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THErs weekly constitution.
VOLUME XTV.
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TUESDAY MORNING-, DECEMBER 5, 1882.
PRICE 5 CENTS
DURING THE WEEK.
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF CITY AND
COUNTRY ARE DOINO.
Arresta in Dublln-Kurder or • Chinaman in IUlnoia
-Arnold* in AtUnta-Aeoldanta by Bail-
Floods in Garmany-Tha Publio Debt—
Amerioana Hnrdarad in lladaf aaear.
Tauday, Xareabtr S9.
Fire persona hare been arrested in Dublin on
suspicion of complicity in the assassination of De-
tcctire Cox. The intention of the assassins was to
murder the soren Irish judges who were shortly to
pass that waj. Gambetta shot bimself in the hand
by accident. Fourteen persons were killed by a
railroad accident In Scotland. Frank James i to
be tried in January. The small pox is decreasing
n Chattanooga.
into* city.
Two Chinamen hare been added to the popula
tion. The election returns from Haralson county
hare been lost. Twenty new houses are being bull
in West End. Captain J. W. Nelms has been reap
pointed principal keeper of the penitentiary. Fire
negro convicts hare escaped from the convict camp
at Kewnan. Colonel Charles C. Jones addressed the
legislature on his forthcoming history of Georgia.
Leon 8tewart, of Leon, Mississippi, committed sui-
felde in the Markham house.
Wednesday, Korcmber 80th.
Immense floods are reported on all the German
Irers. Dublin has been declared in a state of
aelge. The Panama canal, according to DeLei
will be completed in 1*88. Several large business
failures are reported. John T. Morgan has been re
elected senator lrora Alabama. The governor of
Louisiana refuses to commission Kellogg as a repre
sentative to congress from that atace. The troubles
in Opelika continue. A new trial has been granted
one of the Kastman rioters. W. B. Hammond has
been elected judge of the Atlanta circuit. ^
Ilf Till CITY.
Miss Mamie Dunlap and Dr. C. C. Qqjllian mar
ried. The liquor dealers conren tion of the state of
Georgia in session. Overcoat and hat thieves infest
the city. In a barroom near the barracks several
negroes got inte a light with knives. An Air-Line
passenger train jumped the track near Greenville,
injuring several prisoners. Maxwell Howard, a ne
gro peddler, robbed of 9J0. Keene has played a
three days engagement in the city.
Thursday, Novomb.-r 80.
Several Americans haro been murdered in Mada-
gasesr. The floods along tho German rivers are
greater than for the last hundred years. The re
port of tho United 6tates treasurer shows a surplus
in the revenues of tho current year of over $45,*
000,000. The public debt has been decreased dur
ing the year t-66,000,000. Tbe Virginia delegation
in congress stands, democrats 4. coalitionists 6.
Snow has been general throughout the United
Elites. The South Carolina legislature is in Res
don. The Kansas prohibitionists ore preparing for
another campaign.
In the city.
There aro no colored candidates for council hi
the present city canvufs. An illicit still has been
broken up at Wuleska, Cherokee county. A senm-
tional story of a fight betwoeu tho speaker of the
houso and tho door-keeper, was curreut in the city.
Mr. Malmfley and Miss Annie McLean, and Mr.
Edward N. Wood and Miss Carrio Jackson, of this
* . city, wero married. Two parties of immigrants
parsed through the city, one compo.^d of colored
people from South Carolina, who will make Arkan
sas their home. Thoro were fifty-seven in tho par
ty. The others were whites from North Carolina.
A HORRIBLE STORY.
A Helpless Infant, Left Alsne by Parents and Nurse
Killed and Kate* by Unta.
Evansville, Ind., November 29.—A startling sto
ry comes from Spottavllle, a small town upon
Green river, in Kentucky, about eighteen miles
from this city, and was related to passengers on the
steamer Grace Morris, which arrived here this af
ternoon. About five miles back of town lives a
farmer named Thomas Hughes, bis family consist
ing of bis wife and three children, the youngest be
ing an Infant of six months; tho oldest five
years, a boy; the second three years old, a girl, and
the youngest also a girl. Tbe Hughes were eld-
time Baptists, and faithfully attended services in a
little church situated on the road some six miles
from Spottsville at every Sunday morning service,
and also at Sunday-school in tho afternoon. On
yesterday morning they took luuch with them and
remained for afternoou exercises. Thoie who at
uended were the father, mother, aud the two
joldest children, leaving the Infant at homo
in charge of a colored female servant. 8ome time
after their departure she desired to make a visit to
a neighboring colored family, and making a pullet
on the door in front of the fire-place,she placed the
baby upon it. and locking the door, departed to
make the call. She was absent until dark. In the
meantime the famll) returned from church.
They were unable to obtain entrance at first,
as tbe key of the door was not in its accus
tomed place under the door step, but was finally
the scampering of rats from the body of the chile,
who lay bitten and laceiated almost beyond the
recognition of its mother. Its face and
neck presented a terrible appearance. The
little one’s nose and ears had been bitten off,
while its throat, completely to the spinal col
umn, was eaten out. The little one’s eyes were
sucked from their sockets, and cheeks gnawed from
the Jaw to the cheekbone. An inveetigatlou resulted
in discoverlug-the fact that tho little one's feet had
also been almost eaten off. All the toes were gone,
and tbe flesh had been bitten off up to the ankles.
Nome warmth yet remained in the, infant's body,
but it is evident that it had been dead for several
hours.
How They Work In Now Orleaoo.
