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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 22 1885. A Terrible Collision of Passenger Trains Monday Night IN WHICH SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST A Description of the Wreck and the Scenes Attending It. A collision between the East Tenn., Vs. and G*., railroad fast train and the Georgia Torino accommodation, occurred on Monday night, the 14th Inst. The collision occurred at 11 o'clock and flf- ty-fivo minutes, and the place where t&o two trains came together was a wild, rongh spot. The train which wrought the mischief was the East Tennessee fast passenger No. S& It was composed of fire cars, one sleeper, one drat-claas coach, one second-class coach, one baggage and express combined and one moil coach. It was under command of Conductor F. M. Dagger, a young, fearless, norvy man, with Engineer C. O'. Owens on the engine. This train is one of (he fastest on the East Tennessee road, and when tho heavy, powerful engine that was palling it plowed its way through the Georgia Pacific sleeper, scattering death and destruction before it, it was trying to tako up some of its lost time. THE GEORGIA PACIFIC. The train which proved a death bed to so many, was the Georgia Pacific mixed or ac commodation train. It was made up of seven cars, lire box or freight can, and twopaasenger coaches. Both of then passenger cars, aro what are known among railroad men aa com. hlnatlon coaches. The forward one was dt Tided Into two apartments, one apartment was given np to baggage, expapsa and mail, and tho other to aeata lor second class and smoking passengers. The other car, which waa tho last one of the train, was divided into the Ant class coach and tho sleeping car. Tho sleeping apartment was at the rear end of the car. The train pile* between Atlanta and Birmingham, and runs with a maximum limit of eighteen miles per hour. When it went on its ill lilted trip, Tuesday night, Conductor II. B. Stephens, a moat rare Ail and efficient man, waa in charge with Engineer Anthony at the throttle. BOTH TRAINS nXHIXD TIME. As !a wall known by persons who travel over both roads, the East Tenncasco and the Geor gia Pacific occupy tho same track from Atlan ta to Anstell, and the trains of both roads aro governed by the same rales for that space. Tho condaeton of tho two roods receive tholr in structions from the same train deenotcher and are accountable for their disobedience of his THE BED LIGHTS. As Engineer Owens started away from Ms- blctonhegave his engine the bit, and down the grade tho train went rolling, ratling and rambling. Around the curve it went and into the Ant ent and oat of that into the aeoond, out of the second it sprang with renewed oner- gy In tho race to death It was rnnntng-,but just os it emerged from the second cut Firemen Kccfo sprang around and shonted: "Bed lights! There???s rod lights ahead!??? Engineer Owens had his hand on his lever. He waa on tho wrong aide of tho curve to see tho red lights, hat when his Amman gave the alarm ho knew whet was meant. He knew that No. 63, with her red lights ont behind, was in front, and without waiting to sen how far In front ho rovened his englno, applied bie-ftir hakes and awoke Unvnlght by tllEILL 8HKIEK UPON SHULL BIIEIIK. The A reman hod crawled upon the tank to lower tho spout to All tho holler with water. The engineer had grabbed hla Aambcan and was atepplng down to grease hie englno. Neither man bad a thought of the death-deal ing machine that was within three hundred yards of them, rolling on with mad impatience to ilaughter human beings and tuber souls without warning into etarnity. The fireman, with a steady band and a light heart, grabbed the chain to lowor tho water apout. Ho was high above tho train and could tee nil around him. Tho aky waa bright and clear, and where the heavens kissed tho earth his vision stopped. With one hand on the chain and with hit eyes roving around, tho fireman yelled out: "All rlgh ??? But tho words warn frozen on his lips. He never finished the sentence. His eyes saw the head-light of No. 13 come rushing out of tho curvo, and at tho same instant his ACUTE EAR CAUGHT THE SHRILL WHISTLE almost human in its appeal. Tho fireman knew the road bed well. He knew that it was a stoop down grade from that head-light to his train???s red signal lights. He know that lees than two hundred yards separated the two trains. His trained eye told him that that train was mo ving fast, and his good judgment convinced him that nothing could atoplt, and theta colli sion, how terrible in its result, ho dare not think, was inevitable. Awestricken and dumbfounded by the dangerous, dreadful, yet grand spectacle, he alone was witnessing, tho fireman, raised his heart in prayer for the souls soon to bo launched into eternity, and crying out: "My God, Anthony; No. 13 ta on ns!??? stood still until tha crash came. And it did come. Forminntea , THE CUAIH ECHOED AND RE-ECHOED about the hills. Tho noise waa deafening and when the englna'glGWcd into tho sleeper a bright flash like unconfined powder maxes il luminated tho heavens all around. No flash of lightning was ever brighter and none aver shorter, and when the light died away a cloud of smoke, steam and dost went flying into the air. Then s dull, hissing, cracking sound en sued and all who heard it knew that ths en gine waa losing its steam. The sceno that presented itself beggars de- ??? ccrtption. No brash could paint it and no pen coaid print it. Ths floor waa covered two inches deep with boiling,hot water from which ???team was riling. Men, women and children, old and young, were ROLL1NO AND TUMBLING IN TIIE WATEB, yelling and shrieking with pain. Mothers were calling for their children, husbands were asking for wives, friends were railing for friends. AU were blind. The steam had killed their sight by closing thoir eyes or injuring them so that ths pain waa so intense when they were open that the lids dropped involun tarily before