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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879.
VOL. XI., NO. 37
FEDERAL FACTS.
BURNSIDE AND CONKUNG POSING.
Bat their Frfeses Steal litvaii tka-Tba Patter
Omattte*—Gatflcld sal Baasiac Hava a
Paw Werdr-Cesgrtorfemal Prut.-
isp, Hamiaatfcaa, Etc.
ter pfatexman more than met bit match.
Mr. Han nine quoted from Mr. Garfield's
s;<orch of laat Wednesday, to the effect that
a- many men bad been lent from Cincin
nati to the penitentiary for election fraud'
e of-
THK » MAT a.
Washington, February 25.—Pending the
execution of the order to compel the at
tendance of renator* a qnonini waa dia-
doecd by a vote on the amendment*, and
the xriuite proceeded with the consideration
of the bill to prevent the introduction of
contagious or infectious diseases into the
United States and to establish a bureau of
|Hiblic health. The bill was read te third
time and |sewed. T) a senate then took up
the deficiency appropriation bill, and at
4:35 this morning] adjourned to meet at 1
this afternoon.
The senate to-day, by a vote of 25 to 3d,
refused to take np the resolution declaring
David T. Corbin entitled to the seat a- sen
ator from South Carolina, In place of M. C.
Itutler. the present incumbent. M<-s«r*.
Cam< r »n, l*a.. Conover. Mathews and Pat
terson voted with the democrat! in the neg
ative.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
then taken tinder consideration.
The vice-president laid before the senate,
hr request, • telegram from the Califor
nia constitutional ronvention transmitting
resolution* of that br»dy, thanking congress
for the triumphant passage of the bid re
stricting the immigration of Chinese to the
United States and declaring that the ren-
atom and mem tiers who supported the bill
will receive the la*ling gratitude of the |»eo-
pleof California.
Mr. Hoar (Massachusetts) objected to the
reception of the paper under the 14th rule,
it not Isdiig properly authenticated, and
under that rule telegrams could not le re
ceived.
The vice-president decided the point of
order well taken.
Mr. Hargetit said the rejection of this tele
gram •imply punt-1 listing its con ten:*. A
lively de'uite ensued.by unanimous consent,
until finally Mr. Kirkwood (Iowa I objected,
and ibe senate proceeded with the regular
m or ring lni<iinca*.
THE HOUSE.
A motion wa* made by .Mr. Monroe(Oliio)
to suspend the rules to (tass the bill apply
ing twenty million dollars of the proceeds
of the sale of certiorates of deposit, nu-
thort/ed to lie issued itiaid *»f refunding the
public debt, to the payim-nt of arrears of
I wnsioii* was defeated. Yen*. 110; nays,
23. The house is now in committee on the
legislative appropriation bill.
In the house, Mr. Banning (Ohio) took to
task Ills c*»!league, Mr. Garfield, fur a mair
men! made liy Garfield, last week. Xfoat
there liad been enough men sent to the
I ieuitrniiivr.v from Cincinnati for election
rand- a* to take away the majority of one
of the ineinl>em from that city—meaning
Hanning. Hanning denounced the state
ment n* an infuinou* fal-ehood, and ac
cused III* coll cage of a violation of the
ninth corumaiidmeiit against bearing false
witness.
Mr. Garfield said he had not referred to
hi* colleague by name, ami that all he knew
of the matter was from current life lory.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the legi-lutivc appropriation bill,
arul disussed for an hour the amendment
offered by Southard, of Ohio, to repeal the
election law*. h|tc<-che» were made by
Hale, of Maine, against, and by Southard
for the amendment, each taking the |ae
fdtion that 111* re-1 a Clive hide of'the ImilH*
would never yield on the point. It turned
out, however, that Hale could not get the
undivided •np)Nirl of his own side of the
house in Ins tactics to defeat the amend
ment by refraining from voting,
am) Ihu* preventing the appcrance
of a quorum. Three of the re
publican* did vote, nml these vote*, with
that of the speaker, constituted a quorum,
and so the ntnondineiit wa* carried amid
great demonstration* of triumph on the
ItetiKM ratie side. Then the bill was report
ed to the hou>c. and iliere, loo, the amend
ment wa* carried under almost similar
cumatancct*. f he anienduient rc|* aling the
juror's te-f -»ath anil Using the |»»y of jurors
at two dollar* a day was also adopted, and
aU to the penitentiary Tor election 1
i would take away the majority of «
the hill
journed.
The V
nl. The hou.se then ad- to
tin neiuben from that city. He raid: Bo
far as I am aware, this is tl»e first time this
infamous falsehood has found any one m
ndtleu of the truth as to becomes it in-
d<#r-er upon this floor. In 18721 wa* elect
ed from tU wornd congressional dfetrh i of
Qliio over XL H. Hayes by a majo rity of
1,505. In 1874 I waa re-elected by a majori
ty of 1,535 over Job K. B’.evcroon
in 1876. after the nx»t exciung
contest that had ever occurred in the dis
trict. tn which every appliance known u*
corrupt politics was used against me. Gov
ernor Kaye* certified my majority in tie
twet iy-five over Senator Stanley Matthews.
I believed then, as I do now, a fair count
w>Ril<] have given me a much larger ma
jority. Judge Matthews gave me notice of a
content, which I answered, Suffice it to say
now tliat he abandoned tbe contest and
never took a word of testimony. After the
elOrtion. charges of fraud were made by
both parties and examined into by the
United States district court with a
republican lodge, a republican dis
triet attorney and a republican mar
shal. What, sir. was the result? In the
whole of Hamilton county, comprising the
cohgreiwional districts, flfteen j«ersona iu all
were convicted of illegal practices, of whom
live were sent to tbe penitentiary. Ten of
these fifteen were from the second district,
and three of these ten were republicans,
one being a colored republican. This, sir,
is llte record regarding the cmigre^-donai
election in 1876 in the second district of
Ohio as it has been furnished to me—a dis
trict composed of honorable men who hate
fraud and detest falseliood. In their behalf,
in the interest of truth and os a matter of
justice to myself. I pronounce the assertion
made hy the gentleman to be untrue, and I
denounce its author, whoever he may be. a*
a falsifier, before uttering ibis assertion,
the gentleman should have been
that it was true and should not have made
himself res|*»roil»le on this floor and before
Hie country for that which the record shows
to lie false. I am informed that the gentle
man was wont to clothe himself in the
white robes of an evangelist, and.
Ascending the pulpit, Ur preach
Hie gospel of Him who command*. “Thou
shall not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.” Surely of ail men in this house,
he should satisfy himself of the truth or
falsity of an accusation before placing it
upon the records of ihe nation. One word
iih re. I desire to he distinctly understood
about this matter, once for all. If any tier-
son means to assert that a single fraudufoiit
vote was cast at the election of 1©76, with
my knowledge, by my authority or through
iuyprocureme.it, 1 here and now pronounce
the assertion a niaIirioitsfalsehood. I might
follow the iMustiiou* example offered me
and retaliate hy gailierirg all the slander.-,
connected with the gentleman's record, so
well known to the press ami people of Hu
ron ntry, and pour them out on this floor;
but, as I know nothing of my own knowl
edge as tn the truth or falsity of these
charges, 1 acorn to do so. and I here leave
the gentleman to tue full enjoyment of the
IMnilion lie has mode for himself
Represents ive Wood, of New York,
under date of February 17th, requested Sec
retary >l>«-rm:in to inform Id as to the
cash balance remaining in the treasury on
the 15th inst, and im>w much of slid
amount is held for resumption purposes,
and how much for other purpose*; also, to
state how much iu min. United States
notes and otlier available cash resources.
In reply the secretary says: “I have to in
form you that from the latest returns re
ceived there was in general asset* of the
treasury, upon the date mentioned, gold
coin and bullion, $133 377.271: of siivei
cm and bullion, $35,565.438.49; in all $168.-
912,769.49. After deducting the amount of
current liabilities from the amount
of the entire assets the balance
availubie for resumption at the runic
•lain was $136,467,701.67. but no *e|»arate
designation of any particular moneys for
this purpose lias kun kept, nor has it yet
hern determined whether tlie resumption
fund <»n be considered na money* in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated."
Nomination*—-Walters. Cox, of Washing-
. M iate justice of the
the supreme court of the District of Colutn-
.. | l»ia; s. S. Metcalf, appraiser of merchandise,
.... onmittee in secret session ■ St. Louis, Missouri; I*eier A Williams,
IihUv iI.mtivoI ii number of documents. United Bia:e« marshal for the sontnen
among which were recommendations of the district of Florida; Dennis Kagan, collect*)
appointment . f Dennis to the treasury, j of interna! revenue for Hotma; Theodore
which w reslrn d by Win E. Chandler, A. - F. Singiocr, receiver ofpnhhc money*,
lliahec, 1 . Ste »res and A. A. Sargent, and a I
reenYnmendsti n of the appointment of TO THE PEOPLE.
Levfece to h«»sp vhd a p-nt of the treasury, I
wtdeh wa* signed by Governor KeHocr, J. ! Tbe Virginia KemljuMera
THE RED HAM).
THE SHOOTING OF HR. ROBERTSON.
"To. Might Jut u V.U Csasitisr Tun.lls
Deid Mj»F—A Quntl Thu Lti u
BltoiiiM-k Sea Witi. us ike
Duth .f Hi. Father.
AilUrrMt la llir tint Fnnulicm.
Special «ll«i«t* b to Tbe Ctinhtttuti'iU.
