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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1879.
SINE DIE.
sible, however, that, had a responsible com.
m it tee made I be application, the governor
(might, for once, hare made an exception
1 and Ranted it on Sunday evening. He
THAT’S WHAT THEY’VE DONE AT LAST f simply reserved his opinion, with thequali-
- — mooned, as above.
A TERRIBLE ACT.
Tu Extra fades Wiads Up wit* a Better Exkibl
ties af Bac.boas lUs it baa Exhbited Dtr-
lag tbs Best ea—Hew Zasb Cbaadicr
Ears-—Tbs Marshals “Ltft."
I, the agony fs
r prowed, will
* in the cloak-
WashiSoto*, July L—Well, the
over. Tl*e republicans, aore prea
no longer need to seek refuge In tl
moms and free lunch saloons for inspiration
to reply to democratic arguments. Con-
grew* 'adjourned this afternoon, and it is
reasonably certain that Mr. Hayes will not
invite a further conflict, nor rink-the pros
pect of silver legislation by calling the Lody
together.
As Tre Constitution put the ball in mo
tion and led the attack, you will be glad to
learn that the senate adopted the house bill
placing salts and sulphate of quinine on the
fne list, and the measure now goes to Mr
Hayes. 1 presume, as a matter of course,
be «ill sign it.
Yesterday was Z. Chandler's dsy. and he
wasaa full of vspor as ever. His arraign
ment of the democrats is a pain fully elab
orate document and will interest your
readers. Thu* the old fraud maamfered
and arraigned:
I. For haring resorted to revolutionary
srsa to carry not their partisen prolecr-
tsmpting to eooee the executive by with
the supplies, and thus accomplishing by
the destnwtloa of the government wnicn
they hed tailed to overthrow by eras.
Z For h«Tlng injured the business Interaisof
the country by farriog the present extra ecealon
slier liticnu rr.mpn.niUn. were tendered to them
prior to the dere ef lest session.
S Tor *ttempting in throw sway the results of
the recent «nrt>y sap elevating the state oner
the netumet wivvrelmn*. We sacrificed more then
MJOD lives end expend**! live th*»u**n<i millions
of dollars to pot down this party and to perpetu
ate die naifou*] life. They surrendered this at
Appomattox, but now they attempt to renew this
4. For baring attempted—althoogh there are
honorable exceptions, and long may they be re-
Wimliered—u> damage the business interests of the
irclng stir
cHintry by hm-ing silver coin into circulation, of
more value than it repr sente, thus swindling the
laboring man and producer by compelling him to
accept nr» rente for a dollar, and thus enrich
bullVott owners at the expense of the laborer.
Tw. lvc hundred mil Inn dollars are paid yearly
to the labor alone in this country, and by forcing
RHwnt dollars on the workingmen you swindle
them out of one hundred and eighty millions
having removed without eanse experi
enced officers and employes of this body, some of
whom served and were wounded In the union
army, and with appointing men who had served
in the rebel army and attempted to deauey the
* A*Kor having Instituted, In a secret and Ukwft-
(mate tribunal.edict* which have been euwSelb*
supreme power of eongrem in defiance of the fun
damental principles of |te constitution. The de
cree* of thfo^utita are known, although Its rao-
7. For having held up for pnblle admiration
that arch rebel, Jefferson Dans, [great laughter
on the democratic stdel declaring he was Inspire !
» ’ motives as sacred ami as noble as animated
a-blnstim, and as having rendered services in
attempting to destroy the union, which would
equal in hUlonr (irtoan fame and Roman elory.
[Laughter.] Yon may laugh The people of the
north will make you laugh from the other side of
yo*»r faces. [ Renewed laughter.]
$. For baring undertaken to Idol from the book
of the nation wise laws rendered necessary by
war and insuring Ufa. liberty and the pursuit of
bapp'.ucs* hi the .emancipated fitvdraen, who are
now io tmildosud and knkluxed that they are
seeking peace end exile, although urged to re
main by shotguns.
% For having attempted to repeal wise legisla
tion which excludes those who served under the
rebel flag from holding commissioos in the army
'■hd navy of the United State*.
10 For having intmdneed a Urge amount of
legtalaUon for the exclusive benefit of the state*
recently in rrbrlllou, which. If enacted, would
bankrupt the national treasury.
11. For having Conspired to destrey all that the
republican party Wiutotnj*li*bed. many of them
breaking their oaths of allegiance to the United
States and Pledging their Uvea, their fortunes a d
their sacred bo *ore to overthrow this government.
They failed and thus lust all they pledged Call
a halt. The days of vaporing are over; The loy
al north Is aroused and their doom Is laid. 1 ac
cept the tesne on thc*e arraignments, distinctly
and specifically before the citizens of this great
republic. As a senator of the United States and
asacuism of the United States, I appeal to the
people. It Is for those citizens to say who is right
and who is wrong. I go before tnat tribunal,
confident that the reputdlcan party Is right and
that the democratic party Is wrong. They have
made the e Issues, not we, and they say they must
auudorfall. This platform, which they have
ccwifttntcu-d. not only for in?* bat for UN* cannot
change, for we will hold them to it. They have
ma- e their bed, and we will see to It that they lie
tbereou.
Adjournment oT the FeriyAlxlh Con.
gross.
THE SENATE.
Washington, *>, C„ July 1—Mr. Katnn
called tin the adjournment resolution and
moved that it be amended by fixing Tues
day, July 1st, at 5 l'.m , as the time for final
adjournment.
Mr. Windotu said his aide had now ex
hausted all legitimate poaeia c inferred
upon them by the. rules ct the senate,
in order to induce the ma
jority to make the neoc-wary appropriations
for marshal* The president had, so far as
Mr. Whitlow knew, exhausted all the pow
ers pnmeared by him on the subject. He
had made a patriotic appeal to congress to
do its duty, and not go home without mak
ing the necessary appropriations. He
quoted from the president's message to con-
gtess, of yesterday, and from laws defining
the duties of marshals.
The adjournment resolution as amended
was passed at 1:3» p.m.
Mr. Harris moved to reconsider the vote
by which the free quinine bill wa* referred
to the iinsi.ee committee yesterday.
Air. Morrill spoke in opposition and Mr.
Beck In support. The motion was agreed
to. and the bill wa* passed by a viva voce
v«*te, ih* one voting In the negative.
At 2:46 u ni. a in rouge front the bou*e
announced its concurrence in the senate
amendments to tlie final adjournment reso
lution. The senate then went into execu
tive seatum when the doors were re-opened
and complimentary resolutions were passed
thanking Vice-President Wheeler for his
courtesy and impartially a* presiding
officer, also thanking Mr. Thurman as
president protein.
fying statement men
[ Further, That the public may know the
whole truth. Governor Colquitt has repea t-
! edly granted the tree of the hall on week
day* to the colored people; twice a* fre
quently. perhaps, as to the whites. Only a
short time since fie most heartily opened
the hall to the colored people of Atlanta, on
the occasion of celebrating the anniversary
of the emancipation proclamation, ami
contributed voluntarily of bis private means
in defraying the Incidental expenses of that
signal event
Governor Colquitt b a true friend of the
colored people. He addresses their Sunday
school conventions, congregations and other
public meetings of a religious character,
with all the enthusiasm of a
Moody among the white masses further
north. He Is sent for by all
denominations of them to participate in
their public services, and responds to the
full measure of a strong man in bis prime
i’erbapa no citizen of Georgia * tan da nearer
the real interests of the colored race, ever
ready to promote the common
civilization, than the honored
governor of the commonwealth. I.might
mention other facts in evidence of the great
work Governor Colquitt seeks to perform.
In his own wsy, according to the dictates of
a pure conscience and a worthy majibuod,
among the freedmen. Alexander Clark.
Atlanta, Ga, June 1G. 1979.
MARVELLOUS SNAKES.
V BULLET THROUGH THE BRAINS.
Ths Sxldds Isfrfiy ef Liesteaxat Hsary X.
Kcfkwlsy, of tte Thlrtaezth Infixtrj-Tn#
Csues Leading to tu Act, and
Hew it Wis Perpetrated.
CrsNllsf About la Gauge and Fright
en lug Ladles— I Monster Twenty Feet
l.ong.
Oxford (N. C.) Torchlight.
About one mile and a half from the rail-
I bridge .-pinning Tar river at Franklin-
ton is the residence of Julius W. Hight,!
who not long aiuce married a Miss Cash.
Everything went on well until warm weath
er set In and snakes began to show them- 1
I selvae about his house and yard in gangs
and drove* The first time that he-tooki
fright was after killing one about ten feet
long, which he hung upon the fence and
dragged It under the bouse to keep beneath
the hearthstone. He then began to waicb,
and a day or so thereafter he saw them
crawling around lazily, from six to eight to]
ten in a gang. Things now began to look
serioj* and flight left the next day for
Kittrell.* to get ammunition to begin war
upon them, bat while he was gone a couple
of ladies called on his wife, and while rhe
was regaling them with snaky infor
mation one of the trio happened to
look toward the east door; when lo!
what a monster met her gaze. A scream
brought the party to their feet. The
monster's head ap)*eared to be about three
feet high, four feet of its body wa* on llio
floor, and its tail wa* just clearing the cor
ner of the house. The ladies rim as fast os
they could; the snake dashed right by the
hindmost ones and took after flight's wife,
but sire, being very fleet, finally escaped it.
