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FAYETTEVILLE LBUrtggs fhe CONSTITUTION. V OLUME xrv TUESDAY MORjSQXG, APRIL 4, 1882. PRICE 5 CENTS THE WEEK EPITOMIZED. NARRATING THE HISTORY OF SEV EN DAYS. Proceeding, at Home and Abroad—The Politic! and Perversities oftho Old World-The Ways of tbe People at Uome. and the Crimea and Amusement* in which They Indulge. TJIK AH VENT OF THE BOUDEN. Danville, Va., April 1.—Information just received here that Hnerift William Estes, of Stokes county, N. C., was shot on the 150th ult,, while robbing his own office. He left home to he absent some days, and directed his wife not to allow any one to stay all night, and at the same time gave her the safe key. About dark one of the neighbors-came to his house, and Mrs. Estes having raised no objection he went off to the room to spend, the night. After he had retired two men came to the house and asked leave to stay, and Mrs. Estes objected. They, however, went in and de manded the safe key, threatening to kill her if she refused it. She rail up stairs, informed ber guest and was told by him to go down, deliver the key and say nothing of his pres ence. The men then proceeded to rob the safe, and while thus engaged Mrs. Estes's friend came down and killed both of the men. Upon examination it was found that one of the men was the sheriff, who had disguised himself, and the other was one of his neigh bors. A VIRGINIA EXECUTION. Chatham, Pittsylvania County,'March 31.— hoc Wright, colored, was liiinghereatll o’clock this morning for the murder of Cole man Arthur, white, on February 5th, 1881. He walked to the gallows, situated about one hundred and lifty yards from the jail. The Danville Grays acted as guards. Whilestand ing on the platform, jus', before the trap door was sprung, a rejiorter asked him if he com mitted the murder. He answered, “I did not," which were the only words spoken by him after leaving the jail. The drop was four feet, and his neck was broken by the full. He died with scarcely a struggle. But a small crowd was in attendance. The affair was con ducted in a decent, quiet and orderly man ner. The hanging was private, only the offi cers of the court and the representatives of the press being present. A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. Detroit, March .'50.—A terrible tragedy oc curred at Crawford settlement, eight miles south of Farwell yesterday, in which a man named Jacob Smith, aged about G-'j, was killed by a man named Joseph Bucher. It appear thnt Smith, who is a resident of Harrison, went to Bucher’s with Mrs. Buclier, who lias been divorced from her husband, to get her children. Buclier refused to give up the chil dren and Smith turned to leave, whereupon Bucher struck him with h?s fist and followed it up by a blow from a wooden mallet, crush ing liis victim’s skull and killing him on the spot. He was afterwards arrested. Bucher is about 45, and one of the earliest settlers of Clare county. He was a man of violent tem per, it is said, while Smith was quiet and peaceable. GARFIELD’S PEACE MEDAL. Under every president there is struck off at the mint, for disiribution among the friendly Indians, what is known as a m«iai >> "peace medal. The peace medal for the Garfield administra tion lias just befn received at the treasury de partment. It is of silver. On the obverse side is the lettering, “Janies A. Garfield, President of the United Siates/’ and running in cirunlw fojm arpi'itd the medal. In (the center of the lettering is a raised head of Garfield, with the date 1881 below. On the reverse side is a border scene; its figures are a farmer and an Indian engaged in agricultural pursuits together. It is considered one of the handsomest peace medals that has ever been struck oil'. THE NIHILIST CONSPIRATORS. The latest number of the “Will of the Peo ple,” the nihilist organ, published at St. Pe tersburg, dated February, urges a continua tion of the organization of conspiracy, not withstanding the reprisals of the government. “The Will of the People” mentions that a brother of the woman Tesentieva, one of the nihilists recently arrested at St. Petersburg, has been urrested, also an escaping convict, on whom were found lists of names, leading to numerous arrests at Enaterinburg, Trunen, Tomsu, and Kuzune. The “Will of the Peo ple" declares that the reactionary holy league has decided even to use assassination'in com batting the nihilists. A DESPERATE AFFRAY. A desperate affray has occurred at Cloglinn, in Kings county, Ireland, between the sol diers and some “emergency men.” The latter discharged their revolvers. There were several arrests.* An attempt was made to blow up a house belonging to Mr. Mahon, agent of Lord Clonbrock’s estate. A quantity of dynamite was placed in the window and exploded. The inmates, live in number, were uninjured, but the house was partly demolished. No arrest. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. An explosive shell was thrown into a house near Letter Kenny, county Donegal, Jo day Tied Mollis WeM cohlplsteiy destroyed. j required to dismiss all their Christian ser vants. FIVE MEN LYNCHED. Denver. April 1.