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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY, MAY 9,183A
THE REDS ROUTED.
THE MEXICAN BENDERS HIMSELF
USEFUL FOR ONCE.
A Battle in Wbtsb 8 ten y.Eight Indiana are Killed
—Tba Pending Maaaaore of Wbl'ae-Foreyth'a
Oraphlo Description of a Brush with tbo
Apachee-fleoret ot Indian Warfare.
Santa Fe, New Mexico., May 3.—The fol
lowing dispatch was received here last night
at midnight: A column of Mexican troops
to-duy, under command of Colonel Garcia,
met the Indiana of whom Colonel Forsyth is
in pursuit, killed 78 and took 33 prisoners.
The carrier bringing the information arrived
on foot, being pursued so hard by the Indians
that he had to ahundon his horse, and barely
escaped with his life. He reportf about
100 Indians between Denting and Fresjouinas.
T1IK MASSACRE OF WHITES.
As already telegruphed, twenty-four men
were killed at Clinton on the 21st of April.
Among them were John 1*. Risque, of Silver
Citv; Captain J. Slawaon, of Detroit: Captains
D. i’inkard. of Iajs Angelos, Cal., and Pres
cott. of rtan Antonio, Texas, and E. J. Ball, of
San Buenaventura, Cal. J. R. Magruder and
Captain Fink, who were missing, liave come
in all right. The Indiuns proceeded from
< Tilton down'the Gila, killing several team
sters and a prospector, whose names are not
known. Risque's body was mutilated. Bill
Baxter, better known as “Mormon Bill,”
was another victim, as also Pancho Solo
mon, son-in-law of J. G. Ward, and brother
in-law of Otto Jorback, of Las Cruces. The
Major Domo and all the men of Ramon Gon-
zuies’s train escaped into Clifton, but the train
whs lost altogether. It was computed that
some eighiy men lost t heir lives, not counting
the loss of the troops in battle. The situation
looks*more hopeful, and it seems that under
Secretary Teller a vigorous Indian policy to
ward the Apaches and Nava joes will he car
ried nut, and that New Mexico and Arizona
will receive protection. From June, 1878, to
July of last year, when the last Indian raid
took place in New Mexico, no less than five
hundred people were murdered, and the San
Carlos insurrection and the present raid have
cost Arizona at least one hundred and liny
lives.
A flKFEKHELESS FOJ.T.
Laramie City, Wyoming, March 3.—The
garrison at fori Washakie has left for Arizona
U|mn the president’s recent order, and the
fort is now only occupied by the families of
the departed soldiers and a few citizens, and
some alarm is fell lest they fall victims to the
Indians, who are excited over the recent
killing of the Ute chief, Jack.
a warning to the cow iiovs.
Washington, May 3.—The president to-day
issued a proelauiHiiuii commanding the dis
persion of ail jiersons wtio iiave been ob
structing the proper enforcement of the laws
in Arizona, warning them to return to peace
ful pursuits on or before- May 15th.
AN INDIAN liATTI.S,
Colonel Forsyth, in purgnli of the !l*»iians,
thus describes a brush with the Warriors:
“I was moving across the plaid, and was
piobubly eighteen miles on my Way, when
one of the Indian scouts came in with nis
horse on a dead run, and stated that four of
the scouts Wore killed, including Yuma Bill,
and Unit Lieutenant SlcD«nald anil his men
were 'standing oil’ a large body ol CtiiricariUas,
and that t must hasten to save them. 1
turned at once and trotted and galloped six
teen miles to the point indicated b> the In
dian. 1 met McDonald about twelve miles
from where I started, who told me that the
scouts were falling Hack on foot, the Indi
uns not following them. I soon
came up witu tiie rest of the party, who
where all right, the attacking force of the
Indians having retreated on seeing my com-
niiiini upprouciiing so rapidly, llseeinsihat
the Apaches had seen the trailing party and
umhusticd them (rum rocks, tiring upon them
when not twenty feet distant, mortally
Wounded Yuiuu Bill, and killed three others
ot the scouts instantly. Bill saw them about
three or four seconds before they fired, and
I shouted, “Watch out, lieutenant!” aiul Me-
'} Donald was quick enough to turu his body
J ami horse's head just as they tired, and was
a tiie only one of the advance party who es-
| caped. 1 found the Indians strongly in-
I trenched on the left side of tiie canon and in
| the middle of it, which bus an out-lying mass
1 of rock ulaiut four hundred feet in height a
1 little to thh right of the center, a small line
I of rocks connecting the left and the center.
1 1 realized at once that the body of Indians was
I greatly inexcwssof twenty-tive,and,dismount-
' ing toy entire force, formed two dunking pur-
( tics ot two -companies each, and moved one
l company directly in their front, at the left
I Hank, ('upuiii Davis commanding, began
; the attack. In about an hour we flanked
4 them out of both positions, and took up a
strong second position, from which we again
drove them, tlienoo hack into and up among
■ the mountains and liign rocks of the canon.
