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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION JANUARY 24, 1SS2.
THE LAND WE LIVE IN.
■WHAT THE PEOPl-B ARE DOING,
SAYING AND THINKING.
Burcl.ry in Stone KonsUin-Commercial Failures in
Elberton and Cnthbert—Randolph in the Tem
perance Column—The Boswell Railroad
-The Southwestern Bridge Accident.
CrawTORDville, January 12.—[Special.]—
Sonic moatin' since it was said that the town
council intended to ojten the street between
«he Tesidenocs of Mr. John W. Darracott and
Mr. Thomas E. Bristow, and that an ordinance
had tieen passed to that effect under a j>etition
from two citizens. As to the correctness of
this assertion, nothing definite was known
until Wednesday evening, Mr. M. I). L.
Googer, sheriff of Taliaferro county, as well
as marshal of the town of Crawfordvillc, ac
companied by a negro workman named Book
er. went to the residence of Mg. Darracott and
bc&aa tearing down the pailings. Mr. Darra-
cott, who was in the house at the time, came
out and asked him what lie was doing. Mr.
Googer replied that lie had authority from
the council to open a street through liis lot
and he was doing so. A few words ensued.
Mr. Darracott told him to continue at liis
own risk, and Mr. Googer pulled down the
fence. Mr. Darracott swore out a warrant
charging Mr. Googerwith the criminal offense
of forcible entry. Mr. Googer was arrested.
A preliminary trial was to have been had this
morning, but owing to tlie illness of Mr.
W. II. Brooke, counsel for the
defense, it was post|>o»cd until Tuesday.
There is much expression of opinion publicly.
The claim is that the council had no right to
displace Mr. Darracott without a civil process
of law. Had this been done Mr. Darracott
would lwve been perfectly willing to have
allowed tlie point. Sheriff Googer has been
placed under a $200 bond for his appearance
^uext Tuesday.
Griffin, January 14.—[Special.]—The great
suspense that lias been hanging OTer the city
for tlie past two weeks was ended last night
at the city hall, where Marshal Bridges was
to be tried for neglect of duty on the night of
the late outrage at Patterson’s hall. Nothing
that ever occurred in Grillin lias been more
universally condemned than tlie conduct of
tlmt night, and the feeling prevailed that tlie
officers on duty were grossly negligent of
duty. The Daily News came out openly ami
put the blame on tlie proper ones, and it has
been upheld by the best element of the city.
Marshal Bridges entered a written plea of
guilty last night, claimyig that any negligence
was unintentional, expressing regrets, etc.,
promising a future faithful discharge of duty.
This was submitted to the counsel on both
sides, who agreed to submit the ease to the
council without trying it. This was done and
tlie charges dismissed. On Mon
day night the trial of Policeman
M'Kibbcn came off at the city lmll,tlie room be
ing packed with our best citizens. The trial was
one of the most exciting that ever occurred
in Georgia, and promised, at one time, to de
velop considerable feeling. It lasted until 1
o'clock, i.nd resulted in the conviction of Me
Kibben. He was lined twenty-live dollars
and costs, ami suspended for ’ thirty days.
TIius ends the matter, and the people are
thoroughly satisfied. Tlie one grand result of
these trials is that the city will never again
have a name for being disor
derly. The city council covered
themselves with glory in bringing out tlie re
sults as stated. The people would never have
been satisfied with any other result. The
rock-t hrowers have not been apprehended,
though that matter will receive due attention.
Eufaula, Ala., January 15.—[Special.]—
"William H. Locke, late potmaster here and
formerly a prominent mercl ant, suicided at
his residence, in this city, at t>:30 this morn
ing. He shot himself through the head with
a jiistol and died in thirty minutes. Mr.
Locke was armt >1 yesterday by the United
States marshal for alleged embezzlement of
government • funds, while postmaster last
July, and this seems to have driven him to
the desperate act. When he went out of the
post-office his accounts were short a consider
able amount, hut as his bondsmen paid tlie
government, it was hoped by his friends that
lie would soon pay them" back and have
the matter ended, but it is reported that one
or more of his bondsmen procured this war
rant. After liis arrest yesterday he was
allowed to go home and make liis preparations
to go to Montgomery to-day to attend Ins trial
there to-morrow. He went to the table with
his family to breakfast this morning, hut
making an excuse to leave them there went
to liic room, and laying on tlie bed fired the
fatal sliqt. lie lias recently had everything
lie possessed sold at auction to reimburse his
sorties for the moneys they paid for him.