—A special from Pueblo says that word reached there last night that after the lynching of the two cattle thieves here night before last, the mob, which had been increased from 12 to 25 men, rode about 10 miles out of town to where the two Chas tain brothers and Frank Orsley were stopping, and capturing the three men marched them into the grove and hanged them, thus mak ing five men lynched for cattle stealing yes terday within a distauce of ten miles. REMOVING A STENOGRAPHER. Speaker Kiefer, contrary to custom, re moved Stenographer Hayes in order to make room for a favorite. Mr. Stephens brought the matter to the attention of the bouse, by a resolution referring the question to the judi ciary committee. Quite a scene was raised by tin's practical impeachmentof the speaker. Mr. Stephens declares his intention of push ing the question to the utmost. CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS. The committee on contested elections in congress exhibits a disposition to report against every democrat whose seat is contest ed. The latest case is thnt of Mackey against Dibble, from South Carolina. The democratic members of the house, however, have con cluded that this policy has gone far enough, and in the future intend to fight all such re ports. THE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL. For several weeks congress lias been deba ting the tariff commission bill. The senate has already passed tjie measure, but it is still pending in the house of representatives, which body it is confidenMy expected to pass. •JL’he bill provides for a commission of nine members, to be appointed by the presi dent and confirmed by the senate who are to revise the tariff and report within two years THE RICHMOND FIRE. On Sunday, March' 26, Richmond was vis ited by a disastrous fire, in which the bridge over the James river and a large number of manufacturing establishments were burned. The loss is estimated at $<500,000 Several lives were lost. THE MASON SENTENCE. Judge Advocate-General Swaim has made his report to the secretary of war on the find ings of the court martial in the case of Ser geant Mason. He holds that the sentence of the court martial is invalid by reason of cer tain irregularities and informalities in the proceedings of the court. PHOEBE’S AMBITION. Miss riitebe Cousins, the well-known wo man suffrage advocate, of St. Louis, has ap plied to President Arthur to be appointed one of the five commissioners to reorganize Utah under the recent act of congress. A dpinerous!y%igncd petition for her appoint ment will be sept to the president in a few days. . SWISS EMIGRATION, Four hundred and fifty peasants from the Bernese Oberland have left Fhur for the United States. These emigrants are de scribed as the flower of the population. They are mostly possessed of fair means, but are compelled to emigrate by the depression of agriculture. FIRES IN HUNGARY. A dispatch from Pesth, Hungary, reports that sixty houses and fifty outbuildings at Boescerfa, and 248 houses at Parks, have been burned, and several hundred families are in a destitute condition. GEORGIA’S GALE. MORE FACTS ABOUT THE G: STATE STORM. Furthsr Details of the Ravages of the Elements on Monday sad Tuesday—Houses Wrecked In San. dersvlUe—In Chatham aid Quitman Counties—Bullock and Effingham. CAUSED BY A LAWSUIT. St. Louis. March 30.—G. Bookhoul, a repu table, citizen of Archer county, Texas, was called out of his house a night or two ago by W. W. Parker, his son Theodore, and a man named Bowles, and riddled with bullets. The affair grew out of a lawsuit in which Parker got worsted. A BANK TELLER’S SUICIDE. Washington, March 30.—Jacob W. Kerr, until recently paying teller of the Bank of the Republic, killed liimself to-day. He left a note saying: “Realizing that I have expend ed money belonging to others to an extent I can never repay, I have sought this relief from dishonor, sorrow and disgrace.” SENATOR HILL’S HEALTH. Senator Hill's many friends in Washington are delighted to read the good news that Mrs. Hill writes from Philadelphia. Telegrams to day say he is more comfortable than he lias been in several weeks. The wound shows signs of fast healing. A N OLD MAN’S SUICIDE. Louisville, March 30.—Allen Fox, eighty- one years old, cut his throat to-night, mor tally wounding himself. He was an old and wealthy citizen, and the father-in-law of John Finzer, tobacco manufacturer. cutting off his nose. Dispatches from Ireland report a case in which a band of disguised men cut off the nose of a man because in a poor law guardian contest he canvassed in opposition to the can didate of the lnnd leaguers. DAKOTA’S ADMISSION. The senate committee on territories by a party vote of four republicans against three democrats decided to report back the bill for the admission of Dakota with a recommenda tion for its passage, THE CLOTl’RF. IN ENGLAND. j The government is desirous of adopting a j Foretsfi Siw*. new ride of procedure, called cloture, being j There are .15,000 French troops in Tunis, eqiii valent t» culling the previous question in The czar of lUissia will be crowned in September. American assemblies. This measure is de manded for the purpose of suppressing the obstructive targes c f the Irish mem bers. A \ote on a prelimina ry’ • .P,.* bf the question, taken on t nuav showed the government to have a majority of nearly one hundred. The condi- *>op. of affairs in Ireland is very unsa’isfacto- jty. The coercion laws expire in September, Dnt will be renewed. Warrants have been is sued for the arrest of six more Irish members of parliament. LAWLESSNESS IN IRELAN4. Dunns, April 1.—Arthur Herbert, the jus tice of the peace who was shot dead on Thurs day, while returning from Castle Island petty sessions, was the person whose expression of regret that the poFce had not tired upon the riotous mob, was sometime ago, the subject of discussion in the house of commons. Since his murdereleven lambs that belonged to him have been maliciously stabbed. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Cleveland. O,, April I.