ML flight saw one in the path the other
day twenty feet long, os large as a "man's
boot-leg,"mouth open, and looking as red
inside a* a ball of fire. His dog was run
ning a rabbit at the time, and approach
ing rapidly in the direction of the snake,
life hastened to the house to get
his shol-gnn to shoot the monster,
and about the time he got there his dog
quit running. He hastened back to try his
artillery on the snake, but be wa* too laie,
| for it was gone, lie has heard nothing
j| * ' ' * ’ now firmly believes
Ithe snake’s mouth,
mistaking it for a hollow, and that the dog
followed: consequently the snake bagged I
both and slid oflrto his'quarters. They are
blowing and hissing around his house all
night, ami one makes a muse like a gobbler,
while another that stays in the woods near
by keens up a bellowing at regular intervals,
flight bad been putting his chickens under
)>ots and tubs to keep them from the snakes
at night, until one morning he found
|that a certain pot and chicken were both
he straightway carried hb chickens
H _jfather-in-law’* About a week ago
his wife heard such a hissing and blowing
that site awoke him to get up and see what
was the matter. A light showed several
very large snakes writhing and squirming
[about on the floor. He tried hb gun u|>un
lashing with their tails. Hb wife bolted
for the door, declaring that she would stay
longer in a snake den, but was going to
her father's bouse. He concluded it more
prudent to follow than stay and be de
voured by snakes, so he "lit out" accord-
b'ffly- a
ALFORD COMMUTED.
The vicinity of the freight depot of the
Central railroad wa* startled Monday af
ternoon about 4 o'clock by a noise that
sounded like the smothered or muffled re
port of a pistol. A hurried search revealed
(bat a thin vapor of smoke wa* Issuing
from the door of freight car No. 936. that
was standing alongside the platform. One
of the depot men went to the car and gave
the alarm of
"A MAN SHOT.’
Several persons gathered at the car
and the first ^ sight of a terri
seen in the left-!
lying upon bis left side along the th
bb head resting against the slats of _
He was bleeding from the mouth and
head and appeared to be dying, it was not
believed at the moment ,’tbat he would live
five minute*.
Prompt efforts were made to succor the
unfortunate man. He was laid out .n the
center of the car and put in a comfortable
position. It was at once seen that he was
past all human mid. A large crowd gath
ered as the news spread like fire througb-
* " * * ‘hose who looked
Theo. Schumann,
upon the man was
who recognized him
_ jgj LIEUT. lfENRT M. X’CAWLEV,
f company I,~ Thirteenth infantry. Dr.
Schumann iiad teen him out at the new
camp at the head of Pryor street, where the
regiment hadlreen located since Its arrival
here from New Orleans two weeks ago. It
was sent here to remain during the sum
mer. The news was immediately taken
i camp by Dr. Schumann,
went to the quarters
where several of the officers and ladies
were at dinner and called out Captain Da
Cooney, to whom he gave the information
' the occurrence. It was plainly
a case or sriciDE, •’
and the news of it was wholly unexpected
and startling to those who first heard of it.
~ tain DeCoursey returned to dinner, and
re did so be wa* questioned by Mrs
Cawley to know "what was the matter?"
Captain DeConraey replied that there was
nothing the matter, in hi* own • as
tonishment' and compassion-desiring hot to
break the new*.to the anxious wife. He de
sired to see and know the result first him
self. He soon retired and wa* importuned
again by Mrs. MrCawley. but excused him
self gently and came away to the city, only
to find the intelligence too true and to see hb
Into companion in arms lying sweltering in
his own blood. . j,
HOW IT WAS PONE. j/.
appeared from the . 'surround
ings that the uufortqnate gentleman
had gone into the car unob
served and sought' the darkest corner.
There, in a.landing position, he placed the
muzzle of hb pistol inside hb teeth, point
ing upward*, and fired. Hb idea undoubt
edly wa* to die an instant death. The ball
tore away the front teeth and gums and
directly through tire brain.a»d out
at the top of the head. It pierced hi.* hat, a
small straw one. and struck the hard wood
of the roof of the car, boring a hole and
glancing, flew to tire other end of the cai
where it was found.
The pistol had fallen from his hand and
he sank down unconscioua' The pistol was
new one. nickel-plated of the XL pattern,
about forty-one calibre, and had. It Is sup-
|KMed, been bought by the suicide but a
short time b-fore and for the purposes of
*ie deed he here committed.
When our reporter reached the car lie was
surrounded by regimental friends the post
surgeon, Dr. Deloffre, and other*
WHO HE WAS.
Lieutenant McCawley was born in Phil
adelphia, Pa, and at the time of bb
death wa* about forty-two yesrs
age. Hb father wa* Captain McCawley,
the marine corps, and his brother b Gen
eral McCawley, present commandant of the
ivy yard at Washington city. Lieutenant
cCawley served in ’he union army during
war as lieutenant of volunteers am
Governor Colqnltl Commote* the
Drolls Netetenee to Life Imprison
ment.
It b understood that Governor Colquitt
Saturday signed an order commuting the
death sentence recently paswd upon James
Alford, of thb county, to imprisonment in
the penitentiary for life.
Must strenuous endeavor* have been
made by the friends and counsel of «he
condemned for several week* to secure this
commutation. Petitions were circulated
and numerously signed by good citfoeus of
thu county.
THE ENTIRE JURY
that tried the issue and found
Alford guilty signed tbe petition and
roost earnestly urged the reduction of the
sentence. The unfortunate condition and
helplessness of tire young man enlisted the
sympathies of all who knew the hbtory of
hb care and hence the almost general be
lief that, as the law now stands. It wonld
be wrong to consign hitu to the rope.
W/tV IT WAS DONE.
Tire governor will doubtless fully assign
the reasons for and amply justify hb action,
but that U hardly needed. The leading
i must be that * one which
controlled most of the signers
to the commutation petitions, viz: That
Alford was convicted and sentenced to
reported that tire latter
munication for congress, whereupon the
prroideui pro tern, at 5 p.m. declared the
senate adjourned sine Uie.
the norsr.
Quite ait amusing personal explanation
wa* made this morning by Mr. Turner
(Ky.). who denied the charge* of drunk
enness made against hint by the Memphis
Avalanche. In the course of hb explana
tion be allndtd to the conversation which
reveuily occurred between Mr. Hubbell, of
Miclrgan. and Uimrelf. in respect to the
"National View." This brought forth a short
explanation from Mr. Hubbell; after which
the bourn resumed the business of tire
n**mii»f iKMir, Wing tbe bill prohibiting
political a»'ea.'iuetit*
Tbe political assessment bill went over
with.*ut action, in consequence of dilatory
motions by Uie republican*
The senate amendments to the house ad
journment resolution were concurred in.
Tl>e recreate from the senate xnnaunctng
the | avaage of the free quinine bill
received with applause.
After tire |***uge of some unimportant
bill* by unanimous consent the bouse took
recta until 4 o'clock. Upon reassembling
Mr. GihaonfLo.) moved to suspend the rales
and pa*»a bill si..ending the Mississippi river
oomtutsion bid *;» as to enable the president
to appoint any of the commissioners to be
president of the commission, list, for
want of » qu* rum. Tbe joint commit
tee thru reported that the president
bad no funbei communication* and at A p.
m'. the ap-akcr ...dared the house adjourn
ed sine dir.
Tbe pree'dent this afternoon withdrew the
nomination of R. Stockett Mathews as
United States district judge for Maryland,
and replaced it with the nominal mm of
Thomas J. M«*rri* of Baltimore. Tbe sen
ate on-firmed tbe latter nomination without
debate or division. The senate also con-
• firmed John A. Hunter, of Missouri, to be
chief-justice of the supreme court of Utah
death before the passage or the pr. a
allowing juries to recnmn.ena to mercy
and reduce the punishment of mur
der to imprisonment for life;
tbe supreme court affirmed the judgment
of the court, but in doing so strongly inti
mated that it wa* a case for executive clero-
rivatelj
others
ernor deemed it proper to thus commute
Alford’s sen ence to a grade with that of
these other* _
GA8CELON FOR GOVERNOR.
The Action
like Democratic Convea-
tlos of Maine.
Special dispatch to The Cnnstltuti- n.
Banook, Main* July 1.—The delegates to
the democratic state convention liavr begun
to arrive. Mr. Abraham Seaborn has been
selected as temporary chairman, and fl>cal
Gould, of BiJdeford. E. P. l'ayson, of
Deering. A. T. Famhaxn, of Pembroke, and
C. II. McClellan, of Bath, as secretaries.
Governor Garcelon was unanimously re
nominated
In the democratic state convention to
day the committee on resolutions reported
a platform denouncing interference with
elections by means of deputy marshal*
by a fraudulent executive to perpetu-
is own power; approving the efforts
by the democrats in congress to repeal
eeous and obnoxious laws which
keenini
treda
GOV. COLQUITT AND THE NEGROES,
DrUln *r the Iteport that lie Keftesesl
Him the l *f or a Georgia State Hall
f#r a Garrison Memorial Service.
