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VOL. XVllL ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 12, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS. “MUCH ADO/’ A NOVELKTTB. liy France. Hodxion Burnett. Autlior of "That Lut o' Lowrie,," “Louisiana," "Ihrourif One AdmbutnUon," Etc. * PAST II. *"' cqNTOiCTD rnoX last write. "i could not help thinking of that yutor- day,” raid Kell hurriedly. "Did you aoe him yesterday?”, lid her mother. "Yea, tusmina. I went down to the beach when I took my walk—our own beach—where ] thought I waa aura I ahould meet no one. It leemcd aa if there were tome tort of unifies*- ant fkto in it. I thought I would ait on the xodu and mako a sketch and Juft si I waa going to alt dowlt I found a book lying near rue. I picked it up and saw the name. Itwaa John Hamilton and jcataal wtut reading it ho came hock.” “Ah. Nell, my dear!” “ft could not 1)0 helped, mamma. I gave it to him and he bowed aud I bowed and turned vkpj. Ha did notapaak—I did not give kirn time—there waa nothing raid—only he atood and looked after me, nngely.” "It it very unpleasant," aaid her mother, "and it <a very and. Hit poor mother! She la not rich, it appears, and hit'extravagances •re a great burden to her. He is willing to accept any favors from hit cousin, and for her take Ur. william Hamilton is most generous to him. He trial to keep him among respect able people. He took him abroad with him and tried to give him a taste for honorable pleasures and a desire for decent occupation. He has been received for his cousin’s sake and he has really behaved himself a little better lately.” "Aud he allows his cousin to support him,” laid Nell. "That Is the finishing touch.” She turned away and walked to the window, which was thrown open to tho morning air. Add as she did’so there p 1 before the houso inperb bones, driven from the window so suddenly that Mrs. Hun tingdon observed tho startling movement and eptfke to her. "What waa it, Neil ? “It—It waa he, mamma,” And this time Mrs. Huntingdon did riot feel It necessary to aak if she meant Mr. Jack Ham ilton. Aa far aa Mn. Marla Huntingdon's Ideas of success were concerned the literary reception at which Profeeaor.Chattorton appeared waa antire ly, uccosfaL Her parlors were well filled, there were Ilona who came lo see the leonine won der who outltoriedAbcm, there wore those who come to sec each other, those who came be- cauio they did not know bow to get out of It, but hour huge* proportion becaueo they ten derly doted upon Mrs. Maria Huntingdon it would bavo been a trifle hard to say. Their hostess stood near tho door, with Pro- ferror C'hatterton waiting at her tide with a •lightly perturbed and pnzslcd air. He had a laudable desire to do what was expected of him, hut ho was not qnlte sure what it was, Mrs. Morris Huntingdon so bewildered him. Two (loys spent under her roof and in her society had made him wonder more and more why ho had fallen into her possession. She bad presented him with several of her books, and bad given him a detailed account of tho disgraceful manner In which she had been treated by her publishers. Hs had heard anecdotes of her grandparent! and had been shown a strange and eerie miniature of the relative who had originally owned the boots of General Washington. He had aeon the boots, because they were kept in solemn atato at the old family mansion, which ho ingeniously fencicd waa a gray and venerable pile surroun ded by ancestral acrca. When ho afterwards saw It by accident and ftnind It a wooden honao at the comer of a village street, with pasturage In the back yard for one cow of do mestic tastes, he was bewildered again and gave up forever endeavoring to solva those problems of ancestry. As ho beard his name announced in the unsparing tones of bis pro- prletrcit’ voice, as ho watched the changing Sugg raising him ho gsvo himself op entirely to the force of circumstances. Some of the guests bidden to tho feast ware indeed elngultr looking per sons, but there wen many others who were, without doubt, products of a high degree of civilisation. Early In the evening his eye fell upon a fair and blooming mother and her flair and blooming daughter, who attracted him immediately upon their entrance. Ho thought indeed be had never seen a more charming pair, and when he fonnd them to be relstlvee of bis hottest he was conscious of glancing with guilty haste from Mrs. Hsria Hunting don's pronounced countenance to this delight ful girl with her delicate, piquant face and pretty little bead. "She is considered pretty,” said Mrs. Marls, "by some people, bntehe has not much charac ter—riot much character, I am sorry to aay.” i Notwithstanding this rather alarming state ment Professor Chatterton fonnd himself guilty of the base weakness or brightening, even vis ibly to the naked (ye, after a few rnlnntes con versation with tho mnrjr-to-bs-deplored young beauty and bar mother. He