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Newspaper Page TextfKAYEfTEVlW-K 0A_ (LBUrlgg* _ volume xrv. TUESDAY MOBNING, MAY 15, 1883. JPKICE 5 OE2?2S DURING THE WEEK. WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND COUNTRY ARE DOIUQ. Ths Dublin Trials—H«tUtonis an Inoh Thick—rirer, Hinningi ami Pt'Ji'.bi-OamblfSff IIon*f* CJc»ed — Shot and KH!ad-Tb« Crop Proapeot— Strik'.DK Worktntn-Othtr Items. Tieidifi Mar 8* Kx-Trcasurer Polk, of Tennessee, g*re a bond of ? r >i,0fl0 a ml was released from custody. Right Hon. KlohAid Deasy, Judge of the court of appeals In Ireland, and Louis Viardot,a French author, died. Thomas A. Edison and others filed papers with tho aocreiary of state of Now York Incorporating the Electric railway company of the United States. o'Donovan Rosea established another branchf the Irish reTolutlouary brotherhood In New Yorlrl Report! from all portions of Texas show that the crow are in good condition, corn And cotton efpecl [ ally. Two children were instantly killed by light ning in Winona, Minn. At a meeting of the Cen[ trnl labor union of New York it was decided to op* . pose tho opening of Brooklyn bridge on the queen birthday. The greater part of Knolgnhof, in Bohe mia. was destroyed by fire. In Boston 1,400 opcra [ tires in the shoe manufactoiles quit work rather than necept the new price list. The treaty of com[ snercfc between Germany and Mexico passed its sec ond reading lu tho reichst0t The supreme court of tautsiana decided that municlpvl bonds cannot | be taxed. fcgr iXTiinrmr. A great many two-room house* are going up ^ firSt, ineir Mtrbles and chcckors aro fashion able with sVT.trban store keepers. Governor Boyn ton issued Ms warrant for f5,000 to be expended in rebuilding the college at Dahlonega. p WoI.k.-Ihi, Mar 1*. onirial reports from tho governments of Samara, .simbri-K and Astrakhan state that the crops are total failure andafamlne is expected. Galveston, Texas, is now the second cotton port in this coun try, the receipts for the past season being 800,oco] bale-*. Jordan Blizz)#d, a negro, died in Centre- rille, 0., aged 125 years. An entire family of yrhlto person*, with two exceptions, wero murdered near Havana. Major Wasson, a government paymaster, was urre? ted in San Antonio, Texas, charged with] stealing 124,000. President Walker, of the City rail-[ road of New Orleans, mado an offer of $200,0C0 to wards the Industrial and cotton centennial exposi tion if the building be located near tne lines that company. The mother of Most Rev. James] Gibbons. D. D„ archbishop of Baltimore, died ini New Orleans. Meetings of protest are constantly being held in Honolulu against the Chinese. Fully $5,000,000 duties will be paid on opium importation ut .-an Francisco before July first,tho date when the Increased tax goes into effect. The preliminary! trial of Phil. B. Thompson for killing Walter Davlsl was commenced In llarrodsburg, Ky. S.M.Thomp son was shot and killed in Oxford, Miss., while re sisting arrest . A negro who attempted to outrage Mrs. Maywood near Hanson, Ky., was hanged hyp party of masked men.. IX THE CITY. Strawberries down to ten cents a box. Matrimo-I nial associations seem to have gone entirely out of existence. Atlanta has two lady collectors. The physicians ay that the health of tho city Is good. William Lampkin.acarpenter, fell from a building,| fracturing his right leg. Tknnwiajr, Mny 10. The work of building jetties la tho Savannah . iver at Augusta progresses. The tobacco growers j* ^qba complain of dry weather. The North Chid v • (tolling ru MI*, which bare been idle for tho tiarx-'uxtAtJtrJrJnr Tcsumv tqictwttvna, Trriuy work to two thousand men. Deputy Sheriff Charles Butler shot and killed Samuel Thompson, editor ot the Oxford Eagle, at Oxford. Min. The jury in the case of Jim Uerudon, oae of tho Little Rock and Fort Smith train robbers who murdered Conductor John Cain .returned a verdict of murder in tho first degree. W. W. Dillard shot and instantly killed Henry Elms at DeKalb, Texas. William Hughes, a negro, was hung in St. John, Nob , for murdering his wife. Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, bought tho New York World. Tim othy Kelly, charged with participation In tho mur der of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke iu Phoenix park, Dublia, was found guilty and sen tcnccd to be hanged. IX THE CITY. Watermelons reached the citf. The legislature] met for the purpose of Inaugurating Governor Vic Daniel. The Coxstitdiox received a watermelon from Lowndes county. Tho fourth annual session of the Georgia carrlago builders' association was held In Concordia hall. A revival is lu progress at | tho Church of Christ. Frldar* May 11. Confederate memorial day was observed in Will mington, N. C, Hailstones an inch thick and fix inches deep fell in Denver, Col. The grand jury In Vicksburg, Miss., returned nice additional indictj meats against Charles Lehman, circuit clerk,ebargj ed with forging county warrants. All the gambling houses of Memphis wero closed. The rioters were driven onto! Dodgo City, Kansas. The 8oulhern Baptist convention met in Waco. Texas. Rev. P. 11. Mell, of Georgia, presiding. President Arthur nom inated Charles Lyman, chief clerk of the United States treasurer's office, to be chief examiner of the civil service commission. Andy Taylor, implicated In rhe murder of Sheriff Cate in Tennessee last fall, was found guilty of murder in the first degree In Goundou, Teun. Two Mexicans killed each other W] with tho same knife in Texas. WardMcConkey was hanged iu Pittsburg, Pa., for the murder of George A. McClure. The Standard oil works in Jer sey City, N. J., were struck by lightning, destroying MO.OOJbarrels of oil. One hundred and seventy deaths occurred Irem the glandular plague in Hou limania and Bagdad, Asia. The National temper