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Newspaper Page Textr % f FAYETTEVILLE GA LBGnggs ~ | WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. VOLUME XIV. TUESDAY MORNING, EEBRUABY (3, 1883. PRICE 5 CEN S DURING THE WEEK. WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND COUNTRY ARE DOING. Another Defatntl'ia Elate Treaiurer-EleoUoo of United States Senator*—Ttoo Public Debt State* mem—The Savannah and Brunawiek Fad. •ral Offloeo-Tbe 8maII.Fo*-*io. Taradaj. Jaaaary 80. The prospects of the tariff legislation at this ses sion bare brightened. Augustine A. Fletcher was appointed postmaster at Marietta, Ga. A large meeting was held in New York to take action on the Tennessee |pite debt. Jem Mace and his Maori giant, Slade, were arrested in Now York. A wo man's insurance and accident company was or ganized in New York. Small-pox broke out afresh in Chattanooga. Tho fifteenth bal'ot was taken in the Nebraska legislature for United States senator without result. Tho piano factories of Behr Bros., A Co., and Hazelbar Bros., New York, were de stroyed by 11 ro. Noah I). Smith, special deputy surveyor of customs at Memphis, was arrested, charged with embezzling $.>,000. In tho senate the rate on steel,not specially enumerated, was changed from S cents per potiud to 30 per cent «d valorem. Stewart, the Dallas, Texas, forger, committed sui cide in New York. In France, President Grcvy de clares that only a dissolution and an appeal to the country can mend matters. The czar Is making efforts to bring about the former friendly relations between Russia and Germany. IN TI1K CITY. Mr. Theodore H. Byrd, an Atlanta printer, died uddcnly of heart disease. The Caro Spring deaf and dumb cose was heard by Governor Stephens and he decided that there was no fou ntiotion for the :harges. Major Houston has quit railroading and will go to farming. Wrdne*dur, January 81. Jn the house the tariff bill was taken up, and after several amendments to the rate on castor oil were offered, ?0 cents por gallon was finally adopt ed. In the senate Mr. Kellogg announced that he (mended to oiler tho tariff commissioners’ sugar schedule as a substitute for that reported by the committee. Two of the men engaged in robbing a train on tho Central Pacific railroad were arrested. A destructive firo in Philadelphia. In Clluto county, Michigan, David Clark was shot and killed by his wife. A change In the Canadian cabinet is % talked o/. In Franco, General Cnmponon baa ac ccpted he ministry of wur. Price and Cameron, tho detectives who ussistod ex-Treasurer Polk to escape to Mexico, were indicted at Na hvllle sis a< ccs--.oilcs ufter the fact of Polk s embezzlement. IN THE CITY. No new cases of small- pox. Live stock trade wr good, heuator Brown i.s in the city for a few days. Tho West Knd hyena was seen again. A negro boy was killed by n train. Tho regular monthly meet ing of the railroad commissioners was held. The family of Mr. Beck was poisoned by eating turnips They will recover. Burglars and confidence men are numerous. Tbnnulay, February 1. Treasurer Vincent, of Alabama, defaulted to the amount of $227,000 and left for pirns unknown. Tho cause of Vlstcent’s defalcation is thought to bo speculation. The president laid before tho senate the memorisihs of the boards of health and of trade and municipal authorities in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, praying for tho permanent estab lishment of the full equipment of a national qunr- un Inc ut Blackwell’s island, Sapalo sotind. The tariff bill progresses slowly. Some of the congress men think that no tariff bill will be parsed this session. There is.-omo delay in the muttero/ too proposed Mexican treaty. About 100 shots were ex changed lu a Creek Indian row at Okmulgee, In dian Territory. The largo seminary at Gaines ville, Fla., was burned. The Nebraska legislature elected General Charles F. Anderson to the United States senate. Philadelphia is threatened with n visit from the Siberian snow flea. The Ansonia, a large Italian steamer, was wrecked ou tho co**t of Tripoli. The preliminary investigation in Prince Jerome’s cose was concluded. Tho printer of tho prince's manifesto was fined four hundred francs. Cctewayo was reinstated king of Zuiuland. IN Title CITY, Game plentiful. The mud has about disappeared. Real estate men are contemplating a lively season. One case of small-pox. The improvement of all the business streets is much talked of. The city chain gang hus thirty-two members. Friday, February 9. The petitions of a dozen states,including Georgia, were presented in the senate lu favor of national aid to freo schools. The public debt stutement shows the decrease during January to be $1:1,020, 883 «7; cash in the treasury, $118,785,631.81; gold certificates, $72,776,940.00; silver certificates, |72, 745.470.00, • cer Wcatva of deposits outstanding, 912, 490.000. 000: refunding certificate*, $289,160 60; legal tenders outstanding, $10,081,010.00; fractional cur rency outstanding, $7,018,093. !7. The Minnesota legislature elected Mr. Stbin to the United (states senate. 