
tution called on Judge Pittman and ob
tained
THE FOLLOWING FACTS
relating to the purchase:
Reporter—Judge, to it true that you pur
chased a lot to-day for the county?
Judge Pittman—Yew, sir. To-day I bought
from Mr. E. E. Rawaon tlie lot on the oor-
AHtotaBt Postmaster Brady Acknowledge* Himself
to Be the Btool-Figeoa of Fraud—A Model
Man to Handle the National Postal
Matters—History of the Case,
While every one interested in the case sat
quietly awaiting for something to turn up,
ft did come, hut not in a way that was ex
pected, but in an entirely new channel.
About half past ten o'clock, as Officers
ThotuiKon and Menkin were standing on
duty on the corner of Ilunterand Whitehall
streets, a gentleman approached them with
~ young girl whom he held by the hand,
ii hto other hand he carried a satchel. As
e came up he remarked to the officer, “1
suppose that your are looking for this girl.
Well, here she is.”
After making thto remark he started off
*th a quick step. The officers asked him
stop and tell them wliat his name
He mumbled out a name and continued on.
The officers again asked him for his name.
Ht answered promptly, without stopping,
tliat tiie girl would give them hto right
name. Before anything further could lie
said the gentleman had disappeared in tlie
darkness.
Officers Thompson and Menkin then
ried Miss OHie down to tlie station-liou.se
and delivered her to Captain West, who
afterwards transferred her to the care of
Captain Connolly, who started with lifer,
accompanied by Officer McCrary, for her
home on Mitchell street. 8he talked quite
freely of her exploits, and upon her arrival
home told her story, which to as follows:
TUE OIRL’S STORY.
Site says that Sunday morning last, when
she left home, she went to the Winants and
remained there all day and a portion of the
night. She was in the bed with Winant
and his wife when her mother came to the
house and asked if she was there. She rays
that when her mother left tlie house Winant
awoke her and told her tliat she would have
r Iter
inant
Washington, January 28.—General
Brady, the second assistant postmaster-
general, was before the Potter committee
to-day, and was examined relative to tlie
nacta^eof papers given to him for safe
keeping by George E. Bullock. Brady sus-
pected the contents, opened the package
tier of Pryor aud Hunter streets, known aa a . n< l had a copy made. He then gave a por-
the “Martin Lot," because so many martins] of the original to W. K. Chandler. He
congregate there in the summer. another portion anonymously to
Reporter—Wliat did you pay for it? I Wliitelaw Reid, of the Tribune. The hal-
Judge P.—I gave $9,000.1ialf cash ami the j *nce was then given to Chandler and His-
rest to be paid in twelve months. It to an I cock.
excellent lot It contains one-lialf acre, I The witness visited Florida during tlie
running back to Dr. Powell’s office, on I presidential election to see a lair count. He
Pryor street, and to the dye house, on Hun-1 was asked to go by President Grant He
ter street It is an excellent lot, and was I knew that Morton, the s)>ccial agent of the
cheap at the price. I have been congrat- post-office, was hero working for tlie repub-
ulatcd by many citizenspn my advantageous I Iicans, and he did not see any impropriety
bargain. 11° It.
Reporter—What to the lot bought for?I W. E. Chandler testified that he received
Do you contemplate the early erection of a |the dispatches from Brady and deposited
court-house? I part of them on General Butler’s table
Judge P —1 do not know that a court I without Butler’s knowledge. There was no
house will he built at once. The lot was particular reason for such mystery- Ho
bought as a lmrgaiti and because the county I and Bntler understood each other. The
must have one before long. There is a good I witness was always in favor of an investiga-
hou.se on it and the rent will jiay the in- tion of tlie cipher dispatches, as he believed
tereston the investment until we may I it would enhance the credit of tlicrepubli-
use the lot. J cans.