To the Edita* of the New York Tribune—
Sir: A statement in your correspondence
from this city, under date of June 9th. re
quires some explanation. Knowing your
4*dre to conduct a journal eminently fair
and just toward all section* and partie*
| venture to submit a few facts perti
nent to the case. Your correspou-
«Jem report* without any qualifying cir-
«umsiancws as a matter of new* that the
governor of Georgia refused the use of the
hall of represen tali vrs to the persons who
•ought it aa a place to bold a Garrison
outrageous .......
authorise such interference, and condemn
ing the action of the republican leaders in
e alive sectional interests and ha-
The platform also favors a currency
of gold, silver and paper—paper to be kept
at all times at par with gold, and approves
free and unlimited coinage of silver. The
*£*»*«- <**»
finally reje
• adopted. ^
made a speechTafter which the convention
adjourned. g
The Tasting Kiadeat Repeats.
Allentown. N. J„ Jnl
Blake, tbe Princeton Mu
stained entirely from l—
day* and win* lor ten days previously had
taken only a few ounce* of bread, ha* re
sumed eating voluntarily. His determina
tion to starve to death wa; the result of a
coocludon that be could not recover from
paralyst* Inspired now with an inteU4
contrary belief, be h
and is anxious to live.
has relinquished fasting,
ire. He has at no time
evinced the slightest symptom v>f insanity,
nor has be suffered any discomfort from his
long abstinence.
monal service. I happen to know
the truth about the whole mat
ter. direct fro - the* governor him
self—* Christian gentleman, whose word
alone is sufficient. He does not ask any
vindication; bat Justice claims ia There
was no formal applicmiioo lor the hall: a exd-
i his own responsibility,
inite it ‘
probabilities of arevrinc i
The UaUUm Saving* Sank,
Special dispatch to Tbe Constitution.
New Orleak* July L—On account of the
decisiou against the Louisiana Savings
bank in favor of the state in suit for tax
capital, tbe directors to-day concluded
liouidate the ai&irs of the institution,
t Palmer .states that all exchange
to **
paid i
Sunday Llqisitaelllag.
Special dispatch to The CoosgRidon.
New Yoes. Jane 30.—A systematic
tempt was made by the police yesterday
erty.l , _
Philadelphia, Penn.." presumably money
intended for his daughter in that city.
That was shortly before ho shot himself.
When he left camp In the morning it is
said by hb wife that he had only forty cento.
He had no pistol and bought the one he
the occasion.
THE OORONKR’s INqi
was held by Dr W. G. Drake, Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. A jury was em
panelled and the facts as heretofore
>u Wished by us were brought out
’rom Mr. Robert Schmidt, Joseph Gatins,
Drs. Fowler and DeLoffre. The finding of
tbe jury, was that he came to his death
from a pistol shot wound, inflicted by him
self.
The body was turned over to an under
taker and properly cared for. This morn
ing it will w: dressed, enclosed in a metallic
casket and conveyed to the national ceme
tery at Marietta, to await such further dis
position At another time as his family may
determine.
Mr* McCawley will leave this city on
Tnraday <>r Friday to join her relatives in
Philadelphia. She is left in a very destitute
and -helpless condition and wholly de
pendent for present [ aid upon -the
liberality of the officers of the regiment
They will do all in their power for her
lieL And thu* cl<
often told, of the terrible passion for gam
bling that ends in horrible ucath.
Tbe Rejoicing* over its Completion at
» coos or g6,ooo,ooo.
Spedal dispatch to The Constitution.
Sutro, Net.. July 1 —To-night the moun
tain tops overlooking the Wachoe silver re
gion and the Carson valley are ablaze with
bonfire* and the re-echo of cannon and dis
charge of giant powder are heard in every
direction. The event which is being
celebrated is the final comple
tion of ^ the Sutro tunnel for
the reception of water from the Comstock
mines. After ten years ceaseless labor, day
mid night, and the expenditure of six mil
lion dollar* the powerful engine of the
combination shaft of the Hale and Norcros*
and Savage mines was started this morning dropped despondently upon bis breast—a.
at precisely six o’clock, discharging water ■ • • ^ * — ' •
afterwards received his appointment in tbe
regular army. He joined the 13th regiment
in 18(57 while it was in Montana and has
been with it ever since, through all its
Indian campaigns and elsewhere. He ha*
a wife, above men'ioned, who acconi-
I>anled him to this city, and is the father
of two daughters who are reputed to be as
handsome and charming young ladies ns are
known in army circles. One of these, who
seventeen years of age. it now at school
Philadelphia, while the other, who Is
about twenty years old, is at present with
her uncle in Washington city. Tbe news
of their father’s terrible «>elf-de3truction
will be an almost insupportable blow to
their young hearts, as it was a crushing one
‘ his loving wife.
REMOVED TO THE BAREACC*
about six o'clock p. ml, a* the
wounded man was still breathing.
Captain Schmidt, agent of the Central
road, had au engine attached to the car and
it hauled down to tbe barracks. Th
wounded officer wa* then transferred to'the
When our reporter left the hospital
was little hope for more than an hour
longer of that unconscious and only breath
ing life.
CALLED TOO SOON.
While at tbe car and before the removal
W G. Drake, the county coroner, ar
rived in obedience to a summon* bnt found
that he had been called too soon. He can
not hoiJ inquests until the person i* dead
and as tbe fact* id this case are so certain
and palpable it is possible that Dr. Drake
may determine that tbe case is not on<
ling for an inquest. This fact, however,
will not be parsed upon until this morning.
TRMrORART MENTAL ABERRATION
the only cause that his comrade* can as
sign for the frightful act. While the officer
had always been a genial and pleasant man,
! * r evidences have been seeu that went
icate mental disturbance at time*
These evidences led to his being told on
Saturday last to consider himself upon the
sick report and remain in camp, but this he
failed to do.
Yesterday he Jett camp about 10 a m. and
came to Mr. Herman Werner’s plica near
the barrack* Mr. Werner, we believe, is
trader here. To him Lieutenant Mc-
ley presented some pay accounts of his
_ and one of another officer. Mr. Wer
ner, in response to his request, let him have
iwley stated that he wa* to meet his
lown town and wanted the mom
buy her a ticket to Philadelphia am
other uses. Mr. Werner and he came
town upon tbe 11:90 am. street ear
and parted on Whitehall street. No
: is known of the movements of the of-
ccr, until he was found in the freight car.
Then, upon being searched, he wa* found
to have upon hb person only $8 30 iu cash.
What became of his money is a mysteiy,
tbe only supposition being that it was lost
gaming bouse, although this b yet to
verified. Should thb be the truth it
will account for tbe sudden despair and
mental torture that led to tbe commission
of the rash act.
The Reasons by Which the In fort n-
nafe Officer wan Influenced.
Lieutenant McCawley. who shot himself
~j the Central railroad freight car, on Mon
day afternoon, died during the night. He
did not regain consciousness, even tbe
slightest, as the course of the hail was
through the intellectual faculties, paralyz
ing them for all lime.
rXETARXD FOR THE BLOW.
Mrs. McCawley, who b still at her quarters
ithe 13th regiment camp, heard the n
only at a late boor after the deed was „
compiished. She was prepared, however, to
know tbe worst, as ber apprebensi
been all along turned to thb resu
her husband s conduct. She was in town
after bim on Monday and urged some
hi* fellow-officers to find him
1 return him to camp. When the me»-
iger reached the camp with the newsand
it a as then kept front her. she still suspect
ed the truth ai d begged not to be deceiv
ed. Her womanly intui tons led ber to the
truth and while her sufferings were intense
and almon insupportable, she was nerved
fur the full Developments when they cam*
1U FORMER ATTEMPT.
AN HOUR WITH HILL,
in tbe square
and not the
t he t
a aqua
the time that he had both a t-quare an>l a THB MURDERER OF JOHN R* SIMMONS
round on* but he spilled one or the other
The Beport of His Fight with Cox Denied—8till
Thiaktag of His Wife—A Bond:* of Letters
—A Carious Allegorical Drawing—
The H ght of ths Verdict.
"The statement that Cox and I had
and he did not know which.
CAUSE or THE ACT.
The cause of the suicide b well settled. .
Lieutenant McCawley was one of those un-.
fortunates who have a mania for the faro
table. He was not content to stay away j
from the ruinous game when he could get'
10 ** money. He has lost large fight here in jail the other day is absolutely
.by 11 recently. He had fab*" said Sam Hill yesterday in that ner-
borrowed from many of l»is fellow- vou> jy decisive and earnest manner that
officers snd *ver»l times they hare had, cll . ra cierii.-.l his remarkable sutemsot be-
here a»d elsewhere, to assist in extnouint; f or e llie jurv. “Cox and I Lave been the
him from his earning difficulties. W hen . be*t of friends ever since that memorable
he got his three hundred dollars on Mon-f j,,. t i lal i ie nruu^ht here wounded lo
dsy he made straight to the Big Bonanxa , hliceU. 1 then nursed him, and eared for
gambling house on Decatur street, and him , M i w , )uld have JonB u nly for a
brother. IVhy, wfl were talking ot taking
there began again to feed the iasatiate "ti
ger."