anyone could be recognised. Tho lights were all out and tho people, maddened with pain, were calling on one another to end their torture. No one with a heart could stand by and tee the awful spectacle. No one with a heart could desert the sufleriog, dying people, and those unhurt, (hr a time, were in as bad a plight aa those who were dying. BELIEF rXOM THE CITY. The news waa received at the Georgia Pa cific offleriabont 13-JO end Colonel Sage and Mr. Smith, the train dispatcher, began ta pre- cut could be received, or more properly speaking oo many conflicting reports were received hone were considered reliable. At two o'clock the wrecking train loft the city. Dr. G. G. ' Boy, Dr. Gaston and Di* Powell were on hoard and The Constitution corps of. reporters who were assigned te the work. The train reached the wreck at three o???clock and the entire party on the wrecking train waa com pelled to crawl over the East Tennessee train, through the wrecked engine and down an em bankment to reach the other aide of the creek. The place waa then dark, oae fire was burning on the hank of the creek and the SHBIFKS AND GROANS OF THE INJURED were ctUl to be beard. The physicians at once began relieving the aufifering. Colonel Sage decided to bring them to Atlanta, bat in order to do so found that it would be necemary to transfer them to car* oo thia aide of the creek. A bridge waa necessary for thia transfer. In an instant almost a boxcar was matched to { ilccea and a dozen bright fires wore illuminat ug tho way across the creek from one train to the pother. Tho night was chilly, and those who could move about of the injured gathered about the firp. Tho pic ture thus presented was a weird one. A dark niaht, with millions of stars overhead, bright fire, with men huddled about it, wh< heads and hands were buried in greaso and white cotton. With great speed ana dexterity THE BBIDuE WAS BUILT across the creek, and then tho physician's pleasure waa consulted. When Dr. Roy and his aids reached the wreck no one had died, bat one, an old lady, Mrs. Banks, wsa dying. She and her hus band, who had passed years together, were ly ing side by side in the smoker on the floor. Their faces were hid from view. Tho wifo was dying, and tho husband was not much better. Soon after Dr. Roy reached them tho old lady breathed her lost. Tho husband was still alive and able to talk. ???Where Is my wife???? he asked. ???Here,??? said Dr. Boy, ???beside you.??? ???Put vour hand on me, Mary,??? he said. But she was dead,aud Dr. Roy???s tender heart kept the secret from the old man who& eyes had been opened for tho last time. ???Where is my child???my daughter???? he asked coon. ???She is here,??? answered some one who want??? ed to please tho old man???s dying hours. ???And my son???? ???Here, too.??? ???And my grand child ???? ???Here with its mother,??? said a kind hearted person. The old man waa silent a minute, and then trying to raise himself upon his elbow, ho said: ???Mary! M-a-r-y! 3l-a ??? and dropped back dead. In death his lost thought was of tho woman ho loved in live, and when his lost breath went out his soul followed her be hod loved to the other world. There was not a dry eye in tho house. The old man and hla wife were covered with a single blanket. Hear them laid their son-in-law, and near him laid his wife, the old couple???s only child. And again, near them was their only child. Soon after the old couple died the son-in-law died, and five deaths had been recorded in the cats on the Nickqjtck. now THEY WEBS HURT. Thcro were nine scats In the first class car. Four on one sido and five on tho other. Every scat was occupied when the ac cident happened. J. W. Pierce, a Texas J ilantcr, who recently trsded a load of ponlea or Oyp6cy, the Arabian mare,was in the train. He occupied seat markod 1 in the appended diagramme. C. W. Felton, his partner, was just across tho aisle on 2, Mr. Banks and'wlfo were in front of Pierce on 3, and Bryant and wife wero across on 4; Mrs. Jane Eliza Brown, of Flowenr Branch, and her two children, aged three and six years, were on 5; E. T. Hughey, of East Point, was on (1; W. 31. Cook, of Fairburn, was on tho seat with Felton np to two minutes before tho acci dent. HOW TIIE TRIP WAS MADE. When the train started the groans of tho in jured became audible. The dead laying side by side in the car in the order above enumerated, rolled from side to side and with its load of living freight the train rolled along to town as though nothing had happened. The physicians wero busy with the living. Tho dead needed no care. Noon after starting Mr. Hughey began to sink. When near tho Chattahoochee riverhe called Dr. Roy and said: ???I???m nearly gone.??? ???1 hope not, ??????answered the doctor. ???Tako a toddy.??? The doctor gave him a whisky toddy. He swallowed it and for a few minutes ho appear ed to improve. Then soon after crossing ??? river he grew worse and died just???as the t ~ as reaching the city. The ride was one that will never be forgotten by til who were present. THE TEXAS MAW. When Mr. Fierce, tho Texas man. rose np After the accident..ho was blinds Mr. Irvrln, erAuitellTwmaSSrhto; He ftothsd at the month ana cried ont: ???Won???t somebody wipe my month???? Mr. Irwin did It. Tho poor man could not movo a hand. Then he said: ???Here???s my money, $1,000. Send it to niy folks at Ahlleen, Texas. Tell???em I???m dead/??? ???You arc not dead,??? said 3Ir. Irwin. ???But Pll die,??? ho said. And lio proved a prophet. Gypsy, the mare, was in a box-car just in front or the second-class car. Thia car drove Itself half through tho box-car but tho maro waa not hurt. Tho evening 3Ir. Pierce ship ped hqr tho railroad mnde him sign a rcleaso on her. At first ho rcftisod to do so, saying ???She may get killed.??? Ho finally signed tho rclcaso and got killed himself. Tho other Texas roan's hands aro badly hurt, and while coming to town ho said, ???Oh, my God! won???t 1 ever get to uso myronoon tho plains among the wild horses