ance society met In New York. Charles Manning, the albluo who traveled with Barnum for many years, died In Eaton town, New York. IX THE*CITY. An electric railroad to Decatur Is talked of. Tho city was full of strangers. # Atlanta has two knitting factories. The police "pulled" tho Big Bonanza gambling house. Governor McDaniel was inaugu rated and at nlgUtreceivcd his friends at the Kim ball house. The legislature adjourned until the 1th of July. SatarJsy* May IS. Helen Markovitch, who was sentenced to death for having attempted the life of King Milan, waa reprieved. Gambling apparatus to the amount of $5,000 was burned by the city authorities of Nash ville on the public iquare. Prince Bismarck's health is falling. Andrew J. Smith, president of the Manhattan fire insurance company of New York, was arrerted, charged wifh perjury. C. J. Muller and William Baschora fought a duel with swords. The condition of the Alabama planter* Is oetter than for many years pist. The buriness fail ures throughout the United States for the past week number 156. A Jersey bull was sold for 95,$00 In New York. Three thousand four hundred and fif teen emigrants left Queenstown for the United States. President Arthur appointed William Young blood collector of internal revenue for the second districtof Alabama aud George Holmes collector of easterns for Beaufort. 8. C. A morn Stone commit ted mJdde In Cleveland, Tenn. Mrs. John Ennis attempted to ahoot Dr. Purnell In Memphis. The judicial committee appointed by the khedive pro nounced In favor of the Suez canal company s mo nopoly. Colonel Thomu N. Macartney, a distin- gabbed lawyer of Mobile, died in Montgomery. IX THE CITY. The coat of the two daya' session of the legislature for the inauguration of the governor was about $7,- Jr* 500. The city is full of burglars. MolUe Franklin fell from a piazza and broke her right arm. Kd Pendleton, a negro, was badly cut lu the left side by another negro named Fox. Ssaday, May I*. China intends to oppose tho plans of France in re gard to the'eatabUihmentof a French protectorate in TonquJn, Twenly-/our socialists were sentenced in Lemberg. Ex Governor Israel Waahburne. of Maine, died. The international fisheries exhibition was opened. Nine convicts attempted to escape from the guards on the Georgetown aud Lanes rail road, South Carolina, and one was killed. Henry Revels was banged at Lake Providence, La. The tobacco crop of Virginia is being Injured by the to bacco ily. IN THE CITY. An Atlanta firm received six dozen peaches from Florida, for which $3 per dozen was # refused by them. Hiram Freni*, a carpenter, chopped off hls left thumb. F. C. and A. W. Foster will ostablhh a knitting factory at Howell's mill, near Atlanta. Forty-one Germans from New York passed through the city en route to California. Nellie Bartlett, a little white girl, wan severely scalded. Tho silk worm fanciers in this section report their efforts in f ilk culture ***uccc»ful. FIGHTING UPHILL. General Torre’* Attack l’|wa na Indian Btronfkald- The I'artlrnlaTs. Sax Fjmncisco, May 12—a dispatch to the Chron icle from Hermosill, Mexico, re tells tho story end gives further particulars of Torres's fight with the Indians. Be hod pursued the Apaches twenty days on a trail which led from Montezuma district to northeastern Honoras. At Guazonar. ho was joined by Colonel Garda, and mado a forced march of five days and nights for tho hills of Blcrra Mad re. Tho scouts spied tire Indians moving off. Twenty five struck a large body in a strong bold heretofore unknown to the oldest scouts. 3 lie place has the appearance of having been settled for three or four years. It bad a quantity of stolen stock, aud a number of old huts. The scouts at tacked, but were driven bade to the main body of troops. CRAWLING OT THE MOUNTAIX SLOPE. Tho mountain being inaocesriblo to cavalry the troops dismounted, made a march of 12 miles and found the Indians strongly entrenched on thccre*' of alargo spur of a high mountain. Tho troops, strong, made an attack at 1 o’clock. They bad to climb the mountain on their hands aud knees. The Indians, faliiny (o cause damagaby firing, roll cd boulders down tho mountain tide nut without e fleet. Tho Chief, supposed to bo Juh, had a por-I tlou on a high point of the mountain U command the Indians, - and could be heard distinctly for a mile. It took two hours for the troops to gain ilie crest of the land foroidlHHHMHHpnPH Indians fled, leaving II dead bucks on the ground! Five soldiers were killed, and eight were seriously wounded. The Indtahs were driven for miles. Their trails showed much bicod, and great many are supposed to hare| Apaches. He says they retreated into the northeast ern Chepoahuan. Ho thicks there Is no doubt that the ranch was the long unknown stroughold of tho Apaches. It Is 250 miles en*t of Sonora, and about that distance southeast of Arizona. He says the trails of all tho smsl 1 band* depredating Sonora and Arizona lead to thisp'ace. SITTING BULL'S WOBDS OF PEACE. Standing Rock Agency, Dakota, May 12.—Hit iwu. ruur uuKiua iiwurruu on mu wbj, hiiu him: birth. The old chief talked peace on his arrival and mid that hereafter ho desired to engage in farming pursuit* unmolested. Gall Crow, King and other*, of Hitting Bull's oid hostile lieuten ants, were not offeinivein their reorptlon of the ryxrnora. . ,X - a FIVE-DOLLAR BILL. A Yum) Stranded—The Nation*! Heard or Health- Lighthouse Threeteerd. Wasuixotox, May 12.