They scatt ered all through recks, some tiring
1 ‘ from points eight, twelve and sixteen hun
dred tee I above us, and most ot them evi
dently -climbed from crag to crag, and, I
suppose, eventually worked hack to
the other side of the mountain range,
j I never saw sueli a rugged place
[ nor one belter adapted to defense. 1
was delighted to see how very much
perior marksmen -our men were to tiie
Apaches. They never dared tire a third shot
f-om behind any particular rock, as our men
its sotik us they could see where shuts came
from, put their hullels right at the particular
spot fsoui which shots came. Uur.peuple
drove them to the very cud of the canon, and
forced i. hem back and over tiie range. The
action lusted from.I till 3:30o’clock, and our
men wore completely exhausted climbing the
sides id >he mountain and .going up tiie canon.
Tin- Apaches a buildup eti about thirty ponies
and nodes. We killed Sen or twelve on the
day of the fight, and took some with us to
mount our scouts, and yesterday, when 1 re
turned there, killed the sest, which were
straying among the rucks.”
THE SECRET OF INDIAN WARFARE.
A correspondent of the Chicago Times, de
scribing the secret of bow Indian campaigns
are conducted, says: “lucre is about cavalry
enough in our pitiful army to hit and-annihi
late these hosliles. 1 lielieve altogether there
•retell regiments of cavalry; well, perhaps
six regiments could do the work effectually,
but it would most assuredly take a very large
force, and some day when there comes to the
front u tuau well ‘hacked,’ who aspines to a
brigadier generalship, there will be placed at
his command a large number of troops, the
hostile* will be whipja-d out, aud behold! a
magnificent soldier, who deserves reward—
alt tins, provided the interior depurtineut is
going to allow such a vast source of revenue
to be 'whipped out.’ l>ut the interior depart 1
mem is going to allow no such thing.
Is it not better to lose fifty good hard
working pioneers every six months
titan to have all the agents, etc., turned out
on I lie cold world (uoi penniless, ob! by no
means), without a salary and without a pros
in'd of making uu honest (T) penny now
and then at the expense of the "poor IndianF*
There will be brigadier generals made, of
course, but they won't be made for wiping out
ing your flesh, or would any suspicion of sen
timent in the mind of the dog cause you to
loosen hiN chains?
A CONSIDERATE ACT.
I wondered, when I learned that one of the
three prospectors had twenty balls in his body,
when any one of the shots would have caused
his death, why the Indians cared to waste such
precious stulTas ammunition; but I heard to
day—and it is a fact—that about March 1 of
this year 11,000 rounds of ammunition arrived
here from the east, ordered from Washington
at the request of the secretary of the interior
for tiie use of the Indians, that they migiit
feel more “contented and satisfied;” and in
order that tiie feeling of content come as
speedily as possible to the demons, the am
munition was sent by express at the rate $8
jier box. At this moment there arc but 1,500
rounds of tiie 11,000 left at the agency, and
tiie Indians now on tiie war-path have am
munition enough to shoot cartridge after
cartridge into a lifeless body for the mere
amusement it affords.
ex*con federates.
FORSTER’S FAILURE
PRECURSOR
TRtUM»H.
OF IRISH
Bonfire*. Parades and Hgoieings In Ireland—A Policy
at Conciliation Pure and Simple—Badloal
Triumph all Atone the Line—A Social
Revolution—Other Neve, Etc., Bio.
The Proceeding* In the senate Over the II1II—Jllutni-*
Itclmont and Oavliu
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Washington, May 1.—The senate has
wasted words and stirred bad blood over the
bill 11 repeal the statute making ex-confeder
ate soldiers ineligible to positions in the reg
ular army of the United States. Edmunds,
witli his big brain and vast learning, has
stooped to the cheapest tricks of tiie Yankee
demagogue and trolled at the heels of Dawes
aud Frye. He never before so belittled him
self in the senate. His conduct proves how
weak even great men are when their preju
dices are called iuto play. It was a genuine
pleasure to see Vest, the little Mis
souri giant, go for the sleek old
Vermonter the other day, not in any angry
denunciation, hut in an argument tiie old fox
could not answer, ami with expressions of
broad patriotism* in striking contrast to the
mean spitefulness of Edmunds. Mr. Call, of
Florida, had the bad taste to reply somewhat
on tiie same style of Edmtiuds’ speech, but
with this exception the southern men have
been notable tor tiie magnanimous tone of
their remarks. Edmunds is suspected of ad
vertising himself for the stalwart leadership,
and tiie presidential nomination, if that wing
of the party can control its machinery. Ht.s
aspirations for tiie white house are supposed
to have grown very strong of late, but 1 am
glad to say that George has a poor showing.