About half-past one o'clock the officers
who were in search of him found him at
the table in thb gaming house* and made
him get the cash for about $75 worth of
checks that be had then before him. He
came out with them and promised to go on
to camp at once. It Is feared he
simply dodged them with the purpose in
view that he subsequently executed. He
went to the post-office and bought amonev-
order for $150, payable to "James Dough
'.Cotton Hill, above Fifteenth street.
a cell together, but *ny trial came on, and
restless through suspense, and through
agony at the cruel things that they had
spoken of my wife, I preferred to
spend my sleepless nights alone.
Hut a* - to the difficulty with
Mr. Cox why hb friends
never bring him the slightest
thing v but that he shares
it wtth*m& This report must have origi
nated," he said thoughtfully, “in some de
sire to injure either Cox or me, or, perhaps,
both of us; for most certainly it b without
the slightest foundation. Captain Atuler-
son, the jailer, will doubtless tell you, as
y»>u pass out, that on the day on which this
right is rej»orted to have occurred, Mr. C-ox
and I'were confined in different cells."
With a desire to be satisfied as to the facts
the case, we inquired of Captain Ander-
i, and the*stateinent of Mr. Hill was, by
him. substantiated.
As Mr. Hill narrated the above he sat in
shirt-deeves upon the one chatr of hb cell
the story, so old and
passion *
THE SUTRO TUNNEL.
ted. Hb cell, at first glauce,
presents the appearance of a curiosity shop,
at second of scanty attempts at the com
forts of a home. Here is & bracket, there
set of swiugiug shelves with book* pack
ages of letters and a bunch of flower* ar
ranged in the best taste with which their
scantiness will permit. "These are the let
ters that my wife wrote me before my
trial," he said, picking up a large package
of well-worn letters tied with blue ribbon,
and alluding to them with a fondness char
acteristic of hb expressions concerning all
things that relate to hb wife. "She b with
her family in the country now, but, attend-
by some of her folk* she drives in to see
me as often as opportunity offer* I ha^e
recently been amusing myself at drawing "
continued, pointing to a picture
ubling the pencilings of a fresco on
oueof the longer walls of hb cell. "1 have
embodied in that picture an allegory." A
glauce at the wall was sufficient to suggest
the fact that the one idea of hb pictured
allegory, like the seeming one idea of hb
exbtenc* was hb wife. The picture to
which tbe prisoner alluded was on a mam
moth seal* occupying the entire side of
biscell. A very neatly designed and exe
cuted border was drawn arouud the edges
of the wall in the manner of a fresco.
Exactly iu the center of the space which
this border inclosed, was a life-size head of
the Savior—a fair likeness according to the
accepted authorities—surrounded by U»e
imitation of a frame. In the lower right
hand corner of Uie picture, was Uie
figure of Sam Hill in hb ceil, hb-manacled
bands resting upon hb kuee* hb chin
into the Sutro tunnel, at the month of
which it made its appearance in
one hour and twenty minute* showing a
temperature at first of 101 degree* which
sdually increased to 118 degrees in eight
inrs. The water in long drowned out
mines was . lowered one hundred
feet. Everything worked well. Wooden
boxes constructed of three-inch tongue
and grooved Sierra Nevada pine, did not
show a leak. No steam escaped from them,
so that the tunnel showed barely an in
crease of temperature after the hot water
was turned on. The water from the Sierra
Nevada Union, Ophir and Bonanza mine*
Best <t Belcher and Gould & Curry, will not
be turned in for a couple of week* and af
ter all finds its way iato the tunnel, it b ex
pected »hat the double line of boxes will
have ample capacity tocarryoffall the water.
The success of thb great engineering work
surpasses all ex pectation*
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Han Killed and Two Fatally
Wounded.
West Point, Ga., June 30.—The boiler of
the steam saw-mill of Mr. Charley Jone*
six miles east of West Point, exploded Sat
unlay morning killing the engineer.
The boiler was literally blown away, and
the fragments scattered through the woods
to a distance ol 150 yards, leaving the
-round on t-*- 1 -*- »
ad been ss
The body
rods and wrapped around a tree.
The upper portion of hb head was torn
away, leaving only hb tongue and lower
jaw attached to the body. Henry Owens,
colored, had hb bowels torn out, and
another colored man had his thigh broken
and was otherwise injured
them are expected to recover.
The large stones of the furnace, some of
them weighing two hundred pound* were
hurled a distance of two hundred yards and
buried in the earth.
witnesses des<
ion as tefrific. The carelessness of
the engineer in letting the water get too
low in the boiler and then pumping in cold
water was the cause of the explosion.
TO THE NORTH POLE.
An Enthusiastic Heeling In Nan Fran-
ctaes.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
San Francisco, July 1.—A meeting of the
chamber of commerce was held to-day for
the purpose of giving the merchants of* San
Francisco opportunities to express their ap
proval of the north pole expedition. The
attendance wa* large.
Resolutions were read heartily appro
the Arctic expedition, expresssngadesi
the chamber to foster scientific exploration,
recognizing with admiration the fact that
the enterprise is supported by the pri
vate munificence of James Goroon
Bennett, and rejoicing that it has received
tlie official endorsement of the government.
The resolutions concluded by tend<
Colonel DeLong. hb staff and crew. h<
est good wbhe* for their entire success and
safe return. Speeches were also made by
General Miller and Colonel DeLong. The
Jeanette was to have sailed to-morrow but
will, for some reason, be delayed. It b said
A GAY DECEIVER.
Penn
by lovemor
It appears that last Fridav Lieutenant
McCawley was found at tbe £imhai) house,
where he had taken a room and where be
attempted to make away with bb life by
street, and at that time it b
reported to the police be was so much un
der tbe Influence of the opiate that he was
lying across the table, over hbiaro ••chips,”
insensible. He went to the Kimball
boos* registered, and either got into tbe
wrong room, or there wasa reason to change
him. for the servants kept waking him up
to that extent the effects of the drae were
weakened so as to probably save hb life.
Beside* the druggist from whom be got the
Norton.the well-known directory man, upon
charges of embezzlement and bigamy, pre
ferred through a Harrisburg, Pa., detective
agency. It seems the deceiver has had as
many as five wives before reaching here,
where he married a short time since the
widow of the late A. M. Pounds
Hb real name b J. N Swart* He has sailed
under the abates of Charles A. Carl.
Isaac Newton. E. D. Minor and J. C. New
ton: A requisition from the gov-
" nsylvani* was recognized
. Colquitt and hb arrest
ordered. A defective will arrive
from Harrisburg Thursday to claim hb
game* Tbe case ha* been well worked up
by our efficient chief of police. O. F. Ad
am* who has had hb bird shadowed for
many week* -
Casjera Nailers,
Conyers, Ga, June A refreshing
min yesterdsv.
Mbs Lucy Harris, one of Atlanta's most
charming young ladies, b Tisiting the
family of Postmaster Jonea
Mrs. Jariey’s wax works at the college
next Thursday night.
We rote on the fence law next Monday.
A new local lull proposes to give jurisdic
tion in criminal ca*es below felonies to the
justices in tbe county.
The * •*
Governor Oolqnitt b expected to address
. -scho-.f and temperance meeting
here on the ?3th of July.
Peaches are coming in in small lota
Owners of real estate are improving their
lota, and times are not as hard as they were
when Governor Colquitt remarked that he | enforce the excise laws with regard lo'tbe : laudanum said that if he drank tbe drug
bad uniformly declined the use of tbe j ol« of liquor oo Sunday. Forty or fifty from a square bottle it would not hurt him,
legislative ball for Sunday meet-1 ar.esta were mad* and less liquor was sola but if be had taken it from a round bottle
jngs of all kind* It b poe-1 than on any Sunday for years past. it would have killed him. The laudanum
remarkably good likenesa In the corre-
apondiig space of the left hand corner of this
pencilled fresco knelt tbe figure of a woman,
•Savior. This was the figure of the allegory
that represented Sam Hill’s wife. The en
tire upper space of the sketch shore the
prisoner aud hb wif* and centering
around the head of tbe Savior was filled
with the forms of many angels. We glanced
inqubitively from the picture to the pris
oner for an explanation.
“It b allegorical," he repeated carelessly,
'he picture of myself b intended to repre
sent the doom that lias settled over me—a
hopeless prisoner for lif* The picture of
my wife conveys the idea that she b pray
ing for me—her husband—and for those
who swore falsely against her. The figures
'Christ and tbe angels are representatbe
my hopes. I never tried my hand at this
kind of work before aud have done this
merely to drive away the ennui. I have
some colored crayon and am going to
finish it in color*"
Co sidering all the attendant circum
stances the picture b a thing of interest,
though in no sense of the word a work of
art- When we consider the materials with
which it was produced, and that it b a man’s
first attempt at such work, it is & matter
of surprise that such neatness of execution
and such perfection of resemblance was ever
attained. The features of all the faces are
well drawn out ana easily recognizable.
Thb picture will probably remaiu the curi
osity of Hill's cell for many years to come.
“ They said that my wife evinced
signs of happiness when ray
sentence was given," said the prisoner,
turning from hb explanation of the pic
ture. “That impression was a wrong one.
