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Newspaper Page TextCONSTITUTION. VOLUME XIV. TUESDAY MORNIMG* FEBRUARY 20, 1883. PRICE 5 CENTS f: DURING THE WEEK, •WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AMD COUNTRY ARB DOING. Tb. S.aqul.Cecteonlsi *t 8»Y»nn»t»—V3»t«<l Btatti Barrack. «t *ti*ni*-Flood* oa the Onto Bi.cr- Arrr.t.i . Coaot.ri.it.r—Ttt. Bill -Bm».I.Pox-Oid World Doug*. Tnrad.r, Fckru.rj 18. The 150th anniversary of the landing of the first i colonist# under Oglethorpe, tho founding ol the * city of Havaiiuab and the birth of the sUtte of Geor* - gla was celebrated in Savannah. Thousands of people from all sections of the country were pres cut. Governor Stephens delivered an eloquent ad dress on Georgia’s history aud a beautiful poem, written by Mr. Paul Ilayne, was read by General Jackson—Mr. Mayne being prohibited from reading on account of >ickuess. In the house, Mr. Robert* son, of Louisiana, Introduced a bill for tbe sup pression of iot-eriss. Jimory dpeer’s name was sent to the senate for ulstriut attorney of the uonheru district of Georgia. The river at Ciueinnati con tinues to rise aud miUious of property has aud will be lost. Peter Cooper celeorated his 113d birthday in New York. A six-story building was burned in New York. IK TUB CITY. The streets almost impassable on account of the mud. Garden work being doue. Only oue oa small-pox during the past week. The stock trade wms brisk. Florida tourists were uumerous. Tbc first services at si. Luke's cathedral were held Suu- day. Louisa Holmes, colored, was run over by a horse aud badly injured. JMcks for sidewalks are in demaud. Two new factory bulldlugs golug up on Marietta street. The city directory just pub lished give. Atlanta's population at 49.&17. tY.d.c.S«7 t February 14. In the house the utrliT oiil was takuu up and the following changes made: Reducing thj duty ou nickel from 25 to 15 per ceut per pound; imposing a duty of 25 per ceut ad volorem ou quicksilver duciug lrom 35 to 30 per ceut ad valorem ilie duty on aho>guua; imposing a duty of 35 per cei valorem ou putols; uio duty ou meulic pens from 45 per cent ad valorem to U cents per gross The house committee ou commerce reported the rivur aud uni bur bill, appropriating 42,150,ucu for the im provemeul of the .Mudsalppi river, •1UJ,UU0 for Charleatou ha.bor, SIOj.OOj for bavaunau harbor aud 9£>,0U0 for Pensacola uaruor. The apprupria lions' committee reported lu favor of giving #75,000 for the purcn.se oi lauds for United buttes barmcks at Atlauta. A terrible stale of affairs exls s at flu - ciunatl ou account of the high water. Miles of 4wellUigsare under water aud mauy bouses swept away, a railroad depot was swept away, earrj lug •cores of people. Thu river is 10 iuchcs higher than the flood of 1834,being C5 feet aud 1 Inch. At Louis* * ville and other places on tbc Ohio river great dam age Was doue. m Paris all the members of the cabi net rcslgued In cousequencu of the action of the senate on the expulsion bill. There was a renewal of discontent among the police at Limerick,Irelaud. IK THB CITY. Over 200 Atlautiaus attended the Savannah sea* * qui-centennUl. Drummers numerous. The pun- 11c schools are crowded. The city chain-gang Is 47 strong. Another cotton factory company is bciug organized. W. D. hills, who was appointed master to hear and determine various questions involving tho liability of the stockholders of the Citizens' bank for unpaid balances, and also to report to whom and iu wnut amount tbe bank was Indebted on the day of Us failure, decided that the stock holders will be held liable. than a thousand busluOss firms are prostrated and forty thousand workmen are out of employment. The river at Louisville reached tbe height of forty*one feel six luches above tho falls aud is still rising, fiusluess Is prac tically at a standstill. New Albany and Madison, Iud., are also suffering by the flood. Thu Atlauta barracks are now all araured fact, as the sub-corn* mlttcu reported in favor of glviug f7o,U0U to pur chase laud. Randolph Gilmore, colored, was ar rested iu Columbia, 8. C., ctiargeJ with counter feiting silver com. Colleudcr’s seveu-story bil liard table factory was burned lu atamfonJ, Conn. Owing to the extreme dullness of trade a large hardware house In Kcauiug, Pa., was closed until April. Tho Florida ship canal bill passed the Flor Ida seuatu. »Kx-GoYcruor Morgan, of New York, died. In Frauce it Isuxpected that M. DcFreyciuei Will form a conciliation cabinet. Another disas trous flood lu Knglaud and scotlaud. Captain Cut- tell aud First oiUcer Dullard, of tho sleauuulp bul- tan, which sank the steamer Clmbrla, were tiled before a court of luqulry in Hamburg aud allowed to go free. IK THK CITY. Railroad travel food. The i bird Baptist congre gation will build a new church. The first train passed over the Belt road betwecu the Alr-Liue aud Georgia Pacific railroads, sevenleun negroes passed through the city from Arkausas to tiouth Carolina —their former home. They uro sick of Arkansas. Bill Barks aud George Cuuulngham, who murdered Mr. II. H. Rudd, in Walker county, were brought from Chattanooga aud coufi.ied In the Atlauta Jail. Frida/, Fcbraary 1C. The house took up the urltt bill and entered upon tbe couslderatlou of scnedule E—sugars. Mr.' Riddell, of the »ur route crowd, pleaded guilty and asked tbe mercy of the court in Washington city. At Cincinnati the Ohio river was 66 feet aud 4 Inches, aud rising at the rate of au inch an hour At Louisville the rlvec sto d 43 feet aud 'J luches, rising half au