BLAINE
is agitating his claims as vigorously as ever.
He speaks of going to Europe soon, though it
is not certain that he will. He is finishing
up ids new house in the northwestern part of
tiie city overlooking Georgetown. It will be
a palace outside and in, iiy piUCU Bicer than
the white house that llju.'ne may lift?6 TO
spend tiie rest of Ids days in it—unless he
becomes disgusted, pulls up his pegs and
clears out fftHn Washington. The Belmont
episode bar, brought him into fresh notoriety,
and tiu man loves notorie y more.
Ueliuoiit was in a boiling rage after his last
scene with Blaine before the committee.
That night lie went to Senator Butler to
ask Ids advice. He and Butler are first
cousins—their mothers were daughters of
tiie famous Commodore Ferry. Belmont
was in for a fight and but for tiie sober
ccuncil of General Butler might Lave pro
ceeded to tiie folly of calling Blaine out.
He had a good counsellor and was saved
from such a ridiculous error.
DAVID DAVIS AS AN ORATOR
sldnes as dinuy as he does as a presiding offi
cer. Seldom has lie treated tiie senate to one
of his intellectual sulads, but to-day he left
his perch and came to the common level to
tell why lie thought the bill to establish a
court of appeals should pass. He reads with
scrupulous closeness from his manuscript and
in a low tone. The old man has a brief term
in tiie senate before biiu. Accidentally there
and then accidentally iu the chair of honor
and cx-otUcio vice-president, he will go out
without having left his impress on any. im
portant measure passed during bis six years
service, without having been even prominent
ly connected with any. Unless his embryotic
party ripens fast enough to make
liim president, 1 suppose he will nestle
down umong tiie luxuries of his three million
dollars and talk about how unsatisfying poli
tics are. Illinois has had hard luck in sena
tors, \vi»li little prospect of improvement.
Green B. Rauw, tile internal revenue com
missioner, lias beeu out home laying the
wires to succeed Davis. The administration
favors his election. John Logan and Grant
want him, for lie served both well.
POINTS.
Congressman Clements has not been ubsent
from the house a single day since lie was
sworn in.
Colonel Peyton, who was prevented from
delivering tiie memorial address in Atlanta
by sickness, has nearly recovered.
Mt. Stepliens-ssenis to look livelier every
day. His supposed gubernatorial candidacy
if much talked of in Washington.
One-lialf of congress crowded into the tents
of Bareimu's circus tins afternoon and to
night. The other half will go to-morrow.
Mrs. Edgar Thompson will leave day after j
to-morrow to jpin the other members of the 1
faintly with her father at Eureka Springs.
•Gentlemen here from the ninth Georgia
district say Judge Erwin will certainly be
nominated against Mr. Speer. They antici
pate a very lively race.
Mr. Black continues to improve slowly:.,
His,prostration and paralysis were so perfect
that it will be a long time before it can be
discovered how complete his recovery will be.
Fashionable Washington is delighted ever
the prospect of a fine now president’s house.
Jt is a pity it cannot be go ten ready before
Arthur goes back to rally the boys in the
New York wards
-Clara Louise Kellogg told her friends here
last week that she was we king so much money
on her farewell concerts that she lmtl post
poned her marriage a month to bag a few
more of t he-shekels.
Washington races will begin on the 16th
and’Oontinue four days, borne of the most
famous horses.iu tiie country are entered, in-
cludixg tiie flyer, “Criekmore,” whose dis
abled leg is said to be all right again. With
the circus and tiie races, the statesiu-sn will
find considerable recreation from their ardu
ous labors. F. H. R.
Determined lo tile.
Nobld-vii.le, Iml.. May 2.—Mrs. Burke, widow
of the late ‘Squire John Burke, drowueil herself iu
Mud creek. near her home, cu Wat ne township,
this county, last evening. The water where she
accomplished her destruction was only txghre n
inches Aoep, she haring to lie down on her lace.
About two or three years ago the dec a*ed was
stricken with |>anilysis. since which her uiuid has
been affected—incliin d t-> dcsiamdency.
THE MEsSACE OF THE ROSE.
HE.
She gave me a rose at the ball to-night.
And I—I am fool I suppose.
For my heart beat high with a vague delight;
Had she given me more than the rose*
I thought that she had, lor a little while.
Till I saw her—fairest of dancers—
Give another rose, with he same sweet smile.
To another man in the Lancers.
Well, roses are plenty and smiles not rare;
It Is really rather audacious
To grumble because my lady fair
Is to other men kind aud gracious.
