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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA. GA» TUESDAY AUGUST 21 1886'
SWEPT BY THE STORM.
OBEAT DUSTRUCriON OF PROPER
TV IN TEXAS.
Oalvra'ce. Tadlaaola. Victor!* and Olh*T Flaose
Vi.Ut * by r.Yfto EUttuum-llouM* Float-
lit* OIT-Itallwad TnaU Waakad Op-
Pcveral Liz** Baportad Lost,
Oa LVEaTON, Ausnat SO, 1,45 xm.—A violent
Mauri,y «kld provkiil bore. Tbo wind U
blowing it tb* rate of forty miles an boar and
eonitantly InemalnE In velocity. Tbo whole
southern and southwestern portion of tbe city
St innndeted by water end many families hero
tun driven oot end compelled to eeek eefoty
end ebolter et tbe botcle down town. Tbe
(treat railway along tbe beech bee been Urn
np, end tbe wetere of the gnlf ere now break
ing over tbe lower gallery of Beecb
hotel. Mach epprebenelon id
for femlliee molding at expovd
jolnte end for ablpping anchored in tbo outer
roede. Iieevy deehee or rein ere felling occe-
(locally end tbe night ie inteneely dark.
All communication by telegraph end rail
bee been cut off. Tbe wntor, no in 1835, ex
lend! twelve milee inland, elm catting off
communication with Virginia Point
Gp. m.—Tbo city bee been flooded ell day.
About two feet of water ie now on the (trend,
going toward the beech. Tbe water get)
deeper end deeper. At tbe beecb it ie over
flfteen feet deep. Iloaeea ere floetlngtbroagb
the (treat neai the beecb. Several persons
here been drowned.
It It eatlmetedtbet fully 150 bootee hare
been absolutely wrecked by tbe gtle end
flood, end e greet many more badly injured.
Tbe loot In the central portion of tbe city will
be (mail.
VitTOBIA, Texet, Aaguit 21.—A dlmttroui
wind (form vitiled tbit city yesterday, loav
log dcatrnctlon end deeolation in lt( track,
The wind blew e perfect hurrlcano. About
(even o'clock tbit morning, the wettbound
peoMnger train, which wee atendlng et tbe de 1
pot bore wea blown over on tbe platform. Her
oral peatengen were on the' train, but all of
them etetped uninjured. Tbe freight depot
and Hatonlcbell, both large baild!ogt,are to
tal wrecks, while the whole colored aoctlon It
almost literally ewopt from the earth. Two
church tteeplrs were blown down and two
churches unroofed. The Uigb school build-
Ingtnd jail worn ennilderebly damaged. Al
together there were (boat eeventyflve houses
completely demolished end 118 more or lest
damaged. Few InilMInge escaped uninjured,
Tbe trect end moat of the shrubbery In tho city
wot blown down end the itreete were 111 led
with debris. Btialnees was cntlrelytuspendod.
The lou is roughly estimated at $100 000. Old
rill rent say that It was the most terrible atom
ever known In Victoria. The tolegraph wlrot
are all down and ilia-re la no connection aouth
of hire. News from Cuero says the storm
wat very dlsasirnua to property there, alto.
Advices from tbe country eay the storm wat
very violent, damaging crape end destroying
property. A special train from Indlsnola
brings the sad nows at to that place. There-
lief party that went down report tbo follow-
{vhen the train arrived within a few miles
of Indlanola the traoks were washed out very
badly end were partly gone. The party
walked within a half mile of tho town in wa
ter waist deep and could go no further. They
saw Ur. Clqmi-ma across the bnyou. Tbo
liridgo wat washed sway. Ileaald wo should
btvo a train there very early la the
morning at everybody wanted to gat away.
They havo nothing to oat and no clothes. It
Is reported that the lower end of town la gono
from lira. Ixrgan'a to tho ico honao, on bath
lldct of tbe street. Tho wharf It alto gone.
Then art supposed to be many Ilvct lost, at
many potions are missing. Tbo only body
found wan that of n sister-in-law of Hr,
llodgra, of Cnero, Texas. It wav' die
covered on the aido of a
. atream, about two milee from town. Some
bouree wen burned. Tbo lira Is supposed to
btvo been caused by lampe in tho felling
bouree. Among the persons misting ere Dr.
Lewis, Captain Ibid, Dr. Koaenorsna, Mra.
Sheppard end family, end lira. Ilodgea and
two children. Ilenry Sheppard wet found
arrow the lake badly hrolaed, but atilt elire.
MM. Ilex Luther lost her two children, tiao
of them died In her arms.
tlALvrsTow.Tei., Augnst 21.—Theecbooner
I.lvonls l’erklna, or about forty tons bnrthon,
engaged In tbe lumber trade, wee cspaltsd by
the force of tho gslo Shout 0 oVIoek Thursday
night, off tbo bar, In six fathoms of wator.
Thera were four peiaona on board—Captain
Jobu Mitchell, Mariano Moragos, a aoaman,
and Pritchard, thn oook. When tho vonel
went over Pritchard raised a email barrel, bnt
was forced by tho action of tho waves to
let it go. Swimming with tbo tide, ho
crated tbo cut end of tho itlend, through
what It known u lloapltel channel. Whoa ho
retched a point abreut of the now wharf, ho
hailed tho steamer 8, T. Maddox, which wat
mooted there and succeeded in making bia
way to tho wharf, where he wu helped uboro.
The distance swam by Pritchard, from tho
place where tho schooner wu swamped to the
point of his rescue, must bo needy too miloa,
* ‘ "■ fllfi
All others of the crew of tho fllfatcd craft
K risked. This, and tho drowning of n nogro
yen Thursday ore tho only ini lances of tho
lou of life to far
It It roportrd eeveral until flahlng bolts
«Ld yachla, anchored along tho wharves,
wue swamped, but no serious damage wu
done to tho shipping in port. Much appro-
bmilon is flit, however, for tho brig Belle of
tbo llty, from Now York, which arrived in
the ouicr toads ou Thursday afternoon.