inenan hour. At Falimoutli aud Fraukfort, K|., the flood caused great damage. A resolution was introduced Iti the Kansas legislature giving 910,00J to the Ohio flood sufferers. The cen sus records at Washington show that Atlauta ho> more manufactories ti.au any city in Georgia. It Is predicted that the cotton crop of last year will ruu up to 6,800,WO bales. The Michigan legislature came witniu oue voteof re-electing Mr. Ferry to the United State* lenate. Booth's theater, New York, was sold for 9*50,000 Tue Engli-h parliament re- A«aembled. It Is thought that a di*aolution of the French ebumber of deputies will soon occur. The reports of a popula movement iu Armeuia to ob tain liberation from iurklsh rule were confirmed. IK THE CITY. House painters busy. Tbe grocery men did a big business. A negro boy was slightly injured by bMng run over by a dray. Talk of buldtog a larger station hou-e has begun. Candidates tor chief of police are numerous. Uatardar, Fcbraar? 17. The senate took up the tariff bill and changed tbe mteonjutefrom915a ton to 20 per ceut ad valo rem. In the bouse, Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, moved to reduce the duty on all sugars above No. 13 Dutch standard, and not above No. 19 Dutch •tAudard. from 2 to 2H cents per pounds. A bill was introduced appropriating 9500,000 for the relief of the thod suffered on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The river at Cincinnati was 91 feet 4 inches and falling. Money is ce ded in that city. At Louisville the river was 44 feet 5 luches, and rising. At New Albany S.uOO people are homeless and 1,200 bouses washed away. 1 be Iadlaua,house of repre- i*otat ves passed sn act appropriating 9100.000 for the redef ot the sufferers. The butiueas failures fur the past week iu the United gtatev numer 257. The •euate committee on foreign relations agreed to re commend the ratification ol tbe Mexican reciproci ty treaty. A Follsn Jew was sentenced to two yean imprisonment in Fart* for threatening to murder President Grevy. In St. Petersburg five offisers of the Sixteenth Grenadiers were dismissed from tbe service and will be tried for nihilism. IK TUB CITY. . The recorder had a big court. Warm, plccwnt weather Good house painters in demund. The Third Baptist congregation will build their church on their lot on Jones avenue. Mayor Good wlu said that there would be a gain of 92.000.000 in tbe value of real estate this spring. One case of smallpox, Sunday February 1 ti lt is now thought by a large number of congress men that no tariff bill will be passed at thissevion. Tho river at Cincinnati. Louisville and other places, foil a few luches J. V Ayer *k tion, Chica go iron merchants, failed; liabilities 92 000,000. The Laclodc mills, St. Louis, stopped work, throwing C00 men out of employment. Seventy miners were drowned by the surface above breaking loose, near Chicago. Prince oorechakoff, ex-prime minister of Russia, wns reported to be dying in Nice. In Rome, King Humbert issued a decree providing for the ivMitnptloii of specie payment on April 16. In Dub lin, James Carey, ino ringleader of tho gang who murdered Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke, made a full confession, giving the names of all the parties connected with the crime. IK THE CITY. The commission houses did a good burines*. Fruit receipts were heavy. The candidates for po lice captains Increase. Ono death from small-pox John Saye instituted a suit against tho city for 95.000. He is tho gentleman who is being prosecuted for concealing a case of small pox at bis boutic. James 8. McDousld will sue the Western aud Allan tic railroad for 125,000 for injuries received while coupling care. THE BRAIDFORD MINES. Seventy Miners DmwnnS and Cranked to Dcnth-A Terrible Been*. Chicago, February 17.—In a brief interview held with A. L. Sweet, president of the four mines comprising the Diamond Mine company, he confirms tiie reports of the terrible disaster at Braid wood. Mr. Sweet’ information is that 300 men were in the va rious shafts, yesterday afternoon, when the ground sagged in under the weight of water that had both saturated and loosened it. Sixty-twa were in one shaft, which caught the bulk of the full ing debris, and which was instantly flooded. Every one of them was drowned or smother ed inside of 5 minutes. Their bodies are now buried under many tons of earth. One hun dred acres have been excavated, and the mi ners, except in the one unfortuuate shaft, es caped. AT THB SCENE OF THE DISANTEU. Braid wood is tilled with lamentation, owing to the terrible disaster of yesterday, which (resulted in the death of seventy per sons. A number of those killed leave large families. The accident occurred in the north east side of shaft No. 2, the Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing company's mine. This company is one of the four which form the Wilmington coal association. The shaft in which the accident occurred has been working for the past eight years. It is situated ut Diamond, a little village about four miles out of West Wilmington, and two miles north west of Braid wood. The country thereabout is as level as a floor, with perhaps a slight i - cli nation toward the mines. A sudden and heavy rainfall transformed the prairie into a lake for miles. About Diamond the water stands from six Inches to three feet in depth. With scarcely any warning there suddenly appeared an opening from tb "surface of the earili into the mine. Toe lurried Being cov ered with water, it toak only a short time for the water to