again???? A MOTH EE'S LOVE. While cn route to town 3Irs.Bryant asked for her child. ???It Is cosy, over here,??? answered Dr. Boy. ???But I waut it!??? ???Leave it there, please.??? ???No. I want to nurso it.??? ???But it???s mouth is too badly burned,??? answered the darkey, The child was then alive. ???Oh, my God, my babe's dead I??? cried tho mother. THE DEAD. A complete list of tho dead at midnight Is: Mb. BERNARD PEYTON, tho general attorney for the roiul, who wu instantly killed. Mr. Pey ton???s home is In Charlottesville, Va., and ho will bo taken home today. Mn. NATHAN STANLEY, merchant, Anniston, Ala., who was in tho deeper and also In stantly killed. Mr. Stanley's last business transactions was with Tiie ' Constitution, which was late Monday night. lie had been in tiro sleep er but a few minutes w hen the collision occurred. Mr. JAKE BANKS, of Fayette county, Mrs. MARY BANKS, his wife. Mr. B. BRIGHT, their son-in-law, Mrs. BRIGHT, their daughter, who died after aching town. And the BABY GRANDCHILD. ThU was all of the family. They were moving to Alabama. Mr. PKIRCK.of Texas. TWO CHILDREN of Mrs. Brown. and the only colored man wfto was hurt. The injured were all doing well at midnight The bodies will all bo held subject to tho orders of the relatives. The road and the physicians did all they could for the living while they lived, and the undertaken did all they could for tho dead after death. The remains of J. W. Pierre, tho Texas min who wss killed in the collision, were laid to rest in Wettview cemetery Saturday after noon. The remains left Swift???s at three o???clock, ac companied by Mr. W. O. Jones, Mr. Robert Jones, 3Ir. Crow, Mr. Frank Walker and tho Rev. Dr. White, of St Paul???s Methodist Episco pal church. The body waa resting in a hand ??ome metallic case, and waa dnawd In a fine burial robe. At the grave the Rev. Dr. White renl the burial services, and the body wss laid to rest until next year, when It will be exhumed and taken to Texas for final burial. When the burial party returned from Westvlew they ??? L V * I .. If. w??re met at Jones???s stable by 3Ir. Pierce???s non, who reached the city after tho body started for the cemetery, . . Mr. W, O. Jones sent a kindly worded mes- rege to tho family, telling them that Mr. Pierce wss quite sick. This was fallowed by Brother indicating a dangerous illness, and then another notified them of his probable death. Later the family was wired that ho wesdead. Gently and gradually Mr. W. O. Jutes broke the news, and after the family knew of the death they were tol l of the death in the rollisfon, Mr. Pierce, was a wealthy Texas ranchman. He owned three or four large rancher in the l??et fart of Texas and was wealthy. 3fr. L. Rountree, a brother-in-law of Mr. Nathan Stanley, the AnnUton merchant who was killed in the collision, was in Atlanta yes terday. Mr. Manley arts only thirtjr-fonr yean of age when he was kiRed, and yet ho left quite a fortune behind him. lie was raised at Kingston, N.t\,and married MU* Rountree there. About eighteen months ago be went to Anniston, and, opening n general store, made money rapidly. On Monday last ho came to Atlanta with his wife, who was cu route to her old home to pass the Christmas holi days. They reached the city almut noon, and that afternoon Mr. Stanley {placed his wife on the Richmond and Danville train. After 3Irs. Stanley had gono 3Ir. Stanley pa tiently waited until his train left tho union pateeugcr depot. As tho train rolled out of the city he sat in tho smoker talking to some friends. When the train stopped at 3fnbleton ho went into the sleeping car, and before rid ing two miles he was dead. Mrs. Stanley is not strong, and the night's ride fatigued her. While she was lying in her berth in the sleeper dreaming of her husband, he waa dying a borriblo death. On Tuesday morning Mn. Stanley asked the conductor of tho train she was on to telegraph to her par ents in Kingston to meet Tier at the depot. The conductor wrote the telegram aud asked: ???What name shall I sign???? ???Mrs. Stanley, please???3Irs. N. Stanley,??? an swered the lady. ???Are you the wifo of the gentleman who was killed in tho collision on tne Georgia Pacific road last night???? asked tho thoughtless con ductor. ???What???? asked Mrs. Stanley, who at that time knew nothing of tho collision. The conductor saw the mistake he had mado only when too late. The lady fainted, and until she reached Kingston It was a question whether she would survive the Ill-fitted news or not. Her parents and brothers, who hod heard of tho accident by privato message from An nUton, were at the depot to meet her, and the meeting was a sad one. Mr. Stanley had an insurance often thous and dollars on hU life. He owned a plantation In North Carolina worth ten thousand, and his business in AnnUton is valnedat ten thousand. One of the Brown children, a girl of three yean, attracted universal attention, and caused many a sigh. Strong men shuddered when looking at the body, and ladles wept. The child did not look like it was doad. A pleasant emilo was on its face, and its eyes were wide open. The body had been dressed in pure white, and tho handa were crossed on its breast. Tne free had not been dUflgurod by the hot scalding wator, aud every one who looked upon it agreed that no prettier a babe overlived. With its head cushioned in tho coffin, its wide open bluo eyes and its happy smile, it appeared MOKC ALIVE THAW DEAD. So natural waa it that a lady after looking at ita face a moment said: ???Either close that coffin or take that child out of it. Don???t leave it there that way. It is cruel. It does not look desd. ITho poor thing seems to be laughing snd it breaks my heart to think that it is dead. Inovorsaw a prettier child. Its forehead Is high. Thcso eyebrows are arched just to perfection. Tho cyee are large and must liavo been pretty. Tho nose U perfect and those lips so pretty. Seo the checks too and that dimple In tho chin. Messrs. J. H. and G. W. Hughoy, brothers to 