He leAves a wife and ten children.
the two buildings will not exceed $150; no in
surance. Mr. Slaton’s loss will be over $500,
covered by insurance in the Georgia Home.
Mr. Findley’s loss is probably $800 or $900;
insured for $1,100 in same company. The
Rome banks will close at 3 p. m. instead of 4,
as heretofore.
Roswell, January II.—[Special.]—Some
important railroad meetings are being held
in Apharetta, Milton county, and Camming,
Forsyth county. The object of these meetings
is to ascertain theamountof subscription that
can be raised to continue the Roswell railroad
over the Chattahoocliie river to the above
named towns. It will require a considerable
amount of money to erect a bridge over the
river, yet we have reason to believe the people
through this section are fully aroused as to
the importance of rail communication and
will at once propose measures that will secure
them the road. It will intersect a fine coun
try and a large cotton center; will give to the
people of Milton, Forsyth and other counties
a market for their cotton which they have
long stood in need. Tlie municipal elec
tion took place yesterday. The following
were chosen for tlie ensuing year: Mayor—M.
A. Bumstead; council—.1. A. Gunter, N. L.
Sherman, W. TV. Ashley, J. Kelpin and J. H.
Burney.
Quitman, January 18.—[Special.]—A most
horrible murder was committed in tlie south
ern portii.n of our county on Saturday nigiit
last. Dan Tison, a colored man. had just re
turned from a festival and while sitting by
the fire some person or persons (unknown)
placed a double barrel shotgun through a
click in the house and fired a large load of
shot in the burr of his ear, blowing off the
ba«-K ol uis Head and producing instant death.
His step-daughter was engaged to a boy
named Randall Denson, and Tison violently
opp sed the marriage and threatened to kill
Denson on Sunday. Suspicion rested on
Denson and three others, who are now in jail
awaiting further investigation and develop
ment. Quite a number of northern people
with us, some buying homes here.
Decatur, January 18.—[Special.]—Decatur
has another valuable addition in the family of
Mr. Jack Culver, of Washington county. *We
learn lie will run a dairy farm. Mr.* M. S.
Sams has gone to Louisville, Ky., as a clerk
in the office of C. P. Atmore. Mr. W. J.
Houston has received two fine Ayreshire
calves from New York. There is a large
amount of fine stock in this vicinity. It is
proposed to reorganize the Decatur agricultu
ral club on tlie first Tuesday in February.
Such men as M. A. Candler, W. J. Houston,
J. W. Kirkpatrick, John Bvee, J. F. Edwards,
W. Neal, J. B. Wade, M. W. Johnson, T. C.
Howard, Dr. A. F. Pharr, and others, would
make a live club. Mr. John Goldsmith is
now clerking at I). H. Dougherty’s. Ear
nest M. Word is the youngest and’livest may
or in the south.
McNutt, January 14.—[Special.]—Mr. Mose
Nunallv, of Alabama, is the guest of Mr. J. C.
Nunally, his youngest brother. He has been
from among us for fifty years, but finds many
faces he readily located, and tell us that we are
well to do and be contented. Miss Frank
Nunally has gone to Conyers to attend the
marriage of her cousin, Miss Georgia Marsten.
•Two of our business men contemplate
putting up steam saw mills at an early day.
Tlie election for sheriff passed oif very
juietly and resulted in the election of J. W.
Wier. Mr. Wier is a young man and well
qualified to fill the office.
Quitman, January 11.—[Special.]—Quite a
sensation here to-day. C. Toaster, in jail
charged with a larceny, for two or three days
past has been assisting Sheriff" McNeil in
cleaning the jail and carrying out the buck
ets. This morning he was allowed to go just
outside of the jail door for that purpose,
when upon dropping his charge, lie took leg
hail, runninggoward a swamp near by. Be
ing more fleet lie left tlie sheriff, and getting
into the swamp attempted to conceal himself.
Being followed closely, however, lie dashed
off again, but McNeil shooting at him as he
ran, induced him to stop amt go back to his
former quarters. L. S. Wood has just
brought in a fine buck, weight 125 pounds,
which he killed a few miles from this place.
Ei.iierton, January 15.—[Special.]—A large
nU'"her of hands are preparing to leave here
to-morrow to work on tlie Rome extension of
the Macon and Brunswick railroad, which
will interfere seriously withthearrangements
of some of our farihers. The preliminary
trial of Messrs. Almond and others for an as
sault on Judge Oliver will commence
the county court to-morrow.