1 he secretary of the treasury issued a call for $15,OCO,000 of the five per cent funded loan of 1881. Vincent, tho Alabama treasurer, is still ut large. His deficit amounts to $217,089.02. The pier of the Inmau line of steamships was burned in New York; loss$595,000. The steamship Chattahoochee, from Savannah to New York, was sligntly damaged by tire off Cape May. Portions of Kugland flooded by the recent rains. In Paris, in the chamber of deputies, a bill was passed prohibiting prlnctsfrom holding auy civil or military office, another cm powers the president to decree their expulsion and a third enacts a penalty of one to five years impris onment for a violation of such decree. IN THE CITY. The temperance people are contemplating a b'g revival atan early day. Trade of all kinds is good Atlanta has a pair of mules fourteen years old which have never been apart a day during that time. One death fro.n small pox—uo new coses. Great dissatisfaction exists among the engineers of the Air-Line railroad, and a strike is contemplated, Oatarday, February 8. In congress McKinley and Brewer succeeded in getting a big increase «»vor the protection potteries reported by the tariff vomtnlmlon. The legislative, executive aud judicial appropriation bill recom mends appropriations aggregating $20,398,000. The scramble over the 8avauiiah and Brunswick fede ral otlicts still cot tinucs. The governor of Ala bama has asked the legislature to increase the re ward to|5,(X0 for the arrest of Vinaeut. There were 305 business failures during the past week in the United States. The Union steel company of Chi cago failed to meet its obligations and were closed. Forty five students at the uaval academy, Annapo lis, Md., were arrested for oisorderly conduct a drnukeu row at Ooltewah, Tenn., Bennett was stabbed by Drillard, and a few moments afterward Drillard was run over by a train and killed. A heavy snow storm prevailed all over the northwest. IN THE CITY. Cotton trade quiet and dull. Live stock sales dull. A hack was demolished by a switch engine. One death from iinall-pox; no new cases. Bill Mor ris. colored, was badly cut with an ax—accidental. The Third Baptist congregation contemplate build ing a new church. A small fire at No. M North Broad street. Siaday, February 4. It l* now considered doubtful by a large number of cvngre.*mcn If a tariff bill will be passed at this seiaion. Rabbi Gensman, of fiatan-iab, is an ap plicant for the coUectonhip of Bavannab. He is Indorsed by twenty seven United States senators. It is a settled fact that Emory Speer will be apoofnt- td district attorney of Georgia; that l», if he wants the place. The bond of ex-Treesurer Folk, of Ten nessee, was placed at $50,000. Vincent, Alabama’i treasurer, is still at large. In Philadelphia, Cathe rine Burni’-'ou shot and killed a little girl for play ing on her sidewalk. A disease similar to the seven-year itch broke out in Lockvlllc, Jefferson ville and Egypt, Ohio. During the removal of Prince Jerome to Autemil a strong guard aceompa uled him to prevent his escape. Prince Bismarck and King Leopold are ill. IN THE CITY. Dust disappeared and mud come agalu. One stock dealer sold three carloads of mules. Governor Btc- ing himself with a pistol. _Valentlues in abuudance. THB CAVEN DISH MURDERERS. Kxcltlav Scene* at the Dublin I rial-An OIDclal Ii plicated. Dublin, February 3.—At 12 o’clock, T. C, Carey, member of the corporation; Josep Brady, a stone cutter; Edward O’Brien, shoemaker; Edward McCaffrey, a van driver Peter Carey, u mason; Lawrence Hanlon, i carpenter; Veter Doyle, u couch builder, and Timothy Kelly, a coach builder, eight of the niou recently arrested here, were charged with the murder Lord Frederick Cavendish, and Burke in Phoenix park. A witness named Fitzsimmons identified Counsellor Carey at being connected with the conspiracy. Fit* ui tut nous deposed that he rented a rOom ii; south Cumberland street from James Carey He discovered in the loft of the house two knives and a riile, which were produced soon after Carey’s arrest. A MOMENT OK INTENSE EXCITEMENT. Great excitement was visible among the oc cupants of the densely crowded court room when the eight prisoners were placed in the dock. There was a painful pause, when wit ness Fhzsiiuinon’s was called. Tho prisoners iu the meantime shook hands with each other and joked among themselves, nodding to their friends. The clerk of the court then read the charge against the prisoners. “That they did, on the sixth of May last, feloniously kill and slay Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry ifurko.” The reading of the charge was greeted by the prisoners with a burst of loud laughter, which created a painful sensation in the court. Fitzsimmons con.inued his testimony us follows: The rifle and the two knives were found among n lot of rubbish. They were not much concealed. A fortnight afterwards he went to the police and delivered the knives and the rifle. Amid intense excitement In spector Smith produced the two Jong-bladed dissecting knives, evidently us sharp us razors, and a tinkler riile, which is quite new. Tho knives were eagerly examined by tho magistrates. While this was proceeding there was just a shade of uneasiness among tho prisoners. In sup port of theeviden o aguinst Mr. Carey, Dr. Purter, surgeon to the queen, deposed that the cuts in tho clothes and the wounds of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke those produced in court. The marquis of Hudford, Mr. Jcnkinson, director of tho Irish criminal investigation department, and Mr. Hunel, chief commissioner of the Dub lin police, were among those present in the court. Witness Fitzsimmons deposed that Janus Carey sometimes visited the loft where the knives were found. Dr. Myles deponed that some of the wounds of Lord Frederick Cavendish and of Mr. Burke corresponded exactly to tho knives produced. A cfiairmu- ker imtucd Hands identified O'Brien os one of the four men lying near to the scene of the