3Ir. Uughy, appeared yesterday morning and claimed the body. The body was surrendered to their charge, and was carried to Forest station yesterday afternoon. J. D. Brown, tho husband of Mrs. Elisa Brown, and the father of the two children, reached Atlanta Wedncaday morning, and passed the forenoon with his wife. In tho afternoon he carried hU two dead babies up to Flowery Branch, where they will bo intorred today. Mr. Stanley???s body was sent to Kingston, N. C., Wednesday. Mr. Stanley was a Knight ot Honor, and when the Atlanta lodgo heard of this it at onco took care of tho remains. Mr. Stanley has been in AnnUton for a year or two. Ho went thoro from King- Wednesday Mr. W. O. Jones roceivod a tele gram from J. W. Pierce???s wife, ordering tho body shipped home, but in a short whiio he received another, asking him to hold the re mains, and saying that a son would come on. AN INQUEST BEGUN. Coroner Havnes organised a jury early In the morning, but after consulting with the or dinary ascertained that he could only hold in quest over thosc>hodlcd in Fulton county. An inquest was begun on 3Ir. Hughoy and the, children. THejoVySnui composed of Chastain, J. L. Lowe, Scott Thompson, L. C. Billingalca, E. B. Wilson, J. B. Johnson, L. E. Eason, O. M. Bentley, E. L. Braddas. J, A. Hollingsworth, J. N. Smytho, and E. C. Bruf- fey, foreman. Conductors Duggar and Stevens, Kngineors Owens and Anthony, and Dr. Roy and Mr. Ayera. tho train dispatcher, wero the witness es. Tho testimony billed to show whero the responsibility for the accident rested. Each road???s employes shifted it upon the other road, and when tho jury had given the question a careful consideration* it knew no inoro than when it Begun. IIOW IT READS: The following verdict was then prepared and dls- crowed : Atlanta, Ga, December 17, 188& We tho Jury of THE ELECTION CONTEST. JUDGE M???CAY DECIDES FOR THE PROHIBITIONISTS. And the Liquor Hen Goto Judge Clarke and Get an Order Beetrainins Judge Calhoun Until Yeeter- day-The Plot Thickening and Much Litigation Threatened, Ete., Etc. iiiqucM. organized and r.wom to inquire Into the causes leading to tho death of Jako Banks. Mary Banks, B. Bright, Mrs. II. Bright and child; if. J. W. Fierce, K. T. Hughey, Mrs.. hlldn-n niui Jack Scott, find from tho| II Won tietween the Kant Tennessee, itassenger, No. 12, and the Georgia Pacific passenger. No. .72. nt the Iscvcntcen-nillc-tank on tho night of the 14th In-1 slant, snd wo recommend that tho grand Jury of Cobb or Fulton county give the wholesale slaughter thereby occasioned, an investigation, 0. Haynes. K. C. Huffrv, Coroner, Foreman. ARE THEY ARTIFICIAL KG OS? Wlmt an Inventor 8aya he Can tlo to Supply the Market nt Hair a Cent Aplscv* From the New York Tribune. In the back room of a Broadway office a curi ous invention was exhibited yesterday to soveral provision dealers and merchants. Tho Invention consisted of a number of artificial eggs, which re sembled the real article so exactly that none but an expert could distinguish them. The shells wero made of a clear, transparent composition, and the Hi ape was perfectly modeled. The portion sur- select tho bogus ones from the collection. rtr>t expert exposed his ignoraurr *-???*-*-*- three real egg* and declaring thei Tito three real eggs and declaring them to be artificial Hie Kannd.with a little belter luck, owing pertly to hit avoiding the three refected by his unfor tunate predecessor, managed to nick out two of the real eggs and one of the artificial ones. Thus with varying results each of the six men tried his skill In determining the difference tietween theonsbv their sj.M orauce. When each had tried and failed, the exnfbltor raid: ??????Now, gentlemen you can test them In another way.??? A frying pan was then plAced on tho store, snd In a few minutes it began to simmer. Two of ithe artificial eggs wero picked up, their shells bro ken and their contents dropped Into the hot pan, v here they soon began to simmer and sputter. A, little ralt and pepper, a brisk two minutes* stirring with a fork, and as fine a d|ah * , ~* n- < diM l,u prepared at a he fore 1:1-4 expectant guots. ???othing poisouoiw or dLisgrec- ?????, and the tcvciai verdicts were: ??? Delicious,??? ??????flatter thou the teal article,??? ???What are they mado off* They aro not artificial,, but fresh eggs from the I P ??? Well gentlemen,??? smilingly responded tho ex hibitor, -Whether real or artificial, I can make uiiV quantity of those eggs at ,a cost of about half a cent a piece, while you cannot buy their equal for leu than two or three cents. 'You have gMroAaAMHfalu|upu cannot tell them from the npl-caraiice or by tholr ta-tc ::r.m more e.i'ily ??!c- people out of ten would be deceived, as the only difference lies in the fact that the yolk and surrounding white por tion will not harden separately as they do in the real egg. The flavor is about the same, which, after all, should bethe main consideration. It I* my Intention to put th??**e artificial eggs on the market soon, and my object In inviting you here ti day was to make you favorably impn.-whcd with them. I think I Lave done it. Good-day, gentle- raron.??? ???The resemblance to real eggs, If tho eggi arc arti- ??? la). Is close. The white and ynlk are well de fined, and the membrane between tha white and the shell Is ell there. The y oik .however, has a peeti- the film tietween the MMHMVMPHHWlng In the eggs that were broken. Horae experts said that they were l-Hircd eggs,??? and that some unriorked lime bad accidentally got Into the packing, aud tiecoming I heated by moisture, bad caused changes In the in terior of the exp. Tl*e appearance of the shells Ircemstobe thaloflimrd ears. Mr. Van lloaten I sent some of the eggs to the New York butter, eggs snd chrese exchange for examination _by experts, and Dr. Wliliaai K. Kewtoo. Uw health Inopeetor of rater on. took some tor anoiysia Dr. Kewtoo * cm nog com Dieted his Investigation*, hut as reported to have expressed an opfuton t&at the