She has disappeared from her anchorage,
and It la hoped that hor captain, who
Is familiar wlih the coast and Its
weather, stood nut to see as tho gale Increuod
In violence, end tbw thn vessel will tors up
all right In n lew daya.
While the storm does not compare with the
gnatstorm otlK75, in violence enddeatruet-
Ivcacsa, the water wu much higher, end cov
ered tbe greeter portion of the eity. All the
■licet railways ere badly deteeged end that
portion along the Hoe of tho beach it com
pletely deetrovad. The street pavement Ie
washed up end bridges and calvaria ere gone,
end damage done In thtadlraotloa ie heavy. A
Just estimate of tho damage cannot bo
made until the etorm shall havo abated.
Many families have lost their all and are des
titute, It Ie thoogkt by conservative men
tbit tbe lose will reach tally *200.000, end
perhaps more Telegraphic communication
wu Interrupted at:; a. m. yesterday, bnt wu
restored etSan. Railway communication,
which wee broken et midnight, Thurdey
night, bu not hern restored. In consequauco
of tho dangerooa condition of tbo bridges
screw West bey.
TkiaiBU at'crxema lit ikdianola.
Intclligsnce has Just bean reoelvad from
Indlanola that lire broke cat there yesterday
Anting n hinep storm, destroying every bond
ing eacept two on both aid w of the street from
and including the Manat office to Villenueve
comer. Captain Hood, signal officer, end O,
Boeccra-t were crashed end bunted In tbe
■If all t flics. Dr, lewis Is missing and is
a tippet cl to have been lost. Tho Knapp
family, bits. SStp.nd end her children
Mde titter in-law of Dr. Ilodgea, of Cairo,
were reported to be musing. Tho water is
•old to have Inundated the town worse than
during the gnat storm of 1075. Tho railway
track la washed sway for two end ■ half milee
this aide of Indlanola, rendering communica
tion extremely Alffl -alt A party from this
city wu compelled to Wade that distance
In order to reach tbe town.
Great excitement prevailt bore,
and n relief party started for
ladlanota this morning. Loot evening the
body of o yooog women, supposed to be that
of Dr. Dodgra'a sMer-ln-lsw, wee discovered
■lory tbe aide of the railroad track bye party
who went oown on tbe special train. Tbe deed
bedka of two of Mra Lather’s children were
also found!
Thin town and Caere suffered disastrously
•overeat ever known in thitsectlon. It raged
from live o'clock to 11:30 n. m. Friday. Tbo
wind blew n bnrrictno and the rain feu'ia tor-
rents, both Increaatng in velocity and volume
until tho storm abated. Among the beevieat
■ones In tbe bnalneae portion of tbo
town are Tbomaa Duran, dry
goods; Charles Dickerson, hardware; end
John Stratton, wagons, baggies nad saddlery,
tbelr buildings being completely demolished,
Other bualnew houses worn badly damaged by
being unroofed or tbe fronts blown in. In
Ibo residence portion of the town about forty
bonaea ware more or less damaged, sod a half
dozen are total wrecks. Tho Presbyterian
church Is In rains. The Catholic church la off
lla foundation and badly abattorad. Tho Ma
sonic hall wu alio blown off Its base and
will have to bo rebuilt. Tho trees ware up
rooted and fences prostrated. The damage It
estimated at $75,000. No casualties are re-
ported. Tho storm of Thursday night ex-
tended over n wide area and created wide,
spread havoc. It will bo days bsfore tho fall
extent and damage of tbo recent storm on
tbe Texu coast will be known. For dostrac-
tlvo violence, while it raged, It equals any
storm ever known on tbo coast.
OAr.rnroiv, Texu, August 22.—As ths
wind freshened, Friday evening, there wore
apprehensions that the night would bo o
repetition of tbo nlgbt before, bnt those wore
away as tbs nlgbt advanced. By 10 o'clock
tbo rain bad ceased and tbo clouds bad
broken away. Families who had boon driven
from their homes by the rapid Inroad of tan
gulfs waters the night before returned to
their water.logged bouses and began ths
work of reparation, while hundreds of othon,
whoso hornet, with all their poueaiioaa, hod
beta swept away, sought ranch needed rest
after the terrors through which they hod
d. Tho morning brokn clear and beautl
Thn waters, which bad inundated one-
half of tbo eastern nad southern portions of
tho city to tbs depth of from one to seven
feet, had aubaidad, except In low pticei. Tho
beach and adjacent portions of the city, lor
several block a back from tho abort, presented
0 deplorable
SCENE or havoc and desolation
m far as tbe eyo conlil see, Iluins of hun
dreds of beusaa, large and small, bad bun
lurried and twisted into every Shape, whllo
brick pillars and wooden piling In avory direc
tion, contiguous to tho buck, and exposed to
tbe full force of tbe galo Indicated where hap
py homes bad stood tbo nlgbt before, but
which were swallowed up and destroyed In
tbe awful maelstrom that then provallod.
