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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1879.
VOL. XI., NO. 34
THE FRAUDS OF 76.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE IN NEW YORK#
R ackiaf ths Bottom of tko Isaocsat-Loskiif
Olphor—Psapisg tko Banuelos of Grasurcy f<
Facto—Mr. Tildta’s Diravcwsl of kia Biff'd
Ed*t Dffcodcata—Hia Itbako t* Frui
committee commence*) proceeding* at the
Fifth avenue hotel. Mr. Soririper, of the
committer, stated that the inquiry will be
pushed right through with a view of •
eluding by Saturday at noon. In reply toa
question an to whether fiorernor Tilden liad
been ouhtoenaed, Mr. Springe MHi
not, and I have my doubt* a* to whether he
will he Thin, however, dor* not make any
material difference, fc.r in any cane we shall
give him an opjiortunity of appearing be
fore the committee.
Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburg. N. Y
wa* the find witnes*. He (ratified that he
wa* in North and South Carolina during
t hr election; witness had a cipher when he
left here, which he uaed from both North
and S.«nth Carolina. He destroyed both
key and copiea of the dispatches. hut raid
he must e<«uf«ws that the dispa chee, ao pulr
luhed in ll*e Tribune, were pretty correct.
At Columbia he wa* informed that the atatc
had gone democratic, hut the canvassing
hoard would not give a certificate to that
effect uuleea they were paid for it. He
telegraphed to New York asking if ihe
money eould be furnished. The diaparchea
between myaelf and Henry Have-
meyer were the only one* I aent.
He received an anawer which be under
at*«jd to he an aarent to tl»e proyioaiihtn.
Filially a definite t»to|*iaition wa* handed
to me Maying, that for JftO.uOOor $*0,009 the
R mill Carol i.a can vanning Ixiard could make
thinga all right for the democrats. He left
for llaltimore. At Baltimore he met (Lio
nel Pel ton, who informed him that the
matter had come to the knowlchgeof Mr.
Tilden, who refused to permit any money
to lie lined. Mr. Hampton. Senator (Jordon
and Mr. Haskell had no knowledge of the
negotiations Though he had dea royed the
cipher key. he knew that all the dispatches
published in the Tribune were r.ot correctly
rendered. No money was jaid by him. or
l»y any one to Idn knowledge, to the South
Carolina returning Imard. He read the dis
patches signed •*W.," published in the Tri
bune, and denied sending them in the form
puhliahed. The dispatch commencing, ••.Ma
jority of the board Imve leen secured, "etc,,
was Miiimtantially correct. He did not go to
Florida, and he never had anything to do
with a plot to buy four members of the
South Carolina legislature.
Mr. Springer asked: "Had you any com
munication on the subject with Mr. Tilden
from the day before the election, either di
rectly or indirectly, up to the time the
South Carolina can taking I muni met, ordid
you have any afte-?*'
Anawer—"Yea, I met him at the Everett
house, lie took me to task (I cannot give
you the exact words) about the prnpnaition,
and stated that he never authorized any
auch proceeding; that while he lived lie
would never become president under aneli
circumstances."
dis|wtrh to the Constitution.
On his emu examination, Weed denied
tending auch a cipher dispatch as the
Tribune published pur|M»ning to have lie**
to General (lord*
many other
and then for the first time gave any evi
dence of despondency.
From testimony adduced at the coroner's
inquest this morning, it appears that the
deceased, upon arriving at bis father’ll
house, took bia shoes from his feet, and
leaving them on the back porch, went up
stain. Entering the room where he and
his older brother slept, who was then in lied,
they spoke very cordially. The gas was not
burning and there-being no light, Mr. Ah.
Whittle soon waa about to fall in the arms
of Morpheus again, when he waa aroused
by the report of a pistol, and springing
from his bed under the dread spell which
seemed to move him, he heard his brother
gasping for hreatb. and at once lighting the
r i saw him prone upon the floor welteriug
bis own life blond, which oozed from a
hole in his head where the death-dealing
leaden bullet had entered. The family
were alarmed at once, and word waa sent to
Mr. R. A. Niabet, hard by. who repaired to
the room where the tragedy occurred im
mediately. The shock to the whole family
was indeed great. Colonel L. N. Whittle,
the fatlier of the unfortunate young man.
was almost overcome with grief. This
morning, the coroner summoned a jury,
and proceeding to the house, held an inquest
and returned the following verdict:
Tpnn considering the testimony, and after a
careful examination of the body of deceased and
of the premises, we, the Jury of inquest. And that
W. A. Whittle came to hf« death by the accidental
discharge of a pistol, which, while in the dark,
he waa attempting to place in the drawer of a
dreasing-cam <m the end of a mantel piece In his
room, near the height of his head. Ilavid K.
Mount, foreman; Chaa. U. Knot. J. A. Manns. X.
M. Hodgkin*. Chaa. If. Hall. Win. Hazelhurst.
If ay ne Kills. John T. Holfeuil let. jr„ Thomas L.
IUms. J. W. Lockett, K. 8. SauUhury, Thomas U.
Conner.
We understand that the remains of Mr.
Whittle will be interred at Hum Hill to
morrow at 11 o'clock.
Arthur Whittle wasa young man, having
recently leased his plantation near Holing-
broke to Mr. Wadley, and came to Macon
with the purpose of studying law at the of
fice with his father and brother. He was a
sent from llaltiin<
He did not remember
cipher dispatches which
and denied that the !r*n*latint *
of those he did remember were correct. lit
knew that iVltou kept up the negotiations
concerning Florida, after being remon
strated with by Mr. Tilden. The witness
did not know of one dollar sent south on
his recommemlation. He made no effort to
raise the money, hut kept Mr. Solomon, of
Roitth Carolina, here with the expectations
of money.
Edward Cooper, mayor of New York, tes
tified: I saw Mr. IVInui the evening before
he went to Baltimore, in Governor Tilden’.*
house. lie was nliout going to the train,
and said lie was going to Baltimore to meet
Mr. Weed and others, and iie said he might
want to telegraph me and to send him some
money next day. I received a telegram
from Mr. IVltou asking me for $60,080 or
$-so,om). I was astonished, and went at once
to Governor Tilden’a house, and he said
1VIion must In* telegraphed to return at
once. 1 never was authorized to send Mr.
Felton any money, nor did I intend to d<
no. Mr Tilden was also .surprised at Fel
ton’s dispatch. 1 cannot say whether Mr.
Tilden knew that IVltou had gone to Bal
timore. Ilo seemed angry and iiii|>atieiit
when he hear*I that Felton had gone there.
His impression of Felton'* dispatch was
the same a* mine, namely, that he was
negotiating to purchase ati electoral vote
I never knew of Mr. Tilden making any at
tempt to purcluisc electoral votes or of any
pro|N»*ition. directly or indirectly, to use
money in Florida.
At the conclusion of Mayor Conner’* ex
amination the sub-committee adjourned
till tomorrow.
It has been decided to subpo nn Governor
Cbamlwr lain.
Washington, February 5.—General Shel
don, one of the Hayes electors, was ex
amined by the Fuller committee to-day.
He made a brief statement relative to cer
tificates which had tieen claimed to contain
forged certificate*. He knew of no forgeries.
After recess Mnddnx testified in relation to
the St. Martin affidavit He denied the as
sertions in them, and -aid his duty in New
Orleans was to interview the witnesses as
they arrived in that city and ascertain
point* in their testimony and prepare
Nominations—Charles G. Manning, col
lector of customs for the cast* ru Uistr c* of
North Carolina; William II. Thomas, of
S*n!l» Carolina, to be consul at St. Faul 1H*
Lean Jo.
Confirmations—John H. SIoss, United
States marshal for the northern district of
The War With the Znln*.
other war <*n her hands, with Cetewayo.
king of the Zulus, the most powerful mon
arch in Africa south of the equator. It is
only about seven months since the war with
the Galekas and Gaikan, two other strong
tribes, was concluded, after « severe loss of
life and large expenditure of treasure, and
this one promises to lie of even greater di
mension*. When the English annexed the
Butch transvaal republic, the Butch had
just concluded a humiliating |«eace with Ihe
Zulus, who were therefore arrogant. Among
tlw* assets of tlie republic was a quarrel with
the natives about some territory on
the Pongolo river. The English refund to
entertain the Zulus' claims to it. and during
the recent war with the Caffre*t!te colonists
were gravely menace*] hy a large Zulu armv
drawn up on the frontiers. Sir lb rile
Frere lias sent Cetewayo an ultimatum, in
which, though lie admits the Zulus’ claims
to the land in dispute, he demands re|wra-
tion for certain outrages, the surrender of a
rebellious chief, the admission of a British
resident and of missionaries, tlw disbanding
of his army, and the permission of Ins male
subjects to marry before they are forty.