Judge Oliver is slowly improving.
A young man named R. T. Smith shot and
mortally wounded a negro child about three
yeans old, in this county, last Saturday even
ing. The cause for the deed is not known.
Smith made liis escape. Tlie child is sup
posed to be dead now. Tlie coroner has gone
to make ail investigation.
C artf.rsville, J anu ary 16.—[Special.]—The
aperior court is still in session. This week
ill be devoted to the criminal docket. There
were five convictions to-day. General Henry
R. Jackson, of Savannah, is attending court,
Tlie grand jury of last week recommended to
his excellency. Governor Colquitt, the pardon
of John W. Haney, of this county, convicted*
at the last term of the court of forgery. Ha
ney is in very bad health, and it is thought lie
cannot live long. Our clerk, Mr. F. M. Dur
ham, after a long illness, is again at his post
of duty. Captain J. L. Neal is improving
slowly.
IVfA Point, January 12.—[Special.]—The
election for mayor and aldermen resulted in
the re-election of li. F. Lanier for mayor, and
the same aldermen, with one exception, that
served last year. The election was a remarka
bly quiet one, there being no opposition
to the gentlemen elected. Tlie rail
road authorities have fitted up a real cosy lit
tle waiting room under the earshed in this
city, natch to the gratification of the traveling
public*. The public school opened last
Monday, hut owing to the bad weather the
attendance was not so good as was expected,but
West Point is proud of her school, and justly
so; for few towns of iier size can boast of such
a school where two hundred and fifty scholars
are taught yearly at no expense whatever to
parents but for Cooks.
Tuomaston, January 14.—[Special.]—The
train on the Upson county railroad com
menced this week running two trains a day
from this place to Barnesville. The change
proves a convenience to drummers who can
come, sell their goods and return same day
• without having to lay over in our burg.—-
George Starling, a colored individual living
in the county, came to town a few days ago
suffering with a bone felon on his finger. lie
procured something at the drug store for his
felon. But on returning home his finger still
remained very painful, and last night after
retiring, about 10 o'clock, found he could not
sleep and arose front his bed, laid hold of a
sma.l hatchet and cut his finger off.
Dalton January 14.—[Special.]—After
■eleven days of unceasing rain and gloomy
weather, the sun once more lends us its en
chanting ravs. All the streams in this vicin
ity are swollen considerably. Wagon roads
are almost impassable on account of so much
rain and had weather.
Miss Lelia Lowry, of Atlanta, is visiting her
cousin. Miss Matti'e Lowry, on Roberts street,
this city.
Air. S. M. Walker has just returned from a
theatrical tour through Alabama for the past
two weeks.
The doors of the Dalton library’ will be open
to visitors Monday evening next at 7 o’clock.
Rome, January 15.—[Special.]—About one
o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discov
ered on Broad street, in the confectionery
store of (i. A. Slaton. It soon burned into
the adjoining house, occupied by D. H. Find
ley as a barroom. The firemen were prompt
ly on the spot, and succeeded in a short time
in extinguishing the flames. The damage to
Mr. Sharp was absent from his store and the
clerks employed, the doors of the safe being
left open, some notorious scoundrel prized
out the vault and succeeded in getting away
with his booty. The loss is heavy on Mr,
Sharp, and he has the sympathy of his nu
merous friends in Carrollton.
Cutubeet, January 11.—A. W. Gillespie,
one of the old and reliable business men of
this place, failed on yesterday. He has al
ways been considered perfectly good. Bad
collections is the cause ot the failure. Liabil
ities, about $22,000; assets not known; but
will likely have enough to make a reasonable
settlement. From this date no more li
cense will bo issued for sale of liquors in this
county. This place is now called, the “drv
city.”
Rome January 17.—[Special.]—The recent
heavy rains have greatly swollen our rivers.
The Oostunaula has overflowed its banks in
many places, bat the favorable change in the
weather today precludes tlie possibility of a
flood. No damage has occurred so far, and it
is pot likely that any will ensue. Mr. W.
T. Comer, a workman in Noble’s foundry,
had his arm badly mashed while at work this
afternoon. Professor Allen Curr opens a
series of lectures at the opera house to-night
for the benefit of the Young Men’s Librarv
association. '
Marion Copped go, my Interest In the Cozart estate,
Worth, Te
exas, now in litigation.
