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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
VOLUMJ3 XVI.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1884. —TWELVE PAGES.
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THE IITIII TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The Week'. Hodge Podge of Crime end Cef'
uelties the Country Over ee Telegraphed
by Our Correspondents.
Boston, February 4.—Wendell I’hllllpe
began to show signs ot dissolution at 1:30Sat-
terdey afternoon and died at fi. He was
conscious up to within an bonr of bis death.
Ur, Phillips was ill just one week, but not
until Thursday was bis condition considered
dangerous by his physicians. Thursday night
, be failed rapidly, but Friday rallied slightly
and pagsed a comfortable night. This after
noon his illness took a critical turn and
gradually failed and passed quietly awav
about fl o'clock, in the prrecnce of hia wile
and niece. Mr. Phillipt waa in hie seventy-
third year. A rrangementa for the funeral are
not yet completed, and it probably will not
be held for several days.
Rendtilln, February 4.—Peter Clifford,
brakeinsn on the Ohio Central railroad, was
awakened late Saturday night by two men
who asked him to come to the door. As
soon as the door was opened one of the men
put a pistol to Clifiord’a breast and fired
Clifford fell into the arms of his wife, saying
“Hfckeyc have killed me!” and died in a few
minutes. He was a much esteemed young
man, and had hut recently been
married. Tbe Hickeys, four in nnm
^ r. and Joe Ileddy, a brother-
-law of Richard Hickey, all of whom bear
bad names, were arrested. List night a mob
of savers! hundred men •nrrounried the jsil
and took Richard Hickey and Reddy to
grove near by, where Hickey was bung. H
refused to confess or deny the mnrder.
Reddy was also svang np bat the rope broke
and he protested bis innocence and begged so
piteously that the crowd spared him for
trial.
ot. Eons, February S —The 27th of last
March the house of Henry Djpugli, colored,
living at Rocky Fork, a negro settlement six
miles from Alton, III., was burned and the
partially burned remains of Depugh and an
other negro named Ross, found in tbe ruins,
with every evidence tbat they bad been mur
dered, end the bouee fired to conceal tua
crime. The affair created a great excitement,
and a large reward was offered for
tbe apprehension of tbe luur
derer. Several persons were arrested
bnt nothing definite ascertained until to-day,
when W. F. Newry, a negro who was arrested
a few days ago on suspicion, confessed to
having committed the crimes. He says two
or three years ago Depugh killed a favorite
dog of his and from that lime bo had a feel
ing of tbe bitterest enmity toward him. On
the nignt of M arch 27 lie wes at Depngb’s
house am! while the letter was preparing
something to eat, shot him three times with
a pistol.
Rosa was sleeping in the house at tbe time
and for fear he would reveal the crime, he
•hot him also. Then, after rifling Itepugh’s
clothes of a small amount of money and
taking a pistol and shot gun, he fired the
house and lied. Newry was removed to Ed-
wardsville to-night to prevent the possibility
of a lynching, as a good deal of excitement
existed among the negroes a- Rocky Fork, by
whom Depngh was held in high esteem.
WssnisoTotr. February 8.—Tho Mississippi
rlv.-r oonrst.tionassembled shortly aft*r.noon
to-day in Lincoln hall, in this city. The au
ditorium of the ball was divided up into sec
tions, bearing the uames of the states of Wis
cousin, Colorado, Arkansas, fllino:s, Mis
souri, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mleila-
sippl, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indi
ana, Nebraska, Iowa and West
Virginia Back of tbs stage was stretched a
large piece of canvass, bearing a record of the
amount of tonnage carried by Mississippi
steamers, followed by the words, "If you
tall this to congress be sure to add that, with
an Improved channel, this record of work
could be increased forty per cent without
any increase of expense. This means benefit
to producers.” About five hundred delegates
were in tlielr seats.
Oallimus, O., February 0.—A most dis
tressing affair happened on the farm of Jtco'
Bister. A teuaul named Morgan Martin, and
a highly respected young man, went to an-
othtrpartof tbe farm to work, leaving bis
wife and little boy, aged 4 years, and a little
girl aged 2, at home in the best ot health and
circnmstauces. Not flnfabing his work he did
not tetnrn to dinner until about 2 o'clock,
when a horrible sight met his gate. HU
house was wrapped in tilines aud falling in
ruins. He was met by bis little
boy who wns wringing his hands
and ciylng. "Mama is burned up.” The
little boy said tbat he waa in tbe yard and
tbat tbe table was set for dinner. He saw
tbe tuble cloth on fire, aud ran in twice to
get bis little sister out, but she wouldn't
come. The third time he went in the little
thing ran into another room and crawled
under the bed. Everything in the bouse was
utterly destroyed, as the fire was not discov
ered by eny one until too late to do anything
Tbe thigh bones snd a portion ot Mrs. Mar
tin's skull and a small portion of tho little
girl's body were all that could be foui.d of
tbe remains, which were Interred to day. It
is supposed that Mrs Martin's clothes caught
tire tu some way, and thus set the house on
fire.
WnsiLiito, W. Ve., February 0 —Society
circles in Moundsvlile, Marshall county, are
badly torn up over tbe marriage of Mine Nel
lie Hazlett, a talented and beautiful youog
lady, the belle of tbe to«u and the heiress of
considerable property, with a fellow who is
generally known as a tramp. The latter's
name lajauie* Howard, and he is far from pre
possessing. The cause of Miss Hszlett's al
leged infatuation, elopement, and marriage
with the kuigbt of the road cannot even be
surmised, and she refuses to make any disclo
sure*. About a month ago Howard wasen
gaged by Miss Uazlett’s uucle, at whose home
Nellie was living, her uncle -being her guar
dian. to do odd chorea about tbe place. Miss
Nellie saw much of him during tfiis time.and
onre or twice within the last two weeks her
uncle observed her in conversation
with Howard and advised her lo
keep away from him. Sue apparently
heeded bis advice, and the family gave the
matter no further thought until they were
astounded Friday evening by the discovery
that Nellie and Howard were both missiag.