From the New Orleans Picayune,
There are men in New Orleans who work for fif
teen or sixteen hours out of the twenty-four hours.
In their cases allowance is barely made for that
term of sleep which Is supposed necessary to wind
the human machine up and keep it going. Many
of these men are married. They have little chil
dren whom they seldom see awake. They are de
nied nearly all the Joys and consolations of do-
to them with encouragement,
lness with them Js simply and literally a question
of physical life aud death. Meanwhile there arc
wwo eigui
ing to Tarrant county, Texas.
Friday, December 1.
Congress reassembles on Monday, December 4.
A new official map of the United States is under
^•Preparation. The cost of quarantining the yellow
fever districts borne by the United States, is $35,*
#00. General 8herman’s noice has been found in a
8t. Louis house of asrlgnation. Her paramour was
shot. Mrs. Melville, wife of the Arctic explorer has
j sued for a divorce. Tho night express on the Geor
gia road had a collision at Union Point. Several
wero bruised but no one killed. Frank Fmyne,
In a Cinclnnrtl theater was to shoot an apple off a
* -woman’s head. He shot tbe woman dead instead.
In Camden, South Carolina, F. M. McDowell a
prominent dtlxen was drowned by a negro.
IN THE CITY.
Officers are tbe city Investigating the account* of
United States Marshal LougstreeL The State road
is having a large number of passenger coaches
built. The West End municipal election resulted
in the election of G. A. Howell, intendant; W. A.
Culver, Burgess Smith, W. L. Stanton, W. G. Me-
Gaugbcy, aufi J. W. Kollo, council men. A party of
Habersham county Mormons passed through the
city ou their way to Utab. Governor Stephens has
flgncd his first bill—a railroad charter act.
ft»t*rd«7, Wrrrmber 8.
A great demand exisuthroughout the country for
dimes. Moses Lockhart, colored, was hanged at
" i *- ' "“JEdgeficld. South Carolina. A Chinaman in Cairo
111., committed suicide because the boj s cuf off his
plgtsil. Tho German government ha* forbidden
tho importation of Americau porx. The physicians
in the Garfield case are to ba paid #100,000. In Car-
thsge, North Carolina, William Fry, a negro, wa
•hot by Manniklu McMillan, another negro, who
did the act by order of a witch doctor. The arch
bishop of Canterbury is dying. Congressman Up-
degraf, republican, of Ohio, Is dead.
IN THE CITY,
Three dead bodies passed through the city. A
small negro girl fell from a fence, and broke her
leg. The accident on the Georgia road did #25,000
worm of damage. The residence of Mr. Foreman,
on Rhodes street, was rifled by a burglar. Work on
the Georgia Pacific is progressing rapidly. In a
quarrel between Francis Morgan and Linda Bax
ter, two negro women, they gashed each other with
hatchets. The salary of the mayor has been in-
reased from fl.KJO to 92VOOO.
*■■4*7, December C.
A duel is rumored between f-euator-elect Riddle-
berger and Psge McCarty. General Mahonels to be
president of the Richmond and Danville road. At
Fadaeah, Kentucky, thirty passengers were In
jured by a railroad accident. General Daniel Tyler
is dead. A Louisiana hog thief has been lynched.
Governor-elect Cleveland, bt New. York, declines a
military pageant. Mr. Davitt hss been arrested in
Ireland for seditious language.
IN THE CITY.
W. H. Wiley, long a clerk at tbe Kimball, Is dead.
A man giving hi* name as J. N. Milam, of Fairburn,
committed suicide in the National hotel. A carpen
ter named Thompson has been srrested on a charge
of bigamy. The registration of Atlanta shows 3,iM
voters. Mrs. Johnson, walking down Wheat street,
was robbed of her purse by a yonng white nun.
Murder by Kitiim Me*.
' Special to The Constitution.
Loris villi, December 2.—A special from Catletts-
burg says: On October 20th, iu Floyd county, Ky.,
Andy Hall was shot and killed by men concealed
In the brush. A boy who was with Hall recognised
the man who did the shooting as Richard Vance.
A few minutes later Vance, Audy Bloane
and Linville Higgins were seen near the scene of
tbe murder all armed with guns. Yesterday tbe
father of Hall swore out a warrant against three
men. and they *re now in jail awaiting trial for
mnrder. The three men were in the employ of rev
enue officials as spies upon moonshiners in tbe
mountains and as procurers of witnesses against
them.
It4-t tv'mltS iUit
Pats, December 2-Gambetta s doctor says the
former will probably lore the use of two fingers by
the accident to hbhaud by the explosion of are*
fpi*-* • fr*-* *iysa|o.
None ■» Illind m Thoso Who Wont fee.
From the Nashville Banner.
In our southern egotism, a year ago, we laughed
• scorn the many tarns which grey so luxuriantly
in northern soil aud assumed to ourselves a supe
riority ovc-r them iu common sense, practical mat
ters. But tho changes from then to now, In all re
spects, have wrought a wonderful revolution iu all
Ideas as well as practices, and none has struck us
.viih more astonishment than tho recent success of
iho Mormons in recruiting their sensual communi
ty with southern women. That such a thing could
have ever been possible with us never entered our
wildest thoughts. Yes such Is the aid fact. In the
mountains or East Tennessee and north Georgia the
profclyllng elders arc meeting with marked success
ho that a dally stream of the poor deluded viellms
now pass through this city toward their Mecca.
Buwelirul JlunUmrn.
From tho Manchester, N.41., Union.