felt less at a loss aa they stood, near him, and when It became apparent that they were about to leavo him he resorted to ingenious subterfuges to detain them, oven going to the unworthy length of affecting* deep and warm affection for some friends-they had met In London, who until that moment had been ranked among his flight acquaintances. He recalled, with some what rash enthnaiaam the solitary occasion when he had appeared at an afternoon tea at their “IB home, dwelt with glowing fervor noon the. pleasure he had derived from the occasion, on the subject of various minor details, when Ua attention was attracted by a alight move ment on the part of Mira Huntingdon; indeed, by something more than a movement—in fact, by something even aa anggestive u a sudden and most beautiful access or color. She had been standing with her flare toward the door, and the movement she made was to turn ber back to it as qntstly aa poraible—and the movement came after the color—the color just at the movement two r their appearance and made i tbolr hottest. Prof. Cbatterton’s eye, which waa an observ ant one, after resting s moment on Miss Hunt ingdon's delicate vivid cheek made a direct lino for the door. "Some one has come In,” wu hit plausible hut swift Internal comment. “Accelerated ac tion of the heart canted by opening of thedoor la not uncommon among the yonng. This la •ometbing of the aune order.” But when his glance took in the new arrlr- ale his own expression changed decidedly. of perjuring bir minor details, r , and nlug dress id tllfht, tad prettily, harmlessly blonde, with a sleek littto fair head and a shy pair of blue eyes—the other tall, lithe, muscu lar, and more darkly splendid than seemed ab solutely called foT. ‘ What!” exclaimed Prof CbaUerton, "it ■«mt impossible, but—It,is!” Mra. Huntingdon looked up nt him. She tree •lightly flushed herself. Tho had had Urns to •eo that. Mr. Jack Hamilton's orientially Hinged eyes had flashed one glance round the roc m and then rested steadily, upon tho knot of brlgkt hair aoftly coiled on .tho nape of Nell's neck—his fast being as disgracefully :cr as if it bad been her arertad face. 'Do you know,” began Mrs. Huntingdon a little hesitantly. “Tho two young men who bavo just come In,” finished the professor, hesitating a trifio also showing tome signs of momentary mental disturbance, “i—nay aay—I do—or I did. One of them I she nlif scarcely have expected ——are they friends of yours?" Shocking him self hastily. “No,” Jfrs. Huntingdon answored. “Myson knows Mr. William Hamilton but—" It wu tbo professor’s turn to flush new. His elderly cheek warmed. “He nfay he very tbnnkflil that ho has not tho honor of knowing Mr. Jack Hamilton,” ho raid. “It isa questionable one. 1 have suffer ed from it myself. I—I should not spoak, but 1 feel strongly on the subject, and it startled mo to see him here. Other plseea lose pleas ant to him wonld be mere flttlng hie peculi arities.” Nell moved ber bead slightly. The move ment gave Mr. Jack Hamilton a view ef the aide of her cheek—only a mere hint of e view, bnt enough to caaae him aosno speculation. He wondered if it often wore to deep and burning a rose, and if not, why an elderly scientist ahould have the power to canoe it to •o glow and bloom. Even as he talked to Marian and Heater Beverly and waa quite equal to encountering the vivadtiee of thoee young persons and others u vlvadoas, he did not lose sight of the bright, si " though for somo time ho only It ana now and then the curve cheek. He observed that the professor secmi to be telling Mrs. Huntingdon something in whiebboth were interested, and ho wondered what it could bo. If by somo mmgia power ho bod been able to discover that the eonVorsn- tlon wu not entirely unconnected with him self he might have borne bimeelf with lets composure. He looked composed enough, bnt upon the whole ho seas not quite so composed sa ho looked. Ilo bad a restless and not at all pleasant feeling that tho one object be special ly desired to accomplish this evening might not be easily encompassed. He did not know why, and bis flue, vigorous temper roso a trine when ho reflected upon tho possibility. Ho bad not boon accustomed to encountering obstacles, and they did not please him. Why ahould there be obstacles? Ho wonld not sub mit to them easily, nt all events. I-lfe had been rather a lucky affair for lilm so fer; he bnd usually obtained wliat bo desired. Ho —steadiness of gain being taken for granted as an infallible sign of deep interest. She whs apparently entirely absorbed in thoOior- bit bis lip and knitted bis black brows and K ' ^..AuMMktti BStratlvwll and a moot train "Mamma,” said Nell toiler mother, as they moved a war from Professor C'hatterton, "ms ru ms.” And Mrs. Huntington felt that she touched her dr res and oven held it a second. "What is it, my dear?" sheaskod, a little surprised. How lovely the girl was! What a brilliant color she bad! How her eyes shone! “Mamma,” said Nell, "I wish to be quite near you. Do not let us bo separated.’’ Anil there was actually a thrill of excite ment in her low voice. At least she wonld bare tbe protection of ber nearness against tbo glances of the eye* which followed ber. Even when ebe did not ko them she felt them and souiahow it aoemad almost impossible to look up without meeting them. It wee very strange that she must see them when she raised her glsnce. It was not likely that be wae watching ber every mo, meat; he was talking, he was being preaented to different people. >Sho knew tho pretty she felt is if she coaid not Tift her eye* with out Immediately confronting hie. They might have been tho only two people in tbo room. "How ran I bo eo conscious?" she said to her self. “How can I be? Perhaps he sesroely •era me at alL If he were anyone else I should not notioe it.” And her color rose end fell and row again, and whether he watched 'her or not there waa not a change In her face lost upon one nun at least. '‘Confbnnd! It” he said restively to himself. 'What obstacle could there be? I'm not each an objcctlonablo fellow aa all that, I hope.” He abared the public passionate affection for and delight in bus. Marta Huntingdon, but there was one moment during tbe evening when hta sentiments for her underwent e sud den change, and he revelled In ber,so to speak. This was when slio was placing her guests In position for doing justice to the “paper" she was going to open the Intellectual feast with. She was arranging them in chairs, and, ss he wavered near her uncertainly for a moment, she turned upon him. "Yon may sit here, next to my niece,” sbo said. "Mr. Hamilton, Mira Huntingdon—Mr. Hamilton, Miss Huntingdon.” It waa over In instant. Two more bows and ho waa sitting hy her side. It seemed almost incredible. The flowing whiteness of herdress touched him; the fragrance of the lilies of the valley sbo held fltlcd the air abont him. She had bent ber bead ,lightly in recognition of tbe introduction, bnt she did. not speak. • He remembered afterwards that she scarcely oke it all while ho was near bar. He ad vened himself to her mother at Unit—hs had amtnner which wu considered very attract ive to mothera. Hiswit and fine picturesque- ness fascinated them. He could always make the most elderly and sedate laugh ana enjoy all he aid and did. Bnt Mrs. Huntingdon did not laugh, and, indeed, he did not sustain hta reputation da ring the interview. He wu not brilliant at all. 'I have the pleasure of knowing your son,” be said to Mrs. Huntingdon." "We met in Peris.” She made a tiny movement, which might almost have been called a start, and there wu a transitory expression of something like sun jjrise in tbe beautiful eyes. Sbo tamed upon 'Donald spoke of yourself and your cousin in bis last letter,” she said. Hu manners and tone were very gentle and graoefhl, but ihe wu wondering nt the hardi hood of his daring to speak with such complacency of the acquaintance—of course he knew what place be held in Donald's esti mation—Donald was too frank anil courage ous to have poitcri d with tho matter. It was additionally ropeilsnt that bo should bravo things out in this way. She did not find it easy to talk to htai, but she did her quiet aud clever beet to so far engage him that it waa not necessary for Nell to utter more. than a few sentences, ft was very well done. It WPS not long before the paper ap peared, end then there was no more oppor- unity for conversation. As sxin as bis hostess unfolded ber manuscript Mr. Hamilton arrang ed himself fn a listening attitude with great decoram. He gave himself np to listening from beginning to end; he was not perhaps enthusiastic, bat the flxedneu of his attention srasst lsast laudable and not to be complained of. Kell also kept her eyes fixed on her uni 'He is not looking at me now,” the was ray ing to hcrrelt “And it u the went teste thU I should feel as if ho were. I could not bare believed it of myself. He is not looking at me or thinking of me. He ta behaving very well. Ilo is listening to Aunt Marta." . "I suppose,” he was saying to himself, “I am a more objectionable fellow than I thonght myself. Wliat have they hoard? What ta tho matter? Oh, tho dcnco! I’m in* rage andwhat’athonsoofit? Is the brand of Cain on my forehead?'' Be had, In flirt, a dangerous temper which he had learned to realize tho pcrllousnca of and It almost got tho hotter of him whon, tho moment the reading sraa over, Miss Hunting don spoke to her mother, rising from her scat: “I promised Aunt Marta to pour out tho tea for her,” she said. "She ta lookiug for mo now.” Mr*. Hurts woe really coming ta search of her and approached to hoar her away. “Wait a moment,” she said. “Mr. Hamilton w 111 come too. He ta to help yon." A alight quick smile irradiated Mr. Hamil ton’s dark countenance, lie bestowed open bis moustache that light, Involuntary, mascu line