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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 mi
GEORGIA NEWS.
THE NEWS OF TH ESTATE BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.
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BsJlrosd-Savannah Kotos. Bta.
Thursday nights large party of armed and
disguised men came to Pparta about 12 o???clock,
went to the house of Mr. Tho*. A. Stewart, the
jailor, 11ii*l compelled him by force and threats
to five them the jail key. They then went to
the jail and took out of It a norm named Aleck
FtLiidge. alia* Ike Walser, and carried him off.
From the manner In which they choked him
when lie tried to scream, and from other rough
treatment, which lie received at their hands, it
U tobt supposed that their purpose was a friend-
]y one. This party came from the direction of I w -j#?? rated.
???* *???*"-*??? 1 Bryant Taylor, at a negrro church supper
witness the defense had, swore that he, too, hid
purchased liquor from Dclk, and he informal
the court that when Camden county went dry,
Dclk gave ud preaching the gospel and went to
selling whisky. A magistrate, a constable, and
a mail carrier were among the party.
There stood for trial iu Danieluville Wednes
day, tii? case of M. V. Roberts v??. T. A. lliil,
suit on account, which account Hill claimed
was more than paid, and that Roberto. his ten
ant, was indebted to him. The parties and a
number of witnesses were on the ground b.-fore
the (ourt or attorneys arrived. Roberts is re
ported to have cursed one of Hill's witness*
because of the testimony the witness would give
on the trial, and upon fleeing Hill standing
a little distanre away began cursing
Hill iu like manner, and advanced, knocked
Jlill down and Jumped on him,whereupon Hill,
being much smaller than Roberta, cut Robert*
across the right breast from two to four inches
and to the hone. Thoso present say the affray
would have been serious had not the men keen
vety rare in this section and succeeded in bring
ing in a number of them. Other gentlemen
brought in a number of i>artridgoN, rabbits, etc.
A JIatcher station correspondent of the
A me ticuH Recorder writes:
A few days ago a novel and amusing chase w
witnessed on the writer's plantation. A cow wi
n tno week* 1 old calf was turned In the plnutatfi...
with other rattle, there were also some mules graz
ing at large in the place. The young calf began to
run r.r.d frisk around which attracted the attention
of the mules, and boon they gave chase to the calf,
the calf, when proved, began to
Hinton, and the upper part of Washington
count v. This negro had, nbout eight or ten
snoutfn ago stolen several watches from persons
about Linton, and had committed several bur
glaries and escaped. The next wo heard of
him, he had been arrested in Bibb county, for
neveral crimes Committed there. Ho was then
tried on the plea of lunacy and sent to the
my 1 tun. From there he nude his escape, hut
was afterwards captured and committed to the
Hancock jail, out of which he was taken last
aught. Nothing has been hoard of him Office,
A father and two brothers named Simms,from
Cherokee county, Ala., came to Romo Thursday
to aee the circus. They all drank considera
bly, and the two brothers got into an alterca
tion, in which the father soon Joined. Knives
were freely used and both brothers and father
were lxwlly cut, the Utter most seriously hut
stone fatally.
Thursday night a row occurred among
prccs in a gambling den in Havannah, on Gas-
tdh street, kept by Ham Jefferson, which re
mitted in the drawing of pistol*. John Allison,
George Nix, Ben Maddox and Bhadrick Baker
weie in the party. Abusive word* passed be-
twit n linker and Allison. Baker drew a pis
tol. The lights were suddenly put out fol
near Marshallvillc, Wedncflday night, put
his hungry car upon the table. This the
bostons promptly resented, knocking Bry
ant down with an Iron shovel, and her hus
band, taking it as an insult to the family, shot
at him with a pistol, missing him hut striking
one of the female guests In the arms. A gen-
eal fight ensued, during which every vestige
of the supper disappeared, much to the disgust
of the hostess and the discomfort of tho dog.
Wednesday, Have Moonhead, who lives in
Forsyth county, was bound over to ap
pear at tho superior court in February, for a
criminal assault on the wife of William Wallis,
one of the most respected eit Ixt-us of the county.
Moorclicad is a white man.
Tuesday morning about 2 o???clock a negro
cablu in Preston was discovered burning. It
was falling in when found out. The only oc
cupant was an old negro woman named Biddy
Josey. Bhc was entirely consumed by the fire,
nothing remaining hut tho backbone and
skull and some few other bones. Nothing is
known of the origin of the fire.
Baxley Banner: Last Saturday morning two
men came to our town who were entire stran
gers. They seemed to have no business with
lowtd by the report of a pistol. Maddox, linker I any one anil spent the day in a very careless
??...i -???-*???- ??? i ????? 1 nml aeemlngly unconcerned wan-
nud Nig sprang through tho window
and cmiped. The proprietor of the place
nlnrmtd by tlie report of the pistol, proceeded
to lbc room, which be found in darkness. Strik
ing n light he was horrified at seeing Allison
lying dead on the floor with a bullet hole in his
On last flst unlay night about seven o'clock
poli< < tuan Kent was aroused by hearing screams
on the corner of McIntosh and Calhoun streets.
Il??* started not on ii run aud finally reached
the house, and ns he entered he saw Columbus
Andrews beating Ids wife. Mho knelt down
Iwfure the fire place and secured a kettle of
hot tea and threw it injhl* face. Columbus???s
right cheek was Ixidly scalded and the akin
peeled off.
H?? Poolr ooimtvla
Clegg, fhsn whom he rented a
piece of (and. The df??|nite originated about Pow- I promises some loss of life, ftw story, n
i ll's around pel Patch, tn which both men were I by.the Cartersvillo L'oumut, la thrilling.
???+n.V'* ??? V 11 !W?? the ??ncrnoo.m norfomi??nre and pvoplc
ill advanced with the ImSj Another <hot stnick I n-tin-nincf tn tln.tr Imtiw-a in tmi-n ami
Mm in the breast and killed him instantly. Pow-
i ll's lilt Jr son ran to Megg and rut him slightly In ,
the back. C legg 1* under arrest.
Whitehead, the tmmlerer of Ilnrdotuan, in
Orouve c runty, passed through Athens Satur-
liny morninglu the rharge of Sheriff Overby, |
fur Riehmond county jail. Friday night a i
large party of men, one hundred and fifty
strong, surrounded the jail at Watklnsvllle, In
Oconee county, to release the innrderer.