The Merrill fsrolly, of Warren, is not wanting in
successful huntsmen, as tho following record of this
lad, has captured 1G foxes, 12 muskrats, 4 mink and
4coons. Amos L. Merrill has brought in 11 foxes
and 3 sable: Russell Merrill his killed 5 foxes uiid
3 mink, and George W. Merrill has a score of 2 foxes,
1 flsher-cat and 2 mink. K. Bartlett Libbcy, of the
same town has killed this season G foxes. 4 fisher*
cats, 4 mink and 3 sable. Henry Gould, another
Warren Nimrod, captured a cub bear with his
hands lnau apple tree a few days ago.
Lynched for ll«c Stealing.
New Orleans, December 2.—A fire at the corner
of St. Cloud and Frenchman streets last night de*
stoyed a grocery store and damaged several resi
dences. Loss #800; fully Insured. A letter from
Start’s Landing, Catahoula parish, says David Lee,
a white man, was lynched there some days ago in
front of his house for hog stealing. About twenty
persons bare been arrested on account of llie lynch
ing affair, aud two brothers. Charles and James
Hmith, arrested on suspicion of having had a hand
iu it, aro threatened and may bo lynched by the
citizens.
One Objection tm Flan llrced II•*•.
From tho Arkansaw Traveler.
^."Gen'lemen, 1 don’t bleve in crossin our changin'
de breed ob our hogs. Do ole-fashioned hog is plen
ty good. 1 ows de saddest time ob my life to a fine
hog. I was pacin’ a pen onco an* seed a fine hog.
Ef no hadn’t been a tine hog I wouldentcr paid no
'tentiou to him. Wall, 1 was 'rested ou account ob
dat fine hog an' sent terde penitentiary fur a year.
Don't briug no tine breed hogs into dfs neighbor
hood."
Thirty'I'aMcngers Injured.
New York, December 2.—The Evening Post has
a special from Paducah, Ky., which says a broken
rail ou the Pq^URah and Memphis road yesterday
threw a coach and sleeper down a twenty foot era*
bitiikmeut. at 'lipton. Tenn. Thirty passengers
were injured, butuone seriously.
llaw High a Democratic Flood WlllUcaoh.
Philadelphia Press.
Secretary Chandler has come to the wise conclu
sion that it may be ju*t as well to go slow with the
monitors. He thinks of putting ’em up Mount
Ararat out of reach of the democratic flood.
What Name, Please!
From the Boston Globe.
A Georgia woman wasn’t hurt a bit in the rail
road collision, but she wants #3000 for thlmanner in
which she was obliged to turn a sumenault in tbe
presence of eighteen horrid men.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Senator Davis uses sound logic.
Senator Tutt is a forcible debater.
Senator Baker does credit to bis district
Senator Peeples ably represents bis district
Several new redistric'ing bills are maturing.
Senator Meldrim presided for a while yesterday.
Senator Livingston is the friend of the farmer*.
Senator Pike Is a bard woiker and a sound think
er.
.-everal members ef both bodies are on the rick
list.
Mr. Rountree, of Btooks, combines dignity and
youth.
There was a good crowd in the senate gallery yes
terday.
Senator Tatum is dead set against the department
of agriculture.
Mr. nansell, the journalizing clerk of the house.
Is a model officer.
Mr. Calvin of Richmond, is one of the literary
men of the house.
Mr. Lofton, of Bibb, is one of the high legal au*
thorities of the ho are.
Yesterday Senators Parks and Peeples owls ted
the clerk in reading bills.
Senator Meldrim makes a good presiding officer
He was in the chair yesterday.
Mr Calvin, of Richmond is one of the most pro
gressive members of the bouse.
The bill for building a new capltol will not be
passed this session. It will go over till the sum
mer.
It ii definitely settled that the redlatricting will
not be passed inis session. The idea is -to let tbe
joint committee on redistricting meet about two
weeks before the summer session and perfect a bill
to offer to the house.
In the published proceedings of Tuesday's ses
sion of the senate, ft wasxtaied that Senator Parks;
of the llth, spoke at length against Mr. Uustiu'a
substitute. (The substitute being a resolution pro
longing the present session so loot as the public in
terest may demand.) The fact is that Senator Parka
favored the substitute, advocated Its pawage.and
voted fer it on the call of the yeas and nays.
"CURBSTONE ECHOES/'
Caught on the Wleg
Sent Plying Through
THE CONSTITUTION.
it Is a curious thing that in Atlanta crime about
pays for the agencies thst bring it to justice. Re
corder Glenn, of the city court, one of the ablest
and best officers we ever bad, said to me to-day :|
"The receipts from the recorder's court in fines is
over $0ii,000 s year. Of this #18,000 is in costs and
the balance is worked out on the streets. The po
lice force costs #35,000 a year, or about what my
court brings in. If I bad Jurisdiction over misde
meanors, as I should have, as the city polico gener
ally bring such cases into court, tho proceeds of
crime in fines would more than pay for policing
the city."