Second—All real estate in this state and all other
in Fort 1
Rome, January 12.—[Special.]—There were
ninety deaths of resident Romans during the
;>ast year. This proves Rome to be one of the
Healthiest cities in the union. The recent
rains have caused a considerable rise in the
rivers, and if they continue for a few days
longer, there will be great danger of a freshet.
Vaccination among our citizens is quite
general. The question of establishing a cot
ton seed oil mill is being considered by sever
al prominent gentlemen. Mr. John A.
Johnson, a prominent and wealthy citizen of
tliis county, died this week. His funeral was
largely attended.
Dawson, January 14.—[Special].—On yes
terday a negro by the name of Aleck AVil
Hums, was arrested for the crime ot rape
upon the person of a 12 year old white girl
by the name of Mollie Ticknor. A prelimi
nary trial was had at the home of the girl’s
family, as she was not able to go to the court,
and D. F. Lawhon, the justice of the peace
who conducted the examination, aided by
the presence of ’ Solicitor-General Guerry.
committed the accused to jail. The prisoner
will doubtless get justice meted out to him
at tlie adjourned term of our superior court
week after next. i
Byron. January 14.—[Special.]—John Lee.
a colored boy 16 years of age, was killed to
day at Powersville railroad station, four miles
below Byron, by a cog-wheel attached to some
of the machinery in the engine honse.of Mr.
W. E. Warren, of that place. His left
shoulder and arm were almost entirely sever
ed from his body; only a piece of flesh*or skin
one-lialf ineh wide held them. His head and
body were otherwise mutilated. He lived
three hours after the wound, and conversed
intelligibly as to his condition.
Washington, January 12.—[Special.]—The
new year lias opened gloomily for our com
munity. Mrs. Dr. Wooften, a sister of Colo
nel L. M. Hill, died, Monday at the residence
of her brother. She was a woman of rare
Christian qualities, and was widely known
in this section of the state. Mr. Henry
Vickers, of this place, died last night from an
overdose of chloral. Mr. George Dillard is
quite low with typhoid fever. Mr. Samuel
W. Wynn was stricken last week with paralv
sis and is very sick.
Mii.i-edgevii.le, January 17.—[Special]—
Miss Lucy Tinsley second daughter of Cap
tain Howard Tinsley .died last night. She
lias been a great sufferer from rheumatism,
which finally attacking her heart, caused her
death. -The local board of trustees of our
college have commenced work on the pub
lic buildings here under the appropriation
of the last legislature. -The Methodists
will commence soon to remodel and modern
ize their parsonage. The Presbyterians are
about remodelling their church and building
a parsonage.
Gainesville, January 16.—[Special.]—The
remains of Bobbie Butts ; who died in Atlanta
last night, reached our city this evening. He
was a nephew of our ex-Mayor G. H, Prior,
and was a general favorite here. Uncle
Dan Quattlebaum, of boarding house faine,}is
lying very low at his home in this city.
He is not expected to live.
Four miles of tract on the Gainesville, Jeffer
son and Southern railroad are laid and the
work is being pushed as rapidly as the weather
will permit.
Elberton, January 17.—[Special.]—The trial
of the parties for assaulting J udge Oliver result
ed yesterday in the discharge-of Herring and
Campbell and binding Almond over in one
thousand dollar bond for his appearance at
the superior court. Mr. Smith, who is
charged with shooting a negro child last Sat
urday, has been arrested. He denies the
charge and a preliminary examination will
be had to-day. The child is still alive.
Eatonton, January 14.—[Special.]—Wc
learn that a construction train
on the Eatonton and Milledgeville railroad
ran over and killed a negro woman at the
shanties several miles this side of Milledge
ville this morning. She was walking on the
track and paid no attention to repeated sig
nals by the engines. The train was too close
upon her to be stopped in time’to save her.
Inquiry developed that she was deaf.
Thomastox, January 16. — [Special.]—
Our superior court meets this
morning, and will doubtless hold
two weeks. There are three murder cases to
be considered by the grand jury—the killing
of James T. Rose by James F. White, that of
E. B. Jackson by Dock Miller, his half brother,
and that of Ben Leonard by Ben Wilson, both
colored.
Hartwell, January 13.—[Special.]—Mar
ried at the residence of tlie bride’s father,
near Hartwell, by the Rev. Mr. Seals, Johnny
Stephens and Miss Ada Gaines. The atten
dants were Miss Anna Maxwell and Thomas
McAllister, Miss Carrie Olbome, and L. N.