A search was inaugurated, but nothing could
be heard of them beyond the statement that
they had taken an eas'.-bound Baltimore and
Ohio train. The couple luraei up ot the
residence of the uncle, to whom Nellie
blandly stated that she and Howard were
married and intended to settle down. Inti
mate friends of tbe family are inclined to
think the girl's object in eloping was to
pique a re-reant lover.
Kactan, Wis., February 6—Andrew Jobr.-
eon, a young Bane, dissipated in his habits
and enamored with a youog girl of 15, named
Bertha Braasruan, entered « restaurant where
the latter was ernptoved. The girl seeing
him enter the place remarked, “I don't want
anything more to do with you.” Johnson
seized the girl by the shoulders, and drawing
a revolver fired, the shot striking tbe girl
in the breast, and aa she turned be
shot her again in the back, and
then put the pistol Pi his heart, fired and ex
pired instantly. The girl died a few minutes
later. On his way to the restaurant, Johnson
met a young man named August Gulbranton,
against whom he held a grudge, and fired
one. a', him, toe ball geieg thr.ugh Galbraa-
son's pants but not harming him. A letter
foand an Johnson's person showed that the
crime was premeditated,
Bcrvaio, February 7.—Anthony Ktmm,
German, aged abont 37 years, died at tbe Erie
county insane department yeaterday morn
ing. Over two years ago he made a declara
tion tbat tbe Lord had commanded him tu
sleep until He awakened him, ana he imme
diately went to his room and soon appeared
to be sound asleep. AH efforts to arouse him
proved futile, and be was taken to the state
asylum, where his food was administered in
liquid form. lie never spoke, never arose,
and was in all ways perfectly lielplera. At.
tempts were frequently made to arouse him
by electricity and otherwise, but they proved
Ineffectual, and Kiran slept on.
A abort time ago he was removed to the
county almshouse, where two weeks ago, on
the approach of death he opened bis eyes
and spoke for the first time in nearly two
years. He wrote several letters, and seemed
fully restored to his natural atate of mind,
Yesterday morning he received some nourish
nient for which he had asked, and half an
hour later he waa a corpse. He died of con
sumption superinduced by exhaustion.
Allentown, Fa., February 7.—A (ire broke
out lest nigbt in the factory of Grossman A
Klucker, of this city, totally destroying it and
a number of small buildings attached. The
main building was constructed of brick and
tbe roof sp tuned by a brick arch with iron
rods, running across tbe walls. As men, who
wrrn standing on the ladders and in the
building were doing the utmost tosubdue tbe
Humes, tbe north and south walla suddenly
fell outward and some fifteen firemen were
covered with debris Streams of water were
immediately directed on tbe ruins, covering
tbe men which prevented some of them from
being burned to deatb. Five men were killed
and eleven seriously bat not fatally injured
by the falling wails.
DURINCI THE WEEK.
Whailha 1’cojr’e *f (la (III and Oaaalrr limit
!!«<■
Tatidait Pa Iraar; 6.
The postoftitt) et Annapolis, Aid., waa robbed
93,000 In moucj and $3,000 worth of stamp*. The
New York uaval ■ tore* and tobacco exchange waa
opened with appropriate cere mo □ lei. Unknown
assassins attempted to shoot Rev. Father Jou'.ow-
wowiky, pastor of tho Pnllah Catholic church In
Grand Kaplds, Mich., while ho waa sitting In hia
study. When the steamer Natchez was four miles
from Oiton Rouge her mtln steam pipe on the star-
board side exploded, tearing up tho fl .or of two
staterooms and the gangway, forcing off tho doom
of the barber shop and Ailing the cabin with cs
caplug steam. The passsugera rushed hither and
thither In wild confusion, but the pilot headed f
the shoro and lauded thorn all. Tho only person
killed was a colored boy employed in the pastry
room. The jury in tbe cue of Mrs. Barrows, charged
Jointly with Oscar lllaney with the murder of
Thomas, tho husband of Mrs. Barrows, at W.dde*
ford, Me., hnvo returned a verdict of "guilty of
murder In the first degree. ” Mrs. Barrows received
tho verdict unmoved. Blavcy was brought Into
court this morning and withdrew hia plea of
not guilty and the ciurt, hearing as testimony his
confession, pronounced him gailtyof murder In
the first degree Airs. II mows exhibits the same
fortitude thatsho displayed throughout her trial
Her counsel have taken exception* aud the case
will go beforo a full court on questions of law,
1M TUX CITY, H
I. W. Franklin, a train hand ou the Alr-Uno
railroad, bad his left lujt crushed by a freight ear
Wrdacsd•/« Pebraiqr 0.
Judge Hughes, of the Unltod States court# has
rondeoed a decision in tho case of the cannons,
guns, and other munitions of war, seized In this
last July on board the schooner K. G. Krwln,
tho charge that they were Intended for the insur
gents In Haytl. The decision was that a steamer
called Alary N. Hagon was In July last In New
York, mado ready to bo sent to the waters of
Haytl to crulso and commit hostilities In thoao
waters as a government boat In behalf of tbe insur*
gents of tbat Island agaluat Its government, and
that tho munitions seiz id on board the Irwin were
intended to be used agtinst the IUytl republic,
and therefore, the proporty was forfeited. A de
cree was accordingly entorel for the forfeiture and
sale of aelzed goods. An (>0101*1 investigation into
tho causes which led to the wrecking of the steam
ship City of C ilumbus, off Gay Head, Martha’s
Vineyard, January 18'.h, was begun in Boston
IN TIIE CITY.
I)r. Walter Dean, a well known young physician
died of typhoid pneumonlaathls home 190 Luckle.
rcet. Tbe stockmen are having a big trade at
present. It is probable that Atlanta will soon
have a good citv hospital.