There has been a lively speculation In new towns
and villages along the line of the Georgia raciflo
railroad. Before tbe track was laid tho builders of
the road determined where they would locate their
new towns, and then quietly bought up several
acres around tho selected spot. If there was a vil
lage or town already there thoy bought up all tho
land adjacent to the site ot the depot. Their In
vestments have panned out rich. Public sales were
bad at each place as soon as the track was laid to
it, but only alternate lots and a small portion
of the land was sold. At Villa Rita twenty-five
acres brought #10,000 (that probably cost $500), one
lot 40x200 selling for #150. At Temple ten acres
(densely wooded, that cost perhaps #100) brought
#0,000. At Austell #3,000 was realized, At 8alt
Springs#3,COO, at Douglasville #4,000, at Mapleton
96,500, and at Bremen 12,000; and
Tallapoosa $14,080. Nearly $09,000 In cash
has been realized on land that cost perhaps $8,000,
aud there Is enough land left lu tho original pur
chase to bring$260,000, If sold gradually as the towns
grow. The railroad company owns most of the
laud, but Joe James, of Douglas, la a partner in
many of the enterprises, and has made a pile of
money.
Pretty Marian Elmore, tho actress who set tho
boys wild last week, is under engagement not to
Inarry for flvo years. Billy Hayden, her manager,
says, "When I agreed to star her five years and
pay her $100 a week and 20 per cent, of the profits,
I made her go into writing not to marry during the
engagement .”
"Why did you tie her up this way?"
'Became actresses lose their hearts more madly
and more absurdly than any women in the world.
And marrying nearly always spoils them. I’ve had
more actresses ruined by husbands thau all other
ways put together. MIrs Elmore is clearing $10,000
a year and In fivo years—she will then be 24—she
can then marry and quit the stage. But she cau't
think of lovo till her time is up Many young
actresses ate bound up iu the sumo sort of con
tract and held to it strictly."
• ■
I was glad to hear from Hayden good nows from
my old friends, tho Bergurs.. Their history Is uu
interesting one. The six children were left orphans
with Fred, tbe oldest boy, Just ten years old, in
charge of tho family. Hu was father and mother
to them all. He s*artad ‘hem out on Uttlo c *• < * r
tours,taugh t tnem bell-ringing, trained them for tho
stage aud watched over them, no Is now rich aud
has two troupes ou tho road. Anna, tho pretty cor
net player, is married to Lea Lynch, manager of
Ihe Union Square theatre In Now York, and Is a
happy wife and mother. Henry Is managing for
Modjeska aud Is rich. Louise, who married Sol
Smith Russell, is dead, aud Henrietta and Byrnie
are traveling with Fred, well-salaried, plump and
popular. Sol Russell, the only deeply religious ac
tor I know, except Lawrence Barrett, still sticks to
the family, and travels under Fred’s management,
though be has married a new tffife.
While ou actresses I met a gentleman yesterday
who met Mrs. Langtry, the Jersey lily, and had a
talk with her. In view of her appearance here soon
s* Bovallud, It is t wel! to note that tbe disparaging
remarks on her figure are unfounded. While she Is
slender she is plump and graceful aud the exquis
ite beauty of her face is not belled when she ap
pears In tights and doublet. Her feet are large,
touching which she ssld to my friend:
"My feet aro largo because I havo used them, I
was the only sister of six brothers, and the ouly
daughter of a hearty country parson. I was raised
more as a boy than a girl. I have walked miles
when other women walked yards, and If tbe exer
cise gave me big feet It also gavo mo perfect health
and a good color."
The Lily said with charming frankness that she
look to the stago because her husband's income
was reduced from $12,000 to $1,203 a year by; tho
Irish troubles, his possessions beiug in Ireland. She
lias already amassed fortune enough to retire on,
but havlug once breathed tho Incense of applause
cannot gain hor consent to return to a life, tbe
chief diversion of which, was flirting with a prince
and eating sun (lower seed with a long-haired aes
thetic.
We learn from Mr. R. A. Hemphill, treasurer,
that the Methodist orphans' homo near Atlanta has
done a notable work this year. With an average of
25 children It has cost only $40 a mon th to run It,and
a healthier, happier lot of children than IU inmates
cannot be found. The farm on which the home is
located has nearly supported it. The debt has been
reduced about $3,000 net, leaving a trifle under $5,000
due on the place. It is hoped to wipe this out du
ring the coming year, and then the home can sup
port one hundred children. As It is now run it is
a model for charitable Institutions, and Messrs. 8
P. Jones and J. L. Lupo, the agents, are deserving
a high credit.
The suicide of Leon Stewart In thU city lest week,
and the promiscuous publication of letters of tbe
most private and painful character, found in bis
pocket, suggest an luquiiy as to the right a coroner’s
jury has to break open such letters and give them
out.
In the case under discussion, the suicide, and the
manner of it was made perfectly plain by other
proof, and yet the seal of a letter addressed to the
wife of the deceased, which was her’s alone by
the most sacred right, was broken, and the contents
scattered far and wide. In a notable case of suicide
some mouths ago, the wife never did receive the
last letter her husband had writtou her, and to-day
mourns the loss of what would have been a precious
Brow
the only office seekers lu tho state, are fix
ed?" I atikr# a rural member to-day.
"They'D have to run 'Anti,' I reckon, for the
first vacant >. \ noticed that 'Anti* was the strong
est candidate against Colquitt in the last race.
Fartah F irman was in town last week looking fat
and happy. He was the center of attraction and
was plied <' th questions as to hli intensive system
of farming He said:
"I have i ready gathered GS bales of cotton from
my G5 acre, and will get 75 to 80 bales. If it had
not been f. r the storm I would have picked 00 to
160 bales."
"You ha 66 acres in cotton? '
"I thong it I had, but I havo Just had it surajred
and It is ju it CO acres. But I am golug to reduce
even this n *xt year. I find that 20 acres of my land
has no els • under It. and I'm going to plan
grain and g -ate on it altogether, until I give it more
substance.
