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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
VOLUME XIV.
TUESDAY MOKNTXGr, JUNE 27, 1882.
PRICE 5 CENTS
DURING THE WEEK-
■WHAT has been done at home
and ABROAD.'
Tern bis Cyc'oM la lbs Wsat—Burning of the Soften
in the Atetle W*ter» 1 Qutdtvple H.aging
in Soata Carolina—Klsml»«»! of Till*
tper fioa it# tier, Etc.
Monday, June 1!).—Congress lias passed the
bill to paythesouthern mail contractors whose
work was interrupted by the breaking out of
the war. In Satuiday’s cyclone, which raged
throughout Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illi
nois and Iowa, over .K«f persons were killed.
In one town. Grinncl. Iowa, fifty personswere
killed. Michael Davitt, the Irish agitator, has
arrived in New York. Congress expects to get
thro'vgh with nil the appropriation hills this
week. Henry Htn&dlestein, colored, was
lynched at Winchester, Tennessee, for out
rage*! usly assaulting a widow. In a fight be
tween Indians and cowboys, in Indian terri
tory, four of the latter were killed.
In the City.—Tbe city court and the sune-
rior court are both in session. The Good
TemrihiriA grand lodge meets in Acworth on
tl*c fourth Tuesday in July. A subscription
list has been start -II for the collection of funds
to aid in the ceiebrution of July 4. The re
tirement of Mr. Wndley from the presidency
of the Central fa considered certain. Dock
Smith shot at*, man in Paris, Texas. Oscar
• Wilde is comitrg to Atlanta. One hundred
mn<l fifty persons visited the library on Bun-
•day. Mr. Curtis Lewis, father-in-law of Hon.
2f. J. Haniiuand, died on Sunday, aged 82.
The funeral o< A. J. West, the engineer who
'was killed in the Western and Atlantic rail
road wreck, .took place on Sunday. Matt.
Ryan elected chief ol the paid fire depart
ment.
by Michael Hants In a letter to me Dublin Free
man. Davitt said he was sorry that Harris and his
opponents had not had courage to attack him while
he was in Ireland and could defend himself. He
lhen took ud Harris's charges one by one. Some
he answered and others he denounced as lies. Da-
vitt exonerated Parnell from any part in the attacks
on him, and said he wonld soon return to Ireland
and lace his slanderers.
THE TIGHTENING COIL
jjwill soon be restored. The exports of oysters
from the United States to England have risen
j in value from §33,661 in 1S75 to §403,629 in
Chess Tonmuat.
Paris, Jnne 20.—The chess tournament will prob
ably terminate Wednesday. It the closest on re
cord. Mason, by beating Winawcr, thereby drawing
gainst Blackbnme and Zuckertort, took the lead,
but lailed to maintain it. Hisgsme with Winawer
was the most brilliant of the tournament, nc-
Kenzie’s play has been of the highest order. He
tics for first place. The score of the leading com-
oetitors, after 31 rounds, stands: McKenzie, Stein-
17. and Winawer, 2114 each; Mason 21; Zuckertort,
20J4; Mackburne, 1SJ4; Wars, 0.
Nsrtk Cm retina H*ads.
Rai.eigh, Junc24.—Tnc commissioners appointed
to settle the state debt, known as the construction
bonds for the North Carolina R R, have made terms
with the holders of bonds for about a million aud
half, and the contract has been approved by the
governor and treasurer, in conformity to the act
of the assembly. The bondholders surrender S245 of
accrued interest on each one, aud a new bond for the
face of the nM an- riinni..^ forty yeaisatsix per
cent, with the existing lien on the state's stock in
the railroad. The holders of more than one mil
lion dollars of the bonds are yet to be heard from.
Tuesday, Jnne 20.—The Georgia syndicate
is fulling to pieces. The seriate bus con
firmed the tnnfi commission, of which Judge
Underwood, of the Home circuit, is a mem
ber. The judge will resign froea the bench.
The loss in property by the roosmt storm in
Iowa was over .hi,000,000. The Virginia re-
adjusters have nominated a state (ticket. The
trouble in Egypt stops the cotton business of
tliut cotmtry. Forty-three deaths have oc
curred last week in Havana froun yellow fever.
LieutenanliFlipper has been formally’ dis
charged frem the army. The grading of the
new road from Atlanta to Macon has been
finished, and through trains will be running
by August 1.
In the 'City.—The paid fire department
goes into operation on ilio first of July with
Matt. Ryan ns chief. The Peachtree street
residents are agitating for asphalt pavement,
l'oliccmuc Willis King aud Miss Annie C.
Cunningham were married, a. duel be
tween two prominent bloods was nipped in
the bud Uy the police. Three varioloid cases
of smiill-p jx. (Jloaing exerciees of Professor
Means's school.
Wkdnmoay, June 22.—Two duelsarc pend-
ing in South Carolina. Tito printers on the
liulUilo papers have slrnck foe higher wages.
The Franch government has withdrawn the
prohibition ngainst the ndmiesion of Araeri
can pork into France. John L. Barston
mated by republican'' of Vermont for
Gladstone's movements me
police. Hots. J. R. Brown
candidate foe the governor-
The executive committee
issional district will meet in
governor. Mr.
guarded l*y th
declines to he ti
ship of Georgia,
of the fifth coma
Atlanta July 19.
