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}At.boutj FAYETTEVILLE GA. lj 2 cb. a Week. LBUnggs WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. VOLUMJ3 XVI. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1884. —TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS NEWS BY WIRE. 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. Jin distinct print