London, May 3.—The Times, in its leader,
says the policy now to be tried by the govern
ment in Ireland is one of concession and con
ciliation pure and simple. If this latest
daring change fails to vanquish the disorders
in Ireland, there can be no doubt of
the fate of the cabinet. Public
opinion will approve Mr. Forster’s manly
and dignified course in the presence
of trying and painful alternatives. The new
policy of the government rests upon the hope
that the moderate language of the land
leaguers, a concession to some extent to their
demands ih the land law amendment bil^
and the release of Mr. Parnell will touch the
feelings of tiie Irish masses, and "restore the
authori'y of law and respect for public and
private right. The probability of a com
promise with respect to the tenants’ claims is a
hopeful element. If Mr. Parnell will make
use of his liberty to restore order, there may
be an immediate improvement in the condi
tion of Ireland.
A LI. ALONG THE LINE.
The Standard says the radicals have tri
umphed all along the line. A new era is
opening upon English politics. It asks if the
amnesty is to be real, on what ground can
Michael Davitt be excluded from it?
A DESPERATE GAME
The Post says tiie government are in despair,
and like desperate men, are playing a desper
ate game to retrieve their fortunes.
A SOCIAL REVOLUTION.
Mr. Goshen, in his speech last evening in
the house of commons created much sensa
tion by saying that as Mr.-Gladstone believes
a social revolution exists in Ireland, it will
have to be proved how far peace and order
will he promoted by the release of the social
revolutionists.
THE SUCCESSION TO MR. FORSTER.
The press association says it is stated that
Mr. Chamberlain is pressing on the govern
ment the extreme desirability of appointing
an Irishman to succeed Mr. Forster. The
Leeds Mercury, a leading liberal organ, says
Mr. Forster was disloyally treated by some of
his colleagues, especially by Mr. Chamber-
lain. The latest information reports that it
is stated in tiie lobby of the house of com
mons that Mr. Chamberlain lias refused the
post resigned by Mr, Forster.
■ IN IRISH CIRCLES.
The laud league members of parliament are
trying to persuade Mr. Parnell to come to
London in time to be present in the house of
commons on Thursday when Mr. Foster will
make his explanation. The rVAlIUtfCui
adopted by the Irish parliaw.fihtary party yes
terday with reference to tkq action of the Ca
nadian legislature touching Ireland, recog
nizes the influences of that legislature in the
salutary change in the Irish policy of the gov
ernment.
THE NEWS IN IRELAND.
Dublin. May 3 —There was great excite
ment on news being received of the resigna
tion of Mr. Forster. Crowds gathered on die
streets and cheered for Mr. -Parnell and
groaned for Mr. Forster. Bands paraded the
city playing national airs. The news of the
release of the land leaguers was quickly trans
mitted through the country, and soon fires
were blazing on the Wicklow hills. There
was spontaneous rejoicing everywhere. At
Limerick many people danced with joy,
shouting “Forster is gone,” “God save Ire
land ” Bands paraded. At Waterford the
illumination was general. Farther changes
at Dublin castle are expected. Thomas Henry
Burke, under secretary, and l olonel Hillyer,
inspector general of constabulary, will proba
bly resign.
THE RELEASED MEMBERS.
Messrs. Parnell, Dillon and O’Kelly were
released from Kilmainliani jail last night.
After the release tuey drove upon the out
skirts of the city to Harcourt street station,
where they took the train for Avondale, the
residence of Parnell. They returned to the
city to-day, aud will probably go to London
at once.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Messrs. Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly started
last night for Holyhead.
financial condition in the publishing house
at Nashville.
TOE DAY BEFORE.
From tt e Nashville American, May 3.
All the delegates to the genaerl conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
had arrived last night and will be ready to at
tend the session, which conimencesto-day at 9
a.m.in the lecture room of McKendree church.
It will be opened with prayer by Bishop
Paine, who has lived beyond his four score
jears7 Tiie welcome address will be
delivered by the Rev. Dr. R. A. Young.
There was a sort of general love-feast at
the publishing house yesterday. Most of
those who had arrived gathered there and were
introduced to one another, and, consequently,
the hand shaking became general. There was
but little talk as to who would be elected to
the four vacant bishoprics. Front what could
be iearned there will be twenty or thirty can
didates whose names have been mentioned in
connection with that exalted position. The
more prominent among the number named
are Dr. A. W. Wilson, secretary of the board
of missions; Rev. Dr. J. B. McFerrin, Rev.
Dr. Haygood and Rev. Dr. It. A. Y'oung. It
is thought that the Rev. Dr. Wilson will be
the first bishop elected. Rev. Dr. Thomas N.
Ralston, of the Kentucky conference, was the
secretary, and Rev. Dr.T.'O. Summers assistant
secretary of the first general conference of the
M. E. church south. The latter was the secre
tary of every subsequent session. Both will
be present at this conference.