Sheriff Overby went out to meet them and
informed the party that If they attempted to
release the prisoner that there would be a big
funeral In Watklnsvllle. The next day tho
crowd left and tho sheriff fearing farther
trouble carried Whitehead to tho Jail
Augusta.
Mr. Sugar Forest, of Thotnaaville, born in
Laurens county In 1807, Is dead.
Jack Dasher, a colored man, supposed to bo i
108 years old, (lied at Cat Creek a few days
ago. He went to Lowmlo* from Efllughsm
county many years ago.
The latest society kink in Romo Is an opos-
ner. Late in the evening c
large covered wagon, drewn by two
horns and two mules, came up. The party
consisted of two men, two boys and a dog.
They carried n lot of fishier, several bushels of
apples, a gun, coffee pot and a banjo. They
mid they were from Hall ruunty and were go
ing to Crescent City, Florida. After selling a
Jot of apple*, which they carrier}, as they said,
to pay cx|ienftCM, they drove out of town a little
way and camped. Our two strangers, who
were revenue ofllcers, went to the camp and
made search fur whisky, etc. The party left
Hall county with four barrels of spirits, which
they sold and smuggled as they traveled.
Tho visit of Hells??? circus to Uockmnrt on the
2T>th resulted in a Moody rencounter, which
promise* some las* of life. The story, ns told
..... , jo wore
returning to their homes iu town and country
around, one Thompaou York, being considera
bly under tho influence of whisky, bcc.amo
Imisterons. He was threatened with arrest by
Policeman Boos, hut he knocked Boos down.
A crowd gathered, pulled York off of Boo*, who
immediately left the scene, going towards
the depot. Thompson York, hy this tiiuo
reinforced hy brothers and friends, gave chose
to Boo* intending to kill him. At this iustauce
Alex Bullock, also a polireman, and against
whom tho Yorks entertained bitter enmity
went towards the Yorks intendlug to nrrost
Thom)ison York, lie was grabbed around tho
wulst, his arms pinioned and begged to leave
and not attempt the arrest. While thus con
fined ono of the Yorks, picked up
huge rock and threw it with full
force, striking Bnllock In tho hank of the
head, milking a ghastly wound. Bullock was
stunned, hut soon recovered, and was making
ly for shelter from tho now Infuriated
moh. Ills escape was due to tho bravery of
Joseph Hulsey, who was also on duty as po-
f tun putty. It has become quite popular among ( Mowngn. By walking between Bullock and tho
??? ??? cudless amuse- I ????b, holding In his hands a double barrelled
the young people, and afibrds ci
incut to the participants.
Mrs, Judge William Gilwoti, of Warronton,
shotgun, ho thus kept Thompson York mid his
..M.if't??? Ui wurn-mvii, i friends hack, all the time re-
is seriously III and (s under medical treatment I treating to shelter. During the
in Augusta. Her husband has sold his War- I however, Bullock was caught hy somo
reaton property and moved to AuguaU to be I of the York crowd, and his throat terribly laeer-
with her. I nted hy threo or four ugly gashes. Hulsey
~ - ??? * * lined to *
The Maly of Mrs. Kitchens, who was hurled I corned to he cool, and not luclh
> hurt any
lust week iu Plko county, has been removed I one???only keeping York and his crowd frutn fin-
i another I Wring Bullock, who finally was taken from the
from Its place of interment and put in
grave. By an error she was first burled iu a
grave intended for some one else.
Two negro children were hurtled to death In
the cabin of Lucy Gilford, In Simpson county.
The old people were away and the children
were asleep when the bed caught fire. They
were burned to a crisp, and their remains were
found next morning.
Dr. Isiwry, of Athens, pulled thirteen teeth
fur a negro one day butt week before ho arose
fidm his seat. The negro said that Ills teeth
hail been aching slnee he was a little I toy, and
he. thought he would have the most of them
pulled out and stop the pain.
A |htuliar contract was made by Janies
Wilkins and Dave Hill, of Sumter county, a
feu* days ago. In which the former agreed to
jwy the latter two birds every week until COO
Idrda were paid, in exchange for the cow. As
the kind was not stipulated, the buyer has be
gun to jay the debt with jaybirds and spar
rows.
Rev. B. J. Allen, colored, pastor of the color
ed Methodist church atraruexvitte, the present
year, has received from the churches in his cir
cuit only $4<??.AO for this year???s work.
Saturday morning the news of a murder,
which happened at No. 171, on the Central
tuBroad, reached the city. Oil Saturday
Nam Ward and his brother. Austin Wan!,
John Herrington, James Mixon, .loot White-
).ur??t and F. II. Ualkeotn, who ivakle ne.tr each
other in Jones county, came to Macou to sell a
fi w I ales of cotton. The cotton wasaotdaud
tie men reniniind lot he city i
Jn the afternoon, when tbe;
wagons
located twelve mile* from Macon and
five milt's from Griswold villi*, hilt
eitli kieuivr l???? Ntt. 171. When nearer the latter
l'laec a qiiatrel arose between Austin Ward,
who was a simple-minded man, and John Her-
riegton. The qunrrvl led to Mows, and during
scene to hia home. Hulsey, himself, was not
so lucky. Tho crowd eloacd In on him. A
guu wus find into the air. A
pistol, in the hands of Tom Camp-
Ml, one of the York crowd, was fired, tho ImiII
entering Just below the heart and elenrthrongh
Hulsey. After being shot, Hulsey walked a
*hort distance ami fell. He was picked up In a
dying rendition and his death is hourly ex
pected. He Is the father of a largo family of
girl children, in itoor circuiiMtauci**, hut gener
ally liked hy everybody.
The Yorks and (hmpMI are supposed to bo
lurking in the outskirts of the town.
.Friday night an enthuaiastln meeting of
lire (ample of Oxford and of tho stu
ffy college assembled at tho church to
tv o little negroes who were at the sj>i..._
Ming frightened, mounted trees ana called loudly
fur help, so that the bellowing of the cows, tho
bleating .of the calf, the bark or the dog and the
icreams of the negroes all combined presented a
rare musical jargon. Htrange to say that (lie calf
and one mule jumped Into a gully six feet deep
with perpendicular walls, without Injury to the
mule, but at the expense of the little calf's life.