Thur«d»), F. femur/ T,
ThoJndUn population at Mltlan, Mexico, has
Mien agtinst the whltea Seven of the principals
itre killed and their bodies kicked ab>ut the
streets. Many bulldiugs were alto burned. One
hundred and tweuty five a’rlktng weavers returned
work In the Dexter. LimbertA Co., mill at
Paterson, NJ,*t tho old figures. W. H. Williams
was commissloued postmaster at Cobuttah .Springs,
Murray county, U*.. and G. W Smith as postmas
ter, Cleone, Macon coun'j, Ga.
IN THE CITY.
General James Lougstreci’a new bond as United
ates marshal of Georgia bus been accepted
Wl'son, tbe new postmaster, will take charge of (be
ofiice In about a week.
Friday, F» bruury H,
The French chamber of deputies has resolved to
consider the proposal made by M. Gaudln to cstab
llsh a system of ofli :l*l Inspection of fmpoitel
meats. In a collision on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, five men were killed, and fifteen wouu
ded.
IN THE CITY.
Mattie Powell, a little white girl who lives on
boun street, fell from a swing, and ill-located
her left shoulder. Work sias begun on the Hunter
street horsec.tr line. It will Uke about five weeks
completell to the cemHery.
Is urdsy, February V.
In the Standard oil works, at Hunter's
Point, L. L, destroyed the tanks, oil and buildings,
valu' d at 973,(00. It is rumorel In Washington
that the president will make no appointment to fill
the vacancy earned by the resignation of tho Hon.
John Krsklne, judge ot the southern dhlrlot of
Georgia, uutll after the Chicago convention, which
meets In June. Tbrte thousand shipbuilders at
Belfast, Ireland, struck wotk.
IN THE CITY.
The second til il of Spurgeon Hilvcy, charged with
assaulting with intent to murder Officer Mike
White, will be called In Fulton superior court next
week. The spring trad \lu reel estate has opened
and prices are good, with unusual demand. Mr.
Jmeph J. Eckforl, assistant librarian of the
•ung Men's library, has resigned and Mr. Jack M.
/mpson has been elected to succeed him.
*•■*•/. February 10.
Colonel R. D. Boykin was murdered near Echo-
bath, Wilcox county, Alabama, it is said two
negro** arrested confess thsttney shot him In tbe
back from the yard while he was walking into bis
huu-e. It Is also said hat they were paid fifty five
dollars each b7 a white man to commit the <1 Ad
vices from south* Africa, report the death of
Cetewsyo, the famous Zulu chieftain, of heart
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
WHAT TIIE LAW-MAKER* I
BEEN DOING.
The Mississippi River Commission—The
Naval Appropriation Bill-Pub
lic Building in Mtcon, Etc.
Monday.—Mr. Hoar, from the committee
on privileges and elections, reported a reso
lution authorising that committee to work
by sub committees, which may sit
wherever they may find it nec-
desary in making investigations under
the Sherman resolutions. The res
olution was agreed to. Mr. Mahone, from
the committee on public buddings and
grounds, reported favorably, and had placed
on calendar, bills authorizing the erection of
public buildings at Greenville, 8. C, and Key
West, Fia.
Bills reported: By Mr. Hoar, favorably
from the committee on judiciary on the orig
inal bill to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the Unitoa States
By Mr. Blair, favorably from the committee
on education aud labor, the bill to establish
a burn of statistics of labor. Bills were in
troduced and anrmpriately referred by Mr.
Morgan to provide for tbe erection of pub
lic buildings at Huntsville, Ala.
Mr. Houk, of Tenm-as-e, offered a resolu
tion directing tbe committee on edocation to
inquire into the working and management of
agricultural colleges in aid of which lands
had been granted to tbe several state! and ter
ritories, and to recommend such measures as
wlllsecuretothe industrial classes tbe benefits
intended by the act of congress donating
these lands. Referred.
By Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, for tbe pun
ishment of officers of tbe United States for
tbe illegal use of money or other things of
value in elections. By Mr. Robinson, of New
York, amending the constitution by
providing that an export lax such as congress
may deem just and proper for tbe encourage
ment for home manufactures of our domestic
products may be laid on raw or manufactured
Colton.
By Mr. O'Neill, of Missouri, for the con
demnatlon of land and material need
ed in the work of improvWient of tbe Mis
sissippi river; also to deOne tbe duties and
jurisoiction of tbe Mississippi river commis
sion lo authorise the condemnation of land
and materie.1 and to provide penalties for acts
in hindrances ot the iiuiirovement of that
river. By Mr. Weller, of Iowa, for tbe relief
of tho Lady Franklin bay expedition. It
authorizes tbe president to pay a reward of
$100,000 to any vessel that may within the
year 1881 rescue Lieutenant Greely
and bis parly.
Second Assistant Postmaster Elmer has
resigned and the president to day nominated
to be bis successor Henry V. Lyman, the pres
ent chief clerk of the bureau In the poatofftco
department, presided over by Elmer, The
president also nominated tbe following post
masters: Jobu F, Warwick, Talladega, Ala..
J. ft. Horner, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 8amuel
Thompson, Birmingham, Ala.; Ferry L. Har-
■risoti, Huntsville, Ala ; H. T. Farris, Colum
bia, Tenn,
Representative Hammond's bill,introduced
to-day, to ainrnd tile constitution aa to tho
offices and duties of tbe president and vice
president of tbe United Btates, provides for
the election of a president anil three vice
presidents, each chosen fqr the h.uus uunibzr
of years. Ida' fltat vice presfdntTshhU be
president ot tbe senalc, and the second or
third vice president shall occupy that position
in csss of removal Irom office of tbe presi
dent of tbe United States. In case of removal
of tbe president tlie office is to be held by tbe
first, second or third vine-president, in order,
and when only a vice president of tbe Uni
ted States shall .zeroise the office of pres I
dent, the senate shall electa president pro
tempore and congress may, by law, provide
for tho succession of the third vica-preeldent
when removed from the presidential chair.