POLITICAL BEER jerkers.
official rottenness
the ml men. Your correspondent lias been on
tiie frontier a good uiaov years, and he cannot Yel wLofltn goveTn hl , waywnpd dreams
help sintling—a breaking of the peace j And my dream, *o precious and bright,
smile, however, and Sidney Smith said—j Now tool! A. broken and worthless seems,
w hen, after an outbreak, and the In- As it fades, with her ruse, to-night. -
dians,' after murdering and depredating to SHE-
■their heart's content (for the tune J .,
being), are Miugly bidden in a umuutain fast- red^wrih f^nS&im.
Iness hi Mexux. tiie agent, or agents, begin And the warm biood rushed to my <
Ito howl for the removal of troops from and
Inear the agencies. They say the presence of
llhe military makes tiie Indians uneasy, and
Intakes them f«-el that they are distrusted.
lUiidoubtedlv they ffcel uneasy at tlie presence
Lf trout®—they preter a clear field when
Wiulv to break out; but as to an Indian hav- ...
p-e. } ll1n , ' v |„ m i t, v a i, now i e .ra e r And yet. spiteof all, he h«s read, I know.
Bug atiy « munent produceduyi»_*nowieugc M y mea-age-he could not have missed it:
[if the tact that the} are distrusted b> the p or hu rose I held to my bosom, so,
rhites, do you ex|>eci sentiment in a vicious And then to my lips, while I kissed It.
_ w i,o b chained to prevent him from tear • Bessie Chandler in the Century.
my cheeks with
fright.
I could not, dared not, look at him.
For the depths of my soul he seemed to scan:
His earnest look 1 conld not bear.
So 1 gave a rose to another msn —
Anyone else—I did not care.
I’ntmI* Exbttatte Management *f the Washtng-
taa Soldiers* Home.
Washington, May 3.—The senate military
committee to-day rendered a report of their
investigation of the .aftairs of the national
soldiers’ home. The committee pass a sweep
ing condemination upon the management of
the home, ■specifying, for example, tiie cir
cumstanoe that the surgeon general aud the
commissary general of-the army,two members
■of the ~ board of commissioners,
iiave for years been in the
habit of receiving from the soldiers'
•home faryi regular supplies of the vegetables
and flowers in season, and that the flowers
went to these officers at times when none
were to be had for the soldiers’ home hospital
-and that itliese farm and garden products were
raised by civilian labor paid for out of the
funds of the home.
an honorable exception.
The adjutant general of the army, the third
member of the board, had refused to profit in
this manner from his,position The commit
tee submit the testimony to be taken, together
with,a bill which provides for various changes
in tiie methods of guverniug the house, and
among other things for adding the quarter
master general and tiie inspector general of
the army Co the board of commissioners.
FIRE AND STORM,
'The Kallln-.cf theltnlaetl Wall*—A Prominent Citizen
(BUM.
Dover, N. H., May 3.—A fire yesterday de
strqyed several buildings and partially de
stroyed Washington street Baptist church. In
■the afternoon a storm arose, and about
twenty jiersons, principally visitors from tiie
surrounding towns, took refuge in the ruined
church for shelter from the rain and hail.
While thestorm was in progress the walls of
the church fell in. and buried several persons
under, the partially burned floor of tiie
second story. Everybody was supposed to
have been rescued with no more serious in
jury than bruises or broken arms.
THE TRAGKIST DISCOVERED.
The extent of the disaster was not realized
ustil to-day, when tiie discovery made that
Judge John JR. Harney, one of the editors aud
proprietors of the Denver Enquirer, was
missing. A close search was made in the
ruins, and Harney’s body was found crushed
to pieces. He was sixty-three years old, a
prominent lawyer, politician, formerly pro
fessor of mathematics in Dartmouth college,
aud a law partner of the late Senator John P.
Hale.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The AntbProhlbltlontstsof North Carolina Ambition*
of Campaign Notoriety.
Raleigh, N. C., May 3 —The anti-prohibi
tion executive committee met last evening
and elected Colonel William Johnson to be
chairman. An address was issued calling a
mass convention of the liberal and independ
ent voiers of the state, without regard to for
mer jiolitical associations, to be held at Raleigh
on June 7th, to adopt a platform and nomi
nate candidates. Tne committee announce
that their purpose, is to restore to the people
local self-government, to difluse more general
education among the masses, to purify the
ballot box, and to settle the question of pro
hibition.
THE DEMOCRATIC CALL.
The state democratic committee-met here
to-daj’ and called the state democratic con
vention to meet at Ralei^i on July the 5th.
The Tircycle in Washington.
Washington Letter In the Baltimore Sun.
Tricycles are a'.so getting quite common
enough now to do away witii some of the
curiosity which is expended over them as
they appear. There are quite a number of
them in use, particularly among women and
put to more practical purposes, too, than the
altogether “giddy” bicycle. Not a few bicy
cles carry their owners to work every day and
home again, but the tricycle and its passenger
keep company ail day. Mrs. Bclva Lockwood
the lawyer had the POBWge td rPth up her
fTPTy Diced lii hunt of all the places where she
lias business every day, and she flies along
beside the car tracks in the greatest and most
unconcerned manner, although quito con
scious of the sensation she produces thereby.