A few miuures before the jury returned she
wasadvi ed to eviixte no emotion at the
verdict And in order to show me that she
could conthd herself, just a moment be
fore the verdict was read, she
looked in my face, smiled and kissed
me. My wife was a woman, sir. Ii she
had given way to her feeling* I should
have sent her from the room. But that
night after I returned to my cell, any one
who knows will tell you that it was an
hour before any one could find heart to tear
her, weeping, from roe. A wrong con
struction has been placed upon an act of
my wife’s courage.”
A rap at the door and the jingling of
keys announced that the time of our inter
view was up. With pressing invitations
from Hill to come again, and promises to
read us the letters from hb wife in proof of
her fidelity, the iron door closed, and the
prisoner was shut in hb cell alone.
Mr. McHan b a dignified, intelligent gen
tleman.
SOME Or THE WONDERFUL THING*
Some of the things we learned of thK
country almost seem incredible.
stitute it the 'model county of the
state in its high civilization. In the
whole broad extent of the county there b
but one liquor shop, and drunkenness is al
most unknown. The people have used the
local option law, voting down* the sale of
l:quor, except in one district and it will be
done there. Not even bitters are allowed to
be sold. The law passed and was repealed
after trial. A second time it *as passed
and is naw the settled policy of the county,
with most gratifying results in the diminu
tion of crime and disorder. Sessions of
courts pass as quietly as church meeting*
Large gatherings are wholly free from riots
and turbulence. Life is safe. A fight b
unheard of. Surely, the example of thb
noble. God-fearing countv b a-beacon light
for imitation.
And the people are prosperous as so good
people should be. They are thrifty, apd
out of debt It b said that in two years
there has not been a sheriff's sale for debt,
the few public sales that have occurred
having been made to perfect till* Think
this most astounding fact. It would
almost seem that the millenium was at
hand in thb favored county of our stat*
THE FARM*
No county in the state has finer farms.
The beautiful succession of fertile valleys
make it os fine a farming section as any
state iu tbe union affords. Take McLe-
more’s cove for instance. It is twenty-five
long by five miles wide. Its* rich
bottoms cannot be surpassed. The farm of
the late Colonel William Dougherty at the
cove, a magnificent estate of 2,000 acres, T
a model. Mr. Garntany in the center has _
700 acre farm with 300 acres in cultivation
that bring 75 bushels of corn to the acre,
without manure, aud a bale of cotton. He
has 100 acres in clover. The farm of Mr.
James Lee at Crawfish Spring-* has 3,000
acres under splendid cultivation. Fully
150,000 bushels of wheat were raised in the
cove this year. Talk about Texas with such
farm lands as McLcmore’s cove presents.
But we cannot dwell on these features.
There is but one drawback. Thb rare coun-
mrs its productions into Chattanooga,
> does Dade and Catoosa. We see but
- - Jraedy. Chattanooga should be given
to Georgia, and we believe the j»eopIe of
that city would gratefully transfer ciitzen-
ship from Tennessee to Georgia.
THE GOVERNOR.
Governor Colquitt was delighted with
hb trip. The beauties of that favored
county were a revelation to him as they
were to u* The. impression he made upon
. —rilent. ‘We had never
heard the governor make a Sunday-school
address until on this trip, and we were not
surprised at the demand made upon biml
He is by all odds the most effective Sunday-
school talker of this day. ' Simple, practi
cal and yet feeling in his talk, he ia mar
vellously magnetic. He is doing great
good. Hb hearty manners and unpretend
ing courtesy capture every one. The elo-
uence that took by storm’the critical mul-
itndes atChatauqua and Brooklyn b no
s»effective in the homely churches and
before the sturdy congregations of the rural
districts in our great state.
NOTES.
Walker county has 231.539 acres of im
proved land worth $1,077,259, or the high
average of $4 90 per acre. She ha* 27.324
Ithe summer session.
ibl* The^r con-1 OPENING OF THE JULY WORK TO-DAY
What ths Legislature will Do, and Ho«Long it will
Taka to Do It—8om» Opinions In 0ns Way
and Another—The Perplexing Ques
tions of the Day. E:c.
acres of wild land only; stock worth $248,575.
Her whole property i.* returned at $1,779.-
G09. Her polls are 1.685. Her tax i* $10.-
760. She has only 23G negro voters, worth
$22,550.
The jail negroes call Judge Underwood
the ‘‘Scissors Tail Judge." A. B.
FOREIGN FLASHES.
IN WALKER COUNTY.
Tbe Wonderral Connljr With Bnt One
Dram-Shop and So SherifT Sales for
Debt.
It b a difficult task to recount all of the
attractions of our great state. They seem lo
be endlessly varied. Georgia b a complete
physical empire in itself. While tbe jieople
arc seeking the delight of surf-bathing at
Tybee, our newly discovered Long Branch,
our mountain watering places are drawing
visitors by the thousand. There are, how
ever. portions of the state away from the
railroad* and tbe swift current of commer
cial traffic tliat present points of marvelous
interest. We propose in thb narrative to
give the observations of a short trip into
northwest Georgia and especially to the
good old county of
Some months ago a large number of tlie
for leading citizens of tl
that county invited Gov
ernor Colquitt to vbit the county, mingle
The Arrqpt of Charle* X. Norton
Bigamy.
Special dispatch to Tbe Constitution. >ctnery, including Colonel Avery in the in
Macon, July 1.—Some commotion wa* vitation, whose regiment had a large num-
created here to-day by the arrest of Charles her of soldiers from Walker. The governor
London. July 1.—It seems certain that'thc
last peace overtures of Cetewayo are bona
fid* The Times special from General
Woods's camp says the messengers of Cete
wayo have been recognized as important
persons bv native spies. While palavering
with Lord Chelmsford, the report arrived
that tho Zulu army was advanc
ing on* General Woods’s camp. The
messengers readily agieed to be shot if
the report was true. - When it was ascer
tained that the report was unfounded, they
were released. Lord Chelmsford after stat-
ting the terms of peace declared that before
treating further the two cannons captured
at Is&udula, and some hostages, must be
given np. The messengers asked Lord
Chelmsford to halt pending the answer, but
he refused.
The troopers who were with the prince
uiperial when he was killed declare in
contradiction to Lieutenant Carey’s state
ment, that the survivors galloped two or
three miles without stopping. The Times’
correspondent summarizing the various ac
counts of the death of the prince imperial,
says that the quartermaster-general dis
obeyed Lord Chelmsford’s orders by send
ing the prince on a dangerous expedition,
the escort of which deserted its duty. In
the whole affair there b not one redeeming
feature.
A dispatch to the News from Utrept un
der date of June 8th, says on yesterday a
body of Zulus raided on a farm within a
mile of Lnneberg. A small detachment
sallied out from Luueberg, but finding the
Zulus in a strong hill position, retired.
The British troop ship Oronies with the
jdy of the prince imperial is expected to
•ach England on the 9th of July. The
queen has commanded that the troop ship
Oronte* bearing the remains of the prince
imperial, shall be escorted on her arrival by
the channel fleet.
The duke of Cambridge basr approved the
proposal for a general army subscription to
raise a memorial to the late prince imperi
al. Tlie subscription lias already been
opened.
Paris, July 1.—At a meeting cf the Bo-
napartists at the residence of M. Rouher to
day the will of the late prince imperial was
read, but no decision was arrived at respect
ing tbe future course of the party. A depu
tation of the meeting communicated the
will to Prince Jerome Bonaparte, who simply
acknowledged it. M. Rouher letused to
participate with the deputation, staling that
henceforth he was determined to take no
active part in politic*
L’OrUre, the organ of M. Rouher. makes
the following declaration: “Prince Jerome
Napoleon is recognized as chief of the Na
poleonic dynasty and consequently chief of
the Bonapartist party. He cannot fail to
receive the resolute and devoted support of
all faithful to the empire." This ’declara
tion b made by the advice of M. Rouher,
but it b doubtful whether all the imperial-
bts will rally around Prince Jerome, who
silent attitude.
The Times’ Paris correspondent says that
■ jrof the Bonapartbta are under-
concui with M. Rouher in ac
knowledging Prince Jerome Bonaparte as
the chief of the- Napoleonic dynasty. They
argue that the will of the late prince impe
rial, which asks ex-Em press Eugenie to«co-
o|>erate . with Prince Victor, was
written on the assumption tliat the
testator would survive Prince Jerome Bona
parte. Thb reasoning, however, b consid
ered as a transparent excuse for a non-ob-
e of tbe impracticable will of the
t irince imperial. M. R uher’s retirement
rom active politics b evidently owing to a
feeling that he and Prince Jerome
cou'd not act together, aud that
latter could not be set aside.
What between Prince Jerome Bonaparte
The Georgia legislature will meet thb
morning, for the purpose of concluding its
session, which was adjourned over from
February. The general belief is that we
shall have a long session, extending proba
bly from six weeks to two month*. Thb
belief b based upon the fact that the legis
lature, in its first session, did very little
conclusive work. It went into the discus
sion of several questions, but postponed
action on the most of them, leaving the
actual settlement ot them to the adjourned
session.