Richmond, February 26.—At the re
j listers’ convention last night, the cuiumit-
l tee on busino* submitted a rc|*orl in tlie
* \ form of an address to the people of Vir-
* I gin la. reviewing the con me of t lie read j usten*
* during the ]>asl few year* to the effect of the
re '.lie men toft he debfoielting fort lithe comli-
1 tioti of the fiscal affairs of the state, expresa-
■ (Uhaiit. t harb* W. | Ing • wilUngne** to do.cverything — ■
Madison We'd-, H. F. Wharton and
ll i* now understood that tm further < vi-
dence will Is* taken. An exception was
tirade in favor of Woolley and Solomon, hut
the fir.-t named i* certilleil to be too sick to
attend, and no agent sent to Tallnha-ce to
•ubiMcnu the 1 ;r cr re|s»rt* that he is i
be loiind, and it is thought ho has g«
Mexico
The chairman r. ad tbe following lerter:
Cincinnati, February 25.—To lion. CUdww
Woiiilev.^ys^ie h f.uty-iK'r^^ y.sr^'of *ge,*rttl- I bie Fooking to a final settlement, etc. The
seu «41 tin-limati, a lawyer by protewfon and a ' address conclude* with a senes of dcclara-
tax-payer by ws-upathHi that he never Hutul ;»■* . rtM:
tn dtvlMlIc ! 1 That Virginia fully recognises her ju*t
S33 wk?C n..i™«n!iSV. hT, hi!.l.«,rt . « I ll«wmy r..r l.i*r Ulr ..I pub-
not leave it without |>n>l«hly endangering hte 1 lie debt contracted by her licfore l*er tem-
ilfe. Affiant h*» read the evidence of one Join. K. | was divided.
Coyle 1* Ion* y«»ur o intaltteN) on the Lth itut..i.n«l j ._> q| ial Vinriniacan never ree gnixe her
wh.d.
purporu*! to *av • (him (affianth the same arf ut- sl**uld attach to v\ est \ trgtnia.
tcrly tebe; that In* e*nnot ..therwbe l-etter •!<- t 3. That in any aettleiiieut with the state a
•ctibe hi- i*thnat«- ««f ih« m thau hv >linjly sayii.g ere«lit«>rs the annual interest of the recog-
tbey are absolutely untrue. As affiant 1* unable ; . i m tebtedne*>s must l»e brought witliin
S.Ko.-aiK'.rm 1 hir^3n«« ..nU« W to*-
ddaaAdavit l*e *1 lowed a place with the reecnl* at ton. . ,
of the committee. Affiant my* that If 4. Tim! the capncltv of thou* revenue* to
your commttuw will receive and file the n , wl | r „ n^t must b»- de erudnud by
•Jf. oro .a.^S m m peuikwl < matter» in | deducting therefrom the nrc.wmry u»p«wm
1 Kl >rbla in 1m«s he will have hto of the government. H»e up;«rrt»onment to
iitu>li prepare the same at once.' Affimt j m’Ium'Is uml a reasonable^ appropriati*
We learn from Mr. Charles Howard, who
ached the city from Macon on {Saturday,
the |>arti(ruiar* of a most outrageous atlair
in Crawford county. Tbe particulars, as
we'leani them from Mr. Howard, are these:
N»me year* ago Mr. Mack Robertson, who
a partner, we believe, of J. W. Lathrop A
ffol and who is managing a large farm in
f "riwford comity, employed a Mr.*Humber
as his overseer. They had several disagree
ment* during tbe term of service, and
when the time was out Mr. lfoU-.rt>*m no
rifled Mr. Hnmber that be would need
hi at no longer. They dissolved their reia-
ions in some bitterness, and Mr. Hum
ber claimed that there was $15 due him on
the final settlement. Mr. Robertson de
nied th { a. and would not pay it. There wa*
a good deal of bickering over the disputed
a< count, and it is said that Mr. Humber
o;>enly threatened to take Robertson's life.
After a while it appear* that Mrs. Humber
became engaged in the dispute, and on muf
occasion, in Robertson’s house, made some
senou* charge* against bitu. It is said he
denounced these charges as lies in her pres
ence, at which she became very lunch exci
ted and said: “You are just as got* 1 a* a
dead man now! My husband will kill
you."
The next day Mr. Robertson waa riding
along the country road, when he wa.- shot
by Mr. Humber, who had hid himself be
hind a clump of bu-he*. The load came
from a shot-gun, and jerked Mr. RoticrtMm
from his horse. His son (Mr. Dave Robert
son). who wa* riding about one hundred
yard* behind his father, saw the shooting,
-aw his father tall, and. taw Mr v Humber
spring from behind nre bushes and run
ano-s the road. He at onco-spurred hi*
mule forward and pursued Mr. Huiuber
ii*o the woods, shooting at hiiu once or
twice. He succeeded in escaping, however
a*»d young Robertson then returned to hi*
father, who by this time was about dead.
Jie wa* overcome with grief and sank into
the road, and cried niteoudy over his
father’s body. He was found in this j*»ai-
tion hy some other witnesses who hurried
to the scene.
Mr. Huiuber, it was believed, had escaped,
hut a* Mr. Howard passed through Macon
Colouel J^am Hall had just received a di.*-
I>atcb from young Rnliertsnn, which led him
to believe tliat Hniuber had either been ar
rested «»r heard from. These are the fact*
we get them from Mr. Howard, who
heard from partie* just from Crawford
county. It is said that a heavy reward has
been offered for number*.* arrest.
The Mac.ni Telegraph gives the following
ersion of the affair:
The homicide which ore urn d in
draw ford county, created considerable
excitement in ihut ;>art of the coun-
Yesterday we received a com
munication charging that the article in re
gard to the affair did injustice to Mr. Httm-
l»er, the man committing the crime, and de
tail* the facts in the case on that side a* fol
lows: Humber returned from Texas a short
• ago, without a dollar with which to
' port a feeble wife and three small chil
dren. lie sough! and obtained employment
Mr. K. M. Koitcrtson. Shortly after, for
tie reason not known, he was discharged
__ in Mr. R.'semployment. They had >otue
misunderstand: n. «l«>ut a settlement.
Humber claim, im mm 1L a-mall amount.
$15 jH rha)>* xs due him. which R. denied.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Robertson, know
ing lirr husband’s disposition, and perhaps
thinking that Humber and Ifobertson might
have a difficulty about the matter. Mrs.
Humber •• *nt over to see Mr. KobcrtMjn.and
asked him o pay the money to enable her
to redeem lome jewelry and family relies
which she bed pledged for provision* before
her husband had been employed by Roliert-
son. In Ibis interview Robertson called her
a liar, and thrust her from fhe room,
leaving w hich she fell over some chair* and
hurt herself. Flic then returned to her
house and husband. Humber is a small,
feeble man, without friends in hi* neigh
borhood. and Roliertson wa* surrounded by
sons and employee*. Several days after
Hnuibcr went to Robertson and demanded
«m ajologv. It wa* refused, and the
suiting language repeate«L The set
time be wa* approacncd by Humber witn
like result*. An altercation ensued, and
the homicide wa* tlie result. Mr. Humber
is very re*j>ec‘ahly connected, lie
nephew of Ctdoiiel W. J. and lieneral C. D.
Anderson, of Fort Valley, and-is a half
brother of Hon. Robert Huiuber, of Putnam
county. Hi* wife is a menibcr of one of the
first families of Columbus.
day that there are about three hundred
cases to be tried by the United State distil* t
and circuit courts during' the session to be
commenced in a few days. In addition to
this number it b thought that many parties
will be arrested and tried during the session
■ho are now at liberty.
Of the number of cases already set fer
trial, at least three-fourths of them are for
violations of the revenue laws. During the
C two weeks a score of deputy marshals,
i all sections of north Georgia, have
been in the city getting their papers ready
to proceed to business when the courts
0[>en uj*. Nearly all the defendants are
out on bond, while a few who were not able
to furnish bail are confined at tbe jail of
Fulton cnnnty until their cases are called.
Although deprived of their freedom, they
are well taken care of and provided with afl
the necessary attention that can be had by
prisoners in tbeir unfortunate Condition.
They seem anxious for Uncle Sam's mills to
grind. _
A TALK WITH PROFESSOR C. J. ORR.
Detail* of (be Nashville .Murder.
viux, February 26.—A report
A few days ago Professor Gustsvus J. Orr,
die state school commissioner, returned
from a visit to Washington city, whither he
went to attend the meeting of the depart
ment of superintendents of the National
educational convention. It may not be
generallv known, but it b a fact that the
National educational convention b divided
into several departments, which meet sepa
rately from the convention and transact
business of their own. There b a “depart
ment of primary instructors,” and a “de
partment of superintendents," which b
made up of all the state school commis
sioners and the stmerintendent* of
city schools, etc. This body met
in Washington on the 5*h of February,
and continued in session three day*. A
large number of the states were represent
ed. though the south sent a rather small
delegation. Only one Virginia man was
present, and Professor Orr had to repr<*sent
the interests of all the gulf state*. It was
unfortunate tliat at this particular time the
.•outli should not have had a fuller repre
sentation there, as there are jprat educa
tional interests of this section in a precari
ous state, and we need all the influence at
Washington that we can possibly get. It
was very fortunate that we liad Professor
Orr there, for he is well known in Wash
ington and enjoys peculiarly friendly rela
tions with Mr. Eaton, the commissioner of
education for the United States. On the
second day of the recent session Professor Orr
delivered to an audience of representative
men from many states an address on the
“Needs of Education in the South." The
Washington papers .say it wfis heard with
the profoundest attention, and left a favor
able impression on the minds of all who
heard it. Commissioner Eaton requesied a
copy of it, tliat he might use it for one of
the regular circulars issued by the dej«urt-
ment of education and sent to all parts of
he world. The address has since been de-
ivered in Atlanta, and tliuse who heard it
pronounce it a dear, dispassionate state
ment of the claims of the south on the pub
lic fund for education, as well a* a masterly
argument in favor of the proi*o*ed plan* to
increase the national fund for educational
purposes. Its general circulation will !h? of
great benefit to the interests of thesontli.