The presentments of the Burko county grand
jury show that there aro twenty-nine white
schools in the county with thirty-one teach
ers, and thirty-eight colored schools with
forty-eight teachers and that the funds appro
priated for school purposes arc sufficient to niy
all contracts for this year. They report a bal
ance of $1,02J.G8 in the county treasury. They
express considerable gratification at the
growth in taxable property, the books of th<
tax receiver for this ycarsliowing a total valua
tlon of $2,844,751, an incrcaso of $81,658 over
lost year. ???Hie establishment of a pauper
farm is recommended. The grand jury also
express the conviction that a uo fence law will
lie beneficial.
Mr. B. W. Furlong's sawmill, at Enigma,
Brunswick nml Western railroad, was destroy
ed hy fire last Saturday night. He at once be-
gau nejeotiation for the Sara Lee mills, at Sniff,
m Berrien county, and has Just dosed the
trade. The property brought $14,000. He will
at once engngo fn tno manufacture of yellow
pine lumber, ami will also conduct, in connec
tion therewith, a mercantile business.
The Washington Gazette says: ???Dr. J. II.
Logan, of Atlanta, was called here this wo k
to nee General Toombs. Tho general's condi
tion luis changed hut little for the past several
weeks, except that he sleeps hotter. I)r. Logan
wild there was uo reason to believe that death
was near. The deepest sympathy is felt for
tho great Robert Toombs in his long battle
with death.???
The Rome Bulletin contains the following :
???I want a good wife. Inm n farmer or any
thing else she wants. Any sort of a complexion
will do. No difference how high or low sho is
so she will Ihj true to iny five little ones. I
have just returned from Arkansas, where my
wife died on the 1st day of August, 1HH1. I
prefer a light complected woman, nml she
Mi'ST have straight hair. I have got my own
corn and 75 to 100 bushels of sweet potatoes. I
have been wanting to get a good woman, nml 1
will respect one when 1 find her. Thi* offer
will be open fur teii days. Address, 8. W.God
dard, Rome, On.??? And says: Tho above no
tice was given to us by Mr. Goddard In person
yesterday, and though It Is Somewhat unhide
in form and expressed in a style peculiarly his
own, lie evidently means business. His pedi
gree is (fti file at this office.
Reidsville Enterprise: Mr. Reddish, tho
young man who was stabbed at Philadelphia
High school, lids county, a few weeks ago, by
one of Ids school mates, a Mr. Joo Smiley, aged
about 15 years, died on tho 10th inst. The par
ticulars, as fur as we can learn, are about us fol
lows: At noon, the boys were all lying down
pnesing jokes. Reddish was a very dark skin
ned young man, and Smiley Iwgsn Joking him
about Wing so dark, whem Reddish replied
that hi* father was a white man; but If report*
were true, that Mile* Hall (a mulatto,) was the
father of Smiley, whereupon Smiley deliberately
red Ids knife in tho breast of Reddish,
dnde (outlied entirely through the left lung
and penetrated tho membrane enclosing tho
heart. Hndley has not Iweu arrested.
Nineteen out of Twenty, of our subscriber*
l*w when their time L* out. This record cau???t lie
beat. Whenever n mun begins reading Tint Cox
CTttiTiON, he sticks. If each one would only bring
new subscriber, every time he renewed for him
self, we could make u much better paper.
EIGHTNECKS BROKEN.
The N???<trtliw????(it Territory Rebels flagged Kn
Masse at Hattlrfnnl,
Battlkford, N. W, T., November 27.???The
oxccutiou of tho eight Indians found guilty of
murder at Frog Like and Battlcfiml, occurred
at 8:27 o'clock this morniug. Tho gallows
were worked without friction.
The government authorities permitted the
savngesfrom reserves distant ten to fifteen miles
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
The South Carotins Legislature-Cotton Stealing in
Alabama???A North Carolina Train Tnrow From
the Track-A Dastardly Aaaasaidstion-
AHairs in Tennessee???Other News.
Florida.
The Sforgatt house, nt Tallahassee, formerly the
city hotel, w as totally destroyed by tire Friday,
with the furniture and all belongings. The los*
is 925,COO; Insurance, f11,000.
Tennessee.
A very rensational affray occurred in Chat
tanooga, Thursday, between Scott Rawes-
ton, a prominent young man,and Frank Green
w <**I, assistant manager of the telephone ex
change. A few days since Greenwood sent an
undressed doll to Rawestou's sweetheart, With
a message which conveyed the impression that
Jlawestern sent it. Tlie matter reached Kawes-
ton???s car, and he demanded an apology from
Greenwood. The latter refused, and a fight
ensued. Both were Imdly bruised.
Alabama.
A letter received by the Birmingham Dai
ly Age from Lamar county, Alabama,
my.* that the farmers of that region have
been wrought un to a threatening pitch
of indignation hy wholesale cotton steal
ing. Thieves have Iwcn driving nbout tho
ouutry from gin to gin at night, taking some
times at one gin lint cotton euough to make a
bale, and carrying the plunder to distant
markets. Men are on track of a party of
thieves, and if they are caught they will bo
lynched.
The preliminary trial of Phil Givhan was be
gun iu Birmingham Monday, He is tho
, onng man who shot and killed Waltor,
while the latter was on the way to Ham
Jones' tent with a lady. Givhan him-
self was wounded during the fight, and for
ten days his life wus despaired of. It is not yet
divulged who was most at fuult iu this unfortu
nate uffair.
The Masonic female Institute at Wetumpka,
built by the Masous thirty year* ago, was do
st toyed hy fire at 3 o'clock Thursday morning.
North Carolina.
The most horrible railway accident that has
ever occurred in this section hapjtencd at 10
'clock a. m., Thursday, on the Western North
('nrolinu railroad, at a point culled Deep Water,
??n the French Broad river, near Warm springs,
t-Milting in the instant death of three men.