The English lilicral paiiers criticise these
demand* severely, and denounce as tin-
w-arautahle this interference in the Zulus'
domestic affairs, declaring that the
king ran only comply with them
at imminent risk of being murdered or
dethroned, and that therefore he has no
option hut to accept the quarrel thus forced
U|ion him. The English preparations are
very formidable. Three columns, under
lord t'lielinsford and Colonels Wuftd and
Kowiand*. are prepared to advance from the
Natal frontier, Utrecht and Pretoria; they
contain about 15,000 men. of whom 5.500
arc British regulars, 3.500 are mounted rifle
men from the cajw. and O.oOo are Caflres,
anmd some with rifles and the others with
assegais. The army of Cetewayo contain*
nlMiut 40,000 men. between the ages of 20
ami 60, t he hoys and old men not being taken
into computation as effective. They are
armed with breechloader*, and have some
cannon. All the men have to go through
tlw armv, and none are allowed to marry
before the age of forty. The y«nng men.
middled aged men and married men are
formed into regiments by themselves, the
Iasi mentioned wearing as a distinctive
badge their hair in a circular tuft. The
regiments are regularly officered and di
vided into roni|*nies. and the Zulus have
some sonic simple military tactics. They
are a powerful and wurlike race, number
ing some 300,000, and occupying a territory
of 10,090 square mile*, and" may give the
English a good deal of trouble ere they are
subdued
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
A SCENE IN THE INDIAN CAMP.
Tbs Death ofWnd-Hof—Tit Dtc?a!r of Uv Ec::-
4td Indian*—A Shaw’s Driirtm-Albert
Grant in Baak nptcy—A Macon Ps-
lictman Kills a Prisoner. Etc.
Fo*t Robinson, February 3.—In accord
ance with order* from the secretary of war
Colonel Peter B. Vroorn. commanding the
post here, lias sent thirty-three squaw* and
twenty-two children, widows and orphans
of the late Cheyenne desperadoes, to the
Pine Ridge agency to be turned over to Ked
Cloud’s people. The order to do this, re
ceived from General Crook, say? that it is
done in deference to lied Cloud's request.
The departure of throe helpless and tried
humane manner, under the personal super
vision of Colonel Vroom, who provided five
wagons for the purpose, with canvas enongh
to cover them ana ration* for a five days’
journey to the camp of Red Clotid, on White
Clay creek, six tv-five miles distant.
All
reach*
description. Lieutenant G. W.
Braid, who is in charge of the Indian scouts,
ami has great influence among the Indians,
was awaiting the arrival of the trains to
add the remaining women and children
thereof Sioux extraction, when all of a
sudden among the Cheyenne women who
were not to go there waT’set up the most
hideous and terrific wailing and gesticula-
was the Ilecate-like
wife, the sister of
American Morse. With lean and shriveled
arms, her rag* flaunting in the wind, stood
this female demon, by her side half a
dozen more, presenting a picture hardly par
alleled in modern time*. Lieutenant Dodd
immediately ordered a full and rigid search
into the secret* of the squalid lodge* oc
cupied bv the desolate and groveling in
mate*. First and foremost the arch witch
was looked to, and No Flesh, a friendly
Sioux Indian scout, was asked to go and
disarm her. Striking her breast violently
with hotli-hand*,and exhibiting a perfectly
diabolical attitude, it was discovered, when
she was approached, that in one hand she
had half of a -harp p tinted scissor* and
in the other a fork, of which only the mid
dle prong, sharpened like a miniature stil-
letto. remained. Disarmed she was taken
to a tent near by, where it wits learned *he
had endeavored a short time previous to
kill one of* 't children and had stamped on
all tl»e other*, some of whom said they were
afraid of their live*.
After the wife was taken rare of some of
the soldier* looked after "Wild Hog." who
was found lying in his lodge bathed in
blood and insensible. A closer inflection
showed several stab wound* from a sharp
instrument near the sternum and liclowthe
region of the heart. These are believed, at
this writing, to lie seif-inflicied, but the
half blade of scissors taken from the wife of
"Wild Hog" would indicate that this terri
ble woman in a secret moment had dealt
tin* death blow to her warrior chief, rather
than see him taken in irons to Leaven
worth, where hi* many and shocking
crimes would be sure to tiring him to the
halter, which is the only thing the Indian
fears.
Lorxsvn.i.r., Kv., February 2.—In the
midst of a lire at the city a’ms house, Fred.
Meyer, who was : n the second story of the
building, endeavored to escaja? hv tying the
sheets of his bed together and letting hint-
.-eif down hy the rope so made, from ihe
front part of the building, hut he had not
inure than got his full weight upon it when
it broke and lie fell to the ground below,
fracturing hi* skull and causing instant
death. He was a German, fifty-eight year*
of age. and had been an inmate of the house
for some time. His heard and hair were
badly singed, showing that he made no
effort to leave until the fire drove him off.
Thomas Dickenson, aged fifty years,
being cut off from escape, jumped from the
third-story window in the rear of the build
ing. preferring death in that manner to
> to li
i and one
Ttie Hoard of Trade.
The Atlanta board of trade met yesterday
morning at 11 o'clock at the chamber of
roninierce. on AInhama street, with Captain
Garrett in the chair. The calendar
of price* <>f staple good* met with numer
ous changes. None of them, however, were
•f any importance with the exception of
hose regulating the value of flour and
meat. All grades of family Hour were
marked up fifty cents per liarrel. and the
price of meat was made one cent per pound
higher. With reference to the advance in
he quotation* of meat, the action of the
hoard wa* not at all surprising, as it is a fact
well-known to every one that meat ha* been
teadily advancing in price for the past ten
day*, and so has al*o the price of flour.
The following agreement, as well as Ihe
action of the firms win we name* are thereto
appended, was unanimously approved and
indorsed hy the board of trade:
The undersigned, representing the wholesale
trade and jobber* of the eityof Atlanta, have
this day signed an agreement in writing that from
and after thl* date they will settle with no cus
tomer for less than one hundred rent* on the dol
lar. with thl* limitation only. In-wit: In ease any
customer bcanme* unahle to par his debt In full
by reason of providential cause, then, in that
c**e. each party to this undertaking remains free
P* make *uoh adjustment a* to "himself shall s
A. C R F. TTyly.
T. M* Horsey.
J. C. A J. farter.
T. S. I.cwi*.
Merchant A Mosley,
tlanett A Bto.
langston a Crane. H. L Smith.
Ablaut A ftro.
V*or Fork-Enter* to Read.
lVrry Home Journal.
We were slto^n the other day by Mr. G
W k'llen.a hair *nake twenty-eight inche
in length, and about a* large in the mi«ld'<
as a medium sized knitting-needle. It* tai
wa* larger than it* head, and had a forkei
appearance. This is the large*! one we eve
saw. These snake* are not enlarged o
metamorphosed horse hair*, a* many sup-
|skse. but are true worm*, oml are bred in
Ihe bodies of bug*, gra**hopj*or*. etc., often
occupying altm»*t the whole interior of .
tlw* in«l». Thev h-qmutly become oiteS?* Co.
almost a* hard and tough a* wire, an 1 uholstlu A Co.
have a highly polished black or brown
color. While ex training our encylorue-
dias on the subject, we find that they
stand in the same relation to insect*
that the tape worm d«*es to the
human being, only, a*our friend would
say, thev are entirely different. While on
the snnject of tl»e entozoa. we will say that
the tap* worm is more easily taken than
many suppose. Meades in pork ia caused
hy thousand* of the jiiqaeof the tapeworm,
and on being taken into the human system
they at once devehq* into the dreaded ta-nia.
sometimes twenty or thirty feet in length
Ferson* should avoid measly pork, es
pecially when it i* not thoroughly cooked
so a* to destroy the germs. It ha* been
practically demonstrated by the medical
raraling. Spalding A M. C. A J. F. Kiser A Co.
Morrison. Bain A Co.
M. A J. Hirsch.
CYane. Boyle*ton A To.
Tomraey. Gregg A Beck.
Hunt. Bankln A Lamar.
Jno. M. Hill A r C.
Jno. Si Ivey A Co.
J. J. Williams A Cn.
T. J. I/»we A Bm.
Paul Jones.
Buck A Co.
profession that a person who eats raw measly
pork is aim* to have tape worm, ami "vice
versa," if you will excuse the expression.
The trichina spiralis, which caused so
many death* in the west a few year* ago.
belong* to the same class ot worms and
faille.
Taotpox, February 6 —The slaughter of
the cargo of cattle brought by tlie stetmer
Ontario, which has been completed at the
Abattoir, in Liverpool, under the supervi
sion of eminent veterinary authority spe
cially familiar with pletiro-pneumonla dis
closed the fart that several other rattle be
sides those previously detected had suffered
from pleurrvpnetivnonia and that the dis-
easew a* of a very pronounced contagion*
type The e xam mer ret anted to l^mdon to
report to the veterinary department of the
pnvv council. Tlie consignment of cattle
by the Iberian, which arrived in Liverpool
esterdsv from Boston, awaits insj»cction *
have been killed, but when
have been put out so that search can be
made among the ruins, the bodies of other*
may be discovered. The officers fear that
other lives have been lost, aa several were
•bserved to run hack into the building for
their effects.
Janie* Riddle wa* seen in one of the front
window* and the officers shouted to him to
make his escape hy the way of the stair*,
egress in that way not having l>een cut off. -
He, however, paid no attention, but re
mained in his position at the window, cry
ing for help, which no one was able to
render him. and at last, when the fire
rounded him and began to burn his hair
and scorch his flesh, he jumped out, receiv
ing injuries from which he (tied after great
suffering. He wa* thirty-eight years of age,
and wa* subject to epileptic fits, having
been afflicted for year*.
Mrs. Christina Johnson was badly
hurtled after getting out of tlie building.
She wa* greatly excited, and while running
about near the building, acting as if site
endeavoring to get into it to obtain
. ...etliing she had left behind, a bt
timber fell upon her. burning her
face and shoulders quite severely. She was
ved to a bouse near by, where her
injuries w«*re attended to. There is appre
hension that she will lose her sight. The
officer* tried to get her away fron
building, but she waa ao excited that she
|iaid no attention to tha warnings which
ere given her.