—A new counterfeit of tho five-dollar gold coin ha* mado Its appearance, purports to be a coin of the United States struck at New Orleans In 1M3. It U favy plated aud Is 40% grains light. Tho British stosmer Gulnaro, New York for Ja maica, went ashore at 11 o’clock last night in clear weather, six mile* north of Little Egg harbor, N. J. Tho crew of sixteen men wero taken off by the life- wing crew. Tho vessel was in ballast and will probably be saved. The resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Guido gles, to take effect immediately In accordance itta the Intimation of the secretary of wHr tele- wphed him on Monday last, was ntceivcd by Gen- _ral Terry at 8L Paul to-day, and hi* been for warded to the war department. Attorney-General Brewster has rendered an opinion to the effect that the title to the Arlington estate Is good, and that the amonnt appropriated by congreai to satisfy tho judgment In favor of tho heirs of Lee may be inrid to them, provided 825.000 be Impounded until the question of taxes to that amount now standing on the assessment rolls Inst the estate be settled, he receipts of the postofflee department for the first hsIf of tho current fiscal year amount to $&,• 033,979. expenditures $20,514,4 15, surplus $1,389,534. The lighthouse board Is lnfortncd that the beach In front of Jhe lighthouse on Hand bland. Mobile Habaraa, 1* rapidly wearing a way and tho ot the llghthouso 1* threatened, dteps will en to protect tho lighthouse, and It found necessary it will bo removed to a place of more security. Tho national board of health has informed tho local authorities at Memphis, Tenu..that after Juno 1st next, they will have to bear the expenses of the quarantine stations on the Miulwippl river between New Orleans and Memphis. • DIES FOE PROPElKTaRY STAMP. Tito acting commission of Internal revenue decides that dies, rolls and plates used by the government n the production of proprietary reveuue stamps “ saacs, where It fa practicable to effectually the sump engraved thereon, and leave them >1# for printing wrapp be returned upon application. COINS BELOW WEIOIIT. At the annnal assay of coins of the United States held by the assay commissioner* on February lrut.it wo* found that *orao gold coin* Issued from the New Orleans mint on January, 18, 1882,were 7-100 of one thousand below the limits. A greater devia tion from the legal standard than is allowed by law. Mr. Snowden, superintendent of the Philadelphia mint, was detailed to go to New Orleans to investi gate the matter. HU report, which has Just been submitted to secretary of the treasury, places the responsibility for the deficiency upon the assayer of the New Orleans mint. * FOREIGN IMMIGRATION, The bureau of statistics of the treasury depart ment reports during the month of April there ar rived In the customs district* of Baltimore, Boston, *"—” *" Mew Orleans, Pa*»am- , Sin Francisco 78.47$ immigrant*. The arrival* of immigrant* in the same district* during the corresponding month lost year numbered 101.274. a decrease of 25,797. The arri vals In these dUtrict* for ten month* ending April 30th, 417,689: for the same period Ust year 514,601; decrease, 126,912. 9 A. BREAK FOR LIBERTY. A NEGRO’S SPEECH. THE SON OF WM. FINCH ANSWER 1NO THE CALI. OF DEATH. HI. First Introduction to Orlm-—Kittle* HI. O.ptot. ut Making Itl.lEio.pc-Tha Fm.uil, Fiery H concur andlFroob E.aapc-oz Trim For Murder end Conviction, Bio. Special to Tim Constitution Foot Smith, Ark., May 11.—Tho trial ol Martin Joseph, a negro, tubs killed two men after having ravished the wife of one of them; Tualirto, an Indian, and William H. Finch, of Atlanta, Georgia, boa been completed. Finch ia a eon Rev. William II. Finch, who keeps a tail oring eatabliahment in the Georgia capital, and once waa an alderman of that city. Young Finch in quite a mnrician, ami aince hia confinement in jail haa kept his fellow' prisoners amused with feats on the guitar, also with good vocal mnsic. So Finch cvl dcntly haa had good rearing, having, perhapa, breathed Ilia atmosphere of a pious house hold. He got awsv out to Fort Sill, where be was a barber. This not paying, stole a horse belonging to, tho post and mode for Texas. Sol' diers were sent in pursuit, who found him ill Gainesville. The arresting party consisted of Wash Grimkey, Bush Johnson und John Mc Carty. They started back with their prisoner. One day, wbilo stopping to -‘noon. Finch watched his chance, und securing a gun, dis patched two of tho men, took the best horse, two pistols and a gun, and left McCarty to tell the sad tale. McCarty, after retreating, came back and foundoneof t lie tnen still alive. Not being able to do nuytiling ho started for the fort, which lie reached iu the night, and get ting help returned to hunt the unfortunate men. Losing his way, ho did not reach them till next morning, when the wounded man was found dead. They wcie taken to the fort and buried. This happened the 10th of July. 1882. Soldiers started again lor Finch. Tracking him, they at lost came upon him at Denison. Texas, where they found him at the depot. Tho moment Finch saw the soldiers he drew hia pistols and began a running lire, but was soou captured. Being brought back, lie was turned over to tbe United States mar shal and incarcerated in tbe jail at this place. As was expected by many, Finch, when ask- ed by tho judge if he hud anything to say why sentence of death shopld not he passed upon him, arose, calm und collected, and said in a distinct and rather musical voice: Tit a rnisoHia's n.u. 'May it please the court: 1 know not which weighs the heaviest upon me—wonder or grief. Both weigh heavily upon me. I must first call to mind the occasion which I am called upon to luaka niy appearance before the court to-day. This to me is most solemn and serious. It is ns the sadness of death it self—death, which in a brief while will como to mo witli sickle and terror. Aloa! alasi for such unlucky stars that beamed at my birth, B| -y be. a_.._ Savers! Sirs Killed la a Seath CaraUaaCaarlet Casa CotcMBU, 8. C., May 12—Intelligence waa reached here hut night from the convict camp on Georgetown and Lanee railroad, that a break for liberty was made on tho 4th Imt by nine eonvlcu of the 99 engaged on the work. The guards fired on them, killing one man outright Another wee ■hot le the riverand drowned, end a third was shot and ta supposed to have been drowned. Of the six who escaped two were recaptured. One of the con- rtets shot was a white man named Colei, who is supposed to have instigated the whole affair, lie ■was eervlngalttesentenca tor murder. Oneot the SteffE Jiaftte rwm- - w whom bed been convicted of larceny, and two of receiving stolen goods. Two were whites and seven colored. , Wi44Ia|Ui'« UImUi. Parris May 12.