Representative Robinson, of New York,
says In explanation of tbe joint resolution
introduced by him to-day,proposing amending
the constitutional aiueudmeiiL to permit hii
export tax on cotton, that should tbe amend
ment be adopted it will be followed by a
IN IKE CITY.
Jacob Harris, a trsta biud ou the Central rail-
1, had his left foot crashed off by • height car.
Th:rs it: shixcha ia Atlaata,
pound, which, it ia estimated, would
an annual revenue to tbe government of
$13,000,000.
Representative Morrison completed his
tariff bill'his morning, and during tbe call
of elates introduced it m the house. The bill
was prepared last week, with the exception of
placing a few articles on tbe free llsi, con
cerning wbich Mr, Morrison was undecided.
A reduction of 20 per cent is made in num
erous articles, while in a few cases tba reduc
tion is grealer or less thsn this rate.
TuarUAY —Tbe conference committee of
the bouse and senate to-day agreed on the
bill to pay tbe rebate on the tobacco tax, and
their report will be adopted. Early in the
s.suon Mr. Bloi.nt obtained leave of the
bouse for tbe ways and means committee to
report at any time on this bill. Checks will
at once be forwarded to revenue collectors to
pay the claims for rebate which have been
audited. Mr. Morrison is actively at work
for bis tariff bill, and it probably will form
tlie basis of a bill to he reported by the coni-
inline Divis'onaof sentiment on tbe tariff
question seem to remain unchanged.
.sir.Bhennau called up the bill recently in
troduced by him lo suspend for five years the
operation of tbe section of tlie revised statutes
relating to the guano islands. A debate fol
lowed. participated in by Messrs. Sherman
and Rails no, in favor of tbe bill, and
Messrs Hauls ury, McPherson and Conger
uguinst . ft. The opponents of the bill
grounded their opposition upon the need ol
affording the farmersot the United States tlie
advantages of cheap guano; those io favor of
it coo'eniling tbat these guanos by them
selves are not edapted for our land-.
By Mr. Call,to authorise the construction of
mblic buildings at Jacksonville, Fia. Bv Mr.
tampion, to nutborizs tlio secretary of war
to audit tbe claimant the atateof South Caro
lina for arms and for rent of the citadel at
Charleston.
Toe bi'l for tbe erection of a public build
ing at Mscon, Georgia, to cost $125 000
was reported Irom the public
building committee, and referred to the com
mittee of the whole. The house went into'
committee of tlie whole on the bill establish
ing a bureau of animal industry, etc.
After the reading of the report, which is a
very exhaustive statement of the eirgum-
stances that made it advisable for congress lo
legislate on the subject of plenro pneumonia
amongrattle, Mr. tfatcb, of Missouri, chair
man of tbe committee on agriculture, ex
plained the provisions of the bill. Tbe com
mittee. he said, bad met with the difficulty
' harmonising the power wbich belonged
the federal government end the
power wbich belonged to tlie states
ovir private property witbio their bordeii.
There was no doubt under tbe constitutional
power to regulate commerce. Congress had
tbe tight to control the transportation of dis
eased cattle from one state to another. It
had also been difficult to devise means by
which tbe co operation of the states could be
secured to stamp out tbe disease of pleuro
pneumonia. The committee believed
bat tbe proposition submitted the
best means which could be
framed. It directed the commissioner of ag
riculture, by proper Investiagatlon. to locate
the disease, to notify tba state authorities of
the fact that it exists and to what extent,
to invito toe co of —5 itotj,
and request it to pay one-half of tbe expenses
ot eradicating it.
Wxdnxsday.—Mr. Lewis, of Louisiana, of
fered a resolution referring to tbe court of
claims for investigation, and report all claims
for cotton seized by the union authorities
during the civil war. Referred.
Tbe boose went into committee of the
whole on tbe “pleuro-pnenmonls" bill.
Mr. Lsnbsut, of Texas, strongly opposed tbe
bill, as endangering one of tbe vast indus
tries of the country, and an industry in which
the stale of Texas was specially interested.
He denied tbat there existed In Texas to day
a single case of pleura-pneumonia, and argued
that the operation of the bill should be con
fined to the atatra in which the plague exists
He asserted that there were dn this bill
evils and dangers greater thsn tbo cat
Ue plague. Tbe latter said n terrible
disease was threateningono of tbe greatest in
dustries of the country, and congress lied
(tower, on the ground of protecting the gen
eral pnbiic and the rights of property, to
stamp it out, and yet the proposition to do so
was met with the old argument ol state
sovereignty tuttl state rights. While
tbe whole animal industry was in danger of
being annihilated
Mr. Gibson, of West Virginis, opposed
it on its merits. He did not mean
to reflect upon tbe committee on
agriculture, but that tlie committee
must have been overreacned, for the bill was
a fraud on Its face, and intended to perpetrate
a great wrong upon the people, it proposed
to create a force of officer*, who should take
tbe piece of collectors of iuternal revenue,
and anarch every man’a farm, and he was ut
terly astonished tbat tbe committee had put
such unlimited power in the bant'.* ol subor
dinate officers, snd opened to such a wide
extent tbe doors of the tressury. Pending
farther action the committee roeo and the
kotue adjourned.
The senate to-day rejected the nomination
of Pad! Btrobaclt as marshal of tba middle
district of Alabama.
The senate judiciarv committee has report
ed aguinst the confirmation of Colonel
Thomas Keogh for United States marshal of
the western district of North Carolina.