permeate tbe entire mine, drowning alt who were uuable to get out before tho rising water caught them. In the opening of this mino a shaft seventy five feet deep was sunk into the earth. At right angles to this two main gal leries were run nearly parallel, with a aurfuce of earth, and about seventy five feet below it from these main galleries, narrow spurs or gungwaysare dug out in various directions. These spurs rise and fall with the ledge of coal, sometimes rising to within twelve or fifteen feet of tiie surface. It was at such points, very near the top, where the break oc curred. TIIE C1UI.L OF DEATH. While lying on his back, picking away at coal above, the earth must have fallen upon the doomed miner. Through the opening this made, the water poured in. filling one gsng way after another, and cuUingoflVsettpe to tiie central shaft. There was little time to give the alarm, for in less than an hour from the time the breuk occurred every ave nue of escape was cut off, and every occui>ant of tiie mine at that time must have been drowned. Tho galleries were low and narrow, and only by painfully slow crawling could the victims escape. No noise accompanied the rising of the waters snd the first indication they had of their danger by many of the dead was the chilling seusuiiou of cold water trick ling aloug the pathway in which they lay at work. There wus the air shaft offering an additional avenue of escape, of which many availed themselves, but the wri ter came in too rapidly to ullow ail to reach it. The mine was not considered very dan gerous, though a breuk had occurred once before, ut about the same place. There is no chance of rescue, but in order to reach the bodies of the dead, Mr. Fordyce gen eral manager, of the company has gone to the scene of the disaster with two steam putnpa. It is said tnat an effort will be made toreacli the mine from the shaft, but there is not the remotest probability of finding any of the men alive. Only drowned or suffocated remains can he recovered. A majority of the workers under ground arc foreigners, English, Hootch and Irish. Am KnIIpc Fnnlli mm Ikm #*» U Prlana. ST. Louis, February 17.—A strange quartette was lo-Iged lu Pie 8t. Louis j«il to-day by SheriffCoIc, of 8L Francois, who is eu route to the state peniten tiary with them. They are two brothers, a wile and sister. * ilium Blum field, the husband, is sen tenced to flveyeun' traprisoumeat; Rosanna B!um- field, his wife, to three yearn; Margaret, bln sister, to ihree yearn; and James, bin brother, to six yearn’ ro'itliHon -nt The family were implita'ed in the bunffxty «»f «• hotwfe. Gtt trial they were all con victed of complicity. Thn KckvIlUns Creeks. St. Louis, February 17 —A private dispatch from the Creek Indian nation states that 8p!oche, the leader of the rebellious faction of that tribe, has fled from bU camp, and that many of bis followers are mid to have Joined tbe constitutional party. It Is feared, however, that 8pioche and some of bU savage partisans will endeavor to Induce the wild Indiana to Join them, and when spring opens iuau- 5 urate a bushwhacker warfare. Should thin be o ne. it is said the government will show no mercy, but will deal out the direst punishment. A “nknrt" Firm. 6t. Louis. February 17.—Connor Brothers, com mission merebabts and southern shippers, suspend ed to-day. They were “short'’ on grain .o tconsul ernble amount on account of their customers, who laid down upon them, and for whom they had ad vanced some 99.0UO for margin*. The r mmim aum Pnkt. Nashville, Februsiy 17.—(be legislative demo cratic caucus reconsidered all tbe amendments to the bill for the settlement of the sure debt, includ ing the three per ceut Interest proposition on the state debt proper, snd then adjourned till next Tuesday night. WASHINGTON NEWS. EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE AT THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. Effort of the Bnpnbitonus to Olosa tho Debit* on the T*> iff Bill. and to P*M It Without Ilaadtnt H- Tho ExcUfment Cr-atod by a Polai of Or. dsr-Tao Tariff Men Aroused. Special to The Constitution. Washington, February 17.—The strongest speech against Mr. Haskell's motion to throt tle debate on the tariff bill to-day was made by Colonel Hammond. He showed that in this very debate tbe house had repeatedly recog nized the fact that the bill must be considered by clauses, and that was the established rule of the house on all bill? relating to the rev enue. He warned Mr. Haskell that the adop tion of his motion limiting debate to one hour would not accomplish his purpose of rushing through sixty pages of the bill with out ever having them read, for the right to offer amendments would remain and a thou sand migat be offered. Mr. Haskell asked: “Will you offer amend ments merely to consume time?" Mr. Hammond replied, with great em phasis: “I would offer a million to defeat such a purpose as this.” The general applause of the democratic side approved that sentiment. Mr. Roberson's speech was a bomb among the republicans. Mr. Keifer was ready to overrule the point of order against Mr. Haskell’s motion and rush the bill through, under the arbitrary decisions, but he was afraid that Robinson’s following, combined with the democrats, would overrule him, and though there were frequent demands for a decision he delayed until the hour arrived for Shackelford's obsequies, so that lie could have until Monday to count his hosts upon the floor, and after adjournment Robinson was earnestly importuned to recede from his position, or to make no further war on the motion. He flatly refuses to change his attitude assumed to-day. Kelley and Keifer are consulting to-night, and if they And though republicans will follow Robin son to reverse Keifer, should he ever rule the point against Mr. Haskell’s motion, they will agree that Keifer shall sustain the point of order, and thus defeat the motion. They see their mistake, and regret Mr. Haskell's ac tion to-day. It has wukened them, and has shown that tiie democrats do not mean to be gagged. To-day’^proceedings have conse quently reduced tnejchances of passing tiie tariff bill this session. F. H. R. CALL OK rilOTKCTIOK. Washington, February 17.