The aim* house wa* the finest in Anter-
a, ami wa* built six vear* ago at a cost of
$162,000.
Cixcixxati, February 3—A n* Elizaliet h. Kjr.,
dispatch sav* the affairs in Green county, ‘
this state, are disordered, caused by the tax
voted upon themselves some yean* since to
aid in the construction of the Cumberland
and Ohio railroad. The interest was | mi
promptly up to a year or two. but no rail
road nas ever been built within the last
year. A portion of tlie road which has been
graded between I^chanon and Greensburg
was leased to the Luiisvillc and Great
Southern railroad, and a proposition
pending to take the scums of the pemile
whether the lease shall be ratified The
proposition so aroused the people that the
court* have been called on to adjudicate the
question, and an injurtion has been ob
tained against holding an election. The
ure lawless portion of the j«eople beinj
enraged u the law’* delays havedeiermim
to resist the collection of any more railroad
. and on last Monday night the ham of
Luther Morris, deputy sheriff, wa* burned,
together with a quantity of grain, and
notices posted on his premise* reading
"Cease collecting railroad tax, or leave the
county!" It in stated in a letter that the
barn of Morris’s father wa* also burned,
courier ha* been sent to the governor w»tli
a request for the militia to aid itt collect!
tax.
of Hearns A Lebatt. At the breaking out
of the war he joined the Fenner battery
as a private aad served four year*. He re
fused a commission, and when the war
cloaed held the rank of sergeant- major.
He has held the offices of city at
torney for New Orleans and
member of the state senate. He
waa nominated for lieutenant-governor on
tlie ticket with McEneiy, but refused to
join in tlie Warmoth fusion movement and
drew out of tbe canvass. He ia one of the
foremost young lawyers at tlie Louisiana
bar, and is tbe most effective democratic
stumjier in the state. Having no fortune—
nothing but tbe income from his practice—
hia success may be attributed to bia intel
lect and bia capacity to make and hold
warm friends. His electinu is the first blow
at the tyrannv of wealth in l/)ui*:ana poli
tics. The wife of Mr. Jonas is a Baltimore
lady of great beauty and accomplishment,
tihe wa* a Mis* Block. She will lie a valua
ble acquisition to Washington society.
.Special dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.
Qcixcy, III.. February 1.—The election
of Hon. B. F. Jonas, or "Frank." a* he i*
familiarly called by hi* old sclnail-boy c* ni-
nanioii* in Quincy, aa United States senator
from Louisiana, gives great satisfaction to
hi* numerous friend* here, where he grew to
manhood. His father wa* the late Abra
ham Jona*. a prominent attorney, a radical
republican, strong union man and warm
personal friend of Mr. Lincoln. He was
postmaster here during Tar lor** and Fill
more’s administrations, and Frank, the
senator-elect, and Julian, his second son,
were clerk* in the office. In 1853. the two
young men went to Louisiana
and have remained there since.
Mr. Lincoln, after his accession
to the presidency, again appointed Mr.
Abraham-lotuw postmaster, and wizen -the
war broke out tbe Jotta* family was divided
against itself, the father and younger
brother, Edward, beinjr strong union men
(the latter being n aid-de-canipon the >taff
of General Budge), while the senator-elect'
and hi* brother Julian esjamsed the cause
of the confederacy; hut to their credit it
may be said that both fought against seces
sion until the state of Louisiana seceded,
then they went with the current. The sen
ator-elect has relative* living here, and
many warm personal friend* of hi* youth,
and i* interested a* one of the heirs of a large
estate left by his uncle. Win. Jonas, who
died about a year ago. His old companions
exjiect to greet him in Quincy during or lie-
fore his set.atonal career begins.
$2,000,000.
A Groeer’i* Wife Become* Hnddenly
Bleb.
The New York papers give the following
account of the will of an heiress: Catharine
Ann Whelan, a young unmarried woman,
died at No. 592 Second avenue, about two
months ago. She had been an invalid for
three years, and wa* cared for in her last
illness by her aunt, Mrs. Alice Swift, with
whom she had lived since she wa* a child.
Miss Whelan was only a few months pa^t
her majority when she died, hut on (Mining
of age she became, it is said, heiress to a
vast landed projierty in Hertfordshire.
England, which tradition values ut £409,-
OOff. This proi*erty, together uith some
ellecL* in this city. she disposed
of by a will drawn on Octo
ber 4, 1874, to Mrs. Swift. The value of the
estate wa* estimated at £400,000. It con
sisted of a large tract of laud, upon which
was situated "Hazelconrt castle.” The
property originally lieiouged to Janie*
Clarence Hill, a clergyman of the church
of England who lived there in 1828. AUmt
that time his daughter Caroline, a bright,
dashing young lady, fell in love with
Thomas Whelan, her father's butler, and
they ran away and got married. After the
marriage had hceu consummated, the pair
returned to the castle, and Mr. Hill forgave
hi* erring daughter. Whelan and hi* wife
remained several years with Mr. Hill and
had two children, who were duly baptized
hy their reverend grandfather. Whelan.how-
•, did not feel at home, and finally re
ed witli hi* family to hi* native place,
Limerick. Ireland". Their oldest child,
James C. Whelan, wa* at that time nine
ear* old. Shortly after their arrival in
inierick, Mr*. Whelan Iiecame a Roman
'atholic. that Iwing tier husband'* religion,
and this action incensed her father to such
eatent that he made a will leaving his
perty "to the first issue of bis daughter’s
first issue.’’ James C. Whelan, hi* daugh-
lirst issue, came to this country in 1852.
.•a* then twenty years of age. Among
icighliore of hi* fa*Iter’s family at Lim
erick was a family named Murphy. Two
the family—Alice and Catharine—had
immigrated to this country and settled
this city two
Ian. having sought them out, married
Catharine, in August, 1856. Although a
ilacksmith by trade, he was not a suceess-
I era!ismaii. and finally became a ’long-
irenian. His wife died in 18G5, leaving
e child. Catharine Ann. who became the
heiress of her grandfather’* estate. Whelan
married again and died last year. Owen
Swift, the husband of the woman, who is,
according to Miss Wheelan’s will, entitled
to the estate, owns a small grocery at No.
592 Second avenue, and occupies the second
story with his family as a dwelling. They
are plain, and. evidently, sensible people,
and express the intention of not leaving
their comfortable business until thev have
obtained tlie title deed* of their English
estate.
the genus are obtained iro n diseased rork. 1 quarantine. In the present uncertainty
They have tl»e power of eating through the ° r no contract* are being
organ* and tissue* of the body, and while entered into Tlie trade are trying to ar
not one-eighth of an inch long, they are I range for the slaughter of cattle at a point
numbered hv millions, and cause most in-! debarkation Strong representation*
tense suffering and horrible death* S », wilM* made to the merer dock* and harbor
meat should be eaten in a raw or underdone ; bnatd to»fanlitate this ten day* grace allow-
state. as much of that coming from the west j ed by the orders in council. They are said
is infested with trichina And we will con- ! }* sufficient for trade requirements, and
elude bv saying that vou should always f«N guarantees will thus he provided
have your bug* and grasshopper* well l against infection without prohibit
cookedC if you don’t want your digest
frequently read about crawling out of peo-. -
pie's mouths in n«»rthern state*.
TRAGIC DEATH.
Bostox. February 3.—A special to the
Journal from Tyblow, Kansas says: The
investigation which ha* 1*een going on here
for the past two days in connection with the
Wethersfield. Vermont, murder
which Henry Gravelin was condemned, ha*
proved astounding. Farmer Kern, who,
December 1st. wrote to All*rt Preston
ceming, John Jacob*, which letter Sheriff
Amsden had twenty-six days without in
vestigation. makes an affi lavit which proves
a former resident of Windsor county to be
White’* murderer. Since the Journal pub
lished Fanner Kern's letter there ha'
arrived here letter* from the Farmers*!
Mutual insurance conn winy of Montpelier.
Preston and Amsden have arrived here—the
letters and affidavits of Jacobs, his clothe*,
etc,, having been secured. On Monday step*
were taken to secure hi* arrest. He evi
dently Is not far distant, and is well known
in Windsor county as a dangerous charac
ter. He repeatedly slated, before suddenly
leaving Vermont, "I can clear Gravelin
with three words."
York, Pa . February 3.—Saturday evening
AVL’D THF IMVtfP round the track. Tlie doctors looked grave,
W » Hub lllJDj ibl V litl. held frequent consultations; but still she
kept on, dragging her suffering body over
I the dirty saw-dust Tlie room toward 3
DEATH OF MR. OLIVER H. JONES, o'clock became densely crowded, the atmos-
j phere was suffocating, but the physicians
_ ^ w * ordered all the windows to be closed. The
Tt* Glcca Cast Orer tin City—Mr. Joxre’* Early excitement increased, the spectators jostling
Life—Hi* Snbwqxeat Laban ia Atlanta— , each other to get a sight of the miserable
Hia Posit oa os a Citfesa—Tht Last j spectacle. The poor creature after each
Hlxea aid Weary Waiting. ■ quarter hour walk was thrown into the arms
j of those waiting to receive her on the track,
land as she plodded along site cast her eyes
In spite of the. fact that he hail been ill, pityingly at the gaping crowd, as if to liu-
a very long time, the community Was; plore their help.
shocked yesterday afternoon hy the an-1 "Oh, what torture," said one lady, as she
nouncement that Mr. Olivet H. Jones had t rapidly descended the stairs and passed out;
died at his residence, comer of Loyd and another lady rushed after her, crying bit
terly, perchance at the shame of* being a
Hunter streets. His death occurred about
half |»ast two o’clock in the afternoon. It
was a surprise, fur he had been convales
cing for some months, aud his trieuds hoped
that ere long he would lie fully restored to
his former vigor. Last May Sir. Jones was
attacked with dyoemcry. and suffered sub
sequently with paralysis of the bowels.