murder, and -Brady os being close by shortly tafort-U wo perpetrated. Dr. Por* a 5 - added that there were also wounds whigfi might have been caused by weapons of differ ent construction from the knives produced, but there was nothing characteristic ubout them. One wound was a compound fracture of the left forearm of Lord Cavendish, which might have been caused by nny knife. There was a long discussion between Messrs. Mur phy and Mr. Webb, the prisoners’ counsel; the latter contending that the witness, Fii* simmons. had not definitely recognized Peter Carey when asked if he knew him. Thu magistrates, however, argued that the identi ticution was complete. A female witness confirmed the evidence of the witness Hands. Hands identified Brady os tho driver of the car in which the Pconix Park assassins rode. Upon his identifying O’Brien, the latter attempted to smile, but soon afterwards broke into a profuse perspiration. Inspector Brnith was next examined. He said the riilesand knives were concealed between the ceiling and seats of the house in which they were found. The evidence of the inspector was followed with the most extraordinary interest. The pris oners leaned over the dock apparently drink ing in every word. The Inspector said the wound that transfixed Burke's heart, enabled him to judge of the lengtl of the weapon which must have been nine or ten iuchcs long. At this point the court room was crowded to suffoca tion. IDENTIFYING THE I'RIHONKK*. After another witness had idcntithul Brady and McCaffrey as being ut the scene. imme diately before the murder, the case was re rounded until Monday. Hanes, unlike the other witnesses, was severely cross-examined by the counsel for the prisoners. When he had left the stand, the female witness, who is his wife, was called. Tin prisoners, during the onening of her examination, quietly shifted their places in the dock. Upon her turniug to identify them thure was setae controversy as to whether they ought not to resume the order of their standing in which O'Brien and Brady had been identified by Hands. Mrs. Hands, however, easily identi fied them. George Godden, an old park ranger, deposed that at 7:20 on the night of the Oth of May a car. with five men, driving furiously, passed within ten feet of him at the Chapel Izod Gate, aud ho iden tified Brady as sitting on the side Tills was felt to be strong evidence. The excitement in the courtroom increased as the carefully woven chain was unfolded. The prisoners, at the close of Godden’s testimony, relapsed into their passive attitude of utteanon, Brady alone occasionally smiling and whispering to his companions. Cameron, tUe city analyst, deposed to some shiins of mammalian blood on one of the knives. Powell, a son of u small farmer, identified Brady and McCaffrey as lurking under the trees of the park on the evening of the murder. As each prisoner was identified there were loud exclama tions in the courtroom, and the magistrates threatened to have it cleared. Powell further deposed that after passing the men he met Burke driving on the main road in a car. There was considerable commotion when all the prisoners were placed in the dock and remanded until Monday. WASHINGTON NEWS. tnory Speer and the Distriet Attorneyabip-Ttih MiMtMtppl River CcmmtMton—The Negro o the fury—The Deb; 8UUment—Civil Ap. proprtation*-I:ems of Xntereit. Special to The Constitution Washington, January 30.—In the house to day a so-called democrat reproved the demo crats for obstructing legislation when they were trying to reduce the duty on castor oil, and at the conclusion of Ids live minutes’ speech received the universal applause of the republican side. I refer to Emory Speer, who, Mr. Morrison says, voted for an increase of duties every time in the committee except in tti«? case of cotton ties. In bis remarks Mr. Speer used castor oil nnrely to grease his argument, as it avos entirely general in its nature and amounted to an attempt to prove that protection such as we have benefits the funner. In support of one point in his speech he was about to quote Senator Brown from the Record in his hand, when Mr. Cunisle raised the point of order that if the house must heur all the senate had suid on the sub ject, it would never get through discussing the tariff. Mr. Kelley cried, “Oh. do not read.” Mr.Speerthen used tho words of the .sen ator os his own. Immediately Mr. Kelley took the house out of committee and limited the debate on the section under consideration to one minute If there is any obstruction of legislation attempted it is surely by the re publicans, for whenever a democrat rises to expose the injustice of any clause, or even to ask for information, the republicans raise tho yell of “vote, vote,” and then the democrat has simply to wait until they are tired ol howling and are ready to give some reason for changing the tariff commission’s report, which, in all conscience, is had enough. As Dick Townsend told them this afternoon, they cannot railroad the bill through in this man ner. The worst parts of it have not been reached yet. In the printed report the house has passed four pages and seventy-six remain, while the ides of March are rolling rapidly towards us. If the republicans have pre pared a report which the democrats must ex pose item by item, they cannot throw tho re sponsibility on tho men who are trying to reduce taxation by showing that this bill leaves the burdens of the people as heavy is ever, reduces the revenue and fattens monop oly. EMORY’S DEVIOUS DENIAL. *|*fi mates aggregating $21,431,000, and the ;4>ill in detail varies little from the former bill. V THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. - Washington, February 1.