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VOLITMJ5 XVI.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY5, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES.
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NEWS BY WIRE.
THE LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The Week's Hodge Podge of Crime and Css
ualties the Country Over es Telegraphed
by Our Correspondents.
Hunter's Poiet, L. I, January 29.—The
trial of Charles H, Rngg, a mulatto, for us-
sault of Selah Sprague has beeu changed to
this place to obviate the risk of vengeance by
the populace at Hicksville. Three hundred
Long Island farmers assembled at Hicksville
this morning with the inteution of lynching.
Hugg, but dispersed when they ascertained
thut the prisoner had been taken to Hunter’s
Point for trial. This afternoon Hugg waived
an examination and was held to await the
action of the grand jury.
Boston, January 30.—Tho official investi
gation into the causes which led to the disas
ter to the steamer City of Columbus on the
18th iost, off Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard,
by which 95 lives were lost, and which was to
have begun this morning, has been pos»poll
ed until February 5th, owing to the illness of
Cuptain Wright of the wrecked steamer.
New York, January 30.—An apartment
house on Sixth avenue, caught fire early this
morning, and a large number of inmates
were obliged to make a hurried eajeape in their
night clothes, by way of the roof to the ad
joining buildings. Several were scorched.
. Among them an old lady who
owned the building, and her grand
daughter. The two latter will proba
bly die. The Abbotsford hotel ad
joined the burned building und a panic was
created among ita guests, but no damage was
done. A loss of a few thousand dollars. A dis
patch from New York reports a fire having
features almost identical with the one above
described. The building adjoining the 8tan-
wix hall hotel was burned, ond a number of
lodgers escaped in their night clothes to the
hotel. The latter was drenched with water,
and about seventy-five guests were hastily
driven out An explosion occurred in the
burned building, throwing out the front wall,
killing one person ond seriously injuring
several others. The loss of property is ten or
fifteen thousand dollars.
Cincinnati, January 31.—Patrick Harnett,
aged thirty-niuo years, living at No. 25 Walk
er street, Mt Auburn, brutally killed liii wife
this morning, and endeavored to chop her
body to pieces, and hide it under the floor.
- He has bfen addicted to drink, and was very
quarrelsome. This morning he ordered his
wife to He in bed while he went into another
room. Fearing violence, she was attempting
to escape through thp window when he enter
ed with an ax, and struck her a blow on the
bead, causing instant death. The alarm was
given by the children and a patrol
wagon was called, but Harnett,
entrenched within the house, with
an ax for a weapon, defied the notice. They
obtained a beuvy scantling, and jammed him
against the wall, and after a fierce fight, dis
armed him. He was so badly injured that he
was takeu to the hospital. Mrs. Harnett was
the mother of five children, and would soon
have given birth to a sixth. She was an eati
mable woman. An inquiry as to his lunacy
was had on Harnett last spring, but upon the
testimony of some of his neighbors, he was
pronounced sane.
New York, January 31.—The jewelry which
Rngg, the mulatto, in his confession, slated
was taken from the May bees when they were
murdered on Long island, has been found
where Hugg said it was. It has been fully
identified. The jewelry belonging to the
Townsends, which was stolen vfrom them
when they were assassinated, has also ocen
found and identified. This removes all doubt
of llugg’s guilt, and confirms his confession
as being the murderer of Mm. Maybee and
her daughter, tbe assailant of the ag*d Town
send couple and the would-be murderer of
Selah Sprsgue and his wife.
Allentown, Pa., January 31.—Charles
Mitchell, revenue agent, of Philadelphia, and
Revenue Collector Uelfrich, of this city, have
discovered irregularities at twelve of the dis
tilleries in this county. The stamps were
found uncuncelled, and the casks filled with
liquor, without being stamped. One distiller
was found making cordial, although he was
no longer registered. The liquors were
seized, and suits are to be instituted. This
mooushiner business has beeu carried on in a
country thickly populated aud well supplie I
with transportation facilities, aud convenient
to Several large-cities.
Chicago, III, January 31.—Three human
bodier, incased in hay and compressed into
two ordinary whisky casks, came to this city
from Baltimore, Md., yesterday, by the
American express. One of the barrels con
tained tho bodies of two adult white male%
and the other that of a colored man. The
J olice. on making tho discovery, arrested
ohn Cartoon, veterianary surgeon, who paid
the express charges, and tbe driver of the ex
press wagon, who hauled the ghastly freight
to Cartoon's place of business. The bodies
were addressed to Fawcett, Barnes A Co., a
suppositious firm, and it is thought by the
police that the bodies were intended for one
of the medical col'eges of the city.
Ocean Grove, N. J., January 31.—There is
a boom in broken heads in this neighbor
hood. On Saturday night war was declared
between the residents of “Coontown” and
“Dublin,” the former being a suburb of As*
bury park, inhabited chiefly by tiegroes, and
tire latter a sort of annex to Ocean Grove,
and a refuge for the exiles from the Emerald
ale.
The row was started by a Dublinite, who
undertook to drive his horse into a pool-room
which was presided over by a resident of
Coontown. The latter called his friends to
assist in expelling the Dublin gentleman
The Dublin gentleman’s friends rallied to his
support and nearly the entire male population
of both places were engaged in the fray. The
Dublinites brought out their WAr-worn black-
thomes and the Coontown drew from his
boot the African razor. The noise of tho
affray brought out many residents of
Asbury Park aad Ocean Grove, who stood
by and watched the conflict with interest.
The rows between the settlements are of frer.
quent occurrence, but that of Saturday night
was an unusually protracted struggle. It was
not until after several hours’ hard fighting
that the Coontoa ners finally routed the Dub-
Unites. One of tbe leaden of tbe Dablinites,
named Fagan, was left unconscious on tbe
field of pattle, and another had his face ter
ribl.v gashed in several places by a razor. His
condition is serious.