Several times he sank so low that his life
was des)>aired of but hi* constitution pos-
lerful el
l uDdere
As soon as he was attacked Dr. Willis
Westmoreland was called to attend him
and during his long and painful illness wa*
his physician. All that skill and kind treat
ment could do was done from first to last
After a weary summer of suffering the early
fall seemed to bring relief and hope to the
patient. Though his sickness had brought
hitu very low, be rallied and convalesced so
fast that it wa* believed he would soon be
well. Last Friday Ne rode out on the streets
and looked l*etre»*t , jau he had since he wa*
taken < :kA juJG£/ be grew worse and
suffered very much all Sunday night.
Yestei lav the case continually grew
gloomier until the fatal afternoon hour
came aud lie peacefully died surrounded by
his sorrowing family and friends. He wa*
forty-six years old.
Atlanta has lost a good citizen.
He came here when a mere
boy. and the whole of his manhood has been
spent here. In 1852 he rented a small stable
on ihe very spot where the present exten
sive stable* are, and commenced business
in Atlanta for himself. Tt.e stable* was
the pixqierty of Colonel James M. Calhoun,
and Mr. Jones paid him $500 a year rent for
it. He hail onlv two horses and three vehi
cles. This was his start in Atlanta. By the
most untiring labor aud continual patience,
he built hiruself up from this humble be
ginning to he a citizen of remarkable influ
ence. lie never entered actively, even into
local politic*, always attending closely to
his business. During the war he wa* city
marshal for several years, the position then
imposing the same duties as that of chief of
(•olice r
r doe*. He t
i this office whet
hung. During the troubles
cited period, and that which followed it,
Mr. Jones performed his duty with
:i nerve which was one
of his marked characteristic*. After the
war he settled to his business again and
built up the present stables which cover;
half a block. He wa* elected alderman in
1875, and hi* term expired last mouth. At
the time of his death he wa* a director in
the North Georgia Stock and Faira-wic ation
which he ha* heartily supported from the
first. Mr. Jones was known as one of the
most public spirited of Atlanta’s citizens.
He was eminently an Atlanta man. His
grandfather, Rev. Robert Jones, was a
preacher in thi* region in tiie old Indian
days. His father, Mr. Zaehariuh Jones,
lived and died on Blue creek, in DeKalb
county. There Mr. Oliver June* was born,
and a*fter a icgular farmer’s education,
clerked a while in Decatur and came to At
lanta to seek his fortune in the rising city.
He was well known as one of our
most enterprising citizens. Never was
he slow in aiding any cause
that tended to the city's honor or advan
tage. He had a kind heart, on whose gen
erous impulses he based his rule of action,
and tint* he iiecame very much endeared to
the |MHir of the city. No man in Atlanta,
according to his means, was more liberal to
every charitable cause and no man thought
ore unselfishly of the city’s prosperity un
der all circumstances. He had a sort of in
tense local jiatriotisni that was proven a
hundred times and he will be sadly missed,
lie grew up with the city and was identi
fied with it. If we had more such men At
lanta would lie bet ter off. Mr. Jones Inula hwt
of warm personal friends who mourn' 1
death with a sorrow only lea* profuud than
tl .at which a widow and si x chi' dren must feel
For many years lie was a leading member
of Trinity church, and his place there will
lie hard indeed to fill. A loving father and
husband, a kind and trusty friend, a true
unselfish citizen and a warm-hearted Chris
tian gentleman has Iteen taken away and
his loss will be deeply felt.
We learn that the timeial will occur to
morrow morning.
At a meeting of the city council la*t
night Alderman Goodwin offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Wherea*. ex-Alderman 0. II. Jones, for
a long scries of years a useful and publ
•irited citizen of Atlanta, and in the last
iree years a member of the general council,
hasde|tarted this life; therefore.
Resulted. That as a tribute of respect to
ry. this body
this esteemed
witness of such an exhibition. Still the
girl was dragged along, her head resting on
the shoulder of one of her supporters, while
every few moments the tears would start
front her partially-closed eyes, her lips
would twitch convulsively, and she would
wildly clap her hand on her heart a* if to
stop its heavy throbbing forever. It
took ten minutes to drag her round the
track seven times to complete the quarter-
mile, so that she had only five minutes to
rest on each quarter. Then one of tlie |«er-
sons interested in tlie show laid hold of Sli*s
Bartel by the arm and waist and forced her
speed so that the two last quarters she made
were covered in 7>£ minutes.
Men began to whisper "shame,” as the
poor girl concluded the last trip around the
sawdust, while knots of interested sports
clapped and cheered, then a rush wa* made
for tlie platform in the wake of the physi
cians, who had just hurried thither. When
tlie buzz of excitement hod subsided. Doe-
tor Little said: "We have decided to take
Mis* Bartel off the track for a short period.
She is suffering from circumstances over
which yee have noountrol."
A voice shouted, “How long will she he
oflT’ The answer was, "About an hour."
It wa* then settled that Miss Bartel should
have two hours’ rest, and the crowd were
informed that she would resume Iter walk
at 5:30 o'clock. "That’s the last of her; she
won’t go on any more," wa* the remark of
the knowing one*. This prophecy proved
correct. At 5:30 the hall wa* crammed
with excited men, of all ages, and a few
women. At 5:45 it was definitely announced
that Miss Bartel was off the tra> k for good.
Inquiry elicited that she wa* completely
broken down, and lying in a state of *ciui-
unconsciousness. When carried from the
track her extremities were cold, her tawdry
suit hung loosely about her body, the at
tendants were chafing her hand*, and her
face wore the appearance of death.
At midnight, Miss Bartel lay dying in the
little room partitioned off from the main
hall, which wa* served as her retiring room
during the walk. She was in an uncon
scious condition, with her pulse at 120.
Dr. Little who attended her said: ’’Well, of
course there's danger, but we can’t tell
whether she will die." When the reporter
left the nurse and Mrs. Hughes, tier atteiul-
ant. were fast asleep. Dr. Little had gone
away and the patient was ail unwatched.
"If she is allowed to sleep tlirough the
night, it is likely she will not wake nnr
more." said l)r. King.
While the poor creature was stretched out
almost in death on the other side of the
wooden |iartition. the most uproarious tu
mult raged. Two other female "walkists”
were spinning round the track to a noisy
hand accnmjianiment of “Grandfather’s
Clock" and other popular melodies. One of
the new pedestrians is Mrs. Scott, a middle-
aged woman, with streaks of grav in her
hair. She lias a solemn face ami steady
gait, but was the cause of considerable
merriment and mock applause on the part
of the “fast" element, which had congre
gated to see the fun. Mis* Millie Reynolds,
a showy brunette, eighteen years of age, of
tine build and good step, decked with rib
bons and rose.*, went round the track at the
rate of a quarter-mile, or seven laji*. in less
than three minutes.
Placards announcing that Miss Bartel is
walking still flaunted from the side of the
building. At one time the men and women
indulged in the wildest excitement as Miss
Reynolds dashed along, her ribbons flying
behind her, and an attendant screamed out:
"The order is, gentlemen, that you must
tint holler; that's the orders of the police;
you can clan as much a* you like, hut you
inusnt't holler." So they went on clapping.
Toward midnight the crowd lessened, the
more respectable women left, aud only the
sjioris remained. Still, the hand played,
the time rang, the walkerscane out one after
the other making their consecutive quarters,
'* ' of the poor sufferer In the
Written for The Constitution.
RACHELS WAITING.
CHAPTER I.
Down the lane she came, fresh and sweet
as the wild apple blossom she wore at her
throat; pure as the little child she led by
tbe hand. Down the lane, over the fresh,
sweet-scented grass, with the sun falling
the braids of soft brown liair, and ten
derly on the gentle womanly face. Not a
beautiful face, truly. Overtoil claimed
with great pride that it could boast of more
beauty than any other little place in the
state, but in enumerating its belle* l doubt
if it would for an instant have thought of
little Rachel Morse.
Yet a* I stood in the church door and
watched her coming I thought 1 had never
*een a sweeter, more trustworthy face. That
is the won!—trustworthy. Fifty racks with
fifty times the torture of old could not have
drawn from this girl one word—-no, not one
Nearer and nearer she came, and
could see the clear white of her throat and
brow, and the soft, healthy flush of her
checks. Then the deep, intense, truthful
blue eyes flashed me a glance of barest rec
ognition, and she had pa.<acd tue—had gone
into the little church—had taken her place
before her class of almost babies.