Reporter—Wliat was the mode of proce-1 Tlie committee adjourned until to-mor-
dure in purchasing the lot? I row whengJndge Southard and Mr. Tyner
Judge P.—I acted on the advice of sev-1 will be called. .
era! grand juries and of Judge Hillycr. Not] ~ “
lmm nco a grand jury authorized the levy-1 Stary or the Crime.
Itig of a special lax of 5‘ per cent, on the | Vfashlngtoa 1’o»l
state tax for the purpose of raising a fund I It is a matter of history that the first de
fer public buildings and grounds. This tax I mand made upon the Western Union teie-
I have levied, and it will pay tlie cost of tlie I graph company for the political dispatches
lot. I looked around verv cautiously and 1 sent during tlie campaign of 1876came from
consulted frequently with Judge Hillycr on I the house committee. Within a few days
the subject. At last we settled on the lot I after thesubiwena duces tecum of the house
named as in all respects the most eligible I committee was served, Morton’s committee
and the best bargain for the county. I on election of tbe senate ihsued and had
Reporter—Tlie county owns no court-1 served a similar demand upon Mr. Orton,
house, does it? I then president of the Western Union corn-
judge P.—No. You see, when the county I panv. This corporation, which was man-
of Fulton was laid off in 1853, being made I aged in the interest of the radical
up fmra'DeKalb, Campbell ami Gwinnett I party, under cover of a desire to pro-
counties, the city-hall of Atlanta was justltect private correspondence, resisted
complete. The new county was granted I these subposnas at first, but it was merely a
the use of the west end of the I pretense to gain temporary relief from the
building. which it has since I pressure! of the house. Mr. Orton issued
occupied. It is the privilege oil commands to the telegraph operators to
the city at any time to move out the quar-1 send all the political dispatenes to tlie prin
ters of the county by giving eighteen I cipal office in New York, and as soon as this
months’ notice. Already there has been I was done he had them placed in a trunk
some questiou about the proper amount of land turned over to the attorney of the corn-
rent to he paid the city. The present quar-1 pany, who brought the trunk to Washing-
tiers art not such as we ought to have. We I ton. He took refuge at the residence of
must nave better ones ere long. It was, I Professor Holden, then and now professor
therefore, best to liave the lot I of mathematics at the United States naval
ready, and we can now I observatory, where the trunk of telegrams
easily 'prepart a court-house in eighteen was concealed for several days. Mr. Orton
months. Fulton bounty has the best jail in I was in Washington himself, and directed
tlie state and must have a court-house be-1 every movement of his employee, who had
fore.long. The present cit v-hall lot will I possession of the telegrams over
probably be'used for the site of the new I which the two houses of congress were
capitol of Georgia. All tilings considered, I struggling. Finally, by orders of the pres
it was best that the county should I iilent of the comjtany, the attorney de-
liave a lot ready when one is needed. AI livered the trunk of dispatches at the room
very advantageous bargain offered itself. | of the senate committee on privileges and
A fine lot has been obtained and the county I elections, and it was received by Mr. Bur-
is at no expense, as the income from the I bank, the then clerk of thstcommittec, and
lot pays good interest on the investment. I immediately tumed over to George E.
Reporter—Have you any idea when tho I Bullock, messenger of the committee,
new court-house will be built? j Senator Morton was promptly notified of
Judge P.—Tliat of course will depend on 1 the receipt of the trunk, and he lost no
the will of the people. I time in repairing to his committee-room
Here the reporter said "good evening" land making an examination of the contents,
and .retired.” |He took with him several republican
' • " I senators, members of the elections oom-
MUSIG FOR THE MILLIONS^ | mittec (whose names will come out during
tlie investigation), and although they
Organ Grimier* Getting Themselves I examined all tlie dispatches, Bullock took
Ready for the Summer Cmnpaiirn* I tbe telegrams from the trunk and
New York Sun I *s®»ted in assorting them. Mr. Morton was
Late in the Ml the grotraane flenre of I j*raMaUy lnterart«d in getting powegion
tlie organ grinder tlisapinmn. from the rural j ^ fe
landscape, ami the notes of tlie barrel organ 1if ttoTriJifir «
are heard no more for a season. As the I SJJlJSSShlt dh?