The home elections committee bis settled
. je North Carolina election contest by award
ing the seat to Skinner on tbe ground that he
was legally elected. Tbe vote was six to five
Tbo committee on claims this morning or
tiered A favorable report to be mado on Sena
tor Colquitt’s bill to repsy tbe state of Georgia
$27,176 60 money advanced by said slate for
t bedefense of ber frontiers against tba Indians
from 1705 to 1818, and not heretofore repaid.
The secretary of the treasury has approved
the recommendation of Surgeen General
Hamilton tbat an immediate inspection be
nude of the cities bordering on the gulf of
Mexico, end tbe Csrribesn sea, having com
merce with tbe U%ited States, In order that
their actoal sanitary condition may beknown
in advance of the yellow fever season. The
turd leal officer of the marine hospital service
and tbe revenue marine officer will be de
tailed for Inspection.
Tilt’a?day—-A number of bills were intro
duced and other* reported from committees,
and ail were appropriately referred.
The proceedings were ot little general lot-
portsnee. After the expiration of the room-
Dg bonr the Mexican land-grant titles bill
was taken upas unfinished business. This
bill was debated during tbe remainder of the
day, and several amendments were proposed
and rejected.
Friday.—Mr. Hale called up the confer
ence report on tlio Greely relief expedition.
Mr togalls said to interfere with tho iegis
in'... iSii rtingresa by derating A*o»miiU4it:a|iou
to a member or one - home On rite
law of legislation, whllo that aub-
eet was under consideration by tbe other
loose, and with a view to the prevention of
NEWS OF GEORGIA.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ABE HAYING
AND DOING.
All the Leading Crimea, Casualties and
Othsr Events—How the Crops
Throughout the State Stand.
Macon, February 7,—Said Mr. Hold, an En
glish gentlemsn, who was on the train at we
neared the city, rounding the curve from the
river to the earthed, “Macon has the appear
ance at night of an immense city, with her
electric lights, and niskea a good Impression
cu n stranger.” Tho subject was a'pleaslng one
and looking out of tbe window it was con
vincing tbat the remark was fitly mads. "Are
you a stranger in Macon,” was ventured.
Yea—tbat ia we are, I am one of three who
re in tills section of Georgia
for the purpose of investing largely In
central Georgia lands. My companions are
Major Knott and Mr. Walcott, ot Manches
ter. England We propose to buy these lands
In fifty and one hundred.acre lots and improve
them. There are in the section around and
below lfacnn thousands of acres of land that
would be of immense vsine to your people If
they were put In sucli shape as to be used.
What wa propose to do la to buy these lands
and place them In good condition.”
Mr L. Skelton, a prominent farmer of
Jones county, thinks there is noother county
but Jones. He says, "our lands are not for
sale, tbe people are satiafied tbat tbe prices
will advance, and are lidding it for better
prices. The lest pieco of lend sold in tlie
county of any consequence was 170
seres that brought $2 000 cash This, wi
in entile of Griswoldaville. How lat
crop? It Is nearly all killed, bnt tbe farmers
are in good spirits and are going to work with
a vlnt. Out our way, there ia considerable
feeling on the subject of fence or no fence,
and if an election was to
be held, fence would carry tbe day.”
GatrriN, February 7—Tbe entertainment given
by Miss Hurst tut evening was largely attended by
tbe elite of thj city.
Our city and county are both now waking up on
the Imil evaporating hii.lticaa. A stock company
bss already been etgaot/ >-l. and tlie canning busf.
ness will hereafter be llated with tho numerous on-
terp ties new tprlnulng up hero.
Daniiuvilln, February 0 —The John Fcott tend,
224 scree, told to day to T. J. Ecott for $615.
Tbe Hegrsvea tend, 11 ty, seres, sold to Colonel J.
J. Strickland for 9255.
Savannah. February 7.—Jeremy Butler, a col
ored boy, founds torpedo cartridge near Handily
station, s low miles Irom tbe city, sod plsclng lion
a rock commenced pounding It. The cartridge ex
ploded. terribly lgeeratlng thu left leg ot llmler.
Avocsta, February 7.—Hon. W. I>. Tint, of Mc
Duffie, will noth} a candidate for congress from
this district and It now looks u it Hon. (feorgo T
Barnes would htro a walkover, ne ia very popu
tar In tbe district and It Is not bellevsd that any
body will oppose him. *
Kastman, February 7.-The ladles ol Eastman got
up g novel leap year party Tuesday evening. A
number of gentlemon wore Incited to call at Mrs.
an agreement between tne two houses.
In the bouse, Mr. Shelley, of Alabama,
offered a resolution calling on the secretary
of the treasury for Information as to whether
any consul general, consular agent or other
consular ofllcer is indebted on account of fees
recoived, mist funds, or from other sources.
Referred. The report was agreed to.
Mr. Finaerty offered a preamble and res
olution regretting the death of Wendell Pull*
lips as a national bereavement. Mr. K*ton
bjectml, and the resolution went over.
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, chairman of tbe
committee on elections, reported a resolution
In the Mississippi election case of Chalmers
vs. Manning, discharging the committee from
any further consideration of tbe prime facie
case, and awarding the seat to neither of the
nitestsnis.
Mr. Ilandall, from tbo committoe on ap
propriations. reported the naval appropria
tion bill, and gave notice that it would he
called up next Tuesday. It appropriates
$14,203 000, being $8,392,000 less than the
.amount estimated for, and $1,031,000 less
than tbe amount appropriated for tne current
fiscal year.
The discussion of the pleuro-pneumonia
bill in the house brought into conflict some
‘ the opposing theories of federal authority.
:e hill proposes the fstabliahiuent of a
bureau of animal industry for tho purpose
of checking aud, if possible, exterminating
diseases among cattle—especially pleuro
pneumonia. From the first it
met strenuous opposition. Tho quarantine
powers It gave transcended all precedent.