—The debt state ment issued to-day shows the decrease of the f tbliedebt during January to be $13,030,- 3.87; cash in treasury, $318,785,631.84; gold rtificates, $72,770,910.00; silver certificates, :*# 2,7.45,470.00; certificates of deposit outstand ijJg,$12,400,000,00; refunding certificates, $389, 150.00; legal tenders outstanding, $10,081 010 0O; fractional currency outstanding, ■*_ t AID TO EDUCATION. The petitions of a dozen states, including Georgia, were presented in the senate to-day la favor of nntional aid to free schools, but ~nt chances are against any legislation on that ■question ut this session. The president is en eftnining the supreme court to-night, and l am reliably informed that Ben Brewster -has gope there sober. F. Ii. R. A SHOCKING DEED. i Who Dldo't Like A Little tlrl Shot Down by a Wi Children. Philadelphia, February 3.— Maggie Cur- lett, a twelve year old schoolgirl, was shot am’ Jc’lJvd this afternoon by Catherine Burnison ui 1,724 Tasker street, on whose sidewalk she was playing with several companions. The child had been sent to empty a scuttle of sbes, and upon her return stopped in front of .urnison’s house and engaged iu talk with wan playmates about a school examination which had occurred in the afternoon. While shus engaged the Burnison woman threw up window, and, leaning out with a pistol ' Lor hand, said: “Do you see this? If y «<on't get off my pavement I’m going shobt.” A second later she fired, and Mug glcCurlett fell screaming to the pavement. The ball entered just above the right eye, inflicting a wound from which she died two Tours later. A crowd quickly surrounded □nralson’s house, some of them threatening '-faience, but order was preserved. The woman who dla the shooting was ta- cen to the station house crying all the way, and protesting that she didn’t know the e.Tpon was loaded, She is twenty-four years old, Unmarried, and a niece of Richard Bur nbfan. whose housekeeper she is. Her uncle Miy* her mind has been unbalanced by pro tmeted sickness and the annoyance of chil dren in the neighborhood. He says the re volver was loaded several years ago in the •vest, and had lain unforgotten in a closet. People living in tho vicinity say Miss Burnison was irritable and cruel in her treatment of the children. ftalHdeafa IteUsU*. Paaatte la Ulnalackaa, Ala* baara. Birmingham. February 1.—Maiinda Lowe, colored, about 30 years of age, cook for the family of 8. Hine, of this city, committed suicide by setting fire to the clothing she wore. Tne art is said to have been done in a frenzy of religious excitement. She had gone to her room and screams were heard by per sona on the premises, who supposed she was shouting her religious convictions, as she had previously done from time to time. Noth- ng wrong was suspected until Mr*. Hine, going to the room, fauu-J the fanatic envel oped in Humes, standing in the middle of the floor, crying out: ‘Tin <'wine to my Re deemer.’’ The fire could not be extinguish ed before the woman was Dually burned, dy ing in two hours, but recurring long enough to recognize persons and tell them she had set tire to her dress with a match. Emory Speer denied emphatically in the early part of the session that he had applied lor the district attorneyship, but some of his republican friends are undoubtedly ut work in Ids behalf and want him put into that of fice. 11 is stated that his name would have been sent to the senate several days ugo but for Mr. Brewster, who, though ho embraced S>.eer on the floor of the house tho other day when he was a little lively, stand* tip for lligby, and will oppose his removal to tho last. What steps Speer bos taken to secure the office I cannot say, but it is certain that ho is regarded as a proper subject for favors by the republican adimnidtratk>n,anfi can get into a federal officn in Georg 1 * if lie wants to. There is somj talk of his succeeding Jutko Erskine, but I think ft probable that he wifi hu made district attorney before the sessio.* close*. 4 TJIERfVrft Washington. Januar of Captain Eaus wus cl w , the special Mississippi rive* committee will begin at once upon its report, hoping to have it ready to present to the house early next week. It is no secret that a majority of the committee will recommend a curtailment of the expenditures by tire river commission, and favor such modification of the plan m will confine the cxpcpdilures to one section of the stream, believing the scheme for nar rowing the channel and protecting the bunks by mattresses fa be still an experiment. THE NEGRO ON THE JURY. Washington, January 20.