In : the City—Thegrocery stove 'Of Thomas
Francis burned. Loss $l,<50®. Mr. James T.
Shuttles dead. Mr. J. O. Tilden and Miss A.
Wiin.sv.-orni, anti Mr. Louie i£. Btowe u.ul
M iss Victccine Hanleitcr, were married. The
fast mail is to be renewed. Edgar Hatch
thrown from a horse and seriously hurt
Mr. llornsbcrger, injured in a railroad ac
cident, died. The Fourth of July will bo
celebrated in big style. Sarah Hamilton, on
Fillmore street, bitten by a dog.
Thursday, July 22.—The crew of the Rod
gers, wrecked off the Siberian coast, has ar
rived at Sob Francisco. The European con
gress on the Egyptian question is fat session in
Uonstantinsple. The Tennessee democrats
have nominated General Bate for governor.
About 150 delegates, headed by ex-6cnator
Bailey, haveotlled another convention. Three
Illinois girli-commit suicide by’ taking arsenic.
M. Koustan, ithe new French miuicter, has
been presented to the president. Hon. A. O.
Bacon thinks he ought to be nominated for
.governor of Georgia because he spoke first.
Reception given Willis Ragan and bride by
I’rofeasor Peck. The strikes are extending in
Jfew York among the railroad men.
In the City.—The grcenbackers held a meet
iing and dccidoS on a state convention. The
Wise Men, a osiered benevolent organisation
in session. The workmen on the Macon and
Brunswick extension have struck for higher
wages. The Baptist home mission board will
locate in Atlantaon the first of July. The
new state treasury vault has been put in place.
Friday, Junk 24.—Three men and one wo
man were hanged at Kingstree, South Caro
lina—two for arson and two for murder.
George N. Woods hanged in Denver. Arabi
Bey threatens to destroy the Suez canal and
to retreat into the desert. A Washington
City and a St. Louie bank teller appropriate
the*bank funds. Mrs. Bcoville is endeavoring
to gain Mrs. Garfield's sympathy for her
brotlter. A second storm has swept over
Iowa. The steamship Abyssinian, Liverpool
to New York, passed through one {tunared
miles of ice.
In the City—Judge Underwood is presiding
in Fulton superior court for Judge Hillyer.
W. J. Land, formerlyetatechemist of Georgia,
committed suicide In Atlanta. He had pre
viously made two attempts on his life. Two
young women detected d to ring the “queer.’
The library has had a large addition of new
books. The Mallon society of the Girls’ high
school held its annual exercise*. Miss Emma
Mayer and Miss Nora Belle Starke take the
first honors of the class.
Saturday, June 24.—Congressman Ham
mond secured life defeat of a republic!
sure to throw the --i i.cmentof disputed presi
deutial contests into the courts. Senator
Hampton is going t<> resign from the senate.
Congress is to adjourn on the lOUt of July.
The freight handler's strike in New York has
caused a suspension of shipping business.
The loss to the merchants is over a million
dollars a week. The Irish landlord* are or
ganizing a scheme to erect huts for the. evicted
tenants in order to affect the influence of the
land league.
Ik the City.—The Pcmological society in
session. A mad dog killed. Miss Leonide
Wharton is dead. The Gate City Guard is go
ing on a visit to the Carolines. Shields, on
trial for the murder of Mr. Joyner, was found
guilty, recommended to mercy, sentenced for
life, and an application for a new trial en
tered. Mr. Hill sits on his front piazza most
of the time; he is cheerful, but there is no
improvement in his wound. No cases
small-pox in two weeks.
The Bel«Ioa kindle.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution
Havana, June 24.—There were forty lour deaths
here from yellow feverduring the week ending yes
terday. The bills of . exchange, coin, etc., found
in possession of Canon Leon Bernard
recently arrested here on a charge oi
having defrauded various religious
societies in Belgium, amounted in value only to
CLOSING AROUND THE ASSASSIN’S I 1SS1.
NECK. | This country excels all others in the prep-
The Cabinet Befmees to Interfere With the Executon
• of the Sentence—The Result Communioeted to
Ouiteeu—His Me mace to the President—
Mrs. dooviUe Rosminc Around.
Washington, June 24.—The result of the
special meeting of the cabinet last evening in
considering the case of Guitean, was made
known officially this morning by a statement
from the attorney general that the plea for a
respite had been refused. This conclusion
was reached last evening, but was purposely
aration of the cheapest and best qualities of
j dried cod and pollock. These are prepared
with skin and bones removed and packed in
neat boxes for transportation. It also has a
large prodaction of superior grades of smoked
herring, sturgeon, halibut and mullet, which,
if placed upon foreign markets, would meet
an immense sale. The display of these and
similar articles in the exhibition would tend
directly to their introduction in European
markets. The consumption of pickled fish in
Europe is known to be immense, and yet
American pickled fish, the finest in the world,
is scarcely known there. The production of
this article last year in the United States is
.said to he the greatest ever known. Mackeral
malted in New England alone amounted to
SO PROFESSOR W. J. LAND CAME
TO HIS DEATH.
'Kultliuorc’n Jubilation.