The western bound freight train on tho
track encountered an immense boulder, which
had rolled down from the overhanging moun
tain, and which, owing to tlie curve in the
road, could not be seen till too late to stop tho
train. The train plunged Into a whirlpool
nty-elght feet deep, carrying with it to in
stant death George W. Parrish, engineer, for
merly of Lynehhiirg, aged 25; a negro named
Whitney, of this city, fireman, and the brake-
man, George* Ennis. None of tho ImmIIcs have
yet Ik-oii recovered. (Jeorgo Parrish Mas to
have been married on Christinas evo to a young
lady in Lynchburg, Va.
dents
ratify your action of
railed to order hy 0*
by l>r. Moore. (Pole*
imbed the tmi??k* for t
M>ino po(sil*r totnperauro songs,
yjeaker, Pntfvm*r Charles K. Ifcitrnmstt. was Intro-
on of yesterday. The l>ody was
by Chairman J. II. (iriMn, prayer
???oole's I Hind was (vnuent and far-
made
Impressive speech.
Mr. McIntosh. of the senior class,
???poke enthinda-Mirally for prohibition. Professor
11. A. Promo, whose soul U fiill or the subject and
who In a veteran In the temperance cause, made a
speech fall of prond??c and hopo. Tho feature of
????? nhe sinRtiiR of tho Senior class
:. It was Composed by J. C. Hprlght.
ip old Newton county
prohibition song. It was Ooimiascd by J. C. Upright.
Tin* doting Hum, ??????We???ll stump old Nowton county i
I for the came, ??ud free our dear old Emory from tho
ai???urns" was received with a grand bunt of ap-
platin*. JYofcxaor llonncll ottered appropriate ras-
golntions, which were unaulmoiuly ad<i|>tcd.
the chapel the whole college proceeded cn
Jiiltitlt-
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public
td Ibr
I ???ix-.ikiiu;. r.K-k-
' ;ib?? the crowd
pointeil to
ovington. But the prohlLltlon rentimeiit
IU??01 mioli. 1110 roit.in wa.aolil.11,1 I lannlw unlvomrttecmrliutona??in o??r???nl.foi
n reiuniiud ill theeity until threeoeltH-k I after the crowd had mareliwl around the ptibllil
??? 1 wninre and were pnHiiill:iK to the Pitts hotel far
i piirpoM-td Iih\ lim* mii'le
d loll! II egKS Ih-kiUi lo Nbowi
from e\ei|ynuulei and ilidinitb
ouwiihMiUhllng the apiH anuuiM ..f u riot, mid
k- rnlliUK *hh k mid tad. the *|>nikcr>. PiotVvor
imwnianatul Mr. Mdim*????i. emm- forward In the
mjdMof wb*t H-enuNl^ to I a* immiiieitt daiitter.
the difficulty Herrington drew hi* knife
stabbed Wanl In the nMomcn, front the effects
of which he din! soon after. As mam a* the
??lifting was done Herrington, who has a wife
anti several children, made hia eaeajie and ha*
ro t been raptured up to this time.
Benjamin Farmington, accompanied hr lit*
wife r.tul sown children, reached Macon???Wed
nesday, from Minncsuti. They are travel-
Ing in three two horac wagons, in which they
have covered the cut ire distance. They came
fn ui a place flO mile* above 8t. lVsul and are
rn Matte to Lite Oak. Florida, where it is their
purpoae to lorate. They left home on the 20th
of Feptemher and will reach their destination
In about ten day*. Mr. Farmington tells some
interesting incidents of his trip and thiuks he
will be pleased with Florida.
Tlie recent prohibition election in Hancock
was not the third, as has been stated, but was
the first.
At the recent term of Lee superior court
eevrral citizens of Americas were fined $2X) for
bird bunting on the Hablath.
body of George Dickson was found uear
Trader* hill, last Sunday, riddled with buck-
ahot. CircuiusUntial evidence point* strongly
to one John Roberts as being tho munlerer.
***??? Ptorr " fw * n* Osndler,
id > ilia Riea, had been Inirglariard of $1,054.
The entrance to the store was by boring in a
window in the rear of the building. The
money was stolen from the safe.
Mr. James L. lVrry, of Taylor county, lost
Ifftwreu hi* reaideme and Butler, last Fridav,
the amount of $140. Mr. Parry had just sold
several bales of cotton and placiug his money
in hia vest porkeL never discovered hU loos
until he reached home.
Rev. Joseph Delk, a colored Baptist preacher
of ihrnden county, has been sentenced to fire
MbUm in jail and one handred dollars fine,
for illicit whisky dealing. During the exam-
inat.on it tame nut that the negroes of CWmdcn
county have a secret organization called the
Van.drn County I^gUIsture.??? A ???goremoF*
is the head of the society. The initiation fee
faflft^cenra. The witness stated that the dare
the most of his money, and he did not
Quiet was won restored wml the boysreturned.
A voung gentleman of Macon, who is of a
nautical turn of mind, U having built nil ingen
ious contrivance in the of a floating raft
proiwUed by machinery similar to that of a rail
road tricycle. Tlie feet ln*to:ul of the hands
are to he used iu supplying the power. He will
??????** hi* boat on the river here, uinl will use it
milting duck*. He thinks lie will Ik* able
to make ten mile* an hour down stream ami
six miles an lumr up stream.
Weather in llittesville is cohl, ami the
farmers have begun the manufacture of sugar
and syrup, many of them being of the opinion
that the growth of the cane should be checked
before it la manufactured. The prospect now
Li that tho output will ho large, hut the
receipts from the sales will be rather small
on lurount of low prices, G??hhI syrup cau !h)
bought for twenty-five cents per gallon aud
sugar five rent* per pound. The small farmers
who have not sold their rice yet, have boon
holding for higher prices. Tlrose who plantdl
long staple cotton uit* happy, as the price of
that article U good.
Friday, In ltntler, the two-year-old son
of Mr. William Garrett met with a fa
tal accident, lie was playing in au out-
house when he was (minfullv bitten by a snake
or stung by a pohoitnu* spider just below the
right car. lib* head and whole body turned
dark and became swollen in a fearful ??? manner.
I>r. llailcy w as called in immediately and re
lieved the little sufferer, so that the probabill-
are he will recover, although he was
severely peboued. nnd presented a very sad
sight.