-—A decision was rendered by the supreme court of tho United States to day in the case of John Bush, plain tiff in error, vs. the commonwealth of Ken tucky, which arose out of the indictment of a colored man for the murder of a white child. Counsel for the prisoner in the circuit court of Fayette county, moved to quash tho indictment for the reason that thegruml jury which found it was selected by virtue of a state Jaw, from the white citizen of the coun ty exclusively, in viulntion of the 14th amendment ol tho federal constitution. The motion to quash was overruled, and the rul ing was sustained in the state court of ap peals. This court, however, reverses tho judgment of tho hitter, and holds that tho motion to quash should bo engruutod for the reason that the state had twico enacted laws inconsistent with the 14th umendiucnt, and t must be presumed that the officers to w hom vas committed the selection of tho jury in this case acted iu conformity with these un constitutional state laws, in discriminating against colored persons. Opinion by Justice Hirlan. Justices Field, Gray, and chief jus tice dissenting. The court also decided the miscegenation case of Toney Pace against the state of Ala bama, which wus a criminal proceeding un der the state law, ugainst the colored man for living in sexual relations with the white women. The court holds that the law of UNITED N DEATH. Alabama prohibiting miscegenation is not in ith the fourteenth amendment to conflict wl_„ ___ the constitution, or with civil rights legisla tion founded on it. for the reason that it ap plies the same punishment to troth offenders, white and black without discrimination. emory arm's intentions. I am confident that Emory Hpeer is $» he district attorney of Georgia and will Ire ap- jrointed soon. To-day he said he had never made a formal application for the place, but he knew it to be untrue that the attorney general was opposed to his appointment. If that were true, he said be would not think one moment of accepting the position, hpeer ul-o said he had been assured by h ad ing members of the cabinet that he would be most agreeable to the administration, but that the statement was untrue that any trade had been made, and that no pledges had been asked or given. Mr. Speer says in any event be will move to Atiauta and practice law. WALKER AND THE CENlU*. Washington, January 20.—General Francis A. Walker, who has been called to Washing ton to take charge of the census, says the work is not in such a confused ami unsatis factory shape as represented. All the reports which have not already been printed are in a fair way to completion, and he chinks he can finish the work during the present calendar year with very few exceptions at a cost of $200,000 more. By the middle of May all but two or three of the reports will have gone fa the printer. The expense of this censui, he says, will be about 9J§ cents per head of the population as com pared with 0 cents in the ninth census. The difference of one-half cent per head repre sents more than double the work done in the preceding census by reason both of expan sion of topics and of the broadening of the scope of the inquiry. r THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. Washington, Fehruiry 2.—The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill re commends ’ " *' ~~ 338,000. an Dr. Umizc M. Ilrunl'a Widow Cute lira Cold ut His Funeral and IMca, special to The Constitution. New York, February 2.—The widow of Dr. George M. Beard was buried to-day. just one week after the funeral of her husband. Dr. Beard was one of tho most noted medical medalists, being an authority on nervous diseases. He hud n tooth extracted, caught told, and had pneumonia and .hinod poison ng, and died. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Beard, bis wife, died suddenly 7 o’clock Wednesday evening of pneumonia, at tho (Jrund hotel. Mrs. Beard was feeble from the shock occasioned by her husband’s death. She uttemled his funeral last Friday afternoon, and on the following day became ill from o severe cold. She rapidly grew worse, and on Sunday night it was thought she could not recover, but she passed tiro crisis safely, •and her recovery wus deemed certain until a ‘ ’ * ‘ ' Her trunks bad have Uft th* cU; for the fbutfe, daughter of William H Allen, a well-known business man of New Haven, Conn. She bad been ninrried to Dr. Beard fifteen years, and leaves one child, a girl nino years of age. UNDER THB SNOW. Miners Hurled Und; uiteg-t. AvaliiNfhe - A Trail Special to.The Constitution. Denver, Junuury 31.—About three miles from Crested Butte, lust night, 30 men, em ployed In the Howard F. Smith anthracite coal mine, were started from sleep by an om inous rumbling noise, nnd almost Instantly an avalanche was upon them. The building in which they were sleeping was crushed to atoms, and tho occupants swept down the mountain side. A rescuing party started out from Crested Butte as mam as the news a as received. After several hours lalsir the men were all uncovered. I’hillip Cormin, Logan Inman, Louis Richards, Win. Moore. Chu les Uetts, J. J. Raymond and one other, name unknown, were dead. Eighteen others were wounded. Several fatally. All of the company’s expensive ma chinery was destroyed. The passenger train yesterday, when within six miles of Crested Butte, was divided, the engine going uliead to clear the track. When ubout four miles from where it left the coaches iJ*e engine was struck by a snow slide, was ditched, uml is now under ulxmt twenty feet of snow The wrecking engine which left this morning could not get nearer than two miles, aud returned to-night for provisions for the starving passengers. A HORHIDuB PIND. *• Iliya Flid tki Lbam4 Itemilni if u lilint.— The ImtitlialUii. Erie, I*a., February 3.