Baltimore, June 21.—Baltimore bas outdone
even its oriole celebration in the display to-day on
the occasion of the grand army oi the republic
gathering. Over 25,000 were in the line of the pro
cession, and the display of decoration on the build-
was profuse. President Arthur, Secretaries Lin-
, Howe and Chandler, General Sherman aud a
host of minor ofiicials from Washington were pres
ent. The day was fifie. and nothing occurred to
mar the general enjoyment.
petitions presented to the president bearing
on this case had been referred, submitted an
elaborate report to the cabinet last
evening reviewing all the points
presented in favor of the respite, and
recommending that it be not granted on the
withheld from the public in order that it
might first be made known to the prisoner. |Jll7,5tX),obO pounds; also, canned fish, inclnd-
Tlie attorney general, to whom all appeals amf ling salmon, lobsters, clams, oysters, crabs.
'shrimps, codfish and numerous grades of
pickled and spiced fishes, as well as sardines.
The consumption of these is constantly on
the increase in Fngland, France and Ger
many.
The export of these goods from the United
Sta^s to Europe in 1869 amounted in value to
A vvvUltut llUliig tUaV 4V UL liUt gluUtvu vu lllv V>tc*v' J iU ibUlUJlC 111 low d'UUullICU ill »dlUv vU
ground that the sanity of the prisoner had | §134,783 and in.1881 to §1,902,100. This can
A Mandamus Ordered.
Richmond, Ya.. June 21.—Judge Christian, of the
Hustings coart, this afternoon delivered an opinion
in the case ot Smith vs. Green Howe, city treasurer
ape:
mus, to compel said treasurer to receive past due
m ' ‘ " '
oi Jiaau ii J, Known os lue .w.uuucu uouus. i.ue
Judge decided that the law passed by the legislature
last winter, known as “the coupon killer,’’ is un
constitutional as to the cl
(McCulloch) and orders
constitutional as to the class oi coupons mentiorsed,
a mandamus to be issued.
A Fatal Accident.
San Fuancisco, June ti—A dispatch from Santa
Cruz states that the coach in which were a number
oi young people Irorr^San Frar cisco, who had been
camping out in the vicinity, were taking a ride,
went over the turnpike bank near Felton killiug
m
Aliases Iva Cowdery, Kva Sussey, Celia Scott an
Master George Scott and injuring Masters Burr
lteujamin Beuling and William LOcklesS seriously.
The accident was caused by the horses shying.
been fully established at the trial. The re
port was generally discussed and unanimously
approved by the cabinet, all the members of
which were present. An understanding was
reached as above stated. Rev. Mr. Hicks
be increased a hundred fold. This country,
though allowed but a short time for prepara
tion, took the first prize at the Berlin expo
sition in 18S0, and the committee say it is con
fidentially believed, if not actually conceded,
called upon the president and the attor- f that no country in the world can compete
ncy-general last evening to learn the result of with it in its fish-producing resources. Carp
Jis being distributed by the mi""
the meeting, but was informed that nothing
could be divulged on the subject till this
morning. Similar efforts on part of Mr.
Reed, Guiteau’s counsel, were also fruitless.
_ million, and the
(time is’not far distant'when the farmer may
feed these domestic fish in his pond as he now
feeds the poultry in his yard. Shad requires
Rev. Mr. Hicks called upon the attorney- no feeding. The young, hatched in the river,
general this morning by appointment, and ; seel the ocean and return at the end of four
was informed that the cabinet had decided ^jytars to the breeding place full grown. They
not to interfere with the execution of Gui- f thus become so many tiny vessels, gathering
teau’s sentence. Mr. Hicks thereupon drove , from the sea food by the million pounds for
to the district jail and informed Guiteau of i the sustenance of man. The joint resolution
the decision. appropriates $50,000. This is §30,000 more
guiteau's message to the president. than was appropriated for the exhibition at
: Berlin. The occasion for this extra amount
is. that an entirely new series of presentation
see Arthur and shake your fist in his face; tell ! 55^ ui n r i®^’ ♦wmSL or i tm* hi
him I made him president by ray inspiration, I a so ***“,* exhibition may be
and he must give me an unconditional par- '. on a muc h larger scale.
Guiteau has sent the following message to
liis spiiitualadviser, Rev. Mr. Hicks: “Goand I
An Athlete’* All-take.
New York, June 24.—William D. Weer, aged 17
years, a young athlete, of Brooklyn, ou Tuesday
lost, to unuse ills companions, placed his lee’, at
the back of his neck. He was taken ill after
wards, and went to a physician. He, however,
died ou Thursday last, cerebro spinal meningitis
having set in. In accomplishing the athletic lea
ho had ruptured his abdomen and otherwise in-
' :d him.-elf.
SMtlI.Poi Among; tlio Indian*.
Little Rock, June 23.—Advices from the Indian
territory say that the small-pox is raging with fatal
fleet among the Creek Indians at Ocmulgee.
There are twenty-two eases many of which wili
likely prove fatal. The scourge is spreading rapid
ly and the neighboring Village* have quarantined,
and general vaccination is progressing. At Ocmul
gee tee medicine men are practicing very' unwise
treatment, which kills many patients.
don, and if he does not God almighty will
blast him forever. I tell you, brother Hicks,
I am God’s man, and God takes care of his
own.” Letters have been received by Mr.
C. H. Reed and others interested in Guiteau’s
case, from George Scoville, who is in Chicago.