And who am 1; do you wonder? Alfred
Maximilian Ringgold, commonly called
Max. I was living in Overton at that time
with my uncle, an old man. a confirmed in
valid, whose whims my father thought it
lib highest».Iaty to gratify. To fuibhr a
wild doirc of his that 1 should be near him
when he died, I had come to the place a few
weeks before the time of the beginning of
my story. Years ago lie had been stricken
down in*India; recovering, he came home;
but the fever had consumed the best iwrt of
hi* constitution. He might, I thought,
well live two. even five years longer. Ever
since 1 was a boy in blouses and spelling
books 1 had lieen accustomed to his ill-
health—had seen hint wheeled about in his
chair. I eould not bring myself to realize
that such a state of health could not last al-
I could not understand why he
I ha«l met Rachel once. My uncle begged
me to carry some unusually fine grapes
which tlie ‘gardener had brought to him
over to tlie parsonage, and then 1 met the
girl.
By the way. I haven’t mentioned that she
was* the sister of the minister in charge,
have I ?
The old man. her father, finding himself
too weak to attend to the manifold duties
of thfl nastorate. had called his son, then
preaching in a neighboring village, to his
assistance. Gradually tlie burden, slipping
from him, came to rest entirely upon tlie
son. His congregation seemed satisfied. It
wa* right, thev said. Tlie old man had
worn out hi* youth and strength among
them; it was.time that lie should rest a little
liefore his death.
So he sat in his ea*v chair all the week,
and on Sunday a toilet! slowly to the dear
little church to listen to the stirring elo
quence of his only boy.
I looked into the church after Rachel.
There he sat in his accustomed scat, plaving
w ith the sunny curls of the children ot the
third generation who clustered around him;
and 1 thought him singularly blessed: for,
although by the lighting of the eye he
could look out of the window upon the
datliugof his heart, over whoso grave the
grass was growing; and though by^her side
of every matter ought to be placed plainly
before a child. I think that is what father
tried to do. I am aura I have heard him
express himself freely, even sternly, to my
brother about the sin contained in many
little things. I don’t know that I ever re
member lua trying to force one of his chil
dren into a certain line of conduct I do
not remember a single instance where
such a thing was necessary. My first recol
lections are of having my mother impress
upon me the duty, the actual necessity, of
obeying father, from tlie deep love and
gratitude which we owed hitu. Father’s
rule was the only true rule, I think. Bonce
heard him tell a neighbor who was com-
S laing to him of unruly children: ‘My
ear, have you ever considered, in thinking
o( the responsibility which is resting upon
you. that until your child is old enough to
reason for itself, you stand in God's stead,
almost to that child? Now, my dear, take
His rule: first, love—love—love—then, if
necessary, punishment with love. You
may then have mischievous children—you
will never have bad ones.* I remember his
words because, oven to my inexperienced
ear, they seemed words of truth. Since
then they have come home to me with
startling force in my little Rabbath-scliool
class."
I watched her closely while she talked. I
had begun thislineof conversation because,
taking her peculiar surroundings into con
sideration, 1 thought she would be most easi
ly interested and drawn out by it. I found
l had judged rightly. She entered into the
subject with a readiness that showed me at
once that grave and serious subjects were
those most familiar to her. She became ab
sorbed in the conversation, her color bright
ened, hereyes met mine fearlessly, and ihe
HOT wlfct*""*
ana beautiful a* apple* of gold in pictures
of silver. A tritte too preacher-like, it may
be, but 1 considered how entirely she had
been thrown upon her father for compan
ionship. 1 could easily forgive her that,
while watching her unaffected enthusi-
VVc were in the depths of a conversation
as to^ whether missionary work pays, when
Bertie flounced upon us and carried me off
to dance the lancer* with a girl whom 1 had
never seen before, and doubtless hoped
would never see again.
After that we met often. Writing now,
I think how very rapidly those days carried
me through acquaintanceship, and friend
ship, until we stood at the sweet—always
the same, yet always new—entrance into
that dreamland of life, that happy perio l
of first., new, lasting love.
[TO RK COXTIXrKD.l
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THE STATE FAIR.
FUNERAL OF MR. JOHN R. SIMMONS.
The Matter 3l*w Open to The State.
Augusta Chronicle.
Colonel T. J. Smith, of the committee
appointed by the state agricultural society,
‘* arrange for holding the next state fair.
urned from Atlanta yesterday morning.
He says there seems to be no disposition in
tlie Gate City to claim its rights under tlie
contract with the state society, and Macon
a financial condition to have the
fair; so that he now consider* the question
an open one and is salisfied that Augusta
can have it held here if she so desires and
lakes the prn|*cr steps in that direction.
Atlanta will fulfill her part of the contract
if the agricultural society insists ujion it.
but astlieronimitteeareinfavorof Augusta,
he d<ies not anticipate any difficulty on
that score. He thinks it would be a go«*d
idea for tbe people of Augusta to hold a
meeting and make some definite proposition
to the state agricultural society, which will
soon assemble in convention in Hawkins-
ville. So far no decided answer has been
received from Atlanta, but it is clear that
that citv is not atixiou* to hold the state
fair, a* it ha* a fair association of it* own.-
which will give an exposition in the latter
part of October.
A Chronicle reporter conversed with
Mayor Meyer, in regard to the state fair,
yesterday afternoon. His honor said tlie
council could not contribute any money to
itch an object, unless authorized to do so
a vote of the citizens. It would cost six
seven thousand dollars to replace the
building rera wed from the fairproundsand
that de*tn ye l by fire, and he did not think
that the ei y would be repaid for this out
lay. even if.t had the authority to spend
the money. He would like to see tiie fair
liejd here! if it did not cost the city any-
Doctor McFerrln’x ftnnday In Atlanta.
At nine o’clock in the morning he visited
and addressed the flourishing Sunday-school
at Payne's chapel. At eleren be preached
in the First Methodist church to a large
&«%ctubly. and administered the sacrament
of the Lord's supper. At three o'clock p. m.
he met the Sunday'-school of St. Paul’s
church, and entertained a fine audience with
s(<eech. At night he preached in Trinity
church to a great and attentive congrega-
.. This was a full day’s work for any
ister. It was a remarkable accomplish
ment for a man seventy years old. Surely
the old minister’s “bow abides in strength."
We wish we had full reports of his sermons.
Both were full of thought and deeply im
pressive Great unction rested upon him
A Large and Imposing Procession.
Sunday afternoon at three o’clock o<
curred the funeral of Mi. John R. Sim
mons, who died from the wound received
in the difficulty last Friday. The funeral
procession formed at the residence of Mr.
Mote Simmons, brother of the deceased.^
Walton street. It moved to tlie First
Methodist church where the funeral dis
course wa* preached by Rev. W. F. Quil-
lian, |tftator of Payne’s clia|>el. There has
seldom been seen snch an inquiring funeral
train in this city. Mr. Simmons was
young man of great popularity, and w
a member of several organizations which
turned out to do honor to his memory.
The procession was so long that it took half
an hour to (tass any given point. The order
of inarch was a* follows:
—Bret Harte’s family call him "Frank,"
which is really his first name.
—Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, is
troubled with incipient cataract in one eye.
■The glorious effects of resumption are
felt utl over the country. The counterfeit
ing trade wa* never more active.
—An “old man’s darling” is often a doubt
ful luxury, a* Isaac was lately heard to
mutter in the waving ear of Zachariah.
—Sitting Bull says his spirit is broken,
which is the poetical Indian way of saying
that he carelessly let the jug fail.
—For the first time since 1800 tlie New
Orleans mint is coining money. Work was
resumed on Saturday.
Hard times in England, sniall-pox in
Ireland, plague in Russia, rinderpest in
Prussia, and prosperity in France.
—A white vest now adorns the United
States senate. Isn’t this forcing the season
little?
—Harrasscd by c editors. Mobile may sur
render her charter and avoid (layment of
debts.
Brigham Young’s widow ha* married
The Port Band.
The Atlanta Owlets*
The remains, on hose-reel of No. 5, drawn by the
w hole depart men t.
'hattahoochee lodge Improved Order of Red
Delegations from Modoc. Choctaw and Cherokee
lodges.
Capitol lodge Odd Fellows, officers Are depart-
■IhiuM always j fill *aara_nt«*. will
M | jn'rta!ion of rattle near
impaired hv the presenee of hair •make*. I of Liverpool. There, it i» claimed. i« ample
There an- liohably the kind of anakea »e ! room to provide a 1-attoir for the .laughter
- - • - 1 of cattle on landing.
Special dispatch Li The Constitution.
At a meeting of the Liverpool town coun
cil uvdav a privy council notice was read
r | to tbe effect tlutt permission to land rattle
Mr. Artlmr Whittle Accidentally i «t th*. Liverpool dorks will lie withdrawn
fthawt* Himself la hi* Room at Home ’ after March
la*t Sight. : for their slaughter
Maom Evening Ledger. The rirxt Georgia District.
Macon wa* suddenly thrown into a worse : Sav% „ aH> February 4.-The first con
state of excitement thi* morning man two district convention met to-day
****" to nominate a candidate for congres* to
shocked by thc-Aragic death of Colonel R. ^ tht um> xpired term of Mr. Hartridge. Benjamin F. Jonas, who was chosen yes-
\\. Jemison. It was not nntii this munotng | ^ ^ twentieth ballot tbe name of Colonel t terday bv tbe legislature of Louisiana to
that it became public that Mr \\. A.Wbt-! w T Thompson was withdrawn. Hon. ” * " '
tie. known by the more fa mil tar r i tie of w R Flrminp of Liberty county, was
unanimously nominated.
moved.
Methodist church.