"What will you do with tho other 40 acres!"
"I will iu ike it produco 100 bales of cotton, or
two and u fc «lf bales to tbe acre. 1 believe I can
do it next y#nr. I’m gaing to manure for it and
plant for it, and I'm dead suro to get it—in two
years if noi.noxt year.”
"You lian had tbousandsof inquiries about your
plan ? Do you see that it is being adopted J"
“Yes. I have had hundreds of men who come to
f-oti my (arm Without a single exception they
have been r.-iro than satisfied with what they saw,
and bavcg- ue homo determined to do likewise.
My books, i. lie, receipts, everything havo been open
to inspcctlo . and I have been glad to give auy in
formation. ' .V great mauy farms will be put on tbe
intensive system this year."
"The effcjS will be beneficial?"
"Of courn. Many people will fall because they
will try to d ■* in five years what I have done in five
years. I’m uvtlsflcd that I havo pushed my laud
just as fast r . - was prudent or safe. But those who
follow the jv^u faithfully will certainly get the re
sults I have obtained. In any evont the reform
will be bom Icial if it only convinces tho farmers
that It will .ay them to saro their stable manure
andcompnt- it with leaves. Anything that tsads to
make them ave and-economize will be a benefit
to tbe rout? f . As for mo, intensive farming has paid
me this yea- dver $2,600 lu cash en a two-mule
farm, and doubled tho value of my land. I shall
stick to 1L“
The folii wing exquisite verse was written by
Judge J|lccV >y, and is incomparable in Its way, I
think. It i >jbii taken ont of a long poem written
by the jfcdg some time ago and which be has par
tially prom: o4.togive toTijk Constitution readers.
Thecontex* of tho followlug must be full of in
terest: *
How costly Is life! What countless expense.
To tempf r the blood and comfort tho sense,
And nourish the mind and chasten the breast,
And keep the heart ruled in it*stormy unrest;
But death unto all is offered so cheap:
There's nothing to pay for falling asleep—
Save clootie the eyes and ceasing to sleep.
It was the coldest day ol last week—
They were uvo girls of eight and ten years of age,
and stood aHvering in the doorway. The snow wai
on the gro -nd, and their little feet, bare and
Inflamed w' r. cold, broko through their miserable
shoes. efiph
"Will yor plcnso glvo us something to cat?"
"Haven't /on anything to cat at home?"
"No, sir. Mother It dead; father has bocn>lck
with typho! t f^vermore’n a month, and there ain’t
a thing I i i ' on^but a little meal."’
The story runs that Lr. Felton and Emory Speer
will join the party ranks again, finding an el
ement Inside the camp that seems determined to
put up opposition. Whether the story be true or
not, Messrs. Felton and Speer would find the "op
position" with very little basis to work on two years
from now. With Colquitt (n tbe senate for six years,
aud Senator Brown tired of public life,the Arcadians
and their friends will have nothing to do bat to
fight among themselves for spoils and management.
We shall be pleased to sit on the fence and watch
two leading Arcadians draw their Alabama slings
on each other, while their friends are flying in
special trains over tbe meadows of that guileless
land, seeking a man they might throw down and
press an office on.
"Whst ere they going to do to get somebody to
fill the offices, now that Colquitt and Stephens and
thing i-J i » our.' but a
t.iud.
3.any fire In-two A
There ain't nothing to eat burton# meal, and no
fire to cook it."
"Haven’t you bad any breakfast?"
"No, sir, and no sapper lAstjulght Wo had a piece
of bread yesterday.
"Who is with your father now?"
"Nobody. He told us to come out and get us
something to eat."
On investigation the story of these girls was found
to bo literally true in every particular. Their caso
Is but one of hundreds in this city.
STRYCHNINE AND LAUDANUM.
J. X. Miluir. of Fulrburo, F«mh4 Dead la lied at tkr
Kallaaal IUtel-IUw He Died.
Shortly after dark last night a man was found dead
in a room in tbe National hotel and an examination
of bis body developed the fact that he bad suicided.
About nine o’clock Friday evening the man ap
plied to Mr. Fd White, the clerk who was at that
time behind tho couuter, for a room. Ho said that
he had been up for two or
three B in S hta and did not wish to
be disturbed during tho day or night.
Mr. White Informed him that ho c uld get a
room and handed him a pen with which to rug-
tater but tbe stranger declined to tako tho peu and
asked Mr. White to write his namo for him, at tho
raroo time giving as his name J. N. 51 Ham and as
his home Fairburn, Georgia. Before being shown
to his loom the man paid (or his lodging.
Late yesterday eveulng Mr. Morgan, ono
of the clerks at tho ho'el
was Informed that No. 79, the room to which Milam
had been assigned, had not been prepsred, and
that it would not bo opened. Shortly after dark
Mr. Morgan went to the room, and, after repeated
rapping on the door, without receiving a reply,
stooped down and looked into tbe key hole. The
key was on the Inside of the lock and this was evlr
deuce that the roofn was occupied. Hendlng for
the psas key, Mr. Morgau began working
with the Jock until be succeeded In pushing
the key out of it, then with tbe pass key he
opened the door and entered the room. In the
bed, with tbe cover drawn up close to the chin,
was the form of a man and, by the light of a match,
it was apparent that he was dead.
•STEYCHNINB AND LAUDANUM.