Thatik'glx ing morning opened bright, cold
and clear. K\erv store, business house aud
???hop of every description, in Kltwrton was
closed slid the (teoplo generally had donued
their holiday attire.
AK??ut suitrbe buggies, carriages aud wagons,
leaded with doga, gntu and hunting equip-
nunta, Ivgau to roll out of town, until at least
one hundred KlUrtonians had sought the
ftuitfal fields of spert adjacent to tin* towu.
The s|ortsmcn met with varied >uccc-*k re
turning to town iu the afternoon with a large
amount of gan r. Mr. W. W. Adams was fortu-
from this post, to las present at the execution,
nml all night clusters of braves hung about
the stores nnd ramped out iu tho open ground
in tho viciuitv of tho Isirracks of tho mounted
police; but the presence of tho sciitrios pre
vented them from approaching near tho cells
occupied by the condemned. Gump fires lit up
the prairie, and tho comrades of tho warriors
to lit* executed could ho heard chanting
tho death songs of their tribes.
The gallows stood out in bold relief,
having Ih ou placed near the military post, iu
tlie oiien view, to enable tho late warring sav
ages to witness the death (tcunltira passed upon
their leaders. Fathers Bigoncffsc and Cochin
remained with the eight warriors all night, and
rereived tlielr last wishes. They nearly all
remained w akeful during the entire hlftht, hut
one or two lay down iu their blankets and slept
fnui midnight until the early hours of tho
morning. None ef them dinplayed any uit-
usual signs of excitement, but remained stoclal
up to the hour of their npncumtico on tho scaf
fold. A very* strong guard was thrown around
the gallows by 7 o'clock. At 7:30 o'clock
each man was pinioned and guarded on cithor
side, was marched to tho scaffold, taking his
place on the trap. When they were asked if
they had anything to say, Wandering Spirit
Ik gun to *]**ak ill his native tougue, acknowl
edging that ho deserved death. Ho warned
his (icople not to make war on tho whites, as
they were??? their friends. He told of tho Frog
Like niussaere, nnd took tho bureleu of tho
crime upon himself, lie was followed hy
Mi>enihlo Mun, who apoko in the
???nine strain. When he lmd concluded, the
???ninges, who hud remained quiet throughout
the speeches, except to exclaim ???How!??? at the
various periods during ???Waudering Spirits???
mliln'NS when they coincided iu his views, be
gan to chant their death a otig to show that
they did not fear death. All tho while the
priests could he heard reciting prayers. The
( limiting of the savages continued even after
the white cat* hod been a<\justod, and
in the midst or their song, tho holt was drawn
nnd all fell together, every one, apparently,
dying instantly. Dr. Knlpli in a abort time
examined the bodies and pronounced life ex
tinct. After hanging fifteen minutes the bodies
were cut dow n nml placed in coffins and haudei
over to the coroner and jury. All tho ar
rangements had been calculated with precision,
and oa a result the execution took ploco with
out any mishap. Tho Indiana, who stood at a
distance and witnessed the affair, were very
quiet iu demeanor, and the silence was only
broken by the wailing of tho wives of the
condemned bruves. The savages generally set
out for their reserves after the execution, aud
those who rvmaiu.show* uo special signs of ex-
citcmcut. *
The Dark Winter Days are coming, but Tftx
O'Nkutvtiox make* bright every home U enters.
It is the romfart and Joy of a dreary day. It l* going
Into 100,000 homes next year. Have you arranged
to have it tn your house. If ao. try nud gel it iuto
I 1m* home of aunc of your friends
MAllltIKD IN GEORGIA.
t...... nr ,,ni "a I air.uum oi pan e, x r. a. re. Auanu era* ionn-
much left to in vest in whisky. The only | tute in uuretcring a covey of truodco.k, a birel
James lfatnley and Miss Annie Reeve*. Colnm-
tus John It. Irwfn and 31i?? Mamie Findlay,
Macon J. Brite David and Miss Robbie Ken
drick, Talbot county Walter Wisdom and Ml"*
Lela Arnold, Orantvillc Frank Owens and Min
rairic Wtllts Freeman, Macon Clauds Dae* and
Mi-* Nannie Jem *. Macon J. B. Pound and Min
Mad* line Miner, Burke county???S. J. Taylor and
Mi** Hilda Aldridge, Macon.
PIMP IN DEO HO IA.
omaa I lick tnan. Savannah Mw. Honora
l'hilli|>in, t'olumbu* John O'Connor, Spring
Place Ijncmm Dawson, lauirange???Isaac
Wlnsliip. Macon H. C. Woolfolk. Macon 8.0,
Hardy. Rome Captain Wb. F. -McGhee, Mar-
???hallvillc Mrs. Mamie Clarke, MllledgcviUe???
Rot-Vit Keith. Dawson Thomas Curry, Baiu-
bridge Jimmie Sanders, Daniebrilk*???**lrs.
SgUtc Tb.i mpton. Atlanta Rlchare! Winn, JIa-
liii:,-. Ji.ti.4.* Irwin, Itriuut.'a
;ment, near Gastonia, Thursday. Twen
ty (Mrescngcrs were In the llrst-claM and
ten iu the ncond-claw car. Twelve, Including four
ladies, were ???ercrelr hurt. Tho most seriously htirt
are: Conductor Williams, leg injured: Will lluntcr,
of Atlanta, head cut; Brakematt Johnston, colored,
leg broken; Baggage Agent Kpjc, car cut OtT Tho
cars w ere all badly w recked.
Maryland.
Rev. Hnrvcv Johnston, of tho Colored ITniin
Baptist church, and Rev. 1\ H. A. Braxton, of
tlu* Colored Calvary church, of Baltimore,
have, through counsel, completed their decla
rations in the suits against the officer* nnd
crew of the ferry boat plying between Norfolk
nnd Portsmouth Yu., under tiic civil rights act,
which declarations arc intended to avoid any
grninds upon which the supreme court of tho
United States lias rendered decisions adverse
to colored litigunts. The suit will be brought
in the fourth circuit of tho eastern
district of Virginia. Tho suit will include tho
niunlrijtnHtirs of Portsmouth and Norfolk as
parties to the violation of the civil rights law,
as joint owners of the ferry boat. Tho facts al
leged are that tho complainants were in at
tendance upon a convention hold In Norfolk,
ami were delegated to preach in Portsmouth
on the 17th of May, 1885. Thov secured first-
class passage on the ferry boat nnd wero
roughly ordered to confine themselves to that
ijorriou of tho boat separated for the
lilacks. Braxton Wing ignorant of such rules
talizc next week. Au animated forensic com
bat may Ik* looked for in both houses. But as
I said before, the commission will.probably be
abolished.