She has a little screen stretched across tiie
front of the vehicle, which hides partially the
vigorous foot movement necessary to keep in
swift motion. _ Her example and ■unconcern
about people's ideas has no doubt cncoaraged
the other ladies, who have already boldly ap
peared on the avenue in the busiest time of
the afternoon and excited the same staring
that tiie first velocipedes aud bicycles re
ceived. Of course it is only a matte'r of time
before the tricycles will be n
general use as their predecessors
locomotion. Their adujitability
to general uses is even more strongly
marked than the bicycle. There is quite a
complex arrange element in the way of tri
cycling, owned by Dr. Bliss, Jr., 'affording
room for himself and a comfortable seat in
the rear fo- his wife.- Thus far they only
ride about at night, but are quite envied in
the possession of such an easy-going vehi
cle. One of the lady tricyclists,wearing a large
white straw hut,attracted such general atten
tion on tiie avenue, near Fifteenth street, one
afternoon last week us to form a curbstone
audience in a (winkling. The tricyclists are
confident, however, that they are not ahead
of the times, and will soon be accorded the
same quiet interest that any other method of
self-propulsion gets.
Two Soldiers Remembered.
In a retired sjait in Oakland cemetery for
eighteen years has slept, side by side, in their
silent graves, two of the bravest of the
brave, southern Boldiers—Brigadier-Gener
al Ben Haudin Heltus and his Adjutant-Gen
eral Geo. W. McCauley, both sous of Ken
tucky, both fell leading Helms’ brigade in a
desperate charge. Helms was killed at the
buttle of Cliickamatiga, September 20th,
18C3. McCauley at the battle of Peachtree
creek, before Atlanta, July, 1804. Pages
might be written of their gallant deeds on
every field from Nashville to Atlanta.
Major Titos. H. Hays, of Louisville, Ken
tucky, and Dr. R. D. Spalding, of Atlanta,
were* their messmates and comrades iu wars,
and on memorial day placed flowers on their
graves.' '
The Strawberry Crop.
“We will not have a good crop of strawber
ries this year,” remarked Dr. Hape to a Con
stitution - reporter yesterday. “The drought
of last summer does the business tip for us by
kilting out the plants. In a week from now
the crop will be fairly ready for the market
and the berries will be of better appearance
and some cheaper. I think tiiat they may go
as low as fifteen cents a box but hardly lower
than that.”
“You refer to the crop near the city?”
■“Yes.”
“How many will yon raise.”
“1 Iiave two acres and 1 expect to gather
ttiree thousand quarts to the acre, or six
thousand quarts from the entire patch.”
The Minister and His Son.
3t Louis Republican’s New York Letter.
The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Hall, pastor of
Holy Trinity church iu Brooklyn, has alway
taught his youngest child to say grace at the
table as soon as it could speak. His young
hopeful is now a small boy, whose prerogative
is to ask the divine blessing upon the food as
soon as the family is seaud. A few days ago
the preacher being in a hurry to get through
.liis evening meal to go toa wedding entered the
dining room swiftly, aud as soon as he took
his seat promptly said grace himself. Hissou
looked at him iu surprise, and as tiie father
finished, the boy shaking out his napkin said
“Well, you’ve got a cheek.”
Mr. Hunt brought suit againsf Barton for the
amount—$115, and during the trial of that
suit Barton swore he never received the
money from the Atlanta post-oflice. This
sworn statement was met by the oath of the
Atlanta post-office money order clerk,
supiiorted by the entries on liis
books and after the trial had
readied a conclusion Barton was debarred.
Subsequent to being debarred the Fulton
county grand jury found a true bill against
him for jierjury, and upon this charge he was
arrested, tried, found guilty and sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years.
Between the time of his arrest and the trial
lie was under a small bond, and at the time
the jury made up and rendered their verdict lie
was absent from the court house. The next
morning he put in an appearance and was
taken to the Fulton county jail to await the
execution of the sentence which, ujion mo
tion of his attorney, was stayed until a mo
tion for a new trial could be heard. This mo
tion was refused and then the case was car
ried to the supreme court. One of the points
advanced by the defendant’s at
torney was that the defendant
was not in the court room when the verdict
was announced.
While the case was pending in the supreme
court. Judge Hillyer granted Bartou the
privilege of bond, fixing the amount thereof
at $5,000. This was more than the prisoner
could command, aud for quite a while he re
mained in the jail. However, the bund wus
finally reduced to $2,000, and in a few days
Cuptain W.A. Fuller signed the papers which
gave Barton temjiorary liberty.