A* Professor Orr b a close observer of the
ilgn* of the times on all educational ma’ ter*
:» reporter of Thk Constitution called on
him a day or two since to inquire what wa*
'.he result of hi* observations during hi* re-
vi-it to Washington. As usual, the
professor wa* very pleasant in lib nianne’*
and a most agreeable interview wa* the re-
i t of the call.
REi*iRTKB-M*r lessor, you have just been
to Washington, I believe.
Processor Okr—Ye*, sir;l went to a meet-
g of the department of sti|icrinteiidcnt*,
brunch of :he national educational con
vention Which will meet iu Philadelphia
next July."
“Vas your visit pleasant and en
couraging?'*
"Decidedly both. I met one of the fiucst
bodies of men I ever saw anywhere, and
enjoyed tlieir deliberation* very much.
“What did you find to he the general tone
of feeling for tlie south?"
“The very kindest possible. The south
has no heifer friend* than the progressive
and educational men of the country. In
that body of gifted and cultivated men from
all parts of the north and west 1 heard
nothing altoiit tlie south but expressions
of the warmest sympathy. They seem to
b<‘ ready nnxinu* to «l • something for this
section. One of the leading men in the
convention went so far a* to say to me that
if congress parsed the |>endiug law. which
will give millions to education from the pro-
ctt*<L- of the .-a!e of public lands, there arc
many people iti New England vrl
HOW SHE CACKLES!
THE LITTLE BROWN HEN IN THE YARD,
of tlo Hasfcaad tad Wife.
T^iere is always a disposition o
the )>ftTl
of the world to over-estimate the pert and,
noisy and to pass unnoticed the sedate ar.d'
quiet. Even in the straightforward cctyi*
try life—in the severe simplicity of the
farm—this j^mteious habit prevails.- The*
fanner goes into ec-tades over his burly’
oxen or his strong breasted mule: he is
pained at the illness of a horse; lie deplore*'
the drought that dries up his corn, and g'»e.*
into neighborhood mourning over the poll
ing of tlie caterpillar that will atrip his cot-'
ton stalk*. Little does the foolish roar;
think that there is in his barn-yard a model 1
little creature that is more notable in many
respect* than any of bis great animal-, ami -and w
that, slipping in and out under the fences,
demurely walking up- and down the corn-
rows, filling ail the cover:.* of hi.* farm with
pretty business like music, she is tasking
tip a crop that will aggregate more than
either his cotton or his com. .
We refer to the hen!
The little brown woman whu*e cackles'Us
the world! There b a very little romanfig
about a hen, but a great deal more o' h iMj
caprice there is scarcely an American not
Acquainted with. She christened the most
toadful shade of green ever inflicted on
loteg-sutiering femininity. She is reported
to have wit and sarcasm to a remarkable
' degree, and heaven saw lit to have her born
in a noble family and married to one of tbe
^ H*a and the ntm TtarspP^ fln«t gentlemen and most accomplished
’ TXT '“ |Wj| | ' diplomats of Europe^■-Heaven was very
kind, but while giving all this good
-fortune denied her to an unlimited
extent any claims to beauty. She is a
moderately tall woman, finely and strongly
developed, with good shoulders and a well
carried head, hut she lia» the widest mouth
in Christendom, and the harshest and most
rasping voice. Her teeth are big and dis
colored. You would say she had twice as
many as the usual allowance. Her nose is
Mtaer brood, not handsome. Her eves are
dark, and are such as you would call muddy
in daylight, though even then you would
recognize latent legibilities in them.
Her hair is dark brown. She wore a
full costume ol hrowu camel’s luur.
it Wax u‘short underskirt which showed her
foet. neither remarkable for beauty nor
8m*liness. The dress lmd a plain overskirt,
•and was finished at tlie bottom by a bapd of
fur of otter. A long casoue of cameP^tiair
wa* also trimmed round'the bottom^ he
cuffs and collar with otter. A felt
hat and fur tails on it, and a bushy pomp—'
on the side. The dress was exquisitely tic
though perfectly simple, and we give ii
another illustration of liow plainly fn
ladies of great 'distinction dre**-, and as
worthy f iraitation^hy our own women.
.Only to » often you see ladies of very cir-
J Cllfo. • ...
common sense. She roams through the
and out-bouses, slippiug up iuto a <>tt«g
barn or a fragrant hay-mow to attend
business, and then, with a pardonable
of vanity and a wintry smile playing ah-mt-
her. face, out again into the sunshine to
Watch her husband pay his devoirs to her
lady-friend*. There b no foolishness about
her. Yon may rob her nest of all it.* egg*,
and if you only put a china boll th
satisfy her self-respect *he will repb ni-
i.e*t a* forg a*ehc hr-_i... -:.. cT-—v^r, 1 xnnr
In season ana out of Season she may l*e re
lied on for her little lay. No drought
daunts her and no rain overflow* her crop;
she keeps it where moths cannot corrupt
aud thieves cannot break in and steal.
A COUNTRY PICTURE.
It b wonderful to think how much a few
eggs will buy.
Here conies our little country-woman to
market. She is perched up on the top of a
huge load of wood, the gathering of which
has striiqied a hillside and exhausted her
husband and son, and the haulitig of which
takes the work of two horses. She was put
on the load, a* an afterthought, by. the
farmer, who witlial did not like to “be
bothered with her and her little truck,”
nevertheless periuitted^ier, justas he rested
from his labor*, to clamber on tlie wagon.
And so there she sit*, demurely hooded,
holding on'her arm a covered basket, with
happiness iu her face and speculation in
licr eye. When the city is reached, he dis
misses her to go about her little “peddling,”
while he attends to the real work of selling
the wood and baying the things needed at
home. And off she goes on her little
tour.
At length she comes back, ami strange to
say laden down with bundles. Her hus
band. who has ju*t received $1.20 for his
wood and spent ten cents fora drink, fifteen
cent* tor tobacco, fifty cents for having his
tire shrunk and twenty-five cents for a *hoe
for one of lib horses, and has only twenty
cents left, aud U in despair because he can
not get the needed sugar, coffee, flour, etc.,
is astonished.
“Where did you get all them things?" he
asks despairingly.
“Bought ’em.”
“Where did ye get the money? Ye had
nothin' but tliat little nasscl of eggs."
Aii, but that’s it! That “little ;>arcel of
eggs" was what did the business. There
were eight dozen eggs in the basket, and
with these eggs she has bought—
2% pounds of baron..
cuinscribed income wearing handsome
dresses through the filthy, dirty streets. A
Kuropeap woman would look upon any such
thing as an admission of a most undesirable
l»oMiion in life. Y'et these grandes dames
•upon occasions of social entertainments
wear enormous fortunes In their superb
jewels and rare laces, and no web from the
looms of France or Italy are there to be
r found too costly or too handsmm^m^^^r
u7 VYi
it not a custom worthy of adop-
i rccomiueud it heartily:
EARLY RISING.
A Baby Bora on
Aacendlng Me
THE YELLOW FEYER f^^Lr^^ PQOfi MOLLIE’S HEAKT.
. another time than the fact that a man J i
””• has tlimnnli ntaiiv huttlnt ia • nmof I
has escaped through many battles is a proof,
DISCUSSED BY THE HOMCEOPATHISTS that he may not find the next engagement RAGE LIKE LOVE TO HATRED TURNED
fo • fatal to him." I ■
“Doctor, has yellow fever not usually fol- u
u wnH>r fttiiiMPsV 1 I
ive aai Scholarly Inquiry Into the fowM water evureesf
Treatments of the Homaspa jdc and AM©* ’
patfcic 8choola of Mericine^-Ths Theory of
Altitude and Contagion Discussed.
*
We received on yesterday a pamphlet
containing the report of the homueopathic
commission appointed to investigate into
the exuses, tr eatment and characteristics of
yellow fever. The report is prepared for
congress, aud furnishes the most complete
data upon which that body will have to
shape its legislation. Noticing the name of
Dr. F. H. Orme signed to this report and
knowing that he was one of the most indus-
trums members of the commission, a re-
porter of Tit* Constitution called upon
hint to see if he could not give us some
points upon this most vital of topics. There
are few men better calculated to discuss
this subject than Dr. Orme. He has served
as a physician through two yellow fever
and ha* twice had the disease
is a devoted student, and it is
here is an authentic nublica-
ject that has not had his at-
“t'sually it has. hut not always. Cities
have usually bp$i jmilt upon these—but
now duLb rail ways are to a considerate ex
tent QxTfar-the places of streams.' we
naturally look fur the fever
„ Dalliance Leads him into Hollfe’i
Live and thence Into Many Tribulation*—
Attempted Escape ia Breathitt Coun
ty—Other Crimes and Casualties.
have R*S»dale. Great preparations have bee
limes made for this trial, which is destined i
.. ... quarantine,!
Intelligent quarantine mea>u:
doubtless j'ared 1, cities many time* I, , , , • -
from the dLeao»—And quarantine M* 1 acause celebre in Johuson county, and
should be practiced, but with more to second only to the famous case of
discrimination than heretofore. The Bardell vs. Pickwick, immortalized by tbe
measures have often been need!o**lv severe “°* popular of English novelists. Both
ami unreasonable—the rules; mu being P* r t lcs .belong to the very creme de la creme
luv-Cd u)k>*v correct knowledge and princi-1 society here, have many friends and
pies. But, above all, stands tli ‘importance I connections, and
, ,,t_xr. , - .. extensively known
ot attention to sanitary measures. Do try I throughout this section. The plaintiff is a
and awuken our people to at; appreciation I m .uch more attractive person than was the
of this fact.” widow Bardell of Dickens’s inimitable
storv, and the circumstances leading to her
application for “exemplary damages” ore
such ns to excite profound sympathy and
Orme courteous as a
answer any questions t
... . illing'to give it alt to the south, and
none who would begrudjc to the south hat
it n*k*—its projier share on the basis of il
literacy.”