caress which means, according to circum stances, joy, rage, amnsement, embarrassment or sentiments or a murderous nature. "I shall be delighted," he said. "1 am very strong.” "Tbe tea la not," said Mrs. Marta. “I have some respect for peoples’ 8o it was he wbo stood' at Nell's eight hand as she poured ont caps of the harmless bever age referred to. Her eolor and her ej-os seem ed to brighten etch moment. She did not seem to make aneflbrt to avoid addressing him dlncttly,and yetalmoat every remark the made waa shared by some other than himself. The men who came for cape of ten exhibited a vi vacity which he objected to with that maeen- line sente of justice which is tbe finest quality of tbo aex. Some of them were repay vely witty and nude clever remarks which be felt ta be entirely out of place. Ho wonld have fcltblundett, or silence end gloom to bo better taste. He bated end contemned especially ono long, fair man with mocking tyca and • loathsomely atttwetiro demeanor. This obtrusive and de graded idiot and criminal kept coming back for cops of tea and each time presenting him- •olf with some atrociously nest joke at which Miss Huntingdon laughed delightedly, and each time she raw him approach, her groat, lovely, laughing eyes welcomed him. He came bock ten or fifteen times. Hamilton felt sure that the lew craft and baseness of his na ture were such that he poured tho enpe of tea out of a window and brought them hack empty for tho more sake of having them flllod. It was plain to the most impartial observer that he wss a creature deep dyed ta crime. “It's what I should do myself—tho conceited fool,” be exclaimed mentally with artless fer vor, and then suddenly ha broko Into a laugh, a laugh so unexpected that Nell started aud looked up at him. “I am not insane,” ho said. “I ain laughing at myself. Inssno people novor do that." And his cyca sparkled with such sty good linmor that Nell was obliged to admit again that ho looked vety much more attractive than waa hta right. She relented his good looks more than ever, when a little lator bis cooataramoto tho table. Tbo gentle, Innocent little blonds fern sank Into snob Insignificance by contrast with the other's splendor of dark, rich coloring, tbe slim, neat frame seemed almost unmanly. "Ob,” she thought with a spasm of her warm, earnest yenng heart, "how cruel that be should be the one to look eo. How cruel, too, that I should think it for an instant.” And in her contrition aho turned so sweet and brilliant * look on the yonng man that bis relative almost staggered under it. Tho recipient himself—perhapa through aensitlTe shyness— teemed a little embarrassed when she began to speak to him of her brother, and because he seined so, she redoubled her ef forts to place him at hta ease. Nothing conld bavo been prettier than these efforts, they were so kind, so frank. He recovered himself rapidly and ta n few minutes they were talk ing and laughing together eo gayly that oven the man with the mocking eyes was rather neglected end Mr. Jsck Hamilton stood by like n man ta • dream, palling hta uastaoho and looking more darkling than ever. There was, after all,something a little Inter esting in this blonde little Hamilton—soma- thing auggestlve and elusive—as if perhaps be was more clover than bo looked. At all events be bad evidently a quiet, rather sly sense of humor. Ho,made some rather neat remarks and Nell noticed that bla bine eyes bad a queer little look of fun 1a them as If ho enjoyed himself and was well enter tained. Ills cousin looked on with a singular expression, hta glance rested first on one and then on tbo other, then be looked down at tbo carpet and knitted hta brow and bit hta Ups. Noll saw tbst ho eras restless and 111 at ease and waa perturbed herself becanso she saw it. She had begun to realise that be sraa the In tense and strong-willed kind of person whose moo* and vague]; quits sure that bo waa angry oause he wu natau iiatomcd to awing himself sit aside even for a moment for hta couoln. He wu like a spoiled child wbo ta really bad at heart. He waited for a few moments u tho two talkrd. He might havo turned and talk ed himself to other people who were near, bat he did not. It seemed almost u If he waited to be spoken to and taken into the conversa tion, hut they were talking of Donald and there wu nothing to my to him. He looked down at the carpet, end then he lifted hta eye to Nell’s free. "My cousin will help you to pear oat tbe tea,” be raid In rather in odd, law yoke, and bowel nod tamed away and left them. man with the mocking eyes lod the van, hta I ccttsln was not the lout ncglocted, and indeed, . lUon who aeeom. racial them to their carriage, and It was when they were passing one of the rooms on their way to It that they raw Professor Chatterton Incar the doorway talking to Jack Hamilton, who stood before him flashed and with down cast eyes. The professor wu speaking with Home nest of manner and tone. "Effrontery.”’ they hetrdhim ray. “No right {here. It should not he to.” Mr. William Hamilton rather hurtled them ipcst. Mrs. Huntington thought hit look of enjoyment faded suddenly. He looked almost agitated. "I am afraid my contln Is having a had qnsr- : ter of an hour," ho said. “Tho professor is not itho most lenient old party.” For a few moments after they found thorn- reives alone in the cbrrlago, NoU and ber iffiotherwere silent. Then Mrs. Huntingdon spoke. / T must toll yon something of what Pro fessor Chatterton told me of him, Nell,” tho said. 'Mamma!" said Nall tuddonly; “mamma, do re.” her mother. not tell me anything more." * “My dear!” exclaimed ‘ Nell. “I have heard enongl Mm. Huntingdon felt a vagne tronblo stir ring within her u the looked at tho girl’e "Perhaps I should not have told yon," sbo add hesitatingly, "Perhaps I wu wrong. I enght to bavo remembered that such an expe rience Is new to yon—” “Yes,” said Nell; “don't let'me knew any more- don't let us speak of it—I—I want to •hut it out—"and sho turned her faco away toward t is groat ahiningaea, and u the moon light touched her Mrs. Hnntingdon raw the wu qnlte pole, no complete rest. In tome strange, euMIe way and the etnaga and aubtlothing which that Instant awakened it grew also, After this night, often In the long brilliant summer days that followed Mrs. Huntingdon raw on Nell’e fece new palore and lathes. North Bnbent wu at its gayest and abo vrent ont a great deal and sometimes ber mother raid to herself that the excitement might be telling upon ber, and again the wondered why no put summer had told upon her to* ranch. Sometimes sho came in from s walk or ride, tennlaor call qnlte pals and with tome vague suggestion about her of having been hurried; now and then sho came in a little eat of breath, sometimes with ber color deepened. Even whon thoy ost silent together her mother felt as If there wu a touch 'agitation—past or to como—In the air. Their acquaintance with Mr. Will Hamilton developed dally. Ho had avallod hlmsalf ■ lit. delay of tbolr Invitation to. cull aud uvtfll enllciTOcy saw him frequently, in tho matter of finding reasons for presenting ldmsclf ho proved a young man of retouroes. Ilia horses acquired a habit of finding their way to their door. They wore very beautiful animals, and- In feci, til hta appurtenances were perfect. He had a wonderful taste In the selection of flowers, and h!s offerings in this line were presented with such nn innocent modesty that tho i must bare succumbed before It ingdon and Nell were not stony. They ware more than kind to the gentle little nun; they were sensitively conscientious towards him; they Jwttowed upon him through private scru ples such graceful ftvors u it wu their bsblt to bestow upon no other masculine creators. If be bed been more plcturaeqor, If be lud been more fesdnating, they would have been leee gracious, feeling that he conld take care of himself? if he had boon • combination of chum and virtue they wonld havo shown him lose flavor end inclined to him In secret more, bnt u he repreeented vtrtae alone—rlrtno op pressed and handicapped by tbe lifiustloe of nature—they biutenod to appreciate that vlr< SMALL SALVATION ARMY An utsrssttts Talk With Two Ladloa from Walton . Walton aounty bu a small female Miration army. They have been salivating an Illicit distil lery, and have created a sensation In their neck of the woods. This salvation army 1a composed of Mrs. M. CL Buchanan and Mra. A. J. Johnson, 'two elderly todies, who bare llvsd In that county nil their lives. Thus two ladtos lire In Tanner’s district, about nine miles from Monroe, tlio county site. This district hu long been a ftrorite one for tbe moonshiners to get In their work, on aooount ef it being somowhat remote from the railroads, and in a mountainous port ef tbo county. Several weeks ago tn illicit distillery wu started near Mrs. Buchanan’s residence. This lady begged tho moonshiner* to quit end hunt other quarters. Thty refused, and she and Mrs. Johnson decided that they wonld band themselves Into A SALVATION A BUY and put a stop to It. Tbsy stopped It. On Monday morning in Christmu week they armed themselves with Axes, and, march ing to the still proceeded without ceremony to cut It to pieces. While the women were engaged in catting the still, Bevenno Agent CoTquitt and Dep uty Marshal McDonald, who bad been inform ed tbst the (till wu running, were on their way to it to make a raid. They reached tho place Monday night and were snrpriied toflnd everything torn and heat up. They thought after carefully viewing tho situation, that some of the fraternity had been there ahead of them and done the work. They noticed, however, that the “cap” wu gone, while tbo other ac coutrements were laying aronml lu a de molished condition. They returned to Atlanta and reported what bad happened, and a few days ago they beard of tbo •MALI. SALVATION ABMV, and