All the plcuuro resorts along tho golf short
are either swept away or reined. Tho plus
In front of Bench hotel wu
furrowed by tbo force of tho waves and filod
with debris, whllo all tho false work protect
ing tho foundation of tho hotel with fruh wa
ter tanka and outbuildings, was swept sway
and deep furrows were ent under tbo building
ilself. A menagerie, consisting of s loog row
of cages on tho beach lawn containing birds
and animals, wera washed over and broken,
and many of the birds and animals were
drowned or killed,-whllo others made thoir
escape. Among tbo animals that 'escaped
were
TWO MEXICAN LIONS,
which were on tho point of making things
lively, when they were shot by n night watch
man, who received n flnngetous wound by an
accidental shot of his assistant, passing
through his arm. Tbo heaviest damago to
property occurred In thn vicinity of Beach
hotel. The wlde area devastated by tho water
makes an approxtnsato estimate of tho amount
01 damago done somewhat difficult, but it is
now estimated by eloss calculators that it
will not fall below $500,000; and may
exceed that. Tbe work of righting
buildings baa common cod. Tbo street rail
ways are boing repaired and travel b» boon
resumed over some of tbs Unas, bat many
months will elaneo bsfore all traces of the
storm are eflkocil. A majority of ths sufferers
from tbs flood are of tho poorer class of peo
ple, Many of them
LOW ALL TOXY HAD, ! ■
sad aredeotltulo and discouregod, being de
pendent upon friends for temporary eheltbr
and relief. Private charity has boon
■ctiva in providing for ths relief of
tho rafferan. Much apprehension existed
.n a.. Friday as to ” thn snfoty
of the Sister's Oreb'nnaga, flvo mites down thn
iff side, but It wss ranched
day
Slat-
Island on the gnl ___
yislerdsy and found to bo Intact, tho only
damago Ming tho washing away of tho stops
of the building.
News reached this city yesterday afternoon
that the schooner J. W. I’erry, from Brashest
City, with a cargo of ryprssn paring blocks,
thundered daring tbo gslo, fifteen milos off
tbe island. Oaptnln Whitmore tad a colored
cook wore drowned. Two colored sailors
along to some Hooting timbers and wen
driven ashore eighteen milos down the Island.
They were almost dead from exhaustion whtn
they reached tbo shore,
DBOunxn in TnK flood.
TLs body of WlUis Brown, 11 years old* re
siding In tbo wcatora portion of (bo city. Who
was drowned Friday ni tho foot of Thlrty-
iccoml street, was recovered at tho fool of
Forty-ninth street yesterday morning, 'and
wu hurled. This makes the tanth victiti of
the sturni. Itallrosd communication via ths
Mluonri Pacific rend wu established ■ last
night, ths firet train arriving at 10 o’clock.
Tho tlulf Colorado aud Santa Fo railroad
company axpict to resume traffic on . their
rand this evening. The hark Herbert, Which
left here hut weak with a edrgo ot cotton for
Bremen, was driven back by the forco of tho
gale, and la now nt her old anobongo In tho
outer roads, list rigging was somewhat
damaged by tho storm, bat otherwise ska Is
Intact. Mfstagosbr ths hundred hare boon
pouring Into tbo city all day from relatives
and fiiccds of tbo inhabitants, tendoringnid
end sympathy.
Tannine rote* of the wind,
A special to tbo Nows from Corpus Christ!
soya; Friday morning oue of thn heaviest rain
storms for yaore struck this eity. The wind
had oommancod blowing very hard taom ths
■oathvast the evening before, and changed to
tho noithwoot bolwoon 5 and 6 o'clock in ths
msnung. It blow with terrilo fores for two
boon, Its velocity being estimated at seventy-
live miles an boar, A largo number of houses
were moved Worn tbair foundations. A col
ored church and tbo office of the
Arkansas 1'aaa railway company wore
completely destroyed. Largs trees ware'up
rooted and fences and outbuildings wore swept
*w*y. It blow very bard yesterday from< the
south we at Tho staomer T. C. Harris arrived
yesterday noon, two dan overdue, sod re*
porta a terrible storm at Bockport and Harbor
lalacd. All the Improvements and grading ot
Harbor island ware washed sway. Several
ImaU ware oapsl red and one largo vestal wu
beaebtd. At llockport six houies wars blown
Mf their foundations, Abut 100 employes of
its Arkansas Pan Hallway company wars
obliged to leave Harbor Island and soak retags
at llockport at tho water wu six tact deep oa
tbo island. 8aven man are misting, and It li
•uppooedl they were drowasd during tho
atoim. Tho amount of damago has not bean
estimated, but tbs locals heavy.
6X011.1, Tex , August'22 —The damage by
the storm hereto- variously estimated at front
$6,0(0 to $15,000. Thn Necord - office wu do-
ttroyid. The uew tower ef the episcopal
church wu blown down, and a'larga number
of public and private buildings wera dither do-
ttroyed or badly damaged, llabart Jefferson,
run of Ikilunel John L. Jafferamt. wu killed
at Sutherland sptiuga, and (Jutland Smith and
Llchanl Harness, ton of nan. W. H. Burgers,
were badly wmindrd. They wore comping at
tbo apiing* aud were injured by falling trees.
A | super living with Jobu England across the
river, died if night daring the storm. The
cetun plant has bens whipped into abrade,
but many perrons believe that U will taka am
new growth and develops top crop. The dam-
ago has not yet been sMlmatod,'but will ba
very heavy.
Li'unc, Trisa. August 22.—Friday mint-
ing about daylight a terrific rain storm act to.
which continued unlit» p. m, cornier gnat
damage, Houses wore blown bom their
foundations, lreel Ware uprooted, fences
blown down and cotton was stripped bom ths
•talk and blown over Uo taUa. Na casualties
ore reported.
MAMIE LITTLE ;
PROPOSES TO PROVE HERSELF
GOOD CHARACTER.