voiceful robin betakes himself to the south, ?i,X? d AU tl.*
so docs the tuneful organ grimier hie him: l 'f’K
to leave and hide out, as Urey (meaning l
mother) were hunting her. Mrs. Win*
self to the city. Wilh the rAin/he returas; I “7
bnt, unlike his feathered cotmanion in song, ' 1 - d
he brine, new melodies. Thk acquirement Hto™* to the tnmtjl.c
of tunes is a matter of great importance to J “”?™ b 6 *' lato ™' , ; < ^ lcft
the rotary musician.and to \ his work he turns I J? 1 ' lD ?. 1 1. ■ .tjil 6 P Afn n ii
hi. attention during the winter. It is easier “ „, L S* ,„JiT anJ ?i L1L , 0 L
to prepare the programme of a grand con-1 ^ un ^®™bmding that he was to put them
I where they could never do any harm. Bul-
Se tmnte4?2»h which ?h£ ,ock locked the door and made a bonfire of
“f'SEMSCttS *2: bundle of telegrams which had been
went to
street. Mrs. Winant left Miss Ollie at the
foot of the stairs, she going up into the
house, and afterwards went away, probably
home. After staying at the house about an
hour Miss Carrie Anderson told Miss Ollie
tliat she would have to hunt some
other lodging place, as she was going out
and was obliged to lock up tbe house. Mi’S
Ollie says that she then went to the room
of Mrs. Stephens, in the American hotel
building, where she was taken in and where
she stayed until half-past four o’clock in
the morning, at which time she got up and
boarded the outward bound train upon the
Atlanta and Charlotte Air-line. Sue says
that she traveled upon this train as far as
Duluth, and then the train stopped to wait
for the passenger train that left Atlanta at
3 o’clock to go by. The passenger arrived
at this point on schedule time and stopped.
She was then escorted by Mr. Jim Mc(>k)1,
who told her that her friend had told him
to say that they had not been able to get off
and that Bill Winant had sent word by him
to tell her that she must take that train
andgo with him to Charlotte where Winant
and his wife would meet heron the next
day. 8hej,ot on board and the train moved
off While riding along she says that she
told Mr. McCool that she wanted to go back
home, and begged him to put heron the
down passenger train and send her back-to
Atlanta. This Mr. McCool did, and she ar
rived here about eleven o’clock Monday
night. She says that Wm. Winant fur
nished her with two dollars with which to
i»y her fare to Duluth.
The girl also stated that Winant and his
wife had told her tliat they were going to
Charlotte, where Winant proposed to
open a beef market and wanted her to ac
company them. She says that she consented
to go, and tliat she went on the early train
Monday morning with the understanding
tliat she was to meet Winant at Duluth.
Miss Ollie stated further, that when she ar
rived at. Duluth, and found nobody there
that knew her,- she then made up her
mind to return home, and asked Mr. McCool
to send her hock. Miss Ollie is rather pretty,
and is well developed for a girl of her
reputed age.
The meeting between Miss Ollie and lier
affectionate mother can better be imagined
tlian described. From her statement I* will
be seen tliat Mr. McCool did not come back
to Atlanta witli tier.
There seems to be some mystery as to who
the gentleman was that delivered tbe girl
to the police. This will, in all probability,
be cleared up and everything explained
when tbe trial is had.
Yesterday the case was called by Justice
Butt, and an investigation postponed until
3 p. m. to-day owing to the absence of Mr.