Batavia, N. Y., Janusry 31 —Tbe sensa
tional murder trial of Rowell for killing bis
wife’s seducer, ended to day with a verdict of
not guilty on the ground of self defense
Palmer, who was Howell’s badness partner
and chief witness for the defense, has gained
an unenviable notoriety by the nature of bis
testimony, was hanged in effigy to-day.
Philadelphia, January 31.—A special from
Huntingdon, Pa., says that pouches contain
ing the eastern mail matter for that place,
when thrown from the window of the fast
mail, yesterday, struck a large snow bank in
front of the depot, and falling back under the
train, were caugot by the wheels and carried
a distance of seventeen miles. The pouches,
together with tbe principal part of their con-
nt«, were destroyed. The regiftered letters
d other valuable packages were found in
~ous places along the track, which had
en rifled of tbeir contents.
Waynetown, Ind., January 31.—Seventeen
rs ago John Hay, a prominent business
n. accompanied by John Bittle, started for
icago with several car loads of cattle. He
purchased the cattle on condition that
should pay for them on his return, but he
never returned, and the large farm he owned
was told and his debts settled. Bittle re
turned and, becoming wealthy, it was sur
mised that he had something to do with Hay'*
disappearance.
After an absence of seventeen years Ray
returned last week to tbe surprise of every
one. Time had so changed things that reeng-
nition on both sides was most difficult. He
s«ys that during hia absence he has been en
gaged in herding cattle in Texas, where he
has grown immensely wealthy,but aside from
tins he has litt le to say. The true secret of
his strange freak, it to thought, was owing to
unpleasant matrimonial relations. Iiis wife
married a short time after he left, supposing
him to be dead. It is rumored that husband
No 2 is now about of the state of mind that
No 1 was seventeen years ago.
New York, January 31.—A man lies in
Bellevue hospital to day with a rubber tnbe
through his brain. His name to Bruno Know
and be is the young German who last Tours-
day shot himself. The bullet, of 32 calibre,
went into bis skull on the central line be
tween his eyes. Drs. Fluher and Morris of
the hospital probed fur the bullet and found
that it had passed through the brain. Taking
the direction and calculating closely,
they cut a hole in the back of
Know’s skull. The instrument used was a
trephine, which to a cylindrical saw. It was
placed against the skull and worked round
and round until a hole as targe as a ten cent
piece was cut. Tlren the bullet was removed
and a rubber drainage tube passed through
the brain. It pr>’j*c(i a little at each end.
The operation, which was witnessed by nearly
the whole surgical staff of the hospital, lasted
four hours. Ou Saturday and Sunday Kuow
was stupid and partially unconscious, but at
times he gave short answers to questions To
day lie was much brighter, and could talk
and help himself. His right arm seems to
be partially paralyzed. There seems to be
little doubt as to his u'timafe recovery.
Indianapolis, Ind., January 31 —The pass
enger train due here at 1:30 a. m., from Mon
on, met with a terrible accident at the bridge
crossing White river, 7 miles from this city.
The high water had undermined an abut
ment, and the locomotive and two cars
dropped into the river. The engineer, fire
man and two other train men are reported
drowned, and six passengers are missing.
The wrecking train, with surgeons and other
assistance was sent from this city.
Tne accident occurred ou the Indianapolis
and Chicago Air Line road. The road crosses
Vf bite river at Broad Ripple on a trus
of two spans, each 150 feet in length. The
engineer of the south bound train bad gone
to the baggage car for a drink of WAter, and
theenglue was in charge of the fireman.
When the engine had reuched the center of
the bridge the fireman felt the structure sink
ing. He at the time had his hand on the
throttle, which he opened, giving the
engine all available steam. Tne engine
sprang forward with great force, breaking
tne couplings between the tenner and bag
gage car The locomotive kept tbe track,
but the baggage and smoking cars and tbe
passenger coach dropped through the bridge
and were piled up in oue mass at the foot of
the pier, the smoking car being partlaily
telescoped by the baggage car. The wreck
was partially submerged, but the portion
above the water immediately took fire from
tbe stoves. The fireman states that when he
looked back after the locomotive had reached
the south end of tbe bridge, the
were on fire and the smoke
obscuring the scene. Tbe news of the wreck
reached this city shortly after it occurred,
and a wrecking train, with surgical and other
•utotJOict. was sent to Broad Rfpple. Qa.
reaching the wreck, the bridge and earn weiV
yet burning and those persons present were
so lacking in presenco of mind as to be unable
to extingufob the flames or relieve-the suffer
ers. The officials of the road worked vigorous
ly and systematically, and in a short time
tno flames were extinguished. Then the
search for bodies was begun. Six nersons
had either been killed outright
or burned to death, their bodies
being charred almost beyong recognition and
horribly mutilated. The only means of
identification was by incombustible trinkets,
known to be the property of the dead. Five
of the dead were employes of the road,oue was
a passenger. Two otner passengers are so
badly hurt that they will prooably die.
8even other passengers are more or less eeri
ou-ly, but not fatally, injured. The accident
is now attributed to defects in the supporting
rods ofrtbc bridge, the nuts on ends of the
rods fitting so badly that tbe bridge wss un
able to support the weight of tho train.
Tne scenes at the wreck were extremely dis
tressing. The dead were in tbe ruins of the
smoker and baggage cars, and these, one on
top of ttie other,were in deep water. A skiff
whs used for transferring the bodies from the
ruins of the cars to land, B. J. White, who
was working under the bridge wtien the
trains went over, says he thinks that the rods
pulled thiough the nuts, letting the bridge
down. From all appearance one of tbe breaks
occurred within fifteen feet of
the piet, and another about
midway of the span. White's escape
was marvelous, Standing on the ice the fall
ing card and bridge struck him on the head
and drove him through the ice and down to
the very bottom of the river. The timbers
did not rest on him, however, and he swam
out more dead than alive,covered with bruises
but able to walk. The newsboy of the train
says he could have extinguished tbe fire with
a single bucket of water, but it was not to be
had.