tgsaroegp. Thcro was a large crowd In tho United Statca courtroom on tho 14th Inst., to hear the trial of the contested election case which was bolug argued before Judge 3kCay. Colonel Cox had tho floor when court ad journed Saturday, and resnmed hla argument when court met 3Ionday. JUDGE HALL SPEAKS. Judge John I. Hall spoke next for tho pro hibitionists. He said ho would answer first the charge that tho bill was obnoxious to the state constitution in that it did not effect all localities aliko, of all persons alike, and that It was not general in its operations, and that if it was a general law it could not bo adopted hy a vote of tho people. Judge Hall cited tho county court law by which about ninety counties of tho stato were authorized to establish county courts on tho recommendation of grand juries. That was held to be a constitutional law and Judge McCay was on tho aunretno bench of tho stato at the time. It was held to l>e a general act, although it excccptcd about forty-five coun- tlca. Judge Cooley lays down tho samo rulo and holds that whenever a law deals aliko with nil the persons it affects it is a general law. Judge Hall also cited tho stock law of tho state. Tho legislature enacts the law and affects no one until a locality adopts it and It then It becomes a local law for that placo. It is claimed that tho registration waa illegal and unconstitutional because added new qualifications to voters and bccanse of tho short time allowod persons in which to register. Judge Hall road tho registration law of tho county, and tho constitutional qualification of votora, and took tho position that tho registration was a legiti mate and necessary part of tho election ma chinery. The constitution, ho said, authorized tho legislature to prcscribo tho registration of votcra??? Judge McCay???Yes. It would bo easy for tho legialature to prescribe a method by which minors coming of age could vote. Judge Hall???But if the legislature In its Judge McCay???Yes, but they might modify the oath. Judge Hall???If the legislature has doclarod that tho registration shall oloee ton days before tho day of election, it has kept within the cou< stitutlon. A JUDICAL SUPPOSITION. Judge 3IcCuy???Suppose, under tho registra tion law, no man should bo permitted to regis ter. who was over or under forty ? Judge Hall???Then it would beunconstitu tlonal. because It would put on a qualification that the constitution does not put on. Judgo 3IcCay???That is the point they mako. Judge Hall read from Cooley to suatain his position. TIIE rOLICE POWERS. Judge Hall proposed to speak of when laws went into effect but Judge McCky said he did not care to hear anything on that subject. Ho then went Into a alscuarion ox the ques tion of whether or not the law was a general law. It was a general cnactmont giving the people the right to adopt it as a local law. The law has no foreo nntll It la adopted bv'tho people of a county and then It la a local law for that count j. Ia it not just aa compotont to do that aa It la for tho legbilatnre to pore oopa- rate acta far each county. Judgo Hall proceeded to. diactudon of tha police powereof notate. Hocltodtho noted "llcenoe caoco.??? In 6th Howard tha principle la wt forth that If an article la imported It aui be hold In tho original package, but the mo- ???inent the Importer break, tho package or die- o c ? , 8M^u!; He also argued that the state was not seizing the property of the brewing company twit was only stopping the sale of beer which it had a perfect right to do. He cited tho case of a Mississippi lottery company which paid five thousand dollars to the legislature for ita char ter and was to nay a certain tax and which waa abolished by the oonstltutional conven tion which met fifteen months later, and tho money paid for the charter was not returned. The supremo court held that the lottery com pany took Its charter sutyoct to tho police powers of the people and that tho legislature could not bargain away the public hoalth or morals of the pocplo That tho people them selves could not do It much lew could tbalr servants do It. The discretion to control such things can no more bo bargained away than can the power itaelf. THE DOMESTIC WINE BUSINESS. Something of a sensation was created by Judgo Hall announcing that tho domostlo wine feature of tho bill would Ins Inoperative. But he contended that that provision of tho bill could ho separated from the bill Itaelf, and It would not all have to go down together. He said if a bill contained matter that was viola tive of the constitution and matter that waa not violative, and tho constitutional could bo separated from tiro unconstitutional, it ought to Ira done, and tho good could stand aud tho bad could fall. Thnntday morning Judge McCay rendered hla decision In theconU^tcd prohibition election east, lie slated the nature of the case, and held that the federal court had JurbdlcUoa of tha matter. As to the reghtration Uw, the judge said that although It failed to make provision for thorn who b'jcamo qualified to vote after tho hooka closod, that Uct did r.ot rillatc tho election. The great complaint of this bill Is that by tho cf the ntmort Importance that clcct!ons???in a!t their detail* should be free and the court* not Interfere with them In any way until the result Is an nounced and all the machinery of tho election and tho EXPRESSION or THE POPLVAR WILL be exhausted. 