8be Leant Mteon oa Account of Tfcroato Tram tho
Soktux-Bovoro CntloiSBt of Vonoas Who
Toko on Iotct oat In the Olrl—Popular
Feella* tn tho Motttr* Etc,
Macon, (is., August 21.—[Special.]—Mamie
Little arrived In tbe city this morning under
tbo escort of Mr. W. L. Laney. She proceeded
at once to the depot, purchusd a tick* to
Milica and left on tho down train. j
Mr. Lonay being lntsrviawsd, mid that' she
wu going to MlUon to oatoblUb hor eborabtai
and that he nad Solicitor-General Hardeman
would go down Monday. He' farther 'uld
that ho wu compelled to bring her away on
account of
TI1BEATS FBOX THE KL’KLUX,
who,according to bin statement, drove to his
honselut night and throw rocks nt It, and
tried to bulldoze him on account of the
woman,
It appeared atrango to moitof the peoplo
why she should leave so suddenly and nil
alone for that distant town, whose cttlsui
have united In blackening bar reputation. If
innocent, she certainly shows wonderful
temerity, and If guilty, she mast bo very
guilty. Public foaling bu been vary bitter
toward bor sines these developments. Your
correspondent has heard a great many fickle
expressions from Impaliivo men regarding
her. Hr. Laney himself bu boon
SEVEBELY CB1TICT8ED,
whether justly or not, time nlons will toll.
Your correspondent wu present nt tho time
Mr Laney proposed to taka tbs girl In chit
and wu convinced that he wu octnatod by
but of motlvu. It li now claimed that there
was strong personal feeling existing bstwsea
Mr. Laney and Jim Moore. All them things
will develop later on.
The city is once more quiet. The imports'
tlon of 250 coptoa of the Americas Becorder,
containing n flvo colam article written from
Mscon.crcated some little stir. In ths article
Major Hanson and .Sheriff Wcooott ere criti
cised somewhat strongly. So far nothing dal-
ulteoftbo publication has oomotothosar
FOPDLAB FEELING
bu subsided. Lut night's mua mooting wu
n happy termination of tho committee ouai-
•Inru. It looks like how that noon are
anxious to wash their hands of ths whole
matter. Everybody is sotlsfled that several
grant wrongs have been committed, nad that
press and people wore mislead. Still, there
may yet be s chance for the woman to estab
lish her good character, and even, if aha does
not, it hardly lessens Moore's crime. Bats
great deal hu been claimed both ways, end
there ore plenty of men who believe that there
wu no outrage committed.
MAMIE LITTLE
has achieved a great deal of prominence in
con nection with tbo affair. Her character con
tinues to be discussed, and tho strong whits
light of dlspamlonste public opinion bu boon
turned tall open her, and u Jana Kendrick
and Sarah Itobtnson are to be tried tomorrow,
it will probably bring hor to tbe front again,
Letter after letter hu been reoelvad, Ml very
damaging to the character of tho unfortunate
isn, who hu corned all this great i
. As tbs thing stands now, It woald
better for her If she could get clear off and
' so h ' ■■•---
ithio
Tbe Mlllen Beacon bu boon received hero,
and tbo Evening Nows republishes its account
of tho girl. This paper, lust Issued, shows the
S ri np in n Tory bad character. It Is pub-
ihed In hor former home, whore, It says, sho
Is known u n blackmailer of ths wont typo.
It cites several Instenoss to provo.this asser
tion, saying, among worse things and mors
ulreet charges: .
In Mlllen >ho wu expelled in dbgrace from
■omo halt dnren places. Bhe was requested to
leave Mr. Abner Ilelclicr'a because aho stopped out
with i ch xro boy very lata ooa night; sho wu
ariran from Mr. W. J. Kelly's for bill tint a well
known gentleman lo meet her there; she wat turn-
edeutfrom Mr. Hexton's for acting inn manner
more teflslnsa professional. prostitute then a de
cant girl. and lor similar reanoni wu shown tUa
K cilia's Hlie was constantly aeeu
Ihcla here, and even hndlmpa-
Mr. Kelly with hor ialo oue of
oar this
lbs name of this gentleman
- that ha and all Ob family—
—j notorious eioeptlon—hear n very
enviable reputation wherever they on known.
Tala uncle Is personally acquainted with the pro
prietor of this paper, aod called si our office Tuns-
<ia>aioniiag, when bo mode thi
‘It is perfectly true that the girl Is my niece.
for aha la one of
. aho Is capable of
nought terrible dla
grace uyoo her family. There la nothing too hod
for ms (0 bvllsvt snout bar. I will tall you her
blatorir, so that you may its that aha Usd whan she
•aM that she had no friends to do earthing (tor
hor. Ucr mother wsi my stator, and married a
man nomad Little, much against our IkmUr'a
•••bra The young eoupto took up thoir abode In
North Carolina, hut Just about ths class of
h*” Jrt'.J**? 0 "*. officers got after Liifio for
moonsblnlpg, deprived him of evemhlng. and ho i
had to flee t he itite, together with hla wife, oa foot
loud by stealthy marches, «o aa to evade every poo-
rible danger of arrest. They tramped at far u
Trnneakce, and to the open air In tbo piaay woods
there, one bed of allow, Narnia Little wu born,
•o anon •• proalhle the nuty again took tbelr tramp
towards 8c Loul»; on arriving itare Mule round
employment upon a steamboat on tho rteer. Of
rtiuiM-h'srab, my at ter,
by marrying Little, bntM
to help her. Shortly after Uitle went to wars ho
return to Barsnash, whtre phs dtod aooo after-1
wards KotaUrra made op o pur.t tor ths Uttlo
■M||iMMffi|BfitaMM||rart|mra|rVa ffiffi
she ws
“d.to.l
U by' f oihers
now. She would accept none or the offers made
bee. but preferred wandering around. BU hai
CUTKBIJ BOM by tOO StUO Of POtlUa I DAI
beard atearel ugly rumen about her, bat the flat
time] personally saw anything wrong wu to tail
town during the January freuu^hmmafiffiHklffi
«8ES£ b 8S?iEi M Hi
I lime, hut U she wat given to tamffiPMffi
ly with a man living with mi I II
tot bar lo toon. Ena then I hod no «u-|
ptdoo u to her chantry. How aho got
ffiBBflMHffidaffiffiffidar about waa a mystery to me
nigh a few months aril ueir.1
to Colonel Keren, or tho iron-
a farm Colonel Hagers granted. I an
1 with tho girl Ihatlf aucha proceeding
Itmtodandacommittee of nrcgeotle-
1 to see fair ploy, I would run. Ulr
town.