Soon after his release he went to work at
the exposition grounds where he remained
until sometime in October, when he skipped
out for parts unknown.
Since leaving Atlanta Barton has been
heard from ' in Tennessee, Texas and Ken
tucky, but every time an effort was made to
cat eh him he succeeded in escaping.
Sunday afternoon last Captain Fuller ac
cidently’learned that Barton was then in
Louisville, Kentucky, sailing under the
name of Keene, aud in a short while a tele
gram was sent the chief of police of that
city, asking for his arrest. On the next
morning Captaiu Fuller received u telegram
from the Louisville authorities announcing
tiie arrest of Barton. When arrested by the
Louisville officials lie denied being tiie party
wanted, but signified his willingness to ac
company the officers. On- being taken to jail
he inquired for the number of the cell to
which lie was to be assigned.
Immediately after receiving the intelligence
of Barton’s arrest Captain Fuller procured a
requisition noon the Governor of Kentucky,
and started for Louisville. The result of his
trip is told in the following telegram of yes
terday to his son, Mr. Brack Fuller, of this
city:
Nashville, May 3.—B. C. Fuller: Home to
morrow. Have Barton. Missed connection.
w. A. Fuller.
AN OLD, OLD STORY.
From the Detroit Free Press,
C 2 lire in T well, 1 declare, stranger, you gave
me quiet a turn! I—1—was kind ol expectin’
somebody, and for half a minute 1 thought mobbe
as 'twas her, but she'd never stop to knock; want a
bite and a sup slid a night's lodgin'? Why. of
cour-e; sit down, do. I—a—most forgot to ask. I
was that flustrated. Pour soul! How tired and
worn-out you look! I can make you comfortable
for the night aud give you a good meal of victuals
aud a shake-down on the floor, but 1 would
h-a-r-d-l-v like to put you in Lizzie’s room—she was
that particular, aud your clothes are so wet and
drabbled Why, woman, what makes you shake
so—ague? Never heard tell of any in ihese parts.
Guess you must have brought it wi h you. Weil, a
good night s rest will set you up wonderfully, and
you can lie rieht here by the stove, and the fire
tt-smolderin’ will keep you warm, aud the light be
a-burnin' till its oread day—broad day!
What do 1 keep the light a buraiu' for? Well,
now, when folks asks me that, sometimes I tells
them one filing and sometimes! tells them another.
I don’t know as 1 mind telliu’ you, because you’re
such an uufortuifit creetur and a stranger and my
heart kind of goes out to such. You see I have a
daughter. 8lie’s been away these ten years, has
Lizzie, and they do say as she’s livin’ in gniudeur
in someforrin’ place, and she’s had her head turn
ed with it all, for slic never lets her poor old
mother hear from her, and the fine people she's
with coaxed her off unbeknownst to me, and
I don’t mind telling you as it was a great shock
to me, and I ain't the same woman since Lizzie
went out one night, aud when she kissed me
said, “Leave a light in the window mother,
till I come back;’’ and Unit was ten years
ago, and I’ve never seen her since, but I’ve
Darned a light iu the window every uigntull these
ten years, and shall till she comes home. Yes, it’s
hard to be a mother and be disappointed so. I al
lowed she was dead, till folks, as hud seen her well
and splendid, told me different, and 1 was sick a
long time—that’s wlmt made my hair so white—bn
I hope she never heard of it, 'twould have made
her as miserable as I was; and her fine things
wouldn’t have been much comfort to her! Folks
blame her terribly, but I'm her muUier, aud it
seems as if I could see her: so pretty, with her long
brown curls, and the smile she hud, and her gentle
ways, aud I loving her better than the heaven above
me! This is my punishment—to sit aloue afi day
aud never to sleep at night, but I hear her crying
“Mother! mother! where are you?” aud if I go
once, 1 go a dozen times to the door, and look up
aud down the lonesome road and call, “L-i-zz-i-el
L-i-z-z i-e!” and there’s never any answer but the
night wind moaning iu the trees!
Well, I didn’t mean to rnuke vou feel bad; don't
cry, poor soul I You've had enough trouble of
yourowu, 1 guess, by your lookl Your hands are
like iee—and your temple and your face is white
and—and—why, what is this? Y’ou are not old and
your hair hangs iu brown curls—and your eyes—
merciful God!—it’s Lizzie come back to her mother
—it's my child that was lost and is found—put out
the light—puiout the light, for the night is over aud
it's the clear, broad day at last!
The Ftmtlt*! ofthe General Coherence of the Metho
dist .Episcopal Church Sontfc at Nashville.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Nashville. May 3.—The general confer
ence of the Me tod 1st Episcopal church south
met here to-day. The bishop's address was
read by Bishop McTyeire. It gave a review of
tiie church Cor the four years past, and a state
ment of the present condition and prospects
of the church aud the causes for gratitude.