Iu the house an overwhelming majority of
tlie member* ore outspoken in their ???denuncia
tion of the lieu law, and it will doubtless bo
repealed.
The efforts to remodel the trial justice sys
tem have not yet taken auy definite shape.
The ultra-economists iu both houses will
turn their guns upon sundry appropriations.
They will seek to stop tho work on the Colum
bia canal with withholding all appropriations
for that purpose*.
.Tones, the murderer of the three Presslys, iu
Edgefield lost week, had a narrow escape from
lynching. Home of the youug men, it w'as
feared, were preparing to take him from the
jail and lynch him last Monday night, hut no
such thing was attempted. The authorities,
however, deemed it best to rernovo the culprit
cut of the way of danger, aud he was
brought to Columbia for safe
keeping. Joucs is now the occupant of a felon'
apartment in the Richland county jail. He
does not like his accommodations, and says he
would like to go back to his old quarters iu
the Edgefield jail, aud take liis chances of be
ing hung hr a mob. Jones is a rather bad
looking fellow. Home of his family in Georgia
are trying to work up evidence that he was
subject to fits of iusanity some years ago. His
lawvers will probably urge tho insanity plea in
his Itchalf. This is the only poxsiblo defense
for them to make, but it will hardly go down
with an Edgefield jury. Joucs is sullen and
refuses to say anything about his crime.
THE CON FERENCE.
forcibly seized, though offering no resistance,
and ejected from that part of tho liout occupied
hy the white passengers. Johnston complied
with the order, and for the remainder of the
journey stood among the horses and tho freight.
On landing nt Portsmouth hot A were arrested
nnd held to hail for violating the lilies of the
boat, but upon trial were ucquittcd.
The declaration contains two counts. The
first, false arrest nnd imprisonment, and tho
second is presented for the first time, the novel
law point of an action for discrimination on
account of color against a citizen of the United
States of African descent. Tbit, it i* claimed,
involves a queatiou of intrinsic importance os
to civil rights. _
Texas.
A dastardly assassination occurred at Jack
sonvllle, Texes, Thursday night, which
which will probably result iu the lynching of
four men.
Alamt 0 o'clock,when within two miles of the
village of Reynold. Cherokee county, Jackson
McElroy nnd Phillip Owen, two reputable
fanners, were fired upon from the roadside
by several partica, who wero evidently
lying in wait. Owen was
instantly killed, Ids breast filled with slugs.
3f( Elroy had a premonition of danger, and was
walking beside his horses. When tho attack
wus made he fled tothe woods, pursued hy the
murderers, who fired on him without success.
Benching town, McElroy gave the alarm, nnd a
posse waa immediately organised nnd guarded
every road. Alamt midnight the poise rame
upon five men. named George Ross. Ranee Mu
sic, Benjamin Northcut, Lennder Northcut and
Ixm Lowery. They were arrested and carried
to Jacksonville charged with tho crime.
Tho Northcuts and Ranee Maslc have
been indicted for placing obstructions
on the track of the International nnd
Great Northern railway with a view of ditch-
ingaporaenger train auu robbingthc passenger*.
McElroy is the principal witness for tho *tito
against them, aud it is thought this famished
an incentive for the crime. The assassin* un
doubtedly mistook Owen for McElroy. They
killed a man whom they scarcely knew. In
dignation is at fever heat, and nothing will
mvc the necks of the murderers as soon as
it is settled beyond question that they are
iuilty. Ihvfsure is being brought to bear on
|fr*s to indue e him to confess what he knows
under promite of saving his neck. Ross was
wavering this cveing. A posse of 200 farmers
nre secretly organized to raid the jail ai soon
<ia lie rqueal*.
A special to the Galveston News, from
Stringtown say* that Saturday morning
six workmen entered tho vacant houase
four mile* north of there, used by sec
tion men n* a rain house. The house waa
built of withes, with an earth roof. The men
built a fire aud went to aleep. The posts sun-
porting tho structure caught fire aud the build
ing tumbled iu, killing three of the men out
right and Mt-iously, hut not fatally injuring
the other three. _______
South Carolina.
The two houses of the South Carolina general
a.wemblv have gone to work with a vim. Tho
aresion will, it i* calculated, last about thirty
The prohibitionists are here in fall force, and
will try to induce such legislation as will for
ward their cause.
The anti-education faction does not develop
so much atwngth a* was expected, and it Is
Kite to assume thst the South Carolina college
and tie Charieato:??? titadel academe are safe.
The steck law will again thru4 up its head
ml iray cause some fighting in the s v.isL*.
Therxi-ttaf lew. however, will not he a!???v\??l.
Th* (or.test between the proponents and ??vl-
rrur.rr of tic railroad commusio \ wUl cry*-
Tlie North GeorgiaMethodUts In Hesslon???The
Organl/.atIou of the Ilody.
Nkwxan, Ga., November 23.???[Special.]???
The y orth Georgia conference met at 9 a. tu.
with Bishop Wilson presiding. J. II. Baxter
was elected secretary. Committees were
jointed. A Inrgo attendant. Seventeen
preachers applying for admission. A. J.
Jarrell prcuchcd an impressive sermon at
Nkwxax, Ga., November 27.???[Special.]???
The north Georgia annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church south convened in
its nineteenth animal session in the beautiful
Methodist church at 9 a. in. Wednesday, with
Bnlrop A. W. Wilson hi the chair.
The twentieth quest ion ???Are all the preachers
blameless hi their lives and official administra
tion???? was called, when the following super
numeraries and supcramiatcs wero called.
Their characters were (tossed: J. T. Curtis, J.
P. Howell, W. M. Crumley, G. Hughes, J. M.
Armstrong, W. O. Butler, W. A. Simmons, R.1I.