—A horrible dis covery baa been made at the State normal school, at Kdinboro, u few miles from here. Two lads returning from a bunt observed their dog devouring something in the vicinity of ladies’ hall, and upon investigation they found the animal tearing the tlesh from what bore a resemblance to a baked or roosted child. Making their fearful discovery known to 'Squire Taylor, the latter, with Mr. Van Rippon, went to the spot and unearthed the remains of a nody tiiat bad evidently been burned in u stove to destroy its identity. At the inquest that was immediately instituted statements were made involving a young lady of Erie, who is a boarding student at the school. The jury re quired her attendance, and this evening she swore that she knew nothing of the child. Tire circumstance that gave rise to the suspi cion was the fact that a week ago moans of one in pain were heard coming from her room, and that she refused to annift the doctor when brought by the watchman. The verdict may not be reached until 3 a. in. A Mither'i UltUki With Her CfclU-A Cilira4J*iU- tlelia’* NilrIJe. Wilkesbarrk, Pa., February 1.—A horrible cose of death and destitution in Kingstown township was revealed to day by the ladies’ aid society. A man named Leonard and his son were found dead in bed, his wife dying and two young children in the last stages of starvation, belief was given. There is con siderable excitement over tbe discovery. Shelryville, Tenn., February 1.—Yester day Mrs. J. Fin Watson, near Flat Greek, by mistake gave her baby morphine. The child died at 0 o’clock this morning. New Orleans, February I.—Ham Wakefield, colored, a prominent politician and state senator in 1874, and deputy naval officer until last December, when he was discharged, com mitted suicide to-day by shooting himself through the head. He leaves a wife and seven children in New Iberia. NEWS OF GEORGIA. WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND DOINO. 11 .Leadfn* Crimea. Caauaitlea, and Other Ivesta-How the Crops Throughout the State Stand-Talks About Politics and Su*U neu Mature, of Otacral Interest. Savannah, January 30.—Annie Mur phy, a white girl about seventeen, disappeared from home in tldscity yesterday. A telegram was received to-day. She has been appre hended in Charleston, ami will be sent back on to-morrow’s train. The g}rl claims tlmt she left home on account of ill treatment by her brother-in-law. The new steamship Na- coochee arrived this morning, with one hun dred nnd twenty passengers, and enormous freight. Tho passage at the river was saluted by shipping. Tony Williams, a negro, was tight stealing. He was arrested by the dep uty sheriff, nnd attempted to shoot, but was overpowered. Savannah, January 31.—The directors meeting of the Central railroad, was well at tended. Tho election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Anderson has been postponed. The committee has decided to usher in’the centennial with a hundred nnd fifty guns by the Chatham artillery, nnd to snluto OglethoriMj's. arrival with thir teen guns. The fitizens and business men will decorato their stores and residences. Savannah, February 1.—The report of the committee on the city treasurer investiga tion shows a deficit of $18,083 47, which the treasurer cannot explain. Tho committee makes no chargers of defalcation, but recom mend a continuance of the investigation. Savannah, February 2.—Two sudden deaths occurred to-day—Bacchus Box and Simon Gordon, colored. The coroner’s inquest re turned a verdict of death from heart dLease. Forty merchants wero before the mayor this morning far violating tho ordinance in run ning wagons and trucks without a license, and were dismissed with n warning. Augusta, January 20.—Robert II. May & Co., carriages, harness, and leather, have made an assignment for tho benefit of their creditors. Tho nasets valued $11,000 nnd notes nnd accounts $02,000. Liabilities secured ami unsecured are $82,000, with a possible liability of $25,000 through indoreetuunts. The National hunk of Hartford und two other local banks ure secured by mortguge for $31,000. There is another mortguge far $15,000 to secure other lorn! bunks and creditors. Heavy losses and dullness in trade caused tho fuilitre. The house has been in existence forty years. Myer Myers, of Elberlson, Ga., general store, made an assignment. Liabilities, $22,- 000; nominal assets, $23,000. Augusta, January 30.—The extension the Enterprise factory, doubling its capacity, has been completed and the operations In the new portion hnvo been commenced. The mill now lias about 25,000 spindles, nml It is [iroposed in a siiort time to increase it to 40, 000, making It the largest factory In Augusta, und one of tbe lurge»t in the south. Tim to tal amount .of stock ami bonds is only about $700,000, * Avovsta, February J.—A sensation has been created hero to-day by the announce nient that General P. M. B. Young lias hud a number of old deeds and grpnta to land in ami tlie preservation of iiis life is due the as- sj-luous efforts of three of our prominent pliy. 1,y the *“«•» of the house/ Special to The Constitution. Macon, February 2.-Wi!liam Gray, alias Catstarppen, a negro, died yesterday aftere ■warlo'Jtrvwt.s o/i Georgia j>’iced Ji i) hla lyimls by Frank t'pxe, of Charlotte'. It la under, stood that nnionjt these grants ore several for lands in Kiclnuond county. These, however, linve been occupied under regulnr titles for Iscores of years, The Krauts wero to Tench C'oxe In tlio time of Washington. A brilliant wedding took pluee at tho First l’resbyterlan church to-night. Mr. Anbury N#ntteb, IU)*, Revateb- Lancavtee, O , February A dUeare has bro- — , rr - -1— -- ken out in the tcbool district* of Lockville, Jtffer- appropriation* aggregating $20,- | tonrille, and Egypt, resembling the recalled “sev- ■ • increase of about $40,OW as corn- en -ye4r itch," or »cratches, though more virulent, pared with tbe amount appropriated last [it has become a veritable plague, and three of the year. The recommendation* are baae^j on ’school* have already been ciorcd on account of IL Hon. Georgo R. Sibley. The church was rowded with people. Business is beginning to brighten up, and merchants are id better spirits than they were few weeks ago Augusta, January J 2.