—Early this morn ing Henry ltenlioff, forty-five years an em ploye of the Bee Line, was found in an out building lying unconscious in a large pool of blood, with an ugly gash on his nedt. He was taken into his dwelling and cared for. He soon revived and finding himself still alive, the razor not yet having been removed from his clenched hand, he made efforts to cut his throat aguin, and was restrained with great difficulty. He will probably recover. Despondency is the supposed cause. THE STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA. Special dispatch to The Constitution. Pittsburg, March 27. — A special from Evnnsburg, Crawford county, Pa., says that during a severe gale yesterday afternoon, a three story brick house in course of construc tion was blown down, and William Hunt and Frank McDonald were killed; John Houser and William Sliarle fatally and five others slightly injured. A similar accident occurred here to-dav, the wind blowing down a frame li0U96 and fatally injuring John Atkinson and Patrick Gavin, two workmen. THE JEWISH PERSECUTION*. A dispatch to the Sl Petersburg Herald from Kicff says that the authorities of that city have ordered the Jews to abandon their residences in the “poval” or commercial quarter, and remove to the suburbs on the oilier side of the canal. They have also or dered all Jewish domestics.<unless authorized Serious labor disturbances are reported from Spain. Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin, has been created a cardinal. The anniversary of the Sicilian vespers passed off quietly iu Italy. A magistrate has been assassinated in Ireland, and all of his livestock mutilated. The marriage of Prince Leopold, of England, will be t>oslponcd on account of the prince’s sickness. The ecclesiastical bill, for the benefit of the Cath olic church.has been adopted by the Prussian land- lag. The czar of Russia and the emperor of Germany have exchanged congratulations. This is said to mean peace. In deference to a request from the United States government, the British government has respited the sentence of Dr. Lamson fur two weeks. Domestic Dots. An Indian murderer has been hanged in Alaska. Three men were burned to death by the Rich mond fire. In a powder explosion near San Francisco eleven men were killed. Counterfeiters have been arrested in Detroit and Little Rock duiiug the past week. It is not believed that Dakota will be admitted into the union of states by the present congress. Eleanora Springs hotel, at Maysville, twelve miles from Pittsburg, wss totally destroyed by fire Saturday morning: loss. $138,000. The American government has appealed to the British government for clemency toward Dr. Lam- son, recently convicted rf the murder of his broth er-in-law. |f,The Galveston News’ Trinity special says the first spike of the Trinity and Sabine railroad was driven Saturday. The constructiou is to be actively ad vanced. The county conventions for the appointment of delegates to the coming constitutional convention i f U tab are being held, only monogamists are being selected. The convention meets on April 10, just as the spring conference closes. In Philadelphia. Judge Pierce, on Saturday, over ruled John W. Keeley’s demurrer and order ed him te> make known bis process in the way indi cated in bill filed by the Keeley motor company. This is to compel him to divulge his secret ol the motor. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, held Saturday afternoon iu Memphis, the plan for a consolidation with the Last Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad was favored, and the stockholders have been called to meet on the 221 of June to confirm the proposed consolidation. New York, April 1.—The receipts of cotton at all interior towns aie 31,589: receipts from plantations, 33,599; crop in sight, 4,986,752. The total visible I supply of cotton for the world is 5.953,836. of which to reside in Kieff, to relinquish their situa- j j,i35.9U is American against 3,018,778'and 2,491,448 lions and leave the town. The Jews are respectively last year. From the Sandersville Herald. The equinoctial storm, as it may properly be called, began on Sunday afternoon as a rainstorm, continuing with but little inter mission until Tuesday evening. The rain fall was at times very heavy, attended with frequent thundering and lightnings, and about J1 o’clock on Monday a violent tor nado extending not more than 200 or 300 yards in width, made a destructive sweep through portions of the county. The rapid ly flying clouds with frequent muttering thunder, and the brief but oft recurring flashes of lightning, heralded the near advent of the dread storm king. The ominous roar, the immediate precursor of the desolating monarch, was heard in the city, but the dark, frightful masses of clouds with a sullen roar seemed to rift, sending a large volume on each side of this immediate locality’. A driving rain at once came on. and though its descent served to allay the fears to some ex tent of the dreaded cyclone, as the destruc tive blast usually precedes the falling rain, yet the awful force of the storm was seen in tlie violence with which the sheets of de scending rain were driven. The storm had blown over, and though a cloudy livery yet overcast the heavens, "all had become calm when tidings were brought in that considerable damage was done in the south end of the town to trees and fencing, and that a serious disaster liad occurred at the plantation of Hon. J. T. Youngblood, some four miles southwest of SandersvHle. So far as we have learned at this writing this is the first place in the county struck by the storm. Two large shelters were blown down, one of which fell on seven mules. One mule got. himself out. One only was killed out right, his neck being broken. Three others have broken legs or are otherwise