Cohen, Miss Ella Brown and Mr. Allen, Miss
Sallie Su Richardson and Barto WN*b. The
presents were both numerous and handsome.
Newnan, January 13.—[Special.]—On the
10th instant, Miss Susie A. Pierson, a highly
accomplished young lady, of our town, was
married to our genial follow-townsman, Prof.
A. T. Wright, by Rev. J. H. Hall. The hap
py couple left oil the noon train Tuesday for
Eatonton, where Professor Wright has charge
of a flourishing school.
Macon, January 18.—[Special.]—The out
going passenger train for Columbus was run
into this morning at 8:15 just outside of the
car shed by the engine of a freight from Sa
vannah. * The collision turned over two
coaches. Mr. Brown Willerby, of Perry, had
an ankle severely sprained, but no other per
sons injured
Maysville, January 17.—[Special.]—A very
disastrous fire occurred here tliis morning
about 2 o’clock, the building being the dwel
ling of Mr. Hugji Atkins. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by an act of an in
cendiary. Most all of the household goods
were saved; loss $2,000.
Daulonega, January 11.—[Special.]—Wm.
H. Logan, aged 38 years, died suddenly at his
home in White county on the morning of the
9th. He was a merchant, and one of the
wealthiest men in White county, and leaves
a wife and four children.
Col. Price is again at liis office after a
week’s confinement from a severe bilious
attack.
•
Greexesboro, January 17.—[Special]—Mrs.
Sarah Wilson, nee Miss Poullain, of tliis place,
died in Macon City, Mo., on Thursday last.
Her remains, accompanied by her husband
and three little children, reached here last
night. They will he interred in our cemetery
this afternoon.
Elberton. January 11.— [Special.] —The-
failure of Mr. Joseph Straup, of this place,
with large liabilities and small assets, created
quite a commotion. The stock of goods have
gone into the hands of a receiver, Mr. W. B.
Henry, who will dispose of the same as rap
idly as possible.
Carrollton, January 13.—[Special.]—Some
where between the hours of 10 and 3 o’clock
to-day the safe of Mr. A. F. Sharp, merchant
of this place, was robbed of over $700 Whil e
Decatur, January 16.—Professor S. M.
Ainsworth, of Athens, Alabama, committed
suicide at that place this morning by stab
bing himself four times in the left breast. No
cause is known for the act.
Barnesville, January 17.—[Special.]—Mr.
G. B. Ozburn, an old citizen of our town, died
here this morning. Country people are
coming already with empty wagons.
Leary, January 14.—[Special.]—The negro
that Sheriff Gladden shot while trying to
make his escape is dead.
What the Paper* Say.
A HISTORY OF AN UNHAPPY LIFE, AND ITS SAD
ENDING
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The trial of Marion F. Coppedge, alias
Francis Marion Coppedge, alias Cozart, alias
Three-fingered Jack, charged with the murder
of his wife, was resumed yesterday in the
first recorders court before Judge Davey.
Janies C. Walker, attorney for tlie commit
tee of safety, represented the state, while
Frank Herbert. Judge W. L. Evans and R.
W. Knickerbocker defended the accused.
The first witness placed on the stand was
Lawyer Alfred E. Billings, who testified that
he witnessed a will, drawn up by Frank Her
bert, notary public, for Mary Elizabeth Cozart
in favor of her husband, Francis Marion Cop
pedge.
A will was then shown to witness and he
identified it as the one he had signed. He
identified Coppedge as the man who was
present after the signing of the will. The will
was then read, and was as follows
states.
Third—My diamond ring, stones, diamond pin
and ear-rings, and all other jewelry,
Fourth—All my household furnituae.
Fifth—I bequeath to Francis Marion Coppedge mv
life insurance policy in the Stonewall insurance
company of Mobile, for $5,000. now in the name of
Mary E. Cozart.
Sixth—All my wearing apparel.
The will, which was duly signed and wit
nessed, was made part of the evidence.
Other witnesses were placed on the stand,
and they corroborated the testimony of pre
vious witnesses.
Henry Scheffer, the tailor who occupied the
lower floor oi the house, 169 Dryades street,
where the tragedy occurred, after corrobora
ting the evidence ot Mrs. eibel, stated that
while the unfortunate woman was dying,
Coppedge knelt down beside her, and, taking
a knife from his pocket, cut open her dress
and took from her pocket a red pocket-book.