Joul
tamii, .
down (o the rirer m<1 drown her.'
^ TbflUtUcirtrl left two duuerreotjj* portrait* of
hcnclf la thU town.one or which wu fotnnlesj
by tbeproprtetor o( tnl« up» to a prominent * oa-
t'iinsnorthe central cuy, who wont oat to the
VUtf at refa«e or the fir), and fdentU^d her at tr *
s
The whole unfortunate affair u deeply de
plored by all good people of Iheou, and ths
majority of them would be glad toms ths mat-
.ter turned over to the authorities aud atop
throe demoralising dhrosrians.
The Evening News prints tho following
this evening:
by yesterday's storm Mooms wore ooreofod, . — ; -*r—— _
Me epics were blown down, houses flooded end I Uxmii.tead. Texas August *3.—The storm
shrubbery destroyed, lut fortunately do lives I dM great damage lo the cotton rtop. Ia thn
were lost. I uplands tho lorajo tho usop from tho ravages
out Ja*t night and mobbed
kventnt News and Could
In her boas. I then 1
rawer for her in
Yesterday after-
__t would be wxen
faffiba°acSmmn-U-
-That ahe" had read the
not harbor inch a girl
. made a
_ _ . thickat.
thank you for the comae you btvo punned, for
bu opened my eyas Mamie Uttlo shall uorer coma
hock lo mr bouse again. Her things ora there,
and I will 7 scud thcrnWhcretcr the wants them
*0Dta"
At 2:45 p. m. your correspondent received
a telegram from the Mlllen Beacon uyfng:
"Mira Uttlo arrived here today. She will leave
for her nncls'i this evening."
CUTTING TO BBRBI.EASBP.
ns Msxicans Think He hu bun guffi-
clsntly Punished.
El Paso, Texu, August 81.—By spesixl dix-
patch to the BPasa Times, it hu j tut boon
learned tbit yesterday tho second chamber of
tbe anpreme tribunal of this stats took np tho
cun ol A. K. Catting, and after reviewing the
entire evidence, argument begun. This did
net lut long. Tho attorney! pro end con had
previously come to an agreement that the two
month’o imprisonment already suffered by
Cutting ba considered n complete partition
of bis crime.” This mokes it certain, beyond
doabt, that ths sentence which follows
shortly will conform to this agresmeat
among tho attorneys. The cue wu hoard
with closed “doors. The court holds
that both Judgs Castenador and
Judge Zubin wera exactly right
In trying and sentencing
Cutting, but under the cirenmstanoes, thinks
be bu now by two months’ confinement suf
fered enough, and they will order bln relearn,
to taka effect probably Tuesday or Wendoodsy
of next week. The 1600 flno is also to be re
mitted. Tho court expreislyreafllrmi all that
bu been said In tavor of the right of Mexico
to try an offanra committed fir tho United
States. Therefore the status of tho
cue, u an International question, in not and
will not bo inlust altered- by ths release of
Cutting. It will coma np again directly c
question of Indemnity. Consul lirigkam says
hsdid not sec bow the release of Catting at
this stags would ohange anything but ths per.
tonal comfort of Mr. Catting. It sms not so
ranch n question of tho personal liberty of
Hr. Catting u tho broad prtnoipls nt stake be
tween tbe governments; and, u he understood,
the court had oxproosly affirmed thn validity
of ths law which Secretary Bayard hu right
ly said that thn United States could never per
mit to l« cnforccd.JItJwM likely that the point
THB MEXICANS FORTIFYING.
Lakedo, Texu, August 80.—Nows having
arrived bon that tho Mexican authorities
bare fortified a small town, some 50 miles np
the river called Pan^nd placed n detachment
of sixty trows there, tho commandant at Fort
McIntosh, Colonel Bernard, detailed a body
of twenty men from this post, who left hero
yesterday and will remain for the present at
Palafox,Opposite Pna on this side of the river,
u rumora had arrived to tho effect that the
Mexicans bad crossed tbe rfvor to this side.
Palafox is a deserted Ainlng town, with but
few Inhabitants, bnt largo ranchos an adja
cent to it end eonid orally bo plundered.
Envoy Sedgwick In Mexico.
El Pam). Tax., Augnst 20.—Envoy Sedgwick
arrivid today, went across the river and war
clnsitcd with American Consul Brigham, and
afterwards loft for the City of Mexico,
THB RASURBS CASE.
ArnTiff, Tex., August 19.—Colonel John A.
Baker, n prominent lawyer, writes Colonel H.
H. Bee, of this city, raying ha hu been inves
tigating in Mexico and Eagle Pus ths Buuras
murder by request of the mother and widow
of the unfortunate man. Official March wu
mode for charges agslnat natures and none
could be found. Tbo charges wore tramped
up for the occasion, as it is well known Bu-
nits wu n good nun and that bis death was
coused by tho action ho took under orders io
arresting ths two brothen-la-lsws of Uondra.
S , ana It is declared that before they shot
i they raid to him! "This IS tho same spot
where yon smstodnt>44lMnMdthoni|"allad.
log totho Mexicans; “do you remember it?" I
don’t think, however, this changos the ques
tion, as he wu kidnapped, and demanded ■
trial ai a citizen of Texu. and
suoh entitled to hor protection, and through
her to tbo protection of tho United 8tateo. I
•ball pus inn claim for $109,000 damages In
the name of the widow and hairs of tho mur
dered Bosuns, u Bunns ires n alttoen of
Texas, and entitled to n vote. I will endeavor
to obtain the indorsement of Governor Ire
land to tho justice of tbo claim, and throagh
Mm have it forwardod to Secretary Bayard, u
it might ho claimed ha, Buurea, wunota
citizen of tho United States, and that the gov-
eminent would not act except through a de
mand from the governor of Toxu.”