“ Do you think the biil for the sale of the
w _ public iand* and the appropriation of the
reached the city *hortl> "befonulireeo’clock I proceeds to the school fund will eventually
any and every rv*|*>u
C. W. Wooluv.
-.ement that be will re*F* nd support of tlie charitable institutions of
• r > rdulofonoeli m** | \U state. , ,, v
hUofo * That the>climitnlUms should be care
fully ascertained ami guarded so a> to hi
no event allow the primary obligations of
tlie government and the people to be *uhor-
dinated to any oilier demaml* whatever.
fi. That thereitlemeiit within tlie limita
tion de>ignaied »» tl*e utmost stretch t»f the
people's ability to pay and should l*e satis
factory to tlie cre»litor»a.* the furthest exac
tion lie can fairly insist on.
7. That any settlement to lie final must tv*t
upon the sovereignty of the slate and fimlits
best security in the g oal will, good faith
and honor of the people of Virginia.
8. Tliat the sovereignty » ,a| e can
not be pletlgvd nor delegated except for
public service, and when so pledged or del-
ou hi* conduct tru„
source, so ter «ut the wuue bus
■erv Alton.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence by
l barks W. Woolley, tbl* 2M of Fchruary. If*.
tam a. woo&unr, J. r.
Mr. lliscock moved that the affidavit be
not received and the motion prevailed.
Adjourned until Friday. wla*n discussion
will 1* bad regarding the report* to be sub
mitted.
Tlie decorum %>f the senate waa once more
upset, In executive session, by Mr. Conk-
yesterday afternoon to die effect tlrat an l succeed
old Indy nametl Mrs. Osborms liad been “ ,T •“ ,
murdered on tlie Ell felon place, three miles
from tlie city, between the Harding and
Gfiarfotte turnpike, by her son-in-law,
Thomas Merriman. The lifeless body lay
on a shuck maltreat* a few feet from the
house, and covered with a bed-spread. Aitne
*ix or eight Indie* of tlie ueighfeirhood were
near by. anxious for the coroner's inquest
to be over, tliat they inigiit cleanse and
ire*** the body. The jury were sworn at 4
o’clock. Just as tiiev were being sworn,
the daughter of tlie deceased and the
wife of tlie murderer, a middle-age 1
iadv, arrived in company with two of lier
children, a boy and a girl. v T!ie scene that
followed was a distressing one. The mother
threw herself upon the body of her mother
Hnd cried at the top of her voice, “Lord
help my |«*or mother,” “l^et me die with
iier.” ’ Lord have mercy upon her.” Her
face was greatly swollen, ami when asked the
cause of it, she said that her husband had
beaten her up in the forenoon, and would
have killed her liad it not been for her
grown son. who came to her relief and by
main force lookhis father from tlie house.
The father then attempted to kill the son,
and about noon left the hou*c. The
husband of the deceased. Morris Osborne,
stated that between 1 and 2 o'clock lie was
sitting by tlie side of the house, with his
.... 15
.... 25
ling, who selected General Burnside f«
victim of his 11.-temper. The Ufecxwshm,
which terminated in a dispute and the ex-
«kangeof very unj*arlianientary language,
arose on the question of votiug upon the
tuMuination of M rat ton, Mr. llayes’s hp-
pointec for steamt**at in*|HVtor ot the New
York dmtricu Tim nomination was ma le
-some time ago and was lield back by the
committee on commerce. After several
moths of silence, Mr. Uonkling reported
.Strati-*n adversely, but the frisuds of the
gentleman succeeded in having «*be
matter menu milted. For the s*er-
oud time, an adverse report was
submitivei. and this led to some feel
ing among sei»ato;» who were interested in
the m minaiton riaturdav evening Mr.
4'onkling wanusi action U|*on the nomina
tion. and, in the e urea of a Miscuta on. as
serted tliat General Burnside, though nre-
leiiding t.* d« *ire ;t.at the mattersh«*uld_be
egnietl is at any time revocably by tbe leg
islature.
-- • the
tax.
isiaiurc.
U. That any self-executing lien uno*
public revenues, such a* is given by
chisel and hatchet, morticing a hole
piece of scantling, when his son-in-law,
Thomas Mcrriman, made his appearance
and asked hiui what lie was doing, lie
siuiplv looked up and made the reply that
he waa doing what he was always doing-
working. “Where is Carrier’ (his daugh
ter) a-ked Merrituan. lie said he wanted
her to come out of tlie house and place her
self Ik.*fore his gun. She did not conie, and
Caroline—the murdered woman—who wa*
in the hou>e shelling jiea.*, caiue to the d*nr
and asked. “What's the matter, Thoma-T’
wlu n lie deliberately placed his gun against
her and fired. She ’fell out of the door and
cried “murder” twice. Mcrriman then
Undoubtedly. It may be too late at this
congrc.-s, but the next one will carry it
through. I c-invcrsed with many leaning
men, and find (hat the general sentiment is
strongly In favor of it. Georgia would gain
by it alnuit $186,000 a year.”
In tlie course of fnrt heron versa! ion with
tlie professor, he *poke«of l: ee'.ing the fa
mous Dr Moffett in Richmond, lie is de
scribed as a plain country doctor who per-
fecied a*» invention which fe making
the whisky traffic in Virginia pay
half a million dollar* a year now
into the state treasury and which, with
propped amendment*, will increase that
sum to three quarters of a million yearly.
Professor Orr sa\she had a long talk with
the doctors. OPcourse he i* a great enthu
siast on the subject of his invention and
cannot help feeling proud of the good re
sults which are accruing to his state from
the adoption of the register. He gave the
free u*e of the invention to Virginia, aud
ba« not yet made much from an invention
ntually be worth a pri
irtune. We find * Professor Orr
enthusiastic as ever in
of the i*a*sage of a Moffett liqnorlaw for
Georgia. He assure* us that its friends will
heartily pre-* it at tbe meeting of the legis-
in July, and they have great lrnpes
ess. The professor is taking tlie lead
in this matter and is surely acting on the
l*est motive* In the matter. Whether the
proposed bill passes or fails, it will find in
him an able supporter and an enthusiastic
advocate.
OUR FOUR PER CENTS.
\% pounds of sugar —
6 yards of calico................. «x»
5 pounds ul ilour...^ 15
10 pounds of meal....... —......... 15
10 pounds of salt 5
Total. —51.20
She sold the egg*'for fifteen cents per
f ozen and with them she bought tlie above.
Ier husband then see* that she ha* re
ceived just a* much and produced fifteen
times more with lier “little pa»>el of eggs”
than liaha* with hi* load of wood. His
wood represented the labor of two men for
ba day, and tier’s represented no labrn*; his
had wear and tear to pay for; lier’* had none
except the inappreciable effect on tin? hen*.
And he is so astonished at this ie*uit. and
so much encouraged at the product ive-less
of the farm, that he goes off and buys three
tons of guano on a credit, to be paid for
with cotton at fifteen cents per poAud that
is to be raised on rented land, and iu the
face of storm* and caterpillars.
A STRIKING MARK OK RESPECT.
While there is very little of respect paid
to the hen a* a factor, there is a very gen
eral respect )»aid to egg* a* a crop.
Eggs are not only tlie only sure crop that
a farmer can rely on, but it is the ouly pro
duct of the farm tliat ha* held it* own amid
all the linctatiom* of trade. Bonds may go
down or up, gold may rise or fall on its
standard, cotton may decline or corn go up,
but egg* stick. Ten year* ago, (in 1868). a
dozen egg* would only buy a yard of calico
—now it buys three. It would buy one
pound of bacon—now it buys three. It
would buy 214 j>ouml* of flour—now it buys
five. And so on all through the chapter.
While everything else has dropped, egg*
receivable coupons i* a*ain*t t oe public the witness a number of times, and
policy and degrading to the state and peo-
10. That nodiarri mi nation Iwtwecn credi
tor* can !«• made or sanctioned by tlie state
in anv readjustment dial may he consulu
ll. That Virgin** slmuld deal directly
and frankly with lier creditor*, and should
never place either their claim* and her
revenue* and obligations in the hauls
of intermediaries who are not couipletelly
under lier control and direction.
12. Thai all exemptions (aim taxation
Tlie Orders Mtlll Pouring In and The
Bonds Expected To-Day.
Treasurer Renfroe notifies us that orders
for the new four per ceut. bonds are still
)*mrmg in with great regularitv. He re
ceived on yesterday an order for $3,500 aud
another order for $5,000. The orders have
already outrun the supply and he has been
I .i.-. an
.li«|in*ed1 ot -v:;:, 5 ; 1 g!S3W£7i!l i ttoVamhoriaed by the conrimtion are
Wtetrtk and cannot las alTorjMd in the pre»-
Imm any such ni>'.nf. to wuicn xir vow t t n , m iii{ an ii.. »tate * ti nances.
ling rettartod t hat Hurtwide trad Mrfwdv pro- rate of taxa: ion i- a* high a* can »>e
cured a postponement of action four differ- . , * out Tin** i an- un
cut time*. The latter denied this, and said kini tfelt nTav SS an h erein
he I..1 never but In . »ln k l. j X Z V^ic
ii»Uuce,»!>.t .!«> wa* b«nu» Mr. 1 onklt..* blmi , n , 5 , llWlll ^ ,,„, v i wa f.T.
14. That public free schools should be
protected and sustained to the fullest cx-
1.V The reform and economy should In?
tnerg' tically press**! in Ihe administration
of affair* in state and county.