Jim McCool. The arrested parties were still
in tlie station-house at last acoouuta,having
failed to give bond.
familiar to the multitude. Then there must I
be a waltz or something lively, and at least I
one of the old and popular Irish melodies. I f
A selection from the music of the season’s I
most attractive thing in opera bouffe is I
sometimes thrown in. The necessity of grt re^tblieans oued ^ .conceal,
Hc««T» iUortratod fcr sapyrtey ot|g, Mortoni with an
Snn T' ,eC frnm assumed air of magnanimity, suggested that
VT* ..Mr the trunk and itsContents kSV.t a secret,
Til and this was tacitly agreed to. Subsequently,
^1 111,,'../IrH t *1, "I'll I General Butler mysteriously foumThimaclt
jkggi*.#. 1 ne-rashm of a' |«iekage of these cipher
Hf SUfT^n!lfmdi U and W 2^h^nf dispatches, and now he proposes to turn •
rn. w». e Hr’™ I them over to tlie I*ottcr committee. It
tun « out tb *t Professor Holden was the
greatVun—so groat’ th“*rL. grinder who foJTire Nei™Yor‘k < Tribune P l.nd
perhince' dmi htieas
key. he has been selected by General Butler
would be in danger of rrcemng treatment 1 t| translation,
more discouraging than that of the hero! '°X*r l Sm,nartof the
hil«f o y r * 0 " 1 on h 27 Tefri^or to the enriro'wtisfacUon «Phe radi-
1 0,1 senators who were engaged with him in
-! 1 ? >bl v.» h e" *?■* parior ehanoed to | the ^ He was pron .isV5 reward in the
official position, and he got it in
iccupiea. nence me necessity oi mart-1
ei^n 0 intof , t h h;™w,n‘ 0,piec “ " the H duetim* He was appointed as atxmsul to
in n.i. miiiitnr 1 Cologne, and was confirmed through the
l inflaftnceof the vef y ^oaiors who exam-
UtoJ-kJST to "SI taed the contents of the trunk, with the ex-
Grandfather^lock!" “MjMj^Tn'n" a^d Wl ‘° died b ' for ° **" **
"Baby Mine” are to be tbe leading hand 1 0011 11,6 complete<1 *
organ pieces the coming season. Each 1
piece must be especially arranged with a I Gordon"* Tie
view to utilizing the capabilities of the in-1
struraent, the same ns pieces are arranged
for the piano, the violin, or any other an-1 Correspondence Baltimore Gazette,
strument. It is confidently expected that "Senator,” said tlie correspondent of the
the effect of the ‘tick, tick—tick, tick," I Gazette to-day to General Gordon, of Geor
and the bar illustrative of the sud-lgja, "what is the meaning of this oontro-
den and unaccountable stoppage of the an-1 versy in your state in reference to-the sign-
tique timepiece on the demise of ite ven-1 fug 0 f certain railroad bonds by your
arable
Mary
"Wrong,” said the general, with some
J!!r rr? I warmth. "I will leave you to judge of that,
lubricator to the jerky morement of the air, Mf H .„ who u ln nb , e lawyer in an eUb .
[he reporter eal ed to
w^h« und n er mi^.'St'l^ wd^heTfu SSuto «d»fr ’srephenl whf were St
is finished it is to go into the country, there 2?d2Sw^f
ISSiStfJMtLKSSSLHS
!»fr??<to1i!iVhnt!a dativ > adh’imijinwilndi in lb * ®P inion *•>»* th# law Compelled
5xK!K.,r=. , i.iS axssss.t.-!fSBswsra
h »* nd yypg im leading members join in the same opinion.