Many of the strict construct Ion lets opposed
tlie bill nsa sweep of federal authority beyond
constitutional guaranty. Judge Huclcner, of
Mhsouri, said in convination: "I have tried
cattle-raising and had di»eatis brought into
my herds from Infected districts. 1
loot them nearly all because a ruon
with diseased catUe wss not forced to
keep them up. Rut what has the
federal government to do with that, 1 would
like to know. Why don’t It go abend and
legis’ate for the hogs who have the cholera
and the chickens who have the "pip?” It U
not a question of federal control ”
Satusiuy —The rejec Ion a»f Btrotach •
..oialnnUon for tba nurahijabjp of Ala
batna, the trouble railed over the Ketgb nomina
tion for manual of North Carolina, and several
other fvanuoo the aatae Hoe. ludlrato that the
cpubllcao ftetiatoift opposed to the asmluUtrnUou
reining to break down Arthur by co-op .-ration
4lih 11)9 di-mocrals whoLtver there i« a chance to
defeat nomination. Sherman la playing hia carta
well, while Logan la diridlng the suriwart
element with Arthur. Htlll there 1» uodoubt that
Arthur !• a long way in the lead at th« pruieal
zUga of tbe contest for tho nomination. The news
of iln* prlmarita In ha*t made hia friend*
here happy. They *ay he will make a dean sweep
of the southern deleratlons. and that organist-
Hon It now being perfected in bis behalf lu every
southern state. . . • ... ,
A petition has been received from tho citizens of
Darien asking an appropriation for the improve
ment of the harbor and a Hamah* riv*? at that port.
survey will be nec wsary before an eatimato can
..j made. Mr. Meboils will introduce a bill Mon
day loan tbr rise such survey immediately. Mr.
Nlchotls will alao Introduce a blit aDpr.iprlatlog
five tbon*and dollars lo Improve the or^ln* at ly
‘ te Island, accompanied oya petition of citizens
tllug forth the damage done lo the bland by tue
■torm nf August, 1M1. llt , _ ..
WashinutoN, February 9.—The bill offered by
Judte Hucoar.au to appropriate |1(A,U» tot die im
provement ot the Chattahoochee river Iretwem Ice-
VIJI* and Weal Point will. If it par*, aurora the be-
- • - - - • “ *- |o vlewoftta
necciMiy, it tz
this work h*« b«*n loft undone*o long
after the government lulUstedw liberal system of
internal improvements.
With appropriations annually for three years ot a
■urn lets than is thrown awav ou ksort* of Imprac
ticable enterprises in every river and bar our bill
steamboats cou’d be able to ply from tbe Western
aud Atlantic railroad bridge to West Pciut.
ITUs U$f U?aa4 Msrtir.
f.ono hieSND Cmr, L I., February 9 —Rucgoon
feased to a dele cave to-day that he alone assaulted
larealso. Without any wanting what
ever, the ladies prerently csme In the room where
the young men were, and each lady (circling ber
escort, asked the young men to tako
a walk with them. It was a bright
and lovely moonlight night and tho
gentlemen thought they were going to haro a
“light stroll or picnic, bnt the ladles refuxed
•Wbero tli'-v were going *w what ws* to tap
pen. After awhile tha resldenco of .Mr. (jolcmati
was reached, the gentlemen were escorted In. a
musician arrived, and dancing commenced The
drsorve many thanks for their admirable mansgo-
ment.
C’AMiotfN, February 7.-Calhonn may now be
added to tho list of towns In Georgia where liquor
Is not sold. The one dealer hero has concluded to
desist, and "corn Julca” cannot bo purchased even
by the gallon.
The spirit of Immigration has seized upon the
Youngmen of our town, and Florida I* more pop-
byfonr. The fever seems nont*gioue,azaev
run its will leave for the land of flowers la the
near future.
Bsembn, February 7 —A petition for Bremen cltl
reus L now being otmnlated, headed by sum** of
•heforemiat men and ladles of the plac*. asking
the mayor and council to liaue no more licente.
The grand Jury of Uaralson county reoommended
tbe ordinary not lo grant anv more license lo (ell
whisky at retail, and appealed earnestly to tbe mu
nicipal authorities In the connty to withhold
further license, and I think Haralion and her
towns will regard these apple's, as they are sop<
hia courtesy and kindness, added mack Co the
pleasure of the evening.
The Phu-Milx agricultural club met la the e»«xt>
hoc S3 to day, but the meoting was of little InteraM
as the farmers were so absorbed In the dlsctustoa
of tbe new road law.
rags from the warehouse of H. A. Anderson l
brought It back and offered It for sale, fit
reroanlred and oue of the boys fastened ou i
jriven a good whipping by Mr. Andei
The other boy n*d. but was caught
by a man on a horse, and brought back and h(a
father called In. Tbe father procured aplaited
wagon whip and layed It on to him lugoodold
plantation style.
Acouita, February 4 —Tbe congregation of the
First Baptist church held services In the Hamate
theater yesterday. Tbe church will be repaired a*
once. The damage is not as great as wuatlog
thought.
the administrator of the estate of Mm. Fanny
jnlth, who died two«WVeRs since, on getfiog to
gether the property of tho dtcoued. was unable to
find about 120,000 In bonds and other sccuritto^a
memorandum of which wm found In thehaixf-
writlngof Mrs. dmlth. No clue so far has been ob
tained to them.
Geucral C. A. Evans will go on to Washington fa
few days to lay thedalmsof Augnsta for a puklte
ulldlng and the Improvement of the SavaaiulR
liver before congress.
Bukna VisrA, Gi., February G.—The cnrreyfng
corps for tho B. V. E. and A. road reached Been*
Vista to-day. The cost of grading from EllavfUete
Anderron was estimated at 12,000. The estimate
from Xltavllle here bss not been nude bat the nr-
veyor says It will be in the same rates. They win
ruu back over the line and looatt the road hid,
Americue sent an luformat proposition to Um di
rectors. viz: That Amerlcus would build the read
to within two mils* of KUavllle If Americue wia
made the termsnu*.