—-In the senate Mr. Butler presented resolutions of tho gen- • ral assembly of South Carolina in relation to federal aid to common schools. Mr. Cull of fered a resolution specially charging the com mittee on appropriations to consider the ne cessity for an additional force in the general land offices and in tbe local office in Florida to expedite the progress of contested home stead cases in Florida. The resolution was re ferred to thecommitte.The tariff bill was taken up and Mr. Sherman offered a complicated amendment affecting tho tariff on steel. Mr. Cull made Mr. Sherman’s amendment the text tbr an elaboj ate speech, in which he dis cussed tho fundamental principles that should guide legislative power In dealing with gen eral questions of labor, capital and produc tion. The protection of American labor against foreign labor was, he said, u solecism, an idea having no foundation in truth. Amer ican labor and foreign labor, by natural law which no statute could change, worked r« gether for the benefit^of each, nut the pro tection of American labor against foreign labor had no connection with its protection from poverty and want and in the adjust incut of a tariff for revenue, its incidental effects should be directed to the end of secur ing, subordinate to the purposes of the reve nue, the employment and just compensation to all -persons living under our laws. The debate without action continued until the house resolution on tho death of Representa tive Shackleford was In order. Mr. Morrill gave notice that tie would ask the senate lo sit the bill out on Monday. Mr. Ransom offered the customary resolutions on the death of Mr. Shackelford, and after addresses by him aud Mr. Vutif, senate adjourned. ATLANTA HANUFACTuKJI*. Special to The UonnttluUoii. Washington. February 15.— Noticing com ment in certain Georgia papers on the flgur.s recently published in The Constitution giv ing the manufactories ot five principal cities in the state, I ascertained to-day from the census bureau exactly what those figure? meant. The statistics for Atlanta were pre pared several days before the other, and not a dollar was given of any manufactory outside the city limits. When the statistics for the other cities were asked for, they had not been eliminated fully frost the .statistics for the counties, and these full returns were given In other words, there aro more manufactories, worth more money, in the city of Atlunta t bin in either of the entire counties of Rich mond. Muscogee, Chatham or Bibb. This of ficial statement magnifies still further Atlan ta’s importance as a manufacturing center. I have the plain facts from official figures in the bureau; if anybody doubts them, the record stands ot»en for their verification. F. H. R. A FA VOR A III.E RE!*ORT. Special to The Constitution. Washington, February 14.—The sub com mittee to-day reported to the full appropria tion committee in favor of givingsevenly-five thousand dollars to purchase laud In Atlanta, and begin the erection of (>eriuanent United Slates barracks. The report was adopted by the committee. This will lie an item in the sundry civil hill and is sure to get through both houses at tins session. 30EJ PROPOSED REVENUE DILL. The ways and means committee to-day authorized Chairman Kelley to offer next Monday a motion in the bouse to suspend the rules and puss the bill to reduce tbe internal revenue taxation. Tbe bid to bo of fered will be identical iu its terms with the internal revenue provisions of the bill now pending in the senate an amended by the senate. One mem ber of the committee remarked after its ad journment this morning thut “Very likely the house tariff bill would not be heard from alter Monday or Tuesday ’’ THE SUNDRY BILL Washington, Februry 17.—'The house ap propriation’s committee has completed the sundry civil appropriation bill and will re port it on Monday. It 'calls for *924,000,000. The $10,000 m bill for the national hoard of health wus struck (.ut, and the signal service appropriation was ronsiderably cut down. The amouut asked for signal reports from cotton belt was struck out, on tbe ground that these reports are of value only for speculative pur poses. , THB SENATE PRESIDENCY. Washington, February 10 — Attention hav ing been directed to the reported wishes of Mr. Mahonein regard to the future arrange ment of the senate committees, and the treat ment of tbe read luster senators in case of a reorganization, the effect has been to set the senators on both sides of the sena'e chamber to talking about the matter. Among the dem ocrats there is a disposition to encourage the republicans to get along without tbe help of Mr. Mahone in the election of a president protein. One democrat said io-d»y that he had gi-od reason to believe that c»u.vs and ef fects were being made on behalf of persons in this city who desire to have an extra new force of clerks appointed