^ I No. sir, the governor has done his duty and
this way by the minstrels of the I on ]y |,;» duty. The committee of the last
rav.IS ‘udfriL TJuPrfLT’fr 1 1 l«*Watute, alter nearly forty days of invea-
taken out the corning spring will play it. I ration a t the request of the governor, and
IjU, 1 , : ! 0 l®lackweil -—writ the accen t I af(er every particle of testimony and
on tbe well—is aiao to be pjayed; hut it is] ev ery rumor and every insinuation by every
loo much to expect that this piece will com-1 j the governor, fully exonerated
munietate with a responsive chord through ,, paPticulpr. and tbiscommittee
th* diaphragm of the rural or suburban w „ of thirteen as good, able and
*”• seldom Unit apiece i, produced " ** ““ ‘ n the,esi * ,a -
great run”;\\',^o^” , '^ray 0 in , .L;^'«. U '* re no mai ° rity and mi "° rity
fallible criterion is an actual test. "The I J . ...
bad a remarkable run. Oh, yes; but both reports were equally
Wearing of the Green” emphatic in pronnancing alliUMUuauon.
was played by every hand organ, to the in-1 apunst Oiegox^or vile and rnaJignant
tense witi.fatiou of listening multitudes, slanders. The truth is that the ^B 0 ™™”
As a rule, other thing, being equal, those >"*>”«• Uje bonds no sooner than he was
pieces in which the music and the words compiled to do so to save the r»d from
Ire best fitted to each other-pieces in sacrifice and the state front a vioUuon of
which tire instrument -talks” the plainest itsown pledge. ,He would haves gried them
are the ones that have the most extensive * bcn be d ' <1 MM.' tJTn
rest of us who advised him had never been
In the shop in Chatham aqusre a number Jr ? m S* hesitotiori enddeiay
of hand organs and crank pianos were seen I final action were due »o | ' I y 'o his sense
in various stages of dismemberment, pre-1 “ f U<ity to the state. This I know from full
paratory to b«ng put in order for tbe ap-1 conferences with hint long he-ore Ure bonds
preaching season. The barrels are removed, I were indorsed.
the p^s extracted, and the outside of tbel "Will this question !e the cause of any
barrels planed off; then strips of wood are! division of parties in your state?"
glued to tlie barrel and it is put in a lathe I "Ob, no; not at alL There is nothing in
and turned down to its former nize. The I it, absolutely nothing to cause or justify or
pegs are then put in at proper intervals by I excuse any breaking of parties or the for-
the peculiar method that has been so fre-1 mation of new parties."
quently described. I •
. ■ ... . >1 —While naming Marietta the military
—Eufauia Times and News: \V e are glad l>ar ty found a crowd collected at the depot,
to see in ourJJeonpa^exchanges the name | One old darkey pressed forward and said
will be very fine. "My governor ? Has' he been guilty of any
i will lie entirely new to the! wrong ?**
First, he would not pay any war claims,
whether the parties were loyal or disloyal. Daventoet, Ia.. January 26.—Tbe city of . .
Second!r. be would vote no more public I Anamowa, Iowa, is having a terrible expe- from drowning, lias resigned from the keep-
— t \ r j aiK j to build up railn>ad corpora-1 riettce with diphtheria. There are several er»hip of the Lime Rock lighthouse, sn tbia
Third! v, he would, in good faith, nay I hundred cases there and many deaths have harbor, and her daughter Ims been anpoint-
dollar* of the public debt, principal J occurred. All the public schools have been ed to the vacancy, with a salary of $730,
and 7 interest, in goori raooey of Vtoadinl I itiej. the Sunday-schools discontinued
▼aloe. Fourthly, be would restore the coo- I and religious service* suspended. The town
atitutioa of tbe country and honesty in its
administration. Do tl
his judgment, tbe child „
would witness th* termination of democrat-1 it was recommended that tire major desig-
ic rule in this country. I note bouse, where diphtheria was'and that
arid girls
I boys and girls be kept off the streets.
which is $250 more than was paid her
mother. Mrs. Lewis is growing old, and
to show some appreciation for her daugh
ter’s services, she was induced to resign in
order.that the latter might be her successor.
among the citizens as the clatter of the
hones’ hoofs died xiray in the distance end
in the direction of the' bottoni.' or Svimpof
the Trinity, near by. Thither tbe fugitive
bent his flight, awl whether his jmrmierand
the vengeance’ of the rained girl overtook
him. lias not transpired. A sad portion of
the story is that old man Ralston never got
over hi* daughter's disgrace, but went down
in sorrow to the grave more than ayear sgo.