—Jim Chang, Chincso merchant who recently established Waynesboro, Burke county, was visited last night by a parly of mnn.wliu proceeded to break up ins show cases und otherwise abuse iiis property. They then ordered him to shin up his store nnd leave at once, which ho did nml came to Augustn. lie and his onrt- ner have consulted prominent legal authori ties, and declare that they will appeal to the law for tiieir rights. The other side of tlie story has not been heard. A Uhitiumun in Augifftu recently married u white girl iu Burke county. Lindsey Hancock, of Morgan county, near the Oconee line, ran away with his wife's sister, Miss Frank Hill, and took ofl one of Hancock's children, aged three years. He leaves a destitute wife and five little children. Mrs. Hancock is nearly crazy at the loss of her child, but says she never wants to see be husband. Daiu.onkua, January 25.—Jos. Hinglfclt, an illicit distiller and continual violator of the revenue laws, in the western part of the county, wus captured tbe other night by Deputy Marshal Honinron, of this place. Dalonkoa, January 30 —Hon. E. If. Beck is superintendent of the Gurnett gild mine on the Chestatee river, 8 miles east of here. Colonel Price hus gone to Gainesville in the interest of the Guinesville and Duhlonegu mi I road. A galena lead runs through the upper iiartof this county which has been discovered ately to carry silver ore. ti. A, Kelly, our town marshal, has received a neat blue uni form suit ot clothes ns a present* from some of our citizens. Mrs. Milly Hardin died, aged some 05 years. Tilton, January 29.—J. D. Nance, who was accidentally shot while out hunting near Til ton. on Friday, a week ago, died on Haturday night os a resuit of exhaustion consequent upon at) ampu ation of his arm, Forsyth, January 29.—The follow- lowing are the particulars of the ^dis astrous fire of Haturday night i telearuph in your Hunduy’s paper, on building-* and stocks are about$25,000, tlie fire having been stopped and several build ings which were saved thought fa he beyond hope when the lot* of $05,000 wus wired you: James D. Proctor, stock of dry goods Sio.ouo: James D. Prod or, store building, $3,000; W. A. J’ye. stock of groceries, $0,000; J. M. Ponder, store and Musonic hall, $1,000; K. R. Roberts, store, $2,000; Robert* A Handers stock of groceries, partial, $1,000 estimated; T. J). Smith, dry goods, damaged by removal, $1,000 estimated. All the sufferers were well insured and their lueses will be comparatively small. Columbus, January 29,—This evening Westley Price, a fourteen year old son of Phillip Price, a factory operative, while en gaged in catching drift wood on the bank of the river, near the gas works, fell in und was drowned. The body has not been recovered. Columbus, February 2.—The grand jury made its general presentments to-day, which show Muscogee county to beout of debt, with thirteen thousand dollars In the treasury. C'edartown, January 29.—An occidental self-poisoning has just occurred at the “Ce- dartown hotel,” which came near terminating fatally, The victim was Mr. Chaifant, of Missouri, who has for several weeks been stopping at tbe above bouse. Mr. Chaifant took a heavy draught of water from a tumbler in bis room in which bad been cerelessljr left a compound of morphine and strychnine,and something else, „ » iii V -ov»» ui. oummerueia on the Atlanta road, eight miles from Macon. Nine freight cars and the engine ran oil'the trestle of the Macon and Brunswick rood yesterday afternoon, five miles this side of Cochran. The engine# r’s leg was brokenand his head was gashed. He is delirious. The trestle was being repaired and the track was up. Tbe bridge-keeper signaled the train nearly a mile from the trestle. Twenty.five cars, heavily laden. Were running fast down a steep grade and could not stop ere the trestle was reached. Rome, January 30.—Captain W. T. Smith,* prominent river man, hus just returned from the government works below Greensport, on the Coosa. He says that three hundred men are at work on the locks Nos. two and three. Number one is finished. The entire work at ren Islands will be done by next season, when boats can descend fifty miles further than now. Ho says the boating business, exclu sive of the St. Clair coal developments, will Ih.. increased Iwcnly-ilve per cent by tills. Not an ucci-tent bns Imppcncd on tbe rirer during tlie past twelve month.. Jamca Mc Intyre, u Scotchman, was adjudged a lunatic to-day. His lunacy was caused by Intemper ance. Dallas, January 3i.