—It Is stated that M. Wadding- ton has a political mtmton to Berlin, where be Is now stoppinffen root* to Moscow. La Francs sen M. Brun, sinister ot marine, baa received a dis patch from M. Brazza, eating that he has ttken possession of the village of Looago and adjacent territory In the name of the French government. ml am not j km eased of thatobstlnato stub bornness characteristic o( one who is about to have sentence of death passed upon him, or, moro generally speaking, a hardened crim inal. Being truly eenslble of tlie singular and serluus position in wbieli I am placed, X can not help but shudder, and must say that these aro tho saddest momenta of my life. -Death is the destiny ofull men; and being debt of naturo which must bo paid, I do d fear to meet it In its natural form. But I .ii,. the heahef u» do eaSto ala disgraceful ami Ignominious death. I do not make this talk os an cirort to save my life. It fs an effort to seek justice, and to save the geputatiou of my family, whine honor fs dearer to me than my life. For what is life? It is but a vapor; it appears butaiittie while and then it vanlsbeth away. It is but a spark struck out of nothingness and expires in darkness. Nay, it is but a Hash out of darkness, soon again to retflrn. As the old Saxon imagination pictured it, it is ‘like tlie swift (light of a bird from the night without, through a lighted chamber tilled with guests, heated witli the breatli of passion, back into tbe cold night again.’ Tbe strange uncertainty of life is but a mock theme of pathos. No description can touch all the sorrowful tenderness which death in me excites, now become so tragic and so hit ter. O! ignominy I thou are bitterer to me than the gill which Socrates drank. It is not death I fear—it is the form of death—Us ig nominy and the shame of the gallows. Under my present circumstances I can not but fill my mind with the gloomy images of death, and to torment the present by apprehensions of the future. -But religion does not countenance auy such morbid anxiety. She comes bearing in her hands the flowers ot hope, and, like the angel which she is, whispers of tho crucified Christ 'Me is risen." The star qf hope that first beamed upon men like me shone from the murderer’s dying faith os ho hung upon the cross, a companion in death with Christ, and that same atar of bopa scatters its rays in my heart Yet I find ll hard to banian the dread eventa from me. why ao? I have almost been honest and stand guiltleas to-day of the crimes for which I am about to be sen tenced. I aland here and boldly say, and witli a clear conscience, that I did not kill those two men. If I speak falsely, miser able or happy souls, whoever you arc, make your appearance upon the thresh old of this room and cry out ‘Thou Best!’ And to you, (addressing the judge) whoaeduty it is to be tender as well os just, I ask all clem ency yon can give. And n >w farewell earth, mode wet with tears and blood, farewell, and tomy enemies farewell. Time's brief work in tbe face of eternity, a ray of celeatlai joy falls upon me and takeaaway every fear, and I now know how easy it is to die.” Thus ended the roost eloquent plea ever mode byany prisoner at Ibis court. Tlie effect on tbe judge and audience was marked. The prisoner was impassioned in hia utterance, and was more than ever pathetic and touch ing. The judge then in a feeling manner re viewed the evidence and passed tbe sentence. Finch now awaits hia en(f,.nnd his execution promises to draw from him another oratorical flourish. AMBROSE LINOO BRAINED. WIb’. UrtaSrsI CrlMrln Lasrres L'esatj—Ska Cm- Imu Ike Harder. from tbe Irwiaton Southerner. On tbe Qtb of April Ambrose Lingo, in Lauren* county, disappeared, his hone return ing riderleae. Kight days later hi* body was exbnmed a few feet from hia door step. The murder waa wrapped in myatery, which baa just been wived ky the confession of hia wife, who haa just been committed by the coroner’* jury for tbe murder. Her atory is that ha was unkind to her, and on tbe evening of his dis appearance he fraiied her with a buggy whip, after which he laid down and went asleep. Soon after the wife Merandy, went to makes fire, carrying in one band some pine, and in tbe other hand tbe ax. After kindling tbe fire she noticed that Ambrose waa lying on the bed with his back towards her. She lifted tbe ax, stealthily crept to tbe bed and gave the man a blow on tbe bead, intending to alnn him w she could get her thing! and flee before be could arrest her. flbe then dropped the weapon, took to her heels, ran off and con cealed herself behind the fowl house to await results. After a few minute* abe returned and found her husband a few feet ootside tbs door lying on the ground in the last agonies of death, flbe at once dug a shallow hole a few f-.et away, and taking the dead mail by the feet dragged hi in to it and dumped him in; tl.en piling in pine straw, then dirt, cov ering the whole with a lot of rails lying near, after which she returned to her regular rou tine or business. Abe went ou with the farm work, ploughing often in a few feet of where her victim lay. Her conscience began to work on her alter a few weeks, und she told a woman friend, who told her husband, and tho husband conveyed’-^ tbe . intelli gence to Coroner Peacock who, nfter empanelling a jury visited the place and tad tho remains unearthed. The body was so decomposed as to preveut recognition. Merandy was called and was asked ii ske knew whose body it was, she said “yes, it’s Amb/ose." How do you know, she wus asked. “I know its lilm, because I killed him and put him there, and I know nobody lias ever taken him up." On this she was arrested, brought bore find locked up to await trial ut tho Octo ber term of superior conn. THE TERRORS OK MOTT STREET. Haw tk* Palaemra Mias the Blska-Frlakira lie- kravtlr of the Cklaras lleaa Nxv Yoek, May 11.