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Clubs of 5,$1 each VOLITMJ5 XVI. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY5, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 5 CENT.* 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/