bruised and injured, while three others do not seem seri ously hurt. The account we have from Judge Youngblood, who visited the wreck soon,after the storm. A large wagon shelter wAFalso blown down, three wagons broken and syrup kettle upset. He also states that the beauti ful mulberry grove in the yard was almost entirely destroyed. His loss he estimates at $800 or $1,000. This was about the extent of the damage in that vicinity, nor did he see any evidences of the storm at any other place between the city and his plantation, in san'dersville. The greatest damage sustained Was in the southern part of the city. The shade and fruit trees on the lot occupied ’by Mr. J. R. Wieker were generally blown down, also on the lot of Mrs. Z. Roughton they were badly broken or blown down, while "the fencing on these and other lots adjacent was leveled in many places. The telegraph poles were also thrown down and the wires prostrated. Some other trees on Harris street weye blown down, and some fencing demolished east of Eureka mills. Passing from town the cy clone arose and again descended near the' E lacc of Mr. T. J. Jackson, occupied by Mr. evin Lord, on the Dnvisboro road. This house was completely wrecked, and its timbers scattered in every direction. Hr. Lord,an aged man,had !nntt badly hur*. iu ’■ we learn it is not broken, as at first it was sup posed to be. His wife and grand daughter were also hurt by the falling timbers, the lat ter quite seriously. His grand-son we learn was n*t seriously hurt. Judge Newman, the thoughtful ordinary, learning of their home less and suffering condition, kindly sent con veyances and had them brought to the Dug gan house in this city, where, they will be comfortably provided for. Mr. Jonas Hart ley’s place near by next suffered from the ravages of the relentless destroyer. Here every house was prostrated except the dwel ling, which was unroofed and lifted up and borne several feet from its former site; fortu nately no one seriously hurt. The next evi dences of the devastating march of the cy clone are to be seen in the destruction of the beautiful oak forest grove at Sisters church. So great is the wreck of timber here that a circuitous road far to the rear is now used by travelers along this highway. The trees are generally wrenched off, leaving a broken stump of several feet while the trunks and laps lie in the wildest confusion with their tops pointing in various directions. A stately oak, standing in front of the church, that has for over a half century afforded shelter to those seeking its friendly shade, and that had doubtless breasted the storms of centuries, bowed to the blast and lies prostrate on the ground. We are glad to state that notwith standing tlie awful destruction of the timber, ihe cliurcli is unharmed. Sweep ing on to the northeast, several out buildings on Mr. Thomas Salter’s place were unrooted, fencing destroyed, and fodder stocks swept away. The dwelling of Mr. D. G. (Doc) Watkins comparatively new, as tb.a former one was burned some three years since, was leveled -, T ith the ground, the front sill vy«S carried at least 100 yards. Mr. WatUitls with his wife and four children were In the building when it- was struck-, but mar velous to tell, Mrs. Watkins was the only one hurt. She was struck by a Window post and is quite seriously injured. The large and strongly built gin house of Mr. Bryant Wat kins next was hurled to the ground as a toy in a giant’s hand. We learn that the plantation of Mrs. Hooks, beyond Warthen, was visited by a cyclone on Monday, we presume a parallel current of the one detailed above. Several outbuildings were destroyed, we learn, and negro houses blown down, but no destruction of life so far as ascertained. On the Warthen homestead, this side of the village, a new framed build ing was blown down level with the floor, but its occupants, a colored man and his wife and three children, were unhurt. The track of each of these cyclones on Monday is said to be identically * tbe same as that marked by each In the year 1874. The breadth of the cyclone on Monday varied at different points from 100 to 400 yards. These losses will bear heavily upon the unfortunate sufferers, who ia common with the people of this section generally, are already oppressed by the great stringency caused by the sad failure of the crop of las; year. CHATHAM COUNTY. From the Savannah News. The rain, which commenced on Monday afternoon, developed into a fearful shower about eight o’clock, which lasted nearly half an hour. It then ceased until about twelve o’clock, when, accompanied by a strong wind, the rain commenced, and gradually increased in violence from three o'clock until nearly five yesterday morning, when it came down in perfect torrents, and the wind increased in velocity. The streets were literally flooded, and great pools of water were seen in various parts of the city. There was, fortunately, no damage done in the city or immediate vicini ty, if we except the destruction of one of the large pines on the eastern side of the fountain in Forsyth park. This tree was snapped in twain about twenty feet from the ground. We learn from Conductor Blanchard, of the Charleston and Savannah railway, who arrived here yesteiday morning, that a number of trees along the line of the road were blown down between this city and Graliamville, and several of the telegraph poles were prostrated. At Ferrebeeville, three miles this side of Gra- hamville, the storm was very severe. The residence of Mr. Henry Mew, near the station, was*' vnroofed. the piazzas blown entirely away, and the store adjoining was toppled comp etely over, and presented the appear ance of being