16. Tliat the full recognition* of tbe*e
principle* au« -hoclarat ion* by tbe of
Virginia and her creditors is absolutely e*-
*d witnessed 1 *vmial to anv amicable readjust me nr, aid
«h<> bad rep..rtre! on the case, was afcsetiL
He thought it a enirtr-v due to an »Wnt
senator. Mr. Coukling, in hi* most offen
sive tone and manner, thanked tlie senator
l Burnside) for hi* courteous atten
tion, and rettereted his statement
tliat the latter had deferred action
four time*, advlirg tliat it wa* r.,*t
always becamw “the chairman of tlie com
mittee on commerce was not in hi*seal,”
because l*e had been present
the proceedings for delay.
. readjustiuent ;
. He said the sen-
ator’from Rlu-dc Idamf could not equivo
cate in his proM-nce; he kuew Ito much
sfemt tlie re «ret of the case, tieiwnd Bum-
side at once replied, beginning in a temper
ate manner; but n* he proceeded he grew
t.mre indignant, and finally trerab!od with J * M
rage
which tl»ey or any of
them shall t»ave been neglected can be
certain amt satisfactory.
when he called for help, Mcrriman
fast as he conld in the direction of hi* 01
home. Mrs. Osborne died in about half
hour after being shot. Osborne thought
Mcrriman was intoxicated, lie made no
excuse. He had threatened to kill t he old
woman before, and had previously said that
be intended to kill Osborne if it took him
fifty vear*. The family. O-borne said, had
always been kind to Merriinan, who used to
act hadlv. but had conducted himself belter
of late years. Mbs CalHe Merriinan. the
uiUrdcri*r’s daughter, wa>* the only witness
to tlie killing except Osfe^rne. She said,
when called upon to testify, tliat her evi
dence would be the same as that of her
grandfather.
The jury returned a verdict “that she
came to her death from a gun-shot wound
in the groin, the gnn being in the hand*
Thomas Mcrriman, and that it wa do
withont cause or provocation.*'
Deputy Sheriffs John L. Price. Jr., and
W II. Blackman, learning that Mcrriman
had gone in the direction of hi* home, hut
cdula not overtake him. They went to t
house of James CVckrill, nine miles in
the city, and were informed where Dick
Copeland. Merrinian’s snn-in-law, live I.
They went there about seven o'clock and
found Merriman seared beside the fire-place.
Thev am*'ted him without resistance,
brought him to the city, and placed him in
jail, arriving at the latter place at 10 o'clock.
lie .raid he had served on the
cvuuinilKV v» .th fomkhufc. and left i
i«rau«e he w .«• di^gnstrel w ith the latter'
The report waa accompanied by a plan for ) foprtand >tatevi that Mcrriman cai
tliorou^hlv organizing liie readjusti r’s par;y \ between 4 and 5 o c!ock, ar.d hi* srp] er wa*
througtaut the slate. Tlie reiK^-t as a who e et«okrel w hen the officer* arrivcl Tlie
nrio'iorr talked very little, saying isntulnjf
i yvreiu when asked’question*, lie wa* a f
j jglm and sober a* any
SUNDAY'S DISPATCH: S.
... u. < Genkral Grast lot* arrived in Altaliahad \ hurt fha? he only slr.'t Mrs. 0~
sasa"*ssa^5: j 1 ^ in ,hat san ' rn - t °?
notifying correspondents that he will till
what proportion of their orders he can. He
says he is confident he could sell twic* as
many bonds a* be has on luuid. Tbe onl, r>,
most of them, come from within the state.
A NOTABLE OEDER
came from a merchant at No. 14, one of the
small stations on the Central road. He
ltd $3,000 worth of the bond*. He is a
shrewd, had working and successful young
merchant who has built up a heavy trade
since the war. It is plain that he intend* to
ne them as a circulating medium through
the section in which hi* customers live.
He ran hold them as a cash balance when
he does not need them, and be satisfied that
they are drawing interest while idle. They
areof such small denomination and such
convenient shape that they can be used
quite a* readily a* cash, and will really en
large the circulating medium without in
flating it. It is believed that many of the
orders for bonds will result in just such uses
as this, and the chances are that the volume
of the issue will be used as a circulating
medium. The beneficial effects of this will
be very generally felt.
THE BONDS ABE EXPECTED TO-DAT,
having been due on yesterday. The proof
bond is already in the treasury, and is a
fe-auty. Mr. Julius L. Brown has purchased
No. 1 of each series. The orders already in
$ r the bomb will be filled in tbe order of
their reception. Mr. Renfroe says that he
L* almost daily getting letters from th*
treasurers or officials of other states a-k’
f >r copies cf the bill creating these four per
cents, a«<d vtatii.g that they were discussing
the fea-ibility of issuing such bonds them
selves. It is* probable that the pattern set
by Georgia will be largely followed by the
southern and western states.
have stood to their old high-water mark.
If gold gives out a grateful uation may yet
make egg* the standard of value.
There is no more delightful or wholesome
food on the farm than can be found in egg*.
The secret of the enormous prosi>eriiy of
tbe French people is that they have a prop
er respect for the hen, and for her subse
quence—tlie egg. Tiiev live on these small
tnings, and grow rich by selling their crop.
And now for some general figures on eggs to
show what America is doing:
The traffic in eggs in this country is esti
mated, by competent authorities, to equal
$150,000,000 per annum. New York receives
in a single year 530,000 barrel* of eggs,
valued at $9,000,000. In 1877 there were ex
ported from this country 5,202,205 dozen
egg*, valued at $663,701. It i* c’aimed that
Philadelphia consume* daily 80,000 dozen
egg*. The approximate receipts of eggs in
Boston for tbe year 1878 have been a* fol
lows: 107.627 cases, containing 43 d >zen
each; 43.000 boxes, containing 100 dozen
each, and 17,783 barrels, containing70 dozen
each. These figures give, as a result. 168,410
packages, containing 0,515,652 dozen eggs,
or 78,187,830 single eggs.
In Atlanta alone 150,000 dozen of eggs are
used' annually, and probably this many
more are told from this point.
But look at this! The total cotton crop
is sav 4.000,000 bales. At $40 per bale this
would be $160,000,000 for the whole Ameri
can cotton crop^-or just about what the egg
crop is. Ah! gentlemen, lift your hats
while the little American hen passes.
Chicago Times.
Elevators have been the means from the
day of their invention of sending )>eopleout
of’the world, but never before yesterday of
bringing them into it. It may not be safe
to say that the population of Chicago would
not nave been increased by one if Kate
Elbert had not taken an elevator, but
it is the first recorded fact of a child having
been born in mid-air. One of the rising
generation will refer to his birth-place, iu
the future, .with very much indistinctness;
that it wa* somewhere between the first
and fifth floors of the county hospital will
locate i i to the best of his recollect ion.
Kate Elbert has heretofore lived iu Joliet.
She was properly married, but of late has
not seen ner protector. She heard he was
in Chicago, ami as the most interesting
[>criod of lier life approached, she decided
to come hither and communicate the glad
news. She reached the western meiroiioiis
on Friday last, but searched in vain for Mr.
Elbert. She turned her footsteps toward
the county hospital, and. on the plea of
being sick and destitute, was taken in. Tlie
power of steam was called into requisition,
and the woman was lifted from the ground
floor, the sole representative of a family;
when she reached the floor devoted to the
sick there were two of them.
To inquiries last night the mother an
swered that she was happy iu the new i ir-
cumstances, aud didn’t care much whet ier
Mr. Elbeit turned up or not. She couldn't
see why the reporter lifted his eye* in sur
prise w hen she said she had been looking for
her husband for live years. He left tbeir
home “that long ago,” and she hadn’t en
him since. Had she communicated with
him by letter or telephone within the— he
past year? Oh, no. Site hadn’t heard a v. -rd
from the alisent father for three years. He
liad sent her money up to that time, aud he
knew he would be overjoyed to know that
they had got a baby, if she could only find
him and tell him the good news.' Did the
baby resemble his pa? Oh, yes; it was so
much like him! And if she should never
see the dear man again she had his features
recast for her in the new member.
It was a puzzling cape somehow, in spite
of the woman’s assurance that it wa* all
right, and, without attempting to solve it
satisfactorily, the interviewer retired,
musing upon the possibilities of life, and
of the future of the youngster who ha*
already commenced his rising career.
Nellinsr Chinese Women.
New York Times.
The Cliiue*e are, as is well known, in the
habit of selliQg their women in their own
COuntry. and they continue the pleasant
c. ■tom.though nqtopcnly,after innmgfat on
to our shore*. Women are so plentiful in
the celestial empire a* to be constantly iu
excess of the demand; the market is, there
fore, regularly glutted, and the ordinary ar
ticle brings nothing; indeed, cannot in
many instances be given away. The con
trary is true here, because John, on quit
ting his native land, leaves his saffron
si^*r behind as a needless incumbrance;
but he often regret* it after arrival, owing
to tlieir feminine scarcity, and the conse
quent demand at very fair prices. Ah Chew,
a commercial Mongolian in San Francisco,
is anxious to get red of his wife—the reason
he assigns is his inability to keep an unpro
ductive luxury on band—and declares that
he will sell her for $350 to anybody, unless
some of lier relatives promptly furnish that
amount. A Chinese woman will not com
mand such a figure for any honest purpose,
and the unfortunate creature, fearing the
fate she is threatened with, has appealed to
an American family to buy her. promising
to render domestic service* for tlie advance.
It is said that the Chinese sell their
wives in every town and city
on the Pacific slope (their own race being
tlie purchasers) where they have gamed a
foothold a* soon as they grow tired of tli
or want to raise money. In some cases it
is reported that they hypothecate tbeir
women, paying a certain rate ner day for
the accommodation, and the lender keeping
the pctticoated collateral until redeemed.
Only the young and comparatively good-
looking can be pawned, as the capitalists
know tliat no other kind will be rarsomed.