Governor Ireland authorized the following
filys
"if the helm or fuaily wore living in Texu
nt tbo data of tbo usaiaer, tho claim for dam
ages Is proper, and tba governor of Toxu will
hove no h*itatlon In Indorsing It-”
A FLOATING OHIO HORROR.
E VAKavtUE, Augnst 17.—Township True too
Sprrgotwu notified that, hls services were
wanted nt the river. He wu directed (o n
•mall family boat lying near the waterworks.
Ths craft wu a nondescript vosscl and bore
evidences of bard uuge. Its bow was itovod
in and nearly tba entire roof wu blown oft
The cabin of tho boat wu about ten foot long
and twelve wide, and in this miserable, cooped
up box were twolvo persona, wboee every ap
pearance wu an evldenca of pinching and
gaunt poverty. Hollowed eyed, emaciated,
and with scarcely n rag of
covering, they lay upon tho bare,
dark floor ef tbo boat huddled together,
and oil contending with malarial fovsr. In
tba midst of them lay tbe dead body of a wo
man, partially decomposed. Over this n place
of rag carpet bad boon thrown, tho Using occu*
mate being to ill to morn ths body. Thotros-
ee nt once ant for patrol wagons and
removed tho sufferers to the hospital, and then
an inquest wu held, and a verdict of duth
ftom malarial fever boing rendered. Goorga
Bosh, one of ths occupants of the boat, wu
•con at the hospital tonight, lie wu very ill,
but able to giro a clear naRattvaefthe torrl-
bl* and sickening axpsrteaco to whtohtboy
had boon subjected. The story wu u folic ws:
Until three woska ago George and John
Bosh, brothers, wore farmers tn Muds county,
S ., about twelve mitre from tho month of tho
I rivor. Thoir land wu poor, sod it wu
with mnch difficulty that they obtained suffi
cient food to keep Ibn wolf from ths door.
They finally dotorminod to try to bettor thoir
condition further wraO. TO this end they con
structed a small boat, and on Sunday, July 23,
both Ikmtlles, consisting of tho brothers, thoir
wives, and nine children—thirteen in oil—
with thrir few belongings embarked ia the
boat and started down tbo river. They reach
ed tbo mouth of Ball river Into Sunday night,
and by Monday morning wera in tho Qhlo.
Two works ago today Nucy liusb, apod fifty-
aevan, George's wlfa, wat taken 111 with ma
laria, and not bring able to nvoenro nocosmry
medicine, it ooosi developed Into typhoid ma
laria. Tbo other members wan stricken
down one by one, until finally nil were bnlp-
In -this'condition they were overtaken on
Thursday night by n. heavy storm, which
toned their craft about like an' oggtkoU,
throwing them from one end of the boat to tho
other. Their poaseraioos ware all swept away
by the wavu and tho roof token oft Daring
this fearful night Hn.Uaah suddenly grew
worts and began .pleading foeMy for water,
which no one could flvo her, and ju it u dawn
broke nhediod In intense suffering and agony.
AU day long they drifted with tho cur
rent,' tho hot - sun beating down
spun ths Httls group of nffsren. The ap
proach of darkness gave them some relict
hot tho overpowering thirst -and hunger
iAmnstaB&sus
uuatlcrabou'eSfbooSoi •£'dSwraring
Ike erudition of Its occnpsnU. They secured
their lines end ran the bori-ashore, after
which the authorities wore not'ued.
aide people are
being tenderly cared for
WITH THE LYNCHERS.
Mobs ere flamy things. Sometimes they am
altogether too fenny, end in their mad sport they
•lay tbelr own pets for pure wnntonners. I know
the night of our Macon mob I eonid not help
but laugh at some things. As I elbotredjmy way
through the maddened throng I could sec on every
side tba grim looking masks gad disguises, They
Vrtre for the most part of plain calico, or white
cloth, and lent an air of the moat hideous gro-
teirqueueta to tho features they half concealed.
Nearer to the door I worked my way, and when *
got up near enough I witnessed a scene that I can
never forgeL Strang, brown hands hold the cold
chisels, white sinewy arms wielded the heavy
sledges, and the “clang I clang! dang I" wu u
regular u the tick of aomo monster time-place set
to ttme the lut few heart beats of a doomed man.
Every blow wu accompanied by a curse, and
tbe mob yelled with fiendish joy
every time a lock or hinge showed the least sign
of yielding.
One great tall man seemed to be n sort ol loader,
Be wu the one I wu afraid of, Bahad a pistol
that warn Mm targar than a yearling gun, and
lie took apodal pleasure in poking iu dirty mui-
fle down among tho rood of n follow's hair, no
wu tho now celebrated "No. 70." That old
weapon of hie wu a great convlnoer. It wu ths
Wrongest argument In favor of lynch tew that “
everstrnck, ud each of lie tlx black barrels wsi
a silent substantlator ot tba forcible argument
When Mayor Price came in and tried to persuade
them to desist, that pistol grew longer, end lu
owner towered higher, and grew to bo tho most
formidable combination imaginable. And they
slacked np n llttla and half showed signs of at
tention, but old “70" said "onward!” in n voice
whora thunder tones wore heard above tho fran
He shouts of the angry crowd, and onward they
went
Having no hammer, no masque, no pistol aud
no money tobuy one,I wu left to myown devices,
while the wild sons or Vutcen continued to wield
their hammers. I thought it wu a good time to
observe tbe actions and appearance or my follow-
citizens. I bad read of inoba, and bad often tried
to Imagine bow they could accomplish such deeds.