He counted the money while leaning over
her dying remains, and after placing it in the
pocket-book left the room.
The court sent the accused to the criminal dis
trict court on the charge of murder, there to
be tried by a jury. His bail was fixed at
$5,000, but as he could not furnish it he was
remanded to the parish prison.
One remarkable feature in the trial was the
number of names or aliases of the accused.
When he first came to the city he gave his
name as Cozart. On the night on which liis
wife was killed he told the police officer his
name was Marion Francis Coppedge and was
arrested under that name.
When the will was produced it was signed,
“Francis Marion Coppedge.”
The following, clipped from the Jackson
Tribune and Sun, gives the history of the
victim of this tragedy:
Many of our Jackson readers will remember Miss
Mary Cozart. She was the daughter of a most esti
mable widowed lady of this city, who died many
years ago. She has relatives still living in Jackson
and in other parts of Tennessee. While yet in the
bloom of youth she married a Mr. Fitzgerald, in
thiseitv. It was an unhappy mateh, and soon
ended In separation and divorce. The unhappy
wife shortly after this sad experience in youthful
love, went to Mobile, where she is supposed to have
married a Mr. John Dei'auw. For many years this
alliance seemed to be a happy one. But in 1S80
trouble came, and a separation occurred. As the
story goes, Mrs. DePauw, nee* Miss Cozsrt. went
north, and in July, 1SS0, married one Cop
pedge, in Hannibal, Missouri. The next heard of
them was in Austin, Texns, where a little boy was
adopted by the childless woman, from an asylum.
The next known about her was in New Orleans,
where she and her husband had elegant rooms in a
boarding house. Now comes the final tragedy of an
unhappy life. She was shot and killed in her room
In New* Orleans last week. The husband and
adopted child were all that witnessed the shooting
and death. A11 the facts and circumstances poiut
o Coppedge as the murderer.
It is a sad story. The murdered woman’s life was
full of disappointments, of harsh treatment and of
bitter sorrow. That she was faultless we will not
undertake to say. but her sad life illustrates the
misery which a false step in early life almost inva
riably brings. She died a death which, in one way
or another, most women die who cut loose from
home and friends and the sweet restraints of the
accepted laws of society, and embark on the tern
pestuous sea of adventure.
We cannot close this tragic (and God knows how
sadly we have written it) story without adding that
all the relatives of the unhappy woman, whose
history and death are briefly given, are most respec-
able and worthy.
suicide in eufaula.
Macon Telegraph.
The news of a very unfortunate affair in
Eufaula readied us yesterday morning. From
a gentleman who lives near the residence of
tlie suicide, and who was among the first to
reach him after tlie fatal shot was fired, we
obtained the following particulars: W. H.
Locke, brother of R. D. Locke, a well-known
republican now holding a government posi
tion in'Wasliington, lias been postmaster at
Eufaula for a long time. About a month
ago liis accounts were found to he incorrect,
whether by reason of crookedness or errors is
not said, and he was temporarily suspended,
gentleman by. tlie name of Russell
being put in his place. The
bondsmen of Locke were called
upon to make good the alleged deficit, which
amounted to something like $7,000. Two of
the bondsmen had Locke arrested, but his at
torneys said they would be responsible for his
forthcoming, and he was released on Saturday
last.. He told his attorneys he would be on
hand if he was alive. On Sunday mom in-
Mr. Locke arose in exceedingly deprcssei
spirits. He had the idea that while inno
cent of any crime in connection
with the matter, he was being hounded to
death by his over-cautious bondsmen. Tlie
idea so worked upon him that he took his
pistol and in his own house, before an
of his family could stay his liant
placed the pistol to * his temple
and fired. He fell across the bed dead, and in
this position was found by his neighbors, who
heard the pistol shot and camh rushing in.
He had a very large family of children who
are thus summarily deprived of support. We
learn that Mr. Locke had a large number of
friends in Eufaula who are satisfied that he
could have fully explained and made good
his apparent discrepancies. As it was, he
felt as if he was being unjustly accused and
maliciously persecuted, and was thus driven
to commit the deed.
A circus man.
Savannah News.