for the senate to pr event the passage in the house of the presidential succession hill already passed by the senate. Should the hill pass, the necessity for electing a president proteiu as the ap|tarent successor to the president in case of (liability or inability to dis charge the functions of his office would ha removed. The bill is now on tbe speaker's table, aud cannot easily be reached, except by a two-thirds vote iu the last Gays of the session. A very well informed republican senator said to day that there need be no con cern about what the senate would do in this matter. He had heard something about tbe ambition of the Virginia senator, but did not think there would lie any necessity for mak ing any bargain with him. oven if the repub licuus were so inclined, and he was not in formed that they were He was informed, how ever, thutjMr. David Davis would resign his po sition os presiding officer just before the ex piration of his term of office ns senator, in order to allow his successor U be elected. There should be no extra ses sion, this senator declared, and there would be no t ncasion for one, ss there would be no attempt made until the beginning of the for ty-eightU congress to rearrange the commit tees. The present force of clerks would ulso be allowed to remain until December, as it would uo unjust as well as unnecessary to nut in a new force who would have no oppor tunity to do anything until congress met. The senator who furnished this information said he-did not know of any democrat who would assist, directly or indirectly, to elect a republican president pro tem., but he did not expect to see the democrats offer any opposition to the ciioico of a chairman who would till the place fairly and creditably, THE COTTON CROP. Washington, February 15.—Tho following is a sppaopsis of the returns of the cotton crop to the agricultural bureau to date. The returns of the product in bales make an of over 0,800,000, distributed as fol lows: Virginia, 24,000; North Carolina, 452,* 009; South Carolina. GtOOOO; Georgia 920,000; einn<la Al nmt. A ....... <MlA. O i.ul...... I Florida 61.000; Alabama. 784,000; Mississippi, 1.042,001';Louisiana, 539 000; Texas. 1.020,000; Arkansas, 287,000; Tennessee, 337,000; Mis souri, 25 000; other territory 22,000. Tbe tt iusual length of the season for ma turing i-given very generally os unimpor tant factor of increased production. Tiie late growth /as so vigorous in portions of the areacul-Wated that much miniature cotton W'hs destroyed by frost, notwithstanding the Huteness A ttie season. I his destruction of thegree.i bolls wus comparatively heavy in Edeecon b. North Carolina, Franklin, Hull ana Lawrence, Alabama; Haxubee and Benton, Mississippi, Brentville . and Point Coupe], Louisiana; Central, Texas, Dallas, Arkansas, and in Fayette, Tenn; wherever the growth was most luxu riant a< d tiie yield heaviest, thin apiiHrent loss was greatest. Iii Murion and Warren, Georgia, the crop was shortened by the Bcp- tember sorm. On Red river and in northern Texas tlure was a loss of cotton and injury to the staple by rains in picking the top crop As a wlude the season was unusually favora ble. THE CONDITION OF THE CROP. The retj&rus are nearly unanimoils in de claring the staple longer than usual, whiter, and comparatively free from trash. A few report suorter staple. In purts of Georgia there wsa .some loss of quality from storms, and the late picking of tne southwest was in- ; tired by ine frost and rain. The amount of int produced in proportion to the seed is re ported greater than usual in one-hutf to two thirds of ull the returns, excepting in Vir ginia and Missouri, where tho majority report the usual average yield. In very few counties is tiie i . to of yield less than the average. JL. U ARRETING THE PRODUCT. The i“a^ t.ng of the crop Is most advanced in Florida, Georgia and Bouth Carolina, but one-sixth remaining on hand at the end of 1882 in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas; one-fourth in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri. The proportion was somewhat greater from these returns. It is probable that about seventeen per cent of the crop still remains in the fariuers’Jiands. The date of finishing the harvest reported for each county varies from November to February. The average for each state is Florida, December 7; Georgia, December ‘5; South Carolina, December 11; Alabama December 12; Tenne.wee, December 17; Aii-sissip* ii, December 18; North Curolinu, December *2; Louisiana, January 4; Texas, Junuary 0; Arkansas. January 9. Tbe cater pillars were present in three-fourths of the Niuiitifsof Texas und Louisiana, and in two- birds of those of Mississippi. Alubuimi nnd Florida. The destruction was less general In Georgia and Arkansas. The injury was every where slight, with few exceptions. It wus not appreciable in Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee or Missouri. The loss is calculated at about three per cent in Louisiana, two in Texas, one and u half in Mississippi, Ala humaatid Florida, und one in Georgia. 1 probably amounts to eighty or ninety thou sand bales in ull. WIMBERLET'S WOE*. special to the Constitution. Washington, February 17.