Coroner lHUburu waa at once eent for, and then
an examination of the body and room was tnade-
The man was resting oil bis lvft side, with his left
hand by his side and bis right upon hi
breast. His head was turned almost completely
around and his legs were stretched to their full
leugth, Hi* right hand was so lightly gripped that
it could not be opened, and bis face provided ev
idence of great pain. There were no papers about
the bed. upon the table or on the bureau, but un
derneath the chair upon which his clothing were
thee roner found a pint flask which contained
v ‘ratproved to bean equal part of syrup and wa
ter. In bis vest pocket was found a large phial of
strychnine about half empty and In his pant* pock
phial which had once contained laudanum. The
water and syrup gave evidence of the pr sencu of
prepared the bottle l r
and laudanum iu it and drank the comp und
after reaching tbe room. Ouly ono piece of pap *r
waa foundsbout bis clothing, and that was a untie-
ment with a railroad company, but nothing rela
live to the deceased's home or history was upon i*.
His Nothing were all upon the
chair in the room. His coat and
vest were first, and then bis pants
on top of these. Beside tbe chair were hls boots,
aad inside the boots were hls lock*.
Oniv the name and home rec-.rded on the register
were in existence to tell who the dead nun was. A
telegram waa rent to Fairburn asking about
Milam, but no answer has yet been received. The
deceased was *pparently ih rty yean of age. was
about five feet ten inches high and would have
weighed about one hundred and sixty-five pounds.
His face was badly marked with sores,
and upon hls nose was a larae rcab. lie
wore a mustache and short chin whiskers, the color
of which was red, while bis hair was short and
rather light.
After ascertaining all that could be acquired, the
body was removed to an undertaker's room, whe e
itwasdrwwed and where it will remrin until au
inquest is held this morning at 8.3U o’clock, when
IMl-.r KxpUaUa.
Jacksonville. Fla., December 2.—The boUer of
r Volusia exploded at 2 o’clock this after-
while lying at her wharf. The vessel was
with fitignt fo- the up-river. The steamer
cargo are a total lorn. A few persons were
dightly injured. The vessel was valued at $8,COO.
THE METHODISTS.
WORK OF THE NORTH GEORGIA
CONFERENCEAT LAGRANGE.
Traveling Frcnob.ra Fleeted Bld.n—Th, Fein.
School for Colored Freoohon—The Proceeding!
of tbe Throe Dojo* fl,colon Fully De
railed-The Protcotent Mothodralo.
Special to The Conititutlon.
LaObance, November 2fl.—TheNorth Geor
gia annual conference of Methodist minis
ten and delegates met in this place at nine
o'clock to-day, with llisbop Fierce in the
chair. After reading the scriptures and sing
ing, the bishop led tbe conference in a mns
earnest and unctuous prayer. He prayed for
the old preachers yet in the work, for tbe
inlddlc-agcd, for the young and vigorous, for
those just applying, for the superannuates,
for those gone out as missionaries, for the ed-
ltors of church papers, for the presidents
and teachers of colleges, and for
the whole church. The prayer
brought down upon the whole body
a very line spiritual iniluence. The bishop's
general health seems lo be very good, though
liis volce-is very much impaired.
J. W. Hoidt was elected secretary, and T.
A. Seals, J. H. Baxter, J. \V. Roberta and J
1). Hammond assistants. \V. F. Cook and C.
Rope were apoointed a committee ou public
worship.
A committee of twenty, being two from
each district, was appointed on publishing
interests. The appeal of C.f. Oliver, aloca
elder from the quarterly conference of First
church Atlanta was presented by J. Boring,
the presiding elder of that district. The ap
peal waa entertained, and a committee of ten
was appointed to review the case.
The lollowing transfers to tills conference
were announced: W. D. Shea, from Texas, T.
J. Christian, from Arkansas, and Josiali
Lewis, from Alabama.
Rev. David Morton, of Louisville, Ky., sec
retary of the church extension society, ad
dressed the conference in tho interest of liis
cause.
The following committee on conference re
lations was appointed: S. P. Richardson, D.
'. Myrick, \V. D. Heaili, H. J. Adams, W.
W. Wadsworth, T. F. Plerco and D. D. Cox.
To this committee will he referred all appli
cations forusupernumerary or superannuated
relation, und no preacher can be granted
such relation without a favorable report on
his case by this committee.
SgCOM> DAY.
LaGkanob, November 30.—Conference met
at 0 o'clock. Opening religious services were
conducted by Dr. J. E. Kvnns. Several mem
bers appeared aud took their scabs. The at
tendance of clerical members is larger than
usual. Only nhout half of the lay delegates
are present. Dr. Potter presented a commu
nication from the delegates from this confer
ence lo tho late general conference in refer
ence to tile Wesleyan Advocate. The paper
was referred to the publishing committee.
The commiUee on nominations sub
mitted u report nominating
various boards and committees which are
to serve for the noxt quutlrennium. The re
port was adopted. The committee ou church
extension iiiudu a report submitting n consti
tution for the board raised on that subject.
Tho object of tills board is lo raise money lo
help weak churches build houses of worship.
A paper from Rev. 0. B. Lallatte, president
of the Gainesville Fo rutile college, ouering to
MS the college under tho control of tho con
ference, was read and referred.
Conference ndjournod at 11 o'clock for
thanksgiving service.
THIRD DA A.
HpecUl to Tho Constitution.
LaGbabok, December 1.—The opening re
ligious servicea of tho third day were con
ducted by Rev. Geo. H. Puttillo, of Milledge-
ville. The first work of the conference waa
the appointment of a board of church ex.cn-
sion, consisting of president, Aro vice-presi
dents, secretary, treasurer, and eight mana
gers. This is considered a most worthy and
important movement. Half the funds to be
raised by the board ure to be
ex|iended within the bounds of
the conference, while the other half
will be <-x|iendt'd by the parent bodrd in the
fur west and in foreign mission fields.