Now I wu heals over bead In a full-grown mob ol
tho latest pattern, and it did not take mo long to
dlscoTtr that a mob wu a dangerous thing to hare
•bout the home. One fellow had the rannteatdls-
gulse. lie had neglected to oorer hla face,
bnt hla headgear wu n study. I would hare
given lire dollars for hla photograph u he danced
up and down and yelled till hls earn Bopped. Ills
hat had bean Creased np n In Blonx, with feathers
and strips of colored cloth, and he looked llkon
whole Hawalan Indignation meeting on n broad
and liberal scate. Hla pistol had tbe peculiar pug
noted look of a British bull pup, and tho way ho
circulated It about the heads of Interlopers wu
enough to make n nervous man havo n fit.
The Mlent man wu there. Like n thundercloud
hovering on tho horizon he (talked about and said
nothing. In hla rough right hand he carried a
weapon that showed signs of muchlusc. When first
I noticed him 1 said to myself, “Old gentleman, I'll
keep my eye on you!" Just then tho light went
out and “pop!" “pop!" went tho pistols, and It
struck mo u about time to oifer some advice, so I
yelled, “Look o(t, boys. Better put your gana up.
You'll shoot somebody you like first nows you
know." I don't know whether they paid any at
tention to me or not, I hardly think they did, for
u soon as the light reappeared that reckless big
Injun man began that everlasting can-can
dance of hls, and right close beside me stood tho
tent man.
I could not make ont his features, for ha wu
heavily masked. A great board hnng from hit
fket, end tho mask was made sou io rarer that
also. Through tho taro eye holea of hls mask there
appeared two fierce black eyes that bnroelaud
gleamed like living coala He did not yell, nor
I don’t suppose ha even spoke, bnt hls rttont
presence, and the Huh of hls eye, were enough to
convince tho moat obstinate that Jim Moore'
doom had been dectered. I dreaded that man.
wu afraid he would keep on monkeying around
until somebody roused him, and I know that when
they Old It would ho time to adjourn. Hla Idea of
Inspiring hls andlonco with proper awe, coincides
exactly with my view of the matter. No use
■ fellow yelling himself Into
lockjaw and trying to look fierot
all at tbo same time, especially In bid weather.
For a fellow will sweat when he goU hot, and
sweat limbers a fellow until he roses hla aclf-no-
pcct. Balter do like tho Blteut One. Stalk around
and hold your hand firmly clenched and glare.
'Crash!'' went ths lock and the heavy door
swung back on IU binges, and tho mob paused a
moment In brutblus expectancy. “Onward!”
It wu No. 70 who spoke, and Inrtde they wont, the
tending spirits sroplng along through the dimly
lighted rooms with their Implements in tbelr
hands,’ Hsd It not been for my Pawnee friend
they might bare kept moderately qntet, bnt be
came prancing Into the room yelling like a pan
ther, and til ths rest Joined In rendering ths
chorus. Vainly the mayor pleaded. Thn tall
form of Sheriff 8am Wescott waa aeon amid tbo
throng, urging them to clipcise, end Jailer
Birdsong appeared oa tho landing.
It wu than (bay began striking ths bon of ths
cogs, and every stroka made a noise ulf tbo alarm
bell of hades were being sounded. They soon
raw that further program must bo atayed (Indefi
nitely, aod then they demanded entranoe.
Wa want Jim Moore,” uld No. 70, "and we
are going to bore him,” and that wicked weapon
of hls went wabbling around. “Give Mm mercy,
men," uld one who pleaded. “He gave her no
mercy, d-d him! Onward,” and on they went,
and he, poor wretch, died n thousand 'agonizing
deaths while they parleyed. “Lord, have mercy.”
wu the first time these blasphemous lips hsd
uttered the semblUbs of a prayer for many a long
day. "Don't let them murder ms." Ufa wu so
•west now that ths noun hid dwindled
o momenta. "Tell my wife.”
Ah, yes. Now tn hls dire ex
tremity he eonid turn Mi poor
frightened oyra toward the faithful mother of bis
children. Thai woman who had tried In vain to
get him borne oa that fetal Batnrday evening. He
had looked Ms lut In losing ayes. Like soma
hunted animal ha oowired before the fierce glances
of an Infuriated mob.
'Stand up and be a man. J(m;’’they had drag ted
him forth, and this man wu very coolly binding
bla bands. Down stain and out Into tho warm
summer air of tho night. The moonlight flashed
for an Instant on hls blanched fees, and then they
plunged Into tho shadow of the Jail and the troub
led current of the mob went aurgingon. It wun
fratflrt scene. “Oood nlgbt, Jimmie Moore," cried
one, but the words rail on ears that ware
deafened by the roar of tho blllowi ofume break
ing on tbo shores of eternity.
I saw no more the Mlent man. No. 70 wu last In
thetbroor, and my feather bedecked chieftain
had yalltd until be wu satisfied. In a carriag)
with Mayor Price and two other friends, I wu
driven down tho downed street. Toerewua
lime crowd about the jaU, and n few stragglers
were oo the streets. In tba barrooms a taw nlgbt 1
birds were congregated, but there wu not a vestige
ol that terrible throng tefl to tell the tale. Tbe
breeze freshened np, and the branches of the dm
tree sighed and Shivered In the light of the dying
moon. The descried house looked like soma huge
skeleton, veiled In the shadow ot the trees. Then
wusn sir of sadness and reproach about tbs
whole thing that wu hud lo bear. TO the city
hMl wo drove, and there we found tbo
Wmtly watchman guarding tba body of the victim
popular vengeance. He bad Men carefully
laid out and bis features won composed. But hls
lips were ported and his teeth were clinched tn
that last despairing effort to draw one saoreaioi-
tzlng breath Which the cruel world had denied
him. 2 mined away and cloud say eyas. I felt
that I should be haunted by that free foe n lone,.
longtime. I stepped oot into the Highland fell
(altered, knowing that it eras raided, this Moody
> efa hidsoos dream. M.M.F.