1 have made this decision with tho responsibilities of the matter presdng strongly upon me. There aro men Just as good as I am. Just as wise as I am and as learned in the law as \ am, who diffrr with me. 8ucl?? is human nature. S ??? Is the history of courts. They have aright to dl; But they are not situated like Iain. It Is not them to decide. It Is for me, and I mast decldo it on my own convictions of right and not npon theirs. Mr. Julius L. Brown ???asked Judge McCay not to sign tho order until Monday, so as to give them **??? * are tor an appeal. Cay said the announcement of such Judge Intention s enough, natt said tl ??? ,???j United Btatcs than that inch losses and such damage* as are set forth In this bill are not a good objection to the law. Tho states have lower to legislate for purrofcs of good order, the preservation of tho public health and a thousand other objects, and It is an every day event that soma man???s property U mtdv lev* valuable, perhaps worthless, by the operation of laws paired for the public good. It I* well n???tiled by the courts that such rights and sm-h properties as these complainants assert that they are about to have damaged aro not protected by the constant Ion of the United ??tales. I du not doubt that there is ono of the provisions of the Mil that I* in violation of the constitution of the United Mates, to-wlt: that proriston which, while It provides for the prohibition of tho sale or all intoxicating liquors of every kind, exempts dtnwstlc wines. This it was not compotont fur conu'H niMgnra. nii'i nu/j in in earn ih all the i la hla of citizens of other states. A n in California engaged in making wino has, uimcr the couxtitution of the United Mate*, Just aa much right to fell It as a eitlsen of Georgia has, and it la not competent for the legialature to put burdens npon one that it does not put upon tho other. Nor Urn I st all clear that this distinction in favor of do- |nicf.tlc w Inca doc* not BEK DEB KILL AKD VOID ^???holc bill. It la into there are many cases I where an unconstitutional clause has been decided not to effect tho other portions of the act, if they bo IndiTcndent, and are capable of being stricken # ??? ???be act without effecting the general fMpVl do not believe, however, that tho tost In- sif4cd upon by the complainants Is the proper one. Their tot Is that we shall aay that tho people would cr would m<t have voted for the bill or the IcgMa- MMammttld or would not bavcpa*sed It without tho [rational elauac. I* the language *> broad be provision cannot be pruned away, leav- ??? ??? ... Jtrre still unhurt, spreading it* c??cntfal branches ov er the land it Is dcslgued to nbade? This act 1* essentially an act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquor*. A general clause make* it illegal to sell any intoxicating liquors, no matter ??? here made. If the people voted that way It ould Ms dry. If they vote dry, dry It I*. Coorts of equity cannot enjoinliipon **??!?? evidence vc bat c here. Who knows what the result l<, or tow the ordinary will decide? No one can know n law until tho result Is declared, and yet there ccmplaipsnts waut to stop the baud of the onll- Insry ??o we cannot find out. We all remember the doubt over the Have* election and over Cleve- Ifand???s ehetlon, ano wcall know tho great Inter-1 lettK at Make, but ra.i.t ??? i the vr.tc. n ain aloriiy of five or six h*m- j million paoplo acquiesced, las and jn nearly* h*mdr..*d i oolyone or two Interference* year? there have been only one or two with election managers or election ??#/ court*. Tho raerts have decided that it can???t M done. Taking this care, therefore, altogether I am c??,retrained by my conscience to refuse to gram this t??mrain Juris rapped the crowd to order and member this Is a court I am not quite through yt\. This Is * republican govern ment. The whole machinery is dependent npon the popular will os expensed in elections and ItU i In our skirmish lines, and rro getting to the supreme court.??? ???But,??? Mid Mr. Brown, ???the ordinary will goon and make his decision and declare the result. ???Well, let him go on l??? said Judge McCay, and the courtroom fairly shook with apnlaitre. Judge McCay then signed tho following order Bill for injunction, etc.. In the circuit court ori United states???blmon Well, et. al.,vs. W. L. C boun, ordinary. , After argument heard In the above stated cause, ills considered, ordered and adjudged that tho prater of the bill be re hired and tho injunction de- December 17,1SS3. tsigncdl if. K. McCay. ANOTHER CONTEST FILED. During (he afternoon, 3Ir. Julius L. Brown, Mr. A. C. King and 3Ir. Rosenthal went to Judge Cal houn and asked him when he Intended toconsoll date the returns and declare tho result. Ho told Friday night tho counsellors of the liquor men wont to Judge Marshnll J. Clarke, of tho superior court, and presented to him a bill for Injunction tc restrain the ordinary from taking sny further step in the matter. The bill was tn effect tho samom that filed with Judgo McCay, except that In It Mr. John W. Clayton, tiro Whitehall street liquor dealer, appeared as plaintiff. Ho seta up that he *~ a dealer In wines and liquor*, and u*k> ordinary lie restrained, aud that tho bl dared void and of no effect. Judgo Clarko signed a temporary restraining order and set the ease for a hearing In chambers at nine o???clock Monday, (he 21st. Tho gentlemen then proceeded to tho home of Judge Calhoun, woke him up and rend tho order to him. Tho judge rubbed his eyes and said: ???I???ll see you tomorrow.??? It Is said that the counsel for the liquor men In tended originally to bring the case in tno superior court, but tne bill had tobo signed tho night Judgo Hammond retired from the bench and Iwfore Judgo Clarko went on. It is also Mid that they Itavo Just gotten ftlrly started in their litigation. As ono of them expressed It: ???They've driven aro ready for the battle. 