Amerlcus was anxious to have an interest la the
road at first but the terms oould not be agreed apma.
Bpnug weather.
Blaiesvim-K, February 8.—A few mornings tine*
J. G. Field, Peter Bennett and others, while chasing;
a large fox near town with a fine pack of bound*,
pushed him so closely that he ran and Jumped fate
a well thirty feet deep, aud was taken from It allveu
Who can beat this for a fox tale?
Our part of tbe state waa vlsltod by a severe atone
of rain, hall and lightning last Thursday night,
which frightened our people very much. ToniUy
is a tegular spring day.
Hartwell, February 8.-Samacl Banders, black
smith, died last night and was buried today te
the Hartwell cemetery.
The town council has been ordered by the ■
thing to look forward to with pride and pleasure.
Inspector J. L. Lawton is In town looking afme
his interest lu the fertilizer business.
Lut Monday a public meeting was held atDafc
louega and a committee appointed to solicit sub-
•eriplloni for the Gainesville and Dahlonega rail
road. Colonel W. P. Price, presided and Informed
the meeting that tho Richmond and Danville rail
road proposes to furnish good second clars rails at
rednoed price, and Uke in payment tha
bonds of th« Galncuvlllo aud Dahlooegi road, pro
Tided that Lumpkin county shall ratsotVJMCe
jading and trestllng of the road front
to DahJoufga, about teft mile*. It le
bellevsd tbat the road will soon be completed.
From tho Macou Telegraph.
We are reliably Informed by a gentleman just re
turned from Atlanta, that Messrs. W, T. Sylvester,
of Jackvonvllle, Fla., N. R Oraelle, of Gainesville.
Fla., George W. Hoegland and H. Judd, of New
York. W. F. Reading, of Now Jersey, J. W. Sylves
ter. of Florida, and Will 8. Btephenson, of IlllaeU,
have filed articles of association in the office of the
Bucretsry of state under the namo of tho Macsv,
HL Johns and Gulf Rollway company, f ir the pur
pose of building a brood gauge road from Maco* to
some point in Florida not yet dee ded upon. A
charter will be a»kod for through lllbb. Ifouitou.
Donlv or Pulaski, Wilcox, Irwiu, Berriou, Lowndes
snd Echols. . ...
Tlio rspltal stock of tbe company 1* placed at
« !.U00,U00, divided Into 90,(00.shares,?*f *100 9-scfe. ot
which Iho Incorporator* cacti.tako one hundred.
The estimated length of the road U,fed miles.
The route outlined embraces tho Mtno countkv
through which tho Paeon and Florida Air Una
rn«d U now having a lino surveyed, and is evidently
tho effort of a rival rchcmo to forisull and break
1ro on foot, is will bo noticed
s Georgian upon tho list of Incor
porators.
C. C, Price end George Hamilton, twa of tba far
g**t laud owners In and about town have agrred
that they would sell to none who would not agree
‘ mr shall not bo sold on thslr land. Borne
Jqiior dealers are quitting of their own ac
cord and engaging In other bntlneta.
Lrxinoton. February ".-Several droves of mules
In town: prices ringing blab. . •
Farmers are busy preparing for tne next crop.
The U< nund for guano, corn and bseon Is un.
cedented. Should bacon and corn go much higher
wc cannot see what tho farmer* will do.
Our farmers are troubled about tbe stock law,
They don’t know whether to nrensro pastures or
not. Opinions differ a* to the final result.
Havannak, February 9.-Great preparations are
being mado for the recopilon of the 8tateagri«
cultural society which convene* here nest Tuesday
Tho following Is the announced programme of ex-
C First' day convention opens wllb prayer at 9
o'clock a. m. Address of welcome by lfou. Rufus
K. Lester, mayor of Favannah. Response for the
coaventloo by Hamilton Yancey, of home Annual
mbln-a of President Uardemau. Resolutions and
rlflleve qucstloua An essay—"Byuem in Farm-
gates.
ll/u. '»»•
Adjournment for dim er. In Ihc afternoon
session, an essey—"Technical Fdmatlou In Geor-
by Hon. “ “ "—'* u n *
address-“
/erred btiriocw*', iiew busicei
djournment An
,„ m ..... —it night; on tb«
programme will tar report of ex
perimeut* at nuivsndty t*no, with an eesay on
••composting," by Professor H G. White,of Athens.
(Korol*: ane*say, "|n**cl*des*ruc»»v* to southern
agriculture." by Professor C. V. Riley, entomolo
gist of the UnlP-d Mate* agricultural department:
an # ■ ay, "lutcllfgeuce as a factor In succenful
farming." by Rev. Dr. A. J. Hattie, president nf
Mercer University, Macon. Georgia. Anjournmeut
for dinner. Tho afternoon session wnl bear re
ports of committees. An »ddr«**s, "the tidal land*
of tbe south A Mantle coast, and the oars to which
they may be devoted other than the cultnroof
M by Colonel John Pcreven. of Hav*unah. Geor
*... Resolutions and dosing business tach ad-
ArefS nr report of committee will lie followed bv
short dlsniMloiiN. Convention opens at 9 o’clock
a. m ard .1 •’clock p. m.
LaFaystte, February 4.—AndrewPhaw,of Duck
creek vsbey, died y. sterday morning at 2 o'clock
of coosumptio.i.
Una,II. I^nnullj. of T.zu. wu m.rri'd in MU.
•Dab" Brick., ,»! MnLamnrra cove, tbe 3l« tilt
Mr tVmti.liVMi hi. bilite niff Irar.'orTnailn
afctrC.yi. K.ertb.i, know. MIm “Dab,” Md
tbat. .re none Lai who will bate for b.r to Irava.