—During this week, Jessee Wiuilierly, who is nn rpplicant for the collcctorehipaiBuvarinuh. has received u heavy shock, that probably has unsettled all Ids chalices for appointment. It is re- |M>rted on the best authority that leading re publicans in Georgiu have filed with the sec retary of the treasury very damaging charges against Wimberly, to wit: that in 1874 Fie, the»nid Wimberly, a citizen of the first con gressional district, for a consideration, did agree to make the race in said district as nn independent republican candidate against the repiiolicttii camlidate duly noiuilia*M in said district; that Wimberly received a lurgesuiu of money, made the race as an independent candidate, wus badly defeated, and thereby helped to elect the democratic candidate The republicans claim that rln-y elected An drew .Sloan, who was a republican, in 1872, and t mt they could have elected u republi can successor nut for Wimberly's sale. Wim berly's chances are very *-11 in now. A LOUISVILLE SWINDLER NEWS OF GEORGIA. WHAT THB PEOPLE. ARE SAYING AND DOINO. All th* Landing Crtasn. 0«nanltl*«, sad Other Xtrentn—Kow taa Oropt Ttiroushoiit t»'e dints ■Und—rniks About Politic* sod Basinsaa Me tor* ol OflDorst Interest, >to. Hsols Chattoaosca mud Heads Ills SUps Toward* Atlanta* Special to The Constitution. Chattan»hxm, Tenn., February 17.—I’rior Burnett, who so severely stabbed VVtnt Brown ou Thursday night, was to-day surrendered by his bondsmen and lodged in jail on uc- count of the dangerous condition of Brown’s wounds. T. H. Star, representing himself us a retired merchant of Louisville. Ky., ho* been in this city several weeks swindling the boarding houses and practicing frauds gener ally. He claimed to nave checks amounting to four thousand dollars on one city hank, and when asked for b«»ar(l gavt as a reason for not paying that he could not get money on hi* drafts for several days. lie contracted with one or two retail grocers for the pur chase of their stocks, exhibited checks or dra r ts, which looked genuine, borrowed money, beat several boarding houses and jumped the town in the direction of Atlanta. Th* lfl<-bl(»a CmImL Detroit. Februarj 17.—In tbe jointconventlon of the legislature to-day the balloting for United State* senator resulted as follows: Newton, demo crat. 45 Palmer 12, Ferry II, Burrows lu, Hsurhett votes on seven other candidates. atteiiug called and a presiding officer and an entirely million. A Turn NtlU*w Yalta's. Chicago, February 17.—After business hours to day tbe failure waa announced »*f John V. Ayer* and Sous, iron merchants, liabilities estimated at Special to The Constitution. Macon, February 13.—A terrible accident occurred this'morning at seven o'clock. Mr. Henry Newberry, a farmer in Warrior dis trict, Bibfi county, was driving to town a two mule wagon with a load of cotton In tho vicinity of the city hall Mr. Tliad Parker, who was riding a bicycle, rapidly passed the team. Tiie mules catchipg a glimpse of the machine shied from the road, plunging off in a rapid gallop. As the mules started It threw Mr. Newberry from his seat. His body seemed to shoot upward in the nir nnd to cotue down upon hia head when it ricocheted a foot or two before the whole l>ody struck the ground with a crushed skull. .His head was terribly bruiMMl, the blood trick'elcil from his mouth and brains oozed out Of the right ear in a large quantity. Tiie wagon wheel may have passed over the head. Medical skill could do noth ing. Mr. Newberry lingered in a senseless condftion over three hours and then died. He was a wqlower fifty yean old, with ten minor Children, the youngest four years of age. Mr. Parker, -the bicyclist, sorrows over the acci dent he innocently nnd unintentionally caused.; Jack Johnson, a white man, wns arrested yesterday, and locked in jail hist night, charged with picking a negro's pocket of his watch lost Sunday whilo drinking together iu a brewery. He was tried to day anil acquit ted on the ground of malicious prosecution. A negro girl, daughter, of Nat Allen, was badly bitten by »• dog in thy right thigh. The -ftound is several inches and she. may die. The dog. waft killed-'immediately. A. news hoy of the Evening Graphic fell down a long flight steps at the Sou'll Macon grammar school and.was seriously injured and curried home suffering greatly. Gainesvillk, February Iff.—A few days sincenti impromptu wedding took place in an office in thfs city, tiie contracting parties be ing Mr. It. C. Jones and Miss Zora Colley, Tho union- was in opposition lo the wishes of tiie young Judy’s friend^ From .tiers they went to Tallulah falls on a bridal tour, and from whence on yesterday they were brought buck to tills city by n brother of tjio young lady, who went before A. J. Davis, justice of the peace, and swore out u warrant charging Mr, Jones with bigamy. He admit ted that ho hail another wife living in Cherokee county, buf suid his desire was so strong toward .Miss.-Colley, that he de termined to have her if he whm fitina.for it. He waived commitment trial, mid went to jail, and the lady went home wills her brother. • Mr. Wrenn, of the Richmond detective agency, yesterday brought to tho city two boys named James Borgus, and Grant itarke, aged nspectively thirteen and fourteen years, and swore out a warrant charging them with attempting to wreck a Richmond and Dan ville train, at, or near Lula. They have mndo four separate and distinct attempts to throw the train off. First they piled wood on the track. The second time they misplaced a switch, and the third time inaerted a piece of iron in the switch frog. The authorities of the road sent the detective from Riomtioml to endeavor to work up the case, nnd thellttlo scamps made the fourth attempt by placing u bar or iron Heroes the track to wreck the very train on which the detective was a passenger. They were not quick enough In getting away, and the train was stopped, and they were run down nnd caught. They have made a full confession, wuived commitment trial and are now In jail. Chattanooga, Term., February 10.