In these letters Scoville announces that his
wife has left Cleveland for the east, and he
expresses grave apprehensions as to her
sanity. He fears that she contemplates at
tempting to kill her child and committing
suicide on the day of Guiteau’s execution.
Scoville earnestly urges her friends in the
east to keep close wateli upon her movements.
The attorney general to day issued instruc-
MISS GROVER’S STRANGE FANCY.
The Married Negro Who Wedded A White Girl or
Holyoke Set at Llbertr.
Hartford, June 23.—Adolphus Hall, the
colored man who was arrested in this city on
Friday, on a charge of bigamy, preferred by
Mr. Grover, a manufacturer of Holyoke, Mass
achusetts, whose daughter he married, is at
liberty under peculiar circumstances. When
the Holyoke officer came here with a warrant
for his arrest, Hall secured the services
who told the officer that
of a lawyer,
j requisition would be necessary if there was a
determination to prosecute under the charge
tions to the marshal of the district and the j of bigamy, but if the father of the girl was
warden of the jail to keep tluiteau in willing to make some compromise it had bet-
A Fatal K\pl«<»lt»a* /
pe< i«t mspauJrto Tnc CotioutiitToii.
Cleveland, June 21.—A Williamsfleld, Ohio,
special reports a boiler explosion there to-day,
which wrecked a saw-null.Instantly killing Thomas
Thompson and Charles Dunham, and so wound
ed Aliuond D. Brooks and Frank Chamberlin tha
hey soon afterward.
An Isdtan Fight.
Denver, June 23—A special from Fort Stanton
says: The Mescalero Indians have broken out.
The Indian police killed iome prisoners who tried
to escape from Fort Stanton. Montezla, the war
ehief, is on the agents side and is lighting the In
dians. The agent was tired ou and wounded
twice. Troops will go to the spot immediately.
Treating with the Scalper*.
Chicago, June 23.—The Wabash railroad, and it
is believed the others in the southwestern pool,
made a proposition yesterday to redeem from the
scalpers or other holders the unlimited war-rate
tickets at the price originally paid lor them, with
‘ ‘ the money since the
seven per cent, interest on
purchase was made.
A Laeky Find. .
Utica, New York, June 24.—Charles 0. Livermore,
while repairing his store in North Brookfield, found
a pocketbook under the steps containing several
thousand dollars. The matterissupposed tobecon-
nected with Colonel Porteur Miles, who died from
exposure in November last, near Schenectady, with
820,000 on his person.
Fleara-Pneuntonla la Cattle.
Washington, June 21.—The treasury commission
to investigate the subject of pleuro-pneumonia in
cattle.pubiish a statement that the disease exists in
the neighborhood ol Baltimore and existed there
for six mouths. Denials of the Maryland officials
to the conatrary notwithstanding.
A Religion* Forger.
New York, June 24.—Rev. R. Moffat Neil, acting
pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Brooklyn,
is accused of having forged his certificate of ordina
tion and bis credentials. He is very popular with
the congregation, which has largely increased.
This Year’s Crop.
Petersburg, June 21.—The first lot of this year’s
crop of wheat raised in Virginia has been received
here. It was raised in Chesterfield county, near
this city, and is held at 8L50 per bushel. Reports
from all sections of the state represent the wheat
crop as the best *uawn in years.
The Manchester Market.
London, June 24.—The Manchester Guardian, In
its commercial article says the market is very firm.
Some producers have advanced quotations. Buyers
in a few cases have been stimulated to pay a slight
advance. Exports yarns are rather dearer.
The Corean ttendezrons.
?ax Francieuo. June 21—Advices from Japan
are to the effect (hat tw elve f jreien ships of war.
British, Russian and American, are now in rendez
vous at Vagasaki, and others are expected prepara
tory to the visit to Corea.
A Massachusetts Fire.
Lawrencb, Mass., June 24.—'The store house of
the Pacific mills was burned to-night. The loss on
he building and stock exceeds Sl.OOO.OW. which is
ully covered by Insurance in Boston offices.
The Rsdgera Crew
San Francisco, June 24.—The United States rev
enue cutter. Thomas Corwin, arrived here to-day
from Sitka, with the crew of the steamer Rodgers
nd proceeded at once to Mare Island.
The Alabama KepnhUeans.
Montgomery, Ala., June 19.—George Turner,
chairman of the republican state committee, has
called tne state convention to meet at Montgomery
on Jnly 7th.
about 100,000 francs, not 150,000 as at first stated.
' iwii ” '
Bernard came here from Vera Cruz under a ficti
tious name, and persons in Vera Cruz advised the
Belgian consul confidentially in regard to him.
Davltt ta Jersey City.
New York. June 21.—Michael Davitt devoted
the principal portion of his Jersey City speech last
ght to replying to the bitter attack made on him
••The kid’*" Seateace-
Bonox, June 24 —Fitzgerald, “The Kid,” who
endeavored to swindle Charles Francis Adams by a
bunko game, was sentenced to the state prison for
five years.
Truffle la Ilsly Picture*.
Sr. Petersburg, June 20.—A resolution adopted
by the holy synod and received the sanction of the
strict confinement till the day set for
his execution, and allow no one
except his spiritual adviser, his .physician
and the officers of the jail to communicate
with the prisoner. The friends of the con
demned man still profess hope for Guiteau.