Nevada City, Col., February 1.—John C.
P. Collins, who robbed Moore’s fiat stage on
September 1st, 1879, and killed W. T. Cum-
miugs, banker, while robbing him of two
bars of gold worth $7,000, was hanged this
morning. The execution which took place
during a violent rain storm, wss witnessed by
a large crowd.
VicKssrau, Mississippi, February 1.—Si
mon lion lier, colored, was hanged at Port
Gibson this afternoon for the murder of
Jumes R. Light, white, in November last.
Bonner, who made a full confession of the
crime last week, showed considerable firm
ness on the scaffiold. The fall was eight feet.
Bonner died without a struggle.
Reading, Pa., February 1.—Surprise was
caused here to-day by the arrest of eight well-
known citizens on a charge of horse racing
with sleighs on tbe public road. They were
held for court. The charges are brought un
der the blue laws of 1791, which prohibits
racing, and provide that upon the conviction
of the accused the horses should be sold, and
tbe proceeds placed in the county treasury*
Alliance, Ohio, February 1.—A terrible
gaso ine explosion occurred iu A.
al Grr’a stove and tinware store to-day, de
moltohing tbe building and burying an un
known number of persons in the ruins.
Four persons have been extricated and
four more are known to have been in tbe
bnilding when the explosion occurred. The
store was in a large new brick block, in the
middle of tbe town. It is rumored that a
child turned tbe spigot of tbe gasoline tank,
and tbe escaping gas was ignited by tbe tire
in the stove. Several persons were in tbe
store, and two families livpd on the second
and third fl wn, Besides those buried in the
debris many other persons were more or less
injured. The force of the explosion broke the
windows in other buildings on tbe square.
Tne damage to tbe buildings is estimated at
$75 009.
Saco, Maine, February 1.—Oicar E. B'.ane
and Mrs. Barrows were jointly indicted for
tbe murder of Thomas Barrow, but were
granted separate trials. Mr*. Barrow's trial
I now on. This afternoon Bianey took the
stand and made a complete confession of the
crime, giving minute details. The story
was *that after purchasing the pistol
and cartridges, be left his home the night
of the nmrder ostensibly to visit
a neighbor, but went to Barrow’s place and
lay in wait for Thomas Barrow and shot him
twice as be was passing to his barn. He
then threw down tbe revolver and started
home. Soon after, Mrs. Barrow called at bis
house, aud there was a hurried conversation
between Mrs. Barrow, Mrs. Bianey and Os
car E Bianey. Mrs. Harrow then said her
husband had committed suicide. Rlanoy
procured two cartridges. He and Mrs. Barrow
started back, and while Mr* Barrow re
mained outside, and Bianey went to' the
room where Barrow lay groaning. When
Bianey entered, Barrow said, “Oscar, I must
go.” Bianey replied, “Yes; your time has
come.” and shot him s-veral times, produ
cing immediate death. He then went to tbe
shed where Mrs. Barrow hud remained. She
said, “Have you made sure of him?” They
went into the house where the/heard law
inoflns. She said he was not dead. Bianey
replied that he thought he would die, as the
ball entered his head. The woman said:
“Oscar, he is not dead.” We took a
lantern and she went to the foot of the
bed where he lay. The sheets at
the head were bloody. Standing at the foot
of the bed, she pulled • them down. He was
bleeding. He came out of the house. I took
Mrs. Barrow by the hand and said: “You
know what I have done, and you must not
go back on me.” She said: “We must tell
the same story.” We then drove back to her
father's.
DURING THE WEEK.
What the I'mp'i •rtli* City Md fleaatr/ ara Iiolag-
A Baby Drowned —Fir**, Failure*, Eta.
raeoaay* Janaary l».
Frank Williams and John Gray, who shot and
killed Orion Kurst, in Roslta, Colorado, were token
from jail by a masked mob and hanged. Three
distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Kethesay,
N. B. The Atlantic aud North Carolina railroad
It advertised for sale. Tho Cubans of Key West,
Fla., held a mass meeting aud prepared an address
to the American people protesting against the ar
rest of Carlos Agure by United States authorities.
Dr. J. U. Wood, a veteran jonrnalist, was drowned
in North river, Now York. Annie Cole, sister cf
the little girl who was scalded to death In Toronto,
has lost her reason from grief. Tho citizens cf
Mineral Springs, Howard county, Ark., are indig
nant at tho supremo court decision granting an ap
peal In the coses of three rioters sentenced to be
hanged, and Justices Kokin and English were hung
in cfllgv on the scaffold prepared for tho exccu-
m of the prisoners. Several stores were de
stroyed by tiro in Hope, Ark.
in the cut.
M. Hall's storo on West Peters street, was
broken open and a small amount of money was
taken from the drawer. Caudldater for police
commissioners are coming out. Klisabeth Frasier,
an old negro woman, dropped dead on Humphrey
street—heart disease.
fVcJaeaJfty, January 80,
The Germans of Wilmington, N. C., have taken
up a subscription and ordered a handsome gold
medal, which will be presented to Lieutenant
Rhodes—for gallant conduct at tho wreck of the
steamship City of Columbus. Martin Sellers, of
Kintiallville, Ind., was summoned to testify
against C. C. Cain, charged with murder, who is on
trial at Albion. He remarked that he would kill
himself rather than testify, and shortly afterwards
went to his room and shot himlelf, dying instantly.
IN THE CITT.
new gas main Is being sunk on Washington
street Two Italians with a performing white
bear are in the city. The Metropolitan streetcar
company will aoon begin the construction of tbe
line out Hunter and Fair streets to the cemetery,
Thirty thousand brick were laid on tko New Kim-
ball house and the uumber will bo dally Increased.