1 speak to-night in the Kir
pool «wyks win he withdrawn , a of entered the house of Peter
1st. unless provision is made ! , f nt ho Um | pa-red him. and robbed
lighter on ihe quay. - n f a _ VBtc ], at; ,| om . hundred and
twenty-five d dlar*. No arrests.
i expires
I succeed Senator East is. whose
j on the .4th of March next, is a native of
, Quincy, Illinois, where hb father was post-
! master during the first term of President
Arthur, was dead; and never wa* tlie death
iit anyone received more s»dlv in Macon . - . . . \ nisner uunug uie um wnu w rroiaaii
than the news of tiie tragic death of Arthur —a snm of $140,000. consisting of remit- j Lincoln. The newly-elected senator took
Whittle. Mr. Whittle was down In the rity I tances to Europe from merchant* in Mexico. up hb residence at tbe south prior to tne
last night, and for some time remained at ; has been raptured bv fifteen brigands on j rebellion, enlisted in the confederate armr
the Lanier house among his fnemU. He j the railroad between PneMa and \ era Cruz, ^id served throughout the war a
appeared in good spirits, and was, if any About a doxen brigands took third-elaas h* is on attorney bv profession.
difference, unusually lively. He left the ; tieket*. seated themselves in a carriage next : »_ I . . . „ - .
' - - * *— v " — ^ — * Baltimore Gazette. | to present tbe great question, whether tbe
Benjamin Franklin Jonas, who has ! country wishes to continue to be governed
* by tbe democrats of I as now, intelligently as a public and not as
Roumanian Backbone.
Losnoir. February 4.—A dispatch from
Vienna says: The occupation by Rouma
nians of a position near &ili*tria,which they
claim as belonging to Dobrudja, is a v
serious affair. The Roumanians by
overwhelming force compelled tlie Rus
sians to abandon Arab Arabia, a f-Tirev- on
the outskirts of Siiisiria The Roumanian
government on Saturday received an inti
mation simultaneously from St. Petersburg
and from General Todleben to withdraw
immediately, but formally refused, and a
collision W probable. This will test the
present disposition of the Austrian govern
ment which supports the delimitation of
the Dobrudja frontier and protested against
by Russia. There is good reason to hope
that the aTtitudeof Austria will, from an
English point of "view, now leave no
ground for criticism or reproach.
inent and military companies.
After these came a long line of carriages
in which rode the friend* and relatives of
the deceased, making up a solemn proces
sion which slowly moved to the cemetery as
the post hand played the "dead- march.”
Mr,Simmons wa# .*achemoff'battahoocUee
lodge of Red Men and wa.* a member of the
board of officers of tlie fire department.
The casket was placed on the hose reel of
No. 5 fire company, of which he wa* fore
man it is said in compliance with a wish
he expressed sometime before he died. 1
wa* drawn by nearly 2IJU firemen. Hui>
dreds walked*along tiie sidewalks on either
side of the procession as it moved out
Oakland cemetery. The following were the
pall licarers:
Cadet*—J. C. Hunter and A. L. Greene.
Firemen—1*. M. T. Medlinand J. E. Mad
dox.
Red Men—C. I* Lloyd. Dr. W. X. Judson
and John IV. Richardson
Odd Fellows—James Sharpe and J. Bu
chanan.
At the grave, tlie ceremonies were
imptesrive. The cadet* fired a salute
their dead comrade ami performed the
usual military rites. The Rod Men then
honored their deceased sachem with their
ceremonies, and the Odd Fellow* performed
their beautiful order of exercise* over l’
grave. The scene \i as one of intense sole!
nity, and was witnessed l«y the large crowd
the deepest silence.
It was nearly night before the ceremo
nies were concluded. Tiie deceased was a
warm-hearted, generous young nian and
had many devoted friends who will cherish
the memory of his many manly virtues.
IN GENERAL.
dozen
—-There is said to be a growing demand
for Japanese versions of the New Testa
ment.
—Having said several severe things of the
ameer, we learn with the most poignant re
gret that the old wretch can’t read.—Buf
falo Express.
—If anv of the states in want of a sen
ator could wait a few weeks.-Khield* will be
job. He wonld not mind, jier-
haps. trying one more state.
Arthur Sullivan, tlie author of tlie
tnusicof "II. M. S. Pinafore,” will visit this
country shortly. He will bring “his sis
ters, and bis cousins, and his aunts?"
—Professor Schmidt, of Athens, has
thirty six years in making a map <
moon, and* he knows even* feature
surfaee as well as ordinary persons know
the letters of the alphabet.
—It is announced that the following Eng
lishmen will be included in a forthcoming
Sir Ivor Guest. Sir Wil-
Mr. HoKoni, Colonel !>>yd
Lindsay. V. C., Mr. Henry Chaplin, Mr.
Jno. Malcolm.Jif Poltalloch. and Mr. Baiilie
Cochrane, and that Lord Barrington will be
raised to the English peerage.
—And now it turns out that Barron, the
Dexter. Me., bank cashier, who excited
rerybody’s admiration |a*t year by hi*
upposed refusal to reveal to burglars tbe
combination of the lock of the bank vanlt.
which refusal, it was thought, cost him his
life, was not ahero and martyr after all, but
only a defaulter and suicide.
lying three children whose live
been rich promises lacking fruition, never
theless hy his side sat one fully able tb till
the place* of many, and over yonder, with
head bowed iu comm union with his God.
sat another whose life had ripened lieyond
all promise, and who wa* given back to
him tlie fruits of his own devoted and
righteous life.
So I stood and watched them, thinking
and thinking, until tlie villagers began to
gather for service. Then 1 went into the
little burial ground behind the church and
sat down under a willow tree to listen to
tbe sermon. In the cities I could sit in
close, dark churches and listen well enough,
but in the country I eould not endure the
close, still' sitting still.
Give me God's o|*en sunshine. His pure,
sweet air, His fresh untainted flowers, then
let me hear your sermons. Put me In a
church and my mind goes wandering out
to tlie birdling I hear chirping down in the
grass, and I hear the words of the preacher
a* the roaring of waters afar off. So, under
my favorite willow, down among those who
hod found rest from their labor, I heard
him preach of death, the judgment and the
life to come.
"Finally, my brethren, bear about with
vou in your inimls the words of my text.
Y<s, also, as lively stones are built up a spir
itual house, a holy priesthood, to offer no
spiritual sacrifice acceptable to God through
Jesus Christ.'’
Then the closing hymn was
all the voices one rose clear and sweet a*
the chiming of silver liells—
“Lord dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill o«r hearts with joy and peace."
A grand old prayer rising grandly to
Heaven, borne upward by the worshipping
assembly, led by tlie sweet, uncultivated
girlish voice.
I bad beard fine singing in my day—had
heard Jennie Liml and Pare pa, and scores
of others, but this girl’s singing found its
way to my heart a* no other voice had ever
done: so clear it* tone, so free from affecta
tion, so perfectly guileless, yet so true, so
heartfelt, so clearly the singing of one who
has lain for rejiose on her Saviour’s breast
and loves the music which sonttds his
praise.
Mark you. I wa* in no way in love with
this girl. I wa* a clear-headed business
man—tbe last person in the world to lose
his heart with a girl whom he has met hut
once, and that most casually, and who there
after barely recognized him at tiie church
door. No, not the least in love. “1 mil
simply giving you my thonr.ht* alwut Ra-
•hel Morse when I first met her. And I
vas considered a good judge of human
character a* seen on faces, in the years to
come 1 proved the correctness of my judg
ment. I found her true .as steel—nay, true
a* life and that dread mystery which carries
i out of it.
After that Snbhatli I inet her at her cou
sin’s—Bertie Beck. I knew Bertie well—a
dashing, daring. Iieautiful brunette, proud
as a Roman, dashing aud witty as a Frcncli-
Bertiehad a birthday merry-making, and
of course Raehel wa* there. I saw her as
lie entered tiie room—dignified and gentle
womanly as a woman should
The girl attracted my attention
itrangelv. 8lie was so different from the
women I had been accustomed to—women
like Bertie Beck,who have all the advantages
of style and beauty and repartee—women
to admire and—Hirt with; but this girl war
like the lilies winch lay against .her
hair, pure, sorties*, seeking no admiration
IxnKricxDEXcs. Mo., February 3.—The
fearful tragedy which was enacted near
Buckner, in this.county, Sunday morning,
in which Miss Martha Collins shot and
killed her brother-in-law, Jonathan Drake,
originated a* follifes: For some time the
young lady had been receiving the atten
tions of a young man who waa much,dis
liked by her widowed mother and tiie re
mainder of the family. After remonstra
ting with her for keeping his eoui|»auy for
some time without effect, they finally de
termined that the thing must he
stopped; and accordingly on last Sat
urday night Drake met the visitor at the
gate and informed him that he eould
not come in, and that he must come no
more. This enraged the girl, who wasofa
head strong teni|ieranient, and she became
terribly enraged. The result of the matter
wa* a terrible family quarrel, which laded
through the night and wa* recommenced
early the next morning, finally resulting in
the girl seizing a revolver and shotting
Drake through the heart, killing him in
stantly. The constable of the township wa*
summoned, and she wa* arrested and taken
to Buckner, and kept until to-day, when
she was hound over to await the action of
the grand jury. She exhibited admirable
coolness throughout the whole affair, and
appears to think that she did right iu kill
ing Drake. She gives a* a reason for this
that she believed that, had she not killed
him, her own life would have been taken.