—The river at this point is over thirteen feet aloivo low water mark, and aboutmatlonary. Borne uncuftini-Ki is shown among our citizens at the prospects of a big rise. An old river man in tiffs city to day, made a bet of several dollars with a prominent citizen that by the fifteenth of March, the Tennessee river at this point would flood buck to Ninth street, which would submerge the business pur> of the city. Helioses his theory on the tact that by ill*- time tho usual spring rise comes, the rivers Delow would he so high thut there would be no outlet for the waters of tiie Tennessee river, and it would be necessarily forced out of its hank. The board of health In this morniiift'a pa- »»«, tiniiounccd the final extinction of suiull- pox. notwithstanding the announcement that a new case occurred to-day. Rome, February Iff —The Georgia Pa cific will be completed to Anniston, 41#., in one week from to-iiay, ami there will ho a big excursion from that place lo Atlanta as soon a* (lie trains can run through. Tiie col ton receipts this week were t wenty-flve hun dred and severitv-three hales Hg.iin«t eight hundred nnd ninety-six the corresponding week last year. One month ago the receipts were fourteen thousand behind last year. They now lack only two thousand of being equal, a gain of twelve thousand balsa in one month. Calhoun, February 15.—Tiie resilience of Mr. Jaim e Iteevee, Jr., waa inurwl uy a tramp laat uiulit who, when ilierovereil ami,ml.'re,I to halt, drew a platol and tired upon a eon of Ur. Krevea, who hearing a iiolec went to ne- crrlaiu till, cuuw. Toe hat 1 pueee.l Iwtwoen lue urm and liody, through his oeerenat Into the eide of the house and through the idee- irrin*. Mr. Iteevee Jr. promptly returned the lire, .hooting the ereond shot, but did no diimege eo far aa known. The tramp at,irleil ■11*111 a retreat ami etem ill,appeared in the darkness. Mr. Reevea narrowly eeonped lie lug wounded, if not the hew of hie life, The Cuihoun l liiiee le now In charge of Mr. W. H. Ingram aa manoeing editor, and lleiee woo .u been he may eipeet a finl-elaae weekly. Atea-Y, February 10.—A trip through the Oakey woods eeclion of Dougherty yeaterdey enabl.a me to aay that the farmers are front two to three weeke behind hand end uueble now to prepare their lead lande on account nf the water. The area In oale diminished this year m Inly tieeauee of the amouut on hand from laet ecaeou’e cmp. Corn planting la go ing oo. Tnere ie much complaint ot liamu leaving. Tho corn area will be about the unite an lont year. The truck farming boom has not reached them to lunch extent, but le lieingconeblered. Dallam, February 10.—Boas Jones, who waa •hot several daje ago by Steve Moore, la illli living, bul Ins recoveiy Is considered very doubtful. Bill Slaughter aud John Swanson were both convicted at Ibis term ot mur der, with a recoiiiiaendatlun to mercy, and sentenced by Judge Branham to life impris onment. special to Tbe Comtltnllen. Daltos, February 14.—A serioua difficulty arose between George Woodeand John Hyer, about three miles below this place In thie county Monday evening. Hyer end Wouda got into a quarrel over a dog tight or some .mull affair, hot and angnr worda brought on nlowa ahlcii resulted in Hyer gelling snot u the shoulder with a 21 caliber pistol Util, while Woods got mmished up considerably with a rock ami had lila hand badly mutilate,t. Friends interfered and they were separated. Hyei'a wound wus drtued by Dr. J. (X Divings, of this place—a painful but not dangerous wound The boll is still fm- beded in tiie llesli. As noon oa possible Woods bktpped tiie country. All the pas ties are well to do people of this county and tiie unfortunate occurrence is grealy re gretted. Ball Ground, February*14.—Ball Ground ia a new town on tho Murietta and North Georgia railroad, and has grown within the lust eighteen months to be a considerable vil lage. It lias moved forward and upward with A rapidity that has astonished a great muny. There are now III tho town seven stores and all except one have been put up inside of twelve months. Quite a number of residen ces have been anil lire now being built. Air. T. A. Frierson, real estate agent of At lanta, lias tiie sale of most of tiie town lota that are yet unsold, lie had a public sale here about six'weeks ago, anil uicceedcd lu Belling several lots. Them will be another sale soon. Tiie school trustees of our town have employed Professor M. O. Bates, of Kill joy. to teach a high school here. The school will begin about the 1st of May, CitATTANooaA, February lo.—About two weeks ago a mad dog at Waubatchie station, six milca from this city, attacked and bit a child, name Dot learned; also an ox and a hog. Tt lias been learned to-day that the ox wasselxed with hydrophobia and died, and the hog had been seixed with tliesamedisease and had been killed. 8trange tosay, the child has yet shown'no symptoms of hydrophobia. Atuinr, February 15.—A stuileift named Cu.ver, of Valdosta, nineteen years old, married orMiss Sayre, of Athens, sged sixteen. The pair left fur Atlanta this morning where the groom has a brother living. IEomic, February 17.