Many of the California newspapers are just
)y clamoring for the abolition of tins
Chinese slave trade.
TWO NOTED WOMEN.
A Dastardly Crime.
Americas Republican.
We learn, through the kindness of the
attending physician, Dr. J. M. R. West
brook. that on Friday night last, alxmt
half past eight o’clock, Judge Robert
J. Hoages. of this couuty, was struck
down and dangerously wounded by
exe in the hand* of a negro demon
his plantation. The extent of the injury
could not be reliably ascertained at the
time the information was transmitted to
us The blow was delivered immediately
above the left eye. slightly fracturing the
skull, and then a knife wound on the left
side of the neck, which was made in the at
tempt. by the blood-thirsty villain, to
cut the throat of life victim. Th scoundrel
then made good his escai»e. It f
lie regretted that he wus not caj»-
tured and punished most severely for this
great outrage. Mr. Hodge* rested very com
fortably. we are informed, Friday night
was quite cheerful ai d resigned, for the
r *i man knoweth full well that his life is
the hand* of One who can heal or take
away at Hi* pleasure, and trust* in Him
tuo»t implicitly.
■Doctor, I see that tlie report of the
homoeopathic yellow fever commission, of
which you area member, lias been presented
to cougrcss and ia to be published—iviHyou-
tell me why a homoeopathic cOTU'niT.sion
was formed?”
“Certainly. It was for the puiqwise of
principally making an extftuination as rigid
as |K>ssiblc, with tbe results of honueopntnlc
treatment of the disea e, and the methods
or remedies used by members of our school;
and also to consider means of prevention.”
“Were these matters not looked into by
tlie Woodworth commission?”
“No sir. It has not been customary for
allopathic physicians to give the public any
fair information concerning our success.
(And, by the way, you gentlemen of the
C ress have not been particularly lavish with
oimeo|»athic information.) But we arc re
ceiving more recognition now, and in future
it may be different. On the last commis
sion there was a member of our school.”
“How did yon arrive at the results you
s^ieak of?**
“In the first place, by issuing a circular,
with sixteen searching questions, designed
loj elicit tlie facts as precisely as possible.
Here they are. You will see how urgent
they are in impressing care and conscien
tiousness upon the respondent*. This cir
cular was sent to every homoeopathic physi
cian in the south who was known to have
had exj>erience in yellow fever, especially
during the past season. Then we made ex
aminations of record* of boards of health,
ami oilier institutions, and sought informa
tion from all trustworthy sources by cor-
rcqvmdence, interviews,” etc.
“And did you find the results as you ex
pected?”
“Ye*, sir. The member* of our school
had information that satisfied us that our
system had made a remarkably good record
in this disease, but we de iron to have the
facts in black and white, so that we could
scrutinize them and make uproar arrange
ment of them with a view to presenting
them to congress and the world authe.iti-
cated by iiavingocr names signed to them.”
“What was your mortall y u- compared
with the old schoolT*
“You will find the results in the report.
As an example, you see here the mortality in
New Orleans in 1878 wa* 5 0-lu per lent.
The average in places ou side of New
Orleans, where it was more severe, wa*
0 6-10 per cent. All of our reports, em
bracing other years cud many places, give
u* a total of 6.509cases treated, with a mor
tality of 5 4-10 per cent. We have no
means of ever clearly approximating the
allopathic mortality, but according to tiseir
own most favorable estimates, it was, we
are satisfied, more than twice a* great; some
estimates would make it four times.”
•‘Is the success of homoeopathic treatment
a* great proportionately in other disease* as
in yellow fever?”
“Yes, sir. It is quite as striking in chol
era, pneumonia aud others of the more
fatal diseases. There is now in operation in
New York a life insurance company which,
acting upou statistics gathered, give* in
surance to patrons of the system at a less
rate of premium than is charged on ordi
nary risks, and the experience of teu years
ha* more than justified the distinction.”
“What did you gather a* to treatment?”
“I will only say that the reports showed
a remarkable uniformity in remedies used.
For the rest, on this point, I must refer you
to the reiiort.”
“Was there much difference of opinion
among yoa as to your recommendations?”
“Not at all. U|mjh every point of recom
mendation in our report there was eutire
unanimity.”
“In wiiat respect do your recommenda
tions differ from those of the other commis
sion?”
“While they, regard quarantine as the
great and sufficient remedy or preventive,
we arc unanimous in considering local sani
tation as of first importance. We agree in
fccouimending the establishment of a
national sanitary commission aud arranging
a system of quarantine; but we think our
first and most important object should be
to have such )>erfect sanitary condition that
tbe fever could not spread if imported, or in
case of its originating in the country. We
make, as you will see hy the report, a num
ber of suggestions as to prevention.”
“Now, doctor, as to your opinion on some
of tbe vast questions 'concerning yellow
fever—is it contagious?”
“No, sir. It has frequently been inocu
lated, but always without efleet. It is not
developed or reproduced in the secretions of
the body, as is the case with small pox and
contagious diseases generally. If it were
contagious, all who are exposed early in the
season would be sick only, which is not the
case with physicians, mines and other*.
But there are few who now contend for the
theory of contagion.”
•How about transportability?” j
It is transportable. All quarantine j
regulations aneWsedon this fact. And it i
is capable of slow or rapid multi plication of I
itself according as conditions favor. It ap- ■
{•ears to intensify a* the germ or cause is
confined in boxes or close apart meats. The
holds of vessels and trunks, etc., have often
been its vehicles, and a small )»ackage with
confined air, sealed in a place where it is
epidemic, Ls more dangerous than a person,
after bathing and change of clothing, com
ing from the same plat*. It is the luggage
and not the person that is to be feared, and
that disseminates the disease in those case*
where contagion is supposed to have oc
curred.”
“Do you consider the desease indigen
ous?”
I ON ATLANTA'S SANITARY CONDITION.
Fending the above conversation Dr. Orme I _
gave us fonie striki s thoughts upon the unrivaled intent Ito t^mUpMHmnce
sanitary condition ot Atlanta and upon she is quite handsome and decidedly stylish.
I nvedetl to preserve its unusual what makes largely in her tavor in the
-liea!thfulnes* v It is impossible to get these pending suit is the fact that she isan orphan
points into print to-day, but we shall give I girU who has been struggling bravely to
fUicm in full to-morrow. They will make a make a living in the avocation of a milli-
moet important addition to what lias been I ner. She is about twenty-two years of age
said upon this subject. mid highly esteemed by all classes.
Marine Disasters. Mr. John W. Ragsdale, the defendant, is
ftcial dispatch to the Constitution. I a , bout ^>1 ye**? of age, handsome, ambi-
I tions, end'by ,11 oddl ’the rn^st po^
V I }’ oun S man in Johnson county. This fact
Tlie schooner Ilevid H. Tolck came ashore friend, ^ho y h?
uMut three this morning «U mile, south STta hbhSRl «SmT
of'the station, end the sea being very heavy 1 I(1 her complaint, Ihe fa
I > iM^ kin|; i ||T| •* - d)fhiTii?7 Lea*, that Mr. Ragsdale was liertfavotcd and
JlMCusiyiiuu f djtts w tier iiecK lurni- i ^ ....so. f.. . .....
tore
up near
ji . * ner m'csuurni- i favored suitor for a number -of years; tl
and aomen* clothes were picked j ij e offered marriage, and was promptly a
nfl i joyfully accepted; that a most tender in t<
of eleven, including u uotnan and a | waa k e p t U p between the twoduring
that
and
inter
child, took refuge in the rigging, and the JSC r*7toJ a i that it was the fondest
crew of the life-saving station No. 19 at- Jon?IPhShJS that the 7
t.v kiu, uoneoi ner neart tliat tne c
vessel
byl the lieav
with the asMstance
of station No.
beau of cattle <
52« I -™;.h7n she'and'her trae’ovrt slmuldt«
^.a^hnt vveredriven hadr declared one and indissoluble. But time
** “ n '\ tb Z wore on; daya lengthened into weeks, weeks
into months, and months into years, and
I y et the defendant failed to fulfill hisoften-
n«wJ w repeated promise to marry the plaintiff On
in sum an exmmKcd^SSlftfon&k^ ^^^nounre^ti^S^SS!!
irr *23 S. jssrsfff‘o^Sii^iSs:
Sn to'lhe wreS bnf m,“se ton ^Mer o, » ^riiy^d inflnentlal dU.