Ke]H>rls from several female colleges were
rend and referred.
Tho joint Imard of finnneo submitted a re
port of tho appropriations made to tile sev
eral claimimts on the conference fund. The
amount appropriated Is S8,3U0, and it Is
thought that eighty or eighty-live per cent, of
the allowance will be paid.
Tlie following were adiiilttciTinto full con
nection and dented to deacons' orders: H.
L. Crumley, K. T. Hendrick und J. A. Tim-
merniun. The -bishop in addressing
tills class made some very happy
remarks on the subject of sanctification. In
refrrencc to loud professions of sanctifica
tion, he said: “The light house on (lie coast
d.es not tire a cannon to announce its light;
it simply shines, sending its light across the
waters, at once u warning and a guide," Much,
lie said, should bo tho course of a preacher in
reference to sanclilicalion.
Thu following were elected to elders'or
ders: J. C. Davidson, K. Road and J. II. Dan
iel.
FOUBTII DAY.
Special to The ConaUtotloo.
LaGbanoe, Ua., December 2.—Conference
met at 0 a. m., Bishop Pierce in tbe chair.
Religious eaerclscs were conducted by Rev.
T. A Beals. F. P. Langford was elected
to eldera’ orders. A memorial from the
Augusta district conference praying for the
apisdntment of a conference Sunday-school
agent or secretary, wlmsc business it will be
to travel over the church in the interest of
Bunday-schools, organising them where there
are none and developing to greater useful
ness those already in existence. It is
thought that the inind of the conference
Is against the movement. L. D. Palmer,
business manager of the publishing house,
was introduced. The boanl of education
made a re|imri in reference to Payne institute
- the school ti. be established In Augusts (or
tbe southern colored Methodist chuicli. The
re|*ort recommends Dr. Morgan Callaway for
president of the institution, it is understood
that the doctor very heartily accepts the posi
tion, and that lie will go into his new field of
stork with great enthusiasm. The report was,
by a full vote, adopted.
The following traveling preachers have
been elected to elders orders: 1. V. Davidson,
K. Read, J. If. Daniel.* The following local
preachers were elected to deacons' orders:
W. A. Hu kahee, T. C. Hughes, A. J. Mill
linax, J. W. Twiggs, W « Spencer, J. H.
Lance, J. F. Crawford, F. B. Hudson, T. J.
Clia'tin, A. F. Norton, O. W. Plisrr, J. it
Nolan, A P. Jones, J. H. Kllio, Mack Pierce
L. C. McCalinon and H. II. Braswell.
The credentials of N. T. Burks, J. J. Wood
and Stephen Shell, local deacons, were re
turned lo the conference, they having volun
tarily surreifdered them.
John F. Jones and H. F. Dodson, local dea
cons, were elected to elders orders.
TIIS TEAIMINO OCHOOI. rOR COLOBED PBKACI1KBS
Special IO the Coiu ltutloo
Rev. Dr. Morgan Callaway, of Emory col
lege, has been elected president of the Payue
college, Augusts, Georgia. This is tbe train
ing school for the colored Methodist church,
provided for by tbe general conference of the
g. K church south. Dr. Callaway accepts
and delivered a powerful Speech before the
conference this morning, when tbe report
of the committee on tbe proposed college was
adopted. The conference la moat enthusiastic
on the subject, pledging co-operation by a
rising vote. No better man could be found
anywhere. Rev. Dr. J. K. Kvans la the agent
of the new college. Mr. Callaway's speech
made a profound imnrenion. A collection
of over live thousand dollars was taken for
Dr. Alien's angio Chinese university. A great
day in the north Georgia conference!
ITEMS.
Tiio missionary board hss appropriated
$1,000 to the Atlanta city mission. One of
the best men in the conference will probably
he puton this mission. Dr. Harrison preached
last night a most eloquent and powerful ser
mon. The doctor is ill line health, has taken
on considerable flesh, and every way looks
belter than at any time In hlsllie.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CONFERENCE
Special to the Constitution,
Buooxs Station, November 28.—'Tho Meth
odist Protestant Georgia conference convened
November 21th and adjourned yesterday.
Rev. F. H. M. Henderson was elected presi
dent, and Rev. J. M. Tumlln was elected sec
retary. Rev. C. 11. Williams and Rev. A. H.
Trumbo, both of Ohio, were present to repre
sent tlie general interests of tlio church.
AI-I-OINTURNTS.
Henry circuit—W. 8. Johnson, DeKnlb; J.
M. Tumlln, Walton; R. 8. McGarily, Bloom
ing Hill.
Atlanta circuit—O. A. Hill.
Randolph circuit—F. II. M. Henderson.
Bowdon—To bo supplied.
Bremen (Carroll)—8. W. Garrett.
Tallapoosa—To he supplied.
Blue Ridge—Dr. George Harlan.
Coweta—To be supplied.
Rev. J. 0. Berrien will leave the First
Methodist Protestant church and Rev. 0. B.
Middleton, of Baltimore, will likely fill liis
placo. F. II. M. Hkniibiison, president.
A DURKE SEDUCTION.
IIoIIvorr'o tlRllRRtrr Hecurti Ter lllm Throe Year*
lo tho I’cNlIntlarr.