Thnrnday, January 81,
Oue of the Oriental powder comp toy's mills at
Windham. Mo., was blown up and an employo
nam-id McKlaney was killed. Tho long strike of
tlie window glass workers, at Pittsburg. Pa., Is at
end, alter au Idleness of seven month**. Tho
Merchants' and Mochaulcs' bank, of Leadville,sus
pended. A freight train on tho Chicago and North
western rallioad was wrocked near Ctdar Rapids,
Iowa, and three train men wore Injured Lieuten
ant G. B. Huber aud Master W. li. Schultze,escort
ing the coipwa of Lieutenant DoLotig and com
rades of the Jeannette expedition, left Moscow on
their way to the United States.
IN THE CITY.
Mr. Frank L. Haralson, state libral ui, to now
shipping to tho vailous portions of tho state enti
tled theroto, tho acts of tho last session of tbe leg
tolaturc*. Governor McDaniel commissioned It. W.
Murphy justice of the peaco for the'JOlst district of
Schley county, and A. Y. Chambliss Jus toe of the
pcaco for the839th district of Paulding t-junty.
Friday, February II.
Thomas Cook <Si Hon,who control tho entire steam
boat traffic on the Nile, have beeu asked to place
every available steamer,barge aud sailboat iu read-
lues* to convey troops, stores and rouuIUous of war
upper Egppt, aud also to bring any number if
people down the river in case the evacuation of
Khartoum is decided iipou. The New Foundlaud
sealing stunner Bear, was sold to day, It is said, to
the Amuricau government for the coming Greely
lef expedition. Thegrandjury of the court of
general sessions, in New York,made a presentment
■urt censuilug the excise commissioners
for not revoking the license of tho saloon kecpeis
aftor the latter had been convicted uud punished
for violations of the excise law. David S wayzeey,
who was recently discharged from an iusano asy
lum, brutally assaulted his mother at her home
I. .kel*ud, Long Island, cutting her hoad open
several places. A business block In Peoria, IU.,
valued at tICO.QOO was destroyed by fire.
IN THE CITY.
Tbe Merchant's bank was appol ited a state de-
posl'ory In Atlanta,islocs the failure of tho Citi
zen’s bank. Mr. Th'-odorc Finley, who lives on
Davis street, was kicked by a mu'e and sustained a
fracturo of three ribs. Tbe residence of Mr. Charles
Beam, on West Mitchell street, was entered by
burglars aud a waten and a purse containing 120
were stolen.
Saturday, February 9,
Both of the Georgia Senators were in their seata
Tuesday, and voted against the Sherman bloody
shirt resolution. In the house Mr. Nlcholls Intro
duced a bill for tbe relief of Major William Ken
dall, late sutler of the United States army, and a
bill for the relief of Thomas A. McLaughlin, of the
District of Columbia. Mr. Hardeman Introduced a
bill for the relief of Commander Edward K. Stone.
Mr. Candler Introduced bills for the relief of Harsh
Burnett aud Elizabeth H. Tumlln. Ho also intro
duced a bill to amend tbe laws providing tbe ma
chinery for collecting the taxes on distiUed spirits.
Mr. Buchanan Introduced a bill for the erection of
public bulldlne at Columbus, and Mr. Clemen is
bill granting a pension to Joseph Davis. Mr.
Nicbolls presented the memorial of the mayor and
council of Su Marys, asking an appropriation for
the Improvement of Cumberland sound. J. it. Pot
ter, a farmer of Mt. Pleasant, N. J., fell on tbe ice
and broke his neck. The Jury in the case of Trea-
villo Sykes for the murder of Kate Townsend, In
New Orleans returded a verdict of not guilty.
IN THE CITY.
Eighteen requisitions were baaed by Governor
McDaniel for the return to Georgia of various crim
inals who are wanted In the state. Jn a difficulty
on Mitchell street between two negroes named
Frank Hawk and Alexander Blackman, the former
was badly wounded on the head by the latter with
a heavy stick. William Hamilton, a carpenter, who
was working on the East Tennessre bridge over
Rhodes street, fell from the bridge, a distance of
forty feet, bnt, strange to say, h&was not hurt
and mimed his work as coon as no could ascoud
again.
Sunday, February 8.
The directors of the Mexlcau Central railroad
have announced that the road is Co bo completed to
the United States by tho middle of March aud open
to through traffic between the first and fifteenth of
J April. China has given a London firm a large
order for torpedoes. Wendell Phillips died in
J Boston. A number of representatives of labor or I
ganlzatfons appeared before the house c remittee
ou labor in Washington aud argued against the im
portation of foreign laboa-rs under contracts. Tbel
comptroller cf the currcucy has authorized tbel
First National bank of Brunswick, Ua., to bcgiul
business with a capital of f55,000.
■ & in the city.
The dead body of a child about three years old
I was found In a pool of water at the corner of Spring
and Sim] -on streets. As to how it came there. r‘
not known. An Atlanta man has Just had madeL
pleasure y.vlu, thirty feet loug, with wnich ne will
cruise around the Florida coast and tho riven of
that state
NEWS OF GEORGIA.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING
AND DOING.
AU the Leading Crimea. Caaaaltlea and Other Event*
-How tho Crop* Throughout the Country
Stand-Talk About Folittos and Bueineea
-Matters of General Interest, Etc.
. Macon, January 31.—Macon to well up to
(tie times iu almost everything, and she is
THE GAINESVILLE TRAGEDY.
-Ills Ualra aft
MLtary el the Ktl lac ol J««ab Stmn
■ ,i v Law.