—Tbe Herald aays that Detective English und SergeantColgrove paid a visi. at a late hour to several of the dens in Fell end Mott streets, but there were no chill ilrcii ot women in them at tho time. "Wei all had the straight tip to get out of tlie way," wan eu-eexpluiiutlon given. On the same night tlie reporter watched tlie opium den at No 17 Pell street in company with two gen tlemen. There wosj-vidently something un- nsuai in the air, for the lights were out in most ‘ of tlie simps, and tlie smell of opium smoke was very faint. Just before midnight a girl of about twelve years pushed her head out of the dark door way audjieered cautiously up anil down tlie street.. Then sbo stepped out on tlie sidewalk and stood beueath the lamp on the corner of Dover itreet. Her hair was uncombed and her fate-wus very white. As she stood full in tbe piillight tlie reporter could sea that her bund tkembled as she raised it to her forehead wearily and walked toward Chatham street witli an uncertain step. As she moved sway two passing Cbinamen spoke to her mid site replied. A few minutes later another girt of perl:, -/-.sixteen years emerged from tlie same doorway. She was n comely girl and carried a can in her hand. After looking nrou-.id cautiously for at least two minutes she returned to tlie gloomy doorway and billed out another girl of aliout lu-r own age anil size. They chatted on the sidewalk for a ’ ittie while und used shocking language. #'li«n one of the pair walked across the street amt <- topped near tlie reporter. Tbe unfortu nate girl's face wore a terrible- look. Tlie eyes wen likliy, the lips sweltod and tlie checks bloat-d. One of tbe gentlemen present rec- " the gill and said he knew her nnmeJ s ruined through opium, lie said] ler young girl, with the usual while face- ltering step,came down to tlio door and is soon joined by a woman witli a ban . iround her head, who appeared to be a perse.) in authority. She spoke to the girls sbnr; I# about standing at tlie door. Jn then u young Chinaman, dressed in me loan clothing, walked up tho street and whispered to ono of the girls. He then heck, -.ed to two flashily dressed young men who 'rare standing in a shadowy nook near i a moment later tho young men and girls v.-cre chatting at tho door. Two China men .vent into tlie hallway, but hurried out again as if nlnrmcei. Two young girls went into the opium den at No. 18 Mott street, at aboq' -'.even o'clock and the reporter saw NEWS OF GEORGIA. WHAT THE PEOPLE ARB SAYING AND DOINO. i ilk..Irisn from No. 11 MoWatrce-t into a ArooiK’t the CbrntMTCIiatbam street, where they drank Dome beer. In some Initanccs the little ones were nccompanled by hard looking female*, ltaturnlng to No. 17 Pell street Uie reporter saw a roundsman of police atop at the door and chat with the woman win head was bandaged. School Trustee Patrick 11. McDonald, who is one of tho committee appointed by the Catholic Young Men’s association to uproot theevilaof Chinatown, said yesterday that hia residence was opposito to No. 17 Pell street and that ho knew nersonnlly many of the little girls who smoked opium in tho Chlneao dens. -Why," said lie, "I havoonly tolookontof my windows and into the windows of the houses across tho street to tea sights that are actually blood curdling. Theta Cblneae dens aro tho most dangoroiu placet for young girls in tbe city, and the system which they employ in decoying victims is astound ing in its evil results. I am a father myself, and I would not make charges lightly, but ono hall of the terrible iniquity of Chinatown has not been exposed." U fs said that tbe revelations of Bniina Pool, a young woman who confessed in tbe toombs police court several days ago was a confirm ed opium smoker, are being investigated by tbe society for the prevention of crime. 81ie gave tlie names of a number of childred who, abe said, were regular habitues of the Chinese dens, and claimed that she hod seen little girls duseil with opinm candy by Mott street Chinamen in order that they might acquire a taste for the drug, thus becoming easy vic tims to worse crimes. SADSCENE IN A CHURCH. A PoaUr Akaat t* HIS Ilia Caaervaatlsa KarcsrU lisa as lllarli .r Heart lllaeaa*. Special to the Commercial Gazelle. Piiu.ADXi.riiM, May A special dispatch from Cape May says: The congregation of the Presbyterian church, this city, wee thrown Into a slats ol Intense excitement by a painful scene which occurred a the morning service yesterday. Bev. K. I'. Shields, who has been pastor of the church twelve yean, is a graduate of Princeton college, hiving entered hie ministerial calling twenty-five ycarsago yesterday, was hia Intention yesterday morning refer to the circumstance connection with tho topic selected for hls discourse; tbe peculiar associations ot tbe snnlver rsry having been the subject of much thought to him during tbe week. After tbe collection, he rose to bis feel to presell, prefacing tlie delivery ol hls (ext with the tufgestlvo remark that he had a nul menage to convey to them this morning, when but face was r - " * *■*“ " the from sink to — — — -- of the coneregaUon sprang for ward, catching tbe form ol the then ! to convey 10 inem mis morning, wnen ms s noticed to tnrn deadly pale, hls bands to m the pulpit, and hia body to gradually o the floor, when two or three the congregation sprang for ward. catching the form of the then aenseien pastor m lima to prevent the Injury of a fall. It was thought lor a time that the reverend gentleman wee dying, but he hilled after a little, eufilctenUy to Intimate to Ihoae around that he fesi.