While Coup's circus was in Atlanta a young
man about sixteen or eighteen years of age
became infatuated witii the tinsel and glare
of the saw dust ring, and run away from his
comfortable home to join tlie company. He
followed them to Jacksonville, where he was
taken sick and was left behind. He was eon
fined to his bed for several days, and when he
recovered was out of funds, but managed to
reach Savannah through the assistance of
some kindly disposed persons. After arriv
ing here lie went down to the wharf of the
steamer Katie and begged to be allowed the
privilege of working his way on the steamer
to Augusta. The officers* needed no extra
help, and declined to comply with the young
man’s request, but*'lie was so importunate
that they finally yielded, and assigned him to
some slight duty. When the steamer was
near Purysburg, about 9 o’clock on Tuesday
night, on her trip to Augusta, the young man
was accidentally drowned. He was, it appears,
moving about the deck, when his foot struck
ajainst something which caused him to lose
his balance and he tumbled into the river.
The night was dark, and the steamer being
under way at the time, it was impossible to
render him assistance promptly. Every effort
was made to rescue him, but to no purpose,
and he was drowned. He had stated that he
lived in Atlanta, where his mother resides,
and that lie had run away to join the circus,
but he failed to give his* name, and it is not
known who lie was. He was, as stated, ap
parently between 16 and 18 years of age,
about 5 feet 5 inches in height, slim built, and
of dark complexion.
Hill’s execution, and witnessed it, and the
child is almost a fac simile of tlie hanging
body—its head thrown back, is blackened as
if by strangulation, and the limbs are held in
identically the same position as assumed by
the culprit’s. It was born dead.
AVavnIile KaUerlitti.
The population of Galveston, Texas, is 27,420.
Knoxville, Tennessee, is to have water-works.
Owensboro. Ky., is to have a new opera house.
Norfolk, Virginia,is to have a board of commerce.
Bii-aingham, Alabama, is to have a $75,000 hotel.
A Tampa, Florida, man has corn in full silk and
ssj!.
All the streams in Central Kentucky are on a
boom.
Texas has 4,600,000 head of sheep, valued at $13,
soo.uno.
Art.-sian wells are being sunk in different parts of
Arkansas.
Florida state fair commences near Jacksonville
January 21st:
Artificial stone for building is manufactured at
Tampa. Florida.
One Hillsboro, Fla., man has eight acres of land
in tomato vines.
Alabama has nearly a half million dollars in her
state treasury.
On the docket of the court of appeals of Kentuck v
there are 1.271 cases.
Nearly 2,000,000 oranges have been shipped from
Tampa this season.
Watermelons were eaten at a hotel in Orange City,
Fla., on Christmas day.
Scarcely any oranges were raised on the guU eoast
of Mississippi this year.
Many of the persecuted Russian Jews are settliug
in different parts of Mississippi,
Many of the Nashville, Tennessee, business men
want the penitentiary removed.
In Mississippi there are 103,640 horses, 115,000
ulos and l,739,660 hogs.
A party of Italian emigrants have settled on the
Florida Southern railway.
More grain has been sown in Son.th Carolina this
season, than any other since the war.
Birmingham, Alabama, is on a boom, a dozen
new buildings are to be put up at once.
Seventeen thousand dollars’ worth of sponge, in
one pile, was recently sold at Key West.
Mr. I.. II. Babb, near Brandon. Miss., had 39 me
rino sheep killed by dogs one night last week.
The guava trees around Tampa, Florida, have at
this time ripe fruit, green fruit aud blooms upon
them.
The count of cattle for 1SS1 in Texas is 460,000
head. The estimated value of these is about $10,
000,(XX).
There arc 72 cases of small-pox and varioloid in
Richmond, Virginia, hospital, ana 26 in the city
proper.
Mr. A. Kennedy, of Blount county, Tennessee, is
SO years old, has been married twice aud Has 26
children.
Six hundred and one convicts in the Arkansas
penitentiary. Over one hundred of the number
are murderers.
In Alabama tncrc are six million five hundred
thousand seres of government laud, aud eleven
million in timber.
The Lawrcnceburg, Tennessee, cotton factories
are ail kept running on full time and ate unable to
supply the demand.
There is more railroad building now going on in
Arkansas Ilian in any otiier state of the union, with
the exception of Texas.
Major Bellamy, of Jefferson county. Florid,
killed two hogs which weighed net 1,150 pounds
They yielded 150 pounds of lard.
X stick of yellow pine timber.nt Waycross railroad,
can be seen that measures fourteen inches at the
small end, aud is ninety-four feet long.
A planter near Newport, Arkansas, proposes to
lay out 100 acres in water melons the coming sea
son, for export to St. Louis and other cities.