—The local freight train Nn. 61), on tiie Georgia division of the Kast Tennessee. Virginia and Ueorgla road, which left here tills morning ut 0 o'clock, went through Big Kaccoon i reek trestle, just be yond ilie tunnel, between iEuckmart and Dal las. Tho trestle is seventy feet high, and when the engine and one car passed safely over, tho trestle gave way, carrying nine cam and tiie calioose Into the creek below, killing throe men outright and seriously ittiur- ing another. Those killed were a negro bnikemuii, an engineer named Kidwell,whu was deadheading his way over the road, and u stranger. Tiie conductor liap|iened to be riding un the engine ut tho time of the disas ter mid escaped unhurt. IEomx, February 17.—Newton Clarldy, ne- o, a workman at tho cotton seed oil inllla, id Ills right hand crushed to day by getting l caught in the machinery. Columbus, February 17.—Tbe citisens of Girard, Alabama, just across the river, voted on the question of incorporation yes terday. Tim election was curried by thueo tqqioscd to Incorporation by a vole of seventy to seven. Hon. W. A. McDougold did not want to bo Incorporated. Columbus, Oa., February 17,—A telegram announces tho death of Captain William Heed, which occurred at lila residence In Tal- mty to-day, aged ninety-eight. He was a veteran of tho wur of 1812, and served in all tiie Indian wars since. Auousta, February 17.—The raid on the Chinese Arm in Waynesboro, some time ego, will probably become a national matter. Loo Chong and partners are very much incensed and are determined to presa the matter to the hitter end. They have laid tho subject before tin- C'lilii'ie minister at Washington, who lias referred it to Attorney-General Brewster, who in turn telegraphed to Assistant District Attorney Darnell, who is ikiw Investigating It. It is understood lien, that the reuentdrebdonof the United Hiatus supreme court, bear ing upon the uiieonstltutloiiality of tiie law placing euch cases in the jiiriedictinn of federal courta, will probably cause a hitch In the prosecution outside the suite courts. The Chinese will also Institute a civil suit against thn parties who broke up tln-ir business in Wuyneshuro. Prominent counsel here have been employed. Conykrs, Oa., February 17,—taut night Mrs. W. T. Shipley thought she saw a man peeping In at her window. Hhegnla pistol, raised luo window anil fired. Her lilt's sou got Ills shot gun snd was searching tiie yard fur llio man, whan Mr. John Osborn, who lives near, hearing the report of tiie pistol, weutnvrrtoM'owliat wus the matter. MraBhip- ley told him and lie co'niiicnccd a search also. I'll*- liny witli the gun coming U|s>n Air. Os born, and taking him to bo tun man he waa looking fur, Areii away, the shot taking effect ill und about the kneo joint. A physician' wus summoned at once, but could not ex* tract the sho'., on uccuunt of its being In the joint, lie was doing very well at last Re count, hut it may cause Id in a stiff leg. GEORGIA OOSSIP. Tbs Mews liras SIMlsbr UsIIasS bikupaut ISMiab aa lb. b.sara The meeting ol tbe Htate Agricultural society, which takes place In Macon shortly, is an event which should not he pMscd over without notice. The recent dtacumlon over the change ot glsce ol meeting has obscured Uio real question, and It Is tlmo that the true Issue should he discussed. Geor gia Is and must slways vemain.no matte/ lo what csienl her manufactures may be developed, sn *g- rlcuUuml state. Anything, then, which tends lo Incnasa tho lulelllgenco of our fanners; to i Ive publicity IosucccmIuI modes nl culture; to elevate tbe |,-cling and status of urlculturlsis. must re ceive the enrolltogemenI of every patrlolle cltlsen. In farming, murs then In »ny olh. r pursuit, the winker Is coiUeiit Pi folluw In llio nils of the paaL Ills comparative lactation deprives him of the ben- eltl of other's experience, lienee II Is that geutlw men id Ichure, wlioatndy agriculture from patriot- lliinnllvu.but whose, not,lepeu,lent upnli tbstptlf. suit for a livelihood, find Ibemaslvc drawn to- gether In assemblies and conventions, where they dlscum the methods ol tbu past yiar, aud suggest plans for the future. Th-se results are published for the benefltol ibepeople at la'ge; the mcmbeif return to their homes, lu every part ol the stata and by dlirusing die kuowledgo they have (slued, perfo,m a nvl meritorious duly b> the common wealth. Begirding the mailer In this light, every meeting ol tho suie society Is fraught with luterest to the people at targe, aud cannot help hut add to the g nerat land ol kuowledge. Dublin Ossotta: La»t Tuesday, alter Mr. Johi Kursa-yand bla wife, who live shorn ten miles low Dublin, had goa. to the field lo work, theidta- covered their house to he abiase with fire. They reached ih. building tub >ai. to save a threed— every thing within Sal a total leas. Measles ate giving the itudeuta ol k.msch ietal as ry, In Whitfield, a tussle. The fraud jury of Dodge county have rendered a true hill for murder against Tip Willis for ibe killing of James Harvard at Kastman U-t July. ugLihorpe kcho: A mad dog was killed at the home ol Mr Calvin Coillus about out and a ball miles lrom t-eslnaU-u, last week. It bad tht family peoned up In iba hou>e, aud tbelr-creems attracted the aiwulloit of some peseersby, who went lo ibclf rescue end killed the dog. Newnau Herald: Mr. O. P. Kdmundsoa slaugh tered a heel Iasi Tburalay which was extra fl o', lu grnse weight was I4& pounds, aud oue quarter netted ill pounds. In Untie Charley Adams Dalton bis perhaps | he oldest night wae buuu ia lha state. He wss 74 years old laat week, and Issllll halt auUuatty. ^ indistinct PR IMT

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Weekly constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1881-1884, February 20, 1883, Image 1