-d It would be the laat time he ehoald occupy [ho pulpit as their pastor. The doctors pronounce tbe trouble heart disease, but do net consider tbe preeentattack necessarily fetal. Prom the church Mr. Kblelds waa conveyed loan adjolntog cottage, where he fs now being cared for by loving bends. FROM THE CROSS TREE. Ifsagtags fa Leahfasa aaS Aefcaaaas—Crfwca sf (ha Day. Lrrruc Boot, May 12.—A special to tbe Gazette from Newport, Arkansas, says Jerry Blalock, aged 24 yean, wee hanged yesterday for raurdaring Thomas Brasdenburgh In a cotton field In 1880. Blalock confesacd the crime, tie made a long speech from the gallon toe crowd of over 2,000 persons, warning youpg men against whisky, gambling, bad men and bad woman, to whose influence he traced hls ruin. Vit-nsBCM, Miss., May 12.—Henry Bevels, col ored. wee hanged at Lake Providence, Ia.. yester day for the murder of Henry Ifymaoi, a while mao. In the fall of IMS A great crowd was prevent. In which the colored people predominated. The cul prit made e ehort speech, saying: 'The Lord haa furglvcn me. Let what yon see be a warning. Thereleahereafier.aod lam willing logo” I.UATTAKCOA, Tenn., May 12.—A special to the Times from Glen Mara aiaya that. In an affray with (he coal min era. Bill Connors kllltd Chris Oner and mortally wounded Doc Heaps. A mob of negro miners nave taken Ccanora to lynch him. AU (be Xesdlcg Orlmis, Casualties, amt Other Brants —Hew (ha Crops Throughout me Ohio ateud- Telk About Folltloa end Oualotia Maltose or Ooaorol lotoroat, Bio. Moxkox, May 7.—Charley Neal, colored has two sweethearts, Mots Harris and Sarah Moore, two colored damsels. He escorted Sa rah out to church last night, when Mqgs met them at the duor, and through n tit of jeal ousy, cut Sarah severely on tlie arm, shoul der and breast witli a razor. Moss i - now un der arrest for awauH will) intent to murder. 8peclal to The Coiistilullon. Stokk Mmiarznr, May 7.—This morning about sunrise our town was disturbed by a shooting affray. Jack Pullam shot two loads witli a double barrel shot gun, at flilvus Mas son. Botli colored. Neither loud took effect. No arrest yet. Lawiibkckvim-f, May 7.—From, this time until the day of the hanging, the jail, where the itiwarsin fltevensou reposes, will be guard ed by a moderate force. He still asserts Iris innocence and says if he ta to hang he wants tlie "government to furnish hiiu with two suits of clothes" fur tlie neeasion. His rea son, like his guilt, lie falls to discloso. He declares lie is ready to meet his God. H» says lie is going to luuke a speech to the world that day, nut that he will never own that he killed Clementine Htrvenson. BtiTi.zu, May 7 — Our mayor linsbccn in formed that there urciilnetccn well developed cases of confluent smallpox In Garden Valley district, Macon county. Tlie council will Investigate the report and it foun J necessary will quarantine immediately. CoLFBiirs, May 7.—Urn. James McMoore, who lived witli tier husband iu the eastern part of Chattahoochee countv, committed suicide on Thursday last by taking morphine. Alio was about sixty years of ago, and leaves a large family of children. Before commit ting the rash act she wrote a letter disposing of her personal effects and giving us her reuson for desiring to die. that there was no pleasure in life fur her. Domestic dissection is 1 said to have been tho cause of her trouble Havasxaii. May 7 —Sam Curry, a negro, was shot in four places yesterday at Whitmille, 31M Central railroad, by Colonel R. J. Davatu, of lids city. Davant resides ut Wbltesvillo. Two years ago a colored woman who imd long been in Iris employ as a servant lilcil, leaving tlireo young children, one a girt quite sickly. Her last request was for Davunt's family to take cure of them, as her second husband, Pam Curry, nev er duDO anything for tlioin, aud was u worthless fellow. Tlie children remained witli the Davant family, kindly cured for ami taught rradlng. Curry never did anything towards their eupiiort, and ap parently was indifferent to their fate. The girl died, and was buried at Davant'a ex pense. The hoy is now fourteen years old. Curry wanted Ilia services, and on Saturday abducted, taking him away against his will during Davunt’s absence m the city. On Sunday morning Colonel Davant roda over to the negro's house, told him ho did wrong, demanded Ids return of tlie boy. Tho negro became insolent mid threatening. Davant struck him with a light stick, when the fellow seized an ux, and with un outli rushed nt hint. Davant drown pistol, w Jien tho negro grabbed a gun in the corner, levelled it and lircd. Davant fired, breaking his arm and Inflicting several flesh wounds— nolliltig serious. Colonel Davant was ar- rested nod gavo lionj. Hod. he r.ot tiecn armed lie would hare been killed. Macon, May 8.