Jqaimes.ullb, January 29—'This night twelve
mouths at b was the fatal night that Jacob Hhaner
met his t* tgfcdsatn in the campus of the Geotgia
Baptist 1' male seminary, byau unknown hand,
under th* cover of darkness, and although a year
hat been rolled Into the Irrevocable pa*t, tho mur
derer bill nurses the unsolved mys
tery of tho killing in tho dark secret chamber of
Ihlsown d-piaved, and malignant heart, waiting
n moire likely to disclose tho diabolical crime, until
tho giver audUker of life, shall call u|*fl|
him to make an unconditional surrender, wnen
upon tho eve of expiring, he will clear his con
fdence a* ben he can by telling that ho Is guilty
of the crime. After supper, about 7 o’clock,
Monday, Jauuary 29. 18.M3,
.... Jacob 8baner, left Mr
Wright's h .arding house, stating that ho would be
— ^Tlmo glided swiftly by
Next morning about sun
PHM. M- lying on the ground at the end of
tho plain* of a vacant cottage in the seminary
grounds perfectly stiff, his skull fractured, his faco
covered> alt blsown blood, and not a single vea-
tieo to trace the demon who committed the heinous
crime. The awful deed was wrapt In
Profound raysrtoy for a week, alien oue Jasper
a t sh.<w and Mrs Harsh A. Mathews were sus-
plrlonod and arrested, but before the committing
weeks found one WilliamQ. Miller,
■HR in, who couf* ssed that he wss impli
cated iu tho murder, not as principal, but
as ou accessory to the fact that
Franklin W. Bowles and Mrs. Sarah
A Malhe* v were principals; that time three oom-
nosed the “gang" to carry out the killing and rob
Mr. Sharer; that Mrs. Mathews was to get Hhaner
out: thtt Bowles was to do the killing, and that he
(Miller) v s a spectator, keening watch at a re
spectable dUtAin e, while the plans were being exe
cuted; Mr* Mathews was a uelco of Mr. Bowles.
On the pr. dmlnsry trial Miller made a full non fes-
•ion, and for awhile It looked like “dangerous
medicine” for tho other two defendants,
and in a “gallop”
■RVOTHIHIHHHHrthwith discharged with
congratulations from tbe vast assembled audience
ga'hercd to hear tho result l’oor Miller, however,
was reminded to JaII charged with perjury; later
he cotuc-n-d voluntarily that his whole “confes
sion" was a base fabrication, a tissue of lies from
alpha to omega. The grand Jury at the
August torin, 1883, of llall supe-
rio.- court returned a true
bill a gains* William O. Miller for perjury. He was
tried, con v toted and son fenced to tho state peni-
ten* ary fra term of ten years, the maximum
limit of the 'aw.
We xnreA now admit that Mfilor'l
object Is aA mysterious to us as Is
not backward in getting up sensations. The
latest one is h genuine prize light that occur,
red yesterday, in which both contestants for
pugilistic honors donned the robes of the
arena and went at it in good style. Yesterday
afternoon, a party composed of David Ross,
James Sparr, Cris McGee, Tom Morgan and
Charles Harden met in the harness shop
of the latter on Cherry street, and after talk
ing for some time the question arose ns to who
was the better man ot the party. Tbe dis
cussion wuxed warm, and finally it wns sug
gested that it should end in a fight. The pre
liminaries were arranged fora ring fight be
tween Spnrr and McGee, Ross seconding the
former, aud Morgan tbe lutter. The party
went down to Anderson’s brickyard, out of
tbe city limits, where the fight was
had. Both men were stripped of
all but their shirts, drawers and socks, taking
their positions, the word was given by the
referee Hardin, and the men went at each
other with a vengence. McGee landed a
good blow on Sparr’s mouth, both clinched
ami went to the grass, Bparr on top, choking
his adversary. Time was called and the men
took their places for the second round. A
this period tbe friends of both parties in
terferred and a general fight was ioiinent.
In the melee Morgan pulled
out his knife ami threatened to do moody
work. Quiet was restored aud the parties re
turned to the city. On the way back Ross
made a remark about McGee and he was
knocked down. The affair was hushed and
few know of it. Efforts were made to suppress
it entirely. The parties are all well known
characters in Macon.
Fort Gaines, January 29 —On the 4th of last Au
gust Judge J. T. Walker, a former citizen of oui.
town, and for years tho efficient ordinary of this
county, was shot by Lee Teague. In Columbia, Ala,,
the home of his recent adoption. The wound
though severe and painful, was not at the tlmo
considered very dangerous, but en aneurism rn-
Mil*«d, «nd after months of suffering Dr. W. F.
Westmoreland, of your city, was called to operate
on him. Tho operation was performed' ou
'“*■* Instant, which he stood well
named Owens, living at Blackvlllo, H. C., while
who loll and Injured himself internally about
_ seeks ago, Uvitg about forty hours and dying.
He wassbout twenty ytaraof age, end a young-man
f good character. The text was. II Timothy lv 6:
For I am now ready to be offered, and tho time of
my departure Is at haud." He warmed with his
memo. It was Indeed touching and was heard
with wrapt attention by a crowded house.
Judge Cl. II. Prior donned the etmlue this morn
ing at 10 o'clock and convened the city court
Colonel (Slick) Thompton, solicitor, Is on hand
Htianr 'sd *'h This Is an end to the criminal
wllldtslgnate tho civil chapter. bromrht about 9 n.m.. but would not tax
Jacob Sbaner was born In Butler county, Penn
sylvania. on the 9th dav of February, 1828, and was
about fifty five years of age at the time he was mur
dered. Ho was a bachelor, and didn't have a rela
tive tbla aide of tho extreme western port'on of
Pennsylvania. He died intestate, leaving
an estato of rnaltv aud personalty
appraised at $2,250, which la
about ffiOO less than his reputed
means. The first notice that his relatives had of hts
death waa through the columns of the “Cincinnati
(Ohio) Enquirer. They theu wrote to parties in
Gainesville and got full information In regard to
thn murder and the status of his undisposed of os-
I ito.