Jones, \V. W. Oslin, J. T. Norris. W. J. Scott,
M. F. Mnlsby, A. J. Denvers, N. H. Palmer, J.
B. C. Quillian, W. R. Branham, Henry Cran
ford, C. Trussell, S. .T. Bellah, J. M. Bright, M.
IL White, R. A. Conner, J. C. Clinmbers, J.
Jones, F. F. Reynolds, R. J. Harwell, J. W.
Baker, W. J. Wnrdlaw.
Tho first question wo* called.
???Who are admitted on trial????
The following were admitted: Charles M.
Ledbetter, of Atlanta.
L. 1). Palmer reports that the publishing
house is in a prosperous condition, having paid
$230,000.00 on the debt nnd that it will soon
(wiy the entire amount. They have published
many valuable books lately, which tho preach
ers ought to put before the j*-oplc. When the
conference heard that prohibition had been
carried in Atlanta, they roso and sang with
great enthusiasm: ???Praise God From Whom
all Blessings Flow.???
Tl:e reports of the president of tho Wesleyan
and GaJnfsville female, nnd Emory colleges
were rend, showing them happily prosperous.
The eighth question was called: ???What trav
eling preachers are elected deacons???? Julius
Mngnth, missionary to the Hebrews, J. J. N.
Kenny, T. J. Wnrlick, E. 31. Stanton, J. M.
Armstrong, J. M. White, W. B. Arnold, H. L.
Embry, G. T. King, F. B. Langford, were elect-
cd. W. M. Hkrris withdrew from the confer-
cnee, surrendering his credentials.
The twelfth question, ???What travel
ing preachers urc elected elders????
wus called, and the follow
ing wero elected: C. V. Weathers, O. A.
Jamison, W. T. If an by, F. D. Cantrell, T. O.
Roric, Jer. Rees.
The tenth question, ???Wind local preachers
an* elected deacons???? was called, and the fol-
lowing were elected; Hanes W. Morris, Will
iam McNnh, M. S. Williams, Jas. L. Ivey, T. J.
Robinson, W. I* Craven, M. V. Worley, J. L.
Hendry, W. E. Vaughn. A. W. Smith.
('Iiury, (f. A. IIIUHIIIIi A. H, OIUIUI,
The fourteenth onostton, ???What local preach
ers arc elected eiders???? was called; T. M.
Moore of tho Protestant Methodist church had
his orders recognized In this church.
Rev. David Morton, D. D., of Louisville, Ky..
spoke of the work of building churches through
the agency of the church extension society.
Tills la a work for tho evangelization of tho
world as surely os any work. Tho poor hero
and in the west need houses, neat ones, for tho
service of God, and this is a systematic effort to
help him. The chnrch houses on the frontier
exercise a wonderful force for Christ where
the people arc notoriously careless aud wicked.
In passing on the railway he said ho saw many
churches no dilapidated that ho hoped thoy
were not ours. This society is furnishing tasty
church plans that are saving much monoy, and
ore improving the appearnneo of churches.
There is an auxiliary board in each of tho
thirty-eight conferences, besides tho great pa
rent board. Tho donations have increased iu
three years from $5,000 to $05,000,
making $105,000 in threo years. Also $23,000
has been collected as a loan fund that is to bo
continued forever. More than 300 churches
have been built that would never have been
built bad It not been for our little help. Thlr-
ty.flvc dollars and fifteen cents secured the
erection of three churches in Arkansas. Our
conference needs a loan fund. There is a des
titution of churches in parts of tho land. New
York cannot seat 30 per cent, of its population
in her churches. In fourteen county towns in
ono southern old commonwealth there Is not a
single church edifice, though there is preach
ing. One entire county iu an old state Ins not
am! never had a church of any kind. There
are blocks of counties in Texas iu which there
is not a Methodist chnrch. Wo iu our elegant
churches must do our duty.
One of the most touching of incidents oc
curred this morning. Rev. L. J. Davies, who
joined the conference in 1848, arose in the con
ference. trembling under broken health, and
???aid that affliction had bowe l his form and so
he must leave the effective work,
lie said he loved his brethren next to Christ,
and that the conference hal always treated
liim better than he deserved. Ho said that in
his chair of sickness he had and always would
pray for the preachers, and above all he asked
their prayers. Amid the united tears of the
preachers. Rev. J. M. Lowe helped the trem
bling warrior of Jesus from the ranks of sol
diers. No sadder scene than this, one of the
grandest preachers of Methodism stepping
Jdc for younger men.
Dr. 1.8. Hopkins presented the committee's
repoit on Payne institute, which asked for a
contribution to bay buildings in Augusta. A
gentleman offers to give $25,000 to endow.this
institution for tho colored people, if the church
will raise $15,000 to purchase buildings. Rev.
Warren A Candler made a telling speech, stat
ing that no chnrch had done more for these
people during slavery, and that the world is
locking to us to see what we will do. They
are going to be and are being educated, and we
ought to take hold and give it a moral bearing,
a training for Christ. The conference sub-
scribed liberally. Methodist preachers always
do. The amount $1,200 was raised in fall.
The conference elected to the general con
ference the following laymen: W. A. Hemp
hill, I. E. Shumate. George X. Laster, Euclid
Johnson, Lovick Pierce, Wm. McIntosh, J. B.
Hmmicutt; alternates???Josiah Miller, James
Jacksou, W. M. Sessions, J. D. 1>. jarnette, John
llaire.
Weekly Bank Statement.
New Yoxx, November 28.???The weekly
???Tanmeut of the offoeioted bonks shows the follow
ing changes:
Leans tr.(T\-*."e ???- ??????.. D.0O.W
Fysqe decyesse.^
- lm
HAW
^ _ ___ flSjWJ
The hairin' now'boid WfcW.ao tai twin Of the
25 rent rule.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.'
This powder never varies. A marvc.of
petition with the multitude of low test short weight
alum or phosphate powders. Bold only in cans.
Royal Baking Powdex Co., 105 Wall street, New
York.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
CONSTITUTION OFFICE,
Atlanta, November 28,1855.
NEW YORK, November 27.???The following is the
comparative cotton ???tateincnt for the woek ending
today:
Net receipt* nt all United States ports...