Among the topics thus adjourned over
are:
1— The Moffett Register Law—This
question was debated in the last session,
but was never deebively treated. In the
recess, Mr Orr, the state school commis
sioner, has been ergaged in a most vigorous
canvass that has covered nearlv the entire
state, and he has secured enough feeling in
favor of it to make it a prominent issue of
the session. It will come up early.
2— The Doo Law—This question \
generally discussed last session, but the
many hours spent over it only seem to
deepen the muddle. All the ground here
tofore covered, and more too, will have to
be gone over and the law will he bitterlv
contested on both sides before it is finallv
dbposed of.
3— The Agricultural and Geological
Bureaus.—A temporizing course was pur
sued with both of these bureaus at the last
session. The agricultural was provided
with funds and let alone wijh the an
nouncement from many of its opponents
that they would renew the fight at the
coming session. The geological was tempo-
rarily suspended by the withholding of its
appropriation, its friends declaring, how
ever, that they would >et it up again at thi*
session, and many of those who voted
against it then, agreeing to change their
votes, if convinced that a change was prop
er, in the debate of the July session. The
discussion over these departments cannot
fail to be interesting, but tedious.
4— The Northeastern Railroad Bonds —
It will be remembered that after a most
searching investigation that lasted through
the best part of last session, the committee
on the signing of these bond* made a major
ity and a minority report. Neither of these
reports were adopted and the matter comes
to the July session unsettled. It is said,
and thb seems to be generally acknowl
edged, that both rei*>rt» will be dropped
and a resolution exonerating, the governor
in the fullest terms will bettassed. We can
not speak definitely upon this subject, but
it may be considered certain that the North
eastern railroad bonds will consume little
time.
5— The Convict Lease.—A very vigorous
investigation into the affaity of the lease of
the state convicts was made durim? the last
session under the leadership of the late
Colonel Alston. It b believed that this
matter will be prosecuted thb session,
though in what shape it is Impossible to
predict There are many who hold that
the state has no right to* interfere in the
lease, apd these person* may control the
matter. In any event it will probably be
discussed.
6.—The Wild Land Troubles.—There
seems to be no longer a possibility of post
poning a thorough and extensive investiga
tion into the matter of the wild land
trouble. There haev been annual complaint*
left Saturday for the trip. Tbe party was
completed by Hon. Arthur Gray, of Ca
toosa.
rr^the state senator from that district,
met the party with a carriage. Arrange
ments were made for two large gatherings
of the people, at La Fayette on Sunday and
at Cassandra, in McLemore a cove, on Mon
day, where the governor delivered Sunday-
school addresses- Tbe party returned home
by wav of Chattanooga on Tuesday. The
reception by the people was most cordial,
who gave a’hearty hospitality to the execu
tive. The citizens appreciated the interest
shown by bim in visiting among them to
acquaint himself personally with the needs
the section. As tbe governor belong* to
tbe people, they feel that they have a right
to this personal attention at hb bands.
Such mingling with the citizens recalls tbe
good old days when it was more practiced;
when executive* instead of shutting thero-
selre* in their offices and standing oh their
dignitv, vbited around to learn the people
LAFAYETTE.
The lively little town of LoFayette has
been in its day one of the most attractive
places of northern Georgia It has far
nisbed some of the leading business men of
the state. The members of tbe millionaire
wholesale dry goods firm of Moore A Marsh,
of Atlanta moved from LaFayette. It b a
fresh, healthy v moral town, catching the
mountain breeze* with a beautiful outlook
of valley farms with fringes of hill and
mountain in the distance, and with an in
telligent, cultured citizenship. The hotel,
the Goree house, under charge of Captain
Wither* b the model country hotel of the
state, the cosiest, neatest, best-kept of hos-
Tbe First Bale.
Special dlrpaich to The Constitution. telries that the lawyers look to as the haven
Galveston. Tex., July L—Tbe first bale of of rest in their circuit traveling. It would
coctoo of thb season’s growth was to-day be a delightiul summer resort. The paper
shipped by C. Eckhardi A Sons. Yorkiown. published there, the "Messenger,” edited by
De Witt county, to Heidenbeitner Bros., of Mr. McHan. b one of tbe best weeklies in ,
Uib city. It will arrive here to-morrow, the stat* enterprising and well-edited. It j the state assayer of Massachusetts after au
Tbe earliest bale on record came from the has departments giving the local news at all [ examination, has pronounced to contain
same county on July 3,1660. of the leading points in several countie* gold and silver.
rapoRsility of a clerical ‘section of the
Bouapartuts choosing a leader without
either acting against the wishes of the
prince imperial or provoking distinct disa
vowal from Prince Victor, the Bonapart
Ut's are in one of the most perplexing
positions ever occupied by any party.
Pari* July 1.—A di-patcb to the Times
announces ’bat M. Rouher has been sum
moned to London. The split in the Bona-
partbt party b inevitable, owing to tbe se^
cession of tlie clericals
A Paris dispatch to the Standard states
that Prince Jerome Na|*>leon will publish
a manifesto after tho funeral of the prince
' H urging all Bonapartbta to submit
fepub!ii\ and that be has adready
assured President Gravy that he will not
become a pretender to tbe imperial throne.
l)e«traetlve Fire.
We regret to learn that on yesterday, tbe
cotton factory, grist mill and saw mill, of
Mr. IL M. Clarke, located at Flat Shoals on
South river, some eighteen miles from
Atlanta, were consumed by fir* Mr.
Clarke also loot fire hundred busbeb of
wheat, a quantity of flour and eom, also
hb machinery. The fire originated in the
ferred his wine and the society of frail
women, and the enjoyment in peace of the
150,000 annual guilders. Finally some one
arose in the states general and requested to
know’ If the Dutch army had a commander-
in-chief at all, and demanded that if the
prince of Orange could not attend to his
duties the appointment should be conferred
on some one else. The prince was called
before the cabinet and asked if he could
not at least inspect the army
once or twice a year, but he tola
the ministers that he had no penchant for
military affairs. A proposition was then
made to take his salary away from him, but
the queen interfered, and out of respect for
her nothing further was done about it. The
prince subsequently fixed hb permanent
abode in Paris,always professing deep attach
ment to hb mother, but paying little heed
to tlie commands of hb royal father that
often reached him.
It was while surrounded by a bevy of
nously 111. The j?ayety of the surroundings
seemed at that time to oppress him. .**
lifted his hand to his head, and, tossinj
couple of hundred franc bills on tlie tal.»,
he told the young ladies to settle for the
exnemliture* The next scene finds him at
Delft as chief mourner at the vault
where the remains of his mother were
being lowered. Teara ;jn profusion
tolled down his dissipated-looking
cheek* When the procession reformed and
passed out of the old Dutch cathedral, the
prince of Orange made a courteous obei
sance to King William, but tbe son would
not recognize the father. Once more he
(led back to the scenes of gay life, and while
yet morose from the scenes he had passed
through he heard of the father’s intention
to marry again. This threw him into such
an excitement that aL one time he
threatened to repair to the Hague and
create a row in his father’s palace. It took
all the ingenuity of Colonel de Kock and
Major Bentinck lo prevent him from car
rying out his design. Once more he threw
himself into the vortex of the vilest abyss
of French licentiousnes* The human
frame can only stand a certain strain. The
moment the coni which binds it to life b
overstrained, it snap* and it is thus that
the prince of Orange i “ ’ * ... - -
on Wednesday.
Once, indeed, he wa* on the eve of aton
ing for all hb past sins, and was -really
ready to turn over a new leaf; but the
fate* alas! were against him. It was when
he heard that a chance existed that be
might possibly wed the young Princess
Alice, Queen Victoria’s daughter. With
two members of his staff he repaired to
London, and though Queen Victoria knew
t hat he had been rather wild, she neverthe
less, out of regard for hb mother and the
noble house from which he descended, and
himself being the heir to anancieut throne,
did entertain the idea of considering tlie
matter,and wasnotdisinclined to the match.
Unfortunately, it so happened that when it
l»ecame bruited about ill Pari* in the places
which he frequented, that he was about
to proceed to London to solicit the hand of
the Princess Alice, the fraihones who had
shared hb convivialities also preceded
thither. In faqt, they were there ahead of
of him, causing a flutter of excitement uot
at all relished in royal circles. The prince
of Orange was quietly informed that Queen
Victoria had not tbe least idea of giving
him her daughter In marriage, and once
more he returned to Paris, taking with him
Ids frail companion* who had gained the
victory. From that time the life of the
prince was devoted to^exces* and debauch
ery, until the end announced on Wednes
day evening.
IN GENERAL.
WRITTEN* LY BLOOD.
A SICKENING SIGHT IN NEW YORK.
The Work of a Midnight Amnia la Texa* Fol
lowed by the Murder of a Prlooner la Jail—
A Loae Sick Swain Court* tho Re
volver 1 * Yawuing Chasm,
plaint against their
complaints have at times commanded the
interference of the governor and the legis
lature. but have never been definitely at
tended to. A committee was api*ointed at
the last session to loyk into the law and its
operation* and this committee after a ses
sion of several weeks b about ready to re
port. Its report must be taken up and dis
posed of.