Mr. Reed says he does not despair, and that
he will make another appeal to the president
at the earliest opportunity. Dr. Beard left
here for New York hist evening, but is ex
pected to return. Miss Che vail lier will have
a conference with Dr. Goodi^ing and Rev. Mr.
Hicks this evenin' tr J * ’’—fe
turn ar
since May 22. It will be signed on Monday by
the clerk of the court and sent to Warden
Crocker.
nice witn ur. uoouqing anu Key. Dir. mm into, the inti:
is evening, to determine on their fu-j Coppv et' these lei
>n with i ”i. v c« ribl ’/n' - ’ey <j-»fciTp’ingi:« Id ^nd w
u. The death warrant has been re:ti3yy,ai prise trF Mr. U
SHOT, CUT, POISONED.
cause is now known for the self-murder, but
as this was not his first effort it is attrib
uted to a weakness of mind. The
body was viewed only by a few persons,
d froth it in horror.
Prominent Analytical Chemist is Found Dead in
Hia Bed at the Corner of Peachtree and Deca
tur Streets a Little Before Midnight—Su
icide by Three Different Methods.
Just before 12 o'clock Thursday night the re
port of a pistol was heard by several parties who
were standing near the corner of Peachtree
aBd Decatur streets. The sound seemed to
tell of a terrible tragedy, and in a few seconds
the report of the pistol was generally dis
cussed. On his way to the building in which
the shot was supposed to have been fired, and
which was the three-story building at the
corner of Peachtree and Decatur streets, oc
cupied on the first floor by Mr. Berry, the
druggist, a Constitution reporter encoun
tered Officer Lynch, to whom he
mpnrted his knowledge of the shot, and of
whom he asked aid in an investigation.
Without any delay the reporter and tbe po
liceman ascended to tbe second floor, but just
as they starred up the stairway they met two
darkeys who, in response to questions, said
that they had not only beard the shot, but
had heard groans in the direction of the stair
way. After reaching the second floor
the wo investigators halted, and by
the aid of matches examined every door.
They were found locked. A further investi
gation disclosed the fact that the keys were
out of all the locks except one, and to the
door upon which this lock containing the key
was the two persons turned their attention.
After a short survey of the building it was
ascertained that this particular door lead to
the stairway by which the third floor of
the building was reached. The reported
sound of a pistol, the presence of the key on
the inside of the door and tbe failures of tbe
repeated knocks on the door to arouse any
one within strengthened the suspicions
which entered the minds of the investigators'
and the crowd which had been drawn by the
banging on the door,
A SINGULAR SUICIDE.
An lasaae Mother at Springfield, Mo., Kills llerscl
with Laudanum.
St. Louis, June 24.—A special from Spring-
field, Mo., reports that Mrs. Henrietta Ran
dall, aged 33, the wife of James R. Randall, a
machinist in the employ of the San Francisco
road, committed suicide by hanging herself
to a small oak in the back yard. Her two
children were asleep in bed, and the husband
was absent at the time. The suicide was
caused by mental aberration, Mrs. Randall
having lost her power to speak above
a whisper sometime ago. Since then,
she has been much troubled
with nervousness. She left a note, which
says: “The curse of God is upon me. Years
ago I uttered a sentence that was longago for
gotten until the other week, and came like a
clap of thunder. My children know nothing
but to quarrel. They cannot be governed at
all. The light of love has gone out of their
eyes. Poor Jim goes to work every day, and
thinks he is at, work, but I know theie is no
mare to come in front bis work. Some one
will care for him, for it is not his fault that
he is wnat he is. If I can I will put myself
and children out of tne way this night. I
would give the whole world to take back the
awful words. None was ever so wicked
I have been. He was always
good and kind to me, but in the last few
weeks his love is dead. Our home was a
happy one in the years gone by. I am lost
forever. God only knows why I had that
awful thing. I have suffered a burning con
science for weeks. A bottle containing laud
anum was found on the table, and the little
girl said her mother had given them some
nasty medicine. This produced the impres
sion that they had been poisoned, and emetics
were given them. The Randalls came from
Centralia, Illinois.
AMERICAN FISH.
Soate Interesting Facts an the Subject In Connection
ti lth the Exhibition at London.
Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Times.
Washington, Jun* 22.—In a message to
congress the president some time ago called
attention to an invitation to participate in an
international exhibition of fisheries and fish
products, to be held at London in May, 1883.
A joint resolution was at the time introduced
and referred to the foreign affairs committee
of the house to accept the invitation. Mr.
Williams, chairman of that committee, act
ing under instructions, has reported it back
with a favorable recommendation. The re
port of the committee gives some interesting
facts regarding this subject,which it is thought
well for other countries to observe.
Among other things it sets forth the
cheapness and excellence of the various
fishery products of the United States.
Since the exhibition at Berlin in 1880 agencies
for the sale of American fish have been estab
lished in nearly every country in Europe,
anc^ the American boneless codfish has been
adopted as a standard article of food by some
seventeen or more of the regiments *of the
German army. The commissioner of fish and
fisheries state that the value of the products
of the fisheries in the United States in the
census year 1880 was about §45.000,000. This
was the estimated price paid to the producers.
But the value of the same products at whole
sale rates would net be less than §90,000,000.
Tbe export trade, owing to a strong home
demand in the year 1880, amounted to only
$5*744.5S0.