One McDaniel, a colored man of Tishoniago
-ounty, Mississippi, stole some soda, as he thought,
but after he had used it in biscuit, it turned out to
be rat poison and killed him.
A meeting of Kentucky ministers will take place
on the third Wednesday in February, at Lexington,
to take steps for the suppression of whisky produc
tion and consumption in that state.
There are 500 inmates at the Mississippi state lu
natic asylum. On Christmas day a dinner was
given them, and among other things seventy-five
turkeys, sixty-five gallons of coffee graced
tables.
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on Saturday last, and noticed several bales of
mysterious looking bark on the platform of
F. F. Putney’s store. We inquired what it
was, and learned that it was cotton root bark.
Mr. Putney bad bought it from different per
sons in tlie neighborhood, and had packed it
up into bales, exactly as the cotton staple is
packed, for shipment to Boston, where
it is used in the manufac
ture of medicines. Tlie roots
cotton plants are straight and generally very
smooth, and can be readily stripped of their
bark. Mr. Putney informed us that the bark
was worth from six to seven cents per pound.
It really seems now that there ought to be
some money in cotton culture. There is de
mand for the entire plant and everything
produces. Tlie factories want tlie staple for
thread and cloth, the oil mills want tlie seed
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The Arraignment of the Prisoners Before the Jury.
Catlettsburg, Ky., January 17. — Tlie
court convened at 9 o’clock tliis morning.
Judge McGinnis, of West Virginia, is on the
bench with Judge Brown. Prisoner Neal on
entering the court room appeared as collected
as usual. The workof empanneling the jury
was concluded, and the jury was sworn.
Some excitement was created by the intro
duction into the court room of a crowbar and
ax, the weapons used to kill Miss Thomas.
Neal pleaded not guilty and the court ad
journed till 1 p. m.
Standing room could not be obtained in tlie
court house this afternoon Fifty-three wit
nesses were sworn for the prosecution and de
fense.
George Ellis was placed on the stand at 2
o’clock and was questioned by Judge Ire
land. He reiterated liis confession to the
jury. His story was remarkably straight,
and in the cross-examination the witness
did not deviate from liis stories heretofore.
Neal, the prisoner, fastened a vicious stare on
Ellis when, tlie latter was put on the stand,
and scarcely moved his eyes during Ellis’s
story. A crow-bar about six feet long and
weighing about twenty-five pounds, and a
rusty axe, were handed Ellis, and he
recognized them ils the veritable weapons
with which Neal and Craft killed thechildren.
The weapons were also examined by the jury.
It is untrue that Ellis is failing mentally and
physically. - He is evidently gaining in
strength and courage. At one jioint in the
cross-examination he laughed at a question
asked him. He talked low, but rather dis
tinctly, and the jury were compelled to move
nearer the witness stand to hear him.
Itappearsto be the disposition of the defense
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The excitement is growing more intense,
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;o in and out witnout handcuffs. Craft’s trial
las been changed to next Monday and Ellis’s
to the following day.
tv b; the Demon Lett Kentm-ky.
From the Texas Siftings.
A good many years ago. when a certain place in
Texas was a very small town, quire a number of
prominent citizens went out on a bunting expedi
tion. One night, when they were all gathered
around the camp fire, one of the party suggested
that each man should give the time ana reason for
his leaving his native state and coming to Texas,
whereupon each one in turn told bis experience.
Judge Blank had killed a man in self defense, and
Arkansaw, General Soandso, had forged another
man’s signature to a check, while another came to
Texas on account of his having two wives. The
only man who did not make any disclosures was a
sanctimonious looking old man who, although a
professional gambler, was usually called “Parson.*’
“Well, Parson, why did you leave Kentucky?”
‘•I don’t care to sav anything about it. Besides it
was only a trifle. None of you would believe me
anyhow’.” ,
“Out with i»! Did you shoot anybody?”
“No gentlemen, I did not. Since yon want to
know so bad. I’ll tell you. I left Kentucky because
I did not build a church.”
Deep silence fell on the group. No such excuse
for coming to Texas ever had been heard of before.
There was evidently an unexplained mystery at
the bottom of it. The “parson” was called on to
urnish more light. .
•‘Well, gentlemen, you see a congregation raised
three thousand dollars and turned it over to me to
build the church, and I didn’t build tlie church.
That’s all.”
lie Spoke from Experience.
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