—Henry Wiinbush, the negro murderer triad some time ago and sentenced to bo hanged on tho first Friday in June, hail a hearing to-day before a jury on a writ of lunacy, it. W. Patterson representing tho prisoner, Holicllor General Hardeman tlie stale. The testimony of medical experts and oilier witnesses indicated the sanity of tho irisoncr. The jury decided him sane. WIm- jiisii will hang with John liailoy ut the up- pointed time. Considerable talk is created in tho city to day by tho publication of a sheriff's sain of property to satisfy 11. fas. issued by Bibb county hoard of commissioners against If. J. Peter, tax collector, and his secu/i iea * qql.w ton P. Collins, James E. KliP*. Wiliam I*. Goodall, James L. Kennedy-, Michael Loll, all well known citizens- T|se amoupXjr'-X.lin Is le alargo number of tax llfos. amounting bond ia $110,000. Peter’s, aetuidjtiortage ia to ono thou- was gaining on her stopped and coiled upas if ready for light. X let fly a rock weighing •hoot ten pounds and struck her right in the middle of her coll, which bursted her wide open, and every on* of the little ones crawl ed out and made off in different directions. Har.fnakeshlp was wounded too hall to go, to 1 killed her with a stick and here are thirteen perfect rattles which I am going to keep for A most Interesting banana eating took place here tills afternoon. Another such feat, Per haps, is not on record in tho history of The world since Eve ate so many apples off the tree of knowledge. Gus Thrash, “the boy of accident,’ after returning from dinner, laid they tlidn t have any desert to suit him, and thought lie would taper off on a banana or two. but before lie waa through lie had flu shed exactly eighteen. It bad thon become interesting and was spoken of as something moat wooderfuL Just about that .time Jim \\bito stepped up to Ous and bet him a dollar he couldn't do it again. Gus sized his calibre and said: “1 will eat sixteen more for your old dollar and that’s ail," Jim agreed, and Gua commenced. The first six or eight were eaten with perfect ease, hut afterwards hls stomach began to re volt, and ft was thought by the immense crowd that he would be obliged to cave. His friends, however, walked him around about two minutes, und lio began again. Tlia next three wentall right, but when lie bit another ho heaved, aud everyone thought ho wus gono. Ho merely laughed and said he only did that to encourage Jim winning his dollar, but that he would oat the balance if let alone, and squeeze Jim’s dollar till tho englo squealed. Ho proceeded and to all ap pearances, gulcheii down number fifteen, but when the sixteenth was handed trim lie pool ed ll most carefully and grilled a little time by dropping it, and asking for another. By this time he felt os if be could stand it, and furtliwitli went to work with a tonewed appe tite. in about two minutes it was swallowed anil when he put the question, "are you satis- fled," the crowd fairly yelled, and (Sue broke for Harris's drug store. In nbotit three min utes he vomited and was immediately reliev ed. He soon returned and said lie never felt hetterlu iris life. Ho took hisdollar and Jim’s too and went behind tlie counter and com menced waiting on customers as usual. Tbe thirty-four bananas that Gus Thrash ate and retained till tlie laat one was down, weighed exactly eight pounds, lie says the dociorsand scientists can make the beat out of this they can. itovK. May 11.—On Wednesday a young ladv only twe months married, and who lived in Polk county, fifteen miles front Home, was found dead on her lied at eleven o'clock. Her father-in-law was sent to notify her pa rent). ami when a short distance front itoino heard a strahge nolso in the bushes near the rosd. Going to it ho discovered a new born infant hid under a brush pile. He ut oncesus|iected that his daughter-in-law was tho young mother, and returning to the house bis suspicion was verified. A cup waa found near by her containing something like strychnine. It Is supposed she committed auiriiie to bido her shame from her young husband, who la almost heartbroken at the sad occurrence. Her parent-! and husband are highly respecta ble citizens. Tho babe isatill a'lvc. AimtmTA, May 11.—In tlie superior court to-day, Harrington Williams saved iris neck by the insanity plea. Last March, aeoraingly without provocation, lie deliberately shot down and killed iris brother, alleging after ward that providence Justified and prompted tlie act, and oudeavorltig to provo iris asser tion by inference to the blble. He was indicted for murder, anil iris trial wns concluded to day, th* grand jury ^deciding him insane, and nut'rcspoiisibro'Ti r his iictleiis. Ho tvaa among tho industrious negroes of Augusta, owning much properly, and previous to rhe murder bearing a good name. He is now in jail. Dxcatub, May 11.—Thomas C, A very lias sold his stock of drugs, medicines, etc., to A. L. Gumming. Two Atlanta druggists are hero asilsting in invoicing tho goods. A question ■roes between them to-day a* to the price of a-safietliln. One claimed it was wortli fifty cents and the oilier twenty-two cents per round, whereupon a sale was mado for two tundred pound* at tho latter price, and a bill made null ch< <-i given for tho furty-four dol lars. Mn.tr, varilc s aro satisfied they have mado a good Irn-C. This is the Isrgcst sale of assa- f<i r iil.ys- f* made in Decatur. i’l,»A) Tins lntely been brought into oxlat- hardly llO.OOt), though tbe^tTinimissioncrs charge him with forty odd thousard, not, however, giving him proper credits, aucli as uncollected back taxes, for which lie holds Ii. fan, etc. The decrepancy in Pater's accounts run over n period of six years, indulgence to friends and neglect of books is the clilsf cause of the error in tlieaccounta. No ono accuses him ofcrlms. The county officers have never examined the books during Peter's term of office. Ife ia poor, has lust all hia own prop erty, eight or ten thousand dollan since be coming tax collector. He lias tbe sympathy of tho people, llis securities will make a strong legal light. The best attorneys of tlie town are engaged on either side. Hartwell May 8,—Mr. Allen McGee, nn aged citizen and former coroner of this conn ty, died last Saturday from injuries received from a fall last winter. Howrah, Elman Bounty, May 8.