Professor Baird states that under the pro
cesses now being successsully employed the
resources of the waters of the United States
ter be made herd. The object was to secure
delay, so as to bring about a conference,
Yesterday a dispatch -was received by the
lawyer from Holyoke saying that Mr. Grover
would meet him at the office of the chief of
police in Springfield. Before leaving Hart-
f >rd the lawyer secured possession of several
letters written by Miss Grover to Hall, which
were, brimful of affection and earnestness,
showing that she had been thoroughly infat
uated with the fellow and had actually led
him into, the intimacy which followed,
letters were taken
were • undoubtedly
_ jfbkter. who preferred
to have possession of the original rather than
to bring a criminal suit and make the scandal
worse. At all events, on the return of the
attorney notice was served on the police au
thorities here that the warrant of arrest had
been withdrawn, and Hall, at a late hour last
night, wasset at liberty and is now here. Of
bis marriage in Springfield on the 17th or May
to Miss Grover there is no doubt, and the
fact is also established that he has a wife and
two children living in Alien street, this city.
There will be no difficulty in settling the
matter under the Massachusetts marrige law
by divorce, as it was a fraudulent transaction,
but as the case is being managed there does
not appear to be any punishment in store for
Hall.
The most surprising feature of the affair is
that a young lady of refined training should
fall in love with so ill-looking and ill-bred a
fellow as Hall. He is a cross between a mu
latto and a full-blooded negro, and is not as
bright as the average of decently smart col
ored men. His talk since his arrest shows
that be cared nothing for the girl beyond his
sensual and reckless love of adventure. From
the start be openly boasted that when his side
of the story was known in Holyoke there
would be no anxiety to take him to Massa
chusetts.
Thinking the circumstances would justify,
the reporter spent a half hour in trying to
pick the luck but his efforts were unavailing,
as also were the efforts of Mr. John Rausch
enberg, who tried to open the door. Finally
Captains Couch and Aldridge were sent for,
and when the facts were made known to
them they decided to open the door. Near
the door was a large stone, which Captain
Aldridge seized and with hard pounding
broke open the upper panel. Through this
panel the reporter pushed liis arm and
sought for the lock. The first thing with
which his hand came in contact was a bunch
of cold keys hanging suspended from the
lock. ‘‘Here are a bunch of keys,” was his
remark as he turned t!iem In his hand and
opened the door. As soon as the door open
ed there was a rush for the stairway but the
captains stopped the crowd and with the
reporter ascended the winding stairway lead
ing to the third floor. They were lighted
on their journey by a small
piece of tallow dip in the hands of Captain
Couch who led the way, , At the head of the
stairway the trio found themselves in a large
room filled with chemical apparatus, but no
where could they see any solution to the pistol
shot. But as they were about to turn back
the reporter entered a small room facing on
Decatur street and almost instantly cried out:
“Here he is, deader than a door nail,” In-
and each of these turned
When the first effort was made to enter the
door several notices, which had been tacked
up by the dead-man, met the reporter’s eye.
These he tore down and now prints them.
They read:
Notice.—Engaged dally between the hours of 8 a
m,aud3pm, iu the analytical laboratory of the
“Georgia chemical and mining company, at Kirk
wood, Saturdays excepted.” Office hours here, 7 to
8 am, and 3 to 6 p m, Saturdays, S to lla m.
Respectfully, Wii. J. Land.
April 3,18S2.
Notice.—Out for a few moments. L.
Notice.—Absent until Monday, a m.
W. J. Land.
The coroner was notified at once and the
body turned over to Officer Simmons, who
new sits in the room watching the dead man
and his earthly goods.
PROFESSOR LAND’S LIFE.
Professor Land was born In Forsyth, Geor
gia. about fifty years ago. His parents, while
>oor, were very worthy people, and their son,
>y his attainments, has shown that he came of
a good family. He was fall of energy when a
young man and began the study of chemistry
in Columbus, it is believed, in some govern
ment works there. He educated himself and
became to be one of the finest chemists in tbe
state.
About ten years ago he marrjed Miss Lula
Melson, also of Forsyth, and they have, since
their marriage, been passionately devoted to
each other. .Mrs. Land is now at her father’s,
at Jonesboro. They have a little chili about
four years. About two or three years ago Pro
fessor Land attempted suicide by taking poison.
He had become addicted to the opium habib-
nd his mind was unsettled. He was down
on Cain street when he attempted the first
destruction of his life. He was discovered and
by strenuous efforts his life was saved. Later
he left home ostensibly to visit New York,
but when next heard of he was on board a
vessel on hie way to England. While on the
boat he attempted suicide by cutting his
throat, bui his uttempt was a second time
frustrated. He was taken to an insane
asylum in England and was kept there for a
while. He came back to Atlanta after being
restored and began to rebuild his bus
iness, which had become badly
run down. His business pros
pered and soon regained its old-time state.
It is probable that he has never fully recov
ered from his first mental derangement. He
was thought by many to be the finest chemist
in the state, and was state chemist at one
time.
INTERESTING TO POSTMASTERS.
ONE HUNDRED MILES OF ICE.
The Abjwlnlai'* Pasnose Through 8 warm a of Huge
Iceberg*.
_ New York, June 19.—The steamship Abys
sinia, which arrived Saturday from Liverpool,
was delayed four days longer than her average
time, on account of having encountered im
mense ice floes. The steamer left on the
morning of tbe 3d inst., and bad been out
about a week when tbe ice first made its ap
pearance, in latitude 42° 40', longitude 49°50'.