CTmcixxati. February 5.—A special dis-
pateh says that at \Yrightevillc, Greene
county, Illinois, oil Monday Dr. Charles
McAuliffe and James Havener, his uncle,
had a dispute about family matters. Have
ner was shot and killed. On Tuesday night
a constable started with the doctor lor Car
rollton jail and when half a mile from town
inob overpowered tint constable and
ailiffe.
FIGHTING FOR FOOD.
CLD ENGLAND’S STARVING POOR.
i Dockfcxxdf of Liverpool Bring the Shipping
to a Standstill—The Engineers Co molting
for Action—The Iron Trade Giving
Way Under the Preeeure.
Losnoa, February 4.—A notice of a ten
per cent reduction in wages from the 15th
of February has been jmsted in the Tyne
shipbuilding yard. This will affect six
thousand workmen.
Of one hundred aud forty-two cotton
mills in Bolton district, twenty-three are
closed and twenty-eight are working on
short time in consequence of depressed
The Press association's dispatch from Liv
erpool says the trans-Atlantic steamers can
neither be loaded nor discharged on account
of the dock laborers’ strike. The steamers
announced for New York will, however, sail
punctually with or without cargo. Efforts
are being made to obtain labor from other
places. The masters have warned the men
that they are driving trade from Liverpool.
The sailing of tlie White Star steamer
Adriatic will not be delayed. She was |>ar-
tially loaded when the strike commenced,
and the assistance of some strangers has
since been obtained.
The agents of the National line say they
hope the Helvetia will not he delayed. The
Inman and Allen officers are determined
to dispatch their steamers on time even if
not loaded, both that the mails may not be
delayed and to prove their own determina
tion. It is hoped that tbe matter will bo
arranged before the sailing of the next Ca
nard steamer. Belfast, Dublin and Bristol
are sending laborers. The magistrates of
Liverpool have threatened to punish se
verely any persons who attempt to intimi
date laborers at work.
The ship-builders, numbering three thou
sand. are to resolve definitely to-night what
to do. Both sides seem determined. Two
thousand of the Sontli Wales colliers have
yielded.
At a mass-meeting of the operatives at
Ashton-under-Tync, held last evening, it
was resolved to resist to the last extremity.
Two hundred more operatives have struck
at Blackburn.
Unless the masters or men yield the strike
in the engineering trade in London will
commence on the 7th. The amalgomated
society of engineers took final action last
night in favor of resisting the proposed re
duction of wages. The strike will include
engineers, boiler makers, pattern makers,
steam engine makers and iron mongerv
workers at eighteen establishments which
have given notice of a reduction, namely:
Hall, at Hartford; Easton A Anderson, at
Erith; Hunter it English, at Bow; GWynne,
at Hammersmith; Penn, at Green
wich ; Humphrey, at Deptford;
Stone.*, at Deptford; Maudslay, at West
minister Bridge Road; Appleby, at South
wark; Middleton, at Southwark; Waller,
at Southwark; Shears, at Southwark;
Siiu|*son. at Pimlico; Western, at Lam-
liette; Dryden, at Lambette; Muefield, at
Chelsea; Worsham, at Chelsea; and the
Thames iron works company. These in
clude only a small proportion of employers
in the *trade. None of the railway com
panies have joined in the movement, and
many large private firms have not, notably
the Saiiiudas, of the lower hamlets.
Sou tli American Xewn.
Panama. January 25.—General Delgado, a
former president of Panama, has just died.
Trouble is apprehended between Chili ana
Bolivia on account of the taxes imposed by
the latter upon the nitrate industries which
are controlled by the former. The general
opinior. in Chiu over the Argentine ques
tion is that war will soon be declared. Chili
is well prepared for a naval contest, having
two very formidable iron-clads.
DOWN IN DIXIE.
hanged McAuli
St. Loris, February 5.—A great deal of ex
citement iu political and official circles pre
vailed here to-day in consequence of tlie ar
rest late last night, by detectives,of Harrison
Attaway, slate coal oil ins|icctor, just as he
was hoarding a railroad train to leave tlie
city. The nflair was quite mysteriously
conducted, and from the far*, no warrant
wa* served, tlie detective* saying they re
ceived their orders from the foreman of tlie
grand jury, the arrest has been deemed a
very arbitrary proceeding. To-day Attaway
was brought betore Judge Laughlin, of the
criminal court, on a bench warrant and
S laced under $1,000 bond to answer an in-
ictment. Clifford Able, chief clerk and
deputy of Attaway, a young man twenty
years of age, was also arrested to-day on a
bench warrant and*put under bond for wilj-
fully refusing to produce the books of his
office before the grand jury. There is no
indictment yet (qpunst Attaway, but there
seems no doiibt one will lie returned in a
day or two, and tlie charge be found on the
statute referring to malicious oppression,
partiality in office and fraud. In this case,
it is alleged, ft-aud will be the leading
charge, based on uwtuuony liefore the g^aud
jury by wholesale i«ctrolcuni dealers. For
a long time oil sftla hy them to retailers ha*
fallen short of the official gauge from two
to four gallons j*er barrel. It is also ex
pected similar indictments will be found
ugainst bis deputy.
as a que i
MISS BARTEL’S WALK ENDED.
Ml Gladstone has written to the liberals
of Midlothian, that he thinks the invitation
| they sent him to stand for the parliament
{ arises from their desire to do what they can
She la Carried OIT the Traek in a Dy
ing Condition.
New York Star.
At 3:30yesterday afternoon. Mi** Ai
Bartel, the “Weaichestfer Milkmaid."
set out on Monday last to rival Mtue. An
derson’s famous walk, was carried from the
track in an utterly exhausted condition.
The ta*k Miss Bartel sought to accomplish
was that of covering 3.000 quart, r mites in
3,000 consecutive quarter honrs. When re
moved from the track she had scarcely com
pleted one-sixth of this. Tl.e exact record
was 5<H quarter mile# and two laps, rfdher
over 141 miles in all. Her walking yester
day was done with difficulty. Her limbs
were stiffened and her feet were blistered
and sore. Her shoes were cut almost to
pieces in the upper leather, and an attend
ant waited on her along the track with pun-
ection* committee of the senate
on the resolution proposing a "woman suf
frage amendment to the constitution.'’ is
signed by Senator* Hoar, Mitchell aud Cam
eron, of * Wisconsin. It proceeds upon ihe
idea that the American people must ex
tend tlie right of suffrage to women a* a
matter of principle, or a!>andon the idea
that suffrage is a birthright.
—Private advices from Paris intimate
that Gambetta is far from well. He is in
tlie hands of tlie very same professional
manipulator who wrought so hard to pro
long the days of the Duke of Moany. And
if the di*ea*e under which be suffers really
is. a* it is said to be. a fatty degeueresoetiee
of the heart, he has no time to lose in urging
forward the work in which he is engaged of
instituting the republic according to hi*
rn ideas.
—Mr. Nathan Lyon, of St. Paul, said that
Misses Emma Faber and Mary Hendricks
were too proud to stoop to the duties cf far
mers’ (laughters, and promised them each -
$50 silk dress il they would drive or lead
row through the streets of the Minnesota
metropolis. Accordingly at high noon Miss
Faber took the cow in tow with Miss Hend
rick*. armed with a broomstick, acting as
rear-gnanl. and thus they escorted theani-
creating no sensation, with the crowd of
human flower* around her, yet not of them.
Tliat wa* Rachel. Later in "the evening, af
ter the dancing hat! begun, more a* the l>e
ginning of conversation than anything else.
I asked her for a waltz. How her face
fiuslted!
"I do not dance. Mr. Ringgold." she said;
“you must excuse me; hut there arc others
here who do.”
“ i invent asked them. Are you op-
jxised to dai»C!r^ r -’-.
Lf.ranon, Pa., February 5.—In December
last, Joseph Ruber, a* was supposed, fell
into a shallow stream in Union township
and was drowned. The peculiar manner in
hicli he was found, and conduct of certain
parties since, revealed suspicion of foul
play, especially since it became known in
surance policies on his life to a considerable
amount had been issued. Several insurance
comjiatiies interested in the ntatter em
ployed detectives, and they were about
commencing the investipuion, when Joa.
_ . Peters lodged information before Esquire
Peck, charging Joint F. Stichler, Charles
True, Israel Brandt, Henry Wise, Josiah
Hummel and George Leichinan with bring
the murderers of Holier. Warrant* were
issued and the parties arrested this morning
aud lodged in jail. The original aaiount of
insurance wa* $30,000, but on account of
failure to keep up payments, some $20,000
wa* dropped.
Shelby county
a notorious character, suspected of lieing
concerned in the recent depredations in that
county, was at his father’s six miles from
Shelhyville, took a constable and six men
aud surrounded the house at daylight, de
manding admittance. lie was told he
would have to open the door himself, which
was done bv breaking it down. Shooting
commenced, during which Constable Throlls
received .a severe wound in the artn,*Babe
Hawkins making his escape on horseback
and his brother Charles being captured and
lodged in jail on the charge of intent to kill.
A fresh posse wa* made up aud the pursuit
of Kalie continued
—Foot-races are the rage in Galveston
sporting circles.
—The population of Texas is now esti
mated at 1,680,000.
In some parts of Texas cattle are suf
fering for water and grass.
—Salem (N. C.) is growing in importance
an the center of a large grain trade.