wrecked. So far as we heard there .vas no loss of life. r . BURKE COUNTY. From the Waynesboro Herald. Broke county was visited by a terrible rain and v ind storm on Monday about 12 o’clock, whit ' carried destruction in its path. From whit we can learn it was a regular cyclone, extending but a few hundred yards in width. We first hear of it as visiting the plantation of ' •. L. D. Jonnson, near the Jefferson line. Mr. William Lawson’s house was bio' 1 down, a chilld was killed and a woman fatr. »- injured; several houses on the Rocky creei bridge belonging to the Miller estate were blown down and tenants slightly injur ed; considerable damage was done on what js known as the Saxon place, belong ing to Dr. Steiner; Colonel J. J. Jones and Mr. E. ■ A. Carter, near town, also suffered from tlie fury of tlie wind. At the residence of.Ji r. J. M.Ward the saddest occurrence took place. His kitchen was blown down and his little boy Gilbert was crushed to death be neath the falling timbers. Miss Dunlap, a .sister of Mrs.Ward, was also seriously injured by a tailing tree. All along this route, which is near twenty miles in length, fences are blown down and the roads are blockaded with fallen trees. It was the fiercest and most de structive storm that lias visited this section in years. QUITMAN COUNTY. From the Cuthbert Appeal. Many startling reports have been heard con cerning the storm that swept over a portion of this and adjoining counties last Monday night. Of course we cannot credit them all, and it is difficult to ascertain fully’ the extent of t’r i damages. We learn that every house on tjie Magruder place, just in the edge of Clay ■ ounty, was blown down, also the dwell ing ail’d carriage house of Dr. Dobbins, and the fcin house on Mr. Gay’s, Mr. Shaw's and Mr. Holloway’s places, besides all the fencing and out houses were blown to the ground. Two negroes, we hear, were badly’ injured, but no one killed outright so far as heard. The iiouse on Mr. Sam Stubbs’s place was also blow n down, and many others suffered more or It v- from the storm that we fail to remem ber. BULLOCH COUNTY. Fror, he Savannah News. D' . loch County, Ga., March 28.—A terrific torrj Jo passed over a portion of our county’ last plight about 2 o’clock, sweeping nearly ovei thing in itspath. A large oak was blown dovJ. and crushed in the house of Mr. W. S. He. . i, killing his wife aad infant baby in- stnJ 1/and injuring liitn badly. There was but;one small building left in the place. A larg t oak standing in the yard that had stood tlie • torms of many years was torn up by the root -. t.Al'RENS AN’D MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. Fror.'. the Eastman Times. Mi -Iae, Ga., March 28,18S2.—It has been raini. g most of the time for the last 48 hours. Creeks are getting up very high. A tornado pass..!'over the southern edge of Laurens and Mon tgomery counties last night—extending a bo At a mile in its course—buildings, fences, and/trees were blown in every’ direction. Mr. S. I: Clark had every’ house on his place de stre ;d except one, and it was so shattered tha: J will doubtless fall. EFFINGHAM COUNTY. Fro. theSavannati News. Si tingfield, March 28.—Last night we had rail and a heavy wind. A hurricane passed ju.-*Above this place, blowing down the out- h . jsof J. J. Usher and D. B. Anulorff, kid', ’g some ..stock and prostrating all the /«£%.&, The wind passed from the west to in yfxk The track of the cyclone was about half a mile wide. No lives were lost so far as learned up to this time. 1 TROUP COUNTY. From the West Point Kuterorise. It began to rain early Sunday afternoon and continued almost incessantly until Monday night. About, dawn on Monday morning there fell the heaviest rain for years. Very many bridges in the city were washed away, and considerable damage was done to small lots and gardens. MCDUFFIE COUNTY. From me McDuffie Journal. On Sunday night and Monday we had some very hard rain, and as a consequence the creeks are very high. We hear that tlie bridge at Wrightsboro is washed away. With this exception we have heard of no damage. THIRTY-FIVE LIVES LOST ON A BURNING MISSISSIPPI STEAM ER. NEAR MEMPHIS. Frightful Calamity on the Flooded Biver—The Steamer Qslden City Floats Sown the Mississippi a Mass of Flames—The Frantic Efforts to Save Life. Old Isom. From the Little Rock Gazette. “Is de Newnited States jedge at de present in de quarters ’signed him by the gineral gobernment,” asked old Isom yesterday, en tering the chambers of the United States judge. “Yes,” replied the judge, “what do you want?” “I has a little business to fetch before de ’bunals ob de country. I wants a pension sail.” “What for?” “A wound in de-leg.” “When were you wounded?” “About two months ago.” “Were you in the service of the United States'?* “No. sal).” “Well yen can’t, get a pension.” ’'Blit I was shot wid a guberment gun, sah. shot myself an’ ain’t all right yet, so I thought I’d come roun’ an hab my name put ... de pension pot. Don’t see why I ain’t titled ter pay when I was shot wid a guber- ment gun.” You see,” said tlie judge, “that it is the men who were shot with rebel guns that are entitled to pensions. That is the way with all governments. One government pays for the injuries of another. That is why we have ministers to other countries.” ' "Ah, yas, I see now. But say, jedge, as I sorter has de hang ob the thing, can’t yer get me a situation as one ob dem ministers? I can discharge the duties ob a minister, case I’se already preached iu de outskirts ob Little Rock.” I haven’t anything to do with the appoint ment of ministers,” said the judge. Yer hain’t? Wall, can’t yer gin me one ob dem hams what de gov’ment