7—General Laws—-There arc many gen
eral changes in the general law tliat will be
attempted, if not made. In the first place,
an attempt will be made to repeal the law
relating to capital punishment, and it is
■resumable that Judge Hall will defend
ib bill. The railroad question b left open,
and of course attempts will be made to ad
just the freight tariffs to the alleged de
mands of the new constitution. It is said
that a serious attempt will be made to sell
the W. & A. IL R. And various other
changes will be proposed to the general
law, of course each proposition being
backed with a speech or two.
8. Local or Private Law*—There are
bushels of these, while of course the most of
them will be settled promptly, by the opin
ion of the members locally interested. But
there are many of hem that will provoke
and sustain a debate and some of them that
will probably call for a special committee.
It will take many a day to pass even the
1 .
THE LENGTH OF THE SESSION.
These are in brief the main points that
will engage the attention of the members.
It b hard to conceive«the possibility of
them getting through in less than six
week* Speaker Bacon says that he thinks
tlie session will consume about six weeks,
but they say the major puts the time at tbe
shortest limit in order to hurry the boys up.
Hon. Gregg Wright, on the other hand,
says: “I do not think we will be kept heie
over thirty day* I have always noticed
that when a long session b predicted we
have a short one, and vice versa."
“There’s a great deal of legislation. What
about the dog law and the Moffett regis
ter?"
•Oh, they’ll be killed so quick, they won’t
make much delay.”
"And about the Northeastern railroad
bonds?"
"I suppose the majority report will be
adopted. I do not think the session will go
over thirty day*"
Hon. Arthur Gray thinks the sessioh will
bat until September. Tbe honorable Ar
thur b afraid of the dog law. He says bis
conscience b for it, but his constituents are
against it. .
Another member thinks that the session
will last until it b cool enough for the south
Georgia members to return home in safety.
There is one fortunate thing—there will
be no content for offices. As this is aim pi v
an adjourned session, all the old officers and
ployees will hold over. There are also
officials to elect—unless we except a
ge to fill the place of the late Judge
Harris, now filled by Judge M. 8. Merslion.
who was appointed by the governor a few
weeks ago.
AMONG THE MEMBERS.
Most of tbe members have arrived, and
have secured homes for the se?sion. The
Kimball and Markham are both lull, and
many have been forced to go to private
houses who would have prefered to have
lived at a hotel. There are many who pre
fer the quiet of a retired home. AT
comfortably fixed, and are ready to g
work promptly thb morning. It b proba
ble. however, that little will be done this
week, as adjournment will be made for
Friday, the 4ih of July. On yesterday the
most of the members called on tlie gov
ernor and paid their respect*
-Sheffield, tlie great English manufac
turing city, b manufacturing more bank
rupts at present than anything else.
—The business of a vice-president is to go
fishing, and Mr. Hendricks’s objection to
the second place on the ticket is unwise.
—New York sent Rowell home with $18,-
Dga *
Xi
—Enterprising newspapers are getting in
readiness a full history of the elevated rail
roads iu New York, with cuts, for use when
the great disaster takes place.
—William A. Brewer, a lecturer on reli-
ion and temperance, married a woman of
70 at Ossipee, Mas*, lived with her until he
had got possession of her $700, and then ran
away.
—Of all things in the world, the most de
ceptive is an insurance policy. It’s a mix
ture of steel plate and fine print so ingen
iously combined that no one can compre
hend or understand it.
—Ifyou are warm and wish to cool your-
»elf off, don’t use a fan or pray for a breeze.
Just go out on the streets and open a paper
and attempt to read something in one of
the inside corners, then the wind will al
most blow it out of your hands.
—When the prince and princess of Wales
dined with M. and Mrae.Grevy.the republi
can fashion was followed, and all the ladies
sat while waitingjfor dinner and also during
the half hour devoted by the prince to his
after dinner cigar. This is a precedent to be
remembered, if ever the Marquis of Lome
and the Princess Louise dine this side of
the border.
—At the darkest hour of the night of
May 22, one of the policemen of Moscow,
named Yarighin, saw and seized a young
lady in the very act of posting Nihilist
proclamation* Yarighin has been re
warded by the governor-general of Moscow
with 300 roubles, and the young lady has
been sent to Siberia.
—The carrier-pigeon service is now in full
operation in France and has been included
in one of the military departments under
the head of aerial communication. The
number of bird* fed by tbe government b
six thousand. These pigeons are placed in
Paris and twelve other large fot tiffed town*
A number of soldiers and officers have been
taught the treatment and rearing of these
birds, and carriers are now sent from place
to plac* The minbter ol public instruc
tion and the minister of agriculture have
established prizes for pigeon races.
-Th$ pope has issued an order forbidding
the sale of relic* He says that the traffic
ha* become an abuse. "Men who are ene-
mics of tbe Capiolic faith, and desirous of
filthy lucre, hunt up and steal authentic
relics and sell them, especially in Rome, to
the great scandal of the faithful, and es
pecially of the foreigner**’ He forbids the
faithful, therefore, to sell or buy. undei
any pretext, even that of re<l«*i*:i-hig. s-acred
relic* even though they be inclosed in re-
X juaries and bear the official seal.
New Braunfels, Tex., July 2.—Several
years ago a startling mtmler aroused the
ctuzens of New Braunfel* It was in 1874
that citizen Jaust, well-known here, tempo
rarily left his home on business for a town
some thirty miles distant. As was quite
natural lib wife, Mr* Faust, not liking to
remain at the house alone, prevailed on a
beautiful young girl, a relative, Miss
Linrna \oelker, to stay with her till
her husband's return. Mr* Faust and
Miss Voelker slept in the same bpd. The
gloom of midnight lay upon the pretty lit
tle town of New Braunfels, its inhabitants
were steeped in slumber, its streets were
silent, and no footfall was heard on the de
serted sidewalk* No sound disturbed the
scene save the occasional bark of a watch
dog, or the distant lowing of herds of cattle.
At this silent hour a sneaking assassin, with
murder in his heart, succeeded in stealthily
entering the apartment at Faust’s house,
wherein hb wife and Miss Voelkec
were quietly reposing, unconscious
of the presence of danger. With an ax
the murderer struck Miss Voelker iu the
head while sho slept. The young lady’s
skull was literally cleft open, and her blood
a j brains flowed over the pillow and mat
ted the bed clothes in one gory heap. Miss
voelker’s death must have been instanta
neous. The fiend also attempted the death
of Mrs. Faust, and also struck her with the
ax, but she recovered from her wounds,
though of a most dangerous and critical
character. For a long time tho ru urder was
a mystery, but detectives were put on the
track of the assassin, and Faust himself.
was arrested, chargetT with tho fearful
mme. It was attempted to be
shown that the motive was con
nected* with property belonging to Mr*
Faust, it being to Faust’s interest to get his
wife out of the way. While awaiting the
action of the court in his case, and while
under guard one night, an unknown party
-mj jo tbo building in which ho was
. nsoncr, and putting the gun through
a crevice in the wall, fired at Faust, instant
ly killing him. The murder of Miss
v oelker, and the execution of her supposed
murderer had-died out from recollection in
New Braunfel* until the other day a mar
ried lady, residing In one of the western
frontier countie* traveling eastward,
tarried a night at a friend’s house,
bhe ' made the statement that
a short time previou* a wandering music
teacher, calling himself W. P. Dearer* had
died at the residence of her husband, in
Bandera county. While on his death-bed,
Uns lady stated, Leavers confessed to hav
ing been the man who murdered Miss
\ oelker. The lady, however, gave no de
tail* nor any motive stated by Deavers
why he committed so fearful a crime.
Some, however, doubt the whole story. If
untrue, tlie murder of Mi** Voelker re
mains one of the great and bloody myste
ries of thb murder-cursed state.
Allentown, Penn., July 2.—The village
of Emails, pear thb city, had quite a sensa
tion last Monday night, and the principal
actor therein will soon be laid away to rest,
it being a case of love and suicide. The facte
are: Anthony Sharpe, a young man 23 years
of age, and by occupation a tinsmith, has
for some time been paying attention to a
young lady named Amanda S. Etlinger,
whose father, 8. K. Ettinger, was so shock
ingly mangled and killed by tlie east Texas
boiler explosion some days ago. Yesterday
Sharpe paid a vbit to Miss Ettinger, and in
the evening went out with her tor a walk,
during which sho told him of certain bad
reporisriie had heard of him, and that
best thing for them to do was to separate,
whereupon he took her home, and after
bidding her good-bv, left the house.
After going a short dbtance, he took a
revolver from his pocket and fired three
shots at himself, two of which took effect,
one entering the breast near the heart, and
passing entirely through his body, the other
in the side above tbe hip, the third shot
missed. Sharpe was found a few minutes
after bathed in blood. He was carried to a
house where be now lies at the poin t ot death,
although fully conscious of all that is *
transpiring. He says that he does not wish
to see the young lady now, but that she can
gaze upon him after death, if she feels so
inclined: that he committed tho deed
through love for her, and that he was sorry
the shots did not prove fatal at once. Father
Ililderman administered the lost rites of
the church to Sharpe this afternoon.
Ia factory.
There was some insurance on tbe property
but we have not learned as yet the amount.
Shot Sis Paramour.