Before the war ho moved near Memphis, Tennes
see, from the north. When tho war betwten
states commenced ho diluted in
confederate servlco and fol
lowed tho fate of the "stars and bars." Ills
thighbone was broken by a musket ball at tho tin •
mnrable fight atOalues' mill, which wound disa
bled him for further active service. He moved to
Georgia, locating In Warren county, where he
lived until about Kepterobcr, 1880, bo caron to
Gainesville where he made friends fast on account
of his kind and generous dlspoMtion— truly he was
a universal fsvorlto in Gaineivllle and didn't
have an open enemy—If he had
any they cherished It In tholr own breast with* ut
making property of it before the public. He was
of German extraction. His fathor died a few years
ago and he received aa hla distributive share of bis
father's estate over 12,TOO, which sum was paid to
him about September 1881. He Invested this
amount Judiciously and bad increased the amount
to over |2,f.OO.
Mr. Ttioaiaa n. P. Wright, proprietor of his
boardlrg bouse, on the 1st day of February, lh&'l,
filed two applications for letters of administration
upon his f state— one for temporary, the other for
permanent. As a matter of course the tempers
ry letters were granted luatanlcr. hut the appli
cant didn't find such smooth soiling when It comn
to obtaining permanent letters. The heirs at law
and next of kin of Jacob Sbaner desired to* have
a stake-holder who would look after their Unrest
and see that tho estate, was prdperly
managed aud closed up—tho v ixUug
a great dlstanco from Gainesville,
but thinking that some consideration would lie
accorded them under tho laws of Georgia, were
presumptions enough to file a caveat to grant of
totters to applicant and a written request signed by
.. — polniment of Lester D.
. . inlstrator upon the es
tate of Jacob Hhaner, deceased. The ordinary
overruled the caveat and the applicant was ap
pointed. Tho ceveston appealed to the superior
c-mrc for a bearing at tbe
February terra of the court,
vtbvu the matter will be adjudicated.
A “(lonatltntlota Hen.**
The Constitution costa. In clubs of five, f 1 a
year. Tbls is less lhau 2 cents a week. Eggs are
worth In Atlanta 30cento the year round. That is
2)f for each egg.
Consequently every tlmo tbe housewife, sluing
In her doorway reading The Constitution, sees a
ben coming out of the bam and sounds “cluck,
cluck clu-c-k-o-o-Go!'' she may know that Tiie
Conhtitution for that week Is paid for. one egg
for such a paper; aa The CoNtmuTiON—one day’s
work of one hen, for 12 full, bright pages of news
and gossip.
Can’t every lady who reads this paper to-day put
one hen to work for The Constitution. Even the
laziest ben on the place will more than pay for the
psper duriogithe year, even if the eggs sell for 12%
cento a dozen. We will guarantee that Tits Con
stitution hen wUl be the beat-paying ben on the
farm.
aud ready for tho fray.
cape by tearing up the floor and trenching under
to the outride—house being bnllt on tho ground
with an under floor of twelve inch log*, which
have rotted. Rubbish Is left piled up In coll.
of murder. Cox. McNorrlll and Rodgers went to
the church at McBean on October 31st, 1883, and
after enterics tho church, showed from their man-
ncr that they were luu passion and meant to raises
difficulty with some one. After the Sabbath school
service was over Mr. Thomaaeyms Invited Rodgers
down In the woods to fight him a fair fight. Byrua
had on the previous eveulog auaalted licNorrtil at
tho baseball grounds, slapped his face and kicked
him In the stomach, when Rodgers flnterferred In
behalf of his frieud McNorrili. Old man Sjms and
his son Frank ran McNorrlll and Rodgers off the
gtounds, Rodgers leaving bis hat in haste. Hence
old man Tom 8yms renewed the difficulty at the
churchaud Invited Rodgers to fi^ht him. They went
down Into the woods near by the church ana came
to where Frank Sjms was wait lug, It seems,
for his father to come. He arose aud Addressed
Rodgers thus: “Yon cursed my father yesterday for
a d—d old a—n of a b—h, and I can whip you."
and thereupon pulled off his coat and so did old
man Tom Sms. Rodgers theu draw his pistol and
fired upon Fiauk aud then upon old man Tom.
uuu r >j iu», *uuiucr Bun ui nr. luiu
Byms, was standing by, are! Jonn T. Cox com
menced tiring upon him, and he run away, receiv
ing four shots in his back aud arm, After Frank
fell It waa thought he was dead, but ho was only
•hot In the splual column and paralyzed Ho died
about three weeks after the difficulty from hla
wound. Thlsls the evidence of thostatoao far. It
was further proven that McKean church is the
usual placo of worship of the Syms's,
and that the Rodgers family hardly ever
came their to worship. It wan strewn in the pre
liminary Investigation that Frank Hyms was not
only armed, but drew his pistol first while lying in
amituih for Ro- ge?s and anot first, Kodgeis return
ed the fire with effect. Old mau Tom dyms then
Jumped on Brit Rodgers and commenced to beat
him in the face and It was while he waa so doing
had noarmsatall, tho other side prove they did
and used them. There are a cloud of witnesses yet
to ho examined and I’ve outlined about wbat the
defense can prove, t he two Symsea were larae and
powerful men, while MoNorrlll and Rodgers are
very small comparatively. Fublln sentiment is
about equally divided, and It Is unknown how the
matter will terminate.
Later—The Jury in the case has acquitted the
defendants
Our tax receiver Mr. John C. Chew died at his
home In Lawtonillle last eveLlog-cause un
known.
Lafayette, Jaauary 31-Mossrs. William New
ton aud William Humphreys, two carpenters, who
load of shot in It without any powder Ho man
aged to get the shot out by working and knocking,
but had no means with which to remove the waa.