ASM tSbErs&SX
t^sRsis^ Jia^sfei^iKttsa
crew of No. 17 arrived
■ :«!»»■«*• vrr 006. Such wa, th ’ state of aflfiEthat the
landed in a llying and almost hopeless con- g™ deceiver found facing him on his re-
making'U» number of tbe saved ^ ^ he rca Hzed to V fulto extent ,
ashore in thebreeebwi hnoyTwen^ritwwSlby ^ «ruplet of the ,K*t Congreve:
ilic line breaking. The captain's wife isdead NorTcl".
in the rigging. One man wi* washe 1 over- », . . , .... . .
board at12 nTion. and the rest, if not dead, 'Unfortunately for him, in his hours of
but supposed to be in advitigcondition, are da ." , i lnco '!f,'> ad exclwtged many tender
ill on tmnl. Four line, were shot out to the Kcntle MolIie. He had
essel, but could not In: haule,l it, "d'dtoi extensively .n the ivtstime of let-
by the vessel's erew on account of the ter-writing and left with bis discardcd lovcr
strong current up the toeh. Tlie surf-boat "J 4 !'}' jndelible evidences of his matrtmo-
was tried twice without success. The keeper "H jP^trons and declarations of undving
of station No. lit was thrown overboard and ' Tlitr^e tell-tale epistles will be
badlv hurt | FJ° < * uco d 4f the trial. They are gotten up
Ix>xdon, February 27.—Arrived, steamer *» a "*/'« that wouiado honor to the “Com-
Josetib Pearce froth Boston. She lost fifty P' ete tetter Writer "abound in fine touches
* * - nn hnr of sentiment, and breathe the very essence
- ‘ I of the “tender passion.” The defendant
A Carson Clergy man. managed to repossess himself of several of
Rev. Mr. Davis, says the Reno Gazette, the most interesting, but enough still re- -
recently become the rector of the Iipis- I main in the plaintiffs hands to furnish Mr.
opal church at Carson. One evening shortly I fttgsdale ample exercise under the legal
after hi* arrival a social was given ut the I P*** a of_ “confession and avoidance.” He
clmrcli for the purpose of giving the mem-1 ™ds fair to join Stanley Matthews as an
' efla an op|iortunitvof becoming acquainted I awful warning to tliose whoexhibitan over-
„ith the new j^stilr. Two of the oldest aud I weening fondues* for the fascinating but
most re»i>ectable pillars of the sanctuary 1 dangerous luxury of epistolary correspon-
entered tlie pastor’s study—-a cozy little dence.
room, where a lire was brightly burning— I _ A curious feature ot the case will be an
and found a dozen gentlemen lounging I interesting episode'of a twenty-dollar gold
around in easy attitudes and smoking. As I piece. The plaintiff exhibits such a piece
Mr. Davis was known to be a western man I of metal as a memento of her unhappy
and liberal, the cigars didn’t shock the I courtship, and says it was given to her by
brethren much. They were introduced, Mr. Ragsdale to be presented to tbe preach-
arul rather slaved at Mr. Davis, a vfcry un-1 er who was to tie the nuptial knot After
'—iking ge. tlenian, with a.droop-1 his change of mind he visited Miss McClain
_i j «... i-2—i. I fo r tj, e purple 0 f demanding its return.
S his she resolutely refused to do, and, in
le presence of witnesses, stated tlie circutn-
Davis.” said one of the old 1 'gentlemen, I stances under which it was given her. She
politely. I declared her intention to surrender the
“Thankee.** replied his reverence, affably, I treasured gold piece only with her life, and
[t is a pretty good layout, I reckon.” I this terminated the dramatic meeting of
The old man gasped, but managed to say J the estranged lovers,
that he hoped the church would prosper I The interest in the case is intense through-
under his ministrations. I out the couuty, and large crowds will be
“Well,” responded the clergyman, with I present during the progress of the trial. All
cheerful confidence, “I’ll give the boys a the evidence will be printed from short-
rattle. and do what I can to drive in a few I hand reports, and will doubtless be ea-
gosi>el slakes. Is it a pretty good crowd for j gerly read by the public. Hon. Thomas A.
business7” j Hendricks will ap|>car for the defense, and
Both the horrified brethren stared speech- many other lawyers of distinction and ability
lcssly at the pastor. Seeing that they failed *vill take part in tlie case. The situation is
to ■ comprehend, the reVerend gen tlenian I an exceedingly unpleasant one for the de-
kindly explained: J fendant He lias but recently married into
“Oh, you don’t tumble to the racket! I one of the wealthiest and most influential
What 1 mean is, will you church fellows | families in the country; is a young man of
stand iu when I peel and go for tlie sin-1 ambitious aspirations/and quite prominent
ners?” I in political affairs; and the pending suit is
F.nally, murmuring something about we ll calculated to cause him excessive an-
being always willing to assist in the l»rd s noyance and embarrassment.
work, the brethren were staggering out I
when their new pastor stopped them with: Cincinnati, February 25.—A special di»-
“Isn’t this rather a dusty style of treating I patch says: Jason Little and other con-
a fellow? Can’t you trot out suthin’ to wet I v ictcd prisoners of Breathitt county, Ky.,
one’s whistle?” I made a desperate attempt to escape from
They tied after one scared look at one j u |i on the night before tlieir departure for
another, and were rushing from the-cLurcli the jienitentiary. They had cut through
when another brother hailed them and said I (he floor of their cell to the room below,
lie wanted to introduce them to the new I Rom which they could have easily effected
pastor. I their escape had their plan worked to suit
“We’ve poeti him," groaned one. j them. They had arranged with friends on
Where?” I the outside to engage in a sham fight on the
In the study, in a cloud of tobacco I opposite side of the jail, when they were to
smoke.” % I make their escape; hut the prisoners were
‘Impossible. He’s in the vestry, and a | discovered in tbe lower roopi, and Judge
ry nice old gentleman ! e is.” # I Jackson ordered them put in irons.
“And who is the other Mr. Davis—the I
youug man in the study?” asked the re- New York, February 24.—Mrs. Granger
lieved brethren when they had shaken I has begun legal proceedings to annul ner
hands with a wholly acceptable aud entire- I marriage witn Captain Thomas Blair. She
ly respectable Mr. Davis. J has dropped the name of Blair, claiming
The g(»od old gentleman chuckled and re-1 that the captain married her under false
’ ] pretenses. Blair's history is interesting.
Sam, doubtlc3*—Sam, of the j j£j s father’s name was Nichol, and while
Virginia Chronicle.” 1 the young man was a student, in Scotland
It was indeed he—he with the plate of fie was fast, and. it is said, formed an alliance
strawberries mark on tlie stomach. | w jth Ann Baillic, by whom he had two
children. His family was offended and his
father disowned him, when he assumed the
Mr. Henry €. Tanner Injured on the I name of Blair. The woman, as lflair says.
plied:
Air-Line Komi. I was unfaithful to him, but beinj
kto u to“ jT^s^sSiSrfS^s
re r ktm Thariare nml Cc“rel the lfast India cotniany'sservice, and
.Sr
Whether tlie seeds of the first cares were . am i v . Idle between them the cars came ti>- enflsted ^ tlie Fif*
indigenons or imported we know not, hut it pether suddenly and crushed him across the | f oun A r 3 r . „ VJr “i/rr
may be iui}>orted—or it may now arise from | chest He was taken from life dsngero
Interesting Chat For the Ladle*.
A tew days since we chanced to meet the
famous beauty and royal lady. Eugeni**, ex-
empress, who*has been blaxucd with all the
extravagance of women’s fashions for ihe
last twenty years—the woman who is to-day
alternately lauded and lampooned, for
whom famous artists .were glad to com pore
studies in colors, that she might utilize
them iu her fierroiial adornment. She
had been off on a little railway excursion.
but she liad gone royally, and, {hough de- nan Given Bond,
throned, her fortunes are not yet at to low a Mf j F Gowen, who was arrested a few
pitch that she economizes perforce in licr d since UfM , n t | je charge of having rai.retl
toilet, besides uo beauty ever willingly dui< .j' ^ au *j vllo was * held to bail after
h»ks. Wc I t:
seeds previously introduced; while K»me- j position by the employees who wen
times imported it is sometimes of local ori- ti e train aud carried to the In
gin. Hence, disputes as to which it is.” short distance <‘1T. At first it was tl
“You consider Atlanta safe, in any case, tliat the injuries were such that
teentii infantry. He made a good record
threatening demonstrations, . but Sen
ator Anthony caught hold of him. Cook ling
it-.ovt Mill, but fsotl toward tlie ren- :
c~al as thnugii prvjared for a turele. Tlie
*V. C ri.\' I '.c «wy Ok *i i;in* ml tne >en-
ator> prt*. : Tsti-ored me two ii.dig-
Mr. Auuwny wre»Ue«i
with his colleague, and finally led him out
of the chamber. «Wclarinff in a loud voice as
be retired tloit he would not be bullied
While the lie
viceroy of India has invited , -acrfcientaTTV” r”.en she took bold of it af-
to visit Calcutta.
Wittur a salute wa* being fires? at the red-
!-■ Ti.r at Fort Monroe vesteniay. one
fit-.- .••• er«.namrel Mori.i. »• -x hrearnt
ly .t . • ...I’mv d seitazps. and amputetioii
use '-veto. «m*ta»d iImj i«iicnt is recovering.
The city bank of Oswego, N. Y.. Dcloa
Dewolf, president, will not open it doors
to-morrow. Capital stock. $220,000:
ter he had shor her.
ght was not pasred, it C0C»,C«X>; an,cunt due dep-^aitors. $75,006.
amounted suustamially to that; tliat such j All depositors still be paid in fulL The
tonus a* falrehoud, willful prevarication and bank was •oiabKshedJB years ago.
Mulronlion *«r» vichawd snd ihmts ot
a future settlement indulged to by buth j
senators. The
„ .... general ocunion, however.
3 be that re thing ia the nature of
bloodshed will follow.
XscHnUm** Lye*.
fipertal dispatch to The CoasUtatfoa. ^ ,
London. February 26.—A Paris dispatch • Wood?, judge presiding. There fe. we lwra.
the !*ia: dard says ex-PTesident Mat Ma- \ a very large quantity of basines* to be
transacted by there courts, and |H|
! lw>n b suffering from opt ha! mis, which is i trautocted
26—The tilt be- ; said to be complicated with serious general ( auence the
■. Garfield yester- rjaptoma. • the beadqu
Washington, February
wean Mr. Banning and Mr. Garfield jester- rjmptoms.
John Hast Go.
Ppcctel dispatch to Tbe Cocstitatton-
Ohicaoo. February 26 —A mass meeting
u:'! 1^* Iteld here tomorrow to pass resoin-
urging the president to sign a biil re-
atricting the Chinese immigration.
Home Again.
m Special dispatch to Tbe CocsUtotlao.