That Dooley * Ye
effective and reliat
market ; am be had by t
weight, economical,*
eellent results.
■ powder to the I will allow themselves t
Adair sold the
It is*
« .100x106
feet, and one of the mott desirable locations
trial. Full! new Cough Syrup when they have expe- in tire city. The bidding was lively, bnt ’ pxra in a most wretched condition. One
failing in ex-1 rienced thevalne of Dr. Ball's Coagh Syrup the lot went off to Langston A Crane at hundred and twenty yet remain, and will
’ for many years. Price, 25 cents. &U *3,7®- The sale was well attended. probably be brought on the next steamer.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
New Yoax, January 30.—'IT* City of
Para brought one hundred destitute Amer
icans who had come down the Ar
from San Antonio, the port on M
where Collins A Co. have been engaged in
building a railroad. They were found on the
The City of Memphis Abolished.
Special dispatches to The Constitution.
Nashville, January 30.—The legislature
ha* passed a bill repealing tbe charter of
Memphis nd remanding it to the territory
of Tennessee and providing for its local
government as a taxing district.
Memphis, Januaiy 29i—-Yesterday after
noon a bill was filed In the United States
court by John \V. Jarrett 4 Sons and other
liolders of Memphis bonds. Tbe object of
the bill is to secure the appointment of a
receiver for the city in conformity with
the law passed by tbe Tennessee legislature
in 1877, and to provide for the payment of
the debts of the city out of her assets, and
also to thwart tbe solieme for the repeal of
tbe city charter, which is threatened by tlie
legislature.
—Wilmington Star: Minnie Hauck, the
gifted prims donna, is a child of the south.
Kite waa bora in New Orleans. And bright,
little Genevieve Rogers ia southern bora,
too, and Louisville is the place of her nativ
ity. Mary Anderson waa not exactly boro
in Louisville (but California), but she came
to L/wisrille when only six months old, and
has lived there ever since. Her father was
a confederate captain, and died for the loot
cause. And then there is Bangs. But we
will be hanged if we put him in such good
company.
—Miss Louise Pomeroy is recovering
slowly, at Shreveport, from the injuries re
ceived by a railroad accident. Her physi
cian says she will not be disfigured.
of Colonel W. T. Thompson, the veteran
editor of the Savannah News, urged aa a fit
person to fill tbe unexpired term in congress
of the late Julian Hartridge. While as
Alabamians, we sltould not meddle with
the affairs of our sister state, yet we cannot
refrain from expressing a wish that this
naeittGD will be tendered him with
out • opposition. It will be ’but a slight
tribute to the colonel. Who has always been
a most consistent democrat and an uncom
promising party man. He has spent the
beat years of his life battling for the cause of
the south and bis people and deserves any
position within the gift of Georgian*.
—Governor Colquitt was acquainted with
General Sherman before he came to Atlanta
this time. He met him. in Washington last
summer. .Gen. fi. said to him; alluding to
the settlement of affairs in Louisiana and
Carolina, "I congratulate the country on
tMo. It should have been done ten years
ago.’
1 want to see Mars’ Sherman.” He was
informed that it would cost a quarter to
take one peep. Nothing daunted, he
plunged bis hand into his pocket—"Well,
here's de money! I’se bound to see him
Palate and .stomach.
If you would have your biscuits, bread,
rolls, corn-bread, cake—in short, all articles
prepared from flour, thoroughly enjoy sole
and digestible, use Dooley’s Yeast Powder,
which i» not ouly free from adulteration,
but wholesome, and makes food very nutri
tious. This Baking Powder is used by the
most eminent chemists and physicians.
Buy it only in cans, never loose or in bulk.
—We are astouished at the endeavors of
parties to introduce new remedies for
coughs and kindred complaints when they
should know that the people will have Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup and nothing else. 243