He attempted to remove U by picking
K wder into the tube. This means
led, only blowing it about half
way out, but left It, so he thought he could pour
* *- • by it,
He turned
THE WORLD ABROAD.
Paeis, February 2.—The chamber of deputies to
day resumed the debate of M. Tanglolr’a Interpoll
tlou regarding the economical policy of the govern
ment, and q uestlons affecting working men. Tbe
house adopt ed an order of tbe day, proposed by M.
Kouvter. republican, wbi hwas supported by tbe
g ivertiinent. declaring that the chamber resolved
to continue the reforms alrotdy commenced.
me question of appointing a committee of
Inquiry was then dlacu«*d M. Kerry hoped that
" *iouse would give priority to the resolution In-
ti.fudced by A. CUmenceau, for tbe appointment
of a committee, but trusted It would not be passed
as inquiry bad already been made regarding the
condition of the industrial and agricultuial claawa.
lie said an Inquiry ngtrolng the condition of the
industrial clamea of Paris was proceeding and
would ■' on terminate. M. Ciemanceau made a
speech in support of bis resolution, which waa
adopted by a rote of to 319.
brought about 9 a.m., but would not tako tho
track.
amesicus. January It.—Mr. John Thomas Smith,
tbe gay Lothario who figured prominently In the
Belle Edwards escapade, haa Just sptnt several
days In ourdiv. Hearing probably that our mar
shal was In telegraphic correspondence with the
Atlanta aulhnriticc, he left very suddenly yester
day, taking tho common road to parts unknown.
While hero he talked very freely about Belle Ed
ward*—rays he came to Macon with her,
that their destination was Montfornery; that he
has some of her clothes In his potsrsslon, and
thnuah she has been taken back to Atlanta, that
she will come to him again.
At the residence of Mr. II. S. Davis In Ellavllle,
bis daughter,MIm Lilly,will ho married this eveulug
to Mr. Eugene Dixon, of Ellavllle. The father of
thobildo lannoofthe leading merchants of this
city, and has mauy friends hero who offer congrat
ulations.
savannah. January 31.—Mrs. K. C. Anderson
roitutul ex-Mayor Edward G Anderson, died this
morning at her residence, agod 69 years. She was
a daughter of tho lateJotin Williamson, and a sis
ter of County Treasurer John Wlllisnuon.
|o, wife of Major A. L. llartridgo, a
jer and capitalist, to In a critical con
ditional at her residence at Beaulieu, near Hav*u
tiah, from pneumonia. Sbo la not exptctod to
live through the night.
Thu electric lights wero started to night for the first
time since the destruction of tho works In tbe west-
and was tried for assault aud battery.In the city
court yesterday afternoon, found guilty with a rec
ommendation to extreme mercy, and was fined
twouty five dollars The board of t rustces of tho
academy, not approving the verdict, which under
the circumstances they consider unjust, propose, it
to stated, to tako some Ucclrivo action in sustalulug
in Mirierintendent.
Atiisns, Jaimary 31—The electric light man Is In
tho city trying to get the council to adopt It.
Gaptain Jep Rucker has ordered the machluory
for a cotton seed oil mill.
Hahtwkll. Jauuary 31.—Tho grain crop Is not
Injured aa badly iu this county as It was first
thought to bo.
Hre.iueM in tho “fertilizer and provision line"
began to assume its accustomed proportions for this
season of the tear, aud car load after car load to
dally received.
JoNsstfoito, January 31.—Mr. Gox, an old citizen,
dkd last night of heart disease.
Middle Georgia college has 132 students.
Our Colonel John L. Doyal says that Georgia
Judges are scarce. That forty search warranto and
fifteen hundred Philadelphia balliffsand the whole
police force of Atlanta could not have found one
yesterday or the day before. He has traveled 2T0
Is bouud to have lL and the judges need not bide
out any longer.
JlRNuzaaoN. January 80.—Our quiet little village
was hi*i tied this morning by an elopement. Our
worthy townsman, W. E Till, who to noted for hla
sterling integrity, was to marry one cf Henderson’s
loveliest and moat accomplished young ladies to
day at 3 p. m. But during the night her brother
In-law, J. T. Grant, a leading member (and would
bo deacon) of the Baptist church at Henderson,
eloped with the Intended bride, Miss Nena Poddy.
Mr. Georgo W. Peddy, father of the accomplished
Nena.JsaHeii'odlstmlntoter of good standing, in
fact one of the first families In the state. He bas
the sympathy of tbe entire community. The
would be groom anff brother (very desperate men),
on b< aring the aad Intelligence started Immediately
in pursuit
FWn passengers who got off the train here Satur
day utobt I learned of a shooting scrape at Edon,
Ala.. Saturday morning. Three negrees playing
cards toll out about five canto, and one shot another
through the heart, killing him Instantly. This I
learned from an eye witness.
Foot Gaines, Ja
occurred yesterday ,
miles west of this place, between John Rmtrlght
and Rev. J. W. Malone, a Baptist minister, tn
whlcn the latter was dangerously If not fatally cut
with a kulto. An old faud existed between the
parties, but 1 have not learned the Immediate cause
uf the difficulty. Both are men past the meridian
of life, of steady habltsand high respectability and
the affair to greatly regretted.