—Quite a sensation haa been created in tble county within the laat few daya by a doctor Spenser Brown who pretends to cure ail sorts of dis- esaes merely by tbe laying of the hands and prayer. Nome of tho best citizens of that community have been cured miraculously by this wonderful doctor. He charge* noth ing for hia service*. It is reported reliably that some days he lias as many as one hun dred and fifty afflicted people to visit him. Makiztta, May 0.—The gin house of Br. J M. Moore, on Shoals creek, seven miles from Marietta, was destroyed by lire last Tuesday morning about two o'clock. When the fire was discovered it was ao far advanced that nothing was saved. Lou $1,000, insurance $223. A pile of lumber valued at $200 w*s also destroyed. From facts developed since the fire, it Is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. Habxohy, May U.—The moat joyous event to our people ia tbe establishment of a post- office. The people have long deiired this. About three months ago the writer applied to tbe then living governor, Hon. A. H. Steph ens, for information as to tbs proper steps to be uken witli tbe Wubiegton authorities. As was always Iris custom h* not only gave the necessary information but what was much bet ter his indorsement of our effort for tbe cre ation of the office. Our congressman, J. H. Blount seconded OS nobly. After Ibis we found no difficulty in gettings bearing at tbe capitol. OairriH, May 10.—The rattlesnake etonr of the season waa narrated tome yesterday after noon, by old Uncle Gabriel Fletcher, who wu making his wey to town through Beecher’s woods in the northwestern suburb! of the city. He said: I waa just coming along, and all of a sudden aa I was nearing tbe big Flat rocks, I beard something rattle, and looking down I saw a huge rattlesnake with rattles in the air and mouth wide open. Quick u thought I jumped at least ten feet away, and chile I wu looking around for reinforcements, at tbe Mine time watching her anakeabip's maneuvers, I noticed about a dozen or more little snakes run up and lump right square into “dey madder's moL" As soon as aha had Uken them all in she began to crawl away, but slowly. ImmedUtely I be gan pursuit, und the old rattler seeing that X ... u.iu thousand dollan ar more, against citi zens in all parts of tills county, tor their stato and county tax for the yeara 1877, 1878, 18711, anil 1880. It is known that muDyot tho par ties who these flfos are against paid their tuxes for all of said years ami Imvo their receipta, and It la believed moat all of them wero paid. If any effort ia made to force tho payment of these flfas it will causu much trouble lit our county. Why, and upon whin imtlmrlty tin-so were Issued by a man who has been out of of- fleo more than two years ia unknown to your correspondent and ft seems remarkable that such a thing would or could bo done. OBOROIA OLIMPSES. Sheri T.IL. «r (Ii. Herlbe. at (hs Uc.rxt. t’rlir. There le a lady In Ogicthorpo county a ha Ii mid tone perfectly insane about (he prlwaor Jbnce and hi. crime. Tbe Albany New* wye that Juit eflcr dark las night a colored men named Sheppard fell dead at the room o( hls daugnter, Kiln Porter, who lives somewhere in the neighborhood ol ledgo Vuon'e. Mrs. Ifsmpton, a white woman, who teaches negro school, wse there and had Juit held prayer with Sheppard, who was complaining. l!o roue (torn hls knees and took a seal In a chair, and directly fell forward on hls bead and llle wss extinct. Warrenlon Clipper: Mr. T. Kinsey, near C.inak, had 17 torkeys killed by faxes So Mcwr». James WIrilebesd. M.t Aldrich, Tuck lluekhalu-r .ml other.ofourlox-buntersm.de a raid lest Friday and caught three young red lozesuol fee off from Mr. KlnMy'e home. They boxed them up and left them at the den. Uatur-lay they caught a large rod Dear fox lu Um vicinity, about one o'clock. Butler Herald: A double tragedy occurred In Crawford county near Knoxville, laat Monday which la seldom the caeo among mo colored race. Thu participants In the above affair waa a negro mau and bfawlle-the former cutting tholalter’a throat ami then cutting hti own—both liavo died. Home domeitlc trouble the caure. We regret to learn that Mr. W. It. WhlteSr., had the mlsfurtuno to lose allot bta crib*, barna aud aubles together wllh aomu com and a Urge lot of oau andfodder, hut Monday by fire. Mr. While Dan aged aud re spected citizen ol Crawford county and haa alwnrn been noted (or having (alt crib, and (atatoclr. Tho fire was accidental. Oar Urmeriaro wnewhat backward with their work, owing to(requentahow- era ol rain. BprlogplaoeTimes: Akhootlngacrapc.occurrol In Jlfjeyon Friday evening Ua( In which wasmra Holloway wu shot by young Henry fiantfall. The wound It sal-1 to be a dangeroueoneau-l mar re sult fatally. Noarrcathuyetneenm.de. Both young men, end are well connected. Dooly Vindicator: OurTnrkeyCreekcorre»i«md. entaen-Due thefollowlug obituary of a Izvorite hone: She died on the larm ol Mr. T. J. Muon, near Turkey Creek, la Dooly county. Ucklng 28 days of boing 30 yean old. The owner doubtleat baa this favorite and valuable animal Interred. China berry tree) are In bloom, says the Crawford Monitor. Ae to the wheat and oat crop It says that although the area ia scree this year Is not near u larga u wu sown lut year, there are tome good fictdioffnlnlntbe'connty. Wo »» many large field, ot oau that were In bloom and tome fine field, of wheat in theumo stale. Crawford Monitor: There 1: been thou-ands upon thou-Aud. of dollar, .pent on lh-.- gold mines In this county near lluiiaio creek, an-1 the returns bare been small. Sometlmr tig > the work, su,- penile-t, and now almost the entire work, and ma chinery bat been moved ont and .hipped to North Carolina, where they will be used In the working np of another mine. There Is gold in the J.aynor mines, but the ore which U mixe-l with it la too difficult to extricate.

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The Weekly constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1881-1884, May 15, 1883, Image 1