is ’strivitin’ ter de overflowed suffers? No? Wall, good day, sah; don’t believe that yer’s got no ’commodation ’bout yer. nohow.” Heap of Babies. From the Sandersville Herald. Aaron Walker, colored, when on a visit at Tennille a short time since was asked how his folks were, in reply he said tolerably well, but there is a heap of babies at my house. Well how many, was asked. My wife has three, says Aaron. And such we learn is the case. Hanuah Walker has triplets bom on the 8th instant, all doing well at last accounts, and all, as Artemus Ward said in his lecture of his own twins, “are of the female persua sion, all being girls.” Aaron lives on the plantation of our well known fellow-citizen, Mr. Isaac L. Smith, below Tennille. Governor Lumpkin’s Grave. From the Athens Banner-Watchman. We are told that the grave of Governor Wilson Lumpkin, who gave to the city the ground for Oconee cemetery, is unmarked— simply a bank of red clay designating the spot where sleeps one of Georgia’s purest and ablest statesmen. This is a reflection upon not only the state, but the gratitude of Athens.' Our people should see that a shaft is reared over the grave of this great and good man. . Memphis, March 30.—The steamer Golden City, of the Southern transportation contpa uy’s line, when approaching the wharf this morning at 4:30, was discovered on fire. The discovery was made by the second engineer, Albert Kelly, who immediately notified the captairr: Bryce Purcell was the senior pilot the watch. The boat’s bow was at once headed for the shore, and in four minutes af terwards she touched the wharf at the foot of Beale street, where a coal fleet was moored. A line was hastily thrown and made fast to one of the coal barges, but the current being swift it soon parted and tlie burning steamer FLOATED ON DOWN THE RIVER, a mass of flames, with many of lier passen gers and crew on hoard who' were unable to reach shore and were lost. The Golden City left New Orleans last Saturday, en route to Cincinnati. She carried a crew'of aboutsixty. She had on board about forty cabin passengers, fifteen of whom were ladies, and there were nine children. Her cargo consisted of 300 tons, amung which was a lot of jute. The tire is said to have originated in this combustible material. A HERO AT His POST. All the officers of the steamer except the second engineer, Robert Kelly, escaped. After lie gave the alarm of fire he remained at his post of duty until cut off, the flames hav ing spread with lightning rapidity, and thus lie sacrificed his life to save others. A CIRCUS GROUP LOST. Stowe’s circus was taken aboard at Vildalia, La., and six cages of animals and bird$, to gether with the ticket and band wagons, tent and horses were lost, Marion Purcell, one of the pilots, was in tlie clerk’s office when the alarm was first sounded, and he rushed through the cabin, bursting in the stateroom doors and awakening the passengers. So rapidly did the flames spread that within five minutes after the discovery of the fire, which broke out amidship.thc aft part of tlie steamer was all ablaze. Those who were saved had to flee in their night clothes. When the burn ing steamer touched the wharf, the fire com municated to the coal barges and the tug Oriole, was also burned. THE MISSING PASSENGERS. As nearly as can be ascertained there were twenty-three ladies «n board tlie ill-fated steamer, but two of whom, so far as known, were saved. J. H. Crank, connected with Stowe’s circus, is missing, supposed to be lost John DeVouse, his wife and three children were saved, and are at the city hospital; also, Simon Black. Mr. DeVouse is slightlv burned on his hand. The Golden City was five years old, and cost $54,000. She was owned by'Cap- tain J. D. Hyler, W. F. McIntyre, and S. C. McIntyre. She lies sunk about three miles below here in a chute near the Tennessee shore. When she floated off from tlie wharf twenty of the passengers jumped aboard a barge which floated down the stream, but they were rescued by one of the harbor boats, which towed the barge to the shore one mile below the city.' THIRTY-FIVE LIVES LOST. It is estimated that thirty-five lives have been lost by the disaster, but at present no additional news can be learned. Robert Kelly, second engi neer, and three roustabouts' are the only members of tbe boat’s crew who are known to be lost. John Dreffer, the steward; Peter Dreffer, the cook; John Lamb, the second cook; Billy Lnxford, the pastry cook; Mart Whalen, the mess roomtender; John Hill, tlie second mate; Charles Harvey, the second watchman, and a p#senger named Bloom field, were saved. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. The fire was caused by a watchman acci dently setting fire to a lot of jute which was stored amidships. The steamer had just whistled to land, and the Vatcliman went among the deck passengers to notify them that they were approaching Memphis, and that those destined for that city must get ashore, when the bottom of his lamp dropped in some jute, and before the flames could be extinguished they had spread all over the deck of the vessel. Bryce Purcell, the pilot, made his escape by climbing over the front part of the pilot house, the fire then being in the rear. When the steamer touched the wharf, the tug Oriole did not burn, as at first reported, but was sunk by the burning steamer in making a landing. Several coal barges and an ice boat belonging to Bold, Huse & Co., caught on fire and were burned. Billy Hodge, the pilot on the Dean Adams, saved the cook, who jumped over board as the boat floated down the stream. All the passengers and crew were kindly cared for. Mr. C. B. Galloway, of the Pea body