WAVNffBoao, Januar - "*
■till In smton. Thect
disposed of as fast as possible. The state va. Rufus
G. McNorrlll aud T. Briton Rodgers, charged with
murder, to now being tried. Quite an array of
John D. Ashton are for the defendants Up to this
wilting the state haa not finlsbad Ita testimony,but
are about through. No new evidence bas been
developed and the state has to
lax Bade oat a Terj clear &ue
aomo powder down the barrel
thesr ‘ “ “ * *“
half! r _.. f
llo tin'll turned up the flank and began to ponr It
In. When the stream of powder reached the wad It
United—there being fire ou It. earned from his other
ttiiHiccetsful attempts to bring it out—and Iu an
aud moustache, and waa knocked down and burnt
prottv badly. It was Indeed a narrow escape, and
nls life waa probably only ►avi d by hla precaution In
bolding Hie uuu a good distance *r. in him wollo
loading. With one finger already shot off and an
other all tn pieces, it would have been too bad to
blow hto life ont this way
Gamiu.a, January 31 —From tho best in format loa
obtainable the truckois Iu this county will plant a
very small acresgo in Irish potatoes this year, prob
ably aa many acrea in melons will be planted, aa
they paid aomo profit Thoee who ventured Into
“Uumbo" beans and cucumbers will hardly Vepeat
their experiment.
The cotton shipments from Gamllla for 1882 were
1^300 bales, which was considered au average crop.
Last year's shipments up to this date, with stock in
arehousea here, will only augre gate 8.009, showing
_ decrease of 2,700 biles, or $110,000 less money to
the fatmers than was received (or the ernp of 1882.
Aunu.TA, January 31.—Kira this morning de
stroyed ono small frame dwolllng and partly con
sumed another. Thore was no insurance.
Tho annual meeting of tba stockholders of the
street railroad was held to-day. Uon. Patrick
Walsh was elected president and K. U. Mosher su
perintendent. The company to in a flourishing
condition.
If tho canal to cut from tho Savannah river so as
to connect Port Royal harbor with that stream, as
Is now propoaod, an effort will be made to get a
direct lino of steamers for aomo European port to
Port Royal. It to believed that there would be a
large emigration from Germany aud Sweden to
OASisx. jauuary »».—*ir. j. warreu auuuru
whose visit to our city wasnotloedln the Darien
Timber Gazette of the lOih of October, to
again with ua. Mr. Achorn to a resident of New
Gastle, Maine, put for the past three mouths has
been Isolated In the swamps of the Ocmutgee river
J etting out white oak. (plank stock)
or the New York market. Ho purp**aca
another season to furnish this oak to Maine ship
builders to be used Iu tbe construction of such
vessels as are constantly being built In that suite.
Mr. Acborn to associated In business with Messrs.
Hsckettsnd Sou, prominent ship builders and loo
a negro bow hand on one of the "Dodge rafjs’.
was kuocked off tbe raft and killed by the rebound
of an oar which hod caught under a fallen tree at
a short turn on the river about fifty miles below
this placo.
Darien claims the fastest "quarter nag" In the
state, and her owners say If money euough Is put
up they will wipe out suite lino from Maine to
Gal Horn la. fchotoa chesnnt aorrell mare about
constitution for the mind; hence they want Tub
Atlanta Constitution,
Mr J. P. Boatright, our sprightly livery stable
man, bas bought a lot oppodte the depot cud to
starting a sixteen-room bouse.
In tne general presentments of tbe grand Jury for
Harralsou last week, they recommeuded tne ordi
nary uot tograi t any more license to sell areknt
spirits In the county, and request the inunlnclpal
authorities to do Usewlse. Judge
llranam complimented them very hlably.
Ha spoke of the trouble be bad whenever liquor
wns Mild at retail, iu main tolning order,to say noth
ing of the untold wietcbeducoa caused by Its use.
Hu spoke of Dallas as a bod place, and hoped that
other Juries would do as this one, and tbe day waa
uot far distant when this — 1 *■
B irts of our country. "1
e land shall rejoice.’*
The country people around Bremen have quite a
long list of petitioners to the town council and
mayor of Bremen asking them not to allow any re*
tall liquor shops, aud there to a growing sentlmeoi
in favor of temneratioe.
-Marietta, February 2.—Laat night a strange
negro, Wealy Goff, got on a big drunk, and raised
-‘-■r -—-marshal waa lent for.
panned by the mar
shal, who was led by his curalng. Finding tho
marshal gaining upon him he ntd behind a fence,
and as tbe marshal passed sprang out
upon him and attempted to cat
him. They grappled, andln the scum* the mar
shal broke hto club to splinters over tne negro'e
head, Inflicting e scalp wound that bled terribly.
Pulling loose the negro fled. Later, parties name
to town and reported they had found a man all
bloody that the cars bad run over. Upon Investiga
tion it was found to be the negro the marshal had
clubbed. He had crawled under a freight car to
hide, and attracted the parties by hto groans. He
was brought to town aud lodged in the calabcoee.
1 his morning be waa tried before the major and
fined f r*>nd coats or thirty days work on the sire* la.
Having no money, be will work the streets. Hto
wound to dangerous but not fatal.
The Pbutolx agricultural club will bold a meet-
K in tbe courthouse h *
uce other farmers to
out parts of this county.
JsrrBasoNVuxK.iFebruary 2 —Mr. James Ever-
ette of Bullard- and Miss Leila Carswell, daugh
ter of Dr. B. S. Carswell, * f this village, were msr-
rled at II o'clock on Wednesday: Rev. C J. Toole
officiating. Several handsome bridal presents in
gold and silver ware. Altera sumptuous dinner
the young couple adjourned to their future home
at Bullards followed by the best wishes of -cores of
friends
IIawkinsvii.lv, February 2.—After a hravy rein-
fall last night the clouds this morning have dis
persed and the sun is ont bright and cheerful,
the air to soft and balmy like spring. Gardeners
ESS* *.K
bleak winter with iu Icy breath,
haa ever been here. Our town keepe
on growing, new dwellings homes ere going up in
every direction. Onr river to in fine boating order.
8teamen with foil cargoes are making regular
trips. Dur wharf to a continued scene of nosy
life. The new berrei factory to rapidly neariujc
completion, the machinery will be la motloa next
(indistinct paint/