also learned that they were the ones who something actoally touching about him—u if she had been cruel or unkind—u If something wu wrong. “Everybody thinks him tbe handsomest fel low alive,” said her companion’s gentle voice, "lie la, *nd tbe luckiest. I envy him every hoar of my life. It Isn’t only the beaaty, it's the sttractlvenera. He couldn't look st s-s tea-kettle without being elfectlve. He hu eyes like n stag’s. Ho hu everything.” "Oh, no, not everything," exclaimed Nell, Involuntarily, and then feeling the remsrk more significant than the had Intended, added: "That would be too much.” "Oh, be bu too much,” raid his cowin; "that's the trouble." When her duties st the tea table were ended he went with her in search ef her mother, and when they found her Mra. Huntingdon wu kindnera itself. Her cordiality wu like Nell’o, all tbe wanner becanu be wu not the ono who bad ryr-s like a stag's. If he had bun taller end mere beautiful she would not have felt it a metier of principle that the should be very goed to him, bnt u It wss, she wu very good to him, indeed. Mr. Jack Hamilton raw that she was—from hta side of tbe room—and raw, too, that even when • group ef men sorround- cd Mias Huntingdon's chair, even though tbe icepfei ■■ irrfcd them; they invited him te drive with them, and once or twice allowed tbenuelvw to bo bowled over the road In hta drag, on each of which occasions they chanced to howl put Mr. Jock Hamilton, who wu walking alone, and who being powdered by the dust from tbelr chariot wheels, looked up and flushed slightly m be ratted hta hst to salute them. contln, Mr. William Hamilton, which always touch to an ioktinusd. SQUELCHED AGAIN. Auil.l'rolilblllon Lawyers Discover That “.Ionian sin alforURoad to Travel." It wu in the superior court yesterday morning. Tho lawyers Car tbo liquor men threw down their lut card and tbo prohibitionist* flopped down their pasteboard and raked in the And it didn't take long to do It olther. The issue wu • petition for a mandamus, coraosUing the ordinary to hear tbe contest, which was tendered aome days ago, and which he refused to hear. There was a good deal of reading of long documents and answers sad •)! that sort oftasfness; bnt the whole ques tion wss tbe ordinary’s refusal to hear tbo coo. teat, becanso It wu tendered after be bod de clared tbe rconlt, and be had declared the re mit without allowing time for a conteet te be filed. It wu egreed to eubmlt the question without argument, the prohibitionists filing a general demurrer. "I'll announce my decision tomorrow,” said Judge Clarke. “On the demurrer?" wu asked. “On tbe whole thing.” “And,” added the judge, “I consider it my duty to state te yon that my present inclina tion ta to sustain the demurrer.” It wuaerertbeless agreed te let the judge pera on the whole thing without argument. Thejudge added: ' “The inclination of my mind is to sustain the demurrer—take an order sustaining the d« manor.” 'What ground?” uked Mr. Tom Glean. bench. The liqnor men will carry the cue to the supreme conrt wd expect to get a decision on tlw constitutionality of tho taw. Their law yers were uked if they woald get up the re quired petition of one-tenth of tbe voters and file a conteet In tbe sopor!or court, but they replied tbst saeh a coarse had not yet hesn •greed on. It it reported that such a petition baa been partially prepared. The Times Hero Deoa Hard this winter, bn tbe harder they art tbs mom yon read tbe cheerfel Coraintiriow. Con thou get ee herd that BUI Are’s letter, end Tebnegt’s sermon, end ell the twelve pages besides, ain't worth two coats? That's allTaaCouirnmoaeoatoerefy week! go sand In your renewal end rand In at lead em new auto striker with It milolly an _ 0. Tucker had a largo “cap” accreted on bis premises, and returning lo Atlanta he wont before Commissioner Haight and swore out warrant for Tucker. Yesterday Mr. McDonald end Deputy Mar shal Davit went down fUMlfOOlod Tucker, at tho somo time ubptenlng Mrs. Boohusnand Mrs. Johnson, u witnesses, against him. Tim Indies Willingly sonsented to como to Atlanta u witnesses, and wore taken to Hcihlobom station, whore Uioy boarded tbo train for At lanta, reaching bore in tbo afternoon. Tho “ arrived officers a with tbo prisoner lut nig and bo will bo given a hearing bofero mllaloner Haight this morning at half past nine o’clock. When the two ladles reached the city they were carried to Commissioner Haight's offico represent quite itativo of Tux AN INTESrsTINa TALK with tbe isdlce late in the afternoon. Mrs. Buchanan to a lady qnito sixty years of age, long gray hair and piercing black eyes, a round fkce wreathed In smiles. Sho wu neat ly dressed tn black. Mrs. Johnson it abont ten yean Mr*. Buchanan's Junior, and boars every Indication of • lady, Sbo hu raven black hair and hasol eyos, and convened in telligently. “Yet, sir,” said Mrs. Buchanan in reply tea quoitten from the raportor, “We out np