Madrid. February 26.—Gaptaln-General
Martinez Campos arrived at Cadiz this
morning. He will reach tbe capital on
Thursday. _
Insulting tbe Trade Dollar.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
„ .. . Wxlmuoton, Del.. February 27.—All the
_ cunse- ; national banks of this city to-day refused
tortus will be pioionced. At, to receive the trade dollar for any amount
[uaxters we were informed yester-1
justice to lier own looks,
stood very close to her, and naturally
enough, looked equally bard at he.-. ai;«l we
made a special.note of her dress. .She wore
a short black silk drc>>; the skirt wo* made
with overskirt, and very simply; the waist
was a barque, and fitted neatly to the fizure
tliat even time re>j«ects the wmweayef:
small and unobtrusive white ruches finished
the throat and sleeves; black gloves. A soft
black bonnet, apisirently of silk, ret in cto-e
to the head, ami h: d a coronet front. She
had rather tail heeU on her boots, which
clicked as she walked with a metal iic sound.
Sue wore no veil, and. despite the slanders
of the casual observers, she was not made
up. She has beautiful gray blonde hair,
not yellow or gill, as reported,
bhe wears it quite plainly over the
sweetest and most womanly crow. She has
a grave, sweet, sad face, and she bowed to
tlie respectful salutations of the bystanders
with tne gentlest and most cordial grace.
She is a beautiful woman, and without
a preliminary trial had been undergone,
succeeded in makinga g»*od bond yesterday.
Since the trial, Mr. J. B. Langley, one of
the bailiff* of Justice Tanner’s court, lias
held Mr. Gowen in custody. The bond was
signed by Mr. Samuel*, of R ime. Georgi
The necessary paj*er* were scut up to that
ciiv and returned yesterday at noon. As
soon as tlie signed pajiers arrived Mr. Gow-
eu was released from custody, and is once
more at home with his family in this city.
Bonton*s Float.
Pittsbcro, February 24.—Captain Bou
ton, who has undertaken to float from this
city to New Orleans in his life-saving suit,
started on his long voyage this morning.
The weather was cold and stormy and the
water was at the freezing point when he
started, and the river was running full of
lee. He expects to reach Rochester to
night, Steubenville Tuejday and Wheeling
Wednesday night. From Wheeling he will
gin. Hence, disji
“You consider Atlanta safe,
do you not?'
“Atlanta i* as favorably situated for im
munity as any city on the continent, but it
cannot be said with truth or certainty that
any city of importance in the United State*
is safe from invasion by the dfeease when it
is invited by a neglect of sanitary measures.
It has prevailed at high altitudes—thou
sands of feet above the sea level—as at
Stonv Hill, Jamaica (4 timed), at an attitude
of 1,360 feet and at New Castle, Jamaica,
4,000 feet. Humboldt traced it to 3 213 feet
in Mexico, and there arc reports which
would reero to show tliat it has prevailed
at an elevation of 7,000 or 8,000 feet on the
table-land* of Mexico.
“it has also prevailed in places where
malaria, as a general thing, Is not prevalent,
but it cannot be said of any place of conse
quence that it cannot, or absolutely does
not have malaria at any time; for malnr.a
can be, and Ls, produced locally. Wherever
filth and heat, with moisture, can be com
bined, malaria may be found.
“But it bra not not bec:n proved that
malaria is at all neceswary for the develop
ment or diffusion of the disease. It lias
been epidemic at points where a general
malarial tendency is never Misj»ected—at
Quebec, for example. Ht. Mary's, in tins
with during the war and was promoted through
Hotel a! the influence partly of the late General
i thought I Gordon Granger. When General Granger
that the injuries were such that »£«*\T‘ ,ll “ 1 i?,thl
would prove fatal, but upon examf-1 jm<»d feolgrijnd day, J^£,^th;
nati<
sician
bone*
of them by a skilled
it was ascertained that
phv- I general died he took his remains home
1 no I to the general’s widow.' Mrs. Granger ob-
sotne dsilerr^nru?”"^ * *" KSTlffiff & T*^SMf5«SS:
AirUne. has sent a physicmn »» Ceutml to tfaat he wa8 Ied into ail alliance by
administer to the warns of the injured * tllftr ; jn^lK-retion. He was married to
mployeo. ^ — Mrs. Granger in September last, in Ken-
A Greenback Move. lucky. She now claims that he deceived
Trot N. Y., February 26.—Warrants have her by telling her Ann Baillie waa b-
ten issued hy Justice Smith, of Xsinsing- Mrs. Granger yi.itetl the raptain in his <
iinr'ii f„r the arrest of 23 mem lier* of the fmement on Governors island until a
been
burgh
Troy c«*miiio!i
republicans, ft
THE UNITED bTATES COURTS.
Three Hundred Case* Set for Trial—
testing War IpUast (be WbUky
Taken.
Mondav morning next the United States
district court convene* in region at the
court-room in the Austell building wub
, Hon. John Erakine on the bench. On the
i Monday following at the same hour the
* United States circuit court will convene in
•rssion at tbe same place with Hon. >V. B.
haughtiness. She walks like an empfres; j have afloat of eighty miles to Marietta,
and chough she carried the modern walking- j Ohio.
Mick in tier haud. she d d it with much the j
same un<N»nreinuM.e>s that any lady di*c^
her fx:i, a::d made no other ure *»f it tlij;i
just something to.take hold of. It i* said
that Americans take a pecuniary view of
everything, and perhaps there is truth in
the speech. If so, it is just as well to de
serve the report, which leads us to say we
don’t believe the costume of this imperial
lady cost £20 all told. When we returned
to Faris we felt more sorrow than ever that
she wa* an exile from the soenes where she
had shone so brilliantly ten short years
No Yellow revere
Viotescso, February 21— Dr. Buford,
health officer and a’resident physician,
denies the truth of the rejorts circulated
that there is yellow fever here. There have
been no cases here since December L
Curiously enough we met another queen
of fashion not long before—the Princes
Metternich, whose name, extravagance and
state, noted for its health fulness, lias suf
fered from the diaeasa, as have numerous
other pisses of high reputs for salubnous-
n “But, doctor, we have bad cases of tbe
disease brought here, aud it has never
spread.”
“True. But it will not do to rely toocon-
fidently upon the history of the past, in
there mailers, as an indication of what may
occur in future. The disease in question
h.soften occurred sporadically in many
cases, and has often been imported without
spreading— while at other times it spreads
with rapidity and virulence. Every place
that ha* suffered has had its first time. Sa
vannah waa founded in 1733, and had no
yellow fever, although in intercourse with
the world, until 1617. Brunswick was
founded nearly at the same time, and es
caped until 1876, when there was a severe
epidemic. It had before prevailed above
and below, and Brunswick felt confident of
have flattered and
manner.
Hindi. 13 democrats and 10
rtlic violation of the elcc-
law in designating polling places
where liquor is sold. Tlie complainants are
green barker*.
Held to Bail.
Philadelphia, February 20—Sydney T.
Thomas elecrion jud^e, and John Boyd
ami Mark Se’.dun, inspectors at the recent
election here, and Thoma* Stewart, a local
r .-liliciau. were to-day held in $3,000 hail
r mi-demeanor and conspiracy in con
ducting the election.
The lie suit of the Game.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
New Orleans, February 25.—Tbe New
Orleans dub were the victors in the shoot
ing rn»*ch with the Montgomery club to- — _
■day. The cocking main is closed. Ken- security. Other places have flttn
tucky 10; Georgia 10. The last fight was a do flatter themselves in asimilar
draw. The bets were declared off and the and in fancied security neglect precautions.
AH &*<
Baltimore, February 26.—Very unex
pectedly all the election care* assigned fori
trial to-day for violation of the laws at the
last congressional election we re i*nstponed.
They will come up on the 10;h of March,
before Judge Bond.
Mrs. >i a than** Will.
New York, February 26.—The will of
Mrs Emily Grace Nathan, widow of Ben
jamin Nathan, whose murder caused such a
tensation, was filed for probate in the sur
rogate’s court to-day After leaving money
to various Hebrew charities, she directs an
equal division of the estate among her
children. The will contains a provision
that should any of her children marry out
side of the Hebrew faith, their share of the
estate is to be forfeited.
tucky 10; Georgia 10. The last fight
lfai,«i^r^«&'f^<^»th^. tttiie*.i.hdnt.r at ^o'clock retiming.
Weather dear and pleasant. } individuals affected with it, may enter a • and the contest was given up.
days ago. To-day he was informed of her
determination, and is said to have declared
tliat he would throw no oostade in her way,
but would do all in his power to make
amends for any wrongs he may have done
her.
Special diqmtch to The Constitution.
Red Clay, Ga., February 24,1879.—A sad
aeddent occurred at this place last night as
the north bound passenger train arrived
here at 7:2L Mr. Charles Dann boarded the
train to see his mother-in-law on her way up
the road. Tlie train moved off and be, at
tempting to get off. fell. The cars ran over
him crushing both of his legs and causing
death in about four hours. Mr. Dann la
fcell known in Atlanta, having once resided
there. He has many relatives near
Dalton who are in great distress at the un
timely accident by which bis death was
caused. Every effort was made to save
him, bat his injuries were so severe that no
mortal aid could help him. He died while
In an unconscious state, induced by ex
treme suffering.
Galveston. February 24.—A dispatch to
tbe New* from Santa Fe, New Mexico, says
more trouble has occurred in Lincoln coun-
iv^N. M. g. J. Chapman, a lawyCT. and
An Untimely Atop.
Boston, February 26.—MUs Reynolds,
who attempted to *alkr 3.000 quarter miles
in 3,000 hours, alter completing 794 quarter
head of tbe McSween faction, was shot
and instantly killed in front of the court
house at Lincoln on the 19th. A Fort
Worth. Texas, dispatch to tlie News says:
At 6 o'clock on Sunday morning tlie stage
ifor Fort Yuma, Arizona, was baited inside
!the cUv limits at Fort Worth by three
masked 'highwaymen, and two passengers
were compelled to give up their money.
The mail bag* were robbed.