INCREASE OF MEMBECS AND MINISTERS.
It shows au increase of 247 itinerant minis
ters and an inenesae of membership to 860.-
687. Thirteen thousand were added to the
communion last year. The mission fund in
tour years lias increased $111,438. There are
over *5,0U0 members in the ludian mission,
1.000 in the Mexican border mission, and
tiie same number in tiie central Mexican
miscioii. There lias been an increase iu Sun
day schools to 207,000 pupi.s, and the eircu-
An Athens Mule.
From the Athens, Ua„ Banner-Watchman.
Take • country mule for inborn meanness
every tauie. One of the limber-legged, tlopped-
eared sort levied on liis owner's lunch bosket
yesterday on Clayton street, and after doing
iiwav with a peck of fried haiu and eggs, anil
dried peach pies, was so infernally mean that
he commenced on the basket and it was a
hard job for a passer-by to get tiie remains of
the basket and a few plates away from the
thief.
BAGGING BARTON.
A* Atlanta Attorney’* Xladncd* Jtcesaatad and HI*
Cap tare laid.
Among those who reached Atlanta Thursday
by the Western and Atlantic road are Cajitain
W. A. Fuller, of tills city, aud C. J. Barton,
the young attorney who is now under a two
years sentence to the penitentiary for jierjury.
It will be remembered that Barton wrs for
quite awhile an attorney at the Atlanta bar,
aud while sailing under that flag was em
ployed by a Mr. Hunt, of this city, so the
story goes, to collect some money from a
gentleman iu Mount Pleasant, Texas. The
money was collected from the debtor by Mr.
Christian, a Mount Pleasant attorney, who
sent it to Mr. Barton through the post-office
money order system. The money
paid to Mr. Barton by the
latiwn of Sunday school* literature is now money order clerk of the Atlanta jiost-office,
over 469,000. The address also shows a healthy ' but this fact was denied by Mr. Barton. Then
After the latnt Buttle.
Washington Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
Well, what is the result of ull tills on Mr. Blaine’s
future? He has been arraigned and he is glad of
it, because he has received u vindication he could
have received in no other way. Instead of letting
kim drop quietly out of sight when he dropped out
of the cabinet, the men who most wanted him con
sidered dead have never left an opportunity uuiin
proved to show that he was alive. Mr. Blaine him
self has recently said, when this was alluded to. “if
they had let me alone I would have been forgotten
by this time.’’ He is now the most prominent
political figure iu the party. Said an intimate
friend of his to me yesterday: “If the convention
was to be held to-morrow, Blaiue would be the
strongest man there. He would carry all before
him as against the obnoxious stalwart rule of Ar
thur aud the bosses. He will go into the state can
vass at home widi all his old-time enthusiasm aud
vigor. We have a very important election for gov
ernor. a legislature that will choose a successor to
Frye and three congressmen from the slate at large.
Blaine will exercise more influence on this election
than in any previous one, for he brings, iu addi
tion to bis large personal following, the rent mantle
of the dead out-field, and represents thu more liberal
and progressive elements of the republican party as
in antagonism with die corrupt idea of stalwartism
embraced iu the present regime.”
Southern Baptist Convention.
Augusta, May 2, 1882.—Editors Constitution
For the benefit of many of your readers will
you state that I have aseert fined that
the delegates to the Southern Baptist convention
can jiass over the Augusta and Kuoxville railroad
for oue fare. The train leaves the Augusta and
Kuoxville depot iu Augusta at 7:30 a in., reaches
Gre-uwood. on the Greenville and Columbia rail
road, at 1:30 p.m.. aud makes easy connection with
regular train on the Greenville aud Columbia rail
road, which will reach Greenville about uigh:-(all
Third fare to Greenwood ....... .$2 7J
Fourth fare to Greenville 2 tv>
Total : $5 :•
From Augusta to Greenville—I have not heaid
whether the Greeuville and Columbia railroad will
give return tickets, I presume they will—the night
trains ou the Central and Georgia railroads reach
Augusta an hour before lire Augusta aud Knoxville
trains leave. Jons L. D. Hillyer
A HAPPY DAY.
KATE V. FF.RGUSOS.
Failing o’er the dancing deep.
Our boats the same sweet music keep;
The sun shines bright
O'er the billows light;
It is our happy day.
Far in the broad and smiling blue
I see a cloud, and so do you;
It’s coming near.
'Twill soon be nere:
Our bright day will sot stay.
The tide is running out to sea.
Our boats are drifting: so are we;
Let s steal a ray
of our bright day.
A lid hide it far where none can tell.
Let's lock it in our own deep bliss.
And seal it with our lover's.kiss,
And throw it deep
Where mermaids sleep.
Down deep in their coral dell.
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