—Arkansas is considering the Moffett bell
punch system of taxing liquor dealers.
—Waco (Texas) university is said to have
280 pupils on its rolls.
—Madame .Tanauschck played in Bren-
lintn, Texas, last Thursday night.
—During January, 1,528,690 feet of lum
ber were shipficd from Jacksonville, Fla.
—Memphis is crowded with street beggars
at present.
—The nl
are to holt
—The sti 0 _ „
tiuiAtcd at 12,D0G hogsheads.
—Miss Louise Pomeroy played Rosalind
at Shreveport last Sunday.
—The east Texas j*cnitentiary building Is
now completed.
—Wetutnpka, Ala., has a municipal elec
tion on the 10th inst.
—The Tennessee legislature will resume
work on tbe 11th inst.
—The 8t h day of February, 1836, was the
coldest day ever known in North Carolina.
—There will lie more building done in
Birmingham, Ala, this year than at any
time since 1872.
—The roof of the main hotel at the
reenbrier White Sulphur
contains 54,752 square feet.
—General R. E. Colston has just returned
to his old home, in Wilmington, from
Egypt.
-The
Columbia, South
taxation is $1,500,000.
—Mr. Arthur Doughtry, of Manatee coun
ty, Florida, ha* a field of corn in full silk and
tassel.
—A band of gypsies arc telling fortunes
and robbing heii-roosts in Camden, South
Carolina
-There is a man in Washington county.
t'foberjr Claim*.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
It MSttn that Mr. Whittle did not go ’ after starting severed all the rare behind
etraightwav home, for it was at least a t them. Leaving these on the track, they
• • * * *’• * -*■ —* — —* s at flan
quar er past twelve o'clock before he entered forced the engineer to continue :
hie romi at hi* father's l»ou*e, opposite speed up to a point wbere^ twenty-five
Wesleyan female college,where himself and
brother. “Ab." slept.
Mr. Whittle talked with a friend down
town a little before he departed for home.
__ _ a halt,
whereupon the whole party carried off the
money on mu lea. killing the conductor and
seriously wounding an inspector of the Una.
named _ _
Louisiana as the ’ successor of Mr. Eos- ; as a personal question. Therefore be loyally
an Cnittel l2.„^ .An.,, Ia mm * .n J - - f --* 1 - ~ ~ - .li.i. aA*.. \f,
tis in the United States senate. _
his name indicates, of Hebrew antecedents.
He is forty-one years of age and is a native
of Illinois. He went to New Orleans when
quite young and studied law in the office
Gladstone _
concerning tbe government’s extravagance,
its disturbing and dishonorable foreign
policy and its abuse of tbe prerogative.
;ept her from falling.
Shortly i “*
, aflat noon yesterday Miss Bartel
presented a shocking appearance. Her face
took on a sickly hue. discoloration# of the
flesh were noticed behind her ears, dark
places showed round the eyes, her arms
dropped to her side, her walk was a
limp, although she
wart men on both sides
SEE
T
mal down Third streM «nd earned their
silk dresses.
—A man who wa* to have been married
in Rochester roald not get nearer than with
in forty miles of the city at the appointed
time, in consequence of the snow blockade.
The assembled wedding party wa* informed
by a telegram of the trouble. A suggestion
that the ceremony be performed by tele
graph was favorably received by the bride,
ana the usual questions and answers were
flashed over the wire. It was fun for the
guests in the warm Rochester parlor, but
the bridegroom, shivering all night in acold
car. did not particularly enjoy it, and the
bride wept.
—Walking advertisements: Every man,
woman and child who has once tned Dr.
nful Bull’s Cough Svrup cannot say enough in
stal- its praise, and this is the reason why its sale
irtiotis which inu.*t come.’
with a quick glance upward.
three times in the last eighteen months.
—A tax will probably have to be levied
t New Orleans to help support the charity
hospital.
—There is more home-made provisions in
1>arlington county, Sonth Carolina, this
year than any year since the war.
—Chicken cholera is killing large quan
tities of fowls in Pender county, North
Carolina.
—Gatesville, Texas, has decided to sur
render its charter. A municipal govern
ment proved to be too expensive a luxury.
—During the month of January $3,854.24
worth of bullion wa* assayed in the
United States assay office in Charlotte.
—Colonel Ben. G. Lockett, of Albany,
one of the most extensive planters in
southwest Georgia, is a guest at tbe Kim
ball.
—Sir George Campbell, who visited At
lanta during the oemion of the legislature,
has returned to Scotland, and will lecture
on "America” at Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
—At a quilting near Wetutnpka, Ala
bama, there were present thirty ladies, of
whom sixteen were magnificent looking
widows.
—There are not enough lawyers in the
lower house of the general assembly of
Ou.ee™. Mam.. February <?.-I»»i E ht *H*L‘fS2!!S2 ""** °
Foster and Win. II. Trescott. counsel for ** °* >® w y e "-
the owners of twenty of tl»e Gloucester
fishing vessel* driven from the herring
fishing ground hy a mob of Newfoundland
fishermen in January, 1878, have filed with
the secretary of otare claims for damages,
ranging from $3,7(S> to $8,600 per vessel, ac
cording to expenses and the anticipated
profits of the voyage.
Tbe Guano Strike.
Charleston. February 5.—The stale
granges met here yesterday. An imi*or-
tion to be considered is the pro-
‘ the farmers of this state and
in price in tbe
fertilizers purchased for cotton. Several
resolutions refusing to nay more than 400
lioiind* of lint cotton for each ton of fer
tilizers were introduced and referred.
S ues tion to
strike of tl
ia against a
most lifted ia constantly increasing.
because
f)h, n.
which revealed to me a pair of blue eyes
out of which the tears had not yet gone.
“Oh. no! Am I not here? Isn’t that a suf
ficient answer without word* of mine?
But after mother's death a heavy burden
fell u)*on me. The death of my elder sister
foliowe<l in a few months, ana then many
sad events which would not interest you;
so tltat for several years 1 saw nothing of
Overton society. When I re-entered it, un
willingly, but at my father’s earnest request
* U “ J un heart for such things. And, after
liad healed my wounds, I found other
things quite entertaining enough,
not in the least opposed to dancing:
:iot think fatlier is. At any rate, 1 have
never heard him say a word concerning '
and I am confident he knew hi? childr
danced whenever they wanted to do ao."
How wise a fatlier he was. I am con
vinced that two-thirdsof our ba<1 boys and
deceitful women are made so by the sense
less and continual preaching of their too-
auxious jiarent*. For instance, if your
father had disapproved most earnestly of
dancing, and had, ‘from mom to dewv
eve,’ held forth the enormity of tlie sin.
take my woid for it, be would have had the
satisfaction of seeing his daughter danciug
with all of the fervor and none of the piety
of a dancing Dervish. As it i«, leaving ev
erything to a mind thoroughly and gently
trained to do right, he has a daughter unin
fluenced hy the voice of society and beyond
tho entanglement of its most fascinating
snares. Am I not rightT’
“ I do not know," with a demure shake stomach, relievi
of the head. " That is a dangerous theory bowels, cures di
to uphold. I don’t think anybodv should ther arising from
trust entirely to mere training and implied An old ana well-tried remedv. 25 cents a
restrictions. I think the right and wrong * bottle. 406 feh 0 *
“ Dooley’s Ywwt Powder,”
Saida lady, "has made itself indispensable
in onr kitehen. Our biscuits, cake, waffle*,
muffins, and .such like things with its aid are
always enjoyable and good. We would not
be withdnt it in onr family. «^e have used
it for .over fifteen years, and it l*as never
disappointed us yet.
—Do not throw away your hard earned
money for every new cough S3 rup adver
tised. when you can procure that standard
remedy foroouglis. Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup.
Price, 25 cent* a bottle. 243
For upward of thirty year* In.
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used
lor children. It corrects acidity of the
ievea wind colic, regulates the
s dysentery and diarrhoea, whe-
Xrom teething or other cause
25 cental
)d&wir
North Carolina, owns the sorrel horse :
by Stonewall Jackson when he received his
death wound. He has just had a photo
graph taken of the horse.
—Mary Anderr-m is just now doing a
good business. Site was in Cincinnati last
week, and special trains carried in large
nil in tiers from as faT down as Louisville.
Kentucky is proud of her.
—“Truth crushed to earth will rise
again." .So will a broken liarrel hoop, espe
cially the end you don’t step on.
—From the register and appearances at
the Kimball house, it is evident that ita
custom increases steadily.
—The dnrkies in Shermantown had a pound
party Saturday night They all got pretty
well pounded before it broke up. Some of
them carried off broken noses.
—An exchange wants to know how hard
a mule can kick. Evidently the writer has
never tried to take a mule’s hind leg in his
Jap.
—The whipping post promises to become
a popular method of punishment for minor
offenses. Propo*it ions are pending in a half
dozen states to establish it
—The oldest convict in the penitentiary
is Tony Booth, aged 72, of Chattahoochee,
sininle'lareeny, three years. Tbe 3’oungest
is William Slaughter, colored, aged 10, of
Dougherty, burglary, thrfce years.
—Many of the farmers of Montgomery
county, Alabama, are buying largely of
blooded stock and are giving more attention
to tbe raising of farm animals than ever
before.
—Iu North Carolina there are 11,419 col
ored persons who cannot read, against 53,668
whites similarly unfortunate, and of colored
people who cannot write, 230,606, while of
whites there are 166,397.