hotel; provided them with breakfast INCIDENTS OP THE PLIGHT. Those who were saved had to flee for tlielr lives without taking time to save their effects. Abel Butler^ of Donaldsville, La., with his wife and child, escaped from the burning steamer in tlieir night clothes. A. B. Veatch, formerly river reporter on the Evansville, Ind., Tribune, was on board. He remained long enough to dress himself before leaving his state room. J. H. Crank, the owner of one of tlie side shows of the circus, is supposed to.be lost. His room mate, H. N Ackerman, says he dragged him out of bed to the foot of the stairs through the smoke, and is satisfied that lie never arose from where he left him. J. G. Glenroy, one of the saved, resides in Philadelphia. He has for two years been keeper of the animals in Stowe’s menagerie. He states that he was asleep under one of the animal cages on the forward part of the lower deck, when the cry of fire was given. He leaped forth, looked about, but saw no fire. Then he looked again, and saw the entire centre of the boat one mass of flames. As soon as the boat touched the coal fleet he jumped ashare. He saw the officers of the steamer at work making the hawsers fast. THE LOSS OF THE ANIMALS. Then he saw the lines give way, and the steamer swing out and drift down. The cage containing the lion sank down in the middle as the flames enveloped it. He heard no cry from any of the animals, as they were being burned alive. Tbe six cages contained a lion, a tiger, two leopards, an Albino deer, monkeys and birds. Of the four horses be longing to the circus aboard the steamer three were saved, but one, the celebrated trick hors “Selim,” was lost. him, “Don’t shoot, Charlie.” The witness also testified that he heard no dispute before the shooting. On cross-examination counsel for the pris oner said: “Have you ever killed a man?” Witness—“Yes.” Counsel—“Two?” Witness—“Yes, three. But I don’t see wliat that has to do with this case, as I was tried and acquitted in every instance.” Counsel—“That is all I have to ask you.” The announcement of the colonel’s numer ous killings created a decided sensation in court, the spectators in the rear of the room craning their necks to get a good view of the little fellow who so coolly admitted that he had “taken in” three men. He appeared in no way disconcerted at these attentions>-and seemed perfectly at ease. When asked by Assistant District Attorney O’Byrne to ex plain his numerous killings, he proceeded with deliberation, but with an entire absence of bravado, to detail the circumstances. At the outbreak of the war of the rebellion, lie said, he went to Pensacola, Fla., with an Alabama regiment A man named Brown, who belonged to the same regiment, insulted his wife. When he went to obtain satisfaction, Brown drew a pistol and shot him in tlie lip, whereupon witness drew a knife and killed him. In that case he was acquitted. His next difficulty was at West Point, on the Chattahoochee river, Ga., where lie killed a man who had shot him in tlie arm in a barroom dispute. In this case a jury acquitted him after five minutes’ delib eration. The third little escapade was in Al bany, Dougherty county, Ga., during the horse races m 1867. A man armed with a revolver and a club tried to kill him on the steps of the hotel. Witness did not believe in getting killed so easily, and, drawing liis revolver, shot' the man dead. The jury in this case ac quitted him after eight minutes’ deliberation. ‘ s the coionel quietly withdrew from tlie itness stand, every eye in the court-room was :urned upon him, but lie bore the scrutiny with supreme indifference. A COOL COLONL Scares i Japanese Widows. , _ - , . A widow in Japan who is walling to thiDk of mat- Come, and 111 treat you. nmony wears her hair tied and twisted around a 1 — 1 : J 1 — ’■* ' p ~ long shell hair pin placed horizontally across the back of the head. Bat when a widow firmly re solves never to ohaage her name again she eats ofi, her hsir short on her neck and combs it back with out any part. From the New York Times. The next witness called was Colonel W. H. Betts, a typical southerner, of low stature, with dark complexion, thin visage, and gray hair and beard. His version of the shooting corroborated that of the other witnesses ex cept in one particular, and that a very im portant one. He testified that when Tracy entered Darling’s saloon he said as he passed through the crowd in which Miller stood. “I’ve come to kill you.” The other wit nesses all swore that wbat Tracy said on en tering was, “I’ve come to treat you,” or “Come, and I’ll treat you.” After the shoot ing he said he caught Tracy and held him while Richard Moore took the pistol from him. He saw Miller after the shooting hold ing his pistol across liis left arm trying to Folly’s Monument. From the Montezuma Weekly. There stands in this county, on the road leading from this place to Reynolds, a large three-story building, which tells of a north ern man’s folly, and is all that remains of his once large fortune. Directly after the war he came to this county, purchased a large plan tation, erected this mammoth building, and filled it with an immense stock of goods, such as has not been seen in this country since, and was never seen before. His stock consisted of ,the finest silks, satins, laces, broadcloths and everything in the dry goods line on the second floor. His gro cery department on the first floor con tained everything that man could want. The third floor was filled to the utmost with the most costly furniture and finest metallic burial cases. It is said that people wonid flock to his store by the hundreds but only to look, as very little of his immense stock was ever sold, at least in this country. The people were crude and liad no use for such finery. After a few months of business this man was forced to suspend and went back to the north, where, it is hoped, he met. with better luck. This large building is still standing, and serves no mrpose but to remind the passers by of its brmer greatness. An Unpleasant Surprise. From the Savannah News. Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o’clock, a rather amusing accident occurred at the inter section of Whitaker and St. Julien streets^ which fortunately was attended with no seri ous results. Mr. Baer was driving a wagon on which were a number of kegs of oysters, brought from Thunderbolt for Messrs Savarcse & Bro., and on crossing Whitaker street on his way to their establishment the king-bolt of his vehicle gave way and his hor-e calmly walked off with the front wheels. Mr. Baer held on to the reins, and being pulled from his seat dropped suddenly and in the most emphatic manner plump on the ground. He was considerably jarred and slightly bruised, but otherwise escaped injury. The dropping of the front part of the wagon, however, caused the oysters to bounce out of the kegs and they went on a regular circus, as it were, along the bottom of the vehicle. A Wife's Right. From the Buffalo Express. The court of appeals in the case of H Melissa Whiton, of Troy, administratrix, against J. Harmon Snyder, of Pittstown. has decided that married wo men are the rightful owners ot articles of personal adornment and convenience coming from their husbands, and can bequeath them to their, heirs. The court holds that the separate and personal pos session by the wife of articles specially fitted for and adapted to her personal use, and differing in that respect from household goods kept for the com mon use of husbana and wife, would have drawn after it a presumption of an executed gift if the property came from tbe husband and of the wife's ownership but for disabilities of the marital rela tion. Now that these disabilities are removed, the several existence and separate property of the wife is recognized, and her capacity to take and hold as her own gift in good faith and fairly made to her by her husband established, it seems to the court time to clothe her right with the natural and proper attributes, and apply to a gif t to her, although made by her husband, the general rules of the law un modified and unimpaired by old disabilities of the marriage relation. The decision is new and impor tant. Canes that Young Men Carry. From the Boston Advertiser. The acknowledged cane of excellence is the straight bamboo with a coin silver top of hammer ed pattern. Native or foreign slicks with natural handles are not in style until '.he excursion season begins. The country boys amt men. for ten cents, can be supported during their off days. Among the fancy canes of excellence and money-worth is a double-knotted orange with silver top, braided or hammered; a black thorn, with silver ball and sil ver serpent entwined aboutit; a shepherd’s crook in English hazel and silver-upped. Ansber balls may be applied to canes or umbrellas. Five, ten, fifteen or twenty-five dollars will buy a very hand some and serviceable cane. This is the season for them, and many do appear for promenade on pleasant days ana on streets. A Literary Fancy in Napkins. From the Boston Transcript. Sliakspearean table napkins are the latest union of trade and sentiment. After the fashion of Ger man housewives of the sixteenth century, who not only wrought their initials and family badge on the table linen, but surrounded it with texts, maxims and mottoes in cross-stitch, a manufacturer sends out large damask napkius with sentences from Shakspeare, woven iu red letters an inch long, fill ing the four sides. One may read on his unfolded napkin that “small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast,” which sounds more like the ex hortation of a niggard housewife who excuses her spare table with fine words than like the courtesy which which would fain need no apology for its good will or its providing Boston and New York. From the New York Hotel MaiL “Opposite me at the Filth Avenue hotel, the other evening, sat a prim and precise looking fe male. Presently she took up and read the bul of fare, then putting it down, she called the waiter and said: ’The printed schedule of edibles for the day does not reveil to me the fact that baked beans are prepared for this meal, therefore you may serve me with stale bread and black tea.’ ’Boston,’ whispered a friend at my elbow, and I nodded.” Of course thev knew she was from Boston. A New York girl would have said: “cay, you waiter, just you bring me something to eat, awful quick. I’m just dying, I’m so st<rved. I’m—hurry up, cully 1” A Louisville Match. From the Detroit Free Press. A Louisville widow, while visiting her husband’s grave last fall, was introduced to a gentleman who followed up the acquaintance until a few days since, when he asked her to go to the cemetery agaiu, to which she consented. By the side of her husband’s grave he offered to fill the dead man's place—above the ground, not beneath it—to which she also consented. They were married this last week. Their Latest Fashions. From the Springfield Republican. The English colony up at Vancouver’s island arc laid to be wearing hoops and rolled-back hair in the style ol the Empress Eugenie, under the im pression that they are following the latest fashions: and the stray officer or missionary who finds him- _ _ sell among them feels as if he had been set back teady the weapon to take aim, and said to about twenty years. INDISTINCT PRINT