1 And now, what next? ANOTHER CABS DROUGHT. Judge Tomukiu* went to New Orleans day before yesterday, aa soon as Judgo McCuv ren dered Ills decision, and presented two now bllli to Judge Pardee, of the circuit court, asking him to tako a hand in tho mclco. THE SUPERIOR COURT CARE. Yesterday the bill filed before Judge Mar ???ball J. Clarko was deposited in the clerk???s office. Among tho now points are thcso: Mr. Clay ten avers that be has been for a long time, and Is still engaged as a wholesale merchant of Atlanta, tnit he deals largely in whiskies, wines and liquors, of all kinds, both foreign aud domestic, which he sells to dealers Ju other states, that he has a lane stock on hand which it is impossible for him to dlsnoee of without irremedablo loss if prohibited from selling tho same as heretofore. The orator also ???vers that each year large quantities of wines amounting to several thousand gallons are produced in Georgia from grapes grown near Atlanta, Decatur, Covington, Cuthbcrt, Griffin and other place*, and aro sold in competition with other wines produced in other states and foreign conutrios, that he deals in wines produced in France and Spain, known as champagnes, sherries, made iron, ports, burgundies, marragos, santurnea and clarets. That he also deals in whiskies pro- durod In Ireland, Cogna brandy produced In France, gin produced in Holland, whiskies E reduced In Scotland, ale and porter produced ?? England ami Scotland. Tito complannnt also avers that the books of registration closed* ton days bafaro the election, and that persona when unable to become qualified previous to the closing of the books of registration, wore deprived of the privileges of voting upon tho issue, also that tue act docs not provido how a contest of the said election shall be conducted, FOREIGN. London, December 17.???Fill Mall Gazette this afternoon announces that despite the par tial denial of Mr. Gladstone this morning, a liberal scheme for home rule In Ireland nos been decided npon. This scheme, the Gazette reiterates, provides for the creation of an Irish parliament at Dublin, the acts of which tho crown will reserve the right to veto only tipon tho advice of tho Irish ministry, Irish mem bers will continue to alt in the imperial parlia ment at Westminster and take port in imperial legislation. Karl Fpcnrrr and Earl Granville approve Glad stone's scheme of homo rule tor Ireland. Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Charles Dllke and the Marquis of soya: '???Should the qussn's speech on the opening or parliament not allude to local government for Ireland, Mr. Gladstone will move an amendment to the royal addre*a, stating that such a measure tor Ireland is necessary. The Fornellltos will sap- port tho motion. Mr. Gladstone will then take office and Introduce a bill granting homo rulo to * eland.??? Tho following disnatch from Gladstone was received today by tho news association: . llkYWABDXX, December 17.??????The aheerne for home rule in Ireland, published la the Htandard thl* morning, and purporting to be my plan for the settlement of the Irish question, la an lnscurate itatlon of my views. I presume It la specn- them. It waa published without my rtr atilhnrilv ??? ??? l> JlCIIAIUKbUU uu mo opted to procure money bs hr writing long let- i info custody, ana for- lowledgo or authority.' London, December 10.???The following dig- B tch from Gladstone has been received by tho ble News company: Uawarpen, December It.???If I should at any time have any plan or intention to announco on Iho question orlriah government, It will he dope publicly and on my own responsibility, and not by an anonymous and Irresponsible declaration. My political friends are assured that I remember toy obligations to them and they may safely under stand that I am bound to none of the Ideas respect ing homo rule for Ireland, recently announced In my name. Alter raying this morn I bold myself excused from replying to further inquiries, rumors, or allegations regarding the Irish oucutton. IfilgnedJ William K. Gladstone. London, December 18.???Loodon bad a gen uine senaatiou today. Early this morning ?? rang man and bis wife, John and Sarah !sgce, were arrested st Kensington on tha charge of having attempted to * from the prince of Wales * tern. They were taken I mil charges were preferred against them, and they were then remanded to await examina tion. It appears tho prisoners had writ ten two letters, but as theso were not read in court today, ft is Impossible to give their exact tannage, or to state, except in general terms, wbst they contained. It Is known, however, that the letters made ademand for 750 pounds, and in timated, 'in unmistakable terms, that unless this amount waa forthcoming, the prince???s life would Ira in jeopardy. The prince, it Is Mid, paid only passing attention to ths first letter, but when the second cams, reiterating the demand for money and threats of violence, the prince tamed the letters over to the police and left them to do whatever they thought best. Tho police sent, a mrrnspc, as though coming from the prince, to the addrem given in tho letters, directing the author or the authors to appear at the spec ified time and place. Assurance was given that somebody would meet them at the ap point'd hour, prepared to-hand over a package (onUluing the money they iiad demanded. The 3Iagt (* at onc e fell Into the trap. They appeared at the place designated this morning ???nd were presented with a package of farth ings. As they started to leave with their sup posed treasure the police threw off their die- guise a and arrested them. The woman mode a voluntary confession of the whole plot. At any rate the polige aay the confession was voluntary. Tho woman, how ever, Las since declared that she waa forced by the police againzt her will to confess some thing. It is thought aba fears the coaMen made by ber in the first moments of conster nation after her arrest may be bad for her on trial, and she is therefore trying to weaken lie effect by the assertion that it was forcsd from her by the police, A repreaenUtive of the preM railed upon an equerry of the prince of Wales this afternoon, to learn any facto obtainable about the attempt to extort The equerry knew something of the ??f the letters. These, ho declared, represent ed that 3(sgeo was an emissary of a secret so ciety, and that he had been ordered to kill tho princo of Wales. But the letters further intimated that he did not wish toobey this mandate. There was no help for It, however, unless he could get money enough to go to America. He wanted seven hundred and fifty pounds therefor. If this amount reached him lie would at onco bid a lasting good-bye to secret societies and con spiracies, and start acroM tho Atlantic. Nothing further can be learned tonight St. Petersburg, Deccmer 19.