—The spring term of I’aitlditigsuiierior courl meets next Monday. Several important cases are on tlie criminal docket to lie disposed of. Dili Slaughter, the negro who was convicted at the August ad journed term, 1882, of the murder of John flicks, In the tunnel riot, nnd sentenced by Judge Uranhum to bang on tho second dny of Februury, lias been granted a new trial. Joint Swanson, another ono of the rioters, has also been recently captured and lodged in jail here, and will bo tried on a charge of murder, ft will bo remembered that this riot, which occurred at tho tunnel in this county lost summer, wssofu very serious nature and resulted in tlie killing of John Hicks, by tlie enraged mol). Four negroes have already been convicled of murder and sentenced to life Imprisonment. ltev. II. F. Pane, who hascharge of the Dal las circuit, lias moved here. ItoMK, January 31,—John Vandiver, nyoung mail twenty, five years old, wus fatally stabbed at Talluilega, Ala., ids homo, yesterday even ing by Hniiipter llertha. Vundlvor’e little brother uttemled Bertha’s school, and was made to bring ill wood. Ho complained of tills, to Joint, tvlio told him to insult tho teacher when again ordered to bring in wood. Tills ho did, telling llertha Hint John told him to do it. After school llertha went to John Vandiver nnd told him lie must apolo gise for tlie insult. Vandiver declined doing so, and was struck by Uertlm. When Vandi ver slrttck back llertha pulled from hisover- cont pocket an open dirk and plunged it Into Vandiver's left lung, then ripped open his bowels. llertha nttcmiiled to escape, liutwas arrested and lodged in lull. Great excite- mein prevails. Threats of lynchlngaremndo. Vandiver cannot |iosslbly live. Hotta February 2.—Tlie elegant Tnow city halt, with city offices, has just been com pleted nt a cost ut llfteun thousand dollars. It is situated on tho hank of the kcnu'lfal Oosta- naula, and from its cupola splendid views of the sitrroundifig country can be iiad. Tho government, lias given Desoto, Homo's suburb, a post-ofllce. It is ugrotfjng town with twen- a post-ofllce. ty-two stores. The coaitbpue at J-nFnyetto, Waller county, (in., witli the county records and all —V»rt papers, was totally destroyed by lire this orningat two o'clock, ft is supposed tube the work of an Incendiary, ai there wi re set-1 end important ca<ea ponding iu court. Millkdukvillr, January 30.—Thoir names were Marshall llland anil Dump Duck. Twenty-three dollars were found on their persons In silver dollars and lialvee. Tbe united States marshal and detectives have been advised. They aro expected to-night. A turns, January 31.—A small broom fac tory was started in Athens to-day. Tho wife of Calvin C'huncy, a white man, who had been married seven times, left him to-day carrying oirnllhulmd. The store of James M. Carter waa closed to dayliy a mortgage In favor of K. M. Cheshire. Hcvrnil new students are sick; it Is thought with measles. Marietta, February 1 —Coronerllootbeing notified that a dead Infant was found at the lioiisu of Jiunea Julian, ha summoned u jury and proceeded to tlie place which was near the eor|>orate limits, at 2 p in. Tlie house Is about sixteen feet mpisra ami one and a half sturiee. tlie lower room being list'll as a bedroom, anil upstairs the kitchen, with u bed in same room, and on tills lay tlie body of tlie child in (loca tion. The Jury being sworn in, James Julian the father of the woman, Ollle Julian, was llrst questioned and mode iiis statement. He said mat his (laughter Olliu hod been In At lanta for the past five years, but returned to Ids house during last Christmas week, and had persistently denied that she was enclente. Kite, however, coinplslned anil went to bed where she remained over a week, eating her meals in b«d, with no one in the house except her brother of ten years who cooked for her father and herself. TUt HORRIBLE nlKOVERV. host Wednesday site left her bed, and upon being asked by her neighbora confessed that she liad murdered her child, which she proved by turning down the covering, and .ha- she had laid beside tho dead body for eight days to conceal her crime. Her father being called, said he woald go for the doctor, when tho mother ekipped oat and Is still at large. A post mortem examina tion by Drs. Clelnnd, Simpson and Karla showed the lungs to have been Inflated, and showed marks of violence on its throat. The family consisted of four in family, James Juliun, his wife, who is in Atlanta, Ollia Julian, and a hoy ten yean old. They all deny any intimation of Hie crime until yes terday morning, when the dead body of the infant waa found. The following is the ver dict of the jury: In accordance with an In quest taken this 1st day of February, 1883, and before W. ft. Knot, coroner of said county, upon the oath of jury and otlien, make aud return the following presentment: tVe, the jury afore-aid. upon our oaths, say that Ollle Julian -lid, on or about theUd day of Jsn- ouuty, unlawfully and with _ .kill tlie aatd Infant by vlolenoa Indicted, contrary to law of aatd lute, the good order, peace and dignity thereof. It. U. Lyon, lore- men; Ur. O. tV. ('(eland. A. M. Dobbe.H. (iorham, ” T. Holland, W. J. Hawes, J. O. Howell, Jury. GEORGIA GOSSIP. TSa Nawa Hr... at la I'a Sr Hall aaA EatSaagea aad •waiaataaa tSa Baaie, Farming In Waabiogton county la eminently ■HO' cemful. The Herald publUhaa the method adopted by Mem. Adame and Hendemon the peat year and which produced inch marvelous reanlta. It certainly eatabll hea the fact that Judicious /Aim ing will pay aa well In Washington county as on the rich lands of the Brasaa tn Texas. The chal lenge can be made to the state to show a larger yield than eras made on the Prince plantation with four plows, lliO bushels of oats, 230 Suthels com, and 2SX bales of cotton, avenging 600 pounds each. The Thomas and Moye plantation, though a little below, yet reports 20 bales ol cotton to tbe mule, with other huge crepe. We learn that Mr- S. J. Netrune made 201 bales averaging 612pou ads each with 11 plows which la near tl bales ol .4 pounds the plow. Mr. J. V. Thompson, of (IieahamriUe. has made assignment. Hla aswts are 13,01*; inabilities «U69. INDISTINCT PRINT

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The Weekly constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1881-1884, February 06, 1883, Image 1