So sooner was tbe first iceberg espied than
others put in an appearance, until presently
tbe ocean seemed to swarm with them. Some
of them are described as being over 200 feet in
height, sugar loaf in shape, aud tapering
up to a point. Several, it is declared,
were over two hundred feet at the base,
while all around them were floating parti
cles of ice that gave them the appearance
of small islands. As the steamer progressed
the icebergs grew more numerous, until fi
nally the captain could do no more than
drift and proceed with the greatest caution.
At times the Abyssinian passed within 400
yards of tbe largest ice floes. From the dis
covery of the first iceberg until the vessel
was entirely clear of ice Captain Bently says
that fully one hundred miles were traveled.
On Tuesday the vessel traveled through a
whole fleet of icebergs, varying in size from
fifty to one hundred feet in length. The
captain says that in his seventeen years’ ex
perience in those waters he never saw so
much ice. The ice encountered, he states,
comes fiom the coast of Labrador, is carried
by the currents through Davis’ strait into
the gulf stream, where fa finally dissolves
in the warmer atmosphere.
The Freight Men’s Strike.
New York, June 23.—The strike of the freight
handlers along the North aqd East river fronts con
tinues without any material change, and the
blockade in the streets surrounding the depot
where the men struck still exists. Trucks with
their loads waited all night at the depots so as to
discharge their contents this morning. At noon
to-day many of these truckmen were still waiting
patiently to nnlo&d. At none of the depots where
the men struck i« anything in the way ol receiving
or delivering freight being done with the exception
of the Jersey Central depot Here business Is pro
gressing very favorably, a large number of old
hands being at work superintending the green
men.
stiuUly 1 the three men vitere side hy-afde
Llreipool Cotton Review.
Liverpool, June 23.—This week’s circular of the
Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association says: Cot-
available for this purpose maybe made to i ton has been in Increased demand, with an unusual
produce at least ten times as great a supply
as they now produce. He also estimates that
at the'rate at which oysters are now being
emperor. prohihiM persons aot Christians from pub- consumed ten years will exhaust the natural
sidy trading m holy pictures, ’ — 1 * *“
in Christian worship.
large business. There was a considerable advance
in long staple, other kinds are about %<1 higher.
There was a very large business in American.’ in
Sea Island there was a large business, chiefly in
, .... - . . , Florida, at an ad^vanee of Jid. Futures were strong , .. . .. , . ....
or vessels used 1 supply in this country, but states that under . and virtually higher for the near months, and t cide, but the search was stopped by the police
artificial methods now employed the supply .lsl higher "lor the new crop. as soon as they detected its progress. No
gazing^pdn one of the litpnt limrttili ani
rible suicides thzjt was evei i enacted. Upbn a
couch near the w indow lay th'e dead boff/"t>f
a man whom neitherof the three knew. His
body was almost swimming in a pool
of blood, while his face and hair
were absolutely covered with the same crim
son fluid. The pallet upon which he rested
was made of two blankets, and across his
body, which was devoid of everything except
his underclothes, was thrown a piece of old-
carpet. He was lying flat upon his back with
his head turned slightly to the left. His left
arm was stretched beside bis body while his
right arm rested across his breast. In the
right hand was a new silver mounted ivory
handle pistol with its muzzle within two
.inches of his chin. . The face had already
assumed the hue which follows death, but
the powder-burn which cauie with the fatal
wound enhanced the horrible appearance
of the suicide. A glance showed that the
ball which lately had the chamber of the pis
tol for its home had been securely imbedded
just behind the right ear, making a terrible
bole, from which the brain was slowly oozing,
while beside his body on the right lay a large
dirk covered with blood, which was not yet
dry. The presence of the blood-covered dirk,
with the excessive amount of blood
around the body, induced tbe belief that an
artery bad been severed, and when a hole,
such as a sharp knife only would make, was
found in the left arm just above the elbow,
this theory was established in the minds of
the three as in the darkened room they gazed
■pon the dead man.
Near the pallet they also found two small
graduates such as are used in drug stores. In
one of these was some water, while only a
drop or two of liquid showed itself in its
companion. The odor which arose
from the empty graduate was new
to the silent witnesses, but .they instantly
suspected that it had contained poison, and
that the dead man bad sought three modes of
exit from this world.
Words are inadequate to express the ap
pearance of the body as the three viewed it in
the dark room aided only by the dim light of
a candle. The undershirt was open and the
breast was bare except where it was covered
by the band, arm and pistol of the suicide.
The face was terribly disfigured with burnt
power, and the beard and 1 air were matted
with the .flood, which lately gave it life. The
mouth was wide open and the long, even
teeth showed themselves through the thin
mustache. The blood had covered the back
of the head and neck until all traces of the
skin were lost to view. The pistol was a new,
beautiful one, and its ability to do good ser
vice was given an enhanced value by the
blood which it had innocently drawn that was
spattered over it. To add to the horrible
sight witnessed at tbe dead hour of night by
the three men, a swarm of bugs began crawling
over the breast and face of the suicide, but
these were brushed away by the silent
witnesses as they closed their eyes to shut out
the sickening sight. All this was seen in an
instant, and then each spectator looked at
the other and silently asked, “who is he,”
but in the same silence, all then gave the
answer, ignorance dictated. “Maybe some
one below knows,” said Capt. Couch. “This
is Land’s office, the chemist. See if any one
knows him.” Descending to the foot of the
stairway the reporter told the crowd,
which by this time was fully twen-
2 strong, that their fears were true
at there had been a pistol shot, and that it
had been a fatal one. He then as ted if any
one present knew Land. Two gentlemen re
plied in the affirmative. They were Mr. John
Rauschenberg and Dr.Burgnnd.and soon thev
were beside the dead man, whom they recog
nized as William J. Land, the chemist.