the •till and I do not regret It.” “Why did you cat it npf continued the ro- porter. "Becanu,” wu the reply, “it wu causing trouble in tbe neighborhood. Mn. Johnson hu two sons snd 1 havo three. These boys were visiting tbe still, snd it might have been their ruin," “Did you warn tbe men wbo were running the still that you would destroy it?” “Certainly, we did, bnt it did no good, so on -onday morning during Christmu week wo took axes on onr ahouldora and marched to tbe •till, and there wu llttlo left of it when wo departed. Seme of tbe neighbors told us that we were not atrong enough to cat it up, hut when wo reached the still new strength seemed to gather snd I tell yon, sir, WK FKATUEJtlD IN ON IT in a burry." ’■Where wu tbo still situated ?” "Near Smith As Ferry's mill, aboat three- quarters of a mile from my bonu." “How long hod It bran there?” “I can'tuy exactly, bnt know it had been there long enough to create a greet deal of troohleintho settlement." “Who ran the simf At this direct question tbe ltdy smiled and •aid: "It will bo time enough to tell that to morrow st tbe trial. We don't want to barm anyone, bnt it to settled In ear minds that that kind of bnslnssi must be stopped. A* soon M pot to pieces by nt. If the people don’t think we mean wbat we ray, jest let them go ahead, and—” "We will chop them np, sure,” put In Mn. “Yet, Indeed, we will?” continued Hit Bn they begin to think wo >me of them ray they "snfel believe mean what wb ray. Some are going to sat nc fer damage*, but I have no fears of that. They may WON OtlC LITTLB BOWKS for revenge, bnt that will beall. Wo are poor women and have to work bard to help onr husbands make a living, but we don’t want any stillbouM in onr neighborhood. Oar peo ple will be bapplet without them. I tell yon, air, liquor and religion won’t go together, and whon yon find one of tbeee sUllbonsee yon will And trouble in the neighborhood. We bavs determined to do onr beat to keep them down and we will do it. I understand that mete men worked at the still all day Sunday before we cut It np.” “Yon both belong to the church?” "Yu. Mrs. Johnson ta n member of the Bap tist church at Bethel, and 1 belong to the Mctbodiat church at Bethehem.” "Thocburch bad nothing to do with year cniude against tbe (tills?" “No, no. We jut made it np onrulvao.” “Wbenytm return home If you find a still yon will destroy It?” “Yce, indeed. We expect to keep It up u long ra there ta a still within ten miles of ns. 1 with all tbe WOMEN IN THK STATE wonld do u we are doing, and It wouldn't be long baton that kind of business would be stopped. 1 wish these officers would get eveiy one of the illicit distillers end keep them bore. Some of tho people down in tint rouutry hsvn been telling us that tbe government wonld get after ns and send us to jail for cutlingjup tbo atilit, but Mr. llaigbt boro says that tbe government don't caro how many wo destroy. We btvo gouo into this thing snd we are going to keep It up as long ns wa can find a still.” At this point in tbo convolution tbo ladies were called for te be carried to a boarding- house for tho nights One can tell by a took at tbelr feces that they mean holiness. THE CflDUn WRECK. Columbus, Ga., January 0.—[Special.]— Captain Sparks, muter of tbo Ul-fetod steamer Cbipley, made a statement today for publica tion, tho following extracts from which will be interacting reading: "We left Eufenta at • o'clock Satnrdayaflemoon, January ad. Pilot 0. I. Carpenter was on Ihe watch. Captain Charles Breokwty came on watch- at Ihe fbot of Wearer’s reach. Carpenter came up on Ihe roof where I wu standing. Jnit at that Ume Bmckawsy rang s slow belL I taw two tight* and thought one of them wu a log raft, and somo one came hailing and waring a light THE FATAL LANDING, I uked Carpenter what tbatwu, a raft or what. He replied, “Tbls U Stark's Clay Landing.” 1 said to Captain Brocksway, “Stop her and back ber,” whlcbhodld. 1 holloed In the negro waring the light to “put outtbat light,” and uked trhit he wanted. We had then entered an lmuoiuo bank or drift of to*, snd the light snd tot so blinded mo that I conld not see anything. Just then she struck a shelving reek on tho Georgia side, knocking an immenso hole In her port bow. 1 called for tho electric lights, and they were responded to with promptness. Every thing wu then immense confeston-eraiybody ex cited snd Jumping overboard. THE SOST BINXINO. Sbo wu sinking rapidly. Her port boor wu •gslnst the Goorsta bank, wife tho stem i diagonally seroat lbs river. She listed ably to Ibosterbosid, tbo cotton tumbling In tho river, snd tbo people began csteblngjolbe float]nr, bales. Tbo excitement grew worse. Those wbo Jumped off on tho port side got out with out getting wet. At UUi time she began to drift, and tbo port bow bad left tlio Geoigta bank. I could not get ont a line. 1 wu tbon banded a lino rrcmlhclowardockbyHr. Camp, a passenger, I tried to throw this Une