-Dispatches just received here state that a terrible dyna mite explosion has occurred in tiro PlUuchin mines In Siberia, Accounts aro conflicting as regards tbe number of persona-killed,'mmo placing the number at 400^ while Athcrs place It aa high aa 1,000. 'Vk A Roy???s Delight Is a watch or d inn. W?? have both. Our Woterbury watch, with chain and whistle, costs yon only 12.50. Onr-breech-loading double-barreled gun costa you only t12. Either will niskc your boy happy. OUR KNOWLEDGE-BOX. [In this department we give brief and pertinent answers to such quest Ions as our reader* may da- ' sire to ask???provided the questions ore of FpceUl or general Interest. Answers may be delayed for a week.] Subscriber, Oxford, Ala.: Where aro fire crackers manufactured 7 Nine-tenths of tho flrocrackeTSttonro from Can ton, China, where they are made by convict* hired by Fatshlng it Chow Hlng from the government at the rate of three rents a day. All of the workia done Inside of tho prisons, which consists of a retervatlon of 400 feet square, staked off and sur rounded by high bamboo palings. Tbe paper em ployed In the manufneturo of Are cracker* Is mado ef bamboo film, and 1* without doubt tho strong est paper made. Each cracker Is filled, rolled and parted by hand, and the nimble fingers of the convicts finish them with astonishing rapidity. The powder Is different from any other made, but, despite tho finenem of it, Is nevertheless equally aa powerful os our best blasting powder. When ready for the market they are sent to Hong Kong, from w hence they are distributed all over the world. In the year 18M, CCO.OOO boxes of crackers were en tered In Uds country. Eaeh box contains forty packages, and each package from sixty-four to eighty cracker*. From this some Idea of the num ber of fire crackers exploded on Independence day may be gained. fiubacriber, BlackvIHoT 8. a: What do tha people of the different countries pay per bead in (axes to their respective govemraentsf Franco is the most heavily taxed country In Eu rope or in the world, the rate being 101.40 per cap ita yeany. In the United States tbe national rev enues average 911.80per capita, in Italy tllAOt In Great Britain 111.60, In Germany tll.18, in Russia ???7.20 and In Spain ffi.60. Owing to ber arte aud . manufacturing Industries, however, tho burden of ???2L40 in France Is not os onerous and dlstroslng as the 17.20 In Russia or the 96.10 in Spain. Reader, Forsyth, Ga: What book! should a young writer read in order to form a good style? The safest way is to read no books with a view to tho formation of style. General Grant was not g great reader but Ills memoirs have an admirable . style. Tbe general was frill of hla subject and told blistory In a rimplo straightforward way, without attempting any fine writing. This explains his sue' 4 If you study the stylo of other writer* yon the risk of imitating them. .obecriber, Aehvi few figure* showing t The death rate In Manaohueetfe i* 1A29: In Mfe- slntpl It is 12.80; In South Carolina it Is lAM-.lu Georgia it la 1X97. and In IxmlManH It h Li.t i. From theae figures It appear* that the south 1* a health lor sc etlon than the north. J. 8. B.. HawklnsvUle, Ga.: 1. What Is tho length of the Panama canal? 2. How far la It com pleted? 8. What Is tho estimated cost? 4. What nations are interested 7 I. About forty mile. 1 Abontono-fourth of (b. dlrtonor. A ,300,000,000. 4. Tho itockhoblen ??ro Ficnchmen. flubzortbor, O.lnnvlllo 0..: T. thoro any Miffikd attacbld to ??????tho man In tho moon!??? It nru believed In old lime, that (lie moon'???? luhnbllrd by II limn with n bundle of 'll.-k. on Ills bncll, Hovru ozlledlheroformanyeeiiturlc. D??mo dl. him (Mn, and Chanceruffifnai hue,lloto Hied, Header, Orlando, Fla.! I. thcro anyelxnld* muco attached loon, fwriou bltlhf hU 111 mull at mother f To bite Iho thumb at a penon Implied ta Inmlt hence In "Romeo and Jullcl" Rain pro tl uye "I will bit. ay thumb .1 thee, which I, .dlwracoto thee If thee bear II." The thumb In thfi action, wo wo told, retuirented ??? 6c, and the whole wu equivalent to "A 6| for you I??? The ton. "To (Iro or a.k. the fi(," u ??n exprenton of inrun, bM fur m.ny .(Citwen very prevalent .moo, the Milan, of Hu rope, and, according to Done, wu known to ho Romans, Bulwerlbor, Griffin, Uw: When wero .tool pen. 6nt Invented t They flat rud* their .ppaarmea In Eitglmd In ltia Sabwriber, Lonnivilla, (l..: I. tho Hon. vt> * K He hut hi. thigh ertnhed by ??? market tall In tho trie wu. Which country hu tho Uu|eM pertenUgo of blind peopled Xgypt. At Cairo on. penon In rrvry twenty to blind. B??? Atl.nl., Go.: Many icopt. In thl. city h??v. aere.tdcriretometliollon. JelTonwn tl.vlr. Why r.n???tlimngcmmu ta mad. to hive him lecture Hr. D.vl. decline. .II Invitation, to lectnre, and II would bo tueltu to Invlle'blm Ian for that pur- pree. lleb.ll.rc.thwunderth.elreminunoe.lt I. better for him to remain In dlgnlftod retirement, enjoying blmtclf with hi. Mend. ??nd hlr book. J, C. P. Whltovllloj N. a 1 How did General Andrew Juluon get the nuw of "Old Illrkoryf??? 2. Whero cui I get the reed of Kaffir eon? I. What weald be an appropriate name for tract of woodland Intended for rettlement, 1. The naan wan given him bec.ure la waa *> ** ??cl?,, , tVJ , viJi^ MBrtU ' fiuiocribor, AnnUton, Ala.: Who waa Sant* Clown BanU Ciena, or Saint Nicholas to the patron ???atntofboyL Ha to mid to have been the btrhop of Myra, In Lyeto, and to havo died In 1M. Of Mr hUtory Utile or nothing to known with aa the bearer of prevent, to children on Chrirtnuu ore ta well known. Ho to raid to havo ???applied threa dcetltute maldena with marrlago Ingr. : Tho final, I. Great butw. ore meeting It For onr hewing Machine, are mm A_ jreat man^are BXJY PIANO ???OR??? ORGAN -FOR- XMAS Prices and terms to suit yon. Mu sic Boxes one to twelve airs, 50 ct??. to ttoo.