Without disturbing ‘the body or tbe in
struments of death the police officers ordered
the room to be vacated, and in an instant the
dead man was left alone with a pistol, a knife,
a lamp and a swarm of hungry bugs for his
companions. Before leaving the room, how
ever, a search was made for some
clue to the cause of the sui-
Detectives Looking Alter Offleen Derelict In the Re
ceipt and Delivery Law.
Warsaw, N. Y., June 24.—The United
States post office department, one year ago,
ordered that all letters received from other
offices for distribution at any government
post-office must be post-marked “received”
on the reverse, and all postal cards on the
address side, with date, and, if possible, the
hour on which they were received, deeming
that, whatever inconvenience might be occa
sioned by a few minutes’ delay then incurred,
would be amply compensated for by the cer
tainty with which the delay in delivery could
be detected by the date of receipt as well as the
dispatch which would then be on every let
ter. This order, however, has been a dead let- ■
ter in a majority of the post-offices, and espe--
cially in the smaller ones, although the poet--
master-general declined to exempt any post-
office htom the requirements of tbe order.
To day ar gentleman whom Representative
Lines thought was a government detective,
visited Warsaw. When found at a hotel lie
had envelopes which had been received per
sonally at different post-ollioes in Pennsylva
nia and New York. Nearly every °U e was:
positive evidence of the general indiffer*®!**
paid to this useful postal law. Postmasters I?
Pennsylvania were especially derelect ' in
this duty’. The gentleman thought
that the importance of this rule was not gen
erally understood; that some postmasters be
grudged the time required to carry it out,
as well as disliking constantly to be detected
by errors in distribution, which causes delay
in mail matter. The recording of each post-
office as following or not following the in
structions was neatly done in a book seem
ingly ruled and prepared for the purpose. It
may be possible that these records will soon
prove a reason for severing the official heads
of postmasters where stalwarts may be de
sired to transplant the half-breed postmasters
throughout New York and Pennsylvania.
A JUDGE’S AIM.
A Remarkable Scene In a Washington Coart Room-
Star Route Counsel Disagree*
Special to the Philadelphia Press.
Washington, June 22.—There was more
than the customary amount of Washington
malaria in the district court rooms to-day.
In the equity court, before Judge Hagner, an
attorney named Miller attempted to file a
divorce bill. The judge held that it was not
in order at the time to present the bill. The
lawyer disputed the ruling of the court, and
throwing his papers on the judge’s desk,
turned about to leave the court. Tbe irate
magistrate picked up the papers and sent
them flying against tbe head ana shoulders of
the departing attorney. The latter turned
quickly and approached the bench in athreat-
ening manner. After some parleying the
judge came to the conclusion that his manner
bad been hasty and undignified and he apol
ogized. The lawyer also expressed his regret
and begged the pardon of the court, after
which business again moved along slowly.
The opposing attorneys in the star route
cases have displayed a great deal of acrimony
in their discussions since the trial began, ft
was generally supposed that this ill-feeling
was not maintained outside of thtr court until
Colonel Bob Ingersoll, with much emphasis,
not long ago, culled Colonel George Bliss a
liar. During the progress Df the trial this
morning opposing counsel showed no dispo
sition to oblige each other, and later in the
day Mr. Ingersoll, during a war of words, re
quested government’s counsel not to speak to
him. Mr. Merrick replied that the request
would be most cheerfully obeyed, so far as he
was concerned, and if he could help it, none
of his associates would hereafter address Col
onel Ingersoll.
* The Tax os Drummer*.
Richmond, Va.. June 21.—Judge Hughes, of the
United States district court, gave his decision here
to-day In the habeas corpus case of H. T. Thornton,
sample agent, of Baltimore, who was arrested in
Norfolk, Va., for selling by the sample without
having paid the state tax assessed upon samples.
The judge decided the lav ' '
law to be constitutional,
and directed that the petitioner be remanded to the
custody of a state officer.
DOWN SOUTH.
Kentucky is anticipating an unprecedently large
mast crop.
Alabama state fair 13th of November, at Mont
gomery.
The grain crop of Tennessee is the best ever har
vested in that stat
state.
A Southern Women’s Silk Culture association has
been organized in New Orleans.
Mr a Stivender, of Sumter county, Florida, will
ship north this reason 5,000 watermelons.
Tbe cotton raised in the south that goes to foreign
manufacturers is worth 8247,700 000.
Total valuation of property in Boarbon county
Ky.. for 1582 amounted to 88.891,140, an increase of
8994.077 over 1881.
Fortress Monroe is the larg-st single fortification
in the world it has a really cost over 83.000,000 of
money. The water battery is considered to be one
of the finest pieces of military construction in the
world.
t INDISTINCT PRINT