Waynbsdobouuh, November 30.—In the
Burke superior court yesterday a young man
received a sentence of three yours In the pen
itentiary as punishment for abusing the mis
placed confidence of a fair damsel who loved
not wisely but too well. John V. Boull rcau,
a handsome young fellow, for three years paid
homngo to tho charms of the beauti
ful Miss Rose Melton of Rnrko
county. They were engaged but the
amorous swain would not confine the expres
sion of his desires within the proper bounds
and several quarrels were tho result. How
ever the fair creature, for siie was indeed fair,
renlired tlie truth of the adage that to orris
liuinan, and accordingly forgave tier propcct-
ivo husband. Finally, lifter three years of
engaged life, on tho lliili of Murcli, 1881, as
alio alleges, iloulivcuu was with his
sweetheart in the sitting-room of her home,
lie renewed his professions of tender regard,
und swore by the stum tlmt lie loved tier, anil
all tlmt sort of tiling. Ho said some
other tilings also, and when lie left his sweet
heart tlmt night slio was robbed of tlmt price
less jewel winch Is wuumn's chief ornament—
her virtue. In tho pursuit of Ids
business as a carpenter Iloulivcuu wont
to Anderson county, 8outli Carolina, where
ho inot a Miss Wallace, said to rival oven tlie
famous Langtry in beauty und voluptuous
ness. Her form was parfuclion, and licrcom-
plexion ravishing mid her audio to kill.
Well, Boullvcau fell into tlie mealies of tho
churmernml forgot tho girl ho had left be
hind 1dm. Ho was madly in lovo and under
-tho infatuation propose J, was occupied
and they were married. But
In tlie shades of ' llurko in
tho course of timo tho waxen
touches of baby fingers pressed the faco of Ids
erstwhile Georgia sweetheart and soon the
clutches of the law enclrcloil tho gay deceiv
er ami ho retraced hls steps to tlie seen* of
his illicit exploits. Ills beuiitiful wife fol
lowed him and became a willing prisoner,.
sharing her husband’s coll in Burke oounty
jail. The trial lasted two days. The
youngtor who was the cause of all Ilia trouble
was exhibited in court, crowed and o-goo-oo-rl
and called all tlio men papa The trial ended
Monday with tlio verdict of guilty, aud Wed
nesday the judge sentenced the young tpnn
to three years in tho penitentiary. A motion
for now trial lias been made. Tho case ex
cited much interest 8o indignant were the
people of Burko when the child was born that
hey readily made up a puree to prosecute
Ikiulivesu.
Christmas Conjugality.
From the Dublin, Ua,. Oesettc.
Mr. Ben Blicpcrd presents quite n phe
nomenon iu tlio object of a gouso, which is
now laying a full litter of eggs. Ilia not,
says Mr. Hlicpcrd, customary fur geeso to lay
lief >ru tlio first of Jauunry and often before
February. Tlie silly old creature has per
haps gone through witli tlio ceremonies of
Christmas conjugality.
All lor Ton Conti.
From the Wsrrenion Clipper.
A Mr. Bartlett, a ono arm mail, of Augnsta,
has a ten cents show in town which attracts
many children and grown-up people. He
lias two young beers, a wolf, and other curios
ities, all of which can lie seen for ten cents.
He Is said to liuve lost bis arm In Ilia confed
erate army.
THE RESULT OF LONG EVENINGS.
From the Columbus, Us„ Times.
Let's all get married aud be dons with It.
From the Thonuuten, Ua, Times.
Thnmaston hassomsaa pretty yoangladlnuany
city or town In Georgia.
From the Faodersvlhe, Oa, Mercury.
Who was the pratUeot young landlady at the
oyster supper! we know.
From tbe klbenon, Ua., South.
It we can Bud reporters enough we will record ell
the marriages ol tho prerent week.
From tbe Rome, Os., bulletin.
The signs are bright and promlrlttg for a contin
ued celebration ol the marriage season all winter,
mm tbe Carmll County, Oa.. Tlmea
Don't you think Carrollton boyscancom* nearer
going erasy over a new girl, than any mt of boys
you ever saw?
From the stsekshear, Oa, News.
A certain spooney couple In town are going to
have a pleats ol their owu as soon as the weather
mixlentlce
few daysrtnee, but “de gel's mammv" In
ca end thrashed all tho poetry of matrimony
lbs young twain.
From the Albany, Ua, Newa
The season has come when the canary bird no
longer celebrates Its concert on tho front plaisa II
simply stu In ihc parlor, tlsUi-s totbeyoungconple
ou the sola, and during the eveulng gives Its mis
tress away by singing the coo-coo chorea
From the galonton, Ua., Me-seiiger.
The trying rite boys and glris of the community
re In the notion to get np parlies. Cupid is playing
conspicuous part ou all occasions. 1 venture to
redlci that ere iprins time comes somebody wlu
e caught la the silken bonds ol bymta.
From tho FJborton, Oa. South.
one of our young gents, who la Ju>t old enough
to register hls n.me on lbs bachelor list, tails us ba
is goto* to keep bachelor .shall next year, but from
the way be Is nutty remodeling bis house and dy
ing around a young lady, we iblnk he Is fixing up
a coop te catch the old hen. May sucocu be yours,
C .
ROBINS, RATS AND FLIES.
From the Sparta Us., Time-. ...
Rats are about lo take this community with forsu
aud anna
From the Albany,10a, Newa
Robins have not yet put la their appesrwae.
From tho Walton, Ua., Newa
The house flits bar* tawed In their checks.
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