&u??c time last year.
Phowlngfeu increase
mat
25,290
Hume time lost year
Phowlng n dccrca.se
Exports for the week
Some time last rear
2,412,9HI
...- 26,282
14??*4M
Total exports todate
frmo time last year
Fhowing ?? decrease
fllcc-k at all United States port*
Sume time Inst year
....1,312,516
..???1,810,449
...- 27,933
...?? 8W,??i
.... 903,622
Block nt interibr town*
flame time lust year..
.??? 160,270
.... 147,755
Block at Liverpool
???iume time last year -
Allowing a decrease
\mcrlcan cotton afloat for Great Britain.
flume time lo*t year
flhoiriug an Increase
.... 415,000
.... 430,000
..... 11,000
.... 250,000
.... 218,000
.... 32,000
SATTRDAY, NOVEMBER 28.
New York???Cotton opened dull and remained un
hanged until noon, when a steady feeling was re-
(???orfed. The months were subject to moderate fluc
tuations during tho day and closed without change.
Spots, middlings 7-16c.
Net receipts today 48,728 bales, against 51,185 bales
last year; exports 10,437 bales; last year 51,858 bales;
stock .887,828 bales; last year 801,808 bales.
Below wc give the opening and closing quotation*
of cotton fatures in New York today:
OPENED. ei/wxn.
November 9.89?} 9.43
December...- 9.41<i 9.42
January 9.534} 9.55
February.- o.oiw 9.55
March ; 9.75M 9.G5
April 9.87(9 9.88
Cloftcd dull; soles 53,200 bales.
??? Local???Cotton market steady at quotations: Good
middling !$??; middling 9c; strict low middling
8%c; low middling 8%c; strict good ordinary 8)<c;
good ordinary 8c; stains tinges 8J??c.
NEW YORK, November 28???The total visible sup-
ply of cotton for the world ii 2,420,019 boles, of which
2,149,919 bales ore American, against 2,508,143 bales
and 2,149,148 respectively last year, ltoceipt* at all
interior towns 187,422 bales. Receipts from planta
tions 291,059. Crop In sight 2,902,993 bales.
PROVISIONS, GRAIN, ETC,
CONSTITUTION OFFICE,
Atlanta, November 28,1885,
Tlie following quotations indicate the fluctuations
on the Chicago board of trade today:
wheat.
Opening. Uighcst. Lowest Closing.
November - (UK MV % 83ft 8Jft
December - 3$ 8$ 81ft fttft
ronx.
November - 880 880 880 880
December - 8 82ft H 82ft 8 HU 8 80
CLEAR Rin SIDES.
November - 4 77ft 4 77ft 4 77ft 4 77ft
Ure Block*
ATLANTA, November 28??? 1 There is not much ao-
tlvlty in the stock market at present, though the
t look for good imsincK* is cncouragtng. There Is
> moderate demand for Tinulc* and horr???
juoje ??* follows: Mules???U to 15hands}
15 to 15ft hands |128#fl65. Ilor ~ r
drive $10061150.
CINCINNATI. November 28.???nogs firm; common
and light, f8.00ttl3.C5; packing and butchen, 13.65#
83.1*5.
Miscellaneous.
Sugars???Standard ATftc;
granulated 7fte; white extra C 7 ftc. Hprop???Now
I Orleans choice 45c; prime :sofo33c. Teas -Black 35
w 60c; green 85A fid*. Mackerel-No. 1, ft1>bls,#8.59;
No. 8, Mil., WiO; ft bbls 13.50: kits 50c; palls AM??.\5c.
frar???82.006 *5.00 p 100 cakes. Rice???5ft#0fte.
Bulk Meats???Clear rib sides ftftc. Bugar-cured .
bums, large average. l>; small averava '
I.??r??l???Tierce*, refined, 7ftc; choice leaf, I
I otmd homes fl.oa Trace chains 60(970. Ames'
???hovels 89.50; spades ty.5ucesin. Axes r.004}9ia00
y dozen. Cotton card* 83.00#$\00. Well buckets
84.00. Cotton rope lfr. Hwede Iron 5c: rolled, or
merchant bar, 2ft rate. Cast-steel 15c. Nalls FA65.
(illddt-n barbed wire, galvanized, 7c Vt tb; painted
??? e. Powder???Rifle 81.00; blasting 82.70. Bar lead .
7c; shot 81.M5. Leather???U. D. 2I&Kc; P. D. 21#
24c; best 2Ti#2Sc; white oak sole 40c; harness leather
LOfi Sfr; black tipper 35#40e.
Rggs???20#22ftr. Cutter???Strictly choice Jersey
???2>(rt:w; Mrictly choice Tennessee 12#lHc; other
(trades Hiei 12c. Poultry???Young chickens 10#t5c;
hctis 22ft#25c; cock* 20r. Hwect pototoe*-30#40c.
Homy-Strained t*ai2ftc; tn the comb 13#18e.
I Hied Fruit???Rough dried peaches 2# 3c; pealed
(cache* Cc; rough dried apples 2c; evaporated,
owing to quality. Peanuts???Tennessee Cc; North
CstoUnafr; Vtiglnla
(Established In 1875.) largest Normal School in the
south. Total Expense guaranteed 82.85 per week,
including Table Board. Tuition, Room and Books.
Telegraphy, Short-hand, Type-writing, 1???
C*/??A PAYS FOB COMPLETE BUSINESS
fM)U COURSE, Including Board,Tuition and
iflploma. For lam Annual Catalogue and fall In-
foituatkm oddrera MF.LL A WILLIAMS, Bowling
tireen. Ky. ^.COMMERCIAL DEPART
MENT OPEN ALL THE YEAR.
Jnly 7 I Jlhp top col wky 6 m
* CO.
Casa.
deel???wky13t cow 12p
THE FIRM
F J. P. STEVES 4 CO. BEING DISSOLVED. I
????Te rw??tabll,l*d mpelf with an entirely aaw
Hock ??t 47 WhiteUU atnet, wd .oUcU oolen br
null. Direct,11 Ofdcn.nd Ictunlo
J. P. STEVENS.
JEWELER.
47 WHITEHALL BTKEKT, ATLANTA, 0A.
no. 17 mlj dy it,