INTERIOR OF MEXICO.
Dome Ufo Among tbe Poonsi-Tholr Dwell
ings and Habits.
From the Detroit Tree Press
In the terns esUentes (hot lands) tbo cMN
dren often go nakad, and tbs grown peoplo
wear no more clothing than tbelr partial civil
ization demands. Thn flat roofed adobe honifo
the ptlm-coTored cane hut or n care in tho hill
side surra nil tho purposes of an earthly habi
tation for those whoso Uvea sro passed within
them. Bat here in the coolest part of tbs re
public—a mile and a half above the level of tho
sea—nature has to elevated tbe country and
lowered tbe temperstnre that clotMng is a ne
cessity. There Is sufficient min to penetrate
tho flatroofa and drown ont the cave dwellers,
hence we find the peoplo living above ground
and under inclined roofs. Thus they bare
advanced by the aheer necessity of their exter
nal snrronndlngs; bnt wbeie nature has not
acted with n compulsory forco they (till re
main in a condition that is scarcaly above that
of tho lower animals in aomo respects. Tho
honsea are built of mud, atone and adobe.' They
havo dirt floors and shed roofs which are oot*
end with mad mortar about six inobos deop.
They seldom have windows or any other pro
vision for light and ventilation exceplftho door.
Wo often find n large family living In one of
these rooms. When the evening comes a family
circle is formed monad n few ancient carthera
mags and jus which ire rat on tho dirt floor;
from these they take their leant and simple
meal; after which n round of cigarettes ore
smoked, then ths door is barred, tho flickering
tallow candle is blown out. and while the on
savory fnmra of the smoking wick in permut
ing ths entire room the last one retina to rest
in this dungeon homo s home then darker
than tho blackest night, u unsavory as tho
dungeon of tho doomed, ud almost ns sickly
ud deadly u tho btack-hole of Calcutta.
Wosee these creatures on thoir knees ovary
day and with outstretched arms they bemoan
tbelr lot ud beg of God in his mercy to grant
them more blcsalrgt, after which they employ
what Uttlo mental ud physical fores they
poteess In rejecting these wMch havo already
been granted. “What fools these mortals bn.”
Their diet consists of the various fruits of
tba tropic, with goat’s mast, goat’s milk ud
tortillas (rani cokes) made of salt ud water.
The meal is ground by bund between atones
similar to those used by tho ancients. Im
place of stoves ud iron cooking utensils, they
ase elevated Are places ud earthen jars,
which are placed over charcoal liras. Tho
knowledge of cooking among all clissrai
of women Is u meager u the means need,
hence tho breakfast biscuit, whits loaf bread,
plea, preterves ud pnddinp of tho United
States are never seen in Mexico.
Turin DnEra.—Tho women wear shawls
over tbelr heads in place of hots ud bonnats
ud the fashion never changes. Their foot are
small and they wear tight shoos with very
high heels. Among the lower class plain-cat,
bright-red druses are often worn, but among
tbe higher classes a combination of bright
colon is preferred.
Tbe men of overy class hare n passionate
fondness for dressed sheep, goat, or door akin
suits. These are often fringed, painted ud
embroidered with ailver. Tbe pantaloons ore
often striped down tbo side with town
of buttons and bnckloa and the wlde-brimmod
sombrero is often adorned with silver stare
tassels ud a few rounds of heavy silver cord
around tbe crown. Tbo peons wear very low-
crowned, wide-brimmed straw bate, ud In
place of coate they wear heavy woolen blank
ets winter ud rammer. Though I am now
in tbe torrid zone and today is July 12th, yet
I ico tbe natives passing or sunning thomsolrra
with tbelr blankets wennd around them up to
tho nooo. Mothers ore passing with thoir ba
bies wrapped np ont of sight and the men nan
undnls in place of aboes or boots. A faw are
dressed as we And them in tho United States.
Thus It Is tbs old ud the new, tbo high ud
the low are nil scon at ono view.
Thomas Wallace.
fm COTTON SSABKMTS.
CONSTITUTION 08920,
' Atlanta. Augnst 21, ISM,'
reiwnE’snxnxw.
Now York-Tbc cotton market hu undergone no
particular change this week. Futures closed today
only a few points under the figures of a wcckjtso.
Spots, middling 1 Htc.
MB
„. Jtod Itatei po(ts..,i
bamo time lszt year...
Showing an lucre
Stock nt Interior towns.,.—.,
flame time teat year................
Samotlmo last year—
‘ morican cotton afloat tar Oraiit BitSt&uZ!!
rare time loot year 15,001
Showing so lncreaas— - 5,00#
■ATUSDAT, SCOOT 21.
Below ws glre the opening and nlnMnf qnoUUanfl
or.cotloa future! In Now York today;
J3S%
jgfcs IHn
SnlEhSS
an nary p.sofr (.41 S.tlffi 1.0
February—9.470 0.49 »Nf 9.SJ
larch.... 9iiS (57 (580 (.1#
April— ... 8.M0M*
Closed quiet bnt firm) ealcs 23,000 bates.
Local-Cotton qulst and steady; middlings.
FBOYXSIOK8, QUADS, XTO*
Atlanta, August T1.1M5
tnwtollowtng quotations Indicate tbs BpHffipH—
(a ths Chicago board of trade today;
August »««"*9«5X
August cna^naran*
KJva Stools
ATUkltTA/August 21—Tbo aonply 04 motes and
ta ample for the present demand. Horn—
as
8 to 15X hands I1M0M7*.
fit* 80.
!:VT :
rwi
Cera—No. 1 white. Xennoraos. «; No.
mixed eoo. Cent Meat — 62c. oats — 4te;
Whca^rarSK7o^rtu?IS!ffirt
SfflswiJasrRr \tandInl^?G
par; rrcen ssc tact Ma-kcrcl-No. 1.
NO. 3, I '
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