Madison, June 30.—Ben Town* » white
carpenter, shot and instantly killed hb
paramour, a colored woman named FJorine
Clark, last night at 10 o'clock. Towns left
a note at J. O. Tarbert’a confectionery store
in which he said he would leave here last
night as a murderer, and a few moments
afterwards killed tbe woman. Towns es
caped.
We have been unable to procure a full list
of the members who have arrived and con
sequently can publish the names of only
thoee who have registered at the leading
hotel-* and boarding bouses of the city.
Senators J. C. Fain of the 43d. W. J
Head ot the 38th. Seaton Grantland of l lie
26th. James M. Tison of the 4th, J. C
Clements of the 44th, J. W. Preston of tbe
28th, Allen D. Candlei of the 33d, John A.
Speer of the 37th, A. W. Holcombe of the
39th, and T. W. Grimes of th
24th. J. P. Tisou of th* lOtli. R. E. Le.«tei **.
the lit, J. C. Drake of the 25th and H. R.
Casey of the 29th.
Representatives A. M. Du Bose, of Han
cock, Reese Crawford, of Muscogee, B. C.
Yancey, of Clark. H.Grej
mond, IL W. De Loach,
Kindrick. of Webster. A. H. Gray, of
Catoosa. R. C. Humber, of Putnam. Samu-I
D. Fuller, of Wilcox, J. A. Clegg, of Lee,
H. G. Turner, of Brook* 8. W.
Lamb, of Glynn, L. F. Garrard, of Muscogee.
A. P. Adams and P. M. Russel, of Chatham.
T. W. Milner, of Bartow. A. O. Bacon, of
Bibb, Felder Long, of Charlton, L. B.
Anderson, of Newton, G. W. Peacock and
Green Brantly, of Washington, A. L. Miller,
of Houston. M. A. B. Tatum, of Dad* W.
R. Rankin, pf Gordon, C. H. if- Jfo.weU, of
TRE PRINCE Of ORANGE.
. Ore Discovered.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Lebanon. S. HL. July L—Ores have been
discovered on a farm near this village which
WILLIAM S. O’BRIEN’S ESTATE?
on the 17th of June a salmon weighing
thirty-six and three-quarters pounds in
Canadian waters. He writes: "To kill him
was the hardest hour’s work I have yet put
in, and the excitement was ahead of any
thing 1 had imagined. When he took tbe
fly he jumped clear out of the water. It
seemed as it he would take the canoe down.
When struck he made my tackle buzz as if
a racehorse was at tlie other end. He tried
all my strength every moment until he was
brought lo gaff."
—During one of the recent exciting de
bate* at Versailles, the presidential bell,
violently agitated by Gambelta, lost its
clapper, which went spinning through tbe
air, and caught M. Langlois in the eye. He
thought some.missile had been thrown at
him by one of hi* opponents, and was seek
ing for some mark against which he cou:d
hurl bis resentment and the clapper, when
fie.Iuul a harried explanation of the affair
ade to him by one of the secretaries, who
>ok ihe clapper from him and hung it in
its place. 31. Bandry d’Asson lost one of
the skirts of his coat, torn from him by one
of his friends who endeavored to prevent
him from rushing down into the arena.
—January and May are registerd at the
Clarendon, Saratoga. The bridegroom is
four-score and* has been married seven
times; the bride is not yet twenty. Tlie old
gentleman is put to .bed at 8 o’clock every
night, and as he can’t sleep after 5 o'clock,
be is set on his legs and enabled to take a
abort walk before breakfast. The bride is
devoted to her aged spouse, studies his di
gestion and comfort, and displays k nowl-
* *e of hygiene in the selection of articles
jood that will be congenial to the stom
ach of one advanced in years. All tl\e mar
riages of the old gentleman have bee:i
happy save one. The exception was a
blond* He says \f he' ever marries again
he’ll not have * blonde.
-rJVetty little girls wading and paddling
Death or Bis Brother—$600,000 Given
Ills Widow. •
San Francisco Post, June 20.
Not long after the death of William 8.
O’Brien, of tho bonanza firm, three persons
arrived in this city and occupied apart
ments at Ae Baldwin hotel. W hen it be
came known that one of them—an elderly
in feeble health—represented himself
Patrick II. O’Brien, a brother
of the deceased, much curiosity was
aroused as to his intentions especially when
it was known that Mr. O’Brien never
gave any Intimation that he had a brother
living. The other two were the w ife and
daughter of the sickly man, and seemed to
be very solicitous as to his mental and
physical condition. After staying a few
weeks at the Baldwin they removed to the
palace, where the husband and wife re
mained close in their rooms, and the three
always took their meals in their own apart
ment* The daughter, whose name is Pau
line, and known in society circles as the Irish
beauty, frequently went out, and seemed to
have considerable business on her bands.
Between 7 and 8 o’clock Tuesday morning,
Patrick H. O'Brien died, and was buried
the following afternoon in the Catholic
cemetery vault Dr. B, F. Hardy, who at
tended him, retried that heart disease was
the cause of death. The funeral was con
ducted in a very quiet manner, scarcely
any one knowing that another of the
O’Brien family had been called to his long
home.
When Pauline and her mother appeared
with the invalid at the Baldwin it was not
the first time that they were in San Fran
cisco. Indeed, they for a considerable time
before the death of the millionaire had
their home with him at his residence on
Sutter street and, although Mrs. O’Brien is
no?provided for in the. will, Pauline has
$300,000 bequeathed to her. Shortly afte
his death they went ou a visit to the east,
and in the early part of January last sud
denly arrived at Raleigh, N. C.. where for a
number of years 1*. 11. O’Brien, who was
believed to be a widower and childless,
had been living upon the charity
of friends, an invalid in body
and an imbecile in mind. Two or three days
after the appearance of the two women he
was spirited away, and nothing more was
heard of the three until they arrived in this
city. Pauline then began to make frequent
visits to the office of a prominent lawyer,
tbe object being to secure a share of the
O’Brien estate. Acting upon the proofs of
her father’s identity as a brother of William
8. O’Brien, furnished by Miss Pauline, the
lawyer made a demand on the trustees of
the estate for $1,000,090. basing his claim
on the grounds that undue and illegal
influence had been used with the
deceased in tlie disposal of his prop
erty^ The trustees at first refused to
entertain tbe demand, but proofs of the re
lationship being shown 'hem, the matter
was referred to three arbitrator* consisting
of Con O'Connor, F. F. Low and William
Freeborn. The matter rested in the hands
of tbe arbitrators for Nome time, and shortly
before Patrick H. O’Brien’s death they an
nounced that $600,000should be paid to Mr*
O’Brien in settlement of the case, and this
amonnt was paid over to heron Wednesday
after the buna! of her husband. Before h»
death, William 3. O’Brien said that he had
but one brother, who died in Baltimore in
1861 or 1802. yet he bequeathed to Mis*
Pauline $300,000, the like sum which he left
to bis other niece* Mr* O’Brien, who is
the plea c
Bat when a
When the prince of Orange reached the
age of majority, the states teeners! voted
him an income of lOO.ftX) guild?** per
annum. In addition to ibis UsCwa* created
commander-in-chief of tbe land forces of the
Netberland* a post which brought him an
additional Income of 50,000 guilder* Being
thus well provided for, hfc threw his studies
to the wind, and for about a year or so en
deavored to acquaint himself with the
Dutch military establishment. His
mind, however, was not moulded
for work. He hated soldiery, and
the king, his father, many times
urged him to attend more closely to his w .
duties. He cared not, however. He pre- jation.
Bat when a pretty young lady
summers or thereabouts, and wearing a
jaunty Gainsborough hat. undertakes the
same pastime, tbe scene ia a novel one.
Such a young lady, on a part of Manhattan
beach which was secluded for the moment,
thought it woulfl he nice to join tbe little
children, and, pulling off her shoes and
ing* ventured it. It was evidently a
difficult task to adjust her dress to tlie
rising and lowering tide, for she gave her
whole mind to it, and succeeded very poorly.
Everybody passing that way paused, and
»hu young men took seats, determined to
fight it out on that line if it took all sum
mer. In fifteen minutes a crowd of nearly
200 persons, mostly men, had gathered. The
smile on the young lady’s face changed to a
tragic frown, and a mother’s sharp cry
hastened her withdrawal to the background,
where, screened by a close phalanx of female
friends, she restored shoes and stocking to
their proper place in the economy of civili-
An Indissoluble Union*
additional planks: - Referring to x_
tional matters, it declares it to be demo
cratic doctrine that this union is an indis
soluble union of indestructible states under
the paramount authority of the federal con*
stitution in all powers uot reserved by the.j
states. As suffrage ia a privilege conferred
exclusively by the state* any attempt by
the general government to interfere wittw
state elections is declared to be dangerous,
to the liberties of the peopl* It denounces
the repeated abuses of the veto power by
R. B. Hayes, sitting as the executive-officer
of the government, in defeating the will ot
the people as expressed by congresk
The Price efXathk
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
■Wheeling, July 1.—At a meeting of the*
nail manufacturer* held here this evening
the price of nail* was advanced to .210 caul
rates, which is equi valent to an advance of
10 cents per keg on the present card*