ashore, bnt could not do so u It wu two heavy. At Ibis time the water wu running over her lower decks. Mr. Camp again handed me the line, snd bo and I took 0 ff our sus penders and tried te tie the line to s polo tbst wo might get It ssbore, and festen the boat, but conlil not do m. I then resorted to Jumping overboard with lino bnt It wu toobesvy anil I dropped It m mg WAT**. I wss compelled to swim then to tho hank. Mr. Hogan Bcdbury, Ham Brawn and Jcsso Odom got tho yawl boats, procured our lines snd fastened as best we could and uvod all tlio passengers that re mained on board. Bail all remained on board, in I begged theifT to do, no ouo would bavebron drowned. Mirny ,»r my HJuiv onleer, were knoelr- edovefhoard, swam nslmre and Ih-n bark n, di„ loot, and assisted greatly In saving tho lives or many. Til* truer *tx iher. Engineer Ellis went (drift on the cotton and was picked up by tho atcuncr Naiad, with ocvcml pas- ■engen. Tho steamer Naiad esme up aliout thro quarters of an hour after tho accident, u nearly as 1 could calculate tho tlmo under tlio great excite ment. I called on Captain T. J,Whitesides atnnco fer swlllsncc, snd he told mo not to get excited, that ho would help mo all ho conld, and asked: “What can 1 do?” I told him I wished him lo g.i alongside tho wreck, and put ont the cotton Hint had caught fire. He said the rtik wu too great, and ho could not do that, bnt ho and hta crow would render all theav- •lilanco thoy could. Ho said it would frighten all Of hletady pemeniere, us ninny of them already had on life preservers. Tho cxww of the Naiad then rendered mo asslstsneo In putting out the bin ning wreck anil saving a small quantity ofhcddlug. Tho river was then rfslng'very rapidly and prevented all possibility Of ISVlug tbo boat. Had tho river been u low u usual it could bavo boon fared. THE DAHAOK AND I/M OF UPS. I remained at tho oceno of tho wreck until .Sun day afternoon, when I left, feeing Hint nothing ex- ( I'Jit A |rt»rll*ill fifth*' (,'Ot I OH I'ttlll'l t-M HlVtMl. Tilt? flnklngof the Chlplcy whs an unavohliiblo acci dent and for torlilcn there Is no ground, In my opin ion, for any of the officers of tho boat to bo con- tnred. Thoee who are lost or ml-slng arc an fol- owh : J. T. McAlister, (white), T. M. Neal, Ham- lion Milton, Henry McMahon, BalUclireeno, Mary IVibori end child, ill colored. Ham Alexander, deck hand, la also inlying. A MANIAC’S LEAP. Andrew Anderaon’a During Kacnpo from m Newark Anyluttu NKW York, January 6.—Anil row Anderson, 40 years old, was committed to tho Eshox Coun ty jiome for tho insane at Nowark, N. J., a few weeks ago ns n violent lunatic. When tho /ire broko out in tbo tiutltutlon on Saturday thr ri'iiff ami ronfusioii l an-M fl by tin? Jlreuuju excited tho patients. Anderson raved aud shouted loud enough to bo heard at a long din- lance. Tbe keeper* paid no attention to hi* i* Anderson was addicted to At# of rte In somo unexplained manner lha madman climbed up on the window sill and uu« fastened the strong wire screen which served as nn out/rido guard. Then ho jumped down two stories into tho yard below, a dintanco of thirty feet, and escaped in his night clothes. Keeper McLaughlin while making hfs cus tomary rounds entered tho room and found tbo looatic’s clonhing lying about tho floor. A thorough search waa made of the yard and the vacant lot* adjoining tho asylum. Tho Hco MftTChcd all day for Anderson, but up _ a late hour no trace of him had been ob tained. It is feared that ho escaped to tlio mountains back of Orange, where Mr. I >ol- monioo’s body was found somo two year* ugo. Telegram* were sent to tho police in t^o sur rounding town*, and * searching party h is been instituted.. LOTTERIES AND THE MAILS. Washington, January 8.—In the senate today. Mr. WUflOD, of Iowa, reported favorably, from the committee on )KMtoftkes and post roads, the bill introduced by him to prohibit tho mailing of newspapers and othor publica tions, containing lottcrv advertisement*. The report accompanying the bill says that several state* Lave acted resolutely and with marked unanimity in their endeavors to suppress tho malign presence of lotteries. Louimaua stands almost alone in her toleration of tho evil, and *ho ha* pronounced against it after 1805. Ver mont and Delaware qualify their prohibition by allowing such lotteries as may be author- feed by their own laws,whifo denouncing those recognized by tbo laws of other state*. “And it seems to the committee that this al most unanimous movement of the states to de fend themselves against tbe demoralizing fectsoflotteriftia promoted by the r Women Elect a Mayor. Toronto, Ont., January fl.—In the munici pal election here, women voted for tho flrst time. TTicy took great Interest in tbo elec tion, and, notwithstanding tho fact that it rained all day, polled a largo vote. Tory wero almost a unit in favor of Howland, tun temperance candidate, Vfho was elected may«*c