Taixi'i-.H, F.bmanr 8.—Jadge E, Black-
lay ba.varat.il hi. plctumqtt. bom. on .creamer
moaDtain arid g-ca on a abort vlott '<> Atlanta.
A tlvaralldc .a-euirrd on Tallulah tlvar an<i.t-
namih t’nloo.l Yount', aawand trtat mill KtMav
iiiaht liuifi’g lb. I.irtflc rain, atwmp«Lled by
thunder anti ilahtbl-g. the earth tailing lo Iba
l»otu.rn of lha rlr.r, a Jfataucn of probably 100 fo.1,
precipitation bo.o rock, le,nec, ate., loth* hot-
m of lb* river.
A party of rpottrara irom Ali en*, lodadlng
„•« P.M Barrow, l.'blcl Arnold of tbe lollca
force, and otbero, went up lo ilanuooy Grora yea-
re,day on a match bird hunt with the aporta of
Jackoon county,
"woodrrwoiklcx itlif." gave a Pcifotmaoc* be,.
.. , laat night at Nlcliorah.il loalirae *r,d apprrcla-
A , K - „ . u ' « , , ,wp, I five .udieoce, 8b* fa the preareocr of *ome won-
aud robbed Mr. and Mr.- Towaacnd, at *>r*ter ] ,j^ r f EJ ] power not to bo eaplaloed bjr the law a uf
Bar, tbla freeing. Tappau and tbe Utter wLl be I w-le. re. TU. audience va> ■■•«■„,.bed and cleared
ca-tlmt through tbla cuunty, called ai tbo Mat ec
Tobe Krcelaoti, colored, and aatedfor a feed o(
core. r„r pay be gave an adreni-lng card rime-
bllng a 18 bill, for which Tobe gare him the aara
and 92.7.', In allrer. Thia man u,ld the negro that
he reelded in the upper portion ol lbl« county, and
that tbe bill wu |ood; bat mealing dberiff l/uiUf
nn tbe leme dey lold that bo lived lu Tallipetwe.
Da., and Inquired tbawey to I .all range. He am
riding e Sue bone, which he ware freeing for tele:
wu needy dreued end carried a b tek valtae, and
n every way appealed to bo a geatiemem.
Bette N. Mitchell bu oold hU orange grove In
Orange county for eleven thourand dollara, end
conlen-platca returning to UewklnavUlo lo rcruoae
hia cltlzeoiblp.
Hawklnavlile will bavo an elocUon on Monday.
February lath, on tbe queatlonoi exempting bam
taxation (ad Talanm)lo, a period of fire year,,ot
*11 factorlea, mill,, variety worko, cotton oompeMM*
oaw mllia, griat milia, planing mill., machineahopL
etc., tho! may bo cMibllrbcd In Hawklnxvlllfc
Mr. Tomer, father of P. M. Turner, ol Meri
wether, wboeo Mnteaco of death wu confirmed by
Iho auprem. court, Ir gelling algocn lo a peilUom
•(king tba governor to commute Iho dealh oentenea
ol hie ron, Tobe, to lmprloonment for life.
On Fitnrday but Wade, lha llltleean of Mr. Jo*
Barrel!, of Hawklnavlile, while out banting with
•omo of bla companion., wax accidentally (hot with
pallor title. The inn wax cocked and loaded wide
a No. 52 cartridge, and on* of lha boyilntbeat-
tempt lo giv. It lo Wade, lunched lha itligerand
tlio gun Bred. The ball entered Ib.lnatcpofhi.
loot and made quite a painful wound. At laat oe-
count* lb* bail bid not been extracted.
Columbu. la excited over Iho finding of ocveral
articleaof woman’, atllro at Ih. .bailment of tho
upper brldg., on tbe Alabama aide. No chi. to
whom they belonged or by wh.l mean* they cam*
there could be obtal.td. Borne think that a
woman mnat have committed aajcld. by drewnlnc,
bnt olhera think that il wu only an attempt lo get
up tomelhlng exciting by aome unknown parlie*.
Thera la a ;man In 8c,arm county wh. dig and
•old 947 worth of bread Irata lut yur, bratiet
cultivating fllly fonr acre, of land wllb one hone.
Ho uya he ran get oat loot teen hickory azbetrrw
In a half day and dlcpeee of them at twenty aenm
• plrre, and can ret! more than be ran make.
nibooa Knlerptlae: lommle ftltaon thoeght ha
would have aome fan by pitching a lltUcetlck turn
a well where there waa a man at work, at the tame
tlmedrawlDg blared! bock from the view of ike
man In order that be might not be detected. Torn-
. . . Vnowledge ot the
. .... ....— .— , patting hie head
tuck over the well to look, when tbe atlck upon He
upward end return route ,truck him on the eye.
which came near retelling icrlootly la the torn of
Two hundred and twain cttlzeni of Milton, with
.hovel, andaxea, nut Iho other dey, end worked a
new road,
since loot October, bat few of the welli In Alpfear
retta have affonled enough water for ordinary
houiehold parpoaea tod oeverel of them tare en
tirely failed, and notwlthitandlug the recent ralav
that act m to have fairly ratnreted Iho ground with
water, there errma tobe bat a .light Inereamtn the
quantity In well.,
A Milton county nun uyi: “There waa an friifc
peddler who tame In my hanu awhile beck. He
had been peddUog la middle Oeoiglr. where ne-
gtoeaare oonumeroua that you cu toateely ecu
any thing el,e bnt ucgroel, Ue told it wu aliuaet
Uke going to heaven loget op In thla country whetw
negroea an io Karoo.”
Bandcnvrile _Merctiry: 8evemI_dave ago anocri.
Uwo b.lotof
, Prto,
eating Mr. A. P. llcatb’a p'oee arole hllmiro
_ and redo her vrev hard Mr. Heath got the muw
I beyo-d emu-lam, UeloaU Mural, her father, o r back, but the convict cusped.
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